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IT’S THE START OF A NEW YEAR. We lucky few who survived the holidays may now embark on a new set of adventures! Last New Years, I wanted to be more active and get fit. You know that struggle the same as me. I was told Yoga was the way to go. Friends told me that you will learn to be “present” while stretching and gaining muscle tone. Learning to be present instead of thinking about baseball at critical times sounded like a plan. If nothing else, I thought it would improve my relationship. So, off to Yoga I went. What I learned is Yoga is an incredible way to be “in the moment”. In every pose, I was focused on not tooting. I focused intently on keeping clenched as tight as possible to not empty the room. Sweat running down my face as I focused like an Olympic gymnast. I was truly “in the moment” while at the same time I was toning my gluts. I can highly recommend Yoga to anyone who wants to be “present” in the moment. Just watch what you eat for the sake of others in the room. Fitness really is a big part of my life. I went to the gym four times last year. It took a lot of commitment to get to the gym that often and I count those visits as a win. That’s two and half more times than I went the year before. I only got credit for a half visit because I hit the drive-through for a burger, fries and shake on the way, then saw a movie. Still, getting out the door is half the battle in my mind. Even you can be committed to achieving your fitness goals. Remember,

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getting out the door is half the battle, and if you hit the drive through, I’ll take a Whopper with Cheese. But I have cut back on fast food. My body is a temple or at least a watering hole in the desert of life. These past few months, I have been working on eating better. You can’t forget to have a healthy diet while you’re building muscle mass. Keto is the soup de jour or maybe the broth of the diet world. So, I’ve committed to eating fewer carbs. I was told it’s all about reading the labels and watching those carbs to stay in ketosis. Then your body naturally burns the tummy fat bit by bit. The good news here is my bourbon is keto friendly. No carbs there and I feel good about living a healthy lifestyle. Now, we are starting a new year and a new decade. So many opportunities await us. I’ve always been told you have to take what you want in life. Sadly, they forgot to mention you have to pay for it before putting it into your car. It was hard when I was younger to learn these life lessons. As I’ve aged, I’ve been much more selective about what I take. Now, I keep it small and easily hidden. If you learn one lesson in life this year, it’s this: park close to the exit, keep the engine running, and make sure you have a full tank of gas. Good luck in 2020!

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CALENDAR

Upcoming Events in the Southeast Region (Non-Race Events)

BOAT SHOWS Atlanta Boat Show, Jan. 16-19

Listing Your Event in Print or Online To have your non-race event listed in print, contact editor@swindsmag.com. Email the information (not just a link) by the first of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later. They must be public events that are free, or nominal low cost. Other for-profit events can be listed for $35/month up to 150 words (text and title) for first month, $25 for second month. We will print your public event for two months (rendezvous for three months). (If your for-profit event has a quarter page ad or larger, a 150-word notice in this calendar is included for two months.) You can also list your event on our online calendar, editor@swindsmag.com. Go to EVENTS. No charge for: (1) You have a print ad for the event in the magazine; (2) Public events, non-profit events, free events; (3) Club regattas, marine flea markets, boat shows and other similar events. Contact us for other for-profit events.

ing” that is only offered at the show. In addition to a huge selection of boats, there are great special events for the whole family to enjoy!

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.

Charleston Boat Show, Charleston, SC, Jan. 24-26

Austin Boat Show, Jan. 3-5

Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. 864-250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com

Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com

Biloxi Boat Show February 7-9, 2020 – Mississippi Coast Coliseum – Fri 12Noon to 8PM, Sat 10AM-8PM, Sun 10AM-5PM The 2020 show will feature a great selection of boats, motors, personal watercraft, and marine accessories. This show is always the best place to see all of the new models in one place for easy comparison shopping. The Biloxi Boat Show is THE place to take advantage of “special show pric-

Charlotte County Boat Show, Port Charlotte, FL, Jan. 9-12 Charlotte County Fairgrounds. 954-570-7785. www.swfmia.com/charlotte-county-boat-show

Dallas Boat Expo January 31 thru February 9, 2020 Dallas, Texas

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Houston Boat Show January 3-12, 2020 Houston, Texas – NRG Center www.houstonboatshows.com

Port Salerno Seafood Festival, Port Salerno, FL, Jan. 25 Live music, arts and crafts vendors, a kid’s fun zone, mermaids, pirates and seafood. 10am to 8pm. Port Salerno Docks. www.portsalernoseafoodfestival.org.

New Orleans Boat Show February 8 thru 10, 2020 New Orleans, LA

Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL, Jan. 10-12 Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart Harbor, Half Mile off State Road 707. www.stuartboatshow.com

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS and NAUTICAL FLEA MARKETS Big Pine Key Nautical Flea Expo/Flea Market, Florida Keys, Jan. 11-12 Typically drawing nearly 200 vendors, on the wooded grounds of the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce, Mile Marker 31 Oceanside on Big Pine Key. Besides nautical items, there will be arts and crafts, food and live music. 8am to 2pm. 305-872-2411. www.lowerkeyschamber.com, go to Events.

Nautical Flea Market, Pompano Beach, FL, Jan. 18-19

Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Cortez, FL, Feb. 15-16 Started in 1981, this two-day festival in the historic fishing village in Cortez, FL, offers a wide variety of seafood, live music, nautical arts and crafts, children’s activities, environmental exhibits and beer. Over the years, the event has expanded from one to two days and from 500 visitors to 25,000. The festival is sponsored and hosted by F.I.S.H.—The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage—which is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of Florida’s traditional Gulf Coast maritime communities. For more on F.I.S.H. and the festival, go to www.cortez-fish.org.

Orange Beach Seafood Festival & Car Show, Orange Beach, AL, Feb. 23 The Wharf, 4830 Main Street. 10am-4pm. www.gulfshores.com/things-to-do/calendar-events.

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Gigantic Nautical Flea Market, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Feb. 22-23 Sponsored by the Upper Keys Rotary Club. Held at Founders Park on Islamorada, MM 87, Bayside. New and used boats, marine gear, dive gear, products, clothing, electronics, antiques, fishing, nautical arts and crafts. Sat 8-5, Sun 9-3. All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at 8am. 305-7121818. http://giganticnauticalfleamarket.org.

Dania Marine Flea Market, Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL, March 14-17 Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equipment, antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating-related items. World’s largest marine flea market. Thursday-Saturday: 9am-6pm. Sunday 9am-4pm. Free Parking. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.

George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 13-27 This is a cruisers’ regatta that attracts 350-400 cruising boats. Most boats start arriving from the U.S., Canada and other countries in November and stay through March. When the actual regatta days start, the schedule includes sailboat races in Elizabeth Harbor, around Stocking Island, and to neighboring Long Island. There is a variety of on-water and on-thebeach events to capture the interest of non-racing cruisers, as well as racers: Volleyball tournaments, softball, coconut harvest, bridge, Texas Hold’em poker, beach golf and much more. Opening night of the regatta is a very big event.

Polar Bear Dip January 1, 2020 – Florabama, Perdido Key, Florida – 12:00 Noon to 3:00PM The Flora-Bama Lounge on the Florida-Alabama state line on Perdido Key hosts this popular, annual splash in the Gulf of Mexico. Afterwards, everyone joins in a southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day and warms up with good music and beverages. Great laughs, fun for the whole family!

Annual Kiwanis Polar Bear Dip January 1, 2020 – The Hangout, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-off January 4, 2020 Downtown Pensacola, Florida 4:00PM This is a City-Wide event, and the public is invited to attend the FREE EVENT. To kick off this fantastic Mardi Gras season, PMGI is very happy to present the Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick Off Celebration. Pensacola’s best parading Mardi Gras Krewe’s will have their float and their entire Krewe on Palafox and Government Streets, where their Krewe will be ceremoniously blessed and proclaimed ready to participate. Each Krewe will be in costume and will have its royalty present. The Father, along with the Town Crier T. Bubba Bechtol, will bless each individual float, the City of Pensacola, and the entire Pensacola Mardi Gras season. Come out and join us for FREE King Cake provided by Bluejay’s Bakery and dance the night away with a second line jazz band street performance. The party starts at 5:30pm. Local Krewe’s have been gearing up all year in preparation to unveil their float’s new themes and colors; not to mention the Krewe members elaborate costumes! This is a chance for all Krewe’s and all of Pensacola to join together and ring in the Mardi Gras season. NOTE: Numerous Mardi Gras celebrations are being held along the Northern Gulf Coast from January 4 thru February 25, 2020.

Lulu’s Mardi Gras Anniversary Celebration and Boat Parade February 25, 2020 Lulu’s Gulf Shores, AL Join the party at LuLu’s Gulf Shores for our 21st BIRTHDAY on Mardi Gras Day! Lots of FUN planned, birthday cake, boat parade, and more! In true LuLu’s fashion, there will of course Mardi Gras themed live music starting at 11am. The Mardi Gras Boat Parade boat parade will start arriving— heading in from the East—at 3pm! Make sure you are at LuLu’s Deck for the parade!

Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show February 29, 2020 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL

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RACING NEWS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South

37th Annual Golden Conch Regatta Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL Jan.18-19 This two-day race series is an OPEN SAILING EVENT to be conducted outside Burnt Store Marina entrance on Charlotte Harbor. There will be two separate race courses: five races for Spinnaker, Multihull, and Harbor 20 fleets; three races for cruising fleets. Regatta qualifies for Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year (CHBOTY). Expected are 30-35 boats in five classes offered. Both buoy and

windward-leeward races will be conducted. A MANDATORY skippers meeting will be held on Saturday morning along with a complimentary continental breakfast. A barbecue social is planned after Saturday races. The awards ceremony with light lunch will be held on Sunday after racing. Details, NOR, and Entry Form can be found at www.ppycbsm.org.Â

Premiere Sailing League January 3 thru 5, January 31 thru February 2, March 6 thru 8 and April 3 thru 5, 2020 Plaza de Luna Park, Pensacola Marina The PSL Winter Exhibition Series will consist of a pre-series test regatta followed by four invitational regattas. Teams can charter a boat from the supplied fleet of identical RS21 keelboats for the racing which will take place on courses set just off the Pensacola waterfront at either Plaza de Luna or the nearby Vince Whibbs Community Maritime Park. Spectators can watch the teams compete in multiple exhibition stadium style races directly in front of the festive venues. Dates have been chosen to coordinate with other activities in the two

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parks to introduce stadium sailing to the non-sailing public. The first PSL Winter Exhibition is scheduled for January 3-5, 2020, off Plaza de Luna at the foot of historic South Palafox Place adjacent to the Pensacola Marina. Not coincidentally, the regatta takes place during the 12th Night Mardi Gras Kick-off celebration taking place throughout downtown Pensacola. Subsequent PSL Winter Exhibitions are currently planned for Jan. 31-Feb 2, March 6-8 and April 3-5, 2020. (Note final dates may be subject to change)

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RACING NEWS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South For each event, practice racing will be held on Friday from the Pensacola Yacht Club in the downtown Sanders Beach Community. Then on Saturday and Sunday the six to 12 teams will race short course, fast paced flights, with up to 20 races per day, to determine the winner. The racing will follow the format of the events that will be offered in 2022, the inaugural year of the full national season of the League. Spectators on shore will be treated to race analysis presented by sailing broadcaster and America’s Cup commentator Tucker Thompson, who will make stadium sailing come to life for spectators. Visit Pensacola President Steve Hayes and Pensacola Sports President and CEO Ray Palmer have been onboard with the Mayor and his staff since the concept was first presented to the city and the Escambia County tourism professionals. The Pensacola/Escambia County tourism promotional arm at VisitPensacola.com, and the sports marketing team at Pensacola Sports, are committed to helping make the exhibition series, and all future events on Pensacola Bay, a success in every way. The Premiere Sailing League USA will debut its concept for an organized, national fleet racing league during the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., which runs from October 10-14, 2019. Details are available at www.premieresailingleague.com.

55th Annual Gasparilla Regatta, Apollo Beach, FL, Feb. 8 Bring your pirate garb and join us for this annual regatta, sponsored by Sailor Jerry Rum and hosted by the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach. Registration fees include Friday night dinner and beer, hot breakfast on Saturday, Saturday banquet, party, and rum beverages, high quality event shirt, captain’s goody bag, and much more! On Saturday morning, a hot breakfast is served to racers 8am to 9am. Following the racing is the Sailor Jerry Rum PARTY featuring live music (steel drum band!), rum libations and an excellent dinner. “Best Pirate Crew” prizes will be awarded to those in pirate garb at Saturday’s banquet. Racing classes: Spinnaker (short and long course), NonSpinnaker, Racer Cruiser, Cruising, Doublehand and the Mother Lode class. The Mother Lode class does not require a PHRF rating and is designed to provide a pursuit race around Tampa Bay for the non-rated racers. Boats are assigned a rating based on their equipment and the captain’s experience. Pre-race skippers meeting, dinner, and party, featuring keg beer, burgers, and dogs starts at 5pm, Friday, at the squadron. For details, entry forms, NOR and a discount for early registration, go to www.sail-tss.org and go to Regattas.

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February 8, 2020 Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker, Cruising and Racer Cruiser classes along with the popular Motherload class and the Doublehand class.

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You Know You’re A Boater When… By Julia Inman Score yourself and see how bad your debilitating condition is. Circle the number that best represents how you feel about each statement. • The sweetest sound in the world is water from your own maker filling your tank. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • Your eyes light up when your solar panels are making more energy than you’re using. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • Rainy weather is seen as a great free boat-washing opportunity. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

• You believe making chaps for your dinghy is a cool idea. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

• Nine o’clock in the evening has become the new midnight. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

• A pump-out feels like a whole new chapter in life. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

• Getting lucky means a perfect three-day weather window to get around Cape Hatteras (or other challenging voyages). Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • You believe wearing silicon rings is way cooler (and safer) than your original wedding rings. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • Getting “gussied up” to dinghy into town means putting on a shirt without holes or stains. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • When you announce you’re going to make water, you are not going to the head. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • Hanging your wet clothes to dry on your lifelines is no longer embarrassing. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • You have an affectionate pet name for your generator (like “Gen”) for all the good things she makes possible. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • You have shamelessly ripped out articles from communal magazines on how to make produce last longer or how to keep your fuel cleaner or... Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • Everything from paper towels to water gets used at least twice before it’s waste. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2 Never = 0 • A working fridge and freezer bring tears of joy to your eyes. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

• Your dream of a No-Fly Zone has nothing to do with airplanes. Always = 6 Frequently = 4 Sometimes = 2

Never = 0

Bonus: * You proudly give your boat card to everyone you meet. Always = 4 Frequently = 3 Sometimes = 1

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ADD YOUR NUMBERS UP. 100 – 84 points: You are a boater. Good news/bad news: You will never be the same and only other boaters will ever fully understand and appreciate you. (It’s a small community, but you are loved within it.) 83 – 64 points: You are in the boating community, but you’re not a shining star, yet. Keep working on it. (Other boaters will encourage you; mostly because they are not above dragging anyone else down with them.) 63 – 48 points: You are on the fringes of the boating community. Try harder. The love is out there, spend more time on your boat. 47 - 32 points: You can do better. You know you can. Don’t tell other boaters how poorly you scored on this… unless you are seeking their help. 31 – 16 points: Did you just buy your boat? What other excuse could there be? 15 or below: Really? Put the magazine down and walk away. Sell your boat. If you scored below 48 points, go to the nearest port, drink lots of rum and practice for “talk like a pirate” day. It might not help, but it’ll be fun. If you scored 48 points or above, go the nearest port, drink lots of rum and practice for “talk like a pirate” day. Oh, you probably already do that. With a high score, you might as well go ahead and accept certain realities: When you were still living a land-locked life, most of the above behavior would have you running for therapy, if not self-institutionalization. But, good news/bad news, you’re leading a water-life now and you are who you are. So now, visiting your old life is probably disconcerting to say the least. Everything is so easy. You need groceries? Jump in the car and go get them. Want to take a bath? Just fill the tub with hot water, get in and keep refilling it as needed. Feeling cold? Turn up the heat – no need to see if you have enough power to do so. Feeling hot? Turn up the air conditioner without regard to your battery levels. (Note: land-locked lifers say “a/c,” instead of “air/con.” Sigh. So wrong.) Life on a boat is a lot of pain and suffering with glorious moments in between. And well worth it. But, the chances are slim you will ever be sane and whole again. SOUTHWINDS January 2020 15

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50th George Washington Birthday Regatta at Lake Eustis Sailing Club By Arial Harrington Photography by John Cole and Randall Moring

As the meme goes, “We salt our margaritas, not our roads.” What further excuse do you need to travel to sunny central Florida in winter? Lake Eustis Sailing Club (LESC) is hosting three regattas to kick off the new year!

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the Train Wreck Regatta. Just two weeks later, the 50th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta will be on February 15 and 16 with a Flying Scot clinic beforehand. The GWBR also has 2 courses set: one for classes such as Laser, Club 420, O’Pen Bic and Opti. The other for Flying Scot, Wayfarer, San Juan 21, and Highlander classes (subject to change). If you haven’t been to Lake Eustis before, you’ll come to find this hidden gem is a sailing mecca. The club is highly active, hosting club races on weekends at least twice a month. Attendance for these upcoming regattas is expected to be high this year as momentum continues to grow around our sailing community. The city has plans to build a US Sailing Center (the vote is in March), the club has been chosen to host the 2022 Wayfarer International Championships and future upgrades to the club itself are in the works. The GWBR also hosts the Flying Scots Florida District regatta and is shooting to have 50 Scots registered! Earlier in 2019, Peggy Menzies efused of our

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local race committee, “Experiencing professionalism in Race Management from the first to the last. Despite challenging (shifty) winds, we had beautifully square courses, excellent racing, awesome judgment when to sail and when to not sail.” As you can see, LESC is no stranger to hosting top notch regattas. Sailors are drawn back by a multitude of unique Floridian experiences. From camping under the sprawling live oak trees on the property, to extending their stay to take in Florida beaches and theme parks, there really is something for everyone. Eustis and neighboring Mount Dora exude that old Florida charm with great restaurants, boutique shopping and legendary dive bars. If you sail at Eustis you know that the Oyster Troff (just a stone’s throw from the club), is a must. Many long lasting friendships have been forged over freshly shucked oysters and drinks in this iconic dive. At the end of the day, the camaraderie is the biggest take away. You’ll find the atmosphere is chalk full of southern hospitality. The fierce competition takes place on the water, but back on shore, everyone has a smile and is willing to lend a helping hand. Take it from Peggy: “Regattas are so much more than just the racing and competition. It’s the host club’s culture and fleet members that make the event...I’m undone by such a wonderful and welcoming group of sailors and the host club! I’m

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so glad to be part of the fun.â&#x20AC;? Last year, a new addition to the GWBR was the Flying Scot clinic. Tyler Andrews and Melanie Dunham of Flying Scot and Ryan Malmgren and Stacey Rieu of Mad Sails imparted wisdom and knowledge on those who participated during the two days before the regatta. LESC is working on a 2020 clinic, instructors and itinerary to be announced. To stay up-to-date, check out www.lescfl.com. Announcements will also be made on the Friends and Family of LESCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook Page. For Train Wreck, email Bob Cole at bob.cole4451@cox.net. For Wayfarer Midwinters, email David Hepting hepting.david@gmail.com. For GWBR, email Arial Harrington at GWBRegatta@gmail.com to receive updates on registration, the clinic and all the fun extras that are in store. We look forward to seeing you there! Sail fast, turn left. #GWBR2020

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St. Augustine’s Irish Sail Lady By Dave Montgomery

he history of sailmaking goes back so far it is difficult to trace its beginnings. Visual depictions of sailing boats have been dated as far back as 5500 BCE when sails on Egyptian vessels were made of papyrus. From that time, thousands of years ago, right up to today, every one of the literally millions of sailboats needed a sailmaker. It’s safe to presume sailmaking predates internal combustion engines, fiberglass hulls, aluminum spars, metal keels, Dacron, brass propellers and myriad other components we take for granted on modern sailboats. The boats have changed, materials have evolved, and technology has hurtled us forward. But the classic image of a sailmaker has remained pretty much unchanged for centuries. In lofts from Key West to Annapolis you will still find a lone craftsman, sitting at a sewing machine, surrounded by snowdrifts of piled up fabric, stitching together a sail, one seam at a time. That is where you will often find Linda Robinson, known as The Irish Sail Lady of St. Augustine, Florida. You should know The Irish Sail Lady is not one but two people - a partnership of Linda and her husband Tom Robinson – plus a part-time employee. And Linda is indeed the direct descendant of Irish grandparents. Their shop is the kind of place where a sailor feels immediately at home. The office is comfortably cluttered. There’s no counter for the proprietors to stand behind, when you enter you’re in the office and welcomed to plop yourself down on a comfortable couch. A large brown dog saunters up and immediately makes friends as you enter. Tom greets you with a big wide grin, Linda sizes you up with a discerning eye. You can tell the two of them have been around long enough to know their business. They’re down-to-earth, unpretentious and unfailingly direct when it comes to business. You trust them right away. Linda and Tom were practically destined to be in this business together. Each had a lifetime of sailing, making sails for a living and living on boats prior to getting together. Their current home, along with Jake the dog and Coalie the cat, is an Albin Trawler docked a stone’s throw from their loft on Riberia Street in St. Augustine. They can each count on one hand the years they’ve lived on land. Linda proudly says being true “boat people” keeps them more in tune with other sailors. Like many Floridians, Tom and Linda’s origins are much farther north. Tom spent his early years sailing in Lake Superior out of St. Cloud MN and making sails in

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on consignment for sailors looking to save a few bucks. Linda estimates that 75% of their business is repairs and they build about 10 to 15 new sails each year. She prefers to call herself a sail designer rather than a sailmaker. She explains that every boat is different. Even two boats of the same length and make can be different enough to affect a sail’s dimensions. So being a sail designer means measuring, fitting, customizing and adding any one of a dozen or so additional features such as extra reef points, full battens, a custom logo, transverse battens, stack pack, configuration, cunningham attachment, sail numbers, closed-cell luff pad, sun covers on the luff or leech to name just a few. On sails for larger boats, the sailcloth is sent out to be accurately laid out on a computer plotter. Back in their loft, the panels are then cut out and sewn together. When a new order comes in, Tom is dispatched to the customer’s boat with a tape measure to make sure the mast height, forestay, back stay and running gear are exactly what the boat specifications and the customer say they are. Whether for a new sail, a bimini or boat cover, accurate measurements are indispensable. He is also more than willing to offer friendly advice to new customers on the sail design and construction that will be best for the type of sailing they plan to do. When it comes to haggling about price Linda gets a little less friendly. She is fierce about maintaining the quality of their work. A sign on the wall of her office states “Good sails aren’t cheap and cheap sails aren’t good.” Even though Tom and Linda are both in their 60’s, they have no desire to retire any time soon. They love their work, get along great with each other and enjoy dealing with sailors from as far away as Daytona, St. Simons Island, Africa and Canada. But Linda says they don’t want to get bigger either. Being one of only two sailmakers in northeast Florida, they have a steady flow of business and are respected for their quality work. That’s a great place to be for any business.

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Junks CAN go to Windward By Shirley Carter

have been sailing my 25ft junk-rigged boat, Speedwell of Hong Kong, for nearly 20 years, almost always singlehanded. A lot of that time was spent in the Caribbean and up and down the US East Coast. The rig is not well known thereabouts and many people were curious to know how it handled. The most common remark was “Ahh, but junk rigs don’t go to windward!” Well, I’m the first to admit that my rig’s windward performance doesn’t compare with a well-handled Bermudan rig but it will get me reliably where I plan to go and I very rarely have to resort to using the engine. Apart from this commonly perceived disadvantage, the junk rig has a lot in its favour. For me, as an ageing singlehander, the most important, is ease of reefing. This can be done from the cockpit, simply by releasing the halyard and allowing as much of the sail to drop under its own weight as required, then some adjustment to the sheet and it’s done. No need to brave the foredeck and risk getting splashed or worse. This means that when a threatening black cloud appears ahead you can wait until the wind actually starts to pick up and quickly reef the sail if necessary, rather than doing the job well in advance, just in case, and then finding that the wind holds steady after all. Letting out a reef is, of course, just as simple although it takes a bit more muscle. So once that squall has passed the sail can be quickly raised again rather than leaving it reefed in cautious expectation of the next nasty black cloud. The entire sail can be dropped in seconds if an unexpected squall suddenly hits. My favourite manoeuvre is to drop the sail this way after making sure the engine has started, as I enter a crowded anchorage, and prudently prefer to

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work my way between the boats under power. Tacking is simply a case of putting the helm to windward. There is no need to touch the sheet. The mast is free-standing and so there is no need for expensive and potentially vulnerable standing rigging. For an old wooden boat such as mine, this also means less stress on the hull from the highly tensioned shrouds. A slight problem here is that there’s no convenient place for me to sling a hammock. The halyard is attached to a wooden yard with a fourpart purchase and the sail can be raised almost completely by hand. I only need to use a winch to get the last panel up if raising the full sail. Trimming the sail with the sheet also very rarely needs a winch. All this can be done easily from the shelter of my small cockpit. With the sail reefed right down to just the top panel, you effectively have a good storm sail and I have weathered many a strong blow hove-to this way. The sail is attached to full length battens. Traditionally these are rigid and fairly heavy. Mine are made from aluminium tubing reinforced with fibreglass and epoxy. The weight of the battens allows the sail to drop easily. My sail is cut perfectly flat and firmly lashed to either end of each batten with loops at roughly 18” intervals along the length. The sail is under very little tension and the cloth does not have to be particularly strong. A hole here and there seems to make no difference to its performance. If a batten should break it can be lashed to the next one down as a splint and the only loss is one panel of the sail. Just about any material can be used for the sail and it is fairly easy to make it oneself with a domestic sewing machine. All of which means that it can be made very cheaply. Recently there has been much experimentation with articulated battens and/or cambered sail panels and this has resulted in improved windward performance. However it does introduce more complexity into the design of the rig and after trying it myself I chose to revert to the simpler and more reliable flat sail with rigid battens. Largely because a lot of my sailing is off-shore and I don’t mind sacrificing a bit of speed to windward in exchange for a more dependable rig. In any case, like any sensible person, I try to avoid windward passages as far as possible. Where the rig really comes into its own is for downwind sailing. As there are no shrouds in the way, the sail can be let all the way out when running dead downwind. The sail shows very little tendency to gybe accidentally and can in fact be sailed by the lee with ease. When one does gybe, the sail comes across quite tamely and the only problem is that the sheet might get tangled with anything in the cockpit. For this reason I usually haul the sheet in manually before bringing the wind around and then let it out as the sail crosses over. When I made my first Atlantic crossing, sailing from Cape Town to Brazil Speedwell still had a conventional Bermudan rig with roller furling foresail. I chose to convert to junk rig while spending the 2003 hurricane season in Trinidad and have been totally happy with the result. I can’t think of a single reason for ever going back to the old pointy-sail rig. If you are interested in learning more, the Junk Rig Association web page hosts an active forum and is a great source of information and advice. Find them at https://junkrigassociation.org. Sailing writing at https://speedwelladventures.com/blog. Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

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Change the Story–A New Take on the New Year’s Resolution By Linda Moore

Life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. Jim Rohn, author and American entrepreneur

hen the seconds tick off the clock to 2020 are you one of the many people caught in the outgoing tide of promises to yourself called New Year's resolutions? It's ok if you are, there's nothing worrisome or wrong about it. However, I'd like to suggest another way to think about those resolutions. Consider that a resolution, as in a New Year's resolution, is more or less final - that promise you have to work toward, live with and ultimately defend, if not to yourself, then to those who are affected. What if you could get off the hook by changing the story? What if instead you changed the word from "resolution" to “choice”. Choices aren't so final—they move, shift and travel along many paths, and go in AND out with the tide. Choices do that because they change with your life circumstances. By making a choice you also allow for opportunities because now your goal moves with you, instead of in spite of you. Add to that idea the concept of a New Year’s theme. The New Year is traditionally a time for new beginnings. Whatever you want to focus on in the New Year should have purpose and meaning to you. You should not feel weighted down and obligated. You should be able to clearly answer the “Why am I doing this?” “Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.” Richard Bach, Reminders for the Advanced Soul For several years I have approached the beginning of each New Year with a theme (although, rather than use

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A choice to learn a new skill affected many lives (author, third from left).

January 1st as the beginning of my year, I use my birthday). The year I turned 49, my theme for the year was to get in the best possible health I could by the time I reached my 50th birthday. I began with making small changes in my diet and amped up my exercise routine and embarked on new interests born out of hobbies—such as building a regular yoga practice. That daily yoga practice, learning on my own and taking classes, led to full-fledged certification four years later. My theme for that year was: “The Year of Self Inquiry”. Maybe I am a little too serious, but what I learned from changing the story, was that I could make a noticeable change in my life that would affect the rest of my life. I think "resolution" creates a burden, whereas making a choice and having a theme can be fun and creative. The

changes you want to make, no matter if it is to learn a new skill, sail the Windwards, or write a book, should be done thoughtfully and with an attitude of joy and happiness for the outcome. It’s in the process of doing that you will learn more about yourself than if you just continued dreaming about it. As the year comes to an end, and you’ve found or re-defined success, you’ll have an awesome story to tell about the “Year of …. (you fill in the blank)”.

Becoming a yoga teacher changed my life (author, center).

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FROM THE SKIPPER’S DECK

There are Snakes and Then There are Sea Snakes By Captain Skip Rowland

he bay was large, possibly a mile wide with only a thin hard sand spit protecting it to seaward, where locals driving sand buggies dotted the horizon. Entering the bay slowly we passed a dozen beach chairs occupied by bronzed potbellied Aussies with a brew in hand and a couple of fishing poles anchored in the sand. We anchored Endymion at Cape Bowling Green, a huge shallow bay off the East Coast of Australia. “Looks like good fishing,” Denise said, baiting her lightweight pole with excitement. “Crappy spot for a storm protection though,” I commented. We had set our hook in 30 ft. Denise, who loves to fish, shortly had a line out to starboard that she was semi tending as she also devoured the latest of her favorite Vampire books. Another tough day in the tropics. Brandy, our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, lay on deck at Denise’s side. Denise’s pole wiggled. Almost imperceptibly. Denise didn’t miss a beat, “Fish on the line,” she hollered though I was the only other living soul within earshot, so I dropped my wrench (something I was aching to do anyway) and came to assist Denise. “Got a good one there kiddo?” I asked. “Sure is putting up a fight” said Denise, “grab the net will ya? Can you see it yet? My arms are already worn out!” “I see a shadow... there... look there... holy crap Denise... you have a shark... a black tip reef shark.” “Can you net it? Should we keep it?” “Hell yes we’ll keep it, damned good eating & the head will be nighttime bait for the big one!” Denise worked the angry two foot shark alongside and I swooped it into our net with little problem. Brandy by now was yapping away – quite excited to have a new playmate. Normally we would fish bat the catch to its eternal resting place while still in the net, letting its final wriggles take place before filleting it. Not with a shark though. They have a habit of coming back to life and taking a chunk out of their keeper. So we pounded it a few times with the fish bat and left it in the net partially hanging over the starboard side. Denise checked her bait and dropped the line in again. Almost immediately she had another strike. “I’m good,” Denise declared to me, her only listener. “And stupid,” I added... “that’s a sea snake on your line Babe... what are you going to do now?” Denise showed concern. “What should I do? You’re the brains here... tell me... I’m ready but I’m scared. It doesn’t look happy.” “Ok, Ok... Calm down a bit. I’ve never done this before either. Try to hold him over the net with the shark, I’ll use my big knife and cut his head off. That should do it” Fetching my knife from below deck I returning topsides as Denise was lowering the dreadful looking snake into the net with the still quivering shark. “Damn it, Skip, it unhooked itself, what do I do now? I’m scared it may get out of the net.” “Brandy, get back!” I pushed our curious puppy aside.

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“We may have to dump the whole mess” I advised, advancing cautiously with my knife. “Look at the shark. It’s going nuts! And we thought it was dead. He doesn’t like sharing his bunk... that’s for sure.” It is said a sea snake can only bite between the fingers or toes…someplace it’s small jaw can fit. At that moment Denise and I saw otherwise. The sea snake unhinged its jaw, opened wide and viciously bit the shark just in front of his tail. The shark visibly shuddered and in 30 seconds lay silent and very dead.

The snake, obviously poisonous, had his head and about 8 inches of his body through the net. “Holy smokes Denise… get Brandy to the fore deck and stand clear... I’ve got to dispatch this snake right now” I took a swing with my long knife severing the snake’s head. It fell into the bay. Its bloody body kept writhing.

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But here’s the freaky part. Denise looked over the side where the head had flown and there, with heads just above water, were perhaps a dozen more sea snakes darting around as if looking for the source guilty of killing their mate. “I’m scared, Skip,” Denise proclaimed, “This isn’t in any cruisers guide... it’s spooky. Do you think they could come into the boat by the through hulls.” “No way, Denise... impossible... first of all they are not intelligent and secondly… I don’t know so keep an eye out, I’m headed below to close all the through hulls.” In the end we didn’t catch any more sea snakes because we didn’t fish anymore. I dried the skin of the one we killed by wrapping it around Endymion’s backstay. I was planning to make it into a custom condom, but it blew away in a later windstorm (smile folks). There were other times we had face to face meetings with sea snakes. Our first one, shown above, was a freshwater lake experience. The Marquesas Islands lay a little south of the equator and approximately 2,000 miles west of Ecuador. We were there with heat unbearable, stifling days and no wind. Endymion was the only yacht laying at anchor off a tropical beach with a rocky outcrop to the North and a forest of palm trees to the South. Directly before us lay a small native village. The inhabitants hunted wild goats, were serious fishermen, and had eaten human flesh prior to French missionaries arriving shortly after World War Two. There was no evidence of missionaries now. We seriously wanted a freshwater shower—something more powerful than our weak-stream deck shower or the occasional ephemeral afternoon cloudburst. Using sign language and maps drawn in the sand Islanders instructed us to follow a dry creek bed up a mountain to a lake with an everflowing waterfall. Paradise perhaps? My crew of two and I thought paradise inviting so we started climbing. Cursing and sweating we picked or way carefully, sticking to the dry creek bed in preference to dense jungle where we cold not see what lay in front of us. A half hour later we passed two young natives with huge machetes, busily cutting coconuts from palms. They eyed us with suspicion and curiosity. We waved friendly greetings, receiving a partial but comforting wave in return. A wild boar as frightened to see us as we were to see it crossed our path unexpectedly, causing my son Tony to lose his footing and take a tumble. Regaining his balance Tony said “Crapola, that surprised me more than a flying fish slapping my mid-section on late night helm duty.” Two hours from start we stood at the edge of a remarkably lovely lake, maybe a quarter mile square and covered with blooming, sweet smelling lily pad flowers giving it a Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

surrealistic look. As advertised, there was a waterfall but with only a trickle of water falling from the rocks above us. “Hell…let's go,” shouted crew member Kyle. We rushed to shed our clothing, T-shirts shorts and deck shoes. “I’m in,” said Tony jumping into the tepid temperature lake. Kyle, just a step behind Tony, was set to dive in when a Lilly pad suddenly moved directly in front of him. A seven-foot yellow and black water snake swam lazily across his view. “Tony, get the hell out of the lake. Take this” yelled Kyle as he heaved stones in the snake's general direction. Scrambling from the water Tony threw more rocks but no sign of the snake. We gave up the swim and trekked down the mountain, through the mosquito forest and past the staring eyes of villagers seeing us as sweaty on return as we were on departure. Tony’s summation “Well, not everything in paradise is paradise.”

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Abaco in America, Traditional Bahamian Boats Built in Florida By Fred Braman The William H. Albury sailing on the Sea of Abaco. (Free domain photo)

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he Bahamian fascination with boats is not surprising. How else would a 700 island nation spread over 100,000 square miles of ocean feed its people, travel between communities, trade for the things they needed or send their produce off to a distant market without boats? That Bahamians would become great boat builders is a normal fulfillment of what was required to live in the islands. Though the folks in Harbour Island, Eleuthera might protest, over time the Abaco Islands became the Bahamas’ boat building center and Abaco artisans came to rival their more famous cousins in the Northeastern United States. Abaco was a natural for the growth of boatbuilding. Not only did they have a boat building need, they had the materials with forests of the different types of wood required for construction. Both traditional craft and their masters of construction soon emerged. You can still buy an Abaco dinghy built of wood in the traditional way, but bring a big checkbook! As Steve Dodge reports in his Abaco, the History of an Out Island and its Cays, the great Abaco boat building tradition began with the arrival of the “Loyalists” in the late 18th century following the US Revolution. Hoping to build a new commercial center in the Bahamas to rival New York and Boston, the new British “Abaconians” arrived with boat building skills and set out to build the boats that would be required for the trade that surely would follow. Although the Abaco center of Marsh Harbour never became a new Boston, boat building in the Abaco Islands has persisted to this day with several familiar family names still prominent in the business. To name a few is to ignore the many, but certainly the Roberts and Albury families deserve mention with the greatest of the Abaco boat builders and both families are active today. According to Dodge, Jenkins Roberts was the most famous of Abaco boat builders. He was unique as he learned to construct boats from actual written plans. Most Abaco builders of the time had plans in their heads, each boat a little different. Roberts built several large commercial boats, most of which sailed away to more profitable trading locales after launching. In spite of Loyalist dreams, Abaco was no Boston. Roberts’ most famous boat was Abaco, a 266 ton vessel built in 1917. Though Abaco also sailed off to greener cargo pastures, during her construction Roberts had a fifteen year old apprentice named William Albury. Roberts taught young William how to build boats from plans and a new boat building dynasty was born. William, with a solid boat building tradition, went on to build yachts, tug boats, and barges - about any kind of boat someone wanted to buy. The modern Albury Brothers Boat Company was started in 1952 in ManO-War Cay (MOW), a small island in The Sea of Abaco, opposite Great Abaco Island. The new company was first operated by William and his son Willard and then by Willard and www.southwindsmagazine.com

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his sons Donnie and Jamie. A host of other Alburys have also played vital roles in the family business. For the last 68 years, generations of Alburys built wood and later fiberglass boats, right up until recent events. The “recent event” being Hurricane Dorian. After a time the great wood to fiberglass transition took place and Albury boats followed suit. Their last wood boat was built in 1985, becoming the model for the fiberglass era that lay ahead. The transition is complete and the company currently builds five quality fiberglass outboard runabouts ranging from 18.5 to 33 feet. While most of Albury Brothers boats have been built at two yards on Man-O-War Cay, others have been built elsewhere, principally in Florida. John’s Story: John Heemsath, now a 76 year old Vietnam vet, was the first to build Albury boats outside of Abaco. From Stuart, Florida, John had been a supplier of marine equipment to Abaco boating interests, including the Alburys. Albury boats used windshields, hand rails, cleats, steering parts and other needed items that John could get manufactured in Florida easier and cheaper than they could be made Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

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Albury 17.5 foot Runabout built at Islands Small Boat Works (photo by John Heemsath)

in MOW. During a 1989 trip to the Albury works in Abaco, John was offered the mold of their 17'6" Runabout. Over the years, the company had built more that two hundred of the popular fiberglass boat, but had moved on to larger models and the mold was no longer used. Unfortunately, the deck mold for the boat had already been discarded. John would build a new one. The mold eventually made its way to Lexington, South Carolina and in January 1990, the Islands Small Boat Works was born. John choose Lexington as his daughter and grandchildren were there and he saw a chance to have some boat building fun and be near family, at least part of the time. He found factory space that he shared with another boat building operation, the Gold Line Commercial Boat Company, that built 26 foot outboard fishing boats. The arrangement was symbiotic as the two operators worked with each other and Gold Line technicians helped the smaller company with fiberglass work. While the MOW Albury’s favored their larger boats, John provided the market a smaller and less expensive boat, but still an Albury. Initially, he focused on Kit Boats; a fiberglass boat with stringers installed and a plywood deck that new owners could finish themselves for a price

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tag under $9000. The first operation only lasted about a year. The fishing boat company was sold and expanded and needed the space that John’s operation occupied. Most of the Kit Boat production returned south to Florida and the islands. With sales demographics now evident and his small company now homeless, John packed up his mold on a trailer behind his 1989 Custom Cruiser Olds station wagon, and headed back to Florida. Finding space at a plant in Ft. Pierce, the Islands Small Boat Works was back in business with some changes. Though the kit boats were successful, production shifted to an all fiberglass, ready to run and fully USCG compliant boat. These meticulously manufactured small boats with their historic Albury pedigree are still made by hand and one at a time. About ten years after Islands Small Boat Works began, another Albury boat building operation in Florida was formed in Rivera Beach. This Florida site builds four models of the popular runabouts under a licensing agreement with the Albury company. Because of Hurricane Dorian, new Albury boats will be made, at least for a time, only in Florida. As a long time Abaco cruiser, I have known about the Alburys and their boats for decades. In researching their boat-building history for this article, I ran across the William H. Albury, built by her namesake in 1964 to the plans of an 1810 US pilot schooner. As a brand new Navy Lieutenant Commander, I served aboard the USS John F. Kennedy when she was the reviewing platform for the Kennedy family and a couple of million others during the Op Sail '80 Tall Ships Parade celebrating Boston's 350th birthday. As The Bahamas' tall ship representative during the parade, I must have watched the William H. Albury sail by. I wish I had been paying closer attention! Captain Fred Braman, USN (ret), lives in Fleming Island, Florida with wife Louise. He writes for SOUTHWINDS Magazine about his sailing adventures in his Catalina 30 Rhombus and occasionally about other subjects of interest to boaters. Many thanks to Mr. John Heemsath for telling me his story. Contact me at fredbraman@hotmail.com. Contact John and the Islands Small Boat Works at john.heemsath@yahoo.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

A Marina Christmas and “Toys for Tots! by Fred Braman

Marina at Ortega Landing clubhouse and pool. Photo by Kate Hallock.

ven for us old kids, the Christmas season is a great time of the year! We all look forward to the holiday fun: parties, family gatherings and reunions with old friends. Shopping? Not so much! For the little ones that joy mostly comes with that magic morning. For some seven million youngsters throughout the country, magic only comes through the efforts of the United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” Program. Without the program, many children would not experience the joy of Christmas. Annually, the Marina at Ortega Landing and the Jacksonville area USMC “Toys for Tots” organization combine holiday fun with a contribution to a wonderful program at the marina Christmas party. The party is not free. The price of admission - a toy! Toys for Tots began in 1947 as the brain child of Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks. Actually it was his wife, Diane, who was the real inspiration. She had handcrafted a few dolls and asked Bill to deliver them to an agency that supports children in need. When Bill reported back to his wife that he could not find such an organization, she instructed him to “start one!” Major Hendricks and the Marines in his reserve unit collected and distributed 5,000 toys in 1947. Seeing such successful community engagement, the next year the Commandant of the Marine Corps directed that all Marine Reserve sites implement a Toys for Tots (TFT) campaign, transforming it into a national community action program. Bill Hendrick’s civilian job was Director of Public Relations at Warner Brothers Studios. He was friends with many celebrities who he asked to help support the newly created Marine TFT Program. As a personal friend and as a favor to Bill, Walt Disney designed the first “Toys for Tots” poster which included a miniature three-car train that was subsequently adopted as the Toys for Tots logo. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation was established in 1991 to help run and support the Toys for Tots Program. Through the gift of a new toy, the program strives to help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America's less fortunate children. Presently, the program distributes an average of 18 million toys to 7 million less fortunate children annually. The Marina at Ortega Landing, located on the north bank

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of the Ortega River near downtown Jacksonville, demonstrated once again why it’s the best marina east of California! The spacious marina clubhouse with adjoining outside decks is a terrific spot to hold such an event. General Manager Cam Melangton and the rest of the IGY Marina team spared no effort in making this year’s party and drive a big success. Marina residents and staff enthusiastically paid the toy price, collecting dozens of new toys for the program. Of course it was a party and a win for everyone! A festive ambiance prevailed Toys aplenty adorned our tree. while the wine flowed and a mini-orchestra Heat Meister provided first class entertainment with blues selections and an occasional patriotic song. We all enjoyed the evening. We retreated to our boats feeling a little better about ourselves and hoping that dozens of local kids would soon think so too! A sharp Marine carted off the booty at evening’s end. It was a nice night! Corporal Anthony Fuel of the 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion Company B, collected the evening proceeds for further distribution to some happy kids!

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Sailing Past Sixty By Janine Georgette

I’m still stunned by how quickly the desire to be at sea took hold of my heart. It was something I’d often read about, but thought was just a romantic notion of the ocean and our relationship to it. It was something that people told themselves to feel better about their desire to leave their homes and families and depart for ports unknown. But no, it’s a thing. It really is. I know because one day, out of the blue, it struck me like the proverbial bolt of lightning except it was masquerading as a good idea. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever” — Jacques Yves Cousteau

This is how it happened.

had just moved back to New York to care for my Mom. We were having one of those arguments that are full of so much emotion and adrenaline that afterwards no one can remember what we were even fighting about. I realized I couldn't live with her every second of every day. I needed my own space but Sag Harbor was SO expensive. There just wasn't any way I could afford to rent anything... and that’s when it came to me, this little voice, idea... “…get a boat. live on it…” It lit something inside of me. Some joyful place sat up and took notice. Which was really, really odd because I'm scared of the ocean. I'm not talking 'healthy respect', I'm talking - when I was a kid I had a vivid dream that a shark bit my leg off and ever since I've lived by the idea that the best way to prevent a shark attack is to stay the hell out of the water. Yea...it's a little phobia of mine. The idea didn't seem to care that it went against every story I'd told myself for the past 50 plus years. “…get a boat. live on it…” My rational self quickly piped in that I was over 60 years old and didn't know a damn thing about sailing! “…you could learn...” Oh shoo! Memories of wanting to learn to sail when I was in my 20s came flooding back. My Dad, a sailor, invited me down to Florida to go sailing with him to the Bahamas for my vacation. It all went very wrong which was kind of typical and we never left the dock but I spent weeks learning what I could about boats so I could help crew. Come to think of it, I actually had taken a dinghy out solo and tacked my way around a lake too many summers ago. A sudden gust of wind almost made it capsize when I returned to the dock but without even thinking I quickly shifted my weight to counter it. I always took that as a sign that I had some modicum of potential as a sailor. Learning. Now there's something I love to do. Another lightning bolt hit me -- Oh my god! There's SO much to learn when it comes to sailing. The boat, the wind, the sea, how to sail, how to maintain equipment, how to repair equipment, the list just goes on and on...kinda blissful just thinking about the learning required actually... 36

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Janine sailing Peep Hen Serenity in Joy Bay, Maine June, 2019. Photo credit Shemaya Laurel

Poor rational self. She took her last, best shot and reminded me that I had no money for such an endeavor. “…it doesn't matter...” That's when I knew I was going to sea. I soon realized that something about an impossible dream lends itself to surrender. Especially as the notion of living on a boat quickly turned into one of sailing on a boat. The fact that age, agility, knowledge and money were all running counter to that wonderful idea didn’t stop me from feeling that somehow, some way, sailing was something I was going to do. I spent subsequent hours, then weeks burrowing around the Internet learning everything I could about boats and sailing. Nothing I encountered did anything to alleviate the notion that I was too old, too poor and entirely too stiff to become a sailor! I don’t remember exactly how I discovered the Junk Rig Association but I vividly recall the excitement that the discovery generated. Here was an entire site, in English, devoted to a westernized version of the ancient Chinese craft of sailing and rigging boats. Using what is called a “Junk Rigged Sail” would mean that I could entirely do away with the need for me to bounce around on the bow while wrangling the mainsail in order to reef. In fact, reefing could be done from the cockpit by simply releasing a halyard to lower the sail the desired amount and then cleating it off. That discovery alone filled me with such glee that I could barely contain myself. Reefing from the cockpit?! Where do I sign up? But there was more. A junk rigged sail is also self tacking. As a fledgling solo sailor, the thought of having to haul jib lines all day with the standard Bermudan Rig made me tired just thinking about it. That wouldn’t be an issue on the Junk Rigged vessel that began to take up residence in my imagination. The perks kept coming. Even as a beginner, the idea of building my own sails was entirely within the realm of possibility. Because the stresses on the sail are so much lighter than on a Bermudian Sail, the materials used can also be much lighter than typical sail cloth. That translates into lower cost and easier sewing. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Serenity and Marigold 2019 New England Junket Gouldsboro Maine. Photo credit Chris Shelton

The misnamed ‘Junk Rig’ also had another important advantage. Due to the paucity of my purse, I would need to find an older boat that I could put more sweat equity into than money. The odds of such a boat needing to have its standing rigging replaced were high. Oh look, ma...the Junk Rig has no standing rigging! Scratch the fear of rigging failure. There was less to break, which also meant less to fix or replace which all equaled lower cost. Without doubt, the rig was going to be safer for the older boat I was going to be able to afford. It’s been a little over two years since I was first struck by the call of the sea. I find it somewhat miraculous that in that time I have indeed managed to begin to learn to sail even while living in the middle of New York City and at no monetary cost. By volunteering to assist teachers with the Hudson River Community Sailing Afterschool Boat Building Program, I was able to receive free sailing instruction. This summer I was invited to a ‘Junket’ (a gathering of Junk Rigged vessels,) held this year in the coastal waters of Maine. Not only was I able to assist with setting up the rigging for a Junk, which helped immensely with my understanding of how the lines all worked, but I also got to sail two of them. Serenity, a 16’ Peep Hen micro cruiser and Marigold, a Portland Pudgy dinghy that gave me my first solo sailing jaunt. My story doesn’t end there! Evidently an impossible dream can take on a life of its own as this summer I was also gifted with a 1975 Kittiwake ‘23. She is being converted to a Junk Rig as I type and I’m in the process of building a sail for her. Hopefully, she’ll be on the water come spring and I’ll actually be able to live on a boat as I learn to cruise the beautiful shores of this country. My junk rigged Kittiwake will be easy to spot so if you see me, shout “Ahoy!” I hope to hear you as I’m really busy sailing past sixty. Janine Georgette is a performing artist, entrepreneur, activist and writer currently sailing the waters of the Hudson River. Follow her at https://www.janinegeorgette.net/blog Find out more about the junk rig at http://junkrigassociation.org 50 Advantages of Junk Rig Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

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Alcohol and Boats, a Bad Duo By David P. Hope, M/Y Southern Heat

Recently, I was awakened at 0300 to the sound of a resounding crunch followed by loud voices. Instantly I knew that there had been a collision on the canal that runs directly behind my house. My selfish first thought was, “Oh no, I hope they didn’t hit my boat,” followed by thoughts of any personal injury to the involved parties and whether or not there was other property damage. I jumped out of bed, donned pants and shoes and headed down stairs to get a flashlight and light jacket and then go out to investigate. A local pontoon boat had run over a lighted “no wake” buoy and dragged it about 25 yards before coming to a stop right off my dock. The two men aboard the pontoon boat were looking at their outboard motor’s shaft and saying things such as, “On no, that’s awful, oh, that’s bad,” and on like that.

he chain, which anchors the buoy to the canal bottom, was fouled around the outboard’s propeller. They repeatedly kicked at the chain until it finally fell off of the prop. They lowered the lower unit and slowly limped down the canal toward home. They didn’t bother to thank me for illuminating their prop for them. This boat had gone out during the afternoon with a number of folks onboard and playing loud music. They had returned home and for some unknown reason decided to go back out late in the evening, to return home at 3 AM. Was alcohol involved? I can’t prove it, but I see no logical reason to take a pontoon boat out for a ride late at night if alcohol were not involved. This particular boat travels the canal regularly and the owner/operator is very aware of the no wake buoy. The buoy’s light was still on after the collision. Fortunately, no one was injured, or worse, and the buoy can be put back on station. This is a very mild example of what can happen when alcohol and boating are combined. This is not coming from someone who has never had a drink while under way. Historically, boating and alcohol seemed to go together. Some folks would not consider going on a boat ride without a supply of beer and or other spirits. My sailing buddies and I used to do the same. It slowly dawned on me that drinking while under way was plainly a bad idea, not to mention the legal issues. It was what we did, what a lot of boaters did and continue to do, but no longer for me. Fortunately it did not take an accident to raise my awareness; I just needed to think about it. The effects of alcohol are multiplied when combined with the movements of a boat, the heat of the midday sun, fatigue of a day on the water, diminished light or darkness, operator inattention, loud music and any number of other factors. While many will argue otherwise, one alcoholic drink does impact one’s mental capacity and motor skills. Let’s add a couple of more drinks in that first hour and a problem really begins to materialize. It only takes three to four regular alcoholic drinks to get most people to .08 alcohol volume that is the legally assumed intoxication point

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in most states. The human body can only eliminate approximately one drink, 1 ½ oz, per hour. So you can see that it is easy to stay at the .08 level if the drinking continues at only one drink per hour after that first burst of three or four. But again, you don’t have to get all the way to .08 to be impaired, not at all. With a slight buzz going, docking becomes more difficult (which might not be easy to begin with), timing in a crossing situation could be off, trying to effect a simple mechanical repair becomes challenging, and on and on. Getting off and on docks from boats is often a challenge and alcohol consumption adds to that problem, particularly at night. People do fall in trying to get on their own boats. They fall off of them too. I am sure that many readers have witnessed this numerous times. I will relate a personal experience. We were wintering in the Abacos and used Harbour View Marina in Marsh Harbour as home base. A big party was being held at another marina and a group of us walked down to join in the festivities. This was several years AFTER I stopped having any alcohol drinks before leaving dock or underway. The party turned out to be great fun and we all had a few drinks, then around 8 PM, we walked back to Harbour View. Being winter time, it had long been dark outside. I boarded my boat, went inside and turned on some lights to find Rocket’s (dog) leash, in order to take him for a walk. I stepped outside onto the aft deck and began moving forward up the gunnel. It was quite dark on the dock and I tripped over the midship cleat and fell toward the water and dock. As I was falling I grabbed the life rail on my way down and rotated upside down and over the water. My feet, somehow remained on the side deck. I was hanging like a three toed sloth, upside down, outside the railing, with only my feet on the boat. I knew that I had to do something very quickly or I would be in really bad trouble. Rocket appeared from the aft deck and looked at me like, “Dad, I thought we were going for a walk, what are you doing?” (Lassie, go get help, came to mind). My hip was against a stanchion, thus I could not readily lift www.southwindsmagazine.com

up on to the gunnel. I had to hand over hand myself forward along the life rail until my hips were beyond the stanchion. My feet stayed onboard and finally I was able to lift my hips up and onto the gunnel. I had to do this before losing grip on the life rail. Ultimately I managed to get my feet and legs forward of the stanchion and somehow turned over onto my stomach and slowly got my knees up to a partial kneeling position and regained my feet. I could have yelled for help, but people were in their boats and watching TV. I’m not sure how they would have helped any way. The next morning I found a large bruise on my back where I hit something on the way down. Yes, I firmly believe that alcohol played a role in that near catastrophe. According to the Maritime Executive, who got its information from the U.S. Coast Guard, in the year 2018, there were 100 alcohol related boating deaths. This number was 19% of the boating fatalities for 2018. Of the boating drownings, 84% were not wearing PFDs, 46% were open power boats, 19% PWCs, and15% cabin power boats. Eight of ten drownings were on boats 21 feet or less. The top five causative factors were: operator inattention, improper look out, inexperience, defective machinery, and speed. Those statistics do not exonerate sailboats and larger power boats. When considering these statistics, it seems that any boat captain would want to keep a clear head in order to avoid those who don’t. I have found that I actually have much more fun and a far better overall experience with a clear head. I save money and don’t have to worry about getting arrested. Those are good things. Fair winds to all. Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

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Marlow Hunter 40 By Captain Bruce Penrod

he Marlow Hunter 40 was originally released as a 40th Anniversary boat for Hunter in 2013 and this was shortly after David Marlow purchased Hunter in a bankruptcy sale. This is a unique Hunter from many perspectives and probably one of the best during Marlow’s time of ownership. Ours is a 2014 model and we brought it to Miami in December 2013 from the West Coast of Florida where it was commissioned. Since then Leaping Groundhog 2 (9) (I’ll explain the name later but hint, it has to do with our birthdays.) has traveled to many spots from the Keys, the Bahamas, and up and down the east coast of the US to Baltimore and back to Miami twice. It has performed well and even though there have been some snags, she continues to be in great shape after almost 6 years of use. Overall length is 41’3” and it is 13’ 2” at the widest point. Marlow Hunter also produced a 37 footer, which mirrors the 40 except for a few feet and they also advertised a Marlow Hunter 42 SS which was the same hull but a bit different layout in the interior. During David Marlow’s owner ship, the 40 was the standard bearer for the name and may have been the best built during that time period. Ours is a shoal draft at 5’2” displacing 19,700 pounds, 6027 pounds of that being the cast iron keel. Leaping Groundhog 2 (9) is a standard rig with a battened main sail and a small 110 genoa. We opted for the upgraded 54 HP Yanmar diesel. She is also the first sail drive model that Marlow Hunter made. She is classified as a CE A-10. The interior accommodates users well with two private cabins and two private heads and plenty of space for relaxing and enjoying quiet peaceful times below. The forward cabin is highlighted with a roomy V berth with a comfortable inner spring mattress. We had a custom mattress cover made and sheets to match as well. There is plenty of head room, 6’2” in the space by the berth for dressing. The berth itself is pretty high up but that allows plenty of space underneath for stor-

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age of sails and other essentials. The all chain anchor rode storage is far forward and this area is sealed from the rest of the boat and provided with one of the four bilge pumps. A hanging locker to port and a head to starboard rounds out the forward cabin. The forward head to starboard features a vanity counter with sink, an electric fresh water toilet, and a shower with curtain to keep the standing area dry. The shower drains into a sump and a switch below the vanity activates this to drain shower water. Double doors keep the forward cabin private and provide wide access. Hidden behind the starboard door is the compression post, keeping it completely out of the way. Moving aft is the main cabin. The dinette to starboard can seat four comfortably and six with a little bit of squeezing. The highly varnished square table stands on a single leg and nests atop a much smaller oval table that is perfect for couple dining. The square table lifts off the oval table and stores in a protective bag when not in use. It also serves as the board in the double bed when that area is used for sleeping. We had a short leg made as well to allow the oval table to drop down to coffee table height, making it a very relaxing living room as well. I’ve always thought that dining tables get in the way of relaxing and removing this table completely in addition to no compression post in the main cabin, really opens up the area. A TV mounted on the forward bulkhead can be viewed nicely from here. On the port side of the main cabin is a settee that also is good for viewing the TV and can be used as a comfortable and long single berth. Of course lots of hidden storage and other essentials are under these seats. The 6 gallon hot water tank is on the starboard side and the air conditioner and 2000 Watt inverter charger are under the settee. Also under the dinette seats are empty lockers good for all kinds of needed equipment and provisioning. Behind each back rest for both the dining seats and settee is storage for essentials. We keep www.southwindsmagazine.com

BOATOWNERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOAT REVIEW our books and charts to starboard and miscellaneous (junk drawer) to port. The navigation table is just behind the settee and has a forward facing seat that lifts up to allow for more storage. This is where we keep our safety gear and spare parts. The navigation table also lifts up and we keep our docs and nav tools there. Right beside that are the electric panels, VHF radio, Battery Controller, CD player and radio. The electric panels are standard 12 volt DC which powers lights, refrigerators, etc. The AC side has two thirty amp circuits, one for outlets, TV, hot water, and the other dedicated to the two air conditioning units. Below that is the starter and control panel for the generator. As far as electricity goes, the boat has two 30 amp shore power inlets and cords. We have a 50 amp splitter if the marina pedestal doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have tow 30 amp circuits. When at anchor or mooring we can run the generator, a Nexgen 5.5 KW. This was a replacement for the 4.2 KW Fischer Panda that came with the boat and failed after 4 years of use. The Nexgen is much quieter and powers everything including both AC unit, hot water, and all outlets and accessories. The generator is located in the port cockpit locker and all maintenance points are easily accessible. The galley is well positioned on the starboard side of the boat. A deep double bowl sink facing forward, two-burner propane stove and reasonable counter space make food prep easy. Ports the whole length of both sides brighten up the galley and main cabin. A front loading fridge is beneath the counter beside the sink and further aft is a front loading

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freezer that can double as an extra fridge by adjusting the cooling temperature. A microwave and cabinets back off the counter space. A lighted and vented dish storage cabinet dries the dishes after washing. The 54 HP Yanmar is under the companionway steps and is accessible on every side by removable panels. To make changing oil easier in both the engine and generator, our boat is equipped with an oil exchanger pump. To remove the oil from either engine or generator, a valve opens and a tube connected to the pump is inserted in an empty container and switched on for out. Then after emptying all oil and changing the filter, the lube is inserted in the clean oil container and pumped back into the engine or generator. This is a great benefit and makes changing oil a 10 minute job. The engine compartment also has great access to the secondary fuel filter, electric fuel pump, impeller, belt, and alternator. A large removable panel in the aft cabin provides access to the transmission, sail drive, mixing elbow, and sea cock for the salt water cooling which comes through the sail drive. The engine area is also protected from fire by an automatic fire suppression system which includes a sensor and fire extinguisher. The aft cabin features a centerline short queen berth accessible from both sides. We replaced the factory mattress with a better quality, very firm inner spring mattress. The cabin has standing headroom at the foot of the bed, lots of storage, both starboard and port. The head space above the bed is limited but you can set up in the bed to read. Portholes let a bit of light in on both sides. Hanging lockers on both sides allow hang up clothes. A large mirror above the sail drive access is nicely positioned to viewing when sitting on the bed. There was a small cushioned chair on the starboard side but we removed it to provide for more storage. Under the bed is the 50 gallon fuel tank, which has a pickup for the generator that is higher than the engine pickup. This prevents running out of fuel for the engine because you run out of fuel for the generator first. Also under the bunk are the primary filters for both engine and generator, sump for the aft shower, and the lift can. Behind the bed is a removable headboard that provides access to the rear storage area under the cockpit. The aft head tank, Y Valve, and macerator access is here. This area can also be accessed by dropping the transom swim platform and opening up the hatch. Above board, the deck is wide and access forward is unimpeded by shrouds as they are all attached to the outside 42

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of the hull. A small genoa makes tacking easy and a Furlex furling drum is above deck. The furling line runs through several blocks, and a short jib car before ending on the starboard side of the cockpit. The mast is further forward than most boats, which allows for a rather large standard battened main sail. All lines except the outhaul lead to the cockpit including the main and jib halyard, two reefing lines for a single line reefing system, ridged boom vang, topping lift, and a double ended main sheet. This is a great feature that allows the main sail to be controlled either forward starboard side or aft port side near the port helm stations. There are double helm stations for steering on the high side no matter what the tack is to increase visibility. The deep and spacious cockpit has a folding teak cockpit table with storage, a roomy cockpit locker to port that contains the generator and enough room to store all of our tools, an aft port locker for shore power cord and water hose. The starboard aft cockpit locker contains the two propane tanks and grill accessories. The grill is mounted on the starboard aft rails. The stern rail seats are wide and comfy and give great visibility forward. All of the seating areas in the cockpit have cushions that snap in place. A large bimini with sail and mast head viewing windows above the helm positions connects to the dodger forward. The dodger features large windshields made from rigid clear plastic. One of the best features is the large fold down transom and swim platform. When folded down it measures 5 feet by 5 feet and this is done with a line and blocks manually. To starboard of the swim platform is a stainless swim ladder that comes out of its slot and folds down to well below the water line to make climbing aboard easily. This ladder can be folded down even if you are in the water, a very good safety feature. The swim platform, when folded down is about 18 inches off the water so pulling a dingy or in my case my kayak up to the platform creates east access and boarding. When the platform is down, a rear panel lifts up to provide storage for a spare anchor, lines, fenders, etc. The aft black water tank is located here. Under power the boat idles at about 800 RPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and this is enough to provide steerage to the boat at 1.3 knots. Cruising RPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are between 2500 and 3000 and speeds of 7.5 knots are achieved. Because of the sail drive, the boat backs very well and almost in a straight line with very little prop walk. Because the shore power inlets are aft as well as the life www.southwindsmagazine.com

February 29, hence the numbers, 2 for the month of February, 2 for the 2nd Leaping Groundhog, 2 for the two of us, and 9 for the 29th. By the way, I’ll be celebrating my 17th birthday in 2020.

line gates, I always prefer to back in a slip. If it is a floating dock, the swim platform usually lines up very well with the height of the dock making entering and exiting the cockpit very easy. Leaping Groundhog 2 (9) sails very well and is easy to single hand. The boat features electric winches for the main halyard and main sheet. This makes hoisting the huge main pretty simple just by pushing a button and then that winch becomes the mainsail winch as well. The furling genoa sheets end further aft near the helm stations and the winches are also electric, which makes control super simple. Between 12 and 15 knots of apparent wind, the boat will reach speeds well above 7 knots. Between 15 and 20 knots, I usually heave to and reef the main to its first reef point. Above 20 knots, I consider the second reef point and above 30 I use the manual 3rd reef point that I had installed on the main. Speaking of heaving to, once you turn the boat into the wind and allow the speed to drop below 2 knots before finishing the turn and back winding the jib, the main crosses over and with the wheel turned and locked it settles in nicely. By adjusting the back winded jib you can adjust the point of sail while hove to to a close reach to make the slides on the mainsail easy to reef. So have you pondered the name? It was named after my wife and my birthdays. She was born on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, but it gets better than that. She was born in Punxsutawney, PA, where the original Punxsutawney Phil predicts the status of remaining winter each year. And you may have guessed, I was born on Leap Year, Leap Day,

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The New Decade By Cristina Vidal Artaud

demand paper charts, and raster charts. The change is significant, as NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has produced paper charts for nearly 200 years. It is fascinating to look back through the sailing lens. The exercise is easily accomplished reading books such as Great Maps and magazines such as this very issue of SOUTHWINDS now in your hand. It is through reading that sailors can profit from time not sailing; acquiring insights, knowledge, applications, and skills that come to mind later in moments of need. When we are not sailing, we can be reading about sailing. It is both practical and pleasurable. Since this magazine is specific to Southern sailors, it is time to look back at the earliest known sailor along the Florida coast, Juan Ponce de León. This extraordinary explorer and his voyage are chronicled in an exceptional book by the navigator and historian Douglas Peck. The book is out of print but there Statue of explorer Juan Ponce de León in are copies available on the internet and Saint Augustine, Florida. This photo was hopefully it will be available in digital taken in a moment of reflection on the form one day. It shares results from astounding skills of early ocean farers in Peck's primary research ranging from the year 1513. This was after sailing up the Florida coast days before, with all the parchments in the archives of Seville to the coastal waters of Florida, retracing benefits of navigation technology in the the explorer's route from the year 1513 year 2018. with analysis of inlets, currents, and astounding navigation maps of the The Glance Back day. They were astounding in serving any use given their The first known depictions of sailing vessels date to the lack of detail. year 5500 B.C. and were discovered on painted ceramic from It is profound to sail offshore up this coast and look the early Neolithic Ubaid culture of early Mesopotamia. toward land beyond the horizon, knowing Ponce de León, These were simple square-rigged reed boats with thick bituhis crew, and his greyhound dog Becerillo did the same 500 men for water proofing and a single square sail attached to a years before, without knowing they were looking toward a mast. They were used on the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers to continent. I did this in early 2018 aboard Sobrius, the connect villages of the Fertile Crescent with the Persian Gulf. Dufour Arpège 30 featured on the cover of SOUTHWINDS , From there travel by sailing vessel became more sophistiin November of that year and described by her owner, the cated over time and essential to almost all civilizations, as writer Paul Trammell, in that same issue. It was magnifiharnessing wind and waves became more efficient than harcent reading Peck’s book, then sailing with Paul for those nessing horses for long distances. 300 nautical miles from Dinner Key Marina in Coconut The first known maps are dated to the Upper Paleolithic Grove to Ortega River Landing in Jacksonville. It was all Period between the years 40,000 to 10,000 B.C., when prehisthe better touring the maritime museum and historic sites toric cartographers carved them onto rocks known today as of Saint Augustine after pulling into the marina at sunrise petroglyphs. These were rudimentary depictions of landon the fifth day. scapes etched with flint, quartz, and later metal tools. Much Although reading enhances our sailing experiences, it later, navigation maps appeared as man ventured far from is experience sailors pursue. There is no substitute for time landscapes, carried by water and powered by wind. These on the water and ultimately experiences connect us to ancient maps are particularly interesting to sailors and the those who came before us. In the delight of greeting small book Great Maps from the Smithsonian Institution provides birds when returning to shore, for example, we connect to an intriguing view of their evolution through time and across Noah smiling at the dove when it landed on his guardrail cultures. This evolution continues in our present time as carrying a twig from an olive tree. It was Captain Frank NOAA announced in 2013 that it would no longer print paper charts and in 2019 that it will discontinue services associated with them, such as full-size chart PDFs, print-onSee THE NEW DECADE continued on page 62 hen this is published it will be the month of January in the year 2020. The first month of the second decade of the second millennium. This is a moment worth stopping to consider. The name of this month in the Gregorian calendar derives from the mythological Roman god Janus, depicted by a pair of faces in profile, with one looking forward and the other back, like a double ended sailboat. This is the month that connects where we are going and where we have been. It is a time of year to reflect on aspirations in all our endeavors, but especially sailing. The sum of this year is a milestone in the narrative of time, deriving from the work of great and ancient scholars such as Bede the Venerable, who studied time and created the technical terminology we use today for counting the centuries as they flow. It is a moment in time to reflect on our inspirations as well. Every time sailors fend off from pilings, untie from mooring balls, or pull up anchors, we connect with all that surrounds us, looking forward and back. This is perhaps the deepest motivation to step on deck again and again; this sense of connection in 360 degrees.

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CAROLINA SAILING

Passing the Mantle By Dan Dickison

The Spirit of South Carolina, 140-foot schooner that's closely associated with Mark Bayne's reputation as a master shipwright. Courtesy Spirit of South Carolina, LLC.

here isn’t a wooden boatbuilder in the Southeast—and perhaps not even throughout the whole country—as accomplished as Charleston’s Mark Bayne. Consider this list: A 140-foot schooner. A 30-foot proa. A 90-foot Trumpy. A 54foot sportfisherman. A 55-foot sailing catamaran. And a 30-foot lobster boat. These are just a handful of the many impressive wooden boats that master shipwright and boatbuilder Mark Bayne has restored or created from scratch during the more than 40 years he’s been in the trade. Bayne has had a hand in building well over 100 vessels, and restored dozens more. Around the Carolina Lowcountry, he holds special status among those who know and appreciate wooden boats. He led the construction of the Spirit of South Carolina—that 140-foot schooner—and folks here vow that he’s one of the most accomplished wooden boat builders in the U.S. Still, that’s not a Mark Bayne takes the helm of his latest boast you’ll ever hear from Bayne. He’s creation, a 30-foot traditional cat boat. not interested in publicity. He’d rather Lisa Bayne photo.

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spend time working on boats or talking about them. It’s clear that his principal interest is plying his trade and passing his knowledge and skills along to others. Bayne, who turned 60 last spring, started building boats right out of high school. He’s built boats as small as eight feet and as large as the Spirit. His career has taken him from Charleston to Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico and now Wilmington, N.C., where he spends five days a week. For the past seven years, he’s worked as the director of the Wooden Boatbuilding Program at Cape Fear Community College. And that’s actually where he got his start. Back in 1978, Bayne was the first student in this then-fledgling program. Initially, Bayne established himself as Sawdust Boatworks. Under that label, he built a number of vessels in the space beneath his family home on the Isles of Palms, S.C. Later, he renamed the business Sea Island Boatworks and shifted operations to a complex of sheds alongside Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Beginning around the turn of the millennium, building the Spirit monopolized his time and talwww.southwindsmagazine.com

ent off and on for the better part of six years. Shortly after that ship was launched in 2007, Bayne moved his business to the old Navy base in North Charleston and later back across the Cooper River to a landlocked site in Mt. Pleasant. His most recent project, which was completed early this fall, is an impressive, 30-foot cat boat built for an owner who now enjoys that vessel on Lake Percy Priest in Tennessee. Over the past three years, Bayne and his oldest son Coulson invested weekends and holidays building the boat. Constructed of sawn-oak frames and a carvel-planked hull, this craft deservedly won best in show in the sail category at the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in October. “That project was a lot of fun,” recalls Bayne. He says that it was only because of an early boat he built that he became connected with the client who eventually commissioned the cat boat. “Richard Leigh, the owner, has been coming to Isle of Palms since the 80s,” Bayne explains. “He likes to eat at a local bar on Shem Creek and I’ve built a couple of boats for the owner of that bar. One of those is a little rowboat that sat out in the marsh nearby. It still had the Sawdust Boatworks name on it. So, Richard checked it out and then looked up the name and eventually called. He asked me to build him a similar rowboat. Coulson and I built that and delivered it, and then a little while later Richard called with another boat project in mind. He sent me drawings for the cat boat.” With the completion of Sandpiper, the 30-foot cat boat, Bayne’s collective work appears as diverse as that of any boatbuilder alive. He’s built rowboats and skiffs, runabouts and commuters, monohulls, catamarans and trimarans, sportsfishing boats, schooners, sharpies and a tug boat. He’s even built a transom that’s on display in a seafood market in Florida. Chuckling, Bayne says he specializes in not specializing. “We’ve done every kind of boat,” he adds. “It keeps you from getting bored. And to me, they’re all special. I guess it’s the one you’re working on at the time that ends up being your favorite.” Life for Bayne appears to have come full circle with Sandpiper. He and Coulson built that boat beneath his home on the Isle of Palms, just as he did when he first started in this business some 40 years ago. These days, Coulson has taken over the mantle of Sea Island Boatworks (aka Sons of Bayne Boatworks; or BOB Boatworks), operating out of the same landlocked space in Mt. Pleasant where Mark once built boats. He keeps busy with restorations, new construction and the occasional commission for custom furniture pieces. Meanwhile, up in Wilmington, Mark stays busy building two to five boats a year with his students at Cape Fear Community College. These vessels range from eight-foot dinghies to 24-foot center consoles. “We teach all different forms of wooden boatbuilding,” Bayne explains. “We do some traditional and some cold molding. Some hulls we plank in lapstrake fashion and some are carvel-planked. And every student there learns the whole process from lofting to launching. We only build boats that we actually loft. What we do is traditional and mostly manual. We don’t use CAD systems or computers or any of that.” Bayne says he’s content with his role teaching others Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

Mark Bayne, left, supervises construction of a center-console runabout at Cape Fear Community College. Courtesy Cape Fear Community College.

Sandpiper, the 30-foot, traditional cat boat that Mark Bayne recently completed with his son Coulson. Lisa Bayne photo.

how to build wooden boats, but he also likes keeping his hand in the game. He plans on doing that again this winter when he and Coulson will loft and begin building a 27-foot, center-console boat for a customer from Spain who spends winters in the Caribbean. “My goal,” he says, “is to work for Coulson part-time and live back on the Isle of Palms. Teaching in Wilmington is fun. It’s a great place to be, but I hope eventually to get back to my roots.” SOUTHWINDS

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Laser Frostbite #1 – LLSC Frostbite #1 – CYC Frostbite Series #5 – KSC Frigid Digit Regatta – LNYC Frostbite #3 – WCSC UYC Winter #1 – LLSC Laser Frostbite #2 – LLSC Frostbite Series #6 – KSC Winter PHRF 1 – ASC Winter Race 6 – NYRA Frostbite #4 – WCSC Winter Race Makeup – NYRA Laser Frostbite #3 – LLSC 2020 Annual Meeting – SAYRA Frostbite #2 – CYC Frostbite #5 – WCSC LARC Winter #3 / SSC Icebreaker #3 – LLSC Laser Frostbite #4 – LLSC

FEBRUARY 1 Frostbite #3 – CYC 1 Winter PHRF 2 – ASC 8 Frostbite #4 – CYC 8 Frostbite #3 – WCSC 8-9 Cruiser’s Moon Lite Cruise – ASC 15-16 SCOR Regatta – CYC 15-16 Midwinter Cup – ASC 22 Commodore’s Ball Regatta – NYRA 22 Frostbite #4 – WCSC 29 Winter PHRF 4 – ASC

JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club 1 Hangover Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 31-2 20th Wayfarer Mid-Winter Championship & 11th MC Train Wreck Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club. FEBRUARY 11 St. Johns Regatta. Florida Yacht Club 15-16 56th George Washington Birthday Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club.

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association (CORA and Lanier) – www.sayra-sailing.com Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) – www.charlestonoceanracing.org Lake Lanier, GA (LLSC) – http://aiscracing.weebly.com JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta – ASC 1 Fall PHRF #6 – ASC 1 Hangover Regatta – CYC 1 Fred Latham Regatta – BSC 1 Instead of Football Regatta – ODC 1 Ice Bucket Regatta – LNYC 1 Commodore’s Cup / Frostbite #1 – WCSC 4 Winter Race 5 – NYRA 4 Frostbite Series #4 – KSC 4 Frostbite #2 - WCSC 5 LARC Winter #1 (LLSC host) / SSC Icebreaker #1 – LLSC 48 January 2020 S O U T H W I N D S

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association (BBYRA) – www.bbyra.net US PHRF of Southeast Florida – www.phrfsef.com JANUARY 4 ORC #4 – CGSC / BBYRA 4-5 Star ZAG Cup – CRYC 5 OD #5 – MYC / BBYRC 10-12 470 NA – CGSC 10-13 M32 Event #1 – CGSC 10-14 Star Walker Cup & Midwinters – CRYC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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SR Commodore’s Cup – CGSC Etchells Sidney Doren Memorial – BBYC I420 North American Championships – CGSC Sailing World Cup Week Miami – MYC SORC Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Bacardi Winter Series #2 (Melges 24 only) – BBYC JR Commodore’s Cup – CGSC Bacardi Winter Series #2 (J70s & Melges 24) – BBYC

FEBRUARY 1-2 Commodors Roscoe – CGSC 7-9 M32-Event #2 – CGSC 7-9 Melges 20 MWS #2 – CGSC 8-9 Etchells FL State Championship – BBYC 20-23 J70’s Midwinters – CRYC 22 Barnacle George Washington’s BD Regatta – CGSC 22 Annual OD #6 – MYC 23 Annual ORC #6 – MYC 28-1 Etchells Midwinters East Regatta – BBYC

KWCSC - Key West Community Sailing Center UKSC – Upper Keys Sailing Club, Key Largo

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TSS Club Racing - TSS #2 Viper 640 / VX One Winter Series - SSS Master Driver Team Championships – SPYC Commodore’s Cup – DIYC Flying Scot Regatta - DIYC 37th Annual Golden Conch Regatta - PPYC J-Fest – SPYC Gasparilla Clearwater Club 420 Open - CCSC Rhumb Runners Winter Race Series – BCYC PHRF Sunday Series Race – SSS

FEBRUARY 1 TSS Club Racing – TSS 1 Around the Point Race – DIYC / SPYC 2 PHRF Sunday Series Race – SSS 6 Full Moon Series – DIYC 7 505 Midwinters – CCSC 7-9 J70’s Winter Series Event #3 – DIYC 8 Gasparilla Regatta – TSS 8 #3 Viper 640 / VX One Winter Series – SSS 14-16 NOOD’s – SPYC 15 TSS Club Racing – TSS 15 2020 Cherry Pie Regatta – SSS 19-23 Laser Midwinters East – CCSC 21 Sarasota Bay Multi-Hull Cup – SSS 22 US Sailing Level 1 Small Boat Certification – DIYC 22 Series Race #6 – SPSA 22-23 Melges 32 Event #2 – DIYC 23 PHRF Sunday Series Race – SSS 28-1 A-Cat Suncoast Championship – SSS 29 Hillsborough Bay Distance Race – DIYC

JANUARY 4 Chris Sandifer Regatta-All Comers – UKSC 11 Club Championship #2 – UKSC 15-19 Moth/Waszp/UFO #1 – UKSC 17-19 DDTW – UKSC 25-26 A-Cat Regatta – UKSC FEBRUARY 1-2 Fleet Captain’s Regatta – UKSC 1-2 Club Champ #5 Ports – UKSC 8 Black Betsy – UKSC 17-22 Force 5 Race Week – UKSC 28-1 Buccaneer Blast – UKSC

West Florida PHRF JANUARY 1 Hangover Bowl – DIYC 1 Hangover Regatta – SSS 1 New Year’s Day Pursuit Race – SPSA 4 GCSC New Year’s Cup – GCSC (BOTY) 4 TSS Club Racing – TSS 4-5 Melges 32 Event #1 – DIYC 5 PHRF Sunday Series Race – SSS 9 Full Moon Race #3 – DIYC 10-12 J70 Winter Race Series #2 – DIYC 11 2020 Snowbird Regatta – SSS 11 Full Moon Regatta – SPSA 12 Rhumb Runners Winter Race Series – BCYC 18 Series Race #5 (9&10) – SPSA Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta – Key Sailing 3-5 Premiere Sailing League Winter Exhibition Series #1 – PYC 10 2019 Pensacola Bay Yachting Awards Banquet – PYC 11-12 Frosty Nipple Viper Series #1 – FWYC 17-19 GYA Winter Meeting – GYC 25 Frostbite Regatta – PBYC 31 Premiere Sailing League Winter Exhibition Series #2 – PYC FEBRUARY 1-2 Premiere Sailing League Winter Exhibition Series #2 – PYC 1-2 Frosty Nipple Viper Series #2 – FWYC 8 Valentine Regatta / Bay Championship #1 – PBYC 15 US Sailing Club Race Officer Seminar – PYC 16 US Sailing Club Judge Seminar – PYC 29 Commodore’s Cup #1 / Maxine Sansom #1 / Bay Championship #2 29-1 Frosty Nipple Viper Series #3 – FWYC

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45 Cabo Rico 2001 .............................................$265,000 45 Hunter 45CC 2007 ..........................................$183,000 45 Southerly 135 2012 .........................................$450,000 45 Island Packet 45 1997 .....................................$189,000 44 Island Packet 44 1994.........................................$175,000 44 Island Packet 440 ’06.......................2 from........$349,000 44 Catalina Morgan 440 2006…………………….$209,000 43 Menorquin 130 MY 2004..................................$199,000 43 Regina 43 2000...................................................$275,000 42 Southerly RST 2009 ............................................$312,000 42 Island Packet 420 ’01,’02................2 from........$235,000 42 Sabre 425 1992 ......................................................$95,000 41 Island Packet SP ’06, ’08 ...............2 from .......$279,900 41 Beneteau 411 2001...........................................$99,000 41 Tartan 4100 1998……………………………$199,000 40 Island Packet 40 ’94, ’97 ..............2 from .......$115,000 40 Legacy Sedan 1999 ...................................... $168,000 40 Freedom 40 CC 1978 ...........................................$95,000 39 Catalina 390 2002................................................$121,950 39 Nauticat 39 2001..................................................$215,000

38 Southerly 38 2009...............................................$299,000 38 Island Packet 380 ’99.......................2 from........$161,900 38 Island Packet 38 ’88, ’90................2 from........$112,500 38 Hunter 38 2005........................................................U/C 37 Southerly 115 2005 .........................................$172,000 37 Tartan 3700 CCR 2008....................................$210,000 37 Island Packet 370 2006 ...................................$210,000 37 Island Packet 370 2008 ................................... ..........U/C 37 Gozzard 37B 2003 ..........................................$217,900 36 Gozzard 36E 1997...........................................$159,000 36 Island Packet Estero 2010...............................$189,000 36 Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 2016....................$319,900 35 Island Packet 350 ’97, ’99, ’00, ’01 4 from .....$120,000 35 Island Packet 35 ’89, ’90, ’91, ’93, ’94 5 from....$72,900 34 Nordic Tug 32 2000................................................U/C 32 Seaward 32RK 2008 .....................2 from .......$115,000 32 Island Packet 320 2000 ....................................$99,000 27-32 Island Packet (27, 29, 31,) ....... 6 from ......$34,900 26 Seaward 26RK 2014 .........................................$74,900 MANY MORE LISTINGS

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17’ Henderson SR 17 Winged dinghy. 320 lbs and fast! Assymetrical spinnaker, great condition, race sails, trailer with new tires.$5400. South Florida. stle32@ail.com. 404-723-0686 New RS Aero 13’. Ultra lite hull (66#), Hi-performance, Carbon rig, Modern innovative design. Package special includes Free cover and spar bag. $8995. Call Paul @ Masthead Enterprises 800-783-6953, or 727-327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

Lindenberg 17 Designed and built by the legendary Paul Lindenberg. New North sailsmain, Jib, spinnaker. New aluminum trailer, dolly, custom covers. Florida. $4500, OBO. 321-350-7669.

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Catalina 22. Great shape and handling. Swing keel, pop top, roller furler, practically new Suzuki OTB, cushions, teak salon, stove, sleeps 4, trailer, porta potty, crisp main and 2 jibs. Total package $7k. Tampa Bay. Call Joe R. 813924-6537 (11/11) Catalina 250 Water Ballast Sailboat with Trailer. Like new. 9.9 Honda. Edson pedestal steering. Many extras. Boat currently in Las Vegas. Will deliver anywhere. Asking $14,500 or best offer. Call or email Capt. Arthur Mills artmills@yahoo.com 305-606-7432.

2014 Com-Pac Horizon Cat 20’. Shallow-draft keel/centerboard, sleeps 2, galley & head. Mastendr quick set-up mast. Electric Torqeedo inboard, GPS, VHF, Wind Instruments. Trailer. Excellent Condition. $29,861. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953, or 727327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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27’ Pacific Seacraft Orion Cutter 1979. Asking 35,900, Quality Trailerable Pocket Cruiser with custom 3-Axle trailer, Yanmar 2GM20 Diesel with only 341 hrs., Tanbark Sails, Solar Panels, and maintained to a high standard. Call Lee Messina, CPYB: 941-3509020, Lee@ProYSi.com, www.professionalyachtsales.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

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28’ Hunter 280 Sloop 1996. Asking $19,900, 2016 Raymarine Electronics, custom davits, low hour Yanmar 2GM20 Diesel, 2 Spacious Berths & Private Head. Call Lee Messina, CPYB: 941-350-9020, or Lee@ProYSi.com, www.professionalyachtsales.com

Seaward 26-32 NEW & BROKERAGE boats. Extreme shoal draft & trailerable boats. Shoal draft of only 20 inches – to over 6 feet. We have sold all our current listings and need more Seaward listings! Contact S&J Yachts. 410-639-2777. www.sjyachts.com

34’ Hunter Sloop 2001 – Spacious Shoal-Draft Coastal Cruiser with Furling Mainsail, Genoa, updated A/C system & Hot water heater, low hour 30hp Yanmar Diesel, 12V Refrigeration, and clean, well-maintained interior that feels like a larger yacht with a Master Aft Stateroom. Transferrable slip at St. Pete Municipal Marina. $59,900 We will exceed your expectations: Ken Roy 727-543-1778, Ken@ProYSi.com, www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com

34’ Catalina Sloop 1987. Asking $34,900, Cleanest on the market and meticulously maintained. Newer sails, Raymarine electronics, Super cold refrigeration, A/C. Call Lee Messina, CPYB: 941-350-9020 Lee@ProYSi.com, www.professionalyachtsales.com

2008 Catalina 350 MKII $110,000 Price Reduced & Turn Key Survey Ready! AC, In-Mast Main, Stern Rail Seats, Must See more at YACHTMANN.COM. Call Capt. Richard Fachtmann 727-487-2278 or email R@YACHTMANN.COM

Island Packet 350 1998 – New Listing. Popular design with cutter rig and swim platform. Tremendous storage space. Handles and performs extremely well. Well maintained and equipped including new holding tank and batteries. $120,000. Contact Bill Bolin S&J Yachts (941) 212-6121 bill@sjyachts.com www.sjyachts.com

SOLD 1986 Cape Dory 300 MotorSailer w/ Westerbeke Diesel, Large cockpit, Transum Door w/ swim platform, Galley, Head, Dinette, Settee, ingenious interior, sleeps 6 asking $29,900 OBO. Contact George Carter (941) 792-9100 for more details.

$35,000 2006 Spray 33 Steel Hull Cutter. Beam 12’. Beautiful, professionally built fullkeel bluewater cruiser. Recently refit, new electronics, new rigging etc. Monitor Windvane, Superwind Generator, Vesper AIS Transponder, solar, Jordan drogue, Mantus anchor, watermaker. Aug 2018 survey with Ultrasound. 717512-461. Details: pelagicexplorers.com/boat.

1981 San Juan 34. Comfortable, well-maintained vessel, built to sail! Same owner past 27 years, beautiful location at the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina, slip transferrable, asking $18,500 negotiable, 713-859-4978.

Endeavor 1972 Tartan 34.5C Sloop for Sale. Featured July 2019 SOUTHWINDS. Atlantic crossing passage-maker. Compression fittings, Ratcliff self-steerer/auxiliary rudder, 4000 hour diesel, 5 sails, plus staysail, spinnaker, 2 spinnaker poles, Pro Furl, SSB, VHF refrigeration, Garmin chart plotter, 4 new batteries, solar panel, HONDA, new dinghy & 3.4 HP OB, 4 anchors with rode. $30,000. OBO. Dick 781-635 5439. Cruising & Sailing Florida, The Southeast & The Bahamas

35’ Chris Craft 1973 Caribbean Ketch. Just reduced to $10,500 OBO. Sparkman & Stevens design. Heavy duty rigging, good set of sails, new mainsail cover; 4107 Perkins Diesel, runs well. Recent Sunbrella interior cushions. Located in water in Sarasota. Well cared for by owner for 20 years. Call or text 954-294-2168.

35’ Legacy Cat 2013. Do you want an extreme shoal draft cruiser? The price is right, the draft is under 3’. Ready to sail or power away on twin Yanmars. Just reduced $10k to her current asking price of just $179k. In a downtown marina in St Petersburg. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB, Massey Yacht Sales 727-599-1718. SOUTHWINDS

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1980 Pearson 365 Ketch w/ Rebuilt Perkins 4108. Set up for cruising and living off the grid. Solar, inverter, wind gen, AID, stack pack for main and mizzen. Offered at $32,500. Please call George Carter at Grand Slam Yacht Sales. 941-792-9100

37’ Hunter 376 1997. Great little pocket cruiser well maintained, new jib, low hours, refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Excellent massive aft owners stateroom. Reduced Reduced $49,900. Alan Pressman, 941-350-1559. alanwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

36’ Allied Princess Ketch 1975. Asking $37,900. This Bluewater-proven ketch has fresh hull and deck paint, new interior softgoods, a rebuilt Westerbeke Diesel, A/C, new SS Propane Stove & Oven, clean, clean, clean. Call Lee Messina, CPYB: 941.350.9020, Lee@ProYSi.com, www.professionalyachtsales.com

2001 Hunter 380. Spacious cruiser, aft cabin with queen bed, air condition, large freezer/fridge and shower. 255W solar panel with large battery bank. New davits. $84,999, Cape Coral, FL. Luc Carriere 239-822-4056, carrierefl@comcast.net (11/19)

Island Packet Yachts 26-52’ NEW & Brokerage boats. S&J Yachts lists and sells more Island Packets that anyone in the industry. Currently 36 IPs - 18 different models listed. S&J brokers have over 230 years experience selling Island Packets. Whatever the model, we know them all well. If you are looking to buy or sell your Island Packet. Contact S&J Yachts, Florida: 941212-6121. Carolinas: 8

37’ Pacific Seacraft Cutter 1988. Asking $79,900, Like-new Ullman Sails, 2010 Yanmar 3JH4F upgraded 44HP engine - low hours, 2019 exterior Cetol, 2018 Interior Sunbrella cushions. Add Electronics, sail away! Lee Messina, CPYB: 941-350-9020 Lee@ProYSi.com, www.professionalyachtsales.com 54

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39’ Gulfstar Sailmaster Sloop 1981 Tastefully updated and many new systems since 2016 including New CruiseAir 16,000BTU A/C, Eisenglass & Sunbrella, Jib, Regulator & Alternator upgrades to low hour 50Hp Perkins diesel. $57,500 We will exceed your expectations: Call Shirley Nelle 727-6392862, Shirley@ProYSi.com, www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com

Southerly Yachts 36’ - 60’ NEW & Brokerage boats. Best shoal-draft, blue water boats! Sail her across the ocean or up on a beach. Proven & well engineered for over 36 years. Push a button & the keel swings back. Go where others cannot! Several brokerage models available: 36, 38, 42 , 45b, 47, 535, 57. S&J Yachts 410-639-2777, www.sjyachts.com

Y-Knot 3 - 1989 38’ Sabre - $75,000 Ryan Daniels - 904-580-0559 ryan@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net 41’ IP SP Cruiser 2006 Thinking of switching from sail to power? Sit inside in comfort & trim all sails at the push of a button. Enjoy sailing or power like a displacement trawler. Excellent condition! Shoal draft. Sistership picture shown. $279,000 Contact Matt Malatich of S&J Yachts matt@sjyachts.com 843 872-8080 www.sjyachts.com

Island Packet 380 2001. Popular model with queen centerline island berth fwd. In turn-key condition. Fully-equipped for extended cruising: generator, solar, wind gen., new holding tank, new A/C, SSB & many more upgrades. Asking $235,000. Matt Malatich of S&J Yachts matt@sjyachts.com 843 872-8080 www.sjyachts.com

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42’ Beneteau First 1983 Racing boat set up for long term cruising liveaboard. Proven cruiser. Knowledgable professional mariner/ owner. Must See! Reduced $59,000. Alan Pressman, 941-350-1559. alanwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

Divine Miss Em - 1990 43' Slocum - $257,300 - Jim Davis - 386 871 4959 jim@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.n

46’ Island Trader MotorSailer 1981. Asking $98,000. Updated with a bow thruster, new sails, and beautiful spacious teak interior, this motorsailer is ready to cruise to the Bahamas or be content to provide an incredible liveaboard experience. Located in Madeira Beach. Call Shirley Nelle: 727.639.2862, Shirley@ProYSi.com, and www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com.

Sparkman & Stephens Sunward 48 ’86. True sister-ship to Walter Cronkite’s Sunward 48. Beautiful hand carved woodwork & joinery complement stain glass cabinet doors, handcrafted by master craftsman Cabrini. True blue water ketch that is very comfortable to live aboard & cruise. Asking $239,900 Call Michele S&J Yachts. michele@sjyachts.com 410- 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Island Packet 465 2010 – Excellent condition with many recent updates: New spars, New rigging, New mainsail, New KATO arch/davits, Refreshed exterior bright work, New canvas, New interior upholstery, low engine hours... Recently reconditioned by Island Packet Yachts Asking $370,000. Contact Matt Malatich of S&J Yachts matt@sjyachts.com 843 872-8080 www.sjyachts.com

Sunny Side Up - 1985 48’ Mayflower $84,900 - Brent Anderson - 651-528-4198 brent@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.ne

2008 Jeanneau 45 DS. In Annapolis and ready to sail. Price reduced to $199,000. R@yachtmann.com. Yachtmann.com

47’ Dufour-Nautitech 1995. Twin Volvo 55 300Hrs. Blue Agave is back in the water. This big catamaran is the charter version layout with 4 State Rooms & 4 separate Head and showers. Blue Agave plans to be back in the water in May. Currently offered $210,000. Call George Carter 941-792-9100.

Celestial 50 ‘98. – Ideal liveaboard yacht in excellent condition! Features a large protected cockpit, cutter rig, spacious pilothouse with great visibility, interior, and exterior helms, a remodeled galley, and a gorgeous blond teak interior. Peaceful Existence is a fantastic value at $184,995. Contact Matt Malatich of S&J Yachts 843-872-8080 charleston@sjyachts.com www.sjyachts.com

2010 Catalina 445 "Promise" in TAMPA, FL Super Clean & very Rare yacht! Must See! AC, GEN, In-mast Main, Bow Thruster for more YACHTMANN.COM - CaptZ@YACHTMANN.COM at 727-999-4716

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50' Prout Catamaran 1996. Aero Rig, 4 staterooms, 3 heads, tender, solar, updated electronics, 2011 Volvo power. More at; Windsweptyachtsales.com Alan 941-3501559 or alanpwys@gmail.com $219,900.

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52' 2016 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 located in downtown St Petersburg. Full electronics package, bow thruster, genset and the preferred 3 cabin/2 head layout. This pristine lady should be the next 50 footer sold. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727)599-1718 to arrange for your inspection. You will not be disappointed.

36’ Marine Trader Europa Trawler 1982. Recently rebuilt economical 120hp Lehman diesel. Come see this classic walk-around trawler as she won’t last long! $39,900. We will exceed your expectations: Shirley Nelle, 727-639-2862, Shirley@ProYSi.com, www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com.

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Tayana 55 CC Just Surveyed in June 2019 & $40,000. Refit in Aug. 2019. Off Shore Ready! Medically can't go! So You get a successfully surveyed and complied with Ocean Going Tayana at a huge discount! 1st Real Offer Wins!!! More: YACHTMANN.COM 727-4872278 Capt R Fachtmann.

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30’ Mainship Pilot Rum Runner 2004. Single Yanmar Diesel, under 100 Hrs. Bow thruster, large cockpit suitable for fishing, cruising or diving and a center transom door for swim platform access. $65,000. We will exceed your expectations: Shirley Nelle 727-6392862, Shirley@ProYSi.com, www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com.

Irwin 52 1984. Complete restoration of bottom, mechanical, sailing systems, cosmetics. Modern smart upgrades including solar panels, wind generator, flat screen TV, memory foam mattresses. Owner has invested over $450,000. Virtually nothing has been untouched. Asking $299,900 Contact Bill Bolin, S&J Yachts 941-.212-6121 bill@sjyachts.com www.sjyachts.com

40’ Marine Trader Sundeck 1984 – Perfect vessel for the Great Loop or Coastal Cruising with an economical Single Lehman 135hp Diesel & Bow Thruster. Dual helm stations, newer flybridge enclosure, SatTV, W/D, Solar Panels, & a 10’ Boston Whaler tender. $74,500 We will exceed your expectations: Shirley Nelle, 727-639-2862, Shirley@ProYSi.com, www.ProfessionalYachtSales.com. Nordic Tug 32 2000. Well-maintained & nicely upgraded with custom granite countertops, main salon recliners, and an electric, fresh water flush head. Current owner has completed the Great Loop & is ready for new adventures. 900 mile range/tankful. Approx. 4.5 mpg @ 7 knots. Asking $139,000. Contact Bill Bolin of S&J Yachts, bill@sjyachts.com (941) 212-6121 www.sjyachts.com

52’ Island Packet 485 2003. Center Cockpit, rebuilt diesel engine, generator, B&G electronics, super aft stateroom, Needs TLC Only Reduced $275,000. Alan Pressman, 941-3501559. alanwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

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42’ Grand Banks Classic 1988. One of the cleanest GB 42s we’ve seen this vintage. Solar, diesel generator, twin Caterpillars, clean boat with spacious aft stateroom, forward VIP stateroom and dual helm; pilothouse and flybridge. Reduced $144,900. Alan Pressman, 941-350-1559. alanwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

49' Grand Banks Classic Fuel Efficient Lehman Twin Diesel, 3 staterooms, Stabilizers, AIS, Radar, 2 Generators. More info at; Windsweptyachtsales.com Joe 727-612-5502 or JoeHWYS@gmail.com $189,900

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1977 44ft Thompson Trawler. Twin 4-53 Detroits, 4ft draft, autopilot, dive platform, new electric windlass. 2016 trip to Havana, Cuba 2.5 mpg over 1600 nm. Great liveaboard or looper. See larger ad in this section. $55,000/OBO. 305-606-7432 artmills@yahoo.com

Midnight Lace 52 Command Bridge 2003. Beauty and class combined! She can glide through the waters like no other her size. A blend of long lines & rakish angles, but inside it is all warm wood and soft curves. Lovingly maintained. Asking $349,000. Gregg Knighton of S&J Yachts gregg@sjyachts.com (754)231-3370 www.sjyachts.com

1977 44-foot Thompson Trawler Turnkey Condition – Ready to Cruise on Day 1 $50,000 – or Best Offer • Twin 4-53 Detroit Diesels • 2016 trip to Havana, Cuba, @ 2.5 mpg over 1600 nm. • 4-foot draft • Autopilot and Garmin Chartplotter • Dive platform • 45lb stainless steel anchor w/100-foot chain • New electric windlass • 8-foot dinghy with 8hp Mercury 4-stroke • Great liveaboard/looper • USCG Documented vessel

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Full-Time Experienced Yacht Sales Persons Needed. Professional Yacht Sales International is expanding and looking for experienced Florida-licensed yacht brokers or candidates with proven sales and boating backgrounds to join our growing team of 12 professional and experienced yacht brokers throughout Florida. We offer a professional, ethical and fun atmosphere with industry-leading commission structure, integrated target marketing, social media and advertising program, admin support that includes YachtCloser, and an experienced management and leadership team that is committed to growing our business by treating our brokers and clients with respect and appreciation. On-Going Training & Education is in our DNA. Please call or email for a confidential interview: Lee Messina, CPYB, Managing Broker, 941-350-9020, Lee@ProYSi.com. ________________________________________ Yacht Broker Opportunity — East Coast of Florida. S&J Yachts is looking for an experienced yacht broker to sell New and Used boats. Great opportunity to work with a large, professional company - 5 offices from the mid-Atlantic to Florida. S&J Yachts are Dealers for: Island Packet, Blue Jacket, Seaward, Discovery, Southerly & Bluewater Catamaran.... and many quality Brokerage yachts. Boating experience and team player a must! Friendly, professional working environment. Enquiries confidential. Contact Jack 410 971-1071 info@sjyachts.com. www.sjyachts.com ________________________________________ Crew Looking for female companionship, must feel at ease living on the water assist me when sailing the Carolina Atlantic coast. Age 40-70, good health, none smoker, free of family and job obligations, self-sustainable. Email Paul at langgeduurt@yahoo.com ________________________________________

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39â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gulfstar Sailmaster 1981 $74,900 57HP Yanmar Diesel Engine (New 2015) & Northern Lights Generator (New 1995). Many upgrades incl. mainsail w/ Dutchman furling system (New 2017), Sunbrellas canvas bimini top, isinglass enclosure & sail cover (New 2015). Call Robert Siviter @ 727-415-4676.

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Pingitore who taught me to note the arrival of these little messengers, years ago while crossing the Gulf Stream on return from the Nassau Cup aboard Ace, his MacGregor 65. The Glance Forward With all of this behind us, like waves rolling in following seas, we are carried into this new year and conducted into this new decade. We anticipate meaningful lessons, discoveries, challenges, and moments of sublime beauty that can only be experienced on the ocean. We await opportunities to share these moments alongside family, friends, fellow crew, and new sailors we help to get out on the water. These experiences will lead us to further connections, both tangible and intangible, and many will be worth sharing in the pages of this magazine. No inspired sailor would be complete without a reference to Joshua Slocum. Let us look forward to this next decade with the likes of his courage and inventiveness, driving toward swells and crossing start lines inspired by words from his book on that first single-handed circling of the globe. “I felt there could be no turning back, and that I was engaging in an adventure the meaning of which I thoroughly understood.”

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I’m Not Drunk by Larry Nolly

uring our cruise last spring we anchored in the Indian River, just south of the Jensen Beach Causeway. We had been pushing it pretty hard lately, trying to get the maximum distance during daylight hours. It was nice to get the anchor down earlier in the afternoon than we had been recently, and take time to relax. The portion of the Indian River that crosses the St. Lucie Inlet can sometimes be “interesting” and in this case it definitely was. We crossed the Inlet during a combination of a falling tide, strong current, and strong wind. That portion of the ICW is well marked, although a little shallow in some spots. If you stray outside the channel you can easily get into trouble. Our sailboat’s draft is 6 feet and there were a few spots with less than 1 foot under our keel. But the most difficult part was staying in the channel. That combination of tide, current and wind, along with an occasional boater that didn’t follow the common courtesy rule of the slow pass, made that part of the trip stressful. So, Barbara and I were happy to be anchored. We’ve anchored near the causeway a few times before and this time, just like the others, was very peaceful. After relaxing a little while, Barbara put out a line to see if she could catch anything for dinner. After not having any success except for a

few cat fish, which she threw back, she put away the fishing gear and put together a nice dinner (although not fresh fish). Then we sat in the cockpit as we ate and reminisced about our trip so far, traveling all the way south to Key West and then working our way back up through the keys. This was our first trip to Key West. On previous trips we had gone down as far south as Key Biscayne and then headed East to the Bahamas. But this year we decided to stay in the US and find out why everyone loved Key West. Of course, what’s not to love about Key West! So, we’re sitting there in the cockpit thinking and talking about how much we loved what we do. We were

also looking forward to passing through some other favorite places along the ICW leading up to the Chesapeake Bay. Eventually, we turned in for the night and fell asleep to the gentle swells right away. At 3:20am we were awakened by the sound of a dinghy’s outboard getting closer. Then we heard a loud knocking on our hull, and a man repeatedly calling out, “Where’s my boat?” It was obvious I had to get out of bed and find out what this commotion was all about. So, I got up and cautiously went outside to see what was going on. The guy in the dinghy kept asking where his boat was, adding “it was here last night, where did it go” not necessarily directing his question anywhere! He didn’t seem like a threat, but I was apprehensive about the possibility of him trying to board our boat. After looking around the anchorage, I pointed to a few boats not far from us and asked him if any of those were his. His response was that his boat was here yesterday, repeating what he said before! I assured him he was at the wrong boat and suggested he try to go over by the other boats to find his. After continued insistence on my part, he left. But as he motored off in the direction of the other boats, we could hear him yelling out, not to anyone in particular, “I’m not drunk!”

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