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Editorial: Cruising the Bahamas By Steve Morrell

Southern Regional Monthly Weather/Water Temperatures

Calendar — Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race)

Racing News and Upcoming Regattas

Short Tacks: News in the World of Sailing

Hurricane Florence Hits the Carolinas, Sept. 14

Boatowner’s Boat Review. Dufour Arpege 30 By Paul Trammell

NEMO – A New Dive System By Steve Morrell

Carolina Sailing: Sharing the Sport – ASA Teaches Sailing Across South Carolina By Dan Dickison

28th Annual Juana’s Good Time Regatta By Juana Rudzki

Tales from the Ocean Almanac

Southern Race Reports

Picking the Best Boatyard for Maintenance and Repair Work By Julian Inman

Voyage of Rhombus – Bahamas 2018: Highbourne Cay to Cape Eleuthera By Fred Braman

Southern Regional Racing Calendar

Too Much of a Good Thing By Doris Taylor

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Cruising the Bahamas in Different Ways In this issue, we have the third installment of Fred Braman’s 2018 three-month trip to the Bahamas aboard his Catalina 30, Rhombus. Fred has cruised the Bahamas several times over the years, and every time I read one of his articles in this series, it brings to mind my past Bahamas trips. Over the years I’ve written many stories about my Bahamas three-month cruise with my girlfriend in the summer of 1979 aboard Trifid, my 26-foot Folkboat. It was one of my more memorable adventures. I’ve crossed the Gulfstream to the Bahamas and back four times. Two were one-week trips, and one a two-week trip. But it was the three-month trip that was always the real Bahamian cruise. As I read Fred’s stories—and all the others I’ve printed in SOUTHWINDS over the years—I realize how different my three-month trip was from these others. Fred’s trip and others often speak of Bahamian life and towns they visit. We rarely went into a bar or restaurant—and the times we did were because we got stuck in Nassau for a week due to strong winds from a hurricane in the southern Bahamas (we spent more money in that week than many weeks in the out islands). While cruising, we spent all our time exploring and diving the waters of the islands, rarely going into a town except to get supplies or to charge our battery. We dove to explore and for food. Since I started diving at eight years old and had spent considerable time before that summer diving and spearfishing in California and Mexico, I dove constantly, and we ate fish and lobster almost three times a day. What more could you ask for? Speaking of eating while cruising the Bahamas: Our last page story this month is about eating vegetables while cruising. It’s a funny story, but we had a different experience. From the time we left Florida, we were growing bean

sprouts on board for the entire three months. I remember that fondly, along with baking our own bread on board. Somewhere along the line, we read about baking bread in a pressure cooker. You mix the ingredients and use yeast, just like normal bread-making, but you only let it rise once, then you knead it down and stick it in the aluminum pressure cooker that has a weight on top—but you leave the weight off and cook it for about an hour. We were in paradise; we had fresh fish or lobster, fresh bread and fresh bean sprouts. Problem with the freshly “baked” bread was that it was so good, we ate almost the whole loaf in one sitting. I did miss beer on the cruise, especially with these meals, but now and then, when we went ashore, we would buy a six pack of Heineken, which seemed like the only beer available, and it was $6/six pack (I remember because it was $1/beer)—expensive to us for 1979, so we rarely had beer. In the out islands, the only people we met were those anchored nearby, and I remember meeting one couple who cruised on a Catalina 30, like Fred Braman cruises on. We would visit their boat, thinking how huge it was—and if you’ve ever been on a Folkboat, you’ll understand why. I got to own a Catalina 30 years later in San Diego and I still believe that is one of the best boats ever. The biggest boat I’ve owned was an Ericson 38. But I have a fondness for the smaller boats. The Catalina 30, like the 26-foot Folkboat, was relatively small. But it was easy to clean, to maintain, to bring into a dock or to drop an anchor, yet roomy and simple. With the smaller boats, we could sail into an anchorage, sail around other boats, find a spot and drop anchor—never firing up the outboard. All done quietly—and with grace.

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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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Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race) Go to the Racing Calendar for regattas and local races. Go to Racing News for national and international regattas in the Southeast. • Educational/Training • Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals • Boat Shows • Seafood Festivals & Nautical Flea Markets • Other Events

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Educational/Training U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder. Boating Safety Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require safety education if born after a certain date. To see the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements. They are marked below with two asterisks (**): **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. 904-5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach.com /pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9am to 5pm. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info

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To have your non-race event listed in print, contact editor@swindsmag.com. Email the information (not just a link) by the first of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later. They must be public events that are free, or nominal low cost. Other for-profit events can be listed for $35/month up to 150 words (text and title) for first month, $25 for second month. We will print your public event for two months (rendezvous for three months). (If your for-profit event has a quarter page ad or larger, a 150-word notice in this calendar is included for two months.) You can also list your event on our online calendar, swindsmag.com. Go to EVENTS. No charge for: (1) You have a print ad for the event in the magazine; (2) Public events, non-profit events, free events; (3) Club regattas, marine flea markets, boat shows and other similar events. Contact us for other for-profit events. US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/instructor. No courses scheduled in the southeast U.S. as of press date. Check the website, since courses are often added late. For learning-to-sail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education. Adaptive Sailing Instructor Community Sailing New Orleans, LA, Nov. 9-11. Contact John Manard at John.manard@bellsouth.net. Instructor Betsy Alison.

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Small Boat Instructor Level 1 US Sailing Center Martin County, Jensen Beach, FL, Dec. 2831. Contact Alan Jenkinson at alan@usscmc.org. Instructor Joey Mello. JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVALS Go to www.ussailing.org, then Competition>Youth>Junior Olympics for upcoming festivals.

USA Junior Olympic Festival, Jensen Beach, FL, Dec. 1-2 US Sailing Center Martin County. Radial, Laser 4.7, Open BIC, RS Feva, Club 420, Optimist. Contact Alan Jenkinson at alan@usscmc.org.

USA Junior Olympic Festival Orange Bowl Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 27-30 Coral Reef Yacht Club, US Sailing Center & Shake-A-Leg Miami. Contact Regatta Chair at obregatta@gmail.com.

USA Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival, Miami, FL, Dec. 28-29 Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. Contact Ed Hernandez at ehernandez63@bellsouth.net.

BOAT SHOWS 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Ft. Lauderdale. Super yachts, marine supplies, accessories. (Very few sailboats.) Cost: Adults $33. Wed. 12-7 (prime viewing at $51), Thurs-Sat. 107, Sun. 10-6. www.showmanagement.com.

46th Fort Myers Boat Show, Nov. 15-18 Harborside Convention Complex and City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. 10-6 Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 Sunday. $12, under 15 free with paid adult. www.fortmyersboatshow.com.

St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show, Nov. 29- Dec. 2 Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park. 400 First St. South, St. Petersburg. 10-6 Thursday-Friday. 10-7 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday. $17. Free 15 and under. www. stpeteboatshow.com. SOUTHWINDS will be in booth #118, on the right in the first tent.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS and NAUTICAL FLEA MARKETS 55th Annual Florida Seafood Festival Carnival, Battery Park, Apalachicola, FL, Nov. 2-3 The state’s oldest seafood festival drawing 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. Some of the notable events include oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run, a Blue Crab race and a Blessing of the Fleet. 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (11:00 p.m. on Saturday). www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

SAILBOAT AND TRAWLER RENDEZVOUS America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association Fall Rendezvous, Rogersville, AL, Oct. 3 This is the AGLCA’s largest annual rendezvous and reunion, but it sold out early (by July 17). You can get on the waiting list at www.greatloop.org. New this year are the Looper Crawls, which is for people who want to come to the Rendezvous just to see the boats in the Marina. AGLCA members can still by tickets for that.

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OTHER EVENTS 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends This Month, June 1-Nov 30 Go to the hurricane section at southwindsmagazine.com, for hurricane information, links to current storms, other sites and plans to protect your boat.

43rd Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Nov. 9-11 SSCA will be holding their biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast in November. Vendor Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party is held on Friday evening. The annual general meeting, open to all members, will be held on Saturday, followed by a buffet and guest speaker. Also held is a Nautical Flea Market on Sunday. Numerous seminars are held over the weekend on various subjects. Concurrent with the flea market will be the popular roundtable discussions, including the Cruising Destination roundtables hosted by members who’ve been there, and other groups of interest. All activities will take place at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, FL (1551 Highland Ave.), located on the ICW with plenty of room for anchoring and a free dinghy dock just steps from the Civic Center. Special rates are available at the local Doubletree Hotel for SSCA Gam attendees. For more information, or to register, go to www.ssca.org and click on SSCA Events.

Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Meeting, Wrightsville Beach, NC, Nov. 15-16 Interested parties and Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) advocates are urged to attend. The AIWA is an alliance of recreational boating and commercial maritime interests. www.atlanticintracoastal.org.

Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, Orlando, FL, Dec. 9-12 Sponsored by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, this annual event holds workshops, seminars, speakers, exhibits and other related events for members of the marine industry. Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. www.marinedealerconference.com.

2019 National Sailing Programs Symposium Registration Open, Jacksonville, FL, Jan. 31- Feb. 2 Late Registration Ends Jan. 28 US Sailing’s NSPS 2018 will be held in January at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. Standard ($350) and Group ($325) registration ends Dec. 31. Late Registration ($400) ends Jan. 28. At the door registration ($450) runs Jan. 29-Feb.2. http://nsps.ussailing.org.

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RACING NEWS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South For the complete southern racing schedules by region, go to the “Southern Regional Race Calendar” in the back of the magazine

NEWS Red Tide Causes Cancellations of Regattas in Florida’s Southwest Coast The red tide this year has drastically reduced the number of boaters on the water in southwest Florida, with many water-based businesses reporting severe losses from the lack of both local and visiting boaters. The same goes for those businesses serving the beach-going tourist industry. Although we have heard of many regattas that were postponed, canceled, or had a smaller number of entrants, below are three significant ones on Florida’s southwest coast—where the red tide has been the heaviest—that were canceled and deserve mentioning. Two were youth regattas. Younger sailors can be more seriously affected by the red tide toxins in both the water and the air—especially since they are sailing in “wet” boats that are closer to the water, often resulting in many youth swimming in the water. The Sarasota Sailing Squadron was forced to cancel its 72nd Annual Labor Day Regatta—one of the largest and oldest regattas in the state—due to extreme red tide conditions in the area. Generally, about 300 boats will sail in this regatta. Another sailing event canceled because of red tide was the River Romp Junior Olympics Sailing Festival that is hosted by the Edison Sailing Center in North Fort Myers. The youth sailing organization has been teaching sailing to youth for 25 years. The annual River Romp was scheduled for Oct. 20-21. Also canceled was the center’s Learn to Sail series—canceled until water conditions clear. Also canceled due to red tide was the annual MillsMorgan Youth Classic Regatta, run by the Dunedin Youth

Sailing Association in Dunedin, FL. The regatta, one of the oldest youth regattas in the state, was scheduled for Oct. 67 and was postponed until spring, in hopes that the red tide will be gone—and not return in spring either. In early October, reports were coming in that red tide was detected at all of Florida’s beaches. Learn more about this in the Short Tacks section following this section.

RACE INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST To list your race instruction courses in print (free listings for non-profit groups. A $25 fee to for-profit groups): editor@southwindsmagazine.com VIEW UPCOMING REGATTAS & EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE – LIST YOUR REGATTA OR INSTRUCTION COURSE FREE View upcoming regattas and events in our online calendar. You can list your regatta course yourself on our online calendar for free with more information. Go to swindsmag.com, and click on EVENTS. US SAILING Courses: US SAILING has seminars around the country on: Race Officers; Umpires; Judges; and Classifiers. Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/competition/rulesofficiating. Check the website, as classes are sometimes created at the last minute—long after our press deadline, and some fill up quickly. Courses in the Southeast Advanced Race Management Seminar Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa, FL, Nov. 17-18. Contact Judy Hanlon at hanlon.sailor@gmail.com. Instructors Judy Hanlon and Tim Rumptz. One-Day Race Management Seminar Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, Nov. 3. Contact Raymond Markham at raymond.markham@att.net. Instructor Judy Hanlon. Advanced Judge Seminar University Yacht Club, Flowery Branch, GA, Nov. 10-11. Contact Edith Collins at edith@benefitalt.com. Instructors Means Davis and J D Rosser.

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38th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 3 This is one of the largest and oldest regattas on Sarasota Bay. Both One-Design and PHRF Racing. One-Design classes: Flying Scot, VX One, Viper 640, Opti, Laser, 420, Open BIC. PHRF classes: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, True Cruising, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser. Skippers Party on Friday. Entry includes two dinner wristbands for awards dinner with pig roast, plus T-Shirt, drink specials and Sunday coffee and scones. Co-sponsored by Mount Gay Rum. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat-of -the-Year event. Early reduced entry fee deadline is Oct. 31. Final entry deadline is Nov. 2. For the NOR and online registration, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org. www.regattanetwork.com.

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85th Nassau Cup Race Miami to Nassau, Nov. 15 Running since 1934, this 176-nautical mile race crosses the Gulf Stream and is known for its share of great racers and dramatic weather. Competitors over the raceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history include race winner Ted Turner on Tenacious to the more recent four-time winner, Jim Bishop, on Gold Digger. Past contenders for the Cup include Dennis Conner, Dick Bertram, Ted Hood and Bobby Symonette. Monohull and multihull boats 30 feet and over are invited. www.nassaucuprace.org. The Coral Reef Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Nassau Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club combine to sponsor this race, which is managed by SORC. The Nassau Cup Race is first in the 2018-2019 SORC Islands in the Stream Series, which includes the 62nd Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Race on Dec. 7, the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 17, and the Miami to Havana Race, March 13. www.sorcsailing.org

Melges 20 Winter Series, South Florida, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Feb. 8-10, March 15-17 The Melges 20 Winter Series is three events held annually for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. All events are held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club: Event 1 is the series opener; Event 2 is the Miami Winter Regatta; and event 3 is the Melges Rocks Regatta. After Event 3, Melges 20 racing moves to Charleston Race Week.

35th Rick White Memorial Steeplechase, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 8-9 A 110-mile trek around Key Largo for beach catamarans. The race draws top world-class sailors from around the country and world. This race, originally just called the Steeplechase, was renamed after Rick White, who passed away in January 2017. The event is now managed by the non-profit SSPUSA, organizers of the Florida 300 and Hiramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haul. www.SailSeriesPromotions.com

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Okeechobee Water Level Goes Down About Two Inches Since September As of press date in early August, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.34 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.28 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.48 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 50.03 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases).

Reliability of Auto-Inflatable PFDs In July, a crewmember on board one of the boats racing in the Chicago Mackinac race slipped overboard and drowned. It was at night. Although the crewmember was not tethered to the boat, he was wearing an auto-inflate PFD, but when the boat returned to rescue him—only minutes later—it was obvious that the PFD was not inflated. Although attempts were made to rescue him, the crew onboard watched him slip underwater to not resurface. His body was discovered a week later. But questions surfaced about why the vest did not inflate and how reliable are these auto-inflate vests. The Chicago Yacht Club, organizers of the race, pro-

ceeded to study the incident with the help of the Coast Guard. Unfortunately, the vest was destroyed (through an unfortunate series of events) before the Coast Guard had a chance to investigate it. But the CO2 cartridge was still available and it had not discharged as it was suppose to upon entering the water. After two months, the Chicago Yacht Club released preliminary findings that advised those who use such autoinflate vests to always fully comply with the vest manufacturer’s maintenance and use instructions and to periodically inspect, re-arm and replace the vest.

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The Chicago Yacht Club is planning to release its final report in January 2019. The sailing website, sailingscuttlebutt.com posted these preliminary findings from the yacht club in early October. Shortly afterwards, a letter to the website from Rich du Moulin of the Storm Trysail Club was posted: At one of our US Sailing Safety at Sea committee meetings, the question of reliability of inflatable PFDs came up. As moderator of two large Storm Trysail Hands-On Seminars in 2018—one at the Maritime College in New York and the other at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Houston—I took the opportunity to gather some data. Under the supervision of instructor Dan O’Conner, we had a total of 300 sailors jump in the pool fully dressed in foul weather gear, sea boots and inflatable PFDs—virtually all wearing models from Mustang, West Marine, Spinlock and a few Crewsavers. Only two did not inflate successfully; one was very old and should have been in the dumpster, while the other only partially inflated. Conclusion: Today’s inflatables are very, very good, especially if checked out annually by oral inflation and left inflated overnight. Another observation was that most sailors do not adjust the straps for a close fit, and many still don’t use crotch straps. Wearing an inflatable PFD is a good habit for all big-boat sailors, as is the disciplined use of a tether in windy conditions and at night, for all offshore sailing—whether racing or cruising .

West Marine Grants $75,000 in funds to Recipients of 2018 BlueFuture Grants In September, West Marine—after receiving a record number of more than 240 applications in late spring— announced the names of 50 nonprofit organizations that will each receive $1,500 in grant awards dedicated to youth boating, sailing, adventure, conservation, education and stewardship. Grant checks were sent to the winners, all of which are community-based organizations dedicated to getting young people on and around the water in recreational and educational capacities. The spring 2018 BlueFuture grant recipients in the Southeast are: Bay Area Marine Institute, St. Petersburg, FL Charleston Community Sailing, Charleston, SC Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Clearwater, FL Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida, Inc., Clearwater, FL Island Dolphin Care, Key Largo, FL Little Washington Sailing School, Washington, NC Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, FL Lowcountry Maritime Society, Mount Pleasant, SC Marine Science Station/Citrus County School Board, Crystal River, FL Sea Scout Ship 609, Pensacola, FL Sonfishers (Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network), Merritt Island, FL Tampa Bay Watch, Tierra Verde, FL

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Red Tide Reported to Have Reached All of Florida’s Beaches In the “Racing News” section preceding this section, three regattas are listed that were canceled due to red tide, but the number of people who have stayed away from the waters and beaches on Florida’s west and northern Gulf coasts is significant, especially noticeable in the tourist industry. The heaviest areas affected are on Florida’s southwest coast from the south side of Tampa Bay to Marco Island, where extreme red tide conditions—with massive amounts of dead fish—began earlier this year. From southwest Florida, red tide spread north to the northern Gulf coast. As the condition spread north, it brought tons of dead fish to Pinellas County’s (St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay area) beaches in early September, but by early October, high concentrations of the algae were kept away from the beaches because of east winds that have pushed it offshore, where large blooms of red tide persist. If and when the winds shift to the west, then the higher concentrations of red tide will most certainly move back to the shores of Pinellas County. In early October, the Tampa Bay Times reported that red tide had reached all of Florida’s coasts. Carried by the

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Dead fish litter Redington Beach in Pinellas County, FL, in September as red tide continues to expand in the Gulf. Photo by Stephen Splane / WUSF Public Media.

Gulfstream, which is fed by currents that come from the Gulf, the condition has now spread through the Keys and up Florida’s east coast, although in low to moderate amounts (without fish kills that have plagued southwest Florida beaches). Since red tide carries toxins in the air that can affect many people’s breathing— especially those with respiratory problems—Pinellas County is working with NOAA to do regular testing of the air at beaches to warn beachgoers off those beaches that have especially high concentrations of the toxins. Their goal is to have the beaches rated on air quality on a daily basis, with the results posted online. The last time red tide conditions reached all of Florida’s coasts was in 1999. When the condition will end is unpredictable at this time, but cooler waters usually brings the end to the red tide. When it

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Hurricane Florence Hits the Carolinas, Sept. 14

urricane Florence came ashore just south of Wrightsville Beach, NC on Sept. 14 as a Category 1, but the storm surge from it had already developed, pushing waters to the coast as a Category 4 storm only a few days earlier. Although many marinas and boats were damaged, we received reports from three that survived the storm with little or no damage.

Coast Guard Closes ICW from Myrtle Beach to Georgetown Because rising rivers take a while to reach the Low Country, flooding of rivers in this area of South Carolina prompted the Coast Guard to close about 70 miles of the ICW between MM 345 to MM 415. Flooding waters in the rivers lowered bridge clearances, some bridges were closed and there was a danger of both submersed and floating debris. The closure, issued through a Coast Guard alert, created the area as a safety zone. Vessels wanting to enter the area had to first contact the Coast Guard for permission. The alert went into effect on Sept. 24 and was expected to last through Oct. 19 unless floodwaters receded before that date, in which case the safety zone was to be terminated.

Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC It was just six months prior to Hurricane Florence hitting North Carolina that Steve and Connie Zeltner moved down from Virginia to purchase Dowry Creek Marina. They’d planned to retire until they saw an ad with the marina for sale. Three of their adult children moved from different parts of the country to join the business. Located just a few miles east of Belhaven, Dowry Creek Marina lies just off the ICW near MM 132. The Zeltners were upgrading the marina and looking forward to the fall

season as boaters start heading south along the ICW for the winter. The marina has extensive facilities with deep-water slips, a saltwater pool, hot tub, clubhouse, store, fuel dock, LP gas refills, and more. They are planning to open a restaurant and bar. They put their life savings into the marina. Shortly after Florence hit, SOUTHWINDS contacted them to see how the storm affected them. Although the town of Belhaven flooded, the marina survived the storm in good condition, being on its own little island for a couple of days. One- to two-foot waves came in across the Pongo River (which the ICW is on). Water covered the fixed docks but the tops of the pilings stayed above the water. The water topped the saltwater pool and came within inches of the clubhouse floor. About a week after the flooding, the pool was cleaned up and clear water restored—ready for swimming. By Oct. 2, the fuel dock was reopened, pumping gas and diesel, and all services—the clubhouse, ship’s store, laundry, power and water—were up and running. Boaters can also anchor nearby and get passes to use the facilities.

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few light fixtures blow down, and small debris (limbs, leaves, etc.) to clean up on the grounds and parking lot. Fortunately, nothing major. As a reminder to all people who would like to travel, please be cautious of the water until after floodwaters crest and fall to a safe level. The amount of debris that will wash from inland rivers and streams to the ICW will cause navigational, as well as mechanical, hazards to any vessel traveling through it. The period of time is unknown, but could last as long as two weeks [to early October] due to inland flooding far from here, which all drains to the ICW and finally to sea.

New Bern Grand Marina Yacht Club, New Bern, NC Because of its close proximity to the coast and nearby rivers, New Bern, one of the oldest cities in America, was often at the top of the news cycle around Hurricane Florence because it was near ground zero as the storm came ashore. The city was hit hard with flooding, but New Bern Grand Marina Yacht Club, one of the largest marinas in the region, reported that they survived the storm with very little damage. About 35 of the marina’s boats went to nearby boatyards to be hauled out, but of the remaining 185 boats, only five were lost and the rest survived the storm with only minor damage to some. Marina personnel attributed their survival to several factors. One was a 700-foot wave attenuator that protects the marina from waves during both normal wave action and from storms. This minimized the affect of strong wave and surge action from Hurricane Florence. The marina also had a very complete and well-thought-out hurricane plan that they had worked on and was implemented in the week and half they had before Florence hit the area. The marina was purchased by new owners a few years ago and an extensive hurricane plan was developed. Marina management had great praise for their dockmaster, Jeremy McConnell, who was experienced in hurricane preparation and managed the boat protection procedures that were carried out. Although each boatowner is responsible for securing and preparing their boat, the dockmaster and his team advised and helped boaters as they prepared their boats. For those boatowners who live out of town, the marina prepared the boats for those owners. When the storm hit, they felt they were ready. The marina is all floating docks and the piers are quite a bit higher at even high tide. The storm surge waters, estimated to be at least nine feet, came within a couple of feet of the top of the pilings. The ramps from shore to the docks rise and lower on rollers as the tide changes. With the storm surge, these ramps were almost vertical and fell into the water. They were retrieved within a few days after the storm, and the marina was back in operation. A week after Florence came through, though, most of New Bern, including the marina, was still out of power. The marina sits behind the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel and some of the hotel’s first floors were flooded with only a few feet of water, suffering minimal damage that was quickNews & Views for Southern Sailors

The New Bern Grand Marina Yacht Club survived because of a good storm plan that was carried out in the days preceding the arrival of Florence. Photo © Curtis Blake Photography.

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1972 Dufour Arpege 30 By Paul Trammell Cover: Sobrius anchored in the Bahamas.

he Dufour Arpege is a masthead sloop designed by Michel Dufour and built by Dufour Yachts in La Rochelle, France. The Arpege was considered innovative for its day and was a very successful sailboat that popularized the Dufour brand. Over 1500 were built between 1966 and 1976. The Arpege is today known as a classic and is universally loved by its owners. There is an active owners group and an annual Arpege regatta in La Rochelle, France. It is difficult to find anything negative said about this boat, and this was one reason why it ended up on my list, and in my hands. These were built as ocean-going performance cruisers and have a reputation for being sturdy and able to handle rough seas. But it is not a heavy and slow boat. The Arpege performs well and mine will sail in barely a breath of wind. I was told that mine has already crossed the Atlantic three times, and I hope to add to this number. The keel is a cast-iron fin with an aft-pointing bulb on the bottom, fit into a stub and is bolted to the hull with 12 bolts. The rudder is hung on a thin skeg and is steered with a tiller. The draft is 4’ 7.25”, the beam is just under 10 feet, and the displacement is 7700 pounds. Sail area to displacement is 15.72, and displacement to length is 323. The boats were originally powered by a Volvo diesel engine, but mine has a Yanmar 1GM10. With this, I can motor at a maximum of 5 knots in flat water, but 3-4 knots is more typical. The length overall is 30 feet and the waterline is 22 feet. At this waterline the theoretical hull speed is 6.28 knots. However, Sobrius, my 1972 Arpege, regularly sustains 6.5 knots and even hits 7 sometimes. With her overhangs, the waterline obviously increases as she heels. The reverse-wineglass transom is pinched in and thus the cockpit is narrow, ideal for offshore sailing. Two large drains send water back into the sea via hoses clamped to fiberglass tubes that terminate above the waterline. The rudder-shaft also terminates above the waterline. The cockpit benches are about 6.5 feet, just long and wide enough for most people to lie down in. However, the transom is mounted on the benches, just aft of the center of the cockpit, yet recessed so its top is flush with the bench seats. The two winches are just within reach while holding onto the tiller. I use a Pelagic autopilot to steer when I am doing something else, like sleeping. The Pelagic is a great unit and consists of three components: the actuator, the power head and

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the control unit. The actuator attaches via a pin to a mount that I built from right-angle steel bar and bolted to the cockpit rail. The power head is bolted to the bulkhead inside the cabin, and the control head is mounted in the main bulkhead with the back of the unit inside the cabin and the face on the outside. The Pelagic has proven to be reliable and capable of steering a straighter line than I can in all of the conditions I’ve yet experienced. I installed Garhauer adjustable jib cars, which are a pleasure to use. Otherwise, the skipper must go to the leeward rail to adjust the cars, which is inconvenient enough to make one overlook an improperly-trimmed jib. Slab reefing is performed at the mast, as is raising the sails via winches on both sides of the mast. An anchor locker with two small drains is The reverse-wineglass transom is pinched in and thus the cockpit is narrow, ideal conveniently shaped to hold the CQR that came for offshore sailing. The cockpit benches are about 6.5 feet, just long and wide with Sobrius, but it also perfectly holds my new enough for most people to lie down in. Vulcan 15, along with 50 feet of 5/16” G4 chain and 300 feet of ½” line, with much room to spare. shrouds and lowers terminate at chainplates bolted to the The Vulcan is a pleasure to use and seems to hold the botsides of the coach roof. Inside, solid rod extenders transfer tom regardless of its composition. the loads of the cap shrouds and the forward lowers to the The mast is supported by dual backstays, a headstay, hull, and the forward bulkhead, respectively. The interior is cap shrouds, forward lowers and aft lowers. The cap

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Slab reefing is performed at the mast, as is raising the sails via winches on both sides of the mast.

built with a fiberglass liner bonded to the hull, which is about a half inch thick. Bluewater sailing was obviously on Michel Dufour’s mind when he designed the Arpege. A full navigation table sits in front of the starboard quarter berth, opposite the galley. The beam of 9.92 feet is held in the center of the boat, and the inside is quite roomy for a 30footer. Two quarter-berths lie under the cockpit, two settees serve as berths and two skinny sea-berths lie above the settees. There is no V-berth, but rather a place for sail storage up forward. All six of the berths have storage below. Forward of the salon is a head to starboard and a hanging locker with shelves to port. More storage exists in lockers above the quarter berths and aft of the galley. Below the navigation table, which opens for chart storage, is a cooler. I keep three 55 amp-hour AGM batteries below the starboard quarter berth. To port is a small galley with a twoburner alcohol stove and a very small, yet double, sink. Two tables are stored

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above the quarter berths, one that fits aft of the galley, and one for the center of the salon. For additional safety, I bolted a stout pad eye to the cockpit floor and two on the bulkhead on each side of the companionway. These two serve as attachment points for jack lines (flat nylon straps) which run to the bow on either side of the mast. At the bow they are attached to stainless-steel cleats. I clip a tether to these whenever I leave the cockpit. I clip onto the pad eye on the floor while in the cockpit. As a singlehander, staying with the boat is the essence of survival. The manual bilge pump that came with Sobrius discharges into the cockpit, which I am okay with. But the automatic bilge pump was piped into the same hose as the manual bilge pump, and this I did not think was a good idea. I replaced the pump with a larger unit (1100 gallons per hour) and installed a new hose that runs all the way to the stern via the port side, turns 90 degrees The beam of 9.92 feet is held in the center of the boat, and the inside is quite roomy for a 30-footer. Two skinny sea-berths lie above the settees. inside the stern locker, and empties out a thru-hull fitting I installed on the starpassed. The next two days, and many other days sailing board side, well above the waterline. This way, backbetween the islands, were in 4- to 6-foot seas. Sobrius occasiphoning is nearly impossible (I hope). sionally shipped water across the deck, some of which My Dufour Arpege is a fun boat to sail, and so far she found its way inside, setting off the automatic bilge pump has been able to perform well in all the conditions in which at least twice. But she sailed in these conditions just fine Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put her. I recently sailed her to The Bahamas from and was actually quite fun to helm across the waves. On Jacksonville, FL, offshore the whole way and landing in the way home from Miami, offshore, we encountered a Eleuthera at Spanish Wells. Along the way, we encountered day of 20-25 knots and 5- to 8-foot seas. This was a rough a squall in the Gulf Stream (at night), during which I could day, but far from unmanageable. We sailed with one reef not see, and simply pinched into the wind until the squall

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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW and a small working jib and made 5-6 knots. The strongest winds I have yet sailed her in were 30-35 knots, and with two reefs in the main and the storm jib, we sailed comfortably at 5-6 knots. However, this was in protected water in the lee of an island. Sobrius tracks well enough that I can tie off the tiller with a bungee while on a close reach and leave the helm. I’ve even slept for 20 minutes while she steered herself like this. I’ve also rigged sheet-to-tiller successfully with a storm jib, tacked to a deadeye aft of the anchor locker and raised with the spinnaker halyard. The sheet is run through a block on the windward rail, then through another block abeam the tiller, and is tied to the tiller. A shock cord on the leeA full navigation table sits in front of the starboard quarter berth, opposite the galley.

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ward side balances the tiller. The setup for off the wind involves poling out the storm jib opposite the larger jib. Overall, the Arpege is a sturdy, simple and fun-to-sail bluewater cruiser with a fine pedigree. Making the Arpege even more attractive is the fact that they are very inexpensive. Right now on Yachtworld.com, four are listed, priced between $6,645 and $23,385. Now go sailing!

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NEMO A New Dive System By Steve Morrell

s a former dive instructor who started free diving at eight-years-old and SCUBA diving in the 70s, I’ve always followed the changes in the diving world with great interest. I always dove for pleasure, except for those times when I cleaned boat bottoms—on my own boats. My first boat was a 26-foot Folkboat and I cleaned that bottom and did any underwater maintenance (and sometimes anchor-setting) with a snorkel. I owned bigger boats later on and remember once cleaning my 38-footer with just a snorkel. That was a challenge, but I was younger then. Many times, though, I used a dive tank, and a few times I borrowed a friend’s 100-foot dive hose and left the tank on the surface. That was a much easier way. Most of the time, though, I did what most everyone does, which is hire a diver to clean the bottom. Now, a group called BLU3, through Brownie’s Marine Group—the company that came up with the well-known Brownie’s Third Lung—has come up with a whole new idea that, in my mind, will change much of the diving world— and possibly have a big effect on boat bottom cleaning. Brownie’s Third Lung always fascinated me. It’s basically a hookah diving system—based on the old idea of the deep-sea diver with a helmet and dive suit tethered to the surface with a hose going up to a large compressor on a boat. Brownie’s Third Lung modernized that idea with a small gas engine running a small compressor in a “sophisticated” inflatable inner tube that you are tethered to as you dive beneath the surface. It’s basically used for recreation, but many have used it for small dive jobs, bottomcleaning being one of them. Other companies offer hookah systems but Brownie’s has always been at the forefront, starting up in 1969. Several years ago, Brownie’s (now Brownie’s Marine Group) introduced a hookah system using a lithium-battery-powered compressor, which has a feedback system that adjusts the airflow to the needs of the diver, which reduces battery demand, meaning longer dives. But it was not cheap. Today, their most robust system can supply two or three divers and run for two to three hours. Cost is $5500— more than most people want to spend, especially for sailors who might just want to clean their boat bottom or do underwater repairs—besides the recreational advantages. You can still buy a two-diver system run by a gas engine for about $2000, but who wants to deal with another gas engine on board your boat? Now, Brownie’s has come up with a less-expensive system that is affordable—or at least within reach. It’s still in the pre-production stage but their new system, called NEMO, is expected to retail at $699. It will allow one person to dive down to about 10 feet for an hour. It comes with everything you need, and if you want an extra battery pack, add $100. It all comes in a small enough package to fit in a backpack ($50 more for the backpack) at only 11” x 7.5” x 8” and just 10 pounds (it’s a lot lighter underwater). The battery takes three hours to charge. Keep in mind that their one-hour estimate of air use, might be cut-down if you are working on bottom cleaning the whole dive. Currently the system is in the crowd-funding News & Views for Southern Sailors

Kickstarter stage and you can get the system at greatly reduced prices. As I write this, you can get a $699 system for $399 through Kickstarter, although they plan to go into production by December and NEMO should hit the market by January, with the system going for the expected $699. Most people think of crowdfunding, like Kickstarter, as a way to finance production of a product, but it’s used by many, including large corporations, as marketing research—to see how the reaction is from the public on a new product without investing a lot of money in producing the product first. It appears that is what Brownie’s is doing here. And they must feel confident the system will be a successful product. I contacted the company and they said they are on track to bring the product to market in January at the proposed prices they have listed on Kickstarter. I think this will surely be a great system for cleaning boat bottoms and other underwater boat work, along with a fun diving device for shallow water. And they couldn’t have come up with a better name. For more information about BLU3, go to diveblu3.com, or visit the NEMO campaign on Kickstarter. Go to Kickstarter.com, then search for “nemo.” SOUTHWINDS

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Sharing the Sport ASA Teaches Sailing Across South Carolina By Dan aicksion

Two Capri 22s on Lake Murray; part of the Lanier Sailing Academy. Photo courtesy of Happy Sails Club

rom the Lowcountry to the Upstate, across South Carolina, American Sailing Association affiliates are introducing a broad variety of folks to sailing. Capt. Buddy Price wears a ready smile. Why wouldn’t he? It’s a mild, sunny day and he’s about to set out on board his Catalina 25 on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina’s upstate. With two paying pupils in tow, he’ll be going through the basics of sail trim and boat-handling in one of several on-board sessions that are part of the Basic Keelboat Sailing 101 course he teaches. As director of Big Water Sailing School at Big Water Marina in Starr, SC, this is familiar territory for Price. It’s something he’s been doing for over a quarter century and he genuinely enjoys passing his knowledge along to customers. Big Water Sailing School is one of five such enterprises across the Palmetto State that are affiliates of the American Sailing Association. These businesses—including Myrtle Beach Sailing School, Lanier Sailing Academy on Lake Murray, Coastal Carolina Sailing School on Hilton Head Island and Charleston Sailing School—teach that organization’s series of beginner, intermediate and advanced courses. They also offer ASA’s series of textbooks, videos and certifications. SOUTHWINDS recently checked in with a few of these businesses to better understand what’s happening at the entry level of the sport around this region. Let’s start with Brian Adams, who teaches courses aboard Capri 22s as part of Lanier Sailing Academy near Leesville on Lake Murray in the middle of the state. Adams says he teaches about 50 to 60 beginners a year. “They vary from people who have bought a boat already,” he says, “to those who are just curious about sailing.”

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Most of Adams’ customers start out by going through the Basic Keelboat 101 course. And that’s where venue makes a difference he says. He touts Lake Murray as an ideal place to learn the intricacies of the sport. “The lake doesn’t have tides or current,” he says, “and there’s relatively little boat traffic, so students are free to be fully focused on learning and simply sailing.” This may be one of the reasons that he ends up with students who travel from as far away as Augusta, Ft. Mill and Spartanburg to his base in South Shore Marina at the far western end of the lake. Adams claims that most customers are willing to drive about an hour and a half to get certified in his ASA programs. And despite the fact that 90 percent of the people he teaches are brand new to the sport, he says most of them tend to stick with it afterward. “I’ve kept in touch with a number of our graduates,” Adams offers. “One guy I know sailed across the Atlantic as a crew member. Another couple bought a boat and moved on board and they’re living there still.” Often times, the people that Adams teaches end up as members of his Happy Sails Club, which gives them access to the two Capri 22s as well as a third boat he owns—a Catalina 27. “We have about 20 members in the club,” he says. “Ultimately, it’s a good way for them to stay active in the sport after learning.” A two-hour drive south from Adams’ headquarters will take you to Charleston where Charleston Sailing School (CSS) operates out of its base at the Charleston City Marina. This company has four ASA-certified instructors who offer the full-spectrum of that organization’s courses, including a

Charleston Sailing School’s Catalina 350 underway during a lesson. Photo courtesy Charleston Sailing School.

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course entitled “Cruising Catamaran.” In fact, this is the only sailing school in the state with catamarans in its fleet, including a Voyage 440 and a Lagoon 380. The monohulls in the fleet range from a Catalina 250 to a Bavaria 44. CSS not only offers these courses in a conventional fashion, (including Basic Keelboat; Basic Coastal Cruising; Bare- Charleston Sailing School is the only outfit in the Palmetto State that teaches aboard boat Chartering; Coastal Navigation; cruising catamarans. Photo courtesy Charleston Sailing School. Advanced Coastal Cruising), but customers can take any of the courses while also living on “We start everyone out on our Catalina 250,” he board the company’s vessels. That’s one reason, says proexplains, “to ensure that they’re proficient in sail trim, boatprietor Will Miller, that people come from all over the U.S. handling, docking and all the basics. After the 101 course, a to take courses here. pretty high percentage of our customers come back for more According to Miller, he and his fellow captains certify advanced courses.” After CSS students have gained profisomewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 people a year via their ciency—and earned the appropriate certification—they’re programs. And roughly 10 to 15 percent of their clientele are welcome to charter the boats in CSS’s fleet. people who are entirely new to the sport, he adds. Miller is keen to share that learning and training in Charleston offer some key advantages. “I’ve sailed all over the world and from that perspective, I know that the challenges you encounter in our local waters will prepare you for sailing almost anywhere. We have current and tides and commercial traffic. We have the Intracoastal Waterway, the harbor and the ocean right nearby, so our customers get a variety of experience on board. The wide array of practical lessons they learn here are hard to replicate at other sailing schools, so if you’re serious about learning to sail and handle a sailboat, there’s no better option.” Back in the Upstate, on Lake Hartwell at Big Water Sailing School, Buddy Price is out on the water going through some boat-handling basics with a young couple. This duo represents part of the 35 or so people he introduces to the sport each year. Some of those folks, he says, are locals, and some of them end up buying boats that they use here on the lake. Others, he says, come back and charter the Catalina 25. One of the things that Price really likes about being part of the ASA family is the support he gets. “Our customers come from all around the region,” he says, “and that’s partly because we’re listed on the ASA website.” In addition, he says, he often sends or takes customers to other ASA affiliates (such as Charleston Sailing School) or accompanies them to more distant venues such as the Chesapeake Bay or the Virgin Islands for coastal courses and certifications. “Having those options for my customers really helps a smaller school like mine, and makes being part of ASA a real advantage.” No wonder Price wears that ready smile. Links to all of the ASA affiliated schools in South Carolina can be found online at the ASA website: www.asa.com.

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28th Annual Juana’s Good Time Regatta Navarre Beach, FL, Sept. 7-9 Beach Cats and Trimaran Racing at Its Best By Juana Rudzki Photos courtesy Juana’s Pagodas

rom the Navarre Beach water tower to the foot of the bridge, Juana’s Pagodas were painted in color as a variety of multihull—Hobies, Prindles, Nacras, cruising cats and trimarans—covered the beach. Once again, this year’s regatta did not disappoint. In fact, it may go down as one of the best yet! Ninety-plus multihulls registered, and after the close call with Tropical Storm Gordon just days before the event, we breathed a sigh of relief when, once again, the weather would cooperate. Thanks to plenty of helpful volunteers and staff, Friday evening’s smooth sailing party went off without a hitch. With some savory appetizers and beverages, participants clutched goodie bags and the latest Good Time t-shirt, knowing they still had two full days of food, drink, and sailing to enjoy. Under a glorious sunset, excited racers reunited and met new friends, while live music filled the air, and the deck dancing continued until the wee hours! Saturday and Sunday mornings started with a steady north breeze, which kept things comfortable in the big Pagoda during the morning’s crowded skippers meetings. TL Lewis gave basic descriptions on flags and starting sequence. With his Aussie accent and sarcastic humor, TL always helps to keep the racers understanding that this regatta is focused on “fun” first! This year, with Juana’s hosting the Hobie 16 North American Championship the week after the Good Time Regatta, there was an even larger number of highly experienced racers than usual, though we always like to make it clear that we try to keep the venue welcoming to first-timers and those just entering the sport of sailboat racing as well. By 11am both days, the wind had shifted south, coming off the nearby Gulf of Mexico, and those watching from the Sailors’ Grill and upper decks of Juana’s snapped photos and ogled over the colorful sails filling the Sound as they blew through the start line. Moving west on a beam reach Saturday, the various fleets raced towards their assigned marks, with the larger, faster beach cats angling most of the way to Pensacola beach, while the smaller 16s and Hobie

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Waves headed to a mark not quite as distant. The Gemini and Corsair cruiser-class boats started shortly thereafter, following the H-16 course. With the varied distances, most finished fairly closely, the vivid sails reflecting off the leeside water, asking to be photographed. Though Saturday had just enough wind to keep the boats moving, Sunday’s breezes picked up a bit more and made for some exciting triangle racing. While the other classes were out sailing both days, the Hobie Wave timed races took place just out front of the big Pagoda. This year, there were 15 participants using three rental boats from Key Sailing and Juana’s. Timed buoy races among the three boats, with each sailor racing each boat a number of times throughout the two-day race, created some fierce competition and plenty of laughs among what has become a great group of friends. In keeping with the Good Time spirit, we always like to give away some special awards that have nothing to do with the actual race results. This year we had the “Veteran Good-Timer” for the sailor who had participated in the most Juana Good Time Regattas; “Love Boat” to the boat that appeared to be the most loved; “Co-Ed” award, a beautiful Tom Pelczynski hand-crafted trophy we proudly display in the big Pagoda, to the highest ranking co-ed team; “Good Time Award” for the person who exhibited the best over-all good-time attitude; “Special Delivery Pizza,” an inflatable pizza slice used for a mark, (the winners of this www.southwindsmagazine.com

Juana receiving the Carlton Tucker award.

award were two young kids who sailed on a Wave with their mother (the story goes that one of them had a breakdown because she wouldn’t stop the race to let him play on the pizza slice); and the “Carlton Tucker Memorial” trophy. This year was the 20th anniversary of the death of one of our favorite people, a world-class local sailor who originally helped inspire us to keep the “good time” in the Juana Regatta. The “Carlton Tucker Memorial Award” goes to the sailor who best exemplifies Carlton’s traits “through positive attitude, personal sacrifice and good will,” and an extra special pottery award has been the most coveted of all trophies in this race for the past 20 years. My good friend Tom P. designed and built another perpetual trophy for the Carlton winners, proudly displayed year-round in the Pagoda. I personally pay attention all weekend to the racers, asking them to nominate people they believe qualify for this award, and this year it was an easy decision, I thought. News & Views for Southern Sailors

But when I was making this announcement on stage, ready to blurt out the winner, Karl Renault, a local racer with a 22year history of this event, took over and emotionally presented ME with this prestigious award. Yes, I cried on stage. I was stunned and humbled at the honor. And no, I’m not going to mention who should have won, as that may be next year’s surprise! So yes, we’ll be doing it all over again for the 29th Annual Juana Good Time Regatta. It will be, as usual, the weekend after Labor Day weekend, September 6-8, 2019. Hope to see you on the beach! Go to www.juanaspagodas.com/RegattaNews.htm for some great photos and videos. Following Juana’s Good Time Regatta, Juana’s Pagodas were the host for the Hobie 16 North Americans, Sept. 10-14. Read the results of the Hobie 16 North Americans in the race reports section. SOUTHWINDS

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Tales from The Ocean Almanac Last year, we reviewed The Ocean Almanac and have periodically printed some excerpts from it. Below are some more miscellaneous short bits from the 400-plus page book of nautical miscellanea. (The Ocean Almanac by Robert Hendrickson, 1984, is out of print.) Man Overboard It isn’t often that a sailor is rescued after falling off a fast-moving ship at sea, but it happened on the unexcelled clipper ship Flying Cloud under Capt. Josiah Creasy in 1885 while she was doing almost 15 knots in the mid-Atlantic. Capt. Creasy’s wife was in her cabin watching the water through a porthole. Suddenly, she was amazed to see the waterswept form of a man wildly clutching at the foam swirling past. He had been washed over, and none but she had seen him. Racing on deck, she gave the alarm and threw a life buoy to the fast-disappearing figure. The captain stopped the ship and lowered a boat which returned some time after. Capt. Creasy was not satisfied. Two boats were sent back to search, orders not to return until darkness made any further looking hopeless. They found him! He was picked up four hours later and two miles behind the Flying Cloud. Mrs. Creasy nursed him back to health in her own cabin. Open Eyes In days past, old salts had a pair of open eyes tattooed on their eyelids to warn them of danger while they slept. Einstein the Sailor Albert Einstein was a bold, even reckless, sailor with virtually no fear of rough weather. He sailed alone and had to be hauled in a few times when high winds broke his mast. Writes one biographer: “Because he had a fervent desire to pass through life simply, unencumbered by accessories, he carried no life preservers on his small boat, even though he couldn’t swim. A sailing companion told how Einstein once came too close to another boat without noticing and suddenly but expertly veered away when the companion called a warning. When the companion mentioned a close call, Einstein laughed and began sailing directly at boat after boat, veering away at the last minute each time laughing gleefully.”

Silver Anchors Legend holds that the ancient port of Tarshish in Spain was so rich in silver that Phoenician traders made silver anchors there so that they could transport more silver home. Little Known Facts about Columbus Columbus was paid 2000 Spanish maravedis a month during the voyage in which he discovered America, or $59.28 [1984 value, or about $145.00 in 2018] in today’s money for his two-month voyage. With his men desperate for food on his fourth voyage to the New World, Columbus tried to bargain with Jamaican natives, but they refused to supply him. Columbus, however, remembered reading in his Zacuto Almanac that there would be a lunar eclipse on February 29, 1504, and threatened to use magic powers to extinguish the moon if the natives didn’t comply. The natives scoffed until the eclipse occurred; then they promised him all the food he needed if he would make the moon shine again. Joshua Slocum Capt. Joshua Slocum, who in 1898 on the Spray became the first man to circumnavigate the earth alone, never learned how to swim. Professional Drowner W.C. Fields is probably the only recorded professional “drowner” in history. As a youth, Fields would slowly pretend to drown, and a confederate would finally drag him out of the water, while a vendor sold hot dogs and soft drinks to the people watching on shore. While his accomplice revived him with artificial respiration, a bigger crowd gathered, and the vendor—the third member of the confidence trick—sold more hot dogs and soft drinks, Fields getting a percentage of the profits.

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RACE REPORT Lake Sailing in Texas Grapevine Sailing Club Gold Rush Regatta, Grapevine Lake, TX, Sept. 9 By Harmon Heed Photos courtesy Grapevine Sailing Club

Sailing around Dallas isn’t considered by many to be southern sailing—even though it is south of Atlanta, Birmingham and some great coastal sailing venues like Charleston and Wilmington. I live in Sarasota, FL, and got a chance to sail at the Grapevine Sailing Club on Grapevine Lake in September. Don Clements and I crewed together three times on the Nelson/Marek, Hallelujah/Neried, in the Isla del Sol Regatta. He and his wife, Shelley, crewed for me on my There is no lack of sailboats at 43-foot Gulfstar ketch to Cuba Scott’s Landing Marina on last year (SOUTHWINDS, Grapevine Lake. June-July-August in back issues at swindsmag.com). The finishes were photo finWhen I called them and told ishes, but in the end the them my wife Jo and I were awards went to: 1st, Ty driving to Grapevine for an Mcaden on Hattori Hanzo; Italian Car Fest on Sept. 8, 2nd, David Hayslip; and 3rd, they insisted that we stay at Kevin Orff on Wildcat. their place and that I crew on The other three fleets were their Islander 28, Alliance, on PHRF Spinnaker. Fleet 1 was Sunday, Sept. 9. again extremely competitive Grapevine Lake is just a with four chutes side by side short trip north of Dallas. It’s going to the finish line. Final one mile wide and nine miles results: 1st was Paul Preston long, and has three marinas. on the scratch boat, Lucky Dog, The Sailing Club, with its a Melges24; 2nd, John David clubhouse at the Scott’s Martin on JetStream, a J/22 and Landing Marina, has over 500 3rd, Jim Shamp on Ta-Keel-La, members of three types: india Capri 22. vidual, family and student. It Competition was fierce racing in the Gold Rush Regatta Fleet 3, saw the lead has an active junior program, on Grapevine Lake. change many times during offers four day-classes in the races and the corrected learn to sail and holds 74 time had to be computerized. Final results: 1st, Chris races on 37 weekends. Nelson on Big Kahuna, a S2-27; 2nd, Don & Shelley Clements I was fortunate to participate in the club’s major regaton Alliance, an Islander 28; and 3rd, Moon Cowart on Ohana, ta, the Gold Rush Regatta. It was scheduled to be three races a Pearson 26. on Saturday and Sunday but the Vice Commodore, Eric Fleet 5 (there was no Fleet 3), had the Grand Dame of Bechtel, who chaired the regatta, had to cancel Saturday’s the club, 90-something-year-old Marilyn Boemer at the races due to remnants of Hurricane Gordon. The course was helm of her Catalina 30. Final results: 1st, Brian Rush on windward/leeward with an offset at the windward end Montrachet, C&C 35-2; 2nd, Ms. Jane Silver Bagford on Don’t and a gate at the leeward end instead of just marks. The Panic, a Catalina 30; and 3rd, Scott Hayes on Blew Bayou, a regatta had 28 entrants in four fleets. Hunter 356. The largest fleet, nine Catalina 22s, was the most comThe competition was fierce. The race committee was prepetitive. It was common to see five of those 22s side by cise and the calculations and postings were handled professide, upwind or down, on more than one of the four legs.

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RACE REPORT sionally by Regatta Registration. The enthusiasm at the dinners and awards ceremony, also organized by Vice Commodore Bechtel, was jubilant. Grapevine Sailing Club is lake sailing at its best, at least in the western part of the South!

2018 ‘Round the Island 50/50 Regatta, Fort Walton Beach, FL, Sept. 21-23

Hobie 16 North American Championship, Navarre Beach, FL, Sept. 10-14

This is two-day, 100-nautical mile race around Santa Rosa Island, starting at Smack Point in Fort Walton Beach, out Destin Pass and west to Pensacola Pass—staying the night at Fort Pickens— returning the second day going east through Santa Rosa Sound. The race is open to multihulls 14 feet or longer with masts lower than 48 feet. This year’s race was a memorable one. Using a Bermuda start sequence, the scratch boat, Beto, a Wharram 21 with Skipper Brad Ingram and crew Sean Rader onboard, began the race at 0600 on Saturday morning with an unusual 10-plus knot breeze off Smack Point. With the wind in their favor, the second boat passed the starting line approximately two and a half hours later. The fleet made its way through Destin Pass and headed west toward the Navarre Fishing Pier where race committee volunteer Jerry Vaughan was in position for the fleet rounding. All was well during the morning, but unfortunately, Matthew Smyth, sailing Sizzor, reported to have hit a shark and his boat began taking on water. Matthew made it safely to shore where he began to contemplate his next move. After contacting his parents, Randy and Paula Smyth—who were also racing—communication began with the race committee and others who could help in the situation. Jerry Vaughan was eventually able to rescue both Matthew and Sizzor off the beach and into the care of Danny and Shari Gross who were waiting at a Gulf-side boat ramp for the defeated competitor. Danny, a longtime friend of the Smyth’s and member of FWYC had just recently returned from deployment and could not wait to get back in the sailing scene after his time away. Sometime shortly thereafter, Spencer Odom and Kelly Holguin found themselves in a precarious position. Having difficulty with the dagger board, they experienced the boat sinking and found themselves afloat in the Gulf of Mexico. Fortunately, John Holguin, Kelly’s father, had been following the pair closely on a power boat and quickly plucked the team out of the water. It was said that the Fire Department and other emergency personnel were on the beach waiting to help, but this information is not confirmed. By the end of the day, club members had already begun planning retrieval of the vessel which could be seen from shore in Navarre. At the end of the day, everyone joined on shore at Fort Pickens to share a meal and discuss the day’s events. Having had a very long day on the water, all camping parties retired for the evening with hopes that day two would not be as challenging. Before sun up, coffee and breakfast were ready and the race committee was on duty once again with the 0630 start for Beto. The weather was not kind to the fleet on Sunday. Heading east through Santa Rosa Sound would prove to be quite a task for the day. The wind was blowing around seven knots out of the east, and they had 63 miles to go dead up wind. All throughout the day we experienced rain,

Following Juana’s Good Time Regatta, Juana’s Pagodas were the host for the Hobie 16 North Americans. Sixtyseven teams from throughout North America competed. For the first three days, the 67 teams were split up into four groups with two starts per race. On the last two days, Thursday and Friday, the fleet was split into two groups— a gold fleet and a silver fleet. Lack of wind at the beginning of the first day delayed the start, with winds of only 5-7 knots filled out the rest of the day of racing. Day 2 wasn’t much windier with winds in the 5- to 10-knot range. And day three and four continued with light winds of 4-7 knots. Friday brought higher winds of 8-10 knots. It wasn’t what Hobie 16 sailors hoped for, but it was enough to single trapeze, which was a good way to end the week. Results Top 10 Position, Sail #, Boat (X=no name), Skipper, Yacht Club, Total Points (T=tie) Gold Final 1. PUR1, Hobie, Enrique Figueroa/Melissa Gann, FWYC, 48 2. 46, African Cat, Mark Modderman/Alexander Liu, Fleet 250, 77T 3. 108000, X, Patrick Porter/Heather Matthews, QYC, 77T 4. 114991, Team Windtoys, Mike Montague/Kathy Ward, Hobie fleet 281, 77T 5. 2018, X, Brian Lambert/Rebecca Lambert, FWYC, 80 6. 112266, X, Tyler Myers/Maddy Santorelli, Fleet 24, 87T 7. 114405, Borio’s Racing, Tom Korzeniewski/Karen Grisko, Fleet 204/OYC, 87T 8. 67, X, Ken Hilk/Darcy Jensen, Tropical Yachts, 104 9. 17, X, Ben Brown/Casey Larson, Santa Cruz Fleet 240/ Sequoia Yacht Club, 110 10. 11, Still Up and Coming, Herb James/Sharon james, Herb James, 117 Silver Final 1. 114815, X, Dafna Brown/Shawn Bates, Santa Cruz fleet 240, 15 2. 114913, X, Dan Jarrett/Melissa Hennrick, Hobie Fleet 25, 16 3. 114676, X, Robbin Mocarski/William Whalen, Fleet 204, 20T 4. 114415, ReMarcable, Marc Bachman/Charles Harp, Fleet 15, 20T 5. 114117, X, Matthew Raybon/Faith Payne, Hobie Fleet 250, 20T 6. 114239, X, David Heroux/Barbara Powers, hobie fleet 448, 21 7. 44, X, J Rosenbach/Laura Sullivan, ssss, 25T 8. 114632, X, Joel Hutchings/Kayla Hutchings, Fleet 297, 25T 9. 114840, X, Blair Wallace/Sasha Wallace, none, 25T 10. 114715, X, Will Nelson/Josh Markovich, Hobie Fleet 95, 26 Qualifying Series 1. PUR1, Hobie, Enrique Figueroa/Melissa Gann, FWYC, 19 2. 2018, X, Brian Lambert/Rebecca Lambert, FWYC, 25 3. 67, X, Ken Hilk/Darcy Jensen, Tropical Yachts, 26 4. 102307, X, Kevin Smith/David Smith, fwyc, 31 5. 108000, X, Patrick Porter/Heather Matthews, QYC34 6. 46, African Cat, Mark Modderman/Alexander Liu, Fleet 250, 36 7. 6, Tiger, Tom Butler/Caden Bradshaw, SHBCC, 37 8. 112266, X, Tyler Myers/Maddy Santorelli, Fleet 24, 38 9. 114405, Borio’s Racing, Tom Korzeniewski/Karen Grisko, Fleet 204/OYC, 41 10. 114991, Team Windtoys, Mike Montague/Kathy Ward, Hobie Fleet 281, 42T 44

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thunderstorms and varying wind conditions. Maneuvering through the narrow sound can be exhausting—all the while dodging barges, commercial traffic, and other boaters. After noon, the FWYC Race Committee was on duty at Smack Point waiting for the fleet to arrive with burgers, hot dogs, beer, family and friends. The fleet began to arrive around 1400 with Ralph and Patrick screaming past Smack Point for the finish. Seventeen boats left the shore on Saturday morning and 15 returned on Sunday safe and sound. Other than getting a little wet, the ride home was uneventful for most. Exhilarating, exhausting, and uneventful. Congratulations go to the overall winner, Skipper Ralph Cole and son Patrick Cole from Tampa Florida, who sailed on a Super Cat 22, Coastal Chaos. Final results are posted at FWYC.org Winners of the ‘Round the Island 50/50 Regatta. Skipper Ralph Cole (on the right) with crewmember and son Patrick (holding his daughter, who was not a crewmember). Photo by Phyllis Seaton.

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Picking the Best Boatyard for Maintenance and Repair Work By Julian Inman

ometimes it’s simple to pick your boatyard: your boat isn’t running and you call TowBoatUS or Sea Tow to take you to the closest yard that can do the necessary work. Done. No further thought needed. (Although you may have a lot of ugly decisions to make later, but that’s a different discussion.) The plot thickens, however, when you are selecting a boatyard for specific work and you can get there under your own power—at full speed or limping. If this is the case, there are several considerations, but first a couple of guidelines: • Whatever timeline estimate you are given, it will take at least twice as long. • Whatever money estimate you are given, it will cost at least three times as much. • You probably don’t believe this right now, but you’ll find it to be true. From our many experiences with boatyards, the following factors are what we found to consider when selecting a boatyard for maintenance or repairs. Determine what you need. Yes, that’s often easier said than done. But, think about it. Do you need regular routine work (plug and play), or design work? Regular work includes testing systems, then replacing wires, pumps, belts, batteries, cables, etc.—but doesn’t require doing anything significantly different to your boat. Design work is usually when a whole system needs to be re-imagined and/or re-done, including the design work required to put a new system into your existing boat’s infrastructure. Design work is harder to do and it’s much harder to find a boatyard either willing or capable of doing such work. Ask the yard when you call which type of work they usually do. Do you need electrical work, upholstery work, woodworking, fabrication, plumbing, electronics? Try to be clear about what area(s) of work you need. This is critical to match your needs and find the right boatyard for your boat work. Early on it’s important to ask whether the prospective boatyard takes non-insurance work, if your repairs don’t fall under insurance. Some don’t. Ask ahead of time. Our Experience: After a lightning strike, we had to replace our entire electrical system because our boat is French and the plant in France that made our electrical panels went out of business during the Great Recession. We needed a boatyard with the expertise to DESIGN how a U.S. system would replace the French system, then it needed to have the capability to execute the design.

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but not so great at others (like electrical or electronics). Ask the yard when you call what their areas of expertise are or what they are known for. Our experience: We needed electrical work, but it was not an area of expertise for one of the boatyards we’d been at—and we didn’t ask. That yard has a good reputation overall, but when we looked into it, we found very few customers who had electrical work performed there who were happy. Determine how the work on your boat will be handled. Find out whether there will be an overall project manager or whether you will be working with the manager of each area independently. There are pros and cons for both approaches, and it probably depends on your personal preference. However, a project manager may increase the cost and cause delays due to his/her schedule. In addition, find out how many workers the boatyard has employed versus the number of contractors they will need to bring in for the work you want done. One is not necessarily better than the other, but you should know how your work will be done. Scheduling boatyard employees or contractors can sometimes be a challenge—but contractors may bring a level of expertise the boatyard employees may not have. If your work will require contractors, check out the percentage that will be paid to the boatyard for the contractor’s work (15 percent is not usual; anything over 18 percent is piracy). Another important consideration on how the work will be handled is whether you must sign a contract. If so, ask to see it in advance. And be sure to check out any penalty clauses (yours and theirs). Contracts can set up estimated timelines, change-order processes and up-charges that could seriously affect your budget, as well as whether you must pay in advance for the work. (Some boatyards will work with insurance money as it flows, others expect the boat owner to pony up and let the insurance company reimwww.southwindsmagazine.com

If you are a liveaboard, ask to see how much you will be charged to live onboard and use those amenities.

burse the owner afterwards. Note whether any charges will accrue on “late” payments; they can be significant.) Our experience: Scheduling both employees and contractors has been challenging in most boatyards. Overall, I think we would have preferred working more with contractors, so we could change them if needed, while maintaining the relationship with the boatyard. Identify the amenities the boatyard offers and what you need. If you are a liveaboard and expect to stay on your boat (even while she is hauled), it’s critical to check out the amenities. Some boatyards offer great amenities: showers, bathrooms, pool, lounge, Wi-Fi, washers/dryers, courtesy car, communal kitchen, access to refrigeration, near-by restaurants and stores, and attractions to visit close-by. These may not sound important at first, but if you are there for several months, they quickly become critical. If you are not a liveaboard, you still want to think about what you’ll need and want when you drop the boat off, visit her for a check-in, or come back for a sea trial to check the boat for seaworthiness before signing off on the work. (Be sure to do this, because so many issues are uncovered when the boat is under power or sail—when the systems are under load.) Our experience: We’ve had great amenities at most boatyards. Bathrooms, showers, Wi-Fi and a courtesy car were the minimum for us. We’ve had more, which was great. However, if you are a liveaboard, ask to see how much you will be charged to live onboard and use those amenities and whether electricity to your boat is an extra charge. Ask directly—sometimes the fee sheets and contracts are confusing and difficult to decipher. Get references. This is actually easier than it sounds, although it will take a bit of time. Look at the boatyard’s website and ask the prospective boatyard by phone or email if they supply references for the type of work you’re having done (they may or may not). Then ask your insurance company if they recommend the boatyard you are considering (they should be able to tell you that even if it’s not an insurance claim), and get on Active Captain and other boating forum sites to see what others say about your prospective boatyard. If there’s no information on the boatyard you are considering on these sites, put the question out there on the forums; chances are good you’ll get responses, either positive or negative. Also check social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter to see if there’s any chatter about your prospective boatyard. And, of course, customers may lodge complaints to the Secretary of State, the state’s News & Views for Southern Sailors

Attorney General, BoatUS and US Sailing, so check those out. Take the time to get online and make calls—you will learn more. Safety. Personal safety is especially important if you are a liveaboard. How’s the lighting? Is there a guard? Have they had any problems in the past? In what kind of neighborhood or area is the boatyard located? And then there’s boat safety. Do they have a hurricane evacuation plan? How will your boat be secured in high wind/waves or a hurricane? Is there any yard coverage for damage? Boatyard size. It’s not about whether bigger is better, but what’s right for your boat. Our Experience: We’ve been in both big and small boatyards. The bigger boatyards usually serve larger boats (because they can pull them out of the water), which offers great boat-watching opportunities: dredges, barges, trolley boats and huge yachts. Smaller boatyards usually offer a more informal experience, with a higher degree of friendliness and personal interaction. We’ve had lots of challenges in our four years of boating (autopilot and chartplotter blackout; fire in the nav station; boarded by the Coasties and ICE, etc.), but the hardest thing we’ve had to do was choosing a boatyard to do the work we needed after a lightning strike. It’s pretty much the same as hiring a contractor to work on a house: what you don’t know will cost you a fortune (in both time and money). If you can, take a bit of time and ask the hard questions in advance. You’ll be glad you did. Read Julia Inman’s boat review of their Catalina 445 in the August 2018 issue in Back Issues at southwindsmagazine.com. SOUTHWINDS

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Voyage of Rhombus Bahamas 2018 Highbourne Cay to Cape Eleuthera By Fred Braman

e departed a little late from Highbourne Cay. It was well past 10am on May 12 by the time we shopped at the island store, checked out of the marina, fueled up, and made our way to the offshore channel and very deep water once again. This time my depth sounder gave up at 34 feet—a drop-off record! Our destination: Cape Eleuthera on the main Island. Seas were rough to start, and we considered turning back. We didn’t want to as Marv, our weather service (see following companion article), had forecast the weather to get steadily worse in the coming days. If we were to get stuck somewhere for a few days, we wanted it to be in Cape Eleuthera where we’d planned to stay a few days anyway. So we pressed on under sail. After getting a few miles offshore, it was really pretty nice and certainly no more difficult than our other passages. It was also only 26 miles—almost a half-day shorter than yesterday’s trip. Cape Eleuthera is a resort, but not a pretentious one. It has boats of all types, normal Bahamian towns in the neighborhood, and one terrific school just outside the marina gate. We were surprised to land in a slip next to a couple of friends from Jacksonville, Captain V and Rhoni aboard their Endeavor 43, Corporate Sailout. We shared the same dock at Ortega Landing Marina in Jacksonville. We relaxed, had a quick dinner and prepared for the next day—with a nap! Lazy Sunday. We didn’t get up until after 9am, took a walk and had a dip in the pool. After a spell at the marina beach, I went to the bar to watch the end of the Players Golf Championship. I met a couple on a world cruise and a young bartender named Mona Lisa. She knew about The Cape Eleuthera Marina Beach 48

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the famous painting, but not the song. So I found Nat King Cole’s 1950 hit on my phone and played it for her. She loved it and made it her ring tone. Cute! I picked up a rental car early the next day and invited our friends to help explore the island. We headed out the marina gate and soon came upon the small town of Green Castle, and TJ’s Bar. It’s a tiny little place with only TJ, but what fun! We were a big and unexpected payday for TJ, and he showed his appreciation for us showing up. After a few libations at TJ’s, we headed on to the small town of Rock Sound where they had some real shopping that we needed. We also wanted to check out the harbor for a possible visit. We later had a great time and lunch at The Frigate Bar and Grill where we were entertained by a guitar-playing gentleman who announced he sang for tips. He got his tips as well as a ride home to another small town on our way back to the marina. Eleuthera is a rural Bahamian island. Not much excitement there, just friendly people and an occasional fun spot where you don’t expect to find one, like TJ’s. After returning to the marina, I walked over to The Island School located just outside the marina gate to arrange for a school visit. They are happy to accommodate visitors, and I was scheduled for 10am the next morning. I discovered The Island School in 2012 during my long trek through The Bahamas. I happened to meet the founders of the school, Chris and Pam Maxey. They live in a condo at Cape Eleuthera Marina. I was delighted to make a return visit. The school is tucked in a mangrove and palm forest on the banks of Exuma Sound. With staff titles like Head Gardener, Bike Shop Head, Fish Farm Supervisor,

Crossing from Highbourne to Eleuthera is often not “sailing friendly” due to the prevailing southeast winds–but good “lee of the island” sailing is in consistently deep water along the west coast of Eleuthera. Pleasant Bahamian towns and good anchorages are about every 20 miles. We planned four stops over the next couple of weeks.

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Cape Eleuthera is a very pleasant stay. Not every boat is a sport fisher or mega yacht and you’ll find some boats just like yours.

We were surprised to land in a slip next to a couple of friends from Jacksonville, Captain V and Rhoni aboard their Endeavor 43, Corporate Sailout.

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Fred Braman and his wife Louise live in Fleming Island, FL. Crew and old Navy friend Steve Difranco lives in Portsmouth, NH. Previous parts of the Voyage of Rhombus, 2018 can be read in the September and October issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com, Back Issues. Contact Fred at fredbraman@hotmail.com.

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visit again and see that the school is still going strong. I also toured the adjoining Eleuthera Institute, another exceedingly interesting organization that studies resource management and sustainable development, and works closely with The Island School. Surprisingly, my tour guide there was TJ’s niece! If you will soon have a 10th or 11th grader, check out The Island School at www.islandschool.org. All good things come to an end, and the day came to depart Cape Eleuthera. We spent five days here and as much as we looked forward to new places, we really enjoyed the Cape, the school and the surrounding area. It had been pretty windy, so I consulted Marv’s Weather Service. He was showing five-foot seas in 20- to 25-knot winds across the island. Not my kind of weather, so we gave it another day. We weren’t upset at the delay! By May 17, it was time to give it a try. Interesting destinations lie ahead: Governors Harbour, Hatchet Bay, treacherous Current Cut and the delightful Spanish Wells. News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Marv’s Weather Service By Fred Braman

or boats like my Catalina 30, Rhombus, long trips have one major reoccurring problem: What’s the weather? Boats equipped with a single-sideband (SSB) radio have the capability to tune into both standard and subscription weather broadcasts easily providing weather information. Boats without SSB are dependent on passing cruisers coming from where you are going to, plus whatever information you can get any time you pass an island with a cell tower on it! There are a lot of online weather sites, and they all have one thing in common: you have to get online to use them. Fortunately, many locations for starting a cruise are fairly well connected. I discovered Marv while acting on a tip from a sailing friend. Marv has been an avid cruiser himself who repackages available information from the various weather buoy reports into his own display. What is unique about his displays is he provides information for the routes that people actually do: Miami to Bimini, Bimini to Great Harbour Cay, Great Harbour Cay to Nassau, Highbourne Cay to Cape Eleuthera, or Spanish Wells to Cape Eleuthera. In my recent two-month cruise, Marv had every leg covered, although I did some in reverse order like Cape Eleuthera to Spanish Wells. No problem! Subscribe with Marv (www.marvsweather.com), and you will get a daily email. Click on the larger ship in his emailed image and you will soon get all the route choices. Pick the one you need. There’s one additional trick in using Marv’s Weather Service. Cruisers know that while traveling among the islands, email is much easier to receive than signing onto a website. Catch a whiff of a cell signal, and bingo—emails suddenly appear on your phone. Even if you witness the event, chances are that immediately signing onto a site will be unsuccessful. I have a sailing friend who kept track of where I was and copied the applicable Marv display into the body of his daily email to me. No website needed! Another thing about Marv: You can talk to him! We had a nice enroute exchange. I was focused on Cape Eleuthera to Spanish Wells, preparing to sail along the west coast of

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Eleuthera in the lee of, and a couple hundred yards off, the island. Marv was showing 4- to 5-foot waves in 20- to 25knot winds across the island. I couldn’t understand how such large seas would build in such a short fetch. So I asked Marv about it and he answered right away, confident of his projection. He’d been accurate for a thousand miles, so I didn’t go. He was right! Marv also provides a tropical weather update anytime there is tropical activity. You can sign up for that service at the same time as registering for the buoy report. Marv’s Weather Service is free, but he does have expenses. If you find his work helpful and use it, please help pay the bills. Captain Fred Braman, USN (ret) sails his Catalina 30 Rhombus out of Fleming Island, FL. Contact him at fredbraman@hot mail.com. After decades of liveaboard cruising in their M/V Dee Light, Carol and Marv Market are now ICW “cliff dwellers” in Ft. Myers, FL. Contact Marv at marvsweather@gmail.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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AYC: Atlanta YC, Atlanta, GA, www.atlantayachtclub.org BYSC: Beaufort Yacht & SC, Beaufort, SC, www.byscnet.com ChYC: Charleston YC, Charleston, SC, www.CharlestonYachtClub.com CORA: Charleston Racing Assoc. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. CSC: Columbia SC, Columbia, SC, www.columbiasailingclub.org CYC-SC: Carolina YC, Charleston, SC, www.carolinayachtclub.com KSC: Keowee SC, Seneca, SC, www.keoweesailingclub.com LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, Lake Lanier, GA, www.llsc.com SAYRA: www.sayra-sailing.com SCYC: South Carolina YC, Hilton Head Island, SC, www.scyachtclub.com WCSC: Western Carolina SC, Anderson, SC, www.wcsc-sailing.org NOVEMBER 1-4 VX One Nationals. CYC-SC 3-4 Midlands Regatta. CSC 3 Offshore Challenger. CORA 10 Big Boat Regatta. ChYC 10-11 Laser No More Turkey Regatta. AYC 17-18 Multihull Regatta. LLSC DECEMBER No regattas scheduled this month

Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association. Race Calendar

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Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules): EFYC: Epping Forest YC, www.efyc.com FYC: Florida YC, www.theFloridaYachtClub.org Ft.YC: Fort Pierce YC, www.fortpierceyachtclub.com LESC: Lake Eustis YC, www.lescfl.com LMSA: Lake Monroe SA, www.flalmsa.org MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com NOVEMBER 3 Mother’s Arms Challenge. LMSA 3 Women on Water Race. RCJ 3-4 Sunfish District Championship. MYC 10 King’s Day Regatta. EFYC 10-11 24th MC Scow Southeast Championship Triple Crown 1. LESC 10-11 Fall Regatta. Ft. YC 16-18 Kings Day J/24 BOTY. FYC SOUTHWINDS

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DECEMBER 1 Sonic Splash Round the Lake Race. LESC 1 Mermaid Regatta. MYC 8 Gator Bowl Regatta. RCJ 8-9 17th Annual Sanford Sailfest Regatta. LMSA 15 Single Handed Race. Back Bay Cruising Club Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center. A social hour featuring lite fare is held on Fridays from 6-8pm. Beginners and non-members welcome. The KWCSC is located at 705 Palm Avenue (off Sailboat Lane). 305-292-5993. www.keywestsailingcenter.org. Regional Sailing Organizations: BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules): BBYC: Biscayne Bay YC, www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC: Coconut Grove Sailing Club, www.cgsc.org CRYC: Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org KBYC: Key BiscayneYC. www.kbyc.org MYC: Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com NOVEMBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 3 CRYC Annual BBYRA OD#3 3 CRYC Annual BBYRA ORC#3 10-11 Schoonmaker Cup CRYC 15 Nassau Cup Race* 16-18 CR-X North American Championship. CRYC 17 Round the Island Race. KBYC 20-24 International 420 Clinic. CGSC 30-Dec. 2 Bacardi Invitational Series #1 KBYC 30-Dec. 2 Melges 20 MWS #1. CGSC DECEMBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 1-2 Melges 20. MWS #1. CGSC* 1-2 Bacardi Invitational Series #1 1-2 Hobie Wave Nationals. MYC 1-2 Star Commodore Cup. CRYC 8-9 Etchells Louis Piana Cup. BBYC 26-30 Orange Bowl Regatta. BBYRA

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Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. NOVEMBER 3 Club Championship #3. Portsmouth 3 Club Championship #4. Portsmouth 4 Club Championship #4. PHRF 4 Club Championship #3. PHRF 10-11 Dockmasters Regatta. 24 Turkey Trot Race. Portsmouth DECEMBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 8-9 Key Largo Steeplechase* 8-9 Flail & Sail

Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For the Tampa Bay Area & Florida West Coast Yachting Calendar, go to the St. Petersburg website at www.spyc.org, then “Sailing” and “Sailing Calendar.” Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules): BCYC: Boca Ciega YC, www.SailBcyc.org CCSC: Clearwater Community SC, www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org CHYC: Charlotte Harbor YC, www.CharlotteHarboryachtclub.com CMCS: Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, www.cmcs-sail.org DBC: Dunedin Boat Club, www.DunedinBoatClub.org DIYC: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org

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PGSC: Punta Gorda SC, www.pgscweb.com SPSA: St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org TSS: Tampa Sailing Squadron, www.Sail-TSS.org NOVEMBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 1-4 F16 North Americans. CCSC 2-4 Weta Championships. SSS 3 38th Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational.* 3 Cats Point Regatta. BCYC 3-4 J/24 Southeast Qualifier. SPYC 10 Egmont Key Regatta. DIYC 10-11 Jeff Penfield Regatta. SSS 10-11 Bay Area One-Design. BCYC 17 Drumstick Regatta. SSS 17 Gulf Race. DBC 17-18 J/70 Youth. SPYC 17-18 Festival of the Islands. CMCS 17-18 Hospice Regatta. CHYC 23 Old Shoe/New Shoe Regatta. DIYC 24 Full Moon Regatta. SPSA 24 Moonlight Regatta. PGSC 24-25 Thanksgiving Regatta. DIYC 30-Dec. 2 America’s Disabled. SPYC

SYC: Southern YC, New Orleans, LA NOVEMBER 2-4 Southern Soiland Cup Invitational. SYC 3 Around the Rose. FYC 3 Brinckmann Regatta. FWYC 4 NOYC Closing. NOYC 10 Ring Around the Bay. FYC 10-11 MS High School Sailing Championship. 10-11 FCA/Lost Turkey Regatta. FWYC 10-11 Gulf Coast High School Championship. GYC 10-11 Jubilee Regatta. PYC 10-11 Chappell. Stitt (Champs #4). PYC 17 Turkey Day Race. PontYC 17 Turkey Trot. PBYC 17-18 Great Oaks Regatta. SYC 17-18 Turkey Day Regatta. HYC 22-24 Optimist Midwinter Championship. SYC DECEMBER 1 Chili Chase Regatta. GBCA 1 30 Million Words Regatta. PYC 8 Santa Claus Regatta. PYC 8-9 Sugar Bowl Regatta. SYC 15 Christmas Boat Parade. PYC 30-31 Sugar Bowl Regatta (IC). SYC

DECEMBER 1-2 America’s Disabled. SPYC 1-2 Laser District 13 Championship. SPYC 3-9 2.4mR Regatta. CHYC 8-9 Bay Area One-Design. TSS 15 Keelboat Regatta. DIYC 29 Commodore’s Cup. SSS

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Clubs with regattas listed this month The GYA is the main organization coordinating all races in the area FWYC: Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC: Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GBCA Galveston Bay Cruising Assoc. Galveston, TX HYC: HoustonYC, Houston, TX GYA: Gulf Yachting Association GYC: Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS LYC: Lakewood Yacht Club. Seabrook, TX NOYC: New Orleans YC, New Orleans,LA PBYC: Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC: Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PontYC: Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA PYC: Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL

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_________________________________________ 2017 16’ Raider Sport #133. Mug Race winner, 2018. Set up simply for older sailors, yet wicked fast, obviously. Automatic whisker pole, controls not complicated. No trailer. $6000. Located Johannsen Boat Works factory, Vero Beach, Florida 800-869-0773 trinka3@comcast.net (11/18) 23’ Sharpie Norwalk Island Cat Ketch 1996. Sea Island Boat Works. Carbon fiber masts, battened sails, lazy jacks. Trailer. Glass over wood, two bunks. Beam 7’ 5”, 1900 pounds. Draft 8 inches, 4.5 feet down. Beachable, selfrighting, singled-handed. VHF, 6hp outboard. $13,500. Matlacha, FL. 239-898-2044 (11/18)

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31’ Island Packet 1986/2017. Extensively updated by professionals and maintained by a captain. Cockpit is fully enclosed with new bimini and canvas dodger. Interior of boat is in excellent condition with 16500 BTU AC by Flagship Marine. Turn Key Ready. Lake Pontchartrain, Mandeville, LA. Asking $64,000. 985-630-3900, or capt001@bellsouth.net (12/18)

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32’ Gaff Ketch 1983. $15,900. Fiberglass, wood spars, PerkinsM30. 6 Sails, Edson worm gear, wood wheel. 4 bronze Murray winches, 25# plow/2 Danforths, chain and rode, autopilots, VHF, sounder. 4 1/2 ft draft, 2 water tanks, 40 gal fuel tank, Propane stove, ice chest, head, wind scoop, sun shade, 10ft Achilles and much more. Daytona Beach, FL. 386-451-0268. (12/18)

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32’ Bristol 1976. True Bluewater boat. 3.5’ draft full keel, 4’ centerboard. Heavier design. Sound hull, recent bottom job. Newer Yanmar 30hp diesel, roller-furling, rigging, internal halyards, Safe-Gas stove. $19,000. 941-251-5727 or atyoungnelson@icloud.com (1/19)

33’ Cheoy Lee Clipper Ketch. Illness forces sale. Perkins Perama M30 diesel, new exhaust manifold & heat exchanger, Danforth and CQR anchors, new VHF and inverter charger, carry on AC unit, Adler Barbour refrigeration, Vessel docked in Crystal River, Florida. Accepting any reasonable offer. 352-2200864 (11/18) 62

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33’ Jeanneau 33i 2010. Beachable shoal draft SWING KEEL, only 2’7”. Fun cruiser with chartplotter, radar, wind, depth speed and autopilot. A/C. Asking $95,000. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. For more details, contact Bo Brown 727-4081027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

34’ Cal 1968. Good condition, wellequipped, Yanmar 2GM20F, 12V refrigeration, updated wiring, rigging. Two 6-volt batteries, 80 gallons water, good sails, Harken furling, bimini/dodger enclosure. Ready to go. $12,000/OBO. 727-220-8490. (1/19)

2013 Gemini Legacy 35 catamaran. Most of these models were equipped similarly, the difference is in their maintenance and care. This one is perfect and available in St. Petersburg. Asking just $189k. Call Kelly Bickford at Massey Yacht Sales 727-599-1718 and arrange your inspection today.

35’ Chris Craft Caribbean Ketch 1973. Sparkman and Stevens design. Perkins 4107, Running. I am getting up there in age & it’s time for me to find a new home for my boat. Wind generator, good set of sails. Boat needs to be loved. Located in water in Sarasota. $12,000. 954-294-2168

35’ Endeavour Sloop 1984. Clean, new electronics, good sails. Rib dinghy and 6HP motor included. See pictures at Endeavourowners. com - S/V Petrel. Asking $28,500. waterbound9999@gmail.com (10/18)

36’ Beneteau Oceanis 36 CC 1999. $89,900 Contact: Tom Olive 256.710.4419 TomO@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

36’ Catalina MK II 1999. A fine example of a classic yacht with a slip at Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda, one of Florida’s finest sailing locations. Call now while still available. Contact Jeff Grossman: 727-278-2602. jeffandjean@masseyyacht.com (11/18)

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37’ Tartan 1979. Only 2 owners, New rigging, New bottom paint. A well-cared for pedigree yacht. Asking only $54,000. Harborage Marina Slip Available. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. Contact Kamil Honein 727- 688-6236 Kamil@PreferredYachts.com

37’ Irwin MKlll Center Cockpit 1977. Good Condition. Refrigeration, solar, windlass, Garmin GPS, Autopilot, davits/dinghy, Perkins 4-108, brand new batteries & cables, bimini/dodger/curtains. Miami. $29,000. fines_vandama@hotmail.com (11/18)

2015 Fountaine Pajot FP MY 37 Power Cat. Award Winning! AC/Gen. Loaded & Turn Key. $585,000. TryB4uBuy. Call 727-487-2278 R@Yachtmann.com. Yachtmann.com

2012 37.2 Delphia. High-quality performance cruiser from Europe. Thinking Hunter, Jeanneau, Beneteau? Take a look at Delphia. Air Conditioner, good electronics, autopilot, New Volvo Diesel, professionally maintained. Two staterooms. Priced to sell. REDUCED $89,900. Alan 941-350-1559 AlanPWYD@ gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

38 Lightwave Catamaran 2001. Built in Australia to world-class standards. Magnificently maintained and equipped. Asking $230,000. For more details, contact Jamie Birch 317-750-8664 Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

38’ Cabo Rico Cutter Plan B. 1985. Crealock design, bluewater contruction. Solar, watermaker, SSB radio, air conditioning, inverter, davits, dinghy. Ferenc Mate says Cabo Rico is one of Worlds Best Sailboats. Great sails and excellent sailing performance. Alan 941-3501559. Only $97,900 alanpwys@gmail.com, www.WindsweptYachtSales.com.

2001 Hunter 380. Spacious cruiser, aft cabin with queen bed, air condition, large freezer/fridge and shower. 255W solar panel with large battery bank. New davits. $85,900, Cape Coral, FL. Luc Carriere 239-822-4056, carrierefl@comcast.net (11/18)

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39’ Hunter 2011. Freshwater boat until 2017. Furling main, bow thruster. Well maintained and easy to sail. Asking $159,900. Contact Kamil Honein 727-688-6236. Kamil@PreferredYachts.com

Caliber 40 LRC ’03. Updated LRC–SE version. Well-maintained & equipped for cruising w/good storage/tankage. 2 cabins/2 heads. Furling main, Genoa, Staysail. Raymarine electronics. AIS, SSB, Wind generator, Solar panels…$199,000. S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

40’ Island Spirit Catamaran 2004. Built in South Africa. Bluewater cruiser, loads of equipment, Must see. Asking $215,000. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. For more details, Contact David Aumack 302-465-2416. David@PreferredYachts.com

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40’ Catalina 400 2006. Fast, twin helms, centerline berth. Motivated owner. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. Contact Bo Brown. 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com

41’ Hunter Deck Salon. New to the market. Exceptional value. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Pete. For details and more pictures, contact Bo Brown 727-4081027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com

40’ Caliber 1992 Asking $100,000. Blue water cruiser, New, Bimini & Dodger, New Main, New Stack Pack, New Running rigging. For more details Contact Jamie Birch 317750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

1988 Passport 41. Ready to move aboard and cruise! Perfect condition. Updated version of 40. Substantial upgrades, dinghy, motor, much cruising equipment. $159,000. For info and complete list, call 727-365-0943. (11/18)

41’ Island Packet SP Cruiser ’10. Thinking of switching from sail to power? Not ready? We have the boat for you! Sit inside in comfort & trim all sails at the push of a button. Or motor like a displacement trawler. $298,000. S&J Yachts 410-639-2777. www.sjyachts.com

42’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey Deck Salon 2006. Gorgeous boat with many upgrades. Asking $172,500. Located at the Preferred Yacht’s Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Pete. Contact Bo Brown 727-4081027 Bo@PreferredYachts.com

41’ Islander, 1973. Experienced Caribbean family cruiser, 50hp Perkins, 30gph watermaker, 2 refrigerators, 2 Blake heads, generator & AC. New main, new dodger, fresh bottom. $45,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, 305815-2607 Marinesource.com

Samba 2001 42’ Catalina - $119,900 Greg Merritt - 813-294-9288 greg@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net

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42’ 1981 Tartan Schell Keel. New Awlgrip, new spar, new furler, new standing & running rigging, autopilot, GPS, 2015 UK mainsail. Gregg at 941-730-6096, GreggWYS@gmail. com www.windsweptyachtsales.com $59,900

42’ 2007 Lagoon 420. Super clean and wellequipped 4-cabin, 4-head version. Fresh bottom paint, 2014 sails, 2009 engines, new radar, new house batteries, new solar panels, newer upholstery and cushions, and much more. Aggressively priced at $339,000 for a quick sale. Fort Pierce, FL, Matt Malatich of S&J Yachts 843-872-8080. matt@sjyachts.com

42’ Island Packet 420. Asking Only $219,000. Low hours, upgraded electronics, Motivated seller. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. Contact Joe Zammataro. 727-5600220. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

42’ Moody Center Cockpit 2002. Rare offering. Furling main, electric winches, generator, bow thruster. Bill Dixon design. Asking $147,500. Harborage Marina Slip Available. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. For more details Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com News & Views for Southern Sailors

Island Packet 420 2001. One-owner boat. Very clean, electronics upgraded in 2017. A/C, genset, newer sails, beautiful jade green Awlcraft hull paint. $275,000. Punta Gorda, FL. Contact Bill Bolin of S&J Yachts, 941-2126121, bill@sjyachts.com

42’ 2001 Catalina MK II. Asking $135,000. Motivated seller. Visit Featured yachts at Preferredyachts.com for more details. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. Contact Bo Brown 727-4081027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com

So Bella - 1981 42’ Passport - $77,000 Brad Peterson - 305-481-1512 bradp@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

43’ Slocum 43 Pilothouse 1986. $89,000 Contact: Contact: Melanie Neale 305.807.4096 Melanie@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

Trvth - 1977 43’ Gulfstar - $67,900 - Dave Raftery - 802-349-7200 - draftery@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net

44’ CSY Pilothouse. Amazing Bluewater cruiser completely updated and upgraded to the highest standards. You’ve never seen a boat like this. Asking $199,900. Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts.com

44’ Catalina 445 2014. Possibly the best boat Catalina ever built. 3 staterooms, exceptional equipment and well-maintained. A must see! Asking $320,000. For more details contact Joe Zammataro 727-560-0220 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, or Jamie Birch 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

45’ Island Packet 45 1999. Turn key and ready to cruise, this yacht is fully equipped and beautifully maintained. A/C, genset, solar, wind generator, watermaker. $249,500. St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bill Bolin of S&J Yachts, 941-212-6121, bill@sjyachts.com

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45’ Beneteau Oceanis 2012. Motivated seller priced this boat to sell. Asking $249,500. Located at the Preferred Yacht’s Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Contact Bo Brown at 727-4081027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com

45’ Freedom Center Cockpit 1990. Refit included new generator, bow thruster, electronics, radar arch, fresh bottom paint. Asking $135,000. Located at the Preferred Yacht’s Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Contact Jamie Birch at 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts. com

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45’ Hunter Center Cockpit. Asking $118,000. Spacious aft cabin, Easy to sail & Great Value. Fresh Bottom Paint Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Bo Brown at 727 408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

Outbound 46 2012 One owner boat - meticulously maintained - ready to cruise. Updated interior layout which debuted in 2012 w/ nav on stbd side & larger head aft w/ separate shower. $525,000. Call S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

46’ Hunter 460 2001. 3 stateroom with office layout. Located at the Preferred Yacht’s Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Contact Bo Brown at 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com

2014 Hake-Seaward 46 w/Retracting Keel 2’5”7’0” draft. Air, Thruster, Panda 4 Gen, Less than 100 main engine hrs, (3) Staterooms, (2) Heads. Offered at $465K. Bobby Brown 214-704-7750. bobby@littleyachtsales.com

2001 Catalina 470. Owned by a knowledgeable sailor who has continued to upgrade her, she has all of the right equipment. Offered at $205K. Bobby Brown 214-704-7750 bobby@littleyachtsales.com

Southerly 47 2013. Shoal draft 3’ 3” w/variable draft up to 10’ 3”. Blue water cruiser with the ability to sail in less than 4 feet of water. Extremely clean. 3 cabins. Large raised salon w/panoramic views. Well-equipped: Bow/ stern thrusters, generator, power winches. Asking $879,000. S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

48’ Hans Christian 48T Pilothouse 1985. PRICE REDUCED! Now $199,000 (Asking $224,900) Contact: Melanie Neale 305.807.4096 Melanie@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

2014 Beneteau 48 Oceanis. In Florida, Beautifully Loaded, Low Hrs, AC/GEN/Bowthruster. $333K Must See! 727-487-2278 R@Yachtmann.com Yachtmann.com

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Too Much of a Good Thing By Doris Taylor

ith protected sailing over a turquoise sea and mind-blowing snorkeling in gin-clear water, sailing in the Bahamas is incredible. The Out Islands truly feel like stepping back in time. There is a remoteness about these islands because everything arrives there by boat and much of the water is navigable only by small boats due to the shallow seas. Until GPS became widely available to recreational boaters in the 1990s, the navigation was tricky enough to prevent most casual sailors from attempting to go there. There are hundreds of little islands in the Bahamas chain commonly referred to as the “Out Islands.” These are delightful places with tiny settlements of only a few families, or no people at all. Some have hundreds of people living there, but rarely more. And the people are delightful. They are friendly and welcoming. Spending time in the Out Islands was heaven—except for the lack of fresh vegetables. These are coral islands, which means that they are low-lying and have little farmable land. As a result, they import most of their food, including produce. On the Out Islands, we would find the tiniest grocery stores I had ever seen. After several months of sailing in this veggie-deprived paradise, we arrived at Staniel Cay in the Exumas. I was excited to hear that there were two stores there, the pink one and the blue one. We promptly set out walking to find them. Disappointed and amused, I found that each was as small, simple and barren as the other. We came across the pink store first, finding a shed no bigger than a single car garage. There wasn’t anyone there, but a friendly older gentleman came out of the shade and invited us in. There were half a dozen shelves or so with a few cans of tuna, corned beef and condensed milk. I saw some grits

and oatmeal. For fresh vegetables, the typical fare was potatoes, carrots, onions, limes and sometimes cabbage. There were a couple of dozen fresh eggs from local chickens and a loaf of freshly baked bread. I usually had more food on board than could be found in one of these little stores. We bought some bread, eggs, and what vegetables they offered, finding some things in the pink store and others in the blue one. After living aboard in the Out Islands for several months, I found myself longing for something fresh and green to put on my plate. I’d never been a big salad eater, but I craved it. I was dying for some lettuce, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. One night when Tom and I were out with some sailing friends in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, I broached the subject of growing vegetables on board. We had been living aboard our 48-foot ketch and cruising the Bahamas for several months. I loved our life aboard, but was bemoaning

the lack of fresh produce. George, a delightful single hander who had been sailing for years, suggested I start with sprouts. He claimed that they were so easy that anybody could do it, and offered to bring me everything I needed to get started. As promised, he showed up the next day with some mung beans, an instruction sheet and a huge glass jar. He told me that if I followed the instructions, I’d be eating fresh, homegrown bean sprouts within two weeks. It looked simple enough. First I measured out the two tablespoons of mung beans and dumped them into the bottom of this HUGE jar. It looked like such a tiny amount of beans that I dumped in some more. It still didn’t look like much, but I figured I should be conservative and left it at that. I added the water, covered the jar, soaked the beans, strained them and changed the water daily. After a couple of weeks, I had about a third of a jar of edible sprouts. Wow! This was great! So I started putting sprouts in about one meal a day. And every day there were more sprouts than the day before. I started serving sprouts for lunch and dinner. It was good that I liked them, but Tom wasn’t quite as fond of them as I was. He was starting to grumble a little. And every day there were more sprouts than the day before. Now I had more than half a jar of sprouts. So I started serving sprouts with the eggs in the morning as well as salad for lunch and mixed with other vegetables for dinner. Tom’s grumbling got louder. And every day there were more sprouts than the day before. By this time, that huge jar was full! The third morning, my dear mate saw sprouts on his breakfast plate; he asked to see the jar. He took it from me, climbed up into the cockpit and promptly heaved it overboard!

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