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Editorial: Key West; Race Committees

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Letters You Should Believe

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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

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Racing News: Upcoming National and International Regattas in the Southeast

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

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Cruise to Cumberland Island Part II

By Fred Braman

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National Sailing Programs Symposium

By Jabbo Gordon

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Quantum Key West Race Week

By Cherie Sogsti

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Norna Part II: Preparing for an Ocean Crossing

By Kourtney Patterson

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St. Petersburg Classic Regatta

By Dave B. Ellis

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Carolina Sailing: Charleston Race Week: Competition + Fun = 20 Years of Success

By Dan Dickison

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Southern Race Report

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2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup

By Marylinda Ramos

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Southern Regional Racing Calendar

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Maintenance in Exotic Places

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

Quantum Key West Race Week. Page 40.

Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

St. Petersburg Classic Regatta. Page 48.

Photo by Dave N. Ellis.

COVER PHOTO: One of the four GC32s sailing on foils in Quantum Key West Race Week.

Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

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STEVE MORRELL,

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Myths About Sailing I received a link to a Catalina sailboats owners’ forum and it was a thread about myths about sailing.

I found them pretty interesting and thought I’d share some. If anyone would like to add some, send them to me (editor@southwindsmagazine.com).

• You can’t navigate these days without GPS. • If you have GPS and a chartplotter, that’s all you need to navigate safely.

• Who needs stinking paper charts when I have a GPS? • You don’t need a VHF if you have a cell phone.

• People with sailboats have money.

• People who live on sailboats are all bums.

• Any maintenance activity preceded by the declaration, “This is the last time...”

• Easy job! Won’t take but 20 minutes.

• Anyone with basic DIY skills can...

• I don’t race. I don’t need good sails.

• With modern technology, a first-time boat owner can easily handle a 45-plus-foot boat.

• This is the last boat I will ever buy.

• I plan on launching her in five months. That’s plenty of time to get everything done.

• This boat is unsinkable.

• I know what the chart says, but there’s plenty of water for you to get in there!

• If the chart says there’s enough depth, then there will be.

• An inexpensive boat part.

• Changing a boat name requires a special ceremony.

• Boat for sale, ready to sail!!!

• Just needs a little TLC...

• We’ll be there soon; it’s only a three-hour cruise. There’s no way it’s gonna rain. Don’t worry its calm out there...

• Honey, I just have to pick up one thing at the boat store.

• My portable generator is sooo quiet that I’m sure it’s not disturbing the boats anchored nearby.

• Fiberglass boats are low maintenance.

• Mistakes? Don’t worry—nobody at the yacht club notices.

• It’ll take...years? I’ll have it in the water in three months!”

• Easy to install. Even a child could do it.

• Bigger is always better.

• Don’t worry I know what I’m doing.

• Don’t worry honey, a sailboat has the right of way over a tanker • Okay, just one more beer...”

Someone on the forum submitted this comment, which I think is a great way to top them all off: Yogi Berra is said to have once said, “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

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LETTERS WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE 123 FEET AWAY FROM A LIVEABOARD OR A TRAILER? Re: “Short Tacks” January issue. “Venice Extends Limit on Overnight Stays on Boats” In regards to the piece in “Short Tacks” in the January issue on the city of Venice extending overnight limits, and specifically the quote in the Herald Tribune from a mobile home resident with a waterfront location just 123 feet away, “Would you want to live with a liveaboard in your front yard?” Pity the poor liveaboard who might be forced to occupy that slip and live for 45 days with trailer trash just off the bow.

Eric Vahlbusch S/V Blessings New Bern, NC Eric – It just goes to show how little so many landlubbers know about people who live on sailboats. Many people who live on sailboats—and many people on land—don’t have such a great opinion of those who live in trailers, either. That goes for many on land. We’ve all seen trailer parks that are real dumps. And, of course, we’ve all seen sailboats that are real dumps. I’d say that the only real trailer trash are those who pass judgments on others based purely on prejudice and ignorance. A little humility goes a long ways.

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DOES KEY WEST WELCOME BOATERS? Re: “Letters” February issue. “Problems and Concerns at the Key West Mooring Field and City of Key West Garrison Bight City Marina” I (Jeff) have been sailing to Key West since the late 1960s. It has changed a lot over the years. But always fun in different ways as it changed. Not so much anymore.

What once welcomed sailors now views us as a pain at best and a possible enemy.

We will no longer anchor there. Period. The city docks are terrible and expensive. The others marinas in the bight, especially Conch Harbor are very nice and very expensive.

We haven’t tried the mooring field, but our couples who’ve done so had many bad things to say about it. If we have to stop in Key West, we now go to the new Stock Island Marina. It is very nice, very friendly, and only $2.25 per foot per night.

Very sadly, after having sailed to Key West for fun at least once a year for almost three decades...we now only stop there for work when we have to on a passage. We can’t wait for the day when we can sail right past Key West and on to Havana where we’ll likely be welcomed.

Jeff and Jean Two Can Sail Couples Cruising Training Jeff and Jean – I first visited Key West (by land) in 1979, looking for a boat to buy. I returned to visit for many years. Back then it was a remote and sleepy town where someone could go live on a very low budget, escape from the rat race and lay back. It was truly “Ol’ Florida” back then. Now it’s a bit gentrified. I call it gentrifried. Ol’ Florida is something we all long for and love, but it’s so easy to kill the goose that laid the golden egg—without ever meaning to.

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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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Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race) Go to the Racing Calendar for regattas, local races and racing news • Educational/Training • Boat Shows • Seafood Festivals • Sailboat & Trawler Rendezvous • Other Events

LISTING YOUR EVENT To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months.

Events must be free, very low cost, or not for profit.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder.

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

Free Youth Sailing Programs, Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club, Lighthouse Point, FL Free sailing programs for members for adults and youths (8 to 16 years old). Monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club at 2701 NE 42nd Street in Lighthouse Point. 7 p.m. Go to the club’s website at www.hisc.org for more information.

About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States 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 safety education if born after a certain date. To see 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.

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.

Safety at Sea Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-19 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club will be hosting a two-day Safety at Sea Seminar in April. The seminar is a US SailingSanctioned event that includes an ISAF Offshore Survival certificate that is valid for five years on completion of the course. The first day is in the classroom and day two is on the water and on boats. Cost is $150 for day one and $175 for day two. $300 for both days. Limited space is available and preregistration is required.

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The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, March 3. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free.

Materials cost $40 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. (904) 5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach.com /pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06. First Saturday of the month. 9am to 5pm. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register online at BoaterEducation.info **St. Augustine, FL, March 7, April 18. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine. One-day course. St. Augustine Campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (off SR-16), St. Augustine, starting at 7:45 a.m. and lasting until 5:00 p.m. Register prior to the class by contacting Vic Aquino at (904) 460-0243. Early registration is reccommended as space is limited.

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 www.ussailing.org/ education/training-courses, or call (401) 683-0800, ext. 644.

Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date. For learning-to-sail courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education.

Small Boat Instructor Course Level 1 Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, March 8-11.

Contact instructor John Gordon at anavssbn619@gmail.com.

Girl Scouts of Central Texas Mariners, Beltron, TX. March 14-17. Contact Karen Stewart at asailingwewillgo@ yahoo.com. Instructor Richard Shaw.

(two consecutive weekends). Contact Robert Patt at robertdpatt@gmail.com.

Safe Powerboat Handling, Southport, NC. Ongoing one and two-day courses monthly. North Carolina Boat Rentals. www.ncboatrentals.com. Contact Kevin Hennessey. info@ ncboatrrentals.com.

BOAT SHOWS New Orleans Boat Show, March 6-8 Held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Show features boats and exhibitors of marine products and services. $8 admission. Under 12 free. Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday 10-10 p.m., Sunday 11-6 p.m. www.boatshowneworleans.com.

2015 Wharf Boat Show, Orange Beach, AL, March 19-22 The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show, a powerboat show, is one of the largest in-water display of any boat show along the upper Gulf Coast. There will be 110 in-water vessels and over 200 trailerable boats on exhibit. There will be luxury yachts, sport fisherman, center consoles, cruisers, pontoons and runabouts. There will also be over 75 exhibitors displaying marine gear and personal watercraft. 4550 Main Street. www.wharfboatshow.com.

30th Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 26-29 Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach.

Thurs. 12-7, Fri. and Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6. $20, $18 online.

Children 6-15 $10, $8 online. Children under 6 free. (800) 940-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

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Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers Beach, FL. March 21-29.

Contact Stephanie Webb at rpsc1983@aol.com. Instructor Margie Graham.

Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area, Outpost Marina, Pensacola, FL. April 7-10. Contact Sarah Everhart at OutpostMarina@gmail.com. Instructor Jane Millican.

Peninsula Yacht Club, Cornelius, NC. April 18-26. Contact Harry Smith at hsmith@peninsulayacht.com. Instructor John Sepanski.

Marco Island Community Sailing Center, Marco Island, FL. April 18-26. Contact Rocky Cale at rockycale@hotmail.com.

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7th Annual Southwest International In-Water Boat Show, Houston, TX, March 26-29 One of the largest in-water boat shows along the Gulf Coast and largest in Texas. A large selection of sail and power boats with a Discover Sailing program. South Shore Harbour Marina, Houston. Thursday, 12-7; Friday 12-7; Saturday 10-7; Sunday, 10-6. $13. $20, two-day pass. $11 for military and seniors. Children 6-14 $5 (5 and under free). www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com.

Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Super Show, Gulfport, MS, April 9-12 This show is held at the Jones Park and Gulfport Small Craft Harbor in Gulfport, MS. Boats up to 60 feet will be displayed, both sail and power, both new and brokered, along with vendors and suppliers of sailing gear, demonstrations and seminars. $12 admission, children under 12 free.

Thursday 1-7. Friday 10-7. Sunday 10-5. www.gulfcoast yachtandboatshow.com.

7th Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show, Nautical Flea Market & Wooden Boat Exhibition, Oriental, NC, April 10-12 New and used watercraft: Sail and power—both on land and in the water—fishing and cruising, from kayaks to yachts, plus new marine products and services, and great food. New this year is a Wooden Boat Exhibition, which will include new boats and restored boats. Wooden boats up to 24 feet are invited, which includes classic runabouts, sailboats, rowboats, canoes and kayaks. Boats can be in the water or on a trailer. Deadline for registering (register

online) a wooden boat is April 1. Seminars will be held daily on various subjects. A nautical flea market included.

Oriental Harbour Marina docks. Admission $5. Children 12 and under free. Free parking. Friday, 11-6; Saturday, 10-6; Sunday 11-3. (252) 249-0228. www.orientalboatshow.com.

2015 Nautical Expo, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, April 11-12 Regatta Pointe Marina Yacht Brokers will be holding their 2015 Nautical Expo in April at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1001 Riverside Dr., Palmetto.

The expo is a FREE boat show that has more than 50 inwater yachts, a nautical market with exhibitors, free boating seminars from industry experts, plus fun events for kids and adults. All boats on display, both new and used, can be browsed at will. It is a unique opportunity to see many used sail and powerboats, as well as new boats.

Event updates will be available at www.The NauticalExpo.com. For questions and inquiries, contact Ed Massey of Massey Yacht sales at (941) 723-1610, or edwardm@masseyyacht.com. Vendors contact Paul Van Ryn at (941) 729-621, or paul@regattapointemarina.com.

Charleston In-Water Boat Show, Charleston, SC, April 17-19 This show will be held at Bristol Marina and Brittlebank Park, 145 Lockwood Blvd. Friday 12-7. Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-5. $10, ages 4-12 $5. Under 3 free. For more information, go to www.charlestoninwaterboatshow.com.

18th Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 10-12 The show is held across from Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. Parking at the stadium parking lot.

The show can also be reached via water shuttle from the Jacksonville Landing. Dockage available for arriving by boat. There will be in-water sail and powerboats, and boats on land over seven acres. 10-8 Friday and Saturday, 10-6 on Sunday. $12. Adult kids free.

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32nd Annual Suncoast Boat Show, Sarasota, FL, April 17-19 This show features both in-water and on-land power boats, as well as vendors selling gear. Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota. 10-7 Friday and Saturday. 10-5 Sunday. (954) 7647642. www.ShowManagement.com.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS & FLEA MARKETS 37th Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL, March 12-15 Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equipment, antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating-related items. The event was originally started in 1979 and has grown to be the largest marine flea market in the world, selling used, new and overstock items—by both businesses and private individuals. Held at the Mardi Gras Casino, also known as the Hollywood Dog Track on U.S. 1 and Pembroke Road in Hallandale Beach.

Thursday-Saturday. 9-6 p.m. Sunday 9-4 p.m. Thursday $12. Friday, Saturday, Sunday $10. Children under 12 free.

Free parking. No Pets allowed. (954) 920-7877. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.

Island Nautical 21st Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, March 21. Spaces available for sellers. Shop for bargains, sell your old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at 2233 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg. 8 am to noon. Call to reserve space at (727) 577-3220, or (800) 652-4914. Ken Roy. ken@islandnautical.com.

5th Annual Kemah Crawfish Festival, Kemah, TX, March 20-22 Affordable crawfish and other foods will be served and sold with new cooking units that plan to cook 6000 pounds of boiled crawfish per hour. Music and other festivities. Held under the Kemah Bridge at 300 3rd Street. www.gulfcoastfestivals.com.

31st Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 24-26 Pompano Beach oceanfront. Held on the beach at the Pompano Pier, 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. $12 admission. Kids 10 and under free. Friday, 5-10 pm. Saturday, 10-10 pm. Sunday, 11-8 pm. (954) 5707785. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

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10th Annual Gulf Coast Classic Craft Festival, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, April 17-19 This year the Sarasota Sailing Squadron will host the 10 Annual Gulf Coast Classice Craft Festival. Come to see boats, or to sail, row, paddle or simply show your classic or traditional boat. The weekend will begin on Friday evening for early arrivals. On Saturday, there will be rowing and sailing races and plenty of “messing about” in the sheltered lagoon of the Sailing Squadron and on Sarasota Bay. Speakers are being lined up for education and entertainment, and cost of entering a boat in the festival will include a dinner and awards presentations Saturday evening.

Amenities available at the Squadron include camping, with limited RV options, clubhouse, bar with snack foods, large porches and meeting pavilions, and plenty of launching options including beaches, ramps and a hoist. The Squadron is in Ken Thompson Park on City Island—near the north end of Lido Key. For more information, go to www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org, or call (941) 388-2355.

Morgan Invasion and 2015 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta, Tampa, FL, April 25 The Morgan Invasion is now part of the Tampa Bay Hospice Cup. Go to the “Race Calendar” section, then see “Upcoming Regattas” in the West Florida region for more information.

Florida Beneteau Owner’s Rendezvous, May 1-3 All Beneteau owners and crew welcome—with or without your boat. Location to be determined (and published in April in SOUTHWINDS). Contact Murray Yacht Sales for details at info@MurrayYachtSales.com. (727) 214-1590.

8th Annual Wharram Sailing Catamaran Sail-In Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 15-18 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their eighth summer rendezvous—Hui Wharram—in the Florida Keys on May 15-18 in Islamorada, FL. They will be anchoring behind the Lorelei Restaurant at MM 82 Bayside (approximately N24.55.5; W80.38). Lorelei will allow them to bring dinghies ashore, and the restaurant is a great meeting area.

Check out the Lorelei at www.loreleicabanabar.com. Call Dan at (305) 664-0190 and leave a message with a phone number, or send an e-mail to floridawharramrendezvous@hotmail.com and you will get very detailed information by return email. This will be the last Hui Wharram and will also be a celebration of life for Gene Perry who originally founded the Wharram Huis.

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The Everglades Challenge, Tampa Bay, March 7 The Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expeditionstyle adventure race for kayaks, canoes and small boats that starts above the high tide mark on the east beach of Fort De Soto Park on Tampa Bay 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 7, although if you want a good look at the boats, go on Friday, March 6, when the competitors will be going through inspection and

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setting up their boats on the starting line. Along the 300-mile 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: Cape Haze Marina, Englewood; Chokoloskee, Everglades National Park; and Flamingo, Everglades National Park. After these checkpoints, the boats head to the Bay Cove Motel in Key Largo at the finish. Held concurrently is the Ultra Marathon, which goes from Tampa Bay to the first check point of the Challenge, Cape Haze Marina.

Another WaterTribe event also held concurrently with the above two events is the Ultimate Florida Challenge which circumnavigates Florida. This challenge touts itself as the “toughest small boat challenge you will find anywhere.”

Strict entry requirements of completing other events qualify individuals for this challenge. The first part goes from Tampa Bay to Key Largo, followed by stage two which heads north to Sebastian Inlet, then to a point near the mouth of the St. Mary’s River in northeast Florida. From that point, boaters head upriver on the St. Mary’s River 90 miles to St. George. At St. George, there is a 40-mile portage (this is not a typo). After the portage, there is a 220-mile trip downriver to the Gulf of Mexico, stopping at Cedar Key. The final leg goes to the starting point at Fort Desoto in Tampa Bay. For more on the Everglades Challenge, go to www.watertribe.com and go to the Events page. You can also read a history of the Challenge in the February 2012 issue of SOUTHWINDS at www.southwinds magazine.com.

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Fort Myers Beach 8th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day, March 28

Cruisers at the 2014 Cruisers Appreciation Day in Fort Myers Beach, FL.

Fort Myers Beach will once again show its appreciation for the cruising community with its 8th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day” on March 28. Held in the Matanzas Inn parking lot (next to the dinghy docks), there will be a barbeque, live entertainment, drinks, door prizes (even though it’s outside) and giveaways. Free to boaters renting a mooring ball at the Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field on the day of the event with a nominal fee to others. People are encour-

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aged to bring lawn chairs since seating will be limited.

Everyone is welcome. The event will be from noon to 3 pm.

The event is sponsored by the Fort Myers Beach Anchorage Advisory Committee. For information on Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field, go to www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov, and click on “Visitors” and then “Recreation.”

6th Annual Battle on the Bayou, Ocean Springs, MS, March 28 This is the largest paddling event in Mississippi. Battle on the Bayou is for both the experienced and novice. Kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle boards are welcome. Paddle your vessel through a 9.5-mile nature lover’s paradise—Old Fort Bayou Blueway with fun as the primary focus. Kayaks available for rent at www.southcoastpaddling.com. Contact Nick Kinderman or South Coast Paddling at (228) 282-4972. www.battleonthebayou.com. Go to the website for complete registration information and registration fee.

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-butserious 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.

The first race is always the Sunday at the end of Key West Race Week. The following three months, the race is the last Sunday in the month. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 p.m., where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 p.m. www.schoonerwharf.com.

Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January, February, March 29, April 2 This race, if you could call it that, 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

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RACING NEWS UPCOMING NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS IN THE SOUTH

Melges 20 Winter Series, South Florida, December, February, March 12-14 The Melges 20 Winter Series is three events held annually for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. All events are held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Event 1 was in December. Event 2 will be Feb. 6-8, and Event 3 on March 12-14. Event 3 is part of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, after which Melges 20 racing moves to Charleston Race Week. In between, many of the sailors will also campaign in Melges 32s, including Key West Race Week (Jan. 18-23).

Championship, the Melges 24s will be battling the Europeans, the Melges 20s will be back competing for their Winter Series. The J/70s are coming back with the VX One. New this year are the M32 Catamarans. Racing will be daily.

Onshore activities will be held at the Hospitality Village—staged for the event on Dinner Key. the Pro-Am Regatta on March 1 will be hosted by Shake-A-Leg Miami.

For more information, go to www.miamisailingweek.com.

A-Cat Midwinters, Key Largo, FL, March 6-8 The Upper Keys Sailing Club will be hosting the A-Class Catamaran Midwinters. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com.

International Sunfish Masters, Davis Island, FL, March 15-17

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, Miami, FL, March 1-7

Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa Bay, FL, will be hosting the International Sunfish Masters. www.sunfishclass.org. www.diyc.org

This is an annual multi-class regatta in Miami with teams from countries around the world racing on Biscayne Bay, competing to win the Bacardi Cup and the BMSW regatta trophy.

The Star Class—the original Olympic class boat—will compete for the 88th time for the Bacardi Cup. The Viper 640 will be back challenging for their EFG Bank Pan-American

International Sunfish Mid-Winter Regatta in Melbourne, FL, March 19-22 The 2015 International Sunfish Mid-Winter Regatta will be

SAILING REGATTA 62nd ANNUAL MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA, MARCH 28-29, 2015 Come sail with us on our 62nd Annual Sailing Regatta.

There will be special trophies and awards.

The Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish, Hobie to Wayfarer, Catalinas to Mutineers.

We hope to have up to 7 races, weather permitting.

Four boats will be required for a design class.

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Racing News, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South raced out of Ballard Park in Melbourne, FL, on March 1922. This event is a 2015 Pan Am qualification event and the hosts, Sunfish Fleet 669 and the Melbourne Yacht Club, expect 50-70 sailors to attend, coming from as far away as South America and Canada. This is the 5th major small boat regatta sailed from the park over the past decade. The park is a great location with tons of room for people and boats, and great racing on the Indian River. The event flyer and NOR can be found at www.Sunfishflorida.com or www.sail-race.com, under racing events. Or call Chris Gates at (321) 727-7227.

20th Anniversary of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, April 16-19 See page 50-51 for an article on this event.

47th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 24, 2015 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 24. There is a 50-boat limit. Entrants are already signing up for the race.

The entry fee is $900 for entries postmarked, filed online and paid by December 31, 2014; $1150 for entries postmarked,

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filed online and paid from January 1 through February 28, 2015; $1350 for entries postmarked, filed online and paid from March 1, through April 5, 2015. The final entry deadline is Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsol alsol.org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race).

There will be seminars and final registration on April 23, 2015. Many pre-race and after-race activities set that all are invited to—including crew and others interested in attending.

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 reservation information tabs on the right side of the home page.

There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). You can also check out the regatta’s Facebook page. For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org.

Will Your Club be the Winner? New this Year! The Yacht Club with the MOST participants in the 2015 Isla Mujeres race will win a special prize! More information is available on the website and in newsletters. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, email the chairman at the address above.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain).

Rules Change Eases Restrictions on Procedure to Travel to Cuba, Making Regattas to Cuba More Likely

By Steve Morrell, Editor On Jan. 15, the Obama administration enacted new rules for travel to Cuba. Under the new rules the groups of people who are allowed to go to Cuba remain the same, but they no longer need apply to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or any other government entity, beyond those for traveling to any country. Applying to OFAC for permission to travel to Cuba has always been a major obstacle in both procedure, getting permission and time—often taking months or years. One still has to fit into one of the 12 categories, which are: 1. Family visits 2. Official business of the U.S. government, foreign governments, and certain intergovernmental organizations 3. Journalistic activity 4. Professional research and professional meetings

5. Educational activities 6. Religious activities 7. Public performances, clinics, workshops, athletic and other competitions, and exhibitions 8. Support for the Cuban people 9. Humanitarian projects Okeechobee Water Level Decreases Since January As of press date in early February, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.71 feet above sea level, decreasing about four inches since early January. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.65 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.85 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 48.98 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/ currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com. See left column.

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How this new rule will be enforced will be more evident in the coming months, but this is the biggest change in travel allowances since the travel restrictions began. In the interest of sailors, the category that includes “athletic and other competitions” should include sailing regattas. And transmission of information will certainly cover a lot of terrain.

Another significant consequence of this new rule is that up till this change, the government issued licenses to organizations which offered flights, tours and trips to Cuba. Now companies, tour operators, travel agencies and airlines can sell tickets and organize tours without needing a special license.

Tourism is still not allowed, but let’s face it: Everyone wants to go to Cuba before the tourists arrive.

Coast Guard Rescues Crew from 55-foot Catamaran off North Carolina On Jan. 30, the U.S. Coast Guard received notice that a 55foot luxury Catamaran, Rainmaker, had suffered a broken mast 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, NC. The catamaran was owned by Pinterest investor Brian Cohen, who

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was onboard with his son and three professional crew. The catamaran had an up-to-date emergency locater beacon that allowed the Coast Guard to find their exact location. All five were successfully rescued by helicopter with no serious injuries. They were taken to Manteo, NC. The boat and crew were on a passage from North Carolina to St. Martin when they were hit by a squall with winds gusting up to 70 knots, breaking the carbon fiber mast 36 hours into the passage. They were rescued in a storm with 40-mph winds and 13-foot seas. The boat had to be abandoned and the crew was taken to Manteo, NC. Rainmaker was a 55-foot Gunboat that was recently named by Cruising World magazine for 2015 as “Best Multihull Cruiser” and “Domestic Boat of the Year.” The boat was delivered new in November. Gunboat is the manufacturer of high-end luxury cruising catamarans designed as high-performance world cruisers.

Seven Seas Cruising Association’s Lifetime Commodore Ginny Filiatrault, 1936 - 2015 From the SSCA On Sunday, Jan. 18, Ginny Filiatrault lost her long battle with cancer. A fighter to the end, she battled the hated disease at every turn with every fiber of her being. And yet, with husband Jacque at her side, she managed to maintain contact with the cruising friends she had made over more than a half century. Ginny joined SSCA in 1955, served SSCA as Commodores’ Bulletin editor, board member, treasurer, office manager, historian, and more. To list her myriad contributions to the Seven Seas Cruising Association would fill a year of bulletins, and luckily, many are recorded in SSCA’s published official history.

Born into a California sailing family on October 3, 1936, Ginny built her first boat at age 12 with her father and was living aboard her third boat before her 20th birthday. A friend of the SSCA founders and a member of SSCA for almost all of the association’s 63 years, for many Ginny was the SSCA. SOUTHWINDS published an article on Ginny in the November 2014 issue. Read it online in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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Cumberland Island Twenty-five Years of Cruising to Paradise!

Part II of III

By Fred Braman (Part I can be read in the February 2015 issue in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.)

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t only took one trip and I was smitten by Cumberland.

The first dozen or so of my cruises to Cumberland Island were all made to Sea Camp Dock, which was discussed in part one of this series. I continue to stop at Sea Camp on most trips, as it is the best single place for cruisers, especially for a first time visit. But the island is nearly 18 miles long and no easy round trip hike. Eager to experience more of the island’s delights, I sought out other places to drop the hook that offered shore access and a chance to explore other parts of this great place. There are two good spots to do this, just off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), to the north of the Sea Camp area and on the way to Jekyll Island.

Central and Northern Anchorages For committed Cumberland explorers, the Brickhill River offers two anchorages in the central and northern reaches of the island. The Brickhill is barely a river; more like a “marsh view connector” between two locations on the Cumberland River, a stretch of the ICW in this region. From the north, its

Chart 11502 showing the north and south Brickhill River anchorages on Cumberland Island.

mouth exits the Cumberland River and re-enters the same river less than 10 miles later. Both north and south accesses allow island exploration without hiking all 18 miles of its length, one way.

Plum Orchard The area of Cumberland long called Plum Orchard is now synonymous with the elegant white mansion that dominates the bluff over the southern part of the Brickhill River.

The site is very popular for visiting tourists, and the National Park Service (NPS) established a dock at the site.

In years past, excursion boats used the dock to provide visitor access to the mansion. The excursions by water no longer operate, and the dock can be used as a dinghy landing for boats anchored in the river. Entrance into this part of the Brickhill River is straightforward, but care must be taken at the river’s junction with the larger Cumberland River. The AICW takes a turn to the west at Red 60A where the two rivers join. Channel markers here are tightly bunched to guide boaters through some shallows in the river bend. Directly opposite 60A is the entrance to the Brickhill. The river itself has good anchoring depths of 10 to 18 feet, but water at the mouth gets pretty skinny for the first hundred yards or so. I try to enter on a rising tide, at least an hour past dead low and see depths of 6-7 feet at that tide state. Upon entering, the deeper water is just left of the centerline. If the depth gets too shallow, try a little more toward the northern shore. Once inside, depths are good bank to bank, at least until well past the usual anchoring area, just beyond the NPS dock.

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View of the Brickhill River approaching the National Park Service Dock at Plum Orchard. The mansion is peaking through the trees beyond the dock.

By 1850, Stafford was the largest slave holder on Cumberland. His slaves numbered over 300 of the total of 500 residents on the island. Most of the rest were slaves also. Seventeen fireplace “chimneys” of Stafford’s large slave quarters remain.

plantation era that would dominate the island in the first half of the nineteenth century. Cumberland has had few attempts at settlement. The Timucuan had occupied the island for a millennium and there were a couple of early attempts at establishing Spanish missions, but as late as the 1750s there were no established towns on the island. There still aren’t. Even two British forts, established by General

James Oglethorpe at either end of the island, were abandoned after the British established control of the area following their massacre of Spanish invaders at the Battle of Bloody Marsh on nearby St. Simons Island in 1742. The plantation era thrived during the post-American Revolution period, including Plum Orchard. A cotton plantation of that name originally occupied the site and gave rise to one of Cumberland’s most interesting characters, Elizabeth Bernardey, popularly called “Zabette.” Zabette was a mulatto slave girl whose father, Pierre Bernardey, owned Plum Orchard. She was moved to the big house as a child and educated by her grandmother, who taught her the fine arts of plantation living, including French.

Although a slave, Zabette was beautiful and light skinned.

Following her father’s death, she was sold as a teen to the island’s most prominent planter, Robert Stafford. Robert and Zabette had six children who were legally slaves, but could pass for white. Stafford eventually smuggled Zabette and their children north just prior to the Civil War, as slave manumission (the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves) was illegal in Georgia. With her children settled in Connecticut, Zabette returned to Cumberland and lived with Stafford until his death at age 87. Her own freedom would wait until President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Following Stafford’s death, Zabette lived out her life in “The Settlement” in the island’s north.

Her children inherited Stafford’s northern fortune and remained in prominent northeastern society. Zabette never saw them again. Her story is one of the antebellum South, and is eloquently captured in the historical novel “Plum Orchard” by June Hall McCash.

At Plum Orchard, I always anchor just past the NPS Dock. I’ve never encountered another cruiser there, except for boats that I occasionally bring with me. You will see some day-tripper fishermen, but there will always be room at the dinghy dock. Once ashore, the first order of business is to tour the grounds of the Plum Orchard mansion that now occupies the site. This mansion was built by the Carnegie family in 1899 to be the “cottage” for son George.

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wide and wild part of the island, about two miles using the Duck House Trail, closest to Plum Orchard. If you go there, you will pass all the topography that a barrier island has to offer; wetlands, bogs, maritime forest, dunes, and finally, a wide-open beach. If you found beach solitude at Sea Camp in the south, you’ll find complete beach isolation here. On the way, watch for animals; they’re there and they won’t bother you unless you happen upon a new litter of wild pigs. While passing the fresh water ponds, try not to step on a gator!

Since I love the history, I take an even longer route to the beach. It’s a nine-mile round trip, so take plenty of water and a little bug spray would be helpful too. The hike is Rhombus anchored at the southern anchorage on the Brickhill River off the park dock. delightful and never seems that At Plum Orchard, I always anchor just past the NPS Dock. I’ve never encountered another long. I head south along the main cruiser there, except for boats that I occasionally bring with me. road to Stafford Place. Stafford’s original plantation home burned and the nice home on the site today was built by the Carnegie family for one of the “children.” Stafford’s presence can still be felt. He is buried in a small cemetery just off the main road. Just opposite Stafford Place on the northern edge of a wide field is a road inland that, in a quarter mile, leads to the chimney remnants of Stafford’s slave quarters.

The road says “private,” but you can go there to have a look.

Avoid the private home near the site.

After the chimneys and returning to the main road, you have a choice; return the three miles or so to Plum Orchard or continue south another half mile past the cemetery to the road and trail to Stafford Beach. You’ll likely not see anybody on this trail, except maybe an alligator or a wild pig!

In a half hour or so you’ll reach the wild beach. On the three-mile beach trek back toward home, watch for the black and white striped pole at the entrance to Duck House Trail, the route back to Plum Orchard. While hiking on Cumberland, take careful notice of every trail intersection, as many look alike. In the “old” days, I built little pagodas out of rocks to show the way back. Now, I take a picture with my cell phone!

Fred (author) and Louise on the steps of the First African Baptist Church. The small wood church and the Settlement, population one, would long ago have been forgotten had it not been the 1996 marriage site of John F. Kennedy Jr., and Carolyn Bessette.

windows from the several porches anytime. Five homes were built for Carnegie children as they married and four structures survive. Another, called Greyfield, to the south of Plum Orchard, is now an inn operated by a forth generation Carnegie family. Greyfield is on property that remains private, is the only commercial enterprise on the island, and is near the epicenter of the continuing debate over the future of the National Seashore.

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Brickhill Bluff and the North Sea Camp is the best anchorage for what it has to offer cruisers. Plum Orchard is a terrific second choice, and the upper Brickhill anchorage is perfect for those who don’t need a dinghy dock to make a beach landing and are committed to exploring the rest of this wonderful island. Entry to this northern part of the Brickhill River is very easy as long as you don’t try to get there from the southern part. I’ve been told that the Brickhill is navigable throughout its length, but I’ve been too chicken to try it! Approach the northern Brickhill from the AICW at Green #41 near MP 696. Avoid the large bar around the marker and you’ll find deep water for miles as you traverse north to south along the river. I anchor at the first big bend in the river at Brickhill Bluff. There are no docks, but the Bluff is an island camping site and has a beach beneath it for dinghy landing. I always tie up my dinghy to one of the live oak trees that branch out from shore over the water, expecting to drag it off the beach upon my return or www.southwindsmagazine.com

wade out to it, depending on the tide state.

The primary motive for this bit of island exploration is visiting “The Settlement.” Once you have landed at the bluff’s beach, a 50-yard trek through the pine forest brings you to the main road. A two-mile walk takes you to the Settlement.

Small enclaves of private homes have long existed in the northern part of Cumberland, and a hotel once operated on the site. It still exists, part of the large “retained right” of the Candler family. The Settlement, never really named, grew in the decades following the Civil War as freed former slaves, including Zabette, purchased property and remained on the island, the only home that most had ever known. Today, The Settlement is a small collection of ramshackle houses and sheds, and one small church, the First African Baptist Church.

The small wood church and the Settlement, population one, would long ago have been forgotten had it not been the 1996 marriage site of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Kennedy had long hiked Cumberland and loved the island. The Plum Orchard’s grounds have popular picnic spots for two and four legged visitors. couple chose the church for their wedding to escape the “paparazzi,” certain to attend such an is a captivating story with chapters yet unwritten. Retained event. In that, they were successful! rights, the controversies over private property, the estabA walk north out of the Settlement adds just a little to lishment and the future direction of the Cumberland Island your return trip, passing old island cemeteries and the steep National Seashore, and the role cruisers might play, will be bluffs that overlook Saint Andrews Sound. Cumberland the focus of part three of this series.

Island is a garden spot and a wonderful cruising destination. Though established as a National Seashore, its torFred Braman sails his Catalina 30, Rhombus, and writes about mented historical journey to arrive where the island is today the places he visits.

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31st Annual National Sailing Programs Symposium, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 21-24

By Jabbo Gordon Photos by Bradley Schoch, US Sailing From left to right: Kate Neubauer, Chair, Community Sailing Committee; Richard Jepsen, US Sailing Training Committee Chair. Award winners; Jane Millican, Director, Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation; Emily Taylor, Executive Director, Nantucket Community Sailing; Hallie Payne, Supervisor of Community Sailing and Overnight Programs, Mystic Seaport; Marilyn Shapiro, Executive Director, Young Mariner’s Foundation; Peter Gunn, Founder, Young Mariner’s Foundation.

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his National Sailing Programs Symposium broke attendance records again this year in New Orleans as approximately 340 people connected with sailing in various ways hit town with a bang. Stu Gilfillen, US Sailing’s training director, attributed the huge crowd to several factors. One item was the success of last year’s Sailing Leadership Forum, which was really three conferences rolled into one—one that brought nearly 700 attendees to San Diego. In addition to the symposium, there was the one-design conference and the yacht club convention.

“Having it here in New Orleans is a big factor and our regional symposiums have helped,” he said. “But a major factor is the growing awareness of this symposium through different US Sailing efforts.”

Karen Davidson, official host for this year’s session, agreed that the location, last year’s forum and US Sailing’s promotional skills were all part of this year’s big crowd.

And Richard “Rich” Jepsen of Berkeley, CA, an annual symposium attendee, gave most of the credit to the staff.

“We had a symposium here in 2007 and we didn’t draw this many people,” he said. “Last year, at the forum in San Diego, people learned about what we do here and they wanted to be part of it. Furthermore we recognized how much work is involved and brought in more staff this year.”

Dr. Tom Hubbell, US Sailing president and Thistle class racer, gave the opening welcome and acknowledged not only the crowd size but pointed to the fact that there were so many first timers. He also noticed that the average age seemed to be younger.

“The US in US Sailing stands for us,” he told the audience. “I know you are the choir, but our mission is to grow the sport and make it fun.

“This is a fun-loving crowd and I’ve got pictures to prove it,” he said with a grin.

An underlying theme for this year’s event was “going green.” Sponsors, for example, provided bamboo eating utensils and metal spoons instead of plastic coffee stirrers.

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Several presentations emphasized ecological and environmentally sound approaches to sailing.

The symposium schedule included keynote speakers and a variety of breakout sessions, which were broken down into four main categories: program and curriculum development, administration and management, marketing and communication, as well as hands-on techniques.

Capt. Jonathan C. Burton, director of inspections and compliance for the U.S. Coast Guard, gave the first keynote address and praised the ongoing working relationship between his organization and US Sailing.

“And I am a sailor too,” he explained. “In fact, when I went to Washington College in Chestertown, MD, I used to tell people that I was getting a BA in sailing with a minor in history.”

Burton told his audience that there were more than 21 millions boaters on American waters, including power boaters, sailors and those who prefer paddle power, such as kayaks and paddleboards. And he said that the number of deaths the previous year was down to 540.

“We are moving in the right direction, but we have plateaued and that figure is still 540 too many,” he added.

“Intoxication is a huge problem and the legalization of marijuana is another problem.”

The Coast Guard captain opined that the best way to approach safety is through education.

“That is where we are putting all of our money, and we have a strategic safety plan which requires collaboration by different groups, including US Sailing and NASBLA,” he said. “You are a perfect group to work this out, because you have on-the-water standards initiatives and are developing national on-the-water skill-based standards for recreational boat operation.

“We (the Coast Guard) can’t mandate standardization, but you can,” Burton said.

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“Good,” he said. “I never have really understood parasailing.”

Burton also mentioned that growth in boating was not in powerboats. In fact, the number of powerboats is decreasing and that equates to lower funds from fuel taxes.

Paddleboards and kayaks are now the popular part of boating.

Brian Dorval of Buffalo is facilitator for a Coast Guard standards grant that features on-water projects. He followed Burton to the podium and outlined his program.

Edison Sailing Center in Fort Myers, for example, is one of six recipients in the nation and the only one in the South.

On the left is Kate Neubauer, chair, Another keynoter was Brad Read of the Community Sailing Committee. On Volvo Ocean Race, which will make its only the right is the award winner for North American stop in Newport, RI, May 5- Outstanding Community Sailing 17. He showed some videos of previous races Program Director, Alicia Martorella and there were some interesting comments of Oyster Bay, NY. from some of the participating sailors.

“We’re fast, but it’s wet,” said one.

“We’ve got a slight problem with Brunel (the Netherlands entry),” said another. “They don’t want to stay behind us.”

One of the breakout sessions featured a panel discussion on attracting girls and women to sailing. Many women are dragged into sailing by their husbands or significant others, according to Sheila McCurdy, one of the panelists.

“If you have a couple on board a boat, one of the clues to finding out the female’s status is finding out if it is his boat, our boat or my boat,” McCurdy said. “We have to create pathways for women because they Award winner for 10 Years, Hallmay get distracted by other programs. We mark Performance, Diane Wenzel, have to have role models and mentors.”

Executive Director, Westwind SailAnother session discussed how to keep ing (accepting the award on behalf non-racers in sailing. Ideas such as fishing, of the organization). camping and cookouts, scout merit badges and scavenger hunts were mentioned.

Eileen Fahrmeier, director of the Baltimore County Sailing Center, said that most programs focus on racing, but the trend is quickly changing. She encouraged directors to include other subjects, such as navigation, tides, weather and sailing history in the curriculum.

“We use seine nets and oyster cages as part of our program,” she said.

Mike Long of Sarasota reviewed how to appeal to donors.

“It’s not about what you do,” he emphasized. “It’s about why you do it. Corporations don’t want to give money just for helping people. Lots of groups help people.”

He went on to suggest strongly that fundraisers do significant research when dealing with key corporation people and build their trust. Development people also need to tell a good story.

Matt Hill of US Sailing discussed race administration, saying that the sport needs more people, especially younger ones. He told of a pilot program to train teenagers who are not into high competition racing.

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Gilfillen announced a new grant initiative called “First Sail Program,” which will provide funds, which are available to the public, for community sailing programs up to $5,000.

The training director also said that a new Level 3 Head Instructor course would be added to the small boat program. He said there would be a national coaching conference in Miami in December, and it will be open to all Level 3 coaches.

Another highlight of the symposium was recognizing special contributions by several individuals in the world of sailing. They were presented at a service awards dinner on the second night.

The Captain Joe Prosser Award for Excellence in Sailing Instruction went to the Oakcliff Sailing Center of Oyster Bay, NY. Richard Jepsen won the Virginia Long Sail Training Service and Support Award. John Lackey of Tampa’s Davis Island Yacht Club was honored for his outstanding organizational leadership ability.

Other community sailing awards were: John O’Flaherty of Providence, RI, the Marty A. Luray Award; Westwind Sailing of San Juan Capistrano, CA, Ten Years of Hallmark Performance; Alicia Martorella of Oyster Bay, NY, outstanding community sailing director; Traverse Area Community Sailing of Traverse City, MI, outstanding community sailing program; Young Mariners Foundation of Stamford, CT, Creative Innovations in Programming; Hallie Payne of Mystic, CT, excellence in instruction; and Nantucket Community Sailing of Nantucket, MA, outstanding outreach and inclusion.

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J/70 One-design division racing. On the right is #46 Caruru, a J/70 from Brazil, sailing ahead of the pack on a windy day off Key West.

On the left, #10 is Surge from Perth Amboy, NJ. Caruru took 30th and Surge took 23rd (Surge took fourth in the J/70 Corinthian division). Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

28th Quantum Key West Race Week 2015 “Sailing was just amazing. We had perfect conditions... just what the brochure said it would be like.”

By Cherie Sogsti Cover: One of the four GC32s sailing on foils in Quantum Key West. Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

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ros, Olympians and World Champions converge on the southernmost point in the United States each year to push the line, take bullets and trade tacks with the sailing elite off what the locals call the “Conch Republic.”

Key West shared her charms with the 115 boats that arrived this year to race at Quantum Key West. No wonder sailors flock from countries all over the world to compete in the weeklong event that was held January 18-23 in the Florida Keys. The Regatta always provides warm waters and consistently delivers a big stable breeze. This year, Key West sprinkled sunshine everywhere and threw in enough bonus chop to keep it interesting.

In addition to the rock stars of the racing world, day sailors, old salts, friends-along-for-ballast and kids joined in the mix. Some racers don’t care about the scorecard— they just want to feel the wind in their hair and the salt on

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“Last week I was sailing on ice,” said Wisconsin-based sailor Ken Johnson who skippered his C&C 121, Grateful Red, in the PHRF 2 division. “Right now, I’m worried about the ice melting in my rum drink.”

Many sailors come to Quantum Key West for the pure joy of racing in idyllic conditions with an experienced race committee that knows how to run regattas. But the wind wasn’t always perfect. The mid-week, light shifty puffs caused the RC to reset lines, move marks and abandon races. But once again, after a week of sailing, each division pulled off at least a 10-race series. The ideal weather draws sailors in; the well-run regatta keeps them coming back.

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PHRF 1 division. A crewmember pointing the way in close quarters. On the left is Teamwork, a J/122 from Lexington, NC. On the right is Diesel, a Farr 280 from Boca Raton, FL. Teamwork took second in the division and Diesel took sixth. Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

largest class in the regatta, the aggressive J/70 fleet with a whopping 54 one-design boats. While Calvi Network never took the gun in any of the 11 races, their prize was the ultimate, a title coveted by racers around the globe: Quantum Key West Boat of the Week.

“We came to Key West because we are very excited about the J/70 fleet and want to race against the best boats,” said European Champion skipper Carlo Alberini. “To win here is the best feeling. This might be the most important win of my career because we beat the world champion on the water.”

There were plenty of Olympians and pros in the J/70 fleet, but sometimes raw talent and determination can trump age and experience. The fleet was humbled and in awe of 12-year old Pied Piper skipper Gannon Troutman who finished fifth overall in the elite J/70 fleet. During the intense week of racing, Troutman also earned himself a sec-

ond place and a third. While many pre-teens are playing video games, Troutman is focused on making his mark on the sailing world and he certainly gave everyone something to talk about.

The J/70 fleet was full of surprises. After two days of racing, the current J/70 world champion, Tim Healy, had the fleet scratching their heads: Healy was in 15th place.

After three days of mediocre racing, Healy took advantage of Thursday’s bigger wind and he and his team on Helly Hansen clawed their way back into second place.

“We’ve dug our way back by doing a little better job of playing the shifts and passing boats,” said Healy, who won the J/70 class the last two years at Quantum Key West. Even though Healy took podium finishes in seven of the 11 races this year, his five guns were no match for Alberini’s consistency.

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El Ocaso, a J/122 from Miami, FL, racing in PHRF 1 division. El Ocaso took third.

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place in the Corinthian Division of the J/70 class. These twenty J/70 boats are raced by teams that don’t make their living taking line honors. Trailering their boats across the U.S., the devoted amateurs race out of a passion for the sport of sailing. They get paid in memories and do it for the fun, sweat and glory.

Fans were Foiling in Love with the GC32 The new GC32s thrilled spectators and brought insane speeds and an injection of adrenaline to the waters of Key West. The GC32 is a new state-of-the-art foiling catamaran designed by Martin Fischer. When the race committee started clocking 30-knot gusts on Friday, cat sailors were grateful for their helmets, and sailing enthusiasts were treated to racing that took their breath away.

Landlubbers pointed, enthralled at the GC32s with their bows high out of the water and thought they were “popping a wheelie.” When the big winds rolled in at the end of the week, the one-design cats sped through the downwind leg of the course in six minutes.

“These are very cool boats and they were absolutely flying,” said Flavio Marazzi whose team Armin Strom took first place by one point. “It’s hard to find the fine line between pushing and backing off. It is very exciting, but also very dangerous.” The Swiss GC32 entry crossed the line first or

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second in 80 percent of the races.

“The level of stability is so much lower from what you have in a keelboat,” said Jason Carroll, skipper of Argo. “You have to make fine adjustments in everything you do in order to keep the boat under control.”

“I had a great day of sailing converting 11-knots (of wind) into 22-knots (of boat-speed),” announced world champion cat sailor and Argo crew Mischa Heemskerk on his Facebook page.

Sadly and explosively, Argo lost her rudder during a bear away on the final day of racing. One of the crew said it sounded like an up-close rifle shot when the rudder-hinge snapped. The boat broached and competitors scrambled to get out of the way.

“We went into the (final) day (with) equal points and we could not start the last race due to a breakdown,” wrote Heemskerk. Argo had to settle for third because of the breakage.

“These are the most fun boats I’ve ever sailed because of the incredible speed,” said Frenchman Erik Maris, who skippered ZouLou into an overall second place. “When you are up on the foils and going 20-plus knots, the feeling is incredible. It is a totally new dimension because of the speed, which can be a bit scary. We go by the Mini Maxis like they are dead in the water.”

Racing was so tight in the GC32 class that in some races, only 30 seconds separated the first boat from the last finisher.

Melges 24 and 32 Seventeen boats showed up in the Melges fleet, with 12 of them racing in the Melges 24 class.

Key West first-timer Conor Clarke had a decisive victory aboard the Melges 24, Embarr, taking bullets in 8 of 11 races. Embarr was the “dream team” and simply dominated and conquered the fleet; the second place finisher was 23points behind.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to win in Key West,” said Irishman Clarke, who was finally able to cross Quantum Key West off his bucket list. “Sailing was just amazing. We had perfect conditions...just what the brochure said it would be like.” Embarr team members Stuart McNay and Dave Hughes, currently campaigning for the 470 spot in the Olympics, rounded out the crew as helmsman and tactician aboard the Melges 24.

It was a different story for the elite sailors in the Melges 32 fleet.

“All five boats were very good so the competition was real tough,” said Alec Cutler who ultimately raced Hedgehog into first place. “Every boat won a race and we were the only

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Wired, a J/80 from Newton, MA. Wired sailed into third in the PHRF 2 division. Photo by Tim Wilkes Photography.

boat that didn’t finish last. It was real close racing and you could lose two or three boats in a hurry with the slightest mistake.”

Canadian Olympian Richard Clarke called Hedgehog tactics and the Great Britain pro, Adrian Stead, was the strategist that helped the team seal their top podium spot.

Argo, raced by “College Sailor of the Year Graham Lundy” finished second place by only 2 points.

IRC: The Initials May Not Stand for Anything, but the Boats are Really Cool Bella Mente and Shockwave are two 72-foot lethal-weapon sleds that hold 18 professional crew each. Terry Hutchinson, 2014 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, was the tactician aboard Belle Mente, while National Sailing Hall of Fame member Paul Cayard called the shots aboard Shockwave.

Bella Mente had a regatta she’ll never forget. Hap Fauth drove the Judel-Vrolijk 72-footer to ultimate class victory, but not before she ran aground midweek on a known Key West wreck damaging the keel bulb.

Earlier in the week, tactician Hutchinson said: “It’s going to be different because there are certain areas of the racecourse that we cannot go. That affects your decisionmaking as a tactician. Half the challenge is to not run aground.” And then they snagged the tugboat Tilly wreck.

Bella Mente draws 17½ feet, and had to get pulled off the wreck with two tenders. After being noticeably slower the next race, the Mini Maxi was hauled out, repaired and re-splashed. Belle Mente came back from the mishap to win the last three races of the week and secured top honors in the fleet.

Skipper Gunther Buerman and his crew on Numbers, gave Belle Mente a heck of a fight all week long. Four-time America’s Cup winner Brad Butterworth was tactician aboard Numbers.

“Numbers is very quick and very well sailed,” said Fauth of his strongest rival. “Gunther, Brad and their guys did a terrific job and really pushed us the whole way.”

Buerman chartered Numbers for Quantum Key West.

“It’s very exciting to be here and the racing has been quite fun,” said Buerman. “The racing has been very, very close and every second matters.”

You’re Never too Old to Sail (and Win!) Dutch owner-driver Peter Vroon, boasting 84 years of life experience, skippered his Ker 51, Tonnere 4, to victory in the IRC 2 Division. It was his second time winning his division

at Quantum Key West. “We focused on getting good starts and just tried to sail a clean regatta,” said Tonnere 4 tactician Kevin George.

“We are using this regatta as a trial run for our season campaign,” said Vroon. “We came a long way to race here so it would be nice to win while we are at it.” Tonnere 4 not only won IRC 2, but they won the High Performance Rule sub-class. Watch out Antigua and St. Barths—Vroon and his crew are heading for you next.

The Ker 43 Otra Vez gave Vroon a run for his money, but Vroon ended the regatta with three firsts and a tie. Otra Vez, was second place each time Vroon took bullets. Otra Vez, which means “another time” in Spanish, will hopefully have her day in the lime light “another time.” William Coats, the skipper of Otra Vez, helped earn his team a solid and respectable second place overall.

PHRF: More Initials, but they Actually Mean Something A few new beauties came to Key West to spice up the PHRF 1 Division. Jumping in with a pair of J/122s and a Farr 30 were four sleek new Farr 280s and a C&C 30. The Farr 280 was billed as an “innovative, grand prix, go-fast onedesign” by Sailing World magazine and named “Overall Boat of the Year”.

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Bella Mente, the mini maxi from Minneapolis, MN—skippered by Hap Fauth—had to be hauled out midweek because she ran into a known Key West wreck during the race. The boat draws 17 1/2 feet. Photo by Bob and Jan Bagshaw.

heavy wind, and the lighter boats like the Farr 280 gain the upper hand in softer breeze. It was anyone’s guess as to how these boats would stack up against each other.

The J/122 Teamwork was going crazy with frustration the first few days of Quantum Key West. With the light and flukey winds at the start of the regatta, Teamwork finished numerous times at the back of the fleet. They simply couldn’t compete with the lighter Farr 280s until the wind picked up and then “bang!” In the big breeze, Teamwork took first or second place in all of the last five races.

“Heavy air resuscitated us! The conditions we saw today were a definite advantage to the 122,” skipper Robin

Team said. “It feels extraordinarily good to have a day like this.” With the help of decisive calls from North Sails pro Jonathan Bartlett, Teamwork won every race on Thursday.

Teamwork ended up in second place behind the leader Red, a Farr 280 skippered by Joe Woods. Team Red, skillfully sailed in all conditions, managed to get bullets in both light and heavy wind.

Gerry Taylor and his crew aboard the Cape Fear 38, Tangent, were unstoppable in the PHRF 2 fleet. Out of 10 races, they scored nine first-place finishes. Just to prove they were human, they got a second place in one race. This wasn’t Taylor’s first visit to the top of the podium. Taylor dominated his class in 2011 and 2013 as well. You might think odd years bring out Taylor’s skill, but he missed the regatta last year for the first time in a decade. It’s hard to win when you don’t show up.

In the end, perhaps Gerry Taylor expresses what almost every Key West racer feels: “I’ve always loved sailing in Key West,” Taylor said. “The competition is top-notch, the regatta management is first-class and you can’t go wrong with high wind and warm weather.” Mark your calendars for January next year and don’t miss the Quantum fun!

Special thanks to Bill Wagner for his excellent press releases. This article could not have been written without them.

The Flying Cats

By Page Anderson One of the big stories from Quantum Key West Race Week 2015 was the stateside racing debut of the Great Cup 32 foiling catamarans. Four of these 32-foot long, high-tech, carbon fiber speed machines were racing.

They are the first generation of hydro foiling catamarans, modeled after the America’s Cup 72s, which caused a seismic shift in the sailboat racing world two years ago with the introduction to a worldwide audience of the foiling “flying” catamarans. While the AC72’s cost ran into the tens of millions, a new GC32 can be had for a relatively modest 280,000 Euros!

Laurent Lenne, the creator of the boat and founder of the Great Cup Racing Tour, has had this class in development for several years. Originally designed to “skim” on the water surface on a smaller foil package, the design was completely revamped when Laurent and his team saw the fully foiling AC72s!

“We knew we had to have the latest technology. We couldn’t come out with a design and product that was not ‘state of the art.’ We had to make them fly!”

The first boat of the Martin Fisher design was launched a mere 18 months ago. The foils are an adaptation of the technology used on Frank Cammas’ Groupama C as well as the Fisher-designed Flying Phantom F-18. The boats will fully foil in winds as light as 9 mph. So far, toprecorded speeds have been over 40 mph.

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Quantum Key West Race Week 2015 saw fairly light and shifty wind conditions for the first three days.

Thursday filled in with 10-15 mph, and Friday, the last day of the regatta, came through with classic Key West conditions: 20 mph winds with gusts to 30, and waves of 4-6 feet.

Three of the four teams were tied with 16 points as they made their way out to the racecourse on Friday morning. The crews had their hands full with the wind and the waves. It took a balance of aggression and caution to make their way around the course. In the first race, Alex Jackson’s Leenabarca broke off a rudder at the first windward mark rounding, ending the regatta for the newest team on the circuit. Jason Carroll’s Argo also suffered rudder damage during the first race, forcing them to retire. Flavio Marazzi’s Armin Strom team from Switzerland won that race, which meant that they only had to finish the last race of the week to win the class. In second place, one point behind, was French team ZouLou, with owner Erik Maris driving.

Flavio said afterwards, “The racing was very close, and we ended up where we wanted to be. We would have liked more wind and smaller waves!”

More wind? We’ll work on that for next year in Key West, where rumor has it there may be up to 10 of these flying cats on the starting line.

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Norna Part II of III —

Voyage Preparation

By Kourtney Patterson (Part I, the 10-year rebuilding of Norna, can be read in the February 2015 issue in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.)

Kourtney (author) at the computer at the chart table. We loaded down the boat with paper charts, dividers, parallel rules, and pencils so that we could navigate to our GPS waypoints.

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n May 30, 2010, Pete Grundvig and I decided we were going to sail Norna, our 37-foot wooden gaff rigged cutter on a journey. This journey was to be a two-year Atlantic circumnavigation. We decided that we would leave our hometown of St. Augustine Florida and head east, across the great blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The only problem was; were we ready? Preparing for such a journey was a huge task at hand. Our boat, Norna, needed many things. Ten years before, she suffered a propane explosion, which involved ten years of renovation; the last job was to prepare her for an offshore voyage.

Pete and I had decided on this lengthy journey two years earlier. During those two years, we had the whole interior to fit, wiring to be run and the basic essentials for living to be done to make life aboard more comfortable. These basic essentials were: a stove to cook on, refrigeration to keep the food cold, and a dry bed to lie on. This all needed to be finished (or at least finished to a point) for offshore purposes.

These items included: a water maker, GPS plotter, radar, and a single side band radio. We also needed solar panels, a wind generator and batteries to run everything as well.

Besides improving the interior of our wood boat with cushions and storage bins, we needed to fit Norna with an autopilot. It was to be just the two of us on this journey, and we wanted to make sure that we didn’t have to steer the entire way. We knew from reading and from talking to many sailors that the journey across the North Atlantic can take up to 50 days. We wanted to be prepared.

Norna has a transom-hung rudder with a tiller. After much contemplation, we decided on a hydraulic arm that attaches to the 12-foot long tiller. This arm is then connect-

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ed to a hydraulic pump that is run by a Simrad computer. This computer also connects to a rate gyro compass that is placed in the center of the boat. The sailor is then able to steer her, and set her course, by compass waypoints. The autopilot did not draw much power because it was only a small 12-volt pump.

Pete and I realized that provisioning for an Atlantic crossing was a big part of the journey.

We needed to make sure we had enough food, water and toilet paper to last at least 40 days at sea. For me, on my first voyage across such a great expanse of nothingness, I had no idea what to bring. I had never sailed out in the Atlantic Ocean. Pete had a lot more sailing experience, as he had sailed up to Canada on his 19-foot sailboat when he was 19 years old.

To my chagrin, I understood boating, somewhat. My dad had owned a powerboat when I was younger, and we would go on day trips, which I loved. I had also lived aboard my own sailboat for a year when I turned 21, before I met Pete.  Provisioning meant food. Many folks gave me good advice on what to bring for rolling seas, and I tried my best to follow every last detail. The most important detail I know now is variety; have a variety of things to eat. Do not stock up on the same 20 cans/bags of beans; bring some garbanzos, black beans, baked beans and green beans. Why have the same old tomato sauce—try some alfredo, marinara, or basil pesto.

I also learned the importance of freshness, which can be hard to achieve when on a long passage. We found that it is nice to cut up a bunch of veggies and pressure cook them to make a nice pot of never ending soup. This can be maintained by adding more to the pot, and can be munched on all day. Cabbage can be boiled down and gives nice flavor to foods. Potatoes are fine when separated and

Salted meat is a good thing to have offshore.

Norna’s galley. Provisioning for a long voyage meant food. Many folks gave me good advice on what to bring for rolling seas, and I tried my best to follow every last detail. The most important detail I know now is variety; have a variety of things to eat.

kept in a dark, dry place. Onions can be peeled to keep the layers from rotting. Garlic cloves can be bought precut in a jar. And bring along many nice spices, such as curries, or nutmeg.

Bananas are not good to bring, and they are known to be bad luck on passages from sailing folklore. I would recommend not bringing bananas on long passages unless they are hung far away from any other foods you have. The problem with bananas is that they gas off, thus making all other fruits and veggies gas off too. I love olives offshore,

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Pete and Kourtney had several sewing projects in preparation for the voyage.

was tossed or donated.

Pete and I loaded the focs’le with tools, sails, covers and spare parts. We next prepared all legal paperwork such as our passports and boat registration. We loaded down the boat with paper charts, dividers, parallel rules, and pencils so that we could navigate to our GPS waypoints.

Lastly, after several months of crossing items off our list, we had one more item to cross off.

Pete and I had checked off so many things from our list that we forgot to add one thing. How we both were feeling. Nervous? Apprehensive?

Reflective? Those adjectives could name a few ways we felt. We realized that we needed to talk about our feelings, and we did so the last few days before casting our lines from shore.

The day we left to head east, we woke up early (I don’t know why we woke so early— maybe because we figured we couldn’t sleep anyway?). We untied our lines and motored out the inlet. After we set the sails, Pete walked up forward and sat on the deck of Norna. Days went by as we sailed farther out to sea, and since the first day, the fear began to wear off.

Pete and I realized we were still alive and well, and the boat was sailing beautifully. As the weeks passed, we became more comfortable.

Our sailboat Norna was sailing us on a journey across the Atlantic, to some land 3000 to 4000 miles away.

Part III will be about the voyage across the Atlantic and the return. Part I, the 10-year rebuilding of Norna, can be read in the February 2015 issue in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.

Kourtney Patterson is the author of Accidental Sailor Girl. Visit her website, Papersailor.com, to learn more about her and her adventures on Norna.

Electronics. We decided to connect a hydraulic arm to the 12-foot long tiller, which is connected to a hydraulic pump that is run by a Simrad computer connected to a gyro compass, enabling us to steer by compass waypoints.

too. And coconuts are nice because if they are the young kind, they have great juice and the meat can be eaten.

Cheese can be unrefrigerated, and eggs can be kept by rolling them every day. We tried covering them in petroleum jelly, but this made the eggs taste like petroleum jelly (ew). Good advice to know is that an egg is bad if it sinks. If it floats, it is ok.

We stocked up on normal things like toothpaste, toilet paper and paper towels. Every nook and cranny was filled, and whatever was not needed for the boat or the journey

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The 6th Annual St. Petersburg Classic Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, January 17 Fifty-Nine Classics Gather for Tampa Bay’s Largest Regatta

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s your sailing vessel over 20 years old and 20 feet long?

Then you, or at least your boat, qualify for the Classic Regatta. Now in its sixth year, this fun event has become one of the most popular in the Tampa Bay area. Fifty-nine boats sailed the nine-mile course around government buoys in light air with the goal of just having fun. St. Petersburg Sailing Association runs the event with the help of many generous sponsors.

Every effort is made for this to be a laid-back day. The race committee is vocal on the VHF, counting down starts, reporting who is next to go, checking in boats and generally keeping things on a light note.

The oldest boat in the race was Moonraker, a 1966 Cal 25, skippered by Dick Ware, 84, who was also the oldest skipper in the race and the winner of the Spinnaker division. Joe French, 83, was second oldest and Ken Clark, 82, the third oldest skipper.

Nicholay Calhoun, 17, captain of Nauti-Boy was the youngest skipper. The best dressed, with the captain and crew dressed as French sailors, complete with red berets, was won by the crew of Woodwind, a 1970 Hinckley Bermuda 40 Mk III yawl, skippered by J. A. Wood.

The prettiest boat was Fruition, a Palmer Johnson 43, owned and skippered by William Gately. They also took first place in True Cruising Division A. Steve Honour and the crew of Shady Lady, a 1970 Cal 34,

Jade, a CSY 44 owned by Al Lima. Jade sailed in the True Cruising A class.

Charlenn, a Columbia 38 owned by Glenn Mcintyre.

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About Time, a Fischer 37 owned by Douglas Christie. About Time sailed in the Good Old Fun class.

Eleuthera, a Freedom 33 owned by Steve Conard. Eleuthera sailed in the True Cruising A class.

Clave, a Freedon 28 Cat Ketch, owned by Michael Kring.

Clave sailed in the True Cruising A class.

again won the Good Neighbor Award for making the largest donation to Meals on Wheels. They alone raised $3956. The event exceeded the goal of $20,000 for Meals on Wheels.

Many generous sponsors donated significant raffle and ticket prizes for the after racing banquet hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. The banquet and awards party MC’d

by Tony Barrett was one of the most fun after-race parties ever, with lots of dancing to the oldies by “Da Band.”

For complete results and lots of photos, go to www.spsa.us.

Woodwind, 1970 Hinckley Bermuda 40 Mk III yawl owned by J. A. Wood. Woodwind won the award for the best dressed, with the captain and crew dressed as French sailors, complete with red berets.

Ladyship, a Westerly Pageant MKII owned by Bob Hoffman.

Ladyship sailed in the Good Old Fun class.

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CAROLINA SAILING

In just its second year at CRW, the J/70 Class has already set records for attendance. Nearly 70 boats are registered for 2015. Sperry Charleston Race Week/Meredith Block photo

Charleston Race Week Competition + Fun = 20 Years of Success In the uber competitive world of regatta management, it’s not easy to sustain growth, let alone interest, but one South Carolina regatta continues to do both exceptionally well.

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hen you find a formula for success you lock it in.

Accomplished sailboat racers do that with techniques. Entrepreneurs do it with novel ideas. And event organizers do it as well. That’s the narrative behind Sperry Charleston Race Week—a unique springtime regatta based on a formula that has propelled this event to become the largest of its kind in North and South America.

When April 16 rolls around this year, the waters off Charleston, SC, will spring to life with close to 300 boats and crews readying for three days of adrenaline-charged action on the water and four nights of rum-fueled fun ashore. The majority of these sailors – an estimated 2,500 individuals – will have traveled fair distances, some of them from places as far away as Norway, Canada, California and Texas. And they’ll be racing aboard a broad mix of vessels, ranging from 19 to 80 feet long, with at least one foiling catamaran in the mix as well.

So what draws these crews to the Carolina Low Country each year? Why is it that this homegrown event, which started in 1996 with just 29 entries, has evolved to become the largest multiclass gathering for one-design keelboats anywhere this side of the Atlantic Ocean?

“Race Week has become a success because we’ve stuck to the original goals,” explained Brian Swan, an active Charleston sailor who co-chaired the inaugural edition of this regatta and has served on the event’s steering committee for more years than he can recall. “Those are the same goals that CORA shares,” he says, “promoting sailing and keeping it fun.”

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owns very little race management equipment, CORA and its members are the lifeblood of organized sailing in Charleston. Each year, the organization stages over 30 races, hosts some nine membership meetings and actively encourages non-sailors to get on the water and try out the sport.

“It’s only natural that Race Week is an outgrowth of CORA,” explained Swan, who was also Commodore of CORA when the regatta first began in 1996. “Our founding mission is to promote sailing and encourage good fellowship among sailors. So what better way to do that than by staging a full-on mega regatta?” And, he added, it’s not just a competition, but an annual gathering that deliberately strives to broaden the appeal of the sport.

“In past years, we’ve done such things as stage an appearance by the America’s Cup trophy, and emphasize educational opportunities with a team-racing demonstration and panel discussions featuring some of the most accomplished sailors in the sport. We’ve teamed up with the National Sailing Hall of Fame for presentations and with US Sailing to incorporate educational elements for non-sailing youth from around the region. When you take into account all the many pieces attached to this event, it’s clear that Race Week is much more than just a series of races with shoreside entertainment.”

Back in 1996, Swan wrote an editorial in CORA’s newsletter just a month after that inaugural regatta. He thanked volunteers, sponsors and participants alike, writing: “We have greatly contributed to a surge of sailing interest in our area, and should now keep the ball rolling.”

Though the regatta has grown tremendously over the past two decades, says Swan, its essence hasn’t changed.

“We’re still dependent upon sponsors for their support and we still run almost entirely on volunteer effort, most of that provided by CORA members. In fact, we have almost 100 www.southwindsmagazine.com

The PHRF action, which takes place on the offshore courses, is always tight at CRW. Sperry Charleston Race Week/Meredith Block photo.

people signed up to assist on shore this year and close to 150 that will help make sure everything runs smoothly on the water.”

He and his co-organizers meet each week from December to mid April in order to put in place the many pieces that make up this event.

This year, they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Charleston Race Week with a few special frills. While those are being kept a surprise, it’s no secret that the event always delivers superb Southern hospitality.

First, there are the post-race festivities at the regatta village, which is set up on the beach at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina. With live music on stage, libations flow generously thanks to event sponsor Goslings Rum, and on three of the four evenings ample meals are served. In addition, the racers are treated to a dockside coffee bar each morning featuring espresso and other beverages from local purveyor Francisco Davila’s Signature Coffee (courtesy of US Sailing). And complimentary bagels and cream cheese are also provided by the regatta. All of this takes place just across the harbor from Charleston, a city that the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine annually deem the No. 1 destination in the U.S.

“There’s a lot to like about this event if you’re a racing sailor,” says Swan. “And the best part of all is that we get to use the regatta to support local sailing in pivotal ways. For instance, last year the event was successful enough that we’re able to make donations to several sailing-oriented nonprofits. Our board has approved contributions to Charleston Community Sailing, which primarily introduces kids to the sport. And we’ve also made contributions to Veterans on Deck, a local organization that uses sailing and being on the water to help military veterans reintegrate into society. This kind of support goes a long way toward keeping the sport relevant and active.” That’s Sperry Charleston Race Week. It’s definitely a winning formula.

Sperry Charleston Race Week runs from April 16-19 this year.

Log on to www.charlestonraceweek.com. for additional information.

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RACE REPORT The 33rd Golden Conch Regatta, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Jan. 17-18

By Peter Welch Euphoria (on the left) and Windy City sailing in close quarters in the Golden Conch Regatta in Charlotte Harbor in January. Windy City took first in the Cruising B division, while Euphoria took third. Photo by Fran Burstein.

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he Platinum Point Yacht Club of Punta Gorda hosted this event on the southern part of Charlotte Harbor in southwest Florida. The regatta qualifies as one of the races required in the Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year series. Participants were from the Cape Coral Yacht Club, the Platinum Point Yacht Club and the Punta Gorda Yacht Club. Twenty-five boats competed in four classes on two courses in the harbor. Seven Spinnaker boats raced on the west course. Seven NonSpinnaker boats and 11 cruising boats—in two classes, True Cruising A and True Cruising B—raced on the east course.

The Spinnaker boats had five races over two days. The boat racing on the east course had three races in the same period.

Large variation in wind direction and velocity, and wave height were the major challenges at this event. This

demanded a flexible strategy, not just tactics against a competitor. Recognizing that the wind was shifting to the east and tacking to meet it gave a big advantage over boats on the other tack.

Regatta winners were determined by the total finish points. Low points wins. In Non-Spinnaker, three boats were tied with five points after two races. Morgan, a Morgan 24, had to avoid a collision and delayed a tack toward the favored wind in race two and finished sixth in that race.

Three other boats were tied for first at day’s end. Morgan kept their head in the game Sunday after having to absolve a penalty with a 720-degree turn. Going right to meet the new wind they got a great lift when tacking to the mark.

Finishing first Sunday they rose to second in NonSpinnaker for the regatta.

It was the reverse fortune in the Spinnaker class. After four races, Still Crazy, a J/95, was ahead of second place Soulshine, an S2 7.9, by one point. But at the fifth start, Still Crazy took a 720-degree penalty turn in a start line incident when there was no clear determination of fault. The recovery dropped Still Crazy to fifth in that race and third overall.

In True Cruising B, Diane Fowler on Windy City, a Catalina 320, had two first places on day one. On day two they took fourth. This produced a tie score with Mariah.

The tiebreak went in favor of Windy City by virtue of the two firsts.

Boat of the Year awards are given based on results in five regattas. Golden Conch is the third. After the regatta standings had Soulshine in first in the Spinnaker class with 42 points ahead of See Ya. In the Non-Spinnaker class, Fancy Free was 20 points ahead of Morgan. Diva Gorda was 14 points ahead of Panache in the True Cruising class. The BOTY series resumes in March with the Conquistador Cup and the Leukemia Cup. Results (place, boat, skipper), top three: Spinnaker: 1, Soulshine (P. Robbins); 2, See Ya (T. Milan); 3, Still Crazy (B. Knowles): Non-Spin: 1, Fancy Free (G. Poquette); 2, Morgan (W. Curtis); 3, Jammin (J. Haller): Cruising A: 1, Diva Gorda (R. Gottschlich); 2, Sedaddler (N. Maggio); 3, Panache (D. Dorey): Cruising B: 1, Windy City (D. Fowler); 2, Mariah (D. Erdman); 3, Euphoria (E. Brauer)

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Twenty-seven boats starting at the 2015 VX on Midwinters in Sarasota, FL, in January. The boat on the very far left, Isabelita Con Queso, skippered by Christopher Alexander, took first in the final overall results of 10 races scored. Photo by Chris Howell.

2015 VX One Midwinter Championship Crowns a Winner in Sarasota, FL, Jan. 30-Feb. 1

By Deb St. James

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wenty-seven boats were on the starting line at the 2015 VX One Midwinter Championships, hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron (SSS). Day one saw John Potter and David Guggenheim jump out to an early lead with finishes of 8, 1, 1 in 6–10 knots of breeze. Day two saw a breeze at 10 knots with gusts to 15 and was dominated by skipper Marty Kulman, who captured three bullets and a third in four races. However, it was Christopher Alexander that quietly sailed into first place on day two with a score totaling 19 points to Kulman’s 21 points and Potter’s 24. Day three saw winds of 10-12 knots with gusts to 16 and was a nail biter to the very last race. After 10 races, Christopher Alexander, sailing Isabelita Con Queso, edged out John Potter by one point to take first place in the regatta with 35 points.

Ched Proctor, sailing Flash Rider, rounded out the podium with 37 points.

The racing represented the second of three races in the VX One Winter Series being hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. The first event of the series was held November 21-23 and was won by the Norris family from Plymouth, MA. Rounding out the top three were Jeff Jones in second and Sam Padnos in third. The final event in the series is scheduled for March 20-22 in conjunction with the Michelob Light One-Design Midwinter Regatta, hosted annually by the SSS. “The VX One is a great fit for our club. We saw a great midwinter championship and it was my understanding that this event saw the largest starting line in the fleet history of this sport boat, which has only been around for a few years. The vibe amongst this young fleet is contagious and the sailing was competitive in a perfect balance of sailing conditions. Big blast and big fun! “We are looking forward to the fleet's return in March,” remarked Craig Bridges, SSS club manager.

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RACE REPORT Cherry Pie Multihull Regatta, Sarasota, FL, Feb. 6-8

By Charlie Clifton Eighteen boats showed up for the 2015 Cherry Pie Multihull Regatta at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Feb. 68. Three divisions competed, PHRF Low (-105 to 21), PHRF High (48 to 84) and Corsair Sprint 750s. Variably moderate conditions prevailed over the three-day event.

The Corsair 28R, Evolution, crewed by Kathryn and Paul Garlick with renowned avocado horticulturist Miro Kafka, handily won PHRF Low by posting bullets in six of 10 races. The Terra Ceia Bay crew gave credit to the coaching of East Coast sailor Tom Hudgins. Hudgins first coached Evolution’s long time rival and Cherry Pie runner up Tom Reese on Flight Simulator. Then he came aboard Evolution to help develop the speed which has won them the last two regattas.

Flight Simulator, also a Corsair 28R, posted two bullets to nail down a solid second.

Colin Wartman on Proclivity, a 31-footer from Kingston Yacht Club, did a pretty good job of making up the 45 seconds per mile he had to give most of the fleet. A bullet and two second-place finishes put him in third place ahead of a local Sarasota crew on Leilani led by Tony Vandenover.

In PHRF High, Jim Chamber’s Snowfox won seven out

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Craig and Deborah Wilusz on Myassaur (100) win the pin and squirt out ahead of Jeffry Lee and Cliff Whatmore on Goux Get Mama (105). Photo by Charlie Clifton.

Peter and Rachel Beardsley from Larchmont, NY, along with Sarasota YSP (Youth Sailing Program) product Dan Pletsch, now residing in Greenwich, CT, ran away with the Actionquest 2014-15 Viper Winter Series. Sarasota Bay served up some variable conditions Feb. 7-8 for the last nine races of the 28-race series. One abandonment, a shortened course and numerous course changes were necessary to deal with the conditions.

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Kathryn and Paul Garlick’s Corsair 28R, Evolution, which took first in the PHRF Low division. Photo by Charlie Clifton.

of 10 races to clinch first place by 10 points.

Going into the third day, three boats were tied for second.

Then Ben Carver on Entourage put together a string of seconds capped by a bullet in the last race. That clinched the runner up position over two Sarasota Bay boats, Jim Bourgoin’s First Tri and Tung Nguyen’s Triple Barrel.

In the Sprint 750 class, Corsair stalwart Larry Geller also won seven of 10 races to win his class by eight points.

In second place, Philip Styne/Marsh on Speedster had a shot at first with 3 bullets and five seconds but did not sail the last two races. Don Wigston from Fort Walton Beach was solidly in third.

The Beardsley/Pletsch team showed remarkable ability to change gears to keep their speed up and claw their way back from disadvantageous shifts. Dan Pletsch credited their noticeable downwind speed advantage to a new North spinnaker that allowed them to sail low and fast. Blackout Panda consistently started in the favored area of the line without getting involved in a battle for the one best place at the pin or the boat. They won six of the nine races with no finish worse than a two.

Henry and Barb Amthor from Hampton Yacht Club in Virginia sailed a very consistent series to come second by only five points. Sailing with David “Livesonaboatatmarina jacks,” (last name unknown) the 505-class veteran husband/wife team led the series going into the weekend. Barb became a crowd favorite when, practicing before the second leg of the series in January, the boat ran aground pitching her into the mast. She sailed the next two days with seven staples in her scalp, winning four of the nine races.

Peter Denton with his crew on Torr-ific had a solid grasp on third place for the New York Yacht club.

Aboard the first local boat was event sponsor Travis Yates and crew sailing the ActionQuest boat, Sidewinder.

They began to hit their stride in the last event of the series, posting a first, second and third. The second was a photo finish with Blackout Panda.

The fleet is now off to Miami for the EFG Winter Cup, March 1-2, and the EFG Pan American Championship, March 5-7.

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Three Southeast/Caribbean Entries Finish in the Top Ten at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, Jan. 26-31 Text and photos by Marylinda Ramos

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ith 599 boats and 768 sailors from 64 countries, the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup (SWC) held in Miami Jan. 26-31 was a difficult proving ground with no medals to show for the U.S. team after a mostly windy, mostly chilly, and perpetually shifty week.

Sailors from the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean offered hope in three classes: Laser Radial; 49er; and Nacra 17.

In the Laser Radial class, 2014 ISAF SWC Miami champion Paige Railey earned fourth place after fighting her way back from a fractured spine and other serious injuries sustained in a cycling accident in August. Haddon Hughes of Houston, TX finished 11th.

In the 49er class, Team Funky Burd (as Brad Funk and Trevor Burd are known) finished seventh out of 58 overall. At an impromptu fundraiser at Coconut Grove Sailing Club on January 23rd Coach Luther Carpenter of La Porte, TX, described the combination of Funk’s tuning ability and Burd’s athletic prowess as nothing short of alchemy and encouraged the crowd to follow these local and international favorites online at www.teamfunkyburd.com.

Elsewhere, research on high-performing teams states that teams go through stages summarized as forming, storming, norming, and performing – and that every time there is a change in a team the cycle begins anew. In the talented Nacra 17 class, with no less than 9 boats from the Southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico, the hope is that changes in crew configurations will yield results at the right time. Kudos to Puerto Ricans Enrique Figueroa and Franchesca Valdes Ortega who led the U.S. team in the Nacra 17 class, improving year over year in this event from 15th to 10th place overall.

The Nacra 17 class also included two Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) skippers, Iker Martinez and Frank Cammas. Martinez, who left the helm of Mapfre in the capable hands of his longtime racing partner Xabi Fernandez while participating in this Olympic event, finished 12th and will compete in the 49er Nationals in Clearwater, Florida in February before rejoining the VOR in New Zealand.

Cammas, skipper of the 2012-13 VOR entry Groupama, finished the Miami event in 8th place.

In other classes top U.S. finishers were: In Lasers, Charlie Buckingham (CA) finished seventh out of 107 entries; in the women’s 470 class, Anne Haeger (WI) and Briana Provancha (CA) finished eighth out of 30; and in the Finn class, Caleb Paine (CA) finished ninth out of 40.

Brad Funk and Trevor Burd are on the road to Rio for the 2016 Olympics in the 49er class. Learn more about Team Funky Burd, pictured here at a fundraiser held at Coconut Grove Sailing Club, at www.TeamFunkyBird.com.

Brad Funk and Trevor Burd approach the windward mark in the 49er fleet during the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup. Team Funky Burd, as they are known, finished the regatta in 7th place overall in a fleet of 40 boats.

Brad Funk and Trevor Burd round the windward mark.

at the news that the Paralympic classes will not be included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

A Tribute to Race Committees Finally, in recognition of the hard work that race committees do everywhere, here is an anecdote from the RS:X course that illustrates their job.

Three fleets (2 men’s, 1 women’s) occupied one course, each with three races scheduled. Men began at 11:00 and 11:10 a.m., and women at 1:30 p.m. That’s nine races each day—not including restarts after general recalls, postponements and races abandoned due to wayward marks or the squalls propelling Volvo Ocean Race champion Frank Cammas competes in the Nacra 17 class with crew Sophie them. On Day 1, an aggressive de Turckheim at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami. fleet, shifts and wind temporarily exceeding the class’ 25 mph limit forced several restarts and challenged the mark boat to a game of chutes and ladders as they reset mark after mark in shifting breeze on the trapezoid course with a slalom thrown in to keep things interesting.

In order to keep starts rolling and keep competitors in each fleet out of each other’s way, the first men’s division was initially assigned to the outer end of a trapezoid and the following division to the inner end.

By Day 3, it was obvious that the women’s first warning was being delayed by the fact that the last men’s fleet was finishing in their starting area. In order to ensure a clean finish area for the men and a clean, timely start for the women, the race committee posted the outer slalom for both men’s fleets in their final race of the day.

Unfortunately, the majority of the Iker Martinez (ESP) is running side-by-side round-the-world and Olympic campaigns. Martinez is pictured here at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami with Nacra 17 crew Marina Lopez, second men’s fleet neglected to check the board and sailed the while Xabi Fernandez takes the helm for two legs on the Volvo Ocean Race. wrong course.

On the Paralympic courses, Alphonsus Doerr, Brad The race committee recorded roundings at the inner Kendall, and Hugh Freund led the U.S. team with a second gate from both the signal and the mark boat, but there was place finish in the Sonar class. In the 2.4 Metre class, Julio not much to be done about the outcome—those who did not Papote Reguero (PUR), John Ruf (WI) and Daniel Evans sail a proper course were forced to use this race as their (FL) finished seventh, ninth, and tenth, respectively. In the “throw-out”—or see their scores suffer.

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is a heartbreaker. To racers everywhere—please read the course board!

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup (SWC) is the annual circuit for Olympic sailing (and kiteboarding, where possible). The quest for the 2015 Cup began in Melbourne, Australia in December 2014, followed by the Miami event. Sailors will head to France in April, England in June, and China in September before the finals in the United Arab Emirates in late October and early November.

John Craig, the Professional Race Officer (PRO) for the last America’s Cup, served as the overall PRO for the Miami event. Craig has served as a class PRO for ISAF SWC Miami since 2006.

The U.S. Sailing Center, an official Olympic training center in Coconut Grove served as regatta headquarters.

Additional hosts included Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Key Biscayne Yacht Club, the Miami Rowing Club, and Shake-a-Leg Miami, all of which hosted classes ashore and helped run on-the-water racing. The Coral Reef Yacht Club also hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as a mid-week thank-you event for volunteers sponsored by Sperry Topsider and Sunbrella.

Results (top three): 49er: Delle-Karth/Resch (AUT); Turner/Jensen (AUS); Warrer/Thomsen (DEN): 49erFX: Maloney/Meech (NZL); Conti/Clapcih (ITA); Soffiatti Grael/Kunze (BRA): 470 Men: Patience/Willis (GBR); Belcher/Ryan (AUS); Barreiros/Curbelo Cabrera (ESP): 470 Women: Aleh/Powrie (NZL); Mills/Clark (GBR); Yoshida/Yoshioka (JPN): Finn: Scott (GBR); Gaspic (CRO); Lilley (AUS): Laser: Buhl (GER); Thompson (GBR); Wearn (AUS): Laser Radial: Rindom (DEN); Van Acker (BEL); Bouwmeester (NED): Nacra 17: Bissaro/Sicouri (ITA); Saxton/Groves (GBR); Besson/Riou (FRA): RS:X Men: Van Rijsselberge (NED); Goyard (FRA); Kokkalanis (GRE): RS:X Women: Shaw (GBR); De Geus (NED); Maslivets (RUS): Paralympic 2.4 Meter: Erikstad (NOR); Pascoe (GBR); Leibel (CAN): SKUD 18: Fitzgibbon/Tesch (AUS); Rickham/Birrel (GBR); Gualandris/ Zanetti (ITA): Sonar: Wang-Hansen/Kristiansen (NOR); Solberg/Doerr (USA); Tingley/Campbell (CAN).

For full results, visit www.sailing.org/worldcup/regattas

Julio Papote Reguero (PUR 7, left) finished 7th out of 29 overall in the Paralympic 2.4 Metre class at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami.

The Skud 18 in the Paralympic class has a skiff’s profile and twin rudders. The helmsman is strapped into a swivel seat and controls the boat with twin joysticks. Pictured here: a member of the US Paralympic Sailing Team at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami.

Members of the US Paralympic Sailing Team in the Sonar fleet at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami.

RACE CALENDAR SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX) For Racing News, and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section, pg. 20-21 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, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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

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

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

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

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clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina). (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) MARCH 21 Jean Ribaut Cup. PHRF. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 28 HS Regatta. 420s. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) APRIL 4-5 Easter Regatta. J24- Sport Boats. Columbia SC (SC) 3-4 BYSC One Design Invitational Regatta. One-Design.

Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 4-5 MC Scow Bunny Hopp. MC. Lake Norman YC (NC) 11-12 Bare What You Dare. Multihulls. Eastern Multihull Assoc.

Keowee SC (SC) 11-12 Lightning Districts. Lightnings. Lake Norman YC (NC) 16-19 Charleston Race Week. (See page 50) 25-26 MC Rebel Rouser Regatta. MC. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 25-26 Midlands Multihull Classic. Mutlihulls. Eastern Multihull Assoc.

24-26 Carolina Scow Regatta. E Scow. Carolina YC (SC) 25-26 AYC Invitational. Invited classe. Atlanta YC (GA) 28-May 1 Classic Boat Rally. PHRF. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) CHARLESTON OCEAN RACING ASSOCIATION (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina MARCH No Regattas Scheduled. See CORA website for local club race schedule.

APRIL 16-19 Charleston Race Week. (See article page 50) LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php See club website for local club racing.

LLSC. Lake Lanier SC. www.llsc.com BFSC. Barefoot SC. www.barefootsailing.org AISC. Atlanta Inland SC. www.aiscracing.com SSC. Southern SC. www.southernsailing.org MARCH 7 PHRF Championship Regatta. LLSC 14 Georgia Tech Collegiate Regatta.

21-22 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24. LLSC 28-29 Dogwood Regatta. AISC APRIL 11 Around Alone. BFSC 25-26 MC Rebel Rouser Regatta. LLSC 26 Masters (Skippers over 50). SSC

Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, April 16-19 Go to page 50 for an pre-race article on this event.

Race Calendar Club Racing: Go to the local association and club websites for club racing.

The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month and are not listed in the below calendars: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club racing.

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club racing.

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Indian River in the vicinity of government marks 77 and 79.

Exact distance and course are weather-dependent and will be announced at the skippers’ meeting on race day. For more information, go to www.iryc.org.

62nd Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, March 28-29 The 62nd Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers.

Organizers hope to have up to seven races, weather permitting. Four boats will be required for a design class. Mount Dora is inland sailing at its best, with outstanding food on Saturday night with music on the dock. For more information and registration form, go to www.mountdorayachtclub.com, or call (352) 383-3188.

St. Augustine Race Week, St. Augustine, FL, April 9-12 Celebrating St. Augustine’s 450th Commemoration, the St. Augustine Race Week will be offering a variety of races, both inshore and offshore over four days. There will be offshore PHRF racing April 9-11, bayfront youth racing on April 11-12, and inshore boats 16 to 24 feet on April 9-10.

Proceeds go to send underprivileged kids to summer sailing camps. For more information, go to www.sarw2015.com.

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 18-19, April 25-26 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—these spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats and one-designs will sail April 18-19. Four or more boats make up a onedesign class. One designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420, Opti, C-22, SJ-21, J/24, and A-Class catamarans, as well as Portsmouth and multi-hull handicap fleets.

PHRF racing in Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and Cruiser classes will be on the weekend of April 25-26. www.sailrace.com.

62nd Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 2 Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 62nd Annual Mug Race on May 2. 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 (“Party-in-thePark”) are on Friday at the Rudder Club. For more informaNews & Views for Southern Sailors

tion and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

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. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly.

The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com) holds reverse handicap races on alternating weekends; Sunday afternoons in the winter and Friday nights from April to Oct. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends year around. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Race Series for Co-ed racers and a monthly all-female DP series.

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

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

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

Manatee Cove Marina (at Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Saturday and Sunday races MC Scows. Flying Scots, Wayfarers, Lasers—twice a month, September through May. Laser races every two weeks during the summer.

Port Canaveral YC Sunday Funday PHRF ocean races second Sunday of each month. www.pcyc-fl.org.

MARCH (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1 Catalina 22 Midwinters. Indian River YC * 7 SC45 Regatta. Indian River YC (multihull) 7 Trans Monroe Regatta. Lake Monroe SA 7-8 St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC. 10-11 Zenda U for MC Scow. Lake Eustis SC 12-14 MC Scow Association Midwinter Championship Regatta.

Lake Eustis SC 14-15 River City Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 14-15 Fort Pierce to Port Canaveral YC Ocean Race. Fort Pierce YC, Port Canaveral YC, and Melbourne YC. 14-15 Catalina 22 Space Coast Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center 20 Orange Peel Regatta. Florida YC 21-22 Sunfish Midwinters/Pan Am Trials. Melbourne YC; held at Ballard Park. (see “Racing News” section for more information) 28-29 Mount Dora Spring Regatta. Mt. Dora YC* APRIL (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 9-12 St. Augustine Race Week. First Coast SA* 11-12 Flying Scott Space Coast Invitational. Indian River YC 18-19 Spring Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC. * 18-19 Lipton Company. Smyrna YC 25 DuPont Cup. Epping Forest YC 25-26 Cowford Cup Youth Regatta. Florida YC 25-26 Spring Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC * MAY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 Mug Race. Rudder Club of Jacksonville*

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60th Miami to Key Largo Race, Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, April 25

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January, February, March, April

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.com.

Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com.

MARCH 1-7 Bacardi Miami Sail Week (see Racing News section, page 20-21) 13-15 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC 19-21 Lightning Southern Circuit. CRYC 20-21 46th Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC 21 BBYRA PHRF#6 26-29 Spring Fling including 420s. CRYC APRIL (*= see Major Upcoming Regattas this section) 4 CGSC Annual PHRF regatta 11 BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta One-design #7 12 BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta PHRF #7 15-19 Star Western Hemisphere. BBYC 18 Annual Southeast Dinghy. KBYC 25 Miami to Key Largo. MYC* 26 OPTI Team Trials. CRYC

A different type of race for all sailors. See Calendar section, “Other Events” page 13 for more information.

Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Smallboat 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.

MARCH 6-8 A Cat Midwinters.

22 Blackwater Sound Series.

APRIL 4 Full Moon Sail 11 Divas on the Water 25 Miami to Key Largo Race. Miami YC

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Bird Key Yacht Club Cancels Annual Sarasota Bay Cup Because of construction at their yacht club, the Bird Key Yacht Club has decided to cancel this regatta usually held the first week in May. They will be returning with it in 2016.

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Key, starting from the Bradenton Yacht Club, which holds an annual race around the key. Sailors can choose to go clockwise or counter clockwise around the key. There will be separate classes for monohull and multihull with divisions for singlehanded, double handed and “plus 1 crew” based on length of boat. Other incentives are being made for those symmetrical spinnakers and to encourage younger sailors. For information, contact Jay Tyson at jay.tyson@aol.com.

22nd Annual Conquistador Cup, Punta Gorda, FL, March 6-8 Sponsored by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club and the Royal Order of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors, this is one of the largest regattas in southwest Florida and is a Charlotte Harbor BOTY event. All racers and cruisers welcome. Two races held Saturday with Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Cruising and Multihull divisions.

On Sunday is the reverse-start Conquistador’s Cup, with more than 70 boats expected. The winner will receive the Ponce de Leon Conquistador Helmet and gets his boat pictured on next year’s regatta T-shirt. A poker run will be held for cruisers who prefer not to race, but wish to join in the festivities. An awards ceremony and dinner will follow racing. For the NOR and entry forms, go to www.pgscweb.com.

SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup (formerly Michelob/Evander Cup), March 7 This will be the 34th anniversary of this regatta, which is hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It is west Florida’s largest one-day sailboat race. All classes are invited and racing is in Tampa Bay. Courses will be around Government Marks. Pusser’s hats, great food and Pusser’s Rum parties.

This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Ocean Racing Challenge event. Notice of Race and Entry Forms can be found on the SPYC website at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org. You can enter these three races for one combined, reduced rate: Pusser’s Rum Cup, Crown Cars (March 29, and Suncoast Race Week (April 9-12). See details on the website.

Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, March 29 This event is now in its 31st 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 Gulf Boat of the Year 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.

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37th Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 9-12 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 37th year of this event. There will be three days of racing, beginning with registration and start on Friday at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, racing to the Davis Island Yacht Club. On Saturday, boats race to the Bradenton Yacht Club with the third day of racing from Bradenton to Lower Tampa Bay. The awards will be at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club on April 17.

This is a qualifier for both the Tampa Bay/Suncoast Boat of the Year and the Gulf Boat of the Year. Notice of Race and Entry Forms can be found on the SPYC website at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program Sailfest Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, April 11-12 One-design classes will be spread out over Saturday and Sunday. One-design fleets usually include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, Sunfish, Club 420, and Flying Scot. Any other fleet with five or more competitors is welcome with prior notice. All money raised will go to benefit the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. For information, go to www.sarasotaysp.com, or call (941) 504-4236.

47th Regata del Sol al Sol Start, St. Petersburg, FL, April 24 See “Racing News” section pages 20-21 for more on this event which sends the boats off from The Pier.

Gulfport Yacht Club Multihull Regatta, Gulfport, FL, April 24-26 Performance multihulls 20-feet and shorter are invited to GYC’s annual regatta staged at the club off beautiful Gulfport Beach. F16s, F18s, A-Cats and Hobies will have separate starts. Any other class with five or more boats may be given a separate start. Others start together, sailing under Portsmouth handicap. www.gulfportyachtclub.com.

Venetian Cup (previously Jabbo Gordon Regatta), Venice, FL, April 25 The event, held at the Venice Yacht Club, will attract sailing clubs and spectators from around the area. Over 100 boats participated in last year’s event on Lemon Bay, making it a successful and popular contest. Racing will be inside Robert’s Bay as well as just offshore in the Gulf. The coursSOUTHWINDS March 2015

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RACE CALENDAR es will visible from Venice Beach, the jetty and various locations around Robert’s Bay. The regatta will feature Optimist prams, Club 420 dinghies as well as the fast Laser class boats. Go to www.veniceyouthboating.com for the NOR.

Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org

2015 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta and Morgan Invasion, Tampa, FL, April 25

Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the: (DIBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)

The Tampa Bay Hospice Cup regatta (TBHC) is a major fund-raising event that benefits both LifePath Hospice in Hillsborough County and Suncoast Hospice in Pinellas County. It is hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa. The 2015 regatta will be held on Saturday, April 25, with a pre-regatta benefit dinner and silent auction gala to be held at DIYC on Saturday, April 11. The sailing features racing for monohulls, multihulls (catamarans and trimarans) and a “just for fun” race class where the start is from the dock, in late morning and no rating required. www.tampabayhospicecup.com.

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

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skippers’ meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. 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 ishermensheadquarters@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.

Safety Harbor Boat Club. Saturday races year around, usually twice a month, once a month during summer. Wednesday evening races organized seasonally. For the current schedule, go to www.safetyharborboatclub.com.

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

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MARCH (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1-6 Thistle Midwinters 7 Pusser’s Rum Cup. St. Pete YC. (SCBOTY)* 7-8 Conquistador Cup. Punta Gorda SC. (CHBOTY) (CaBOTY)* 9-15 Fireball Regatta. Davis Island YC 14 Shrimp Festival Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CaBOTY) 14 Leukemia Cup Regatta. One-Design. Isles YC 14-17 Lightning Winter Championship & Pan AM trials.

St. Pete YC 15-17 Snipe Midwinters. Clearwater YC 15-17 International Sunfish Masters, Davis Island YC. 21-22 Leukemia Cup Regatta. Big Boat. Isles YC (CHBOTY) 21-22 Gulf Coast SC Charity Regatta. (CaBOTY) 21 Around Egmont Race. Bradenton YC (SBYABOTY) 21 J/24 Pot o’ Gold. Davis Island YC 21 3rd Annual Pass-a-Grille Run. Dunedin Boat Club/ St. Pete YC (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) 27-28 Crown Cars Regatta. St. Pete YC@PAG. (SCBOTY) (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC)* 28-29 Girls High School. Davis Island YC 28-29 Clark Mills Regatta. Clearwater YC 28-29 Porsche Cup Regatta. Gulf Coast SC. (N/MBOTY) APRIL (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 10-12 Suncoast Race Week. (SCBOTY) (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) * 11-2 Sailfest. Sarasota Youth Sailing* 24 Regata del Sol al Sol (see pages 20-21 Racing News) 24-26 Multihull Regatta. Gulfport YC* 25 Hospice Cup. * 25 Sarasota Bay Cup. CANCELED. Bird Key YC 25 Venetian Cup. Venice YC

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

Below schedules are tentative. The Gulf Yachting Association was scheduled to finalize schedules after the February press date.

Contact the club websites for confirmation.

Major Upcoming Regattas

2015 Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC), Biloxi, MS, April 10-12

Biloxi Yacht Club will host the 2015 GYA-sanctioned GORC regatta on April 10-12. Classes will include the Offshore Division, Cruising Division and Sport Boats. Race formats are offshore, steeplechase, fixed government marks and windward/leeward courses. There are several hotels/casinos within a couple of miles of BYC. Reserved docking at no cost can be arranged at the Seafood Museum Schooner Pier complex next to BYC. There is also a boat launch next to BYC marina. Boat lift service details are available upon request. For additional information and NOR, go to www.biloxiyc.org.

42nd Annual Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta, Shell Point Beach, FL, April 24-26 PHRF racing and catamarans such as Hobie Cats, smaller day sailors—including Sunfish—and windsurfers.

Windsurfers 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.

57th Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 27 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 18. A skippers’ meeting and party will be on Friday evening, April 17, at the Mobile Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The race starts Saturday morning, April 25, and finishes at Dauphin Island. Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, April 26, there is a return race with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion. Go to http://mobileyacthclub.com, or call (251) 402-4098.

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Clubs with regattas listed this month BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MS BSC Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, AL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL GORC Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit, Biloxi, MS GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LA LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association, New Orleans, LA LWYC Lakewood YC, Lakewood, TX NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans,LA OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL StABYC St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA MARCH 7 Fleur de Lis. LPWSA/SYC/NOYC 7-8 Wet & Cool. FYC 14 Two Against the Lake. TYC 14-15 Alfonso Sutter-Laser D14 Champs. GYC 14-15 Southern Nichols Cup. SYC 14-15 J/30 Midwinter. NOYC 14-15 Multihull Mid winters. PBYC 20-22 USODA Gulf Coast Champ. BWYC 21 Intergalactic. PYC 21-22 Leukemia Cup. SYC/NOYC 26-29 J/22 Midwinter. JYC 27-29 Hobie 33 NA Champs. FWYC 27-29 Caterwaul. StABYC 28-29 SEISA Dist Qual. Mallory. SYC 28-29 Dogwood. FYC 28-29 Ironman. BSC APRIL (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 10-12 GORC. BYC * 10-12 VX One Spring #2 (GORC). BYC 10-12 Hobie Midwinter. OSYC 11 Opening. SYC 11 Commodore’s Cup. BWYC 11-12 Spring Fling. JYC 11-12 WETA Fest. FWYC 12 Opening. NOYC 17-19 Kathleen Trophy Team Race. SYC 17-19 Dave Perry Match Racing Clinic. SYC 18 Dauphin Island Warm-up. FYC* 18 Crawfish. LAYC 18-19 Jordan River. BWYC 24-26 Portsmouth Shootout. FWYC 24-26 Gulf Coast Laser Masters. FWYC 24-26 Leiter Clinic. SYC 25-27 Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta* 25 Dauphin Island. FYC* 25 Preemie Cup. PBYC 25-26 1699 Regatta. OSYC 25-26 SEISA Dist Qual. Baker Lakewood YC 26 Dauphin Island Return. FYC*

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SAIL AND POWER BOATS 2005 72’ Grand Banks Aleutian .........................................SOLD $1,900,000 1990 65’ Striker 580 Sportfish..........................................................$289,000 2003 60’ Novatec Fast Trawler.........................................Reduced $439,000 2008 52’ Symbol Pilothourse ................................................SOLD $469,000 2008 56’ Rollins Schooner ...............................................................$700,000 2004 50’ Gibson Houseboat .............................................Reduced $128,900 2002 48’ Sea Ray Sedan Bridge ......................................Reduced $229,000 2011 47’ Sea Ray Sundance ............................................Reduced $559,900 1999 45’ Sea Ray Express Bridge ........................................SOLD $129,900 2006 44' Manta Powercat ................................................................$459,000 2000 43’ Ocean Alex Pilothouse ...........................................SOLD $375,000 1982 43’ Spindrift CC Cutter ...................................................SOLD $89,000 1989 44’ Nova Targa ACMY................................................................$68500 1987 42’ Endeavour CC .....................................................Reduced $79,900 2002 42’ Carver Mariner ..................................................................$169,000 2005 41’ Luhrs Convertible ..............................................................$245,000 2008 38’ Hunter Sloop loaded .........................................................$129,900 1981 36 Island Gypsy Trawler ...........................................................$62,500 1986 36’ Grand Banks Classic.........................................................$114,000 1977 31’ Pacific Seacraft Mariah Sloop .............................................$19,000 1984 31’ Hunter Sloop Shoal Draft ....................................................$16,900 1987 30’ Catalina Sloop Shoal Draft..................................................$18,900

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ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTIONS OF SAILBOATS & CATAMARANS www.SailboatsInFlorida.com www.CatamaransFlorida.com IHULL MULT

60' Custom George Buehler Pilothouse sloop, 2005, 100 HP Yanmar (300 hrs), Inverter, Genset, set up for cruising! $299,000, Leo @ 941-504-6754

48' Chris White Catamaran, 1995, Solar, life Raft, Full electronics, This is a Must see boat! $349,000, Cal @ 561-312-0010

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IHULL MULT

38’ Durbeck Cutter, 1981, New engine, New Windvane, Many upgrades for bluewater cruising. $75,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642 KURT HUGHES KHSD CUSTOM CATAMARAN CUSTOM CHRIS WHITE R & C LEOPARD VOYAGE CATAMARAN LAGOON 440 LAGOON CATAMARAN MANTA MK IV CHRIS WHITE OSBORN CROWTHER MANTA MKIV KIT KAT PDQ CAPELLA CUSTOM PDQ CAPELLA PROUT 3600 ESPRIT ENDEAVOUR CAT ENDEAVOUR MKII

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ARGENTINA DAYTONA PUNTA GORDA NOT FOR SALE IN US PANAMA FORT LAUDERDALE WEST PALM BEACH ST. SIMONS, GA GREEN COVE SPRINGS NORTH CAROLINA TARPON SPRINGS PORT CANAVERAL MELBOURNE LIGHTHOUSE POINT CRYSTAL RIVER FT. LAUDERDALE ST. PETERSBURG ANTIGUA TITUSVILLE SARASOTA RUSKIN CAPE CORAL ST. PETERSBURG FT MYERS BEACH NORTH PALM BEACH PALMETTO

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36' Prout 3600 Esprit Catamaran, 2005, Twin DieselTwin roller furling headsails, stow away mainsail furling. 3 staterooms, $189,900, Doug @ 941-504-0790 42’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 39’ 39’ 39’ 38’ 38’ 38’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 37’ 36’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 34’ 34’ 34’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 32’ 32’ 31’ 31’ 30’ 30’ 29’ 28’

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44' CSY Pilothouse Ketch, 1979, Re-designed and refit to make this the most beautiful and turnkey CSY you will ever find! A must See! $229,000, Jane @ 813-917-0911

39' Beneteau 393, 2003, 2 cabin, in mast furling, great electronics, Spinnaker, solar panels, dodger/bimini, turn key condition! $114,900, Kirk 954-649-4679

IHULL MULT

36' PDQ Capella Classic Catamaran, 1991, 2 cabin, Solar panels, Wind Generator, Lift kept, very clean and ready to cruise. $129,000, Cal @ 561-312-0010

60’ 60’ 50’ 48’ 47’ 45’ 44’ 44’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 38’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 30’ 30’

46' Hunter 2002, Bow Thruster, Washer/dryer, Water maker, Wind Generator, $149,999, Kevin @ 321-693-1642

30' Nonsuch Ultra, 1987, Recent engine upgrade, Autopilot, AGM batterys, dingy and outboard, super easy to sail! $55,000, Cal @ 561-312-0010 $120,000 $ 55,000 $118,000 $155,000 $ 97,000 $ 44,800 $129,000 $115,000 $109,000 $ 82,000 $ 74,000 $ 39,900 $ 99,000 $ 80,000 $114,900 $ 69,500 $ 64,900 $ 99,900 $ 44,900 $ 34,000 $ 30,000 $ 64,500 $ 32,000 $ 65,000 $ 42,000 $ 97,000 $ 65,000 $ 89,900 $ 78,500 $ 36,900 $ 79,000 $ 64,900 $124,900 $ 24,900 $ 34,900 $ 31,900 $ 89,900 $ 38,000 $ 39,000 $ 48,900 $ 27,000 $ 55,000 $ 45,000 $ 22,000 $ 11,000

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Dovekie 21. The ultimate shoal-water sailboat for exploring Florida. Designer Bolger.

Builder Eddy and Duff, Massachusetts. USA. Airex construction, Imron Paint, trailer easy for any car to tow. Call Tim (727) 403-9900.

(3/15)

22’ 1984 Sisu hull lobster boat w/8’ beam.

40hp Perkins Diesel, draft 21”, full keel, skag rudder, compass, Garmin chartplotter. 7405 VHF radio, lots of extras. $13,000. (941) 3740277. Jim. (4/15)

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23’ Com-Pac Pilothouse, 2013. Like new. $66,500. Trailer, Yanmar diesel, Doyle StackPack, and much more. Contact Jim or anyone at Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers. (941) 833-0099. www.pgyb.com

Santana 23 D, 1980. Excellent North sail inventory, competitive turn-key PHRF racer with roadworthy galvanized trailer. Located in Pensacola but delivery aid is negotiable. Jim (817) 236-3516. lynettee@flash.net. $5000.

(4/5)

24’ Bahama Sandpiper. Gaff-rigged Cat Ketch, 1978, with trailer. Pocket cruiser is a head turner in any fleet, by Chuck Paine. 18” draft, 1500# lead ballast. $3,500. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

2001 Catalina 250. WB, centerboard. trailer updated, 2006 Honda 9.9hp, newer furling genoa, mast-raising system, galley, enclosed head, sleeps 4, pop top, auto-pilot, bimini, VHF, compass. $18,531. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953, or (727) 3275361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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28’ Sea Sprite Sloop 1981. Classic Luders design, C.C. Ryder Built, new diesel, main, furling Genoa, Spinnaker, refrigerator, stove, enclosed head, holding tank, shower, five berths, Autohelm, Bimini, great sailing boat!

Mike. (239) 289-1348. $5,900. (4/15)

1987 30’ Catalina MKII. 3’10” Shoal-draft wing keel, one-owner boat with roller furling head sail, Universal diesel, propane SS cooktop w/oven, microwave, shore power, all original except for custom hard bimini top and in good condition. $18,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

31’ Pacific Seacraft Mariah 1977. Yanmar diesel, project boat, needs starboard side cap rail, electrical and interior clean up. Please call George for details and appointment for inspection. Asking $19,900 with offers encouraged. (941) 792-9100

2006 Columbia 30’ Sportboat. Great around the buoys or offshore. Shallow canal no problem. Lift Keel Draft-up: 3’,down: 7’. Original owner, Ullman Sails, Trailer, Dry Storage, Yanmar Diesel. Beam 9’ 6”. Go to www.boattrader.com for more details. Contact Thomas @ (813) 373-6816 or darcytj@gmail.com.

(5/15) 1984 31’ Hunter Shoal Draft Sloop. Roller furling headsail, Yanmar FWC diesel, Marine Air/Heat, Garmin Chart plotter/sounder, sails in very good condition with newer sun guards applied, recent bottom job, new bimini, cockpit cushions, stack pack and sail cover. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

30’ Nonsuch Ultra 1987. Vetus 43 hp 912 hrs, 2014 Cutlass bearing, 2014 cockpit cushions, 2008 holding tank, 2014 topping lift, Garmin chartplotter, autopilot, Datamarine windspeed/direction/depth/& speed log. A MUST SEE! $55,000. Call Cal @ (561) 3120010. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

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33’ Hunter 1982. Ready to Sail, Shoal draft 4ft, 8ft Dinghy on Davits, Autopilot, Bottom paint / Survey @ $25k (10/2013). Reduced to $23,000 OBO, Clearwater Beach. Paul @ (727) 512-0726 (3/15)

33’ Tartan, 1981. Speed by S&S, tough by Tartan, 3 sails, 24hp diesel, 4’5” Scheel keel. $27,500. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 8152607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

34’ Beneteau 343 2008. 4’9 draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini/Dodger, Refrig/Freezer. $94,900. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

34’ Beneteau 1986, Volvo 18hp, tall rig model, moderate displacement racer/cruiser!

Raytheon ST60 Tridata & Wind Instrument pack, Autopilot, Garmin GPS, VHF, & MORE! $36,900, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales 31’ Beneteau 2011. 4’3” draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini, Refrig/Freezer. $94,900. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

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1984 Oday 34. 25hp diesel engine, gas stove and oven. 130% Jib roller furling, full batten mainsail about 2 years old. Needs bottom job and through-hulls serviced. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida. $19,500 obo. Take Trade.

Contact Jesse at (813) 363-3172. (5/15)

Catalina Yachts Brokerage! Catalina 375 (photo) — two to choose from — wellequipped and priced to sell! 2008 Catalina 350 – one owner, well-equipped. Details at www.dunbaryachts.com. Dunbar Sales, Inc., (800) 282-1411

34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $12,500 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at (941) 723-6560. (3/15a)

1979 Shannon 38 ketch. Recent upgrades.

New engine, batteries, inverter, stove, varnish, cabin sole, wiring, electronics and upholstery. Cost of upgrades approximately $50,000. Asking price $110,000. Negotiable.

Call David Martin at (864) 378-2889. (4/15)

2005 Bavaria 36. One-Owner Boat in Excellent Condition, an outstanding example of the build quality of Bavaria Yachts. Loaded with air conditioning, autopilot, chart plotter, full instrumentation, dodger and bimini.

Contact Mike at (252) 571-3505. www.neptuneyacthsales.com

36 ft. Hunter Vision 1993. Yanmar 34 hp with low hrs, complete Raymarine electronic package, 2 solar panels, custom radar arch, new main and spinnaker. 2 staterooms, wide open and handsomely finished main cabin with wrap-around settee and large dining table. This vessel is a (10), like new condition. Ask $62,000. Call Jim (727) 244-4995. palmharboryachtsales.com

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2005 38’ Hunter - $125,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

2008 38’ Hunter. Loaded, Factory Mariner’s Package, Bristol, shoal draft, genset, AC, watermaker, satellite TV, tender, must see. $129,900. Grand Slam Yacht Sales.Call Jim (904) 652-8401. (B)

38’ Durbeck Cutter 1981. Monitor wind vane (2012), Yanmar 4JH5E diesel (less than 100 hrs), NEW standing & running rigging, NEW Standard Horizon GPS Chartplotter, & MORE! $75,000. Call kevin @ (321) 6931642. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

39’ Irwin Citation, 1978. Rebuilt Yanmar 30hp, Profurl jibs, propane 2 burner, oven, top loading fridge, 400-watt solar system. $32,500. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 8152607. www.marinesource.com

39’ Beneteau 393 2002. In mast furling, AC, AP, plotter, speed, depth & wind, refrig/ freezer, 2 cabin/2 head, shoal draft. bimini, dinghy & ob. $111,900. Pictures & specs at www.

MurrayYachtSales.com. (504) 283-2507

1982 Lee Creekmore-design, 40’ Cruise ready. Watermaker, Gen set, Sunshades, Full canvas, Solar, and wind. Complete with tools and spare parts, dinghy and motor. Just load and go. $79,500 See the complete listing at www.whiteakeryachtsales.com, wm@white akeryachtsales.com. (931) 260-6401

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Finrose 40, 1971. Atlantic cruising sloop.

Florida Keys Well-maintained, Force 10 stove, oven, broiler, Engel refrigeration. auto pilot, 6’4” headroom, good shade, great liveboard. $29,500. www.empressforsale.com. (305) 289-0833. (4/15)

42’ Catalina MRK I 1989. Yanmar 40 hp, 2014 VHF, Autopilot, wind speed/direction, 2014 Garmin chartplotter, GPS, 2012 full cockpit enclosure w/ isinglass, 3 solar panels, & MORE! $105,000. Call Mike @ (239) 2877213. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

CAL 40 Sailboat 1971. Famous, Amazing, Classic And Sought After. Purchased as a liveaboard in 1990. Custom interior, teak cabinetry, teak sole, self-tailing winches, Harlen Mark II Roller Furling, Westerbeke Engine, 130 genoa new condition, strong tracking system, Awlgrip, Nature’s Head, epoxy barrier coat. $40,000 OBO. Elberta, Alabama. (251) 9790800. (4/15)

42’ Manta MKIV 2008, twin Volvo, Gen, Solar Panels, AGM House Bank, Wind Gen, Water Maker, GPS Chartplotter w/Radar ‘n AIS, W/D, 2 AC units, Sling Seat, & LOTS MORE! $389,900, Call Kevin @ (321) 6931642, www.CatamaransFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41. New, barely used. Well-maintained and is ready to take a new owner onto this well-regarded cruiser.

The Yacht Sales Company, Kemah, TX. Pat O’Neal at (713) 922-3208 (cell), or (281) 334-1993 (office). See complete listing at www.theyachtsalescompany.com

1974 42 Whitby. Project boat. New opening ports and hatches. Stainless steel handrails.

Have masts, booms, and sails. $10,500 or best offer. Located in Tampa, Florida. Contact Jesse at (813) 363-3172. (5/15)

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42 ft. Robert Perry Tatoosh, 1981, Panama, $115,000. Safe, fast, Puddle Jump ready.

Yanmar, Neil Pryde sails, Viking raft, Monitor vane, full electronics, Iridium phone, Dyer sailing dinghy, many recent upgrades, spares, charts and recent survey. Health forces sale. jonessail@aol.com. (4/15)

1992 42’ Catalina - $74,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net.

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42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/ shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. $79,900 Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

Whitby 42’ 1982 Ketch with full bimini.

New gear: radar, chartplotter, VHF/antenna, batteries, charger-inverter, high output alternator, wind generator, solar, gauges, electric windlass, chain & anchors. Loaded and ready to cruise. Asking $89,500. Take Trade. Capt. Tim Mahoney. (415) 2728349. flamingo480@gmail.com 3/15)

Columbia 43 1970. Meticulously maintained, upgraded for family sailing, liveaboard comfort. Huge cockpit, 6’ 3” headroom, newly refurbished interior and deck. Yanmar 63hp.

GREAT VALUE $48,500. See more: www.columbia43.com. (386) 931-3844, svserendipity@gmail.com (3/15)

43’ Beneteau Sense 2011. In mast furling, AC, genset, davits, dinghy & OB, full electronics, full canvas pack, two cabin/1 head, bow thruster. $325,000. (727) 214-1590.

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Morgan 44 CC. Well kept, cruising ready, great liveaboard, AC. Updated electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern arch, wind gen, AIS, solar, davits, swim platform, bimini enclosure, furling. Reduced. $120,000. Owner (727) 466-6444. (5/15a).

Kanter 45 steel pilothouse cutter. This Side Up just completed circumnavigation and is fully restored. New steel deck, rigging, Awlgrip, Z-spar furling mast, more.

Bulletproof bluewater passagemaker. Radar, autopilot w/bluetooth remote control, windvane, joystick steering. Roomy, strong and fast. Solar, wind generator, videos available.

Email michaelreynolds2005@yahoo.com for full inventory. $76,000 obo (580) 220-0573.

Custom Hermanson 44. Looking for the ultimate ocean steel cruiser?? Look no further. $99,999.

Can make money with!! www.dutchlove.com. (305) 989-7181. (4/15a) 49’ Hunter 2007. Tall rig and SHOAL DRAFT, bow thruster, great electronics, cutter rig, watermaker, cabin heater, Genset, full reverse-cycle heat and air, and the best value on the market today. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB @ (727) 599-1718

1996 51’ Little Harbor Tara Chase – $299,500 (772) 202-0676, or tara@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

MORGAN O.I. 512 Ketch 1980. 130hp Perkins and Kohler Gen Set. Spacious center cockpit and below. Hood Sails on Furling.

Two-cabin owners version. Upgraded equipment. Ready for extended cruising and living aboard. Asking $139,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

Three Graces - 1974 45’ Coronado $95,000 Curtis Stokes (954) 684-0218, curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net

50’ Beneteau Sense 50 2012. Air, Genset, Electric winches, Full electronics, In-Mast Furling, Custom Sails, Teak Decks, Shoal Draft, Huge Cockpit, Innovative Interior. $450,000. Pictures & Full specs at www.Murray YachtSales.com (504) 283-2507

45’ Beneteau Oceanis 2013. 5’ 9” draft, inmast furling, blue gel coat hull, teak decks AC, Electronics, Bimini, Refrig/Freezer. $346,000.

(727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

51’ Morgan OI on Lake Michigan. Hood Roller Furling (main). 85 Perkins, 1KW gen.

Reversing prop, teak & holly sole, new electric head, interchangeable screen/plastic full Bimini. Health forces sale—after 30 years. $78,000 OBO. (630) 235-5611. (4/15)

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

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60’ Custom George Buehler Pilothouse sloop 2005. NEW Yanmar 100hp 2013 only 300 hrs! All mechanics checked 1/2015! Built to be single-handed! 120-watt solar panels, AC, GREAT electronics & MORE! $299,900.

Call Leo @ (941) 504-6754, www.Sailboats inFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

Precision folding Bike. Lightweight magnesium. $125. Cortez, FL. (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100.

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_________________________________________ Perkins 4.108 Re-manufactured Long Blocks. $5,995 plus your rebuildable core engine, or $500 core charge. Plus shipping from Pensacola, FL. bshmarine@yahoo.com

HELP WANTED _________________________________________ 61’ Custom Pedrick Cutter 1985. Set up for short or single handed cruising, keel/cb for shoal waters, electric winches, Hood Stowaway mast, Air & Genset. REDUCED to $219k. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB, (727) 599-17818, or email kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com.

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_________________________________________ Westerbeke diesels. 6-hp single complete, low hours. 12-hp two-cylinder needs attention. $600 each or both for $1000. Lots of bronze hardware and winches. Bradenton, FL. (941) 704-2074, or rwpitt001@gmail.com. (3/15)

Sailboat CAPTAINS needed in Miami. P/T day charter operation in Miami, FL. Must have a USCG 50Gt MASTER license or better. Sailboat experience required. Part-time only. More online at www.MiamiSailing. net/careers.

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Key West Community Sailing Center is seeking sailing instructors for spring and summer programs. Must be US Sailing Association qualified with experience teaching children.

Background check required. Pay based on qualifications. Send resume to kwsceducation@gmail.com. _________________________________________ Key West Community Sailing Center is seeking a Sailing Program Director. This is a part time, year-around, administrative position overseeing adult and youth sailing instructors and programs, assisting new members, conducting new member orientations and coordinating club activities. Salary is commensurate with experience. The administrator may also provide sailing classes as a lead instructor to augment the salary during the year—especially in the summer when the position becomes Full Time.

Must be US Sailing Association qualified with experience teaching adults and children.

Background check required. Pay based on qualifications. Send resume, cover letter and any questions to the Vice Commodore at Kwcscvicecommodore@gmail.com. _________________________________________ Independent Writers in the Florida Keys.

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Townhouse (2/2.5). Deep-water slip, pool, quiet gated community, great fishing and sailing on Apalachee Bay, Shell Point Beach, 35 miles south of Tallahassee. $175,000. Phone (850) 599-5450. (5/15)

Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront senior mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $2,000 to $21,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (4/15A)

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (4/15A)

Multihull dock at a private home in Port Charlotte, FL. No bridges. No beam or depth issues. Possible water, and/or power. No liveaboards. December through March. Call (941) 743-6322. (2/15)

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Absolute Tank Cleaning......................24 Advanced Sails ...................................28 Allstate Insurance ...............................15 Alpenglow .........................................17 American Rope & Tar .........................25 Anchor Rescue ...................................25 Annapolis Hybrid Marine....................46 Art of Wooden Boat Repair.................25 Atlantic Sail Traders............................28 Bacon Sails.........................................28 Beaver Flags .......................................25 Beneteau Sailboats .............................80 Beta Marine .......................................42 Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals ...........30,37 Blenker Boatworks & Marina ..............38 Bluewater Sailing School .................5,30 BoatNames.net ..................................24 BoatUS Insurance .................................9 Bone Island Regatta .............................7 Boomkicker ........................................25 Borel ..................................................26 Cajun Trading Rigging .......................28 Cape Coral Yacht Basin ......................39 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars..............25 Capt. Rick Meyer................................25 Captain Celeste..................................25 Catamaran Boatyard .....................24,39 C-Head Compost Toilets ....................26 Clearwater Municipal Marina .............38 Coolnet Hammocks............................26 CopperCoat .......................................33 Couples Sailing School.......................30 CPT Autopilot ....................................75 Cracker Boy Boatyard.........................39 Cruising Guide to Cuba .....................25 Cruising Solutions ..............................11 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ............68 Custom Marine ..................................21 Dockside Radio ..................................12 Doctor LED ........................................52 Dry Bunks ..........................................32 Dunbar Sales......................................66 Dunbar Sales Sailing School ...............30 Dwyer mast .......................................75 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau ....................80 Edwards Yacht Sales ...........................69 EisenShine..........................................24 Ellies Sailing Shop ..............................24 Fair Winds Boat Repairs ......................27 Far East Sailmakers .............................12 First Patriot Insurance....................14,15 Fishermen’s Headquarters ..................26 Flying Scot .........................................24 Froli Sleep ..........................................26 Garhauer..............................................2 Glades Boat Storage........................6,39 Grand Slam Yacht Sales......................65 Gulfport City Marina ..........................10 Hero’s Loop........................................25 Hidden Harbor Marina .......................39 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ....................22 Hotwire/Fans & other products .........26 Indiantown Marina ............................39 Irish Sail Lady .....................................28 J Prop.................................................10 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales...............64 Kelly Bickford, Broker .........................67 Key Lime Sailing.................................27

KnotStick ...........................................26 Lasdrop..............................................33 Laser ..................................................22 Lippinscott Canvas .............................45 Mack Sails ..........................................35 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina.......11 Maptech ............................................35 Marine Tech Services..........................24 Martek Davits.....................................47 Masthead Enterprises ...............27,29,66 Mastmate .........................................26 Mobile Marine Services ......................24 Mother’s Day Bash Regatta ..................7 Mt. Dora Regatta ...............................20 Mug Race ............................................5 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau .............64 National Sail Supply ...........................29 Nature’s Head ....................................27 Neptune Yacht Sales ..........................65 Nickle Atlantic....................................26 North Sails ........................................51 Optimist.............................................22 Palm Coast Marina.............................39 Panama City Marina...........................38 Paradise Marina .................................39 Pasadena Marina................................38 Ponce de Leon Hotel..........................75 Port Visor ...........................................27 Precision ............................................22 Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers.................65 Regata del Sol al Sol.............................3 Regatta Pointe Marina........................79 Rigging Only......................................28 Safe Cove Boat Storage........................8 Safety at Sea Seminar.........................21 Sail Harbor Marina .............................39 Sail Repair ..........................................29 Salt of a Sailor book ...........................25 Schurr Sails ........................................41 Sea School .........................................23 SeaRail 19 Trimaran............................53 SeaTech .............................................75 Seaward Yacht Brokerage ...................67 Seaworthy Goods..........................27,32 Simple Sailing ....................................30 Source Mobile Marine........................24 Sparman USA.....................................41 Spotless Stainless................................27 St. Augustine Race Week....................18 St. Petersburg Municipal Marina ........38 St. Petersburg Yacht Club ..................21 Sunfish...............................................22 Sunrise Sails, Plus ...............................28 Tackle Shack.......................................22 Teak Guard ........................................20 Teak Hut ............................................27 The Rudder Club..................................5 The Yacht Sales Company ..................67 TideSlide ..............................................9 Tiki Water Sports ................................28 Tohatsu Outboards ............................28 TowboatUS ........................................19 Town of Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field.....................................................8 Turner Marina ....................................38 Twin Dolphin Marina .........................38 Two Can Sail Summer Camp\ ...........16 UK Sailmakers ....................................29 Ullman sails...................................24,29 Vacu Wash .........................................29 West Marine.......................................13 Wheelez .............................................23 Windcraft Trimarans ...........................53 www.southwindsmagazine.com

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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau............................................................80 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ............................68 Dunbar Sales......................................................66 Eastern Yachts ....................................................80 Edwards Yacht Sales ...........................................69 Flying Scot .........................................................24 Grand Slam Yacht Sales......................................65 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ....................................22 Kelly Bickford, Broker .........................................67 Laser ..................................................................22 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina .................27,29,66 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau .............................64 Neptune Yacht Sales ..........................................65 Optimist.............................................................22 Precision ............................................................22 Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers.................................65 SeaRail 19 ..........................................................53 Seaward Yacht Brokerage ...................................67 Sunfish ...............................................................22 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg ........22 The Yacht Sales Company ..................................67 Windcraft ...........................................................53 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Alpenglow..........................................................17 Anchor Rescue ...................................................25 Annapolis Hybrid Marine....................................46 Beaver Flags .......................................................25 Boomkicker ........................................................25 Borel ..................................................................26 Cajun Trading Rigging .......................................28 C-Head Compost Toilets ....................................26 Coolnet Hammocks............................................26 CopperCoat .......................................................33 CPT Autopilot.....................................................75 Cruising Solutions ..............................................11 Custom Marine ..................................................21 Doctor LED ........................................................52 Ellies Sailing Shop ..............................................24 Froli Sleep ..........................................................26 Garhauer..............................................................2 Hotwire/Fans & other products .........................26 J Prop.................................................................10 KnotStick............................................................26 Lasdrop ..............................................................33 Martek Davits.....................................................47 Masthead Enterprises ...............................27,29,66 Mastmate Mast Climber.....................................26 Nature’s Head ....................................................27 Nickle Atlantic....................................................26 Seaworthy Goods..........................................27,32 Sparman USA .....................................................41 Spotless Stainless................................................27 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision ................22 Teak Guard.........................................................20 Teak Hut ............................................................27 TideSlide ..............................................................9 West Marine.......................................................13 Wheelez .............................................................23 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES, CANVAS Advanced Sails ...................................................28 Atlantic Sail Traders ............................................28 Bacon Sails .........................................................28 Cajun Trading Rigging .......................................28 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging.................75 Far East Sailmakers .............................................12 Lippincott Canvas ..............................................45 Mack Sails ..........................................................35 Masthead/Used Sails and Service .............27,29,66 National Sail Supply, new&used online ..............29 North Sails .........................................................51 Rigging Only .....................................................28 Sail Repair ..........................................................29 Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL ...................................41 Sunrise Sails, Plus ..............................................28

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UK Sailmakers ....................................................29 Ullman Sails ..................................................24,29 Vacu Wash .........................................................29 SAILING SCHOOLS, CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION Bimini Bay Sailing School ..............................30,37 Bluewater sailing school ..................................5,30 Captain Celeste ..................................................25 Couples Sailing School .......................................30 Dunbar Sales Sailing School ...............................30 Sea School/Captain’s License ............................23 Simple Sailing ....................................................30 Two Can Sail Summer Camp\ ...........................16 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine .......................................................42 Tiki Water Sports ................................................28 Tohatsu Outboards.............................................28 MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDS Blenker Boatworks/marina..................................38 Cape Coral Yacht Basin ......................................39 Catamaran Boatyard .....................................24,39 Clearwater Municipal Marina .............................38 Cracker Boy Boatyard.........................................39 Glades Boat Storage........................................6,39 Gulfport City Marina ..........................................10 Hidden Harbor Marina .......................................39 Indiantown Marina.............................................39 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina .......................11 Palm Coast.........................................................39 Panama City Marina...........................................38 Pasadena Marina................................................38 Regatta Pointe Marina........................................79 Safe Cove Boat Storage........................................8 Sail Harbor Marina .............................................39 St. Petersburg Municipal Marina ........................38 Town of Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field .............8 Turner Marina & Boatyard..................................38 Twin Dophin Marina ..........................................38 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals............................30,37 Key Lime Sailing.................................................27 MARINE SERVICES, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, HOTELS, ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning......................................24 Allstate Insurance ..........................................14,15 BoatNames.net ..................................................24 BoatUS Insurance .................................................9 EisenShine..........................................................24 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales .............................27 First Patriot Insurance....................................14,15 Marine Tech Services..........................................24 Ponce de Leon Hotel..........................................75 Source Mobile Marine ........................................24 TowboatUS ........................................................19 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. Rick Meyer................................................25 Capt. Celeste .....................................................25 MARINE ELECTRONICS Dockside Radio ..................................................12 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication ................75 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS, GUIDES Art of Wooden Boat Repair.................................25 BoatNames.net ..................................................24 Salt of a Sailor book ...........................................25 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars ..............................25 Cruising Guide to Cuba .....................................25 Hero’s Loop........................................................25 Maptech ............................................................35 REGATTAS, BOAT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS Bone Island Regatta .............................................7 Mother’s Day Bash Regatta ..................................7 Mt. Dora Regatta ...............................................20 Mug Race.............................................................5 Regata del Sol al Sol.............................................3 Safety at Sea Seminar.........................................21 St. Augustine Race Week ....................................18 St. Petersburg Yacht Club...................................21 The Rudder Club..................................................5

berth, installing windows, painting the deck, repairing the dodger and bimini, greasing the drive shaft and propeller, installing the new engine, rigging and wiring the mast, packing all our supplies, and, finally, lettering a wishful name for a half-finished boat on the hard: Rover.

While we worked, we would spread out all the tools and materials my Dad had brought down from Canada for these jobs and more. Our neighbors were frightened for us. A friend warned about an over-packed vessel that was once launched in the marina; as the lift descended to slip the strapping off, the boat just kept lowering with it.

It looked like we had a lot to take with us, but they didn’t know my Dad and the way he used to pack the car for family vacations. What they should have warned us about was the heat.

Our workdays were not only cut short by the rain but had to be planned around the intense sun of midday. We didn’t think we’d still be in the work yard in July, and the heat inside our aluminum-oven of a boat was stifling. Working in the evening was impossible as well because the mosquitoes were even worse.

Hiding from the buzzing insects inside the screen porch of the marina one cool evening, the World Cup in Brazil was on TV. The players were offered a special break mid-game because the temperature in the sun was soaring to over 100 degrees.

“Ha!” I laughed. Under the metal deck of our boat, the thermometer that day had read 110.

On August 10, after six weeks of setbacks and three delayed launch dates, Rover was finally on the move.

The work yard wasn’t all bad memories though. Lake Okeechobee to the west supplied the humidity that caught the brilliant oranges and purples of every sunset over the palm trees. Florida is called the “Sunshine State” for a reason.

In our first week there, a neighbor quipped that “sailing” is also known as “maintenance in exotic places.” By the time we finally motored out of Indiantown for the Intracoastal Waterway, I couldn’t agree more.

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Maintenance in Exotic Places Refitting a neglected boat in Florida can’t be that hard, can it?

By Benjamin Hayward

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n retirement, my father returned to the passion of his bachelor years: sailing. When he first invited me along in 2006, I had planned to spend a month helping him sail a 52-foot ketch, but I fled after only two weeks of maintenance when the former “seafood-restaurant-attraction” still wasn’t seaworthy.

This past summer, planning for a little hard work, I endeavored to try again. My girlfriend and I departed for Indiantown, FL, to join him on his latest project: a 36-foot aluminum-hull cutter. We were unsure of what we were getting ourselves into.

“Sailing isn’t all blue skies and calm waters,” I warned her in advance.

“There’s seasickness, emergency repairs, and otherwise always something that has to be done.”

In addition, my father is one of those men who works without a radio or a coffee maker. He’s the “make sure you’re life jacket is on tight” and “Who

saw my tape measure last?” kind-of captain. He’s also a cold-water sailor.

The plan was, after a little elbow grease, we’d test the vessel northward on the Intracoastal Waterway over July, take it out to sea and up to Labrador in August, cross to Greenland then Iceland in September, and make it to Scotland before the end of October.

But plans, as they say, change.

When we caught up with my Dad and the other recruit near the expected departure date in late June, the boat wasn’t even in the water yet. The mast—bare of rigging—lay next to it, and the engine was on pallets. After an entire spring in the work yard, the hull was freshly painted in bright blue anti-fouling, but the inside looked like it was in the process of being stripped so the boat could be sold for the aluminum, which was probably worth more than my Dad had paid for it.

On our first day, we set to work

tracing the torn-out woodwork in order to rebuild the galley cupboards.

And then it started to rain. My Dad’s time frame hadn’t accounted for Florida in the summer.

Almost daily, a few scattered drops in mid-afternoon gave us less than a minute’s warning of impending downpour. We ran to cover the plywood, get the tools up into the boat and close the hatch. Enough rain could fall in an hour to fill a drinking glass and flood the nearby drainage ditches.

Huddled around our makeshift table in damp clothes, we took the opportunity to have a late snack and plan the next task. Before the boat could be launched, our workyard todo list included removing and cleaning the daggerboard and centerboard, insulating walls, tracing and replacing woodwork in the galley and captain’s See MAINTENANCE continued on page 77

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