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SOME OF OUR CURRENT LISTINGS 59' 1997 Custom Blackwell-Haught Trawler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 58' 1979 Hatteras Yachtfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $259,900 52' 2003 Midnight Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED ONLY $374,900 48' 2003 Island Packet 485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375,000 47' 2004 Leopard Catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 46’ 2006 Beneteau 461 Oceanis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 43' 2008 Tiara Sovran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $299,000 42' 2003 Island Packet 420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Price 42’ 1988 Grand Banks 42 Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,900 42' 1997 Sea Ray 420 Aft Cabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $99,900 42' 2006 Beneteau America 423 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for New Price 42' Sabre 426 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 42' Tartan Sloop 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $59,000

42’ 2007 Jeanneau Deck Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $149,900 39' 1998 Silverton 372/392 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900 38 1985 Cabo Rico Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$97,900 38' 1999 Catana Sailing Catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD 38’ 2004 Sabre 386 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$219,900 37' 1979 Tartan 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,900 37' 2012 Delphia 37.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $99,990 36' 2001 Seawind 1000 XL Catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,900 36 Grand Banks Classic 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124,900 36' 1996 Sabre 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $114,900 35' 1998 Tiara 3500 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $59,900 32' Cheoy Lee/Richards Offshore 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,900 32' 2005 C&C 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900

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Editorial: Cleaning up the Ocean By Steve Morrell

Southern Regional Monthly Weather/Water Temperatures

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

Racing News and Upcoming Regattas

Short Tacks: News in the World of Sailing

Coast Guard Issues Alert on LED Lights

Boatowner’s Boat Review. Tartan 4100 By Douglas Weibel

Carolina Sailing: Crushing it Community Style – Charleston Community Sailing By Dan Dickison

Book Review: Shakedown Cruise By Nigel Calder Review by Steve Morrell

Great Harbour Cay to Highbourne Cay, Bahamas By Fred Braman

Race Report from the Northern Gulf Coast

Southern Regional Racing Calendar

Ahead Of the Curve By Joe Barnette

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Marine Marketplace Southern Marinas and Boatyards Boat Brokerage Section Classifieds Alphabetical Index of Advertisers Advertisers’ List by Category

Tartan 4100 Boatowner’s Boat Review. Page 29. Photo by Douglas Weibel.

COVER PHOTO Charleston Community Sailing's recent Community Cup is one of the many events and programs the sailing program has developed in recent years. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

Great Harbour Cay to Highbourne Cay, Bahamas. Page 40. Photo by Fred Braman.

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Cleaning Up the Oceans On Sept. 4, The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit that is dedicated to the task of cleaning up the world’s oceans, announced the completion of the world’s first cleanup system. The system was built in Alameda, CA, which lies on the east side of San Francisco Bay. The system was towed out of the Bay on Sept. 8, eventually going to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) to begin its work. The system, called “Wilson” after the volleyball in the film Castaway, will first be towed 250 nautical miles offshore for a couple weeks of testing before being towed 1200 nautical miles to the GPGP. The Ocean Cleanup has done hundreds of System 001 being hauled through San Francisco Bay. © The Ocean Cleanup. scale-model tests and feels confident that System were deployed to all the ocean gyres—where garbage col001 will be effective in removing 50 percent of the garbage lects—90 percent of the ocean plastic would be removed in the GPGP within five years—if a fleet of approximately by 2040. 60 systems were in operation. The Ocean Cleanup has been working on the project The Ocean Cleanup believes that if cleanup projects for 10 years—dealing with plans, financing and design— and six months building it. The system is called System 001 and is a 600-meter-long (about 2000 feet) floating tube that sits at the surface. Below the surface is a tapered, 3meter deep skirt designed to catch plastic waste. System 001 is driven by wind and waves that work together to surround the plastic in a concentrated area, “like a giant Pac-man,” skimming the surface. A vessel will periodically come to the site to haul the plastic to land for recycling. The first haul is expected to be collected six months after deployment. The GPGP is about 1 million square miles and has about 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. For more on System 001, go to theoceancleanup.com. Schematic of System 001 in operation. © The Ocean Cleanup.

Contribute to Southwinds – Articles and Photos Wanted Sailing Experiences: Stories and photos about experiences in places you’ve cruised; anchorages, marinas, or passages made throughout the Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Boat Reviews: Review your boat. See the ad on page 43 on reviewing your boat Charter Stories: Have an interesting Charter story? In our Southern waters, or perhaps in the Bahamas or the Caribbean? Write About Your Yacht Club or Sailing Association: Tell us about your club, its history, facilities, major events, etc. Youth Sailing: Write about a local youth sailing organization or sailing camp Bahamas and the Caribbean: Trips, experiences, passages, anchorages, provisioning and other stories of interest.

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Southeast Air & Water Temperatures, Prevailing Winds & Gulf Stream Currents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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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The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100 percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.

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

Listing Your Event in Print or Online

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

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

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Adaptive Sailing Instructor Community Sailing New Orleans, LA, Nov. 9-11. Contact John Manard at John.manard@bellsouth.net. Instructor Betsy Alison. US SAILING INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE SAFETY AT SEA COURSE Hebertech LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC, Oct. 6-7. Contact Mike Hebert at mikehebert@hebertechllc.com. Held at Charleston Harbor Resort.

JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVALS Go to www.ussailing.org, then Competition>Youth>Junior Olympics for upcoming festivals.

USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival River Romp Regatta, N. Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 20-21

the country with over 140 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, a wooden boatbuilding competition, children’s model boatbuilding, knot tying, maritime art and crafts, food and music. The show takes place on the waterfront and along Front Street in historic downtown Georgetown. All proceeds benefit the South Carolina Maritime Museum. www.woodenboatshow.com.

7th Annual Wooden Boat Show, Manteo, Roanoke Island, NC, Oct. 26-27 Hosted by the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, this event is held on the downtown Manteo waterfront. For those who want to exhibit their boat, contact sailing@townofmanteo.com, or call 252-475-1750.

58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Edison Sailing Center. Laser, Radial, Laser 4.7, Club 420, Optimist. Contact Stephanie Webb at RPSC1983@aol.com

Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Ft. Lauderdale. Super yachts, marine supplies, accessories. (Very few sailboats.) Cost: Adults $33. Wed. 12-7 (prime viewing at $51), Thurs-Sat. 107, Sun. 10-6. www.showmanagement.com.

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46th Fort Myers Boat Show, Nov. 15-18

29th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, Georgetown, SC, Oct. 20-21

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

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St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show, Nov. 29- Dec. 2 Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park. 400 First St. South, St. Petersburg. 10-6 Thursday-Friday. 10-7 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday. $17. Free 15 and under. www.stpeteboatshow.com

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS and NAUTICAL FLEA MARKETS Beaufort Shrimp Festival, Beaufort, SC, Oct. 5-6 Shrimp cooked every way. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Waterfront Park in Beaufort, SC. Free. www.beaufortchamber.org/beaufort-shrimp-festival

31st Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show, Oct. 5-7 Food, music and lots of other events. Opens Friday, noon11pm. Saturday, 10am-11pm, Sunday 11am-5pm. Free. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.

47th Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, Oct. 11-14 Savor fresh from the gulf seafood during this event that attracts over 300,000 people. Main public beach in Gulf Shores at 101 Gulf Shores Parkway. 10am-10pm. Sunday, 10am-5pm. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com.

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21st Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Florida Maritime Museum, Cortez, FL, Oct. 20 In the last few years, this flea market has grown to be one of the largest marine flea markets in the region. Searching for deals amongst the piles of new, used and eclectic maritime treasures has never been so much fun. Lots of used boat stuff, and some new boat stuff, will be available for sale and trade, so bring your whole family and enjoy some live music—even some food—while mingling with other “salty dogs.” Come out and find a great deal or just look around and have a good time. For the fourth time, this annual event will be held at the Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th Street West, Cortez, FL 34215, from 8am-2pm, on Saturday, Oct. 20 (rain day Oct. 27). FREE to the public with free parking. Additional parking next door at the F.I.S.H. Preserve. For early bird vendors there is a $25 fee. After Oct. 13, the fee will be $35. Vendors provide their own tables and tents. For more information and to reserve space, call 941708-6121, or Kristin.Sweeting@manateeclerk.com. This event is co-sponsored by the museum, SOUTHWINDS Magazine and AMI Sun.

49th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Cedar Key, FL, Oct. 20-21 Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5pm. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great food in City Park. www.cedarkey.org

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37th Annual John’s Pass Seafood & Music Festival, John’s Pass Village, FL, Oct. 25-28

America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association Fall Rendezvous, Rogersville, AL, Oct. 3

A bounty of fresh seafood featuring the favorite Madeira Beach Grouper. Thursday 3pm-10pm. Friday 10am-10pm. Saturday 10am-10pm. Sunday 10am-6pm. Johns Pass Village, Madeira Beach, FL. www.johnspassseafoodfest.com.

This is the AGLCA’s largest annual rendezvous and reunion, but it sold out early (by July 17). You can get on the waiting list at www.greatloop.org. New this year are the Looper Crawls, which is for people who want to come to the Rendezvous just to see the boats in the Marina. AGLCA members can still buy tickets for that.

55th Annual Florida Seafood Festival Carnival, Battery Park, Apalachicola, FL, Nov. 2-3 The state’s oldest seafood festival drawing thousands of visitors to this scenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The festival features delicious seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood related events and displays. Some of the notable events include oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run, a Blue Crab race and a Blessing of the Fleet. 10am. to 10:30pm. (11:00pm. on Saturday). www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

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OTHER EVENTS 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 (It’s still running, so keep watch) Go to page 28 for Hurricane information. Go to the hurricane section at southwindsmagazine.com, for hurricane information, links and plans to protect your boat.

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

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NEWS CORRECTION - Last month we announced that the Hobie Class Association recently announced that the Hobie 16 Worlds would be held in Captiva in November this year. They will be held Nov. 1-16 in Captiva in 2019.

36th America’s Cup Date and Location Announced On Aug. 31, the America’s Cup organizers, defenders and challengers met in Cowes, Isle of Wight (where the Cup began in 1851), for the official announcement of the 36th America’s Cup. Auckland, New Zealand, was named as the official venue. Emirates Team New Zealand will defend the cup against the winner of the Prada Cup, which is the series that will determine the challenger. The winner will be the team that gains the most points in the series. Racing for the final Cup races and the Prada Cup will be on the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland. The overriding objective in choosing the racing area and courses was to hold the races as close to land as possible for the benefit of land-based spectators. The races will be held in an area with several hilly islands that are close to mainland New Zealand, all of which have elevated areas where spectators on shore can be close to the racing. The islands also offer protection from too much wind and swells, which was a cause for postponements during the 34th Cup races in San Francisco. Five different courses were set to be able to change locations based on sailing conditions favorable for racing. Racing will start at 1600-1800 hours to take advantage of the seasonal sea breeze which develops during that time period. Each race will be approximately 35 minutes and leg length will be 1.3-2.2 nautical miles. Racing will take place between March 6 and March 21, 2021. In other Cup news, six other teams are considering becoming challengers. Only three teams signed up on the first deadline of June 30: Luna Rosa, American Magic, and INEOS Team UK. But a second American team, a Norwegian syndicate, an Asian group and three Italian groups are considering entering. The final deadline is Nov. 30. Just prior to the Cowes announcement, INEOS Team UK released a video of them test-sailing their small prototype of the AC75, a boat with foils based on the 28-foot Quant sailboat. The rules state that a challenging team cannot build a full-size AC75 bigger than 38 feet before March 31, 2019. Team INEOS figures they can get a jump on learning to sail the AC75 with a smaller version. The video can be viewed on YouTube. Search for INEOS team, then watch the video, “Introducing T5.” The video is short and limited— probably to protect what Team INEOS is learning from the boat, which is a 40 percent scaled-down version of the AC75.

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63rd Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, October 6-7 One of the largest and oldest regattas in the U.S. Last year was supposed to be the 63rd Columbus Day Regatta, but Hurricane Irma forced cancellation. There will be one race each day, with the awards ceremony held on Oct. 13. Attendance for this regatta is expected to draw over 200 racing and cruising sailboats from around south Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club hosts the award ceremonies. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes. To sponsor, donate raffle prizes, register and for more information, go to www.columbusdayregatta.net.

35th Pusser’s Rum-gatta, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 6 This annual regatta, sponsored by Pusser’s Rum, is hosted by the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach. Following the racing is the Pusser’s Rum “Par-Ti” featuring music, rum libations and dinner—all sponsored by Pusser’s Rum. 5th Gear Band will be providing the entertainment. On Sunday, a hot breakfast is served to racers 8am to 9am. Racing classes: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer Cruiser, Cruising, Doublehand and the Mother Lode class. The Mother Lode class does not require a PHRF rating and is designed to provide an easy pursuit race around Tampa Bay for the less serious racers). Boats are assigned a rating based on their equipment and the captain’s experience. A pre-race skippers meeting and party featuring keg beer starts at 5pm, Friday, at the squadron. For details, entry forms, NOR and a discount for early registration, go to www.sail-tss.org and go to Regattas.

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F18 Worlds, Sarasota, FL, Oct. 12-19 The F18 World Championship will be held at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Oct. 12-19. Racing will be in northern Sarasota Bay and maybe in the Gulf of Mexico, weather depending. As of early August, 72 boats were registered. Registration begins on Oct. 12 and racing begins on Oct. 14, running through Oct. 19. www.2018f18worlds.com, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.com. (Cover photo: Dalton Tebo sailing an F18 in Sarasota. Tebo will be sailing in the F18 worlds in October. Photo by Nick Lovisa.)

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38th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 3 This is one of the largest and oldest regattas on Sarasota Bay. Both One-Design and PHRF Racing. One-Design classes: Flying Scot, VX One, Viper 640, Opti, Laser, 420, Open BIC. PHRF classes: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, True

Cruising, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser. Skippers Party on Friday. Entry includes two dinner wristbands for awards dinner with pig roast, plus T-Shirt, drink specials and Sunday coffee and Scones. Co-sponsored by Mount Gay Rum. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat-of-the-Year event. Early reduced entry fee deadline is Oct. 31. Final entry deadline is Nov. 2. For the NOR and online registration, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org. www.regattanetwork.com. Contact Will Stocke at 941-315-0627, or will.stocke@sarasotayachtclub.org.

85th Nassau Cup Race Miami to Nassau, Nov. 15 Running since 1934, this 176-nautical mile race crosses the Gulf Stream and is known for its share of great racers and dramatic weather. Competitors over the 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. www.nassaucuprace.org. The Coral Reef Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Nassau Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club combine to sponsor this race, which is managed by SORC. The Nassau Cup Race is first in the 2018-2019 SORC Islands in the Stream Series, which includes the 62nd Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Race on Dec. 7, the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 17, and the Miami to Havana Race, March 13. www.sorcsailing.org

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Okeechobee Water Level Goes Up About Two Inches Since August As of press date in early August, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.48 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.60 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.8 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 48.98 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).

Latitude and Attitudes’ Cruiser’s Party Canceled for St. Petersburg Boat Show

12-Year-Old French Boy Crosses the English Channel in an Optimist

The Cruiser’s Party—sponsored by Latitudes & Attitudes and its owner Bob Bitchin—will no longer be at the St. Pete show. The free party, which offered free beer, pizza, soft drinks and music, was born at the St. Pete show and was held for the last 21 years. The magazine continued the party theme at other shows around the U.S. and faraway places (like Tahiti and the BVIs), but the new owners of the St. Pete show decided to not continue with it. The only U.S. show to still have the party will be at the boat show in Richmond, CA, in April.

The boy, Tom Goron, departed from the Isle of Wight at 5am on June 27 and arrived in France 14 hours and 20 minutes later. His father followed him in a boat. The boy was seasick early on in the crossing and after five hours wanted to quit, but his father encouraged him to continue. But Goron was not the first young person to cross the Channel in a small sailing dinghy, although he did break the previous record by 36 minutes that was set by 15-yearold Violette Dorange of France in 2016. She also sailed in an Optimist. Dorange went on, at the age of 16, to sail solo from

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Precision BoatWorks Closes Doors Precision BoatWorks of Palmetto, FL, closed down in August, but will continue to offer parts from a new location. The company, owned by brothers Phil and Richard Porter, started production of small sailboats in 1978. The brothers just decided to retire. Although many small sailboat companies have come and gone, Precision stayed in business. They produced over 5000 boats from 13 to 28 feet. Their boats were designed by Naval Architect Jim Taylor of Marblehead, MA, who had designed boats from 12 feet to working on America’s cup boats. Precision earned the Sailing magazine Best Boats award in 2004 and the Sailing World magazine Boat of the Year award for Best Value in 2003 for the Precision 185. The company was also the builder of the Colgate 26, used for sail training by Colgate Sailing School and the U.S. Naval Academy. Bill Porter will continue to sell replacement parts for Precision boats from its new location at 15 Paradise Plaza, Unit #108, Sarasota, FL. 941-722-6601. sales@precisionboat--works.com

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Volvo Ocean Race Collected Microplastics Data in the Oceans During the recent Volvo Ocean Race (October 2017-June 2018), all the boats collected data on ocean conditions along the route that was added to current and past data about temperatures, currents, salinity, CO2, algae, acidity and many other factors. Thirty drifter buoys were also deployed along the race route that continue to collect and send data. Two boats had special sensors that were able to collect seawater for measuring the amount of plastics in the oceans along the race route. The two boats, Turn the Tide on Plastic and Team AkzoNobel, collected 75 samples. Seventy-two of the samples showed microplastics. From these samples, scientist put together a map of the microplastics along the race route. The highest level was found to be 349 particles per cubic meter (PCM) in the South China Sea. The second highest was 307 particles PCM near the Strait of Gibraltar. Another area showing high levels was where the Baltic and North Seas mix. Three samples had no plastics. One was located off the BWI President and executive editor of Boating World magazine. “Our industry needs effective communicators who can share their passion for boats and the boating lifestyle. This is a first step in what we believe will be a growing effort to bring new people and fresh ideas to our business.” Applications may be downloaded at www.bwi.org and will be accepted through November 30, 2018. If you know a deserving college student who would like to pursue a career in boating journalism, photography, video, broadcasting, film, or art, please encourage them to apply. Judges will look for applicants with talent, promise and firsthand knowledge of the boating life. To be considered, applications must be completed in full and delivered to BWI Scholarship, 108 Ninth Street, Wilmette, IL 60091, by the deadline. Digital submissions may be emailed to info@bwi.org. The scholarship will be awarded at the annual BWI

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After nearly 100 years, U.S. Yacht Owners Can Now Fly the American Flag From TradeOnly.com Only two U.S. vessels of more than 300 gross tons, otherwise known as megayachts, currently fly the American flag. That’s because of a law passed in 1920 that says all vessels over that weight must be registered as commercial vessels. To get around that requirement, which has more stringent building and operating standards than required for recreational vessels, many owners flag their vessels in offshore countries, such as the Cayman Islands. In August, a new law went into effect that allows vessels over the 300-ton limit to register as recreational vessels. The new law supersedes the 1920 law, which was never updated to adapt to the larger private vessels that came to be in today’s world. The new law was passed after a decade-long effort by the U.S. Superyacht Association. The new law will allow more vessels to have work done in U.S. yards, adding more jobs in the U.S. A megayacht is generally defined as a yacht that is more than 24 meters (about 79 feet) long and carries a professional crew. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 megayachts (also called superyachts) in the world, with about 150 built new each year. Sailing yachts account for about 20 percent of all megayachts. The average price of a used megayacht is just over $10 million. Readers of SOUTHWINDS, a sailing magazine, who own sailboats over 300 gross tons, should take note of this new law. SOUTHWINDS October 2018

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2004 Tartan 4100 By Douglas Weibel

y wife Marjorie and I have been lifelong boaters but have always owned small boats until recently. Fortunately, our life situation has evolved such that we now own a 2004 Tartan 4100, Meri, and spend about a third of our time cruising. Like most folks with little experience, we spent a lot of time on the internet doing research before narrowing our focus when looking for a boat and, miraculously, we actually bought the model of boat we originally intended. Meri has been a great first boat for us, and we feel she would be a great boat for most cruising couples. Like many boats of similar size, we can live aboard

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The deck layout is of a fairly conventional aft-cockpit sloop. A good amount of beam is carried aft but not to the extent of many of the current production boats. A folding cockpit table opens up to provide enough space for four to dine comfortably.

Our only complaint with the deck layout is that with all of the hatches there is not a great place to do yoga on deck, which is a bit of a problem for us as we elected to have a pair of inflatable kayaks rather than a SUP.

Specifications The 4100 has an unloaded displacement of 19,000 pounds, including 6400 pounds of ballast in the keel. Its overall

length is 41 feet, with a waterline length of 36 feet. The draft is 13.5 feet. Three keel options were offered by the factory: a deep keel; a narrow, beavertail shoal keel; and a keel/centerboard combination. We have the shoal keel and have been happy with the upwind performance, as well as appreciating our ability to get into spots with shallow water. Two rigs were available and we have the tall rig, which is still ICW friendly with an air draft of 63.5 feet. Our keel-stepped mast is carbon fiber, and we have a conventional aluminum boom and whisker pole. We are rigged as a masthead sloop with a 130% genoa and a slab-reefed main with three reef points. Eventually, we will add to the sail inventory, but our third reef is deep and we have sailed comfortably in up to gale conditions, and the genoa when poled out provides good power in light downwind conditions.

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Under Sail Under sail, the boat is responsive but can be tweaked to give confidence to the helmsman with sail reefing and trim. We find the windward groove at 40 degrees apparent wind and can pinch up to the low thirties. Interestingly, the boat can feel a bit happier with a deep reach than with a broad reach owing to the current sail inventory feeling a bit lacking in the broad reach range, while the whisker pole adds power back as you run deeper. While not a racing boat by any means, Meri has a good turn of speed in most conditions. Motoring, we make around 6 knots at our typical economy cruise rpm but have the power to push up to around 7.5 in flat water. That power is usually reserved for bashing in or out an inlet in sloppy conditions or similar endeavors. Deck and Cockpit Layout The deck layout is of a fairly conventional aft-cockpit sloop. A good amount of beam is carried aft but not to the extent of many of the current production boats. A tall teak toe rail runs the full length of the side decks. There is a bit more www.southwindsmagazine.com

To the right on the port side is access to the aft cabin. The chart table is to the left, forward of the head. The head is spacious and has a folding tempered glass door to segregate off the showering area from the remainder.

The port settee has a filler cushion so that it may be used as a double berth. We leave the filler in most all the time, as the resulting deep settee is ideal for lounging to read, working on the laptop or watching TV.

teak on the boat: the cockpit sole and coamings; the two dorade box tops; and the cabin-top handrails. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so much as to make maintenance onerous but enough to give the boat a classic look. The cabin-top has three large opening hatches with another two small hatches under the dodger and six opening portlights on each side. The aft cabin has an additional three opening portlights that open into the cockpit. Ventilation is terrific with all the hatches and ports open, and the dorade vents, the companionway, the hatches under the dodger and the ports into the cockpit offer good ventilation options for foul weather. Many lines, including the main halyard, sheets, reefing lines,

traveller, outhaul and vang are routed to the cockpit where two Harken 53 winches, and two Harken 40s, one being electric, are located. One winch is at the mast for use with foresail halyards, and the whisker pole is track mounted with mast-mounted cleats for the pole topping lift and car control lines. Our only complaint with the deck layout is that with all of the hatches there is not a great place to do yoga on deck, which is a bit of a problem for us as we elected to have a pair of inflatable kayaks rather than a SUP. At least that gives us license to dream a little bit about a bigger boat. A few features on deck that we really do appreciate are: life-

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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW The swim platform is in use frequently for boarding kayaks and the dinghy, as well as its named purpose, and has a hot and cold freshwater handheld showerhead. The stern is wide enough to provide a generous gate through the pushpit to the swim platform

line gates on both sides; a stack-pack type sail cover (made by us from a SailRite kit); a dodger, bimini and connector providing good shade and good visibility; and a power, fold-down swim platform in the near vertical transom. The swim platform is in use frequently for boarding kayaks and the dinghy, as well as its named purpose, and has a hot and cold freshwater handheld showerhead. The stern is wide enough to provide a generous gate through the pushpit to the swim platform with room on the sides for an outboard crane and storage mount, a propane grill and a Lifesling pack. A large lazarette is found under the starboard cockpit seat and additional storage is under the transom seating port and starboard. Finally a folding cockpit table opens up to provide enough space for four to dine comfortably. Below Decks With all that description you may gather that we like to spend our time on deck. Below deck has a lot to offer as well. For starters, Tartan is known for gorgeous interiors, and Meri is finished with cherry joinery throughout and

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teak and holly soles. Seating is synthetic leather. Polished, stainless steel chainplates extend down from the sidedecks to attachments behind the settees. Counters and tables have proper fiddles, wooden handholds abound and there is plenty of LED lighting. Overall the effect is that of a clean and proper yacht, not as dark as was popular earlier, nor as light and modern as most production boats today. Forward is a private V-berth with storage below comprised of four drawers on the face, as well as compartments under the mattress. One of two 50-gallon water tanks is housed here. Between the Vberth and the bulkhead there is a twodoor hanging locker on both the port and starboard sides. A two-head layout was offered in the Tartan 4100 which would have taken this area on the port side, but we prefer the single-head layout. The bulkhead has both a door and a louvered window into the salon. The louvered window helps open up the interior visually and helps with ventilation. The salon has a fixed table behind the mast with swing down sides flanked by a C-shaped settee to port and a straight settee to starboard. The port settee has a filler cushion so that it may be used as a double berth. We leave the filler in most all the time, as the resulting deep settee is ideal for lounging to read, working on the laptop or watching TV. Dining legroom is lost with the filler cushion in, so it comes out if we have guests dining below. Both settees have storage compartments below and outboard from the seat back cushions—with the second 50-gallon fresh water tank below the port settee. And both sides have lockers and shelves above and outboard from the settee backs as well. We have a bit of custom cabinetwork: We removed the shelves on the starboard side and enclosed the area with a multi-panel sliding door. A TV on an articulated arm is housed inside and can be folded out for viewing. Aft of the starboard settee is a forward-facing nav station. The nav desk will accommodate a Maptech chart book with plenty of room to spare and has storage beneath the lid. Electrical panels and the VHF radio are outboard of the nav desk, and a cabinet to accommodate additional electronics is above and forward. There is more storage in drawers on the desk’s side and below the seat. Aft of the nav station is a tall locker—Tartan owners refer to it as “the

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Forward is a private V-berth with storage below comprised of four drawers on the face, as well as compartments under the mattress.

pantry”—that is large enough to hold large pots and pans. On the port side aft of the settee is the galley. Dual sinks are near centerline just to port of the companionway stairs. An L-shaped counter separates the galley from the settee with a very large refrigerator/freezer housed in the forward portion, and a three-burner propane stove with oven in the outboard portion. The refrigerator has two top-opening doors and a side door, making access to all areas easy, but there is no separate freezer compartment, just the area inside the cooling coils. Consequently freezer space is limited, and one must take a bit of care when loading groceries so that fragile foods do not end up too close to the freezer section and get frozen. Additional lockers are found above the counter space and aft of the stove. The engine compartment is under the companionway stairs. In addition to the stairs lifting for access there are access panels on the port, starboard and aft sides providing good access for most maintenance and repairs. The engine is a 55hp Yanmar mounted rear-facing and mated to a Yanmar saildrive. A Balmar high-output alternator is fitted to the engine and controlled with an external regulator providing lots of charging juice while motoring. Hopefully we aren’t motoring, in which case we can rely on a Fischer Panda 4KW generator for electricity production. The generator is mounted on a stainless steel tray mounted above the engine. Access is via an access panel in the aft wall of the compartment, separate from and above the aft engine access panel. The top two companionway steps may also be removed by loosening a pair of thumbscrews and a second access panel opened to reach the forward side of the generator. The generator has an integral sound shield and sips fuel at about 0.3 gallons per hour. Starboard, aft of the nav station, is the head. While there is no separate shower stall, the head is spacious and has a folding tempered glass door to segregate off the showering area from the remainder. There is a large locker that will hold a lot; ours currently houses a spare genoa, a shop vac, our recycling bin, laundry bags, water sports life jackets, six 1-gallon water jugs and a bunch of other stuff. The head also has a wet locker; it is great to be able to come down the companionway and right into the shower area to shuck off wet gear and hang it to dry in the wet locker. A final, unusual feature of the head is a small pass-through door directly into the aft cabin. Finally, to port aft of the galley is the aft cabin and

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berth. Some 4100 owners prefer the aft berth while some, including ourselves, prefer the forward berth. The aft berth itself has more sleeping space and is more rectangular, while the aft cabin has a bit less everyday storage than the forward cabin, with just one hanging locker but a lot of smaller shelves and lockers. Headroom over the aft berth varies with good headroom over portions, but is low over others. Below the aft berth are compartments containing the engine and generator water-mufflers, bilge pumps, battery bank (600 AH AGM), starter battery, and charger/inverter. There is also a storage compartment we use for spares and repair materials. Overall, the boat is comfortable for us in all ways. Below deck is a wonderful balance of light and warmth in the finishes with plenty of utility and relaxing space. On deck things feel both close at hand, yet with plenty of space. While still being newer cruisers, we find Meri continually allows us to expand our boundaries as she is a capable inland, coastal, and—with a few tweaks—bluewater cruising boat.

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CAROLINA SAILING By Dan Dickison

Crushing it Community Style By Dan Dickison Cover: Strong breezes challenged the competitors at Charleston Community Sailing's recent Community Cup. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

ne of the Southeast’s most successful sailing programs has been training and influencing young sailors—and adults—for nearly two decades. Tucked into a remote corner of the Charleston City Marina, nearly beneath a highway overpass and alongside a tidal marsh, sits a modest collection of floating docks. At a glance, you couldn’t know the significance that this little station represents. Jammed into fewer than 2,000 square feet of dock space are a fleet of 420s, a rack of standup paddleboards, a few Open Bics and a dozen Optimist prams, a handful of small powerboats and some storage areas for life jackets, rudders, sails, daggerboards and the like. This is the home of Charleston Community Sailing, Inc.—the epicenter for much of the progress that’s been achieved in growing the sport of sailing in the Carolina Lowcountry over the past 20 years.

Charleston Community Sailing docks. Jammed into fewer than 2,000 square feet of dock space are a fleet of 420s, a rack of standup paddleboards, a few Open Bics and a dozen Optimist prams, a handful of small powerboats and some storage areas for life jackets, rudders, sails, daggerboards and the like. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

When SOUTHWINDS last featured CCS, as some devotees call it (see SOUTHWINDS, December 2016 in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com), we wrote “the overwhelming majority of the programming that CCS conducts…is for younger sailors…. That begins with a range of instructional classes for youngsters ages 5 through 15. On top of that, CCS staff also conduct specialized programs, including Buddy Sail (which pairs kids from the local Boys and Girls Club with competent teens for an afternoon of sailing; STEM education (which uses sailing as an educational platform for middle schoolers, in both the classroom and on the water); Open Sail (one night a week in Optis and Open Bics); and Saturday Sails (open to all kids who have completed one or more of the organization’s instructional courses).” All of that is still true today, says Jessica Koenig, who has been the nonprofit’s executive director since 2007. And, in the last two years, the organization has amplified its scope of programs. It now offers keelboat opportunities for adults aboard two J/24s that were donated by local owners. (Beginner sailing courses, family outings and introductory sails for neophytes highlight the adult menu.) In addition, the Women on the Water program now includes learn-tosail classes and outings aboard various vessels in the organization’s fleet. “We’ve experienced a lot of growth in recent years,” says Koenig. “It’s pretty impressive to consider that the organization started out 19 years ago with just six donated boats and a little bit of dock space. We’ve run approximately 19,000 people—most of them juniors—through our programs since then. Aside from the junior programs, we now offer Women on the Water classes during the day and even have an allwomen team racing in CORA events (Charleston Ocean 36

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The Open Bic fleet gets under way at the Charleston Community Cup. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

Racing Association) aboard one of our J/24s. In addition, we’ve added a Girls on the Water program.” That last one, which takes place once a week after school, helps to build confidence for and empower middle and high school girls who already know how to handle a boat, but want to hone their sailing skills. “Our Women on the Water program was so successful,” Koenig explains, “that we took the same model and applied it for girls. The primary focus is on having fun and continuing to develop a high level of comfort and proficiency on the water.” Though the program is still relatively new, Koenig says that six to 10 girls participate each week. The impact of this program takes on various forms. Koenig mentions two high school girls who have assisted as interns. “Those two are both sailing instructors,” she says, “and they used the program as the basis for their senior thesis in high school. They studied how it empowers young girls, delivering confidence and self-esteem. And that came out of their urge to share with others the passion they have for this sport.”

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And passion, it appears, exists at the root of CCS’ many successes. The majority of the 10 individuals who make up the organization’s board of directors are active racing sailors, committed to the vitality of their local sailing scene by working to make the sport accessible to all. The board’s most recent hire—Program Director Kate O’Donnell—is also an active racing sailor who happens to have a background in youth and college sailing programs. All of the momentum that Koenig and her CCS colleagues are building was on display recently at what has become the organization’s signature event—the Charleston Community Cup. Part fierce competition, part laidback fun, this event is described by Koenig as “an opportunity to bring the community together and celebrate sailing.” The third annual edition of the Community Cup began on Friday evening, August 24, when a cadre of local boat owners hosted CCS juniors on board their sailboats for a casual around-the-buoys race. Six boats participated, with four to seven youngsters on board each one. Afterward, the participants were treated to an ice cream social. The following day, a collection of volunteers from the local sailing community helped the organization stage a series of races for the kids, using CCS’ Optis, Open Bics and 420s. Despite nearly 20 knots of breeze and occasionally big chop, the racers had a ball logging a total of 17 races. (Check out the Day 2 video on the CCS Facebook page.) And all that activity was followed by dinner and an awards ceremony at the Charleston Yacht Club. Days later, Koenig praised the event’s family-friendly nature and the impact it has on young sailors. “We had more than double the participation compared to the year before,” she offered, “and the highlight was definitely the big boat race. Nearly half the junior sailors at the event participated.” As the summer days slip away and fall overtakes the Lowcountry, Koenig, O’Donnell and CCS will continue orchestrating their full schedule of programs, which includes hosting local high school racing team practices and regattas. Then, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, they’ll stage another community gathering—the organization’s largest annual fundraiser—an oyster roast. This will be 12th annual edition of this event. It’s sure to be well attended, and sure to help support one of the most engaging and effective sailing incubators in the region.

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Shakedown Cruise By Nigel Calder Review by Steve Morrell

’ve owned Nigel Calder’s classic book Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual “How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat’s Essential Systems” for over 20 years. It covers everything. That’s all there is to it. If you have this book—only one of several he wrote on cruising—you can learn about every system on your boat—and in depth. It’s a big book and how anyone could put all the information together, well...they must really know everything. It’s an encyclopedia with lots and lots of information. Many who read this review will probably have the book. It’s not a book you read at home and study. It’s one you keep around, probably on board (especially if you live on board or cruise periodically), but you can’t know everything in there. There’s just too much. Only Calder can know that. But who is this guy, Nigel Calder? Some mechanical genius? Shakedown Cruise will tell you. It’s about his first long cruise with his American wife Terrie (Calder is English) and their one-year-old child (and Terrie was also three months

pregnant when they cast off). Calder received much of his mechanical knowledge from working the oil rigs in the Gulf. While working on the oil rigs, he and Terrie spent six years building their 39’ Atkins-designed ketch from a bare hull. He even wrote and self-published a book on marine refrigeration systems, which turned out to be a financial failure. But it did lead to publishing Marine Diesel Engines, which was the real beginning of his book-writing career—and it helped finance their first cruise.

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After their boat, named Nada, was completed, they sailed around the Gulf getting to know the boat and the cruising life. Eventually, they were ready and departed right after midnight from Lake Pontchartrain (New Orleans) in January 1987. If there’s anything you learn in this book, it’s that things go wrong, mistakes are made and systems breakdown—even when one of the world’s mechanical experts on marine systems for sailboats is on board. And if you are considering going cruising but keep making all sorts of mistakes right off the bat, don’t be discouraged—Calder had so many mishaps that they considered calling off the cruising life by the time they got to Key West. Their first mishap was a classic: They forgot to unplug the shore power cable and they ripped it in half, discovering it trailing behind their boat the next morning. Then, right after departure, their engine dies, which Calder fixes. That was followed shortly by the refrigeration dying, which he also fixes. Then, while just hours into their start and still in the dark of night, the steaming light goes out. But they continue on—until next the toilet springs a leak, spilling sewage into the boat. They do make it into the Gulf and head down to Key West. I am not spoiling anything about what the book is about because all these mishaps happen on pages 1 and 2.

But it’s only the beginning and, as many of us know, if it’s on a boat, it’s gonna break down eventually. What you learn is: They have persistence and determination. What makes this book great, besides Calder’s great writing, is that you read about everything, and he let’s it all hang out and shares it with the world—the good, the bad and the ugly. They continue on their cruise, eventually making it through the islands in the southeastern Caribbean and down to South America. You learn how frustrating it is to sail to windward—for what seems like forever—to eventually get south. Along the way, Calder describes not only life onboard with his wife and infant child (and eventually with two children), but he writes a little about the islands they stop at, including adding some history about many of them. This tale of much of Calder’s life is a real page-turner and well-written. It’s a combination of autobiography, boatbuilding, family cruising, cruising story, cruising guide, island guide and tourist guide. You learn that Calder is—besides being a mechanical wizard—human, just like the rest of us. And you learn that his boat—owned by one of the small-boat mechanical experts of our time— is just like all the other cruising boats; things break down and need maintenance. He just doesn’t need to bring out his book to fix things.

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CRUISING THE BAHAMAS

Voyage of Rhombus, 2018 Great Harbour to Highbourne Cay By Fred Braman Two thousand eighteen marked 30 years of my travels to The Bahamas. Most visits have been in my own cruising sailboats, Monilou and Rhombus, but I’ve also traveled by cruise ship, MailBoat and an occasional airplane. I’ve lost track of the number of my visits. I’ve learned to love the country and her people as a second home and have developed over time a deep respect and great awe for the country’s extraordinary geography. The 700 islands and over 2000 rocks and cays are sprinkled over 100,000 square miles of ocean. They look like a series of unimposing low-slung islands from a distance. Close up, especially when you are trying to sail among them, you appreciate the islands’ craggy shorelines and gentle beaches, gigantic rocks that jut from otherwise broad open bays, underwater coral traps for the unwary mariner, vast luminous aquamarine sandy banks, deep-blue underwater cliffs, and in-shore blue holes where you can step off a sandy beach into 700 feet of water. Nowhere does the extraordinary geography of this spectacular archipelago reveal itself more clearly than in the central Bahamas. The color contrasts tell it all!

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The voyage from Great Harbour Cay to Highbourne would take three days with anchorages at Chub Cay in the Southern Berry Islands and at West Bay in New Providence Island.

ast month, I wrote about my trip with my crew Steve sailing from Florida to Great Harbour Cay (GHC) in the Berrys. We enjoyed our few days in GHC, a very relaxing place. With our blood pressure about half what it was upon arrival, we prepared for the three-day voyage to Highbourne Cay in the northern end of the Exumas island chain. Anticipating three straight anchorages, we topped off with water, fuel, red wine, and a couple chops and steaks to grill at anchor. We departed GHC Marina by 8am on May 9, exiting into the big lake inside the rocky cut entrance. The view of the cut is about the same from inside the lake as outside, and although a few stakes point in the general direction, it was nice to see an incoming boat pinpoint its location. Our destination for the night was Chub Cay in the southern Berry Islands. The highlight of this trip was successfully navigating the Northwest Channel, from the Great Bahama Bank into the very deep Tongue of the Ocean. The channel is located at a sharply pointed “V” in the bank and is surrounded by reefs and shallows. A look at the satellite photo and it’s clear how the deep blue “Tongue” got its name! Navigation is straightforward when the correctly plotted waypoints are followed precisely. There are lots of shallow, nasty, and often uncharted objects to run into if you stray from the prescribed path. In this area, it’s daytime travel only. My waypoints were taken from MapTech Chart Kit Region 9.1, and they served us well. Once outside GHC, we had four course turns over 28 miles to get through the pass, and Chub was 14 more to the southeast after exiting the Bank and passing into deep water. How deep? The charts show depths exceeding 7000 feet. The NW Channel Passage is one of the places in the Bahamas where sailing off an underwater cliff is vividly illustrated. Eighteen feet near the lone tower marking the pass, became 466 feet—lowest depth my depth sounder could read—in three boat lengths! The day was nice as we had both following winds and seas, the first time for such conditions since our departure from Florida. The same weather was forecast for the next day as we cruise from Chub Cay to West Bay on New Providence Island. No whales on this trip. I saw eight pilot whales together on a solo voyage just inside the Tongue in 2012.

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Chub’s anchorage is entered directly from the west. Anchor in sand along the beach between Chub Point and the marina entrance with good protection from South, East, and North winds. The marina “clubhouse” is to the right (outside the photo). No dinghy landing on the private sandy beach.

Crew Steve DiFranco on the helm. Conditions were perfect for our sail to West Bay!

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Once through the pass and turning to the southeast, our new direction was not sail-friendly, and we motored the remaining 14 miles to Chub Cay. We arrived on May 10 at an anchorage in a pretty cove just outside Chub Cay’s harbor and marina. Chub Cay is a private island, and there are many of them in the Bahamas. Usually very upscale, the only thing Bahamian about them is geography. They do allow transients, charging South Florida prices if you are lucky enough as a “non-mega yacht,” to be admitted at all. My crewmate Steve and I tire of the resort atmosphere at these places. We love the Bahamas—the REAL BAHAMAS—and we’ll avoid these places as best we can. However, we do appreciate their cell tower! So, we’ll anchor out, send our emails, pay whatever outrageous price they charge for a bag of ice in the morning, and move on. Steve pulled up the hook at seven the next morning. We motored into the marina to get our ice and immediately departed. It was my second visit to Chub, but the first time I’ve seen the harbor chock-full of big sportfishers and mega yachts, and ringed by multi-million dollar homes. Not another sailboat in sight, let alone a 30-footer. A few hundred yards off the entrance channel, we hoisted sail, put the iron genny to rest and had a delightful 5-knot beam reach the entire 29 miles to a wide-open and spacious West Bay on the western tip of new Providence Island. The bay has room for an almost unlimited number of boats, although the best holding, best protection, and closest dinghy ride to the beach is found tucked in as close as you can get to Lyford Cay on the northeast side of the bay. Rhombus found an anchorage in the favored spot, sharing it with five other boats. West Bay is delightful with protection from all directions except the northwest. It is a big bay and boats will bounce a bit with strong winds from any direction. The bay is lined with private homes along a beautiful sandy beach that boating visitors are welcome to dinghy to and enjoy, unusual for private property in the Bahamas. It also has a favored snorkeling spot, with an underwater statue as the main attraction. Other prime diving and snorkeling locawww.southwindsmagazine.com

West Bay is a pretty place. It was a stopover on this trip. Now that I’ve been there, I’d go again and stay awhile!

tions are found at nearby Golding Cay that guards the bay’s northwest entrance. As a stopover for us, my only postanchoring activity consisted of cleaning the dinghy’s bottom and taking a “Joy shower,” while doing it. BBQ chicken tonight. The sun gets up early when at anchor, and so did we. By daylight on May 15, our coffee was made, the hook raised, and we were underway by 0645, an early start to make the 45 or so miles to Highbourne Cay in the northern Exumas. We planned to anchor one night and then travel across to Cape Eleuthera, omitting the rest of our Exuma plans. Previous schedule delays, and forecast poor weather into the next week, conspired to suggest that the more protected Eleuthera waters was the better option for us. Eleuthera is “small townish” rather than fishing and water sport-centered. We prefer the former, and the plan change allowed time to enjoy the places we know we’d like. We enjoyed a nice sail the first half of the 45-mile journey as we exited West Bay, rounded Golding Cay, and headed for the south shore of New Providence Island. From there it would be an almost straight shot to Highbourne. The weather deteriorated into higher than expected winds from a contrary direction, making the second half a little bouncy, slow, and uncomfortable. Nevertheless, we made decent time overall and arrived at Highbourne about 4:30. Just before arrival, we heard a distress call from a 70-foot sportfisher near us. Just as we were about to respond, the sportfisher said he wasn’t in distress, just dead in the water. Rhombus, as great a boat as she is, can’t do much with a 200,000-pound boat, so we proceeded into port. Later, the big boat was towed into the marina, very carefully! We had anticipated anchoring for the night, but we decided to give the marina a try. We’d had a long day, the weather was threatening, and we needed ice, water and electricity. We were ready for a port visit. Six years prior I was denied entry here—full they said—though they had room for two other powerboats who called in after me. Highbourne is a big sportfishing center, easily determined News & Views for Southern Sailors

West Bay is straightforward to enter from the Northwest from the charted entry waypoint. Watch for a crosscurrent.

by looking at the boats in the marina. This time, they had a cozy little 30-foot slip that none of their usual patrons could possibly fit into and Rhombus became sailboat #1 in the marina. We were treated well at Highbourne Cay. The people are nice and the island is beautiful. It’s not over developed, the marina is not huge, and has only a few shore places to rent. We met the island’s director and his wife who run the resort and live in the manager’s home on a mountaintop. Kevin and Carolyn Cartwright are 8th and 9th generation SOUTHWINDS

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The entrance to Highbourne Cay Marina. Highbourne is a big sportfishing center, easily determined by looking at the boats in the marina. There were even some megayachts.

Bahamians. Carolyn was a Lowe, a descendant of British loyalists who left the U.S. after the revolution. Today, Lowe is a common Bahamian name. We had a friendly visit and I’d recommend any boater passing through the area visit Highbourne. In spite of my prior experience, Kevin insisted that they take all comers. It’s a good spot for all provisions and fuel. But Highbourne is like many other places in this part of the Bahamas; private islands, upscale resorts, five-star restaurants and country club atmospheres. This marina can take boats up to 180 feet and has them there. It’s all nice, but I like the real Bahamas. On to Eleuthera. I know from experience, we’ll find The Bahamas in Eleuthera! Fred Braman lives in Fleming Island, Florida, with his wife, Louise. He writes about his travels in his Catalina 30 sloop Rhombus, for SOUTHWINDS Magazine. Fred and crew Steve DiFranco recently completed two months in The Bahamas. Part I of “The Voyage of Rhombus, 2018,” can be found in the September issue at www.southwindsmagazine.com, Back Issues. Fred can be reached at fredbraman@hotmail.com.

A Highbourne Atlantic-side beach. We were treated well at Highbourne Cay. The people are nice and the island is beautiful. It’s not over developed, the marina is not huge, and has only a few shore places to rent.

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RACE REPORT 31st Annual Race for the Roses, Pensacola, FL, July 28 Hosted by the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, this is the second race in the Ladies Trilogy Series in the northern Gulf Coast. The first race of the series, the Bikini Regatta, was held July 21. Three classes raced. The Spinnaker Class and Genoa (Non-Spinnaker) Class raced three PHRF races on Pensacola Bay. The Hobie Wave Class sailed six races on Quietwater Bay. The PHRF fleet saw very light winds from the northeast for the first race. The course was set to be a double windward/leeward race. Leading the Spinnaker race was LeAyn Dunbar and crew aboard Albert J. Rice, followed by Debby Grimm and crew on Hot Chocolate. Ten seconds behind Grimm were Susan Danielson-Allen and crew aboard Thaiger. For the Genoa class, Linda Thompson and her crew on Moana took the charge ahead of Julie Connerley and team aboard Coquina. The winds died off as the sea breeze tried to kick in, and, eventually, a southeasterly breeze filled the bay for the rest of the races. The team on Albert J. Rice took the course with ease, capturing first, followed again by the persistent team on Hot Chocolate from New Orleans. Thai-ger finished

27 seconds later to take third. In the Genoa class, the tides were turned as Coquina easily took the lead from Moana. The final race saw an exciting and very close finish between the top three boats. Rising to the top was Thai-ger, capturing first by 45 seconds ahead of Albert J. Rice, which was followed 54 seconds later by Hot Chocolate. For the Genoa class, Moana came back strong and easily captured first place over Coquina. In the Hobie Wave class, Margo Partain-Zern on Wave Maker captured first, Gwen Klem on Mini Me took second and Patricia Hogan on Cajun Catz took third. At the end of the day, the Race for the Roses Trophy went to Albert J. Rice, with second place going to Thai-ger. Third went to Hot Chocolate. Other winners were Ellen Hunt and team on Reach Around in fourth, and Kim Kaminski and team on Helldiver in fifth. The Genoa Winner was Linda Thompson and team on Moana. The Amanda Werner Spirit of Sailing Award was given out to the all-female team that demonstrated the true spirit of sailing. This year’s winner is Kim Kaminski and crew aboard Helldiver.

27th Annual Fast Women Regatta, Josephine, AL, August 4 This is the third race in the Ladies Trilogy Series and it is hosted by the Point Yacht Club. Weather conditions were bright skies and fair breezes blowing in from the south and southwest. There was an 8-mile course for the Spinnaker fleet (two triangles with a windward/leeward finish) and a 6-mile course for the Non-Spinnaker fleet (two triangles). In Spinnaker, two divisions raced: Spinnaker All Female and Spinnaker Mixed Crew—with a total of eight boats in the fleet. The Spinnaker All Female class had the same five boats that had competed in the Bikini Regatta and the Race for the Roses, and now their race was on for the final challenge. Susan Danielson-Allen from the Pontchartrain Yacht Club aboard the Viper 640 boat Thai-ger and her crew from the Fort Walton Yacht Club easily handled the challenging course and triumphantly finished ahead of the first-place winner from the previous two events, LeAyn Dunbar from the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and her crew aboard the J/80, Albert J. Rice. Close behind, finishing in third, was the team that hails from New Orleans, Debby Grimm and crew aboard Hot Chocolate. In the Mixed Crew Spinnaker class, Tina Sulser and her team aboard Sea Breeze, a Hunter 36, had a very successful race until the last leg when a spinnaker snafu caused the team to slide into second place behind the team aboard Coyote, but ahead of the team aboard Mad Cap. The NonSpinnaker Class was the only class to have a Virgin Skipper (an award given out to a first-time skipper during a race). The special award went to the helmswoman aboard Jody Horner’s boat, Hula Girl, which took third behind secondplace winner Rip Tide. First went to Zig Zag. At the end of the day, after the points were tallied, the News & Views for Southern Sailors

Ladies Trilogy Winner went to LeAyn Dunbar and crew aboard Albert J. Rice. The Fast Women Trophy for the Best All Female Team went to Susan Danielson-Allen and team aboard Thai-ger.

LeAyn Dunbar (left) and crewmember Linda Baker, who sailed on Alice J. Rice, accept the Overall Race for the Roses Trophy for the Spinnaker Class. LeAyn’s team earned two first-place finishes and one second-place finish to capture the Overall Title for the threerace Ladies Trilogy Series. Photo by Kim Kaminski SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACE CALENDAR For Racing News, Race Training, and National, International and Major Upcoming Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section. LISTING YOUR RACE – SOUTHWINDS lists races with date, event and sponsoring organization in the eight southeastern states. To list your regatta with a description in the Racing News & Regattas section in the front of the magazine, go to that section for information on how to list it, including placing an ad for the regatta at reduced rates. The below listings are free. Just email editor@southwindsmagazine.com with date, race/regatta name and sponsoring club. No other information needed (or wanted). LIST YOUR REGATTA ON OUR WEBSITE With our new website you can list your regatta (with more information) yourself on our online calendar for free. Go to swindsmag.com, and click on EVENTS. Club Races Not Listed Local weekly and monthly club races not listed. Contact the clubs. Generally, any sailboat is invited to club racing. Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.

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Keowee SC, Seneca, SC, www.keoweesailingclub.com LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, Lake Lanier, GA, www.llsc.com SAYRA: www.sayra-sailing.com SCYC: South Carolina YC, Hilton Head Island, SC, www.scyachtclub.com WCSC: Western Carolina SC, Anderson, SC, www.wcsc-sailing.org OCTOBER 5-7 USODA Southeastern Championships. LLSC 6 Around Paris Island. BYSC 6-7 CORA Offshore Challenge. CORA 6-7 Halloween Regatta. AYC 6-7 Ocean Challenge. SCYC 12-13 Hospice Regatta. WCSC 13 Beers Y-Flyer Regatta. AYC 18-21 US Sailing Champion of Champions. AYC 19-21 Lightning Wild Oyster. CYC-SC 20 Data Cup. BYSC 26-27 US Snipes Master. AYC 26-28 Turkey Shoot Regatta. KSC 27 High School Regatta. BYSC 27-28 Sailboard Regatta. LLSC 27-28 Halloween Snipe Regatta. AYC 27 Club Championship. SAYRA NOVEMBER 1-4 VX One Nationals. CYC-SC 3-4 Midlands Regatta. CSC 3 Offshore Challenger. CORA 10 Big Boat Regatta. ChYC 10-11 Laser No More Turkey Regatta. AYC 17-18 Multihull Regatta. LLSC

Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules): EFYC: Epping Forest YC, www.efyc.com FYC: Florida YC, www.theFloridaYachtClub.org LESC: Lake Eustis YC, www.lescfl.com LMSA: Lake Monroe SA, www.flalmsa.org MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com NFCC: North Florida Cruising Club. www.nfccsail.com OSC: Ocala Sailing Club, www.ocalasailingclub.org RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com SAYC: St. Augustine YC, www.StAugustineYachtClub.com SYC: Smyrna YC, www.SmyrnaYachtClub.com OCTOBER 6 Fall River Regatta. NFCC 6 Chicken Island. SYC 6-7 Fall Small Boat & J/24 Regatta. MYC 13 Navy Day Regatta. EFYC 13-14 Fall Big Boat Regatta. MYC 14 Compass Rose Challenge. SAYC 20 J/24 Boat of the Year Regatta. FYC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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NOVEMBER 3 Mother’s Arms Challenge. LMSA 3 Women on Water Race. RCJ 10 King’s Day Regatta. EFYC 10-11 24th MC Scow Southeast Championship Triple Crown 1. LESC 16-18 Kings Day J-24 BOTY. FYC

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. OCTOBER 6 Club Championship. Portsmouth 7 Club Championship. PHRF 20 Cris Sandifer Regatta. Portsmouth 21 Cris Sandifer Regatta. PHRF NOVEMBER 3 Club Championship #3. Portsmouth 4 Club Championship #3. PHRF 10-11 Dockmasters Regatta. 10 Club Championship #4. Portsmouth 11 Club Championship #4. PHRF 24 Turkey Trot Race. Portsmouth

Regional Sailing Organizations: BBYRA: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules): BBYC: Biscayne Bay YC, www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC: Coconut Grove Sailing Club www.cgsc.org CRYC: Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org KBYC: Key BiscayneYC. www.kbyc.org OCTOBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 6-7 Columbus Day Regatta* 20 BBYRA ORC #2. CGSC 27-28 Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. CGSC NOVEMBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 3 CRYC Annual BBYRA OD#3 3 CRYC Annual BBYRA ORC#3 10-11 Schoonmaker Cup CRYC 15 Nassau Cup Race* 16-18 CR-X North American Championship. CRYC 17 Round the Island Race. KBYC 20-24 International 420 Clinic. CGSC 30-Dec. 2 Bacardi Invitational Series #1 KBYC 30-Dec. 2 Melges 20 MWS #1. CGSC

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Gulf Race. DBC Dore Drake. DIYC Commodore’s Cup. SPSA Commodore’s at the Helm. BYC Kona North Americans* Kona Worlds* Great Pumpkin Regatta. SSS Commodore’s Cup. NSYC Halloween Regatta. DIYC Glowstick Regatta. DIYC Mack-N-Gnaw Race. BCYC Grand Masters Team Racing. SPYC

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

Clubs with regattas listed this month The GYA is the main organization coordinating all races in the area BSC: Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC: Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC: Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC: Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MS CYC: Cypremont YC, Cypremont Point, LA FWYC: Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC: Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL HYC: Houston YC, Houston, TX GYA: Gulf Yachting Association GYC: Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS JYC: Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LPWSA: Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA LYC: Lakewood Yacht Club. 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 PontYC: Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA PYC: Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL 48

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RCYC: Rush Creek YC, Heath, TX SYC: Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC: Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA OCTOBER (*see Racing News & Regattas, page 16) 4-7 Rhodes 19 Nationals. SYC 6 Sunfish Splash Regatta. CYC 6 Single-Handed Round the Lake. TYC 6 Lost Bay. PtYC 6 Thomas Regatta. FWYC 6 Singlehanded Regatta. GBCA 6-7 Fish Worlds. BucYC 6-7 GYA Finn Championship. BucYC 6-7 Great Scott. BSC 6-7 Hospitality. JYC 6-7 Jerry Ellis Regatta. BYC 7 Mixed Doubles Regatta. GBCA 12-14 J-Fest Legends Regatta. GBCA 12-14 WFORC. PYC 13 Round the Cat. PCYC 13 Broken Triangle. MYC 13 Pink Ribbon Regatta. NOYC/SYC/LPWSA 13 Monk Smith. BWYC 13-14 Jack Dane Finn Regatta. PYC 13-14 Lipton Reschedule Date. BWYC 13-14 Lightning Fall Dinghy Fest RCYC 14 Rondinella. BWYC 14 SYC Closing. SYC 19-21 KONA North American Championship. PYC* 20 Double-Handed. FYC 20 J22, FS, MC, R19, Make-up. SYC 20-21 GYA Fish Class/John G. Curren. BucYC 20-21 Great Pumpkin. BSC 20-21 Shearwater. OSYC 25-28 Harvest Moon Regatta. LYC 26-28 LPRC. NOYC/PontYC/SYC/TYC 26-28 Wave Intergalactics. PBYC 26-28 Wife-Husband Flying Scot Regatta. JYC NOVEMBER 2-4 Southern Soiland Cup Invitational. SYC 3 Around the Rose. FYC 3 Brinckmann Regatta. FWYC 4 NOYC Closing. NOYC 10 Ring Around the Bay. FYC 10-11 MS High School Sailing Championship. 10-11 FCA/Lost Turkey Regatta. FWYC 10-11 Gulf Coast High School Championship. GYC 10-11 Jubilee Regatta. PYC 10-11 Chappell. Stitt (Champs #4). PYC 17 Turkey Day Race. PontYC 17 Turkey Trot. PBYC 17-18 Great Oaks Regatta. SYC 17-18 Turkey Day Regatta. HYC 22-24 Optimist Midwinter Championship. SYC

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36’ Catalina MK II 2000. Harborage Marina Slip Available, Visit Featured yachts at Preferredyachts.com for more details. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. Contact Kamil Honein 727-6886236 Kamil@PreferredYachts.com

1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $59,500 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net

2011 Hunter 36. On Break - asking just $74,900. Shoal draft, genset, heat and air, new dodger by Lippincott. $30k under recent comps. MOTIVATED SELLER. Call Kelly Bickford at Massey Yacht Sales today. 727599-1718

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36’ Southerly 110 2005. Robust and reliable variable-draft swing-keel with twin rudders! 2’ 4” UP and 7’ 2” DOWN. Rob Humphreysdesigned cruising yacht, built in England. Perfect for exploring the Bahamas and beyond. Nicely equipped and in excellent condition. $170,000. Contact Matt Malatich, S&J Yachts, 843-872-8080, matt@sjyachts.com

Island Packet Yachts 26’ - 52’ NEW & Brokerage boats. Excellent cruiser liveaboard. w/ tremendous storage & comfort. We have 39 IPs — 18 different models currently listed. Our brokers have over 230 years experience selling Island Packets. Whatever the model, we know them all well. S&J Yachts. 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

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

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

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

2012 37.2 Delphia. High-quality performance cruiser from Europe. Thinking Hunter, Jeanneau, Beneteau? Take a look at Delphia. Air Conditioner, good electronics, autopilot, New Volvo Diesel, professionally maintained. Two staterooms. Priced to sell. REDUCED $99,990. Alan 941-350-1559 AlanPWYD@ gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

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

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

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

2014 Lagoon 39 New Design. Not a storm boat! Turn-Key ready! Call Today $299K R@Yachtmann.com. 727-487-2278 Yachtmann.com

39’ Hunter 2011. Freshwater boat until 2017. Furling main, bow thruster. Well maintained and easy to sail. Asking $169,000. Contact Kamil Honein 727-688-6236. Kamil@PreferredYachts.com

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

40’ Block Island Migrator 1987. PRICE REDUCED! Now $89,000 (Asking $99,000) Contact: Melanie Neale 305.807.4096 Melanie@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

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

40’ Catalina 400 1996 asking $110,000. Twin wheel, fast performance cruiser. St Pete slip available. For more details contact Jamie Birch 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

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

40’ J/Boat J/120 1995. PRICE REDUCED! Now $95,000 (Asking $99,900) Contact: Melanie Neale 305.807.4096 Melanie@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42’ Island Packet 420. Asking Only $235,000. Low hours, upgraded electronics, Motivated seller. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. Contact Joe Zammataro. 727-5600220. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

42’ Island Packet 420 2002. PRICE REDUCED! Now $215,000 (Asking $220,000) Contact: Melanie Neale 305.807.4096 Melanie@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

Reba - 1985 41’ C&C - $49,900 Greg Merritt 813-294-9288, greg@curtissstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net

42' Jeanneau Center Cockpit 1997. Rare center cockpit version of a very fast cruiser. In great condition. $89,900. See pictures at www. PreferredYachts.com/brokerage. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center, St. Petersburg. Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027 Bo@preferredyachts.com

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42’ Moody Center Cockpit 2002. Rare offering. Furling main, electric winches, generator, bow thruster. Bill Dixon design. Asking $154,900. Harborage Marina Slip Available. Located at the Preferred Yachts brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Petersburg. For more details Contact Bo Brown 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com

42’ Hunter 420 2005. PRICE REDUCED! Now $149,900 (Asking $159,000) Contact: Kevin Welsh 321.693.164 Kevin@EdwardsYachtSales.com www.EdwardsYachtSales.com

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43’ Endeavour Center Cockpit 1980. Asking $67,900. New Canvas with cockpit enclosure, Super clean, $11k in New Electronics, exceptionally roomy, Ketch rig, Slip at Harborage Available. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. For more details, contact Bo Brown 727-4081027, Bo@PreferredYachts.

44’ CSY Pilothouse Ketch. No money was spared to upgrade and update every system on this true blue water boat. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com

44’ Catalina 445 2014. Possibly the best boat Catalina ever built. 3 staterooms, exceptional equipment and well-maintained. A must see! Asking $335,000. For more details contact Joe Zammataro 727-560-0220 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, or Jamie Birch 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

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

45’ 1997 Kelsall model sailing catamaran. 4 cabins, 3 heads and more. In 2017, finished cruising around the world. Fully equipped, ready for blue ocean water cruising. Owner retired. $189,000. Jan @ 305-332-3463 (11/18)

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

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

2008 Jeanneau 45 DS. In Annapolis and ready to sail. Price reduced to $199,000. R@yachtmann.com. Yachtmann.com

45’ Hunter Center Cockpit. Asking $125,000. Spacious aft cabin, Easy to sail & Great Value. Fresh Bottom Paint Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Bo Brown at 727 408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts.com, PreferredYachts.com

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

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

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Water Music - 2008 49’ Hunter - $250,000 Barbara Burke - 904-310-5110 - barbara@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net

White Nylon Anchor Rope 1/2” X 200 with Eye Splice and Thimble. New in Box $100. Stainless Anchor Roller 19” X 4” with Stainless Cross Bar. Heavy Duty Designed to fit Danforth, Fortress, & Delta Type Anchors. Chafe Free Design Roller $100. Stuart, Florida. 772-285-4858 John (10/18)

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Victory - 1978 50’ Gulfstar - $150,000 Barbara Burke - 904-310-5110 - barbara@curtisstokes.net - www.curtisstokes.net 2001 Catalina 470. Owned by a knowledgeable sailor who has continued to upgrade her, she has all of the right equipment. Offered at $205K. Bobby Brown 214-704-7750 bobby@littleyachtsales.com

2005 Sea Ray 52. Price Reduced. Super Clean in Miami. LOADED with options, all the toys & enclosure. Call Denny Perez 407-434-1801, or D.Perez@Yachtmann.com, Yachtmann.com Southerly 47 2013. Shoal draft 3’ 3” w/variable draft up to 10’ 3”. Blue water cruiser with the ability to sail in less than 4 feet of water. Extremely clean. 3 cabins. Large raised salon w/panoramic views. Well-equipped: Bow/ stern thrusters, generator, power winches. Asking $879,000. S&J Yachts 410639-2777. www.sjyachts.com

Becoming a Sailor, a Singlehand Sailing Adventure, a nonfiction book by Paul Trammell. Available at Amazon.com and Kobo.com. “Fear is there for us to face and adventure waits on the other side.” (10/18)

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55’ Tayana Center Cockpit. Ultimate Comfort, Performance, premium care and numerous upgrades makes this a must-see boat. Located at the Preferred Yacht’s Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Contact David Aumack at 727-527-2800. David@PreferredYachts. com 2014 Beneteau 48 Oceanis. In Florida, Beautifully Loaded, Low Hrs, AC/GEN/Bowthruster. $333K Must See! 727-487-2278 R@Yachtmann.com Yachtmann.com

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Ahead of the Curve By Joe Barnette

read in one of the sailing magazines that foiling was going to go mainstream. Foils are struts that when folded down allow a sailboat to rise up and achieve incredible speeds. Beneteau was offering the first-ever series-built foiling keelboat. As I pondered this development, I realized that I was going to be behind the curve again. Everyone would have a foiling boat and I would still be sailing my Island Packet. Being of a certain age, I did not want to or could not afford to buy a new boat. Having watched the foiling boats in the America’s Cup races and studying the pictures on the internet, I immediately made the decision to add foils to my boat. How hard could it be? I found an old sales brochure that had a good profile of the boat. Then using my trusty black magic marker and a large piece of scrap cardboard, I prepared detailed drawings. I decided to drill two holes completely through the hull, fore and aft. Poles to support the foils would go through these holes. I figured I could adjust the fore and aft trim by making slight adjustments in the foils. Of course some interior adjustments might be required. Since I would be travelling so fast, my water and fuel tankage could therefore be drastically reduced. The generator would have to stay since my crew would not, or could not, cycle and/or grind fast

enough to get hydraulic power to operate the foils. I realize I am skipping over minor technical details, but I have it covered. A friend’s son is a freshman engineering student at the University of Florida. He owes me a favor, so I plan to enlist him to work out the nitty gritty stuff. The mast will be extended by 10’ 15/16” and the boom by 2’ 7/8”. The project will have a lot less credibility if it was thought I was just making wild guesses, so I decided to use exact measurements. My sailmaker is confident that he can sew a panel onto my existing sail. I do plan to move one of the tanks to the port side so I can pump it full of water to tilt the mast to go under the bridges that will now be too low. The sailing time to Key West will be reduced from thirty hours to three

or four. Of course, I will miss out on about 24 hours of sailing, but that’s the price of progress. I can see myself on Sarasota Bay sailing along at 20, 30—even 40 knots. I can emulate the big guys with their sleek go-fast boats that sound like a 747 taking off as they stand at the helm with a very, very attractive young woman whose hand is affectionately on their shoulder. Her smile is fixed, although somewhat distorted by the high wind. Hmmm. Wait a minute! No - forget it. First off—I do not know any young women that fit that description. Secondly, even if I knew someone, I am sure they would have absolutely no interest in sailing with a bunch of old men. Thirdly, my wife is not the forgiving, stand-by-yourman type. The risk of disfigurement or death is far too great. Back to the sailing part. There I go up the bay. My crew either has a look of amazement or it might be panic. If I slow down, they will be history. My wife has her hand on my shoulder but her fingernails are really starting to dig in. She screams affectionately, “You idiot, you are going to get us killed.” Nothing worthwhile is problem free. I’m sure this will work. What could go wrong? This may be the first of thousands of retrofitted foiling boats. Instead of being behind the curve, I could be the leader of the curve. No doubt, fame and fortune await.

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