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Editorial: Cuba Regatta and Stuff

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba Sees Moon Over Sarasota Bay

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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Book Review: Suncoast Cruising Guide

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Our Waterways: New Mooring Fields in Carolina Beach, NC, and Titusville, FL

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Cruise to Marathon

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Cooking Onboard: A Culinary Tribute to Sailors Hal and Margaret Roth

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Carolina Sailing: Charleston to Bermuda, a New Twist

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FROM THE HELM Sarasota Yacht Club Still Hopes for Race to Cuba This Year Today, press date for this issue, Feb. 15, is the deadline set by the Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation for receiving permission from the government to run the Sarasota to Havana Regatta. They did not receive permission, but they did receive positive signs from the government and decided to leave a way open to still sail to Cuba. They will support the Bone Island Regatta, a race planned from Sarasota to Key West on May 18. This will allow more time for possible government approval. If approval is received by mid-March, they will plan for a regatta leaving from Key West after the Bone Island Regatta.

The Sarasota Herald Tribune recently ran an article about the regatta and the yacht club’s attempts to obtain a permit.

The article also told about the last race from Sarasota to Cuba in 1994. That race brought an angry response from those opposed to anyone going to Cuba—saying that the sailors were aiding the Cuban government. There were threats of violence against the sailors, prompting local, state and federal officers—on their own boats—to accompany and protect the boaters as they departed Sarasota. Nothing violent happened, and the sailors made their way to Cuba.

There was hope that with the new Obama administration, travel restrictions would be eased—and they were recently—but not enough to allow U.S. citizens to freely travel to the island, including in the proposed regatta.

The article did mention the two people in Key West who were indicted by the federal government for organizing races to Cuba, although it did not give details, only mentioning that they were indicted. They were Key West residents

STEVE MORRELL,

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Michele Geslin and Peter Goldsmith, who ran the Conch Republic Cup race from Key West to Havana for several years from 1997-2003 and were the victims of U.S. government persecution after the 2003 race. They were indicted in 2004 under the Trading With the Enemy Act. The government harassment almost cost Michele her sailmaking business. During the persecution, Michele was also battling cancer in the hospital (she passed away in 2009). The charges were dropped the Friday before the 2004 presidential election—after more than a year of harassment. The agreement was that Michele and Peter could not discuss the deal made with the government.

The Trading With the Enemy Act, although used by the federal government through indictments and many times as a threat, has never been tested, as charges under the law in regards to traveling to Cuba have always been dropped before the cases were allowed to go to court—after months of investigations and harassment by the government of the individuals indicted. In my opinion it is a way for the government to punish people without conviction, or even a trial; just investigate them thoroughly. Many people believe the act is unconstitutional, but it’s never been tested, since charges were always eventually dropped. How convenient.

Those who indicted and investigated Michele and Peter should be indicted.

It’s hard to believe that our government punishes people who have a right to freely travel. Whether one is for or against traveling to Cuba, free travel is a right as basic as free speech.

Sailing to Cuba is included in that right.

My compliments to the Sarasota Yacht Club for their efforts in making this regatta happen. Keep trying and good luck.

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LANDLUBBERS DISLIKE ANCHORED OUT LIVEABOARDS IN DUNEDIN I have been reading your magazine for years and it has taken me sailing when I could not go, if you know what I mean. So, thank you very much. I really enjoy the articles on cruising in the Bahamas and all the racing. I’m writing to ask for some advice about anchoring my boat out and the laws that concern that subject.

Because of hard economic times, I have been forced to give up my slip and anchor off the Dunedin Marina in Pinellas County (Tampa Bay area). Some of the locals that live along the water have been complaining to the city of Dunedin about our being there. The city has been trying to stay away from the issue, but the locals keep pushing it. The locals want the city to stop us from using the marina to access our boats or charge a fee, hoping that will persuade us to leave. There are several liveaboards at our location, and the locals say that they are concerned that we are pumping out and not using holding tanks, but I think the real reason for their protest is that they do not like the anchored boats blocking their view. I agree 100 percent that the liveaboards must use a holding tank for environmental reasons.

I know that and I don’t think they can force us out. I want to be a good neighbor and live by the letter of the law.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Calvin Horn Sea-Son, CAL 34 Calvin, I am not sure what to tell you, but as far as I can see, you are doing nothing illegal, and being suspicious of boats dumping illegally is not enough to convict, although suspicions alone have sent people to the gallows who were innocent. Suspicions and prejudice would be more accurate.

I agree with you that illegal dumping is not the real reason, but I think the real reason is general prejudice toward people who live on boats. When I first came to Florida and was living on my boat in 1979, there were less people and quite a few sailboats anchored out on which people lived and cruised around. At that time, boaters were looked upon with envy as adventurers who ventured out into the open waters seeking an alternative to the hustle and bustle of the workaholic lifestyle. Today, it appears people are angrier, work harder and look upon liveaboards as doing something illegitimate and irresponsible—as though they are all

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LETTERS bums (we boaters know better). But I think it’s that and envy together creating a prejudice. Many boaters have escaped the rat race, and some people just can’t stand that. Facts show that Americans work longer hours to make a living than any other developed country—and those hours have increased in the last 60 years, while others have decreased. The rats are running faster, harder and longer.

Ironically, it is those on land who dump more raw sewage in our waters through poorly maintained and old sewage pipes and systems, but it’s not publicized much. Even if every boater in Florida was dumping human waste in these waters, it would be nothing compared to what broken sewer lines and overflows dump annually. But people don’t like pointing a finger at themselves.

Editor BOARDED AT FORT JEFFERSON We sailed from Naples to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas several months ago, arriving a bit before noon the following day, and anchored in the soft sand. Within the hour, we watched the National Park Service rangers begin to conduct inspections on the anchored vessels in front of the fort.

We had crossed overnight during some rough weather and were a bit haggard-looking on our arrival. Our Endeavour 40 didn’t notice the wind, rain and waves as much as we did.

We cleaned up the boat and made her secure after the passage, while we waited our turn at being boarded. While sitting in the cockpit with lunch, we watched the NPS officers board the other two boats in the basin, and then return to the fort. We were one of three boats here.

The NPS rangers apparently recognized by our timing, appearance, and the current weather that we had made a rough overnight passage and simply let us be. It was either that, or they saw my current USCG inspection sticker on the port side of the mast. The next morning we awoke to a 20foot rubber boat with eight Cuban immigrants arriving at the fort. The Coast Guard was on station to handle the new arrivals as we went about our business of being tourists.

The next afternoon, as we returned from the fort, we noticed a Florida Wildlife Commission boat with four officers aboard in the anchorage. They began the boarding process. We remained the only three boats there. We were the third to be boarded. I suppose that I had implied consent by having bumpers over the port side and the lifelines down. I don’t recall if he asked to board or not, but I would have said yes anyhow. I had all my documents in hand and passed them to the officer. On the top of the stack was my current USCG safety inspection report confirming my sticker on the port mast. The officer said he would need to inspect everything anyhow, regardless of the Coast Guard inspection, which was only three months old.

He was a nice and polite officer who said, “Let’s look below,” and headed down the companionway ladder ahead of me. Abby, our cockatoo, is a bit territorial and came towards him with her head feathers crowned up and wings flapping a little. This startled the officer who stepped back and stumbled on an unseen step in the unfamiliar cockpit.

I’m glad he didn’t fall all the way over, lest the other three officers standing guard thought I started some sort of a fight with this fellow, and then the real problems would have began. I could have locked the boat-guard parrot up before he headed below had he said something first. I think that the training 10

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LETTERS they receive teaches them to do the surprise-get-below thing and not let the owner go down there unsupervised.

All worked out well and a thorough inspection showed that I was very well-protected against hurting myself. Of course, if my boat ever starts on fire, I seriously doubt that my inspected fire extinguishers are strong enough to put out all of my inspected safety flares.

I had to wonder why the FWC conducts safety inspections of boats out here in the first place. The NPS is stationed here 24/7 and they conduct inspections. Fort Jefferson is 70 nm miles from Key West, and we were not fishing or hunting. It just seems like a long way to go to check a couple of cruising boats.

There were numerous commercial fishing boats that anchored here every night. We didn’t see any of them get inspected. But, I do suppose that if I drove an open-cockpit boat 140 nm in pounding seas, I’m going to inspect whatever is there, too—just because.

A week or two later, we departed Key West and headed east along the north side of the Florida Keys. We repeatedly fouled our keel, rudder, and prop on lobster/crabpot lines.

The water here is 20- to 30-feet deep. The floats are attached to lines 100 or more feet long. Consequently, there’s about 70 feet of line floating on the surface, creating an absolute navigation nightmare. I was in this mess for 30 nm before getting far enough away from the Keys to find some open water.

Now, if the FWC is looking for something to enforce…

Larry Annen S/V AbbyGale

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Larry, Keeping an eye on those trap lines would be a good job for the FWC. We ought to call it “the inspection society.” Can you imagine if police pulled cars over whenever they wanted for no reason but to inspect them (they can’t). We would need a lot more police. They don’t have enough now to catch all the tailgaters who are 20 feet behind your bumper going 70 mph. As though the FWC doesn’t have anything better to do.

I wish the FWC would at least do what they are required to do: Ask you if they can board. It might be a good idea for people to ask them, “Can you legally board my boat without asking me?” I would like to hear if they know the right answer. It doesn’t take much to ask. What’s wrong with being polite, nevertheless legal?

And then I suggest people ask, “Is it correct that you can only come onboard to inspect the toilet, thru-hull fitting and holding tank if I can show you all the other requirements without coming on board?” And then present everything to them up top (papers, life preservers, flares, etc). And if and when they do ask to come onboard, answer, “Yes, but only to inspect the toilet, thru hull and holding tank.” Keep it clear.

I know that you used to be an on-the-water police officer and had concerns about over-inspecting and over-ticketing. If we don’t keep an eye on the police, some of them, who aren’t as responsible, will be coming alongside, saying nothing and just coming onboard as if they own the place.

I’ve heard some do that now.

Editor

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Bubba Sees Moon over Sarasota Bay

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cannot say with any certainty that anyone at all saw what I am about to relate to you with any clarity, out on the horizon of upcoming sailing events, before it happened. That it was destined to happen appears preordained, now that that it has occurred and the results have been tallied.

However, I was onboard Right Guard, Bubba Whartz’s ferro-cement sloop, when the sword of Damocles dropped on his persistent winning streak of sailboat races staged on Sarasota Bay. Whartz, some of you will remember, got rid of 15 years of accumulated bottom growth at Leonard’s Do It Your Self Boat Yard last fall. It took him several attempts, because, as you may know, normal things have a way of getting complicated when they involve Bubba Whartz or anything he owns or touches.

After an entire night of work on his boat by a squad of recruits who had an overpowering friendship with an illegal substance that made them feel electrifyingly alert, Whartz’s boat emerged with a faired bottom, new bottom paint of a type that is not permitted on small craft and a chance to finish far ahead of Whartz’s customary DFL in sailboat races. So quick was his boat that he sailed it with a group of hard-bodied high school cheerleaders whose cumulative knowledge of sailboat racing and tactics was on a par with their collective understanding of quantum physics.

When one thinks of the sword of Damocles, one imagines a sharp point and an edge so fine that it will easily slice paper or shave the hair off a human arm. In the case of Right Guard on this particular day, the sword that Bubba came up against had the edge of a butter knife. The repeated cuts it proverbially delivered seemingly took a very long time to be completed and were more painful for their longevity.

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With his usual bevy of high school cuties aboard, Bubba pointed Right Guard toward the racecourse in Sarasota Bay on a recent Sunday afternoon. Winds were about eight knots from the northeast. The sun shone down as if prior arrangements had been made with God. The air temp may have been 75-80.

“Man, you won’t believe how we have been blowing everyone’s doors in here,” Bubba crowed to me. “I have a string of firsts the likes of which may make Sarasota Bay racing history.”

Bubba is embarrassingly immodest.

Following us out to the start line on what was to be a 12-mile race was a boat with a dark blue hull. It was quite pretty, about 35 feet LOA. What caught my attention, though, was that the entire crew appeared to be women.

Each one was wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, and also a kind of paisley design blue bandana—the kind you can buy at a discount store—covering the lower part of the face.

They were completely anonymous. The crew motored by us but said nothing. They just looked.

“They seem unfriendly,” Bubba said to me, miffed that there was no return signal after he had blown the ladies kisses as they went by. He had been officially ignored.

“They’re women,” I said. “Sometimes you have a way of making women angry.”

Bubba laughed out loud. His cheerleader crew giggled.

They knew on which side their bread was buttered. “Wait until the race starts,” prophesied Bubba. “That’s when they will learn not to mess with their betters. Right Guard is on a hot streak.”

As the starting sequence began, the other boat was nowhere near us. There were about 15 boats in the race, so I didn’t pay much attention to who was where. Bubba didn’t either. His crew was a bit slow in getting things done because most of the girls had on ear buds or headsets listening to music and didn’t always hear Bubba’s instructions from the helm. Some of the girls without their own music to listen to were busy text-messaging.

I mentioned it to Bubba. His response was, “Aren’t they gorgeous?”

Well, yes, they were, but they certainly were not keyed in to the job at hand, making Right Guard fast. I was operating the start watch on the boat and keeping Bubba up to speed on how much time was left when I noticed the boat with the dark blue hull and the crew of mystery women.

They seemed relaxed but on a mission. Their boat was moving easily in clear air, genoa luffing slightly, and positioned perfectly for the start.

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Bubba was going to try, with several other boats, a reaching start, his theory being that he could get the boat going fast on a reach and then trim the sails in to make the start while going fast. The trouble with the maneuver is that a boat using it has no rights at the start. A better-sailed boat can shut the door on a barging boat.

I could see the blue boat also heading for the start line and knew that it had us dead to rights.

Its sails were trimmed perfectly.

The crew looked alert. Their boat was on a close reach, and Right Guard was on a beam reach. There was no relative movement between the two boats. We were on different courses, to be sure, but we were going to be at exactly the same point at exactly the same time. Right Guard was moving faster, but the other boat was closer to the line. Crash City was getting closer with each passing second.

Bubba recognized this and cracked off just a bit so that Right Guard was heading below the line for a short while, then he hardened up and got his crew to actually trim the genny in. But the problem was that the blue boat had started sailing close-hauled on starboard tack, and there was no room for Right Guard. The blue boat—it was called Les Femmes—expertly peeled Right Guard off on the committee boat and started on the gun in clear air.

Whartz had to execute a very slow tack to clear the committee boat and miss the boats starting behind him. It wasn’t a tack as much as it was a wide circle wherein he tacked slowly to port and then tacked again slowly to starboard and eventually cleared the start line a minute later, going slowly.

“Great start, Mr. Whartz,” said one of the high school girls. “You didn’t hit anything.” Bubba said nothing. He may not have heard the girl because he was muttering. Right Guard couldn’t sail quite as high as Les Femmes, so the blue boat had the weather gauge. But I noticed that we were catching up to it. Then I noticed that its sails were not trimmed as well as they could be. The women apparently were slowing their boat purposely. After 10 minutes, the two boats were close together on starboard tack, but Les Femmes was giving Right Guard a great deal of bad air.

Bubba called for a tack to clear his air. Les Femmes tacked right on top of us, applying a tight cover.

It looked like it was just the two of us. The other boats in the race were sailing in clear air and had left us behind.

“Bubba, we’re not doing so well,” I proffered. “It looks like we are in last place now.”

“If those women on that blue boat knew how to sail, they wouldn’t keep getting in our way,” Capt. Whartz grumbled, expelling a brown gob of Red Man tobacco juice over the starboard side and into the water.

“Mr. Whartz,” called one of the high school girls, “we

have never been this slow. What’s the matter?”

She didn’t hear what Bubba said in reply, which was a very lucky thing. It probably would have made her cry.

Upwind, it went on like this for a long time. We could never get past Les Femmes no matter how hard we tried. And when we came to the weather mark, the women on the blue boat rounded just outside us at the same time. Bubba looked over at his nemesis and noticed that the women were drinking champagne and snacking on tenderloin bits they were dipping into what looked like sauce béarnaise. So astounded was our skipper by the complete calm on the competing boat that he just gaped at them, saying nothing. That was when we hit the weather mark and got its anchor line hung up on Right Guard’s keel. In trying to get his boat off, Capt. Whartz put successive wraps on the keel. He was going nowhere.

The race had another weather leg in it, but we were still in the same place when the fleet came by for the second time. Bubba had unlocked the beer on board with his special key and had consumed about seven by that time. But he was still alert enough to notice, when Les Femmes rounded the mark at the head of the fleet, that the entire crew of the blue boat mooned him.

“Mr. Whartz,” one of the high school girls asked of him, “what is that supposed to mean?”

Bubba said nothing. He just opened another beer while we waited for the mark boat to come and get the weather mark. Our race day was over. So was the streak. DFL was ours alone. Again.

On the way in, Bubba looked over at me and said quietly, “Who were those broads anyway?” It reminded me of a line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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

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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Changes in Events Listed on SOUTHWINDS Web site Go to www.southwindsmagazine.com for changes and notices on upcoming events. Contact us to post event changes.

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

UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list of youth sailing programs in the Southern coastal states, www.southwindsmagazine.com. The list was printed in the April 2006 issue.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING *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 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. These courses that fulfill the Florida requirements are listed below in bold with an asterisk (*): *About Boating Safely course

FL. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460 Captain’s License Class, Miami, FL, March 4 Six-Pack License (OUPV) Course includes USCG exam in class, not at the Coast Guard.

Three weekends in March for one course: March 4-6, 1113, 18-20. www.captainslicenseclass.com. (888) 937-2458.

Safety at Sea Seminar, Charleston, SC, March 5 OnDeck US is sponsoring a US SAILING-sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar at the Charleston Maritime Center. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The daylong seminar is open to all cruising and racing skippers, crews and their families, recreational power boaters, as well as commercial fishermen. The seminar, designed and conducted by sailors, all experts in their fields, will provide novice and experienced mariners with information and skills required to prepare for sailing offshore, boat preparation, handling heavy weather, recom-

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mended safety equipment, and emergencies at sea. For those participating in the 2011 Charleston Bermuda Race: 30 percent of the crew must have attended a seminar within the last five years.

CORA members receive a $100 discount, which covers lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, course materials and lunch. Seating is limited and advance registration is strongly advised and forms can be downloaded at www .charlestonbermudarace.com, or e-mail sw@ondecksailing.com for questions and the form.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Venice, FL, Mar. 6-9 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 16 years old and successful completion of a NASBLA safe boating course. Holding current CPR and first aid cards is strongly suggested.

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Venice Yacht Club. Jabbo Gordon, (941) 468-1719, gordonjb35@yahoo.com. Participants will use 420 class sailboats and 13-foot Whalers for training.

Piloting + GPS Seminar, Naples Sail & Power Squadron, March 7, 14, 21, 28 This is a three-evening course for boaters who wish to improve their knowledge and skill in using their GPS. How to manipulate and interpret the GPS (students are encouraged to bring their own handheld GPS units) plus students are given hands-on task of planning a voyage on their own chart (provided), how to steer that course and how to monitor their progress on the course.

Naples Sail & Power Squadron HQ, 297 Airport Rd. N, Naples, FL. 7-9 p.m. Registration 6:30-7 p.m. (239) 643-2702.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Clearwater, FL, Mar. 11-17 See course description above on March 6-9. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Rich White. richard.white@ clearwatercommunitysailing.org. *Boating Safety Course, Green Cove Springs, FL, March 12 Coast Guard Auxiliary and the sheriff’s office will hold free one-day classes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coast Guard Auxiliary

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Safe Boating Seminar on GPS, St. Petersburg, FL, March 16 Using GPS is a two-hour class presented in one evening.

Ages 12 or older. Principles of way-point navigation and shows you hot to relate the GPS to your charts, using the GPS and how to purchase one. Bring your handheld GPS if you have one. St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. Instruction is free, materials $25 per family. Maximum of 20 students. Pre-registration required. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

Adult Basic Sailing School, Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport, FL, March 16 The course includes five Wednesday evening classes as well as four weekend waterfront sailing sessions. Students will put classroom theories into practice sailing the club’s Catalina 16.5 fleet. Cost is $225 per person including all classroom materials and a US SAILING Association Basic Keelboat manual. Participants will receive a complimentary 3month membership. With a 2/1 student teacher ratio, this is the most reasonably priced program in the Tampa Bay area.

For registration information, visit www.sailbcyc.org, or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544. Preregistration is required.

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Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2011 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL, March 19 *About Boating Safely course. 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.

New Program That Lets Veterans Sail to Recovery Seeks Sailboat Donations Veterans On Deck is a new 501c3 non-profit that capitalizes on Charleston, SC’s maritime history and character to provide team-building sailing experiences to veterans. The organization offers a way for veterans, who often seem to fall into patterns of withdrawal and isolation, to achieve re-connection, re-socialization, and personal growth by using sailing to impart mastery and success experiences in a social setting. Veterans on Deck currently uses “loaner” boats, but is looking for 24 sailboats of its own, in the 25- to 38-foot range. For those interested in making a tax-deductible donation of a boat (in good working order), or funds, contact the executive director, Ron Acierno, at acierno@musc.edu, (843) 364-1667, or go to www.veteransondeck.org.

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Eight-hour class at 8am. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce, FL. (772) 418-1142.

Advanced Marina Management School, Charleston, SC, March 20 International Marina Institute (IMI), www.marinaassociation.org. *About Boating Safely Course, Hudson, FL, March 26 USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 11-7 at 9135 Denton Avenue, 9a.m.

- 4p.m. For more information or reservations, cal Edna Schwabe at (727) 457-3788 or Bob Mathes at (727) 862-0195 Sailing Counselor Course, Seabrook, TX, March 26-27 This is a two-day course designed to prepare camp counselors and staff from community sailing and scouting programs to supervise small-boat recreational sailing activities SOUTHWINDS PressGang Crew Web Site Up and Running Again PressGang, the crew and boat search Web site that SOUTHWINDS had running previously on our Web site is again active and up-to-date. See details on page 58 or go to www.southwindsmagazine.com/pressgang. Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com and then “Sailor’s Resources.”

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The minimum age is 14 years old. Once Sailing Counselors have completed the course and had some actual experience teaching sailing, they become eligible to earn, and are encouraged to pursue, Small Boat Instructor Certification. The $130 registration fee includes a package of course materials. Please note that course registration fees are nonrefundable. Go to http://www.ussailing.org/training/calendar/sc_calendar.asp for more information.

Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX. Jill Hughes, howdy777@comcast.net.

Sailing Counselor Course, Atlanta, GA, April 11-10 See course description above on March 26-27 Atlanta Yacht Club. Nancy Parson, npparson@bellsouth.net.

Marine Systems Certification, Dare County, NC April 12-15 Go to Web site for exact location. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460. *About Boating Safely Course, Vero Beach, FL, April 16-17 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 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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. Marine Systems Certification, Gulfport, MS, April 19-22 Go to Web site for exact location. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460 Road to Rolex Clinic, Houston, TX, April 30 For more information, go to www.ussailing.org /training/calendar/sc_calendar.asp. Houston Yacht Club. Zaite Andrea. (281) 910-0930.

America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, April, June, September *About Boating Safely course. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for four weeks.

Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. Three courses in 2011: Starts on Mondays, April 4, June 6, Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Pre-registration required. Register online at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. The course chairman will contact you for confirmation.

Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Courses 2010, Jacksonville, FL, March 12 *About Boating Safely course. 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. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

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Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FL *About Boating Safely course. Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg.

Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753.

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family Sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hrs. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www. ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

Reservations/info: call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638 Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course *About Boating Safely 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

9th Savannah International Boat Show. March 4-6 Savannah International Trade and Convention Center and the Westin Savannah Harbor. Friday, 12-6. Sat., 10-6. Sunday, 11-5. Adults $8 ($5 on Friday). Kids 12 and under free. The largest indoor and in-water boat show from North Carolina to north Florida. For more information, go to www.SavannahInternationalBoatShow.com.

26th Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 24-27 Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach and also at the County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL. Thurs. 12-7, Fri. and Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6. $14, $12 online.

Children 6-15 $5, $3 online. Children under 6 free. (800) 9407642. www.showmanagement.com.

Pensacola Boat Show, April 1-3. Pensacola Civic Center.

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31st Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 28-March 12 This is a cruisers regatta that builds up over several months.

Most boats start arriving from around the United States, Canada and other countries in November and stay till March.

When regatta days start, sailboat races are held in the harbor and around Stocking Island with volleyball tournaments and other beach events in between. Opening night of the regatta is a very big event held Feb. 28. The first event is the “Pass in Review” of the fleet. There also is softball, tennis, coconut harvest, bridge, Texas hold’em poker, beach

golf and much more.

For more information, contact Bill Sandelin, regatta chairman, at (305) 496-9553, or sandelin1@yahoo.com.

JSI 15th Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, March 12 Spaces available for sellers. Shop for bargains, sell your old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at their NEW LOCATION at 2233 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg. Call to reserve space at (727) 577-3220 or (800) 652-4914. bill@newjsi.com.

32nd Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Dania Jai Alai Fronton, Dania Beach, FL, March 17-20 The world’s largest marine flea market is held at the parking lot of the Dania Jai Alai Fronton, Dania Beach, FL. Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equipment, coral encrusted antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating related items. Thursday- Saturday. 9-6 p.m. Sunday 9-4 p.m.

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6th Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Cortez, FL, April 15-17

than 50 charities benefit from the proceeds of the Seafood Festival. $10 admission. Kids 10 and under free. Friday, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, 10-6 p.m. Sunday, 11-8 p.m. (954) 570-7785. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

Sail, row, or paddle your classic or traditional boat. Race and/or “mess about,” sing sea shanties, chow down and pig out on fresh local seafood. There will also be a post-festival “gunk hole” trip around the Manatee River. This is a family affair and there will be children’s activities. Bring stuff to sell of a nautical flea market nature. There will be stuff to buy. The registration fee includes free on-site camping, an awards dinner, coffee and doughnuts, good times, great company and some live music. The campground will be open on April 13 as long as people have preregistered.

For more information, contact Ted Adams at (941) 7086120), or Ted.Adams@ManateeClerk.com. The Web site is www.fgctsca.weebly.com.

2nd Annual Charlotte County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Port Charlotte, FL, April 16-17

26th Annual Morgan Invasion, The Club Treasure Island, Tampa Bay, April 15-17 The 26th Annual Morgan Invasion will be held on April 1517 at The Club Treasure Island (formerly Treasure Island Yacht & Tennis Club) where it was held for years until it was interrupted by construction the last few years. It returned to Treasure Island in 2010. This year, it will again be a charity event for Suncoast Hospice. Events include: raft and party on Friday; race in the Gulf off Johns Pass; party at The Club on Saturday; and breakfast and depart on Sunday.

For more information, go to the Morgan Invasion Web site, www.morganinvasion.com, or to the club Web site at www.tiytc.com, or call (727) 367-4511

27th Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 15-17

Pompano Beach oceanfront. Held on the beach, featuring fresh local seafood prepared by area restaurants. Musical entertainment, arts and crafts and children’s play area.

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27th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 29-May 1 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit the Alabama Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranch and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Escambia. Opens at 9 a.m. $5 all day and night. No reentering after leaving. Children’s toss at 10 .am. Adult’s toss at noon. Bikini contest, keg toss and tug of war. www.florabama.com. (850) 492-0611. Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507.

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The first program, “Carolina Capes,” is a six-day expedition leaving Charleston on May 28 and arriving in the Chesapeake Bay on June 2. The trip is an offshore adventure, as the journey includes rounding the three capes of North Carolina.

The second program, “Gulf of Maine,” is a five-day voyage, departing from Boston, MA, on July 22 and returning to Boston on July 26. During this expedition, participants can anticipate whale-watching and visiting a coastal New England town.

Beth Spencer, program manager for South Carolina Maritime Foundation, created the new programs based upon the feedback she received from alumni of the 2010 New England Getaway and college-aged alumni of the popular Spirit Ocean Adventure program for teens ages 15 to 18.

Both trips are full-immersion programs. Each participant will be assigned to one of three watches where they will work alongside the professional crew. During watch, participants will steer, navigate and care for the 140-foot tall ship. Daily lessons, taught by dynamic professional educators, will focus on seamanship and regionally specific topics.

The cost for Carolina Capes is $850 per adult. The Gulf of Maine program costs $750 per adult. This includes room,

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There are currently 12 SailLaser centers globally, from Hong Kong to Dubai. These SailLaser locations hold basic sailing classes, host summer sailing camp programs and conduct advanced racing clinics.

The St. Petersburg center will replicate many of the popular programs proven at the other centers, which include summer sailing camps, adult and children’s sailing lessons, community sailing programs, racing clinics, corporate programs and special events. Also available will be a wide range of LaserPerformance products including Lasers, Picos, Bahias, and LaserPerformance’s newest product, the Bug. The center also offers a complete line of dinghy clothing and accessories.

SailLaser will be the only center in St. Petersburg that provides sailing programs in brand-new boats from the LaserPerformance line for all ages and then offers programs for these new sailors to continue in the sport without the need to own their own boat.

This is the first SailLaser center in the United States with a complete retail offering of LaserPerformance boats, parts, line, accessories and sailing clothing directly from SailLaser St. Petersburg. The facility will also perform maintenance and repairs.

LaserPerformance is the steward of some of sailing’s most recognized brands including Olympic Laser, the Sunfish, the 420 and the Vipor Optimist Dinghy.

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BOOK REVIEW

Suncoast Cruising Guide Book Review

By Manuel Verdeguer

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s a newcomer to the “Suncoast,” my curiosity was awakened during the Strictly Sail show in St. Petersburg last December by author Capt. Randy Deering and his book, A Concise, Cruising Guide to Florida’s Suncoast.

The complete title printed on the cover is actually A Concise, User-Friendly and Enjoyable Cruising Guide to Florida’s Suncoast: the Best of Everything from Clearwater to Charlotte Harbor (and Some Beyond).

Such a title is worthy of a 16th Century treatise on navigation. I struck up a conversation with the author at his booth and soon discovered that I was speaking with a Renaissance man of the 21st Century. Capt. Deering is not only an accomplished navigator, but he is also a painter and writer.

But now to the guide. It is a 148-page spiral-bound book that makes for easy opening of charts and sketches for consultation while under way. Divided into 10 major sections, including an introduction, the book points out that unlike other cruising guides that follow the west coast of Florida from south to north, this one moves from north to south.

There are nine plasticized tabs to guide us through the book, with the first three dividing the overall Suncoast area into Cruising North: Dunedin/Clearwater Pass to John’s Pass; Cruising Central: John’s Pass to Longboat Pass including Tampa Bay; Cruising South: Long Boat Pass to Boca Grande and a little beyond (Fort Myers to Marco Island).

Also included is a write-up and sketch of the Okeechobee Waterway, which extends east from Fort Myers.

Each of these cruising sections is carefully detailed with navigation instructions and foldout color sketches and references to the appropriate navigation charts with relevant GPS coordinates. There are numerous high-quality aerial photographs depicting the different areas. These are very helpful in understanding the cruising area. Each cruising section also includes relevant references to the appropriate anchorages that are listed in the anchorage section.

The bridge section begins with an index of coastal bridges followed by descriptions and quality photos to clarify understanding. Next is an index of bridges in the Okeechobee Waterway.

The anchorage section provides what Captain Deering considers the best 32 anchorages in the area, with a map coded to numbers in an alphabetical listing. Each anchorage

is then described in words with an accompanying sketch or an aerial photo and, where applicable, the navigational chart reference. For me, as a newcomer, this section provides the most invaluable information in the guide.

The remaining four sections are “Marinas,” “Restaurants,” “See & Do,” and “Information.” (I really need to visit all these restaurants to see if I agree with Capt.

Deering!) I found particularly interesting the description of all the things to see and do.

Descriptions are brief and locals may find them lacking, given the rich opportunities along the Suncoast. But it is important to the cruising aficionado to get to know the places you visit during your journey and as such, this guide does provide a brief guide and direction to many interesting sites and activities.

All in all, this is a very concise, attractive, and welldesigned package and a guide that I plan to use while cruising in this area.

For information on how to buy this book, visit the author’s Web site, www.randydeering.com.

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OUR WATERWAYS Carolina Beach, NC, Plans Mooring Field The Town of Carolina Beach in North Carolina is moving forward with plans to construct a mooring field for transient boats passing through the area. (Carolina Beach is just north of Cape Fear and south of Wilmington on North Carolina’s southern coast.) The mooring field has been in the planning stages for several years and the city hopes to begin construction in May and complete the project in mid-June, although the town believes it could take until the fall if anything unexpected happens. The mooring field design is already in its final stages and permits are forthcoming. The environmental assessment took nine months longer than expected, but the state allowed the permit process to proceed without final environmental approval, anticipating that it would be approved.

The mooring field will be on Myrtle Grove Sound and accommodate transient boats 26-55 feet with 10 moorings. A dinghy dock is in the works for the transients to come ashore.

The town wanted to make Carolina Beach more friendly and mooring in the sound safer, where boats currently anchor.

Information in this article was taken from a news release from Dozier’s Waterway Guide online, www.waterwayguide.com.

Mooring Fields for Titusville: Once Upon a Time

By Roy Laughlin The city of Titusville on Florida’s east coast has some good news for boaters on the Indian River: Its City Council recently voted to accept grant funding for construction of the long-planned and often-discussed mooring field in the Indian River adjacent to the city’s municipal marina. The $257,000 will allow installation of 75 permanent moorings (out of a permitted 119), plus boundary markers and sea grass information markers, according to Mark Leslie, Titusville Municipal Marina manager.

Leslie said the city applied for the funding about two

years ago. The city is waiting to receive the checks, and then it will issue a request for proposal, and follow with selecting a contractor to install the moorings and associated markers.

When construction is complete, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will inspect the facility and issue an operating permit. “We have to wait for complete installation and get it signed off by DEP. If all goes well with construction and purchasing, [the mooring field] will be open

by June or July at the latest,” said Leslie.

Funding will underwrite only the mooring field in the open river. “We’re going to work with the small dinghy dock we have and open up some slips if we have to,” explained Leslie, regarding use of the existing marine facilities to support boaters using the mooring fields. The marina currently has space to accommodate additional dinghies, following extensive remodeling and repair after the 2004 hurricanes.

Three state agencies contributed to the mooring field. The Florida Inland Navigation District paid half of the total cost.

The Boating Infrastructure Improvement Grant Program, and Florida Boating Improvement Program, both administered by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, contributed funds originating from both state and federal sources.

Less than a decade ago, demand for marina space was unquenchable, and developers were buying every marina site possible, paying out of apparently bottomless pockets.

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boater sanctuary may exceed the supply, so expect to be placed on a waiting list for the coveted balls. There was no room at the inn for us in late winter/spring 2010, but a fellow Michigan sailor said the mooring field was perhaps 75 percent occupied two years ago. At that time he had no problem securing a mooring. He said he would definitely go back largely because the harbor is so protected.

The calm of Boot Key Harbor is a striking contrast to the exposed Key West mooring field, where prevailing north winds and waves of winter can make life interesting. Life ashore is also a contrast. Both harbors have their fans, and many are fans of both.

Chip Ahoy previously anchored for several weeks in Marathon during the course of two America’s Great Circle Loops. Our last visit to Boot Key Harbor was in 2005-2006, prior to the mooring field expansion. Like hundreds of other boaters, we wedged into the crowded anchorage east of the now permanently open Boot Key bascule bridge. Like the hundreds of other boaters crammed into the protected harbor, we spent more than a few uneasy hours on anchor watch to ensure that we stayed put and that no one dragged down on us.

We were eager to check out the mooring ball expansion and finally got a weather window in early March 2010.

During a lively and pleasant sail to Marathon up Hawk Channel from Key West we faced the possibility of anchoring out, this time in a more confined area due to the new balls. In Key West, we’d heard stories of “Sister Creek Survival” parties from boaters forced to anchor up the shallow creek due to lack of space in the main harbor. There was a 30-to-40-boat waiting list for mooring balls throughout February and into March.

Boaters may pre-register for mooring balls using the Express Check-in on the harbor’s Web site, which may be accessed at www.ci.marathon.fl.us. Simply click “Ports and Harbors” on the main menu. Checking in expedites the paperwork and once granted permission for a mooring ball, you can simply go to the assigned spot and tie on. But boats cannot be placed on the actual waiting list until they arrive in the harbor. There are no reservations and therein lies the rub.

If we couldn’t get a mooring ball or find a spot to anchor inside, we figured we’d just have to put up with any Atlantic swell on the outside, where there is an anchorage with good holding to the right of the main entrance channel.

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The Tiki Hut picnic area at the city marina is the perfect venue for musical gatherings, potluck dinners and all the other fun stuff that cruisers like to do!

close to the shoals on the red side. Favoring the green markers, we wended our way past the marinas and fuel docks along the channel. After so many stops in unfamiliar places, it was good to see some familiar sights. As we approached the now always-open Boot Key bascule bridge, I spotted a veritable sea of masts filling the sky.

“Wow, look at all the sticks,” I shouted back to Scott as I stood on the bowsprit with binoculars and camera slung around my neck. The stories were true; there were literally boats anchored everywhere, wedged into any available space, including in front of the channel that used to provide access to the now-moved West Marine store. Some boats on the outside rows of the anchorage were precariously close to the main channel, and we wondered what the tidal swing would bring. Mouths agape, we slowly motored through the opened spans of the bridge. There were two more hours of daylight, enough time to look around and see if Chip Ahoy could be shoehorned in somewhere.

Perhaps we’ve simply become more cautious (wimpy?), but after about an hour of circling, eyeing up swing ratios, testing depths and nosing in and out of barely potential anchorages, Scott voiced what I was thinking. “I don’t feel good about this!”

It was one of those times when it helps to travel with a musician. Capt. Scott had scored a gig at Burdine’s Chiki Tiki Bar & Grille for the following night. He rang them on the cell phone. Luckily Steve and Randy had room for us to tie up on the long wall next to the complex, in front of another Michigan sailboat. For the first time, Chip Ahoy berthed in a Marathon marina. After two months of mooring balls and anchoring out, it was an incredible luxury to simply step off the boat and onto land with the Laundromat and showers, restaurant and marina office/fuel dock just a few yards away. Still in “mooring mode,” packing to go ashore had become habitual. I had to remind myself that it wasn’t necessary to collect the shopping bags, shower bag and laundry duffle bagged in a garbage bag, actual garbage, recyclables, books to swap, laundry soap, quarters, et al, to take ashore in one fell swoop. I marveled at the convenience, as Scott pulled out his amplifier, microphones, stands, guitar and other cords/equipment for the quick trip

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upstairs to the Chiki Tiki Bar & Grille’s charming and scenic patio overlooking the entry channel and setting sun. “Enjoy this while it lasts,” he reminded me. “We can only stay a couple of days.”

We made the most of our time at Burdine’s, where the weekend turnout for Scott’s performances was larger than expected given the biting north wind so uncharacteristic of a typical March in Boot Key Harbor. During the live music from 5-8 p.m. it was cold enough for earmuffs, gloves and my Michigan parka! I spotted a few Hawaiian shirts peeking out beneath sweatshirts, fleece and foulies. One flip-flop wearing music lover had to leave after a couple of songs because her toes were freezing.

We arrived just in time to catch the regular Friday night Chiki Tiki performance of Keys balladeer Joe Mama, an accomplished, gracious musician who has been mesmerizing listeners for half a century. We tapped our toes to the troubadour’s original Americana tunes (from his CD titled No Scum Allowed) while filling up on Burdine’s excellent hand-cut French fries and burgers. As the conchs blew at sunset, the crowd thinned out and I stifled a yawn. The waitresses will tell you that Burdine’s does a great lunch business and is really more a restaurant than a place to party hearty after dark. If you feel the urge to walk on the wild side well after sunset (a rarity among cruisers), walk or cab downtown to the Brass Monkey. Keep in mind that what happens at the Monkey does not stay at the Monkey. A nurse at Fisherman’s Hospital jokes that the tawdry side of Marathon is easily exposed in this small town because “everybody knows whose cars were parked at the Monkey last night.” There’s great live rock and roll every night by Freddie Bye, Rich Storm or some combination thereof. The bus stop is nearby if you want to catch a ride to Key West (Monkey-KW, 305-809-3910).

Those looking for something a bit less adventurous— but equally reflective of the spirit of Marathon—will surely find it at Dockside, a venerable Boot Key institution that, as the Southern Waterways Guide, notes “has changed hands but not much else.” The iconic Florida Straits Band plays every Sunday night. Scott has jammed with them in the past, but since he was booked for Saturday and Sunday nights, we didn’t pay a visit during this trip. Next time for sure!

Burdine’s marina and restaurant staff couldn’t have been more accommodating and easygoing. The marina liveaboards and transients make good use of the tiki huts situated at the base of the docks, gathering for coffee in the morning and cocktails in the evening. If your budget allows for dockage over $2 per foot (the going rate), you’ll find everything you need at this clean, charming and accommodating marina.

Marathon locals are in general friendly and down-toearth. Another e-mail buddy from Scott’s Latitudes & Attitudes bulletin board brought his wife to the Burdine’s gig. They considerately asked if we needed a ride to the grocery store and told us about their way of life in Marathon.

While Scott was playing, I struck up a conversation with Capt. Jamison Tobias, a 27-year-old Marathon local origi-

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The “inside” dinghy dock and new shower/Laundromat building at Marathon City Marina.

nally from Mansfield, OH, who is a whiz at fixing boats, from electrical systems to rigging. His business card describes his skills as “yacht maintenance, charters, delivery and solar.” In deference to the cold, Jamison was sporting a tall Russian-style rabbit fur hat along with his yellow jacket and foulie bibs. After learning that I am quite fond of Canadians and less fond of the Bush years, Jamison pronounced nationality, religion and politics off base for discussion. Seeking common ground in a minefield of disparate opinions, I asked the handsome young Republican how many boats were in the harbor, including the mooring balls. My guess was 450. “Closer to 500,” he said. A couple of other locals on the stools next to us nodded in agreement.

While he appreciates the money that tourism season injects into the local economy, Jamison’s favorite season is “when no one’s here in the summer. My friends and I go out to Bahia Honda, hang out all day and night and kill some fish.”

Jamison appreciates the mooring field improvements.

“It’s great, no worries,” he told me. Fees in spring 2010 were $275 per month, $105 per week or $21 per day. Fifteen of the balls can accommodate vessels up to 60 feet; the other 211 are rated for vessels up to 45 feet. Unlike Key West, where many boats were unoccupied, the Marathon mooring field

is for liveaboards only; “wet storage” is prohibited.

The fee includes dinghy dockage, showers, one regularly scheduled holding tank pump-out per week (you do not have to be present) and one vehicle parking space. Near the marina’s “Tree of Knowledge,” where mariner sages sit in the shade reflecting on the vagaries of cruising life and the world in general, there are recycling bins as well as a trash Dumpster. The bike racks crowded with colorful con-

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Scott warms up for his performance on the upper deck at the Chiki Tiki Bar on a chilly March evening.

veyances in every color and condition imaginable attest to the number of cruisers who pedal where they need to go.

That coveted Keys commodity, fresh water, is also readily available at the city marina. The going rate was 5 cents per gallon.

Things to Do in Marathon For some it may appear that there’s “nothing to do” in Marathon. One boating couple we know even nicknamed it “Malathion.” Those who linger for more than a couple of days will find the atmosphere far from toxic. While Jamison laments the lack of eligible young women in the immediate vicinity, he is otherwise very satisfied with his community.

Aside from visiting the local watering holes and “killing fish,” there are plenty of other cultural and recreational activities in Marathon. There is a different vibe here, distinct from anywhere else in the Keys—or Florida, for that matter. The scenery along Marathon’s strip-mall-strewn stretch of busy highway is distinctly unlovely. It’s a long walk to anywhere, with poverty evident and many storefronts and buildings empty, including the once legendary cruiser’s hangout, the smoky, down-to-earth Overseas Lounge & Liquor store. Roosters crow here, but it is definitely not Key West. The now-deserted Ferro Blanco Marina, once a thriving operation both Gulf and ocean side is a testament to the easy-come-easy-go nature of doing

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business in the Keys. Marathon was hardscrabble from its very inception, and its struggle to become more than a wayside on the way to the lower Keys is clearly evident. Some of the gems in this hard-working city on fast-moving U.S. Highway 1 include The Turtle Hospital, nearby Pigeon Key, Sombrero Key and Sombrero Beach, the latter easily accessed by a scenic dinghy ride down Sister Creek to the Atlantic outlet. There are many tasty dining options throughout the area; one worth mentioning is Keys Fisheries Market & Marina on the Gulf side where you can take out, eat there or bring the fresh catch home to cook it yourself on the boat.

On the practical side, Marathon is an excellent place to find new or used parts, better equip yourself for cruising, have work done on your boat and take the time for do-ityourself projects. In addition to the spiffy new West Marine store, a myriad of smaller mom-and-pop operations and working boatyards provide plenty of resources in all price ranges.

Marathon City Marina has clean and organized workshop space available. I saw it being put to good use when I walked up the highway to see the improvements at the facility for myself. Storage space is also available for a reasonable fee.

Anyone who remembers standing in line all day vying for one of the three often broken-down washers and two dryers in the previous city marina Laundromat or who fed tokens into the old showers to keep the water going will understand why I found the changes for the better super exciting! The city has created practical and pleasant places for cruisers to gather, from the tiki picnic pavilion facing Boot Key Harbor to the expansive lounge where there is a place for everything and everything has its place. Word has it that the picnic tiki has proven to be another great spot for music sessions featuring visiting and locally based musicians.

Be sure to pick up the user-friendly Boot Key Harbor Cruiser’s Guide, the best publication of its kind that I’ve ever seen. Hats off to the Weekly Newspapers group, as well as Marina and Ports Manager Dick Tanner and Boot Key Harbor City Marina staff. This effort to serve, inform and cater to the needs of residents and visitors who live on boats in this legendary harbor is much appreciated.

The cruising camaraderie of a dedicated boating community is stronger in Marathon than in any other place we’ve visited in Florida. The 9 a.m. Cruiser’s Net on Channel 68 forges a strong sense of connection. Seminars on learning to use Facebook; digital photography; chalk talks on various destinations; chart swaps; regularly updated buddy boat lists and other gatherings at the marina complex offer lots of opportunities for learning or just meeting new people. Harbor residents in March were offering up their skills in everything from haircuts and veterinary care to morning Yoga practice. On the afternoon I visited the marina, there were two cruiser softball games in progress on the diamonds of the immaculately landscaped and maintained community park complex adjacent to the marina. The park is an outstanding facility offering tennis, baseball, roller hockey, a skate park, safe toddler playground, picnic tables www.southwindsmagazine.com

The former Ferro Blanco Oceanside Marina is deserted and open to the elements.

and clean bathrooms as well as green space for concerts and art shows.

Welcome packets provided by the volunteer Cruiser’s Net are a great way to begin plotting your own itinerary. In its sixth year of existence, the Net also seeks to “help in any way,” be it a problem with an SSB radio or the need to track down a hard-to-find piece of equipment or repair part.

Swaps and bartering are commonly practiced in Marathon. As an extreme example, Scott fixed some electronic problems on a sailing doctor’s boat during a previous visit. In turn, Doc offered him a vasectomy at no charge.

Being beyond the childbearing years, we didn’t take him up on the offer but it was good for a laugh. When Scott asked him how he practiced surgery while he was cruising he said that he neutered dogs in foreign countries pro bono!

Marathon’s Unique Music Scene Most mariners who wind up hanging out in Marathon for more than a week have a remarkable story to tell and wonderful resources to share. Don’t be surprised if you make a genuine friend or two among the characters you’ll bump into. We felt most at home swapping stories and songs with the musicians and artists, including Kamo of Minot, whose watercolor of jumping dolphins in Boot Key Harbor will grace the cover of Scott’s forthcoming fourth CD, Ships & Giggles. Kamo, a percussionist, played the spoons to Hey Mr. Spaceman, as well as banging on anchors, stones and other natural objects to produce his rhythm. This strange and delightful concert is only exceeded by the pleasure of a moonrise music night on the Golden Plover – “Goldie” was a harbor fixture in the anchorage for many years. It was surrealistic to be serenaded and surrounded with Marathon music, including a father-son duo singing and playing classic mountain tunes. Scott traded off in the rotation with some Eric Clapton, and then a duet ensued for the dirtiest regional song. Scott’s entry was Nookie Nookie Heaven. The Golden Plover crew answered with When the sun goes down in Marathon, I’ll be going down on you.

Those were the days when Scott wrapped his guitar in a garbage bag to wend his way ashore in the dinghy for a gig with locals Tim and Dan of The Core Band at the “Oversleaze.” He also enjoys jamming at Dockside with that wonderful moving musical feast known as the Florida Straits Band. This group of core musicians supplemented by the seasonal players has been livening up the crowd at Dockside every Sunday night since sailors began dropping hooks in the harbor (maybe exaggerating a little, but not much!)

The Anything Goes days of derelict boats and a laissezfaire attitude toward safety and sanitation have gone the way of the Boot Key Harbor bridge master and Sunday pig roasts at Dockside—where lines formed for a chance to kiss the roasted pig’s snout and earn a T-shirt!

Luckily there are still plenty of free spirits rocking it out in Marathon. There is always good music playing somewhere. In these Guitar Hero karaoke days anyone can push a button and sing along to a pre-recorded soundtrack with artificial violins and a chorus from an electronic gospel choir. Live Marathon music played straight up is refreshing and invigorating. Like every major Key in the Florida chain, News & Views for Southern Sailors

this safe harbor retains its own personality, rewarding those who can relax into the flow and take the time to experience a distinct and delightful communion with a place like no other.

Lake Superior sailors since the early 1990s, Cyndi Perkins and her husband Scott have completed two 6,000-mile circumnavigations of America’s Great Loop aboard their 1977 32-foot DownEast sailboat Chip Ahoy.

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COOKING ONBOARD

A Culinary Tribute to Sailors Hal and Margaret Roth

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long with Eric and Susan Hiscock, Joshua Slocum, Peter Tangvald, Harry Pidgeon, Beth Leonard, and Lin Pardey, Hal Roth has been one of my favorite writers about the sailing life. Hal died in October 2008 at the age of 81. He and his wife and sailing companion, Margaret, whom he describes in the dedication of his book, How to Sail Around the World, as “the love of my life for 45 years and who made it all possible,” were the epitome of living the simple life afloat. Beginning with a 19-month cruise around the Pacific Ocean, they went on to complete a circumnavigation together, and in 1971, were awarded the Cruising Club of America’s Blue Water Medal.

Hal also wanted to see if he had the right stuff for a single-handed circumnavigation, and competed in two BOC Challenges, finishing fourth in a class of 14 on the one in 1986-87. Hal ultimately made three successful circumnavigations of our planet, his last in 1991, rounded Cape Horn three times, and logged over 200,000 miles of open ocean voyaging.

Although they sailed a 50-footer at one point, Hal and Margaret clearly showed a preference for boats in the 35- to 37-foot range, and for the greater part of their cruising life sailed without refrigeration. Hal makes the point that 95 percent of cruising boats spend most of their time moored, or in a marina where refrigeration on the boat is unnecessary. On extended offshore passages, they used their pressure cooker to bake fresh bread, used Parmalat UHT milk, and a lot of packaged meals that require only the addition of water, milk, butter or margarine, and cook in 7 to 12 minutes. Among their favorites were Lipton’s egg and spinach noodles in parmesan; egg noodles in a butter sauce with savory herbs; and ruffle pasta in a mild cheddar sauce.

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They used a two-burner kerosene stove, and one of their secrets was to carry a small amount of Nestlé or Carnation cream (6 oz.) and spoon a little on top of vegetables (spinach or green beans), meat dishes and fruit. One of their ideas was to sauté a few chopped onions and cook some roast beef with button mushrooms in a nine-inch skillet, then put a little cream on top of the meat and heat the whole works. “Delicious!” they said. In their early years of cruising, they were poor fishermen, but the captain of a Japanese yacht showed them how to use larger and more brightly colored lures to improve their luck. From that point on, they always had fish if they wanted. Those who have read my book, Gourmet Underway – A Sailor’s Cookbook, know that I rely heavily on the pressure cooker to “put away” meats and meat sauces for future dining. These pressure-cooked meats combined with pasta, rice, or beans make for great-tasting meals offshore that rival any prepared in a restaurant on shore. The process is very simple, and the end product is so much cheaper, tastier and sodium-free when compared to canned meats. I love to fish while making a passage, and I learned successful fishing techniques from the masters: Scott and Wendy Bannerot’s terrific book, The Cruiser’s Handbook of Fishing. If you learn how to catch fish, you’ll never go hungry at sea.

In Hal’s last book, How to Sail Around the World, he and Margaret shared a few of their favorite recipes, and I thought several of them unusual enough that I tried them myself with complete success. Here are several from Hal and Margaret’s galley to whet your curiosity and appetite: Newfoundland Burrida Hal and Margaret got this recipe from a fellow sailor while sailing around the cold and stormy waters of Newfoundland. It’s a refreshing change from the usual fried fish, and works best with freshly-caught cod or a whitefleshed fish; mahimahi works well, too.

For a meal for three crew, put 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 small onion, and 1 garlic clove in a large covered frying pan and sauté until soft. Next, add ½ cup of diced canned tomatoes (fresh is better if available), 2 teaspoons dried parsley (or ¼ cup fresh parsley), ¼ teaspoon anchovy paste (from one of those toothpaste-type tubes), and ¼ cup white www.southwindsmagazine.com

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wine. Now, cook for 5-10 minutes over medium-low heat.

Finally, add ¼ teaspoon each of cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper, ½ bay leaf, and ¾ to 1-pound fish cut into chunks.

Simmer for 15 minutes (over a flame tamer), or until fish is opaque. Serve with rice or pasta. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled should extra guests arrive unexpectedly.

Eggplant (what the French call aubergine, the queen of all vegetables) The French have dozens of delicious ways to prepare eggplant, but surely the simplest is to cut awthartship slices about ½-inch thick, put on a few drops of lemon juice to each side to discourage discoloring, then squeeze out any excess moisture between two dinner plates. Next, dip the slices in a beaten egg or two, and roll them in breadcrumbs seasoned with salt, pepper, oregano and thyme. Fry lightly in a thin layer of hot vegetable oil.

Onion Soup From Cmdr. E.C. Martin, the English owner of the famous French pilot cutter Jolie Brise, comes this quick and easy recipe for what Hal and Margaret Roth say is the best, most nourishing onion soup of their experience: Start by peeling the largest and finest onions that you can find; allow about two per person; five persons would call for about 12 onions. Cut them into quarters and put them in a large saucepan with a cover, and pour in enough

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cold water to make plenty of soup for all hands; add two full tablespoons of Bovril (or enough beef bouillon cubes to give the broth a rich taste). Add about one-quarter pound of butter, a dessert spoon of Lea & Perrins Worchester sauce, black pepper, and if you have it, a small wine glass full of sherry or perhaps more white wine when cooking is nearly finished. Best to NOT add any salt during the cooking process. Allow the mixture to boil gently, stirring occasionally, until the onions have gone soft and fallen to pieces. The soup is now done and ready to be served with slices of thick, hard-crested artisan bread.

In his last book, How to Sail Around the World, Hal Roth quotes an unnamed sailor: “Good food and regular meals, as well served as possible, are, I think, the most important thing of all on a long voyage…I am sure that the best, and indeed the only way of having a happy ship, is to spare no pains in making the meals as wholesome, as varied, and as attractive as possible.” John Hanna, designer of the most famous of all blue water sailing vessels, the Tahiti Ketch, underscored the point when he said, “Indigestion has wrecked more cruises than reefs and hurricanes…the only interior detail on a sailboat that really matters is a full-sized, actual, practicable working galley.” Amen to that!

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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CAROLINA SAILING

Charleston to Bermuda, a New Twist

By Dan Dickison

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einvention is a human trait. In the context of the animal world, it’s called adaptation, but when we Homo sapiens decide to take some aspect of life and tweak it for the better, we reinvent it. And that’s exactly what the organizers of the Charleston Bermuda Race are doing with their biennial romp to the Onion Patch.

The eighth running of this contest, which will start on Saturday, May 21, might look outwardly like its predecessors. Yes, it will consist of a relatively small fleet of boats.

They’ll start in Charleston Harbor, cheered by onlookers, with tall ships and all the hoopla of Charleston Harbor Fest adding a festive backdrop. They’ll sail out between the harbor’s rock jetties and head across the Gulf Stream as they have every other year since 1997, navigating their way some 777 miles due east to a point just off St. David’s Light at the north end of Bermuda. But the similarities really end there.

For starters, the 2011 edition of this race is now being managed by a for-profit entity—OnDeck, a sailing school/adventure sailing company that recently established a base in Charleston (see SOUTHWINDS, January 2011 “Can One Company Do it All?”). In partnership with the

South Carolina Maritime Foundation and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the company is moving to revitalize this race. As its initial step toward that goal, OnDeck enlisted veteran offshore racer and race manager Bjorn Johnson as the race director.

Johnson, a property management professional who moved to Charleston in 2009, has extensive experience with the vaunted Newport to Bermuda Race, both as a competitor (10 times) and an organizer (he served as the chairman for the 2010 edition and as chief inspector for the fleet in 2006 and 2008). The 54-year-old Johnson has been an offshore racer since he was 13 and boasts a long list of organizational affiliations, including membership in the Cruising Club of America, the New York Yacht Club, the Storm Trysail Club, the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club, the Saint George’s Dinghy Sports Club (Bermuda) and the RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club). It would be hard to find a person better qualified to remake a race to Bermuda.

“Bermuda is really my favorite offshore place to race,” avows Johnson. “Crossing the Gulf Stream and dealing with the varying weather conditions make it a challenging

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course, and arriving at this beautiful tropical island is just the icing on the cake. Having raced there so many times gives me a good feel for what the average sailor is looking for in this kind of race.”

To ensure a critical mass of entries, Johnson and his employers are bringing in six of the company’s boats to compete. With bases in Europe and the Caribbean, OnDeck owns a fleet of offshore-capable boats. Some of these boats, including Farr 40s and 65s and Shipman 63s, have been chartered in their entirety for the race, and some are being used to offer individual crew slots so that a single person can sign up for the adventure—for a fee. And this is really where the 2011 Charleston Bermuda Race distinguishes itself from past editions.

Distance races with charter opportunities provided by the event organizer are a novel concept in the United States, but according to Johnson, they’re common in Europe where OnDeck originated. “For example, a lot of people in the U.K. want to do the Fastnet Race, but not everyone owns the right kind of boat or gear. So, the organizers have facilitated opportunities by ensuring there are boats or berths for charter.”

For the Charleston Bermuda Race, he says, individuals can book a berth on one of the company’s Farr 65s for $2,300.

That fee covers two days of pre-race training, all your meals during the race, all your safety gear, entry to each of the shoreside events, fuel, dockage, race entry fees and the guidance/services of a professional skipper and mate.

Despite his Corinthian background, Johnson is enthusiastic about this pay-to-play model for distance races. “I think it’s a wonderful concept to get new people involved in offshore sailing,” he says. “It emphasizes a lifestyle experience more than competition.”

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Implementing this concept is just one step that’s being taken to re-vitalize the event. Johnson and his fellow organizers have also arranged for renowned TV personality Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, to compete in the race. Colbert, a Charleston native and selfacclaimed “adventurist,” sailed in the 2005 edition of this race. This time around, says Johnson, Colbert’s participation will be fully leveraged to help publicize the event, along with substantial media outreach. In anticipation of the race, Colbert declared: “The ocean has had a free ride for too long.

Well, it has to deal with me now. Brace yourself, Atlantic!”

“The Charleston Bermuda Race began as a simple, grassroots-style event,” says Johnson, “but it’s always had tremendous potential. We want to run it in a professional manner because we feel it can evolve to be one of the premier offshore events in the southeast—that’s the goal. We’re not trying to copy anyone. We’re pursuing an event with its own special flavor. Why not, right? Charleston is a special place and so is Bermuda.”

Ultimately, Johnson says he hopes to end up with 12 to 15 boats on the starting line. “If we do that, it will be a good building block for the future. Overall, we really want to give the participants a pleasant experience.” That’s why, he explains, the race is being staged at the same time as Charleston Harbor Fest. “With the Velux 5 Oceans Race fleet here and several tall ships in port, there’s going to be a strong focus on the fun and exhilaration of sailing. And that’s really OnDeck’s objective, to grow the sport and introduce new people to it.”

Not a bad goal. One, you could say, that’s worthy of a little reinvention.

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By Capt. Wayne Canning

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undreds of years ago Archimedes figured out the discharge thru-hulls are, and where the fuses or breakers physics of displacement and how an object of a cerare. I like to turn on the manual switches and listen for the tain mass will displace an equal amount of water. pump to run, as well as lift or activate any automatic switchBut how does this affect the boat owner? What Archimedes es on a regular basis. You should do this at least once a week discovered and what all boat owners know is that a boat if possible. If the automatic switches are hard to reach, you floating on the water is always pushing a hole in the water can sometimes use a stick with a hook on the end to operate equal to the boat’s weight. Of course, this means that the them. This is particularly helpful for deep bilges. The best water is pushing back way to test a system is to with an equal force. It is put some water in the our job is to keep that bilge and check that the water out for obvious pumps come on and reasons. remove the water, as Any boat, big or they should. This might small, needs to have be the only way to check some method of removsome automatic switching any water that gets in. es that cannot be operatDinghies and small boats ed by hand. If you have will often have a scoop or a manual pump, take a small hand pumps for quick look at it and removing water, while make sure you know larger boats will have where the handle is—if electric pumps, someit has a removable hantimes combined with dle. You do not want to hand-operated pumps. be searching for the hanUnfortunately, many of dle in an emergency, so us do not think about keep it close to the these systems until they pump. are really needed or they Now that you have fail. Let’s face it; nobody a basic understanding really wants to go digof your system and ging in the bilge unless Note the float switch was installed with only one screw and rotated so that it where all the parts are was under the pump and could not operate. they have to located, it’s time to look Unfortunately, sooncloser for problem er or later almost every areas. One of the big-gest problem areas I see when inspectboater has to deal with maintaining or replacing some part ing boats is the wiring and the electrical connections to the of the bilge pump system. With this in mind, it is a good pumps and automatic switches. Wire splices should be idea to have a clear understanding of your boat’s bilge made with marine crimp-type connectors and should be pump system and how best to maintain it. secured up as high as possible. Secured being a key word The basic bilge pump system on your average coastal here as many systems I inspect have a rat’s nest of wires cruiser will consist of one or more electric pumps, and poshanging loosely above the pump. The wires should be neatsibly a manual or hand-operated pump. The electric pumps ly and securely tied to the boat with wire ties or clamps. I are usually the submersible, centrifugal-type pump mounted personally like to use a terminal block for the wire connecas low as possible in the bilge. There will also be a fuse or tions. A terminal block will aid in troubleshooting as you breaker, a switch for manual operation, and an automatic can easily use a meter on the terminals. Additionally, a terswitch to turn the pump on and off when the water reaches minal block properly secured will hold the wire conneca certain level. Attached to the pump will be a discharge hose tions up out of any water and will help make replacing running to a thru-hull located above the waterline. If the boat components easier. Inspect the wires themselves as well; do is fitted with a manual pump, it is almost always a they look to be in good condition and to be adequately diaphragm type mounted near the helm. Interestingly, mansized? Is the insulation still flexible, or has it gotten stiff and ual pumps are required for boats in the European Union, but brittle? Are the connections sealed with heat shrink or other not here in the United States. Surprisingly, the USCG does sealant? If anything does not look 100 percent, now is a not require boaters to carry any bilge pump at all. good time to fix it.

The first step to maintaining any system is to inspect Next check the pump and any automatic switches. I am and get familiar with all the components. Make sure you always surprised at how often pumps and even automatic know where all the pumps, pickups and switches are and switches are just lying in the bilge unsecured. The pumps how to reach them. Also, make sure you know where the and switches need to be properly secured to operate effi-

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ciently. This is particularly true of the switches. Make sure no hoses, wires, or anything else will interfere with the movement of any float-type automatic switches, and that nothing is blocking the pump inlet. If possible, operate the switch by hand to feel if it moves freely and that it will shut the pump off when the water level drops. A switch that does not shut off properly can slowly drain a battery, running the pump dry. This could also damage the pump as most pumps are designed to be run with water in them to lubricate and cool them.

Some automatic switches will be in a cage to protect the float from damage and debris. This type of switch can often be operated with a button or lever on the side or by gently rotating the wires where they attach to the switch. While you are in the bilge, make sure they are clean and free of oil, sludge and debris as these will affect the operation of the pump and switch. That gummy residue that is present in many bilges A proper installation. Note high water will cause the switch to right above pump on the right. stick and can greatly reduce the efficiency of the pump. If the pump and switch are dirty, take the time to clean them with some warm, soapy water and a soft scrub or toothbrush. Most submersible pumps can be released from the base with a couple of finger-operated clips. Release the pump and clean the impeller and inside the strainer. Clean around any hinge joints or contacts on the automatic switch. Check the hose connections to the pumps making sure the hose clamps are in good condition and are not rusted. Take the time to follow the discharge hose from the pump to the thru-hull fitting. Check for hard bents or kinks; make sure it is well-supported and not chafing or rubbing on anything and that any hose clamps are in good condition. Also make sure the hose takes a loop above the waterline of at least 12 inches or more to help prevent any backflow of water into the boat.

Manual bilge pumps also need to be checked from time to time as well. Almost all manual pumps used today are the diaphragm type, most being permanently mounted at a location close to the helm. Although these pumps do not require a lot of maintenance, they do need some attention. The biggest problem with these pumps is the rubber for the valves and diaphragm can get dried out and stiff. This can cause the rubber valves to leak or stick open and the diaphragm to crack.

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There is not a lot you can do to prevent this, as it is the result of aging of the rubber. The best you can do is to keep an eye on the pumps and replace any rubber parts that become stiff.

Testing the pump by pumping water through it will give you an idea of its condition. If it has a hard time picking up and holding a prime, then it is likely time for some service. Like the electric pumps, it is a good idea to inspect the intake and discharge hoses as well.

Make sure the intake pickup is properly positioned and has a strainer of some type over the end to prevent trash from entering the pump.

Although you may never need it, it is always good to know you can count on your manual pump in an emergency.

The reason most bilge pumps fail and need replacement is often a result of poor maintenance and care. Poor wiring, restricted hoses and dirty bilge all make it hard for a system to provide the level of protection your boat needs. sending unit located on the bulkhead A few minutes spent every now and then will go a long way to improving the performance and reliability of your bilge pump system.

Capt. Wayne Canning lives on his Irwin 40, Vayu, in Wilmington, NC. A marine professional for more than 35 years, he now is a full time marine surveyor, runs a Web site for other professional marine surveyors and a site for those restoring project boats. He provides services as project manager for boat restorations. Visit www.projectboat.info or www.4ABetter Boat.com for more information.

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US SAILING 28th Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, Clearwater, FL, Jan. 26-30

By Jabbo Gordon Photo by Larry Ledgerwood / US SAILING.

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he biggest news about US SAILING’s 28th Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium was that it was big. In fact, it was the biggest ever, and officials are still trying to figure out why.

One reason might have been the location. It’s been in St. Petersburg several times, but this year the event moved 25 miles up the Pinellas County coast to Clearwater, the county seat. In addition, the symposium was a week earlier than last year, and there may have been fewer scheduling conflicts.

In any event, 210 people registered in advance, which was a record in itself. But then, some 60 walks-ins showed up, driving US SAILING personnel to copiers to come up with enough booklets and other material. And an estimated third of the crowd were first-timers.

Janine Connelly, the organization’s training director, was pleasantly surprised. In fact, she was amazed. “Although it was in Florida for the first time in a few years, and a lot of people came from Florida, not everybody was from this state,” she said. “People made reservations to fly clear across the country for this, but didn’t pre-register with us.”

At the closing session, Deb Gravelle, the NSPS agenda coordinator, handed out a form asking people why they came to this particular event.

Sailing Awards Presented One highlight of the symposium involved the various annual awards. And while this feature takes place every year, there were some special sailing enthusiasts who were recognized for their efforts.

One of the key honors went to Dennis Peck of Port Charlotte for “Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Community Sailing.” A native of New York, Peck moved to Fort Pierce, FL, at an early age and graduated from Summerlin High School in Bartow. He moved to Charlotte County in 1970 and has been instrumental in the growth of sailing on Charlotte Harbor.

The Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center opened in 2000 and was incorporated in 2002. Although its operations base is in the county seat of Punta Gorda, there are approximately 60 families from all over the county taking advantage of the fleet of two dozen vessels, ranging from Optimist prams to Hobie 16s.

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The center also is heavily involved with disabled sailing, and Peck’s group is working hard to improve access to the water from its building on Retta Esplanade. Word is that a new launching ramp will be constructed within a year or two.

Other top awards included the Captain Joe Prosser Award for Quality and Safety in Instructor Training, the Sail Training Service and Support Award in honor of Virginia Long and the Marty Luray Award.

The Prosser Award went to Community Sailing, Inc., of Boston, and the “Ginny” was presented to Larry Ledgerwood of the San Francisco Bay Sailing School in Walnut Creek, CA. The “Marty,” goes to the person who has made an outstanding and unselfish contribution to further public access sailing. This winner was Marcel Beaudin of the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center in South Burlington, VT. Community Sailing, Inc., of Boston garnered several other awards, and other honors went to programs in New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin as well as California.

Keynote Speakers Another highlight of this year’s symposium was the list of keynote speakers. It included a group of noteworthy professionals, such as: Joni Palmer from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis; Dieter Loibner, sailing editor of Soundings magazine; and Rachael Z. Miller, founder and director of the Rozella Project for a Clean Ocean.

Palmer, for example, talked about safety, but the long version of her title was, “Keeping your head above water daily and out of hot water when things go wrong.”

However, the speaker who easily drew the most laughs was Larry Johnson whose topic was entitled “Mastering the Storm.” Johnson’s down-to-earth, humor-packed delivery style centered around change and how most people resist it.

“Have you learned a lot of stuff here?” he asked on the last day of the three-day symposium. “Well, a lot of people are already regretting your return to work.

“Oh, here she comes with a bunch of weird ideas,” he mimicked a possible employee back home. “But give her some time and she’ll get over it.”

Speaking of getting over it, Johnson gave a couple of Tshirts to volunteers in the audience. One said, “Stop me before I strangle someone,” and the other read, “Cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it.”

Johnson had his audience go through some exercises,

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Rob Crafa gave a presentation called “How not to kill sailors (unless you really want to).” Photo by Larry Ledgerwood / US SAILING.

Demos on the beach in Clearwater. Photo by Larry Ledgerwood / US SAILING.

but one of the best was when he asked people to pair off and examine each other from head to toe for three minutes. Then they had to turn around so they were back to back to each other and change three things about their appearances.

Most people took off glasses, name tags and shoes. Then the pairs had to turn back around and see if each partner could name all of the changes. Most were able to detect all three, and nearly everyone picked up on two.

Then Johnson detoured from the drill and talked about something else for a minute. “By the way,” he interrupted himself, “that was not an exercise in judging your observational skills,” he told the listeners. “I just want to know how many of you put everything back the way it was.” It was a classic demonstration that people prefer things the way they are.

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Still another symposium highlight was the schedule of breakout sessions. Speaker topics included fleet ownership, race management, fundraising, coaching tips and web presence.

Although it was a sailing symposium, conducted by US SAILING, which is the national governing body for the sport, there was a lot of emphasis on powerboats and proper training in the safety boats.

One session was called, “How not to kill sailors (unless you really want to),” by Rob Crafa who is director of waterfront programs at the SUNY Maritime College. He covered problems such as running out of oil, not using the kill switch or trying to run a boat with no gas tanks. “This session could be called how not to operate a powerboat or stupid things we’ve all done,” he joked. “I know kids who see a big wave and think to themselves that if they hit it straight on, they get more air that way.”

Crafa also suggested making a video on trailering a boat “for people who take three hours to launch a boat.”

Riki Hooker, vice president of sales for RS Sailing, talked about sailing being in crisis. One of his points was retaining children in dinghy sailing. “Dinghy sailing as a worldwide sport is in decline although the average participation age is increasing,” he said. “Kids are outgrowing their learning boats and sailing has a lot of competition.” As youngsters grow older, the social aspect becomes more important. And sometimes, there is too much traveling involved. “There is a loss of interest when learning stops.

And we are dealing with outdated and uninspiring equipment,” he concluded.

This year’s symposium also offered courses and certification opportunities for those interested in becoming a small boat instructor trainer, a powerboat instructor and a club race officer. All in all, the event covered a wide range of material for people who ranged from professionals to volunteers.

Dave Ellis of St. Petersburg, who has attended several symposiums over the years, liked the camaraderie as well as the educational benefits. “I found the symposium helpful, but as editor of the Windmill class newsletter, I really enjoyed seeing the stalwarts of the industry again,” he said. “Some people, who started teaching sailing when I did, say that they are teaching the children of their first students.”

Next year, the symposium moves back to California and is slated to start two weeks earlier. It will be in Long Beach, Jan. 11-15, 2012.

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SMALL BOAT REVIEW

The Sonar

By Dave Ellis Crew LOA LWL Beam Draft Hull weight Main and jib area Spinnaker area

three or four 23 feet 20 feet 7 feet 10 inches 3 feet 11 inches 2,100 pounds 250 square feet 245 square feet

In the late ’80s, the board of directors of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club had to make a tough decision. For several years, money had been set aside to buy a fleet of small keelboats for the club. There was the need to supply boats for US SAILING events, to satisfy the emerging popularity of match racing and for another draw for club membership. But what kind of boat to buy?

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The speed of the Sonar is about on par with the J/24. It has a smaller jib and no large genoa for light air. Yet, the speed in the light stuff is ample, and tacking on shifts is quick and easy.

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everal members and all of the sailing employees wanted J/22s. The club had their midwinters each year, and they looked like fun. But presently, when it was discovered that they were not always self-righting, requiring a crew or two on the keel to get back up, that didn’t seem like what the club needed, especially for the Salty Sisters women’s group, a powerful influence at SPYC. One relatively new member suggested a boat from his former New England club, Larchmont. They had purchased Sonars, after seeing the success at the Noroton Yacht Club in Darien, CT, with the boats. Well, there were some who hesitated at the idea of a “New England boat”—but after a few members sailed it, the decision was made.

Ten Sonars arrived at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in 1990 and were an instant hit with the sailors. They looked classy—all lined up on yard trailers with their bow numbers 1–10 and with a different boot stripe color on each one. But then—serendipity! The Sonar was named the Paralympic’s three-person boat, just as SPYC was working on making the St. Petersburg Sailing Center a magnet for disabled sailing.

Suddenly, there was great demand for the club Sonars.

Others brought their own, and Sonars came from all over the country, Canada and Europe to sail there. Some rented Sonars, but all the disabled sailors brought their own boats The first 10 boats wore out after a decade of use and were traded in for 10 new boats that now sit, with their bow numbers and colored boot stripes, along the waterfront at the Sailing Center. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Naval Architect Bruce Kirby was asked to design a new boat specifically to meet the requirements of a club racing one-design keelboat fleet. The result was the Sonar.

The birth of the Sonar all started when Bruce Kirby’s home club, Noroton Yacht Club, couldn’t find the right boat to get more of their members involved in club racing. They studied a great many existing classes of boats, but all were considered too expensive, too slow, too demanding to sail— or just plain uncomfortable. So Bruce was asked to design a new boat specifically to meet the requirements of a club racing one-design keelboat fleet. The result was the Sonar. The name sort of fit, since Kirby had designed the Laser.

The speed of the Sonar is about on par with the J/24. It has a smaller jib and no large genoa for light air. Yet, the speed in the light stuff is ample, and tacking on shifts is quick and easy. Acceleration after a tack is quite good for a keelboat, enhancing the ability for a crew to take advantage of each shift in wind direction and pressure. The rudder is relatively large and hung under the hull instead of on the transom. This makes it quite efficient. Most sailors oversteer when they first get into the boat. It can turn really quickly. But, of course, that slows the boat down. So an easy touch on the tiller helps. This makes it ideal for the disabled sailors. Often it is the severely disabled who actually do the steering, while the other two crew control the mainsail and jib.

An interesting provision is that the rudder and tiller can pivot all the way around in a circle. This is great for clearing weeds at slow speeds. It also lets one scull the boat backwards to the hoist, by simply turning the rudder around and swinging the tiller up and over to again face forward. Cool.

There is a fairly comfortable bench on each side of the cockpit; that ends up to be the footrest when sitting on the deck. There is no droop hiking allowed, but this boat has plenty of righting moment to keep it upright in a blow. I have witnessed knockdowns among a fleet of Sonars in big wind on Tampa Bay. With that big rudder, the spinnaker is released; the boat quickly comes upright and steered down to course. Then you look around to see if anyone was watching. Yea, you are on film by Dave. The Paralympics’ racing does not use the spinnaker. Instead, the jib is held out on the windward side on a run by a whisker pole. Many use the same one-string method in use on Snipes, with the pole living on the boom when not in use.

How does a quadriplegic steer a 23-foot keelboat? Some stay on one side of the boat, strapped to a wheelchair with the wheels removed. The tiller extension is Velcroed to their gloves. But, as international competition gets more skilled, innovators have fashioned sliding seats that make that chair circle to the windward side. The mainsheet/traveler trimmer often sails behind the skipper and is charged with uncleating the seat-on-tracks and allowing it to go down to the low side just before tacking. Then the new position is cleated as the tack is made, putting the skipper to weather. Time it right or it is a chore to pull them up there after the tack.

Southwest Florida’s Paralympic contender Paul Callahan has a bicycle pedal arrangement with the “pedals” Velcroed to his gloves. Spin the pedals one way and the boat turns to starboard; the reverse direction turns to port.

Disabled sailors race on par with the best of able-bodied Sonar racers. This is a versatile small keelboat.

For more on the Sonar, go to www.sonar.org.

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Ten Sonars arrived at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in 1990 and were an instant hit with the sailors. They looked classy—all lined up on yard trailers with their bow numbers 1–10 and with a different boot stripe color on each one.

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MOUNT DORA SAILING REGATTA MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA, APRIL 2-3 The 58th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish, Hobie to Wayfarer, Catalinas to Mutineers We hope to have up to 7 races, weather permitting.

Four boats will be required for a design class Inland sailing at its best, with outstanding food on Saturday night with music on the dock.

For more information and registration form, go to www.mountdorayachtclub.com Or for the personal touch, call us at 352-383-3188.

We will gladly help you out.

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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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43rd Regata del Sol al Sol Prepares for the 2011 Race, April 29 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol/Mexico Race, an international regatta from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, has 19 entries so far. Twenty-eight vessels set sail for Isla Mujeres last spring.

There is still plenty of time to get prepared and turn

entries in by April ’09, the final entry deadline. Organizers are encouraging racers to enter now and try to break the record of 43 entries this year. There is a secure site for online entries, or entries can be mailed in, or a combination thereof. For more information, go to www.regatadelsolal.org.

Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to the island and be part of the festivities. There are many island activities planned, such as the Golf Cart poker run, snorkeling, rum and coke party, United States versus Mexico basketball game, Awards reception. It would be a great help to Island Organizers and the SPYC Committee if all competitors and friends coming to the island would contact reservations specialist Judy Malone at jmalone@humanresourses.com for rooms and island transportation.

The regatta committee can be contacted through the Web site at www.regatadelsolalsol.org (click on Chairman @regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page or anywhere you see it in the NOR).

Race Management Clinic, Sarasota, March 12-13 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron and the Sarasota Yacht Club host this clinic. Tom Duggan, certified international race officer and U.S. national race officer and a US SAILING race management instructor, will be giving a hands-on clinic with material he has put together for a more informal session than the US SAILING Certification Race Management classes.

Classroom sessions are at the Sarasota Yacht Club, and the on-the-water classes are at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. This is being offered both to novice and experienced race volunteers and will enhance the race management skills of local race officers. Cost is $50 per person for the two-day classes for members of SYC and SSS, and $65 for non-members (SYC and SSS are subsidizing this for their members). Lunch may be ordered for $10 extra per day. To sign up, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org, or call Cindy Clifton at (941) 365-5694 or cindy.swan@verizon.net.

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Sunfish International Masters, U.S. National Sunfish Team Racing, Sunfish Midwinter National Championships, Fort Walton Beach, FL, March The Fort Walton Yacht Club is host for the Masters, with competitors from around the world on March 13-16. On March 16, the club will host the U.S. National Team Racing Championship, where teams will compete in one-design “team” boats (winners will compete in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico). On March 17-19 is the Sunfish Midwinter National Championship with 10 fleet races over three days. Got to www.fwyc.org.

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2011 Acura Miami Grand Prix, March 10-13 Farr 40, Melges 32, Swan 42 and IRC boats are invited to race in this event. Four race days. Event details, entries and past results are available at www.Premiere-Racing.com.

31st Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 28-March 12 See “Short Tacks” for more information.

2011 Lightning Class Southern Circuit Gears Up—First Regatta March 12-13, Savannah, GA For nearly 40 years, the Lightning Southern Circuit has been sending a fleet of 50 or so boats on a combination road rally and regatta that includes stops at Savannah, GA, and Miami, before finishing with an additional couple of dozen of the 19-foot-long sloops in St. Petersburg, FL. The series kicks off at the annual Deep South Regatta, held March 12-13 at the Savannah YC. On March 14-16, the Lightning Midwinter Regatta will be hosted at the Coral

Reef YC in Miami. The Lightning Winter Championship in St. Petersburg will take place on March 17-20. Competitors from South America, Europe, and North America will be on hand, as well as former and current world champions and Olympic sailors. For more information, go to www.lightningclass.org.

REGIONAL RACING 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@southwindsmagazine.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.).

Upcoming Regattas Beaufort Race Week, Beaufort, SC April 1-5 The Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club (BYSC) and the Dataw Island Yacht Club (DIYC) are sponsoring the Beaufort Race Week April 1-5. PHRF racing for monohulls 20 feet and over, classic boats 15 feet and over and one-design dinghies.

Racing will take place in the downtown Beaufort area, Port Royal Sound and the waters from Beaufort to Dataw Island.

The Jean Ribaut Cup and Classic Boat Rally will be held as part of the race week. Docking is available at BYSC on a first come basis at no charge and at a cost of $1 per foot at Dataw Marina.

Registration forms will be available on the BYSC web site at www.byscnet.com/sailing, or from Roy Crocker at lcrocker@islc.net.

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RACING Southeast Coast Race Calendar MARCH 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) 5-6 Laser Southern Lasers Lake Lanier SC (GA) 56 Y-Flyer Midwinters. Carolina Sailing Club (SC) 12-13 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24 Lake Lanier SC (GA) 19-20 Tommy Whitesides Regatta. Open. Carolina SC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

19 Spring Harbor Race Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

27-28 NYRA Invitational. PHRF Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club Web site for club race schedule 5-6 Laser Southerns. Lake Lanier SC 12-13 Atlanta Cup. Lake Lanier SC. 26 Around Alone. Barefoot SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Club Web site for local club races Race schedule not posted for 2011 by press date.

SAISA Youth sailing. www.saisa.org.

26-27 Spring Intersectional Regatta, Lake Norman YC, Mooresville, NC APRIL 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 Spring Board Regatta. Dinghies. Western Carolina SC. 2-3 Rebel Rouser. MC Scow. Lake Lanier SC (SC) 2-3 Pee Dee Classic. Catamarans. Hartsville, SC. Eastern Multihull SA 9-10 Domenico De Sole Cup. Open. South Carolina YC (SC) 10 Piedmont Inter Club Challenge. Dinghies. Carolina SC (NC) 14-17 Charleston Race Week. PHRF, One Design.

16-17 Highlander Midwinters. Highlanders.

Lake Norman YC (NC) 22-24 Easter Regatta. J/24. Carolina SC (NC) 22-23 Easter Regatta. Scows. Carolina SC (NC) 22-24 Spring Fever Regatta. Catamarans. Hartwell, GA. Eastern Multihull SA 28-May 1 ACC Championship. Lasers. Carolina YC. (NC) 30 Spring Fever Regatta. Open. Cape Fear YC (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

2 Sailing for the Future. Charleston Community Sailing.

14 Charleston Race Week 30 Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup to Bohiket 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.

16-17 Rebel Rouser. MC Scows. Lake Lanier SC 30 Celtic Crossing. Barefoot SC 30-May 1 Melges 24 Regatta. Lake Lanier SC. Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

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Trans-Monroe Regatta, Lake Monroe, FL, March 5-6 The Lake Monroe Sailing Association hosts this annual regatta. They will have the traditional distance course around the lake on Saturday and buoy racing on Sunday. Racers compete for the perpetual McVay Trophy.

The NOR and registration forms are at www.flalmsa.org.

2011 First Coast Offshore Challenge, Jacksonville, FL, to Georgia and Return, March 30-April 2 First Coast Offshore Challenge, the premiere offshore sailing event of the spring season in northeast Florida kicking off the north Florida offshore season, is set for March 30 April 2. FCOC 2011 features three offshore races in four days and three onshore parties for skippers and crew. The regatta, held off St. Augustine, FL, and St. Marys, GA, is cosponsored by North Florida Cruising Club and St. Augustine Yacht Club. Participants come from throughout the Southeast with a total of 35 yachts expected in Spinnaker, Non-Spin and Cruiser class. Information is available at www.fcoc2011.com.

58th Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, April 2-3 The 58th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers.

Organizers hope to have up to seven races, weather permitting. Four boats will be required for a design class. Mount Dora is inland sailing at its best, with outstanding food on Saturday night with music on the dock.

For more information and registration form, go to www.mountdorayachtclub.com, or call (352) 383-3188.

East & Central Florida Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or Web site for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally 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 womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series and a regular series; At least one event each month.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com).

Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Race www.southwindsmagazine.com

series organized seasonally.

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 MARCH 5 DuPont Cup Regatta. Effingham Forest YC 5-6 Trans Monroe Regatta. Lake Monroe SA 5-6 South Points Regatta SAISA (High School Students) US Sailing Center, Martin County 12-13 River City Regatta. Rudder Club 12-13 Catalina 22 Regatta. Rudder Club 12-13 Optifest. (Under age 15) US Sailing Center, Martin County 15-16 Zenda U for MC Scows. Lake Eustis SC 17-19 39th MC Scow Assoc. Midwinter Championship Regatta 18-20 Hobie 33 Nationals. Port Canaveral YC 19 Thunder Mug Regatta. Halifax SA 24 M-17 and C Scow. Zenda U. Canceled.

25-27 6th M17 Midwinder Championship Regatta & 12th C Scow Midwinter Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis SC. Cancelled, moved to George Washington Birthday Regatta 30-2 7th Annual First Coast Off-Shore Challenge.

St. Augustine YC APRIL 2-3 58th Mt. Dora Yacht Club Sailing Regatta. Mt Dora YC. 16 Blue Max Race. North Florida CC

Upcoming Regattas

2011 Acura Miami Grand Prix, March 10-13 Farr 40, Melges 32, Swan 42 and IRC boats are invited to race in this event. Four race days. Event details, entries and past results are available at www.Premiere-Racing.com.

information, go to www.miamiyachtclub.net.

Southeast Florida Race Calendar March 25-27

Hobie Midwinters East, Bahia Cabana Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Youth Sailing: MARCH 5 SAISA SP-6. US SAILING Center Martin County, Jensen Beach. www.saisa.org 12-13 Spring Opti Fest. US SAILING Center Martin County APRIL 22-23 District Double-handed Team Racing Championship and ISSA Qualifier for National 2011 Baker Trophy, Holland Park Gulfstream SC, Hollywood. www.saisa.org.

22-23 42nd Southeast Dinghy Regatta, Key Biscayne Yacht Club, Key Biscayne, FL, www.kbyc.org 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).

MARCH Nothing scheduled by press date. Check web site.

APRIL 30 Hillsboro to Palm Beach Offshore Race.

Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the club 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.

MARCH 7 Bacardi Miami Sail Week. BBYC, CRYC, CGSC, SALM, USSA 10-13 Miami Grand Prix. www.premiere-racing.com.

14 Lightning Southern Circuit. CRYC 18 45th Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC 19 Full Moon Regatta 25 Etchells Coral Cup. CRYC APRIL 1 Snipe Pan Am Trials. LYC 2 Opti/420 Practice Trials. CRYC 16 Miami Key Largo Race. MYC 22 41st Annual SE Dinghy. KBYC

Miami to Key Largo Race, Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, April 16 First held in 1956, this annual race has grown from 33 entrants to as many as over 200. Everyone starts at once, just south of the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami and proceeds 43 nautical miles through Biscayne National Park to the Jewfish Creek area of Key Largo. The new 65-foot permanent bridge will provide future finishers with easy access to the resorts and parties at the end. Monohulls and multihulls race in various classes. Proceeds go to the Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, a non-profit corporation that supports youth education and safety in sailing.

Racers range from teens to sailors in their 90s. For more News & Views for Southern Sailors

Race Reports

Key West Race Week, 2011

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RACING Milnes’ J/24, Blah Blah Blah, and Evalena Worthington’s J/24, Freya. Evalena also owns the famed waterfront bar and grill, Schooner Wharf, where the race week sailors frequently gathered.

Awards and onshore entertainment took place around Kelly’s Caribbean Courtyard in Old Town Key West. Sailors liked this new setting, enjoying food at Kelly’s, and refreshments at the nearby Grunts wine and beer bar.

For results, sponsors, and details on the lucky boats and sailors who participated, visit www.premiere-racing.com.

Melges 32s line up for the start in Key West.

Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography. www.timwilkes.com.

Cover: Working on the bow in Key West Race Week.

three massive playing fields. Thirteen different fleets, from one design, PHRF and IRC vied for top honors. A total of 10 races were sailed through the week in an interesting variety of subtropical winter conditions.

Eight to 12-knot breezes kicked off the week, challenging the sailors’ light air skills. The balmy conditions were in no way less exciting for the teams. Just a few minutes before its official start, in division 1, Decision let slip a halyard, and a crewmember had to scurry up the mast to retrieve it. In Division 3, Rush and Galilee inadvertently touched each other just before the start of race two. Undaunted, these boats started on time. The Melges 32 fleet had an interesting challenge in race one when a floating mass of seaweed parked itself on the finish gate. Many sailors were checking their keels that day, and at least one jumped overboard to clear seaweed that was tangled around his boat’s nether regions.

Tropical humidity, sunshine and southerly breezes greeted the teams on day two of the series. During some pre-race prowling and sail flexing, the massive 72-foot R/P, Titan, caught the pin boat’s anchor line and stopped dead in her tracks. Not appearing to lose any composure or elegance, the racer slipped free without harm.

Wednesday began with uncertainty with patchy fog, haze and no wind. As the morning progressed, a slow breeze began to fill and, on shortened courses, competitors faced some impressive displays of skill.

Day four of the series also began with fog, which dissolved as the morning progressed. Early on, a number of boats were getting lost trying to squint their way to their respective divisions before the starts, and committee boats couldn’t see the course buoys that were set. On Friday, the final day of the races, sailors enjoyed sunshine and fair winds until the approach of a cloud line in the afternoon. Some courses were shortened, and boats completed two races that day.

The “big boat” mini/maxi fleet saw some close boat-onboat action with Key West vet Daniel Meyers and his 66footer, Numbers, snagging just one finish from second-place winner, Shockwave. While the boats typically started in a tidy row in the IRC 2 fleet, Peter Vroon’s entry, Tonnerre de Breskens 3, always seemed to slip ahead. By week’s end, Tonnerre scored nine bullets and top prizes.

The growing Melges 32 class saw 21 entries with William Douglass’ Connecticut entry, Goombay Smash, taking first in class with Warpath a mere two points away. The J/105 and J/80 fleets were—as usual—a thrilling and highly competitive bunch, with many race week vets returning to defend their titles.

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Florida Keys 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) 292-5993. 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.

MARCH (UKSC) 4-6 JY-15 Midwinters 12-13 Marlin Cup 19-20 Glander Cup 26 Portsmouth Spring #2 APRIL 2 President’s Cup 9-10 TIB Regatta & Portsmouth Spring #3

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

29th Annual Golden Conch Regatta, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL, Jan 15-16

By Tom Fleming, PPYC PRO Twenty-nine boats in five classes raced in this regatta on www.southwindsmagazine.com

The St. Petersburg Sailing Association and Good Old Boat magazine hosted this regatta for sailing craft built before 1991. Sixty-five boats were greeted with winds on Tampa Bay gusting to nearly 30 knots for the 8.4mile jaunt around government range marks. The start was very near the St. Petersburg Municipal Pier, with spectators bundled up watching the show of classics dotting the waves.

The Tripp 38, Warrior, was well ahead of the nine other spinnaker boats, finishing in an hour and six minutes. But Steve Honour’s Shady Lady nipped them on corIt takes a yacht club to run a regatta. Volunteers at the Platinum Point Yacht Club. rected time. The last boats to finish, sailing in Photo by Dave Nelson. the fun class, took a little over 2-1/2 hours.

There were many special awards preCharlotte Harbor, outside Burnt Store Marina, in sunny, 65sented at Cha Cha Coconuts at The Pier after racing, includdegree temperatures with light winds at 0-6 knots prevailing ing the Yankee Clipper Award for the most beautiful boat in throughout the two-day, three-race regatta. They were chalthe fleet, which went to George Mason’s Ericson 35. The lenged to use light-air tactics—and anchors, as well, to stabiPharaoh’s Barge Award for the oldest boat in the fleet went lize their position on the racecourse against incoming tides. to Larry Prich and Dick Ware’s 1965 Cal 25 Mystic.

Skipper Rick La Penotiere, on a Corsair 28R, was 50 feet For complete results, go online to www.spsa.us. from the finish line when the wind died. He would move forward and then back, gaining only inches at a time. Finally, Southeast Sailors Shine in when he finished, a loud roar and applause was heard from all the other competitors and those on the race committee Rolex Miami Olympic Classes boat. A little while later, the wind finally picked up, the Regatta, Jan. 22-29 anchors were picked up—AND, the racers’ spirits picked up as the boats sprinted to the finish in 6 (six) knots of wind!

Second Stop for the World Cup Following Saturday races, sailing stories were shared with 170 sailors/members at a party and barbecue catered

By Marylinda Ramos

by Whiskey Creek, Port Charlotte. All enjoyed a video of the US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR (Olympic Classes Regatta) day’s race action and still pictures. This included racers sailis the second stop on the International Sailing Federation’s ing, drifting, and anchoring! An awards presentation was World Cup, and a key event for sailors campaigning for the held on Sunday night with 85+ in attendance. This topped 2012 Olympic sailing team. Paige Railey of Clearwater, FL, off the weekend with beautiful hand-made trophies. and Anna Tunnicliffe of Plantation, FL, led top finishers Results (Full results photos at www.ppycbsm.com): First place winners: Multihull; Proclivity, Colin Wartman: Spinnaker; from the Southern U.S. with gold and silver medals in Laser Bama Slammer, Bob Knowles: Non-spinnaker; Fancy Free, Jerry Radials and Women’s Match Racing, respectively.

Poquette: True Cruising A; Jolly Mon, David Naumenn: True Cruising The 2010-2011 World Cup series began in Australia in B; Wicked Wicked Ways, Roger Horton.

December 2010. The Miami event, held Jan. 22-29, is the secof seven events in the World Cup, followed by the 2nd Annual Good Old Boat Regatta, ond Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Women’s match racing will debut as an Olympic sailSt. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 22 ing event in 2012 and is sailed in the Elliott 6 Meter, a

By Dave Ellis three-person keelboat. We caught up with Anna Tunnicliffe on her way to Spain to meet her crew, Woodwind, a 1970 Hinckley Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi, Bermuda 40 Mk III yawl, to practice for the Princess Sofia Trophy. skippered by owner J. A. SW: Tell us, Anna, how is match racing Wood, IV, sails in the Good different from racing Laser Radials, in Old Boat Regatta. The which you won Olympic Gold in China? regatta held a costume AT: Instead of racing many boats at once, contest on the boats. Wood observed when reading a in match racing, you race against one book by Rod Stephens of boat at a time for one round, then the Sparkman & Stephens that best teams sail the next round, and so on, Rod and Commodore until the two finalists sail each other to Herreshoff were always determine the winner. dressed in white shirts, pants SW: How are the tactics different? and club ties. So Wood and AT: When you race against many boats crew dressed in old school for several races, you strive for consisstyle for the regatta. tency at or near the top. In match racing, Photo by Dick Dixon.

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RACING Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Feb. 3-6 In only its second year, this regatta has already grown to considerable size and stature. It’s not surprising. The harbor is a great place to sail and has long been a favorite playground for cruisers. Besides that, it can be beautiful, warm and windy in the middle of winter, when snows up north accompany below freezing temperatures.

The regatta was held in the Port Charlotte-Punta Gorda area—where the two cities straddle the Peace River. Checkins were at the Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center in Punta Gorda, and the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club in Port Charlotte. Regatta parties and dinners were held at the club on Thursday and Sunday. The parties on Friday and Saturday were at the Fishermen’s Village Resort and Marina in Punta Gorda.

Racing was on three venues over three days: the Inner Harbor, the Middle Harbor and the Outer Harbor. Eightyfour boats sailed in 11 classes: Sunfish, Laser, F18, F16, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave, Weta, Flying Scot, S2 7.9, Precision 15 and 2.4m.

Racing started on Friday with light seas and 10-knot winds. Boats racing were the Weta, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave and F18 fleets on the Middle Harbor, and the S2 7.9 on the Outer Harbor.

On Saturday, conditions changed with choppier seas and 15-knot winds, although temperatures were in a welcome low 80s. Racing for the first time, along with those from Friday, were the Sunfish, Laser, F16, Flying Scots and Precision 15 classes, meaning all 11 classes were racing.

Sunday brought lighter conditions with winds approaching 20 knots, and a bit cooler as a weak cold front passed through. All classes again raced on Sunday.

For complete results, photos and a full write-up on all the races, go to www.charlotteharborregatta.com.

Anna Tunnicliffe sailing in the Olympic Classes Regatta in Miami.

Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

you have to win the race, which means you need to anticipate what your opponent will do and outmaneuver them.

This makes the start critical. You want to be first off the line at the start and first at the mark.

SW: Race officials follow match racers closely, sometimes one ahead and one behind the two boats for an entire race.

What role do these umpires play?

AT: Umpires make on-the-water calls and penalize competitors immediately rather than in a jury room. However, a competitor who is penalized can perform the turns at any time in the race. If each competitor is penalized, even if it’s at different times, the two penalties cancel each other out.

This speeds the game up.

SW: Why did you decide to make the move from Laser Radial to women’s match racing?

AT: I had match-raced on and off throughout my sailing career so when they made it an Olympic event, I saw it as an opportunity to grow my game.

SW: Thanks, Anna, and we wish you and the entire US SAILING AlphaGraphics team great success.

AT: Thank you!

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Upcoming Regattas

Michelob Ultra Cup, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, March 5 Racing in Tampa Bay, this race is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge event. All classes are invited. The event has enjoyed a varied venue over the years, finally landing at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. The NOR is at www.spyc.org.

18th Annual Conquistador Cup, Charlotte Harbor, March 5-6 Historically the largest regatta in southwest Florida, this event is run by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club and the Royal Order of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors.

Registration and free beer on Friday evening, March 4, at the Punta Gorda Boat Club. Two buoy-course races are planned for Saturday afternoon with Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, True Cruising, and Multihull divisions. Racers will meet at the YMCA adjacent to the Boat Club after racing for beer and a buffet. www.southwindsmagazine.com

On Sunday will be the reverse start Conquistador’s Cup, with some 70 boats racing. The winner is awarded the coveted Ponce de Leon Conquistador Helmet and gets his boat pictured on next year’s regatta T-shirt. An awards ceremony with beer and munchies will follow the completion of Sunday’s race at the boat club. For the NOR and entry forms, go to www.pgscweb.com.

Yacht Club, the Bradenton Yacht Club and the Davis Islands Yacht Club. Look for the announcements on the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site at www.spyc.org and the Suncoast Race Week Web site, www.suncoastraceweek.org.

Bradenton Yacht Club Annual Around-Egmont Key Race, March 12

Raced on Tampa Bay in Sonar class keelboats. For more information about Rolex Women’s Match, visit the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site, www.spyc.org.

Racers can choose to go either direction around the island.

Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, Multihull, and True Cruising fleets. fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

NOR at www.bradentonyachtclub.com.

Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, March 26 This event, now in its 27th year, will continue to give participants a great time in the Gulf of Mexico. Although it is a one-day event, it will have windward/leeward courses and point-to-point venues for different classes. The site this year will again be the St. Petersburg Yacht Beach Club at Pass-AGrille. This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge event. Notice of Race will be posted on the St. Petersburg Yacht Web site at www.spyc.org.

Entrants who would like to keep their vessels at Pass-agrille for Suncoast Raceweek the following weekend may do so by making arrangements with the SPYC Dockmaster downtown.

35th Southwest Florida Regatta, Melges 24 Regatta and the Porsche Cup of Naples, Naples, FL, March 26-27 Held by the Gulf Coast Sailing Club, the regatta will begin on Friday, March 25, and conclude on March 27 with a party afterwards. The Porsche Cup of Naples will highlight the regatta and will be held at the new Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club in Naples.

The 4th Annual Melges 24 Regatta will also be a part of this regatta. It will be one of six regattas in the southeast circuit of the US Melges 24 Class Association, southeast district.

For more information and to register for the regatta, go to www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org, or call (239) 263-7254.

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 1-3 A longstanding tradition among regattas in Tampa Bay, this event will again be three days of racing from the Gulf of Mexico into Tampa Bay. There will be a slight change in the venue which will be explained in the Notice of Race. It is a Suncoast Boat of the Year event and a qualifier for the St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge (SPORC).

The yacht clubs involved this year are the St. Petersburg News & Views for Southern Sailors

Rolex Women’s Match Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, April 1-3

8th Annual Jabbo Gordon Invitational Regatta, Englewood, FL, April 23 The Venice Youth Boating Association will host this annual regatta on Englewood’s Lemon Bay. The VYBA is the organizing authority in cooperation with the Englewood Sailing Association. The staging area will be at Indian Mound Park, a Sarasota County park.

While it is a primarily a youth event, featuring the International Optimist Dinghy, the regatta is open to sailors of all ages who care to compete with youngsters in Lasers, 420s and Sunfish. A one-day event, the fee is only $30 or $40 for registrations after April 16.

A skippers’ meeting is slated for 9 a.m., and the awards presentation is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.veniceyouthboating.com, or e-mail Gordon at veniceyouthboating@verizon.net.

2nd Annual Race to Fort Myers, Tampa Bay, April 27-30 This second annual regatta is from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers Beach, approximately 100 miles. All PHRF classes are welcome. After race party will be at Bonita Bill’s in Fort Myers Beach. Haul outs are available for dry-sailed boats. Davis Island Yacht Club is the hosting club. For more information, go to www.diyc.org, or contact Jamie Myers at jmyers@mcraemetcalf.com, or (813) 601-5023.

43rd Annual Regata del Sol al Sol, St. Petersburg to Mexico, April 29 See the beginning of this race section for more information.

West Florida Race Calendar 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 fishermensheadSOUTHWINDS

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

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

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

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

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

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

St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 16:30 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org

9-10 16 16 17 23 27-30 28-5 30-1 30-1 30-1

(N/MBOTY) District Double-handed Fleet Racing Championship and ISSA Qualifier for National 2011 Mallory Trophy, Davis Island YC. Youth.

Davis Island YC, J24 Pot O’Gold Regatta Venice YC and Venice Sailing Squadron, Shark’s Tooth Cup. (SBBOTY) Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, San T’weenie Race Venice Youth Boating Association, Jabbo Gordon Regatta Davis Island YC. 2nd Annual Tampa Bay to Fort Myers.

St. Petersburg YC, Regatta del Sol at Sol Clearwater YC, Clark Mills Regatta Naples Sailing & YC, Messmer Cup (N/MBOTY) Tampa Sailing Squadron, Regional Sea Scout Regatta

Bat of the Year Races (BOTY) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)

Upcoming Regattas

MARCH 5-6 St. Petersburg YC, Michelob Cup. (SuncoastBOTY-NS,S) 5-6 Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Conquistador Cup . (CHBOTY) (CBOTY) 5-6 Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Team FOR Invitational. Optimists 5-11 St. Petersburg YC, Thistle Midwinters 7-11 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Flying Scot Midwinters 11-13 Davis Island YC, Fireball and Friends 12 Bradenton Yacht Club Annual. Around Egmont Key Race 12-13 St. Petersburg YC, Allison Jolly Regatta. Youth 12 Naples Sailing & YC, Spring Regatta (N/MBOTY) 14-16 Clearwater YC, Snipe Midwinters 17-19 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, MC Scow Midwinters 18-20 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. One-Design Midwinters 18-20 St. Petersburg YC, Winter Lightning Championship 19 SAISA SP-7, Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Youth 19 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Shrimp Festival Race (CBOTY) 25-27 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, C Scow Midwinters 25-27 Gulf Coast Sailing Club, GCSC Regatta (N/MBOTY) (CBOTY) 25-27 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Crown Cars (SuncoastBOTYNS,S) 26-27 Isles Yacht Club. Leukemia Cup. (CHBOTY)

By Kim Kaminski

APRIL 1-3 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Suncoast Raceweek.

(SuncoastBOTY-NS,S,) 2-3 US Sailing Area D Mens & Womens Singlehanded Semi Finals and FSA State Laser Championships, Davis Island YC. Youth.

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Maxine Sansom Series 2011, Pensacola, FL, March 5, 12, 19 The Maxine Sansom Regatta is a three-race series held on Pensacola Bay every March. The series honors Maxine Sansom’s race committee work through the years at the three Pensacola-area clubs.

The race format has three different competitions, one at each club, racers competing for an overall series trophy. The first race is at the Navy Yacht Club, held in conjunction with its first race of the season, the Commodore’s Cup Race #1.

The second race is held at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club in conjunction with its springtime race, the Rites of Spring Regatta, and the final race is held at the Pensacola Yacht Club (which was Maxine’s home club) and is known as the Maxine Sansom Series Final.

Participants can race in one, two or all three races, but the series trophy goes to a participant of all three. Race #1 will be held on March 5, Race #2 on March 12, and Race #3 on March 19, with the awards ceremony held at the Pensacola Yacht Club following the final race.

For registration and more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club Web sites for club races.

LEGEND BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC Biloxi Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS CSA Corinthian Sailing Association, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS www.southwindsmagazine.com

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1990 Island Packet 38 Cutter $149,900. Furling Mainsail, Cutter Rig, Radar, Single Sideband, generator, wind, solar, autopilot, refrigeration, SSB radio, Full cockpit canvas enclosure, life raft and more.

1983 Albin 43 Classic Trawler.

Recently reduced to $109,900.

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SAIL AND POWER BOATS VAGABOND 47 CUTTER/KETCH ...................................................REDUCED $179,900 45' MORGAN HERITAGE WEST INDIES ..............................................................$89,500 MAINE CAT 41 USCG CERT. CATAMARAN .....................................REDUCED $369,900 40' HINCKLEY.....................................................................................REDUCED $39,900 BENETEAU 39 FIRST CLASS 12 .......................................................REDUCED $57,900 HUNTER 386 .........................................................................................................$99,900 38 ISLAND PACKET CUTTER.............................................................................$149,900 38 SABRE CENTERBOARD SLOOP ....................................................................$74,900 35 BENETEAU 351 ................................................................................................$67,900 ISLAND PACKET 35 ...........................................................................................$149,900 34 BENETEAU 343 ..............................................................................................$115,900 SABRE 34 CLASSIC..............................................................................................$89,900 30' S2 CENTER COCKPIT - FRANK .....................................................................$24,900 29' SEA TRIBE CRUISING CATAMARAN...........................................REDUCED $69,900 MORGAN/HOLDEN CUSTOM SLOOP ..............................................REDUCED $37,900 STILETTO 27 CATAMARAN; ................................................................................$29,900 25' SEAWARD - FRANK .......................................................................................$27,900 Just Sold; Catalina 350, Endeavour 42, 2007 Island Packet 370, Sea Ray 420 AC, Sabre 42 Sail, Crowther 38 Cat. Under contract; Catalina 470!

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$574,900 $499,000 $595,000 $420,000 $349,000 $520,000 $315,000 $299,900 $279,000 $255,000 $ 50,000 $335,000 $359,000 $210,000 $ 74,900 $249,900 $113,000 $124,500 $ 99,900 $ 78,900

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BILL TOM TOM BOB RICK BOB TOM KEVIN TOM TOM HARRY HARRY WENDY RICK ROY S. RICK JOE TOM RICK BOB

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$330,000 $123,000 $249,000 $159,500 $109,900 $287,500 $149,000 $169,000 $295,000 $199,900 $139,900 $134,900 $145,000 $149,000 $110,000 $107,500 $ 79,000 $ 88,900 $231,900 $199,000 $124,900 $182,600 $200,000

ARGENTINA ST. THOMAS ST. AUGUSTINE NEW HAMPSHIRE TREASURE ISLAND GUATEMALA ST. AUGUSTINE MELBOURNE BAHAMAS ST. JOHNS WEST PALM BEACH MADEIRA BEACH ST. PETERSBURG BRADENTON PANAMA CITY PANAMA CITY BRADENTON CRYSTAL RIVER LONGBOAT KEY CAPE CANVERAL PORT CHARLOTTE BRADENTON ST. PETERSBURG

KIRK BOB TOM BOB HARRY BOB TOM KEVIN BOB TOM TJ ROY S. JOE HARRY BUTCH BUTCH HARRY RICK WENDY KEVIN JANE HARRY HARRY

36' Pearson 365 Ketch, 1977, 2009 Refit, New Canvas, Refrigeration, Windless, $45,000, Joe @ 941-224-9661 44’ 44’ 44’ 43’ 43’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 41’ 41’ 40’ 38’ 38’ 37’ 37’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 34’ 34’ 34’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 31’ 31’ 31’ 31’ 31’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 29’ 29’ 28’ 28’ 27’

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1972 1980 1982 1990 1978 1997 1987 1992 1976 1986 1996 1997 1998 1979 1976 1981 2000 1977 1975 1972 1971 1994 1971 1978 1989 1985 1977 1977 1985 1979 1984 1980 1978 2000 1985 1984 1985 1985 1988 1989 1971 2004 1987 1984 1979 2005

31' Beneteau 311, 2000, Lift keel brings draft to 2'7", double rudders, lift kept, nice boat! $64,900, 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). (4/11)

BOATS FOR RENT

_________________________________________ Life Raft for Rent: Rent for Isla Mujeres Race: newly certified 6-person Avon life raft, hard container, offshore equipped. (941) 351 8089.

10’ 6” ALLIANCE RIB 1997, 17.5” tubes, rated for up to 25 hp OB, custom cover, double hull, storage locker, seat, davit lift points, tank well, oars. $1095. Cortez Yacht Sales.

(941) 792-9100.

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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. (3/11)

_________________________________________ Santana 23D. Preferably with trailer. Will pay top dollar. Anywhere in Southeast U.S. (941) 488-1860. louiedid2@verizon.net. (4/11) _________________________________________ Nimble Nomad or Wanderer trawler. (239) 728-9813.

(4/11) _________________________________________ Wanted: 38’ Morgan Centerboard. With or without mast and rig. Must be in fair condition with a running diesel engine. Florida or Georgia location. Call Ashton. (321) 7836737. (5/11)

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BROKERS: Advertise Your Boats for Sale This newly built 12-foot wooden sailboat will be loads of sporty fun for its new owner. It was made with the same professionalism that The Shipwright Shop has provided the community since we have been in business. $4,600. (239) 850-6844. (3/11)

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22 Catalina Sport, 2006. Mainsail, genoa, swing keel, raising kit, swim ladder, boat cover, antifouling paint, 4HP Yamaha, transport cradles, TrailRite trailer. Milton, FL. $11,500. Jim. oreenay22@yahoo.com, (413) 698-2667/ 446-2239. (3/11)

Telstar 26 trimaran. New standing rigging, new roller furling. 25hp OB 4-stroke, electric start. Tilting mast to get under bridges. Good condition. New Upholstery, radio, Porta-potti, etc. $21,000. (305) 893-6061. (3/11)

Columbia T-26 Trailerable. 2’ draft, excellent condition. Good sails, furling jib, new lifelines, Bimini/dodger. Sailmaster OB, overhauled, 0 hours. Good sailor, cruised Florida to Chesapeake. Located St. Petersburg, FL. Asking $6500. (727) 374-6787 yachtbluemoon@hotmail.com. (4/11)

1973 ERICSON 27. Same ownership since 1976. Every upgrade imaginable. Registered antique vessel. Main, 155, working & storms jibs, asymmetrical. Two autopilots. 4-year-old Honda 4-stroke outboard is a gem. Ready to cruise/race. Sails, rigging excellent. Last time raced (12 mi) boat won class by 6:24 in real time. $7,200. Palmetto, FL. (941) 776-1237.

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Catalina 27, 1977. 3 sails, low hours Mercury, pressure water, wired 120v, new galley, Zodiac w/motor, VHF, 2 anchors, good bottom paint, $5000, OBO. Located Sarasota Bay. (941) 351-8089. (4/11)

Morgan 27 race boat, Chiquita, 1972. Has won hundreds of PHRF trophies, Tampa Bay, P’Cola Bay, Mobile Bay & offshore.

Maintained/upgraded to near perfect condition. One very solid/fast boat. Contact Rick Johnson, (251) 476-1444, rjisland@aol.com at Turner Marine, Mobile, AL for details. (4/11)

1996-2004 Alerion Express 28. FOUR to choose from, $60,000 to $81,900. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

2005 Sea Tribe Open Bridgdeck 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.

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$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. (3/11)

1978 Ericson 30, Good condition. Repowered in 2004 with Kubota diesel, runs great.

Roller furler, anchor windlass, 4ft draft.

Located Tampa, FL. Asking $16,500 or best offer. Contact Scott (813) 340-9599. (3/11)

Catalina 30, 1978. Wheel steering, short draft 3’ 10”, wing keel, roller, Bimini, solar panel, new 20 HP Yanmar, chartplotter, VHF stereo, new cushions in cabin and cockpit, and much more. Asking $17,000. Call (727) 642-2828.

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

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31’ Hunter, 1984, Yanmar 2GMF 13hp diesel, ready to cruise or race. Spinnaker. Marine head with shower, 2 VHF radios, V-berth, saloon with U-settee and bench, lots of gear, $24,500. Call Butch @ 850-624-8893, Edwards Yacht Sales, 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)

32’ Beneteau, First 32, 1984, Liferaft, new sails, Awlgrip, autopilot, just back from the Islands and ready to go. $47,000. Kirk @ 818371-6499, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.Sailboats inFlorida.com

1970 33-ft. Pearson Sloop, Full batten main, roller furling, 21 HP diesel engine. $13,600 OBO. Jesse (813) 989-1730. Leave message.

Many upgrades. (3/11)

33’ Pearson, 1974. 30hp Faryman diesel, electric and hand starts, Harken furling Genoa, fully battened main, skeg-hung rudder, 4’ draft (board up), tiller and autopilot, Lewmar #44 self-tailing winches, new bottom job. Reduced to $16,000. Stewart Marine, (305) 815-2607. In Miami since 1972. www.marinesource.com.

2008 34’ Beneteau 343. Like new condition, low hours Yanmar diesel, Air Condition, Inmast furling mainsail, shoal draft, autopilot, GPS chartplotter, VHF stereo and much more. Better than new and priced to sell! $115,900. AlanGSYS@gmail.com.

Intercontinental Trimarans Trimar 36.

Molded FG/balsa core. 36hp Yanmar. 3' 2" draft. Inflatable/3hp Evinrude. Extensively reconditioned/outfitted. Spacious cockpit: new cushions, full enclosures. Finely fitted yacht interior: two full-sized double beds, new upholstery, AC, solar panel, TV, 3-burner range/oven, cold-plate refrigerator, microwave, 2KW generator. Aft cabin. $79,900.

Gulfport, FL. (813) 956-3119. (3/11)

33’ Trimaran Crowther Buccaneer. Ready to cruise/race. Solar panels, 15hp Honda O/B, head, holding tank, pressure water. 5 sails.

Asking $20,000. (954) 537-4996.

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32’ Hunter Vision 1991. Ready to Cruise Liveaboard. Bottom Paint Buff and Wax Oct. 2010. AC Generator Diesel Engine. $39,900.

Pictures at www.sailboatlistings.com/view/ 19412. Ivette at (786) 597-2055, or email IvetteMike@yahoo.com. (5/11)

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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. (4/11)

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Islander 36, 1981, Very Well Maintained, Full Skeg , Fixed 3 Bladed Prop, 4’9” Draft, 42hp Diesel, New Transmission, New Fuel Pump, GPS, Stereo CD, Autopilot, AC, CNG Extra Tanks, Bimini & Enclosure, Full Batten Main w/Dutchman, Roller Furling, $38,500 obo, (904) 321-5662.

36’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, 2000, Great layout for day sailing or cruising! Yanmar 27HP diesel, Raymarine RL70 Radar, $94,900, Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

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

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. (4/11)

Whitby 41 1975 Center cockpit ketch. STOP DREAMING START CRUISING. Already located in Panama. Rebuilt 1999/2008. Wellequipped, watermaker, autopilot, 82 hp diesel, wind generator, PLUS!! Call Andrea (207) 831-4151 arand@actionbasedcare.org.

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.

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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.

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

40’ Condor Trimaran 1987. USCGDocumented Vessel with unrestricted 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. $69,000. Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 42' Vagabond 1980 - Project . . . .$24,900 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 33' Hans Christian 1982 . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 33' Cheoy Lee 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 30' Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD POWER

34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . .$29,900 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$34,900 28' Diesel Charter Boat Business . .Offers 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900

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Hans Christian 38 Telstar ’86. Incredible, wellequipped, well-maintained HC38 with a bow thruster, Espar diesel heat, new Simrad Robertson autopilot, great sails & proven vessel. $169K RogueWave Yacht Sales “Your Choice for Blue Water Boats” www.roguewaveyachtsales. com. Kate/Bernie (410) 571-2955

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41’ Morgan Out Island Ketch 1983. 65 HP Cummins (2003), Bow thruster (2009), Harken genoa Roller furling(2010), Awlgripped hull, Full batten main and mizzen, $74,900. Andy Gillis andy@rossyachtsales.com (239) 292-1915. www.rossyachtsales.com.

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42 Irwin Ketch, 1977. Roller main, ‘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.marine source.com.

42’ VAGABOND KETCH 1980, Center Cockpit, aft cabin walk thru with 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, propane stove, h&c water, refrig, microwave, bbq, gps, radar, vhf, ssb, speed & depth, auto pilot, solar panel, inverter/charger, dodger, Bimini, 5 sails, electric windlass, 4 anchors, Perkins Diesel ready to be installed. Interior suffered some water damage. $24,900. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100.

43’ Voyage Charter Version, 2000, This Voyage 430 Catamaran is well equipped for cruising or charter. Known for their excellent sailing performance! $245,000, Call Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransinFlorida.com

2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning, Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In Mast Furling $234,900. 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. $225,000. 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.

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.

1995 Tayana 48 Center Cockpit. Air Conditioning, Generator, Autopilot, Electric Winch, Navy Hull, $279,000. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

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FREE ADS 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.

43’ Endeavour CC Ketch, 1978. Desirable cruiser/liveaboard boats. 2 staterooms with private heads, refitted and maintained in excellent condition. $129,900, Call TJ @ 941741-5875, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com 66

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(941-795-8704) Monitor Self-Steering Windvane. All attachments, including light & heavy air vanes.

Excellent condition. $2500. 60# Genuine CQR Anchor. Good condition. $395. (941) 639-0605. (5/11)

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CLASSIFIED ADS 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 _________________________________________

Wanted: Daggerboards for Santana 23D and a Laser. (941) 488-1860. louiedid2@verizon.net. (4/11) _________________________________________ 36” destroyer style helm wheel in very good condition. $200 (cost $560 new). (941) 3421246.

(4/11) _________________________________________ Used anchoring gear in very good shape.

110’ of 9/16” nylon three-strand, 16’ of 5/16 galvanized HT chain and 22-pound West Marine Traditional Danforth anchor. $140 (Costs $284 new). (941) 342-1246. (4/11) _________________________________________ Hawkeye handheld depth meter ($50); Fujinon 7X50 binoculars with compass ($200); 35 pound CQR anchor ($200); Danforth 20 pound High-Test anchor ($50); 50 ft 5/16 inch HT chain—almost new ($50); West Marine portable, electric cabin heater ($40).

St Pete area. (727) 319-9080. (3/11) _________________________________________ Hydrovane Self-steering Unit, VXA 2D, was on 36’ Catalina. All attachments/Manual.

Hardly used. Excellent condition. St Pete Area. $3500. (727) 420-3832. (3/11) _________________________________________ Johnson 2 cycle outboards: 6HP, 7.5HP, 15HP, 35HP. Pull & Electric Start. ’80s models.

Prices starting at $250. Please call (941) 8707473. (2/11)

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_________________________________________ Sailor For Hire. Do you need an ASA-certified instructor to brush up your skills? A USCG Captain to move a boat? Or an experienced racer to introduce you to racing? Affordable rates. Southern Sail (941) 445-1400. I’ll bring the breeze.

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_________________________________________ For sale: Marine canvas and upholstery business. 100% turn-key. Great location at busy boatyard in the Florida Keys. Some training and owner financing available. 30K. Call (305) 395-0969 for details. (4/11)

HELP WANTED

_________________________________________ 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. (3/11) _________________________________________ 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 (Inquire will be kept in confidence) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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

R EAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT _________________________________________ SAILBOAT WATER HOME 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2-plus car garage, plus 450 sq. ft. separate office/workshop/studio.

Dock, heated pool on one private wooded acre with small lake. Water views from every room. Extensive screened living areas.

Englewood, FL. Great buy! At only $699,000.

(941) 966-9876. (3/11) _________________________________________ BAHAMAS: LONG ISLAND: One-bedroom, one bath, fully furnished beachfront house with terrific beachfront location on secluded Atlantic Beach-protected cove. Fireplace, screen porch, vehicle. Turn key. $640,000 USD. Fact sheet, photos, inventory: wrrebecca@Gmail.com. (3/11)

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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. (3/11)

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New Bern Grande Marina ...........................19 Osprey Marina............................................19 Palm Coast Marina .....................................18 Pasadena Marina ........................................18 Pelican’s Perch Marina ................................13 Regatta Pointe Marina ................................23 Sail Harbor Marina......................................19 The Pelican Marina .....................................19 CHARTERS,RENTALS,FRACTIONAL CYOA Charters Help Wanted ......................24 Key Lime Sailing .........................................30 Sailing Florida Charters ...............................21 Yachting Vacations......................................21 MARINE SERVICES,SURVEYORS, INSURANCE,TOWING,BOAT LETTERING,ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning ..............................27 Aqua Graphics ............................................27 Bluewater Insurance....................................25 BoatNames.net ...........................................27 BoatU.S. towing .........................................25 Commodities Futures..................................24 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales......................30 Innovative Marine Services ....................27,30 Mike Chan Yacht Services ...........................27 Wayne Canning Surveyor ...........................41 CAPTAIN SERVICES Bluewater Yacht Delivery ............................27 Capt. Norm Connell ...................................27 Capt. Rick Meyer ........................................27 MARINE ELECTRONICS Dockside Radio ...........................................43 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication ........65 SAILING WEB SITES,VIDEOS,BOOKS BoatNames.net ...........................................27 Capt. Marti Brown......................................27 Gourmet Underway Cookbook ...................33 SSB Radio Books .........................................27 REGATTAS & BOAT SHOWS Fort Myers Race ..........................................15 Jacksonville Boat Show................................11 Morgan Invasion...........................................6 Mt. Dora Regatta........................................47 St. Petersburg Yacht Club regattas..............10

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March 2011 69

Searching for the Hump

By King Barnard

N

ot long ago I was trying to explain to a non-sailor—unsuccessfully as it turns out—what the raised portion of the deck of a sailboat is called. It sort of came out as, “You know, that raised area, that hump in the deck that gives you some head room when you’re below decks.” It was not a very nautical-sounding explanation—and I think I got away with it—but there was that momentary “deer-in-the-headlights” look that had me worried. The conversation had to do with me telling a tale to this non-sailor about being in rough weather and having to rescue the dinghy that was bundled up in its bag and tied to that area of the deck under the boom just forward of the dodger.

We were heeled well to starboard in 35-knot winds with six- to eight-foot seas and had taken a large wave over the bow that caused the dinghy to break loose from the center of “the hump,” and it slid to starboard, winding up against the lifelines. Maybe it’s an age problem, and I hate to think it is, but in telling the tale, I just could not remember what you call that part of the boat. Almost everything on a sailboat has a name; most make no sense and few are commonly known— and for me, even remembered.

Later, after telling that tale, I made a few phone calls to some friends to see if they knew the correct term for the hump. No one knew, but deck seemed to be the most common guess.

The Internet is a great resource for looking up things, but you have to know what you’re looking for; otherwise, you can get lost in a sea—so-tospeak—of unrelated sites. Terms like “deck hump” returned lots of site options including one for Moby-Dick and another for the upper deck hump of a 747, so that wasn’t going to work.

After a bit of navigating around the Internet, I discovered a number of sites that listed nautical terms and sayings that proved to be lots of fun to read.

One unusual and fun site is dauntlessprivateers.org which is dedicated to maritime history of the 16th and 17th centuries. There I found a wealth of old nautical sayings and information.

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For example, have you ever heard someone being called “footloose”? (like “footloose and fancy-free”). It started as a nautical saying referring to the bottom portion of a sail that’s called the foot. If it is not secured, it is said to be footloose as it dances randomly in the wind (also helped develop the term “loose-footed sail).

Reminds me of a few people I know.

The term, “worth their salt”— often thought to be nautical jargon— came from the Roman army for how soldiers were paid. Another old nautical tradition was for sailors at the end of the day to have a mug or two of grog.

In 1740, British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon (whose nickname was “Old Grogram” for the coat of grogram he wore) ordered that the sailors’ daily ration of rum be diluted with water.

The crew called the mixture “grog” and a sailor who drank too much grog was groggy. And yes, a few footloose characters I know do get groggy from time to time—well, a lot, actually.

Groggy, footloose sailors probably led to another old saying, which is “three sheets to the wind.” A “sheet” is a line that controls the tension on the corners of a sail. If, as with a threemasted square-rigger, the sheets of the three lower course sails are loose, the sails will flap and flutter and are said to be in the wind. A ship in this condition would stagger and wander aimlessly downwind, acting much like a drunken sailor, and thus the sailor was said to be “three sheets to the wind.”

I’m guessing that by now you see where this is going, so let’s keep going.

Groggy, footloose sailors that are

“three sheets to the wind” leads us to yet another old saying. When in port— and with the crew restricted to the ship for any extended period of time— wives and ladies of easy virtue often were allowed to visit, or even live aboard along with the crew.

Infrequently, but not uncommonly, children were born aboard. A convenient place for that event was between the guns on the gun deck. If a boy was born and the child’s father was unknown, they were entered in the ship’s log as “son of a gun.”

And now, for the captain. What do you think he said about a crew of footloose, groggy, three-sheets-to-thewind sailors that had sons named “Son of a Gun”? He likely turned a “blind eye.” In 1801, during the Battle of Copenhagen, Admiral Nelson deliberately held his telescope to his blind eye, in order not to see the flag signal from the commander to stop the bombardment. Nelson won the day and thus the saying “turning a blind eye” now means to ignore intentionally.

All this might seem to be a lot said about not much of anything—“flogging a dead horse,” so to speak. Yep— another nautical saying that comes from British navy crews when they had been at sea for weeks and had worked off their initial advance, usually one month’s wages (and usually long gone). The term “flogging a dead horse” alludes to the difficulty of getting any extra work from a crew during this period, since, to them, it felt as though they were working for nothing. So that said, I’m not working on this anymore.

Oh yes, the raised hump in the deck of modern sailboats; it’s called a coach roof.

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