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Editorial: Miami Beach Anchoring and Homeowners; Mandatory Life Jackets

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba Explains Sailing Life to Bruno

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: Boater Fights Anchoring Registration Requirement; Florida Water Quality

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Part II of Caught Between Storms: Everglades City

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Carolina Sailing: The Rockville Regatta – An Enduring Low Country Tradition

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Boat Review: The Fireball

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Destination Fort Myers Beach

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

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

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Boaters and Homeowners Clash in Miami Waters

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n the “Letters” section in the July issue, we printed a copy of an open letter from cruiser Wally Moran to the Miami Beach mayor about anchoring near homes in the area’s waters (“Miami Beach Police Approach Boater”). In early July, the Miami Herald, reported on the issue, mentioning Wally’s name, but the real gist of the article was about a couple of waterfront homeowners in one Miami Beach neighborhood who didn’t like boaters anchoring in what they called—as quoted by the Herald—their “backyards.” That’s the question I am concerned about.

One homeowner reportedly stated that some boaters tried to come onto his property. That is illegal, and the homeowner has every right to stop anything boaters do that is illegal.

But I have other questions.

Do these homeowners really think these waters are their backyards? Do they have title deeds showing that those waters are on their property? If you buy property bordering national forest land, does that mean that land is your backyard for your exclusive use, and you can say who can or can’t camp there—or even walk through there? If people camp near your property line on national forest land, are they in your backyard? Do you have a right to shine bright lights on them and blast loud music towards them in an effort to annoy them and drive them away? Aren’t you acting illegally if they are camped legally?

Before these waterfront properties were developed and were just vacant ground, those waters were already there, and people were allowed to anchor in them and nobody questioned their right to do so. When these current property owners purchased their property, did they check their title deeds to see if they could control who anchors in those waters? Or did they just assume, because they were paying lots of money, that they had the right to control those waters? If they made such an assumption—and now realize that’s what it was, shouldn’t they accept their foolishness in assuming that?

The Herald printed that one homeowner said some of her neighbors pay more than $100,000 in property taxes.

Should that matter? Although we all know that the amount someone pays in taxes in the United States generally gives people de facto more rights and power if they pay more

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than someone else, in truth, no one in this country is supposed to have more rights before the law. Isn’t this a country where everyone has the same rights—regardless of how much in taxes are paid? Or are we at the point where someone can make such a statement that everyone who hears this believes people have more rights because they pay more taxes? Is this how far we’ve come in 200-plus years? Do these people have no shame?

If homeowners shined bright lights all night and blared loud music at campers on national forest land, the campers would have every right to have those people questioned by the law, and if these acts were proven true, prosecuted. Where are the Miami Beach police and the Miami Beach prosecutor? Why aren’t they protecting the rights of boaters?

Revisiting Mandatory Life Jackets: Boating Fatalities Decrease in 2010

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n July, I reported that the National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) advised the Coast Guard to require all boaters wear life jackets on powerboats under 18 feet. That means any boat with power on it, including sailboats and dinghies. Knowing the FWC and other water police, you’ll be questioned and reprimanded if you are sitting, life-jacket-less, in your dinghy with the outboard on it, doing nothing more than cleaning the side of your sailboat—without a life jacket. After all, it seems everything is enforced to the letter of the law these days.

I pushed for education so people can learn to judge when it’s important to wear a life jacket, stating that not all boating is the same. I recently read that Coast Guard statistics for 2010 showed a drop in fatalities, injuries and accidents. The decreases were small, and they really don’t show if there was more or less boating, but it was the lowest number of fatalities for one year on record. That’s got to mean something.

The leading contributing factor in fatal accidents continued to be alcohol, causing 19 percent of deaths. The top five factors were—in addition to alcohol—operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed. Most of these statistics were focused on powerboats—which is, by far, the greatest amount of boating activity.

One thing the report did show was how important boater education was in accidents. In accidents where the boat operator’s instruction was known and reported, only “...nine percent occurred on boats where the operator had received boating safety instruction...”

I was trying to figure out if the NBSAC, which advised the Coast Guard to require life jackets, had heard of this study. After all, both of these news items were only weeks apart. Or is the NBSAC so adamant about this life jacket requirement that they don’t pay attention to such statistics? www.southwindsmagazine.com

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CORRECTION ON MEANING OF STARBOARD Re: July 2011 issue I really love your magazine, especially the letters. Keep up the good work. In one of the space fillers, you gave the reasons why starboard and port are called that. That is incorrect.

Starboard is the modern English version of the Scandinavian words meaning, “steer oar,” and we lay the boat to “port” on the other side so as not to damage the steer oar.

Capt. Bob Weisman

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I nearly fell out of the cockpit, sorry, fell off the board on the right side, for your etymology of the word starboard.

The probably most important dude with probably the most important instrument on board the boat is required to step smartly out on a plank with navigation device in hand and proceed to take a sight with usually two hands involved, possibly click a stopwatch, then turn around and step back smartly with a “I’ve got it” attitude. Does he take a back shot if he has a port side shot? I’d love to see a Monty Python episode.

Mark Spooner Bob and Mark: Am I ever embarrassed. What’s worse is that I even know the history of starboard, but this trivia came from a list of trivia, which I assumed was correct—a major mistake—and we just copied and pasted from that list and I did not check it. I really slipped up there and will work at being more diligent in the future. My apologies to all. Thankfully, we have many knowledgeable readers who are on top of things. Here is a succinct definition I found on the Wikipedia site (I checked several sites for agreement, of course). I have edited and reduced it down for space: Before ships had rudders on their centerlines, they were steered by use of a specialized steering oar, which was located in the stern (back) of the ship. However, like most of society, there were many more right-handed sailors than left-handed sailors. Therefore the oar was placed on the right side (looking forward from the stern) of the ship. The word starboard comes from Old English steorbord, literally meaning the side on which the ship is steered, descendant from the Old Norse words stýri meaning “rudder” (from the verb stýra, literally “being at the helm,” “having a hand in”) and borð, meaning etymologically, “board,” then the “side of a ship.”

I am sure I will be corrected many times in the future, as I will make mistakes, learning as I go along. But I will be editing more carefully from now on.

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glean some new info my research in the past had not.

Unfortunately, halfway through, I found myself feeling misled as if someone were trying to compare apples to aliens, not a good comparison.

To start with, it would be a huge waste to buy a 2000watt generator and then run it all the time putting out 96 watts. If I were to use a generator in this fashion (charging batteries), which I do (my boat has electric propulsion), I would hook up a separate charger(s) to get a reasonable amount of current out of the generator.

We need to start this equation with some more closely matched competitors, so I will compare a 1000-watt Honda generator against the solar power in the article. A 1000-watt generator hooked up to two 30-amp chargers would put out 720 watts an hour. The two panels in the article are said to put out 10 amps max. This is 120 watts an hour. Most comparisons I have read in the past use a standard of six good hours of sunlight a day (I know this sounds low, but it is what I have read in the past), giving a total watt output of 720 watts a day for the solar panels. As you can see, the generator would not need to be run three hours as the article says to put out the same output, but one hour. Also, if you are off grid, realize two 55-watt navigational lights will use as much power in 12 hours as the solar system puts out in 12 hours with no extra for anything else, so you would almost need to charge your batteries two days for every day you put on your anchor light and almost any other electrical draw. Now if you want to add air-conditioning, get the Honda 2000-watt generator and you are in business. Try that with solar. I am not trying to knock solar. I just want people to realize the actual drawbacks of solar and actual output of the generator.

Marc Fortune From Rebecca Burg, article author: The letter writer is making an on-paper power output comparison between the generator and solar panels—something I did not do in the write-up. The Honda generator comparison is taken from an actual “in the field” situation; the user often operated it for three hours a day for his particular needs—running appliances and battery charging. Generator usage will vary according to battery bank size and daily amp-hour demand. In real life, occasionally, the electrical demand is greater than the charging source, and sometimes it’s less. Also, I never mentioned air-conditioning; the high power demands of AC-based units are beyond the scope and intention of that particular article.

The cruising life necessitates beyond-the-box consideration: Sometimes you have to compare apples to oranges, because those may be the only things available to the average budget at the moment. And that, indeed, was the intent of the article.

Hope this clarifies matters.

Rebecca Burg MOORING FIELD PILOT PROGRAMS QUESTION In the light of the problems with harassment in Monroe County, I found this on the FWC site. Monroe County is included in the pilot program. This disturbs me: (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 327.60, a county or municipality selected for participation in the pilot program may regulate by ordinance the anchoring of vessels, other than live-aboard vessels as defined in s. 327.02, outside of a mooring field. Any ordinance enacted under the pilot prowww.southwindsmagazine.com

gram shall take effect and become enforceable only after approval by the commission. The commission shall not approve any ordinance not consistent with the goals of the pilot program.

Thanks for the hard work you all do. This clause needs to be changed as it gives the pilot sites the right to violate s.327.60.

Sassy Smith Port Orange, FL Sassy: I believe this provision does create an exception to 327.60, allowing the pilot sites to regulate outside a mooring field, and that is why they are calling it a pilot program. I think the intention of this pilot program is a good one, and they are not rushing into this issue without getting real-world information as to how the public will respond to this regulation and how to address the problem. But the real test is what conclusions will be reached and will they be just. I guess time will tell.

Editor TREATMENT OF LIVEABOARDS IN MARATHON AND KEY WEST Re: “Our Waterways” June issue The June issue of SOUTHWINDS illustrated a huge difference between the treatment of “liveaboard” vessels in Marathon and Key West. Those of us who spend a lot of time on our boat in the Middle and Lower Keys “in navigation,” as described in Florida law (Chapter 327), know many people on liveaboard boats. They are anchored all around us. So long as these liveaboard vessels have holding tanks, pump out regularly, have anchor lights and are not a hazard to those nearby, they should not be harassed as they apparently are in Key West. A small liveaboard boat in the harbor may be unsightly to some, but those boats are an essential form of low income housing; living in the mangroves or on welfare are others. Some of these people live on Social Security or miniscule pensions of one kind or another. Nearly all work in Marathon or Key West at minimum wage. We’ve not met any criminals among the group. In fact, many of them are war veterans. Key West should look for ways to help these people—not drive them out.

Fairwinds, Capt. Richard de Grasse Islesboro, ME S/V Endeavour, lying Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, FL Dick: It was just a few years ago that the FWC in Boot Key Harbor performed many night “raids”—labeled inspections by them, and even called “education” by the FWC officer in charge at the time. The FWC there have come a long way since then, and the FWC and boaters should be proud of how it seems to all be working there. Maybe the FWC in Key West should be talking to the Marathon FWC. At this time, I guess the FWC officers in Key West are either rogue police or acting under FWC policy in these night raids. (I am still hoping to find out more about the Wisteria Island trespassing occurrence.)

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Bubba Explains Sailing Life to Bruno

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ubba Whartz and I were in Wendy’s not far from the Outlet Mall in Ellenton, FL, and Bubba’s cell phone began to ring.

Whenever Bubba gets a phone call, his phone plays Dixie. He has lived in the Southeast all his life and probably has not contemplated how upset people around him might get were he to receive a phone call while, say, attending a performance at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

In the Apollo Theater audience, red baseball cap or no, he would stand out like a nude contestant in the Miss America evening gown competition.

Bubba was trying to place his order while digging in his overalls pocket for his cell phone when the girl who was supposed to be taking his order—and who was obviously not listening to a word he said because she had not hit one key on the register—interrupted him and asked him, “You want the combo?”

Bubba showed great restraint. He pulled the cell phone out of his pocket and announced, “This is Capt. Whartz. If you’ll hold on just a minute, I am in the middle of an intricate transaction here. It should be over in seconds. Thanks.”

Then he turned to the girl behind the counter. “You interrupted me as I was putting in my order,” he said evenly. “Where was I when you interrupted me?”

“I don’t know,” said the girl. “Do you want the combo?”

“The combo of what?”

“I don’t know that either,” she said, frowning. “You haven’t put in your order.”

Bubba drew in a big breath, held onto his temper and said, “The reason I didn’t put in my order is because you interrupted me while I was doing so. I do not want a combo. I have never mentioned a combo. I want a regular double cheeseburger with pickles, onion and extra mustard only. And I want a medium chocolate Frosty. That’s all I want. Do you understand what I said?”

“Yes,” said the order-taker. “Do you want fries with that?”

I stepped in before Bubba said something absolutely inappropriate and got in a world of trouble in a fast food outlet no more than a third of a mile from a sheriff’s department substation.

“I’ll have exactly what he had,” I said loudly.

“Do you want the combo?” the girl said.

I didn’t say one word. I thought of several words that fit the circumstances, but I just stared at her across the Formica countertop until my continuing silence convinced her that there were no more words forthcoming from me.

As she did with Bubba, she gave me a price and I paid up.

Bubba was talking on his cell phone as we waited for the food. “Okay, Doobie,” what’s the problem?” Long pause. “Well, you know how Bruno is. He gets all emotional about things very easily.” Pause. “He won’t stop crying?”

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Pause. “For a half hour?” Pause.

“Hyperventilating?” Medium pause.

“Doobie, I’m in Ellenton right now.

It will take me a while to get there.” Pause. “That serious, huh?

Okay, we’ll be right down. Get Bruno one of your cream drinks to see if that helps calm him down.

Double the normal amount of booze you put in it.” Another pause. “I realize it’s a sailing matter and I have a captain’s license. I’ll do my best. Bye.” Bubba turned to me and said, “There’s an emergency with Bruno Velvetier at The Blue Moon Bar. We have to go solve it. What kind of car are you driving today?”

“A BMW. Same as yesterday,” I replied.

“We’ll need to take your car,” Bubba said to me. To the gal behind the counter who was collecting our food to put it on trays he ordered, “Make both of our orders to go; sack `em. Change of plans.”

“Does that mean you want the combo?” she replied.

God, but I hope she was kidding. Somehow, though, I kind of doubt it.

Regardless, we left Wendy’s, sacked snacks in hand, and headed for The Blue Moon Bar, 30 minutes away.

Driving and eating is never easy. Mustard and crumbs always seem to escape the sandwich and land in random places on my clothes. Bubba, with his overalls on, could afford to be careless. And he was.

On the way to help Doobie help Bruno Velvetier (ASID), Bubba tried to explain to me what had gotten Bruno so upset, but the truth of the matter is he wasn’t quite sure.

Bruno, who has a vivid imagination, normal for interior decorators, had apparently misunderstood a news release from US SAILING was all that Bubba would say.

When we got to The Blue Moon, Bubba hopped out of the car and was gone like a shot. Me, I searched for a shady place to park my car. People who live in Arizona, Nevada, Florida, parts of Oklahoma and most of Texas know about how important shady parking places are.

When I got inside a couple of minutes later, I could hear Bruno weeping disconsolately from the moment I opened the door. It sounded more like a shriek than a man crying.

The shriek was punctuated by Bruno’s gasps for air. Around the legs of Bruno’s bar stool, like icing on a cake, was a snowdrift of Kleenex. In front of Bruno, on the bar, was the biggest cream drink I had ever seen. Doobie must have mixed it in the glass she used with the stainless steel cocktail shaker and just put the whole glass on the counter.

Bruno, to his credit, had gone through about half of it.

Bubba was talking to Doobie, apparently getting the background story. Then Doobie handed Bubba a clear plastic bag, about a quart-sized one, and Bubba took it to Bruno and told him, forcefully, to put it over his mouth and nose and breathe deeply. Bruno was still weeping copiously and gasping, but he did as told. And within a minute or two he www.southwindsmagazine.com

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had regained most of his composure. He stopped shrieking. He stopped crying. And, after he removed the plastic bag from over his nose and mouth, he began to tell Bubba what had set him off, all the while taking mighty slugs from his monstrous cream drink with six orange slices and three parasols in it.

Still blowing his nose from time to time, Bruno recounted in his own inimitable style what was bothering him.

“It’s US SAILING,” he sniffled by way of starting. “The people in that organization must be the most heartless humans on this planet. They needlessly exploit people who’ve had bad luck. They draw attention to people who are not like us. In a monumentally perverse way, they capitalize on unfortunate circumstances in the so-called name of sport. How can any organization be so heartless, so callous, so mean-spirited?”

By the time he had finished, tears were rolling down his cheeks once more and he appeared ready to become hysterical. Again.

“Whoa, Bruno!” Bubba cautioned. “You have explained nothing. What is it, specifically, that’s bothering you?”

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“Those callous, cruel, cold-blooded cutthroats who put on US SAILING’s regattas,” snapped the interior decorator.

“Nice alliteration,” Doobie threw in.

“Agreed,” said I. “Bruno,” prompted Bubba, “have another slug of that cream drink of yours and don’t inhale a paper parasol. What is it about the regattas?’

“US SAILING is putting on regattas for amputees,” Bruno whimpered. “Sailing is hard enough for people with two hands, and now US SAILING is featuring events just for people who have lost an entire hand or arm. That’s simply grotesque.”

“Bruno, what in the hell are you talking about?” Bubba asked.

“Those single-handed events. Those championships for people who have obviously lost an arm or hand in an accident. They could have even been thalidomide babies.

Promoting something like that as sport is in devastatingly bad taste,” said Mr. Velvetier.

Bubba’s mouth dropped open with astonishment. Mine may have, too.

Capt. Whartz, when he had recovered his composure, took Bruno’s face in his hands and looked Bruno right in the eye. “Bruno, you don’t know squat about sailing.

Single-handed events are not about amputees, people who have lost their hands or arms; they are for sailors who are sailing boats by themselves. Sailing is about being ready, about competency, about handling the elements under any circumstances. Sometimes you do it with others.

Sometimes you do it by yourself. It’s still sailing. The variances keep it interesting.”

Bruno immediately brightened. “Oh, I am so relieved, Bubba. I was entirely worried. I was in such a state over the whole thing. Bubba, why didn’t you simply say that sailing was like sex, something you can do by yourself or with others. I would have understood that right away. And you know what? Bubba, you have the loveliest hands, the most expressive eyes.”

And then he turned to Doobie and, belching modestly, whispered, “Bring Bubba a Skip-And-Go-Naked, on me.”

Doobie was ahead of him. She put a beer down on the bar in front of Bubba and said, “Drink up, skipper, it’s on the house. And thanks.”

I didn’t know he had an emotional side, but all of a sudden Bubba started to cry. Personally, I think it was because of the free beer he was getting from Doobie. Then Bruno started to cry all over again. And when Doobie herself started to tear up from the suffocating sentiment that was overwhelming the place, I saw my chance. I slipped behind the bar and consoled Doobie personally with a firm, warm hug.

She hugged me back. Hard body. Bumps in the right places. Tight leather pants. Made my day.

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – August Weather Web Sites: Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml Florida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml Florida West Coast & Keys http://comps.marine.usf.edu Northern Gulf Coast www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/

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

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

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A typical webinar might feature an ABYC instructor or other industry expert doing a 60- to 90-minute talk with a PowerPoint presentation on a relevant topic. A good example of a webinar that a boater would be interested in is the Basic Marine Electrical course held periodically. For a list of webinars and how to sign up, go to www.abycinc.org.

Youth Sailing Programs Go to our annual list at www.southwindsmagazine .com/yacht_sail_dir.php.

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

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Couples Cruising Seminars, Lee Chesneau’s Weather Seminar, Florida and Texas, August Jeff and Jean Levine of Two Can Sail sailing instruction and Lee Chesneau’s Marine Weather have teamed up to do a two-day seminar for couples, sponsored by the American Sailing Association and Blue Water Sailing magazine. Jeff and Jean’s seminars are based on couple-to couple-instruction. Jeff and Jean have been sailing together for many years and offer a unique approach to couples learning how to cruise and sail together. Their seminars are on Saturdays.

On Sunday, Lee Chesneau will be presenting his widely known and popular weather seminar. Lee is one of the country’s top meteorologists. The seminars will be held at the following dates and locations in: Houston, TX (Kemah), Aug. 20-21; Tampa Bay, FL (Palmetto), Aug 27-28. $295/couple ($25 off for ASA members) for the couples seminar (limited to 25 couples). $195/person for the weather seminar. To register, or for more information, go to www.TwoCanSail.com/Seminar.

American Boat and Yacht Council Offering Webinars ABYC is now offering webinars as a new learning tool to train marine professionals. They have many advantages. They are relatively inexpensive, will be held monthly, they are current, can be viewed in real time or on the student’s own time and they can be archived for members. They also will give the student an idea of what an ABYC certification class is like.

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a variety of waters and boating conditions. Each class is two consecutive Saturdays. Students must preregister with Guy Mandigo (813) 641-2488, or gmandigo@earthlink.net. $70 per student. Held at Century 21 Beggins Enterprises, 6542 N. US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar, Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 17

By Kim Kaminski The Southern Yacht Club and the 2012 Regata al Sol will hold a US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar on Sept. 17, open to all sailors and powerboaters. The day-long seminar will include topics such as seamanship, heavy weather tactics, weather forecasting, communications and boat preparation.

In addition, safety equipment demonstrations will be held in regards to crew overboard techniques and a live inflation of a life raft, along with information regarding sun safety, hypothermia, sea sickness prevention and what to do in case of medical emergencies.

The seminar will be offered by John Rousmaniere, author of 28 books including The Annapolis Book of Seamanship and Fastnet Force 10. Joining him with the program presentation will be the adventure sailing coordinator for the past 20 years at the Orange Coast (CA) College and skipper of its School of Sailing and Seamanship’s 65-foot sailboat Alaska Eagle, Karen Prioleau.

The fee for the program if received by Sept. 1 is $130 per person ($125 if a US SAILING member). Admission at the door, if seating is available, will be $175 per person. The fee includes the lectures, demonstrations, course materials, a light breakfast and lunch. Seating is limited. For reservations, contact Guy Brierre, SYC, (504) 533-5384, or guy.brierre@capitalonebank.com, or info@southernyachtclub.org How to Use a Chart, St. Petersburg, FL, Aug. 17 St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. This seminar

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walks the boater through what they need to know in an interesting and entertaining way. Students will be provided with a Maptech Waterproof Flip-fold Chart Symbols Reference and On-The-Water Guide to take along when boating. They will be shown how to plot a safe course with the USPS Plotter and insure they are following the “rules of the road.” Wednesday, Aug. 17, 7-9 pm. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. Instruction free, materials $30 per Family. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required. Go to www.boating-stpete.org.

Adult Basic Sailing School, Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport, Tampa Bay, FL, Sept. 21 Boca Ciega Yacht Club will be offering a five-week Adult Basic Sailing Class beginning Wednesday, Sept. 21. The course includes five Wednesday evening classes as well as four weekend waterfront sailing sessions. Students will put classroom theories into practice sailing the club’s Catalina 16.5 fleet. Cost is $225 per person including all classroom materials and the US SAILING Association Basic Keelboat manual. Participants will receive a complementary three-month membership. With a 2/1 student teacher ratio this is the most reasonably priced program in the Tampa Bay area. For registration information, visit www.sailbcyc.org, or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 3457544. Pre-registration is required.

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Boating on Rivers, Locks and Lakes, Going Under Bridges, St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 28 This seminar introduces boaters to cruising inland waters and the special rules for rivers, currents, jetties and the procedures for going through locks and under bridges. Each student will receive a full color guide written especially for this topic. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. Instruction free, materials $25 per family.

Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required.

Go to www.boating-stpete.org.

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

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

which will satisfy the Florida requirements.

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

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2011 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL, August 20, Sept. 17. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL, (772) 418-1142. **Vero Beach, FL, Sept. 10-11, Nov. 26-27. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. The facility is next to the Barber Bridge (northeast side) and the boat ramp area. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Materials $35 per person. Pre-register at www.verobeachps.com, or call Howard at (772) 978-9769. Check the Web site for other classes on other topics TBA.

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**America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Sept. 19. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for four weeks.

Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.

Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **About Boating Safely. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Apollo Beach, FL, Aug. 20. 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. $40. Held at Century 21 Beggins Enterprises, 6542 N. US Hwy 41 Apollo Beach, FL. **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL, Sept. 10, Oct. 22. Safe Boating Saturdays. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25 including materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Mike Christnacht. (904) 419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule and to register. **Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 10, Oct. 22. Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach

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Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.

The flotilla has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests held bimonthly. Entry into the course allows participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

US SAILING Training in the Southeast Coastal States From North Carolina to Texas Basic Keelboat Instructor The three-day Instructor Certification Course is an extremely intensive evaluation of an applicant’s ability to teach sailing to the US SAILING Keelboat Certification System Standard.

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• A US SAILING-recognized Powerboat Instructor must be at least 18 years old.

• Current First Aid and CPR certification. US SAILING accepts courses from the US Coast Guard’s approved list.

• Ability to swim 50 yards both with and without PFD. • Ability to exhibit appropriate personal and interpersonal skills.

• Current US SAILING adult individual membership.

• Completed application form accompanied by appropriate course fees (and any late charges).

• Completed US SAILING medical form provided to Instructor Trainer before the course begins.

• US SAILING strongly recommends at least a U.S. Coast Guard OUPV license for this certification.

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

volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their onthe-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course. Go to: Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033: Two-day Women’s Courses: Aug. 14 & 28 Accelerated One-day courses: July 24, Aug. 28 Accelerated Kids Course: Aug. 6 Three-day Courses: Aug. 19-21 Standard Two-day Course: Aug. 13 & 27

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www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m., 10-6 on Sunday. 16 and older, $10. Ages 15 and under, free. Ticket includes one-year subscription to one of several boating or travel magazines.

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2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to hurricane weather Web sites, hurricane plans from past issues of SOUTHWINDS, other preparation articles on the internet, general hurricane information, tips on preparing your boat and more.

and such will be provided. Award winning author Jim Nelson will speak about his new book Washington’s Great Gamble. Mary and Christian on I Wanda will hold a seminar on sailing south. Commemorative SSCA Maine Gam Tshirts will be sold. Diesel, gas and fresh water are available nearby. Bring books to swap and stuff to sell or give away.

Gilkey Harbor and Broad Cove are all-weather harbors on the east side of Islesboro Island with plenty of room, good holding and very few lobster pot buoys to get tangled up in.

Seven Seas Cruising Association members, Ocean Cruising Club members and non-members are invited. Plan to spend a few days. If all goes according to plan, VHF Channel 68 will be monitored by the De Grasses a few days before the gam. Dick and Kathy de Grasse, S/Y Endeavour, 508 Ferry Rd., Islesboro, ME 04848. (207) 734-6948, (781) 6355439 (cell), dick6273@myfairpoint.net.

21st Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Downeast Gam, Islesboro, ME, Aug. 6

Regatta Pointe Marina Summer Seminar Series & VIP Yacht Review, Palmetto, FL, Aug. 20-21

The 21st annual SSCA Downeast Gam will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Dick and Kathy de Grasse’s cottage in Islesboro, ME. There will be a dinghy raft-up around 5 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 5, in Broad Cove. There is no admission charge.

The lunch Saturday is a potluck. Ice, grill, tables, name tags

Regatta Pointe Marina and local marine businesses will be sponsoring a seminar series and yacht review at the marina on the Manatee River in Palmetto, FL, on Aug. 20-21 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

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share their knowledge and tips for getting the most performance and enjoyment out of a sailboat. Plus, over 35 yachts, both new and used, that are for sale at Regatta Pointe Marina will be open for viewing. Specials will be offered for luncheon, dinner and drinks at the Riverhouse Reef & Grill at the marina, just below the second floor seminar room.

Seminar speakers include: 1) Mark Plough of Doyle Sailmakers; 2) Grant Smalling of Lending Associates Yacht Finance; 3) Bill Bolin of Island Packet Yachts; 4) Gerry Douglas of Catalina Yachts; 5) Jerry Norman of Mariner’s General Yacht Insurance; 6) Jim Freund of Freundship Yacht Services; 7) Steve Lippincott of Lippincott Canvas; 8) Kevin Carlan of Mastry Engine Center; 9) Winslow Life Rafts.

In creating this event, organizers considered the summer heat and decided the best way to enjoy such an event is through presenting seminars that are held in air-conditioned facilities, along with the restaurant and yachts, which are also air-conditioned.

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24th Annual Coastal Cleanup, Alabama, Sept. 17 Always the third Saturday in September, the Coastal Cleanup is a chance to take pride in the beaches and water-

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ways of Alabama. Over the past 20 years, the Alabama Coastal Cleanup has had 61,513 volunteers remove 1,169,844 pounds of marine debris from a total of 3,917 miles of coastline. www.alcoastalcleanup.org.

Ocean Conservancy’s 26th Annual International Coastal Cleanup, Sept. 17 On Sept. 17, the Ocean Conservancy will be activating the world’s largest volunteer network for the ocean, lakes and rivers through the 26th annual International Coastal Cleanup. What had started out as a local beach cleanup in Texas has rapidly grown into a global movement of ocean conservation. Last year, over 500,000 volunteers from more than 100 countries gathered to remove over seven-million pounds of marine debris. Trash removal is not the only thing volunteers do. They also record data on every piece of trash found, helping the Ocean Conservancy develop the world’s only global snapshot of what is trashing the ocean and waterways. Readers can search for cleanup sites near them by Zip code or hometown at www.oceanconservancy.org.

Ocean Conservancy also provides: • A breakdown of ICC statistics from all participating states • A breakdown of all the countries that took part and the data they compiled, • Interviews and quotes from ICC coordinators, • Timely information on why waterfront cleanups are especially important in light of recent developments like the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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In July, SOUTHWINDS (page 32) reported that the U.S. government was probably going to begin issuing licenses for travel to Cuba by late June or early July, which has happened. These trips, as mentioned in the article, are peopleto-people trips similar to those authorized by the Clinton administration. (The St. Petersburg Times commented that the Treasury Department would “weed out anyone who offers spring break-type packages.”) Groups issuing licenses must be offering travel packages which have some meaningful interaction with the Cuban people.

According to an Associated Press article in the St. Petersburg Times, since May—and by early July—nine tour operators were given licenses for tours. One group, Insight Cuba, is expecting to offer about 130 trips a year with 5000 to 7000 people going to the island.

The Times article reported that about 63,000 Americans visited the island in 2010—a 20 percent increase over 2009.

This figure includes those who went legally on approved trips and those who sneaked in through Canada. It does not include hundreds of thousand of Cubans who travel to Cuba annually to visit family.

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not-for-profit organization recognized as a leader in international volunteering and people-to-people cultural exchange in many countries. It was formed in 1995 and is one of the most knowledgeable groups promoting cultural exchange with Cuba. For more information, go to www.insightcuba.com.

The Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation is planning, for the third year (the previous years were unsuccessful), to hold a Sarasota to Cuba regatta in spring 2012. For those interested in keeping up on the regatta, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org/SarasotaHavana-Regatta-1650.html.

Palm Beach, which greatly affects the lake levels, from October through May was less than a third of normal.

On July 9, the height was 9.94 feet. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 3.88 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 2.08 feet. Bridge clearance was at 53.52 feet with these low levels.

For those interested in seeing the daily depth of the lake, go to http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/ Operations/LakeOWaterways.htm (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases).

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Lake Okeechobee has fallen to 10 feet above sea level—the lowest level since 2007. Although the rainy season began, officially, on May 26, rainfall has been low. Rainfall in West

JSI renamed their marine store in St. Petersburg, now calling it Island Nautical. The store is the oldest marine store in St. Petersburg and is now also the closest to the waterfront and downtown. JSI has been in business for over 40 years. Besides the marine store, JSI also offers extensive marine services, including canvas, sails (Doyle Ploch), cushions, spars, rigging and more. The business is located at 2233 3rd Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL. You can also find them at www.newjsi.com, or call 727577-3220. Hours are 8 to 6, M-F, 9-12 Saturday and closed Sunday.

How Old Are Your Charts? Web site for Checking Changes Since Last Chart Print Date From BoatUS The Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS), the United States Power Squadrons and several other organizations have teamed up with NOAA to create The Alliance for Safe Navigation, whose goal is to help ensure boaters have the most current chart data available.

The Alliance is asking boaters and anglers to take a short, three-minute online survey that inquires about the navigation products used aboard its boats. The survey, located at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PDGX3MK, is completely anonymous and the group will use the results to improve awareness and availability of chart updates for recreational boaters.

In addition, boaters can go to www.allianceforsafenavigation.org and enter the numbers of their most commonly used charts and instantly see a list of all the changes for that chart since the last print date.

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OUR WATERWAYS

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Boater Fights Anchoring Registration Requirement in Bradenton Beach, FL The Bradenton Beach Pier, looking east. In the foreground is the dinghy dock, and to the right of the pier is the anchorage, although no boats can be seen in this photo. East of the pier is the ICW. Photo by Steve Morrell.

John Avery, who cruises on his 34-foot catamaran, contested the registration requirements and fees that Bradenton Beach, located on Anna Maria Island at the south side of Tampa Bay, had imposed on all boats in the city’s anchorage. He won.

The Bradenton Beach anchorage has been a favorite among cruisers and boaters for decades. It is located on the island’s eastern shore on the south side of the city’s pier, has good holding, a dinghy dock, is fairly well protected, is a few steps from the city’s active downtown and only a few blocks from the island’s beaches on the Gulf.

The anchorage has also been used for many years as a storage area for boats. Many unattended derelict boats have been kept in the anchorage, some of which have periodically broken away, hitting the pier or other boats. There were also concerns about boaters dumping human waste from the boats into the waters. Some boaters, in hopes of safely disposing of their waste, put it in plastic bags and dumped them in city trash cans on shore—a practice that is illegal (and dangerous to waste handlers) if the waste is not placed in proper safe bags. These problems caused many in the city to be concerned about all the boats in the anchorage. Several years ago, the city decided to start the process of annexing the anchorage into the city limits so the area could be managed, solving these problems. The city also planned to install a mooring field.

In 2006, after completing the required environmental studies and receiving approval from the county, the state granted the city the annexation and also allowed the city certain limited rights to police the waters outside of the anchorage out to the ICW’s right-of-way line.

Along with the annexation, the city rebuilt the pier with hopes of establishing a managed mooring field with pier bathroom facilities (which are installed), a dinghy dock (which boaters are not allowed to use) and pump-out services. Unfortunately, because of financial considerations, the mooring field was never installed and the area has remained an anchorage as before, but this time with the city jurisdiction inside the city limits and the aforementioned policing powers outside it.

In order to exert some control over the area, the city required boaters to register their boats with the city and pay a fee. One boater contested the registration and fee and filed a formal challenge, stating that the policy was in violation of state laws. In June, the city backed down and ended the registration requirement (and the fee).

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Sewage Spills and Beach Water Quality Several sewage spills into Florida waters, which all prompted swimming advisories, have raised concerns recently.

Below are some of the reported spills in Florida this year and last. On average, the state receives two reports a day (spills less than 1000 gallons not included).

In Manatee County, on the south side of Tampa Bay, the city of Bradenton spilled 3-million gallons of raw sewage into the Manatee River, which flows into Tampa Bay, and eventually, the Gulf.

In March, 5.8 million gallons of raw sewage were spilled into a creek which feeds into the Hillsborough River in Tampa.

Also in March, 1000 gallons of untreated sewage was dumped into Hudson Bayou, which lies just south of the City Island Park anchorage in downtown Sarasota.

In May, an emergency near Port Manatee, on the south side of Tampa Bay, forced the release of 65-million gallons of water loaded with toxic metals and nitrogen into Tampa Bay from Port Manatee.

In June of 2010, Miami-Dade County spilled 20-million gallons of raw sewage into Biscayne Bay, closing many of the area’s beaches.

In May 2010, Charlotte County in southwest Florida spilled 10,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Fordham waterway, which passes by the Port Charlotte Beach Complex.

In June, the National Resources Defense Council released its annual report on beach water quality, reporting that beach closings and advisories in 2010 in the United States increased by 29 percent over the previous year. 2010 was the second highest number of beach closings (24,091 days) in the 21 years that the NRDC has been tracking them.

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“Safety on the Water” exhibit at Safety Town located off route 52 in Hudson, and an annual food and toy drive for the Hudson Elementary School.

The club has an active cruising program—for short or long term—to destinations such as Caladesi State Park, Clearwater Beach, Fort Myers Beach, the Florida Keys and points between. Last spring, members cruised the “great loop” on their Marine Trader, and the fleet captain and crew went to the Bahamas on their Pearson ketch.

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Club members also compete in trophy races throughout the year, such as the Scandia Cup, St. Martins, Hudson to Hooters and the Women at the Helm race.

Monthly fun races also count toward the annual Boat of the Year award. There are several social events as well.

Members and guests have enjoyed such events as “Breakfast on the Beach,” pot-luck suppers, annual treasure hunts, poker runs, steak and chicken barbecues and the Christmas dinner, just to name a few.

The diversity of the members is reflected in the variety of the boats they own—from sailboats ranging from Sunfish and small multihulls, to 40-foot cruisers, as well as fishing skiffs and trawlers outfitted for extended cruising.

The Hudson Beach Yacht Club does not have the expense and maintenance issues of owning its own clubhouse, thus keeping its membership fees low. Monthly meetings are held at the Signal Cove Clubhouse, located at 13139 Tiller Drive, Hudson. These meetings usually include guest speakers. In the past, Capt. Larry Kilman from Tow BoatUS, Chief Meteorologist Mike Clay from Bay News 9 and members of the U.S. Coast Guard have offered informative—and often entertaining—presentations. On occasion, much as from the club’s creation, some of the more seasoned boaters share their stories, advice and enthusiasm for the lifestyle that they have embraced.

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Everglades City – A Hurricane Hole PART II OF II

By Cliff and Bezy McKay Bezy and Cliff McKay at the helm of their Pearson 323 in cooler weather.

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t’s late October and we’d escaped the pincers of two storms, a low-pressure trough in the Gulf and Hurricane Noel. Noel was headed up the Atlantic from eastern Cuba, expected to brush Miami. While it passes, we’d found a safe place to stay in Everglades City in southwest Florida on our way home to Fort Myers from the east coast.

We’d pounded all morning along the coast to reach the mark off Indian Key to the west and breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning toward Everglades City, we were directly into the wind. But in the protected waters, the seas were flat. A pontoon boat moved among the islands taking sightseers on a “cruise.” I wonder if the passengers had any idea what conditions would be like when they boarded the boat in the protection of the land. The well-marked channel varied in depth as it wound between the mangrove islands. A significant current ran against us. Suddenly the depth dropped and we ran aground, in the exact middle of the channel between marks #18 and #17. The channel was two boat lengths wide. The wind gusted to 30 knots. If we got side-

ways in these conditions, we could be in serious trouble. I tried to power forward with no luck. Since we were firmly in place, I went below to the bathroom. Back on deck, Bezy suggested, “Let’s try it again.” To our amazement we began to move…slowly, a bump or two at a time…until, after several bumps, we were off. I have no idea what made the difference.

Shifting my weight forward when I went below? The current eating away the sand alongside and beneath the keel? A gust of wind that heeled the boat at the right moment? I’ll never know, but I’m eternally grateful.

Sitting in the middle of the channel waiting for the tide to change in 30 knots of wind is not my cup of tea.

We knew nothing about the harbor. The chart was small scale and of little help. I inquired on the radio for a marina.

No answer! There were some new docks to the right, but as we watched, a small plane landed right over the top of them—below the height of our mast. We noticed a man on the dock to our left who seemed aware of our needs. I motioned to the radio. He ducked out of sight to retrieve his. He was the director of the Outward Bound base camp.

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His docks had space, but not enough depth for Ceilidh, our 32foot Pearson. He indicated that the face dock to our right, part of an abandoned development project, was not being used and had six feet at low tide. We rigged our lines and fenders and eased over against the floating dock. Jeff, our benefactor, came over in his pontoon boat and welcomed us to Everglades City. We were delighted and relieved to be there. We washed the salt off our legs and arms, changed our clothes, had a bite to eat and collapsed from the physical fatigue of the boat’s movement and the emotions of trying to escape two storms. We didn’t budge for a couple of hours.

To my surprise, we had coverage with our wireless card and thus access to the Internet. I called

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The docks in Everglades City. Everglades City provides 95 percent of the stone crabs sold in the United States.

my son to disclose our float plan, which I initiate whenever we are out of contact by usual means. That way someone knows our plans. If we don’t report on time, they can take appropriate action. A glass of wine and cheese crackers finished us off for the night.

Ten hours later—only partially rested but somewhat revived—we awoke for a cup of tea and a happy Halloween. Tied to an abandoned dock, we didn’t expect any trick-or-treaters. We feasted on whole wheat pancakes and bacon. Bezy made an effort to clean up some of the salt we’d brought into the cabin while I checked on the weather, and wrote the log. Despite the long night’s sleep, we took morning naps. We were exhausted, physically and emotionally. The past few days had taken their toll. We were ready to be home—but not until the storms passed and the weather improved.

Part of our “Harbor of Refuge” plan was to find out about Everglades City. We walked the mile into town, not sure of where it was, or exactly what we were looking for.

It’s not the sleepy, Florida cracker fishing village I had pictured in the back of my mind. As we turned onto the main road, there was a large trailer park, a 100-unit apartment building under construction, and a condo development with units “starting in the $400,000s.” The center of town has a traffic circle, with the Everglades City Community Church on one corner, Suzie’s Restaurant on another, and the city hall, complete with tall white columns.

The waterfront was three blocks to the left. A small local museum was open. We inquired about a restaurant. She recommended the Seafood Depot. “The new season is just starting and the stone crab claws are great. Everglades City provides 95 percent of the stone crabs sold in the U.S.” We dined in a sprawling restaurant with the feel of an old hunting and fishing lodge. The stone crabs were the best I ever had. We feasted. As we enthused over the crabs, our waitress responded that she dated a crabber. “He’s not too great, but he brings home great crabs.” On the way out, we met a couple from New Zealand on holiday. I took their picture with a stuffed 12-foot-long bull gator. They invited us to visit, recommending a two- or three-day stopover in Waikiki Beach on the way. Now that’s thinking.

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hand labor, over nine grueling years. Everglades City was the county seat of Collier County until 1960 when Hurricane Donna devastated the town, disclosing its vulnerability. The town of only 600 year-around residents has a colorful history, attracting notable tourists to fish and hunt in the nearby Everglades. The young proprietress of the local ice cream emporium regaled us with stories about the Everglades, the defunct development whose dock we’re using, and the damage from Hurricane Wilma, two years earlier. We walked back to the boat in the rain. Again, we collapsed and took it easy.

Noel is holding to plan. It’s crossing Cuba now and is expected to turn and move up the East Coast. Our winds remain high, but there are prospects for change...maybe tomorrow. A friend from Fort Myers e-mailed that the ICW under the Sanibel Causeway would be closed Tuesday through Friday to clean up the concrete debris from the old opening bridge. Had we pushed on and arrived on Wednesday, we’d have been seriously disappointed, waiting two days there.

We spent most of the day opening and closing our ports and hatches as the rain showers moved over us in rapid succession. Again, we crashed early—still trying to catch up on our rest. The crabbers woke us about 4:30 on their way out the channel to tend their traps. You’d hear the low thrum of their engines as they approached, getting slowly louder.

Then, as it began to move away, the wake gently rocked us.

Soon another passed by. After four or five boats, I was fully awake. I spotted the constellation Orion. Wisps of clouds flew across the sky providing a thin veil over the stars and the half moon...a nice way to wake up.

Our verve is returning. After breakfast, we dropped the dinghy and explored the canal toward the city. We took along our diesel can. If we can get six gallons, we’ll have enough to get us home and not have to go seven miles up the river to Naples. They generally provide fuel only for the fishing fleet, but they agreed to sell us some. The canal took us past the Rod and Gun Club, a large, sprawling old wooden structure, built nearly a hundred years ago. The club has hosted presidents and all the good ’ole boys of Florida. You could almost hear the tall tales of hunting and fishing exploits whispering through the windows....”Remember the time I grabbed hold of that cotton mouth...twice as biground as your arm....he was thrashing.” And... “How ‘bout that bobcat we treed in Gator Creek Hammock...waited half the night for him to make a run for it...” “Remember when I hooked that 150-pound tarpon...worked him most of the day and into the night...my arms about fell off....” www.southwindsmagazine.com

The Rod and Gun Club, a large, sprawling old wooden structure, built nearly a hundred years ago. The club has hosted presidents and all the good ’ole boys of Florida. You could almost hear the tall tales of hunting and fishing exploits whispering through the windows.

The rest of the day we read and took it easy. Outward Bound is setting up its base camp for the winter. The members took load after load across to their island on a pontoon boat. The crab boats came in from a day’s work. We talked about how we’d unload Ceilidh after six months on board. We were getting restless...ready to be home in Fort Myers.

The forecast was improving: 15 knots from the north. We would be in the lee of the land with reasonable winds.

It’s time to move on.

We were looking forward to an easy passage to Naples and on to Fort Myers. An offshore wind and quiet seas were forecast. But our two storms had a last lash of their tail. The low-pressure trough and the hurricane merged…then raced off to the northeast. Noel intensified into a category one hurricane and ballooned in size.

From its center off the Carolina coast, the outflow left a storm band all the way back across Florida into the Gulf.

With this “tail,” the expected northeast wind backed to the northwest and was once again on our nose, leaving us pounding into three- to four-foot seas and 25-knot winds as

we clawed our way up the coast. Then Noel morphed from a hurricane to a tropical storm, back to a hurricane, and then into a nor’easter as it raced toward New England.

Our “Tale of Two Storms”—and our struggle to round the tip of Florida squeezed between these two monsters— ended with the “tail” having the last word, giving us two more days of head winds, flying spray, pounding seas and struggle. But storms do move on, and eventually, as they got to the far reaches of the north Atlantic, we made it safely home.

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am always searching to find unusually tasty snacks to serve at impromptu cockpit gatherings and beach parties.

I have my all-time favorites like everyone else, of course, but it is fun to show up at gatherings of hungry sailors with something they’ve never seen before, or is particularly delicious, and the plate I brought it on is the first one to become empty.

For this month’s “Cooking Onboard” article, I’ve chosen some unique treats that you can be sure no one else has brought to the party, and that your fellow sailors will be cozying up to you for the recipe. These absolutely delicious snacks are inexpensive, easy to prepare, and represent different cultures, all qualities that seafaring folks value.

Fried Black Plantains (Jamaica)

You know the party is going to feature hamburgers, hot dogs or various grilled kabobs, so it’s safe to bring this dish of fried plantains and know that it will complement just about any entrée. The secret to this dish is to buy very ripe plantains whose skin is completely black, and not to put too many plantain strips into the hot oil. Too many strips at one time lowers the temperature of the oil. Fried plantains are so delicious that they accompany just about every meal served in Jamaica.

Ingredients (to serve 6) 2 pounds ripe (black skinned) plantains 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter Preparation Cut each unpeeled plantain into 4 thick strips, then peel and cut strips on the diagonal to make 1-inch rounds. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a skillet (I like cast iron for this one), then add the butter. Add a few plantain slices, being careful not to add too many at one time, and fry for about 1 1/2 minutes until golden brown. Transfer with a slotted spatula to a paper towel or brown paper sack to drain. Serve hot.

Grilled Tuna (Spanish Tapa-style)

We frequently show up at a new anchorage with a freshly caught mahi mahi, or yellow fin tuna, and it’s our first choice to share with newly-met sailors because it is so healthy, so tasty, and came to us free of charge! The tapas craze began in the wine-growing Andalusia region of Spain and quickly spread throughout the country. There are literally hundreds of tapas (“little plates”) served to accompany a beverage. Beer and wine are my sailing buddies’ favorites, and this grilled tuna tapa goes great with both. It is quick and easy to prepare.

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3 tablespoons olive oil Lemon wedges Preparation Sprinkle the tuna on both sides with the salt and put in a covered dish in the cooler for about 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the black pepper, paprika, oregano and enough oil to make a thin spreadable paste. Rub the spice paste on one side of each piece of tuna. Get your skillet really hot, add the tuna spice-side down and sear for about 3 minutes. Flip them over and sear for about 2 minutes more. At this point, the tuna will be almost cooked but still have a rare center. Transfer to a serving platter while hot, and pass the lemon wedges around. Just doesn’t get any simpler than that, does it?

Chicken Livers w/Sherry (Spanish Tapa-style)

Here’s another quick-and-easy tapa dish from Spain that is delicious beyond belief for something with such simple ingredients. The livers can be cooked in a sauté pan, or put on skewers and grilled. If you have elected to grill them, marinate them first for about an hour before threading them onto skewers, then baste them with the sherry while broiling. I prefer to cook them in a pan or skillet.

Ingredients 1 pound chicken livers Salt and freshly-ground black pepper Olive oil for sautéing 1 cup sweet sherry Preparation Clean the livers, trimming away any fat, veins or discolored areas, then separate the lobes, pat them dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the pan and over high heat, add the livers and quickly sauté, turning them only once until they are crusty and browned on the outside. Cooking time is about 5 minutes total, and when sliced, the insides will be medium-rare in the middle. Now, pour the sherry into the pan and deglaze, scraping bits and pieces clinging to the pan, then reduce the sherry until it is thick and syrupy. Finish by returning the livers to the pan to quickly coat them with the sauce in the pan.

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By Robbie Johnson

Chicken Satays (Indonesian)

In simplest terms, satays are one of the Asian versions of grilled shish-kebobs. But they are different by a mile in taste! There’s hardly a street in Indonesia that doesn’t have street vendors cooking satays over small, improvised grills. The aroma of their cooking quickly draws a crowd. It is a simple, native-style dish and easy to prepare. Don’t be intimidated by what looks like a lot of ingredients in this recipe; they are all common ones and will surely be in your galley. This recipe will serve 6 to 8 diners.

Ingredients 1 tablespoon peanut oil 3 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari sauce 3 tablespoons tomato sauce 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced finely 1 pinch of freshly-ground black pepper 1 pinch of ground cumin 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into cubes 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil 1/4 cup onion, minced 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced 1 cup water 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Bamboo or metal skewers (soak bamboo skewers for 1/2 hr. first)

Preparation In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, soy sauce, peanut oil, garlic, black pepper and cumin. Place chicken cubes into the mixture, stirring to coat, then allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour or two. Now, preheat the grill to very hot, and while it is getting hot, heat the canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and sauté the onion until lightly browned, then mix in water, soy sauce, sugar and peanut butter, Stir while cooking until well blended, then remove from heat and mix in the lemon juice. Set aside.

Thread chicken cubes onto skewers and discard marinade.

Lightly oil the hot grill grate, and grill skewers about 5 minutes per side until juices run clear. Transfer to a serving platter and serve with the peanut sauce.

Now, break out the boom box, crank up the music, pass out the cold beer or wine, and enjoy the sailing life!

Fair winds and safe harbors to you all.

Robbie Johnson lives aboard a steel Tahiti Ketch and is the author of Gourmet Underway – A Sailor’s Cookbook. Order his book at www.gourmetunderway.com.

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plus-boat fleet of “spectators” that customarily crowds the far side of Bohicket Creek for the weekend. This raucous raft-up lends a NASCAR-meets-Woodstock flavor to the proceedings that is always entertaining, occasionally disruptive and certainly a handful for the local authorities.

Almost any other weekend of the year, if you arrived in Rockville, you’d never guess it could serve up such a scene.

This is the quintessential sleepy Southern hamlet. Even when extended families gather at their homes along the bluff overlooking the creek—as they have for generations— the place still seems to slumber. It’s quiet here. So tranquil, in fact, that you can easily conjure what life might have been like at the end of the 19th century when Rockville was a popular destination for boating, swimming and generally taking one’s leisure as the consistent ocean breezes made the summer months more tolerable.

It was around then that the Rockville Regatta got its start. Though the exact details of the event’s genesis remain shrouded, it’s known that sometime during the summer of 1890, Jenkins Mikell of Edisto Island and his cousin John Sosnowski of Wadmalaw Island, challenged each other to a sailing race. Both had grown up as watermen, and regional bragging rights were at stake. Honor was also on the line.

Though the results of that seminal duel out on the murky brine where the Bohicket meets the North Edisto River weren’t recorded, it’s clear that these cousins set in motion a tradition that endures as one of the country’s longest running regattas.

That Mikell-Sosnowski match begat an annual competition which for some years remained mostly a family affair.

Relatives and friends characteristically cheered the racers from the banks and porches, and from the decks of a few spectator craft. Eventually, the racing grew and morphed into an inter-island rivalry. By the early decades of the 20th century, almost every sea island was represented in these summer races with a vessel backed by a family syndicate or a local yacht club. In more recent decades, the competition expanded to include individual entries sailing a smattering of the region’s most active one-design fleets, including Y-Flyers, Sunfish, E-Scows and the venerable Sea Island One Design (SIOD)—an indigenous craft dating back over 60 years.

According to the recollection of several senior Rockvillians, participation in the races fell off after World War II. But the advent of the SIODs in 1947, served to rejuwww.southwindsmagazine.com

Two Y-Flyers sailing downwind as Rockville villagers look on from the bank. Except for the 20th-century design of these boats, this shot could have been taken 100 years ago. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

venate the event. These hard-chined, scow-shaped, 20-foot sloops hold a special significance for many of the sailors whose families have been coming to Rockville over the years. Many of these folks cut their teeth in the sport aboard an SIOD, as did their fathers (and in one case, a mother).

Back in the day, if you were invited to crew on an SIOD, it was considered an honor.

Even though he was only a boy at the time, Paul Andrews, the immediate past commodore of the Sea Island Yacht Club, remembers the stories he heard about these boats. “My father sailed aboard the first one of the Sea Islands that was built, the Marcheta. And I sailed aboard them in my time as well. And my kids have sailed on them, too. That’s just the way it is with these boats.”

Boxy and occasionally sluggish as they may be (their hulls scale in at around 900 pounds), the SIOD has endured to become emblematic of the Rockville Regatta. Each year, the event’s organizers afford the fleet a place of honor along the bank of the Bohicket directly in front of the clubhouse.

Lined up bow-to-bow on their trailers, the boats always

draw attention and more than a few inquiries from curious first-time attendees.

This year, as the rowdy revelers across the creek blare their music (there’s often a live band on board a shrimping trawler anchored amid the fleet) and go about their carousing, the racing will take place as it always does. Unless you look closely, it’ll be hard to notice much difference from previous editions of the regatta.

“The only big change we’ve made,” avows Andrews, “is we’ve hired a band for Friday night instead of a D.J. We’ll have most of the usual folks up to the hall for our parties, but you won’t see much change in it.”

As an aside, Andrews mentions one other small but significant alteration to the proceedings. This year, for the first time since 1994, the SIOD fleet will have a new member.

Hank Hofford and his wife Susan Ford—both longtime Charleston sailors—commissioned Frank Middleton to build an SIOD. That boat, which will be only the ninth SIOD ever built, was set for launching just in time for the regatta.

Despite its recent vintage, Flounder will join her sister ships as a tangible link to the rich sailing tradition that unites this village, the club, its regatta and the many enthusiasts who celebrate it. The Rockville Regatta – same as it ever was.

Read more about the Sea Island One-Design (SIOD) in the boat review, May 2010 issue at www.southwindsmagazine.com/sailboat-reviews.php.

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By Jabbo Gordon Peter Wirth (U.S. class president) and Peter Kelly, beach launch, departing for the racecourse, 2010 Worlds, Barbados. Photo by Pat Crump.

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alk about going overboard to go sailing on a Fireball.

And there she was, standing there, hoping to crew for someone in a local club race at Tampa’s Davis Island Yacht Club a couple of years ago when Patrick Crump came along and asked her if she wanted a ride on his Fireball.

Jane Millican (nee Millman—she changed only two letters in her last name when she married Jason) readily accepted and the rest, as some say, is history. Together, they took second in the Fireball Midwinters at the same yacht club that March (and again this March), but from there the road to success has been interesting to say the least.

Millican, who lives in Tampa, has loved racing since she started sailing Optimists in Wisconsin. After she moved to Florida, the certified sailing instructor competed on everything from J/22s and J/24s to her Ericson 29. And she was eager to try the Fireball.

“I loved it,” she said. “I love the speed and the fact that it requires my full-time attention. And it is very demanding.”

Her maiden voyage started well and turned extra demanding. A heavy, white-out squall came up suddenly and they couldn’t outrun it. Crump and Millican got

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drenched and spent 10 minutes capsized until the squall passed by.

Crump wondered to himself if he would ever see her again, but she came back the next week for more. And the same thing happened that following week. He wondered again, and yet another squall marked their third time out.

He stopped wondering.

Then one day, Millican was crewing on a Farr 395 when Crump flew by and asked for help. He had started out by himself because it was light air, but the wind very quickly picked up to 25-knot gusts, and his Fireball was a bit much to single-handle.

“I was just moveable ballast and didn’t have a particular job,” she recalled. “So I went down below, changed into my Fireball gear and jumped overboard.

“He sailed by, picked me up and we wound up winning the race that day.”

It’s still tough for them to hold the boat down when it’s blowing more than 15 knots. Crump, 54, is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 150 pounds. Millican, 23, is 5-9 and a little lighter. Admittedly they have made some small mistakes, but basically, they race well together. More important, they never give up and they love it.

Another challenge for Millican was that she had never been on a trapeze in her life before Fireballs. But she had videos on how other people did it and gave it a try. She took right to it.

“I’ve been racing Fireballs for 39 years,” Crump said. “I have my ideas as far as rigging and setups are concerned, and I rig differently from a lot of skippers, especially as far as heavy air is concerned.”

Originally from Long Island, Crump sailed Thistles, Lasers, 5-0-5s, Flying Dutchmen, Lightnings, Stars and on some keelboats before he moved to Tampa nine years ago.

He became more than casually interested in the Fireball class early on, serves as U.S. chief measurer for the class, and now owns four—one wooden, two fiberglass and a half breed. Three are race-ready and the other is a work in progress. Crump will even sell one or two because he’s fleet building in the Tampa Bay area.

Why Fireballs? They are fast, fun and friendly, according to Crump. In addition, they’re easy to build, relatively inexpensive and easy to transport.

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Fireballs at the Barbados Yacht Club, 2010 World Championships, Bridgetown, Barbados.

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dinghy class in the world – numbering 15,070 as of this writing—and it has an annual world championship that rotates around the globe.

“For one thing, you can build one yourself, in one winter,” Crump said. “Secondly, you can buy a brandnew, state-of-the-art Fireball for $18,000 turnkey (from the UK), whereas a 470 is near $26,000, a 49er near $32,000, a 505 near $38,000 and a Flying Dutchman is even more.

“They’re light and easily transported at 175 pounds.

They weigh 100 pounds less than a 470. Jane and I can lift the boat together.”

And you don’t need to be two monsters to sail one, Crump says. In Europe, 30 percent of the Fireball sailors are women. While it is a fast, high performance boat, at the

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same time, it is user-friendly and weight-forgiving.

In every aspect, they are great boats and more challenging than many other vessels, according to Crump.

“They have to be sailed flat. Period, period, period,” he said. “A Fireball will plane upwind, but with the blunt bow, it is tougher to steer successfully in chop and waves.”

Now, let’s talk history.

In 1962, about the same time that the late Glenn “Fireball” Roberts was roaring around racetracks in No. 22, a red Pontiac, Peter Milne designed a 16-foot, 2-inch sloop, which he called a Fireball. It is doubtful that there was any connection, but the sailing Fireball has proven that it can race around a watery racecourse with the best of them.

One of the reasons is that it is a relatively narrow vessel with a beam of only 4-feet, 8-inches. Another reason is the light weight. Top that with a sail area of 263 square feet— including spinnaker—and you have a great formula for speed, unequalled by boats of similar waterline length.

The Fireball’s waterline length, by the way, is 13 feet.

The faster it goes, the less boat remains in the water because of its unique, double-chined, scow shape.

As an example of its speed, the Fireball’s Portsmouth rating is 85.6 and if it really starts to blow, the index drops.

This boat seems to excel in wind conditions that force some vessels to seek shelter. In comparison, an American 16 is 103.6 and a Capri 16.5 is 96.3 while a Raider is 91.4.

The class came across the pond from England in the mid-1960s and established beachheads in the Lake Erie area, Lake Waccamaw, SC, and Wilmington, NC. And the class continues to grow, but rather than having nationwide popularity, there are pockets of Fireballs in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Long Island Sound, as well as the Tampa Bay areas.

In 1970, the Fireball became an international class and was in the running with the 470 for the Olympic doublehanded centerboard slot. Fireball fans had mixed emotions but voted down possibility of selection. They were relieved in a way that the 470 won, because Fireball costs did not skyrocket as happens to Olympic classes.

Thus, the Fireball offers exciting sailing, intense competition and a great social life off the water.

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View of USA14958, all wood, new 2007 (built by Pat Crump), cockpit area, rig tension on foredeck (orange line), mast ram (black), spinnaker stowed in bag, jib and jib sheet system, trapeze system, shroud adjuster system (obscured). Photo by Pat Crump.

tioned earlier, the Fireball is available at a moderate cost. A boat manufactured by a professional builder in England, Switzerland or Australia is going to cost $16,000 without sails, but a really good used one, with sails, might be found in the $8,000 to $10,000 range in the United States or Canada, and it is possible to purchase one—wood or fiberglass—in different stages of construction. Furthermore, a person could build a bare hull for $2,500 plus their time, and rig and fit it out as they wish.

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View of USA14957, new 2008, composite construction (foam core fiberglass hull, wood guts, wood deck), nearing completion of rigging, sitting in Pat Crump’s garage with Ned Goss. Photo by Pat Crump.

A prime example of a man building his own is Dave White who is generally recognized as the guru of the class.

He has written articles about wooden-boat building for Wooden Boat magazine and says that Milne wanted a onedesign boat that an amateur woodworker could construct.

White is hardly an amateur and he has even had his students at Jefferson-Morgan High School in western Pennsylvania build them under his direction.

“Now if you are going to be a world championships competitor, you should have a manufactured boat,” he said.

“But you don’t have to have a manufactured boat to compete in the United States.”

Furthermore, you can car top one because two or three people can pick it up or load it on a dolly. And the boats are easy to launch either on a ramp or a beach—or almost anywhere.

Fireballs are very durable and you can even sail them in the ocean in big waves. White says they perform best in 10 to 15 knots, and just go faster after that.

“First you have the trapeze, and then you can adjust the rig to depower the boat better than some classes,” he said.

“Therefore, we can stay out on the water longer.”

White actually grew up sailing with his father on a Lightning. And he has raced Thistles and 505s, but he built his first Fireball when he was about 15 or 16 and has loved them ever since. White also likes to cruise, but he has a Chrysler-made sailboat for that. He adds that Fireballs are popular because they’re fun, and they’re fun because they are fast, even in light air.

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Starting line at the 2010 Midwinters, Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, in big wind.

From left to right, USA11451 Nunn/anon (DIYC), USA14968 Wirth/Chamberlain, USA14846 Crump/Millican, (DIYC), CAN14907 Tipton/King. The Midwinters have been held exclusively, as an unbroken chain, at Davis Island YC since the beginning in 1966. DIYC hosted the World Championships in 2002 and hopes to host it again in 2015, the 50th anniversary of the Midwinters. Courtesy photo.

reunion in Mobile and checked out a Hobie catamaran and learned how to sail. But he prefers a monohull because of And class members are an enjoyable group of people to be around, according to White.

However, not everyone who sails a Fireball wants to compete. Eric Davidson of Dayton, TN, prefers to day sail his. Davidson likes a fast boat, but he is not into racing, yet.

“I’m new to sailing, but I have done a lot of white water kayaking,” he said. “I’m actually a professional kayaker and I have been sailing almost two years.’

Davidson got his sailing start when he went to a family

his kayak experience.

It’s been said that a Fireball is tough for a beginner, but Davidson didn’t have any problems.

“I’m pretty good at a lot of things,” he said. “Sailing a Fireball might be hard for the average person, but it was a piece of cake for me.”

For more information, you can contact the North American Fireball website at secretary@fireball-international.ca, or Patrick Crump at pcrump3@tampabay.rr.com.

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DESTINATION Fort Myers Beach

By Capt. Jay Gray

Destination or layover, Fort Myers Beach in southwest Florida offers the cruising sailor a full selection of mooring, docking, provisions, yard services, marinas, restaurants, entertainment, trolley transportation and—yes, a nice beach.

Looking south at the Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field, which lies on the bay between the town and the mainland.

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t’s a great destination for spending a day, a week or the whole season—or as a pivotal port for making passages north up the west coast of Florida, or south to Naples, Marco or on to the Florida Keys. It’s also where you can pick up the Okeechobee Waterway, which crosses the state to Stuart on the east coast.

Fort Myers Beach is a place for sailors who enjoy both water and shore activities. The town lies on a seven-mile barrier island with Sanibel Island to the northwest and Bonita Beach to the south. Many cruisers make it a day’s run from the popular anchorage at Cayo Costa, which lies north of Sanibel and Captiva, or from Naples from the south. Coming from the north, you can sail either inside, or take an outside run in the Gulf. From the south, you come on the outside.

Sailboats are recommended to navigate into Fort Myers Beach via the Gulf through Matanzas Pass, a well-marked, deep-water pass with both commercial and pleasure vessels using the pass. As you pass the northern hook of the island

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known both as Estero Island and Fort Myers Beach, make a 90-degree turn behind the northwest hook of the island. The north tip of the island, Bowditch Point, is a county park named after the famous navigator, Nathanial Bowditch.

The park has a pier with free day-use-only slips, along with shower, snack bar, nature trails, beach and a convenient trolley stop. Heading south after clearing Bowditch Point, you will notice the fleet of boats of Steve Colgate’s Offshore Sailing School on your right, followed by residential homes, which lead into Moss Marine marina and to the entrance of the Fort Myers Beach harbor area and the overhead Sky Bridge, marking the start of the mooring field.

Fort Myers Beach, Matanzas Harbor, Mooring Field The city operates and maintains the Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field, which lies on the bay between the town and the mainland. The field boasts 70 mooring balls available for public rental year-round and accommodates vessels up to 48 feet in length. Come ashore at the town’s dinghy dock located at the base of the Sky Bridge on the island side.

From there, it’s an easy walk to shopping, restaurants, food stores, nightlife and public transportation.

Rental fees are $13 per day, or $260 per month. The rental fee includes pump-out service and the use of a laundry room, restrooms, showers and ice machines. The harbormaster’s office is located at the Matanzas Inn located next to the dinghy dock. Upon arrival, tie up to a ball and contact the harbormaster at (239) 463-9258 or dinghy to the office.

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hardware store and many restaurants.

A medical walk-in clinic is located near the dinghy dock, and the regional hospital is a trolley ride away. South, three miles, is a CVS drugstore. Bike rentals are available near the dinghy dock.

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The dinghy dock at the base of the Sky Bridge on the island side. From there, it’s an easy walk to shopping, restaurants, food stores, nightlife and public transportation.

Full service yards are located near the mooring field. The facilities offer hauling, rigging, engine service, wood and fiberglass repairs for both small and large vessels. Both TowBoatUS and Sea Tow offer services in the harbor and gulf area of Fort Myers. Local diving service for bottom service and safety checks is also available.

Trolley Service “Take a trolley”...For a low fare, you can take a beach trolley to everywhere.

Trolley routes are north and south on the island and travel along the main avenue of the beach. Traveling south, you go to your choice of several supermarkets. Going north, you can go off island to a supermarket and a West Marine store—and to a transfer point for a connecting bus to the Fort Myers International Airport...all for a low fare.

Trolley stops are located near the dinghy dock and along the main street.

Schedules are posted at each stop.

Waterfront Restaurants and Times Square You have choices. Tie up the boat in front of the restaurant or come by dinghy. Come early for early bird specials, or stay late for entertainment. You have choices that are all located in the harbor area near the mooring field.

“Times Square” is the beachfront pedestrian mall located at the foot of the beach fishing “Times Square” is the beachfront pier. It features many beach stores, an ice cream parlor and pizza place, to name a few.

“Street” entertainers do their thing and the crowds gather to enjoy them. The square is a pedestrian mall located at the foot of fun, easy walk from the dinghy dock. the beach fishing pier. “Times Square,“ features many beach stores, an ice of the harbor, beyond the shrimp fleet, is Salty Sam’s maricream parlor and pizza place, to name a few. “Street” enterna and Parrot Key restaurant, which offers diesel and gas, tainers do their thing and the crowds gather to enjoy them. along with engine service and dockage. The restaurant is a The square is a fun, easy walk from the dinghy dock. popular skippers’ hangout.

Ballard diesel dock is a diesel fuel-only facility that Cruise into Fort Myers Beach for a layover. Stay for a day, pumps high-speed diesel at attractive pricing. It is the fuel week or longer—and enjoy a tropical port destination. stop for the commercial shrimp fleet and of private vessels looking for a good price.

Note: Capt. Jay Gray came to Fort Myers Beach for a week and Provisions, Supplies, Health Services now owns a house with his sailboat, Charisma, docked behind his Within walking distance of the dinghy dock, or by using the house. He often sails for overnite cruises to Naples, Cayo Costa trolley service, you will find supermarkets, a West Marine, and beyond.

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RACING SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING Table of Contents News and Events Upcoming Regional Regattas Regional Racing (Race Reports, Club Racing, Upcoming Regattas, Regional Race Calendars) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)

NEWS AND EVENTS

North U Match Racing Clinic, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Sept. 9-11 North U Match Racing clinics are intended to introduce racing sailors to the thrills, skills and techniques of match racing. Using a curriculum developed by match racing champions Dave Perry and Liz Baylis, participants will learn all about match racing, including entry, dial-ups, circling, lead/push, the hook, shift right, and a slew of other match racing tactics and techniques. Dave Perry’s new North U Match Racing Playbook and the Henry Menin/John Cutler Match Racing Book-on-CD are provided for all participants.

For further information, or to register, go to the North U schedule page under the Seminars Tab, at www.northu.com.

US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar, Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 17 See Short Tacks section for more information on this seminar.

Florida Sailors Win U.S. Youth Multihull Championship in California, June 10-12

By Kim Kaminski On June 10-12, the U.S. Youth Multihull Championships were held at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA. Aboard their Viper F16, skipper Taylor Reiss and crew Matthew Whitehead from Panama City Beach, FL, won the championship, beating 13 other teams for the title.

This duo team is working towards the 2016 Olympics and almost earned a double championship this year by earning a second-place (missing first place by 1 point) in the Adult U.S. Sailing Alter Cup Championship. They are looking forward to the ISAF Youth Worlds Championship to be held later this year and will be representing the Gulf Yachting Association and Florida in the campaign.

For more information visit www.championships.ussailing.org/Youth.

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Gulf Yachting Association Contemplates Changing Club’s One-Design

By Julie B. Connerley The forerunner of the Gulf Yachting Association, the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association, was organized in 1901 by Southern Yacht Club’s then commodore Albert Baldwin with a mission of “bringing the yachtsmen of the gulf area closer together.”

But the seed for inter-club competition wasn’t planted until a series of events by passionate sailors led the way.

The year was 1919. Well-known New Orleans architect and SYC race chair Rathbone DeBuys approached the governing board with an idea to design a fleet of one-design sloops for use by club members. His hope was to increase sailing interest. He designed the Fish Class sloop.

SYC secretary-treasurer William H. Parham, who had been a friend of Sir Thomas Lipton when he lived in New Orleans, saw an opportunity to suggest to Lipton that SYC’s racing program was doing well and the donation of a trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton would be a great addition.

It was Lipton’s wishes that the trophy be awarded to an inter-club competition and thus began the Lipton Challenge Cup. Of course, the first race was held in SYC’s Fish Class sloops, with SYC sailing against Pensacola Yacht Club, which purchased three of Southern’s newly built Fish Class sloops for the competition. The first Lipton Cup was held in October of 1920. PYC won.

That same year, the Gulf Yachting Association was reorganized and the Fish Class was GYA’s choice for inter-club competition for the next half-century. In 1970, the Fish Class was retired in favor of the fiberglass centerboard Flying Scot that also carried a spinnaker. It is still in use today by the 33member clubs and five additional affiliate member GYA clubs.

However, with the GYA’s centennial fast approaching, the Capdevielle committee asked the board of directors to consider forming a committee to investigate retiring the Flying Scot in favor of another one-design boat. The board agreed. Committee members from various GYA clubs have been appointed, but there are no frontrunners in the selection process. “We will have plenty of time to research and review all the choices submitted,” said GYA commodore

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RACING John Matthews. “It is a seven-year process.”

Thanks to the Southern Yacht Club publishing The Sesquicentennial of the Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans 1849-1999 in 2000, sailors have a vast resource of the early days of sailing along the Gulf Coast, including the history of the GYA and the Lipton Challenge Cup. It is up to all of us to continue recording the changes and advances made by GYA and each member club as we all strive “to promote the sport of yacht racing on the Gulf Coast and in nearby areas.”

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

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

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

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

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here.

We will list your club races if they happen on a regular schedule (eg, every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.).

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

Upcoming Regattas

12th Annual Special Olympics Sailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA, Sept. 9-11 Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual open Sailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia on Lake Lanier Sept. 9-11 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Races will 50

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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 Debbie.Palay@SpecialOlympicsGA.org at (770) 4149390, ext. 118.

The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. For more information, go to www.southernsailing.org, or www.specialolympicsga.org/support/special-events/sailing-regatta Race Calendar AUGUST South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 5 SAYRA Team Race, 420, Carolina YC (NC) 6-7 SAYRA Open Invitational, Open, Carolina YC (NC) 6-7 Rockville Regatta, Open, Sea Island YC, (SC) 13 Mt Pleasant Youth Regatta, Juniors, Hobcaw YC (SC) 13-14 Diva Regatta, Open Women Skippers, Western Carolina SC (SC) 13-14 Spar Wars Registration Results, Open, South Carolina YC (SC) 20-21 SAYRA PHRF/Offshore Championship, Invitational Farr 40, CORA (below) (SC) 27-28 Hatteras Regatta, Catamarans, Eastern Multihull SA Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing—see club website for details.

6-7 Rockville Regatta.

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular club racing—see club website for details.

Race schedule not posted for 2011 by press date.

Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA Regular club racing all summer—see website for details.

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing—see club website for details.

SEPTEMBER South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 3-4 Labor Day Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 10-11 Cat Fest. Catamarans. Lake Norman YC (NC) 10-11 Outback Cup. Open. Carolina SC (SC) 24 Leukemia Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 24-25 Wassaw Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 24-25 Board Bash. Dinghies. Lake Norman YC (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing—see club website for details.

10 Fall Harbor Race. PHRF 17 Fall Ocean Day Race. PHRF 24 Fall Harbor Race. PHRF Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing—see club website for details. (New website under construction at press time.)

Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club website for club race schedule 3 Vernon Pickering Commodore’s Cup. Lake Lanier SC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Special Olympics Open Regatta. Southern SC Old Goat. Thistles. Lake Lanier SC Dorton Cup. Barefoot SC Gone With the Wind. C22. Lake Lanier SC Junior Regatta. Lake Lanier SC Barefoot Open Regatta. Barefoot SC

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one way). North Florida Cruising Club Labor Day Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville Labor Day Ft. Pierce Cruise. East Coast SA Predicted Log Regatta. Navy Jax YC HandsOnHelm Regatta. North Florida CC

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for details.

Upcoming Regattas

Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, September through November Melbourne Yacht Club starts its fall racing lineup on Sept. 2425, with the 33rd 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. 15-16. Expected classes are Sunfish, Laser, Flying Scot, Monohull and Multihull Portsmouth. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 22-23.

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

Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.

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

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

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Race series organized seasonally.

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

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghy club race series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoon on Lake Baldwin. January through November, AUGUST 13 Full Moon Race. St. Augustine YC 20 Fouled Anchor Regatta. Navy Jax YC SEPTEMBER 2 J/24 Labor Day Weekend Challenge. Melbourne YC. 3 Herb Elpnick Memorial Race (Mayport to Fernandina, one way). North Florida Cruising Club 4 Tommy Hall Memorial Race (Fernandina to Mayport, News & Views for Southern Sailors

Upcoming Regattas 7th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta, Palm Beach Inlet to Port St Lucie Inlet, Sept. 24-25.

This regatta, with a pursuit start, is a two-day, 24-nautical mile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to Port St. Luce Inlet on Saturday, returning on Sunday. An afterrace pool party is at the Hutcheson Island Marriott on Saturday. Reserved dockage and reserved rooms available at reduced rates to race participants. The return race on Sunday is a regular class start race.

On Sunday, the dinner and awards banquet is held.

Race classes are 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.

Race Calendar Palm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club website for club racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday of each month (Son of a Beach Regatta).

Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the website for local club races.

BBYC BBYRA CCS CGSC CRYC KBYC LYC MYC PBSC SCF STC

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

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

Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

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

AUGUST Go to the website for local club races.

13 Full Moon Regatta 13 Single-handed Race. CGSC 14 Double-handed Race. CGSC SEPTEMBER 10 Full Moon Regatta 10 Florida State Snipe Juniors. CGSC 17 Conch Cup. MYC 24 Avocado, Mango & Lime Cup. BBYC

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

Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. No regattas on club website in October by press date.

SEPTEMBER 1 Labor Day Regatta. Portsmouth 2 Labor Day Regatta. PHRF

Race Reports

Summer Sailstice River Regatta, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, June 18

By Harmon Heed This short race was summer fun at this Sun Coast venue on the Manatee River on the south side of Tampa Bay. This regatta commemorates the 11th international Summer Sailstice—a day of sailing celebrating the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. The Sailstice is held on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice (which was June 21 this year).

This was the third annual Summer Sailstice River Regatta, always hosted—and sponsored—by the liveaboard-friendly Regatta Pointe Marina. The meetings and award party were held at the River House at the end of the pier that bisects the marina. The race, run with pursuit start, was a 10.73-mile, random-leg course run on the mile-wide Manatee River, where there are no bridges between the marina and the Gulf of Mexico. Light winds made the race longer and the tight finish made it very exciting!

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J/24s at the start experienced typical summer light winds in the Summer Sailstice Regatta Pointe Marina River Regatta on the south side of Tampa Bay in June. Photo by Janet Combs.

the crew races the boat. During the race you can easily see how far ahead or behind the competition you are. For example, in this race, the reverse “scratch” boat, Rich Muro’s Pearson 22.5, Silver Lady, with a PHRF rating of 306, started at 12:30. The fastest boat, Peter Wormwood’s Stiletto 27, Deuce Coupe, with a rating of 15, started at 1:22.

This was Peter’s first time in this race, and it was exciting to watch him slide past all others and finish first by a smidge over three minutes. But the real excitement was when the next three boats all finished within five seconds of each other!

Only 16 boats entered, so classes were reduced to Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and Multihull. There were no DNSs, DNFs, DSQs or protests.

Results: Spinnaker (6 boats): 1, Mischief, J/92, Bob Armstrong; 2, Misty, Ranger 26, Gregg Knighton; 3, Killer Tomato, J/24, Ravi Parent.

Non-spin (8 boats): 1, Solitude, Hunter 30, Dave Wilson; 2, Reagan-E, Olson 30, Rolf Hahn; 3, RunAway, Holder 30, Bob Miller; Multihull (2 boats): 1, Deuce Coupe, Stiletto 27, Peter Wormwood; Catastrophe, Stiletto 27, Dean Cleal. Overall: 1, Deuce Coupe;2, Mischief; 3, Misty.

Upcoming Regattas

Full Moon Night Race, Cortez, FL, Aug. 13 The Cortez Yacht Club will be hosting a night race in the Gulf on Saturday, August 13. The race will be conducted under a full moon with a start time of 7:30 p.m. The start will be at Longboat Pass #1. Boats will head north to Egmont Key Southwest Channel #1, returning to finish at Longboat Key Pass #1, the start line. A pursuit start (reverse handicap) will be used and is open to all. A skippers meeting will be held at 12:00 noon on August 13. No entry fee required. For more information, contact George Carter at (941) 792-9100, or Peter Robinson at (941) 266-7054.

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teens. Racers will set up boats at 12:30 and attend a skippers’ meeting at 1:00. Races will be followed by an awards party.

Graduates of TSS Youth Sailing’s sailing and racing classes, and sailors recommended by the coaching staff are eligible to race.

The regatta is free but there are only a limited number of race boats, so an RSVP is required for race boat assignments. Some spectator boats are available—RSVP requested. To RSVP, leave message at (813) 645-2262 with your phone number, name, age, and when you took TSS Youth Sailing’s sailing or racing classes.

TSS Youth Sailing’s Joey Meyer Regatta memorializes a young sailor who grew up at the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach to join the U.S. Coast Guard.

For more information, go to TSS Youth Sailing’s website, www.tssyouthsailing.org. TSS Youth Sailing, Inc., is a Florida nonprofit and federal 501(c)(3) educational organization.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron 65th Annual Labor Day Regatta, Sept. 3-5 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its 65th Labor Day Regatta, Sept. 2-4. With five courses on Sarasota Bay and PHRF racing in the Gulf, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Courses will be set up hosting Opti Red, White, & Blue fleets, Opti Green Fleet, Laser, 420, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets.

In 2010, 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.sarasotasailingsquadron.org

29th Bradenton Yacht Club Fall Kickoff Regatta, Bradenton, FL, Sept. 23-25 This regatta, held at the Bradenton Yacht Club, is the “kickoff” event for the Tampa Bay/Sarasota Bay area winter racing season. It is two days of racing in Tampa Bay. Six classes, spinnaker, non-spinnaker, true cruising, racer cruiser, multihull and one-design, will make up the three-race regatta. Free dockage at the yacht club. Upwards of 70 boats have raced in the past, most of which raft up at the yacht club.

Partying for the event begins on Friday night as boats gather at the club, continuing Saturday afternoon after racing.

Register at www.bradenton-yacht-club.org, or call (941) 9813891. For dock reservations, call (941) 722-5936, ext. 212, or the dockmaster cell at (941) 374-2310.

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8/31/12) of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. Boat of the Year (BOTY) races are also listed. We like to get it posted by Sept. 1, but don’t always have all the information by then, partly because some clubs have not finalized their calendars on some events by that date.

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

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. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) AUGUST Go to the website for local club races.

13 Full Moon Race in the Gulf (off Longboat Pass). Cortez Yacht Club.

13 Transbay Regatta (Tampa Bay). St. Pete SA and Tampa Sailing Squadron 20 Suncoast Laser Masters. Davis Island YC SEPTEMBER 2 Labor Day Race. Davis Island YC 2-4 Labor Day Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 17 Kayusa Cup (CBOTY). Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society 17-18 Bruce Watters Green Fleet. St. Pete YC 23-25 Kick-Off Regatta. Bradenton YC

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RACING 10th Annual Independence Day Regatta and the US Sailing Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, July 1-3, Pensacola, FL

By Talbot Wilson Race Reports

Hobie Cat Womens, Youth, 14 and Wave North American Championships, Ocean Springs, MS, June 19-26

By Dick Dixon

On the left is Ben Herman from the Southern Yacht Club, who won the Laser Radial Class at the Subway USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival and Independence Day Regatta. He won the third annual SUBWAY® Celebrate Sailing award for the top performance in the regatta. On the right is Michael Rice and crew, who won the 420 Class with a perfect score. Photo by Talbot Wilson.

Women sailors who competed in the Hobie championship in Ocean Springs, MS, on June 19-26. Photo by Dick Dixon.

Cover photo: Overall first place Hobie 16 Womens winners Susan Kerzeniewski, on the right, and Kerri Romanufa, on the left, prepare their boat for a day of racing. The duo has won multiple Hobie women’s championships. The Biloxi Bay Bridge is in the background. Photo by Dick Dixon.

The 2011 Hobie Cat Womens, Youth, 14 and Wave North American Championships were held June 19-26 at the Ocean Springs Yacht Club. Weather along the Mississippi Gulf Coast proved challenging for the competitors who came from across the United States and Canada. Although rain never threatened during the eight days of racing, hot temperatures and variable winds, ranging from light to windy conditions, tested sailing skills. Ocean Springs Yacht Club’s new facility, white sandy beach and smooth water provided an excellent venue. In addition, the charm and beauty of the city of Ocean Springs welcomed sailors with southern hospitality while providing easy access to the sights, sounds and culinary delights of the beautiful Mississippi Coast.

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Ben Herman from Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans sailed a perfect regatta in the SUBWAY USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival and Independence Day Regatta. He won the only two Laser races out of seven scheduled. For his excellent sailing, he also won the third annual SUBWAY Celebrate Sailing Trophy as the top sailor in the festival.

Other winners were: the Flying Scot team of Seth Cooke, Darwin Pritchard and Hank Moran from Fort Walton Beach, FL; Michael Rice and Caroline Johnson in the 420 Class from Pensacola, FL; Beckett Hamilton of Panama City, FL, in Opti Green; Gorham Partington of Pensacola, FL, in Opti White; Mitch Powell from Fairhope, AL, in Opti Red; and Boyd Housey from Pass Christian, MS, in Opti Blue.

Housey also won first place overall in the Opti Fleet.

Forty-seven young Gulf Coast sailors competed on Pensacola Bay. The festivities started on Friday, July 1, with high-powered coaching clinics and concluded with the awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

Seven races were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, but thunderstorms each day held racing to just one a day. BP Oil joined in to support the event this year in sponsoring the safety boats on the course. In Sunday’s squall, this proved to be particularly helpful as gusty winds scattered the youth sailors all over the bay, and the safety boats went to the rescue of several capsized sailors.

In its 15th season, the Junior Olympic Sailing program is a nationwide series of regattas for youth, ages 8 to 21.

There are dozens of regattas slated for 2011 in the continental United States and Hawaii and over 5,000 sailors are expected to participate. The action begins with two events in June, and the series culminates with the 33rd annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta in Miami, the largest junior sailing event in the country.

The program is nationally sponsored by West Marine, www.southwindsmagazine.com

Gill North America, Active.com and Bull Frog. During the course of the 2011, sailors will race Optimists, Lasers, Bytes, Sunfish, El Toros, Club 420s, CFJs, 29ers and windsurfers in more than 25 events held in 16 states.

Upcoming Regattas

Inaugural Children’s Cup Regatta, Mobile Bay, Aug. 20-21 Fairhope Yacht Club will host the 2nd Annual Children’s Cup Regatta, benefitting Children’s Hospital of Alabama, on Aug. 20-21. A full day of racing and entertainment is scheduled. For regatta registration and a full list of activities planned, visit www.fairhopeyachtclub.com.

91st Annual Lipton Cup, Bay St. Louis, MS, Sept. 3-5 The Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, LA, will host the 91st Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Sept. 3-5. The regatta is an inter-club competition between the 33 member clubs of the Gulf Yachting Association. Competitors sail the 19foot one-design, the Flying Scot, in five races held over three days. The winning club hosts the 92nd Lipton Cup in 2011. www.pontyc.org.

21st Annual Juana Good Time Regatta, Navarre Beach, Florida Panhandle, Sept. 9-11 Always held on the first weekend after Labor Day, 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. They are looking for trimarans to enter to make their own class this year. Many boaters travel from as far as Louisiana and Mississippi to attend.

For more information, go to www.juanaspagodas.com, and click on Regatta—or any of the regatta links.

Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.

LEGEND BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA

News & Views for Southern Sailors

SYC StABYC SSYC SYC

Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL South Shore YC, New Orleans, LA Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA

AUGUST 6-7 Knost Regatta. PCYC 13 Round the Rig. MYC 13-14 Charles R. Galloway GYA Sunfish/Laser/Opti. GYC 20 Children’s Hospital Charity Regatta. FYC 20 Round the Lake. CSA 20 Katrina Memorial Regatta. OSYC 27 Big Mouth Regatta. PBYC 27 Pam Sintes Regatta. SSYC/NOYC 27 Rock, Paper, Scissor Regatta. BSC 27-28 Race Week. BWYC 27-28 Katrina Memorial Regatta. Multihull, One-design. OSYC SEPTEMBER 3-5 Lipton Cup Regatta. Pont YC 3-5 Lipton Cup Regatta. Pont YC 10 Chappell & Stitt Regatta. PYC 17 To the Pier and Back Regatta. PBYC 17 Middle Bay. BucYC 17 Double-Handed/Couples. StABYC 17-18 Back to School Regatta. PontYC 17-18 GYA Multihull Championships. GYC 17-18 Lukemia Cup. BSC 24-25 Wadewitz. FYC 24-25 Heroes, Goats and JBoats(J/24). FYC 24-25 Great Lake Race. CSA/SSYC/NOYC 25 Coco Seeman Regatta. SYC/LPWSA

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36’ Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007. In-mast mainsail furling, roller furling genoa, Yanmar diesel, shoal draft, A/C, auto pilot. Asking $147,500 Andy Gillis 239.292.1915 andy@rossyachtsales.com

44’ Morgan/Catalina CSY C/C Sloop 1988. Yanmar diesel, roller furling, radar, SSB, windvane steering, dinghy w/OB. Asking $89,500. Call Andy Gillis in Fort Myers 239.292.1915 andy@rossyachtsales.com

35’ Catalina 350 2006. Roller furling main and genoa, A/C, full electronics, dinghy & outboard. Asking $133,000 Call Andy Gillis in Fort Myers 239.292.1915 andy@rossyachtsales.com

1990 Morgan Classic 41 MKII Out Island. A “turn-key” cruiser ready for a summer in the Bahamas. Asking $99,000 call Rick Grajirena for details 727.403.9910.

J/105 # 277 Std Keel 2000. Set up for PHRF, on Lake Lanier since 2005, wheel package, around 12 sails, motivated multi-boat owners, interesting trades? Call Ritch Riddle for details 727.424.4232 cell (Sistership photo)

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53' Bruce Roberts Steel Cutter, 1990, excellent condition! 2011 Awlgrip dark blue. Perkins 6 cyl 120 HP engine, Onan 8.5 kw generator, seven sails, double ground tackle. $182,728, Call Bob @ 239-877-4094

47’ Gulfstar Sailmaster 1980, Updated Yanmar, Super well - equipped bluewater cruiser, A must see! $139,900, Roy S. @ 305-775-8907

47' Wauquiez Centurion, 1986, Great sailing, blue water boat in PR, Rigged for easy sailing, She is Loaded for bluewater cruising and ready to go! $189,000, Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907

44' Island Packet, 2008, Yanmar under 200 hrs, electric winches, upgraded to better than new. This is a must see! $525,000, Harry @ 941-400-7942

44' Gozzard 1994, Bluewater cruiser, A/C, Wind generator, recent Awlgrip, BowThruster, Equipped to go today! $289,000 Capt Calvin @ 941-830-1047

42' Tayana Vancouver 42 CC, 1987, the rare center cockpit model, never had teak decks, Equipped everything needed for extended cruising! $96,000, Call Harry @ 941-400-7942

41' Hunter 410, 2002 Lightly used, AC, H20 maker, windlass, in-mast furling main, Raymarine C80 plotter, Genset w/60 hrs, Yanmar 54 hp w/800 hrs, $135,000. Kevin @ 321-693-1642

40' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, 2003, two-cabin, one head version adding lots of extra room. Twin helm stations in Cockpit, Extremely fine condition both inside and out! $169,000, Call Kevin 321-693-1642

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36' Hunter 35.5, 1991, Well taken care of. The boat is well equipped and ready to go! $59,900, Call Butch @ 850-624-8893

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8-foot Fiberglass rowing dinghy—can be used with a small outboard. $275. Sarasota (941) 870-7473. (8/11)

1988 Cape Cod Beetlecat 12.5 feet. Beautiful boat show condition. Complete restoration 2009. Re-fastened, new paint, varnish and sail. Many extras. $8000 OBO. Call David (941) 545-7109. Bradenton Beach, FL. (9/11) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Abaco Dinghy 12ft. Built by Wiener Malone of Hopetown, Abaco. Excellent Condition.

New sail and trailer. Rare classic Bahamian sloop $3500. Dunedin, FL, (727) 692-8061, or zeke@ensignspars.com. (8/11) Three WindRider 17 trimarans for sale. $8195. $1000 below list. Brand new in the box. Three available: blue, white or yellow.

Located on Anna Maria Island near Bradenton and Sarasota, FL. Call Brian (941) 6851400 (briandahms@hotmail.com).

18’ Florida Bay Wooden Sharpie. Just restored. 2 sets of sails. Custom aluminum trailer. 3hp Outboard. Ready for the water. $2,900. North Florida. Will deliver. (305) 9237384. (9/11)

2007 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. Honda 9.9 electric start, wheel steering, autopilot, electronics, Harken furler and much more. Clean $29,731. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises (800)783-6953 or (727)327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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1988 Hunter 26.5 New bottom job, great daysailer or weekender, recent 4-cycle outboard, new furler and genoa, in very good shape and ready to sail. Many extras $7500 (941) 713-3569. (9/11)

1977 Erickson 27. Solid family boat, very good condition, new Bimini, full headroom, full galley, stereo, TV, AC, solar panel, Yamaha electric-start 4-stroke OB. $4800 (727) 734-1703. (727) 804-4508. (8/11)

$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. The hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (9/11)

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

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

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

1998 Alerion Express 28. New 2011 bottom and Plexiglas main hatch, 2006 new dark blue Awlgrip, standing rigging. Many extras.

Lowest price in market $49,000. New Orleans, (504) 835-0610, or (504) 289-6810.

(9/11) 2004 Catalina 310. $59,900. AC, AP, GPS, Refrig, R/F Genoa, Electric windlass, Bimini, 4’10’’ shoal draft. St. Petersburg, FL. 727-2141590. Full Specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

1985 S2 9.1. Two Mains, 3 chutes, Harken RF, multiple headsails, cruising chute. GPS/Chart Plotter, Nexus instruments, Auto tiller, Life Sling, folding prop, Bimini. Bcoated. 5’ 6” draft. $17,200 OBO. (352) 746-1329, (352) 445-6359. (9/11)

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

Asking $20,000. (954) 537-4996. (10/11)

33’ CSY Custom Sloop, 1983. 50 HP Perkins Diesel, low hours on motor, 3’11” draft. One of a kind, very clean. Good sails, Awlgrip 2008. Call for details (727) 534-9947 Asking, $32,900. (10/11)

33’ Hunter, 2006, a great boat with NEW electronics, just bottom painted and is ready to go! Large aft master stateroom with plenty of storage and headroom. $89,900. Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

34’ Gemini 105MC 2003, Westerbeke 27 HP, 3 Staterooms, Microwave, Ice Maker, Full electronics, Flat Screen TV, Custom Sail Pack w/Lazy Jacks, Solar Panels, Cockpit full enclosure, Custom Sunbrella Covers, Electric windlass. Boat set up by true cruisers, a must see, asking $129,000. www.sayachtsales.com.

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

Raymarine plotter, GPS, Autopilot, wind, depth, speed, ICOM M-504 VHF with RAM mike, reconditioned main and genoa sails, electric windless, custom Bimini and sail cover. Clearwater, FL. $69,900. (303) 5223580. (9/11) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Gemini 3400 1993. $72,900. 2006 Yamaha 50hp four-stroke. New Bottom—no blisters. 3 new G-27 AGM batteries, 210W solar-charger-inverter, Honda generator. Reverse cycle AC. New roller main and 150 Genny. (941) 276 -5628. (9/11)

35’ Catalina 350 Sloop 2006. In-mast mainsail furling, 135% roller-furling genoa, dodger w/Bimini, A/C, Raymarine E80, ST series, & autopilot. Dinghy w/ outboard, $133,000 Raymarine E80, ST series, autopilot. Andy Gillis in Fort Myers. (239) 292-1915. (9/11)

36’ Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007. In-mast mainsail furling, roller-furling genoa, shoal draft, A/C, dodger w/Bimini, Raymarine E80, ST series, & autopilot. $147,500. Andy Gillis in Fort Myers. (239) 292-1915. (9/11)

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

35 Strider 1969. Fiberglass, hand-built, PHRF rating 168. Yanmar diesel replaced 1994.

Flag-blue hull, new sails. Asking $29,000. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

CAL 36. Classic racer/cruiser. Fast, Strong. 2005 diesel. Newer mast/boom/rigging. A/C and Heat. 7 sails. Fully equipped. Sailed regularly. $23,500. (727) 821-0949. St. Petersburg (9/11a)

36 Cheoy Lee 1970. Cutter Yawl. Completely rebuilt inside and out—mast, sails, boom, rigging, both 12-volt & 110-volt, plumbing.

Asking $66,900. Go anywhere. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

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

Morgan 34. Classic Charley Morgan 1968.

Full keel, draft 42”, 10’ beam. Great sailing boat for Bahamas or Keys. Nice cabin, sleeps six. Needs nothing. $26,000. (321) 2996928. Merritt Island, FL. (8/11)

36 Cheoy Lee 1970. Cutter Yawl. Completely rebuilt inside and out—mast, sails, boom, rigging, both 12-volt & 110-volt, plumbing.

Asking $66,900. Go anywhere. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

Wharram Tangaroa MKIV+, 2002 36 ’x19’. Beams lashed on top of deck, single mast with gaff wing sail, jib, large Bimini, unique cockpit, 6+’ standing headroom in extended cabins, 230w solar with large batteries, two 8hp Yamahas, inflatable with outboard, solid boat to liveaboard or cruise the islands, $65K. Dan (305) 664-0190. (9/11)

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37’ Soverel Sloop ‘75. 2005 Westerbeke diesel 35 Hp. Everything on this boat except the mast, boom and stanchions is 2000 or newer. It is clean, clean and ready for new owners. Asking $19,500. Check www.sayachtsales.com for all info and pictures (904) 829-1589

37’ Jeanneau 2001. Well built, fast and fun.

Equipped for cruising with SSB, Chartplotter and Radar. Air conditioner, walk through transom, and lots more. Call Mike at Whiteaker Yacht Sales. (941) 776-0616.

$50 – 3 mo.

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37’ one-off Cooper. 1985. Just completed three-year cruise from San Francisco.

Complete sail inventory. 400 hours on recently rebuilt Volvo engine. $90,000. (530) 3057977. For complete inventory, go to: http://web.mac.com/pecahill/XANADU/ Welcome.html. (9/11)

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

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley + more. $110,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

39’ Island Spirit 400, 2004. This is an owner’s version, 3-cabin boat that has never been chartered and is in immaculate condition. Fully equipped for cruising with Yanmar diesels, Northern Lights Genset, watermaker, solar panels, SSB, etc. This boat is “turnkey” & ready to go cruising! Asking only $289,000, which is 1/2 of what a new boat will cost! Located in Key West. For more details call (305) 747-9279 or e-mail caribtraveller@yahoo.com (9/1

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Schucker 40, 1980. Asking $99,500. Perkins 65hp, generator, AC/Heat, refrig, 200-gallon fuel/water, 100 gallon-holding, 14’ beam 3’ 2” draft. Call Bob for details. Located Cape Coral, FL. (239) 560-0664. Bring offers.

(9/11)

40’ Condor Trimaran 1987. USCG-Documented Vessel with unrestricted Coastwise Endorsement. LEX-SEA was previously owned

by Ted Turner Jr. as Troika. Fast, fun and capable of ocean racing. Great sail inventory, recent Yanmar 29, Maxi Prop, New Dodger, Stack Pack, Hood RF, Custom Helm Seats.

RayMarine Electronics. Key Largo. $59,900.

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

38’ Irwin Center Cockpit Sloop 1983. Roller furling main and genoa, 4 1/2 ft draft, 16000 BTU A/C, autopilot, radar, wind generator, 12v refrigeration. Roomy interior with aft cabin. Reduced $39,900. Bill Browning Yacht Sales, St. Petersburg. www.floridaboats.net.

(727) 323-5300

1983 Sabre 38. A classic with exceptional sailing performance. Shoal draft 4’3”, GPS, VHF, Westerbeke diesel with split aft stateroom. $74,900. Alan at 941-350-1559.

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

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1987 40’ Beneteau First Class 12. This is one FAST Beneteau. Great sails, diesel power, tiller, 5’6” shoal draft, nice cruising amenities.

REDUCED: $57,900. Alan at 941-350-1559.

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41’ Concordia Sloop 1953, Yanmar diesel.

Own a classic piece of yachting history, Actaea was the flagship for the New York Yacht Club and also has a winning racing history.

Completely restored and the most beautiful yacht. Last haul 4-11. Check our website for all info and lots of pictures. www.sayachtsales.com. (904) 829-1589

41’ Morgan 1986. a liveaboard’s dream. Big genset, recent Canvas, Heat & Air, Autopilot, Yanmar diesel with fuel polishing system, Shoal draft. Reduced to $89k. Call Kelly at Massey Yacht Sales, St Pete. (727) 599-1718

2008 Hunter 41 DS. A clean Trade-in!

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

2 Catalina 2003. 2-Cabin Wing Keel. A/C, genset, watermaker, in-mast furling, davits, bimini, hard dodger, full enclosure and more. Very well maintained, in excellent condition and ready to go cruising. Contact Scott Pursell, CPYB, Massey Yacht Sales & Service, Palmetto, FL $199,000 (941) 723-1610.

42 Beneteau First 1983. Rated ”World’s Best Sailboat.” Many upgrades. Price reduction to $78,900. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

43’ Bristol, 1986, Pristine condition $139,000. Super Deal. Yacht Brokers, llc, Palm Coast, FL. Contact Meg Goncalves at (386) 447-1977. e-mail ybipc@bellsouth.net

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

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

2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning, Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In Mast Furling $224,900. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

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56' Custom Schooner 2007 . .$1.1 Million 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,500 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 POWER

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

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1995 Beneteau 42s7. Rigged for shorthanded performance cruising. Spacious 3-cabin pearwood interior. Large owner stateroom forward. 50hp Volvo. Flex-o-fold propeller. 5’11” draft. Clear Lake, TX. $119,999. (281) 538-2595. ben42s7@hotmail.com. (9/11)

42' Express Bridge 1988 Diesel . .$92,000 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . .$27,500 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$34,900 32' Trojan 1983 New Engines . . .$34,900 30' Silverton Express 1989 . . . . . .$14,800 29' Prairie 1978 Trawler Diesel . .$15,000 28' Diesel Charter Boat Business . .Offers 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900

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

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1986 Gulfstar 45 Hirsh CC. Reduced 10K. Now $119,000. Dollar for dollar best cruising CC on the market. Continually updated and improved. No expense spared. Death forces sale. Turn key. Remarkable yacht. Tom Rice (941) 408-3390, Massey Yacht Sales.

1999 Catalina 470. Bowthruster, Genset, 3 AC, Windlass upgrade, custom arch and davits, and a lot more. $224,000. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. www.murrayyachtsales.com.

60’ Custom Aluminum Motorsailer 2003, Detroit Diesel w/600 hrs., Structurally overbuilt, Autopilot, Depth, Compass, SSB, GPS, Avon Dinghy, Electric dinghy davits, Washer, Dryer, Electric Windlass, AC, Crash Bulkhead, 59’ mast height, 5’ draft, 3 staterooms, Side Power bow thruster, Great Cruising boat.

Asking $249,000. www.sayachtsales.com.

(904) 829-1589

BOAT GEAR & SUPPLIES

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

Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

1980 Vagabond 47. Reduced $179,900. She is loaded and impeccable. Will take you anywhere on the world’s seas in comfort, and safety. One-owner boat. No expense spared.

See details & pix on our website.

AlanGSYS@gmail.com (941) 350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com

FREE ADS Free ads in boat gear for all gear under $200 per item. Privately owned items only. Editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

(941-795-8704) 45 lb. Delta Plow Anchor. Never used. Cost $350 new. Will sell for $200 firm. Contact Bob at (843) 830-8247. (8/11)

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

Loaded, three staterooms and never chartered. Includes dinghy and OB. Must see!

Contact Al Pollak at (727) 492-7340.

46’ Hunter 466, 2005, Extremely clean boat!

286 hours on Yanmar 76 turbo diesel, Koehler 6KW Genset. Raymarine Chartplotter, Raymarine Radar, electric windlass, $225,000.

Call Kevin @ 321-693-1642, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

$50 – 3 mo.

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53’ Bruce Roberts Steel Cutter, 1990, Very well equipped and is in excellent condition!

2011 Awlgrip dark blue. Perkins 6 cyl 120 HP engine, Onan 8.5 kw generator, 7 sails, $182,728. Call Bob @ 239-877-4094, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

53’ Pearson Center Cockpit Ketch, 1981. Maintained by knowledgeable owners, loaded with equipment, new genset, watermaker, new cushions and canvas, a fresh bottom job, and much more! $249,900. Call Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS Three Blade Bronze Propeller. Left hand turning, 12-inch diameter, 12-inch pitch (“12LH12”), 13/16” diameter hub, requires a plastic sleeve to fit a 3/4” (12/16”) propeller shaft. Very good condition, $150. Call Mel, evenings (850)587-5869. (9/11) Spinnaker Pole. 14 ft 5 inches, plus mast car $125. Off an Ericson 35. Call Bill, (727)215-7426.

(9/11) _________________________________________ Johnson 2 cycle outboards: Short shafts 6HP, 7.5HP, 15HP, 35HP. Pull & Electric Start. ’80s models. Prices starting at $250. Please call (941) 870-7473. (6/11) _________________________________________ Beckson Opening Port, new in box, PO-714WC-10. 7” h x 14” w, white frame, clear lens, trim ring, gasket and screen included. Retails for $155. Asking $75. (941) 342-1246. _________________________________________ Class I PFDs, Industrial, Offshore, Stearns Merchant Mate, USCG approved for ALL vessels. Double chest adjusters, encircling body belt, hinged back panel and head-up collar for maximum head support. SOLAS reflective tape sewn on both panels and collar. Like new, never been in water. Asking $60 for both; retail for $80 each. (941) 342-1246. _________________________________________ Tohatsu Outboard. 3.5 HP four-stroke. 2007.

Excellent condition. $499. St. Augustine.

(904) 460-0501. (8/11)

BOYE BOAT KNIVES. Cobalt blades, extreme cutting power. No rust, ever. Handcrafted quality, lightweight, great everyday and safety carry, stays sharp. Super reviews. Made in USA since 1971. www.boyeknives.com. (800) 853-1617. (10/11)

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

_________________________________________ WANTED on ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands: Two Craftsmen - One Machinist, One Welder. Turn-key Welding and Machine Shop available. 10-year established business with good lease. Forced to retire and selling all equipment as “package” for $120k. qualitymachiningwelding@hotmail.com. (340) 6434956. (8/11)

HELP WANTED

_________________________________________ High School Sailing 420 Coach. Venice Florida Region. Responsible sailing enthusiast to work with two, maybe three, high school teams. Applicant should have experience with 420s, US SAILING Level 1 Certified. Interested applicants email veniceyouthboating@verizon.net, or call (941) 468-1719. _________________________________________ Mobile Showroom Representative wanted to promote regatta and sailing apparel at sailing regattas throughout the East Coast.

Must be able to operate and care for a 24’ trailer pulled by a heavy-duty truck. Duties include maintaining operational and inventory checklists and keeping adequate supplies of sailing apparel. Please send resume to michele@paulhus.net. Read more about the job at http://coralreefsailing.net/careers. _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for Yacht Brokers in Florida.

Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. 37% sales increase in 2010, Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com. _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or send resume to yatchit@verizon.net (Inquiry will be kept in confidence)

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT _________________________________________

High (12+ meters ASL) wooded, building lot 1/2 mile southeast GeorgeTown, Exuma, Spectacular views: Elizabeth Harbour, Stocking Island, Crab Key. Road and Power in. Beach access. $65,000. (813) 9563119. (10/11)

$25–30 words–3 months Classified info — page 61 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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CLASSIFIEDS SLIPS FOR RENT/SALE ________________________________________

Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park.

Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (9/11a)

NE Florida Spanish Colonial. 4BR/3BA, 3260 sq ft, secluded, treed 1.5 acres, pool/spa, deep water slip, 24ft wide. 5 mi to Atlantic inlet.

MLS#54985 $975,000. (904) 556-1279 (8/11)

SAILS & CANVAS

_________________________________________ Mainsail and Mast. 19’ 6” mast. Shortened off 18’ Catalina. Complete with Spreaders, lights, etc. Mainsail: 16’ luff. 8’ 4” foot.

Powerhead. 1 reef point. Will separate. $75 each or OBO. (352) 728-0098. (9/11)

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. (9/11)

Port Canaveral Yacht Club. Memberships and/or slips for rent. Sailboats and powerboats up to 60 feet. Multihulls up to 45 feet in length.

Deepwater direct ocean access. Near ICW. Liveaboard and transient slips available.

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

Free Wi-Fi, pump-outs on site, fuel and boat repair nearby. www.office@pcyc-fl.org. (9/11)

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

________________________________________ Inflatable Dinghy. $1000 2009 HSR240 7’10”. Brand New. Stored Garage, New Found Metals. Internet Price $1549 plus freight, Hard Ribbed Bottom. 2 Chambered. Call Vic (904) 412-9939. (10/11) ________________________________________ 12-gallon aluminum under-seat fuel tank for Boston Whaler 13. $80. Palm City, FL. Cell (772) 285-4858 (Never on Sunday) (10/11)

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The lists includes all display advertising.

SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Bill Browning Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Boaters Exchanges/Catalina . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 20 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 17, 20, 60 Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Grand Slam Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Island Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Kelly Bickford, Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina/Hunter/ Island Packet/Eastern/Mariner . . . .IFC, 57 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina 20, 26, 29, 60 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . .56, BC Ross Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Snug Harbor Boats & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg 39 West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Turner Marine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Aurinco Solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Beaver Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Borel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Cajun Trading Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 C-Head Compost Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Coolnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CopperCoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Cruising Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Doctor LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 37 Ellies Sailing Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . .26 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . .20, 26, 29, 60 Mastmate Mast Climber . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Moor Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Nature’s Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Savon De Mer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 33 Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Sparman USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Spotless Stainless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision . . . .39 Welmax Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Yachting Gourmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Advanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Cajun Trading Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Doyle Ploch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging . . . .66 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . .24, 28 Island Planet Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Masthead/ Used Sails and Service . . .20, 26, 29, 60 National Sail Supply, new&used online . . .29 North Sails Direct/sails online by North43, 68 North Sails, new and used . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Rigging Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Sail Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Sunrise Sails, Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Ullman Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 29 CANVAS Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .16 SAILING SCHOOLS/CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION Across the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Bluewater sailing school . . . . . . . . . . .17, 35 Captains License Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Charleston Sailing School . . . . . . . . . .17, 41 Dunbar Sales Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . .17 Gulfcoast Sailing & Cruising School . . . . .17 North Carolina School of Sailing . . . . . . . .17 Sailing Florida Charters & School . . . . . . .17 Sailtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sea School/Captain’s License . . . . . . . . . .33 St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises . . . . . . . .17 Two Can Sail Sailing School Seminars . . . . .7 US SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Star Marine Outboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDS Anchorage Resort and Marina . . . . . . . . . .48 Catamaran Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Clearwater Municipal Marina . . . . . . . . . .48 Fishermen’s Village Marina . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Glades Boat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Gulfport City Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Harborage Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Hidden Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina . . . . . . .32 Matthews Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Morehead City Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Pasadena Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Pelican’s Perch Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Rivertown Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . . . .48 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Key Lime Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, DIVE SERVICES, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Bluewater Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales . . . . . . . . . .27 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . .24, 28 Mike Chan Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Mrs. G Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Seaboard Divers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. George Schott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Capt. Rick Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 MARINE ELECTRONICS Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication . . . .67 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Capt. Marti Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Gourmet Underway Cookbook . . . . . . . . .40 Richard Herman Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 SSB Radio Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 REGATTAS, BOAT SHOWS Premiere Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Key West Race Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta . . . . . . . . . . .9 Buzzelli Multihull Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Regatta Pointe Marina Boat Show . . . . . . . .3 SOUTHWINDS

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Growing Yacht Clubs with Social Networking

By Troy Gilbert

Y

acht clubs by definition are social networking sites.

Just look at the fellows sitting at your club’s bar or out on the piers after an evening’s beer can race. It’s all about connecting to people who share a similar interest. While all yacht clubs understand this, several have made the natural leap to the online social networking revolution planing across the web, and for some, the benefits have been astounding.

New Orleans Yacht Club, often a leader in adopting new Internet technologies for what members realize is the face of their club to the 6.9 billion non-members around the world, jumped on social networking and literally has grown its membership by nearly nine percent a year since embracing these technologies in 2009—during a down economy.

David Erwin, one of the club’s three volunteer webmasters and a CIO of a local bank explains, “Nearly all of our new members of late have found us on the web. Since using social networks, we’re starting to get new realworld membership from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. This month alone we’ve already received two queries from active sailors who will attend law school in New Orleans in the fall. This is a young man and woman who separately found us because a friend of a friend had listed the club as an interest on their personal Facebook page.”

And it’s not just young people using social networking. Facebook, with their existing base of over 600 million users, officially claims that their service’s fastest growing demographic are individuals over the age of 35.

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the existing membership after they leave the club and can become a truly vital method to disseminate real-time information regarding club events, as well as things like early on-the-water regatta results. It also allows for interested non-members to get a feel for the people and style of the club.

A club with an active website message board and an equally vibrant Facebook group only helps to relate the atmosphere and energy of a club to these undiscovered potential members out in cyberspace. The dissemination of this information is critical for any club looking to grow sailing as well as the health of the club as a whole— especially to younger people—the future lifeblood of any organization.

“It really appears that the 40-50 boats we have consistently racing on Wednesday evenings are full of new and youthful faces that weren’t participating last year.” Erwin continues, “I think by broadening our outreach, younger people are discovering what a blast sailing can actually be. We’ve even spiced up our post-race Wednesday nights with live music, which has definitely led to an increase in the club’s revenue when we’re open to non-members.”

Tracking the lead of New Orleans YC, several of the other Gulf Yachting

Association’s clubs have followed suit by setting up Facebook groups. The benefit to this is that many GYA sailors have joined multiple YC group pages which allows for a cross pollination of events that appears to be increasing travel to neighboring clubs’ regattas.

Twitter has also become a valuable tool and tucks in neatly with on-the-water posting of unofficial race results.

While not as important as, say, being used to overthrow a dictatorship in Egypt, it is a healthy means of communicating to those sailors and potential sailors who may be stuck in a cubicle instead of racing around the buoys.

While already maintaining a hugely successful web presence with over 500 unique individuals trafficking NOYC.org each day, the New Orleans YC webmasters began to see an uptick in individuals accessing the club’s websites using iPhones and Androids. They immediately added simple plug-in software to their revamped website, which allowed for a more seamless mobile viewing experience. Since that time, the number of hits to their website from these mobile devices has exploded and now ranks fourth behind Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X. While none of these social networking and web tools are a magic bullet, a coordinated effort along with a reasonable attempt at producing content can mean all the difference in building real-world club membership.

It’s simply another way of getting a club’s “brand” out into the world, and for a number of struggling yacht clubs, the main problem they may be having is simply brand marketing. And don’t make a mistake; yacht clubs are selling—they sell a lifestyle and a sport. www.southwindsmagazine.com