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Editorial: Track Ships Online and More

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba: Three Amigos and the Big Time

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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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Flying Dutchman Boat Review

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US SAILING National Sailing Symposium

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Choosing a Trailer Sailing Boat for Florida Waters

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Carolina Sailing: PDRs — Hangin’ with the 99 Percent

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Mast Splice Repair

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

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I Learned About Sailing from That: Going Overboard

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FROM THE HELM Track Commercial and Passenger Vessels Online This is interesting. Track any commercial vessel over 300 tons—and all passenger vessels—enroute or moored in the world, both inland and on the oceans, which is now required by international maritime law. But it also includes anyone who opts to be in the system—including barges, research vessels, megayachts and anyone who wants to be part of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which means having the proper broadcasting equipment.

These boats are in real time, and the web page is renewed every 100 seconds (or on command). Pass your cursor over a symbol and find the boat, type and direction.

Click on the symbol and there’s more—photos, vessel information, what it’s doing, etc., although how much varies.

Symbols are shown for passenger; cargo; tankers; highspeed craft; tug, pilot, etc.; yachts and others; navigation aids; unspecified ships; ships underway; anchored/moored. Most of them are tankers and cargo vessels, but quite a few are “anchored/moored,” passenger vessels and “yachts and others.”

Although interesting, don’t let it give you a false sense of security. This system was designed to add more safety at sea, but only as used in conjunction with radar and visual sightings. It will be a great help for single-handers, but don’t bet your life on it—nor someone else’s. It’s interesting alone just for the landlubber to see what’s cruising off your coast or anchored/moored in the bay, or running down a major inland river, like the Mississippi. Poke around the site a bit, and there’s lots more. www.marinetraffic.com.

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Articles Wanted — “I Learned About Sailing from That” I put a call out for these with a longer piece on it in the October editorial and have gotten a good response, but I am looking for a steady flow, as these are all interesting and we have printed several recently. The current story on page 78 is so remarkable that it seemed like a dream and not reality, but you have to read it all the way to the end to see what happened. It’s worth it.

We are seeking articles about sailing experiences people have had over the years. Articles wanted: a lesson learned, a great experience, a funny experience—or whatever. We want to keep them around 700-1000 words, but a little longer is okay. Contact me with questions. editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Cover Photos Wanted We are always looking for cover photos, so all you photographers out there, please send them to us. We get lots of racing photos, but not so many non-racing ones. The only requirement is that it have a sailboat in it—or show part of the boat to show that the photo was taken from a sailboat. It can be anchored, sailing, motoring, at dock—or whatever else is possible. Composition is what matters; it just must be a nice photo to look at. It needs lots of pixels; the horizon must be reasonably level; it must be focused, and it must be a vertical photo. For pixels, we need at least 1700 pixels wide and 2200 pixels tall, so set your camera to the highest level of quality/resolution. And we still seek racing covers.

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

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WILL BOAT INSURANCE HELP SOLVE THE DERELICT BOAT PROBLEM? I have read so much lately about new laws on anchoring. It would seem to me that the motive for these new laws is primarily to control or limit the derelict boat problem. I wonder if we are going off in the wrong direction. My weekly activities include kayaking twice a week all over the state of Florida. What I have noticed is the number of boats on the water that have expired tags. Recently we kayaked around Stock Island, next to Key West. Paddling in Cow Key Channel I saw three anchored vessels with expired tags. In July, we paddled near Englewood up Gottfried Creek and saw an 18-foot stern drive boat with the stern rails underwater that had 2006 expired tags. What would happen if the state of Florida required every boat to have insurance? If the marine police did their jobs checking boats for current tags, then when a vessel sinks there’d be a good chance of knowing who the owner is and that it is insured, which would pay to remove the vessel. The state would not issue tags unless the applicant provides proof of insurance. This would also make the water safer for all boaters knowing that everyone has accident insurance. Just a thought.

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I own a small sailboat and a small powerboat. I have insurance only on the powerboat. The powerboat is worth a little bit so I have it insured to cover its value in case of a hurricane, which is the only thing I am concerned about in terms of its being damaged. I also have liability, not because I think I will ever hit anything, but if an accident happened, such as I fall overboard and it keeps going, then it could do some real damage to people and/or property (although I am very cautious when on the boat, especially alone, wearing a strap to the ignition, etc.)—and liability insurance is very cheap. I don’t have insurance on the sailboat since it isn’t worth as much and couldn’t do any real damage to someone. It’s too small.

The point here is cost. After all, we would all have insurance if it was only $10 a year. I would always have liability on a powerboat. There’s a point, thought, where you just don’t buy it as its cost goes up. But another important question is size.

Neither one of these boats is in much danger of becoming a derelict. If we are going to require insurance, at what size do we consider the boat worth insuring against it becoming a derelict?

A 14-footer with an outboard? A 20-footer? A 25-footer? I guarantee the insurance companies will charge more, and on older, bigger boats, a lot more. It could make boat ownership prohibitive to a lot of people. That will get a lot of resistance from boaters, manufacturers and dealers. Also, should we require insurance for www.southwindsmagazine.com

all the people who would never be likely to let their boat become a derelict? Is that fair? A liveaboard whose boat is uninsured is possibly the least likely to need insurance since much of their life could be tied up in what is their home. They would protect it dearly. But should they be required to carry it even though they might be the least likely to let the boat become a derelict? Is it just to require people to carry insurance on anything just in case it becomes a public nuisance in the future? Isn’t that stretching it a little much?

A lot of very serious questions that need be considered. As you said, and rightly so: “Just a thought.”

Editor YOUTH SAILING IDEAS FROM LAKE EUSTIS Re: “Why Kids Don’t Want to Sail,” December 2011 issue Having read the last two stories about losing youth, maybe you are interested in what we are doing at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club Laser fleet. First, let me say that I don’t think sailing is shrinking away. When I started sailing 75 years ago, people were not racing around the world. Optimist sailors were not joining in international competition with 200 entries. Now we have a Laser class that is spread around the world. Hobie Alter had not started building catamarans. The MC scows have leaked out of Minnesota and Wisconsin into 24 states and 90 fleets. There is a professional match racing circuit. Community sailing programs are increasing. There are a few classes still where you can build your own boat.

Our Laser fleet is associated with the Lake Eustis Youth Foundation, and we try to help each other. Our fleet is five years old, and we have grown from two boats to 26. The youth foundation owns seven of the Lasers. (They also have Optis and 420s). On club race weekends (every other weekend year around, except when occasionally bumped for regattas), we have our own racecourse and race committee with a relatively short course sailed once around. The start and finish lines are the same and about 1/3 of the way up the windward leg. There is no waiting between races, and there is usually three to seven races in a two-hour session.

We have full, radial and 4.7 rigs that can be used. When we have the rigs mixed, the RC takes time, and we apply Portsmouth numbers to get corrected times.

We think the short one-lap races encourage beginners.

If you fall behind, it is okay; another race is starting in a few minutes. You get lots of practice at starts. We are fortunate from the beginning to have older sailors passing on “better sailing” tips on the water, between races and after the races on shore. We have four fleet members who are regularly giving advice and talking to younger and new sailors after the races.

We encourage sailors to get into racing because: 1. It sets the dates so it is easier to make the time.

2. You sail in less wind than you would by yourself and learn a new skill.

3. You sail in more wind than you would and learn a new skill. Safer than alone.

4. The goal is to improve your sailing. Maybe win, but first to sail better.

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People who are new to sailing, we let reach back and forth at their ease. Usually, we have two buoys marking a windward/leeward course to encourage the others to sail up wind and down and to keep them close to home.

Parents and grandparents have been supportive.

Occasionally they may help on the committee boat and go to regattas, but have not been a problem.

So far, we have had no protests. Our older sailors usually take their penalty turns without anyone complaining.

Many sailing with us are new, and when they make a mistake, we tell them at the time or after sailing. It is not necessary for them to do turns, as they usually are falling behind anyway. No big deal, this is not the America’s Cup. We have trophies for overall, youth and women. A couple of years ago, a Gold Masters, but he has retired.

We tend to lose our high school sailors when they advance to senior with increasing extra activities available.

In college, they may join a sailing team or may miss some years before coming back. Personally, I did not sail during a year in the service, four years in college, and two years in medical school before I came back to sailing—so I don’t feel those people are necessarily lost.

Just do what you can. The wind will keep blowing.

Sam Chapin Eustis, FL Sam, Great advice, and I especially like your last line. Sailing is something that seems to stay with you forever once you’ve done a bit of it. It sounds like the Eustis program has learned a lot about what works and doesn’t over the years. Someone I know who was involved with youth sailing most of his life told me that when he was teaching, kids had fun all the time, and today he observes it’s more serious and not as much fun, that there are highly paid coaches in many places who train less kids much harder. He said some of those kids advance to be great competitors, and some don’t stick with it.

My observation in general has been: Different strokes for different folks is what helps make the world go around and be a much more enjoyable place.

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Three Amigos and the Big Time

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o tell you the truth, I was late in getting down to Key West Race Week this year. There were several personal reasons for it, which I am not going into here beyond saying that I passed all the tests my doctor required me to take. There are times when he comes into the examination room that he looks like The Grim Reaper or, at the very least, a character out of The Addams Family.

Besides, he has a lousy sense of humor.

As I was driving the last few miles to get down to where the racing was headquartered at Key West I saw three guys out on U.S. Highway 1 hitchhiking east. I recognized them in a heartbeat. Bubba Whartz was the first guy I recognized. With that red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it, he stands out like a nudist in a nunnery. With him were Tripwire and Shorty. All three had their thumbs out hoping to get a ride in a car heading up the Keys, back to the mainland.

I immediately stopped. But I was Key West bound, so I stopped on the other side of the road. I put my flashers on and parked as far off the highway as I could. Bad things happen on U.S. 1, when touristas, northerners mostly, dazzled by the clear water and the tropical paradise, pay scant attention to their driving. I didn’t want to get rear-ended while sitting still.

In a break in the traffic, I crossed over to where my three buddies were hooking their thumbs out.

“Gee, we sure are glad to see you,” said Tripwire.

“You-you-you beh-beh-beh-bet,” echoed Shorty.

Bubba was less effusive, more businesslike. “Can you give us a ride back up to Homestead?” he asked me.

That one came out of the blue. It was not possible for me to do that. I was on assignment to cover Key West Race Week for a national publication. The mag was paying all my expenses and mailing me a nice check when the story came in. I was late already. I couldn’t reverse course.

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“Bubba, Race Week is just getting started. They had the first race yesterday. I have pictures to shoot, interviews to get, results to compile and get up to the magazine I am representing. I can’t take you guys up to Homestead. Not now,” I explained.

“How long have you personally known the people at the magazine you will be writing for?” Bubba asked me.

“I’ve never met any of them. We put this deal together over the phone,” I answered.

“And how long have you known us?” Tripwire chimed in on Bubba’s wavelength.

“For years,” I answered truthfully.

“And you are telling us that you won’t help people you have known forever because of some deal with some guys in some far off place you’ve probably never even been to?”

Tripwire growled.

It was precisely at that moment that the sun disappeared behind a cloud. It didn’t rain on me, literally, but I could feel heavy drops of pelting disapproval coming my way from my friends. I was between a rock and a hard place, and they felt like pebbles.

Shorty turned his back on me and urinated by the side of the road. Sometimes actions speak louder than words, it is said, and Shorty’s stuttering makes him a bit wary of words anyway. I got the message.

I decided to attempt to diffuse the angst with a question of my own.

“Look, today is only Tuesday, and you guys are already leaving Key West and heading home on the second day of racing. I see you are all wearing IDs for the post-race parties, so you must have been in the racing on Monday or you wouldn’t have gotten to go to the big post-race party that same evening. How come you aren’t racing today?” I asked.

‘There were some difficulties,” Bubba Whartz grumbled.

“What kind of difficulties?”

“Just difficulties,” said Bubba.

“What happened wasn’t our fault,” Tripwire added.

“Well, what did happen?” I wanted to know. As Bubba looked away, Tripwire answered my question.

“A few months back we were invited to be part of the crew on a 48-foot race boat,” he began. “The owner was rich, needed three more crew members and phoned Trixie LaMonte, whom he remembered from one of her dancing performances, and asked her if she knew of any local racing sailors he might recruit for Key West Race Week, all expenses paid.

“Trixie suggested Bubba, and Bubba touted us, and pretty soon all three of us had plane tickets to Key West, a place to stay and meals that were going to be catered at the house the boat’s owner had rented. It was first class all the way. The boat was beautiful. Most of his crew were friends of his from California with racing pedigrees as long as your arm. We fit right in, even though Bubba was the only person www.southwindsmagazine.com

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on the boat wearing a truck manufacturer’s baseball cap. The other guys had hats from the St. Francis Yacht Club, Oracle Racing, the Trans Pac, the Volvo Around-theWorld Race, New York Yacht Club and stuff like that,” Tripwire said.

“Tripwire, the racing started yesterday,” I said, “and I understand that it was breezy, but here you guys are today standing by the side of the road trying to catch a ride off the Keys while there’s racing today also. Besides, what’s in Homestead except some motels, burger joints, liquor stores and gas stations? It’s not exactly a destination resort town, is it?”

“No, it isn’t,” Tripwire agreed, “but it has a bus station and we need to get back to Sarasota. A bus is the cheapest way. We are all a little short on cash.”

“Obviously, you’re not sailing today. You seem to have lost your quarters in that house leased by the boat’s owner, and my guess is that the catered meals that came with your stay in that house have evaporated as well,” I surmised.

“Right on every count,” Tripwire said, looking slightly uncomfortable, as if he had swallowed what he thought was an oyster only to find out it was something else entirely.

“What happened, Tripwire? You guys went from sailing in the lap of luxury to homeless in double quick time.”

“It’s kind of complicated,” Tripwire said, looking at Bubba. Bubba was not saying anything. He was looking out into the Atlantic Ocean.

“I have the time,” I said, “and there are no cars coming our way, so you won’t be interrupted.”

“It all started with Shorty,” Tripwire began.

“I couldn’t hel-hel-hel-help it,” Shorty interrupted with some feeling.

“Shorty had to use the head while we were on a broad reach with the kite up,” Tripwire began, “so he explained that to the skipper and the skipper agreed. But while Shorty was sitting down on the head attending to business, the boat fell off a wave, and Shorty got wedged into the toilet

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seat and couldn’t get loose. He’s not real big anyway, and marine head toilet seats aren’t either.

You could say that it was a perfect fit until the boat went off a wave. Shorty got captured by his buttocks. He couldn’t stand up. His foul-weather gear trousers were around his ankles, along with his pants and his underwear.”

“It wasn’t much fun,” Shorty injected.

“Finally the people on deck missed Shorty and sent someone down to find him. There he was, locked into the seat, so more guys came down to help. While they were trying to extract Shorty, some of the necessary concentration on deck dissolved; the kite got away because there were not enough men on deck to manage it, and the skipper had to bear off. The rest of the fleet headed for the gybe mark, but we couldn’t make it. The skipper said, ‘Loose the chute,’ and I misunderstood what he meant, so I cut the spinnaker halyard in two with that big knife I carry.”

“You lost the chute then?” I questioned him.

“Oh, yeah,” Tripwire replied. “It went in the water and we ran right over it. Then it got hung up on the keel, and it felt like we were towing a drogue. We finished DFL. We’d been first in the first race that day, but the second race was the pits.”

“Then what happened?”

“There was nothing said on the boat the whole way back to the dock, not by anyone. We had to get a tow boat to get us into our slip because the skipper didn’t dare start the engine with the chute in the water around the keel. When we got the boat tied up, the skipper thanked us for our participation and said he wouldn’t be needing us anymore. We could go home.”

“And that was it?”

“Not quite,” Tripwire explained. “We had a couple of beers first, and when we got back to the house, our gear was out on the front porch and the front door was locked. The rest of the crew was inside having dinner and drinks. We grabbed our stuff and left, went to the big party where all the other sailors were and got pretty drunk, slept in a parking garage with some homeless dudes overnight, and here we are today trying to get a ride to Homestead. It would be nice if a couple of swimsuit models in a convertible stopped to pick us up, though.”

At exactly that moment two women in a convertible responded to the outstretched thumbs of Bubba and Shorty and came to a screeching halt just past the sailors. The women waved them toward the car. I’d like to tell you they looked like Heidi Klum and Claudia Schiffer. I’d be lying, though.

It was more like Phyllis Diller and Roseanne Barr. They had disco music playing on the car radio. “Any port in a storm,” is what I thought of yelling after my friends, but then I thought better of it. Tripwire carries that big knife, you know, and he is somewhat excitable.

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – March For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center at www.ndbc.noaa.gov

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

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

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC On-going adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

ABYC Standards Certification, Miramar, FL, Mar. 6-8 American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org.

(410) 990-4460 Adult Basic Sailing School, Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport, FL, March 7-April 12 Boca Ciega Yacht Club will be offering an adult basic Sailing Class beginning Wednesday, March 17. 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 $250 per person including all classroom materials and a US SAILING Certification textbook manu-

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al. Participants will receive a complementary three-month 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.

Anchoring Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, March 21 This is a two-hour class presented in one evening and is available to anyone 12 or older. The seminar explains how to select the appropriate anchor, rode and components and their use depending on sea and bottom conditions. Tables are used to determine the sizing of your anchor and its components based on the size of your boat. Materials include USPS’s Anchoring Quick Guide and Student’s notes with copies of the presentation slides. St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Wednesday, March 21, 7-9 p,m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St Petersburg. Instruction is free, materials $25 per family. Maximum of 20 students. Pre-registration required. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

Onboard Weather Forecasting, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, April 19 This seminar explains weather systems, and how to use your own observations and senses to stay aware of how weather conditions may affect your boating excursion.

Materials include the “On-board Weather Forecasting Captain’s Quick Guide” to use aboard your vessel. 7-9 p.m.

St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave, SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Instruction free, materials $30 per family. Maximum 20 students. Pre registration required/ Go to www.boating-stpete.org.

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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. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s Boater Safety Card.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): ** Sarasota, FL. Sarasota Power & Sail Squadron. March 5, 7, 12, 14. 7-9 p.m. at the Squadron Building, 2814 Hyde Park St., Sarasota. Taught by certified instructors in the class-

room, and includes on-the-water instruction. $55 includes all course materials. For information and reservations, call (941) 400-6467, or e-mail albur103a@yahoo.com. www.sarasotaboating.org. **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2012 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL. Go to http: //a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information. 2012 schedule: March 17, April 21, May 26, June 16, July 28, Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17. Classes are usually very full. Call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142. **Boating Safely Course, Titusville, FL, April 21. Free course held by the Titusville Sail and Power Squadron.

Kennedy Point Marina, Titusville. Open to ages 14 and up.

All day course, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lunch and refreshments will be available. Those passing the course will also be offered a six month free membership in the U.S. Power Squadrons, allowing discounts on many products and services as well as the opportunity to participate in advanced boating classes. Space is limited, so book early.

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**Vero Beach, FL. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. Schedule at www.verobeachps.com. **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904) 419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule, locationa and to register. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.

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

US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training. ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 6830800, ext. 644. Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, Florida and Texas, March and April This 40-hour 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. Must be 16-years old and have successfully completed a NASBLA safe boating course. Holding current CPR and first aid cards strongly suggested.

March 15-18, Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers Beach, FL. Jabbo Gordon, anavssbn619@gmail.com.

March 17-20, Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL. George Goodall, georgeeg305@cox.net. IT: Stephen Gay. March 24-25, March 31-April 1. Two-weekend course.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL. Laurel Kaiser, education_coordinator@sarasotasailingsquadron.org.

IT: Jabbo Gordon.

March 26-29, SailLaser St. Petersburg, FL. Jabbo Gordon, anavssbn619@gmail.com.

April 21-22, 28-29. Two-weekend course. Austin Yacht Club, Austin, TX. Stephen Gay, segay1@myfairpoint.net.

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**America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, April 2 Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks.

Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence.

7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave. SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Maximum 20 students. Preregistration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. Other member courses on navigation, seamanship, maintenance, electrical, etc., regularly scheduled. Go to the website for more information.

US SAILING Cruising Instructor/Coastal Navigation, Fort Myers, FL, April 9-12 A three-day course for experienced basic cruising, bareboat cruising and coastal navigation instructors to test and evaluate their teaching, sailing and navigational skills, including their ability to handle challenging conditions and navigational situations during daytime and nighttime, as well as their interpersonal skills in a live-aboard environment.

Offshore Sailing School, Captiva location. Karen Davidson, KarenDavidson@ussailing.org.

US SAILING Powerboat Instructor Course, Fort Myers Beach, FL, March 8-10 This course will prepare candidates to safely run the US SAILING powerboat courses and teach race support and powerboat operators precision boat handling and sailboat rescue and towing techniques. It is recommended that candidates have a Safe Powerboat Handling certification.

Candidates must also have CPR and first aid, be at least 18, and able to swim 50 yards with and without a PFD. Edison Sailing Center. Stephanie and Ross Webb, rpsc1983 @aol.com. (239) 454-5114 IT: Katherine Williams.

US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March A great course for those who operate whalers and similar single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on-the-water volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn

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the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-the-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification.

This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course.

Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@go boatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033: Standard Two-day Course: March 34; Accelerated One-day courses: March 17.

BOAT SHOWS 10th Savannah Boat and Outdoor Show. March 2-4 Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.

Friday, 12-6. Sat., 10-6. Sunday, 11-5. Adults $8 ($5 on Friday).

Ages 4-12, $3. Kids 3 and under free. For more information, go to www.SavannahInternationalBoatShow.com.

23rd Annual Southwest Boat Show and Boat Building Festival for Kids, Fort Myers, March 8-11 Held at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers, this event is sponsored by the Southwest Florida Marine Industries Association and put on by Good Event Management. For hours, entry fee, and exhibitor information, go to www.fortmyersboatshow.com.

The Shipwright Shop in Fort Myers, owned by master shipwright Capt. David Bickel, is putting on the Southwest Florida Boat Building Festival at the boat show. Teams of four to five people per team, ages 11 and up, are invited to build a boat. Professional boatbuilders will oversee the building of a boat over a two-and-a-half-day period for the teams. Up to 20 teams of five people will build a 12-foot Bevins Skiff. Registration fees will cover all tools, materials and professional instruction. The teams will return home with their boats. Local judges will award prizes. No experience is necessary.

Sponsors are being sought for the event. For more information, for sponsorships, and to register, contact David Bickel at boatfestival2012@gmail.com, or call (239) 267-7526. www.theshipwrightshop.com. A video link is available on the festival at the website.

27th Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 22-25 Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach along Flagler Drive. One of the top ten boat shows in the United States boats from dinghies to superyachts over 100 feet. New this year is TrawlerPort, a show within a show dedicated to long range cruising boats, trawlers. Many events and exhibits surrounding the trawler cruising lifestyle will be featured. A kids fishing clinic will he held, as will fishing clinics from some of the areas best sportfishing captains and experts.

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. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Super Show, Orange Beach, AL, March 30-April 1 One of the largest boat shows in the Southeast. Boats up to 60 feet, fishing boats, ski boats, offshore boats, runabouts, personal watercraft and others. Over 100 boats in the water and 150 boats on land, demonstrations, surfing contest on the only full-size electric surfboard on the Gulf Coast. The Wharf.

23101 Canal Rd., Orange Beach, AL. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (10-5 Sunday). Weekend pass, adults $6, children under 16, FREE. www.rvexpo.net.

along with boating seminars, boat rides and exhibitors featuring suppliers and services. Over 50 boats, both new and used, are in the water and available for viewing at this free event.

The Palmetto High Rowing Team will display a four-person rowing shell and answer questions about the growing sport of competitive rowing. There will be live entertainment.

There are more monohull sailboats at this show than either the St. Pete or Miami Boat shows. Marine financing, insurance and outfitting services will also be available. The free seminars feature many local marine industry experts who share important and beneficial knowledge. The seminar topics are of interest to both new and experienced boaters. The seminars are held in the Eagle’s Nest on the third floor of the Riverhouse Reef & Grill Restaurant building located on the docks. Also available for dining is the Riverside CafÊ located at the marina.

Admission is free. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Marine trade booth space is available for $100 for an 8x10 tent with electricity. Call Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350.

Regatta Pointe Marina Spring Nautical Expo, Palmetto, FL March 31-April 1 The Regatta Pointe Marina Nautical Association in Palmetto, FL, will be holding its Spring Nautical Expo on Saturday and Sunday, March 31-April 1. The group holds three nautical expos each year, in April, August and November. The expos include a power and sailboat show,

4th Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show, Oriental, NC, April 13-15 New and used watercraft, power, sail, all sizes, new products and servies, seminars, food. All profits from the show go to the Oriental Rotary Club scholarship program. This year, there are a few more boat dealers wanting to display, both in the water and out of the water. Pecan Grove Marina,

4th Annual Southwest International Boat Show, Houston, TX, March 22-25 Largest in-water boat show in Texas. Sail America has partnered with the show to create a Sail America Village and will be selling space, managing seminars and run a Discover Sailing program. South Shore Harbour Marina, Houston. Thursday, 12-6; Friday 12-7; Saturday 10-7; Sunday, 12-6. www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com.

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685 Oriental Road, Oriental, NC. For information, call (252) 249-0228. www.orientalboatshow.com.

16th Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 20-21 Sailing has been a big part of the spring Southeast Boat Show in Jacksonville, FL, for the show’s 16 years, because the show’s producer, Jimmy Hill, is a sailor himself. The show’s sailing section, called Sailing Showcase East, was created as sailing’s East Coast spring venue and is marketed to sailors and treated like a stand-alone feature. Most of the big name production boats like Catalina, Hunter, Beneteau and Gemini are present.

This year, there will be more seminars. Last year’s rigging seminar was a big hit, and Julian Crisp of Sparman USA will host rigging seminars at this year’s show. John Anderson of The Catamaran Company in St. Augustine will be holding a seminar in multihulls. John is a multihull expert with over 17 years of sailing and selling catamarans.

There will also be hundreds of vendors selling gear and Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years. Contact editor@ Southwindsmagazine.com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

accessories for both power and sail. The show is also as much a festival as it is a boat show with live music, good food, and a happy hour at the famous marina tiki bar—with a bikini contest on Friday at 6 p.m. The show is held across from Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. The stadium parking lot is available for show visitors. The show can also be reached via water shuttle from the Jacksonville Landing. Dockage is available on a first-come, firstserve basis for those who come by boat. Some consider this the best boat show venue in Florida. There will be between 80 and 150 in-water sail and powerboats, and several hundred boats on land spread across the seven acres of the waterfront show. Hours are 10-8, Friday and Saturday, and 10-6 on Sunday. $10 entry and children 16 and under free.

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32nd Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 25-March 11 This is a cruisers regatta that builds up over several months.

Most boats start arriving from around the U.S., 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. 27. 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.

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Southwest Florida Boat Show, Fort Myers, March 8-11

The Everglades Challenge, Tampa Bay, March 3

Lee County Civic Center, 11831 Bayshore Road, Fort Myers, FL 33917. Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.

Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. www.lcc.leeciviccenter.com/events.

By Ron Hoddinott The Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expeditionstyle adventure race for kayaks, canoes and small sailboats that starts above the high tide mark on the east beach of Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, FL, and ends in Key Largo. It is run by the Watertribe, whose fearless leader, Steve Issac, conceived of the race in 2000.

This year’s event starts at dawn on March 3, although if you want a good look at the boats, go on Friday, March 2, when the competitors will be going through inspection and setting up their boats on the starting line. Along the 300mile course, competitors are required to sail, row, or paddle into three checkpoints, but not required to stay there. The checkpoints going south along the coast are Placida, Chokoloskee, and Flamingo before the boats head to the Bay Cove Motel in Key Largo at the finish.

For more on the Everglades Challenge, go to www.watertribe.com and go to the Events page. You can also read a short history of the Challenge in the February issue of SOUTHWINDS at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

JSI 16th Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, March 10 Spaces available for sellers. Shop for bargains, sell your old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at 2233 3rd Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Call to reserve space at (727) 577-3220 or (800) 652-4914. Bill Wright. bill@newjsi.com.

“The Science of Sailing” Seminar, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, March 10 This is the Ninth Annual ASPEC Science Day. The Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC) will present an all day seminar on Saturday, March 10, from 9:30 a.m .to 4:30 p.m. at Lewis House on the Eckerd College campus.

Topics will include: What design makes a good sailboat?; How did we navigate before GPS?; GPS and Modern Navigation Techniques; Corrosion Control and Boat Maintenance; Eckerd College’s Sailing program and its Search and Rescue Operation.

A fee of $7 will be charged which includes lunch and a reception. Space is limited, so contact ASPEC at (727) 8648836 or email aspecrsvp@eckerd.edu for a reservation.

33rd Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Dania Jai Alai Fronton, Dania Beach, FL, March 15-18 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 relat-

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ed items. Thursday- Saturday. 9-6 p.m. Sunday 9-4 p.m.

Thursday $12. Friday, Saturday, Sunday $10. Children under 12 free. Free parking. Al Behrendt Enterprises, (954) 920-7877. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.

Fort Myers Beach 5th Annual Cruiser’s Appreciation Day, March 24 Ft. Myers Beach will again show its appreciation for the cruising community with its 5th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day. Held in the Matanzas Inn parking lot (next to the dinghy docks), there will be a barbecue, live entertainment, drinks, door prizes (even though it’s outside) and giveaways. Free to boaters renting a mooring ball on the day of the event with a nominal fee to others. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs since seating will be limited. Everyone is welcome. The event will be from noon to 3 p.m.

Sarasota Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, March 31-April 1 Nautical flea market and public boat auction. New and used boats, seafood vendors, kids zone, beer and wine garden, and reggae music. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Vender space available. www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.

affair and there will be children’s activities. Bring stuff to sell of a nautical flea market nature. There will be stuff to buy. Camping available on site. Friday boat launchings all day for early arrivals, with evening pot luck dinner.

Saturday paddle and rowing races, sailing race. Saturday dinner at Bayside Banquet Hall with Stan Zimmerman speaking on the history of smuggling in Florida. Awards ceremony afterwards. Sunday flea market, general messabout and possible gunkholing.

For information, contact Ted Adams at (941) 708-6120), or Ted.Adams@ManateeClerk.com. Doug Calhoun at calbooks@yahoo.com. The web site is www.fgctsca.weebly.com.

28th Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 20-22 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.

Located at the end of Atlantic Boulevard at the beach. More than 50 charities benefit from the proceeds of the Seafood Festival. $12 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.

3rd Annual Martin County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Stuart, FL, April 27-29

7th Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Cortez, FL, April 20-22 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

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28th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 27-29 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 a.m. 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. Great pictures on the website. You will want to go.

The Crystal River Boat Bash, Crystal River, FL, April 28-29 The Crystal River Boat Bash is a celebration of small craft, nautical heritage, and fun on the waters of the Nature Coast.

Conditions in late April and early May are ideal in the area— temperatures, humidity, and winds. From around the country, owners of small sailing, rowing and paddling craft—classic, traditional and modern—will be offered the hospitality of Crystal River. Crystal River Preserve State Park, Crystal River, FL. www.tsca.net/CRBB/bashdesc.htm.

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15th Annual Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 12-18 The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of Fort Walton Beach, FL host this cruise. This one-design event, open to all Catalina 22 sailors, attracts participants from across the country and Canada. The one-week cruise starts at

the Fort Walton Yacht Club, sails the protective waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay and Perdido Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay, AL, and return. Go to http://www.c22fleet77.org, or contact Chief Yeoman McKenzie at captnmac747@gmail.com, for information.

27th Morgan Invasion to be Held With Catalina Rendezvous, Treasure Island, Tampa Bay, FL, May 18-20 This year, the Morgan Invasion, traditionally held in Treasure Island in the Tampa Bay area, will also be a Catalina Yachts rendezvous. The Catalina Yachts’ factory is located in nearby Largo and has been since Catalina purchased Morgan yachts in 1984, changing the name of the factory to Catalina Yachts Morgan Division.

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Sarasota Yacht Club Drops Cuba Regatta Efforts The Sarasota Yacht Club has the following comments posted on their web page about the Sarasota-Havana Regatta: Regatta Start – Postponed to 2013. The U.S. Treasury Depart-ment declined our application to conduct the Sarasota-Havana Regatta last year on the basis that the regatta was not in the foreign policy interest of the United States. This has led to declining levels of support from the Sarasota Yacht Club leadership and the race committee has decided to curtail the efforts to conduct the regatta in the near future. It is hoped that future improvement in relations between the United States and Cuba will allow us to re-launch a successful effort in the future.

Florida-Built High-Speed Catamarans to Operate Between Florida Keys and Havana Kona Catamaran recently signed an agreement with CubaKat to build three high-speed power catamarans that will run between Marathon in the Florida Keys and Havana.

The boats will carry up to 149 passengers each and will be designed to make the trip in less than three hours. The first one should be ready by April 2013.

Tampa-based Boksa Marine Design, and Noah Thompson Design of New Zealand will design the boats, and they will be built by Kona Catamaran in Titusville, FL, at Vectorworks Marine.

CubaKat is hoping to get licensing through the U.S. and Cuba governments to run the ferry service. They are hoping to be fully licensed when the first catamaran is ready. www.konacat.com.

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International Flying Dutchman

By Dave Ellis

The Flying Dutchman is arguably the prettiest small sailboat out there. It has lines that please the eye and the water. A major sailing gear manufacturer uses the FD’s outline as its logo. Photo by Lin Robson.

Flying Dutchman specs LOA: 19’ 10” Beam: 5’ 6” Weight: 363 pounds Main & genny: 184 sq. ft.

Spinnaker: 198 sq. ft.

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e may never again see a battle such as this between two racing sailboats. It was the last race of the Flying Dutchman World Championship held on Tampa Bay, FL, in 1962.

Australia’s Rolly Tasker and crew Peter White needed to finish ahead of Hans Fogh and Paul Elvestrom from Denmark. The two of them battled for position from long before the start. The breeze was brisk.

Thirty or more tacks were made up a windward course along the shore line south of the St. Petersburg Pier. Fogh covered Tasker tack for tack, with the expert crews taking less than seven seconds “wire to wire” on their trapezes each tack.

Finally, Tasker was driven back in the fleet far enough that he could not overtake Fogh’s points advantage in the series. So, Fogh/Elvstrom headed back to the St. Pete Junior Yacht Club dock, arriving with the hull full of water. Some say, my dad included, that they pulled the plug on the boat for effect.

Only they know for sure. But they won the Worlds in a classic battle.

The Flying Dutchman itself is a classic dinghy.

It had a surge of activity before that early ‘60s event in the Tampa Bay area. A young Jim Pardee with his The name Flying Dutchman was chosen as a nod to the designer, Dutchman Uus Van Essen and the location of the original boat trials in Holland. Photo by dad, Dutch, crewing, was the fastest in the fleet that Lin Robson. included John Jennings, Barbara Tolson, Gene Hinkle and others. My dad and I raced our Suicide sailboats, and molded plywood was promising to allow a with them to pad the fleet. One race, however, the Pardees’ better boat to be constructed. The International Yacht Racing boat seemed really slow. Suddenly there was a cracking Union (now ISAF) planned a competition to choose a new sound, and a portion of the wooden laminated hull came dinghy for the Olympics. A sailor in a Dutch yacht club floating out the back. While the boat was repaired and commissioned Uus Van Essen to draw up plans. In early painted a bright candy apple red, it was never quite as fast.

September 1951, the plans were sent out to prominent The Flying Dutchman is arguably the prettiest small European sailors and designers for comment. From this, the sailboat out there. It has lines that please the eye and the plans were finalized and a boat was built in two weeks. A water. A major sailing gear manufacturer uses the FD’s outrig from an older class was used on the hull. line as its logo. The FD was an Olympic boat from 1958 to In 1952 the trial was held in Holland. The name Flying 1992, causing the skill level of fleets to soar.

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Over the years, systems and changes that were developed by Flying Dutchman sailors, such as Trapeze systems, spinnaker chutes, double floor construction, windows in sails, and even personal sail numbers were adopted by other boats. Photo by Lin Robson.

tion of the trial. The FD won handily, but another trial was scheduled for more open seas. In this trial in 1953, the FD again proved fastest upwind, now sporting the big genoa jib that identifies the boat today. Only the Coronet was faster off the wind; a shorter version became the 505.

The FD rules were tailored to have one-design speed factors such as hull shape and weight, foil shapes and sails restricted, and the rest left open to encourage development.

As new ideas have evolved, they have often been taken up by other classes. Trapeze systems, spinnaker chutes, double floor construction, windows in sails and numerous developments in fittings, and even personal sail numbers came from the fertile minds of FD sailors.

Some may say diabolical minds created all this when they gaze upon the myriad lines with their bungee take-ups on each side of the cockpit. The mast can be raked and straightened, bent and unbent; genny fairlead moved up, down, in and out; shrouds tightened or loosened; vang tightened or loosened; traveler pulled to windward or allowed to go to leeward; the centerboard moved up or down, forward or aft in the trunk; the trapeze for the crew continuous from side to side, all adjustable while racing! The Wizard of Oz would feel right at home.

What is it like to crew on a Flying Dutchman? Well, one has to be big and strong. I am 5’10” and 190 pounds. At the 2006 Worlds held at St. Petersburg Yacht Club, I was the smallest crew in the fleet. Also the oldest, which became a plus, when, along with skipper Alberto Barenghi of Italy—the president of the class—we won the coveted “Over 100” trophy given annually to the boat carrying that vintage total crew.

That big jib is enough to pull a crew right into the boat in a gust unless they are quick enough to get into the cam cleat in time after a tack. And that last two inches of trim in a blow upwind takes all the leg and back power I can muster. Many-time USA National Champ Lin Robson would often lend a powerful arm to help.

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The Flying Dutchman was designed in the early ’50s as an Olympic boat, and it was sailed in the Olympics from 1958 to 1992, causing the skill level of fleets to soar. Photo by Lin Robson.

directly to a continuous bungee cord that goes across the boat with an L-shaped bar on each end. So you must turn around facing forward, while grabbing the new genoa jib sheet and ducking under the boom before going to the new high side. Over there you turn toward the boat and slide out, making very sure that the harness is on the end of that bar. Push out with the legs while pulling in the jib. And pulling, and pulling. Keep the legs apart, as the acceleration of the boat after a tack is impressive.

In its history, the FD has had its World Championship three times in this country, all at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Surprisingly there was ample wind all three times.

The 2012 Worlds will be at Santa Cruz, CA—a notoriously windy venue.

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Symposium participants listen attentively as Jeff Hoedt of the U.S Coast Guard discusses boating safety, on-water education and current USCG initiatives. Photo by Janine Connelly.

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ave Perry, the racing rules guru, highlighted US SAILING’s annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, which was held in Long Beach, CA, Jan. 11-14.

Perry gave one of the keynote addresses and presented at a breakout session. And as anyone who has heard Perry speak, his presentations were laced with humor.

“To teach something difficult like rules to someone who is clueless, you have to use your imagination,” he suggested. “Be clear about what the different rules are about, but don’t go beyond what you know for certain. Don’t get in over your head.”

Perry recommends using videotape, when possible, along with some imaginative drills. “Try doing a start, and about a minute or so later, tell them that it is a race to the leeward mark instead of the windward mark,” he recommended. “They all have to reverse course—and guess who is in the lead? The kid who didn’t have a clue at the start.”

The four-time match racing champion also advised coaches to get youngsters to talk first in a possible protest situation. “Instead of stating the obvious or jumping on a kid, ask him or her how the move worked out,” Perry said.

“They will usually admit that they didn’t have room, or whatever, after all.”

For the second year in a row, the symposium set an attendance record. While it did not exceed last year’s mark of 260 in Clearwater, FL, it marked the most attendees for an annual session on the west coast.

US SAILING’s training director, Janine Connelly, said there were 15 walk-ins and 60 first-timers—both fewer than last year—but these were significant figures for the venue since most of the crowd came from east of the Mississippi River.

Ironically, the symposium will return to Clearwater next year.

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Community Sailing Center (which will help host the 2013 event as it did in 2011) was honored for his “outstanding contribution to the development of community sailing.” In his first year at CCSC, White established early-on his philosophy of cooperation with the community by mending a few fences.

“My philosophy has been that if we at CCSC get back into the community, the community will be back into CCSC,” he said.

“I have worked closely with the Clearwater Yacht Club and the Carlouel Yacht Club (both on Clearwater Beach), as well as the chamber of commerce and various civic clubs.”

White moved from the Atlanta area in November 2010, and almost immediately started working on learn-to-sail and other training programs, as well as regattas. He has made the CCSC a destination for people—residents and visitors alike—who are interested in sailing. And while his name is on the plaque, White was quick to give credit to the staff, saying that it was a team effort.

Another annual award, outstanding year round program, went to the Edison Sailing Center in Fort Myers, FL. Receiving the plaque were Ross and Stephanie Webb, who have headed the program for 28 years. It is the only US SAILING-sanctioned community sailing and powerboat training center in the country.

A retired pharmacist and a retired schoolteacher, the Webbs talked about the diversity of the ESC. It not only has learn-to-sail sessions during the summer but supports a racing program during the school year and hosts a Junior Olympics Regatta the third weekend of October.

In addition, there is an adaptive sailing program for disabled sailors. Furthermore, there is a cruising class for young people, who readily give back to the community that they visit.

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Participants at the Symposium were able to enjoy an afternoon on the water, testing sponsor boats. Photo by Janine Connelly.

park area,” they said almost in unison. “The kids have done the same thing when we have gone to Honduras.”

Other keynote speakers included Jim Perry, former chairman of the National Coaches Council, who talked about changing a team’s culture. Like Dave Perry (no relation), he spoke as a keynoter and during a breakout session. And similar to Dave, Jim had some humor in his presentations.

“I’m from Emporia, KS, the cultural center of the world,” he said with a grin.

Another key speaker was Craig Leweck, editor of Scuttlebutt Sailing News. He reviewed his youth in Southern California as “just messing around in boats,” and he mentioned a couple of long distance races that he has enjoyed.

“California knows how to run a distance race,” he asserted. “All you do is go downwind to Mexico and when you get there, they have a margarita waiting for you.”

The electronic editor also said that instructors, directors and coaches need to keep people engaged in sailing. He challenged the sailing community to come up with ways to stop the attrition from the sport.

“More diversity in class boats will help keep youth sailing moving,” he opined.

Dr. Joel Fish, founder and director of the Center for Sports Psychology, talked on “teaching life skills through sports.” One of his primary recommendations was to improve a participant’s self-confidence. He suggested establishing short-term goals, as well as mid-term goals and long-term goals. Then with each, Fish suggested that a person should review analytic, behavioral, cognitive and developmental areas.

In addition to the keynote speakers, there were several breakout sessions that lent themselves to the overall learning experience through panel discussions and one-person updates on the state of sailing in the United States.

One of those was Liz Walker, who is the championships director for US SAILING. She listed the types of championships available to racing sailors as being open, eliminated-based and by invitation only.

In passing Walker commented that she had given up on using the trophy names for various championships since there are three Leiter Cups and three O’Day trophies. One of her favorites is the Championship of Champions where only the national, world or international champion of each one-design class is invited. “There is no age limit,” she emphasized. “In fact, the oldest person last year was 72. You have your own crew and it is very competitive.”

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Sponsor flags on the beach in Long Beach. Photo by Janine Connelly.

Walker announced that there were some changes for 2012 in the design and formatting of several championships.

“The format of some championships has not changed in 40 years, but sailing has,” she said, referring to the sport’s growth. “And we have to adjust to that.”

For example, officials have raised the age for youth championships. Also US SAILING has eliminated private coaching at youth championship events. Instead, the national governing body will provide the coaches. And this year, there will be more emphasis on multi-handed racing as opposed to single-handed competition, according to Walker. Racing clinics will see a different format as well, and officials will emphasize that these clinics will be for racing, and not learn-to-sail. She invited associations, clubs and squadrons to host these clinics.

“US SAILING will provide the coaches and instructors, the materials, the online registration and even travel coaches, within reason,” she explained. “But the host organization must be a current US SAILING member, and there may be different requirements in various state class association memberships.”

Bracketing the main symposium schedule was a “restart program,” which were day-long continuing education sessions for Level 1 (small boat) instructor trainers.

They were held on the Wednesday before the symposium and on Sunday, the day after it ended.

Chris Petracco of US SAILING facilitated a one-day club judge workshop at Long Beach’s Shoreline Yacht Club that Wednesday. And there was even a two-day stand-up paddleboard training program earlier before the main event.

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Choosing a

TRAILER SAILING BOAT The Catalina 22—one of the most popular trailerable sailboats ever built and an excellent example of the “scaled-down yacht trailer sailer.” More than 15,000 Catalina 22s have been built and sold since 1969—more than any other keeled sailboat in the world. It is still in production today. Photo by Ron Hoddinott.

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hen you decide to buy a sailboat on a trailer that can take you to the destinations that you always wanted to visit by water, you have a lot of choices.

This article will help you make an informed choice regarding the type of boat from which you will get the most use and enjoyment.

There are two basic types of trailer sailers.

The Scaled-Down Yacht Trailer Sailer The first is the boat that is really a scaled-down yacht, with perhaps a swing keel or keel/centerboard. Everything you would find in a larger yacht is on this boat, but everything is smaller. There is a cabin and an aft cockpit; lifelines and pulpits; and it is probably a sloop rig with a fairly tall mast.

Inside, there is a number of berths, a place for a portable head and a place for a stove. The berths have cushions, and there is storage under the cushions inside of spaces provided by the inner liner of the boat. Going aboard, you may feel right at home, especially if you are moving from a larger yacht. Sure, you can’t stand up inside, but you can do most things from a sitting position, like cooking, or relaxing below. It is a workable solution, and there are many boats of this type out there for sale.

But take a closer look at this type of boat from the viewpoint of ease of use and where they can be sailed. The swing keel or keel/centerboard configuration may be hanging, even in the retracted position, below the hull, which means greater draft, and possible intrusion into the cabin space.

Greater draft means that you are restricted in your cruising grounds to some extent, depending on the area you sail.

Looking at a chart of the west coast of Florida, you’ll see vast areas where a boat with two feet of draft cannot safely traverse. Sailing or motoring a small boat in the Intracoastal Waterway alongside 50-footers makes for a bumpy and wet ride. If you keep your new boat’s draft under a foot, you can

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for Florida Waters

By Ron Hoddinott

sail outside the channels and almost completely ignore the channel markers, as you sail in inches of water away from the wakes on the ICW. Think of all the grass flats with internal combustion restrictions that do not apply to you if you can sail in these shallows. Watching the sea grass flow with the current becomes a new experience, while also observing and learning the tidal flow.

Also notice the long mast on this type of boat. Is there a mast-raising system for this boat, or do you have to build one? Can one person raise the mast? If you need crew to go out sailing, you won’t go out often. If you choose this type of boat, get the owner or dealer to teach you how to raise the mast—and do it before any money changes hands. As you age, your ability to do this chore will decline. Make sure it’s really easy. Hunter and Com-Pac have done a good job of including mast-raising systems in many of their models.

The Beach Cruiser Trailer Sailer The other type of trailer sailer is commonly known as a beach cruiser. This type of boat has a centerboard, dagger board, or lee boards to resist leeway. They also have—compared to the “scaled-down yacht” mentioned above—shorter masts (sometimes two masts)—and it may be a catamaran or trimaran, requiring a more creative approach when you decide to take it out for more than a day sail.

The west coast of Florida is a beach cruiser’s dream.

There are thousands of islands all along the coast from Cedar Key to Key West. To truly enjoy them, you have to be able to get your boat up to the beach. Looking at a beach cruiser, you will see that it sits lower on the trailer, and perhaps has a tilting trailer to make it easier to launch. Rigging is easier because your mast (or masts) are light and short enough to just lift up and set into place, or just raise with the help of a tabernacle. Many beach cruisers use unstayed masts, which make stepping the mast a snap.

Launching the boat is easier because you may not have

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to submerge the trailer to float her off. With a fixed keel or keel/centerboard boat, you may need a tongue extension to get the boat far enough into the water to float off without submerging your vehicle. Fewer ramps will be available to keel and keel/centerboard boats because they require more depth. By definition, the beach cruiser will have very shallow draft, some as little as four to six inches. This shallow draft gives you a wider range of sailing areas, and the ability to get back into some very natural places. Some beach cruisers navigate the same waters as kayaks and canoes.

As to setting up a beach cruiser for overnighting, your creativity is paramount. Finding a place for a port-a-potty, a place for sleeping, and a place to cook and wash up are your first jobs. A flat floor helps if there are no indicated berths. Haunt the kayak and canoe shops for camping gear like selfinflating air mattresses, stoves, and cook sets.

Cooking on a portable butane or propane stove can be out in the cockpit or inside—whatever works for the particular boat. The head should be The cat ketch-rigged SeaPearl 21 has been in production for 20 years. It is built placed where it can be accessed in the middle of in Florida by Marine Concepts of Tarpon Springs and is designed for shallow the night, and where some modicum of privacy is waters. The boat, according to its manufacturer, “is a scaled up model of L. Francis Herreshoff’s 18-foot Carpenter dory/whaleboat/tender designed in possible. Many beach cruisers have folding canvas 1929. The flat bottom makes her easy to beach...and gives her an unloaded shelters or convertible cabins that can be put up draft of about five inches.” Photo by Ron Hoddinott. for sleeping and privacy. Short of that, a Bimini top with a few well-placed towels clipped on can do Everglades or Ten Thousand Islands southwest of Naples. the job. Bug screens and cockpit bug tents can be purchased Since a light beach cruiser may be bounced around more in or made to protect the innocent when cruising the

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Raising a mast with hoisting tackle, with a gin pole, on a Hunter 23. The gin pole is attached to the base of the mast and block and tackle make it easy for one person to raise it up. The Hunter 23 is another good example of a “scaled-down yacht trailer sailer.” Photo by Ron Hoddinott.

shallows themselves protect the boat from the deep-water waves, even if there is no beach above water.

rough weather, keeping your gear dry and secured to the boat is very important. Kayak dry bags, especially the clear see-through types, are frequently used. The old axiom, “a place for everything and everything in its place” is a good one for cruising in a small boat of any description.

Another benefit of a beach cruiser is the ability to go aground safely and remain upright when the tide goes out.

Florida offers many small coves that dry out at low tide.

Instead of fearing this occurrence, a beach cruiser with a fairly flat bottom can actually enjoy the protection of being ashore and safe from storms and wind until the tide returns.

Ida Little, in her book, Beach Cruising and Coastal Camping, called these places “beachorages,” where sometimes the

Finding a Boat Finding a small yacht type of trailer sailer is no problem. Catalina, Hunter, Precision, ComPac, and other manufacturers make them in various sizes.

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A Windrider 17 trimaran. These boats are shallow-draft, stable, fast and easy to sail. With trampolines on each side of the main hull, several people can sail on these boats.

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PDRs — Hangin’ with the 99 Percent

By Dan Dickison Jason Nabors’ SeaFlea has a furling headsail, the apparatus for which Jason Nabors built himself out of stuff you can buy in any hardware store. Many PDRs have headsails. Photo by Paul Haynie.

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achting, most people agree, carries connotations of wealth, privilege and expense. Some call it an elite pastime. And it’s been known as the sport of kings ever since the 17th century when jaeghts were raced by Dutch nobility. But sailing—that’s a different story. Sailing is decidedly more proletarian. And nowhere is the sport more accessible, more grassroots, than among the build-it-yourself crowd. In this realm, few practitioners are out to impress; they’re mostly interested in an affordable means of getting on the water under sail. That’s where the Puddle Duck Racer shines.

Puddle Duck Racers are boxy, hard-chined craft eight feet in length and 48 inches abeam. A basic hull and deck can be built with three sheets of plywood and some glue.

Given that, these boats are about as inexpensive a sailing vessel as you’ll find afloat. Though the rigs, appendages and superstructure vary widely, every PDR shares an identical hull configuration that the originator of the

A flock of PDRs takes shape at a hatching in western Pennsylvania. Note the varying configurations of hull structure.

Puddle Duck Racers are boxy, hard-chined craft eight feet in length and 48 inches abeam. A basic hull and deck can be built with three sheets of plywood and some glue. Photo courtesy Friends of Yellow Creek (www.foyc.org).

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design, Dave “Shorty” Routh, describes as “a box with a curved bottom.” As you might expect, the hull plans are available online, for free, and it costs nothing to become a registered owner.

Routh established the class in 2003, calling the boat a developmental one-design. “The way I see it,” explains Routh, “there are two extremes in the sailing world. At one end, you’ve got one-design boats that are nearly identical with lots of restrictions, and at the other you’ve got designs so varied that the competition often leads to a checkbook race. The PDR fits somewhere in between. It offers flexibility in everything except the hull shape. That makes the boat something of an engineering competition because you can use whatever size and shape rig you want. But, there’s a natural limitation on expenditures because the boat will only support a certain amount of sail area.”

A lifelong sailor who says that he has owned over 100 boats, Routh devised the PDR to be a boat for the everyman.

If you can cut wood, drive screws and apply fiberglass and resin, you can own a PDR. To support the PDR, Routh maintains an active website for the class, and puts out a monthly newsletter. That’s how Tim Cleary of Greenville, SC, got involved. An early adopter back in 2004, Cleary says he was looking for a small boat to fit Lake Robinson, a reservoir near his home. “Shorty had a webpage listing all sorts of production-built boats, and then a link to a page representing the Puddle Duck Racer. It was just getting started then, but what I really liked about it was the fact that it was purposely experimental. Aside from the bottom 10 inches of the hull, you could do anything you wanted with it.”

Straightaway, Cleary registered with the class and built PDR No. 59. True to his interest in the experimental aspect of the boat, he has since rebuilt his craft six times, each time refining some element. “I think I’ve now got one of the lightest of the PDRs. I can tote it with just one hand because it weighs only 45 pounds.”

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The Pink Pearl in the foreground. In the background is a Vikingstyled PDR. Sails on the Pink Pearl are made of house wrap, a common material for many PDR sails. Photo courtesy Friends of Yellow Creek (www.foyc.org).

Puddle Duckers put a big emphasis on fun rather than competition. Colorful hulls are popular. Photo courtesy Friends of Yellow Creek (www.foyc.org).

my boat with a trailer, but they’re small enough that you can car-top them as well. These bigger events when PDR owners get together are really a lot of fun.” Cleary is now one of 12 registered owners in South Carolina.

Looking at a PDR, it’s hard to believe that something so simple, so utilitarian, represents one of the most successful sailing stories of the contemporary era. Yet since its inception, over 620 boats have been built and registered with the class. Routh refers to his fellow owners as Puddle Duckers, saying that boats now exist all over the globe. “We’ve got boats in Russia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, and France – literally around the world.”

The concept has succeeded, he says, because it’s not only accessible and affordable, it’s also fun. And perhaps most notable is that the PDR seems to be surprisingly seaworthy. “It’s really a pretty amazing little boat. We’ve had Puddle Duckers compete in the Texas 200 (a multi-stage distance race from South Padre Island, up the Intracoastal Waterway 200 miles to Seadrift). The first year, people scoffed, but the PDRs held together better than some of the production-built boats that had to drop out of the race. And all the Duckers made it.” This spring, says Routh, a PDR is entered in the Everglades Challenge—a paddle and sail marathon that covers 300 nautical miles.

All of this PDR energy caught the eye of Chip Matthews, a retired teacher who lives just north of Charleston in Awendaw, SC. Matthews has built his own small sailboats before, and he, too, became interested in the PDR after discovering it online. “It’s small enough to sail on the upper reaches of the Wando River where I live,” said Matthews, “and I had some marine plywood left over from another boat project, so I jumped into it.”

Matthews says he has about $600 invested in the boat at this stage. It has taken him longer than most owners to finish his PDR (hull No. 600 was completed in Pennsylvania in record time—just under five days) because he developed an allergy to epoxy resin. Nonetheless, he’s persevering. He’ll probably opt for a balanced lug rig, he says, so that he can carry as much sail as possible. If it all works out, he hopes to throw the boat into the back of his truck this summer and

drive up to Lake Arthur in western Pennsylvania for the PDR World Championships in early August. If so, he’ll find himself in the company of like-minded enthusiasts—everyday folks savoring the simple joys of the sport on a platform that almost anyone can create, the Puddle Duck Racer.

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ast failures are never welcome—especially when a breakage occurs on the ocean. Along with possible bodily injury or death, a falling mast and the resulting tangled chaos of a dangerously gyrating spar with out-ofcontrol shrouds, electrical wires, halyards, and torn sails can quickly place a vessel in peril. Add in a breaking sea, strong winds, and the threat of breaching the hull or fouling the rudder or propeller, and it can mean trouble for the most seasoned captain and crew.

Such was the case of One Love, a 1991 Catalina Morgan 50, just five days into a six-month cruise to the Caribbean.

While hard on the wind on a port tack in a 20-knot breeze and beating into six-foot waves, a stainless toggle connecting the port chain plate with the upper shroud turnbuckle broke, possibly due to stress or crevice corrosion. Instantly, the mast at the upper spreaders collapsed to leeward, tearing sails and damaging the forestay, portions of the roller furling track, and the backstay. Now adrift 120 miles northwest of the Cayman Islands, quick action by the captain and crew saved lives and the boat.

One Love made its way to a port and eventually returned to its homeport in Mississippi for repairs, where an evaluation of the damage yielded two options: Buy a new full-length aluminum extrusion and spend many thousands of dollars (estimated at approximately $25,000); or splice the remaining two pieces for considerably less. After investigating options, the boat’s owner chose to splice.

Splicing has been a viable method of joining aluminum mast extrusions for many years, especially given the downsizing of manufacturing capabilities and the rising cost of transportation. In addition, environmental regulations and foreign competition have negatively impacted anodizing companies, forcing them to reduce their tank capacity, resulting in fewer options for sailboat manufacturers.

Since One Love’s mast was originally manufactured by Sparcraft-US in Charlotte, NC, consulting with their experts and purchasing a matching internal sleeve kit was fast and easy. The next call was to Julian Crisp, an expert in all things having to do with sailboat masts. Julian worked for a major spar builder in France and the United States for 20 years, and is now owner of Sparman USA in Gainesville, FL. He is an expert on the aluminum extrusion process, spreaders, standing and running rigging, and the numerous fitting options. Julian came to Mississippi, and soon after his arrival, the work began.

Given aluminum’s poor cold work abilities, especially when severely deformed by bending and breakage, care was taken to remove all the weakened metal while leaving as much of the original mast as possible. With the two mast www.southwindsmagazine.com

The splice piece fastened to the lower mast section, ready for the upper mast section. Photo courtesy Sparman USA.

halves staged dockside, square cuts were made to remove the damaged ends using a power saw. After sawing burrs were removed, the two ends were butted together to check for square and gaps. All together, 18 inches were removed from the two halves.

Next came the installation of the 4-foot long splicing sleeves into the lower half of the existing mast. The sleeve is a mast section that is an exact copy of the existing mast, which the manufacturer still has in stock. This sleeve/mast section is cut lengthwise—by Sparcraft-US—into three pieces: two side pieces and the flat front piece. These pieces are then cut a little smaller so that the side halves will fit inside the existing mast that is to be spliced. The sleeve halves, although originally manufactured to be the same size as the mast piece they fit inside of, are therefore slightly smaller, but, because the aluminum is malleable, they are just small enough to snugly fit inside the existing mast. It is a tight enough fit, though, to act as a very strong splice section that extends down a couple feet into the old mast bottom section, and the rest of it fits up into the upper mast section as they are joined together. The third section, the thick flat bar, is also inserted.

After laying out a penciled pattern on the mast with the lower sleeve in, a series of 25 holes were drilled, countersunk, and tapped, followed by the insertion of stainless steel screws. 3M 5200 was used on all mating surfaces, and Loktite was used on the fastener holes.

The damaged section removed. Photo by Dick Dixon.

Prior to joining the two sections, internal halyards were made ready to assist two externally mounted ratchet straps that would be used to pull the two sections together. 3M 5200 was applied to the exposed sleeves, and the straps and halyards were tightened to bring the two mast sections tightly together. Once firmly together and the straightness and alignment confirmed, the process of drilling, countersinking, tapping, and fastener insertion for the upper sleeved section was accomplished. A bead of caulk was placed where the two mast sections met to clean up the connection.

Dimensions obtained from the location of the old spreaders were used to lay out the position on the newly joined mast for the replacement spreaders. Because the design of the new spreaders was different from the original (the old spreader bases were welded onto the spar), a precise hole had to be cut for the pre-bent and shaped horizontal internal bar that would be used to mount the new spreaders. With the holes cut, the bar properly inserted and the spreaders mounted onto each end of the bar, the inboard ends of each spreader had to be contoured to fit the mast.

Two stainless steel screws were then used to attach each spreader to the bar.

Installation of the intermediate shroud rigging tangs required a 5/8-inch hole be drilled through the mast 6 inches below the spreaders. A 5/8-inch grade 316 stainless steelthreaded rod was then inserted through the mast, which was used to hang the tangs.

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Following the joining of the two sections and the spreader and intermediate rigging tang installations, the mast was cleaned and made ready to receive shrouds, halyards, VHF antennae, lighting and wind instrumentation. With the crane service now dockside, the mast was lifted and re-installed on the sailboat. As the crane held the keel-stepped mast upright and steady, the forestay, backstay, and shroud ends were trimmed individually to adjust length. The intermediate shrouds had new Sta-Lok eyes installed at the top to fit the new tangs. The forestay had a new Sta-Lok eye installed at the top because the swaged eye was removed due to damage.

The backstay top end eye was re-used. All original turnbuckles and Sta-Lok studs were re-used at the bottom ends of the forestay and shrouds. New Profurl roller furling sections were installed on the forestay to replace those damaged when the upper mast section fell. Finally, the rig was tuned at the dock. Time required to perform the splice and installation back on board One Love was three working days. Parts and miscellaneous for the job added up to about $5000 and $1050 for labor to repair the mast and rigging. A new mainsail was purchased and the existing jib repaired.

As of this writing, One Love is sailing to the Caribbean for a six-month cruise. From all indications, the mast is performing perfectly, and the captain and crew are enjoying a great sail.

Julian Crisp can be contacted at (352) 222-4019 and www.sparmanusa.com. Sparcraft-US can be contacted at (704) 597-1502 and www.sparcraft.com.

Julian drilling the holes through the mast and into the splice after the two pieces have been joined. Photo by Dick Dixon.

The finished section splice with the spreaders and rigging attached. Photo courtesy Sparman USA.

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from New Orleans, and Laser sailors must bring their own sails and blades. Participants will be transported to and from the airport by club volunteers. Housing will be provided. A damage deposit for borrowed boats will be required from each skipper. For more information, contact Leslie Higgins at Clercc@aol.com or (504) 439-9651.

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Leiter Spring Girls Youth Racing Clinic, New Orleans, LA, April 27-29

2012 Lightning Class Southern Circuit Gears Up, Savannah, Miami, St. Petersburg, March 10-18

A free racing clinic for girls ages 13-18 wanting to improve their sailing skills prior to participation in regional and national events. Coaches Mitch Hall on the C420s and Brett Davis on Lasers. Held at the Southern Yacht Club. As there are a limited number of spots available in the clinic, selection will be based on demonstrated enthusiasm and participation in sailing activities. There is no fee for the clinic, yet participants must provide their own transportation to and

32nd Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 25-March 11

For nearly 40 years, the annual Lightning Southern Circuit has been sending a fleet of 50 or so boats on a combination road rally and regatta that includes three stops in the South.

The series kicks off at the annual Deep South Regatta, held March 10-11 at the Savannah YC. On March 12-14, 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 15-18. 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.

17th Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 19-22 Charleston Race Week is an annual premiere One-Design, PHRF, and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22 - 70 feet in length. This regatta has grown to be one of the most wellknown and popular regattas on the East Coast. In its first few years, it attracted only about 50 local boats. This year, about 250 boats are expected from all over the United States, plus several from Europe. It is now sponsored by Sperry Top-Sider and officially called Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. The official race organizing authority is the Charleston Ocean Racing Association.

Go to www.charlestonraceweek.com for information.

44th Regata del Sol al Sol Gears Up With 24 Entries for the 2012 Race, St. Petersburg to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 27 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—the race, from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico— will be setting out for Mexico on April 27. There is a 50-boat limit. As of press date in early February, the entry list is up to 24 boats with two entries from Mexico.

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RACING There is still a lot of time for boats to get prepared and turn their entry in by April 07, which is the final entry deadline.

(See the section called Fees in Notice of Race. Organizers are hoping to break the record of 43 entries this year. Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol.org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race).

The “Island Activities” committee has lined up some very interesting extracurricular activities, which will include the ever popular Golf Cart Poker Run, miscellaneous parties, and the United States vs. Mexico basketball game. Check the website often for updates.

Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then, it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the “special” reservation logos that will soon appear on the website.

There will be a special announcement when this occurs.

There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). The regatta also now has a Facebook page. For more information, go to the website.

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

To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here 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 only if they happen on a regular schedule.

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

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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 http://byscnet.com, or from Roy Crocker at lcrocker@islc.net. Docking is available at BYSC on a first-come basis at no charge and at a cost of $1 per foot at Dataw Marina.

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 websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 3-4 Y-Flyer Midwinters. Carolina SC (SC) 3-4 Laser Southern. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 10-11 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 10-11 Deep South Regatta. Lightnings. Savannah YC. 52 March 2012

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17-18 Keelboat Midwinters. PHRF. Lake Norman YC (NC) 31-April 1 Springboard Regatta. Dinghies.

Western Carolina SC (SC).

Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular local club racing—see club website for details.

10 Spring Harbor Race 17 Spring Harbor Race 24 Sheriff’s Cup to Bohiket Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule 5 Commodores Ball Regatta.

26-27 NYRA Invitational Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule 3-4 Laser Southern. Lake Lanier SC 10-11 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24. Lake Lanier SC 17 Around Alone. Barefoot SC. 30-April 1 Dogwood Regatta. Atlanta Inland SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for details.

2012 Calendar not posted as of press date APRIL South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 31-April 1 Springboard Regatta. Dinghies. Western Carolina SC (SC) 5-8 Spring Fever Regatta. Catamarans. EMSA 5-8 Easter Regatta. J/24s. Carolina SC (SC) 6-7 Easter Regatta. Scows. Carolina YC (SC) 6-7 D-12 Laser #1. Carolina YC (SC) 14-15 Highlander Midwinters. Highlanders.

Lake Norman YC (NC) 14 Lake Murray Youth Challenge. Lake Murray SC (SC) 14 MC Invitational. MC Scows. Lake Murray SC (SC) 21-22 SAYRA Laser/Sunfish. Lake Norman YC (NC) 21 Jean Ribaut Cup. PHRF. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 21-22 Bare What You Dare. Catamarans. Keowee SC (SC) 28 Harbour Town Cup. PHRF. YC of Hilton Head (SC) 28 Rocket Regatta. PHRF. Cape Fear YC (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular local club racing—see club website for details.

19-22 Charleston Race Week.

EAST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA Upcoming Regattas

Spring Shamrock Regatta, Palatka, FL, March 17 The Gulf Atlantic Yacht Club out of Gainesville, FL, is holding its annual Spring Shamrock Regatta on March 17 at the Boat House Marina in Palatka, FL. The NOR is available at www.gulfatlanticyachtclub.com, or contact Mary Bird at 1014 NE 3rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32601. For information, contact Mike McKinney at mmckinney72@yahoo.com.

2012 First Coast Offshore Challenge, St. Augustine, FL, March 28-31 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 28-31.

FCOC 2012 features a new format this year with all events starting and finishing in St. Augustine.

Three offshore races will be held. Race one and two are on March 28 and March 29 and are held offshore St. Augustine. The third race is on March 30 and will race from St. Augustine to Jacksonville and back. The regatta is cosponsored by the North Florida Cruising Club and the St. Augustine Yacht Club. Participants come from throughout the southeast. Classes invited are Spinnaker, Non-Spin, Cruiser and One-Design. Complete information is available at www.fcoc2012.com.

59th Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, March 31 - April 1 The 59th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers.

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular local club racing—see club website for details.

30-May 1 ECB Cup Race - ICRC. New Bern Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA Regular club racing—see website for details.

30-April 1 Dogwood Regatta. Atlanta Inland SC 14 Masters - Skippers over age 50. University YC. 14-15 MC Scow Rebel Rouser Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 28 Celtic Crossing. Barefoot SC. Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular local club racing—see club website for details.

2012 Calendar not posted as of press date

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

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 21-22, April 28-29 With two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon—which typically has a good sea breeze and smooth water conditions—the Melbourne Yacht Club spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats and one-designs will sail April 21-22. Four or more boats make up a one-design class. One designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420, Opti, C-22, SJ-21, J/24, and AClass catamarans, as well as Portsmouth and multihull handicap fleets. PHRF racing in Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and Cruiser classes will be on the weekend of April 28-29. www.sail-race.com.

MARCH 3 Spring River Race. North Florida Cruising Club 10 OptiFest. US SAILING Center of Martin County 13-14 Zenda U for MC Scows. Lake Eustis SC 15-17 4th MCSA Midwinter Championship Regatta.

Lake Eustis SC 16-18 Sunfish International Master Championship 17-18 River City Regatta. Rudder Club 23-25 Orange Peel Regatta. Florida Yacht Club 28-31 8th Annual First Coast Offshore Challenge.

St Augustine YC. APRIL 14-15 Hobie Midwinters East, All Hobies, Daytona Beach, FL, http://fleet80.com/ 14-15 Stuart Sailfish Regatta. US SAILING Center of Martin County 14 DuPont Cup. Effingham Forest Yacht Club 21-22 Tea Party. Florida Yacht Club. (Snipe sailboats) 21-22 Spring Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club 28 Blue Max Regatta. Florida Cruising Club 27-29 Lipton Cup Regatta. New Smyrna Yacht Club 28-29 Spring Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club

59th Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 5 Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 58th Annual Mug Race on May 5. There are two courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38 miles. The south course is for all the boats that can pass under a bridge and the north course is for boats with taller masts. Generally, about 150 boats sail the south course and about 20 sail the north course. Boats of every size and type race. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville along the St. Johns River.

Pre-registration and party are on Friday at the Rudder Club. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

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

Winter Series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March 14. Wednesday evening races weekly.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons; Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year, sometimes suspended during regattas. Also have a J/24 race series.

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

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

Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghy club race series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoon on Lake Baldwin. January through November

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Passing the Torch and Following the Action at the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, Jan. 22-28

By Marylinda Ramos Sixteen sailors from the Southeast finished in the top 10 in their class at the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR), held Jan. 22-28 in Coconut Grove, FL. More than 500 sailors from 41 countries competed. The regatta is the second of seven events leading up to the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth, England.

Zach Railey (Clearwater, FL) dominated the Finn class, winning gold with six bullets, two seconds and a third.

Sweetening the victory, Zach earned US SAILING’s Golden Torch Award, presented to the U.S. sailor with the best overall performance. The award was presented by his sister, Paige Railey, who won the Golden Torch last year, finished eighth this year in the Laser Radials and is on track to compete on the same team with her brother in the 2012 Olympics. The torch was used originally in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

In the 49er class, Trevor Moore (Naples, FL) won silver with skipper Erik Storck. Windsurfers Farah Hall (Annapolis, MD), Margot Samson (Belleair, FL), and Kathleen Tocke (Naples, FL) finished second, eighth and 10th, respectively.

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Finns at the start of the Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta.

More than 500 sailors from 41 countries competed in the regatta.

Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

(Corpus Christi, TX) earned a bronze medal with skipper Sally Barkow in Women’s Match Racing. Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, FL) was considered a favorite going into the Miami OCR, having just won the ISAF World Championship in Freemantle, Australia, against Lucy Macgregor’s team of Great Britain. In Miami, Tunnicliffe finished fifth. Tunnicliffe, who was named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, learns quickly from mistakes.

Unlike other classes, the U.S. Women’s Match Racing Team will not be finalized until after the last ISAF event in Weymouth. With one win and one loss each, both Tunnicliffe and Barkow have five events before the final decision is made. Stay tuned.

Speaking of which, US SAILING made tactics easy to watch at http://rmocr.ussailing.org. Click on MultiMedia and Tracking to select a race. It‘s a great way to watch the dial-up in match racing, where competitors try aggressively to outmaneuver each other before the start. In match racing, however, competitors switch boats between races.

Occasionally, as it seems to have happened in the final match race, teams forget to switch GPS trackers.

Laser Radial sailor Sarah Lihan (Fort Lauderdale, FL) placed fifth with skipper Amanda Clark. Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Faith (both of Miami, FL) finished seventh overall in the Star class.

In Paralympic classes, Jennifer French (St. Petersburg, FL) and Julia Dorset (Boca Raton, FL) sailed SKUDs to third and sixth place, respectively; Brad Kendall (Tampa, FL) and Paul Callahan (Cape Coral, FL) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in Sonars; and Mark LeBlanc (New Orleans, LA) finished eighth in the 2.4mR. US SAILING Center Miami served as regatta headquarters. Additional hosts included Coral Reef Yacht Club, Key Biscayne Yacht Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami Rowing Club and Shake-a-Leg Miami.

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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 information, go to www.miamiyachtclub.net.

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

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

BBYC Biscayne Bay YC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

SALM Shake-a-Leg Miami. www.shakealegmiami.org.

MARCH 1 Melges 32s off Miami Beach. CGSC 5 Bacardi Miami Sail Week. BBYC CRYC, CGSC, SALM, US SAILING 12 Lightning Midwinter Championships. CRYC 15 Rotary Youth. Optis. CGSC 16 46th Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC 20 Nassau Snipe Series 23 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC 30 Snipe Pan Am Trials. LYC APRIL 1 Opti/420 Practice Trials. CRYC 6 41st Annual SE Dinghy. KBYC 14 Miami Key Largo Race. MYC

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25 years of World Class Competition, Quantum Key West, Jan. 15-20

By Rebecca Burg

this local favorite. The J/80 fleet also enjoyed a mix of Key West veterans and new entries. With an impressive five bullets and consistent performance despite the challenging weather and sea conditions, Darden Hillard’s team on Le Tigre took top prize in the fleet by week’s end. A strong portion of the J/80s hailed from Texas and these Southern sailors dominated the fleet’s top half.

Midweek, Wednesday, the frisky winds had dropped to glass calm. Poised, waiting, boats sat in the harbor while the forecast was scrutinized, and the decision to cancel had to be made. Sailors and crews had a day to plan and play.

Luckily, Tuesday’s three-race day allowed fleets to complete the traditional number of 10 races by week’s end. The usually reliable winter wind returned for Thursday and Friday.

With a team that included America’s Cup veterans, Doug DeVos and his TP 52, Quantum, were nearly unbeatable in the 52-foot class. The J/122 Teamwork, Robin Team’s North Carolina entry, was back this year and as savvy as ever. Robin’s crew couldn’t believe how close the racing was in this fleet, and there was no room for error. His team earned first in class by week’s end, wrapping up his second Key West victory so far.

For complete results, see: www.premiere-racing.com.

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Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, March, April Five days of competitive racing with the best in the world, in the clear waters around a notoriously festive tropical island, is an irresistible combination, along with cruise ships in the background.

Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography © 2012 Tim Wilkes.

Five days of competitive racing with the best in the world, in the clear waters around a notoriously festive tropical island, is an irresistible combination. Throughout the week, 12 classes of boats raced in one of three well-organized divisions. Nightly awards parties were held near Kelly’s Caribbean Bar and Grill in a temporary racing village and social zone. As usual, the area’s balmy, but oft brisk winter weather added to the challenge. The first two days brought strong breezes and bright, sunny skies. Dolphins were often sighted, frolicking in the midst of the action, leaping along bow waves and seemingly holding their own races with the delighted crews.

Intense competition in the 19-boat Melges 32 fleet kept the Texas-based race vet, Steve Rhyne, and his team on Mojo, on their toes. Boats in this class came from all over the map, such as Japan, Italy and the BVIs. By week’s end, Mojo placed in the upper half of the fleet, but it wasn’t easy for 56 March 2012

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This race is sponsored by the Schooner Wharf Bar on the waterfront in downtown Key West. This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’s main business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles out to Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back. The race has five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors are invited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-but-serious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed.

Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship always apply. Four races are held over four months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a BBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common.

Race dates are Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 25, April 29. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 pm, where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” www.schoonerwharf.com.

Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to www.southwindsmagazine.com

1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the center to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

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

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TIB Regatta. Portsmouth TIB Regatta PHRF Miami to Key Largo Race. Miami YC

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IFDS Worlds, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Jan. 7-15

By Nancy E. Spraker Charlotte Harbor in southwest Florida proved once more that it is a fine venue for a sailing regatta. Its shallow waters, sailing infrastructure and hardworking sailing community were just what the IFDS Worlds 2012, held Jan. 7-15, ordered. Linda Merkle, president of the International Association of Disabled Sailing (IFDS), chose the waters for IFDS’s international competition, which leads to Paralympic qualification. When an original venue fell through, someone suggested Charlotte Harbor after reading a glowing magazine report about the place. SAIL magazine named it one of the top 10 sailing destinations in the United States in 2004. Hurricane Charley rearranged things later that year, but a rebuilt harbor is now better than ever. Since 2010, the Charlotte Harbor Regatta (CHR) takes place every February. The Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club, past CHR and IFDS Worlds 2012 regatta chairman Brian Gleason with his staff, race committee members, community volunteers and sponsors create a regatta machine that’s hard to beat.

What makes IFDS racing unique is that skipper and crew are disabled. Several competitors are missing limbs and some are paraplegic. Disabilities are classified on a scale from one to seven, more severe disabilities rating lower points. The athletes race 2.4mRs, SKUD 18s and Sonars.

2.4mRs are solo crafts, while the SKUD 18s and Sonars have two or three on board. Total crew points on SKUD 18s and Sonars may add up to 14. Also one SKUD 18 crew must be female. The sailor with the fewest points skippers in specially designed seats. This year, one sailor without usable News & Views for Southern Sailors

hands hauled in sheets with his teeth while another steered the boat using a “sip and puff” breathing device. As Linda Merkle says, “You’d never know they are disabled by watching them on the race course. They’re terrific sailors!”

The wind gods provided all sorts of wind for the IFDS Worlds with unpredictable shifts—lots of last- minute course changes. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, only the 2.4mRs sailed any races due to light winds. The next day, breezes kicked up to 14 knots, gusting to 20 with impending thunderstorms. Thursday winds died down to five to seven knots, Friday they were back to 11 to15 knots and on the final day of racing, with only one race for all classes, the wind was a comfortable seven to ten knots. Thierry Schmitter of the Netherlands described the wind shifts as “interesting.”

In the end, Damien Seguin of France singlehandedly won a gold medal in the 2.4mRs; the Norwegian team of Aleksander Wang-Hanse/ Marie Solberg and Per Eugen Kristiansen won gold in Sonars, and British sailors Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell won the gold for SKUD 18s. On February 3, after Miami’s OCR, another Paralympic qualifier, U.S. sailors Jen French and JP Creignou (SKUD 18); Mark LeBlanc (2.4mR); and Paul Callahan, Tom Brown and Bradley Johnson (Sonar team) were chosen as the U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team, pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval.

Race results, daily reports, videos and photos may be found at www.ifdsworlds2012.com.

Commodore’s Cup Spectacular In 2012, Davis Island, Tampa Bay, Jan. 14-15

By Eric Robbins and Susie Crump Twenty-nine boats in seven classes competed in the Davis Island Yacht Club Commodore’s Cup on Jan. 14-15. Both the race management and the shoreside festivities were acclaimed by all. PRO Judy Hanlon and her team of 10 ran excellent full-length races on the drop-mark course for the 11 spinnaker boats, plus the five J/24s and 4 Melges 24s.

PRO Henry Moore started, managed, and finished the nine distance-course boats for two full days of racing.

On Saturday, each returning race boat was greeted with platters of hors d’oeuvres, designed by Club Manager Brian Brewer, as they docked, while on Sunday, the appetizers were supplemented by bottles of champagne. After an early Saturday banquet, the Twice Brewed Band kept everybody dancing. Jim Frijouf’s photos of each boat filled the engraved silver frames for the trophy winners.

The 11 spinnaker boats were divided into A and B divisions. Al Thomas’ Wired scored 1-2-1, and Ray Mannix’s Semper Fi posted three bullets to lead after Saturday’s races.

Robby Brown took two wins to lead the J/24s, while Joe Blouin in Wicked Witch led the Melges 24s by a single point.

Hall Palmer drove his Relativity to victory in the RacerCruiser class after the 18-mile race. Tango III, with Rafael Paris at the helm, won in the Cruising class.

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RACING of Bob Glaser driving Orangutan (3-1), but Wired did just enough to hang on for the first-place trophy, one point ahead of Warrior and two in front of Mad Cow 2 with the German/Ruark team. Mike Kayusa’s Celebration topped Semper Fi in one race, but settled for second in the regatta.

Although John Poulson earned a 1-2 in J/24s, Brown matched him to finish one point in front. Blouin dominated the day in Melges 24s to pull away from George Haynie in Firewater.

Shady Lady, skippered by Steve Honour, won the RacerCruiser race, but Relativity’s second was enough to win the title. Jopie Helsen’s Jade won in Cruising to edge Tango III on the tiebreaker. Art Cupps in First Wind was uncontested in Non-Spinnaker. “Best Performance” bottles of champagne were awarded to Semper Fi, with Commodore Kat Malone aboard, on the drop-mark course and to Jade on the distance course.

Lexus of Tampa Bay Gasparilla Regatta, Apollo Beach, FL, Feb. 4

Shari Callahan of Joy Ride took first place, and Lyda Brown of Gasconade took second.

After competition on the water, shoreside camaraderie prevailed. Racers joined sailors, many resplendent in pirate regalia, to splice the mainbrace, plunder the bountiful food and pillage plentiful swag from the raffle table. Patricia Claytor and her TSS crew of Painted Lady III were hailed the best-dressed pirates, among many corsairs and comely characters who roamed the premises. TSS Youth Sailing was the beneficiary of the partygoers’ largesse, receiving $225 from TSS’s specialty grog dispensers. The beer and soft drinks never ran out, and the Friday and Saturday dinners were the best ever, making this regatta an occasion few will forget. If you missed this Gasparilla Regatta, you really missed out, but next year will be even better. Yo ho ho and a bounty of fun!

This event was made possible by the contributions of many TSS members led by Regatta Chairman/Vice Commodore Kent Bailey and the generosity of the sponsors: Lexus of Tampa Bay, West Marine, Annapolis Performance Sailing and Premier Beverage.

By Magalie Laniel Shrew, a Creekmore 23 captained by Gene DiNisio of the Tampa Sailing Squadron, took third in the Spinnaker Class a the Gasparilla Regatta. Thirty-five boats enjoyed steady 12- to 15-knot winds in the regatta.

Photo by Bill Fishbourne.

On Feb. 4, the Tampa Sailing Squadron (TSS) in Apollo Beach held its 48th annual Gasparilla Regatta. Thirtyfive boats enjoyed steady 12to 15-knot winds from the east, along with the reliable Florida sunshine “au rendezvous.” Race Committee Chairman Bob Sardo, TSS’s commodore, set out three windward/leeward courses for the spinnaker, jib and main, and J/24 racers.

Racer/Cruisers, which have the option to fly a spinnaker, were sent off from a flag start onto a 13-nautical mile random-leg course. True Cruisers and the Mother Lode “fun class” racers started at assigned times for their pursuit race on another long course around the bay.

TSS recaptured the coveted Shoot-Out Trophy, a challenge with Davis Island Yacht Club for the vintage pirate flintlock pistol. In the Women’s Division, Susan Bishop and 58 March 2012

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RESULTS (place, captain, boat name, boat type, club): Spinnaker (3 boats): 1st, Frank Selph, Junior, J/27, DIYC; 2nd, John Martini, Wings, S2 7.9, TSS; 3rd, Gene DiNisio, Shrew, Creekmore 23, TSS. Non-Spinnaker (3 boats): 1st, Woody Fraser, Thunder, Morgan 27, TSS; 2nd, Daphne Ullman, WTFlyer, Pearson Flyer 30, DIYC; 3rd, Callahan/Bishop, Joy Ride, Ranger 23, TSS; 4th, Larry Lowe, Lowe Tide,

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19th Annual Conquistador Cup, Charlotte Harbor, March 3-4 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. The regatta begins with registration on Friday evening, March 2, at the Punta Gorda Boat Club at 802 West Retta Esplanade. Two buoycourse races are planned for Saturday with Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, Cruising, and Multihull divisions. A get-together is planned with a buffet dinner for Saturday evening at the adjacent YMCA Bayfront Center.

On Sunday, the reverse-start long distance Conquistador’s Cup will be held. In excess of 70 boats is expected for this event. The winner will be awarded the coveted Ponce de Leon Conquistador Helmet and gets his boat pictured on next year’s regatta T-shirt. An awards ceremony will follow the completion of Sunday’s race at the Punta Gorda Boat Club.

For NOR and entry forms, go to www.pgscweb.com.

Racers joined sailors, many resplendent in pirate regalia, to splice the mainbrace, plunder the bountiful food and pillage plentiful swag from the raffle table at the after-race festivities at the Gasparilla Regatta. Photo by Bill Fishbourne.

Tartan 26, TSS. J/24 (4 boats): 1st, Scott MacGregor, Rabble Rouser, DIYC; 2nd, Sea Scouts, Honey Badger, TSS; 3rd, Dan Kresge, Ragged Edge, TSS-DIYC; 4th, Sea Scouts, Black Magic Woman, TSS. Racer/Cruiser (3 boats): 1st, Steve Honour, Shady Mariah Lady, Cal 34, BCYC; 2nd, Mike Doyle, Wing-It, Irwin Citation 39, DIYC; 3rd, Magalie Laniel, Salsa Verde, J/30, TSS. True Cruising (8 boats): 1st, Art Cupps, First Wind, CSY-44, DIYC; 2nd, James Masson, Calypso, Ericson 35-2, BCYC; 3rd, Bob Lischer, Yankee, Beneteau 361, SPYC; 4th, Bill Cullen, Triumph, Catalina 35, TSS; 5th, John Hickenlooper, Gris Gris, Sabre 36, N/A; 6th, Greg Johnson, Bodacious, Hunter 340, TSS; 7th, John Gardner, After You, Irwin 38, SPYC; 8th, Matthew Blaine, Lucille, Irwin 34, SPYC. Mother Lode A (4 boats): 1st, John Mrva, Shibumi, J/30, TSS; 2nd, Rick & Nan Major, Austral, Beneteau 411, TSS; 3rd, Robi Robinson, Sofa King, Morgan 44, DIYC; 4th, Robert Huxtable, Zappo, Beneteau 35, TSS. Mother Lode B (9 boats): 1st, Andy Tucker, Synchronicity, Tartan 34, TSS; 2nd, Ray Dupuis, Stargazer, Cal 2-27, TSS; 3rd, Bob Shaw, Home@C, Catalina, TSS; 4th, Lyda Brown, Gasconade, Spindrift 22, N/A; 5th, Greg Hershel, Panacea, Pearson 28, TSS; 6th, Robert Varney, Mac 16, Hunter 28, TSS; 7th, Hugh Moore, Awenasa, Hunter 33, TSS; DNF, Patricia Claytor, Painted Lady III, Irwin 31, TSS; DNS, Jim Allen, Noah’s Arc III, Allied Chance 30, TSS.

Upcoming Regattas

Evander Cup (formerly Michelob Cup)/Jimmy Burns Memorial Regatta, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, March 3 Racing in Tampa Bay. In its 31st year, 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 and entry forms are online at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org. Free beer, T-shirts, great food and entertainment after racing on Saturday.

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Bradenton Yacht Club Annual Around Egmont Key Race, March 10 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.

Sarasota One-Design Midwinters, March 16-18 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its annual OneDesign Midwinter Regatta March 16-18 for fleets of five or more boats. Anticipated fleets include E Scow, Daysailer, Albacore, I-20, S2 7.9 and Flying Scot, with invitations to all One-Design fleets with boats of five or more including Windmill, Laser, SR Max 21 and Melges 24.

For NOR, fees and schedule, go to www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org, or www.regattanetwork.com. Jim Barr, regatta chair: jbarr3620@aol.com.

36th Southwest Florida Regatta, Melges 24 Florida Cup Regatta and the Porsche of Naples Cup, Naples, FL, March 23-25 Held by the Gulf Coast Sailing Club, the regatta will begin on Saturday, March 24, and conclude on March 25 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 5th Annual Melges 24 Florida Cup 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.

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RACING Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, March 24

Palmetto. Two races on the bay. Entry form and NOR at www.msasailing.org.

This event is now in its 28th year and continues to give participants a great time on the Gulf of Mexico. It is open to all classes with windward/leeward and random-leg courses for different classes. This regatta is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and SPYC Ocean Racing Challenge event.

NOR and entry forms can be found on the St. Petersburg Yacht club website at www.spyc.org and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org. Entrants for Suncoast Raceweek can make arrangements to keep their vessels at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club downtown marina by making reservations with the dockmaster at dockmaster@spyc.org

43rd Annual Regata del Sol al Sol, St. Petersburg to Mexico, April 27

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, March 30, 31-April 1 Hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in cooperation with the Davis Island Yacht Club and Bradenton Yacht Club.

A long-standing tradition among regattas on Tampa Bay, this will be the 34th year of this event. There will be three days of racing, beginning with registration and start at Davis Island Yacht Club and racing to Bradenton Yacht Club, then to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club where racing will be on windward/leeward courses for Spinnaker while all others will do a random leg course around government marks. This is a qualifier for both Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Pete’s Ocean Racing Challenge. Notice of Race and Entry Forms can be found on the SPYC website at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Association’s website at www.wfyra.org

9th Annual Jabbo Gordon Invitational Regatta, Englewood, FL, April 7 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 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.

16th Annual Terra Ceia Regatta, Palmetto, FL, April 21-22 This is the Manatee Sailing Association’s annual regatta.

Everyone is invited from day sailers, Sunfish, Hobiecats, Windriders to large PHRF monohull and multihull boats.

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See the beginning of this race section for more information.

3rd Annual Race to Fort Myers, Tampa Bay, May 3-5 This second annual regatta is from Tampa Bay to Ft. 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.

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 fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Sarasota Sailing Squadron. 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 Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (not yet confirmed - please check with West Florida PHRF -www.westfloridaphrf.org) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) www.southwindsmagazine.com

MARCH 2 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Pot O’ Gold Regatta.

3 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Evander Cup (formerly Michelob) (WFPHRF-BOTY) 3-5 Punta Gorda Sailing Club, Conquistador Regatta 4-9 St. Petersburg YC, Thistle Midwinters 9-11 Davis Island YC, Fireball and Friends 10 Bradenton YC, Race around Egmont (SBYA-BOTY) 10-11 St. Petersburg Sailing Center, Allison Jolly Regatta 12-14 Clearwater YC, Snipe Midwinters 15-18 St. Petersburg YC, Winter Lightning Championship 16-18 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. One-design Midwinters.

16-18 Sunfish International Masters at Lake Monroe SA 17 Isles YC, Leukemia Cup (small boats) 22-25 Sunfish U.S. Midwinter Nationals at Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers 23-24 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Crown Cars Regatta (WFPHRF-BOTY) 24-25 Isles YC, Leukemia Cup 30-1 St. Petersburg YC, Suncoast Raceweek (WFPHRF-BOTY) 31-1 Mount Dora Yacht Club, 59th annual Mount Dora Regatta APRIL 7 14 19-21 19-22 21 Cup 23-29 27-29 28 28-29

Venice Youth Boating Association, Jabbo Gordon Regatta St. Petersburg SA and USF, Windship Regatta St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Contender North Americans St. Petersburg YC, Hospice National Championship Regatta Venice YC and Venice Sailing Squadron, Shark’s Tooth (SBYA-BOTY) St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Contender, World Championship St. Petersburg YC, Regatta del Sol at Sol Tampa Sailing Squadron, Regional Sea Scout Regatta Clearwater YC, Clark Mills Regatta

The new VX One Design, the 19-foot sport boat that raced in the 1st Annual Intergalactic Keelboat Roundup held on Feb. 4-5. This boat will be the new interclub racing boat for all of the 33 member yacht clubs of the Gulf Yachting Association starting in 2018.

Photo by Kim Kaminski.

Race Reports

Intergalactic Keelboat Roundup & Super Bowl Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Feb. 4-5

By Kim Kaminski On Feb 4-5, the Pensacola Yacht Club hosted the 1st Annual Intergalactic Keelboat Roundup. This regatta was created based on the growing demand for additional venues from the one-design keelboat sailing community. In this inaugural race, the class competition was held between Tripp 26s, Melges 24s and the new 19-foot sport boat one-design, the VX One Design. After 53 years of using the Flying Scot boat as the interclub one-design racer, the Gulf Yachting Association official voted this year to change to the VX One Design as their interclub racing boat by the year 2018.

In addition to the Intergalactic Keelboat Roundup, the yacht club’s annual Super Bowl Regatta was also being held on Saturday, Feb. 4. Between the two regattas and the five News & Views for Southern Sailors

racing classes, 20 boats rotated through the racecourse in the middle of Pensacola Bay to help kick off the 2012 sailing season in the area.

Upcoming Regattas

Maxine Sansom Series 2012, Pensacola, FL, March 3, 10, 17

By Kim Kaminski The Maxine Sansom Regatta is a unique three-race series held on Pensacola Bay every March. The series honors Maxine Sansom for her work through the years on various race committees at the three Pensacola-area yacht clubs.

The race format has three different competitions, each one held at one of the three clubs Sansom frequently worked with. Each of these races is held by the individual yacht club fleet captains but are combined for an overall series trophy. The first race is held at the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola in conjunction with its first race of the season, the Commodore’s Cup Race #1. The second race is held at the SOUTHWINDS March 2012

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RACING Pensacola Beach Yacht Club in conjunction with its springtime race, the Rites of Spring Regatta, and the final race of the series 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 race, two out of three races or in all three races. However, the overall series trophy goes to a participant of all three races. Race #1 will be held on March 3, Race #2 on March 10, and Race #3 on March 17, with the awards ceremony held at the Pensacola Yacht Club following the final race.

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

12th Annual Preemie Cup Regatta, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, April 14 PBYC’s annual charity regatta takes place April 14, to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Skippers’ meeting is Friday evening, April 13. Classes include Big Boats:(Spin, Non-spin (with Cruiser credit) and Double-Handed (with “spin” penalty like last year) and Dinghy (Opti, Laser Radial, Laser, Open Portsmouth Monohull and Open Portsmouth Multihull) and...Paddleboard! For more information, go www.pensacolabeach-yc.org

2012 Trimaran Nationals and the WETA Southeast Champhionships, Fort Walton Beach, FL, April 26-29 This regatta is open to all PHRF-rated Trimarans and WETA Class boats with expected class entries of Corsairs, Farrier, Dragonfly, Seacart, WETA, Stilettos and Reynolds 33s. Three races are planned for the first day with a distance race to Lincoln Park and back on the second day, followed by two races on the final day. The Windcraft Amateur Team Award and a Distance Traveled Award will also be presented along with the Corsair F-27 Sailboat Hall of Fame Perpetual Trophy for the top F-27 crew. For more information, go to www.fwyc.org

39th Annual Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta, Shell Point Beach, FL, April 27-29 PHRF racing and catamarans such as Hobie Cats, smaller day sailors—including Sunfish—and windsurfers.

Winsurfers is the larges group and the windsurfing fleet will be competing for points in national standings.

Catamarans, one designs and other monohulls will raise on their own courses. Two days of racing. Sponsored by Shell Point Sailboard Club, Apalachee Bay Yacht Club and the American Cancer Society. www.SmithRegatta.com.

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54th Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 28-29 This race is the largest single-day point-to-point sail race in the United Sates. The race was recognized as one of the premier “fun races” in America by SAIL magazine.

Over 300 boats, from 16 to 65 feet, with over a thousand crewmembers are expected. Sailors and boats from at least eight states are anticipated.

A warm-up race is on Saturday, April 21. A skippers’ meeting and party will be on Friday evening, April 20, at the Lake Forest Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, and finishes at Dauphin Island.

Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, April 29, there is a return race with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion. For more information: www.lfycinc.org, or call (251) 402-4098.

Gulf Yachting Association Opening Day Regatta, Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, AL, May 5-6 On the first weekend in May, the Gulf Yachting Association holds its opening day ceremonies and inter-club Capdevielle Racing Series Start. Includes one-design and PHRF racing. The GYA Board of Directors holds their annual meeting, along with other events including dinners, music and a GYA commodore’s flag ceremony.

Racing will be on four different courses for the various one-design classes, with trophies given out on Sunday. Two perpetual trophies will be presented to the top finishing club teams. www.bucyc.com.

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

LEGEND BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL HYC Houston YC, Houston, TX GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LA LFYC Lake Forest YC, Daphne, AL LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA NYC Navy YC, Pensacola, FL MYC Mobile YC, Mobile, AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA StABYCSt. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA

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MARCH 2-4 Finn NA’s Masters – SYC 2-4 J/30 Midwinters - PontYC 3 Maxine Sansom Series #1, NYC 3-4 Flying Tigers East Coast Championship – PYC 3 -4 HS Sailing Regatta – PontYC 10-11 USODA Gulf Coast Championship - BWYC 10-11 New Orleans/Mandeville/Return – SYC/ PontYC/CSA/NOYC 11 Maxine Sansom Series #2 – PBYC 17 Maxine Sansom Series #3 – PYC 17-18 Alfonso Sutter Laser D14 Championship – GYC 17-18 So. Nichols Team Racing – SYC 17-18 HS Sailing Regatta – PontYC 18-23 FS Midwinters - SYC 23-25 Performance Cat Midwinters. PBYC 24-25 Dogwood Regatta – FYC 24-25 Spring Fling Jane England – JYC 24-25 N.O-Mandeville &Return – SYC/PontYC/CSA/NOYC 24-25 Elissa Regatta – HYC 24-25 Spring Showdown – FWYC 31 Ragtop Regatta – LFYC 31 Two Against the Lake - TYC 31-1 GYA Women’s PHRF ChampionshipFleus d’ Lis - LPWSA 31-1 Wet & Cool - FYC APRIL 7-8 7-8 14 14 14 14-15 14-15 14-15 20-22 21 21 21 21-21 21-22 28 26-29 28-29 29

Twister (Opti’s) – St. ABYC Iron Man Open – BSC NOYC Opening – NOYC Premie Cup – PBYC Commodore’s Cup #2 - NYC Pat Gilland – JYC Mobile Bay Youth Championships (420’s/Opti/Laser/Sunfish) - BucYC SYC Opening – SYC A Cat National Championships, A Cats, Houston, TX, www.usaca.info/ Dauphin Island Warm-up – FYC Crawfish Regatta – LAYC Jourdan River – BWYC Leukemia Cup - SYC S.C. Smith Regatta – StABYC Dauphin Island Race – FYC Trimaran Nationals - FWYC 1699 Regatta – OSYC Dauphin Island Return - FYC

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1990 Macgregor 65 custom 6' Shoal draft keel by Mars Metal, recent re-fit by Snead Island Boats Works including new hull paint, rig removed and painted completely serviced, all new interior upholstery, call Ritch Riddle cell: 727.424.4232 Office: 727.210.1800.

54’ Morgan/Heritage Custom ketch 1993. This vessel is for the serious live aboard cruiser. Shoal draft, stoutly built. Call Courtney Ross for details 727.709.1092.

1986 Tartan 40 K/CB model, MUST BE SEEN TO FULLY APPRECIATE! Beautifully maintained and continually updated. For full specs and photos, contact Tom D’Amato at 727.480.7143

39’ Farr 395 2002 Perfect cruiser/ racer, Shoal draft and deep keel available, A/C, radar, carbon rig, good sail inventory, owner motivated, Call Ritch Riddle 727.424.4232

Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007 In-mast mainsail furling, roller furling genoa, shoal draft model, A/C, dodger w/ bimini, Raymarine E80, Autopilot, Original owners. Reduced to $124,900. Call Andy Gillis 239.292.1915 or 239.461.9191

34’ Gemini 105C 2004, 27 HP Westerbeke diesel, 12,000 BTU A/C, Raymarine ST Tridata series w/ wind, Autopilot, Garmin GPS, 150 RF genoa, F/B main, davits, solar panel.

January 2012 bottom paint. much more. Call Andy Gillis $137,500 239.292.1915 or 239.461.9191.

65’ Macgregor 6’ keel, recent re-fit at Snead Island Boat Works . . .$250,000 53’ Custom Herreshoff Ketch 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$225,000 50’ Beneteau Oceanis Custom 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 45’ Jeanneau 45.2 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$249,000 44’ Morgan Catalina CSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 43’ Hinckley 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 42’ J/Boat 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$198,500 41’ Morgan Classic OI MKll 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bring offers 41’ Bristol 41.1 Center Cockpit 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000 40’ Freedom Ketch 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 37’ Tayana Cutter 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86,500 36’ Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124,900 35’ Catalina 350 Sloop 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD 34’ Catalina 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .asking $59,900 32 Melges (2) ’05 & ’07 - good sails, light use, sellers will trade down . .SOLD 32’ C&C 99 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED ASKING $104,000 27’ Pearson 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,900

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51' Beneteau Idylle 15.5, 1986, Genset, A/C, radar, Liferaft, recent bottom job, Ice maker, GPS, ready to go! $149,000, Jane @ 813-917-0911

47' Vagabond, 1979, Genset, 4 Solar panels, A/C, New Sails, $150,000, Harry @ 941-400-7942

47' Wauquiez Centurion, 1986, Bluewater cruise, Liferaft, Cutter rig, Full electronics, electric winches, $188,900, Roy S @ 305-775-8907

46' Beneteau Oceanis 461, 2000, Never chartered, 2 cabin, Electric winches, New Sails,. New electronics, Fresh Bottom, $195,000, Clark @ 561-676-8445

IHULL MULT

IHULL MULT

45' Voyage Catamaran, 2007, Many upgrades, Wireless remote auto, Extra Water storage, Spinnaker, Garmin 435 Plotter, $360,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446

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

41' Tartan 412, 1990, Recent upgrades: New Sails, Refrigeration, Feathering prop, Upholstery, Radar, Canvas and MORE! $150,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642

38' Admiral Catamaran Owners Version, 2005 Twin Yanmars, Watermaker, Solar panels, 3 A/C units, $239,900, Tom @ 904-377-9446

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36' Hunter, 2004, Yanmar 400 hrs, New Dodger, New Autopilot, Windless, chartplotter/radar, Super Clean! $105,000, Harry @ 941-400-7942

36' Gulfstar, 1983, Rebuilt Perkins, New standing rigging, Custom Stainless Davits, Fresh Bottom job, $46,000, Art @ 239-464-9610

MULTI-HULLS 60’ CUSTOM CATAMARAN 51’JEANTOT/PRIVILEGE CAT 48’ NAUTITECH CATAMARAN 46’ FOUNTAINE PAJOT BAHIA 45’ VOYAGE CATAMARAN 44’ LAGOON POWER CAT 44’ LAGOON CATAMARAN 44’ LAGOON CATAMARAN 44’ LAGOON CATAMARAN 43’ VOYAGE CATAMARAN 43’ PRIVILEDGE 435 42’ LAGOON CATAMARAN 38’ ROBERTSON CAINE CAT 38’ ADMIRAL CATAMARAN 36’ ENDEAVOUR POWER CAT. 36’ INTERCONTINENTAL TRI. 36’ G-CAT POWER CAT 35’ ISLAND PACKET CAT 34’ PDQ CATAMARAN

1999 1994 1998 2000 2007 2007 2007 2004 2007 1998 2001 2007 1999 2005 2001 1969 2008 1993 1990

$574,900 $499,000 $349,000 $239,000 $359,900 $569,000 $499,000 $359,000 $499,000 $259,000 $447,206 $449,000 $210,000 $239,000 $169,000 $ 64,900 $249,900 $144,900 $124,900

TARPON SPRINGS WEST PALM BEACH PUNTA GORDA ST. AUGUSTINE BVI SARASOTA CARIBBEAN GRENADA COLUMBIA FLORIDA ITALY FLORIDA GUATEMALA FT. LAUDERDALE PUNTA GORDA GULFPORT DADE CITY TAMPA FT MYERS

BILL TOM HARRY TOM TOM DOUG KEVIN KEVIN BOB TOM TOM KEVIN RICK TOM LEO ROY S. ROY S MARK LEO

SAILBOATS 74’ ORTHOLAN MOTORSAILOR 60’ KROGEN WIEFL 51’ MORGAN OUT ISLAND 51’ BENETEAU IDYLLIC 15.5 48’ SUNWARD KETCH 47’ VAGABOND 47’ VAGABOND 47’ WAUQUIEZ CENTURION 47’ GULFSTAR SAILMASTER 47’ GULFSTAR SAILMASTER 47’ GULFSTAR SAILMASTER 47’ WELLINGTON KETCH 46’ BENETEAU 461 46’ MORGAN 46’ HUNTER 46’ DURBECK KETCH 45’ HUNTER 456 45’ MORGAN 454 45’ HUNTER LEGEND 45’ HUNTER 450 45’ HUNTER 456 44’ GOZZARD G44 44’ CSY WALK OVER 44’ ISLAND PACKET 440 44’ WELLINGTON 43’ ENDEAVOUR CC 43’ IRWIN 43’ DUFOUR GIBSEA 43GS

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ARGENTINA DAYTONA TREASURE ISLAND WEST PALM BEACH MELBOURNE ST. PETERSBURG FRANCE PUERTO RICO ST. JOHNS WEST PALM BEACH MADEIRA BEACH APOLLO BEACH STUART MADEIRA BEACH ST. PETERSBURG PANAMA CITY PUNTA GORDA PANAMA CITY CRYSTAL RIVER PALM COAST CAPE CANVERAL STUART PORT CHARLOTTE BRADENTON SARASOTA NEW PORT RICHEY ST. PETERSBURG ST. AUGUSTINE

KIRK JIM HARRY JANE KEVIN HARRY HARRY ROY S TOM CLARK ROY S. JOE CLARK ROY S. JOE BUTCH WENDY BUTCH JANE KEVIN KEVIN CALVIN JANE HARRY JOE JANE JANE TOM

34' PDQ Catamaran 1990, Solar, Wind generator, Davits, A/C and More! $124,900, Leo @ 941504-6754 43’ 43’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 40’ 40’ 38’ 38’ 38’ 38’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 34’ 34’ 34’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 31’ 30’ 28’ 28’ 22’

MORGAN NELSON/MAREK ELAN CATALINA BREWER BREWER 12.8 CATALINA MORGAN OUTISLAND MORGAN OUTISLAND MORGAN OUTISLAND TARTAN 412 HUNTER DS HUNTER 410 JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY PEARSON YAWL ISLAND PACKET CATALINA 380 IRWIN MK II PACIFIC SEACRAFT/ERICKSON TAYANA MKII GULFSTAR HUNTER IRWIN GULFSTAR WATKINS ISLANDER PEARSON HUNTER HUNTER 35.5 HUNTER 356 TRIDENT WARRIOR CAL PEARSON CATALINA 350 ISLAND PACKET KENNER PRIVATEER PACIFIC SEACRAFT HUNTER HUNTER NAUTICAT MOODY CHERUBINI RAIDER MORGAN OUT ISLAND CATALINA 320 ALLIED BENETEAU FIRST 32 ALLMAND BRISTOL 29.9 CATALINA MK II CALIBER FALMOUTH CUTTER

1984 1990 1997 1984 1985 1992 1986 1982 1972 1990 2005 2002 2003 1974 1988 1997 1988 1998 1986 1979 1987 1981 1983 1981 1976 1975 2004 1991 2002 1977 1984 1981 2006 1991 1971 1991 1984 1984 1986 1977 1979 1977 1994 1977 1984 1981 1978 1998 1984 1981

34' Pacific SeaCraft, 1991, Beautiful bluewater cruiser, Solar, SSB, Auto pilot, refrigeration and more! $90,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642 $119,000 $110,000 $119,500 $130,000 $115,000 $ 99,000 $ 98,500 $ 49,000 $ 55,000 $150,000 $125,000 $135,000 $169,000 $ 49,900 $134,900 $124,900 $ 84,900 $159,900 $ 95,000 $ 44,500 $ 59,900 $ 39,900 $ 46,000 $ 31,500 $ 44,900 $ 24,900 $105,000 $ 49,900 $ 88,500 $ 39,900 $ 34,900 $ 33,900 $127,900 $114,900 $ 29,000 $ 90,000 $ 24,900 $ 40,900 $112,500 $ 29,000 $ 22,445 $ 25,900 $ 44,900 $ 27,900 $ 37,000 $ 25,900 $ 19,900 $ 36,900 $ 19,900 $ 55,000

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2007 Com-Pac Horizon Cat 20’. Yanmar diesel, w/trailer, Bimini top, cockpit cushions, dual battery w/built-in battery charger and much more. $31,671. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises (800) 783-6953, or (727) 3275361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

1985 S2 9.1. Two Mains, 3 chutes, Harken RF, multiple headsails, cruising chute. GPS/Chart Plotter, Nexus instruments, Auto tiller, Life Sling, folding prop, Bimini. Bcoated. 5’ 6” draft. $17,200 OBO. (352) 746-1329, (352) 445-6359. (3/12)

28’ O’ Day Sloop 1983, with Universal Diesel.

Clean boat, wheel steering, roller furling, 155% genoa, 100% jib, main w/2 reefs, Bimini, galley, stove, ice box, pressure water, enclosed head, V-berth, shore power, 2 anchors, VHF, depth. Sleeps 5. Asking $11,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

J/29 for sale. Racing yacht. 1983 masthead/outboard version. Large inventory of racing sails. Almost new 2 1/2hp Tohatsu.

Interior recently refurbished. Fast boat, good condition. Located at Fort Walton Beach, FL. Asking $14,900. Call George at (850) 5851028, or Rick at (850) 261-4129. (5/12)

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

Gloucester Light Dory 15 foot by Bolger. 95 pounds. Fiberglass over marine plywood.

Bronze fastenings and oarlocks. Seven foot oars. Rows and tows easily leaving little wake. $995. (252) 331-1559 williamrwelton@egail.com. (5/12)

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1968 International 210 Racing Sloop.

Includes trailer. Very good condition. 29 ft, 10 in. Danish plywood hull with fiberglass sheath, aluminum spars, lead keel. http://1968international210.shutterfly.com, www.210class. com, $3700. Jacksonville, FL, (904) 923-3923. (3/12)

'02 CATALINA 470...................................$275,000 '01 CATALINA 470...................................$265,000 '90 MORGAN 41 .......................................$96,000 '06 BENETEAU 373 ................................$158,900 '84 CAL 35.................................................$35,500 '09 BENETEAU 31 ..................................$110,000 '85 J/27......................................................$22,000 '95 NONSUCH 260 ...................................$49,500 '84 CATALINA 22.........................................$5,000 '77 SWAMPSCOTT DORY 16.....................$3,750

2004 Catalina 310 $61,900 Over $30,000 of Upgrades All New Electronics, AC, Wiring, Batteries, etc. Shoal Draft, R/f Genoa St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590 x 3 Full Specs & Pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

J/30 1972 in excellent shape. Ready to race/cruise, many sails and all working instruments, green hull. Pics at www.salsaverde. org, in Apollo Beach, FL. Asking $24,000 obo. Call (352) 562-4030, magalie@salsaverde.org. (4/12)

31’ Mariner Ketch 1970. 44 HP rebuilt Perkins Diesel. Complete retro. Full keel. 2 mains, 2 mizzens, cruising chute w/sock, windlass, Bimini, dinghy, S/S propane stove, GPS w/charts. A must see at our docks. Asking $29,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

32’ Catalina 320 2000. Yanmar 27hp w/485hrs, wing keel, new Raymarine electronics 2009 incl. C70 GPS/Plotter, full batten main w/Dutchman, 135% r/f genoa, most running rigging replaced 2011, dinghy & O/B, electric windlass, and more. Excellent condition, lightly sailed. Asking $75,900.

Scott Pursell, Massey Yacht Sales, (941) 7204503, Scottp@masseyyacht.com.

$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. 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 tomob@obrienarchitects.com. (3/12) 31’ Beneteau First 310 1993. $41,000.

Shoal Draft, wheel steering, Volvo diesel power, refrigeration, excellent sail inventory including full batten main and spinnaker. Call Nic Ware (305) 510-7081. Email; nicgsys@ gmail.com. www.grandslamyachtsales.com

30’ Healey sloop. Wm Healey’s finest “Pago Pago”. Designed for single & short handed cruising in Florida Keys & Bahamas. 3’10” draft, 10’10” beam. 30hp Perkins diesel. Key Largo, $18,500, (305) 421-4603. (5/12)

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33 CSY 1980. Beautiful liveaboard cruiser, Cutter rig, Deep Draft, 50 HP Perkins, A/C, Wind & Solar power, Inverter-Charger, Watermaker, ST5000 Autopilot, Lofrans Windlass, GPIRB, much more. $43,900. Riviera Beach, FL. (305) 942-3167. Email svsybarite@aol.com for specs and equipment list.

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Bristol 35 1973. Good boat for a serious sailor. 6 ft. full keel, sea-friendly. Yanmar diesel. Dinghy w/OB. Autopilot, chartplotter, roller furling and all required equipment. Boat and all equipment in good condition. Ready to cruise. Location Jacksonville. $22,000. dporter@unf.edu. (4/12) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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35’ Trident Warrior, 1977, Renowned for her sea-keeping qualities. Rigging replaced, new forestay, new starboard stay, new Raymarine ST6002 Auto Pilot, Volvo Penta 4kw bow thruster, $39,900, Call Kirk @ 818-371-6499, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

36’ Gulfstar Sailboat, 1983, Extremely spacious interior! Recent upgrades include rebuilt Perkins diesel, all standing rigging replaced, new aluminum fuel tank and all plumbing replaced, $46,000, Call Art @ 239-464-9610, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

Intercontinental Trimaran 36’X18’X3’2”.

Molded FG, 36hp Yanmar. Extensively reconditioned/outfitted. Spacious cockpit: new cushions, full enclosures, Chart plotter w/Sirius radio/weather. Finely fitted yacht interior: two full-sized double beds, new upholstery, 10,000 BTU AC unit, solar panel, TV, 3-burner range/oven, cold-plate refrigerator, microwave, 2KW generator. Aft cabin. $64,900. Gulfport.(813) 956-3119. (3/12)

Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’ MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and comfort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handles beautifully. Well equipped and has great long sea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat and fast. What more can you ask from a lady!

Purr-fect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards or day charter. Asking $65,000. Details: svforeveryoung@hotmail.com. (5/12)

2002 Beneteau 361. $95,000. Air Conditioning, In Mast Furling, Bimini & Dodger, Refrig, Microwave, Huge Head, Big Cockpit St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full Specs & Pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

37’ TARTAN Centerboard Sloop. 1977 w/ Westerbeke diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Genoa, Main, Storm Sail, Sea Anchor, Spinnaker, Autopilot, 2 X VHFs, SSB, Wind, Depth, GPS Navigator, Stove, Ice Box, Pressure Water, Dinghy w/OB, lots of gear and spares. Asking $49,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

Premium Island Packet 380 2003 Outstanding equipment, proven blue water ready to sail away for extended cruising. The owners have taken excellent care of this vessel, nothing left undone. For the serious buyer that knows what they want. Recently NEW Equipment Auto Pilot, Radar, Chart Plotter, Inverter, Windlass, JBL Stereo System, Wind, Speed, and Depth, VHF, and Flat Screen TV. Located in Indiantown, Florida. Details: John McNally (561) 262-3672 john@masseyyacht.com.

Massey Stuart FL location

1983 Sabre 38. Shoal Draft. 3 starting at $63,900. Choose 4’3” swing keel or 5’ Bulb Keel. Performance Cruising on a budget. Call for details or visit our website for pix and specs. AlanGSYS@gmail.com. 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com.

38 Cabo Rico Cutter, 1981. Cruise ready now. Recaulked teak this summer, indigo canvas 2008, 6 coats epoxy 2007. Six sails, windlass, autopilot on rudder post, top loading fridge. $85,000. Stewart Marine, Miami.

(305) 815-2607, or www.marinesource.com.

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2006 Hunter 36 trade in. We sold it new and took it in trade. Very well equipped and maintained, GPS, AP, A/C, canvas etc. Priced to sell at $111,000. Call Frank Hamilton at (941) 704-3300 or e-mail frankh@masseyyacht.com News & Views for Southern Sailors

2008 Tartan 3700. Lightly used as a day sailer since new. Only 50 hours on the diesel engine, 5-foot draft, BLUE Hull, teak toerail, stainless steel hand rails, dorades. Generator, Air Conditioning, Autopilot, Chartplotter, Bow Thruster, Bimini, Cockpit Cushions and Remote Electric Anchor Windlass Control.

This boat has never been slept on so electric head, stall shower and beds are nearly new.

Call Bill at Massey (727) 492-704

Advertise Your Boats 39’ Corbin Pilothouse for Sale.1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, auto pilot, electricAds: windlass, full Text &GPS, Photo galley + more. $99,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100 $50 for 3-months.

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38’ Admiral Owner’s Version Executive, 2005, well equipped, in great condition and has great interior space! Water maker, radar, chart plotter, solar panels, and hardtop! $239,000, Call Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransFlorida.com

40’ Jeanneau Sun Fizz 1983. $81,000.

Proven Passagemaker. Radar, GPS, Perkins Diesel, Fridge and freezer, Solar panel and includes dinghy and life raft and lots more.

Call Nic Ware (305) 510-7081. Email; nicgsys@gmail.com www.grandslamyachtsales.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. $99,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

2002 Beneteau First 40.7 $110,000. One Owner. AC, Full Racing Inventory, Full Electronics, Extremely Well Maintained, Race/Cruise Ready. (727) 214-1590 ext. 3.

Full Specs/Pics : www.MurrayYachtSales.com

41’ Morgan Out Island 416 Ketch, 1981.

Perkins 82hp diesel, fully battened main, #48 Lewmar self-tailing sheet winches, dinghy, outboard. $35,000. Stewart Marine, Miami.

(305) 815-2607 Marine Air. www.marinesource.com

1990 Morgan Classic 41 MKII Out Island.

Many upgrades in the past couple years, blister-free bottom job, A/C, new Furuno GPS. A truly “turn-key” cruiser, BRING OFFERS. Call Rick Grajirena for details (727) 403-9910.

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39’ Beneteau 393 2002. $129,900. Shoal draft, new dodger, Raymarine plotter, ST60 system, and radar. Heat & AC. 56 hp Yanmar. “Call Kelly.” Kelly Bickford CPYB, Massey Yacht Sales.

727-599-1718. kelly@kellybickford.com

56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$950,000 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900 37' Tartan 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,000 31' Mariner Ketch 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 28' O'Day 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900 POWER

44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . . . . . .$24,900 29' Prairie 1978 trawler Diesel . . . . . . . .$24,900 28' Diesel Charter Boat & Business . . . .$44,000

41.1 Bristol Center Cockpit. 1983. This oneowner boat has recently had her decks & nonskid professionally refinished. Repowered Yanmar diesel, new Garmin, Plotter/digital Radar. Asking $169,000. Contact Tom D’Amato 727) 480-7143.

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Schucker 40, 1980. Asking $99,500. Perkins 65hp, generator, AC/Heat, refrig, 200-gallon fuel/water, 100 gallon-holding, 14’ beam 3’ 2” draft. Call Bob for details. Located Cape Coral, FL. (239) 560-0664. Bring offers.

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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. $109,000.

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54’ Hylas Raised Salon 2006. $990,000.

Proven transatlantic passagemaker. She is loaded and immaculate. Too much to list. See the extensive inventory list at www.grandslamyachtsales.com. Call Alan Pressman (941) 350-1559. Email; AlanGSYS@gmail.com.

BOYE BOAT KNIVES. Cobalt blades, extreme cutting power. No rust, ever. Handcrafted quality, lightweight, great everyday and safety carry, stays sharp. Super reviews. Made in USA since 1971. www.boyeknives.com. (800) 853-1617. (5/12)

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FREE ADS 2005 Hunter 466. $199,000. Fully Loaded, Air Conditioning, Generator, Full Electronics, In Mast Furling, Full Canvas New Orleans, LA 504-283-2507. Full Specs & Pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

47’ Catalina 470 Sloop 2001. $229,900. In mast furling, electric winch, GPS chartlplotter, bowthruster, full canvas package, generator, electric windlass, wind generator, refrigeration, freeze. Alan Pressman 941-350-1559, AlanGSYS@gmail.com

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Lewmar 55s(2), self-tailing, 2-speed, black aluminum, 25 years young, maintained yearly. $1500 each, OBO. Larry Miniati. (813) 758-2389.

(5/12) _________________________________________ Running lights. Antique copper. Embossed port, starboard, stern and two masthead lights.

Some dents. Sound lenses. Electric needs overhauling. Approximately 5.5 inches high, 3.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep. All 5: $200.

(252) 331-1559. williamrwelton@gmail.com.

(4/12) _________________________________________ Solar Panel, Siemens 55 watt, approx 31” x 23”, produces 2 amps, $50. Palmetto (941) 776-5580 or neaptide@tampabay.rr.com.

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Marine Flea Market and Clearance—New & Used blocks, cleats, line, fenders, boat hooks, electrical, trailer parts, marine BBQ, portable A/C, furling units, anchors, winches & odd parts. Masthead Enterprises. 2201 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg, (727) 327-5361

2006 Passport 515 Vista. Better than new.

Fully loaded, shoal draft, Yanmar 300 hours, generator, custom arch, Bow thruster, icemaker, refrig/freezer, in mast furling, full canvas and more. $895,000 AlanGSYS@gmail. com. 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com.

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CLASSIFIED ADS Catamaran Parts. NACRA 18-Square, two hulls, cross beams, sail with battens, assorted gear. Make an offer for each part or all. Dave Ellis. St. Petersburg, FL. davesailellis@aol.com. _________________________________________ Stainless Steel Propeller, Michigan Match right hand 14 1/4 x 23”, part # 013050, $20 Shore power “Y” adaptor cable, like new, $100. (609) 231-9052. (3/12)

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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. _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or send resume to yatchit@verizon.net (Inquiry will be kept in confidence) _________________________________________ Web designer to work as an independent contractor, to help with the SOUTHWINDS website.

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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

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Tropic Isles Mobile Home Park & Marina. A 55+ resident-owner waterfront community.

Lots and homes available, with and without slips. Located on the coast of Terra Ceia Bay in the Palmetto-Bradenton area, FL. (941) 7218888, or (941) 721-7687. (4/12)

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_________________________________________ Perkins/Westerbeke 4-108 diesel engine.

Low hours, inspected, test run, no trans., come see it run. Free delivery 500 miles from Pensacola w/full price $3,995 (850) 5721225. (5/12)

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Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (3/12A)

March 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 2012 6 HP 4-stroke Tohatsu Outboard. LIKE NEW! Used 5 times! External tank/manual start. Cover, too! See all specs at www.tohatsu.com/outboards/6_4st.html. New: $1700; will sacrifice for $1150 OBO. Call Ray (239) 850-3027 (Cape Coral). (5/12)

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High (35+ feet ASL) wooded, building lot 1/2 mile southeast GeorgeTown, Exuma, Spectacular views: Elizabeth Harbour, Stocking Island, Crab Key. Road and Power in. Beach access. $65,000. (813) 956-3119. (3/12)

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WHY PAY BOAT SLIP RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN YOUR OWN!! For sale, lot and slip on prime location in Pensacola, FL. 5 miles from Pensacola pass (open water) and 3/4 miles from boat ramp. Has a dock w/power pedestal and water. Private and quiet location in Davenport Bayou. Perfect place for your dream home on the water. (662) 2857129. Priced to sell $165,000. (4/12)

Tropic Isles Mobile Home Park & Marina.

Slips available $6.50/ft/mo. Utilities Included.

Sail the protected waters of Tampa Bay or the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. No bridges.

(941) 721-8888, or (941) 721-7687. (4/12)

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Read the Current Issue Online — Flip through the pages with online reading software 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. (3/12A) WET and DRY SLIPS AVAILABLE. Very reasonable rates. Gulfport Yacht Club, Florida. Wet slips for boats up to 26 feet, shoal draft. Dry spaces up to 22 feet, mast up, multihulls welcomed. Next door to Gulfport Municipal Marina. www.Gulfportyachtclub.com. Pull down menu for rates. Contact davesailellis @aol.com. (4/12) _________________________________________ 35’ boat slip for sale or rent at Dowry Creek Marina in Belhaven, NC. Can hold a larger sailboat. $9,900 to buy or $125/month to rent. Call (303) 921-7767. (3/12)

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OVERBOARD continued from page 78 Really? Cause we don’t even have a boat right now, do we?

Wow, it’s still going straight.

Damn, I hope that doesn’t crash and hurt anyone.

You know what would have been cool?—if we had gotten the insurance squared away.

Well, we didn’t, so let’s just see what happens.

Hey, look, there’s a boat coming this way.

Yeah, but he’s pretty far away.

Well, wave at him.

Nothing.

Whistle.

Still nothing.

Try harder, louder.

We can’t; we need both arms to swim.

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whistle.

He’s looking, wave again.

Did he just wave back? Does he not get the international signal wave that means “Help me, I’m screwed.”?

Oh, here he comes.

(At this point we leave the inner voices and return to the real world.)

“Hey, thanks for helping. The problem is—that boat you just passed?

Yeah—that’s unmanned. I just fell off it.

Think we can catch it?”

(Roy) “No problem. Glad to help.

We can try.”

“Thanks.”

“What’s the plan?”

“Well, I would like to get back aboard. It’s still running and fading to the right, so I have water. Can you catch her?”

“We can try.”

“Looking good, Roy. Put me along side.”

I step off Roy’s boat and back onto the Lazy Dog, which is untouched. I never ran aground, and I got away with all this with just a busted finger, lost some skin and lost my glasses. Score another one for the guardian angels.

Special thanks to Roy on the 26 or so Macgregor sailboat who stopped and helped me. If anyone knows this guy, please give him my number. I would like to thank him financially. Good save, Roy! A week after writing this, Dan did run into Roy, who had trailered his boat from Alabama, at a boat ramp, and was able to thank him. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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I LEARNED ABOUT SAILING FROM THAT

Going Overboard

By Dan Regan On Saturday, Nov. 26, I went out sailing—by myself—on my Islander 36, Lazy Dog, heading west out of the Manatee River in the southern part of Tampa Bay near Bradenton. I could have sailed in a local regatta at the marina, but decided not to, since I’d been racing all my life and needed to slow down and relax, so no more racing for me. I left the marina about 10 a.m. The wind was blowing from the east about 10 knots. It was a gorgeous day, and I was enjoying my fill of things—sun, sailing, clean water. Life is good; life is good.

I had gotten out into the bay a ways when the wind picked up and I was forced to reef and head back in, which was fine as it would be dark before long. I was going dead into the wind as I headed back up the river, and it proved to be a bit of work, especially since my boat draws 6 feet 2 inches, and you have some pretty tight channels. I grew weary of this and decided to motor the last few miles back. That’s when things got interesting.

I was still making adjustments to my new rigging and ran into a problem furling the jenny, so I had to head back downwind to be in a better position to fix it, which I did, but the wind picked up to 15 to 20, so I motored up again and headed back up the river.

But another problem came up when the throttle linkage broke. I called my mechanic—as this is a brand-new engine and I haven’t a clue where the linkage attaches. He told me what to do; I found the problem, dealt with it and was back in action!

It was now about 4 p.m. I was heading up the river nicely at about 3.4 knots. The wind seemed to strengthen even more. I expected to make it back plenty before sunset, which was important since I hadn’t rigged my running lights yet. I began to think about docking. I went through that checklist thingy that people do when docking may be tricky.

At this point in the story I would like to hand the story over to the several voices in my head—all from different Dans, each of whom will weigh in with 78

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their opinions at different times.

What a great day.

Okay. New slip. High wind blowing away from the finger and into my neighbor’s boat and I need to back in.

Well, maybe we should just nose in.

But then we can’t connect the cable TV. So what?

Well, how about we wait and make the decision when we get there. Maybe there will be some people around to help out.

I doubt it; everyone is at the post-race party.

Well, call the marina on your new handheld radio.

What channel?

Hmmm. Never did find that out. Okay.

We can try 16. Where’s the radio?

I don’t know; we charged it last night.

Well, go look.

Can’t find it.

Well, where does it normally go?

It doesn’t. It’s new and doesn’t have a permanent stowage yet.

Okay, so no radio. Wing it.

Well, how is this going to play?

Simple, lines are on the dock.

So what do we need?

Well, boat hook—because if no one is around, those pilings are like 20 feet apart.

Good, so let’s not fuss with the leeward side lines. Let’s get the boat into the slip and safe, and then mess with those.

Hey, we need a boat hook.

No problem. We have one.

Where?

Up on the foredeck.

Let’s get it so we are ready.

Okay, but be careful. The lifelines are down.

Like we would fall? Really, c’mon. We never fall off moving boats. Drunken boats, maybe, but not moving boats.

Grab the hook.

Can’t—we’re off balance.

Grab it anyway.

Bad news, Dano. You’re slipping.

Well, grab the rail! Got it.

Ouch! Let go! Let go! Let go! That hurts a lot. (Splash!).

Get the boat! Get the boat! Get the boat!

Okay, this is futile. We can’t swim that fast.

Nice job, guys. We fell off the boat.

Well, it wasn’t my fault. I told you to put the lifelines on, dumbass.

Okay, fathead. What now?

Wow, the boat looks pretty good!

Hey, fathead. That’s everything we own.

Good point, wonder how this will play out. We can swim for it. Chances are it will run aground, and we just go swim to it and deal with it.

That’s a long swim.

What are our other options?

Well, our guardian angels are still around. Let them take care of it.

Yeah, I’m sure they are very pleased with this little performance.

Okay. The boat will either fade one way or another, so watch and just go get it.

But it’s already like a quarter mile away and still going straight.

Well, we have to do something.

Hey! There’s the boat hook. Grab it.

Yeah, ‘cause we need to be swimming around the river with a boat hook—that won’t slow us down at all.

Leave it, we have two more.

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