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The Long Distance Sailor By Steve Morrell

Letters

Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

Nautical Customs & Courtesies in The Blue Moon By Morgan Stinemetz

Strictly Sail St. Pete Boat Show Preview

Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

Book Review: Gourmet Underway

1st Annual Southern Catalina Rendezvous

Our Waterways: Marco Island Hearing; Changes on the Waterfront in Charleston, SC

Hurricane Season 2007 Section: Tips and News on Hurricane Protection for Your Boat

The Pensacola Yacht Club By Kim Kaminski

Ellida: A Traditional Schooner Comes South By Matthew Cole

The Annapolis Sailboat Show By Roy Laughlin

NMMA Strictly Sail Meeting in Annapolis By Roy Laughlin

Travels With Angel: Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas By Rebecca Burg

Is Your Inflatable PFD Ready? By Harmon Heed

Cruising into St. Augustine By Robbie Johnson

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

Story: The Sound of Running Water By Joe Cloidt

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The schooner Ellida sails south. Page 48. Photo by Steve Morrell.

Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas. Page 56. Photo by Rebecca Burg.

COVER: Intrepid, a J/40 in the Racer/Cruiser class, sails in the Bradenton Yacht Club Kickoff Regatta. Photo by Gary Hufford. www.beachmaster.smugmug.com.

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n 1979, when I purchased my 26-foot Folkboat, in Palm Beach, FL, the previous owner handed me a quote that he had handwritten on a small piece of paper. That piece of paper disappeared until I found it recently. After rereading it, I decided I wanted to share this with others who might find it well worth reading. Along with this quote, I was given a book, The Impossible Voyage, written by Chay Blyth. In 1971, aboard a 59-foot ketch named British Steel, Chay Blyth became the first person to sail non-stop around the world going westward—against the prevailing winds and currents, going to windward the entire trip. The quote below was taken from that book. I highly recommend all sailors read this remarkable story:

“Whenever someone, usually standing on a jetty in the pleasant morning sunshine, looks down into my cockpit, and, after greetings and gossip about this and that, says that he envies me because I don’t have any cares or worries and can just take off into the setting sun without a problem in the world, I always smile to myself. What does this person know of the intricate preparation, the minute attention to the smallest details that goes into getting a small craft ready for the ocean? Overlooking even one significant point could very well result in disaster or even death. What does that person know of that careful, cautious attention paid to storing the boat with every possible item for any foreseeable accident or occurrence? What does he know of studying how to take out one’s own teeth, or, if necessary, one’s own appendix? The long-distance sailor is his own lawyer, doctor, engineer, plumber, carpenter, dentist and diplomat.”

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DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS BOAT IS? The photo here is of my 26-foot Folkboat, Trifid, on which I sailed along Florida’s southeast coast in 1979 and cruised on in the Bahamas with my girlfriend. I sold the boat to the production company that made the movie Caddy Shack in which the boat had its 15 minutes of fame. It was Ted Knight’s boat that lost its bowsprit during its christening and on which Rodney Dangerfield dropped his anchor from his massive powerboat. (They were just fake movie stunts and the boat was unharmed—it didn’t even have a real bowsprit.) I am hoping someone out there knows what happened to her. If so, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. She was unique among most Folkboats in the U.S. as she is carvel-planked. Steve Morrell, Editor

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

In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions. E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com WELCOME TO FLORIDA, BOATERS, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST Last April, my wife Christine and I and our 15-year-old daughter Juliana chartered a Beneteau 38 out of Pensacola Beach, FL. We gunkholed the first night in a picturesque setting surrounded by 30-foot-high sand dunes. We were anchored and were playing Scrabble in the cabin when the Aassault team arriced. Olive green exposure suits, bullet clips dangling from their belts, spotlights and even a cop with a drug dog. They pulled alongside, repeatedly banged our hull and demanded to know who was below. My wife, who is petite, blond and blue-eyed, went topside, squinting in the spotlight’s glare. The guy in charge, a state Fish and Wildlife officer, demanded: Where were our papers? I joined my wife on deck and was astonished to see an angry-faced cop, a snarling dog and its handler and three other guys dressed as if they were bound for Baghdad. I showed the angry cop the vessel’s papers, but he didn’t seem to know what the word charter meant because he kept asking if I owned the boat. He said our anchor light was out. On the electrical panel below, the red light was aglow. To appease him, I flipped on the steaming light. At this, he accused us of trickery. I assured him it was simply a matter of flipping a switch. The angry cop asked the drug-dog handler if he should write us up. Sensibly, she was against the idea so they left. A few days later, we returned to the same gunkhole near Fort McCree. As we motored our dinghy 50 feet to shore, the angry cop was back, blue lights flashing. Accompanied by another officer, he pulled us over and tied our dinghy to the police boat. Since my wife was steering the dinghy, he wrote her an $80 ticket for having no life preservers. When we questioned whether he was taking this all a bit too seriously, he warned that additional citations could be issued because we had no whistle. As if this were not enough, we awoke the next morning to find the same cop, patrolling beside our anchored boat at 8 a.m. Despite a gusty headwind and lack of provisions or water, we chose not to deal with him for a third time and returned to Pensacola Beach. Since then, we’ve written to the Florida Tourism Board, the commanding officer, the governor and others who might be interested in knowing all about the heavy-handedness that is going on in this part of Florida. We haven’t heard back from anyone. David Liscio Nehant, MA THE REST OF THE STORY: After filing a complaint, my wife received a written response from Col. Julie Jones, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement. The colonel wrote: “We regret that you have had a negSee LETTERS continued on page 11 8

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LETTERS ative experience with one of our officers. It is the policy of this agency that our employees conduct themselves in a courteous and professional manner at all times. It is also our agency’s policy to conduct thorough investigations into matters that are brought to our attention and to fully document the facts that surround these incidents.” Jones forwarded the complaint regarding Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Keith Clark to Florida Inspector General James T. Knight III. The inspector general responded, in part, as follows: “You alleged that you and your family were harassed by Officer Clark during a weeklong sailing trip in the area of Fort McCree. The investigation resulted in a not-sustained finding.” Knight clarified that “a not-sustained finding means there was insufficient evidence available to prove or disprove the allegations. The final report of the investigation has been forwarded to Officer Clark’s chain-of-command for any action they deem necessary.” Personally, it seems the case has been closed, and due to Officer Clark’s actions the state of Florida is $80 richer for the lifejacket fine. The officer may even receive a pat on the back from his short-sighted superiors, but the $80 in revenue can’t compare to the $800,000 in lost tourism dollars as word spreads about how cruising sailors are treated in this part of the country. In the end, Florida is the real loser. David Liscio This letter (the first part describing his experience) first appeared in Sailing magazine. David Liscio is a contributing editor to Sailing. David, Perhaps the word has not yet reached the Northern states yet, but this is pretty much the norm for how cruisers get treated by FWC cops in Florida—and they get patted on the back for it, too. Sailors are easy targets. They just sit there and anchor. You aren’t speeding by at 20 mph in a powerboat. They would have to stop that boat and check them out. Anchored sailors are a piece of cake to hassle. Just cruise over and question them. They can always catch you on no whistle. No whistle is the buzz word around police headquarters as a sure ticket. That’s an easy one. Even if you were only dinghying ashore 50 feet, it’s technically illegal. If these guys were land cops, they would ticket you if you drove two doors down to your neighbor’s house without a seat belt. Personally, I think those police should be tried and thrown in prison. If their actions are not against the law, then we are all missing something. They probably call this “education” when they give you a ticket. Sad part is—this is typical of the FWC cops. Sadder still is all the good FWC cops, who probably joined to protect fish and game, don’t speak out that these commandowanna-be-cops like you ran into are giving them all a bad name. Charter companies could speak up, too, because who will want to come to Florida and charter a boat to be hassled like you were? Editor LETTERS ON BOATER LICENSING (editorial in the September issue) I read with interest your “From The Helm” editorial in the September issue. I am a retired U.S.C.G. boarding officer and licensed master. I have run boats from nine feet to 378 feet. Unless federal law has changed, the U.S.C.G. can board any U.S.-flagged vessel anywhere, anytime, up to other countries’ territorial seas to check for compliance with See LETTERS continued on page 12 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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LETTERS any applicable federal law. I boarded U.S.-flagged vessels from Aruba to Alaska. So I don’t think requiring licenses would increase Coast Guard boardings. I have been boarded more by the FWC (five times in the last eight years) than by the Coast Guard. I am on the water a lot. I have cruised the Keys and the Gulf coast. I believe some people should be required to get training prior to operation. I have been around the water all my life. The waterways are getting more crowded every year. The C.G. has the broadest scope of authority of any federal agency. Other agencies (DEA, FBI, Border Patrol, Customs) love to ride under the Coast Guard authority because its authority is so broad. The Coast Guard can already stop you to check your papers. Anybody who said that licenses would give the C.G. more authority to board and inspect is misinformed. Ed Stillions BOATER LICENSING & COAST GUARD BOARDINGS This is in reference to your editorial in the September issue on boater licensing. I can shed a little light on the Coast Guard end of the discussion. I served in the Coast Guard from 1962 until 1989. Most of that service was in the capacity of a boarding officer. Some of the content of this subject may have changed since I retired. More up-to-date information can be obtained from the U.S.C.G. Law Enforcement School located in Yorktown, VA. • WHO: A C.G. petty officer or commissioned officer may board any U.S. vessel no matter where it’s located. They may board any foreign vessel in U.S. waters. They may board vessels registered to nations that are signatories to an international treaty that are located in international waters or waters of a signatory nation (this treaty includes most nations). There are other fine points to this paragraph that are not applicable to this discussion. • WHERE: With regard to boarding U.S. vessels: They may come aboard any vessel that is under way (away from the dock) to determine if the vessel and operator are complying with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations. • SEARCH LIMITS: They may look (search) at any area that they need to to determine if you and the vessel are in compliance. Is your head connected to a holding tank? They may follow those hoses wherever they may lead. They may look in any man-sized compartment to insure their safety. • AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES: The Coast Guard is routinely temporarily stationed aboard U.S. Naval vessels. They are there to perform as boarding officers. The Navy cannot perform that mission. To do so would restart the War of 1812. On the flip side, riding with FWC, I suspect they are there to offer boarding advice. The Coast Guard’s presence aboard cannot change the scope of FWC’s authority. • HOW THEY COME ABOARD: Coast Guard boarding parties are instructed to, politely, inform the vessel operator that they are going to board their vessel. (Imagine, if they ask and get turned down!) Where do they go from there? Consequently, if they ask, it is either a mistake made in an effort to be polite or a ploy to cause you to give up those constitutional rights that are pertinent to the situation at hand. I hope this helps. Rocky Bucci Bradenton, FL 12

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Rocky and Ed, Thanks for your letters and information. I incorrectly stated the concerns that were expressed by Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen at the National Conference of States Legislatures (NCSL) on December 6 last year. He stated that licensing would enable them to identify the operator of a boat and that there is no current law that allows them to do so. I see they have boarding rights and can inspect a vessel, but

apparently there is nothing that demands that the operator show proof of identity, and the Coast Guard is pursuing the possibility of using boater licensing to positively identify who is the operator of a vessel that they can stop. In the March issue of BoatU.S. Magazine, Admiral Allen was quoted as saying that, “Sooner or later, we will have to come to grips with the issue that on the water, we cannot do the same thing in

your ports that a state policeman can do on I-5 or I-95 or I-35, and that’s make a stop and validate the conveyance of the operator of a boat...” Personally, I am glad that is the case and hope it stays that way. Editor ANCHORED BOATS IN THE VINOY BASIN IN ST. PETERSBURG This new law on anchoring rights is great news for me. But previous letters did address a problem in the Vinoy Basin in downtown St. Petersburg. I am a “full-time cruiser” and also have a residence in St. Petersburg. I am currently aboard my restored 1937 staysail yawl, Vesper, and plan on going back to the basin this week. I know the marine officers, and they are in agreement that something must be done. These boats (a few are more like floating debris) are not anchored correctly, obviously by non-sailors, and drag in every 25-knot breeze. They are a menace to my vessel and a “liability waiting to happen” for the city of St. Petersburg. We need to police ourselves to avoid our own rights being diminished. I will personally make an effort to get something done through the City Council over the next few weeks. I would be willing to donate my services as a consultant to an inexpensive mooring field with amenities for visiting cruisers. I don’t think the Council members understand that they are sitting on a gold mine here. I am taking it upon myself to make them realize the huge resource they have. It could only help the city’s budget and offer something for a fastgrowing boating community. Capt. Nikko Lorenczi S/V Vesper Nikko, St. Petersburg has been talking about a mooring field off the city waterfront and in the Vinoy Basin for several years, but it has all been talk. I agree—they have no idea what a gold mine they have, for income both directly and indirectly, from making the waterfront an active boater-friendly community, good for the feeling of the place and for the downtown merchants. They should go down to Punta Gorda and see what they are doing there. Editor

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

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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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The Gulf Coast’s Only Boat Show for Cruisers For more information on the show and events, go to www.strictlysailstpete.com NOVEMBER 1-4 Thurs.-Sat. – 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spa Beach Park in the Vinoy Basin at the St. Pete Pier Downtown St. Petersburg FL on the water TICKETS: (ages 15 & under are free—must be with an adult) 1-day adult Thurs/Fri – $12 1-day adult Sat/Sun – $14 2-day adult – $24 Buy your tickets online and get a one-year subscription to a magazine. DIRECTIONS: Spa Beach at the base of The St Pete Pier. The Pier is located at the end of Second Ave. N.E. From I-275, take Exit 23-A (Old 10) going east to Beach Dr. Turn south to Second Ave. N.E. for one block. At Bayshore Drive, directly in front of The Pier, turn right and follow south to discounted parking area, just opposite the Bayfront Center or follow the “BOAT SHOW PARKING” signs. Take the FREE show shuttle to The Pier. Limited, paid parking is also available at the base of The pier in two separate public parking lots. BOATS AND GEAR. Hundreds of exhibitors of gear and boats. Dozens of in-water and on-land boats to tour. TRAWLERS WILL AGAIN BE AT THE SHOW. Trawlers and power cruisers will again be present for boarding in the water at this year’s show. STRICTLY SAIL ST. PETERSBURG SEMINAR SCHEDULE Seminars on a variety of sailing topics are being held continuously during the show. For more information and updated schedules and titles of these seminars go to www.strictlysailstpete.com.

Kids Aboard. Free boatbuilding workshop for children ages 4 and older, teaches them to design and build their vessels. Parents can relax and visit the show while their kids are safe and having a good time, enjoying a fun, educational activity at the Kids Aboard Academic Boatbuilding Workshop. Visit www.kidsaboard.com for more information Jack Klang’s Chart Tent. Stop by the 9-by-12-foot navigation chart and learn new techniques about sailing, boat handling, safety, and cruising under sail. This chart blanket is littered with small boats, buoys, lighthouses and interesting nautical markings to help demonstrate real boating situations. $1000 Shopping Spree. Enter to win as you enter the show. West Marine will give away a $1,000 shopping spree to one lucky showgoer. Sign up at the main entrance for your chance at the prize. Latitudes & Attitudes Cruiser’s Bash. Saturday night 7 p.m. Everyone at the show Saturday evening is invited. MORE FREE SAILING OPPORTUNITIES: Watersports West will be offering the following free sailing opportunities at Spa Beach at the show. Lessons are free with paid admission to the show and available weather permitting. Introduction to Kiteboarding. Saturday and Sunday. Free introduction to kiteboarding classes during the show: How to launch, land and maneuver a kiteboard. Using trainer kites, participants will get an introduction kiteboarding.

Free O’pen Bic Demos at Spa Beach on Saturday & Sunday.

OTHER EVENTS Discover Sailing. Free Sailboat Rides. Discover Sailing, a national introduction-to-sailing program will be going on each day at the show to help non-sailors take their first sail. Showgoers can go on free, 30-minute sailing trips and collect free, learn-to-sail materials and names of sailing schools where they can further their education. Author’s Corner Tent. Come meet some of your favorite sailing authors and pick up all of the most current sailing books! News & Views for Southern Sailors

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

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

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach 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. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a state of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boaters insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills. Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Sixweek Public Boating Course begins every Monday. Includes safety information plus basic piloting; charts, course plotting, latitude/longitude and dead reckoning. Satisfies Florida’s under age 21 boater requirements. (727) 867-3088. Other courses continuously offered. (727) 565-4453. www.boating-stpete.org. Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs America’s Boating Course: Oct. 13-14. Boating Skills and Seamanship: Nov. 5-29 (7 lessons).

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For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety check call (727) 469-8895 or visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. Reservations/information: call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638 Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests will be held bimonthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354. Onboard Weather Forecasting Course, St. Petersburg The St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron will be holding an onboard weather forecasting seminar for boaters on

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Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center at 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, in St. Petersburg at 7 p.m. Instruction is free and materials will cost $10. For more information, go to www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 821-7333. Intermediate marina management course. Nov. 1115. Seminars and training for marinas staff. West Palm Beach, FL. Association of Marine Industries/ International Marina Institute. (401) 247-0314. www.MarinaAssociation.org. Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (the eight Southern coastal states from North Carolina south all the way around the Gulf and into the Gulf through eastern 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 a few years. It does not matter whether the organization has a fixed location or facility. The Southwinds editor reserves the right to make a judgment on how well established the organization is to qualify for an article, although we encourage everyone to contact us. Any article must be written by a member of the organization (except for the youth sailing organizations) and must include at least one photograph. Contact editor@Southwindsmagazine.com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

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Marine Systems Certification. Nov. 13-16. Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Boat and Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460. www.abyc.org. Electrical Certification Course. Nov. 13-16. American Boat and Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460. www.abyc.org. Standards Accreditation. Nov. 28-30. Orlando, FL. American Boat and Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460. www.abyc.org. Advanced Marina Management Course. Dec. 10-15. Seminars and training for marina staff. West Palm Beach, FL. Association of Marine Industries/International Marina Institute. (401) 247-0314. www.MarinaAssociation.org.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS Nov. 2-3. Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola, FL. The state’s oldest maritime exhibit. The three-day event annually draws thousands of visitors to this scenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The festival features delicious seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood related events and displays under the shady oaks of Apalachicola’s Battery Park. Some of the notable events include oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run and a Blessing of the Fleet. (888) 653-8011. www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

www.strictlysail.com. Thursday-Saturday, 10-6, Sunday 10-5. $12, Thur.-Fri. $14, Sat.-Sun. 15 and under free with paid adult. Two-day weekend pass for $24. Additional events this year. www.strictlysail.com. See a more complete write-up on the show on page 19. Nov. 8-11. Fort Myers Boat Show. Harborside Convention Complex and City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. John Good Co. (954) 570-7785. www.swfmia.com. St. Petersburg Power Boat Show. Bayfront Center Yacht Basin. St. Petersburg, FL. Show Management. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

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Racing Seminar by Jeff and Amy Linton, Davis Island Yacht Club, Nov. 7 See the Racing section for information on this event.

BOAT SHOWS Nov. 1-4. Strictly Sail St. Petersburg Boat Show and Trawler Show. The largest all sailboat show on the Gulf Coast with many boats presented on land (smaller boats) and in the water. Trawlers will be at the show for the second time this year, after a successful showing in 2006. Hundreds of exhibitors. The best and most beautiful venue of all the sailboat shows, being on Tampa Bay. Free sailboat rides. On the Vinoy basin on the causeway to the St. Petersburg Pier.

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Seven Seas Cruising Association Annual Meeting in Melbourne, FL. Nov. 9-11 The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) will again host its annual convention and general meeting (formerly called a “gam”) at the Eau Gallie Convention Center in Melbourne, FL, Nov. 9-11. All SSCA events are open to both members and non-members alike. There will be a Friday night cocktail party and a nautical flea market the following morning in the parking lot at the center. There is also a vendors’ show and sale where businesses are offering their products and services. A barbecue is scheduled for Saturday evening at Wickham Park. On Sunday, there will be the annual meeting and awards ceremony. There is also an extensive number of seminars at the convention. The full list of seminars is available at on the SSC Web site. Some of the seminars to be presented are A Family Circumnavigates Aboard a Catamaran, Sailboat Docking and Sail Trim for Cruisers, and Accessing Weather Data at Sea. A total of 15 seminars are scheduled. For more information and for registration, go to the SSCA Web site, www.SSCA.org. Cruisers who come by boat generally anchor off the Pineapple Pier near the event site. The Web site has more information including special hotel rates for SSCA members and a map of the area, including hotels, anchorages, restaurants and more.

Laser Seminar, Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Nov. 15-18 See the Racing section for information on this event.

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2007 Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, Hobe Sound, FL The 2007 Florida Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous is scheduled for Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 in Hobe Sound, FL. Hobe Sound is near Stuart on the Atlantic coast of Florida. We expect to have five to eight Wharrams there; a Tiki 46, a few Tangaroas, Tiki 26s and possibly others. All Wharram catamaran owners are welcome as well as lovers of Wharram catamarans and others who would just like to show up and see them and talk about them. Bring your pictures if you can’t bring your boat. If you can’t bring a boat or pictures, then just bring yourself! We have even been known to welcome “half boats” (monohulls). For more information, call Gene Perry (Tiki 26) at home at (772) 545-9312 or on his cell at (772) 214-4330, Dan Kunz (Tangaroa 36) at home at (305) 664-0190, or Ann and Neville Clements’ (Tiki 46) on their cell at (401) 261-7816. You can also send a note to this e-mail: floridawharramrendezvous@hotmail.com. We will monitor e-mails every few days. E-mails will be monitored up to about Nov. 21. After that, use the phones.

America’s Cup Presentation by Dave Perry in Tampa Bay, Dec. 15 Dave Perry, recurring national champion, successful author, and most recently, the rules advisor and afterguard coach for Sweden’s Victory Challenge AC team, will be giving a presentation at the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach on December 15.

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Florida Sea Base in Florida Keys Looking for Charter Boats and Captains Florida Sea Base, a high adventure camp serving the Boy Scouts of America, is looking for sailboats to run our next summer season beginning the end of May 2008, through the end of August 2008. The ideal boat will either be a Morgan 41 Out Island or the CSY 44 or something similar (5.5-foot draft or less, less than 65-feet vertical clearance and less than 15-foot beam). Weekly trips include training, fuel (diesel and propane), dockage at Sea Base (located in Islamorada) and Key West. All provisions are included, including food, ice and necessary dry goods. With the Code of Federal Regulations for the Boy Scouts of America, we are permitted to carry eight passengers with a 6-pack license. All vessels must pass the Coast Guard’s Un-inspected Inspected Vessel Check, be documented for “Coast Wise Trade” and carry $1,000,000 in liability insurance with Boy Scouts of America listed on the policy. You will be guaranteed 9 to11 trips for the season (excluding acts of nature) at $2200 per trip. Charters usually consist of six youths (Boy Scouts) ranging in age from 14-

20 and two adult leaders. You are in charge of your vessel but must run our charter program and schedule as described. Boats run in groups of four from Islamorada to Key West and back (80 miles each way). The captain will take the scouts fishing, sailing and snorkeling with four nights at anchor and one day and night in Key West. All gear/tackle and bait are provided at no additional charge. This is a fast-paced program, so all boats and captains must be up for the demands. Being mechanically inclined is a major plus. If you have a boat and would like a contract captain to run it, we have several very qualified captains to put you in contact with. Also, Sea Base is looking for a schooner 80 feet long (±) overall for week trips as well. The ideal candidate will have a draft of six feet or less and a vertical clearance of less than 65 feet. These boats run week trips from Marathon to Boca Grande with a day/night stopover in Key West Bight. The boats must be USCG-inspected with an overnight endorsement. You will be guaranteed 10 trips @ $6200 per trip. Fuel and propane are provided as well as all provisions and dockage while running our program. Contact Capt. Rich Beliveau or Capt. Steve Willis at (305) 394-0365 or (305) 393-7373.

Southeast Florida Sailing and Boating News Wanted SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for writers to cover sailing and boating news from southeast Florida. We are always looking for news and information of interest to sailors about our changing waterways; Disappearing marinas and boatyards, waterways access, the condoization of our waterfronts, the disappearance of ‘Ol Florida spots that cruisers have frequented over years, waterway rights, anchoring rights and general news that we are facing with the changing times. Other news of interest to sailors about marinas, mooring fields, marine businesses and other news is also welcome. We are also looking for race reports and previews of upcoming major regattas. Photos from the area are always welcome along with the articles. Anyone interested in writing articles, with pay, please contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Florida Keys Approves Waterfront Preservation Plan The rising value of waterfront property motivates many sales to residential developers. This trend threatens the working waterfront in the Florida Keys and adversely affects some of its major industries, primarily fishing and other marine-related businesses. Monroe County spent months crafting an ordinance that provides incentives designed to encourage landowners to maintain existing working waterfront. It requires waterfront redevelopment to remain waterdependent and limits its density. It also requires the county to retain the roads and paths that access the water. In mid-September the Monroe County Commission unanimously approved the ordinance and sent it to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for approval. Since the county is designated as an Area of Critical State Concern, DCA must approve any changes to the land plan that affect growth and development in the Keys. A lastminute addendum was proposed by a group of Stock Island waterfront property owners dealing with hurricane recovery and evacuation issues. There was opposition from some commissioners and advisors to the lack of proper review for

the addendum, its wording, and its inappropriateness for the main proposal. However, it passed and was attached to the waterfront preservation ordinance.

Planning Continues for Boot Key Bridge in Florida Keys The deteriorating bridge at the west end of Boot Key Harbor continues to spark debate in the Marathon City Council. The deteriorating Boot Key Bridge, built in 1960, connects Marathon and Boot Key, a largely undeveloped parcel owned privately by three investors. Replacement costs for the bridge would be at least $5million and may exceed $7-million, according to Florida DOT advisors who are working with the Council and city officials. The Council scheduled a public workshop in September to discuss possible options and the impact of each on the future development of Boot Key, the harbor, and Marathon city waterfront. The alternatives of dismantling, repair, or replacement were covered. In October the council ordered an appraisal of the bridge, which is expected to take three to six months to complete. In the meantime, lively discussion continues. The local newspaper, Keynoter, published the following letter to the editor by Jeff Laning from Marathon: Troubled bridge over Boot Key Waters Is crying out for your quarters Now that he is old and gray No one wants to help him pay Lock him up or lock him down His gears will rust into the sound The bridge that carried goods and trash, Its final sound will be the crash.

BoatUS Reports on Positive Prospects for Dredging the ICW Congress appears to be willing to support more dredging for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. David K. Roach, chairman of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association, reported positively on results of its work in the spring with congressional delegations from each state. He said, “The money is not there yet…but we are now in the best position for funding that we have been in for years.” While progress is being made, Roach also notes figures given by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They estimate the costs for dredging the ICW completely, to authorized depths, will be $29-million.

Oldest Shipwreck in Florida Found in Northern Gulf Coast By Kim Kaminksi The oldest shipwreck in Florida (the second oldest shipwreck in America) was recently discovered resting in 12 28

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feet of water near the shoreline of downtown Pensacola, FL. This newly discovered shipwreck (found in the summer of 2006) was determined after months of careful evaluation to be one of the 11 sailing vessels belonging to the early explorer Don Tristan de Luna’s expedition. Tristan de Luna and his expedition of 1000 colonists and 500 solders sailed into Pensacola Bay in 1559 as the first European attempt at a colonization effort. However, after only five weeks from the date of their arrival in the area now known as Pensacola, a hurricane hit and destroyed most of the fleet that was anchored in the bay. Now, following the recent storm surge upheavals from hurricanes Ivan, Dennis and Katrina—and after nearly 450 years—fragments of a couple of large ballast stones were discovered by two University of West Florida archaeology students along with their UWF maritime archaeology professors, John Bratten and Gregory Cook. Through their efforts and with the help of grant funding from the Florida Division of Historical Resources, this historic site known as the “Emmanuel Point 2” shipwreck will be excavated through the year 2009 (which will also be the year of the 450th anniversary celebration of the Tristan de Luna landing in Pensacola). Some of the items that were discovered at the site include the ship’s hull, 16th century Spanish ceramic artifacts, pottery and olive seeds as well as strips of lead sheath-

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ing that were used over the hull seams. “This is one of the most important finds in the country and it’s in our backyard …and we did it using students and sharing it with the public,” said Judy Bense, executive director of the UWF Anthropology-Archeology division.

Largest Sailing Ship Ever Built Star Clippers, the cruise line of sailing clipper ships, is planning to build a 528-foot sailing ship, making it the largest ever built. Star Clippers already has the world’s largest sailing ship in its fleet, the 439-foot Royal Clipper. The new ship will be a five-masted vessel carrying 37 sails, for 68,350 square feet of sail area. Its rig will rise 217 feet above the waterline. The beam will be 61 feet. It will carry 296 passengers and have a crew of 140. Besides dining rooms, bars, theatres, conference rooms, library, spas, gyms and other features, the ship will carry three swimming pools. The ship will also have a retractable stern for access to water sports, such as diving and snorkeling. The ship is modeled on the France II, which was the world’s largest sailing ship when it was built in 1912. The company is planning to launch the ship in 2010. For more information about the Star Clipper cruise line, go to www.starclippers.com.

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Safe Passage Maritime Offers Captain’s License Classes Safe Passage Maritime, LLC, announced recently that it has received USCG approval for its OUPV (6-pack) captain’s license class. This class meets all of the requirements and can be taken in lieu of testing through the USCG. Courses are currently being scheduled in various locations in Florida in both weekend and weekday formats. Class sizes are small so that it can offer personalized training. Safe Passage Maritime, LLC, is owned and operated by Capt. Ralph Bush. Capt. Bush currently holds a U.S.C.G. masters license and has years of experience in sail and powerboats as well as being an experienced instructor. For more information about OUPV (6 pack), masters upgrade classes, or any of the other classes offered by Safe Passage, you can contact Capt. Bush at (941) 276-8060 or visit the Web site at www.safepassagemartime.com.

A Sailor’s Passing — Inventor and Sailor By Julie B. Connerley Pensacola Beach Yacht Club member Jeffrey Craig Schroeder, 48, passed away September 15, his valiant ninemonth fight with pancreatic cancer finally over. Jeff was not a nationally known racer. In fact, his first race was one of PBYC’s popular full moon “moonlight madness” regattas in November 1992, the same year he joined the yacht club. However, he loved sailing his Hunter 22, Land’s End. And he was passionate about celestial navigation, which he taught to fellow sailors yearly. Ironically, the humble, smiling man who loved “messing about in boats” will be long remembered by the golfing community for his contributions to that sport. Jeff was the technical manager of global sports marketing for Unisys and designed the scoring system used in professional golf around the world. He worked for Unisys for over 26 years.

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It was in 1999 that he combined his love of sailing with the television networks’ thirst for more instantaneous information that left his mark in the golfing world. Jeff’s Wind Stick is composed of three parts: The wind vane for measuring direction and an anemometer for measuring speed sit on top of a telescoping pole. The third part, a microprocessor, takes readings from the other two and transmits them to a computer several times a second. That information is translated into a graphic. Today, Wind Sticks are used in several other sports as well. As for Jeff, he never even played a round of golf! His loving wife, Julie, has set up a memorial fund in Jeff’s honor. A bronze statue is being planned to depict the history of celestial navigation for sailing vessels, which will be erected along the waterfront that Jeff loved so dearly. Contributions can be mailed to: The Jeff Schroeder Celestial Navigation Memorial Fund, C/O Bank of America, 5041 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola, FL, 32503, attention Genia Weidler.

Bob and Annie’s Boatyard and Marina Back in Business After an Eventful Year Boaters coming to visit Bob and Annie’s Boatyard/Marina this season will be saddened to find that Bob Conover—who established the business in the late ’80s—is here only in spirit. In the summer of 2006 Bob retired and handed down the business to his son Chris. He was at the boatyard every day working on his and his wife Jo’s boat, making great progress toward their goal of sailing off into the sunset one day and leaving all the worries in the world behind. Unfortunately, six months after retirement, on February 27, 2007, Bob passed away due to complications from a critical car accident. Bob would be proud to see the accomplishments son Chris and his wife Bonnie have brought to the boatyard/marina. A long overdue makeover of the yard and building project is finally completed. New equipment has been added in order to better serve regulars and new customers with an even more extensive range of services. Along with the marine railway and crane a forklift has

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been added to accommodate storage for crafts up to 25 feet. Welding and fabrication services are available, as is engine repairs on inboard or outboard engines, gasoline or diesel. The marine store is fully stocked with construction, restoration, and repair materials along with zincs, batteries, filters, oils, and other engine fluids. Bob and Annie’s has been known around the world for many years as one of the best multihull boatyards around, but they also regularly service monohulls, powerboats and commercial vessels. They are located on Pine Island at 3420 Stringfellow Rd., St. James City, FL. For more information, go to www.bobandannies.com. You can contact them at info@bobandannies.com, or call (239) 283-3962.

Nautical Trader in Nokomis, FL, Changes Ownership Joe and Claire Monroe recently sold their used marine equipment business, Nautical Trader, to Gordon McKeehan. Gordon has been a regular customer at the store for many years. He plans to expand the store’s decorative section, along with the sections on fishing gear and diving supplies. Long-time employee Jim Johnson—along with other employees—will continue working at the store.

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Joe and Claire Monroe started Nautical Trader in 1994. The store sells a wide variety of boating gear, including an extensive supply of sailing hardware and equipment. Most of the gear is on consignment, but some is owned by the store. It is one of only a few large used marine goods stores in Florida, and the store is well-known for the quality of its equipment. The store is well-organized. One can find everything from a cleat to a dinghy. It carries equipment for both sail and powerboats. SOUTHWINDS featured an article on the store in the March 2006 issue, which can be downloaded at www.southwindsmagazine.com. The Nautical Trader is located at 110 E. Colonia Lane, just off route 41, in Nokomis, FL. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9--3:00 p.m. It can be reached at (941) 488-0766, or by e-mail at sales@nauticaltrader.net. The Web site is www.nauticaltrader.net

Fountaine-Pajot Catamaran Distributor Opens Office in St. Petersburg Willmar USA, Inc., the importer and distributor for Fountaine-Pajot catamaran sailing yachts and trawler catamarans, for the Southeast United States, Bahamas and Puerto Rico, recently opened an office in St. Petersburg, FL. The office is at 11 Beach Dr. SE, in downtown St.

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Petersburg and will be run by David Craig at (727) 822-8080, or by e-mail at david@willmarusa.com. Every yacht sold by Willmar USA has been purchased by the company and has been specifically built for the company under its own project management at the plant in La Rochelle, France. This policy ensures strict technical compliance with the needs and requirements of U.S. clients. Willmar USA will be present at the Strictly Sail St. Petersburg Boat Show, Nov. 1 - 4. For more information on Willmar USA and Fountaine-Pajot catamarans, go to www.willmarusa.com.

Calvert Sails Splits — Moves to St. Petersburg Calvert Sails, a multihull sail specialist, recently announced its split from the sailmaking group, UK Halsey Sails. They also announced they were moving operations from the Florida Keys to St. Petersburg, FL. Calvert Sails, originated by Dave Calvert in 1976, ran its sailmaking operation in Islamorada in the Florida Keys for 30 years. Earlier this year, the loft was downsized to sales and design offices only. In the late ’70s and ’80s, Calvert Sails was a prominent force in windsurfing sail design and manufacturing.

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Windsurfing sail designs from Dave Calvert won numerous national and several world titles during this period. In the mid ’80s, Dave Calvert targeted the multihull market. Applying windsurfing technology to multihull sail designs resulted in very fast racing multihull sails. Some of the design features resulting from this were round head mains, square top mains, improved panel layouts, twisty tops, upwind screachers, flat asymmetrical spinnakers, and updated batten pocket construction. These early designs won many beach cat races as well as six Stiletto Nationals, and many Corsair Nationals Championships. Calvert became involved with Steve Fossett and PlayStation in 2001. During a two-year period, he was a permanent crewmember and was onboard for five world records including both Trans Atlantic and the 24-hour speed records. Because of Calvert’s cruising background, this technology was also applied to large cruising multihull sails. For various reasons, Calvert Sails has now chosen to return to being an independent sailmaking firm. By having a working loft once again, repairs, re-cuts, and warranty work can again be done in-house. The new offices of Calvert Sails will be located in a modern sailmaking facility, shared with Sail Technologies, located at 1354 20th St. N. St. Petersburg, FL. For more information, go to www.calvertsails.com, or call (727) 823-1968.

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BOOK REVIEW Gourmet Underway Reviewed by Steve Morrell Almost every week I get a book mailed to me to review. I’ve got quite a library going, but many of them are remotely related to the SOUTHWINDS reader (like a great glossy field guide to freshwater fish). I don’t really do book reviews, although a few non-fiction adventures I’ve read thoroughly as they were interesting. What I try to do is give the SOUTHWINDS reader an idea of what the book is like since the reader doesn’t have it in his hands to peruse— to see if it is interesting enough to buy. I try to fill that role. When Gourmet Underway arrived in the mail, it numbered as only the second onboard cookbook I’ve received in five years, so I checked it out. I am not much of cook—and definitely no gourmet cook—but I can cook the basics real well, and I eat real healthy, so that’s what I look for. One thing I learned a long time ago—in the ’60s when I, and all my friends, were pursuing simple living and avoiding processed foods—was that pressure cookers preserve the nutrients. Plus—they cook stuff fast. Consequently, I started cooking with a pressure cooker when I was very young. When I first flipped through Gourmet Underway, I saw the word pressure cooker throughout the book. Plus it had drink mixes in there. You know—cocktails. That piqued my interest so I read on. Author Robbie Johnson gets right to the point in the introduction with these words: “With only three utensils, all of the recipes in this cookbook can be prepared in little more than 30 minutes, many in less than 15 minutes, some in only 5 minutes.” He goes on to say that he uses a wok, a steel skillet and a pressure cooker, stating that emphasis is on cooking methods that “conserve energy, enhance nutrition and produce palate-pleasing meals.” Any cookbook that can do all that on board a sailboat has got to have something valuable to teach. After reading Robbie’s sailing credentials—he has sailed and cooked on just about every size boat—you are convinced that he could know what he is talking about. As I read on, I wondered if he shouldn’t have named the book the Joy of Cooking Aboard, as this book covers lots of

ground and many recipes—kind of like the real Joy of Cooking does. He discusses cooking ware, ingredients, storage, pressure cooking, skillet cooking, wok cooking, grilling, etc. Then there’s a discussion of pasta, poultry, grains, meat, seafood, etc., etc., etc. His recipes include everything from dips to soups to rice to stir fry to even a pot of tea. And he does it all from the boater’s point of view; simple, small galley, limited resources, need for long-term storage, low budget, minimal pot and pan cleaning, fast prep, etc. This book is obviously from years of experience cooking aboard. Of course, I checked out his recipes on pressure cooking, one of the few methods I am pretty experienced at. I found his great recipe on baking bread in a pressure cooker, something I got good at doing while cruising on my boat 20 years ago. If you haven’t tried it, you’re missing a real treat: eating fresh bread while anchored in the middle of nowhere. This is an impressive cookbook—and for one who is not a gourmet cook—me—I can see it being useful on land. If it’s easy to cook and eat well on board—and this book shows the way for that—it will be real easy on land. I like that. Gourmet Underway 536 pages By Robbie Johnson Downwind Press Available at tahitirover@gmail.com

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The Catalina Rendezvous at the Isthmus on Catalina Island. Photo courtesy Catalina Yachts.

1ST ANNUAL SOUTHERN CATALINA RENDEZVOUS Celebrating 25 years of Catalina Rendezvous Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, FL, Nov. 9-12

wenty-five years ago, Catalina owners held the first Catalina rendezvous in Southern California in 1982. A few years later, the rendezvous was moved to the Isthmus on Catalina Island off the coast of California and has become one of the most popular sailboat rendezvous in the country. The event has grown steadily every year, and this year 143 boats and about 400 people attended. Although there are several smaller rendezvous held by local Catalina owners around the country, the one at Mystic, CT—held each August—is the largest one after the Catalina Island one. Catalina Yachts management and Catalina owners have talked about a Southern rendezvous for years—especially since the main factory has now grown to be in Largo, FL, in the Tampa Bay area. This year that all came together, and the Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club (TITYC) agreed to host the event. For many years, the Tampa Bay yacht club has hosted the Morgan Rendezvous, except for the last two years when it was hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa. That was because the Treasure Island club has been building a new club building, which was recently completed. The club is ideal with a great pool patio, tiki bar, lots of dockage and a good basin that the club sits in for boats to anchor in—and close enough to easily dinghy to. The rendezvous is open for all to come to and Catalina owners or anyone interested who cannot bring their boats are invited to arrive by car. Event tickets, which include meals and other amenities, are open to everyone, boat owners or not. Events this year will start with a Friday afternoon reception and party, with food, drink and music scheduled. Saturday morning—after breakfast at the club—will be equipment and systems seminars put on by suppliers and News & Views for Southern Sailors

manufacturers. The rest of the day will be filled with events including a blindfold dinghy race and a chance for boat owners to show off their unique systems, gear installations and customizations of their Catalinas. Prizes will be given for the boat traveling the farthest to get there, most decorated boat, etc. There will be a dinner and party that evening. Sunday will be more of a laid-back day, starting with another club breakfast. Attendees will be able to swim, play tennis at the club courts, golf locally or visit the local area. A sunset beach bon voyage party is scheduled for the late afternoon and early evening at the nearby Gulf beach. Monday will be the final day of departure. Raffles with prizes will be held all weekend. Registration closes on Monday, Nov. 5. For lots more information and to register, go to www.catalina yachts.com and at www.catalina.tityc.com. You can also register at the Strictly Sail St. Pete Boat Show at the Catalina docks on Nov. 1-4.

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OUR WATERWAYS Marco Island Anchoring Case Holds Hearing on Oct. 12 By Herman Diebler

he challenge to the constitutionality of the Marco Island anchoring ordinance was tried in Collier County Courthouse on Friday, Oct. 12. The trial lasted 8.5 hours and was one of the most riveting legal duels I have ever experienced. Our attorney, Donald Day, a premier criminal attorney from Naples, was absolutely brilliant. All boaters in Florida and the nation owe him a debt of gratitude. The prosecuting attorney from Fort Lauderdale representing the city of Marco Island, Daniel Abbott, supported by a maritime attorney from Miami, Michael Karcher (who was paid for privately), did the best they could under the circumstances. Their thrust was to marginalize Capt. Alan Richard, the assistant general council for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, who wrote and knew the intent of the 2006 amendment to the Florida statute 327.6 (limiting local communities’ ability to restrict anchoring of non-liveaboard boaters - editor). Additionally, they tried to represent the wording as vague allowing for municipal interpretation under Florida home rule statutes. The problem is that in order to rule in their favor, the judge must ignore legislative intent as well as U.S. Supreme Court rulings. The judge, Rob Crown, was a very impressive young man who listened carefully and asked the right questions. Frankly, I cannot see how he can judge the ordinance as

constitutional. However, the popular belief is that local courts tend to respond to political pressures. We must see if the judge will resist possible political forces and rule on the basis of the law. I think this judge is the type of no-nonsense guy who will see through the smoke and will uphold the laws of the state of Florida. The judge requested to reserve judgment to review the statutes and arguments once again before he renders his judgment. He gave November 16th as the date by which he will have his judgment. If he does rule the ordinance as constitutional, then the trial for the infraction will be Dec. 14, at which time the sentence will be delivered. If this is the case, we will appeal. This is a very important case for all of us who resent the constant erosion of boater rights. Please hang in there. Herman Diebler is one of the main proponents and supporters of those who were intentionally arrested in Marco Island to test the Marco Island ordinance ignoring the state law limiting local communities’ ability to restrict anchoring of non-liveaboard boaters in Florida waters.

8th Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, Nov. 15-16 This conference will bring together more than 100 people who have a vested interest in the Atlantic ICW. Presentations by industry and government professionals will cover a wide variety of topics of interest to commercial shippers, recreational boaters, communities along the waterway and federal, state and local government agencies. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide their input to the AIWA board of directors to help develop the 2008 plan of action for the association. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives will discuss the current waterway conditions and future dredging plans. There will be a panel discussion about the economic data that has been gathered in several states and what impact, if any, these studies are having on improving financial resources for the waterway. A report from the Waterway Access Conference held in Norfolk, VA, earlier this year will be presented. For more information, contact Rosemary Lynch at (877) 414-5397, or e-mail to rosemary@atlintracoastal.org. For more information about the association, go to www.atlintracoastal.org. Our Waterways Section SOUTHWINDS has created this section to inform our readers about changes in our waterways. We are all in the midst of great change—through the conversion of many boating properties to condominiums, restrictions on anchorages, and other economic forces at work. Our coastal waters and our waterways belong to all of us, and all of us have a right to use them. These waters are not just for those who live on the water, and it is up to us boaters and lovers of these waters to protect that right. We hope that by helping to inform you of these changes, we will contribute to doing just that. We are looking for news and information on changes, land sales, anchorages, boaters’ rights, new marinas, anchoring rights, disappearing marinas, boatyards and boat ramps, environmental concerns and other related news. Contact Steve Morrell, editor@southwindsmagazine.com, or call (941) 795-8704 magazine.com, or call (941) 795-8704.

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The Changing Face of Sailing & the Waterfront in Charleston, SC By Dan Dickison

pend 30 years in any industry and you can’t help but gain perspective. Do that as the owner of the only sailingbased business continuously serving a particular seaport over that span of time and your senses regarding trends and developments in the sport are apt to become finely honed. That’s certainly the case with sailmaker Tripp Fellabom, whose Charleston-based UK-Halsey Sailmakers is culminating its 30th year of operation this fall. Throughout the past three decades, Fellabom has witnessed the sport of sailing grow steadily in this waterfront community. He’s also been integral in that growth, servicing transient boat owners and locals alike, and forever volunteering time to organize and promote events. But lately, what he’s been seeing has him concerned for the future of this sport. “I’m afraid there’s a lack of passion in sailing these days,” explained Fellabom one particularly steamy day this summer. “In general,” he continued, “people aren’t using their boats as much as they used to, say, a decade ago. And we’re definitely seeing fewer new boats being purchased around the Charleston area.” The decline in activity that Fellabom senses is mirrored in statistics published by Sail America, the advocacy organization that works on behalf of companies in the sailing industry. According to the organization’s annual survey of North American sailboat builders, overall production in the United States and Canada was down 7 percent in 2006, a drop analysts principally ascribe to losses in entry-level models under 12 feet in length. In fact, the tally of 14,945 boats produced by sailboat manufacturers in

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Sailmaker Tripp Fellabom. Tripp has seen many changes in the sport of sailing and on the waterfront in his 30 years of making sails in Charleston, SC.

these two countries that year is one of the lowest totals since the late 1990s. The same study indicates that there were strong production increases in boats over 36 feet. Seemingly, this is good news, but it belies another trend that Fellabom says has been troubling him lately: “There are a number of dynamics at work here,” he explained, “but certainly one of them is the decrease in ready access to the water, and that principally affects people who own smaller boats. What’s happening in our immediate area is that several marinas are selling their slips rather than renting them, and this—what some of us refer to as ‘condominiumization’— essentially prices a lot of boat owners or would-be boat owners out of the market. I know a number of people who’d happily pay 16- to 20-thousand dollars for a used Hunter or Beneteau, but then they find

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OUR WATERWAYS A sign of the times. The formerly popular Buzzard’s Roost Marina, which closed recently after being purchased for a reported $13.2 million, by Washington, D.C.based IBG Partners, LLC. The land and marina will be developed for condominiums and expensive dockominiums slips. Many of the tenants who left went to nearby Stono Marina (see photo on the next page).

out that it will cost them upwards of $100 grand to buy a dock space, and that’s definitely a deal breaker.” To wit, in the past two years, several of Charleston’s more affordable marinas have changed ownership, and the new owners have each opted to sell rather than rent the dock spaces. One of those marinas, the Harborage on the Ashley River, listed a 30-foot slip for $105,000 in midSeptember. At the same time, another local marina—Sunset Cay Marina on the Folly River—listed a 40-foot space for $115,000. And those figures don’t take into account the monthly regime fees and maintenance costs that many slipfor-sale marinas require. According to Fellabom, financial demands aren’t the only factors contributing to diminished participation in the sport. “A lack of time available to enjoy the sport,” he explained, “is particularly problematic for sailing. And this affects families more than individuals. If you’ve got kids, you know that there are always after-school activities that spill over to the weekends and other areas of involvement like youth groups and Little League, etc., that place demands on your time. It’s pretty simple to plunk a powerboat in the water and go out for a ride with the family and be done in two hours, but that’s not usually enough time for an outing under sail. Despite all the technological advances that have made sailing easier and more efficient over the years, it’s still a more time-intensive pastime than most others.” But Fellabom remains upbeat about sailing, and he

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doesn’t view the time required to enjoy the sport as a dealbreaking drawback. “Actually, when you do take the time to get out on your sailboat and spend more than a few hours, it can offer tremendous enjoyment and be a valuable bonding experience for the family. It can provide a welcome retreat from the routine or the pressures that most families live with day in and day out. I think that’s something that the sport’s official promoters haven’t emphasized enough.” As an active member of the sailing industry in South Carolina’s Low Country, Fellabom knows the challenges facing those who seek to promote the sport. Over the years, he has served in various capacities with a number of local sailing organizations and clubs, striving to increase and enhance the on-the-water activity. For years, he was the region’s offi-

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cial PHRF measurer. In the early ’90s, he was instrumental in starting the Wednesday evening race series, which has grown to accommodate an average of 60-plus boats. He also served on the committee that staged the inaugural Charleston to Bermuda Race in 1997, and has helped to stage every subsequent edition of that biennial event. So, when he offers insights about the state of sailing in Charleston, his outlook comes from hands-on experience. “We’ve really got a lot or work to do here to revitalize the sport in Charleston, but we also have a lot to work with,” said Fellabom. “We live in a place that has one of America’s most inviting waterways. Charleston Harbor is really unrivalled on the East Coast in many ways. It’s well protected, with consistently good winds and thriving sea life, and the open ocean is just a 20-minute sail out the channel. When you think of it, our waterways are one of the core reasons that people have continued to move to this region for the past 30-plus years. To understand that, all you have to do is get out there and you can see what a marvelous place Charleston is from the water. “We also have a lot of talented people here who are dedicated to this pastime,” continued Fellabom. “We have a maritime heritage foundation headquartered here, and that group recently launched a brand-new tall ship that will really be a boon to the education of some of the youth in this state. And we’ve got a really dedicated group of volunteers who run much of the racing in our harbor under the aegis of the Charleston Ocean Racing Association. But ultimately,

Stono Marina. Many of the tenants from Buzzard’s Roost Marina came to this marina, but IBG Partners, LLC, also purchased this marina and has plans for turning it into dockominiums also. The early sales of the dockominiums for this marina sold for up to $4,000 a foot.

these groups aren’t designed to ensure the future of the sport. We’ve got to utilize some foresight and get proactive about the future of sailing in Charleston because it’s at risk.” What’s his solution? He says he’d like to see the creation of a public-private partnership, something akin to those that have been formed in other port cities. “We need a mechanism to bring together representatives from the various clubs and organizations who all participate in this.” Perhaps, he said, this mechanism could be something like Sail Newport in Rhode Island, which promotes the sport through events, offers instructional programs as well as sailboat rentals and effectively makes the sport affordable and accessible to a wide range of people. “That’s a membership organization with limited state support, but it fosters and manages a steady stream of regattas and other events that ultimately turn out to be a real shot in the arm for the sport as well as the economy in that region. We could really benefit from something similar in Charleston.” Fellabom is ready to put his money where his mouth is—in figurative terms—and said he hopes to research the possibility of getting like-minded individuals together with representatives from the local government to see about making sailing accessible to more individuals. “The sport is at an interesting juncture in our area. I don’t think we’re in danger of ever seeing it die off, but if we don’t act soon and address what’s happening in the right ways, the character of the sport in Charleston could change considerably in the years to come. If that happens without the deliberate influence of those who most enjoy this pastime, it would definitely be a shame.”

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OUR WATERWAYS First Northwest Florida Yacht Club Designated Clean Marina By Julie Connerley

ort Walton Yacht Club became northwest Florida’s first Gulf Yachting Association member club to be declared a Florida Clean Marina earlier this year. Marine industry representatives, county and city commissioners, Department of Environmental Protection officials, marine industry representatives, and local commissioners joined FWYC members in a flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion. Brenda Leonard, manager of Florida’s Clean Marina Program and Clean Vessel Program explained, “The program is administered by the Department of Environmental Protection under the division of Law Enforcement. The department’s philosophy is to partnership with industry by encouraging and assisting marinas, boatyards and marine retail facilities to meet over 125 environmental measures.” The concept for some type of “marina certification” was first introduced in the summer of 1993 by the Florida Clean Vessel Act Sub-Committee and was incorporated as an objective in Florida’s Five-Year Pump-out Plan to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Later a Clean Boating Partnership was created, including the DEP, marina and boatyard owners and operators, Marine Industries Association of Florida, Florida Sea Grant Program and the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary. With a common goal, they put together the 125 best management practices or BMP to be used as criteria under the Clean Marina Program. Inclusion in the Clean Marina Program is voluntary. However, annual compliance checks must be kept to maintain the certification. To date, 144 marinas, 26 boatyards and four marine retailers have achieved the special designation. Clean Boating Partnership chair, John Naybor, elaborated. “The numbers are somewhat deceiving when you compare 160 facilities (marinas and boatyards now) to the 2000 throughout Florida.” Some marinas may have only a handful of slips, where others may have 500 slips. “If you count wet and dry slips instead, of which Florida has approximately 65,000, that means about 17,000 to18,000 boats are floating under a Clean Marina flag. That translates to about 27 percent.” J. Rocky De Simone, general manager of Pensacola Shipyard Marine Complex, has been involved since the inception of the Clean Marina Program. In June 2000, PSMC was one of the first two marinas in Florida to achieve the coveted designation. De Simone also spoke at the ceremony. “I became involved ten years ago because I am both an enduser and a marina person,” he said. “I see the Clean Marina flag as a discriminator for potential customers. People would rather go where they know the facility adheres to best management practices.” Northwest Florida DEP assistant director, Darryl Boudreau, added, “We as regulators have a tough job. As any of you involved in rulemaking knows, what goes into the pipe and what comes out of the rules pipe can be two very different things—and they aren’t always the best possible product to protect the environment. So these types of

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From left, Fort Walton Yacht Club officers, Vice Commodore David Vaughan, Fleet Captain Phyllis Seaton, Rear Commodore Ron Giordano, past commodores Tom Reynolds and John Langford, and current commodore, Bill Denny, display their Clean Marina flag. Photo by Julie Connerley

programs help by going above and beyond compliance.” FWYC Commodore Bill Denny summed it up best when he noted, “I come here for lunch and see cormorants on the docks, dolphins swimming close to shore and recognize these as signs of a healthy environment. “I grew up on a farm in upstate New York where every farmer knew about responsible stewardship—where contour plowing was invented so topsoil wouldn’t be washed into the waterways. This is a yacht club unlike many others—it is a self-help yacht club. It took us five years to get to this point, but it is well worth it.”

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Over the Hurricane Season Hump By Steve Morrell

e are over the hump of the 2007 season. As of press date in mid-October, the southeastern United States has not been hit with a hurricane, although Mexico had its share of bad luck with two Category 5 storms. I have great faith in today’s hurricane forecasters’ abilities to predict a storm’s path in the short run, but predicting how many storms are coming is another thing. In the ’80s and early ’90s, I read the predictions of many seasonal forecasters and was amazed that they were considered great when the number of storms predicted was about half of what actually occurred. I thought back then that those were dubious records, but they must try, as prediction is a lot of what science is about. When William Gray of Colorado State University (a safe location to predict from) had several fairly accurate prediction seasons—especially since 2000—he was acclaimed as somewhat of an expert. I, personally, would like to see a few decades of accurate predictions before I would start trusting them, as a few years isn’t enough for me—and his earlier years, starting in the ’80s, didn’t impress me much. Maybe he and others have advanced in predicting these storms—and I hope so—but I still have my doubts, as the basis for their predictions is that we are in a cycle that is about 20 to 30 years long. Since their data only goes back about 140 years, that means only three to four cycles to develop a cycle theory on (a half cycle would be 20-30 years and then the off cycle is another time period that long, so a full cycle would be 40-60 years). Since hurricanes have been around for a few million years, that’s pretty thin ice to be walking on.. Besides—those earlier years of data—like the first hundred when there were no satellites up there—don’t have as accurate of a tally as we have today. How many storms really developed back then? Last year, predicted as a very strong hurricane season, was downgraded as the season progressed—and all sorts of reasons were given. This year, it appears they are wrong again. It is today Oct. 15 and already the scientific soothsayers are backtracking. It appears they are dead wrong that this is going to be a strong season, although most are claim-

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ing they were right on. Technically they are, but they are self-justifying—in my humble opinion. But I also hope they keep trying at their predictions. I just hope they keep reminding themselves—and us common folk—that 140 years isn’t much to go on. When we have a few thousand years of data—or even a few hundred—I will feel a little more confident of the cycle theory. I will also trust these predictions when they have a few decades, not just a few years, of successful predictions. Personally, for my lifetime with a few decades hopefully remaining, I still believe that each year we could be hit with a big storm—or with nothing. That’s my prediction. So, be prepared next year—and relax.

BoatU.S. to Hold the 2nd Annual Hurricane Preparation Symposium for Marinas, Yacht Clubs and Boatyards, Orlando March 4-5

ast March 1-2, BoatU.S. held its first symposium on hurricane protection for marinas, yacht clubs and boatyards in Orlando, FL (see the review in the Southwinds April 2007 issue at www.southwindsmagazine.com/backissues.html). The two-day event was well-attended by representatives from numerous boatyards, marinas, yacht clubs—and some press (including Southwinds)—from around the South, but mainly Florida. Speakers from various groups, including some boatyard and marina operators who experienced devastating hurricanes, gave talks at the symposium to tell what they learned. Lawyers discussed the legal limits, lia-

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Attendees listen to a talk on strengthening docks at the 2007 BoatU.S. Hurricane Symposium. Photo by Steve Morrell.

bilities and rights of the various groups. Ideas were exchanged, questions asked—some were answered, some were not. Vendors exhibited products that would be useful for storm protection. The symposium was very successful and attendees went home with a quiver of new information to face the coming storm season. BoatU.S. decided to again hold the symposium this year and it will be on March 4-5 in Orlando. Many of the same topics and speakers will be present, but BoatU.S. has come up with newer plans for this year deriving from what everyone has learned in the last year—and from last year’s symposium. Some of the topics will be: • Our Hurricane Plan is More Effective than My Hurricane Plan. One person can’t prepare for a storm. This topic will discuss how to get everyone working together. • Hauling and Prepping Boats Ashore. Last year, it became

evident that one of the best ways to protect boats from damage—and to protect docks—is to get the boats on land. • Moving and Prepping Boats in the Water. • Hardening Your Facility. Beefing up docks and boatyards structurally. • Understanding Weather Forecasting • The Legalities of Hurricane Preparation • Lobbying State Governments. • Marinas That Survived. One of the most popular talks at the last symposium came from marina and boatyard operators who told their actual experiences from storms that hit their facilities. The symposium will be sponsored this year by BoatU.S., the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, the Marine Industries Association of Florida and— new this year—the Association of Marina Industries. Last year, several additional sponsors paid for meals—and good ones at that—at lunch and breaks. BoatU.S. is looking for sponsors to help make this a better symposium this year. Vendors can also help sponsor the event, while also exhibiting their products at the symposium. For more information, and to sign up as an attendee or sponsor, go to www.boatus.com/hurricanes/symposium. Note from the SOUTHWINDS editor: Last year, I attended this symposium, which I thought was excellent. I will again attend this year. I believe that we boaters and marina interests in the South are just beginning to understand, learn about and organize all this information on protecting boats and marinas. Before the devastating 2004 hurricane season, everyone was just “winging it” on boat and marina preparation. After 2004, many decided that it was time to study the problem seriously. With symposiums like this one, we are taking the early first steps in protecting boats and marinas from hurricanes. We are just now scratching the surface of what we can learn. SOUTHWINDS will continue to be a contributor in hurricane protection information and education for boaters. Visit our hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com/hurricane. Steve Morrell Editor

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The Pensacola Yacht Club around 1933. In the lower right hand side of the photo is a picture of the Muldoon Estate which would become the Pensacola Yacht Club. Courtesy photo.

The Pensacola Yacht Club — One Hundred Years of Boating By Kim Kaminski

lmost 100 years ago, in 1908, several motorboat owners and sailing enthusiasts decided on organizing the Pensacola Yacht and Motor Boat Club. The club’s location was on the second floor of the Fisher Building in downtown Pensacola. The organization was officially chartered in 1910 by the state of Florida as the Pensacola Yacht Club. Between 1910 and 1922 the club relocated to various locations along the waterfront. The club’s first move was to the wharf on the Baylen Street Yacht Basin. Then it was relocated to the Bar Pilots Building on Palafox Street and finally to the municipal dock in the Aiken Towing Company Building where it remained until 1922. The U. S. Army Transport, General Wilson, was purchased in 1922 by the organization and used as a clubhouse until 1925 when the vessel was destroyed by fire. Following the fire, the Pensacola Yacht Club returned to the Palafox Wharf where the clubhouse was maintained for the next 23 years. In 1948, the beautiful estate of J. M. Muldon (located on the mouth of Bayou Chico) was purchased by the yacht club. This estate is considered one of the most beautiful sites in Pensacola and features a spectacular view of Pensacola Bay (an ideal location for a yacht club). The estate, located at latitude 30.23.96 north, longitude 87.14.37 west, currently houses this century-old club. Two of the principal activities for the members of the Pensacola Yacht Club have been sailing and motorboating. The club joined the Gulf Yachting Association (the organiz-

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ing authority for sailing along the Southern coast) as a charter member in 1920 when the GYA re-organized. Since the club’s early beginnings, its members have actively distinguished themselves in local, offshore, coastal and national one-design sailboat racing events. The motorboating members have enjoyed predicted log races, cruises, raft-ups, rendezvous and boat parades and often have served as escorts to many sailing events. Besides being a charter member of the Gulf Yachting Association, the club is also a member of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs (since 1988) and US Sailing (the national authority on sailing). The club’s membership is just over 600 strong and maintains an active junior sailing program. The junior members operate their own clubhouse facility located on the estate grounds. The youth group organizes various educational programs, which include water safety along with boating skills. Educational promotion of navigation, safety and use of the waterways are basic elements of the Pensacola Yacht Club charter. In 2008, the Pensacola Yacht Club will be celebrating 100 years as an organization. As the club moves into its second century, it is expanding with the addition of a new sailing center. Club members have given generously to this project that has been a focal point since the reconstruction efforts following the storm damages from Hurricane Ivan. Not only will this center be a useful facility for their club members’ dockside activities but also a valuable center to utilize in the management of major events sponsored by the Pensacola Yacht Club. During the year, several national events are managed by the Pensacola Yacht Club’s race management team. Events like the Corsair Nationals, the Melges Championship, and Lightning Districts, for example, provide the opportunity to bring in over a hundred or more competitors and their families to the facilities and grounds of the Pensacola Yacht Club. These events, along with the yacht club’s own racing events keep the club’s calendar filled with opportunities for its sailing and boating enthusiast members. Some of the larger regatta events sponsored by the club include the U.S. Sailing Junior Olympics, the 100-mile Gulfport to Pensacola Race, the GYA-sanctioned West Florida Ocean Racing Circuit Regatta, the 500-mile Race www.southwindsmagazine.com

The Pensacola Yacht Club facility is part of the estate of J.L. Muldoon and was purchased in 1948 by the yacht club members to serve as its clubhouse. Photo by Kim Kaminski.

The Pensacola Yacht Club is building a new sailing center facility for their dockside activities and major regatta events. Photo by Kim Kaminski.

from Pensacola to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, and most recently the GYA Challenge Cup (an event that earned the club’s race management team the Excellence in Race Management Trophy given by the Gulf Yachting Association). Besides the yacht club’s marina facilities, which include a boat-launching area, transient slips, T-dock and boat

ramp, the club also has a full service dining room, ballroom facilities available for large events including charity functions and weddings, a full service bar/lounge, a junior clubhouse with full-size bathroom facilities, boat storage lot, tennis courts and an Olympic-size swimming pool. The Pensacola Yacht Club is located in the northern Gulf Coast region of the state and is home to numerous national and international sailors and racing champions of all ages. Members have traveled the globe and have left their mark (a representation) behind in the form of the club’s official burgee, a simple white triangle bordered by navy blue thread with the initials “PYC” in the middle of the triangle. As the yacht club and its members prepare for the anticipated 100-year anniversary celebration and all of the new opportunities that the next century has to bring, they welcome other sailors, friends and travelers to their home to help welcome the start of the next era of sailing and motorboating camaraderie. For more information on the Pensacola Yacht Club, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org. For historical pictures and artifacts of the Pensacola Yacht Club and its early years in Pensacola, visit the Pensacola Historical Museum at 115 E. Zarragosa St. or its Web site at www.pensacolahistory.org.

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Ellida under sail. Courtesy photo.

Ellida: A Vintage Schooner Comes South By Matthew Cole

he first thing you notice as you take control is how light and agile the 85-year-old wooden helm feels in your grip. As she heads upwind, sheets and winches stand ready to carry her through the tack. With each of her sails smartly set, you ponder the physics of moving 39 tons of wood, iron, brass, lead, sails, rope and people so adroitly across the surface of the water. Looking forward along 65 feet of Oregon pine deck, you track a distant spot on the horizon with the bowsprit and find the Ellida simple to keep on course. This is what the schooner Ellida is designed to do,

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instill all who sail on her with the ethereal experience of being under wind power. Driven not only by the wind, she moves under the force of human intellect. Fitted out with state-of-the-art 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yacht technology, Ellida requires an adept crew to sail her. As she begins to make way, gently heeling onto a beam reach, the commonplace world of daily living falls a million nautical miles off the stern. Designed by renowned naval architect John Alden, she called the New England coast and Great Lakes home up until late 2006. Dr. Austen Riggs, a Massachusetts psychotherapist, ordered her construction, and the boat was launched in 1922 at the Charles Morse Boatyard, in Thomaston, ME. Nine years later, she was sailed to Marblehead, MA, where she remained under the ownership of Henry Lee Shattuck, a Boston attorney, for 22 years. During World War II, her nation called upon her to serve as a patrol vessel. Armed, perhaps, with only a radio, she may have called in the location of German U-boats sent to menace the North Atlantic. In 1953, the Ellida became the summer destination of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ballard. The Ballards spent their summers sailing the boat around Marblehead entertaining friends. In 1989, the Ellida changed hands and spent the next decade in Gloucester, ME, until Capt. Paul Williamson and his wife Kris purchased her in 1999. They brought her to Rockland, ME, where she served as a charter vessel. In 2006, Dr. Scott Geise and partner Keith Schneider fell in love with the Ellida and brought her to the Great Lakes where she continued to serve as a charter vessel. Curious about Southern waters, the partners decided to open the Ellida to new sailing grounds along Southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico with her homeport at St. Petersburg in Tampa Bay. With her course laid in, Ellida sailed to Lake Ontario where she began her journey with a trip through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Erie Canal. With a main mast reaching 78 1/2 feet, the Ellida would require demasting in order to make the trip through the Erie Canal system. On October 11, 2006, a crane gently lowered her masts from their seats and laid them gently along the deck, a snug fit as her overall length reaches 80 feet. At this early stage in the voyage, owner Keith Schneider, along with his son Nick and a few additional crew, hit their first major hurdle. The canal syswww.southwindsmagazine.com

weather and the aging pangs of tem had been closed due to floodEllida’s historic systems. ing and poor weather. The Ellida With nine feet of draft along was delayed seven days; the her full-length keel, the Ellida is a water level in the locks rose too tight fit for modern marinas that high for the boat to get through. primarily serve shallow draft After a few phone calls, Keith, an motorboats and day sailers. experienced entrepreneur, was Calling ahead via cell phone, able to secure passage through Capt. Hendon secured one of a the canal system for the Ellida few deep berths at the Portsmouth alone, and they continued on to marina. Standing off the mouth of New York Harbor. On November 8, 2006, Capt. The Ellida crew as they came into St. Petersburg. Counter- the Elizabeth River in 60-knot James Hendon arrived in New clockwise, starting from bottom left. Capt. Jimmy Hendon, winds was not originally a part of York along with first mate Hall Keith Schneider (owner), Ian Mclean, Eric Pomeroy, Nick Capt. Hendon’s training cruise. Schneider. Courtesy Photo. With visibility gone, the Ellida had Frank for the delivery run down no choice but to wait, all hands on the East Coast to St. Petersburg. deck, for an opening. As she waited at the mouth of the The crew now totaled six, including the owner, his son, two river, the crew’s foul weather gear became soaked. Capt. professional crewmembers and two crewmembers who Hendon recognized the early symptoms of hypothermia in would receive on-the-job experience handling the schooner. a few of them, so with sustained wind speeds now around Capt. Hendon used the run from New York to Chesapeake 45 knots, the Ellida made her way up river. Bay as a shakedown cruise to train the unfamiliar crew with Upon reaching their berth, the crew found 40-knot the handling of a wooden, block-and-tackle-driven winds blowing directly against the bulkhead. Scrambling to schooner. Their destination was Portsmouth, VA, along the dock the boat while suffering from the cold and wet, the Elizabeth River near the U.S. Naval base at Norfolk. With a Ellida made her presence known. The sight of an authentic late season start and having already experienced delays schooner coming in under tropical storm conditions caught coming down from Lake Ontario, the Ellida and her untestthe attention of the next vessel over, and its crew lent a hand ed crew would find themselves immersed in worsening

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The main saloon in Ellida. Photo by Steve Morrell.

The deck of the Ellida, looking aft. Photo by Steve Morrell.

in bringing the Ellida to rest. The next morning Keith spoke with the owner of that vessel over a cup of coffee. He turned out to be an internationally recognizable figure, the owner of newspapers and a popular American television station.

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The entire endeavor added another five days to an already taxing and time-consuming voyage. Capt. Hendon used the time for additional crew-readiness training. By contrast, the Ellida and her crew had an uneventful passage around Cape Hatteras—in NOVEMBER! Yet it wasn’t long before a November low built up and posed a challenge for the crew yet again. At Moorhead City, NC, the Ellida waited out the low-pressure system. She berthed at the Portside Marina and enjoyed the hospitality of the owner and his wife. Thanksgiving was served aboard the Ellida, her ergonomic and efficient galley producing the bird and all the trimmings. She stayed at Portside Marina for four days before continuing toward Florida. Relaxing in her salon, it is tempting to envision many other Thanksgivings enjoyed on board, past and future. St. Augustine was Ellida’s next port of call on her cruise to St. Petersburg. The only trouble there was that the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine was being rebuilt, and the current temporary reconstruction has an opening that rises only 80 feet above the water. Ellida’s main mast clears 78 1/2 feet. This was very close and needed to be verified. Capt.

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afternoon charters also. Ellida is also available for private charters. In addition to his work as a rigger, offshore sailing instructor, and delivery captain, Capt. “Jimmy”—as he introduces himself—skippers the vessel each weekend. Joining Capt. Jimmy is first mate and relief Capt. Rick Meyer. His strong background in offshore sailing instruction and deliveries adds an additional level of experience to the crew. The Ellida’s crew is diverse, with craftsmen, lawyers, college students and enthusiasts sailing each weekend, welcoming aboard new passengers for afternoon and sunset cruises in Tampa Bay. Ellida was named after a young woman in an 18th century play written by Henrik Ibsen, The Lady From the Sea. The play tells the story of a young woman, Ellida, who marries a man but is in love with another who went to sea. For more information on the Ellida and to sail on one of its daily cruises or to reserve the boat for private chartering, call (727) 367-4488. You can also go to www.boatingatthepier.com. Author Matthew Cole lives in St. Petersburg and regularly crews on the Ellida from its home port at The Pier in St. Petersburg. Capt. Jimmy Hendon is an ASA-certified bareboat charter sailing instructor and US Coast Guard-licensed Master Mariner captain and does sailing instruction, charters and deliveries for power and sail yachts. He can be reached at (727) 459-0801. The helm and binnacle of Ellida. Courtesy photo.

Hendon called ahead and found that the passage was possible. While heading toward St. Augustine, the starter motor of the ship’s diesel engine died. It became impossible to generate the electricity required to operate the bilge pump. As any wooden boat owner can tell you, a bilge pump in proper working order is essential. The crew then discovered a broken manual back-up pump. As a proud wooden tall ship, Ellida chose this occasion off the Georgia coast to remind her crew of the imperative nature of having a good bilge pump. With a little water backing up, and the first mate patiently rebuilding the starter motor, Capt. Hendon plotted a new course for Mayport, FL, up the St John’s River, just north of St. Augustine. A heavy fog had set in, and visibility sank to zero after about 70 feet. Capt. Hendon could not see past the Ellida’s bowsprit. The St. John’s River is home to the commercial traffic servicing a large Toyota import facility. Now with an exhausted battery, but a rebuilt and operational starter motor, engine and bilge pump, the Ellida made her way past towering container ships in the fog. After additional stops in Miami and Key West, Ellida sailed into St. Petersburg on December 8, 2006, after completing her journey from the Great Lakes. The home stretch of the voyage found good weather. The crew was finally able to relax and enjoy the fine lines and swift handling the Ellida’s former owners once loved. Today the Ellida sails from St. Petersburg’s famous downtown pier on sunset cruises on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday and Sunday, the boat sails on earlier News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Annapolis Boat Show 2007 By Roy Laughlin

Cruising is the other half of the sailing he Annapolis Boat Show producculture in the United States, and this ers bill the event as the “U.S. show does not disappoint sailors looking Sailboat Show.” It is one of the oldfor the newest in cruising sailboats. A few est, but not the largest boat shows in the trends in cruising boats are apparent at country. The first weekend is followed the show this year. First, the trend toward by the U.S. Powerboat Show on the same larger and larger cruising sailboats, both docks the following weekend. Neither monohulls and catamarans, seems to be size or age, however, makes it a ritual for slowing. A boat length of 40-45 feet seems the sailing nation. Being held in to be at the intersection of the lines Annapolis, it is closest to the center of describing sailing convenience, affordthe recreational sailing culture that surability, ease of maintenance, and requirevived this nation’s commercial sailing ments (including limitations) of the cruisextinction when fossil fuels blew wind ing lifestyle. A 67-foot Matrix ultra luxupower away. In the Chesapeake in parry catamaran was the largest sailboat at ticular, devotion kept sailing alive as a the show this year. Priced in the millions sport when technology deprived it of of dollars, it has appeal only to those who any other need to exist. would not have to try to explain the The Annapolis Boat Show is the best desire to own it to a mortgage officer. showcase for the diversity of sailing However rare such people are, the boat boats available to the avid competitive will be sold in the next few months. sailor as well as the cruising sailor. In the The Annapolis show is notable for past few years, the racing dinghies have catering to that small, distinctive group become an impressive presence at the whose boats are objects of desire, even if show. Names like Pixel and Byte brush a they are also utilitarian. These boats are bit of the high-tech cachet onto monoThis Friendship 40 displayed at the hulls under 20 feet (often much under), Annapolis Boat Show distinguishes itself for the ones built by the most meticulous composed of the newest of composite traditional construction techniques and craftsmen using traditional materials (or materials, high strength, low stretch exotic hardwood joinery to make sailboats very infrequently the most modern materials used in new ways) to give a polymers, polymer film sails and all the that are objects of desire. sailboat a statement of style and taste lightest, strongest and most effective that goes beyond simple utility. It takes line and sail-handling equipment. These disposable income to completely appreciate a sailboat as an are fast, and at prices below $10,000, are only marginally object of desire because the fullest appreciation of perfectly less affordable than the plasma screen TV/home varnished bright work, oiled wood decks and impeccably theater/sound systems and a really comfortable couch. painted hulls comes only by paying someone else to do the Adventure, however, is less likely to come to the couch than regular and extensive maintenance. For the rest of us, it is an to these small, fast and seductively exciting racing boats. opportunity to enjoy the sight of such exquisite craft. In Major boat manufacturers exhibit at the Annapolis Annapolis, perhaps more than at any other U.S. show, more show if for no other reason than that two major U.S. sailing of these boats are on display (and being considered for purpublications (Cruising World and Sailing World) begin their chase by motivated and qualified buyers) than at any other. judging for boat of the year at the show. Thursday, the Most sailors will own only a few boats in a lifetime. show’s first day, is a busy time for judges for these publiVisits to boat shows are more often to buy gear than to buy cations. It’s also a time of high anxiety for the builders and boats—or at least to see all the new gear. The Annapolis sales agents. Award judges are tight-lipped, but gaze time Boat Show does not compete with the larger National spent examining certain features on the sailboats gives a Marine Manufacturers’ Association boat shows on the basis good idea of what’s hot and what’s not among the sailof size or scope (like the Miami boat show). Its vendor list is boats that, after receiving an award, may become the most dominated by the best-known U.S. and international comcoveted—and most sellable.

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One of the more unusual products at the show was this mast-climbing system by SwissTech. The device has a geared and ratcheted block system which attaches to the halyard, which is raised to the top. The climber then tugs on a re-circulating line to cause the machine to lift the seat up, like using a winch, except the climber pulls himself up.

ing costs. Unlike the annual chartering vacation, fractional yacht ownership gives access to a boat near the sailor’s home on a regular basis during the sailing season. Fractional yacht ownership isn’t confined to the midAtlantic region, but its growth in that area likely marks it for acceptance in other parts of the United States. The evidence from the Annapolis show is that it is gaining acceptance among sailors. In rain or in sweltering humidity and unseasonable heat—as was the case this year—the Annapolis show is always a success. The evidence is that sailing has a hardcore following that is not abandoning the sport or lifestyle. For those diehards, this show never fails to please or impress, no matter where the sailors come from in the United States.

panies. Many of these, such as spar builders, have names better known to the wholesale side of the boating market than to the consumer side. Their presence at the show serves two functions. The first is name recognition, so that if a sailor is making a decision to upgrade or replace equipment, the company has a familiarity that may get the consumer to use their product. More important, vendors such as Ronstan and Harken use the Annapolis Boat Show to make an annual introduction of products. It isn’t that the sales at this show justify it; rather, it is that the level of discrimination of sailors at this show is an accurate barometer of the item’s likely acceptance generally and thus its economic prospects. But for the sailor who wants to see and hold a new gadget, this show in particular, and other large shows in general, are the only place to go. Show discounts sweeten some deals, too. Fractional yacht ownership of “small” sailboats (small can be defined as 30-40 feet these days) is an emerging paradigm. The presence of a large number of visitors at the fractional companies’ booths is indicative of the growing interest in this form of ownership. Presently, there are two different ownership plans, details of which will not be covered here. But in both cases, they seem to provide an answer to Gollum’s question in Tolkein’s The Hobbit. That answer was “time.” Fractional ownership gives sailors time on a sailboat solely dedicated to sailing for a modest monthly shared payment to defray maintenance and dockNews & Views for Southern Sailors

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NMMA/Sail America Annapolis Meeting Announces Big Changes By Roy Laughlin

he National Marine Manufacturers’ Association, NMMA, and its sailing arm, Strictly Sail, is best known to the general boating public for its boat shows. In Florida, it sponsors the sailing section (called Strictly Sail Miami) at the Miami Boat Show on Presidents’ Day weekend in February, and the St. Petersburg Boat Show in November (Strictly Sail St. Petersburg). It holds other shows around the country. (Go to www.strictlysail.com for a list.) NMMA board members held an open meeting in October in conjunction with the Annapolis Boat Show. No direct link between NMMA and the Annapolis Boat Show exists, but it is an opportunity for NMMA to meets its members who converged in large numbers in Annapolis. Discussion was lively, and this article summarizes the actions NMMA is taking to involve and serve the sailing public. Big Changes in NMMA’s Boat Shows NMMA directors and its members spent a while discussing the future of the Strictly Sail boat shows. The Philadelphia show was closed permanently after this year’s show. According to NMMA officials, it was not “self-sustaining.” The show location was to become available only on an alternating year basis. Under these conditions, NMMA directors

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decided to cancel it. The St. Petersburg Strictly Sail show is in a similar financial position. It will be held Nov. 1 - 4 at Spa Beach in downtown St. Petersburg. After the show, a decision will be made concerning this show’s long term viability, according to speakers at the Annapolis meeting. The Pacific show has been economically successful but faces other problems. The show’s location at Jack London Square in Oakland is the focus of an urban renewal building program. Besides conflicts with building activities, parking availability in the previously vacant lots is no longer available. The show is likely to be moved to Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The final permits that will allow the change to this venue in Marin County were expected by the middle of October and were considered likely. The demise of the Philadelphia show and the future of the St. Petersburg show began several minutes of questions and discussion with NMMA directors. One alternative strategy was to alternate show sites on a biennial schedule. The discussion centered on the following show sites and alternates: Philadelphia and Baltimore Northern California (San Francisco Bay area) and Southern California (Los Angeles area) Miami and St. Petersburg in Florida

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a larger enthusiasm is Show directors noted shared outside our nationstrongly that prior experial boundaries. ence with alternating • The cruising contingent show venues was not an continues to want larger ingredient for success, and they were not consid- Panel members at the Annapolis Strictly Sail panel discussion: L to R Dr. boats, and that includes Doug Love, Ph.D. Allison Murray (Ronstan), Bill Goggins (Harken), Tom ering it. At least in the Dammrich (NMMA), Jonathan Banks (Sail America), Kevin Murphy (Sail sailboats, but dinghy short term, “self-sustain- America), Wayne Burdick (Beneteau America), Gary Jobson, (moderator). builders are seeing their sales grow even more ing” NMMA boat shows strongly than the big-boat builders. will stay in their present venues unless conditions external • The “between 25- and 40-year-old sailors” largely disapto NMMA’s control, such as the building renewal program pear from the sailing scene for several years after they leave in Oakland, force a change. Readers who wish to continue school (high school or college). They reappear in middle age to enjoy the St. Petersburg show should make a special with families looking for cruising sailboats. effort to attend this year. Buying from exhibitors while there • Changes due to globalization of the world economy are will also improve the show’s prospects for survival. strengthening boat sales in Asia and Europe. To fill the gaps in the Strictly Sail calendar left by show • United States’ tastes and expectations will be modified by extinctions, Strictly Sail initiated two new “Sailfests.” These the new buyers’ influence on boat makers. For example, are in-water sailboat shows held in conjunction with existChinese boat buyers want boats in almost any color but white. ing shows. One was held in Norfolk in September, and one • The current global credit “crisis” will not influence boat will be held Jan. 23 - 27, 2008, with the “new” Baltimore boat prices and sales as much as currency realignments. For the show. Sailfests have been described as “mini sailboat United States, that will increase market opportunity but shows,” loosely organized within the same format as the also will lead to higher raw material and component prices. established Strictly Sail shows. The end result will be inflation if the government continues Strictly Sail directors are unequivocally committed to to keep interest rates low. shows that give sailors the hands-on experience with new • A contemporary boat buyer who buys a new boat now at boats and gear. The major problem with continuing boat an apparently high price will be rewarded by inflation show business as usual is less related to sailor and vendor because a boat purchased in the near future will be worth interest than to the growing cost of holding the in-water more at time of future sale. It may be worth more than the shows and the availability of a location that meets the purchase price. requirements for a successful show. An example is in St. The NMMA and Strictly Sail programs have, as one Petersburg. The show has been held, since its inception in goal, to cement the boundary between the sailing public 1993, at the Vinoy Resort marina, but a tropical storm in and the businesses and professionals that make sailing pos2004 destroyed those docks, and the show had to be moved sible. The boundary is not a perfect fit, especially consideracross the basin and temporary docks built. The cost of ing the diversity of the sailing public. Few if any other trade those docks has made the show costs skyrocket to an unreaorganizations, however, seem to do a better job, whether sonable level, and the NMMA is uncertain that it can continsailors need to buy something, find a place to sail, or need ue to finance the show. Although the Vinoy Resort docks help with legislation that affects the sport and lifestyle. The have been rebuilt, the resort will not allow the show to be Annapolis meeting made that clear. held there again-simply because of a change in policy. Growing Boating When sailing and boating take a downturn, Strictly Sail’s members are among the first to recognize the change. The organization worked with some of the best marketing minds from among its members to reverse the current slump in the sailing business sector. They determined that the future lies in bringing in new blood. The Discover Boating effort is the result of that determination. In mailings and its presence on the Web, www.discoverboating.com, Grow Boating has been successful by any metric usually used. The most recent ad campaign, based on the premise that “Dogs Need Weekends, Too” has been the most successful yet, suggesting that a new boat and enthusiastic companionship is the key to enjoying boating. There is also increasing emphasis on women’s sailing in the resources on the site. Following the review of the NMMA’s and Strictly Sail’s programs to recruit new sailors, several industry insiders discussed their perspectives on the state of the industry. A few points are worth repeating: • Globally, luxury sailboat sales will be 10 % of the market. • 60% of Harken’s sales are outside the United States, suggesting that while sailing as a sport in this country is robust, News & Views for Southern Sailors

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TRAVELS WITH ANGEL

Green Turtle Cay Abaco, Bahamas By Rebecca Burg

Cruiser’s dinghys pile on the beach in front of New Plymouth for a party. Brendal and Chia at Brendal’s Dive Shop, Green Turtle.

ust was in the air. Driven by desire, I couldn’t undo her zippers fast enough. Angel was quickly undressed, sail covers peeled off and anchor weighed. We flung ourselves into the windy moment. Mast swaying, bowsprit tossing spray, three taut sails reached for the sun. The rhythmic pulse of her freewheeling prop could be felt through the firm press of her tiller. Like a thing alive, Angel’s every move was my own for 24 nautical miles of girl-sailboat bliss. Bill, cruising Defiant nearby, appeared to be immersed in the same sailing passion.

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Ahead, Green Turtle Cay and its friendly, small-island charm, beckoned. In the early 1700s, feared pirate Charles Vane used the island as a hideout. Today it’s a peaceful settlement making a living in the tourist trade. Defiant and Angel dropped the hook near Settlement Harbour. We overlooked New Plymouth, the island’s pastel-hued and lushly landscaped downtown. Public dinghy docks, one in Settlement Harbour and another near the government dock, are free. Cruisers flying the yellow flag can check into customs in town. We explored the narrow streets and found three grocers, two hardware stores, gift shops and restaurants. Dr. Jim and Constance, from sailing vessel Arame, discovered excellent cracked conch at Laura’s Kitchen. Cruiser Randy became a regular at Sundowners, with nightly happy hours, sandwiches and its own dinghy dock. Bill and I frequently haunted the mini counter in the Plymouth Rock Bar and Spirits Shop. Specials were handwritten on a board, and on the bar sat a collection of hot pepper sauces for the diners. “Ass in Space” read one bottle. A comical image of a guy blasting into orbit with his rear in flames decorated the label. “It’s asstronomical!” the label continued. Green Turtle has two sheltered harbors. Black Sound, 4 1/2-feet deep at low water near its entrance, has a boatyard and marine services. The entrance into White Sound was 5feet deep at low water, but this recently has been dredged. Anchoring in White Sound’s peanut-buttery soft bottom surprises cruisers. (The mooring balls in the harbor are private.) The secret is to lower the hook into one of the “holes” in the uneven bottom. Despite chain rode, Angel’s plow style anchors dragged, but her 27-pound Bulwagga held. Defiant also played the anchor shuffle, found one of those holes and stayed put on a CQR. The couple on the big cat, Sea Devil, had a better idea and tucked into the nearby Green Turtle Club and Marina. Arame squeezed her 60-foot figure into a slip at the Bluff House’s marina. Those who are anchored www.southwindsmagazine.com

and visited Randy’s power yacht for a movie. The yacht was anchored in Green Turtle’s lee, just outside of White Sound. While we watched the movie, a blustery 20-knot wind ruffled the area. When Bill and I tried to motor back to White Sound, we could barely see a thing. “Boy, the waves got really high,” Bill noted as he was repeatedly splashed in the face. I tried to duck behind him, but was doused as well. New Plymouth’s faint yellow lights looked too far away. We realized that, during the movie, the yacht had stealthily dragged on her huge, single Danforth and reset herself in the middle of the Abaco Sea. After a long, wet ride in Squishy, we bumbled into safe harbor. The next morning, Brendal (left), Jamie, Chia and Bill eat at the Wrecking Tree in Green Turtle. Randy replanted his vessel into the lee. The adventures here, no matter how out can tie up to the dinghy spaces at either resort to enjoy zany, were memorable, and it wasn’t easy to part with their bars, restaurants, gift shops or just walk to the beach. Green Turtle’s charms or our cruising friends. We already A laundromat was found at the Green Turtle Club, and a looked forward to next season’s chance to explore and play free WiFi signal hovered around the Jolly Roger bar. Also in on Abaco’s most enchanted isle. White Sound is Brendal’s Dive Center. His guided fishing excursions, beach cookouts, and diving adventures are exceptional and worth checking out. Well-traveled cruisers, “Chia” and Jamie, gave Bill and I a golf cart tour ashore. The island’s main road wove through dense woods, arced along the beach and spilled over a steep, stomach-tweaking hill into New Plymouth. We visited the beach, an endless stretch of velvety sand smoothed by rolling surf. Secluded and lined with tropical flora, no condos disgraced its wild shores. It was October and only a few tourists had sprinkled themselves on the sand. Two newlyweds, freshly married yesterday, shared some playful affection in the surf before disappearing into the woods. Bill and I giggled knowingly. Collecting sea glass, a topless woman walked past, unashamed of her natural mode. Depending on one’s culture and social conditioning, nudity can be normal and accepted or it can be viewed with embarrassment. “Let’s come here more often,” Bill said with a hushed, rather respectful tone. Boaters, more open-minded from their travels, are usually not the embarrassed types. Most cruisers thrive on social activity, and Chia’s birthday provided the perfect chance. Jamie crafted a cake that instantly vanished during the casual party in Brendal’s shop. Locals and visitors toasted the affable Chia, who was understandably self-conscious about being the center of attention. A few days later, it was Halloween and another opportunity to mingle in a festive setting. The Green Turtle Club hosted a costume dinner party. Cruisers rummaged through their lockers, scrapping together outfits at the last minute. We ate dinner with pirates, bumblebees, pimps and ghostly characters. The next night, Bill and I piled into Squishy, Angel’s RIB, News & Views for Southern Sailors

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To Air is Human: Is Your Self-Inflatable PFD-Ready? By Harmon Heed

I think inflatable PFDs are the greatest sailing inventions since canned beer. And, like canned beer, they’re only good when they’re open. Does yours open? I was sure surprised when I tested mine!

hen I took up racing on San Francisco Bay in the early ’80s, we used to lose about four sailors to the cool California water every year. They weren’t drunk fishermen in canoes out in the shipping lanes; they were usually experienced sailors. But they weren’t wearing PFDs, because in those days, the PFDs we had were often bulky and cumbersome. Then in the late 1980s, Sospenders came out with inflatable PFDs, and we jumped on those like frat boys on a keg. They weren’t Coast Guard-approved, but they were comfortable and we wore them. And the deaths dried up. We

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wore them on windy ocean races out to the Farallons and races that lasted into the night like around the Three Bridges. On my first race from Oakland to Catalina in 1989, there was no moon; the wind was gusting to 35 knots all night long, and John Jonas’ Morgan 382, Meridian, was honking. We blew out the spinnaker, and our foredecker, Steve Strunk, called for help for a headsail change. I tethered up on the jack line and went forward. I might not have done that without my inflatable. Back in the cockpit, everyone was also tethered on. We did two unintentional gybes that night, the first one with the

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Photo #1. This vest was packed incorrectly and there was a wrap around one side of the inflating chamber and would not opened correctly.

spinnaker up. When the mainsheet came across, it caught the binnacle and pulled it over, ripping the port bolts out of the cockpit sole. Then it slammed into tactician Bob Paden’s arm. If it hadn‘t been slowed by the binnacle, it could have easily tossed Paden overboard had he not been tethered on. Bob suffered only sore muscles and bruises, but five people on other boats were taken to the hospital that race. For that trip, Jonas’ instructions were that every crew provide his own autoinflatable PFD with harness and tether. (He carried a CG-approved Type 1 for every crewmember.) I’ve provided mine on every race since. I still carry that Sospenders 1-38AHAR aboard my Gulfstar ketch, TRVTH. Since it’s not USCG-approved, I never give it to a crew to use; it’s my spare. Sometimes I wear it when cruising, and my other three are being worn by crew. I can’t expect them to carry their own with the compressed air cylinders aboard a plane to meet me somewhere in Mexico or Central America. On my voyage from San Francisco to Sarasota, FL, I sometimes wore it. When I serviced it after arriving in Sarasota, I got my PFD surprise #1: There was a wrap around one side of the inflated chamber. I had sailed 7,500 miles,often depending on a mispacked PFD to possibly save my life! When I checked and repacked my PFDs before sailing out the Golden Gate, I had mispacked it (see photo #1). It may have still worked, but it wouldn’t have worked right. When cruising, I prefer to have a crew of two in addition to myself. This allows two on and four off watches and room and privacy aboard my 43-foot center cockpit vessel. I carry two Stearns 1343 autoinflatables with 33-gram, C02 cylinders, a built-in harness and a tether for each (see photo #2). When servicing the Stearns, I got surprise #2: During servicing it is very easy for the little dissolving pill to pop out of its covey in the Secumar 3001 inflator mechanism, and when you screw in the new cylinder, it punctures, inflating the PFD prematurely. When the PFD inflated with a hiss, my wife heard me finish the four-letter word and came in to soothe me. “So that’s what they look like inflated. Good job, Honey.” “Say,” I said, “Have you ever had one of these on when it inflated?” “Now, Sugar,” she replied, “You know I haven’t.” “Would you like to try it? It would be fun.” News & Views for Southern Sailors

“Well, now, wouldn’t it just explode over little ol’ me?” she drawled. Surprise #3, this one for the wife: They don’t explode like auto airbags when they inflate. They just hiss up around your neck, which can be a bit frightening the first time. So I recommend that everyone who has an inflatable PFD put it on and inflate it. It will remove any fear and also teach you to not keep the waist belt very tight when the PFD is uninflated. Jo put on the other Stearns, went into the shower and turned the water on. She was surprised it didn’t inflate. They’re designed to not inflate in rain. I’ve had different ones on in some solid squalls and none of them inflated. I took the shower wand and shot water up under the inflation mechanism, and soon there was a pop and hiss as the PFD

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Photo #2. The Stearns 1343. The author carries two of these on board. During servicing it is very easy for the little dissolving pill to pop out of its covey in the Secumar 3001 inflator mechanism, and when you screw in the new cylinder, it punctures, inflating the PFD prematurely.

inflated just like it was supposed to. Jo giggled. Next, it was time to service my own, personal Sospenders 38AS HAR. This one’s about four years old and is the one I wore most of the time on my voyage around and through the Panama Canal and what I wear racing here in Florida. The wind isn’t as consistently strong here on the Suncoast as it is on San Francisco Bay, and the water’s often 30 degrees warmer, but poop can still happen. Like a couple of years ago. During the St. Pete to Isla Mujeres race, MX Regatta del Sol al Sol, on Bill Senske’s Nelson Merek 45, Hallelujah, we blew out the spinnaker, again in the middle of the night (blowing spinnakers is like giving birth; it always seems to happen in the middle of the night). So three of us tethered onto the jack line and went forward to pull down the remnants and get a genoa up. There we were, bouncing around up there in the dark, a couple hundred miles offshore, pulling in a thousand square feet of shredded nylon. It would have been a ridiculous thing to do if we weren’t wearing PFDs and tethered onto the jack lines. We had some more excitement when we won the fast fleet, spinnaker division of the 500-mile race.

To activate and service my personal PFD, I put it on, got into the shower and sprayed water up into the Halkey Roberts 8600 inflator mechanism. I heard a pop, but nothing else happened. Big surprise #4: My primary lifesaving PFD didn’t work! I had been sailing on the open ocean for possibly another thousand miles wearing a PFD that didn’t work!! I opened the cover and found that when the bobbin dissolved and deployed the firing pin, instead of puncturing the cylinder, the pin only pushed it and the plastic seal indicator up out of the inflator mechanism (see photo #3). I screwed the seal indicator and cylinder back into the inflator mechanism and pulled the manual inflate pull tab. Pop, hiss and I was safely inflated in my shower. I don’t know if, when I last serviced the PFD, I hadn’t screwed the seal all the way back into the mechanism or if it came loose while wearing the PFD. I do know now to check and service my inflatable PFDs much more often, like before and during every long and/or rough-weather trip! When I first purchased and serviced my PFDs, I made some improvements to them. I printed the name of my vessel boldly on them so rescuers would know which vessel we had come off (and to preclude nefarious “pirates” from taking them off the vessel). I added a lot more SOLAS reflective tape and a strobe light and made sure a whistle was attached. Surprise #5 was/is more of a recurring pain in the butt—and again—not a pleasant one. As the main sailing season ends in San Francisco and begins here in Florida, I 60

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Photo #3. When testing this vest in the shower, the vest did not inflate. When the cover was opened, the author found that when the bobbin dissolved and deployed the firing pin, instead of puncturing the cylinder, the pin only pushed it and the plastic seal indicator up out of the inflator mechanism.

out of the water, which is important in colder waters to slow hypothermia. Like next summer when I crew on Dan Abram’s 45-foot Otra Vez in the TransPac, San Francisco to Hawaii. I don’t think I will have any more with plastic seal indicators. I will always have a built-in harness to make it easier, sometimes even just possible, to pull me back on board. Dan’s boat has a lot of freeboard. I will always have PFDs with bright yellow chambers for higher visibility. I will always print my vessel’s name and add more reflective tape to the cover and chamber. I will always have a strobe and whistle attached. I will try to have all of my PFDs use the same rearming kit, at least the same size C02 cylinder. And most important of all, I will always inspect my PFD before and during every long or rough weather voyage and always wear it in rough water or when out of the cockpit in times of darkness! But now the servicing is done and, no surprise, I will pop a cold can of beer, sit back and think about sailing out under a big bridge like the Sunshine Skyway or Golden Gate and hzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. After all, “To be safe is divine.”

am now, again, servicing my four inflatable PFDs. Surprisingly, I need three separate types of rearming kits and cylinders. I have them all clearly marked by PFD type in Ziploc bags containing cylinders, pins, clips, bobbins and pills, but it can be a pain matching them up with crew helping and a boat rocking. How easy it is to lose or break those little pins and how much easier it would all be if all of the PFDs used the same rearming kit or at least the same cylinders and neck size. (Spare indicator pins and water-activated bobbins and pills are available without purchasing cylinders.) Since my PFDs are getting old, maybe it’s time to start replacing them. There have been advancements in technology like the Mustang hydrostatic inflators that inflate by water pressure so you don’t have to worry about them opening in rain or humid conditions. My old dissolvingtype inflators didn’t activate in Central American squalls or the Florida humidity so I don’t think I need to spend the extra $70-$170 per for the hydrostatics or twice the price for their rearming kits. I will always buy automatic inflators, which I think are prudent for long-distance cruising and sailboat racing. There’s a reason it’s called a boom, and when you hear the boom and go overboard you may not be conscious and able to pull your inflator tab. I will always have the larger 38- or 33-gram C02 cylinders. They provide almost a third more buoyancy to hold my mouth out of the water and more righting (face-up) leverage. That buoyancy, 33 pounds, versus 22.5 pounds provided by the 25-gram cylinders, holds the head higher News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Old Saint Augustine — Sailing into History By Robbie Johnson

sk any sailor his requirements for the perfect anchorage and the answer is sure to include the following: (1) hazard-free entry and exit, (2) protection from adverse weather, (3) good holding ground, (4) facilities for hauling-out and repairs, and (5) close-by markets for fresh meat and vegetables. Throw in a rich historic background complete with a centuries-old fort, excellent restaurants and shops, plus friendly inhabitants and you have lovely Saint Augustine, FL. Located at mile 778 of the Atlantic ICW, Saint Augustine has been a sailor’s town since 1565, when the Spanish sailed their galleons in to establish a colony there. Just 21 years

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later, Sir Francis Drake burned the settlement to the ground, and not long after that the English privateer, Robert Searles, sacked and burned the town again in 1668. The Spanish responded by building a massive coquina fortress, completed in 1695, and that fortress, the Castillo de San Marco, commands the harbor of old Saint Augustine to this day. The fort is open for touring seven days a week, and a firing of one of the cannons is conducted several times a day on weekends. The 72-foot gaff-rigged topsail The Bridge of Lions, an opening bridge, is being schooner, Freedom, sails daily rebuilt and a temporary bridge has built until the adding to the harbor’s historic project is completed. The temporary bridge has an opening o 85 feet. seafaring ambiance. Sailors entering Saint Augustine’s broad harbor from the Atlantic Ocean will find an easy, well-marked and obstacle-free passage. If the goal is an immediate anchoring and going ashore for a meal, just bear to port and follow the markers up Salt Run for about 3,000 feet, keeping Conch Island’s shore close to port. The Conch House Marina is to starboard, and the adjacent Conch House Restaurant is one of St. Augustine’s best known. Free anchoring is available on Salt Run, and you can make up your dinghy’s painter to the marina’s dock rail with no hassles. Do not, however, tie up directly to a dock and obstruct passage. Offenders’ dinghies will be towed away. If upon entering the harbor your intention is to proceed north up the ICW, you will bear to starboard at marker 60, and immediately see the Vilano Bridge ahead (65-foot clearance MLW). Following markers and favoring the shore to starboard to avoid shoals, pass to the north side of the bridge and hang a turn to port if you’re hungry and follow the channel markers into the Camachee Cove Marina for some casual waterside dining at the Kingfisher Grill. Carol Ellis, base manager of the St. Augustine Sailing School, gives the Kingfisher Grill a top billing, and her fleet of fractional ownership (Sailtime) and bareboat sailing yachts is based at Camachee Cove Marina. If you plan to head south once entering the harbor and want to anchor in front of Castillo de San Marco, following the markers into the inner harbor will keep you clear of the shoal water to starboard. There’s good anchorage between the fort and the Bridge of Lions to the south, but local sailors recommend the use of a Danforth anchor and the two-anchor Bahamian mooring system owing to the tidal surge and bottom conditions. The bottom varies between silt/sand and hard-packed mud. If you want to take a berth www.southwindsmagazine.com

mechanical services. If you’re passing through historic old at the St. Augustine MuniciSt. Augustine, there’s no reapal Marina, just continue son to leave without all syssouth and pass under the temtems up and running. porary bridge (85 feet MLW) No true sailor’s town is and you will see the marina complete without a marine immediately to starboard. consignment shop, and for the Sailors electing to anchor off, past 10 years, Sailor’s Exeither north or south of the change has been the place for Bridge of Lions, are welcome sailors to find the odds and as guests of the St. Augustine ends that complete their boats. Municipal Marina, and pay a New and used gear, but mainmodest fee that gives tranly used nautical items placed sients a safe place to make The Castillo de San Marco in St. Augustine. on consignment, range from up their dinghies and access huge bins of fastenings, comto fresh hot water showers. passes, winches, winch hanThe marina is also close to dles, blocks of every size, the historic downtown area anchors, plastic, to bronze and and the countless shops and aluminum ports and chain. restaurants. Spools of new line at favorable If your boat is going to discounts, books and charts have some kind of a breakare all in evidence, too. And down or needs repairs of any the inventory changes every kind, from propellers and day. Manager Scott Chipman shafts to diesel engines, elecsays the winter months are a tronics and sails, St. good time to shop because so Augustine is the place you many sailors from up North want it to happen. This stop off to leave stuff they’ve sailor-friendly town abounds been saving up all year. The with excellent ships stores, staff at Sailor’s Exchange highly skilled repair techniknows boats, too. Scott cians, and boat-savvy yards anchored out on his livefor hauling out. One of the aboard sailboat for many most attractive and bestyears on Salt Run and recently stocked marine stores I have moved aboard Big Papa, his ever visited is the First Mate Trojan 32. Ships Store at Camachee Going ashore to shop Cove. You’ll most likely be Jim Grubb stands in front of the First Mate Ships Store, billed as and sightsee in St. Augustine greeted by Jim Grubbs or “The Biggest Little Ships Store on the Waterway.” is a delight. The narrow “Bo” Bohannon. Jim, a streets of the historic district are filled with shops of every bonafide voyaging sailor, recently returned from a 3-year description, from crafts and clothes, to food and tattoos. Caribbean cruise that took him all the way to Trinidad and The easiest and least expensive way to see all of the many Venezuela, and “Bo,” a retired U.S. Navy senior chief historic sites and attractions is to take one of the motorengineman, is a master diesel mechanic. Billing itself as ized train tours complete with a guide. There are horse“The Biggest Little Ships Store on the Waterway,” the store drawn carriages for rent, too. If you’re looking for fresh has a depth of inventory that will impress any sailor. There meat and vegetables, you can’t go wrong visiting the famare four marine mechanics on call, and the store is a dealer ily-owned Stewart’s Market on Anastasia Boulevard, just for Westerbeke and Universal, and also a Gold dealer for a short walk from the city marina. If it’s a delicious sitYanmar. Bo proudly pointed out an inventory of stainless down meal you’re after, the locals have lots of favorites to steel screws, bolts, fastenings and fittings valued at more recommend including South Seas Restaurant, also on than $10,000. Adjacent to the store is the full service Anastasia Boulevard, the Creekside Dinery, the Reef Camachee Yacht Yard with its 50-ton lift and 20-foot-wide Restaurant, and my favorite, the A1A Aleworks, a restauhaul-out slip. rant and microbrewery perched right alongside the main There are two other haul-out yards recommended by harbor with a second-story outside balcony affording a local sailors: St. Augustine Marine, with its 100-ton lift (to fantastic view. Truly, no matter whether you’re north23-foot beam), and 250-ton railway (to 36-foot beam), is a bound or southbound, historic old St. Augustine is a dofull-service yard that also allows do-it-yourself, and has a not-miss for transient sailors. prop shop on the premises. Oasis Boat Yard is probably the most popular do-it-yourself yard but is also a full service Robbie Johnson is the author of Gourmet Underway — A yard with a 50-ton lift (to 16-foot beam), and offers prop Sailor’s Cookbook and lives aboard his steel Tahiti ketch. repair, welding (TIG, too), fiberglass repair, electrical and News & Views for Southern Sailors

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SOUTHERN RACING ■ RACING SEMINARS/INSTRUCTION

Racing Seminar by Jeff & Amy Linton, Davis Island Yacht Club, Nov. 7 Davis Island Yacht Club will present a racing seminar, How To Win A Big One, by Jeff Linton and Amy Smith Linton. The Lintons are the current International Lightning Class World Champions (2007 and 2001), as well as the Flying Scot North American Champions. They have competed around the country and the world and will share boat preparations tips, tactics and strategy, and useful travel recommendations. The seminar will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Davis Island Yacht Club, and will benefit Davis Island Youth Sailing, a 501-C3 organization. All proceeds will go to purchasing new sails and for upgrading the youth squad’s six 420s. Davis Island Youth Sailing is home to Plant and Jesuit High School racing teams. In the past year, Plant High School finished fifth in the National Fleet racing competition , and third in Team Racing. With the team losing only one senior and picking up two talented freshman, hopes are high for the Davis Island Youth Sailing program in 2007-2008. Seating will be limited to 100 and it is recommended to reserve a spot early for How To Win A Big One. Tickets are available for a $25 tax-deductible donation to DIYSF. The Davis Island Yacht Club is located at 1315 Severn

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Avenue, Tampa, FL. A cash bar will be open at the yacht club for the event. For tickets or further information about tax-deductible support for Davis Island Youth Sailing, and Plant High School or Jesuit High School racing teams, contact Kingsley Purton at (813) 760-0177 or via e-mail at kpurton@tampabay.rr.com.

Laser Seminar, Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Nov. 15-18 SAILFIT will be running another one of their Laser sailing seminars on Nov. 15-18. It will be held out of the Clearwater Community Sailing Center on Sand Key in Clearwater. Kurt and Meka Taulbee are the owners of SAILFIT and have been teaching sailing and fitness seminars to sailors from beginner through advanced for eight years. With their many years of experience, they have plenty of information to share and many new ideas and “secrets” that you will learn only from them. Their seminars focus on individual improvement—no matter what level of sailor you are. Kurt is on the US Laser Sailing Team and will be competing at the Olympic trials for a place at the 2008 Olympic Games. Meka is an ACE-certified personal trainer who has published fitness articles for six years and trained many of the top dinghy sailors in the United States. For more details, go to www.sailfit.com, or contact Meka at meka@sailfit.com, or (727) 631-7005, or call toll free at 866-SAILFIT.

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High School Racing Clinic, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Nov. 23-25 Three-day clinic on all aspects of high school racing and introduction to college sailing. Clinic includes boat handling, boat setup, small fleet strategy, starts and downwind technique. Haney Landing Sailing Center, 140 7th Ave. South, USF St. Petersburg, FL. Cost is $300. Housing is included for two nights (additional nights at $25/night) at the new residence hall. Contact Allison Jolly @ abjolly@stpt.usf.edu and/or call (727) 560-5505/cell.

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North Carolina Sailors Compete in 2007 Sunfish Worlds, Ocean County, NJ By Rob Eberle Two North Carolina residents recently competed in the 37th Sunfish Worlds championship on Aug. 20-24 at the Brant Beach Yacht Club in Brant Beach, NJ. Fifteen-yearold Brad Milliken of Mooresville and Rob Eberle of New Bern participated in the five-day event, which included 100 sailors representing 12 countries.

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Two North Carolina sailors, Brad Milliken and Rob Eberle, sailed in the Sunfish Worlds in New Jersey on Aug. 20-24. Photo by Craig Milliken.

For this ultimate Sunfish challenge, each sailor is provided with a new boat identically outfitted, direct from the manufacturer, thus insuring the sailor with the best skills emerges as the winner. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regatta was sailed in varying conditions of heavy air, light winds, current and rain. Milliken, who was one of the youngest sailors to compete, is no stranger to large fleet racing, having previously competed in national championships in the Flying Scot and MC Scow classes. A member of the Lake Norman Yacht Club, he began sailing at age seven through their junior sailing program and grew up racing smaller one-design boats, recently graduating up to 420s and the 14 foot Sunfish. Milliken placed 90th overall and promises to return in

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future years. “This was a great learning experience and I have a lot of respect for the competitors who finished ahead of me” said Milliken. Known locally by many North Carolina boaters through his yacht surveying business, Eberle recently returned to small-boat racing after a 30-year hiatus. “It has taken much time and effort both in the boat and at the gym to restore a 53year-old body for this level of racing” said Eberle. The first day of the regatta proved to be his best, when after three races in heavy air Eberle stood in 22nd place overall. With a forecast of stronger winds on day two, he was optimistic until officials cancelled the day’s racing when gusts surged well into the 30-knot range. “The heavier guys and I were disappointed as we have a boat speed advantage in the stronger winds. It was a conservative but perhaps wise decision to prevent damage to the new boats,” said Eberle. The last two days of the regatta brought lighter winds and shifty conditions, and Eberle slipped back to finish 44th overall. First-place honors went to Sebastian Mera from the Dominican Republic, followed by prior Sunfish World champs Malcolm Smith of Bermuda in second and Paul-Jon Patin of the United States third. Next year’s competition is scheduled for late August in Canada with regional qualifying events throughout the United States and abroad. For more information on racing events and general information on the Sunfish class you can access its Web site at www.sunfishclass.org Local racing information for the eastern NC area can be obtained through Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@suddenlink.net

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Mary Anne Ward and Luis Delgado. Courtesy photo.

and Lobster Regatta. Created in 2001 by Mary Anne Ward in memory of her father, the award seeks to recognize those who serve the sailing community but don’t often get the recognition they truly deserve. In its seventh year, the award was presented to Luis Delgado from the Titusville Sailing Club for his outstanding service to the sailing community in Brevard County. He is a US Sailing-certified keelboat and small boat instructor and a past United States Naval Academy sailing instructor. He has taught the Red Cross basic sailing course for the past 11 years to over 350 people. In 2005, he started the Titusville High School sailing team with the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps to teach the cadets basic seamanship, sailing and water safety. He is currently working with the team to acquire a fleet of Club 420s to further this effort. The Titusville Sailing Club and sailors throughout Brevard County are extremely fortunate to have Luis Delgado as a member. We will all feel the effects of his efforts for years to come.

Regata del Sol al Sol 2008 Filled Up – Waiting List Only All 50 slots for the 40th anniversary Regata del Sol al Sol are now filled and the organizers are only accepting boats on the waiting list. Frequently, there are cancellations, so there

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SOUTHERN RACING is still a good chance those on the list will get to go. For regatta information, go to the event Web site at www.regatadelsolalsol.org or http://www.mexicorace.com. There are convenient online entry forms, printable entry forms, and even online hotel reservation forms! Photos from the 2007 Regata del Sol al Sol are posted on the site for viewing, plus there are a few new movies for the public to get the “feel” of the event. You can also contact the event organizers, Mike Boom at mike.boom@verizon.net, or Larry Wissing at lw@ipsc.cc.

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Upcoming Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, October through November Melbourne Yacht Club, Melbourne, FL, is celebrating its 60th year this fall with its newly renovated clubhouse—finished just in time for its fall regatta lineup. On November 17-18, MYC hosts its Annual “No Frills” Sunfish Regatta. Visit www.sail-race.com for full information on all of these events. Fleet Captain John Fox can be reached at john@teamfoxy.com, or call (772) 581-9401.

2007 Ronstan A-Cat World Championship Preview, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Nov. 9-16 By Bob Hodges With a record-setting 100 boats pre-registered, the 2007 AClass World Championship will take place at the Islander Resort Hotel in Islamorada, FL, Nov. 9-16. The week will begin with the Blue Water Classic warm-up regatta on Nov. 8-9. The Islander has been hosting the U.S. A-Class for its last two midwinter race weeks and was the unanimous choice by the U.S. class as the best venue to host this world championship. The race site is a 9-square-mile area of the Atlantic Ocean protected by an offshore reef. Sailors will enjoy clear aqua water and hopefully warm and consistent easterly winds of 8-15 knots. The international contingent includes Glenn Ashby of Australia, who will be racing to defend his 2006 title. In addition to Ashby, other top international sailors racing will include past world champions Scott Anderson and Nils Bunkenberg, Olympic medalists Andrew Landenberger and Goran Marstrom, New Zealand champion Murray Philpott, top Dutch sailors Sjoerd Hoekstra, Pieterjan Dwarshuis, and Piet Saarberg, Alinghi designer Mike Drummond, New Zealand, and top Swiss sailors Dieter Melcher and Luc De Bois. The United States will have all of its top A-Class sailors challenging the international contingent. At the top of the list is three-time North American champion Lars Guck, who has been dominating US A-Class sailing for the last two

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This regatta is one of the oldest and most popular regattas in the area, with racing in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, True Cruiser and Racer/Cruiser classes racing in the Gulf off Clearwater. One-design classes will also race with five or more entries. The regatta is annually coordinated with the Davis Island Classic Regatta hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club. That race is the previous weekend on Oct. 26-27 and races from Davis Island in Tampa out into the Gulf and north to a finish off the Clearwater inlet. Many racers will leave their boats at the Clearwater Yacht Club, which offers free dockage for a week for that reason, to race in the Challenge Cup the following weekend. A crane is available at the Clearwater Yacht Club to launch boats from trailers. For more information, go to www.clwyc.org, or call Dick Boblenz at (727) 461-5488 or (727) 515-5704 (cell), or email boblenzRB@aol.com.

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SOUTHERN RACING years. Right beside Lars will be 1997 and 2005 A-Class World Champion Pete Melvin. Pete’s speed and consistency make him a favorite for a podium finish, especially given the size of this fleet. Other top U.S. sailors that are certainly contenders to finish in the top 10 include Phil Kinder, Olympic medalists Pease and Jay Glaser, and 18-foot Skiff World Champion Howie Hamlin, Olympic medalist Charlie Ogeltree, and Ben Hall who may be racing with a radical solid wing sail (still testing and evaluating). Many sailors are watching this regatta closely as several new platforms are making their debuts. These include the next evolution of the Marstrom, which now has hulls that are canted and has a revised volume distribution for better performance in waves and chop, the Nikita, which is an evolution of the original Flyer, a Peter Cogan design that has evolved from the proven Bimare XJ, and the radical LR2, designed and built by Ian and John Lindhal. These new designs will be joined by the proven Flyer Mk I and Mk II, the Bimare XJ, and the Melvin A2/A3. Except for the potential appearance of the Hall solid wing rig, most sailors will be using carbon masts from Hall, Fiberfoam, Saarberg, or Marstrom and square top sails from Ashby, Glaser, Ullman, and Landenberger. While a development class, advancements in A-Class performance have for the last 10 years been subtle—never immediately making obsolete the current designs and allowing active sailors to pass on older but competitive equipment to new sailors. This trend has been very good for class growth. Go to www.acatworlds.com to get all the latest news and results when the racing begins in mid-November.

8th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 10 This regatta will be a 12-mile pursuit race in the Gulf of Mexico west of Big Sarasota Pass. The SYC Invitational Regatta is open to all Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, True Cruiser, and Multihull boats holding a current West Florida PHRF handicap rating. Five or more boats may make a class. The random leg course rating will be utilized. To obtain a current West Florida PHRF rating certificate, please contact David Billing at (727) 462-0450, or apply online at administrator@westfloridaphrf.org. The early registration fee is $50 for completed applications received by Nov. 3, and $65 if received by Nov. 9. The registration fee includes two awards banquet dinner tickets, one regatta cap, and one regatta T-shirt. Additional tickets for the awards banquet may be purchased for $25 each, regatta caps for $8, and T-shirts for $10. Spectator boats will be available to friends and relatives of regatta crewmembers on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Space may be requested on a spectator boat when you submit your registration form. Box lunches for spectators may be purchased for $3. Cash, check, or credit card shall make payment. Registration, a pre-race party and skippers meeting will be held Friday evening, Nov. 9. A continental complimentary breakfast will be available Saturday morning (full buffet breakfast available for purchase), and racing will begin at 12:55 p.m. An after-race party with dinner and awards presentations will be held Saturday evening.

51st Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race, Sailfish Club, Dec. 7 This year’s 51st Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race and celebration is scheduled for Friday, December 7, with the Big Boat Regatta scheduled for Saturday, December 8. Also on Saturday is the Offshore Buoy Challenge for boats with an LOA of 40 feet or greater. For additional information or to enter, contact Samantha Dover at samanthadover@sailfishclub.com or (561) 8440206. Additional information can be found at www.sailfishclub.com.

Gasparilla Regatta, Feb. 2-3, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL Tampa Sailing Squadron will be the host for the annual Gasparilla Regatta on Feb. 2, sponsored by Lexus. This will be followed on Sunday, Feb. 3, by the Women’s Gasparilla Regatta. These racing events tie in with the annual Gasparilla celebrations, parades, and pirate festivals in the Tampa Bay area. Racing will include both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes as well as True Cruising and Mother Lode. OneDesign fleets are encouraged to attend. Mark your calendars now! Additional information will be available in the December issue of Southwinds. You can also go to www.tampasailing.org. 70

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20th Annual Lost Bay Regatta, Point Yacht Club, Perdido Bay, Josephine, AL, Sept. 15 By Kim Kaminski Twenty years ago, a group of fun-loving sailors hosted a sailboat race—known today as the Lost Bay Regatta (thus, “perdido”)—followed by a beach party that was complete with live music and dancing in the sand. Today, the fun-loving sailors from the Point Yacht Club continue to host their infamous sailboat race and beach party. Sailors travel from all over the northern Gulf coast to join in the racing, raft-up and beach party celebration. Over the years, the regatta has evolved from a handful of local boats to almost 100. Various factors have had their influence on the regatta—including tropical storms, love bugs, hurricanes, damaged clubhouse facilities and lack of wind. But the regatta has endured and this year marks its 20th anniversary. A grand total of 59 entries registered this year with 53 completing the race. (Four did not compete and two did not finish.) Fourteen classes (four Spinnaker and 10 Non-Spinnaker) made up the two-fleet divisions. A triangle course was set up in the middle of Perdido Bay. Principal Race Officer Tooty Barnett from the Southern Yacht Club

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designated that the Spinnaker class would race three times around the racecourse, and Non-Spinnaker classes would go twice around. Thanks to a tropical system that passed to the north of the coastal area, race day brought sunny skies and fair breezes, which held up for the day. Following the races, competitors enjoyed live music by the local band Bust, along with a delicious fried mullet dinner catered by Cliff Stapleton Catering. Awards were unique handcrafted studio pottery and clay sculpture trophies designed by Steve and Dee Burrow from the Sea Oats Studio. Two perpetual trophies were also presented to the fleet winners. The 2007 trophy honors went to: Zane Yoder and crew from the Fairhope Yacht Club on Wild Cherry, who earned the Paul Schreck First Place Spinnaker Fleet Trophy, and Denny Blume and crew from the Point Yacht Club on ZigZag who earned the Paul Mueller Memorial Trophy for first place in the Non-Spinnaker (Genoa) fleet. The Lost Bay Regatta was made possible by the generous support of its members, sponsors, and advertisers, including Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Blue Water Ships Stores, the Mueller family and Pirates Cove Marina along with the sailors who rallied together throughout the years. Despite all the hurdles that were thrown in front of this ambitious yacht club, they are having fun on the water, dancing in the sand again and again…because you can’t keep a good club or a fun race down! Here’s to 20 more years of being “lost” in fun at the Lost Bay Regatta.

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SOUTHERN RACING Local Boaters Raise $179,000 For Cancer Research and Patient Care at the 11th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta in Charleston, SC, Sept. 22 By Mary Helen Yarborough As the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center takes major steps to finding cures for cancer, area boaters are helping to underwrite important blood cancer research and patient care through money they have helped raise during the past 11 years. The 11th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta in Charleston on Sept. 22 raised $179,000 by competitors and their sponsors. This brings the total amount the local regatta has raised since 1996 to more than $1.1-million. Hosted by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association in the Charleston Harbor, the regatta relies upon a loyal MUSC presence, whose employees and patients help organize and recruit volunteers, and put on an auction in the two-day event that has become one of the area’s most successful fundraisers. This year, regatta organizers included Priscilla Parker, in MUSC Business Development and Marketing Services; Sarah Ashton of MUSC Neurosciences; Jane Beasley, in MUSC Support Services; and Lacy Terwilliger, a radiation dosimetrist in MUSC’s Radiation Oncology Department. A four-time Hodgkins disease survivor, Terwilliger also is a tireless supporter for the regatta and other events that support cancer research from which she has personally benefited. For her efforts this year, she was presented the Attawy/Fedele Spirit Award for her contributions to this year’s cup. “MUSC employees’ support and participation in the event is significant,” Parker said. “Patients and research at MUSC also have benefited from the dedicated sailing community and the generosity of the people in this area.” Sixty-four competitors, including 47 large sailboats and 17 small boats, raced to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) that has funded a number of research projects at MUSC. LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. Its mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $550.8-million for research specifically targeting blood cancers.

Bradenton Yacht Club Kickoff Regatta, Bradenton, FL, Sept. 22-23 By Morgan Stinemetz Cover Photo: Intrepid, a J/40, sails in the Kickoff Regatta. Photo by Gary Hufford.

Sixty-one sailboats hit the waves Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23, in lower Tampa Bay at the Bradenton Yacht Club’s annual Kick Off Regatta. The fleet was split into 10 classes, including a Multihulls class, three Spinnaker classes, a Melges 24 One-Design class, a couple of Non72

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Racers in the Bradenton Yacht Club Kickoff Regatta were greeted by a freighter as many rounded the northern mark of the racecourse. Photo by Gary Hufford.

Spinnaker classes, two True Cruising classes and a Racer/Cruiser class. Moderate to light winds was the way the weather shook out, with southeasterlies on Saturday and pretty much the same on the capper race on Sunday. One racer called the conditions “comfortable.” Comfortable is always preferable to “scary.” The True Cruising classes and the Racer/Cruiser class sailed just one race per day, while the other classes sailed two races on Saturday and a final, single race on Sunday. In the five-boat Multihulls class the Liebel brothers’ custom 60-foot catamaran, Stars & Stripes, posted three firstplace finishes to win going away. The boat is simply blindingly fast and has, racing down in the Florida Keys, posted speeds as high as 32 knots. Stars & Stripes is dry-sailed from a dock in the Manatee River, Bradenton. Second in class went to Bill Johnsen’s Stiletto 30, Echo. Johnsen is from Sarasota. Third in class was taken by Anhinga, a Corsair F27 sailed by Robert Libbey of Fort Myers. Spinnaker 1 was topped by Mariah, Jose Suarez-Hoyos’ J-109 from Tampa. Second in class went to Tack Tick, a Martin 243 owned and sailed by Michael Siedlecki of St. Petersburg. In third came Too Sweet, Fred Goldman’s J-109. Goldman is from Bradenton. The Spinnaker 2 class winner was Semper Fi, Ray Mannix’s J-29. Mannix, always a strong competitor, is from Tampa. In second came Renegade, James Myers’ Carrera 290 also from Tampa. Third in class went to Mischief, Bob www.southwindsmagazine.com

Armstrong’s J-92. Armstrong sails from the Bradenton Yacht Club. In Spinnaker 3, the class winner’s trophy went to Salty Pause, Rusty Allen’s Frers 30 from Clearwater. In second was Odyssey, a Morgan 25 from St. Petersburg and sailed by Grover Griffin. Third place was taken by Lacerta, Grant Dumas’ Ranger 33 from St. Petersburg. In Non-Spinnaker 1, it was Ohh-Zone, Rudy Reinecke’s Beneteau 39 from Sarasota. Second came a Bradenton boat, Ocean Angel, skippered by Steve Fredrick. Third in class went to Grand Illusion, a Hooks/Kelly 34 skippered by Terry Tibbits of Palmetto. In Non-Spinnaker 2, Gregg Knighton’s Ranger 33, Misty, took the honors. Knighton is from Bradenton. In second came Tango III, a Hunter 28.5 sailed by Rafael Paris of Largo. Third went to Chances R, an Endeavor 35 owned by Tim Roberts of Clearwater. In True Cruising 1, the winner was Seraphim, a Mason 53 sailed by Thomas Rose of Bradenton. The second place boat in class was Miller Time, Bob Miller’s Catalina 36 that sails from the Bradenton Yacht Club. In third came Zingaro, another Catalina 36, this one owned by Kenneth Carriero of Safety Harbor. True Cruising 2 went to Ed Hartung’s Catalina 30, ZigZag. Hartung is from Bradenton and won on a tiebreaker. John Hargreaves posted second in class in his Hunter 30, Kitten. Hargreaves is a Bradenton Yacht Club member. Third went to Knotty Cat, Dan Wallace’s Gemini 30 catamaran from Palm Harbor. The Racer/Cruiser class was topped by Prime Plus, Frank Hanna’s Beneteau 45 from Crawfordville, up in the Florida Panhandle. In second was Intrepid, a J-40 from St. Pete owned by Jeff Russo. Third in class went to Wind Caller, Joe McClash’s Catalina 42. McClash is a BYC member. Finally, the Melges 24 One-Design class went to Firewater, skippered by George Haynie (no hometown available). Second went to John Steele and Charlie Clifton who were sailing Rita-B. And third was taken by Carmelita, J.A. Booker’s boat from St. Petersburg. For more photos of the Kickoff Regatta, go to www.beachmaster.smugmug.com, or go to the link at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

29th Annual Dore Drake Women’s Regatta, Davis Island Yacht Club, Sept. 29 By Anne Cussins The 29th Annual Dore Drake Women’s Regatta of Davis Island Yacht Club occurred on September 29. The regatta was originated by Dore Drake’s husband, John Condrick, who was very supportive of women’s sailing. Each year, a perpetual trophy is engraved with the first-place winner’s name. The race was cancelled two weeks previously due to lack of wind. However, that was not a problem on the 29th; the winds ranged from 18-30 knots true. This was the beginning regatta for the women’s championship of the bay series. Further information regarding the women’s sailing series may be obtained on the Davis Island Yacht Club Web site. Next year will be our 30th News & Views for Southern Sailors

The women who sailed in the 29th Annual Dore Drake Regatta at Davis Island Yacht Club. In the center is Dore Drake. Photo by George Cussins.

anniversary regatta, and we hope to have 30 boats on the starting line. Results: 1st: Anne Cussins, Fire & Ice; 2nd: Sandy Michelson, Teaze; 3rd: Dawn Narramore Ka-Ching.

Wadewitz Regatta, Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL, Sept 29-30 By David Jefcoat

The Wadewitz Regatta. Fairhope YC’s Flying Scot, on the left, rounding the mark first, followed by the Buccaneer YC’s boat, on the right. Photo by David Jefcoat.

On Sept. 29-30, the Fairhope Yacht Club hosted the Wadewitz Regatta with a good turnout with 25 boats racing in the PHRF and Portsmouth classes. Two races were held on Saturday and one on Sunday. In the PHRF Spinnaker class, the winner was Yoder onboard his Soverel 30, Wild Cherry. In the PHRF Non-Spinnaker class, Herzog finished with a fourth and two firsts which gave him the overall win in his class. The Portsmouth Non-Spinnaker class was won by Hasewinkle on his Tartan3000, Duet III. Eleven boats raced in the Flying Scot class. This regatta is also a part of the Capedeville series, and the Buccaneer SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN RACING Yacht Club won three out of five races to give them an overall first place. The Fairhope Yacht Club came in second and Gulfport Yacht Club finished third. The FISH Class had five boats racing in this regatta, and their results ended with Denny Blume in first followed by Buzzy Brennan, Louise Douglas, Chris Keifer and Jacob Brennan. The conditions were perfect for the FISH boats’ crews, who are preparing for the FISH Worlds coming up on October 13-14 at Buccaneer Yacht Club. In the Laser class, the winner was Eddie Adams of Fairhope Yacht Club. He was followed by Lane Buonagura of Southern YC and Alexander Stewart from St. Andrews Bay YC. For the Opti class there were 13 young boys and girls sailing in this regatta. Khloe Ohliger from Long Beach YC got a first overall and was followed by Skipper Webster of Gulfport YC and Quentin Whisitt, who is also from Long Beach YC.

Cortez Cup Inaugural Regatta, Cortez Yacht Club, Cortez, FL Oct. 6 By Morgan Stinemetz Though there were 27 boats registered, only 17 boats completed the Cortez Yacht Club’s inaugural Cortez Cup regatta in the Gulf of Mexico. The boats started Saturday afternoon in what amounted to four classes. There was only one multihull in evidence, a Condor 40, and that was way short of making a class for the quick boats. Finishers in the other four classes amounted to Spinnaker—5 boats; Non-Spinnaker—4 boats; Pocket Cruiser—1 boat; and True Cruiser—7 boats. The Spinnaker class got in two races. The remaining classes posted one. The Gulf of Mexico sported some rain showers during the second Spinnaker fleet race. Dean Cleall, who sails out of the Bradenton Yacht Club, called the race courses off Longboat Key well set. “The race committee did a good job, a wonderful job,” Cleall said at the post-race gathering. The Spinnaker boats sailed windward/leeward courses, 8.4 miles in the first race and 6.4 miles in the second race. The remaining classes sailed a modified Olympic course of 8.4 miles. Gregg Knighton’s always-fast Ranger 33, Misty, won Non-Spinnaker handily. Knighton is Bradenton-based. Spring Fever placed second, about two minutes back on corrected time. Spring Fever is Patrick Roberts’ Catalina 34 out of the Bradenton Yacht Club. Third in class went to Terry Tibbits’ Hooks/Kelly 24, Grand Illusion. Tibbits is from Palmetto and also a BYC racer. The only boat that finished in the Pocket Cruiser class was John Hargreaves’ Hunter 30, Kitten. Hargreaves is also from the BYC. Seraphim, Thomas Rose’s Mason 53, sailed out of the BYC, beating Bob Miller’s Catalina 36, Miller Time, by 12 seconds on corrected time. Miller is also a BYC competitor. Third in class went to John Lynch’s C&C 36, Summertime. Lynch is from Venice. The most exciting moment had to be the one enjoyed by John Doyle’s Blue 2, a Harbor 20 out of Venice. As the boat was rounding a mark in the Spinnaker division’s second race, the boat got hit with a 20-knot gust and capsized, filling with water. What with frantic bailing and other “keepit-floating” tasks, Blue 2 did not finish the race. 74

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Jabberwocky, third in the Spinnaker C class, sails in the Tampa Sailing Squadron Rumgatta on Oct. 6. Photo by Bill Cullen.

There was a three-way tie in the spinnaker division, decided on a time-honored tiebreaker formula. First went to Purple Haze, Bill Johnsen’s SR 21. Johnsen is from Sarasota. Second went to John Steele’s Melges 24, named Rita B. Steele, too, is from Sarasota. Third went to Dean Cleall’s Little Mac, an Elliot 770. Cleall is from Sarasota, but he races out of the Bradenton Yacht Club. The multihull class was won by Geoff Kendrick on his trimaran, a Condor 40 named Lex-Sea. Lex-Sea was the only boat in the class but had a great showing, regardless, passing other monohulls throughout the race. Kendrick handled the boat with superb skill, while his crew sat back and relaxed, either lounging on the boat’s trampolines or sitting in the unique chairs that were custom-designed and built for the boat—at incredible cost.

18th Annual Rumgatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 6 On Oct. 6, the Tampa Sailing Squadron hosted its 18th Annual Rumgatta, sponsored by Appleton Rum. Since 1970, TSS has promoted sailing and regattas from its Apollo Beach location on Tampa Bay. The main racing and rum party on Saturday was preceded by a burger-grill party Friday night and was followed by the Women’s Rumgatta on Sunday, Oct 7. This year, racers enjoyed great weather with winds varying from 10 to 20 knots. Racing included 37 boats overall in eight classes. The race committee provided four Spinnaker and four Non-Spinnaker classes. A fleet of eight J/24s competed along with a True Cruising fleet and seven boats competing in Mother Lode class. First-place winners in Spinnaker classes included Mariah with Jose Suarezhoyos, Tigress with Ed Peters, Overdrive with skipper David Young, and in the J/24s, Supernatural Fish, captained by Brian Malone, took the winning prize. First-place winners in Non-spinnaker included Pure Magic, skippered by John Martini and AIA with Bill Mann. True Cruising winner was Wing-It with Michael Doyle and in Mother Lode, Adrift with Capt. William Crotty. A highlight of the Rumgatta was the trophies, customwww.southwindsmagazine.com

Women’s Rumgatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 7 By Barbara Werner On Sunday, Oct. 7, Tampa Sailing Squadron hosted its annual Women’s Rumgatta Regatta. This was the second event in the Women’s Champions of the Bay series, sponsored jointly by Tampa Sailing Squadron and Davis Island Yacht Club. All three divisions, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, and Coachon-Board, sailed windward/leeward courses. One coach, either male or female, is allowed on a boat sailing in the Coach-on-Board division, but the coach is not allowed to steer or participate in crewing. This was my third women’s regatta in the Coach-onBoard division, and the organizers did a tremendous job of making the day fun and exciting for everyone. (The weather helped with the exciting part—we had 15 knots of wind most of the afternoon.) In the first regatta, I sailed on a Catalina 35, a relatively sedate boat decked out for cruising—a great learning experience. In the second regatta, my husband EJ was the coach on board our Catalina 22, Bandersnatch, on which we daysail, race and overnight with our kids (ages 7,6 and 2). This race, however, I was one of a crew of three on the Sea Scout’s J/22, Jabberwocky. What a difference! And what a treat for me! Jeremiah, one of the older Sea Scouts, was the coach on board Jabberwocky, and he was sufficiently laid back and yet unafraid to impart knowledge of why we should do this or that and how the boat should be operated. Our crew was Barb, Nan and me. Barb, a mother of two, grew up at TSS and on boats, so she has plenty of experience. Nan and her husband have a beautiful big cruiser and frequently crew on one of the boats in our TSS Club races. The J/22 heeled over so far it took me an entire race before I felt comfortable helming, but after Barb helmed the first upwind leg, I did the next two, and Nan helmed the downwind legs so Barb and I (or more accurately, Barb) could do the whisker pole. (Nan has a compression sleeve on her arm and isn’t supposed to be using it much.) Nan helmed back to the club, so we all got a chance to helm upwind, downwind, tack and jibe and reach. It was good to be out and I had a lot of fun. So many days after racing, I’m so tired I am not always sure it’s fun! We helped hoist Jabberwocky into and out of the water and put up and took down her sails, too—so I guess the big differences were no kids and a fast boat that seemed stable heeled over 20-30 degrees. I’m hoping that I’ll feel comfortable taking Bandersnatch out on my own by the Gasparilla Women’s Regatta, scheduled for February 2008. We all thanked Jeremiah afterward for taking us out and being the coach. He said he was happy to do it, that others had invested time in him (with Sea Scouts) and he was happy to give something back. Larry Lowe was the coach of Lowe Tide, and took a crew of novice sailors with an experienced helmswoman, Janet. We had seven boats and three races for the day, and the winners were close, even in the coached division, where one of the races was decided by only four seconds News & Views for Southern Sailors

corrected time. The winners were announced after a delicious meal, and very cool blue flasks were awarded as trophies. Jabberwocky took first and Lowe Tide second in the Coach-on-Board division. Bernice Siebuhr on Thunder beat Susan Bishop and Shari Callahan in Joy Ride in the NonSpin division. Sandy Mickelson of Ho-So-Bad earned her first first-place ever in a regatta (in 15 years competing!) in the Spinnaker division. Anne Cussins. of Fire & Ice took home second in Spinnaker and Dawn Narramore (who earlier wrote a Southwinds article about women’s racing) took third in Ka Ching! All told, it was a great day on the bay for any experience level. We look forward to the next regatta in the series, the Women’s Gasparilla Regatta hosted by Tampa Sailing Squadron on February 3.

St. Petersburg Yacht Club Leukemia Cup Regatta, Oct. 13 Sue Davidson of the Manatee Sailing Association and captain of her boat Grrrrrr, a Tartan 37, was the overall winner of the Leukemia Cup Regatta held on October 13 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Fifty-five boats competed in Tampa Bay to raise funds to help save the lives of people battling cancer. The winners and their fellow competitors raised funds to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the lives of patients and their families. The inaugural event raised $23,000 for this important cause. “Our sincere thanks to all of the sailors and to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club for their participation in this year’s Leukemia Cup Regatta and congratulations to the winners,” said National Regatta Chairman Gary Jobson. “Because of the funds raised in the regatta, the real winners are blood cancer patients everywhere.” Jobson, an ESPN commentator and former tactician for Ted Turner’s 1977 America’s Cup victory, has been actively involved in the Regatta since it began in 1993. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Leukemia Cup Regatta planning committee members were Fay Baynard, Paul Bardes, Gloria Davis, Lora Fulmer, Colin Park, George P. Pennington, Selga Sakks, Pat Seidenspinner, Maridell Weaver and Larry Wissing. “The need for continued investments in research is critical,” said Kathy Whitney, executive director at the society’s Suncoast chapter. “More than 823,000 people in the United States are currently living with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and an estimated 55,000 will lose their battle this year.” Next year’s Leukemia Cup Regatta will be held October 10-11, 2008 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. RESULTS: PHRF One Design;Spinnaker A;1) Jose Suarezhojos/ Mariah; 2) TIERobert Hobbs/ Danger Zone. & TJ Aruffo/ Reggae; 3) Allen Thomas/ Wired; Spinnaker B; 1) George Cussins/Fire N Ice; 2) Ed Chappel/ Another Hazard; 3) Jay Booker/ Carmelita;Spinnaker C; 1) Tug Graves/ Norsevind; 2) Grant Dumas/ Lacerta; 3) Ken Wilus/ Cake Walk; NonSpinnaker; 1) Tim Roberts & Ron Augustine/Chances R; 2) Sandy Whetherholt/ Endeavor; 3) Tom Glew/ XTC; Racer Cruiser;1) Allen Saunders/ Cats Meow;2) Frank Hanna/ Prime Plus; 3)Michael Twining /VIM; True Cruiser; 1) Susan Davidson/ Grrrrrr; 2) Kenneth Carriero/ Zingara; 3)Steve Lang/ Bay Woof. SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN RACING ■ REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS Punta Gorda Sailing Club: Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins September 9, continuing through November 18. For more information, go to www.pgscweb.com. Regattas & Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race The races listed here are open to those who want to sail. No individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or membership in a regional sailing association is often required. (If individual club membership is required, please contact us and we will not list their races in the future.) For publishing of your event, questions and information, send us your race schedule by the 5th of the month to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of the event, date, location, contacts (Web site, e-mail and/or phone), and, if you want a short description. Do not just send a link in to this information. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. For changes to be published, contact the editor. Changes can be put on our Web site, if possible.

NOVEMBER Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Club Racing every other Sunday. 10 Double Handed Race. 17 Charleston YC Big Boat. Charleston YC 24 Turkey Regatta. Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org 2-4 Oriental. ODC. Etchells Mid Atl Championships 10 New Bern. NYRA. Winter Race 2 17 New Bern. FLT 8. Turkey Trot Lake Lanier. www.lakelaniersailing.com 03 BFSC Fall Squall #4 (makeup) 03-4 LLSC Miss Piggy One Design (E770, Sov 33) 10 LLSC Whitecapper Regatta 11 LARC Fall Series #2 / Bill Sears Series #4 (SSC host) 17 LARC Fall Series #3 (AISC host) 18 UYC Lanier Cup South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com 3-4 Midlands Regatta. Junior Division. Open. CSC-SC. 3-4 Fall 48. Flying Scots. LNYC. 3-4 Miss Piggy Regatta. J/22, J/24. Soverel, Elliot. LLSC. 3-4 Chapel Thrill. Jet-14. CSC-NC. 10 ChYC. Big Boat Regatta. PHRF. ChYC. 10-11 Carolina Keel Boat & One-Design Regatta. LNYC. www.longbaysailing.com nothing scheduled 76

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NOVEMBER 3 Halifax Lung Association Boat Poker Run. Halifax Sailing Association 3 Women on Water Regatta. Rudder Club 3-4 Mid Distance Ocean Regatta. Port Canaveral Yacht Club 3-4 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 4 Fall Series #6. Indian River Yacht Club 4 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne Yacht Club 10 Kings Day Regatta. Epping Forest Yacht Club 10 Turkey Trot Regatta. Halifax Sailing Association 10-11 14th Annual Southeast Regional MC Scow Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis Yacht Club. 10-11 Hirams Haul. Performance Sail & Sport, Melbourne (Beach cats) 10 Single-Handed Race. East Coast Sailing Association–Racing 11 Fall Racing Series. Titusville Sailing Association 11 Fall Women’s Race #5. East Coast Sailing Association–Racing 11. Winter Rum Race. East Coast Sailing Association–Cruising 17 Interclub Regatta. Florida Collegiate Sailing Association 17 Fall Series #4. Rudder Club 16-18 Kings Day Regatta; J/24, Melges 24. Florida Yacht Club 16-18 Pinedaville Cruise. East Coast Sailing Association–Cruising 17-18 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 17-18 No Frills Sunfish Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club 18 Fall Racing Series. Titusville Sailing Association 18 Fall Series #7. Indian River Yacht Club 18 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne Yacht Club 23 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 25 Winter Rum Race. East Coast Sailing Association–Cruising DECEMBER 1-2 Kettle Cup Regatta. Lake Monroe Sailing Association 1-2 Gator Bowl Regatta. Rudder Club 1-2 Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Lake Eustis 1 J/24 Fleet 55 Boat of the Year Race 3. Florida Yacht Club 1 Double Handed Race. East Coast Sailing Association. 2 Fall Women’s Series #6. East Coast Sailing Association www.southwindsmagazine.com

2,30 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne Yacht Club 8 Race of Champions. Indian River Yacht Club 8 Marker 21 Cruise. Melbourne Yacht Club 8 Single Handed Regatta. Luebker 8 New Moon Merriment. Halifax Sailing Association 9 Winter Rum Race. Melbourne Yacht Club 15-16C22 State Championships. Indian River Yacht Club 15-16Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Lake Eustis 16 Small Boat Sunday. East Coast Sailing Association–Women 21 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association

Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward. Upper Keys Sailing Club. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Regular club racing open to all. NOVEMBER 3-4 MSYSP Championship 10-11 MSYSP Naples. Fall Portsmouth. #3 17-18 Dockmaster’s Regatta 25 MSYSP Race Clinic 30 Wave Nationals DECEMBER 8-9 MSYSP KeyLugo Regatta, Melges24, PHRF 16 Flail & Sai. PHRF. UKSC 22 Winter Series #1. UKSC

Southeast Florida Race Calendar Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net NOVEMBER 3 CRYC. Annual Regatta. BBYRA PHRF#11 4 CRYC. Annual Regatta. BBYRA OD#11 10 KBYC. 42nd Round the Island Race 10-11 Star’s Schoonmaker Cup. CRYC 17-18 PHRF. SEF PHRF. Championships 24 J/24 #11. Flat Earth DECEMBER 1 BBYRA OD#12 - CGSC 2 BBYRA PHRF#12 - KBYC 7 Wirth M. Munroe Palm Beach Race. SCF/CCA (Cruising) 8-9 Etchells Piana Cup 8-9 Star’s Commodore Cup 8-9 Key Largo Regatta for Melges and PHRF. www.m24keylargo.com. 15 J/24 #12. Flat Earth 26-30 Orange Bowl Regatta. CRYC & CGSC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef Yacht Club. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. KBYC Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org. MYC Miami Yacht Club. www.miamiyachtclub.net. SCA Sailfish Club

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Club Racing Bradenton YC. Winter Races starting in October until April. Sunday Races at 1:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, call Susan Tibbits at (941) 723-6560. Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. For more information, contact saraherb@aol.com. Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins Sept. 9 through Nov. 18. www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org NOVEMBER 1-4 Strictly Sail Boat Show. St. Petersburg on the Causeway to The Pier. 3-4 Clearwater YC. Clearwater Challenge, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 3-4 Gulfport YC. US SAILING Area D-South Alter Cup Qualifier, Catamarans 3-4 Punta Gorda SC. Charity Regatta. (CHBOTY) 10 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. Commodore’s Cup, PHRF 10 Sarasota YC. Invitational, PHRF (SBBOTY) 10-11 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Flying Scot Nationals 10-11 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Catalina Race/Rendezvous 10-11 Naples Community Sailing Center. Kid’s Regatta & Lasers 10-11 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. MC Scow SE Championship 17 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Drumstick Regatta, PHRF 17-18 Davis Island YC. Egmont Key Race, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 17-18 Clearwater Community SC. Carlisle Classic, Cats, Dinghies, Portsmouth 17-18 St. Petersburg YC. Snipe State Championship 17-18 Marco Island YC. Fall Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) 23 Davis Island YC. Old Shoe Regatta, PHRF 24-25 Davis Island YC. Thanksgiving Regatta, All classes 30-2 St. Petersburg YC. America’s Disabled Regatta, Paralympic classes

Wednesday Evening Fun Races PYC. Every Wednesday of the Month, April thru October Fort Walton Yacht Club. April thru October NOVEMBER 3 PYC Championship Race #4. Pensacola Yacht Club 3-4 LPRC (Lake Pontchartrain Racing Circuit), New Orleans, LA 3-4 Rondinella (one design). Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MS 10 Cruising/Raft-up. Blue Angel Airshow at Ft. McCrea, Pensacola Yacht Club 10 Double Handed Regatta. Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL 10 Monk Smith Regatta. Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MS 10 J-Fest. New Orleans Yacht Club 10 Jubilee Regatta. Pensacola Yacht Club 10 Great Oak Regatta (youth). Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 10-11 Individual Flying Scott Regatta. Pensacola Yacht Club 10-11 Opti MS State Championship. Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MS 17 PYC Cruising Couples Regatta. Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 17-18 FSSA Cajun Country Championship (one design). Lake Charles Yacht Club, Lake Charles, LA 17-19 Opti Midwinters (youth). Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 18 Turkey Regatta. Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MS DECEMBER 1 GMAC Regatta – Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL 8 Santa Claus Regatta – Pensacola Yacht Club 22-23 Sugar Bowl Events. Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA

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1975 Catalina 22. Ready to sail. Retrofit summer (2006). Too much new to list in ad. E-mail for brochure. hytedin@hotmail.com. Trailer, new Tohatsu 6hp., warranty. (850) 443-7451. $4000 firm (12/07) 22’ 1968 Westerly Cirrus. Stout little cruiser. Yanmar 2005, Navik self-steering vane, standing headroom (6’), enclosed head. Lying in NE Florida. Ready to go. Excellent condition. $12,500. (228) 324-6504. (12/07)

1968 Pearson Lark 24. Sails and all. $1000/OBO.Sea Scouts boat with too deep a keel for us to use enough. 4’ draft. call David Zimmer (Skipper) (727) 638-2346. The driest boat we ever had! (12/07)

28’ S-2 Sloop 1979. Yanmar diesel, 4’6” draft, wheel steering, auto pilot and Tri-Data Autohelm instrument new 2002, 12V refrigerator, good sail inventory, quality construction and proven design. Asking $19,900. Open to Offers.For more info, call (727) 5600901. (11/07)

1965 Pearson Triton 28. Sails safe fast & consistently, in race-ready condition, ready to go. New Main, new headsails, recent standing & running rigging & electronics. Single-hand sailing capable, good canvas. Atomic 4 with elec. Ignition. $9700. jtoner@terratectonics. com. (813) 376-6692 (1/08)

1984 Islander 30, with freshwater-cooled Yanmar diesel. Very clean and well maintained by owner. Harken roller furling with genoa, jib and storm jib. Main sail with dutchman system. Edson wheel and cockpit table. Anderson ST winches. Navico autopilot. DataMarine depth. ICOM VHF, compass. Hiller stove and oven. Adler Barbour refrigeration. Pressure water. Hella fans, great interior. Battery charger, 2 anchors with chain and rode, 110/30 amp shore power. USCG safety equipped. A must-see boat located on Longboat Key, or go to www.cortezyachts.com. Asking $26,500. Call (941) 792-9100.

30’ PEARSON $10,900 30’ Pearson, Racer/Cruiser Sloop, 1976, red, Excellent cond., 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinnakers, spinnaker pole. Tiller, marine radio, stove, new head, sleeps 4, reduced to $10,900. No Storm damage. Madeira Beach, FL. terrycshan@aol.com. (727) 5814708 or (727) 244-4708. (12/07)

1983 S2 9.1 Racer/Cruiser. 3 headsails, spinnaker, GPS,VHS, depth sounder, extra sheets, gas stove, ice box, enclosed head w/shower, teak table. Asking $13,950. (941) 729-5401. (12/07) 30’ Newport 1973. Diesel. Good working condition. Upgrade. Documented and registered. Ready to cruise to Bahamas. Extra sails. Best boat for this price. $9,950 OBO. Located at Dania. (305) 331-3317. (11/07)

1985 Catalina 27 Tall rig with Universal diesel, 4’ draft. wheel steering, Hood furling, head w/shower, Bimini, autopilot, VHF, GPS, depth, galley, cockpit table, sleeps 5. Reduced for quick sale $11,900 (941) 792-9100 27 Watkins 1982. Fully equipped, clean, safe, solid shallow draft cruiser. Full galley, dinette, ice box, stove, Head w/shower. Sleeps 5. Recent refit. Rebuilt Yanmar diesel. New bottom. Roller furling. Wheel. Bimini. Extra sails. Slip available. Asking $14,900 Randy (727) 323-5300. (11/07) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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31 Cal (1983) Original owner, complete refit all new 2004 - standing rigging, running rigging, wiring: Universal 16 diesel, cold plate Refrigeration - shore power and engine driven, pressure water, Garmin chartplotter, Furuno radar, 2 blade Maxi Prop. Exceptional condition. Too many goodies to list, $35,000. rffmtg@hotmail.com. (727) 460-6868.

31’ Catalina 310, 2004. Just taken in trade on new Catalina. In-mast furling, air conditioning, Autopilot, ST-60 wind/speeddepth, VHF w/Ram Mic, custom Bimini/windshield, microwave, nice condition $89,900 Massey Yacht Sales. (727) 824-7262 St Petersburg, or (941) 723-1610 Palmetto, FL.

Morgan O.I. 33. Full keel, only 3’ 11” draft. Yanmar 38hp diesel w/only 950 hrs. The Out Island series by Charlie Morgan is well known for their exceptional interior volume. The shallow draft make it an excellent choice for cruising the Keys and Bahamas. Loaded with new equipment and upgrades including: Autopilot, color chartplotter GPS, electric windlass, wind generator, propane stove, refrigerator, marine air conditioning, dinghy with new OB, flat screen TV, stereo and more. Owner has new boat ordered. Here is a chance to get a great boat for a great price. Located Marathon. Asking $27,500, but let’s hear your offer. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

Hunter 34. 1985. Fully equiped for weekend or Island cruising. A/C, dinghy w/OB, electronics. Constant updates and maintenance. Asking $33,900. Clean and a pleasure to show. Call Jacek at (727) 560-0901 for more information. 33’ Tartan Sloop 1980. Shoal Draft. Universal diesel 24 hp, 990 hrs, owner of 15 years has done constant upgrading, full electronics w/radar, AC-heat, roller furling main & headsail, a beauty in and out. Asking $33,000. St Augustine, FL. (toll free) (866) 610-1703. Will trade for 40’+ sailboat. www.sayachtsales.com.

TARTAN 34 1985. Awlgrip blue. Shoal draft 4.5’. Sleeps 6. Diesel. Refrig. Fully equipped. Step aboard, race or cruise. Excellent condition. $59,500. Fort Myers, FL. Contact Barrie Smith. BarrieJanet@gmail.com. (239) 4333703. (1/08)

1977 ERICSON 32 w/ 1994 20hp Yanmar diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Main, Drifter, Solar, Propane stove, oven. grill, Norcold Refrig, shore power, 2 VHFs, Satellite Radio, depth, new paint, new bottom. Proven cruiser. Asking $19,400 Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

32 Gulf Pilothouse, complete refit: all new 2005- standing running rigging, performance sails, wiring, circuit breakers panel, water heater, holding/macerator, fuel tanks, 12v/110 standing fridge-freezer, propane cooktop, infared broiling, 3 batteries, autocharger, 17000 btu heat/air, Bimini. $29,500. sailsetc@aug.com (904) 810-1966. (1/08)

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2004 Catalina 34 MK II, loaded and ready. This boat is equipped for the discriminating sailor for pure pleasure or the competitor for pure enjoyment. Everything you need in a boat. Two complete sets of sails, one to cruise, another to race. Everything is like new. $127,500. www.Cortezyachts.com for listing or call (941) 792-9100.

Beneteau 35. 1995. Great performance boat, most accommodations for its size. A/C, radar, autopilot, radar, in-mast furling main, shoal draft and more. Asking $93,000. For more information, call Jacek at (727) 560-0901.

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Caliber 35’ 1994. Original owner, very nicely maintained, all records, must see to appreciate. Asking $95,900. Open to offers. Contact SCI Yacht Sales at (727) 823-7400, or Jacek at (727) 560-0901. (11/07)

2001 Beneteau Oceanis 381. Air conditioning, Autopilot ST6000, speed and depth, Ray Chart 425 plotter, new Bimini, electric windlass, new bottom paint. Only $128k. Call Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100

Gozzard 36, 1987. Excellent Condition. Brand New Sails. Partial Awlgrip. New Bottom Paint. Radar, SS Radio, B&G instruments. Bimini/Dodger, hard windshield. Hard Dinghy and Motor. Davits. Bob (314) 487-4543, rgruener@earthlink.net. (1/08)

39’ Fair Weather Mariner Sloop 1986, Robert Perry design, 42 hp Mercedes diesel, sleeps 6, Great headroom and extra long berths, tremendous storage, high quality in and out, Burmese teak tongue and groove, a must see, asking $126,900 St Augustine, FL. (Toll free) (866) 610-1703 www.sayachtsales.com. (11/07)

41’ Morgan Out Island 1972. Repower 52 hp Westerbeke, NEW mast (Selden in-mast furling), new running and standing rigging, new chain plates, new lifelines, new mainsail, new Adler Barbour refrigerator, Heart invertor, electric windlass, etc.! Completely refurbished interior. Must sell. Asking $57,500 (239) 6992833. (11/07)

1996 Beneteau 44. Center Cockpit, 2 staterooms, Volvo-Penta 78hp, low hours. New 2004/05: Dodger & Bimini, electronics(C80 Chartplotter, 2007 Chip SE & Bahamas, GPS 125, etc), VHF, UK Sails, batteries, chain & rode, interior cushions. Ready to cruise again from Brunswick, GA. Very good condition. Details at www.SOULSENDER44.COM. $162, 000. call (707) 343-1504 (12/07)

POWERBOATS

36’ Morgan Out Island Sloop 1974, Perkins 50 hp, 2003 electronics, upgraded sails and 2003 standing /running rigging, Generator, custom drive platform, lots of ugrading,ready to cruise, $39,900. St. Augustine, FL, (toll free) (866) 610-1703. www.sayachtsales.com. (12/07)

2000 Hunter 380 with upgraded 40hp Yanmar and only 400 hours. A beautiful crisp new-looking boat with broad beam and walk thru transom. Great cockpit with stern rail seats and integrated helm console. Genoa Pro-furl system with Navy Sunguard. In-mast roller furling main. Seldon spars and Lewmar winches. Heavy 316 Stainless Steel radar arch with main sheet traveler. Navy Sunbrella full Bimini. ST-60 instuments, ST 5000 Auto pilot and VHF radio. Garmin GPS, RayMarine radar and stereo at Nav station. Grunert refrigeration and freezer. 3 burner propane stove and oven. Built in microwave. King size aft cabin. This boat comes ready to sail away. Asking $128,500. Call (941) 792-9100, or go to www.Cortezyachts.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors

_________________________________________ 1979 Bristol 40 Yawl. 40 HP Perkins Diesel, Harken Roller Furling, Main, Mizzen, 100% Jib, 140% Genoa, Epoxy bottom, cockpit table, propane stove, windlass, CQR anchor w/ 150’ chain, Fortress anchor, classic sailing yacht. Asking only $55,900. Call Major Carter at ( 941) 792-9100 or go to www.cortezyachts.com

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2005 Albin 31 TE. Twin Yanmar 370 turbos wolf in sheep’s clothing!!! 53k less than replacement!!! New warranties apply. Options package worth 18k. Never titled. Most powerful 31 on market. Call today and let’s talk dream boats. (561) 844-1100.

Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutter ketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984. Exceptional condition with lots of new gear. Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air, WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB, cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, dinghy, life raft $119,000 Call Major Carter or visit www.Cortezyachts.com (941) 792-9100

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CLASSIFIED ADS Honda 15 hp Outboard. New 2001, short shaft, manual start, new prop, excellent condition, paid $2600, sacrifice $115 0/OBO. Also FOLLOW ME TV—watch satellite TV on the hook, cost $950, sell $350 OBO. Cape Coral, FL. (239) 699-2833. (11/07) _________________________________________

43’ Californian Cockpit Motoryacht/ Trawler 1985, T/ Cat 210 diesels, very economical to run, 8 kw Westerbeke generator w/ 784 hrs., Marine Air AC/Heat, Custom aluminum Hardtop with new enclosure, roomy double stateroom, double head, no teak decks, aluminum fuel tank, $87,500 Will consider sailboat in partial trade. St Augustine,FL. (866) 610-1703. www.sayachtsales.com

Stainless Steel Cleats. 316 SS Made in USA. NO offshore junk. One pair of 10” cleats for $32, (includes shipping in Florida). One Pair of 8” cleats for $24 (includes shipping in Florida). (239) 209-6171. wilcompton@earthlink.net. (11/07)

Commercial sewing machines. For sale Phaff 545, lg bob, str stch/walk ft, rev. w/new table & motor $1,095. Adler 267GK, lg bob, str stch/walk ft, rev. w/table & stand $1,095. Consew 226, rev. str stch/walk ft, w/table & stand $999. Phaff 230 Zigzag $395. Tampa Bay Area. Call (941) 721-4471. _________________________________________ Hobie 18 Mast for Sale. (We think it is a Hobie 18). Measures 26 feet. Top 7 feet is carbon. Serial # 38272 Coleman Co. $60. Near Sarasota, FL. (941) 966-4737.

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Schucker 440 Trawler. Bruce Van Sant’s trawlerized Tidak Apa. Spend summer safely moored in Luperón. Fit out with Bruce’s help. Asking $70,000. Get complete information and photos at www.LuperonCruising.com. (809) 821-8239. (1/08)

BOAT GEAR & SUPPLIES

_________________________________________ 2007 4-stroke 15hp Sail (like Yamaha) long (20”) outboard with 20 hrs. Excellent condition. Also large quantity of Sails from 43.5 ft sail boat. For sail measurements/inventory, call (702) 882-5468. Located in St Pete, FL. (12/07) _________________________________________ Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#, Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55# Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15 w/Rode, Edson Rack & Pinion steering w/wheel, new awning w/side curtains. Nautical Trader, 110 E. Colonia Lane, Nokomis, FL. Shop online at www.nauticaltrader.net. (941) 488-0766.

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CABIN HOT? ODORS? WHOLE-BOAT VENTILATOR drives out heat, cooking, head and mildew odors. Five-minute air changes w/16,000 cubic ft of fresh air moving through your cabin every hour. Lightweight portable unit easily attaches and detaches from your existing hatch at your convenience. No boat modifications required. Made in USA. SUMMER SPECIAL - $199.95 – SAVE $60 Please see our video at – www.FreshBreezVenitlator.com. (11/07)

EASIEST, FASTEST MONTANA BOAT REGISTRATION Pay no sales tax-no attorney necessary. $$ Save Thousands on boat registration $$. 12 years experience – REGISTRATION IN 5 DAYS! (877) 913-5100 www.mtvehicles.com. (11/07)

BUSINESS FOR SALE/ INVESTMENT _________________________________________ Marine canvas and mobile sailboat rigging business for sale in Port Charlotte, FL. Established 14 years. $30,000. (941) 6274399. Pbgvtrax@comcast.net. (11/07) _________________________________________ FOR SALE: Florida East Coast Sail Loft. Established 10 years. Well-equipped, extensive inventory and client list. Walking distance to several marinas. New sail design, construction and repairs. Custom canvas work, exterior/interior, and cushions. Strong used sail inventory. Also dealing with architectural soft product. Respond to LOFT220@hot mail.com. (1/08)

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anchoring rights, sailing human interest stories, boat reviews, charter stories, waste disposal— and more. Photos wanted, plus we want cover photos (pay $65) of both race and non-race subjects, but about sailing. Cover photos must be very high resolution and vertical format. _________________________________________ Writers and Ideas Wanted on Waterways Issues. SOUTHWINDS is looking for writers, acting as independent subcontractors to research and write articles on subjects discussed in the Our Waterways section. Must be familiar with boating, good at research, have computer skills, high-speed Internet access and work for little pay. Most important, must have a passion for the subject and want to bring about change and make improvements to boaters rights, waterways access, and disappearing marinas and boatyards—with lots of ideas and energy to help bring about improvements through various means. We would also like to get an organization going to promote these interests if you can help. Writers, photographers, cartoonists, jokers, magicians, philosophers and others of questionable professions may apply. Send info to: editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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 FAX (727) 896-2287 www.poncedeleon hotel.com

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Office Manager Fort Lauderdale Sailing Organization. Seven Seas Cruising Association, a non-profit serving 9000+ cruisers worldwide, seeks mature, exp. person to run our busy 3-person home base. Job involves supporting Board of Directors, managing budget and accounting, directing staff and volunteers, and event planning. Job description and application at www.ssca.org. Email resume to membership@ssca.org. (12/07) _________________________________________

The Bilge Boys acoustic duo is available for your regatta, sailing events and yacht club parties. We play beach/island/classic rock and lots of Jimmy. Book now for the upcoming sailing/holiday season. West Florida. www.freewebs.com/thebilgeboys or (727) 504-2328. (11/07)

Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and you are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling brokerage sail and power boats. Call Frank Hamilton (941) 723-1610 for interview appointment and position details. _________________________________________

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Writers, Reporters, Articles, Photos Wanted. SOUTHWINDS is looking for articles on boating, racing, sailing in the Southern waters, the Caribbean and the Bahamas, and other articles on the following subjects: marinas, anchorages, mooring fields, disappearing marinas/boatyards, marinas/boatyards sold for condos, News & Views for Southern Sailors

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“SAILBOAT WATER” DUPLEX. Redington Shores in Pinellas Co., Tampa Bay. Just off the Intracoastal Waterway. Dock with 2 slips to accommodate two 40’ boats. $485,000. Bob Sackett (727) 527-7373 Hofacker & Associates, Inc., Realtors. (1/08)

Waterfront Condo for Sale w deeded dock. Clearwater Bay close to high bridge inlet. Pool, Tennis Ct+. 2 Bd, 2 Ba. 1530 sq. ft. Tour: www.circlepix.com/W8SMMH. $420,000. Call Martha Vasquez, Century 21 Sunshine. (727) 244-9404. mvasquez@c21sunshine.com

Tarpon Springs Deepwater slip. Beautiful fourth floor corner condo. Gulf views on two sides. Near ICW. Heated pools, clubhouse, tennis courts, putting green, fitness center. Reduced for quick sale. Owner $299,500. (727) 786-1640 or (813) 907-2164. (1/08)

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT

Waterfront Island Estates Home For Rent. 306 Windward Island, Island Estates, Clearwater, FL. 4 BR/2BA. Two-Car garage. Sunset View, Immaculate. Deepwater 40’ Dock, Perfect for Sailboat. Rent $2400/Mo. (402) 943-9189) or (727) 458-6111 (1/08) SOUTHWINDS

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Searunner 37 Phaedrus. New main, water maker, solar, Yanmar 2GM, new rigging & lifelines LPU paint, new bunks & galley cushions. Much more. Just back from western Caribbean $54,999. captpondo@yahoo.com. (985) 966 3504.

SLIPS FOR SALE OR RENT

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PRICE REDUCTION. Motivated Seller. 40’ deep-water slip situated in prestigious Harbortown Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville, FL. Access to ocean nearby. Water, insurance, dock carts, etc. included in $145/mo fee. New Price - $109,000. Call Katherine (904) 422-8262. (11/07)

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Adventure Cruising School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,44 Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Antigua Surveying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Banks Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Bay Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Beachmaster Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Boaters Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,33 Bob & Annies Boatyard Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Capt. Jimmy Hendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Capt. Josie Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,44 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,58 Charter Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Clearwater Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Compete-At Regatta Management . . . . . . . . . . .68 Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Cruising Direct Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Davis Island YC Thanksgiving Regatta . . . . . . . . .69 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,42 Doyle Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,79,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,85 E-marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,45,90 Festiva Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 First Coast Offshore Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Fountaine/Pajot Catamarans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Fourwinds Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Ft. Walton YC Round Island Race . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Full Sail Yacht Delvieries/Capt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

REDUCED AGAIN!! 1978 38‚ Moody Sloop. 3 Staterooms, 2 heads, center cockpit. Partial refit, needs completion. Hull repainted, S/S rigging, roller furling, newer Yanmar diesel installed - all in ’99. $40k OR BEST OFFER. 727-638-5517 or sailorfl@tampabay.rr.com.

SOUND continued from page 94 from everywhere down low in the boat near the floorboards. I check all the hoses and valves but nothing is leaking! Once I check the bilge and realize the boat isn’t taking on water, I start to breathe again. but I’ve got to find out what that noise is. I finally head topside to see if I can find any clues there. I walk around but find nothing, no hoses running, the water is calm and except for a guy working on his outboard a few slips away, the marina is quiet. When I go back below, I find the “running water” has stopped. I chalk it up to another one of those mysteries you tell stories about later when suddenly the sound starts up again. But this time the “running water” sounds like it’s revving up and down. Wait a minute! I stick my head up though the hatch and sure enough—when I look over the guy is gunning his outboard! He cuts it a minute later and the sound stops. I laugh as the mystery is solved; the 4-cycle engine was producing a sound under water that was transmitted up through the hull of the boat, which explains why it sounded like it was coming from everywhere. Why it sounded like running water, I’ll never figure out, but at that point I didn’t care; Kathy and that warm bunk were calling me.

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Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Glacier Bay Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Global-Weather Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Gulf Coast Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80,86,87 Gulf Island Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Hurricane Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45,67 International Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Island Packet Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Island Yachting Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Island Yachting Centre/Greg Knighton . . . . . . . .81 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83,BC JR Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Laurie Kimball, Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Lighthouse Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,8,29,IBC Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,10,82,92 Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . .83,BC National Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Nautical Trader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,91 Outbound Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Palm Beach Sailing Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Paul Wolbers, Realtog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Premiere Racing Key West Regatta . . . . . . . . . . .15 Quantum Sarasota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . . . . . . . . . .41 Regata del Sol al Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 River City Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Safe Passage School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sailors Wharf boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Sailrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Sailtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Salty John Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Sarasota Invitational Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program donated boats . .82 Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 SCI Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Scurvy Dog Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,90 Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Solar Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 St. Augustine Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Suncoast Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45,67 Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . . . .56 Tartan C&C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Tideminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,45 US SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 US Spars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Wag Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Watersports West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Weston Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Wilmar USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Winchmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Windcraft Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45,60 Windpath Fractional Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Wyvern Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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