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10 Years After Katrina Cruise to Southport, NC Buying a Fixer Upper

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Editorial: Ten Years After Katrina

By Steve Morrell

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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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Racing News: News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South

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Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing

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Florida FWC Derelict Vessel Meeting

By Fred Braman

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Marinas and Yacht Clubs Rebuild Five and Ten Years After Katrina

By Troy Gilbert

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Cruising Destination: Southport, North Carolina

By Haila Eggleton-MacKay

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Carolina Sailing: Fall Sailing Events

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Buying a Fixer-Upper

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Southern Race Report: USODA Nationals; Race for the Roses; Fast Women Regatta; Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta

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Lady the Boat Dog

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Marine Marketplace Southern Marinas Pages Southern Sailing Schools Section Boat Brokerage Section Classifieds Alphabetical Index of Advertisers Advertisers’ List by Category

The new Gulfport Yacht Club in Gulfport, MS—one of the many clubs rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. Page 29. Photo by Troy Gilbert.

Cruise to Southport, North Carolina. Page 37. Photo

by Haila Eggleton-MacKay.

COVER PHOTO: Race #1 of the three-race series of the 2015 USODA Girls National Championship hosted by Pensacola Yacht Club on July 22.

In the lead is Laura Hamilton, Carolina Yacht Club, closely followed by Fiona Forelich, Austin Yacht Club.

Behind her is Ava Shakespeare of St. Petersburg Yacht Club. All three are sailing in the White Fleet (age 10 and under).

Page 47. Photo by Julie B. Connerley.

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

EDITOR

Ten (and 11) Years After Katrina, Rita, Ivan, Jeanne, Francis, Wilma, Charley...

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t’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans 10 years ago last week (as I write this). Katrina drew a lot of deserved attention, but what I remember most was not just Katrina, but the hurricane years of 2004 and 2005.

In 2004, the season’s damage to Florida and the Southeast started off with Hurricane Charley on Friday, August 13. Charley, a Category 4, did some serious damage in Captiva, Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. Little did we know that was only the beginning.

Three weeks after Charley, Hurricane Frances—a Category 4—hit east Florida with destructive force. But what really shocked everyone was when Hurricane Jeanne—a Category 4—hit the same general location in east Florida only three weeks later.

But that was not the end. Next, on Sept. 16, came Ivan, a Category 3 that really tore up the northern Gulf States.

2004 became the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane season on record—that is, until the following year.

After 2004, forecasters were backing up a growing theory that maybe the Atlantic basin was on a 20-year cycle of heavy seasons and 2004 was the beginning of a new cycle— this, even though their records really only went back 100 years or so, which means only five 20-year cycles were supporting the theory. Then came 2005.

2005 took the record of not only the most active year, but the most costly and deadly. There were seven major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 and 5), five of which did the most damage. Wilma, Rita and Katrina were the most destructive. Wilma was the most intense storm ever recorded in the Atlantic basin with winds at 295 mph. It weakened to a Category 2 by the time it hit Southwest Florida at Cape Romano, doing some real damage in the Keys.

Rita, the fourth most intense storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, hit the northern Gulf from Texas to Louisiana in a

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weakened state in late September as a Category 3, but the main damage was from its storm surge, reaching as high as 17 feet. That’s some high water.

Just about everyone can remember what Katrina did and there’s no need here to go into the destruction it caused.

It was a Category 3 when it hit Louisiana and New Orleans.

It is now ranked as the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes to hit the U.S. Only the Labor Day hurricane in 1935 and Camille in 1969 were of greater intensity.

The 2004 and 2005 seasons had a major effect on boating in the Southeast, particularly Florida. Many marinas were destroyed, as were many boats. Insurance went up considerably for both marinas and boats, causing slip rates to rise. Some insurance companies would not insure boats that are in Florida during the official storm season if the owners lived out of the state. Many people with older boats either couldn’t get insurance or the rates were so high that they couldn’t afford it. Many marinas around the state weren’t even half-full. In the northern Gulf, many of the marinas didn’t even exist, taking years to be rebuilt. A lot of people just gave up on boat ownership. Boat sales went down (and when the economy crashed in 2008, boat sales really took a dive, but the boat industry had been going down since 2005).

Yet it’s been calm in the Southeast since then, with almost no storms making landfall. Who knows what happened to the 20-year-cycle theory, but the hurricane forecasters quit mentioning it and started saying that each year is unique. And with the world warming up, it’s become less predictable still.

I always keep in mind what I read one climatologist said about global warming when he was asked what’s going to happen. He said, “It’s hard to predict exactly.

What’s happening is that the pot is getting stirred up.”

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Southeast Air & Water Temperatures, Prevailing Winds & Gulf Stream Currents – October For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center at www.ndbc.noaa.gov

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

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CALENDAR

Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race) Go to the Racing Calendar for regattas, local races and racing news • Educational/Training • Boat Shows • Seafood Festivals • Sailboat & Trawler Rendezvous • Other Events

LISTING YOUR EVENT To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months.

Events must be free, very low cost, or not for profit.

Educational/Training Go to the Racing News Pages on page 19 for Racing Instruction in the Southeast.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder.

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. ongoing traditional boat building classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

Boating Safety Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more.

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date. To see the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

The course named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements.They are marked below with two asterisks (**):

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**Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. (904) 5029154. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach.com/pe.htm.

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**New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9 a.m to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info

Mastering the Rules of the Road, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 14 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, www.boating-stpete.org.

Aids to Navigation, Dinner and Harbor Cruise, Morehead City, NC, Oct. 17 Fort Macon Sail and Power Squadron, will present an aids to navigation class, dinner, and harbor cruise on Saturday, October 17, at the Sanitary Fish Market, 501 Evans Street, Morehead City, NC, at 3 p.m. Dinner follows the class. The class then boards the Carolina Princess to cruise Bogue Sound and Beaufort Inlet channel to see channel markers, ranges, and other aids. Debarkation is at 8 p.m. $50 for the class, dinner, harbor cruise. Contact David Aitken at dlaitkeng@gmail.com, 252-503-7124. Registration and payment must be received by Oct. 1.

US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) No courses were scheduled in October and November in the Southeast as of press date. Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing, or call (401) 683-0800, ext. 644. Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date. For learning-to-sail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing. org/education.

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**Punta Gorda, FL, Oct. 7, Wednesdays for seven weeks.

Peace River Sail and Power Squadron, Punta Gorda Boat Club, 802 W. Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda. www.puntagorda-boating.org.

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**St. Augustine, FL, October 3, November 7. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine. One-day course. St. Augustine Campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (off SR-16), St. Augustine. 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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BOAT SHOWS

Tampa Boat Show. Oct. 2-4 Tampa Bay’s oldest and longest running boat show. Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. NMMA. Basically a powerboat show. (954) 441-3220. www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10-6 on Sunday. $12. Ages 15 and under, free (when with adult). Purchase tickets online, at show, or by phone.

26th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, Georgetown, SC, Oct. 17-18 This is one of the largest wooden boat shows in the country with over 140 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, a wooden boatbuilding competition, children’s model boatbuilding, knot tying, maritime arts and crafts, food and music. A special attraction will be Saturday’s Wooden Boat Challenge when teams of two race to build a rowing skiff within a four-hour time limit and then test their boats for seaworthiness in a rowing relay on the Sampit River.

The show takes place on the waterfront and along Front Street in historic downtown Georgetown. It is produced by the Harbor Historical Association, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. All proceeds benefit the South Carolina Maritime Museum. For more, go to www.woodenboatshow.com.

55th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Nov. 5-9 Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Ft. Lauderdale. Largest boat show in the world, covering seven sites. Over 1,600 vessels with 160 Super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, electronics. Cost: Adults $27 ($25 online), children 6-15 $12 ($10 online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket $45 ($43 online). Fri-Sun 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The show is open for $43 ($41 online) for a show preview to all on Thursday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

43rd Fort Myers Boat Show, Nov. 19-22

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.

38th Annual St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, FL, Dec. 3-6 SOUTHWINDS will have a booth at the show, distributing extra copies of the magazine. Businesses and regattas wishing to advertise in the show issue, contact Steve Morrell, editor@southwindsmagazine.com by Nov. 1.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS & MARINE FLEA MARKETS Beaufort Shrimp Festival, Beaufort, SC, Oct. 2-3.

Shrimp cooked every way. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Waterfront Park in Beaufort, SC. Free. www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_beaufort_shrimpfest.htm

29th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show, Oct 2-4.

Food, music and lots of other events. Opens Friday at noon.

Saturday, 10am-11pm, Sunday 11am-5pm. Free. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.

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Harborside Convention Complex and City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. 10-6 Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 Sunday. Show is

NAUTICAL FLEA MARKET Cortez, Florida - Oct. 24 (RAIN DAY OCT. 31)

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44th Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, Oct. 8-11 Savor fresh-from-the-gulf seafood at the 44th 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 am-10 pm. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com.

46th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Cedar Key, FL, Oct. 17-18 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 on Seahorse Key, the big island three miles to the west of Cedar Key. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina. www.cedarkey.org

Nautical Rummage Sale, Green Cove Springs, October 18 North Florida Cruising Club. Green Cove Springs Marina, 851 Bulkhead Rd. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No cost for space to sell your stuff.

34th Annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival, John’s Pass Village, FL, Oct. 23-25.

Children’s 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. Friday 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Johns Pass Village, Madeira Beach, FL. www.johnspass.com.

18th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 24 New Location This Year The 18th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th Street West, Cortez, FL 34215, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Free to the public with free parking. There is a $15 per space charge for sellers only. Bring your own table.

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52nd Annual Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola, FL, Nov. 6-7

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The state’s oldest maritime exhibit. The two-day event annually draws thousands of visitors to this scenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The festival features delicious seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood related events and displays under the shady oaks of Apalachicola’s Battery Park. Some of the notable events include oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run, a Blue Crab race and a Blessing of the Fleet.

(888) 653-8011. 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (11:00 p.m. on Saturday). www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

Nautical Flea Market, St. Augustine, FL, Nov. 7-8 Sponsored by Sailors Exchange. 7-1/2 San Bartola Dr. (near SR312 by the hospital). 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Selling space at $20 (reservations suggested). 904-429-7415.

WindRider Trimaran Rendezvous, Sarasota, FL Oct. 16-18 The 5th WOW (WindRider Owners Weekend) rally for WindRider Trimarans will be held in Sarasota, FL, during the weekend of the Buzzelli Rendezvous, a multihull regatta. Some WindRider owners may choose to compete in the regatta on Saturday and Sunday. There will be specific events for WindRiders, which will include instruction and tips for optimizing performance of WindRiders. Further details to be determined. www.windrider.com.

OTHER EVENTS

2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.

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America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association Fall Rendezvous, Rogersville, AL, Oct. 14-17 This is the AGLCA’s largest annual rendezvous and 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/2015-fall-rendezvousreunion-cms-1304.

Charley Morgan to Speak in Miami, Oct. 20 Yacht designer Charley Morgan and his wife, Maurine Morgan, will be giving a talk on his life and times at the Miami Yacht Club at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. The event is expected to last at least two hours. The event is free and reservations are highly recommended. Entry could be available at the door if seats are still available. The first 50 reservations will receive a special door prize. For reservations, please RSVP. Contact brooks@sailingservices.com, or call (305) 6320298. Watch for details at www.sailingservices.com. The event is sponsored by Sailing Services, Inc., of Miami, with help from Harken and New England Ropes.

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40th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Nov. 13-15 SSCA will be holding their biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast in November.

The annual general meeting will be held on Saturday at 4 p.m. 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 and Saturday with roundtable discussions on Sunday morning. Friday evening will be the Vendor and Speaker Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party ($10 per person includes two drink tickets and cold hors d’oeuvres). Nigel Calder will be presenting “Lessons Learned Along the Way” on Friday evening.

Saturday evening will feature a gourmet buffet, followed by the after-dinner presentation by Peter Swanson.

Those who choose to dine elsewhere may return after dinner to enjoy the Swanson’s presentation and participate in the annual fundraising auction. Saturday evening dinner is $22.50/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 for Gam attendees, $20 for non-attendees—both payable on site. Concurrent with the flea market will 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. Cost of attending the Gam is $35 for members and $50 for non-member friends. Prices go up $5 if registration is after Oct. 31.

Melbourne Heading South Gathering. Just before the Melbourne Gam, on Nov. 12, 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, just 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 more details, contact Melinda Schell at melssca@gmail.com.

16th Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Conference, Jacksonville, FL, Nov. 12-13 The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association will hold its annual conference at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel in See CALENDAR continued on page 69

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Racing News, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South

8th Conch Republic Cup, Key West Race to Cuba, January 27-Feb. 6, 2016 This is the regatta to Cuba that was last held in 2003. It was organized by Key West residents Peter Goldsmith and Michelle Geslin. They ran the event for eight years before 2003, but in 2003 they were harassed by the U.S. Government after the race and their computers and papers were confiscated. Michelle Geslin was ill at the time and she died in 2009. But that didn’t deter the federal government’s harassment. They were never prosecuted, just heavily investigated. The charges were dropped the Friday before the presidential election in November 2004.

Now Peter Goldsmith has joined with Jeff Dreschler to put together this new version of the Conch Republic Cup, except it will no longer be run in June but in January. Jeff sailed with Peter and Michelle in the 1997 Veradero race.

Jeff was coach to the Hobie sailors in the Havana Challenge, which sailed to Cuba from Key West in May (see the article about the race by Jeff in the July issue in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com).

The Conch Republic Cup started out as the Race to Veradero in 1997. After running twice, it evolved into the Conch Republic Cup from 1999 through 2003. That makes the 2016 race the 8th running of the event. The January date is set to attract racers who have just completed Key West Race Week and others who are heading south for the Caribbean racing season. Registration for the event was closed at the end

of October. As of late August, 21 boats were signed up from SC, CA, MD, NY, TX and the United Kingdom. For more information, go to www.conchrepubliccup.com.

Sarasota Yacht Club Announces Race to Havana, April 2-12, 2016 The Sarasota Yacht Club will host the first race to Havana from Sarasota since the club held the race in 1994, which was then held under heavy protest, both on and off the water.

This PHRF race is open to any qualified boat 28 feet or longer, monohull or multihull. Classes sailing will be Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising and Multihull.

Dockage will be at Marina Hemingway. Boats will depart on April 3 off Big Pass near Sarasota. Boats are expected to arrive in Cuba April 5-6. Tours will be held April 7-9, and departure from Cuba, weather permitting, will be April 10-12.

Registration for the race opened in August and deadline is December 31 to register and submit payment for all required fees. All required papers and crew list must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2016. The crew list cannot be changed once it is submitted. Crew must not be government employees, not have a criminal record and they must be approved by the Coast Guard.

For details and contact information, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org/regattas.

Treasure Coast of Florida Sailing Organizations Announce an Inter-Club Regatta Series for Youth US SAILING Center - Martin County (USSCMC), along with Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation (TCYSF), Youth Sailing Association of Indian River County (YSF) and Palm Beach Sailing Club (PBSC) announced the region’s first ever inter-club regatta: the Treasure Coast Optimist Series.

The new regatta begins this fall and will encourage youth sailors from the Treasure Coast and surrounding areas to race together on a consistent basis so they can improve their sailboat racing skills. Children up to the age of 15 will sail the Optimist (Opti). Each club will host their fall regatta as usual, and those scores will be included into the Treasure Coast Optimist Series score. In addition to the two fall regattas, USSCMC will host three Sunday afternoon regattas from Noon-4 p.m. to complete the series. There will be two divisions which will be based on the sailor’s experience: a gold fleet and a silver fleet.

Series Dates Are: • TCYSF (Fort Pierce) Sunday, September 27.

Parker Whitehead Regatta • USSCMC (Jensen Beach) Sunday, October 11, 12 p.m.

• USSCMC (Jensen Beach) Sunday, November 1, 12 p.m.

• PBSC (Palm Beach) Sunday, November 15. Fall Festival Regatta • USSCMC (Jensen Beach) Sunday, November 22, 12 p.m.

USSCMC will award trophies for each division for the series, including a perpetual trophy for the series champion.

The series entry fee will be $30. For more information, go to www.usscmc.org.

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Racing News, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South

RACE MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST To list your race instruction courses (free listings for nonprofit groups. A small fee to for-profit groups): editor@southwindsmagazine.com For US SAILING Courses: Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/raceofficials/become-a-race-official US Sailing Advanced Race Management Seminars St. Petersburg Yacht Club, St. Petersburg, FL, Oct. 17-18.

Contact Tom Farquhar at tfarquhar60@gmail.com.

Instructors Thomas Farquhar and Todd Fedyszyn.

Zhik F-18 North Americas Championship Charlotte Harbor, FL, Oct. 17-23 This international event, sponsored by high-performance sailing gear supplier Zhik, is scheduled for Oct. 17-25 at Port Charlotte Beach Park in Charlotte County, FL. Five days of racing are scheduled and over 60 boats are expected to compete. Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Inc., a not-for-profit Florida corporation will be the event organizer. For more on the F-18 organization, go to www.usf18.com. For more on Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Inc., go to www.charlotteharborregatta.com.

Mutineer National Championships Tampa Sailing Squadron, Tampa, FL, Oct. 19-23

UPCOMING NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS IN THE SOUTHEAST

Hobie Wave North American Championship Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 30-Nov. 1

Lightning North American Championship.

Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 8-11

Pensacola Yacht Club Rally and Race to Cuba, Oct. 31

J/80 North American Championships. Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Oct. 9-11 (Held with J/Fest this year.

See the Race Calendar, Northern Gulf Coast section.)

The Pensacola Yacht Club is organizing an offshore rally and race from Pensacola, FL, to the Hemingway International Yacht Club near Havana, Cuba, with a start on Oct 31. The event is intended for experienced sailors and seaworthy cruising sailboats. Entry to this event should be closed by the time this goes to press. For more information, contact Bob Kriegel at bkriegel@panhandle.rr.com, or (850) 455-7695.

82nd Nassau Cup Race, Miami to Nassau, Nov. 12

80th Annual

EGMONT KEY RACE The oldest running sailboat race on the west coast of Florida November 21 To celebrate 80 years, the race will go AROUND Egmont Key for the first time • 60-mile race around Egmont Key with start and finish at DIYC • Challenging distance course with both in-shore and off-shore elements • Perpetual Houston Wall Trophy awarded to the top PHRFcorrected time monohull • A DIYC and Suncoast BOTY event • Short course for smaller boats that stays inside the Skyway Bridge • Traditional DIYC Chili Cookoff at the club to welcome racer’s return

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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. nassaucuprace.org. The Coral Reef Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Nassau Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club combine to sponsor this race, which is managed by SORC for the collective group.

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We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast? Have you made changes? What changes would you like? Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com beforehand and for more specifics and specifications on photos needed. Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for the reviews, too. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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).

New Florida State Law Caps Sales Tax Paid on Yacht Repairs at $60,000 This law, which went into effect on July 1, caps the sales tax at $60,000, which means that $1,000,0000 in repairs will pay no more than $60,000 in sales tax. The law’s intent is to compete with yacht repairs in other states and other countries.

Okeechobee Water Level Goes up About an Inch Since Early August As of press date in early September, Lake Okeechobee was at 13.21 feet above sea level, about a foot higher since early August. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 7.15 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 5.35 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.47 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. See the left column.

New York already has a sales tax cap on yacht repairs.

The new law is obviously targeting the megayacht industry, since the average boater doesn’t even buy boats worth as much as the cap. One lawmaker who voted against the new law said it does nothing for the average boater.

Another lawmaker who voted for the law says it will bring jobs to the average worker. Others say it is just trickle down money from the megayacht owners and from those who own the big megayacht repair shops, and that in the long run, the overall effect will be that those at the top will have a lot more and those at the bottom will have just a little more, making the gap wider between the two groups.

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and BoatUS Foundation aims to improve boaters’ knowledge with the new online course, “All About Marine Radio,” offered at BoatUS.org/courses. The course shows how to use standard VHF radios as well as newer Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF radios and is great for novices and experienced boaters. Taken from the comfort of home, the course is $24.95 (a reduced price is available to BoatUS members).

“From calling a mayday to requesting a marina slip, it’s the boater’s VHF radio that is the most reliable way to communicate, and it is the only piece of equipment that can get those closest to a boat in distress to respond quickly,” said BoatUS Foundation Director of Education Amanda Suttles Pérez.

“All About Marine Radio” teaches how to choose the best radio for your boating lifestyle and how to get the most use out of it. The online course will show some simple rules to follow when you’re using a marine VHF radio plus how to: • Determine which features you want in a marine radio for your type of boating • Make and receive radio calls, including what channels to use • Obtain and use a Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number for your boat • Call for help in all kinds of emergencies • Ensure that your transmissions are understandable • Simple rules to follow when using your radio

NMMA Schedules Third Boating Industry Trip to Cuba for December Although registration is closed for this trip, in July, the NMMA scheduled a third trip to Cuba for boating industry representatives because of high demand that existed for the first two trips. The NMMA stated in their press release that “The impetus for this trip is our desire that U.S.-Cuba relations will continue to improve and that private market enterprise will continue to grow. We want to help boating executives learn about the island and its people before the trade embargo is lifted.”

The trip, scheduled for Dec. 7-11, will visit main tourist sites in Havana, existing marina complexes— including a recently completed marina in Varadero—and other boating sites. Cuban experts will speak to the group throughout the trip.

The NMMA mentioned that boating opportunities in Cuba are not just saltwater. There are also over 100 freshwater lakes suitable for boating. The lakes, which are three to five miles long, irrigate rice fields and are also filled with largemouth bass. They were built by the Soviets in the 60s and 70s.

NMMA Releases Details on Annual Economic Benefits of the Miami Boat Show Celebrating the 75th year of the Miami Boat Show and its new location, the NMMA, organizers of the show, released a report showing the economic benefits of the show, stating

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that there is $600 million dollars of annual benefit to Florida and the region.

The report was released in the middle of the controversy with a local community about other effects of the show’s new location at the Miami Marine Stadium and Basin.

The report stated several facts to support the report: $30.4 million dollars of excise and sales tax is generated from the show; 1200 show exhibitors; 33 percent of exhibitors are based in Dade, Broward or Palm Beach County; $312.2 million in estimated sales for Florida companies; 6592 people employed full time by the show; $83 million dollars is spent by out-of-town visitors and exhibitors related to the show; 36 percent of visitors and 35 percent of exhibitors are from out of the state; 100,000 visitors are from out of the country; 200,000 hotel nights are purchased; more than 1200 boats on exhibit, along with exhibits of marine accessories, electronics, engines, nautical gifts, apparel and services.

In promoting the show’s new location, the report added that there will be 500 slips in the deep-water basin, with parking for 12,000 vehicles at various locations and free land and water taxi shuttles to the show.

National Sailing Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees In July the National Sailing Hall of Fame announced six people who will be in the 2015 class of inductees: • Sailing school founder Steve Colgate (Fort Myers, FL) • Olympic medalist Paul Foerster (Rockwall, TX) • Olympic medalist and author J.J. Fetter (San Diego, CA) • Boat building innovators and brothers Meade and Jan Gougeon (both Bay City, MI) • U.S. Olympic Yachting Committee Director Samuel V. Merrick (Medford, NJ)—also the recipient of the NSHOF’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The inductees are decided by a selection committee of representatives from US Sailing, the sailing media, the sailing industry, community sailing, a maritime museum, previous inductees and the NSHOF board. The decision follows a two-month period when sailors from around the country nominate individuals.

The inductees must be 45 or older and have made a significant impact on the growth and development of the sport in the U.S. in the categories of sailing, technical/design and contributor (coach, administrator, sailing media).

An invitation-only induction ceremony for the new inductees will be held on Oct. 4 at the Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey. For more on the NSHOF, go to www.nshof.org.

Researchers Find a Superior Alternative to Ethanol After five years of testing and collaboration between engine manufacturers, the National Marina Manufacturers Association, the American Boat and Yacht Council, the Coast Guard and the U.S. Energy Department, an alternawww.southwindsmagazine.com

tive biofuel—biobutanol—has been developed that appears to be far superior to problems created with E15.

Currently there is 10 percent ethanol in gasoline (except at marinas and at a small number of gas stations where noethanol gas may be found). E15—ethanol at 15 percent—has been proposed and many think it’s coming, but it is amidst a lot of controversy, particularly from the marine industry, because the gasoline tanks on boats and small outboards are not sealed like in an automobile but open to the outside air which can cause major condensation with changing temperatures. Plus gasoline sits longer in boats and engines that are not being used, making condensation even more likely.

At 10 percent, many small engines have problems of fuel system corrosion, particularly in the marine industry, but also in small gas engines like lawn mowers and generators.

Many current engines are designed to handle 10 percent, although many think they don’t handle it well even at that level. Increasing the amount to 15 percent has brought a great amount of resistance, so in 2010, the marine industry got together to look for a solution.

Ethanol is highly susceptible to phase separation where the water settles to the bottom of the tank with the gasoline on top. The water then goes to the engine creating fuel system corrosion, even destroying engine parts. Biobutanol is significantly less susceptible to phase separation and gives the same effect at 16.1 percent as ethanol at 10 percent.

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All of the above organizations that were involved in testing biobutanol are satisfied that they have enough information from the results to confidently proclaim that the additive is superior and will solve the problem. The next step is getting it accepted, produced and available to the marine industry, which will take some time.

The government, from legislation passed in 2005 and 2007, mandated that 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel be added to the nation’s gasoline supply by 2002. Ethanol is created from corn grown by American farmers, who strongly support the ethanol mandate.

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Florida FWC Derelict Vessel Meeting, Edgewater, FL, Aug. 11

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n July 1, a workshop was held with all stakeholders represented at FWC Headquarters in Tallahassee in order to develop ideas for confronting the derelict vessel (DV) problem existing on Florida waterways (Read about that meeting in the August issue of Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com). Results of the workshop were reduced to several concepts that were presented in a series of August meetings around the state to the boating community, waterfront property owners, boating associations, and law enforcement personnel and waterfront managers representing local communities.

Concept 1: Ability to place a “hold” on a derelict vessel title to ensure that innocent parties are not placed in a compromising position when the owner of a DV attempts to sell the vessel to avoid prosecution or vessel removal obligations. Vessels have been “sold” to avoid liability, occasionally to the homeless.

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sel to a person who fails to transfer title. Little known by most boaters, sellers retain liability for a sold vessel if the title is not transferred by the buyer. Currently, buyers who do not transfer title (to avoid sales taxes or any other reason) can still renew a registration.

Concept 3: Penalties for expired vessel registration beyond 6 months to ensure that vessels which are being neglected by their owners receive necessary attention and to mirror current motor vehicle law. This concept assists waterway management in keeping vessels from deteriorating into a derelict condition, far cheaper than dealing with vessels after obtaining a DV condition. Law enforcement officials believe that an aged boat registration is the first visible identifier of a problem vessel.

Concept 4: Limited requirement for vessel insurance or bond to help mitigate the financial burden that DVs place on local communities and the state. A requirement for an insurance policy or a bond to cover removal costs to be applied to commercial vessels of a prescribed length, vessels more than a prescribed age, or of wood or steel construction. Boats over 65 feet or older than 35 years were offered as possible categories.

Concept 5: Prohibition of vessels deemed “at risk” of becoming derelict in order to reduce the incidence of vessels deteriorating to a DV condition. The conditions that would trigger action by law enforcement include: • Taking on water without an effective means to dewater • Spaces designed to be enclosed cannot be sealed off • Leaking petroleum or other contaminants • Has broken loose or is in danger of breaking loose from its anchor or mooring • Violating marine sanitation laws • Listing, sunk or partially sunk, or left aground Concept 6: Vessels incapable of navigating under its own means of effective propulsion to be added as an “at risk” condition under Concept 5. The availability of sails and the ability to hoist them would satisfy the “propulsion” requirement.

Concept 7: Rapid removal and destruction/disposal of DVs with a value less than a prescribed amount. $2500 was offered as a value placeholder.

It should be noted that these are ideas of actions that might be taken to help make the management of the DV problem easier and more effective. DVs represent common ground for waterfront property owners, local communities, and responsible boaters and all can help provide public support for any eventual legislative action. If the DV problem can be solved, other anchoring controversies may well be greatly diminished. It behooves the boating community to keep abreast of developments. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Five and Ten Years After Southern Yacht Clubs and Marinas Rebuild in the Northern Gulf from Hurricanes and the Oil Spill

By Troy Gilbert The new Southern Yacht Club building. Following the twin scourges of fire and water after Katrina in 2005, the venerable club rose from the ashes four years later and will celebrate its 166th anniversary this year in a world-class clubhouse and sailing facility. Right next to it is the unrepaired Municipal Yacht Harbor.

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rom the still-as-yet unrepaired slips and piers of the nearly 700-slip Municipal Yacht Harbor in New Orleans, it’s hard to miss the massive 30,000 square-foot Southern Yacht Club overlooking the half-empty cityowned marina that still remains without utilities or repairs ten years out from Hurricane Katrina. Following the twin scourges of fire and water after the storm in 2005, the venerable club rose from the ashes four years later and will celebrate its 166th anniversary this year in a world-class clubhouse and sailing facility.

After the storm’s glancing blow on New Orleans and the accompanying levee failures and then landfall on the Mississippi Coast, the Northern Gulf Coast’s recreational boating and commercial fishing culture was battling back until it was forced to deal with the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Yet it has proven surprisingly resilient and, not withstanding a scar here and there, in many ways the Northern Gulf Coast is primed for a renewal and rediscovery of the sport deep into the 21st century.

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private marinas, and with 18 of the 33 yacht clubs of the well respected Gulf Yachting Association either destroyed or severely damaged, waterfronts from New Orleans to Pensacola have experienced an influx of federal and insurance rebuilding funds and will do so again under the penalty phases for the oil spill which are likely to be over $13 billion dollars.

The Municipal Yacht Harbor in New Orleans’ West End—still sitting unrepaired from Katrina damage as it waits for funds from FEMA, ten years later.

This photo was taken from the Southern Yacht Club with the small sailboats in the foreground being on club grounds.

The new facility at the Gulfport Yacht Club in Mississippi. It is no stretch to say that the Gulf Yachting Association—the organizing authority for racing in the region—now holds a stable of some of the most beautiful, state-of-theart clubs and sailing facilities in the United States.

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The Yacht Clubs in the Northern Gulf The resilience of the boating community during the darkest days following Hurricane Katrina was demonstrated early when Southern Yacht Club held their 156th Closing Regatta on Lake Pontchartrain within 60 days of the storm’s landfall. Thirty-six boats competed, many showing battle scars, and nearly 300 people celebrated defiantly in the shadow of the club’s burned out husk, overlooking ravaged marinas and enormous swaths of their surrounding city, region and individual homes lying in waste.

Melted within the wreckage of the club were countless trophies and artifacts earned from over a century and a half of racing, including four trophies presented to SYC by Sir Thomas Lipton in the early 1900s—one of which was graciously restored by the Lipton Tea Company using the original London silversmith. In the days following the storm, it was easy to find 100-year-old trophies and plaques lying among the flotsam and jetsam along the lakefront levees—all looking like they had been mangled and ground up in a sink disposal.

Today, the rebuilt yacht clubs—ranging from both shores of Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi Sound and the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico— rise solidly above the normally placid waters, and it is no stretch to say that the Gulf Yachting Association—the organizing authority for racing in the region—now holds a stable of some of the most beautiful, state-of-the-art clubs and sailing facilities in the United States.

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grams an immediate priority even before rebuilding, and their efforts are paying off. Gulfport Yacht Club’s longtime sailing director, Sam Vazquez, was heavily involved from day one, “Within a few months after the storm, we had our juniors racing up in Atlanta on borrowed Optis. By the next summer, we had repaired or replaced our fleet of Optis, Vanguards, 420s, and Scots and had restarted our sailing camp with 120 kids.”

Ten years out, the junior sailors on the Mississippi Coast are all now considered “Katrina Babies” meaning that all they have known is a coast in recovery and rebuilding mode. And having seen firsthand the importance of getting these kids out on the water, if simply to have brought a semblance of normality to the community, the clubs on the coast then reached out to the local high schools. Today there are six high school sailing teams actively competing on the Mississippi Coast alone, and their regular regattas The new Fairhope Yacht Club building in Fairhope Alabama. are drawing in high school teams from throughout the northern Gulf Coast. In 2014, the Galloway have come back online, the big boats are finally returning.

Regatta in Gulfport hosted 70 junior and high school boats The Gulfport Small Craft Harbor’s 319 slips are now 60 perranging from Optimists to V-15s. cent leased, and another 300 slips are now available in the “The issue for us now, though, is the lack of big boats nearby cities of Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian. Distance coming back, whether sport boats or racer/cruisers that regattas, such as the 100-nautical mile Gulfport-tocompete around the buoys or in our distance races. Our Pensacola Race are nearly back to their pre-storm participahigh-schoolers are looking to move up and that’s the wall tion, and Gulf Yachting Association’s Capdevielle Regatta we’re running into.” Vazquez continues, “We had a lot of and Challenge Cup regatta are again well attended. boats wash away and a lot of people who still haven’t In New Orleans, the large Municipal Yacht Harbor is returned, but every year it’s getting better.” the outlier. New Orleans’ West End was built in the 1830s “We made the kids a priority, because we had to.” on land reclaimed from Lake Pontchartrain and today is the Vazquez adds, “These Katrina Babies are the future of the recreational boating heart for the city, but West End has sport not only in Mississippi, but on the entire Gulf Coast.” now become a flashing beacon of stalled post-storm recovery. Located on a nearly uniform 12-foot deep Lake Rebuilding the Marinas Pontchartrain with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, West Throughout the coast of Mississippi from Pass Christian to End encompasses 100 acres of oak-lined green spaces, Ocean Springs, nearly $94 million in state-of-the-art public unparalleled spectator viewing areas and nearly 1,000 boat marinas holding over 900 boat slips have been constructed, slips, as well as sail lofts, chandleries and restaurants all including an entire new 163-slip marina adjacent to historic within easy walking distance. The odds-on favorite to host Bay St. Louis’ downtown. As these massive public marinas the U.S. Olympic sailing trials until the storm in 2005, New on the coast were hardened to withstand future storms and

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Business owners are disheartened and feel West End is being ignored in favor of FEMA rebuilding funds elsewhere in the city. They ask how 10 years could have passed without even a start to rebuilding a wooden fishing pier or a marina while the other public marina in West End—and those throughout the other Katrina-damaged areas—have been rebuilt and are open. But time keeps passing and the local boat dealers, chandleries and fuel docks continue to The Gulfport Small Craft Harbor in Gulfport, MS—a newly rebuilt state-of- suffer, and the management board for the harbor is now fielding calls from their counterparts in the the art marina.

Northeast that were affected by superstorm Sandy— all seeking advice on how to navigate the glacial Orleans has hosted multiple North American class champiFEMA process. onships, and even the J/22 Worlds, while West End’s largest marina still lays unrepaired.

While the Wednesday night beer can races have nearly returned to their pre-storm levels and even the National Sailing Hall of Fame held their second induction ceremony out at West End, Municipal Harbor still lies in waste—waiting on FEMA rebuilding funds. Today, it offers about 160

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With the majority of these well-deserved fines and penalties levied against BP directed into commercial fishing or wildlife and ecosystem remediations, some of these projects would directly compensate and assist recreational boating on the Gulf Coast. While awaiting the results from the National Resource Damage Assessment and the Federal courts, BP put in an early $1 billion dollars in order to get the ball rolling on many long-term environmental projects. Most of these early projects had to do with important oyster beds and marsh/dune restoration and habitats, but Escambia County in Florida was selected for the installation or reconstruction of four recreational boating ramps and docks, two of which were heavily utilized for staging out of Pensacola during the spill clean-up. Katrina damaged fishing pier at West End—eligible for FEMA funds. Even This inevitable funding for recreational loss will again this small infrastructure still lies in a state of disrepair. bolster not only the local boaters, but will also build up the marinas and infrastructure needed to further these As they bid farewell to their days in temporary mobile forgotten cruising and racing waters as the destinations homes and jokingly referring to their club as the Triplethey deserve to be.

Wide Yacht Club, the sailors of Southern Yacht Club and The Northern Gulf Coast has endured almost everythe entire GYA will endeavor to remind the sailing world thing conceivable during the last ten years, but as time passthat there are indeed three coasts to America, and while es and losses are remedied, the boating infrastructure is many of the trophies and medals have been lost, the future either already in place or returning and will continue the on the Gulf Coast is as bright as its already historic legacy. long history and the culture of the Gulf Coast on the water.

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The colorful and ornate “Crimes of the Heart” house. Photo by Haila Eggleton-MacKay.

its importance. It precipitated the building of colonial Fort Johnson in the 1700s, which served as the first line of defense protecting other settlements farther up river. It dispatched river pilots and provided quarantine service for seamen. With the military came early colonials, traders and fishermen, thus a little town took root. But, “Southport” wasn’t always here. In 1792, at this same location, stood the colonial enclave of Smithville. This strategic location at the confluence of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean is what has literally made this a town that has had two names. In 1887, Smithville was officially changed to Southport, because, it sounded better—and better is what Smithville wanted—specifically, a ship’s port. And in a grand gamble, what better place for a shipping port to be built than at the evocative and newly named town of “Southport.” The port went further up river to Wilmington, but the new name remained.

Cape Fear and Hurricane Alley Today, Southport is more associated with the words Cape Fear, than it is with its Smithville self of yesteryear. The iconic suspense movie Cape Fear has little to do with this actual area other than the name. But those two words, “Cape Fear,” are words which conjure dread and with good reason. Approaching from the north, captains must go well offshore to clear the Cape Fear and Frying Pan shoals which extend some 28 miles out into the Atlantic.

They have been the demise of countless boats.

It’s for precisely that reason why most cruisers prefer to transit this area via the ICW. The run from Snow’s Cut down the Cape Fear The Provision Company, on the left, which sponsors the Stede Bonnet Regatta. In the River to Southport is fairly straightforward. background to the right are the courtesy docks. Photo by Stacey Huggins. Under per- Being a large ship’s channel, it is well marked and deep with a current which runs a consismission of the Creative Commons License. tent three knots. But with opposing winds and www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode current, this river is more than capable of whipping up some ferocious white water.

When southbound, at Southport’s confluence of the river and the ICW, the Colregs change and you are once again on the “ditch” at flashing green #1. Make sure you leave this DockSide Radio marker well to port, as there is a large and treacherous oysSpecializing in Marine SSB ter bar, submerged at high tide. For smaller northbound Sailmail / Airmail / Winlink cruisers, it is advisable to remain in Southport until three hours after the predicted low tide to catch a fair run up the river. sailmail@docksideradio.com If the phrase Cape Fear doesn’t instill trepidation, perwww.docksideradio.com FCC Marine Radio Licenses haps “Hurricane Alley” will. Although Southport’s official MMSI Number Management Ph: 941.661.4498 motto is “home of salubrious breezes from the sea,” someSSB/Sailmail Training times those “breezes” whip themselves into an ill wind Radios & Modems in Stock Troubleshooting indeed. This otherwise lovely location, by virtue of its natural geography has an unprecedented history of direct hits.

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Lined with majestic, centuries-old live oaks and romantic, magnolia trees, the side streets in Southport are a pleasure to investigate.

Synonymous with the south, they gracefully frame beautifully restored homes. Photo use under permission of the Creative Commons License.

scoured this area clean and destroyed the fishing fleet. With this devastating regularity of landfalls, prudent commercial and pleasure boat captains still seek out the protection of hardwood-lined creeks to secure their boats and ride out these storms.

Southport is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the downtown area is a good place to get acquainted.

The intersection of Howe and Moore streets is the downtown hub when navigating the tourist-oriented retail shops.

It’s a growing montage of restaurants, art galleries and eclectic craft shops. You can find anything from a souvenir “Cape Fear” T-shirt, to a ukulele, a Thai dinner or handcarved mermaids.

Fort Johnson is now home to the visitor’s center, with the North Carolina Maritime Museum next door. Both are informative and well worth visiting. The Southport Historical Society puts out a self-guided walking tour brochure. Granite markers recount Southport’ s interesting part in this country’s growth from revolutionary times through the Civil War, and more recently during World War II, when German submarines prowled the waters.

The official North Carolina 4th of July Festival Always a patriotic little town, they began celebrating the 4th of July in 1795 and Southport hosts the official North Carolina 4th of July Festival. The annual celebration runs for days, and the population swells from its usual 3000 citizens to 50,000. It’s a birthday party with arts and crafts, concerts and a crazy little hometown parade. The area waters crowd with pleasure craft for the culminating fireworks display set off from a barge on the river.

Southport’s scenic “old yacht basin,” just a stone’s throw south of downtown, is a natural gathering place for visitors. It was once homeport to a sizable and thriving fleet of commercial menhaden boats. Today, the docks are shared by a small, industrious band of commercial fishing News & Views for Southern Sailors

Downtown is lined with the tourist-oriented retail shops. It’s a growing montage of restaurants, art galleries and eclectic craft shops. Photo by Haila Eggleton-MacKay.

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Southport’s yacht basin with anchorage and docks. Southport offers one free dock for cruisers. Located on the “T” head of the outer private docks (to the right), it is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Photo courtesy Steve Sharron.

boats, a few scenic-tour boats for hire, as well as highly coveted private dockage. The old fish houses are long gone, replaced by a smattering of colorful, waterfront, tourist-oriented restaurants (most offering free dockage to patrons), and the old yacht basin area now bustles with a new purpose. Splendid after-dinner sunsets are photo-worthy as you stroll along its scenic Riverwalk. In the center of this “snug harbor,” the city of Southport offers one free dock for cruisers. Located here on the “T” head of the outer private

docks, it is available on a first-come, first-served basis. It should be noted, it is a fixed, wooden dock, so have fender boards. There are no utility services provided at this dock and a circumspect length of stay is requested. If you would rather drop the hook for the night, there is enough room in the yacht basin for one or two boats to anchor. Be mindful of your anchor rode and swing room. You will be exposed to the predominant southwest winds, and it should be considered a fair weather anchorage. Southport’s actual area marinas are located farther north and south of town.

Lined with majestic, centuries-old live oaks and romantic, magnolia trees, the side streets in Southport are a pleasure to investigate. Synonymous with the south, they gracefully frame beautifully restored homes. Grand and austere Federal, delicate Victorian and cozy Craftsmen cottages, make a picture-perfect mix of architectural styles. So much so that Southport has caught the eye of Hollywood. A growing list of television shows—Matlock, Dawson’s Creek, Sleepy Hollow and Under the Dome—have been filmed on location here. Major movies like Crimes of the Heart, I Know What You Did Last Summer and the recent Safe Haven all found that special something here.

Pirate Stede Bonnet Persons famous and infamous have been drawn here.

Southport is the source of inspiration to author Robert Ruark. As a young man he spent summers here with his grandfather. He later penned The Old Man and the Boy, based on his childhood memories. The notorious pirate Stede Bonnet frequented Southport’s waters. Naval authorities got word of his location and the Battle of Cape Fear ensued.

The pirates surrendered and Stede Bonnet was taken to Charleston, SC, where he was hanged. Today, “Bonnet’s Creek,” has a roadside plaque commemorating the incident.

The “gentleman pirate’s” legacy lives on in Southport in the form of the Stede Bonnet Regatta. Continually hosted by the owners of the Provision Company restaurant located at Southport’s old yacht basin since the mid 1990s, upwards of 50 boats gather for the erstwhile racing spectacle coursing up to Cape Fear, out to Bald Head Island and back to the yacht basin. But the main theme of the day is fun.

Competitors dress in pirate garb and playfully “fight” other vessels. The festivities are topped with trophies, food and much drink, music and unabashed fun.

In addition to hosting the regatta, the owners of Provision Company are generous to transient cruisers. With a handful of docks adjoining their restaurant, they offer free dockage to cruisers. They do request that if you want to tie up overnight, that you please wait until evening to arrive and be good enough to depart the following morning.

Provision’s is a seasonal restaurant and by mid-November they close their doors until March. During the off-season, they also allow free dockage for short stays. However, there is no electric, water or restrooms. Even so, this is most kind of them and is a reflection of Southport’s spirit of southern hospitality in general.

Southport’s Three Marinas, Anchoring, Provisioning and Repairs As a stop for cruisers, the Southport area has three marinas.

Deep Point Marina (red #20 on the ICW) is just two miles northeast of town. Southport Municipal Marina (red #2A on the ICW) is the most centrally located, just west of the yacht basin area. South Harbor Village Marina (red #8 on the ICW)

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The best anchorage, referred to as the “Pipeline Canal” in most anchoring guides. The local’s call it the “wildlife anchorage.” Photo by Haila Eggleton-MacKay.

is approximately two miles west of town on the ICW heading south. All have transient dockage available at competitive rates and full marina amenities. Deep Point is the newest and offers the best protection from a bad blow. Southport and South Harbor have large, easy in/out fuel and transient docks right on the ICW. Southport Marina is however the only one that is within walking distance to downtown.

If you need to provision while here, Southport has a Super Wal-Mart, with the usual accompanying satellite stores and other nearby shopping centers. Unfortunately, citing “insurance liability,” none of the marinas offer courtesy vehicles to cruisers. This has always been a problem for cruisers stopping here. Realizing there is a transportation need for visiting boaters, a new shuttle service is available to help.

Carolina Yacht Care with their vans will pick you up at any of the three marinas and take you to where you need to go.

They offer a reasonable price, short notice availability, flexible hours and are considerately “pet friendly” should your fur-clad crew need medical care. Trips to Wilmington International Airport and the West Marine store in Wrightsville Beach can be arranged. Marina managers can put you in touch with them. Local taxi services are also available 24/7 as well as an Enterprise car rental agency.

For cruisers who prefer to anchor out for the night, in addition to the area in the old yacht basin, there are two other choices: Dutchmen’s Creek (green #5 on the ICW) south of town. This anchorage is only for shallow-draft vessels. There is shoaling at the entrance but it does deepen as the creek meanders. This anchorage is also largely unprotected. The best anchorage is just a little further south, just before South Harbor Village Marina (red #8 on the ICW). In most anchoring guides, it is referred to as the “Pipeline Canal.” The local’s call it the “wildlife anchorage.” It is a large, tree-lined basin with good water depth. It has the best protection to offer and can accommodate many boats. It can be “wakey,” especially on weekends, as it is adjacent to the public boating ramps. Overlooking the anchorage is a children’s park with daytime restroom facilities. There is also a water spigot outside the building to fill water jugs. It is a lovely stop and has become very popular in recent years.

In the event of a breakdown as you traverse the area, Southport has both a long-established TowBoatUS and a newer Sea Tow service at the ready. Should necessity call for a full-service boatyard, there is one located right next to the Southport Marina. A 70-ton Travelift is able to handle most any haul out. If it’s a matter of basic parts, downtown Southport has a Napa auto parts store with a sizable marine

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department. Stewarts Hardware has a good inventory and does propane refills. In the event you need a West Marine store, the closest two are in Wrightsville Beach, NC, and North Myrtle Beach, SC. Southport naturally has a goodsize boating population and consequently, it has top-notch boat service and repair people ready to help.

This lovely little town on the banks of the notorious Cape Fear is steeped in maritime history. It has withstood devastating hurricanes, battles, epidemics, the demise of the fishing industry and plenty of hard economic times. The resilient residents endure and overcome with a combination of grit and grace. They also know it helps to have a sense of humor.

Where else can you find streets—all next to each other— named “Lord,” “Howe,” “Dry” and “I-Am”? And the folks here just love their “salubrious breezes from the sea.”

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Fall Sailing & Seeing – a Wealth of Options Across the Palmetto State

By Dan Dickison

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arly fall. That’s when sailors in so many areas across the U.S. start putting their boats away for the impending winter season. But not in South Carolina. From the upstate to the Lowcountry, sailors here enjoy a full menu of autumn options for getting out on the water. Here’s a partial roundup.

Leukemia Cup Regatta If it’s the end of September in Charleston, it must be time for the Leukemia Cup Regatta (Sept. 25-27). Sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and co-hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club, this annual event has been going on for the past 18 years here. It’s part of a series of over 50 fundraising regattas that take place around the country.

Collectively, these regattas have raised millions of dollars to support patient services and blood cancer treatment research.

Over the years, participants in Charleston’s Leukemia Cup have helped raise more than $2 million. In 2014, 29 boats competed in four different classes. This year, the organizers anticipate a slightly larger turnout. Though the on-the-water action can be intense, the real battle goes down in the realm of fundraising.

Among the crews racing this year will be a core group from the event’s top fundraising team for each of the last four years—Team Mongo. In 2014, these sailors raised $39,030, which made them the top Leukemia Cup fundraisers in South Carolina and No. 3 in the entire U.S. Mongo’s owners— Miles Martschink and Ben Hagood—have since sold that boat and bought a J/105 called Skimmer, which the team will be sailing this year. According to crewmember Nancy Hagood, the team is still intent on dominating the fundraising race. For more on the regatta, go to leukemiacup.org/sc.

Hospice Regatta In the upstate, another big fundraising regatta is only weeks away. On the eastern shore of Lake Hartwell at the Western Carolina Sailing Club, members are preparing for their annual Hospice Regatta (Oct. 16-18). This is the club’s premiere event of the year, says regatta co-chairman John Kreidler. “Last year, we had 30 volunteers supporting close to 80 boats that came from as far away as Connecticut and helped us raise over $64,000. Our goal this year is $65,000, with all the proceeds being donated to Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, SC.” Kreidler explains that there will be four separate divisions, including centerboard boats, keelboats, distance and cruiser. “Great food, fantastic raffle prizes and great sailing

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CAROLINA SAILING An October staple is the annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, which is steadily becoming one of the best wooden boat gatherings in the nation. Photo courtesy Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.

on Lake Hartwell in the fall make this event something that should be on every sailor’s calendar,” he adds. For more information, go to the club’s site, wcsc-sailing.org.

Halloween Regatta Just under 100 miles to the south, right over the state line from North Augusta, SC, lies the Augusta Sailing Club on Lake Thurmond. In the fall, the big focus here is on the annual Halloween Regatta (Oct. 9-11), which will turn 61 this year. If you live in the region, and you’ve got a boat that can trailer or car-top, don’t miss it because this event is a seasonal favorite.

Last year, seven different one-design classes made up the fleet, along with two PHRF classes. Most of these competitors arrive from Georgia and South Carolina, but the event regularly attracts competitors from North Carolina and Tennessee as well.

It’s hard to know what aspect of the Halloween Regatta is the most fun. According to regatta chairman Tony Coy, participants seem to equally enjoy the laidback yet competitive action on the water and the frivolity of the shore-side festivities, complete with a costume party. In addition, outof-towners can camp on the club’s grounds. And, if you register on line before October, you’ll get a $20 discount. But the best part is that $15 buys you a beverage bracelet, good for the whole weekend. For more on the Halloween Regatta, go to halloween.augustasailingclub.org.

Georgetown Wooden Boat Show Of course, you don’t have to go to a regatta to enjoy sailboats and the beauty of sailing. One of the best ways to do that is to plan on attending the annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show (Oct. 17-18) in Georgetown, SC. It’s become so popular in the past five years that the organizers have expanded it to two days.

This homegrown show, which is acknowledged as one of the best wooden boat exhibitions in the country, includes two boatbuilding competitions, children’s model boatbuilding, knot tying, maritime arts and crafts, as well as food and music. It all takes place along historic Georgetown’s waterfront and Front Street. There’s no entry fee, yet all the proceeds from merchandise sales and competition fees go to support the South Carolina Maritime Museum. For more on the show, go to woodenboatshow.com.

So, what’s not to like about South Carolina sailing in the fall?

Carolina Ocean Challenge On that same weekend, down in Hilton Head Island, you can join in the fun of the Carolina Ocean Challenge (Oct. 10-11), a regatta for PHRF racers, Harbor 20s and other one-designs that are 16 feet long or larger. Hosted by the South Carolina Yacht Club, this event is a favorite for Lowcountry sailors.

The courses are set on Calibogue Sound, a well-protected body of water, and the shore-side festivities take place at the club’s impressive complex in Windmill Harbor, which is accessed from the sound by way of a unique canal lock. For more, go to facebook.com/events/1690200791199617.

Turkey Shoot Regatta At the end of the month, up on Lake Keowee (just north of Lake Hartwell), you can enjoy some of the most scenic sailing in the region by participating in the Keowee Sailing Club’s annual Turkey Shoot Regatta (Oct. 31-Nov. 1). This event draws a range of boats, with sailors competing aboard multihulls, keelboats and dinghies (all of them under 35 feet long). Last year, the regatta fielded seven different classes made up mostly of local sailors.

The Turkey Shoot is one of the best regatta deals around. For an individual entry fee of $20, each crewmember gets two days of racing and a two-day meal package that includes breakfast and lunch both Saturday and Sunday, and dinner Saturday night. And for juniors (18 and younger), the registration fee is $10, which includes the same meal package. What’s more, participants are welcome to camp on the club’s grounds (but no pets please). For more on the Turkey Shoot, go to keoweesailingclub.com.

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Buying a Fixer-Upper

By Gary W. Dickinson

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more than the boat is worth when it is finished. In fact, I eople say the two best looked at a boat recently that I thought was a good deal, but days in a boatowner’s once I added up the costs to restore the boat, it would have life are the day they became a money pit. You need to do your homework and not buy a boat and the day they just buy a boat because it is cheap and you can afford it. Make sell it. I think that is true for sure it is something that you really want! most, but there have been Every boater knows how expensive having a boat can times in my boating life be. Not only do you have the purchase price of the boat, but that I was sad to see my you have all of the maintenance that goes with it. That may boat go—and still miss her be why some boats end up neglected—owners who have years later. given up on their dreams who didn’t realize what the true For the first time in years, The Hunter Tramp as found cost would be.

I find myself “boatless.” I in the weeds.

My friend George bought a fixer-upper. He found a am dreaming and day1983, 20-foot Haines Hunter Tramp in the weeds that had dreaming all the time about not seen the water for a decade. During the research on the getting a boat. Every day I look at my empty dock and feel like I am missing out by not being on the water. It is almost painful.

It does not help that everywhere I look, I see other people’s boats sitting proudly in their yards, waiting for the next adventure. I was curious to know just how many boats there are here in Florida.

According to my findings on the internet, I discovered that there are more than one million registered boats in the state, not counting kayaks and other personal watercraft that do not need to be registered, so maybe it is not just my imagination when I feel like everyone but me has a boat.

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George and his Tramp, just after launching.

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George cleaning out a locker on the Tramp.

boat, he discovered that it was “Australia’s sailboat of the year in 1981.” The more research he did, the more impressed he became with the boat. The Tramp, introduced in 1980, was the first boat designed by Ian Farrier who has designed many of the popular multihulls on the water today.

The folding floats allow easy docking and trailering, and with the centerboard raised, the boat allows shoal draft sailing and she can be beached.

The large cockpit seats six and the portable vinyl cabin top allows for overnight camping. The research also stated that the Tramp handles easily and sails well in all conditions, which make it a perfect fit for this area.

George excitedly towed the boat home and started pressure washing the hull and making “a to-do list” for things to be done. When he examined the boat, he determined that in addition to a good cleaning, which every boat needs from time to time, the only structural repair needed was to the transom where the rudder bolts had pulled out. George could do the repair himself.

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George with the finished boat in the water.

I looked at his find and was impressed with the construction. All of the quality hardware was oversize for a boat of this size, and it looks like the only wood used in the construction of this fiberglass boat was in the transom which has deteriorated over the past 31 years.

It took nearly a week to tear out the rotted wood backing plate in the transom and do the fiberglass work. After six layers of glass was built up on the transom, and new backing plates were made from solid 3/4-inch oak that was treated with epoxy and bedded with 3M 5200, the repair was complete.

The only modification George did to this stock boat was to replace the inspection cover that gave access to the builtin ice chest in the cockpit with a Bomar 12x16 hatch that makes the built-in ice chest much more usable.

Once the repairs were made, he repainted the rudder, mast and folding arms that attach the pontoons to the main hull and it was ready for the water.

I was very impressed with the Trampâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sailing ability on her maiden voyage and leaving her in the water at my friends dock for a day allowed us to work on the trailer.

George replaced the trailer bunks that were only held together by the carpet that covered them. It was an easy task to replace the trailer tongue and winch, putting the trailer in as pristine condition as the boat.

By doing the work himself, not only was George able to have his perfect boat, but the sweat equity he put into the boat made it worth much more than what he investedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and most importantly, his dream is sitting in the yard!

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SOUTHERN RACE REPORT 2015 USODA Nationals Sets Record for Pensacola Yacht Club, July 18-26 Largest Sailing Regatta Ever Held on Pensacola Bay

By Julie B. Connerley Cover: Race #1 of the three-race series of the 2015 USODA Girls National Championship hosted by Pensacola Yacht Club on July 22.

In the lead is Laura Hamilton, Carolina Yacht Club, closely followed

by Fiona Forelich, Austin Yacht Club. Behind her is Ava Shakespeare of St. Petersburg Yacht Club. All three are sailing in the White Fleet (age 10 and under). Photo by Julie B. Connerley.

All hands were on deck July 18-26 as Pensacola Yacht Club (PYC) hosted not one, but three national championships collectively known as the 2015 USODA Nationals: The threeday Team Race National Championship July 19-21; followed by the one-day Girls National Championship on July 22; and concluded with the four-day National Championship, July 23-26.

“It was the largest sailing regatta ever held on Pensacola Bay,” smiled Baus, the regatta chair. “I believe it will establish Pensacola as a world class venue not only for junior sailing but sailing in general.”

Total registrations numbered 325. Adding the required number of coaches per competitors, family members and vendors, the total count of visitors to PYC and the Greater Pensacola area tallied around 2,000. The event was to be eight days of racing. Holly Murray, Southern Yacht Club’s sailing director, served as principal race officer (PRO) for the Green Fleet. “We had 28 youth complete 16 races over four days, and many attended a three-day clinic,” she said.

“They competed in all types of wind conditions on three different type courses.”

Twenty-six teams with 118 competitors launched day 1 of the Team Nationals. PROs John Alden Meade and J. Dwight LeBlanc, III, expected to complete 78 eight- to tenminute races that day on two separate courses in this round

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By Julie B. Connerley After successfully hosting the 2013 USODA Southeast Regionals, Pensacola Yacht Club (PYC) placed a bid to host the 2016 USODA Nationals. It was accepted and PYC looked forward to a two-year coordination phase of fundraising and planning.

Approximately nine months before this year’s Nationals, USODA asked PYC if we could possibly push up our schedule and host the event this year. The decision was made to “go for it.” Key elements included sponsorships, logistics, accountability and overall value for participants. Highlights of the job were: • Coordination with local communities, organizations, marine vendors, marinas and businesses.

• Our beachfront was literally tripled in size for launch/recovery of Optis, through members’ hands-on intensive labor.

• Temporary floating docks were installed at our marina.

• Members’ boats normally occupying our marina slips

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robin series. But weather changed all that and just 12 races were completed on one course, and 11 on the other course on the first day.

The pressure was on for race officials on day two. The weather cooperated and both PROs completed 78 races each on day two. With the required number of races and more completed by the final day, LISOT Black, the Long Island Sound team comprised of Team Captain Emma Cowles, her twin sister Carmen, Max Anker, Owen Henessey and Connor Marz, took top honors in the Gold Fleet.

Girls Event The Girls National Championship fielded 90 athletes. It was “double vision” at the awards ceremony when the winners were announced and the Cowles twins went up to the podium. Carmen took first; Emma placed second.

Their coach, Pepe Bettini, said, “They swap wins back and forth.” The girls, from Larchmont Yacht Club, NY, have already qualified for the Opti Team Cup (LISOT) to be held in Berlin during October.

National Event For many of the 297 competitors the first day of the National Championship turned out to be their worst. The day started with a postponement and ended with line adjustments and general recalls. But by July 26, after sailing 11 races and discarding two, Luke Arnone, (Red Fleet), of Mantoloking YC, NJ, was crowned 2015 USODA National Champion with 29 points. One point behind him in second place was Emma Cowles (Red Fleet), and in third was Justin Callahan (Blue Fleet) of Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, with 33 points.

As defined by USODA guidelines, the top 50 percent of the 2015 USODA Nationals are now eligible for entry into the 2016 Team Trials. For complete results and photos of both racing and social events, visit www.pensacolayachtclub.org. Results are also available at www.usoda.org.

were relocated to nearby commercial marinas which graciously offered temporary spaces, allowing room for coaches, judges, umpires, media, race committee and other boats.

• To track sailors’ movements on and off the water, race timing chips were attached to the Opti dollies which all competitors then walked through daily to a designated area to the beachfront launch site. An organized dolly retrieval system after racing (back through the designated timing area) counted each competitor. The system worked perfectly.

• Food trucks were set up on-site, as well as a semi-truck of showers for the girls to provide additional amenities.

According to the official survey conducted for Visit Pensacola, the economic impact on Escambia County from the USODA Nationals was over $1,004,350. First time visitors totaled 33 percent, while returning guests totaled 67 percent. The average party had four people.

Overwhelmingly, respondents had a positive experience and would definitely come back.

Pensacola Yacht Club has accomplished much during its 105-year history. Having hosted “the largest sailing regatta ever held on Pensacola Bay” is now part of that history.

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RACE REPORT Hot Chocolate Too Hot To Handle At Race for the Roses, Pensacola Beach, FL July 25

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By Kim Kaminski

By Julie B. Connerley Southern Yacht Club’s Debby Grimm and crew aboard Hot Chocolate, the J/30 that has become an annual contender—and winner—during Pensacola Bay’s women’s sailing regattas, has done it again!

Grimm’s crew made the road trip back to the Panhandle July 25 to compete in Pensacola Beach Yacht Club’s “mother of all women’s races”—the Race for the Roses. The women returned to battle some of the same crews they had the week before during Navy Yacht Club Pensacola’s annual Bikini Regatta.

Hot Chocolate wasn’t the only vessel “wo-manned” by New Orleans women. This captain had, unfortunately, lost a couple of key positions earlier this year. Finding crew is difficult midyear. Finding experienced crew is even more challenging.

Luckily, the Lake Pontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association used the Internet to let Pensacola area sailors know they had women crew who were able, willing and available to come race. I needed crew. Ella McCulloch and Debbie Huntsman joined our crew aboard White Shell Woman, my S2 7.9, for both Bikini and Race for the Roses.

We ended up racing Bikini in the Spinnaker class and Roses in Non-Spinnaker.

Conditions for this year’s Roses were, in this writer’s estimation, perhaps some of the most challenging. Why? Little wind...shifty, little wind.

While the spinnaker class was set on a W-L 2 course, the Non-Spin class was to take the same W-L course once around. Thankfully, Principal Race Officer Rick Zern chose to shorten the course for the spinnaker class to one W-L. As it was, it took the first Non-Spin boat almost 1.5 hours to finish a 1.96-nm race.

And then the rains came. Since the plan was to hold two races, skippers and crews doused their sails and waited out the storm. Another race, a little more wind and another Race for the Roses was in the record books. The first NonSpin boat to finish race 1, as well as race 2, was White Shell Woman. Thanks to the LPWSA women for joining our crew to make it happen!

From the very beginning of this annual regatta, organizers’ goals have been: to empower women; to share the spirit of sailing; and to learn, grow and enjoy the sport!

Congratulations to all the competitors. For complete results, visit www.pensacolabeach-yc.org.

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Debby Grimm and her all-female team, who sailed aboard Hot Chocolate from New Orleans. They not only earned the Best All Female Spinnaker Trophy during the Fast Women Regatta but also earned three first-place finishes during the Ladies Trilogy Series (also in the Bikini Regatta and the Race for the Roses) to capture the Trophy for the series. Photo by Kim Kaminski

The 2015 Fast Women Regatta marked not only the 24th Anniversary of this female event, but also the first race the Point Yacht Club held at their new club facility located on Pirates Cove, in Josephine, AL. Ten boats entered the third race of the Ladies Trilogy Sailing Series with five spinnaker boats (two racing with all female crews) and five non-spinnaker boats (also having two boats racing with all-female crews). In addition, the Fast Women Regatta also has a special racing category for “Virgin Skippers” (female competitors who are helming a boat in a regatta for the first time). This year’s event saw five boats entered in this special category (two Spinnaker and three Non-Spinnaker).

Principle Race Officer George Hero set-up a triangle and a windward-leeward course for the Spinnaker class (6.6 miles) and a triangle course for the Non-Spinnakers (4.64 miles) with a south southwesterly breeze at 8 knots. Prior to the race start, a brief rainstorm entered the racing area cooling off the competitors before the heat of battle.

Debby Grimm and her all-female team from New Orleans, sailing aboard a J/30 called Hot Chocolate, were on track to capture the Ladies Trilogy Series trophy with their impressive first-place finishes in the two previous ladies races held in July (the Bikini Regatta and the Race for the Roses). Their closest competitor hailed from the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola aboard a Tartan 10 named Helldiver, with www.southwindsmagazine.com

an all female team skippered by Kim Kaminski. However, during the first spinnaker leg of the race, the Helldiver team experienced a jib halyard failure which prevented the use of their Spinnaker during the rest of the race, pushing them back into a second-place finish. Debby Grimm and her crew were exuberant with their three first place finishes in the Ladies Trilogy, but the best part, according to Debby, is “We love seeing the other teams every summer, and yes—we are having a good year. Feeling fortunate, but as we always say, a day sailing with friends is always a winner.”

With half of the racing fleet sailing in the Virgin Skipper category, the battles were on for the new kids on the bay. In the end, Julia Hollings, skipper aboard Hula Girl—a Sabre 42.5—rose above the rest to earn the perpetual Fast Women Virgin Skipper Award along with a second-place award (an engraved Yeti Cup from the Point Yacht Club Fleet Captain John Bozeman) for the Spinnaker Mixed Crew Class. For the full race results, visit www.pointyachtclub.org.

69th Labor Day Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sept. 5-6

By Charlie Clifton

Nine of the 10 winners of the Red, White and Blue Opti fleets at the Labor Day Regatta in Sarasota. Shown here are (not in order, but they know who they are): Justin Callahan, Mateo Rodriguez, Mitchell Callahan, Sam Dreyfuss, Mia Hanes, Heather Kerns, Johnny Magardino, Tee Chulikavit, Nico Dreyfuss and Devin Wade.

One hundred and eighty-eight sailors from all over Florida converged on the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Sept. 5-6. They came for two reasons for which Labor Day at the Squadron is famous: Sarasota Bay breezes and Darvon’s tasty barbeque chicken.

The chicken was as good as ever. The breeze finally showed up, but when it did, it was full of tricks. In one race, Dave Hillmyer started last because he was OCS, was first at the first windward mark, was last at the leeward mark, first again at the second windward mark and finally finished News & Views for Southern Sailors

sixth. Moderate sea breezes were interspersed with 20-knot gusts from passing clouds.

This year’s regatta was marked by continuing generations of SSS sailors. Third generation sailors included: Alex Liebl (third in Opti Green), son of Scott Liebl; Kaitlynn Liebl (12th in Opti Green), daughter of Mark Liebl; and Madi and Watt Icely, daughter and son of Billy Icely.

Harrison Molesky with the Manattee River Pram Fleet used consistency to clinch the 44-boat Opti Green title.

Although he never finished higher than third, he came out on top by a five-point margin. Skippers who won individual races were Natalie Gravielov (Naples), Ava Shakespeare (SPYC), Alexis Young (CCSC) and Alex Liebl (SSS).

In the 65-boat Opti RWB fleet, Justin Callahan from Cape Coral posted all firsts and seconds to run away with that title by a 16-point margin. Mateo Rodriguez (CCSC) was second in RWB and first in Red Fleet. Justin’s brother, Mitchell, was third overall. Another set of brothers, Nico and Sam Dreyfuss (NCSC), were also in the top ten.

The Dalton Tebo-coached team of Bella Lemole and Skye Erhart (SYS) won the 17-boat 420 fleet by five points, despite winning only one race. Other individual race winners were Hoyt Corns (VYBA) taking second, Sam Myer/Joseph Faul (VYBA) third and Carrie Marshal/Kayla Wherry (Team Sail On) taking fifth.

In the 10-boat laser 4.7 fleet, Mathew Magardino (NCSC) won by six points.

Sydney Monahan (ESC) took second over Hannah Sheppard (DIYC) via tie breaker.

Gage Wilson (LYC) came out on top of 18 Radials by nine points. Gage Schoenherr (CCSC) took second by one point over Louisa Nordstrom (SYS).

Buzzy Heausler (DIYC) took a break from planning his daughter’s wedding to eke out a one-point victory in the eight-boat Full Rig Class. Phil Karcher (SSS) and James Liebel (Titusville) were one and three points behind, respectively.

In a four-boat PHRF spinnaker Class, Doug Dearden’s In Tune crew (SSS) won every race.

In the eight-boat Multihull fleet, Doug Fisher, Miro Kafka and Roy McPhail on the Stiletto 30 Mirage (SSS) squeaked out a one-point victory over Travis Yates’ crew on the Stiletto 27 Indigo (SSS). Jon Dowd on Iguana sailed a great come-from-behind last race to clinch third place.

Dave Wilson on Solitude (SSS) presided over the threeboat Non-Spin class. It was noteworthy to see the TMI 27, Spars and Stripes, back on the bay after a long absence. She is well known in the area from the 1980s through the 2000s, having been campaigned extensively by John Pether and Dave Bridges, father of SSS manager Craig. New owner Gregg Knighton plans to continue that record.

PHRF Cruiser and Pocket Cruiser were won by Dave Ettinger on Spindrift (SSS) and Bob Miller on Bob Miller (SSS), respectively.

Full results at www.regattanetwork.com.

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Race Calendar

Racing Instruction in the Southeast 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)

Club Racing: Go to the local association and club websites for club racing.

The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month and are not listed in the below calendars: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club racing.

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club racing.

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

RACE MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST Go to the Racing News Pages on page 17:

Major Upcoming Regattas

22nd Stede Bonnet Regatta, Southport, NC, Oct. 31 Hosted by the Provision Company in Southport, this regatta runs up to Cape Fear, the Bald Head Island and back to Southport. Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes. Upwards of 50 boats participate and competitors dress in pirate garb.

Festivities after the race include trophies, food, music and much drink. www.stedebonnetregatta.com.

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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) OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** = see Carolina Sailing, page 42) 3-4 Lightning Regatta. Lightnings. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 3-4 Old Salty. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC) 3-4 Barefoot Open. Open. BSC3-4 D12 Laser Regatta. Lasers. Carolina SC (SC) 9-11 Halloween Regatta. Open. Augusta SC (GA)** 10-11 Carolina Ocean Challenge. South Carolina YC** 10-11 GA State Championship Laser Regatta. Lasers.

Lake Lanier SC (GA) 10 Dataw Cup. PHRF. BYSC 10-11 Indian Summer Regatta. Open Multihull.

Wateree SC (SC), Eastern Multihull SA 10-11 Beers. Y-flyers. Atlanta YC (GA) 10-11 Carolina Ocean Challenge. PHRF H20 OD. South Carolina YC 16-18 Hospice Regatta. Western Carolina SC ** 17 Harbour Town Cup. PHRF, H20, FS. YC of Hilton Head Island (SC) 17-18 Sailboards Regatta. Sailboards. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 17-18 Pipers. Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC) 18 Calibogue Cup. PHRF,H20,FS. YC of Hilton Head Island (SC) 24-25 Halloween Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 24 Around Parris Island Sunfish Race. Sunfish.

Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 24-25 Wild Oyster Regatta. Lightnings. Carolina YC (SC) 24-25 Halloween Regatta. Snipes. Atlanta YC (GA) 30-Nov. 1 Miss Piggy. J22,J24,M24,MH. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 30-Nov. 1 Turkey Shoot Regatta. Open. Keowee SC** 30-Nov. 1 Fall 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC (NC) 31 Stede Bonnet Regatta. Southport, NC * NOVEMBER (** = see Carolina Sailing, page 42) 7-8 Last Cat Regatta. Multihulls. Keowee SC (SC), Eastern Multihull Assoc.

7-8 CKOD. One-Design. Laken Norman YC (NC) 7-8 No More Turkey. Lasers. Atlanta YC 7-8 Midlands Regatta & Oyster Roast. Open.

Columbia SC (SC) 15 Whitecapper PHRF Regatta/Small Boat Long Distance Race. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 28 No More Leftovers. Open. Lake Lanier SC (GA) CHARLESTON OCEAN RACING ASSOCIATION (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Go to CORA website for local club racing.

OCTOBER 10-11 Bohicket 24 Fall Ocean Race NOVEMBER 1 Witches Brew 5 Doublehanded Race 28 Turkey Race www.southwindsmagazine.com

LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php See club website for local club racing.

LLSC. Lake Lanier SC. www.llsc.com BFSC. Barefoot SC. www.barefootsailing.org AISC. Atlanta Inland SC. www.aiscracing.com SSC. Southern SC. www.southernsailing.org OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 Barefoot Open. BFSC 3 Lightning Regatta. LLSC 3-4 Barefoot Open. BFSC 4 Lightning Regatta. LLSC 10-11 Laser Regatta. LLSC 17-18 Sailboard Regatta. LLSC 24-25 Halloween Regatta. LLSC 31 Miss Piggy, One-Design (J/22, J/24). LLSC NOVEMBER Oct. 31-Nov.1 Miss Piggy. One-Design. J/22, J/24. LLSC 7 Lanier Cup. University YC 21 Whitecapper. LLSC

Major Upcoming Regattas

Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, Oct. 17-18, 24-25 The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Week starts off with small boat racing on Oct. 17-18. Expected classes are Sunfish, Lasers, Raiders, and 420s. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 24-25. Go to www.sail-race.com.

14th Hiram’s Haul Catamaran Race, Melbourne, FL, to Sebastian, FL, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 The 14th running of Hiram’s Haul is set for Oct. 31-Nov. 1.

This catamaran race is a 60-mile race running from Melborne, FL, to Sebastian, FL, on Saturday and back to Melbourne on Sunday. Hiram’s Haul started in 1997 and hosted by Performance Sail and Sport until last year when Sail Series Promotions USA took over as the organizing authority. It is one of four races of the Endurance Sail Series and each day counts for points separately.

The first day starts on Halloween morning with a gran prix-style start at the POW/MIA Park in Melbourne and ends at Riverside Park just one mile South of Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian. Captain Hiram’s will host a Halloween party including live music Saturday night, which has always been a spectacle not to be missed. Sunday is a run back to Melbourne with a standard water start. After racing concludes on Sunday, there will be an awards ceremony with food available. www.sailseries.com/hirasmhaul.

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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.

Port Canaveral YC Sunday Funday PHRF ocean races second Sunday of each month. www.pcyc-fl.org.

OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2-4 16th Wildcat Multihull Regatta. Lake Eustis SC 3 Hands on the Helm Women’s Regatta.

North Florida Cruising Club 3-4 J/24 District 10 Championship. Eau Gallie YC & Melbourne YC 10 Crab Trap Roundup. Florida YC 11 Compass Rose. Offshore race. St. Augustine YC 17 Anchors Down. North Florida YC. 17-18 Fall Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC* 23 Yankee Rebel Rally. Melbourne YC 24 Navy Day Regatta. Epping Forest YC 24 Brewers Cup, Smyrna YC 24-25 Fall Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC* 25 Masquerade Race. Ft. Pierce YC 31 Fall River Race. North Florida Cruising Club 31-Nov. 1 10th Inland Lake Championship for Opti, Laser & 420 31-Nov. 1 Hiram’s Haul. Catamarans* NOVEMBER 7 Women on Water Regatta. Rudder Club Jacksonville 7 Chicken Island Race. Smyrna Yacht Club 14 Kings Day Regatta. Epping Forest Yacht Club.

15 Mother’s Arms Race. Lake Monroe SA 14-15 Ohio Shoals Ocean Race (also: Canaveral Chase).

Melbourne YC & Port Canaveral YC 14-15 22nd MC Scow Southeast Regional Championship– Triple Crown. Lake Eustis Sailing Club.

21-22 Kings Day Regatta. Florida YC.

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Major Upcoming Regattas

Florida Keys Race Calendar

61st Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 10-11

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.

The 61st annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during the weekend of October 10-11 on Biscayne Bay. Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies on Saturday, October 17. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes.

To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more information, go to the event’s Web site at www.columbusdayregatta.net.

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 SC of N. Palm Beach. www.castawayssailing.com KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com.

USSC US Sailing Center OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 3-4 Annual One-Design Regatta. CGSC. BBYRA OD #2.

10-11 Columbus Day Regatta* 17 Annual Regatta. BBYRA PHRF #2 24 46th Round the Island Race. KBYC 24-25 Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. CGSC NOVEMBER (** = see Racing News section, page17) 7 Annual BBYRA PHRF #3. CRYC 7 Annual BBYRA One-Design #3. CRYC 12 Miami to Nassau Race. CRYC** 22 Star Schoonmaker Cup. CRYC 22 Fall Harvest Youth/Multihull Regatta. MYC 24 International 420 Clinic. CGSC

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Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com.

Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.

OCTOBER 3-4 Club 420 Regatta.

NOVEMBER 15 Dockmaster’s Regatta Winter #2 22 Snipe Women’s Nationals

Major Upcoming Regattas

32nd Annual Rumgatta Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 9-11 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.

For information and NOR, go to www.sail-tss.org.

www.southwindsmagazine.com

Fall Bay Race and Leukemia Cup Kick-Off Party, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 9-10

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, River Romp, Fort Myers Beach, FL Oct. 17-18

This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year event. Last year, the race reverted 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. The variable conditions in Tampa Bay add a strategic component for the navigators. For information, registration and the NOR, go to www.spyc.org.

Click on the “Sailing” drop-down menu and then Regattas.

This year’s regatta is a preliminary event which will introduce next year’s 2016 Fall Bay Race/Leukemia Cup Regatta planned for October. This years Kick-Off Party will include speaker Gary Jobson, a silent auction and complimentary craft beers. Visit www.leukemiacup.org/sun.

The Edison Sailing Center (ESC), 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. ESC will host a STEM event as part of the Project Reach. River Romp continues to welcome Optis, Lasers, and 420s. If a minimum of three sailors register—and sail in—Laser full rigs, medals will be awarded for the Laser Full fleet. The event is held at Lee County Park. For the NOR, registration and more information, go to www.riverromp.org.

50th CMCS Summerset Sailing Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 10-11

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 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.

9th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with 36th Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 16-18 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 boast 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.

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15th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 7 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 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

80th Egmont Key Race, Tampa Bay, FL, Nov. 21 2015 marks the 80th anniversary of the oldest running sailboat race on the west coast of Florida. To mark this special event, for the first time ever, the race course will take us AROUND the island (it was tried in 2014, but maintenance dredging blocked the course). The race is both a DIYC and Suncoast BOTY event. There is a short course for smaller boats that will stay inside the Skyway Bridge, but still offer a challenging course. The long course will go “around” Egmont key, once again qualifying the race for the prestigious Wall perpetual trophy. After the race is the traditional DIYC Chili Cookoff event at the club.

Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup, Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers, FL, Nov 27-29 Edison Sailing Center will host its inaugural Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup (clinic and regatta) in Fort Myers.

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Housing and charters will be available. Registration will be available through Regatta Network.

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. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. 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.

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. Saturday races year around, usually twice a month, once a month during summer. Wednesday evening races organized seasonally. For the current schedule, go to 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-sailing-squadron.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 each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the Year: (DIBOTY) Gulf Racing Boat of the Year (Clearwater/Dunedin area): (GULFBOTY) St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit: (SPORC) Charlotte Harbor/Ft. Myers area: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay (Sarasota to Venice): (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Southwest Florida Boat of the Year (Naples to Marco Island): (SWFLBOTY) Caloosahatchee Region Boat of the Year: (CLRBOTY)

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OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** = see Racing News section, page19) 3 Sunfish. DIYC 3-4 Dore Drake Regatta. Davis Island YC 3-4 SAISA HS Keelboat Qualifier. St. Pete YC 10 Rumgatta Regatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron* 10 Bay Race. Bayshore Gardens YC (SBYABOTY) 10-11 Leukemia Cup/Fall Bay Race. St. Pete YC (SPORC) (SCBOTY)* 10-11 Summerset Regatta. Caloosahatchee Chowder & Marching Society. (CHBOTY) (SWFLBOTY) (CLRBOTY)* 16-18 Florida State Melges 24 Championship. Davis Island YC 16-18 Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous. Sarasota Sailing Squadron* 17-18 US SAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar.

St. Pete YC** 17-18 River Romp Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. Ft. Myers.

Edison Sailing Center* 17-25 Zhik F-18 Americas Championship, Charlotte Harbor, FL** 19-23 Mutineer National Championships.

Tampa Sailing Squadron 24 Transbay Regatta. St. Pete Sailing Assoc.

24 Commodore’s Cup. Naples Sailing and YC (SWFLBOTY) 24 Great Pumpkin Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 23-25 Husband & Wife Flying Scot Championship.

Davis Island YC 29-31 F16 National Championship. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 31 Halloween Regatta. Davis Island YC (DIBOTY) 31-Nov. 1Clearwater Challenge. Clearwater YC (GULFBOTY) NOVEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 7 Sarasota Invitational. Sarasota YC (SBYABOTY) 7 Festival of the Islands Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CLRBOTY) 13-15 Melges 24 Southeast Championship. Davis Island YC 14 Commodore’s Cup. St. Pete SA 14 Fall Regatta. Marco Island YC (SWFLBOTY) 14-15 Carlisle Classic. Clearwater Community Sailing Ctr. 20-22 Snipe Western Hemispheres. St. Pete YC 21 ISSA National Keelboat Championship. St. Pete YC 21 Egmont Key Regatta. Davis Island YC (DIBOTY)* 21-22 Hospice Regatta. Charlotte Harbor YC (CHBOTY) 27 Old Shoe Regatta. Davis Island YC 27-29 Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup. Edison Sailing Ctr.* 28 Drumstick Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 28-29 Thanksgiving Regatta. Davis Island YC

Major Upcoming Regattas

Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL, Oct. 3 The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beach parties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Oct. 3 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 www.southwindsmagazine.com

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 information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org.

6th Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta and J/80 North American Championshp, Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Oct. 9-11 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. This year the event is coupled with the J/80 North American Championships. Skippers meeting Friday and after race parties on Saturday and Sunday with awards on Sunday. Go to www.lakewoodyachtclub.com or www.JfestSouthwest.com

16th Annual Fish Class Championships, Mobile, AL, Oct. 10-11 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.

41st WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 16-18 Held at the Pensacola Yacht Club, registration and skippers meeting will be held on Thursday evening. Racing will begin each day at 12:00 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 more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Racing, Texas Style: 29th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 22-25 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 Seabrook, the course reaches southwesterly down the Texas News & Views for Southern Sailors

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.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.

Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org New Orleans Yacht Club. www.noyc.org Southern Yacht Club. www.southernyachtclub.org Clubs with regattas listed this month BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MS CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS HYC Houston YC, Houston, TX IYC Hemmingway YC, Haban, CUBA JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LA LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA LYC Lakewood YC, Seabrook, TX MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans,LA OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA SSYC South Shore YC, New Orleans, LA StABYC St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA OCTOBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1-4 J/22 NA Championship. HYC 3 28th Annual Lost Bay Regatta. PtYC* 3 Single-Handed Round the Lake. TYC 3 Round the Cat. PCYC 3-4 Cressy Eliminations ISSA HS. SYC 3-4 Great Scot. BSC 3-7 VX One NA Championship. GYC 8-12 J/80 North American Championshps. LYC 8-11 US Sailing Championship of Champions. GYC 8-11 Lightning NA Championship. SYC 9-11 J/80 North American Championships LYC* 10-11 Alternate Date. Lipton Cup. BWYC 10 Pink Ribbon Regatta. NOYC/LPWSA/SYC 10 Monk Smith. BWYC 10-11 Fish Worlds. BucYC* 10-11 J/Fest Southwest. LYC* See NORTHERN GULF COAST continued on page 60 SOUTHWINDS

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SAIL AND POWER BOATS 2005 72' Grand Banks Aleutian................................................................SOLD 2007 64’ Hateras CPMY...........................................................................SOLD 2003 60' Novatec Fast Trawler ...........................................Reduced $399,000 1990 58' Striker 580 Sportfish .............................................................$299,900 2008 52' Symbol Pilothourse...............................................................$599,000 1980 Morgan 512 OI Sloop .................................................................$129,000 2003 Novatec 48 Fast Trawler, Bristol......................................................SOLD 2002 48' Sea Ray Sedan Bridge ..............................................................SOLD 2011 47' Sea Ray Sundance...............................................Reduced $549,900 2006 44' Manta Powercat....................................................................$459,000 2003 43' Silverton ACMY ....................................................Reduced $194,900 1982 44' Gallart Motor Sailer.................................................................$59,900 1989 44' Nova Targa ACMY .....................................................Under Contract 2002 42' Carver Mariner......................................................................$163,000 2005 41' Luhrs Convertible ......................................................................SOLD 2008 38' Hunter Sloop loaded.............................................................$129,900 2003 37 Lady Hawke Cabrio Sail Cat .....................................................SOLD 1993 37' Najad CC Sloop - Bristol and Loaded...................................$179,000 1981 36' Island Gypsy Trawler ..............................................................$59,000 1986 36' Grand Banks Classic, Bristol ................................................$119,000 1991 Oyster Bay 34 Express Cruiser…Nice .........................................$44,900 1997 32' Luhrs Convertible Diesel ..........................................Under Contract 1977 31' Pacific Seacraft Mariah Sloop ................................................$19,000 1987 30' Catalina Sloop MKII Shoal Draft.............................................$16,900

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Beneteau SENSE 55 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau Sense 50 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $439,000 Beneteau M50 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$130,000 Beneteau Sense 50 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$425,000 Beneteau 49 (two to choose) starting at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$290,000 CAL 48 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Beneteau Oceanis 48 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau 473 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$203,500 Nelson Marek 46 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$97,000 Sea Master 46 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 Beneteau Oceanis 45 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,000 Beneteau Oceanis 45 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Gulfstar 44 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,000 Pearson 424 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$82,500 Beneteau 423 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$179,000 Hunter Passage 420 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,000 Jeanneau 42 Deck Salon 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$190,000 Catalina 42 MkII 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86,500 Beneteau ST42 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$239,000 Beneteau 400 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000 Beneteau 393 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 Beneteau 381 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$81,000 Beneteau 38M 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 Endeavour 38 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$64,900 Catalina 380 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 Catalina 380 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,500 Beneteau Oceanis 38 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau Idylle 11.50 (37') 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 J/Boats J/111 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$275,000 Dufour 36 Classic 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Wauquiez Pretorien 35 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 Beneteau Oceanis 35 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau 311 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 Beneteau 31 Centerboard 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$96,000 J Boats J/29 MHOB 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,000 Seaward 26RK 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 J/Boats J/70 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau First 20 Twenty 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000 Perry 20 2011 (Custom Bob Perry Design) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000

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2009 DYER DHOW. 8 feet. Very good condition, oars w/leather, engine mount, embedded serial numbers, perfect towing, three persons plus equipment. 4-cycle Yamaha 2.5 engine. $1000 for boat. Engine $500. Richard Edson (727) 940-2695. (11/15)

Luders 16, 1952. Current owner since 1965 (named Windrider, previously Thunder). Won Columbus regatta Miami three times. 24-feet on deck. Appears totally original and tight with main and jib. Hull #570, racing number 33. Epoxy glass over wood. Elderly owner wishing to sell. $9995. Located Anna Maria Island, FL. (941) 778-9435 (12/15) 62

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17’ Com-Pac Suncat 2013. Excellent condition, trailer, unique hinged mast system, shoal draft keel, outboard brackets, bimini, lazy jack, portable head, transom ladder, sleeps 2. $19,831. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

Supercat 20. Original owner. 28 years in storage. Never raced or wrecked. New furling jib, new running and standing rigging. Fresh Bottom paint. 4 hp Honda. $5500. (941) 7630530. (12/15)

1985 Wilkinson 22 ft Cat Boat. Gaff Rig, 8HP Yanmar Diesel rebuilt 2012, Hull refinished 2014, V-berth, enclosed head, galley sink, large storage areas. Call (813) 447-1989.

Lauderdale area, make offer. (10/15)

1973 Ranger 23. Sails Great! Lessons Available by US Sailing-Certified Instructor.

Standing Rigging 2013, painted hull, Honda 4-stroke OB, Harken roller furler, adjustable whisker pole, genoa, main, covers, VHF, running lights, cabin lights, adjustable motor mount, swim ladder. $2,900. Fort Myers, FL. Call Dan (941) 704-1578. (11/15)

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CLASSIFIED ADS WESTERN CAROLINA SAILING CLUB 24’ Bahama Sandpiper. Gaff-rigged Cat Ketch, 1978, with trailer. Pocket cruiser is a head turner in any fleet, by Chuck Paine. 18” draft, 1500# lead ballast. Now $3,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

1984 27’ Albin Family Cruiser. Trawler cruising on a budget. Diesel engine, wind and solar power, air conditioning, inverter, refrigeration, center cockpit with forward and private aft stateroom. Alan (941) 350-1559.

AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $25,000

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Seaforth 24, 1981. Full keel, 2.5 ft draft.

NEW: stern rail, Lewmar hatch, rigging, sails, roller furling, canvas, Seadeck non-skid, more.

Must see. New bottom job. Cockpit well, 2011 Suzuki 6 LS, trailer available. $7,850.

Call Tony at (941) 545-1179. (12/15)

1984 Cal 27 Pocket Cruiser/Club Racer.

Ready to sail away! Shoal draft. Roller furling.

Wheel steering. Strong outboard. New galley.

Four sails. Air conditioning. St. Petersburg.

(239) 464-0916. $7500. (11/15)

1997 Endeavourcat 30. Twin Diesel, Generator, Dinghy, davits, air conditioning and extraordinary liveaboard comfort in a 30foot catamaran. $77,900.

AlanPWYS@gmail.com. (941) 350-1559 www.windsweptyachtsales.com

Merit 25, 1985. Good Condition. Race ready!

Standard Main & Jib, like new UK Tape-Drive, Mylar Racing Main, 155 & 130 Mylar Genoa, Spinnaker, 6 HP Tohatsu 4-stroke, Autopilot.

Great cruiser, sleeps 4, largest berths in boats under 35 feet. Fast & easy to sail. $6300 OBO. Lake Hartwell, SC. Fred (864) 630-1223 (10/15)

26’ Seaward 26RK 2012 w/Trailer, 1’3 to 6’ draft, electric retractable keel, mast lowering/raising system, 8 S/S ports, roller furling genoa, $69,900. (800) 826-2807. Pics & specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

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1976 28’ Sabre - $20,000 - Curtis Stokes (954) 684-0218 curtis@curtisstokes.net

30’ Catalina 1990. Universal 23hp, large deck area, single handling made easy, Nav center, bimini, genoa, battened mainsail, battery charger, gen, Raytheon auto pilot & MORE! $19,900, Call Tom S @ (727) 742-2772, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales 1987 30’ Catalina MKII. 3’10” Shoal-draft wing keel, one-owner boat with roller furling head sail, Universal diesel, propane SS cooktop w/oven, microwave, shore power, all original except for custom hard bimini top and in good condition. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

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Pacific Seacraft Mariah 1977. Yanmar diesel, project boat, needs starboard side cap rail, electrical and interior clean up. Please call George for details and appointment for inspection. Asking $19,900 with offers encouraged. (941) 792-9100. Grand Slam yacht Sales.

33’ Island Packet 2000. Yanmar 27hp, elect windlass, full bimini enclosure, NEW Fridge compressor, 2012 Radar, 2015 chartplotter & autopilot, 2015 bottom paint, water maker, MAINTAINED WELL! $115,000, Call Cal @ (561) 312-0010, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

1984 34’ Sabre Classic. A rare opportunity to purchase a classic boat that needs a little “sweat equity”. Centerboard; 4’ draft, sails, canvas, diesel, new batteries. See our website for details on what she needs for restoration. www.windsweptyachtsales.com. Alan (941) 350-1559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. $13,000.

32’ CATALINA 320 1999. Well kept racer/cruiser. Roller furling jib. Flaking system on main. Yanmar 27hp recently maintained.

Wing keel. Lots of electronics with portable air conditioner and flat screen TV included. Full cockpit bimini. Clean and smells like new.

Motivated seller. $62,500 obo. Call Dave at (941) 685-5755. (11/15)

2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331. New bottom paint and cutlass bearing June 2015. Includes windlass, autopilot, chartplotter, fridge/freezer, and stern shower. Very clean cruiser-liveaboard in great condition. Larger wheel and bulb keel provide excellent performance for blue water sailing. $59,500. Located Miami.

Call John at (954) 253-7479, or Jim at (954) 303-5310. (12/15) (12/15)

34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $11,000 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at (941) 723-6560. (12/15)

33 C&C 1975. Yanmar 30hp, Diesel, solid performing racer/cruiser. Excellent racing/cruising sails, Garmin chart-plotter, speed/depth, AM/FM CD Stereo, VHF. Bimini top that covers cockpit. Asking $16,999. Contact Mike @ (727) 510-4167 mrt1548@yahoo.com. (10/15)

33’ Tartan, 1981. Speed, flat wake by S&S, tough by Tartan, 3 sails, 24hp diesel, 4’5” Scheel keel–so stiff! $23,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

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34’ Hunter 2001. Yanmar 27hp, furling main (2013) & jib, lines leading aft for single handling, Raytheon Speed log/Autopilot/Wind Speed & Direction/VHF/Depthsounder, Garmin GPS, READY TO GO! MUST SEE! $49,900, Call Ralph @ (941) 276-8047, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

1992 34’ Sabre Classic. Diesel, radar, GPS, Exc sail inventory including spinnaker.

Refrigeration, 4’6” Wing keel. Bimini/Dodger and more. Alan (941) 350-1559.

AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $94,500.

36’ Presto Ketch 1982. Fiberglass, shoal draft, tanbark sails, Yanmar 30 diesel. Perfect for Bahamas, Florida Keys and Chesapeake. $24,800. Located in NC. Specs and pictures at www.beaufortyachtsales.com 34’ Beneteau 343 2008. 4’9 draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini/Dodger, Refrig/Freezer. $95,000. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

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1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $68,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

36’ J/111 2012. 2015 World Champion, Several High-End, Race-Ready Sail Inventories, Full Electronics, Trailer, Dry-Sailed Only. No Expense Spared. $275,000. (504) 283-2507.

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36’ Pearson Cutter 1982. Excellent condition, ready to sail. 11 sails, new electronics, loaded for cruising & racing. Separate shower stall in head, full galley & nav. 48’ mast. Great for inshore cruising, offshore voyaging & racing. $52,000. Mobile, AL. Details at www.pearson36cutter.com. (11/15)

1993 NAJAD 370 from Sweden. Volvo Diesel, New Generator, Bow Thruster, Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Roller Furling Head Sail, New Teak Decks, Beautiful Center Cockpit Performance Cruiser in excellent condition. Call for appointment (941) 792-9100 Note: vessel is currently restricted from sale in US waters-$179,000. Grand Slam Yacht Sales.

2001 Tartan 3700. Lowest priced on the market. In-mast furling, air conditioning, custom mattress, shoal draft, dinghy, super fast and very comfortable. Asking $149,900. Call Joe Zammataro at Preferred Yachts (727) 5272800.

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38’ Catalina 1996. Westerbeke 42hp, AC, 2012 LED lighting, 2012 water heater, 2013 autopilot, 2012 Solar panels & inverter, NEW batteries, 2012 gen, 2010 main, 2012 standing rigging, & LOTS MORE UPGRADES! $79,000, Call Clark @ (561) 676-8445, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Several like new, one-owner Catalina 350s & Catalina 375s available! Dunbar Sales, Inc., www.dunbaryachts.com. (800) 282-1411.

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1984 38’ Sabre Centerboard. Classic Layout.

4’3” draft. In mast furling, Diesel, stainless ports, GPS, VHF, Xantrex inverter, refrigeration, Gori prop, and more. Alan (941) 3501559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $59,900

39-foot Irwin, 1978. Roomy, centerboarder, 4’3” board up. 30 hp Yanmar. 10 hours since total rebuild. Solar runs fridge. New batteries.

Now $22,500. Stewart Marine, Miami (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com.

41’ Beneteau 411, 2001. Dream Weaver is stunning. New Radar/GPS/Chart Plotter, new air conditioning, in-mast roller furling, cruising chute, new cockpit enclosure, 2011 dinghy, 2 cabin layout, dinghy davits with solar. $109k. Call Kelly at Massey Yacht Sales, St Pete. (727) 599-1718

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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. $79,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

42’ Jeanneau 42 DS 2007. In-Mast Furling, Shoal Keel, Genset, AC, Full Electronics, Bow Thruster, Windlass, Electric Winch, Full Canvas, Very Clean & True Turn Key. $195,000. (504) 283-2507. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

Catalina 42s. Two available – one owner, loaded, low hours. Call (800) 282-1411 for detailed list

43’ Fountaine Pajot Belize. Owners edition 2006 vintage with all options plus. $449,500.

Please contact Ed at Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers in South Florida at (941) 833-0099.

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44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. At our docks in Cortez, FL. Call George (941) 792-9100

2009 Catalina Morgan 440. Best priced on the market. Raised main salon offers panoramic view. Draws 4’11, yet built to cruise the world. In-mast furling, bow thruster, water maker, davits. Asking $233,900. Call Joe Zammataro at Preferred Yachts (727) 527-2800. Pictures, video and listing at www.PreferredYachts.com.

45’ Hunter CC 2000. Beautiful center cockpit sloop with all the bells and whistles. Ready to cruise with genset, wind generator, dink on davits, new electronics, redundant GPS plotters, auto pilot, heat & air. $145k. Kelly Bickford CPYB (727) 599-1718

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49’ Beneteau 49 2008. $290,000. Generator, AC, Bow Thruster, 4 electric winches, in-mast furling, shoal draft, canvas, full electronics package & more. (727) 214-1590. Specs & pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

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LADY continued from page 70 back and forth to shore for a head visit and are confident that she’ll, most likely sit straight up, enjoying the view.

The admiral and I are still in deliberation on where she should sleep, but I’m sure that will most likely work itself out our first night at anchor. We know we’ll have fun watching her throughout the weekend.

Did we make the right decision?

For us, yes! Bringing Lady onboard has made us go over our boat to make sure it’s dog friendly, and as a result, we have a neater more Bristol feel down below. Topsides, we are quite sure that the cabin top will be her lookout position. We are looking forward to having her onboard whenever we sail. After all, she is now known as Lady, the Boat Dog. Bob & Margaret Centers sail a 1967 Cal 30 out of the Augusta Sailing Club in Georgia.

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Lady the Boat Dog

By Robert Centers

W

hy would you want a dog on board at all? I wonder what the mindset is for the sailors who take their dog cruising—I just don’t understand it. Look, there’s another dog on a cruiser.

The above are just a sample of the questions I’ve expressed for years. It wasn’t so much a judgment call as it was a failure to understand the overall concept. I mean, there are enough issues to think about each day when you are sailing; the weather, provisioning, anchorages, safety. Why in the world would you want to add another item to that list? An item that requires different food, a different PFD(?) and certainly there is the different head issue to deal with.

Then we brought Lady home to live with us. She’s a 7-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and we adopted her from her previous owner. She’d never been around boats or even water for that matter and certainly had not been around a hustle and bustle lifestyle that my wife and I share.

Our last dog was a 75-pound Dalmatian named Smokey. We had brought her home as a six-month-old puppy for our two-year-old daughter Maggie to grow up with. The dog was pretty much sent from heaven for us as he never gave us any trouble and was Maggie’s protector and constant playmate for years and years. When he passed on in 2000 we had agreed that our lifestyle was not meant for a dog. We had moved to a home with a much smaller backyard and since Smokey was the perfect dog, what would be the odds of replicating that with a new dog?

Flash forward to late 2014. We’d spent a couple of months “considering” a dog and then began to make a list of the dogs we knew we wouldn’t

want. Upon further research, we found that Cavaliers are a fine breed for sailors—low maintenance, light shedders, a love of the water and a burning desire not to get into trouble with their owners. We even found that friends at our sailing club had a "Cavvy" named Bosun and he has

turned into a fine boat dog.

After we brought Lady home, we made a point to take her out to our sailing club to walk around the dock and get on the boat just to become a bit familiar. On our first sail, we were like new parents in that we had a bag with her food, treats, collapsible water and food bowls, PDF(?) and her leash.

We had no idea how she would react to the movement of the boat, the sails flapping around when tacking, etc.

The temperature that day was 99 and the heat index was 106. We had our big tarp up as my wife is a ginger, and we ended up placing Lady on a beach towel on the cabin roof portside as we knew we’d set the genny to starboard.

We had 10-12 knots of steady wind, and as we watched Lady in her new surroundings, it was apparent that she was not only comfortable on the cabin top, but with the wind in her face and being out of the sun, the whole picture was a moment in time—her hair and even ears at times

billowing out in the wind. When tacking, she would simply adjust her body posture to the new heeling of the boat and would wait to catch the wind in her face again.

We dropped a lunch hook and brought her down into the cockpit where she ate and drank with us, enjoying swinging at anchor and listening to an assortment of Beach Boys tunes and some classic Bob Marley. I will swear that she appears to prefer the fourpart harmonies of the Beach Boys, but my wife just rolls her eyes when I make that judgment.

When it was time to raise the anchor, she followed me up to the bow, sniffing around as if we’d hidden a special treat along the toe rail. She seemed to enjoy watching me do the ol’ heave ho with the rode but then jumped a bit when the chain came up, so we knew she was definitely startled. So I took a minute to show her the chain and how it sounds when dropping down in the hawse pipe. That brief moment, along with a treat, seemed to work wonders on her anchor rode concerns.

By the time we set sail for our slip, she was getting more and more used to the movements of our boat.

One of the benefits of having her on board that day was the countless waves and woo-hoos we experienced as friends and strangers noticed her with that face in the wind on the way back in. I could only imagine how many “grumps” (like me) there were out there wanting to know what type of blame fool would have a canine on board a sailboat.

Our next outing will be a weekend cruise. We’ll use our tandem siton-top kayak as a dink to ferry her See LADY continued on page 68

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