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Editorial: News Around the Southern Sailing World?

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Bubba Compiling List of Awful Sailboat Names

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Hurricane Season 2013

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Our Waterways: Gulfport, FL, gets Mooring field Approval; Sarasota to Expand Mooring Field; Florida Passes Laws Benefitting the Marine Industry

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Florida Women’s Sailing Awards Davis Island Yacht Club Sailor

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Arrive Dry in a Pilothouse Trawler

By Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell

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Bone Island Regatta to Key West

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Bikini Cup - The Traveling Cup around Tampa Bay

By Ellen Henderson

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Wharram Rendezvous, Florida Keys

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Carolina Sailing: Saving Sailing

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Betsy Alison Shares Winning Tips at US SAILING Conference

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Southern Race Reports

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Southern Racing Calendar

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A Good Time for a Bad Thing to Happen — The Dismasting of Orient Express

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At the finish line in Key West. Bone Island Regatta.

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A Tiki 26 at the Wharram Catamaran rendezvous in the Florida Keys. Page 38. Photo by Troy Roberts.

COVER PHOTO: A Wharram Tiki 26—recently built and launched by David Halliday of Boatsmith, which built the boat—at the Wharram Rendezvous in the Florida Keys. Story page 38. Photo by Kevin Hutchinson.

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Sailing News From Around the South The Super Bowl vs The Miami Boat Show In the February issue (“From the Helm” — see Back Issues on our website), I wrote about a potential conflict between the Miami Boat Show and the Super Bowl in 2016, where the NFL was considering holding the Super Bowl in Miami the same weekend—President’s Day weekend—as the Miami Boat Show. I wrote this would put a big dent in show attendance on Sunday.

Good news is that the NFL will be holding the 2016 Super Bowl in Santa Clara (San Francisco), CA, and the 2017 game in Houston. Bad news is that it’s still the same weekend, and the Miami Boat Show will suffer that Sunday with lower attendance (after all, most watch it on TV, whether the game is in Miami or San Francisco). This was announced along with the statement by the NFL that host cities should be ready to hold the game in the future on one of three weekends, one of which is President’s Day weekend. To me this is disingenuous and a ploy to slowly move the game to that weekend. The NFL wants it and has the power to get it.

Miami should decide now to never hold the Super Bowl on President’s Day weekend. It would be better for all concerned if the Super Bowl got its own weekend and never gets that weekend, but then again, the NFL is about as powerful as they get in the United States, probably right behind the military-industrial complex. After all, does private enterprise build these stadiums that now cost over $1 billion? At least the boat show is a combination of hundreds of businesses, many of them quite small.

Southern Sailing Accidents Two accidents mentioned in this issue had good endings with no one hurt. In May, in the Bone Island Regatta (page 34) from southwest Florida to Key West, a Tartan 42 sank just south of Fort Myers. The boat was half full of water 15

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minutes after the crew found a leak. They jumped in a dinghy and were rescued by another boat in the regatta within 10 minutes, and 10 minutes later the boat sank. No one was injured. I am hoping that the owner, Scott McWilliams, will learn more about why it sank and write an article for us in an upcoming issue. Scott did a review for SOUTHWINDS in the March issue on a propane outboard (“Product Review Propane Outboard”). The outboard was saved, by the way.

Another regatta accident with a good outcome happened when the Orient Express lost its mast in the Regata del Sol al Sol in April. The article is aptly named by the author and captain, “A Good Time for a Bad Thing to Happen.” That—even though it happened at 2 a.m. Read about it on page 62.

Hurricane Season 2013 The Atlantic Hurricane Season began on June 1, and forecasters have predicted a stronger than normal season. But they still can’t predict if you will be hit this season. The only thing boaters need to know is how to prepare, and I have again printed my predictions on your chances of getting hit and your boat getting damaged. Read them on page 26. For an excellent and simple plan on how to prepare your boat, go to the Hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Remember the most important thing you need to know: “A bad plan carried out is better than a good plan not carried out. Make your plan so you will carry it out.”

I still haven’t figured out that if your area hasn’t gotten hit in a long time, does that mean there is a high chance you will get hit or a low chance? Apparently, no one else has figured this out either.

CORRECTION: In the June issue, on page 50, we attributed the wrong credit for the photos. Top photo was taken by Lisa Avila. The lower photo was taken by Dorothy Bellafleur.

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LETTERS ICOM Defective Cables Note From the Editor:: In the May issue, we published a letter from a boater (“ICOM Radio Defective Microphone Cables,” available in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com), who had experienced cables that were deteriorating after a short period. The boater contacted ICOM, who refused to acknowledge it was at fault.

We asked for others who had experienced a similar problem to let us know. I heard from two via email and one by phone.

I have two ICOM microphones with the exact problem discussed in your latest issue. I would be glad to bring them to you for you to see. I have already replaced them.

Joe Barnette The mike cable insulation on our 802 ICOM began falling apart four years after purchasing it. We purchased a new mike and cable in 2010, but have kept using the old one, taping up the bad sections. The new cable is still in the box aboard and appears to be okay. When we went into Sailorman to order a new mike, the clerk said that they must have a problem as he has sold a number of them.

Dick Bentzel S/V Equinox I received a call from Rick in Louisiana who told me that he had the same cable problem with his ICOM cables and gave me the name and number of a company in Tallahassee, FL, that was a dealer for ICOM and was replacing the cables at no cost (except shipping). I called the number to discuss printing the company name and phone number. I talked to Tim Warren who told me that ICOM had acknowledged they needed replacing and was paying for the replacements. He felt that ICOM just took a while before realizing that the cables were defective. I was told I could print the company name and contact information: Williams Communications, (800) 649-5783. Ask for Tim Warren.

Editor Marine Deposit Not Returned I have been a full-time liveaboard for over five years. My boat is well-maintained. I pay my bills on time, and I lead a quiet life. I have sailed all over and around Florida and stayed at over 30 marinas. Those stays ranged from just a night to over two years. I have only had problems at two places in the Tampa Bay area where they kept my security deposit—in my opinion illegally—even after they were given proper notice that I was leaving.

I’d like to warn your readers to be very careful dealing with private marinas in the Tampa Bay area. I have yet to have a problem with a municipal marina, and I’m staying at one now.

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

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Bubba Compiling List of Awful Sailboat Names

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ubba Whartz, wearing his red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it, was drinking a beer and holding forth on the names of sailboats when the sometimes-strident conversation in The Blue Moon Bar caught my attention. I was sitting at a table near a window and reading a book about how politics and bad decisions in this country made the annihilation of about 1,000 evangelical peasants in El Salvador in December of 1981 a compelling story in both the New York Times and the Washington Post.

However, previous human rights abuses in El Salvador had already alerted Congress that the government it was backing in Central America was prosecuting a war against guerillas that was unnecessarily oppressive toward the civilian population. The State Department didn’t give credence to the front-page newspaper stories nor to the pictures of corpses that ran on the front page of the Post. Congress did not either. And the Wall Street Journal labeled stories of the massacre of civilians “The Media’s War” on its editorial page.

I found the book fascinating. Disturbing, too. Written

by Mark Danner, it is entitled: The Massacre at El Mazote.

Putting my book away, I went to the end of the bar and called Doobie, the bartenderette at The Blue Moon, over and asked her what all the noise was about. Not only was Bubba speaking loudly, so were: Tripwire, the Vietnam vet who always dresses in cammies and comes unglued by loud noises; Shorty, the five-foot-tall bar regular who stutters; and Bruno Velvetier, ASID, a man known for his flair for interior decorating, his distinguished client list and his affinity for cream drinks with lots of fruit and paper parasols in them. There were a couple of other people joined in the discussion that I did not know. For purposes of this account, I will call them “Joe” and “Harry,” I joined the discussion as an observer only. Bubba was speaking. “Look, guys, the reason I want to publish a book

about awful sailboat names is simply because people who buy sailboats for the first time are generally disillusioned by the dreams they have for what they will get out of sailing. They envision smooth anchorages, 10 knots of wind, beam reaches, fabulous food and romantic evenings under the stars. A lot of those people end up naming their sailboats Interlude. It’s the most popular sailboat name.

“These people don’t think of storms that tear sails apart, waves that put green water on deck, polluted water, seasickness, lee shores and canned one-pot meals cooked on the tiny gimbaled stove that they imagined would be perfect for hot coffee or tea. They do not know about standing watches in driving rain, hypothermia in tropical waters, jellyfish, sharks or predatory customs officials.

“So, popular as it might be for the uninitiated, Interlude is going to be the first name in my book of bad sailboat names.

It simply reeks of inexperience. But what I am looking for, too, are names that people should never use in naming sailboats.

That’s why I came here today, instead of flying to Washington to have dinner with the president at The White House.”

“Who is going to publish this book?” asked Tripwire.

“I don’t have a for-sure publisher yet,” Bubba acknowledged, “but I have some hot leads. Do you guys have any ideas for names that should never appear on sailboats?”

Bruno Velvetier raised his hand. “How about Not professionally decorated?”

“Bruno,” Bubba replied, “that is so weak and self-serving that I am not even commenting on it. Give me something that has meaning!”

“How about STD?” Tripwire offered.

“That’s the spirit,” Bubba enthused. “That’s a keeper.”

Encouraged, Tripwire rang off a string of others that also were sure to make the cut. They were: diphtheria,

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“Way to go Tripwire!” Bubba nearly shouted. “You have any medical experience in Vietnam?”

“No,” Tripwire replied. “But some medics in ‘Nam had gotten enamored with the morphine, and at one time or another, diagnosed me with having all of the above.

The fact that the diagnoses didn’t all come at the same time was something of a relief. It got to be so I wouldn’t even consult those medics for the sniffles.”

“You sure you’re not a hydrocondriac, you big hunk?”

Bruno interjected.

“Careful, Bruno,” Bubba cautioned. “You are treading on a field of land mines you don’t want to set off by accident.”

“Well, then how about HPV,” Bruno replied.

“What’s that?” Bubba responded.

“Ask Michael Douglas,” Bruno suggested.

“Good enough for me,” Bubba said with a smile. “HPV goes on the list.”

Tripwire joined in again with bubonic plague and parvovirus, “What is parvovirus?” asked Bubba.

“It’s a disease that kills puppies, mostly. But cats and pigs can get it, too,” Tripwire explained.

It was Shorty next. It took a while longer for him to get his selections out.

“How a-a-a-bou-bou-bout Ju-Ju-John Wayne Gacey?

Then there’s Ted Bun-bun-bun Bundy. Char-Char-Charles muh-muh-muh-Manson. Or Hitler.”

“Gee, those are all perfect,” Bubba marveled.

“And don’t you think that Mi Lai and Abu Gharib qualify?” asked Tripwire.

“You bet,” Bubba laughed, writing all of this down on a notepad. How do you spell the name of that prison in Iraq?

“A-b-u G-h-a-r-i-b,” spelled Tripwire.

“Got it,” Bubba enthused. Turning to Shorty, he asked, “Would you include Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong-il and Uganda’s Idi Amin?”

“You beh-beh-beh-beh-beh-bet,” Shorty said.

“I think that root canal would work,” Bubba declared.

“And then there are the Treaty of Fort Laramie, 9/11, NSU.” “What’s the Treaty of Fort Laramie?” Bruno asked, twirling a paper parasol from his drink between the thumb and index finger of his right hand.

“It was a treaty signed between, generally speaking, the Sioux Indians and the United States government in 1868. It gave the Sioux a lot of land in South Dakota in perpetuity. In 1877, the U.S. government took back the Black Hills land. In 1889, the government appropriated more Indian land, and then did the same thing again in 1910. The Sioux today have about a third of the land that the treaty included. Those who live on two established reservations, Pine Ridge and Rose Bud, die early. Alcohol is not permitted on the reservation, but just over the South Dakota/Nebraska state line stand a phalanx of liquor stores—owned by whites—that sell Indians from the reservations malt liquor in 16-ounce cans. So alcohol News & Views for Southern Sailors

does what the United States government was unsuccessful in doing; it kills Indians,” Bubba explained.

While he was talking, not one of the people involved in the discussion about what not to name a sailboat uttered a word.

“How do you know about such things?” asked Tripwire.

“I read,” said Bubba.

“What’s NSU?” asked Bruno of Bubba.

Tripwire answered. “It is non-specific urethritis. When I was in Vietnam, officers who messed around with local women often came down with what was diagnosed as NSU. Enlisted men, with exactly the same symptoms, were diagnosed as contracting a sexually transmitted disease.”

Joe, one of the guys I didn’t know, said, “I’d like to offer a name that might not be appropriate for a sailboat, even though I don’t know you guys at all well.”

“Let’s hear it,” replied Bubba.

“George W. Bush,” said Joe. “That guy’s not offensive. He protected our country against weapons of mass destruction and poison gas,” declared Bubba. “He might have had trouble pronouncing words like ‘nuclear,’ but I don’t hold that against him.

George W. Bush is way out of bounds. He’s an American hero.”

“Why,” asked Harry.

“It’s my book. And I have impeccably good taste,” countered Bubba.

At that point, everyone in the discussion of bad sailboat names, save Bubba, started coughing. Bubba called down to Doobie, “Doobie these guys are not breathing well. They might need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Can you help out?”

Doobie took one look at the assembled crowd and called back, “You’re on your own, Bubba. You do it. I am busy stocking a beer cooler.”

Bubba looked at the five badly coughing men and declared, “If you guys can’t get your breath back, you’re gonna die.”

I left The Blue Moon Bar right after that. I just wanted to be some other place.

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The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more.

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The site also lists all the Southern yacht clubs. We are encouraging youth program directors to list their programs and yacht clubs to list their organizations.

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State Road 16), St. Augustine. Preregistration required by contacting Vic Aquino at (904) 460-0243. The course is offered 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 3, Sept. 7, and Nov. 2. A course called “Suddenly in Command” is a boating safety primer designed for those not generally at the helm to help them to be prepared with the basics in the event of an emergency, such as the captain becoming incapacitated.

This course is offered from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 1.

For more information on all courses, go to www.uscg aux.info/content.php?unit=070-14-07.

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

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

Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Coconut Grove, FL, June 29-July 1 This is an extremely intensive evaluation of your ability to teach sailing to the US Sailing Keelboat Certification System Standard. This standard is the most rigorous in the country and requires practice, study and preparation by even the most gifted and experienced professional instructors. Go to the website for prerequisites. Maximum of 12 candidates are

allowed in the class. Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Karen Davidson: KarenDavidson@ussailing.org Basic Keelboat 1, Charleston, SC, July 6-7 This is part 1 of a two part, 4-day Basic Keelboat certification course. Classes run on alternating weekends. Charleston Sailing Academy, 24 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant (Charleston), SC 29464. Contact Sterling Bryson at sterling@resortboating.com. (843) 971-0700.

Safety Rescue, Fort Myers, FL, Aug. 24-25 Edison Sailing Center, 15880 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers, FL. Contact Stephanie Webb at rpsc1983@aol.com. (239) 454-5114. Student course, ages 10-17, hours 1-4 p.m. daily.

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

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Fort Lauderdale, FL. July and August. Ongoing one and two-day courses. Best Boat Club and Rentals. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033 Kemah, TX, July 6-7, 20-21, Aug. 3-4, 17-18 (two-day courses). Gateway Community Boating Center. Capt. Lucy Newman. (281) 334-4606 St. Petersburg, FL, July 15-19. University of South Florida. Youth ages 12-14 Day Camp. Contact Zac Oppenheim at water@usfsp.edu. (727) 873-4597 Fort Myers, FL, July 8-12 22-26. Class A and B courses.

Edison Sailing Center. Ages 10-17. Contact Stephanie Webb: rpsc1983@aol.com.

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n OTHER EVENTS

2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.

34th America’s Cup, San Francisco, CA, July - August Louis Vuitton Cup. The America’s Cup Challenger Series, July 4-Aug. 30. Teams are competing in AC72s from Sweden, New Zealand, and Italy. Winner will race in the America’s Cup against defender ORACLE TEAM USA, in September.

To see a video of the AC72 boats in action, go to www.youtube.com, and search for “AC72 Hydrofoiling.”

For more on the Cup series, go to www.americascup.com.

Florida Lobster Season July and August Openings

cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible-but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. Regatta organizers promote the event as, “It’s a party every night...in a different location.” For more information, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

Seven Seas Cruising Association and Ocean Cruising Club, 23rd Downeast Gam, Islesboro, ME, Aug. 3 The 23rd annual Downeast Gam will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, at Dick and Kathy de Grasse’s cottage at the north end of Gilkey’s Harbor, Islesboro Island, Maine. The Gam will be held on August 3 to give cruisers time to arrive, cruise Maine or Nova Scotia, then head back south. This year’s Gam will kick off on Friday afternoon, August 2, with a dinghy raft-up cocktail party. Come ashore Saturday, August 3, at 11:00 am, and bring your contribution to the potluck lunch at the de Grasse’s cottage. Coordinates 44º16.9’N, 68º 55.9’W will put you in sheltered Broad Cove in front of the cottage. There’s plenty of room to anchor in all-weather Gilkey’s Harbor.

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Florida has two spiny lobster seasons for recreational divers. The first is the two-day mini sport season, which is always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, falling this year on July 24-25. The regular 8 month season always runs Aug. 6 through March 31. For regulations and more information, go to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission website at www.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/lobster.

38th Annual Regatta Time in Abaco, July 3-11 - More Than a Regatta “It’s a party every night...in a different location.”

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Dinghies can land on the seaweed beach in front of the cottage or tie up at the town dock (free) and walk a quarter mile to the cottage. Following lunch, Bob Snyder, the incoming president of the Maine Island Institute, will speak about Maine islands: economy, population, and cruising. T-shirts will be for sale. SSCA members and non-members are welcome. Sixty-three boats anchored in the harbor last year. For more information, call cell at (781) 635-5439. After June 1, call (207) 734-6948 at the cottage. Commodores Dick and Kathy de Grasse, s/v Endeavour.

W.A.V.E. 2013 – Day on the Bay for Veterans, Pensacola, FL Aug. 10 A special day on the water for Wounded American Veterans will be held on August 10 at the Plaza de Luna Park in downtown Pensacola. This event, known as W.A.V.E. 2013 – Day on the Bay, is a joint sailing community activity with six local yacht clubs providing resources, manpower and opportunities for the wounded veterans.

There will be opportunities for sailing, boating, diving and other on-the-water demonstrations for the wounded veterans and their families to enjoy. Sign-up for the event will be handled through the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola at www.navypnsyc.org, or contact Kathy Champagne at kathychampagne@bellsouth.net, or Janice Wilson at (850) 341-1399.

n SAILBOAT AND TRAWLER RENDEZVOUS Promote and List Your Boat Rendezvous SOUTHWINDS will list your Rendezvous for three months (other events listed for only two months)—to give boaters lots of time to think about and plan their attending the event. This is for rendezvous held in the Southeast United States or Bahamas. Send information to editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

n NEWS AND BUSINESS BRIEFS

Okeechobee Water Level Essentially the Same Since May As of press date in early June, Lake Okeechobee is at 13.69 feet above sea level, increasing a few inches since May. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 7.63 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 5.83 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.64 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/ h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Key West Sailor Found Dead Near His Boat on Cuban Beach On June 6, The Keys News, an online Key West news website (www.keysnews.com), reported that a sailor and his boat out of Key West were found on a beach in Cuba in late May. The body of Jay Rydberg was tentatively identified from remains found on a beach in Cuba. Rydberg’s 39-foot trimaran, 3/4 Boat Rental, Charter Company, Sailing Club Information Wanted Beach Cats, Sunfish, etc. – Small Boat Rental Companies Bareboats and Captained Charter Companies SOUTHWINDS is compiling a list for our website of all the charter and boat rental companies, including sailing clubs in the Bahamas and in the Southeast United States—in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

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

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

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

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Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar boat, set a new record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a vessel powered entirely by solar energy, smashing its own 2010 record by four days. The boat left Las Palmas, Spain, on April 25 and arrived in Marigot, St. Martin, on May 18, averaging 5.3 knots for the 2,867mile trip. The 115-foot Swiss catamaran conducted experiments along the Gulf Stream as part of the PlanetSolar DeepWater Expedition. The boat visited Miami—its first U.S. stop—on June 2. For more on the boat and the expedition, go to www.planetsolar.org. Photo courtesy PlanetSolar DeepWater Expedition.

Time, was nearby on the beach. A rope was tied around Rydberg’s waist, presumably because he was sailing solo.

Rydberg lived on his boat off Fleming Key near Key West. He reportedly had left Key West in early May and sailed to Fort Myers. Rydberg called his sister on May 13 and told her he was on his way back and would be in Key West May 14 or 15. The Coast Guard reported that Rydberg’s EPIRB went off at 4:13 a.m. on May 14 about 30 miles north of Key West. The body and the boat were found two weeks later in Cuba.

The Coast Guard said the case was closed and all future questions should be directed to the State Department. The Keys News reported the State Department was first waiting for formal identification of the body. No other news on the incident was reported by press time, but many are hoping to learn more about the boat and if there is any evidence, including possible GPS information on the boat, indicating what happened.

Laser Designer Sues for Past-Due Royalties Information for this article was taken from TradeOnlyToday.com Laser designer Bruce Kirby, 84, recently filed a lawsuit seeking past-due royalties, claiming he has not been paid since around January 2011, more than $200,000, by Laser Performance, the American and European builder of the Laser.

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organizations know about the termination of the license.

Kirby’s lawsuit includes these organizations, along with the suit against Laser Performance.

Kirby has also come up with a new name for the Laser—the Kirby Torch. He waited till after the London Olympics, so that the new name would not interfere with the games. He says that he now owns the rights and all tooling, molds and plugs and has already granted rights to new companies in Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. Laser Performance, though, owns the rights to the name “Laser.”

Kirby originally designed the boat in 1970, and it was launched to the sailing world as the Laser, but the current status of Laser Performance’s Laser, and of the boat, remains clouded in what some have described as a very complex lawsuit, all involving the ILCA, ISAF and Laser Performance.

BoatUS Magazine Names Three Southern Towns to its List of Ten Great Boating Towns for Retirement BoatUS Magazine recently named 10 towns in the United States that it considers are the best boating towns for retirement. The magazine editors picked 10 of the “most boatfriendly American communities, from sleepy to hopping...”

The magazine calls them “10 Great Boating Towns to Retire, Play and Thrive.”

Three of the 10 are in the Southeast. Here are the short descriptions of the three Southern communities chosen:

Unidentified Katrina Salvage

By Troy Gilbert A dismasted 26-foot Pearson Ariel is not what one would expect to find half-buried in the silt while cleaning a hull in the murky waters of a marina in New Orleans. Ricardo Gutierrez, a local diver and salvor, has come across plenty of unusual items buried in the marina—but finding a 26-foot sailboat double-parked in a slip even for him was a bit odd.

Lost in Hurricane Katrina, the boat was surprisingly never discovered back in 2007 when the Louisiana Review Your Boat SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast?

Have you made changes? What changes would you like?

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Tarpon Springs, FL: The town’s compact harbor has plenty of marinas, easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, year-round boating, no income taxes, and a lower cost of living. Many Tarpon Springs boating retirees hail from the northern climes.

New Bern, NC: A historic waterfront bordered by two rivers, good restaurants, low median home prices, and a long boating season, New Bern offers loads of boating opportunities. It’s also a great jumping-off point for trips to the Outer Banks and coastal North Carolina.

Gainesville, GA: Surrounded on three sides by Lake Lanier, Gainesville offers year-round boating, over 500 miles of shoreline dotted with coves, excellent bass fishing, affordable home prices, and a cost of living just a sliver below the national average.

BoatUS Magazine published the list in the June/July issue.

You can also read it online at www.BoatUS.com/magazine.

The article includes “information on boating amenities, opportunities for gunkholing and fishing, the length of the boating season, living costs, median home prices, taxes, weather, transportation, top hospitals, and all kinds of cultural activities. Post-career planning tips are also offered to help make the right choice.”

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Department of Environmental Quality brought in a salvage contractor that used side scanning sonar to identify and pinpoint for removal the hundreds of foundered boats and debris in the marinas. “That area of slips is in a bit of deeper water than most of West End’s slips and I guess that’s how it stayed hidden for so long.”

Gutierrez adds, “I immediately got in touch with the harbormaster, and the whole process started for removal.”

It took nearly nine months and loads of paperwork to have the boat—described by Gutierrez as an “unidentified Katrina casualty”—accepted by FEMA for removal. The federal agency eventually paid for the removal and disposal, which took place in early May. The lifting of a barnacle- and silt-covered boat brought back a lot of memories for many driving past, heralding back to the yearlong salvage process when hundreds of such “casualties” lined the marinas and seawalls of New Orleans.

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Deck Development Acquires the Losange Group, Merging Wichard/Profurl and Sparcraft On May 1, the European holding company Deck Développement, owners of Wichard and the yacht sail management systems Profurl, acquired the Losange Group.

Based in France, the Losange Group is composed of Facnor (manufacturer of furling systems), RDM (mast manufacturer based in La Rochelle, France), Sparcraft Rigging (manufacturer of standing and running rigging), and Charleston Spars, also known as Sparcraft USA (mast manufacturer based in Charlotte, NC).

This acquisition will soon result in the merging of the two entities, Wichard, Inc., and Sparcraft USA, into one global company. It will also mark the rebirth of Sparcraft USA after a long period of difficulties. Located in Charlotte, Wichard-Sparcraft will emphasize providing high quality products and strong customer service, relying on the skills of a highly experienced team. Each brand identity will be maintained and their strength reinforced in an effort to provide each segment of the market with a better offer, as well as with the will to explore new business opportunities.

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gets its own page with room for photos, schedules, general information, youth ages accepted, rates, contact info, links to Facebook and more.

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HURRICANE SEASON 2013 HURRICANE SEASON It’s That Time of Year Again: 2013 Hurricane Season and Annual Storm Predictions

By Steve Morrell June 1 means the Atlantic hurricane season begins (it runs through Nov. 30). And again, the forecasters are making predictions. I believe each season is unique and we don’t know enough to make predictions. I hope they keep trying, but let’s all downplay it and take it for what it is—a very inexact science. They are great at short-term predictions, but seasonal, I don’t buy it. They need data from more years— preferably from many more decades and maybe even centuries—under their belt to really start counting on it.

The Best Hurricane Plan In making a plan to protect and save your boat, remember this as the most important thing you need to know: “A bad plan carried out is better than a good plan not carried out. Make your plan so you will carry it out.”

Go to the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com and learn about the most important aspects of creating a plan to protect your boat. Read the first article, “A Good and Simple Plan for Your Boat.”

What Boaters Need to Know What is the chance of getting hit? The annual hurricane predictions don’t tell you much about where the storms will hit, but about how many tropical storms will develop and how many of those will reach hurricane level and, of those, how many will be major storms.

But for all practical purposes, the only thing boat owners need to know is how to prepare. Below are my predictions—all based on what you need to do and chances of getting hit. I created these predictions after the 2004-05 storm years, and this year, I print them again. And if you want a good plan, then go to our website’s hurricane pages (www.southwindsmagazine.com), and read “A Good and Simple Plan for Your Boat.” I believe it is the best plan, because it is based on a simple fact: “A bad plan carried out is better than a good plan not carried out. Make your plan so you will carry it out.”

Our website hurricane pages have a wealth of other information with links to other plans, information and weather websites, stories of success and failure in boat preparation and even hurricane drink recipes (often essential to calm the nerves, as long as you don’t overdo it). I believe it is one of the best resources out there.

Morrell Hurricane Predictions for Boaters for This Year You can use these predictions every year for the rest of your life.

Winds from 39 to 73 mph, up to 4 feet of surge (Tropical Storm) High probability: from a direct hit or from the outer bands of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 74 to 95 mph, 4-5 feet of surge (Category 1) Good probability: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 96 to 110 mph, 6-8 feet of surge (Category 2) Reasonable chance: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 111 to 130 mph, 9-12 feet of surge (Category 3) Small chance: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy, but even more preparation work required. You will likely suffer some damage, but you can minimize it enough that you can take your boat sailing after you put the sails back on.

Winds from 131 to 155 mph, 13-18 feet of surge (Category 4)—or above 155 mph, 18 feet and up surge (Category 5) Very small chance: from a direct hit or category 4 winds from the outer edges of a category 5 storm. This will take a lot more prep work, but possible to survive with not too much damage if you are prepared and get lucky at the same time.

If you don’t prepare and get lucky, it will be as if you didn’t get lucky, so prepare and hope for luck. If it’s a strong storm and lots of surge and you take everything off the boat you can, you will have that stuff, like sails, canvas, knives, spoons, forks and miscellaneous gear, for your next boat.

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OUR WATERWAYS Gulfport, FL, Mooring Field Gets Final Approval The Gabber, Gulfport, Florida’s local newspaper, reported in May that the city finally received the state’s approval to build a mooring field in Boca Ciega Bay. The state approved a submerged land lease, which will include 25 mooring balls intended for sailboats only. There will be a peripheral safety area around the field where other boats will not be allowed to anchor. The city will have jurisdiction in the field and peripheral area.

The city plans to have a pump-out boat to service the field. All boats will be inspected by the city marina staff, and dye will be put in the blackwater tanks to prevent dumping of waste into the bay. Type I sanitation systems are not allowed to discharge into the mooring field.

The city is currently waiting for the FWC and USCG permits to build the mooring field and is seeking a grant for construction and for the pump-out boat.

Sarasota to Expand Mooring Field In May, the city of Sarasota decided to double the number of moorings in its mooring field, after about a half year in operation. There are currently 35 moorings. The city is

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adding the new moorings because of a September deadline for funding from the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND). The city wants to get construction of the new moorings started before the deadline to insure the funding will come through.

The city reported that the field was 84 percent full, on average, during the first six months of operation. During the peak season, the field was full. Income for the field was $39,832 and expenses were $36,305 during the initial six months.

The city has plans to complete the field in 2015 with a total of 109 moorings—done in three phases—but expects to only complete the first two phases by that year, because of delays when construction began in 2009.

Florida Passes Laws Benefiting the Marine Industry In April, a bill promoted by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County and several related groups, including non-industry groups, was passed that had several benefits to Florida’s marine industry: • Managed public mooring fields: Provides for general permitting of mooring fields not exceeding 100 vessels; removes the availability of a general permit for public marinas so all marinas will be subject to the standard permitting process. Mooring fields are environmentally friendly and more economical. The language is intended to be an incentive for local governments to consider mooring fields in their area, as they will reduce sea grass scarring by providing a place for boaters to tie up their boats instead of anchoring in sea grass areas. Another strong benefit of mooring fields is to provide pump-out facilities for vessels.

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Florida Women’s Sailing Awards Davis Island Yacht Club Sailor T

he Florida Women’s Jane and sailing partner, Sailing Association Pat Crump, won the North (FWSA) awarded its American Fireball champiYoung Woman Sailor of onship in 2011 and the the Year Award to Jane Fireball Nationals in 2012, Millican, director of youth at which they qualified for sailing at the Davis Island the Worlds in 2012 and Yacht Club.

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The Young Woman This autumn, Millican Sailor of the Year Award and Crump will compete in recognizes a female resithe 2013 Fireball World dent of Florida dedicated to championship in Slovenia competitive sailboat racing. and the US SAILING inviThe sailor is nominated by tational Championship of one of the sailing clubs of Champions Regatta at the FWSA. The Davis Island Columbia Sailing Club in Yacht Club Dinghy Dames’ Columbia, SC. The invited sailing team nominated team must be a 2012 or 2013 Millican. She received a troone-design class United Jane Millican, current director of youth sailing at the phy and cash award at the States, North American or Davis Island Yacht Club. Photo by Chansi Harrow. annual meeting of FWSA, world champion helmsperhosted by the Salty Sisters of St. Petersburg Yacht Club in son. These top-ranked sailors will compete in Lightning May. class sailboats.

Jane’s passion for racing began as a young girl sailing Jane is married to Jason Millican, an IT consultant.

Optimist dinghies at summer camp in Wisconsin. She moved to Florida to sail year-round and to attend the University of The Florida Women’s Sailing Association organized in 1973 to South Florida, from which she received a bachelor of arts encourage women to race sailboats and to promote and coordidegree in international studies. nate interclub, match and team racing for member clubs. The Ms. Millican completed US SAILING‘s Small Boat member clubs include the Clearwater Yacht Club’s Bow Chasers Level One Instructor certification in 2009 and served as the and Solmates, Davis Island Yacht Club Dinghy Dames, lead instructor at Tampa Sailing Squadron, coached the Dunedin Marina’s Windlasses, Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Manatee River Pram Fleet, a Manatee County-funded proLuffing Lassies, St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Salty Sisters, St. gram hosted by the Bradenton Yacht Club, and coaches the Petersburg Yacht Club at Pass-a-Grille’s Broad Reachers, Youth Sailing Green Fleet at DIYC. She received the Tampa Yacht & Country Club’s Mainsheet Mamas, The Club at Portsmouth Sailor of the Year award in 2012 from DIYC. Treasure Island’s T.I. Tackers, and Venice Women’s Sailing

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Going live on April 1 (this is no April Fools joke!), this new FREE online directory by SOUTHWINDS lists Youth Sailing Programs and Yacht Clubs and Sailing Associations in the Southeast U.S. Previously printed in the April issue, we found that most youth programs hadn’t made final decisions on their summer programs by the March 1 deadline, so we decided to create an online directory where program organizers can update their programs, whether summer programs or year-around programs, any day of the year on their own. Every program

gets its own page with room for photos, schedules, general information, youth ages accepted, rates, contact info, links to Facebook and more.

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count, claim their listing and update it. Or new programs can be added.

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To update your youth program or club, go to www.southwindsmagazine.info, or you can access it through the SOUTHWINDS main site at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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TRAWLERTALK

Arrive Dry in a Pilothouse Trawler

By Captains Chris and Alyse Caldwell

Capt. Bob bringing his 57-foot trawler into Winyah Bay after a few overnights in the Atlantic. Excellent visibility with a full electronic suite.

The American Tug displays a wide side deck door and excellent rear view over the salon roof and dinghy deck aft.

Arrive dry.

This simple statement came from a disgruntled sailor presently shopping for a pilothouse trawler. When asked why the conversion from sail to power, this sailor admitted he was tired of arriving to his final destination in his foulies, dripping wet from rain—or sweat (take your pick). We quite agree on the need for comfort. When you’ve reached that stage of life where you still enjoy cruising but prefer to be comfortable in a climatized cabin, try a pilothouse trawler. Often with panoramic views, windows that open for a lovely breeze—or that shut tight when the weather is less than ideal—a pilothouse trawler may be your next boat.

Some trawlers have an interior steering station that is just there for practical use, lacking many relaxing creature comforts for you. Our own trawler is a perfect example.

She’s an early ’80s vintage and has a complete lower helm in the salon, but it has no helm seat, besides having poor visibility from the downstairs position. While we can see ahead if we remove the fender storage racks off the bow rail, we still have to stand the entire time while piloting, plus we have no stern view (except the TV, which is a distraction for sure when the Saints are playing football). We purchased the boat way back in 1995 and decided not to install navigation instruments below because we were weekend boaters. We had no plans to be downstairs, thinking we would always be on the flybridge enjoying the weather.

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learned the pilothouse is a very desirable feature.

Just what exactly is a pilothouse—or a “raised pilothouse” (RPH) trawler? Let’s compare it to a flush deck boat where the lower helm is on the same deck as the salon, giving you poor forward and rear visibility. A raised pilothouse is exactly that—a raised or elevated steering station giving you improved visibility forward and aft. The side door entrance also provides better access to the side decks and upper deck, possibly a flying bridge or dinghy deck.

Imagine the steering station in the pilothouse on a shrimp trawler or tugboat (or look at the photos for those of you who need some help in the imagination department).

They are perched forward, giving a first-class view of the bow and the waterway ahead. The helmsman has easy access to the side decks and an excellent view of the aft deck of the boat.

Other than the improved visibility, which sailors or stinkpots can both appreciate, a pilothouse design trawler adds many features you may not have considered. The pilothouse can be a guest stateroom, a breakfast nook, a navigation station or a man cave. When the bugs come out at dusk, we’ve been known to move the cocktail party into the pilothouse but only after the anchor is down, of course.

Many RPH trawlers include a day bunk for a mate while you are cruising, which is also an excellent overnight sleeping accommodation during those long ocean passages.

Now imagine a fully instrumented RPH. Other than the engine controls, you may include two 12- or 15-inch multifunction displays (MFDs) that include a host of options, including: GPS chartplotter, RADAR, automatic identification system (AIS), depth gauge, fish finder, weather prowww.southwindsmagazine.com

Author Capt. Chris relaxing after his time at the helm on a five-day trip along the Atlantic coast. Very comfortable day bunk and chart table.

The reverse rake windows are seen on the pilothouse of this Krogen Whaleback 48.

gram, and video system faster with less use of to monitor your engine windshield wipers. A room or aft of the vesbigger advantage is sel. Do you prefer two experienced at night.

VHFs, one for traffic You may have read and the other for moniabout the red illuminattoring other vessel ed electronics in the operations? Got room helm station at night to for that. What about the prevent temporary night single side band (SSB)? blindness. Did you realGot room for that too. ize that those red lights The RPH even has dry may reflect off a stancounter space for a lapdard style interior windtop and your chart shield glass, giving you table. Wouldn’t it be a different type of blindwonderful to have your ness or glare? Although charts open right next most navigation electo the helm station? No tronics have a dimmer more going below to the control, the glare on a nav station to check traditional lower helm your course or answer windshield can be TrawlerFest in Florida. A wide selection of raised pilothouse trawlers with the radio. Have you slightly different designs. painful on a moonless seen your mate? Kicked night in the ocean. No back snoozing behind problem with the reverse the waterway guide, searching for the evening’s anchorage. rake windshield; the glare faces upward, and there is no Air-conditioning, heater, dehumidifier, window glass reflection to destroy your night vision. defrosters, visibility, dry and comfortable cruising, that’s Now that you’re cruising in comfort, do not forget the what it’s all about. Somebody has to drive, and you may as deluxe helm chair. When I was a kid working in the oil well be comfortable. What about your deckhands? They field, I saw old barber chairs being used at the helm. This have to run around outside in the weather. The pilothouse was mostly because they were big, sturdy and comfortable. usually has a side deck doorway, allowing access for the Fortunately, today we have more choices for helm seats. helmsman to help with the deck work. Some pilothouse Take in the entire package: comfortable helm chair, clitrawlers may have a door on each side deck. matized pilothouse with a day bunk, fully instrumented Another advantage is steps. Since many boats are navigation suite—and ask yourself a question. Why do I multi-level designs, you have to climb up and down across stand out in the rain and cold when I could be cruising engines, staterooms, decks, flybridge and lockers. A pilotalong, warm and toasty or cooled by the A/C in my nice house trawler changes the vessel deck design so you may pilothouse trawler? have a few steps up or down but no straight up-and-down Arrive dry! ladders to climb. This makes navigating the decks easy and more manageable just a few steps at a time.

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Puttin’ on the sauce. Sailors and friends enjoy food and drink at the Stock Island Yacht Club on the Saturday after the race. The sauce was obviously very popular.

The race committee and friends enjoying the Key West sun on the docks of the Hyatt at the finish line.

4th Annual Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 15-18

By Alice Petrat Race Organizer

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he 4th Annual Bone Island Regatta was another memorable event with fair winds and plenty to reminisce about after the finish. Forty-one participants started the race out of Tampa, Sarasota, or Naples to reach the finish line in Key West. Winds were indulgent for the sailors, staying mostly out of the East between 5-15 knots, with gusty conditions on the first night—Wednesday—making a favorable race to the finish.

This year marked the first year participating boats were required to carry a SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger on board.

This allowed for GPS tracking of each vessel during the race to enhance the safety and well-being of the sailors. The SPOT tracks also turned into great post-race entertainment

for everyone at the party Friday evening at Kelly’s in Key West where they were displayed on the TVs for viewing.

However, the SPOTs were not the only excitement for this year’s regatta. Thursday morning, the vessel Liela B, a Tartan 42 out of Sarasota, sank just south of Fort Myers.

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Steve Romaine’s Air Supply coming in for the finish line in Key West.

Crew of the St. Petersburg YC Youth Offshore Team. From left to right are Alex Voce, Emily Wright, Martin Hood, Josh Dochoda, Grant Dumas (program leader), Liam McCarthy, Sylvia Hopkins.

Offshore Youth Team’s boat, S.O.R.C., a Frers 30, at the start.

The crew on Santa Rita (third from the left is skipper Roy Rogers), which received a Good Samaritan award for rescuing the crew of the Liela B which sank on the sail south.

vessel’s life raft, spending only a short time waiting before they were rescued by a fellow race participant. Roy Rodgers on his vessel Santa Rita, a Jeanneau 50 out of Tampa, generously threw the race to help the crew members of the Liela B get to safety. The members of the Liela B were very fortunate, as there were no injuries or fatalities.

Another vessel certainly worth noting was S.O.R.C., a Frers 30, sailed by the youngest sailors of the regatta. The crew is part of the St. Petersburg YC Youth Offshore Team, headed by Grant Dumas. There was a crew of six, ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old. They started out of Sarasota and were in the Spinnaker class for the 169-mile race. The boat is named S.O.R.C. in honor of the old Southern Ocean Racing Conference The first vessel to cross the finish line in Key West was Catabelle, a Dolphin 46 out of Sarasota, at 11:05:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. It received the first-place trophy in the Multihull class. Other winners from Sarasota: Mother News & Views for Southern Sailors

Ocean, an O’Day 40 skippered by Richard Gress, took first in the Spinnaker class; first was Wind in the True Cruising class, skippered by Art Cupps. First in NonSpinnaker was Solitude, skippered by Dave Wilson.

In the Tampa start there was only one class, Non-Spinnaker, won by Midnight Sun, skippered by Blaise Pierson. Starting from Naples, in the True Cruising class, the winner was Dragon Fly Plus, a Swan 53. In the Spinnaker class, Tropical Storm was the first-place winner, skippered by Doug Forster. In the Non-Spinnaker class, Fancy Free took first, skippered by Jerry Poquette, and in the Multihull class, Windfall, skippered by John Johnson, took first.

The end of the race was celebrated in island fashion with events Friday and Saturday. The racers were welcomed to Key West at the kickoff party at Kelly’s on Friday night. Then they were able to experience a taste of old Key West charm by spending the afternoon at the Stock Island Yacht Club on Saturday, followed by the awards ceremony at Dante’s Saturday night.

Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this year a huge success. It would not have been possible without your help.

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2nd Annual Boca Ciega Yacht Club Bikini Cup, Gulfport, FL, May 11 After almost 50 years, the traveling Bikini Cup lands for a second year in Gulfport

By Ellen Henderson, Chair, 2013 Bikini Cup Regatta

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lthough the Bikini Cup held at the Boca Ciega Yacht Club in Gulfport, FL, on May 11 was titled as the “2nd Annual,” the Bikini Cup in the Tampa Bay area has a history that goes back decades.

It all started in 1964 with the inaugural Bikini Cup Regatta hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It was the era of the Beach Boys and the “Itsy, Bitsy, Teeny, Weenie, Yellow Polka Dot…” SPYC eventually changed the event name to the Darlene Clark Challenge.

On June 25, 1967, Windjammers of Clearwater initiated its first Bikini Cup Regatta. They raced in the Optimist Pram Fleet out of the Maritime Youth Center on Clearwater Beach. In November ’67 the Ladies Pram Fleet became the Windlasses, racing in Clearwater until 1974, when they moved to the Dunedin Pram Fleet headquarters. Led by Capt. Shirley Zinn in 1981, the Windlasses became independent from the Windjammers.

In 1984, Bay Racing Chair Nancy Hood revitalized the Windjammers’ Bay Racing Program. With more women racing in the club’s program, the Bay Bikini Cup participation started to grow.

Meanwhile, wives, girlfriends and female friends of the big boat owners, as well as a few female boat owners, raced in the Gulf off Clearwater Beach, and the Windjammers Gulf Bikini Cup was established. There was a big shakeup in 1986, when a male boat owner was observed helping to set the whisker pole. This was a clear violation of the rule of no physical assistance from the

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Miandros, A Pearson Wanderer 30, skippered by Corrine O’Donnell, took second in the All-Female Crew division. Photo by Dan Chesnut (owner of Miandros).

male owner, unless it was an emergency.

After much debate and a vote by the membership at two different consecutive monthly meetings, the Windjammers allowed that in the next Bikini Cup Race in

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Blue Moon, a C&C 40, skippered by Nancy Baird, took third in the All-Female Crew division. Photo by Dan Chesnut.

Galadriel, skippered by Ruthanne Mitchell, took second in the Manon-Board division. Photo by Dan Chesnut.

1987, there would be an “All-Female” division in addition to the traditional Man-On-Board Spinnaker and NonSpinnaker fleets. This vote took place after the commodore showed a large blown-up poster of a dismasted boat, and he warned the male boat owners that this would be the outcome if they voted to turn their boats over to their wives/girlfriends. (NOTE: no boat has ever been dismasted during a Bikini Cup Regatta.)

The Windjammers Education Program was born in the fall of 1986 and served to prepare many boatloads of women for future Bikini Cup Races. Carol Brown donated the Gulf and Bay winner perpetual trophy, named after her.

The newly introduced Coached-Training Division for both Spin and Non-Spin fleets attracted many new firsttime female racers in the competition, increasing the need for more boats to accommodate them. Hence, the onslaught of “Yenta-the-Matchmaker”— who procured boats and assembled crews with a skipper and crew coordinator, who managed the practice schedule with the owner and provided a separate onboard coach for boats on which the male owner had little or no racing experience.

Female racers were taking the Bikini Cup by storm.

WYRA (The Women’s Yacht Racing Assoc.), founded locally by Sherry Welch, joined forces with Windjammers, Davis Island Yacht Club’s Dore Drake Regatta, and SPYC. They formed the Suncoast Women’s Sailing Championship Circuit (SWSC). Other clubs that participated were the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club and the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Female competitors either sailed or trailered the same boats to compete at the six-club women’s racing circuit, or they borrowed a different boat at each club.

Back in Clearwater, “Yenta” invited FOMA (Florida Offshore Multihull Assoc.) to enter their boats. When True Cruising became a local viable racing fleet, they, too, entered the Bikini Cup Regatta. Some boats even raced with dinghies hoisted on davits off their sterns. Windjammers Bikini Cup peaked at 44 boats.

The various crews took their competition quite seriously, and many boats practiced each weekend for over two months prior to the regatta. Most women became better sailors, and several husbands have given thanks to “Yenta” for getting their wives committed to sailing and racing via the Bikini Cup.

Sadly, the last Windjammers Bikini Cup (its 35th annual event) was held in 2002. The club disbanded in 2004. The Bikini Cup was on life support until 2009, when the idea was introduced to the Safety Harbor Boat Club (SHBC), which races four times each month on upper Tampa Bay, north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. New life was breathed into the Bikini Cup with two divisions: Coached and Non-Coached. Both divisions were Man-onBoard. Michelle Williams on Incommunicado won first place in the Coached Division. Since she and her crew were young racers in their 20s and 30s, bikinis were back in style.

In the second year of the new regatta, SHBC opened it up to non-member boats, which increased the fleet. Racers from Windlasses, Bay Sailors and the St. Petersburg Sailing Association entered the competition and Sazerac from SPSA easily won first place, skippered by Susan Davidson from the Bradenton/Sarasota racing area. The decorating committee collected the old on-sabbatical bikini tops and decorated the party pavilion with the hanging tops.

Two years later—after skipping a year—in 2012, the Bikini Cup moved to the Boca Ciega Yacht Club on Boca Ciega Bay in Gulfport, again with Coached and NonCoached divisions. Mixer O’Keefe of Mixer’s Mistress served his female crew sandwiches and kept them hydrated while wearing a grass skirt and a coconut shell bra. A “thong” Tshirt was sported by BCYC Commodore Don Rogers.

This year—at the 2nd Annual Bikini Cup—that “theme” was subsequently emulated on Dorothy’s Toy by owner Ed Talbot and Coach Dick Blannin. “Yenta” was again busy recruiting boats and female crew from—in addition to BCYC—Safety Harbor Boat Club, SPSA, Bay Sailors, Dunedin Boat Club, Adventurous Women, the DIYC’s Morgan Invasion and the Windlasses. That effort helped produce 18 competing boats—a 50 percent increase over 2012’s participation. Since the regatta was again held over Mother’s Day weekend, there were several boats with two, and in some cases three, generations racing on the same boat.

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2013 BCYC Bikini Cup Results: All Female: (6 boats): (1) Bounder II/Chris Kelly; (2) Miandros/Corinne O’Donnell; (3) Blue Moon/Nancy Baird: Man-On-Board (3 boats): (1) Seahorse/Celeste Dorage; (2) Galadriel/Ruthanne Mitchell; (3) Mixer’s Mistress/Cindi Anderson: Man-On-Board - Coached (9 boats): (1) Nikki/Barbara Meyer; (2) Calypso/Evelyn Hayes; (3) Fanta-Sea/Lynda Calvillo; (4) Amelia/Christy Edwards.

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On the left is a professionally built Tiki 30. In the middle is Dave Halliday’s just-launched Tiki 8m (a Tiki 26 profesionally built by Halliday’s company, Boatsmith), and on the right is a Pahi 31. In the background on the right is a Tangaroa 35. Photo

by Sandy Graves.

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Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 17-19

By Dan Kunz Cover: A Tiki 8m, recently built and launched by David Halliday, owner of Boatsmith, which built the boat. Photo by Kevin Hutchinson

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he Polynesian sun and water gods blessed this year’s event with beautiful weather, great seas and lots of sunshine—along with the normal and spectacular Islamorada sunsets!

It was three great days of fun, camaraderie, eating, drinking, bragging about our boats, and telling sailing lies.

More than 50 people were in attendance at the Hui Wharram (a rendezvous or gathering of Wharrams) at the Lorelei Cabana Bar and Restaurant in Islamorada in the Upper Keys. All the Wharrams that showed up were heavily trafficked by those interested in building or buying a Wharram catamaran. We had attendees from California, North Carolina, Maine, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas.

The owners were pleased to show off their boats and “talk shop” with everyone. We expect Clockwise, starting at top left: Tiki 30, Pahi 31, Tangaroa 35, Tangaroa 36, Tiki a few new boats to be under construction by this 26. Photo by Troy Roberts (co-owner of the Tangaroa 35).

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A Tangaroa 35. Photo (and co-owner) by KC Gunn.

time next year. There were three Tangaroas (36’), a Tiki 30, a Tiki 26 (8M), a Pahi 31, and a Narai 42 that were nearby.

The Pahi sailed more than 500 miles to attend. A Tiki 21 almost made it from more than 200 miles away but was becalmed for an extended period in the maze of islands that make up the Florida Everglades and got within about 35 miles of the event…but the sailors made it by bus!

The Wharrams on the Lorelei beach provided a great backdrop for magnificent sunset photos—and even for a wedding that was occurring on the beach during our dinner.

Before the Saturday evening Dutch-treat dinner at the Lorelei, we had presentations by Chuck Kanter on anchoring and knots, and by Sandy Graves—manufacturer of CHead—on composting toilets. Both presentations were informative and generated lots of questions and discussion.

The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce provided local information, navigation charts and discount booklets. Info packages were also handed out, which, among other items, included copies of the Free Press and SOUTHWINDS magazine. Many people won door prizes, which included T-shirts provided by the Lorelei, and autographed books supplied by Chuck and Corrine Kanter, Frank Papy and Scott B. Williams.

Awards were handed out to: Paul Garcia for greatest distance traveled (from California); KC Gunn for the newest Wharram (Tangaroa) owner; Dave Halladay for the newest boat built (Tiki 8M, which was put in the water only two days before the event and sailed 250 miles directly to the rendezvous); Ivan (last name left off to protect his real identity and limit the abuse he will take!) longest running “myboat-will-be-finished- and-here-next-year” excuse; Gene Perry for the inspirational leader award (Gene, 88, is still sailing his Tiki 26).

Wharrams at the Lorelei Cabana Bar Beach, rendezvous location.

Photo by KC Gunn.

Mahiya, a Tiki 30. Photo by KC Gunn.

My personal favorite Wharram was KC’s Tangaroa. She recently purchased it and will be “sailing the farm” with her companion Troy, their new baby (due in a few months) and their large pooch Sprocket. They are currently living aboard and will be cruising the islands and Latin America as onboard sustainable cruisers. It was great to see their potted vegetables and garden onboard—true Wharramites!

We are all looking forward to next year’s event at about the same time with the expectation that those who could not make it with their boats this year will join the Wharramite ranks next year.

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CAROLINA SAILING

Reinventing the Appeal

By Dan Dickison Boats congregate in the evening on Lake Hartwell.

This summer, they enjoyed a full moon cruise.

Photo courtesy Western Carolina Sailing Club.

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f you spend any time reading sailing blogs, magazines or websites, no doubt you’re aware that participation in the sport is on the wane. According to researcher Nick Hayes’ 2010 book, Saving Sailing, participation in the United States has declined a staggering amount—40 percent since 1997.

And there’s no shortage of online posters (and poseurs) offering opinions as to what went wrong and why. Hayes himself has identified a number of key contributing factors: competition from other pastimes and a growing emphasis on watching rather than doing, among others. His prescription for resolving this involves a renewed focus on the family-friendly aspects of our sport.

Club and association officers across the country understand this issue on their own terms. They see memberships stagnating and boats being used less regularly.

They see mostly the same faces coming out to the starting line or showing up for a cruise. The situation is serious enough that it prompted US SAILING—the sport’s governing body in this country—to launch a new website last month aimed at growing the sport. The site, www.startsailing.org, is intended “to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors.”

US SAILING’s contention is that the sport can be more accessible, and the organization offers its new website as an initial move in that direction. In addition, US SAILING’s outreach on the topic paints the upcoming America’s Cup competition as a vehicle that will connect the sport with non sailors, sharing its excitement and visual allure as a means of cultivating participants. In all of this, there’s a pronounced emphasis on competitive sailing—on the sport as

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athletic and high-energy. (Not convinced? Just check out the main photos on the US SAILING site’s home page.) That may appeal to some would-be sailors, but it appears to dismiss the more casual, low-key player.

For all its verve, this repositioning of our sport lacks an emphasis on fun and the simple joy of time spent under sail.

Fun, after all, is what most of us expect from any pastime.

For most sailors, whether they’re competing or just out enjoying their aquatic surroundings, having fun is most often the primary objective. Appropriately, fun is what you’ll find at the core of some of the most unusual and compelling events around the country. These events have cropped up essentially to help keep sailors in those particular venues engaged in the sport. Here are a few examples: For sailors in the San Francisco Bay area, one of the most popular events each year is the Three Bridge Fiasco.

(It drew a record 365 entries this year.) Participants in this race start adjacent to the San Francisco city front, and then sail around a course that takes them past or under the bay’s three main bridges. The kicker is that they’re given the option of going either clockwise or counterclockwise around the course. Certainly there are hardcore competitors within the fleet and performance is their focus, but the overarching emphasis for almost everyone who participates is on fun.

Roughly 3,000 miles across the country in coastal New England, one seasonal highlight in this realm is Figawi Race Weekend, which celebrated its 42nd edition this summer.

The Figawi, as it’s commonly known, bills itself unofficially as “serious fun.” Its organizers use a pursuit format and a course that routes participants from a starting line off Cape Cod near Hyannis, across the sound to Nantucket Island.

Not by coincidence, this uber-popular event (220 entries this year) started as a three-boat contest whose originators simply “enjoyed sailing, each other’s company and a good time,” (according to Austin O’Brien III, whose father was one of the founders). Though the Figawi has evolved to become quite competitive, that initial ethos of fun remains very much intact.

In the Palmetto State, up on Lake Hartwell near the Georgia border, the leaders of the Western Carolina Sailing Club stage several novel events each year that help to maintain interest among some of its 200 odd members. Their most recent invention—an all night sail during the summer solstice—was suggested by Commodore Paul Harder.

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With boats heading any number of directions, the Three Bridge Fiasco is competitive, challenging, but mostly fun.

Photo courtesy Singlehanded Sailing Society.

explained Harder, “and our hope is that members will be drawn to something new. Personally, I like sailing at night and I think others will, too, if they try it. So I’m simply hoping to drum up participation for a novel cruising event.

Ultimately, we just want to introduce people to the fun of sailing at night. And yes, we purposely timed it to coincide closely with the full moon.”

Harder, who owns and sails a number of boats, can often be found sailing his family’s Tanzer 26. He said he got the idea from an event he participated in 30 years earlier on North Carolina’s Lake Norman. “What we did up there was an all-night race. The event we’re trying to stage here is just a fun cruise.”

And less than an hour’s drive north on Lake Keowee, members of the Keowee Sailing Club have their own way of emphasizing fun. Each spring, for the past five years, they’ve been staging the Grits and Haggis Regatta. It’s essentially a regular regatta for Flying Scots, but it’s billed as a cross-cultural celebration that—in the club’s own description— “unites two of the world’s least spectacular culinary traditions.” To top it off, the winner walks away with the event’s signature trophy—Gritty the Rocking Sheep.

What these events share is recognition that not all sailors are focused solely on competition. The organizers of these affairs understand that racing is fun, but it’s only one part of the sport. While no one would suggest that events like these are all that’s required to resolve the issue of shrinking participation, certainly this kind of out-of-the-box approach can help. Just ask Commodore Harder. When queried about what would constitute success for the first edition of his club’s All Night Sail, his answer was succinct: “That’s simple; just some participation is all we’re looking for.” US SAILING might want to take note.

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Betsy Alison Shares Winning Tips US SAILING Coach Headlines Sailing Conference

By Julie B. Connerley

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he third annual Midwest Women’s the upwind leg of the course, sailors can Sailing Conference, held May 11 in collect information on one of the most Milwaukee, WI, was awe-inspiring for the important elements—wind. Is it oscillat92 women who attended. “We opened reging? Are shifts negligible? Is the forecast istration Jan. 24 at Strictly Sail Chicago,” said consistent? Are you sailing on hot summer MWSC Chair Christine Martin, ”and were days when a sea breeze is expected? Sail full by April, with 10 on the waiting list.” upwind, recording the highs and lows on Keynote speaker Elizabeth “Betsy” your compass, find the mid-range and colAlison, US SAILING’s Paralympics Team lect the same information on a port tack so coach, shared her philosophy of our sport you will have some idea of what the breeze as truly “community grown,” and preis doing. Also look to where the pressure sented two workshops. Additionally, speis. Is it puffy or are there light spots? Is the cial guest, “mother” of women-focused Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference wind velocity changing? There is a differsailing conferences, Gail Hine, founder of attendee Julie Connerley, left, and guest ence between directional shifts and velociSouthern California’s Women’s Sailing speaker Betsy Alison. Courtesy photo. ty shifts. Example: if winds are mediumConvention, invited everyone to the silver high and you get a sudden puff, but the anniversary of that event in 2014. numbers on the compass don’t change or change just one or Betsy Alison learned to sail at age seven. With a natural two degrees, then that is a directional shift, not a velocity aptitude, great coaches and opportunities, 45 years of expeshift, even though you have a stronger velocity. rience has earned her many accolades. Titles include fiveDownwind, you will want to hoist your chute to be sure time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (more than any other that all lines are rigged correctly. Determine which jibe is sailor—male or female); five-time US SAILING’s Rolex easier to steer on. Check to see if one offers a possibility of International Women’s Keelboat Champion; three-time US catching/surfing waves.

Women’s Nationals; three-time US Women’s Singlehanded Evaluate the current. It may affect the start and other Nationals; ISAF Women’s Match Racing Worlds; Yngling parts of the racecourse. Check the course geometry. If the Worlds; Laser Women’s Worlds; and Lightning Nationals. windward mark is set significantly left or right of the wind She is also the first and only, so far, woman inducted to the direction, the course itself becomes skewed. “It doesn’t National Sailing Hall of Fame. actually affect starting line choices but may affect how you However, what I discovered most inspiring about Betsy choose to race around the course.” was her willingness to share what she has learned as she Geography must also be factored in. Racing near-shore mentored those who signed up for her two workshops, with concrete skylines that block wind, shoal marks to be honStarting Tactics and Racing Tactics. ored, docks, or perhaps even r/c boats with large freeboards As she explained, “I have been asked why I would all may affect your starting tactics and course strategy. share my racing tips with others who would compete against Running the line, timing how long it takes to get from me. I tell them that if I help someone else become a better boat to pin and then timing the other direction should also be sailor, then that means I have to work harder to sail against recorded, along with how long it takes to tack the boat. This them, so we both benefit.” So with that, following are some information can be used in the final two minutes of the tips gleaned from Betsy’s Starting Tactics workshop. sequence to accurately position your boat on the line on time.

Before Leaving Home “Starting strategy actually begins before you leave the house,” she began. Check the weather—multiple sources are available. Know what to expect before you get on the water. Make sure your VHF radio is fully charged. If you routinely remove the compass from your boat, be sure you have it and all necessary equipment/gear for the race.

Before Leaving Dock Check the notice board for any changes to the Sailing Instructions. Know where your course area is. If you are sailing in unfamiliar waters, check for a chart on a wall of the yacht club, or find one to study. If your crew is responsible for bringing certain items/equipment, make a checklist and go over it before leaving the dock. Leave with plenty of time to get to the course early. “It is the best thing you can do for a good start,” Betsy continued.

Data Collection “Ideally, with an hour to sail before the start, while sailing

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Pre-Start Line Information Depending on the length of the starting line, Betsy divides it into thirds or quarter “zones” or “sectors.” Upon deciding which sector she wants to start in, all discussions with crew will include reference to the particular “sector” they happen to be in. Since lines are rarely square to the wind, one end will usually be favored. “The more an end is favored, the more you want to start there. However, you don’t need to win a start to have a great race. What you need to do is be near the favored end and get on the lifted tack as quickly as possible.”

There are several ways to determine the favored end of the line. Most sailors depend on their compass—lining up the boat’s transom with the R/C start flag, taking a reading, then doing the same thing from the pin end of the line. You can also luff up into the wind. The bow tends to turn toward one end of the line more than the other—that is the favored end. Another method is to reach down the line one direction, easing the main until it just about luffs, then tack See TIPS continued on page 60 www.southwindsmagazine.com

RACING REPORTS West Florida Boat of the Year Winners 2012-2013 GULF BOTY (Tampa Bay) Spinnaker (2 qualified) 1, Warrior, Grant Dumas 2, Tampa Girl, Bill Terry Non-Spinnaker (1 qualified) 1, Eclipse, Ron Kinney Racer-Cruiser (1 qualified) 1, Octofoil, Robert Poladian Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Challenger, Dennis Bosi 2, Sail Dance, Tom Kennedy 3, Falhalla, Ed Proefke SUNCOAST BOTY (Tampa Bay) Spinnaker A (6 qualified) 1, Mad Cow 2, Dave German/Ed Ruark 2, No Limit, Neal Burns/Robert Hobbs 3, Warrior, Grant Dumas Spinnaker B (6 qualified) 1, Semper Fi, Ray Mannix 2, Celebration, Mike Kayusa 3, Fire & Ice, George Cussins

Cruising (1 qualified) 1, First Wind, Art Cupps CHARLOTTE HARBOR BOTY Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Soulshine II, Paul Robbins 2, See Ya, Tony Milan 3, Crime Scene, Peter New Non-Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Fancy Free, Gerald Poquette 2, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 3, Bentley, Tom Horner Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Panache, Dayton Dorey 2, Euphoria, Edward Brauer 3, Diva Gorda, Rudy Gottschlich CALOOSAHATCHEE BOTY (Fort Myers) Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Full Tilt, Eric Milbrandt 2, Macushla, Joel Andrews 3, Midnight Rider, Forrest Banks

Non-Spinnaker (1 qualified) 1, Eclipse, Ron Kinney

Non-Spinnaker (5 qualified) 1, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 2, Nurdle, John Churchill 3, After You, Gary Blessing

Racer-Cruiser (4 qualified) 1, Prime Plus, Frank Hanna 2, Intrepid, Jeff Russo 3, Reflection, Jim Mallory

Cruising (6 qualified) 1, Vixen, Brock Johnson 2, Jolly Mon, David Naumann 3, Miss Cathleen, John Finnegan

Multihull (2 qualified) 1, Triumph, Erik Soronen 2, Passion III, Ned Christensen SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BOTY (Naples-Marco Island) Spinnaker A (3 qualified) 1, Maria, Joe Bonness 2, Finn, Martin Wasmer 3, Tropical Storm, Doug Forster Spinnaker B (4 qualified) 1, Foreign Exchange, Gunar Rogat 2, T-Bone, Jason Richards 3, Vagabond, Dan Spence Non-Spinnaker (2 qualified) 1, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 2, Bentley, Thomas Horner True Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Dragon Fly Plus, Ulrich Rohde 2, Saboutime, John Harkless 3, Windy City, Diane Fowler Multihull (1 qualified) 1, Tri-Power, Ed Dixon

17th Annual 2013 Coastal Cup Race Results, St. Simon’s Island, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL May 18

By James H. Newsome Golden Isles Sailing Club (GISC) from St. Simon’s Island, GA, hosted the Coastal Cup race off the Georgia/Florida coast on Saturday, May 18, with 14 boats competing for honors in Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes. Sailors from GISC and the Amelia Island Sailing Club (AISC) from Fernandina Beach, FL, started in St. Mary’s Channel between R14 and R16 and ran a 26-nautical mile offshore course to St. Simon’s Channel, finishing between G13 and R14.

Weather conditions were near perfect for a downwind run up the coast. Race Chairman David Heine commented afterwards, “What a great day out on the water, especially for the spinnakers.” Winds from the southeast were very mild early in the race but increased to 10-12 MPH by midafternoon. Low humidity and temperatures in the mid-80s made for a near perfect day on the water.

Jade, a J/92S skippered by Peter Richmond, jumped out to an early lead and set the pace for the rest of the Spinnaker class boats. Although Jade, the lowest PHRFrated boat, finished the race first with a time of 4:16:56, she could not cover the handicap to win her class. First place in News & Views for Southern Sailors

2013 Coastal Cup winner Cocoon with Richard White (center) and the “Pink Ladies” crew. Photo by James Newsome.

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RACING REPORTS the Spinnaker class went to Cocoon, a Catalina 34-2 skippered by Richard White, with a corrected time of 3:27:29.

Jade finished second with a corrected time of 3:31:26. Come Monday, a Catalina 30 with Durell Hall at the helm, finished third with a time of 3:33:28. Serenity, a Catalina 36 skippered

by Paul Pandolfi, took fourth. Contente, a Catalina 400-2 with Race Chairman David Heine at the helm, finished fifth.

Dream Catcher, a Catalina 42 skippered by Michael Turner, finished sixth, just 20.5 minutes behind the winner. Cruz’n Bluez’n, a MacGregor 26X sailed by Keith Pereira, finished out the Spinnaker class.

In the Non-Spinnaker class, Santana, a Hunter 28 skippered by Matt Rollberg, won with a corrected time of 3:39:38. La Gorda, a Tartan 30 with Emilio Hernandez at the helm, took second with a time of 3:58:10. Roma, a Seafarer 29 with James Newsome as skipper. finished third at 3:59:10.

Misty, a Baltic 35 with skipper Wilby Whitt, finished fourth at 4:00:31. Just over two minutes separated second through fourth place in the Non-Spinnaker class. Delphine, a Catalina 350 skippered by David London was fifth. Just Limin, a Catalina 375 with GISC Commodore Jim Hamrick, Jr., was sixth, and Moon River, a Catalina 36 with Rick Caauwe, rounded out the rest of the Non-Spinnaker class.

The awards program was held at Morningstar Marina at St. Simon’s Island with Race Chairman David Heine stating, “The 2013 Coastal Cup overall winner is Richard White in Cocoon; his name will be added to the perpetual trophy which is displayed at Dunbar Sales.”

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3rd Annual Hospice by the Sea Regatta, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 18

Forty-three boats raced in the annual Hospice by the Sea Regatta off Fort Lauderdale. Photo courtesy Poz Pictures, Chris Pozniak.

Forty-three sailboats from south Florida competed in the Hospice by the Sea Regatta held off Ft. Lauderdale beach in May. Bret Moss of Southwest Ranches sailed his Beach Cat, USA 255, to victory and will again represent the not-forprofit healthcare provider in the 2014 Hospice Regattas National Championship slated for St. Petersburg, FL, in April. Another Beach Cat, captained by Norm Hansen, finished in second place. Steven Maffetone, aboard 1776, a Hobie 16, was the third boat to finish.

Following the regatta, in front of a crowd of more than 200 supporters, the three overall winners in six classes received their awards at a post-race celebration held at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club.

For 35 years, Hospice by the Sea, Inc. has provided compassionate hospice care. A continuum of other services available to patients and families in Palm Beach and Broward counties includes palliative care, home health care services, complementary therapies and caregiver support. Funds raised enable care for patients unreimbursed by insurance providers, ensure that Camp Good Grief, a bereavement camp for children, can be held twice a year, and that facility construction and renovation can continue. For further information, visit www.hbts.org, or call (800) 392-3188.

50th Annual Navy Cup Regatta, Pensacola, FL, May 18-19

By Kim Kaminski Celebrating the 50th Navy Cup, this regatta enjoyed good weather, great winds and plenty of sailing action. Twentysix boats from the Pensacola Yacht Club, the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and the Navy Yacht Club raced. As history tends to repeat itself, the Pensacola Yacht Club came out ahead of the other clubs, earning the 2013 Navy Cup trophy just like the club did on the first regatta held in 1962.

Results (top 3 — place, boat, skipper, club): Spinnaker: 1, Reach Around, Jeff Hunt, PBYC; 2, Atlantic Union, Paul Gillette, PYC; 3, Vesper, Eric Prochaska, PYC; Non-Spinnaker Overall: 1, Black Ice, John Knoll, PBYC; 2, Steppin Razor, Mike Pedersen, PBYC; 3, Sea Breeze, Dan Owczarczak, NYCP; Cruiser, Race #1, 9.8 miles: 1, Carribean Soul Two, Bob Kriegel, PYC; 2, Night Sky, Julie Denton, PYC; 3, Recess, Jere Allen, PYC; One Design Class, 5 Races (Sunfish and Hunter 18s): Hunter Riddle, PYC; Tom Whitehurst, PBYC; Mark Smith, PBYC; Dick Piatt, NYCP; Lou Toth, NYCP; Buddy Hamilton, Ted Garmin, NYCP. 44 July 2013

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

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38th Annual Regatta Time in Abaco, July 3-11 – More Than a Regatta “It’s a party every night...in a different location.”

This annual regatta, one of the most famous in the Bahamas and Florida, starts with Bob Henderson’s immense “Cheeseburger in Paradise” picnic and runs through a week of festivities and casual racing with Bahamian boats and cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible-but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. Regatta organizers promote the event as, “It’s a party every night...in a different location.” For more information, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

Major Upcoming Regattas

Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta, Charleston, SC, July 20-21 This youth regatta is one of the largest events the yacht club supports during the year with over 100 boats participating.

Several classes race: J/24s, SIOD, E-Scows, Melges 24, YFlyers, MC Scows, Sunfish, Lasers, 420s and Optimists. On occasion, there have been fleets of Snipes, Holders, JY-15s and Hobies. Sailors travel from the many locations in the Southeast, including SAYRA clubs located in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information and the NOR, go to http://charlestonyachtclub.com.

12th Annual Harkers Island Sunfish Regatta, Harkers Island, NC, Aug. 2-4 The Island Wind Race, held on Saturday, is often described as an obstacle course where sailors choose which direction

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

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

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

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

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

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RACING CALENDAR they circumnavigate the island, typically with a reliable sea breeze. Post race appetizers, beverages, a Low Country boil dinner and videotape replay of the race are included and this year’s party features a rum cake dessert contest.

Sunday’s schedule includes breakfast and short-course racing in the morning followed by lunch and an awards presentation. Old, but seaworthy boats can choose to compete in the new “Beater” class and the event can be an allout race or simply a memorable outing.

Sponsored by the My Own Bloody Yacht Club. www.mobyachtclub.com. Click on 2012 Charity Regatta.

For registration information and details, contact Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@suddenlink.net Race Calendar The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month (go to their websites for schedule): Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule JULY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 6-7 July 4th Regatta. Lake Norman YC (NC) 6-7 Firecracker Regatta. Savannah YC (GA) 13-14 Beaufort Water Festival Regatta. Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club (SC) 13-19 Flying Scot Nationals. Lake Norman YC (NC) 20-21 Charleston YC Open Regatta.

27-28 CYC Open Regatta. Carolina YC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local race schedule. Club races year around. No regattas scheduled in July.

AUGUST South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 3-4 Rockville Regatta. Sullivan Island YC (SC) 2-4 SAYRA Youth Clinic (Aug. 2) and Open Regatta (Aug 3-4). Carolina YC (NC) 7-10 Jet 14 Nationals. Lake Norman YC 31-Sept. 1 Labor Day Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule. Club races year around.

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races organized seasonally and biweekly races - St. Johns River.

Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly. The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): PHRF Rum Races on Sunday afternoons, biweekly. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout year. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Racing Series that occurs approximately twice monthly East Coast SA has a regular women’s racing series.

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

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

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

Manatee Cove Marina (Stuart area) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept. through May. JULY TBA 6 21

Gilligan’s Run beach catamaran distance regatta.

Rock City Youth Sailboat Match Race.

Titusville Match Racing Center Liberty Offshore Race. Saint Augustine YC

AUGUST 17-18 Men’s Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC 30 Ponce Inlet to St. Augustine. Halifax River YC 31-Sept. 1 Herb Elphick Memorial Race. Mayport to Fernandina, Aug. 31, return Sept. 1. North Florida Cruising Club 31-Sept. 2 Labor Day Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville

Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) CASC. North Palm Beach. www.castawayssailing.com SALM Shake-A-Leg Miami. www.shakealegmiami.org CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org JULY 6 Castaway Ocean series. CASC 7 J/24 Fleet 10 13 J/24 Fleet 10 Districts. SALM/USSC AUGUST 3 Castaway Ocean series. CASC 3 J/24 Fleet 10 10 Single-handed Race. CGSC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Double-handed Race. CGSC South East PHRF Championships. US PHRF J/24 Fleet 10

For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.

Club Racing

Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com.

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

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

JULY 6-7 Firecracker Regatta AUGUST 31 Labor Day Regatta. Portsmouth

Major Upcoming Regattas

Sarasota Sailing Squadron 67th Annual Labor Day Regatta, Aug. 30- Sept. 1

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

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

Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time.

PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org JULY Date TBA. Commodore’s Cup Series. Cortez Yacht Club. www.cortezyachtclub.org.

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will be hosting its 67th Labor Day Regatta. With six courses on Sarasota Bay and PHRF racing in the Gulf, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Courses will be set up hosting Opti Red, White, & Blue fleets, Opti Green fleet, Laser, 420, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Event. Camping is available on the club grounds.

In 2012, there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dockage and limited camping are available. Food and entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact the SSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. The NOR and online registration is available at www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org

AUGUST No regattas scheduled in August.

West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org.

Optimist Red, White, Blue and Green fleet; Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7; Club 420s; Flying Scot. Pensacola Yacht Club. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

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Major Upcoming Regattas

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Gulf Coast, July 5-7

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39th Annual Horn Island Hop, Ocean Springs, MS, July 6-7

Texas Race Week 2013, Galveston, TX, July 25-28

A multihull regatta launching from Ocean Springs Yacht Club and racing out to Horn Island. The sailors lunch, then race back. The final leg is the next day when there is another opportunity to beat the time around Deer Island.

Go to www.osyc.com for more information.

Texas Race Week is the premier offshore yacht-racing event held by the Galveston Bay Cruising Association (GBCA), with race headquarters at the Galveston Yacht Club. The regatta encompasses three days of offshore sailboat racing on a variety of courses, beginning on Thursday with a 15- to 30-mile offshore route that lasts for five hours. Courses on Friday and Saturday run along the beach so onshore spectators can view the racing. The 40 to 50 yachts expected to compete will race PHRF, One-design and level fleets.Register online at www.gbca.org.

Texas Youth Race Week, Houston Yacht Club, July 15-21 A US Junior Olympics Sailing Event and USODA Team Trials Qualifier hosted annually by Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah), Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook), and the Houston Yacht Club. www.texasyouthraceweek.com

Women’s Trilogy Races, July 20, 27, Aug. 2 The Women’s Trilogy Series is typically held every July. The first race, the Fast Women Regatta, is at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine, AL, and will be held on July 20 on Perdido Bay. In this race, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.pointyachtclub.org.

The second race, the Bikini Regatta, is held at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. It will he held July 27 on Pensacola Bay. In this regatta, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female.

The third race, the Race for the www.navypnsyc.org.

Roses, will be held on Aug. 2 at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and only female crew are allowed to race. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org. Awards will be at each regatta. At the last regatta, there will be a special Trilogy Trophy for the contestant who enters all three races and earns the most combined points.

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

LEGEND BSC Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, AL BYC Biloxi Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS CSA Corinthian Sailing Association, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS LBYC Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MS MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA NYC Navy YC of Pensacola, Pensacola, FL OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL SSYC South Shore Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA JULY 5-7 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. PYC 6 Patriot’s Day Regatta. PBYC 6-7 Meigs Regatta. FWYC See RACING continued on page 59

Youth Sailing Programs and Yacht Club Directory

AVAILABLE ONLINE — Search for or Update Your Program and Club

Going live on April 1 (this is no April Fools joke!), this new FREE online directory by SOUTHWINDS lists Youth Sailing Programs and Yacht Clubs and Sailing Associations in the Southeast U.S. Previously printed in the April issue, we found that most youth programs hadn’t made final decisions on their summer programs by the March 1 deadline, so we decided to create an online directory where program organizers can update their programs, whether summer programs or year-around programs, any day of the year on their own. Every program

gets its own page with room for photos, schedules, general information, youth ages accepted, rates, contact info, links to Facebook and more.

For those looking for programs, you can search by name, location or miles from a zip code.

The 2012 programs are listed, and program organizers can register an ac-

count, claim their listing and update it. Or new programs can be added.

We also added a yacht club directory, listing all the clubs that were on the main SOUTHWINDS site. Clubs can claim these listings and also get their own page to add photos, general information, contact info, links to Facebook and more.

To update your youth program or club, go to www.southwindsmagazine.info, or you can access it through the SOUTHWINDS main site at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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SAIL AND POWER BOATS 66' 2004 Novatec Islander ...............................................................$449,900 53' 2002 Bruce Roberts Custom......................................................$249,900 52' 2006 Custom Cat ...................................................REDUCED $399,900 51' 2006 Passport Center Cockpit ................................REDUCED $849,000 43' 2000 Dufour Classic ........................................................................SOLD 42' 1975 Grand Banks MY.................................................................$84,900 40' 1997 Sabre 402 .........................................................................$199,900 40' 1985 Beneteau First 38 ...................................................................SOLD 40' 1987 Beneteau First Class 12......................................................$49,000 40' 1982 Hughes Columbia Center Cockpit ....................REDUCED $79,900 38' 1986 Sabre 38 Centerboard............................................................SOLD 38' 1983 Sabre 38 Centerboard ........................................................$59,900 36' 1988 Grand Banks Europa..............................................................SOLD 34' 1992 Sabre 34 Shoal Draft ..........................................................$89,900 32' 1985 Sabre Aft Cabin ..................................................................$29,900 32' 1996 Beneteau 321......................................................................$57,900

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Alden 56 Flybridge Express 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$470,000 Sea Ray 55 Sedan Bridge 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$447,500 Hyundai 53 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,900 Beneteau 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$340,000 Beneteau 49 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$325,000 Beneteau 49 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$298,000 Beneteau Oceanis 48 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Jarvis Newman 46 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 Hatteras 46 Fly Bridge 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$85,000 PT 46 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Beneteau Idylle 13.50 (43’) 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$67,900 Beneteau 423 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$185,000 Beneteau Swift Trawler 42 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$325,000 Beneteau 411 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$134,000 Beneteau Oceanis 41 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Hunter 41 AC 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$155,000 Sabre 402 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Beneteau 400 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900 Sea Ray 400 42 DB 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$98,000 Ocean Alexander 38 Double Cabin 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Rampage 38 Express 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124,000 Beneteau 37 LE 2013 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Bavaria 37 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$94,500 Beneteau First 36.7 5’11 Draft 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$97,999 S2 11.0A 36 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,500 Beneteau 361 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$96,900 Beneteau 361 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900 Grand Banks 36 Europa 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$139,000 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 Grand Banks 36 Classic 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$76,500 Gemini 105 M 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$85,500 Beneteau 343 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$112,900 Beneteau First 10R (34’) 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 Beneteau 34 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$143,000 Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 IN STOCK CALL for PACKAGE Hunter 340 1998, ’99 & ’01 starting at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,000 Beneteau 331 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,900 Beneteau 323 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80,900 Taylor 32 “Danger Zone” 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 Beneteau Antares 980 32 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 Beneteau 31 Keel/Centerboard 2.85' Draft 2012 . . . . . . . . .$119,000 Beneteau 31 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$105,000 Beneteau 311 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 Gemini 105 M 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$93,000 Catalina 310 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 Island Packet 31 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 Endeavourcat 30 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,500 Nonsuch 30 Ultra 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,000 Catalina 28 MKII 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39000 Performance Cruising Telstar 28 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$81,500 Alerion AE 28 ’04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,900 Beneteau First Class 7.5 (26’) 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,000 Sylvana Yachts Rocket 22 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,900

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50' Gulfstar CC, 1987, Recent 75 HP Yanmar, 2 Chartplotters, 2 autopilots, 3000 watt inverter, 46' Bingham Cutter, 1994, Custom Steel const. watermaker, Ready to cruise today! $115,000, Genset, A/C, Beautiful Bluewater cruiser! $155,000, Jim @ 386-898-2729 Kevin @ 321-693-1642

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42' Dufour 425 2012, Watermaker, Electric heads, A/C, Touch Screen Chartplotter, Like New! $249,900, Jane @ 813-917-0911

36' Pearson 365 ketch, 1977, New Sails, New Bimini, Awlgriped hull, Autopilot, Wind Generator, Turnkey inside and out! $45,000, Jane @ 813-917-0911

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1999 2009 1998 1991 2007 2006 2002 2007 2008 2005 1999 1990 2007 1969 1993 1997 1990 1997 2006 1974

76' Viking Ship 74' Ortholan Motorsailor 65' Hermanson Pilothouse 63' Gulfstar Motorsailor 60' Gulfstar 50’ Gulfstar CSY 50' Beneteau Idyllic 15.5 50’ Dunn Boatworks 50' Beneteau 49' Kaufman 47' Wauquiez Centurion 46' Bingham Custom Cutter 46’ Hunter Passage 46' Morgan 462 46' Morgan 461 45’ Gulfstar

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34' Endeavour Catamaran, 1997, Twin Diesel, A/C, 3.5 KW genset, Dingy davits, Autopilot, Super clean! $99,500, Leo @ 941-504-6754 45' Hunter Legend 45’ Hylas 45.5 44’ Beneteau Oceanis CC 44' Wellington 43' Irwin 43' Elan 42’ Dufour 425 42' Catalina 42' Whitby 42’ Endeavour 42' Tayana V42 42’ Tayana CC 40’ Dufour 405 40' Hinckley Bermuda 40 39’ Beneteau Oceanis 38' Ta Shing, Panda 38' Island Packet 38' Korgen Cutter 37' Pearson Sloop 37’ Tayana 37' Gulfstar 36’ Pearson 365 36’ Hunter Legend 36' Beneteau Oceanis 36’ Pearson Ketch 35' Pearson 35' Beneteau 34' Morgan 33' Cal 33' Hunter 33’ Hunter 33’ Tartan 32' Beneteau 32' Bayfield 32’ Catalina 32' C & C 31' Hunter 30’ Hunter 306 27' Island Packet 26' Alerion

1987 1994 2001 1980 1988 1990 2012 1990 1976 1990 1988 1984 2012 1980 2002 1984 1988 1980 1983 1983 1979 1977 1990 1998 1977 1981 1988 1968 1986 2008 2005 1981 1984 1987 2000 1980 1986 2002 1989 2003

45' Hylas, 1994, Wind gen, Solar panels, Dual Refrig, Life Raft, Extensive logs and improvements make his a great Blue Water cruiser, $245,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446

42' Tayana, 1988, New electronics, Great sail inventory, Solar panels, Blue water cruiser in excellent shape, sailed from pacific Northwest. $99,900. Leo @ 941-507-6754

27' Island Packet, 1989, 18 HP yanmar with 170 hrs! In mast furling, Bimini, dodger, Ultra Leather cushions. Great condition! $48,900, Dean @ 727-224-8977 $ 78,900 $245,000 $230,000 $174,500 $ 99,500 $110,000 $249,000 $ 99,000 $ 40,000 $129,900 $ 99,900 $138,000 $229,000 $130,000 $ 88,900 $ 94,900 $ 99,000 $ 89,000 $ 39,500 $ 69,000 $ 44,750 $ 48,700 $ 38,000 $ 79,900 $ 45,000 $ 29,000 $ 39,900 $ 9,500 $ 32,000 $ 95,000 $ 82,500 $ 42,000 $ 37,000 $ 38,000 $ 62,500 $ 25,900 $ 19,900 $ 53,900 $ 48,500 $ 68,000

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1989 Island Packet 35 1984 Ta Shing Baba 35 1984 Allamnd 35 1970 Allied Seabreeze Yawl 1985 Prout 33 1982 Cape Dory 33 Sloop 1985 Sabre 32 1977 Fuji Ketch 1977 Islander 32 1974 Westsail 32 New Catalina 315 in stock 1979 Cape Dory 30 1985 Catalina 27 1998 Hunter 240

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Sailor’s Trailer, 27/30. Custom sailboat trailer, dual axle, steel, great tires, new paint, integral scaffolding, hurricane protection! Had Pearson 30 on it. $4000 OBO. Contact BT at (252) 2410495. Located Morehead City, NC. (8/13)

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

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

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

Dinghy For Sale. Supercaravelle. Like new!

Used twice. $75. Complete with oars and Foot operated air pump. (Current Walmart price is $107 without accessories). The dinghy is in Placida. Cell phone (520) 784-8460. (8/13) _________________________________________ 10.2 foot sailing dinghy w/trailer. Weight complete with sails and spars: 150 pounds.

O’Day Sprite. $1,100. (251) 626-6085. (8/13) _________________________________________ Trinka 12. Bruce Kirby-designed yacht tender.

Sails very well, with added jib. Can be rowed or small outboard (not included). $1850, trailer available. See online at www.trinka.com/trinka12.htm, email davesailellis@aol.com. (8/13) _________________________________________

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16' Vanguard-Vector. Sailing World 2001 Boat of the Year "Best Performance Dinghy."

Double-trapeze performance skiff, carbon fiber mast, mylar North sails, main, jib, assymetrical spinnaker, boat and mast covers, trailer, dolly, wet suits, life jackets, harnesses.

Excellent condition. $3500. New Orleans.

(504) 782-9140. jwcrtect@gmail.com. (8/13)

2004 Catalina Expo 14.2. Trailer, Free-standing carbon furling mast, Main furls in seconds, Super easy to sail. Centerboard—draws only 4” Up, Kick-up rudder, outboard motor bracket, $4,377. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises.

(800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

Trimaran 21 feet folding day sailer. Brand-new. natural mahogany finish makes this an eyecatcher. Johnson engine. Custom aluminum trailer. $4,500 OBO. (954) 316-8342. (7/13) www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS 1969 Morgan 22. Flash. Refit in 2000. Great day sailer/club racer. Two sets of sail, Dacron & Carbon fiber. 9.5 Johnson. $3300 or best offer.

Docked Palmetto, FL. (941) 962-5039. (9/13) _________________________________________ Catalina 22. Local Tampa Bay Racing Champion Chuck Jones has restored another Catalina 22, race ready, lying in Englewood, FL, at 5200 Placida Road. $2900. Email for inventory and info: sailmykeys@gmail.com. (7/13) 1986 Laser 28, Farr designed fast racer, PHRF 132, race equipped, 8 sails, comfortable family cruiser, 5’ 10” headroom, full galley, enclosed head, bimini, roller furl, 9 hp diesel, immaculate, dual axle trailer, $21,500. (321) 259-8829, jboyd32935@yahoo.com. (8/13)

Camper Nicholson 31, 1976 Hull #10. Located Saint Augustine, Florida. Life raft needs service. Owned twelve years extensive refit. Recent in-water survey good condition. Sleeps six. Comfortable cruiser.

(954) 646-3915 MisSailor@aol.com. (9/13)

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

31’ Irwin, 1984. Roomy, opposing settee layout. Propane, 3-burner stove and oven, top loading 12v refrigerator, portable a/c unit, 18hp. Yanmar diesel, fwc, $15,000. Stewart Marine, (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com, bstewart_yachts@msn.com.

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

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

155 and 135 genoas. Yamaha four-stroke 8hp, high-thrust, extra long shaft motor, electric start. Autohelm, battery charger. Call Julie (850) 293-4031. Pensacola Beach, FL. (9/13) 1976 Catalina 27. Very clean. Furling Genoa, cruising spinnaker with sock, tiller autopilot, head, holding tank, macerator pump. Atomic 4. Runs Good, great on gas. 2 anchors. $5900.

New Port Richey. (727) 534-9947. (9/13)

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30’ Endeavour Cat Mark II, 1997. Self-tacking jib, lazy jacks on mainsail, and all sheets led aft to cockpit. Twin Volvo Pentas, NextGen 3.5 kw (46 hrs), Cruisair A/C, wellequipped and easy to sail! $72,900, Call Calvin @ 941-830-1047, www.Catamarans Florida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

32-ft 2001 Beneteau 311 Oceanis. FRESH WATER. Great shape. Yanmar 18hp w/427 hours, refrigeration, A/C Heat. Both Sails reconditioned late 2012 – Genoa new green sail cover, fin keel 4.8-ft draft, speed/depth/autopilot/perfect teak with covers. Reduced to $65,000. Leslie (901) 606-7077.

56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$700,000 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 39' Corbin 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 35' Wauquiez 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000/OBO 30' Catalina 1987 MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,500

POWER 44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$29,900 32' Trojan F32 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,500

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$19,500 – PRICE REDUCED, needs to be hauled. 30’ custom-built, aft cabin, cutterrigged ketch. The hull and Volvo engine and transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Built in Sweden in 1980. Contact by email for further details. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien. (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (7/13)

32’ 1996 Beneteau 321. In Mast roller furling, Air conditioning, GPS, Autopilot, two staterooms, 2012 Ullman Sails, Low hours. $57,900. AlanGSYS@gmail.com. 941350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com.

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34’ Beneteau 343 2008. Trade In. Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Bimini/ Dodger, Cushions, Full Electronics, Very Clean & True. Turn Key. $112,900 (727) 214-1590 x3. Full specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

34’ Endeavour Cat, 1997. Fresh bottom paint & Sail Drives Serviced May 2013, twin Volvos, great electronics, 3.5 kw Seapower Kubota gen. w/ new mixing elbow (2011), & lots more! $99,500, Call Leo @ 941-5046754, www.CatamaransFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

2001 35’ Hunter - $97,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

35' Wauquiez. 1981. Volvo diesel, offshore performance boat built to Lloyd's specs.

Furling, VHF, GPS navigator, SSB, ST-60 inst.

Project boat priced well below market. Great opportunity. Call for details. Cortez Yacht Sales.

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Islander 36. 1976. Extensively refitted.

Xclean. New Gel Coat. Deck & Mast AwlGripped. New cushion covers, new head and holding tank. Super Perkins 4.108 diesel. 3 Good Sails. 4-Burner LPG stove top and fridge. $36,955. Call Steve at (832) 3417245. (8/13)

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

Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’ MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and comfort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handles beautifully. Well equipped and has great long sea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat and fast. What more can you ask from a lady! Purrfect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards or day charter. Asking $55,000. Details: svforeveryoung@hotmail.com. (9/13)

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

2006 39’ Bavaria - $152,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net 36’ Morgan, 1973, Big aft cabin, custom wood paneling and teak sole throughout., 2 heads, new Perkins in ‘97 (1600 hours). $25,000. Stewart Marine Corp. Miami, 305815-2607. www.marinesource.com for pictures and full details.

2005 40’ Wauquiez - $210,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

38’ 1983 Sabre 38. Shoal draft centerboard, diesel, 2011 Garmin GPS, 2012 Raymarine Autopilot, New Mainsail, good canvas, split aft cabin twin. Only $59,900!

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

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41’ Beneteau 411 2001. Beautifully maintained, shoal draft, aft cockpit sloop. One of the most popular Beneteaus ever. Below deck AP, life raft and more. Recently surveyed and all the small items noted were taken care of. $139,000. Call Kelly at (727) 599-1718.

Kelly Bickford CPYB Massey Yacht Sales, St Petersburg, FL.

45’ Island Packet 445 2005.Great electronics package, 8KW generator, solar panels, high output alternator, bow thruster, Rib with 15HP motor, Full enclosure, electric winch, hard windshield, 10 house batteries, SSB, Peek A Boo shades, & more. Asking $446,500.

Call Ron @ 800 282-1411, ron@dunbaryachts.com.

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

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

45’ Jeanneau 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $84,900 Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

44’ CSY Walkover, 1978. Perkins 65 HP Full keel, cutter rig, center cockpit design brings stability. Panda gen. only 45 hrs! Lots more improvements! $110,000, Call Joe @ 941224-9661, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

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

1996 51’ Little Harbor - $374,500 – Randy Walterhoefer – (954) 684-0218, or randy@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

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

FARR (custom) 58, 1985. Proven circumnavigator, designed for ease of handling for a couple. Center cockpit. Located in NC. Major price reduction, now $195,000. Very good condition. Call (757) 256-9096. (7/13)

Subscribe to SOUTHWINDS 45’ Hunter Deck Salon 2012. DIVORCE SALE. Here’s your chance to own a like-new 45’ cruiser at an unheard of price.ASKING price is $100k under retail. Shoal draft, heat & air, color plotter. $251,000. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 599-1718, or kellyb@masseyyacht.com

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50’ Beneteau, 1996. High performance cruiser in great condition! Volvo Diesel 75 HP, 2002 Nav-Center w/PC, Garmin 545 Chartplotter and lots more! Great electronics package! Easy to handle! $180,000, Call Kevin @ 321-693-1642, www.SailboatsinFlorida. com, Edwards Yacht Sales

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(941-795-8704) Wanted: Garmin Blue Chart chip for 188C Chartplotter covering Central and Northeast Florida Coast (roughly Sebastian to Fernando). Larger inclusive areas OK, especially Northern Bahamas. Doug 239-2331285, or resiploc1@AOL.Com. (9/13) _________________________________________ New stainless steel sink for galley without the original packaging. Measures 10 7/8” X 12 7/8” with 3/4” flange. Depth is 8 1/4”.

Sink comes with drain installed. Planned to install in a Cal boat, but sold the boat. Asking $100 OBO. For photos of the sink, please email me at sail01@sbcglobal.net, or give me a_________________________________________ call at Steve at 832-341-7245. (8/13) 20.5 feet of vinyl rub rail that fits many older 1970s Cal sailboats. For photo of the profile, please send me an email to sail01@sbcglobal.net, and I’ll respond with the photo.

Asking $75 OBO. Call me if you prefer. Steve at 832-341-7245. (8/13) _________________________________________ Wichard boom vang from a 37’ Endeavor $125. 22 lb Delta plow anchor $80. New digital marine TV antenna $99. Auxiliary outboard motor bracket $70. Sailboat blocks from $2. 10’ to 16’ whisker pole $275. 25 lb.

CQR type anchor $60. Round solar powered vent fan $50. The Nautical Trader. Call (941) 704-4828. _________________________________________ Marinco Shore Power Adapter, 83A. Hook your 30 amp shore power cord in to 110/15 amp receptacles. Like new. WM price $60; asking $30. harmonheed@yahoo.com. _________________________________________ Shore Power Inlet. Marinco 6353EL 30 amp, plastic, shore power inlet. Used but in good shape and works perfectly. WM 421893 sells new for $100; asking $40. Also Marinco plastic Cable/TV Inlet, PH6592TV. New $60; asking $20. Take both for $50. Harmon at harmonheed@yahoo.com. _________________________________________ Water Pressure Regulator Inlet. Jabsco 44411-0045. Used but in good condition, works perfectly. WM 282228 sells new for $40; asking $20. harmonheed@yahoo.com. _________________________________________ Bilge Blower. Mar-trail 3,” 150 cfm, flange mount, bilge/engine room blower, USCG approved. Like Jabsco 34739-0010 which sell new at WM for $135. Used but in great shape and works perfectly. Asking $50. harmonheed@yahoo.com. _________________________________________ Teleflex control cables, Red-Jacket 15’ CC33215 and 10’ CC33210, still in boxes.

This is the most popular boat cable in the world. 3” travel, 10-32 SAE threads with nuts and rubber grommets on both ends, 15’ retails for $40; asking $20. 10’ retails for $36; asking $18. Both for only $35. Photos available.

Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246. _________________________________________ Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ WANTED. Always buying used boat stuff, including hardware, anchors, fenders, and any other general marine stuff. Cash paid and we will come to you. THE NAUTICAL TRADER. Call 941-704-4828. _________________________________________ 36” Helm, destroyer style with 1” shaft. Used but in excellent condition. Great upgrade for 30’-40’ racers or cruisers. New costs $560; asking $250 or will trade for 28” wheel.

Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246.

Heavy duty stainless destroyer wheel. 26” diameter, 1 inch straight bore, spoke diameter 3/8”. $125. Call Charlie (504) 866-3919, or chasadams@cox.net. (9/13) _________________________________________ Bronze sailboat propeller 14x12. One inch tapered bore. $65. Call Charlie (504) 8663919, or chasadams@cox.net. (9/13)

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

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

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Oversee users, help create and manage user input, develop website pages, deal with advertising and much more. Knowledge of Joomla and sailing essential for one website.

Knowledge of PHPmydirectory a real plus.

Sailing essential for both. Possibly help develop the Joomla site new from older site. Email information to Odyssey1000@verizon.net. _________________________________________ Writer wanted to gather sailing/boating news from around the South, the U.S. and the world to do a monthly column in SOUTHWINDS. Several hours a month at decent payment. Open to ideas. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for yacht brokers in Florida.

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

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Racing continued from page 48 8-12 Buccaneer 18s NA. FWYC 11-12 Memorial Hospital Jr. Regatta.

GYC 13 Bastille Day Regatta. NOYC 13-14 Summer Regatta. MYC 18 Jerry Ellis Jr. Regatta. BYC 20 Fast Women Regatta. PtYC 20 GORR. LBYC 20-21 Junior Lipton. PCYC 20-21 MS Leukemia Cup. PCYC 27 Bikini Regatta. NYC 27-28 Weatherly Regatta. GYC 27-28 Birthday Regatta J/22, Finn.

PCYC AUGUST 3-4 Race for the Roses. PBYC 3-4 GYA Lighting Championship.

PCYC 3-4 GYA J22 Championship. PCYC 3-4 Summer in the Pass / MS Leukemia Cup. PCYC 10-11 Knost Regatta. PCYC 10-11 Round the Rig. MYC 17 Children’s Hospital Charity Regatta. FYC 17 Round the Lake. CSA 17-18 Charles R. Galloway.

GYA Sunfish/Laser. GYC 17-18 Galloway Opti. GYC 24 Big Mouth Regatta. PBYC 24 Pam Sintes Regatta. SSYC / NOYC 24-25 Commodore’s Regatta. PYC 24-25 Katrina Memorial Regatta. OSYC 24-25 Rock, Paper, Scissors. BSC 31-2 Lipton Regatta. BWYC

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TIPS ontinued from page 42 around and reach back the other direction keeping the main in the same position (trim). If it starts luffing on the way back, then you know that the end you are sailing toward is favored.

Know the laylines—at the R/C boat to prevent finding yourself in a barging situation, and at the pin end because you need to know where your proper course will be after the start. A third layline good to know, though not essential, is the port angle to get across the R/C boat bow if you need to tack after the start for clear air.

Starting Every crewmember should understand the game plan for the race—but particularly for the start and first leg. Know the sequence and its flags. At least two timers should be working during the sequence. Betsy prefers a crewmember to count down the final 30 seconds.

Pick your “sector,” carve out a hole or poach one—factoring in the speed and skill of your competitors. “If their rating is close to yours, treat them as equal; if they are much faster, factor that in. The data you collect from the pre-start never changes!” Immediately after the flag is lowered, have the designated crewmember check the R/C boat to make sure no other flags are up.

Betsy’s top tips: “Try to think of it as you are racing against the course.

Yes, there are other race boats there, but they are merely objects to get around. There is no substitution for eyes out of the boat. If you find yourself in a bad situation and in dirty air at the start, the sooner you bail out and set yourself up in another lane for the direction you want to go, the better the outcome will be. The faster I can sail my plan and the faster I can get into phase, the faster I can minimize a bad start. Don’t take things personally. It’s a game, for goodness sake.”

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ORIENT EXPRESS continued from page 62 pilot, I have always carried a little extra fuel, when possible, in case of unforeseen circumstances. This situation was no different, and I decided to carry 40 gallons, which would be enough to motor well over 250 miles in normal conditions. At the time of the dismasting, Orient Express was 160 miles from Key West—well within range of the available fuel under normal conditions, but these were not normal conditions.

Speed through the water was 4.5 knots at best, much of that being consumed in climbing up the back sides of the huge waves in the Gulf Stream and crashing down the front of them into the troughs, which would almost stop the News & Views for Southern Sailors

boat. In case we didn’t make it to Key West, we opted to get out of the Gulf Stream and pass near the Tortugas and Marquesas so that we would be in water shallow enough to get an anchor down. This strategy paid off, as the decreasing seas allowed us to make better speed over the bottom and allowed us to get some sleep.

To make a long story short, it was a thirty hour ride to Key West, which felt even longer due to the constant nagging feeling that we may not make it at all. I was able to pick up a satellite around 0700 Sunday morning and contacted my wife via sat phone so that the families would know what had happened.

Two hours out of Key West, one of the crewmembers commented, “At least, nothing else could go wrong.”

Thirty minutes later, a thunderstorm with torrential rain and frequent lightening pounded us almost all the way to Key West. At 0800 Monday morning, a very tired crew arrived in Key West on a very beat-up boat, and after tying up to the Conch Harbor fuel dock, everyone immediately looked for some ground to kiss. Sometimes, the fun just never stops.

I attribute the success of this adventure to an astute and experienced crew, as well as a well-prepared boat which exceeded the requirements for safety equipment.

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A Good Time for a Bad Thing to Happen The Dismasting Of Orient Express

By Joel Taliaferro trying to tear into the n Friday, April 26, hull as the waves tossed the start of the 45th the boat about. This effiRegata del Sol al Sol—the cient crew did a spectacrace from Tampa Bay to ular job of clearing away Isla Mujeres, Mexico— the rigging and debris in began in the usual manvery short order. ner. Winds were forecast After checking the to be northeast at 10-15, sides of the boat for lines but as usual, the wind in the water and checkwas non-existent. After a ing the bilge for water, it false start to appease the was apparent that the spectators observing from boat would remain The Pier, the fleet motorafloat. The engine was ed south down the ship started and eased into channel to marker P1, gear. Everything seemed where once again there to be okay, so we began was no wind. Searching our adventure as a for better winds, the fleet power boat. Our only went on to marker 70 east means of communicaof Egmont Key. There, the tion at that time was a breeze started to fill in, Orient Express at the start. Photo by Stew Ahman. handheld VHF which and the tide began to was used to contact a 0200, while a scheduled watch change ebb—easing the problem of light wind nearby competitor who was asked to was taking place. I was standing in the and incoming tide. inform the race committee of our situcompanionway, briefing the oncoming Our boat, Orient Express, a Cheoy ation, that we didn’t have any injuries watch, when the Bimini came crashing Lee Pedrick 41, had a crew of very and were proceeding to Key West. The down on top of me. Thinking the straps experienced sailors who were psyched competitor radioed back to us that had broken, I pushed the Bimini away up to go for the silver in this regatta. they had notified the race committee. just as the helmsman stated, “We just The crew was even more psyched up We lost communication with the outlost the backstay.”

The helmsman when they were the only boat that side world shortly afterwards. attempted to turn the boat into the managed to be on the start line in the One might think that our probwind, but the helm did not respond. light air as the gun sounded for their lems were over at that time. I assure The entire crew watched as the mast, division start. you they were not. A sailboat without boom and sails slowly fell over the starThe first leg was to weather a mast, attempting to motor into 20board side of the boat. rounding SW “1,” followed by a reach knot winds, blowing against a 2-knot So, if you were to ask, “Why was toward Isla Mujeres, 400 miles southcurrent in the Gulf Stream—with huge this a good time for a bad thing to hapwest. After rounding the mark, the swells—is not a pleasant place to be. pen?”, I would reply: “The entire crew spinnaker was set and remained up as The only thing keeping our speed at a was in the cockpit, out of the way of the westerly breeze freshened to the reasonable rate was the Gulf Stream the falling mast, in foul weather gear apparent wind limits of the sail early itself. With a hole in the deck where with PFDs on and lanyards attached the next morning. During the night, the mast had ripped out and where sea ready to spring into action.” the wind had slowly shifted through water was streaming in, along with the I stepped back into the cabin, the north, and eventually to the foreconstant pitching and rolling of the opened a nearby locker and came back cast easterly we had been expecting. boat, we were not having a good time. up with the rigging cutters. I instructOur navigator had been able to Orient Express motors at nearly ed the crew to be safe, then clipped find a knot of southerly current which seven knots in flat water and light myself onto the jack lines and cut the we enjoyed through the night and well wind and uses about a gallon an hour rig away. Three crewmembers with into the next day. Orient Express conof fuel. Race instructions require boats knives began to cut halyards, sheets tinued on course under a 130 headsail to have enough fuel to motor 150 and various other lines, as I and anothand main all day and into the night. miles, which would require around 20 er crewmember used the rigging cutWinds had built to 15-22 knots, with gallons in normal conditions. When ters and pliers to cut shrouds and seas in the 4- to 6-foot range. We were racing, one always considers weight, remove cotter pins from turnbuckles. enjoying spectacular boat speed, since lighter is always faster. Having The mast and boom were tearing up although steering was difficult due to been a military and commercial airline lifelines, toe rails and the rub rail as it the wind and waves. worked against the side of the boat It happened on Sunday morning at See ORIENT EXPRESS continued on page 61

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