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Editorial: FWC in Key West

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba: Recognition at The Blue Moon

By Morgan Stinemetz

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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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Our Waterways: Dumping in the Ocean in Southeast Florida

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Interview with Gary Jobson

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Carolina Sailing: Alternatives to Boat Ownership in Charleston

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Dock Fire.

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Shore Cord Care Can Help Prevent Fires

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Cooking Onboard: Some Like It Hot!

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The Sunfish

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Off the Grid Freedom: Solar Power

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History of the Navy Yacht Club: Celebrating 80 years

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

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WATERFRONT MARKET IN KEY WEST CLOSED Re: “Destination Key West” February 2011 (To Cyndi Perkins, article author) I loved your article in the February 2011 SOUTHWINDS. I’ve just had the chance this morning to read it. I felt the need to write to you thanking you for an excellent article about Key West. I also wanted to let you know that, unfortunately, Waterfront Market has been out of business for over a year now. The photo from the article reminded me of how great a place it was. I especially miss the sandwich shop. It often gave me a break to go for a lunch-break walk and breather from work. Anyhow, I thought you should know. I don’t know if it’s worth a correction in a future SOUTHWINDS but I at least wanted to say cheers to you for the article.

Millard McCleary, Program Director, Reef Relief Key West SUSPENDED LICENSE AND BOAT REGISTRATION IN FLORIDA Just thought you might like to know about a current issue regarding boaters’ rights. I live aboard on the hook in Key West. I pay child support, but when I was behind, they suspended my license. Fair enough. I recently went to renew my registration on my boat and my home and was not allowed to. The DMV stated that it was due to my license being suspended. I don’t drive or own a car and a Florida driver’s license is not a requirement to have a boat. I could get no answers from anyone. The easiest solution is to get paid up with my child support, which was the solution I chose, but what about people in the situation where they cannot square up in time to have current registration on their boat? People must have the right to go home. We have enough people sleeping in the streets here as it is! Who would you write to?

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From December 2008 “Letters”: REGISTRATION RENEWAL PROBLEM IN FLORIDA FINALLY RESOLVED In late June, I went to renew the registration on various vehicles and my sailboat. I was eager to get it completed before July 1 as the fees went up on that day. At the tax collector’s office, I was told they could not renew the registration on my boat. I asked why. The clerk left and returned a couple minutes later and said the boat was registered with another person (my son) whose driver’s license was suspended, and they could not renew the registration. I challenged this and was told to call the Florida Department of See LETTERS continued on page 9 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

EDITOR

FWC Officers Gone Wild in Key West?

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ecently, two boaters whom I trust told me about bad experiences with the FWC in Key West. Both are more experienced than 90 percent of the boaters out there, and both are professionally involved with sailing. Both are reasonable, honest people with no criminal records. I take what these people say very seriously. These stories confirmed other stories I’ve heard. It reminded me of the late-night raids two years ago in the Keys, which the FWC called, with an air of superiority, “education.”

One of these boaters said he was rudely treated like a criminal by the FWC, even though it was only a small accident involving only his boat. He was treated so rudely that he is afraid to return to the area. I don’t even want to mention anything about the incident, since he is not only afraid of the FWC being vindictive, but also afraid how his case would be unduly influenced. So much for trust in the police.

The other boater told of an incident where he was boating with friends and was stopped for inspection. Although the boat passed inspection, the FWC suspected they were doing something illegal and treated both of them like criminals and physically threatened them with how they would treat them if they had a chance. They also assured my friend that he would be “harassed” if they saw him on the water again. My friend is now afraid to be on the water. So much for trust in the police.

A local online Keys newspaper reported that, about a year ago, a man was given a citation by the FWC for walking his dog on private property—on Wisteria Island off Key West. He said he had been walking his dog there for 10 years, and that Florida law states that all beach areas below the mean high water mark (where he was) are for public use. He is fighting this citation in court and claims he will fight it to the end. The state’s case has a few other problems, one being that the no-trespassing sign was 20 feet inside the property boundaries, although the law states that no-trespassing signs be placed at the property’s edge.

But the real question is: What is the FWC doing acting like private security for the Wisteria Island owners? The web site quotes Florida’s attorney general in 2002: “On-duty police officers may not be pre-authorized to act as the agent of a private landowner for the purpose of communicating an

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order to leave private property to an alleged trespasser…”

If these FWC officers are acting as private security, then they should be reprimanded severely, and their superiors should be fired if they ordered them to do so. But aren’t we used to this?—the police representing the wealthy and more powerful, especially if they are big taxpayers, as though the FWC were their private security?

You can read about the nighttime raids still happening in Key West at www.kwtnblue.com (search for “FWC officers gone wild”). It quotes a young woman who was boarded: “I was in bed. It was about 11 p.m. when I woke up to repeated knocks and callings. I saw a bright searchlight and heard the sound of a siren. It was the police, and they said they were coming aboard for an inspection.”

She continued, saying she was only able to cover herself with a bed sheet while they boarded and inspected her boat, which passed inspection. Her boat was also boarded and passed a week earlier.

Another boater reported he stood his ground and demanded the officers state their reason for boarding. He was threatened with a Taser. His boat passed inspection, but he was arrested for interfering with a boarding.

Florida law says the police must ask permission to board and give the reason. Even if the boater denies permission, police can board—but they must ask. Do the police not know the law or are they breaking it intentionally?

Knowing the FWC’s reputation—that some of them treat people like subjects in a world where they are the supposed rulers—I believe these stories. But there is nothing these citizens can do about it. It is their word against the officers’. Does anyone really believe the officers will admit not asking permission or that they were not civil? They will deny everything and admit nothing. The FWC has the upper hand, but it appears to me they have gotten out of hand.

When boaters read this, they might consider staying away from Key West. But sometimes I wonder if that is not what the city wants—to get rid of these cruisers and liveaboards. After all, it’s the tourists who come by land, air or cruise ship—and second-home property owners—who bring in the real tax revenue.

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LETTERS Motor Vehicles in Tampa. The man I talked to said basically the same thing and gave me a lot of additional information most of which was incorrect. I was challenging what a driver’s license has to do with a boat registration, as no license is required to operate a boat.

This set off a three-month quest with over two dozen phone calls to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Tallahassee. I was told by one woman there that she would mail me a copy of the statute, which I did not receive, and after waiting a month, I contacted my state representative’s office. Even they had a problem getting the information from the Department of Motor Vehicles in Tallahassee. Finally, I was given the phone number of the supervisor and after explaining the problem, he acknowledged that I was given the wrong information by all of the people I talked to, and there is no connection between vehicle and boat registrations.

I am enclosing a copy of Florida state code 320.02, which covers the subject of withholding registrations on motor vehicles with no reference to vessels. This is being passed to you in the event any of your readers have a similar problem. It is amazing that so many people could have wrong information—and even when you challenge them and ask for a copy of the statute, no one knows what the law is or how to interpret it. Lastly, I did receive a refund from the Department of Motor Vehicles for the overcharge as a result of my paying the higher rate after July 1.

The only person who seems to know anything is the supervisor in Tallahassee in the Department of Motor Vehicles, Stephen Fielder at (850) 617-3195.

Also enclosed is a document showing that the law does not apply to mobile homes, parking permits or vessels.

Paul Atkinson Plant City, FL Paul – This is valuable information, and if any reader needs a copy of this law, I will gladly supply it to them. I did a serious search to find the law online and this is about impossible—and I am pretty good at this, but I could not find it. It is the part that specifically says, “This law does not apply to mobile homes, parking permits, or vessels” that I found impossible to find, but the paper you sent is obviously an official document.

I think it is important that we frequently ask those in law enforcement and government to show us the law that they often say is the applicable one when we question it. We have several levels of laws and rules, one being statutes that are signed into law. At a lower level, we have specific orders being made by people in administrative positions who must execute the law and therefore interpret it, as all are open to interpretation. But it must all be in writing, and if a police officer or bureaucrat cannot cite the specific law or order, then it is up to us to question it. If they can’t cite the law, then they are doing one of several things: They are either taking the law into their own hands, stating what they believe the law is (although they have no direct knowledge), guessing, lying, taking drugs, drinking—or they are just plain crazy. Since they have most of us intimidated (a police officer has the gun and the bureaucrat has the power to levy a fine), we tend to believe them. I say be careful and question them if they cannot cite the specific law. With the Internet today, we can all verify these laws are actually the laws—and not just bullshit handed down by the bureaucrat or police officer.

Plus—we must remember: Power corrupts. It goes with the territory.

Editor News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Recognition at The Blue Moon

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ot all that long ago I was in Tampa at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club for a presentation by the president of US SAILING, Gary Jobson. Jobson travels some about the country, talking about sailing’s interesting past and the yachtsmen who peopled it and also about where sailing may be 30 years from now.

I had some idle time during the cocktail hour, so I looked at the many pictures on the inside walls of the attractively decorated clubhouse. As many of us who sail know, the framed, matted pictures of commodores of yacht clubs are traditionally displayed within the clubhouses. However, I noticed that at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club there was a group photo of all the wives of the various commodores. There was disparity in ages among the group, and I am certain that some of the wives were not represented, as they had passed on.

Still, it was nice to see.

Several weeks back, when I was talking with Doobie at The Blue Moon Bar, I mentioned, simply in passing, the novelty of seeing a group picture of commodores’ wives displayed in Tampa. The Blue Moon is the local haunt of famous liveaboard, live-alone sailor Bubba Whartz. Doobie responded that women don’t often get the recognition they deserve. And then she said, “And I am going to do something about it.”

I should have known from her response that I might have opened Pandora’s box, so to speak. Doobie, I have come to comprehend over the years, is not given to making statements she has no plans of backing up.

The next time I came into The Blue Moon Bar, on what had formerly been a blank wall coated a grayish brown from tobacco smoke, I saw three framed pictures of women. I didn’t go over to look at them immediately; rather, I sat on a bar stool next to Bubba Whartz, who himself was having a cold one. Once I had gotten my suds from Doobie, I asked her, “What’s with the new pictures?”

“That’s Doobie’s shrine to the eternal perfidy of men,” Bubba belched.

Doobie was more refined in her explanation. “Those are the immediately verifiable beginnings of a wall of recognition to a group of women who served well in the

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yachting milieu but who never received the recognition they deserved. Their pictures have never graced the interior of the area’s yacht clubs, and they never will. So I decided to honor them right here, in The Blue Moon Bar.” “Who are they?” I asked.

“Those women were at one time the mistresses of yacht club commodores while those commodores were in office,” explained Doobie.

“You’re kidding,” I gasped.

“Not in the least,” Doobie smiled. “Have a look.”

I did as I was bid, taking my beer with me so that Bubba wouldn’t finish it while I was not watching. I looked at the first of the three pictures, which were all at the same level, in a row, and richly matted and framed. Doobie had installed track lighting in The Blue Moon Bar’s ceiling and the photos appeared nicely illuminated. The first picture I viewed was of an exotic dancer, I would assume. She was lying on her back on a stage of some sort with lots of money tucked into the elastic of the glittery waistband she had on.

She was wearing a white unitard that fit her like a second skin, leaving little to imagine under that fabric. Even more dramatic was the fact that she had both of her feet, clad in white high-heeled shoes, locked behind her head. I have never met a woman who could do that kind of athletic stunt, but I have always wanted to.

The framed photo had a cutout in the ivory-colored outer mat—there were several layers—and inside the cutout were just two words penned in by a calligrapher. One was Charlotte. The other was Tampa.

I turned to Doobie, whom I could not see at the time but knew was behind the bar someplace and asked, “Why are there no last names here?”

Though I still didn’t see her, I heard her say to Bubba, “What did he say?”

“He said he wants another beer, and I’ll have one, too.

Put it on his tab,” Bubba replied.

I’ll tell you that it’s hard to stay a step ahead of a man who still sails a ferro-cement sloop he made himself and also a boat that serves as his home when it comes to paying for beers I do not drink. I know the meaning of playing catch-up ball.

I tarried to look at the other two pictures. After Charlotte, the next one I viewed appeared as if it had come from the pages of an old Vanity Fair magazine. It was a sepia-toned photograph of an attractive young woman in a dress that may have been from the 1920s. The woman was standing on a hillside near the sea and the breeze from the ocean tossed the folds of her dress back against her body and blew her hair from her face. She was young, blonde and winsome. The same type of calligraphy identified her as Andrea. Then there was the location: St. Petersburg.

The third photo differed from its predecessors in that the woman wore a uniform and a military-type cap. The identification brass she wore on her shirt collar had the joined letters of WVSC, all in capitals. I may be one of the few people alive who knows what that stood for; it was the www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Women’s Volunteer Service Corps, a group of women who, after being given a tough security vetting, worked in, mostly, Washington, D.C., during World War II and chauffeured, in their own cars, important people involved in the war effort to various destinations they needed to visit. They were never allowed to discuss, even with their own families, the identities of people they met—usually at Union Station—or where they took them.

The photo of the woman was a head and shoulders shot, with a ¾ body turn, to the subject’s left. The woman was lovely in a dated way. I mean, after all, the war years in this country didn’t exactly put women on fashion’s cutting edge. Silk was being used for making parachutes, not stockings. Nylon had not been invented. There were shortages of everything. Troops were billeted in unusual places to provide security for public facilities that most of the people who lived around them didn’t even know were considered strategic.

The name on the plate said Pauline, and the location was, again, St. Petersburg.

I walked back to the bar and found a fresh beer waiting for me. Bubba Whartz had one, too. We touched glasses, and Bubba nodded his head. It could have been a nod of thanks for the beer he put on my tab. But it may not have been.

With Bubba, it is sometimes hard to get an absolutely definitive reading on what he is indicating.

Doobie wandered our way and paused in front of me.

“What did you think?” she asked.

“Interesting shots. Where did you get them?” I responded.

“I have a friend who’s a freelance shooter,” she said. “He has taken some of the pictures that I have himself. But most of the others he got from a retired photographer who was into sailing and knew about a lot of stuff that went on behind the scenes. My friend said that the guy he got the negatives from

was 100 percent reliable. He kept meticulous notes, and he knew everything that was happening on the shady side of town. My friend told me that if the guy he bought the negs from had been into blackmailing, the guy would have been rich enough to live in Monaco and dine at the casino nightly. But he just wasn’t built that way.”

“I noticed the photos just have the first name of the woman and the name of the town.”

“Yes.” Doobie agreed. “Last names are meaningless, and the name of the yacht club or its commodore wouldn’t do anything to honor the mistress. So, I kept it simple. And it’s a little cryptic, too. Some towns have more than one functioning yacht club. Not spelling out exactly which one makes identifying the people involved harder to do, and I like that.”

“I’d say you’re just making life more difficult,” Bubba complained.

“Yes, I think you would,” responded Doobie. The riposte sailed over Bubba’s head like an out-of-the-park foul ball at spring training.

“What will the future bring?” I asked.

“One of the girls was a photographer’s model and she was photographed by Helmut Newton nude from the waist up while lying on her stomach against rocks along a shipping channel. From the waist down she had on silver tights.

It’s very erotic,” said Doobie.

And then she continued, “Bubba, the two beers you ordered come to $4.”

“I said to put them on his tab,” Bubba whined, hooking a thumb in my direction.

“Gee, I must have missed that,” Doobie said, giving me the slightest wink. “That will be four bucks, Bubba.”

After I finished my beer wordlessly, I headed for the door and the sunlight. It was hard not to jump up in the air or skip as I crossed the bar floor, so elated was I. Doobie is a totally remarkable woman. I might even be in love.

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

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

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

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

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

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. On-going traditional boat building classes. (252) 728-7317. www.ncmm-friends.org maritime@ncmail.net, Hurricanes and Boats Seminars, St. Petersburg, May 18 The St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron will present the

seminar Hurricanes and Boats, on Wednesday, May 18.

This two-hour seminar covers how to select a location and prepare your boat for a hurricane. Includes Student Notes and copies of the slides. 7 - 9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Instruction is free. Materials $15 per family. Maximum 20 Students. Pre-registration required. www.boating-stpete.org.

About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements.

The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat-handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2011 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL, May 14. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule.

Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m.

Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142. **Vero Beach, FL, June 18-19. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. The facility is next to the Barber Bridge (northeast side) and the boat ramp area. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Materials $35 per person. Pre-register at www.verobeachps.com, or call Howard at (772) 978-9769. Check the Web site for other classes on other topics TBA. **Fort Pierce, FL, May 14.

Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary

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Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce, FL. (772) 418-1142. **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, June 6 September 19. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks. Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Pre-registration required at www.boatingstpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **Ongoing – Jacksonville, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22.

Safe Boating Saturdays. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25 including materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

Mike Christnacht. (904) 419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule and to register. **Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

St. Petersburg, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22. Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Eleven lessons, every 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.

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Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. **Ongoing – Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month. The flotilla has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests held bimonthly. Entry into the course allows participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

US SAILING Training in the Southeast Coastal States From North Carolina to Texas US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course The US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course is designed to provide sailing instructors with information on how to teach more safely, effectively and creatively. The goal of the program is to produce highly qualified instructors, thereby reducing risk exposure for sailing programs. Topics covered in the course include: classroom and on-the-water teaching techniques, risk management, safety issues, lesson planning, creative activities, ethical concerns, and sports physiology and psychology.

Prerequisites for the 40-hour course include being 16 years old and successful completion of a NASBLA safe boating course. Holding current CPR and First Aid cards is strongly suggested.

For more on the course descriptions and prerequisites of the courses below, go to http://training.ussailing.org/ Course_Calendars.htm.

Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami, FL, May 6-15.

Two-weekend course on May 6-7 and May 14-15. Charles Price. Bud@aaaglass-mirror.com.

Friends of the NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, May 27-30. Brent Creelman, (IT: John Griffin). fom3@bizec.rr.com.

Lake Norman Yacht Club, Mooresville, NC, May 27-30.

Todd Chambers. (IT: Arn Manella). TAC81@aol.com.

Biloxi Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS, June 1-4. Jason Musselman. musselman.au@gmail.com.

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single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on the water volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-the-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course. Go to: Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033: Standard Two-day Courses: May 14 & 18; June 11 & 25 Two-day Women’s Courses: May & 22; June 12 & 26 Accelerated courses: May 8. May 22, June 12, June 26 Accelerated kids course: June 4 Three-day courses: May 20-22, June 17-19 US SAILING Powerboat Instructor Course This course will prepare candidates to safely powerboat in the US SAILING instructor courses and teach race support and powerboat operators precision boat handling and sailboat rescue and towing techniques.

It is recommended that candidates have a Safe Powerboat Handling certification. Candidates must also have CPR and first aid, be at least 18, and able to swim 50 yards with and without a PFD. For complete course description and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

Rudder Club of Jacksonville, Orange Park, FL, May 28-30.

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US SAILING Racing Clinics—Road to Rolex Clinic, Houston, TX, April 30-May 1 For more information, go to http://www.ussailing. org/training/calendar/sc_calendar.asp.

Houston Yacht Club. Zaite Andrea. (281) 910-0930.

I BOAT SHOWS 37th Annual Wooden Boat Show, South Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, May 7 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. 10a.m. - 4p.m. Free sailboat rides noon - 3pm.For information, go to www.ncmaritime.org. (252) 728-7317.

St. Augustine Boat Show, St. Augustine, FL, May 28-29 The Marine Industry of Northeast Florida (MIANEF) will be sponsoring the St. Augustine Nautical Festival and Boat Show on May 28-29. The event will take place downtown on St. Francis Field (next to the parking garage) and will be FREE to the general public. www.staugnauticalfestival.com.

16th Annual Billy Creel Memorial Gulf Coast Wooden Boat Show, Schooner Pier complex, Biloxi, MS, May 28-29 Historic, antique, classic and contemporary wooden boats at the largest gathering of watercraft on the Mississippi Gulf New Program That Lets Veterans Sail to Recovery Seeks Sailboat Donations Veterans On Deck is a new 501c3 non-profit that capitalizes on Charleston, SC’s maritime history and character to provide team-building sailing experiences to veterans. The organization offers a way for veterans, who often seem to fall into patterns of withdrawal and isolation, to achieve re-connection, re-socialization, and personal growth by using sailing to impart mastery and success experiences in a social setting. Veterans on Deck currently uses “loaner” boats, but is looking for 24 sailboats of its own, in the 25- to 38-foot range. For those interested in making a tax-deductible donation of a boat (in good working order), or funds, contact the executive director, Ron Acierno, at acierno@musc.edu, (843) 364-1667, or go to www.veteransondeck.org.

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24th Annual Houston Summer Boat Show, June 15-19 Reliant Center, Houston International boat, Sport & Travel Show, Inc. June 15-17 hours: 1 p.m.-9 p.m.

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27th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 29-May 1 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit the Alabama Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranch and the Boys and Girls Club of Escambia. Opens at 9 a.m. $5 all day and night. No reentering after leaving. Children’s toss at 10 am. Adult’s toss at noon. Bikini contest, keg toss and tug of war. www.

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The Crystal River Boat Bash, Crystal River, FL, April 30-May 1 The Crystal River Boat Bash is a celebration of small craft, nautical heritage, and fun on the waters of the Nature Coast. Conditions in late April and early May are ideal in the area—temperatures, humidity, and winds. From around the country, owners of small sailing, rowing and paddling craft—classic, traditional and modern—will be offered the hospitality of Crystal River. Crystal River Preserve State Park, Crystal River, FL. www.tsca.net/CRBB/bashdesc.htm.

14th Annual Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, April 30-May 6 The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of Fort Walton Beach, FL host this cruise. This one-design event, open to all Catalina 22 sailors, attracts participants from across the country and Canada. The cruise starts at the Fort Walton Yacht Club, sails the protective waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay and Perdido Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay, AL, and return. Go to http://www.c22fleet77.org, or contact Chief Yeoman McKenzie at captnmac747@gmail.com, for information.

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The Charleston Harbor Fest is an annual event hosted by the South Carolina Maritime Foundation (SMF). Events include tall ships and other boating activities, including a free sailing lesson. This year the event coincides with the send-off of the final leg of the Velux 5 Ocean’s Ultimate Solo Challenge, which includes Charleston resident (and former president of SCMF) Brad Van Liew and Team Lazarus (who as of press date was in the lead in the race).

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Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 20-22 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their fifth summer rendezvous in the Florida Keys on May 20-22 in Islamorada, FL. They will be anchoring behind the Lorelei Restaurant at MM 82 Bayside (approximately N24.55.5; W80.38). Lorelei will allow them to bring dinghies ashore, and the restaurant is a great meeting area. Call Dan, (305) 664-0190 and leave a message with phone number, or send an e-mail: floridawharramrendezvous@hotmail.com.

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Precision Boat Rendezvous.

Rock Hall, MD, June 20-26 Owners of Precision boats, manufactured in Palmetto, FL, will hold a week-long rendezvous at the Sailing Emporium in Rock Hall, MD. Included will be racing, cruising, barbecues, tour of Annapolis, and much more. For more information, go to www.sailboatrendezvous.com.

Eleventh Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, June 18

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The Eleventh Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the summer solstice, will be held June 18, the closest Saturday to the summer solstice. 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.

For more on the Sailstice, go to www.summersailstice.com.

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National Sailing Hall of Fame Accepting Nominations for First Inductees The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame (NSHOF) is set to honor its first class of inductees on October 23 during ceremonies at the San Diego Yacht Club in California. The NSHOF is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history of sailing and its impact on American culture, honoring those who have made outstanding contri-

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butions to American sailing, and inspiring and encouraging sailing development. The Hall will be built on the Annapolis, MD, waterfront next door to the U.S. Naval Academy. Interactive educational programs will use sailing to teach math and science in areas including wind dynamics, hydrodynamics, weather and navigation. The NSHOF was formed in 2005 and has already completed phase one of its plan to establish the permanent facility.

Nominations for the first 15 inductees will be accepted from the general public for candidates who are American citizens, who are 45 years of age and up, and who have made significant impact on the growth and development of the sport in the United States in categories such as design, racing, cruising, coaching and administration, among others. Non-citizens may be included if they have also had an impact on the sport in this country, and posthumous nominations will also be accepted. Full details are explained in the Induction By-Laws & Rules at the NSHOF Web site.

The nomination period will run from April 1 through June 1, with the inductees for 2011 determined by late August. Through 2013 the number of inductees will not exceed 15; thereafter it will not exceed five.

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By Julie B. Connerley The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame has garnered support from universally recognized trusts, foundations, individuals and yacht clubs in its effort to fully fund the NSHOF. This year, three southeastern yacht clubs/associations have become founding members with their donations of $10,000 each.

Southern Yacht Club and the Olympic Sailing Association at New Orleans joined NSHOF in January. SYC, the second oldest yacht club in the United States, has produced four Olympic medalists and several national and international champions.

Founded by SYC members, the Olympic Sailing Association at New Orleans was established as a non-profit organization to foster development of future Olympians. Its presence is felt throughout the southeast region.

In March, Davis Island Yacht Club became Florida’s first NSHOF founding member. “We are particularly proud,” said Commodore Tarry Grimsdale, “that DIYC’s contribution to the Hall of Fame came from 100 individual members giving $100 each, comprising a widespread representation of our Club, including our longest standing member, to our most recent new member, the Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation.”

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Grantees use BIG funds to construct, renovate, and maintain facilities with features for transient boats (those staying 10 days or less) that are 26 feet or more in length and used for recreation. Grantees may also use funds to produce and distribute information and educational materials about the program and recreational boating.

Alabama will receive $520,993 and match that amount with $765,411 to add an 1170-foot dock for transient recreation boats that will accommodate 30 vessels at Barber Marina in Elberta. The new full service marina will also provide safe harbor from tropical storms on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

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OUR WATERWAYS The Waters We Swim, Dive and Fish in Continue to be Polluted In April 2008, the Florida Legislature passed a bill to end the dumping of partially treated sewage in the ocean. The law was passed unanimously by the Florida House and Senate.

It was widely agreed upon that the dumping was killing the coastal environment, particularly the reefs. It was at a ceremony held at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale in 2008 that then Florida Governor Crist signed the legislation.

In 2005, the NOAA performed a trace of the ocean dumping outfall in Hollywood in Broward County and found the sewage plume traveled at least as far as Palm Beach, 44 miles to the north. The plume at that point had widened to three miles. The Hollywood outfall was only 15 percent (42 million gallons a day) of the total outfall being dumped by the three southeast Florida counties.

At the time the law was passed, there were, in southeast Florida, six ocean outfall pipes—in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties—that dumped over 300,000,000 gallons (that’s right; million gallons) of partially treated sewage in the ocean every day. Today, that dumping continues, although Delray Beach and Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County shut off their outfall pipes in 2009, reducing that million-gallon number by a small percentage (they are still allowed to dump in the wet summer months). Both Broward and Miami-Dade counties have been fighting to continue the dumping, because of cost. Broward County claims that its treated water is clear and there are no solids in it, but scientists say that solids are not the problem. The problem, they say, is the nutrients, the pharmaceuticals, the pathogens and the viruses that do not get removed in the partial treatment of the waste. Regardless, Broward County continues the clearwater argument.

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Gary Jobson

By Morgan Stinemetz

Gary Jobson talks with youth sailors in Tampa.

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n March 16, sailing luminary and president of US SAILING Gary Jobson appeared by design at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club in the Ballast Point bayside section of Old Tampa. In the afternoon, on the shaded porch of a poolside pavilion, he spoke to 20 or more junior sailors, explaining to them what it took to be good at something he has been excelling at for decades. I don’t think the kids quite understood they were hearing from, most likely, the very best sailor they’d ever see in their entire lives.

It is safe to say that no other American has been so intimately involved in sailing on so many different levels for so long. Jobson is 60 now. He also has lymphoma. He started sailing so early that his triumphs as a novice are all but forgotten now, probably by Jobson as well. However, Jobson was part of the All America Intercollegiate Sailing Team from 1971 to 1973. In 1972 and 1973, he was the Intercollegiate Sailor of the Year. In 1977 he was tactician on Ted Turner’s Courageous, which successfully defended the America’s Cup. In 1982 Jobson was elected to the Sailing World Hall of Fame. In 1987 he received the Cable Ace Award for his broadcast efforts in America’s Cup coverage.

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He got an Emmy in 1988 for his coverage of 1988 Olympic Games – Yachting. Jobson’s next award came in 1999, the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Award from US SAILING. This was followed by the Best Sports Book Award of 2002, awarded him in 2003 by the Independent Publisher Book Awards in America for his book Fighting Finish. In the same year, Jobson was inducted into the Herreshoff Museum America’s Cup Hall of Fame. In 2004, he received the Spiral of Life Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year, Jobson received the Charles M. Leighton Award for Outstanding Service. This award is presented to the individual who has made a significant difference in the lives of the members of the US Olympic and Paralympic sailing programs. And he wears a Rolex watch. Guess where that came from?

If it involves sailing, Gary Jobson has been there, done that. On top of the plethora of accomplishments he has logged, he’s an animated, articulate and entertaining public speaker. He’s the real deal, platinum-plated.

After his session with the youngsters was over, he sat at a poolside table with me for a while and talked about what he knew best. For example, when individual sailors assess the state of their sport, their opinions are as varied as the boats they sail. Jobson has a broad view of the sport. He tours this country ceaselessly as its spokesman.

“In sailing,” he told me, “America has some good things going for it and some things that need work. Junior sailing is vital to the sport, and many yacht clubs are making junior sailing a priority. For example, there are 500 high schools with active sailing programs and more than 200 colleges with varsity sailing teams, and about half of the college teams involve women. We are pumping out passionate, skilled sailors. That’s the bright spot. However, our challenge as sailors is to get college grads to stay with the sport.

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always necessarily taken top priority, but then he said that if sailing organizations could package sailing into shorter periods of time, the appeal might dovetail successfully with the wants of sailors, whose leisure time constraints are more binding in today’s hurry-up world than they once were.

Jobson called the various sailing handicap rules “confusing.” He’d like to see the nation’s racing sailors compete under a universal rating system. “PHRF is a very good rule,” he said, “because it is so simple. But a boat’s rating may vary from area to area. That doesn’t foster competition.

PHRF needs to get better on that score; it needs help. For Grand Prix boats, there should also be a separate measurement/rating system.”

Jobson said he thought that the very size of the United States makes cohesive, uniform rating systems difficult and that the geographic diversity in this country complicates meaningful, level competition. A very good East Coast sailor is less likely to be competing for a national championship if the Nationals are in, say, San Diego. To compete at that level requires skill, certainly, but it also takes money.

Overseas, he said, governments support national teams. In this country, national subsidies do not exist.

“At another level, I think that yacht clubs need to be engaged in their communities,” Jobson continued. He said that many yacht clubs have common operational challenges, no matter what their location. On the other hand, yachting organizations which have the weather on their side get more use than yacht clubs whose facilities are virtually closed off from yachting activities when the water hardens to ice for part of the year. In addition, yacht clubs are to some degree exclusionary. They were formed with privacy and exclusivity in mind, so community outreach

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What does Jobson most like about sailing other than it gave him international fame and a storied career?

“Freedom,” Jobson said enthusiastically. “Your best friends are sailors. And sailing is a sport for life. There is something in it for everyone. It connects generations, and it’s an environmentally clean sport. For me, personally, sailing did several things for me. It offered me a network of friends, people I could learn from. It gave me an outlet. It allowed me to pass on what I learned to others when I coached sailing on the college level. And when I got sick, I drew on my sailing experiences because I knew that, like a beat upwind in the ocean in terrible weather, it wasn’t going to last forever. Like any sailboat race, it (lymphoma’s chronic cough, the pain and the numbing fatigue) would end.”

Among the now-accepted changes in sailing which Jobson finds encouraging include match racing, where both competitors always know where they stand—either first or last. “I like match racing because it only requires two boats to have a race,” he explained. The college nationals, Jobson asserted, changed its format from fleet racing to match racing because of the simpler format.

Younger sailors like the newer, faster boats, Jobson noted, and he specifically mentioned the Melges 20, the Moth—which, if there is enough wind, will sail on hydrofoils—and kite boarding. He hopes that, once inculcated, the newer, younger sailors will stay in the sport, being originally introduced to the sport on the edgier boats and then hanging around as their tastes and physical abilities mature.

Initially, though, they are attracted by their need for speed.

Jobson said that is a given.

“Sailing is cruising, too,” Jobson noted. “The greatest challenge to cruising a sailboat is time,” he observed.

“Cruising requires that you have the time to spare and you have your boat and its equipment maintained so that you are not faced with breakdowns. In cruising, you have to plan for the worst and hope for the best. If you start out and the weather turns sour, just go back in, go home. The 180turn is something every cruising sailor needs to understand completely.”

Gary Jobson’s presence in sailing has been good for sailing, and sailing has been good for Jobson as well. He has sailed uphill in races many times. Now, the struggle is about life and the continued enjoyment of his family, a wife and three daughters.

He enjoys what he is doing, and it shows. Sailing is universally better because of Jobson’s involvement in it. And Jobson is, I believe, still breathing in and breathing out for many of the same reasons.

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Alternatives to Sailboat Ownership in Charleston

By Dan Dickison

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lmost everyone has heard the term “time-share.” Back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, that phrase was a buzzword, denoting a novel concept gaining popularity in the world of real estate. Fractional ownership, as it was also known, described a scenario wherein individual investors could secure partial title (and guaranteed use) of a particular property, usually a villa in some desirable destination like Hawaii or Hilton Head. The touted advantage was that you’d enjoy the cachet of property ownership without the hassles of maintenance and management. At least that was the sales pitch. Spin the calendar forward a few decades and a parallel concept began to take root in the boating world. It’s not exactly fractional ownership, but boat-sharing appears to be on the rise again, and it’s becoming more of an option for sailors and would-be sailors in the Carolina Low Country.

In coastal South Carolina, there are three companies currently engaged in this business. Before you phone them

up, be forewarned that using the term “time-sharing” won’t endear you to the proprietors. Most of them prefer to characterize their offerings as club memberships. Here’s a brief overview of existing opportunities: Carefree Boat Club Nathan Gabriel owns the Carefree Boat Club (CBC) franchise, an outfit with two bases in Charleston, one just across the Ashley River from downtown at Ripley Light Marina, and the other up the Cooper River at Daniel Island Marina.

Gabriel is an affable guy who opened his business here in the spring of 2009. He says he simply wants to see sailing grow in this area.

In order to seed that growth, he quickly added two sailboats to his fleet, though he’ll readily admit that the firm’s bread and butter remains its stable of powerboats. “We’ve got 44 members at the moment,” he offers, “but just three of

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Nathan Gabriel owns the Carefree Boat Club franchise, an outfit with two bases in Charleston, one just across the Ashley River from downtown at Ripley Light Marina, and the other up the Cooper River at Daniel Island Marina.

them use our sailboats.”

According to Gabriel, in the CBC system, all new members are required to take an instructional course. Those members who wish to use the company’s Catalina 27 or its S2 6.9 (both sloop-rigged; one with an inboard and one with a small outboard) must take a separate, one-day sailing class.

Once all of that is taken care of, any member has unlimited usage of the boats, but to ensure that all members have equal opportunity, no one can book more than four reservations at a time. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance, which is handled conveniently online. Of course, says Gabriel, supply isn’t an issue with the two sailboats since they’re seldom in demand.

One perk CBC offers is that members can use the boats at any of the company’s 24 bases, which are located mostly in the mid-Atlantic states, southern Florida and east Texas.

So, what does CBC membership cost? Gabriel says his firm offers various options depending upon your intended use. Each member pays a one-time initiation fee, which ranges from $1,500 to $5,500. (Sailing-only members typically pay the minimum.) Then, each member pays a monthly fee that ranges from $250 to $300, which Gabriel says could be slightly less for sailing-only members.

At a minimum, that’s $4,500 for the first year, and $3,000 for subsequent years. Let’s say you spend five years as a member. Your outlay over that period of time (not including fuel) would be $13,500. If you use the boat an average of 20 times a year, that’s $225 per outing, which seems pretty reasonable for a day on the water compared to local daily rentals and charters. And, once you consider that you’re not shelling out for insurance, dockage or maintenance, it seems even more appealing. Come hurricane season, there’s the added benefit of not losing sleep over the status of your 27-foot sailboat.

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pally to powerboaters, but the firm does have one sailboat in its fleet—a Beneteau Oceanis 281.

Like CBC, FBC charges an initiation fee, which ranges from $1,500 to $5,500 depending on the plan and the time of year. There are also monthly dues, which range from $199 to $309. FBC also offers its members reciprocal privileges at the company’s other bases, which include 59 additional locations across the country, including four more in South Carolina (Seabrook Island, Hilton Head, Georgetown and North Myrtle Beach). Sadly, none of the other Palmetto State franchises stocks a sailboat.

FBC offers three membership options: a standard plan, a seasonal plan (limited to six months), and a corporate plan wherein multiple employees of the participating company are considered members. Just like CBC, members here aren’t obligated to do any maintenance. You just make your reservation, show up, check out the boat, use it, and check it back in when you’ve finished. It’s what Robertson emphasizes as a “lifestyle choice.” One advantage his franchise offers members is use of the resort’s pool and beach facilities, as well as discounts on hotel rooms and food at the resort.

Sailtime Just a few docks away at the same marina is the sole sailingonly, boat-sharing firm in the Low Country, SailTime. Cofranchisees Bill Lewis and John McAleer offer two options, straight membership and owner-member opportunities.

They currently have a fleet of two vessels: a Hunter 36 and a Hunter 33. According to the proprietors, every member pays a one-time maintenance and orientation fee of $2,500 and a monthly fee depending upon which boat the member prefers (the Hunter 36: $660/month; the Hunter 33: $550/month).

Though each of these opportunities for getting out on the water has its advantages, even the proprietors agree that boat-sharing isn’t for everyone. You can certainly enhance the quality of your sailing experience by dispensing with the maintenance and boat management hassles, but no one should jump into this without proper due diligence. If you think you’re interested, see if you can negotiate a trial membership, say, for six months. Even if that is feasible, be sure to get all your questions answered in advance. Wise sailors know to put caveat emptor before carpe diem.

For more detailed information, log on to: SailTime at www.sailtime.com; Freedom Boat Club at www.freedomboatclub.com; or Carefree Boat Club at www.carefreeboats.com

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DOCK FIRE

By Mark Hudnell

I

woke up. That’s how it really started.

I hear Honey’s nails clicking on the floorboards as she does when she needs to go up on the bow to potty.

Honey is an eight-year-old min-pin and one damn fine boat dog. So getting out of the warm bed I share with Tracie, my fiancée, is not that much to do for my Honey Girl—even just after midnight in January. I get up and open the sliding hatch on the companionway. Poking my head up into the still clear night, I hear a popping, crackling noise. Immediately, I see there is a boat on fire, maybe four or five slips in and on the same side as we are.

The fire is between us and shore. The fire, which was under and somewhat contained by the metal roof which covers two thirds of the north dock of McCotters Marina in Washington, NC—where we live onboard—is leaping from boat to boat.

Stepping down below, I was staggered by what unsuspecting Tracie and I were facing. “Tracie, there’s a fire. Get dressed,” thinking how calm that sounded, considering, “and call 911 and report it.” I quickly put on some clothes and went back up on deck. I hear Tracie say, “Somebody called in a fire two minutes ago,” as I climb the ladder.

It’d been a cold night, in the 20s, but not anymore. What was a light breeze was now a hot 35-mph wind, gusting to as high as 40—which I would later use along with the forward sail to escape the burning dock. The roaring and hissing sounds hit me. In my mind, I see LP tank hoses melting, making them flamethrowers. Explosions one after another fill the night. There’s not enough time, I think.

First, I untie the spring line, which is a struggle, since it’s frozen. Running to the bow I untie the starboard dock line. The fire is so fast, it’s already reached the boat next to us. The air fills with black noxious smoke making breathing and seeing difficult. Flames reach a tarp covering it; the wind blows the flaming tarp, causing it to flap, fanning the fire more. The heat rolls at me in steady waves, and I feel the back of my hands burn and blister. I drop the line into the cold water. Burning debris is raining down onto our boat.

Tracie comes up from below to a hellish scene. Racing aft, I grab a life preserver, pushing it into her hands, saying, “Put this on.” I get her to lie on deck—shielded from the radiant heat of the fire by the dodger. Crouching next to her, a small voice pleads for me to stay there. It’s the beginning of panic. I ignore it and go back into the firelight of the cockpit. The fire has engulfed the entire covered portion of the

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dock by now—and I think again there’s no time! Suddenly I could hear another voice screaming my name. I turned my head toward the sound, straining to see through the wavering heat. I spot movement on the boat behind us. “Mark, it’s too hot; I can’t get out the hatch.” Darrell’s head is just peeking out his hatchway.

Darrell has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and had been working hard to finish repair work on his other sailboat, the Wizard. Now the fire had that boat, and the flames were going to get his boat Spritzer with him onboard.

“Can you get me out?” he yells! I answer “No,” hating myself as I said it. “Not yet,” I added.

Tracie lay on deck brushing fiery debris from her clothes and the boat until she realizes there is no end to them. Her palms are blistered and she stops trying. The heat is so intense I am forced back. As I back away, I hear Tracie yelling, “I’m on fire”! I go to her side in the protection of the dodger and pat out small licks of flame I find on her clothes.

Never has the weight of the responsibility of being captain felt such a burden. Again the small voice wants to say, “It’s too hot; stay here. Maybe someone will come to help you.”

No, I think furiously, and force myself to go forward, holding my breath, to untie the port dock line, then back to the stern, closing the valve on the LP tank as I get there, turning my face away from the tongues of flame reaching for me. I

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Smoke continued the next morning. Photo by Mark Hudnell.

get the stern line free and we are moving. Stepping away I can feel my boat, Shadow Drag N, a 1985 Hunter 34, sliding back—and then suddenly stop. “What’s holding us now?” I wail. Then I realize I’d forgotten the power cord. We were still connected to shore power! Stepping back into the fire’s reach, I snatch it loose and toss it over the side. While doing this. I think, “Oh God, it’s so hot.” Later Tracie will tell me that I was screaming it out loud. I can feel fire lick me and know my face is blistered like my hands. I turn my back to the fire and untie the last line.

Steady movement fills me with hope. The boat is backing away from the fire, and I push hard to help her. Finally, we’re parallel with Darrell’s boat. “Come on, Darrell, go!” I scream to him. He is ready. With one step on the Spritzer’s side and one on the finger dock now separating us, he takes a step, flying toward us. Silhouetted against the bright fire like a Hollywood stunt man, he lands on deck midship. “We have to get her bow away,” I yell to Darrell. We both push against the now burning pilings. Dashing back to the cockpit, I grab the boat hook, pushing with it. “There’s no time left,” I think yet again. As the boat finally swings away from the dock, I hear Tracie scream, “I’m burning; my hair is on fire.” I go to her side and can find no fire in her hair and tell her to go down below. Tracie tells me later she thought I was saying, “We’ve got to go”—meaning we’d all go overboard.

Hollering to Darrell on the bow, I tell him to take the bungee cord from the jib. I pull the rope on the roller-furler to open the forward sail, not believing it when I find the burned line in my hands. The fire’s wind has reached its maximum, and I’m going to use it to sail away from this hell. Rushing to the bow we open the sail by hand. Darrell and I are almost pulled overboard by the flapping sheet but somehow keep our grip. I loop the end of the rope around the lifeline and tell Darrell, “Hold this; if you can’t use your hands, hold your foot on it, but don’t let go!” I had seen the huge blisters on his hands earlier. He looks at me and says, “She went overboard man.”

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Snapping my head around, I see Tracie in the water. Her preserver is barely tied and seems to be trying to get away from her. “Hold on, baby,” I said, knowing she has 15 minutes to get out of the 37-degree water or I’m going to lose her. The boat is against a piling on the port side, and Tracie is aft of that. The boat will scrape her off if she can’t get in front of it. I move to the rail so I can pull her around with the boat hook.

Moments later, I see the Bettie E, a 1938 commercial Core Sounder now converted to pleasure craft. Frantically, Darrell and I scream and wave for Capt. Mike’s attention.

Thankfully, he sees or hears us and changes course. Once alongside, he tosses a life-ring, which lands barely out of Tracie’s reach. All three of us shout encouragements until she is able to grab it. Mike pulls her alongside. She has to swim around to the other side of Mike’s boat to get to the swim ladder. As Tracie struggled from the frigid creek and Mike struggled to help her, I was tying the towrope to the cleat on his bow. I could see Tracie on deck and hollered for her to tell Mike to back up to us. Then she is out of sight and going to be safe, I hope.

The Shadow Drag N stops moving again. We are on a sandbar that lies 10 feet off our slip at the end of the dock. I knew it was there, but 10 more feet would give us a little time, and any distance between us and the fire I could get, I’d take. On the bow of the Shadow Drag N, now finished with the towrope, I look back at the fiery dock. I see a burning boat drifting backward out of its slip. Eerily it stops and begins to move forward parallel with the length of the dock.

The burning remains of the Pandora are now on a collision course with us! Hissing as it burns from the waterline up to the rails and looking like a Viking funeral boat, the Pandora glides to within 50 feet of our boats. Again she changes course, veering away from us and heads up the creek towards the channel. The ruined bow can no longer bear the anchor’s weight, and the Pandora drops her hook for the final time. Within minutes she sinks to the muddy creek bottom. www.southwindsmagazine.com

The mainsail damaged by heat.

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The north dock with destroyed boats and docks— with some still smoldering. Photo by Mark Hudnell.

With engines revving up, the Bettie E spins in the water as she backs up until her rear end comes close. “Jump on the stern,” I hear Mike shouting. “Yeah, we’ve got to go,” Darrell says. “Wait,” I command and hang over Broad Creek, wanting one last chance to save the Shadow Drag N. I throw a couple of loops around the plastic flagpole holder mounted on his stern and think it’ll never hold. “Go, Mike, go” I yell above the noise of his engine. Slowly, slack goes out of the line. It’ll never hold; please hold—I think again. Then we’re moving. Unbelievably we’re all going to make it.

I’m finally afforded some time to go below; I need to check on Honey Girl. I go below to find her sitting in her bed, visibly shaken, but okay. What could she be thinking going through all this alone down here? As usual, Honey is as inscrutable as ever. There’s an intense look on her face, and her whole back end wags to make up for her bobbed tail, and I know what that means. Love. She loves me. I try not to think of how I’d have felt if the Shadow Drag N and Honey Girl had been lost.

Darrell, Tracie and I will all be treated for seconddegree burns. Tracie is also treated for hypothermia from her time in the water. Her burns are not big, most dimesized or less, but there are 14 in total covering her body and one on her scalp. The toxic fumes I had breathed so much of News & Views for Southern Sailors

gave me chemical pneumonia. Darrell recovered from the burns to his hands and the top of his head. The last I heard, he’s touring Germany with his girlfriend and still thinking about getting another boat.

It takes about a week for Tracie and me to recover, physically at least. Tracie and I are still haunted by memories of that night, but as time goes by, it is getting easier. Five days will go by before any of the liveaboards are allowed to move back on their boats. The clean-up has begun but will take some time. None of the boats under the covered portion of the dock survive. Of the 20 vessels on the north dock not under the metal cover and close to shore, one was lost to fire; one was burned enough to sink but was lifted and will be rebuilt. Twenty-six boats in all were completely destroyed, burned and sunk. Unfortunately, most were uninsured. Most sobering of these facts is that it all happened in 11 minutes, from Tracie’s 911 call at 12:32 a.m. on January 7—the fire’s beginning—to 12:43 a.m., when the biggest gust of wind got us away from the dock.

When Tracie decided to give living on the boat a try, she said she’d give it a year and see. We’re five months in now, and I hope the next seven will be more tranquil ones.

Whatever does come we will face together—and really, what more could one ask for?

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tion gives you a 10 percent voltage drop. Twenty-five amps ecently on a cold winter’s night, a fire broke out at at 120 volts equals 3000 watts. A 10 percent drop equals 12 McCotters Marina in Washington, NC (see pages 33-35). volts, reducing your voltage to 108. This increases your With amazing speed, the small blaze spread to the other amperage from 25 amps to 27.7 amps—almost the limit of boats under the covered wet slips. Within a span of only a your 30-amp cord. Now toss in voltage drop from the dock few minutes, over 20 boats were fully engulfed in flames. supply, and you can see you will quickly be over your rated Several dazed liveaboard boaters stood on the freezing shore, limit, even though you think you are not placing a heavy barefoot and wearing only what they could grab on the way load on your cord. The next thing that needs to be underout of their boats. In the light of the fire, a few hundred feet stood is the relation of heat to resistance. The more resistoff the dock, a quick-minded boater was maneuvering to pick ance you have at a connection, the more heat that is proup a woman who was forced to jump into the near freezing duced. The hotter a conductor gets, the more resistance it water to avoid the flames. In mere moments, several boaters were left homeless as they watched their dreams go up in flames. Fortunately, there were only a few minor injuries. However, more than 20 boats, some classics, were lost.

An eyewitness reported that the fire started at the shore power inlet of an ’80s era powerboat.

The temperatures had dropped in the days before the fire, and it is likely the owner had one or two small electric heaters aboard. Modern boaters can place heavy demands on their shore power systems. Often these systems were never designed for the types of loads owners place on them. Add to that the fact that most of us take the shore power system for granted, and we are setting up a scenario for proThe good and the bad. The bottom plug shows why you should use a lock ring. lems. More often than not it is just a tripped breaker, produces and so on. Although this effect is not as probut as seen by this fire, things can get worse. The shore nounced as voltage drop, its effect can clearly add to trouble cord—and more important, the plugs at the ends—tend to at your shore cord connections. be the weak link in most shore power systems. Having a Most small to midsized cruisers use one or two 120-volt good understanding of how to maintain and inspect your 30-amp shore cords, while larger boats will often use a sinshore cord and ends can help avoid problems. gle 240-volt 50-amp shore cord. As most appliances onboard are 120 volt, the 240-volt system is split into two 120-volt Some Basic Electrical Concepts legs at the panel. The advantage of the 240-volt system is Before beginning, there are a couple of concepts that are that each leg can have a load of 50 amps giving you a total important to understand about how electricity works and load of 100 amps. With the 120-volt system, even with two how it affects your shore cord. The first concept to undercords you are limited to 60 amps. The disadvantage to the stand is from Ohms law, which states: Amps =Watts/Volts.

240-volt system is that it is more complex and that not all Why is this important? It shows that as voltage decreases, marinas have 240-volt shore connections. This is particularamperage increases. This means any voltage drop in your ly true in remote locations. It is relatively easy to connect a shore cord will result in increased load, meaning amperage.

120-volt system to a 240-volt shore system with the use of a Say you are using 25 amps on a 120-volt shore cord. splitter, but it is not so easy to get 240 volts out of a 120-volt Resistance in the cord ends from corrosion or a bad connec36

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shore plug. It is the 120-volt 30-amp cords that can be the most problematic as they are often working close to their full load of 30 amps. The 240-volt cords can also have problems but these are most often related to losing a connection to one of the conductors, resulting in severe voltage drop on one or both legs.

Inspecting and Checking Your System Without a doubt, the weakest link in any system is where the shore cord plugs into the boat. This is often where trouble starts and, as seen in the McCotters fire, this is often

Typical overheating and melting of the cord end.

where fires start. Before getting started with the inspections, it is a good idea to turn off the power to the boat at the dock breaker. This will ensure there is no power to your cord as you begin to check it out.

The first test is to check the temperature of the plug at the boat inlet. This can quickly indicate a potential problem.

The safest and best way to do this is with a non-contact IF thermometer. (These, by the way, are great tools to have onboard for many uses.) Before turning the power to your boat off and with a full load applied to your AC system, check the ambient temperature near the inlet and then on the cord plug itself. The cord end should be no more than 10-20 degrees above the nearby ambient temperature (the temperature in the surrounding environment). If you do not have a non-contact thermometer, turn off the power at the dock and feel the temperature of the plug end by hand. If it is noticeably warmer than other fittings close by, you may have a problem. Heat in the plug end indicates resistance.

Overheating can lead to slow melting of the cord end or the wire insulation on the back of the shore power inlet.

Once you have checked for heat at the plug end and inlet, a visual inspection of the cord and ends is in order.

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and then on the boat end. Visually inspect the inside of the plugs. Look for heat damage to the plastic or rubber around the plugs and pins. Also check inside the inlet fitting on the boat. Any signs of burning or melting are an indication of a problem. If any problems are found, you should replace either the whole cord or at the very least the end in question.

Check that there are no cuts or tears in the boots that cover the ends; this is important to keep water out of the plugs. I also like to slip a small screwdriver under the boot to see if any water comes out. I once did this to my cord end and was shocked to find almost half a cup of water came out.

Obviously, this is not a good thing. This will most often happen on the dock end, as these ends are often turned up so that water can accumulate inside the boot. Using cord sets with molded plugs will help eliminate this problem. Check the wire where it enters the plug end, making sure the outer cover is intact and not pulling loose from the end cover exposing the wires inside. Make sure each end has a locking ring in place and that it is in useable condition. The lock ring holds the end firmly in the fitting as the boat moves and helps keep water out of the fitting. It is surprising how many boaters do not use the locking rings. Make sure if there are any connections to other cords or adaptors that there is a sleeve used to secure the ends using the lock rings.

These ensure a tight connection and help keep water out.

Once you have inspected the ends and inlet fittings, you should check the cord itself. Check the cover for cuts or tears, as these often indicate possible damage to the wires inside. Make sure the cord is properly run and not hanging in the water or in a position that can chafe or pinch the cord as the boat moves. Make sure the cord still feels flexible and has not become brittle or stiff. Cleaning the cord is a good way to inspect it, as you will have to observe every inch of it. There should be no splices in the cord. Even well-done splices with heat shrink can be damaged by pulling on the cord. If anything does not look right, odds are it is not, and the cord should be replaced.

Proper shore cord care and maintenance is important for the safety of you and your boat. Frequent inspections will help ensure a trouble-free shore power system. Cord ends should be visually inspected every time you unplug your boat to leave the slip and every couple of weeks during layup times. This is particularly true during winter months when you may have additional loads such as space heaters. Check your panel meter frequently, as well, for low voltage. Any drop much below 110 or 210 volts should be checked for the cause. Never assume that just because your power remains on that there is not a problem lurking that could become a major failure—or worse, a fire. These simple checks can save you trouble and give you peace of mind.

Capt. Wayne Canning lives on his Irwin 40, Vayu, in Wilmington, NC. A marine professional for more than 35 years, he now is a fulltime marine surveyor, runs a Web site for other professional marine surveyors and a site for those restoring project boats. He also provides services as project manager for boat restorations. Visit www. projectboat.info, or www.4ABetterBoat.com, for more information.

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very cuisine from around the world relies on peppers to add a bit of kick to an otherwise bland dish. The supermarkets have shelves with hundreds of different kinds of hot sauces, and the produce section will usually have at a minimum jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, habanero peppers, Anaheim peppers, chipotle peppers (smoked jalapeno peppers), and of course, the sweet varieties like bell and banana peppers. To polish your galley skills, it really pays to get to know your peppers and what their particular tastes and heat levels are.

I learned a long time ago how to make a Chinese-style chili oil that really comes in handy when spicing up a wok dish, or for adding a bite to dressings and dipping sauces. It also has a long shelf life on a boat without refrigeration. Here’s how to do it:

Chinese Chili Oil: ½ cup of sesame oil ½ cup of canola oil 1 tablespoon of Szechuan peppercorns (almost every Chinese store has them) 6 stalks fresh scallions, smashed 6 slices of ginger root ½ cup dried chili pepper, cut into ½-inch pieces PREPARATION: Combine and heat the sesame oil and the canola oil in a wok (or sauce pan) until almost smoking hot; then add the tablespoon of peppercorns, the scallions, the ginger root, and the chili peppers. Turn off heat; cover and let sit for about a half-hour.

Then strain out the seasonings and transfer the chili oil to a clean jar. Allow to sit for a day at room temperature; then use when needed to add a bit of fire to a dish.

Making Your Own Hot Pepper Sauce When you are traveling in the Caribbean and along the coasts of Central America and South America, you will almost certainly find yourself visiting familyowned restaurants in the small coastal towns along your way. You will notice that every one of these modest dining establishments has two or three bottles of family-brewed pepper sauces on their tables. I have been fortunate in wrangling from their chefs the recipes for some of the ones that I found particularly delicious.

One of the advantages to making your own hot pepper sauces is that it is a whole lot cheaper, and you don’t find yourself playing a Russian roulette version of choosing the sauce that’s just right for the meal you are about to eat.

Here is a recipe that is a perfect starter, and you can tweak it with your own selection and quantity of ingredients to make it perfect for your boat’s galley.

Minced garlic, roasted garlic, rosemary twigs, tomato paste, or grated carrots are just a few of the variations you might try. Unlike the Chinese chili oil, your newly made chili sauce should be allowed to “age” for about a week before using it, just to allow the ingredients to get together and mellow a bit.

I usually make four or more cups of the basic sauce in different bottles, and

then fine-tune each with a different ingredient.

Gringo Hot Sauce 1 pound jalapeno or Serrano peppers (or your favorite combination) 10 whole black peppercorns 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar ½ teaspoon salt PREPARATION: Begin by stuffing your jars or bottles with your choice of chili peppers, adding a few peppercorns as you go along. Next, put the vinegar in a high-sided skillet and bring it to a boil. Stir in the salt and remove the skillet from the heat to cool for a couple of minutes; then pour the vinegar over the peppers in the jars until they are completely covered. Screw on the lids tightly, and put the bottles in a galley closet for about a week or two. Once opened, it’ll store indefinitely in a cooler or refrigerator. Have fun, and enjoy!

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The Sunfish Story

By Jabbo Gordon Cover: A Sunfish sailing on the Manatee River off Bradenton, FL. Photo by Steve Morrell. (Also see the Sunfish on the January 2011 cover.)

The very best trade I ever made in my life was when I traded a set of golf clubs to a cousin for a sailboat.

My cousin was happy because he loved golf and didn’t know much, if anything, about sailing. The golf clubs were happy because they didn’t wind up at the bottom of some water hazard. I love the water in general, but hate water when it appears before me on a golf course.

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ut this is not a story about golf or even how people acquire sailboats, although there are many great yarns that have been passed around various club pavilions.

For example, my colleague Dave Ellis related in this space last November how he spotted his first International Contender, which was involved in a domestic dispute, from a Georgia rooftop.

No, this epistle is about that sailboat I received in my best trade ever. It was a Sunfish.

First, let’s talk dimensions. A Sunfish is 13 feet, 10 inches, which is extremely convenient when you have to move.

Transfer companies usually charge extra to move a boat in a van if the vessel is 14 feet or longer.

Waterline length is 13 feet even, and the beam is fourfeet, one-inch. Her draft is only seven inches, but drops to three-feet, four-inches when the dagger board is down. A Sunfish weighs only 129 pounds, and her sail area is 75 square feet. With a Portsmouth rating of 99.6, she is comparable to a Capri 14.2 (99.4), a Defender (99.5) or a Spindrift 15 (100.5).

If the winds are pretty strong, or the Sunfish skipper is very skilled, he or she can whip a Laser boat-for-boat. Laser sailors don’t want to hear that, but it’s true. And if the event is being timed for Portsmouth competition, Sunfish sailors will really give Lasers a fit. However, the cream usually rises to the top in any fleet.

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Now, here is some history. Alexander “Al” Bryan and Cortlandt “Cort” Heyniger planted the seeds in Waterbury, CT, back in 1947. Originally, they thought in terms of putting a sail on a surfboard, and the two buddies came up with the Sailfish. It was lateen-rigged, had a flat deck and made from plywood.

That was fine, but in 1951, they decided to widen the hull, add a cockpit and call it a Sunfish. Heyniger created the logo by simply tracing a nickel and adding fins, the tail and an eye. And both Sailfish and Sunfish were available in kits with spruce spars, mahogany tillers and cotton sails.

With the introduction of fiberglass in 1959, the pair made other improvements, such as aluminum spars, ash tillers and Dacron sails. The increased speed, performance and reliability heightened the popularity.

And as the saying goes, “Where two or three sailboats are found on the water, there shall be a race.” The first North American Championship came in 1963, and the inaugural Midwinters occurred in 1965.

Bryan and Heyniger then sold Alcort (Al and Cort) Sailboats to American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF) in 1969.

AMF hired Steve Baker—and later Lee Parks—to organize racing and other events. This led to the establishment of a class association. Parks, now a US SAILING staff member, is still very active in the class.

“I grew up on Cape Cod and when I learned to sail, my instructor was a big time Sunfish racer,” Parks recalls. “I’ve been racing them for years now, but a Sunfish is the most fun to sail in 20 knots of wind.”

She acknowledged that the original rudder was poorly designed and undersized, a common complaint about Sunfish. In 1971, a spring-loaded kick-up system replaced the original brass rudder fitting.

“The class was aware of the situation, but there was a question of maintaining the status quo or modernizing the boat and rudder,” Parks said. “We had to consider the cost.”

And on Jan. 1, 1984, the Sunfish gained international class status from the International Yacht Racing Union, now called the International Sailing Federation. A year and a half later, Irwin Jacobs of Minstar Corporation of Minneapolis, MN, bought AMF—bowling balls, boats and all—but he www.southwindsmagazine.com

Stu’s last boat that he is building, a rowboat.

The Women’s Sunfish North Americans, held at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron last October. If the winds are pretty strong, or the Sunfish skipper is very skilled, he or she can whip a Laser boatfor-boat. Laser sailors don’t want to hear that, but it’s true. Photo

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Two Sunfish on the beach and ready to sail on Anna Maria Island, FL. Photo courtesy Bimini Bay Boat Rentals, www.biminibaysailing.com.

wasn’t interested in the boat part of so popular? Why is there a Sunfish the deal. fleet at almost every yacht club, sailOn July 18, 1985, the Intering squadron or camp? Why does national Sunfish Class Association nearly every waterfront resort hotel assumed management of the class or beach operation offer Sunfish from the manufacturer, and on Feb. class vessels for day sailing or even 14, 1986, David Loveless and Jerry lessons? Why have several books DeGarmo purchased the business been written about these boats? and named it Alcort Sailboats, Inc. For one thing, it seems that nearly But two years later, the pair sold the everyone in the free world has company to Pearson Yachts. sailed one at one time or another.

Pearson introduced several The age range is roughly 8 to 80. changes, including a larger cockpit, The Venice Women’s Sailing a hiking strap and a 10 percent largSquadron, better known as the er racing sail that included a 20 per- Two can easily sail in a Sunfish. Photo courtesy Bimini Bitter Ends, had one member who cent larger window. However, Bay Boat Rentals, www.biminibaysailing.com. sailed her Sunfish into her 90s.

Pearson filed bankruptcy in 1991, Marguerite O’Connor still would be and SunfishLaser, Inc., led by Peter Johnstone, took over the racing every Wednesday morning, year around, if she hadassets. n’t decided to move back to Cleveland.

Sail America inducted the Sunfish into the American Rita Steele, who admits to being in her 60s, is a very Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1995 in recognition of “a boat that enthusiastic Sunfish sailor, from racing with her Luffin’ has earned lasting recognition by fostering new enjoyment Lassie colleagues in Sarasota to traveling to Fort Walton and growth in the sport of sailing through excellent design Beach for the Midwinters. She even keeps one boat on the and production ingenuity.” dock behind her home and often pushes it off to go sailing Then in March 1997, the corporation was sold to with her friends around the cove.

Vanguard Sailboats, Inc., led by Chip Johns and Steve Clark “A Sunfish is not high tech; it’s easy to rig and sail,” who have given considerable stability to the class. Sunfish Steele said. “You just pull up the sail and go. gained Pan American Games status in 1999, repeated in “The rudder and the dagger board are too small and they 2003 and 2007. Thus, in spite of several ownership changes sail better on port tack than on starboard, but it’s a great boat over the past 60 years, the Sunfish has grown to more than for women. Besides, Sunfish are light and easy to store.”

300,000 boats worldwide.

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Sunfish racers preparing for the day’s race. “A Sunfish is not high tech; it’s easy to rig and sail. You just pull up the sail and go.” Photo by Steve Morrell.

When Pearson bought the company in 1988, several changes were introduced, including a larger cockpit, a hiking strap and a 10 percent larger racing sail that included a 20 percent larger window. Photo by Steve Morrell.

Going downwind. Waterline length is 13 feet even, and the beam is fourfeet, one-inch. Her draft is only seven inches, but drops to three-feet, fourinches when the dagger board is down. A Sunfish weighs only 129 pounds.

needs to be tall and weigh close to 200 pounds to be competitive in a breeze.

L.K. Bradley has sailed a lot of different class boats, including a Laser and an Ensign, during his 60-plus years, but he still has his Sunfish stowed in a shed behind his Palm Harbor home. He may race it occasionally, but these days, he is just as likely to trailer it over to the Dunedin Causeway for a little day sailing on St. Joseph’s Sound on Florida’s west coast.

“I enjoyed competing in a Laser, but as I grew older, I turned to the Sunfish,” Bradley said. “It is almost as fast, and there are so many other senior sailors who are still competitive in a Sunfish.

“It has basically the same length, width and weight as a Laser, but the sail plan is lower, and I don’t have to hike as much. It takes time to learn the lateen rig, and it is a challenge to get the most out of it, but the Sunfish crowd is so supportive, genial and helpful that they make the boat easy to sail.”

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If you want to check in with the U.S./International Sunfish Class Association, go to www.sunfishclass.org.

Terry Beadle has been administrator since 1989, and his wife, Peg, is former editor of the class’ newsletter, which is called The Windward Leg. They have been sailing Sunfish since the late 1960s, and it became a family project.

“We had a used Sunfish before we had living room furniture in our new home,” Terry admitted. “Later, when the three boys came along, we had four Sunfish at one time, but they kept the boys out of trouble.”

This could be an expensive proposition, but in reality, you can buy a Sunfish from $500 to $5,000. The former will put you on the water, barely. The latter will be a racer with all the bells and whistles.

Cost was not a factor in the “best trade ever”? I still have my Sunfish after 20 some years. I can see it from where I am sitting as we “speak.” The golf clubs? Who cares?

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Off the Grid Freedom: SOLAR POWER Basics to know about solar panel charging systems for cruising boats

By Rebecca Burg

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olar panels are stupid,” someone blurted. Random conversation in a small group drifted to the subject of solar power and the discussion had the intensity of a debate on religion or politics. The lack of practical information on solar energy in the past has led to many misconceptions. The fellow who thought solar panels were “stupid” believed that appliances could only be powered when the sun was out and not during overcast days or at night. (A battery bank stores a solar panel’s daily input, allowing electronics to be used anytime, rain or shine.)

Today, some forward thinking is encouraging more interest and knowledge about solar energy.

Electricity is generated when sunlight meets the surface of a photovoltaic cell, triggering the movement of electrons through its layers. Individual cells are combined to increase voltage and amperage. The DC electricity generated by one or more solar panels charges a battery bank. From there, power is available for an inverter (AC power) or DC appliances: marine radio, fans, autopilot, lights, laptop, GPS, etc.

The panel’s output is regulated by a charge controller, which facilitates battery charging and prevents overcharging.

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Those tiny, low voltage trickle charge panels don’t require a controller.

Two different forms of solar panels are available: flexible and rigid. Flexible panels are lightweight, can be draped over Biminis and booms, and are easy to move out of the way for an exposed blue water crossing. Commonly constructed as amorphous silicon modules, flexible types aren’t as efficient as rigid panels. Rigid solar panels have heft and need to be securely mounted. They consist of a weathertight sandwich of safety glass over single crystal or polycrystalline silicon cells with a protective backing sealed in a frame. These types generate more amps for their area.

Who benefits from solar? Any cruiser who unplugs from the dock for even a short time appreciates and needs the self-sufficiency. Long crossings, remote coasts and seasonal stays in a mooring field necessitate an independent, low-maintenance power source. For these common cruising scenarios, solar is an attractive charging method. Fuel to run a generator may not always be available or financially feasible in certain areas. Running an inboard engine to charge batteries on a daily basis, which occurs at low loads and low

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operating temperatures, contributes to damaging carbon buildup. New solar panels are far less costly than rebuilding a misused engine. As a marine electrician, a frequent misconception I encounter is the belief that solar panels are financially impractical. A quality photovoltaic module isn’t a bargain, but if one employs long-term thought, the financial argument is nullified. Presented below is a cost comparison of two common power/charging sources for modestly sized cruising vessels.

2000-watt Honda Portable Generator: (An example from a 27-foot liveaboard coastal cruising sailboat.) DC output is 8 amps. A converter/charger uses generator’s AC output and converts it to DC for battery charging. The generator is operated for an average of three hours a day to charge a small battery bank and power electronics; laptop, radio, fans, lights and a microwave. Fuel averages $50 per month. Generator purchase price: $1,150. Average cost to use for 10 years, including fuel at today’s price, tuneups, minor repairs, oil changes, fuel filters: $8,150.

Two 85-watt Kyocera solar panels: Maximum power output is 10 amps DC. Add a high quality charge controller at $220. This boat owner also selected the higher priced installation hardware kits with adjustable

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mounts, marine cable and hardware for $240. (Do-ityourselfers can install panels for far less than the cost of a pre-fab mounting kit.) Purchase price for system: $420 for each panel, including shipping, plus cost of controller and hardware; $1,300. Cost to use for 10 years: $1,300.

Though the initial purchase price is slightly higher for the solar installation, there are no continuing costs for fuel, oil, filters and tune-ups. After 10 years, compared to the generator user, the solar panel-equipped boat is spared over $6,800 dollars in expenses! There are pros and cons to both power sources. Solar panels perform best in clear, high sunlight, and overcast weather dampens productivity. Panels take up space, something in short supply on the busy deck of a sailboat. Also with sailboats, rigging and antennas tend to shadow the cells. Solar panels do operate quietly throughout the day, and emit no fumes. To compensate for inevitable cloud cover and stray shadows, boat owners install a bit more wattage than calculated. As for contending with periods of overcast days, some boaters include a wind generator since it’s typically windy during inclement weather. Other cruisers run their inboard diesel only occasionally to top off the batteries. Some prefer to combine charging methods, relying mostly on solar but sometimes cranking up a generator.

A common question boaters have regarding solar power is: What size panel(s) do I need? The answer takes some homework since everyone’s electrical needs differ. A 30-foot sailboat may require only 45 watts or as much as 200 watts, depending on battery bank size and electrical demand. A balanced system is the key; the boat’s daily power consumption is mated with a properly sized battery bank, and the charging system is adequate to cover power consumption and battery bank size. The boat owner, or his or her local mechanic/electrician, needs to list the boat’s DC-powered electronics and AC appliances if an inverter is used. Be sure to list future acquisitions. For example, if you don’t have a refrigerator or a second cabin fan, but plan to add them, include them in the list so they’ll be accounted for when calculating your solar panel needs. The addition of something as power hungry as a fridge may also require upsizing the battery bank.

Using the list of your boat’s electronic devices, estimate how many hours a day each device is used and what its rated amperage is. What you’re doing is determining your daily amp-hour load. Generalized lists with common marine appliances and their loads in amps are available in marine electrical how-to books. Also, the draw in amps is usually listed on the device itself or can be measured with a multi-meter. Once you know your daily load, figure a 4:1 www.southwindsmagazine.com

stereo/CD player, navigation lights, various cabin lights, auto pilot, 12V vacuum cleaner, depth sounder, two pressure water pumps, bilge pump, VHF radios and DC cell phone chargers. The solar panels could keep up with the demand and top off the battery bank only on clear, sunny days. On cloudy days the couple had to be very conservative and limited computer use. When a second laptop was acquired, and the boat’s daily amp-hour load increased, additional solar power was needed. After a 75-watt panel was added, this cruiser has ample power and uses solar exclusively with the exception of prolonged bouts of cloudy days.

Should this boat obtain a small DC refrigerator, the battery bank’s capacity would need to be doubled and 125 more watts of After using a low-cost controller in my own boat’s system, which never allowed its wet- solar power added. Refrigerators are high-draw appliances with a 50-60 daily cell batteries to fully charge, I switched to Blue Sky’s 2000E charge controller. amp-hour drain. To avoid low batteries at ratio of wattage for daily amp hours. For example, a 100night, many cruisers use multiple charging sources and watt panel is usually sufficient for a daily demand of around have sufficiently sized battery banks to maintain a fridge.

25 amp hours. An actual example involves a small cruiser Quality solar panels have a long-term power warranty. with 100 watts of solar panels and a 200 amp-hour house If shopping for rigid panels, avoid those flimsy models with battery bank. About 30 amp hours, or more, is used daily. plastic frames, low voltage rating or low amperage output.

Cruised full-time by a southerly couple, primary loads In non-amorphous silicon panels, there should be 36 or included a laptop with DC power cord, cabin fans, more individual cells for best voltage. Voltage, or potential, is essential for facilitating a timely battery charge. Multiple panels are wired in parallel with the appropriate gauge wire and strong, weather-tight connections. A higher end charge controller will provide the best charging and care for the battery bank. There’s no point in spending good money on solar panels only to have a cheap, inefficient controller. It’s like owning a fast car but only being able to use it in second gear. An excellent system includes a controller that employs MPPT (maximum power point tracking) technology. After using a low-cost controller in my own boat’s system, which never allowed its wet-cell batteries to fully charge, I switched to Blue Sky’s 2000E charge controller. The difference is remarkable, and my batteries will last longer now that they’re being properly charged. Morningstar is another quality brand for marine use. Note that different battery types, AGM, gel cell, or wet cell, require different charging voltages, and the better controllers have adjustments for this.

If you’re serious about self-sufficiency, the one-time investment in a solar array is minor, especially if you’re in it for the long term. Proper battery bank size, with a solar charging system matched to it, and a quality charge controller is the key to a balanced, reliable system. A battery bank with a sufficient amp-hour rating for the boat’s electrical demand (battery bank rating should be at least three times the boat’s daily amp-hour usage) and being able to replenish those amp-hours on a regular basis is essential.

Those unfamiliar with alternative power sources find it hard to believe that, using only the sun and not needing to be near land, cruisers can do things like play on a computer, watch movies, have pressure showers and listen to music, all while far from shore. Comfortable self-sufficiency by using something as ever present as the sun is within easy reach of the motivated cruiser.

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History of the Navy Yacht Club Pensacola— Celebrating 80 years— and the Navy Cup, May 21-22

By Kim Kaminski was held in Sarasota, FL. Throughout ighty years ago, on April 12, 1931, the 1930s, the Navy Yacht Club’s quala challenge was issued to a group ity and tempo of sailing skills of Naval aviators—who, being increased significantly. So much so, Navy aviators, never turned down a that by 1937, the sailing instruction dare—met on Pensacola Bay for a and informal races were held three friendly competition in a small onedays a week, with formal races on the designed sailboat known as the Fish. weekend.

Four Fish-class boats from the Navy In 1940, the U.S. Naval Air Station were sailed against four Fish-class The Pensacola Yacht Club sailors and Naval boats from the Pensacola Yacht Club. aviators head out to the racecourse during the Yacht Club took the Patterson Cup Even though the Navy boats lost that first competition that helped to establish the away from the Pensacola Yacht Club, initial contest, a community relation- Navy Yacht Club. Photo courtesy West Florida earning them sailing supremacy in Historic Preservation.

Fish class boats. However, the ship was built upon that first club began to decline in numrace, as well as the origins of bers during the next few years the Navy Yacht Club of due to the war, and it wasn’t Pensacola. The Navy sailors until 1962 when a resurgence did avenge their loss by sailing in numbers occurred, thanks in a meeting later that month to the encouragement of Vice to win four races against the Admiral Fitzhugh Lee. The Pensacola Yacht Club. These club was now known as the initial efforts helped establish Navy Yacht Club of the friendly competitive spirit Pensacola—complete with that still exists today between bylaws, a constitution and an the two clubs. official burgee—a navy blue During the 1930s, the and white flag with a set of Navy instituted a program to gold Navy aviation wings train aviation students in rowemblazoned in the middle of ing and sailing through The first race for the Navy Yacht Club was held in the Fish Class the pennant. organized intramural sailing gaff-rigged 20-foot sailboat. Pictured are four of the eight Fish In June of 1962, the first and established a club of a boats from that first competition. Photo courtesy West Florida Navy Cup regatta was held. It semi-formal nature. In August Historic Preservation. has become one of the oldest of 1931, this club became offiand most prestigious regattas held along the Gulf Coast due cially known as the U.S. Naval Air Station Yacht Club and to its unique format where competitors are yacht club joined the Gulf Yachting Association (GYA), the organizing against yacht club, instead of individual contestants, pitting body for sailing for the southeastern United States. In 1932, club strategies instead of individual racers to determine the the “new” yacht club felt confident enough with its sailing final outcome of the competition. The Navy Cup perpetual program to enter its first GYA Lipton Cup regatta, which

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trophy (donated and created “A-1 Triad,” the first plane the by the Navy for the first race) Navy used to train Naval aviawas earned that year by Paul tors. May 8, 1911 marks when Schreck and Leif Ericson of the Navy “officially” signed the Pensacola Yacht Club the contract for this first plane, (PYC). In 1963, the 2nd which was sent to Pensacola, Annual Navy Cup was also to establish a training school won by PYC with Paul for Naval aviators, giving Schreck winning the Cruising Pensacola its moniker the class and Dudley Shepherd The Awards Ceremony at the 2nd Annual Navy Cup Regatta in “Cradle of Naval Aviation.” winning the Fish class. By the 1963. Alan Shepard,, on the left, of the Pensacola Yacht Club Consequently, Naval aviation third annual regatta, 10 yacht receiving the Navy Cup Trophy from Navy Captain Bedell for Best is celebrating its 100th anniclubs and 57 boats were par- Overall in the Cruising Fleet. Courtesy photo. versary this year. ticipating in the event. The In April 2011, the Navy races were held in Windmills, Yacht Club will not only be Penguins, Lightnings, Flying celebrating its 80th year of Dutchmen, Flying Scots, Fish existence but will also be celeand Daysailers. It also includbrating the centennial of ed Open and Cruising classes.

Naval aviation. Pensacola will Pensacola Yacht Club won the be a centerpiece in this comCup for a third time with the memoration, and the Navy Navy Yacht Club in second.

Yacht Club will be a key parOver the years, the Navy Cup ticipant in the numerous Regatta has become a tradiactivities that will be schedtional event and is considered uled throughout the year. to be the highlight of the Navy The Navy Yacht Club Yacht Club’s racing season. proudly represents the U.S The only year the Navy Cup Navy in both sponsoring and was not sailed was in 2005 sailing in yachting competiafter Hurricane Ivan. This tions throughout the Gulf year’s 48th regatta will be held The fourth Navy Cup in 1965. Courtesy photo.

Coast region. The club is an May 21-22. official member of the U. S. During the early ’60s, Navy Sailing Association, Navy’s club operations moved from place to place on the which is headquartered in Annapolis, MD, and maintains Naval Air Station. Its final move to the present location its official membership in the Gulf Yachting Association. (specifically built for the Navy Yacht Club in 1964)—Bayou Sailing, both racing and cruising, remains the backbone of Grande Marina—used to house the Navy’s flying boats, the the Navy Yacht Club.

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RACING SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING Table of Contents New and Events Upcoming Regional Regattas Regional Racing (Race Reports, Club Racing, Upcoming Regattas, Regional Race Calendars) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)

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Pensacola Yacht Club Member Helms GYA

By Julie B. Connerley As a long-time member of Pensacola Yacht Club and Navy Yacht Club Pensacola, John Matthews has worn many hats in service to the sailing community. For 2011, he can add Gulf Yachting Association commodore to the list.

At NYCP Matthews served as rear commodore and

2011 GYA Commodore John Matthews of Pensacola Yacht Club, on the left, receives his pocket patch from outgoing commodore Dave Bolyard. Photo by Julie Connerley.

later vice commodore. Involvement at PYC has consumed most of his free time for the past several years and has encompassed all areas of the yacht club experience.

Flag positions held include fleet captain, rear commodore, vice and ultimately commodore. Additionally, he was solely responsible for chartering Sea Scout Ship 411 at PYC. As a small arm of the Boy Scouts of America, this program focuses strictly on nautical skills and is open to young men and women.

Previously treasurer of the International Order of the Blue Gavel, an organization for past commodores, Matthews was instrumental in establishing the Florida Commodores Association. It focuses on a “one member, one vote” concept and the inclusion of sitting yacht club flag officers in a program to educate and facilitate these officers in their leadership activities of their yacht clubs.

“We are very careful to stress,” said Matthews, “that FCA is not an organization designed to ‘run yacht clubs.’ We are an educational and charitable organization focused on helping yacht clubs improve their leadership and membership.”

In his new role as GYA’s commodore, Matthews’ goals are to increase member club participation in all GYA activities, conduct a strategic planning effort to identify GYA’s future and strengthen the membership of the GYA.

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

To list an event, send the regatta/race name, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat), location, dates, sponsoring organization), e-mail and/or phone contact and/or Web site (if applicable) to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. DO NOT just send a link to this informatio Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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

Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races if they happen on a regular schedule (eg, every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.).

Race Reports

Atlanta Cup, J/24 District 8 Championship Race 1, Lake Lanier, GA, March 12-13

By Ron Medl

race one, Chip Till onboard Murder Inc. passed Ron Medlin on Bash on the last beat to take the win. In races two and three, local favorite James Howard onboard Classic, multiple time Atlanta Cup champion, took the win leading wire to wire and showing that taking the Atlanta Cup out of local hands would prove no easy task. In the fourth and final race on Saturday, winds built to the high teens putting a premium on crew work. Roger Dougal onboard Tutakrnaut had the early lead but was passed by Bash on the final beat. Tutakrnaut held on for second with Bash taking the win.

After racing, Chip Till hosted a tuning clinic with valuable tips and tricks for getting J/24s up to speed. Saturday night, Lake Lanier Sailing Club hosted a delicious dinner with good food and drinks. Sailors gathered in LLSC’s beautiful clubhouse to discuss the day’s action.

Sunday brought much lighter and shiftier conditions. In race five, Classic returned to winning form and won the race with superior light air boat speed and good tactical decisions.

In the final race, class newcomer, Charles Bumgardener, with his refurbished 1977 J/24 took the win with Tutakrnaut taking second. Classic held on for fourth, enough to tie it on points with Murder Inc. Howard’s boat, having more bullets, won the tiebreaker, giving it the regatta win.

The next two races in the series are in Oriental, NC, on June 11-12; in Charleston on July 16-17; and in Mooresville, NC, on Nov. 12-13. www.j24d8.org.

RESULTS: 1st, James Howard, Classic, 12 pts.; 2nd, Chip Till, Murder Inc., 12 pts.; 3rd, Ron D. Medlin, Jr. Bash, 15 pts.; 4th, Roger Dougal, Tutakrnaut, 16 pts.; 5th, Randy Tilly, Sea Plane, 21 pts.

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Charleston to Bermuda Race, May 21 The Charleston to Bermuda Race was founded in 1997, and has been run since then every two years. The eighth runJ/24s under spinnakers in the J/24 District 8 Chapionship, the Atlanta Cup, on Lake Lanier, ning of this 777-nautical mile voyage, simply known as the C2B, will depart GA, on March 12-13. Photo by Ron Medlin. from Charleston, SC, on May 21. The race is sponsored by the South Carolina Thirteen J/24s descended upon Lake Lanier, near Atlanta, Maritime Museum, OnDeck US and the Royal Bermuda for the Atlanta Cup in March. This regatta was the first stop Yacht Club. Every seaworthy boat 30 feet and longer is welon the J/24 District 8 Series. Six races were sailed over two come. For complete information and NOR, go to days in conditions from five to 18 knots. In addition to a www.charlestonbermuda.com, or call Shelly Warters at strong, local contingent, boats from the coastal and (843) 259-9116. See the April issue for an article on this year’s Piedmont region of North Carolina, central South Carolina race in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com. and Hilton Head, SC, joined the fleet.

The J/24 is a 24-foot keelboat sailed by four or five peo48th Annual Ocracoke Regatta, ple and is the most popular one-design keelboat in the world. District 8 conducts J/24 fleet racing in North Washington, NC, June 18 Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee.

McCotters Marina is sponsoring the Pamlico Sailing Club’s After a skipper’s meeting run by regatta organizer Linda Ocracoke Regatta which goes from Indian Island on the Baker, the J/24 fleet took to the water Saturday afternoon Pamlico Sound near Washington, NC, to Ocracoke on the with conditions in the 10-knot range. In each race, the J/24s Outer Banks. It is claimed to be the longest running big boat would run multiple laps on a windward/leeward course. In News & Views for Southern Sailors

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RACING event on the East Coast because it’s the most FUN! The race is open to any vessel in seaworthy condition—for anyone who wants to spend a fun day out on the with a party afterwards in Ocracoke.

Classes include Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker and a special “Party” Class provided for power and sailboats who don’t want to race. Otherwise, race classes will be following US SAILING rules of racing.

For more information, go to www.yachtworld.com/ mccottersmarina, and click on Calendar of Events.

Southeast Coast Race Calendar 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. (state in parenthesis) 7-8 Keowee Cup . Open. Keowee SC (SC) 7-8 Great 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC (NC) 14-15 Grits and Haggis Regatta. Flying Scot. Keowee SC (SC) 14-15 SE Lightning Districts. Lightning. Waccamaw SC (NC) 14-15 Optimist Regatta. Optis. Atlanta YC (GA) 14-15 McIntosh Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 20-22 Bald Head Regatta. Open. Cape Fear YC (NC) 20-22 Pirates of the Pongo. Open. Pamlico SC (NC) 21-22 LLSC Jr Regatta. Opti– Laser– 420. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 21-22 Hospice Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 28-29 Castleberry Robertson Regatta . MC– C– JY– Sunfish.

Atlanta SC (GA) 28-29 Dixie Regatta. Thistles. Atlanta SC (GA) 28-29 NC Offshore Championship. PHRF. Neuse Yacht Racing Assn. (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

March 30-May1 Sheriff’s Cup to Bohicket 7 Spring Ocean Race 14 Start of last leg of Velux 5 Oceans Race 21 Charleston-Bermuda Race Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

1-2 ECB Cup Race. ICRC. Beaufort SC 15 Naval Junior ROTC. Flying Jr 13s. Fairfield Harbour YC 21-23 Pirates on the Pungo. Pamlico SC 27 WGOR (Offshore event). Wrightsville Beach Ocean Racing Association 29-20 NCOC-NC Offshore Championship. NYRA Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club Web site for club race schedule 7 Lormand Cup (Singlehanded race). Southern SC 7 Multihull Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 14 Regional Dinghy Regatta. Lake Lanier SC. 21 PHRF Championships. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Club Web site for local club races 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. (state in parenthesis) 3-5 D Junior Championship Semi-Finals (Sears, Bemis, Smythe). Atlanta YC 4-5 Special Olympics, 420, Hobie 16, James Island YC (SC) 4-5 Bare What you Dare, Catamarans, Keowee SC (SC) 4-5 Mayors Cup, Open, Lake Townsend YC (NC) 4-5 D12 Laser Championship, Laser, Savannah YC (GA) 50

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Hobcaw Regatta , Open, Hobcaw YC (SC) Duck Cup, Catamarans, Eastern Multihull SA, Nor’Banks Sailing, Duck (NC) 11-12 J/24 D-8 Series, J24, Oriental Dinghy Club (NC) 18-19 James Island Regatta, Open, James Island YC (SC) 18-19 Governors Cup, Open, Carolina SC (NC) 18- 19 Reggae Regatta, Open, Lake Lanier SC (SC) 23-26 SJ 21 Nationals, SJ21, Neuse Yacht Racing Assoc. (NC) 24 SAYRA Youth Challenge, Youth, Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 25-26 Low Country Regatta, Open, Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

3 Indigo Cup to Georgetown.

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

Race schedule not posted for 2011 by press date.

Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA Regular club racing - See Web site for details.

5-10 Junior Week. Lake Lanier SC 17-19 Reggae Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 25 Couples Race. Southern Sailing Club Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

18-19 North & South Governor’s Cup

Race Reports

58th Annual Mount Dora Regatta, April 2-3

By Dave Ellis

Catalina 22s sailing in the Mt. Dora Regatta on April 2-3. Photo

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A most restful sailing venue is the central Florida lake, Lake Dora (elevation 184 feet), where Mount Dora Yacht Club has hosted their multi-class event for 58 years. The food and www.southwindsmagazine.com

friendly hosts make this a regatta that many put on their sailing calendar each year. This event holds a special place in the memory of many of Florida old timers. As they talked of regattas of the past, a new generation of sailors made new memories Racing on Saturday was in light air with holes and shifts. With short windward/leeward courses and the start/finish line in the middle, skippers made their best guess as to which side of the course to sail. Sunday had more wind until the end of the last race. Three racecourses were set up for the seven classes of boats.

Many racers expressed interest in changing the course configuration for future regattas, and it appears that race organizers heard them and will change it next year.

For complete results go to www.mountdorayacht club.com.

Upcoming Regattas

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 16-17, April 30-May 1 With two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon—which typically has a good sea breeze and smooth water conditions—the Melbourne Yacht Club spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats and onedesigns will sail April 16-17. Four or more boats make up a one-design class. One designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420, Opti, C-22, SJ-21, J/24, and A-Class catamarans, as well as Portsmouth and multi-hull handicap fleets. PHRF racing in Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and Cruiser classes will be on the weekend of April 30-May 1. Contact Phil Spletter at (321) 773-5848, or mycfleet@melbourneyc.com.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com).

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

Lake Monroe SA (www.lakemonroesailing.com): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May Rudder Club, Jacksonville, biweekly (approximately) races on the St Johns River MAY 30-1 1 7 7 14-15 14 14 21 21-22 22 21-22 27 28-29

Spring Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC Monkey’s Uncle Race. Saint Augustine YC Mug Race. Rudder Club Cinco de Mayo Regatta. Port Canaveral YC Annual Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center Waves Regatta. Navy Jax YC Coastal Cup. Golden Isles YC Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC Brevard Challenge. Indian River YC Thundermug Regatta. Halifax SA Florida Women’s Sunfish Championship. Lake Monroe SA Cape Canaveral Chase Race. Halifax SA Mayport to St. Augustine & Race of the Century.

North Florida Cruising Club & St. Augustine YC 28-29 Kelly Park River Regatta. Space Coast Catamaran Association.

JUNE 4 Jesse Ball Regatta. Eppingham Forest YC 11 Mermaid Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 11 St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC 19 Father’s Day Regatta. Saint Augustine YC. 27 Interclub Regatta. First Coast SA

58th Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 7 Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 58th Annual Mug Race on May 7. There are two courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38 miles. The south course is for all the boats that can pass under a bridge and the north course is for boats with taller masts. Generally, about 150 boats sail the south course and about 20 sail the north course. Boats of every size and type race. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville.

Pre-registration and party are on April 23 at 3 p.m. at the Rudder Club. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

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

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons; Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year, sometimes suspended during regattas.

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

News & Views for Southern Sailors

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

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

BBYC Biscayne Bay YC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CCS Cruising Club of America. www.cruisingclub.org.

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 STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org.

MAY 1 BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta. Biscayne Bay YC 7 Ron Payne Memorial. Snipe. Lauderdale YC SOUTHWINDS May 2011

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28 Goombay Regatta. Coconut Grove SC JUNE No regattas planned, just club racing. See Web site.

Race Report Florida Keys Race Calendar 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. Nonmembers 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 Club Web site for regular club racing open to all.

boats raced off Pass-a-Grille in the St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Crown Cars Regatta, one of the oldest regattas in the region. The guests at the historic Don Cesar resort could watch the race from their windows—and there was even a smiling, spectator fleet of dolphins!

The two Spinnaker classes ran three races of upwind/downwind courses, while the Non-Spin and Cruisers raced a 20-mile, random-leg course north to John‘s Pass and back. The Davis Island YC dominated the Spinnaker classes with nine of the 15 boats competing. The St. Pete Sailing Association had three of the four Non-Spin boats, and the St. Pete YC entered eight of the 16 Cruiser class boats.

Due to southerly winds, the committee started the NonSpin and Cruiser classes heading south. The races were once again exceptionally well run by George and Beth Pennington aboard Baby Doll II. There was a committee boat at every mark.

Results: Spin 1 (8 boats): Wired, Thomas Allen, Farr 395; Warrior, Grant Thomas, Trip 38; No Limit, Mike/Robert Gable/Hobbs, Farr 395. Spin 2 (7 boats): Semper Fi, Ray Mannix, J-29; Orangutan, Bob Glaser, J-105; Celebration, Jamie Myers, Olson 29. Non-spin (4 boats): Eclipse, Ron Kinney, Chrysler 26; Sazerac, Peter Watts, Ranger 26; XTC, Tom Glew, Beneteau OC 461. Racer/Cruiser (7 boats): Relativity, Hall Palmer, Beneteau 51; Vim, Michael Twining, C&C 33; Prime Plus, Frank Hanna, Beneteau 44.

Cruiser A (5 boats): Calypso, James Masson, Ericson 34; Bachue’, Tito Vargas, Hanse 540eSD; Jade, Jopie Helsen, Helsen 470. Cruiser B (5 boats): Pegasus, Don Bates, Albin 35; Tango III, Rafael Paris, Hunter 28; Why Knot, Bob Shogren, Columbia 27.

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 1-3

By Harmon Heed

Southwinds Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 For the past five years, Southwinds has posted the race schedule on its Web site (www.southwindsmagazine.com) for all racing in west Florida area from Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. It includes all scheduled races (from 9/1/108/31/11) of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. Boat of the Year (BOTY) races are also listed.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes.

Race Reports

Great Weather at the Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, March 26

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Three days of beautiful racing in the Gulf and big Tampa Bay! Friday’s race started in the Gulf by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club branch at Pass-a-Grille and finished at the Bradenton YC, on the south side of the bay at the mouth of the Manatee River. Saturday’s race went from the Bradenton YC under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to the main St. Pete Yacht Club in downtown St. Petersburg. Sunday’s races were held off the St. Petersburg city waterfront where the Spinnaker boats did five windward-leeward races, while the Non-Spin, Racer/Cruiser and True Cruisers did one 14mile random-leg course.

This was the first time in many years that the Davis Island Yacht Club was not a start or finish destination in Suncoast Race Week. Thirty-five boats participated, and only three did not finish during the three-day regatta. Out of 19 fleet starts, there was only one protest—a bumping between Bill Terry’s J/120, Tampa Girl, and Ron Spainhour’s Flying Tiger 10, Satan Baby, at the start of the final last race.

On Sunday Michael Doyle’s Irwin Citation 39, Wing It, lost its chute when the Racer/Cruiser fleet was spinnakerreaching. It looked like the boat rounded down; the chute dug into the water and the crew prudently released the sheets and guys. They soon gathered the wet nylon and lines— bringing them in—put the jib up and continued racing.

Results (boat name, boat type, captain): Spin A (8 boats): Warrior, Tripp 38, Grant Dumas; Wired, Allen Thomas, Farr 395; Madcow 2, B-32, Dave/Ed German/Ruark. Spin B (10 boats): Fire & Ice, J-105, George Cussins; Misty, Ranger 33, Gregg Knighton; Kawww.southwindsmagazine.com

Dave German and Ed Ruark’s B-32, Mad Cow 2, tuning up before a Suncoast Raceweek start in Tampa Bay. Photo

by HE Heed.

year, but many soon turned back while others tried to stay the course and get a race in. It was a wild ride indeed.

Seven rescue craft had their hands full. Kathy Ahearn jumped into the water several times to help out Sunfish sailors right their boats. Both took on a lot of water, as waves engulfed them. On the pram course, Laura Jeffers sailed around the downed pram, Just Ducky, in high waves and collected sails, blades and supplies, while the skipper pulled the daggerboard down and righted the pram before climbing a ladder into the rescue boat Quotidian.

The event chair, Barbara Arnold, and her staff had their hands full. But the Salties hosting nine clubs from Dunedin/Clearwater south to Sarasota/Venice did a wonderful job in all facets of running this size regatta. Several clubs stayed one or two nights downtown, knowing that a rain date was probable.

They say the third time is the charm so with no wind last year, too much this year, next year should have perfect sailing weather for the regatta in Sarasota.

The FWSA, organized in 1973, represents 400 women sailors on the Gulf Coast of Florida. There are 11 member clubs that race once a week, September through May. Members interclub sail with one another every month and each club supports a charity of their choosing. They also support a young woman sailor award with a trophy and cash contribution to a female training to compete in the world of sailboat racing. Winner for 2008-2009 was Shannon Heausler of Tampa. In 2010-11, the winner was Paige Railey of Clearwater. Since 1999, the group has also awarded the Lily Kaighin Trophy to a sailing member who deserves recognition in leadership, motivation and involvement in the sport of sailing. Fay Nicholson was the recipient in 2010.

For more on the FWSA, go to www.fwsa.net.

Ching, Soverel 33, Michael Bogatin. Non-spin (5 boats): Eclipse, Chrysler, Ron Kinney; Solitude, Hunter 30, Dave Wilson; Creola, C&C 37, Jack Cavalier. Racer/Cruiser 7 boats): Prime Plus, Beneteau 44, Frank Hanna; Relativity, Beneteau 53, Hall Palmer; Shazam, J-42, Roger Gatewood. Cruiser ( 5 boats): Jade, Helsen 470, Jopie Helsen; Tango III, Hunter 28, Rafael Paris; After You, Irwin 38, John Gardner.

Rainbow Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, April 6

By Lynn Paul The Florida Women’s Sailing Association (FWSA) held their annual Rainbow Regatta in St. Petersburg, FL, on April 6. The winds were clocking at 14 knots, but off The Pier in St. Petersburg, the locals know that when the tide coming in from the west curves around the bay and collides with the east winds, the seas swell and rise. The prams in two classes, COP and IOD, encountered waves bigger than the eightfoot boats could handle, and over and over they went down like pins in a bowling alley.

The Sunfish surfing through the swells found control very difficult, and over they went, too. They did get one race in before the pram course was abandoned.

Seventy-three boats entered the Rainbow Regatta this News & Views for Southern Sailors

Sailors in the Florida Women’s Sailing Association’s annual Rainbow Regatta prepare for the day’s racing at the St. Pete Sailing Center. Photo by Lisa Avila.

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RACING Upcoming Regattas

Sarasota Bay Cup Race, Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota FL, May 6-7 The Bird Key Yacht Club is hosting the annual 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 WFYRA Racer-Cruiser Class. The pre-race party and skippers meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6. The regatta on Saturday 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. There will be a special post-race “Low Country Seafood Fry” and trophy presentation. For more information and the NOR, go to www.birdkeyyc.com.

Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 18 This is the 2nd Annual Bone Island Regatta and will have a Sarasota and Naples start. Sarasota will start on May 18 off Big Pass in Sarasota at 1 p.m. The skippers meeting is May 18 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Entry fee is $150.

Deadline to enter is May 10. The Naples start will be on May 19. For more information e-mail gap4737@aol.com, or go to www.boneislandregatta.com for online registration.

2011 Laser North American Master’s Championship, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 19-22 This event will be held at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort in Fort Walton Beach. Racing will take place in the Gulf of Mexico in front of the Ramada. All Laser Class sailors over 35 are eligible. Fort Walton Yacht Club and Laser Fleet 490 are co-sponsoring the event. Additional information is available on the FWYC web site at www.fwyc.org.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program Sailfest Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, May 14-15 Sailfest will be a part of the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association (SBYA) Boat of the Year series. One-design classes will be spread out over Saturday and Sunday.

Racing for all PHRF boats will be held on Saturday, being consistent with all other SBYA events. One-design fleets include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, Sunfish, Club 420, and Flying Scot.

Any other fleet with five or more competitors is welcome with prior notice.

All money raised will go to benefit the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. For information, go to www.sarasota ysp.com, or contact David Livingston, sailing director at (941) 504-4236 or e-mail sarasotayouthsailing@gmail.com.

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Annual Steve Brownell Commodore’s Cup Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, June 4-5 Tampa Sailing Squadron will host this annual Regatta.

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

Saturday will include PHRF racing for Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Motherlode 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.sail-tss.org.

Third Annual River Regatta, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, June 18 Regatta Pointe Marina is hosting the Third Annual “River Regatta” sailboat race, which will take place on June 18. The event is part of “Summer Sailstice 2011,” 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.RegattaPointeMarina .com or call (941) 306-7776.

West Florida Race Calendar Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10am, PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.

Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April.

Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlott Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

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

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

St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) MAY 6-7 Bird Key YC, Sarasota Bay Cup. (SBBOTY) (WFYRA Racer-Cruiser BOTY) 14 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Estebel Night Race 14 Davis Island YC, J24 Rodeo 14-15 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sailfest 18 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Bone Island Regatta.

Sarasota to Key West.

19-20 Naples Sailing & YC, Bone Island Regatta to Key West (N/MBOTY) 22-23 Naples YC, Key West to Naples Race (N/MBOTY) 28-29 Davis Island YC, School’s Out Regatta JUNE 4-5 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Commodore’s Regatta 11 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Ladies Day Race 18 Summer Sailstice River Regatta. Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmettto

Upcoming Regattas

Gulf Yachting Association Opening Day Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, April 30-May 1 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.pensacolayachtclub.com.

News & Views for Southern Sailors

53rd Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 29-May 1 This race is the largest single-day point-to-point sail race in the United Sates. The race was recognized as one of the premier “fun races” in America by SAIL magazine.

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

A warm-up race is on Saturday, April 23. A skippers’ meeting and party will be on Friday evening, April 22, at the Lake Forest Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, and finishes at Dauphin Island.

Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, May 1, there is a return race with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion. For more information: www.lfycinc.org, or call (251) 402-4098.

38th Annual Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta, Shell Point Beach, FL, April 29-May 1 PHRF racing and catamarans such as Hobie Cats, smaller daysailers—including Sunfish—and windsurfers. Windsurfers is the largest group and the windsurfing fleet will be competing for points in national standings. Catamarans, one designs and other monohulls will raise on their own courses. Two days of racing. Sponsored by Shell Point Sailboard Club, Apalachee Bay Yacht Club and the American Cancer Society. www.SmithRegatta.com.

2011 Margaritaville Trimaran Rendezvous and Nationals, Pensacola, FL, May 1-5 The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club is hosting this regatta which includes Corsair, Weta and other multihulls sailing in PHRF races. The regatta includes the WETA Southeast Championship. For more information, go to www.gulfsailing.com or contact Bert Rice at (850) 932-2093, or at bertrice2010@yahoo.com.

Race to the Coast, New Orleans, June 11-12 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.

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RACING is filled with family events for all ages. It is focused on the charismatic character Billy Bowlegs, a local northwest Florida pirate.

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, Gulfport Yacht Club, June 17-19 The Gulport Yacht Club hosts the Challenge Cup this year.

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 on Saturday and Sunday (Father’s Day). For more information, go to www.gulfportyachtclub.org.

Catalina 22 National Championships, Grapevine, TX, June 18-23 Hosted by the Grapevine Yacht Club in Grapevine, TX (near Dallas). www.catalina22nationals.com.

48th Annual Navy Cup, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, May 21-22 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.

Gulfport to Pensacola Race, June 24 The annual 100-mile Gulfport to Pensacola race is sponsored by 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

Ft. Walton Yacht Club Round the Island 100-Mile Multihull Race, June 24-26 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.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club Web sites for club races.

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Three WindRider 17 trimarans for sale. $8195. $1000 below list. Brand new in the box. Three available: blue, white or yellow.

Located on Anna Maria Island near Bradenton and Sarasota, FL. Call Brian (941) 6851400 (briandahms@hotmail.com). ________________________________________

18’ Florida Bay Wooden Sharpie. Just restored. 2 sets of sails. Custom aluminum trailer. 3hp Outboard. Ready for the water. $2,900. North Florida. Will deliver. (305) 9237384. (6/11) Star sailboat, 1991. 4 sets of sails #8061, Triad trailer with sail box, hull, keel, rudder in great shape, no major dents. Located in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. $7500. Pictures on request.

(850) 243-1804, pguthrie@owccs.org. (7/11)

$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. (6/11)

2000 Catalina Capri 18. Four-stroke OB. Trailer. Many extras. Excellent condition.

Leesburg area (north of Orlando). $4000/offer.

(352) 728-0098. (6/11) ________________________________________

$50 – 3 mo.

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2009 Com-Pac 23 Mrk IV w/Trailer. 9.9hp elec.

Start Honda. Like New. The perfect shoal draft cruiser, sleeps 4, galley, head, wheel steering, $33,178. Will sell without trailer. Delivery available. Paul at Masthead Enterprises. (727) 3275361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

1984 Morgan Henry Holden Custom 28.

Custom built to exacting standards. Loaded and strongly built. Low hours 2008 Yanmar diesel. Radar, GPS Chartplotter, refrigeration and much more. Major price reduction; $29,900. Alan at 941-350-1559.

AlanGSYS@gmail.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

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30’ Alberg Sloop. Built 1968. $6000. Full keel draws 4’. 6’ 2” headroom. Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Sleeps four. Teak inside and out.

Handyman special. Can be seen at Dunedin, FL, Marina. Slip # 32. (727) 734-9628. (6/11)

2004 Catalina 310. $62,900. AC, AP, GPS, Refrig, R/F Genoa, Electric windlass, Bimini, 4’10 shoal draft. St. Petersburg, FL. 727-2141590. Full Specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

Catalina 30, 1978. Wheel steering, short draft 3’ 10”, wing keel, roller, Bimini, solar panel, new 20 HP Yanmar, chartplotter, VHF stereo, new cushions in cabin and cockpit, and much more. Asking $17,000. Call (727) 642-2828.

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31’ Beneteau 311, 2000. Under 3’ draft, twin rudders. Perfect for the shallow waters of the Florida West Coast. Lift-kept. $62,900, TJ @ (941) 741-5875. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

31’ Catalina 309. 2007. Exactly like new. One owner, fully loaded. Cleanest 309 on the East Coast. Don’t believe me! Come see for yourself. $94,500. Located in St. Petersburg, FL. (863) 648-5218, or (863) 669-5062. (7/11a)

2004 C&C99 32’ sloop. Red Awlgrip hull.

Carbon mast. Racing and cruising sails by Doyle. Tack-Tick and Furuno instruments.

Excellent condition. Lying South Florida.

Ready to cruise or race. Asking $114,900.

(305) 323-0395 or caraluna52@gmail.com.

(5/11)

2009 Eastern 31 Coastal Explorer. Was $286,500, now reduced to $199,900-liquidation sale-new boat warranty. This is a loaded boat with many factory and dealer options.

Ruggedly built and sea-kindly. Must see to appreciate. Low interest financing available.

Was $286,500 Now Only $199,900. Contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350

33’ Trimaran Crowther Buccaneer. Ready to cruise/race. Solar panels, 15hp Honda O/B, head, holding tank, pressure water. 5 sails.

Asking $20,000. (954) 537-4996. (5/11)

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34 Catalina 1993. Exceptional quality and equipped like new, but at half the price.

Raymarine plotter, GPS, Autopilot, wind, depth, speed, ICOM M-504 VHF with RAM mike, reconditioned main and genoa sails, electric windless, custom Bimini and sail cover. Clearwater, FL. $74,900. (303) 5223580. (7/11)

2011 Beneteau 34. $156,000. Commissioned 12/2010, AC, Refrig, AP, A90 Chartplotter, 4’6 shoal draft, In mast furling, r/f genoa, ST70 electronics, NEW Condition. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full Specs & pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

1988 Catalina 34, Just Traded in for a new Catalina. Many Recent Upgrades, Very Clean. $47,900. Massey Yacht Sales. (941) 7231610.

Island Packet 35’, 1994. Excellent condition.

Topside and interior teak refinished, brightwork and toothbrush detailing just completed. 38 HP Yanmar. Davits, engine hoist, Rib Caribe Dinghy with 15 HP outboard, Lofrans electric anchor winch, auto pilot, feathering prop, new head, holding tank replaced. New battery bank. Coast Guard Certified and ready for Bahamas cruising. 4’6” draft. Melbourne, FL. $111,000. MY LOSS YOUR GAIN. Easy to show. Call (321) 960-1377. (7/11) SOUTHWINDS

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TRIMARAN 35’ Piver, 1968. 3’ Draft, Aft Cabin, Spacious Cockpit, 27HP Yanmar, 250W Solar Panels, Inverter, Propane Fridge, Stove, Oven, 7 Sails, Hardtop. Ready To Go Cruising. $28,500. (305) 393-4085. (6/11)

Wharram Tangaroa MKIV+, 2002 36 ’x19’. Beams lashed on top of deck, single mast with gaff wing sail, jib, large Bimini, unique cockpit, 6+’ standing headroom in extended cabins, 230w solar with large batteries, two 8hp Yamahas, inflatable with outboard, solid boat to liveaboard or cruise the islands, $65K. Dan (305) 664-0190. (6/11)

37’ Hunter 376, 1997. A very comfortable family cruising yacht. Bottom painted October 2010, Nexgen generator 3.5kw new in 2010. 16,000 BTU A/C 2007, $74,000, Call Joe @ (941) 224-9661, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

2003 38’ Hunter 386. New Bottom paint! Hull waxed. GPS, Autopilot, Propane, Refrigeration, Huge aft Cabin Queen berth.

Good Canvas, Sails, Electric Windlass and more! Reduced to $99,900. She’s the lowest price ’03 on the market and priced to sell!

Alan at 941-350-1559. AlanGSYS@gmail.com

39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley + more. $110,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

Cape Dory 40. 1986. Very well equipped for circumnavigation. Many recent upgrades by knowledgeable owners. Solar, wind, a/c, RIB, numerous spares. Located Kemah, Texas. For details, (979) 864-7755. $118,750. (7/11)

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Islander 36, 1981, Very Well Maintained, Full Skeg , Fixed 3 Bladed Prop, 4’9” Draft, 42hp Diesel, New Transmission, New Fuel Pump, GPS, Stereo CD, Autopilot, AC, CNG Extra Tanks, Bimini & Enclosure, Full Batten Main w/Dutchman, Roller Furling, $38,500 obo, (904) 321-5662. (5/11)

37’ Endeavour 1979, with 50hp Perkins diesel. Traditional “B” Plan layout with forward V-berth. Harken RF, GPS Chart Plotter, Radar, Auto-Pilot, Manual Windlass, S/S Davits, Marine Air, Propane Stove. Beautiful interior. At our docks. Asking $37,500.

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

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39’ Island Spirit 400, 2004. This is an owner’s version, 3-cabin boat that has never been chartered and is in immaculate condition. Fully equipped for cruising with Yanmar diesels, Northern Lights Genset, watermaker, solar panels, SSB, etc. This boat is “turnkey” & ready to go cruising! Asking only $289,000, which is 1/2 of what a new boat will cost! Located in Key West. For more details call (305) 747-9279 or e-mail caribtraveller@yahoo.com (6/11)

42’ Pearson 422 Center Cockpit 1986. Solar panels, New furling, Autopilot, Chartplotter, new chain plates, many upgrades, $93,000 Joe @ 941-224-9661

39’ Lindsey Motorsailer, 1973. Roomy, walkthru layout with manly walk-in engine room, Perkins 85. Bertha is versatile in all conditions, 3 1/2’ draft, wind gen, 3 anchors, windlass, HBI. $25,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972. (305) 815-2607, or www.marinesource.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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40’ Condor Trimaran 1987. USCG-Documented Vessel with unrestrict-ed Coastwise Endorsement. LEX-SEA was previously owned

by Ted Turner Jr. as Troika. Fast, fun and capable of ocean racing. Great sail inventory, recent Yanmar 29, Maxi Prop, New Dodger, Stack Pack, Hood RF, Custom Helm Seats.

RayMarine Electronics. Key Largo. $69,000.

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

2008 Hunter 41 DS. A clean Trade-in!

Excellent value with only 483 hours on the upgraded 54 HP Yanmar and loaded with options. Air conditioning, generator, upgraded 105 amp alternator, 2 chartplotters, radar, autopilot, inverter, electric halyard winch, Fresh water flush heads, Bose stereo and Oceanaire shades and screens. Call Bill at Massey (727) 492-7044

Whitby 41 1975 Center cockpit ketch. STOP DREAMING START CRUISING. Already located in Panama. Rebuilt 1999/2008. Wellequipped, watermaker, autopilot, 82 hp diesel, wind generator, PLUS!! Call Andrea (207) 831-4151 arand@actionbasedcare.org.

(5/11)

42 Irwin Ketch, 1977. In-mast Roller Main, New rig in ’99. 60hp. Westerbeke, air conditioning, generator, 4‘6” board up. Stout 29,000-pound cruiser. All new opening ports. $49,500. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972.

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

2008 Hunter 41DS #399. Reduced to $249,900. This is a new in-stock boat loaded with factory options, including AC, gen and a full suite of Raymarine electronics. Was $284,188, now $249,900. Great financing available, Contact Ed Massey at (941) 7252350.

2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning, Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In Mast Furling $229,000. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL

45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 42' Vagabond 1980 - Project . . . . . .SOLD 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 33' Hans Christian 1982 . . . . . . . . . .SOLD POWER

42 Catalina 2003. 2-Cabin Wing Keel. A/C, genset, watermaker, in-mast furling, davits, bimini, hard dodger, full enclosure and more. Very well maintained, in excellent condition and ready to go cruising. Contact Scott Pursell, CPYB, Massey Yacht Sales & Service, Palmetto, FL $199,000 (941) 723-1610.

44’ CSY Walk-Over, 1979, This yacht has been meticulously maintained! Perkins 62 HP, Air-X Wind Generator, Norcold Refrigerator, and much more! $124,900, Call Jane @ 813917-0911, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . .$29,900 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$34,900 32' Trojan 1983 New Engines . . .$34,900 29' Prairie 1978 Trawler Diesel . .$24,900 28' Diesel Charter Boat Business . .Offers 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900

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

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1983 42’ Tayana Vancouver. Located Myrtle Beach, SC. Great condition, genset, 16,000 BTU A/C unit, many upgrades. A value at $98,000.

Contact: ron.stoddard@stbarts.com. Cell (843) 557-5215. (7/11)

45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $125,000.

Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

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CLASSIFIED ADS Beckson Opening Port, new in box, PO-714WC-10. 7” h x 14” w, white frame, clear lens, trim ring, gasket and screen included. Retails for $155. Asking $75. (941) 342-1246. (5/11) _________________________________________ WEEMS & PLATH matching set of Bluewater barometer and non-striking clock. Black resin, case diameter 5 1/2”, bezel 3 3/4”. New condition, very accurate. Retail for $65 each, asking $65 for both. (941) 342-1246. (5/11) 2006 Hunter 466. Asking $179,000. One of Hunter’s most popular cruising yachts.

Loaded, three staterooms and never chartered. Includes dinghy and OB. Must see!

Contact Al Pollak at (727) 492-7340.

1999 Catalina 470. Bowthruster, Genset, 3 AC, Windlass upgrade, custom arch and davits, and a lot more. $225,000. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. www.murrayyachtsales.com.

Class I PFDs, Industrial, Offshore, Stearns Merchant Mate, USCG approved for ALL vessels. Double chest adjusters, encircling body belt, hinged back panel and head-up collar for maximum head support. SOLAS reflective tape sewn on both panels and collar. Like new, never been in water. Asking $60 for both; retail for $80 each. (941) 342-1246. (7/11) _________________________________________ BOYE BOAT KNIVES. Cobalt blades, extreme cutting power. No rust, ever. Handcrafted quality, lightweight, great everyday and safety carry, stays sharp. Super reviews. Made in USA since 1971. www.boyeknives.com. (800) 853-1617.

(7/11) _________________________________________ 12 volt flush pump, replaces manual pump.

Built-in macerator, converts Jabsco, Sealand, Brydon Boy to electric. New, never installed.

Retail $445. SELL FOR $150. Clearwater.

(727) 483-2528. Joe. (6/11)Johnson 2 cycle outboards: 6HP, 7.5HP, 15HP, 35HP. Pull & Electric Start. ’80s models. Prices starting at $250.

Please call (941) 870-7473. (6/11) _________________________________________ Doyle Offshore main: luff 40’4”, foot 14’6”, leech 42’3”, reefs at 4’5” and 9’9”, 7/8” internal slides, leathered/webbed corners/fittings.

One small repair. Good serviceable condition. $200 + shipping. No COD. burnhamfamily@gmail.com. (6/11) _________________________________________ Monitor Self-Steering Windvane. All attachments, including light & heavy air vanes.

Excellent condition. $2500. 60# Genuine CQR Anchor. Good condition. $395. (941) 639-0605. (5/11)

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Beneteau 473, 2001, 47’. Best-Equipped/ Loaded Cruiser, Bristol Condition, Bowthruster, Cutter-Rigged (if desired), 4 electric winches, GO CRUISING / SAILING NOW, FSBO, St. Augustine, FL. $229,000. Details and photos at www.Villomee.com (949) 637-1587. (6/11)

For sale: Marine canvas and upholstery business. 100% turn-key. Great location at busy boatyard in the Florida Keys. Some training and owner financing available. 30K. Call (305) 395-0969 for details. (5/11)

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Johnson 2 cycle outboards: 6HP, 7.5HP, 15HP, 35HP. Pull & Electric Start. ’80s models.

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Mobile Showroom Representative wanted to promote regatta and sailing apparel at sailing regattas throughout the East Coast.

Must be able to operate and care for a 24’ trailer pulled by a heavy-duty truck. Duties include maintaining operational and inventory checklists and keeping adequate supplies of sailing apparel. Please send resume to michele@paulhus.net. Read more about the job at http://coralreefsailing.net/careers.

(7/11) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for Yacht Brokers in Florida.

Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. 37% sales increase in 2010, Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com. _________________________________________ www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. CYOA Yacht Charters is seeking full time help: Boat Maintenance. Must be experienced, have your own tools, knowledge of common systems on sail and powerboats up to 50 feet and able to operate these vessels. References required. Must be legal to work in the U.S. Apply by email to kirsten@cyoacharters.com. www.cyoacharters.com. (5/11) _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or send resume to yatchit@verizon.net (Inquiry will be kept in confidence) (5/11)

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Secluded waterfront living in northeastern North Carolina.

Deep water for sailboat or a trawler. Antique heart of pine floors.

English island in kitchen, LR, card room, sunroom— all with exceptional river view. Three bedrooms and two baths. Wrap-around decks, pier and boat house. Double garages and workshops. Just over 1.4 acres.

Owner/Broker Sandra Ward. (252) 331-5525 or sandy@portfolioliving.com. (7/11)

S_________________________________________ AILS & CANVAS Mainsail and Mast. 19’ 6” mast. Shortened off 18’ Catalina. Complete with Spreaders, lights, etc. Mainsail: 16’ luff. 8’ 4” foot.

Powerhead. 1 reef point. Will separate. $75 each or OBO. (352) 728-0098. (6/11)

_________________________________________ Sailor For Hire. Do you need an ASA-certified instructor to brush up your skills? A USCG Captain to move a boat? Or an experienced racer to introduce you to racing? Affordable rates. Southern Sail (941) 445-1400. I’ll bring the breeze.

SLIPS FOR RENT/SALE

CAPTAINS LICENSE CLASS Six-pack Captain’s License (OUPV) with no exam at the Coast Guard.

USCG APPROVED COURSE & TEST

Classroom & Online Courses Call Toll Free, for more details

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High (12+ meters ASL) wooded, building lot 1/2 mile southeast GeorgeTown, Exuma, Spectacular views: Elizabeth Harbour, Stocking Island, Crab Key. Road and Power in. Beach access. $65,000. (813) 9563119. (7/11)

DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (6/11)

www.captainslicenseclass.com 888-937-2458

LODGING FOR SAILORS _________________________________________ Ponce de Leon Hotel Historic downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg YC. 95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 www.poncedeleon hotel.com

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Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park.

Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.CrescentFlorida.com (7/11a)

BROKERS: Advertise Your Boats for Sale.

Text & Photo Ads New ads: $20/mo Pickup ads: $15/mo

Port Canaveral Yacht Club. Memberships and/or slips for rent. Sailboats and powerboats up to 60 feet. Multihulls up to 45 feet in length. Deepwater direct ocean access. Near ICW. Liveaboard and transient slips available.

Restaurant and Tiki Bar on site. Walking distance to restaurants, nightlife, public transportation. Dockmaster at (321) 482-0167, or Office M-F, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at (321) 784-2292.

Free Wi-Fi, pump-outs on site, fuel and boat repair nearby. www.office@pcyc-fl.org. (10/11) SOUTHWINDS

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37' Irwin, fine , 1977. Best engine access, ventilation throughout, smart layout. Perkins 50, Northern Lights 5kw, air, 5 1/2' draft, $25,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972, 305-815-2607.

MEMORIES continued from page 70 National Land and Sea Park where all fish and shellfish are protected, and even taking of seashells is prohibited.

That could explain why it would be possible to find a few conch, but like I said, there were hundreds, if not thousands, happily crawling around this barren reef. I splashed through the water, carefully stepping, and circumnavigated the reef. From time to time I picked up one of the critters, watched it hide and then put it down. I kept myself amused for well over an hour playing peek-a-boo with the crustaceans as the sun beat down around me even though a steady wind blew from the north.

As the sun moved lower in the sky, I went back to the boat and made myself a nice rum punch. I sat staring at the reef and the life that was crawling around it. I let my gaze wander across the anchorage, over the different shades of blue, violet and azure of the water, the greens and whites of the shore. Certainly, we had found Paradise. I took a mental photograph and knew that this was my new favorite anchorage in the Bahamas, one I could remember on a cold winter day for years to come. Today, if I close my eyes and quiet my mind long enough, I can still feel the heat of the sun and the breeze on my face, see the amazing colors of the Exumas.

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roam and thrive without the threat of being captured to be used as bait or deep-fried. And I am very grateful for my teacher, Emma, for teaching me the mudra, triggering such a happy memory.

Namaste, Emma, and namaste, my sweet little conch friends! www.southwindsmagazine.com

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May 2011 69

Memories of Conch and the Exumas

By Linda Evans

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ne yoga class I took late this winter was so beautiful and powerful, it jolted an experience that lay dormant deep in my memory bank to a point where I felt literally swept away from the cold, windy day that blew outside the studio windows.

Our teacher, Emma, had us sit comfortably and encouraged us to make a mudra. In a yoga practice we often use mudras—gestures that we make with our hands, bodies or eyes, to depict certain levels of consciousness and enhance our practice. A

delight, indeed they looked just like a live conch would look as it crawls through the water, its tentacles sticking out from the heavy shell it carries as its home. And this is when my mind left the yoga studio and wandered back to an amazing anchorage my husband Billy and I found as we spent several months during the winter of 2010 cruising the Bahamas on our Catalina 380, Bonnie Christine.

We were several islands north of busy Staniel Cay, in the Exumas.

Strong northerly winds prevented us

Georgetown on Great Exuma Island, Bahamas. Photo by Linda Evans

mudra can be as simple as a handshake or just joining the thumb and index finger together.

On this morning, Emma instructed us to wrap our right hand around our left thumb, then rest our left fingers on top of our right hand so that our left middle finger lay on top of the right thumb. As we all explored the positioning of our hands, she went on to explain to us what this mudra symbolized. Our hands were in what is called “shankh mudra,” which translates from Sanskrit to mean “shell mudra.” She went on to tell us that at the beginning of many Hindu rituals, a conch shell was blown and that we should envision our hands to be a conch shell.

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from heading to our next destination in Eleuthera. Searching for protection, we dropped our anchor between a rather large island and a barren black reef that stuck out of the water like a beached whale. We were in about 15 feet of crystal-clear water, and although the current in the narrow cut was strong, we could see our anchor well set in the white sand below us.

We knew we were in a good spot to ride out some bad weather for the next few days.

We were not located near any town or restaurant, so we had to find things to do to bide the time. We started with our never-ending list of boat chores. Billy spent time doing maintenance on the generator and engine, and I cleaned and organized lockers,

sorting through our dwindling provisions. The chores bored us easily and we soon found other things to do.

From time to time, we would take a dinghy ride and go exploring the anchorage and nearby beaches. One evening we were fortunate enough to hear a call over the VHF for a cruiser’s potluck get-together on Thompson Island. I made up a nice bowl of olive tapenade and grabbed some crackers, and we joined other cruisers in a singalong by a fire on the beach. Another evening we invited friends aboard and swapped adventures about groundings and losing our dinghies. It was a scene very similar to the one in Jaws, when Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw compared scars as they told tales of run-ins they’d had with sharks.

Although the wind blew strongly from the north for several days, we kept ourselves busy. Back in Georgetown, I had learned how to weave baskets from palm leaves, and I was making some as gifts to bring home to my family. I did yoga on the deck, and worked with my watercolors. The water is so clear in the Exumas I even spent time watching the colorful parrotfish, triggerfish and starfish swimming in the shadow of our boat.

One day I felt the urge to move my legs and decided to go explore the reef that lay to our east. I put on some water shoes to protect my feet and swam over. And here, to my amazement, I came across a whole army of live baby conchs. The water was thick with them.

In the Bahamas, the conch have been so over-fished that it is necessary for fishermen to dive to great depths to catch, or rather harvest, any of legal size. These days, one rarely, if ever, finds live conch while walking in shallow water. True, in some remote areas I have found one or two that were smaller than my fist. I like to pick them up and observe how they shrink up inside the bright pink shell, then put them back in the water and watch them slowly scurry away. But I had never seen so many live conchs in one area.

We were still in the area of Exuma See MEMORIES continued on page 68 www.southwindsmagazine.com