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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Books to Read: English/Spanish Maritime Dictionary

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Our Waterways: Docking Incident in Venice, FL Raises Questions

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Catalina 36 Boat Review

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Carolina Sailing: Sea Island One-Design

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

Warm Water at Last I

t’s been a long cold winter, even here in southwest Florida.

Having been brought up on the beach in southern California, I know what cold water is like. Although the TV program Bay Watch has people around the world probably thinking that all those people are swimming in warm waters, in reality, the Pacific Ocean on those southern California beaches in the summer hovers around 68 degrees.

The first 15 seconds, you’re cold, but then it’s over and you’re having fun. On the best day, it shoots up to 70. That’s about as cold as the water gets in southeast Florida in the winter, but here in the Tampa Bay area, the Gulf gets down to the high 50s in the winter. I always figured that about the coldest water the average person can swim in extensively— without freezing—is the high 60s. In the low 60s, the body just can’t take if for very long. It even gets dangerous for the body’s survival at that point. This winter has been the coldest one I’ve seen in my 10 years in the area, and the water is still a little below normal in mid-April. But we are now reaching into the low 70s, and to me, that’s warm enough.

My current sailboat of choice is a Windrider 17 trimaran—more like a beach tri, we’ll say. In windy conditions, though, it’s a real wet boat. Fun to play in, but when the water is in the low 60s—and so is the air—it’s cold. That means you need a wet suit if you are going to get soaked. I hate wet suits. What I mean is, I hate to have to wear them.

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I spent years diving in wet suits in northern California in water that was in the low 50s. It was superb diving, but as a kid in southern California, we went skin diving by grabbing our fins and mask in one hand, a spear in the other and jumped in the water. When you get to do that in 85degree water—like Florida in the summer—it’s paradise. I was always amazed when I first came to Florida to dive in the Keys to see people wearing wet suits—or at the least, Lycra suits—in 85-degree water. I was once in Roatan at a dive resort. Even at 50 feet deep, the water was in the 80s.

Everyone—about 50 people—wore either a wet suit or a Lycra suit. Everyone except me, that is. I was in paradise and not about to wear all that. Here we were in a place where it’s perfect conditions for “free” diving, and everyone was wearing all this stuff. I never understood it.

So later this week, when I go out there on the tri, the water that’ll be splashing on my face will be warm—along with 80-degree air temps—and I can even pull up onto the beach somewhere and go for a swim—with no wet suit— and hang out in the water for a while. All without a wet suit.

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June 19 GOOD DELIVERY GONE BAD I read with interest the account by Brad and Maeve Wilson about their delivery of a 47-foot custom-built cruiserracer from Florida to Norfolk, VA (February issue). The boat was “de-tuned” from an Open 50 design. I assume de-tuned means scaled down. Carbon fiber sails. Off they go, motor sailing along “with a reasonable weather forecast for the rest of the week,” until the breeze picked up and developed to a strong wind gusting to 30 knots. A second reef in the main was considered, but this couldn’t be done because the steering “snapped,” and from then on, sails came down and the vessel became disabled, relying on assistance and finally making harbor under tow.

The direction of the wind and the point of sail are never mentioned, things that bear a lot on the performance of an autopilot and overall steering of a sailing yacht and also when jury-rigging a steering system to take you 50 miles, but apparently this was not important. Photos of the damage and repairs would also have been very interesting and educational. Another “lesson to be learned” is that sailing can be a physically intense and demanding activity, and some boats—this shouldn’t be a surprise—are much more demanding than others, even with perfect steering.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, being boat owners who sailed 35 000 miles, must have some experience and seamanship, but one thing is to cruise leisurely on a 39 Beneteau and quite another is to handle a 47-foot custom cruiser-racer with carbon sails in half a gale. It’s not a pastime. It’s not “another sailboat ride.” A delivery is a serious matter, and each time I read or hear stories like this I’m just happy that most of them end without harm to anyone and not much loss or damage.

It amazes me that people who wouldn’t leave their car in an auto shop that wasn’t certified will let an amateur take offshore a yacht worth hundreds of thousands.

J. Ventura Fort Lauderdale, FL J. Ventura, I think one of the main things that makes this an interesting article is that the Wilsons let it all hang out. They didn’t try to gloss over anything. I would be hesitant to make too many judgments about their cruising style and ability without knowing more about them. I know they have done some serious cruising, and I know See LETTERS continued on page 10 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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LETTERS they know they made some mistakes in this delivery—like checking the boat out a lot more closely. But they shared them, and my hat goes off to them for that. I am sure they will really get to know a boat a lot better in the future, if they get another opportunity to deliver one.

They will probably be a lot better than someone who never went through something like this. And then again, how much is enough time to go through a boat and check it out thoroughly? Would it better to take a new boat or a used one? That’s hard to say. Both need to be checked out. There’s probably never enough time. I remember what someone once said to me, “After all, it’s a boat, Steve.”

Photos would have been nice, and I asked Maeve Wilson for photos in the beginning, but as noted in the article, they just didn’t think to bring their camera. Some people are like that. They just don’t bring their camera everywhere they go. I know. I’ve been there.

Editor ENLIST MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO HELP PROCURE PERMISSION FOR THE CUBA REGATTA I am disappointed the regatta is off for this year because the required U.S. license was not issued. I believe our government is missing a chance for quality “people to people” contact between Americans and Cubans. In my mind, people to people is the best way to make the average citizens in Cuba more interested in a more pluralistic political system. Since I have been on several of the earlier regattas, I believe I can speak on this. When I have been there, the people were very friendly and wanted (when in private) to discuss the political situation.

I have a suggestion. There are some congressmen who are absolutely committed to doing away with the Cuban

embargo entirely. They are not Florida congressmen who are tied to the Cuban-American lobby in Miami. (Those Miami Cubans think somehow they will restore the pre-1960 system in Cuba. They’re nuts, but spend a lot of money on politicians. Need I say more?). If you could enlist one or two friendly congressmen to help the Sarasota Yacht Club, that might be enough to move this along. There are some local people who might be able to help you.

There is a newspaper editor here in Tampa, Patrick Manteiga, who is the editor of the La Gaceta newspaper. This weekly paper has enormous influence in Tampa local politics. Manteiga has been editorializing the stupidity of the American embargo policy for many years.

There is a Tampa Bay and Washington lobbyist named Al Fox, who has a Tampa background and has an office in Tampa. He is one of the national leaders against the embargo. Al is an excellent person and very knowledgeable about doing business in Cuba.

I know the Sarasota Yacht Club is fully supporting the effort and has many influential members. I am only suggesting they might want to contact these fine individuals that I have mentioned in this e-mail for thoughts, suggestions or referrals to congressmen. I am not sure I have e-mail addresses, but I will try to copy them.

I hope they can put this together for next year.

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tact and how this would help change the situation in Cuba, although one of my main concern is our government interfering with our rights to travel—and punishing us if we do.

But what I really like is your suggestion to get a couple of anti-embargo members of congress to join in to help. The problem with this last effort to procure a license was that they had no real help outside the normal channels. With the nation’s attention directed mainly toward the current economic crisis and two wars, it is no big surprise, but if the Sarasota Yacht Club could recruit two members of congress to help move this along next year, perhaps it has a chance to succeed.

Editor WHY IS HIGEL DOCK IN VENICE SHUTTING DOWN? It has been a while since we chatted, but I needed to call you to get the story on what is happening at the Higel Dock in Venice. I was quite dismayed to hear on local TV that docking, especially overnight there had been shut down or severely limited. My friends and I have stayed overnight there on our jaunts up and down the coast many times since the early ’80s, and the only docking regulation was that you not stay over 24 hours. We all agree and abide by this reasonable request, as many times this dock was full of cruisers. Venice was almost a mandatory stop as we enjoyed the break and the Crow’s Nest restaurant.

Anchoring off the Venice Yacht Club is dicey as the anchorage is very crowded and the water depth shallow.

Also, the holding does not seem that good.

I do not know who petitioned for this change, or why I never heard any complaints from the launching ramp users, and the first 30 yards or so adjacent to the ramp are too shallow to dock a sailboat in so there was always room for the ramp users to tie up. Was this something arbitrarily decided on by some bureaucrat?

The loss of this facility to sailors here on the west coast is a major blow to our cruising lifestyle as this dock was a key to easy trips both north to Cortez or south to Boca Grande. If there was a mooring field in place, I might be able to understand these new rules, but sadly, there is not.

Hope SOUTHWINDS’ efforts and those of your readers will come to our rescue.

Norman Meissner Punta Gorda Norman, You can read about this change and another incident at the dock in this issue in “Our Waterways” section. Although many reasons have been given, I have a feeling that this latest incident prompted the closure of the dock. I would like to hear more about what the other marinas in the area think about this, as they seem to be the ones who would gain the most from having a free dock closed. Since the dock, as you mention, has been free since the ’80s, I wonder how much the incident published in this issue has played a part in its closing. One reason given was the mooring field, but that won’t be in place for some time, and no one has given me good reason why closing the dock now would help a mooring field not in place.

Perhaps some of our readers can enlighten us on this.

Editor

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Bubba Excoriates Not Authorized

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hey were talking about health care in The Blue Moon Bar the evening I stopped in.

Daylight Savings Time had just clicked on a few days before; I had lost an hour’s sleep that I wouldn’t get back for months. It’s odd how you never miss the hour you lose in spring but luxuriate in the hour you get back in autumn.

Some of the people at the bar involved in the wide-ranging conversation favored universal health care. Others did not. I heard some talk about “socialized medicine,” but I didn’t understand what all that had to do with universal health care.

Bubba Whartz, live-alone, live-aboard sailor and the skipper of the ferro-cement sloop Right Guard, was not involved in the interplay. He was following the conversational thread, I could tell, mostly by the movement of his head, but he reminded me of the tar baby in the Uncle Remus stories. He was saying nothing.

Finally, the health care issue sputtered down to just a wisp of smoke and self-extinguished, like a dud firecracker you stood around and watched when you were a kid. You remembered what your parents had told you. If it looked like it wouldn’t go off, as soon as you reached for it the whole thing would explode with the force of about a ton of dynamite and blast you into little bits that would stick to nearby buildings.

Bubba saw a conversational opening and slipped into it quickly, like it was a vacant parking space in New York City.

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room, “is why the government, now that the health care thing has been passed, cannot save money by consolidating certain media-related tasks that seem to exist all over the country, not to mention the entire planet.”

Bruno Velvetier, ASID, was playing with a cherry in a cream drink that Doobie, The Blue Moon Bar bartenderette, had fixed for him and garnished with a small, paper parasol and lots of fruit, but he kicked Bubba’s question along like an errant soccer ball.

“Bubba,” Bruno stated, “yours truly would like to know what media-related tasks you are talking about.”

Bruno, when he asked this, had both hands on his hips, which constituted the first time I had ever seen a man sitting on a bar stool with both hands on his hips. Usually a bar stool is like one leg of a tripod, the others being the arms of the customer, which are pegged to the bar top in some fashion. Velvetier, however, has a well-entrenched habit of putting his hands on his hips when asking questions, both professionally or personally. He also refers to himself in the third person. Bruno Velvetier is an interior decorator, which may explain that.

Bubba artfully weaved through the verbiage and came up with: “Do you realize how often it is, when you read something in the paper or see something on the Internet, wherein the news agency covering the story, usually the Associated Press, uses anonymous sources?”

“No,” answered Bruno. “However, I peruse a couple of newspapers every day, watch the TV news religiously and always scan the headlines available in the supermarket

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checkout lines. I like to be informed.”

“How can you be well informed when the people doing the informing, the AP, quote people who talk only on the condition of guaranteed anonymity?” Bubba asked.

“I don’t understand what it is you’re getting at,” replied Bruno, who then took a cherry stem, which he had tied into a knot with his tongue, out of his mouth and placed it, with a show of pride, on his cocktail napkin. That singular act made me aware of two things. First, Bruno was the only man I had ever seen do that trick. Secondly, Bruno was the sole person ever served by Doobie, The Blue Moon Bar bartenderette, who received a paper cocktail napkin. These revelations were small, albeit, but they arrived simultaneously with an impact that reminded me of a small earthquake.

“What I am getting at, Bruno,” Bubba said with an edge to his voice, “is that when a news organization uses anonymous sources for comment in a news story, then the public is getting shortchanged. If the source’s information is bogus, then we—and guys like you who read a couple of newspapers every day, even though one is Women’s Wear Daily, and watch the TV news every evening—will never know, because the source is never identified. People who are never identified can say anything they want, make up any story they want, and it dutifully gets reported because the purported source can be shielded from public humiliation by a lead-lined cloak of obscurity.”

“But aren’t we getting the news we need?” Bruno said, squirming slightly on his barstool.

“The news you are getting is of the same denomination as finding crabgrass and spurge in your nearly-perfect St. Augustine lawn,” Bubba replied. “The news is getting to you in adulterated form. People who are identified in the press as anonymous sources, I am certain you will find, are speaking anonymously on a given subject because they are not authorized to talk about the subject in the first place. If they are not authorized to talk about the sub-

ject, what in the hell do they think they are doing by speaking about the very same thing they have admittedly said they are not supposed to be talking about?

“Who are these people, many of whom are in government jobs, who cannot follow simple instructions? If they are not supposed to talk to the press, then why are they talking to the press? They are not, it always says, authorized to comment on a certain subject for reasons that are always unexplained, and that gives weight to their comments that most likely is not warranted. It would be better if the Associated Press put an explanation into the story that went something like: ‘The unidentified source was not authorized to talk about the subject because his normal job is limited to restocking candy bars and potato chips in the canteen vending machines.’ That would tell the reader that commenting on anything more serious than personal incontinence was above that person’s pay scale.”

“I like that,” interjected Tripwire, who had been listening to what Bubba was saying with laser-like intensity.

“What if there was just one person in the entire United States federal bureaucracy whose only job it was to talk anonymously on any subject under the sun, because he wasn’t authorized to speak about any subject in the first place! Nuclear war? Famine? Pestilence? Torture? Gays in the military? If you wanted the latest anonymous scoop on any subject whatsoever, all you’d have to do is call one phone number, because the person answering the phone isn’t authorized to talk about anything at all. Nothing. What could the phone number be?”

Bubba jumped on that one like a kid presented with a triple scoop ice cream cone in his favorite flavor. “One-800CRAP,” said Bubba.

“Doobie, give Bubba a beer, on me!” Tripwire exclaimed.

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

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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Sailing Classes, Melbourne, FL, March — July Melbourne Yacht Club 2010 Sailing Program. Weekend adult classes in the spring and youth weekend classes during the summer. For schedule and location go to www.melbourneyachtclub.com, click on Regattas and Racing, and then “Learning to Sail” on the lower left index. Or e-mail youth@melbourneyachtclub.com.

Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2010 Schedule in Ft. Pierce, FL, May 8 About Boating Safety—Boating Safety Course designed for the recreational boater, to encourage safety on the water.

This one-day boating course emphasizes safety on the water to enhance the boating experience and to increase confidence on the water. The course is state of Florida-approved for those 21 and under to obtain their Florida State Boater’s License. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Calendar) for class information and the next scheduled class. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

Courses are held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 579-3395 Stephanie, or (772) 321-3041 Gary, or e-mail stephcgaux@hotmail.com.

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Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

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North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC On-going 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 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

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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.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs 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. Click on Public Education Programs. America’s Boating Course and other courses regularly posted on the Web site.

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subjects including boat-handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, Federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Starting Jan. 1, a new Florida state law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1988, in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more, must have this course or an equivalent safe boating course. The course also fulfills the Florida requirements for a boat operator under 21 and allows 14 year olds and up to operate PWCs. Many insurance companies also give discounts for attending. This course is scheduled in Hudson, FL on May 3 at 9135 Denton Avenue, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

For information or reservations, call Jorja Carmichael at (727) 842-2094 or Edna Schwabe at (727) 457-3788.

BOAT SHOWS 36th Annual Wooden Boat Show, South Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, May 1 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.

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St. Augustine Boat Show, St. Augustine, FL, May 29-30 The Marine Industry of Northeast Florida (MIANEF) will be sponsoring the St. Augustine Nautical Festival and Boat Show on May 29-30. The event will take place downtown on St. Francis Field (next to the parking garage) and will be FREE to the general public.

Vendors will be charged a minimal fee and should contact Shawn Griffin at FirstChoiceMarine @bellsouth.net to reserve a booth or boat display space.

Sunday, May 1-2. It is completely informal.

Tides and weather are still the only organization. There are no planned events, signups, or fees. For more info, call Larry Page at (941) 746-2686, lhpage@worldnet.att.net, or Hugh Horton at (586) 468-6456. hhorton5976@wowway.com.

Everyone meets at City Park at 9 a.m. each day. A weekend of fun on the water, it brings meaning to the expression “messing around in boats.” Open to anyone, with no fees.

23rd Annual Houston Summer Boat Show, June 9-13 Reliant Center, Houston International boat, Sport & Travel Show, Inc. June 9-11 hours: 1-9 pm. Saturday, June 12: 10 am-9 pm. Sunday, June 13: noon-6 pm. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the Reliant Center ticket office. (713) 626-6361. www.houstonboatshows.com.

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26th Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet, May 1-2 The 26th Cedar Key small boat meet will be Saturday and

The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of Fort Walton Beach, FL, hosts its 13th annual Northern Gulf Coast Cruise May 7-14. This one-design event, open to all Catalina 22 sailors, attracts participants from across the country and Canada. The cruise starts at the Fort Walton Yacht Club, sails the protective waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay and Perdido Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay, AL, and return. Go to www.c22fleet77.org/index.html for information.

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Dunedin Boat Club’s 1st Annual Nautical Flea Market, Saturday, May 8 Nautical Flea Market will be located next to the Dunedin Boat Club in the Dunedin Municipal Marina from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit web site at www.russcromwell.com or more information and an application, or call Russ Cromwell at (727) 510-8808. All profits will be donated to the Dunedin Youth Sailing Association (www.dunedinsails.org). Free, mini nautical seminars will also be offered.

Spaces to sell nautical equipment are $10 (RSVP required).

Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 14-16 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their third summer rendezvous in the Florida Keys on May 14-16 in Islamorada, FL. They will be anchoring behind the Lorelei Restaurant at MM 82 Bayside (approximately N24.55.5; W80.38). Lorelei will allow them to bring dinghies ashore and the restaurant will be a great meeting area. Call Dan at (305) 664-0190 and leave a message with a phone number, or send

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Windsurfers Against Leukemia 24-Hour Marathon, Calema Watersports, Cocoa Beach, May 28-29 This fundraising event starts on Friday, May 28, at 4 p.m. and runs through the full moon-lit night until 4 p.m. the next day. Each windsurfer is part of a four-person team and must have a team member on the water for the full 24 hours.

Anyone is welcome who wants to put together a team, or individuals can come and help form teams. Calema Windsurfing and Watersports. The event is held at Kelly Park, 2550 N. Banana River Dr., Merritt Island, FL 32952 (Cocoa Beach area). For more information, contact susie@calema.com, or call (321) 453-3223

2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.

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Precision Boat Rendezvous.

Rock Hall, MD, June 18-25 Owners of Precision boats, manufactured in Palmetto, FL, will hold a weeklong rendezvous at the Sailing Emporium in Rock Hall, MD, June 18-25. Included will be racing, cruising, barbecues, tour of Annapolis, and much more. For more information, go to www.sailboatrendezvous.com, or email pm_canyon@yahoo.com.

Tenth Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, June 19 The Tenth Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the Summer Solstice, will be held June 19. 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.

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Used Sails for Haiti Wanted

By Lynn Fitzpatrick A 53-foot container loaded with used sails gathered in Maine arrived in Miami during the last week of March. The 14,000 pounds of used sails can provide shelter to a small city once the sails reach Haiti.

The first shipment of used sails from the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area landed in Haiti on the Sea Flower in the middle of February, and sails have continued to flow into Shake a Leg Miami.

Sometimes the used sails are tired jibs and main sails that were taking up room in trailer boxes or got blown out during racing on Biscayne Bay. Other times they are from sailmakers whose customers never picked them up. The largest used sail that has been sent to Haiti was from Doyle’s Fort Lauderdale loft. It was a mainsail from a 150foot boat. It was so heavy (750 pounds) that the orphanage Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years. Contact editor@Southwinds magazine.com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

that it was destined for in Carrefour, Haiti, had a difficult time finding a truck to transport it.

While shipments of sails were arriving from popular East Coast sailing communities including the Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay areas, Maine was organizing a gargantuan relief effort. Not only did a group from Maine deliver a relief supply vessel loaded with 200 tons of aid from Portland to Les Cayes, on Haiti’s southwest coast, another group rustled up enough sails to fill a separate 53-foot container. John Eide, who has spent the past 50 years sailing the Maine coast, leveraged his sailing connections and organized Maine’s sail shipment. Used sails were even collected at boat shows.

Nearly three months have elapsed since the January 12th earthquake. There are fewer privately sponsored cargo vessels heading to Haiti and many of the shipping companies who were providing free or discounted rates for relief supplies have returned to charging customary rates. Others are making available surplus cargo space for relief supplies, on a case-by-case basis.

The need for shelter in Haiti will continue indefinitely.

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Attention Cruisers: Dengue Fever Detected In Southern United States

By Dee Whited After a four-decade hiatus, dengue fever was detected in the Florida Keys last year. Dengue can be a serious, potentially painful and occasionally fatal disease that is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), this occurrence is rare in the continental United States, but unfortunately, the leading cause of illness and death in some of the most popular cruising grounds—the tropics and subtropics. In fact the CDC in San Juan, Puerto Rico, sees as many as 500 cases per week.

The symptoms of dengue, which appear three days to two weeks after the bite, may be high fever, headache, backache, pain behind the eyes, fatigue, joint aches, nausea, vomiting and skin rash. These can vary from mild (one may not even realize they have dengue) to extreme, leading to hemorrhage and death. There is no specific treatment, but aspirin should never be used due to the possibility of hemorrhage.

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Like the “perfect storm” a sequence of events must occur with precise timing for the virus to spread. To transmit the disease, first the mosquito must bite an infected individual within the two-to-seven-day period that the virus is active. That mosquito then has a seven-day incubation period, but after that, it will transmit the virus with every bite. Imagine that in a crowded harbor.

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There is no need for panic, but there is cause for concern. The prudent cruiser should be aware of the threat of dengue, understand the preventive measures and seek medical help if symptoms present, especially in areas of high dengue incidence.

Dee Whited is a freelance writer currently living on a Gemini 33 with her husband in Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keys. She was very concerned when she heard dengue was back in Florida after an absence of 40 years. She once had dengue and found very few cruisers in Boot Key Harbor were familiar with the disease and felt an article was needed.

Dania Marine Flea Market Sets Record The Dania Marine Flea Market organizers reported that record crowds and great weather combined to produce four days of brisk sales for more than 300 vendors at this year’s Dania Marine Flea Market on March 18-21. Jennifer Dudas, the flea market general manager and vice president of Al Behrendt Enterprises said, “Each day our numbers increased over last year, and Saturday’s crowd was so large that two overflow parking lots were fully utilized.”

This year’s four-day event had a record 329 vendors.

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Does Sailor’s Docking Experience Show Lack of Sailboat Knowledge by Local Police in Venice, FL?

By Steve Morrell Editor, SOUTHWINDS In late January, I received the following e-mail about a dockage incident in Venice, FL: On Jan. 22, we sailed from Anna Maria Island to Venice, arriving at the Venice City Dock (at Higel Park) at about 2:30 p.m., aware of the city ordinance limiting any stay at the dock to 18 hours in any 10-day period. The following day at noon, Venice Harbor Police Officer Phil Phillips ordered us to leave the dock, or be fined. The winds at noon were 12.5 knots and predicted to gust to 35 knots. We expressed our concern for our personal safety and the safety of our 40-foot sailboat and asked to be allowed to remain at the dock. Phillips told us to go anchor nearby, despite the fact that another sailboat that was in that anchorage was dragging anchor at that moment and was ordered towed to the police impound dock. Since we had just spent the last seven years restoring our Bristol 40, and we were unfamiliar with the depths and holding conditions in the anchorage, we quickly sought refuge elsewhere. The winds on both Saturday and Sunday were recorded high gusts to 45 mph, according to NOAA. No boats were moving anywhere, and we were the only boat remaining at the city dock. Luckily, a Venice Yacht Club member invited us to be his guest when he heard of our situation, and we moved about 100 yards from the city dock into a vacant slip at the Venice Yacht Club. No other boats came to the city dock until Monday afternoon. We certainly understand the need for preventing transient or local boaters from long term “camping out” at the city dock. We also suggest that boaters NOT be denied safe harborage in what was clearly very unsafe wind conditions. In stark contrast to Venice, the dockmaster and harbor police in Naples advised us that they would have PREVENTED us from leaving safe harborage in such conditions and would have granted us FREE dockage until it was safe to depart! Naples seems to understand maritime law and is boater-friendly. From our experience, Venice is not!

Don Haynie St. Petersburg, FL

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Venice Police Chief Report I replied to Mr. Haynie that I did not believe the police acted in accordance with the unwritten law of the sea about safe harbor and that he should write to the local newspaper and many others who would be interested or affected by this situation. Shortly after receiving the original e-mail from Mr. Haynie, I received the following Venice police chief’s report: To all concerned parties, As promised, I have looked into what did/did not happen on January 24, 2010, involving the sailboat individuals in Venice.

For the sake of brevity, I will enumerate the findings below.

• The VPD Marine Unit officers are fully educated and credentialed to perform marine duties. As such, they know and understand Maritime Law and boater’s rights. SAFETY is ALWAYS the number ONE priority for the actions and decisions of our Marine Unit.

• Marine Officer Phillips did have contact on 1/24/10 at Higel Park with the female associated with the sailboat.

• The conversation emanated because he observed the sailboat on the dock from the previous day. This in itself would have placed the vessel in a violation of City Ordinance for docking over 18 hours in a ten-day period. (The letter writer admits to arriving on January 22, 2010. This further demonstrates they were clearly in violation of a second-degree misdemeanor for violation of City ordinance.)

• Marine Officer Phillips’ interaction with the individual was completely professional and courteous. (The writer did not allege otherwise.) The sailboat individual was requested (not ordered) to depart the dock and either move to the Crow’s Nest pay dock for safe haven or move to the anchorage just off the Venice Yacht Club and utilize their dinghy to return to shore.

• The winds that day were strong and small craft warnings were posted. The 30-foot Venice Police boat was actively operating safely on the waters, and the complainants’ vessel was a 40-foot sailboat which should have had no problem safely moving to another location upon Officer Phillips’ request for compliance.

• Officer Phillips clearly pointed out where the vessel needed to move to and showed the female occupant where deep waters were located just off the Yacht Club.

• The writer stated that no other vessels were moving in the area during the day. This simply is not true as fishermen and other passing vessels were operating as usual in the Intracoastal Waterway during the entire day of January 24, 2010.

• Officer Phillips has never prevented anyone from using the Higel Park marine docks for safe haven during storms or breakdown docking. The VPD Marine Unit is committed to providing safe haven to all who pass through Venice on the waters, as well as, to allow others an equal opportunity to utilize our facilities. Unfortunately, some use them as a free campsite and violate the rules of Higel Park.

• Venice is not in stark contrast when compared to any other safe haven. Our docks are important to other boaters who also need to www.southwindsmagazine.com

Higel Park in Venice. You can see the boat ramp in the center of the photo and the city dock at the right—where there is a powerboat parked. Photo by Lynn Paul.

sailing. He even went so far as to accuse Haynie of drinking—without any evidence.

Personally, I believe both of these boaters prematurely and unfairly passed judgment on the Haynies, based on their limited knowledge of the incident. use the docks. Dockmasters or Harbor Police will not prevent boaters from leaving but do suggest they use care while being underway after departing a dock. Although this boater may feel they were unjustly required to move, VPD did not place them in any jeopardy (…with the assumption that their boating skills were commensurate with expectations of one with this type of vessel. The sailboat operators never discussed boating skills as being a concern.)

• The sea conditions that day were estimated to be 4’ to 6’ with southeast winds at 25 mph (not at the alleged 45 mph). The sea conditions for that day are documented on an official police report.

It would not have been safe to transit by way of the Gulf of Mexico, but the Intracoastal Waterways are inland and are protected and safe to navigate. Other vessels were safely using the Intracoastal Waterway that day.

• There was no threat to fine the individuals.

NOTE: a) The Venice Yacht Club does not invite non-members to use their facility. b) Harbormasters or police cannot detain or prevent boaters from leaving a dock in high winds or poor weather. c) Venice provides free dockage with posted time limits and enforces the ordinances. d) Naples has a harbor plan, and they also have rules to be enforced.

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me so a full explanation could be provided Julie Williams Chief of Police, Venice, FL 34292 I also received a few other e-mails about the incident. I do not have the room to print them, so I will summarize their main points.

One e-mail came from a local boater and sailor, criticizing the Haynies’ actions. Although this boater was not present at the incident and did not question the Haynies, he accused the Haynies of falsely misrepresenting their true intentions by declaring that they were concerned for their safety, when in reality they only wanted free dockage.

This boater also sent me another e-mail from another boater who commented on the situation. This boater was also highly critical of the Haynies, although it is apparent that all parties involved (except the police) based their comments solely on Haynies’ e-mail and the police chief’s report. It was obvious, too, that this other boater knew little about sailing, since he referred to Haynie (or he could have been referring to Mrs. Haynie) as a “sailboater” (who in the world calls them that?). This boater also made the statement that the “Bristol 40” is “not a great sea-boat.” Actually, the Bristol 40 is a great “sea-boat”—which makes me even more convinced this person is not a sailor—or knows much about News & Views for Southern Sailors

Local Resident Asks the Right Questions I was also copied on another e-mail to Haynie from E. Winston Wilmore at www.VeniceFloridaInsider.com, a Web site that discusses issues concerning the citizens of Venice.

This boater asked many important questions about the incident, but did not pass judgment on the Haynies, or the police. He did accuse—and rightly so, in my opinion—the boaters mentioned above, the mayor and a city councilwoman of passing judgment about the incident based on assumptions and very limited knowledge.

His letter deserves repeating here: Sail Boater’s Dilemma.

Chief of Venice police, Julie Williams, has now weighed in on the situation involving Donald Haynie on 24 January 2010.

Let me make a couple of preliminary points. This whole thing started when a visitor to Venice was told/asked to leave the city dock when the 18-hour stay limit was exceeded.

I am not criticizing Marine Officer Phillips for doing his job or Chief Williams for reporting what she was told. What is missing and of major importance is what was perceived by Haynie himself with respect to the safety of his crew, his boat and himself?

There are many questions left unanswered: • What was this captain’s level of skill?

• What was the wind speed and gust level?

• Was the tide coming in or going out?

• Where, if anywhere, is there deep water for anchorage using a boat anchor near the Venice Yacht Club?

• How much water would have been under his keel?

• Was there room to swing with the scope of anchor rode needed?

• For example Capt. Haynie wrote about another boat dragging its anchor. Normal anchor rode length is seven to one plus freeboard so in 10 feet of water, he would need to let out about 80 feet of anchor rode to swing on a single anchor. Was there a clear circle of at least 160 plus 82 feet (the length of his boat times two) available? I doubt it. Not at that location.

• Was the captain practiced at anchoring his boat? (It may be news to landlubbers, but many boaters prefer to tie up rather than anchor, to the point that many anchors are still virginal and have never, ever, been set.)

• If safety is our #1 priority, would you be in violation of a second-degree misdemeanor if you felt it unsafe to move.

• Does the safe maneuvering of a 30-foot police powerboat operated by an experienced and capable officer have any relationship to a 41-foot sailboat operated by a captain with undetermined skills?

• Was the lady spoken to the captain of the boat?

• Is a request to move when in violation of the city ordinance the equivalent of an order to the recipient when delivered by a uniformed officer?

These questions need answers before we subject a visitor to Venice to the written abuse from the other boaters (who wrote letters above), most unfortunately supported by Mayor Martin and SOUTHWINDS

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OUR WATERWAYS Councilwoman Lang, both of whom issued their learned opinions from their respective flying bridges, accompanied by the musical tinkle of ice on crystal, moored in the Republic of Golden Beach without knowledge of any of the necessary facts or obviously knowing anything about boating in general.

E. Winston Wilmore www.VeniceFloridaInsider.com The Haynies’ Boating Experience These comments obviously hit the nail on the head about the situation and asked all the right questions. All of these e-mails—and the police report—raised some questions about the incident, particularly about the boating experience of the Haynies. Consequently, Don Haynie replied in a follow-up e-mail.

Thank you for your support and interest in this issue. I will attempt to clarify the points made by the various responders.

The woman on our 1981 Bristol 40 was my wife, Sue Clair, age 60, who perhaps has more sailing experience than anyone other than round-the-world racers. She single-handed a 56-foot three-masted schooner out of Clearwater harbor for 28 years as part of her family’s sailboat charter business. She has also sailed across the Pacific, and across the Atlantic—from Maine to Venezuela, throughout the Caribbean—is a licensed captain, and has delivered sailboats from Florida to several points in the Caribbean. The point to be had is there is likely no one who better understands the handling of a sailboat, or the RISKS involved related to the prevailing weather conditions.

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“Requested, not ordered, to leave the dock.” When we objected due to the UNSAFE conditions the response was: “You are in violation of the ordinance; you must leave.”

I am 70 years old. Both my wife and I are retired and living off Social Security and our pensions. We cannot afford places like the Crow’s Nest dock fees and still have money to eat and supply the boat. Regardless, with 20.4 knots of wind at the time we were told to leave, it would have been dangerous to attempt docking at the Crow’s Nest.

The comparison of our boat to the police boat has no merit whatsoever. Our sailboat has a 37-hp engine with a sailor prop. It is an auxiliary engine and not intended to drive the boat, which is likely many times heavier than the police boat, with far more freeboard, or wind loading. Also, the comment that other boats were moving is irrelevant. The only other sailboat that was moving (unintentionally) was the one dragging anchor that was towed to the impound dock.

We are very aware that at 35 knots of wind we cannot, nor can the autopilot, control our boat EXCEPT with the wind and the sea. The NOAA forecast that day was 6- to 8-foot waves offshore, winds gusting to 35 mph. We were observing 20.4 knots on our wind indicators when we were told to leave the dock. NOAA reported the next day that peak gusts for both days were 45 mph.

Their records should eliminate any doubts as to the wind conditions, and sea state.

The Intracoastal Waterway is unsafe for our boat since we draw nearly six feet and have previously run aground in the middle of the channel in the ICW, which resulted in a rather deep gash in our hull. Regardless, under the prevailing wind conditions, sailboats either belong at a safe dock or well offshore in deep water.

They do not need to be attempting to anchor in unfamiliar areas, nor attempting to maneuver into an exposed dock such as at the Crow’s Nest.

The “threat” to fine was not stated, merely implied.

Sue and I have spent the last seven years restoring our 29year old Bristol, and we are not about to risk our personal safety, nor the safety of our boat, for any reason. Had the Venice Yacht Club member not invited us to be his guest, we would have stayed right where we were and incurred the fine—for two days—since it was beyond any doubt that it was UNSAFE to leave.

Respectfully, Don Haynie This letter obviously proves the experience of the Haynies as superior to most boaters. Most likely, this includes superior to the marine police, as well. I think that almost every sailor who reads this will understand that the Haynies were justified in defending their position to stay at the dock, and that the police were in the wrong in telling them they must leave. (The police chief’s words were “required to move.“) Of course, there will be those who will say that the Haynies must have acted improperly, since the police can never do any wrong and that incidents between the police and boaters must always be the boater’s fault. But that is what I also see in some of these e-mails; people making assumptions based on very limited knowledge. We all have to make assumptions in judging an incident, but some assumptions are poorer than others. But an analysis of the incident and what certain parties wrote can reveal a lot about who is making sound judgments here and why.

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police in Florida (if not everywhere), whether they be the local marine patrol or the FWC police: that almost every marine police officer knows very little about sailboats and the differences that sailing and sailboats have compared to powerboats. This is because very few, if any, marine police are sailors.

My observations are that the actions of the police and statements in the police chief report are proof of this ignorance—and proof that the police have a lot more to learn about boating. I believe the Haynies acted correctly. I base this on one assumption: I do not believe they were lying.

I do believe the police acted out of ignorance when they told the Haynies they must leave. It’s obvious by the police chief‘s words that safety of person and property always takes precedence over the violation of such an ordinance.

If it can be proven that their safety was in jeopardy, then the police should have asked them to stay there until it was safe. In fact, they possibly should have demanded they not leave for their safety if that was the case.

Who is Responsible for Safety of Crew and Boat?

The question is: How do you prove whether their safety was in jeopardy or not?

Let’s assume that the Haynies were very inexperienced boaters and were afraid for their lives and their boat if they had to leave. Let’s assume this was the first time they had ever docked or anchored their boat and were scared to death of leaving, even in calm weather. If that was the case and the police perceived this, they would be in the wrong if they did not do everything possible to keep the Haynies from leaving.

But the real situation is that the Haynies were very experienced boaters. So, from the police point of view, how should they judge this situation when these experienced boaters tell them it is not safe? Should the police have told them they were experienced enough and they should leave?

Wouldn’t a reasonable-thinking police officer make the judgment that even if these people were experienced, that they were not experienced enough to be confident enough to leave those docks? Isn’t their lack of confidence alone enough for the officer to judge that it would be unsafe for them to leave?

Who is the judge of what is safe for a boat’s crew and the safety of the boat? Is it the police officer standing there telling them he knows? No. It is always the captain of the boat who is responsible, and for the police officer to not know this and not be able to make this judgment means we have to look at the police officer. The only time that the officer has a right to judge that they were in violation in this case, is if he thinks they are lying about their safety and that they are trying to get away with free dockage.

And that’s what it comes down to: Did the police officer believe the Haynies were lying? Obviously, he must have. But why? I believe the police officer would agree with me on all the above comments about safety and who is responsible for determining the safety of crew and vessel.

But I believe that the officer believed they were lying because he was ignorant of sailboats. I can’t totally blame the police officer. I fault the whole marine police system.

They are pretty much all powerboaters.

I have captained sailboats up to 44 feet and have owned five sailboats with auxiliary power from 22 to 38 feet. It is News & Views for Southern Sailors

obvious to me that the bigger the boat, the harder to move around easily, although I would feel safer in the sailboat out into the rough Gulf that day than in the 30-foot police powerboat, but getting out there from the dock and out the inlet is the bigger challenge for the sailboat—not so much for the powerboat. I have also owned two powerboats, one a 17-foot outboard center console (still own it) and the other a 22-foot inboard-outboard. I have experience with both sail and power.

I once docked a 38-foot sailboat at the Crow’s Nest Marina near the Venice city dock—where the police suggested taking the Haynies’ boat. It was one of the most difficult dockings I ever encountered. The slip was perpendicular to the seawall, and current was horrendous at what could have easily been 4-5 knots. Winds were light. After many tries and attempts—with people on the dock and the boat throwing lines—I finally got in without damaging anything. I was advised to choose a slip parallel to the seawall next time, but there were none available that day.

Thankfully, it was calm when I left the next day at an ebb tide in the morning with no wind.

If the police—and the police chief—had any experience with inboard auxiliary sailboats, they would both know that you can NEVER compare the maneuverability of a 30-foot police powerboat (almost always a twin-engine center console) with outboards to a 40-foot sailboat. Unfortunately, the Venice police chief’s ignorance is showing in her own words when she compares them in her report. Do they not know that the outboards turn in the direction you want them to go and that the light weight of the powerboat and power of

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What about anchoring? How similar is anchoring a recreational powerboat to anchoring an 8-ton sailboat. What about the Haynies’ claim that there was a sailboat that dragged anchor and had to be towed? Why was that ignored in the police report—the essence of the Haynies’ main objection?

If they don’t know these things, then they have no right in making judgments about the Haynies’ safety and whether they were lying or not—just to get some free dockage. Who is going to stand there and lie to the police that it is too dangerous to leave just to save a few dollars? This is especially true when we find out the experience level of Sue Haynie. She most likely could make this judgment better than anyone on the scene—and especially better than the police chief back on land who obviously has limited boating knowledge and probably no sailboat knowledge.

Lessons to be Learned What can we learn from this and what can the marine police learn? To me, it is obvious. The simplest thing would be to get the police officer involved in the incident to take the helm on a 40-foot sailboat and see how well he maneuvers the boat out of a slip with no current and no wind. If he does well, then let’s allow him to try it in high winds and strong current.

Then he can try anchoring, perhaps discovering that it’s quite a bit different from anchoring a 30-foot center console. That could make him one of the most qualified marine officers out there. Maybe he could then write up a report on his experience that could be passed around to other marine officers around the state—or around the country.

I also suggest hiring some marine officers who have some serious sailboat experience, although I have a feeling there wouldn’t be many who would apply. It’s a different mentality, although that doesn’t mean sailors can’t communicate with the marine police. I remember a few years ago when the FWC police in the Keys, particularly in Boot Key Harbor, got a bad reputation for a series of gestapo-like nighttime boat inspections on mainly liveaboard and cruising sailors.

Later, when the police realized maybe it wasn’t such a good idea, they decided to hold some open discussions with boaters (who were almost all sailors) who were living aboard in the Boot Key mooring field. In my understanding, these discussions increased communication and understanding between the two groups, which led to a much better boating community. The marine police around the state don’t need to go this far, although it wouldn’t hurt, but they should at least understand the basic differences between powerboats and sailboats and how they move about.

Lastly, we should all quit making quick judgments based on limited knowledge. This goes for all those who chimed in.

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Goodbye to the Old, Hello to the New! Free Overnight Dockage at Higel Park in Venice Ends

By Lynn B. Paul A ban that now prohibits boaters from tying up overnight at the dock at Higel Park in Venice for a stay of 18 hours went into effect immediately on March 10, after a vote of the Venice City Council on March 9. This brings all Sarasota County ordinances into line with 12 other city and county boat ramps. Violators can face a $500 fine or 60 days in jail, or both.

City Public Relations Director Pam Johnson has said that a planned 17-space moorage facility is proposed, but free dockage hindered plans to install that.

A $194,000 grant by the state for the harbor plan has passed most of the permitting requirements, according to Venice City Engineer Kathleen Weeden. However, a mooring field will require a harbormaster because a mooring field would be a source of income. At least one marina reportedly is ready to apply.

Judy Collins, a long-time resident, said that she thought it was a nice gesture for boaters to be able to tie up overnight, and the ban might take some of the friendly feeling away from the city.

Arlen Bensen had just docked at Higel Park on March 10. Bensen said that he sails from Apollo Beach and looked forward to stopping in Venice. Like many other sailors, he spends money in the area but doesn’t plan to return to Venice as a regular stopover unless experiencing some kind of emergency due to weather or mechanical failure.

Steve Harner, owner of the Crow’s Nest Restaurant and Marina, has said that he has provided free dockage to boats if they are in trouble. Law enforcement can also use discretion to waive the rules during an emergency.

Boaters can also decide to pay for dockage at one of the marinas nearby. Marker 4, Marine Max and the Crow’s Nest at the Venice Inlet are all in the area.

Venice Marine Officer Paul Joyce said that enforcing the overnight dockage was a problem with some cruisers abusing the time limit. He said another problem was that a few boats were stealing electricity by running a power line to the Higel Park Pavilion. Now that electricity has been disconnected. The third problem was that the larger boats using the ramp had a hard time launching.

Other concerns in the area that enforcement has to deal with are keeping the basin clear of unused boats, dealing with boats coming off their moorings during a storm, sunken boats and recently, a boat tied to a submerged engine block.

Several improvements are planned for Higel Park.

Dinghies for moored boats will come into a designated dock and have a code to use the showers and laundry facilities. The city also plans to upgrade the bathrooms.

Joyce said that we are trying to gain control of the docks, not discourage use of them.

Higel Park provides parking for cars and trailers, a boat ramp, pavilion and bathrooms. Cars and trailers may still park there, but they are not to exceed 18 hours.

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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW

2002 Catalina 36

By Capt. Diane Fowler

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fter a gorgeous week diving in St. Martin in December 1987, my husband peeked out the window of our plane and said, “Look at all those islands! Wouldn’t it be cool to learn how to sail, and go anywhere we want?” I was immediately hooked on the idea of independence and adventure. Since being a workaholic in Chicagoland provided little time for sailing lessons, we enrolled in the Annapolis Sailing School, St. Croix, June 1988. We were 33 and 39 years young—so it’s never too late to learn! After earning our bareboat cruising certification, we chartered boats in the BVIs nine times, joined friends on a Prout catamaran in the Abacos and bought a Fountain Pajot catamaran that went into charter management in South Beach, FL. But that is another story.

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The cockpit of Windy City, showing the helm with the special helm seat. The boat also has two stern rail seats, one on each quarter stern.

found the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society (CMC S) sailing club in 1994 (www.CMCS-sail.org). I started crewing in races to experience different boats and interview the owners to find out what I liked and disliked in boats.

In the summer of 2001, we became serious buyers. We narrowed it down to boats with sugar scoop transoms. I know I sound like a blonde, but I love the stern rail seats where the views are fabulous. We saw several used Catalinas, but they smelled moldy, or didn’t have the right sails—or something.

In February 2002, we went to the Miami boat show to see if we missed something and determined that the Catalina 36 Mark II is IT! We love the wing keel with only 4’ 5” draft, and her 52-foot mast fits under the bridges and crosses Lake Okeechobee. Since I love to race, I wanted a fully-battened main and a 150 jib. Next, we installed a FlexO-Fold prop and a wind gauge. The final price was only $20,000 more than the smelly, used boats! We got the cream, ultra-leather upholstery we love, the L-shaped settee, the sail plan we wanted, the dripless stuffing box and the total cruising package: dodger, Bimini, cushions, custom-made sheets, anchor, chain, rode, microwave, solid surface counters, windlass, stern shower, VHF radio with helm repeater, Raymarine gauges…she was ready to go! Catalina is known for a lot of boat for the money!

Buying a production boat has other advantages. We 36foot owners have our own Web site, so you can blog about a problem you’re having…borrow expensive tools by paying just postage, post photos of improvements and get the tech notes CD. On a sunny, breezy day in early April, Windy City, hull #2104, arrived in Caloosa Isle Marina in North Fort Myers.

Awesome! Gerry Douglas knew what he was doing when he designed this boat! 1995 Cruising World magazine awarded it the Best Value in a Midsize Cruiser award. Built to American Bureau of Shipping standards, the hull is handlaminated solid fiberglass with keel-stepped mast. The castlead keel is hardened with antimony and supported on castin number-316 stainless keel bolts. She has little brightwork to maintain.

Some Things We Added: • Raymarine auto pilot • TV antenna • TV/DVD player (already has built-in nook with sliding cover) • Stereo with four speakers (wires were already under the stern seats) and duplicate controls at helm station.

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Starboard table/ drink holders in cockpit Garmin Chartplotter GPS XM Radio Raycor remote holding tank sensor Sunbrella-covered fun noodles make backrests for stern seats.

Portable mid-ship cleat Three turbo fans + two central A/C units 80’ additional anchor chain Sunshield over hatches (my invention that Sail magazine loved). See photo.

I sewed sidepieces of Sunbrella on the connector piece between the dodger and Bimini. They tie to stanchions and keep us dry!

Gel batteries Helm’s seat (bought through Mainsheet magazine—the Catalina owner’s mag)

Over the years, we have gone to boat shows and sailed on other people’s boats. I can honestly say that we are still in love with Windy City! The layout makes best use of space in the 11’ 11” beam. In our large, forward V-berth, the breeze is incredible! Bunk is 7’ on sides and 6’ 6” across the front.

The galley is true function! Overnight, our freezer makes ice cubes on battery power alone. Refrigerator is spacious, with unique two-top openings. The built-in silverware drawer, huge dry storage locker and five extra drawers give us tons of storage. Have you ever chartered a boat

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Looking forward, starboard side, showing the two individual seats with table between.

with no garbage can? We have! The trash shuffles across the floor! GROSS! Our 8-gallon trash can has its own wooden holder. Our two burner propane stove with oven (ask club members about the chilly cruise in Everglades City, where I brought hot chocolate chip cookies to the potluck!) is sufficient. The hanging cup rack frees up cabinet space. Nothing beats microwave popcorn and watching Captain Ron on the DVD in the rain. When the large port-side table is down with cushions, it becomes the “adult playpen.” Reading lights and bookshelves abound. The game table on the starboard side doubles as a desk and eating area. It also becomes a bed, so when you race to Key West heeled to starboard, you’re comfortable!

Another thing I love is the spacious head. The faucet pulls out for a shower. The toilet gets a nice wash-down while I’m there, too, and the bench provides safety. Thanks to the sump pump, our bilge stays dry (remember, I’m the racer—no extra weight, please). The storage is much larger than most boats. With the head having both a hatch and a port, the airflow is great! Stern shower gets lots of use when Breeze, our sailing dog, cruises with us.

The aft berth is almost king-sized, and a large hatch allows guests to stargaze. The hanging locker is cedar-lined and has three more drawers and wide ledges for more gear.

Other reasons to choose the Catalina 36 Mk II? She holds 82 gallons of freshwater in three tanks. This model is the most popular, longest production boat in Catalina’s history. We like the light, airy feeling below, and the light wood. The cockpit seats are long enough to stretch out for the night watch. Also, she does beautifully in light air.

Recently, we were sailing in winds that were 8-10 from the SW and we flew along Fort Myers Beach at 5-5.5 knots! That was just a cruise, where Ray doesn’t let me tweak the sails.

Just think if they were trimmed?

The 35-horsepower Westerbeke diesel engine moves us at 6K under power. It’s easy to access. Just under the companionway steps, the whole cover lifts off and exposes the engine! This really makes repairs and oil changes easy.

In 2008, Catalina replaced the 36 with a new model, the 375. We toured it at the St. Pete boat show. Nice, but of course, we love our boat more. We have real teak-n-holly soles. I don’t like the separate shower, and I don’t like the punch-in to release knobs in the galley. Just little things that bug me.

(If you hate your boat, we aren’t interested — you must at least like it)

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Looking forward, port side, showing the settee. The head is forward of the settee.

What do I NOT like about Windy City? I wish she had a perforated toe rail to tie things to. Midship cleats would also be nice for spring lines. But, instead of poking more holes in her hull, we opted for the portable cleat that is easy to move.

No worries!

We have taken Windy as far as Tampa Bay four times, Key West three times, the Dry Tortugas—and most ports in between. One day, my dream is to take her to the Bahamas.

Today, I am selling real estate full time, helping Offshore Sailing School part time, and sailing most anytime! If you

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Looking aft, showing the galley to port and the chart table to starboard. The aft cabin double berth can be seen straight back.

would like to buy a 36’ Catalina, I’m sure Massey Yachts in Palmetto, FL, would be happy to help. Tell ’em Diane Fowler sent you. Come out and race me!

God bless you and FAIR WINDS! Hope to see you on the water soon!

Because of Ray’s arthritic back, Diane and Ray recently decided— long after sending this review to us—that they must sell Windy City. (The ad is in the classifieds section of this issue). You can contact Diane at (239) 850-4935.

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BOATWORK

BY TOM KENNEDY

Rudder Design and Construction, Part I of II – Hydrodynamic & Aerodynamic Design Considerations separation created by the angle ost of my sailboat cusof attack by which the water tomers are always looking impacts the rudder’s leading for ways to improve the peredge and interacts with the formance of their boat—be it shape of the surfaces. A flat and speed, handling, ability to linear-shaped rudder will crepoint into the wind or run ate a large area of turbulence, as downwind in light wind, to a void is formed behind the name a few. The goal is to rudder. This design requires always maximize the opportuhigh angles of attack to create nity to achieve hull speed for helm response and dramaticalthe longest duration in varily increases drag as the rudder able wind and sea conditions. stalls, and stagnation is created I recently had the opportuas water passes around the rudnity to perform a complete der. Conversely, a foil-shaped restoration of a 19-foot Comrudder allows for decreased Pac day sailer. This boat was fitA new rudder. angle of attack and a more effited with a transom-mounted cient boundary-layer separation as the water passes in order rudder, and the owner was concerned about the rudder to produce the same helm response. Simply said, the rudder shape. He wanted me to improve its design and efficiency. will act like an airplane wing, producing lift and efficient As you can see in the picture, it was essentially a flat piece shedding of water past the surfaces, creating far less turbuof aluminum that was stamped out in the shape of a rudder. lence and stagnation. As a general rule, the leading oneNeedless to say, it was very inefficient from a hydrodynamthird of the rudder thickness should be approximately ic standpoint and even worse from an aerodynamic one. twenty percent on the width along the fore and aft axis. A Much like your sails, keel and rudder design play a big roll 12-inch rudder should be approximately 2.5 inches in thickin determining the amount of lift generated. The more lift ness with the leading edge tapered and the thickest part generated, the more thrust and better performance. Highapproximately four inches aft of the leading edge. aspect-ratio sails perform better, and the same holds true for Additionally, the top and bottom of the rudder should also keels and rudders. Without going into a long dissertation on be tapered. These areas do not produce any appreciable lift, hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, I will explain the basic and the taper will improve efficiency and drag. considerations, and if you understand these aspects, you Another consideration on design is the texture of the will be able to coax improved performance from your sailsurfaces of the foil and how it contributes to parasitic or boat in all wind conditions. skin drag. The smaller the rudder, the less parasitic drag is Much like an airplane wing, your sails act as foils that created as it passes through the water. The smoother the increase the speed of the wind and create the Bernoulli surface, the less amount of skin drag or surface tension is effect. Due to the foil-like shape of the sail, an area of low created. Couple a foil-shaped design with improved lift pressure forms on one side, and the speed of the wind passcharacteristics, smaller footprint to reduce parasitic drag ing around the foil is also increased, which creates lift. and a smooth surface to reduce skin drag, and you will Forcing the accelerated wind between your fore and main have a rudder that will complement the keel and sails’ sail creates considerable pressure, which is then transferred force on the hull. through your hull. The keel forms the counteracting force, Next month’s article will detail the construction techwhich allows the hull to move forward, not sideways. niques used to transform this rudder into a high-aspectYour rudder, much like the keel, can contribute to this ratio performance rudder with improved handling characforce, but its primary function is control of the heading. The teristics. Stay tuned and have fun on the water. keel and rudder need to interact and contribute to the total gain in efficiency and controllability. Therefore, on sailing Got a Question or Topic You Want Covered? vessels, you typically see keels and rudders that take on Tom Kennedy owns Patriot Yacht Services in Pensacola, FL. aerodynamic shapes for improved efficiency, while on The company specializes in paint, fiberglass/gel coat and brightpowerboats, you see sharp angles and flat surfaces because work restorations. He has been an active sailing and boating they do not need the same degree of efficiency. enthusiast for over 40 years, and his repair expertise and cusThe major difference between a foil shape and a flat lintomer satisfaction levels have earned him a loyal client ear shape is the degree of boundary-layer separation and base. Questions and ideas for future articles can be sent to drag that is created. While the rudder is aligned straight, tom@patriotyachtservices. com. Your question may be answered very little lift is created, and drag is at its lowest coefficient. in a future article. You can also go to http://www.patriotyachtAs the rudder is turned, the amount of lift generated is creservices.com for more information. ated by the pressure differential and degree of boundary

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Sea Island One-Designs – A Low Country Tradition Endures

By Dan Dickison

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Ernest Grimball IV at the helm with his father (Ernest III) in the middle of the boat. This is the second oldest of all the SIODs, built in 1947. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

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hat can you say about a class of boat which some of its most ardent fans refer to as a “potato barge?”

That’s right. The Sea Island One-Design—a peculiar species indigenous to the waters around Charleston, SC—is a craft that prompts equal parts admiration and well-intended ribbing. At 20.5 feet LOA (with a 7-foot, 4inch beam), these hard-chined vessels appear decidedly boxy. In fact, it’s been said by at least one sailor close to the class: “It looks like they’re sailin’ the box that the real boat came in.” Despite this levity, the boat’s longevity—with roots stretching back 63 years—has fostered a dedicated, almost reverential following among sailors and non-sailors alike, and in these waters, the Sea Island One-Design is as much of a sailing tradition as any other.

The SIOD has its heritage in the shallow, flat-bottomed “bateaux” that were once used by growers to ferry freight (yes, occasionally potatoes) and passengers back and forth between South Carolina’s Sea Islands and the mainland. But the design owes much of its origin to Oliver F. Seabrook, a local farmer and renowned sailor whose ideas held sway in the late 1940s. At that time, Seabrook and other local racers were dissatisfied with the trend of new, faster boats coming on the scene every two or three years. Inevitably, whichever boat was newest dominated nearly every race, a situation that contemporary competitors will tell you gets tiresome pretty quickly.

To resolve this arms-race scenario, the area yacht clubs decided to establish a standard design that everyone would use. A vote was taken, a strategy approved, and Seabrook was chosen to convey the parameters of this new design to naval architect Henry Scheel of Connecticut, who would draw the plans. Over two decades later, Seabrook recalled the process: “I took the best features of the three fastest and best sailing scows in the area and sent them to Scheel.”

After Scheel executed the plans, the first two SIODs— the Marcheta and the Undine V—were built in 1947. Two more, the Cygnet (1948) and the Doghouse (1950), took shape after that. And for the next 40 years, that was the size of the fleet. But by the late ’80s, the class was losing steam. That’s when a number of fortuitous things happened. In the summer of ’89, local sailor John Gervais won his class at one of the region’s marquee events—the Rockville Regatta—aboard a very worn-out Marcheta. That victory sparked renewed interest in the boats. And the following winter, Van Smith, a lifelong sailor who grew up around these boats, commissioned local boatbuilder Mark Bayne of Sea Island Boat Works to build a fifth SIOD, which he christened the Privateer.

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Eight boats at their ancestral home, the Sea Island Yacht Club.

Two things are distinctive about this photo: One, it could have been taken 50 years ago without much in the frame being different; and Two, notice the age of the sailors derigging these boats. That’s indicative of the interest on the part of younger sailors now. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

Privateer racing at the annual Rockville Regatta with two crew out on the trapeze. These boats can really be a handful in a breeze due to nearly 300 feet of sail area and nothing more than a heavy aluminum centerboard and a little bit of crew weight to offer as righting moment. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

always been the case. Over the years, there have been peaks and lulls of activity. Thanks to a few dedicated individuals who have committed time, energy and significant resources, the SIOD class appears to be on solid footing as it enters a new era.

“In the past couple of years,” says Grayson Carter, “we’re seeing a lot of interest from young people in sailing the boats.” Sitting in his paneled office in downtown Charleston – surrounded by photos and paintings of SIODs – Carter speaks with authority about these craft. A couple of decades earlier, he was a teenager crewing aboard the Doghouse. Now, he owns that boat, along with the Grey Ghost, the newest of the SIODs. He’s also president of the SIOD class and the fleet’s de facto safety officer. Carter attends every regatta aboard his powerboat, ever at the ready to assist should a boat capsize or suffer some gear failure.

According to Carter, essentially half of the boats in the fleet are now steered by skippers who are 25 years old or younger. That dynamic represents a shift for the class. In decades past, to sail on an SIOD, a sailor would have to prove his mettle by first pulling jib for several years. After that, he had earned the privilege of pulling main (trimming the mainsheet). But only after several more years of crewing would he have the opportunity to skipper a boat. Carter says that he and the other owners have embraced this shift.

They consider it a positive development in the class and an indicator of success. “We want to see the boats actively campaigned,” he explains. “I think all the other owners are satisfied as well...Getting young people interested and wanting to sail was our goal. As long as that is happening, I’ll step up and provide the boats, and I’m sure Van will as well.” (Van Smith owns three of the other SIODs.) It’s hard not to discern the pride in Carter’s tone when he speaks about these unusual craft. “We’re the oldest class of scow-type boats in Charleston,” he asserts with a smile, “and we want to preserve the history and the integrity of these boats, essentially by having them remain active.”

Though it may be too soon to label any of this a renaissance for the SIOD class, it’s nonetheless an encouraging trend for anyone who values wooden boats and local traditions. Where will it go from here? Carter says that he’s been approached by someone interested in building a ninth boat.

“We’ll see,” he says. “That could happen, but that boat’s owner would have to abide by the class rules. And we don’t want a hobby boat in the fleet; we want boats that will actively participate.”

The SIODs will once again resume their summer sailing season in mid-May when the fleet gathers at the Sea Island

Yacht Club in Rockville for the annual Spring Regatta. This small, picturesque village some 30 minutes west of Charleston has come to represent the ancestral home of the class. When the boats take to the waters of Bohicket Creek, the scene won’t be unlike SIOD gatherings throughout the past 60-plus years. That the torch is being past to a younger generation of sailors will only be apparent to those who take the time to look closely.

And that’s okay with Carter. “We’re not fast, and we’re not flashy,” he says of the boats and the class. “In fact, we like to joke that sailing a SIOD is like sailing a garage door with a stick and a bed sheet.” And you just know that it’s the compassion behind that humble depiction – and not the image it conjures – that accurately captures the essence of this Low Country staple: the Sea Island One Design.

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A Sandpiper heads back to the beach as a storm approaches. Photo by Gretchen Coyle.

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tarted 18 years ago, as an every-other-year source of winter fun, Useppa Island is an 80-acre bridgeless/car-less island, which can hold as many Catboats and over twice as many people. Catboat sailors and enthusiasts from Louisiana, British Columbia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and places between, converged.

Now known as the “rather cool” Florida winter of 2009/2010, average temperatures were down a record num-

A close finish between Dan Hurley of Mantoloking, NJ, and overall World Champion Sandpiper skipper Paul Gelenitis from Brick, NJ. Photo by Gretchen Coyle.

Mark Milam quipped on captions above pictures he posted on http://bbs.trailersailor.com as Cat ketch Uncle Gus crept up on Alerion Summer Breeze during one race. Wife Tammy was at the helm. “Concentrate, girl; you got this. Like Sean Peyton told the kicker for the Saints, you deserve to be here.” At the leeward mark, the sheet jammed around the motor, and the race went downhill. “Ain’t Catboat sailing fun?” he quipped.

The proof was seen on the water: There just might be as many Catboats in Southern waters as up North.

At the starting line. Photo by Gretchen Coyle.

ber of degrees, while in proportion, rain was up. But this only added to the enthusiasm of the sailors in five highly competitive races under the direction of Useppa Island Race Committee Chairman Bob Stevens.

A group of sailing companions from the Metedeconk River Yacht Club in New Jersey arrived by car and plane in Fort Myers. Enthusiastic, talented, and extremely organized, these sailors rented a few houses on the island, entertaining all the island residents including Louie, Useppa manager Chad Cadwell’s honest-to-goodness therapy dog, an extra large Lab, who managed to lie in the middle of the kitchen floor with a Mardi Gras dinner of dirty rice, Jambalaya, and shrimp. How good can this get?

Event organizer, Mike Albert of Useppa and Sarasota, lent his boat to Dartmouth, MA-based Marshall Marine owners, Jeff and Kristin Marshall, while co-chair, Jay Taylor of Useppa and Palmetto, FL, turned his over to Gary Alderman of the Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto, FL. Dan Hurley of Mantoloking, NJ, won the first two races with crew June Pandino. Paul Gelenitis of Brick, NJ, won one with wife Terri. Another first was scored by Margo Limmer, also from Brick, with Betsy Allison of Newport, RI, as crew. Barry Cochran from Clearwater, FL, placed first in the last race.

Paul Gelenitis ended up first overall. Dr. Bill Welch of Useppa Island was second. Bill wrote the highly informative Competitive Cat: Racing Gaff-Rigged Catboats. Third was Gary Alderman of Palmetto.

In the Every-Other-Kind-of Catboat class, a Cat ketch, Uncle Gus, owned by Charlie and Pat Ball, brothers from Sarasota, FL, won. They were followed closely by the Alerion Cat Summer’s Breeze, owned by the traveling Milams from Lafayette, LA. “What would the Saints do?” New Orleans football fan News & Views for Southern Sailors

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By Robbie Johnson

BAHAMIAN-STYLE GROUPER (Served with grits or Johnny Cake)

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bservant sailors navigating the Bahamas and the Turk-Caicos Islands to the south will notice how simply and frugally the locals go about their lives, especially when it comes to cooking. It is a great boon to be invited into the home of an islander and treated to the simple, yet stunningly delicious meals they prepare from the harvesting of the surrounding sea, and their small family gardens. Snorkeling along a shallow reef using a French-made fiberglass pole spear, I had been fortunate in landing a large Nassau grouper earlier in the day. I brought it ashore with the intention of trading it for a chicken, but met a sweet Bahamian lady returning from the local market on San Salvador Cay. She said she didn’t have a chicken for trade at the moment, but she offered to prepare a dinner for us, her husband and the three grandchildren they were minding while the parents were away. In the bargain, she offered a loaf of freshly-baked bread—and that sealed the deal. I love Bahamian bread! I was invited into their tiny kitchen and allowed to observe the meal’s preparation. Here’s the recipe straight from San Salvador Cay for this simple, easy-toprepare traditional Bahamian dish.

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Ingredients 2 lbs. skinless grouper fillets (red snapper and hogfish okay, too) Juice of 2 limes ½ teaspoon each of salt and freshly-ground black pepper (or to taste) 2 yellow (Spanish) onions, chopped 1 large clove of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped finely 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped finely ½ lb. diced potato (about 2 medium red-skinned) 2 tablespoons butter 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped finely (Like it spicier? Leave seeds in for more heat!)

Preparation 1. Place grouper fillets in a shallow dish and squeeze the lime juice over. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

2. Pour 2 cups of water into a cooking pot and the onions, garlic, parsley, thyme, diced potatoes, butter and chili pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to simmer for about 10 minutes or so until potatoes are almost done (add more water if necessary).

3. Now lower the grouper and lime marinade into the pot; reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily. Serve hot with grits or Johnny cake.

Johnny Cake Recipe This is a very old recipe from Bimini’s West End. To keep it authentic, you must use shortening (Crisco), and roll the dough out flat, then cook it on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet. You will be well-rewarded for the effort!

Ingredients 2 cups of white flour (Doesn’t have to be self-rising since recipe calls for baking powder.)

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SMALL BOAT REVIEW

By David Ellis

The SNIPE For many old-timers, their first sailboat-racing book was Ted Well’s Scientific Sailboat Racing, copyright 1950.

The boat featured was the Snipe. At the time, there were already over 6000 of them. For many years, this was the most popular small racing sailboat on the planet.

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he Snipe was designed by William Crosby of Sarasota, FL, in 1931 and featured in the July Rudder magazine that year. It was to be a boat that was affordable in that difficult era. Designed for two people, it has a mainsail and jib.

In 1932, Rudder magazine reported that the Snipe was the most popular boat that it had ever featured, having over 150 built by that time. Rudder owned the rights to the boat until the late ’40s when boat owners banded together to buy out the plans and form an official class.

Over the decades, the boat—while remaining essentially the same—has developed into a finely tuned craft that attracts some of the very best racing sailors earth-wide.

Those who sail the Snipe tend to continue with the class. It was in 1953 that I was assigned by the little Gulfport Yacht Club in Florida to sail with “an old guy,” Don Cochran, Sr., on his Snipe. The boat had a bow area that was painted blue; hence, the name of the boat was Bluenose. We won.

Later, Don Cochran, Jr., sailed the Snipe for his lifetime.

Clearwater, Florida’s Francis Seavy was a terror in the Snipe on a national scale in light air as a youngster and at a ripe old age.

Early in the Snipe’s long legacy, it was recognized that to be successful, a sailing class needed to feature more than racing. Hence, the mantra: “Serious Sailing, Serious Fun.” They even copyrighted the saying, making it their own.

At 15-1/2 feet long and about five feet wide, the hull is a classic “knockabout” design typical of its roots. In those days, boats were made of wood, so hard chines were used on the Star, Fish Boat, Comet, Interlake, Lightning, Windmill and the Snipe. One of the last competitive wood Snipes was owned by Seavy. Brightly finished, it was impressive enough to be featured at wooden boat shows.

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Yet with a modern rig and sails, it was competitive with fiberglass boats.

Sail area in the mainsail and jib totals about 128 square feet, with about 35 in the jib. The forward sail is efficient enough that Clark Mills “borrowed” the specs to design the Windmill jib.

But the Snipe mainsail is shorter on the foot, with the boom nice and high off the deck. The rig and sails have been developed to such a degree by excellent sailors that upwind the Snipe will surprise sailboats that should be faster.

At first, the Snipe had a classic pivoting centerboard.

The aluminum dagger board was a little faster and soon became standard. Prudent skippers tie in the board. If the boat capsizes, that board can come out and it does not float. With an aluminum mast under 20 feet off the deck and no spinnaker to fill with water, the boat is easy to recover from a cap-

Snipes crossing the start line at a Snipe Regatta off Clearwater.

Photo by Dave Ellis.

One of the last competitive wood Snipes was owned by Francis Seavy. Brightly finished, it was impressive enough to be featured at wooden boat shows. Yet with a modern rig and sails, it was competitive with fiberglass boats. Photo by Dave Ellis.

size. Recovering from a complete mast-down turtle is more difficult, but I have done so alone without the board in the boat. (Don’t ask why it wasn’t in the boat any longer and yes, I was 20 years younger.)

The boat is heavier than modern racing dinghies at 381 pounds, 276 for the hull.

It was considered lightweight until 1950, and the minimum weight was actually lowered somewhat in the ’70s. Of course, this makes it a robust hull, with boats lasting for many years and still remaining competitive.

There was a designer/ builder war for a while in the ’80s and ’90s with three builders leapfrogging in speed and relative comfort in their hulls. It was found that a “fatter” bow area was faster both upwind and downwind. So the sailors who wanted to be at the

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very top of this most competitive class had to have a new boat. For the average sailor this was an opportunity to pick up a very good used boat handed down by those top sailors.

While the Snipe is a pleasure to just sail around the bay or lake, the purpose of the Snipe remains onedesign racing. There is probably no class that is more competitive. Many well-known racers sail the boat. USA Sailor of the Year Augie Diaz, former Star World Champ George Szabo, former 505 World Champ Ethan Bixby and perennial top sailor Greg Fisher sailed Snipes. When 1988 Women’s Olympic Gold Medal winner Allison Jolly was training for the Korean Games in the 470, she and crew Lynn Jewell raced on a Snipe for the intense interaction among equal boats.

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Club recently hosted the 72nd annual Midwinter championship, with sailors from as far away as California and Norway.

Snipes sailing close together at the national championships at “You are only as good as the Pensacola Yacht Club in June 2009. In the left foreground is your local fleet,” is a wellskipper John Coolidge from Signal Mountain, TN, and crew known fact. All who race in a Ginger Dean from Jacksonville, FL. Photo by Julie Connerley.

Snipe fleet will raise their sailing game, even if they seldom beat the rock star. Those who race the Snipe learn the Racing Rules of Sailing, as the fleet seldom spreads out much in a race. There are always boats nearby. Snipe racing is also known as a notch or two above momand-pop sailboat racing.

Okay—maybe three notches.

Hence the “Serious Racing” part of the logo.

But after racing, the camaraderie is also first class as the “Serious Fun” part is Birger Jensen (and other Norwegian Snipe sailors) have boats in just as important to this popuMiami for their trips to the USA to sail. He always comes to the Clearwater Midwinters, as well as other events. For years, his crew lar little racing boat.

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Charleston Race Week: What’s Not to Like?

By Dan Dickison

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he waters off Charleston, SC, made for a colorful and pleasing spectacle in early April as a record-size fleet of 180 boats congregated on the murky brine to celebrate the 15th edition of Charleston Race Week—the Southeast’s largest open regatta. And the proceedings went down in fitting style as the competitors were treated to three days of near-perfect racing weather, along with the utmost of Southern hospitality on shore.

“I’d have to say awesome,” effused Regatta Director Randy Draftz, when asked to describe the event. “The conditions couldn’t have been better for racing. We had well over 20 knots of wind offshore Vincitore, Jim Mitchell’s Reichel-Pugh 52, shows her trademark speed on the first day and then high teens at the finish of Race 4 offshore. on the second day, and about 8 to 12 Vincitore (a 52-foot Reichel-Pugh design launched in 2008) to knots on the final day. On top of that, it was really a clean a plodding, 204-PHRF-rated PSC 34 (launched in 1985). regatta. There weren’t any real issues with race manageSuch diversity is indicative of the unique nature of ment, and I think we had a total of 10 protests for the whole Charleston Race Week. It’s not just one-design, it’s not just event, which is really nice for everyone.” grand prix, it’s not just PHRF—it’s all this and more. And, The strong northwesterly winds on Day 1 that Draftz with the inshore fleets accomplishing 10 races, the offshore mentioned came courtesy of a condensed frontal system fleets managing eight—and Goslings Rum flowing abunthat sped through the Carolinas in the wee hours before the dantly on shore—what’s not to like? first starting gun, dropping temperatures and copious rain Andy Stoddard, a Mystic, CT-based racer who steered across the Low Country. On the two inshore racecourses, his Viper 640 Smiling Bob, had high praise for the event and competitors in five trailerable one-design classes reveled in its organizers. “Except for the Figawi (an ultra-popular disthe blustery breezes (Viper 640s, Melges 20s, Melges 24s, tance race/party from Hyannis to Nantucket that’s staged J/80s and J/24s), though a few Viper crews did on occasion each Memorial Day weekend), this is the most fun sailing show more keel on the downwind legs than they would event I’ve ever attended.” have liked.

The competition, however, was not without some Offshore, on two separate racecourses, the entries were drama. On Day 1, Teddy Turner’s speedy Thompson 750 extremely diverse, ranging from the all-out thoroughbred Lola suffered an unfortunate dismasting in the second race.

The following day, the crew aboard Dean Forbis’ Charlotte, NC-based Beneteau 36.7 Echo, were subjected to the same fate when they saw their spar snap just below the spreaders and fold over the side early in the day. Not long before, Bryan Taylor’s crew on board his Viper 830 Rented Mule, hastily scrambled to pull down the mainsail and retire for the day when it became apparent that the mast track was beginning to zipper away from the carbon-fiber spar.

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Paul Hulsey’s crew on the Melges 24 Hoodlum gets an early set as they chase Henry Colie’s Babs on the offwind leg of Race 5.

Despite those successes, the majority of the competitors were locked in very tight competition throughout the event.

In fact, in four of the regatta’s 15 classes, the top honors had to be determined by a tiebreaker. And in three other classes, first and second place were separated by just one point. In one PHRF class, Arvid Eisland’s LS 10 Wild Norwegian and Bob Fleck’s S2 7.9 Horizon were so deadlocked, they ended up with an identical number of firsts, seconds, thirds and fourths, meaning that the scoring committee had to resort to awarding top honors to the boat that finished ahead in the last race—Wild Norwegian.

Close competition has long been a hallmark of this regatta. The organizers acknowledge that by awarding the Palmetto Cup to the winner of the most competitive PHRF class. For the third time in four years, that went to Steve Stollman’s crew on board the C&C 115 Primal Scream out of Key Biscayne, Fl., who came from behind with two bullets on the final day to seize the win. To the winner of the most competitive class among the one-design fleets, the organizers award the Charleston Cup. This year, that honor went to Boston and his crew on Jackpot in the Viper 640 class.

But it’s not just tight competition that has come to characterize Charleston Race Week. The event is quickly becoming a mecca for smaller sportboats. According to at least one source, this year’s regatta represented the largest gathering of sportboats ever assembled in the United States, with over 100 entries on the scratch sheet. And fittingly, the event has begun to carve out a niche as a magnet for high-profile and professional sailors. (Among others, near-legend Buddy Melges was spotted on site, though he opted not to race.)

Yet what’s most important about this event, is that it not only accommodates and pleases a wide spectrum of competitors from all over the United States, Canada and Europe each spring, it also serves as an important fund-raising source and awareness-builder for the South Carolina Maritime Foundation. A sizeable portion of the regatta’s proceeds serve to support the foundation’s tall ship, the Spirit of South Carolina. This 140-foot traditional wooden vessel is used as a unique educational platform for young students from around the state, and to date, it has touched News & Views for Southern Sailors

the lives of nearly 4,000 students.

So, like they say—Charleston Race Week—what’s not to like?

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SOUTHERN RACING UPCOMING MAJOR REGATTAS

57th Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 1 Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 57th Annual Mug Race on May 1. There are two courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38 miles. The South Course is for all the boats that can pass under a bridge and the North Course is for boats with taller masts. Last year, about 150 boast sailed the South Course and 18 sailed in the North Course. Boats of every size and type race. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville.

Pre-registration is on April 17 at 3 pm to 6 pm at the Rudder Club. Late registration is April 30. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

Gulf Yachting Association Opening Day Regatta, Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Mandeville, LA, May 1-2

By Kim Kaminski On the first weekend in May, the Gulf Yachting Association holds its opening day ceremonies and inter-club Capdevielle Racing Series Start. Includes one-design and PHRF racing. The GYA Board of Directors holds their annual meeting, along with other events including dinners, music and a GYA commodore’s flag ceremony.

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

Sarasota Bay Cup Race, Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota FL, May 7-8 The Bird Key Yacht Club is once again hosting the premier sailing event of the Sarasota Bay season. The event is listed as a BOTY contest for both the Sarasota Bay Racing Association and the West Florida PHRF Suncoast Series.

The skippers meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7. The Saturday May 8th regatta will be conducted on two courses located within Sarasota Bay. A reverse handicap race will be held for Non-Spinnaker and Cruising divisions on a random-leg course, and a Windward/Leeward course will be set for Spinnaker and Multihull classes. Go to www.birdkeyyc.com for more details.

Annual Steve Brownell Commodore’s Cup Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, May 8-9 Tampa Sailing Squadron will host this annual Regatta.

Friday will open the weekend with an evening cookout accompanied by some cold “grog” and registration.

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fleets. One-Design fleets are encouraged to attend. Saturday evening will include the TSS traditional pig roast (and more “grog”) followed by race results, trophies and raffle. Sunday includes the women’s regatta.

All proceeds from benefit Tampa Sailing Squadron’s youth sailing program, dedicated to teaching kids 7-17 the fine art of moving about on the water using the wind. www.tampasailing.org/racing.htm.

Regatta al Sol XXVI, Pensacola to Mexico, May 12-13 Sponsors of this regatta, a 555-nautical mile race, are the Pensacola Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Club and Club de Yates Isla de Mujeres The race will have three divisions and two starts. The class divisions are Racing, Cruiser-Spinnaker and Cruiser Non-Spinnaker division. The two Cruiser divisions will start on May 12 and the Racing division will start on May 13.

The boats will be scored on PHRF handicap ratings with an opportunity option for the Racing division to be scored using the IRC rating. Minimum boat length is 30 feet.

There will an awards presentation, a banquet and other activities on the island after the race.

For more information, including registration, NOR and housing accommodations, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Catalina 22 National Championships, Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, AL, May 15-20 Hosted by the Privateer Yacht Club and the Wheeler Yacht Club. Information, the registration form and associated fees will be available on the Privateer Yacht Club Web site, www.privateeryachtclub.org, and the Catalina 22 National Association Web site, www.catalina22.org. Early registration will close on April 15. A late fee will be assessed after that date. Registration will close on May 16.

Racing will be Monday through Thursday. There will be three fleets (with a minimum of five boats registered to make a fleet). The winner of the Genoa Gold fleet will earn the 2010 National Champion title. The Genoa Silver fleet is limited to any skippers who have not earned a first place trophy in any Catalina 22 state, regional or national regatta.

In the Spinnaker fleet, participants must also be registered in either Genoa Gold or Silver class.

Racing will consist of windward/leeward courses with an offset mark and leeward gate if warranted. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers with the perpetual Betty Gay Clements Trophy being awarded to the highest placing female skipper. For more information go to the club site.

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Quest Regatta that has starts from Clearwater, Sarasota and Boca Grande. A new regatta has been planned—the 1st Annual Bone Island Regatta—with a start off the Venice Jetty on May 19, finishing up in Key West.

The regatta is being sponsored by Alice and Greg Petrat, Knighton Sailmakers, and Sailmonster.com. The skippers meeting is May 18, location TBD. The NOR and other information is located on Sailmonster.com under the events section in the explore tab. Call or e-mail Alice Petrat with questions at (941) 232-3635, or at gap4737@aol.com.

For infomation on the Naples to Key West Race , go to Naples Yacht Club: www.naplesyc.org, or www.nsyc.com.

48th Annual Navy Cup, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, May 22-23 The Navy Yacht Club will be celebrating its 48th year of hosting this regatta for the Navy Cup Trophy.

Races will be held both in Bayou Grande and in Pensacola Bay with race activities being held at the Navy Yacht Club at the Bayou Grande Marina. Small boat racing will be in the bayou, with the PHRF sailboats competing on Pensacola Bay. Yacht club teams will race against other club teams for most points. All yacht clubs in the Gulf Coast are invited. The top three scoring boats in each class will be presented awards. www.navypnsyc.org.

Mayor’s Cup Regatta, Lake Townsend, NC, June 4-6 The Lake Townsend Yacht Club will host this annual regatta, June 4-6, at Lake Townsend just north of Greensboro, NC. One-design and Portsmouth racing. www.laketownsendyachtclub.com, (336) 908-3976.

Race to the Coast, New Orleans, June 5 Sponsored by the Southern Yacht Club, this race was first held on July 4, 1850. It is known as America’s oldest distance race. The race sails through the Lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, Lake Borgne to the Mississippi Sound. For more details, go to www.southernyachtclub.org.

Gulfport to Pensacola Race, June 11 The annual 100-mile Gulfport to Pensacola race will be held on June 11. It is sponsored by both the Gulfport Yacht Club, the Southern Yacht Club, the Pensacola Yacht Club and the Gulf Yachting Association. It is a 100-mile race from the channel entrance at Gulfport, MS, along the Gulf Coast to the channel entrance of the Pensacola Pass. For more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org

Billy Bowlegs Festival and Regatta, Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club, June 12-13 The 55th Annual Billy Bowlegs Festival is filled with family News & Views for Southern Sailors

events for all ages. It is focused on the charismatic character Billy Bowlegs, a local northwest Florida pirate. Weeklong activities began on June 8 and include a treasure hunt, torchlight parade, fireworks and the regatta.

Three class divisions are expected to compete; Spinnaker A and B, Cruiser class and J/22 class. All racing will be held in Choctawhatchee Bay. An after-race party and dinner will be held on Saturday at the Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club and awards ceremony after racing Sunday. For more information and register online, go to www.fwyc.org.

GYA Challenge Cup, Pensacola Yacht Club, June 17-20

By Kim Kaminski On June 17-20, the Pensacola Yacht Club will host the Challenge Cup. Boats from 33 yacht clubs along the northern Gulf Coast race over the weekend.

Special rules for this competition require that the skipper, helmsman, and at least 50 percent of its crew (including skipper and helmsman) must have been members of the yacht club represented by the boat for the six months preceding the event. In addition, only three or four boats from each club are allowed to compete and are limited to one boat per class. A boat can represent only one yacht club, and each boat shall have sailed 50 recorded miles in the GYA PHRF race data program to be eligible to race.

Registration and briefing will be on June 17, with racing

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Second Annual River Regatta, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, June 19 Regatta Pointe Marina is hosting the Second Annual “River Regatta” sailboat race, which will take place on June 19. The event is part of “Summer Sailstice 2010,” the global holiday celebrating sailing held annually on the summer solstice, the longest sailing day of the year.

The event is open to all sailboats and will be governed by the US SAILING rules. Expected classes are Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser, and Multihull. The course will be on the Manatee River and will be visible to spectators. The race will be a pursuit race with starting times based on handicap rating.

Complimentary docking, launching, and parking are available at or adjacent to Regatta Pointe Marina.

Participating vessels have the option for free dockage for Friday and Saturday evenings, along with access to all Regatta Pointe Marina amenities including pool, showers, and laundry. Hotels and other lodging options are available nearby.

More details and NOR at www.RegattaPointe Marina.com or call (941) 306-7776.

Ft. Walton Yacht Club Round the Island 100-Mile Multihull Race, June 25-27 This race is a circumnavigation around Santa Rosa Island located in northwest Florida. The race begins off the point of the Ft. Walton Yacht Club through East Pass and continues west through the Pensacola pass where boaters will turn north for the return trip.

At the start of the race, the wind is usually four to six knots from the northeast. After the start, racers round a turning mark off the shoals of Crab Island then head for Destin Bridge and East Pass. A charter boat fleet runs in front of them at the pass with a colorful parade of sailors and fishing boats. Spectators usually line the Destin Bridge and can see the multihull fleet sail under spinnakers using the NNE breeze as they head out around the island. www.fwyc.org.

RACE REPORTS

Tampa Bay Sailor Takes Honors at the 2010 St. Marten Heineken Regatta, March 4-7

By Charlie Clifton Calvin Reed’s Beneteau 40.7 Elandra won the Spinnaker 5 class at the Heineken Regatta on the island of St. Marten as well as Racing B at the Commodore’s Cup, two days before.

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Reed sailed with their father. Davis Island Yacht Club brothers John and Jeff Linton drove and trimmed the main respectively. Ken Hardy trimmed spinnaker. Sarasota’s Charlie Clifton trimmed jib. Two Tennesseans and a volunteer from St. Eustatius rounded out the crew.

After winning both races at the Commodore’s Cup, the crew fought a close battle in the Heineken Regatta with El Ocaso, a J/120 from Florida. Elandra dominated the windward leeward courses, but El Ocaso showed great speed in the distance races. The Tampa Bay boat held a slim lead going into the last race. Elandra came out on top after some aggressive pre-start match racing in the last contest to clinch the Heineken trophy. Full results can be viewed at www.results.vg, with pictures seen at the event site, www.heinekenregatta.com.

Next stop for Elandra will be Antiqua Sailing Week at the end of April.

Maxine Sansom #1/Commodore’s Cup #1 2010 Regatta, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, March 6

By Kim Kaminski For the first race in the Navy Yacht Club’s 2010 yachting season, the winter-weary sailors enjoyed bright, sunny skies with some moderately cool temperatures. This “first” race is known by two names to the competitors in the community: The Maxine Sansom Race #1 and the Commodore’s Cup Race #1. This single competition, begins as the kick-off event in a series of three in the Pensacola region for the Maxine Sansom Regatta, and as the kick-off event in a series of four races held by the Navy Yacht Club for their Commodore’s Cup Regatta.

Pensacola Bay sailors compete each year in March in a unique three-race series called the Maxine Sansom Regatta.

It is a unique event because the three races are held at three different yacht clubs. The first race is traditionally held at the Navy Yacht Club and is also the club’s first race in its sailing season known as the Commodore’s Cup. Eighteen boats registered with 17 boats competing in three classes; Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser. The Spinnaker Division had two classes that sailed a 7.5-mile course with the Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser classes sailing a shorter 5-mile course. The winds were light and decreased throughout the day making the racers long for the stronger winter breezes but not for the more frigid temperatures. The weather conditions created a slow start to this multi-race series.

Black Ice, Rodent and Kali captured first, second and third in the Spinnaker A class, while Average White Boat and Jake Speed battled it out in the Spinnaker B class. Tim Dutton and his crew aboard Average White Boat managed to squeeze ahead of his competitor Dave Oerting by one second to earn the first place finish over Dave’s boat, Jake Speed, in the B class. Dave Hoffman and crew on Antares earned third place in the B class.

In the Non-Spinnaker class, there was another close finish between Harrison Prochaska and his crew aboard Tenacious, and Julie Denton and her crew aboard Roka Dobi.

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and his crew on Sunset Raider finished in third.

In the Cruiser class, only two competitors entered the race, but both teams thoroughly enjoyed the day with Gary Klemas and his crew on Willow Wind taking first, and Richard Smith and his crew on No Rush finishing in second.

For more information on Maxine Sansom racing series, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org, and for information on the Commodore’s Cup, go to www.navypnsyc.org.

Results: SPINNAKER CLASS A: 1, Black Ice, John Knoll, PYC; 2, Rodent, Goddard/Riddle, PYC; 3, Kali, Lynn Dell, PYC; SPINNAKER CLASS B: 1, Average White Boat, Tim Dutton, PYC; 2, Jake Speed, Dave Oerting, PYC; 3, Antares, Dave Hoffman, PYC; NON-SPINNAKER CLASS: 1, Tenacious, Harrison Prochaska, PYC; 2, Roka Dobi, Julie Denton, PYC; 3, Sunset Raider, Ron Jordan, PBYC; CRUISING CLASS: 1, Willow Wind, Gary Klemas, NYCP; 2, No Rush, Richard Smith, NYCP.

2010 Sunfish Midwinter Championship, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, March 11-14

By Charlie Clifton

race. In fourth place, Chip Clifton was the only other sailor to win a race. In fifth place, Joe Blouin continued to be an inspiration for aging baby boomers. In third place, Greg Gust of Texas was the first Master.

The other two former world champions, Malcolm Smith (Bermuda) and Donnie Martinborough (Bahamas), finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

Latinos continued to be a force in the class, winning eight of the top 20 places.

After extreme weather forced cancellation of the team race Thursday and opening day Friday, the 78 boats finally got started on Saturday. Eight- to 15-knot westerly winds prevailed Saturday and Sunday. With a giant starting line to accommodate the big fleet, RC Chairman Cindy Clifton did a remarkable job getting off seven races in two days.

The first woman was Lee Parks, US SAILING inshore director from Newport, RI. The first junior, weighing almost 120 pounds, was Fernando Monllor from Puerto Rico.

Monllor finished a respectable eighth overall.

Complete results are at www.sarasotasailingsquadron. com.

Michelob Ultra Cup, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, March 13

By Beth Pennington March came in like a lion, and the Michelob Ultra Cup was once again very challenging for competitors. The winds at the start were excellent for the 43-boat, four-class fleet of PHRF boats ranging in length from 22 to 51 feet. As the day progressed, winds increased up to 18 knots sustained—with gusts up to 25 knots, maybe sometimes a little bit higher.

The race committee started the race on time, and the vessels finished a 22.8-nautical mile course for the Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, and Non-Spinnaker classes in three to four hours. The Cruiser class completed its16.8-nautical mile course in 2 ½ to 3 ¾ hours.

The fun continued with free beer and a dinner upstairs after the race. It appeared that a good time was had by all, with everyone telling their war stories of the day. There is one particularly interesting event that occurred during the race, and that was the sinking of the vessel, Schock Therapy, a Wavelength 24. But something really extraordinary also, happened. Two vessels were in the vicinity of the knockeddown vessel. They immediately withdrew from the race and

Chip Clifton from West Palm Beach, FL, sailing in the Sunfish Midwinter Championships in Sarasota on March 11-14. Photo by Cindy Clifton.

Eduardo Cordero escaped from exile in the backwoods of Alabama to return to dominance of the Sunfish class at the Midwinter National Championship. The 37-year old Venezuelan, an eight-time world champion, won six of the seven races, proving he had not lost his touch after a one-year layoff from Sunfish racing.

Three Florida sailors finished in the top five at the event that featured representatives from 10 countries. In second place, David Mendelblatt was the only sailor besides Cordero to finish in the top 10 every News & Views for Southern Sailors

Coast Guard on the scene to help Schock Therapy, a Wavelength 24, as the boat goes down in the Michelob Ultra Cup in St. Petersburg. Photo by Beth Pennington.

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SOUTHERN RACING went to the aid of their fellow yachtsman. One was throwing life preservers to the six people in the water, and the other calling the Coast Guard. Neither of the skippers of these vessels realized that they could have continued racing after their presence was no longer needed. Therefore, the race committee decided to award these skippers their respective places in their classes and they received the appropriate trophies as well. Kudos go out to these two vessels, which are XTC, with skipper Tom Glew, and Rush with skipper Michael Blacker, for their great sportsmanship.

They received a standing ovation from their fellow sailors.

The regatta was sponsored by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Anheuser Busch/Great Bay Distributors.

For complete results, go to www.spyc.org and click on Regattas.

2010 Michelob Light One-Design Midwinters, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, March 19-21

By Charlie Clifton

Doug Kresge, on the right, and Peter Weir, on the left, round the mark in E-Scows in the One-Design Midwinters in Sarasota. Photo

by Jim Barr.

Barney Harris of Arlington, VA, won his fifth Michelob Light One-Design Midwinters at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, March 19-21. The three-time Albacore International Champion won six of eight races in that 19boat fleet, the largest in the regatta.

In the nine-boat Daysailer class, Dede Plessner won seven of eight races to win by seven points. This year’s victory marks the third time in the last four years that the Ozona, FL, sailor won that class.

Doug Fisher of Sarasota borrowed Mark Taylor’s Flying Scot and eked out a victory in that eight-boat class. Despite having very little experience in Flying Scots, he won in a tiebreaker over Dave Thinel of Tampa.

Oliver Moore came all the way from Marion, MA, to race his International Canoe. After placing second in the first three races, he rattled off a string of four bullets to win that eight-boat class.

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Regatta organizer Jim Barr credited crewman Andy Hodgson for his contribution to their victory in the sevenboat E Scow fleet. “Andy put us in the right place every time except once.” In the only one of the five races they did not win, they were picked off at the committee boat at the start.

Barr complimented RC Chairman Peter Robinson for maintaining square courses in very shifty conditions. Crews on 51 boats from seven states and Canada enjoyed a break from winter weather and generous hospitality, courtesy of the Michelob Light distributor.

Female Olympian Wins 2010 International Sunfish Masters Regatta, Melbourne Yacht Club, March 19-21

By Marlene A. Sassaman Competing in the International Sunfish Masters Regatta, March 19-21, meant racing in a variety of wind conditions.

Gerhart Menzel, at age 81, displayed a relentless effort throughout the three-day event.

Another impressive demonstration of sailing acumen was the overall firstplace finish by two-time Olympian Nancy Heffernan from Shadyside, MD. Nancy led the 56-boat fleet in the third and sixth races. Throughout the regatta, 47 men and nine women raced against each other in one of five divisions based on age and not gender. The divisions were Apprentice, Master, Grand Master, Great Grand Master and Senior.

Thursday’s tune-up and practice race allowed sailors to get familiar with the local wind and water patterns. In order to accommodate late-arriving competitors, Friday’s official races started about noon. A veering wind gradually shifted from the northwest, to the north, and then to the east, thereby favoring the right side of the course. Only two sailors ended the day with three single-digit finishes: Five-time International Masters Champion Joe Blouin from Tampa, FL, had two firsts and a second, followed by Nancy Heffernan with a fourth, a third and a first. Rick Whitehurst from Charleston, SC, finished the day with two fifths and one eleventh-place finish, which put him in third place overall.

Given that the wind failed to show up for the 10:00 a.m. start on Saturday, Jim Edwards, race committee chair, made the decision to have the chase boat captains tow the competitors back to the beach until the afternoon sea breeze arrived. About 1:00 p.m., racing resumed with one short windward/leeward course followed by two longer courses.

At the day’s end, exhausted sailors and their guests welcomed the home-cooked dinner provided by members of the Melbourne Yacht Club (MYC). Master chef Bob Hughes, former MYC commodore, delighted everyone’s palate with his barbecue chicken and ribs. Door prizes www.southwindsmagazine.com

donated by West Marine and Bud Light were dispersed.

Regatta Chair Jack Bibb awarded a shirt donated by Sailing Angles to Paul Odegard from Jupiter, FL, for being in 28th place out of a field of 56. A drawing was held for three lucky winners of a new Sunfish sail, a dagger board and a rudder, which were donated by Laser Performance.

By Sunday morning, the forecasted light southern breeze veered to the east. Then, as predicted, blustery weather arrived in time for an exhilarating last race in this world-class regatta. While some of the women hooked up a jens rig, the men hollered for more. To avoid capsizing, one woman chicken-gybed by tacking her way downwind in the two-foot river chop.

When the International Sunfish Class Association divided the competitors into age divisions, it must have been with a sense of humor that the minimum age group, 40 - 49, was named the Apprentice Division. Andrea Milla from Tuscany, Italy, and local sailor Cindy Taylor from Titusville, FL, are hardly learners of the sport. Certainly, Nancy Heffernan, with her outstanding Sunfish and Olympic resume, is the antithesis of an apprentice.

Certainly, sailors in each division proved that age is no barrier to physical prowess. Fourteen competitors in their fabulous 50s represented the Master Division. Donald Martinborough, a three-time World Sunfish Champion from the Bahamas, placed third overall, Mark Kay from Ossining, NY, placed sixth overall, and Rick Pantall from Gainesville, FL, placed eighth overall. Upstaging the Master sailors was Joe Blouin, one of 18 Grand Masters, who took home the silver with his impressive second-place overall finish. Not far behind was Grand Master Ron McHenry from Cortland, OH, who finished in a very respectable fourth place overall.

Sailing Sunfish at 70 is staggering especially when couples like the Tillmans from Merritt Island, FL, and the Bergmans from Holland, MI, who have been married for more than 30 years, compete in the same division. Dick and Linda Tillman finished in the top 10 overall, while Don and Jean Bergman finished in the top 20 overall. Equally inspiring was the father/daughter team of Nancy Heffernan and Bill Haberland from Satellite Beach, FL, who represented the Apprentice and Great Grand Master Divisions. No doubt, dinner conversations focus on boat tuning, strategy, and tactics.

Of all the competitors, it is worth mentioning Gerhart Menzel a second time. Who is not awed by this lone senior sailor’s health, fitness, and competitive spirit? The International Sunfish Master’s Regatta united sailors in the truest sense of the word. A special thanks to Melbourne Yacht Club for hosting this first-class event.

For complete results, go to www.sunfishFL.com.

Annual Bay Sailors Cup Regatta, Lower Tampa Bay, March 20

By Ron Regan Bay Sailors, a Tampa Bay area singles sailing group, held its Annual Bay Sailors Cup on March 20. Thirteen boats participated. Racing was held in lower Tampa Bay near Palmetto and Bradenton. The race course ran from the News & Views for Southern Sailors

The winning crew. From left to right, Millie Nasta, Alan Darrow (skipper), Joyce Runion, Ron Regan, Lynn Miller. Courtesy photo.

mouth of the Manatee River to shipping channel marker 3, then around marker 2 at the mouth of the river for a total of 14 nautical miles.

The winning boat was Avalon, a 42-foot Tartan owned and skippered by Alan Darrow. Second place was Sofa King, a 44-foot Catalina/Morgan owned and skippered by Robi Robinson, and third place was Reflections, a 30-foot O’Day owned and skippered by John Gaier. Over 50 Bay Sailors participated. After the race, many of the boats tied up at the Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto and partied at the Riverside Cafe.

Information about Bay Sailors can be found at www.BaySailors.org.

Crown Cars Regatta, St. Petersburg Yacht Club/Pass-a-Grille, March 27

By Beth Pennington Thirty boats sailed in the Crown Cars Regatta, one of the oldest regattas in the Tampa Bay area. The winds were supposed to be light and variable, so the race committee set a 12.2-nautical-mile course for the Racer-Cruisers and Cruising classes. Winds blew stronger than expected, and boats finished in 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Boats were screaming down the last leg of the course. Some skippers chose to fly their asymmetrical spinnakers. In the meantime, the Spinnaker and J/24 classes were busy sailing three windward courses of six, six and three nautical miles each. The first two races went like clockwork, but with the winds lessening during the last race—although the race committee shortened the course from six to three miles—it was still a challenge for some vessels to get to the finish line.

Results: J/24 Class: 1, Rob Wetmore, Hot Wheels, SPYC; 2, Kevin Fouche Road Kill, DIYC; 3,Warren Sweet, Pigs in Hiding, SPSC. Class Cruising A: 1, Jopie Helsen, Jade, SPPYC; 2,Robert Poladian, Octofoil, CYC; 3,Bob Lischer, Yankee, SPYC; Cruising B: 1, Charles Joswig, Cat O Hullic,; 2, Don Bates, Pegasus, SPYC; 3, Bruce Bingham, Nikki: Racer/Cruiser: 1,Tom Glew, XTC, SPYC; 2, Frank Hanna, Prime Plus, ABYC; 3, Steve Honour, Shady Lady, BCYC; Spinnaker A: 1, Ed Ruark & David German, Madcow 2, DIYC; 2, Mike Siedlecki, Tack Tick, SPSC; 3, Grant Dumas, Warrior, SPYC; Spinnaker B: 1, Ray Mannix, Semper Fi, SPSA; 2, James Myers, Renegade, DIYC; 3, Robert Glaser, Orangutan, DIYC. SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN RACING REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Web site for local club races

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

To list an event, contact to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of the event, date, location, contact info, possibly a short description. Do not just send a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

JUNE South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their Web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com 5-6 Special Olympics. 420, Hobie 16. James Island YC 5-6 Bare What you Dare. Catamarans. Keowee SC 5-6 D-12 Championship. Series. Laser. Savannah YC 5-6 Mayors Cup. Open. Lake Townsend YC 12-13 Hobcaw Regatta. Open. Hobcaw YC 19-20 James Island Regatta. Open. James Island YC 19-20 Reggae Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC 18-20 Governors Cup. OD Open. Lake Townsend YC 25 SAYRA Youth Challenge. Opti, Sunfish, Laser, 420.

Beaufort Yacht and SC 26-27 Lowcountry Regatta. Open. Beaufort Yacht and SC Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Summer Wed. evenings club racing. See Web site for schedule.

2 Summer Series Race #1 9 Summer Series Race #2 12-13 Hobcaw Regatta 16 Summer Series Race #3 19-20 James Island Regatta 23 Summer Series Race #4 26-28 Chas.Harbor Festival 30 Summer Series Race #5 Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org Summer weekend club racing. See Web site for schedule.

12-13 ODC Ensign Region-1 Championship. Oriental 19 BSC Clark Cup Boy Scout Regatta. New Bern 19 PSC Indian Island to Ocracoke. Pamlico 19 WYTC Summer Solstice. Whortonsville 25-26 BSC First Citizen’s Cup - Overnight. New Bern 26-27 ODC Laser Masters. Oriental Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com Winter weekend club racing. See Web site for schedule.

6-11 Junior Week. Lake Lanier SC 2 Summer 1 #8. Atlanta Inland SC 5 Barefoot SC. Fair Winds #1 5 Southern SC. Couples Race 9 Atlanta Inland SC. Summer 1 #9 16 Atlanta Inland SC. Summer 1 #10 12 Barefoot SC. Fair Winds #2 18-20 Lake Lanier SC. Reggae Regatta 23 Atlanta Inland SC. Awards Party 26 Barefoot SC/Southern SC. Moonlight Scramble/Firefly Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Web site for local club races 12-13 Governor’s Cup

MAY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their Web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com 1 Spring Fever Regatta. Open and Youth. Cape Fear YC 1-2 Keowee Cup. Open. Keowee SC 1-2 Great 48. Flying Scot. Lake Normana YC 1-2 AYC Spring Opti Regatta. Atlanta YC 1-2 Melges 24 Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 1-2 D12 Laser Regatta. Beaufort Yacht and SC 8-9 Cinco de Mayo. Catamarans. Lake Lanier SC 14-16 US Masters National. Lasers. Carolina YC-SC 15-16 Grits and Haggis Regatta. Flying Scot. Keowee SC 15-16 McIntosh Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC 15-16 Thistle Districts. Lake Lanier SC 22-23 Castleberry Robertson Regatta. MC- C- JY- Sunfish.

Augusta SC 22-23 Hospice Regatta. One-Design. Lake Norman YC 22-23 Harbor 20 Regatta. South Carolina SC. 29-30 Dixie Regatta. Thistle. Atlanta YC Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Winter weekend club racing - Frostbite Series.

8 Sailing for the Future Regatta.

15 Spring Ocean Race.

27-31 Gulfstreamer Daytona to Charleston 29 Femme Fatale Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org Weekend club racing 1-2 ECB Cup Race, ICRC. Blackbeard SC 15 Naval Junior ROTC 21-23 Pirates on the Pungo. Pamlico SC 27 WGOR. Offshore Event. WBORA 29-30 North Coast Offshore Challenge. NYRA Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com See Web site for club race schedule 1 Celtic Crossing. Barefoot 1 Multi-Hull Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 5,12,19,26 Wed. Night series #4,#5,#6,#7. Atlanta Inland Sailing Club 8 Lormand Cup (Singlehanded Race). Southern SC 15 Women’s Open Race. Barefoot SC 15 Regional Dinghy Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 22 PHRF Championships (Open). Lake Lanier SC 29 Lanier Distance Race KRNZ 56

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MAY 1 Mug Race. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 1-2 Cinco de Mayo Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 1-2 Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 2,16 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC 2,16 Commodore Club Race #2,#3. Halifax River YC 5,12 Wed Night Spring Series #6,#7. Indian River YC 5,12,21,26 Rum Race. Lake Monroe SA www.southwindsmagazine.com

7,21 8 8-9 8-9 9 13 15 15 15-16 15-16 15 19,26 22 23 27-31 27 28 29 29-30 29-30 29-31 29-31 29-31 JUNE TBD 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5-6 9 9 10 12 12 13 16 16 19 19 19 19 12-20 23 23 24 25 26 26 26 27 27 30 30

Summer Rum Race #1,#2. Melbourne YC Waves Regatta. Navy Jax YC Titusville Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center Cocoa Match Race. Indian River YC Big Boy’s Race. Halifax SA Sunfish Racing. Halifax SA Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC Summer Series #1. Rudder Club of Jacksonville Brevard Challenge. Indian River YC Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club Club Race. Lake Monroe SA Wednesday Night Summer Series #1,#2. Indian River YC Spring-Summer Series Race #3. East Coast SA Winter/Spring Sunday Series #5. Indian River YC Gulfstreamer Race. Daytona to Charleston. Halifax YC and Charleston YC Sunfish Racing. Halifax SA Howl at the Moon. Halifax SA Ladies’ Spring Fling. Melbourne YC Memorial Day Series Memorial Day Series. Lake Eustis Sailing Club Kelly Park River Regatta. Space Coast Catamaran Association Cocoa Match Race. Indian River YC North Banana River Island. East Coast Cruising Association Gaulden Reed Summer Sizzler. Catamaran Fleet 80 Wednesday Night Summer Series #3. Indian River YC Rum Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Sunfish Racing. Halifax Sailing Association Summer Rum Race #3. Melbourne YC Jesse Ball Regatta. Eppingham Forest YC Women’s Race #6. East Coast Sailing Association Big Boys’ Race. Halifax Sailing Association Commodore Cup Race #4. Halifax River YC Summer Series #2. Rudder Club Titusville Summer Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center Wednesday Night Summer Series #3. Indian River YC Rum Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Sunfish Racing. Halifax Sailing Association St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC Mermaid Regatta. Port Canaveral YC Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC Wednesday Night Summer Series #3. Indian River YC Rum Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Sunfish Racing. Halifax Sailing Association Women’s Race #7. East Coast Sailing Association Club Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Summer Series #3. Rudder Club Squid Lips Cruise. East Coast Sailing Association Wednesday Night Summer Series #3. Indian River YC Rum Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Sunfish Racing. Halifax Sailing Association Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association Spring-Summer Series Race #3. East Coast Sailing Association Full Moon Social Cruise. Lake Monroe Sailing Association Interclub Regatta. First Coast Sailing Association Winter/Spring Sunday Series #6. Indian River YC Commodore Cup Race #5. Halifax River YC Wednesday Night Summer Series #3. Indian River YC Rum Race. Lake Monroe Sailing Association

News & Views for Southern Sailors

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the Web site for local club races BBYC Biscayne Bay YC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

PBSC Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org SCF Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com MAY 1 2 8 8 15 15 16 22 28 29

Sunburn Regatta BBYRA OD #5. BBYC Sunburn Regatta BBYRA PHRF #5. BBYC Ron Payne Memorial Snipe. LYC Ed Willman Round the Island Race. KBYC Annual BBYRA PHRF # 6. KBYC FLL Hospice Regatta Dates changed from May 22.

Annual BBYRA OD #6. KBYC J/24 Flat Earth Spring 4.

Full Moon Regatta 2.

Goombay Regatta. CGSC

JUNE 6 12 19 25 26 27

BBYRA OD #7. CRYC BBYRA PHRF #7. CGSC J/24 Flat Earth Summer 1 FULL MOON Regatta #3 BBYRA OD #8. CGSC BBYRA PHRF #8. CRYC

Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.

Dinner and drinks afterward.

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

MAY Nothing scheduled as of press date.

JUNE Nothing scheduled as of press date.

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SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 SOUTHWINDS magazine posts the annual race schedule/calendar (9/1— 8/31) on its Web site for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. The Boat of the Year races are listed for all the areas of the West Florida PHRF organization.

The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pages link at www.southwindsmagazine.com. It is also the race calendar link at the West Florida PHRF organization and other sailing associations and yacht clubs in the area.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes. Sorry, but we cannot list every single weekly club race.

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423.6002 or www.sailbcyc.org. Onedesign, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm. March through September (727) 458-7274. Guests welcome for all races.

Bradenton YC. Races November thru March. Sunday races at 1:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, call Susan Tibbits at (941) 723-6560.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center. The center holds regular weekend club races. For dates and more information, go to www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. For more information, contact saraherb@aol.com.

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.

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins Sept. 13 through Nov. 22. www.pgscweb.com.

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

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

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org MAY 1 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Twilight Racing begins, PHRF 1 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. # 11 & 12 1 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sarasota YSP Sailfest, dinghies 1 Davis Island YC. Spring Regatta (Tentative) 7-8 Bird Key YC. Sarasota Bay Cup Race (SBBOTY) 8 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. Couples Race 8 Sponsor TBD. Sarasota Bay Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY) 8 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Commodore’s Cup, PHRF 9 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Women’s Commodore’s Cup 13-14 Florida Women’s Sailing Assoc./ SPYC Championship

Venice Youth Boating Assoc., David Swett Memorial Regatta Annual Conch Quest Regatta to Key West.

CANCELED BUT SARASOTA IS STILL RUNNING A RACE (Bone Island Regatta below) FROM SARASOTA. CONTACT NAPLES YACHT CLUB AND NAPLES SAILING AND YACHT CLUB FOR THE RACE FROM NAPLES. 19 1st Annual Bone Island Regatta. Race to Key West. Start off Venice. (941) 232-3635 18 Naples YC/Naples Sailing & YC. Naples start of Key West Race 22-23 Naples YC & Naples Sailing & YC Key West to Naples/Conch Quest. (CHBOTY) (SWFBOTY) 22 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Estebel Night Race 22-23 Davis Island YC. School’s Out Regatta 29 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. #13 & 14 JUNE 1 St. Petersburg YC. Master Calendar Meeting for 2010/2011 again, already.

12 St. Pete Sailing Assoc./Tampa Sailing Squadron. Transbay, PHRF 12 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Flag Day Race 19 Summer Sailstice River Regatta. www.RegattaPointeMarina.com.

26 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Sun Worshippers Race

For northern Gulf coast race calendars and more information, go the Gulf Yachting Association Web site, at www.gya.org.

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Catalina Capri 25. Popular racer outfitted for competition. Responsive tender helm, fun to sail. North main, 155 & spinnaker. Draws 5.5, roomy cockpit 9-foot beam, 5-horse Johnson runs great. Jacksonville (414) 510-9338. cowifl@att.net. (5/10)

Sailboat J27, 1985, hull # 111, good condition & sail inventory. New rigging '08. New bottom Nov 2009, $ 12,500. Will deliver from US Virgin Islands. Jerry: (340) 690-3459 or jclifford@promgmt-jc.com.

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2003 Catalina 28 MKII. Excellent condition.

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1987 CATALINA 30. This shoal-draft standard rig model has Quantum sails, propane stove/oven, Universal diesel, inflatable dinghy and is ready for cruising. $26,900 Sarasota, Fl. Contact jrschwied@verizon.net. (7/10)

30’ Tartan T3000 CB 1984, loaded with equipment in top condition. Center board model drafts only 3’ 4” with board up.

Universal diesel, wheel steering, auto pilot, new Bimini, 2 main sails, stack pack, 3 head sails, Harken roller furling, cruising spinnaker, adjustable sheet cars, self tailing winches, lines led to cockpit. double spreader mast, feathering max prop, auto pilot, speed & depth, GPS, VHF, 2 Fortress anchors, Adler Barbour refrig, stove, hot & cold pressure water, enclosed head. www.CortezYachts.com for complete list and pictures. Asking $30, 000 (941) 792-9100. (5/10)

1982 John Marples 30’ trimaran. $25,000.

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$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. The hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (6/10)

30’ Hunter Cherubini 1982 with Yanmar diesel, Bimini, dodger, Harken roller furling, new Genoa, Autohelm 3000 autopilot, marine air conditioning, hot and cold pressure water, bow sprit w/anchor roller, Imron green top sides, very well maintained. Asking $15,900. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

1977 Cheoy Lee Offshore 33 Ketch with Perkins 4-108. Loaded with new upgraded equipment. Only 3' 8" draft. Recent Awl-Grip, Wind Gen, Solar, Windlass, Refrig, Propane, GPS, H&C Pressure water, Head with Shower and more. A classic beauty asking $30,500. www.CortezYachts.com or (941) 792-9100.

Hans Christian 33T- Bluewater cruiser 1981.

Updated w/50hp Yanmar diesel (new 17hrs), New Electronics: Raymarine S1 autopilot, Garmin 4208 radar/GPS/map plotter. Air Marine wind generator, Harken roller furlers, Genoa and Jib sails. Classic teak interior, queen-sized bed Captain’s berth, A/C, heater; stand-up shower, marble sink. Galley complete with new refrigeration system, alcohol stove/oven. Docked Fairhope, Alabama. $122,800 Inquiries contact (228) 332-0554, 2rightal@gmail.com. (5/10a)

WHARRAM TIKI 30 CATAMARAN FOR SALE Brand-New — Professionally Built Go to www.tiki30.blogspot.com to view an online journal documenting the step-by-step building of this boat.

Built by Boatsmith, Inc., Jupiter, FL www.boatsmithFL.com. (561)744-0855

BROKERS: 1978 Ericson 30, Good condition.

Repowered in 2004 with Kubota diesel, runs great. Roller furler, anchor windlass, 4ft draft.

Located Tampa, FL. Asking $16,500 or best offer. Contact Scott (813) 340-9599. (6/10a)

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Hans Christian 33T, 1982. 30hp Yanmar diesel. Cutter-rigged. Roller furling main, headsail and staysail. Solar panel, propane, refrig, Garmin 182C Chartplotter/GPS. SSB Icom. Hard Dodger. True Bluewater cruiser.

New electric windlass. RIB dinghy with 15hp OB. Lots of Gear/spares. No teak decks. No blisters. Cortez Yachts Sales, Cortez, FL. Asking $78,000, (941) 792-9100.

35 Over Seas Cutter, 1984. Weatherly Swedish design, Volvo 2005 hand-start, 5’ 7” draft. Needs new stove, reinstall sink and head. Drydocked Key West. $35,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972. (305) 815-2607. bstewart_yachts@msn.com www.marinesource.com. (7/10)

1978 Fantasia, 35’ double-ender, centercockpit with walk-thru, comfortable heavy duty live-aboard. Double spreader mast w/inmast furling, new mainsail; new rigging & chain plates; 40hp. diesel w/dual Racor fuel filters; great ground tackle with two-speed windlass; autopilot, solar, wind gen, radar, refrig, chart plotter; 9’ Caribe-lite w/4hp motor. $35,000. Offers entertained.

(305) 731-4262, Marathon, FL. (5/10)

2002 Catalina 36 MK II. Original owners! Flexo-Fold prop, 2 Mermaid A/C, dripless stuffing box, Ultraleather, Raymarine gauges, Garmin chartplotter, windlass, Quantum 155% jib, Stereo/ CD, TV/ DVD. Draws 4'5" LIKE NEW! $114,500. Diane (239) 850-4935. Cape Coral.

(6/10)

42 Irwin Ketch, 1977. Roller main, ‘99, 60hp. Westerbeke, air conditioning, generator, 4 ‘6” board up. Stout 29,000-pound cruiser.

All new opening ports. $59,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972.

(305) 815-2607, bstewart_yachts@msn.com. www.marinesource.com. (7/10)

42’ VAGABOND KETCH 1980, Center Cockpit, aft cabin walk thru with 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, propane stove, h&c water, refrig, microwave, bbq, gps, radar, vhf, ssb, speed & depth, auto pilot, solar panel, inverter/charger, dodger, Bimini, 5 sails, electric windlass, 4 anchors, Perkins Diesel ready to be installed. Interior suffered some water damage. $39,500. www.CortezYachts.com.

(941) 792-9100. (5/10)

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48' Mason 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 42' Vagabond 1980 - Project . . . .$39,500 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . . .$98,000 37' Hunter Cherubini Cutter . . . . .$6,900 33' Hans Christian 1982 . . . . . . . .$78,000 33' Cheoy Lee 1977 . . . . . . . . . . .$30,500 30' Tartan T3000CB 1984 . . . . . .$30,000 30' Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,900 30' Catalina 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,500 POWER

34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$49,000 28' Luhrs Twin Gas 1972 . . . . . . .$13,900 28' Sheffield Diesel/Charter Biz . .$Offers 26' Pacemaker 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900 WE HAVE BUYERS — LISTINGS WANTED

1980 Hunter Cherubini 37 Cutter, wheel steering, roller furling, ST winches, plus galley, head, quarter berth, forward cabin w/Vberth. Original engine overhaul in 2002, currently not operating. Boat sold as is. $6,900 Major Carter (941) 792-9100

423 Beneteau 2007. Fully equipped. A/C, Bow Thruster, Dinghy Davits & Caribe 9’ 6”.

Honda 9.9hp. Top condition, Dodger, Bimini, full Nav & radar. Based in Ft. Lauderdale. Paul Roy. (954) 414-9999. savondemer@gmail.com. $235,000. (6/10)

(941) 792-9100 visit www.cortezyachts.com CORTEZ YACHT SALES

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KROGEN 38 Centerboard Cutter 1983.

Excellent condition, located Alabama.

Extensively equipped for cruising, Aires, Ampair, Profurl, Harken, Sailing Dinghy. SSB, Refrigeration, Radar etc. $119,500 call John Gear, Krogen Yachts, (772) 286-0171. (5/10)

Two-ton IOR boat, 44’, carbon fiber hull, rod rigging, hydraulics, much gear, many sails, recent bottom paint. 8’ draft. VW Rabbit diesel. Good dinghy/motor. PHRF 33. Former world champ. Won Admiralty Cup for England in 1981. Designed by Ed Dubois. $80,000. (904) 335-1264. (6/10) SOUTHWINDS

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CLASSIFIED ADS Cruiseair Carry-On 5000 Marine Air Conditioner. 115 volts, 4800 BTU. Works great! Located in Bradenton. Asking $400. Email me ... realsail33@gmail.com. (4/10) _________________________________________

1976 Mason 48. Center Cockpit liveaboard full keel blue water cruiser. 120 HP Perkins, ketch rig with all roller furling and self-tailing winches for shorthanded sailing. Walk-thru aft cabin, two heads, Bimini, dodger, electric anchor, windlass, autopilot. Asking $59,000.

Owner must sell so bring your offer. www.CortezYachts.com or (941) 792-9100.

1996 Beneteau 50. Owner additions, fresh refit with over $40k spent. Looks brand-new.

Miami area. View more at the Web site http://beneteau50yacht.com. Only $199,990 Call (480) 948-7053. (6/10)

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Caribbean NOAA 24 charts some copies $200. Imray-Iolare, Carib 22 charts $400. Email for list bravura25@bshmarine.com.

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Parts & Parts – Must sell inventory. New – blocks, cleats, travelers, etc. Lines—all sizes, colors, and lengths. And much more. Contact pamcat22@bellsouth.net for complete listing & prices. (6/10) _________________________________________ Anchor, Fortress FX37, New, Never in Water, Stow Bag Included, $375. (813) 205-5006.

(5/10) _________________________________________ Anchor Line, 1/2-inch 3-strand nylon, new with SS thimble, 210 feet, $60. Anchor/dock line, 1/2-inch 3-strand nylon, new, 375 feet, $110. Anchor/dock line, 9/16 inch 3-strand nylon, slightly used, 300 feet, $140. (813) 205-5006.

(5/10) _________________________________________ Harken 6:1 Main Sheet block. Excellent working condition and comes with line.$200 (813) 393-6197, Apollo Beach, FL (5/10)Cruiseair Carry-On 5000 Marine Air Conditioner. 115 volts, 4800 BTU. Works great! Located in Bradenton. Asking $400. Email me ... realsail33@gmail.com. (6/10)

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Lady Shipmate Wanted. This sailboat skipper is looking for a lady shipmate. She must be fit and trim and enjoy sailboats. Good looking could be important. Fred at (727) 787-9231.

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_________________________________________ Multihull slip for lease or purchase. Broad Creek, NC, just off ICW near Oriental. 30 feet wide by 40-plus feet long. Previously home to Windswept (Voyage 440). (978) 697-6281. dlipchak@aol.com. (6/10)

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease.

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_________________________________________ Sailor’s Paradise “Old Florida“ Lakefront mobile home cottage with dock on 20K acre Lake Crescent in Crescent City. Small, quiet, adult park with reasonable lot rent. $7500 (386) 698-3648 or www.LakeCrescentFlorida.com. (5/10)

1983 Allmand 31 Sloop for sale. $28,500. 44’ mast, 4 foot draft. Bristol condition, loaded and ready to go cruising! Call Capt. Marti (305) 731-7315. For specs captmarti@netzero.com

BROKERS: Waterfront house with 140’ dock for sale on Bayou Chico in Pensacola, Florida. 326’ on east side, 256’ on west side, 115’ on water, 85’ on road. Maximum water depth is 5 feet. $295,000. Call (850)748-1202, (6/10)

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A-1 Diving................................................22 Absolute Tank Cleaning............................23 Advanced Sails .........................................26 All American Boat Storage........................24 Allstate Insurance ................................23,42 AlpenGlow ...............................................46 Anchorage Marina ...................................33 Anchorage Resort.....................................33 Aqua Graphics .........................................23 Atlantic Sail Traders ..................................20 Aurinco Solar ...........................................25 Bacon Sails ...............................................27 Banner Bay Marine...................................24 Beneteau Sailboats...................................BC Beta Marine .............................................15 Bimini Bay................................................46 Bluewater Insurance .................................16 Bluewater Sailing School .....................18,21 Boaters’ Exchange....................................23 BoatNames.net ........................................23 Borel ........................................................24 Bo’sun Supplies ........................................35 Bridgepointe Marina ................................39 Capt. Bill Robinson...................................24 Capt. Marti Brown ...................................24 Capt. Rick Meyer......................................24 Catalina Yachts.....................................IFC,7 Catamaran Boatyard ................................24 Clearwater Municipal Marina ...................33 Clearwater Yacht Club..............................33 Coolnet Hammocks..................................24 CopperCoat .............................................12 Coquina YC/Marina .................................39 Cortez Yacht Brokerage ............................65 Couples Sailing School .............................21 CPT Autopilot...........................................66 Cruising Solutions ....................................44 Defender Industries ..................................40 Dockside Radio ........................................35 Doctor LED ...........................................7,25 Doyle/Ploch Sails......................................27 Dunbar Sales...........................................IFC Dwyer mast..............................................66 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau ..........................BC Edenton Harbor Marina............................39

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Edwards Yacht Sales .................................62 Ellies Sailing Shop ....................................23 E-Marine ..................................................25 Fairwinds Boat Repairs .............................26 First Patriot Insurance...............................23 Fishermen’s Headquarters ........................15 Flagship Sailing ..........................................6 Flying Scot Sailboats ................................64 Garhauer Hardware ................................IBC Gourmet Underway Cookbook.................41 Gulfport City Marina ................................34 Harborage Marina ....................................17 Harbourgate Marina.................................39 Hawk’s Cay ..............................................33 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ..........................10 Holland Boatyard .....................................24 Hotwire/Fans & other products ...............25 Innovative Marine Services ..................23,31 International Sailing School......................21 Island Packet ............................................61 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales................59,BC Kelly Bickford, Yacht Broker......................60 Lanier Sailing Academy/Charter ...............21 Leather Wheel ..........................................25 Mack Sails ................................................43 Marine Canvas .........................................27 Marine Fuel Cleaning ...............................23 Marshall Catboats ....................................42 Massey Yacht Sales ............................IFC,61 Masthead Enterprises ................23,25,27,60 Mastmate ................................................25 Matthews Sailing School ..........................21 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau..............59,BC Myrtle Beach YC/Marina ..........................39 National Sail Supply .................................27 Nature’s Head ..........................................25 North Sails ..............................................49 North Sails Direct .....................................37 North Sails Outlet ....................................67 Palm Coast Marina...................................33 Palm Cove Marina....................................33 Pasadena Marina.................................33,45 Patriot Yacht Services ...............................22 Pelican’s Perch Marina..............................13 Pier 17 ................................................23,25

Porpoise Used Sails...................................27 Port Royal Landing ...................................39 Portlight Covers .......................................12 Portside Marina........................................39 Prop Glop ................................................26 Prosperity Pointe Marina ..........................33 Puerto Isla Mujeres...................................19 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke.........37 Regatta Pointe Marina................................5 Regatta Pointe Marina River Race ...............9 Rigging Only............................................26 Rogue Wave Yachts Sales .........................60 Rparts Refrigeration..................................28 RS Sailboats..............................................47 Sail Harbor ...............................................39 Sail Repair ................................................27 Sailing Florida Charters ............................21 Sailing Florida Sailing School....................21 Sailrite........................................................8 Sands Harbor ...........................................33 Schurr Sails ..............................................48 Scuba Clean .............................................23 Sea School ...............................................13 Sea Tech ..................................................66 Sea Worthy Goods ..............................26,34 Shadetree...................................................8 Snug Harbor Boats & Co..........................23 Spotless Stainless......................................26 SSB Radio Books.......................................24 St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises...............21 St. Barts/Beneteau ...................................BC Strategic Publishine..................................26 Sunrise Sails, Plus .....................................27 Tackle Shack.............................................10 The Pelican Marina...................................39 Treaure Harbor .........................................33 Turner Marine Yacht Sales ..................IFC,60 Ullman sails .........................................23,27 Valiant Yachts ...........................................11 Wag Bags .................................................30 Waterborn................................................26 West Marine...............................................3 Yacht Authority ...................................16,24 Yachting Vacations ...................................21

NO GUARANTEE continued from page 70 tab for the alternator bracket and then using the grinder, gave the piece a light smoothing. Lastly, a coat of RustOleum-type paint was applied. We cut out a gasket from our onboard stock of parts and finally bolted on our own replacement part. We were as good as new again and ready to go. We fired the engine up and continued on our way for another 2 months.

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pockets) to hire someone to do our work for us and as a result, we’re pretty resourceful. Old Yeller is not only our boat—it’s our home. Consequently, we have to carry all the spares, tools and parts on board that we possibly can.

We also got the word out to other cruisers about our situation, and they were genuinely and enormously helpful.

Just because we were in the Bahamas didn’t mean we couldn’t have a breakdown. We had our troubles in paradise,

but we fixed them and put them behind us, just like the water we like to see passing under our keel.

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Flying Scot Sailboats ...................................64 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack .............................10 Island Packet ...............................................61 Kelly Bickford Yacht Broker ..........................60 Marshall Catboats .......................................42 Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina/Hunter/Island Packet/Eastern/Mariner ....................IFC,61 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina .....23,25,27,60 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ......................39 Pier 17 ...................................................23,25 Rogue Wave Yachts Sales ............................60 RS Sailboats.................................................47 Snug Harbor Boats & Co.............................23 St. Barts/Beneteau ......................................BC Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg ........................................10 Turner Marine .......................................IFC,60 Valiant Yachts ..............................................11 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING AlpenGlow ..................................................46 Aurinco Solar...............................................25 Banner Bay Marine......................................24 Borel ...........................................................24 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware...........................35 CopperCoat ................................................12 CPT Autopilot..............................................66 Cruising Solutions .......................................44 Defender Industries .....................................40 Doctor LED ..............................................7,25 Ellies Sailing Shop .......................................23 E-Marine .....................................................25 Fishermen’s Headquarters ...........................15 Garhauer Hardware ...................................IBC Hotwire/Fans & other products ..................25 Leather Wheel .............................................25 Masthead Enterprises ...................23,25,27,60 Mastmate Mast Climber..............................25 Nature’s Head .............................................25 Pier 17 ...................................................23,25 Portlight Covers ..........................................12 Rparts Refrigeration.....................................28 Seaworthy Goods...................................25,34 Shadetree Awning Systems ...........................8 Spotless Stainless.........................................26 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision .........10 Wag Bags ....................................................30 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Advanced Sails ............................................26 Atlantic Sail Traders .....................................20 Bacon Sails ..................................................27 Doyle Ploch.................................................27 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging..........66 Innovative Marine Services .....................23,31 Mack...........................................................43 Masthead/Used Sails and Service .23,25,27,60 National Sail Supply, new&used online .......27 North Sails Direct/sails online by North.......37 North Sails, new and used .....................49,67 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Porpoise Used Sails......................................27 Rigging Only ..............................................26 Sail Repair ...................................................27 Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL ............................48 Sunrise Sails, Plus .......................................27 Ullman Sails ...........................................23,27 CANVAS Marine Canvas ............................................27 Shadetree Awning Systems ...........................8 SAILING SCHOOLS/CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION Bimini Bay ...................................................46 Bluewater sailing school .........................18,21 Flagship Sailing ........................................6,21 International sailing school..........................21 Lanier Sailing Academy/Charter ..................21 Matthews Sailing School .............................21 Sailing Florida Charters & School ................21 Sea School/Captain’s License ......................13 St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises..................21 Yachting Vacations ......................................21 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine ................................................15 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke............37 MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDS Anchorage Marina.......................................33 Bridge Pointe Marina ..................................39 Catamaran Boatyard ...................................24 Clearwater Municipal Marina ......................33 Coquina Marina ..........................................39 Edenton Harbor ..........................................39 Gulfport City Marina ...................................34 Harborage Marina .......................................17 HarbourGate Marina ...................................39 Hawk’s Cay Resort/Marina...........................33 Holland Boat Yard .......................................24 Myrtle Beach YC/Marina .............................39 Palm Coast Marina ......................................33 Palm Cove Marina.......................................33 Pasadena Marina ....................................33,45 Pelican’s Perch Marina.................................13 Port Royal Marina........................................39

Portside Marina ...........................................39 Prosperity Pointe Marina .............................33 Puerto Isla Mujeres ......................................19 Regatta Pointe Marina................................5,9 Sail Harbor ..................................................39 Sands Harbor Marina ..................................33 The Pelican Marina......................................39 Treasure Harbor .........................................33 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay ...................................................46 Flagship Sailing ...........................................19 Sailing Florida Charters ...............................21 Yachting Vacations ......................................21 MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. A1 Diving....................................................22 Absolute Tank Cleaning...............................23 Allstate Insurance ...................................23,42 Aqua Graphics.............................................23 Bluewater Insurance ....................................16 BoatNames.net ...........................................23 Fairwinds Boat Repairs/Sales........................26 First Patriot Insurance.............................23,42 Innovative Marine Services .....................23,31 Marine Fuel Cleaning ..................................23 Patriot Yacht Services ..................................22 Scuba Clean Yacht Services .........................23 Strategic Publishing.....................................26 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. Bill Robinson......................................24 Capt. Rick Meyer.........................................24 MARINE ELECTRONICS Dockside Radio ...........................................35 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication .........66 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS BoatNames.net ...........................................23 Capt. Marti Brown ......................................24 Gourmet Underway Cookbook....................41 SSB Radio Books..........................................24 REGATTA ADVERTISEMENTS, BOAT SHOWS Regatta Pointe Marina River Race ..................9

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When Cruising, There Is No Guarantee That There Won’t Be Troubles, Not Even In Paradise

By Haila Mackay

out the area, we decided e had just set the to cruise on, re-provisionhook at the Great ing to venture further.

Sale Cay anchorage. It had Our boat it seemed had been a long trip from other ideas about our venNorth Carolina on our turing. diminutive Pearson Triton, When we went to start Old Yeller. Surrounded by the engine to get under the beautiful turquoise way, we had a spray of waters that would be ours water coming from the to explore for some side of the engine. It didmonths to come, we finaln’t take very long to disly felt as though we were cern the problem; Our 40legitimately cruising the year-old Atomic 4 was in Abacos. Donning our need of a new side plate snorkels, we jumped into for the water jacket on the the spectacular water for engine. Not that big of a a little celebratory swim.

David in front of their Pearson Triton, Old Yeller, in the Bahamas. deal. We could order the It was also the perfect part we needed with a time to check on our botsource of the vibration that had startphone call to Moyer Marine in the tom. Old Yeller had picked up some ed. The repair would involve fiberStates. It should arrive in about a vibration along the way, and David glassing the housing back onto the week, not too awfully bad. We could wanted to check things out. Actually hull. Luckily, we carried all the ingrecertainly amuse ourselves for another being able to see our boat’s bottom in dients for the job, the epoxy, resin and week. Every few days we would check crystalline waters would be a new fiberglass matting. Maybe even more for our parts arrival that never came. experience in itself. Back home, the important to our circumstance was Well, let’s just say that a mix-up isn’t only time we ever saw our boat’s keel David’s knowledge, gleaned from quite strong enough to convey our was when she was hauled out. David’s years of working for boatyards, which feelings about what we were told hapcasual inspection quickly turned into allowed us to do the job ourselves. We pened. It seems our part was mailed to concern for our boat’s safety. What he sanded and ground down the housing Marsh Harbor alright, then mysterisaw meant our pleasure cruise would area, cleaned the area with acetone ously decided to ship itself back to the be making a new and unexpected then began to apply the epoxy and States, all without our ever laying our stop—at the nearest boatyard.

Mat, building up several layers, each eyes upon it.

Two days later at Green Turtle slightly overlapping until the area was At that point, we took matters into Cay, we were making the acquaintance repaired. The following day was a lay our own hands. Once again, David’s of Everett Roberts at Abaco Yacht day while Old Yeller’s patch continued skills were utilized. In our wanderServices in Black Sound. They had the to set up and thoroughly dry. ings, we had found out about a boatTravelift and facilities to do the work The next day, we splashed her and yard on the other side of the island. We that we needed. Once Old Yeller was were back in cruising mode. As unexwent back to them and bought a piece cradled in the slings of the lift, we got pected as our trouble was, we considof 1/4-inch steel plate. A neighboring a good look at the cause of our vibratered ourselves lucky. We were thankcruiser who had a workshop on his ing concern. On closer inspection, it ful that we could address the issue boat—complete with a drill press, seems that the cutlass bearing housing ourselves and get back to the business acetylene cutting torch and welder— was detaching from the hull. Some of cruising. In true cruising fashion, offered us the use of his tools. David time ago, we had a problem with a we meandered our way south through was able to fashion a copy of our side faulty shaft coupler. Although we had the myriad island anchorages, enjoyplate. He cut the steel down to size, repaired the coupler problem, it may ing every new adventure that came shaped it to form and drilled out the have contributed to compromising a our way. We made our way to Marsh mounting holes. Next, he welded on a weakly constructed cutlass bearing Harbor, the great gathering spot for housing, which was beginning to cruisers. After a week or so of checking detach and would have been the See NO GUARANTEE continued on page 68

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