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From the Helm: Sorcery

By Steve Morrell Letters

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Bubba To Install PA System On Right Guard

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: Boardings in Boot Key Harbor

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Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival

By Steve Morrell

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Anchoring: How Close to Your Neighbor?

By Kent Trompeter

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South Seas Resort Marina

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Travels with Angel: Coastal hopping Southeast Florida’s Palm Beaches

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A Skipper Learns Some Lessons in the Move Up to Spinnaker Class in a Women’s Regatta

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

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Flea Market Blues: A Post-Dania Downer

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32-33 Marine Market Place 46-47 Regional Sailing Services Directory – Local boat services in your area.

50 Boat Brokerage Section 60 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers 61 Advertisers’ List by Category 61 Subscription Form

Small Craft Festival. Photo by Steve Morrell. Page 34.

South Seas Resort Marina. Photo by Morgan Stinemetz. Page 36

Cover: A Norseboat sails at the 2nd Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival in Sarasota. Photo by Steve Morrell

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FROM THE HELM

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bout a month ago, I read that Jake Wood, owner of a well-known ocean racer called Sorcery, had passed away. There was a lot of reminiscing about him on the Internet. Back in the ’70s, I crewed on a delivery of Sorcery.

I can’t remember the exact year, but I was in Baja California at the time.

I used to do a lot of backpacking back then, and two friends and I had flown down to San Jose del Cabo in Baja California and hiked along the coast to Cabo San Lucas. We walked along the beach and camped along the way, spearing a fish here and there, taking several days to make the 30-plus-mile trek. My friends were heading back to California, but I planned to cross the Sea of Cortez to mainland Mexico and wander around a bit. We were hanging out on the beach in Cabo when I heard about a boat that was looking for crew.

I swam out to the boat and signed on. It was Sorcery, a C&C 61, owned by a guy named Jake Wood. The boat was heading north after doing the winter races of the Mexican circuit, and her hired full-time captain was taking her back.

Before Sorcery, the biggest boat I had ever sailed on was a Rhodes 19, and I had never been offshore in a sailboat, so I jumped at the chance, leaving a few days later on a weeklong trip. It was to weather the whole time, and the wind on our nose never seemed to let up. Going up the coast of Baja California was beautiful. We made one

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stop in Bahia de Magdalena to get a rest from the constant pounding of the boat going to weather. It was a whale’s breeding ground, and I’ll never forget jumping in the cold water and seeing a million baby shrimp—a good reason for a whale to hang out in the place, and we saw a lot of them in the bay.

I didn’t know that Sorcery was a famous ocean racer, but learned a lot about the boat on the trip. The boat had nine lives. She was built back somewhere around 1970 and was the biggest production sailboat at the time. The boat made its first win in a race from St. Petersburg to Venice and eventually made its way to the Pacific Ocean and into the hands of Jake Wood, who campaigned it heavily for many years in the Mexican winter races, usually starting with the annual race from California to Mexico. Once it was beached on its way south and ended up with its keel buried in the sand in Baja.

He also sailed it in the Transpac for years, winning the race several times. One race took him across the Pacific to Japan, and when Jake and crew were returning the boat to North America, they ran into a major storm that rolled the boat over—like a kayak roll—in the North Pacific when it met a rogue wave. The rollover happened so fast that one crewman, who was thrown overboard on the side that it rolled to, was scooped up

and on deck when it came back up on the other side. When it came up, the mast was broken off and pointing straight down into the water, still secured on by rigging. Some of the crew were injured and laid up, but a few managed to survive well enough to eventually cut the rigging, losing the mast. They were rescued by nearby ships and eventually a Coast Guard cutter. A few years later, I happened to run into a slide show (there was a camera onboard) and lecture that one of the crewmembers put together on the rollover. I’ll never forget it. I remember when they would take turns going out in the storm to slowly cut the rigging to free the mast. Tethered, a crewmember could only take about five minutes in the storm conditions as he tried to cut the wire, but they eventually succeeded.

Jake made it rich by founding and owning a factory that sold a ton of locking aircraft nuts in the growing aerospace industry in the ’60s. He held on to Sorcery for a few more years and then sold it and purchased a Mull 84 that he also named Sorcery, which went on to become famous in its own right until Jake eventually sold it.

His passing brought back some memories from long ago, and although I never met Jake Wood, it saddened me.

Steve Morrell, Editor

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

H.L. Mencken

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

E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com To Our Readers: We have received a lot of letters in recent months and have not been able to print them all. We are asking our readers to please keep your letters brief so that more of them can be printed, or please send money so that we can pay for a larger magazine and print them all. Otherwise, we will have to edit them down.

We try to print our letters in the order that we receive them, but also strive to print letters on a diversity of topics, so some get printed sooner than others.

Editor “If I had had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter.”

Attributed to Pascal, T.S. Elliot, Mark Twain, Igor Google and others.

WEST FLORIDA ANCHORAGES WEB SITE Your article in the January issue on the west coast anchorages in Florida was EXTREMELY helpful and useful. At first, I had difficulty with the Web address, but your staff educated me and sent me a link. (Those underscores in a Web address don’t come across well in print articles.) That information is better than any cruising guide out there!! So when might someone do the same on the east coast of Florida? What are we…chopped liver??? Seriously, your magazine is a great source of information for Florida sailors and cruisers. This is just another example of great information out there in cyberspace that might go unnoticed without your publication.

Russell W. Boley Miami, FL Russell, Glad we could help. That was put together a few years ago by Florida Sea Grant and boaters’ input. It is a great service, but I think the likelihood of that happening again is small. Too bad.

Editor Boat Insurance: Owner Gets Canceled for No Good Reason I have also experienced problems obtaining boat insurance recently. I have owned sailboats off and on since the late ’70s and have always cared and maintained them in top condition and carried full coverage insurance. I have also followed the most prudent techniques of storm preparation available to me.

Several years ago upon the approach of a tropical storm, I removed the canvas and sails from my 1984 O’Day 30 and moved her from her slip at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron to a mooring that I had recently rebuilt. Extra lines and chafing gear were added, all seacocks closed and everything removable of any value was taken off the boat— the exact same preparations I have made several times over recent years (the exact same preparations suggested by the insurance company). Each time, the boat survived the storms 10

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with no problem.

You can imagine my joy at returning after the storm had passed to see my boat bobbing about normally on her mooring. However, something was not quite right to the eye from shore, and upon closer examination, I found that she had been hit by another boat, and approximately $7000 of damage was done to the bow rail, stanchions, toe rails and deck. The offending vessel

had left a broken piece of rub rail lying on the deck. Although I had some rub rail damage to my boat, all my rails were present and accounted for.

So we followed the downwind course under the Ringling Causeway Bridge and over to Selby Gardens to find a 34-foot sailboat on the beach.

This boat was missing from an upwind mooring at our club, and the broken piece of rub rail was an exact match to

a missing piece of rub rail of hers. Now comes the interesting part. Both boats were insured by the same company (BoatU.S.). They paid my claim promptly, and then, at renewal time, advised me that they would not renew my insurance coverage due to my claim.

They did offer, however, to consider insuring me again after two years of accident-free (claim-free) boating. (Why would I do that? I wondered.)

The condition of my mooring tackle and lines was perfect. There was no direct damage to the boat from wind, water or waves. How can any fault be placed on me or my boating practices?

Even though I feel the other boat was not attached to her mooring properly, her breaking loose and hitting my boat is not the issue here. I believe the issue is actually that insurance companies are in a very calculated way avoiding as much risk exposure as possible and participating in “cherry picking” practices in a more subtle way than the homeowners insurance industry is.

Following are my suggestions for improving the availability of insurance in Florida and other coastal areas.

1) State regulations must be changed to require insurance companies doing business in these areas to maintain higher loss reserves for the payment of claims, and 2) These insurance companies’ accounting practices need to change so as to prevent all the premium revenue from a low loss year being taken as profit for that year. The basic idea of insurance is to spread the potential for loss among a wide base of subscribers, which is basically betting that they won’t all need relief at the same time. However, when many of them need relief at the same time, then the funding for payment needs to be spread over a broader time span. This concept can be likened to having a weekly income of $1000 (and spending it all) and a monthly mortgage payment of $2000 and not setting anything aside weekly for the payment.

When the payment comes due, there isn’t enough money.

I believe requiring insurance companies doing business in this state to return to fundamentals instead of creative accounting practices would go a long way toward restoring the availability of coverage.

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LETTERS Mike, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. I can understand an insurance company dropping someone who does not diligently take the precautions on his boat for an approaching storm. But for an insurance company to discontinue a policy merely because it is a claim and not take into account the reason for the claim—especially when you were the one that took proper action to protect your boat, which is also protecting the insurance company—is pretty poor behavior. The insurance company is obviously not rewarding for good behavior.

I believe that insurance companies are really taking advantage of boaters in our region. Before 2004, there were very few insurance claims for the last 30 years—and longer—in this hurricane region. There was Hugo and David, but there was a long period of no claims before that. Either the insurance companies were striking it rich, or didn’t know how to plan ahead, as they had their chance after David hit in’ 93.

What’s changed? Why all of a sudden now? Did they not plan for a rainy day? What happened to all the profit from back then? I remember in the early ’80s when hurricane forecasters forecast, every single year, that the big hurricane could hit. When several hit in 2004, insurance companies should have been well-prepared for that after several decades of good income. They either weren’t planning or they’re taking advantage of the situation now. What I don’t understand is why, when you have car insurance and a good record—and a good record means you didn’t cause a lot of accidents—your insurance company and others will give you a good rate. But for boaters, it appears that no matter what actions they take, good or bad, the insurance company will treat any claim as a negative. If auto insurance operated this way, there would be a major uproar from the public. I believe a big difference is the number of auto insurance companies is huge and there is more competition, but not so in the boat insurance world, at least for the larger non-trailerable boats. There just aren’t that many choices for bigger boats. I’m afraid the boat insurance companies are doing this for only one reason, and that is that they can. Price quotes I have heard from people have not gone up just a bit recently, but drastically—many quotes going from $1500 a year to $5000—and many not being able to get it at all—no matter how good and responsible a boat owner they are.

Something’s wrong here.

Isn’t insurance supposed to be set up over a long period of time and a lot of people? Didn’t we already have a long period of time with few claims? Was that period just not counted?

We are going to need some major changes in the boat insurance industry in the near future, and perhaps this will have to be instigated by boat manufacturers, boat dealers, boat owners and others as it doesn’t appear that the insurance companies are going to do anything on their own except raise the rates.

Editor Boat Insurance Problems Solved by One Owner This is in reference to your article on marine insurance. Our sailboat has not moved and has been tied to our dock for the past 4 1/2 years. We quit insuring it in 2002, when the insurance company wanted to double our premium from $1800 to $3600. Rather than be “held hostage” by them financially, we told them to take a hike.

We recently looked into getting an umbrella policy added onto our homeowners policy. We discussed it with our insurance underwriter, ITT Hartford, and they said that as part of our umbrella policy, we could insure our 41 12

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Morgan O/I, hull value of $65,000, for $995 with a 1 percent deductible and no survey required.

I thought that you might want to pass this off to your readers as a possible solution to their marine insurance dilemma.

Capt. Richard Purcell USCG Master 100 ton.

Richard, I have heard of others who have done the same and have good rates on their boat insurance. I think it will be a bit different and perhaps a little more difficult if you have a claim as you won’t be dealing with an insurance company that knows boat insurance like one that specializes in it. But then again, a savings of $2600 a year goes a long ways. And I don’t think you have to have your boat in your back yard to add it to your homeowners policy.

Editor Marco Island Visitors Get Harassed On November 13, six boats (five sail and one motor) from the Cape Coral Sailing Club, planned five days of cruising, destination Marco Island. When we arrived at Factory Bay, Marco Island, five boats were approached by members of the local police marine patrol. They suggested we move to another location, mainly because a certain homeowner did not want boaters anchoring in his view. We were told if we did not move within 24 hours, we may be boarded. Their reason was to check the boat for compliance to boating regulations. We were also informed they could board us as often as every 15 minutes if they wanted to. This is plain harassment. Four of our boats did not want the hassle and moved from the area. Two of us stayed overnight but left for home the next day due to bad weather predictions.

Unfortunately, we were not there to see what would happen after 24 hours. Two boats had scratches along their hull from the marine police boat. The police were notified of the boat damage. Two questions: 1) Do we need to endure this harassment in an anchorage? 2) What rights do the local police have in boarding boats?

Thank you all for your continued interest in this problem.

Ginny Holland Past Commodore of the Cape Coral Sailing Club SSCA, BoatU.S. Member Ginny, Boarded every 15 minutes? Scratch the side of your boat? What kind of police are these? They should be arrested and charged with a crime. Again, power corrupts and give some people a gun, a badge and a siren and they will be corrupted. Why don’t the good ones stand up and stop the bad ones from giving the police a bad name?

By the time you read this, a possible test case of this problem will have gone to court (April 18) and hopefully be resolved, but then again, the courts have often ruled in favor of those who pay the most taxes—like the homeowner who doesn’t want you in his view—so we’ll see. It will be posted on our home page. Stay tuned.

Editor We (Cruisers) are Not the Enemy After reading the Southwinds reports of police misbehavior in Marco Island and Marathon, it’s clear some local police and most Florida Waterway Commission (FWC) officers have lost all credibility with the cruising public. Like the See LETTERS continued on page 14 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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LETTERS vast majority of world-class sailors, full-time cruisers in Florida are law-abiding people. Instead of enlisting our help in carrying out their mission, which full-time cruisers support, they harass us because they can get away with it, not because we are law breakers, but we are simply easy targets.

We are not their enemy, but they are making us so.

When I visited with FWC Associate General Counsel Capt.

Alan Richard in February, he seemed to be an entirely reasonable individual trying to work out waterway problems and trying to convince local authorities to abide by state law. He claimed he did not endorse the Marathon midnight raids on cruising boats, so it must be local police and local branches of the FWC who are misbehaving.

As far as police “educating” the cruiser using “safety checks,” I count a dozen USCG licensed masters at anchor in Marathon. Tell me who has the most boating safety experience—a young police officer driving an outboard or a Licensed USCG Master in a world cruiser?

Capt. Richard de Grasse U.S. S/Y Endeavour Richard, Yes, some marine patrol officers are getting out of hand, but read the “Our Waterways” section this month. The FWC officer who ran those raids is now working more with the boaters in Boot Key Harbor after a recent meeting they all had together. More power to him if he continues in this manner—figuratively speaking, of course.

Editor Boat Inspection Help I read the editorial on the boat inspections in the March issue.

Here is maybe a solution to prevent citations to boaters.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers FREE vessel safety checks to boaters. Members will look at the MSDs, lifesaving and fire-fighting equipment, navigation lights and also provide an education exchange. This is called a Vessel Safety Check. It is not an inspection. If anything is found not to be in compliance, then the owner is told about it. It stops there and no report is given to any law enforcement agency.

If the vessel is in compliance, then a decal will be affixed to the vessel. This decal will not prevent a law enforcement inspection, but at the mention of a VSC, most officers will perform an abbreviated exam. The examiner will educate the boat owner and answer any questions they may have.

As mentioned in your article, a list will be provided to the boat owner as to their equipment requirements. This list is also FREE. These pamphlets are given out at boat shows, and marine dealers usually carry them. This is another program by the auxiliary, the Marine Dealer Visitor, where aux members provide dealers with boating safety literature and information.

If the vessel is boarded by law enforcement and has the proper equipment onboard, the owner will have a much better experience. The examiner will also provide information on boating safety classes. If more boat owners took this class (most are one day), then they will be more aware of federal, local and state laws, such as marine sanitation device use.

To schedule a VSC, call (800) 368-5647, or go to www.VesselSafetyCheck.org. To schedule where the courses are given, call (866) BoatABC, (866) 262-8222 or go to www.AmericasBoatingCourse.com.

Marc Lang USCG Auxiliary, Division 14 E-mail your letters to the Editor: editor@southwindsmagazine.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

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

NORTHERN GULF COAST Pensacola, FL 58º lo – 76º hi Gulfport, MS 59º lo – 77º hi Water Temperature – 71º

CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA Cape Hatteras, NC 54º lo – 67º hi Savannah, GA 53º lo – 78º hi Water Temperature Cape Hatteras, NC – 59º Savannah Beach, GA – 67º

EAST FLORIDA Daytona Beach - 58º lo – 80º hi Jacksonville Beach - 59º lo – 76º hi Water Temperature Daytona Beach – 72º Jacksonville Beach – 70º Gulfstream Current – 3 knots

WEST FLORIDA St. Petersburg 65º lo – 80º hi Naples 62º lo – 83º hi Water Temperature St. Petersburg – 74º Naples – 77º

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Miami Beach – 70º lo – 79º hi Stuart – 64º lo – 81º hi Water Temperature Miami Beach – 78º Stuart – 73º Gulfstream Current – 3 knots

FLORIDA KEYS Key West 72º lo – 82º hi Water Temperature Key West –79º Gulfstream Current – 1.9

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

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

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

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

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

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To have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Send us information by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later.

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

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

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

Hurricane Articles and Information Wanted SOUTHWINDS is looking for ideas and real stories on hurricane experiences to pass on to others for our upcoming hurricane section during the 2007 hurricane season. We are also looking for ideas and stories on protecting docks during storms. Should boats be forced to leave a marina during a hurricane? Should boat owners be required to keep their boats from destroying a dock during a storm? Should insurance companies give discounts to those who protect their boats during a storm?

Send stories, letters and/or photos to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Visit our hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements.

Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Drive SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boaters insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills.

Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week public boating course begins every Monday. Includes safety information plus basic piloting; charts, course plotting, latitude/longitude and dead reckoning. Satisfies Florida’s under age 21 boater requirements. (727) 867-3088. Other courses continuously offered. (727) 565-4453. www.boatingstpete.org.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs Basic Coastal Navigation Program (includes charting tools):

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8 lessons. April 2- 26. Sailing course: May 7,8,10, evenings.

America’s Boating Course: May 19-20.

For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety check, call (727) 469-8895 or visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info.

Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a boating safety course in Ruskin but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests will be held bimonthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

Jacksonville, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla. America’s Boating Course. May 12, June 2, June 23, July 21. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25.00, including books and materials. Meets Florida legal requirements for boater education, and most insurance companies offer discounts to program graduates.

To register, or for more information, call John Enea at (904) 223-3107, or Mike Christnacht at (904) 502-9154.

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family Sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 7287317.

Reservations/information: call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638 SSCA Medical Emergency Training for Cruisers, May 5-6; Basic Marine Weather Forecasting, May 26-27, Dania, FL

By Roy Laughlin The Seven Seas Cruising Association, SSCA, will offer hands-on First Aid Training for Medical Emergencies at Sea as part of its continuing education program. Dr. Laura Sudarsky, M.D., the course instructor, will focus on first aid, CPR and wound management. Dummies will be used as teaching aids. Exercises will teach participants how to dress

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burns, splint fractures, skin stapling techniques and adult CPR. Participants will also learn how to recognize routine medical emergencies, including seconddegree burns, corneal abrasions, diabetic emergencies, head trauma, hand injuries and routine lacerations. Participants desiring a Red Cross certification in CPR and first aid may obtain it by paying an additional $5 (each) to cover processing fees.

The course will be conducted May 5-6 at the STAR Center in Dania, FL. The cost is $300 for SSCA members and $350 for non-SSCA members.

The fee includes continental breakfast and lunch both days. (SSCA notes it is cheaper to join than obtain the members rate for the workshop.).

On May 26-27, Lee Chesneau will offer Basic Marine Weather Forecasting. Lee has offered this course for several years through SSCA, and it has been a big success. It, too, will be at the STAR Center in Dania, with similar logistical support that includes continental lunch and breakfast on-site.

For more information on both these and other upcoming courses programs, or to register online, go to www.ssca.org, and click on the Workshops & Calendar page.

BOAT SHOWS Regatta Pointe Marina Boat Show, Palmetto, FL, May 18-20 Over 75 yachts worth more than $25-million. New and preowned yachts. Special boat show incentives for yacht purchases made at the show. Booth displays for financing, insurance, gear, yacht services and more. Food and drink available. $500 West Marine door prize. Doral, Hunter, Catalina, Albin, Nordic Tug, Beneteau, Manta, and many more. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regatta Pointe Marina on the Manatee River, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto.

EXHIBITOR INFORMATION: Show display costs.

Wet Slips: $395 + tax (all sizes), electric and water included.

Trailer Space: $150 + tax (all sizes). Booth Space: $200 + tax (includes 10’x10’ tent). Mark Hayes-Harbour Master (941) 729-6021. mhayes@regattapointemarina.com

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OTHER EVENTS 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 SOUTHWINDS will begin its annual hurricane section which will run during this season. Topics will include articles and techniques on saving your boat, on land, on the water, at the dock, at anchor and underway.

Our Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com already has an extensive hurricane information page with past articles, links to other sites to help save your boat, and weather links to learn about the current and past storms. We are looking for stories and articles from our readers. The more we can learn about past successes and failures, the more we can save our boats in the future.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

33rd Annual Wooden Boat Show, South Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, April 29-May 5 Workshops, demonstrations, races, and other educational programs will be held. Craftsmen will demonstrate traditional trades and skills at the museum. Go sailing on some of the museum’s traditional watercraft each afternoon. Over 50 boats displayed on land and in the water.

For information, go to www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime. (252) 728-7317.

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Second Annual SBC Classic Boat Rally, South Carolina, May 3-10 The second annual SBC Classic Boat Rally is open to non-planing sailboats of classic design from 15 to 22 feet. Hosted by four yacht clubs. SBC stands for Savannah, Beaufort, and Charleston, as these are the three major towns where the rally takes place.

Starting at the Savannah Yacht Club, the boats will sail to the South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island, the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Edisto Island, Bohicket Marina on Seabrook Island and then to the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston.

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

Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Pirates Cove Marina, Josephine, AL, May 5-6 Presented by the Perdido Wood Boat Association. www.piratescoveriffraff.com $3 Adults. Free to children 12 and under. (251) 987-1224.

Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 12-18 The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of Fort Walton Beach, FL, hosts its tenth annual Northern Gulf Coast Cruise the week of May 12-18. This is a one-design event, open to all Catalina 22 sailors, that attracts participants from across the country and Canada. The cruise starts at the Fort Walton Yacht Club, sails the protected waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay, Perdido Bay, and Wolf Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay Lodge, AL, and return. Go to http://members.cox.net/c22fleet77/ for more information.

Charleston Maritime Festival and Tall Ships Charleston 2007, Charleston, SC, May 17-20 Over a dozen tall ships will be at the festival this year. Parade of sail visitors will be allowed to tour the ships. The FREE Charleston Maritime Festival on land will include pirate camps, classic wooden boat displays, sailing, rowing, children’s village, family boat-building, maritime art, music, food and more. Key features also include a launch celebration of The Spirit of South Carolina tall ship and the start of the Charleston to Bermuda yacht race. Free family fun in the heart of Charleston! www.charlestonmaritimefestival.com.

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Seventh Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, June 23-24 The Seventh Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the summer solstice, will be held June 23-24. There is no specific location of the Summer Sailstice except that it occurs on the planet Earth, in this solar system, where sailors can spend the day—or two days—sailing as a tribute to the solstice, which—astronomically—occurs on June 21.

The Summer Sailstice sailing holiday allows all sailors to sail locally and celebrate globally with other members of their club, class, fleet or family while connecting with thousands of sailors worldwide. This year’s Summer Sailstice celebration takes place on June 23-24 on the weekend closest to the summer solstice with more daylight than any other weekend of the year.

In 2006, sailors from across the Northern Hemisphere participated in this growing celebration of sailing. In addition to creating a global connection between sailors on the longest sailing days of the year, an added bonus for signing up as a participant in Summer Sailstice is the chance to win prizes supplied from many of the world’s top sailing businesses.

Sign-up for all participants is free on the Summer Sailstice Web site, www.SummerSailstice.com, where sailors can also post their sailing plans, create and host a Summer Sailstice party or event and find crew for their boats.

Summer Sailstice was founded in 2001. It is a global holiday celebrating sailing annually on the summer solstice.

The goal of Summer Sailstice is to encourage all sailors and sailing organizations in the Northern Hemisphere to participate by sailing and celebrating wherever they are on the longest sailing day of the year.

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Gulfstream Sailing Club Celebrates 50th Year

Hollywood, FL. For details and sailing class information, go to www.SailorsPoint.org.

As of May 8, the monthly meetings will be held in the Maxwell Room of the historic Downtowner Saloon, 408 South Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For information on the club, go to www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org.

Web Site Established to Enhance Cruisers’ Great Loop Experience America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA) is rolling out new Web-based services for its 1,800 members worldwide. AGLCA provides maps, travel information and networking opportunities to boaters who cruise the Great Loop, a circumnavigation of eastern North America along the Atlantic Seaboard, across the Great Lakes, through the inland rivers, along the Gulf of Mexico and around Florida.

Starting in April, members can renew memberships and purchase products directly through the AGLCA Web site.

Other Web features will include a searchable member directory and archived database of newsletters. Eventually, members cruising the Loop will be able to enter their current CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHWINDS WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED SOUTHWINDS is always looking for articles and photos on various subjects about sailing (cruising and racing), our Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

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The Gulfstream Sailing Club of Fort Lauderdale is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The club is the largest and oldest sailing club in Broward County and offers youth, teen and adult sailing classes to members and non-members. Classes run all year and are held at Sailors Point in

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location on the Web site and view a map showing other members, sponsors, and vendors in the area.

“Our goal is to be the primary source of information for people planning or actively cruising the Great Loop,” says AGLCA’s e-mail coordinator Stephen Kromer.

Stephen Kromer is one of the founders of KFR Services, the company that will now manage operations of the association, started in 1999 by Ron and Eva Stob, of Greenback, TN. After cruising the Great Loop themselves, the Stobs formed AGLCA as a way for other Great Loop cruisers to share specialized navigational information and helpful advice, like bridge heights, locking techniques, boating book reviews, taking care of pets onboard or where to get the best price on fuel.

For more information, contact Krista Flasch at (843) 873-9200, ext 7109, or at kflasch@kfrservices.com, or visit the AGLCA Web site at www.greatloop.org.

Low Water Levels Force Restricted Lock Schedules on the Okeechobee Waterway On April 15, the Corps of Engineers Web site posted the navigational depths of the Okeechobee Waterway to 4.07 feet for Route 1, and 1.48 feet for Route 2, which is closed.

Bridge clearance at the Mayaca railroad bridge was at 53.23 feet. Lake level was at 10.13 feet. The recommended max draft was a bit below four feet, plus the Corps warns that strong winds can affect the depth by as much as 1.1 feet.

Because of shoaling outside the Mayaca Bridge, maximum draft is lower than available depth.

The Franklin Lock, westernmost of the waterway’s five locks, has been on a restricted schedule since Feb. 15. The St. Lucie Lock, easternmost of the locks, has been on a restricted schedule since April 13.

Frequency of lock operation is based on water salinity, lake levels and rainfall. Consequently the lock openings have been cut back. For more information, go to

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www.saj.usace.army.mil/conops/structures/ navbulln.htm to see any new postings. Call the Corps of Engineers office number, (904) 2322539, for more information on closures. The Clewiston Operations Office number is (863) 983-8101.

More information is also available at www.CruisersNet.net, by clicking on the “Okeechobee” link on the left side of the page.

This forum and posted cruiser’s news has information about crossings from other cruisers.

Atlantic Sail Traders in Sarasota Adds Two Veteran Sailmakers Atlantic Sail Traders recently added two first-class sailmakers, Fred Vining and Scott Purcell, to their team. Fred has been a sailmaker for over 20 years and brings a level of experience that can only be matched by his devotion to the industry. Also joining the company, with over 12 years of experience in the field, is Scott Purcell who worked at Atlantic previously and is stepping in as the general manager. Scott has a passion for sailing that is only rivaled by his enthusiasm to talk with sailors about their boats and help them learn to maximize their use.

Scuba Clean of St. Petersburg Expands, Merges With Tropical Canvas and Opens Yacht Brokerage Division

Phil Secord, owner of Scuba Clean, Inc. recently announced his company merged with Tropical Canvas Plus, Inc. Audie Harding, former owner of Tropical Canvas will run Scuba Clean’s canvas division. Also joining the company is Jimmy Corley, a long time canvas specialist in the Tampa Bay area.

Harding and Corley bring a combined 50 years of marine canvas experience to the company. The canvas division will offer a full line of services in all canvas and cushion work for both sail and power.

Scuba Clean has also expanded into the yacht brokerage business with the formation of SCI Yacht Sales International, Inc. Jacek Wierzbicki will run the brokerage division of the company. Wierzbicki has been selling boats in the Tampa Bay area for over 24 years and will be serving the greater Tampa Bay area and west Florida.

Scuba Clean has been in the boat maintenance business for many years in the Tampa Bay area and serves boaters throughout the greater Tampa Bay region, going as far south as Manatee and Sarasota counties. Its bottom cleaning/maintenance business is the largest in the region. It also has an extensive service department with several trucks. The company also offers services in sail cleaning and repair, boat detailing and general boat maintenance.

Scuba Clean and SCI Yacht Sales International are located at 2133 2nd Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712.

(727) 823-7400. For more information on the brokerage business and a list of boats, go to www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Hunter Marine Reorganizes Sales and Marketing Department

ferences on sail training and since 1995 has been a member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club-London.

Hunter Marine Corporation announced recently a reorganization of the sales and marketing department. The changes are related to recent events consolidating all manufacturing operations in Alachua, FL. Eric Macklin has been promoted to marketing and training manager. He has been employed at Hunter since 1999, most recently as a regional market development manager. He will have direct responsibility for public relations and assist in marketing and planning. Additionally, he will provide detailed product training materials to the dealer network.

Jerry Twomey has been retained as market development manager in the new Sun Belt territory (a revamped territory, which Eric Macklin had previously covered). Jerry has experience as a development consultant for Sailtime, Hunter’s fractional sailing partner. He has experience in franchising and consulting that is backed up by engineering, accounting and MBA degrees. He is originally from Cork, Ireland, and currently resides in Tampa, FL. Jerry is a member of the oldest yacht club in the world, the Royal Cork Yachting Club, established in 1720, and was the chief sailing instructor for the club during college vacations. He has raced over 27,000 miles in many offshore events, has represented Ireland at several international con-

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Sailing Florida Charters and Sailing School, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of a new Meridian Power Yacht to the charter fleet. The Meridian is being offered as a charter and fractional-ownership yacht. The fractional ownership concept offers the opportunity to purchase or lease equity in a new yacht at very affordable rates.

According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the average boater spends less than thirty days on the water per year, but he spends five times that amount cleaning, maintaining and repairing his boat. “That’s five days of hassle for every one day of enjoyment,” said Capt.

Dave Amann, owner of Sailing Florida. In addition, with the increased costs of slips and insurance, fractional ownership programs offer a tremendous option for your boating needs.

Sailing Florida currently has 15 sailing yachts in the Tampa Bay fleet located at the Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. Sailing Florida’s new fractional ownership programs are available at www.sailingflorida.com or call (866) 894-SAIL (7245) to discuss the different programs currently offered.

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OUR WATERWAYS The Future of Florida Waterfronts?

Our Waterways Section SOUTHWINDS has created this section to inform our readers about changes in our waterways. We are all in the midst of great change—through the conversion of many boating properties to condominiums, restrictions on anchorages, and other economic forces at work.

Our coastal waters and our waterways belong to all of us, and all of us have a right to use them. These waters are not just for those who live on the water, and it is up to us boaters and lovers of these waters to protect that right. We hope that by helping to inform you of these changes, we will contribute to doing just that.

We are looking for news and information on changes, land sales, anchorages, boaters’ rights, new marinas, anchoring rights, disappearing marinas, boatyards and boat ramps, environmental concerns and other related news. Contact Steve Morrell, editor@southwindsmagazine.com, or call (941) 795-8704

sion of the evil weed marijuana, prompted the ACLU to hold the forum on the legality of boardings. The ACLU was informed by all three governmental organizations at the same time—about two weeks before the forum date—that conflict of scheduling would prevent them from attending, so the ACLU canceled it.

The ACLU is still planning to represent the individual who was arrested for the evil weed during the boarding of his vessel.

Boaters Moored in Boot Key Harbor Meet With FWC Officers After Night Raids Spark Strong Boater Reaction—Dialogue Opens With Hopes for Better Relations

By Joe Corey

ACLU Open Forum in Key West on Vessel Boardings Canceled – Government Representatives Back Out The ACLU open forum that was planned in Key West on April 28 has been canceled. The forum was to be a non-confrontational open forum, and representatives from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) had all stated that they would send representatives to be on the panel along with members of the boating community, the ACLU and other interested parties. The forum was set up in response to FWC/Monroe County Sheriff’s Department boat raids that were carried out in January on anchored boats in the Florida Keys. Boater objections to the methods used by law enforcement—like spotlights during nighttime raids—and an arrest of one individual for posses-

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On April 7, during the daily cruiser’s net on VHF 68, the boating community at Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, FL, was pleasantly surprised when a newcomer’s questions about where the library was and if there was a sunrise Easter service locally were answered by FWC Officer Dipre.

Perhaps more significantly, at the end of the net, Dipre offered the FWC local phone number and encouraged boaters to call if they had any need for assistance.

According to Dipre, his participation on the net was in response to a suggestion made at a meeting with local Boot Key boaters held on March 28. This meeting was held as a direct result of the controversy concerning the “sweep” of the harbor conducted earlier in January. Originally suggested by a local boater, the meeting took place due to Officer Dipre’s persistence. It was held at the harbormaster’s office and was attended by Officer Dipre, and Lt. Acton of the FWC, Harbormaster Richard Tanner and Deputy City Manager C.J. Geotis of Marathon, and seven Boot Key liveaboard boaters, one of whom is a member of the Near Shore

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OUR WATERWAYS Waters Commission. The overall consensus of the participants was that the meeting was very positive.

Included in the suggestions (made by all involved) were: • Limiting the hours for routine boardings to 9-10 p.m.

• Having an FWC officer specifically assigned to Boot Key Harbor so as to become a familiar face.

• Make available a list of “Dos and Don’ts” and include them in the Welcome Packs offered to new arrivals.

• Participate in the daily cruiser’s net.

Anchoring Warnings in Florida: Contact Us to Publicize Warnings Note from the Editor: A new state law that went into effect on July 1 limiting communities’ power to limit anchoring restrictions to non-liveaboard cruisers.

Recently, I have received several e-mails and calls from cruisers who received warnings from local law enforcement officials in Marco Island, Miami Beach, and Gulfport. In some cases, the officers have been polite and in others, they have not been. Cruisers can contact the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) lawyers who will send a letter to these communities telling them about the state law. (Go to www.southwindsmagazine.com for a copy of this letter and contact information—or call us at (877-372-7245).

This law has not yet been tested in courts and perhaps someone will, but we at least need to have the letters sent to every community that ignores this law.

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• Provide emergency services, such as fire boats.

• Assume that since the city requires MSDs, boats on city moorings are compliant.

• Work on officer demeanor.

These suggestions were noted by the FWC officers and sent up the chain of command for consideration.

Officer Dipre and OfficerJohnson, a fellow FWC officer, stated that, as members of the community, they are more interested in safety, compliance, and education than issuing citations. They both pointed out, however, that they are law enforcement officers and will enforce the laws and that probable-cause boardings will continue regardless of the time of day. Both officers agreed that the overwhelming majority of boaters at Boot Key are good citizens and that more open dialogue will help bridge the perceived gap between “them and us.”

National Symposium on Water Access, Norfolk, VA, May 9-11 Local government officials, coastal management planners, legal scholars and boating industry representatives will gather in Norfolk,VA, next May to explore solutions to the loss of water access that is hindering recreational boaters, commercial fishermen and water-dependent businesses around the nation’s coasts.

Working Waterways & Waterfronts – A National Symposium on Water Access, is set for May 9-11 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel under the auspices of the Virginia Sea Grant Program. The conference will bring together experts in many fields to delve into issues that surround the rapid conversion of working waterfronts—marinas, boat repair yards, fish piers and charter fishing docks—to other uses such as private residential developments and non-waterdependent businesses.

Rising real estate taxes tied to “highest and best use” assessments and escalating property values fueled by the public’s desire to live by the water are driving the conversion. Water-dependent businesses, such as haul-out service yards, seafood handling facilities and boatbuilders, are losing access to the water as well. These losses compound the challenges that decision-makers at all levels of government face in trying to balance population growth, public services and economic development with the demand for public access to, and on, the water.

“This conference is designed as a forum to educate decision-makers, management agency staff and water-dependent business owners to deal with these trends and to foster constructive dialogue about the nation’s changing waterfronts,” said Virginia Sea Grant economist, Thomas J. Murray, conference organizer and co-chairman.

The conference is sponsored by the Sport Fishing & Boating Partnership Council, a federally chartered advisory body, the Coastal States Organization, the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BOATU.S.), the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the States Organization for Boating Access, and other Sea Grant organizations.

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industry specialists will also be featured with the aim of developing new approaches to providing and managing access to the water.

Find updated conference information at www.wateraccess2007.com.

City of Gulfport, FL, Presents Mooring Field Plan On March 22, the city manager of Gulfport, FL, presented the mooring-field plan that he put together for the city council. The presentation was done at the council meeting room. The city council, city manager, city attorney and members of the public were present.

This is the third mooring-field plan that the city has put together in the last few years, and much of the information in the new plan was taken from previous plans. The city manager presented a very well thought-out and organized plan, showing economic cost and benefits, environmental concerns, boater benefits and legal and governmental issues. Cost benefit analysis showed a substantial profit to the city if it establishes a mooring field.

After the city manager presented the plan, council members offered opinions, questions and concerns. Most council members expressed support or wanted more time to take a look at the 269-page proposal. The only council member who strongly objected to the establishment of the plan was council member Michele King. With her main objection, she pre-

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sented photos of boats washed up ashore in the Davis Island Seaplane Anchorage, stating that these boats were blown ashore during a tropical storm and that the beaches of Gulfport would have the same fate if they put a mooring field off their shore. Apparently, she did know that the Davis Island anchorage is not a regulated mooring field where moorings are secured and screwed into the bottom as would be done in the Gulfport plan, but are just boats anchored.

After council members spoke, the public was invited to give their opinions on the plan. Several citizens of Gulfport—and a few who lived in the area outside the city—spoke in support of the mooring field and the benefits that the city would enjoy, including income for downtown businesses from boaters who visited the area, as part of the plan included many moorings available for transient boaters who wanted to visit the city.

Citizens critical of the plan also spoke, one being the person who took the photos that council member King had presented. He, too, was apparently unaware that the Davis Island anchorage was not a regulated mooring field.

Another citizen spoke that visiting boaters would just bring their dinghies ashore at the marina and not go downtown but go elsewhere in the area. He apparently did not know that visiting boaters don’t bring their cars with them.

The plan will be discussed several times at future community meetings before a final vote. The plan can be viewed atwwww.ci.gulfport.fl.us/Special_Documents/Gulfport_Pr oposed_Harbor_Management_Plan.pdf.

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2nd Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Sarasota, April 12-15 Penobscot 14

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n only its second year, this festival, sponsored by the Cortez Florida Maritime Museum, is already attracting a lot of attention with 72 small craft exhibited.

Because of construction at the museum’s Cortez location, the festival was held this year at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Boats exhibited at this festival are all handmade and/or hand-remade from some older craft.

Boats were brought from near and distant points around Florida and from up the East Coast. There were kayaks, sailboats, rowboats and powerboats. Some of the intricate woodwork was so well-done and beautiful that they appeared as works of art. One kayak was so well done with inlaid wood that I was afraid to leave a fingerprint on it.

Another well-crafted boat, a Penobscot 14, built by a man in Tampa, took two years to finish. I saw another beautiful boat with a canopy, a Howard Chappelle 16foot Whitehall. With no sail or paddles, I wondered how it moved. The skipper got in and took off, the boat propelled by a silent, hidden trolling motor run through a pipe in the stern.

The festival is a four-day event. Events include a nautical flea market, a nearby gunkholing trip, boatbuilding exhibition, children’s activities and “messing about” on the water. A special guest speaker, Kendall Butler of the Bahamas Cultural Ministries Office, gave a talk about traditional boats and the maritime heritage of the Bahamas.

Next year, the festival will be back in Cortez. For more information, go to http://marinell.server101.com/FGCMM-. The Florida Maritime Museum Web site is www.clerkofcourts.com/ClerkServices/HisVill/cortez_maritimemuseum.htm.

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Cover photo: A Norseboat under sail at the Small Craft Festival. Photo by Steve Morrell

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Anchoring in the Caribbean & Points South: How Close to Your Neighbor?

By Kent Trompeter s/v Southern Mist II

No, this isn’t about anchors or rope versus chain or scope, it’s about your new next-door neighbor in the anchorage.

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e are currently anchored in Simpson Bay Lagoon, Saint Maarten, (the Dutch side), along with at least 100 other sailboats ranging from 20 to 70 feet. As we swing at anchor in the morning trade winds, the boat in front of us swings as well and passes about six feet from our How close to your neighbor can you anchor? Photo by Dean Barnes. bow. In the United States that would Grenada, we were literally stacked like sardines with other normally be cause for rage from the boat owner who was boats—all doing some provisioning and waiting for a weathanchored first. Not so in the Caribbean. er window to sail to Trinidad to wait out hurricane season.

As citizens of the United States, we are very “space As we headed north at the end of January 2007, we aware”—be it personal space, parking space at the local Walfound ourselves anchored in Carriacou, and we were the Mart, shopping space and, of course, “anchoring space.” We only boat. In a matter of hours another boat entered the have anchored everywhere and with boats of all nationalities anchorage and anchored right next to us. They did a good from West End, Bahamas, through the Leewards and job of anchoring, and when all was said and done, they Windwards and into Trinidad, and the facts about anchoring became our new next-door neighbors for a few days. We in the Caribbean remain true throughout the Islands. weren’t upset—didn’t even give it a second thought—just If enough room exists to get your boat anchored withmade sure they had the anchor set. The story continued as out crossing the other boat’s rode, and you won’t hit him we motored into Bequia, and once again, the harbor was when you swing, then you’re good to anchor. The first time crowded with boats from every country and everyone was this happened to us was at White Sound in Green Turtle anchored tight.

Cay, Bahamas. A boat from the UK motored in, dropped the Now we sit in Saint Maarten, drinking coffee in the hook and, lo and behold, we had new neighbors. We were a cockpit and enjoying the breeze and are not even concerned bit upset that they had invaded our “anchor space” but with about the boat from the UK, which is six feet off our bow. limited anchoring space and not wanting to be the “Ugly We’ve learned that boaters from Europe are probably much American,” I held my tongue. Next was Marsh Harbor better at anchoring in tight quarters than we are. They don’t where anchoring was a challenge due to all the boats, and get upset when you anchor close as long as you set the we found ourselves anchoring fairly close to another boat anchor properly, and they might even invite you over for a from Canada, and we were thinking we might be a bit close, beer and tell you why they don’t like President Bush. but we would move if they said anything. They just smiled, waved and went about their business…no harsh words.

Then comes Georgetown, better known as “Chicken Harbor.” Anchoring in Georgetown during Family Regatta Week is taking you and your boat into some of the worst anchoring conditions in the Bahamas, not because of poor holding conditions, but due to the number of boats, and since they are 90 percent United States boats, they all want their “anchor space.” We won’t go back!

Next was in Luperon, Dominican Republic, a great place to anchor, visit and just enjoy what life has to offer. Of course, you are anchoring right next to each other, and when one boat swings, they all swing, and boats seem to swing without colliding. Maybe we are getting better at anchoring?

As we headed farther south, the theme remained the same; good anchoring space is at a premium, and boats anchor very, very close to each other. In St George’s Bay in News & Views for Southern Sailors

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South Seas Plantation Marina, a Good Place to Stop

By Morgan Stinemetz

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he day I arrived, by car, at South Seas Plantation on the north end of Captiva Island, reminded me of the opening of Edgar Allen Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher: “It was a dull, dark, dreary day in the autumn of the year.” The cadence of those words falls like a funereal drum beat resonating the sound of death. It was February, though.

There had been rain in the continual traffic jam of uncompleted construction that is Fort Myers. There had been more rain on the strangled, constricted two-lane road that transits Sanibel. If ever a Florida county chokes to death on its own growth, it will happen first in Lee County.

A municipal Heimlich maneuver cannot save it.

It was the marina at South Seas that I had come to see.

Hurricane Charley of 2004 had hit Captiva with a heavy punch before moving on to Punta Gorda and pillaging that quaint community. The eye of the hurricane passed a mile north of South Seas Plantation. Maybe it was because the day was gray and damp, with the outside air temperature hovering at 60, but the marina was virtually deserted, a strange sight. We are most used to seeing it full up with yachts, with no space to be had, no matter how much whining, whimpering and obsequiousness we displayed.

I remember that happening on a charter when I, the charter captain, didn’t make a reservation one sunny spring weekend. We arrived after an overnight motor sail down from Tampa Bay to find the marina full up. I should have thought ahead.

While at South Seas this time, we had a discussion with Courtland Clark, the dockmaster. He was employed at the marina when Charley came calling in 2004, but he had been evacuated when the hurricane hit. He showed me some pictures of the marina after Charley. The dockmaster’s office is on the second story of a small building. Underneath the office are the fuel pumps for gas or diesel, and fresh water outlets. The hurricane blew the windows out of the dockmaster’s office, but Clark thinks that with the windows

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gone, the wind was able to pass through the office, and that kept the building in place. Antennas and other appurtenances were stripped away, though.

A month after Charley, South Seas Plantation had enough of an operation going so that the marina was able to supply fuel, but that was about the size of it. Since that time, the entire marina has been rebuilt from scratch, Clark said.

The docks are new. The pilings are new. All the electrical wiring has been replaced. The water to the slips comes through new piping. And the dockmaster’s office got replaced, too. There’s even Wi-Fi in the marina now. The marina itself reopened for business in March of 2005.

The old South Seas Plantation Marina had some banyan trees in it that were lost. I miss the banyan trees. They provided some welcome shade in the summer, if you knew where to put your boat. Shade in the furnace of another Florida summer is a commodity one learns to appreciate and, yes, to cherish.

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aged. Some lost siding. Some lost roofs. Mattresses mysteriously appeared in the parking lots. Besides the aforementioned banyan trees, trees all over the property were stripped of foliage and limbs. Some were destroyed. If one drives in through Sanibel and Captiva it’s easy to see remaining debris and what are now shadows of once verdant trees. But if one comes into the marina on a boat, the landscaping losses are far less obvious. It’s just “thinner.”

The marina itself has almost all alongside docking, an option I prefer because it’s so easy to get on and off your boat. The exact number is 2100 lineal feet. And that’s how they determine how full the marina is or will be. There are some dates in the future—they are listed on a planning board—wherein the marina is sold out. February 27 to March 1 was one, and June 13-16 is another. The number to call to make a reservation is (888) 777-3625. Reservations are allowed six months in advance and a reservation fee will be charged. Miss the reservation and you’ll lose the fee. Honor the reservation and the advance fee is deducted from your bill. It’s a fair arrangement.

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Apparently Hurricane Charley deepened Redfish Pass, just off the north end of Captiva Island. Clark said there is eight feet through the pass now. It was not always so.

Additionally, the channel in from Redfish, the one just off the beach at Captiva, which leads to the marina, is also eight feet deep.

The channel to South Seas from the ICW is 5-1/2 to six feet, Clark advises. The channel branches off the ICW between red day marks 38 and 40. For most west coast of Florida cruising boats, then, the depth is sufficient.

Charley also cut a shallow pass right through North Captiva Island, across Redfish Pass. It was shallow when it was made and shallower now. It’s more a curiosity attraction these days, as it slowly fills back in.

The going dockage rates at South Seas are $3.25 a foot.

In the off-season, which begins May 1, it’s $2.50. For a 30foot boat, that’s $75 a night. The marina is, however, full of amenities and the resort’s restaurant, Harbourside Bar & Grille, is very close at hand. If you get overserved, you could literally crawl back to your boat.

South Seas had other restaurants, one just off property that anyone could go to, and a very nice one on property named King’s Crown. The King’s Crown oozed class, and the menu was fit for royalty. But neither restaurant reopened after Charley. Maybe they will. Maybe they will not. At this writing there are no definitive plans.

In a word, South Seas, with its lovely accommodations, its own golf course, its own tennis courts and a large and inviting swimming pool—with a nearby bar—has all the amenities that hedonists require. If you tire of staying on your boat, you can spring for a room. They’re sensational.

Disappointment is not in the lexicon at South Seas, so you can rest assured. Just bring money.

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AHAMAS TBRAVELS WITH ANGEL

Coastal hopping Southeast Florida’s Palm Beaches Part I: Lake Worth

By Rebecca Burg

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gull squealed in the distance. I slowly weighed anchor under the purple blush of dawn. As sailboats seem to do, Angel, my Bayfield 29, began to fidget like an excitable canine just before a walk. After I’d pulled in most of the rode and fed it into a deck pipe, Angel impatiently skittered sideways.

Coffee spilling, I cussed. Angel bounded away from the scene, dragging a length of chain and an upended plow anchor along the seafloor. The frisky canine had streaked away with the leash. Bill, a fellow single-handed cruiser sailing his 36foot Morgan ketch, Defiant, also had a rough start. Puzzled, I watched Defiant motor away from the empty anchorage with a strange limp. She drifted to a stop, brownish-black smoke pouring from her exhaust as the diesel engine momentarily ran away. The oil pressure alarm wailed.

“Defiant’s stroking out! I’m stopping,” Bill radioed. The ailing sailboat drifted backwards, her engine briefly racing out of control once again. When Defiant was securely anchored, Angel rafted up to her. “Oil pressure’s dropped and the crankcase level is a bit high, but there’s no water in it. I know I didn’t overfill the oil.” Bill informed me. I

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scratched my head and said, “Running away smoking like that, you know she’s eating it. Does the oil smell like diesel?”

Bill ducked into the engine room and popped back up with a smudged nose.

“Can’t tell, the whole thing stinks like diesel.” He looked forlorn. “You have internal fuel lines?” I asked. “No,” Bill said.

“HAH!” Bill suddenly blurted, realizing what was wrong. He scrambled into action while I stood by and handed him tools. Defiant’s engine uses an addon electric diesel fuel pump, but the old mechanical pump is still in the system.

The aged pump’s diaphragm had cracked, which allowed diesel fuel to seep into the oil. When enough fuel contaminated the oil, it raised fluid levels just enough for the engine to burn the excess and briefly race out of control, coughing up dark smoke. The diesel intrusion also changed the oil’s viscosity, which explained the dramatic plunge in pressure. Defiant’s health was restored in a few hours. Bill had drained the bad oil, changed the filter and replaced the fuel pump with a spare. Though we preferred sailing over motoring, we were realists and not purists. Mechanical propulsion is an option that’s appreciated when the winds drop and timely progress is desired.

Leaving the Little Bahama Banks and bounding into the Atlantic, we headed toward the Palm Beaches on Florida’s east coast. Angel and Defiant planned to hop south along Florida’s east coast, anchoring at night and sailing by day.

After the rough morning, I was grateful for an uneventful day. Angel’s tiller pilot did most of the helming while I regularly plotted my position on a paper chart and compared the figures to a back-up navigational aid, the GPS. The spilled coffee was cleaned and small boat chores started. When I went below for a snack, I forgot to unclip the safety harness and was jerked to a halt, outstretched arms flailing while I teetered just out of reach of the galley. Things became more interesting when Defiant, about a mile ahead, spotted a hazy blob on the horizon. The blob hailed him. “…this is US Naval warship….” The ship relayed Defiant’s bearing, speed and position before politely introducing itself. The warship suggested that we shift a few degrees to starboard to assure safe passing distance. Awed, we respectfully obliged.

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freighters roamed through the inky, moonless night. Though they were well lit, accurate distances are always difficult to eyeball in the dark. Nearing Lake Worth, I could not discern the inlet’s buoy lights from the dazzling confusion of the populous Palm Beaches. Blinking signs, billboards, moving car lights, streetlights and boat traffic triggered an eye-watering sensory overload. Defiant had her own uncomfortable moment when a large patrol boat raced up and studied her with a spotlight. To Bill’s relief, the patrol vessel lost interest and motored away to give Angel a cursory sniff.

Groping toward the inlet’s general vicinity, I watched for other boats that might duck in or out of the unseen channel. Soon, a brightly lit gam- Anchored in Lake Worth’s southern half and looking northeast. bling vessel exited Lake Worth and revealed the Peanut Island. The dock fee was 10 dollars per day. Gas, inlet’s location. Lagging behind Defiant, Angel finally wandiesel and friendly information can also be found here. The dered in too late for cocktail hour. I turned to port and public marina is just a few blocks away from the Winnentered the lake’s southern half. The anchor rattled over the Dixie. Note that the ICW in southeast Florida can be bow roller and splashed down in only one fathom on soft extremely crowded on winter weekends. Tidal current and bottom. Lake Worth is mostly shallow, and its dredged nearly nonstop boat wakes can stir up a steep, rough chop channels are marked. There are deep pockets in the lake’s even when the winds are calm. Weather permitting, it’s eassouthern half with ample swinging room. A slip can be ier for a sailboat to travel on the outside to avoid heavy trafreserved at one of the area’s numerous marinas. fic, the chop and the numerous bridges.

The next day was set aside for provisioning and restIn the muffled calm before sunrise, Angel and Defiant ing. A Winn-Dixie grocery store is located near shore on the headed into the Atlantic and nosed south. We weren’t sure Riviera Beach side, just north of the fixed 65-foot-high where we’d end up, but the journey itself was just as unusubridge. The only dinghy access we could find was at the al as our next destination.

Municipal Marina on Riviera Beach, which is due west of To be continued…

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WOMEN’S RACING

A Skipper Learns Some Lessons in the Move Up to Spinnaker Class in a Women’s Regatta

By Dawn Narramore

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ver since May 2004, when an unfortunate right-of-way incident with an Irwin 39 resulted in a sizable insurance claim, my confidence in helming during races has been a bit shaky. Since then, I’ve won a couple of women’s races in the coached class and only lost one race in the non-spin class by a paltry two seconds. So I figured the next logical progression in proving my sailing prowess was to jump into the spinnaker fleet and compete with the big girls in Tampa Sailing Squadron’s Gasparilla Women’s Regatta, Feb. 10-11.

Little did I know, the competition would be a bit stiffer this time. The ladies in the spinnaker fleet have been competing for years. In the ’80s and ’90s, the Tampa Bay Women’s Yacht Racing Association hosted several women’s regattas. The Davis Island Yacht Club (DIYC) Dore Drake Women’s Regatta has been around for more than 25 years, and the now-defunct TBYRA hosted many women’s regattas between DIYC, Tampa Sailing Squadron and the St. Petersburg Sailing Association in the area. In addition to all the women’s races, these ladies race their boats against men and women all the time.

In the spinnaker class were two J/24s—Energizer, with Gail Rosenke at the helm, and HoSoBad, with Sandy Mickelson—Fire and Ice, a J-105, with Anne Cussins, and Whirligig, an Ultimate 20, with Lynne Randall. I was on Double Trouble, a Soverel 30—not an unfamiliar boat, as I do foredeck and mast on her all the time. But as skipper in the spinnaker fleet, I was in new territory.

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The crew of Fire and Ice sail in the Gasparilla Women’s Regatta. Photo by George Cussins.

days and my pre-race jitters started just as soon as we finished Saturday’s race. Doing foredeck on a big boat with a bevy of experienced, capable men on board is much less daunting than skippering someone else’s boat with an allwomen crew, few of whom are doing their usual jobs aboard. My usual foredeck tasks pale in comparison to the combination of helming, doing tactics, supervising crew work and making the decisions on where to go on the racecourse. But after a few trips to the Appleton Rum drink counter, my nerves were calmed a bit.

On Saturday, as the results for the Gasparilla Regatta were being read, I heard someone shout “Fast girls on slow boats!” Glancing across the room sheepishly, I was quite certain they weren’t talking about my crew, some of whom were planning to attend the Sant’Yago Knight Parade that night.

Lucky for me, they were referring to the ladies on the boat that came in second in the spinnaker fleet, who were also planning on doing the women’s regatta. I’m unsure about the reputations of the girls on their crew versus my crew, but the next day their boat proved to be decidedly faster than ours.

Perhaps all that Appleton Rum went to my head, fueling my over-confidence. I fell asleep that night with visions of the upcoming catfight between me and our trimmer (who is also the lady who owns the boat) over the impending first-place trophy. I’d done well in previous women’s races in the coached and non-spin classes, so why the heck wouldn’t I do well in the spin class, too?

Sunday morning came early, especially for my crewmembers who had gone to the Knight Parade. Not only that, Double Trouble’s usual skipper decided to help out with race committee that morning, securing a front row seat from where he would watch all of our mistakes. Ah yes, those pre-race jitters came thundering back!

Leaving the dock was largely uneventful for us. Steering a boat in reverse can be tricky, but, thank goodness, it wasn’t me who ran into the pilings trying to get out. We made our way out to the course only to find a postponement in place.

One of the boats with a deeper draft was having a rough time of it leaving its slip, so the race committee took pity on it.

To keep us entertained during the postponement, the race committee opted to hold some practice starts. This would have been an excellent idea, had we known that they were just practice starts. After a fantastic first “start,” we were very disappointed to learn that it didn’t count, and we had to turn around rather than continue leading the pack to www.southwindsmagazine.com

Start of the Gasparilla Women’s Regatta. Photo by George Cussins.

the windward mark. Disillusioned and disheartened, we boycotted the remainder of the practice starts.

Finally, the racing started after about an hour and a half of sailing back and forth, complaining about practice starts in lieu of going over maneuvers, checking the wind and planning or practicing our approach to the starting line.

Not too surprisingly, our first start was simply awful. Our maneuvers weren’t too bad, but I found that, watching from the back of the boat, spinnaker hoists, douses and jibes appear to take about three times longer to execute than when you’re up there doing it yourself.

The second and third starts were equally horrendous,

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but the overall crew work did get a little better, with only a few exceptions. When you’re well on your way down the leeward leg and the main trimmer hasn’t eased the mainsheet, is it considered sportsmanlike to berate her for getting all liquored up the night before? And for the love of sailboat racing, why didn’t she tell me she never trimmed the guy before?

After coming in conspicuously last in all three races, we were humbled and thirsty. Lucky for us, the Appleton Rum girls were at the club again, doling out liquid consolation. As the results were read, we sipped our drinks quietly and applauded for the winners. “Go Hos!” someone shouted. Looking around the room sheepishly again, I was quite certain they were talking about someone else’s crew.

They were in fact cheering for the crew of HoSoBad, the third-place boat, whose virtue may or may not be in question, but whose racing proficiency definitely is not.

Unfortunately, the catfight I was anticipating wasn’t meant to be. But there will be more opportunities and more women’s races coming up. From beginners in the coached class to the seasoned sailors I was racing against, there are opportunities for women of any skill level. Coming in DFL three races in a row can certainly teach humility, but it can also inspire you to learn from your mistakes and get back out there and try again.

DIYC and Tampa Sailing Squadron regularly hold women’s regattas on Sundays following their Saturday regattas. For information, check www.diyc.org or www.tampasailing.org.

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SOUTHERN RACING ■ UPCOMING MAJOR SOUTHERN RACING EVENTS AND NEWS

US SAILING Level 1 (Small Boat) Instructor Courses, Big Pine Key and Tampa, FL, May 31-June 3 Two US SAILING Level 1 (small boat) instructor courses are scheduled for different Florida sites at the same time: Thursday, May 31, through Sunday, June 3. Dick Allsopp will teach one at Sea Camp on Big Pine Key, and Freddie Sambolin will be the instructor for the other, which will be at Davis Island Yacht Club.

Those who would like to take either of these courses may do so online by going to www.ussailing.org and proceeding through education and training to the Level 1 courses. Dick’s course number is #30466, but is limited to eight candidates. Freddie’s course number is #36016, and has a limit of 12 instructor prospects.

One-Design Crew Training, Davis Island Yacht Club, June 2,8,16 The One-Design Crew Training (ODCT) course will be held June 2, 9, 16 at DIYC, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training is a hands-on learning experience where you move the boat from dry storage to the water, hank on the sails, and learn

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to trim the mainsail, jib and genoa. In the second session we introduce spinnaker flying. The third session is devoted to practice starts and some windward-leeward races.

This is NOT a learn-to-sail course. It is designed for those who have been exposed to racing and want to bring their skill level up to becoming a valued crewmember. You need to be relatively mobile and not afraid to get a few blackand-blue marks.

While this course will be taught in J/24s, the skills are applicable to all racing sailboats. This course is open to all Tampa Bay sailors, although preference will be given to sailors that are active in the DIYC Thursday Night Series.

If ODCT is what you are seeking, set aside all three Saturdays as you train as a team, and missing one session penalizes your teammates as well as yourself. The cost is a $125 tax-deductible donation to Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation. I raised the price not because my cost went up, but because I am trying to preserve Youth Sailing ability to teach the next generation, and they need a new coach boat in the worst way. ODCT is a three-way winwin situation because the owners get trained crew, crews get more knowledgeable and Youth Sailing is better able to do their mission.

Call me at (813) 760-0177 or e-mail me at kpurton@tampabay.rr.com to get an application. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. King Purton

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Sarasota Bay Cup Looks Forward to Another Successful Regatta, May 12 Last year, the Bird Key Yacht Club brought back in style the Sarasota Bay Cup, with 59 entrants who raced in a 12-mile course with a reverse handicap start. The after-race festivities, awards and dinner added to the event’s overall rating as one of the best and most memorable regattas in recent times.

The yacht club is again offering free dockage for those who want to leave their boats in Sarasota for the Key West Rendezvous, which begins only a few days later with the Clearwater start on May 16 and the Sarasota start on May 17.

This year, the newly formed Racer/Cruiser division—including all boats from Tampa Bay in that division—will start the race to Key West off Sarasota, which will make it all the more inviting for many to race in the Sarasota Bay Cup first.

From more information, go to www.birdkeyyc.com.

Key West Rendezvous, May 16-21

Key West (“School’s Out”) Corinthian Regatta from Bradenton, FL, May 30 Started in 2003 by the Bradenton Yacht Club for those who cannot participate in the Key West Rendezvous because of school, this has been nicknamed the “School’s Out” Key West Regatta. The race leaves from the mouth of the Manatee River on Wednesday, May 30. There is a limited number of boats allowed,, and they are hosted in Key West by the Key West Bight Marina. There are parties and an awards dinner on Saturday, June 2.

For more information, go to www.bradenton-yachtclub.org.

Daytona Triangle Race, Halifax River Yacht Club, Daytona, FL, May 25-27

This is one of the oldest and largest regattas in west Florida, with 60-70 boats participating each year and starting from several locations. The first start is always on a Wednesday off Clearwater and most boats arrive by Thursday night or Friday morning. Several events and parties are scheduled over the weekend with a return race by some on Monday morning to Naples.

The Clearwater Yacht Club sponsors the regatta with the following clubs acting as co-hosts: Gulf Coast Sailing Club, Naples Yacht Club, Naples Sailing and Yacht Club, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda Sailing Club and Sarasota Yacht Club.

The race holds several starts from Clearwater, Sarasota, Naples and Boca Grande with a return race from Key West to Naples. The regatta is a WFPHRF Boat of the Year event for Suncoast, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota Bay and Southwest Florida fleets.

For more information, NOR and schedules, go to http://www.clwyc.org/keywest07.

This is an offshore regatta over Memorial Day weekend.

Race on Friday, May 25 at 3 p.m. off Ponce Inlet, sail to the Dayton Pier and then head to a mark off St. Augustine and back to Ponce Inlet for a 121-nautical mile course. A short 10-mile race will be at the beginning from Ponce Inlet to the Daytona Pier. Boats can enter just the short race if they like.

The public can view this first race from the pier.

The Halifax River Yacht Club will host a rum party for its members, skippers and crew Thursday, May 24, in anticipation of the race the following afternoon. HRYC will also host an awards banquet the evening of Sunday, May 26, for the skippers and crew.

For more information, NOR and entry form, go to www.hryc.com/races/race_home.php. Contact Race Committee Chairman Dave McConnell at the Halifax River Yacht Club at (386) 255-7459 with any questions.

Charleston to Bermuda Race, the C2B, Set to Start with Flair on May 18

2007 Offshore Challenge Cup Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club, June 21-24

The sixth edition of the biennial 777-mile C2B will begin on Friday, May 18. The race will start right in Charleston Harbor, amid the ongoing activities of the foundation’s annual maritime festival. The race will start with Tall Ships® Charleston as a backdrop, with an expected 11 classic tall ships in the harbor for that weekend. The recently launched The Spirit of South Carolina will be the centerpiece of the event.

By mid-March, about 20 boats, the largest being 100 feet, had signed up for the 777-mile race. The Charleston to Bermuda Race is open to any seaworthy sailing vessel 30 feet and longer. Sponsors of this year’s event include Bermuda Tourism, Gosling’s Black Seal Rum, the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, the Charleston Harbor Resort, BennettHofford, and Charleston Boatworks. The Charleston Ocean Racing Association handles race committee duties for C2B. For more information about the C2B visit www.charlestontobermuda.com.

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The 2007 Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) Offshore Challenge Cup Regatta will be held June 21-24 at the Pensacola Yacht Club. All yacht clubs which are members in the GYA are invited. Each club may enter no less than three and no more than four boats in four classes. The skipper, the helmsman and at least half the crew (including the skipper and helmsman) must be current members of the one yacht club they represent.

Traditionally, the regatta is held at the Gulfport Yacht Club, but due to effects still lingering from Hurricane Katrina, the event was moved to the Pensacola Yacht Club.

For more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org or contact Fleet Captain Chip MacMillan at (850) 934-5377 or e-mail cnjmacmillan@hotmail.com.

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SOUTHERN RACING ■ RACE REPORTS

Snipe Midwinter Regatta, Clearwater, FL, March 11-13

By Dave Ellis World Snipe champ Augie Diaz and crew Tracy Nan Smith from Miami won the Snipe Midwinter Regatta and Pan Am Games qualifier over 34 boats off Clearwater’s Sand Key. The win makes him the Pan Am representative in Brazil for the class.

Brian Bissell and Alexis Rubin of Annapolis placed second after a strong final day. Olympic 470 contenders Mikee Anderson-Mitterling and Dave Hughes of San Diego placed third, with Peter Commette and daughter Sheehan from Fort Lauderdale fourth.

Clearwater Yacht Club ran seven races March 11-13 in generally light and shifty breeze. No lead was safe as places changed often.

Competitors came from Norway, Sweden, Mexico and Finland to enjoy the balmy Gulf racing. For complete results go online to www.clwyc.org.

Ensign Midwinters, Dunedin, FL, March 16-18

By Dave Ellis The builder of the 22.5-foot, 3000-pound Ensign is Zeke Durica of Dunedin. He was a busy sailor March 16-18 as the organizer of the Ensign Winter Regatta out of Dunedin Marina, FL. The Ensign full-keel design was based on a 1959 MORC hull by Carl Alberg. The Pearson boatbuilding company asked Alberg to tweak the design for the market. The boat has been inducted into the American Sailing Hall of Fame and still attracts owners as it did in 1962.

Friday’s racing included a rainstorm at the edge of the cold front that was taken in stride. Saturday, with 30-knot gusts, was more than the sailors from five states wanted to brave. On Sunday the races were completed with Durica winning the battle among 12 boats. Travis Van Neste of Wayzata, MN, was second.

Michelob Lite One-Design Midwinters, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, March 23-25

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The winds Sunday came from about 50 degrees and were a tad friskier than the previous two days. They were, however, steady.

The super-competitive Albacore class of 14 boats gave the race committee on its course fits. After several general recalls—too many boats starting early to count—the race committee posted the India flag, meaning that boats over early had to round the ends of the start line. That didn’t help.

After two more general recalls the race committee posted the black flag. Boats over early when the black flag was displayed were disqualified. That settled matters down a lot.

The class, which raced 10 races, was won by one point

by Ian Brayshaw of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. Barney Harris of Arlington, VA, upped his game on Sunday to beat Brayshaw in two out of three races, so it came down to just one point. In third was Chris Gorton of Greenville, SC. After nine races and one throwout, Dede Plessner of Ozona, FL, showed the guys that she was not to be messed with. Posting nothing but firsts and seconds, she won her Daysailor class of 10 boats easily. The second place skipper, Chris Kelly of Dunedin, FL, was six points behind her. Third in the class came Chris Cookson of Midlothian, VA. There were 17 boats racing in the Flying Scot class and they notched six races in two days, Saturday and Sunday.

After a second-place finish in the first race, the Fred Strammers (father and son, with Jr. steering) won the class with a string of firsts five races long. The Strammers are from Nokomis. Harry and Carrie Carpenter of Oakland, MD, finished in second place, while Andy Hayward and Rod Koch of Brandon came in third.

Bill Beaver won the tiebreaker in the six-boat International Canoe class by beating John Kells in the last race. Beaver, who is from Annapolis, had sixteen points total, as did Kells, in the 10-race series. George Saunders of Arnold, MD, finished third in class.

The 10-boat E Scow class went to Mark Jordan of Mt. Pleasant, SC. But it was close. Jordan won by just two points over Will Martin of Charleston, SC. Third place went to John Jennings of St. Petersburg, FL.

Leukemia Cup Results, Punta Gorda Sailing Club, Charlotte Harbor, FL, March 24-25

By Bill Dixon Wonderful sailing both days marked the fourth annual Leukemia Cup Regatta. The race committee headed by PRO Roger Strube set fine race courses quickly and got us all started nicely. Great photos were taken and donated by Water Life publisher Mike Heller. They are for sale for a $10 donation to the Leukemia Society. (E-mail dixonwj@comcast.net.) The regatta and ancillary shoreside events raised over $90,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, besting last year’s total.

Rear Commodore Wendy Filler raised $8,500 and qualifies for a trip to San Diego and a sail with Gary Jobson.

Wendy’s plan is to donate the trip to a friend who suffers from leukemia.

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Bob Knowles’ Bamma Slammer won Spinnaker, with Dave Flechsig’s Rooster Tail taking second.

Jerry and Kay Haller, with Tom Scott at the helm, won Non-Spinnaker A on Jammin. George Buckingham took second on Learning to Fly. Bill Berges on Wimpie won Non-Spin B, with Bill McLearn on Frisbee in second.

Mike and Sandy Busher, with daughter and grandkids won cruising A on Serendipity. Jerry Crowley took second on Lea. Free Again won Cruising B, with Jeff Letteri taking second onboard Destiny.

Roger Horton on Wiley Coyote took first place in Cruising C class, with Crash Brauer in second on Euphoria.

Smith won the multihull fleet on A Train.

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, March 30-April 1 Suncoast Race Week has traditionally been a three-day, around-Tampa Bay race that generally goes from St. Petersburg to Davis Island Yacht Club, then on to the Bradenton Yacht Club and then to Treasure Island Yacht Club, or some combination of these, with overnight stops on Friday and Saturday. With the Treasure Island club being under construction and Davis Island hosting the Star Western Hemispheres, this year the regatta went from St. Petersburg and then to Bradenton for two nights, where, on Saturday, the boats sailed out Tampa Bay into the Gulf. Heavy partying after the races has usually made the event a great weekend party after racing. That has slowed down over the years and the number of race entries has declined, but it is still a popular race among the serious PHRF racers in the area.

The regatta encompasses lots of traveling and being away from home for three days, and maybe that has contributed to the race week’s decline. Some bring their boats a ways just to make the start in St. Petersburg, often traveling all day Thursday to get to the start—making it a four-day event for many. No one makes a longer trip than Frank Hanna, who again brought his Beneteau 440, Prime Plus, from Shell Point—140 miles north of Tampa Bay. It paid off, and he again did well this time around, taking second overall in the Racer/Cruiser division.

Who beat Frank out was another entrant who also came a good ways just to get to the start; Rick Gress sailed his ODay 40, Mother Ocean, up from Sarasota. Rick took first place overall and in every one of the three races in his Racer/Cruiser division. Rick was the only one to take first in all three races in any division. Third in the division was Relativity.

In the True Cruising division, Chances R took first overall, followed by Polyphonic and Sonia Cate.

In Multihull, first place overall was taken by Deuce Coupe, followed by Merlin. Stars & Stripes, traveling at the speed of light, finished first across the line in each race, but with a rating of -201, its corrected time gave it a third overall.

In Non-Spinnaker was Won Zero in first, followed by News & Views for Southern Sailors

Creola and then Tango III. Danger Zone took first in the Spinnaker division, followed by Lacerta and then Air Hammer.

For complete results, go to the race week Web site, http://scrw.home.att.net.

■ REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race The races listed here are open to those who want to sail. No individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or membership in a regional sailing association is often required. (If individual club membership is required, please contact us and we will not list their races in the future.)

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MAY Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org 12 Spring Harbor Race 18 Charleston to Bermuda Race Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org 5-6 New Bern, NC. FHYC Ensign Invitational Regatta.

19-20 Lake Murray, SC. SJ-21 Eastern Nationals.

24 Wrightsville Beach, NC. WBORA, WGOR (Off Shore Event).

26-27 Beaufort NYRA, NCOC - NC Offshore Champ.

Lake Lanier. www.lakelaniersailing.com 2,9,16,23,30 AISC Summer 1 - #3,4 ,5,6,7.

5 Celtic Crossing. BFSC 5 Lomand Cup. SSC 5-6 Multi-Hull regatta. LLSC 6,19 Fair Winds #3,4. BFSC 12 Open Women Skippers Race. BFSC 19-20 Snipe District 4 Championships. LLSC 20 SSC Master’s Regatta – Open. SSC South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com 3–4 Classic Boat Rally. SYC 4–5 Classic Boat Rally. SCYC 5–6 Sink-O-de-Mayo Catamarans. LLSC 5–7 Classic Boat Rally. BYSC SOUTHWINDS May 2007

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LNYC. 14-17 C Scow Nationals. C Scow. ASC. 16–17 James Island Regatta. Open. JIYC. 16–17 Governor’s Cup. Open. CSC-NC. 16–17 Reggae Regatta. Open. LLSC. 23–24 Lowcountry Regatta. Open. BYSC. 23–24 NC Laser Masters. Laser. ODC. 23–24 E Scow Nationals. E Scow. CYC-SC. 30-Jul-1 Independence Day Open. Open.

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SOUTHERN RACING www.longbaysailing.com 1 Gov Cup Capt. Meet 2 NC/SC Offshore Gov Cup. 16 Race to Charleston from Little River Inlet.

30 Summer Race. Little River Inlet

MAY 2,9,16,23,30 Wed Club Races. Indian River Yacht Club 4,18 Summer Rum Race. Melbourne Yacht Club 4 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 5 Mug Race. Rudder Club 5 Cinco de Mayo Regatta. Port Canaveral Yacht Club 5 Seafood Raft up. Melbourne Yacht Club 5-6 Merritt Island BBQ Bash. East Coast Sailing Association – Cruising 5-6 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 6 Commodore Race #6. Halifax River Yacht Club 6,20 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne Yacht Club 12 Waves Regatta. Navy Jax Yacht Club 12 Summer Series #1. Rudder Club 12 Spring Women’s #4. East Coast Sailing Association – Women’s 19 Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax Yacht Club 19 New Moon Merriment. Halifax Sailing Association 19-20 Brevard Challenge. Indian River Yacht Club 19-20 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 24-27 Daytona Challenge Regatta. Halifax River Yacht Club 26 Laser Atlantic Coast Championship 2007. US Sailing.

Martin County SC. 26 St. Augustine Regatta. North Florida Yacht Club 26 Summer Race #1. East Coast Sailing Association – Racing 26-27 Memorial Day Series. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 26-28 Memorial Weekend Cruise to Sebastian. East Coast Sailing Association – Cruising JUNE 1,15,29 Summer Rum Races. Melbourne Yacht Club 2 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 2,16,30 Summer Series #2,#3,#4 one design races.

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2-3 Jetty Park Ocean Regatta. Port Canaveral.

(Beach cat regatta) 6,13,20,27 Wed Nite Races. Indian River Yacht Club 9 Jessie Ball Regatta. Epping Forest Yacht Club 10 Commodore Cup #4. Halifax River Yacht Club 16 New Moon Merriment. Halifax Sailing Association 16 Mermaid Regatta. Port Canaveral Yacht Club.

23 Summer Race #3. East Coast Sailing Association – Racing 23-24 Summer Sizzler. Daytona Beach (beach cat regatta) 23 St. Johns Regatta. Florida Yacht Club (rescheduled from April 14) 24 Commodore Cup make up–if necessary. Halifax River Yacht Club 29 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association

MAY 5 C-Gull Cup. CGSC. Annual regatta for the Women’s Auxiliary club of CGSC. 6 BBYRA PHRF #5. KBYC. Race #6..

12 J/24 Spring #5. Flat Earth Racing. Fifth race of twelve.

12 Ron Payne Memorial Snipe Ocean Race. LYC. 19 Hospice Regatta. LYC/Hospice Care of South Florida. The 11th annual benefit regatta.

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Club Racing Bradenton YC. Winter Races starting in October until April. Races at 1:30 p.m. Thursday evening races at 6:30 pm start in April (check this). PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info call Larry Lecuyer, (941) 729-5401.

Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

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

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Southwinds is looking for someone to do part-time work from their home office in promoting ad sales, doing sailing and article Internet research for the magazine and writing. Advertising promotion involves doing mailers to potential advertisers and other similar secretarial work for a few extra hours a week. Work your own schedule and hours on your own computer. Good pay. Must be real good with computers and have high-speed (broadband) Internet access and be great at Internet research. Knowledge of Web site development a real plus to help build the Web site, but not at all necessary. Other work with the magazine possible as it grows. Preferably someone in the Greater Tampa Bay, west

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Boom off a C&C 29. Measures 10’3” long by 3.5” high. Free but pick-up only in West Palm Beach, FL. (561) 655-9555. (6/07)

SOUTHWINDS is starting this section for people who have boats they want to get rid of, whether on land or in the water. List your boat for free with up to 50 words and a horizontal photo. Editor reserves the right to not list or discontinue any boat or gear he chooses.

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_________________________________________ Windsurfing Boards and Gear for Sale. 3 Boards, 5 sails, 3 masts, 2 booms and all gear and harness for several setups, etc. Bic 273 (4 years old and like new), Hi Tech 8’11” (good condition), Custom Hi-per Tech board (good condition), 2 new sails (barely used), 3 older sails. $1200/ BO. (941) 795-8704. Bradenton. _________________________________________ Molds to build original Optimist Pram, not IOD. Ellie’s Sailing Shop. St. Petersburg. (727) 442-3281.

(6/07) _________________________________________ Dinghy 10’ RIB 310. West Marine. 4 years old, very good condition. Storage bag needs repair. Nissan 8 Hp. 4-stroke outboard. Like new, less than 10 hours use. 2 years old. $1200 each, or both for $1995 FIRM. Lou (305) 394-0901. (7/07)

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CLASSIFIED ADS BRAND-NEW 10’2 Aquastar sport dinghy, NEVER put in water, 4Pc plywood floor, inflatable keel, two seats, carry bag, Cost $1,800 yours for $1,000 (239) 370-2403. (5/07) _________________________________________ Port-a-Boat folding boat. 12 Ft. $400 OBO (727) 585-2814. Largo, FL. (6/07)

28’ S-2 Sloop 1979. Yanmar diesel, 4’6” Draft, Wheel steering, Auto Pilot and Tri -Data Autohelm instrument New 2002, 12V Refrigerator, Good sail inventory, Quality construction and Proven design. Asking $23,000.

For more info, call (727) 560-0901. (7/07)

16’ Precision 165 Sailboat. This 2004 Sailboat is in Perfect condition. Includes 4stroke Yamaha 2.5 HP Outboard. Boat is built in Palmetto, FL. See Web site for all details and retail price, www.precisionboatworks.com.

This boat lists new for $10,995. I’m asking $9000 including motor. This boat can be seen at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto, FL. Talk to the Harbormaster (941) 729-6021. (5/07) Mold to build traditional-shaped 18’ canoe.

Very sturdy split mold. Boats were built under the name Clearwater Canoe. Ellie’s Sailing Shop. St. Petersburg. (727) 442-3281. (6/07)

19’ Seaward Fox Catboat 1998. 5HP Merc and elect. trolling motor. Carbon fiber rotating mast. Fully battened main – 2 sets reef pts.

Lazy jacks, Bimini, current safety sticker, portapotty, bilge pump. Full-fitted canvas cover.

Wing keel. 10” draft. In water. Asking $7,000.

OBO. (941) 387-8786. (7/07)

San Juan 28. 1980. FWC Yanmar. 700 Hrs., 4’ 6” draft, 4 sails included, all as new, Shore full batten main w/150 Genoa. 3 ground tackle, windlass, electronics, tiller autopilot, inflatable w/OB, no hurricane damage, sail away condition. $9500. For fax and info, call (586) 4680424, or (586) 405-2261. (6/07)

1985 Jim Brown Searunner Trimaran. Great Cruiser. Rotating-wing mast. Balloon spinnaker. Harken Gear. Cockpit-controlled 9.9 Yamaha. Cruising Bahamas. Back mid-March.

Must sell. $27,500. OBO. (416) 346-8165.

(5/07)

1968 Westerly Cirrus 22’. Stout little cruiser.

Yanmar 2005, Navik self-steering vane, standing headroom (6’), enclosed head. Lying in NE Florida. Ready to go. Excellent condition. $12,500. (228) 324-6504. (6/07)

Viper 830. 28 ft. sprint sailboat with trailer, carbon mast, motor, instr, new sails, excel condition, plus extras, $39,500, located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Call Mike (850) 2440001 or (850) 243-1804. (6/07)

Cape Dory 28. 1977, $14,900, good condition, New Mainsail, Solid cruiser, 9000# displacement, 3500# ballast, wheel steering.

(941) 747-2823.

Go to www.signaldelta.com/cd_28.htm .

Located Bradenton, FL. (6/07)

30’ Stellar. 1986. Center Cockpit. Diesel, Great Coastal Cruiser, Autopilot, Depth/ Speed. Roller furling. 3 new batteries, new Dodger/Bimini, Dinghy with 8hp. Much more, must see. $24,600. Bradenton, FL. (941) 761-1161. (6/07)

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Catalina 30, 1988 Tall rig, wing keel, draft 3’10”. New full canvas, new fridge, genoa, battery charger, auto pilot, windless. Too many upgrades to list. Must see. $34,900.

(352) 597-4912. (5/07)

30’ Pearson, Racer/Cruiser Sloop, 1976 Red, Excellent cond., 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinnakers, spinnaker pole. Tiller, marine radio, stove, new pot, sleeps 6, $11,900. Madeira Beach, FL terrycshan@aol.com. (727) 581-4708 or (727) 244-4708. (5/07) Mainecat 30 sailing catamaran. Launched 1999, fast cruiser, well-equipped, exceptional condition. Details and photos at: www.toucanme.com. Ready to sail away. $120K (941) 313-0999). (7/07)

1979 O’Day 30 Shoal draft w/retractable centerboard. Many brand-new big ticket items. Professionally restored bottom and above waterline paint job. Great for first time owner or O’Day enthusiast. Asking $19,000 (954) 784-6677 drewsiegle@hotmail.com (7/07)

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31’ Catalina 310, 2004. Just taken in trade on new Catalina.

In-Mast Furling, Air Conditioning, Autopilot, ST-60 wind/speeddepth, VHF w/Ram Mic, Custom Bimini/windshield, Microwave, Nice condition $89,900 Massey Yacht Sales. 727-824-7262 St Petersburg, or 941-723-1610 Palmetto, FL. 1981 Cape Dory Cutter 30. Well equipped cruising boat. Surveyed 2000 at $39K. Tough boat, no damages in Katrina. Volvo Diesel.

New head and sailcovers in 2005. $26,000.

John (228) 343-9546. (7/07) _________________________________________ 32’ Westsail (1977) Perkins 4-107 diesel, Aries vane, Harken roller furling, S-L windlass, 35CQR, 33 Bruce, cold plate refrigeration, air conditioning, Garmin chartplotter. Dodger & Bimini. Exceptional condition, little used. $54,000/OBO. Call (954) 560-3919. (5/07)

32 Gulf Pilothouse, complete refit: all new 2005- standing running rigging, performance sails, wiring, circuit breakers panel, water heater, holding/macerator, fuel tanks, 12v/110 standing fridge freezer, propane cooktop, infared broiling, 3 batteries, autocharger, 17000 btu heat/air, Bimini. $39,500. sailsetc@ilnk.com (904) 810-1966.

(7/07)

Morgan O.I. 33. Full keel, only 3’ 11” draft.

Yanmar 38hp diesel w/only 950 hrs. The Out Island series by Charlie Morgan is well known for their exceptional interior volume. The shallow draft makes it an excellent choice for cruising the Keys and Bahamas. Loaded with new equipment and upgrades including: Auto-pilot, color chartplotter GPS, electric windlass, wind generator, propane stove, refrigerator, marine air conditioning, dinghy with new OB, flat screen TV, stereo and more.

Owner has new boat ordered. Here is a chance to get a great boat for a great price.

Asking $33,000, but let’s hear your offer.

Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

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83 Storebro Royal 33’ This elegant craft features a large center cockpit w/wood wheel, African mahogany and tapestry upholstery throughout its interior, large aft & V-cabin, full Nav. station, pullman galley, heat/AC, refer, forward head/vanity/shower, new main and bottom plus many extras and in pristine condition, $56,900. Snug Harbor Boats, Atlanta, GA. www.snugharborboats.com. (770) 5409796. (5/07) Hunter 34. 1985. $25k. Located at Harbor Pointe Marina, Lake Martin, Dadeville, AL. Excellent condition. Equipment list and photos available on request. nddavis@charter.net.

(334) 887-5236. (6/07) _________________________________________ Sail/Live-aboard your own boat in the Bahamas. Beneteau Oceanis 351 (1997), UK registered, marina based in Bahamas, fully equipped and positioned to cruise Bahamas, U.S. East Coast or Caribbean; includes new upholstery, inflatable w/3.3 Mercury, sails, running rigging, air conditioning unit, and full safety and live aboard equipment. $78,000 For full spec e-mail Colin@colin37.orangehome.co.uk. (7/07)

1980 Irwin 37 Center Cockpit. Full Batten Mainsail. Roller Furl Headsail. Raymarine Radar Chartplotter. Depthsounder. Autopilot.

Boston Whaler Dinghy & 15hp Motor. New Canvas. New 22000 BTU Heat/Air. $49,500.

Call Gene Clark. (843) 812-9606. e-mail svvaruna@hotmail.com. (6-07) Searunner 37 Phaedrus. New main, water maker, solar, Yanmar 2GM, new rigging & lifelines LPU paint, new bunks & galley cushions. Much more. Just back from western Caribbean $54,999. captpondo@yahoo.com.

(985) 966 3504. (7/07) _________________________________________ Hunter 37 Cherubini Cutter. Shoal drafr.

Good sails, spinnaker w/chute scoop and pole, Bimini, autopilot, davits, Yanmar diesel, recent bottom paint. $36,000. (251) 4767786. (6/07)

2005 Hunter 38. Call for huge savings on this leftover stock! This boat is incredibly well equipped. The price includes full commissioning. Call Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100 (707)

1995 Hunter 35.5 Only 615 hrs on Yanmar 27. New canvas, Navico autopilot, ST 60 depth, ST 60 speed, Furuno GPS, SGC SSB radio, Apelco VHF, dinghy w/OB engine, roller furling, full batten main w/dutchman, solar panel, S&L windlass, holding plate refrigeration, SS propane stove, 12000 BTU marine air, TV, stereo. Ready to sail with performance and pleasure. $59,900. www.cortezyachts.com.

(941) 792-9100 Gozzard 36, 1987 Paradise had refit in ’06 at Gozzard factory which included partial Awlgrip, new sails. Also, the bottom and the exterior wood stripped and redid ’06. Bob (314) 487-4543, rgruener@earthlink.net. $139,000 (5/07) _________________________________________ Already In The Caribbean. Pearson 365 Ketch. Stored in Grenada. Roller furling, watermaker, SSB, RADAR, Solar panel and many new updates. Sailaway condition. $59,500. Photos and more information, call (250) 545-2850. (5/07)

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2001 Beneteau Oceanis 381.

Air Conditioning, Autopilot ST6000, Speed and Depth, Ray Chart 425 plotter, New Bimini, Electric windlass, New Bottom paint. Only $129k. Call Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100.

Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutter ketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984.

Exceptional condition with lots of new gear.

Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air, WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB, cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, dinghy, life raft $109,000 Call Major Carter or visit www.Cortezyachts.com (941) 792-9100

1987 Gulfstar CSY 50’. 2006 NEW 75 hp Yanmar. Phasar 7kw generator, a/c, 3 stateroom layout, spacious decks and comfortable center cockpit, aft swim platform. Well-maintained throughout. $139,000. (727) 2593489. (7-07)

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1979 Bristol 40 Yawl. 40 HP Perkins Diesel, Harken Roller Furling, Main, Mizzen, 100% Jib, 140% Genoa, Epoxy bottom, cockpit table, propane stove, windlass, CQR anchor w/ 150’ chain, Fortress anchor, classic sailing yacht. Asking only $59,000. Call Major Carter at ( 941) 792-9100 go to www.cortezyachts.com . (6/07)

1974 Cheoy Lee 40’, Midship Ketch fiberglass, 2 cabins with 2 heads/shwrs. Upgrades include Perkins 50 HP DSL, Furono Radar, Hyd/Sat AutoPilot, Dory Dinghy, Sails, etc.

Tampa Bay/Ruskin $49,000 (269) 449-1295.

FILE PHOTO 2005 Beneteau 423. 54HP Yanmar with only 185 hours, Air Conditioning, Fisher Panda Generator only 30 hours, Raymarine 6001 type 2 Autopilot, Raymarine C80 plotter, Bimini with 3 piece windshield. Only $219,500. Call Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100.

C & C 42 Landfall Cutter 1977. St. Petersburg Municipal Marina Slip Available. Two cabins, Rod rigging, Perkins 4-108, 12V Refrigerator, Bimini & Dodger, VHF. Auto pilot, Depth, Speed, Needs little TLC. Asking $51,900. For more info call (727) 560-0901

2005 Albin 26 The Boat of your dreams awaits. Never been in the water. LOADED. Volvo power. Volvo DP. Call for more information to Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100 (707)

2005 Albin 31. AC, 370 HP Engine. Must Go!.

Call for more information at (561) 844-1100 (7-07)

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43’ Beneteau 1986. Two cabin lay-out, original owner, K/CB (5’6” - 8’6”), Perkins 4-108, Two AC units, reverse cycle, LONG list of sail inventory. Proven Winner! Great racer/cruiser.

Asking $85,900. For more info, call (727) 560-0901. (7/07)

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Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#, Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55# Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15 w/Rode, Edson Rack & Pinion steering w/wheel, New awning w/side Curtains.

Nautical Trader, 110 E. Colonia Lane, Nokomis, FL. Shop online at www.nautical(941) 488-0766. trader.net. _________________________________________ 36 ft. mast. Dwyer 625, 2 Harken winches, Single spreader, 12 ft boom. new 2002. $1000; 2 speed Harken 32 winches $200 each. Florida. (321) 536-7007. (5/07) $50 – 3 mo. Ad & Photo 941-795-8704

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CLASSIFIED ADS 85 LB Anchor. Danforth High Tensile.

Unused, still in shipping crate. Only $399.

(407) 967-2009. (5/07)

DOGS FOR SALE

anywhere. A basic familiarity with sailing very important. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________

British Water Dogs. Puppies for sale.

Schipperke breed. Loves boats and swimming. Two females, one male left in litter.

Small dog. High energy, loyal, great personality, playful, long life span. Lovable dog. Tampa Bay. (727) 239-1049. (7/07)

Attorney Wanted to help establish cruiser/boater/liveaboard organization that will promote boaters’ rights, solicit donations, etc., with Web site and forum. Legal advice needed pro bono. Editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________

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ENGINES FOR SALE

_________________________________________ Two 25HP Lombardini 903 diesel engines.

Parts available from Orlando. Good condition.

3200 hrs. With control panels. $3000 each or $4500 for both. (786) 325-6719. (6-07) _________________________________________ Yanmar 1GM diesel. Completely rebuilt: all gauges, control panel, single lever speed/shift controls, coupler, shaft, prop, shaft log, motor mounts, fuel tank $ 2800. (727) 804-4508.

(727) 734-1703 (6-07)

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_________________________________________ SAILING INSTRUCTORS WANTED Americas #1 Sailing School is taking applications for immediate employment at our Florida locations. If you have a passion for teaching sailing. please contact us at 239985-7539 or doug@offshoresailing.com for more details.

Southwinds is looking for someone to do part time work from their home office in promoting ad sales, doing sailing and article Internet research for the magazine and writing. Advertising promotion involves doing mailers to potential advertisers and other similar secretarial work for a few extra hours a week. Work your own schedule and hours on your own computer. Good pay. Must be real good with computers and have high-speed (broadband) internet access and be great at Internet research. Knowledge of Web site development a real plus to help build the Web site, but not at all necessary. Other work with the magazine possible as it grows. Preferably someone in the Greater Tampa Bay, West Florida area. SOUTHWINDS is located in Bradenton, FL, but it is possible to work from 58

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Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and you are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling brokerage sail and power boats. Call Frank Hamilton, (941) 7231610, for interview appointment and position details. _________________________________________ Writers, Reporters, Articles, Photos Wanted.

SOUTHWINDS is looking for articles on boating, racing, sailing in the Southern waters, the Caribbean and the Bahamas, and other articles on the following subjects: marinas, anchorages, mooring fields, disappearing marinas/boatyards, marinas/boatyards sold for condos, anchoring rights, sailing human interest stories, boat reviews, charter stories, waste disposal—and more. Photos wanted, plus we want cover photos (pay $65) of both race and non-race subjects, but about sailing. Cover photos must be very high resolution and vertical format. _________________________________________ Writers and Ideas Wanted on Waterways Issues. SOUTHWINDS is looking for writers, acting as independent subcontractors to research and write articles on subjects discussed in the Our Waterways section. Must be familiar with boating, good at research, have computer skills, high-speed Internet access and work for little pay. Most important, must have a passion for the subject and want to bring about change and improvement of boaters rights, waterways access, and disappearing marinas and boatyards— with lots of ideas and energy to help bring about improvements through various means.

We would also like to get an organization going to promote these interests if you can help. Writers, photographers, cartoonists, jokers, magicians, philosophers and others of questionable professions may apply. Send info to: editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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Viewed by thousands on our Web site. $25 for up to 30 words for 3 months editor@southwindsmagazine.com

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GULF SHORES, AL - Gated waterfront condo on ICW, view of Mobile Bay. Boat slip.

First level, end unit, 3br/2ba furnished with wraparound deck, covered 2 car parking.

Elevator, 2 pools, 2 tennis courts, clubhouse w/party room, weight room, hot tub. LEASE OR PURCHASE. $1,500 mo or $475,000.

(251) 968-6265. (5/07)

SLIPS FOR RENT/SALE

_________________________________________ Wet Slips Available - Port Canaveral Yacht Club has 30’ to 60’ wet slips available with direct Atlantic Ocean access. Contact (321) 784-2292 for details (www.pcyc-fl.org/). (6/07)

DELRAY BEACH’S BEST KEPT SECRET. PELICAN HARBOR. Quiet, beauty directly on the wide Intracoastal Waterway! Yacht club, marina, tennis and breathtaking views of the water in this lovely home. Best offer! Call Zon (561) 620-1007 or Vickie (561) 7501981. (5/07) New construction luxurious 3/2.5 marina condo overlooking the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Melbourne, FL. Indoor parking, pool, short walk to historic downtown Melbourne. Contact Craig Howell (407) 864-2590. (5/07)

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_________________________________________ 1979 Pearson 26 One-Design. Over $7000 invested in ‘06. New performance mainsail and 155 Genoa.

Epoxy barrier coat. Harken self-tailing winches.

Excellent condition. $7800 (850) 271-8550 williamssignserv@bellsouth.net.

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Adventure Cruising & Sailing School . . . . . . .33 American Marine & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . .15,31 Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Banks Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Beachmaster Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Boaters Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,39 Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Bradenton YC Corinthian Regatta . . . . . . . . . . .3 Capt. Jimmy Hendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,31 Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Corinthian Regatta Bradenton YC . . . . . . . . . . .3 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Cruising Direct Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,59 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Doyle Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . .15,50,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 E-marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,58 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Fujinon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Full Sail Yacht Delvieries/Capt. . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

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Glacier Bay Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Gulf Coast Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,54,55 Gulf Island Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . . . .33 Hurricane Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,47 Island Yachting Centre/Greg Knighton . . . . . .50 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . .53, BC JSI - New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Kevane Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Laurie Kimball Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Lex-Sea Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,32 Lighthouse Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 4,10,15,IBC Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . .30,31,50,59 Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . .53,BC National Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Nautical Trader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,59 Patricia Knoll Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Quantum Sarasota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . . . . . . . . .8 Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Regatta Pointe Marina Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . .7 Regatta Time in Abaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sailors Wharf boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Sailtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Salty John Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program donated boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Sarasota Youth Summer Camp . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Scurvy Dog Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,58 Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Snug Harbor Boat Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Southwinds Store Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 St. Augustine Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Suncoast Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32,59 Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . .29 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Watersports West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Weston Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE American Marine & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,31 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Boaters Exchange/Catalina Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,39 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,31 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Eastern Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,50,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Gulf Coast Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,54,55 Gulf Island Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Island Yachting Centre/Gregg Knighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina//Hunter/Albin . . . . . . .IFC, 4,10,15,IBC Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,31,50,59 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53,BC Sarasota Youth Sailing Program donated boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Suncoast Inflatables/ West Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Watersports West/Windsurfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Boaters Exchange, boats, gear, etc. Rockledge FL . . . . . . . . . . .31,39 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 E-Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,58 Fujinon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Hurricane Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 JSI - New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Kevane Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,31,50,59 Mastmate Mast Climber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Nautical Trader/buy/sell/consign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 NEW JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Salty John Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Southwinds Store Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Watersports West/wet suits, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Banks Sails/new, used, repair & canvas/ West Florida . . . . . . . . . . .47 Cruising Direct/sails online by North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,59 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,47 JSI - New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Masthead/Used Sails and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,31,50,59 National Sail Supply, new&used online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 NEW JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 North Sails, new and used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,59 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Quantum Sails and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32,59 UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Ullman Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 News & Views for Southern Sailors

CANVAS Banks Sails/new, used, repair & canvas/ West Florida . . . . . . . . . . .47 JSI - New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Quantum Sails and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 USED SAILING/BOATING SUPPLIES Nautical Trader/buy/sell/consign, West Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Scurvy Dog Marine/Used, Consign, Pensacola FL . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 SAILING SCHOOLS/DELIVERIES/CAPTAINS Adventure Cruising and Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Capt. Jimmy Hendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Full Sail Sailing Deliveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sea School/Captain’s License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 St. Augustine Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 REAL ESTATE Laurie Kimball Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Pat Knoll, Sunstate Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 RESORTS, MARINAS, RESTAURANTS, BOAT YARDS Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sailors Wharf Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 FRACTIONAL SAILING/CHARTER COMPANIES Lex-Sea Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,32 Sailtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. Aqua Graphics/Boat Names/Tampa Bay or buy online . . . . . . . . . .46 Beachmaster Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 MARINE ELECTRONICS Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,58 BOOKS/CHARTS/VIDEOS/AWARDS Southwinds Cruising Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 REGATTA ADVERTISEMENTS, BOAT SHOWS Corinthian Regatta Bradenton YC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sarasota Youth Sailing Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Regatta Time in Abaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Alphabetical Advertisers’ List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Marine Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33 Regional Sailing Services Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-47 Subscription Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Southwinds Store Cruising Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Southwinds Store Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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Flea Market Blues: A Post-Dania Downer

By Kevon Andersen

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t Dania this past April, I thought I had hit the mother lode. At West Marine’s big Bedouin tents, I scored—for only $9 a hit—a week’s worth of designer nautical shirts, $5 sailing gloves, and a pair of Taylor-Made boat chairs for $20 each.

At the Plastimo booth, one of my favorites, I bought a new faux-Bruce anchor for $5! Five dollars! I thought I’d be the envy of all my nautical neighbors at the marina, but when I show it to them they just snicker.

One boatee even asked me if it floats.

I’ve had to explain repeatedly that it is for my dinghy, not the sloop.

My greatest score was a safety ladder, so you can get back onboard if you fall off. These ladders are an especially big hit since the release of Open Water 2: Adrift, which has to be one of the dumbest sequels ever about some of the dumbest boaters ever. (Hate to ruin the suspense for you, but somebody stay aboard when you decide to take a dip in the ocean.)

So, anyway, I bought the folding ladder in its little deploying bag that West sells for $115 (ouch!) and paid only $10. $105 off!

And finally I come to the score that has almost cost me my life—or at least my sanity. It is tied into the one principle that has eluded me for life, and that is: You get what you pay for.

There at that booth, I found a stack of new GPS chart plotters by Navman still in the box. They were at a great price and I even beat the vendor down another $25. A chart plotter wasn’t even on my to-get list, but my ancient Garmin has been losing its signal.

So I spent a half day taking

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A couple of months ago, I confessed in SOUTHWINDS of my being an NFM (nautical flea market) junkie, and how I make an annual pilgrimage to Dania — the Mecca of boating flea markets — for my annual fix. it off and mounting and hard-wiring my new GPS at the helm. When I turned it on, the very first screen told me that if I was in the United States, then the DGPS (to improve accuracy from 33 to 16 feet) must be set to “WAAS”—which I don’t think existed when I bought my old Garmin.

Below that statement, on the first screen on the left, was the word “Language” and to the right was “English” and some other languages listed below that. At the bottom was other information, including the acronym “DGPS” on the left, and on the right, the cap-letters “FARSI.” I scroll over to that, thinking that it was some other type of DGPS system than WAAS and clicked on it. So now my GPS was in the Arabic script of Farsi – what they speak and write in Iran I dug out the 40-page hardcopy manual. It told me that to change the language I must return to “Factory Settings” and hit reset. Only trouble was all of the pages on the screen are in Farsi, and for me it was like trying

to decipher an electronic version of the Dead Sea Scrolls. I couldn’t read a one of them. So I had no way of knowing how to get back to Factory Settings, Reset – or English.

I told my neighbor on the boat in the next slip, and when he finally stopped laughing, he looked at the unit and couldn’t tell me the way back to English either (and he’s a retired IBM engineer). He said to call the techs for the manufacturer (Navman—in New Zealand) and they should be able to walk me through it after they quit laughing at me. I knew it was Saturday in New Zealand, so I’m either going to try calling again in a couple days, or I’m going to have to learn Farsi – and try to cope with my paranoia until then.

My transient neighbors on the other side, when I explained my quandary, said that as soon as I switched my GPS to Farsi, I probably sent a signal to the satellite that put me on some NSA/TSA watch list. Expect my next dispatch on this saga to be a postcard from Guantanamo.

So my advice is: Don’t take any advice from me. I had told those transient neighbors of mine about the Dania flea market. They were under the impression that Dania was near downtown Miami, so they took a cab to the event, held way up at Dolphin Stadium near the Broward County line. They wandered through the stalls and bought a hat for $10. By the time they arrived by cab back at our marina on Key Biscayne they owned a $120 knock-off Tillie hat.

So that’s why they told me that the NSA was after me . . .

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