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Editorial: Going Motorless

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Our Waterways: Sarasota Sailing Squadron Faces Financial Challenges

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

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Going Motorless I recently came across Cruising in Serrafyn, one of the many books by Lynn and Larry Pardey. I remember several things about the Pardeys: They built their own boat, a wooden 24-footer; they cruised around the world many times; and they sailed without an engine.

Before I read their book, I cruised the Bahamas in 1979 on my first liveaboard boat, a beautiful, seaworthy, wooden, 26-foot Folkboat, named Trifid. I sailed the waters of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County, FL, for about five months before I decided to take it offshore. My girlfriend was coming out from California in June, when we were planning to leave for the Bahamas for three months. But before we left, I wanted to make a two-week shakedown cruise to the Bahamas with a friend of mine who had been there before.

We made all the preparations and were pretty much ready to go, when, the day before our planned departure in early May, Trifid’s outboard motor’s driveshaft broke. There was no getting it repaired in time, but my friend and I

decided to go anyway. I had sailed the boat all over Lake Worth and along the coast on day trips many times and felt I knew her quite well. So, one morning, we sailed out the slip, out Lake Worth Inlet and south on an overnight trip to Miami, where we anchored for a day before leaving from Fowey Rocks one evening, heading across the Gulf Stream for Gun Club Key, just south of Bimini in the Bahamas. All was going pretty well, although leaving the slip with almost no wind was slow going, but otherwise, we felt pretty confident in being able to maneuver the boat, as in an anchorage, without a motor.

We did have a bit of problem crossing the Stream. In the middle of the night, we lost all wind and started drifting north. After several hours, we decided to raft the dinghy with its 2HP Seagull to the side of the boat and aim southeast—in hopes of escaping the Gulf Stream’s grip. We succeeded (read about it online in the January 2006 SOUTHWINDS), and eventually made landfall much farther north in

the Bahamas. We spent a week cruising the Berry Islands—maneuvering everywhere without a motor. It was not only easy enough, but fun and challenging. When we finally made it back to Lake Worth, we sailed right into the slip like old salts.

In June, my girlfriend and I took the same route to the Bahamas—with the outboard—making landfall in Gun Club Cay, as originally planned, and spent three months cruising the islands, going as far south as Staniel Cay in the Exumas. With all that experience behind me, we never used the motor whenever we came into an anchorage or left, although we would sometimes have it running—out of gear—as a backup when currents were strong and threatened the safety of the boat in some tight passages through reefs. We became so good at going motorless, that we powered up the engine just to check it out more times than for any other reason.

So, here’s to going motorless—fun and challenging. Not only that, it’s quiet.

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VENICE POLICE NEED SAILBOAT TRAINING “Our Waterways”—Sailors’ Docking Experience in Venice, FL, May 2010 Regarding the Haynies’ experience with the Venice police at Higel Park: My wife and I know the area well. Since 1992, we have sailed those waters in our boats from 23 feet to 36 feet in length, arriving there via both the Venice inlet and the ICW. It seems to me that any so-called Venice harbor police officer who did not know the impossibility of finding a spot in the anchorage offering sufficient swing room for a 10-ton, 40-foot sailboat drawing six feet needs considerable additional training. And that is being kind. I can afford an occasional night’s dockage at the Crow’s Nest, but we have had to forego that spot several times. Inlet current and wind conditions were just too much to fight with the limited maneuverability of most of our inboard-powered boats.

Alas, some aging problems have forced us to give up sailing, but perhaps some active sailors in the Venice area might visit Police Chief Williams and offer to enlighten her and her marine staff. If it were me, I would offer a demonstration ride on a 30-40 foot sailboat. Let them take the helm and try a “man overboard drill” using a life jacket. I think they might experience a considerable attitude adjustment.

Dick and Helen Pell Sarasota, FL Dick and Helen: Sailboat training—now there’s a novel idea for the police. Unfortunately, it appears the Venice police chief does not know that she doesn’t know—and I don’t believe she’s alone in that. I think it would be a great idea if the FWC and all the city and county police departments paid for sailboat training for every police officer who will be working on the water. A program could be set up with a local charter company for at least one-day’s general training with hands-on experience onboard and at least one day in the classroom. They could discuss and train in all the aspects of sailing that might affect how a police officer views sailboats. This could include not only theory, but hands-on practice of docking and anchoring in wind and current, entering and exiting inlets in wind and current, turning a boat around in a limited space, emergency practice when the engine fails (including setting sails), sailing in a storm, man overboard...the list goes on. Of course, the instruction must be on a boat about 35 feet or longer.

This would certainly open some eyes so they can see how different it is from handling a center console powerboat with outboards.

Might even create some new sailors.

Editor ARTICLE ON CAPT. JOHN BONDS APPRECIATED “Captain John Bonds” August, 2010 What a lovely article Julie Connerley wrote about Capt.

John Bonds, boater extraordinaire and boating safety cruSee LETTERS continued on page 8 SOUTHWINDS September 2010

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LETTERS sader. He had such fun sharing and enabling fellow boaters through the Safety at Sea programs, and he loved sharing that information, and his unique perspective, around the country. You captured his essence beautifully, despite only knowing him a day!

And you were right, he didn’t sit still much. After a full career in the Navy, and then leading US SAILING, he went back to school to get his Ph.D and taught history at the Citadel until May, while playing saxophone in the River City Dixieland Jazz Band and the Black Tie Swing Band, and summering on his J/40 in Newport.

This guy had it figured out. Play hard, get on the water, do your “bucket list” and help make the world a better place by sharing your talents and your knowledge. Thank you for sharing a peek into my Dad with other Southern boaters.

Gratefully, Margaret Bonds Podlich Vice President, Government Affairs, BoatU.S. GOOD FREE DOCKS IN HUDSON, FL “Opportunity Docks: Free Berths Offer More Than a Cheap Place to Tie Up” by Cyndi Perkins, June 2010 Another good, free berth can be found at the Hudson, FL, city docks. Hudson, at the southern end of Florida’s Big Bend— north of Anclote Key, Tarpon Springs and Port Richey—has several slips available for free use at its public boat launch.

The slips are on floating docks with depths of 7 to 8 feet. End ties can accommodate boats around 40 feet (we tied up our Lazyjack schooner, 39-foot LOA, there in January). The dockage basin is very well protected from all directions.

The docks are posted for 18 hours of use every two weeks. However, we’ve seen several boats that stayed 24 hours or more, so one suspects the 18-hour rule can be a little flexible if not abused. The boat launch parking lot is wellpatrolled by the city police and seems quite safe. It’s also used by the Florida marine patrol to launch/recover its boats.

There are public restrooms at the boat ramp and nearby public beach, but no showers—and no electric hookups at the docks. The public beach is less than a five-minute walk, as are three restaurants/bars. A small convenience store is about five blocks away, along with pizza and ice cream parlors. And within a mile’s walk are a full-service grocery, a very good hardware store with boat equipment, and a marine store. Three nearby marinas are available for longerterm berths, gas/diesel fuel and pump-out.

The only downside is that, like much of the Big Bend, the waters are quite shallow even two to three miles from shore. The channel leading into Hudson, while very well marked, is very long and shallow, with depths dipping to 3 to 4 feet at low tide. It’s also rather narrow; local lore holds that the city hired a local road contractor to dredge the channel, and so it’s only as wide as a standard two-lane road.

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Having shared the channel with outgoing commercial fishing boats, and given our schooner’s 10’ 10” beam, I can tell you it’s pretty narrow. The channel is edged with limestone ridges, protected sea grass areas and VERY shallow water, all the way into the canal leading to the city docks, so it’s important not to stray outside the markers.

Hudson is a great little town, with lots to do within walking distance of the city docks and at least one car rental agency we’ve used that will pick you up at the docks to get a car.

We’ve since brought our boat home to Mobile Bay, but I could see a return to Hudson in the future to make use of the free docks and enjoy some more of what the town has to offer.

Mike Turner Lazyjack 32 schooner Mary’Lis Mobile Bay, Alabama Mike: Thanks for the comments and information. After reading your comments about Hudson, I wanted to visit the town, free docks or not. Good free docks could even be a mark of a town’s character. Of course, many will continue to comment how free docks steal business from private marinas, but most free docks are limited in space and many attract boaters because they are free— bringing dollars to those businesses they patronize. And I don’t see paid parking lots complaining about free parking spaces for cars taking their business away.

Editor PUERTO RICO IS A TERRITORY, NOT A COUNTRY “Letters” June 2010 A correction should be made in regards to the article [letter to the editor] “Puerto Rico Authorities and Boaters” on page 11. Kevin Hughes speaks about Puerto Rico as being a country, but in fact it is not a country but a self-governing, unincorporated territory of the United States and its official name is the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Many folks make this common error, and even Puerto Ricans themselves do, by calling Puerto Rico a country. Their official languages are Spanish and English, and they have been citizens of the United States since 1917. Puerto Rico is also known in Spanish as La isla del encanto, or, in English, “The enchanted island.” I rather call it The Enchanted Island!

Timothy and Julie Thompson-Bombay S/V Love is All KEVIN HUGHES RESPONDS You must know that I am aware of the political status of Puerto Rico and that San Juan, the largest city on any Caribbean island, is truly an American city. But after living there and befriending several Puerto Ricans that live in and away from San Juan, I discovered a true Hispanic heart dwelling there that has the spirit of the peoples that survived 400 years without being conquered.

So I am not referring to official status, nor do I refer to the tiny political faction that wishes to attain independence, but to the strong and kind Hispanic heritage that I love and respect when I call Puerto Rico a country.

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hese are perilous times in the United States. The economy is torpid.

Unemployment is towering. The deficit is titanic. The Senate has taken a lengthy time out from getting its job done for sectarian squabbling. In a time when nothing seems to work, however, it has come to my attention that at least one person is prospering. That person, it turns out, is Capt. Bubba Whartz, livealone, live-aboard sailor who is now back aboard his ferro-cement sloop Right Guard after the boat had been taken over by a rampant, runaway growth of weeds and bushes behind a house on Longboat Key, in the Sarasota, FL, area.

Whartz reclaimed his boat after a massive raid by Border Patrol personnel who brought in Blackhawk helicopters and Customs speedboats and seized one illegal immigrant, a gardener by the name of Juan de Fuca.

When I ran into Bubba Whartz at a gentlemen’s club, where his good friend, exotic dancer Trixie LaMonte, sometimes performed, he seemed to have all the money in the world. He was stuffing paper money in all kinds of places on Ms. LaMonte as she danced provocatively in front of him. The garter on her right leg was frilly with fivers. The elastic on the G-string she wore also was clutching paper money to her glistening skin with the tenacity of a leech. Because she was dancing with such reckless abandon, undulating like a python, she looked like a million bucks and seemed to be carrying half her net worth on her person.

There was a spare chair next to Bubba, to his left, and I immediately grabbed it. Trixie was obviously performing for Bubba, but I was most certainly close enough to enjoy the show. In fact, because she knew me, Trixie leaned over and planted a lusciously wet kiss on my mouth. And then she whispered to me, “I would have given that to Bubba, but he’s chewing Red Man. There are simply some things a lady just will not do.”

It is nice to run into a woman with a bone fide sense of decorum, even if it’s on a stage of a gentlemen’s club that is also equipped with flashing lights and several shiny poles.

However, when Trixie leaned over to give me a kiss, Bubba, whose attention had been riveted on the body of the accomplished dancer, noticed that I was, as they say, on scene. He ordered two beers from a cocktail waitress and said I’d pay for them. Slightly later, when Trixie’s act ended, I had a chance to speak with Bubba.

“Man, you are throwing money around like you have a connection to the United States Treasury,” I said. “Where did you come up with all the loose change?”

Bubba took a swallow of beer and faced me with a big smile on his face. “I do have a connection like that,” said the sailor, “but it has taken me a long time to develop it.”

“What do you mean?” I asked.

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drive-up banking section of a bank I deal with. It took some time, but now, when I drive up, they have been conditioned to put several hundred dollars into the carrier that they send out to my car through the pneumatic tube. Then, when I get the money, I always send back several small bottles of liqueur. I try to make it Green Chartreuse, Grand Marnier, Remy Martin, B&B, anything that connotes good taste and also has a high alcoholic kick to it. Green Chartreuse, for example, is 119 proof,” Bubba explained. He then reached over to his right and expectorated into a half-full bottle of Budweiser. The customer whose Budweiser it was had vacated his chair to go to the gent’s room. I don’t think that Bubba was thinking clearly when he did that, but he did it nevertheless.

“The tellers just give you several hundred dollars at a time? They don’t take it out of your account?” I asked.

“They can’t take it out of my account,” Bubba said. “I don’t have an account there.”

“Then how do the tellers cover the deficit at the bank?”

“Hell,” Bubba said, “I have no earthly idea. I’m not in the banking business. I’m a sailor. But banks have doing some pretty squirrelly things for years. Remember when Reagan deregulated the S&Ls? Some of them started loaning money on houses built of cards. Some of those bankers, like Kenneth Keating, went to jail, and the taxpayers picked up the tab. Others, like George H.W. Bush’s son, Neil, did not. He presided over the demise of the Silverado S&L in Colorado. He skated. The federal government insures deposits. Banks cannot fail. More recently, the government bailed out all those New Yorkers. It’s no big thing. Happens all the time.”

“But how did you get the tellers at the bank you frequent to go along with you?” I wanted to know.

“Look,” Bubba explained, “women have been going along with what men suggest for centuries. It isn’t like it started when 1956 Chevrolet convertibles were made with just-the-right-sized back seats. Women are always amenable to what men suggest. You just have to get them in a receptive frame of mind. They need to become accustomed to doing what it is you want. In my case, I just sent them several small bottles of liqueur for openers. I didn’t ask for anything. But after I had been doing it for a couple of months, on and off, and driving away without saying anything or asking for anything, they got used to me doing it, and they started sending things back.”

“Like what?”

“First it was just pieces of candy, the kind of stuff they give out to customers. That wasn’t very interesting,” Bubba announced. “But the day one of the more attractive tellers blew me a kiss and sent back the underwear that she had just removed, a red thong, I knew that they were getting used to me. And they were reacting in a positive way. What www.southwindsmagazine.com

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I was doing, because I read a lot and know about these things, was exploiting something known in psychology as the Pavilion Response. It was named after Ivan Petrovich Pavilion, a Russian psychologist who was able to get dogs to salivate in anticipation of getting food when, in fact, no food had been offered. In Pavilion’s case the dogs were reacting to the white lab coats of the lab workers who fed them.

The dogs knew that when they saw a white lab coat, food was on the way, so they started to drool.

“In more modern times, in a country like ours, women have a tendency to drool at the appearance of, say, an Aston Martin or a Ferrari. So, all I did was exploit the tendency of women to react with a Pavilion Response to things that they liked.

Pretty soon the tellers at this bank started sending money back in the pneumatic tube. That was what I was hoping for.

Now they send me about $500 a week, cash. If I hadn’t been such an ardent reader, I would never have come up with the

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idea of developing a Pavilion Response in a bunch of women I don’t even know by name. I try to mix things up from time to time by including a small bottle of Joy or a few red roses, but it’s the liqueur they like; it is what they have been conditioned to like. And, of course, I like the extra money.”

Bubba and I could have continued our conversation indefinitely, but the guy who was sitting on Bubba’s right, a man who was pretty large, returned from the gent’s room and as he sat down he took a big swallow of his Budweiser. As he started choking and gagging, Bubba and I left the gentlemen’s club after leaving a double sawbuck for the waitress.

We didn’t talk about it. We just got up and left. I guess you could call it a Pavilion Response of our very own. But you have to know something about psychology to be able to use terms like that with accuracy.

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

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

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Florida Boating Safety Courses Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, 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 have age requirements for boaters operating motorized craft. Some states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in all the southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements.

The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat-handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course.

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About Boating Safely Course, USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 11-7, Hudson, Fl, Sept. 18 USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 11-7 in Hudson, FL, on Sept.

18 at 9135 Denton Avenue, time is 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information or reservations, call Jorja Carmichael at (828) 842-2094, or Edna Schwabe at (727) 457-3788.

Gasoline Engine & Support Systems Certification, Miramar, FL, Sept. 7-10 Broward College.

Adult Basic Sailing School, Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport, Tampa Bay, FL, Sept 8 Boca Ciega Yacht Club will be offering a five-week Adult Basic Sailing Class beginning Wednesday, Sept. 8. The course includes five Wednesday evening classes as well as four weekend waterfront sailing sessions. Students will put classroom theories into practice sailing the club’s Catalina 16.5 fleet. Cost is $225 per person including all classroom materials and the US SAILING Association Basic Keelboat manual.

Participants will receive a complimentary three-month membership. With a 2/1 student teacher ratio this is the most reasonably priced program in the Tampa Bay area. For registration information, visit www.sailbcyc.org, or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544. Pre-registration is required.

America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Sept. 13 Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $25 per family. Classes are held once a week (two hours each Monday), for four weeks. Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence.

Starts Monday, Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 4984001. The course chairman will contact you for confirmation.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs, September and October. For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety check, call (727) 469-8895 or visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info. Click on Public Education Programs. America’s Boating Course and other courses regularly posted on the Web site. About Boating Safely: Sept 11-12. Weekend Navigator (includes charting tools). Eight lessons. Class days: Oct. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28.

Diesel Engine & Support Systems Certification, Tampa, FL, Oct. Oct 12-15 Associated Marine Institutes, Inc. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460

Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years. Contact editor@Southwindsmagazine. com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

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Marine Radar Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Sept. 15 The United States Power Squadrons Seminar Series: Marine Radar. 7-9 pm. Radar functions, making the right equipment choice, and operation under various conditions including setting of controls, display interpretation, basic navigation and collision avoidance. The program includes the Radar Book, written by Kevin Monahan, and Student New Program That Lets Veterans Sail to Recovery Seeks Sailboat Donations Veterans On Deck is a new 501c3 non-profit that capitalizes on Charleston, SC’s maritime history and character to provide team-building sailing experiences to veterans. The organization offers a way for veterans, who often seem to fall into patterns of withdrawal and isolation, to achieve re-connection, re-socialization, and personal growth by using sailing to impart mastery and success experiences in a social setting. Veterans on Deck currently uses “loaner” boats, but is looking for 24 sailboats of its own, in the 25- to 38-foot range. For those interested in making a tax-deductible donation of a boat (in good working order), or funds, contact the executive director, Ron Acierno, at acierno@musc.edu, (843) 364-1667, or go to www.veteransondeck.org.

Notes, with copies of the presentation slides. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. Instruction free, materials $30 per family.

Maximum 20 students, pre-registration required. www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 525-0968.

Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Courses 2010, Jacksonville, FL Safe Boating Saturdays. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 including materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Meets Florida legal requirements for boater education. Most insurance companies offer discounts to program graduates. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154.

Generally held once monthly on Saturdays: Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 13. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule and to register.

Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating

October 22, 23, 24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron

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OCT. 22-24, 2010 SARASOTA SAILING SQUADRON

Free camping, docking, launching, and parking at the club Sarasota Sailing Squadron info for NOR: www.sarasotasailingsquad.com Additional details: Nana Bosma 941-306-7776 nana@U-boat.US

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and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boater’s insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills.

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30-foot keelboat. $50$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. Reservations/information: call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638 Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so it is now offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests will be held bimonthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. NMMA. (954) 4413220. www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m., 10-6 on Sunday. 16 and older, $9. Ages 15 and under, free. Tickets purchased online before Sept. 10 are $7. Ticket includes one-year subscription to one of several boating or travel magazines.

51st Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Fort Lauderdale.

Largest boat show in the world, covering six sites. Over 1,600 vessels with 160 super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, electronics. Cost: Adults $18 ($16 online), children 615 $5 ($3 online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket $34 ($32 online). Fri-Sun 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The show is open at $32 for a show preview to all on Thursday, Oct. 28. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS Oct 1-3. 24th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.

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Oct. 7-10. 39th Annual National Shrimp Festival.

Gulfshores, Alabama, public beach. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com/ Oct. 16-17. 41st Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival. Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 p.m. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great food in City Park.

There will be live musical entertainment at several places around town during the days and nights, and a parade on Saturday morning. In addition on this weekend, there is an open house at the lighthouse on Seahorse Key, the big island 3 miles to the west of Cedar Key. Explore the light, look at the exhibits and wander this beautiful island. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina. www.cedarkey.org SOUTHWINDS PressGang Crew Web Site Up and Running Again PressGang, the crew and boat search Web site that SOUTHWINDS had running previously on our Web site is again active and up-to-date. See details on page 58 or go to www.southwindsmagazine.com/pressgang. Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com and then “Sailor’s Resources.”

Oct. 30-31. 29th Annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival.

Childrens area, live entertainment and fishing expo. The arts and craft show is designed with a nautical theme. A bounty of fresh seafood featuring our favorite Madeira Beach Grouper. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Johns Pass Village, Madeira Beach. www.johnspass.com/specialevents.cfm.

I OTHER EVENTS

2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season, June 1-Nov. 30 Visit the Southwinds hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.

23rd Annual Coastal Cleanup, Alabama, Sept 18 Always the third Saturday in September, the Coastal Cleanup is a chance to take pride in the beaches and water-

Coconut Grove Moorings Available 24h Launch Service & Security Sheltered Anchorage

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ways of Alabama. Over the past 20 years, the Alabama Coastal Cleanup has had 48,446 volunteers remove 902,242 pounds of marine debris from a total of 2,847 miles of coastline. www.alcoastalcleanup.org.

Gary Jobson to Speak in Dunedin, FL, Sept. 25.

See the racing section for information on this event.

Ocean Conservancy’s 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup, Sept. 25 On Sept. 25, the Ocean Conservancy will be activating the world’s largest volunteer network for the ocean, lakes and rivers through the 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup. What had started out as a local beach cleanup in Texas has rapidly grown into a global movement of ocean conservation. Last year, over 500,000 volunteers from more than 100 countries gathered to remove over seven-million pounds of marine debris. Trash removal is not the only thing volunteers do. They also record data on every piece of trash found, helping the Ocean Conservancy develop the

world’s only global snapshot of what is trashing the ocean and waterways.

Readers can search for cleanup sites near them by Zip code or hometown at www.oceanconservancy.org.

Ocean Conservancy has posted the findings from last year’s cleanup along with graphics and photos from around the world at www.oceanconservancy.org/press_icc.

Ocean Conservancy also provides: • A breakdown of ICC statistics from all participating states • A breakdown of all the countries that took part and the data they compiled, • Interviews and quotes from ICC coordinators, • And timely information on why waterfront cleanups are especially important in light of recent developments like the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Dunedin Cup & Kiwanis Regatta Co-Hosts Benefit for the Cardiac Kids Foundation, Dunedin, FL, Oct. 2 In Conjunction with the Dunedin Cup & Kiwanis Regatta, the Cardiac Kids Foundation of Florida will host the 2nd Annual Little Hearts Car and Bike Show, a benefit for the

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foundation. Present will be cars, trucks and bikes of any make and year. Food is available. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dunedin Edgewater Park next to the Dunedin Marina. Rain day will be Oct. 3 The Cardiac Kids Foundation of Florida, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (C)3 foundation.

8th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Florida West Coast Rendezvous, Oct. 23, Punta Gorda, FL The rendezvous will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda, FL. On Friday, there will be a Review Your Boat SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast?

Have you made changes? What changes would you like?

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com for more specifics and specifications on photos needed. Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for the reviews.

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happy hour at the yacht club followed by small group dinners at several local restaurants. After the seminars on Saturday, there will also be a happy hour followed by dinner at the yacht club.

All SSCA events are open to both members and nonmembers alike. The rendezvous consistently draws its limit of 175 people ranging from Tarpon Springs to Marco Island and beyond. Some clubs arrange a cruise to Charlotte Harbor and either anchor or stay at the public marina.

Go to www.ssca.org, and click on the SSCA Events tab for program details, cost, pre-registration information, directions, hotels, marinas and anchoring information. Preregistration is required by Oct. 7. This event fills up quickly, so sign up early. There will be informative seminars and small group discussions on topics of interest to all coastal and long distance cruisers.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association is a 10,000 member association that is the oldest and largest worldwide organization supporting the liveaboard and long distance cruising lifestyle.

13th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 30 The 13th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez,

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FL, on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to noon. Free to the public with lots of free parking.

There is a $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Bring your own table. There are no plans for it to rain.

Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too, buy or trade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t let your dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot of boaters (or interesting people) and have a good time. So dig out and dust off all that old boat stuff, and bring it on down (or you could just keep it until you can’t remember what it was ever going to be used for). Take the whole family (or leave the kids home to play some more video games) and join us.

Come out and find a great deal or just look around and have a good time. For more information, call (941) 792-9100.

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New Sabre Sailboat Owners’ Association Forming in Florida A Sabre sailboat owners association is forming in Florida.

The plan is to have a newsletter, rendezvous, and exchange information and viewpoints with other Sabre owners. Sabre

sailboat owners who would like information about joining, contact Alan Pressman at (941) 350-1559, PO Box 17141, Sarasota, FL 34276, or by e-mail at AlanGSYS@gmail.com.

Seven Seas Cruising Association Offers Online Courses for Cruisers The Seas Cruising Association is now offering online courses for cruisers through its Seven Seas U (SSU). Instructors will offer Webinars (live seminars on the Web), allowing participants to actively engage in a class from their home or boat. The program offers topics ranging from anchoring to weather.

Some courses meet just once and are similar to a boat show seminar. Others meet for multiple sessions and are more like a traditional (albeit online) course. For more information and to register, go to www.SevenSeasU.com. Most Webinars cost about $30 with SSCA members receiving a discount. Some courses are a bit more, while others are as little as $10. Some courses are also free to members. Below are a few of the upcoming Webinars offered.

“Building an Offshore Sail Inventory” with Beth Leonard “Modern Marine Weather” with Lee Chesneau “Marine Refrigeration” with Bob Williams

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October 9, 2010 Hosted by Cortez Yacht Club at Cortez Cove Marina in Historic Cortez Village.

Skippers meeting with hors d‘oeuvres and followed by live music, 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 7th at Pelican Pete’s Restaurant, 12012 Cortez Road.

PHRF Racing in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass on Saturday, October 9th followed by food, drink, entertainment and awards at the Cortez Cove Marina FOR NOR & TO REGISTER: For further details and NOR go to www.cortezyachtclub.org, or call Peter at 941-266-7054 SPONSORS: SOUTHWINDS Magazine • Cortez Cove Marina • Atlantic Sail Traders Gulf Auto Clinic • Knighton Sales • Sailmonster.com • Bridge Tender Inn Fishermensheadquarters.com • Porpoise Sails • Bridge Street Interiors

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“Outfitting for Blue Water Cruising” with Pam Wall “First-timers Guide to the Exumas” with Barb and Tom Theisen “Emergency Protocols for Cruisers” with Capt. Ed Mapes “The Bottom Line - Building Your Cruising Budget” with Beth Leonard “Island Hopping to the Caribbean” with Capt. Dave LaVigne “Suddenly Alone” (5-part series) with Ron Trossbach “Crossing the Gulfstream” with Capt. Ed Mapes “Complete Guide to Provisioning” with Barb Theisen “A Family Sails Around the World” with Pam Wall Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years. Contact editor@Southwindsmagazine.com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

“Communication Alternatives for Cruisers” with Dave Skolnick “Advanced Offshore” (5-part series) with Beth Leonard “Cruising with Pets” with Capt. Dave LaVigne, DVM “Writing for the Boating Market” (5-part series) with Barbara Theisen “Offshore Energy Management” with Bob Williams “What You Really, Really Need To Know About Yacht Insurance” with Al Golden “AIS” with Steven Gloor “Sail Trim” with Capt. Ed Mapes

Sailing Industry to Honor Frank Butler of Catalina Yachts The sailing industry is gathering Oct. 8 to honor Catalina Yachts founder Frank Butler.

“At an age when most men have put their working days far behind them, Frank Butler of Catalina Yachts is still putting in hours, building boats and enjoying every minute,” reads a release about the event, which will take place at the Loews Hotel in Annapolis, MD. Hosted by Blue Water Sailing, Cruising World and Sail magazines, industry personalities, past and present, who have known and worked with Butler through the years will attend. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will begin at 7 p.m.

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and dinner will be served around 8 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to the National Sailing Hall of Fame & Sailing Education Center. More than half of the 300-seating capacity is already sold out, and sponsorship packages are available. Individual reservations are available at $75 per person. Items are being sought for a silent auction. Those interested in supporting or participating in the event and fundraiser can contact Ron Frisosky at (941) 914-3890, ronfrisosky@aol.com or Tom Casey at (941) 921-7361, tomcat911@comcast.net.

Event contributions should be made payable to the National Sailing Hall of Fame and mailed to Frisosky, Catalina Yachts, 1648 S. Lakeshore Dr., Sarasota, FL 34231.

Tickets will be numbered and sent after payment is received.

its acceptance as a “Supporting Business Member” of US SAILING, the governing body of all official sailing rules and racing in the United States.

Beaver Flags has also been selected to provide burgees to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. This addition to their extensive customer list includes providing burgees to the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, for several years, as well as many other organizations.

Beaver Flags is a family-owned business producing yacht club burgees, flags, personal signals and related products since 1950. All of its products are made in the United States.

For more information, go to www.beaverflags.com, or call Rick Krampert at (727) 532-9988, or e-mail rick@beaverflags.com.

Grand Slam Yachts of Cortez, FL, Moves to New Location

Beta Marine Offers Hybrid Propulsion System for Small Boats

Grand Slam Yacht Sales has been selling sail and powerboats in Florida since 1994. It recently relocated to a new waterfront office at Cortez Cove Boatyard in historic Cortez, FL. “We feel this will be a great opportunity for our customers to have a convenient place to keep their boats while they are listing them for sale. And it will be equally convenient for buyers to visit our waterfront location and see a good range of boats for sale nearby,“ says Alan Pressman, one of the company’s owners.

In addition to discounted brokerage slips, Cortez Cove Boatyard is a full working yard and can do haulouts and a full range of repair and maintenance services.

Grand Slam Yacht is located at 4522 121st Street West, Cortez, FL 34215. Contact Alan Pressman at (941) 350-1559, or AlanGSYS@gmail.com. Frank Joseph at (941) 962-5969 or Frank@grandslamyachtsales.com.

Go to www.grandslamyachtsales.com for information.

Beta Marine, U.S. distributors of Beta Marine diesel engines, recently came out with a hybrid boat propulsion system with generator and electric motor. The system was developed as a joint venture between Beta Marine and Hybrid Marine, has been extensively tested on the canal boats in England and is now available in the United States. Using inverter technology boaters can have all the reliable 110-volt appliances as well as battery monitoring and battery regen-

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In the space normally occupied by the boat’s propulsion engine, the company offers the following: a propulsion engine and transmission; a 5 Kw battery-charging generator; and a 10 Kw electric-drive motor.

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Catalina Launches New Catalina 355 Catalina’s new 355 will debut at the Annapolis Boat Show.

Catalina Yachts recently announced its new Catalina 355 which it is promoting as a “low-profile cabin structure with a long waterline and moderate beam and freeboard”—that is “fast, comfortable spacious and safe.”

The company promotes the boat’s fivefoot-long traveler that gives it precise mainsail control, along with long inboard Genoa tracks that accommodate headsails from a 155 Genoa to a storm jib, allowing

the sail plan to be balanced in all wind conditions.

Down below, the boat has teak finishes and the layout includes a navigation desk with a recessed laptop computer compartment that has dedicated power ports, a quad-leaf folding table opposite two seats with a table—which convert to a berth—that remind one of the foreverpopular Catalina 36. The owner’s cabin in the forepeak has a custom, articulating innerspring mattress—with an optional electric lifter for comfortable reading or viewing TV. Aft is a doubleberthed guest cabin.

The boat will debut at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, on October 7-11. For more information, go to www.catalinayachts.com.

Catalina 14.2 – Stability and easy handling make the 14.2 an ideal boat to learn on, yet the experienced skipper enjoys the active one-design racing class.

Catalina 16.5 – Roomy cockpit and large storage locker forward. Powerful sail plan and plenty of standard equipment. Ideal for family outings and daysailing.

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he Sarasota Sailing Squadron is really the best of both worlds. It’s salty, old South cedar on an island—City Island—in the middle of artsy, high-rise Sarasota Bay. To its west is the modern Mote Marine Laboratory. On its north side lies access to the Gulf through New Pass, which is bordered on its north side by affluent Longboat Key. Farther to the south is the opulent St. Armand’s Circle of shops, which is linked to downtown Sarasota by the fairly new Ringling Causeway high bridge over the ICW. Directly across the bay from the Squadron is Sarasota’s performing arts center—the angular, avante garde and very purple Van Wezel.

The Squadron doesn’t have big motor yachts towering over its docks like the nearby Bird Key and Sarasota yacht clubs. It has a few long-term berths at $6.33 per foot per month. It has over a dozen temporary berths, where the first three nights are free, the next five nights at $10 per night and the next five nights after that at $20 a night. That’s per boat, not per foot. It has 400 smaller sailboats on trailers in its acres of secure dry storage. Dry storage rates range from $165 for a

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pram to $634 for a 30-foot boat. That‘s per year, not per month. If trailer boaters don’t want to use the boat ramp, there is a 2 ½ ton hoist available for $17 per hour or $204 per year. There are also 400 racks for smaller boats and kayaks.

The Beginnings — 1920s The Squadron was born as a youth sailing club at the Sarasota Yacht Club in the 1920s. Those youths grew up, and later, when they returned from WW II, a few of them got together and chartered the Sailing Squadron in 1947. Its original location was at the city pier at the end of downtown Main Street where the pristine and profitable Marina Jack sits today. It was there from 1947 to 1958.

Before and during the war, the city dredged out New Pass and a channel across the ICW to Payne Terminal, 10 blocks north of the city pier. With the spoils, it created City Island on a sand spit just inside New Pass, potentially to hold commercial wharves and docking facilities. Neither the shipping nor wharves materialized. In the ensuing years, more land was filled in. The city gave one acre of the island to a local public radio station, WSPB, and a small landing strip and a dirt racetrack were graded. There is still conjecture that the planes had to race the hot rods to take off and land.

During the 1950s, when the city was expanding its waterfront for commercial, industrial and recreational use, the veterans were looking for more room and bigger facilities to teach their booming babies to sail. In 1958, the Squadron approached the city to lease a portion of City Island for “public use.” They were provided with a “perpetual” lease of $1 per year for the then barren and unimproved property they still occupy. At the time, WSPB was the only other island occupant.

The property is no longer unimproved. Over the years, with no money asked from or provided by the city, the members built a 5,000 square foot clubhouse that includes a dining room, bar, office, heads with showers, laundry, and a spacious, screened-in patio for meals, meetings or dancing.

Adjacent is a large, raised pergola with bandstand/stage and bar that is popular for barbecues and weddings. Big, bricked-in gas barbecues and refrigerators are next to it.

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OUR WATERWAYS There is a boat work area. Parking is ample. This was all built with the sweat and money of the club members.

The Squadron has three docks with two dozen berths, three of which are used by the regatta committee and workboats. On the north side, a sea wall with a wave fence protects the docks and boats from wakes made by big or fast boats coming into Sarasota Bay through New Pass. On the seawall is mounted the hoist. On the south side of the docks are two boat ramps.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program is Born On the other side of the boat ramps is the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. The SYSP, although the nexus of the Squadron, wasn’t chartered until around 1990 and is now a “no fee” tenant on the Squadron land. The SYSP holds five summer sailing camps attended by 400 youths ranging in age from five to18. They are taught in five levels of classes from “tadpoles” up to Olympic training. The camp charge is nominal, just under $400 for both weeks. If a family can’t afford the full cost, they may pay what they can on a sliding scale. Or a student may apply for a free “scholarship;” approximately 40 are awarded every year, often through the “outreach” program to kids in the Boys and Girls or Brothers and Sisters clubs.

The student sailors are taught by a volunteer staff of 20 coaches and 15 junior volunteers who have been through the program. Only the director, David Livingston, and one other of the staff are full time. The fleet is just as phenomenal: 40 Optis, 21 420s, 2 Vanguards and a few larger keelboats. Many Lasers, owned privately by youths, are racked there also.

Like the Squadron, the SYSP is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. It receives no government funding other than an occasional grant. Thirty percent of its funding comes from the Squadron and the generous Sarasota Yacht Club. Two annual fundraisers are held, Sailfest and Celebration of Sail. Private donations are very important, as is the free rent.

City Raises $1 Perpetual Lease The $1 per year lease the city gave the Squadron turned out not to be “perpetual.” In 1988, the city decided to charge the Sailing Squadron 10 percent of its revenue and gave it a 20 year “uplands lease.” Today, that is about $40,000 a year. Two years ago, when the city was excited about its proposed new mooring field (adjacent to and to be operated by Marina Jack), the city managers asked the commissioners to consider charging the Squadron an additional flat $90,000 per year lease. According to David Jennings, the Squadron secretary, “That would have ballooned our real estate expense to over 30 percent of revenue, which very few organizations can survive.” The commissioners voted down the staff’s recommendations, and the Squadron was given a one-year lease with a one-year option. That lease is up in November.

The one-year, one-option-year lease was given to allow the Squadron to become “compliant” with the state mooring field regulations. Back in 1981, the Squadron was given permission by the Army Corps of Engineers to install 38 moorings in front of its leased land. They were not given permission to manage the mooring field. In the last 20 years, the number of moorings has “organically” grown to 120. Anyone who wanted could drop any kind of a mooring anywhere and tether onto it. Some of those boats are not small.

In 1998, a group of board members realized it would behoove the Squadron, a nonprofit group of volunteers, to manage the burgeoning mooring field it birthed. It began the process of obtaining the rights to manage a Sovereign Submerged Lands Lease (SSLL) held by the city from the state. Twelve years later, after a lot of hard work by Squadron volunteers and legal fees paid by the Squadron, there is still no SSLL—nor does the Squadron have permission to manage one.

It basically boils down to having the state stipulate what it considers “compliant.” According to Alan Pressman, the Squadron’s commodore, “To this day, I believe that no one actually knows what it means for the Squadron to be ‘compliant.’ It’s a Catch-22; if the Squadron

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28th Annual Event can’t make the mooring field compliant, it can’t manage it, and if it can’t manage it, it can’t make it compliant.”

Squadron Seeks Twenty-Year Lease Unfortunately, the management of the mooring field has become bundled with the Squadron‘s lease renewal, two months away. The Squadron is requesting that the two issues be separated, and the city return to the “perpetual” $1 a year with a 20-year lease. It is Commodore Pressman’s understanding that its nonprofit neighbors, the Mote Marine Lab and Save Our Seabirds both receive that benefit. Tampa just renewed the Davis Island Yacht Club for $1 a year for 50 years. The for-profit Marina Jack got a 40-year lease extension. The benefits the Sailing Squadron and the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program provide the city, county and region cannot be argued.

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron has been referred to as “a poor man’s yacht club.” It certainly has kept its membership and activity costs very low and allowed those who cannot afford to join a pricey yacht club to enjoy sailing.

The 850 members pay very low annual dues. For city residents the first year is $330 and only $130 a year thereafter.

Non-city residents pay $450 for the first year and only $195 a year thereafter.

If you’re a cruiser, this is a very hospitable and inexpensive place to dock for a few days. There’s fuel, eateries and mechanics within easy walking distance on the island.

If you’re a racer with a boat, membership allows you entrance into any of the 15-club Sarasota Bay Yachting Association’s regattas. If you want to beer-can race, it’s free.

Just call ahead for a schedule and show up Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons for good buoy races. If you want to race and don’t have a boat, just show up on the dock and holler, “Who needs crew?”

If you’re not interested in boating but want to throw a party in a nice, old Florida, under-the-oaks venue, this is the place. If you or your daughter is getting married and you want a sand-and-sandal wedding, this is the place. If you’re an adult and want to learn how to sail, the Red Cross sailing instruction makes this the place. They also teach CPR here. If you’re a woman and you want to learn how to sail, the Luffing Lassies make this the place. If your child wants to learn to sail, the SYSP definitely makes this the place.

If you want to see a yacht club in action, go to a yacht club. If you want to see a sailing club in action, go to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day weekend. The Squadron has hosted a Labor Day Regatta every year since 1946. There will be races both days, Saturday and Sunday, one-design and PHRF, boats from under 8-foot Optis up to over 40-foot yachts. You can get a burger, beer and chips at the bar for under four bucks. Please park outside the gate on the grass; it will be crowded inside.

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OUR WATERWAYS — POLLUTION

Summer Pollution Worst Ever In St. Johns River, FL Riverkeeper Fights for Cleaner River

By Dave Montgomery

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f there’s one thing sailors take for granted it’s the water flowing under their hulls. As long as there’s H2O between the keel and the bottom, everything is fine, right?

But, what if you want to drop the hook for an overnight anchorage? It might be nice to dive in for a cooling swim or let the kids play in the water. That’s when you start to wonder about what’s in the water. Just how clean is it? For boaters on the St. Johns River this summer, jumping in the water hasn’t even been a remote consideration. The water is definitely not healthy or clean. All you have to do is sniff and you know.

The St. Johns River is Florida’s longest river at 310 miles. It flows north from Lake George, which lies about halfway between Daytona and Ocala, to Jacksonville where it flows out to the Atlantic. The ICW crosses the river east of Jacksonville.

In summer 2010, as in the past five years, the St. Johns shows troubling symptoms of sickness. According to longtime residents, this year has been the worst in memory.

Smelly green algae blooms have become commonplace. This year there was the addition of a mysterious white foam, which appeared seemingly everywhere. Then, a widespread fish kill was even more troubling. Feel like going for a swim? Didn’t think so.

The quality of water in all Florida rivers and streams has been steadily declining over the years. Most of us feel powerless to do anything about it even though the problem, for the most part, is us. The good news is the existence of the Riverkeeper Organization, a non-profit advocacy group that fights for cleaner rivers, lakes and estuaries.

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Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon on his river patrol boat. He, along with a director and staff of three, takes the fight for cleaner water wherever it needs to go while tirelessly educating the public about being individually responsible for water quality. Photo courtesy riverkeeper.org.

smile and an easy southern drawl. But there is nothing laid back about his passion for the St. Johns River. One of the first things you learn about him is that he is determined to do everything in his power to fight for the river. “I love the river,” he says unabashedly. “I’ve literally traveled its whole length. I would do anything for this river. It’s one of the greatest bodies of water on earth.” Armingeon is often the first person people call when they see dead fish or widespread algae blooms. Rather than trying to navigate a labyrinth of government agencies, they call him because he knows who to call. By virtue of his high profile, officials and politicians generally take his calls and listen to what he has to say.

For several summers, boaters have witnessed bright green algae blooms that are the most widespread and visible sign of pollution. The blooms stretch for miles all the way from Lake George through Jacksonville. Far from being picturesque, these long green lines of algae are smelly and toxic. Then, this summer, two even more troubling symptoms arose. The first was inexplicable foam on the water. It’s not the sea foam you might see on the beach or somebody’s washing machine overflow. It is heavy viscous foam that floats along in huge rafts and collects to completely cover some backwater areas. The foam has alarmed residents who have never seen such a thing, nor have they witnessed a widespread fish kill.

Around Memorial Day, numerous reports of dead fish began to come in. “From Memorial Day through early July the phone was ringing off the hook,” reports Armingeon.

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Around Memorial Day, numerous reports of dead fish began to come in. Thousands of fish were suddenly belly up in the water.

The health departments of three counties bordering the St. Johns issued statements advising people to stay out of the water where there were algae blooms or dead fish. Photo by Walter Koker.

Protection began studying the phenomena. While there’s no definitive answer, it seems to be related to the algae. Algae blooms are directly linked to excess nutrients in the water.

Armingeon states, “Nutrient pollution was and still is one of the most significant threats to the river’s health.” One of the worst known offenders is nitrogen from fertilizers we use to make our yards, golf courses and football fields look lush and green. When it rains, excess fertilizer runs off into storm drains and into the river.

Who’s really to blame? Armingeon doesn’t mince words. “The biggest polluter is all of us in our daily activities.

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is what is it we value? What do we want to leave our kids?

The oil spill will make people realize the future of Florida, the thing we have that nobody else has, is our natural resources. We all caught a glimpse of what polluted water means to our state — it’s our death. We all have to rethink how we live.”

• • • •

Use slow-release low-phosphorus fertilizers.

Use organic fertilizers, if possible.

Avoid applying fertilizer before a heavy rain.

Plant low-maintenance plants next to driveways and waterways to prevent runoff.

• Water your lawn only when necessary — twice a week is ideal.

• If you have a septic tank, make sure it’s operating properly.

If you are a sailor or boater and wish to be part of the Riverkeeper’s river patrol — to report sightings of pollution, illegal dumping or fish kill events, or, if you want to learn more about the Riverkeeper organization, you may go to www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org.

Armingeon and the other Riverkeeper organizations in Florida, and around the world, continue to fight for clean water and educate the public. They realize it’s a battle that may last generations, but successes like the Hudson River in New York show some battles can be won.

To drive home the scope of the problem, Armingeon quotes, “In 2008 DEP estimated that 1000 miles of Florida rivers and streams, 350,000 acres of lakes and 900 square miles of estuaries are contaminated by sewage, fertilizer or animal manure. They don’t meet their quality standard of being fishable and swimmable.”

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The Rob Roy 23 — A Shoal Draft, Trailerable Cruiser for Two

By Mike Turner Fiddlestix, a Rob Roy 23

Rob Roy 23 Specifications LOA: 28’ 8” LOD: 22’ 8” DWL: 20” 10” Beam: 6’ 11” Draft: 1’ 6” board up/4’ 8” down Displacement: 2800 lbs.

Ballast: 900 lbs.

Sail Area: 264 sq. ft.

Fractional rig: Yawl

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hen my wife Pamela and I first started planning our retirement, we looked forward to sailing at points all around the United States— from the Pacific Northwest, to the Gulf, the Keys and the Atlantic Seaboard. We wanted a boat in the 22-25’ range that would comfortably cruise two and be easy to trailer. I particularly favored a ketch or yawl, harkening back to childhood memories of watching the schooner on the old TV show, Adventures in Paradise—not an easy find in a boat in our size range.

Our search led us to a boat that met our criteria, including the elusive split rig: the Rob Roy 23 yawl. We found our boat, Fiddlestix, in a cornfield in Indiana, trailered her to San Diego Bay, where we sailed for two years, and then to our current home on Mobile Bay. Noted designer Ted Brewer specifically intended the Rob Roy as a cruiser for two, based on the Humber yawls popular in England in the late 1800s. About 90 Rob Roys were built from the mid-1980s through mid-1990s by Marine Concepts in Tarpon Springs, FL. The fiberglass hull is a modified sharpie design with rounded bilges, stub keel, centerboard and kickup rudder. Early hulls and decks were cored with end-grain balsa. Later boats switched to a foam.

The main mast is deck-stepped in a tabernacle and is fractionally rigged with a headstay running to the tip of the bowsprit, spreaderless uppers and a single lower shroud swept slightly aft. Many boats, including Fiddlestix, have an owner-added backstay. The jib is roller furling, sheeted through tracks on the side decks to winches and cam cleats on the coach roof. The mizzenmast is stepped in a tube at the aft end of the cockpit and is unstayed. Sail area is 264 square feet. Many owners supplement this with a mizzen staysail.

Auxiliary power is via an outboard in a covered well.

The Rob Roy has a pleasing shear running from the tip of its bowsprit to a well-proportioned coach roof, cockpit coamings and short bumpkin (for sheeting the mizzen) aft.

Substantial use is made of teak in the sprits, full-length rub rail, handholds on the coach roof, companionway slides and washboards, tiller and trim. Cleats, chocks and ports are of solid bronze.

The cockpit has a bridge deck, which serves as the base for the mainsail traveler. A removable teak boom crutch is to starboard of the companionway. A primary winch for the main halyard is to port on the coach roof.

Under the cockpit seats forward are open lockers, each of which will hold a 6-gallon fuel tank. Aft, each seat opens to a large storage locker that extends all the way into the stern.

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The Rob Roy has a pleasing shear running from the tip of its bowsprit to a well-proportioned coach roof, cockpit coamings and short bumpkin (for sheeting the mizzen) aft.

The mizzenmast is stepped in a tube at the aft end of the cockpit and is unstayed.

Aft in the cockpit is the outboard well, designed to fit a 1980s/1990s-vintage Honda 7 HP outboard. The aperture at the bottom of this well is only slightly larger than the outboard’s cavitation plate. In fact, the propeller must be able to turn to fit through the aperture. The engine is virtually fixed in place, with almost no turning ability. Exhaust is vented outboard through two hoses that run from the well, through the cockpit locker to vents below the rail.

Below, inside the companionway is a well-appointed, albeit miniature salon. Settees both port and starboard have seat backs hung inboard of the cabin sides and shelves behind. Sitting headroom is a little over four feet. Each set-

tee is 6’ 6” inches long, with the foot tucked up under the bridge deck. For sleeping, the teak-and-holly cockpit sole is lifted up and placed on cleats, and the seat backs drop down to form a very large double berth.

Amidships is the galley, with stovetop to port (our boat is fitted with a gimbaled, two-burner Origo range) and sink with bronze hand pump to starboard. Freshwater is in a 14-gallon flexible tank under the head of the starboard settee. Individual, fold-down dining tables are located at the head of each settee; and a slide-out plank at the head of the starboard settee provides seating while working in the galley.

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Below, inside the companionway is a well-appointed, albeit miniature salon.

The fiberglass hull is a modified sharpie design with rounded bilges, stub keel, centerboard and kick-up rudder.

Forward is a stout, solid-teak arch that transfers the compression load of the deck-stepped mast to the keel. The Rob Roy offered two different layouts for the forepeak.

Standard was a Porta-Potty on the centerline, facing aft, with shelves port and starboard behind extending up into

the bow. Our boat has the alternate layout: a low-profile Simpson-Lawrence marine head to port, plumbed to a flexible holding tank under the forepeak sole; and to starboard, a “child’s berth,” about five feet long, extending up into the bow. We’ve modified this berth with plastic storage bins and chocks to hold our anchor, gear and provisions.

The cabin has good storage under the sole; underneath, behind and at the foot of each settee; under and behind the stove and sink and in the forepeak. The centerboard is almost completely contained under the cabin sole—shaped like an “L” laying on its back, only the short leg of the “L” protrudes into the cabin in a small trunk just inside the companionway.

Under the bridge deck there is room for a mediumsized cooler (some boats had a custom-installed cooler in this space). One side of the sole here is an open teak grate to allow drainage of wet weather gear to the bilge; the other side was intended for battery storage (we relocated our battery to the shelf under the cockpit sole). The main electrical panel is below a removable companionway step – out of the way, but impossible to see without removing the step.

Ventilation is excellent via four opening bronze ports in the salon and galley, the companionway and a foredeck hatch. Our boat also has a solar-powered vent fan located in the coach roof just forward of the main mast.

No doubt about it—the Rob Roy is a boat for two.

Cockpit space is adequate for two adults, but a stretch for any more—the canoe stern, outboard well, tiller and traveler take up a lot of otherwise useable seating space. The cabin is snug, but would be cramped with addition of the occupant of that “child’s berth” forward. But by not trying to cram more berths into the layout, the Rob Roy uses its available space wisely for comfort and storage for its intended crew complement.

Fiddlestix is a light, responsive boat. She’s initially tender, heeling quickly to about 15 degrees but then hardening up in a solid groove. The boat begins to be overpowered at about 15 knots of wind; taking in the first reef on the main brings her back under control. Fiddlestix wants more relief at

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between 18-20 knots; we either take in a second reef, or douse the main and sail “jib and jigger” under headsail and mizzen.

This is one of the yawl’s advantages: different sail configurations to adjust to conditions. Hull speed is about six knots.

The Rob Roy’s shoal draft is perfect for the shallows of Mobile Bay. We’ve cruised the boat for 4-5 day periods in the bay, local rivers and the Mississippi Sound; and found storage for 10 days of supplies for a planned 2009 cruise to Lake Pontchartrain.

But the Pontchartrain cruise ended prematurely with a failure of the rudder stock—one of the few weak points in the boat. The stock broke in two as an apparent result of crevice corrosion in welds joining the stock to the rudder cheeks. Other owners have reported similar problems.

The break occurred on the second day of our trip—35 miles from home, at Pettit Bois Island in Mississippi Sound.

But it served to illustrate another advantage of the yawl rig: the ability to steer by sails alone. We couldn’t use the out-

board to steer because it couldn’t be turned in the well. But leaving the mainsail furled and using the jib and mizzen, we sailed the boat home in 12-15 knot winds, across open passes to the Gulf of Mexico and up Mobile Bay and a creek to our slip. We’ve since replaced the rudder stock and blade with an improved design to address the problem.

The Rob Roy has a proven track record. The designer, Ted Brewer, sailed his in the Pacific Northwest; others sail the Northeast and have crossed the Gulf Stream to Bermuda; and at least one sails in Scotland. While relatively few Rob Roys were produced, there are generally two to three on the market at any one time, with prices ranging between $8500-$15,000.

If you’re looking for a small, trailerable cruising boat for two, solid in construction and performance—a boat that will draw admiring comments wherever you sail and command a last look every time you leave the dock—the Rob Roy 23 could be the boat for you.

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FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

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By Wayne Canning s a marine surveyor, one of the items that I always check is the vessel’s fire extinguishers. Unfortunately, more often than not, I find equipment that is old and in poor condition. Keeping this equipment in working order is vital to the safety of a vessel and its occupants. However, I have found that few owners pay much attention to the fire systems onboard. Admittedly, these are not very exciting pieces of equipment, and hopefully you will never have to use them, but if you do need to use them, it is vital that they work. Checking your system is not difficult, but it does require some time and possibly some expense. The first step is to understand your fire extinguishers, what types are available and what is required.

onboard your average pleasure boat up to the 60-foot range.

The types or classes of fire extinguishers are based on letter designations for the type of fuel a fire is burning and are assigned by National Fire Protection Agency as follows:

Types and Sizes of Fire Extinguishers: Although there are many types and sizes of fire extinguishers available, I will stick to those most commonly found

Type C: Electrical fires. Dry chemical and clean agents work well. Liquid agents should not be used as they present a shock hazard.

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Type A: Common combustible solids such as wood, paper, cloth, canvas, cushions, and many plastics. Dry chemicals and water work well on these fires.

Type B: Fires involving oils, greases, paints, solvents and gases. These would most commonly be engine, galley, and stored liquid chemical fires. Dry chemical and clean agents work well. Never use water.

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Types of Agents—or What’s Inside the Fire Extinguisher These are the agents you are most likely to find on your average pleasure boat:

Check the label to see if it can be serviced or not. These are by far the most common size found on the average boat.

Size II is 15 pounds clean agent and 10 pounds dry chemical.

As these units are larger and Dry chemicals. Can be used on Typical onboard B-1 fire extinguishers more expensive, most (but not A, B, and C fires. The label will all) are serviceable. Once indicate which. They are the again—check your label. Serviceable units can be recharged most common type for small portable fire extinguishers by a certified fire extinguisher service center if they lose found on most boats. All have a B, C rating, which is the charge or are used. minimum required by the USCG. Some are rated for A, B, and C, and this is preferred for marine use but not required.

Extinguisher Requirements and Inspecting Dry chemicals work by cooling and smothering the fire with The U.S. Coast Guard by law requires all pleasure boats heavy smoke. The powder can be caustic, and if discharged, with engine compartments, and/or with permanently effort should be made to completely clean anything the installed fuel tanks, to carry fire extinguishers. The minipowder has come in contact with. mum number and type are as follows: Clean agents. Called clean agents because they leave little 16-26 feet: One B-I or no residue after being discharged. The most common of 26-40 feet: One B-II or two B-I. (Note: A fixed system these are CO2, Halon and now Halon substitutes. The equals one B-I.) Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of 40-65 feet: One B-II and one B-I or three B-I. (Note: A Halon due to its CFCs. Halon is now being replaced with FE fixed system equals one B-I or two B-II.) 241, FE 200, HFC-227 and Halotron 1. Clean agents are not as common in small portable extinguishers as is dry chemiThe “B-I” and “B-II” are USCG designations for fire extincal, but you can find some units that use it. They work by guisher types and sizes. The “B” is based on a complicated displacing oxygen in the air, thereby smothering the fire. system set up by the USCG and the “I” and “II” are for the The advantage is that they do not leave any residue. The size. Suffice to say, always check the label to make sure it is disadvantage is that because they displace the oxygen, they USCG-approved. At minimum it should be for B, C fires are a suffocation hazard when used in confined spaces such with A, B, C preferred. as the cabin of a boat.

All extinguishers should be professionally inspected and tagged at least once a year and a quick visual inspection Sizes of Extinguishers done monthly. However, for pleasure boats this is a recomSizes for portable fire extinguishers are set by the U.S. Coast mendation and not a requirement. More often than not, I Guard and use Roman numerals, I being the smallest and V find that most boaters rarely do either of these. The USCG being the largest. It’s rare to see anything bigger than a size requires you have onboard “approved” fire extinguishers.

II on the average-sized pleasure boat.

This leaves it up to the boat owner to maintain their equipment in good working order. If you are boarded by the Size I is 4 to 5 pounds clean agent and 2 to 3 pounds dry USCG or local waterway officers, and you have fire extinchemical. Commonly this size is not serviceable, meaning it guishers that are not fully charged, or are old and in poor cannot be recharged should it be used or lose its charge.

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the canister and nozzle. Check condition, you are likely to get a for rust, corrosion, and dents. citation.

Look into the nozzle to be It is not cost-effective to sure it is not blocked by anyhave a service company come thing. Make sure the safety down to your boat once a year pin is intact and that the hanfor only 3 or 4 small hand-held dle is not bent or broken. extinguishers. It would be more Check the bracket to make efficient to take them to an sure it is in good condition. approved service facility to have Too often, I see units tossed them checked. The average cost into a locker or cabinet, unsefor this is $35-$75 per extinguishcured. Check the label to verier, depending on size and type. fy it is USCG-approved. This For the small disposable is often in very small print. units this might not be costFor dry chemical units, effective, and it might be more A well-placed extinguisher for access from the cockpit, turn the fire extinguisher realistic to just replace them on a while in the boat or leaving the cabin. upside down and tap the regular basis. Most companies cylinder with a rubber mallet. You should feel or hear the provide a 6-year warranty and a 12-year shelf life. After 12 powder move inside. This is important as the powder tends years, they should be disposed of. I would recommend to get packed down at the bottom. replacing after no more than 6 years. You can tell the age of For clean agent units, you should weigh the extinguishyour unit by looking on the bottom; there you will find a 2er to verify it is within manufacturer specifications. The digit date number indicating its manufacture date. It is a minimum and maximum weights will be on the label. Make good idea to look at this when you purchase a new unit, as sure it falls within that range. Even with these self- inspecyou want to make sure you are not getting one that has been tions, I stress the importance of having professionals look at in stock for 2 or 3 years. all units at least once a year.

Whether you take your units in for professional inspections or not, you should know how to inspect them yourself Locating Extinguishers on Your Boat so that you can be sure you have safe working units. How Lastly, you should think about the number and location of should you inspect them? The first thing you should do is your fire extinguishers. Just because the USCG has set a remove them from their bracket and check the gauge. If the minimum number to be onboard does not mean this is all needle is in the red or even very close to it, you should you should have. A size I will only fire for about 8 to 12 secreplace it. The next thing you should do is visually inspect onds—not very long to put out a fire. If you only have two of these onboard, you will not have much defense from a fire. I would recommend at least doubling what is required. When installing fire extinguishers, think about likely places a fire could start. The galley, the engine compartment, battery compartments and electrical panels are all places fires can start.

Place fire extinguishers near these areas and near all exits from the cabin. You want to make sure if there is a fire, you are not trapped inside so have units placed so that you can use them to clear your exit. Also, it is a good idea to have units in all sleeping spaces so that if a fire should break out at night, you will not be trapped. Lockers containing fire extinguishers should have a red label on the outside reading “Fire Extinguisher Inside.” As skipper, it is your duty to make sure your guests know where all safety equipment is kept as well.

It is all too easy to forget about your firefighting system until you need it, and then it may be too late. Take the time now to inspect and upgrade your system. Make it a habit to check your equipment often and have it serviced annually.

Replace the small disposable units on a regular basis. Have a fire safety plan, and strategically place your portable units in locations close to hazard areas. With luck, you will never need to use any of your firefighting equipment, but it is nice to know that it will work if you do need to.

In Part II we will look at fixed engine compartment systems.

Wayne Canning lives on his Irwin 40 Vayu, in Wilmington, NC. A marine professional for more than 35 years, he now is a full-time surveyor, runs a Web site for other professional marine surveyors and a site for those restoring project boats. He also provides services as project manager for boat restorations. Visit www.projectboat.info, or www.4ABetterBoat.com, for more information.

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SMALL BOAT REVIEW

THE

RAIDER

TURBO

By Dave Ellis Photos by Scott Norman.

The Raider Turbo sailing with asymmetrical spinnaker.

“Wperused the toys at the 2003 St. Petersburg Boat

hat a cool-looking boat,” I thought to myself as I

Dave’s first impression was one of surprising comfort. “Sailors are not supposed to be comfortable on a 16-foot dinghy, are they? Yet here was a sailing lounge chair, where my feet didn’t stick out and the tiller extension and mainsheet were within comfortable reach.”

While the boat was originally designed to sail alone, it has so much room that a crew is quite comfortable. Dave found that in winds above 12 knots, the boat is faster with a crew.

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Show. Here was a 16-footer that looked as if it was flying through the clouds while sitting there on the trailer.

I just had to sail it.

The first impression was one of surprising comfort.

Sailors are not supposed to be comfortable on a 16-foot dinghy, are they? Yet here was a sailing lounge chair, where my feet didn’t stick out and the tiller extension and mainsheet were within comfortable reach.

After reluctantly returning to the boat show dock, I mentioned to the representative that the boat needed a stiffer mast and, for experienced sailors, a jib and an asymmetrical spinnaker.

Almost a hundred Raiders were built and an asymmetrical spinnaker was added, tacked to the bow, as there still were no shrouds or forestay. Those who owned a Raider loved it.

Johannsen Boat Works of Vero Beach, FL, became the builder after hull #25. Johannsen, owned by Mark Johannsen, also builds the quality yacht dinghy, the Trinka.

Out of the blue, in the autumn of 2009, I got an e-mail asking if I was interested in helping to develop the Raider with a jib. Hey, “Other People’s Boats” has long been my favorite. So arrangements were made for me to have a used Raider, along with a jib supplied by Joe Waters of Waters Sails in South Carolina.

It is obvious to any sailor worth his salt that just to add a jib is not going to make for a balanced boat. The mast was now a nice aluminum section with spreaders, shrouds and a jib stay. So I lengthened the jib stay and shortened the shrouds to rake the mast back two feet at the top. A grommet six inches higher on the clew got the boom out of my lap.

Then a belt sander was used to shave the back of the dagger board top area so that the board could be angled slightly forward under the boat toward the bow, as many racing boats do for windward work.

The Raider had a handy built-in cooler forward of the dagger board slot to keep beverages and sandwiches. The turbo has eliminated that feature to give more crew room. I lash a little cooler aft of the traveler.

The original Raider with its two-piece unstayed carbon mast was really and truly self-righting. The geometry of the hull’s wings would pop the boat upright. Now with a longer aluminum mast and rigging, it does not quite do that alone. But if a sailor managed to capsize—not at all easy to do on this boat—just a slight hand pressure on the dagger www.southwindsmagazine.com

LOA: Beam: Draft, board down: Hull Weight: Sail area (sq ft): Mainsail: Jib: Spinnaker: Crew max weight:

16’2” 7’4” 37” 200 pounds 124 40 126 400 pounds

John Drawe designed the Raider when he got tired of being uncomfortable in order to go fast on a small boat.

board quickly rights the boat. I get back aboard over the low, wide transom area.

The US SAILING Portsmouth Handicap for the Raider Sport, as the boat with asymmetrical spinnaker is called, is 91.4, about the same as a Snipe. With the jib correction, it is 89.1, a little faster than the Windmill. Racing at Davis Island Yacht Club, near Tampa, FL, on Thursday evenings, proved that this handicap was pretty close to accurate. The Raider with jib and asymmetrical managed to win the spring series in the dinghy class. Much experimenting was done thereafter with the rake, jib lead position, spinnaker launch and retrieval systems, etc. The results showed inconsistency as some things worked and some not so much. That’s research

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When author Dave Ellis, sailing here, first saw the raider, he thought it “looked as if it was flying through the clouds while sitting there on the trailer.”

and development for you.

After many test sails in various conditions it was time to make recommendations for changes to make this boat approach its great potential.

Johannsen took the hull plug to master shaper, Paul Keller, of Georgia, who gave the hull that little bit of rocker that water likes. The dagger board trunk was moved forward a couple of inches to balance the jib. The big change, however, was to the bow area. The original Raider hull had the forward section really narrow, almost catamaran-like, for the first three feet, then gently sweeping back and up to the hull form and the wings. It looked great.

In smooth conditions, the boat slipped through the water so quietly that the speed was not noticed until another boat was near to compare. But wave action of any note was a problem. That bow pierced the wave like a multihull.

But the wings then served as a barrier, and the stopping action was marked.

The new shape has the bow area angling straight back to the widest part of the boat progressively to each height of the topsides. Gone is the “destroyer bow” shape. As it turns out, there is less wetted surface and much more buoyancy for wave action.

Sailing the new hull is a pleasure in waves. The boat turns quicker, too, as the bow and stern don’t tend to dig in like a modern catamaran when tacking.

John Drawe designed the Raider when he got tired of being uncomfortable in order to go fast on a small boat. It was conceived as a high performance single-handed sailboat that does not take an expert to sail. With his background in automotive engineering, he knows how to design comfort. Exotic construction, the type that similar European boats have embraced, was avoided for cost-effectiveness and ruggedness. This allows the Raider to be—ready to sail—about half the price of the overseas counterparts.

While the boat was originally designed for John to sail alone, it has so much room that a crew is quite comfortable.

I found that in winds above 12 knots the boat is faster with a crew! It planes readily upwind with a crew but must be de-powered enough to not plane as easily when sailing alone. I tried a trapeze, but with the wings already getting the sailor way out there, I found it didn’t make enough difference to make up for the hassle.

I’ve sailed many kinds of sailing craft, and I like the Raider so much that I bought the test boat.

For more on the Raider, go to www.raidersailboats.com.

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The Saga of the Bent Toe — How to Win Races on a Small Budget and Young Crew

By Dave Gale

The crew of Bent Toe. From left to right: Jeff Gale, Joey Gale (age nine), William Cash (age nine), Charlie Cash (age 10). Sammie Williams (a girl, age 10) is not aboard in this photo. Sammie was in Abaco race number five, when they won the Independence Day race. Photo by Dave Gale.

The full crew under spinnaker. The spar holding the spinnaker on the foredeck is a broken-off Sunfish mast lashed down with rope.

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class. The other classes were: Mother Tubs, Catamarans, and Trimarans. Except for two extreme racers, which charged actual miles ahead on the first leg, Bent Toe beat boat-forboat the other 10 or more fast cruising boats in the class and beat the two extreme racers on corrected time.

A great story about getting kids into sailing early on.

They had a ball, got rained upon, splashed upon, ate sandwiches while sailing, and after anchoring, jumped joyfully overboard to cool off and to swim ashore to Parrot Cay.

ust two weeks before the start of Regatta Time in Abaco 2010, a friend of our son Jeff, Ron Engle, gave him a Hurricane Floyd-wrecked Beneteau First Class Eight, a 26foot swing-keel racing sloop, popular in France in the 1980s.

Ron had become discouraged after doing a fair amount of hull repair and was considering turning the boat into an artificial reef.

Jeff towed the gutted and scarred-up hull home—sans mast, boom, rigging, sails, safety lines and their stanchions, and lots of other nautical things needed for sailing. Jeff found a too-tall catamaran mast and cut off about 10 feet.

He bought new standing and running rigging and used Farrier trimaran sails. He made a tiller from a broken Island Marine oar and added an extension from his new Sunfish.

Then he fastened a broken-off Sunfish mast to his foredeck with rope for an on-deck spinnaker pole.

His first sail in Bent Toe (renamed because she was no longer a true Beneteau) was to the starting line in the third Abaco race. His crew was: his son, Joey, nine years old; Joey’s nine-year-old friend, William Cash; and William’s 10year-old sister, Charlie. They did pretty well, finishing fourth. They raced the next day, with a not quite-so-good result of eighth. Two days later, in Abaco race number five (no sailing practice, but with an additional crewmember— Charlie’s 10-year-old friend Sammie Williams), they won the Independence Day Race in the fastest monohull

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COOKING ONBOARD

By Robbie Johnson

Tropical Salsa: Pineapple & Chili Pepper There’s nothing quite like a fresh salsa, vegetable relish, or a spicy homemade chutney to wake up those taste buds and bring out the best in meat, poultry and seafood dishes, not to mention serving as tasty appetizers for those impromptu beach parties and anchorage gatherings. I have a half-dozen favorites that I rotate among, but this pineapple and chili salsa has received such rave reviews over the years that I almost always have a couple of jars in my galley’s pantry. I use only fresh tropical fruit and juices, and I typically process six 8-ounce jars at a time, using my big enameled metal pot that also serves for boiling lobsters and making jambalayas. I explain the simple processing technique below after listing the ingredients, and the same processing method is also used for preparing relishes and chutneys.

INGREDIENTS: 4 cups fresh papaya, peeled, seeded and cubed 2 cups fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cubed 1 cup golden raisins 1 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 1/2 cup fresh pineapple juice 1/2 cup Anaheim peppers, seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons green onions (scallions), finely chopped 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

PREPARATION: (1) Start with a large soup pot, one big enough that you can sit six 8-oz. Mason jars in the bottom. I have a rack that holds the jars up off the bottom of the pot. Fill each of the jars half-full with water so they won’t float when you pour water into the pot around them. Pour enough water into the pot until the jars are two-thirds covered.

Bring the water to a simmer; it is not necessary to boil it for pre-sterilization. The next cooking step is going to kill all bacteria anyway.

(2) In a large stainless steel saucepan, mix together the papaya, pineapple, raisins, lemon juice, lime juice, pineapple juice, Anaheim peppers, scallions, cilantro and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring until slightly thickened (about 10 minutes).

(3) Remove the hot jars one at a time with tongs and fill them with the hot salsa, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.

Remove air bubbles by poking down the sides with a spatula. Adjust headspace, adding salsa as necessary.

Wipe rim with a vinegar-soaked napkin, and center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip-tight.

(4) Fill each hot jar in turn, returning the filled jar to the hot water in the pot, finally adding water until all of the jars are completely submerged beneath the water. Cover with lid and bring water to a boil and process for 15 minutes, then cut off heat and remove the pot’s lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove each jar with tongs. (Careful!

They’re hot!) Place jars on a towel-covered countertop, and allow to cool. (I usually drape a towel over them so they will cool slowly, unaffected by a draft.) As the jars cool, you will hear a series of sharp “pings” signaling that a vacuum has formed inside the jars. Notice that the lids are now all concave from the vacuum. The processed salsa will keep fresh for months if you can resist eating it for that long! A party appetizer favorite of mine: Serve it with grilled pita bread brushed with olive oil.

Robbie Johnson lives aboard a steel Tahiti Ketch and is the author of Gourmet Underway – A Sailor’s Cookbook. Order his book at www.gourmetunderway.com.

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GOING IT ALONE Brad Van Liew Again Races Around the World

By Dan Dickison

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he Ultimate Solo Challenge. That’s the tag line used by the organizers of the Velux 5 Oceans Race for their event, one many sailors remember as Around Alone, or originally as the BOC Challenge. It’s an apt description for a contest that requires participants to navigate nearly 30,000 miles of ocean in five intense legs. It’s also a fitting label for Californian-turned-Charlestonian Brad Van Liew and his Project Lazarus. This 42-year-old sailor is apt to be the only competitor from the United States in the fleet of Open 60s when that race starts in La Rochelle, France, on October 17. Despite earning significant notice for his success in two past editions of this epic challenge (he placed third in Class II in ’98-’99 and dominated that class in ’02’03), Van Liew was still lacking a title sponsor for his effort as of early August. Undaunted, he’s committed to forging ahead and living out his ambition. If nothing changes on the financial front, it looks like Van Liew will be going it

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alone in more ways than one.

“We’re definitely committed to the race,” said Meaghan Van Liew, Brad’s wife and principal partner in this venture.

“It’s been a very tough environment for finding a title sponsor, despite the great return on investment that we produced for Balance Bar (’98-’99) and Tommy Hilfiger (’02’03).” Van Liew says the ’98-’99 race resulted in $8.5 million worth of media exposure, with over $20-million in the ’02’03 event. But neither she nor her husband have given up on finding a backer. “Yes, it’s financially risky and requires some serious intestinal fortitude,” he said, “but a project like this doesn’t fit into the standard mold for sports sponsorship in the U.S., and it always seems we need to put the ‘canvas’ in front of sponsors for them to understand and appreciate the potential.”

Despite the lack of full sponsorship, Van Liew’s entry in the upcoming race is apt to be among the most competitive.

Along with his shore team, which is anchored by Jeffrey Wargo and J.C. Caso—two very experienced offshore sailors and racing equipment specialists—he assiduously researched the field of available Open 60s that would qualify for entry in the race’s Eco 60 class. (This new class was established as a more economical and more environmentally oriented option for the coming edition of the race. It includes a number of sensible restrictions that support the goal of sailing around the globe with minimal impact. In addition, boats in this class must have been built before Jan. 1, 2003.)

In part, Van Liew will be competitive due to the relatively few competitors the event has attracted. As of early August, there were only eight entries on the scratch sheet.

More important, however, is the experience he’s drawn upon to prepare for this grueling challenge. That knowledge informed his choice of boat—a 1998-vintage Open 60 that has been around the world three times and across the Atlantic at least a half dozen times. Originally christened Whirlpool for Catherine Chabaud’s entry in the Route du Rhum, and later the 2000-‘01 Vendee Globe Challenge (around the world non-stop), this boat is a proven performer.

And that’s what Van Liew specified, a proven, powerful and light boat. Le Pinguin—as he currently refers to it—

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Brad with his two lieutenants, J.C. Caso (in the middle) and Jeffrey Wargo (at right). Photo by Olivier Blanchet/Velux 5 Oceans.

qualifies on all three fronts. Displacing just 8.5 tons, it is one of the few, if not the only Open 60 with a tungsten bulb affixed to its stainless steel, canting keel. As Van Liew likes to tell the audiences he regularly speaks to, having approximately 5,000 square feet of sail area gives Open 60s like his a power-to-weight ratio not unlike that of a windsurfer.

“This particular boat has about the same freeboard as

Tommy Hilfiger (the 50-footer he sailed in the ’02-’03 race),” he explains, “So it’s a really wet ride.”

Man-eaters is the term he occasionally employs to offer a sense of what it’s like to handle a sailboat this powerful on your own. “These boats can really eat you up if they’re not under control. But when they’re going right, there’s nothing like an Open boat.” And he should know after taking two of them around the world.

To optimize the boat for the coming race, Van Liew and his team have made a number of modifications and upgrades. They’ve replaced and reconfigured almost 90 percent of the deck hardware, acquired all new sails, and Van Liew himself has rewired the entire vessel, something he also did to prepare for his two other around-the-world races.

Down below, one of the most visible modifications is the ultra-Spartan nav station. When he’s not on deck, Van Liew will spend much of his time below perched in a fivepound, carbon-fiber chair that snaps onto two of the four carbon-fiber posts that support the boat’s low coach roof.

The chair faces a small, gimbaled, carbon-fiber table, just large enough for a laptop computer. According to Caso, who custom-built both table and chair, “That’s all you need. If you have to spread out charts, you do that on the floor.”

He’ll also be carrying two innovative hydrogenerators that deploy from the transom. Each features a variable pitch propeller that allows the device to generate power without creating discernable drag. Van Liew says that these generate about 40 amps when the boat is moving at 10 knots. Having them on board, he says, will enable him to forgo roughly 40 gallons of diesel on each leg of the race, fuel that would otherwise be needed to run the generator and keep the batteries charged.

Despite all these innovations, Van Liew still faces the disadvantage of lacking a title sponsor. Ironically, that just may give him an edge. Ultimately, the Velux 5 Oceans Race is a test of resilience, a challenge of coping with just the resources at hand. And those who’ve grown accustomed to getting by on that basis should have the upper hand. Stand by. Only the coming months will tell.

For additional information on Brad Van Liew’s Team Lazarus, log onto www.oceanracing.org. For more on the Velux 5 Oceans Race, log onto www.velux5oceans.com.

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SailLaser Jacksonville manager Daniel Borrer with one of his new Laser Pico sailboats.

The newly opened SailLaser Jacksonville office at Fleming Island Marina.

SailLaser Performance Opens Fourth U.S. Center in Jacksonville

By Dave Montgomery

Dinghy sailors of north Florida alert! LaserPerformance has opened a new sailing center, SailLaser Jacksonville, at Fleming Island Marina on the St. Johns River. According to manager Daniel Borrer the center will serve several purposes. It offers basic sailing instruction for adults, teens and younger sailors; it will house the JustSail boat club which, for a monthly fee, provides members the use of any of the center’s entire dinghy fleet; and, it will offer new and used LaserPerformance products for sale. LaserPerformance is the parent company of such wellknown sailing and racing dinghies as the Laser, Sunfish, 49er, Club FJ, Club 420 and Vanguard 15. During the summer, SailLaser Jacksonville will offer summer sailing camps to children from ages 5 to 17. A total of five two-week camps are being offered. In addition to Borrer, the center has two US SAILINGcertified instructors and two more available if needed.

The Jacksonville SailLaser center is one of only four in the nation operated by LaserPerformance. Other locations are in Miami, Chicago and Newport Beach, CA. According to Borrer, Jacksonville was chosen because it offers good, inland sailing on the St. Johns River. The marina is an ideal location since it is primarily a sailboat facility with a swimming pool and showers. It has plenty of room for the SailLaser program and is very supportive of family sailing activities. Further, he adds, there is no other program in the area offering sail training in brand-new and nearly new dinghies like the Bahia, the Pico, the Bug and the standard Laser. Borrer says, “By providing young people and new sailors with a positive sailing experience, expert instruction and the use of new and like-new

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equipment, we can definitely expand and increase interest in the sport of sailing.”

The current fleet of dinghies available for sailing students and “JustSail” members includes 3 Lasers, 8 Laser Picos, 1 Laser Bahia, 1 Zuma and 1 Bug. Expected soon are 2 Sunfish and a Dart 16 catamaran.

Borrer admits he had a late start on attracting students into a summer sailing camp but he’s expecting the program to build over time and become well established in the north Florida area. He says LaserPerformance is committed to community outreach through its SailLaser centers worldwide.

He has contacted the local Boy Scout council to offer merit badge training for any of the scout troops who want it. He’s looking to re-establish a local Laser racing fleet, and he plans to offer the sail center to college sailing teams that wish to train during the winter months. Borrer points to SailLaser Miami as an example of how successful the program can be.

The Miami center has been in operation since 2006 and all five summer sailing camp sessions are almost booked solid. The JustSail program has 54 members at the Miami center.

Fleming Island Marina, where SailLaser Jacksonville is located, is just south of Orange Park, FL, on U.S. 17 at the Doctors Lake Bridge. Anyone interested in contacting the center may call (904) 215-4773, or visit www.saillaser.com/jacksonville. SailLaser Miami is located at Kennedy Park next to Coral Reef Yacht Club in Coconut Grove. The phone number is (305) 285-3442 or www.saillaser.com/Miami.

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BOATWORK

BY TOM KENNEDY

Engine Raw Water Pump Rebuild Made Easy While most of us sailors believe the wind, our sails and seamanship skills are the true test of our prowess as mariners, there is a need from time to time for the helping hand of an auxiliary engine. Expeditious docking, getting out of harm’s way from weather and an occasional, “Let’s get home now,” from the first mate and crew (often the wife and kids), are all good reasons to make sure your engine is working and—better yet—healthy.

All too often, I see sailboat owners spend an inordinate amount of time making sure their sails, rigging, electronics and other accoutrements are all in great working order. The engine often takes a back seat. Be it the mindset of sailors who turn their noses up at the stink boats that drive by unknowingly spewing their diesel exhaust in a three-foot wake that is sure to make you and your crew hold on for dear life and scramble to make sure nothing falls overboard, or is it just a lack of knowledge of simple mechanics of an all too important system of your boat, the auxiliary engine system?

Engines are a relatively simple machine. Get the proper fuel and air mixture, create a situation that ignites the mixture and off you go. Operation and health of your engine are two separate subjects. Maintaining a healthy engine involves two very important aspects; making sure you have adequate lubrication and cooling. Engines create a tremendous amount of heat via the mechanical force of numerous gears, pistons, lifters, cams and crankshaft. Marine engines are very similar to your car engine. The only difference is the boat engine uses a heat exchanger, while your car uses a radiator to cool the engine. What is confusing is how raw water interacts with the freshwater cooling system of the marine engine.

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Release snap ring to remove impeller shaft, bearings ands seal from housing.

Old impeller shaft (below) is worn. New shaft above.

boat. Like a radiator, engine-cooling water circulates through the engine, and heat is shed as air passes through the radiator, effectively cooling the water. Your heat exchanger works in principle the same way, but uses seawater instead of air to cool the engine water. So what you essentially have is a radiator that is encapsulated in a water jacket where raw seawater is pumped through the water

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jacket, effectively cooling the engine water, and then exiting the boat through the exhaust system. The cooled engine water continues its route in the closed system going to the cylinder heads and block via a gear-driven pump and then back to the heat exchanger to begin the route again. Your engine actually has two water pumps. The freshwater pump is gear-driven off your accessory gearbox, and your raw water pump is mounted on the front of the engine and operated via a pulley/belt system.

The raw water pump is a simple design, and anyone can rebuild one with some basic tools. The weak link in the pump itself is the impeller. Search the archives and you will find my article on impeller replacement. While an impeller change is recommended every year at the beginning of the season, a pump rebuild involves more than just an impeller and gasket change, and you should get many, many years out of your pump before the next rebuild. The rebuild involves removing the impeller shaft, bearings and gasket.

You will need to remove the pump from the engine to perform this repair. Disassembly is pretty straightforward.

Remove the screws on the impeller plate, pull out the impeller, shaft keyway and cam plate. Turn the pump over and remove the c-clip. Hold on to this clip, as it can be reused. The bearings and impeller shaft will come out as one piece. You may need to press them out and coax them with some grease and penetrating fluid. A good sign is when they come out easily. A bad sign is when they are hard to get out, which means seawater has seeped past the seal, and some galvanic corrosion has taken place. Once the impeller shaft is free from the housing, inspect the shaft for wear, nicks and grooving. These are signs that the bearings have failed and allowed the shaft to wobble in the housing. As you can see in the photos, the original shaft is damaged, and both shaft and bearings require replacement. Take the old one, clean it up and stick it in your desk at work for a conversation piece.

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Bearing placement mark on new shaft.

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onto the shaft. Press one bearing at a time. The second bearing should be pressed on until the groove is just visible as the bearing passes it. Remove the original oil seal from the pump housing and replace with a new one. Apply some grease to the inside of the pump housing where the impeller shaft and bearings reside. The bearings are pre-greased, but applying some more won’t hurt. This will keep the pump healthy and help repel water intrusion should the seal dry out and fail. With the new seal in place and bearings pressed onto the shaft to their proper location, slide the impeller shaft in the pump housing and install the c-clip in the retaining groove on the lip of the pump housing. Turn the pump over, install the cam plate, place the impeller shaft keyway back to its slot on the shaft. Line up the impeller groove with the keyway and slide the impeller onto the shaft. You will need to bend a few of the vanes on the impeller to get it past the cam plate. Don’t worry about which way the vanes need to be pointing. When you restart the engine, the vanes will properly align and will not be damaged. Clean off the gasket surface on the pump housing and install a new seal and the impeller plate. If your pump has screws, I recommend replacing them with bolts in the same thread. Log the rebuild in your maintenance log and install the pump back onto the engine, making sure you double-clamp your water lines and properly tension your belt.

A water pump rebuild is far less expensive than a water pump replacement. Changing your impeller each year, regardless of whether you used the engine, is a good preventative maintenance practice. Look for indications that the shaft seal is failing when you change the impeller. If it is, take the pump apart and inspect your shaft and bearings. If caught in time, damage to the bearings and shaft may be prevented and only the shaft seal replaced. Do these steps and you are a ensuring the health of your engine and safety in the event you need auxiliary power in an emergency.

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Gary Jobson to Speak in Dunedin, FL, Sept. 25 Well-known sailor Gary Jobson will be speaking at the annual ball, which is part of the 26th Dunedin Cup & Kiwanis Regatta in Dunedin, All proceeds go to the Dunedin Youth Sailing Association. Ball tickets are $80.

Purchase tickets by mail, or call Rod Collman at (727) 7343749, or Kim Beaty at (727) 215-0183. By mail: Make checks payable to: Dunedin Youth Sailing Association, PO Box 71, Dunedin, FL 34697-0071. www.dunedincup.org

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Southern Sailors Earn Top Honors at U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, San Pedro, CA, Aug. 4 From US SAILING The best-of-the-best were on display at the 2010 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in San Pedro, CA. This year’s championship showcased top-level junior sailors from around the country in four highly competitive fleets, including C420s, Lasers, Radials, and 29ers. Three of the four fleets were won by US SAILING Development Team (USSDT) members.

Mateo Vargas (St. Petersburg Yacht Club) overcame a narrow two-point deficit to USSDT teammate Michell Kiss (Macatawa Bay Yacht Club) to win the Radial fleet. “I actually prefer to come from behind,” said Vargas. “I like to be in that position.” Consistency paid off for Vargas. He pulled away from the Radial contenders winning by 10 points. Kiss finished second, and fellow USSDT member and defending champion, Christopher Stocke (Sarasota Youth Sailing Prog.) finished third. Earlier this summer, Vargas finished second at the Radial North American Championships in Texas.

SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 For the past five years, SOUTHWINDS magazine has posted the race schedule/calendar on its Web site for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. The schedule is from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 each year.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, although all yacht clubs that are part of the West Florida PHRF will already be included, although regular local club races must be sent to us separately. We do not have space to list all the club race dates, but we will list any club race that is regularly scheduled (for example: every Thursday evening at 6 p.m.) plus the contact to enter the race. We do not list races that are not open to the general public and that are limited to club members only. (We list club races that require a club membership or US SAILING membership.) We will list any other races, even if not sanctioned by a PHRF organization. Contact the editor with those races.

We ask that you not just send us a link (we will not accept them), but send the following information: The regatta/race name, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat, or ?), race location, dates, sponsoring organization (club, sailing association, etc.), e-mail and/or phone contact and Web site (if applicable).

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John Wallace (St. Petersburg Yacht Club), another USSDT member, led from start to finish. He won seven of the 10 races, including the first six of the regatta. Wallace won the Laser fleet by 18 points. “I was able to take advantage of the wind,” he said. “We had to tack right at this venue, and I was usually able to get good enough starts.” He has been extremely busy as of late. The previous weekend he finished third at the U.S. Singlehanded Championships (Lasers) in Pensacola, FL. He also competed at the Laser Radial World Championships in Scotland in June.

Go to the event Web site, http://championships.ussailing.org/Youth/US_Youth_Champs.htm, for more details, including daily recaps, final standings, photos, Sailgroove videos, and more. The U.S. Youth Sailing Championships is sponsored by LaserPerformance, Gill North America, and Sperry Top-Sider.

Florida and Virginia Windsurfers, Coach, Going to Youth Olympic Games From US SAILING Two youth windsurfers, Margot Samson (Belleair, FL) and Ian Stokes (Norfolk, VA) have qualified to represent the United States at the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, US SAILING’s Olympic Sailing Committee announced in August. They join the U.S. Youth Olympic Team of 82 athletes competing in 18 sports, the maximum number of qualified U.S. athletes. The 12-day event kicked off on Aug. 14.

The Youth Olympic Games is an international, multisport event held in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee that will take place every four years, consistent with the current format of the Olympic Games.

Eligible athletes must have been born between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1995.

Samson and Stokes qualified for the team at the 2010 Calema Midwinter Windsurfing Festival in March at Merritt Island, FL, where they were the highest finishing American male and female. The two athletes have been training and competing under the watchful eye of Britt Viehman (St. Petersburg, FL) who will also serve as team leader and coach in Singapore. Viehman has been coaching Samson for the past two years and Stokes for the last year. He owns the North Beach Windsurfing School in Florida and has more than 12 years of windsurfing and teaching experience.

Samson, 16, first started windsurfing two years ago when her father introduced her to the sport, and she has been on a fast track ever since. She trains on the water three times a week with her team, practicing necessary skills such as transitioning, tacking and gybing and boat speed.

For Stokes, 15, sailing is in his blood. He grew up on the water in a family of avid competitive sailors. He quickly rose in the ranks of youth sailing, and by the age of 12, he dominated the Optimist class, a popular boat for junior sailors. He held the national champion title in 2007, in addition to winning several regional championships across the United States. When he grew out of the Opti, he set his sights on a new challenge—windsurfing.

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Stokes windsurfs every day for at least three hours, practicing drills and boat speed. He also travels to Clearwater, FL, to train with a youth windsurfing team coached by Viehman.

Racing was scheduled Aug. 17-25. For results, photos, interviews and news on the Youth Olympic Games, go to www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en.html.

REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race

For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required.

To list an event, contact editor@southwindsmagazine. com. Send in the name of the event, date, location, contact info, possibly a short description. Do not just send a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here can be found at the southern yacht club directory under Sailor’s Resources at www.southwindsmagazine.com. The Web site also has articles on getting into racing and racing.

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information.

Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races if they happen on a regular schedule (eg, every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.). Contact editor to list your club racing.

There is both coastal and inland racing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Many inland lakes have racing, and the most famous and largest is Lake Lanier, GA, near Atlanta. Many clubs are based at the lake and race individually and together. There are also several small lakes in the

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In coastal racing, Charleston, SC, stands out with the largest number of regattas. Racing around Charleston is run by many yacht clubs in the area, which all coordinate their racing through the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA). The most famous regatta in the region is Charleston Race Week, an annual week of racing which draws one-design and PHRF racing from all over the South, including many one-design teams that come from other parts of the United States and a few foreign countries. Other major sailing areas are the Neuse River area in North Carolina (Neuse Yacht Racing Association) and the Long Bay Sailing Association in Myrtle Beach, SC. There is also racing scattered among a few clubs along North Carolina’s barrier islands on the Outer Banks.

The South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association is an organization that coordinates and lists races in the entire three-state area, including high school and collegiate racing.

Racing in the Southeast Coast is year around, but regattas are mainly in the spring and fall. Club racing is year around, but in the summer, races are generally held in the evening because of the heat. Winter racing continues in places like Charleston, even in cold weather, although “warm” days can be found even in January.

Upcoming Regattas

26th Michelob Ultra Regatta, New Bern, NC, Sept. 3-5 In celebration of New Bern’s 300th Anniversary, the Neuse Yacht Racing Association and Michelob Ultra are bringing back this historic Labor Day regatta, which at one time had 161 boats racing. The first race, historically called the Oar race, from New Bern to Oriental, is on Saturday, with afterrace festivities at the Oriental Marina. On Sunday, the Michelob Ultra Regatta will race back to New Bern with festivities following the race in New Bern.

Classes racing are Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Cruising. Go to www.mich-nyra.org for the NOR and details. E-mail commodore@nyra.org, or call Tinka Talbert at (252) 349-1337.

11th Annual Special Olympics Sailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA, Sept. 10-12

RACING · DAYSAILING CRUISING · PASSAGEMAKING

Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual open Sailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia on Lake Lanier Sept. 10-12 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Races will be Saturday and Sunday. There is a donation-based entrance fee, and the skipper who raises the most money wins a prize, which will be announced Saturday night.

Awards ceremony is on Sunday after racing. For sponsorship or registration, contact Cassidy Moody at (770) 4149390, ext. 107, or Cassidy.Moody@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.

The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. For information, go to www.southernsailing.org, or www.specialolympicsga.org/support/special-events/sailing-regatta

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9th Annual Harkers Island Regatta Draws 37 Boats

By Rob Eberle This popular ten-mile race around Harkers Island in a protected sound inside Cape Lookout, NC, drew 37 Sunfish from Maine to Georgia. Sailors sail, paddle and sometimes port their boats while negotiating shifting currents, passing under a narrow drawbridge and traversing shallow winding marshes.

The race was sailed in a light to moderate easterly, an unusual substitute for the normal southerly sea breeze.

Sailors may choose the direction they circumnavigate the island, a unique feature in “round island” Sunfish racing.

With the prospect of sailing downwind through the marshes, all but one renegade headed out sailing counter-clockwise around the eastern end of the island.

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Thirty-seven Sunfish, from Maine to Georgia, raced around Harkers Island near Cape Lookout, NC, on Aug. 7-8. Photo

by Mary Ramos.

For information on next year’s regatta and other North Carolina Sunfish racing events, contact Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@suddenlink.net. Regatta photos and information at www.mobyachtclub.com Rob Eberle is the owner of Eberle Marine Surveys based in New Bern, NC. An avid Sunfish racer, he organizes the Hot Toddy Sunfish series in New Bern each winter. He and lifelong friend George Evans of Harkers Island host the annual Harkers Island Regatta.

YC with a pack of boats close in tow. Having contended with the maze of marshes in prior years, Deale was able to easily pick one of the paths and others followed, sailing through the winding shallow water and needing only a minor amount of portage. Last year’s winner, Alex Dean of Raleigh, NC—with extensive local knowledge—took a longer inshore route through the marshes but was able to sail at a faster pace without need for portage and emerged several hundred feet in the lead.

The next obstacle that lay ahead was a narrow drawbridge, but with a following breeze and favorable current, the fleet had no problem sailing through. After rounding the west end of the island, an approximate four-mile beat would carry the fleet to the finish line. Bob Patterson had dropped back but slowly reeled in the leaders and looked like a shoe-in for the win until investing in some real estate a half mile from the finish line. Within the last quarter mile—after nearly 2-1/2 hours of racing—Alex Dean came from behind to take the gun, edging out Reiner Zeppenfeld of New Bern, NC, by five seconds, with Bob Patterson placing third and Ricky Evans fourth. The lone renegade to sail clockwise, Nicholas Zahradka of Morehead City, NC, edged out only eleven boats at the finish. Sulli Edwards of Apex, NC, was the top junior, landing 14 overall.

A traditional low-country boil dinner was served Saturday night for all racers and family members, complete with steamed local clams, homemade bread and a rum cake contest.

Sunday morning brought clear skies and a modest nor’ easterly for the second day of racing. Three windward-leeward races were sailed in smooth water and a modest cross current. Patterson led the fleet with three bullets with Reiner Zeppenfeld and Alex Dean close behind, finishing second and third respectively.

Awards for the two days of racing consisted of lump crabmeat and a variety of boating gear, with generous contributions from local Sunfish dealer Triton Yacht Sales, West Marine, Eberle Marine Surveys and Prospective Technologies. The rum cake contest blue ribbon was awarded to Alex Eberle of New Bern using local islander Deda Ridgeway’s original recipe dating back nearly 50 years from the Virgin Islands. Everyone took something home, including memories of another not-so-ordinary Sunfish regatta.

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Southeast Coast Race Calendar SEPTEMBER South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 4–5 Labor Day Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 5 Youth Invitational. Open Bic, Laser, Flying Junior, 420. Lake Murray SC (SC) 9-12 Force 5 NAs. Force 5.Western Carolina SC (SC) 11–12 Cat Fest. Catamarans. Lake Norman YC (NC) 11–12 Old Goat. Thistle. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 11–12 Scots on the Rocks. Flying Scots. Lake Murray SC (SC) 18–19 Board Bash. Jr & Adult. Lake Norman YC (NC) 18–19 Gone with the Wind. C22. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 24-26 USOD SE Regionals. Opti. Lake Norman YC (NC) 25–26 D-12 Championship Series. Laser. Carolina SC (NC) 25 Leukemia Cup One Design, PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 26 Wassaw Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 25–26 Bottums-up II. MC Scow. Lake Murray SC (SC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

11-12 One Design. Ensign Invitational Regatta. Oriental 11-12 One Design. J/24 District 8 Series. J/24. Oriental 18 NYRA. Oriental Cup. Oriental 25 NYRA Women’s Regatta. Oriental Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club Web site for club race schedule 4-5 Vern Pickering. Lake Lanier SC 10-12 Special Olympics Regatta. Southern SC 11-12 Old Goat. Lake Lanier SC 11-12 Thistle Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 18-19 C22 “Gone with the Wind.” Lake Lanier SC 25-26 Snipe Battle. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Club Web site for local club races OCTOBER South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their Web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 2-3 Old Salty Regatta. Thistles. Lake Norman YC 2-3 14th Annual Charleston Leukemia Cup Regatta. PHRF, SOUTHWINDS

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Open, High School Outback Regatta. Open. Carolina SC (SC) Pipers. Highlander. Lake Norman YC Calibogue Cup. PHRF. Yacht Club of Hilton Hea, SC Halloween Regatta. Open. Augusta SC Hospice Regatta. Open. Waccamaw SC Snipe Halloween Regatta. Snipe. Augusta YC Carolina Ocean Challenge. Open. South Carolina YC Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC

Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

23-24 Alice Cup to Bohicket.

30 Witches Brew Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

2 One Design. Neuse Solo Race. Oriental 9 Mumfest. New Bern 16 One Design. Greens Creek Regatta. Under 20 ft. Oriental Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

1-3 Barefoot Regatta. Barefoot SC 2-3 Atlanta Cup Lightning. Lake Lanier SC 9-10 Husband & Wife Regatta. Flying Scot. Lake Lanier SC 9-10 Beers Regatta. Y-flyer. Atlanta YC 16-17 Windsurfer/Viper Regatta. Sailboards, Vipers. Lake Lanier SC 23-24 Jr Olympic Sailfest. Laser, 420, Optis. Lake Lanier SC 30-31 Halloween Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

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holds true. Racing in this area can be as casual as a hobby, or as serious as a lifestyle.

Upcoming Regattas

Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, September through November Melbourne Yacht Club starts its Fall racing lineup on Sept. 2526, with the 32nd annual Mermaid Regatta for women sailors.

PHRF boats race Saturday, and Sunfish race on Sunday.

The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Week starts off with small boat racing on Oct. 16-17. Expected classes are Sunfish, Laser, Flying Scot, Monohull and Multihull Portsmouth. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 23-24.

Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.

Sanford Fall Regatta, Lake Monroe, Oct. 2-3 The Lake Monroe Sailing Association hosts this annual regatta on Lake Monroe. Race starting times: Oct. 2 – Noon; Oct. 3 – 10 a.m. Established in 1985, LMSA is comprised of 45+ members. It also hosts the Kettle Cup Regatta in December and the Trans-Monroe Regatta in March. Contact D. J. McCabe, regatta chair at (407) 330-0633, or dj@usailflorida.com.

East & Central Florida Race Calendar

The northeast and east central Florida areas offer a more varied sailboat racing experience than any other in Florida.

Buoy racing, distance racing and, increasingly, match racing are all formats for races held in this region.

Active yacht clubs and sailing associations occur about every 20 miles along the coastal region. Regattas are held year round, from ocean-going yachts to dinghies and catamarans. The peak of the regatta season is the spring while mid to late summer is the “low season“ because of afternoon lightning storms and hurricane season.

In northeast Florida, around Jacksonville, several notable ocean regattas occur each year. The focus in that area for small boat regattas is the St. Johns River and some of the larger lakes. The lower St. Johns has an active regatta schedule, too. From Daytona Beach south, both the Atlantic and the Indian River Lagoon offer rich regatta venues.

Inland lake sailing is also popular in this region, the most notable being on Lake Eustis.

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Club Racing (contact club or Web site for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons; Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year, sometimes suspended during regattas.

East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regular series; At least one event each month.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com).

Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Race series organized seasonally.

Lake Monroe SA (www.lakemonroesailing.com): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May SEPTEMBER 3 St. Augustine Dash. Halifax River YC 4-5 Mayport–Fernandina–Mayport Race. North Florida Cruising Club 4-6 Labor Day Regatta. Rudder Club 4-5 Lobster Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 25-26 Mermaid Regatta. Melbourne YC 24 Howl at the Moon. Halifax SA 25 Hands on the Helm Regatta. North Florida Cruising Club OCTOBER 1-3 12th Wildcat Multihull Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 1-3 Gary Gordon Race. Halifax River YC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Sanford Fall Regatta, Lake Monroe SA Yankee/Rebel Rally Melbourne YC Fall Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC Michelob Light Run Race. Halifax River YC Florida Interscholastic Club 420 Team Racing. Lake Eustis SC 30-31 5th Inland Lake Championship Regatta. Opti, Laser, Club 420

Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies on Saturday, October 16. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes.

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

Southeast Florida Race Calendar Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the club Web site for local club races

Racing in southeast Florida—from Miami to Stuart—is year around, but slows down considerably during the hot summer months, when many clubs switch to evening racing.

Clubs race regularly all along this coastal area, but the greatest concentration of regattas is in the greater Miami area, in Biscayne Bay, during Florida’s Southern “tourist” season.

Major regattas, including Olympic trials and many onedesign regattas, are held in the Miami area during the winter season. The Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association coordinates many of these events. Every March, Premiere Racing runs the Miami Grand Prix, a one-week regatta attended by world racing teams and boats.

The Shake-a-Leg organization, one of the world’s most well-known and successful disabled sailing/racing groups has its home in Miami.

Farther north up the coast is Fort Lauderdale, the West Palm Beach area, Stuart and points in between, where many clubs hold regattas and club racing year around. Fort Lauderdale hosts a feeder race each January to Key West for boats racing in Key West Race Week.

BBYC BBYRA CGSC CRYC KBYC LYC MYC PBSC SCF

Biscayne Bay YC Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com

SEPTEMBER 11 Florida State Snipe Juniors. CGSC 18 Conch Cup. MYC 25 Avocado, Mango and Lime Cup. BBYC OCTOBER 2 MYC Fall Harvest Youth Regatta 9 Columbus Day Regatta 16 Columbus Day Regatta Awards 16 Snipe Florida State Championships 23 KBYC 44th Round the Island Race 30 MYC Mark Albury Memorial Regatta Nov. 1 MYC Kona Windsurfing

Upcoming Regattas

6th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta, Palm Beach Inlet to Port St. Lucie Inlet, Sept. 25-26 This regatta, with a pursuit start, is a two-day, 24-nautical mile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to Port St. Lucie Inlet on Saturday, returning on Sunday. An afterrace pool party is at the Hutcheson Island Marriott on Saturday. Reserved dockage and reserved rooms available at reduced rates to race participants. The return race on Sunday is a regular class start race.

On Sunday, the dinner and awards banquet is held.

Race classes are Spinnaker, Jib & Main Class (for the family participants), and Multihull. The race is open to all seaworthy yachts. Go to http://castawayscup.com for complete information.

56th Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 9-10 The 56th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during the weekend of October 9-10 on Biscayne Bay. News & Views for Southern Sailors

Racing in the Keys is basically in three locales: Upper Keys; some racing in the Marathon area; and Key West where most of the racing takes place.

The Upper Keys Sailing Club has regular racing year around, slowing down in the hot summer months. They host a few regattas and have regular club racing. Several major catamaran regattas are also held in the Upper Keys.

These are mainly hosted by Rick White of Catamaran Sailor magazine, which is based in the Upper Keys, and are in the winter-season months.

Key West is host to the Western Hemisphere’s biggest regatta, Key West Race Week, each January, run by Premiere Racing. Boats and racing teams from all over the United States and Europe race in this event, which also brings a week of partying to the island. Both One-Design and PHRF boats compete.

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RACING through the Key West Sailing Club, which holds weekly club races open to all. The only exception is the Schooner Wharf Wrecker’s Race, which is a series of four races with boats of any size racing. First boat out and back wins, with no handicaps. The series runs every few weeks, starting in January during Key West Race Week. All sizes of boats race, from small day sailers to 80-foot schooners.

Marathon has limited racing with the sailboats from the Boot Key Harbor mooring field holding an annual regatta.

Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.

Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub .com. Go to the Club Web site for regular club racing open to all.

SEPTEMBER See the Club Web site OCTOBER 23 Founders Park Destination Race

West Florida—the region from Naples to Cedar Key—is one of the most active racing venues in the Southeast. More sailboats are concentrated in this region than any other in the South, although it does cover a large area. And Tampa Bay is the largest concentration of sailboats—and racing—in this area, although racing is very active south of here. Racing is year around, but like the rest of Florida, it is concentrated from fall through spring—during the “tourist” season—and many club races move to evening venues during the hot summer months.

Besides club racing, many major national one-design and PHRF regattas are held in the Tampa Bay area each year. The St. Petersburg Sailing Center is also home to some notable disabled racing/sailing groups. The area is also home to the decades-old annual Regata del Sol al Sol race from St. Petersburg to Mexico.

Almost all racing is handled through the West Florida PHRF organization (see below). The main regional racing areas are the Fort Myers-Naples area, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota-Bradenton and greater Tampa Bay, although racing is organized through the many clubs in between these points.

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includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF (WFPHRF) organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that sailors in the area would like to post. The WFPHRF Boat of the Year races are also listed.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes.

Upcoming Regattas

Sarasota Sailing Squadron 64th Annual Labor Day Regatta, Sept. 3-5 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its 64th Labor Day Regatta, Sept. 3-5. Held on Sarasota Bay, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Five racecourses will be set up hosting several Opti fleets, Lasers, 420s, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, One-design, Multihulls and PHRF fleets.

In 2009, there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dockage and limited camping are available. Food and entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact the SSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org

28th Bradenton Yacht Club Fall Kickoff Regatta, Bradenton, FL, Sept. 24-26 This regatta, held at the Bradenton Yacht Club, is the “kickoff” event for the Tampa Bay/Sarasota Bay area winter racing season. It is two days of racing in Tampa Bay. Six classes, Sspinnaker, Non-spinnaker, True Cruising, Racer Cruiser, Multihull and One-design, will make up the threerace regatta. Free dockage at the yacht club. Upwards of 70 boats have raced in the past, most of which raft up at the yacht club. Partying for the event begins on Friday night as boats gather at the club, continuing Saturday afternoon after racing. Register at www.bradenton-yacht-club.org, or call (941) 981-3891. For dock reservations, call (941) 7225936, ext. 212, or the dockmaster cell at (941) 374-2310.

26th Annual Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta, Dunedin, FL, Oct. 1-3 Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker, Cruising, Prams, Sunfish, Beach Cats, Offshore Cats, Ensigns, Sailability, and Kayaks. Racing on the Gulf of Mexico and St. Joseph’s Sound. Dunedin Boat Club and Kiwanis Club of Dunedin. Proceeds go to Dunedin Youth Sailing Program (www.dunedinsails.com).

The regatta ball is held the weekend before on Sept. 25 at Bon Appetit restaurant, Dunedin. Gary Jobson will speak.

Car Show with food vendors at Edgewater Park next to the Dunedin Marina, benefitting Cardiac Kids Foundation of Florida, Oct. 2, during the regatta.

For information, contact Rod Collman at rcollman@collman-karsky.com, or (727) 734-3749. www.dunedincup.org, or www.dunedinboatclub.org, for NOR. www.southwindsmagazine.com

27th Annual Rumgatta Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 16-17 One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Skippers meeting and pre-race party on Friday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. with keg beer, wine and food. Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Mother Lode. The Mother Lode class is for those without a PHRF rating (ratings will be assigned). One-designs will race if four or more boats sign up to make a class. On Sunday is the Women’s Rumgatta Regatta.

For NOR and registration, go to www.tampasailing.org.

Call Race Fleet Captain John Martini at (813) 641-2755, or email martini447@verizon.net.

46th CMCS Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 15-17 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere annual sailing competition. Held at Fort Myers Beach with the Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for the awards dinner Sunday and Saturdays party at Coconuts.

The regatta is a boat of the year event for the Southwest Florida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats usually participate in six classes in this two-day event.

Buoy races will be Saturday and a distance coastal race Sunday, returning to the beach. The regatta is held to raise money for local youth sailing programs. For more information, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.

Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 9-10 This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge event. The two-day race features challenging courses on Tampa Bay to include windward/leewards and “around-the-government marks” navigation.

Perpetual trophies are awarded to the best finisher in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, and Cruising classes. The Manufacturer’s Challenge, established several years ago, offers perpetual trophies awarded to the best overall finishing Hunter, Catalina and Island Packet yacht.

For more information, go to www.spyc.org for contact info, NOR and entry forms.

4th Annual Cortez Cup, Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 9

This is a Sarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the Year Race for WFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 9, from the Cortez Cove Marina in Cortez, FL. A skippers meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s restaurant in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 7.

Racing will be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass.

Races will be for any division of boats with at least three entries. Awards ceremony, food, drink and entertainment will follow the race. Details and NOR will be posted at News & Views for Southern Sailors

www.cortezyachtclub.com, or call Peter Robinson at (941) 266-7054.

Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 22-24 This event is open to all multihull sailboats. The three-day event will start on Friday with the long-distance race, which is optional for all except those competing in the Stiletto Nationals. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, the last race day. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent.

Complimentary camping, docking, launching, and parking are available at the Squadron, which can be reached at (941) 388-2355. For the NOR, go to www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. For more information, contact Regatta Chair Nana Bosma, at nana@u-boat.us or (941) 306-7776.

Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, Oct. 23-24 This event includes the Capri 16.5 North Americans, Daysailer State Championship, Windmill State Championship, Moth State Championship and the Women’s Suncoast Sunfish Challenge. Contact Mark Rother at (727) 535-2602, or go to the BCYC Web site, www.sailbcyc.org.

34th Clearwater Challenge, Clearwater Yacht Club, Oct. 30-31 This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.

Competitors are usually invited to the club to use the bar and dining facilities the previous week with free dockage provided for this period. Many sailors compete in the Davis Island Regatta to Clearwater the weekend before and leave their boats there for the Challenge.

In the past, they usually have two days of buoy racing with the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats racing windward-leeward on one course north of Clearwater Pass and the Racer-Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race various courses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass.

But this year, they are considering alternatives. Contact the club for details.

For more information, and to register online, go to www.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.

Race Reports

Tampa to Fort Myers Regatta, Davis Island Yacht Club, May 20-21

By Robin Clement, Interim Fleet Captain The resurrection of the Tampa to Fort Myers Regatta was held in light winds and hot and humid weather—but participants still enjoyed the racing. The race started down the SOUTHWINDS

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RACING bay from the yacht club to attract entries from other clubs and was well-attended. The winds were light, but all participants raved about the hospitality for the two-day weekend.

Some said it reminded them of Key West 50 years ago. The race will be repeated next year with a proposed start for cruisers in the morning and racers in the afternoon.

Race organizer Jamie Myers of the Davis Island Yacht Club said, “The goal of the race was met, and there is a solid base of knowledge from which to expand and improve upon for next year. We had a great group of boats. Though the wind conditions weren’t favorable, everyone was impressed with the destination, and in short order, the frustration of the racing wore off.”

Traditionally, there was a Tampa to Fort Myers Race from 1946 through at least 1959. It was a race “open to all cruising type sailboats” starting at the south end of the Davis Islands and finishing in San Carlos Bay near Fort Myers. Originally it was sponsored by a number of organizations, including the Davis Island Yacht Club and the Fort Myers Yacht Club. The race was run in the beginning of November every year. There is a large black and white aerial photo hanging in the DIYC bar that is the start of that race in 1947.

There was also a power cruise held in conjunction with the race. In 1950 it went from Davis Island to St. Petersburg, then to Sarasota—where racers spent the night, having dinner at the Sarasota Yacht Club. They continued the next day to Fort Myers, where they met the sailboats for the festivities. It sounds like they knew how to party in the ’50s. In 1958, it was written up in the paper as “the 13th annual Tampa to Ft Myers yacht race and power boat cruise.”

Results: 1st, Tiger Alan Jepson, Palm Bay, FL; 2nd, Celebration Mike Kayusa, Fort Myers, FL; 3rd, Renegade Jamie Myers, Tampa, FL; 4th, Rum An’ Mike Milvain, Treasure Island FL; 5th, Claire Randy St. James, Sarasota, FL; 6th, Macushla Joel Andrews, Fort Myers, FL; 7th, Mon Ami Don Highnote, Tampa, FL; 8th, Shazaam Roger Gatewood, St. Petersburg, FL; DNF, Blue Moon Bobby Crawford, Treasure Island, FL.

West Florida Race Calendar Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10am, PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.

Bradenton YC. Races April thru October. Wednesday evening races at 6:30 p.m. Winter races Sunday at 1:30. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, call Gerry Baily at (941) 981-3891.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org.

Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. saraherb@aol.com.

Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.

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28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org SEPTEMBER 4 Davis Island YC, PHRF night race to Sarasota 4 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Joey Meyer Youth Regatta 4-5 Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 63rd annual Labor Day Regatta, all classes 11-12 St. Petersburg SA, PHRF 1&2 18 Caloosahatcheee Marching and Chowder Society, Kayusa Cup (CBOTY) 18-19 St. Petersburg YC, Bruce Watters Regatta, Green Fleet only 18-19 Davis Island YC, Melges 24 series 25-26 Bradenton YC, PHRF Kickoff Regatta (WFBOTY) 25-26 Davis Island YC, J24 District 10 Green Bench Regatta 25-26 St. Petersburg YC, District singlehanded championship and Cressy Trophy qualifier OCTOBER 1-3 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Wildcat Multihull Regatta 2 Davis Island YC, Dore Drake Regatta 2-3 Dunedin YC, Dunedin Cup. 2-3 St. Petersburg SA, PHRF 3&4 9 Cortez YC, Cortez Cup (SBBOTY) 9-10 Clearwater YC, Clearwater Championships 9-10 St. Petersburg YC, Fall Bay Race (WFBOTY) 9-10 St. Petersburg YC. College match racing qualifier 15-17 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Summerset Regatta (CBOTY, CHBOTY, SWFBOTY) 16 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Rumgatta 17 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Women’s Rumgatta 16-17 Davis Island YC, Melges 24 Atlantic Coast Championships 16-17 Edison Sailing Center, Junior Olympics River Romp Regatta 19-23 St. Petersburg YC, Rolex Osprey Cup 22-23 Davis Island YC, Davis Island Classic (WFBOTY) 22-24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous 23 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Florida Interscholastic Club 420 Team Racing 23-24 Boca Ciega YC and Gulfport YC, Centennial All Class Regatta 23-24 Naples Sailing & Yacht Club, Commodore’s Cup 24-26 Bradenton YC, Fall Kickoff Regatta (BOTY) 24-26 Davis Island YC, Lightning Pan-Am Trials 29-31 St. Petersburg YC, high school singlehanded championship 30-31 Clearwater YC, Clearwater Challenge (WFBOTY) 30-31 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Inland Lake Championship Regatta

This region—the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas—has a very active and serious racing schedule, being host to many local, as well as national, regattas. The five-state area is geographically linked and the Gulf Yachting Association is the controlling authority.

This area races year around, but winter slows down considerably because of the cold. It is notably, though, the most active summer racing region in the South, with major regattas being held all summer, besides active spring and fall schedules. (The summer schedule has been drastically interrupted by the Gulf oil spill.)

The area has a racing history going back many years, www.southwindsmagazine.com

with the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans being the second oldest club in the U.S, although New Orleans in general has been making a difficult revival from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Many national one-design sailing classes have been holding their nationals in the area for decades, including major multihull classes. Busy racing venues go from Pensacola west all along the coastal area.

For northern Gulf coast race calendars and more information, go to the Gulf Yachting Association Web site, at www.gya.org.

Race Reports

30th Anniversary Bikini Regatta, Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola, July 24

By Kim Kaminski Thirty years ago, the Navy Yacht Club came up with a specially designed race to welcome women to sailboat racing.

Yacht club members Lloyd Stagg and his wife Beverly introduced a unique idea to the club by presenting a competition allowing women to be in command of a sailboat during one of their races in the sailing season. The idea was to encourage women to take the helm of a sailboat in a race. To emphasize the female aspect of the event, they decided to name the race the Bikini Regatta and added the requirement that half the crew must also be female. Lady sailors have come a long way since those early days in the first Bikini Regatta in 1980, and their efforts have been encouraged every step of the way.

On July 24, the Navy Yacht Club held the 30th Annual (Pearl Anniversary) Bikini Regatta with 16 boats and four classes (two Spinnaker, a Non-Spinnaker and a Cruising class). Nine Spinnaker boats raced a steeplechase 12.3-mile in Pensacola Bay with the seven boats of the Non-Spinnaker and Cruising classes competing on a similar 9.93-mile course. The winds were stiff, blowing at 17 knots out of the east-southeast throughout the day, providing a challenging contest.

What started out as a small, once-a-year race for women has now become one of a three-race Ladies Sailing Trilogy series in the area. The first race, the Fast Women Regatta was postponed until the fall due to the oil spill.

Consequently, the Bikini Regatta, normally the second race is now the first race. On August 14, the third race, the Race for the Roses, sponsored by the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club was held (too late for the September press deadline).

In honor of the 30th anniversary, the winners of the First Place in Class and the Overall Fleet awards received a special handmade sailboat pendant and earned the perpetual Lloyd and Bev Stagg Cup that honors the founders of the regatta.

Results (boat, skipper, club, time, award): Spinnaker A, 12.3 miles, 1, Velvet Elvis, Linda Thompson, PBYC, 1:31:58; 2, Rodent, Terri Swift, PYC, 1:34:18; 3, Coyote, Margo Partain, PBYC, 1:36:25; 4, Black Ice, Shawn Smith, PBYC, 1:36:45; Spinnaker B, 12.3 miles; 1, Radio Flyer, Laura Melville Witherington, PYC, 1:28:18, Overall Fleet Winner Bev & Lloyd Stagg Cup; 2, Eve’n Keeled, Jennifer Grant, FWYC, 1:31:07; 3, Polish Navy, Kim Kaminski, NYC, 1:34:27 All Female, Best Female Crew Spinnaker Class; 4, Reach Around, K. Kriegel / E. Hunt, PBYC, 1:36:52 All Female; 5, A Little Wicked, Rachael News & Views for Southern Sailors

Navy Yacht Club Commodore Doug Werber presents the team from Polish Navy with the award for the Best All Female Crew in the Spinnaker Class during the 2010 Bikini Regatta award presentation. The girls wore their “pearls” in honor of the 30th anniversary of the race. Photo by Kim Kaminski/Bill Geyer.

Gillette, PYC, 1:42:40 All Female; Non-Spinnaker, 9.93 miles; 1, Roka Dobi, Julie Denton, PYC, 1:22:03, Overall Fleet Winner Bev & Lloyd Stagg Cup; 2, Shaman, Lisa Williams, NYC, 1:30:19 All Female, Best Female Crew Non-Spinnaker Class; 3, Coquina, Julie Connerley, PBYC, 1:36:42; 4, Just-Be-N-Me, Be Gobeli, PYC, 1:37:07 All Female; 5, Caddy Wampus, Linda Curenton, PBYC, 1:46:55 All Female; Cruising, 9.93 miles; 1, Great Adventure, Sharon Stone, NYC, 1:31:16; 2, Windsound, Stark, NYC, DNF; Pearl Anniversary Winners: Best All Female Crew Winners: Spinnaker, Polish Navy, NYC; NonSpinnaker, Shaman, NYC; Best Overall Fleet, Bev and Lloyd Stagg Cup; Spinnaker, Radio Flyer, PYC; Non-Spinnaker, Roka Dobi, PYC.

Pensacola Yacht Club Welcomes Historic Championship, July 30-Aug. 1 Strammer and Schuurmans Claim US Singlehanded Titles

By Julie B. Connerley

2010 Men’s Division Champion Fred Strammer, US SAILING Singlehanded Sailing Chair Martine Rawlings Zurinskas and 2010 Womens Division Champion, Leonie Schuurmans. Photo by Julie B. Connerley.

More than two years ago, Pensacola Yacht Club submitted a bid to host US SAILING’S Singlehanded Championship (USSC). Little did PYC realize that its timing would coincide with a historic decision made by the US Singlehanded Committee in late 2009, the inclusion of a new division for women 16 or older.

Prior to John Marvin’s bronze medal in the 1956 SOUTHWINDS

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RACING Olympic games, singlehanded racing was not widespread.

In 1960, George D. O’Day brought home the gold medal in Naples, Italy, sailing a 5.5 Metre. Two years later, friends of O’Day dedicated a trophy in his name for a national single championship.

Although the USSC has been an open competition since it began, a woman has never won it.

“The US Singlehanded Committee decided to introduce a Women’s Championship to be raced in Laser Radial,” began Martine Rawlings Zurinskas, US Singlehanded Championship chair. “This is in keeping with the increasing trend of female singlehanded sailors and the Olympic efforts by the U.S. in the Laser Radial division.

“Additionally, the committee changed the previous Open Championship to a Men’s Championship to be raced in Lasers, giving the event two distinct classes.”

The selection process was also revamped and expanded. “Previously, about 20 sailors were selected from 11 area eliminations, college and high school championships, military representatives and resumes,” Zurinskas continued.

“Now competitors are also selected from the top singlehanded championships—Laser, Sunfish, Finn, etc. The field truly represents the nation’s elite sailors.”

National sponsors for the 2010 championship, held July 30-Aug. 1, included Rolex Watch U.S.A., Hobie Polarized, and LaserPerformance, which supplied 20 Laser hulls and spars for the regatta. “They have allocated 10 for each division, offering them to those who have to travel the farthest,” said Regatta Chairman John Matthews of PYC. Other sponsors included PYC, the PYC chapter of Florida Commodores Association, Hunter Riddle of Schurr Sails, and Commodore John Matthews.

Twelve men and 12 women competed, sailing eight and seven races respectively during the three-day event.

Competition was fierce. After four races on day one, Fred Strammer and Sean Kelly were tied for first in the Men’s Division. Leonie Schuurmans had three bullets and a 12thplace finish to end up six points behind leader Sarah Stubbs in the Women’s Division.

On day two, Strammer and Kelly were still tied after two more races. Schuurmans had another bullet and was just three points behind women’s leader Stubbs after a thunderstorm required abandonment of their second race.

Fred Strammer, 21, of Nokomis, FL, Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, finished 4-4 in the final two races for 23 points overall and the championship title. Sean Kelly, St. Francis YC, CA, placed 7-7 for 31 points, breaking a tie for second place with John Wallace, St. Petersburg YC. Leonie Schuurmans, 16, Houston YC, finished 2-3 on the last day to claim the championship title by one point over Sarah Stubbs, American YC, NY. Annie Rossi, San Francisco YC, took third place.

For PYC, management, staff, and member volunteers numbering 70, hosting this prestigious, historic event was an opportunity to welcome many first-time visitors to “the South’s finest yacht club.”

For complete results, visit www.USSAILING.org.

Upcoming Regattas Many races have been canceled because of the Gulf oil spill.

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90th Annual Lipton Cup, Bay St. Louis, MS, Sept. 3-6 The Bay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St. Louis, MS, will host the 90th Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Sept. 3-6. The regatta is an inter-club competition between the 33 member clubs of the Gulf Yachting Association. Competitors sail the 19-foot one-design, the Flying Scot, in five races held over three days. The winning club hosts the 91st Lipton Cup in 2011. www.bwyc.org.

20th Annual Juana Good Time Regatta, Navarre Beach, Florida Panhandle, Sept. 10-12 Always held on the first weekend after Labor Day, this regatta is held at, and sponsored by, Juana’s Pagodas—a thatch-roofed volleyball beach bar just south of the Navarre Beach Bridge on the Florida Panhandle. Racing on Santa Rosa Sound, the regatta usually has about 50 boats participating including cruising catamarans, beach cats and windsurfers. They are looking for trimarans to enter to make their own class this year. Many boaters travel from as far as Louisiana and Mississippi to attend.

For more information, go to www.juanaspagodas.com, and click on Regatta—or any of the regatta links.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club Web sites for club races.

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Catalina Yachts Com-Pac Yachts RS Sailboats

New RS Tera 9’5” $2895 New RS Q’Ba 11’5” $3895 New RS Feva 12’ $5495 New RS Vision 15’ $9495 2006 Catalina Expo 14.2 $4,978 2010 Compac Legacy 16 $11,500 2010 Catalina 16.5 $7019 2010 Compac Picnic Cat $10,995 New Compac Suncat-trl $19,878 2010 Compac SundayCat $17,245 2004 Compac Horizon Cat $25,995 2010 Compac Eclipse $24,582 1997 Catalina Capri 22fin $9,695 2005 Catalina 22 Sport/trl $12,700 New Catalina 22 MKII $ tba 2001 Catalina 250 WB/trl $19,995 2010 Catalina 250 WK $30,022 1983 S-2 7.9 GrandSlam SOLD **Brand New RS Sailboats

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Your Authorized Dealer for SELECTED LISTINGS Gulfstar 50 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000 Phinn 50 Custom Schooner ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Tayana 48 CC 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Hardin 45 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 Beneteau 43 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$242,000 Beneteau M432 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$64,900 Hatteras 43 DC 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$121,000 Hatteras 43 MYDC 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$92,000 Pilgrim 43 PLAY 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$220,000 Slocum 43 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 Beneteau 423 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$220,000 Swift Trawler 42 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$335,000 Tayana 42 VAC 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 Hunter 41 AC 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000 Hunter 41 DS 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 Morgan Classic 41 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Block Island 40s ‘65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 Beneteau O393 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$144,500 Island Pilot 395 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$254,000 Hunter 375 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 Hunter 37.5 Legend 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$66,900 Jeanneau 37 Selection 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 C-Dory Cape Dory 36 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 B&H Sydney 36 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,000 Cape Dory 36 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 Catalina 36 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 Lien Hwa 36 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 Pearson 36s ‘80 & ‘82 starting at . . . . . . .$39,500 Hunter 355 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$58,000 Hunter 340 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$62,900 Catalina 34 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,000 Mainship Pilot 34 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900 Hunter 33s ‘93 & ‘05 starting at . . . . . . .$48,900 Beneteau Antares 980 32 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Beneteau 311s ‘00 & ‘03 starting at . . . . . . .$59,000 Hunter 31 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,900 Pearson 31 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,900 Hunter 31 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,900 Nonsuch 30 Ultra 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 Alerion AE 28s ’96 & ’04 starting at . . . . . . .$69,000 Hunter 28s ‘90 & ‘98 starting at . . . . . . .$21,000 Knight Bros Custom 28 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Island Packet 27 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,000 J/Boats J/80 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,000 Catalina 27 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,300 Beneteau FC 75 '06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900

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BOATS & DINGHIES

Hunter 21.6, 2004. 6-person cockpit, 8-feet long. 4-stroke Honda. North Sail. Roller Furling. GPS. Galvanized trailer. Excellent condition. Clearwater. $12,900. (727) 642-2828.

(10/10)

18’ Florida Bay Wooden Sharpie. Just restored. 2 sets of sails. Custom aluminum trailer. 3hp Outboard. Ready for the water. $2,900. North Florida. Will deliver. (305) 9237384. (9/10)

Catalina 22, 1981, with trailer. Swing keel, main and jib sails in good condition. Clean boat. New Bottom paint. $2,500. (843) 9025442/399-9114, or rbm2009@sc.rr.com.

(11/10)

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22 Catalina Sport, 2006. Mainsail, genoa, swing keel, raising kit, swim ladder, boat cover, antifouling paint, 4HP Yamaha, transport cradles, TrailRite trailer. Milton, FL. Jim. oreenay22@yahoo.com, (413) 698-2667/ 446-2239. (11/10)

Hake Seaward 25. 1997 and 1999. Starting at $24,900. Classic good looks and superior construction. Two models. Diesel power, good gear, and shoal draft. Perfect for FL/Bahamas cruising. Alan at Grand Slam Yacht. (941) 350-1559.

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Telstar 26 trimaran. New standing rigging, new roller furling. 25hp OB 4-stroke, electric start. Tilting mast to get under bridges. Good condition. New Upholstery, radio, Porta-potti, etc. $21,000. (305) 893-6061. (9/10)

1973 ERICSON 27. Same ownership since 1976. Every upgrade imaginable. Registered antique vessel. Main, 155, working & storms jibs, asymmetrical. Two autopilots. 4-year-old Honda 4-stroke outboard is a gem. Ready to cruise/race. Sails, rigging excellent. Last time raced (12 mi) boat won class by 6:24 in real time. $7,200. Palmetto, FL. (941) 776-1237.

(11/10)

2003 Precision 28. $44,900. Jim Taylordesigned pocket cruiser. Racing or fast cruising. Diesel power, marine head, GPS, depth, stereo, wheel steering and very good sails.

Alan at Grand Slam Yacht. (941) 350-1559.

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$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. The hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (9/10)

30’ Maine Cat Catamaran, 1999, Two New Honda 9.9 HP Outboard Engines Great performance on all points of sail, all weather cockpit, accommodations for five+. $103,000, Rick @ 727-422-8229, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.CatamaransinFlorida.com

2009 Eastern 31 Coastal Explorer. Reduced to $274,950. This is a loaded boat with many factory and dealer options. Ruggedly built and sea kindly. Factory warranty and dealer support. Must see to appreciate. Low interest financing available. $274,950 Contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350

1983 Allmand 31 Sloop for sale. $28,500. 44’ mast, 4 foot draft. Bristol condition, loaded and ready to go cruising! Call Capt. Marti (305) 731-7315. For specs captmarti@netzero.com (11/10)

30’ Hunter Cherubini 1982 with Yanmar diesel, Bimini, dodger, Harken roller furling, new Genoa, Autohelm 3000 autopilot, marine air conditioning, hot and cold pressure water, bow sprit w/anchor roller, Imron green top sides, very well maintained. Asking $15,900. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

BROKERS: 1996-2004 Alerion Express 28. FOUR to choose from, $49,900 to $83,000. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

1978 Ericson 30, Good condition. Repowered in 2004 with Kubota diesel, runs great.

Roller furler, anchor windlass, 4ft draft.

Located Tampa, FL. Asking $16,500 or best offer. Contact Scott (813) 340-9599. (9/10a)

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1977 Cheoy Lee Offshore 33 Ketch with Perkins 4-108. Loaded with new upgraded equipment. Only 3' 8" draft. Recent Awl-Grip, Wind Gen, Solar, Windlass, Refrig, Propane, GPS, H&C Pressure water, Head with Shower and more. A classic beauty asking $29,900. www.CortezYachts.com or (941) 792-9100.

Popular 2001 Sabre 34 FB Sedan located in Punta Gorda. Twin Cummins 220 HP diesel engines, NEW Awlgrip in 2009, varnished cherry interior, generator, autopilot and in very nice condition. Old Towne Yacht Sales.

SE U.S. Sabre dealer. Call Brad bradoty@gmail.com. (941) 957-8627.

1995 Beneteau 35S7, Very Rare, Very Fast, Always on Fresh Water, Air Conditioning, www.cedarmills.com, (903) 523-4222

2003 Catalina 36 MKII, Excellent Condition, Always on fresh water, Air Conditioning, www.cedarmills.com, (903) 523-4222.

Hans Christian 33T. Bluewater cruiser 1981.

Updated w/50hp Yanmar diesel (new 17hrs), New Electronics: Raymarine S1 autopilot, Garmin 4208 radar/GPS/map plotter. Air Marine wind generator, Harken roller furlers, Genoa and Jib sails. Classic teak interior, queen-sized bed Captain’s berth, A/C, heater; stand-up shower, marble sink. Galley complete with new refrigeration system, alcohol stove/oven. Docked Fairhope, Alabama.

Accepting offers. Inquiries contact (228) 3320554, 2rightal@gmail.com. (11/10a)

34’ Tartan 1985, Westerbeke diesel, Very clean and well maintained, Awlgrip Blue hull, $39,950, Joe @ 941-224-9661 Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

Stunning 35’ Tradewinds offshore sailboat built in England and designed by John Rock.

NEW hull and deck Awlgrip w/nonskid. Call to get details. bradoty@gmail.com. (941) 9578627.

Hans Christian 33T, 1982. 30hp Yanmar diesel. Cutter-rigged. Roller furling main, headsail and staysail. Solar panel, propane, refrig, Garmin 182C Chartplotter/GPS. SSB Icom. Hard Dodger. True Bluewater cruiser.

New electric windlass. RIB dinghy with 15hp OB. Lots of Gear/spares. No teak decks. No blisters. Cortez Yachts Sales, Cortez, FL. Asking $74,900, (941) 792-9100.

BROKERS:

35’ Morgan Centerboard, 1971, Yanmar diesel, Very clean, well maintained, Ready to cruise @ only $26,900, Butch @ 850-6248893, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

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2002 Catalina 36 MK II. Original owners! Flexo-Fold prop, 2 Mermaid A/C, dripless stuffing box, Ultraleather, Raymarine gauges, Garmin chartplotter, windlass, Quantum 155% jib, Stereo/ CD, TV/ DVD. Draws 4'5" LIKE NEW! $106,900. Diane (239) 850-4935. Cape Coral.

(9/10)

37’ Tayana Cutter, 1984, Fiberglass decks, Awlgriped hull, Numerous upgrades, Windgenerator, New sails in ’05, New Yanmar ’05, $94,000, Harry @ 941-400-7942 Edwards Yacht Sales, www.Sailboatsin Florida.com

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39’ CORBIN PILOT HOUSE 1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, Blue Water Cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller Furling, Solar, Wind Gen, Radar, Auto Pilot, GPS, Electric Windlass, Full Galley + more. $110,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

41 Morgan O/I Walkthru Ketch. 4’2” Draft, Full Keel, 48hp. Engine. Full sail inventory.

Technicold refrigeration, Water maker, Bimini Top w/full vinyl curtains. Lots of xtras. $40,000. (239) 694-2552, email itmarina@yahoo.com. (10/10)

2006 42’ Catalina MKII, Pullman, Gen, 2 ACs, in-mast furling main, teak companionway doors, ivory leather, Raymarine C120 plotter/radar, davits, dinghy w/motor, electric heads, immaculate, $221,000. sue@laneve.com, (813) 541-2231. (10/10)

39’ Gulfstar Sailmaster, 1982. The first deck salon layout with large windows for wrap around visibility. Main, 120% jib, 150%, spinnaker. Air conditioning, refrigerator, propane stove. Shows well. $69,500. Stewart Marine Corp, Miami, since 1972. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com

2008 Hunter 41DS #399. Reduced to $249,900. This is a new in-stock boat loaded with factory options, including AC, gen and a full suite of Raymarine electronics. Was $284,188, now $249,900. Great financing available, Contact Ed Massey at (941) 7252350.

42’ VAGABOND KETCH 1980, Center Cockpit, aft cabin walk thru with 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, propane stove, h&c water, refrig, microwave, bbq, gps, radar, vhf, ssb, speed & depth, auto pilot, solar panel, inverter/charger, dodger, Bimini, 5 sails, electric windlass, 4 anchors, Perkins Diesel ready to be installed. Interior suffered some water damage. $29,900. www.CortezYachts.com.

(941) 792-9100.

CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL

Beneteau 39 First Class 12. $59,900. This is one Fast Beneteau. Shoal draft. Top performer on Florida’s West Coast racing circuit. Good sail inventory. Alan at Grand Slam Yacht.

(941) 350-1559. AlanGSYS@gmail.com.

1977 CT 41 Pilothouse. New interior paint, varnish ceilings, cushions. Teak decks removed except in cockpit, new life lines and standing rigging. Great offshore boat. (772) 463-7031. Leave message. (11/10)

45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$134,900 42' Vagabond 1980 - Project . . . .$29,900 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 33' Hans Christian 1982 . . . . . . . .$74,900 33' Cheoy Lee 1977 . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 30' Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,900 POWER

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CROSSINGS continued from page 78 ways to the swells. The boat was up to it; it was me that there were some doubts about.

Lee flew back a few days later, and I settled in for a couple of months of reading, writing and exploring the cays and Bahamian culture. That new sparkle of optimism that I experienced that day while crossing the Gulf Stream’s cobalt blue waters seemed very real to me now. The crossings accomplished, my own personal version of a “voyage of discovery” was finally at hand.

John Galloway is a retired retail store owner from Tampa. He has been a sailor for over 40 years and has owned several boats from 23 to 43 feet. He currently has a 36foot Heritage East trawler and sails out of the Tampa Yacht Club.

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L

ooking pensively into the deep— very deep—cobalt blue waters of the Gulf Stream on my passage to the Bahamas gave me both a sense of melancholy and of optimism. I was making the crossing on my boat not only from one country to another but also symbolically from one part of my life to another. This voyage was in my head for years and kept me going while I worked through a painful family situation and, concurrently, the

made it through to deeper water with no problems.

From there to Marsh Harbour was a two-day run in some of the most beautiful water on Earth. The colors were brown, white, blue and green and that iridescent turquoise that took your breath away. To add to the magic, dolphins came alongside Liberty to welcome us and to play in our wake.

The cays (pronounced keys) are each separated by that beautiful water,

fresh 15- to 20-knot breeze our bow rose up and settled down with a pitching motion I had not experienced before. Ahead, the early morning sun was directly in our eyes blocking much of our vision of what lay ahead, and salt spray was being blown into our faces. I had the helm and Lee was standing beside me giving me guidance on the passage.

I looked ahead, and in the blinding morning sun, I could make out

The Stream & The Whale— Crossings

By John Galloway John and Lee on arrival in Marsh Harbour after going through The Whale.

breaking up and sale of my family business. Surely, something this beautiful foretold of renewal, exploration and a new world not yet experienced...and it lay just ahead over the horizon.

Being a single-handed sailor for years, I finally succumbed to the relative ease of running a powerboat, and I ran solo on my 36-foot trawler Liberty from Tampa to Key Biscayne where my buddy Lee Culbreath joined me.

We took our first shot at crossing the Gulf Stream on Saturday, but a little way out, we realized it was way too rough, and we turned back to fight another day. The seas were like lumpy mashed potatoes, except that they were dark blue and were moving in several different directions at once.

The next day was indeed better, and we made it across the Gulf Stream in about 10 hours in relatively calmer waters. Approaching the Great Bahama Bank near West End, our water depth changed from about 2000 feet to about seven feet of water in about a 10-minute period. The water was no longer cobalt blue but a shimmering iridescent turquoise. Lee knew the unmarked channel and we 78 September 2010

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and each island stands out individually like a painting hanging in an art gallery. We later tied up overnight at Green Turtle Cay in anticipation of the next day’s challenging crossing of “The Whale.”

Crossing The Whale is the crossing where legend meets fear and often brings about a questioning of your judgment for being in this part of the Bahamas. Just south of Green Turtle Cay there is Whale Cay, and because the water is so shallow there in the Sea of Abaco, you have to go outside in the Atlantic a few miles and then come back in on the other side of Whale Cay back into the Sea of Abaco. If the ocean swells are big and breaking, it is called a “rage” and you do not pass through for fear of broaching and losing your boat. The marine radio is usually buzzing with people wanting to know how The Whale is on any given day before they make their passage, but we were there very early so we were the first boat through and had no knowledge of the conditions.

Approaching The Whale I noticed the seas were building, and we were rolling more than usual. Turning to port directly into the seas and into the

something I could not understand. It looked like a short, wide wall but moving around from side to side. Lee said they were breaking seas, and we should adjust our timing to go when the seas directly in front of us were not breaking too bad. About this time, I am thinking that stamp collecting would be a much more appropriate hobby for me than being out here doing this. But with my male ego telling me I can’t possibly look like a…well, you know…I gave the throttle a shot and put the bow directly into the seas. As the boat rose up into the 6to 8-foot swells—and then quickly down into the troughs—I kept us moving forward, dodging the breakers as best I could. Liberty took the seas directly on the bow and pushed them aside as we powered through to relatively calmer waters on the other side of the breakers. Looking back at the breakers that were now behind us made me shudder.

As nerve-racking as the seas were, the greatest danger would have been from me had I done something stupid like slowing down or turning sideSee CROSSINGS continued on page 76

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