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Building the Catalina 425, Part II By Russ Hoadley
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An Anchoring Rights Lobbyist in Florida?
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ust mention the word lobbyist and it brings up all sorts of negative prejudices. Why? Because everyone thinks our lobbyists buy government favors. Well—they do. After all, if spending money on lobbying the government didn’t pay off, no one would be doing it. But not all lobbying is equal. Lobbying is trying to get the government to pass laws that protect or promote the interests of the people, and what’s wrong with that? Basically, two groups are lobbyists. The largest group is for profit entities, which is basically large corporations. In 2015, reported lobbying expenditures at the Federal level were about $2.6 billion. In this instance, it’s the interests of corporations being promoted. The second group that lobbies government is publicinterest groups and unions, which spent about 1/34 what corporations spent in 2015. Similar proportions of money spent on lobbying occurs at the state level. Although it’s debatable whether corporate lobbying fairly promotes the public interest, there is little doubt that public-interest lobbying does. For the last 15 years, anchoring rights in Florida has become a hot topic of interest by boaters as they argue that their rights are slowly being taken away by the state marine patrol, local marine police and local governments. Back in the early 80s, I cruised SE Florida waters and never saw or heard of any harassment or restrictions to anchor. When I returned in the early 2000s and purchased SOUTHWINDS, I watched as complaints grew about anchoring restrictions and being stopped and inspected by the water police—both state and local. It was before social media took over, and we received hundreds of letters complaining and looking for help to control not only the police but local communities who wanted to limit or eliminate anchoring in areas where
boaters have anchored for decades—all in the belief that anchoring and cruising rights in navigable waterways were sacrosanct, age-old rights of boaters. Cries for pressuring the courts and the state government to protect those rights grew. But what happened? The opposite. While a few court cases were won protecting rights, local communities passed laws and then the Florida Legislature began passing laws to help them. Why? Because wealthy waterfront homeowners didn’t like boaters anchoring in places where boaters were anchoring—even it boaters had been doing so long before those homes were there. Who was lobbying the state legislators? Not the landowners—at least not directly—but the local governments where they lived were, along with the local state legislators representing those landowners—because they all answered to those who pay the most taxes. And most cruisers don’t pay any local taxes—outside of the taxes they pay every time they purchase something. And many of those boaters come from out of state. So, who is going to promote the rights of the boaters? BoatUS helped tremendously, but still boaters were losing. Maybe they needed a lobbyist in Tallahassee. Along comes the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA), the Marine Trawler Owners Association (MTOA) and the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA). They and their members got together, found a lobbyist and started a movement to pay the lobbyist to promote anchoring rights. And that brings us to today. A fund has been setup by these groups to get individual contributions from anyone interested to fund a lobbyist to promote anchoring rights in Florida. At last, someone has done something that can really have an effect (I hope). Read more about the fund and where to contribute on page 36.
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locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing. No courses scheduled in the southeast U.S. as of press date. Check the website, since courses are often added late. For learning-to-sail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, New Orleans, LA, March 2-5 Southern Yacht Club. Contact James Brusgard at jim@southernyachtclub.com. Instructor Kevin Gunn. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Sarasota, FL, March 13-16 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. Contact Instructor Allison Jolly at allisongjolly@gmail.com. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Atlanta, GA, April 1-4 Atlanta Yacht Club. Contact Don Hackbarth at dhackbarth@icloud.com. Instructor Bruce Cattanach. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Tampa, FL, April 15-16, 29-30 (two weekends, non-consecutive) Atlanta Yacht Club. Contact Susan Canonico at NO EMAIL. Instructor Allison Jolly. Small Boat Instructor Level 2, Fort Myers Beach, FL, April 8-9 Edison Sailing Center. Contact Stephanie Webb at RPSC1983@aol.com. Instructor Steve Maddox. Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Miami, FL, Feb. 28-Mar. 2 US Sailing Center of Miami. Contact Karen Davidson at KarenDavidson@ussailing.org. Instructors Richard Johnson and Robert Hurst. Reach Educator Middle School 1 Course, Austin, TS, Feb. 15 Sheraton Downtown. Contact Jessica Servis at JessicaServis@ussailing.org. Instructor Jane Pimentel. Sailing Counselor Course, Pottsboro, TX, April 8-9 Camp All Saints. Contact Kelly Poe at kellypoe@poeco.net. Instructor Stephen Gay. Sailing Counselor Course, Seabrook, TX, April 22-23 Lakewood Yacht Club. Contact Marie Wise at sailmom@gmail.com. Instructor Stephen Gay. US SAILING SAFETY AT SEA SEMINARS IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) To register for the below seminars, go to www.ussailing.org, then Education, then Safety at Sea Seminars, then Find a Seminar Near You. Safety at Sea With Hands-on Training This is a two day event; the first is in classroom and the second is practical, hands-on training. This class meets World Sailing Standards (formerly known as ISAF). Pensacola, FL, March 25-26. Pensacola Yacht Club Satori Foundation Inc., 1897 Cypress St., Contact Talbot@Talbot Wilson.com, 850-217-7138. Moderator: Bruce Brown.
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Charleston, SC, March 25-26. Charleston Ocean Racing Association, 50 E. Bay Street, Contact Florence Canaday at Florence@osasail.com, 843-971-0700. Moderator: Chuck Hawley.
US SAILING YOUTH SAILING USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Sailfest, Sarasota, FL, April 8-9 Sarasota Youth Sailing. Optimist Green, Optimist RWB, C420, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Laser 4.7 and F16s. www.sarasotayouthsailing.org USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Acworth, GA, April 29-30 Atlanta Yacht Club. Optimist, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and Collegiate 420. www.AtlantaYachtClub.org.
BOAT SHOWS (Some boat shows listed are all powerboats)
2017 Wharf Boat Show, Orange Beach, AL, March 23-26 The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show, a powerboat show, is one of the largest in-water displays and exhibitors along the upper Gulf Coast. 4550 Main Street. www.wharfboatshow.com.
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32nd Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 23-26 Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach. www.showmanagement.com.
9th Annual Southwest International InWater Boat Show, Houston, TX, April 6-9 A large selection of sail and power boats with a Discover Sailing program. www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com.
9th Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show & Nautical Flea Market, Oriental, NC, April 21-23 Oriental Harbour Marina docks. www.orientalboatshow.com.
21st Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 21-23 Power and Sail. Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. www.southeastusboatshow.com.
35th Annual Suncoast Boat Show, Sarasota, FL, April 21-23 Power boats, as well as vendors selling gear. Marina Jack’s in downtown Sarasota. www.ShowManagement.com.
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Charleston In-Water Boat Show, Charleston, SC, April 28-30 This show will be at Bristol Marina and Brittlebank Park, 145 Lockwood Blvd. www.charlestoninwaterboatshow.com.
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS 7th Annual Kemah Crawfish Festival, Kemah, TX, March 24-26 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. Held under the Kemah Bridge at 300 3rd Street. www.gulfcoastfestivals.com.
Waterway Zydeco & Crawfish Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, April 15 Fresh boiled crawfish and zydeco music by some of New Orleans best bands, along with arts and crafts display. East 24th Avenue in the Waterway Village of Gulf Shores. www.gulfcoastartsalliance.com.
12th Annual Gulf Coast Traditional Small Craft Festival, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, April 22-23 Come to see boats, or to sail, row, paddle or simply show
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your classic or traditional boat. www.sarasotasailing squadron.org, http://fgctsca.weebly.com (go to Upcoming Events). 941-504-4236.
33rd Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 28-30 Pompano Beach oceanfront. Held on the beach at the Pompano Pier, featuring fresh local seafood prepared by area restaurants. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.
32nd Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival, Pensacola, FL, April 28-30 The Pensacola Crawfish Festival has a wide variety of Cajun fare such as crawfish poboys, crawfish pies, and over 16,000 pounds of boiled crawfish, along with chicken baskets, red beans and rice, gyros, bloomin’ onions, kettle corn, apple dumplins and Deep Fried Brownies. www.facebook.com/ pensacolacrawfishfestival
NAUTICAL FLEA MARKETS 39th Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL, March 9-12 Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equip-
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ment, antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and boating-related items. World’s largest marine flea market. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association Spring Rendezvous, New Bern, NC, April 25-28
Island Nautical 23rd Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, March 25
Educational seminars on navigation and information on the portion of the Loop between New Bern and the Tennessee River (site of the fall rendezvous), presented by experienced cruisers. www.greatloop.org. THIS EVENT SOLD OUT.
Spaces available for sellers. Shop bargains, sell your old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at 2233 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg. 8am-noon. Call to reserve space at 727-577-3220.
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32nd Morgan Invasion and 2017 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta, Tampa, FL, April 22 The Morgan Invasion is now part of the Tampa Bay Hospice Cup. Davis Island Yacht Club. In this issue go to the West Florida section of the “Race Calendar” for more information. www.TampaBayHospiceCup.com.
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Wharram Catamarans 11th Annual Hui/ Rendezvous, Fort Myers, FL, May 19-21 The 11th spring/summer sail-in “Hui Wharram” (gathering of Wharram Polynesian catamarans), sailors, boats and interested public will take place at North Shore Park in North Fort Myers this year. The boats can be beached at the park. The Hui has been held in the Florida Keys in recent years and for the second year, it will be held in Fort Myers. The “official hotel” will be the Best Western Waterfront (www.bestwesternwaterfront.com), and the gathering will be at the Three Fishermen Seafood Restaurant and bar at 13021 N. Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers. A banquet will be held Saturday night. Although this is a Wharram Rendezvous, all boats, especially monohulls, and all interested boaters are invited. The Best Western has also installed new floating docks for the boats. For more information, contact Thom DelForge at 309212-1161, or huiWharram@gmail.com.
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OTHER EVENTS Englewood Sailing Association Open House, Englewood, FL, March 4 See the facilities, boats, and take a leisurely sail around Lemon Bay. Indian Mounds Park, 210 Winson Ave., Englewood, FL. 12-3pm. 941-681-8190. www.englewoodsailing.org
Fort Myers Beach 10th Annual Cruiser’s Appreciation Day, Fort Myers Beach, FL, April 1 Fort Myers Beach will once again show its appreciation for the cruising community with its 10th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day” on April 1. Held at the Matanzas Inn , 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 encouraged to bring lawn chairs since 18
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seating will be limited. Everyone is welcome. The event will be from noon to 3pm. The event is sponsored by the Fort Myers Beach Anchorage Advisory Committee. For information on Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field, go to www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov, click on “Mooring Field” under “Quick Links.”
Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba, April 5-20 From saltydawgsailing.org. The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) will launch a new cruising rally to Cuba this spring. The Rally to Cuba has been organized to comply with current U.S. Government requirements for U.S. vessels and citizens visiting Cuba. Vessels from other countries are also welcome to participate in this unique event. The Rally to Cuba will depart Virgin Gorda in the BVI in late March and will be in Cuba April 5-20. While most vessels will be cruising to Cuba from the BVI, others will cruise from the U.S. east coast and the Bahamas. The 14-day visit will support an educational-based, people-to-people exchange. The rally complies with OFAC and U.S. Coast www.southwindsmagazine.com
With the structured nature of the visit, in order to properly manage the activity, the rally is being limited to 24 boats. “With the strong interest in this rally, we could have easily registered more than 75 vessels. But, we need to keep this inaugural rally manageable to comply with U.S. regulations. All participants will be busy conducting our planned research, which will be designed to develop reference material that hopefully will be of interest to all U.S. cruisers with future plans to visit Cuba,” said rally director Hank George. The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization that hosts several rallies, rendezvous and a series of blue water sailing seminars. Over 1,900 sailors and 480 boats have participated in Salty Dawg Rallies and over 1,300 sailors subscribe to notifications of Salty Dawg events. Membership in SDSA is available to anyone interested in blue water sailing. For more information and to join, go to the Membership tab on the website, SaltyDawgSailing.org. The Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba will be in April. Photo by Fred Braman
Guard regulations. The new Rally is a natural, downwind passage from the Caribbean back to the U.S., via Cuba. In order to conduct the proper research in support of this educational activity, and with the time constraint from various regulations and American insurance companies, the rally will make landfall in Havana and conduct its research activities in northwest Cuba. This is a large area to visit, including Havana, villages and countryside on the north and south shores.
7th Annual West Marine Stand-up Paddle Board Carolina Cup, Wrightsville Beach, NC, April 19-23 The world’s largest gathering of stand-up paddleboard racers will be held at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Over 1000 competitors from the around the world. www.wrightsvillebeachpaddleclub.com/carolina-cup.
33rd Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 28-30 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit local charities. Largest Beach Party in the South. www.florabama.com.
Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January, February, March 26, April 30 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 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 (Jan. 22) 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 7pm, 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 7pm. www.schoonerwharf.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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RACE NEWS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South
NEWS Sailors in the News from the Northern Gulf Coast By Kim Kaminski
Youth World Champions Wiley Rogers and Jack Parkin. Photo © Pedro Martinez | Sailing Energy | World Sailing.
It has been an exciting start to the year for the sailors of the northern Gulf Coast with numerous national and international championships, and sailing events that boast of sailing competitors from around the world. The annual Quantum Key West Race Week held Jan. 15-20 celebrated their 30th anniversary this year and several sailors from the northern Gulf, including four boats from the Lakewood Yacht Club in Houston, TX, enjoyed the challenge. One team that came away as first-place winners in the ORC Division was the team of Second Star, a 40-foot J/120 owned by Susan Hill and skippered by J.D. Hill. This successful team took three first-place finishes and three second-place finishes to end up two points ahead of the second-place team. In another area, at the 46th Annual Aon Youth Sailing Championship, which was held in Auckland, New
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Zealand, Dec. 14-20—and had more than 380 sailors from 65 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine different disciplines—saw Lakewood Yacht Club’s Wiley Rogers, along with his Connecticut teammate Jack Parkin, become the Youth Sailing World Champions after out-sailing the 24-team competition in the 420 Class. “We are excited,” says Wiley, “The entire 420 Class are fierce competitors. Jack and I trained hard for this, and one of our goals was to keep the trophy in the U.S. It feels good to have accomplished that goal.” This team won five out of nine races to help secure their win. Another proud sailor is Southern Yacht Club’s Thomas Kerrigan, who won the 2016 USODA Midwinter Championship held over Thanksgiving weekend against 265 Optimist sailors from around the country, including sailors from Canada, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the Virgin Islands. An additional team to watch will be Mike Whitehead from St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club in Panama City, FL, and his teammates who qualified to compete in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup on June 12-16, with the finals on June 20-21. This team (Next Generation USA representing USA) is among the 12 qualifying teams representing 12 countries. The team is made up of six sailors age 20 to 24. Helmsman Carson Crain and wing-trimmer Matthew Whitehead, a veteran from 2013 Youth America’s Cup, are fresh off Olympic campaigns in the Men’s RS:X windsurfer and Nacra 17 multihull, respectively. Tactician Reed Baldridge and bowman Markus Edegran have recently completed successful college sailing careers and are pursuing sailing as a profession. Scott Ewing, soft sail trimmer, is a multi-talented skiff and multihull sailor, and Preston Farrow brings experience on the GC32 and knowledge of the Bermuda venue to the team. The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup is organized by the America’s Cup Event Authority, where sailors from the competing teams have found positions on America’s Cup boats. Let’s hope team Next Generation USA finds success during this year’s event. The 35th America’s Cup has attracted six teams (five challengers and one defender) that will compete in the new 15-meter AC Class, with a series of qualifiers beginning on May 26 that lead to the start of the America’s Cup Match on June 17.
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UPCOMING NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS IN THE SOUTHEAST Melges 20 Winter Series, South Florida, December, February, March 3-5 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, the Miami Winter Regatta, was Feb. 3-5. Event 3 is the Melges Rocks Regatta on March 3-5. After Event 3, 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.
Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, Miami, FL, March 5-11 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 event has become a world-famous event after only seven years. Many consider it to be one of the top ten sailing events in the world.
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The Star Class—the original Olympic class boat—will compete for the 90th time for the Bacardi Cup. The Viper 640 will be back challenging for their EFG Bank PanAmerican Championship. Also sailing are the A-Cats, J70s, VX Ones, VX Evos and Flying Tigers 7.5. Regatta headquarters will be located at the US Sailing Center Miami, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Coconut Grove. Additional hosts for the event include the City of Miami’s Regatta Park, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Shake-A-Leg Miami. These sailing organizations host classes onshore, as well as help run the on-the-water racing. The Coral Reef Yacht Club hosts the opening and closing ceremonies and is the site for the regatta village throughout the week. STUDIOMILANO is the organizing authority. For more information, go to www.miamisailingweek.com.
Snipe Winter Circuit, Florida and the Bahamas, March This is an annual series of events held each winter. Five regattas at three different locations; twenty-three races over two weeks. First is the Nassau Winter Series held at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club in the Bahamas, March 8-12. Next comes the 51st Don Q Rum Keg Regatta at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, March 23-26. The final event is the 80th Midwinters at the Clearwater Yacht Club March 28-30. http://snipeusa.com/2017-snipe-winter-circuit/.
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RACE NEWS 2nd Annual Miami to Havana Race, March 15 The Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) is the organizer of this race. The race is hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club and the Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba. It will begin on March 15 with boats racing down the Florida Keys and heading across the Gulf Stream to Havana wherever the racers decide the best point to do so is. There will then be a coastal race off Havana a few days later. Three Classes will run: Performance Cruiser Class (Downwind Sail Area/Displacement ratio of less than 50); Cruiser Class with boats using cruising chutes tacked to the centerline of the boat (Downwind Sail Area/Displacement ratio of less than 34; Non-Spinnaker Cruiser Class (Downwind Sail Area/Displacement ratio of less than 30. The Notice of Race will be available on the official Miami to Havana Race website, www.HavanaRace.org.
Sunfish Masters and Midwinter Championships, Charlotte Harbor, FL, March 26-28, March 30-April 1st Headquarters will be at the Port Charlotte Beach Park where the boats can be stored and launched from the beach. There is an ADA-compliant ramp and dock, if required. All courses will be on the sheltered waters of Charlotte Harbor. NOR, entry forms, and other details are at www.charlotteharborcommunitysailingcenter.com
O’Pen BIC North American Championships, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, April 17-19 www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org
Sperry Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 20-23 “Serious racing. Serious fun.” That’s the new tagline for Sperry Charleston Race Week, which is still the largest keelboat regatta in North and South America. Every spring, more than 250 boats from across the country and around the world materialize in Charleston, SC, to enjoy three days of epic competition and four evenings of superb shoreside hospitality. And every year, the organizers make a few tweaks to keep it all fresh. This year, the event’s management is switching to the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) rule for all offshore entries (save those sailing in one-design classes and the Pursuit Class). According to event director Randy Draftz, “the ORC rule is specifically designed to rate dissimilar boats fairly.
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Because it’s based on each boat’s velocity prediction program, the ratings are more precise than those derived with PHRF.” Another tweak this year will be the implementation of a fourth inshore race course. Draftz says this will free up space on some of the other courses and make racing more convenient for all the inshore competitors. He and his fellow organizers are keen to let potential entries know that the Pursuit Class is still as popular as ever. “That’s because it offers such a simple and easy format for owners who don’t race their boats on a regular basis,” he says. “As a consequence, we get a lot of entries who haven’t been to the event before.” And if that description applies to you, check out “How to do Race Week,” on the event’s website www.charlestonraceweek.com. Sperry Charleston Race Week is open to boats from 19 to 80 feet.
49th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 28, 2017 Entrants are already signing up for this annual race, which has a 50-boat limit. Chairperson Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington can be contacted at Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org, or through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol.org, or go to www.spyc.org. There will be seminars and final registration on April 27, 2017. Many pre-race and after-race activities are set that all are invited to, including crew and any 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 Facebook page. Special awards will be given to the top vessels that competed in the St. Petersburg-Habana Race and the Regata del Sol al Sol. More information on these awards will be announced in the future.
Pensacola a la Habana Race, Pensacola, FL, April 30 Organized by the Pensacola Yacht Club, a PYC Satori Foundation Event. Classes: Monohull PHRF Racers, Cruiser/Racers, Modern Cruisers, Classic Cruisers, Multihull PHRF Racers and Multihull Cruisers. www.PensacolaYachtClub.org
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Okeechobee Water Level Goes Down about 3 Inches Since January As of press date in early February, Lake Okeechobee was at 13.79 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 7.73 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 5.93 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.68 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com. See the left column.
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Catamaran Goes Missing From Anchorage in Florida Keys On January 22, after being away for a few days, Dan Kunz returned to his oceanfront home on Upper Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys, and his boat, a Wharram Tiki 21 catamaran, was still anchored safely in the Atlantic right off his property. It was still there later in the evening before he went to bed, but it was gone in the morning. He first suspected theft, but strong winds blowing about 25mph all night, with stronger gusts, made him wonder if the boat’s ground tackle failed, and the boat broke loose in northwest winds that would have taken it east into the Gulf Stream. However, the boat was moored in the wind shadow of the island. The boat was secured to a solid 500pound mooring with two chains, one backup 5/8-inch safety line and two 5/8-inch bridles (tied to four separate locations on the boat), along with fire hose chafing protection.
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The Wharram Tiki 21 that went missing from the Florida Keys on Jan. 22.
The entire system had been inspected above and below the water four weeks earlier. The lines and mooring were inspected a few days after the boat went missing and a broken combo lock that secured one of the chains was found on the bottom. It could have been tampered with, meaning theft was still a possibility. If the boat was stolen, perhaps it will be found, since Wharram catamarans are unique and easily identified. If it broke loose, his guess is that it could be anywhere, since it would have been blown into Hawk Channel and then into the Gulf Stream, meaning it could end up in the Bahamas, England or Bermuda—or even onto a reef and broken up. The boat was registered in Florida with registration numbers (FL 0809 NW) on it. Its name is Forever Young. Both the name and numbers appear on both hulls. Hull Identification Numbers can be found in various places, but they are not obvious. If anyone does sight the boat (see photo), contact the SOUTHWINDS’ editor at editor@Southwinds Magazine.com. The boat was listed for sale in the February issue.
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Boat Abandoned During a Rescue off Virginia in 2014 Found on Scottish Island Three Years Later On January 14, 2014, a catamaran, Be Good Too, was abandoned during a rescue 300 miles off the Virginia coast. Three years later, on January 16, the boat came ashore on South Uist Island in the Hebrides, an archipelago of hundreds of islands off the coast of mainland Scotland. The boat was found by a photographer from South Uist, J F Martin. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four crewmembers by helicopter from the boat that Be Good Too. Photo by J F Martin. was on its way to the Caribbean from New Jersey. Be Good Too was a brand new Alpha 42 Cruisers. They were delivering the boat to the Caribbean catamaran, Hull #1, valued at $700,000. Onboard were two for the two German owners, Gunther and Doris Rodatz, very experienced sailors: Charlie Doane, executive editor who were also onboard. of Sail magazine, and delivery skipper Hank Schmitt, who A few days after leaving New Jersey, the crew ran into is also the founder of the North American Rally for
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a storm that they were trying to avoid. They were motorsailing with one engine under a reefed man in a gale with 40-knot winds. A wave hit them, causing serious damage and for the next 12 hours they were lying hull when they lost electrical power. One engine and a generator would not start; the batteries were no longer being charged. They worked their way east, heading for Bermuda, but could not steer the boat very well. The wind had calmed down to less than 10 knots, and they tried to get the boat sailing, but their rudder system on one side was badly damaged. Since they only had one engine and only one rudder, they couldn’t steer the boat with two engines, so they tried raising the mainsail in hopes of sailing and using one engine, but after many attempts they still could not steer the boat. They had a handheld GPS and two satphones and could still communicate with the outside world, so they tried for a tow, but that couldn’t work, as they were 300 miles from both the U.S. coast and Bermuda. Eventually they called for a Coast Guard rescue. One of the owners of the boat, Gunther Rodatz, passed away since the rescue. But he and his wife took the insurance money from the boat, purchased a production catamaran and sailed one season with it in the Caribbean.
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Hake Marine, Builders of Island Packet and Seaward, Under New Ownership It was about two years ago that Hake Marine contracted with Island Packet to build the Seaward line of boats. And it was a year ago that Hake Marine took over ownership of Island Packet. In January, Darrell and Leslie Allen became the managers and major stakeholders in Hake Marine. Darrell and Leslie Allen also own Suncoast Yachts of San Diego, which has been an Island Packet dealer for over 20 years. The couple immediately lowered prices on Island Packets to what they were in 2008, while also reducing prices on Seaward yachts.
Boat Brokerage Sales Figures 2016 Show Slight Changes Over 2015 TradeOnlyToday reported that brokerage boat sales (power and sail) by volume from 2015 to 2016 went down slightly by three percent, dropping from 30,223 in 2015 to 29,431 in 2016, while value of boats sold went up by one percent from $3.70 billion to $3.73 billion. The average boat value went from $122,513 to $126,854. It took, on average, 262 days to sell a boat in 2015 and 256 days in 2016. For sailboats, the number of boats sold dropped slightly by one percent, with 5367 boats sold in 2015 and 5290 boats sold in 2016. The overall value of sailboats sold went down by less than one percent, essentially remaining the same ($4.17 million to $4.15 million). The average value of a sailboat increased by one percent, going from $77,772 in 2015 to $78,541 in 2016. Average number of days to sell a sailboat decreased slightly from 306 days to 302 days.
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St. Petersburg Classic Regatta Jan. 28 By Dave Ellis Photos by Jim Sherry Cover: J Wood’s Hinkley 40, Woodwind, winner of the Most Beautiful Yacht award. Photo by Jim Sherry.
Charles Mason sailed his Pearson 35, Seasearcher, 62 miles north to participate in this unique event. “Wouldn’t miss it,” he said. For others, this is the only “race” they attend all year. eel boats at least 20 years old meet each year in January for a fun jaunt around Tampa Bay. Don’t confuse the Classic with the usual hard-core racing usually touted as fun. This event is decidedly laid-back. The race committee guy, me, is liberal with the VHF radio, informing who is next to start, counting down the timer on the air and even suggesting that more vang be applied on a twisted mainsail. Probably should not have done that. But several other cruising boats looked up at their sails and applied the suggestion. We all learn. Unlike last year, when only four boats finished within the time limit, there was a nice seven-knot breeze from the north, and all boats finished by 2:00pm. Three courses were sailed around Tampa Bay navigation marks off the St. Petersburg waterfront: a longer tour for the Spinnaker boats, slightly shorter for Non-Spins and Cruising Class boats, and shortest for the Fun Class. The Fun Class, not scored but simply a “parade” of pride for the owners, was the largest class in the first regat-
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ta eight years ago. This year, there were only three boats in Fun, and Shady Lady decided to take a day sail to practice with her spinnaker instead of sailing the short course. There were only 27 entries this year, a little over half the usual number. The date of the event was required to be moved twice due to other events at St. Petersburg Yacht Club, the venue that the regatta organizer, the St. Petersburg Sailing Association, uses for the event. While there were winners in each fleet (see spsa.us for complete results), the biggest winner was Meals On Wheels. A total of $16,960 was raised this year. Once again, Steve Honour on Shady Lady from Boca Ciega Yacht Club raised the most, $2618. This event has awards not usually given at “mainstream” races. The oldest skipper was again Dick Ware, 86, who is still racing his 1966 Cal 25, Moonraker, the oldest boat in the fleet. J Wood’s Hinkley 40, Woodwind, was deemed the Most Beautiful Yacht. It looked like it would fit right in with the 1959 Havana Race fleet.
Hula Girl (foreground), Steve Shortt’s Ranger 23, won the Most Stylish award. In the background is Desiderata, Richard Boler’s Bristol 32.
Shady Lady, Steve Honour’s Cal 34, winner of the Most Spirited Crew award and the boat which raised the most funds.
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Back Off, a Soverel 26.
Sea Searcher, Charles Mixon’s Pearson 35.
The Youngest Skipper was Jody Abrams, 40; Most Spirited Crew award went to Shady Lady, a Cal 34 overloaded with raucous crew; the Most Stylish was Steve Shortt’s Ranger 23, Hula Girl.
Once again, Charlie Evans cruised around the course with photographers and onlookers on his 72-foot motor yacht. Have an old keel boat and want to have some fun with kindred spirits? Watch the 2018 calendar for the next St. Petersburg Classic Yacht Race.
Last Tango (foreground), Daniel Dawson’s Hunter 33.5, and Mi Sueno, Ron Holanda’s Morgan 44.
Steve Honour of Shady Lady receives the award for most funds raised for the Meals on Wheels program.
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Contributions Sought for Fund to Hire Lobbyist to Promote Anchoring Rights in Florida From Kimberly Russo, Director, America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA)
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he rights of boaters to anchor in public waterways in Florida are expected to once again be under attack as the 2017 legislative session begins. AGLCA, Marine Trawler Owners Association (MTOA), Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA), and others have set up a fund for the boating community to hire a lobbyist who will represent our interests at the Florida Legislature. Here is some background on the issue, and the current status, provided by the Marine Trawler Owners’ Association, who AGLCA is partnering with to make sure our voices are heard.
Background Many wealthy Florida waterfront residents, condominium units and cities complained to their local governments about anchored boats spoiling their water views. The federal government owns the land under waterways and relinquished control to the state of Florida. This anti-anchoring consortium contacted their state representatives and urged them to prohibit anchoring in front of their waterside property. Florida enacted a study called the Anchoring and Mooring Pilot Program in 2009. The study is to be completed July 1, 2017. Final recommendations are to be submitted by January 1, 2018. The multi-million-dollar, 244-page report is available for review online (got to www.myfwc.com, then Anchoring and Mooring, then read the report dated 12/21/2016). During last year’s legislative season the report was accepted as submitted. 2017 is the final year. Florida legislature has stated they will accept the state recommendations for state law. The report has several anti-anchoring provisions that must be changed to better represent the needs of the boating community. One glaring item of concern is that if enacted, county governments can easily contact the state for an exemption to control anchoring without any input from the boating community. If granted, the
county has state authorization to enact laws preventing anchoring as well as dinghy docking. The unintended consequence of the legislation would be the precedent it would set for other states along the eastern seaboard to follow with their own anchoring bans. A large “AHOY MATE” call is now being made to fellow boaters. As a boating community, we can be complacent, stand back and complain when our previously used anchoring areas are no longer available, or we can put on some heavy weather gear and ride the storm out while still keeping the heading. The Boating community must take the necessary steps to ensure anchorage availability for us and future availability for our children. America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association and Marine Trawler Owners Association are planning to combine funds contributed by our members to enable us to hire a pro-anchoring lobbyist. After the funds have been collected, and a contract signed with the lobbying firm, Capital Access, a strategy meeting will take place in Tallahassee to set the actions necessary to combat the anti-anchoring legislation efforts. The Anti-Anchoring Bill is expected to be brought to the floor early. Our opponents on this issue don’t think the proanchoring community will have the necessary time to collect funds and organize credible support. The anti-anchoring faction has strength through numbers and is bringing momentum from last year to this year’s activities. They are counting on the lack of any organized pro-anchoring support for 2017, as was the case last year. The three associations leading this charge (AGLCA, MTOA, and SSCA) are doing well in the fund raising effort. To date (early February), 161 AGLCA members have contributed. Although we are not yet at the $35,000 goal, we believe that number is attainable. The goals have been defined as follows: • Prevent the passage of Florida legislation that would ban or curtail overnight anchoring on public waters in locations defined by proximity to upland private dwelling units including but not limited to other provisions that unduly restrict anchoring on public waters. • Monitor and track all legislation that could adversely affect our members’ interests. • Increase our presence among officials in Florida government to build an enduring image of strong influence for the boating and cruising community on matters related to the lifestyle of boaters and cruisers on Florida’s waterways. For more information and to contribute, go to www.greatloop.org/anchoring.
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The hull emerges out of the mold.
Gerry and his able design assistant, Jonathon Ames, walked and crawled with us over the emerging boat as the weeks went by. Never mind the sanding dust, never mind the myriad cables, the equipment stacked nearby, waiting to go in. This was “like having a baby,” Mary Anne reflected one day, smiling.
It Gets a Heart One big week, Gerry showed us the diesel engine being installed… long before bulkheads, or port lights, or plumbing and wiring. It was a moment of intense satisfaction. This hull now had a power plant…a heart, so to speak. Meanwhile, cabinetmakers continued to test-fit and index bulkheads, galley millwork, bins, bunks and cabinets. One day, we watched as Gerry lifted a cabinet in the main
The hull is lowered into its new moveable cradle.
salon that eventually would house the wine cooler. “Too heavy.” He turned to Jon, “Let’s talk to the shop tomorrow. We need to get some weight out of it.”
How Much Does This Baby Weigh? Throughout the build, Douglas was obsessed with weight. This boat—though only five feet longer than our 1997 Catalina 380—would weigh about a ton less; 17,500 pounds displacement, coming out of the plant. As the liner was installed, chunks were carved out where it could be tabbed to the hull to stiffen it, and further save weight. Fascinating. And there were changes. On one visit, Douglas described the capacious refrigerator that would be installed, “with roll-out drawers.” Mary Anne smiled.
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Douglas and Mary Anne walk through the interior shortly after work has begun.
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Alas, on our next visit, we learned the roll-out model was not the right size, so we’d have the next best—beautiful, and enormous by the standard of our old boat.
We Take a Break Then we took a break for a month. Raced our old boat to Mexico (the 450nm Regata del Sol al Sol; third in class) and then cruised to Havana, Cuba, before returning to Key West and a leisurely, yacht-club-hopping passage back to Tampa Bay. After that 1,200nm ramble, we were excited and anxious to see how the new Hull #1 was doing. She was doing well, thank you very much—and it was now on the eve of launch. She’d been “tank tested” in a big swimming pool at the Catalina plant. Her systems had been run and checked. She’d been looked over by experts. She’d been cleaned and polished. She gleamed and glistened.
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She’d been transformed while we were away from foal to filly. A spirited filly. Gerry invited us over one evening as the sun was setting. We were to see her before she went on the truck the next day to the boatyard where she would get her first taste of salt water on Tampa Bay. This was a thoroughbred. No question about it. You didn’t need to be proud owners to appreciate her taut, athletic build. As we gazed in the dusk past the scaffolding, she seemed to dance impatiently in her stall, eager for the gate. Wow. We were in awe. The early-summer debut of our new Catalina 425 came at a special viewing for dealers from around the country at an event sponsored by the company at the posh St. Petersburg Yacht Club. But Mary Anne and I were not present. Gently, Designer Gerry Douglas explained why he did not want us there. “This is a chance for the dealers to go toe-to-toe with me,” he laughed. “They wouldn’t be able to beat me up so much if the owner were there.” So, to “be there in spirit” we thought it fitting to furnish the champagne and wine for the event.
We Meet Our Filly Soon after the dealers’ viewing, Douglas—knowing how eager we were to see our new filly—arranged a special introduction, even if she wasn’t fully out of the “training stable.” It was sundown. He’d had the boat buffed up. Champagne flutes sat on the cockpit table. Aboard were his design assistant Jon Ames; Scott
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Anderson from Selden Masts; Patrick Turner, Catalina’s redoubtable materials manager; and Al Pollak, representing Massey Yachts. The new boat, which would carry the same name as our beloved C-380—Blue Heron—pulled quietly at her tethers. It was a magic moment. The corks popped after we stepped aboard. We lounged on the chaise built into the cockpit. We talked and laughed over the delightful creature we had watched this talented group foal. Gerry showed us many little touches we’d never known about; the indirect lighting in the main salon; the colorful party lights changing hue around the cockpit table; the little eight-bottle wine-cooler; the mirror-like teak table surfaces; the queen birth that raised and lowered at the touch of the switch. Now too, we got a chance to try out the ingenious hideaway companion slides; the clever cutaway stair that permitted the huge refrigerator door to swing open; the remote-controlled Fusion stereo and—OMG—the dual 16,000 Btu air-conditioners. Florida heaven. We were in love. This was truly a magnificent vessel. Selden Mast’s Anderson showed us how to pull out the in-mast mainsail with the electric winch. We dry-tested the self-tending jib. We sat at the twin wheels, spinning them tentatively. We started the whisper-quiet 57hp Yanmar and started the even-quieter Fischer-Panda 6.5kw Genset. Lordy, lordy, lordy.
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Our new Catalina 425, Blue Heron, in January, many months after we took possession in the summer of 2016.
This boat was going to lift our sailing to a new level. A few weeks later, after being hauled for her first coat of bottom paint, radar installation and other finishing touches, we had our first test sail. In a 10-knot close reach, flying just the asymmetric spinnaker, we tipped the speedo at 8.5 knots. Ahhh… And she handled so smoothly. Tacking was silky. Sight lines from cockpit to bow were extraordinary. The view, panoramic. What a boat.
Final Touches In mid-summer 2016, we were almost “there.” The biminidodger package was one of the last items to be completed. Many small adjustments and refinements were finished. As Douglas worked on Hull #2 at his Seminole, FL, plant 50 miles away—setting up for 20-plus other early orders, he sent a team regularly to retrofit improvements to our boat
that he’d confected for the production run. Our Blue Heron wears her new name—and a subtle “#1”—proudly. Our Catalina dealer–Massey Yachts of Palmetto, FL—finalized commissioning and added items we decided to include at the last minute. Ed Massey, owner, is the most-detail-oriented yacht broker with whom we’ve dealt. We agreed to stable Blue Heron at his headquarters for a while, to “show off.” Also, he and Catalina displayed her at the annual St. Petersburg Boat Show in December. Through all this, we got acquainted with her—learning to ride a thoroughbred. We took a couple of “shake-down” cruises, one down Florida’s West Coast. And in February of 2017, we entered her in the St. Pete-Habana Race, the first St. Pete Yacht Club-sponsored dash to the storied island since the communist revolution. And beyond that, who knows? That’s the magic of a sailboat…the horizons are limited only by one’s imagination. And with the new Catalina 425, our imaginations are running wild. Read part I in the February issue in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.
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Revisiting the PDR “Cheap, creative, and having fun on the water.” That’s the Puddle Duck Racer tagline and creed By Dan Dickison This gathering of PDRs demonstrates the variety of rig types that Duckers tend to use. Courtesy pdracer.com.
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t’s been nearly five years since SOUTHWINDS touched base with the Puddle Duck Racer nation—the growing number of individuals who’ve opted for the DIY route of building and sailing a Puddle Duck Racer (see SOUTHWINDS, September 2012 in Back Issues at southwinds magazine.com). In the interim, these boxy, diminutive craft have become even more popular. There are over 1,000 PDR owners listed on the PDRracer.com website. And interest in these tiny boats has taken root not just across the U.S. and Canada, but all across the globe—South Carolina included. SOUTHWINDS caught up with PDR progenitor Shorty Routh and one Palmetto State owner recently to find out what’s been happening among the Duckers. But before getting their take, let’s revisit exactly what a Puddle Duck Racer is. The PDR is a developmental one-design craft, which essentially means that these are not strict one-design boats. The average boat is eight feet LOA, but that varies depending upon the height of the hull’s sides. The waterline length is limited to a maximum of seven feet six inches. Hull sides have to be at least 10 inches high, but certainly can exceed that. Sail area isn’t restricted, but it’s customarily around 50 to 80 square feet in area. And that’s about it. According to Routh, there’s purposely a lot of latitude in how you can configure your PDR. “These boats are essentially a plywood box with a curved bottom,” explains the Arizona-based Routh. “It’s
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really the easiest boat in the world to build. And the rules we adhere to are simple. They’re aimed at a minimum of uniformity and a maximum of letting the builder do essentially whatever he or she wants to do.” Routh is fond of pointing out that a simple hull can be crafted from three sheets of plywood, some wood glue and latex house paint. If you work hard for two weekends, he says, you can go sailing on the third weekend. And if you’re really in a hurry, it’s possible to move from raw lumber to sailing in five days. He offers free plans for the boat on the PDR website. Routh doesn’t actually refer to the PDR as a class, but as a big club. “The emphasis here is on the people and getting them together,” he says. “The boat is really an excuse for people to get together and have fun.” That elemental approach has proven a successful formula. Since launching the design in 2003, Routh has seen interest mushroom. He now has registered owners in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Lithuania, South Africa, Brazil, Croatia, Italy, South Korea and at least another dozen other countries. He says that up until 2016, the PDR family was growing by over 100 owners per year, but that activity slowed down in 2016 when only 33 new owners registered their boats. Despite this diminished pace of growth, Routh says that PDR groups around the world remain active. “There’s stuff going on all the time. Usually, if there’s a PDR gather-
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ing, I’ll know about it, but not always. That’s one of the beauties of this club—it’s completely member driven. The Duckers don’t need me involved to stage their events, and that happens all the time." Routh remembers checking the website one day not that long ago to see that 20 new registrations had popped in one day. “That was a wow moment for me,” he recalls. Those registrations were accompanied by a photo of the 20 new owners all in a group. Unbeknownst to Routh, they had staged a group build at an empty ice rink in Canada. The PDR website refers to group boatbuilding like that as a “hatching.” Sometimes it’s just a couple of guys in one guy’s garage, says Routh, “but we’ve had a couple of big ones, too.” Most often, PDR numbers increase one by one, primarily because someone stumbles upon the boat online and decides to give it a go. That’s what happened for Marc Blazer, one of the 17 registered Duckers who live in South Carolina. Blazer, who calls Myrtle Beach home, built his PDR in 2009. He’d been a sailor for most of his life and had built a couple of other small boats. While surfing the Internet for boat designs one evening, he discovered Shorty’s website. “There was a picture of Shorty and his daughter sitting in a PDR in his front yard,” recalls Blazer, “and that’s what sold me on the boat. I could see that it had pretty high freeboard for a small boat and would be good for introducing kids to the sport. I’ve got a young daughter and we now use the
Marc Blazer of Myrtle Beach, SC, sails his pirate-themed PDR, Bloody Splinter. Courtesy pdracer.com.
Duckers call group builds such as this one "hatchings." Courtesy pdracer.com.
boat together, so it was the ideal solution.” Blazer says he hasn’t used his PDR in a while because he snapped the mast the last time he had it out. “Ordinarily, we sail four or five times a year,” he explains. For him, a highlight of getting into the PDR family was competing in the PDR world championships near Atlanta in 2009. “I came in second that year. It was definitely a lot of fun.” And fun remains the name of the game for most PDR sailors. Routh admits that there are PDR events that get very competitive, but by and large, most everyone participates just to be out on the water and share this activity with like-minded individuals. So, where will the PDR be in 10 years from now? “I don’t know,” says Routh. “In the beginning, I thought it would fantastic if we ever grew to 100 boats. That was my wildest dream. Now, we’ve got over 1,000. I personally think that in the next year or two we’ll see a strong comeback for all outdoor sports, including sailing. People are going to get tired of doing all that digital stuff indoors. But specifically for the PDR, I think it would be great if 10 years from now the class was as active as it is now and people were continuing to enjoy their boats. That’s all I want. For me, this is a lifetime project, and I’ll keep doing whatever I can to enable the club. For additional information about the PDR, visit the website: www.pdracer.com/
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Learning to Sail is BOSS! ASA Training in the Grenadines By Lesley Hayes
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don’t know exactly why I chose to learn to sail, except that I’ve never been one for lazy beach holidays. My vacations have usually been about experiences, and after a friend returned from learning to sail with BOSS (Barefoot Offshore Sailing School)—raving about it—it piqued my interest. I guess exploring the Grenadines may have also been an attraction! So, I did my research and found out that BOSS is the sailing school element of Barefoot Yachting, based in St. Vincent. They are the longest established yacht charter business in the Grenadines which gave me some comfort that they must be doing something right. More important, they operate all year round; many charter companies and their schools close in the summer, which is the only time I get to take a break. So that’s how I found myself flying out to St. Vincent in June to learn how to sail, having never stepped on a yacht before.
The Course I opted for the “Basic Sailing to Bareboat Charter, Learn-nCruise” course, which is the American Sailing Association (ASA) courses 101 through 104. I could have chosen a women’s only course but thought I would find a mixed group more fun. Once the cost of the prerequisite textbooks and the price of flights is factored in, the course isn’t exactly
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The ASA instructor, Mike (center), with two students. Mike had sailed extensively and taught in Europe before sailing his own yacht to the Caribbean.
cheap. However, it does include accommodation on board during the course and all meals, excluding three meals eaten ashore in the evenings. Plus, I get to learn to sail! The course started on a Sunday and I flew into St.
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One of the islands we visited, Happy Island, a fun bar built on a conch shell island.
assured us it was “perfect sailing weather” and that it was only a short sail; a chance to get to know the boat and some of the basics. That first day we didn’t sail with all the sails out but kept them reefed. The boat was still quite tippy, but Mike showed us how to release the mainsail to make us (me) more comfortable. It was a bit of a relief to anchor in Admiralty Bay in Bequia I must admit—but then we had our first exam! It became clear that if you hadn’t done the homework beforehand, you were not going to pass. Thankfully, I had. The next day, we sailed to Tobago Cays, concentrating on sail trim, chart work and three point fixes. By the end of the day, I had become more comfortable with the motion of the boat and stopped getting an icky feeling when heeling. As a reward, when we reached Tobago Cays, I went for a snorkel which was amazing, followed by a barbecue on the beach. And so the week went on. Each day we sailed to a different island and learned something new on the way. On the way to Petit St. Vincent, we learned how to gybe safely and the MOB (man overboard) technique. In Petit Martinique Island, we learned how to dock before stopping at Union Island to do our second exam. Yep, I passed! The final two days we spent just going over and over everything until it became second nature, and the course finished with our final test. While I had learned the theory, it only began to make sense once I had been sailing, and by our last day, the two elements came together in a light bulb moment, “Oh, I get it!”
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Salt Whistle Bay on Mayreau Island, the smallest of the Grenadines.
Vincent, via Barbados, on Saturday evening. BOSS had organized a taxi for me from the airport, and as luck would have it, another crewmember was on my flight, and we shared the taxi and the cost. I decided to stay in their hotel on base that evening, for convenience, and after a delicious pizza in their restaurant, I took the opportunity of the peace and quiet to do some homework. When Sunday morning arrived, I was full of trepidation and excitement. What was the week going to bring? Would I love it or hate it? I wasn’t expecting the weather to be overcast, but it was. Oh well, a least I hadn’t booked a week-long beach holiday. At 10am sharp we met our instructor, each other and our yacht. Mike, our instructor, had sailed extensively and taught in Europe before sailing his own yacht to the Caribbean. Mel and Josh were an Australian couple, taking a year off to travel. Like me, they had no prior sailing experience. John was an older American who had done a lot of sailing but didn’t have a sailing qualification, which he needed in order to charter. So that was our motley crew for the week. After a thorough introduction to the yacht, we prepared ourselves to sail to Bequia. The yacht Andata was quite tired-looking but roomy and comfortable. As an avid camper, it was luxury compared to some of the tents I have slept in, and the complimentary bottle of rum was most welcoming. By now the weather had become quite blustery, and I was a little bit anxious. However, our instructor 46
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Bequia: We anchored in Admiralty Bay, and I found it a pretty and interesting town ashore. Plenty of restaurants, which mainly catered to the tourists, and as such, the prices reflected that. However, it was a friendly spot and a good introduction to the Grenadines. Tobago Cays: Just gorgeous! Exactly how I imagined the Caribbean islands to be. The Cays are uninhabited and Mike explained that since we were “out of season,” it was much quieter with fewer yachts around. There was a buzz around the place, though, with fishermen and boat boys plying for trade. A fantastic place to snorkel and you can book a barbecue that is cooked just for you on the beach. Petit St Vincent: A private island resort which is extremely pretty. However, to me it felt a bit false, and there was little to see or do in terms of local life and culture. Also, the bar there is very expensive, so I nursed a solitary glass of wine. Union Island: A little less picture postcard and a bit more functional. A great place to fill up the water tanks and stock up on provisions, and of course, there is nearby Happy Island, a fun bar built on a conch shell island. Mayreau: Another dream spot! The smallest of the Grenadine islands and so peaceful. We went to Salt Whistle Bay. Definitely will be my honeymoon spot if I can find someone who wants to marry me!
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Our training boat, Andata, was quite tired-looking but roomy and comfortable.
Hoisting sail on Andata.
The instructor was clearly very experienced and made sure we were all safety conscious and comfortable. He gently pushed us without making us stray too far out of our comfort zones. I felt safe throughout the whole course. The course was laid out in a clear way, with lots of practicing of new skills and repetition until it all sinks in. The yacht we trained on was an older boat and looked a little tired, but she had been used as a training boat for many years and she was comfortable. Including flights, hotel accommodation on the first night and my course books, the course can work out to be quite expensive. However, I have gained a Bareboat ASA qualification which means I can now charter a yacht anywhere. The costs of chartering a yacht works out to be much cheaper. I was fortunate that we all generally got on well on board our yacht. But I could imagine that if you had the wrong mix of people, living in such close quarters, it could be a very different experience. As a vegetarian, the provisions supplied were not great. While we had plenty of food, including fillers, I would have liked more vegetables. Barefoot and BOSS have taken my feedback on board and ensured me they will revamp their ASA boat provisioning. You NEED to do the coursework prior to your practical training. There is no way of getting out of that if you want to pass. For some people that may prove difficult. The Grenadines are beautiful! And I felt I had only scratched the surface of what there is to offer there. Definitely worth exploring again, and again. It is only a 6-day course and I’m not sure I feel ready to take a boat out on my own just yet.
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Well, did I get the sailing bug? You bet! I loved getting to places under our own steam, harnessing nature and the peacefulness of sailing. Sure some bits, especially in the beginning, were a bit scary, but once I became comfortable handling the boat I was fine. Now that I have these skills I want to capitalize on them so what are my options? There are many other sailing schools and yacht charter companies out there, but I feel comfortable with Barefoot Yachting now so my next steps will probably be through them. I can take my Advanced Coastal Cruising course (ASA 106) which is a nine-day training course taking in longer cruises and more challenging conditions. They also offer their Barefoot Navigation Course, which is a two-part course. The first part is knowledge and theory, and the second part is a week’s sailing putting the theory into practice. This course is all about learning low tech means of navigation, using the skills mariners of old relied on. This piqued my interest as it is about getting back to basics. Now that I have my ASA 104, I can charter a yacht, as long as my friends don’t baulk at the idea. Barefoot Yachting has assured me that they can provide a skipper for a day or two to ease me into my role as skipper. With this option I have the chance to sail with friends and pick the right boat for us, and plan my own itinerary. Barefoot also has a yacht management scheme, which means that if I get seriously addicted to sailing, I can buy a boat to put into charter with them, earning me a bit of money and giving me a well-maintained yacht to use for six weeks a year. Maybe I’m not at that stage yet, but who knows what the future will bring. SOUTHWINDS
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By Tom Averna
The Lowly Coolant Recovery Tank Hi Tom, When I did a sea trial on a 35-foot Beneteau, everything went well. I was very pleased with how the boat handled and sailed. The Volvo engine ran great, nice and smooth. When we returned, I noticed there was antifreeze in the bilge. The owner had new oil absorbent rags put down before we headed out to determine if there were any oil leaks. Instead of oil, there was antifreeze. Did I miss seeing a leak somewhere? Any idea what might be going on? Stan Henningson, Sarasota, FL Stan, The first thing I should ask is if the engine is equipped with a coolant recovery tank. As the engine warms, up so does the coolant. The coolant will expand and push out of the engine and into the bilge if there’s not a coolant recovery tank to capture the overflow. In normal operation, the engine cools down and the excess coolant in the recovery tank is drawn back into the engine. If you want to know the health of your engine look to the coolant recovery tank. By monitoring the recovery tank,
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tenance and diagnosing the health of the engine. When it was time to look over the engine, I glanced up at the recovery tank and noticed it was totally full to the brim. Seeing this very unusual situation, I asked the owner if he ever noticed this before. “Oh yes, it just started looking like that. I thought that looked a little weird”. I removed the pressure cap from the engine to check the coolant level and found none. Well, this is interesting. “Let’s take out that excess coolant and pour it back in to the engine,” I said. As with most engine compartments, this was easier said than done. Working on engines, even inspecting them on some boats is a chore. This in itself prevents proper maintenance. But that’s another story. We put back into the engine just about the same amount of coolant that was in the overflow. My hope was the suction hose connecting the tank to the engine was clogged, or something was preventing the coolant from returning back to the engine as it cooled, but my gut feeling was there was a problem, a big problem. I recommended a pressure test be done to the engine. I knew from past experience the problem could be serious. The owner decided to do a sea trial instead. He took the boat out and got the engine nice and warm. When he returned to the dock the coolant level was at the brim again. “OK, let’s get a mechanic to look it over,” he said to me. After the engine cooled down completely, we put the excess coolant back into the engine. The mechanic ran the engine without the coolant pressure cap on the engine expansion tank. One of the indicators of a bad head gasket or a cracked cylinder head is seeing bubbles in the coolant as the engine is running. This is what he saw; lots of bubbles.
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Turned out to be a cracked head. Luckily the coolant escaping from the crack didn’t get into the cylinders which would have caused a whole other set of problems. I checked in on the boat during the repair process, watching this 200pound mechanic contort himself in the smallest of spaces and get the engine out of the boat, install a new cylinder head, and then get the engine back in the boat as smooth as if he was put on the Earth to do just this task. That was fun to watch. My recommendation to all boat owners is if you have a fresh-water-cooled engine, keep the coolant topped off where it should be and watch the level in the recovery tank. In this particular case, the cracked head was caused from a possible overheat event. The crack in the head, even a very small one, caused the exhaust gases to go into the coolant passages, pushing the coolant out of the engine into the coolant recovery tank. The bubbles we saw in the engine when we ran it were the exhaust gases. By the way, even running it then we noticed the coolant being pushed out of the engine by the exhaust gas pressure in the coolant passages. It started to overflow with the pressure cap off ever so slightly. In a normal operation of a healthy engine, that shouldn’t happen. Have a Question for the Surveyor? Tom Averna is an independent marine surveyor specializing in sailboats. He can be reached at 360-376-2770, or thomasaverna@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments, or would like to propose a question for publication.
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Decision Time...Should I Buy a Boat That Has Been Salvaged?
Rebuild of a Gemini 3400 By Gary Dickinson
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am one of those lucky ones who has been able to spend a lifetime on the water. Since my earliest memories, I have lived the adventures we read about in magazines and books. I have owned many boats over the years, both power and sail, but for decades I have dreamed of having a cruising catamaran sailboat. Up until now, that dream had been out of reach, because I could never afford one. But that never stopped me from looking. Then one day, The Gemini 3400 in the yard after the hull was scraped and cleaned up. while looking at Craigs list, I noticed an ad for a 1994 Gemini 3400 cat in Naples, Florida. The ad stated an asking price that was less than half of any other Gemini I had seen advertised. I called the number on the ad, talked to the owner and discovered why the boat was priced so low. He’d bought it at an auction and the boat had been partially sunk (it was a salvaged boat). He then related the sad story of how the boat came to be in his possession. He said that her owner had chained the boat to the city dock and left for parts unknown. After some time and nonpayment Looking forward down the companionway in the main cabin.
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of moorage, the city took possession of the boat and sold it to someone. Over time, and with no one caring for the boat, the batteries went dead. I think it was when we had over 20 inches of rain one week, and with no power to the bilge pumps, the boat started to sink. What a waste, I thought. I made plans to drive to Naples the next day with my neighbor Dave, just over 200 miles south of where I lived—on the hope that structurally the boat would be sound. The possibility that my longtime dream of owning a cat just might become a reality got me excited. In the years that I’ve lived in Florida, I have seen a lot of abandoned and salvaged boats for sale. I am sure the last hurricane season has only added to those numbers. I understand the reasons why someone might buy a salvaged boat. Some can part out the boat, which in many cases is worth several times what they paid. Others might have the time, skills and place to repair the boat, and when it is finished, they can sell it—and in www.southwindsmagazine.com
many cases, double To further comtheir investment. And plicate matters, the then there are people owner of the yard like me who can’t told me that if I purafford their dream chased the boat it boat, which brings would have to be me back to my story. moved in a week, When I arrived The main dinette/settee and table. The cushions were shot and the table and stand and that I could not at the yard to see her, needed some major clean-up and work. work on the boat reality started to sink myself because of in. She sat up on insurance regulawood blocks, a shadtions. That unexpectow of her former self. ed information preThere were barnacles sented another chalon the outside of the lenge, because I was hull, which I kind of thinking I would be expected. Both dagable to pay a yard fee ger boards were and work on the boat damaged and would before I sailed her need repairing. One back to the dock at of the large hatches my house, and now behind the cockpit that wasn’t going to was missing. The be the case. inside cushions were When I returned strewn on the deck. home with my list, I The Genoa sail was had a decision to crumpled up in a pile make. I knew this in the cockpit. I had boat would not stay to be careful where I on the market long, stepped in the cabin and the owner said as six of the floorhe would give me boards were missing until the next day to in the cabin. On top decide. After a restof that, the entire The galley photo shows how deteriorated the wood finish is, as well as the sink and less night, I decided countertop. floor in one of the aft to take the chance cabins had been and get my dream removed. Why I had no idea. Once inside, I was surprised to boat! I made an offer, the yard counter-offered and we ended see barnacles more than a foot up the walls on the inside of up meeting in the middle at $9,000. the boat. The boat must have spent a bit of time under water From my list, my estimate to repair or replace the things for them to grow on the inside of the boat. The more I looked I discovered, if I did the work myself, was $20,000. The chalaround, the longer my list of things that needed fixing or lenge now was to identify the things that absolutely needed replacing grew, so I decided to concentrate on the bones of fixing during the next week before she could be put back in the boat and how it appeared structurally. the water to ensure a safe passage to her new home. The first With my camera, and pen and paper in hand, Dave and two items I would focus on were electrical. The bilge pumps I spent hours looking over everything we could think of on and running lights have to work. The boat had four bilge the boat to try and get some idea of its current condition and pumps, two on each side. The second electrical item was the the potential for bringing her back to seaworthy condition. running lights, as I would be on the water at night. The first
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order of business was to according to what I read bring batteries on board online. to power everything. During the next week, Because the diesel with Dave’s help, we engine and sail drive made needed repairs and didn’t work, I decided to readied her to be splashed. borrow an outboard and Each day brought more use the existing engine surprises and progress. bracket used for storing The boat was getting the dinghy engine. My cleaner just by the amount thinking is that I only of dirt that was transneed the engine to travel ferred to our clothes each from the boat yard to the day. The next seven days Gulf, where I will raise included cleaning, makthe sails and make my ing repairs and countless way up the coast. trips to the local marine The last item I would store for parts. need to address before After an exhausting she could be launched Looking aft in the starboard hull. The fiberglass was in bad shape, requiring week, it was time to was the steering system, major cleaning and refinishing. splash the boat. It was late that didn’t work at all. in the afternoon when the That included the rudTravelift was brought ders, which were stuck in over to pick up my “new” the up position. Over boat. After several adjusttime, marine growth had ments, the straps were in filled the slots that allows the right position to lift the rudders to be raised her correctly, and she and lowered with 1/4 made the slow journey to inch lines, which also one of the floating docks needed replacing. I would at the yard. They kept the have to replace the entire sling attached to the cat steering system before the once she was lowered into boat could be moved. the water so I could check Luckily for me, the for leaks etc. She was takowner of the yard made ing on some water, but an exception to the rules nothing that the bilge and said I could work on pumps could not handle. I the boat there, provided tried to reassure myself, she was gone in a week. saying “all boats leak a litSome of the tempotle, don’t they?” rary repairs seemed The owner of the yard straight forward, like putwisely decided to lift her Looking forward in the port hull. More deteriorated wood and carpet. ting batteries on the boat back out of the water to get the bilge pumps until the next morning and running lights working. I borrowed two batteries from when I would return with my crew to make the voyage my neighbor Dave’s boat. home. My crew consisted of my neighbor Dave, Jeff (a capI did lots of research on how to repair the things that tain friend), and myself. We were ready for what I am sure needed fixing in order to get her back in the water. From would be an adventure! reading online, it appeared that replacing the steering was We had made the essential repairs during the past going to be a bigger challenge than I first anticipated. week’s work, but because none of the electrical systems Reality set in, and I realized there was no way I could worked on the boat, I decided to bring handheld replacedrive 200 miles each way for the next week to work on the ments, like the VHF, GPS and EPIRB, in addition to the charts boat. I decided to stay at the least expensive “no-tell motel” covering the area from Naples to Hudson. in the area I could find, until it was time to splash the cat. The next day, after loading our gear on board and giving Dave and I were the first ones in the yard each morning and a copy of our float plan to friends, we were ready to go. My the last to leave each night. boat was once more splashed, and this time the straps were I purchased the new parts for the steering and installed removed. the cables, a major challenge. I had to have the broken diesel I backed out of the slip with the use of the borrowed outgenerator removed with the help of the yard’s backhoe in one board. I turned the wheel to the left and the boat turned right. of the aft lockers just to get to the rudder quadrant to replace The “expert” who connected the steering cables to the wheel one of the steering cables. An employee at the boatyard sughead connected the steering backwards. I knew then that it gested his friend could connect the cables to the steering was going to be an interesting voyage home, but that’s anothhead, which is the most difficult part of the installation er story in itself, which I’ll tell in the next installment.
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NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Websites are listed. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association. Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc. For Racing News, Race Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section, page 20
Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) organizes many of the regattas in the Charleston, SC, area. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. Lake Lanier, GA: http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): AYC: Atlanta YC, GA, www.AtlantaYachtClub.org BFSC: Barefoot Sailing Club, www.barefootsailing.org CSC: Columbia SC (S. Carolina), www.ColumbiaSailingClub.org CYC: Carolina YC (S. Carolina), www.carolinayachtclub.com LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, GA, www.llsc.com LNYC: Lake Norman YC, NC, www.lakenormanyachtclub.com SSC: Southern SC, www.southernsailing.org UYC: University YC, www.universityyachtclub.org MARCH 4-5 Laser Southern. LLSC 12-13 Keel Boat Midwinters. PHRF. LNYC 18-19 Y-Flyer Midwinters. ATC 19-20 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24, Melges 24. LLSC 24-26 Catch 22 Regatta. Ensign Midwinters 25-26 Tommy Whitesides Memorial Regatta. CSC* APRIL (**See Racing News Section, page 20) 13-16 Easter Regatta. CSC 20-23 Charleston Race Week** 29-30 Rebel Rouser Regatta. LLSC 29-30 E-Scow Regatta. CYC
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Major Upcoming Regattas
2017 Tommy Whitesides Memorial Regatta, Columbia, SC, March 25-26 Hosted by the Columbia Sailing Club, Lake Murray, SC. Mulithulls Saturday and Sunday, High and Low DPN fleets. PHRF Fleet pursuit race Saturday Only. www.columbiasailingclub.org Race Calendar South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. This is the main site for racing in the region. Go to this site for clubs and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.
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St. Augustine Race Week will be offering a variety of races, both inshore and offshore for large and small sailboats, and cruising and racing sailboats over four days, along with many other events: music, food and beverage vendors, Dragon Boat demonstration, paddleboard races, junior sailing racing, and more. Proceeds go to send underprivileged kids to summer sailing camps. Coordinated by eight member yacht clubs of the First Coast Sailing Association. For more information, go to www.StAugustinerRaceWeek.com.
64th Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, April 1-2 The 64th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers. www.mountdorayachtclub.com
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RACE CALENDAR Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 22-23 & April 29-30 Two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon. Small boats sail April 22-23. PHRF racing and Cruiser classes sail on April 29-30. www.sail-race.com Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BYC: Brevard YC EFYC: Epping Forest YC FYC: Florida YC, www.theFloridaYachtClub.org IRYC: Indian River YC, www.iryc.org LESC: Lake Eustis YC, www.lescfl.com MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com NFCC: North Florida Cruising Club. www.nfccsail.com RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com SASC: St. Augustine Sailing Club SAYC: St. Augustine YC, www.StAugustineYachtClub.com SYC: Smyrna YC, www.SmyrnaYachtClub.com TSC: Titusville SC, www.SailTitusville.com MARCH (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4 Spring River Regatta. NFCC 5 SC45 Regatta. IRYC 6-7 Zenda U for MC Scows. LESC 9-11 45th MCSA Mid-Winters Regatta. Triple Crown 3. LESC 11-12 Flying Scot Regatta. IRYC 11-12 Space Coast Regatta. TSC 11-12 River City Regatta. RCJ 12 Spring Forward. Females. SASC 17-19 Orange Peel Regatta. FYC 22-26 St Augustine Race Week. SAYC* APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1-2 64th Mt. Dora Annual Sailing Regatta. MDYC* 1-2 Lipton Cup. SYC 8 Fastest in the Forest. EFYC 9 WAVE Regatta. FYC 22 St. Johns Regatta. FYC 22-23 Small Boat Spring Regatta. MYC* 28-30 Cowford Cup. FYC 29-30 Big Boat Spring Regatta. MYC* 29 duPont Cup. EFYC MAY 6 6-7
south of the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami and proceeds 43 nautical miles through Biscayne National Park to the Jewfish Creek area of Key Largo. www.miamiyachtclub.com. Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs with regattas listed this month (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 BiscayneYC. www.kbyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com PBSC Palm Beach Sailing Club. www.pbsail.org SORC Southern Ocean Racing Conference. www.sorcsailing.org STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org MARCH (** See Racing News page 20) 3-5 Melges 20 Winter #3. CGSC 5-11 Bacardi Race Week 6-11 TP52 Regatta. BBYC/STC 8-12 Snipe Winter Circuit Nassau** 11 Blue Regatta for Autism. Offshorekeelboats. PBSC 12 BBYRA One—Design #7. KBYC 15 Miami to Havana Race Start. SORC** 17-19 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC 18 BBYRA ORC #7. MYC 21-25 Lightning Midwinters. CRYC 23-26 Snipe Winter 51st Don Q** APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 6-9 Sprint Fling. CRYC 7-9 Star Spring Championship. BBYC 7-17 Marstrom 32 Catamaran Regatta. CGSC 22 Miami to Key Largo* 29 Annual Sunburn Regatta. OD#8 BBYC 30 Annual Sunburn Regatta. ORC#8 BBYC
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the Sunday races. A social hour featuring lite fare is held on Fridays from 6-8pm. Beginners and non-members welcome. The KWCSC is located at 705 Palm Avenue (off Sailboat Lane). 305292-5993. www.keywestsailingcenter.org. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. MARCH 2-5 A-Cats. UKSC 11-12 Blackwater Sound Challenge UKSC 25 Commodore’s Regatta. Portsmouth. UKSC 26 Commodore’s Regatta. PHRF. UKSC 31-April 2 Moth Racing. UKSC APRIL 8 9
Winter #6 Portsmouth. UKSC Winter #6 PHRF. UKSC
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24th Annual Conquistador Cup, Punta Gorda, FL, March 4 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. www.pgscweb.com.
Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, March 11 This event is now in its 33rd 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 Association’s website at www.wfyra.org.
13th IYC Leukemia Cup Regatta, Punta Gorda, FL, March 11 & March 18-19 This year will mark the 13th running of this event which is a fundraiser for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s and myeloma. Businesses and individuals in Charlotte County in southwest Florida support the event. The event runs for about a month, which includes a tennis tournament, model sailboat race, billiards tournament, bicycling, barbecue bash and silent auction. Small sailboats, including sport boats race on March 11 and PHRF racing is held on March 18-19. Hosted by the Isles Yacht Club of Punta Gorda. www.islesyc.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors
2017 Gulf Coast Sailing Club Charity Regatta, March 18-19 Open to all classes of sailboats and to those interested in raising charity funds through participation or sponsorship. Event proceeds will help children in the community affected by the loss of loved ones through the AVOW Children’s Bereavement Program or by bringing the joy of sailing to special needs, blind or disadvantaged youth. For more information, go to gulfcoastsailingclub.org.
SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup, St. Petersburg, FL, April 1 This will be the 36th 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 11, and Suncoast Race Week (April 6-9). See details on the website.
39th Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 6-9 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 39th year of this event. There will be three days of racing, beginning with registration and start on Friday at the Davis Island Yacht Club, racing to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. On Saturday, boats race to the the Bradenton Yacht Club. On the third day boats race around government marks in Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg. The awards will be at the Davis Island Yacht Club on April 14. This is a qualifier for both the Tampa Bay/Suncoast Boat of the Year, the St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit 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 8-9 One-design fleets usually include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, Sunfish, Club 420, and Flying Scot. All money raised goes to the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. www.sarasotaysp.com
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RACE CALENDAR Sarasota Bay Cup, Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota, FL, April 22 Bird Key Yacht Club is again hosting the Sarasota Bay Cup. The event is listed as a BOTY event for the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association. Eight classes are expected: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, Cruising, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser, E Scow and Flying Scot. The pre-race party and skippers meeting will be Friday, April 21. Racing on Saturday will be followed by a special post-race party with buffet, music and trophy presentation. For more information and the NOR, go to www.birdkeyyc.com
2017 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta and 32nd Morgan Invasion, Tampa, FL, April 22 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 and is a club Boat-of-the-Year race. There will be a pre-regatta benefit dinner and silent auction gala to be held at DIYC on Saturday, April 8. 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.
49th Regata del Sol al Sol Start, St. Petersburg, FL, April 28 See “Racing News” section page 20
4th Annual Venetian Cup, Venice, FL, April 29 Sailors ages 9-18 will compete in boats from 8 to 14 feet and include Optimist Prams, Lasers, and Club 420s. Adults can also compete in the Sunfish and Weta classes. Proceeds go to Venice Youth Boating Association. www.veniceyouthboating.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. Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BCYC: Boca Ciega YC, www.SailBcyc.org BYC: Bradenton YC. www.BradentonYachtClub.com CCSC: Clearwater Community Sailing Center, www.clearwatercommunitycenter.org CHCS: Charlotte Harbor Sailing Center. www.charlotteharborcommunitysailingcenter.com CMCS: Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, www.cmcs-sail.org CYC: Clearwater YC, www.ClearwaterYachtClub.org DIYC: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org GCSC: Gulf Coast SC, www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org IYC: Isles YC, www.islesyc.com 56
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Marco Island YC, www.marcoislandyachtclub.net Naples Sailing & YC, www.theNSYC.com Punta Gorda SC, www.pgscweb.com Sailing Assoc. of Marco Island, www.SAMISailor St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org Venice Youth Boating Assoc. ,www.veniceyouthboating.com Venice YC, www.VeniceYachtClub.com
Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) For complete details and regatta changes, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the Year: (DIBOTY) Gulf Racing Boat of the Year (Clearwater/Dunedin area): (GULFBOTY) St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit: (SPORC) Charlotte Harbor/Ft. Myers area: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay (Sarasota to Venice): (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Southwest Florida Boat of the Year (Naples to Marco Island): (SWFLBOTY) Caloosahatchee Region Boat of the Year: (CLRBOTY) MARCH (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** See Racing News page 20) 1-4 Thistles. SPYC 4 Conquistador Cup. PGSC (CHBOTY)* 4-5 MC Cup. SSS 4-6 Hobie Midwinters East. DIYC 9 Full Moon. DIYC 10 Fireballs and Friends. DIYC 10-12 Windsurf Midwinters. CCSC 11 Spring Regatta. GCSC (SWFLBOTY) 11 Leukemia Cup One Designs. IYC* 11-12 Crown Cars Regatta. SPYC (SCBOTY) (SPORC)* 17-19 One-Design Midwinters. SSS 17-19 Windmill Midwinters. SSS 17-19 O’Pen BIC North American Championships** 18 Around Egmont Classic. BYC (SBYABOTY) 18 Shrimp Festival. CMCS (CHBOTY) 18-19 Leukemia Cup. PHRF. IYC (CHBOTY)* 18-21 Lightning Midwinters. SPYC 25 AVOW Hospice. GCSC (SWFLBOTY)* 25 Pot O Gold. SSS 26-28 Sunfish International Masters Championship** 27 FWSA Rainbow Regatta. SSS 28-30 Snipe Midwinters. CYC** 31-April 2 Ted Irwin’s Memorial Pusser’s Rum Cup. SPYC (SCBOTY) (SPORC)* 30-April 1 Sunfish Midwinter’s Championship** APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** See Racing News page 20) 1-2 Admiral’s Cup. SSS 1-2 Ted Irwin’s Memorial Pusser’s Rum Cup (SPORC) (SCBOTY)* 6-9 Suncoast Race Week (SPORC) (SCBOTY) (GULFBOTY)* 8 Sharks Tooth Regatta. (SBYABOTY) 8-9 Bud Light Regatta SAMI (SWFLBOTY) 8-10 Sailfest Youth Regatta. SSS* 9 Ladies at the Helm. BYC 22 Messmer Cup. NSYC (SWFLBOTY) 22 Sarasota Bay Cup. (SBYABOTY)* 22 Tampa Bay Hospice Regatta. DIYC* 28 Regata del Sol al Sol. (SPORC)** 29 Annual Women’s Challenge Regatta. BCYC 29 Venetian Cup* VYBA www.southwindsmagazine.com
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59th Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 29-30 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. A warm-up race is on Saturday, April 22. www.mobileyachtclub.org.
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Spring Fling. JYC Lightning. Texas District Championship. HYC Elissa Regatta. HYC Crooked Island Race. StABYC Dauphin Island Warm-up. BucYC Commodore’s Cup. BWYC Conundrum Regatta. GBCA NOYC High School Regatta. NOYC WetaFest. FWYC Leiter Clinic. SYC Dauphin Island Race. BucYC 1699 Regatta. OSYC Cancer Society Regatta (Champ #3). PYC Single Handed Regatta. FYC Caterwaul. StABYC Heald Bank Regatta. LYC Alfonso Sutter. Laser D14 Champs. GYC PontYC Opening Regatta. Pont YC Pensacola a la Habana Race. PYC** Dauphin Island Return East. FYC*
Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar Clubs with regattas listed this month BucYC: Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL, www.bucyc.com BWYC: Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS, www.baywavelandyachtclub.org FWYC: Fort Walton YC, Fort Walton Beach, FL, www.fwyc.org FYC: Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL, www.Fairhopeyachtclub.com GBCA: Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org GYA: Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org GYC: Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS, www.Gulfyachtclub.org JYC: Jackson YC, Jackson, MS, www.jacksonyachtclub.com HYC: Houston YC, Houston, TX, www.Houstonyachtclub.com LBYC: Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MS, www.LongBeachYachtClub.com LYC: Lakewood YC, Seabrook, TX, www.LakewoodYachtclub.com NOYC: New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA, www.noyc.org OSYC: Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS, www.osyc.com PBYC: Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL, www.PensacolaBeach-YC.org PontYC: Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA, www.pontyc.org PYC: Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL, www.PensacolaYachtClub.org StABYC: St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL, www.stabyc.comr SYC: Southern YC, New Orleans, LA, www.SouthernYachtClub.org MARCH 12-17 17-19 18-19 18-19 24-26 24-25 25 25-26
Flying Scot Midwinters. SYC USODA Gulf Coast Champs. www.usoda.org Southern Nichols Cup Invitational. SYC Performance Cup Regatta. GBCA J/22 Midwinters. SYC J/105 Texas Invitational Regatta. GBCA Twister Regatta. StABYC Dogwood Regatta. FYC
APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** See Racing News page 20) 1 Mermaid Regatta. HYC 1-2 Leukemia Cup. SYC 1-2 Wet & Cool. FYC 6-9 Alter Cup / US Sailing Multihull Championship. OSYC 6-9 GORC (Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit). LBYC 7-9 Hobie Mid-winters East. OSYC News & Views for Southern Sailors
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[5] 45’ Hunter CC 2006, 75hp Yanmar 880hrs, NEW bot‐ tom paint, NEW batteries, Raymarine elec, Mast furling mainsail, solarX2, bow thruster, wind turbine, 7kw genset, Ready to GO! $199,000, Tom Olive 256.710.4419
[9] 39’ Beneteau 2004, One owner, Low hour Volvo diesel, NEW 2016 Jib & Main, Feathering Max Prop, AC, True Turn.Key, Great electronics & Nav center, MUST SEE! $119,500, Clark 561.676.8445
[12] 34’ Gemini 105MC 2001, 2014 Westerbeke engine & transmission, full CP isinglass enclosure, wind gen, So‐ larX2, Raymarine radar, 16,000 BTU AC w/heat, dinghy davits, Well Equipped! $99,950, Capt Calvin 941.830.1047
[2] 50’ Voyage 500 Catamaran, 2010, twin 40 HP Yanmars, 3 cabin/3 head, Raymarine Autopilot, radar and chartplot‐ ter, 4.Electric Winches, Solar panels, New boat condition, original owners. $625,000, Tom 904.377.9446
[6] 43’ Jeanneau Deck Salon 2003, 75hp turbo.charged Yanmar, all lines led to CP, 2003 5kw genset, 2016 battery charger, 2013 Raymarine plotter/radar, 2013 dual spin‐ naker halyards, & MORE! $189,500, Bob 239.775.7435
[10] 38’ Island Packet 1996, Yanmar 38hp, NEW: standing & running rigging, chain.plates, custom North sail Staysail, Doyle Sail Cradle w/ lazy jacks, Garmin chartplotter, AC, rebuilt refrig, & MORE! $155,000, Office 727.449.8222
[13] 57’ Vaudrey Miller, 2004, Custom world cruiser compares with a Oyster. Hydraulic lift keel, Electric winches, hull repainted 2016, 4 private cabins, 10 KW Genset, Bow thruster, watermaker, numerous upgrades. $559,000, Capt Calvin 941.830.1047
[3] 47’ Beneteau 2003, Westerebeke 63hp < 650hrs, NEW sails, 2 spinnakers, NEW AC, rebuilt genset, New dinghy w/ custom davits, Updated SimRad Nav system, Fully enclosed CP. $229,999, Melanie 305.807.4096
[7] 41’ Hallberg.Rassy 1977, 2014 55hp Volvo, 2016 batter‐ ies, deck replaced 2004, Fully enclosed CP w/ glass wind‐ shields, hard&soft Bimini’s, full complement of sails, Beautiful Bluewater! $105,000, Mike 239.287.7213
[11] 36’ Fountaine Pajot Mahe Evolution 2012. UP‐ GRADED 30 HP Volvo’s, NEW genset, 2.85 watt solar pan‐ els, Raychart software, elect windlass, Magma grill, UPGRADED! $269,000, Melanie 305.807.4096
[4] 45’ Voyage 2006, Twin Yanmars 40hp w/ Saildrives & fixed propellers, 2015 Northern Lights 6KW Genset, NEW Genoa, NEW Raymarine Chartplotter, Expertly Main‐ tained! $265,000, Tom 904.377.9446
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Cobia 174 2003 Center Console. 2004 90hp 2-cycle Yamaha - one of the best Yamahas made. Less than 300 hours on boat and motor. Boat always covered and fiberglass in great condition. Bimini top. Fishfinder, anchor, gear, jackets, etc. Boat and trailer in great condition. craig1000@verizon.net
20’ Supercat 1979. 12’ beam, daggerboards, mesh tramp, furling jib (new), full batten main, aluminum rotating mast. Original owner, never damaged, in storage many years. Time to pass the thrills to a new owner. $2000. 941-743-6322. Motor and mount available. (4/17)
2016 Robalo 206 Cayman. Price $42,500. This is a great opportunity to get a 2016 less than 8 months old with less than 50 hours on the Yamaha Four Stroke engine with stainless prop. Check out more images at www.AtlasYachtSalesfl.com/used. Call Rose Ann 904-501-1532, or email roseann@atlasyachtsalesfl.com
S2 7.9 1984. Race ready. Tohatsu 4-stroke 6HP. Includes Blade, Dacron 135; Mylar 145, 2 Mylar 155, racing main, Dacron full batten main. New bottom paint, refurbished keel and rudder. Reconditioned trailer included. Pensacola, FL. $11,000 OBO. 850.293.4031 jjjbean@aol.com,. (5/17)
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Astus Trimaran 16.5, trailer, new 2016. VPLP French design. Fast, easy to sail/setup, stable and fun. $23,000 ($28,000 new). Sarasota, FL. dean@windrider.com or 612-338-2170. (4/17)
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1971 “MKII” Westerly Pageant 23’. Complete re-fit. Custom trailer, stern arch and mast tabernacle. Addition of Ipe wood bowsprit to carry larger headsail. Keels shortened, re-shaped and faired. New boom and standing rigging. Custom OB motor well, 12K BTU AC and full electronics pkg. Call or email Rob at (888) 2708823, $39,500. rob@wrightyachtsales.com. www.wrightyachtsales.com
Fiberglass Sharpie. Chapelle 24. Decked, ballasted day-sailer. Salty boat. Fast, able & safe. GPS, trolling motor, galvanized trailer, plus lots more. Crystal River, FL. $5820. 352472-6872. (5/17)
25’ Catalina 250, 2010. Wing Keel, Wheel Steering w/auto-pilot, Honda 9.9 Elec. start, dual Batteries, depth & VHF, Furling, Lazy Jacks, Bimini, Enclosed Head, Galley, Sleeps 4, Comfortable dinette. Contemporary cruiser. $28,467. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953 or 727-327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com
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Catalina 27 1978. Excellent starter boat. 2burner propane stove w/oven; New Bimini, companionway doors; 30 HP Atomic 4; Custom trailer. Docked in Little River, SC. $8995. 864-395-7861, or jrannie@netzero.net. (5/17)
Baba 30 Hull 64 Freshwater vessel. New Harken Roller Furling and Headsail, Recently repowered. Motivated Seller $35,000 OBO Pics at http://tinyurl.com/Baba30. Contact austinsalley@live.com. Austin 803-397-9448. Central SC (5/17))
CORSAIR F28R, 1999. #52. Carbon wing mast & sprit. Dry-stored at home on custom trailer. Immaculate and ready to launch. 12K$ refurb 2009. South Florida. $61,900. Bill @786-236-0662, Polaris2530@gmail.com (5/17)
1980 Southern Cross 31. Yanmar diesel. Gilner design, blue water, heavy displacement Full keel cutter. Double-ended, excellent condition, new cushions, solar panels, wind generator, Aries wind vane, Garmin, radar, plotter. 32k OBO. 970-759-1771. La Belle, FL. (5/17)
29’ Island Packet 1996. Yanmar 27hp, Cutter rig w/staysail furler, Raymarine chartplotter w/radar, ST4000 Autopilot, 2014 bottom paint & wax, 2010 barrier coat, 2014 rudder, 2015 Comp. head, Must See! $67,500, Call Clark @ 561-676-8445, www.Sailboatsin Florida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
30’ Albin Ballad, 1977. 10hp rebuilt Volvo Penta, Swedish world cruiser, 47% ballast. 4 sails, tiller with autopilot, new dodger, new dinghy, outboard. $15,000. Stewart Marine 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com
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31’ Island Packet 1987. Yanmar 27hp, NEW Rigging & Sails, FULL suite of Sails, FULL enclosure, 2016 autopilot, 2012 Garmin 740 plotter/sonar/depthfinder/speed/fish finder, 2 Solar panels, 2014 head, NEW AC, & MORE! $63,000, Mike 239.287.7213, www. SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
1999 Catalina 320. Daysailing or extended cruising without breaking the bank, Coyote’s got the gear to do it. Low engine hours, good sails and canvas, autopilot, GPS, AIS, Garmin Map 740 S touch screen Radar/chart plotter/sonar, much more. $62,500. Alan 941350-1559 www.windsweptyachtsales.com. email alanpwys@gmail.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com
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33’ Beneteau 2004. 27hp Volvo Penta, roller furling genoa, in-mast furling mainsail, gennaker, elec windlass, custom CP cushions, removable stern rails, equipped galley, lovely woodwork & easy to sail! $69,500, Call Capt. Calvin @ 941-830-1047, www.Sailboats inFlorida.com, Edwards Yachts Sales
33’ Marlow Hunter 2013. One of easiest boats to sail with one of the best layouts. In-mast furling, shoal draft , A/C. Asking $148,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Pete. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com.
34’ Hunter 2001 Fun family cruiser Asking $59,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com
34’ Gemini 105Mc Catamaran, 2008. Queensize bed in owner’s cabin, 2 doubles aft and dinette converts. Air, gens, radar, autopilot, 110v/propane refrigerator, dinghy and outboard, 18” draft, 14’ beam, 27hp. Westerbeke. $120,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. 305-8152607. www.marinesource.com
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1976 35’ Fuji — $38,900 – Michael Martin – 440-781-8201– michael@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
35’ Victory Catamaran. Built by Endeavour, High Quality, One Owner boat. Three Staterooms, Fits in regular Slip. Asking $149,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com
35’ Beneteau 350 Oceanis 1991. New Yanmar diesel 2012. Great layout. Asking $54,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Jamie Birch 317-7508664, Jamie@PreferredYachts.com.
Southerly Yachts 36-57’ Best shoal draft, blue water boats – Proven and well engineered for 36 years. Shoal Draft Freedom & Deep Draft Performance at the tip of your fingers. Push a button & the keel swings back – the safest way. Go where others cannot! Brokerage boats available now: 37’’, 38’, 42’, 45’, & 57’. Contact S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com
36’ Pearson 1976. Westerbeke 40hp (NEW alternator, water pump, & hoses), Full enclosure w/Eisinglass & screens, Garmin 441S Chartplotter/autopilot, NEW standing rigging & mast step, rewired mast, PRISTINE, MUST SEE! $39,500, Bill S 941.356.2064, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $65,000 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
36’ Mariner Ketch, 1979. U.S. Built, Peter Canning design. Raven black hull, beautiful Burma teak interior, sleeps 7, 55hp Yanmar diesel, 5’ draft, 6’6” headroom. $30,000. Stewart Marine Corp, Miami, 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com
37’ Hunter 2016. Like new. Owner Motivated. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com
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1980 Tartan 37 Sparkman Stevens. Budget cruising on a true classic. Shoal draft, air condition, refrig, autopilot,solar, dinghy davits, GPS, VHF, Inverter, large battery bank. REDUCED ONLY Reduced to $39,900.. Alan 941-3501559. alanpwys@gmail.com. Details at www.windsweptyachtsales.com
1985 C&C 37 listed at $48,900. This C&C yacht is a fast, sturdy racer/cruiser. Her spacious cockpit is well laid out for both sail handling and relaxation. Find more information at www.AtlasyachtSalesfl.com/used, or call Rose Ann 904-501-1532. Email roseann@atlasyachtsalesfl.com
Southerly 38 2012 In the Caribbean enroute to the East Coast. A large 38’ boat with spacious bright interior, an amazing aft stateroom & a large safe cockpit with twin helms. Having crossed the Atlantic, she is well equipped for cruising. Variable draft of 2’ 8” – 8’ 6”. Imagine where you can go! S&J Yachts 410-639-2777 www.sjyachts.com
1979 38’ Cabo Rico Cutter. Great sailing performance. Bluewater consruction. Crealock design. Rebuilt Perkins diesel, refrigeration, Cutter rig, Solar panels, inverter, updated electronics. $64,900. Alan 941-350-1559. www.windsweptyachtsales.com. email alanpwys@gmail.com 64
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38 Hunter 380 2006. 2-boat owner Meticulously maintained. Virtual Tour, Full Details & More pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL.Contact Joe Zammataro, 5272800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com
2005 39’ Beneteau 393. Diesel, Air conditioner, Fridge, GPS, autopilot, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, all the cruising gear. Reduced $79,900. Alan 941-350-1559, AlanPWYS@gmail.com, www.windsweptyachtsales.com
39’ Beneteau 2004. 40hp Volvo 997 hrs, NEW jib & main, feathering max prop, AC, Sony stereo interior/exterior speakers, hot/cold pressured water, Great electronics, Excellent Coastal Cruiser! $199,500, Clark 561.676.8445, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
2010 Hunter 39. Loaded with gear including 40hp Yanmar, 4kw Fischer Panda Generator, Radar, And Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning. Schedule A Viewing Today. Conveniently Located In Florida. Call For More Info. Capt R Fachtmann 727-487-2278, Or R@Yachtmann.com
2011 Beneteau Oceanis 40. Three cabins, two heads, AC, new solar panels, Fusion stereo w/TV/DVD, 2 propane tanks, low hours, new mattresses. Call John 954-253-7479, or Jim 954-303-5310. $129,000. Miami area. (4/17a)
40’ Caliber LRC 2004. Long Range Cruiser, Original Owner, Pristine, Everything you want in a cruising sailboat capable of a circumnavigation. Asking $229,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com PreferredYachts.com
1992 Caliber 40. New batten main, furling jib, cutter rig, solar panel, davits, new canvas, A/C, heat, GPS plotter, depth, fish finder, VHF, SSB, Sea Frost refrig., good shape, just finished trip from Caribbean, no brokers, estate sale. $89,900. Located Tarpon Springs, FL. Ready to go. For more info: strandhagenw@aol.com, Cell 904-540-5388 (2/17)
40’ Island Packet 1996. One of the best cruising boats ever built. Loads of custom features and upgrades. Asking $179,900. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com
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Island Packet 40 – A very popular cruising boat that is safe, comfortable and has tremendous storage. 1996 asking $173,900 & 1994 asking $147,500. Call Matt for details. S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756, www.sjyachts.com
Delphia Yachts 31’–53’. A high-quality Performance Cruiser at a price that will surprise you at production boat prices. Semi-custom yachts built for you w/many options including shoal or deep keel options. Built in Poland, Europe’s 3rd largest boat builder. Call S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com
2014 Jeanneau 41 DS. Turn-key, like-new, beautiful boat! Listed at $259,000, she is loaded with everything you need for cruising! With full electronics and low engine hours, this is a MUST SEE! Call today to schedule your showing! 912-638-8573 sales@dunbaryachts.com
41’ Morgan Out Island 416 1981. One the most successful boats ever built Asking $59,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com
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42’ 2015 REFIT CUSTOM 90 Endeavour 42. Cleopatra - MINT Refit including: Generator, A/C, Bow-Thruster, In-Mast Main, Custom Aft Stern Rail Seats, Enclosure Canvas, All New Custom Interior. A MUST SEE @ The St. Pete Show! Call 727-999-4716 CaptZ@Yachtmann.com.
1974 42’ Whitby - $74,500 – Greg Merritt – 813-294-9288 – greg@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
41’ Island Trader Ketch 1981. Classic boat in good condition Asking $47,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com
41’ Ta Chiao William Garden Designed CT 1981. Full-keeled cutter-rigged Ketch, NEW tan bark sails, NEW wiring, solar panels , custom davits, New rigging, NEW batteries, Great electronics, Lovingly Restored! $49,000, Melanie 305.807.4096, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
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420 Island Packet 2002. Lowest Price on the market - Two Boat Owner. All new upgrade electronics - Reduced to $224,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center, St. Petersburg. Contact Joe Zammataro. 727527-2800 Joe@PreferredYachts.com
2001 Catalina 42 MKII – New Listing! Listed at $144,900, she is a 2001, two-cabin, centerline version with wing keel. She is loaded with cruising equipment and ready to take her new owners comfortably and safely wherever the wind takes them. This vessel has been constantly upgraded and maintained. 912638-8573 www.dunbaryachts.com
42’ Tatoosh. Bob Perry blue water cruiser built by Tashing. Just completed two-year cruise and ready to go again. A rare gem and a must see. Asking $119,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com
Now in stock NEW CATALINA 425! Winner of Cruising World Boat of the Year and SAIL best boat 2017. This is a MUST SEE! This beautiful boat has all the things you love about Catalinas and more! Call today to schedule your private showing. 912-6388573. sales@dunbaryachts.com. St. Simons Island, GA SOUTHWINDS
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Proven Bluewater 1988 44CC Morgan Sloop. READY to go at a Rock Bottom price. This “must-see,” well-kept, completely equipped cruiser is BUY of the month for a price of $86,000. AIS, stern arch, genset, new Autohelm, great anchoring gear, wind gen, radar & much more. Owner 727-4666444 (5/17)
45’ Morgan 1978. Cummins 65HP, 2015 & a 2013 Garmin chartplotter/fish finders, hard top bimini, 634 amps of solar panels, full CP enclosure w/strataglass windows, large party CP, READY TO CRUISE! $68,999, Call Harry @ 412-692-0639, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
46’ Beneteau 461. Low Hours on Engine & Generator. Inmast Furling, Elect Winch. Two Staterooms. Asking only $124,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com
44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. Clearwater, FL. Call George 941-792-9100
45’ Jeanneau 45DS 2008. 75hp Yanmar, Gen Set, Air, RF, Bow Thruster, FullRayMarine electronics, Davits, Life Raft, Windlass, Two Staterooms, Two Heads, Duel Helms, Spacious Cockpit, Bottom Paint 2015, Bimini, Dodger, Yard-maintained. At our docks. $209,000. George Carter, GSYS, 941-7929100 for appointment
46’ Hunter Double cabin plus office. Unique Office Version, Asking $159,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at theHarborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-4081027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com
Island Packet 445 2006. Clean, very well equipped & priced right! Easy to handle. Lots of equipment; A/C, 8kw generator, solar panels, wind generator, watermaker, bow thruster… $364,000. Contact Matt at S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com
2014 Beneteau 45 Oceanis. Loaded with Low Hrs, Gen, A/C, ready for survey & Never Chartered. $330k Call Capt. James Fachtmann. 954-SEA-LUCK or J@Yachtmann.com
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Southerly 135 (45’) 2006. High performing blue water yacht with a DRAFT from 2’ 9” to 9’ 9” at the push of a button!! Many recent upgrades: hull recently painted, new canvas, cushions, A/C etc. $389,000. Contact Matt S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756 www.sjyachts.com
Moody 46 2000. Turn-key cruising boat in the BVIs with many upgrades/updates. Just reduced by $20,000! Cutter rig, shoal draft. Nicely maintained. Many upgrades including Brand New holding tank & hoses, Electronics, Fisher Panda Generator, Zodiac, Outboard & much more. Enjoy her this winter in the Islands! $259,000. Contact Matt, S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com
Island Packet 465 2008. The newest 465 you can get! One of a kind opportunity for an almost new yacht! Extremely pampered: Hinckley maintained, covered & stored inside a heated building. Hardly used. Only 51 engine & 4 generator hrs.. Contact S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com
2013 Jeanneau 469. Air2air - Best In Class (Bought New Oct 2014) Loaded With Every Upgrade Option Including Performance Package (140% Performance Genoa & Main Sail), Much More. $330k. Call Capt James Fachtmann 954-Sea-Luck, Or J@Yachtmann.com
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Call For Special Pricing. 2016 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 479 with Intercoastal-Friendly Mast! This 3 Cabin/2 Head layout has the master forward with a beautiful salon and fully galley. Included as options is an in-mast furling mainsail, air conditioning, genset, bow thruster, full electronics, radar, solar panels, bimini, dodger, ground tackle and much more. Call Rose Ann 904-501-1532 or Email: roseann@atlasyachtsalesfl.com
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1985 Hans Christian 48T. Listed at $259,000. This is a beautiful, spacious yacht. She has a rebuilt engine with only 570 hours. Fully loaded with so many great features, including rebuilt generator, solar panels, fully battened mainsail and tons more. She is turn-key, ready to go sailing! Call today 800-282-1411, or sales@dunbaryachts.com, St. Simons Island, GA
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1986 Wauquiez 47 Centurion. Proven bluewater classic cutter. Schaeffer Mainsail furler. Generator, SSB, VHF, air condition, diesel heater, Twin autopilots, Twin GPS, Radar. 2 staterooms, 2 heads. $119,900. Alan 941350-1559. alanpwys@gmail.com. Details at www.windsweptyachtsales.com.
48’ Tayana Center Cockpit. Meticulously maintained Asking $344,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts. com
1987 47’ Bristol - $204,500 – Barbara Burke 904-310-5110 – barbara@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
49’ Hunter Tri cabin 2009. Motivated seller Asking $279,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com
47’ Dufour Nautitech Catamaran 1995. With lots of new updated equipment, including new Twin 55hp Volvo Diesels, Refrig and Freezer, Generator, Chartplotter, Washer/Dryer, Watermaker, Windlass, 4 State Rooms w/en-suite head and showers. Spacious Catamaran capable of extended passages. www.GrandSlam YachtSales.com. Offered at $279,000. Call George Carter 941-792-9100.
2013 Jeanneau 53. New Mast & Boom, 2014 New Hybrid Electronics touchscreen, 3xAirCond, Inverter, Gen, Radar, Forward Looking Sonar, Custom Stern Rail Love Seats with double stuffed cushions. Call for more info Capt R Fachtmann 727-487-2278 or R@Yachtmann.com
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Standard Horizon Strike 220S Fish Finder with Speed, Log and Temp (New in Box). $75. Pioneer High Power AM-FM CD Player. XM Ready 12-Volt, 50-Watt (New In Box) $75. 772.285.4858 (5/17)0
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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
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________________________________________ Yacht Sales Person Needed Preferred Yachts, located at the beautiful Harborage Marina in St Petersburg, has an opportunity for an experienced full time yacht broker or we will train you. We are a unique boutique yacht brokerage with a large brokerage display center that attracts buyers and sellers from around the world. Preferred Yachts is one of only 50 Certified Professional Yacht Brokerages in the US and hold to the highest standards of professionalism, knowledge and integrity. With 38 years experience, we know how to help you be successful and our clients to achieve their dreams. For more details, Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB Call: 727-5272800 or Write Joe@PreferredYachts.com ________________________________________ Doyle Sails Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg, FL. Seeking Outside salespeople to sell sails in the Gulf Coast region. Take your sailing hobby, make extra cash, or turn it into a career. Doyle Gulf Coast is the second largest Doyle production sail loft in the U.S. We are seeking outside salespeople to sell sails in our region which includes the entire Southeast. The position involves being able to measure a boat, price sails (we will assist with quoting), install, and follow up with customer. Please contact robert @ islandnautical.com, or call 727-800-3115. ________________________________________ 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. (6/17)
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Yacht Sales. Curtis Stokes & Assoc., Inc. has opportunities throughout Florida for experienced brokers or new salespeople. Applicant must be ethical, hard-working and have a boating background. Training available. Inquiries confidential. 954-684-0218, info@curtisstokes.net. ________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is expanding! Several openings for yacht brokers in Florida. Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards 727-449-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com
P________________________________________ ROPERTY FOR SALE OR RENT Roatan Property w/108' Dock. 2.25 acres w/300' waterfront. Ideal for development of multiple homes. 700 sq. ft. living space & storage area in place w/all utilities. www.calabashshores.com (5/17)
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Bad Luck Bob By John M. Porter
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ob had been following us for a month. We were both liveaboards sailing south from Canada for the winter of ‘89. I think he left both his common sense and his boat sense at the Canadian border and had made it to Florida by a fortuitous combination of autopilot and dumb luck. His nautical blunders and misfortunes could fill a book, but the groundings, anchor rodes wrapped in the prop and tools over the side were merely preludes to the infamous holding tank incident. Our boat was built in the early 1970s for offshore passages and had a holding tank installed with a now-outlawed “Y” valve, so we could pump waste overboard while at sea. Bob had a Great Lakes boat— newer—with a welded nylon tank and no through-hull plumbing. He did have an idiot light—adjective appropriate—that indicated when the tank was full and in need of a pump out. I had onboard a portable hand bilge pump with hose and fittings that I had devised suitable for a multitude of mostly urgent uses. Bob had borrowed my pump a couple weeks earlier when we had been days from the nearest marina. He could attach it to his deck fitting and perform his own pump out in about 10 minutes. As previously arranged, Bob’s guests arrived from the frigid North just in time for our Gulf Stream crossing to the Bahamas. The party must have started right away, as our VHF was strangely quiet. We heard none of the usual “mini maydays” from him for the longest time. Then about halfway into our second day of slogging against 25 knot headwinds in the middle of the Bahama bank, the radio suddenly chirped on 68.
“Say, John, can I borrow your pump contraption?” “Sure, Bob, but I thought you pumped out in Miami.” “No. With the guests arriving and all, I never got around to it. Besides, I thought the light was broken.” “What Light?” “The ‘tank full’ light. It’s been blinking on and off.” I didn’t have the heart to remind him that if a light is defective it usually doesn’t come on at all. “With the four of us using the head for a couple days, it’ getting really hard to pump and I thought the tank might be getting full by now.” “Have you checked the tank, Bob?” “Uh, no. I’ll do it now.” “Gee, it looks pretty full. The sides are even bulging out.” “Right. Maneuver alongside and
I’ll toss you the pump.” I may have said that we were motor sailing into a nasty three- to four-foot chop with nearly 30 knots apparent wind across the deck. Did I mention that Bob’s deck fitting for pump out was forward near the bow? The prudent skipper might have thought to stop and anchor by the stern before unscrewing that fitting. Since the Bahama Bank is only 15 to 20 feet deep, it would have been quick and easy. Alas, no. It now becomes my task, dear reader, to try to verbalize what my eyes witnessed that breezy afternoon so long ago from less than 100 meters off. Mere words fail here. The way they fail to describe the glories of nature like Old Faithful at Yellowstone Park, or the Mount St. Helens eruption, or Kilauea, or...suffice it to say that within two seconds of unscrewing that deck fitting Bob no longer needed my portable bilge pump device. His 20gallon holding tank had reduced its volume from 25 gallons to about two all by itself. That was the good news. The bad news covered nearly the entire boat—deck, dodger, bimini, even the foot of the main had sort of a tan bark look. The clean-up took a couple of days. The good natured guests even pitched in and the boat was made almost as good as new. We parted company a week later in Nassau and never saw Bob or the boat again. We don’t know if he is still sailing somewhere. So, if you ever cross tacks with a nifty Canadian 33-footer with half a tanbark main, be a prudent sailor yourself. Let him anchor first, and then don’t anchor downwind.
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