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Editorial: Sailing Miscellany

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba Hoping to be Rolex Choice

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: New BoatUS Anchoring Sheets; FWC in Key West

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Multihull Boater Plea to Mooring Field Design

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Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions

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Power Winch Accident in Antigua Prompts Concerns

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Switching From Monohull to Cat

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Carolina Sailing: Charleston’s Brad Van Liew Leads Velux 5 Oceans

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

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FROM THE HELM

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n the May issue, we published a letter from a reader who was told by the Florida DMV that he couldn’t register his boat because he had a suspended driver’s license. We responded that a few years ago, a reader sent us a copy of the law that says boats are exempt from that rule, and you can register your boat if your license is suspended. One week into the May issue, and I received three requests for copies. I decided to make it available for download on the Waterways pages on our Web site.

Speaking of our Web site, we’ve been improving it, and one new feature is a new search tool which gives great results. One example of how it can be used is when searching for a boat review. Type in the words “boat review” (with quotes around it, just like here) and you will come up with all the instances that boat review has been in our past issues, which are all available online since May 1993. You can search just about anything, like your own name, although we know no sailor is so vain as to do so.

One of our regular writers, Julie Connerley (Pensacola area), contacted me in late April about seeing SOUTHWINDS on TV. She was watching the nationally televised progam Bones, and she said she swears one of the characters was reading SOUTHWINDS, but it was so quick she couldn’t be positive. The weekly program did an episode that took place in Florida, and the main character sat down on the toilet and picked up a copy of the magazine. I was able to go online, see the episode and capture the image, which is presented here. It was the June 2009 cover. I assume someone in the production crew was reading it and it was on the set. I knew the mag was good for something. The episode was called

“The Finder.”

For those who saw it—and for those who didn’t—I made a mistake in the May issue and we identified a Laser as a Sunfish in the Sunfish boat review. I just sent the wrong file to graphics and didn’t catch it on proofreading. Sorry Laser fans. Sorry Sunfish fans. It’s a great photo by Bev Dolezal, and we’ll see it again in the July issue when we print Dave Ellis’ great review on the Laser.

We heard rumors about changes going on at the “hurricane hole” anchorage behind the Bay Pines VA Medical Center in Bay Pines near St. Petersburg. A reader contacted us saying that boaters were being harassed by the police and kicked out of the area, one reporting that he was treated like a common criminal, although he had never had any run-ins with the law in his life. Sound familiar?

Speaking of the water police, there have been lots of rumblings about the FWC in Key West lately (see “Our Waterways”), and many boaters wake up in the middle of the night, wondering who is shining a light at their boat. A friend of mine said if you have time, to call the Coast Guard on 16 and report the incident immediately. The call will be logged. Do so whether it is day or night, and even if you know it’s the police. And keep a camera handy and politely take pictures. Get names and badge numbers, and after they leave, make specific notes of what happened, who they were, when, where and other details. If you see a nearby boater getting boarded, take pictures and notes.

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

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

E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com WHEN DOES THE SOUTHWINDS MONTHLY ISSUE COME OUT? I enjoy reading your publication, but only do so when I come across it in one of my local boating stores. I do not have enough interest in it to pay the mailed subscription fee. However, why do you not maintain the ability for someone like me to subscribe by entering my e-mail address on your Web site and have a notice sent out whenever the latest issue is available? That would draw readers like me to your online version and increase your readership and justify higher advertising rates. Thanks!

Jeff Wright Jeff, For the print issue: To save everyone out there lots of unnecessary trouble and guessing, I can tell everyone now that the printed magazine will always be on the street a few days before the end of the month, although in some areas, it is sooner than others. There are two exceptions over the year: November and December. Most copies are sent out via USPS. This is because of the two big holidays, Thanksgiving (December issue) and Christmas (January issue). They seem to throw a cog in the system periodically and the mails sometimes slow down and it might be out by, or shortly after, the first of the month.

The online issue is always posted on the first of the month.

Editor MARINE POLICE IN VENICE SAVE A BOAT I would like to thank the Venice police for their prompt and effective action to save my son’s S2 8.5 sailboat, Ezekiel, which he lives aboard. James was sailing to Key West when an emergency required him to fly to Birmingham, AL, to support his brother after an operation. He came through Venice Inlet and dropped the hook at the Higel Park mooring field. When he returned, the boat was gone. We called the police, and the person who answered the phone knew the story without further description that a big sailboat was not in Higel Park where it had been anchored. She explained that a storm had come through with over 50-knot winds and the anchor had not held. Someone had called in that the boat was drifting and Venice Police Marine Officer Phillips had assessed the situation and called Sea Tow. They towed the boat to the police dock by Marker 4, and we could get it there after we settled up with Sea Tow. We did that gladly and met Officer Phillips at the police dock who returned the boat safe and sound. There was no fine or fee for their help. Thanks again for the invaluable assistance.

Scott McWilliams Scott, Thanks for letting us know. That’s when the police are at their best See LETTERS continued on page 10 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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LETTERS as humans and police. I hope others can let us know about their good actions when they can. I am sure they are much more numerous than the few who act irresponsibly.

Editor HAVE YOU DONE ANY OF THESE? Did you ever? 1) Try leaving your slip with a dockline still attached? 2) Get overtaken by another sailboat without checking your sail trim? 3) When that happened, tell your guests “We’re cruisers, not racers? 4) Wonder why you kept that broken shackle in the spares box? 5) See sunrise at sea?

6) Have one of your shipmates say, “What are you thinking,”—and realize you weren’t? 7) Change your mind about throwing out that broken shackle in the spares box? 8) See the star field go right down to the horizon? 9) Ask the salesman at the boat show to show you the sea cocks? 10) Have him actually know where they are and show you? 11) Wonder if the new boat with the big mortgage is more fun to sail than the old one? 12) Forget to wash the mud off the anchor? 13) Have a length of line that wasn’t self-tangling?

14) Find something in the spares box that you have no idea where it goes? 15) Get the brushes cleaned and the varnish put away and see you missed that spot right there? 16) Have the boat trimmed just right on a beam reach on a beautiful day? If you answered yes to less than five of these, there’s still hope for your sanity. Run for shore and don’t look back.

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Jock, I was in the construction business for twenty-plus years. I remember when I first cut my Skilsaw cord. I later found out that if you haven’t done that, you haven’t been in the business very long and must still be a novice.

I refuse to admit how many I answered yes to, but I would like to add one: Have you ever jumped in your anchored dinghy after diving and powered up the outboard, which was powerful enough to plane the boat, and looked back to see the anchor joyfully skipping across the surface of the water? Yep. Seems cartoonlike, now.

Editor RACE TO CUBA I wanted to respond to the Cuba Update and plans for the Sarasota Yacht Club to hold a race to Havana.

Two years ago, at my yacht club at West River, MD, I met a new member who worked for the state department and said that he planned to sail to Cuba. I responded, “Is that legal?” A few weeks later, the couple were charged as Cuban spies, their sailboat in our marina confiscated by the FBI still flying our club flag and he was given a life sentence with a plea bargain for his wife. In the press, they lavished praise on Cuba, including many meetings with Fidel Castro.

A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine, Allan Gross, was sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban jail for handing out cell phones to Jewish groups under one of our overt foreign www.southwindsmagazine.com

assistance programs. He has been languishing in jail for over 15 months, and according to his wife, he is in terrible physical shape. The state department is rigorously trying to free him.

Frankly, I do not see any need for a race to Havana given its repressive government. Maybe Allan Gross can be traded for the Cuban/American spies who would have enjoyed the Sarasota to Havana race as a way to escape American justice.

Ted Weihe Sarasota, FL Ted, I think a trade would be a good idea, except the spies would probably not be jailed in

Cuba, and that wouldn’t be too fair. But it would be worth it, to me, to see Mr. Gross gain his release.

In answer to your question, “Is that legal?” that you asked these people. The answer is yes, it’s legal. You just can’t spend any money there. Although, I think a law that says you can’t spend money there is illegal—and it really has never been tested in court. It has been enforced by government intimidation, with the charges against those who have been accused of it always being dropped just before trial— after they’ve been harassed for months, if not years. Limiting our freedom to travel to a country we are not in a declared war with is illegal—and immoral—in my view.

I still wonder if Cuba would still be so

repressive if we had been trading with them and visiting the island for the last 20 years—with Americans wandering all over, buying and selling goods, talking with the Cuban people on the street, and interacting and joking and playing music—and sailing—with them. How different would things be after 10, 20 or even one year of that? Just don’t let the Cuban government know this, as it will bring them down.

Editor WHARRAM COMMUNITY SUFFERS LOSSES Don Jones was building a Tehini 51 on which to complete a circumnavigation. It may have been his long-time career in aviation that generated his wanderlust to see more of this planet. Unfortunately, he succumbed to an extended illness before he could fulfill his dream. Don never failed to provide his assistance, in any way he could, to anyone interested in Wharrams. His warmth and smile will be missed.

The Wharram community also mourns the passing of Gil Grove who was killed recently while bicycling. For many years, Gil lived on his Narai 42 and voyaged whenever he could. Gil and his long-time first mate, Annie (they were recently married), recently enjoyed an extended Bahamas cruise. Their Narai graced the cover of the July 2010 issue of SOUTHWINDS. Gil and Annie would always cheerfully allow anyone to climb all over their boat and ask as many questions as they wished. Gil’s helpfulness and buoyant spirit will be fondly remembered.

Dan Kunz Islamorada, Florida Keys Dan, That is truly sad and I am sorry to hear it.

Sad to hear about a long illness that Don Jones suffered and sad to hear about the sudden, and I am sure shocking, death of Gil. Editor DOCK TIME “There are sail boaters, and there are sailboat owners...the difference being how much time is spent at the dock.”

Capt. B U-SAIL of Central Florida Amen to that.

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Bubba Hoping to be Rolex Choice

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or reasons I cannot explain, I don’t pay much attention to the makes of the watches people wear. On the other hand, I usually notice ads for watches in a magazine I get. The ads don’t make me feel as if I really need a $10,000 watch. The Timex I wear keeps time as well as Tiger Woods’ Tag Heuer. My Timex has a light in it, which I love. I am also old enough so I can still remember newsman John Cameron Swayze (when news anchors—gasp!—did commercials) telling us that a Timex would take a licking and keep on ticking.

With that preamble in mind, it came as a mild shock to me to hear live-aboard, live-alone sailor Bubba Whartz ask me, when we were sitting together in The Blue Moon Bar and talking about sailing, what kind of a watch I was wearing. I told him it was a Timex. Bubba turned his head away, showing absolutely no further interest in discussing timepieces. I was slightly offended.

“Bubba,” I asked the ferro-cement sailboat guru, “is there something wrong with a Timex wristwatch?”

“It’s not a Rolex,” Bubba replied haughtily.

“You think I don’t know that?” I snapped. “No one is going to hold me up at gunpoint and steal my Timex, though, are they?”

“I sure wouldn’t,” Bubba said, taking a big swig of beer to emphasize the statement. Unbeknownst to Capt. Whartz some of the beer sluiced out of the right side of his mouth and dribbled off his chin. For a man whose preferences apparently run to Rolex watches, he looked a lot more like a Mickey Mouse brand image.

“What’s your interest in Rolex watches anyway?” I asked the yachtsman who was still wearing his red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it, inside the bar.

Bubba, and others, could get away with that breach of etiquette inside The Blue Moon, where a strict dress code and proper rules of decorum have never been posted. The New York Yacht Club it is not.

There are published, framed photographs of former mistresses of yacht club commodores on display in this drinking establishment but no written references to a dress code or correct manners. However, The Blue Moon Bar and its bartenderette, Doobie, are pretty much beyond standard definitions in terms of conventional wording.

“I think I have a lock on being named the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for 2011,” Bubba said, belching as he neared the end of his statement. The word year came out, “Yeeeeaaaarrrr.”

“Bubba, the luminaries of yachting don’t vote on that for months,” I protested. “How could you possibly say you have a lock on something that is so august, so prestigious and so aboveboard that the possible candidates for the award have not even been considered, much less selected?”

“I know some guys in the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club,” Bubba countered. “There are chapters of the HAMC all over the country. I worked it out with Sonny Barger, the guy who was president of the Oakland chapter of the Hell’s Angels at one time, before he went to federal prison in Arizona, to get the word around to various clubs around the nation to start a write-in campaign to get my name on the list of candidates.”

“Bubba, a lot of those motorcycle guys are illiterate.

Besides that, they cannot write neat letters of recommendation to Rolex. Many of them are not allowed to own anything with a point on it because they are convicted felons.”

“I didn’t know that.” Bubba exclaimed. “How about crayons? You know, Crayolas?

“I don’t think anyone has been killed by having a Crayola stuck into their carotid artery, so that might be okay,” I replied.

“And think of the glorious array of colors the letters suggesting my name would arrive in,” Bubba said, enthused by the prospects.

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“Good idea,” Bubba said. “Those guys are usually a little cranked up anyway, because they make a lot of crystal meth and have been known to sample the product as a means of quality control.

Sometimes they do some pretty crazy things.”

“Like what?”

“A couple of summers ago, at the big bike rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, some guys from the Hell’s Angels kidnapped the queen of the rally and held her in a cabin up in rural Montana for three months. It didn’t have any electricity or running water. They put a long chain around her ankle and put a padlock on it. Then they left her with pots and pans, matches, an axe and a 30-06 rifle. After a couple of months alone, she had turned out to be entirely self-sufficient. She could shoot what she needed to eat and cook it on the hearth. The only thing they forgot to leave her was a toothbrush and toothpaste, so all her teeth fell out. She doesn’t talk much, so she’d make someone a good wife now.

She’s a real pioneer.”

“These are the guys you are counting on to support your candidacy for Rolex Yachtsman of the Year? Bikers?

Convicted felons? Kidnappers?” I asked Bubba.

“Cool, huh?” Bubba replied. “There is also an implied threat in their promoting my candidacy.”

“What’s that?”

“If I don’t win, the Hell’s Angels will assemble in San Francisco—they are doing the presentation in San Francisco in 2012—and barge into the St. Francis Yacht Club and trash

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the place entirely.”

“They can do that?” I queried.

“Absolutely. A few years ago in Laughlin, Nevada, they got into a disagreement with some guys from the Outlaws Motorcycle Club inside a casino and firearms were discharged. Some guys died and the inside of the casino was partially destroyed, all in the matter of 10 minutes. A sawed off shotgun can do a lot of damage at close range, a lot more than a handgun.”

“This is far out, Bubba. Is there anything else that you want to tell me?”

“Yeah, just one more thing,” said Bubba. “I think Sonny Barger said to send him $1,000 cash to seal the deal, and I have done that. The fix is in.”

“Why did you say you think Mr. Barger said to send him $1,000 cash?” I asked the prospective Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.”

“He had a three-pack-a-day Camel smoking habit that eventually destroyed his throat. He breathes through a plastic valve in his neck and his voice is kind of hard to understand. But I sent the money out to Arizona, where he instructed. The rest is in his hands.”

“Have you ever considered that the very guys you are counting on to get you the Rolex watch you so covet could be the first guys who might try to steal it from you,” I asked.

“No,” Bubba said, “I hadn’t thought of that at all.” And then he shouted toward the gents’ room: “Tripwire, I need to talk to you for a while. It’s about a business proposition.

Wash your hands first.”

Tripwire had spent several years time in Vietnam with an airborne unit. He always has ready solutions.

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – June Weather Web Sites: Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml Florida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml Florida West Coast & Keys http://comps.marine.usf.edu Northern Gulf Coast www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/

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

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

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RACING EVENTS For racing schedules, news and events see the racing section.

UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS Youth Sailing Programs Go to our annual list at http://www.southwindsmagazine.com/yacht_sail_dir.php.

Educational/Training American Boat and Yacht Council Offering Webinars ABYC is now offering Webinars as a new learning tool to train marine professionals. They have many advantages.

They are relatively inexpensive, will be held monthly, they are current, can be viewed in real time or on the student’s own time and they can be archived for members. They also will give the student an idea of what an ABYC certification class is like.

A typical Webinar might feature an ABYC instructor or other industry expert doing a 60- to 90-minute talk with a PowerPoint presentation on a relevant topic. A good example of a Webinar that a boater would be interested in is the Basic Marine Electrical course on July 19-21.

For a list of Webinars and how to sign up for them, go to www.abycinc.org.

will satisfy the Florida requirements.

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

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2011 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL, June 18, July 16.

Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142. **Vero Beach, FL, June 18-19. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. The facility is next to the Barber Bridge (northeast side) and the boat ramp area. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Materials $35 per person. Pre-register at www.verobeachps.com, or call Howard at (772) 978-9769. Check the Web site for other classes on other topics TBA. **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, June 6 September 19. Available to anyone 12 or

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing.

Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

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

The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which News & Views for Southern Sailors

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older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks.

Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.

Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22.

Safe Boating Saturdays. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25 including materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

Mike Christnacht. (904) 419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule and to register. **Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

St. Petersburg, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22. Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:309:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and

Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years.

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knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.

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

US SAILING Training in the Southeast Coastal States From North Carolina to Texas US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course The US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course is designed to provide sailing instructors with information on how to teach more safely, effectively and creatively. The goal of the program is to produce highly qualified instructors, thereby reducing risk exposure for sailing programs. Topics covered in the course include: classroom and on-the-water teaching techniques, risk management, safety issues, lesson planning, creative activities, ethical concerns, and sports physiology and psychology.

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

For more on the course descriptions and prerequisites on below courses, go to http://training.ussailing.org/ Course_Calendars.htm.

Biloxi Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS, June 1-4.

Jason Musselman. musselman.au@gmail.com.

Seacamp Association, Big Pine Key, FL, June 2-5.

Dick Allsopp. dallsopp@ussailing.net.

US SAILING Center of Martin County, Jensen Beach, FL, June 4-12. Alan Jenkinson, (IT: Allison Jolly). alan@usscmc.org.

US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling A great course for those who operate whalers and similar single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on the water volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their onthe-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course. Go to: Best Boat Club and Rentals, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033:

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BOAT SHOWS 24th Annual Houston Summer Boat Show, June 15-19 Reliant Center, Houston International boat, Sport & Travel Show, Inc. June 15-17 hours: 1 pm-9 pm. Saturday, June 18: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, June 19: noon-6 pm. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the Reliant Center ticket office.

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2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.

81st Annual Great Biloxi Schooner Race, Biloxi, MS, June 4 Many seafood factories had been built along the Coast by the 1890s, and each one of them constructed its own schooners for harvesting shrimp and oysters. However, in June and July, the factories organized races for cash prizes to see which one of them had the fastest schooner. The races became a popular activity for betting on the Gulf Coast. The tradition continues today with the Biloxi Schooner Races, with the schooners, The Glenn L. Swetman and The George Sekul competing.

The race is officially the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum-Biloxi Schooners Race and is held in conjunction

with the annual blessing of the fleet (held in Biloxi on June 5) and is considered a celebration of the onset of shrimping season.

Shore viewing in Biloxi along Highway 90 between the Biloxi Lighthouse (Highway 90 and Porter Avenue) and the Schooner Pier Complex, 367 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, at 10 a.m.

Precision Boat Rendezvous, Rock Hall, MD, June 20-26 Owners of Precision boats, manufactured in Palmetto, FL, will hold a weeklong rendezvous at the Sailing Emporium in Rock Hall, MD. Included will be racing, cruising, barbecues, tour of Annapolis, and much more. For more information, go to www.sailboatrendezvous.com.

11th Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, Weekend of June 18 The 11th Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the Summer Solstice, will be held June 18, the closest Saturday to the summer solstice. There is no specific location of the Summer Sailstice except that it occurs on the planet Earth, in this solar system, where sailors can spend the day—or two days—sailing as a tribute to the solstice, which—astronomically—occurs on June 21. Regattas are held throughout the South.

For more on the Sailstice, go to www.summersailstice.com.

35th Annual Regatta Time in Abaco, July 1-9 — More Than a Regatta This annual regatta, one of the most famous in the Bahamas and Florida, starts with Bob Henderson’s immense “Cheeseburger in Paradise” picnic and runs through a week of festivities and casual racing with Bahamian boats and cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta and will be held on July 2. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible—but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. For more information, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

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Venice Yacht Club Offers Summer Discount The Venice Yacht Club in Venice, FL, is offering memberships at a reduced rate from May 1 through October 31, with an initiation price of $499. The membership includes use of all the club amenities, including the availability to join the News & Views for Southern Sailors

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John D. “Jack” Brown August 15, 1940 April 21, 2011 West Marine Store Manager St. Petersburg Passes

By Margo Rose After battling a long illness, our boating community lost a dear friend recently. Jack can best be remembered as the long-time manager of the West Marine Store on 34th Street South, St Petersburg, and the downtown store located near the marinas and the St. Pete Yacht Club.

Many will remember his smiling face and eager willingness to help. Jack went the extra mile for everyone who worked with him and all who called him friend.

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He is survived by his wife, Ruthie, two sons, three brothers and countless friends in and out of the boating community. Fair winds and following seas, Jack. Messages of condolence can be sent to sailmimosa@aol.com. No services or memorials are planned in compliance with his wishes.

Cruiser’s Net Team’s Contribution to American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, Middle Keys, April 3

By Richard and Kathleen de Grasse, s/v Endeavour, lying Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keys Cruising sailors have historically been considered outsiders

by land-based communities the world over. Seldom have they contributed significantly to the community in which they are anchored, moored or tied-up. In too many instances cruising sailors have been considered pariahs by the local communities. The cruisers at moorings and at anchor in Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keys, have raised the bar. The Cruiser’s Net Team raised more than $6,700 for the Middle Keys American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. As a result, the Cruiser’s Net Team received the Gold Award from the American Cancer Society and helped make the Florida Middle Keys one of the leading per-capita American Cancer Society fundraising communities in the United States.

Cruiser’s Net Team fundraising co-chairmen, Lee Moore and Dee Whited, received a $1,000 donation from the Marathon Chamber of Commerce to bus tables at the Marathon Sea Food Festival. Cruisers themselves worked hard to raise the additional $5,700.

This is a remarkable accomplishment considering the ever-changing moored and anchored cruising fleet of more than 300 boats in Boot Key Harbor. The cruisers held weekly 50/50 raf-

Some of the crew who worked on the fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society.

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fles, a Super Bowl pool on Super Bowl Sunday, sold Marathon courtesy flags—signed by Mayor Ginger Snead, created a boat name and a home-port sign post at the marina dock (as sailors have done for many, many years on the wall in Horta in the Azores), bussed tables at the weekend Marathon Sea Food Festival and took part in the Middle Keys Relay For Life final two-day event. Cruising sailors the world over are encouraged to participate in host community events, just as they have done in the Middle Keys.

Florida Yacht Brokers Win Fight Against Florida Legislature’s Attempt to Deregulate Yacht Brokers Some text here is from the Boating Industry Daily (www.boating-industry.com) In March, the Florida Legislature introduced a bill in Florida to deregulate a number of professions. The bill included the repeal of the Florida Yacht and Ship Brokers Act. After months of lobbying by the Florida Yacht Brokers Association, the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, and the Marine Industries Association of Florida, the Florida Legislature agreed on April 30 not to repeal the act.

“The licensing and regulations that have successfully protected buyers, sellers and brokers since 1988 remain intact,” the Florida Yacht Brokers Association said in a statement. “Customers’ escrow accounts will continue to be protected by licensed and bonded Florida Yacht and Ship Brokers.”

The arguments made by the groups against repeal of the act were as follows:

Florida yacht brokers handle a large percentage of the world’s boating sales.

Twenty percent of all yachts sold in the world in 2010 were by Florida yacht brokers. The 2500 brokers in Florida are 15 percent of all the yacht brokers in the world.

Tim Stodola Returns to Tampa Bay Area to Run the JSI Store in St. Petersburg Tim Stodola has returned from the mountains of Colorado.

Tim is better known around the sailing industry as “Big Tim,” the guy with the handlebar mustache. Formerly the sales manager for Doyle Ploch Sailmakers in St. Petersburg, Tim is now the new store manager for JSI marine in St. Petersburg. After four years in Colorado, Tim and his wife have returned to the area to be near family. Tim’s sailing experience and knowledge of marine systems and hardware make him a great fit for the JSI Store. Tim looks forward to seeing his old customers and sailing cohorts. Stop into JSI, or contact Tim at tim@newjsi.com, or call (727)577-3220.

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• The act protects buyers, sellers and brokers by insuring that all Florida yacht brokers are licensed, bonded and adhere to the highest professional standards.

• The act has consistently run annual surpluses, costing the state and taxpayers nothing to operate while yacht brokers funnel millions of tax dollars each year to state coffers.

• Florida’s yacht brokerage industry supports more than 202,000 jobs and generates an estimated $16.8 billion in total marine product sales throughout Florida’s marine industry.

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OUR WATERWAYS FWC Actions in Key West and the New BoatUS Anchoring Sheet Last month, in my editorial, I wrote about the FWC in Key West. Below, we have a letter from a boater who I know and trust completely, expanding on the FWC actions from last month along with some opinion and more stories of despicable police behavior. I don’t doubt anything this person wrote, and I agree with everything. (This person withheld their name out of fear of police revenge, and I agree they should. What risk do we all take in criticizing the police, although it is our absolute right?) SOUTHWINDS will continue to publicize this information as long as it goes on, and I ask all readers who have any dealings with the on-the-water police in Florida, whether good or bad, to write and let us know about it.

I am certain of one thing for sure. The police on land cannot do what these police are doing with constant inspections whenever they want on any whim they have. The police on land cannot stop anyone they want at anytime and inspect them. And I have long felt that many marine police love to be able to wield this power on water that they think they have and would rather be police on the water than on land because of it. It is obvious that many believe—and their superiors believe—that they have the power to inspect and stop anyone at anytime for any reason. I have little faith that all the good police will rise up and protest and stop these actions, because they will protect each other to the end. An honorable position, to protect your colleagues, unless these out-of-control police are acting dishonorably. In my opinion they should be charged with crimes and, if proven, thrown in prison.

We also have a new sheet by BoatUS on anchoring in Florida. It is an updated version and both the old and the new one are available on our Web site for downloading. Read about these changes below and on the next two pages.

BoatUS Offers Updated 2011 Anchoring Information Sheet for Florida Boaters The 2009 passage of Florida House Bill 1423 meant that boaters across the Sunshine State no longer had to fear a visit from law enforcement advising that their boat had “overstayed” its visit and needed to move on. This law,

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By Steve Morrell strongly supported by a coalition of boating interests including BoatUS, was designed to study where mooring fields should be created and how to provide for anchoring outside of those mooring fields. To help boaters understand their rights under this law, BoatUS has updated its “Florida Anchoring Information Sheet,” available at no cost at www.BoatUS.com/gov/florida. SOUTHWINDS also has these available online, but they are printed here on the next page and can be torn out of the magazine, if needed, as both sides will have print on them. SOUTHWINDS covered these mooring field changes in the April issue (available in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com.) and explained that the FWC was choosing five areas to act as pilot programs for establishing uniform mooring field rules across the state.

The FWC will be holding public hearings at each of the five pilot mooring fields to help establish rules using public input. BoatUS advises that boater involvement will be critical at each of the five pilot areas.

“The state law was written so that proposed anchoring ordinances must be approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and vetted with significant boater input. We will need boaters to speak up at these meetings as it will be the only opportunity to influence how and where local anchoring regulations are structured,” stated BoatUS Vice President of Government Affairs Margaret Podlich.

The five local governments who regulate the mooring fields are expected to hold meetings as early as this summer.

BoatUS will be alerting its Florida members via e-mail as these meetings are scheduled. To sign up for membership, go to www.BoatUS.com/membership, and make sure to provide an e-mail address.

Boaters Unwelcome in Key West: An Overview (Name withheld) Mariners who still dare to visit Key West should at least be aware of how poorly they will be received. Key West’s infamous attitude against boaters (anyone in a vessel that’s worth less than a million dollars) has only gotten worse. In the mid-years of this decade, then-city-mayor Jimmy Weekly took away the voting rights of anyone living on a boat/houseboat, regardless if it was in a paid mooring field,

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OUR WATERWAYS in a slip or anchored out. Instigated by the city, an occasional smear article would appear in the local paper, shrilly blaming boaters for “polluting” and “dumping sewage,” among other things. No actual scientific evidence was provided to support this careless slander.

Recently, law enforcement found it sporting to set up “operations” against unsuspecting mariners, engaging in late-night raids on private vessels anchored around Key West. The conduct by police was heedless of civil rights and in some cases, outright illegal. For example, it’s illegal in Florida for marine police to stalk an unsuspecting vessel unless that person is a known criminal in the process of being apprehended—yet the FWC commonly stalks mariners at night, without ANY of their (the FWC boat’s) navigation lights on! Sadly, this is common knowledge among Key West boaters. In the fall of 2010, the city somehow got the Navy to enforce a “security zone” around most of Fleming Key, adjacent to Key West. Anchoring is no longer permitted there for our own safety. Supposedly, munitions for the nearby Coast Guard station are being stored by the Navy on Fleming Key. Someone thought it was a clever idea to stock explosives in a major tourism area where thousands of visitors a week play on the water and ashore. One of Key West’s biggest tourist attractions is, after all, the water. Every local I’d spoken to about it believes that this is in reality a part of Key West’s anti-boater campaign.

For their own “safety,” boats are now forced to anchor closer to open waters with greater exposure to strong current, steep chop and dangerous dinghy rides.

Also, the FWC has been living up to its bad reputation among local and visiting boaters. I’ve seen and have experienced this agency treat ordinary boaters as if they were deadly criminals. They’ve made a sick game out of threatening me with arrest, jail time and seizure of my vessel because I didn’t have the registration onboard. (My forgetful mistake, but were the threats really necessary? Simply writing me a ticket would’ve taught the needed lesson. Instead, they managed to earn my disrespect and mistrust.) By now, most mariners have heard of the individual who was bullied with a Taser by the FWC. The boater did not do anything to warrant such brutal treatment. I’ve known this individual personally for a long time and can attest to his good character. He’d asked the cops a legitimate question and for that, was threatened with a deadly weapon and then toyed with after being handcuffed. Does the FWC realize that high voltage and seawater don’t mix? In their careless bravado, they could’ve killed an innocent civilian. How does a cop explain THAT to his grandkids? A day or so after a local paper printed his story, the FWC pulled up to this man’s boat late at night. As usual, the cop boat was unlit. While the man’s elderly dog barked away, the cops just sat there for what seemed like a long time, hanging onto his boat. They didn’t do or say anything, and the incredulous boater remained below. After a while, they silently left. How do the authorities explain that type of malicious behavior, and what really was the point of it? Aren’t there poachers, smugglers and actual criminals out there for the FWC to focus on instead of wasting our tax dollars intimidating the innocent? This boater had to hire a lawyer but is struggling with the financial end of it.

In a more glaring instance of financial misuse, FWC Officer David Dipre (without agency approval) made videos for Wisteria Island’s developers while driving News & Views for Southern Sailors

By Steve Morrell around on an agency boat, funded by us taxpayers. For years, he’s been initiating derelict vessel cases and having the county foot the bill for removing wrecks on the privately owned Wisteria Island by pretending that its beach is “public property” in his paperwork (while, simultaneously, he is prosecuting a citizen for trespassing on what he swears is the “private beach” of Wisteria Island). Dipre and his subordinates also work as private security guards, on our dime, since they claim in their trespass citations to be on “routine foot patrol” on Wisteria Island. Shouldn’t this confusion be looked into by our state attorney general?

Because of the inexcusable conduct of the FWC in Lower Keys waters, I’ve equipped my vessel with 12-volt long-range night vision security cameras. Whenever I’m dumb enough to boat near Key West, I can record and stream live to the Internet what actually occurs in these waters. I’m personally funding the installment of security cameras in a number of Key West vessels as well. The public can then witness what REALLY goes on. We have to protect ourselves somehow. Importantly, for any video to be admissible in a court case, the subjects must be aware that they’re being recorded, so it helps to have visible signage stating that there’s video surveillance onboard. As long as a cop is going by the book and due process of the law, he/she shouldn’t be concerned, right? Hidden cameras are also easily obtainable and you can upload video to popular sites like You Tube and freak out your land-based friends.

Eventually, somebody higher up has got to notice and—if we’re lucky—put an end to it.

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6th Annual Cortez Small Craft Festival, Cortez, FL, April 15-17

By Doug Calhoun, Cortez Maritime Museum

Chelsea, built by Howard Heimboch, has an air-cooled engine attached to an outboard lower unit. Photo by Steve Morrell.

Nadine took second in the restoration award. Photo by Doug Calhoun.

Egret is a Commodore Munroe design owned by Dennis Bradley, who, along with Bill Dolan in his boat Nadine, took two days to sail up from Pine Island—at low tide. Photo by Doug Calhoun.

Surprise, a modified Chesapeake Bay skipjack, was built by Terry Downs in Sarasota over a period of eight years. Photo by Doug Calhoun.

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cent Bayside Banquet Hall with the awards dinner and journalist Stan Zimmerman’s talk about smuggling in Florida, which was given with a special local focus, seeing as how Cortez did its share.

Since the weather was so good, many boaters remained through Sunday for more good sailing.

The person who came the farthest distance may have been Roger Allen, former director of the museum, who now is heading another maritime museum in Buffalo, NY; or it may be Mick Wick, one of the editors of the TSCA’s magazine, Ash Breeze, who came from New Jersey.

The boat embodying the earliest design was that of Michael Burwell’s currach (in Irish and Scots) or coracle (welch). St. Brendan, sailing from Ireland, was supposed to have reached North America in one.

o one could fault the weather. It was in the 80s with no rain. Campers settled into the Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage (FISH) property as early as Wednesday, April 13. A few attendees brought boats and camped in them. By Friday the docks and waterfront near the Cortez Bait and Seafood Company and the N. E. Taylor Boatworks were filling up with small boats brought by members and friends for the 6th Annual Small Craft Festival. The festival officially runs April 15-17, but people show up early, many camping. The event is put on by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association (TSCA), which is based at the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez, which is run by FISH and Manatee County.

Friday night was the potluck dinner, a social gathering of those attending and a time for the renewal of friendships and the making of new ones.

Saturday was the big day for the festival, with boat judging for the various awards and racing. Three classes of races were held: paddle races for kayaks and canoes; rowing races for fixed or sliding seat boats; and the Mullet Cup for all classes of boats. Boats were there from the Maritime Museum’s collection for people to use who did not have or did not bring boats, too. All together, over 50 boats sailed and paddled.

After the racing and judging, the “Motley Crew” gave a sea chanty sing-along, and the day culminated at the adja-

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The Awards: Traditional Design/Traditional Construction: 1st, James Batteinger, Cat’s Paw; 2nd Si Bloom, dinghy. Traditional Design/Contemporary Construction: 1st, Patrick Lawler, Skimmer; 2nd, Terry Downs, Surprise. Restoration: 1st, Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez, Smiley; 2nd, Bill Dolan, Nadine.

Contemporary/Contemporary Construction: 1st, Mark Stewart, Shark Bait; 2nd, Frank and Laura, Smoot. Paddling: 1st, Michael Burwell, the currach (or coracle); 2nd, Tom Mackey. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Trimaran Owner Request to Mooring Field Operators & Designers

By Mark Johnson, S/V Delphys

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would like to make a request of all the mooring field managers, particularly in Florida, where their use is frequently mandatory, “or move on.” Please, at least make the moorings where even those of us with under 35-foot multihulls can use them without damage! The wind can and does make sudden reversals of direction in thunderstorms, and gentle slow reversals in dead slack wind. When this happens, the monohulls go forward, bump into the mooring ball a couple of times, then spin around to face the new direction. In small multihulls, this is often not the case. The boat runs over the ball, and it gets stuck under the wing between the hulls. Here, the boat can remain moored by its side, with the pennant running under the outer hull, and the ball’s metal hardware digging into the side of the hull (it has happened to me). In the other scenario, “very light air,” the ball bounces up and down hitting the underwing, often remaining under there for an extended period of time.

Boats like the three that I have built and cruised in over the last 40 years, are the most vulnerable, because they are very thin “glass-over-ply” construction. Only at or below the

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waterline is there enough glass to prevent the ply from easily being dented! The vast majority of multihulls were built this way years ago, and they are still out there by the thousands. Although all small multihulls are getting scratches and dings from this mooring ball problem, boats like ours are susceptible to serious damage, sometimes requiring an immediate haul-out. (The slightest puncture in the paperthin fiberglass requires immediate attention).

In the ’70s, I lived in Key West, in an anchorage full of plywood trimarans, and we all had our own moorings. The floating pennant had a one-foot diameter orange marker float, made of vinyl. It was clipped to the spliced eye on the pennant, and, after picking up the line, the float was unclipped and stored on deck. To leave the mooring, one clipped on the orange float and tossed it in. With this system, the mooring behaves just like being anchored out, and doesn’t damage the boats.

If theft of the float was a concern, having it permanently attached to the pennant, but two-feet down from the spliced eye, would work as well. The object being to get the marker float on deck, rather than in front of the boat where it will get stuck under multihulls, and slowly peck away at the monohulls (like in dead air, but a chop from all the passing dinghies.)

It is clear that mooring fields are not designed by people who have lived on a mooring, do their own boat work, or have boats of a vulnerable material and design! It’s like they looked at a ship’s mooring and made a scaled-down version, as if we all had 1/2-inch-thick steel monohulls.

The solution is easy—and less expensive than what is currently in fashion. Make a small marker float that lives on deck when the boat is moored, or at least have this as an option!

One “solution,” for example, that is actually “the worst case scenario,” is the mandatory moorings in St. John, USVI. They have a large float that is on its own pennant, separate from the main pennant. This mooring did so much damage in one horrific, windy night—which we spent struggling to get the ball out from under us—that we immediately left! I have not taken a mooring since, and don’t plan to—unless they improve. In over 2,000 nights spent on my own hook, it’s moorings that have damaged my boat.

As an avid environmentalist, I understand the need for moorings in sensitive areas, but please give us moorings of a more intelligent, less destructive design!

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It’s That Time of Year Again: Hurricane Season & Annual Storm Predictions

By Steve Morrell

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t’s June 1 and that means the Atlantic hurricane season begins. And again, the forecasters are predicting a big season. They have pretty much done that every year since the two big storm years of 2004-05. I am not making fun of them, but if they predict that every year, they will eventually be right. I hope they keep trying, but let’s all downplay it and take it for what it is—a very inexact science. They are great at short-term predictions, but seasonal, I don’t buy it.

I remember back in the ’80s and National Hurricane Center Director Neil Frank was out there saying what they all should be saying today: A big one is coming—be prepared. Neil didn’t make annual predictions. He just said count on a big one eventually. Not everyone listened, but some did. The insurance companies didn’t, and when we finally got hit hard, they complained they weren’t getting enough in premiums. Well—that’s because they didn’t save up enough (they were playing in the stock market). They had decades of relative peace to save up for it. Now we’re all paying, even though we all thought we were paying for it back then.

The only thing boat owners need to know is how to prepare. I believe each season is unique and can’t be predicted.

Below are my predictions, created after the 2004-05 storm years, and this year, I print them again. And if you want a good plan, then go to our Web site’s hurricane pages and read “Why Prepare Your Boat for a Storm.” I believe it is the best plan, because it is based on a simple fact: A bad plan carried out is better than a good plan not carried out. Make your plan so you will carry it out.

Our Web site hurricane pages have a wealth of information with links to other plans, information and weather Web sites, stories of success and failure in boat preparation and even hurricane drink recipes. I believe it is one of the best resources out there. www.southwindsmagazine .com/hurricane.php

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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POWER WINCH SAFETY Accident in Antigua Prompts Concerns

By Capt. Wayne Canning, AMS

his fingers trapped, his past spring a and within seconds tragic accident eight of his fingers took place at Jolly were torn from his Harbour Marina, Anhands. In a matter of a tigua. While preparing few seconds, one pertheir boat for more son lost most of his cruising, a couple from fingers and another a Venezuela had decided hand and all of her to inspect the rigging. fingers. The winch Due to recent shoulder soon stopped on its surgery, the wife, an own, but only after the experienced and redamage was done. spected sailor, decided Fellow boaters came to run the halyard back to the aid of the to the cockpit in order injured and the husto lift her husband band who was strandusing the electric sheet ed up the mast. The winch. It is reported wife was later air-liftshe wrapped the line ed to Miami while the around the winch Winch and switch on sister ship.

Swiss sailor remained using the self-tailing in Mount St John’s feature. All seemed to Medical Centre for five days. Sadly, due to the crushing be going well till she released the momentary power button nature of the injuries, the doctors were not able to reattach on the deck to operate the winch. Rather than stopping, the any of the severed limbs. winch continued to turn as it carried her husband unconAs sailboats get larger and power winches more comtrolled to the top of the mast. Panic and fear struck the wife mon, we need to learn from these tragic accidents. Power as she envisioned her husband getting to the top of the winches are those operated by hydraulic or electric motors. mast, the line being snapped and him dropping to the deck.

Reports of gear being torn from decks, headboards ripped It is unclear exactly what happened next, but while attemptfrom mainsails and lost fingers are becoming more and ing to free the line from the winch, she somehow got her left more common. Power winches are being used to drive more arm caught in the winch, the line trapping her wrist. She than just windlasses and sheet winches. They are also being found herself being pulled in circles around the winch. used for furling gear, outhauls and other applications. Some Without thinking she used her right hand to try to free her of these winches can be quite powerful; take for example the left, her right hand fingers being trapped and crushed as electric winch being used by the Venezuela couple. That well. As she continued to circle the winch, a Swiss sailor, winch had a safe working load of 3500 pounds—almost 2 hearing the woman’s cries, came to her aid. He, too, found

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tons! You can see why in reach them. Unfortunately many using this equipment, care boatbuilders locate breakers or and safety is important. disconnect switches in hard to Looking at the Antigua accifind or reach places such as the dent, it can be seen that some engine compartment. If this is the basic lessons can be learned. case on your boat, you might It is not fully clear exactly want to consider relocating the what happened in Antigua switches or installing a panicthat day, but it is clear some type stop switch that would basic safety recommendations remove power. Most installations were not followed. Most use a switch operating a relay to winch manufactures advise control power. An emergency you against lifting any person switch should disconnect all using a power winch. In this power, not just operate a relay. case it might have been better This will override the relay had the husband hoisted the should it hang in the on position. wife, since she could not operNo matter what you are ate the hand winch. Even using the winch for, you should Winch switch with safety cover up. doing that, it is always better never use the self-tailing feature to have a third person for tailwhen operating in a power mode. ing and keeping slack out of a safety halyard. It was reportIt can be hard to tell the load or “feel” on a winch when in ed the couple had been planning to use a safety halyard but power operation. Therefore it is important to be able to had not yet connected it. I personally believe the best way to quickly release the load or let the winch slip to control the go aloft is the use of rope climbing equipment that is comload. Using the self-tailing feature can make this difficult if monly used by mountain and rock climbers. The harnesses, not impossible. It was reported the halyard used was a ascenders and descenders they use are designed specificalsmaller diameter than would normally be used for this ly for this type of work. Using this equipment, the person winch. Had this been the case, it is likely the line could that remains on deck can focus on keeping the slack out of become jammed in the self-tailing jaws, making it difficult the safety line and does not have to be concerned with liftor impossible to free the line once a load was applied. ing, as the person going up is climbing the rope under his or Make sure the tail end of the line is hanging free and her own power. away from the winch as well. It was reported by one witness Always test power winches prior to applying a load. that the line had been left coiled around the base of the With the line slack, or better yet not around the winch drum, winch. This could have led to the line wrapping tighter activate the winch momentarily to verify it is operating coraround the winch as it turned, making it impossible to free rectly. In the Antigua accident the couple had just returned the line without having to cut it from the winch. Proper tailto the boat after having been home in Venezuela for a while. ing in power mode is key to controlling the load. Also make It is likely the winch had not been used in several weeks. sure all lines lead into the winch from the correct angle to Had the wife tested the operation prior to attempting to lift prevent overlapping and binding. her husband, they would have found the problem before it When doing any sort of lifting operation, it is important became a safety issue. Operators should also be aware of the to have a means to cleat off or stop the line before it feeds location of power disconnect switches. Ideally, these should into the winch. In the case of the Venezuelan couple, had be located in the cockpit where an operator can quickly this been done, the line feeding into the winch could have

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been cut without fear of the husband falling. This might have allowed the wife to cut the line before things escalated. Which brings up another important safety item: All operators of electric winches should have a sharp knife on their person while operating the equipment. In the story above, not even the rescuers had knives available, greatly slowing the efforts to free the trapped woman. In cases like this, seconds count and you do not want to waste them looking for a knife.

If you ever took shop class in school, of course, you can remember some of the basic safety rules for operating power equipment. These rules apply equally as well when using power winches on your boat.

Never let someone not familiar with the equipment operate it. Be careful of loose clothing, long hair and jewelry such as necklaces and rings. Safe operation is often a matter of common sense, but sometimes we just get lax and forget the simple stuff.

The only good that can come from tragic accidents like what happened in Antigua is that we all can learn from them and hopefully avoid similar mistakes. Following some basic safety procedures will ensure we stay safe: • Always test the equipment prior to applying a load.

• Never use self-tailing when using a winch in power mode.

• Always make sure the line is correctly sized, leads properly into the winch and that the tail end is free to fall clear of the winch.

Sister ship to vessel in Antigua.

• Always have some means to stop or hold the line in order to take the load off the winch.

• Make sure you know where disconnect switches or bypass valves are located. Make sure others onboard know these locations as well. If possible have them located close to where the winch is operated.

• Follow basic common sense rules regarding loose clothing, hair and jewelry.

• And finally, make sure there is a sharp knife close at hand to cut any line as needed. It is easier to replace lines and equipment than it is to replace body parts.

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Capt. Wayne Canning lives on his Irwin 40 Vayu, in Wilmington, NC. A marine professional for more than 35 years, he is now a full-time marine surveyor, delivery skipper and consultant/project manager on major repairs. Capt. Wayne also runs Web sites for other marine professionals and those restoring project boats. Visit www.4ABetterBoat.com for more information.

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Making the Switch from Heeling to “Flat” Cat

By Diane Fowler

fortable, and you could see f you are an avid reader of everything. But—the Gemini has SOUTHWINDS as I am, you probmuch more cockpit seating, and ably remember my boat we added a floor chair that gives review about our Catalina 36. greater back support. The Between the time I wrote the Gemini also has a double helm article (December 2009) and seat that lets you steer from when it was published (June under the protection of the hard2010), we had actually bought a top—or sit outside on the bench 2008 Gemini 34 catamaran and seat and feel the wind. It also had lived aboard her for five provides a place for our dog, weeks. We named her Windy Breeze, to get comfy. The cockpit City, same as the Catalina. of the Gem also has enough room This is the story of transifor a party! tioning; From living in “the At the Miami boat show basement”—as my husband in February 2008, we spent time referred to the Catalina—to livaboard the Gem and even saved ing “upstairs” with panoramic the brochure. Two couples were windows and the fridge just two aboard who already owned a steps from the helm.

Gem, and they were singing her Do I miss the Catalina? Very praises. When I asked what kind much so! But—there are benefits of boat they owned before, they to both situations. In May 2005, I both answered “none.” Conseconvinced my non-racing husquently, their opinions counted band to accompany myself and for zero in my book. When Ray three crewmembers to do the brought up the notion of buying Naples to Key West race. He dida catamaran, we did a lot of n’t have any assignment—just research. I love to race and love enjoy himself! Well, Mother speed. He loves comfort. We Nature kicked up some east 20found a Gem in charter with to 24-knot winds all night long.

Sleeping in the V-berth and aft The Gemini 34 catamaran that replaced their monohull. Yachting Vacations in Burnt Store cabin became an annoying Walking to the head while under way is easy on the knees. Marina and chartered her for match of your body versus grav- And using the head under way…well, we’ve all been three days in February 2010. I ity. Gravity won. It was indeed tossed off the head on a monohull, right? “Flat” does was not about to give up a boat I hard to sleep “on the walls” have some advantages. You can even read the charts loved for a “maybe-we’ll-likethis-one” boat. The weather unless you were alone in the without swaying. turned cold and rainy, but we bunk. I ended up sleeping on the took her out in Charlotte Harbor floor with my lower back braced in 22- to 24-knot winds and screamed past a Manta cat and with the game table leg. Every time a crewmember wanted three monohulls. I thought, “Maybe I could live with this!” to use the head—they tripped on me! So, yes—having a flat Ray enjoyed sitting atop the air conditioner cushion in the sail at 24 knots in the catamaran is very comfortable for us comfy salon area with the autopilot’s remote control in his “baby boomers.” I truly see this as the “next step.” Much hand while looking out the side windows and huge better than that nasty “T” word (trawler). panoramic glass-facing front. Hmm... we could be on to Then, there were the other cruises we went on in the something here. The Gemini really fit the bill for both of us.

Catalina. After four or five days of me running up and She is a true performance cruiser. In November, I sailed her down the stairs for drinks and supplies in the galley, my down to Marco for a regatta. Alongside me, on the run legs and knees would ache. Since my husband Ray already down, was a Jeanneau 35 that wins all our club races. The had back surgery, he helmed a lot, and I did the running. We skipper is most experienced and wise. With a beam reach in don’t miss that.

14- to 16-knot winds, we overtook him! Our boat speed was We miss the stern rail seats on the Catalina that we so consistently 8 to 8.5 knots, with an occasional nine. I was in lovingly dubbed “the princess seats.” They were super com-

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We miss the stern rail seats on the Catalina that we so lovingly dubbed “the princess seats.” They were super comfortable, and you could see everything. I also miss the heeling motion on the Catalina when you get a puff of air.

To me, it’s like God’s hand nudging you over.

The cockpit of the Gemini has more seating and enough room for a party.

love. The Gem also points well. I have sailed her just 40 degrees off the wind. Try that with other cats. The secret is the retractable dagger boards in each hull. When raised, the boat draws just 1.5 feet. When fully extended, it’s 5 foot 6 inches. The manual calls for the leeward centerboard to be extended when pointing. Also, the unique shaft comes up out of the water when sailing, increasing our speed by at least half a knot. We have a 27-HP Universal diesel that is much more reliable than an outboard and easy to maintain. But the Catalina was quieter, because of engine location. The shallow draft allows us to explore many areas on the west coast we previously couldn’t get to; the Catalina drew 4 1/2 feet.

Feel of the boat? I miss the heeling motion when you get a puff of air. To me, it’s like God’s hand nudging you over. The Gem makes a loud slap-banging noise when crashing into waves. When we attempted a Bahamas crossing last May, the salon table was actually vibrating! That takes some getting used to. But—our coffee never spilled!

We don’t even have cup holders. Flat is good. Also, the manual warns to keep an eye on wind speed to know when to reef. It’s too easy to get a false sense of security in building winds. The monohull put you “on your ear”—so you knew when to reef.

Comfort? No doubt, the Gem has it hands down. We have a true queen-size master berth. Walking to the head while under way is easy on the knees. And using the head under way…well, we’ve all been tossed off the head on a monohull, right? “Flat” does have some advantages. You can even read the charts without swaying. Ray moved the microwave that topped the salon refrigerator to a cutout under the salon seat. Now, when you are in the starboard hull galley, you can reach everything easily and safely.

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Even though the fridge is smaller (the freezer is a touch larger), it’s much easier to access than “standing on your head” to get the mustard in the monohull. Our stove is not even gimbaled!

I also love the spacious bow area, too. While we cruised for five weeks last spring, I referred to this as “the family room.” When too much togetherness overwhelms you, just bring the floor chair to the bow, hook the large beach umbrella to the main halyard and “veg out” with a good book. Or, stretch out on the loveseat that hangs out over the stern. There are many seating options to get comfortable.

The manufacturer rates this as a boat for eight, but I think we could do 10 in winds less than 15 knots.

Storage is unbelievable on the Gem. But I keep her light and most compartments empty. When loading for a long trip, I make sure to distribute weight on all four corners to keep her sailing fast. One of the downfalls of a cat is owners loading up every space! We had a dripless stuffing box on the Catalina, so we stored wine and beer in the bilge. On the Gemini, we still have bilge storage, but they are perfectly dry—as no water ever comes in.

Ray always wanted dinghy davits, too, but I resisted racing with davits (the TV antenna was embarrassing enough). Now we have convenient davits with fabulously efficient solar panels atop. I have to admit; it is really easy to pull up the dinghy now and move around.

Our beam went from 11’ 11” to just 14 feet—another big advantage, since she fits in most regular slips and fits through the Chiquita Lock on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Since we live west of the lock, this is very important to us.

Look for the new Windy City on the Gulf. We could be racing or cruising, but either way, we are probably the most comfortable boat in the fleet.

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Sailing & Photography: COMPLEMENTARY HOBBIES

By Dick Dixon

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or most of us sailing is a hobby.

Whether it’s enjoying a day sail, a weekend trip or making an extended passage, sailors find relaxation and comfort in simply being on the water.

Sailing is what we do to find pleasure, pure and simple.

If you’re like me, sailing is not the only hobby that provides relaxation and comfort. While I’ve done the golf thing, followed other sports, and spent hours in my woodworking shop, sailing ultimately gravitated to the top of the list.

Complementing my sailing addiction is marine photography, a hobby that adds pleasure while documenting my experiences on the boat. I picked up my first camera while a student in middle school.

Learning to sail came a couple of years later. Through the years both have remained an important part of my onthe-water relaxation plan.

It goes without saying there are many wonderful sights to enjoy on the water. Sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, wildlife, friends and family, and the beauty of a sailboat rushing forward under full canvas are just a few of the experiences too numerous to remember.

A camera on board adds a new dimension to your sailing experience, capturing special moments that heretofore were only available in your mind’s eye.

To keep this casual discussion simple and without stepping into the complicated world of photography, there are two basic types of digital cameras: point and shoot; and single lens reflex (SLR).

Regardless of the type, they are rated by megapixels, optical choices, and a plethora of options too numerous to mention here. The point is to choose a camera that fits your needs and budget.

When considering types and brands, remain mindful of what your interests are; for example, do you want to take casual photos with a simple point-andshoot effort or delve into the more serious world of lens options, shutter speed and aperture selections? Regardless, I recommend seeking advice from the experts at your nearby photo center. Tell them what kind of photos you want to take and then listen to what they have to

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My boat doesn’t leave the dock without camera equipment on board. My bag contains two cameras—a Canon 50D equipped with a 17-85mm zoom lens and a Canon 30D armed with a 100-400mm zoom lens. Each of these digital cameras has an 8-gigabyte memory flash card with backups in the bag. Also included are extra batteries, cleaning cloths, and flash equipment. The bag itself is a backpack specifically designed to safely carry two digital cameras, lens and related equipment.

Directly related to personal interest and sailing experience, my marine photography includes general images, racing action, scenery, and wildlife. General images include photos of boats (including mine) out for a casual sail, anchorages, onboard meals, friends and family.

Having been a sailboat racer for many years, my knowledge of racecourse action dictates where my cameras need to be and when they need to be there.

Whether photographing monohulls, catamarans or one-designs on the racecourse, the principle remains the same.

Marine scenery provides the photographer the enhanced opportunity to experience the immediate world around his or her boat. Whether it’s a sunrise or sunset, or a panoramic view of beaches, marshlands, waterways, or open water, the rewards of capturing lasting scenic memories are there for the taking.

Perhaps the most challenging marine photography is capturing wildlife images.

Exceptional wildlife photography requires some equipment, patience, and a personal determination to capture images without intruding on or endangering the subject. Unless wildlife presents itself while sailing, shooting from my inflatable dinghy seems to work best for me because it provides flexibility, quick transportation and reduced visual exposure. This is especially true in protected waters such as bayous or small bays. My backpack rests comfortably in my dinghy’s bow and is within easy reach should a battery, flash card, or lens cleaner be required in a hurry. Whether you are in a dinghy or a sailboat, a multitude www.southwindsmagazine.com

your heart’s content, all the while remembering that an image is not a photograph until it is printed.

Dick Dixon sails out of Pascagoula, MS, on his Kirie Elite 37. He may be reached at ddixon3121@aol.com, or visit his Flickr site at www.flickr.com/photos/23105746@N07/.

Editor’s note: Dick has had several of his photos published in SOUTHWINDS and a few have been covers. I noticed immediately when I received his first photo a few years ago that he knew what he was doing.

of wildlife including porpoise, gulls, herons and pelicans will make themselves available to the camera.

When it comes to sharing your prized marine photographs, several options are available. One option includes downloading images to discs for easy distribution to friends and family. Another way to share photographs is by using Web sites such as www.flickr.com or www.seaknots.com, where interested parties can view images online at their leisure. Microsoft Movie Maker, a standard addition to Windows software, provides a way for photographers to create digital movies that can be easily placed on discs or uploaded on YouTube. My favorite photographic presentation is through the use of personally designed books utilizing software and printing services available at www.mypublisher.com. Friends and family have become accustomed to my annual book publication where I photographically document the year’s sailing activities.

Sailing and photography hobbies make a great combination for enriching your boating pleasure. Photography allows you to capture precious moments while enhancing the sharing of your sailing experiences with others not so fortunate. I challenge you to pick up a camera and click to

COOKING ONBOARD

Sailing Under Pressure

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ne of the more interesting observations I made while hanging out in the Panama Canal area was that almost all of the long-distance sailboat cruisers from Europe, England, New Zealand and Australia who were transiting the Canal had pressure cookers in their galleys.

Most Americans did not. I puzzled over that phenomenon for some time, and made it a point to start asking American sailors why they didn’t have a pressure cooker aboard. The almost universal reply was that they had heard horror stories about how they exploded. It was interesting to note that none of these sailors had any direct experience with someone whose pressure cooker had exploded.

Eventually I did come across one woman who said her mother’s pressure cooker blew its top when she was pressure-cooking spaghetti! She remembered the spaghetti sticking to the kitchen ceiling. Why in the world someone would pressure-cook spaghetti, I’ll never understand. But obviously what happened, the starch in the spaghetti foamed up and stopped up the pressure vent release. All I can say is; read the manufacturer’s instructions.

Modern pressure cookers were re-designed in the mid1980s and now have multiple safety features that make it impossible to malfunction.

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The advantages of a pressure cooker for offshore sailors are numerous. The two main ones are: (1) the cooking is FAST and nutritious; and (2) because the top locks on, the odds of a rogue wave or rough weather sending your meal flying off the stove top are eliminated. Pressure cooker meals seldom take longer than 10-20 minutes of cooking, and that keeps the heat generated down below to a minimum—a benefit much appreciated in the hot and humid tropics.

Using the pressure cooker to preserve meats and vegetables is efficient and cost-effective, and allows you to tailor stores to your palate. And it also makes for an excellent stove top oven for baking bread. Take a look at these two recipes: One is for a marvelous stew that can be a real morale booster during prolonged nasty weather, and the other is for fresh baked bread. How wonderful to be two or three weeks at sea with another week or more to go, and sit down to a meal of beef in a wine sauce, crisp garlic-flavored green beans that you preserved with your pressure cooker months earlier, and a couple of slices of fresh, hot bread.

Man, that is living!

Beef in Wine Sauce I usually preserve a half-dozen or so pint jars of this soulrestoring sauce. I invariably retrieve it from galley storage when the weather is acting up, or when I am just not into cooking a big meal. I boil some water, prepare some extrawide egg noodles, open the jar of wine sauce, heat it and then pour it over the cooked noodles. Delicious!

The stew is prepared for pressure-cooking first, then ladled into sterilized jars and processed for 75 minutes. Your pressure cooker comes with complete instructions, and there is also a great book published by the Ball Company, makers of the canning jars: Complete Book of Home Preserving, ISBN: 978-0-7788-0139-9.

Here’s the recipe for the canning: 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (Canola) 2 lbs. boneless round steak cut into 1-inch cubes 1 cup apple, cored and grated (unpeeled) 1 cup carrot, peeled and grated ¾ cup onion, sliced ½ cup water ½ cup red wine 1 teaspoon salt 2 cloves garlic 2 beef bouillon cubes 2 bay leaves

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Preparation: Heat the oil in the skillet and brown the steak. Add apple, carrot, onion, water, wine, salt, garlic, bouillon cubes and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat and simmer gently for about an hour until meat is cooked and sauce thickens. Remove bay leaves.

Ladle sauce into sterilized jars and process for 75 minutes.

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Baking Bread on Board

By Steve Morrell, Editor

Stove Top Bread Bread is little more than flour and water, and maybe a little yeast and sugar. This is a simple, guaranteed successful daily bread recipe, and can easily be cooked in a pressure cooker: 2 cups all-purpose white flour 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons cornmeal 1 tablespoon honey (or sugar) 1 tablespoon dry yeast (one packet of Fleischman’s) 1 ½ cups lukewarm water (or 1 cup fresh and ½ cup seawater) 2 tablespoons salt (not required if using sea water) Begin by combining the yeast, lukewarm water, sugar, and salt, and let it stand without stirring. Give the yeast five minutes to dissolve and be activated by the water. Now, stir in the flours and put the mixture in a warm place and allow to rise for about one and one-half hours until it doubles in size. Punch down the dough, give it a light knead, and allow it to rise a second time.

While the dough is rising for the second time, grease the pressure cooker with butter or lard, and coat the inside with the corn meal. This keeps the bread from sticking to the sides of the cooker. Punch the ball of dough down for the last time, roll it into a ball and drop it into the pressure cooker and lock on the lid, but cook without pressure for about 45 minutes over medium heat.

If you’re feeling creative, you can add a handful of raisins or chopped pecans, a couple spoons of cinnamon and two tablespoons of brown sugar to make a crunch breakfast bread.

While reading Robbie’s article on pressure cooking bread, I thought of my experience when my girlfriend and I cruised the Bahamas for three months in the summer of 1979 aboard our 26-foot Folkboat, Trifid. The galley was pretty basic, with only a Coleman white gasfueled stovetop burner and sink, yet we still baked bread. Several years earlier, I had learned how to bake bread back in the back-to-nature days of the ’60s and ’70s. Somewhere in a cooking onboard book or article somewhere, I had read that you could bake bread in a pressure cooker. I was a real pressure cooker fan and had one of those cast aluminum cookers with the weight on top.

The recipe (details of which are long gone) called for a pretty standard group of ingredients with yeast that allowed the bread to rise once. In a land kitchen, the standard practice is to let it rise, knock it down, knead and let it rise again. Then it goes in the oven. We put this bread in the pressure cooker after the first rise, knock-down and knead. There was a bit of water in the bottom, as the loaf sat on a metal grid above that. We “cooked” this for about 45 minutes to an hour (I can’t remember exactly) with the pressure cooker weight off the hole on the top, so that, under low/medium heat, steam constantly poured out of that hole. When it was done, we opened it up (there was no pressure buildup, so you could immediately take off the top), and—lo and behold—there was a beautiful round-mounded loaf of bread. We would impatiently let it cool and then eat the whole thing in almost one sitting.

In fact, I think we did so every time. It was superb!

The first time we tried this, we were anchored in the middle of nowhere in the Bahamas, and we had never practiced it before that. Every time, it was successful.

Unfortunately, we had no butter to put on the bread, but it didn’t matter, as it was fresh food. Along with homegrown bean sprouts onboard and fresh-speared grouper, snapper, hogfish—or a lobster—we frequently had fresh food.

It also proved an old adage as to why most bread recipes are for two loaves. This is because fresh-baked bread is so good that you immediately sit down and eat the first loaf, saving the second one for later. With only one loaf, we didn’t have that luxury, but felt like we were living in it.

You just can’t imagine how wonderful it is to be charging along downwind on a stiff tradewind, the autopilot doing its thing, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata coming in over the BBC on your shortwave, and dipping a slice of fresh pressure cooker bread into that beef in a wine sauce.

Saints preserve us from the joy of this sailor’s life!

Fair winds and safe harbors to you all.

Robbie Johnson lives aboard a steel Tahiti Ketch and is the author of Gourmet Underway – A Sailor’s Cookbook. Order his book at www.gourmetunderway.com.

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Movin’ & Shakin’ in the Holy City

By Dan Dickison

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or sailors and sailing enthusiasts, late spring around Charleston Harbor tends to be plenty busy, and this year is no exception. Almost every year, mid-May is when the South Carolina Maritime Foundation stages its celebration of all things sailing-related: Charleston Harbor Fest. On top of that, this spring, the Velux 5 Oceans Race is in town— that globe-girdling contest for single-handed sailors originally known as the BOC Challenge and later as Around Alone. To top it off, the biennial Charleston to Bermuda Race gets under way a week after the Velux competitors head to sea. Throw in a trio of tall ships on hand for the festival, an estimated 15,000 visitors over the span of just 10 days and one A-list celebrity (Stephen Colbert is participating in the race to Bermuda), and it’s enough activity to make anyone’s head spin.

Firmly entrenched in the middle of all this commotion is solo sailor Brad Van Liew. Holding court on board his yellow-hulled, Open 60 Le Pingouin as it sits tethered to the docks of the Charleston Maritime Center, he and “LP” (as he

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Brad Van Liew, hometown Charleston, sailing on board Le Pingouin off the coast of South Carolina near the finish of Leg 4.

Brad has won four stages of this five-leg round-the-world race.

Photo courtesy Velux 5 Oceans.

refers to the vessel) are among the featured exhibits of Charleston Harbor Fest, along with the three other Velux 5 Oceans Race competitors and their outsized rides. The 43year-old Van Liew draws a crowd not solely because of his commanding lead in this event (to date, he’s won four of the stages in this five-leg contest), but also because he’s something of a hometown hero.

In 2003, after winning the 50-foot division in that year’s edition of this same race, Van Liew and his wife Meaghan decided to make Charleston their permanent home.

Together, they became involved in the South Carolina Maritime Foundation, with Brad ultimately ascending to the role of executive director. The duo helped the foundation raise sufficient funds to complete construction on its 140-foot tall ship, the Spirit of South Carolina. They also played a strong role in implementing the strategy that has helped Charleston Race Week achieve significant growth.

Along the way, the couple began raising a family, further cementing their ties to the community.

But single-handed ocean racing doesn’t easily loosen its grasp on those who have tasted it, particularly not selfacclaimed adrenaline junkies like Van Liew. The notion of going back to sea had been rolling around his brain for some time, and it finally won him over in late 2009. He lined up some initial funding, found a suitably competitive boat in France, delivered it back to Charleston with his trusted and talented team of supporters, and started setting his sites on victory in this 30,000-mile odyssey.

On Leg I, from La Rochelle, France, down to Cape Town, South Africa, Brad got a chance to assess his competition. At that stage, there were five entries in the event, all of them sailing in a newly established division dubbed the Eco 60 Class. The Velux 5 Oceans Race organizers consider this new class an economical and ecological alternative to the conventional Open 60. Effectively, these boats are repurposed Open 60s, all built before 2003. Among the other requirements for qualification are electrical generation systems that emphasize alternative energy sources, a limitation on the number of sails that can be purchased, and only two paid shore crew per entry.

Van Liew was challenged for much of that initial leg by Polish sailor Zbigniew Gutkowski on Operon Racing.

“Gutek,” as the Pole is called by everyone associated with the race, grew up racing dinghies such as the 470 and the 49er, and he relishes competition. But his boat (the former Bagages Superior) outweighs Van Liew’s ride by roughly three tons, and the American handily won that contest, www.southwindsmagazine.com

Van Liew sailing in his Eco 60 off La Rochelle, France. Race organizers consider this new class an economical and ecological alternative to the conventional Open 60. The boats are repurposed Open 60s, called the Eco 60 Class, and they are all built before 2003. Among the requirements for race qualification are electrical generation systems that emphasize alternative energy sources, a limitation on the number of sails that can be purchased, and only two paid shore crew per entry. Photo courtesy Velux 5 Oceans.

arriving in Cape Town three days ahead of Gutek. On the two subsequent legs through the Southern Ocean (Cape Town to Wellington, New Zealand; Wellington to Punta del Este, Uruguay), Van Liew built similarly comfortable margins. But on Leg 4 from Punta del Este to Charleston, he was closely pursued by Canadian sailor Derek Hatfield on board Active House. Hatfield finished just over 15 hours behind to move into a two-way tie for second with Gutek.

More than any other factor responsible for this winning streak, explains Van Liew, is the detailed refit and assiduous

pre-race preparation that he and his team completed on board LP. “Jeffrey (Wargo) and J.C. (Caso), my two shoreside crew, did an amazing job preparing the boat. She’s always been a good performer, but we made modifications that have helped me sail her as efficiently as possible.”

For the fifth and final leg of this quadrennial classic, Van Liew simply has to get his boat back to La Rochelle in one piece and he’ll become the overall victor in the world’s longest-running single-handed race around the world. The circumstances surrounding this – the fact that there are only four competitors in the race and Van Liew has made winning look easy – might tempt some to devalue this achievement, but that would be a mistake. It’s often cited that fewer people have sailed solo around the world than have gone into orbit in space. Fewer yet have finished such a rigorous undertaking three times.

When Van Liew helms his big yellow steed across the finish line of the Velux 5 Oceans Race off the coast of France, he will become the first American to have successfully sailed single-handed around the globe three different times.

In doing this, he joins an elite and impressive fraternity – adding his name to the pantheon that includes near-legends Philippe Jeantot, Mike Golding and Jean Luc Van den Heede.

Along with substantial attention, Van Liew’s win will also net him some cash. The Velux 5 Oceans Race organizers have advertised that they’ll award 500,000 euros in cash prizes (roughly $700,000). As overall winner, Van Liew should receive at least 150,000 euros. But it’s not the money that motivates him. He says what he’s doing is important because of the attention it can bring to issues of sustainability (by way of the Eco 60 Class), but also, for the North American audience, it can share the excitement of singlehanded sailing. “Other solo-sailing Americans before me, like Dodge Morgan, Mike Plant and Steve Pettengill, planted that seed, and I think we can get it to grow eventually.

That’s what I’d like to see.”

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Record Numbers, a New Sponsor & Varying Conditions Highlight Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 14-17

By Dan Dickison Cover: Longbow, C&C 35 owned by Franz Nuemberger from Savannah, GA, sailing offshore in Charleston Race Week in the eight-boat PHRF E Class.

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he apex of competitive sailing in the South Carolina Low Country takes place in Mid-April each year when sailors from across the country—and in recent years from several foreign countries—descend upon Charleston to compete in what’s now known as Sperry TopSider Charleston Race Week. Due principally to its steady growth in recent years (120 entries in 2008; 162 in 2009; 180 in 2010), this event is forging a reputation as one of the top regattas on the East Coast.

It’s reportedly the largest keelboat event in The start of the final race on Sunday. At left is Rented Mule, Bryan Taylor’s Viper 830 the country and most certainly the largest out of Allen, TX. Immediately to the right is Pete Hunter’s Thompson 30, Waiere, from gathering of one-design sport boats in Kill Devil Hills, NC. And to the right is John and Linda Edwards’ Farr 30, Rhumb Punch, North America. But the buzz you hear out of California, MD. Rhumb Punch won this class. from participants goes well beyond mere log four races, Saturday dawned with the portent of severe numbers. It’s not just growth that brings competitive sailors winds. A rapidly moving frontal system was forecast to proto the Holy City each spring; it’s something less easy to quanduce winds close to 40 knots by early afternoon. tify. To paraphrase former Supreme Court Justice Potter Citing that forecast, Draftz explained, “We made the Stevens, ‘I don’t know what it is, but I know it when I see it.’ tough decision to abandon racing that morning at 8:30 a.m.”

This year, 234 entries ultimately materialized on the A few racers questioned the decision and a few grumbled, olive-green waters where the Cooper and the Ashley rivers but most accepted the committee’s decision to err on the meet off Charleston. The surge in numbers meant that the side of caution. San Francisco’s Johnny Goldsberry, sailing event organizers from Charleston Ocean Racing Association in the hyper-competitive Melges 24 class, offered the conand the South Carolina Maritime Foundation needed to sensus outlook: “Most of the teams here don’t get to race in engineer an unprecedented fifth racing circle, effectively this much wind with these strong currents, and trying to get shoehorning 160 boats into the harbor, with the larger around the course on a day like today could really ruin the entries competing in two race circles offshore. week for a lot of sailors.”

Race Director Randy Draftz admitted to having some The cancellation didn’t dampen competitors’ spirits for pre-event angst regarding these logistics, but the plan long. Some sailors ventured out to nearby fun parks for goworked seamlessly. The sight of 160 sailboats caroming cart racing while others went bowling, golfing and pubaround the harbor was impressive, and the 140-foot tall ship crawling. A few intrepid Melges 24 crews opted to rig up Spirit of South Carolina under sail nearby made for a fitting and use the wind-whipped harbor for a practice session. backdrop. The aforementioned maritime foundation, which Among them were Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Bora uses this traditional vessel for educational programs that Gulari’s team on board Air Force 1. Gulari’s tactician, benefit students throughout South Carolina, is the direct Anthony Koutoun of Newport, RI, said afterward, “It was a beneficiary of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. blast. We pegged 18.8 knots on the speedo at one point, but Ultimately, it wasn’t logistical concerns that ended up I’m glad the fleet didn’t race today. It would have been pretbedeviling the organizers; it was weather. After a near-perty chaotic out there.” Winds on the harbor were ultimately fect initial day where steady southeast winds (18-22 knots in clocked at 48 knots. the harbor, 12-14 offshore) enabled most of the 16 classes to

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Despite losing a day of racing to the elements, there was nonetheless plenty of competitive drama on the water. In Class A PHRF (the Grand Prix group), local sailors Don and Lacy Terwilliger and their team on board the duo’s Beneteau 47.7 Dauntless, found Friday’s offshore chop and moderate winds ideal. By the end of that day’s three races, Team Dauntless had logged three bullets and a commanding lead.

In Sunday’s lighter winds and decidedly calmer seas, everyone in that class could only watch as Patrick Eudy’s Lutra 42 Big Booty carved out a horizon job in the day’s first

team got their victory and won PHRF Class E overall by one point. Thurston also ended up with the Palmetto Cup, a perpetual trophy awarded to the top performing PHRF boat in the regatta.

Inshore, where all of the one-design sport boat fleets were competing, the racers had to contend not only with winds ranging from six knots (Sunday) to 24 (Friday), but also with tricky tides. Friday’s initial races were staged in a strong ebb flowing against the prevailing east-southeast winds, which set up a two-foot chop for much of the day.

Those chaotic conditions spread the boats out, which led to some unfortunate intermingling of different classes at the turning marks. Competition was nonetheless tight in the majority of these classes. Perhaps the most impressive inshore performance was witnessed in the 47-boat Melges 24 class where Kirsten Lane’s team on board Brickhouse sailed consistently enough in the varying conditions to turn in single-digit finishes in every race and end the regatta 16 points ahead of its closest competitor. According to class regulars, this is the first time a female skipper has won a major event in the Melges 24 class.

At the final awards, Lane and her California team were jubilant. They not only won their class, but picked up a special award presented by corporate sponsor Vineyard Vines – a stylishly trickedout, custom skateboard. But Lane’s cadre The conditions on Day 1 had winds up to 20 knots and a strong ebb tide challenging wasn’t the only group celebrating. Teams the fleet. Rob Britt’s boat, out of St. Pete, FL (blue hull), chasing Charlie Hess’ Xout of cheered for rival teams as the late afterBloomfield Hills, MI. noon sun beat down. Off in the shade of one of the many tents lining the festively race: a four-leg, windward-leeward affair with one-mile legs. arrayed beach at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, Dauntless’ crew had to settle for third place that contest, but Melges 24 racer Anthony Koutoun was smiling, a refreshing they were still poised for an easy overall victory with a fourGosling’s Rum drink planted firmly in his palm. “I love this point lead over Big Booty and just one race remaining. regatta,” confessed the four-time attendee. “It’s the only In that finale, the big Beneteau followed Eudy’s team event in the country that’s got the flavor of the Caribbean around the course as the winds freshened only slightly. regattas – like the Rolex in St. Thomas or the St. Maarten With a Volvo Ocean Race veteran and an America’s Cup pro Heineken Regatta. I’ve done those events for years, and from Valencia on board, Eudy’s black-hulled speedster Charleston is really similar. You’ve got great breeze, a beauagain pulled a big lead. According Brad Taylor, Team tiful setting and this amazing race village right here on the Dauntless’ tactician, the big Beneteau had fourth or fifth beach. It’s just cool.” place locked up with roughly 100 yards to go to the downKoutoun’s sentiments were echoed by a number of wind finish. And then it evaporated. The two J/130s in that sailors, among them first-timer Roland Van Der Meer, a class (David Hackney’s Sugar Magnolia and Noel Sterrett’s J/105 sailor from San Francisco. He and two friends from Solarus) both jibed and used their mammoth asymmetrical New Jersey chartered a Melges 20 for this regatta. “Over the spinnakers to sail hotter angles and pull in front of Dauntless winter we said, let’s do something awesome; let’s go to and her symmetrical kite. Those last-minute antics pushed Charleston and race,” recounted Van Der Meer. “And we Dauntless back to a sixth-place finish, meaning she’d have to had a great time. Yeah, it was unfortunate not to race on settle for second overall, one point behind Big Booty.

Saturday, but today, even the light wind was fine. I’d come Similarly tight scores were turned in across the fleet back and sail this regatta again in a heartbeat.” And if he that day. Just to the west, on the other offshore racing circle, does, there’s a strong chance Charleston will see a record Bristol, RI’s Steve Thurston and his crew on board the J/29 turnout again in 2012.

Mighty Puffin, needed a bullet in the final race to secure victory, but they also needed Brett Harrison and John Yeigh’s For full scores, videos and photographs, log on to the Sperry TopTripp 26 A Parent Tripp to finish at least as far back as third.

Sider Charleston Race Week Web site at www.charlestonraceweek.com.

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RACING SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING Table of Contents News and Events Upcoming Regional Regattas Regional Racing (Race Reports, Club Racing, Upcoming Regattas, Regional Race Calendars) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)

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Regata Del Sol al Sol Finishers, St. Petersburg to Mexico, April 29 Just before press time, the boats racing in the 43rd Regata del Sol al Sol 456-mile race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, finished with Charlie Evans taking first in corrected time in his Cherubini 48, Munequita. He was sailing in the Cruiser A Class, taking first. First to finish was Cool Cat, Kathryn Garlick’s Etincelle 60 catamaran in 51 hours, 26 minutes and 37 seconds, also taking first in the Multihull Class. Munequita’s elapsed time was 67 hours, 38 minutes and 10 seconds.

Others who took first in their class were: Cliff Haddox on Musica, an Aerodyne 38, first in Spinnaker; Blaise Pierson on Midnight Sun, a Hunter 37, first in Non-Spinnaker; Mike Noble on Nobility, a Morgan OI 41, first in Cruiser B. SOUTHWINDS will have more on the regatta next month.

13:51:09, 75:41:09, 51:21:57, Beneteau 40, Boca Ciega YC; 8, Midnight Sun, Blaise Pierson, 207, 17:38:39, 79:33:39, 53:20:27, Hunter 37, Bradenton YC; 9, Orient Express, Joel Taliaferro, 188, 15:53:03, 77:43:03, 53:54:15, Cheoy Lee PD 4, St. Petersburg YC; 10, After You, John Gardner, 222, 20:35:47, 82:25:47, 54:18:35, Irwin 38 CC, St. Petersburg YC.

San Juan 21 Championships Held Near Their Birthplace in New Bern, NC, June 23-25 Information on this article was taken from the San Juan Fleet 8 Web page of the Blackbeard Sailing Club.

This month, on June 23-25, the Neuse Yachting Racing Association near New Bern, NC, will be hosting the San Juan 21 North American Championships (see the Upcoming Regattas in the Southeast Coast section below for information). This is significant since the boat was originally built in New Bern and has grown to be a huge and popular class in the United States. The Blackbeard Sailing Club, based in New Bern, NC, has a large fleet of San Juan 21s (Fleet 8) and here is what the Web site (www.blackbeardsailingclub.com) says about the boat: The San Juan 21 is a classic trailerable cruising/racing sailboat made by the Clark Boat Company from 1969 until 1985.

Approximately 2600 were built. The SJ21 is an easy-handling sailboat that is very comfortable to learn on. She’s a decent allaround performer, and with the centerboard up, can be pulled right onto a sandy beach. As club racers, SJ21s are reasonably fast.

In weekend “beer can races” the owner of a well-sailed San Juan 21 is likely to beat everything else in the club its size—except another SJ21, or purpose-built racers like the Mirage 5.5 or J/22.

Catalina 22s, Hunter 23s, the new water-ballasted Hunters, Precision 23s, etc.—all are slower.

Top ten overall finishers in corrected time were (boat name, skipper, rating, finish time, elapsed time, corrected time, boat type, yacht club or home base): 1, Munequita, Charlie Evans, 184, 5:48:10, 67:38:10, 44:19:46, Cherubini 48, St. Petersburg YC; 2, Sweet Melissa(CC), Christopher Cantolino, 168, 5:43:15, 67:33:15, 46:16:27, Hunter 49, BYC ; 3, Twilight , Mac Smith, 175, 8:46:02, 70:36:02, 48:26:02, Lafitte 44, Halifax River YC; 4, Mango Latitudes(CC, Fred Bickley, 118, 1:35:02, 63:25:02, 48:28:14, Irwin 68, St. Petersburg YC; 5, Nobility, Mike Noble, 265, 20:31:53, 82:21:53, 48:47:53, Morgan OI 41, St. Petersburg YC; 6, Cool Cat 1, Kathryn Garlick, 3, 13:31:37, 51:26:37, 51:03:49, Etincelle 60, Terra Ceia; 7, American Spirit, Brian Fo 192,

Upcoming Regional Regattas

11th Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, Weekend of June 18 The 11th Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the Summer Solstice, will be held June 18, the closest Saturday to the Summer Solstice. There is no specific location of the Summer Sailstice except that it occurs on the planet Earth, in this solar system, where sailors can spend the day—or two days—sailing as a tribute to the solstice, which—astronomically—occurs on June 21. Regattas are held throughout the South.

For more on the Sailstice, go to www.summersailstice.com.

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of festivities and casual racing with Bahamian boats and cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta and will be held on July 2. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible—but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. For more information, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

REGIONAL RACING NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required.

To list an event, send the regatta/race name, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat), location, dates, sponsoring organization), e-mail and/or phone contact and/or Web site (if applicable) to editor@south windsmagazine.com. DO NOT just send a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here.

We will list your club races if they happen on a regular schedule (eg, every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.).

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

took to the Neuse River to try their skill in the light and fluky air in the first regatta of the ICRC series. ICRC stands for Inter-Club Race Committee and was formed on Nov. 7, 2001, by seven Neuse and Pamlico River clubs. Those organizing clubs are Oriental Dinghy Club, Blackbeard Sailing Club, Hancock Yacht Club, Pamlico Sailing Club, Fairfield Harbour Sailing Club, Neuse Sailing Association and Neuse Yacht Racing Association (all abbreviated as ODC, BSC, HYC, PSC, FHYC, NSA, NYRA).

There are three major races each year, one each at Blackbeard SC, Hancock YC and Oriental Dinghy Club. The clubs form teams consisting of a minimum of five boats. The team that scores the lowest total of two combined team events wins the coveted trophy for the year.

Congratulations to Henry Frazer, Ken Small, and Dick Mannion who won their classes and their series taking for the most part all first places. The next ICRC racing will be at the Hancock Yacht Club Regatta, July 9-10.

Upcoming Regattas

48th Annual Ocracoke Regatta, Washington, NC, June 18 McCotters Marina is sponsoring the Pamlico Sailing Club’s Ocracoke Regatta which goes from Indian Island on the Pamlico Sound near Washington, NC, to Ocracoke on the

Race Reports

Local Neuse River Racers Sail the First Regatta of the 2011 Series, Neuse River, NC, April 30-May1

By Carol Small On April 30 and May 1, a fleet of 22 skippers and their crews News & Views for Southern Sailors

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RACING Outer Banks. It is claimed to be the longest running big boat event on the east coast because it’s the most FUN! The race is open to any vessel in seaworthy condition—for anyone who wants to spend a fun day out on the with a party afterwards in Ocracoke.

Classes include Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker and a special “Party” Class provided for power and sailboats who don’t want to race. Otherwise, race classes will be following US SAILING rules of racing.

For more information, go to www.yachtworld.com/ mccottersmarina, and click on Calendar of Events.

San Juan 21 North American Championships, Bridgeton, NC, June 23-25 San Juan Fleet #8, the Neuse Yacht Racing Association and Bridgeton Harbor will be hosting the San Juan 21 North Americans in Bridgeton, NC, just across the Neuse River from New Bern, June 23-25. Racing will be on the Neuse River, one of the great sailing venues on the East Coast.

Bridgeton Harbor offers ample parking, launching and some on-site camping for the regatta. The SJ21 class requires membership at least seven days prior to the event.

Thursday will be a practice day of racing. Racing will be on Friday and Saturday with Sunday a makeup day if needed.

Go to the Neuse Yacht Racing Association Web site at www.nyra.org.

Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta, Charleston, SC, July 15-17 This youth regatta is one of the largest events that the yacht club supports during the year with over 100 boats participating. Several classes race: J/24s, SIOD, E-Scows, Melges 24, Y-Flyers, MC Scows, Sunfish, Lasers, 420s and Optimists.

On occasion, there have been fleets of Snipes, Holders, JY15s and Hobies. Sailors travel from the many locations in the Southeast, including SAYRA clubs located in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Registration is on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Awards are presented after racing on Sunday. For more information and the NOR, go to http://charlestonyachtclub.com.

18-19 Governors Cup, Open, Carolina SC (NC) 18- 19 Reggae Regatta, Open, Lake Lanier SC (SC) 23-26 SJ 21 Nationals, SJ21, Neuse Yacht Racing Assoc. (NC) 24 SAYRA Youth Challenge, Youth, Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 25-26 Low Country Regatta, Open, Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

3 Indigo Cup to Georgetown.

18 James Island YC Open Regatta. www.jiyc.org Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

Race schedule not posted for 2011 by press date.

Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA Regular club racing - See Web site for details.

5-10 Junior Week. Lake Lanier SC 17-19 Reggae Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 25 Couples Race. Southern Sailing Club Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

18-19 North & South Governor’s Cup JULY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their Web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 2-3 July 4th Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 9-10 Firecracker Regatta, Opti, Sunfish, Laser, 420. Savannah YC (GA) 16-17 Water Festival Regatta. Open. Beaufort Yacht & SC (GA) 16-17 Rocket Regatta. Open. Cape Fear YC (NC) 30 Jolly Jordon. Opti. Carolina SC (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

16-17 Charleston YC Open. www.charlestonyachtclub.com 30-31 Carolina YC Open. www.carolinayachtclub.com Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details. (New Web site under construction at press time.)

Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club Web site for club race schedule 2 Firecracker Cup. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Club Web site for local club races

Race Calendar JUNE South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their Web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 3-5 D Junior Championship Semi-Finals (Sears, Bemis, Smythe ). Atlanta YC 4-5 Special Olympics, 420, Hobie 16, James Island YC (SC) 4-5 Bare What you Dare, Catamarans, Keowee SC (SC) 4-5 Mayors Cup, Open, Lake Townsend YC (NC) 4-5 D12 Laser Championship, Laser, Savannah YC (GA) 11-12 Hobcaw Regatta , Open, Hobcaw YC (SC) 11-12 Duck Cup, Catamarans, Eastern Multihull SA, Nor’Banks Sailing, Duck (NC) 11-12 J/24 D-8 Series, J24, Oriental Dinghy Club (NC) 18-19 James Island Regatta, Open, James Island YC (SC) 52

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Tarasa Davis and Kim Calnan Take 2011 Snipe Tea Party, Jacksonville, FL, April 16-17

By Hal Gilreath Sailors from Alabama, Georgia and Florida came together at Florida Yacht Club in Jacksonville for the 2011 running of the Tea Party. Named for the hue of the St. John’s River, this year sailors enjoyed a broad range of conditions. Saturday’s www.southwindsmagazine.com

races saw winds starting out in the high teens and increasing to the high 20s. Double triangle courses and a river of whitecaps and foam kept the action exciting as Davis and Calnan won the first race, and recent USNA grad Tim Murphy and Brandon Feeney won the second race. Further racing was called as the breeze stayed in the 25- to 30-knot range the rest of the afternoon.

The sailors retired to the FYC pool where swimming, socializing and trips to the FYC bar ensued. FYC rolled out a fabulous Italian buffet for the evening, and the fleet looked forward to a Sunday with a little less breeze. Sunday dawned clear and sunny with a light northeasterly. Hal Gilreath and Amy Benner won the race over Chris and Antoinette Klotz by staying in the pressure in the shifty breeze. The fleet set off on a subsequent race only to have the breeze die and the race was abandoned. That left the title to Tarasa and Kim over Gilreath and Benner.

Overall another great weekend of Snipe sailing and socializing. It was serious sailing and serious fun. Pictures are available at: https://picasaweb.google.com/Deb Fewell/SnipeTeaPartyRegattaFYC2011#

Lake Monroe SA (www.lakemonroesailing.com): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May. Rudder Club, Jacksonville, biweekly (approximately) races on the St Johns River.

JUNE 4 Jesse Ball Regatta. Eppingham Forest YC 11 Mermaid Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 11 St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC 19 Father’s Day Regatta. Saint Augustine YC. 18-19 Grillz. Summer Sailstice Sail. East Coast Sailing Assoc.

27 Interclub Regatta. First Coast SA JULY 16 Moonlight Regatta. Rudder Club 17 Liberty Race. Saint Augustine Yacht Club 25-26 Team River Race. Halifax Sailing Association

Results (top three: place in each race, total points): Tarasa Davis and Kim Calnan, 1-2-3, 6; Hal Gilreath and Amy Benner, 2-5-1, 8; Tim Murphy and Brandon Feeney, 4-1-4, 9.

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Small Boat Regatta, Melbourne, FL, April 16-17

By Dave Ellis Twice a year, Melbourne Yacht Club hosts a delightful event for small boats, dinghies and catamarans off nearby Ballard Park. Good wind, good food and good company are givens.

This spring event was windy on Saturday, as is often the case on Florida’s east coast. A few boats on the south course sent their crew swimming, but with warm water, smiles prevailed. Four short races were completed Uncharacteristic light air greeted Sunday’s racers. Three races in shifty winds that were sit-on-the-deck conditions most of the time shuffled some of the standings. Racing was on the windward/leeward course with the start/finish line in the middle of the course, so tactics were limited at this event.

Results at www.sail-race.com/myc/2011/Spring RegattaSmallBoatResults.htm.

Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or Web site for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons; Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year, sometimes suspended during regattas.

East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regular series; At least one event each month.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Race series organized seasonally.

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Race Calendar Palm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club Web site for club racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday of each month (Son of a Beach Regatta).

Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the Web site for local club races.

BBYC Biscayne Bay YC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CCS Cruising Club of America. www.cruisingclub.org.

CGSC Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

PBSC Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org SCF Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org.

Go to the Web site for local club races.

JUNE Go to the Web site for local club races.

JULY 4 Regatta Time in the Abacos. www.regattatimeinabaco.com 15 Full Moon Regatta.

16 J/24 FL State Championships. Flat Earth Racing.

Race Calendar Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292SOUTHWINDS

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RACING 5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the club Web site for regular club racing open to all. No regattas on club Web site by press date.

Randy St. James on Claire (258), Dave Hilmeyer on Rita B (542) and Paul Eccles on Encore (15) jockey for position before the start at the Sarasota Bay Cup. Photo by Larry Ford.

SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 For the past five years, Southwinds has posted the race schedule on its Web site (www.southwindsmagazine.com) for all racing in west Florida area from Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. It includes all scheduled races (from 9/1/108/31/11) of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. Boat of the Year (BOTY) races are also listed.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes.

Race Reports

Steele/Hilmeyer Wins Sarasota Bay Cup, Sarasota, May 7

By Charlie Clifton Donna Steele and Dave Hilmeyer celebrated their wedding engagement by winning a tough nine-boat Spinnaker class at the 11th annual Sarasota Bay Cup on May 7. Sailing their Melges 24, Rita B, the soon-to-be newlyweds won two of the three races in a class composed largely of J/boats. Paul Eccle’s J/95, Encore, won the third race and came in second.

Bob Neff, on his Corsair 24, Consensus, edged out Tung Nguyen’s Double Barrel in the Multihull fleet. Neff’s two bullets to Nguyen’s one puts Neff solidly in the lead for Sarasota Boat of the Year (SBOTY) honors with one race to go.

Non-spinnaker and Cruiser classes raced on another course with one long race in a pursuit format.

Doug Dearden’s crew on In Tune continued their domination of Non-Spin and clinched SBOTY honors in that class. They were the first of 23 boats to cross the line in the pursuit race. Rudy Reinecke on his Olson 30, Hot Tuna, was the second boat over the line, followed by Dave Ettinger on the Ranger 26, Mo’ Air. Reinecke and Ettinger are neck-andneck in the race for second place in SBOTY. Bob Holsbeke, on LL Wind Dancer, was the first in the Cruiser class over the line. Holsbeke closed the gap somewhat on John Lynch’s Summertime for SBOTY honors, but 54

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with only one race to go, it will be tough to beat Lynch.

However, the last race will be long distance to Key West, so anything can happen.

Mike Collins on the Cape Dory, Skimmer, was first in the Pocket Cruiser class. Collins has clinched Pocket Cruiser SBOTY honors. The little Cape Dory has sailed and finished every BOTY race this season.

The Sarasota Bay Cup was the first regatta initiated by the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association. Cindy Clifton put it together because three different clubs on the bay were having separate regattas on the same date. Bill Jacobs and the Bird Key Yacht Club did a fine job with the event.

Upcoming Regattas

Annual Steve Brownell Commodore’s Cup Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, June 4-5 Tampa Sailing Squadron will host this annual Regatta.

Friday will open the weekend with an evening cookout accompanied by some cold “grog” and registration.

Saturday will include PHRF racing for Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Motherlode fleets. One-Design fleets are encouraged to attend. Saturday evening will include the TSS traditional pig roast (and more “grog”) followed by race results, trophies and raffle. Sunday includes the women’s regatta.

All proceeds from benefit Tampa Sailing Squadron’s youth sailing program, dedicated to teaching kids 7-17 the fine art of moving about on the water using the wind. www.sail-tss.org.

Charlotte Harbor Marina Day Challenge Regatta, Punta Gorda, FL, June 11-12 This is a competition between all boating, sailing and yacht clubs, marine suppliers, marine services and yacht sales in the Charlotte County area. One or two skippers from each club, depending on the number of clubs to sign up, will www.southwindsmagazine.com

defend each club for top honors on Charlotte Harbor.

The vessel to be raced will be the 2.4mR supplied by Mark Bryant Sailing. This is one of the vessels to be used in the IFDS Worlds, which will be held on Charlotte Harbor in January 2012. The Marina Day Challenge is open to all ablebodied and disabled sailors alike.

For tune-up practice, contact Dennis Peck at (941) 4568542 or bdselah1@bdsailing.com. The NOR is at www.charlotteharborcommunitysailingcenter.org. Click on Regattas.

The event is sponsored by the Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center, Fisherman’s Village and B&D Sailing.

Third Annual River Regatta, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, June 18 Regatta Pointe Marina is hosting the Third Annual “River Regatta” sailboat race, which will take place on June 18. The event is part of “Summer Sailstice 2011,” the global holiday celebrating sailing held annually on the summer solstice, the longest sailing day of the year.

The event is open to all sailboats and will be governed by the US SAILING rules. Expected classes are Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser, and Multihull. The course will be on the Manatee River and will be visible to spectators. The race will be a pursuit race with starting times based on handicap rating.

Complimentary docking, launching, and parking are available at or adjacent to Regatta Pointe Marina.

Participating vessels have the option for free dockage for Friday and Saturday evenings, along with access to all Regatta Pointe Marina amenities including pool, showers, and laundry. Hotels and other lodging options are available nearby.

More details and NOR at www.RegattaPointe Marina.com or call (941) 306-7776.

Race Calendar

john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

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

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

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

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) JUNE 4-5 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Commodore’s Regatta 11 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Ladies Day Race 18 Summer Sailstice River Regatta. Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmettto JULY No races scheduled at this time. See club Web sites for club racing.

Upcoming Regattas

SOUTHWINDS has an annual online race calendar at www. southwindsmagazine.com/westfloridaracecalendar.html

Race to the Coast, New Orleans, June 11-12

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round

Sponsored by the Southern Yacht Club, this race was first held on July 4, 1850. It is known as America’s oldest distance race. The race sails through the Lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, Lake Borgne to the Mississippi Sound. For more details, go to www.southernyachtclub.org.

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Billy Bowlegs Festival and Regatta, Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club, June 11-12 The 56th Annual Billy Bowlegs Festival, a weeklong event, is filled with family events for all ages. It is focused on the charismatic character Billy Bowlegs, a local northwest Florida pirate.

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RACING Yacht Club and awards ceremony after racing Sunday. For more information and register online, go to www.fwyc.org.

Women’s Trilogy Races, July

GYA Challenge Cup, Gulfport Yacht Club, June 17-19

By Julie B. Connerley

The Gulport Yacht Club hosts the Challenge Cup this year.

Boats from 33 yacht clubs along the northern Gulf Coast race over the weekend.

Special rules for this competition require that the skipper, helmsman, and at least 50 percent of its crew (including skipper and helmsman) must have been members of the yacht club represented by the boat for the six months preceding the event. In addition, only three or four boats from each club are allowed to compete and are limited to one boat per class. A boat can represent only one yacht club, and each boat shall have sailed 50 recorded miles in the GYA PHRF race data program to be eligible to race.

Registration and briefing will be on June 17, with racing on Saturday and Sunday (Father’s Day). For more information, go to www.gulfportyachtclub.org.

Catalina 22 National Championships, Grapevine, TX, June 18-23 Hosted by the Grapevine Yacht Club in Grapevine, TX (near Dallas). www.catalina22nationals.com.

Gulfport to Pensacola Race, June 24 The annual 100-mile Gulfport to Pensacola race is sponsored by the Gulfport Yacht Club, the Southern Yacht Club, the Pensacola Yacht Club and the Gulf Yachting Association.

It is a 100-mile race from the channel entrance at Gulfport, MS, along the Gulf Coast to the channel entrance of the Pensacola Pass. For more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org

Ft. Walton Yacht Club Round the Island 100-Mile Multihull Race, June 24-26 This race is a circumnavigation around Santa Rosa Island located in northwest Florida. The race begins off the point of the Ft. Walton Yacht Club through East Pass and continues west through the Pensacola pass where boaters will turn north for the return trip.

At the start of the race, the wind is usually four to six knots from the northeast. After the start, racers round a turning mark off the shoals of Crab Island then head for Destin Bridge and East Pass. A charter boat fleet runs in front of them at the pass with a colorful parade of sailors and fishing boats. Spectators usually line the Destin Bridge and can see the multihull fleet sail under spinnakers using the NNE breeze as they head out around the island. www.fwyc.org.

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After a two-year absence from its inaugural host club, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club will once again coordinate the Gulf Yachting Association’s Women’s PHRF Championship.

Originally scheduled for the weekend of August 12-14, PBYC’s fleet captain, David “DJ” Johnson was successful in arranging to move the date to July 29-31 to make it easier for those women wishing to compete in the Women’s Trilogy during July.

Point Yacht Club’s Fast Women is set for July 16. Next is Navy Yacht Club Pensacola’s annual Bikini Regatta on July 23. And finally, the GYA Women’s Championship will be held in conjunction with PBYC’s Race for the Roses, beginning with a skippers’ meeting July 29, with racing on July 30-31. For more information on these women-focused regattas, visit the respective yacht club Web sites: www.pointyachtclub.org www.navypnsyc.org www.pensacolabeachyc.org

Texas Youth Race Week, Houston Yacht Club, July 9-15 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

Texas Race Week 2011, Galveston, TX, July 22-23 Texas Race Week is the premiere offshore yacht-racing event held by the Galveston Bay Cruising Association (GBCA).

The regatta encompasses three days of offshore sailboat racing on a variety of courses, beginning on Thursday with a 15- to 30-mile offshore route that lasts for five hours.

Courses on Friday and Saturday run along the beach so onshore spectators can view the racing. The Galveston Yacht Club will be headquarters for the regatta.

The 40 to 50 yachts expected to compete will race PHRF. Onedesign and level fleets rill race as well.

For more information, the NOR and to register online, go to www.gbca.org.

Race Calendar

See local club Web sites for club races.

LEGEND FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS HYC Houston YC, Houston, TX LFYC Lake Forest YC, Daphne, AL MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA NYC Navy YC, Pensacola, FL OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS See RACING continued on page 58 www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA Pass Christian Yacht Club, Pass Christian, MS Point Yacht Club, Josephine, AL St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL Bay Marathon. FYC Cancer Society. PYC Chandler Regatta. StABYC School’s Out. PontYC Find Gulfport. LBYC Orleans to Gulfport. NOYC Bowlegs Regatta. FWYC MCYA Chapman Regatta. LBYC Offshore Challenge Cup. GYC Hobie North American Championship (Hobie 14, Wave 17 & 18). OSYC Gulfport to Pensacola. GYC. PYC Round the Island Race. FWYC Hobie Youth & Women’s Nationals (Hobie 16 & Wave). OSYC Glorious Fourth. LFYC GYA 420 Championship. LBYC

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Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. PYC Independence Day Cup . StABYC Patriot’s Day Race . PBYC Horn Island Hop . OSYC GORR Regatta - LFYC Meigs Regatta . FWYC Rhodes 19 Regionals . FYC Texas Youth Race Week. HYC Memorial Hospital Jr. Regatta - GYC Fast Women Regatta . PtYC Summer Regatta . MYC Birthday Regatta J22, Finn . PCYC Bastille Day Regatta . NOYC Bikini Regatta - NYC Junior Lipton . FYC GYA J22 Championships . PCYC Summer in the Pass . PCYC Race for the Roses - PBYC Weatherly Regatta . GYC GYA Women’s PHRF . PBYC

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Recently reduced to $109,900.

Twin Diesel Twin stateroom Owners aft cabin. Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot and so much more! Owner says Bring Offers!

1990 Island Packet 38 Cutter $149,900. Furling Mainsail, cutter rig, radar, single sideband, generator, wind, solar, autopilot, refrigertion, SSB radio, full cockpit canvas enclosure, life raft and more.

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50' Mikelson Pilothouse Ketch, 1988, Heavy, Bluewater cruiser, 5 KW genset, New Sails, Life Raft, A/C, Bow Thruster, Leisurefurl booms, $267,000, Bob @ 239-877-4094

50' St. Francis Owners Version Catamaran, 2005, A/C, Genset, Fast bluewater cruiser. $595,000.

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44' Lagoon Catamaran, 2007, 4 staterooms, Never Chartered, Loaded with the best gear! $599,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642.

44' Island Packet, 2008, Yanmar under 200 hrs, electric winches, upgraded to better than new. This is a must see! $525,000, Harry @ 941-400-7942

44' Gozzard 1994, Bluewater cruiser, A/C, Wind generator, recent Awlgrip, BowThruster, Equipped to go today! $289,000 Capt Calvin @ 941-830-1047

43' Dufour Gib'sea, 2001, 3 cabins, 2 heads. Clean, bright interior. Well equipped, A/C, Auto pilot, Chartplotter, $124,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446

42' Pearson 422 CC,1986, New Solar, New Furling, many upgrades make this aready to go vessel. $89,900, Joe @ 941-224-9661

37' Hunter 376, 1997, Genset, A/C, wing keel, Flatscreen TV, Well maintained for only $74,000 Joe @ 941-224-9661

31' Beneteau 311, 2000, Lift keel brings draft to 2'7", double rudders, lift kept, nice boat! $62,900, TJ@ 941-741-5875

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Three WindRider 17 trimarans for sale. $8195. $1000 below list. Brand new in the box. Three available: blue, white or yellow.

Located on Anna Maria Island near Bradenton and Sarasota, FL. Call Brian (941) 6851400 (briandahms@hotmail.com). ________________________________________ 2000 Catalina Capri 18. Four-stroke OB. Trailer. Many extras. Excellent condition.

Leesburg area (north of Orlando). $4000/offer. (352) 728-0098. (6/11)

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1991 Catalina Capri 22. Wing Keel, Std. Rig, Trailer, 5hp Honda, Furling, Cockpit Cushions.

Dry-sailed. Very Clean and Loaded. $7,761.

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

8-foot Fiberglass rowing dinghy—can be used with a small outboard. $275. Sarasota (941) 870-7473. (8/11)

18’ Florida Bay Wooden Sharpie. Just restored. 2 sets of sails. Custom aluminum trailer. 3hp Outboard. Ready for the water. $2,900. North Florida. Will deliver. (305) 9237384. (6/11)

Abaco Dinghy 12ft. Built by Wiener Malone of Hopetown, Abaco. Excellent Condition.

New sail and trailer. Rare classic Bahamian sloop $3500. Dunedin, FL, (727) 692-8061, or zeke@ensignspars.com. (8/11) 62

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Star sailboat, 1991. 4 sets of sails #8061, Triad trailer with sail box, hull, keel, rudder in great shape, no major dents. Located in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. $7500. Pictures on request.

(850) 243-1804, pguthrie@owccs.org. (7/11)

1977 Erickson 27. Solid family boat, very good condition, new Bimini, full headroom, full galley, stereo, TV, AC, solar panel, Yamaha electric-start 4-stroke OB. $4800 (727) 734-1703. (727) 804-4508. (8/11)

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2005 Sea Tribe Open Bridgedeck Catamaran.

Reduced $5,000! Fast stable South African Cat with open bridgedeck, two double berths, one single, outboard, two heads with Porta Potti, self tacking jib, $69,900. AlanGSYS @gmail.com. (941) 350-1559.

$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. The hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (6/11)

30’ Alberg Sloop. Built 1968. $6000. Full keel draws 4’. 6’ 2” headroom. Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Sleeps four. Teak inside and out.

Handyman special. Can be seen at Dunedin, FL, Marina. Slip # 32. (727) 734-9628. (6/11)

31’ Catalina 309. 2007. Exactly like new. One owner, fully loaded. Cleanest 309 on the East Coast. Don’t believe me! Come see for yourself. $94,500. Located in St. Petersburg, FL. (863) 648-5218, or (863) 669-5062. (7/11a)

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2009 Eastern 31 Coastal Explorer. Was $286,500, now reduced to $199,900-liquidation sale-new boat warranty. This is a loaded boat with many factory and dealer options.

Ruggedly built and sea-kindly. Must see to appreciate. Low interest financing available.

Was $286,500 Now Only $199,900. Contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350

34 Catalina 1993. Exceptional quality and equipped like new, but at half the price.

Raymarine plotter, GPS, Autopilot, wind, depth, speed, ICOM M-504 VHF with RAM mike, reconditioned main and genoa sails, electric windless, custom Bimini and sail cover. Clearwater, FL. $74,900. (303) 5223580. (7/11)

2004 Catalina 310. $59,900. AC, AP, GPS, Refrig, R/F Genoa, Electric windlass, Bimini, 4’10’’ shoal draft. St. Petersburg, FL. 727-2141590. Full Specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

2011 Beneteau 34. $156,000. Commissioned 12/2010, AC, Refrig, AP, A90 Chartplotter, 4’6 shoal draft, In mast furling, r/f genoa, ST70 electronics, NEW Condition. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full Specs & pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

31’ Beneteau 311, 2000. Under 3’ draft, twin rudders. Perfect for the shallow waters of the Florida West Coast. Lift-kept. $62,900, TJ @ (941) 741-5875. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

2004 C&C99 32’ sloop. Red Awlgrip hull.

Carbon mast. Racing and cruising sails by Doyle. Tack-Tick and Furuno instruments.

Excellent condition. Lying South Florida.

Ready to cruise or race. Asking $114,900.

(305) 323-0395 or caraluna52@gmail.com.

(5/11)

1988 Catalina 34, Just Traded in for a new Catalina. Many Recent Upgrades, Very Clean. $47,900. Massey Yacht Sales. (941) 7231610.

Morgan 34. Classic Charley Morgan 1968.

Full keel, draft 42”, 10’ beam. Great sailing boat for Bahamas or Keys. Nice cabin, sleeps six. Needs nothing. $26,000. (321) 2996928. Merritt Island, FL. (8/11)

$50 – 3 mo.

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Island Packet 35’, 1994. Excellent condition.

Topside and interior teak refinished, brightwork and toothbrush detailing just completed. 38 HP Yanmar. Davits, engine hoist, Rib Caribe Dinghy with 15 HP outboard, Lofrans electric anchor winch, auto pilot, feathering prop, new head, holding tank replaced. New battery bank. Coast Guard Certified and ready for Bahamas cruising. 4’6” draft.

Melbourne, FL. $111,000. MY LOSS YOUR GAIN. Easy to show. Call (321) 960-1377.

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TRIMARAN 35’ Piver, 1968. 3’ Draft, Aft Cabin, Spacious Cockpit, 27HP Yanmar, 250W Solar Panels, Inverter, Propane Fridge, Stove, Oven, 7 Sails, Hardtop. Ready To Go Cruising. $28,500. (305) 393-4085. (6/11)

35 Strider 1969. Fiberglass, hand-built, PHRF rating 168. Yanmar diesel replaced 1994.

Flag-blue hull, new sails. Asking $29,000. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

Wharram Tangaroa MKIV+, 2002 36 ’x19’. Beams lashed on top of deck, single mast with gaff wing sail, jib, large Bimini, unique cockpit, 6+’ standing headroom in extended cabins, 230w solar with large batteries, two 8hp Yamahas, inflatable with outboard, solid boat to liveaboard or cruise the islands, $65K. Dan (305) 664-0190. (6/11)

37' Irwin, fine, 1977. Best engine access, ventilation throughout, smart layout. Perkins 50, Northern Lights 5kw, air, 5 1/2' draft, $22,600. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972, 305-815-2607.

37’ Endeavour 1979, with 50hp Perkins diesel. Traditional “B” Plan layout with forward V-berth. Harken RF, GPS Chart Plotter, Radar, Auto-Pilot, Manual Windlass, S/S Davits, Marine Air, Propane Stove. Beautiful interior. At our docks. Asking $37,500.

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39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley + more. $110,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

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37’ Hunter 376, 1997. A very comfortable family cruising yacht. Bottom painted October 2010, Nexgen generator 3.5kw new in 2010. 16,000 BTU A/C 2007, $74,000, Call Joe @ (941) 224-9661, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

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39’ Corbin Center Cockpit Cutter located in Tarpon Springs. Proven circumnavigator is ready to go again. Call the central agent, Kelly Bickford CPYB, for high definition photos and complete specs. REDUCED to $82,500. (727) 599-1718 or, kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com

56' Custom Schooner 2007 . .$1.1 Million 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500

36 Cheoy Lee 1970. Cutter Yawl. Completely rebuilt inside and out—mast, sails, boom, rigging, both 12-volt & 110-volt, plumbing.

Asking $66,900. Go anywhere. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

36 Cheoy Lee 1970. Cutter Yawl. Completely rebuilt inside and out—mast, sails, boom, rigging, both 12-volt & 110-volt, plumbing.

Asking $66,900. Go anywhere. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

1980 C&C Landfall 38. Asking $54,900.

LOTS of new equipment. Redesigned V-berth for taller individuals, custom cabinetry, radar, GPS, chartplotter. MUCH, MUCH more!B Bill Browning Yacht Sales, St. Petersburg. www.floridaboats.net. (727) 239-6585.

42' Express Bridge 1988 Diesel . .$92,000 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . .$29,900 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$34,900 32' Trojan 1983 New Engines . . .$34,900 29' Prairie 1878 Trawler Diesel . .$24,900 28' Diesel Charter Boat Business . .Offers 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900

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39’ Island Spirit 400, 2004. This is an owner’s version, 3-cabin boat that has never been chartered and is in immaculate condition. Fully equipped for cruising with Yanmar diesels, Northern Lights Genset, watermaker, solar panels, SSB, etc. This boat is “turnkey” & ready to go cruising! Asking only $289,000, which is 1/2 of what a new boat will cost! Located in Key West. For more details call (305) 747-9279 or e-mail caribtraveller@yahoo.com (6/11)

39’ Lindsey Motorsailer, 1973. Roomy, walkthru layout with manly walk-in engine room, Perkins 85. Bertha is versatile in all conditions, 3 1/2’ draft, wind gen, 3 anchors, windlass, HBI. $25,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972. (305) 815-2607, or www.marinesource.com.

40’ Condor Trimaran 1987. USCG-Documented Vessel with unrestrict-ed Coastwise Endorsement. LEX-SEA was previously owned

by Ted Turner Jr. as Troika. Fast, fun and capable of ocean racing. Great sail inventory, recent Yanmar 29, Maxi Prop, New Dodger, Stack Pack, Hood RF, Custom Helm Seats.

RayMarine Electronics. Key Largo. $59,900.

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2008 Hunter 41 DS. A clean Trade-in!

Excellent value with only 483 hours on the upgraded 54 HP Yanmar and loaded with options. Air conditioning, generator, upgraded 105 amp alternator, 2 chartplotters, radar, autopilot, inverter, electric halyard winch, Fresh water flush heads, Bose stereo and Oceanaire shades and screens. Call Bill at Massey (727) 492-7044

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42 Catalina 2003. 2-Cabin Wing Keel. A/C, genset, watermaker, in-mast furling, davits, bimini, hard dodger, full enclosure and more. Very well maintained, in excellent condition and ready to go cruising. Contact Scott Pursell, CPYB, Massey Yacht Sales & Service, Palmetto, FL $199,000 (941) 723-1610.

1983 42’ Tayana Vancouver. Located Myrtle Beach, SC. Great condition, genset, 16,000 BTU A/C unit, many upgrades. A value at $98,000.

Contact: ron.stoddard@stbarts.com. Cell (843) 557-5215. (7/11)

Cape Dory 40. 1986. Very well equipped for circumnavigation. Many recent upgrades by knowledgeable owners. Solar, wind, a/c, RIB, numerous spares. Located Kemah, Texas. For details, (979) 864-7755. $118,750. (7/11)

42’ Pearson 422 Center Cockpit 1986. Solar panels, New furling, Autopilot, Chartplotter, new chain plates, many upgrades, $93,000 Joe @ 941-224-9661

2008 Hunter 41DS #399. Reduced to $249,900. This is a new in-stock boat loaded with factory options, including AC, gen and a full suite of Raymarine electronics. Was $284,188, now $249,900. Great financing available, Contact Ed Massey at (941) 7252350.

42 Beneteau First 1983. Rated ”World’s Best Sailboat.” Many upgrades. Price reduction to $71,600. Jim Booth, (904) 652-8401.

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42 Irwin Ketch, 1977. In-mast Roller Main, New rig in ’99. 60hp. Westerbeke, air conditioning, generator, 4‘6” board up. Stout 29,000-pound cruiser. All new opening ports. $49,500. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972.

(305) 815-2607, bstewart_yachts@msn.com. www.marinesource.com.

45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $125,000.

Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

1980 Vagabond 47. Reduced $179,900. She is loaded and impeccable. Will take you anywhere on the world’s seas in comfort, and safety. One-owner boat. No expense spared.

See details & pix on our website.

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

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43’ Bristol, 1986, Pristine condition $149,900. Super Deal. Yacht Brokers, llc, Palm Coast, FL. Contact Meg Goncalves at (386) 447-1977. e-mail ybipc@bellsouth.net

2006 Hunter 466. Asking $179,000. One of Hunter’s most popular cruising yachts.

Loaded, three staterooms and never chartered. Includes dinghy and OB. Must see!

Contact Al Pollak at (727) 492-7340.

2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning, Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In Mast Furling $224,900. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

1999 Catalina 470. Bowthruster, Genset, 3 AC, Windlass upgrade, custom arch and davits, and a lot more. $224,000. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. www.murrayyachtsales.com.

44’ CSY Walk-Over, 1979, This yacht has been meticulously maintained! Perkins 62 HP, Air-X Wind Generator, Norcold Refrigerator, and much more! $124,900, Call Jane @ 813917-0911, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

Beneteau 473, 2001, 47’. Best-Equipped/ Loaded Cruiser, Bristol Condition, Bowthruster, Cutter-Rigged (if desired), 4 electric winches, GO CRUISING / SAILING NOW, FSBO, St. Augustine, FL. $229,000. Details and photos at www.Villomee.com (949) 637-1587. (6/11)

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

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Tohatsu Outboard. 3.5 HP four-stroke. 2007.

Excellent condition. $499. St. Augustine.

(904) 460-0501. (8/11) _________________________________________ 45 lb. Delta Plow Anchor. Never used. Cost $350 new. Will sell for $200 firm. Contact Bob at (843) 830-8247. (8/11) _________________________________________ Johnson 2 cycle outboards: Short shafts 6HP, 7.5HP, 15HP, 35HP. Pull & Electric Start. ’80s models. Prices starting at $250. Please call (941) 870-7473. (6/11) _________________________________________ Beckson Opening Port, new in box, PO-714WC-10. 7” h x 14” w, white frame, clear lens, trim ring, gasket and screen included. Retails for $155. Asking $75. (941) 342-1246. _________________________________________ WEEMS & PLATH matching set of Bluewater barometer and non-striking clock. Black resin, case diameter 5 1/2”, bezel 3 3/4”. New condition, very accurate. Retail for $65 each, asking $65 for both. (941) 342-1246.

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CLASSIFIED ADS Class I PFDs, Industrial, Offshore, Stearns Merchant Mate, USCG approved for ALL vessels. Double chest adjusters, encircling body belt, hinged back panel and head-up collar for maximum head support. SOLAS reflective tape sewn on both panels and collar. Like new, never been in water. Asking $60 for both; retail for $80 each. (941) 342-1246.

Doyle Offshore main: luff 40’4”, foot 14’6”, leech 42’3”, reefs at 4’5” and 9’9”, 7/8” internal slides, leathered/webbed corners/fittings.

One small repair. Good serviceable condition. $200 + shipping. No COD. burnhamfamily@gmail.com. (6/11)

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BOYE BOAT KNIVES. Cobalt blades, extreme cutting power. No rust, ever. Handcrafted quality, lightweight, great everyday and safety carry, stays sharp. Super reviews. Made in USA since 1971. www.boyeknives.com. (800) 853-1617. (7/11) 12 volt flush pump, replaces manual pump.

Built-in macerator, converts Jabsco, Sealand, Brydon Boy to electric. New, never installed.

Retail $445. SELL FOR $150. Clearwater.

(727) 483-2528. Joe. (6/11)

WANTED on ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands: Two Craftsmen - One Machinist, One Welder. Turn-key Welding and Machine Shop available. 10-year established business with good lease. Forced to retire and selling all equipment as “package” for $120k. qualitymachiningwelding@hotmail.com. (340) 6434956. (8/11)

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LODGING FOR SAILORS

_________________________________________ Mobile Showroom Representative wanted to promote regatta and sailing apparel at sailing regattas throughout the East Coast.

Must be able to operate and care for a 24’ trailer pulled by a heavy-duty truck. Duties include maintaining operational and inventory checklists and keeping adequate supplies of sailing apparel. Please send resume to michele@paulhus.net. Read more about the job at http://coralreefsailing.net/careers.

(7/11) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for Yacht Brokers in Florida.

Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. 37% sales increase in 2010, Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com. _________________________________________ WORK IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. CYOA Yacht Charters is seeking full time help: Boat Maintenance. Must be experienced, have your own tools, knowledge of common systems on sail and powerboats up to 50 feet and able to operate these vessels. References required. Must be legal to work in the U.S. Apply by email to kirsten@cyoacharters.com. www.cyoacharters.com. _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or send resume to yatchit@verizon.net (Inquiry will be kept in confidence)

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT _________________________________________

Secluded waterfront living in northeastern North Carolina.

Deep water for sailboat or a trawler. Antique heart of pine floors.

English island in kitchen, LR, card room, sunroom— all with exceptional river view. Three bedrooms and two baths. Wrap-around decks, pier and boat house. Double garages and workshops. Just over 1.4 acres.

Owner/Broker Sandra Ward. (252) 331-5525 or sandy@portfolioliving.com. (7/11)

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High (12+ meters ASL) wooded, building lot 1/2 mile southeast GeorgeTown, Exuma, Spectacular views: Elizabeth Harbour, Stocking Island, Crab Key. Road and Power in. Beach access. $65,000. (813) 9563119. (7/11)

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (6/11)

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Port Canaveral Yacht Club. Memberships and/or slips for rent. Sailboats and powerboats up to 60 feet. Multihulls up to 45 feet in length. Deepwater direct ocean access. Near ICW. Liveaboard and transient slips available.

Restaurant and Tiki Bar on site. Walking distance to restaurants, nightlife, public transportation. Dockmaster at (321) 482-0167, or Office M-F, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at (321) 784-2292.

Free Wi-Fi, pump-outs on site, fuel and boat repair nearby. www.office@pcyc-fl.org. (10/11)

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Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park.

Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.CrescentFlorida.com (7/11a)

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_________________________________________ Mainsail and Mast. 19’ 6” mast. Shortened off 18’ Catalina. Complete with Spreaders, lights, etc. Mainsail: 16’ luff. 8’ 4” foot.

Powerhead. 1 reef point. Will separate. $75 each or OBO. (352) 728-0098. (6/11)

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LAST continued from page 70 packed with friends and family were escorted by two Coast Guard vessels out to one of the racing marks on Lake Pontchartrain. Minutes before his ashes were returned to the water, two Army helicopters flew over the fleet in formation.

New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are better for having known him as one of her sons—for he led, by definition, an extraordinary life.

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America’s Last Swashbuckler

By Troy Gilbert

W

hat does it take to lay claim to an extraordinary life?

We all have our moments, but most of us go about our day-today lives quietly heroic for children and loved ones. There are massive trials like Hurricane Katrina, which bring to the forefront everyone’s core, whether good or evil. But for some, the stars are aligned, and there is no escaping a constantly heroic life.

At age 17, Capt. Mike Howell left the quiet New Orleans’ neighborhood of Lake Vista and shipped off to Vietnam. Two years later, on April 13, 1967, working as a door gunner on a helicopter gunship during combat operations, he was horribly wounded. With his left arm rigorously shattered, a bullet through his leg and multiple serious lacerations from shrapnel, he was rapidly bleeding to death.

With the helicopter’s crew chief pinching off the artery in his arm, the severely damaged helicopter was able to make it to a medical unit, and he was rushed into a triage unit. Through his own descriptions of the event, Howell explained that he was conscious although unable to speak or move. He heard the medical staff rapidly agreeing to not waste precious blood and I.V. fluids on him, and that they were going to declare him dead. He described how, while this was happening, that he was screaming in his head, “Waste the blood! Waste the blood!” but was completely unable to communicate. The last thing he remembered was a female nurse screaming, “Bullshit!”

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Purple Hearts, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and several others, Howell returned to his mother’s home in New Orleans, having lost an arm. He was to undergo another year of recovery and the inevitable nightmares. For most, this would have been enough heroics for a lifetime—he was only 20.

Several years later, and with no boating experience whatsoever, Howell purchased a run-down 1947 55-foot workboat/trawler named Mañana, moved aboard and rebuilt the engines and equipment. He taught himself everything there was to know about boats and achieved a captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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He placed himself into an incredibly strenuous lifestyle and career that would try even the most athletic among us and rapidly became a fixture out at West End and the marinas of the Gulf of Mexico, logging thousands of miles across open waters as a working captain. He joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary and would eventually assist in over 100 maritime rescues.

In 1980, moved by the plight of 125,000 people trying to flee Cuba during the Mariel boat lift, he acted under his own orders and sailed Mañana across the Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and rescued 75 individuals fleeing Fidel Castro’s Cuba, mostly women and children. One 16-year-old girl onboard, Mirta Ojito, would eventually become a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who would subsequently write a memoir of the boat lift and titled it after Howell’s boat, Finding Mañana. Capt. Mike, believing in the honorable adages of our country stated not long ago while reminiscing, “You know all that stuff about ‘give us your tired, your poor…’? Well, that really means something to me.”

A year later, he was approached by a band of mercenaries who were preparing to ship out of New Orleans and conduct a coup d’etat on the small Caribbean island of Dominica. Their goal was to turn the island into an armed camp and major waypoint for funneling drugs into the United States.

Capt. Mike agreed to transit them to the island, but covertly contacted the FBI and the CIA and became integral in foiling the coup. This story was dubbed the “Bayou of Pigs” by the newspapers, and a book chronicling it would later be released under the same name. Capt.

Mike received a personal commenda-

tion letter from the director of the FBI for his actions.

During Hurricane Katrina, he rode out the storm onboard Mañana in New Orleans’ Municipal Harbor on the Lakefront—alone. For 12 hours, his steel-hulled boat was lashed by the storm and pounded by errant boats loosed from their moorings and turned into missiles by the weather. Monday morning, as the storm subsided, he powered her up and plowed through debris and boats and past the massive burning hulk of the Southern Yacht Club to get to the Coast Guard Station in Bucktown and became one of the first individuals to learn of the levee failure on the 17th Street Canal. As he motored past the mouth of the drainage canal, he later dryly recalled how he knew something was wrong when his 55-ton vessel was rapidly getting sucked up into the canal, “That was not normal.”

He tied up next to the station, and his boat became the de facto Coast Guard operating base as Mañana was able to generate power for the station’s communications equipment; rescue operations commenced on the lakefront and saved thousands of lives.

In 2010, after months of waiting and chomping at the bit to assist, Mañana and Capt. Mike were finally contracted by BP to work clean-up efforts on the oil spill, and once again he was in the thick of it.

For almost 40 years, this man lived on the waters of New Orleans’ West End. He taught sailing and boating safety to kids and adults, and would dutifully travel and chaperone the junior sailing team from the New Orleans Yacht Club to regattas all across the Gulf Coast. He became a huge proponent of the rebuilding of West End after the storm and never missed a public meeting and—much to the chagrin of officials—many private meetings. This man, who could never turn away a stray dog, befriended all who knew him and would joke that he would always be willing to lend a hand—and was true to his word.

Capt. Mike Howell passed away on March 26 after complications that arose from surgery. A fleet of 20 sailboats and race committee boats See LAST continued on page 69 www.southwindsmagazine.com