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Editorial: Windsurfing as an Olympic Event By Steve Morrell

Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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

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

Short Tacks: News in the World of Sailing

US Sailing’s First Sail Experience Program

77th Miami International Boat Show and Seminar Schedule

Bahamas by MailBoat Part III By Fred Braman

Book Review: Exposed: The Dark Side of the America’s Cup By Steve Morrell

Carolina Sailing: Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta 2018 By Dan Dickison

The Tiwal 3 – A Sailboat in a Box Review by Steve Morrell

A Cell Plan for Cruisers By Robert Sapp

Portland Pudgy Boatowner’s Boat Review By Paula Shur

Irma and Boat Yard Preparation By Richard de Grasse

Southern Regional Racing Calendar

What’s in a Name? By Robert Sapp

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Bahamas by MailBoat Part III. Page 36. Photo by Dave Blake Photography.

Portland Pudgy review. Page 50. Photo by Paula Shur. COVER PHOTO: Scrimshaw, a 31-foot SeaRunner Trimaran, formerly owned by SeaRunner designer Jim Brown and now owned by Bruce Matlack, crossing Florida on its way to the Bahamas in January. Photo by Charlie Matlack.

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Windsurfing as an Olympic Event In the mid 1980s, I started windsurfing where I was living in Palm Beach County. I started with a big board and low wind conditions, 1-12 knots, in mid-spring. I had no idea what I was getting into. I started in the spring and got pretty good at playing around on the board in light wind conditions. But one day in September, about six months after I started, I went to the beach to go sailing and there were dozens of windsurfers in the water—at the beach where I had never seen more than two to three on any day. But the beach was almost empty of regular beachgoers. Why? Because the wind was 20-25 knots. What happened next changed my life for the next several years. I learned how to sail in high winds—I needed at least 21-22 knots to go out—and owned several sails and boards. I learned how to water start (the most frustrating thing I ever had to learn) and jibe, and once sailed in conditions in winds that were 35, gusting to 40 knots (South Padre Island)—one of the most fun days I ever had windsurfing, on glassy water, too. To this day, I consider highwind windsurfing to be the most fun and most exhilarating sport I ever participated in. So when I heard about recent rumblings that my favorite sport might be taken out of the Olympics, I paid attention. Recently, I read an article by Neil Pryde (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2018/01/05/windsurfing-olympic-event) on the Scuttlebutt.com sailing website about windsurfing and its place in the Olympics. Many wondered whether windsurfing would continue as an Olympic sport after the 2016 Games, but they were approved for 2020. However, it’s in doubt whether they will make it into the 2024 Games. Neil Pryde Ltd. was the main sailmaker and supplier of rigs for windsurfing for many years going back to the 1980s, and his letter was in response to Olympic committee concerns about whether to keep the sport. Windsurfing has been in the Olympics since 1984 and has gone through many changes in the boards and rigs used. The latest rig, the RS:X—in the Olympics since 2008— has been very successful. I learned some interesting facts in

Pryde’s letter about the sport, its current standing in the Olympics and its future. Although windsurfing was the most watched of the sailing events, sailing is the most expensive sport to host at the Olympics—and it carries the worst TV ratings of any sport. The International Olympic Committee is determined to reduce its cost. One of the costs is the equipment. Cobra is the sole manufacturer of the board, under the supervision of Neil Pryde Ltd., which also supplies the rig. It was decided that every competitor should have the same equipment, and the only way to do that was to have one manufacturer. Questions of a monopoly have come up and Pryde was addressing that problem, saying that the costs are extremely high, and the return is not so great. The company has to supply the equipment for free, as well as for each World Sailing Youth Championship. He also stated that having more than one manufacturer has already been tried, and all boards and rigs were not of equal quality, causing many problems. Pryde also wrote that windsurfing is practiced on all continents and is often the sport that countries use to enter international sailing competition. This is partially because it is the most affordable Olympic event. One requirement of the RS:X is that it have a guaranteed 4-year competitive life, so investing in it will last to the next Games, besides being used in international competition during off Olympic years. The sport is also the most widely practiced sailing sport in the world with competitors of all ages—plus it is the most physically demanding and uses the most technical and high performance equipment of all the sailing classes in the Olympics, racing in winds from three to 30 knots. Windsurfing is also entering the foiling age as more and more boards use foils. When planing, a windsurfer is basically sailing on its fin. On foils, the advantage of them is that the board will lift up out of the water under wind speeds as low as 5-6 knots. Let’s hope that this great and fun sport continues on in the Olympics.

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Southeast Air & Water Temperatures, Prevailing Winds & Gulf Stream Currents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center at www.ndbc.noaa.gov

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

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

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US Sailing Leadership Forum, St. Pete Beach, FL, Feb. 1-3 This forum, first held in 2014, gathers leaders from sail training, education, yacht clubs, sailing organizations, race officials and industry professionals to discuss and exchange ideas and trends in all aspects of sail. Keynote speakers and group sessions work on growing the sport and developing programs to help it grow to keep sailing “vibrant and strong for future generations of sailors.” The event is held at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL. Late registration is available at the door, or earlier online. For information and costs, go to www.sailingleadership.org.

To have your non-race event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information (not just a link) by the first of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months. Events must be public events that are free, or nominal low cost. Other for-profit events can be listed for $35/month up to 150 words (text and title) for first month, $25 for second month. (If your for-profit event has a quarter page ad or larger, 200 word notice in this calendar is included.)

Catamaran and Couples Cruising Seminars, Miami, FL, Feb. 16-17 These seminars are held in conjunction with the Miami Boat Show but are located at the Holiday Inn on the mainland (not at the main boat show on Virginia Key). The seminars are presented by long-time sailing and cruising instructors Jeff and Jean Grossman. Jeff and Jean have been presenting couples cruising

seminars and instruction for many years about sailing together in harmony, choosing a boat and cruising. The Couples Seminar will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Catamaran Seminar, held on Friday, Feb. 16, is about choosing the right catamaran, budgeting, purchase, design and handling. Those who sign up for the seminars receive boat show tickets. For more information, go to www.twocansail.com (see their ad on page 34).

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Tides and Currents Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 21 Presented by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. The seminar deals with how the sun and moon create tidal patterns, sources of information about tides and tidal currents, simple ways to predict height of tide and current flow and how to use both printed and electronic tide tables. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7-9 pm, St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. $25/member, $35/nonmember. Pre-registration at www.boating-stpete.org. Boating Safety Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require safety education if born after a certain date. To see the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The courses named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements. They are marked below with two asterisks (**): **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. 904-5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach. com/pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9am to 5pm. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing. No courses scheduled in the southeast U.S. as of press date. Check the website, since courses are often added late.

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BOAT SHOWS Mid-Atlantic Boat Show, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 8-11 www.MidAtlanticBoatShow.com.

Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 15-19 Go to page 35 for more information.

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In-Water Boat Show is held March 8-11 and Seminars March 6-11. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina, or by land, staying at one of the local hotels. Seminars are held on a wide range of topics, along with demonstrations, discussions, parties, and exhibits with industry representatives. www.passagemaker.com/events.

2018 Wharf Boat Show, Orange Beach, AL, March 22-25 The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show, a powerboat show, is one of the largest in-water displays and exhibitors along the upper Gulf Coast. 4550 Main Street. www.wharfboatshow.com.

Trawler Fest, Stuart, FL, March 6-11

33rd Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 22-25

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SEAFOOD FESTIVALS AND NAUTICAL FLEA MARKETS

Sun 9-3. All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at 8am. 305-7121818. http://giganticnauticalfleamarket.org.

36th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Cortez, FL, Feb. 17-18

40th Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL, March 1-4

Started in 1981, this two-day festival in the historic fishing village in Cortez, FL, offers a wide variety of seafood, live music, nautical arts and crafts, children’s activities, environmental exhibits and beer. Over the years, the event has expanded from one to two days and from 500 visitors to 25,000. The festival is sponsored and hosted by F.I.S.H.—The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage—which is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of Florida’s traditional Gulf Coast maritime communities. For more on F.I.S.H. and the festival, go to www.cortez-fish.org.

Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equipment, antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating-related items. World’s largest marine flea market. Thursday-Saturday: 9am-6pm. Sunday 9am-4pm. Free Parking. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.

Island Nautical 24th Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, FL March 17

26th Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival & Car Show, Orange Beach, AL, Feb. 24

Spaces available for sellers. Shop for bargains, sell old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at 2233 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg. 8 am to noon. Call to reserve space at 727- 577-3220.

The Wharf, 4830 Main Street. 10am-4pm. www.gulfshores.com/things-to-do/calendar-events.

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International Marina & Boatyard Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 31-Feb. 2

33rd Annual Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January, February 25, March 25, April 29

The IMBC is the leading marina and boatyard conference. It is geared specifically toward marina and boatyard owners, operators, and managers as well as dock masters, harbormasters, boat builders and repairers, and industry consultants. IMBC is where dedicated marine professionals gather to exchange information, talk about the future of the industry, explore new methods and techniques, receive updates on revised standards and established rules, and discover new products. The conference is produced by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI). Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. 401-6827334. www.MarinaAssociation.org/imbc.

This series of races, if you could call them 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 BBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common. The first race is always the Sunday at the end of Key West Race Week, but race week is not being held this year (might never return), so it’s the last Sunday in January. Check with Schooner Wharf to confirm. The following three months, the race is the last Sunday in the month. There is a captains meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7pm, where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7pm. www.schoonerwharf.com.

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Seven Seas Cruising Association Hosts Gam in St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 10, 2018 SSCA will present a one-day Gam at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club beginning at 8am on February 10, 2018. Prior to Feb. 1, the admission will be $49 to members and $59 to non-members; those registering later will pay $10 more. Admission includes a light breakfast and buffet lunch. Sail and power cruisers will have the opportunity to hear a number of wellknown and hands-on cruisers on a variety of topics and will have ample opportunity to meet fellow cruisers for informal discussions. Cruisers at all levels of expertise are invited to attend. Space is limited to 200 people so do register early to make sure you will be able to attend. The scheduled speakers and topics include: Chris Parker – Gulf Coast Weather Bill Cullens – Cruising the Bahamas and Cruising Gadgets JB Miller – Troubleshooting Diesel Engines Gerry Douglas – (Catalina Designer) on Yacht Designs

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Ron and Jan Matuska – Cruising the Great Loop Bill Betts – Cruising Southeast Asia Frances Lima and Joanne Cooley – Provisioning Henry Holts – Cruising around the World Keynote speaker will be Donna Lange, who will discuss her recent solo circumnavigation. Afterward, there will be cocktail party and jam session. For more information, contact Barbara J. Hart at media@ssca.org, or 904-814-9930. Go to www.ssca.org.

38th Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, March 1-15 This is a cruisers regatta that builds up over several months. This 12-day regatta attracts 350-400 cruising boats. Most boats start arriving from around the U.S., Canada and other countries in November and stay through March. When the actual regatta days start, the schedule includes sailboat races held in Elizabeth Harbor, around Stocking Island, and to neighboring Long Island. There is a variety of on-water and on-the-beach events to capture the interest of non-racing cruisers, as well as racers. These include volleyball tournaments, softball, coconut harvest, bridge, Texas Hold’em poker, beach golf and much more. Opening night of the regatta is a very big event. All cruisers are welcome. For more information and exact dates, go to www.georgetowncruisingregatta.com (go to “Schedule” for 2018 schedule).

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RACING NEWS & REGATTAS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South For the complete southern racing schedules by region, go to the “Southern Regional Race Calendar” in the back of the magazine.

Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Feb. 10. Contact Robert Hunkins at rdhunkins@verizon.net. Instructors John Strassman and Hank Stuart.

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Atlanta Yacht Club, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 10. Contact Bryce Dryden at brycedryden@yahoo.com. Instructor JD Rosser.

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US SAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Feb. 17-18. Contact Robert Hunkins at rdhunkins@verizon.net. Instructors John Strassman and Hank Stuart.

For US SAILING Courses: Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/race-officials/find-a-seminar. Check the website, as classes are sometimes created at the last minute—long after our press deadline. US SAILING has seminars around the country on: Race Officers; Umpires; Judges; and Classifiers. US SAILING One Day Race Management Seminar Fort Walton Yacht Club, Fort Walton Beach, FL, Feb. 17. Contact instructor George Hero at ghero@georgehero.com.

Austin Yacht Club, Austin, TX, Feb. 17. Contact Victor Manning at vicmanning@att.net. Instructor Gil Greenwood.

NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AND OTHER REGATTAS IN THE SOUTHEAST LISTING YOUR RACE – SOUTHWINDS lists races with date, event and sponsoring organization in the eight southeastern states in the “Racing Calendar” section at the end of the magazine. Listed below are upcoming national, international and other major regattas. Cost to list a regatta with a description in this section is $35/month ($25 for second month) for the first 130 words (text and title) and $45/month ($35 for second month) for 200 words total. No listing over 200 words allowed.

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Conch Republic Cup, Key West to Cuba, Jan. 26-Feb. 3 The Conch Republic Cup race is scheduled to depart from Key West on Jan. 27 and return by Feb. 3. The race will go to Marina Hemingway with at 7pm welcome party on Jan. 28 at the Hemingway International Yacht Club. On Jan. 31, at 12pm, will be the Torreon de la Chorrera Buoy Race off Havana, with an awards party that evening at the yacht club. The return race will start on Feb. 2 at 12pm for the race back to Key West, with a 7pm awards party on Feb. 3. For more information, including the updated Notice of Race and full schedule, go to www.conchrepubliccup.org.

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club Hosts and Sponsors three prestigious Tampa Bay & Gulf Races 2018 All three regattas qualify for the SPORC Trophy (The St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge) and the Suncoast Boat of the Year Special one-time entry fee if entering all three regattas at the same time — Pusser’s Rum Cup, Suncoast Race Week and Crown Cars Regatta Go to the SPYC Web Site Regatta Page for Details 2018

34th Annual Crown Cars Regatta SPYC at PAG

Contender Midwinters. Clearwater, FL, Feb. 6-9 Clearwater Community Sailing Center. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org

Melges 20 Winter Series, South Florida, Feb. 9-11, March 16-18 The Melges 20 Winter Series is three events held annually for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. All events are held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club: Event 1 was held in December; Event 2 is the Miami Winter Regatta in February; and event 3 is the Melges Rocks Regatta in March. After Event 3, Melges 20 racing moves to Charleston Race Week.

Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Tampa, FL, Feb. 10 Tampa Sailing Squadron’s Gasparilla Regatta is the hot ticket for your February racing fix! On Saturday, Feb. 10, there will be Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker, Racer Cruiser, Cruising and Motherload classes competing on Tampa Bay. Also, “NEW” is a Doublehand class that races around our long course! Our recent dredging of the main channel has been very popular and this is the only regatta in Tampa Bay where you will be fed a hot breakfast before racing. Following racing is our infamous party, with live music, rum libations and an awards dinner. Pre-race skippers meeting is Friday, Feb. 9, at 5pm, featuring a beer keg and $5 hamburger/hotdog dinners. For additional information contact Matt Dalton at tssregatta@gmail.com. For NOR and a discount for early registration, go to www.sail-tss.org. 22

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37th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup April 7 Originates at & returns to SPYC downtown location.

40th Annual Suncoast Race Week Presented by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in cooperation with Bradenton Yacht Club & Davis Island Yacht Club April 12-15 Venue to be announced in the Notice of Race.

All NORs will be on the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Website at www.spyc.org and West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org

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3rd Annual Miami to Havana Race, Feb. 14 The Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) is the organizer of this race. The race is hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club and the Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba. It will begin on Feb. 14 with boats racing down the Florida Keys and heading across the Gulf Stream to Havana wherever the racers decide the best point to do so is. There will then be a coastal race off Havana a few days later. www.HavanaRace.org.

St. Petersburg National Offshore One-Design (NOODS) Regatta, Feb. 16-18

The Midwinters will once again be hosted by the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo. Sailors arriving early will have use of the club facility to get in some practice racing. For more information go to www.upperkeyssailing club.com, or http://force5.us/main/.

Laser Midwinters, Clearwater, FL, Feb. 22-25 Clearwater Yacht Club. www.clearwateryachtclub.org

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is host for this annual regatta. The NOOD regatta features several separate one-design classes, and PHRF racing with a combination of windward/leeward and distance racing courses. Entries from across the eastern half of the U.S. attend. Six NOOD Regattas are held around the country annually. Go to the Sailing World NOOD website for more information at www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas.

Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta, Charleston, SC, Feb. 17-18

2018 Force Five Midwinter Championship, Florida Keys, Feb. 19-24

St. Petersburg – Habana Race, Feb. 26 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s 284-nautical mile race to Havana, Cuba, will depart St. Petersburg at 10am on Feb. 26, headed for the finish at Morro Castle off Havana. Although this race was revived in 2016, it was originally staged from 1930 to 1959. Included in the schedule of events in Cuba are a welcome party March 1 and a race starting at the Havana Harbor entrance. A dinner and awards presentations party will be held afterward. For more information, go to www.spyc.org and click on Habana Regatta

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J/24 Midwinter Championship, Coconut Grove, FL, March 2-4 Hosted by Shake-A-Leg. www.j24midwintersmiami.com

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, Miami, FL, March 4-10 This is an annual multi-class regatta in Miami with teams from countries around the world racing on Biscayne Bay, competing to win the Bacardi Cup and the BMSW regatta trophy. Many consider this to be one of the top ten sailing events in the world. Hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club. www.miamisailingweek.com. (SOUTHWINDS found that the website was not active as of press date, although this could be a technical problem.)

Snipe Winter Circuit, Florida and the Bahamas, March This is an annual series of events held each winter. Five regattas at three different locations in March. First is the Nassau Winter Series held at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club in the Bahamas, March 1-4. Next comes the 80th Midwinters at the Clearwater Yacht Club March 18-20. The final event is the 51st Don Q Rum Keg Regatta at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, March 23-25. http://snipeusa.com/2017-snipe-winter-circuit/.

Flying Scot Midwinter Championships, Sarasota, FL, March 24-29 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org

St. Augustine Race Week, St. Augustine, FL, April 5-8 First Coast Sailing Association sponsors this event. On April 5-7, there will be a variety of races for performance and cruiser class boats offshore. On April 5-6, boats 30 feet and under will compete in the inshore series held in the Matanzas River just north of the Vilano Bridge in St. Augustine. On Saturday

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and Sunday, April 7-8, the Junior Regatta, featuring Optis and 420s, takes place just north of the Castillo de San Marcos in full view of downtown spectators. The variety of race formats allows boats of all sizes to compete in this regatta. Paddle board and kayak racing take place in Salt Run on Saturday and Sunday. Race Week parties, music concerts and awards presentations have been moved from the downtown location to the St. Augustine Yacht Club, due to construction activities planned for the Municipal Marina in spring. However, the public is invited to the activities at the club. Competitors wishing to register can do so at www.staugustineraceweek.com. Updates can also be found on the Race Week Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SARaceWeek.

50th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 26, 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Celebrating 50th Year Golden Anniversary Entrants are already signing up for this annual race, which is celebrating 50 years in 2018. Reduced entry fee for all who pay their boat fee by Dec. 31. Skippers who enter their vessel (and race) in the St. Petersburg-Habana Race and this regatta will receive another discount in their entry fee. For fee and general information, contact Chairperson Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington at Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org, or through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol.org, or go to www.spyc.org. There will be seminars and final registration on April 26, 2018. Many pre-race and after-race activities are set that all are invited to, including crew and any others interested in attending. Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then, it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the reservation information tabs on the right side of the home page. There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). You can also check out the Facebook page. The main regatta site is at www.regatadelsolalsol.org.

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Okeechobee Water Level Goes Down Since December As of press date in early January, Lake Okeechobee was at 15.4 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 9.34 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 7.54 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.17 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly with upper and lower cases).

America’s Cup Gives Major Economic Boost to Bermuda A report on the social and economic impact on the America’s Cup races in Bermuda reported that over twoand-a-half years (starting January 2015), the Cup resulted in a $245.6 million boost to the island’s gross domestic product. The majority of the spending came from the competing

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teams and organizers, support crew and families. Expenses were mainly spread out through hotels and restaurants, real estate and rentals, and construction. The report stated that the government spent $64.1 million promoting and hosting the event, giving the island a return on investment of approximately $5.25 for every dollar invested. As a result of the races, Bermuda expects an increase in tourism in the next five years of about $90.8 million. Along with the $245.6 million boost, the total economic benefit is $336.4 million. The Royal Gazette of Bermuda reported in December that Grant Gibbons, Shadow Minister of Economic Development in Bermuda, called the America’s Cup a “silver bullet” that saved the Bermuda economy. Gibbons said that before the races, Bermuda was struggling financially and was heading towards major deficits and cutbacks in expenses. But not everyone agreed with Gibbons. All were in agreement that the Cup brought a huge influx of money, but one official said it hardly saved Bermuda, that it was the “tourniquet that helped to stop the financial bleeding.” Another said the current government doubled the debt and what the Cup did was keep the economy from tripling the debt.

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The report also concluded that: 452 million people around the world watched the event, which was broadcast in 163 other countries by 31 broadcasters; 17,000 Bermuda residents attended; 94,600 ticket holders were scanned at the Cup entry gates from May 27 to June 26.

State of the Gyres By Steve Morrell

Eight-million metric tons of plastics enter the oceans each year. Photo by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The five ocean gyres. NASA image.

“Take a massive area of ocean. Add swirling currents from wind and the earth’s rotation. Gradually mix in plastics of all types and sizes. Bake well under ultraviolet rays while stirring continuously for decades. This is the not-so-tasty concoction that makes up our world’s gyres — the natural phenomenon of rotating currents that appear at 30 degrees north and south latitudes of the North and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic, and Indian oceans.” That’s how writer Stacey Nedrow describes “the gyres” in an article in a recent issue of BoatUS Magazine (August 2017) about how most of the 8-million metric tons of plastic floating debris that is added to the oceans annually moves around in our oceans (the rest washes ashore). One study, which counted the number of plastic pieces per square kilometer, found more plastic than plankton—63 times more— in samples taken in the North Pacific gyre. The problem is that it has nowhere to go, so the plastics break down to tiny particles—so tiny we can’t see them with the naked eye. Eventually, these ‘nanoplastics’ make it

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depending on vessel). This is somewhat flexible as a smaller keelboat would have less than six. Make the course available to the public Utilize the First Sail Branding. Basically a requirement that all new sailors be directed to the First Sail website for other learning resources. US Sailing has a 16-page manual (downloaded as a PDF) on the program that covers other requirements like staffing, insurance, safety, etc., along with class instruction materials and topics to be taught. There are also guidelines about the on-water session, including different topics to cover and sailing maneuvers to go through which would include, just to name a few: Raising and lowering sails, tacking, jibing, telltales, docking, etc. There is also a rough guide on how much time to spend on each maneuver, so that the boating experience falls within a certain time period. For more on the First Sail Experience program, go to www.firstsail.org/firstsail-location, where you can contact US Sailing and download the PDF program file for complete information.

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77th Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 15-19 The Strictly Sail Show will be joining the main show on Virginia Key in 2018. Sail booth exhibitors will have their own section in tent F on Virginia Key, although some exhibitors, if they so choose, will be located at different locations. Some will be across from the water taxi docks in Tent J. The in-water sailboats will have their own docks at the show, all in one area. Sail Seminars will be held at the show site in tents. Bob Bitchin’s Cruising Outpost will be holding their Cruiser’s Party on Saturday. Parking is available on a limited basis at the show for $50 a day ($40 handicap). It must be reserved in advance

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Bahamas by MailBoat Part III: Eleuthera, Harbor Island, Spanish Wells and the end of an Adventure! By Fred Braman While watching the turmoil of Potters Cay one last time and waiting for Sealink to depart for Eleuthera, we were treated to our favorite MailBoat!

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of Current on the Northwestern tip of Eleuthera. The sea cruise was highlighted by the sundown appearance of the famous “green flash,” the instantaneous flash of bright green light that rarely follows the last gasp of daylight as Ole Sol dips below the horizon. I’ve watched for green flashes during a lifetime of sea adventures, and have seen only three. Phil and Dave saw their first green flash, only seconds after they learned what they are! I’d been to Current before, or at least sailed by it in a 2012 trip around the main island groups of The Bahamas. Nearby Current Cut is narrow and has a maximum tidal current of 10 knots. Five-knot boats must take note of 10-knot currents, and I approached it then with great trepidation! Though I watched carefully, the MailBoat sped through the cut with no apparent concern. By late evening we were deposited ashore in the tiny—and on a Sunday night—very-quiet town of Current. If ever we were going to spend a night on the beach, it was tonight. But cab driver Water taxis “load and go” throughout the day between mainland Eleuthera “Foster” met us at the boat landing, and upon and the nearby islands. learning that we were homeless, offered: “No problem, I’ll take you over to Jean’s!” In the small town of Bluff, Jean Newry and her family took us in with open arms! After a great breakfast with the family the next morning, Foster showed up to deliver us to the water taxi landing serving Harbour Island, our destination. What an unexpectedly, delightful stay in The Bluff! Harbor Island and its Dunmore Town comprise a picture perfect little seaside place. With mainland Eleuthera and nearby Spanish Wells, this compact area is hard to beat no matter how you get there. I had a wonderful time sailing through this area in 2012, but if a MailBoat is your transportation choice and you have a schedule to keep, northern Eleuthera and its nearby islands offer the best and most frequent connections. Soon after Foster delivered us to the water taxi landing, we arrived at Harbor Island. We opted for the Hotel Royal near the center of Dunmore Town, giving us quick access to the harbor-side activity and the beautiful ocean beaches. We could easily walk it all, but rented a golf cart anyPicturesque Dunmore Town has it all for visitors. Restaurants and watering holes way. Harbor Island is definitely a tourist mecca line the harbor side. There are even stores, not always true in out-island and is easily the most upscale place we had visit- Bahamian towns. ed. Having spent most of our trip in the very rural Bahamas, we were ready for the change. Our the highway. You can anchor on the Exuma Sound side and three days were over too soon! One of our three days was see the Atlantic Ocean under the highway bridge. Often spent on the mainland Eleuthera Island. In 2012, my called the “narrowest place on Earth,” the bridge replaced a Catalina 30 Rhombus and I sailed the length of Eleuthera’s long arch destroyed during a hurricane. We stopped just 100-mile-long main island, which sports a cute town and short of the bridge to marvel at this bridge-wide island, and inviting anchorage every twenty miles or so. Cruising in to take a few photos. The Atlantic side cliffs decorate prevailing easterlies along the Western lee shore of the narEleuthera’s spectacular eastern shore, while the gentle-sloprow north-to-south oriented island, presented as pleasant a ing western shoreline is also evident. It’s an amazing toposailing experience as I’ve had in over 40 years of active graphical change in such a short distance. cruising, and I wanted to share some of that time with my We then pressed on to my second must-revisit site— friends. So we rented a car for a day of exploration on the Hatchet Bay, which occupies a special “white knuckle” big island. High on my list to showcase were the Glass place in my cruising memory. Rhombus and I had been anxWindow and Hatchet Bay. ious about the entry to Hatchet Bay. With nary a marine About a third of the way south of the island’s northern marker or even a stake in sight, we proceeded through the tip, Eleuthera narrows at the Glass Window to the width of narrow opening after a lengthy period of surveillance and News & Views for Southern Sailors

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We spent our days touring in our golf cart or at the ocean beach and the evenings listening to live music at the Queen Conch Inn. Life is good!

First class boating facilities are located in the center of island activity. My “boat’s-eye view” of Hatchet Bay as my Catalina 30, Rhombus, “aims” for the entrance during my 2012 voyage.

contemplation, hoping that the entrance was indeed the entrance and not just a shallow break in a large pile of rocks. Navigating a rental car this time with Dave and Phil, it looked pretty easy. After visiting adjacent Alice Town, we continued south to Governors Harbour, for me another special cruising place. Following lunch, we headed back north for our last night on Harbour Island. We couldn’t have enjoyed Harbor Island more, but it was time to move on. The town of Spanish Wells occupies all of the two-mile-long St. Georges Cay and is just off the northwestern corner of the main island, opposite Harbor Island on the northeastern corner. We had a choice of watercraft to get there, two water taxis separated by a cab ride, or the Bo Hengy II. We liked the looks of Bo and she offered the added treat of passing through the famed “Devil’s Backbone,” the shallow and jagged-edged reef that snakes its way around the northern end of Eleuthera between Harbor Island and Spanish Wells. Known as a snorkeler’s paradise, the Backbone has plenty of water, as long as you can find it! Guides are recommended for private boats that transit the waterway, and I hired one for the short piece that I traveled through in 2012. Marine Pilot A1 (yes that’s A1) was my guide then. He’s still at it and we had a nice chat. Charming Spanish Wells is what an active fishing village should look like. The fleet that calls Spanish Wells home fishes a wide swath of the Atlantic looking for their prime catch, Bahamian lobster, also called crayfish. Both the Bahamians and their main U.S. customer—a U.S. restaurant chain—use the former name for the fish, as “red crayfish” doesn’t seem to have an appealing ring to it! After an exhilarating ride through the Devil’s Backbone, we arrived at this picturesque town and were dropped right in front of 38

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Hatchet Bay offers boaters protection in a blow or quiet in a dinghy ride to town.

the Vacation Time Suites hotel office, our planned digs for our last island. The actual hotel was on the harbor, several blocks away. Fortunately the office also rented golf carts and within a few minutes of the Bo Hengy’s arrival in port, we had our lodging and our wheels all arranged. Our two-bedroom suite with a kitchen was perfect—a block from the bridge to Russell Island just across the narrow waterway with a terrific little park and beach. We dumped our stuff and took our golf cart to get some “groceries” to stock our kitchen for our three-day visit. Our golf cart tours of the island frequently ended at Buddas or the Shipyard, our two favorite watering holes, lamenting the fact that this terrific trip was nearing its end. Spanish Wells has it all; great beaches, modest and attractive places to stay, lively nightspots—all with the added

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minutes behind the America (exact times weren’t taken), and many have said that if the race had been decided on handicap, the Aurora would have won. Not only that, it turns out that the America sailed a shorter course than the other boats, because it was given different sailing instructions for the race than others (others had to round a mark, which increased the distance by several miles). In fact, the race was protested, but when the owner of the protesting boat heard about the instructions given the Americans, the protest was dropped. Perhaps that controversial beginning set the stage for the many different and varied race conditions that ensued for the next 166 years and 35 races. But how do you define a “match” race? The only pure way is to have the two boats exactly alike. But if there wasn’t some allowance for design differences, then many of the design advances that the America’s Cup has brought to the world of sailing would never have happened. Many traditionalists would say “good” to that scenario, but let’s face it: The evolution of the America’s Cup boats has been exciting and most of that design innovation has happened in the last 35 years. And that is what much of this book is about. A good example of the shenanigans and secrecy behind the scenes of the cup challenges started with the 1983 America’s Cup, which took place between Australia’s Australia II, and Dennis Connor’s Liberty off Newport, Rhode Island—a race that ended the Americans’ 132-year winning streak. Rumors were running wild about the unique “wings” that were on the keel that was on the Australia II. But no one knew for sure, so the Australians played it up by keeping the keel cloaked when it was out of the water—a level of secrecy that had never been used before. This prompted more rumors—just what the Australians wanted. But they took it a step further. While in the pre-race preparations in Rhode Island, they decided to stir the pot and went over to a copy shop near the American team with a “smallish drawing” of the keel and made copies, but left the original in the copy machine. An hour later, they went back and told the store they left a copy in the machine, whereupon the clerk said they had found it and gave it to them. The next day, the drawing was in the local paper—and it wasn’t placed there by the Australians. And the day after that, the Americans were attaching wooden wings to the keel of their trial boat, Freedom (defender of the 1980 Cup race), to see if it would sail better. They soon learned it wouldn’t. The Australians even painted the main keel section the regular color of the hull, but wings a different color so they couldn’t be detected from above, like from an airplane. This proved successful. www.southwindsmagazine.com

After that, there was a lot of controversy that caused the Americans to consider protesting that the new design was not fair, that the boat was not a “legitimate” challenger. But it was late in the game at that point, and they thought it would make them look bad to stop the races so late. The decision was made to continue the races—on the day before they were scheduled to begin. The Australians won 4-3. There’s much more to the wing keel story that goes way beyond the scene in Newport, but you’ll have to read the book to learn all those. But this was the beginning of coming changes that changed the face of the Cup races and the boat designs. Also, it’s typical of how America’s Cup boat design has really influenced sailboat design in general. Today, a wing keel is quite common (I’ve owned two myself)—and it all goes back to that 1983 race. Since that race in the early 1980s, the Cup boats, races and race locations have changed dramatically, going from monohulls to multihulls and back again twice. This book

shows that it is the changing interpretations of the original Deed of Gift, which was intended to set the course of future races, which have enabled the boat designs and rules to evolve into what often seems like a totally different set of rules in the last three decades. And it appears that trend will continue, as evidenced by the rules and design protocol that New Zealand recently released for the races in 2021 (read the January issue in Back Issues at (www.swindsmag.com). I am not forgetting the previous 100 years before 1983 that the book covers. It is equally interesting. The book covers all the challenges but adds another element that I didn’t expect to read about—and which turned out to be one of the most memorable parts of the book: The different challengers who aspired to take the Cup away from the Americans. They included some wellknown names and a short biography of some of the more famous individuals are given in the book. The best example of this is Sir Thomas Lipton, a name I have heard for years in the sailing world, since his name has graced some well-known regattas. I learned in the book who Lipton was, how he grew up, how he made his fortune, how he became known, the origin of Lipton Tea and other unusual facts. He became known as the New York Yacht Club’s favorite challenger and America’s favorite loser. A substantial part of the book covers Lipton’s Cup challenges over many years. Other challengers covered—whose pre-cup lives are told—include Sir Thomas Sopwith, an aviation pioneer (and yes—of the Sopwith Camel fame), James Ashbury, and the Earl of Dunraven—to mention just a few. The book is a very good read and kept me up late wanting to read the next chapter. It covers the most recent race in Bermuda and the how and why Emirates New Zealand won and Oracle Team USA lost.

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Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta 2018 Now in its fourth year, the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta is evolving as a fixture on the collegiate sailing scene, drawing top-tier teams from across the U.S. to the Carolina Lowcountry. By Dan Dickison

sk a former college racer about their collegiate sailing days and you’ll provoke a smile. Despite the fact that this is a fiercely competitive and demanding domain—even for the least accomplished teams— it’s universally regarded as among the best times of one’s life. So, it’s not surprising that nostalgia for the fun and intensity of collegiate sailing could lead to an expansion of that realm down the road. In the case of the Southern Collegiate Offshore The College of Charleston’s team practices on board the J/36 Soul. Photo courtesy College of Regatta (SCOR), it certainly has. It was roughly five years ago Charleston Sailing. that longtime Charleston sailmakfar away as California, Florida and Maryland will descend er—and former collegiate racer—Tripp Fellabom hit upon on Charleston Harbor and race. the idea of staging a big-boat regatta for college sailing Fellabom says he’s excited about the fact that many of teams. “I remember having so much fun in my college sailthe top offshore sailing teams in the country will particiing days,” recalled Fellabom, “and I thought adding some pate. “You have sailors from the U.S. Naval Academy comkeelboat activity to that scene would make it even better for ing, and they’re always good. You’ve got California college racers.” Maritime Academy coming, and the team from the At the time, this venture was definitely a gamble. University of South Florida as well. That team won last Among the nearly 250 collegiate sailing teams scattered year’s event here and has really gotten strong in recent throughout the country, fewer than a handful of them had years. St. Mary’s College is also coming and they’re always sailors who competed aboard keelboats. And only four other a well-coached team, and, of course, the College of such events existed. (See SOUTHWINDS January 2015). Charleston team is very sharp too.” An inveterate promoter of the sport, Fellabom was Fellabom is keen to convey that this event couldn’t hapundaunted and he shared the idea with several influential pen without significant local support. He and his co-orgaindividuals in the Charleston sailing community, including nizers rely heavily on Charleston-area boat owners, borGreg Fisher, who directs the College of Charleston’s sailing rowing up to 10 private sailboats for the two days of comprogram and two local businessmen and active racing petition. “And the Carolina Yacht Club is also an important sailors: George Scarborough and Fricke Martschink. partner,” he says, “because we stage the regatta’s social “Everyone felt that this would be a good thing to pursue,” activities there and the club provides food for the crews and he continued, “and we all looked at it as an opportunity for dockage for the boats.” us to give back to the sport. So, we started planning.” He mentions two other important event partners: SCOR, which first took place in February 2015, is Charleston Ocean Racing Association, because all the boat inspired by and modeled after an event in Larchmont, NY— owners are members, and the College of Charleston Sailing the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta. The format in both Program. “Racers from the College’s varsity sailing team cases involves teams coming from across the country to help us run the committee boat and the mark set boats and compete aboard borrowed keelboats. That first year, four safety boats,” he explains. “When you consider that almost teams competed in Charleston. The following year, a dozen of them race in the regatta, we’ve got nearly the inclement weather forced an 11th-hour cancellation, but entire CofC sailing team involved in this event.” SCOR has endured. This year, during the third weekend in The logistics work like this: The organizers assign one February (18-19), nine different teams from institutions as 44

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boat to each team, though they do try to accommodate the team’s wishes regarding boat choice. (This year’s fleet includes two J/120s, two 1D 35s, three J/105s and two Melges 32s.) The boat’s owner or an owner’s representative races on board each boat, as well as a coach from that team. (The coaches do not crew; they merely help to ensure safe operation of the boat.) Fellabom and company also try to pre-qualify the teams, requesting that at least the helmsman and the bowperson have competitive keelboat experience. “We’ve been very fortunate thus far regarding everyone’s safety and the safety of the boats,” Fellabom says. “We haven’t sustained any damage, and the owners typically approach us afterward telling us how much they enjoyed participating. The ones who sail on board get a chance to experience great competition and superb boathandling because these college sailors are typically very competent racers.” The actual racing takes place on windward-leeward courses and at least one triangular-course for variety, as well as one around-the-harbor distance race that mostly uses government marks. The racing is scored using PHRF, with the distance race weighted double relative to the other contests. “That distance course tends to be the last race on Sunday,” explains Fellabom, “and many of the teams tell us it’s the one they enjoy most.” In Fellabom’s view, this regatta is important for a num-

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The College of Charleston sailors make their way downwind aboard the J/120, Ilyria. Photo courtesy Priscilla Parker.

ber of reasons. It provides pre-season practice for teams from more wintry locations where sailing isn’t a yearround pursuit. But more importantly, it’s an opportunity for some college sailors who might not otherwise get much keelboat experience. “That’s really why we do this,” say’s Fellabom. “These kids get experience on keelboats and hopefully it cements their interest and some eventually end up owning and racing big boats, which helps to keep our sport healthy.” And that should bring a smile to every sailor’s face. This year’s edition of SCOR will take place on February 18 and 19, with a sail-trim and boathandling seminar scheduled for Feb. 17. In addition to the teams mentioned above, North Carolina State University, Vanderbilt University, Auburn University and Florida State University are also scheduled to compete. More information is available on the event’s Facebook page.

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The Tiwal 3 – A Sailboat in a Box Review by Steve Morrell

Well...it doesn’t really come in a box (it sounds good, though). But it is a similar idea; this boat can be packed into two bags weighing about 62 pounds each (124pound boat, air molecule weight not included) and is delivered to your doorstep by FedEx (probably in a box or two). Although the Tiwal—built in France—has been around for several years (Sailing World gave it the Boat of the Year Best Innovation Award in 2014), it’s not widely known in the U.S. But in France—and in Europe in general— small boat sailing is more popular and the Tiwal has many fans. In June at the 2017 Tiwal Cup in France, 53 boats and 85 sailors (the boat can be sailed by one or two) came to France from as far away as Hong Kong and New Zealand to sail. The boat is 10 feet 6 inches, can be sailed by one or two, has two sail sizes and has an inflatable hull (no surprise there). You can watch many YouTube videos (search for “Tiwal”) on the boat sailing and see that it sails well. Reviews give it high ratings and loads-of-fun comments. And how long does it take to put this boat together? At the Tiwal Cup, the first thing that everyone does before the first race is compete in who can put it together the fastest. The single person won with 10 minutes, 4 seconds. The two-person competition was won in six minutes, 28 seconds. Not bad, since just about every small sailboat that doesn’t come in a kit (and that’s a limited field) takes at least that long (of course, everyone moves faster when competing—and the Tiwal website advertises it takes 20 minutes).

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The inflatable hull comes in only one size and is made of double-walled PVC, the mast is of carbon, the sail Dacron, and the daggerboard and rudder are of marine plywood. There is also a very small aluminum frame that enables one to hike out on and keep your feet under while hiking. The kit comes with an electric pump which will pump the boat up to 80 percent pressure. The remaining 20 percent must be done manually using the included manual pump, since that is at higher pressure, stiffening the hull. (You can buy a high-pressure electric pump as an accessory.) How much? The differences are in the sails. Prices (delivered to your door in the U.S. by FedEx in 5-7 working days, at the buyer’s additional cost) run from $5200 with a 5-metre (56sf) sail, $5500 with a 7-metre (75sf) sail, and $6200 with both a 5m and a 7m sail. Currently there are only two dealers in North America: Cambridge, MA, and Acapulco, Mexico. There are about 2030 more, mainly in Europe, but also in such far away places (to name a few) as Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Thailand, Australia,

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New Zealand, Malaysia, Peru and Chile. It appears that the U.S. is way behind the curve on this boat. The Tiwal website at www.tiwal.com/en has a great video showing how the boat is put together in a semi-animated version and YouTube has others showing people putting them together. Having spent many years as a diehard windsurfer, I can tell you, this boat is nothn’ to put together compared to a windsurfer (especially since you keep changing sails as the wind changes). I’d love to sail this boat, and if I ever get a chance to retire and travel around, I’ll carry one of these and a kayak. Besides—where else can you get a boat delivered by FedEx? I also wondered: Can you use this hull as a SUP?

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A Cellular Plan for Cruisers By Robert Sapp

ife today is plugged in and connected. We almost all carry a smart phone that we use to call, text or email friends and family. As boaters, we use these devices to access the internet in order to navigate, check weather and run a variety of boating apps. One of the challenges of cruising is determining how to affordably maintain this communications connection during our travels, especially when leaving the United States behind and venturing to foreign lands. When we first started preparing to cruise to the Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean, my wife and I both carried phones from Verizon. We knew we’d need to make some changes if we wanted to stay in touch with home once underway. Verizon’s CDMA-based system is not widely supported outside the U.S., where the GSM standard is the norm. Their international roaming rates for talk, text and data were so high that we knew we could easily see thousand dollar phone bills in our future. So we began researching our options. What is the Ideal Cell Plan for Cruisers? If we could design the ideal cellular plan for cruisers, we think the key feature would be that no matter what coun-

try you were in, your phone would work as if you were back at home. No need to purchase local SIM cards or change phone numbers, and no exorbitant international roaming fees for talk, texting or data. Early in our research we discovered that such a system actually existed, although very few people had ever heard of it. It’s a service offered by Google called Project Fi. Google Project Fi probably isn’t like any other cellular plan you may have tried. For starters, when you sign up for service through Project Fi, you are not tethered to a specific network. Calls are routed through either the Sprint, T Mobile or US Cellular networks, depending on which one gives the best connection for your location. The system can also use WiFi to complete calls or send texts in certain cases when cellular isn’t available. Next, there’s no contract or minimum service period, so you can leave the program anytime you want. The rates are extremely affordable. As of this writing, unlimited talk and text runs $20 per month for the first line, and $15 a month for additional lines up to a maximum of five. Data is a flat $10 per gigabyte (GB), billed on a pay-as-you-go and pro-rated basis. Use 2.5 GB of data in a month, and you’ll pay $25 for data on top of your basic service. For billing purposes, when you establish a Project Fi account, you will be asked

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to estimate the amount of monthly data you expect to use, and your bill will be based on that amount. If you exceed your estimated amount, you’ll be billed at the flat rate of $10 per GB for any overages, and you actually get a credit for unused data if you don’t use your total monthly allowance. For example, if you set your account up with a 5 GB monthly data budget, your basic bill would be $20 for unlimited talk and text, and $50 for data, for a total of $70. But if you only use 3.5 GB of data during the month, you’ll actually get a $15 credit applied to your bill. Use 8 GB and you’ll be billed for the extra 3 GB at the flat $10 per GB rate, with no additional overage charges. Why Project Fi is Perfect for Cruisers Here’s why we think this plan is perfect for cruisers. You can travel to 135 countries (listed on the Google Project Fi website, fi.google.com), and your phone will work just like you were at home. No need to pick up a local SIM card or visit the nearest telecom office to purchase access. Your number stays the same and you can send and receive calls and texts as usual. Your data follows you internationally at the same rate of $10 per GB (although data speeds do vary by country, from LTE to 2G depending on their infrastructure). International texting is free, but voice calls from most countries are subject to a charge of 20 cents a minute, which is significantly less than the international roaming rates of many networks. The phone works as a WiFi hotspot with no additional fee, so if you have a cell signal, you can reach the internet with any of your onboard WiFi capable devices. We’ve been members of Project Fi for two years now, and we love it. Whenever we’ve entered another country, a message pops up on our phones that says “Welcome to (country name), your Project Fi phone works here!” We never have to worry about whether a family member can contact us and as long as there’s cell coverage, we always have a way to reach the internet. We’ve watched other cruisers struggle with how to stay in touch with people back home while we’ve been able to send and receive calls and texts, call local marinas and restaurants at will, and run apps like Maps or Google Earth to find our way around. Once while driving through Nassau, friends of ours whose phones wouldn’t work in the Bahamas fumbled with a paper map attempting to find a particular location while we used Google Maps to get turn-by-turn instructions, just like we were back in the U.S.

And the Downside is? So what’s the catch? Well, you’re probably going to need a new phone. To be compatible with Project Fi, your device has to contain the required multi-spectrum CDMA and GSM radios that support the network-skipping that’s a key feature of Project Fi. Currently, the Google Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL and Moto X4 are the only phones available with the necessary hardware to run on the Project Fi network. They can be purchased through the Google Play Store or the Project Fi website, with the latter also offering the ability to spread out the purchase cost of the phone by making monthly payments, added to your cellular service bill. There are also a few of the previous generation of Project Fi compatible phones, the Google Nexus 5X, 6 and 6p, still available online from various retailers. If you don’t currently have one of these models, then you’re going to have to purchase one to join Project Fi. As a Google service, Project Fi is Android only. There are no iOS (Apple) devices that run on the network. The good news is that all the phones are unlocked, multi-band devices, which means that you can easily transfer them to another carrier by swapping SIM cards if you ever decide to leave Project Fi (although I can’t imagine why you would once you’ve tried it). The entire process to join Project Fi is handled through the website, fi.google.com. After ordering, your phone and SIM card will show up in the mail in a couple of days, and transferring an existing number is quick and painless. Just answer a few questions online, insert the Project Fi SIM card in your new phone, turn it on and follow a few prompts to transfer your existing number (or establish a new one if you desire) and activate your service. If you just can’t give up your iPhone, then Project Fi isn’t for you. If you currently have an unlimited data plan from another carrier and use it as your primary internet connection, or you stream a lot of video or audio content, you’ll probably find that $10 per GB will quickly add up, resulting in Project Fi costing more than your current plan. But if, like us, you spend a great deal of time outside the U.S., you don’t want to have to carry an additional phone or obtain local SIM cards and a new phone number for each country you visit, and you’re looking for a simple, reliable, and inexpensive way to keep in touch with home, then we recommend that you investigate Google’s cellular offering, Project Fi. Because in our opinion, it’s just about the perfect cellular plan for cruisers.

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Portland Pudgy By Paula Shur

rom the cockpit of Island Time, our Catalina 355, my husband Ken and I watched the tourists feed the ravenous, swimming pigs at Big Majors Spot, Exumas, Bahamas. Once the pigs’ bellies were full, the tour boat captain motored directly for our anchored sailboat. We exchanged friendly waves with the boatload of tourists, as the captain spoke on the loud speaker. “This bright yellow Portland Pudgy is powered by an electric motor.” The swimming pig tour now included our dinghy! Owning a Pudgy can be likened to owning an adorable puppy. Meeting new people is easy. We are grateful our little boat introduced us to Ethan, a precocious five-year-old cruising the Bahamas with his grandparents. Ethan named our little boat The Interesting Dinghy (TID) Boating is all about trade-offs. We have traded the speed of an inflatable for a boat that sails, rows, and motors. We have embraced the slowness of a 2hp electric Torqeedo

motor. Rather than zooming to many different areas each day, we time the tides and conditions to select a destination agreeable to TID. The Torqeedo motor separates into three manageable parts—shaft, battery and tiller. We remove the motor after each use. We purchased a spare battery so that while one is charging the other can be used. We do not miss the smell or hassle of lugging around gasoline for the dinghy. The Portland Pudgy can serve as both a dinghy and a lifeboat, eliminating the need to store two boats. When we provisioned our 35-foot sailboat for our extended Bahamas adventure, we appreciated the extra storage space. In 2015, we purchased the Portland Pudgy in preparation for our offshore cruise to the Dry Tortugas. We prefer hard dinghies, a choice we made after a frustrating cruise with a deflatable. Our concerns for an inflatable life raft are: Will it inflate when we need it and will we be familiar with

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The Pudgy fits nicely in our Odyssey van, eliminating a need for a trailer to move it on land. The sail kit is stored in the starboard stern of the boat.

how to deploy it? Our Portland Pudgy hangs on davits off our stern, ready within minutes for use. In an emergency we will know how to deploy our reliable and stable lifeboat. Before sailing offshore, we transform the dinghy into a lifeboat, a one hour procedure. We replace the canvas cover with the exposure canopy. We arm the CO2 cartridges of the exposure canopy for quick inflation. We store the sea anchor, sail kit and bailing pump in the watertight hatches. We chose Sunset yellow for its high visibility instead of the other three colors—white, black and green. We bought the gaff sail kit. We sailed her on our first time out, but have not sailed her since. We purchased the sail kit as a safety feature to take an active role in our survival in case of an emergency. This stable boat rows and motors with ease, so we have not used the sail. During our Exumas cruise, we rowed

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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW Ken is putting on the exposure canopy to ready our dinghy as a lifeboat. The velcro on the orange fender can be released to lower a dinghy boarding ladder.

The Portland Pudgy sailing as a lifeboat.

when the water was too shallow for our motor. The side fender doubles as a boarding ladder from the water. After jumping in the 15- foot water for snorkeling at the Sea Aquarium reef near Cambridge Cay, Exumas, Bahamas, we remembered what we forgot. We forgot to test out the boarding ladder—not a problem. The nylon webbing ladder was easy for our 50-something and 60-something-years-old bodies to use. We climbed back in TID with little effort. We bought the standard fabric cover to protect the boat from UV rays. The polyethylene material of the boat still looks great, but the cover is losing its battle with the sun. We are thinking of ordering a Sunbrella cover before the summer sun returns. We did not purchase the optional electric system. We thought that was just another item to maintain. We have a

dinghy light to make her legal at night. With an inflatable, I resorted to wearing waterproof pants over my clothes when going ashore to avoid the dreaded wet bottom look when dining out. With the Portland Pudgy I stay much drier on shore excursions. The bottom of the boat has a built-in wheel for ease in rolling it around on shore. It fits in my Odyssey van, so I do not need a trailer to transport it. The base price is $2700. The lifeboat options can more than double the price. We were willing to pay the extra amount because the Pudgy is two boats in one. We are looking forward to another adventure in the Bahamas with TID. Want to write a review on your sailboat or your dinghy? See the ad on page 51. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com for details. We pay for boat reviews.

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Irma and Boat Yard Preparation By Richard de Grasse

ike many northern boat owners, Kathy and I spent several anxious days at our home in Islesboro, ME, watching the progress of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, as it marched across the Caribbean—knowing our sailboat was sitting innocently on jack stands in a crowded boatyard 1500 miles away on the southwest coast of Florida. Even though we knew our boatyard was the best we’d ever experienced, and that we had put the boat away carefully last spring, the forecast of 150mph winds was just too much; nothing could withstand them. We were somewhat comforted by the fact that our boat was “on the hard” in a yard built at the back of a developed canal system—and not in the water at anchor, on a mooring or at a marina. The day after Irma passed over southwest Florida, I anxiously called a friend at the yard and asked him to go aboard and report on how the boat had faired. He managed to work his way inside the summer boat cover, went below, pumped the bilge and reported that our sailboat came through unscathed! Now that we’re back aboard in the yard we can confirm our boat is fine, as are all the others in the yard. The question is: How did we fare so well? Here’s what we know about Irma, the yard and what we learned. The 65-acre Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage yard is located on a flat lot on the inland side of a fresh water canal system in a Placida real estate development. The yard is a two-hour motor by boat to the fresh/salt water lock leading to Charlotte Harbor. The man who built the yard, Joe Pocklington, has a lifetime of boat building, sailing and yard operating experience. He created a drainage ditch and fence around the yard perimeter, then raised and filled the center storage area with base from a nearby cement plant. He then covered it with a thick layer of crushed rocks and shells. This provides an important and secure foundation for the hundreds of jack stands which need to support about 200 boats in high winds and rain. Over this solid base, the jack stands won’t wobble, tip or sink, toppling boats over. To prepare for Irma, boats in the Travelift well and at the yard dock were moved to the “hard” and secured. Brady Pocklington, his yard crew and three dedicated volunteers spent several days watching Irma and planning for the worse: The Category 5 hurricane was plotted to go directly over the yard with 150mph winds! The crew looked at each and every boat and the yard around them to be certain there was no loose equipment on or under any of the boats. Anything they found, they tied down. Inflatable dinghies were filled with water to prevent them from flying around. All the jack stands were tightened once

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again. The office windows were boarded up, and furniture and kitchen equipment in the sailor’s hut was moved inside the heads. In row four (of the four-row boatyard)—which was mainly sailboats—the boats were set very close together (six inches apart) with the remote-controlled hydraulic boat trailer. (Believe me, it’s a trick to maneuver boats this close and set jack stands.) The question many sailors ask is: “Is it safer in high winds for boats to be set at Travelift distances apart—or close together with a hydraulic trailer? Does the domino effect apply?” The question remains unanswered—since none of the boats were damaged! My talks with the yard crew and volunteers revealed that Irma made an easterly move just north of Naples, Florida, tracking up the middle of Florida. As a result, this turn put the yard on the west side—meaning on the weaker left side—of the counter-clockwise rotating storm. This meant that the yard saw lower velocity north winds than they would have experienced on the east, right side of the storm as it moved north in central Florida. A lucky move. The yard experienced 70-knots of sustained winds with 100-knot gusts for a period of about eight hours. The only Irma damage was two trees that were knocked over on the south, lee side of the boats. A good yard and preparation says it all. SOUTHWINDS

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LISTING YOUR RACE – SOUTHWINDS lists races with date, event and sponsoring organization in the eight southeastern states. To list your regatta with a description in the Racing News & Regattas section in the front of the magazine, go to that section for information on how to list it, including placing an ad for the regatta at reduced rates. The below listings are free. Just email editor@southwindsmagazine.com with date, race/regatta name and sponsoring club. No other information needed (or wanted). LIST YOUR REGATTA ON OUR WEBSITE With our new website you can list your regatta (with more information) yourself on our online calendar for free. Go to swindsmag.com, and click on EVENTS. Club Races Not Listed Local weekly and monthly club races not listed. Contact the clubs. Generally, any sailboat is invited to club racing. Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.

Race Calendar South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. This is the main site for the racing calendar in the region, which generally has the races from the next two groups (CORA and Lanier). Go to this site for the list of clubs and their websites. www.sayrasailing.com. Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) organizes many of the regattas in the Charleston, SC, area. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. Lake Lanier, GA: http://aiscracing.weebly.com Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): AYC: Atlanta YC, Atlanta, GA, www.atlantayachtclub.org BYSC: Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC, www.byscnet.com CSC: Columbia SC, Columbia, SC, www.columbiasailingclub.org FEBRUARY 17-18 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (go to page 44) 24-25 Laser Southerns. LLSC MARCH 17-18 BYSC Santa Elena Regatta 17-18 Y-Flyer Midwinters. AYC 30-31 J/24 Easter Regatta. CSC

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Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org KBYC Key BiscayneYC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com PBSC Palm Beach Sailing Club. www.pbsail.org SALM Shake-a-Let Miami. www.shakealegmiami.org SORC Southern Ocean Racing Conference www.SORCsailing.org STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org USSC US SAILING Center Miami. usscmiami.org FEBRUARY 2-4 Laser Masters Florida Championship. PBSC 4 Comodoro Rasco. Snipes. CGSC 4 Etchells FL State Championship. BBYC 4 Zagarino Masters Regatta. Stars. CRYC 7-13 Nassau Winter Series. Snipes. RNSC 8-9 Star Walker Cup. CRYC 9-11 Melges 20 Winter Series #2. CGSC 10-11 Star Midwinters. CRYC 14 Miami to Havana* 16 NOODS. SPYC* 23-25 J/70 Midwinters. CRYC 24 Barnacle’s Washington’s Birthday Regatta. CGSC 24 Annual OD #6. MYC 25 Annual ORC #6. MYC MARCH (See Racing News & Regattas, pages 21-24) 1-4 Snipe Nassau Winter Series* 2-4 Etchells Midwinters East Regatta. BBYC 2-4 J/24 Midwinters Championship. SALM 4-10 Bacardi Cup. Miami Sail Week* 9-11 M32 Cats. CGSC 11 BBYRA One Design #7. KBYC 15 SORC Havana Race. SORC CRYC 16-18 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC 16-18 Melges 20 Winter Series* 23-25 Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC 24 BBYRA ORC #7. MYC 28-30 Lightning Midwinters. CRYC

Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center. A social hour featuring lite fare is held on Fridays from 6-8pm. Beginners and non-members welcome. The KWCSC is located at 705 Palm Avenue (off Sailboat Lane). 305-292-5993. www.keywestsailingcenter.org. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. FEBRUARY (See “Racing News & Regattas” section, pg. 18) 3-4 Fleet Captains Regatta. SOUTHWINDS

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MARCH 2-4 Moths US Nationals 3-4 Blackwater Sound Regatta 17 Commodore’s Regatta.

West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For the Tampa Bay Area & Florida West Coast Yachting Calendar, go to the St. Petersburg website at www.spyc.org, then “Sailing” and “Sailing Calendar.” Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BYC: Bradenton YC. www.BradentonYachtClub.com CCSC: Clearwater Community Sailing Center, www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org/ GCSC: Gulf Coast SC, www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org CMCS: Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, www.cmcs-sail.org CYC: Clearwater YC, www.ClearwaterYachtClub.org DBC: Dunedin Boat Club, www.DunedinBoatClub.org DIYC: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org IYC: Isles YC, www.islesyc.com MIYC: Marco Island YC, www.marcoislandyachtclub.net PGSC: Punta Gorda SC, www.pgscweb.com SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org SPSA: St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org TSS: Tampa Sailing Squadron, www.Sail-TSS.org VYC: Venice YC, www.VeniceYachtClub.com FEBRUARY (*= See “Racing News & Regattas” section, pg. 21-24) 2-4 Charlotte Harbor Regatta. www.charlotteharborregatta.com 3 Around the Point Race. DIYC 3-4 Valentine’s Regatta. SPYC 7-11 Contenders Midwinters. CCSC 9-10 Distance Classic to Venice YC. VYC SPYC 10 Winter Cup. MIYC 10 Gasparilla Regatta. TSS* 15-18 St. Pete NOODS. SPYC* 16-18 Laser Masters. DIYC 16-18 505 Midwinters. CCSC 17 Cherry Pie Regatta. SSS 21-25 Laser Midwinters. CYC 23-25 Multihull Regatta. SSS 24 Gulf Race. DBC 26 St. Pete-Habana. SPYC* 26-28 Thistles. SPYC 56

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Corsair 24 MKI. Mylar tri-radial main, jib, and screacher. 6hp mercury 4-stroke, all new rigging, new bottom paint. Rigged for singlehanded daysailing, new cushions. Third owner. Very little use. $218,500. 941-7436322 (4/18)

25’ Catalina 250-2008. Aluminum trailer, Honda 9.9 electric start. Centerboard/ water ballast draft 1’8” board up. One of the largest boats that you can easily raise the mast & ramp launch. Enclosed head, bimini, new running rigging and zippered cradle cover. Recently Reduced $19,967. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953, or 727327-5361, www.mastheadsailinggear.com

8‘ Fatty Knees Dinghy. Built in 2011. Nina comes with complete sail rig and varnished oars. All inner rail, rudder and daggerboard are teak. Custom cover and S/S eyes and straps for davits. Very stable and beautiful lines. She is stowed inside when not in use. She is in like new condition. $3500. 904-599-2073 (3/18)

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Excellent Tanzer 25. 1980. 34” draft, 9.9 Honda. Sailed throughout Bahamas. 9-foot Achilles with 5 HP Nissan. Motor hoist. Awl Grip, all new instruments, radio, and autopilot. GPS 7” Garmin. EPIRB. Refrigeration, solar power, propane stove. Composting toilet. Added 2 hatches and 2 opening ports. Recent sails and bottom paint. Asking $14,950. Insured agreed upon value at $33,000. Dan 305-8663354, dholder@the-beach.net (4/18)

Catalina 27 1978. Excellent starter boat. 2burner propane stove w/oven; New Bimini, companionway doors; 30 HP Atomic 4; Dualaxle trailer. Docked in North Myrtle Beach, SC. $7450. 864-901-1847. (4/18)

1984 30’ Catalina. A/C, heat, 2 cabins, 1 head. New awning, sail cover. Radar, electronics. Reduced $3,000, now $13,500. Daytona location. Contact Hunter @ 352-8000450 or highstakes56@gmail.com (2/18)

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Baba 30 Hull 64. Freshwater vessel. New Harken Roller Furling and Headsail, Engine needs rebuild. Will help with delivery. Motivated Seller $18,000 OBO. Pics at: http://tinyurl.com/Baba30 .Contact austin salley@live.com. Austin (803) 397-9448. Central South Carolina. (4/18)

33’ Cheoy Lee Clipper Ketch. Perkins Perama M30 diesel, Danforth and CQR anchors with windlass, new VHF and inverter charger, carry on AC, Origo stove, Adler Barbour refrigeration, Dickerson cabin heater. This is not a hurricane-damaged boat, but rather a turn-key vessel docked on the Crystal River, Florida. $25,000. 352-220-0864. (4/18)

34’ Gemini 105M Catamaran 1997. Recent interior renovation. New hatch lenses and windows. 27hp Westerbeke diesel with new oil sump and motor mounts. New halyards, bottom paint, batteries and charger. Rebuilt pivoting centerboards, 18” draft boards up. Location St. Pete, FL. Asking $88,500. Contact Greg 813-240-5094. (4/18)

30’ Cape Dory Cutter 1982. Owners third Cape Dory. Yacht club condition. Opposing Settees. Bulkhead table., all original! 20hp Volvo. 4’ 2” draft. $20,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. Marinesource.com. 305-815-2607.

33 Hunter 2005. St Pete Municipal Slip Available. New Main, Great Shape. Asking 69.9k. Located walking distance from the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center. Contact Rick Meyer, 727-424-8966. Rick@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

NEW In Stock 2018 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349. $185,048. Excellence trim, performance pack and electronics pack. Fully loaded ready to cruise! Call Dunbar Yachts today to schedule a test sail. 800-282-1411, or email for more information sales@dunbaryachts.com

Steel cutter, Alan Pape design, 31 feet, 5.3foot draft, professionally built 1987. 33HP Vetus diesel, wheel steering, 3-burner stove, oven. $13,500. Contact: loadmasterart@comcast.net (4/18)

32’ Hunter 326 2004. NO STORM DAMAGE. New Refrigeration, New 16KBTU AC, New Electronics, Davits, Wind generator, In-mast Furling. Asking $55k. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com 62

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34’ 2005 Mainship Pilot 34 Rum Runner II. Downeast styling, quality construction, great performance and functional versatility. Twin 240 hp Yanmars with just 1,220 hrs, 2014 electronics, 5kw generator, 12000 BTU AC with reverse cycle heat, 2017 bottom paint. Call for a list of recent service and upgrades. Asking $139,000. Matt Malatich 843-8728080, matt@sjyachts.com

34’ Pacific Seacraft. Bill Crealock classic bluewater double ender, New fuel tank. St Pete Slip Available. Motivated Seller Asking $79,900. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

35 Island Packet. New to the market. Exceptional boat. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. $120,000. For details and more pictures Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

35’ Willard Cutter, 1976. Crealock lines, full keel, 4’8” draft, 50hp Perkins, 5KW Westerbeke, 110 fridge, propane with oven, AC, wheel and emergency tiller. $30,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

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1984 Schock 35 with a custom lifting Keel Draft 3’ 8” up - 7’ down. Morning Glory has been completely refurbished. Fast race boat or performance cruiser. Low hours Yanmar 3 GM. Hull, deck and mast with Awlgrip, new bottom. New sails, new deck hardware. PHRF 69. Suncoast BOTY 2015 overall winner $48,000. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises. 727-327-5361 (St. Pete), 800-783-6953, or 727-657-1952 cell.

35’ Victory Catamaran. Built by Endeavour, High Quality, One Owner boat. Three Staterooms, Fits in regular Slip. Asking $109,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

35’ Catalina 350 2004. $129,000. Kevin Barber. 850.982.0983. KevinB@EdwardsYacht Sales.com. www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

1996 36ft Dorado Express. Twin 370hp Volvo diesels, newer genset, seller motivated, asking $59,900! Call Capt. Dan at 727-3141654 or Dan@Yachtmann.com or visit www.Yachtmann.com

36’ Beneteau First. A complete Racer Cruiser Fast with AC and Generator. Asking $68,500. Details and more pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

Southerly Yachts 36-57’ Best shoal draft, blue water boats – Proven and well engineered for 36 years. Shoal Draft Freedom & Deep Draft Performance at the tip of your fingers. Push a button & the keel swings back – the safest way. Go where others cannot! Several brokerage boats available now: 37’, 38’, 42’, 45’, & 57’. Contact S&J Yachts 410639-2777. www.sjyachts.com

1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $59,500 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

1988 Mainship 36 Nantucket Fast Trawler. Twin, 160hp D3 Volvos, Two Staterooms and two heads. Recent awl grip and bottom paint. New galley appliances, windlass, electrical and plumbing. Spacious Fly Bridge for Helmsman with Bimini Canvas. 5.5KW Panda GenSet. Great “Looper Boat” Cruise, Liveaboard, or just look good at the dock. Asking $64,990. George Carter (941) 7929100. If your giving up sailing you don’t have stop boating.

1996 Sabre 362. Like new sails w/spinnaker, all new electronics w/radar, low hours, dinghy davits, draws only 4’8”. Professionally maintained. REDUCED $124,900. Alan Pressman. 941-350-1559. alanpwys@gmail.com, www.windsweptyachtsales.com

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Island Packet Yachts 26-52’. Considering a New or Brokerage Island Packet? Or looking to sell the one you have? Our team of brokers have over 186 years of experience selling Island Packets. Thirty-one pre-owned Island Packets to choose from. Contact S&J Yachts 843-872-8080. www.sjyachts.com

36’ Islander Freeport Plan B 1980. $49,900. Kevin Barber. 850.982.0983. KevinB@EdwardsYachtSales.com. www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

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37’ Tayana 1977. $51,000. Harry Schell. 412-692-0639. www.EdwardsYachtSales.com Harry@EdwardsYachtSales.com.

1979 Tartan 37. Furling in-boom mainsail, 2speed electric halyard winch. Full complement of Raymarine electronics: Chart plotter, Radar, wind, Speed, and depth. Well-maintained. Call Gregg Knighton, 941-730-6096. Greggwys @gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

38' Aerodyne. Proven sailing Machine and race winner. Details and more pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

2012 37.2 Delphia. High-quality performance cruiser from Europe. Thinking Hunter, Jeanneau, Beneteau? Take a look at Delphia. Air Conditioner, good electronics, autopilot, Volvo Diesel, professionally maintained. Two staterooms. Priced to sell. REDUCED ONLY $99,990. Alan 941-350-1559 AlanPWYD@gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

40’ Caliber LRC 2004. Long Range Cruiser, Original Owner, Pristine, Everything you want in a cruising sailboat capable of a circumnavigation. Asking $200,000. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@ PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

38’ Island Packet 38 1987. $100,000. Harry Schell. 412.692.0639. Harry@EdwardsYachtSales.com. www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

40’ Island Packet 1996. One of the best cruising boats ever built. Loads of custom features and upgrades. Asking $165,000. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

37’ Valiant Esprit. Bob Perry Blue Water Cruiser, Motivated seller, New bottom paint, hull & deck buffed. Asking $65,000. Contact Rick Meyer, 727-424-8966. Rick@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

1981 37’ Tartan CB. Well-maintained blue water boat. Extensive sail inventory w/sym & asym spinnakers, SS ports/cowls, radar, 140W solar panel, AC/heat, SSB, TV, dinghy davits, windlass w/2 anchors, autopilot, chart plotter. $49,000. 239-540-1752. crhazen@msn.com (3/18)

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38’ Morgan. Well equipped and maintained Cruiser/racer. Asking $45,000. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. Harborage slip available. For details and more pictures, contact Jamie Birch 317-750-8664, Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

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40’ 2015 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409. Excellent short-handed performance cruiser in “like new” condition. Well-maintained and never chartered. Three cabins, two heads, furling main, bow thruster, fold-down transom and shoal draft (5’ 1”). Asking $200,000. Matt Malatich (843) 872-8080, matt@sjyachts.com

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41’ Hunter Deck Salon. New to the market. Exceptional value. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. For details and more pictures, contact Bo Brown 727-4081027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

41’ Morgan Out Island Sloop. 70HP Yanmar Turbo Diesel Very Low Hours, Custom Aluminum Dinghy Davits, Center Cockpit, Aft Cabin, Forward Cabin, Each With Private Head And Shower, Shoal Draft 4’ 2”, Located In Fort Myers. $39,000 Mike 239-938-4267 (4/18)

420 Hunter 2003. New 2016: Electronics, Batteries, Bottom Paint, Running rigging. Asking $129,900. 720 Hrs., A/C, gen, davits, full enclosed canvas. Located Riviera Beach Marina. Contact owner Doug 786-473-6933. (3/18)

42’ Hunter Center Cockpit ‘93. New to the market, Excellent cruiser/liveaboard. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. For details and more pictures, contact Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800, Joe@PreferredYachts.com

1989 Catalina 42. Draft 6.0. Beam 13.2. Yanmar diesel inverter. Selling sleeper to upgrade. New in 2015: New mk2 rudder at Catalina. New dripless shaft and rudder packing. New Carbon Jib 155. 2-10inch Garmin 5210 chart plotters. Heavy duty Ray Marine auto pilot. New VHF. New refrigeration. New 42-inch TV. New propane lines and locker. Cuba Non-Spin class winner! Over 10k invested in last year. $77,900. St. Petersburg, FL. 727-510-0503 (2/18)

2006 Beneteau America 423. Like new. Low hours. Beautiful. Almost every option offered: bow thruster, two AC units. 8KW generator Shoal draft model! If you are looking for a new ocean proven boat at a used boat price call to see this incredible vessel. $175,000. Gregg Knighton. 941-730-6096. Greggwys@gmail. com, www.windsweptyachtsales.com

Reba - 1985 41’ C&C - $49,900 - Greg Merritt - 813 294 9288 - greg@curtissstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net 42’ Catalina MK II 1999. Reduced to $125,000. Excellent cruiser/liveaboard. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. For details and more pictures. Contact Joe Zammataro 727527-2800, Joe@PreferredYachts.com

2003 Catalina 42 - $139,000. Two cabin with a center-line captain’s cabin. Comfortably cruise the coast or confidently cross oceans in this excellent example of a Catalina C42 MKII. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CATALINA 42’S IN STOCK. Contact Dunbar Yachts at 912-6388573 or sales@ dunbaryachts.com

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42' Jeanneau Center Cockpit 1997. Rare center cockpit version of a very fast cruiser. In great condition. See pictures at www. PreferredYachts.com/brokerage. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center, St. Petersburg. Contact Joe Zammataro. 727-5272800. $100,000. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

Now in stock NEW CATALINA 425! Winner of Cruising World Boat of the Year and SAIL best boat 2017. This is a MUST SEE! This beautiful boat has all the things you love about Catalinas and more! For full listing and our boat inventory, visit www.dunbaryachts.com, or call 912-638-8554

43’ C&C Landfall 1984 $99k. 2-head, aft queen, center sleeps seven-plus, Freshwater 10-plus years, new dodger, new non-skid, new varnish, upgraded Westerbeke 71hp, AC. 2 Seafrost units 1@engine driven &1@12volt. Recent Bimini and enclosure, 3-blade Campbell prop, ST60s instruments, recent headsail. Ready for cruising or liveaboard. Many extras, well-maintained. 404-432-9975 (4/18) SOUTHWINDS

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1989 Topper Hermanson 44’. $68,000. Ultimate ocean steel liveaboard cruiser. www.Dutchlove.com.Located Florida Keys. Has income potential. 305-989-7181. (2/18)

44’ Apache Catamaran. 2 Circumnavigations and ready for a 3rd. Updated/renovated all electric. Asking $125,000. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Jamie Birch, 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

1989 Targa 44 (Fast Trawler) Two State Rooms with centerline berths and ensuite head and shower. AirCond, Inside and Fly bridge Helm Stations, Twin 3208 Cat Diesels, Full galley, great saloon, covered sundeck. Great live aboard or “Looper.” $59,000. MajCarter (941) 792-9100

45’ Liberty 458 Center Cockpit. Jack Kelly, Peter Hoyt design. Motivated Seller. Solid, go anywhere cruising yacht. No Teak Decks! Fuel Tanks Replaced. Asking $119,000. Located Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

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2008 Jeanneau 45 DS. Loaded $229K. Richard at 727-387-2278, R@Yachtmann.com. Yachtmann.com

2002 Hunter 456. Extensively equipped, maintained to an excellent standard and is ready for long term cruising, living aboard or would make the ultimate coastal cruiser as she is so easy to sail short-handed. $170,000. Contact Dunbar Yachts 912-638-8554. www.dunbaryachts.com

45 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey. 3 Cabins. Motivated Sellers. Asking $90,000. Details and more pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. Contact Jamie Birch 317-750-8664, Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

45’ Hunter Center Cockpit. Asking $125,000. Spacious aft cabin, Easy to sail & Great Value. Fresh Bottom Paint Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Bo Brown at 727 408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

46’ Beneteau 461. Farr design Performance Cruiser. New Bottom Paint, Low Hours on Engine & Generator. Inmast Furling, Electric Winch. Two Staterooms. Asking $124,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center St. Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

46’ Hunter Double cabin plus office. Unique Office Version, Asking $145,000. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-4081027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com

47’ Beneteau 473 2002. Asking $162,000. Priced low to sell fast. Motivated seller. Never Chartered. Desirable 2-Cabin Owner’s Version. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center. Contact Jamie Birch, 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

2001 Beneteau 47.7. Owner’s layout with Queen Pullman berth forward and two queen staterooms aft. Never chartered, low engine hours, and many upgrades. Listed at $175,000. Contact Dunbar Yachts to schedule a showing. 912-638-8573. Visit www.dunbaryachts.com for full listing. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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1987 47’ Bristol – $172,500 – Barbara Burke 904-310-5110 – barbara@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

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

48’ Liberty. Offshore Center Cockpit Classic designed by Jack Kelly. Asking $145,000. Details and more pictures at Preferred Yachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. Contact Bo Brown 727-4081027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

48’ Tayana Center Cockpit. Meticulously maintained. Asking $325,000. Full details & pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts. com

2006 Jeanneau 49 DS - $265,000. Amazing forward cabin - easily converts from a double to two single cabins, creating a two or three cabin boat! Many custom additions and upgrades inc: swivel pod in cockpit, radar arch, new Cruisair air conditioners, built-in ice-maker, teak companionway doors. Sails, bimini, and dodger new in 2015. Contact Dunbar Yachts at 912-638-8573 or sales@ dunbaryachts.com

49 Jeanneau Deck Salon 2008. One owner boat. 3 cabins, awesome condition. Never chartered. Asking $275,000. Details and more pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. Contact Bo Brown 727-408-2800 bo@PreferredYachts.com

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______ Propeller, fixed 3-blade bronze, 1 1/4” shaft, 8 1/2” radius from center hub, $175. Rope stripper Ambassador Marine, model AM 10 for 1 1/4” shaft, $175. Contact neaptide@tampabay.rr.com, or 941-776-5580. (3/18) _________________________________________ Windsurfing Weed Fin 13 inch. $49. Used a few times. It’s like new. Cost new was $135. Written on it: Fin Works Weed 13.0, VTR light. Comes with a cover. Measures 19 inch on the long end, but draws 13 inches in the water. Bradenton, FL. craig1000@verizon.net. _________________________________________ Boat Trailer Tire with Wheel. Like new, never used (boat/trailer recently sold). Rubber “hairs” still on the treads. About 10 years old, always kept indoors inflated. With galvanized 13-inch rim. Written on tire: Tow Master ST175 80 D13 (Replace B78-13 st). Nylon. Tubeless. Load Range. Max load 1360 lbs @ 50psi. Includes bracket for securing to trailer. $45/best offer. craig1000@verizon.net. Bradenton, FL.

2005 Sea Ray 52. Super Clean in Miami. LOADED with options, all the toys & enclosure. Call Denny Perez at 407-434-1801, or D.Perez@Yachtmann.com, Yachtmann.com

1999 Princess 71 M20. Turn Key ready - lived a life in a covered slip in St. Pete. Good survey in November, 2016. Huge Price Drop $409K. Call Capt. Z at 727-999-4716 or Capt Z@Yachtmann.com, Yachtmann.com See CLASSIFIEDS continued on page 68

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_________________________________________ Sailboat CAPTAINS needed in Miami. P/T day charter operation in Miami, FL. Must have a USCG 50Gt MASTER license or better. Sailboat experience required. Part-time only. More online at www.MiamiSailing.net/careers. (4/18) _________________________________________ Yacht Sales Person Needed Preferred Yachts, located at the beautiful Harborage Marina in St Petersburg, has an opportunity for an experienced full time yacht broker or we will train you. We are a unique boutique yacht brokerage with a large brokerage display center that attracts buyers and sellers from around the world. Preferred Yachts is one of only 50 Certified Professional Yacht Brokerages in the US and hold to the highest standards of professionalism, knowledge and integrity. With 38 years experience, we know how to help you be successful and our clients to achieve their dreams. For more details, Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB Call: 727-527-2800 or Write Joe@PreferredYachts.com _______________________________________ Brokers Needed – S&J Yachts with offices from the mid-Atlantic to Florida is seeking experienced full-time sail & power boat brokers in FL, GA, SC, NC, VA and MD. Boating experience and team player a must! Friendly, professional working environment. S&J Yachts sells new and brokerage quality boats. www.sjyachts.com. Enquiries confidential. Contact Matt Malatich 843-872-8080 info@sjyachts.com _________________________________________

from page 67 Edwards Yacht Sales is expanding! Several openings for yacht brokers in Florida. Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, 727-449-8222 www.EdwardsYacht Sales.com Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com _________________________________________ Doyle Sails Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg, FL. Seeking Outside salespeople to sell sails in the Gulf Coast region. Take your sailing hobby, make extra cash, or turn it into a career. Doyle Gulf Coast is the second largest Doyle production sail loft in the U.S. We are seeking outside salespeople to sell sails in our region which includes the entire Southeast. The position involves being able to measure a boat, price sails (we will assist with quoting), install, and follow up with customer. Please contact robert @ islandnautical.com, or call 727-800-3115. _________________________________________ Yacht Sales. Curtis Stokes & Assoc., Inc. has opportunities throughout Florida for experienced brokers or new salespeople. Applicant must be ethical, hard-working and have a boating background. Training available. Inquiries confidential. 954-684-0218, info@curtisstokes.net.

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What’s in a Name? By Robert Sapp

few years ago, back before my wife and I retired to become full time cruisers, I was driving home from work one afternoon and found myself following a pickup truck that was towing a large cabin cruiser. Spelled out in block print across the stern was the vessel’s name, Humuhumunukunukuapua`a. It covered the entire transom, just barely fitting on a boat that probably measured almost nine feet wide. I recognized it as the native name of a colorful reef triggerfish that is the state fish of Hawaii. I knew that because I have several T-shirts sporting a picture of the fish and its Hawaiian name that I picked up while visiting the islands a few years ago on vacation. Now it’s several years later, and my wife and I have a few thousand miles of cruising under our belts. One of the things we’ve learned in our travels is that some boat names work, but sometimes, for a variety of reasons, some don’t. We’ve seen a few vessels with names that cause me to wonder whether the owner really thought the issue through prior to christening. While it may seem as though an inappropriately named boat might be merely inconvenient, in our experience it can sometimes become a major problem. None of this may matter very much if your plans don’t involve cruising. But if you do intend to someday leave your local waters and head out over the horizon, then there are some general things that you ought to consider when choosing your boat’s perfect name. First, you are going to find yourself interacting with foreign officials. They may not speak English very well (or at all), but they’re going to have to hear, speak and understand your boat’s name. A lengthy or complex name just makes a difficult communication challenge even harder. Next, you’re going to find yourself having to fill out forms and declarations that will require you to list your vessel’s name, and sometimes the space to write it isn’t very large. But most

importantly, you’re going to find yourself having to use your boat’s name on the radio quite often. From speaking with bridge tenders to negotiating crossings with other vessels, responding to the Coast Guard or checking in and out with harbormasters, you’ll probably be on the radio a lot more than when you were sailing around your local waters. And long, complicated names just don’t work well on the VHF. One specific tip I’d suggest when choosing a good name is to not use something that suggests nefarious intent. This would seem so evident that it hardly needs mentioning. Yet there we were in Marina Gaviota Varadero, Cuba, watching some very un-amused Cuban police detain the crew of an American-flagged vessel that had just arrived. Their boat was named Guns and Drugs and sported a large graphic of an assault rifle. Now this might have really cracked up the boys at their marina back in Miami, but it didn’t go over so well in Varadero. Our check-in took about an hour, and we never had to leave the boat. But we watched the captain and crew of Guns and Drugs get escorted

away, and didn’t see them again for three days. So while you may think Human Trafficker is a hilarious name for a boat, don’t be surprised if another country’s customs and immigration officers fail to share in your mirth. Next, just say no to anything that implies you’re in need of assistance. I can only imagine the hilarity that would ensue on the VHF when the local search and rescue folks hear the Taking On Water start hailing local marinas looking for a slip for the night. I’d also recommend avoiding foreign phrases. If you think Occupandi Temporis or Mi Velero Impresionante is just so c’est chic, then have at it. But please know that you’re going to be phonetically spelling it slowly and often on the radio, usually to someone who can barely hear you due to background noise from boat or helicopter engines. Most importantly, try to keep it short. When it comes to VHF radio communications, the shorter the better. One or two syllable words work best. Ultimate Retirement Strategy might expertly define how your boat fits into your life, but it’s a real mouthful to have to keep repeating to the Coast Guard every 30 seconds while reporting a vessel in distress. Cool Sea Breeze sounds lovely and is pretty easy to understand, but Sea Breeze is better, and the best option would be to just keep it to Breeze. Trust me, you’ll thank yourself in an emergency. A boat’s name can often be a highly personal reflection of the hopes, dreams or desires of its owners, but choosing an appropriate one for a cruising boat can involve compromise. The point of all this isn’t to dissuade you from selecting a name that you truly feel is the best expression of yourself. We just wanted to give you a few things to consider when making your decision. I find myself thinking about that cabin cruiser with the tongue twister name and can’t help but wonder what type of issues the crew of the good ship Humuhumunukunukuapua`a would face if they ever tried to take their boat cruising.

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