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Amel Maramu 52 Boat Review The Bounty – One Year Later Destination Kingsley

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Editorial: The Bounty, The St. Petersburg Boat Show

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Should Believe

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Bubba Gets FWC Hearing in Tallahassee

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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

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

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Racing News: Racing News, National and International Regattas in the South, Training, and Southern Sailors

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Preview of the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Boat Show; Show Seminar Schedule

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Amel Super Maramu 52 Boat Review

By Mark Erdos

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The “Bounty” — One Year Later

By Morgan Stinemetz.

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Race Reports From Around the South

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Destination Kingsley: Northeast Florida

By Frederick A. Braman

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Carolina Sailing: Fall into Action — When the temperatures begin to drop, in South Carolina, the sailing doesn’t stop; College of Charleston’s Varsity Offshore Team Goes Big

By Dan Dickison

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Southern Regional Racing Calendar

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Dock Life on Labor Day

By Bob Tis

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Southern Sailing Schools Section

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Marine Marketplace

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Classifieds

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Alphabetical Index of Advertisers

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

The Bounty It was a year ago in October that the tall ship Bounty sunk off the North Carolina coast. It was big news across the nation.

I read all I could about it. After all, the Bounty had some sort of mystical allure to it—a tall ship built for a classic movie filled with classic actors that was still out there sailing after more than 50 years.

It had special significance for us here in the Tampa Bay area, because the Bounty called St. Petersburg home. After the movie—Mutiny on the Bounty—MGM docked the ship in St. Pete as a permanent tourist attraction. It was there till the mid ‘80s, and from then on it changed hands several times over the years. St. Pete really was the Bounty’s winter home, since all knew it was not the place to be during the summer and early fall when the Atlantic hurricane season was most active. Who would have guessed that the Bounty would be threatened by a hurricane while the ship was at dock in Connecticut? But then again, who would have predicted that a major hurricane would do more damage in New Jersey and New York than any hurricane since the 2004-05 storm years that brought us—to name just a few—Charley, Frances, Ivan, Rita, and, of course, Katrina?

The ship’s demise a year ago in such an unusual storm added to the mystery that surrounded the Bounty. It was last winter that the Coast Guard held hearings on the sinking, their findings still not yet released. But ever since then, I kept telling myself I wanted to do an article on the Bounty, but I never found the time. So, in early October, I asked Morgan Stinemetz if he was interested in doing it. I knew that Morgan will research out a subject thoroughly till he finds the core of what is known about it. He eagerly jumped on it, and in this issue is his excellent summation of what happened. A book could be written about it, but that’s too long for most to read and Morgan sums it pretty well. I learned a lot from his story. And I am still saddened by it.

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Correction In the November issue, Paula Shur wrote a review on the Bauer 8 dinghy. It’s such a glowing review that you’d think she was selling them (she isn’t). When the article came out, she emailed me of an error I made when I transposed the boat’s statistics (when I copied them from a brochure image she sent) to say that the dinghy’s draft with the board up was 4 feet, and with the board down, 4 inches. Now that’s some boat! The real draft with the board up is 4 inches. With the board down, it is 20 inches. That makes more sense. I must have been asleep during proofreading.

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LETTERS

STEVE MORRELL,

EDITOR

“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”

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In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions.

Email your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com COST OF FUEL CRUISING THE ICW VS FUEL IN THE CARIBBEAN Re: “Cost of Cruising: Trawler vs Sail” September 2013 Very interesting comparison! I have only done the entire ICW from New England to Florida four times, the first being in 1983 in a Bristol 35.5. From 1983 through 2004, most of my cruising has been in the eastern Caribbean, an entirely different ball game. The wind is always east at 15 knots (except when it’s east at 25 knots), and the waves are always five feet (except when they’re seven feet). And the wind blows 24/7. Needless to say, one does not see many trawlers doing passages between the Virgin Islands and Venezuela. I tell people that I bought more diesel fuel in one year of cruising the ICW than I did in 20 years cruising the Caribbean.

I realize that sailboats have been delivered with bigger and bigger engines over the years, but I have never had a sailboat that used more than half a gallon of diesel fuel per hour while making 5.5 to 6.5 knots. I also have a very good friend who has done extensive cruising in his pristine Grand Banks 32, and I believe he told me he uses about four gallons per hour. So I think your GPH figures might be suspect.

The sailor does have the option of going offshore, although most do not. In fact, as you noticed, even when they have a favorable wind in the ditch, they still don’t sail.

Here in Florida, there is a great opportunity to sail from Titusville to Sebastian in the Indian River, but I still see sailboats steaming along with all sails furled. Offshore passages are possible between a number of inlets offering one, two-, or three-night passages that save fuel and time, but one does need to wait for weather, and, unlike in the trades, the wind will probably die in the middle of the night. I recently did an overnight from Ponce de Leon inlet to St. Mary’s which worked out quite well, although the wind did check out at about 0300. St. Mary’s is a great choice as one can head north and anchor at Cumberland Island, or head south and pick up a mooring or slip at Fernandina Beach, which is probably one of the best marina choices on the ICW. St. Mary’s to Charleston and Charleston to Morehead City are good possibilities. These offshore choices offer several advantages, from saving fuel and time to avoiding adverse currents, timed bridges, and shallow water.

Thanks for your thoughtful piece on cruising the Atlantic ICW. For a change of pace, take the Okeechobee ICW and cruise the west coast of Florida.

Gil Steinfort S/V Green Flash, Dana 147 Satellite Beach, Florida I would like to know how fast your friend was going on the Grand Banks 32, because speed is an important aspect of fuel consumption, and if there’s anything I’ve learned, having owned a couple of small outboard powerboats and a few big sailboats, is 10

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LETTERS that you cruise as fast as the boat will go comfortably, which on a sailboat is about 5.5-6.5 knots. No one goes faster as it seems as if the boat can’t, and no one maxes out the throttle as it seems like too much on the engine. But trawlers often go a bit faster— since so many passed me in my sailboat on the ICW when I went from North Carolina to south Florida. In fact, they all passed me at a nice clip.

A friend of mine, on the other hand, was always money-conscious, more than most people I know, and never took his trawler more than about 6 knots and just burnt a few gallons an hour (I think it was 2-3). But I still think of every trawler passing me on the ICW and I was going around six.

Your experience seems pretty extensive and my experience and knowledge of trawler fuel mileage is limited. But I did like your comment that you spent more on diesel in one year cruising the ICW than 20 years in the Caribbean. That’s a difference.

Editor FERRO-CEMENT BOATS Re: “Letters” September 2013 Cindy and I enjoyed the recent ferro-cement commentaries in SOUTHWINDS. Over the years we’ve encountered several vessels of the type. All were unique and generally claimed for varying lengths of time by equally unique seafarers. The common goal was to obtain the biggest and cheapest boat to facilitate the dream; voyages to Fiji, Tonga, the Bahamas, all encased in the simplicity of chicken wire and the wonders of structural concrete. Most reputable brokers admit that type vessel is nearly void of resale value and very difficult to insure.

Years back, the Army determined that between flying tours in Vietnam and gunship duty on what was then the Inter-German Border, I should attend graduate school and teach at Rutgers University near Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.

I had a Tanzer 22, which I kept in the heart of catboat country at historic Beaton Brothers Boatyard. Out of sailing season, my dry slip was next to a ferro-cement project of about 50 or 60 feet, based loosely on a somewhat suspect schooner concept. I watched that project through the seasons.

The most prominent aspect of the vessel was a huge (20-foot, plus or minus) mahogany bowsprit stored next to, sometimes under, and occasionally on top of, the hull. What seemed like inordinate attention was spent by the participants on the care of the bowsprit. The bowsprit may actually have been the only part easily identifiable as a “boat part.” In most weather, which tended to be wet and cool, planks across the top of the structure supported blue plastic tarps. On nice days, the plastic “deck” was pulled aside, and a joyful crew, mostly young and in various blends of Rastafarian attire, scrambled up and down ladders to the entrance at the top. The percussive beat of their hammers blended well with their joyful island music.

The crews appeared to function in communal bliss but changed with the seasons. The hull evolved as well. To limit ladder time, a decision was made to simply cut a substantial access “door” through the starboard side of the hull. The door also got the blue tarp treatment and the music became easier for the neighbors to enjoy. For a brief period after the shift from ladders to the big “door,” a goat took up residence.

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throughout the boatyard and visited me and other sailors.

I asked the yard manager how they managed to host the ferro-cement ark through numerous failures to pay storage fees, while various crews ebbed and flowed with little discernible progress. The response was that it was a “dream boat” and caused no harm. It paid for itself as one crew walked away and a new group magically appeared to continue the dream and, for a while at least, to pay storage. The vessel also was located in a convenient spot for eventual decomposition and disposal.

I left for Germany to join the 503rd Combat Aviation Battalion just as yet another group, sans goat, began to peel away the blue tarps of winter from what was now a wellestablished, rust-pitted hull. The bowsprit, to my knowledge was never installed, yet continued to be the focus of group labor and pride. I concluded that the dream, however transient, was a lot more important than the hull material. In truth, every boat is an emotional escape valve. Even if one never leaves the slip, it is a comfort to realize that the same water that flows in Tampa Bay is connected to the waters of Hong Kong Harbor and every other port of call.

In Germany, as I flew a Cobra gunship or a Huey along the classic Fulda Gap invasion route into Europe, I marveled at the medieval castles, precisely maintained fields, and the fact that ferro-cement and chicken wire has never been seriously considered in the construction of helicopter rotor blades or airplane wings. I reflected on the forms of freedom that boats provide and how the shape, size—or even construction—are not necessarily the determining factors in individual vessel choice.

And yes, I still do, on occasion, ponder the fate of that goat.

Warm regards.

Al Davis Gulfport, FL Al, Nice story. It adds a certain flavor to the mystique of a boatyard and all the dreams that pass through them, some never leaving. I think all sailboats are “dream boats”—some short dreams, some long dreams. Some happen while awake—others, while asleep.

Ferro-cement is a better material than the public gives it credit for. As most of us know, the combination of steel and concrete changed the world of construction and is still one of the most remarkable building materials around. Hard to believe that concrete floats, but steel is today the material that ships are made of, and steel doesn’t float. Because concrete and steel are relatively cheap as a hull material, many ferro-cement ships were built during World War II, but the biggest one ever built was the 425-foot oil tanker, the Selma, built in 1919. It was scuttled when repairs could not save it after it hit a jetty in 1920. A channel was dug for it to be scuttled in, and it still lies along the Houston Ship Channel, north of Galveston.

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Bubba Gets FWC Hearing in Tallahassee

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ast month, Bubba was out of town for a couple of days attending a hearing at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Tallahassee. Both Bubba and Tripwire went, driving up to Florida’s capital together. Bubba had filed a complaint with the FWC, alleging that his ferro-cement sloop had been brutally boarded by two FWC officers investigating an anonymous complaint about the use of live ammunition to start the Laser class at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Labor Day Regatta in late August.

A small newspaper article about the hearing, a reprint from an FWC press release, appeared in The Tallahassee Democrat. The release, like most of them, was short on substance. It merely said that after “careful consideration” the FWC hearing officer, Capt. White, had exonerated both “Mr. Whartz and Mr. Cram” from any purported wrongdoing relating to the use of firearms and live ammunition at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Labor Day Regatta. Up until reading the article, I had not known Tripwire’s last name. Cram? It seems apt for some reason. I am just not quite certain why.

Turns out, word of the decision in Tallahassee had preceded Bubba and Tripwire’s return where it really counted. When the two came into The Blue Moon Bar, they were treated like Roman legions returning to Rome after a victorious foreign campaign. The Blue Moon denizens, who knew why they had gone to Tallahassee, cheered.

Doobie, The Blue Moon bartenderette, granted them each a free beer, an honor most high. Me, I went outside to see if there were any crucified people lining the street outside.

Gladly, I didn’t see any.

After the hubbub had died down, the raised glasses lowered and the high fives stopped, I asked the question I had wanted to pose. “Bubba, what happened in Tallahassee? There were charges pending against you involving the misuse of a firearm, attacking a law enforcement officer of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and not having enough life jackets on board

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for all hands when the FWC officers came on your boat. How did you evade the ramifications of all that?”

“First of all, do you know what FWC stands for?” Bubba asked by way of an answer.

“I know what you think it stands for,” I stated, flatly.

Then Bubba addressed the assembled crowd in the bar, many of whom had never had been close to a boat.

“Do you know what FWC stands for?” he asked of the small multitude—that would be a minitude. The answer came back as Bubba expected, “Noooo!” Doobie must have been in the ladies room, because Bubba shouted, “F—-ing Water Cops!” That elicited a rousing shout of approval and another round of high fives.

My question, however, remained unanswered. I, the ever-dogged journalist, asked it again. “Bubba what happened in Tallahassee?”

“I got the hearing I asked for,” replied Whartz.

“Tripwire and I showed up at the right place at the appointed time. The hearing was held in the Farris Bryant Building on S. Meridan in Tallahassee. The FWC hearing officer, Capt. White, let the two officers who boarded us, Brown and Green, give their side of the story first. Both officers testified that the boarding was a routine safety inspection, that I had assaulted Officer Green and that they discussed a lack of adequate life preservers and some purported gunfire at the Labor Day Regatta with me. I maintained my composure while hearing these charges, but their testimony got under Tripwire’s skin. He couldn’t contain himself.

“Tripwire shot out of his chair like he was on the warhead of an ICBM and loudly called the FWC officers a couple of REMFs and said that if they ever went into the jungle with him only one person would come out alive.

“The hearing officer asked my agitated friend if either he or I had used live ammunition at the regatta to start the Laser class. Tripwire said, ‘No f—-ing way, man. My illegitimate son was racing in that class, and I’d frag everyone in this room, except Bubba, before I’d let any harm come to him.’”

“I didn’t know Tripwire had a son who was a sailor,” I gasped.

“Me neither,” agreed Bubba. “He sometimes operates on a need-to-know basis. It was news to me, too.”

“What else happened?’

“We went ‘round and ‘round on the regatta gunfire thing. No one could prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we had live ammo on the committee boat. The FWC just had complaints from some parents who weren’t at the regatta— they were playing golf—so it was a once-removed ‘he said/she said’ deal. We said the use of live ammo didn’t occur; Brown and Green could not offer proof that it did.

The issue was dropped,” Bubba explained.

I asked the live-aboard, live-alone sailor what came next.

“It was my alleged assault on Officer Green,” answered Bubba “Here I was, trying to help this very scared broad get rid of the cockroaches that had landed on her chest, the ones www.southwindsmagazine.com

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that were crawling up her uniform shirt toward her face. I summoned the last bit of strength I had left in me—I’d had a lot to drink earlier that night—and flicked the roaches off. They called it assault.

“Tripwire then volunteered that Officer Green was not only overweight, she was homely. I remember exactly what he said. It went, ‘Look, buddy, no one in their right mind would try to cop a feel off that FWC. My friend was pretty drunk when those FWCs came on his boat in the first place. He was not capable of mounting an attack. More to the point, what man in his right mind would attempt such a thing on an armed woman?’ ” Bubba explained to me that the hearing officer looked at Officer Green for a while, scratched his chin, ran his hands through his sandy hair and said that he would take that charge under advisement. The matter of Officer Brown’s firing his weapon inside Right Guard, which I had put in my complaint, came next.

When asked about the accidental discharge that ricocheted around the forepeak of Right Guard, Officer Brown said, according to Bubba, that he thought that Officer Green was in danger. She had screamed, and then I, rising from a previously supine position in my bunk, actually attacked her, Brown said, by reaching across from my bunk to touch the front of her uniform.

“That’s when I drew my weapon,” Bubba had Brown recounting. And Bubba went on to explain the rest of the supposed altercation. “But I’m not sure if it fired or not,” is what he had Brown saying.

As a perspicacious reporter, I was dumbstruck by the remark. A gun either was fired or it was not. It’s an absolute, like being pregnant. A woman is either with child or she is not. There are no “maybes” in the equation.

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me much. I was used to seeing them on Right Guard.”

“Did Capt. White take the gunfire on your boat further?” I asked.

“He wanted to get at the why of Officer Brown drawing his gun,” explained Bubba.

“He had already taken a long, slow look at Officer Green and ascertained that I was probably telling the truth. No one in his right mind would get near Green in the light of day. She was Stop Light City. I am sure that is what Capt.

White thought, too.”

“And Brown’s accidental discharge?”

“That was more complicated, more subjective,” Capt.

Whartz said. “White pretty much knew that a shot had been fired, and further exposure of the AD would embarrass the FWC. He cut Officer Brown some slack. Capt. White said he needed more evidence. He wanted to see the inside of Right Guard personally; however, he said his schedule was very tight and asked me if I would bring Right Guard to Tallahassee so it could be examined by lab people. I had to explain to him that sailboats are not like skiffs. They must be disassembled, if trucked, and it would cost a huge amount of money, money I did not have, to do it. That’s when Capt. White stated, for the record, that he would not make any decision about all the incidents in question until Right Guard had been forensically examined. That put the whole matter in a cocked hat, where I think it will languish forever. When Capt. White made a decision not to reach any ruling, I knew we had won.”

“Anything else?”

“Yeah,” said Whartz, “they apparently either forgot about the life jackets or thought it was a cheap issue. It disappeared. And one thing more. During the hearing I was wearing my red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it. After the hearing recessed, Capt. White came up to me and said he liked the hat and wanted to know where he could get one.”

“And what does that mean?” I queried.

“I think Capt. White is, in secret, a wannabe trucker,” Whartz said. “And he chews tobacco. He had an old Mountain Dew spit bottle with him. He’s a class act. I’d bet he has some tattoos, too.”

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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.

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

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

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FREE LISTINGS Events in this section are free if they are for a not-forprofit organization (except for boat shows and seafood festivals which are free listings—up to the discretion of the editor). If they cost over $100 to attend, it is up to the editor to decide to list it, which depends on the event. To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your free event the month of the event and the month before.

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PAID-FOR LISTINGS Paid listings are those that benefit a business or are so expensive, the editor has decided they need to be paid for. Paid-for listings will be $40 for the first 50 words and $10 for every 50 additional words, 200 words maximum, no images. Paid listings are included (or reduced in price) on some paid-for display ads in the magazine. Paid-for ads will have (pd) at the end of the listing. Editor will decide if the event is appropriate for the magazine. How long paid-for events are listed is up to the discretion of the editor.

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About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more.

Other states require 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.

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

Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s boater safety card.

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ABYC Standards Certification Course, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Tampa, FL, Jan. 14-16. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460 US SAILING Courses in the Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 683-0800, ext.

644. Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date.

US SAILING Level 2 Small Boat Instructor Course, Clearwater, FL, Dec. 13-14 Clearwater Community Sailing Assoc. Instructor Betsy Allison. Contact Rich White: Richard.white@clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

US SAILING Level 3 Small Boat Instructor Course, Clearwater, FL, Dec. 15 Clearwater Community Sailing Assoc. Instructor Betsy Allison. Contact Rich White: Richard.white@clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 27-30 Florida Yacht Club. Instructor John (Jabbo) Gordon. (423) 202-8007. anavssbn619@gmail.com

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US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Jensen Beach, FL, Jan. 2-5 US SAILING Center of Martin County.

Instructor Allison Jolly. Contact Alan Jenkinson. alan@usscmc.org.

US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Power-boat Handling, Fort Myers, FL, Dec. 68. Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Contact Stephanie Webb at rpsc1983@aol.com. (239) 454-5114 US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ongoing one and two-day courses monthly. Best Boat Club and Rentals. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033

BOAT SHOWS St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show, Dec. 5-8 Go to pages 34-35 for show and seminar information.

Dallas-Fort Worth Boat Expo, Dallas, Jan. 31-Feb 9. This boat show (a powerboat show), held at the Dallas Market Hall—the new home of the expo—will have over 650 all-new 2014 boat and watercraft models on display from 20 North Texas boat dealers during the 10 consecutive days of the show. Nearly 150 different vendors will have booths. Hours: Friday, Jan 31, 3-9 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, Feb. 3-Feb 6, 12-8 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 7, 12- 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dallas Market Hall, 2200 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. $12 Adults, $6 Children (ages 5-13, under 5 free). Tickets at show only.

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59th Houston International Boat Show, Jan. 3-12. Fri. 1-8 p.m., Sat. 10-8 p.m., Sunday, 11-8 p.m, Mon.-Tues. 1-8 p.m, Wed.-Fri. 1-9 p.m, Sat. 10-8 p.m, Sun. 11-5 p.m. Reliant Center, Houston. www.houstonboatshows.com. (713) 526-6361

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52nd Atlanta Boat Show, Jan 9-12. Thurs.-Fri. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Saturday, 10am-9 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.

40th Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL, Jan 10-12. 10am-6pm. till 5pm Sunday.Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart harbor, Half Mile off State Road 707. Stuart, FL. AllSports Productions. www.allsportsproductions.net. (305) 868-9224.

Austin Boat Show, Jan. 16-19. Thurs.-Fri. 12-9 p.m, Sat. 109 p.m, Sun. 10-6 p.m. Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com San Antonio Boat Show, Jan. 23-26. At the Alamodome.

Thursday and Friday, 12-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. www.sanantonioboatshow.com Charleston Boat Show, Charleston, SC, Jan. 24-26. Fri. 10-8 p.m, Sat. 10-7 p.m, Sun. 11-5 p.m. Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. (864) 250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com.

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Third Annual Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous, Feb. 14-16 The 3rd annual Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous will be held at the Upper Keys Sailing Club on Feb. 14-16. All makes of catboats, as well as all nonsuch, are invited.

Come with or without your boat. For registration and area info, contact David (Wavy Davy) Adamusko at (703) 8506654, or email ahoydavy@gmail.com. www.upperkeyssailingclub. com. The UKSC has ample dock facilities, clubhouse and full bar.

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The Useppa Island every-other-winter catboat rendezvous, held for more than two dozen years, will be held Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 through March 1. Those attending are invited to come a few days early and stay a few days later. There will be lots of sailing, races for the world cham-

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pionship of 15-foot Sandpipers, racing for all catboats, a beach party, and other fun events. This is the largest fleet of Sandpiper catboats in the Southeast, with an assortment of parties ranging from dinners and beach parties to lunches and aprés racing snacks.

For more information, contact Mike Albert at (941) 3761200, mycopres@aol.com, or Jay Taylor at (941) 737-4807, jaytomato@aol.com. For accommodations, call the Useppa Island Club at (239) 283-1061. Mention that you are part of the Catboat Rendezvous. Amenities include beach, pool, tennis and croquet. For more on the island, go to www.useppa.com.

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

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

months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a barbecue dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common.

Race dates are Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27. There is a captains meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 p.m., where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 p.m. www.schoonerwharf.com.

Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 4 A Benefit for “ Meals on Wheels” The St. Petersburg Sailing Association (SPSA) presents the 5th Annual Good Old Boat Regatta on Jan. 4. The race takes place in Tampa Bay near downtown St. Petersburg.

Entry is restricted to boats built before 1994. Classes and awards include spinnaker, non-spinnaker, true cruising, one design, Portsmouth and a fun class. The NOR, entry form, contacts and additional information are posted on the SPSA website (www.spsa.us); online registration is available. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is co-hosting the regatta and will provide free dockage to all participants. This is a premier sailing event in Tampa Bay, attracting Good Old Boats from the entire west coast of Florida. It is one of the most fun sailing events in the Tampa Bay area and is a charity fundraiser for Meals on Wheels. The emphasis of this regatta is fun, camaraderie and “Good Old Boats Supporting Good Old Folks.”

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain).

Okeechobee Water Level Decreases Approximately Nine Inches Since October As of press date in early November, Lake Okeechobee is at 15.07 feet above sea level, decreasing about 9 inches since November. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 9.01 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 7.21 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.73 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http:// w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Office of Coast Survey Considers Removing the Magenta Line on Intracoastal Waterway Charts – Do We Really Need It?

By James H. Newsome Few know the origin or history of the magenta line on coastal charts, but you will be hard-pressed to find a

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mariner who hasn’t cursed and thanked his creator (at different times) for the recommended route depicted by the magenta line on most charts.

The magenta line first appeared on charts produced by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 101 years ago in order to show the best route through the “inside route.” The U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey published seven editions of the Intracoastal Waterway route prior to 1935.

The agency pointed out in their 1935 annual report, ‘‘The existing charts of this system of waterways have been based principally on surveys made from 60 to 80 years ago and, necessarily, are obsolete in many respects.’’

The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey received additional appropriations to update the coastal charts from the Public Works Administration in 1935, and concentrated its surveying efforts on the primary through routes and major tributaries. Beginning in 1936, the ‘‘inside route’’ series of charts were absorbed into the Intracoastal Waterway nautical charts.

Most of us would be surprised (or perhaps not) to learn that the ICW route or magenta line that exists on our charts today has remained virtually unchanged since the updates of 1936! We know that NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey updates existing charts between editions, and the common assumption would be that the magenta line was also adjusted as necessary. Apparently, this has not been the case.

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is so concerned about inaccuracies of the magenta line that it is systematically removing the “recommended route” from NOAA nautical charts, and issuing a Local Notice to Mariners, advising caution in using the line in charts where it has not been

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removed. In the Federal Register publication on September 26, 2013, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce stated, “Numerous examples can be found where the charted Intracoastal Waterway route (‘‘magenta line’’) passes on the wrong side of aids to navigation; crosses shoals, obstructions, shoreline; and falls outside of dredged channels, etc. Coast Survey is taking several actions to address the problems.”

The Office of Coast Survey is updating the magenta line on some current charts not scheduled for new editions.

Additionally, NOAA is considering options for future charts including whether or not to depict the magenta line, and what should the magenta line designate?

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The director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey invites interested parties to submit comments to assist Coast Survey as it decides whether to maintain a new or updated magenta line depicting an Intracoastal Waterway route on Intracoastal Waterway nautical charts. Comments may address whether recreational or commercial mariners need a magenta line depicting a specified Intracoastal Waterway route, and whether that should be a federal government charting responsibility.

Additionally, the director specifically seeks comments regarding: • How do you currently access the magenta line? On paper nautical charts, raster navigational charts, electronic navigational charts, commercial paper chart books, commercial charts, or other?

• How do you use the “magenta line”? Do you consider it to be a general route, a specific track line, or a reference line?

•Given limited government resources, what are your ideas for how NOAA should develop and maintain a reinstated magenta line?

• How do you use the Intracoastal Waterway?

Recreationally or commercially? Locally or long distance?

• What are your boat’s length and draft?

Comments may be emailed to CoastSurveyCommuni cations@noaa.gov or faxed to (301) 713–4019. Written comments may be mailed to Lt.j.g. Leslie Flowers, Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, #6312, Silver

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Government to Stop Lithographic Printing of NOAA Nautical Charts – Goes to Print on Demand

By James H. Newsome The NOAA Office of Coastal Survey has set off a firestorm of discussion on Internet sites with its recent announcement that the government will no longer print nautical charts effective April 13, 2014. Currently, the federal government prints the NOAA lithograph nautical charts, and then sells them to commercial chart agents who sell them to the public.

The history and tradition of paper charts goes back to 1807 when President Jefferson created the U.S. Coast Survey to provide nautical charts that would help the young nation with safe shipping, national defense, and maritime boundaries. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey and its predecessor agencies have been printing lithograph charts since the Civil War. In the 1800s, James Whistler (known for the iconic painting colloquially called “Whistler’s Mother”) and John Muir (founder of the Sierra Club) worked for the Office of Coastal Survey and produced charts of high artistic appeal.

Since 1999, NOAA has formed partnerships with Print-On-Demand (POD) chart distributors in order to print charts that are up to date at the time of the

printing. Additionally, the agency has been building the systems, products, partnerships, and distribution system to support the industry’s evolution from stock paper charts to digital files.

The Office of Coastal Survey’s official announcement stated, “As much as we’d like to continue the tradition of lithography, it is no longer justified as a use of tax dollars.

This is the right way to go. NOAA has neither the facilities, nor the budget, nor the appropriate authority, nor the expertise to stand up or contract for a print-stock-sell operation. Additionally, we believe the private sector is better suited to printing and selling charts—and we look forward to seeing how smart entrepreneurs tackle new opportunities in chart sales.”

Many people have taken this announcement to mean that NOAA is getting out of chart production altogether, but this is not the case. “While we regret that circumstances are such that the government will no longer print lithograph charts, we are still the nautical chart-maker for U.S. coastal waters.”

Coast Survey cartographers apply tens of thousands of changes to NOAA charts every year. The current system of issuing paper charts is so cumbersome and time-consuming that NOAA will collect hundreds of changes to each chart before a new edition is issued. This system does not allow for latest changes to navigational aids, shoals, wrecks, and obstructions that are critical for safe navigation.

There is no question that boaters will miss the day when they can drop by their favorite marine supplier and pick up a traditional nautical chart, but we’re fooling ourselves if we think these new charts are completely accurate. Most likely there have already been dozens if not hundreds of updates since the chart was issued.

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panies will offer POD charts. POD charts contain corrections released in the weekly Notice to Mariners up to the actual date of printing.

Print-on-Demand nautical chart distributors will have access to each of the thousand nautical charts on file, and they are required to make them all available for purchase. NOAA currently has two POD suppliers: OceanGrafix and East View Geospatial. “Both companies offer purchasing over the Internet, and are required to make good faith efforts to print and ship charts within 24 hours of receipt of an order.

NOAA-certified POD companies agree to adhere to stringent standards of quality and service, as specified by NOAA. They must sell POD charts made from the most recent NOAA file, and they must perform quality control.

The product format itself—the paper quality, size, and ink—must be approved by NOAA.” POD charts can be ordered online, by telephone, and are also available on Amazon. Additionally, OceanGrafix has 37 retail locations in the United States. NOAA anticipates expansion of the Print-On-Demand services currently being offered. The maximum price of POD charts is established in the business agreement between the POD companies and NOAA. Within that price, NOAA collects $.50 per chart to offset the cost of managing the POD program.

The discussions in the marine community about this announcement by the Office of Coastal Survey will certain-

ly continue for some time, but the bottom line is that boaters who want paper charts can still get them, and the charts purchased will be 100 percent accurate at the time of printing. For more information on this subject go to the NOAA Office of Coastal Survey on the web, www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov

North Carolina and Alabama Marinas Receive Marinalife Awards in 4th Annual Best Marina Contest In October, Marinalife announced the winners of its 4th Annual Best Marina contest. Two Southern marinas won awards. River Dunes marina in Oriental, NC, was voted the Best Customer Service award and Dog River Marina in Mobile, AL, was voted runner-up for the same award.

River Dunes Marina is located at MM 173 on the ICW and has a MLW depth of 8 feet, floating docks, courtesy car and many other amenities. www.riverdunes.com.

Dog River Marina is located on the western edge of Mobile Bay just south of Mobile where the Dog River meets the bay. It has 90 slips, a courtesy car, full boatyard and many other amenities. Besides being a favorite stopover for Great Loopers, it is a sponsor of the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association. www.dogrivermarina.com.

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St. Augustine Dredging Deepens Inlet Channel In October, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the St. Augustine inlet channel to a 16-foot depth. Although the channel was dredged and deepened in 2012, with the sand being placed on St. Augustine Beach as part of a beach re-nourishment project, two months after the dredging, Hurricane Sandy came through and undid the dredging. Some areas of the inlet were only nine feet deep. Sand from the October dredging was used to re-nourish another nearby beach that was not done in 2012. The $2 million cost of the project is 100 percent federal funding received for impacts of Hurricane Sandy.

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Waterway Bill That Passes House Includes Provisions to Improve ICW From BoatUS A bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed in October with overwhelming bipartisan support, H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, has Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) seeing potential benefits for recreational boaters.

Recreational boaters will benefit from language in the bill directing the Army Corps of Engineers to target funding to emerging harbors, or those that ship less than one million tons of cargo annually. H.R. 3080 allocates 10 percent of the total amount of expenditures that go to waterway operation and maintenance costs to be used at these emerging harbors. While these harbors and waterways may not carry the millions of tons of cargo of the bigger ports, they play a vital role in supporting recreational boating and commercial fishing. One part of the bill is directed to assess the operation and maintenance needs of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, taking

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Collision: Most collisions result from some combination of three factors: inattention, blind spots, and too much speed.

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Striking a submerged object: If you hear a loud clunk from down under, stop and look in the bilge, and, if you find any water coming in, haul out the boat to check for structural damage as soon as possible.

Weather/wind: Keeping your boat in a well-protected location away from trees is the best way to protect it from nonhurricane weather damage.

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Flare False Alarms Costing Coast Guard The Coast Guard is reminding the public that flares are to be used for emergencies only, after a series of false alarms this past summer that has cost the Coast Guard significant money and resources. As an example, one case involving a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft and small boat search crew cost more than $43,000.

If boaters plan to use flares for training, they should contact the nearest Coast Guard unit to inform them of their intentions. Boaters should be prepared to give times, locations and types of flares that will be utilized during the training exercise. The Coast Guard recommends that boaters properly dispose of old or outdated flares by turning them over to a Coast Guard base or a Coast Guard Auxiliary unit.

An individual who knowingly and willfully communicates a false distress message to the Coast Guard, or causes the Coast Guard to attempt to save lives and property when no help is needed, is guilty of a class D felony and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000, and liable for all costs the Coast Guard incurs as a result of the individual’s action.

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Third Edition Released of “Marine SSB Radio for ‘Idi-Yachts’ ” The third edition has 178 pages with revised and expanded sections on digital selective calling, worldwide weather and traffic nets, emergency hailing frequencies, weather routing, SSB radio installation and troubleshooting. Information regarding new options for antenna installations, the GAM and simple and quick ground plane installation and the KISS system are detailed. The issue regarding whether or not to turn on the Icom M802 compression function is addressed. Both East and West Coast voice weather, weather fax, NAVTEX, marine SSB and HAM nets are included. The book includes an Internet download of free reference files. A removable quick reference guide to keep at the navigation station is also included. The book retails for $24.95 and can be purchased at www.idiyachts.com.

Cruising Companion Publications has released the third edition of Capt. Marti Brown’s book, Marine SSB Radio for “Idi-Yachts.”

A guide for using Marine single sideband radio.

Boat Brokerage Sales Increase 29 Percent in September over Last Year From Trade Only Today A 29 percent increase in boat sales in September over the same month last year was evidence that the brokerage market continued to show strength. Total value of September sales was $232.3 million—an increase of nine percent over the previous September. The strongest size range for sales was in the 36- to 45-foot length, showing an increase of 21 percent. September sailboat sales numbered 535 boats sold, up 32 percent, with the total dollars paid for sailboats going up 49 percent to $37.8 million. Although 2014 powerboats were sold, the total dollar volume for powerboats was flat at $194.5 million. Third quarter sales in number of boats sold in 2013 showed a five percent increase over the previous year, with a 21 percent increase in total dollar sales.

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Hawks Cay Resort Sold Hawks Cay Resort, the largest resort in the Florida Keys, was recently sold for $133.8 million to Carey Watermark Investors. The resort—a popular destination for boaters cruising the Keys—is on Duck Key in the Middle Keys near mile marker 61. The resort has 177 guest rooms, 250 villas, five swimming pools, meeting spaces, six food and beverage locations, a private saltwater lagoon, spa, tennis center, marina and other amenities. The resort will be run by Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages 38 hotels and 15 resorts in the United States, including locations in Hawaii and the Caribbean. The company has planned capital improvements and other costs of $15.6 million.

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New Book on Cruising to Cuba Released ISBN: 978-0-9731659-3-7; $59.95, 224 pages Captain and author Cheryl Barr has published her latest book, Cruising Guide to Cuba.

Sail Racing, a clothing manufacturer in Sweden, has come out promoting its re-designed Glacier Bay parka with an image in pieces. You don’t have to sew the parka together yourself, but it certainly shows the variety and number of its different parts. The original Glacier Bay parka was worn and tested in an expedition in Antarctica 10 years ago where temperatures hovered near -40ºC. Sail Racing recently came out with the re-designed and updated model. The jacket is made in GORE-TEX ® 2-Layer stretch fabric and insulated with Thermolite ®. If you’d like to see the finished product, go to www.sailracing.com. Price? If you have to ask...

The guide has up-to-date information for the coastal waters from Varadero westward around to Cienfuegos.

The guide is filled with color chart illustrations and photos, including: detailed descriptions (including pertinent GPS coordinates) for harbors, anchorages and inside passages; crucial information about weather, route advice and passage planning; hurricane holes; and much more.

All of Barr’s navigational research and data is presented in a large, easy-to-read color format.

Barr has spent over a dozen seasons in Cuba sailing aboard a 62-foot Herreshoff schooner. She has a 200-ton yacht masters license and has made numerous yacht deliveries worldwide. She is also a certified welder and a marine biologist.

Barr’s other cruising guides include The Down East Circle Route and The Canadian Maritimes.

For more information about Barr’s Cuba voyages, and to purchase the guide, go to www.cruisingincuba.com.

Information on her Atlantic Canada guides can be found at www.yachtpilot.ca.

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RACE NEWS Applications Open for 2014 Lightning Boat Grants to Young Sailors The ILCA owns two competitive Lightnings that are awarded to promising young sailors for the summer sailing season. The grantees are selected by a panel of experienced Lightning sailors based on the proposal that each team submits and through an interview process. The grant covers all regatta entry fees, boat insurance, and some travel money.

It includes a nearly new boat, good sails and a mentor.

This is a unique opportunity for sailors over the age of 19 to experience Lightning sailing at its best. To date 76 young adults have experienced the Lightning class through the Boat Grant Program. Eight are now boat owners, and nearly half are still active in the class.

“After the first day of racing at the 2013 Lightning World Championship in Italy, three of the top 10 were all Boat Grant alumni! It is incredible to see these young people learning the boat so quickly. They are all sailing really well,” boasted Class President John Faus.

Applications and proposals are due on December 31.

Each applicant is required to provide sailing resumes, three references with letters of recommendation and must include a cover letter explaining why he or she is the best candidate for the grant. Complete details on how to apply for this grant is found on the ILCA website: http://lightningclass.org/racing/boatGrant/index.asp. Contact information for questions is on the website.

Paige Railey Wins Bronze at 2013 Laser Radial World Championship With a win in the final race at the 2013 Laser Radial World Championship, US SAILING Team Sperry Top-Sider athlete Paige Railey (Clearwater, FL) captured a bronze medal.

Racing took place Oct. 1-7, in Rizhao, China, where a total of 77 athletes competed in the series, which consisted of a six-race qualifying series and a six-race final series.

While Railey takes a bronze medal from this Laser Radial World championship, it’s the overall takeaway that stands out. “You can only control your own actions, not the actions of others,” she said. “If there is someone having a great race, you have to focus on your own boat, because you never know; it could come down to the last race and get you a bronze.” The bronze caps off a strong year in the Laser Radial for Railey, who won silver at Kiel Week, in June, and gold at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, in January.

Star Sailors League Final, Nassau Yacht Club, Bahamas, Dec. 3-8 The Star Sailors League (SSL) will hold its first ever event, the 2013 SSL Final, at the Nassau Yacht Club, Bahamas, Dec. 3-8, with the best Star sailors from 11 countries competing.

The provisional entry list, which includes three Olympic Gold medalists, 11 Olympic class world champions and a Louis Vuitton Cup winner, represent the first and the only

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time after the Star Worlds and 2012 Olympic Games that so many international Star champions will race together.

The League was established last January, the birth of a dream of Olympic and amateur sailors to build an international regatta circuit to promote athletes and their skills.

Under the name of the “Star Sailors League,” the organization brings together all the Star class regattas and defines a new world ranking (based on the model of the “ATP World Tour” created by tennis players in 1972), with more than 2,400 skippers and crew already ranked in the SSL ranking. Drawing its inspiration from tennis and its annual “Masters,” the SSL Board is launching the Star Sailors League Final, which will be sailed at the end of each year.

All races will be broadcast live on the official website, www.starsailors.com, with Virtual Eye technology, the same tracking that was used during the recent America’s Cup.

16th Annual Hobie Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 5-8 This national event has been held in the Florida Keys area on the first weekend of December for 15 years, bringing lots of sailors and their friends to this great sailing venue during the off-season time for the Keys. It is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor Magazine and OnlineMarineStore.com. It is held at the Islander Resort in Islamorada on the ocean side of the island.

Event start on Thursday Dec. 5, and three days of racing start on Friday. www.catsailor.com/waves/wave_nationals.html.

International Audi Melges 20 Worlds, Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 11-14 On Jan. 1, the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association (IM20CA) was officially recognized by the ISAF as an official international class, enabling the Audi Melges 20 to hold its first world championship, to be held at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. Over 60 boats are expected to compete. www.melges20.com. classadmin@melges20.com

Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 26-30 This is the largest youth sailing regatta in the United States.

It is consistently rated the most fun and best in the U.S. for youth sailors and their families. Participants include representatives from over 25 countries and 20 states. The regatta includes four days of competition between Christmas and New Years and features dinners, raffles, forums, and bags full of merchandise for participants. Unique trophies are awarded up to ten places and are given out by the mayor, head of the Orange Bowl Committee and Olympic Medalists. Fleet racing is supported for Optimists, Lasers (Full, Radial and 4.7) and Club 420s. www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/orange-Bowl-Regatta.aspx.

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NAMSA North American Championships and 2014 Tradewinds Midwinter Open Cat Nationals, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Jan. 18-20 This is also the NA F18 Midwinters, F16 Midwinters, Wave National Series Regatta. Three days of racing (if you can’t sail all three days, you can sail just two days and then your average is scored over three days) and two courses; One for faster boats (with spinnakers), another for regular beach cats (H16, Wave, etc.). For NOR, online registraton, and information, go to www.catsailor.com/Tradewinds.htm. Carlton Tucker Memorial Award to Winner of the Largest Class, Also, F18 Midwinters, F16 Midwinters, Wave Midwinters.

This regatta is held at Founders Park, Islamorada, and hosted by Founders Park Watersports, and the CABB (Catamaran Assn. of Biscayne Bay). The event is sponsored

by Catamaran Sailor magazine, Rick White’s Sailing Seminars, www.OnLineMarineStore.com and Calvert Sails. rick@catsailor.com. (305) 451-3287

27th Key West Race Week, Quantum Key West 2014, Jan. 19-24 This is the largest regatta in the Western Hemisphere with one-design, IRC and PHRF fleets racing for five days in the waters around Key West. Winter winds are usually excellent, and boats come from all over the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe.

Classes include: Farr 30, Farr 40, Farr 400, J/95, J/70, J/80, J/105, K-650, Laser SB3, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24, Melges 32, Swan 42, Open 570, Open 650, Ultimate 20, Viper 640, R/P IRC 52, J/V IRC 52. The Melges 32 fleet has had international entries from Italy, Japan, Switzerland and Russia. While the Grand Prix boats may draw the headlines, the heart and soul of race week is the one-design and handicap classes that are present year after year. Another mainstay is the huge PHRF fleet that competes annually, with four PHRF classes.

Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery serves as the main regatta anchor. Regatta headquarters, where sailors and sailing aficionados can mingle, is to be on Caroline Street between Duval and Whitehead streets. The location also serves as the jury rooms, media center and evening party venue.

Thousands of crew and spectators spend the week in Key West, and the town becomes one huge race event with after-race partying occurring throughout the island. The official regatta marina is the Historic Seaport Marina. Quantum Sail Design Group is the official sponsor, along with many other industry partners who also support the event.

To view the racing action, fans can book seats on spectator boats ranging from excursion catamarans to historic tall ships. Prime land-based viewing spots include Key West’s Atlantic-front restaurants, resorts and beaches.

For more information, go to www.premiereracing.com.

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US SAILING’s ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami Returns in 2014, Jan. 25-Feb. 1 US SAILING’s premier event—the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami—is set to return to Miami, FL, for top-level Olympic and Paralympic class racing. Scheduled for Jan. 25-Feb. 1, the regatta will mark its 25th anniversary of delivering elitelevel competition in the sailing events selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Established in 1990 by US SAILING, ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami annually draws elite sailors, including Olympic and Paralympic medalists and hopefuls from around the world. The regatta is open to boats competing in events chosen for the 2016 Olympic sailing competition and the 2016 Paralympic sailing competition.

Event Chairperson Gary Bodie said, “As we get one year closer to the Rio 2016 Games, more and more of the world’s best sailors are using Miami as a winter training base. The local network of sailors, yacht clubs and sailing centers serve as a community of support, and it’s great to see returning and new faces each year. We look forward to welcoming everyone to World Cup Miami.”

ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami is the only North American regatta to be included in the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) 2013-14 Sailing World Cup series.

Competitors in the Paralympic classes will have five days of fleet racing (Monday-Friday) and no medal race.

ISAF medals will be awarded to the top three boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Regatta headquarters will be located at the US Sailing Center Miami, an official Olympic training center, in the Coconut Grove section of Miami. Event organizers have partnered with the City of Miami to provide world-class venues for competition. Additional hosts for the event include Miami Rowing Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Shake-a-Leg Miami. These sailing organizations host classes onshore, as well as help run the on-the-water racing.

The Coral Reef Yacht Club hosts the opening and closing Ceremonies.

The 2013 ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami is sponsored

by Sperry Top-Sider, Harken McLube and the University of Miami Hospital.

US SAILING’S Rolex Miami OCR, Coconut Grove, FL, Jan. 27-Feb. 2 This event brings the world’s top sailors for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is the second stop on the ISAF Sailing World Cup 2012-13 circuit. It draws Olympic and Paralympic medalists and hopefuls from around the world.

It is a ranking regatta for sailors hoping to qualify for the US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics, which annually distinguishes the top three sailors in each Olympic and Paralympic class. www.RolexMiamiOCR.org.

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The St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show DEC. 5-8 Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park 400 First St. South, St. Petersburg A few blocks south of downtown St. Petersburg (Mahaffey Theater is located at what is formerly known as the Bayfront Center complex)

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Take Interstate 275 into St. Petersburg. Exit on Interstate 175Exit 22 and continue to its end at the traffic light. Proceed forward four traffic lights. The fourth light is First Street. Turn left on First Street. The Mahaffey Theater and the show grounds will be on your right-hand side. Plenty of on-site parking is available at the municipal parking garages and airport surrounding show grounds. The parking fee is $5.

Visitors can also ride the Downtown Looper Trolley with convenient stops on First Street alongside the Mahaffey Theater. Visit www.loopertrolley.com for schedules.

Visitors can also come by boat and dock for free at the show’s “Come by Boat Dock”

www.showmanagement.com Thurs. Dec. 5 — 12 noon-6 p.m.

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Adults $12 ($10 online) Children 15 and under free admission $2 off each ticket purchased online Military personnel free (with ID)

General Show Information The St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail merged in 2008 to create one large show for both power and sail. This will be Show Management’s 36th year putting on this show.

In-the-water sailboat displays will have dockage for 50plus boats. Brokerage sailboats will also be on display. This is in addition to the many on-land sailboat displays. Along with these boats will be over 200 in-water powerboats and more on land.

Over 200 exhibitors will be in the main tent, and the tent that visitors walk through to enter the show is devoted to sailing exhibitors, although many exhibitors have both sail and powerboaters as customers. Many exhibitors in the main tent serve both sail and power, also.

There will be a large section for outside exhibitors showing both sailing products and services and trailered sailboats. This is in addition to the many trailered powerboats on display outside.

Sailing seminars, run by Sail America, will be held in tents at the show site. A final seminar schedule will be available at www.strictlysail.com at the St. Pete web page and through the Show Management website, www.showmanagement.com. There will also be an authors’ area outside.

For kids, there will be free fishing clinics on Saturday and Sunday.

Discover Sailing will also be offering free sailboat rides on Tampa Bay from docks at the show.

Cruising Outpost, presented byy Bob Bitchin, will be hosting the “Cruiser’s Party” at the show on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.

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Also available online at www.showmanagement.com — St. Petersburg Boat Show special events page. Check with Show Management, in case some seminars require registration. Seminars held in tents A, B and C. THURSDAY 11:45 AM A Howard Rothstein On Board Emergencies 11:45 AM B Travis Blain Short Handed Sail Handling 11:45 AM C Jeff Grossman & Jean Levine Couples Cruising to the Caribbean 1:00 PM A Zuzana Prochazka 20 Classic & Affordable Sailboats for Blue Water Cruising 1:00 PM B Bob Williams Marine Refrigeration 1:00 PM C Randy Deering Cruising Florida’s Suncoast 2:15 PM A John Kretschmer Atlantic Crossings: Lessons Learned from 20 Transatlantic Passages 2:15 PM B Steven Bowden Communications for Cruisers 2:15 PM C Jean De Keyser Sailing & Learning to Sail on Charlotte Harbor in Southwest Florida 3:30 PM A Zuzana Prochazka Grenadines 3:30 PM B Kevin Sherburne Technology for Fun and Safe Boating 3:30 PM C Sergio Atanes Cold Water Fishing Techniques: 4:45 PM A Jeff Grossman & Jean Levine The 5-Step Plan to your Cruising Dreams 4:45 PM B Patrik Swanljung Solar Power on Boats: Facts, Myths and Hype 4:45 PM C Rick Rhodes Cruising Inland Rivers FRIDAY 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:45 AM 11:45 AM 11:45 AM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:15 PM 2:15 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:45 PM 4:45 PM 4:45 PM

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Force 10 - Storm Sailing Strategies Exploring Florida’s Big Bend Coast Marine Air Conditioning Clean Boating Tips Knots, Bends, and Hitches Paddleboarding 101 Sailboats for A Serious Ocean 25 Great Sailboats For World Voyaging B Pam Wall Vacationing in the Abacos, Bahamas C Steven Bowden Communications for Cruisers A George Day The 10 Things They Never Tell You About the Cruising Life B John Gambill Wind and Solar for Cruising Boaters C Sergio Atanes Secrets of Tampa Bay A Bob Williams Cruising the Florida Keys B Colin Mack Rigging Overview C Tony Wall Gulfstream Crossings: Wind and Wave Considerations A Pam Wall Hurricane Preparation B Rick Rhodes Cruising Inland Rivers C Randy Deering A Sailor Looks at Leadership

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1999 Amel Super Maramu 2000 – Hull # 275 – Cream Puff

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ecause of the vast variety of choices, buying our cruising boat was perhaps the most daunting experience of my life. Our goal is to cruise full-time. We have no other definitive plan other than to go sailing. We are not sure where we want to cruise, but we are definitely going sailing. This perhaps made our selection of boat even more difficult. For instance, if we knew we were going to limit ourselves to just the Caribbean, we probably would have opted for a multihull. With our plan being wide open to endless possibilities, we sought a reputable bluewater cruiser. After a four-year search, why did we choose an Amel? Amel, designed by Henri Amel and manufactured in La Rochelle, France, has a history of building boats intended to safely sail the globe. Our criteria for purchase included the categories of: strength and construction, safety, comfort, single-handed sailing, storage, accessibility of systems and price.

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Strength and Construction The Amel construction process is somewhat unique. Since 1967, Amel has used biaxial fiberglass cloth, which provides a stronger end product than conventional matting. The hull is molded as one-piece lengths are layered from forward to aft with no splicing in the biaxial cloth.

This is built upon by laying the cloth across the boat port to starboard, again no splicing. And, so on. The cloth is layered at 90-degree offsets until the required thickness is met. The deck is constructed in a similar fashion but with a balsa core for stiffness and insulation. The bulkheads and furniture framework are added while the hull is still in the mold, since they are a part of the bonded super structure, producing a durable and strong foundation. Few other manufactures use the furniture framework to increase overall strength. The deck is sealed to the hull while the hull is still in the mold using six layers of biaxial cloth wrapping the entire circumference of the joint. The hull and the deck become one. This construction process is why Amel yachts are strong and leak-free.

The flat-bottomed wing keel is cast iron and will support the entire weight of the vessel. The wings are wide to add stability. The partitioned 265-gallon water tank is located in the stub keel, keeping the weight low and providing some added ballast.

Amels do not have a prop shaft. Instead, they have an Amel drive. This is a geared drive attached to the rear of the

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keel and to the bottom of the engine room compartment.

The engine transmission connects to the Amel drive. The propeller is therefore mounted at 90 degrees at the rear of the keel yielding more forward thrust, as there is no upward pitch trying to push the boat up out of the water.

This design also eliminates the need for a stuffing box.

The rigging chain plates, or chain plate tie-rods, are laminated to the hull and will support the weight of the vessel. A crane can safely lift the boat by the four lift points without the need for a sling. This feature yields additional options when seeking a boatyard for a haul-out.

Safety First and foremost; five watertight compartments! Moving from forward to aft: A crash bulkhead doubles as chain locker and sail-storage compartments (with deck access); the forward cabin can be sealed by shutting one seacock and

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securing the watertight companionway door; the engine compartment (more on this later); the aft cabin is sealed with a watertight door and one seacock; and finally, a lazarette storage locker with deck access.

We have a deep center cockpit. The position of the cockpit provides a seat in the area of the boat where the motion of the sea is minimized. Protection from the elements is provided by a hard dodger with a folding canvas top. In the event we need to leave the cockpit, it is not possible to take a single step on this boat without a handrail within easy reach. The faux teak non-skid decks are clear of rigging and allow an unobstructed passageway from bow to stern.

Stainless steel 1-inch railings run the entire length of the deck. The interior of the boat also boasts multiple handholds, allowing crew to move safely throughout the vessel with one hand on the boat at all times.

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Looking aft on the starboard side towards the aft cabin. Starting batteries and eight house batteries for 620 amp-hours are located under an amidships bunk, dry and ventilated. Here, we see the bunk on the left and the batteries on the right with the bunk, opened.

The deep center cockpit looking forward, with helm on the left. The position of the cockpit provides a seat in the area of the boat where the motion of the sea is minimized.

vides saltwater for all the necessary systems from one throughhull utilizing a single ball-cock valve and water strainer.

The ketch rig allows for sail configurations in all weather. All sails are furling and are controlled from the cockpit.

With the ketch rig, balance can be obtained in heavy weather to lighten the steering and alleviate weather helm.

ropes or winch handles. Three Lewmar electric winches located in the cockpit control the jib and main sail trim.

The mizzen sail is manually winched with the winches located in the cockpit. The electric autopilot has options of tracking waypoints or direction. The autopilot has two motors we alternate to prolong the longevity of each unit.

The steering wheel is flush-mounted to the cabin and is offset to the port side. The companion entry is offset to the starboard side. The flush wheel eliminates the need to climb over cockpit seats or work around a cockpit table to get to a steering pedestal (or two). The helmsperson is out of the weather and safe, in addition to having complete control of the boat at one’s fingertips. We have secondary monitors for radar and navigation at the cockpit helm.

Single-Handed Sailing Single-handed sailing was a “must have” on our list. We wanted a boat where one person could change course, tack and reef without having to wake up others. Amel offers the ability to do all of this with the touch of a button. Sails are driven by electric motors (with manual backups).

Electric motors eliminate the need for a hydraulic system and offer years of reliability. One person can operate the boat and adjust every sail or even tack without ever leaving the safety of the cockpit. The electric motor system offers ease, convenience and eliminates the struggle with

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The main salon (looking to port) will comfortably seat eight at the table (with extension) on luxurious leather upholstery. Here we see the two freezers under the seats fore and aft of the table. To the left (forward of the table) is the open galley counter top, showing the washer/dryer beneath.

ers, propane stove, washer/dryer, microwave/convection oven and dishwasher. The main salon will comfortably seat eight at the table (with extension) on luxurious leather upholstery. The forward cabin with two single berths has a head/shower combination. The aft cabin has an offset queensize berth and separate head/shower. The interior is finished with African mahogany. All cabins have single heat and airconditioning units allowing each person to customize the temperature. While at anchor, strategically placed hatches can be opened to create airflow throughout the interior of the boat.

The navigation station offers a desk with chart storage and ample space for navigation and communication systems.

We have a 220-volt and 110-volt system, allowing us to use appliances of all types. The main power to the boat is 50 amp, 220 volts, and the 110-volt system is provided via a Xantrex 1000-watt inverter. We need to be aware of the hertz requirements on certain appliances.

The lack of a steering pedestal increases our space in the center cockpit. We can comfortably seat six to eight and have a foldaway table. The cockpit has an ergonomic design incorporating a sloped back with lumbar support.

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Because the engine and generator are in a watertight compartment below the cockpit deck, all of the interior floor panels lift to provide dry storage. In addition, multiple cabinets are located throughout. All bunks lift to provide storage for larger items. Not including closets, drawers, cubbies or shelves, we have over 575 cubic feet of storage space. This is approximately equivalent to an 8.5-foot wide by 8.5-foot deep by 8-foot high storage unit. With this amount of storage, See us at the St. Petersburg Boat Show, Dec. 5-8, Booth 132

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Looking forward and to starboard is the starboard settee in the main salon. Passage to the forward cabin and head are on the left.

The walk-through transom with several handholds. Shown on deck is the lazarette for dinghy storage, located aft of the aft cabin.

we can keep a large inventory of spare parts, ample provisions, souvenirs, books, dive gear, etc. All external storage compartments can be secured by an internal mechanism.

This adds a level of security when the boat is unattended.

through a panel in the forward cabin. The bow-thruster can be removed and serviced (including the prop) even while in the water by using a special Amel-designed tool.

Accessibility The engine compartment is accessed by a hydraulic lift hatch in the floor of the center cockpit. This watertight and sound-proofed compartment has all the smelly stuff. We have a Yanmar – 4JH4-HTE 110-horsepower engine that will effortlessly motor us at eight knots. The 220-volt, 7 KW ship’s diesel generator is an ONAN unit with a freshwatercooled three-cylinder diesel power plant. Both the generator and engine have 360-degree access. Also in this compartment are all the pumps; bilge, head, saltwater for AC units, watermakers, freshwater, etc. The hot water heater is electric and also has a heat exchanger using hot coolant for energy from the generator. This is an ideal set-up as we do not need the electric element when the generator is running to get hot water. This area also houses the main 158-gallon diesel tank and fuel filtration system. Starting batteries and eight house batteries for 620 amp-hours are located elsewhere under an amidships bunk, dry and ventilated.

Because all the smelly stuff is located in this one area, we do not experience an oily boat odor or musty smell hitting us in the face as we open up the boat.

At the navigation station, the flush-mounted instruments can be accessed by sliding out the wood panels.

These panels are secured with large thumb screws. This enables access to all the wiring. Conduit is in place all over the boat. When we recently added an AIS system, running the wire from the GPS antenna located at the stern to the navigation station amidships was simply a matter of pulling the wire through the existing conduit. Amel had the foresight to leave string in the conduit so we can pull through a replacement string with the wire.

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Price As much as we would like to have ordered a new one, it was way beyond our budget. New Amel 54 models are upward of a million dollars. Amels tend to hold their valuation. We were a little hesitant to purchase a 10-year-old boat for our adventure. Prior to purchasing our Amel, we contacted numerous Amel owners via a users group to ask a basic question: Is buying a 10-year-old Amel a good idea, or will we be spending our days in port rebuilding systems and making repairs to our boat? Overwhelmingly, we were told a 10-year-old Amel is still a baby.

In summary, Amel is a well-designed, safe, serious bluewater cruiser. We could not be happier with our purchase. We are frequently impressed by accessible simplistic systems. The boat handles and sails marvelously. The boat was built with safety in mind first, followed by speed and comfort. We are not as fast as other boats in our class. We can average 7.5 knots with a 15-knot beam reach. Amel parts are readily available from Amel who will ship worldwide. They have our hull number and will double-check the part to ensure our order is correct.

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The“Bounty“ One Year Later

By Morgan Stinemetz

The Bounty sinking off the coast of North Carolina on Oct. 28. Photo

by U.S. Coast Guard

s this is being written, in October, it’s exactly one year, to the day, that HMS Bounty foundered off the coast of North Carolina. Bounty ran into the enormous and unexpected power of a hurricane called Sandy. The Coast Guard’s official assessment on the sinking and the two lives lost has not yet been released, so there may be, currently, diverse opinions—some as hard as granite and some as soft as a jelly donut—on what went wrong and why.

Hindsight is always sharply focused because those who benefit from it have all the facts, whereas the captain and crew of Bounty had no hard facts about the future except that the vessel was going to be in jeopardy from Hurricane Sandy were it to stay where it was located on October 25, in New London, Connecticut.

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Heading South Bounty, after leaving a Maine boatyard, had stopped in New London to visit the Navy’s submarine school there and to give some submariners, members or members-to-be of crews aboard nuclear-powered vessels, exposure to a mode of transportation that was most likely phasing out when their great-grandfathers were alive.

Bounty would have been in jeopardy at sea, as well. All those aboard knew it, most assuredly Robin Walbridge, 63, the skipper, whose adult life had been wrapped up in the 52-year-old ship that had originally been built in 1960 for the movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, that starred Marlon Brando as mutineer Fletcher Christian. Walbridge had been Bounty’s master for 17 years. To sea or not to sea? In either case, bad and expensive things would happen to the ship.

They all knew it. Walbridge knew it better than anyone.

He’d already been through two hurricanes with his ship.

Bounty did not carry the Coast Guard’s seal of approval as an inspected vessel. It was labeled a Dockside Attractions Vessel. Its winter home was St. Petersburg, FL. People could pay to come aboard and tour the ship, relax, put their hands on the same wheel Brando most likely had touched, take pictures and ask questions. However, none of those people were permitted to leave the dock on Bounty.

The ship was crewed by a mix of paid crew and volunteers, one of whom was Claudene Christian, who may or may not have been distantly related to Fletcher Christian, the man who mutinied on the original Bounty. She maintained she was. In any case, few members of the crew had much experience in the type of weather they were going to face on a wooden vessel whereon missed schedules meant an absence of needed income.

The loss of Bounty came about, as most shipboard tragedies do, not from one cause alone. There were lots of little things—each significant in its own right—that caused the loss of an iconic vessel and two human lives. The ship, built in 1960 in Nova Scotia from the original Bounty’s drawings, was inherently strong. It was also bigger than the original Bounty by a third.

An Old Ship More than a half-century had passed since the vessel had been constructed as a movie prop. With time, a shortage of

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money and the press of business, the little things mentioned above, came to mean a lot. Earlier in October, during a haul-out, rot had been found in some of Bounty’s timbers during a refit in Boothbay Harbor, ME. When Coast Guard investigators looked into the sinking, they talked to the people at the yard in Boothbay Harbor who had been responsible for the yard work, Investigators got differing opinions from yard authorities on whether or not the rot made Bounty structurally unsound. In addition, the crew discovered, between Boothbay Harbor and New London, that Bounty’s bilge pumps were not pumping as well as they could. Wooden ships leak. Bilge pumps, good ones, reliable ones, are mandatory.

Glitches?

It’s also likely that any number of small items that needed to be taken care of after a refit simply were not. On a wooden vessel the size of the Bounty, sawdust and wooden shavings are often found in the bilge after time in the yard. Possibly, a fastener here and there was forgotten. A thoroughly experienced crew might have discovered the omissions and corrected them before the vessel left Maine. Bounty’s crew of 16 did not meet that standard. Neither did it have the time.

The ship was to be in St. Petersburg in early November.

The Unknown Unpaid volunteers accounted for a third of the crew. What is known is that when Bounty left for New London, it departed Boothbay Harbor with a less-than-perfect dewatering system, part of the crew was untrained on how to operate the hydraulic bilge pumps the ship carried and Bounty had the wrong fuel filters for the two diesel engines on board. A supplier made a mistake. Instead of 20-micron filters, Bounty received 2-micron filters. In so many words, when Bounty put to sea from New London—with Sandy looming large—the vessel was sailing into a totally unfathomable situation with known shortcomings. In addition, the crew was tired. They had worked hard in Boothbay Harbor.

Then they sailed from Maine to Connecticut, stood standard watches, day-sailed in New London and were leaving in the dark. No one took up the offer to leave Bounty, to walk ashore. They trusted their skipper.

Pending possibilities, though none of them good, hung over their heads like a guillotine’s blade, the tumbrel empty.

Bounty was scheduled to be an attraction in St. Petersburg in early November.

No Options Left Three days out from New London, off the coast of North Carolina, fully committed, with no way out, Bounty ran out of options. The initial plan had been to sail east until the direction of Sandy became better established and then turn toward Florida. For meteorological reasons that are beyond the scope of this article, Sandy grew into a storm big enough to cause 20-foot waves as far away as Lake Michigan. It was far too big for Bounty to escape severe punishment. Captain Walbridge apparently made the decision to sail west by south, across the hurricane’s track. If they could get to the storm’s southwest quadrant, the going would be much easier. He aimed toward Cape Hatteras.

Aboard Bounty, fighting the vagaries of a monster storm no one had yet quite understood, matters began to sequentially go downhill. A sail on the boat’s foremast blew out, and the remains were muzzled with great effort under extremely perilous conditions. The trash pump, a pump designed to pick up small solids as well as water, failed.

Anything loose in the bilges might get sucked into the remaining bilge pumps. Most likely it did. The bilge pumps burped, ran, burped, ran, lost their prime and eventually quit. They could have been clogged with debris. No one knows. Bounty had two diesel engines and two generators.

However, the sight glass on the fuel tank broke, and that robbed the diesels and generators of fuel. They stopped.

Diesels that quit under such circumstances must be bled of air before they can start again. On a good day, it’s a huge task. With the sea state as tumultuous as it was, restarting the diesels and generators was not an option. Bounty was adrift in a hurricane.

It was October 28, 2012, and the vessel was taking on

To Sea From New London, Bounty headed east. Hurricane Sandy was smashing its way north with more power than any expert agency had predicted. Sandy was off the scale.

Maybe a more seasoned crew might have been able to handle the challenge. There is no way to tell, though. What is reasonable to assume is that people who are tired, scared or inexperienced are not the most effective of shipmates. All the skills they had, together and individually, would be needed to sail south and avoid being overwhelmed by a hurricane that was blocking a return to St. Petersburg as solidly as the ice pack guards water access to the South Pole.

All things considered, Bounty’s southbound trip was a David and Goliath venture. However, the boat carried no metaphorical sling, no metaphorical rocks.

Bounty needed to be in St. Petersburg on time.

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The Bounty in better days. Photo credit tallshipbounty.org.

water and no way to be rid of it.

Had Bounty been much farther east, the Coast Guard may have been able to drop what it calls de-watering pumps from the back of a C-130, the Coast Guard’s rugged, long-range search engine. However, as involved with Hurricane Sandy as Bounty now was, the Coast Guard and the pumps slipped out of the “we hope” bracket and into the toilet bowl of “we pray.” Not every prayer, no matter how devoutly offered, is answered.

Distress Aboard ship, the crew was taking terrific physical abuse as they were tossed about. Though it still had a radio working on battery power, Bounty set off its EPIRB, a type of homing beacon. A Coast Guard C-130, dispatched out of Raleigh, NC, found the stricken vessel in the hurricane in the night and, making a courageous, low pass, dropped life rafts. As the survivors left the vessel, they were badly mugged by already-in-the-water debris.

The next day, Bounty slipped beneath the waves.

Overcome by far too much water below decks, she became a part of modern maritime history that, doubtless, will inspire both songs and somber thought.

Rescue Fourteen of the 16-person crew was rescued on October 29, at early light. Two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, NC, made the pickup using Coast Guard rescue swimmers to get the survivors out of life rafts, into a basket and then onboard the rescue aircraft. The survivors were picked up from the surging, trackless Atlantic about 90 miles due east of Wilmington, NC. The rescued Bounty crewmembers were all wearing survival suits, items they had donned when it became manifestly evident that their ship was sinking, beyond hope, beyond doubt.

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Two crewmembers, Claudene Christian and Capt.

Robin Walbridge, were still unaccounted for when the helicopters—there were three—were forced to leave the rescue area when fuel aboard reached mandatory leave-forhome levels.

While a C-130 flew search patterns, other rescue helicopters returned as soon as they could to look for the two remaining crew. The fifth chopper launch located Claudene Christian, in a survival suit, face down in the water about eight miles from the Bounty. The lowered rescue swimmer detected no pulse. Christian and the swimmer were, together, brought aboard the chopper. No pulse. No breath. The Coast Guard flight mechanic and the rescue swimmer kept trying anyway during the nearly two-hour return flight to Elizabeth City. Claudene Christian was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The body of Robin Walbridge was never recovered.

Legacy There are those who well comprehend Captain Walbridge’s attachment to Bounty, his devotion to his responsibilities and his crew and how much the loss of his ship would have tormented him the rest of his days, had he lived.

Walbridge’s wife, Claudia McCann, believed her husband, who had been painfully injured during the storm, went down with the ship while attempting to help Claudene Christian escape. She made that clear during a CNN interview after the tragedy. However, she had no factual basis for her claim.

When the battered Bounty began its inevitable plunge beneath the Atlantic’s ragged surface, some believe Robin Walbridge must still have been onboard. Had he not been, the buoyancy of his survival suit would have kept him afloat, quick or dead. No one can clearly know if Capt.

Walbridge decided upon a course he alone could navigate.

And no one ever shall.

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RACE REPORT Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 11-13

By Selga Sakss, St. Petersburg Yacht Club Hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, this two-day race—which has been held for many years—was a West Florida PHRF Boat of the Year event and drew 22 entries competing in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer-Cruiser and Cruiser classes. Racing was on Tampa Bay in the vicinity of St. Petersburg.

Saturday’s winds held fairly steady out of the northnortheast at 6 to 8 knots, allowing the Spinnaker class to get three Windward-Leeward races in before the wind died in mid-afternoon. The Racer-Cruiser class had a 14 nautical mile race around the government marks with a similar but shorter course set for Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser classes.

Competitors struggled to finish within the time limit as the winds lightened, and an ebb current made headway difficult on the last weather leg to the finish. The one NonSpinnaker entry retired from Saturday’s race as did two Cruiser class vessels.

Sunday’s wind remained out of the north-northeast but lightened early, resulting in Spinnaker class boats getting only one Windward-Leeward race in for the day. The RacerCruiser class was able to finish a shortened “around the government marks” course before the wind died completely. The race was abandoned for Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser

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class boats as they again struggled with glassy seas and an opposing current.

Results (boat, skipper, club): Spin A: 1, Double Down, Neil Burns/Robert Hobbs, DIYC; 2, Tack Tick, Mike Siedlecki SPSA; 3, Raven, Mike Kayusa, DIYC: Spin B: 1, Semper Fi, Ray Mannix, SPSA; 2, WildKat, Harvey Ford, SPYC; 3, Fire & Ice, George Cussins, DIYC: Racer-Cruiser: 1, Prime Plus, Frank Hanna, ABYC; 2, Wing It, Mike Doyle, DIYC; 3, Brass Ring, John Christman, SPYC: Cruiser: 1, Mi Sueno, Ron Kinney, SPSA; 2, First Wind, Art Cupps DIYC. The George Dewar Perpetual Trophy for overall winner in Spinnaker class was awarded to Double Down and the Hammill-Jones Perpetual Trophy in Cruiser class was won by Mi Sueno.

2013 Florida/Georgia James Rogers Memorial Ocean Challenge, St. Simon’s Island, GA, to Fernandina Beach, FL, Oct. 12

By James H. Newsome The Amelia Island Sailing Club (AISC) in Fernandina Beach, FL, and the Golden Isles Sailing Club (GISC) in St. Simon’s Island, GA, ran the 15th annual James Rogers Ocean Challenge on October 12. The race is named for the former commodore of AISC who was instrumental in organizing the race in 1998.

Ten Spinnaker and 10 Non-Spinnaker class boats raced.

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The 25.4 miles offshore course starts in St. Simon’s Channel between markers R3 and R5 and finishes in the St. Mary’s Channel between Yellow Buoys E and F. Unlike the previous year’s race, which was finished in a course record time of 3:36:02 by Contente from GISC, this year’s race set a record for the slowest race and the most non-finishers.

The winds of 5-10 mph from the northeast at the start diminished mid-race to 0-5 mph. None of the 10 NonSpinnaker class boats made the finish line due to no-wind at all and were scored midway at safe water buoy “StA,” the entrance to St. Andrew’s Sound. Only 6 of the 10 Spinnaker class boats completed the full course.

Jade, a J/92S, skippered by Pete Richmond from GISC, finished with the actual time of 5:06:10, and was the overall winner of the Spinnaker class and the race. Vibes, a Moody 419 from AISC with Gene Sokolowski at the helm, claimed first place in the Non-Spinnaker class with an actual time of 1:53.30 for the shortened 10.5-mile course.

Winner of the James Rogers Memorial Cup was decided by scoring the top three finishers from each club in each class. GISC finished with a total of 17 points, and AISC with 32 points. The awards ceremony was hosted by AISC at the Salty Pelican Bar & Grill in Fernandina Beach. Lee Weiner, race chairman from AISC, reluctantly presented the cup to GISC Race Chairman Dave Heine and commented that he felt AISC had made a strong showing and was getting closer to winning the cup back.

Competition between the sailing clubs is cordial at all times. The two clubs will meet again in the spring of 2014 for the annual Coastal Cup Challenge hosted by GISC to compete for individual honors only. The boats race offshore from Amelia Island to St. Simon’s Island.

48th Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 12-13

By Steve Romaine, regatta chairman, Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society (CMCS) A new marina, more boats, light wind, great parties, super awards and great participation seem to be the words to describe the 2013 Summerset Regatta, CMCS’s biggest annual regatta. There was 20 percent growth over last year’s regatta.

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The Summerset Regatta was sailed in light southeasterly breezes in the Gulf in both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races. Photo by Bill Lenahan.

Beach in light southeasterly breezes in Saturday’s Offshore Sailing School’s buoy races and Sunday’s West Marine coastal distance race. A new feature this year was a coastal race on Sunday just for the cruisers. Eight cruisers entered the competition, and all had fun. Boats competing came from sailing clubs in Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Naples and Marco Island.

One hundred and fifty skippers and crew members attended Friday’s pizza and beer party, sponsored by Diane Fowler/Sellstate Priority Realty, at Bonita Bill’s. On Saturday, 233 enjoyed the poolside cocktail party at the Pink Shell, and on Sunday evening, 158 sailors, crew and guests took part in the awards dinner sponsored by Scanlon Lexus and Morgan Stanley in the beautiful Captiva Dining Room overlooking the Gulf. Local businesses donated the door prizes.

Our goal was 48 boat names, and we reached our goal.

This record level of support will enable CMCS to make a sizeable contribution to youth sailing programs. In total, 160 companies, sailors and generous donors make this possible.

Corporations supporting Summerset and youth sailing, along with Summerset photos can be found anytime at www.cmcs-sail.org, and www.SummersetRegatta.com.

The Fort Gorda Cup was awarded to the northern team.

The Fort Gorda Cup, a competition between boats homeported in Charlotte Harbor and north, and boats homeported south of Charlotte Harbor, was awarded to the northern team. Only two events are scored to compete for this award: PGSC’s Conquistador Cup in March and the Summerset Regatta. The FGC was established to increase participation in both of these major regattas. This is only the second year of the competition, won the first year by the south.

RESULTS (top three: place, boat name, skipper, club): True Cruising A: 1, Diva Gorda, Rudy Gottschlich, PGSC; 2, Dragon Fly Plus, Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, MIYC; 3, Panache, Dayton Dorey, PGSC: True Cruising B: 1, Laura Li, Arnie Pfal, FMSC; 2, Miss Cathleen, John Finnegan, CMCS; 3, Windy City, Diane Fowler, CMCS: Non-Spinnaker A: 1, Fancy Free, Jerry Poquette, PGSC; 2, Vixen, Brock Johnson, CMCS; 3, Air Supply, Steve Romaine, CMCS: Non-Spinnaker B: 1, Essence, Paul McDill, FMSC; 2, After You, Gary Blessing, CMCS; 3, Vakalele, Richard Lancaster, FMSC: Spinnaker A: 1, Midnite Rider, Forrest Banks, CMCS; 2, Macushla, Joel Andrews, WFPHRF; 3, Tropical Storm, Doug Forster, GCSC: Spinnaker B: 1, T-Bone, Jason Richards, GCSC; 2, Vagabond, Dan Spence, GCSC; 3, Full Tilt, Eric Milbrandt, CMCS: Multihull: 1, Triumph, Erik Soronen, CMCS; 2, Carpe Ventum, Roger Strube, PGSC; 3, Kraken, Art Monahan, ESC: Sunday Cruisers: 1, Trust Me!!!, Kim Brown, CMCS; 2, Chase The Clouds, Bev & Bob Duff, CMCS; 3, Sea Puppy III, Mel Rudd, CMCS. www.southwindsmagazine.com

2013 7th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous and 34th Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota, FL, Oct. 18-20

By Tony Vandenoever, 2013 chairman

feet, racers were treated to 4-5 races. After-race festivities included beer kegs, dinner, and entertainment by Rocking Boats and Making Waves by Melanie Massell and Company—along with several raffle breaks and prizes.

Unfortunately, the sea breeze did not develop on Sunday, and racing was abandoned for the day at 1 p.m.

The beer keg was again tapped and the award ceremony commenced along with complimentary deli sandwiches offered to racers. During the awards several winners shared their memories of Bob Buzzelli and how much this event would have made him very happy, as it did to over 150 participants.

A special thanks to regatta sponsors: Bob Buzzelli’s Family, Dowd Studio and Artwork, Achieva, Outdura, Windrider, Decorating Madness Inc., Kresge LLC, H2O Marine, and Calvert Sails. Also, special thanks to Ellen Dowd for securing these sponsors with very short notice.

Results (abbreviated) (top three): 18 Windrider Trimarans:: 1, Joy Moore, 2, Rob Powell, 3, Jim Rodenkirk: 8 F18 Catamarans: 1,Ravi Parent, 2,Todd Riccardi, 3, Ken Marshack: 5 F16 Catamarans: 1,Sophia Schultz: 6 Portsmouth Catamarans: 1, Dream On RC30 skippered by Eric Roberts: 7 Wetas: 1, Mike Mead: 3 PHRF Catamarans: 1, Merlin W35 skippered by Peter Wormwood: 10 PHRF Trimarans: 1, Flight Simulator CF28R skippered

by Tom Reese, 2, Evolution CF28R skippered by Kathryn Garlick; 3, Yo! F25 skippered by Randy Smyth: 9 Stiletto Catamarans: 1 Swim Mart skippered by Mike Speth, 2, Iguana skippered by Jon Dowd, 3, Bontonica skippered by Ben Appel.

A Nacra 18 sailing in the Buzzelli Multihull regatta in Sarasota, FL. Racing was in light winds on Friday and Saturday, but no winds caused racing to be canceled on Sunday. Photo by Cindy Clifton.

The wind gods weren’t in favor of a sailing regatta the weekend of Oct. 18, but the 2013 Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous still occurred with great success. This was the seventh Buzzelli, and the 34th Stiletto Nationals to take place at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. This regatta is dedicated in memory of Bob Buzzelli, avid multihull and Stiletto sailor.

Racers were greeted Friday morning with light and variable winds but enjoyed bagels donated by Einstein Bagels as they prepared their boats for battle. A postponement was announced at the skippers meeting for the day’s planned distance race on the Gulf. The postponement flag came down as the sea breeze built to an 8- to 12-mph westerly. The race committee set a 14.8-mile course around government marks in lake-like seas. Mike Speth on Swim Mart won the Stiletto class, and Tom Reese on the Corsair F28, Flight Simulator, won the open class. Multihull racers were treated to seafood gumbo donated by Salty Dog, chili donated by Proctor catering and a complimentary rum party in the Squadron Pavilion.

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RACE REPORT 26th Annual Lost Bay Regatta, Point Yacht Club, Elberta, AL, Oct. 19

By Kim Kaminski

High Winds and Thrills Dominate F18 Americas Championship, Sarasota, FL, Oct. 19-26

By Cherie Sogsti Cover: Fifty-five catamarans from six countries and three continents sailed in the F18 Americas Championship in Sarasota, FL, on Oct. 19-26. Photo by Tim Wilkes. www.TimWilkes.com.

The crew on Cherry Baby, winners of the 26th Annual Lost Bay Regatta, received the perpetual Paul Schreck Trophy. The trophy was named in honor of the long-time Perdido Bay resident, local legendary sailor, sailmaker and mentor to many area sailors. Photo

by Kim Kaminski.

Tropical Storm Karen moved the annual Lost Bay Regatta from its original date of October 5 to October 19. This change caused a decrease in the number of participants (29 boats from the originally anticipated 50-plus) but not in the enthusiasm of this much-anticipated yearly event hosted by the Point Yacht Club.

The wind and weather proved evasive and challenging for the three Spinnaker classes and the seven NonSpinnaker classes racing on Perdido Bay. The wind started out at 10 to 12 knots out of the north-northeast, then diminished throughout the day to almost glass conditions, but the fleet persevered and completed the course after three hours.

The awards presentation was at the beautiful Barbers Marina nestled along Wolf Bay not far from the inlet to Perdido Bay. The event included a catered seafood dinner, live music and the infamous pottery awards. The Overall Trophies went to Cherry Baby in the Spinnaker class with a finish time of 1:51:26, and Couyon in the Non-Spinnaker class with a finish time of 1:49:20.

Results (top three): Spinnaker A, 7.8 miles: 1, Cherry Baby, 1:51:26, Overall Spinnaker class winner; 2, USA 128, 1:59:27; 3, Trifecta, 2:06:08: Spinnaker B, 7.8 miles:1, A Little Wicked, 2:11:59; 2, Helldiver, 2:32:28: Spinnaker C, 7.8 miles:1, Kanaloa, 2:20:07; 2, : Zig Zag, 2:21:17; 3, Evelyn, 2:29:15:; Non-Spinnaker D, 5.8 miles: 1, Night Sky, 2:13:02; 2, Shutter Speed, 2:15:53; 3, Hula Girl, 2:25:23: Non-Spinnaker E, 5.8 miles: 1, Couyon, 1:49:20, Overall Non-Spinnaker class winner; 2, At Last, 2:23:27; 3, Shaman, 1:51:37: Non-Spinnaker F, 5.8 miles: 1, Caribbean Soul Too, 2:12:35: Non-Spinnaker G, 5.8 miles: 1, Sunset Raider, 2:22:21; 2, Chanticleer, 2:32:45: Non-Spinnaker H, 5.8 miles: 1, Steppin Razor, 1:56:59; 2, Gypsy Wind, 1:57:57; 3, Blind Faith, 2:43:29: NonSpinnaker I, 5.8 miles: 1, Reverie, 2:01:55; 2, Kokomo, 2:08:52; 3, Netphene, 2:33:23: Non-Spinnaker J, 5.8 miles: 1, Clewless, 2:06:52; 2, Promises, DNS.

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Thrills and spills dominated the Zhik F18 Americas Championship Regatta. One hundred ten sailors on 55 catamarans from six countries and three continents enjoyed five days of intense competition at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Oct. 19-26.

Racers hauled their boats from all over the continent to sail in the historically warm Florida breezes. There was every condition from dead calm to wind gusting to 28 knots.

“It’s a different skill set to sail in light wind,” said racer Greg Retkowski, who is used to sailing the big winds of San Francisco. “When it’s light wind, you move around the cat like a cat. Every breath measured; every movement accounted for.”

The well-organized race committee got 17 races off in both the bay and the Gulf over five days. They even tossed in a few reaching finishes, which made for excitement with both helm and crew trapped out, the 18-foot cats screaming toward the finish line.

In the end, Americans Mike Easton and Tripp Burd took top honors over the Dutch team of Larsen and van West. At the awards ceremony, when Easton/Burd were receiving their framed trophies, a group of rival sailors stormed the stage and hoisted the two men over their shoulders. The champions were carried to the water and tossed in like today’s front page news. In other words, Easton/Burd gave everyone a “bath” all week, so at the ceremony—it Dream Bigger For me, the F18 Americas Championship Regatta was a dream. Six months ago, my husband and I bought a used F18 for $10,000 with all the gear included. Since we’ve been avid big-boat monohull sailors for over a decade, we thought learning to sail a little catamaran would be easy. We imagined we’d train for five months and then compete in the F18 Championship. Either we were big dreamers or big dummies. We felt like complete morons on our F18 for the first four months.

I started driving our F18 in July and with the generous help of Phillip Meredith, who spent dozens of hours coaching us, we accomplished our goal. We wanted to be safe, have fun, and not be last. (Or not die, not cry and not be DFL.) The biggest surprise was when we were awarded the Tenacious Award by the RC for being determined, relentless, and not giving up. We capsized (three times), snapped trap-lines, and exploded a porthole. But we never let broken stuff break our spirit.

It didn’t matter if you were in the front of the pack or the back, the F18 Americas was packed full of fun.

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There was every condition from dead calm to wind gusting to 28 knots at the F18 Championship. Photo by Tim Wilkes. www.TimWilkes.com.

was time for their own bath! Heck, when you sail these F18 catamarans, you’re used to getting wet.

It appears you are never too old to start sailing cats.

The F18 racers included women and men of all ages—from David Hein (16) to the most senior member of the fleet, Ken Marshack (63). Thirteen women competed in the regatta (myself included), many of them as skipper.

“When I came here, I said this would be the last time I hauled my boat across the country,” said Marshack. “But I’ve had so much fun, I’m already thinking about the championship next year in Texas.” Some seniors get excited about discounts. Other seniors get excited about racing catamarans.

Robbie Daniel (51) and his crew Enrique Rodriguez took first place in the Master’s division, which is for the skipper and crew with a combined age of 85 or older. “I cherish the regattas where I can sail without pressure and expectations,” said Daniel who coaches for Red Gear Racing and has done four Olympic campaigns. “This regatta was about being on a boat with an old friend, and still being

competitive and having fun.”

“This is my first senior moment,” exclaimed Olympic silver medalist Annie Gardner as she accepted her award for third place in the Master’s division with her fiancé Eric Witte.

The crowd chanted and cheered: “Go women drivers!”

The racers had a variety of experience from Olympic medalists and national champions to everyday dreamers like me and my husband.

RESULTS (place, crew, points): Juniors Division (Skipper and Crew 23 years old or younger): 1, Taylor Reiss/Matthew Whitehead, 66 pts; 2, Ravi Parent/Sam Armington, 80 pts; 3, Eric Lawrence/David Hein, 375 pts: Masters Division (Skipper and Crew combined age of 85+): 1, Robbie Daniel/Enrique Rodriguez, 113 pts; 2, Sandra Tartaglino/Eric Shafer, 172 pts; 3, Annie Gardner/Eric Witte, 207 pts: Overall Winners: 1, Mike Easton/Tripp Burd, 41 pts; 2, Gunner Larsen/Ferdinand van West, 45 pts; 3, Taylor Reiss/Matthew Whitehead, 66 pts; 4, Ravi Parent/Sam Armington, 80 pts; 5, Cruz Gonzalez-Smith/Mariano Heiser, 81 pts: 2013 US National F18 Championship: 1, Mike Easton/Tripp Burd, 41 pts; 2, Taylor Reiss/Matthew Whitehead, 66 pts; 3, Ravi Parent/Sam Armington, 80 pts; 4, Bob Merrick/Tyler Burd; 5, Todd Riccardi/Dalton Tebo

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RACE REPORT oncoming weather front. Saturday dawned rainy with storms. While the plan was to sail in the Gulf of Mexico, when it was heard that St. Petersburg Yacht Club had rescheduled its PHRF racing out there, the FDs stayed in the bay.

Ironically, that afternoon there was a long wait for any wind at all, finally allowing for two light air races. Sunday had a delightful 8- to 15-knot northerly wind, very close racing and many place changes among the fleet. The race officer (me) put the weather mark not far from the shore, resulting in many shifts and puffs that the lake sailors appreciated. Full results are at www.sailfd.org/USA. Show here are Lin Robson with crew Arthur Anosov—the clear winner in the Flying Dutchman Nationals with nine first-place finishes among the 12 races. Photo by Dave Ellis.

Flying Dutchman Nationals, Gulfport, FL, Nov. 1-3

By Dave Ellis Florida’s Gulfport Yacht Club hosted the Flying Dutchman Nationals on lower Boca Ciega Bay in its usual style of minimal on-shore amenities and great on-the-water racing. The fleet was smaller than some Nationals because of a scheduling conflict for the West Coast fleet. The quality, however, was very good.

Lin Robson, with crew Arthur Anosov of Saint Petersburg, was the clear winner with nine first-place finishes among the 12 races. While some of these races were easy wins for this many-time champ, other races took some time to get to the front of the fleet.

Second place went to Buzz Ballenger and Kurt Hemmingsen of Santa Cruz, CA. After a stellar two days, they faded on the last day of racing, but still saved second over Jeff and Chris Wrenn from Pennsylvania. Competitors from California, Vancouver BC, Ohio and Philadelphia—along with local Florida sailors—raced.

Six races wore out the competitors and the race committee on Friday, with a fresh breeze feeding an

Audi Melges 20 Winter Series, Event 1, Miami, FL, Nov. 1-3 Photo and text by Marylinda Ramos This is the first of three events held annually for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. This is the first of three events, all held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Event 1 brings teams together from four of the five countries registered for the Melges 20 World Championships to be held this month in Key Largo, Dec. 11-14. Event 2 (Feb. 8-9), precedes the International Melges 32 Winter Regatta (Feb. 28-Mar. 2) in Miami, which has owners and crew in common with the Melges 20s. Event 3 (Mar. 6-8) is part of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, after which racing moves to Charleston Race

Shimmer, on the left, meets Bacio at the leeward mark. Shimmer won the event for the second year in a row. Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

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Week. In between, many of the sailors will also campaign in Melges 32s, including Key West Race Week (Jan. 19-24).

A front that moved in brought sustained northerly winds of 18 to 22 knots, providing ideal race conditions.

Racers could barely be contained at the line. General recalls, one-minute rules, 20 percent penalties—and combinations thereof—eventually allowed the start of four races before the 2 p.m. deadline.

While luminaries, like Harry Melges and John Kilroy, are hallmarks of this fleet, the talent pool and learning curves are deep and steep. Out of 45 boats, sailors with full- or part-time roots in Southern states won five of the top 10 positions, many demonstrating significant improvement. Russell Lucas of Shimmer won this event for a second year in a row. Tony Tabb of YOLO (You Only Live Once) moved up from 20th last year to second this year.

Marcus Eagan of Cajun Underwriting held on with third, as well as top Corinthian. Marc Hollerbach of Fu moved from 13th to seventh place, and Michael Kiss of Bacio moved from 12 last year to eight this year, improving steadily as the wind increased, meeting Shimmer at the mark, and winning the last race. Cesar Gomes Neto of Miami, who didn’t skipper this race last year, finished 10th.

Kent Haeger’s Mach Schnell of Fort Lauderdale earned top boat with female crew. For complete results, go to www.melges20.com.

13th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Sarasota, FL, Nov. 2

By Bernhard G. Kloppenburg, Sarasota Yacht Club general manager Racing during hurricane season is always a challenge, because you never know when a tropical storm will devel-

From left to right: Regatta Chairman Rick Gress, Doug Dearden and his crew accepting the trophy for first place overall in the Invitational Regatta in Sarasota, FL. Deardon sailed on his Impulse 26, In Tune. Photo by Andy Zima.

op. Even though this hurricane season has been uneventful, the area caught the southern tip of a major weather front. As the strong front came through, wind gusts reached 30 knots, ripping some participants’ sails, but winds generally stayed between 12 and 14 knots during the rest of the morning. As the day continued, in an “all or nothing at all” situation, the winds died out completely, leaving the race participants to deal with frustrating doldrums.

“It seemed like we got every type of weather but snow,” said Rick Gress, Sarasota Yacht Club regatta chairman. “But we made the best of it and sailors had a great day.”

Winners in the top three places for each class received conch shells, the traditional prize given annually at the regatta. Doug Dearden took home first place overall in the

Frank Hanna’s Prime Plus, sailing in the Invitational Regatta, took third in the Racer Cruiser Class. Photo by Maureen C. Koeppel.

RACE REPORT largest fleet, which raced on the pursuit course, in his Impulse 26, In Tune.

“Sailors sail for the love of the sport, so poor weather conditions couldn’t scare me away,” said Dearden. “I didn’t expect to have to test my skills against such strong winds though. It was a thrill.”

One benefit to hosting the race was to raise money for both the Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program.

“We appreciate all of the support and donations,” said Mike McAdaragh, president of the SYC Charitable Foundation.

“We’re reliant on help from the community to maintain our summer camp programs and continue to provide scholarship funding for students interested in pursuing marine science degrees.”

Spectators, donors, friends and family all gathered aboard powerboats in the Sarasota Yacht Club’s “Ring of Power” to get an up-close view of the races from the water.

Windward/leeward races were held for Spinnaker and One-Design classes on Sarasota Bay. Other classes were in a Pursuit race in the Gulf, except Multihulls raced on their own course in the Gulf.

The night wound down—or, depending on your perspective—got going as more than 250 guests enjoyed poolside music, dancing, a pig roast and drink specials at the club before the awards were announced.

“Hosting this regatta is so much fun,” said Gress. “The

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RESULTS (place, skipper, boat): Non-Spinnaker Class: 1, Doug Dearden, In Tune; 2, Chad Weiss, Zephyr; 3, Dave Wilson, Solitude: True Cruiser Class: 1, Mauro Harto, Mojo; 2, Ed Stanton, Night Star; 3, Dave Ettinger, Spindrift: Pocket Cruiser Class: 1, Robert Hindle, Windsong: Racer Cruiser Class: 1, Mike Doyle, Wing It; 2, Richard Gress, Mother Ocean; 3, Frank Hanna, Prime Plus: Windward/Leeward Spinnaker Class: 1, David Hillmyer, Peer Pressure; 2, Travis Yates, Indigo; 3, Randy St. James, Claire: Random Leg Course, Multihull Class: 1, Tony Vandenoever, Leilano; 2, Tung Nguyen, Double Barrell; 3, Ben Appel, Botanica.

Flying Scots Race at the Jeff Pennfield Memorial Regatta, Sarasota, FL, Nov. 2-3

By Charlie Clifton The Sarasota father/son team of Zeke and Jay Horowitz came out on top of 23 Flying Scots in this regatta hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Zeke and Jay won two of the five races to finish two points ahead of Jeff and Amy Linton from Davis Islands Yacht Club.

After the first race was abandoned, the wind finally settled in from the north and held through the weekend.

Breeze ranging from five to 18 provided a challenge for the both heavy and light weight crews. The Lintons never won a race, but three seconds and a fifth as their worst race gained them the runner-up spot over Mark Taylor and Lisa Hayward. The Taylor/Hayward team won two races, but a 12th in the first race made for a deep hole out of which to dig. The last race featured an exciting Linton/Taylor luffing match at the finish with the Linton team crossing ahead by a nose. David Ames and PJ Buhler from the Coconut Grove Sailing Center won the first race and sailed consistently enough after that to sew up fourth place.

The Sarasota leg of the Flying Scot District Championship is named in memory of Dr. Jeff Pennfield, a very popular and well-respected, long-time Scot sailor.

Before he died, Jeff donated a trophy to be presented each year to the sailor who has done the most for the fleet in the past year. John and Susie Domagala were presented the trophy at the awards ceremony, in part for their stellar work hosting the last Midwinters.

Long-time Flying Scot sailor and tireless fleet promoter Charlie Fowler died this past year. Ron Pletsch announced at the award presentation that a new trophy has been inaugurated in Charlie’s name. The trophy will be presented to the fleet that has the best showing at, in alternate years, the National Midwinter Warm-Up Regatta and the Sarasota One-Design Midwinters.

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Destination Kingsley, Northeast Florida More than just a stopover!

By Captain Frederick A. Braman, USN (ret) Photos by Trevor Rhody

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ike most sailing cruisers, I have many favorite destinations. I also have favorite en route anchorages used in getting there. There are a few great places that can be both. The Fort George River is regarded as a nice stopover by most, but for me, it’s both stopover and destination and is often the place that I want to go. The still-elegant Kingsley Plantation lords over the best spot on the river to drop the hook. If you like walks in the woods, good fishing, miles of marsh with plenty of varmints, acres of low tide sand bar beaches, and a history that you can still see and touch, you will also like Kingsley, now part of the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve.

Located just off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) about four miles north of northern Florida’s St. Johns River, the Rhombus and Moondara anchored directly in front of the mansion.

Fort George River is the best stopover anchorage on the stretch can see the sand bars) and rising (in case you get too close of the ICW between Fernandina Beach and St Augustine. It to one) tide. If you draw no more than five feet or so, you is listed in most of the anchorage books, and if you pass by can enter at almost any time. in the early spring and late fall, you will usually spot an Follow the same path on the way out. Boats that run anchor light or three. I also use Kingsley as a stopover, aground cut too close to Green #73 while arriving from the except that my stops are usually at least a couple of days. south or while intending to head south upon departure.

More than once, a Kingsley stopover was so pleasant that I Even when just transiting the ICW, don’t go near Green 73! discarded my intended destination and just stayed. This Moondara and Rhombus entered as described, never seeing October trip, however, was just to be a stopover, as I less that 7 feet on a mid-tide. Keeping close to the southern showed off Kingsley as a future destination to my friend, shore, we passed between Green #3 and the south shore, Trevor Rhody, on his Hunter 29, Moondara, as he followed and proceeded to pass the Park Service visitors’ dock to me on Rhombus, my Catalina 30. We were traveling to starboard. The deepest water is close to the dock. We would Fernandina Beach to pick up my wife and grandchildren, later visit it by dinghy, tying up on the inside of the floating and Trevor’s daughter, for a trip farther north. portion of the dock to escape the frequent wake from passThe Fort George River is entered only from Sisters ing boats. Don’t expect a no-wake zone anywhere along the Creek, at the AICW waterway (Mile Marker 735), which Fort George River! connects Nassau Sound to the north, and the St. Johns River, The preferred anchorage for sailboats is just past the a few miles to the south. The intended destination, the front of the white plantation house and Green Marker #5. If anchorage dominated by the plantation, is visible from you go a hundred yards or so past Green 5, the river widens miles away, especially if approaching from the north. a bit, where you will find yourself out of direct view from NOAA Chart 11489 of the AICW shows a fairly easy and the mansion grounds, where it’s a little more private. The relatively deep entry. It is easy, but not so deep. On this day, river carries 9-feet-plus at low tide well east of Green 5, so Moondara and Rhombus are arriving from the south, but there is plenty of room to anchor several single-file boats. entry into the Fort George River is about the same— There is a swift current, but holding in the sand bottom is whether north or southbound. With a tidal range of over excellent. Drop the hook in the river’s center. The best profive feet, my favorite time to enter is on a fairly low (so you tection is when winds are anywhere from the south, but

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Shown is the approach (dotted black line) to Kingsley off the ICW (red line). Line up AICW Red # 72 and Red # 2 in the Ft. George River and turn on that line toward Red 2. Select a heading to a point not more than 25 feet north of Red #2. As you exit the ICW channel, the depths will drop until you get close to Red #2 where five-plus feet quickly changes to 12 and then more. I’ve never seen an entry along this route of less than five feet at the lowest spring tides. Once inside near R#2, you’ll find 15 feet most of the way in.

As you enter, the deeper water is along the south shore. From NOAA chart 11489.

because of the good holding, I’ve anchored here during all wind conditions.

Shallow-draft boats can find their way between the sandbars all the way in toward the river mouth. Sailboaters used to do this during the ’80s and ’90s, but, storms and the constantly changing topography of the area have made this, at best, inadvisable. Even though Rhombus draws just under four feet, a recent dinghy survey convinced me that the allthe-way-inside days for deeper draft boats are in the past.

On this trip, Rhombus anchored directly in front of the mansion, with Moondara just ahead. Since I multitask as both captain and windlass, it was nice to get the anchoring right the first time!

Although I’m an engineer by education, my first academic love is history. It is rare that I go anywhere, even on my boat, where I don’t think about what was there before.

Like most of the barrier islands along the southeastern U.S. coast, Fort George Island is rich in history, and its named river is a work in progress. Old sketches from the 1870s show a wide river mouth open to the Atlantic; almost as wide as the much larger St. Johns River, a little to the south.

Time, storms, bridges, beach regeneration projects, and the steady, relentless geological movement of barrier islands have changed the river immensely. You can see what the mouth looks like today! Although we can’t sneak under the low-slung Talbot Island Bridge, except maybe in a kayak, we can still enjoy this short, pretty river in all its delights, and sample its rich history.

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The Kingsley mansion. To see the plantation, a dinghy ride to the Park Service floating dock is best, though you can also land a dinghy on the beach near the plantation.

starting at the confluence of Sisters and Sawpit creeks and flowing into the Atlantic near the St. Johns River. But, for a time, the river received oceangoing ships with needed supplies and shipped tons of produce to markets from area plantations. The old wharf is still visible. Fort George Island, a pine and live oak forest prior to the 1790s, first became a plantation during that decade and the beginning of the house that we now call “Kingsley.” The house was built then by an American from Philadelphia named John McQueen. McQueen cleared the land and planted the indigo and sea island cotton crops that would characterize Fort George Island for almost a century. Financial troubles forced McQueen to sell the island to John Houstoun McIntosh in 1804. McIntosh was hugely successful financially, but risked it all as a leader of the “Patriot Rebellion”—the unsuccessful attempt to wrest the area between the St. Marys and St. Johns rivers from the Spanish.

When the mission failed—and fearing arrest—McIntosh evaded the Spanish and scampered back to British Georgia.

He sold Fort George Island to Zephaniah Kingsley in 1814.

The Kingsley clan’s story is a magical one. Zephaniah refurbished and added to the plantation house that bears his name and still adorns the river today. He became a major land holder in what is now northeast Florida.

Kingsley Avenue runs through my Orange Park home, and the Kingsley family can still be found here. But for all his success, Zephaniah is best known for his choice of a bride, a slave girl from Senegal named Anta Majigeen Ndiaye, now called Anna, purchased by Kingsley at age 13. Later, they married and raised a large family. Anna outlived the much older Zephaniah, who freed Anna and her children before his death. Anna eventually became master of Kingsley, but, interestingly, died having freed no slaves during her lifetime. Read much more about the fascinating Kingsley family story and their times in the many books by Daniel Schafer. Brief histories are available at the plantation bookstore. www.southwindsmagazine.com

The area is a favorite place for my grandkids. They like the sand bar swimming, the hikes, the fishing, exploration of the many sand bar island beaches, and the summer fun that abounds on the river. It is an active place, especially on the weekends, where day trippers and anchored sailboaters alike congregate on the many sand bar islands for a party.

Today’s entrance from the Atlantic is by kayak. Shown here is the AIA Bridge over the Ft. George River near where the river meets the Atlantic.

To see the plantation, a dinghy ride to the Park Service floating dock is best, though you can also land a dinghy on the beach near the plantation if you want to visit after the 4:30 closing time. Watch out for the oyster pots! A self-guided tour of the plantation grounds awaits the land visitor, starting at the park office and bookstore in the white building next to the old house. You’ll see the intact plantation house plus the tabby-walled remnants of the slave quarters in a semicircular arc of early American history.

Kingsley Plantation is a great stop for old “history buffs,” like me, but it’s also a favorite place for my grandkids—and not because of its history. They like the other stuff: sand bar swimming, the hikes, the fishing, exploration of the many sand bar island beaches, and the summer fun that abounds on the river. It is an active place, especially on the weekends, where day trippers and anchored sailboaters alike congregate on the many sand bar islands for a party. It’s also a great spot for the younger mates to practice operating the dinghy. My now 14-year-old grandson feels like a pirate with my eight-foot RIB and two-horsepower Honda! On a sunny Saturday, prepare to bounce around a lot, as every kind of powered craft will buzz your anchored boat, but by the time you fire up the barbie, the day trippers will have left, and a quiet night lies ahead.

Today, most of Fort George Island looks just like it did when McQueen first saw it. Except for the big white house and the lawns that surround it, pine and live oak forests have reclaimed the once-cleared cotton fields of the plantation era. For boaters, it’s a great stop for an active water sports Saturday, a quiet night, or a relaxing week. You’ll find sun, sand, water fun, and evening serenity, plus the beautiful multi-green hues of marsh and forest. You won’t, however, find any ice or anything else for that matter, so take everything you will need with you. With a schedule to keep, Moondara and Rhombus reluctantly departed the next morning. We’ll both be back!

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For questions about visiting Kingsley, contact the author at fredbraman@hotmail.com. Proceeds from this article are donated to Children International. Change a life for $25 a month. www.children.org.

Fred Braman is a retired U.S. Naval officer and high school math teacher. He and his wife Louise live on Fleming Island, FL, and sail Rhombus along the southeast U.S. coast, the Bahamas and the St. Johns River.

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Founder of Hunter Marine was a True Sailor and Innovator

By Morgan Stinemetz From left to right: Warren Luhrs, Lars Bergstrom and Courtney Hazelton being feted in San Francisco after sailing from New York around the Horn to the City by the Bay in 80 days, 20 hours. The year was 1989. In the process they broke the clipper ship record that had been extant for 135 years. The award they are holding is a perpetual trophy that the Manhattan Yacht Club created the previous year to whoever made the best time in the New York-San Francisco passage. Photo by Billy Black.

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hen Warren Luhrs, 69, the organizing and creative force that got Hunter Marine off the ground, passed away in Pennsylvania on September 18, due to an unexpected heart attack, most of us who knew him were stunned. We lost, collectively, a person whose gentle footprint changed many of the rules we had always known to be true about sailing, The heart attack seemed an ironic end. Luhrs stayed in shape. He watched his diet and was as slender and supple as a willow branch. His looks reminded this writer of the actor Jürgen Prochnow, the skipper on the German submarine in the movie Das Boot. Luhrs, the guiding light behind the Alachua-based sailboat company’s unique approach to sailboat development and production, was as well known to the cognoscenti for having the courage and tenacity to develop unique single-handed racing boats like Tuesday’s Child, Thursday’s Child and Hunter’s Child.

The names of the boats came from the nursery rhyme, Monday’s Child, first published in England in 1838.

Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

It’s obviously an old poem; the meaning of at least one word has changed with time.

Warren Luhrs possessed as many facets as an

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American-cut diamond. In an increasingly public world, he was exceedingly private. His family—Luhrs, his wife and eight children—lived on a farm in Benton, PA, a town of 834 souls. It is not near any town or city people can readily identify with. Quiet and self-effacing, Luhrs would make Clint Eastwood appear to be a chatterbox.

Jopie (the J is pronounced as a Y) Helsen, the owner of Sailors’ Wharf in south St. Petersburg, FL, was the beneficiary of Warren Luhrs’ insatiable curiosity. Helsen, thinking about the good old days, before the bottom fell out of the boating market, explained that Hunter had come up with an idea that was similar to what Ford Motors was doing in producing a “signature” Ford Explorer based on the Eddie Bauer name. Helsen said that Hunter approached him about using his name. Helsen gave the okay.

Hunter’s engineering team subsequently produced a production model sailboat with the Hunter 46 hull. It was called the Hunter Helsen 470. The boat, with Helsen’s input, had 168 engineering changes incorporated into it.

In 2012, Helsen’s own model of that boat, Jade, won the Isla Mujeres race to Mexico.

“He knew what he wanted,” Helsen said of Luhrs. “He would do anything different on his own. He was an adventurer. However, the reason I got to know him so well is that we never talked about business; we talked about personal things. He was a real gentleman.”

Luhrs had a wry streak, too. According to Helsen, Luhrs had been told once by close friend Lars Bergstom that there are sailors, and then there are gentlemen sailors. The difference, Bergstrom maintained, was a necktie. As a result, Luhrs, dressed in a T-shirt and pants wrinkled from sailboat storage, could often also be seen wearing a necktie, the emblematic mark of a real gentleman sailor.

Steve Cutsforth, who joined Hunter in 1987 as sales and marketing director had this to say about Luhrs: “Warren was always open to new ideas. There was nothing he didn’t have an open mind about. He loved Lars (Bergstrom) because he was so ‘out there.’ ” When Hunter decided to produce sailboats in Europe, Cutsworth went to the United Kingdom and ran a Hunter factory on a site that the company purchased. Located on an old military helicopter training base, the operation produced 700 Hunters, Cutsforth said. The plant shut down in 2007.

Mike Reischman of St. Petersburg knew Luhrs both socially and also from a business standpoint. “I owned companies that outfitted some of Tuesday’s Child, the navigation package,” Reischman said. “Warren was curious, innovative. In making sailboats, he had very much the right idea. www.southwindsmagazine.com

He made them comfortable and affordable.”

Luhrs gained a deserved sterling reputation in long distance, short-handed sailboat racing. The breakthrough vehicle was Thursday’s Child. The narrow, 60-foot hull was built by designer Paul Lindenberg in Florida. Thursday’s Child used water ballast for additional stability. In addition, Thursday’s Child carried an interior space frame, a gimbaled navigation station on the boat’s centerline and an articulated rudder. Many of the snazzy, innovative finishing touches were provided by B&R Mast & Rigging in Sarasota, FL. Sailing Thursday’s Child across the Atlantic from England to Newport in 1984, Luhrs won the monohull class of the Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR). He finished in 16 days, 22 hours—only 10 hours behind the fastest multihull. Thursday’s Child was indeed a break-through boat.

Ola Wettergren, now 55, sailed the 1985 DoubleHanded Around Britain and Ireland Race with Luhrs. They competed together aboard Thursday’s Child and won handily. “Warren was fantastic to sail with,” Wettergren recalled.

“He was serious about what we were doing. He’d already done two Trans-Atlantic races.

“Warren and I were both married just before the 1985 Around Britain Race, so we spent our honeymoons together on Thursday’s Child,” Wettergren continued. “Our wives traveled from port to port in England. The race itself was more than 2,000 miles long. And as we were nearing the finish line (Plymouth), I asked Warren if he wanted me to pull the chute down, and he replied that it was only blowing 26 knots. Then when we crossed the finish line and I took the

chute down, I found that it had been blowing 37 knots.

Warren just laughed about it.”

Eventually, Wettergren, a Swede, signed on with Hunter as a design engineer and worked for the company from 1987 to 1992.

“Warren was first of all my friend and also my boss, and then he developed into my mentor,” Wettergren summarized.

In 1989, Luhrs, Swedish maritime magician Lars Bergstrom and delivery skipper Courtney Hazelton sailed Thursday’s Child from Sandy Hook, NJ, around Cape Horn, to San Francisco. In doing so they eclipsed the previous 135year-old clipper ship record by nine days, arriving in San Francisco in 80 days and 20 hours. The trip involved a stop in the Falkland Islands to repair the boat’s hull, which had been weakened by striking what the racers believed to be a shipping container that had fallen off a merchant vessel.

Bergstrom, a living legend for his maritime innovations, was killed in a Florida motorized glider accident in 1997. The whereabouts of Courtney Hazelton are unknown.

Thursday’s Child is possibly in the San Francisco Bay area nowadays, most particularly rumored to be on the hard in Alameda. The boatyard has, however, closed.

In thinking about Luhrs and his ability to envision a rainbow at the end of a road less traveled, one is reminded, though this writer has changed one or two words, of what Edward Kennedy said about his murdered brother, Robert, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

“Some men see things as they are and ask why. He dreamed of things that never were and asked why not?”

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Fall Into Action When the temperatures begin to drop, in South Carolina, the sailing doesn’t stop.

By Dan Dickison or a lot of sailors around the United States, autumn is when boats get put away for the offseason, but not in the Palmetto State. In fact, this is one of the most active times of the year from upstate all the way down to the Low Country. And that goes for racers, cruisers, and recreational sailors. Here’s a quick take on four areas whose activities characterize the sailing you’ll see this time of year across South Carolina.

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points. This was the first time this event has been held here, and event chairperson Jan Jernigan seemed very satisfied: “A regatta of this caliber takes a lot of planning,” she explained. “We had fabulous volunteers, an excellent race committee, and our members made sure every participant was treated with lots of Southern hospitality!” (www.columbiasc.org)

Spotlight on Columbia

Happening on Hartwell

Columbia’s Lake Murray proved to be a perfect venue for US SAILING’S Championship of Champions, sailed this year in Lightnings.

Photo by Joe Reyes, courtesy US Sailing

Buccaneer 18s make their way around the course on Lake Hartwell at the annual Hospice Regatta. Photo courtesy Buccaneer18.org

During the last weekend in October this year, 20 threeperson crews from as far away as California and New York, and Texas and Oregon, converged on the shores of Lake Murray at the Columbia Sailing Club for U.S. SAILING’S annual Championship of Champions. Local sailors got a chance to witness some superb sailing on their home waters as a number of the sport’s heavy hitters populated the scratch sheet, including five-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Betsy Alison and 2013 Lightning World Champion David Starck, among others.

This year, the event was raced in Lightnings. In just three days, the organizers managed to squeeze in 16 races, with mild winds and relatively clear weather setting the stage.

Ultimately, the most consistent performer was Brian Keane and his crew from Weston, MA, representing the J/80 Class. They mastered the lake’s shifty winds and ended up with only one double-digit finish to win by 10

Meanwhile, just the weekend before, the upstate Carolina Sailing Club on Lake Hartwell staged one of its biggest events, the annual Hospice Regatta. This is a popular gathering among certain one-design classes, and the event’s organizers have succeeded in cultivating a strong following. This year, entrants came from as far away as Toledo, OH; Birmingham, AL; and Fort Walton Beach, FL, for the 13th edition of this event. They competed in Buccaneers, Flying Scots, Force 5s and Ultimate 20s, as well as a potpourri of small to midsize keelboats. “Wow, what a weekend,” is what club commodore Paul Harder had to say afterward. “We exceeded our fundraising goal by $900. We actually raised $60,900 [to benefit Hospice of the Carolinas], which was amazing.” And, making it even more successful, said Harder, four local sailors from the club had podium finishes in their respective fleets. (www.wcsc-sailing.org)

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Yacht Club of Hilton Head Island) the following weekend.

Though there were fewer than a dozen boats that entered all four contests, these were nonetheless competitive events, particularly among the region’s Harbor 20 fleet, which fielded seven entries. Inordinately light winds and the usual strong currents in Calibogue Sound made for challenging competition on both weekends, but the Harbor 20 racers were up to the task. Domenico Del Sole and Joe Highsmith on Slingshot won the first two events. On the second weekend, when the one-design Harbor 20s were also scored under PHRF, Harbor 20 sailors were stellar, winning both the Harbour Town Cup (Ned Neilsen’s team on Arcadia won that) and the Island Packet Trophy, which is awarded to the boat with the best performance over the two days of racing (Domenico Del Sole and his team on Slingshot won that). (www.scyachtclub.com)

Chucktown Champions Harbor 20s rounding a mark on Calibogue Sound near Hilton Head, SC. Photo courtesy South Carolina Yacht Club

Meanwhile, down on Hilton Head Island, mid-October meant a flurry of activity for local sailors. Racers here competed in the Carolina Ocean Challenge Regatta and the DDS&A Cup (organized by the South Carolina Yacht Club) on one weekend, the 44th annual Harbor Town Cup and the 43rd annual Calibogue Cup regattas (organized by the

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And just up the coast, sailors in Charleston were engaged in a series of events throughout fall, events that ran the gamut from distance contests to around the buoys races, and from serious racing to fun events with an emphasis on fundraising. The latter included the annual Leukemia Cup, which benefits the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. This year marked the 17th edition of the regatta, and sailors and their supporters from around the region have raised $1.9 million over the years. In last year’s Leukemia Cup Regatta, Miles

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CAROLINA SAILING Chuck Coyer’s crew aboard his J/36 Soul enjoy the mild conditions off the Charleston city waterfront during the annual Leukemia Cup Regatta. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

nationwide. In 2012, they raised over $56,000. This year, team Mongo nearly repeated the feat, raising $52,500. All told, participants in the 2013 regatta raised nearly $144,000.

Now that’s impressive. And it’s just another part of fall sailing in the Palmetto State. (www.leukemiacup.org/sc/).

Go Big or Stay Home — College of Charleston’s Varsity Offshore Team Goes Big

By Dan Dickison College of Charleston sailors hiking out in the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta on Austin Fragomen’s J/105, Warlock. Photo courtesy McMichaelYachts.com.

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uccess breeds success, or so the saying goes, and that’s exactly what appears to be happening for the College of Charleston sailing program. After winning the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championships in June—the fourth time that the college has achieved this feat—the program’s directors are venturing into a new area of competition: big boat sailing. They launched their inaugural Varsity Offshore Team with substantial fanfare by sending team members to Southern California last spring to compete in the Harbor Cup (where they finished second out of 10 teams) and to Larchmont, NY, in October. In New York, the team competed in the annual Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR), the largest collegiate regatta in North America.

In Larchmont, over 50 teams representing universities from across the nation—as well as two from Europe and two from Canada—raced aboard 54 borrowed keelboats on Long Island Sound over the Columbus Day weekend.

Competitors were scored in IRC, PHRF and one-design divisions (J/44s, J/109s and J/105s). Every entry had the boat owner aboard as well as a second adult who were both encouraged by the organizers to impart lessons about boat speed, boat handling and sail trim to the students, but tactics were left strictly to the collegiate racers.

The College of Charleston’s team, led by Ned Goss as team coach, raced aboard Austin Fragoman’s J/105. With heavy air (winds from 20 to 30-plus knots) and five-foot seas setting the stage, the Charleston-based Cougars were dominant, winning both of the races that ultimately made up the regatta. (Extreme conditions prompted the organizers to cancel the final day’s action.) When it came to the awards, the Cougars shared the overall win—and the Paul Hoffmann Trophy—with the team from Georgetown University.

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formed so well,” said the College of Charleston’s sailing director Greg Fisher afterward, “but frankly, they earned it.

Not only are they a talented bunch of sailors, they also worked really hard, practicing nearly a dozen times since last spring before heading to Larchmont.” Fisher also credited the support of local Charleston boat owners who loaned their boats to the team for practice sessions and offered their expertise.

“We had really good chemistry onboard,” explained Coach Goss a few weeks afterward, “and all the practicing we did was an important key as well.” He acknowledged that his team had never sailed together in such demanding conditions, but cited their collective poise and diverse sailing backgrounds as important strengths in winning against some very established and talented collegiate teams. “You have to realize that this offshore team exists because the students wanted to compete in big boats. They took a lot of initiative in forming the team. To get to Southern California, they raised all the money themselves. So, when we took the idea of forming an offshore team to the college’s athletic director, he was fully supportive.”

In early November, the team traveled to Annapolis to compete in the Kennedy Cup at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Next up will be an invitational regatta in Charleston in February that Goss is coordinating. After that, his team will begin preparing for a trip to Europe in April. As a benefit of its victory in Larchmont, the team won the right to compete for the EDHEC Sailing Cup in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, which is the largest collegiate event in the world with 180 boats. “We’ll have to raise money for the travel expenses,” explained Goss, “but once we get there, the housing, the boat charter and everything else will be paid for by the organizers.” Now that’s the way to go big. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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

around. No Regattas planned for December JANUARY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina) No Regattas planned for January Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule. Club races year around. No Regattas planned for January

For Racing News, and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section.

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, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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

Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule.

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

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

Major Upcoming Regattas

5th Annual Holiday Kickoff Regatta, Ft. Pierce, FL, Dec. 6-7 Fort Pierce Yacht Club’s 5th Annual Holiday Kickoff Regatta will be held Dec. 6-7. Saturday offshore PHRF racing, Class A and Class B, followed by after-race party and awards ceremony. www.ftpierceyachtclub.homestead.com.

12th Annual Kettle Cup Regatta, Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Sanford, FL, Dec. 7-8 This regatta is a benefit for the Salvation Army. Racing will be Saturday and Sunday. Registration Friday night and Saturday morning, with skippers meeting following registration. Expected classes are Catalina, Force 5, San Juan 21, Sunfish and Portsmouth. Boat ramps, trailer parking and accommodations are available. All sailors are welcome. www.flalmsa.org.

Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, US SAILING Center, Martin County, FL, Dec. 7-8 Race Calendar The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month (go to their websites for schedule): Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org.

New Bern, NC. See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule DECEMBER 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) No Regattas planned for December Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

See club website for local club race schedule. Club races year News & Views for Southern Sailors

Green Fleet, Optis, 420s, Windsurfers. www.usscmc.org.

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. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May. DECEMBER 7-8 Catalina 22 State Championship. Indian River Yacht Club (tentative) 7-8 Gator Bowl Regatta One-Design. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 14 Gator Bowl Regatta PHRF 15 Single Hand Regatta. Back Bayou Cruising Club.

JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta. Rudder Club 31-Feb. 2 15th Wayfarer Mid-Winters Championship.

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38th Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 16 A 160-nautical-mile sprint down the Florida Keys. This will start at Port Everglades on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 1300 hours, and will run along the Florida Keys to Key West.

Boats are expected to begin finishing the race throughout the day of January 17. Fleets include IRC, PHRF, Multihull and One-Design. The race is sponsored by Lauderdale Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club and hosted by the SORC race management group.

A skippers meeting and cocktail party takes place January 15 at Lauderdale Yacht Club, race headquarters.

Awards are Jan. 18 in Key West and hosted by Kelly’s Caribbean Bar & Grill. For information and online registration, go to www.keywestrace.org. Entry deadline is Jan. 11.

US SAILING’S Rolex Miami OCR, Coconut Grove, FL, Jan. 27-Feb. 2 See “Racing News” section for more information.

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Major Upcoming Regattas

57th Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race, Sailfish Club, Palm Beach, Dec. 6 This race begins at the Lauderdale Yacht Club finishes just outside the Lake Worth inlet in Palm Beach. Hosted by the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach. For information, or to enter, call Sara Godward at (561) 844-0206, email SaraGodward@SailfishClub.com, or go to www.sailfishclub.com.

Sailfish IRC Regatta, Sailfish Club, Palm Beach, Dec. 7-8

The Sailfish IRC Regatta is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, with short offshore buoy races outside the Lake Worth inlet. Open to IRC yachts with a rating of 1.25 or greater. Hosted by the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach. For more information or to enter, call Sara Godward at (561) 844-0206, email SaraGodward@SailfishClub.com or go to www.sailfishclub.com.

Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CASC North Palm Beach. www.castawayssailing.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale Yacht Club MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net SCF Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com DECEMBER 6 Wirth Munroe Ft. Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race. www.sailfishclub.com 7-8 Etchells Louis Piana Cup. BBYC 14-15 Star Commodore Cup. CRYC 27-30 Orange Bowl Regatta. CGSC/CRYC JANUARY 1-3 29er Class National Championships. CGSC 4-5 Etchells Sidney Doren Memorial. BBYC 4-5 Levin Memorial Stars. CRYC 9-12 Star Midwinters. CRYC 15-17 Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race. LYC/STC 17-19 470, 49er, 49er FX North Americans. CGSC 17-19 I-420 & Rs:X ISAF Youth Qualifier. CGSC 25-Feb 1 Olympics Classes Regatta. ISAF Sailing World Cup

Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 26-30 The largest youth sailing regatta in the United States. See “Racing News” section for more information.

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Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

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

16th Annual Hobie Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 5-8 See “Racing News” section for more information.

International Audi Melges 20 Worlds, Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 11-14 See “Racing News” section for more information.

29th Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 14-15 A 110-mile trek around Key Largo for beach catamarans.

The race is always scheduled for the second weekend in December and draws top world-class sailors from around the country and world. The race is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor, www.Catsailor.com/registration.

27th Quantum Key West Race Week, Jan. 19-24 See the “Racing News” section, pages 32-33

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27 See Short Tacks section, “Other Events,” for information.

NAMSA North American Championships and 2014 Tradewinds Midwinter Open Cat Nationals, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Jan. 18-20 See “Racing News” section for more information.

Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center.

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West.

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Major Upcoming Regattas

Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 4 For more information, see “Other Events” in the “Calendar,” pages 17-22

5th Annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta and Laser Masters Midwinters, Feb. 6-9 The 2014 Charlotte Harbor Regatta will feature more than 100 boats in possibly 11 classes. Expected classes are the Viper 640, S2 7.9, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave, Weta, F16, F18, Flying Scot, Windrider, Melges 20, Laser, 2.4 mR Sunfish and Precision 15 classes. Also held again this year is the Charlotte Harbor Pusser’s Rum Beach Party at Port Charlotte Beach Park (which is the staging area for multihulls) on Feb. 8. For information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Brian Gleason at (941) 2061133 or gleason@charlotteharborregatta.com. www.charlotteharborregatta.com

32nd Annual Golden Conch Regatta, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL, Jan. 18-19 This two-day race series will be conducted outside Burnt Store Marina entrance on Charlotte Harbor. There will be two separate race courses with five races for Spinnaker and Multi-hull fleets; three races for cruising fleets. This regatta qualifies for Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year (CHBOTY).

Expected are 30-35 boats in five classes offered. Both buoy and windward-leeward races will be conducted. A mandatory skippers’ meeting will be held on Saturday morning along with a complimentary continental breakfast. A barbecue social is planned after the Saturday races. The awards ceremony with light lunch will be held on Sunday after racing. More details, NOR and entry form can be found at www.ppycbsm.com.

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Racing continued from page 71 West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

See RACING CALENDAR continued on page 84 www.southwindsmagazine.com

Hatteras 70 Motor Yacht 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$599,000 Alden 56 Flybridge Express 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$450,000 Hyundai 53 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,900 Hunter 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$280,000 Beneteau 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$320,000 Beneteau 49 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$310,000 Beneteau 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$275,000 Beneteau Oceanis 48 2014 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Beneteau Idylle 13.50 (43’) 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$67,900 Pearson 424 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$73,500 Beneteau 423 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$185,000 Beneteau 411 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$129,000 Beneteau Oceanis 41 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Hunter 41 AC 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$152,000 Sabre 402 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$245,000 Jeanneau 40SF 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 Offshore 40 Center Cockpit 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,000 Jeantot Privilege 39 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$164,500 Beneteau Oceanis 38 2014 IN STOCK/NEW for 2014 Call for Package Cabo Rico 38 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Ocean Alexander 38 Double Cabin 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Beneteau 37 LE 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Bavaria 37 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 Beneteau First 36.7 5’11 Draft 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,999 Hunter 36 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 S2 11.0A 36 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,500 Beneteau 361 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$92,900 Beneteau 361 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$88,900 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$157,000 Beneteau 36 Center Cockpit 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Grand Banks 36 Europa 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$139,000 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$62,500 Pearson 36 (Centerboard) 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$57,000 Beneteau 352 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$71,900 Gemini 105 M 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,500 Beneteau 343 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$107,500 Beneteau First 10R (34’) 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$104,000 Hunter 326 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$57,000 Nimble Wanderer 32 PHMS 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,900 Taylor 32 “Danger Zone” 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 Beneteau Antares 980 32 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$126,000 Beneteau 31 Keel/Centerboard 2.85' Draft 2012 . . . . . . . . .$119,000 Beneteau 31 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$97,500 Gemini 105 M 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$93,000 Endeavourcat 30 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,500 Nonsuch 30 Ultra 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,000 Performance Cruising Telstar 28 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 Alerion AE 28 ’04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,900 J/Boats J/80 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,900 Beneteau First Class 7.5 (26’) 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,900 Schock Harbor 25 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,500 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,000 J/Boats J/70 2014 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Sylvana Yachts Rocket 22 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,900

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2007 1939 2000 1987 2008 1986 1970 1987 1976 2006 1996 1986 1980 1986 1956 1994 1980 1994 1973

36' Catalina MKII 1993, Wing keel, tall rig, Freshly buffed, New Refrigerator, New cabin sole, Well cared for and clean. $69,995, Doug @ 941-504-0790

MULTIHULLS $574,900 $690,000 $349,000 $319,000 $329,000 $499,000 $339,000 $295,000 $365,000 $385,000 $259,000 $165,000 $ 59,900 $144,900 $ 72,900 $ 55,000 $ 64,900 $ 7,900

SAILBOATS $175,000 $240,000 $299,000 $249,900 $630,000 $125,000 $140,000 $115,000 $ 55,000 $124,900 $180,000 $159,500 $ 59,900 $179,000 $ 74,500 $139,000 $124,900 $149,500 $ 65,000

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35' Catalina 350, 2005, In mast main, Full electronics, Davits, Full canvas, Very clean and ready to sail! $ 119,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642 45’ 45’ 44’ 44’ 43’ 43’ 43’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 40’ 40’ 38’ 38’ 38’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 36’ 36’ 35’ 34’ 34’ 33’ 33’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 31’ 30’ 30’ 29’ 27’ 25’

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1974 1987 2001 1980 1988 1988 1990 1990 1984 1975 2002 1988 1973 1981 1980 1996 1990 1988 1983 1983 1979 1996 1977 1977 1981 1984 2000 2008 1981 2010 1984 1987 2000 1994 1987 1993 2002 1991 1989 2007

31' Island Packet 1987, Yanmar , New Bimini and dodger, New Uphostery, updated refrigeration, Great blue water cruiser! $53,000, Kevin @ 321693-1642 $139,000 $ 78,900 $230,000 $174,500 $ 78,500 $ 69,900 $110,000 $ 99,000 $128,000 $125,000 $139,500 $145,000 $ 74,900 $ 64,900 $115,000 $110,000 $ 75,000 SOLD $ 35,000 $ 62,000 $ 44,750 $ 66,500 SOLD SOLD $ 24,500 $ 16,000 $ 69,000 $ 85,000 $ 34,900 $135,000 $ 34,900 SOLD $ 59,900 $ 39,900 $ 53,000 $ 39,000 $ 49,900 $ 55,000 $ 48,500 $ 23,900

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2005 Catalina 350 1970 Allied Seabreeze 35 1987 Catalina 34 1984 Aloha 34 1984 Hunter 34 1973 Morgan OI 1985 Prout 33 1982 Cape Dory 33 Sloop 1981 C&C Sloop 32 1974 Westsail 32 New Catalina 315 in stock 1979 Cape Dory 30 1987 Catalina 30 1980 Catalina 30 2003 Stuart Knockabout 28 1982 Cape Dory 28 1984 Catalina 25 Fin 1985 Freedom 25 Fin 1998 Hunter 240

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14’ RS-100 Performance Singlehander. Fully equipped dealer demo boat in pristine condition w/dolly & top cover. Specs, photos, videos at www.rssailing.com. $7,995 complete. Located in Gainesville, FL, area.

Call/text for more info (352) 871-0362.

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Trimaran 21 feet folding day sailer. Brand new.

Natural mahogany finish makes this an eyecatcher. Johnson engine. Custom aluminum trailer. $3500. Reduced from $9000. Call (954) 316-8342. (1/14)

New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian at Bimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400 _________________________________________

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2012 Sea Pearl 21 with trailer. LIKE NEW— always garage kept. The perfect Florida shallow-water-sail-anywhere boat. Unique Cat Ketch sail plan with furling main and mizzen is easy to set up and sail. Lots of upgrades. $17,864. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953 or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

Sails & Canvas Slips for Rent/Sale Too Late to Classify

Catalina 22. Local Tampa Bay Racing Champion Chuck Jones has restored another Catalina 22, race ready, Lying at Short St. docks, Grove City, FL 34224 $2900. Email for inventory and info: sailmykeys@gmail.com.

(1/14) _________________________________________ Herreshoff Eagle 22' 1978. Ultimate unsinkable pocket yacht. Fiberglass hull and deck. All original equipment plus extra mast, new sails and rigging. Teak Trim, tandem axle trailer. 05' 5hp Honda $7500. Fort Pierce, FL (772) 9791204. (1/14)

1984 Catalina Capri 25. Asking $6,500.

Furling genoa, spinnaker, good fiberglass, sails & bottom paint, depth, potty, 9.5 Tohatsu outboard.

Sarasota (941) 388-1560, mike@thosehallidays.org for photos. (1/14)

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CLASSIFIED ADS 1976 Catalina 27. Very clean. Furling Genoa, cruising spinnaker with sock, tiller autopilot, head, holding tank, macerator pump. Atomic 4. Runs Good, great on gas. 2 anchors. $4900.

New Port Richey. (727) 534-9947. (12/13)

25’ Hunter, 2007. 9.8 HP Nissan 4 stroke w/ electric start, Raymarine instruments, bimini, enclosed head, furling head sail & twin axle trailer! Simple w/plenty of room! $23,900.

Call Kevin @ 850-982-0983. www.Cata maransinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales 1994 26’ MacGregor sailboat with 2.5 HP motor and trailer. 5 sails and numerous extras.

Located at Ft Walton Beach, FL. Price $5,600.

E-mail: 119waynel@cox.net, or call (850) 664-5535 or (850) 865-2550. (2/14)

30’ 1979 Bayfield Cutter. 15HP Yanmar. Blue water boat with 3 1/2’ draft. Ready to cruise.

Located in the lower Florida Keys. $10,000.

Please contact me at (305) 898-6065. (1/14) 1986 Laser 28, Farr designed fast racer, PHRF 132, race equipped, 8 sails, comfortable family cruiser, 5’ 10” headroom, full galley, enclosed head, bimini, roller furl, 9 hp diesel, immaculate, dual axle trailer, $21,500. (321) 259-8829, jboyd32935@yahoo.com Melbourne, Fl. (12/13) Santana 30/30 GP with complete sail inventory. Must sell. Boat in good condition. New alternator. New bottom spring 2012. Volvo engine 17 hp. $10,000 OBO. Call (337) 9457895. (2/14)

1992 Catalina Capri 26 $12,000 Pocket cruiser w/big boat appeal. Oversized bimini, wheel, wing keel, Harken roller furler, full batten main.

155 and 135 genoas. Yamaha four-stroke 8hp, high-thrust, extra long shaft motor, electric start. Autohelm, battery charger. Call Julie (850) 293-4031. Pensacola Beach, FL. (1/14)

30’ Chris Craft Sloop, 1967, Perkins 30hp. diesel, all new; main, Genoa, jib, storm jib, Harken roller furling, Harken self-tailing winches, Navico Autopilot. Eight original bronze opening ports! Well preserved classic, one owner for last 20 years. $20,000. Lying Key West, FL Stewart Marine Corp., Miami, 305815-2607. www.marinesource.com

29’ Island Packet, 1991. Yanmar 18 HP. New 2012: Bimini, 125% jib from Schurr sails, dinghy davits, bottom paint, LED lighting, varnish, Genoa, &more! CLEAN! $55,000.

Call Kevin @ 850-982-0983. www.Cata maransinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales Camper Nicholson 31, 1976 Hull #10.

Located Saint Augustine, Florida. Life raft needs service. Owned 12 years - extensive refit. Recent in-water survey good condition.

Sleeps six. Comfortable cruiser. (954) 6463915 MisSailor@aol.com. (12/13)

Sailboat Trailer. Good galvanized tandem axle trailer. New tires, wheels, hubs, bearings.

26 feet from hitch to end of trailer. 7 feet wide. Includes 10-foot extendable tongue for backing into water. Asking $2500. (601) 5026920. (12/13)

Camper Nicholson, 8.80 metre (C 30ft) Motorsailer. 1972. Lloyds-certified, 2000 50 HP Perkins, 2100 hrs. All roller furling, A/C, refrig, 2 chartplotters, SSB receiver. Dinghy, two outboards, davits. 2 Bruce, 1 CQR, anchors. Autopilot, 2 folding bicycles. Fully equipped for extended cruising. Leave tomorrow for the Keys, Bahamas, Cuba. $23,000.

941-962-5199.

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31’ Beneteau 31. TWO models to choose: 2012 Centerboard 2.85’ draft w/in-mast furling, and 2011 4’3” fixed keel w/stack pack, air conditioning, full electronics, bimini, refrigeration $119,000 to $99,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com (727) 214-1590

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1994 Island Packet 32 Cutter. Air conditioning, solar, good sail inventory, GPS, autopilot, Yanmar diesel and more. $89,900. Alan 941350-1559, or alangsys@gmail.com

1996 Beneteau Oceanis 321. Bottom paint and topsides waxed (9/13), full-battened main w/lazy jacks, bimini w/windscreen, carry-on AC, helm-mounted chartplotter, new stereo/microwave, lines lead aft, 27-hp Yanmar diesel-low hrs. $47,900. rkseals71@gmail.com.

Davits, RIB & 10-hp outboard—cost negotiable. (225) 335-5327 (1/14)

Hook-Kelly custom 34’ 1982 hull. Grand Illusion. Custom, one-off design. Great sailing and fast racer. $15,000 OBO. Located Palmetto, Tampa Bay, FL. (941) 723-6560.

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Formosa 35 Ketch 1976. Cruiser or bay boat.

New YM30 Yanmar, (105hr), Garmin GPS, Radar, Autopilot, 30 amp Air X Wind gen, New canvas, 2 yr paint, 140 water, 45 fuel, Teak-Holly davits, Avon inflatable, 3.5 outboard. $22,495. Pensacola, FL. Rich (850) 450-9018, rgcobler@gmail.com. (1/14)

2001 35’ Hunter - $94,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

2001 Island Packet 350. Generator, reverse cycle heat and air, E-series Raymarine Chart/Radar at both the Nav station and helm, autopilot, depth, wind, speed and a boat which spent most of its time in fresh water, asking $169,950. This is a beauty. Probably the finest IP 350 in the U.S. Call Rick@251-3773676

2006 Hunter 36’. Located in St Pete with both AC and Genset. REDUCED to $94,500.

Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 5991718, or email kellyb@masseyyacht.com

36’ Beneteau First 36.7. TWO 2005 models to choose from. Shoal draft, AC, full electronics, full sail inventories, race or cruise, Bruce Farr design. $96,999 to $116,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

(727) 214-1590.

1979 CSY 37 Cutter. GPS, shoal draft, fishfinder, Perkins diesel, windlass, propane LPG stove and oven, huge capacity fridge/ freezer. $37,900. Alan 941-350-1559, or alangsys@gmail.com

CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL 56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . .$700,000* 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 42' Endeavour 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000* 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900 39' Corbin 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900* 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900* 35' Wauquiez 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 30' Catalina 1987 MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD

35’ Alberg, 1964, new sails, new Harken furling, fresh paint inside and out. Looks right.

Rebuilt Universal A-4, 30hp, gas inboard, looks new. “Fine Old” Pearson $16,000. Stewart Marine Corp.

Miami, 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com

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Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’ MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and comfort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handles beautifully. Well equipped and has great long sea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat and fast. What more can you ask from a lady! Purrfect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards or day charter. Asking $55,000. Details: svforeveryoung@hotmail.com. (12/13)

44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$29,900 32' Trojan F32 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD

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Gulfstar 37, 1979. 50hp Yanmar 1995. Genset, semi-custom interior, custom mattress, A/C, fridge, microwave, TV, stereo, CD, electric head, autopilot, depth sounder, knotmeter, wind, electric windless, mainsail, all canvas 2010. Not a project boat. $54,500. (305) 8950189. (1/14)

37’ Prout Snowgoose Elite Catamaran, 1993. Yanmar 30hp, 6kw genset 2005, solar panels 2009, 2010 water maker, great electronics (most new in 2007)! Lots of upgrades! $165,000. Call Harry @ 941-400-7942. www.CatamaransinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Irwin Citation 39, 1979, w/ 30 hp Yanmar, 41' 9" LOA, custom scoop transom, fin keel, roller furling head sails, Dutchman main, ST-60 instruments, Garmin GPS, VHF, S/S Stove, 12volt DC fridge, ST winches, Bimini. Asking $29,900. Cortez Yacht Sales. 941-792-9100.

42’ Tayana CC, 1984. Yanmar 70hp w/70 hrs!

New bottom paint, new sail covers & bimini, lots of natural lighting & ventilation, AC, 3 shorepower inlets, & more! $128,000. Call Capt Dean @ 727-224-8977. www.Cat amaransinFlorida.com, Edw

39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981. 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hours, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, all roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, autopilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley and more. $69,900. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/ shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment.

A must see at our docks. $125,000 Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

2006 39’ Bavaria - $149,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net 1987 38’ Cabo Rico - $98,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

My Good Old Boat. Morgan 38’ MKIV. Blue Moon. Just crossed from Roatan, Honduras to Florida! Classic. $10,000/OBO, or will trade for small gas economy car! Engine rebuilt 2013, boat needs some rewiring, Standing headroom, great liveaboard. Laying Key West. dougbluewater@yahoo.com. (406) 396-4821.

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Beneteau 423 2007. Fully Loaded and in turn-key condition. New Electronics, AC, Inverter, Electric Windlass, Electric Winch, Bimini, Dodger, In-Mast Furling, Refrig & Freezer, 4’ 9” draft, low hours. $185,000.

Specs & pictures at www.MurrayYacht Sales.com. (727) 214-1590 x 3.

40’ Sabre 402 2003. Shoal draft, AC, Refrig/Freezer, full electronics, full canvas, davits, r/f. Gorgeous boat. $255,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

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Custom Hermanson 44. Looking for the ultimate ocean steel cruiser?? Look no further. $144,000. Can make money with!! www.dutchlove.com. (305) 989-7181. (1/14)

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CLASSIFIED ADS Brand new CQR style anchors, 20# $45, 26# $55, 35# $75, 44# $95. The Nautical Trader, Sarasota, FL. 941-704-4828. www.thenauticaltrader.com. _________________________________________ Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ Garmin 126. Excellent condition. $125. (601) 502-6920. (12/13).

2013 Catalina 445! Absolutely loaded for cruising. $8000 watermaker, 6kw generator, full cockpit enclosure, all electronics, bow thruster, 10’ dinghy w/motor and dinghy davits—much too much to list here!

Fantastically equipped boat purchased in Jan. 2013 and little used. This is an estate sale— Asking $375,000. Call for details.(800) 2821411, or email sales@dunbaryachts.com.

56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $700,000. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100

46’ Morgan Ketch, 1980, full width aft cabin, private aft companionway. Yanmar 50hp., (‘04), 7.5kw Onan, 2 Mermaid air conditioners, RADAR, GPS, SSB, autopilot, bow thruster, Trac-Vision, bright varnish interior. $85,000.

Stewart Marine Corp., Miami, 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com 61’ Custom Pedrick Cutter 1985. Set up for short or single handed cruising, keel/cb for shoal waters, electric winches, Hood Stowaway mast, Air & Genset. REDUCED to $239k. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB, (727) 599-17818, or email kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com.

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_________________________________________ Beneteau 49 (3 to choose from ’07, ’07 & ‘08). All are fully loaded and ready to go. Full electronics, AC, Genset, electric winch, electric windlass, bow thruster, etc. $298,000 (’07), $325,000 (’07) & $340,000 (’08). Specs & pictures at www.MurrayYachtSales.com. (727) 214-1590 x 3.

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

(941-795-8704) WANTED. Always buying used boat stuff, including hardware, anchors, fenders, and any other general marine stuff. Cash paid and we will come to you. THE NAUTICAL TRADER. Call 941-704-4828. _________________________________________

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Bilge Blower. Mar-trail 3,” 150 cfm, flange mount, bilge/engine room blower, USCG approved. Like Jabsco 34739-0010 which sell new at WM for $135. Used but in great shape and works perfectly. Asking $50. harmonheed@yahoo.com. _________________________________________

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CLASSIFIEDS Asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer.

Blue,white and black. 48 foot luff. Good condition, minor color bleed onto white. $800.

(941) 769-0297. Billd33950@yahoo.com.

(12/13). _________________________________________ Heat Exchanger. Sendure model 1026 off Perkins 4-107 (Navy lifeboat), built-in expansion tank. Can be used to fresh water cool any small inboard engine. NO leaks, works just fine. $50 plus freight. (352) 472-6872.

(12/13) _________________________________________ Bronze Winch and Handle. Barient #9 with bronze matching handle. These are "new"— never installed bronze items. $175 for both plus shipping from Lake Lanier, Georgia. Bill at (678) 908-5701. wmcgehee1@juno.com. (2/14)

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ENGINES FOR SALE

_________________________________________ Perkins 4.108, 4.154 diesels re-man $5,995, long blocks $4,995, plus core engine or $500.

You pay shipping from Pensacola, FL. (850) 572-1225. www.BSHmarine.com.

R EAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT _________________________________________

HELP WANTED

_________________________________________ Someone to do miscellaneous work online.

Must have basic familiarity with cruising websites and use of computers to help develop website material and miscellaneous work. Work on your computer on your own hours, for yourself, at your home as a subcontractor. Pay based on $15/hour as a subcontractor. Part time. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ BOATS AND CAPTAINS WANTED The Boy Scouts of America at Florida Sea Base in Islamorada, FL, are looking for sailboats and captains to run in the Coral Reef Sailing program starting summer 2014 (Go to www. bsaseabase.org for more about Florida Sea Base). Boats need to be 40 to 45 feet and draw no more than 5 feet. CSY44s and Morgan41s are ideal for the program. Captains must have a USCG 6-pack license. Captains should have a background working with 13 to 18-year-old youth; BSA scouting background is even better.

This is a great part-time opportunity for individuals looking for seasonal charter work in the Florida Keys. Contact Luke Knuttel at (305) 394-0365 for further information. (3/14) _________________________________________ SESY is growing and needs more brokers. We are looking for experienced brokers, or will train. We offer both brokerage and new boat inventory (Hunter, Jeanneau and Alubat monohulls, and Privilege catamarans) to our customers. Professional and ethical standards are a must. We have openings in Florida and are expanding into other states. Sales experience or training a plus. Please call to discuss this opportunity. (904) 471-8865. www.sesy.com.

(1/14) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for yacht brokers in Florida.

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

Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront senior mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $2,000 to $21,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (12/13A)

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (12/13A)

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RACING CALENDAR continued from page 74 www.pgscweb.com.

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

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

St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays.

First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org).

For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCPHRF BOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (PHRF Gulf BOTY) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) DECEMBER 1 Thanksgiving Regatta.

Davis Island YC 6-8 Stone Crab. J/70s. Clearwater YC 6-8 America’s Regatta. St. Pete YC 7 Transbay Race. Tampa Sailing Squadron. St. Pete SA 7 Commodore’s Cup. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 7-8 Holiday Regatta. Punta Gorda SC. (CHBOTY) 14 Naples Offshore. Coastal race.

Naples YC (N/MBOTY) 14-15 Melges 24. Davis Island YC 19 Full Moon Regatta.

Davis Island YC 21 Winter Couples Race.

Davis Island YC JANUARY 1 Hangover Bowl. Davis Island YC 1 Hangover Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 4 New Year’s Cup. Naples Sailing & YC 4 Good Old Boat Regatta. St. Pete SA 4-5 Commodore’s Cup. Davis Island YC (SCPHRF BOTY) 5 River Series. Fort Myers Sailing Center (youth) 10-12 J/70. Davis Island YC 11-12 Snipe Gaspar. St. Pete YC 12 Chili Cook-Off Regatta.

Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society 16 Full Moon. Davis Island YC 17-19 Master Driver Team Race.

St. Pete YC 18-19 Golden Conch. Platinum Point See RACING continued on page 84

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RACING CALENDAR continued from page 83 YC. (CHBOTY) 29-Feb. 1 VX Midwinters. Davis Island YC 31-Feb. 2 Valentine’s Youth Regatta.

St. Pete YC

Clubs listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules) GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.

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LABOR DAY continued from page 86 stretched into high heeled flip-flops that slowly made their way toward us at the picnic tables. She carried her contribution to the party, a bottle of Sailor Jerry spiced rum. As a group we were left speechless; even Jeff stared blankly into his water and ginseng. The Doctor blushed while his wife silently boiled.

“Do any of you boys know a good rigger?” she asked with the slightest touch of a Georgia twang.

Oh, we knew a rigger all right. But did we dare tell her about “measure three times cut once” Jimmy?

News & Views for Southern Sailors

Our recently married rigger friend, like most boat tuners, is about as ornery as a badger. He still cusses with a Maine accent, and at any one time, is the gruffest man in the room. This noted grump has been talking to us about putting his old Pearson in the water again for years. Then this year, he did it. We were aghast. And just like that, a couple weeks ago, he stopped being grumpy. In fact, he started acting real strange. He started posting things on Facebook about how nice it was to be on the water.

“Five years was too long,” he wrote. “It comes down to this. When I am on the boat, there is a line. All the crap, all meaningless nastiness about money and politics stays on one side of the line—on shore. I stay on my boat.”

Our eyes all met around the picnic table. We had to introduce Charlotte to Jimmy. She would meet him on her own eventually. Yes, we all looked at each other around the table and agreed. She would have to meet Jimmy.

And pretty soon she would understand why sailors go out to sea.

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Dock Life on Labor Day

By Bob Tis

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really don’t know why my first reaction to a party invitation is usually reluctance. Perhaps some sailors are solitary, by nature. I do, however, know to my soul why sailors go to sea.

At best, the Labor Day party at the marina—Hidden Harbor Marina in old Saint Augustine—was bound to eventually turn into a drunken affair with blow boaters trying to top this story or that story with their story, or perhaps a heated allocution to see who has done the craziest thing in the most far-flung place.

Oh—and the never-ending debates: Which Taiwan yard was the best for the Formosa and CT models; how far south you need to go to cross the Stream to the Bahamas; where to anchor in Key West. Experts abound; it never ends.

But oh—the tacos. There could be no debate about this. You know you have run into a cruiser who isn’t exaggerating about doing that magical Baja, California, trip down from California correctly when they really know how to cook tacos. Marina managers Greer and her husband Aaron didn’t brag about taking that trip; they didn’t have to. They just cooked— steak, chicken and shrimp on the grill, along with the pico de gallo salsa, was perfect. There were even soft tortillas for the non-purists.

So maybe it was the food, or the companionship, or the rum from the local ABC store across the street from the marina. But almost all the sailors showed up in the gravel parking lot on Labor Day to eat, drink and generally socialize.

At one point in the afternoon, one of the sailboats started backing her stern out in the current. A huge cheer went out from our ranks in the parking lot as we watched the masts from a well-polished sailboat start to move.

The captain let the stern slide and got her bow pointed out toward the channel marker. When she started motoring slowly forward we erupted in applause. You see, most of us party people have been fully ensconced on the dock this hurricane season, involved in one project or another, spreaders down, engine parts all over the salon. So when a fellow sailor, even someone none of us knew, had the

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pulp to put his nose out in the creek, we all cheered. Greer and Aaron briefly shut down the barbecue and ran for the docks. I guess the folks on that boat hadn’t paid their bill in a few months.

The party, of course, continued while their getaway commenced.

SOUTHWINDS magazine was, of course, at the party all day. The new issue sat crumpled next to a bottle of Cruzan Rum on the picnic table, the cover already missing. But the classifieds were on display and a sweet Formosa ketch for sale over Pensacola way had caught everyone’s interest.

“There is something wrong with it. There has to be; good cruising boats cost more than 25 grand,” explained Jeff. Jeff has been trying to sell his sweet Bill Crealock-designed ketch since most of us can remember. It’s pristine. The price? Astronomical.

“A boat is worth what somebody will pay for it,” said the Doctor. The Doctor drives a late-model Island Packet, but unlike Jeff, he leaves the dock for extended adventures. The doctor took another gulp of rum and launched into a sermon about supply and demand economics while everyone else rolled their eyes. It astounds me when a man who has delivered over 10,000 babies cannot pick up on boring.

Meanwhile the new couple from Wisconsin could not stop smiling.

Cap’n Ken noticed it first, then even the

Doctor picked up on it. Russ and June just bought the Irwin 40. They sealed the deal from their couch in Kenosha after they saw it on Craigslist.

We all knew the dude who ran his business selling medical supplies from the dock didn’t take a loss on the boat.

But we all knew it went cheap. There weren’t any electronics on board, and I swear there is only one anchor on that big tub, but we kept our mouths shut. The couple from Wisconsin were too happy. They spent most of the morning taking stuff out of their new (to them) boat and hauling it up to the Dumpster in a wheelbarrow. I snagged a boogie board, Ken got some old Windsocks and Aaron got some marine-grade Romex wire. The rest really was junk.

But they were so happy. Their future was an endless horizon of possibilities. It was too much for Jeff (of Crealock fame). Of course, he had to try and rain on their parade. He couldn’t abide anybody getting a big old plastic cruising boat for 18 grand.

“Those chain plates will all have to be replaced,” he told them.

The rest of us couldn’t let their bubble burst.

Oh, we’ll just polish them up a little,” offered Ken. “I’ve got a drill press. If we need to, we will make some new holes.”

“Yes, yes,” we all cheered, remembering out first boats.

That’s when Queen Charlotte pulled up in her Corvette. Charlotte showed up last month driving an old boyfriend’s Vette and living on a pretty sleek, but older, Cheoy Lee. And she was single! Her blue eyes put almost all of us boys, single or not, in a bit of a trance. None of us really listened when she told us about her old boyfriends and how she didn’t have a dime to her name. She was too cute, and when we watched her hoist herself up her own mast just the day before, the deal was sealed; we were all hooked, line and sinker fully digested.

A dramatic hush dropped over the party like a fog bank as we watched Charlotte climb out of her black Corvette. She had on a matching black sundress and her long legs See LABOR DAY continued on page 85

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