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Editorial: It’s Boat Show Season Again

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Bubba: The Boat Parade Falters Yet Again

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: FWC Approves Ordinance for Anchoring/ Mooring Pilot Program in Martin County

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America’s Great Loop by Sailboat

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Miami Boat Show Preview and Seminars

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TrawlerTalk: TrawlerFest- Not Your Father’s Boat Show

By Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell

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Carolina Sailing: Invasion of the Moths

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St. Petersburg Boat Show: Bigger and Better

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Boatowner’s Boat Review: Cal 2-29

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J/24 North Americans

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Melges 32 Gold Cup

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World O’Pen Cup

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

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Realizing the Dream

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No mast is handy on America’s Great Loop. Page 33. Photo

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Cal 2-29 Boatowner’s Boat Review. Page 44. Photo by Bridget Lussier.

COVER PHOTO: A Cal 2-29 anchored near Almost Paradise in Beaufort, NC. Photo by Bridget Lussier.

See the Cal 2-29 boat review on page 44.

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STEVE MORRELL,

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It’s Boat Show Season Again!

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s I write this, it has only been a little over a week since the St. Pete Power and Sailboat Show ended, where SOUTHWINDS had a booth. It was one of the best shows in years—and the biggest—with great weather and lots of exhibitors and visitors (see page 43 for some photos and more info). We distributed an extra 2000 copies at the show from our booth and at various racks spread around the grounds. They were picked up fairly quickly, to the point where I had to not replenish some racks near the end, so we would always have some at the booth. And it’s always nice to have people come by our booth and say good words about the magazine. SOUTHWINDS has been promoting sailing in the Southeast since its debut by Doran Cushing at the 1993 sailboat show (I have owned it for 11-plus years since July 2002)—and enjoyed good success ever since.

Every year, I enjoy this show, as I get to meet a lot of people whom I only see at the show, and others whom I know only via phone call or email. It is the people that make this show—and their interest in boating and sailing. It is a chance for small exhibitors to show their wares in real time—for customers to pick up a product, touch it and see what it is like—since so many small companies in this business are small, home-based operations that know customers only through their website, word of mouth, a printed ad or a review. Most of them don’t get their products on a shelf at the local West Marine or other marine store, or if they do, they are often lost among the thousands of items found in a big store. Exhibitors will spend a lot of money on these shows, paying for a booth, hotel, restaurants, etc.—besides the travel costs in time and money. Many will get no immediate sale and return on their show costs, but all hope to

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increase the presence of their product on the boating public.

Then there’s the boats. Many boat-buyers feel more comfortable looking at boats at a boat show—without the one-on-one presence of a salesman promoting the product as they tour a boat. They get to roam around more freely and poke into the nooks and crannies of boats of all sizes and types—and see how the latest innovation has been incorporated into the latest model. Even if they aren’t serious buyers, they look at boats like a big advertisement where they put it in the back of their minds, hoping—and often making it a reality—they will someday buy from this broker or that manufacturer, because of how they were treated, or the quality and feel of the boat.

Since boating is recreation—and because so many who are in the business are in it, not solely to make money, but because they love boating—both the buyer and sellers in this business have a different attitude about the boats and all the gear; it’s all for fun and adventure.

Next up is the Miami Boat Show—which includes the Strictly Sail section—Feb. 14-18. SOUTHWINDS has been distributed (also an extra 2000 copies) at the show entry for all the 11-plus years I’ve owned it, but last year was the first year time I delivered the magazine myself—and the first time I’d been to the show in more years than that. It was such a great experiencethat I will go again this year, and probably every year from now on. With the tropical blue waters of Miami—in the dead of winter—and the beautiful weather, this show is really a joy, besides all the gear and boats you get to see. And if you really want to see a ton— well, many tons—of gear and boating stuff, go to the main convention center at the show, but plan on more than one day to tour it. It’s not big; it’s huge.

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

A.J. Liebling

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

E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com VESSEL IN DISTRESS INFORMATION NEEDED A friend suggested I write you. I’m a foreign-flagged vessel here in Florida, now wanting to declare “Vessel in Distress” to obtain time to make repairs—rebuild my injection pump and straighten a bent prop shaft before I move along.

Where could I look up on the Internet to find where it says “Vessel in Distress” is allowed to make repairs—then leave after those repairs have been made?

Is it necessary to bring in a lawyer? Since I’m going to the islands, should it occur there, it would be useful to know—Admiralty Law, Law of the Sea, etc.

Glenn Strazds Anchored in Florida Glenn–You should be able to anchor almost anywhere that is safe—and not in a channel—as a vessel in distress, and do your repairs. The law allows that. The only problem is that there are some bad police officers out there who are ignorant of your rights.

But they are in the minority. Otherwise, just do your repairs and be polite to the police, but don’t count on them all being polite to you. You might have to “grin and bear it” and be polite to them regardless how they treat you. Otherwise, you could end up in jail for having done nothing wrong.

You should have the same rights in all countries, which I believe is international law, but be cautious.

Editor PUMP-OUT BOATS INFORMATION WANTED IN FLORIDA I wish Punta Gorda had a pump-out boat. There have been some discussions about it by the City Council, but it seems we won’t have a pump-out boat anytime soon. Fishermen’s Village Marina has a pump-out, but we never use it. Since construction after Hurricane Charley, the pump-out station is difficult to get to, and we don’t like to scratch our boat.

We can’t use Laishley Marina because our sailboat won’t go under the bridge. So, we stop at Burnt Store Marina to pump out when we are out cruising, since it is easier to get to their pump-out, even though the marina is out of our way most of the time. Their turnaround basin is big enough for our boat. I wonder how many boaters just dump in the harbor rather than go to the trouble of going into a marina.

I like the convenience of pump-out boats so much that I created a blog that lists pump-out boats in Florida. It is http://flpumpout.blogspot.com. If anyone knows of other FL pump-out boats, I would like to know about them.

Mary Dixon Punta Gorda maryd33950@gmail.com MOORING BALLS IN BOOT KEY HARBOR I read the letter in the November SOUTHWINDS about the moorings and their use during tropical storms. I was also in Marathon before and after Isaac. I was in the designated See LETTERS continued on page 10 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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anchorage area without a mooring ball, but with all the other benefits of the mooring field. Basically, it saves you about $75 dollars. I was not trying to save the $75. I had to move off the “state moorings” after six months. The option of city moorings was not desirable; too close to condos and channel, no sea breeze, etc.

When Isaac decided to head our way, I decided that my boat would be safer back on a mooring ball than among other anchored boats. I was surprised (shocked) when I was told I would have to pay the difference between the anchorage area and the mooring ball for a weekly rate. Also a friend of mine who was in a slip at a marina, decided it would be safer to leave the slip and get on one of the 80 or so state mooring balls which were mostly empty. He stopped by my boat after checking in and thought it was price-gouging to charge a weekly rate when he might be there just a couple of days. I told him, “Welcome to Boot Key Harbor.”

So, fellow boaters, if you are tired of Marathon Boot Key DRAMA, come on up to the Fort Myers Beach Mooring field. The price is better; the people are friendly, and you can dock your dinghy at several places, even near a grocery story. The locals do not greet you with their hand out for money, but to welcome you. By the way, when a storm is declared, the mooring field welcomes you to grab a mooring FOR FREE—just call them and tell them what mooring ball you are on. They want you to be safe. NO CHARGE. So, Kevin, come on up, and your odds of staying unemployed will decrease dramatically. No worries about retaliation. I will moor “no more” in Boot Key, one of the most depressing places I have stayed in the last 10-plus years.

Capt. Doug Mensing, Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field Doug–That’s exactly what I have heard about Fort Myers Beach mooring field; friendly and boaters are welcome.

Editor OPTIMIST PRAMS IN ENGLEWOOD IN THE 1950S Your nice feature by Clifford McKay on the origin of the Optimist Pram in the November issue brought back sweet memories. Some miles south of Clearwater in the mid-1950s, my father, Haste Hoadley, started a pram fleet in Englewood that grew to 12 boats and about 60 kids—boys and girls. I have a feeling he may have known McKay’s father.

My dad did it through the local Lions Club, with members paying for each boat. My father and another man helped us kids build and paint the boats. During much of the year, every Saturday from our dock on Lemon Bay, we raced and raced. My twin sister Sherry and I were especially fierce competitors. One time, we took a few of our boats to a large regatta in Clearwater and got trounced. We learned a lot about how smooth bottoms and better sails could affect performance.

On shallow Lemon Bay, my father would tell us to sail as far as we liked so long as we could still see the dock. If we capsized and couldn’t bail out, he said simply, “Wade over to shore and walk back. We’ll pick up the Pram later.”

My father’s program ran from about 1953-59, when our family moved aboard a 48-foot ketch and left the Englewood area. It was the beginning of my lifelong love of sailing.

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – January 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.

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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The Boat Parade Falters Yet Again

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s newspaper articles go, the one I read in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune dealing with the 2012 disruption of the Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade of Lights was long on descriptions of what people thought they saw and also diverse opinions as to the reasons for the debacle, but short on factual material.

I can assert with sincere conviction that there have been continuing problems at the boat parade, with one exception, since 1997. In the year 2002, a full decade back from the 2012 parade, Bubba Whartz was unable to join in the Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade of Lights because Right Guard, all decked out to participate, with lights burning and flags flying, unfortunately ran hard aground on the way to the event. Trixie LaMonte, an exotic dancer of local renown was onboard, and she was talked into doing a lap dance for Whartz after he came out of the head. The helm of Right Guard was abandoned by the crew in the cockpit so the guys could get a look at Trixie’s exotic moves, and that is when the boat, under power, grounded and was not able to get off until the tide came in. By that time, the boat parade was over.

One does not have to be a forensic scientist to figure out that when Sarasota’s Christmas Boat Parade of Lights gets fouled up in some way, it is when Right Guard is part of the milieu. However, when everything goes as planned, Right Guard isn’t there. No one has yet, officially, been able to actually pinpoint the culprit. There is some local footage shot by a local TV outlet detailing boat parade difficulties, but the light was poor and the shooter—a local high school kid working as an intern for no pay—had not had much experience with the camera, so the pictures were both badly lit and camera movement—it looked as if Sarasota was in

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the middle of an earthquake— made it impossible to determine, beyond doubt, what had gone wrong and what vessel was responsible.

Fortunately for me, I happened to stop in The Blue Moon Bar not long after the most recent story appeared in the local newspaper. Bubba Whartz was there when I came in. He was wearing his red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it, and nursing a beer. As an aside to what I have just written, how can a baby nurse one way at a mother’s breast and a grown man nurse a beer in a completely different way? No wonder the English language confuses people from other countries.

I immediately asked Bubba if he’d had anything to do with the problems that adhered to the 2012 Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade of Lights. The story had said that the VIP float, the one with all the judges and dignitaries on it, the one all the boats participating in the parade had to pass by in order to receive a score, had been upset when a phalanx of Sarasota police officers had rushed to the edge of the float in order to grab hold of a passing sailboat. Their combined weight—though the story did not mention it, there may have been some serious donut eaters in the group— overcame the stability of the float and dumped all the judges, VIPs and the cops into the water. In the resulting confusion, the story stated, the purportedly offending sailboat got away.

Bubba instantly responded to my question. His answer was direct and to the point. “Yeah, it was Right Guard all the cops were excited about, so I guess, in some oblique way, we were responsible for what happened,” he admitted.

“How did that come about?” I wanted to know.

“You know how Sarasota feels that it is the cultural hub of the entire state of Florida. Even though a redneck event, the Offshore Grand Prix boat races bring more tourists and money to town than anything else?” Bubba asked.

“I’ve heard that, yes,” I said.

“We decided to poke a little fun at Sarasota this year,” Bubba continued. “The town attracts a lot of senior citizens. So, we got hold of people who have had some theatrical experience and combined them with some of the guys you know from this bar. They were all on the boat.

But you couldn’t recognize any of them. They were all made up like real old people. Lots of makeup, white wigs, canes, wheelchairs, crutches and fake IV bags and IV tubes completed the illusion. They were positioned in various places on the boat so they could wave, weakly, to the judges. The IV bags, which were not in any way connectwww.southwindsmagazine.com

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ed, had big letters on them that anyone could see. One of the bags had LSD printed on it. Another bag had ROXANOL printed on it.”

“What’s Roxanol?”

“Morphine sulfate,” replied Bubba. “Strong stuff. Stops pain immediately. In addition to the IV bags, we had the actors and my friends on the boat pass around what was actually a cigarette butt that had been altered to look like a roach.

They all faked smoking it.”

“They faked smoking a cockroach?”

“Where have you been all your life?” Bubba responded with a guffaw. “It was a different kind of roach.”

I finally understood his remark. Sometimes my parochial, puritanical, church-going way of life simply lets me down. I need to be more hip.

“Then what happened?” I asked.

“There’s usually a police presence in the Christmas Boat Parade of Lights. Most of the time the chief of the Sarasota police is on the VIP float, in full uniform. When the chief is on display, there are a lot of uniformed cops around, too. I don’t know if it’s policy or just circumstance, “However, I heard, above the recorded sound of Jingle Bells, someone shout, ‘There are drugs on that boat!’ and all of a sudden about 25 uniformed cops appeared out of nowhere and stormed the VIP float with all the dignitaries,

judges and politicians on it. They went to the edge of the float to attempt to grab hold of Right Guard, and when they did so they upset the float, and all the people on the float, including the 25 or so police officers, were dumped unceremoniously into the water of Sarasota Bay. There was mass confusion.

We couldn’t stop to help them out because there was another boat right on our stern. We did, however, rescue a college cheerleader who was wearing a white cotton unitard and brought her on board. Did you know that white cotton, when it gets wet, is almost transparent?”

“I didn’t know that,” I affirmed.

“Well, you do now,” Bubba said. “Having that girl onboard after she had been plucked out of the cold waters of Sarasota Bay was a treat, I can tell you. I immediately got her below and got her some hot cocoa with a liberal shot of rum in it. She started to warm up. So I gave her several more. Before she dried out completely, she was dancing down in the cabin. Sometimes it is a reward all of its own to rescue people in distress.”

Personally, I think that Bubba’s selfless act of rescuing the college cheerleader in the white cotton unitard and helping her get warm with hot cocoa and rum should qualify him for the George Hanson Rescue Medal from US SAILING. But that decision is up to others.

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Educational/Training North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

Emergencies on Board Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 16 This is a two-hour class presented in one evening by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. It is available to anyone 12 or older. This seminar deals with both preparing for and managing emergencies like: accident prevention; emergency calls and signals; running aground; man overboard; fire; loss of power; medical conditions; steering failure and getting lost. Gather your crew to build your prevention and response team. 7-9 p.m. Instruction free, materials $30 per family. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

Boat Rental, Charter Company, Sailing Club Information Wanted Beach Cats, Sunfish, etc. – Small Boat Rental Companies Bareboats and Captained Charter Companies SOUTHWINDS is compiling a list for our website of all the charter and boat rental companies, including sailing clubs in the Bahamas and in the Southeast U.S.—in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

For small boat rentals, this includes beach cats, sunfish, trimarans, windsurfers, kite sailing, sailing kayaks—any small sailboat rental in a private business, sailing club or community organization.

For charter companies, this includes bareboat and captained charter companies and sailing clubs, including for the day and overnight, whether long-term or shortterm, and for any size boat.

All above includes inland and on the coast. Email your information to editor@southwindsmagazine. com.

Mariners Compass Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 23 Mariner’s Compass, a two-hour class presented in one evening by the St, Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, is available to anyone 12 or older. This seminar explains how to select, install, calibrate and use a boat compass. You will learn which features are most important for you, how to deal with variation between true and magnetic north, and how to adjust your compass to remove most of the deviation caused by local magnetic influences. 7-9 p.m.

Instruction free, materials $25 per family. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.

Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

Safe Boating Seminar on GPS, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 20 This is a two-hour class presented in one evening and is available to anyone 12 or older. Principles of way-point navigation, how to relate the GPS to your charts, how to use the GPS and how to purchase one. Bring your handheld GPS if you have one. St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7-9 pm. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St Petersburg. Instruction is free, materials $30 per family. Maximum of 20 students. Pre-registration required. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

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

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

Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements.

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

Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s Boater Safety Card.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, January 7. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks. Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. Other member courses on navigation, seamanship, maintenance, electrical, etc., regularly sched-

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uled. Go to the website for more information. **Basic Boating. Banana River Sail and Power Squadron, West Melbourne, FL. One course on two consecutive Saturdays: Feb. 16 and 23, 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at West Marine, 1001 W New Haven Ave (US 192), West Melbourne, FL 32904. Course Fee is $50.00.

Bring lunch, refreshments will be served. Additionally, an on-the-water session will also be held on trailer launching and retrieval; and hands-on basic boat handling, anchoring and docking. Contact Ernst Hofmann at hofmanneg@juno.com, (321) 220-7776. **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule, location and to register. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.

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

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mation on how to teach more safely, effectively and creatively. The goal of the program is to produce highly qualified instructors, thereby reducing risk exposure for sailing programs. Topics covered in the course include: classroom and on-the-water teaching techniques, risk management, safety issues, lesson planning, creative activities, ethical concerns, and sports physiology and psychology.

Prerequisites for the 40-hour course include being 16years old and successful completion of a NASBLA safe boating course. Holding current CPR and First Aid cards is strongly suggested. Register at www.ussailing.org under training.

Jensen Beach, FL, Jan. 2-5. US Sailing Center of Martin County. Allison Jolly instructor. For information, contact Alan Jenkinson, alan@usscmc.org.

Savannah, GA, Jan. 3-6. Savannah Sailing Center. Lisa Downey instructor. For information, contact Carrie Rhode at carrierhode@msn.com.

SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast?

Have you made changes? What changes would you like?

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com for more specifics and specs on photos needed. Articles must be sent by e-mail or disc. We pay for the reviews, too.

US SAILING Powerboat Instructor Course, Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Jan. 27-29 This course will prepare candidates to safely powerboat in the US SAILING instructor courses and teach race support and powerboat operators precision boat handling and sailboat rescue and towing techniques. It is recommended that candidates have a Safe Powerboat Handling certification.

Candidates must also have CPR and first aid, be at least 18, and able to swim 50 yards with and without a PFD. Contact Katie Ouellette at katieouellette@ussailing.org.

US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 683-0800, ext.

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

30th Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, Clearwater, FL, Jan. 23-26 See “Other Events” below.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Florida and Georgia, January The US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course is designed to provide sailing instructors with infor-

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US SAILING Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Offshore Sailing School, Fort Myers, FL, Jan. 7-9 Must have a NASBLA Safe Boating card to attend.

Instructor Joe Hanko. Contact Karen Davidson at KarenDavidsson@ussailing.org.

US SAILING Windsurfing Level 1 Instructor, Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Jan. 27-30 Britt Viehman instructor. Contact Gretchen Baum at gretchenbaum@ussailing.org.

US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling A great course for those who operate whalers and similar single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on-the-water volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-thewater boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course.

Jan. 5-6, Feb. 2-3 (separate two-day courses). Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033

BOAT SHOWS 57th Houston International Boat Show. Jan. 4-13.

Reliant Center, Houston. www.houstonboatshows.com.

(713) 526-6361 51st Atlanta Boat Show. Jan 10-13. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.

39th Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL. Jan 11-13. Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart harbor, half mile off State Road 707. Stuart, FL. AllSports Productions. www.allsportsproductions.net. (305) 868-9224.

5th Cruiser Expo 2013 at the Stuart Boat Show.

Jan. 13-15. Cruiser Expo 2013 is a compilation of 26 seminars on cruising over a three-day weekend. The event will cover subjects that are designed for both the novice and the seasoned skipper. Attendees will have VIP access to the Cruiser Expo Tent. Between seminars, attendees can relax in the Cruiser Cafe, visit with other cruisers or relax while exploring the Stuart Boat Show. The expo tent will house all the seminars beginning with coffee and pastries every morning at 8 a.m. Each day the seminar series starts at 9 a.m, a full hour before the Stuart Boat Show opens to the general public. On Friday and Saturday afternoons, organizers will host a get-to-knoweach-other cocktail hour just before the show closes. For more information, go to www.cruiserexpo.com.

Austin Boat Show. Jan. 17-20. Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com San Antonio Boat Show. Jan. 24-27 at the Alamodome.

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

Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.sanantonioboatshow.com Charleston Boat Show. Jan. 25-27. Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. (864) 250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com.

Trawler Fest, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 29-Feb. 2 This event is sponsored by PassageMaker magazine and will be held at the Bahia Mar Resort & Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina, or by land, staying at one of the local hotels or the resort.

Seminars, on a wide range of topics, include the following: how to select the right boat, single screw versus twin, custom boats, steel versus fiberglass, engine maintenance, electrical, anchoring, electronics, medical, safety, communications, living aboard, and local and long-distance cruising.

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

Mid-Atlantic Boat Show. Feb. 7-10. Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC. www.ncboatshows.com.

Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Miamarina at Bayside, Miami, FL, Feb. 14-18. See pages 3637 for show information and seminar schedule.

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Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January, February, March, April This race, if you could call it that, is sponsored by the Schooner Wharf Bar on the waterfront in downtown Key West. This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’s main business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles out to Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back. The race has five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors are invited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-butserious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed.

Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship always apply. Four races are held over four months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a BBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common.

Race dates are Jan. 27, Feb. 24, March 31, April 28. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 p.m., where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 p.m. www.schoonerwharf.com.

30th Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, Clearwater, FL, Jan. 23-26 Presented by US SAILING, the NSPS is the premier event for sailing education in the United States, bringing together the very best people and resources in instruction, program

operation, equipment and more. From pros to beginners, the symposium offers networking at its best. Anyone involved with a sailing program can learn and have fun at this event.

This symposium will have a schedule that addresses almost every facet of sailing, from fundraising and budgets to match racing and regattas. Volunteers and professionals as well as neophytes and old salts should be able to take home a bag full of ideas.

US SAILING, the national governing body for the sport in America, created the symposium as a means to increase professional development among the programs scattered around the nation. Some 200 program directors, school owners, instructors and industry professionals are expected to attend.

For more information, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

7th Annual Port Salerno Seafood Festival, Port Salerno, FL, Jan. 26 Live music, arts and crafts vendors, a kid’s fun zone, mermaids, pirates and seafood. Adults $5, children 12 and under free. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. www.portsalernoseafoodfestival.org.

4th Annual Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 26 More than just a race. See the write-up at the beginning of the Racing section.

International Marina and Boatyard Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Professional development seminars. Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. International Marina Institute/Association of Marina Industries. (401) 682-7334. www.marinaassociation.org.

Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Feb. 16-17 Marine bargains, new and used boat showcase, marine arts and crafts festival, fishing supplies auction, public boat and vehicle auction, seafood. South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach, FL. (954) 205-7813. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.

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33rd Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 25-March 8 This is a cruisers regatta that builds up over several months.

Most boats start arriving from around the United States, Canada and other countries in November and stay till March. When regatta days start, sailboat races are held in the harbor and around Stocking Island with volleyball tournaments and other beach events in between. Opening night of the regatta is a very big event held Feb. 25. The first event is the “Pass in Review” of the fleet. There also is Softball, tennis, coconut harvest, bridge, Texas hold’em poker, beach golf and much more. All cruisers are welcome.

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2013 Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous, Feb. 15-17 The 2nd annual Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous will be held at the Upper Keys Sailing Club on Feb. 15-17. All makes of Catboats, as well as all Nonsuch, are invited. Come with or without your boat. The weekend includes two days of cruising the turquoise waters of Buttonwood Bay and the nearby Everglades, a sunset celebration, a happy hour each evening, a rendezvous dinner Saturday night, informal racing and awards on Sunday. Come early and stay late. For registration and area info, contact David (Wavy Davy) Adamusko at (703) 850-6654, or email ahoydavy@gmail. com. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. The UKSC has ample dock facilities, clubhouse and full bar.

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Okeechobee Water Level Decreases Five Inches Since November As of press date in early December, Lake Okeechobee is at 15.03 feet above sea level, decreasing a few inches since October.

This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.97 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 7.17 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.33 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

US SAILING Regional Sailing Symposium, Clearwater, FL, Nov. 2

By Jabbo Gordon US SAILING has discovered over the years that its annual

National Sailing Programs Symposium is so popular that it decided recently to add regional symposiums. Five were held throughout the nation during the fall, and the first Southeastern event was in Clearwater on Nov. 2.

Most of the regional meetings have been serving as previews of the 2013 National Sailing Symposium, which will be in Clearwater on Jan. 23-26. The national session returns to Clearwater, site of the 2011 event, after holding the meeting in Long Beach, CA, last January.

The regional event was set in a roundtable format designed for productive exchanges among participants.

Stephanie Webb of the Edison Sailing Center in Fort Myers was the facilitator, and Caitlin Niemic came down from Portsmouth, RI, to represent the national governing body of the sport. Rich White, program director of the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, served as host.

Topics included the training and development of instructors, generating repeat customers, multitasking your equipment and creating charter fleets.

Another area of concern was using other training platforms besides the ever-popular International Optimist Dinghy (IOD). Picos and Bugs were mentioned as possible replacements mainly because they are less expensive and virtually indestructible. On the other hand, IODs remain as the class of choice, especially for programs that participate in racing.

Along those lines, there was a discussion about putting less emphasis on racing and more on recreational sailing. Some suggested expanding summer camp programs to include kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding and even boatbuilding.

As far as programs expanding their horizons, some recommendations included an outreach effort toward the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts and the Sea Scouts. Another thought was for youth programs to open their doors to adults, especially women.

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Some skeptics thought the Wounded American Veterans Event (W.A.V.E.) would be hard-pressed to find disabled vets who wanted to take a ride on a sailboat.

However, publicity in the Pensacola News Journal and an interview on WEAR Channel 3 proved otherwise.

As the date drew near, 60 veterans had signed up. They were promised a free ride for themselves and one adult guest on Choctawhatchee Bay, free lunch, and some information on veterans benefits.

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The temperature hovered around 60 degrees and the winds were 18 mph or above with gusts to 29 mph.

Facing those conditions, most canceled. However, 20 veterans and one service dog did participate.

NYCP members were everywhere—setting up registration, baking “sailing chips” (cookies), on boats providing physical assistance to vets, and making sure everybody had everything he or she needed. Their members also provided the custom-designed flags depicting the six yacht clubs’ burgees and special W.A.V.E. logo given to all participants.

Organizers deemed the waves and wind too strong for special guests on sailboats, so Fort Walton YC members volunteered their powerboats, and extra hands were provided on deck.

Seven Seas Cruising Association Recognizes Jerry and Gaila Brandon of St. Marys, Georgia as the 2012 Cruising Station of the Year From SSCA Gaila and Jerry Brandon. Photo courtesy SSCA. Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA), the largest organization of voyaging cruisers in the world, announced in October that Jerry and Gaila Brandon of St. Marys, GA, are the 2012 recipients of the Bateman Cruising Station of the Year award.

The award is presented to a volunteer Cruising Station host who has assisted visiting cruisers, and particularly SSCA members, in a significant capacity, and who has made an effort to promote SSCA and recruit new members.

The Brandons started assisting mariners over 30 years ago when they hosted families for the Ocean Classroom’s Semester at Sea program. Gaila’s son participated in the

Semester at Sea, and the couple began receiving mail and arranging laundry and other services for those on board.

When this program ended, the Brandons continued to welcome boaters to St. Marys from their Riverview Hotel on the waterfront in downtown St. Marys.

In 2001, the now famous “St. Marys Thanksgiving” got started when several cruising boats took refuge in St. Marys from a nor’easter that hit the Georgia coast the day before Thanksgiving. A local cruiser who had swallowed the hook, Charlie Jacobs (formerly aboard the sailboat Thirsty Whale) suggested to Mike Derivan on the sailboat Sweet Dreams— who was one of the visiting cruisers—that a potluck Thanksgiving might be just the thing to lift their spirits.

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Each year, the gathering has grown, and the Brandons now welcome over 300 cruisers to the weeklong annual event with assistance from local residents, who still roast the turkeys and hams, and cruisers who help plan it, promote it on marine radio and cook the side dishes and desserts.

In reflecting on their role as a Cruising Station, Gaila said that she feels that “cruising stations function as ambassadorships worldwide for cruising.”

In 2001, the St. Marys Thanksgiving served 15 people. In 2006 it was 150, and in 2007, it was up to 270 (which required 17 turkeys, 4 hams, 26 pies and dozens of side dishes and other desserts). The event continued to grow, and by 2011, well over 300 cruisers came to dinner. The activities now span an entire week with cocktail parties, oyster roasts, book exchanges, a mariner’s flea market and more. The Brandons are already preparing for this year’s Thanksgiving week festivities.

The award is named in honor of George and Dorothy Bateman—who were appointed as one of the first SSCA Cruising Station hosts in 1984—who have welcomed and assisted thousands of world cruisers visiting Opua, New Zealand, over the years. Other recipients include SSCA Cruising Stations in Niue, Peru, Italy, Mexico, Trinidad and Beaufort, SC. SSCA has over 150 volunteer Cruising Station hosts around the globe. They offer advance information and guidance and are there to welcome members when they arrive, whether it be in the South Pacific, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, on the U.S. Coast, or even in the Middle East. Services provided range from providing transportation and mail services to translating documents or helping to find supplies and equipment. Most important, they offer a warm welcome in an unfamiliar place and priceless local knowledge. Jerry and Gaila Brandon certainly offer cruisers a warm welcome to Georgia.

For more information on SSCA, go to www.ssca.org.

Founded in 1952, SSCA is celebrating 60 years of making cruising dreams come true. The goals of the original founders are still the goals of SSCA today: sharing cruising information, camaraderie, and leaving a clean wake.

(The annual SSCA gam is in Melbourne, FL, in December. Go to the “Other Events” section in “Short Tacks” for more information.)

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FWC Approves Ordinance for Anchoring/Mooring Pilot Program in Martin County From the FWC In early December, at a meeting in Apalachicola, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved, with contingencies, the city of Stuart/Martin County’s proposed ordinance for the anchoring and mooring pilot program coordinated by the FWC. The ordinance is in response to the Florida statute allowing a specific number of local governments to adopt regulations on anchoring and mooring vessels in their jurisdiction. This pilot program provides an opportunity for the FWC and the Florida Legislature to evaluate the subject more fully.

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“The goal of the anchoring and mooring pilot program is to explore potential options for regulating the anchoring or mooring of non-live-aboard vessels outside the boundaries of public mooring fields,” said Maj. Jack Daugherty, leader of the FWC’s Boating and Waterways Section. “The FWC’s role is to provide consultation and technical assistance on the issues.”

Local governments for the five communities participating in the pilot program are responsible for soliciting public input and adopting local ordinances within their jurisdictions. These ordinances must be approved by the FWC and will continue to be evaluated by the FWC and the Legislature. FWC staff members have been attending the sites’ public-input meetings to provide information on the pilot program. Two meetings were held in Martin County on the topic.

Rather than writing an ordinance that was countywide, city of Stuart/Martin County participants established four areas in the county in which the ordinance would be effective. They selected one in the Indian River, two in the St. Lucie River, and one in the area referred to as Manatee Pocket in Stuart.

In the St. Lucie and Indian River locations, the ordinance prohibits anchoring and mooring within 300 feet of the mooring field and other maritime infrastructure. In the Manatee Pocket location, the prohibition applies to the whole area except within provided anchoring areas.

“There is a ‘safe harbor’ exception in all areas for vessels anchored temporarily due to severe weather or mechanical issues,” Daugherty said.

For vessels that have been anchored in any of the areas for 10 consecutive days, the ordinance requires vessel operators to document that they can successfully navigate under their own power by visiting designated locations. After that first documentation of operability, they must also demonstrate compliance every six months.

“This will ensure that boats can operate safely and will also deter abandoned or derelict vessels,” Daugherty said.

“This protects the marine environment and keeps waterways safe for all to use.”

A final part of the ordinance is a requirement to demonstrate compliance with marine sanitation laws by providing proof that marine sanitation devices have been pumped out within the 10 previous days.

Commissioners discussed the ordinance, asked questions and heard public comment, ultimately approving it with a few contingencies, including reducing the buffer distances in the St. Lucie River areas to 150 feet while still restricting anchoring between the Stuart mooring field and eastern shoreline. Commissioners also required the removal of the Indian River location until the associated mooring field is constructed.

With this approval, the county can adopt the ordinance to make it effective. All ordinances adopted under the pilot program expire on July 1, 2014, unless re-enacted by the Legislature.

The ordinances for St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Monroe County have already been approved.

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Cruising America’s Great Loop in a Sailboat

By Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell

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ooping in a sailboat is an incredible journey not to be missed. For those Southern sailors who have never heard about America’s Great Loop, allow us to describe this bucket list adventure. The Great Loop is a term used to describe the course taken when cruising in a circle around the eastern half of North Although a sailboat looks naked without a mast, it sure makes it easier to do America—looping. Your starting point can be any- the Great Loop. where along the route, but in honor of SOUTHWINDS, lower radar mast, dinghy boom and radio antennas, but a let’s begin our loop in a southern location. sailboat crew must think ahead to know when and where to Casting off from the west coast of Florida, we’ll first cross remove the mast to clear all fixed bridges. Where are these the Okeechobee Waterway, then head north up the Atlantic obstacles and what other must-have information would Seaboard through New York City. Then this wonderful entice a boater to attempt this trip? The AGLCA, America’s cruise continues on the Hudson River toward the Erie Canal.

Great Loop Cruisers Association, is a wealth of knowledge The Erie then takes you westward up and over the Alleghany for planning and pursuing this cruising dream.

Mountains and into the Great Lakes. An alternate route may We recently attended the fall looper rendezvous, held be the Oswego Canal, leading you toward Lake Ontario, the just off the Tennessee-Tom Bigbee Waterway in Rogersville, Canadian provinces and a summer in Georgian Bay. Imagine AL, at Joe Wheeler State Park. There we met loopers who are spending a month or more sailing on the Great Lakes, both in currently in progress as well as wannabe loopers, some who Canadian waters as well as in the United States. Then don’t even have a boat yet. This group is all about sharing autumn approaches so you begin your southbound journey information, and like your teachers always say, “No question through Chicago and into the river system. Sailing into is dumb.” During the rendezvous, presentations on upcomMobile Bay, then the Gulf of Mexico, your loop is completed ing sections of the loop—both hints for smooth sailing and when you arrive at your starting point in south Florida. The what to see while in port—were offered by seasoned loopers loop can take you back in time to experience how North each morning, followed by looper crawls each afternoon.

America was first explored by the Europeans. Because the Members of this cruising association enjoy an online forum waterways were an early means of transportation and comwhere you can find archives of questions and answers from merce, you can easily imagine how small outposts grew into cruisers and wannabes planning their adventure of a lifetime. today’s towns and cities.

While at this southbound gathering, we spied an Island A small fly in the ointment is the height restriction Packet 440 sailboat anchored in a lagoon near the entrance along the route of no more than 19.1 feet caused by a fixed to the park. We noticed this boat was without a mast and bridge in Chicago. What magic will we work that allows a then saw the AGLCA burgee so we knew they must be masted vessel to continue on? It may be easy on a trawler to

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loopers. After motoring into Joe Wheeler Marina for the rendezvous, Bob and Donnell from Grand Haven, MI, spoke with us about their mast, or lack of one, and how they have managed throughout their time on the loop.

Because these sailors are members of AGLCA and participate in the daily digest web forum, they were well aware of the need to step their mast to complete the next leg of the loop. They decided to have the mast trucked to a destination further south. I asked why truck instead of carrying the mast in an X frame on deck. They chuckled and said their mast height is 62 feet above the water, is keel-stepped and may be 65 feet or longer. That would cause a lengthy overhang on both the bow and stern of their 44-foot sailboat, over 10 feet at each end of the boat! Keep in mind that a mast in a frame will come straight down the center of the boat, across the

cabin and cockpit, making helm duty more fun than usual. So Bob and Donnell coordinated with nine other members of AGLCA through email and telephone and agreed to be a part of a group pricing to remove and truck their masts.

Throughout the first third of their loop, they have met or spoken with over 20 other sailboats looping who agree; shipping their mast is the best method of dealing with the low bridges, locks and marinas. So before heading to Chicago, they met the other sailors in Holland, MI, to remove their mast and poof! They’re a flotilla of low-profile powerboats.

Of course, I asked how many boat units are needed to accomplish this surgery of sorts. The large group of nine boats sharing in the expenses of the truck reduced that fee significantly. Their boatyard expense was also lessened because Bob and Donnell were comfortable disconnecting all the electrical connections, saving in that labor cost. The boatyard price to remove the mast and load onto the truck was about $450 and their partial expense of the truck transportation was $420 to Mobile, AL. Add the cost of a boatyard in Mobile to step the mast, and Bob and Donnell plan to tune the rigging themselves.

What about the running lights, radio antenna and anchor light once the mast is gone? Simple cruiser engineering provided a cabin mounted VHF antenna while the masthead and anchor light now reside atop a PVC pipe mast. The radar was kept aboard to protect it instead of trucking it on the mast and risking damage along the way.

So, without a mast they now have a sleek low-profile trawler that can ease under almost any bridge without radioing for an opening. They rely purely on their single diesel engine for propulsion. Their Island Packet has tankage for 250 gallons of water and 160 gallons of diesel. Their

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Bob and Donnell from Grand Haven, MI, on their Island Packet 440 at the rendezvous. Notice the VHF antennae and the PVC pipe mast for their anchor light behind them.

Both power and sail make up the boats doing the Great Loop.

Almost the entire marina at Joe Wheeler State Park was reserved by loopers.

cruising speed of about 6 knots and 3 miles per gallon will get them a long way down the river system, back to their mast waiting for them in Mobile.

One question often heard is what is the best type of boat to loop in? Online forums are filled with lengthy discussions of widely varying answers. For many of us, the answer is: The best boat to loop in is the one you have now. We met one such couple at the fall rendezvous who agree with this philosophy. Jerry and LuAnn own a 26-foot McGregor sailboat, and they decided to go for it! Aboard this less than traditional sailboat, they enjoy the pure pleasure of sailing combined with a 70 HP outboard to get somewhere quick when the wind is not cooperating. Their mast can easily be raised and lowered while the boat is in the water and they can do it themselves. No boatyard or truck transport needed. Their boat holds 24 gallons of gasoline and they often carry four five-gallon jugs of gas on deck. They get between three and five miles per gallon cruising under power at eight to ten MPH, so they can make even the longest stretch on the rivers between fuel docks.

This looping couple plans a marina stop every evening whenever possible to shower and eat out. They do have a cold plate refrigeration system, additional deep cycle batteries for house service, complete LED lighting to reduce demand on the batteries and a small inverter to operate the

computer, cell phone and hand-held VHF recharger. All the comforts of home in a compact 26 feet. Their method of dealing with the low bridges is to arrive just before the bridge and drift while they lower the mast. This process takes about 15 minutes now that they have their learning curve complete.

Once they are through the bridge they slowly drift while raising the mast and continue on. Easy as pie!

Jerry and LuAnn started their loop on July 11th in Perrysburg, OH, and plan to take about a year to do the full circle. They follow the weather south for three to four weeks, then rent a car and go home for a few weeks. Because the boat does not have air-conditioning, the idea of following the weather is working fine for them. Some nights may be a little stuffy, so a few fans solve that problem. They plan to continue this pattern for their northerly trek in the spring, too.

Watch the waterways and marinas for this parade of looping boats as they come through your neighborhood.

You can tell the first-timers by their white AGLCA burgee, or if they have completed the circle, their bow will proudly sport a gold burgee. Sure, most of these boats will be trawlers, but a few special sailboats will have a story to tell including the magic of their mast and how they did the limbo under the 19.1-foot bridge.

To learn more about looping in your boat, drop us a line, or visit the AGLCA website www.greatloop.org.

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ne of the largest boat shows in the world, this event combines the main show at the Miami Convention Center, the annual Strictly Sail Miami Show at the Miamarina at Bayside Marketplace (see sidebar location and directions) and the Yacht and Brokerage Show on the 5000 block of Collins Avenue with in-water displays of powerboats at the Sea Isle Marina and Yachting Center at 1635 North Bayshore Dr., Miami.

Although many monohulls are at the show, the Strictly Sail Miami Show is also the largest Catamaran show in the world. Sailboats of all sizes, monohulls and multihulls, are on display along with numerous vendors and exhibitors.

Boating and sailing seminars are held daily.

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Monday, 10-8 Friday through Sunday. Sea Isle Marina is 96 daily. Strictly Sail is 10-6 daily. E-tickets can be purchased in advance at www.miamiboatshow.com, or www.strictlysailmiami.com. Group tickets are available for groups of 20 or more (purchase 20 tickets at the regular price and receive five free tickets). All tickets include entry to all show sites, no matter where you purchase them. If you go to the convention center, a shuttle or water taxi will take you to the sailboat show and vice versa. Shuttle buses and water taxis run back and forth between the show locations (10 a.m.-6 p.m).

Sailing Seminar Series Hone your skills and receive tips for enhancing your sailing experience through a daily series of free seminars (included with the purchase of a ticket) led by renowned experts. See a partial list of the upcoming seminars on the next page.

Approximately 80 seminars will be presented. Full seminar schedule will be in the February issue.

Discover Boating Center Puts You at the Helm Visitors can now experience the thrill of sailing under the supervision and direction of an experienced ASA-certified captain through the Discover Sailing program, located on the floating dock at the end of Pier B at Miamarina.

These 90-minute lessons will teach non-sailors the pleasure and joy of the sport while remaining in a controlled environment. More experienced sailors should choose the course suited to their skill level. Pre-registration required.

Go to www.strictlysailingmiami.com to register. Advanced 3 1/2 hour courses are also available.

DIRECTIONS TO STRICTLY SAIL Miamarina at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd. Miami From the North: I-95 South to exit 395/Miami Beach East, exit at Biscayne Blvd. Turn right; follow Biscayne to Port Blvd. (NE 5th Street). Turn left; follow right hand lane into the Bayside Garage.

From the South: I-95 North. Exit at Biscayne Blvd. Stay in left-hand lane until the stop sign at Biscayne. Turn left on NE 3rd Street. Follow the left side of the road into the Bayside Garage. Additional Parking if Bayside is Full: Shuttle from park-and-ride facility at the American Airlines Arena, two blocks from Bayside. $10 per day.

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FREE SAILING SEMINARS AT STRICTLY SAIL BAYSIDE MIAMARINA LOCATION The Strictly Sail Seminar Series offers approximately 80 free seminars at the Miami Boat Show. The seminars, which span the five-day show, are taught by authors, technical experts, and well-seasoned sailors and cover a wide range of topics. Sailors will find topics on general boating knowledge, cruising, living aboard, circumnavigation, exploring Florida’s coastline, learning how to get started—the list goes on.

The final schedule will be printed in the February issue. It will be available online in January at www.strictlysailmiami.com.

The seminars are sponsored by Blue Water Sailing magazine.

Catamaran Cruising by Gino Morrelli. Catamaran Cruising: Is there one in your future? Comparing important features to see which one is right for you. This seminar will cover the basic design considerations: length, beam, underwing height, sail area, safety, payload, galley up versus down, accommodations and steering options. Choices between production versus custom will be discussed.

Bahamas Adventure: Exploring the Exumas by George Day. A winter cruise to the remote and beautiful Exumas and the Exuma Land and Sea Park

ditions in small boats. The seminar will discuss techniques and realities of heaving-to, running off, and fore-reaching in extreme conditions.

Cruising Secrets of Biscayne Bay by Doug Hanks. In the sailing paradise that is Biscayne Bay, you can find an anchorage to fit every journey. The Coconut Grove Sailing Club’s Rendezvous Committee will lead you through some of its favorites—from an afternoon picnic at Chicken Key to a weekend snorkeling trip down to Rodriguez. You’ll learn how to best enjoy your sailboat on Biscayne Bay. Take home the CGSC’s Rendezvous Chart, with a year-around guide to the best anchoring spots on the Bay.

Fifteen Upgrades for Your Boat by George Day. From anchor systems, to sails, to the latest electronics, a well-found cruising boat will be equipped to face the challenges of going to sea safely and comfortably. George Day has sailed his own boats 100,000 miles around and about the world and knows what works and what doesn’t.

Basic Diesel Maintenance by Kevin Carlan. Learn about basic diesel engine maintenance procedures that can help your engine perform better and run longer. Highlights from Yanmar’s nationally acclaimed diesel maintenance seminar series help diesel engine owners understand the importance of routine maintenance and how to recognize symptoms of common engine problems.

20 Classic and Affordable Sailboats for Blue-Water Cruising

by Zuzana Prochazka. If you long to go cruising, check out these 20 classic boats that will get you out there for less. The high and low points of 20 affordable designs will be discussed along with approximate current prices and availability. These classic, plastic boats are still plying waters around the world and can still go the distance.

Outfitting for Blue-Water Cruising by Pam Wall. Learn from Pam and her family’s experiences while sailing across the oceans. Her expert knowledge will help anyone learn the essentials of blue-water cruising equipment, along with the obvious little products that are so important. Pam gives knowledgeable and practical ideas on how to make your boat easier to handle, safer, and more fun to sail!

Cruising the Florida Keys by Bob Williams. Bob Williams is an avid sailor and 20-year resident of the Keys. Discover how to approach the Keys from the Atlantic or Gulf and the draft constraints and other navigational issues. In addition, shoreside support facilities and attractions will be covered, along with diving and fishing.

Lessons Learned Along the Way by Nigel Calder. Nigel Calder takes a humorous look at how he learned from those mishaps and misadventures that ultimately led to him becoming the respected expert he is today.

Voyage-Planning in the Age of Electronic Charts by Jimmy Cornell. Since time immemorial, mariners have endeavored to plan their voyages during the most favorable seasons by using existing weather conditions to the best advantage. In this seminar Jimmy Cornell will describe the evolution of voyage-planning over the ages and show that even in today’s world of sophisticated aids to navigation, sailors can greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience of our predecessors.

Cruising for Couples by Liza Copeland. Like her readable text, Cruising for Cowards, this talk is a realistic A-Z of cruising for beginners to circumnavigators. The seminar will have a particular emphasis on the dynamics of couples, the skills required, setting up a more user-friendly, less labor-intensive boat, the communications available, cultural tips and travel inland—information that is beneficial for all cruisers (particularly those cruising into retirement) and the crunch of cruising/living with your partner/crew 24 hours a day.

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TrawlerFest — Not Your Father’s Boat Show

By Capt. Chris and Alyse Caldwell

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id you ever not know what you didn’t know? Then, you find yourself listening to an authority on a specific subject, and you have that AH-HA! moment. Pieces of the puzzle start to materialize, and suddenly, you realize which key sections are needed to complete the picture.

Well, for most of us trawlerites, that is what TrawlerFest is all about. AH-HAs aplenty, this trawler event is a place to discover not just what you didn’t know, but it is also a central location to acquire trawler-specific information from marine industry experts…and it’s a blast! All this is within your reach no matter where you live in the country.

TrawlerFest is so much more than your average boat show.

Most of us have been to a boat show at some point in our lives. Maybe you and a buddy make plans to attend your favorite boating event every year and take a trip to Miami, Fort Lauderdale or New Orleans. It is also possible that your first show was a bit overwhelming with so much to see, too much to do and definitely not enough days to do it all. It can be tiresome feeling like a face in the crowd all milling about in a huge assortment of boats, from trailerable to megayachts. Well, if trawlers are your new-found passion, or if you are just trying to decide what all the fuss is about, then TrawlerFest is a niche show and a must-attend experience. But what do you DO at Trawlerfest, and how is it different than all other boat shows?

Over a period of a few jam-packed days, TrawlerFest provides the determined learner many opportunities. You will find no tire-kickers here. At this more focused boat show you have choices on how you want to learn about new and used trawlers and all the supporting equipment that makes cruising fun. Let’s face it: We aren’t in grade school anymore, and we all learn in different ways. Alyse is much more of a hands-on learner and wants to practice, practice, practice, while Chris would die if he didn’t read all the latest marine-related journals, then talk about the articles with everyone on the docks. We both like to see and touch the latest and greatest trawler-specific equipment at the vendors’ booths and take every opportunity to chat with the on-site experts at each show.

Capt. Henry Marx of Landfall Navigation demonstrates correct use of an immersion suit, sometimes known as a Gumby Suit, in an abandon ship demonstration at Trawlerfest.

courses that always occur the immediate two days prior to each TrawlerFest and are hands-on programs that can open your eyes to the cruising experience in a more intimate setting. Before you step foot aboard a trawler at the actual show, you can preregister for two eight-hour days of TrawlerFest University courses at www.passagemaker.com. Click on event series.

As an example is our course, “Building Cruising Confidence as a Couple,” which is about tricks and tips for boat-handling with an emphasis on teamwork. It allows students—usually four couples—one-on-one time with us aboard a cruising trawler, where everyone gets a turn at the

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TrawlerFest University graduation class aboard a Beneteau Swift Trawler 52. Alyse Caldwell is left front and Chris Caldwell is on the right front.

Boats on display at TrawlerFest Fort Lauderdale at Bahia Mar Hotel and Marina.

wheel, a tour of the engine room and line-handling on deck.

Regardless of which university course you select, the two eight-hour days of learning at TrawlerFest University immerse you in trawler-specific topics which can be real eye-openers. Because you and your mate may be at different experience levels, you may want to attend different university courses. As captain, you may want to attend “Troubleshooting Diesel Engines” with Bob Smith, while your mate may be more interested in two days with Steve D’Antonio, who is presenting “Your Vessel’s Critical Systems.” Surely, you’ve amassed a gazillion questions you would love to have answered after reading magazine articles and surfing the Internet. Here is your opportunity to ask, “Just how do we do…?

load (like air-conditioning)...arggggh! This is starting to sound like a foreign language!

Before you hyperventilate from all the strange and wonderful trawler terms, take a moment to breathe deeply, close your eyes and imagine another type of seminar. One that conjures up relaxation, like “Yoga on the Beach.” This will have you calm in no time, dreaming of swinging on the anchor, all stretched out in the pilothouse with a good book, sipping a frozen beverage (because you have an icemaker).

There, that’s better, isn’t it? But if you don’t know what type of anchor will hold that 35-ton vessel with a higher bow, come to TrawlerFest and you can talk about, touch and even practice with a variety of these massive creations of iron, steel and even some composite materials.

Okay—back to some of the less technical, but oh-soimportant trawler topics for the uninitiated: Attendees of “The Perfect Tender” review the numerous dinghy options for a variety of trawler types. Because the above-board decks of a trawler are so differently designed than those of a sailboat, the options for dinghies are considerable. One of our clients had a 10-page list for her dream trawler, then created a separate four-page list of must-haves after attending a class on dinghies. “Confessions of a Galley Slave” addresses the galley up or down dilemma in addition to working within the confines of a small work space. “Hull Forms” and “Boat Buying Basics” are a few more seminars that can also help point the trawler neophyte in the right direction when searching for the perfect cruiser. So much to choose from but all are trawler-specific and will keep you on track in your research.

Then there’s the on-the-docks demonstrations where you can try out the latest life raft, test your hand at a throwing line or watch how to recue someone in a float suit using a davit from the flybridge. Don’t forget the roundtable “Ladies Only,” which offers some private conversation between those who are thinking about the trawler lifestyle and those who are actually doing it. Sorry, guys, you aren’t privy to these discussions. What happens at TrawlerFest stays at TrawlerFest!

Roaming TrawlerFest After the university students’ graduation, the show trawlers start to arrive at the dock, and the three days of TrawlerFest is officially in session. It’s time to compare and contrast.

Then for the auditory and visual learner, there is the classroom experience of TrawlerFest. First gather the details on trawler-specific topics at your choice of 90-minute seminars each morning before you head out to the docks to check out the boats. Trawlers have many more systems than the typical sailing vessel, and these seminars can help demystify things. Active fin versus passive stabilizers is a well-debated topic, but maybe you are still at the question: What does a stabilizer really do that a sail can’t? How much does it cost to add later? Everyone from the greenhorn to the expert can pick up some great pointers.

Fuel management could be a foreign concept to those of you who rarely purchase more than 10 gallons of gasoline each season. If long-range cruising aboard a trawler is in your future, then consider a one-thousand gallon diesel capacity (that’s right—three zeros follow that one!). Some trawlers have two or more fuel tanks and polishing systems to keep the fuel clean and ready when you need it.

Getting the perspective of experts can help you when making buying decisions on your trawler, things you may not have considered because you didn’t know, like auxiliary hydraulic systems for stabilizers, thrusters, anchor windlass and the dinghy boom. What about single engine versus twin and get home/wing engine? Generators: large output for full house load, PTO (power take off) for hydraulic accessories, or smaller output gennies for low

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TrawlerPort We recently received an email from a couple who wanted to learn more about a specific brand of trawler, the American Tug. We first met this couple at TrawlerPort in Palm Beach last year. TrawlerPort is a mini version of

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TRAWLERTALK Upcoming TrawlerFest Universities, TrawlerFests and TrawlerPorts in 2013: TrawlerFest University Baltimore graduation class aboard a Kadey Krogen 58. Look at all the room on the side deck.

TrawlerFest occurring within a larger traditional boat show, like the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the Miami Boat Show, the Seattle Boat Show and the Palm Beach Boat Show. TrawlerPort offers shorter, 45-minute seminars that are included in the general show admission price. No separate registration is required. Just show up and come to the TrawlerPort tent ready to learn.

Surrounding this tent is a number of cruising trawlers on display for your convenience.

For many, TrawlerPort is like a tasty morsel of information that leaves you craving more. This couple left Palm Beach with plans to attend TrawlerFest in Baltimore later in the fall. The American Tug grabbed ahold of their cruising spirit and kept pulling at their heart strings, so they scoured the Internet and gobbled up every boating magazine to read more about this brand. Now they are on the hunt to charter an American Tug before making their final decision. When becoming enlightened to the trawler lifestyle, it really pays to do your research, and a trawlerspecific show is a terrific way to start.

And besides all the education, TrawlerFest is FUN! Stinkpot or blow boat, we all love to gather around the docks and tell sea stories. Often you’ll find boat clubs having a rendezvous at the show. MTOA (Marine Trawler Owners Association) is an all-inclusive group which has gathered at TrawlerFests on both coasts, Atlantic and the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a great link to MTOA and a number of different trawler groups that may help you along in your journey for the perfect boat: www.passagemaker.com/resources/owners-associations. The camaraderie of cruisers is incredible, regardless of what powers the propulsion.

Because we are long-time educators and lifelong learners, we are fortunate to meet TrawlerFest groupies who come back to these events time and again. Sometimes, even after they’ve purchased their perfect boat, they return to outfit it with the latest in safety or electronic equipment, but for those of you who can’t fit another activity in your schedule this year, please stay tuned to the next few articles here in SOUTHWINDS where we will explore in detail some of the systems that we believe help make a trawler give you a much more pleasurable boating experience.

Jan. 25- Feb. 5

TrawlerPort, Seattle, WA

Jan. 29-30

University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jan. 31- Feb. 2

TrawlerFest, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Feb. 14-18

TrawlerPort at the Miami Boat Show

March 21-25

TrawlerPort at the Palm Beach Boat Show

May 14-15

University, Anacortes, WA

May 16-19

TrawlerFest, Anacortes, WA

Sept. 24-25

University, Baltimore, MD

Sept. 26-30

TrawlerFest, Baltimore, MD

(If you have any ideas for future topics, comments about this article, or comments about trawler coverage in SOUTHWINDS, email them to editor@southwindsmagazine.com.)

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CAROLINA SAILING INVASION OF THE MOTHS

Small, winged and wicked fast, here come the Moths

By Dan Dickison

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attend as well as people new to the boat. I n the heady days of the ‘60s, a series of think you’ll see the full spectrum of abilities Japanese sci-fi films featured a gigantic at these events. We’re simply looking to insect called Mothra. This fierce creature stage a fun, informal series that offers highwrought havoc on cities in that island quality racing.” nation and ultimately went mano a mano One of the highlights during this series with the famed Godzilla. For a brief period, (January 11-13; February 15-17; and April Mothra was the feared creature in sci-fi cin12-14) should be the Friday of each event ema, but the supersized insect disappeared when the competition will feature a slalom for a few decades, and then resurfaced in course. Knowles, who has been sailing these the ‘90s in a trilogy of films entitled “Rebirth boats since 2009, says: “The slalom racing is of Mothra.” Coincidentally, that same narrareally fun because we always start the boats tive pattern holds for the Moth Class, a sinon a reach, and then you hit the first mark gle-handed development dinghy that dates and start jibing your way down through the to the late 1920s. course. Up to six boats will start at one time, For decades hence, Moth class activity with flights starting just a few minutes thrived in venues across four continents, apart. It’s pretty cool to be out there flying including North America. Different versions over the water at 22 to 26 knots dodging of this 11-foot dinghy evolved and different Matt Knowles, one of the chief boats and slamming through jibes. And each classes took root. In Asia, class history Moth Class organizers in the heat lasts only about four or five minutes, so asserts that the king of Siam built and sailed United States, flies along on full it’s fast-paced action with a tightly packed several different Moths for nearly two foils. Photo by Liz Davies. group out there.” decades. In the United States, sailors raced Saturday and Sunday during each regatta these little boats until the mid ‘70s, and then will feature fleet racing. Among those in the fleet will be activity waned, not igniting again until 1989. Since 2006, the Charleston sailors Mark Volkmann and Ned Goss, who advent of a new hydrofoiling version of the Moth has both bought Mach 2 Moths after test-driving them during sparked a marked resurgence of activity in this class. Once an informal Moth “camp” last spring on Charleston Harbor. foil-borne, the new International Moth can achieve speeds “I put a deposit down less than two weeks later,” over 30 knots, which makes for spectacular action on the explained Goss, “and got my boat at the end of June.” Goss, racecourse. This winter, a good bit of that action will take who works as the dockmaster for the College Charleston’s place in Charleston, SC, under the official guise of the sailing program, likens the experience of sailing a Moth to Gorilla Rigging Charleston Moth Winter Series. that of a 49er. “They’re both very weight sensitive, and both On January 11, when that series begins, the organizers have wings attached to the hull, but I found the Moth expect roughly 15 vessels to compose the fleet at each of the remarkably satisfying compared to other boats. There’s so litthree events in the series. “We’ve got roughly 22 sailors tle resistance once you’re foiling. If I were sailing that fast in interested in attending,” said Matt Knowles, president of a Laser, I’d be fighting the boat for control, but with the Moth, the class in the United States and one of the event’s key it’s all about finesse and moving gracefully. What’s weird is organizers, “but we think 15 to 18 will be a realistic that when you’re foiling, there’s very little noise, too.” turnout.” Knowles says he expects Moth sailors from variEuphoric is the word that Goss chooses to describe how ous countries around the world to participate, among them sailing a foiling Moth feels. In fact, that’s what he named his some of the top racers in the class. boat—U4IK. “I’ve been sailing since I was three, racing since “You’ve got people like Charlie McKee coming—a forI was 10 and have taught sailing since I was 13. I’ve done an mer America’s Cup sailor and two-time Olympic medalist.

Olympic campaign and lots of racing, and I also work with And pros such as J/24 world champ, Anthony Kotoun, and boats every day. I was burned out on sailing for a little bit, former Moth world champ, Bora Gulari, who are apt to but I’ve never been as excited about the sport as I am now show up. John Harris is another former Moth world chamand it’s because of this Moth. I’ve really never had so much pion who will be racing. It will definitely be a competitive fun sailing. It’s very addictive.” fleet with some of the best Moth racers in the world. We’ll Despite the price tag (roughly $20K for a new Mach 2), have at least two former world champs and five guys who that addiction is likely to spread. Goss names four other have placed in the top six at the worlds.”

Charleston area sailors who are contemplating a purchase.

Despite Knowles’ acknowledgement that professional There’s little doubt that those guys—and others—will be on sailors make up a significant segment of the class, he says: hand at the James Island Yacht Club when the Charleston “There are definitely amateurs involved, like myself. And Moth Winter Series gets underway in mid-January. If you everyone helps each other out. That’s really what our class want to see what an invasion of Moths looks like, be there is all about. We absolutely welcome anyone who wants to and check it out. participate. We’re hoping some of the homebuilt Moths will 42

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ST. PETERSBURG POWER AND SAILBOAT SHOW, Nov. 29-Dec. 2

All the slips were sold out at this year’s show with 41 sailboats— an increase of 17 boats over last year.

Largest Show in Many Years and Great Weather Attracts Crowds

By Steve Morrell

Catalina’s new 355 was at the show—part of its “5” series which has developed on its own with several boats in the last few years that have been innovative in design, comfort and sailing ability.

One of the larger boats at the show was the 70-foot Garbo, an appropriately named boat considering its graceful and traditional lines that brought back memories of an earlier era.

Tartan displayed its new Fantail 26 at the show—the smallest inwater monohull and one showing graceful, traditional lines with beautiful wood accents. This was a real break from the other boats on display, which were mainly cruisers.

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his was the biggest show since 2008, when the St. Petersburg Sailboat Show and the St. Petersburg Powerboat Show joined together for one big show, after many years apart (since 1992). The show footprint—held on the waterfront and bordered on three inland sides by the Mahaffey Theater, the Dali Museum and the runway of the Albert Whitted airport—was a bit larger this year, and it was reported that all the slips were sold out. Land displays were crowded with boats and other exhibits, and the show extended to the water with a food court to the east.

Although Thursday and Friday were slow days as usual, most exhibitors whom I talked to had great sales on the first day, some reporting better sales on the first day than all four show days of last year. But Saturday brought huge crowds and most exhibitors were pleased. Show organizers, Show Management, reported a 5.2 percent attendance increase over last year, but they don’t track sales and visitor interest. That I tracked by general conversation with exhibitors.

Boats at the show ranged from 10 feet to 80 feet (a powerboat), with a total of 153 boats over last year’s 135.

The increase was mainly attributed to more sailboats, for a total of 41 boats—17 more than last year. Over 240 exhibitors were present—a 10 percent increase over 2011.

All the major boat companies, both and sail and power, were present, with a few debuting their new models.

Perfect weather helped make the show a success both in attendance and mood. The show’s beautiful location is certainly a plus each year that makes the show fun and a great day to be out looking at boats and gear.

The sail exhibitor’s tent, which all visitors must pass through to enter the show. Most exhibitors had good sales—many beating last year’s figures in the first day—and the number of exhibitors was up 10 percent over 2011.

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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW

Cal 2-29

By Bridget Lussier Caliente, the author’s first Cal 2-29

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CAL 2-29 SPECS LOA: Beam: LWL: Maximum Draft: Displacement: Ballast: Rig:

29’ 9’ 3” 24’ 4’ 6” 8,000 pounds 3,300 pounds Sloop

Cover: Almost Paradise, the author’s first Cal 2-29, anchored in Beaufort, NC. While the author and her husband were anchored nearby in their current Cal 2-29, Mistral, the husband went to ask the boat’s owners about their Cal—then realized it was their old Cal that they’d sold to these new owners.

f you’re looking for speed, comfort, maneuverability, and economy, try the Cal 2-29. You might recognize them by the racy proportions, four-sided ports and windows, distinct cabin trunk, sloop rig, flat transom, and hatch just forward of the mast. We like them so much we have had two Cal 2-29s in 10 years, both of which were made in 1976. (The “2” is the second design of the 29, and once Jensen started making them, they stopped making the 29.)

We sailed ours mostly in Charleston Harbor, lived aboard for years, and cruised from Oriental, NC, down the coast, and then to Georgetown in the Bahamas and back, on three cruises.

You will not find a sweeter sailing boat. The modified fin keel, light weight and long waterline give it speed and maneuverability. If you drop a fender or a guest, she circles like a ballroom dancer. She is shoal draft, yet makes progress at five degrees off the wind. In big seas, she surfs and surges with the swells, but stays in control. They are fun boats to sail in all but huge breaking seas.

Speed is good even in light winds, if you carry a large genoa. We have cruised in the company of larger boats and multihulls, while keeping a brisk pace yet you can sail over coral heads and shallows and follow trimarans through tricky cuts, thanks to the 4’ 6” draft. The ICW is easy to do, as the shallow draft allows her to tuck into small creek anchorages. The shoal draft lets you dodge channel-hogging kayakers without running aground.

The sloop is easy to rig, sail, anchor, and handle in tight quarters due to the narrow beam. They are so simple that the boat’s instruction manual, available online on the owner’s group, is just three pages long. The forward deck has enough space for eight-foot dinghy stowage, and small dinghies can be stored behind the mast.

She’s roomy in the cockpit and sleeps six in the V-berth,

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main salon (drop down) full bed, and two full-sized quarter berths. Comforts include a full galley to port, roomy head, and two pressure sinks. The twin-sized quarter berths can accommodate children, or provide accessible large storage for hundreds of pounds of food and gear. The linear galley is away from the companionway, so you don’t trample your meals coming and going. The onboard shower, roomy head, and spacious cockpit provide all the comforts necessary.

Spacious headroom and teak woodwork below decks makes it feel like a larger boat. The companionway opening is large, allowing for easy in-and-out tasks, and the step to go below can be raised to make extra seating around the table. We lived aboard with dogs, kids, and herb gardens, and had enough room to invite up to 18 for dock cocktails and eight for dinner.

Every rose has its thorns, and Cals do have limitations.

They are sometimes referred to as “around the world” boats, but anyone who has been in heavy seas in one can attest that they were not built for that purpose. It is fun for a day or two, but handling the Cal in large seas for day after day gets old. Famous 16-year-old circumnavigator Robin Graham may have partially inspired the round-the-world myth. (Graham’s boat, Dove, was a California (Cal) 24 designed by Bill Lapworth, who designed the Cals and had them built by Jack Jensen. Cals have taken the credit for circumnavigation ever since.)

Other distance limitations include the measly tankage and provisioning storage. They have a lot of headroom and interior space for a boat that size and weight, but the additional living space limits storage volume. It’s a trade-off, but we like to get off the boat often, anyway, and carried a folding bike in the V-berth for provisioning. So she’s roomy enough for two adults, two children, and a bicycle to fit inside! Having a shelf board in the V-berth allows for greater storage, and there are 11 access points under the cushions to fill.

Some Cal 2-29 flaws relate less to design and more to decades of sailing. Some of them have been abused by racers, the scoundrels. Almost all unrestored ones suffer from worn decks. The strut holding the prop on can be a weak point if electrolysis goes unchecked. While we have not experienced this problem, we have heard that rust of the post that supports the mast can be a lurking invisible issue. Keel-to-hull connection problems and blistering issues were non-existent

Mistral, the author’s latest Cal, at the dock.

Along with a roomy cockpit, If you’re looking for speed, comfort, maneuverability, and economy, try the Cal 2-29.

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Spacious headroom and teak woodwork below decks makes it feel like a larger boat. The companionway opening is large, allowing for easy in-and-out tasks, and the step to go below can be raised to make extra seating around the table.

The two twin-sized quarter berths can accommodate children, or provide accessible large storage for hundreds of pounds of food and gear.

Minimizing safety issues on deck are the nice wide sides and trunk walkways forward.

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in ours, so the comparisons to Catalinas or Hunters seem unfair, because Cals have a stouter integral keel.

In the salon, the drop-down table is great to make a breezy double sleeping space. However, after years of being wiggled in and out, the female end of the support post becomes enlarged or warped. The table wobbles if not properly shimmed or wedged. This can be very dangerous. The table was wiggly on our second Cal, so we left it down as a lounging area, and ate cross-legged at the dropped table, leaning over it. The cushions suffered, but it’s better than eating soup off a tipsy table. The port side bookshelves should be covered by bungee cargo netting, wooden slats, or canvas covers. Otherwise, anything stored on them will go airborne in rough seas. For cooking or washing up in the galley in rough seas, a strap to hold you in front of the preparation area is nice. Another below-deck comfort and safety issue is that the curved floor, designed for being heeled over, can be hard on the feet after long periods.

Minimizing safety issues on deck are the nice wide sides and trunk walkways forward. We had diesels in both Cals, but if you get one with an Atomic 4, watch for all the explosive fumes that gasoline brings. On the design side, ventilation in the V-berth comes through the head, so this space is hard to use on hot, humid nights. The two opening ports in the head create decent ventilation, but it can be improved with solar vents and a wind scoop in the forward hatch.

The hulls of many Cal 2-29s for sale look chalky. This cosmetic issue is easily fixed. The stock plastic rub rail deteriorates over the years, and then the chalk runs down the boat, leaving the stripe and hulls dull and faded. Fading paint is not the problem; it’s the chalk running down the side! Replacing the rail involves the seal for the hull-to-deck joint. We decided this was not worth the cosmetic improvements, and instead, regularly wiped the chalky parts with Penetrol for a six-month shine.

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J/24s at the start of the North American Championships sailed on the St. Johns River north of the hosting club, the Florida Yacht Club.

Prospective competitors from New England had their boat damaged during Hurricane Sandy and could not make the trip.

J/24 North Americans, Jacksonville, FL, Nov. 15-17

By Jabbo Gordon

Photos by Deb Fewell

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ohn Mollicone’s Sail Newport team came from behind to capture the Merrill Lynch-Bank of America J/24 North American Championships at the Florida Yacht Club in Jacksonville on Nov. 15-17.

Mollicone, who has been the Brown University sailing coach for 14 years, had won the first and fifth races, but he took a ninth in the sixth race to close out the second day and still trailed local skipper Peter Bream going into the final day.

“I’ve got to admit that we were happy with the forecast, which called for more wind than we had the first two days,” Mollicone said. “We like more wind, and Peter is tough to beat, especially in light air.”

Mollicone called it correctly. Not only was he able to hold his own in the breezes that built to near 20 knots during the final three races, but Bream blew out his spinnaker on the second leg of Saturday’s first race.

“We were over early in that seventh race, but still got a sixth,” Mollicone commented. “Then we match-raced with Peter in the eighth and got a second. That was vital.”

The Newport, RI, resident threw out that ninth place and finished with 30 points. Bream, who had two firsts and two seconds in the first four races was able to toss the disastrous seventh race when he tallied 30 markers, but he came in seventh and ninth in the remaining two races for 35, good for third place.

Calling tactics for the Sail Newport vessel, named 11th Hour Racing, was former World Champion Tim Healy of Quantum Sails. Other members of the winning crew were Geoff Becker, Gordon Borgas and Collin Leon.

Defending champion Rossi Milev, the only Canadian in this year’s event, captured three races but had taken a 15th and 12th in two of the second day’s four races. However, he

outscored everyone during the final day and placed second with 34 points.

“We did okay,” Milev said, while waiting for the awards dinner to begin.

“Second is just okay?”

“Yeah, well, I won it in Halifax last year,” he replied.

Asked why he was the only Canadian in this year’s regatta, Milev said the J/24 class is going through some changes north of the border. Another factor may have been the distance to Florida.

The regatta wound up with 29 competitors this year.

More than 30 had registered but chose not to race for one reason or another.

Prospective competitors from New England had their boat damaged during Hurricane Sandy and could not make the trip. It’s pretty tough to head south to go sailing when your home has a blue tarp over it and the power has been off for weeks.

Principal Race Officer Jim Tichenor of Houston set up a windward-leeward course with an offset buoy off the windward mark and a gate on the leeward end. All of the races were sailed on the St. Johns River north of The Florida Yacht Club and the Naval Air Station.

Tichenor ran a practice race on Wednesday afternoon, but many boats were still arriving, registering and rigging and only four ventured out into the moderate to fresh northerly wind. Then the breeze dropped considerably and he was able to have only two starts on the first day of official racing. The next two days were breezier, if chilly, much to Mollicone’s delight.

Tim Monahan, a local J/24 skipper, stepped out of his boat to serve as regatta chairman.

Defending champion, who placed second this year, was Canadian Rossi Milev, shown here approaching a mark.

Winner of the championships was John Mollicone and crew.

Mollicone, from Newport, RI, has been the sailing coach at Brown University for the last 14 years.

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Three Days, Eight Races, One Champion:

2012 MELGES 32 GOLD CUP Fort Lauderdale, FL, Nov 30-Dec. 2

By Mary Catherine Finnerty and Joy Dunigan Photo Credit: ©2012 JOY | IM32CA

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Jason Carrol’s Argo, with tactician Cameron Appleton, winner of the Gold Cup, with 22 points.

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he Lauderdale Yacht Club set the stage for the fifth official running of the Melges 32 Gold Cup in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Fifteen teams, representing six countries assembled for an amazing regatta, packed with the sport of sailing’s brightest and biggest stars, accompanied by high winds and massive seas throughout the highly competitive three-day event.

The first day was heightened with the presence of a steady 15-20 knots of breeze and monster seas with waves reaching nine feet, allowing for great downwind rides throughout the day. After three races, Italy’s Roberto Tomasini Grinover’s Robertissima 1, with Vasco Vascotto on tactics, held the overall championship lead after acquiring an impressive daily 2-2-1 score line. Eleven points behind and in second place, was Jason Carroll’s Argo, with tactician Cameron Appleton. Andrea Pozzi’s Bombarda, with Lorenzo Bressani as tactician, completed the top three, one slim point behind Carroll.

On day one, winner of the first race Joel Ronning, on Catapult, stunned the competition by taking the lead at the first top mark, then extending for the win. Tomasini Grinover grabbed a close second, while Carroll settled for third. Race two winner, Lanfranco Cirillo, on Fantastica, came on strong for the win, with Tomasini Grinover in second, and Joe Woods’ Red in third. Race three, the last and final heat for day one, seemed to come easy to Tomasini Grinover as he stood steadfast and strong to win. Steve Howe’s Warpath finished second, and Pozzi came in third.

The second day began with a beautiful 15-20 knots, moderate seas, warm temperatures and lots of sunshine.

Tomasini Grinover continued his lead overall. Carroll’s Argo also kept his second-place position, yet closed the points gap substantially, putting him within striking distance of the trophy. Pozzi’s Bombarda stood firm in third.

It took the overly aggressive fleet three attempts at a start to get things going with Pozzi sneaking in ahead of Alex Jackson’s Leenabarca at the top mark to lead, followed

by Carroll and Tomasini Grinover. Pozzi laid down a strong performance to win race four. Jackson persevered to finish second, while Howe’s Warpath made great strides on the final downwind run to finish third. Carroll and Tomasini Grinover rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth places.

The last two races of the day witnessed Tomasini Grinover and Carroll waging a fierce war. Tomasini Grinover took his worst score of the event in race five, while Carroll and his spirited Argo team triumphed with a double-bullet in the afternoon, winning race five and six of the series.

In race five, Carroll, along with Dalton DeVos on Delta and Cirillo on Fantastica kept to the right for pressure, working it back to the middle for the rounding. DeVos grabbed the initial lead with Carroll hot on his heels, followed by new-boat owner Richard Goransson on Inga From Sweden in www.southwindsmagazine.com

Robertissima, with Roberto Tomasini Grinover and tactician Vasco Vascotto, took 2nd with 26 points. From the Lugano Yacht Club, Switzerland.

third. Downwind, Cirillo overtook Goransson, while DeVos and Carroll maintained the top two spots. On the last beat, Carroll got ahead of DeVos, taking the lead at the final weather mark rounding ahead by at least a boat length.

Carroll launched his Melges 32 to take the win. Cirillo accelerated past the young DeVos on the final run to take second.

DeVos settled for third.

The start of race six began with a little more breeze and a slight course adjustment with added extra fuel to the Tomasini Grinover/Carroll fire. Ultimately, it was Carroll who had speed and positioning when it mattered most.

Carroll led Tomasini Grinover around the track for a second time, scoring another major win. Tomasini Grinover came in second, and Pozzi finished third. Cirillo’s Fantastica and Howe finished fourth and fifth respectively.

At the end of the second day, the competition was extremely tight. Tomasini Grinover lead by one point, Pozzi was behind Carroll by three, and Cirillo and Howe were tied with 21 points each.

The third and final day was nothing short of spectacular. Big breeze conditions and moderate-to-monster wave action gave Carroll and his Argo team, comprising tactician Cameron Appleton and crew members Scott Norris, Anthony Kotoun, Mark Towill, Erik Aakhus, Lindsay Bartel and Peter Crawford, their very first Gold Cup victory.

Grinover on Robertissima 1, with Vascotto on tactics, fell to finish second overall after leading the event for two days.

Pozzi, with tactician Lorenzo Bressani, finished third overall.

Races seven and eight were held on Sunday, with Ronning on Catapult winning the first, while Jackson on Leenabarca proudly took top honors in race eight of the day.

Overall, the International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA) was extremely grateful for the incredible event organization and management of the Gold Cup by the Lauderdale Yacht Club. Once again, Gold Cup was an impeccable event made possible by an incredible staff and, of course, a strong and dedicated Melges 32 fleet!

Top Ten Results (after 8 races, one discard - final) (crew, boat name, total points): 1) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, Argo; 22; 2) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima 1; 26; 3) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda; 28; 4) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 30; 5) Steve Howe/Charlie Ogletree, Warpath; 33; 6) Richard Goransson/Hamish Pepper, Inga From Sweden; 48; 7) Dalton DeVos/Jonathan McKee, Delta; 52; 8) Joe Woods/Rob Greenhalgh, Red; 55; 9) Joel Ronning/Steve Hunt, Catapult; 58; 10) William Douglass/ Chris Larson, Goombay Smash; 6.

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The crew of Argo. All are from the United States except tactician Cameron Appleton, who is from New Zealand. Argo hails from the Larchmont Yacht Club of New York.

Andrea Pozzi from Genoa, Italy, with tactician Lorenzo Bressani, took third with 28 points, on Bombarda.

Stephen Howe, representing Fort Lauderdale, took fifth with 33 points. On board was tactician Charlie Ogletree.

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World O’Pen Cup, Miami Yacht Club Oct. 31 - Nov. 3

More Than Just Racing From Nevin Sayre, O’Pen Bic

Girls racing O’pen BICS.

Photos by Randi Baird

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ne hundred racers from 14 countries and five continents enjoyed amazing Miami Yacht Club hospitality at the World O’Pen Cup, Oct. 31-Nov. 3. Unfortunately, many sailors could not travel to the event on account of Hurricane Sandy. Lighter winds prevailed during the 11 races, but sailors made the most of the unique courses and required moves characteristic of O’Pen BIC events. The variety of courses was popular with the competitors, starting the first day with the Spiderman course and ending the event with an Adventure Race around North Biscayne Bay. Showing the growing international diversity of the O’Pen BIC Class, nine different countries reached the podium in the five classes. The winners were Sean Herbert from New Zealand (U13 Boys), Kristen Wadley from Australia (U13 Girls), Geronimo Nores from Miami, USA (U15 Boys), Cecilia Wollman from Bermuda (U15 Girls), and Nic Muller from Fort Pierce, USA (Open). Muller recently placed ninth in the Optimist World Championships.

Everyone left the event anxious to renew friendships at the 2013 World O’Pen Cup in Lake Garda, Italy, where more than 200 O’Pen BICs are expected.

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Results (top three): U13 Combined: 1, Sean Herbert (New Zealand), 2, Mikey Wolman, (Bermuda), 3, Kristen Wadley, (Australia); U13, Female:1, Kristen Wadley (Australia), 2, Jill Paland, (Germany); 3, Olivia Larder, (USA); U15 Combined: 1, Geronimo Nores, (USA), 2, Peter Dill (Bermuda), 3, Koji Kiuchi, (Japan); U15 Female:1, Cecilia Wolman, (Bermuda), 2, Camila Cordero Di, Montezemolo, (Italy), 3, Jessica Grimes, (Australia); Open: 1, Nic Muller, (USA), 2, Andre Reguero, (Puerto Rico), 3, Hugo Stubler, (France).

Pool party O’pen BIC style.

Team Bermuda. Photo by Holly Ashton.

The O’pen BIC Regatta is for exercise, too.

Over 100 racers from 14 countries sailed in the regatta.

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Morgan Invasion Moves to Davis Island Yacht Club, Merging with New Tampa Bay Hospice Cup, May 4-6 “Davis Island Yacht Club is proud to partner with Charley Morgan to create an exciting new event around the longrunning Morgan Invasion,” said Commodore Bob Crawford. “Everyone knows the great work done by Hospice and how important it is to Tampa Bay. We are dedicated to supporting this great cause and making this a ‘can’t miss’ event on the Tampa Bay sailing calendar.”

Plans for the 2013 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup, scheduled for May 4-6, started coming together after Morgan Invasion organizers recently approached DIYC with the idea, said Hospice Cup regatta steering committee chairman and DIYC member Kevin Fouche. They wanted to expand the popular Morgan regatta, which has benefitted Suncoast Hospice since the Invasion’s 25th anniversary in 2010. This year will be the 28th Morgan Invasion.

The Hospice Cup steering committee comprises representatives from the Davis Island Yacht Club, the Morgan Invasion, West Florida Yacht Racing Association and the Bay Area Hospice organizations. Charley Morgan, who is serving on the committee, is enthusiastic about the new format.

Similar to the traditions of the Morgan Invasion, the Tampa Bay Hospice Cup will appeal to both cruisers and racers. With a strong focus on informal sailing and camaraderie, the event will cater to cruising enthusiasts who just want to come out and be part of the fun. The regatta will also feature open fleets for PHRF, one-designs, and youth sailing. The committee is also planning landside activities for supporters who’d like to be a part of the event but who don’t care to race.

It’s all to raise money for the Tampa Bay area Hospice organizations. Hospice organizations are committed to serving persons who are living with chronic and/or terminal illnesses, nearing the end of life, or experiencing grief.

They offer comprehensive hospice and palliative care, caregiver education, individual and group counseling, spiritual support and many other programs to those it serves regardNews & Views for Southern Sailors

less of race, age, faith, diagnosis or financial circumstances.

Additional details on the 2013 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup will be available soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to volunteer to help, send an email to TBHospiceCup@gmail.com.

Titusville, FL, Match Racing Center Offers Training The Titusville Match Racing Center, a business operating out of the Titusville Municipal Marina, has become a world class match racing venue with the construction of a new bridge and the addition of a new mooring field.

Competitive match racing events are held with a fleet of Geary 18 keelboats.

The center holds match racing events on a regular schedule. For more information, go to www.ussailing.org; click on calendar, then click on Match Racing for the Titusville Match Racing Center’s upcoming events.

The schedule includes: January: Entry Level Women’s Match Race January: Entry Level Open Match Race March: Varsity Spring Break Match Race Week 1-4 each Thursday, Friday and Saturday in March.

April: US Match Racing Championships Qualifier for the Southeastern USA (US Sailing Area D&F) For more information on other match racing centers, check out the Chicago Match Racing Center, Oakcliff Match Racing Center and the World Match Racing Tour on the Internet.

For more information, contact Larry Landrigan at the Titusville Match Racing Center at (407) 467-8787, or matchracingtitusville@hotmail.

UPCOMING REGIONAL REGATTAS

26th Key West Race Week, Quantum Key West 2013, Jan. 20-25 This is the largest regatta in the Western Hemisphere with one-design, IRC and PHRF fleets racing for five days in the waters around Key West. Winter winds are usually excellent and boats come from all over the Southeast, the United States, Canada and Europe.

Classes include Farr 30s, Farr 40s, J/95s,J/70s, J/80s, J/105s, K-650, Laser SB3, Audi Melges 20, Melges 24, Melges 32, Swan 42, Open 570, Open 650, Ultimate 20 and Viper 640. New designs that started in 2012 include an R/P IRC 52, a J/V IRC 52, the Farr 400, a McConaghy 38 and a Carkeek HPR 40. New this year is the J/70 fleet—a new class with over 25 boats racing. Also new, but returning form previous years, is the Swan 42 Class, with 7 Swans registered as of early December. The Melges 32 fleet has international entries from Italy, Japan, Switzerland and Russia— besides the newly crowned world champion from SOUTHWINDS

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RACING California. While the Grand Prix boats may draw the headlines, the heart and soul of race week is the one-design and handicap classes that are present year after year. Another mainstay is the huge PHRF fleet that competes annually.

Last year J/Boat specific classes were introduced. A special handicap consortium headed by J/Boat founder Rod Johnstone and PHRF consultant Bruce Bingman has created two classes for owners who want to race against boats of similar design and performance.

Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery serves as the main regatta anchor. Thousands of crew and spectators spend the week in Key West and the town becomes one huge race event with after-race partying occurring throughout the island. The official regatta marina is the Historic Seaport Marina. Quantum Sail Design Group is the official sponsor, along with 27 industry partners who also support the event.

Regatta headquarters, where sailors and sailing aficionados can mingle, is to be on Caroline Street between Duval and Whitehead streets.

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

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

4th Annual Tampa Bay Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 26 This regatta is sponsored and founded by the St. Petersburg Sailing Association with the help of Good Old Boat magazine. It is the fourth annual regatta for St. Pete, although Good Old Boat magazine has been co-sponsoring “Good Old Boat Regattas” for many years in other locations, like Annapolis, MD. The first St. Pete regatta was in 2010 and the SPSA called for boats 20 years old and older. About 50 showed up to everyone’s surprise.

What’s a “Good Old Boat”? Karen Larson, one of the publishers of Good Old Boat magazine, wrote in her review on the 2010 regatta in the February 2010 issue of SOUTHWINDS: “To the sailors in Annapolis, it’s a boat designed before 1975, and in Tampa Bay, it was a boat built before 1990. To the founders of the Tampa Bay Good Old Boat Regatta, it’s not the exact date the hull hit water, but the celebration of good old boats and the sailors who appreciate them. And to the founders of Good Old Boat magazine, which can’t help but sponsor races of the same name, it’s any well-loved sailboat at least 10 years old or older. Just as in the race, anything goes when it comes to good old boats.

Their sailors just want to have fun.”

For more information and details, go to www.spsa.us.

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28 See Short Tacks section, “Other Events,” for more information.

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45th Regata del Sol al Sol Set for April 26 Racers are Already Signing Up for the 2013 Race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—the race, from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico— will be setting out for Mexico on April 26. There is a 50-boat limit. Entrants are already signing up for the race.

The special early entry fee ($900) deadline of January 31 is fast approaching. After that date, the entry goes up to $1000.

There is still a lot of time for boats to get prepared and turn their entry in by April 7, which is the final entry deadline. (See the section called Fees in Notice of Race). Organizers are hoping to break the record of 43 entries this year.

Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www. regatadelsolal sol.org (click on Chairperson@regata delsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race).

The “Island Activities” committee has lined up some very interesting extracurricular activities, which will include the ever popular Golf Cart Poker Run, miscellaneous parties, and the United States vs Mexico basketball game. Check the website often for updates.

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 “special” reservation logos that will soon appear on the website.

There will be a special announcement when this occurs.

There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). The regatta also now has a Facebook page. For more information, go to the website.

For information, e-mail chairman@regatadelsolalsol.org.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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

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

For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the www.southwindsmagazine.com

Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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

Southeast Coast Race Calendar The Following Organizations Do Not Post Their Races Beyond the Current Month: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule JANUARY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) No regattas posted for January as of press date.

Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule. Club races all winter.

1 Hangover Race FEBRUARY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis). No regattas posted for February. Annual SAYRA meeting in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Feb. 1-3 Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule. No regattas posted for February Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule. No regattas posted for February

ings. Winter series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March 14. Wednesday evening races weekly. The catamaran section (formerly Space Coast Catamaran Association) has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): PHRF Rum Races on alternate summer Friday nights/winter Sunday afternoons, and small boat races on alternate Sunday afternoons. Dragon Point series: PHRF racing near the dragon on the Indian River; a coed series and a women’s series, each race monthly. J/24 race series.

East Coast SA has a regular women’s racing series.

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

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

Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May. The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) Dinghy club race series, second Sundays (3 exceptions) in the afternoon on Lake Baldwin, January through November.

JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 1 New Year’s Day Race. Titusville Sailing Center 1 Hangover Race. Melbourne Yacht Club FEBRUARY 1 14th Wayfarer Midwinter Championships. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 16 43rd George Washington Birthday Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 23 Catalina 22 Midwinter Regatta. Indian River Yacht Club

Upcoming Regattas

38th Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 16

Upcoming Regattas

Catalina 22 Midwinters, Cocoa, FL, Feb. 23-24

The Indian River Yacht Club will again host the Catalina 22 Midwinters. Windward/Leeward races will be held on the Indian River in the vicinity of government marks 77 and 79.

Exact distance and course are weather-dependent and will be announced at the skippers’ meeting on race day. For more information, go to www.iryc.org.

East & Central Florida Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River.

Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savNews & Views for Southern Sailors

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

Boats are expected to begin finishing the race throughout the day of January 17. Fleets include IRC, PHRF, Multihull and One-Design.

The Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race is sponsored by Lauderdale Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club and hosted by the SORC race management group.

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

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

US SAILING’S Rolex Miami OCR, Coconut Grove, FL, Jan. 27-Feb. 2 US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR will bring together the world’s top sailors for elite-level competition in the classes SOUTHWINDS

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RACING selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Held on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, this event is the second stop on the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) Sailing World Cup 2012-13 circuit.

Established in 1990 by US SAILING, the Rolex Miami OCR annually draws elite sailors, including Olympic and Paralympic medalists and hopefuls from around the world.

In non-Olympic/Paralympic years, the regatta is especially important as a ranking regatta for sailors hoping to qualify for the US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics, which annually distinguishes the top three sailors in each Olympic and Paralympic class.

For information and registration, go to www.Rolex MiamiOCR.org.

Washington’s Birthday Regatta, Barnacle Historic State Park, Biscayne Bay, FL, Feb. 23 The 18th annual revival of this regatta takes place on Biscayne Bay just off shore of Barnacle Historic State Park at 3485 Main Highway in downtown Coconut Grove. The regatta was first organized in 1887 by Commodore Ralph Munroe, founder of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club and Coconut Grove pioneer. The race is open to traditional-style sailboats (eg, mudhens, seapearls, bullseyes, sharpies, Bahama dinghies, cat boats, gaffrigs, etc.). It is a great spectator event by land or sea. Award ceremony follows the race at the park.

The entry fee is a suggested donation of $15 per boat, made payable to The Barnacle Society, a not-for-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to support the state park.

For more information and the NOR, go to www.floridastateparks.org/thebarnacle/Events.cfm, or call (305) 442-6866.

Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org GSC Gulfstream Sailing Club. Fort Lauderdale. www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org LYC Lauderdale YC. MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com KBYC Key BiscayneYC. www.kbyc.org PBSC Palm Beach Sailing Club. www.pbsail.org SCF Sailfish Club. Palm Beach. www.sailfishclub.com SORC Southern Ocean Racing Circuit. www.sorcsailing.org STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org USSC US SAILING Center, Miami. www.usscmiami.org JANUARY 5 Etchells Sidney Doren Memorial. BBYC 5 Levin Memorial Stars. CRYC 10 Star Midwinters. CRYC 11 International 470 NA Championship. CGSC 12 29er Regatta. CRYC 16 Ft. Lauderdale to Key West. LYC/STC/SORC 26 Rolex Miami Olympics Classes Regatta FEBRUARY 2 Comodoro Rasco Snipes. CGSC 54 January 2013

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Etchells Florida State Championship. BBYC Zagarino Masters Regatta Stars. CRYC 29er XX Class Regatta. CGSC Viper 640/J80 Valentine Regatta. USSC Miami Walker Cup Stars. CRYC Barnacle’s George Washington’s Birthday Regatta. CGSC

Upcoming Regattas

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28 See Short Tacks section, “Other Events,” for more information.

NAMSA North American Championships and 2013 Tradewinds Midwinter Open Cat Nationals, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Jan. 19-21 This is also the NA F18 Midwinters, F16 Midwinters, Wave National Series Regatta. Three days of racing and two courses; one for faster boats (with spinnakers), another for regular beach cats (H16, Wave, etc.). For NOR and information, go to www.catsailor.com/Tradewinds.htm.

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

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

26th Key West Race Week, Jan. 20-25 See the beginning of the racing section for more information.

Florida Keys Race Calendar

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28 See Short Tacks Section “Other Events” for more information.

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

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingwww.southwindsmagazine.com

center.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West.

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

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

JANUARY Go to club website for weekly club racing schedule.

12-13 Commodore’s Regatta 18-20 DDTW Regatta 26 Community Bank Regatta. Portsmouth 26 Community Bank Regatta. PHRF FEBRUARY 9-10 Buccaneer Blast. Youth Sailing Program Regatta 15-18 Cat Boat Rendezvous Regatta 21-23 Force 5 Midwinters

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Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational, Sarasota, FL, Nov. 10, Gulf of Mexico Harmon Heed This long-running regatta is a Boat of the Year event for the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association, which consists of 12 yacht clubs, squadrons and clubs.

The gorgeous day of bright, blue sky, light winds and calm water was further enhanced by the sight of Gregg and Alice Petrat’s 48’ Cherubini schooner, White Hawk, flying seldom-seen sails, a mule and gollywobbler.

This year, 38 boats raced in seven classes. Spinnaker and E Scow boats raced four windward/leeward races in the bay and all others raced a single random leg course in the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota PHRF racing is peculiar for using the “pursuit start” where the handicap is taken at the start. The boat with the highest rating starts first and the others follow, crossing the start line at a time according to their rating. Theoretically, if all boats raced a perfect race, they would all cross the finish line at the same time with the tactics, maneuvering, cramming, barging, yelling and excitement that are normal for normal starts. Unfortunately, the finishes take as long as the starts do.

Protests were lodged against three boats for not rounding a mark that had been dragged by other boats, which had caught the long mark rode and moved the mark. The protests were denied because those boats made their turns where the mark should have been. Mauro Harto on MOJO may have been given a parking citation for parking overtime on the mark while he disentangled his boat from the rode. John Proctor on Baringa should have been rewarded (instead of having to DNF) for returning the mark to its original position News & Views for Southern Sailors

The Petrats’ 48-schooner, White Hawk, reaches with a “mule” up between the masts at the Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational on Nov. 10. Photo by Ben Wagner.

after he dragged it for a considerable distance.

Results: Spinnaker (6 boats): 1, Rita B, David Hillmyer, Sarasota Sailing Squadron; 2, Indigo, Travis Yates, SSS; 3, Clair, Randy St. James, Davis Island YC. E Scows (4 boats): 1, E Ticket, Jim Barr, SSS; 2, Ego, Robert Blomquist, SSS; 3, Rev It Up, Doug Kresge, SSS. Non-Spin (6 boats): 1, Hot Tuna, Rudy Reinecke, SSS; 2, Solitude, David Wilson, SSS; 3, Raegan E, Rolf Hahn, Venice YC; Pocket Cruising (4 boats): 1, Green Flash, John Huber, SSS; 2, Skimmer, Mike Collins, SSS; 3, Galadriel, Lawsom Mitchell, NA. Cruising (11 boats): 1, Summertime, John Lynch, Venice Sailing Squadron; 2, Marguerite, John Hensley, SSS; 3, Impetuous, Lou Fusilli, Bird Key Yacht Club. Racer Cruiser (2 boats): 1, Mother Ocean, Mark Requa, Sarasota YC, (also awarded the SYC Perpetual Trophy for line honors in winning the pursuit race across all classes); 2, Windcaller, Joe McClash, Bradenton YC. Multihulls (3 boats): 1, Catabella, Dean Cleal, SYC; 2, Iguana, John Dowd, SSS; 3, Two Sexy, Bill Fisher, Bayshore Gardens YC.

Upcoming Regattas

Egmont Key Race, Davis Island to Egmont, Tampa Bay, FL, Jan. 5 This is the longest running regatta in the Tampa Bay area.

Since 1935, this distance race from Davis Island Yacht Club to Egmont Key and back has attracted top sailors in the area and is now a DIYC and WFPHRF Boat-of-the-Year event. In keeping with long-standing tradition, chili will be served to competitors upon their return to the club—no matter how late! Classes include Spinnaker, Non-Spin, Cruising, and Racer-Cruiser. One-design categories are possible with sufficient participation. For the NOR and on-line registration, go to www.diyc.org, or call (813) 251-1158. Free docking for the week is available at DIYC for those racing in the Commodore’s Cup the following weekend.

4th Annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta and Laser Masters Midwinters, Jan. 31-Feb. 4 The 2013 Charlotte Harbor Regatta will feature more than 100 boats in possibly 11 classes. Expected classes are the Viper 640, S2 7.9, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave, Weta, F16, F18, Flying Scot, Laser, 2.4 mR Sunfish and Precision 15 classes.

First time this year is the Charlotte Harbor Pusser’s Rum Beach Party at Port Charlotte Beach Park (which is the staging area for multihulls) on Feb. 2. For information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Brian Gleason at (941) 206-1133 or gleason@charlotteharborregatta.com. www.charlotteharborregatta.com SOUTHWINDS

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RACING St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta Offers PHRF Racing New This Year, Feb. 15-17 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is hosting the upcoming St. Petersburg NOOD (National Offshore One-Design) event on Feb. 15-17. Several popular one-design classes will be represented. Last year’s NOOD regatta featured nine separate classes with entries from across the eastern half of the U.S. Following its debut last year, there will be PHRF handicap class racing with a combination of windward/leeward and distance racing courses. All entrants for the PHRF classes will need to apply for a West Florida PHRF certificate at www.westfloridaphrf.org. Go to the Sailing World NOOD website at www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas.

Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Feb. 2-3 Tampa Sailing Squadron will host the 49th annual Gasparilla Regatta. This regatta ties in with the annual Gasparilla celebrations, parades and pirate festivals in the Tampa Bay area. It also includes a shoot-out challenge to the Davis Island Yacht Club Racer/Cruisers for the coveted Pirate Musketoon.

Racing will include both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes, as well as Racer/Cruiser, Multihull, True Cruising and Mother Lode. One-design fleets are encouraged to attend.

Go to www.tampasailing.org for more information.

4th Annual Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 26 See the write-up at the beginning of the Racing section.

31st Annual Golden Conch Regatta, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL, Jan. 19-20 This two-day race series will be conducted outside Burnt Store Marina entrance on Charlotte Harbor. Two races on Saturday and one on Sunday. This regatta qualifies for Southwest Florida Boat of the Year title. Thirty to 35 boats are expected in the five classes offered. Both buoy and windward-leeward races will be conducted. A mandatory skipper meeting will be held on Saturday morning along with a complimentary continental breakfast. A barbecue social is planned after the Saturday races. The awards ceremony will be held following racing on Sunday.

More details, NOR, and entry form will be posted by in December, on www.ppycbsm.com.

19th Annual Conquistador Cup, Charlotte Harbor, March 3-4 Historically the largest regatta in southwest Florida, this event is run by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club and the Royal Order of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors. The regatta begins with registration on Friday evening, March 1, at the Punta Gorda Boat Club at 802 West Retta Esplanade. Two buoy56 January 2013

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course races are planned for Saturday with Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, Cruising, and Multihull divisions. A gettogether is planned with a buffet dinner for Saturday evening at the adjacent YMCA Bayfront Center.

On Sunday, the reverse-start long distance Conquistador’s Cup will be held. In excess of 100 boats is expected for this event. The winner will be awarded the coveted Ponce de Leon Conquistador Helmet and gets his boat pictured on next year’s regatta T-shirt. An awards ceremony will follow the completion of Sunday’s race at the Punta Gorda Boat Club.

For NOR and entry forms, go to www.pgscweb.com.

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

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org) Tampa Bay (also known as Suncoast BOTY: (SUNBOTY) Davis Island: (DIBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (GBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) JANUARY 1 Hangover Cure. St. Pete YC 1 Hangover Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 1 Bloody Mary Regatta. Bradenton YC 1 Hangover Bowl. Davis Island YC 5 New Year’s Cup. Naples Sailing & YC 5 Egmont Key Race. Davis Island YC. (SUNBOTY) (DIBOTY) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Chili Cook-off Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society.

12-13 Gaspar Regatta. St. Pete YC 12-13 Commodore’s Cup. Davis Island YC. (SUNBOTY) (DIBOTY) 18-20 Master Driver team race. St. Pete YC 19 Snowbird Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 19-20 Golden Conch Regatta. Platinum Point YC. (CHBOTY) 24 Full Moon Race. Davis Island YC 26 Good Old Boat Regatta. St. Pete Sailing Assoc.

31-Feb. 4 Charlotte Harbor Regatta and Laser Masters Midwinters. www.charlotteharborregatta.com FEBRUARY 1-3 SPYC Valentine’s Day Opti Regatta. St. Pete YC 2 Gasparilla Regatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron 9 Cherry Pie Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. (SBYA) 9-13 J/24 Midwinters. Davis Island YC 14-17 VX Midwinters. Davis Island YC 14-17 NOOD & Championship. (Suncoast 16-17 Valentine’s Short-Handed Race. Dunedin Boat Club 21 Full Moon Race. Davis Island YC 21-24 Laser Midwinters East. Clearwater YC 23 Edison Gulf Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. (CHBOTY) 22-24 505 Midwinters. St. Pete YC (at Pass-a-Grille) 23 Full Moon Pursuit Race. St. Pete Sailing Assoc.

24 Windjammer to Venice. Sarasota Sailing Squadron & Venice YC. (SBYA) 27-28 J/22 Midwinters. Davis Island YC

Race Reports

92nd Sir Thomas Lipton Inter-Club Challenge 2012, Bay St. Louis, MS, Nov. 17-18

By Kim Kaminski Hurricane Isaac caused havoc over the Labor Day Weekend and resulted in the 2012 Lipton Cup Regatta scheduled at the Bay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St. Louis, MS, to be cancelled. Bay Waveland Commodore Taylor and Race Committee Chair Robin Rafferty re-scheduled the cancelled race to Nov. 17-18 to make sure the Lipton Challenge was held this year. Eighteen Lipton Cup Teams were originally scheduled to race, and 14 teams were able to make the rescheduled date. The winning club was Bay Waveland Yacht Club who will be the host for the 2013 Race on Labor Day weekend.

Results: 1, Bay Waveland Yacht Club, 13 points;2, Pass Christian Yacht Club, 15 points;3, Buccaneer Yacht Club, 18 points;4, New Orleans Yacht Club,19 points;5, Southern Yacht Club, 19 points;6, Pontchartrain Yacht Club, 21 points;7, Gulfport Yacht Club, 25 points;8, Mobile Yacht Club, 29 points;9, Fairhope Yacht Club, 36 points;10, Biloxi Yacht Club, 38 points;11, Ft. Walton Yacht Club, 42 points;12,St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, 47 points;13, Long Beach Yacht Club, 47 points;14, Jackson Yacht Club, 51 points; See RACING continued on page 68 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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SELECTED LISTINGS Alden 56 Flybridge Express 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$505,000 Hyundai 53 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,900 Beneteau 49 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$325,000 Beneteau 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$298,000 Hatteras 46 Fly Bridge 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$85,000 PT 46 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Lancer 45 CC 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,000 Beneteau 423 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,000 Sea Ray 400 42 DB 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$98,000 Grand Banks Classic 42 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$191,800 Beneteau Oceanis 381 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 Ocean Alexander 38 Double Cabin 1984 . . . . . . . .$76,000 Rampage 38 Express 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124,000 Beneteau First 375 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,900 Beneteau 373 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 Beneteau 37 LE 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Bavaria 37 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$94,500 S2 11.0A 36 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,500 Beneteau 361 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 Beneteau 361 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$165,000 Grand Banks 36 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Pearson 36s ’79, ‘80 & ’82 starting at . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,500 Beneteau 343 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 Beneteau First 10R (34’) 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Catalina 34 Mark I 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,000 Mainship 34 Trawler 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$154,500 Hunter 340 1998, ’99 & ’01 starting at . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 Beneteau M332 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 Beneteau 331 2003 Keel Centerboard . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Beneteau 331 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,900 Beneteau 323 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,000 Catalina 320 MKII 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$108,000 Taylor 32 “Danger Zone” 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 Beneteau Antares 980 32 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$139,000 Island Packet 31 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 Beneteau 31 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$118,000 Catalina 30 MKIII 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,500 Sea Sprite 30 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,500 Endeavourcat 30 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,500 Nonsuch 30 Ultra 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,000 Performance Cruising Telstar 28 2006 . . . . . . . . . . .$81,500 Alerion AE 28 ’04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,900 Beneteau First Class 7.5 (26’) 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900 J/Boats J/70 (22') 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IN STOCK Sylvana Yachts Rocket 22 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$29,500

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We advise you to list the boat type first followed by the length. For example: Catalina 30. Your boat is more likely to be found by Internet search engines in this format.

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_________________________________________ SEAWOLF INFLATABLE CATAMARANS. Made in USA! Two 2007, 10’ near new demos, deeply reduced prices, free delivery in FL. Check out WWW.SeaWolf.biz, then call us. (727) 543-1995. (3-13) _________________________________________ New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian at Bimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400

Trimaran 21 feet folding day sailor. Brand new.

Natural mahogany finish makes this an eyecatcher. Johnson engine. Custom aluminum trailer. $6500 OBO. Call (954) 316-8342.

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Hunters Galore! New 22' - 27' and mint condition late model 30' - 36'; Hunters - 7 available. See for yourself at St. Petersburg Municipal Marina. Call for pricing. Simple Sailing Boat Sales. (727) 362-4732.

1969 Morgan 22. Flash. Refit in 2000. Great day sailer and club racer. Two sets of sail, Dacron and Carbon fiber. 9.5 Johnson. $3300 or best offer. Docked Palmetto, FL. (941) 9625039. (3/13)

2002 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. $81,500 Fresh water, R/F, Lazy Jacks, Autopilot, AGM batts, dripless stuffing gland, canvas 2010/11, Carry-On AC. 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full specs/pics at: www.MurrayYachtSales.com

2010 Catalina 250, Wing Keel. Honda 9.9 Elec. Start, Great weekender - sleeps 4 - queen & v-berths, galley, enclosed head. Furling, wheel steering, auto pilot, VHF, Depth, Bimini, Lazy Jacks, Pop Top w/ enclosure. $35,641.

Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises (800) 7836953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

S2-7.9 26’ 1987. Race ready or go weekending. Rigging and hardware all top notch.

Three sets of sails, 5 HP Merc. outboard, trailer, many extras. Excellent condition. Punta Gorda, FL. $18,490. (941) 505-4583. (3/13)

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Telstar 26 1979 Trimaran. New standing rigging, new roller furling. New 9.9 hp OB 4stroke, electric start. Tilting mast to get under bridges. Good condition. New Upholstery, radio, Porta-potti, etc. $18,500. (305) 8936061 (1/13)

1992 Catalina Capri 26. $14,000. Pocket cruiser w/big boat appeal. Oversized bimini, wheel, wing keel, Harken roller furler, full batten main. 155 and 135 genoas. Yamaha fourstroke 8hp, high-thrust, extra long shaft motor, electric start. Autohelm, battery charger. Call Julie at (850) 293-4031. Pensacola Beach, FL. (3-13)

30' Catalina MkII. 1987 with Universal Diesel, Harken Roller Furling, Mainsail, Data Marine Speed and Depth, Wheel Steering with instrument Pods, Bimini, Solar Vents. Fast, Easy Sailing. Go to www.cortezyachts.com. Great Chance for a Great Sailing Vessel. Available at our Docks. Asking $24,500. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

$19,500 - PRICE REDUCED, needs to be hauled. 30’ custom-built, aft cabin, cutterrigged ketch. The hull and Volvo engine and transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Built in Sweden in 1980. Contact by email for further details. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien. (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (1/13)

1989 Catalina 30. Excellent Condition. GPS, Autopilot, New A/C, 600 Hours. Will put up against any ’89 model on the market. Can be seen in Tarpon Springs, FL. $32,000 Call (337) 984-9400

31’ Mariner Ketch 1970. 44 HP rebuilt Perkins Diesel. Complete retro. Full keel. 2 mains, 2 mizzens, cruising chute w/sock, windlass, Bimini, S/S propane stove, GPS w/charts. A must see at our docks. Asking $16,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

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1992 Capri 26 in very nice condition with outboard. 1974 C&C 27, lots of upgrades in 2010, outboard, and new bottom antifouling paint. For more details, contact Capt. Barney D. Riley, Jr. at 1 (800) 282-1411, or email sales@dunbaryachts.com

56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$800,000 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,900 37' Tartan 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 31' Mariner Ketch 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 31' Island Packet 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,500 30' Catalina 1987 MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,500 POWER

2006 Gemini 105Mc. Lily Pad $129,000 Should sell quickly. Loaded coastal cruiser.

Modified for aerial photography. Located on the St Johns River. Full information, go to: www.c-head.com/LilyPad.html, or call (407) 592-1207. (3/13)

44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 36' Sea Ray Aft Cabin 1985 . . . . . . . . .$34,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$29,900 29' Proline Walkaround 1999 . . . . . . . . .$31,900 26' Robalo Twin 250 OBs 2007 . . . . . . .$69,000

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(941) 792-9100 visit www.cortezyachts.com CORTEZ YACHT SALES

BROKERS: 1984 Catalina 30. Good condition. 22HP diesel low hours. GPS, depth, compass, stereo. 2 VHF radios. Dinghy. Roller furling. At St. Pete marina - slip transferable with boat. $22k. tomt@tampabay.rr.com. (813) 5040414. (2/13) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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33’ Hunter, 2005. Wonderful condition, new bottom paint in September 2012. In mast furling system and head sail roller furling for ease of sailing. $82,500. Call Butch @ 850624-8893, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

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34 Catalina 1990. Mark 1.5, shoal draft, wing keel, walk-thru transom. Best-equipped 34 you’ll ever see. Well set up for cruising with arch/ davits, solar panels, wind generator, air conditioner, inverter/charger, windlass, 10’3” RIB w/ 15 HP, chart plotter, wind/depth, custom bimini & windshield, Mackpack, RF genoa.

Lots more. $50,500. (954) 581-0819, cell (954) 682-3973. (2-13)

34’ Beneteau 343 2008. Trade In. Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Bimini/ Dodger, Cushions, Full Electronics, Very Clean & True. Turn Key. $115,000 (727) 214-1590 x3. Full specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

Formosa 35 Ketch 1976. Cruiser or bay boat.

New YM30 Yanmar, (105hr), Garmin GPS, Radar, Autopilot, 30 amp Air X Wind gen, New canvas, 2 yr paint, 140 water, 45 fuel, Teak-Holly davits, Avon inflatable, 3.5 outboard. $27,500. Pensacola, FL. Rich (850) 450-9018, rgcobler@gmail.com

35’ C&C – Turn-key cruiser, great sail inventory. Reduced to $24,500! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.

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Frers 36 F-3 1982. Fast Racer/Cruiser. Full batten main, 155, 110, Reaching Spinnaker w/ sock. 5’-6” draft with custom wing/bulb keel.

Full interior, Electra-San head, recent bottom paint. $36,000. Matt (813) 645-4423. m.dalton@leaptampa.com

37 Searunner Trimaran. All sails and standing rigging in good condition. Self-tailing winches, auto pilot. Yanmar 2 GM, A/C. Refrigerator in custom box. $28,000. For Details, Contact Dave Pond. captpondo@ yahoo.com. (985) 966-3504. (1/13)

Allied Princess Ketch 1979 36’. Proven blue water cruiser. Classic A. Edmunds design. 4’ 5” draft/11’ beam. Well-maintained, AC, AdlerBarbour fridge, LectraSan head, 4-108 Perkins diesel, 70 gals water/40 gals fuel. Asking $54,900. Located Jacksonville. Linda Reynolds (904) 759-2413. lreynoldsyb@bellsouth.net

37’ TARTAN Centerboard Sloop. 1977 w/ Westerbeke diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Genoa, Main, Storm Sail, Spinnaker, Autopilot, 2 X VHFs, SSB, GPS Navigator, Stove, Ice Box, Pressure Water, lots of gear and spares. $29,900. Needs work.

Estate sale. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’ MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and comfort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handles beautifully. Well equipped and has great long sea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat and fast. What more can you ask from a lady! Purrfect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards or day charter. Asking $55,000. Details: svforeveryoung@hotmail.com. (3/13)

2002 Beneteau 361 $99,900.

Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Davits, Dinghy, OB, Bimini, Windlass, Fridge & freezer, Microwave, Full Electronics. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590 ext. 3. Full specs & pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

38’ Hunter – 2 staterooms layout, very good condition, freshwater boat. Reduced to $119,500! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.

2002 Voyage 380 Catamaran. Fast and strong! Yanmar Diesel 1800 hours.

Refrigerator/freezer, autopilot, chartplotter, new RIB dinghy and OB are just the beginning. $239,900. Alan (941) 350-1559. alangsys@gmail.com. www.grandslamyachtsales.com

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Irwin Citation 39, 1979, w/ 30 hp Yanmar, 41' 9" LOA, custom scoop transom, fin keel, roller furling head sails, Dutchman main, ST-60 instruments, Garmin GPS, VHF, S/S Stove, 12volt DC fridge, ST winches, Bimini. Asking $34,900. Cortez Yacht Sales 941-792-9100.

42’ Cheoy Lee Clipper, 1970. Classic head turner with major refit that included a new engine, rigging, sails and an extensive interior makeover! $75,000. Call Tom @ 904-3779446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

45’ Hunter Deck Salon 2012. DIVORCE SALE. Here’s your chance to own a like-new 45’ cruiser at an unheard of price.ASKING price is $100k under retail. Shoal draft, heat & air, color plotter. $256,000. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 599-1718, or kellyb@masseyyacht.com

CAL 40, Secumptual III, 1964. Restored by knowledgeable owner, no fastener left untouched, paint inside and out, re-powered w/Perkins 4-107. Eight sails, many new deck fittings, new electrics and batteries. Head and holding tank new 2012. Standard Horizon CPV 7” plotter, VHF. Loud hailer combo.

Asking $59,000. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277 or terry@bbyachts.com.

42’ Lagoon Owner’s Version, 2008. Twin Yanmar diesel engines, Onan genset, 44k btu air-conditioning, washer/dryer and Solar Panels. $480,000. Call Kevin @ 321-6931642, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransFlorida.com

45’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, 2008. In perfect condition and loaded with equipment, bright and spacious interior, comfortable contemporary design with serious sailing performance! $264,000. Call Clark @ 561676-8445, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

43’ Wauquiez Ketch, 1983. Perfect layout, weatherly cruiser. Recent Perkins 65hp, Northern Lights 5.5kw, 26000 BTU air conditioning. Fresh Awlgrip, canvas, all new electronics. $159,000. Stewart Marine, Miami.

(305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com.

45’ Jeanneau 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $109,000.

Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

2000 Dufour 43 Classic. Cruise fast with four staterooms. Well-equipped and new bottom paint. Volvo diesel 980 hours. Air conditioning, refrigeration, autopilot and more. $114,900. Alan (941) 350-1559. alangsys@gmail.com. www.grandslamyachtsales.com

1986 - 47-foot offshore cruising/racer. Total refit- Yanmar, mast/rigging/sails (7), electric winches, monitor amp air/solar, electronics, SSB, radar etc, 2 staterooms, 6-person life raft, dinghy w/10-hp OB. $109,900 inventory call (401) 782-0555.

42’ Catalina MK II. 2 staterooms, 2-head layout, very good condition. Reduced to $129,500! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.

SABRE 42, Evergreen. 1989. Classic Sabre designed and finished sloop meticulously maintained w/centerboard. Equipped for world cruising. Radar, AIS, XM weather, Wind gen., Watermaker, Garmin GPS, 12-volt DC Generator, SSB, Skymate-ocean internet, Auto Pilot, bottom epoxy-treated, 2 staterooms, spacious salon and galley, 6’ 5” headroom, ensuite heads. Asking $170,000. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277.

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CLASSIFIED ADS Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ VHF Antenna cable: 40’ of Anchor Marine RG-8X coaxial cable. Never used/installed.

Retails at West Marine for $2.09/ft. Asking $40. (941) 342-1246. Sarasota, FL. _________________________________________ 51’ Little Harbor – Performance cruiser in very good condition. Reduced to $425,000!

Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.

Clark Mills 59’ Custom 3 Masted Schooner 1974. Operating daily in charter in Clearwater. Sails great. Hauled surveyed and bottom-painted Sept. 2011. Owner retiring and motivated to sell. Call (727) 581-4662.

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FREE ADS 55’ Bruce Bingham Cutter 1994. Large center cockpit, excellent seating, metal dodger hardtop with new paint work on complete exterior. $175,000. Call Jim @ 386-898-2729, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

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

(941-795-8704)

Teleflex control cables, Red-Jacket 15’ CC33215 and 10’ CC33210, still in boxes.

This is the most popular boat cable in the world. 3” travel, 10-32 SAE threads with nuts and rubber grommets on both ends, 15’ retails for $40; asking $20. 10’ retails for $36; asking $18. Both for only $35. Photos available. Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246. (1/13) _________________________________________ 30# Aluminum Vertical Propane cylinder (Current inspection and proper fill valve) $125. _________________________________________ 20# Steel Propane cylinder (Current inspection and proper fill valve.) No exchange needed $18. Algonac Propeller Puller. Mfg by Minderman Marine Mfg., Port Clinton, OH. $125. Stuart, Fl. (772) 285-4858 (1/13)

WANTED. Always buying used boat stuff, including hardware, anchors, fenders, and any other general marine stuff. Cash paid and we will come to you. THE NAUTICAL TRADER. Call 941-704-4828. _________________________________________ Wichard boom vang from a 37’ Endeavor $125. 22 lb. Delta plow anchor $80. New digital marine TV antenna $99. Auxiliary outboard motor bracket $70. Sailboat blocks from $2. THE NAUTICAL TRADER. Call (941) 704-4828. _________________________________________ 36” Helm, destroyer style with 1” shaft. Used but in excellent condition. Great upgrade for 30’-40’ racers or cruisers. New costs $560; asking $250 or will trade for 28” wheel.

Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246. (1/13) _________________________________________

56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $800,000. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100

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Perkins 4.107, 4.108 & 4.154 diesel engines, rebuilds or re-mans. Long blocks or complete.

Velvet Drives & Paragons trans available.

Universal Atomic Fours & parts. Email oldflathead@bshmarine.com (3/13) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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_________________________________________ International Fortune 500 web business seeking team members who desire passive income. Commitment and motivation necessary now to enjoy long term financial reward. Excellent opportunity in a growth industry. (727) 204 6063. (3/13) _________________________________________ Wanted: An experienced canvas person and an experienced rigger for subcontract work. Work area is greater Tampa Bay to Sarasota. Located in Palmetto.

Email jimmy@sunrisesailsplus.com. (1/13) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for yacht brokers in Florida.

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

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

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_________________________________________ Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (3/13A)

Trawler Training with Captains Chris & Alyse Caldwell Live and learn aboard our 44-ft trawler in Florida or your boat anywhere!

772-205-1859 www.CaptainChrisYachtServices.com

DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (3/13A)

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OWN YOUR OWN SLIP (deepwater) beside the ICW and your secluded weekend getaway home. Scenic setting with westward views for great sunsets. Launch your outings from this protected site. Englewood, FL. $260,000.

Pam Neer, Realtor (941) 830-0999. Michael Saunders & Co. (3/13)

S________________________________________ AILING COMPANION WANTED This new section is at a special rate. Our standard rate for a 3-month ad up to 30 words is $25. In this section the words allowed is up to 50 words for $25. Add $25 if you want to add a photo. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Sailboat Captain seeks Co-Captain. 57 yr old sailor seeks female sailing partner. I’ve lived aboard 15 yrs now. Currenty residing Boot Key Harbor, Marathon. Email me at saltykevin@yahoo.com. Chat soon! (1/13) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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31' Island Packet 1984. Sloop w/ 22hp Yanmar, Shaefer RF, RayMarine Auto Pilot, GPS, VHF, Nav Station, Bimini, S/S Propane Stove, Refrigeration, Hull #1.

Needs TLC. $31,500...make offer. Cortez Yacht Sales 941792-9100.

Used FORESPAR Motor Mate Lifting Crane.

100 lb lift capacity, great for outboard motors, scuba gear etc. Complete unit in good condition with new line and added cam cleat. $200 or Best Offer. Bradenton, FL. Call Jay (941) 5388345 (3/13) SOUTHWINDS

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Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ...........................7 Hobie Cats/Tiki Watersports ....................32 Hotwire/Solar & other products .............28 Hunter ....................................................32 Indiantown Marina .................................19 Innovative Marine Services.................26,30 Irish Sail Lady..........................................31 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales....................61 Kelly Bickford, Broker ..............................58 Key Lime Sailing......................................29 Key West Charter ....................................27 Knighton Sails .........................................31 Laser .........................................................7 Mack Sails...............................................34 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina............24 Mainsheet Partners .................................12 Maptech .................................................41 Margarita Cat-Bruce Van Sant .................23 Masthead Enterprises ....................28,31,58 Mastmate ..............................................28 Matthews Point Marina...........................19 Miami Boat Show .....................................5 Moor Electronics .....................................29 Morehead City Yacht Basin .....................19 Morgan Invasion.....................................11 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau.............61,BC National Sail Supply................................31 Nature’s Head .........................................29 Nautical Trader .......................................45 Nautos Sailing hardware .........................21 Non-Local Flow.......................................23 North Sails .............................................48 North Sails Outlet ...................................67 NV-Charts ...............................................27 Optimist ...................................................7 Pasadena Marina.....................................18 Passagemaker Magazine .........................39 Porpoise Used Sails .................................31 Portland Pudgy .......................................26 Precision .................................................32 Punta Gorda Sailing Club..........................9 Regata del Sol al Sol ..............................IFC Regatta Pointe Marina ............................16 Rigging Only...........................................30 RS Sailboats ............................................32 Sail Repair ...............................................31 Sailboat Lessons ......................................23 Sailing Florida Charters ...........................38 Sailing Florida Sailing School...................38 SailKote..............................................31,33 Sands Harbor Marina ..............................19 Schurr Sails .............................................49 Sea Lake Yacht Sales ...............................BC Sea School ..............................................44 Sea Tech .................................................66 Seaworthy Goods...............................29,34 Simple Sailing ....................................38,58 Soft Deck ...........................................38,58 Southeastern Marine Power ....................35 Sparman USA..........................................44 Spotless Stainless ....................................29 Squalls and Rainbows .............................23 St. Barts/Beneteau ..................................BC St. Petersburg Yacht Club .........................8 Star Marine Outboards ...........................30 Strictly Sail Miami .....................................5 Sunfish......................................................7 Sunrise Sails, Plus ....................................30 Tackle Shack .............................................7 Tailing Hook............................................29 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup .........................11

Teak Guard .............................................37 Tiki Water Sports.....................................32 Turner Marina .........................................18 Turner Marine & Boatyard ......................18 UK Sailmakers .........................................31 Ullman sails........................................26,31 US Spars .................................................25 Yachtman’s Guide to Bahamas ................23

RACING continued from page 57 Northern Gulf Upcoming Regattas

Mardi Gras Race Week, New Orleans, LA, February 12-24 The New Orleans Yacht Club is holding its annual premier racing event with One-Design and PHRF. OneDesign racing is Feb. 13-17 and PHRF (Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker divisions) is Feb. 23-24. With five boats constituting a class, the one-design classes expected are Finn, J/22, Hobie 33 NAs, Lightning, Lasers, Kiteboards, Club 420s, Optimist, Easterly 30 NAs, Open Flying Scot, Rhodes 19, Viper 640, VX One, V15, Moths.

For more information, as well as hotels and directions, go to www. mardigrasregatta.org. Limited free “college style” housing is available.

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

LEGEND BucYC Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, AL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA JANUARY 12-13 GYA Winter Meeting. FYC 19 Frostbite Regatta. PBYC (tentative date) 26 Super Bowl Regatta. PYC (tentative date) FEBRUARY 9 Mardi Gras Regatta. PYC (tentative date) 12-24 Mardi Gras Regatta. NOYC (tentative date) 16 Valentine’s Regatta. PBYC (tentative date) 16 Billy Goat Regatta. BucYC (tentative date) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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SAILING SCHOOLS, CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION Bimini Bay Sailing School ............................................................................20,38 Bluewater sailing school ..............................................................................15,38 Capt. Chris Yacht Services ...........................................................................27,67 Captains License Class ......................................................................................67 Couples Sailing School .....................................................................................38 Dunbar Sales Sailing School .............................................................................38 Emerald Coast Yachts School............................................................................38 Flagship Sailing ................................................................................................38 Sailing Florida Charters & School .....................................................................38 Sea School/Captain’s License ...........................................................................44 Simple Sailing..............................................................................................38,58 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine......................................................................................................17 Star Marine Outboards.....................................................................................30 MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDS All American Covered Boat Storage ..................................................................26 Amelia Island Marina ........................................................................................19 Anchorage Resort Marina .................................................................................19 Blenker Boatworks/marina ................................................................................18 Cape Coral Yacht Basin ....................................................................................18 Catamaran Boatyard.........................................................................................26 Clearwater Municipal Marina ...........................................................................18 Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field.......................................................................22 Glades Boat Storage ....................................................................................10,19 Gulfport City Marina ........................................................................................21 Harborage Marina...........................................................................................IBC Hidden Harbor Marina .....................................................................................19 Indiantown Marina...........................................................................................19 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina .....................................................................24 Matthews Point Marina ....................................................................................19 Morehead City Yacht Basin...............................................................................19 Pasadena Marina ..............................................................................................18 Regatta Pointe Marina ......................................................................................16 Sail Harbor Marina ...........................................................................................31 Sands Harbor Marina........................................................................................19 Turner Marina ..................................................................................................18 Turner Marine & Boatyard................................................................................18 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals..........................................................................20,38 Flagship Sailing ................................................................................................38 Florida Keys Cottage/Charter ...........................................................................27 Key Lime Sailing ...............................................................................................29 Sailing Florida Charters.....................................................................................38 Simple Sailing..............................................................................................38,50 MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, DIVE SERVICES, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, REAL ESTATE, ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning ....................................................................................26 Aqua Graphics..................................................................................................26 BoatNames.net.................................................................................................26 EisenShine ........................................................................................................26 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales ...........................................................................29 Innovative Marine Services ..........................................................................26,30 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. Jagger .....................................................................................................27 Capt. Larry Nelson ...........................................................................................27 Capt. Rick Meyer..............................................................................................26 Capt. Tom Mackin............................................................................................27 MARINE ELECTRONICS Moor Electronics ..............................................................................................29 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication ..............................................................66 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES Bahamas Guide/Seaworthy...............................................................................23 BoatNames.net.................................................................................................23 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars ............................................................................23 Cruising Guide Florida’s Suncoast.....................................................................23 Margarita Cat-Bruce Van Sant ..........................................................................23 Non-Local Flow ................................................................................................23 Passagemaker Magazine...................................................................................39 Sailboat Lessons ...............................................................................................23 Yachtman’s Guide to Bahamas .........................................................................23 Squalls and Rainbows.......................................................................................23 REGATTAS, BOAT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS Charleston Race Week ........................................................................................3 Conquistador Regatta.........................................................................................9 Davis Island Yacht Club ....................................................................................11 Gulf Coast Boat Show ......................................................................................18 Miami Boat Show...............................................................................................5 Morgan Invasion ..............................................................................................11 Punta Gorda Sailing Club ...................................................................................9 Regata del Sol al Sol ........................................................................................IFC St. Petersburg Yacht Club.............................................................................IFC,8 Strictly Sail Miami...............................................................................................5 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup ..................................................................................11

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Realizing the Dream

By Brenda Brinn selves...every square inch...sometimes dream, and that she was really glad t took us about 10 years to make our more than once. she went along with it, because he dream of cruising full time actually Then there were the looks we got unexpectedly passed away after just happen. Well, it wasn’t so much “our” from servers and patrons at local several months of cruising. With tears dream as my husband’s. But, he was restaurants when we would take a in both our eyes, my resistance to this very good to me and my daughter, break and treat ourselves to lunch in life-altering endeavor gently washed and since this is what would make him an air-conditioned diner or fast food away like a piece of seaweed on the happy, I embraced the dream and joint. There we were in old grimy Atlantic. Even now, when I use my focused on my planning, organizing, work clothes, disheveled hair, no towels, I silently thank that angel-inand jack-of-all-trades apprentice skills makeup, a 5 o’clock shadow on my disguise for saying just what I needed to help make this happen. You see, my to hear to jolt me out of my husband is a man who loves self-induced turmoil. to design and build with his I’m keeping it in the own two hands. I really back of my mind that when I admire that. He had already die I should like to ask God tackled building a house, exactly how many decisions restoring a sports car where did my husband make from he had to buy three other the moment he decided to junkers in order to have the buy this boat until we left parts to complete one, and the dock to cruise. Could it motorcycles. be over a hundred thouThen came the chance to sand? How ‘bout a million? improve a sailboat. Over Sometimes, I could swear I three years, he completely saw steam rising from his restored a 36-foot Morgan brain (just like when the Out Island monohull, which impeller disintegrated and in retrospect was the handsthe port engine overheaton experience he gained ed)—and at the same time, prior to being mesmerized he was exhilarated, focused, by this diamond-in-thetriumphant when his idea of rough catamaran that he The dream, later named Sea Spirit, being realized. how to stretch the ammas came to work on next. Okay, husband’s face and my legs. I wanted and raise the roof came to fruition so this would be another project. Little to explain that we were not homeless. flawlessly, and commiserated over the did either of us realize how extensive We did shower every day. We had all failures, as when it took three tries to and all-consuming a project it would the material objects almost everyone install the salon windows without become. else had—a furnished house, cars, and Frankenstein bolts so they did not leak There were many times during a business.

We were just working on or crack. this eight year, slow-motion, our boat. Were they judging me or was Yet, there we were—side by side, rebuild/renovation of our 50-foot I judging me? day after day, week after week, month catamaran, Sea Spirit, that I questioned I can remember one time feeling after month, year after year, until one my sanity of allowing my husband to especially discouraged while I was in day, our “baby” was finally ready to spend every penny we had, the heat the department store buying towels put her beautifully painted black botexhaustion of working in a boatyard in for each cabin’s head. The sales clerk tom back in the water. Now, as we the middle of summer in Florida, sensed I was not as excited as I could cruise in our solid, comfortable, bluebeing covered with sweat, paint, have been when I told her we were water boat, I am grateful beyond epoxy, fiberglass, dust, mold and who renovating a boat for cruising. She told words that we had the perseverance to knows what else. Because, yes, we did me her husband realized the same realize this dream. the vast majority of the work our-

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