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1968 Chris Craft Cherokee 32 Boat Review Cruise to St. Marys, Georgia Rebuilding 1960 O’Day Dolphin 24
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Editorial: Florida Anchoring Laws By Steve Morrell
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Letters You Should Believe
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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures
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Calendar — Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race)
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Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing
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1968 Chris Craft Cherokee 32 Boat Review By Susan Gateley
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Carolina Sailing: Georgetown Wooden Boat Show Turns 25 By Dan Dickison
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Southern Race Report: Women’s PHRF Championship and Women’s Trilogy in the Northern Gulf Coast; Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta
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Cruise to St. Marys, Georgia By Fred Braman
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Rebuilding a 1960 O’Day Dolphin 24 By Doug Calhoun
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The Imperfect but Wonderful Georgia ICW By James H. Newsome
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New Anchoring Law Proposals Could Endanger Navigable Rights
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hen I first heard, in mid-August, that the FWC was going to hold two public meetings in early September on newly proposed anchoring regulations in Florida, I thought: Here they go again—holding meetings off-season in two locations—Vero Beach and Bradenton— in a state that is 500 miles long and 160 miles wide, essentially surrounded by water, has the premier and most popular cruising grounds in the country, and populated by 19million people. More cruisers come to this state than any other during the winter cruising season—and they hold a meeting off-season in only two locations? Is that it? Shouldn’t they be holding meetings throughout the state, both in-season and off-season, over a period of a year or more? They’ve done this many times before, the last time being a year ago when they took a survey of the mooring pilot program. They must have a good reason for it, but I wonder if it isn’t to just be able to say in the future that they held public meetings for any regulations and allowed people to comment online. And I thought that the mooring field pilot program was going to resolve these issues—a program that took five years and was reasonably well-thought-out and seemed to take enough time to really test rules and get public input. It was even extended for three more years to get more information. The purpose of these meetings seemed to ignore that program. The stated purpose—put out by the FWC—in their words: To provide an opportunity for representatives from FWC to present a framework for possible legislation granting limited authority to counties and municipalities to regulate anchoring on state waters in certain circumstances. But if you go on and read the “Anchoring concepts for public meeting” document found online (http://myfwc.com/ boating/anchoring-mooring), it turns out there’s a lot more to it than that. Here is the one item in that document which has cruisers riled up: A vessel may not be anchored overnight within 300 feet of waterfront residential property or in a location that restricts use of attached docks or boat lifts. Three-hundred feet? That’s a football field and some anchorages are only 600 feet wide, meaning the property owner on the other side of the waterway is close enough that it essentially eliminates any anchoring. It appears the waterfront property owners who don’t like boats anchored off their property believe they have a right to control that, even though it’s not theirs and belongs to all of us, like a national forest. I read one account of the Vero Beach meet6
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ing that one property owner complained that he did not like boaters anchoring “in my backyard”—as though he owned it. What? Let’s put it simply? He doesn’t own it. And only a bought judge would give him such rights over it. Is he owed a degree of peace and quiet and privacy? Absolutely. Like everyone else—and that should be enforced, equitably. Of course, the real problem is that if you pay a lot of taxes and have a lot of money, you get more protection and favoritism in almost every corner of the United States than if you own nothing—meaning you have more power. That’s a fact, and anyone who denies it is blind. Some people think the United States is like a corporation: the more shares you own, the more power you have. It’s not. It’s like a cooperative: the more shares you own don’t make any difference; you only get one vote. Of course, the de facto situation is we are more like a corporation when it comes to favoritism from the government—the best government money can buy. And the FWC—and the local police—generally follow this state of affairs, although many police don’t like it. But they are employees of the current group in power and must obey their bosses, regardless of whether it’s just or not. I was discussing this situation with a friend and commented, “Why are they holding these meetings off-season, when most cruisers—who come from out of state—aren’t around?” My friend answered, “Probably because they work for Floridians, and others don’t have as much say.” I thought: Not true. All employees, including the police (and the FWC came dressed as police with their guns at these meetings), are first sworn to hold up the laws of the Constitution and of the federal government. They are sworn, first and foremost, to protect innocent people—no matter where they are from—from being overrun by others and their rights taken away, even if the others are the majority of the people. They work for all citizens, regardless of whether they are from Florida or not. In this case, it’s obvious that the majority are on land and the minority are the cruisers. But the rights of the cruisers—and any minority—are not to be infringed upon, especially in this case where the rights of boaters to navigate on navigable waters is sacrosanct—and so entrenched in federal law and tradition, that I wonder who the government is protecting. Shouldn’t the FWC be out there with legal advisors at these meetings who speak to protect the rights of the cruisers? Isn’t that one of the core responsibilities of their job? Why didn’t the FWC present arguments to the landowners supporting the rights of cruisers and navigation, instead of relying on just the public to express those rights? Why does the public have to present reasons for their rights? Did the FWC speak about the legalities of navigable waters or are they only speaking for the waterfront landowners? They are supposed to speak for all. www.southwindsmagazine.com
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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the following subjects. To find a course, go to www. cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder to find one near you. About Boating Safely Boating Skills & Seamanship How To Read a Nautical Chart Navigating with GPS Sailing Skills & Seamanship State Approved Basic Course Suddenly In Command Weekend Navigator Anchoring Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 1 Materials include USPS’s Anchoring Quick Guide and Student’s notes with copies of the presentation slides. Must be 12 or older. St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 7-9 pm. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St Petersburg. Instruction is free, materials $35 per family. Preregistration required at www.boating-stpete.org. Mastering the Rules of the Road, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 15 St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. 7-9 p.m. at the St.
Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. Instruction free, materials $40 per family. Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org. Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, Orlando, FL, Nov. 16-19 Held at the Orange County Convention Center, this conference—aimed at those in the marine retail business—is an educational event focused on helping marine dealers and marina operators strengthen their businesses, with more than 20 educational sessions and a few workshops that cover a broad range of topics. To register and more information, go to: https://mraa.site-ym.com/events. Marine Radar, St. Petersburg, FL, Nov. 19 Sponsored by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Materials include The Radar Book and copies of slides for students taking notes. 7-9 p.m., St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. Instruction free, materials $40 per family. Maximum 20 students, pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.
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About Boating Safely 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 name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements. About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s Boater Safety Card. The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Nov. 3. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $40 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **Ongoing–Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904) 5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach.com /pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **St. Augustine, FL. Ongoing. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine, FL. St. Augustine campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (off State Road 16), St. Augustine. Next course is Oct. 4. Preregistration required. Contact Vic Aquino at (904) 460-0243. wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=070-14-07. US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to http://www.ussailing.org/education/training-courses, or call (401) 683-0800, ext. 644. Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date. For learning-to-sail courses, go to http://www.ussailing.org/education. US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course Galveston, TX, Oct. 15-18. Sea Scout Base Galveston dba Galveston Community Youth Sailing Center. www.ssbgalveston.org. Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course Galveston, TX, Oct. 15-17. Sea Scout Base Galveston dba Galveston Community Youth Sailing Center. www.ssbgalveston.org. US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling, Southport, NC. Ongoing one and two-day 12
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BOAT SHOWS 55th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 30-Nov. 3 Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Fort Lauderdale. Largest boat show in the world, covering seven sites. Over 1,600 vessels with 160 Super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, electronics. Cost: Adults $24 ($22 online), children 6-15 $9 ($7 online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket $42 ($40 online). Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.5 p.m. The show is open for $40 ($38 online) for a show preview to all on Thurs. Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com. 42nd Fort Myers Boat Show, Nov. 13-16 Harborside Convention Complex and City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. 10-6 Thurs.-Sat, 10-5 Sun. Show is put on by the Southwest Florida Marina Industries Association and managed by Good Event Management, (954) 570-7785, john@swfmia.com. www.fortmyersboatshow.com. www.swfmia.com. 37th Annual St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, St. Petersburg, FL, Dec. 4-7 Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park in St. Petersburg, Fla., from Thur., Dec. 4 through Sun., Dec. 7. www.showmanage-
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FLEA MARKETS 17th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 25 The 17th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez, FL, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free to the public with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Bring your own table. Rain day will be the next day, Sunday, Oct. 26. Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too, buy or trade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t let your dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot of boaters (or interesting people) and have a good time. So dig out and dust off all that old boat stuff, and bring it on down (or you could just keep it until you can’t remember what it was ever going to be used for). Take the whole family if you like. Come out and find a great deal or just look around and have a good time. This event is co-sponsored by SOUTHWINDS magazine. For more information, call George Carter (owner of Cortez Yacht Sales) at (941) 792-9100.
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS 43rd Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, Oct. 9 Savor fresh from the gulf seafood at the 43rd Annual National Shrimp Festival during this four-day event that attracts over 300,000 people. This year the festival will play host to more than 80 hours of musical entertainment featuring a lineup of national, regional and local bands and artists Main public beach in Gulf Shores at 101 Gulf Shores Parkway. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. www.myshrimpfest.com. Oct 3-5. 28th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show. Food, music and lots of other events. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org. Oct. 9-12, 43rd Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL Main public beach access where Hwy. 59 ends and intersects with Hwy. 182. Fresh-from-the-gulf seafood at the 43rd Annual National Shrimp Festival during this four-day event that attracts over 250,000 people. 250-plus vendors with shrimp, fine arts and crafts, along with two music stages featuring major national recording artists as well as local favorites. Children’s Activity Village for kids entertainment. Free. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com Oct. 11-12. Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Shrimp cooked every way. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Waterfront Park in Beaufort, SC. www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_ beaufort _shrimpfest.htm Oct. 18-19. 45th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival. Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 p.m. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great food in City Park. There will be live entertainment at several places around town, and a parade on Saturday morning. Over the weekend, there is an open house at the lighthouse Boat Rental, Charter Company, For Profit Sailing Club Information Wanted Beach Cats, Sunfish, etc. – Small Boat Rental Companies Bareboats and Captained Charter Companies Add your boat rental or charter company to SOUTHWINDS’ new online Southeast Sailing Business Directory for charter and boat rental companies, including forprofit sailing clubs in the Bahamas and in the Southeast U.S.—in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. For small boat rentals, this includes beach cats, sunfish, trimarans, windsurfers, kite sailing, sailing kayaks—any small sailboat rental in a private business, sailing club or community organization. For charter companies, this includes bareboat and captained charter companies and sailing clubs, including for the day and overnight, whether long term or short term, and for any size boat. All of the above includes inland and on the coast. To enter your FREE or paid listing (add additional information to paid listings), go to www.southeastsailing.com.
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on Seahorse Key, the big island three miles to the west of Cedar Key. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina. www.cedarkey.org Oct. 24-26. 33rd Annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival. Childrens area, live entertainment and fishing expo. The arts and craft show is designed with a nautical theme. A bounty of fresh seafood featuring the favorite Madeira Beach Grouper. Fri. 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Johns Pass Village, Madeira Beach, FL. www.johnspass.com. 51st Annual Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola, FL, Oct 31-Nov. 1. The state’s oldest maritime exhibit. The twoday event annually draws thousands of visitors to this scenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The festival features delicious seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood-related events and displays under the shady oaks of Apalachicola’s Battery Park. Some of the notable events include oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run, a Blue Crab race and a Blessing of the Fleet. (888) 653-8011. 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (11 p.m. on Sat.) www.floridaseafoodfestival.com
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3rd Annual Paddles Up St. Pete Festival, Lake Maggiore Park, St. Petersburg, Oct. 4 The United States Power Squadron is bringing back last year’s successful Paddles Up festival, including the dragon boat races. The festival offers local residents and visitors of all ages a venue to view and partake in Dragon Boat races, paddle a canoe or kayak, and try a stand-up paddleboard, among other events around and about the water. Canoe and kayak races will be held with all visitors eligible to enter. The festival provides a wonderful occasion to highlight paddle craft activities that can take place in St. Petersburg’s waterfront parks, as well as promote marine science, safety, preservation and education. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. www.paddlesupstpete.com.
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NMEA Conference, Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 8-11
The National Marine Electronics Association’s (NMEA) 2014 International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo will be held at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort in Fort Myers, FL. BoatingIndustry.com reported that more than “600 dealers, technicians, distributors, manufacturers, and others who design, build, install, and service marine electronics for the nation’s fleets of recreational and commercial vessels” are expected to attend the event. It is the largest event of its kind in North America for the marine electronics trade. The conference and expo will exhibit the best in marine electronics and many manufacturers will be launching their new products. The conference is designed as a training and educational event for dealers and manufacturers and is the marine electronics industry’s best opportunity for dealers to meet with manufacturers. In the last few years, organizers have expanded the event to include more training and the last two years have seen record attendance. This year, training will again be an important emphasis. For more information, go to www.nmea.org.
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reunion. The event is held at Joe Wheeler State Park, just off the main Tennessee River. For more information, and to register, go to www.greatloop.org/2014-fall-ren dezvous-reunion-cms-1304.
Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 18 The SSCA will be hosting this gam at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It will be limited to 200 people, who must register beforehand. Non-SSCA members are welcome. There will be a kick-off on Fri. Oct. 17, at Corrigan’s Irish Pub, followed by small group dinners at various restaurants in the city. Included with the registration is breakfast and a buffet lunch on Saturday. A number of speakers will be covering various topics throughout the day. A vendors area will be available all day for attendees to visit. There will be a happy hour and raffle at the end of the day, with dinner and another speaker in the evening. Dinner will be available for an additional cost over the event registration. There will be a marine flea market on Sunday morning across the street from the yacht club. Vendors may purchase a space for $10. For those arriving by boat, dockage and a mooring field are available through the city marina. Registration is $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Non-members may join the SSCA at the gam (and be reimbursed for their registration fee difference). Saturday dinner is an additional $28. Contact Al Lima at bosbyshelllima@msn. com, or (813) 2305751, for information. Register at www.ssca.org.
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Annual Lionfish Derby, Boynton Beach, FL, Oct. 18 Hosted by eBoatListings, this event is a derby to help control lionfish and protect Florida reefs. This is a lionfish tournament sanctioned by Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). The event runs from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a weigh-in at 3 p.m., followed by a party and awards from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event begins at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park in Boynton Beach. Register online at http://blog.eboatlistings.com. Registration is $100 per boat (4 divers/boat) and includes four entries, four shirts, four goody bags, four tickets to the after-party. Registration after Oct. 4, cost is $120/boat. Captains meeting at the Old Key Lime House in Lantana on Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. If only attending the party, cost is $10, $15 after Oct. 4. All certified scuba divers and all free divers are encouraged to participate. Non-divers can attend the after-party/awards and/or volunteer to help with data collection.
39th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Nov. 14-16 SSCA will be holding its biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast Nov. 14-16. The vendor area will be in the gym on Friday and Saturday. Vendors will be offering “boat show” discounted prices. Seminars will be held on Friday, Saturday and
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Sunday and roundtable discussions on Sunday morning. Friday evening we’ll have the Vendor and Speaker Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party ($10 per person includes two drink tickets and cold hors d’oeuvres). Saturday evening will feature a gourmet buffet, followed by the after-dinner presentation by Rick and Julie Peterson titled “From Russia with Love: Sailing from St Petersburg, FL, to St Petersburg, Russia.” Those who choose to dine elsewhere may return after dinner to enjoy the Petersons’ presentation and participate in the annual fundraising auction. Saturday evening dinner is $22.40/person. Registration beforehand is required. On Sunday morning, rain or shine, will be the Nautical Flea Market held in the gym. Tables rent for $10 each. 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. For more information, or to register, go to www.ssca.org and click on SSCA Events. Melbourne Heading South Gathering. Just before the Melbourne Gam, on Nov. 13, SSCA is sponsoring another informal get-together where both new and experienced cruisers can gather and talk about their plans for heading south. Those new to cruising can pick the brains of SSCA’ers who have been out a while and know the ropes. Cruisers who have made the trip south to the Bahamas or the Caribbean
can share their knowledge and help new cruisers avoid the pitfalls. The meeting will be at Squid Lips bar, a short walk from the Eau Gallie Civic Center (location of the Melbourne Gam) at 4 p.m. Squid Lips is located right on the ICW. For details, contact Melinda Schell at melssca@gmail.com.
15th Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Conference, Charleston, SC, Nov. 18-19 The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association will hold its 15th annual conference at the Hilton Savannah Desoto Hotel in Savannah, SC. Interested parties and Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) advocates are urged to attend. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association is an alliance of recreational boating and commercial maritime interests. This year’s conference theme is “AIWA: Building Partnerships to Maintain the Nation’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.” As of press date, the final agenda had not been completed. Some of the agenda topics confirmed are: Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program and waterway maintenance update; A view from inside the beltway of Washington, D.C.; Non-federal funding support for waterway maintenance; The AIWW as a regional transportation system; A discussion of commercial operations along the Intracoastal Waterway; Offshore energy; Georgia Ports Authority presentation; Surveying and mapping. More information and conference registration is available at www.atlanticintracoastal.org. Sponsorship inquiries are also welcome.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). Okeechobee Water Level Rises Since August As of press date in early September, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.48 feet above sea level, increasing a few inches since early August. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.42 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.62 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.44 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). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.
offered use of their facilities for this philanthropic, all-volunteer, grass-roots effort. W.A.V.E. 2014 was coordinated by a core committee of eight, representing participating Gulf Yachting Association clubs, including Grand Lagoon YC, Fort Walton YC, Navy YC Pensacola, Pensacola YC, Pensacola Beach YC and Point YC (Alabama). Chaired by Navy Yacht Club’s Kathy Champagne, who first conceptualized the event, check-in sheets for volunteers, skippers and veterans indicated more than 180 people participated. In celebration of the centennial of Naval Aviation, and recognizing that Pensacola’s Naval Air Station trains stu-
Florida Yacht Clubs are “Catching the W.A.V.E.” By Julie B. Connerley Veterans and crew on board one of the W.A.V.E. boats. Photo by Julie B. Connerley For the third year, six area yacht clubs coordinated a “Day on the Bay” for disabled and combat-wounded veterans as a way of honoring America’s heroes. The Wounded American Veterans Event (W.A.V.E.) was held August 9 at the city of Pensacola’s Plaza de Luna Park in Pensacola, adjacent to Marina Management’s Palafox Pier. Both properties graciously
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dents from every branch of the military, the U.S. Coast Guard, other agencies and foreign allies, NAS base commander Capt. Keith Hoskins graciously welcomed veterans and guests before they departed on a two-hour sail around Pensacola Bay. Enlisted personnel from NAS were invited aboard as “boat buddies” to assist the veterans and in an effort to provide an opportunity for intergenerational dialogue. “The day began with a less-than-favorable forecast,” said Champagne, “but once again we enjoyed a Chamber of Commerce day for our event. Some of the boaters encountered rain, but they reported it to be a welcome relief from
the heat!” Fifteen vessels participated, supported by a media/first aid boat courtesy of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Among them was first-time participant and 37-year Navy veteran Will Frye, sailing a 1978 Nor’Sea 27 named Talofalee. Unusual among the modern Beneteaus, J/boats, and Hunters raising their spinnakers (a first for this event), Frye’s eye-catching double-ender sporting tan-bark sails, cream-colored hull, and long curving tiller stood out against the blue sky. It wasn’t just that his boat was unusual—his passion for the boat itself is, well, uncommon. He loves sailing and has
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owned a 1977 Nor’Sea 27 for 30 years. Being in the military meant he was periodically transferred. At the time he purchased his boat, it was the largest available trailerable boat on the market that didn’t require a permit. In 2010, he discovered a 1978 Nor’Sea 27 in Sarasota that had sunk. The owner was going to scuttle it. Frye bought it instead. From there he took it to his farm in South Alabama and began restoring it himself to make it seaworthy again. He launched it in June 2013. And what about the 1977 Nor’Sea 27? “I still own it also,” he chuckled. “These boats need care and attention, so I work on it on the farm when I have time.” When asked about W.A.V.E., Frye didn’t hesitate. “It was fun. I hope they do it again next year.” Key W.A.V.E. committee members have already been Online Southern Youth Sailing Programs and Yacht Clubs Directory Search for or list southern youth sailing programs on our new and FREE online directory. The directory lists all programs and clubs (and sailing associations) in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. You can search by name, city, state, zip code or keyword. Each program has its own page for listing dates, ages, costs, etc. Google maps locate the programs on the page. The site also lists all the southern yacht clubs. We are encouraging youth program directors to list their programs and yacht clubs to list their organizations. There is no charge. Go to our website for the link at www.southwindsmagazine.com.
approached by two different organizations about next year’s event, and through the support of the Florida Commodores Association, other yacht clubs in Florida are “Catching the W.A.V.E.” For 2014, similar events are being planned at Charlotte Harbor, Halifax River and Sarasota yacht clubs. It is the ultimate hope that yacht clubs across the United States will join the effort to say thank you to our nation’s veterans who have given so much for their country, and to share our passion for sailing.
Brian Malone Becomes Licensee for North Sails in St Petersburg, FL North Sails announced in August that Brian Malone has assumed the license for North Sails in St Petersburg, FL. Formerly owned by world champion sailor Ethan Bixby since 1998, Bixby opted to sell the business to Malone but will remain actively involved as a sales representative indefinitely. North sales representatives Lin Robson will continue to work at the loft in St. Petersburg, and Dave Beatson will remain in place in the Jacksonville, FL, location. Bixby will remain a North Sails representative. Sail care expert Lon Ethington will continue his position in St. Petersburg. Malone, who is very active in the sailing community, worked in the sailmaking industry prior to buying the St. Petersburg loft. Malone grew up sailing dinghies in the Bahamas and moved to Florida 16 years ago to get more involved with sailboat racing and the marine industry. Brian and his wife, Kathleen Robinson, a professor at Eckerd College, own and race a J/24 together and are active members of the Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa.
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Boating Industry Statistics: As a Percentage of Boats in the U.S, Sail Increases from 2012 to 2013 Boating Industry magazine (boatingindustry. com) reported that 36.6 percent of the 242 million adults in the United States participated in boating last year. The number has remained flat over the last few years. In terms of the number of boats on the water in 2013, there were 15.9 million boats. The percentage that were sailboats increased from 9 percent to 10 percent since 2012. The number that decreased one percent was participation in non-powered boats, such as canoes and kayaks, which dropped from 18 percent to 17 percent. The number of new sailboats sold in 2013 was almost exactly the same as 2012 with 5493 sailboats. The magazine also reported that the average age of new
boat buyers of sailboats was 57.3 years old. Florida continued to lead states in boater use and registration. For dollars spent (on both new boats and boat accessories), Florida again led the pack. Following Florida was Texas and then Michigan. The other states in the Southeast that registered in the top 10—in both spending categories—were North Carolina (no. 8) and Louisiana (no. 9). Florida also led the trend with increases in boat spending in recent years. Also reported was the number of recreational boats retired each year since 1998. The highest point was 2006 by far—the year that the boating industry took a dive. The peak in boat registration was in 2005—the year the boating industry was at its peak in sales. Few in the industry will forget that boom—and few will forget that dive for a long time to come.
Beneteau Group Acquires U.S. Small Powerboat Brands From Boating Industry.com (Boating Industry magazine) Beneteau Group closed on a deal in June to purchase the Rec Boat Holdings family of brands, which includes Four Winns, Glastron, Wellcraft and Scarab. This purchase marks a significant move into the powerboat market in the United States. “This acquisition is in line with the Group’s development strategy for the North American motorboat market. After launching sales of motorboats over 12 meters in 2010, the Group is embarking on the second phase of its project, with motorboats under 12 meters, which requires an industrial investment in America,” the company said in a statement. Rec Boat Holdings, based in Cadillac, MI, has revenues of about $150 million, employs 475 people and has a network of more than 200 dealers, Beneteau said. For Beneteau, this represents its first entry into the small powerboat market. Beneteau Group also owns the Beneteau, Jeanneau, Lagoon, Prestige and Monte Carlo brands, as well as a European homebuilding division. In 2012-13, sailboats accounted for 41 percent of the group’s revenue, motorboats accounted for 36 percent and housing was responsible for 23 percent, according to the company.
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1968 Chris Craft Cherokee 32 By Susan Gateley
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or 17 years, I have sailed a Chris Craft. Yes, the iconic American powerboat company of the 20th century did build sailboats. Not many, only a few hundred, but the ones it produced that I’ve seen were good designs of average-to-above-average construction quality, with good bronze hardware thru-hulls and Monel tankage. In 1963, the company offered its first sailboat, the Sail Yacht, a 35-foot full-keel sloop that was called a motorsailor that was equipped with a midships cockpit, and perhaps in a nod to her origins, a windshield. Chris Craft was then near the peak of its corporate arc, cranking out steel, wooden, and fiberglass cruisers, runabouts, and ski boats by the thousands that were sold through a nationwide network of dealerships. The Sail Yacht, a sweet-looking, sea-kindly classic, was followed over the next 12 years by a dozen different sloops and ketches, including the 32-foot Cherokee that I sail on, Titania, one of the so-called “Indian series” produced between 1966 and 1970. The Cherokee and her two bigger sisters, the slooprigged, 37-foot Apache and 42-foot Comanche were similar
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designs—designed to be cruiser-racers—all from the board of Olin Stephens, then among America’s foremost yacht designers. Each design features moderate displacement, (about 8700 pounds for the Cherokee), a cast-iron fin keel with ballast bulb, and a skeg-mounted rudder. They were typical CCA designs (Cruising Club of America racer-cruiser designs) of the mid 1960s with slender beams (nine foot for the Cherokee), relatively long overhangs and a modest freeboard by today’s standards. Though pleasing to the traditionalist’s eye, her beam does not offer the below-deck accommodations of a newer boat, but the lean hull and overhangs make her and her two big sisters (the Apache and the Comanche) well-behaved when hard pressed in a blow or a knockdown, unlike many of the wide modern designs that are prone to going out of control in a sudden gust. And even with a fin keel, the Cherokee tracks surprisingly well in following seas. The PHRF rating ranges from 191 to 220 according to the US Sailing Association’s website. She’s not a speedster, but she is a good all-around performer and quick enough to turn and accelerate to be a fun daysailer. Her deck and cabin top, like those of the Apache and Comanche, are cored with a rigid lightweight foam material, and the deck hardware is backed by steel plates rather than rot-prone plywood (see below for one issue associated with them). The deck is bolted-riveted and glued to the inwardturned hull flange. The adhesive is a 5200-like material of savage tenacity that does NOT let go—as we learned when we re-bedded our teak cockpit coamings and replaced one bulkhead-mounted compass a few years ago. The chain plate attachment on the Cherokee does not rely on an interior plywood bulkhead mounting, unlike some of the other Chris Craft designs. Instead, the chain plates are connected to a heavy stainless plate backed by a large dense foam-cored glass laminate attached under the side deck. Though unconventional, it seems to do the job with no hidden rot issues as so often is the case with bulkhead-mounted chain plates. The original accommodations were adequate by 1968 standards when 32-footers rarely sailed with refrigerators, hot water heaters and air conditioners. The Cherokee had six berths and not a whole lot of storage area. As we were a cruising couple with no kids, we promptly converted two berths into storage. The first bunk to go was the decidedly marginal www.southwindsmagazine.com
The foredeck shot shows an anchor roller that we installed, and the somewhat marginal-sized chocks for a fat mooring line. The foredeck cleats are adequate, though.
quarter berth suitable only for a small person but ideal for easy-to-reach-from-thecockpit short-term storage. Eliminating the cushion also improved access to a generous storage space beneath it that we dubbed “The Bosun’s Locker” and filled with tools, spare parts, engine oil and other gear essential to the boat’s operation. The galley is aft near the companionway to starboard. It, too, is short on storage. Like most boats of the time, it includes an icebox of adequate size and minimal insulation. The icebox is adjacent to the motor compartment, so on a long day under power, it gets considerable extra heat input. The main cabin features three bunks, a low, narrow sea berth to starboard and a pull-out bunk with another bed
above it to port. The fixed upper was the next to go aboard our boat, which we changed over to storage during an extended East Coast cruise. Two removable plywood boxes—not elegant, but spacious—replaced it. The original table folded up against the bulkhead when not in use, but we bolted it in place leaving it permanently deployed for something extra to grab when we were below in rough weather. Forward of the main cabin is a hanging locker to
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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW changes, like new cushions and a high output alternator, but for the most part have not made any big changes except to add storage space below and a deck box aft of the tiller for winch handles, binoculars and other small items. We also added two midships Herreshoff-type cleats for docking with spring lines, an obvious must-do for any old boat sailed solo that lacks this feature. Perhaps the most ambitious upgrade was to replace the fiberglass rudder blade with steel. Like many old fiberglass rudders, ours had structural issues and had been ineffectively patched. We also didn’t like the behavior of the balanced blade when motoring, as the prop wash would hit the rudder blade forward of the stock to give the tiller a strong pull at higher rpm. The new steel rudder fabricated by my spouse had a deeper and narrower foil than the Interior shot, looking aft, shows steps over the front of the engine and the galley on previous blade. Steering remained just as the starboard side with the icebox located where it can get adequate heat from the light and well-balanced with no increase in motor! Both the quarter berth aft and the upper berth forward of it have been con- weather helm, but we did notice when short verted to storage on this boat, which is sailed by two people. The table has been per- tacking in close quarters, she accelerates manently deployed on this boat and is folded up here. Originally, it was stowed up faster after a tack with the higher aspect against the forward bulkhead, but we decided we liked having it available to grab blade. The obnoxious pull we had put up when below in bouncy weather, and decided to bolt it in place with when motoring vanished. On deck, the Cherokee features narrow side decks that make moving forward a bit of a pain. Her comfortable cockpit, like those of the Apache and Comanche, feels safe and secure. It is also easy to brace against the opposite side in rough weather on the 32-footer, thanks to the narrow beam. The boat’s rig is low aspect ’60s vintage with a long boom and aft sheeting on the main sheet. The husky aluminum spar is keel-stepped. We had to add a home-built plywood and epoxy sea hood before fitting a dodger. A design feature I found of interest that apparently was also on the Apache and Comanche was a grounding strap that tied all the shrouds to the iron fin keel for lightning protection. The Cherokee is not blindingly fast, but she steps along and likes to work up to windward. She isn’t as close-winded as more modern boats with tighter sheeting angles, but she’s quick to tack, accelerates Looking forward. The typical narrow boat cabin of the day, but with good six-footplus headroom, grab rails, storage racks and plywood boxes, and the bolted-down easily and is a good all-around performer. In light air, I have steered her by walking table. around the deck to change the boat’s trim to head her up or off the wind. She’s a pleasure to sail with her starboard and a small head (with no shower) to port. The eager get-up-and-go feel. Like any over-canvased boat, forepeak features the usual V-berth with a good-sized she’ll get plenty of weather helm when the rail goes under, anchor locker forward of that. We supplement two 15-galand we usually put a reef in when it gets over 15 to 18 knots. lon Monel water tanks underneath the main cabin bunks The Cherokee is not a stiff boat, but she is mannerly and with a stash of one-gallon milk jugs up forward under the generally a delight under sail, even when hard pressed with V-berth where a small holding tank also resides. the wind aft of the beam. Since we got the boat in 1996 we’ve made a few 30
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Looking forward. This shows the owner-installed halyard lead aft, the skinny side decks of this fairly narrow boat by today’s standards with “fake teak” non-skid.
In more moderate conditions she is a joy with her light helm and quick response when the helmsman nudges the tiller. Yes. That’s another feature I like. People eye the tiller’s length and say, doesn’t it get in the way? Rarely, I reply, and certainly not when at anchor, when—unlike a huge wheel—it flips up out of the way. For the single-hander, it’s a snap to reach jib winches, the aft-mounted main sheet or the VHF radio mike just inside the companionway. It is my belief that many modern beamy boats have wheel steering to compensate for the excessive helm they develop when heeled, and that people with tiller steering are more apt to reduce sail when their yacht gets “hard mouthed” and starts sailing inefficiently on its side instead of on its bottom. Of course, no boat, even the one I sail, is perfect. One flaw in the Cherokee is lack of opening ports. The only opening window is located in the head. A number of owners have retrofitted their boats with additional ventilation for windows and hatches. Another issue on the 32-footer, at least, is the access to the auxiliary engine. The original power for the Cherokee was the four-cylinder Atomic Four.
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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW Perhaps the most ambitious upgrade was to replace the fiberglass rudder blade with steel. Like many old fiberglass rudders, ours had structural issues and had been ineffectively patched.
It’s a compact little engine and is tucked away under the cockpit and bridge deck in a compact little space. Access to the back of the motor or the stuffing box is restricted to a not-too-fat mechanic. We’ve joked about hiring a 12-yearold double amputee for some of the jobs back there. Kubota makes a diesel that is supposed to be a drop-in on the original engine beds (but some carpentry work might be needed). We made access even tougher by replacing the original small Monel fuel tank with a 30-gallon aluminum gas tank under the cockpit. Another problem common to the Cherokee and her big sisters is corrosion of the steel backing plates for lifeline stanchions and other hardware that were glassed into their decks. When these rust and swell, they crack and delaminate the deck. One fix is to cut out the old rusted steel plates and glass in replacement stainless from below to keep the repair inconspicuous. All of the Chris Craft sailboats I’ve seen had a generous amount of yachty teak trim. I guess you love it or you hate it. I loved it when we first got the boat, but each spring in recent years, there just hasn’t been enough time for Bristolfashion, varnished teak maintenance, though the Cetol-type coatings do make a reasonable and less time-consuming substitute for varnish. And like many older boats, the non-skid surfaces are now in need of renewal. While the basic design is generally seaworthy and capable with a modest-sized cockpit and a full
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The six-foot cockpit is small but comfortable, with bridge deck, high coamings for good back support and tiller out of the way.
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Hewed from History – the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show Turns 25 Photos courtesy Georgetown Wooden Boat Show By Dan Dickison
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s the crow flies, it’s just over 60 miles south from the border of North and South Carolina to the spot where four rivers intersect and form Winyah Bay. The Black, the Great Pee Dee, the Waccamaw and the Sampit rivers conjoin near a historic riverfront town of some 9,000 residents – Georgetown. Each year in the fall, the population here doubles as wooden boat enthusiasts gather and pay homage to the region’s maritime heritage with a oneday celebration of wooden craft right in the heart of town. Part tribute, part festival, and all fun, the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show has grown to become one of the top gatherings in the United States for wooden boat aficionados. This year (October 18-19), the show will celebrate its silver anniversary, and befitting the occasion, the organizers have expanded the proceedings to two days. They’ve also added a few new twists to the affair. According to Sally Swineford, a local restaurateur and one of the founders and organizers of this annual event, more than 140 wooden vessels are expected to be on display this year, some of them coming from as far away as Kentucky and Virginia. These craft range from sleek, shiny kayaks and polished, classic runabouts to beautifully maintained oceangoing yachts. That’s not to say there won’t be a
contingent of workboats on hand as well. Of course, there’s more to this show than boats. There are activities (children’s model boatbuilding, among others), demonstrations (knottying and more), as well as maritime arts and crafts. Over the years, one of the show’s principal highlights has proven to be the ever-popular Wooden Boat Challenge—a boatbuilding competition featuring two-person teams racing to build a given skiff design in under four hours. After finishing construction, explains Swineford, the teams are required to demonstrate their boat’s seaworthiness via a rowing/paddling relay race on the Sampit River, right in front of the show. “When the sawdust is flying and the teams are scrambling under the tent, it’s really a fun atmosphere,” she says. “Everyone gets a chance to observe and see the skiffs come together. But the fun really happens when we all head to the waterfront to see these boats launched and put to the test.” This year, as part of the expansion to a two-day event, Swineford and her fellow organizers have invited past winners of the boatbuilding competition to participate in something they’ve dubbed the Master Boatbuilders Challenge, which will take place on Sunday. Two-person teams will be given the same materials and the same amount of time that each team has for Saturday’s Wooden Boat Challenge, but these veterans will be free to build whatever design they want. “It will be really interesting to see what designs they come up with,” says Swineford. Among the past champions expected to be on hand for The Charleston-based Herreshoff ketch Mobjack (center with flags) has been a fixture a this show for years.
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Sunday’s competition are two-time winner Willy French (who holds the world record for the fastest build of a Teal skiff) and renowned shipwright Mark Bayne, who has won this competition three previous times. Also planned for Sunday, says Swineford, is an evolving aspect of the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show—a youth regatta to be sailed in a fleet of wooden Optimist prams. Anyone between the ages of 8 and 15 can participate (for a fee of $10). Another Sunday feature will be a choral performance by the local Winyah Indigo Choral Society. And throughout the show, the New Charleston Mosquito Fleet will have two of its Pilot Gigs there and will offer the opportunity for attendees to experience rowing those boats. Another thing to know about this show is that all of this entertainment is free. But Swineford is keen for interested parties to be aware that the event serves as the largest fundraiser supporting the South Carolina Maritime Museum, which sits adjacent to the show right there on Front Street. Because of that, she encourages attendees to purchase show merchandise—T-shirts, hats, etc.— and food. (A Bloody Mary and bagel brunch is planned for Sunday morning right behind the museum.) All of the proceeds from these sales go to support the museum, which is currently the lone collection in the Palmetto State dedicated solely to maritime artifacts and heritage. The 25th anniversary of the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show is only the second edition of the show since last year’s tragic fire on Front Street. That early morning blaze demolished several buildings and threatened the museum. The 2013 edition of the show took place just weeks later, and because of public appeals for support for the town, says Swineford, there were a record number of people on hand for the show. She estimates that some 20,000 people attended. “We had so many people come out and support the show, it was amazing. And we also had an unprecedented number of sponsors and exhibitors that year as well.” This year, she says, the turnout is likely to be even larger. “Historically, the show has grown every year, and we expect that to continue.” To accommodate this growth, the organizers have expanded the event’s footprint to extend over three full blocks along the waterfront. How will all this work out? “We’ll see how it goes,” says Swineford. “If the expansion is a success, there’s a good chance we’ll do it again next year.” The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show takes place October 18 and 19. For more information, log on to www.woodenboatshow.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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RACE REPORT Fast Women Regatta, Josephine, AL, July 19-23 By Kim Kaminski Debby Grimm and her crew on Hot Chocolate earned the first place Overall Spinnaker Class and Best Female team at this year’s Fast Women’s Regatta. The team traveled from New Orleans, to compete in the first race. Photo by Kim Kaminski.
On July 19, the 23rd Annual Fast Women Regatta was held by the Point Yacht Club of Josephine, AL, on Perdido Bay. Threats of thunderstorms hindered the number of competitors for this year’s event. The Fast Women Regatta is the first of a three-race series for the Women’s Trilogy Trophy—a trophy presented to the best all-female team to compete in each of the three women’s sailing events held along the Gulf Coast. Five boats sailed from various locations on the northern Gulf Coast: One team from New Orleans, LA, one team from Fort Walton Beach, FL, and two teams from Pensacola, FL, along with one local team from Josephine. The day turned out to be filled with good winds for a great day of competition. Fleet Captain Matt Taylor from the Point Yacht Club stated, “Never cancel a race based on the weather prediction.” The only opportunity that did not go so well was the predicted weather inhibited the chances for the “virgin” skip-
pers (a helmswomen who takes the helm for the first time in a race) to get out on the water and race. Leery of possible conditions, those competitors did not sail in this year’s event. Debby Grimm and her crew on Hot Chocolate from New Orleans took first place and earned the best all-female team for the Fast Women Regatta. In second place was Kim Kaminski and crew on Helldiver from Pensacola, and the first-place mixed crew winner was Rachael Gillette on Atlantic Union from Pensacola. The Non-Spinnaker firstplace winner was Becky Graham on Pea-J.
34th Annual Bikini Regatta, Pensacola, FL, July 26 By Kim Kaminski Past Commodore Lloyd Stagg and his wife Beverly (red hats) present the Special Bikini Trophy to the crew of Eve-N-Keeled, who won first place in the All Female Class and the Overall Spinnaker Fleet. Photo by Kim Kaminski.
The 34th Annual Bikini Regatta is held by the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola and is the second race in the Women’s Trilogy series. It is also the oldest female PHRF race along the northern Gulf Coast. Eleven boats ventured out onto Pensacola Bay with eight boats sailing in the Spinnaker class and three in the Non-Spinnaker class. The winds started out at 13 to 15 knots but gradually increased as the day progressed, making the race a real challenge. But the women of the Gulf Coast rose to the occasion and the competition was tight and close. Two races were held for the day, with the first race separating the competitors by seconds, especially in the Spinnaker class; Jennifer Grant and her crew on Eve-N-Keeled took first, with Karen Kriegel and team on Reach Around only 10 seconds behind. Rachael Gillette and her mixed crew on Atlantic Union were only 21 seconds behind Reach Around, with Debby Grimm and crew on Hot Chocolate wrapping up fourth place by 23 seconds. In the second race, the winds increased, and the finish times were not as close as the first race. In the end, the top News & Views for Southern Sailors
teams were: Eve-N-Keeled earning first place overall in the Spinnaker division, taking the Commodore Lloyd & Bev Stagg Trophy; Lisa Williams and crew on Shaman earning
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Rachael Gillette Brings Women’s Championship Trophy Home and Earns Top Honors in the Race for the Roses, Pensacola, FL, Aug. 2-3 Gulf Yachting Association perpetual trophy back at Pensacola Beach Yacht Club By Julie B. Connerley
YA Women’s PHRF Championship winning crew, from left, Sara Bellchamber, skipper Rachael Gillette, Naomi Van den Bergh, Courtney Cooper-Cumberland, and Ellen Costigan. Not pictured, Christine Hall, Melanie Jacobi, Carla Kriegel, Cathy Reisly, and Deborah Deats Walusz. Photo by Julie B. Connerley.
In 2010, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club donated a perpetual trophy to the Gulf Yachting Association to be awarded annually to the winner of the GYA Women’s PHRF Championship. Since then, no PBYC member has won the coveted title—until this year. Rachael Gillette, skippering her Beneteau 36.7, Atlantic Union, trumped returning champion Debby Grimm of Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, who was hoping for a fifth win. Gillette also earned overall top honors for PBYC’s 27th annual Race for the Roses—the third race in the Women’s Trilogy series—which was held in conjunction with the GYA Women’s championship. In the Roses genoa fleet, Lisa Williams took first overall sailing her Hunter 37.5, Shaman. Gillette’s victory was hard-fought. The fleet of seasoned competitors included Nancy Marshall, borrowing a Melges 24, Cherry Baby, Fort Walton Yacht Club’s Jennifer Grant aboard her J/22, Eve-n-Keeled, and Linda Thompson, helming a borrowed Soverel 27, Pink Meenie. Following the established criteria, three races were scheduled, with two on Saturday, one on Sunday. Under mostly cloudy skies Saturday, Principal Race Officer Kevin Rejda set two 5-nm windward-leeward courses. The first race started with winds blowing just under 8 knots. Atlantic Union handily beat second-place finisher Eve-n-Keeled by over eight minutes. In race two, winds only slightly increased, but boat positions changed. Cherry Baby edged out Atlantic Union by 19 seconds. PRO Rejda changed Sunday’s start time hoping for more wind, but was fortunate to find just over 8 knots again. The final race was a 3.6-nm course. Marshall finished well ahead 40
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of Gillette, but because Thompson’s Pink Meenie had taken third in all three races, Cherry Baby came in second overall. “Building a team for the women’s series is a process,” began Gillette. “I need at least eight, preferably 10 good sailors.” She already had a couple who sail regularly on the Beneteau. “The team I ended up with had never sailed together before Roses, but to me that’s the whole point of this series. To get women out, experiencing sailing, empowering them, and enjoying time together on the water. “The conditions were not ideal for us. It was very light air, with lots of dead spots,” she continued. “Because my boat was one of the biggest and heaviest in the fleet, it was essential to get good, clean starts and keep the boat in the breeze. We played the current and shifts really well, and spinnaker sets and douses were flawless. I couldn’t have asked for better crew work.” Onshore “crew work” by PBYC’s party planners earned praise from regatta participants as well. All competitors received time-honored goody bags, enjoyed good food and had the opportunity to make silent auction bids on a variety of items. A portion of the proceeds from the auction supported Special Olympics Sailing. The GYA Women’s Championship Trophy will reside at PBYC until 2015’s competition. For complete race results for both Roses, and the GYA Women’s Championship, visit www.pensacolabeach-yc.org.
Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta, Sarasota, FL, Aug. 30-31 Two Hundred Thirty-One Boats Attend This Year By Cindy Clifton Although somewhat hotter than usual for this time of year, 231 boats in 15 classes raced in 6-12 knots of breeze at the 68th Annual Labor Day Regatta at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Held Aug. 30-31, the five-course event started on time, and a southeasterly stayed steady on Saturday until the usual northwest sea breeze filled in. On Sunday, the breeze stayed southeasterly for the entire time. A thunderstorm held off until later in the evening as everyone was finishing up the smoked chicken, potato salad, beans and green salad meal. The band played on, and folks enjoyed a cooler evening after the storm passed. The Optis Fifty-five Opti sailors were out—most for their first race ever—and they got in 11 races on the course near the Ringling Bridge. St. Pete sailor Dorothy Mendelblatt kept up the family tradition of winning regattas with three firsts. She is the daughter of David Mendelblatt, the Sunfish Hall of Famer. Maddie Hughes of Naples Community Sailing Center was five points behind, beating Benjamin Axline, also of NCSC. He beat his brother, Christopher, who was fourth. St. Pete’s Adam Kulman was fifth, and NCSC sailor Christopher Capiola took sixth. The Sarasota Youth Sailing Program skipper Matthew Carlson was seventh and Nickolas Powers, also from SYSP, was eighth. Davis Island Youth sailor Pharoah Tyehimba was ninth, beating Analise Dalgado of St. Pete YC. www.southwindsmagazine.com
Miami put him in fourth, and one more point for Brandon Kirby of Lauderdale YC landed him in fifth. There were eight boats in this hotly contested sevenrace series. The Sunfish and the Hobie 16s Nine Sunfish battled it out, but Joe Blouin finished with four firsts, beating out fellow Davis Islander Gail Heausler. In third from Gulf Stream Sailing Club was Tony Elliot. The wind changed during their leeward leg, and at one point, boats were sailing towards each other—both on downwind legs! As this did not alter the places at all, the race was finished. On the same course as the Sunfish and 420s were Optis and their sailors prepare for the next race on the beach at the the Hobie 16s. Six boats raced in tight finishes, with Phil Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Photo by Rachel Harvey. Sanchez from Gulfport YC taking the series over GYC’s Jason Sanchez by two points. Jason won the tiebreaker over Red, White and Blue Opti sailors got in seven races, Sean Tracy from GYC. with Coral Reef YC taking first and second in the 65-boat fleet. Justin Callahan had six firsts and a second, while his The PHRF Racing brother, Mitchell Callahan, had one first, two seconds and On the north course, the PHRF Non-Spinnaker fielded eight finished 21 points behind. Sam Dreyfuss from NCSC was boats, with Ted Weihe taking first in Stormy, just ahead of two points back in third and was 20 points ahead of fourthDoug Dearden in In Tune. Both had either firsts or seconds. place finisher, Mateo Rodriguez of Clearwater Community In third was Bob Miller of Sarasota. Four races were conSailing Center. Fifth was Jack Groves of CCSC, and winning ducted. the tiebreaker for sixth was Bryce Tone of Sarasota Youth Two races were held for the Cruisers, and Dave Sailing over DIYC’s Tee Chullkavit. First in Red was Tee Ettinger of Sarasota took two firsts in Spindrift, and John Chullkavit; first in White was Isabella Shakespeare, and in Proctor took two seconds. Five boats raced in this class. The Blue, Justin Callahan. Thirty-five trophies were handed out Pocket Cruisers also had five boats and SSS Commodore in total to the Opti sailors! John Huber in Green Flash, won four of five races to take first, followed by Robert Hindle on Windsong from Bayshore The 420 Club Series Gardens YC. In the 16-boat 420 Club series, after eight races, the team of In Multihull, four boats battled it out with Tony Kyle Tobias and Sydney Tim of CCSC took top honors, with Vandenoever in his Corsair F28, Leilani, beating Bill Johnson Sarasota sailors Lindsey Kaighin and Skye Erhart holding in Sunspot, a Stiletto 30. Five races were held on this course. on to second. Clearwater’s Noah Lyons and Clair Oursler were third on the course on the east bay. The 420s had tight racing, and all sailed well as they rounded a windward-leeward course. The Laser Fleets In the Laser 4.7, 10 boats participated, with Edison Sailing Center’s Tanner Wilson winning four of the seven races, followed by Katie Freeley, of Sarasota, eight points behind. Close behind in third was Bailey Carter of Davis Islands YC. The Laser Radial fleet also sailed on this course with 40 boats, also getting in seven races. Alexander Hanna from Hampton YC took first. The races were won by a variety of sailors, indicat- Multihulls fight for position shortly after the start in PHRF racing at the Sarasota ing the skills of these racers. Scott Rasmussen of Sailing Squadron. Photo by Rachel Harvey. Lauderdale won the first race and was second Good weather, a blow-up water slide for the kids, a breeze overall, with Jack Gower from Team FOR taking third. blowing through the pavilion and people meeting friends Hallie Schiffman from Sarasota was fourth, and Louisa after a long stretch of mostly local sailing left everyone with Nordstrom from Team FOR was fifth. Bogan Whitehead a sense of camaraderie and good sportsmanship. A fine job won the sixth race, winning a tiebreaker with Connor was done by Peter Robinson, regatta chair, and his many Harding from Naples. volunteers and staff. Thanks to Florida Shoreline and The Laser full-rig class finish was very close indeed, Foundation Experts for their sponsorship, and to UK with James Liebl of Coconut Grove Sailing Center winning Sailmakers, Action Quest, APS, Gulf Auto Clinic, Crunch by one point over Philip Karcher of Sarasota. And one point Fitness, Duncan Seawall, Jason Roznos and Coldwell behind in third was Buzzy Heausler from Davis Island. One Banker, for their contributions. more point for Roberto Porter from the US Sailing Center in News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Saint Marys, Georgia St. Marys’ waterfront is at the center of the historic district
What Aaron Burr, Mikhail Baryshnikov, the “Toonerville Trolley,” and Cruising Sailors, All Have in Common! By Fred Braman The St. Marys River seems to have two entrances: One from the Atlantic Ocean and one from Cumberland Sound. AICW Green Marker # 29 is the key river navigational aid from any direction.
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had cruised to St. Marys, GA, many times over the last few decades, but when I docked in October 2013, at Lang’s Marina in the historic section of the old town, it was my first visit in several years. I didn’t find that St. Marys had changed very much, and I probably would have
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The waterfront park has a dinghy dock for the use of anchored boats.
said the same thing had my previous visit been 75 or a hundred years ago—as the two-centuries-plus-old colonial town still doesn’t have a stoplight and has retained many of the buildings and all of the ambiance of an earlier time. Even the dockmaster was the same as during my early visits, and 84year-old Nat still ties up the lines for arriving cruisers. Getting There St. Marys is just a little off the beaten path, some five miles off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) as it cuts through Cumberland Sound right on the Georgia-Florida border. The river is the border between the two states. From
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the St. Marys River entrance channel, the route to town is a dogleg right and then left after entering Cumberland Sound. Obscured by the broad sound and lowland topography, the river seems to have a second entrance. Whether arriving from the river’s Atlantic entrance or transiting north or south on the AICW through the sound, the entrance to the St. Marys River leading to town requires similar navigation, not difficult from either direction. Because the entire surrounding area is marshland, the “second” entrance to the St. Marys River is difficult to pick out of the background. It is still easy to navigate, as a course directly west from AICW Green # 29 will lead to the river’s deep water. Two range markers and a third red at the northwest corner of the river’s entrance—called the “three sisters” by the locals—mark the shallows. From the south or east, a range marks the river’s entrance. Once inside the river’s mouth off the sound, depths are generally 15-20 feet with the deeper water toward the southern shore. A cruise upriver is a matter of following the red and green marker pairs all the way to town. Remember, you’re not in the AICW, so follow “red right returning” up the St. Marys River. (The St. Marys River is a major river, and it follows the red-rightreturning navigational convention from the Atlantic Ocean entrance through Cumberland Sound until just past the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base where the AICW convention—red right heading south—resumes.) With a midday flood well underway, my Catalina 30, Rhombus, made the 10 or so miles from Fernandina Beach, FL, to St. Marys, GA, in a little less than two hours. While making my way up river, I was passed by the Cumberland Queen, the ferry that transports vacationers between Cumberland Island and the National Park Service dock in St. Marys. I was also reminded that nearly 25 years prior, I had hid in another boat from Hurricane Hugo in a creek just upstream from the marina that was now my destination. Nat was waiting for me at Lang’s “eastern” Marina as I made a turn into the swift current to dock. Lang also has another marina a little farther up river. The eastern marina, preferred by transients, is in the middle of the town’s historic section. Lang’s western marina, a little farther upstream has mostly permanent residents. The main anchorage is just off Lang’s western marina, and a city dinghy dock at the park is available to cruisers. The Lang family is prominent in St. Marys, owning most of the town’s waterfront, including both marinas, a restaurant, the Cumberland Island ferryboats, and a seafood operation. The marina is not terrific in terms of facilities, but it does provide water and electricity, and a shower can be had, though a little facility upgrade in that area would be nice. Fuel is available at the marina. Don’t expect a major boat replenishment while visiting, unless all you need is fudge and ice cream. Grocery stores are a cab ride away. But, the www.southwindsmagazine.com
The Cumberland Queen ferries guests to the National Seashore.
Lang’s shrimp boat provides for their restaurant.
town is delightful and well worth a visit. Nat had Rhombus quickly tied up, and I was only a few boat duties away from exploring the town once again.
A Colonial Outpost St. Marys is a wonderful mix of coastal beauty and colonial charm, and an interesting array of luminaries have added
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The Archibald Clark House, where Vice President Aaron Burr, Clark’s friend, hid for several months while on the run from the law for the killing of Alexander Hamilton.
WWII-era periscope at the Submarine Museum. One can only guess what boats, now including Rhombus, these lenses have seen!
color to the town’s history. Its upriver location provides protection from the periodic ravages of coastal weather in the midst of the beauty of the marsh-dominated lowlands. Although the area has been occupied for centuries, St. Marys was established in 1787 when 19 men bought “Buttermilk Bluff,” what is now the town’s historic section, from Jacob Weed with the intent of building a town. Streets in the old section are still named for those 20 St. Marys’ founders. The town flourished during the first decades of the 19th century as an important coastal seaport, and produce from area plantations and businesses was shipped throughout the world. Included was lumber, and the areas’ yellow pine forests were decimated in the process. During the last half of the century, St. Marys declined as a seaport with the improvement of land transportation and the emergence of larger deepwater ports in Brunswick and Jacksonville. After Rhombus was fueled, washed and happy, I walked a block into the center of town just in time to catch the city’s golf cart tour of historic St. Marys. The cart was waiting at the entrance to Howard Gilman Waterfront Park, located between the marina and the National Park Service’s Cumberland Island Visitor Center. The center supports the town’s claim to be the “gateway to the Cumberland Island National Seashore.” The tour took us past the many old homes and buildings of antebellum St. Marys, including the First Presbyterian Church, the Archibald Clark House and a famous old trolley. Each had an interesting contribution to St. Marys’ history. The great old white church was built in 1808, not many years after the town’s formation. Local lore has it that smugglers, hoping for some unobserved time at the port, hoisted the pastor’s horse into the church bell tower and situated the beast so its movement would continually ring the church bell. Attracting the town’s interest, it must have worked as 46 October 2014
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the smugglers were only “rumored” to have been there. Archibald Clark was a prominent resident of the early decades of the 1800s, and his house, located on St. Marys’ historic boulevard, was built in 1801. Clark is best remembered for a houseguest. He was a law school friend of Aaron Burr, the sitting vice-president, who—wanted for murder in five Northern states after killing Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel, hid in Clark’s house for several months. And we think we have political controversies! By the 1920s, having lost its importance as a seaport, St. Marys became dependent on a rail link to nearby Kingsland, GA, with an old motor bus with train wheels providing the transportation. Cartoonist Roy Crane, who drew “Wash Tubbs and Easy” in the 1930s, visited St. Marys, saw the unusual conveyance and drew the people riding the trolley. Dubbed the “Toonerville Trolley,” the comic strip gave rise to the adage, “see you in the funny papers.” The trolley can be seen today in the town’s historic center. No historical tidbit is more interesting than the history of the namesake of the gulf cart tour’s departure point, “Howard Gilman Park.” Mr. Gilman was a third generation papermaker, and his Gilman Paper Company brought new economic life to St. Marys in the 1940s and beyond. The paper company was thoroughly rooted in middle-class America, providing good-paying jobs to several generations of the town’s citizens. Gilman himself, one of America’s wealthiest men, lived mostly in New York. He was also a major patron of the arts and befriended and helped settle the Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov after his defection from the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Gilman also owned nearby White Oak Conservation Center, a plantation once owned by Zephaniah Kingsley (see “Destination Kingsley” SOUTHWINDS, December 2013 in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com), dedicated to the preservation of endangered animal species. At White Oak, Gilman also established the Mikhail Baryshnikov Dance Studio, and the famed artist and choreographer has made his own contribution to St. Marys’ lore. For avid readers of local history, a culminating experience in St. Marys is a tour of the two-century-old Oak www.southwindsmagazine.com
Summer “Starry Nights” concerts happen at the Waterfront Park. The dinghy dock is in front of this site and the main anchorage is opposite the park.
Spencer House, one of the many delightful old B & Bs to stay in. If they are full, you can sleep outside!
Grove Cemetery. Oak Grove is unique in the old South, as both blacks and whites are buried there, although separated by a small brick wall. Most of the area’s interesting historical characters call Oak Grove their final home, and days can be spent searching the thousand or so graves for someone of interest. My favorite search was for Archibald Clark. Such a prominent citizen, you’d think it would be easy to find him, but it took many visits to finally strike, so to speak, pay dirt. I finally found Archibald, in the pleasant shade of live oak trees and Spanish moss, near the banks of the St. Marys River.
peacefully at the dock. Leaving the museum as it closed, it was Seagle’s time, for dinner and some evening fun. The next day was October-warm and I had a pleasant breakfast on the Riverside Cafe porch, then toured the Cumberland Island Museum and Visitor Center, and several more of the old homes around town. Before winding down the day, I stopped by Oak Grove to say good-by to Archibald. Like sailors of old, I would leave on the morning tide. Aaron Burr never met Mikhail Baryshnikov, and neither of them—nor any cruising sailor—will ever ride the Toonerville Trolley. But in their own way, each is connected to this historic little town on a bluff overlooking the St. Marys River. It’s not too late to be part of it! By land or by sea, cruise to St. Marys. You’ll be glad that you did!
Around Town Winner of the 2012 Bateman Cruising Station of the Year Award by the Seven Seas Cruising Association, St. Marys offers much more to cruising sailors than historic sites, including libations and good food. The Riverview Hotel and its Seagle’s Restaurant and Saloon is an interesting spot and a favorite for visitors. The hotel was built in 1916 and has been operated by the Brandon family since the 1920s. The current owners, Jerry and Gaila, will greet you like old friends as will Daisy, the lobby cat. Seagle’s is a great place to spend some time, have lunch or dinner and catch a football game on the tube. The hotel, with refurbished period rooms, is a good choice destination for a crew change or just to get off the boat for a few days. There are several other restaurants and picturesque old B&Bs with 19th century roots that provide Southern living at its best. Plenty of special days dot the St. Marys’ special events calendar, including Starry Nights Concerts during the summer months, Build a Scarecrow Day, and the Rock Shrimp Festival, to name a few. There is also the St. Marys tradition of feeding Thanksgiving dinner to visiting cruisers. I put off Seagle’s for a while in favor of the St. Marys Submarine Museum. The museum has a great collection of submarine memorabilia and the country’s largest collection of WW II era submarine logbooks. The biggest treat for me, though, was the real Navy-sub periscope, protruding from the roof and keeping watch over the city. I sat in the chair, said “up periscope” (although it was already up) and scouted the St. Marys waterfront, including Rhombus sitting News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Saving the O’Day An Inspiration for the Impecunious but Skilled PART ONE
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he “For Sale” advertisement for the 1960 O’Day Dolphin, a 24foot fiberglass hull sailboat, ended with the plea, “Please Save a Classic.” The owner had to move but needed to get rid of the boat first. Incredibly, the boat was free, down from $1. It was located in Maryland. This ad had special appeal for Bob Pitt, master rigger and boatbuilder with over 30 years in mar- Bob begins to prepare the boat for transport. The boat had been advertised for sale on Craig’s itime work, who found himself List as early as Sept. 2, 2009—over four years before Bob found it—maybe even for sale earli“self-unemployed” again (as he er somewhere else. often replied when asked what he foot historic Florida boat built by Albert Roberts of Key was doing). His most recent employment was with West in 1870 and used in turtle fishing. Roberts was a disManatee County, FL, working for the Florida Maritime tant relative of Bob’s, having married his great-great-grandMuseum at Cortez developing the Florida Institute for Salt mother’s sister. The line drawings of the Louisa can be found Water Heritage’s Boatworks program—at the Boatworks in The Historic American Merchant Marine Survey, a set of itself. Using his own deep personal interest in Florida books Bob owns. Bob lives in a house in Fogartyville—an boats and boatbuilding, he had led volunteers in building old section near the Manatee River that is now a part of historic Florida-type boats and the repair and restoration Bradenton, FL—very near where the Fogarty brothers had of other boats, several of which had won prizes in various the earliest boatworks in the area in the mid 1800s. competitions.* But then Bob saw the advertisement mentioned above. Now he had time for a sailboat project for himself and If he had any doubts about the Dolphin 24, his visit to the had tentatively settled on building the Louisa, a forty-twowebsite dedicated to the boat with all the information on the boat’s construction and history convinced him to inquire. Also working away in his mind was that the boats had solid fiberglass hulls. This was hull #16—built in 1960 by Marscot Plastics for George O’Day and Associates, Inc. (O’Day Corporation) in Fall River, MA. The boats had great lines and were often winners in ocean yacht competitions. Then, of course, there was the price. He called the owner, Todd Croteau, to see if the boat was still available. If you believe in fate, several lines of fate were connecting with Bob’s interest in historic/classic boats. Todd works for the Smithsonian. He and Bob met when Todd visited the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez and gave a lecture at a Florida Gulf Coast Traditional Small Craft Association’s Small Craft Festival. They saw each other again when Todd came back to do the line drawings of the Esperanza for the Smithsonian. Bob had led the restoration of the Cuban refugee boat for the museum. The Esperanza has since won several prizes and frequently been on display up and down the East Coast. Bob now had the free time to work on the Dolphin. He may even have some of the money needed after having recently finished the restoration of his Winer Malone 14-foot 48 October 2014
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Bahama skiff, which—when sold—could help finance the project. Bob found that the Dolphin, called Mele, was still available. In fact, it had been advertised for sale on Craig’s List as early as Sept. 2, 2009—now over four years ago—maybe even earlier somewhere else. That it had been The boat’s interior needed a lot of work. available that long with no takers may have dissuaded a less determined man, but Bob can rely on his experience and skills—and he had the time. His driveway was currently empty, too. The Craig’s List ad had read in part: “The boat is a project, but everything is there. Good sails, mast, etc. Water damaged inside, engine is rusted, needs rudderpost and rudder...tiller is there. No title. On land now in backyard. Was floating fine with no salt water leaks, some rain water leaks in.” Not too discouraging; “water damaged inside” is vague enough. It needs an engine. Bob has one. It’ll need cleaning, maybe some paint, cosmetic stuff? A later ad by Todd added, “...on land ready to be hauled with a hydraulic lift trailer. Lots of nice teak wood and classic hard- The boat was raised up on stands and blocks so they could back the trailer under it. ware. Needs a mast support rebuilt or place a post under the mast. Needs a rudder and before he could get the boat: He didn’t own a trailer big lower gudgeon made. The tiller bracket is there with some enough to haul the boat, and he didn’t have a vehicle that of the rudderpost, too. Centerboard was swinging good but would do the job either. needs a new cable attached. Cushions are there, but fabric is Bob found a used double axle trailer for $400. That a mess. The foam seems ok? The paint is peeling off the inteturned out to be the starting figure. He put new brakes on rior cabin top so it looks scarier than it really is. The fiberit, replaced all the bolts, bought two new tires and four popglass is pretty solid, considering its age. Shoal keel with fiberglass centerboard is a great design. I hate to crush this boat up, but I’m gonna have to soon, because I’m moving and can’t take it with me. Ps - I have the title to this boat. It is engineered Please save a classic.” to be easily serviced. Reading this advertisement should make anyone think • Beta Marine supurb propulsion and rethink. People generally tend to exaggerate the good engines using Kubota diesels stuff. Would Todd? • From 13.5 to 105 HP including our On the other hand, what does a 24-foot sailboat cost famous Atomic 4 replacements today? Add more for an O’Day? Olin Stephens back in 1965 • Serpentine belt drive system for said that the Dolphin was one of their best designs. Only alternator is now standard on about 300 were built between 1960 and 1978 by several every propulsion engine builders. It’s a known classic and for free; the value can only go up. Beta Marine US, Ltd. It’s difficult to know what continued to draw Bob to the PO Box 5, Arapahoe, NC 28510 boat, but he had two problems of his own to overcome 877-227-2473 • 252-249-2473 • fax 252-249-0049
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with piles of debris: tanks, old wooden planks, and more abandoned material. Sadly, the boat did not look out of place. The photos of the boat used for the ad were now four years old. That solid fiberglass hull with the added weight of the lead caused the boat to sink into the soft ground. Bob felt his resolve begin to weaken. Even in that condition, Bob was still drawn to her lines. But he had come prepared. He had hauled enough boats taken from all kinds of situations to know to bring equipA beam was placed on the trailer under the keel so the boat would ride on the trailer properly. ment to be prepared for the worst situation. He couldn’t just jack the boat up and slide it on the trailer because of the boat’s great weight—the weight that caused the boat to sink into the soft earth. They had to work the boat on the trailer little by little with a jack, gradually and carefully edging it on the trailer. Finally, they got the boat on the trailer, after, as Bob said, “lots of jacking, rolling and wallering in the mud.” The keel now lay on two 4” x 6” x 10’ planks, which Bob had placed side by side and bolted through for strength for the boat to set on while travelling. Even then, the planks had a slight bow to them. All the water-soaked stuff in the cabin did add some weight, but the boat trailered well, after they The boat is finally loaded onto the trailer and ready to make the trip to Florida. replaced a soft tire. In all, the trip of 2,000 miles took pets (boat jack stands) for another $800. Fortunately, the three days. No staying at motels; rest areas worked out Dolphin website had all the information he needed to help okay. The gas mileage averaged about 12 miles per gallon guide him to adapt the trailer to the boat, even though it on the way up and eight coming back. was about 1000 miles away. Home; it was now time to take a close look, find out However, his Toyota SUV with 150,000 miles on it was what he had. too old and too small to tow such a big and heavy boat. At about this time Cliff Harrison came by Bob’s house saying SOUTHWINDS will print an update to Bob’s rebuild of the that he needed some work done on his skiff. The fellow was Dolphin in an upcoming issue. driving a relatively new Ford F250, V10 pickup. Bob worked out a deal and Cliff talked his brother-in-law into going *Bob Pitt is one of three recipients of the Florida Folk Heritage along with them to help. award for this year. The award is conferred on “outstanding folk The three of them went to Maryland to get the boat, but artists and folk culture advocates who have made longstanding they only had a little more than a weekend to do it in. Cliff contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state.” The had to be back at work when they got back. award is sponsored by the Department of State’s Division of The boat was in a backyard in Mayo, MD, coated with Historical Resources and presented in Tallahassee by the Florida a layer of mildew and mold. It sat on stands on dirt along secretary of state.
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RACE CALENDAR SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX) NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com. Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule. For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
OCTOBER 4-5 Old Salty. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC) 4-5 D12 Inland Championships. Laser. Carolina SC (SC) 11-12 Indian Summer Regatta. Open. Wateree SC (SC) 18-19 Pipers Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC) 17-19 Hospice Regatta. Open. Western Carolina SC (SC) 18-19 Carolina Ocean Challenge. Open. South Carolian SC (SC) 24-26 Wild Oyster Regatta. Lightnings. Carolina SC (SC) 25-26 Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC (SC) 25-26 Hot Regatta. Open. Lake Townsend YC (NC) 25-26 Calibogue Cup. PHRF. YC of Hilton Head (SC) NOVEMBER 1-2 Fall 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC (NC) 1-2 Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC (SC) 8-9 Carolina Keelboat. PHRF. Lake Norman YC 8-9 Midlands Regatta. Open. Carolina SC (SC) 15-16 Big Boat Regatta. PHRF. Charleston YC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina OCTOBER 4 Fall Harbor Race. 18-19 Offshore Race 26 Witches Brew NOVEMBER 8 Double-Handed Race 30 Turkey Regatta Lake Lanier, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php See club websites for local club race schedule LLSC. Lake Lanier SC. www.llsc.com BSC. Barefoot SC. www.barefootsailing.org UYC. University YC. www.universityyachtclub.org AISC. Atlanta Inland SC. www.aiscracing.com OCTOBER 3-5 Barefoot Open. BFSC 4-5 Jr Olympic Fest. Jr’s. LLSC 11-12 Georgia State Lasers. Laser. LLSC 13-14 Flying Scot Regatta. LLSC 18-19 Sailboard Regatta. LLSC 20-21 Catalina 22. LLSC 25-26 Halloween Regatta. Open. LLSC 27-28 Lightning Regatta. LLSC NOVEMBER 1-2 Miss Piggy. LLSC 8 Whitecapper/Low Country Boil. LLSC 16 Lanier Cup Invitational. UYC 29 No More Leftovers. LLSC
Race Calendar The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule Club Racing Go to the local association and club websites for club racing. We do not list all the local club races. Golden Isles Sailing Club. PHRF Spring Series March through May at Brunswick/St. Simon’s Island, GA. On Sundays with skippers meetings at Brunswick Landing Marina at noon http://www.goldenislessailingclub.com/races/Schedule.asp. South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina). (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section)
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Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, Oct. 18-19, 25-26 The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Week starts off with small boat racing on Oct. 18-19. Expected classes are Sunfish, Lasers, Raiders, and 420s. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 25-26. Go to www.sail-race.com. SOUTHWINDS
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RACE CALENDAR Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River. Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly. The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island. Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com) holds reverse handicap races on alternating weekends; Sunday afternoons in the winter and Friday nights from April to Oct. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends year around. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Race Series for co-ed racers and a monthly all-female DP series. Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races. Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; race series organized seasonally. Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Sailing on Lake Monroe, a segment of the St. Johns River. Tequila Sunday Racing and Jager Cup Race series, alternating every two weeks, with one race in the series held monthly. March through October, Wednesday Night Rum Races. Seasonal race series on Saturdays once a month. Manatee Cove Marina (at Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html. Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Saturday and Sunday races MC Scows. Flying Scots, Wayfarers, Lasers—twice a month, September through May. Laser races every two weeks during the summer. OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 5 Fastest in the Forrest. Epping Forest YC 11 Fall River Race. North Florida Cruising Club 12 Out and Back Race. Saint Augustine YC 11-12 124 Southeast Regionals. Eau Gallie YC 18 Navy Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC 18-19 Fall Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC* 24 Yankee/Rebel Rally. Melbourne YC 25-26 Fall Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC* 23 Brewer’s Cup. Smyrna YC NOVEMBER 1 Dragon Point Race. Melbourne YC 7-9 2014 Cocoa Match Race. Indian River YC 8-9 21st MC Scow Southeast Regional Championship Regatta 8-9 Ponce to Canaveral Race (also listed as Canaveral Chase) Port Canaveral YC, Smyrna YC, Melbourne YC 15-16 Turkey Trot Regatta. Stuart. sail-race.com 15 King’s Day Regatta. Epping Forest YC 16 Commodores YC. St. Augustine YC 21-23 J/24 Kings Day Regatta. Florida YC 22 Single Hand Regatta. Back Bayou Cruising Club
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60th Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 11-12 The 60th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during the weekend of October 11-12 on Biscayne Bay. Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and 52 October 2014
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cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies on Saturday, October 18. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes. To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more information, go to the event’s website at www.columbusdayregatta.net.
81st Nassau Cup Race, Miami to Nassau, Nov. 13
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 race’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. SORC may also add a double-handed division (contact the organizers for more). The Notice of Race is posted at www.nassaucup race.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 for the collective group. Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. CSC Castaways Sailing Club. www.castawayssailing.com KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale Yacht Club. www.lyc.org. OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 11-12 Columbus Day Regatta. CRYC* 17-19 Melges 32 Open Regatta. CGSC 25 Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. CGSC NOVEMBER 13 Nassau Cup Ocean Race. CRYC. www.nassaucuprace.org* 15 45th Round the Island Race. KBYC 22-23 Star Schoonmaker Cup. 25-29 International 420 Clinic. CGSC
Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward. www.southwindsmagazine.com
Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. OCTOBER 11 Columbus Day Regatta Portsmouth. 12 Columbus Day Regatta PHRF. 17-19 Moth’s #1 26 Halloween All Comers NOVEMBER 1 Black Betsy
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31st Annual Ron Diaz Rum Rumgatta Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 3-4 One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, One-Design, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Mother Lode. The Mother Lode class is designed to provide an easy, safe pursuit race around a comfortable course. Boats are assigned a competitive rating based on their equipment and the captain’s experience. It provides a way for non-racers to join the regatta and compete for trophies. The One-Design fleet may include J/24s and Flying Scots. On Sunday is the Women’s Rumgatta Regatta. Saturday after-race Ron Diaz Caribbean “Par-Ti” featuring music, rum libations, and dinner—all sponsored by Ron Diaz Rum. For information and NOR, go to www.sail-tss.org.
Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 11 This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year event. This year, the race is reverting back to a one-day schedule, which it was for many years—one long race around Tampa Bay, which at times lasted till late if there were no winds and was very fast if there was a lot of wind. One year, there was extremely high winds up until the last half mile or so. Then the wind died down to nothing, causing the race to be canceled, as the end of the day approached. For information and registration, go to www.spyc.org click on Regattas drop down menu.
49th CMCS Summerset Sailing Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 11-12 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere annual sailing competition and the kickoff regatta for the fall and winter racing program. The regatta is held to raise News & Views for Southern Sailors
money for local youth sailing programs. The event is held at Fort Myers Beach with the Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for Saturday’s party and the awards dinner Sunday. The regatta is a Boat-of-the-Year event for southwest Florida racers. Fifty to 60 boats usually participate in six classes in this two-day event. Up to four buoy races on two race circles in the Gulf will be held Saturday, along with a distance coastal race Sunday. A new event from last year, “Cruisers Go Racing?” will be a highlight for Sunday. These boats will start after the racers and sail a different course It is designed to be a fun sail/race, and all will be eligible for fabulous door prizes. For more information, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, River Romp, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 18-19 The Edison Sailing Center, a community-based sailing center in Fort Myers, FL, will host the River Romp Regatta in October, a USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. US Sailing’s Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwide series of sailing regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event is hosted by a different club or organization. www.riverromp.org.
8th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with 35th Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 17-19 Open to all multihull sailboats, the three-day event starts on Friday with the long-distance race, which is optional for all except those competing in the Stiletto Nationals. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent. In previous years, participants have come from 17 states and the Dominican Republic. More than 70 boats usually compete in eight classes: Stilettos, Corsairs, Formulas, Hobies, Nacras, Windriders, Hobie Waves, Wetas, and a variety of other multihulls. Complimentary camping, docking, launching, and parking are available at the Squadron, which can be reached at (941) 388-2355. For more information, go to www.BuzzelliMR.com, or contact the Sarasota Sailing Squadron at (941) 388-2355.
14th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 1 This regatta includes a windward/leeward race in the bay for Spinnaker and One-Design classes, with a 12-mile pursuit race in the Gulf of Mexico west of Big Sarasota Pass for Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising, Racer Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, and Multihull. Five or more boats may make a class. The random leg course rating will be utilized. Skippers meeting and a party will be held Friday evening. A continental complimentary breakfast will be SOUTHWINDS
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RACE CALENDAR available Saturday morning, and racing will begin around noon. An after-race party with dinner and awards presentations will be held Saturday evening. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat-of-the-Year event. For the NOR and online registration, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org. (941) 365-4191. SYCInvitational@sarasotayachtclub.org West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org. Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 423-6002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. www.sailbcyc.org. Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com. Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com. Safety Harbor Boat Club. Races year around every second Wednesday and two Saturdays a month, except in summer when Saturday races are once a month. Next race is Sep. 20. www.safetyharborboatclub.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunday series, year around with skippers meeting at noon. April through September Friday evening racing. 5:45 skippers meeting. www.sarasotasailingsquad.org. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailingsquadron.org Boat-of-the-Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCPHRF BOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 3-4 Rumgatta Regatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron* 4-5 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. Clearwater Community Sailing Center 11 Summerset Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CHBOTY) (CaBOTY) (N/MBOTY)* 54 October 2014
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Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL, Oct. 4 The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beach parties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Oct. 4 on Perdido Bay in Alabama. The Point Yacht Club, in Pirates Cove Marina, Josephine, AL, is host. Regatta activities begin on Friday evening with race registration and party. On Saturday, a competitor’s briefing will be held in the morning with the race start at 1 p.m. Following the race will be a party and awards presentation. For more information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org.
Racing, Texas Style: 28th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 9-12 The Harvest Moon Regatta is the largest point-to-point sailing regatta in U.S. coastal waters. The regatta attracts more than 250 sailboats and 1,700 sailors each year to race 153 offshore nautical miles through the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston to Port Aransas, TX. Conceived as a gentlemen’s race by a few members of the Lakewood Yacht Club in www.southwindsmagazine.com
Seabrook, the course reaches southwesterly down the Texas coast when the prevailing winds are southeasterly. Regatta participants moor at the City Marina or at Island Moorings in Port Aransas following the race. The Harvest Moon Regatta, a/k/a “Rum Regatta,” culminates in the Welcome Sailors Rum Party and awards dinner on Saturday night to see who won the coveted Bacardi Cup. As many as 2,000 sailors and friends show up to celebrate and enjoy a party and barbecue dinner with music. Sunday morning, many of the sailboats return via the Gulf ICW or offshore. For more information, go to www.harvestmoonregatta.com, or www.lakewoodyachtclub.com.
40th WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 10-12 Held at the Pensacola Yacht Club, registration and skippers meeting will be held on Thursday evening. Racing will begin each day at noon starting Friday with daily awards given out each evening. Live music, door prizes will be held throughout the event with the final awards ceremony. For information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.
15th Annual Fish Class Championships, Mobile, AL, Oct. 25-26 This regatta will be at the Buccaneer Yacht Club. This Gulf Yachting Association event, held at the Buccaneer Yacht Club in Mobile, annually allows member clubs the opportunity to sail in the historic Fish, a gaffed-rigged sailboat. Boats will be provided by the yacht club. Three races are planned, with the winning club earning the John G. Curren Trophy. Class awards for first, second and third in the series will also be awarded to the helmsman and crew on the final day of competition. For more information, go to www.bucyc.com.
5th Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta, Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Nov 1-2 Held on Galveston Bay, this regatta will have J/boats racing in a PHRF race and in the J/Cruise class. J/boats racing include J/22, J/24, J/70, J/80, J/105 and the J/109. Any J/boat is welcome and there will also be One-Design races. The regatta is a circuit stop for J/22s and J/24s. There is also a J/Cruise class. Skippers meeting Friday and after race parties on Saturday and Sunday with awards on Sunday. Go to www.lakewoodyachtclub.com or www.JfestSouthwest.com
Clubs listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules) BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MS CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYA Gulf Yachting Association HYC Houston YC, Houston, TX JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA LYC Lakewood YC, Lakewood, TX MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC OSYC Ocean Springs YC. Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA PtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL SSYC South Shore YC, New Orleans, LA SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4 Lost Bay Regatta. PtYC* 4 Single-handed Around the Lake. TYC 4 Round the Cat. PCYC 4 Sunfish Sun Splash. CYC 4-5 Great Scot. BSC 4-5 Cressy Eliminations (ISSA). SYC 4-5 Alternate Lipton Cup Date (if needed) 9-12 Harvest Moon Regatta (Galveston to Port Aransas, TX). LYC* 10-12 WFORC. PYC* 10-12 Nacra North Americans. PBYC 11 Pink Ribbon. LPWSA/NOYC/SYC 11 Monk Smith. BWYC 11-12 Fish Worlds and GYA Finn Championships. BucYC* 12 Sunfish Rondinella. BWYC 14-19 Lightning Pan Am Trials. SYC 17-19 Nacra North Americans. PBYC (Alternate Date) 18 Gumbo Regatta. LAYC 18 Broken Triangle. MYC 18-19 Great Pumpkin Regatta. BSC 18-19 Jerry Ellis Junior Regatta. HS. BYC 24-26 LPRC. SYC/NOYC/PontYC/TYC 24-26 Hobie Wave North Americans. PBYC 25 Double-handed. FYC 25-26 GYA Fish Class Championship/John G. Curren. BucYC* 25-26 Shearwater Regatta. Multihull. OSYC 25-26 Hospitality Regatta. JYC NOVEMBER 1-2 J/Fest Southwest Regatta. LYC* 1 GoDaddy.com Bowl Regatta. FYC 1-2 Soiland Cup Team Racing. SYC 6-9 Seawanhaka Cup Invitational Match Race. SYC 8-9 Jubilee Regatta. PYC 9 CSA Double-handed Race. CSA 15-16 FCA Regatta. FWYC 22-23 Turkey Day Regatta. HYC 22-23 Great Oaks HS. SYC 26-29 USODA Midwinters. SYC
Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.
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42' Beneteau 423, 2004, New Genset, Bow Thruster, 2 A/C’s, Upgraded Electronics, Walk through transom, Loaded! $159,900, Kevin B @ 852-982-0983
46' Hunter 466, 2004, New Electronics in ’14, Watermaker, Furling main, Washer/dryer, Fresh bottom job, $195,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642
45' Wauquiez Centurion, 2004, Quality offshore cruiser, New sails, New Electronics, New Dodger and Bimini, $284,900, Clark @ 561-676-8445
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42' Manta MK II Catamaran, 2004, 400 GPD Watermaker, New sails, New standing rigging, liferaft, Icom SSB, Many upgrades. $325,000 Joe H @ 239-789-7510
40' Leopard Catamaran, 2005, Upgraded 40 hp Volvos, Watermaker, Solar/wind generators, New Electronics, Cruise ready! $249,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642
MULTIHULLS 62’ MalcolmTennantPower 60' Custom Catamaran 50’ Custom Catamaran 48’ Chris White 47’ R & C Leopard 45' Voyage Catamaran 44’ Lagoon 440 44' Lagoon Catamaran 42’ Grainger Mystery 42’ Manta MKII 42’ Manta MkII 42’ Lagoon 42’ Chrise White 40’ Leopard 40’ Fountaine Pajot 38’ Kit Kat 37’ Prout Snowgoose 30’ Endeavour MkII 18’ Sailbird Trimaran
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76' Viking Ship 74' Ortholan Motorsailor 65' Hermanson Pilothouse 60’ Auzepy Brenneur 56’ Nautical Development 51' Beneteau Idyllic 15.5 50’ Dufour Classic 50’ Reinke Super Secura 49' Kaufman 48’ Custom Cutter 47' Wauquiez Centurion 46’ Hunter 466 46’ Hunter 466 46’ Custom Motor Sailor 45’ Jeanneau 45DS 45' Hunter Legend 44’ Freedom Cat Ketch 44’ Reliance Sloop 44’ CSY Walkover 44’ Beneteau Oceanis CC
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40' Bayfield Cutter Ketch, 1983, Solar, genset, Watermaker, a/c, beautiful offshore cruiser. Ready to go NOW! $124,900 Clark @ 561-676-8445 44' Wellington 43’ Bruce Bingham 43’ Beneteau Oceanis 43' Irwin 42’ Vagabond Ketch 42' Tayana 42’ Tayana CC 42’ COLVIN Gazelle 41’ Gulfstar CC Ketch 41’ Morgan 41’ Beneteau 41’ Fraser 40’ Bayfield Cutter Ketch 40’ Schucker Trawler 40' Hinckley Bermuda 39’ Grand Soleil 38’ Chiappini Schooner 37' Pearson Sloop 37’ Hunter 37’ Hunter 35’ Island Packet 35’ Hunter 356 34’ Catalina Wing Keel 34’ Catalina 34’ Pacific Sea Crealock 34’ Hunter 33’ Nauticat Pilothouse 33’ Newport Sloop 33’ Tartan 33’ Tartan Sloop 33’ Hunter 32’ Capital Gulf 32’ Hunter Vision 32’ Melges 32’ Island Packet 32’ Vancouver 31’ Pacific Seacraft 31’ Hunter 30’ Hunter 306 30’ Baba Cutter 30’ Hunter T 28’ O’Day Sloop 28’ Liberty Pied Piper
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33' Nauticat Pilothouse Ketch, 1995, 75 Yanmar, bow thruster, genset and A/C. 2 stateroom model with 2 helms. $124,900, Leo @ 941-504-6754
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Bauer 8 sailing dinghy (see www.bautermarine.com); rowing package with oars; carry bag for rigging and sail; launching dolly; Lifting rings. Excellent condition. $ 1,200. (251) 751-6427. Mobile, Alabama. (11/14) Abaco Dinghy 14’. Built by Winer Malone, Hopetown 1977. Bronze-fastened, new planking and frames, varnished spars, Epoxy/Glass sheathed. Sunrise main and jib. Laid Spanish Cedar Decks. Ready to Sail with trailer. $5000 OBO. (941) 704-2074, or rwpitt001 @gmail.com. (10/14)
Award-winning 18-foot wooden Florida Bay Sharpie. Just restored. Aluminum trailer. 3 HP outboard. $1800. (305) 923-7384. North Florida. (12/14)
Laser (13’). Good condition; mahogany rudder and centerboard. No trailer. Sarasota. $1100. (941) 870-7473.
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18’ Sailbird folding trimaran. Custom Mylar sails/drifter, carbon fiber bow sprit, new tramps, rebuilt top to bottom, Trailer. $3,700. Roy (727) 804-3553. (12/14)
1986 Dehler 25 fast racer/cruiser, new main, 135,155 socked chute. Full cockpit enclosure with screens, Lifting Fin Keel, Honda 8, Tiller Pilot, VHF. Sleeps six.$6,900, (941) 9620232. Tampa Bay area. (11/14)
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J/24 1730. Tampa Bay. This fine example is class-ready. Nissan outboard, two sets of sails, many spares and extras. Awlgrip and VC bottom. Road-ready trailer. OFFERS. St Pete Sailing Center. Call/text for more: (727) 6425168. (12/14)
1982 Cape Dory 28 sloop. Fully battened main, slab reefing, 130 genoa on Profurl. Solar panel, Garmin 441S chartplotter, Raymarine speed, depth. No blisters. Asking $18,500. Doug MacCullagh, dougmac246 @yahoo.com, 228-864-2794. (11/14)
2005 31’ Hanse 312. Stainless steel centerboard 3’ shoal draft. Yanmar diesel. 2 staterooms, head, great condition sails. Boat is like new with new bottom paint. Alan 941-3501559 alangsys@gmail.com $86,900 www. grandslamyachtsales.com
2001 Catalina 250. WB, Centerboard. Trailer Updated, 2006 Honda 9.9hp, Newer Furling Genoa, Mast-Raising System, Galley, Enclosed Head, Sleeps 4, Pop Top, Auto-Pilot, Bimini, VHF, Compass. $18,531. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953, or (727) 3275361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com
1984 S2 30’ Center Cockpit. Yanmar Diesel, Marine head, with shower/bathtub! Autopilot, GPS and more $18,900. 941-7954200 www.grandslamyachtsales.com
2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331. New inflatable dinghy and 4 hp outboard. Includes windlass, chartplotter, fridge/freezer, and stern shower. Very clean cruiser-liveaboard in great condition. Larger wheel and bulb keel provides excellent performance for blue water sailing. $62,000. Call John at (954) 253-7479, or Jim at (954) 303-5310. (11/14)
Morgan 27, 1973. Restored & tricked out, primo shape & a very fast boat. Located at NO-WIND Lake Guntersville, AL. Frank Burgett. fburgett@hopper.net, or (205) 4665726. (12/14)
Cape Dory 28 1976. A clean boat; passes moisture metering, not a project boat. Refitted: mast, boom, sails, chainplates, Diesel, with or without aluminum trailer. $14,000 OBO. timstark@tampabay.rr.com. 727-403-9900. St.Petersburg. (12/14)
30’ Bodega 1986. Full keel, blue water cruiser. Yanmar 18 hp. Solid, rigged for singlehanding. Located Titusville, FL. Contact for specs and pictures. sailsundancer@yahoo. com, or (321) 615-1375, (321) 506-1062. Reduced to $12,000. (11/14)
1984 31’ Hunter. $16,950 Diesel, 4’ draft, autopilot, Air Condition, Refrig/freezer, TV and more. Call Frank 941-962-5969 www.grandslamyachtsales.com
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Sailors, thinking about a powerboat? Here’s the perfect transition boat; 34 feet, 7 or 13 knots—upwind, downwind or no wind—no bridge openings, all weather protection, very economical, all the amenities, $49K. Palmetto, FL. Call Don for details (941) 7049944. (12/14)
1980 Fantasia 35 MKII Cutter in excellent condition. Blue water boat. Full keel, canoe stern, Yanmar freshwater cooled, LOA 34’6”, beam 11’, draft 4’8”, fuel 45 gal, water 230 gal, holding 25 gal. Displacement 21,000 Lbs. Price $54,900 Contact Jules Robinson (305) 9044321 In Miami, FL. (11/14) SOUTHWINDS
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34’ Hunter 1984.Yanmar 32hp diesel, Origo 2 burner with oven, top loading fridge, VHF, GPS, bright interior. $20,000 Stewart Marine, Miami 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com
Pearson 365 Ketch 1978. $35,000. Call or email for pix and listing of equipment. Fully found for offshore. Located Ft. Walton Beach. Contact drtomiii@cox.net, or (850) 499-8632. (10/14)
1997 Catalina 380(s). TWO to choose from, air conditioning, full electronics, shoal draft, refrig/freezer, canvas starting at $99,000. Pictures & Full Specs at www. MurrayYachtSales.com. 504-283-2507
34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $12,500 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at 941-723-6560. (12/14a)
2006 Beneteau 373. In-mast furling, 4’5” draft, bimini/dodger, refrig/freezer, microwave, plotter, autopilot, speed/depth, wind, low hours $117,900. Pictures & Full Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com. 727-214-1590.
2008 38’ Hunter. Loaded, Bristol, shoal draft, genset, AC, watermaker, satellite TV, tender, must see…Call Jim (904) 652-8401. (B)
2006 Hunter 36’. Located in St Pete with both AC and Genset. REDUCED to $92,500. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 5991718, or email kellyb@masseyyacht.com
Catalina Yachts Brokerage! Catalina 375 (photo) — two to choose from — wellequipped and priced to sell! 2008 Catalina 350 – one owner, well-equipped. Details at www.dunbaryachts.com. Dunbar Sales, Inc., 1-800-282-1411
CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL 56' Custom Wood Schooner 2007 . . .$700,000* 51' Morgan Out Island Ketch 1980 . . .$149,000 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 42' Endeavour 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900* 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 35' Wauquiez 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 31' Island Packet Cutter 1985 . . . . . . . . . .SOLD
POWER 44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$29,900
2005 Bavaria 36. One-Owner Boat in Excellent Condition, an outstanding example of the build quality of Bavaria Yachts. Loaded with air conditioning, autopilot, chart plotter, full instrumentation, dodger and bimini. Contact Mike at 252-571-3505. www.neptuneyacthsales.com
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2013 Catalina 385. Close out Pricing- Dealer Demo with full electronic, canvas package and A/C. Ready to Cruise! $239,500. For more details, visit our website at www.dunbaryachts.com, or contact us at 800-2821411, or sales@dunbaryachts.com.
39’ Irwin Citation, 1978. Rebuilt Yanmar 30hp, Profurl jibs, propane 2 burner, oven, top loading fridge, 400-watt solar system. $40,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. 305-8152607. www.marinesource.com
1988 Beneteau Oceanis 390. By owner. Good, well maintained boat. 3 cabin/2 head layout. Offshore proven, Bahamas, Mexico veteran. New custom rudder and Bimini. Updated electronics, reefer. AC. Under 5’ draft. $59,000. Skip @ (813)240-8200 or skipryan@tampabay.rr.com
40’ Leopard Robertson & Caine 2005. Volvo 40 hp, NEW Garmin electronics, watermaker, wind gen & solar panels, 3 NEW Deep Cycle Gel House Batteries, NEW Shades & screens, & MORE! $265,000, Call Kevin @ 321-6931642, www.CatamaransFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales. (11/14)
39’ Tradewind Cutter, 1981. Stout world cruiser, built Poole, England, cruised for 26 years, 36hp Bukh diesel, wind gen. solar. $70,000 Stewart Marine, Miami. 305-8152607 www.marinesource.com
1982 Lee Creekmore-design, 40’ Cruise ready. Watermaker, Gen set, Sunshades, Full canvas, Solar, and wind. Complete with tools and spare parts, dinghy and motor. Just load and go. $89,500 See the complete listing at www.whiteakeryachtsales.com wm@whiteakeryachtsales.com. (931) 260-6401
40’ Bayfield Cutter Ketch 1983. Westerbeke 63hp, 3 solar panels, watermaker, 4.5 KW Northern Lights genset, A/C, custom latex foam mattresses, windlass, GREAT Electronics! $124,500, Call Clark @ 561-676-8445, www. SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
41’ Beneteau 411 2001. Yanmar, 3 cabins, solar & wind generators, davits, in-mast furling main, furling cruising spinnaker, sugar scoop transom w/ walk through to cockpit! $125,000, Call Steve @ 813-917-1175, www. SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41. New, barely used. Well-maintained and is ready to take a new owner onto this well-regarded cruiser. Sea Lake Yachts, Kemah, TX. Pat O’Neal at (713) 922-3208 (cell), or (281) 334-1993 (office). See complete listing at sealakeyachts.com.
42’ Grainger 420 Mystery Cove 2001. NEW sails & rigging, NEW canvas & upholstery, NEW solar & wind systems, NEW Garmin chartplotter & Furuno GPS, & MUCH MORE UPGRADES! $324,500, Call Tom @ (904) 3779446, www.CatamaransFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
1992 42’ Catalina - $84,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net.
42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/ shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. Liveaboard slip avalable. $99,900 Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.
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1974 42’ Grand Banks. Classic Aft Cabin w/queen berth, Lehman diesel, generator, wind gen, GPS, autopilot, tanks replaced, air conditioning, refurbished interior. Reduced $79,000. Alan 941-350-1559. alangsys @gmail.com. www.grandslamyachtsales.com
Morgan 44 CC. Well Kept, Cruising Ready, Great Liveaboard, AC. Updated Electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern Arch, Wind Gen, AIS, Solar, Davits, Swim Platform, Bimini Enclosure, Furling. $130,000. Owner (727) 466-6444. (10/14)
Whitby 42’ 1982 Ketch with full bimini. New gear: radar, chartplotter, VHF/antenna, batteries, charger-inverter, high output alternator, wind generator, solar, gauges, electric windlass, chain & anchors. Loaded and ready to cruise. Asking $89,500. Capt. Tim Mahoney. (415) 2728349. flamingo480@gmail.com (12/14)
Custom Hermanson 44. Looking for the ultimate ocean steel cruiser?? Look no further. $111,000. Can make money with!! www.dutchlove.com. (305) 989-7181. (10/14)
Columbia 43 1970. Meticulously maintained, upgraded for family sailing, liveaboard comfort. Huge cockpit, 6’ 3” headroom, newly refurbished interior and deck. Yanmar 63hp. GREAT VALUE $48,500. See more: www.columbia43.com. 321-289-9956, svserendipity@gmail.com (12/14)
1977 CSY 44’ Walkover. A great liveaboard cruising sailboat. Set up with wind, solar, SSB, 2 chart plotters, VHF, Windlass, dinghy davits, plus more. A big boat at a budget price. $69,900 See the complete listing at www.whiteakeryachtsales.com. wm@ whiteakeryachtsales.com (931) 260-6401
Three Graces - 1974 45’ Coronado $99,500 Curtis Stokes (954) 684-0218, curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net 1982 Spindrift 43’. Center Cockpit, beautiful aft stateroom with private head. Generator, watermaker, cutter rig. Heavily built for offshore bluewater cruising. REDUCED $77,500. Make an offer! Details at www.grandslamyachtsales.com. Call Alan 941-350-1559. Email alanpressman@gmail.com 66
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49’ Hunter 49 2007. In Mast furling, air conditioning, genset, H20maker, full electronics, bimini & dodger, shoal draft, refrig/freezer, dinghy, ob, davits $259,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtsales.com (727) 214-1590
50’ Beneteau Sense 50 2012. Air, Genset, Electric winches, Full electronics, In-Mast Furling, Custom Sails, Teak Decks, Shoal Draft, Huge Cockpit, Innovative Interior. $489,000. Pictures & Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com 504-283-2507
1996 51’ Little Harbor Randy Walterhoefer – $325,000 (917) 478-4944, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net
2005 Passport 51’ Center Cockpit 515. Vista. Absolutely loaded and impeccable. New Yanmar Diesel. See details at www.grandslamyachtsales.com. REDUCED $649,000. Call Alan 941-350-1559. Email alanpressman@gmail.com
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MORGAN O.I. 512 Ketch 1980. 130hp Perkins and Kohler Gen Set. Spacious center cockpit and below. Hood Sails on Furling. Two-cabin owners version. Upgraded equipment. Ready for extended cruising and living aboard. Asking $149,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100 56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $700,000. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100 53-foot Hinckley World Cruiser. Major refit. 5’ 10” centerboard draft, 135 hp Lehman, Elect. winches, 12.5 KW Gen., 2 A/Cs, roller furling, bowthruster, liferaft. $249K. Also available to buy/mtge—a 67-foot liveaboard slip in Marathon. (516) 448-9452. (10/14)
Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100.
Forespar ML-2 Combination Bow/Foredeck light. Brand new, never-out-of-the-box. (A $70 value). $30 plus shipping, if necessary. Located Sarasota. arlen211@yahoo.com. (11/14) 61’ Custom Pedrick Cutter 1985. Set up for short or single handed cruising, keel/cb for shoal waters, electric winches, Hood Stowaway mast, Air & Genset. REDUCED to $239k. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB, (727) 599-17818, or email kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com.
52’ Shannon 2000 Centerboard Sloop. Air, Genset, In-Boom Furler, Electric winch, Bowthruster, H20-maker, Full Electronics. True Turn Key, $499,000. Pictures & Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com 504-283-2507
Anchors. 14 lb. Delta Fast Set $60. 22 lb. Lewmar Claw (BRUCE) $35. 4 lb. Danforth $5. Fort Myers, (239) 560-9656. nomadjgb6@yahoo.com. _________________________________________
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courtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising. SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau ...................................................72 Cortez Yacht Brokerage .............................21 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ...................61 Dunbar Sales .............................................60 Eastern Yachts ...........................................72 Edwards Yacht Sales ..................................56 Flying Scot ................................................22 Grand Slam Yacht Sales .............................59 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack............................14 International Marine..................................16 Kelly Bickford, Broker ................................60 Laser .........................................................14 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina ........24,27,58 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ...............57,72 Neptune Yacht Sales..................................58 Optimist....................................................14 Precision....................................................14 Sea Lake Yachts .........................................58 SmartKat ...................................................11 Sunfish ......................................................14 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Pete .........14 Voyager 20................................................16 Windcraft ..................................................15 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Allpen Glow ..............................................32 Arid Bilge Systems .....................................23 Beaver Flags ..............................................23 Boomkicker ...............................................23 Borel .........................................................23 Cajun Trading Rigging...............................26 C-Head Compost Toilets............................24 Coolnet Hammocks...................................24 CopperCoat ..............................................28 CPT Autopilot............................................67 Cruise RO ..................................................20 Cruising Solutions .....................................44 DoctorLED.................................................45 Ecotop.......................................................45 Ellies Sailing Shop......................................22 Froli Sleep .................................................24 Garhauer .....................................................2 Happy Cove .................................................. Hotwire/Fans & other products ................24 Hydrovane.................................................24 International Marine..................................16 KnotStick...................................................24 Masthead Enterprises ......................24,27,58 Mastmate Mast Climber ............................24 Nature’s Head ...........................................25 Nautical Trader.............................................. Nickle Atlantic ...........................................24 Odorxit .....................................................19 Outland Hatch Covers...............................25 Seaworthy Goods ...................................8,25 Sparman USA ............................................43 Spotless Stainless.......................................25 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision .......14 Teak Guard................................................16 Teak Hut....................................................25 Topclimber ..................................................5 US Spars....................................................37 Zarcor .......................................................10 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Advanced Sails ..........................................26 Atlantic Sail Traders ...................................26 Bacon Sails ................................................26 Cajun Trading Rigging...............................26 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging........67 Far East Sailmakers ....................................11 Innovative Marine Services ...................22,26 Mack Sails .................................................17 Masthead/Used Sails and Service.....24,27,58 National Sail Supply, new&used online .....27 North Sails ................................................29 Rigging Only ............................................26 Sail Repair .................................................27
Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL ..........................39 Sunrise Sails, Plus .....................................26 UK Sailmakers............................................27 Ullman Sails..........................................22,27 Vacu Wash.................................................27 SAILING SCHOOLS, CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION Bimini Bay Sailing School .....................38,48 Bluewater sailing school .........................7,38 Captain Celeste .........................................23 Dunbar Sales Sailing School ......................38 Kennedy Pt. Maritime................................38 Sea School/Captain’s License ....................43 Simple Sailing............................................38 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine...............................................49 Tiki Water Sports .......................................26 Tohatsu Outboards....................................26 MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDS Anchorage.................................................35 Blenker Boatworks/marina .........................34 Cape Coral Yacht Basin .............................35 Catamaran Boatyard.............................22,35 Clearwater Municipal Marina ....................34 Cracker Boy Boatyard ................................35 Coquina Yacht Club ..................................33 Glades Boat Storage ...............................9,35 Gulfport City Marina .................................29 Hidden Harbor Marina ..............................35 Indiantown Marina....................................35 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina ..............20 Matthews Point Marina .............................33 Morehead City Yacht Basin........................33 Myrtle Beach Marina .................................33 New Bern Grand Marina ...........................33 Panama City Marina..................................34 Pasadena Marina .......................................34 Regatta Pointe Marina ...............................71 Safe Cove Boat Storage .............................31 Sail Harbor Marina ....................................33 St. Petersburg Municipal Marina ...............34 Fort Myers Mooring Field ............................8 Turner Marina & Boatyard.........................34 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals...................38,48 Key Lime Sailing ........................................25 MARINE SERVICES, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning .............................22 Allstate Insurance .................................12,13 BoatNames.net..........................................22 EisenShine .................................................22 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales ....................25 First Patriot Insurance ...........................12,13 Innovative Marine Services ...................22,26 Source Mobile Marine ...............................22 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. Rick Meyer.......................................23 Capt. Celeste.............................................23 MARINE ELECTRONICS Moor Electronics .......................................25 Dockside Radio..........................................47 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication .......67 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS, GUIDES Art of Wooden Boat Repair........................23 Boating Friends List ...................................22 BoatNames.net..........................................22 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars .....................23 Hero’s Loop Book ......................................15 Maptech ...................................................19 Poop, Booze & Bikinis ...............................23 REGATTAS, BOAT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS Cortez Flea Market ....................................21 Classic Boat Regatta ..................................17 Miami Mooring Field.................................18 Sarasota YC Invitational Regatta ..................7 St. Petersburg Boat Show ............................3 SOUTHWINDS
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Looking northwest from the ICW Bridge over Jekyll Creek and the ICW, with a boat heading north on the ICW. Jekyll Creek is on the west side of Jekyll Island. In the center background is the Sidney Lanier Bridge, and beyond it, on the right end of the bridge, is Brunswick/St. Simon’s Island, GA.
The Imperfect but Wonderful Georgia-South Carolina AICW— It’s Deep Enough By James H. Newsome
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n a perfect world we would have 12foot MLW depth on all of the AICW and could travel it by day or night without hesitation or concern of running aground. It’s pretty obvious that we live in a far-less-than-perfect “AICW World.” I often see online posts on Cruiser’s Net and Waterway Guide where boaters have bypassed Georgia, or South Carolina—or both—because of concerns about shallow areas in the ICW. There’s no question that these areas are a reality, but every day dozens of boaters transit the Georgia and South Carolina ICW without hesitation. Often, boats can be seen lined up for miles like train cars, especially during the fall and spring transient seasons. Commercial traffic with tugs and barges is alive and well using this same section of the ICW daily. American Cruise Lines operates a 188foot, 2,000-ton, 100-passenger river
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cruise ship, which travels the AICW from Jacksonville to Charleston many months of the year. What do these boaters know that others don’t? I’ve traveled all of Georgia’s ICW many times and South Carolina’s ICW north to Charleston. The key to safe traveling through these areas is studying the tide tables and proper planning. The trouble spots are well publicized and are only a concern at dead low tide; therefore, trips have to be planned for passing through these areas at mid to high tide. It’s really just that simple. Interestingly, there are more shallow areas between Amelia Island and St. Augustine than on the entire Georgia ICW. I’ve often wondered why the Florida ICW doesn’t have the same bad reputation as the AICW of Georgia and South Carolina. Bypass Georgia and South Carolina and you will miss some of
the most beautiful coastal area of the entire AICW. You’ll also miss opportunities to visit wonderful historical areas like Charleston, Beaufort, Hilton Head, Savannah, Sunbury, Darien, St. Simon’s Island, Jekyll Island, Cumberland Island and more. You’ll miss dozens of wonderful anchorages near the unique and most plentiful marshlands on the entire Atlantic Coastline. Unless your boat draws more than a tug, is longer than 188 feet, or weighs more than 2000 tons, you should be fine traveling this area. The only legitimate restriction is the 65-foot minimum height of the several fixed bridges over the AICW through Georgia and South Carolina. We’d love to have you and your dollars visit our wonderful part of the country, but even more so we’d like for you to experience these wonderful places and take that memory with you to share with others. www.southwindsmagazine.com