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Editorial: Wharram Catamarans

By Steve Morrell

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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

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

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US Sailing Regional Symposium

By Jabbo Gordon

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Regata del Sol al Sol XLVIII

By Stew Ahman

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Carolina Sailing: A Blueprint for Future Events – The Atlantic Cup

By Dan Dickison

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63rd Mug Race – Who Will Chug the Mug?

By Capt. Robert Beringer

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FrankenRaider Sails in the Mug Race

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It’s Time To Service Your Winches!

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Hui Wharram

By Bruce Matlack

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The Truth About Chartering

By Mary Kay Dessoffy

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Southern Race Report

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Southern Regional Racing Calendar

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So...You Live on a Boat and Need a Driver’s License?

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Marine Marketplace Southern Sailing Schools Section Southern Marinas and Boatyards Boat Brokerage Section Classifieds Alphabetical Index of Advertisers Advertisers’ List by Category

Hui Wharram. Page 35. Photo by Bruce Matlack.

The Truth About Chartering. Page 38. Photo by Deborah Foster.

COVER PHOTO: Tucanu, a 35-foot Wharram Tangaroa, approaching the beach at the Hui Wharram in Fort Myers, FL, in May. Photo by Bruce Matlack. Story page 35.

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Wharram Catamarans This month, we have coverage of the Hui (a gathering) Wharram that was held in Fort Myers, FL, in May. Since I was in my 20s, I have been intrigued by catamarans and trimarans, although I never sailed on one until I sailed a rented Hobie 16 off a beach in my 40s. But it was the beauty of the bigger catamarans and trimarans that drew me. Of the cats, it was the James Wharram designs, and I was always interested in having one.

Cruising catamarans today have become wildly popular, mainly because they offer apartment-size accommodations, sail quickly on most points of sale, and don’t heel over. They have become very popular for chartering, mainly because of the roomy accommodations. But these big cats aren’t cheap, usually in the several hundred-thousand dollar range and up into the millions, although there are a few smaller ones in the 30-foot range that are more affordable.

These big cats, though, are quite different from the Wharram designs in one simple aspect. In the Wharram designs, there is no superstructure/cabin between the hulls.

The down-below living accommodations are all in the hulls.

But their design elicits a feeling of Polynesians cruising in the South Seas, and they are rightly called Polynesianstyle catamarans. In my view they beat the big cruising cats of today hands-down in beauty—not that I wouldn’t want to cruise or charter in one of those big cats.

Most Wharrams are built by their owners, although there are a few boatbuilders who do build them, one of

whom is in Florida (Boatsmith at www.Boatsmithfl.com in West Palm Beach).

James Wharram has an interesting history. He was born in England in 1928 and—inspired by Eric de Bisschop’s book The Voyage of the Kamiloa— built his first catamaran, Tangaroa, a 23-foot design. He sailed the boat across the Atlantic to Trinidad with two women in 1955-56. That’s three people crossing the Atlantic on a 23-foot catamaran that only has down-below accommodations in the two 23foot hulls. In Trinidad, he built a 40-foot catamaran, named Rongo, which he sailed across the Atlantic from New York to Ireland, which was the first west-to-east crossing of the Atlantic in a multihull.

Wharram, 88, has been designing and sailing his catamarans ever since, is still active in the design business today, and his designs are still popular. For more about them, go to www.wharram.com.

SOUTHWINDS has covered these rendezvous/gatherings, called “hui [pronounced like who-eee] Wharrams,” for many years, and it is my affection for these boats that has given them special coverage. Twice Wharram’s have graced our covers and we have a Wharram Tiki 30 review on our Boat Reviews page at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

I’m hoping someone who owns another model Wharram submits a review of their boat. If anyone is interested, please contact me, editor@southwindsmagazine.com, and I’ll send you the boat review specifications.

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Okeechobee Water Level Goes up about 5 Inches Since May As of press date in early June, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.08 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.45 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.65 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.10 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. See the left column.

The Western Caribbean Series: Pineapple Cup and Cuba Cup, February 2017 The Montego Bay Yacht Club (Jamaica), the Storm Trysail Club (new organizers of Key West Race Week) and the Hemingway Yacht Club announced in May The Western

Caribbean Series which will include the 33rd Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race (Miami to Jamaica) and the Cuba Cup, a new race from Montego Bay to Havana.

The Pineapple Cup will return for its 33rd run on Feb. 3, 2017, an 811 nautical-mile race to Montego Bay, Jamaica.

That will be followed on Feb. 17 with a 640-nautical-mile race from Montego Bay to Havana. For more information, go to www.PineappleCup.com.

St. Petersburg to Cuba Race to Possibly Run in 2017 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is working on bringing back the St. Petersburg to Havana race in March 2017. The club held its first race to Cuba in 1930 and the last one in 1959.

The proposed race would start at the St. Petersburg Pier and finish off Morro Castle in Havana—the same starting and finishing points of the previous races.

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buddy Dennis Velasco, left on Schaller’s 32-foot catamaran, Bolero, from Inglis, FL, (about 100 miles north of St. Petersburg, FL), heading for South Pasadena (near St. Petersburg). During the night, Schaller, asleep below, was awakened by Velasco calling his name twice. When Schaller went on deck, there was no sign of Velasco. He turned the boat around and searched for his friend with a spotlight and then called the Coast Guard. The boat was about 15 miles northwest of Anclote Key. The Coast Guard searched the area, but on Monday had to suspend the search since Tropical Storm Colin had moved into the area. The search resumed on Tuesday, but the Coast Guard ended the search Wednesday afternoon. The Coast Guard said that Velasco was most likely pushed to shore because of the tropical storm conditions.

(Velasco’s wife and family and others continued their own search when SOUTHWINDS went to press.)

Boating Industry Experiencing Skilled Labor Shortage One of the boating industries’ main trade magazines, Trade Only, reported that the boating industry in the U.S. and Canada is having a labor shortage because of trouble finding skilled workers. The findings are from a survey taken by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas from 517 of the association’s dealer members.

Fifty-nine percent of the unfilled positions by dealers are in the service department and almost 90 percent of those were technician jobs. More than 74 percent reported they cannot find qualified workers for repair and repower, and 66 percent said employees they already hired are lacking in needed skills. Forty-four percent hired skilled workers from a technical school and 96 percent of them were either poorly or partially prepared for the jobs.

Some states are confronting the problem and succeeding. Two mentioned were Rhode Island and Florida. Rhode Island has an apprenticeship program that places preapprentices in jobs that start at about $13 to $15 an hour (about $30,000 a year) for the first six months. After that, they move to where, on average, they would be making about $52,000 a year after ten years, which is the average annual income in the U.S. (as of 2013). If the shortage continues, that rate should rise in the coming years.

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Florida was listed as one of the states with one of the most vigorous programs for marine vocational training, citing the program run by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, which has an extensive program in Fort Lauderdale, which promotes training programs as early as middle school. The MIASF held the second annual marine industries job fair at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show last fall and will hold another one this year. Last year’s fair attracted more than 400 people and 25 employers posted more than 400 job openings at the event.

Gunboat Sold at Auction TradeOnlyToday reported that on May 6, Gunboat International of North Carolina was sold at auction to GL Yachting USA. GL Yachting (Grand Large Yachting, GLyachting.com) is a group consisting of three French boat builders, Allures Yachting, Garcia Yachting and Outremer Yachting.

Although there were more than 100 claims against Gunboat, the largest 20 claimants totaled about $6,025,845.

Gunboat’s assets were $1.1 million, with liabilities of $15.6 million.

GL Yachting bought the company for $910,000, outbidding China-based Hudson Yacht Marine, the company that Gunboat was in a lawsuit with for poor workmanship and other problems. Hudson bid $610,000. Another entity submitted a bid, but dropped out before the bid deadline.

GL plans to continue the Gunboat brand and will service existing Gunboat owners’ boats and finish the boats under construction. The company hopes to keep the North Carolina factory open, but states that it depends on negotiating a lease for the property with the owners, but they do plan to continue building the boats in the U.S. GL has purchased three other distressed boat brands in France since 2007 and has turned them all around. They employ more than 240 people in France building boats.

Their boats have a good reputation and are well-known in the international yachting community.

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US Sailing Regional Symposium Venice, FL, April 23

By Jabbo Gordon US Sailing started having periodic regional symposiums a few years ago to supplement its annual national symposium, and while they have been rewarding, attendance has been in the 10 to 20 persons range. However, Venice Yacht Club hosted one on April 23 and more than 30 people—representing 14 sailing organizations–attended. The daylong session was dubbed a huge success.

Lauren Cotta, US Sailing membership director, came down from Portsmouth, RI, and shared several bits of information about various items of interest such as Charleston Race Week, keelboat training, America’s Olympic effort this year and clinics that feature high performance boats.

John Sammet, president of Venice Youth Boating Association and a member of the host club, provided the welcome with a video about VYBA and distributed some brochures. Donna Sue Marks, new commodore of the Florida Sailing Association, discussed how her organization intends to work with all sailing groups in the region and asked for volunteers who would be willing to serve on FSA’s board.

It was a fairly diverse group of sailing enthusiasts and topics ranged from youth regatta planning, scholarships, grant writing, high school sailing, match racing and family

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sailing. Kris Sheppe of Naples discussed his work with Blind Sailing and other adaptive programs. John Krystyniak, formerly with both the Manatee River Pram Fleet in Palmetto and the Edison Sailing Center in Fort Myers, took time out from his vacation to attend. He is now with Sturgis Boat Works in Massachusetts.

Three “show and tell” presentations added to the variety of information. Ross and Stephanie Webb of Fort Myers brought their Opti Trainer from the Edison Sailing Center. It is basically an Optimist Dinghy on wheels, similar to one that was demonstrated at US Sailing’s national forum in San Diego in February. Lisa Fath, director of the Manatee River Pram Fleet, volunteered to try it out and was sailing back and forth across the VYC’s parking lot, screaming for buoy room.

The Webbs also towed their STEM-based portable classroom to the parking lot for a demonstration. Dennis Peck of the Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center in Port Charlotte demonstrated the use of foils on Lasers. “A Laser becomes a completely different boat,” Peck said.

“And the tiller action is very touchy.”

After lunch, participants divided into four groups to identify problems and search for solutions. A key concern in each team was a need for publicity and promotion. With the youth sailing panel, one suggestion was to have more one-day regattas, which would cut down on hotel/motel as well as food expenses, not to mention regatta fees.

Members agreed that regattas should not be used as fundraisers. Peck suggested that courses be laid out as close to shore as possible, so that parents and friends could see youngsters competing.

US Sailing had originally advertised the symposium as a three-hour session, starting at 9am, but cooler heads prevailed. To attract people from Florida’s east coat—like Larry Landrigan of Titusville—and to save on motel costs, it needed to start at 10am, when it was originally slated.

Be sure to check US Sailing’s website, under events, for the next regional symposium, which is scheduled to be held in the fall. Stephanie Webb, regional training coordinator for Florida, looks forward to talking to area clubs to schedule instructor training.

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Regata del Sol al Sol XLVIII St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, April 22

By Stew Ahman, St. Petersburg Yacht Club Ocean Racing Chairman The winning poster for 2017 was done

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ave you ever been to the Daytona 500 and watched a photo finish of Jeff Gordon and Dale Earhart? Or been to the Kentucky Derby and cheered on as Seattle Slew won by a nose? This describes the finish at the end of a grueling 500-mile open ocean race where the two lead boats were separated by 31 seconds for line honors. That’s right; only 31 seconds after sailing 500 miles.

As the finish line got closer, John Hamm on Split Decision, who had been in an ongoing match race with Tony Castagno on Azzurra all the way from St Petersburg, got a better wind direction off Isla Contoy, a small island a short distance north of Isla Mujeres. When only a few miles from the finish, they decided to put up the staysail, and as all sailors do, they pulled every string, adjusted each sheet, checked the vang, and at last had the whole crew blow into the sails. That started to really help him catch Azzurra. As the minutes clicked down to seconds, it became apparent that it was not to be, so they broke out the rum and toasted the winner (not really).

They were followed not too far behind by John Gardner with his Irwin 38 Mark 1, After You. He went on to win the whole enchilada, fulfilling his long-time dream after many years of competition. These boats successfully picked the perfect way through the loop current that was the strangest seen in years. (Go to www.regatadelsolal.org then click on Satellite Tracking to see how they all did over the four-day spread of boats arriving in Mexico, who were welcomed by a Mexican Gun Boat at the finish.)

At the 10am start of the race, on Friday, April 22, there was perfect weather with a forecast of possible afternoon storms in the Gulf. Winds were lighter than expected, but could still be sailed for a great beat to weather, with the majority picking a starboard tack for the start.

On board the committee boat at the start were St. Petersburg Yacht Club General Manager Mark Reydams, Mary Lavash on flags, Event Chair Beth Pennington on the timer/radio and George Pennington calling the line. I was on board trying to stay out of the way. Also at the start were two VIP boats carrying a full complement of distinguished guests, along with SPYC Commodore Richard Winning.

After the start, as usual, it took about two-and-a-half to three hours before the boats reached the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, where they got a wind shift to go on a beat to clear through Passage Key Channel and out into the Gulf. By that time, it was 1830, with most competitors forced south of the rhumb line where the wind would be right on the nose and looking at a long night.

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Kids boarding on Cat Trax for the Amigos Race.

Photo by Kent Irving.

Lima Family—Kin, Maria and Jesus—present Tony Castagna on Azzura the award for first place in the Race Cruiser division.

Azzura also was first to cross the line, beating out Split Decision by 31 seconds. Photo by Kent Irving.

Highlights of the race south:

• At 0130 on the 25th, the wind gods kicked in and decided to be good to the leaders, and we found Azzurra on a heading of 177 degrees charging along at 9.2 knots with distance to go of 85.5 nm. They were followed by Split Decision doing 9.4 at 170 degrees with 93.5 miles to the finish. Our ultimate winner of the race, John Gardner, owner/skipper of After You was then doing 8 knots at 189 degrees with 114 to go (we might want to check the water line on that 38-foot boat). All kidding aside, John made a tremendous move during the night to pass Tom Glew on XTC establishing a solid 3rd.

• At 11:58 EDT, Azzurra and Split Decision were, respectively, at 20 mile vs 21.1 miles from the finish, with Azzurra trucking along at 5.8 knots, followed closely by Split Decision at 6 knots and closing.

• As it came down to the wire, Azzurra got a slight header and pushed towards Isla Contoy when 8.5 nm away from the finish, while Split Decision was at 9.3nm doing 7.2 and closing fast.

• At the end, Azzurra took line honors with Split Decision

• At 0530 on the 23rd, with the leader 359 nm to go, they found some wind in more or less the right direction and managed to head back towards the rhumb line with boats spread out over 40 miles.

• At 1600 on the 24th we found Azzurra in the lead, followed by Split Decision three miles back, with XTC some 14 nm back followed by After You—all of them trying to find their way through the Gulf loop current.

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John Gardner and crew of After You receive their award for the overall winner, taking first in corrected time.

Photo by Kent Irving.

Commodore Richard Winning, as well as a representative for the Governor of the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. At the presentation, the city declared it a day of friendship and invited all the residents, as well as sailors, to a huge fiesta at the town plaza, with dancing, drinks of course, and many speeches proclaiming friendship.

only 0.1 nm behind, and John Gardner in After You not far behind taking third. An amazing feat, considering 500 miles of open ocean racing. I might add that all 3 of these boats were in different classes, which makes it also additionally interesting. (Go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org for complete results.)

• As the boats finished over a four-day period, they were each met at the line with an escort vessel to take them in to the Lima docks to clear customs with the Mexican Authorities.

• I cannot give enough praise to the customs officials who cheerfully met our tired sailors on the dock no matter what time it was and efficiently cleared them in to beautiful Isla Mujeres.

Sister City Ceremony This year, another special event was held on Isla Mujeres with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, Isla Mujeres Mayor Agapito Magana Sanchez and the St. Petersburg City Council signing a Sister City pact to bind the many years of friendship between Isla Mujeres and St. Petersburg and the wonderful welcome the sailors and others involved in the Regata del Sol al Sol have received every year for the past 48 years. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club was recognized as one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the tourist industry on the island. This was also witnessed by SPYC

Basketball Game Another great event that happens every year is the basketball game with the local residents. Needless to say, they beat us once again and I believe we have only won three times in 48 years. Viva la Mexico.

Casa De Las Rocas Party A very important person to mention here is Enrique Lima, commodore of Club De Yates Isla Mujeres. He is the organizer, along with his family, on the Mexico end of the regatta and conducts most of the entertainment, awards ceremony and holds a very special cocktail party and welcome for all of the sailors at the Casa De Las Rocas (house on the rocks). He is a very wonderful friend to the Regata del Sol al Sol and without him, the race would not happen.

Included in our salute is the admiral and safety officer of the Mexican Navy, who so graciously, sent out their gun and patrol boats, keeping the waters and our boats safe. The gun boat stays in position for as long as it takes until all the competitors have finished.

Amigos Race Another annual event is the Amigos Regatta. Thanks go out to the boats and crew who participated, giving their time and boats to allow the local children to experience the thrill of being on a racing yacht. The current mayor was one of those children many years ago and tells us that it’s an experience that has been with him ever since.

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CAROLINA SAILING A Blueprint for Future Events

The Atlantic Cup What happens on the water in this doublehanded, biennial odyssey is only half the story.

By Dan Dickison The lone Spanish entry, Tales II, nears the finish line of Leg I in New York.

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rienced professional, both of he last Saturday in May was whom are more accustomed to calm yet foreboding out on crewed competition than doubleCharleston Harbor. The big handed action. In contrast, both Carolina sky crouched low with Botin and Santurde are full-time clouds while a building southprofessional sailors with signifieasterly only hinted that the first cant offshore racing experience in tropical storm of the North doublehanded events.

Atlantic season—Bonnie—hung Given all that, it’s not surprisjust 150 miles off the coast of the ing that the Pleaid crew could Lowcountry. On the water, a only hold off the Spaniards for a dozen spectator craft had musshort portion of that initial fetch. tered for the start of Leg I of the By the time Cesare and Brock 2016 Atlantic Cup, with nine reached the first turning mark, the Class 40s readying for the start.

Spaniards—and the French—had Off and on, a light drizzle passed them, and both foreign came down as the seconds ticked entries were legging out on the off the clock and the starting gun fleet as everyone disappeared fired. First across the line were Ed upwind into the rainy haze, Cesare and Jeff Brock on board bound for New York Harbor.

Pleaid. “All clear!” came the Held every other year, the announcement over the VHF. Atlantic Cup bills itself with the Pleaid was just to weather and a tagline “America’s Premier boat length ahead of the Offshore Race.” Despite a relative Spaniards Gonzalo Botin and lack of notoriety (you won’t see Pablo Santurde on board Tales II. too many newspaper headlines Like most of the other Class 40s about the race), the Atlantic Cup here, these two had unfurled their is certainly the country’s top sailCode Zero headsails for the short ing event in a number of key fetch to the first turning mark just areas. For one, it’s undoubtedly a mile away. among the hippest. Think about This starting-line vignette it. The race has an educational and the next five minutes Public school kids from Charleston tour a Class 40 as between these two craft, say a lot part of the Atlantic Cup’s educational outreach. Atlantic outreach component for elementary and middle school kids that about the Atlantic Cup. Launched Cup/Billy Black photo. engaged 600 public school stuin 2007, Cesare and Brock’s steed dents in Charleston and another is one of the oldest boats in the 200 in New York. It’s branded as the most environmentally event. It’s regarded as a first-generation Class 40. The 2013sensitive sailing event in the U.S. It starts in Charleston, SC, vintage Tales II, on the other hand, is a third-generation an enclave for hip technocrats. And it features social boat. Along with French entry Earendil (launched in 2015), engagements in Brooklyn during its New York stopover. it’s regarded as among the fastest Class 40s in this fleet. In That’s nothing if not hip. addition, Cesare is an amateur sailor and Brock a well-expe-

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Earendil, a French entry, shifts into gear after the start on Charleston Harbor.

Atlantic Cup/ Billy Black photo.

But hip isn’t what Hugh Piggin—a transplanted New Zealander who created and manages the Atlantic Cup—is after.

Piggin and his fellow cofounder and managing partner Juliana Barbieri, are intent on establishing a model for what competitive sailing can become and how such events can influence those who follow the sport of sailing.

To begin with, Piggin and Barbieri have the backing of 11th Hour Racing, an initiative set up by Eric and Wendy Schmidt of the Schmidt Family Foundation, which requires that they remain firmly committed to sustainability with their race. (11th Hour Racing self-identifies with the tagline “Cleaner, Faster, Better,” and its mission is to establish strategic partnerships within the sailing and marine communities to promote collaborative, systemic change for the health of the marine environment.)

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Atlantic Cup competitors walk the walk when it comes to environmental impact. Piggin and Barbieri require that all entries have alternative fuel sources to power their onboard electronics. Most entries rely on solar panels or hydro generators, such as those made by Watt & Sea, for this purpose. (And the event organizers supply biodiesel for those times when the boats must use their engines to maneuver to and from the dock.) The race also requires that competitors not carry single-use plastic water bottles and rely solely on environmentally friendly products for boat cleaning. In addition, each team is required to recycle any waste generated from the offshore and inshore legs of the event.

Whatever waste that isn’t recyclable is placed in compostable bags provided by Barbieri and Piggin and disposed of properly later.

For the 2016 event, Piggin and Barbieri have stepped up their emphasis on sustainable operation by seeking certification as a carbon-neutral event from the International Organization for Standardization. “If that happens,” Piggin says, “we’ll be the first sporting event in the U.S. that has achieved this distinction.”

So, how far do they take this emphasis on sustainable operation? As standard practice, the organizers monitor the event’s impact in regards to use of electricity, stays at hotels, competitors’ travel, signage printing, food production, shipping, office supplies and just about everything that might produce a carbon footprint. To mitigate that impact and thereby validate the carbon-neutral claim, Piggin and Barbieri have aligned themselves with We Are Neutral, a firm that provides carbon offsets for events by planting indigenous trees on local conservation land, partnering with local landfills to capture methane emissions and by performing free energy audits for low-income families.

You may not see headlines in your local paper about the Atlantic Cup, but rest assured, this event is making important headway for the sport, and that’s more than hip.

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Who Will Chug the Mug? For the first time in many years, the Mug Race returns to the single start

By Capt. Robert Beringer

Seventy-four boats getting ready for the start of the Mug Race. Photo by Robert Berringer.

So many try, yet only one drinks from the sweet mug of victory.*

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t is, without a doubt, the best sailing day of the year on the St. Johns River. For 63 years, the running of the Rudder Club’s annual Mug Race in Florida has shown that despite all the preparation and practice, the winds and their fickle nature still hold ultimate sway over the many competing sailboats.

This year was no different as 74 boats of all types—from Sunfish to a custom-built RC-30 catamaran—struggled to maintain speed fighting fluky NW breezes, contrary tides, and silty shoals. For many it’s not about winning, but just finishing the 38-mile course before the 8:05pm cutoff time.

The world’s longest river race began this year on May 7 before dawn as harried crews from all around the Southeast assembled their wind machines on trailers in Riverfront Park in Palatka, stepping masts, raising sails, and cursing the little parts that would not fit. Carefully they rolled them down the ramp and paddled out towards the Highway 100 Bridge and starting line.

For many years, the boats have gone off on a pursuitstyle format, with slower, then faster boats—all based on the boat’s PHRF rating—across the start line—a format that, theoretically, has everyone crossing the finish at the same time. But the race has grown over the years to at least 70 boats and tracking that many boats over a start line at different times became a daunting task that took lots of time, so this year, organizers reverted to the single start, which was how it was done back in the early days.

Of course 74 boats starting all at the same time does tend to spice things up a bit. And it made for controlled chaos at the starting line at 0830. “For a while the boats were bumping off each other—although nothing serious,” exclaimed Linda Girardin of the Palatka Yacht Club. She and her husband David darted about the fleet untangling and assisting many competitors. The starting line between the red marker 48 and committee boat was plenty long, but the boats crowded near the marker for the favored wind it provided.

*The winner of the Mug Race earns the privilege to drink from the German beer stein for which the race gets its name— the winner being the first to cross the finish line.

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Dream On, the RC-30 Catamaran that was first to cross the line and earn the honor of drinking out of the mug. Photo

by Jon Hamilton.

Running due north on the St. Johns, racers hoped for a good quartering wind—which this year they did not get.

Instead winds held from the NW and made sure this would be an all-day tacking duel. They meandered past small towns, orange groves, and live oaks festooned with Spanish moss; it’s hard not to relax out there, but always there is the cutoff time to think about.

At the halfway point, the Shands Bridge near Green Cove Springs, the racers are funneled from more than a mile-wide river to 91 feet as they pass under the busy road.

And it is here they are nervously reminded of the 44-foot limit to their air draft.

At the finish line just south of the Buckman Bridge near Jacksonville, perennial line honors winner Eric Roberts hove into view on his RC-30 catamaran Dream On. He tacked and was first to cross the line at just after 1507. And though he earned the right to hoist the Ault Mug, the time correction left him in 11th place, all but two ahead of him being monohulls.

Finally, by 1800 the tide had turned, and the onshore breeze begun. Most of the cats and low PHRF-rated boats had finished, and remaining boats knew their primary adversary was now the setting sun—which gives no quarter.

At 1959, the horn sounds a final time for a Hunter 23, Point Blank, skippered by Ed Sims, who picked up the Corinthian Trophy for his efforts, just the 38th boat to finish.

Along with an award for last boat to finish, more than 80 class trophies are awarded based on boat class and different categories including first all-female crew to finish and first dinghy monohull to finish. The rest of the boats—the ones that didn’t make the 8:05pm deadline—were towed in to the Rudder Club by chase boats to join in for a spaghetti dinner, adult beverages, tall tales and hope for a better finish next year.

Next morning at the Rudder Club’s hearty breakfast buffet, I looked over the results which must have been difficult to swallow for some of the racers: the first-place boat came in three-hours after the tenth and eleventh place boats, the last place boat came in seventh, and so on. But the PHRF ratings are set by wiser people than me, and they are quick to state that they handicap yachts, not sailors.

Results (place, skipper, boat, club, fleet, finished time, elapsed time, corrected time. Fleets were divided up into divisions—not shown here): Tom Davis, Cal 9.2MDK, Rudder Club, Cruiser Spinnaker, 18:09:26, 09:39:26, 11:28:10 Scott Tillema, C-Scow, Missouri Yacht Club, Monohull Non-Spinnaker, 17:37:33, 09:07:33, 11:32:14 Vincent Barre, (not listed), Rudder CLub, Multihull Cruiser Spinnaker, 18:18:17, 09:48:17, 11:34:33 John Lamport, Catalina 22, Sun & Fun YC, Cruiser Non-Spinnaker, 19:39:56, 11:09:56, 11:35:40 Andy Forrest, Precision 23, Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Cruiser Non-Spinnaker, 19:50:50, 11:20:50, 11:42:11 David Ellis, Raider Frankenboat, Gulfport Yacht Club, Florida, Monohull Non-Spinnaker, 18:59:56, 10:29:56, 11:43:50 Ed Sims, HTR 23, Ocala Sailing Club, Cruiser Non-Spinnaker, 19:59:08, 11:29:08, 11:49:16 Joe Waters, (not listed), Columbia Sailing Club, Cruiser Non-Spinnaker, 18:41:18, 10:11:18, 11:51:13 James Keeley III, Miniton, Rat island, Cruiser Spinnaker, 19:18:09, 10:48:09, 11:53:49 Rich Brew, RC 27, Rudder Club, Multihull Spinnaker, 15:10:12, 06:40:12, 11:54:39 Eric Roberts, RC 30, Tequesta Yacht Club, Multihull Spinnaker, 15:07:29, 06:37:29, 11:54:54 Eighty one boats were entered to race, 38 finished, 35 did not finish and eight did not compete. Here are the top 11 results ordered by corrected-time winners. (Eleven were chosen, since first to finish was Eric Roberts, who placed eleventh in corrected time.)

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Eric Roberts (second from left) and crew of Dream On drinking out of the mug after crossing the line first. Photo by Ken Purdy.

Dick Alsopp, long time principal race officer made a statement before the trophies were handed out that, “the ratings are assigned by US Sailing, and based on their PHRF rating, which the Rudder Club has no control over.”

And if there were any hard feelings because of the outcome, they were not evident at the wellattended awards ceremony.

Though it’s impossible that every sailor will be happy with the results of any race, it is great to have this fantastic event on Florida’s first river, run by the many volunteers of the Rudder Club and Palatka Yacht Club.

FrankenRaider Sails in the Mug Race

By Dave Ellis This old guy does race committee work nowadays. The ubiquitous windward/leeward race course has lost its appeal. But the Mug Race is an event that I try to attend each year.

But what to do about a boat? Mark Johannsen, the Vero Beach, FL, builder of Trinka Yacht Dinghies, Windmills and Raiders gave me a phone call a couple of years ago asking, “Wanna free hull?” It seems that the last Raider pulled from the original mold was destined for the dumpster. The mold had been tweaked to be better in chop and to accommodate a jib. The last old hull had little value.

Anyone who has been sailing for decades has stuff around the house. I had enough to start putting together the FrankenRaider. I can’t even remember where the aluminum mast came from. An old Suicide, I think. The boom is an aluminum pipe. Blocks, cam cleats and horn cleats were put together from many broken ones. The mainsail was from the used sails department of Masthead Enterprises. It is a nice Ullman catamaran sail that was apparently to have been used in the Everglades Challenge, as it has two reef points. The custom jib is from Jay and Pease Glaser in return for transporting their Formula 16 catamaran from Titusville, FL, to Huntington Beach, CA, on one of my dinghy delivery trips.

It is fun to experiment. I even tried a sliding seat, like the International Canoe. A foil on the bottom of the dagger board was slow most of the time and really fast some times. A trapeze was found to have the wrong geometry with that rig to be effective. I even filled that original dagger board with concrete. Finally, I went back to convention and had Johannsen Boat Works lengthen the dagger board mold and make a new one for the boat. Traded him the asymmetrical spinnaker for it. Not worth the hassle any more. The jib is on a jib boom that is configured to not twist when eased and self-tacking. Oh, and the original Raider has a built-in cooler. This is a great old-fogey performance dinghy.

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This year’s Mug Race everybody started together.

Could have been less interesting if the RC end of the line were set a hundred yards or so to windward. As it was, everybody wanted to start at the west end of the line, on port tack. Some bozo, me, ran the line in the last minute on starboard. But I tacked to port in the last ten seconds and got a great start just under the mess at the end of the line.

The 40 miles was nearly all upwind. The dogleg of the river a couple miles north of the start was the only free leg of the course. My goal was to beat the new RS-100 and win the Non-Spinnaker class. As the race progressed, my closest competition was a well-sailed Buccaneer. He beat me by a half-minute last year; I was a half-minute ahead this year.

Seems that I’m second to the E-Scow every year that he enters the Mug Race. So I entered in Non-Spinnaker Dinghy this year, ending up sixth overall, second in Nonspinnaker to a 20-foot C-Scow. Go figure. If I’d entered in the Dinghy Spinnaker class, I ended up ahead of all of them boat for boat.

Next year? Maybe. If I’m not still sore.

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It’s Time To Service Your Winches!

By Gary W. Dickinson

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ne of the most neglected pieces of equipment on many sailboats are its winches. You know: those round things you put line around to raise and control the sails.

Winch manufacturers recommend that you service your winches at least once a year, and I am ashamed to say that I have done nothing to mine in the five years I’ve had this boat.

The winches looked fine on the outside, but I noticed that they did not turn as smoothly as they once did. That distinct clicking sound they make when in use was starting to sound different.

These differences prompted me to check with the marina in my area about servicing them and I was quoted the price of $75 an hour. I have six winches on my boat and running the numbers in my head led me to see what it would cost if I serviced them myself.

I checked out West Marine which listed Harken winch grease for $12.89 and pawl oil for $10.21. This lifetime supply of grease and oil is a fraction of what it will cost for the marina to do just one winch.

I turned to the internet, a great resource for the do-ityourselfer, and discovered that only basic tools are needed to do the job. I was a little intimidated by the number of parts in the winch schematics, since I thought all I needed to do was oil them. The only part to oil on a winch is the pawls, which I will explain shortly.

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Depending on the make and model, there are different ways the drum can be attached. You can see from the photo that my Barient 18 winch uses a snap ring to hold the drum onto the shaft, which is part of the base of the winch.

Once the drum is off, all of the parts that make up the workings of the winch are exposed. Caution: Be careful when removing the drum. Sometimes the pawls or springs can get stuck inside and go flying once they are removed from the shaft.

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The pawls are the two pieces on opposite sides of the center. The pawls have springs that hold tension on them and can easily be lost if you are not careful.

Once all the parts were removed, cleaned and dried, I used my finger to coat the moving parts and pack the bearings, or you can also use a small brush.

service on each winch. For those of you who are more visual, there are videos on how to service your winches on YouTube.

With the schematics in front of me, I take pictures of each part as I disassemble it. This way I have a record of how to put it back together and don’t end up with extra parts. Taking something apart and forgetting how it goes back together has probably never happened to you, but it has to me.

My first step is to take off the drum, which is the outside part of the winch. I checked the schematic, because depending on the make and model, there are different ways the drum can be attached. You can see from the photo that my winch uses a snap ring to hold the drum onto the shaft, which is part of the base of the winch.

Once the drum is off, all of the parts that make up the workings of the winch are exposed. Caution: Be careful when removing the drum. Sometimes the pawls or springs can get stuck inside and go flying once they are removed from the shaft.

The pawls are the parts that allow the winch to turn in one direction on a one-speed winch. They make that clicking sound when the winch turns. If your winch turns both directions, the pawls probably have grease on them which prevents the pawls from working properly. They should never be greased, only oiled.

The pawls have springs that hold tension on them and can easily be lost if you are not careful. I find it helpful to have a box to put the parts in when I am taking things apart on my boat. More than once a part ended up swimming, or

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As I took the bearings off the shaft I discovered that the grease looked more like lard. The grease turned into a solid, sticky substance. Now I know why the winches are not working properly. Salt water, sand and who knows what have taken their toll on this expensive piece of equipment, and now I understand why the manufacturer recommends servicing them at least once a year.

My next step was to remove the old grease from all the parts. I wiped off as much as I could and then used WD40 to clean the remaining grease off the bearings, gears and other surfaces. Like before, I took more pictures and placed each cleaned part in the box, placing it in the order that it was taken off. Doing this will remind me of the order I need to take when I re-install the parts.

Once all the parts were removed, cleaned and dried, I used my finger to coat the moving parts and pack the bearings, or you can also use a small brush. Apply winch grease to lightly coat the shafts, gears and bearings as you put the winch back together. Remember to never grease the pawls. If you do, they may stick and cause the winch to malfunction.

Use the pawl oil when you install the pawls.

It took me less than an hour to service each winch and the boat is ready to go sailing.

Don’t be afraid to tackle basic maintenance jobs on your boat. If I can do it, anyone can!

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Wharram catamarans gathering at North Shore Park in Fort Myers, FL. Photo by Bonnie Crutchley.

Hui Wharram 2016

By Bruce Matlack Cover: Tucanu, a 35-foot Tangaroa, approaching the beach at the Hui Wharram. Photo by Bruce Matlack.

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y hands were tied behind my back from really promoting this event,” said Thom Delforge, the new host/organizer of the annual Hui Wharram catamaran gathering May 20-22 at North Shore Park in Fort Myers, FL, his home town. “But at the 11th hour, the city came through in support of beaching our Polynesian double canoe vessels at the...park.”

Tom wound his way through miles of red tape with the city council to pull off this first-time Fort Myers event that for 15 years previous had been hosted in Islamorada in the Florida Keys off private beach property with no beach access issues. With the passing of the group’s oldest guru, Gene Perry, the previous years’ organizer, Dan Kunz, handed off the torch this year to Thom with a venue prerequisite requiring beach landings for the boats, along with great accommodations on site. I was witness to the herculean effort he mustered to pull this off to get the city to allow a Polynesian, double-canoe beach invasion. The beach landing permission was critical to the cause of a Hui, and permission was late coming, reducing participation to between 40 and 50 people.

North Shore Park is also home to the Edison Sailing Center and nearby is the Three Fishermen Seafood Restaurant which served as a gathering spot over the weekend and a banquet on Saturday night. The meal was exceptional, the service great, and the usual lies and lore of voyaging were abundant as the beverages flowed.

This was my first Hui event, and it was a really fun and interesting time to meet these fellow sailors and multihullers. I have no doubt that future Wharram events held there will be huge successes now that the ice has been broken this year and the word gets out to the likes of annual

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On the left is Hui Organizer Thom Delforge’s 31-foot Tiki 31 schooner, Tikithomkat, that he built. On the right is Brad Ingram’s Tiki 21, Beto, that he trailered down from Mobile, AL. Photo by Thom Delforge.

Greg Russell’s Pahi 31, Gulf Surfer, which Greg sailed down from Panama City, FL. Rafted to Gulf Surfer, on the right, is Marvin, a Hinia 17. Photo by Thom Delforge.

Cedar Key trekkers, the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron, and other boat clubs. Thom says every sailor is invited and wants to spread the word to quadruple the numbers next year. It will always be the week before Mother’s Day weekend in May when off-season peacefulness and space is the rule. In addition, Fort Myers is strategically located at the apex of waterways from the north via the Gulf and the ICW, and the east through the Okeechobee Waterway—much easier for everyone to get to compared to the Keys. The city marina is superb, and there are lots of free anchorages. The city estimates local business revenue from the small event this year was $15,000 and they are all smiles with prospects of larger numbers next year.

A few thousand of these Wharram designs have been plying the world’s oceans and inland waterways since James Wharram’s initial crossing of the Atlantic some 60 years ago. He has sold over 6000 vessel plan sets over the years. When I asked Wharram owner/builder and organizer Thom what the “draw” of these vessels is, he told me, “Easy to build one-off in wood, a stable platform with a short rig and low profile means safety in a boat that can’t sink and that is reasonably fast.” I noted from attendees that the designs appeal to the more rugged, survivalist types that are minimalists as well. Living space is in the hulls only, with nothing permanent built between the hulls where open wood slats and open weave netting shed water quickly if vessels are boarded by waves. “They do not appeal to the typical” yachtie types,” he said. I noted that they do not look anything like the apartment-building-size catamarans I see advertised in the magazines that are mostly seen tied up at the dock or cruising under motor in the ICW—and costing several hundred thousand dollars. Perhaps an EPIRB in case of sudden capsize is an important accessory.

Most Wharram designs are built in wood with deep V sections and keels that are stout enough for beaching regularly. The same basic concept of design is seen in the 14footer as well as the 63-footer. The Polynesian concept is preserved with a somewhat romantic expeditionary, lowprofile image, reeking of seaworthiness. According to the literature, a Tiki 21-footer is yet the smallest catamaran to have circumnavigated from England in 1991—over a sixyear period.

Awards presented at the annual banquet on May 21.

Furthest Trailering: Marge and Omar Rashash brought their Hitia 17 Marvin from Wilmington, North Carolina.

Most Unique Rigging: Floyd Marsden for his Santana 21 half-boat (monohull) Funnybones Best Restoration: Jim Beyer for his work on Windchime, a 42’ Nari MK IV. Best Graphic Design: Kevin Collins, for the tatooing of a Tiki 31 Tiki Thomkat.

The “My Boat Will Definitely Be Here Next Year” award went to Shaun West and Casey Kimberley and their Tangaroa 35.

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Tucanu, a 35-foot Tangaroa, owned by KC Gun and Troy Roberts. Photo by Bruce Matlack.

Wind Chime, a Nari 42 currently being restored by Jim Beyer. The boat was originally built in Toronto, Canada in 1980. On the right is Tucanu. Photo by Thom Delforge.

Consistent Attendance and Wharram Ambassadors: Greg Russell and Barbara Davis from Panama City with a Pahi 31, Gulfsurfer.

21, Beto, 700 miles back, finally sailed around North Ft. Myers into the event venue. (Yes, that’s a record five modes of transportation.)

Prevailing in the Face of the Most Obstacles Ever Thrown at an Event Organizer: Hui Organizer Thom DelForge who prevailed.

Spirit Award to the Most Exemplary Wharramites at the Event: Troy Roberts, KC Gunn and young daughters, aboard Tucanu, a Tangaroa 35, homeport of Islamorada, Florida Keys.

Most Modes of Transportation to come to the Hui: Brad Ingram for bicycling 700 miles to check out the venue, jogging with his bike the last five miles after blowing a tire, 21 hours on a Greyhound back to Mississippi, trailered his Tiki News & Views for Southern Sailors

Award in Recognition and Appreciation Skip Lichty, an early organizer and promoter of the Hui Wharram.

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Thanks to their creature comforts, catamarans dominate the seascape at the Moorings charter base in Road Town, Tortola, but sleeker, more maneuverable mono hauls still find space here. The base is within walking distance of grocers, or sailors can provision on line and have their groceries waiting for them at the dock.

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inter hit northern Ohio particularly hard four years back, and a freezing wind was strafing my SUV with lake-effect snow as my husband, Dan, and I headed south on Interstate 271 toward Bedford. Ohio winters have a way of chasing us natives out of town. “Let’s go sailing in the Virgin Islands again,” I said, “so call John and Sandy and see if they’ll go.” We hadn’t gone another mile before John’s voice boomed through the car’s speaker: “Yes! We’re in!”

But the 2015 charter was inspired not by a snow storm, but by Jimmy Buffett singing “Tin Cup Chalice,”—not exactly on the BVI play list, but close enough for us to hail our crew. Alas, our seasoned crew were busying themselves with other adventures, and finding friends and relations to go with us was becoming an oddly difficult task.

So, each winter we invite friends and friends-of-friends to our home for dinner and a couple bottles of wine, the beginning of a ploy to attract crew to accompany us on bareboat sailing charters. We further chum the waters by showing them the DVD of one of our BVI charters, a 10minute masterpiece my brother Ray cobbles together from stills and cell phone footage. Images of happy people waving from their dinghies, snorkelers flopping about in the clear water, and the now-long-gone Island Moose at the Last Resort Inn are all segued together with Ray’s brilliant array of Jazz instrumentals.

Every once in a while we hook one or two of our carefully chosen quarry, for one must indeed choose carefully when opting for that person who can tolerate us (and we them) in close quarters for a week.

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The Virgin Islands are anything but flat, and in recent years, the number of moorings has increased greatly. The coral is about as grateful as the sailors.

Some of the Virgin Islands border on primitive, but not this one. Virgin Gorda, for example, has some high-end resorts, but none of them can top the ambience of a sailboat.

expectations; pack lightly; expect to work.

Let’s start with expectations, by way of an example.

Crew member Jane went sailing with us to the BVIs with no expectations, which, frankly, she does with pretty much every situation in life. And if an argument ensues, she throws up her hands and says, “Think of me as Switzerland!

Neutral!” So Jane wasn’t a bit put off by the dearth of posh restaurants, nightclubs, theatre and music; and she bellied up happily at the beach bars. Dining is casual, and some places, such as Foxy’s on Jost Van Dyke, will have a guy playing the guitar while belting out a tune, or maybe a DJ. The highlight of more than one evening at Virgin Gorda, where we’d moor close to Saba Rock, was watching a guy fitted with a microphone and carrying around a bucket of fish put on quite a show while feeding the tarpon. So many other tourists squeezed into the dock’s edge to catch the action, that it was hard to see the tarpon. The night before, many of the same tourists—and probably charterers—jammed Trellis Bay for the full-moon party, where fires burned inside of metal sculptures, a couple of local bands filled the night with music, and servers behind a buffet line dished out rice and chicken. In other words, it’s a lot of nothing, but it adds up to just about everything.

Island life as a charterer demands a certain lack of stuff to cram into your suitcase, so hair dryers, make-up, heels and dresses can safely be exchanged for a few pairs of washable shorts and shirts, sunscreen, a couple of swim suits and the deck shoes you wore on the plane. When my sister-inlaw-turned-crew, Deb, came by our place on the way to the airport, she dragged no fewer than three suitcases into the foyer. “What’s that?” I asked. She looked at me as if I were

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Mooring is the lazy sailor’s way to “anchor” down for the night, allowing extra time to take in the view, jump in for a swim, or read a book.

Tortola last July. Because the wind was blowing pretty strong, we decided to reef the main prior to sailing from Tortola’s Road Harbour charter base to Trellis Bay, which, unfortunately was an upwind sail. My first choice would have been to motor to our destination, but the guys (Paul, a small-boat sailor with too much energy, and my brother Joe, who’s enthusiastic, willing and an incredibly good sport) were eager to raise the sails. It took three of us to do so. The guys did the heavy lifting on the winch, while I kept an eye on the rising sail and its antagonist, the lazy jacks. “Stop! It’s caught! Bring it down a foot!

Helmsman, point up please!” I so love being bossy while not breaking a sweat.

It didn’t take long for both Joe and our friend Paul to master raising and lowering the main, unfurling and tacking the jib, picking up moorings, and tidying up all the lines afterwards. It also didn’t take Joe long to realize that when one tacks upwind, one gets nowhere very quickly at the expense of considerable effort. So after an hour or two of “hard to lee!” I stepped up to my husband, Dan, the helmsman/captain, who had only recently required great patience (the islands can do that to a guy), and said, “How about making that your last tack, Skipper? Let’s motor in from here.” Joe was visibly relieved.

Paul looked disappointed. Barb, Joe’s wife, was positively jubilant, if not a bit pale.

One of my goals while chartering, to the chagrin of Joe and Paul, is to avoid using the anchor. This is because anchoring is too much work, even with the windlass (clearly, the requirement of work does not apply to me); and 30 bucks a night for a mooring ensures Soper’s Hole on the east end of Tortola is a downwind sail from Road Town, and a that we are completely “dug in,”—and that great place to stop for lunch, stroll around, or buy liquor (think rum!), a few gro- we have not inadvertently planted an anchor ceries, or island souvenirs. onto a piece of coral. Over the 30 or so years I’ve chartered, I’ve noticed a slow and steady an idiot. “My luggage,” she said. “Open it up,” I demanddecline in the vibrancy and condition of the coral in the ed. Together we rifled through enough paraphernalia for a Virgin Islands’ waters, as well as the number and variety of summer’s worth of travel through Europe, carefully thinfish around them. So when the park services and others in ning the neatly folded stacks of shirts, shorts and pants the islands started to install moorings to slow the damage, I down to one very large suitcase. was delighted.

Work is probably one of the top five reasons most peoThe number of charter boats in Tortola and St. Thomas ple shy away from bare boating. Pampering isn’t on the toseems to have burgeoned over the years as well, and the get list, so pitching in with food preparation and clean up, proliferation of catamarans is slowly edging out many of deck swabbing, piloting, navigating and winching the the monohulls. While the cats don’t sail with the same dinghy back onto its davits are part of the deal. Even the agility as the monohulls, that’s a small price to pay for the sailing can be as much work as it is fun. Five of us chartered spaciousness, privacy, and comfort they offer in return. an excellent 46-foot catamaran from Footloose Charters in Paul, I must add, disagrees. He missed the nimbleness of 40

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Foxy’s Taboo Restaurant may be the iconic watering hole in the BVIs, but a walk and climb away is the Bubbly Pool, pictured here. Waves crash through a hole in the rocks creating the swirling salt water pool that tosses happy and fearless swimmers up, under, and over the waves.

the monohulls, their ability to point, and that responsive feeling in the helm.

One’s choice in boats aside, the Virgin Islands earned its moniker, “The Sailing Playground,” honestly. For example, sailing along the Sir Frances Drake channel is largely line of sight, although we always took advantage of the GPS, the cruising guide, and charts. Other sailors tell me that those aids to sailing, along with channel markers, make it fairly easy to get into Anegada, an ambitious sail we never allowed time for. And although Jost Van Dyke and the northern side of Tortola are outside of the SFDC, the waters are just as calm and the sailing is line of sight. While there is a certain amount of variety among the islands, they all share one common denominator, and that is informality. The fashion trend is shorts and flip flops, or no shoes at all.

A couple of products worthy of the scant suitcase space they occupy make life on board easier: Sailor Soap and Starbucks Via coffee. Sailor Soap is a remarkable liquid soap that lathers and rinses in salt water. Paul bragged that he only used his shower twice, opting instead for a shower on the stern of the boat, lathering up with Sailor Soap and salt water. In a pinch, I’ve used it on board for laundry detergent, shampoo, cleaning prescription glasses and snorkel masks, and washing dishes. It performed beautifully.

Starbucks Via coffee is an instant coffee in single-serving packets that, when mixed with boiling water, is better than any percolated cup o’ Joe one can boil up on the propane gas stove. Plus, it’s quicker, easier, and there are no grounds to clean up.

But not everything on charter boats is quite as simple or stellar as a five-dollar squeeze bottle of Sailor Soap or a great cup of instant coffee. In each of our charters, the boats themselves present niggling but irritating issues before casting off a dock line: navigation equipment that isn’t working, water tanks that leak, fuel tanks that weren’t topped off, winches that have a stubborn streak, cabin lights that don’t go on, air conditioning lines that need to be purged, overloaded shore power circuits. That’s why we sleep aboard the night before the charter begins, so that the problems surface where we can still get them handled.

But some little problems have to be shrugged off. Take refrigeration. Ours worked off the 12-volt DC house batteries and was capable of freezing eggs, turning lettuce into forlorn sheets of ice, and, heaven forbid, turning our beer and wine into slushies. The freezer, however, will one day present you with ice cubes, and the next, melted fudge bars.

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part of its character, and the boat just one more entity to be accepted happily. After all, this is the sailors’ playground, so the “don’t worry, be happy” idiom rules the day. And, because all playgrounds need a couple of toys, we made sure the snorkel gear was on board and then rented a standup board and a kayak at the charter base. They were the perfect foil to the calm harbors of Virgin Gorda, Trellis Bay, Manchioneel Bay and Cain Garden Bay. Snorkelers populate the best known sites of The Baths, the Indians, and Norman’s Island, but our explorations have uncovered others. Our past couple of charters brought us, as always, to Norman’s, but rather than going into The Bight, we opted instead for Kelly’s Cove at the Bight’s northwest corner. This is a quieter mooring than The Bight—and not just due to the distance it puts between us and the William Thornton, a well-known watering hole and restaurant. There are fewer moorings at Kelly’s Cove, and our experience has been that the winds are gentler at Kelly’s than those in The Bight.

Paul and Joe, always the first to make a splash after the dock lines were threaded through the mooring line eye, discovered that the snorkeling around Kelly’s Cove was at least as good as Norman’s famous Treasure Point and the caves, with a colorful variety of fish and a sea turtle or two.

But one of our biggest, and tastiest, discoveries was the Pirates Bight Beach Bar & Grill, a fairly new addition to the island. The service was friendly and just slow enough, and the dinners well worth the price.

We’ve chartered plenty of other great places—The Abacos in the Bahama chain, the Florida Keys, Belize, Chesapeake Bay, from California’s Dana Point to Catalina Island, our own Lake Erie, the West Indies, and, of course, the U.S. Virgin Islands. But the British Virgin Islands remain for us the holy grail of sailing, so when January blows its snow and ice into Ohio, we’ll once again invite a few of carefully selected, unsuspecting friends over for wine and pasta and, of course, the DVD of our last adventure to the BVIs. SOUTHWINDS

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RACE REPORT Gulf Yachting Association Opening Regatta, Fairhope, AL, May 20-22

By Kim Kaminski The current interclub boat, the Flying Scot, which is being replaced by the Viper 640 by 2018. Photo by Kim Kaminski.

Every May, the Gulf Yachting Association holds their opening regatta event in conjunction with their quarterly organizational meeting. The new GYA commodore for the year plays host to the event at their home yacht club. This year’s event was hosted by the Fairhope Yacht Club, home to GYA Commodore Catherine Cromartie.

This weekend regatta is filled with activities including: racing clinics, meetings for the various committees of the GYA, the opening day flag ceremony which includes all of the commodores of the 34 member yacht clubs who are present for the event, and, of course…racing. Racing in all manner of one-design fleets which sail under the GYA authority including: Flying Scot, Fish Class, Viper 640, Optis, Sunfish, 420’s, and VX One. Needless to say, Mobile Bay was filled with a plethora of small boats.

Two racecourse areas were established with each course area establishing a double course set-up (a windward/leeward course with a shortened turning mark and a distance turning mark) allowing the race committee to run multiple one-design boats on the same course area. On the northern course, the “Capdevielle” Flying Scots, the Fish Class and the Viper Interclub class sailed, and on the southern course, the Gulf Coast Viper 640 Championship Class, VX One, Sunfish, 420’s and Optis sailed—for a total of 73 boats out on the water for two-days of competition.

The rainy weather was not cooperating for Friday’s sailing clinic in the Viper 640, the “newest” addition to the GYA fleet. This one-design boat is pegged to replace the current interclub boat, the Flying Scot, in 2018. Since last September’s meeting of the GYA when the vote was taken to replace the Flying Scot, many of the GYA member clubs have been obtaining the new boat and learning to sail it. In order to help transition into the Viper 640, the GYA also setup a new “GYA Sportboat Championship and Interclub Series” for 2016-2017, designating certain races already established in the Capdevielle Flying Scot series as “point races” where the Viper 640 races will be eligible to count in the scoring for each club. The GYA Opening Regatta was the first event in this new series.

The weather conditions for the remaining days of the racing weekend were ideal with sunny skies and fair breezes creating little chop on the waters of Mobile Bay. The top winners: Southern Yacht Club – Capdevielle Flying Scot: Basil Kennedy, GYA Masters, Flying Scot; Donnie Brennan, Fish Class, Fairhope Yacht Club; Viper Interclub Series, John Dane, Gulf Coast Viper 640 Championship; E. Garrison, Opti Red; C. Smith, Opti Blue; G. Hackle, Opti White; C. Smith, Opti Overall; Clinton Edwards, Sunfish; Koser and Bishop, 420 Non-Spinnaker; Edwards and Ware, 420 Spinnaker; and Dustin Brennan, VX One. For the complete race results, go to www.gya.org.

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Tampa to Fort Myers Race, May 27

By Gareth Kelly Twenty-two boats hit the start line for the Tampa to Fort Myers race on the morning of May 27, the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend. With blistering sunshine the crews readied themselves for the 106-mile jaunt down the coast starting at Big J off St. Petersburg. Four classes were racing: Spinnaker, Cruising, Racer Cruiser and Multihull. All were starting from St. Pete except the four boats in the Multihull class, which, being faster boats, were starting later in the day from Sarasota. Nine boats were in Spinnaker, 11 in

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The crew on Rocket, a J/35 from Davis Island Yacht Club. Rocket was to first to finish and received the navigator trophy, although they took sixth in Spinnaker in corrected time. From left to right, are Peter Spencer, Chris Dollin, Tarry Grimsdale, Dale Nelson, Erin Smith, Ellis Bailey and Bill Wingrove. Courtesy photo.

Cruising and two in Racer Cruiser.

The race has a storied history dating back to 1946. Hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club, the race was brought back to life a few years ago and has been welcomed by many sailors from around Tampa Bay as they compete for the Navigators Trophy, donated by OH Rogers, awarded to the first boat to finish in any class.

It was a relatively slow start for the fleet as they meandered their way down the bay to the Sunshine Skyway. First under the bridge were Fire & Ice and Wired, followed by the only boat that came up from Myers to race, Macushla.

Once out of the bay, the fleet picked up the pace as they headed to the second mark just past a beautiful-looking Egmont Key, surrounded by brilliant turquoise postcardworthy water.

A gybe round the mark and the fleet headed down the coast, spinnakers still full on the close reach. Fire & Ice had

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now put a sizeable lead between itself and the rest of the fleet, while Wired decided to head far offshore. Macushla, Attractive Nuisance and Rocket all stayed close to the beach and swapped third position on the water for the next few hours.

As dusk arrived, so did a few small squalls, bringing a tiny splattering of rain much to the relief of the sun-baked crews. Rocket made a move straight towards the beach, searching for more wind with the crew aboard Macushla wondering “Do they know there’s a beach right there?”

The wind had rarely got above 8 knots, but about a half hour after sundown a very breezy 18 to 20 knots arrived, just in time to make sail changes and reefs in the dark that bit more difficult. A storm lay about 20 miles ahead on the nose and treated the fleet to a magnificent light show as they headed for the finish.

Even with a beautiful moon, much of the final few miles were sailed in darkness, making it hard to tell who was where and what was what.

The bold move to the beach by Rocket had paid off as they took line honors and the navigator trophy at 3:46am, with an elapsed time of 17 hours 46 minutes. They would finish sixth on handicap.

The spinnaker class was won by Back Off followed by Alliance and Semper Fi. The sole Fort Myers entry, Macushla finished a respectable eighth and had the easiest trip to its home base of Fort Myers.

The Cruising class was won by Lunacy with an elapsed time of 21 hours and 22 minutes, followed by Elise Rose in second and First Wind in third.

The racer cruiser class was won by Intrepid, with Relativity scoring a DNF for the other boat in the class.

In the Multihull class, Lucky 7 took the win with an elapsed time of 15 hours and 53 minutes, with Motive in second and Double Barrel in third.

The awards and after-race party were held at Bonita Bills Waterfront Café in Fort Myers. A light buffet of wings and shrimp and an open keg proved a big hit with all the weary sailors and their friends and families.

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RACE CALENDAR LISTING YOUR RACE To list a race or regatta, with or without a description, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We limit the descriptions to about 50 words (that includes the title.

Longer descriptions listed for a small fee, starting at $20—contact editor.) Races with descriptions are up to the discretion of the editor. We intend them to be the more major races. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR (For Racing News, Race Management Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section.)

NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Websites are listed. 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.

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

Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc.

15th Annual Harker’s Island Sunfish Regatta, Harkers Island, NC, July 15-17 The Island Wind Race, held on Saturday, is often described as an obstacle course where sailors choose which direction they circumnavigate the island, typically with a reliable sea breeze. Post race appetizers, beverages, a low country boil dinner and video tape 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 Beater class and the event can be an all-out race or simply a memorable outing. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers, top three finishers in the Beater class, top Female Sailor, top Master Sailor, top Grand Master and top Youth.

The event is a celebration of youth sailing with donations going to eastern North Carolina youth sailing programs.

Sponsored by the My Own Bloody Yacht Club. www.mobyachtclub.com. Click on Harker’s Island. For registration information and details, contact Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@gmail.com

Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta, Charleston, SC, July 16 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.

2016 Savannah Cup, Charleston, SC, to Savannah, GA, Aug. 12-13

Major Upcoming Regattas

Hancock Yacht Club Regatta, Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, NC, July 8-10 Held on the Neuse River between New Bern and Oriental. Friday evening check in & cookout. Saturday continental breakfast, racing and dinner. Sunday continental breakfast, racing, & awards. Extensive skippers package.

Competitive yet family-friendly and fun! Discount for US Sailing members and entries received before June 24. Online information regarding registration, dockage and security available at regatta.hancockyachtclub.org.

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Started in 2010, the Savannah Cup is an overnight race from Charleston Harbor to the Savannah River entrance covering over 72nm. Following the race, there will be food, drinks, and awards at the Westin Savannah. The event is hosted by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) and the Chatham Sailing Club of Savannah. This is a category three race open to sailboats over 24 feet. Go to www.charlestonoceanracing.org for the NOR. The entry fee for non-members of host clubs is $50. Contact Sailcora@gmail.com for questions or to register.

Race Calendar Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) organizes many of the regattas in the Charleston, SC, area. www.charlestonoceanracing.org.

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.

Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules):

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ChYC: Charleston YC, Charleston, SC, www.CharlestonYachtClub.com CYC-NC: Carolina YC, Wrightsville Beach, NC, www.CarolinaYachtClub.com CYC-SC: Carolina YC, Charleston, SC, www.CarolinaYachtClub.com HYC: Hobcaw Yacht Club, Mt. Pleasant, SC, www.hycclub.org LNYC: Lake Norman YC, Lake Norman, NC, www.lakenormanyachtclub.com SCYC: South Carolina YC, Hilton Head Island, SC, www.scyachtclub.com SIYC: Sea Island YC, Wadmalaw Island, SC, www.SeaIslandYachtClub.net SYC: Savannah YC, Savannah, GA, www.savannahyachtclub.org SYC-NC: Southport YC, Southport, NC, www.sycnc.org

AUGUST 7 Bikini River Regatta. SAYC 20 Moonlight Regatta. RCJ 20 Full Moon Regatta (offshore). SAYC

JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2-3 Fourth of July Regatta. Open. LNYC 8-10 Hancock YC Regatta* 9-10 HYC Regatta. Open. HYC 9-10 Firecracker Regatta. Open. SYC 16-17 Charleston YC Open Regatta. ChYC* 23-24 Firecracker Regatta. Open. SYC 30-31 Carolina YC Regatta. CYC-SC

Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net

AUGUST (*=see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 5 SAYRA Jr. Pre-clinic. CYC-NC 6-7 SAYRA. Open. CYC-NC 6-7 Rockville Regatta. Open. SIYC 6-7 Laser D12. CYC-NC 12-13 Savannah Cup. Charleston to Savannah.* LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BFSC: Barefoot SC, www.barefootsailing.org LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, www.llsc.com SSC: Southern SC, www.southernsailing.org JULY 16

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Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club, www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC, www.coralreefyachtclub.org JULY 1-9 17 23 23-24

Regatta Time in Abaco (see Calendar section, pages 13-16) BBYRA PHRF #12. CRYC BBYRA OD #12. CGSC J/24 Districts. Host Fleet 10

AUGUST (*=see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 6 Single Handed Race. CGSC 7 Double Handed Race. CGSC

Moonlight Scramble/Firefly. SSC/BFSC

AUGUST 27-28 Vern Pickering Commodores Cup. LLSC

Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10am to 1pm Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5pm. 305-292-5993. www.keywestsailingcenter.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 1pm. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

Race Calendar HRYC: Halifax River YC, www.hryc.com MDYC: Mount Dora YC, www.MountDoraYachtClub.com MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com PCYC: Port Canaveral YC, www.pcyc-fl.org RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com SAYC: St. Augustine YC, www.StAugustineYachtClub.com JULY 10 16-17 17 TBA

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

Liberty Regatta. SAYC Ohio Shoals Race. PCYC/MYC Double Handed Regatta. HRYC Gilligan’s Run Cat Regatta. Hobie Fleet 80, Daytona

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RACE CALENDAR Women’s Trilogy Races, July 9, July 23, July 30

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

Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): DBC: Dunedin Boat Club, www.DunedinBoatClub.org SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org TSS: Tampa Sailing Squadron, www.Sail-TSS.org JULY 4 4

Liberty Day Regatta. SSS Pajama Cup. TSS

AUGUST 1 Full Moon Regatta. SSS 15 Commmodore Cup/Laundry Race. DBC

Major Upcoming Regattas

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Gulf Coast, July 1-3 Optimist Red, White, Blue and Green Fleet; Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7; Club 420s; Flying Scott. Pensacola Yacht Club. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

42nd Annual Horn Island Hop, Ocean Springs, MS, July 9-10 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 Youth Race Week, Houston Yacht Club, July 16-22 A US Junior Olympics Sailing Event and USODA Team Trails Qualifier hosted annually by Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah), Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook), and the Houston Yacht Club. www.texasyouthraceweek.com

The Women’s Trilogy Series is typically held every July and August (this year only in July). The first race, the Bikini Regatta, is held at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. It will he held July 9 on Pensacola Bay. In this regatta, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.navypnsyc.org. The second race, the Race for the Roses, will be held on July 23 at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and only female crew are allowed to race. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org. The third race, the Fast Women Regatta, is at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine, AL, and will be held on July 30 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. 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.

2016 USODA National Championship, Houston, TX, July 23-31 Over 400 youth sailors are expected to compete in the USODA National Championships at the Houston Yacht Club. Events include: Team Race National Championship July 23-26; Girls National Championship July 27; and the USODA National Championship and Green Fleet Racing July 27-31. Volunteers are needed to help with daily checkin, information, parking, patrol boats with drivers, press boats with drivers, spectator boats with drivers, judges, safety and general all-around help. For more, go to www.HoustonYachtClub.com.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org Clubs with regattas listed this month BSC: Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, AL, www.BirminghamSailingClub.org BWYC: Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS, www.baywavelandyachtclub.org FWYC: Fort Walton YC, Fort Walton Beach, FL, www.fwyc.org GYA: Gulf Yachting Association, www.gya.org GYC: Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS, www.GulfportYachtClub.org HYC: Houston YC, Houston, TX, www.Houstonyachtclub.com LBYC: Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MS. www.LongBeachYachtClub.com LYC: Lakewood YC, Seabrook, TX, www.lakewoodyachtclub.com MYC: Mobile YC, Mobile, AL, www.mobileyachtclub.org NOYC: New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA, www.noyc.org NYC: Navy YC, Pensacola, FL, www.navypnsyc.org OSYC: Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS, www.osyc.com PBYC: Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL, www.Pensacola Beach-YC.org PCYC: Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS, www.pcyc-gya.org PtYC: Point YC, Josephine, AL, www.pointYachtclub.org PYC: Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL, www.PensacolaYachtClub.org SYC: Southern YC, New Orleans, LA, www.SouthernYachtClub.org See NORTHERN GULF COAST continued on page 59

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ISLAND PACKET 36’ – 52’ Cruising Excellence

DELPHIA 31’ – 53’ Shoal Keel Option

57 Southerly 2011 ................................................$1,250,000 57 Southerly 2010 ................................................$1,475,000 52 Island Packet 485 2003 ......................................$425,000 50 Trintella Ron Holland 2005 ...............................$595,000 47 Beneteau 473 2006.....................................................U/C 46 Moody 2000 .......................................................$279,000 46 Island Packet 465 2008 ..............................................U/C 46 Island Packet 465 2008 ......................................$479,000 46 Beneteau Oceanis 461 2000...............................$169,900 45 Southerly 135 2012 ............................................$735,000 45 Southerly 135 2006 ............................................$419,000 45 Island Packet 445 ’06, ’07...............2 from .......$374,000 45 Island Packet 1997 .............................................$219,000 44 New York 32 Replica 1940 ..................................$54,500 44 Island Packet SP Cruiser MKII 2015 .................$629,000

MAXI 1200 40’ Performance Cruiser

44 Island Packet 440 2006 ......................................$384,900 44 Island Packet 1993 .............................................$164,900 42 Catalina MKII 2008 ..........................................$199,900 42 Catalina MKII 2007 ...........................................$179,000 42 Alpha Catamaran 2014.......................................$449,900 42 Trintella Ron Holland 2000 ...............................$259,000 42 Jeanneau 42DS 2007..........................................$199,000 42 Southerly RST 2010...........................................$485,000 41 IP SP Cruiser MKI 2010 ....................................$395,000 41 Bristol 41.1 CC 1981 .........................................$135,000 40 Delphia 40.2 2009..............................................$125,000 40 Bayfield Ketch 1984 ............................................$85,000 40 Block Island 40 1997 .........................................$219,000 40 Maestro 2006 .....................................................$269,900 40 Island Packet ’94, ’96......................4 from .......$165,000

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38 Shannon PH 1981 ................................................$99,000 38 Catalina Morgan 1995...........................................SOLD 37 Nauticat 2002 .....................................................$239,000 37 Island Packet 1995 ..........................2 from .......$137,500 37 Southerly 115 MK IV 2006................................$199,000 36 Catalina 36 MKII 2002 ..............................................U/C 36 Cape Dory 1985 ...................................................$79,000 36 Island Packet Estero 2010..................................$270,000 35 Beneteau Oceanis 1988........................................$44,900 35 Island Packet 350 1997 ......................................$129,500 35 Island Packet ’89 to ’90...................3 from .........$94,500 35 Island Packet Cat ’93, ’94 ...............2 from .......$138,500 32 Island Packet 320 2001 ..........................................SOLD 31 Pacific Seacraft 1997 .............................................SOLD 27-32 Island Packet ..............................4 from .........$24,900

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16’ Catalina 16.5 centerboard 2008 modern daysailor. Trailer, roller furling jib, comfortable roomy cockpit, large forward storage locker. Powerful sail plan, balanced by the stable hull form. $5481. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953 or 727-327-5361 www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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1980 Herreshoff America 18’ Catboat in good condition. 2014 Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke, mast-lifting system from cockpit, Dacron sail and cover, new berth cushions, 12v cabin and running lights, solar panel, boarding ladder, solar ventilation, wind vane, aluminum mast and spars, new rub rail installed by Com Pac Yachts, anchor and chain on bow roller, tandem wheel trailer, port a potty. Located in St. Petersburg, FL. $8000, 727-527-9754 (7/16)

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24 Corsair Sprint 750. $36K. 2006 trimaran, excellent condition, pocket cruiser and club racer with 20-knots speed capability. 5hp motor, trailer, and complete inventory of sails.

Lying Sarasota. Don Wigston, 404-307-9121, or www.windcraft.net. (8/16)

25’ Custom sailboat - Stuart, FL. 1994. Racer / cruiser. Newly painted, new rigging. 4 stroke motor. Daggerboard. All sails and electronics ready to race! Custom trailer included. $6000 OBO. paparich626@gmail.com 772-2855055 (9/16)

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28’ C&C 1976 offshore Cruiser (EnglishTrapper Yachts). Diesel 2YM15, less than 10 hours. New rigging and Furlex system. Two sets of sails—cruising/storm. Good condition; lots of additional equipment. Suffered stroke and wants home for go-anywhere sloop. $15,000 or best offer. Call 813-649-1811.

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Baba 30. New full Sunbrella cover, new Harken roller furling, new headsail, and all cushions recently recovered. Volvo needs work or re-power. $33,000. Austin 803-397 9448. Pics at: http://tinyurl.com/Baba30 austinsalley@live.com. (7/16)

Cape Dory 32, 1986. Solid, strong blue water boat. $25K retrofit in 2014-15.

Surveyed at $48k, email/call for all 2015 upgrades. kmoc57@yahoo.com. 912-5722144. Asking $42,500, bring all offers, Savannah, GA. (9/16)

1980 Southern Cross 31 sailboat with Yanmar diesel. Gilner design, blue water, heavy displacement, full-keel cutter. Doubleended, excellent condition, new cushions, solar panels, wind generator, Aries wind vane, Garmin, radar, plotter. Asking $35,000. Cell 828-226-6123. (7/16)

1979 Pearson 323. Located downtown St. Petersburg with transferable slip. This is a very solid boat that does not leak. Call Sid@ 727492-1973 for details. $29,500 OBO. (7/16)

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30’ Catalina, 1992. Well-maintained, new sails, sail cover, dodger and bimini (2013).

Custom davits, cockpit and cabin tables. New Raymarine chart plotter and bottom paint. $29,900. Call 239-822-4056, Fort Myers, FL. (9/16)

30’ sailboat S2 - 1980. Great condition. Solid, fast. Sleeps 4. Bimini with screens. Yanmar diesel inboard, wheel steering, autopilot and basic electronics. New cushions. Recently painted. $12,500. 727-826-3455 (7/16)

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2016 Catalina 315 – NEW! In stock, available for demo sail. Listed at $168,500, Catalina’s new designs, coined the Catalina 5 Series, have moved the brand to a higher level of performance, finish and engineering accomplishments. We also have other new Catalina’s in stock available for show! Call 912-6388573 www.dunbaryachts.com

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34’ Gemini 105 MC Catamaran 2007. Great cruising cat with shoal draft, full cockpit enclosure, full screen enclosure, air conditioned for a perfect Florida live aboard. Roller furling headsail with MackPack mainsail. $129,000. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at 727599-1718, or email kellyb@masseyyacht.com for 100 high definition photos.

34’ Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 Cutter 1990. Furling headsails, FB Main, Depth, Speed, Wind, Radar, Plotter, dinghy, Yanmar diesel, Dodger, Bimini...Ready to set sail for distant shores. St. Petersburg, $89k. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at 727-599-1718

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1997 Island Packet 350 – Listed at $95,500.

She is a proven blue water-capable boat as Dulcinea has completed a circumnavigation with her first owner. Her second owner has cruised Dulcinea in the Bahamas and the Atlantic Coast. Her bright work has a fresh coat of varnish and she has been buffed and waxed.

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2003 Catalina 350 – Professionally maintained, new mainsail & genoa, clean & comfortable, great galley space, ready to sail! $104,500 Located at St. Simons Island, GA. Call 912-638-8573 www.dunbaryachts.com

35’ Ta Shing BABA 35 1983. Over $70,000 spent in the past 3 years, genset, air conditioning, teak recently varnished, true turn key conditon. Bob Perry Design. $75,000. 800826-2807.

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1976 35’ Fuji — $44,500 – Michael Martin – 440-781-8201– michael@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

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Cheoy Lee 35 1979. You’ve never seen one like this before! 11 seasons in the water. Well maintained while in storage, extensive restoration completed 2016. Teak decks recaulked, 12 coats varnish interior, new upholstery, 27 HP Isuzu 780 hrs. 11’2 beam, 5’4 draft, Awlgrip, 12 barrier coats, TidesTrack and StackPack.

A/C, Garmin 741XS . $32,500. Bradenton, FL. Complete info, pics at http://tinyurl.com /cheoy-lee-35-79, acousticpete@aol.com, 941-376-5333. (8/16)

Southerly Yachts 36-57’ Shoal Draft Freedom & Deep Draft Performance at the tip of your fingers!! Blue water boats with a push-button swing keel. No other keel compares. Go where others cannot! From $199,000 to $1,675,000. Contact S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $65,000 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net 35’ Victory Catamaran. Built by Endeavour, High Quality, One Owner boat. Three Staterooms, Fits in regular Slip. Asking $149,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro.

727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

35’ Beneteau 350 Oceanis 1991. New Yanmar diesel 2012. Great layout. Asking $59,000.

Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800

35’ S&S sloop 1939. Rebuilt 1980. New keel (1” bolts), refastened, re-caulked. Yanmar 25hp, 7 sails, Aires. Same owners 50 years!

New bottom and varnish last month. $25, 000. Stewart Marine, Miami, 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com

37’ Tartan 3700. Tim Jacket design racer/cruiser. In-mast Furling Main. A/C. Pedigree boat at an amazing price. Lowest Priced on the market. Asking $139,900.

Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800, Joe@ PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

Tayana 37. Same meticulous owners last 20 years, never had teak deck. Level of maintenance and equipment top notch! $69,900.

Located St. Simons Island, GA. Call 912-6388573. www.dunbaryachts.com.

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38’ Island Packet 380 2002. Well-maintained and loaded for world cruising. Turn key Packet ready to cast off. $239,900. Contact Capt.

Nick 239-470-6723. Naples, FL. See Pics & Specs at www.yacht-world.com/seahorse.

(8/16)

38’ Hunter Legend 1991, Yanmar 36hp, long range w/extra fuel (NEW) & water tanks, NEW inverter, 3 NEW solar panels, NEW CP speakers, NEW batteries, NEW VHF, NEW rigging, & MORE UPGRADES! $59,999, Call Tom O @ 1256-710-4419, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Cabo Rico 38 1993. Exquisite joinery in this cruising edition of the well respected Cabo Rico 38. No teak decks. Bow thruster, genset, solars, wind generator, 2300 hours. Always maintained to the highest! $174,900. Contact Michele S&J Yachts 410-708-4416 www.sjyachts.com

2005 39’ Beneteau 393. Diesel, Air conditioner, Fridge, GPS, autopilot, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, all the cruising gear. Reduced $79,900.

Alan 941-350-1559, AlanPWYS@gmail.com, www.windsweptyachtsales.com

38’ Morgan 384 1984. They don’t build them like this anymore. A/C, Generator, very clean. Owned by commercial pilot and kept in superb condition. Asking $69,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800

1979 38’ Cabo Rico. Crealock design, cutter rig, full keel, GPS, Autopilot, extensive sails, solar & wind, $64,900. Alan 941-350-1559, alanpwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

Island Packet 40 – A very popular cruising boat that is safe, comfortable and has tremendous storage. 1996 asking $180,000 & 1994 asking $165,000. Call Matt for details. S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756, www.sjyachts.com

1986 40’ Cape Dory Cutter. Completely updated. Rebuilt Diesel, 2014 generator, 2014 air, SSB, AIS, Radar, GPS, 2014 Standing rigging, extensively refit, well-maintained. $119,900. Alan 941-350-1559, alanpwys@ gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

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2010 40’ Beneteau Oceanis 40 - Silver Girl has been meticulously maintained and is a credit to her past owners who have enjoyed her since new. This is a true owner’s boat (never chartered). Silver Girl is ready for selfsufficient long-distance cruising. She will offer her new owners fast and luxurious passages wherever you’d like to go. Call 912-638-8573 www.dunbaryachts.com

40’ Block Island 1987, Yanmar 44hp, Raymarine chart plotter/radar, elect windlass, wind gen, full batten Hood main, sails in good condition, MUST SEE! $150,000, Call Melanie @ 305-807-4096, www.SailboatsinFlorida. com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Delphia Yachts 31’ - 53’. Performance Cruiser - Built for You! At production boat prices. Semi-custom yachts w/many options including shoal or deep keel options. Built in Poland, Europe’s 3rd largest boat builder. Call S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

41’ Bristol Center Cockpit, 1981. 58hp Westerbeke, 4’5” board up. GPS, SSB, VHF, Radar, AutoPilot, 3-blade Gori Prop, SeaFrost refrig, recent new sails and rigging, windlass, life raft, new batteries and bottom job, Classic Sailing Yacht. $79,900 George 941-7929100 GSYS

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Alpha 42 Catamarans. A high quality American-built cruising catamaran. Spacious, elegant & well built. 2, 3 and 4 cabin options.

Ask about chartering opportunities. Contact S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

41’ Cheoy Lee Offshore 1979. Custom hardtop, aluminum mast, no teak decks, new bottom, new batteries, dual radar, autopilot, A/C, electric windlass, MUCH MORE! Serious blue water cruiser. Cape Coral, FL. $79,000. 239560-9518 (9/16)

42’ Tatoosh. Bob Perry blue water cruiser built by Tashing. Just completed two-year cruise and ready to go again. A rare gem and a must see. Asking $139,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

1984 41’ Bristol 41.1 Center Cockpit Cutter Rig, replaced Yanmar diesel, centerboard, radar, autopilot, GPS, AIS, AGM, awesome aft stateroom. $119,900. Alan 941-350-1559, alanpwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

42’ Beneteau First 1983, Vetus 42hp 2007, Refurbished 2007 Monitor Wind Vane selfsteering, 2010 Eno 2 burner stove w/ oven, 2014 Muir 12-volt vertical windlass, All Sails NEW 2007, 2007 NKE electronics & MORE! $80,000, Call Harry @ 412-692-0639, www.

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42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. $69,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. 941-792-9100.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42DS ‘07. Never chartered. Modern sleek styling, roomy cockpit, large swim platform, beautifully appointed. Pristine condition. New main/dodger/ bimini 2015. Fully equipped. Ready for you now! $199,000. S&J Yachts 410-639-2777. www.sjyachts.com.

1974 Columbia 43. Cruise ready, updated and clean. Good electronics, refrigeration, solar, sail inventory, electrical. With dinghy and outboard, self-steering windvane. $59,900. Alan 941-350-1559. Email alanpwys@gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com.

44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. At our docks in Cortez, FL. Call George 941-792-9100

Catalina/Morgan 44 CC REDUCED. 1988.

Well Kept, Cruising Ready, Great Liveaboard, AC. Updated Electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern Arch, Wind Gen, AIS, Solar, Davits, Swim Platform, Bimini Enclosure, Furling. $95,000. Owner 727-466-6444.

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Ocean-going Gulfstar 44, center cockpit sailing yacht, fully equipped and in great shape. New Bimini w/full enclosure, 5’ draft, turn key packet ready to cast off. Realistically priced $89,000. Contact Betti 847-602-7695.

Naples, FL. See Pics & Specs at www.yachtworld.com/seahorse (7/16)

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Island Packet 445 2006. Clean, very well equipped & priced right! Easy to handle. Lots of equipment; A/C, 8kw generator, solar panels, wind generator, watermaker, bow thruster… $374,000. Contact Matt at S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

45’ Jeanneau 45DS 2008. 75hp Yanmar, Gen Set, Air, RF, Bow Thruster, FullRayMarine electronics, Davits, Life Raft, Windlass, Two Staterooms, Two Heads, Duel Helms, Spacious Cockpit, Bottom Paint 2015, Bimini, Dodger, Yard-maintained. At our docks. $229,000. George Carter, GSYS, (941) 7929100 for appointment

Southerly 135 (45’) 2006. High performing blue water yacht with a DRAFT from 2’ 9” to 9’ 9” at the push of a button!! Many recent upgrades: hull just painted, new canvas, cushions, A/C etc. $419,000. Contact Matt S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756 www.sjyachts.com

2008 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 DS – Listed at $280,000, Selene is a one-owner boat. She is a three-cabin version with a bright interior due to the light colored wood and the many hatches and large ports. Call 912-638-8573 www.dunbaryachts.com

Moody 46 2000. Powerful, blue water cruising yacht. Cutter rig, shoal draft. Nicely maintained. Many upgrades including electronics, Fisher Panda generator, Zodiac, outboard & much more. Ready to depart from Charleston, SC. $279,000. Contact Matt 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com .

1979 46’ Brewer - $99,000 - Barbara Burke 904-310-5110 - barbara@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

46’ Beneteau 461. Low Hours on Engine & Generator. Inmast Furling, Elect Winch. Two Staterooms. Asking only $139,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center St Petersburg.

Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800.

Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

Island Packet 465 2008. A most pampered yacht – Hinckley maintained, covered and stored inside a heated building. Hardly used.

Only 51 hours. A time capsule yacht! Balance of warranty conveys. $479,000. Call Jack S&J Yachts, 410-639-2777, www.sjyachts.com

1987 47’ Bristol - $218,500 – Barbara Burke 904-310-5110 – barbara@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

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

48’ Bavaria 1999, Volvo Penta sail drive 800 hrs, easy to sail with all lines leading aft, depth sounder, chartplotter/GPS, in-mast furling mainsail, anchor windlass, propane range, elect winch, bow thruster, Very Spacious! $100,000. Call Bill T @ 727-234-5818, www.

SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

49’ Hunter 2008. Here is a steal! Best Price, Best Equipped one on the Market. Rare Cutter Rig, Loads of Extra Features. 3 cabin, Custom Sails. Try $249,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800

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ter from your marina stating that you reside there, or you can provide the address of a friend or relative to use as your physical address.” With that, she printed out the document which stated exactly that, along with an additional page outlining the applicable laws governing the address requirements for issuing licenses in Florida.

This was my third visit to the tax collector’s office over two months. Each time I had left empty-handed. I was stuck in administrative hell. I was in violation of the law, because it states that you have 30 days to change your license to reflect a new address. But I was unwilling to lie about where I lived so that a clerk could check a box on a form. I was on a mission, and I was determined to prevail. Three times the outcome had been the same. But this time, they made an error fatal to their cause. It was the mistake of inadvertently imparting knowledge, with which I was empowered. I’d often stated in my dealings with the tax collector’s office, “This is Florida; surely I can’t be the only person in the entire state who lives on a boat.” As it turns out, the answer was right there in the additional page of applicable law they had provided, something I had never before been given.

It said (I paraphrase): For persons dwelling in a vehicle or vessel, the applicant must provide a copy of the vehicle or vessel’s state registration to establish residency, and then complete an address self-certification claiming the vehicle or vessel as their legal residence.

The listed address will then be the vehicle or vessel’s registration number, along with the city and zip code where the vehicle or vessel is normally kept.

It took me two and a half months and four trips to the tax collector’s office (three of them frustratingly fruitless), but I am now the proud holder of a newly issued Florida driver’s license. My address is listed as our boat’s USCG documentation number, Pensacola, Florida 32501. Since I had finally cleared the path, my wife Rhonda was able to get her license issued in just one trip.

In retrospect, my biggest mistake was in assuming that the clerks at the tax collector’s office knew what they were talking about. But through patience and determination, we ultimately prevailed. And the best part is that if for some reason the state of Florida ever does decide to try and track me down, my address isn’t going to lead to a door to knock on, which suits me just fine.

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So…You Live on a Boat and Need a Driver’s License?

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es sir, how can I help you today?” the clerk at the tax collector’s office pleasantly asked as I stepped up to the counter when my number was called.

“I’d like to update my driver’s license to reflect that I now live on my boat,” I said.

“May I see your license, please?” the clerk asked with a frown. Studying it for a moment, she asked, “Is this no longer a good address for you?”

“No, we sold that house last December and don’t live there anymore. We live on our boat now,” I replied.

The clerk’s frown deepened, “I’m afraid we can’t use your boat as your legal address. You’ll have to provide a physical address.”

“We have a Post Office box up the street, can I use that?”

“No sir, you have to provide a physical address. You can’t use a Post Office box.”

“Well the Post Office gave me a street address to use when I need packages delivered, can I use that?” I asked. It’s a service the Post Office provides and I’ve had success in giving this address in other situations where a PO Box wasn’t acceptable.

“And what is that address?” she asked. I gave it to her.

“No sir, that’s still the Post Office and that can’t be your physical address.”

“Well I don’t have one then. We get our mail at our Post Office box, and we live on our boat. Meanwhile I need to get this license changed since I don’t live at that address anymore.”

The clerk thought for a minute.

“Where do you keep your boat, sir?”

“At the marina down the street,” “Ah, well, you’ll have to list the marina as your address. Have them provide you with a letter on their letterhead stating that you reside there and then we’ll change your license to that address.”

“Why would I want to do that?” I asked.

“Excuse me, sir?” she asked, startled.

“I don’t live at the marina. I live on my boat. It just happens to be parked at that marina at the moment.

I might change marinas tomorrow. Or I might go anchor in Big Lagoon and stay there for a while. And I’m not going to come in here and pay you $32 to change the address on my license every time I decide to move to a different marina.”

“Excuse me sir, I need to talk to my supervisor,” she said, and left.

Five minutes later, she was back. “If you won’t list the marina as your residence, then you’ll have to use a friend’s or relative’s address—someplace where you can receive mail.

That’s what we commonly do for homeless people.”

“What’s your address?” I asked with a smile. Unfortunately, she wasn’t amused by my question.

“You can’t use my address,” she said sternly. “It will have to be a friend or relative.”

“So if I just give you somebody’s address, you’ll be happy and give me a license?”

“No sir, you’ll have to prove that you live there.”

“And how would I do that, since I don’t?”

“You’ll have to bring in two utility bills or other official mail delivered to you at that address. Then you can sign a self-certification stating that that is your physical address.”

“Look, this is ridiculous,” I said.

“I’m not going to sign a form that says I live somewhere I don’t. I had no problem changing my voter’s registration,” I added, pulling my voter’s card from my wallet. “They said they see this all the time, and made the county courthouse my address. So how about we use that?”

I stated.

“Sir, you can’t use the courthouse as your address.”

“Why not? The Supervisor of Elections is fine with it.”

“Sir, we need a physical address so that if the state of Florida needs to find you, there’s a door they can knock on and the person who answers will know where you are.”

I just stared at her for a moment.

“Are you serious?” I said. “If I gave you a letter from the marina so that you can check your little box, you’d give me a license. But if I’m off sailing around, I guarantee you if you went knocking on the marina office door looking for me, they wouldn’t have a clue where I was.”

Nothing pisses off a bureaucrat more than undermining their petty rules with logic. I could see in her face that I was now the enemy.

Turning to her computer, she started typing furiously.

“Sir, I’m preparing a letter of instruction stating that you have two options. You can either provide a letSee DRIVER’S LICENSE continued on page 60

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