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See the Bay: Cape Charles

Sunsets, serenity, seafood, and sand… need more reasons to visit Cape Charles?

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Tall Ship, Racing Stripes: The U.S. Coast Guard’s Eagle

Teaching Coast Guard cadets seamanship and leadership on a triple-masted, 295-foot steel barque.

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Eye on the Bay: SpinSheet Summer Cover Contest 2015 Chesapeake Bay summer sailing from our readers’ perspectives.

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68 Youth and Collegiate Focus: Snipe Junior

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ere’s a quiz: Quick! Close your eyes, think for 30 seconds, and give me your top five on-thewater Chesapeake memories since August 2014. If you’re anything like me, narrowing it to five posed a challenge. Once I wrote them down, I was surprised by how many of my standout memories took place on light-air or even windless days.

Paddling around the lotuses topped my list. Last summer, one of our contributors, Tom Hale, sent me a note and a stunning photo to show the American lotuses in full bloom on Turner’s Creek on the Sassafras River.

That very week, I rallied four friends early on a Saturday morning and headed with car-topped kayaks for Turner’s Creek Landing in Kennedyville, MD. Between mid-July and mid-August, the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) blossoms into flowers than can span 10 inches, the largest blossom in North America. According to the Sassafras River Water Trail website, “This plant was once a favored food source for American Indians, who ate the starchrich roots and large seeds. Today, American lotus is found in only three locations on the Chesapeake Bay: the Elk/Bohemia River system, Mattawoman Creek on the Potomac River, and the Sassafras River.”

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out that those tasty roots are dense enough to snarl a kayak, so paddling “along” the lotuses it was. Spending the morning in an enchanted field of wildflowers—so pretty that you can imagine a little winged fairy tapping you on the shoulder and granting all of your wishes—was a summer delight I intend to revisit annually.

Windsurfing lessons out of Gunpowder Falls State Park also made my awesome summer day list. Kaylie Jasinski, our assistant editor who teaches windsurfing and standup paddleboarding at Ultimate Watersports, instructed a team of eight SpinSheet staffers on a light-air afternoon in early July. I had tried windsurfing and even taken lessons 15 years ago and had been terrible at it but was game to try again. My coworkers shared similar skill levels, if any.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems that Ultimate’s Gunpowder location is the only place on the Chesapeake Bay where the public can show up and take lessons or rent a board (which someone else assembles and takes to the water for you). The lesson area is ideal. You practice on a windsurfing simulator on a flat grass patch near the beach before you head out to the nicely protected practice area that keeps you in waist-deep water close to shore. This is important,

because I fall a lot, and it’s easier to get back up in the shallows.

However quiet she can be in the office, Kaylie gave us a lively and thorough lesson. Within an hour, we were all up surfing along and even turning, not always gracefully, but capable enough to return to the beach on our own. That we had stable boards with smaller, student-friendly sails helped, as did enough breeze to move us along (but not enough to overwhelm us). Thanks to Kaylie’s skilled instruction, Team SpinSheet rocked it and had a blast!

Other than light air, the activities on my top-five list shared two common characteristics: they involved water and friends. So whatever weather or wind August brings you in 2015, mix it with water and friends, and you’ll rack up more memorable days than you can count. And if you are among our water-addicted readers who do count their on-the-water days, join the SpinSheet Century Club. As of August 1, 153 days remain in 2015, so there is plenty of time to hit 100 days! spinsheet.com/century-club

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Block Island Blow Out

ere’s race committee member Dick Neville’s perspective from the committee boat for this photo: “It was blowing a solid 28-30 by then as the C&C 30 crews will tell you … We watched this guy going sideways on his side for about 15-20 minutes. He was a couple of miles towards Newport—no call for help as his radio was dead. We went to him, and he asked for help.

The crew could not get to the spinnaker as it was halfway up the headstay, halyard wrapped as well. The main halyard was also wrapped. We were trying to figure out a plan when he suggested cutting the spinnaker to force it to blow out. We re-confirmed he was good with that and then went to leeward, dodging the flailing boom. Fortunately, two of us had knives. As the chute leaned on us, we cut it. After a few tries, it finally blew out, and they could get upright.

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Walking the Walk

e travel all over while training new boat owners, most recently aboard a Selene 53 Ocean Trawler in Annapolis. It had been a few years since we saw a Wednesday evening sailboat race, and as we waited for the finish, we witnessed all types of boats around the mooring field in Spa Creek. A young couple meandered near the finish line aboard a 20ish outboard boat with two young children in lifejackets. The kids were really wearing lifejackets, something that is required by law but rarely seen.

I took this opportunity to reinforce this safety topic with our clients as we stood on the dock and then I heard, “Chris, is that you”? I looked harder and saw Duffy Perkins (SpinSheet senior editor), her husband, and two kids. I was so pleased to see the kids in lifejackets and complimented her. Please everyone, put your children in lifejackets. It is the law and could save a life.

PFDs are made in all sizes, colors, cartoon schemes and are much more comfortable to wear than when we were kids.

Thank you, Duffy, for setting a good example for children, parents, grandparents, and boaters everywhere! By the way,the race finish was as wonderful as we remembered!

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A St. Michaels Raftup for the Fourth

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large group of friends old and new have started a new tradition rafting up somewhere on the Bay for the fourth of July every year. You [the editor] paddleboarded by us when we were taking this photo near the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and recommended that we send it in.

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Miles River Race Omission—Oops!

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hen we reported the Miles River Race (May 23) results, we forgot to include PHRF A2.

Congratulations to Tapio Saavalainen on Kalevala II, Mark Taylor on Legacy, and Nathan Gorenstein on Winter who finished in first, second, and third of 14 boats (five finished).

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Dog Days of Summer

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ard to believe July is already behind us.

This time last year we created an end of summer bucket list, so this year, we thought we’d create a different sort of list—a summer bucket list for you and your boat dog!

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Puppy Plunge

On August 23, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County will host its fourth annual Puppy Plunge at scenic Camp Letts in Edgewater, MD, from noon to 3 p.m. Get friends and family to sponsor your pup and then prepare to run full speed into the Rhode River to raise money for the SPCA. aacspca.org

Happy Yappy Hours

From now through October, join Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat every third Thursday of the month for traveling yappy hours. You and your pup can enjoy food, games, demonstrations, and even helpful pet tips. Check online at dogwoodacres.com to find out more information.

The SPCA of Anne Arundel County also hosts a Yappy Hour every Thursday in August at Fado’s Irish Pub in Annapolis. aacspca.org

Historic London Town and Gardens

Make sure to come out September 16 for the Beer and Bark event! Tour the gardens with your dog and enjoy beer from Sweetwater Brewery and food from the Bullhead Pit Beef Truck from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Also keep an eye out on their website for free dog-friendly concerts held throughout the summer. And while events are free, a $10 donation is appreciated. historiclondontown.com

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Take a Cruise

Whether you have your own boat or book a day cruise, make sure to get out on the Bay with your furry friend before summer is over. Dogs are always welcome on Watermark Cruises in Annapolis. cruisesonthebay.com. And with Seadog Cruises in Baltimore, every day is dog day! Book a speedboat cruise with them, and dogs ride for free. seadogcruises.com/baltimore

Get Wet

Rent a stand-up-paddleboard or kayak, or grab your own, and take your pup out on the water with you; leave the cell phones and valuables at home though. Chances are one or both of you will be taking a swim at some point. And if that happens, might as well embrace it! Just make sure Fido has a PFD of his own.

Goin’ downy Oshun!

Instead of hitting the boardwalk, head to Assateague National Seashore for some quality beach time. There are fewer crowds and your pup won’t be so distracted by the smell of Thrasher’s Fries.

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Lordy Lordy, Look Who’s 40

ailors love a good sea ballad, and few are as noteworthy as Gordon Lightfoot’s epic ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The song was written about the Lake Superior sinking of an iron ore carrier, taking with her all 29 crew members on November 10, 1975.

Lightfoot comes to Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion on August 5 to sing “The Wreck,” and to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ballad, we’re taking a closer look at the story behind the song.

Lightfoot wrote “The Wreck” after reading a November 24, 1975 Newsweek article entitled “The Cruelest Month,” detailing Lake Superior’s history for shipwrecks during the month of November. “On Nov. 11, 1913, a ferocious storm sank 12 ships, killing 254 people; on the same date in 1930 another one tore five ships apart, and 67 people drowned. Last week, on the anniversary of those wrecks, rescue crafts were still hovering over the latest scene of the Great Lakes’ cruelty: the 729foot ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and its 29-man crew had vanished without a trace in a nighttime torrent of splashing winds and waves on Lake Superior.”

Lightfoot explained his interest in writing the song years later in a 2014 interview. “The Edmund Fitzgerald really seemed to go unnoticed at that time. Anything I’d seen in the newspapers or magazines were very short, brief articles, and I felt I would like to expand on the story of the sinking of the ship itself.”

That ‘story’ was that the Fitzgerald fought 30-foot waves and hurricaneforce winds for hours under the guidance of Capt. Ernest McSorley, a 44year veteran of the Great Lakes. Just 15 miles from the safety of Whitefish Bay, McSorley radioed a following ore ship that the Fitzgerald was taking on some water through two broken ventilator covers but was not in any immediate danger. The other captain later stated that he lost sight of the Fitzgerald’s running lights, and then realized she had vanished from the radar screen.

Lightfoot initially stated that crew error had been to blame for the sinking, singing “At seven p.m. a main hatchway caved in.” But after further investigation, it was noted that the $7 million ship most likely got caught with its bow on one wave and its stern on the following wave, and the weight of 26,000 tons of iron ore cargo pushed the ship to crack in half, sinking to the bottom in a matter

of seconds. In 2010, Lightfoot formally changed the line to “At seven PM, it grew dark, it was then he (the cook) said ‘Fellas, it’s been good to know ya’.”

“The Wreck” made its way to Number Two on the Billboard Pop Charts in 1976, and was nominated for a Grammy. Unfortunately, Lightfoot lost to Barry Manilow’s song “I Write the Songs.”

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redging oysters under sail in winter percent of the people who come live in the was hard and sometimes cold and general area or know someone who does.

There’s a lot for the kids to do, and we will dangerous work. The skipjack, have good Eastern Shore food—soft crab which became Maryland’s state boat in sandwiches and more—and a Sunday night 1985, originated more than 100 years dance in the grass.” before then and evolved into the singlemasted, shallow-draft, slooprigged workboat that still bears ##Last year the all-woman crew on Helen Virginia her name. proved victorious at the Deal Island Skipjack Races. Photo by Christian Ennerfelt Although in the late 1950s, 80 Skipjacks plied the waters of the Chesapeake, by 2002, despite many restoration efforts, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized the diminishing fleet as one of America’s 11 most endangered landmarks. If you want to get your eyes on more than a dozen vessels in this treasured workboat fleet, head over to Deal Island Labor Day weekend, On Saturday, September 5, kick off the September 5-7, for the 56th annual Skipweekend with the free 4 p.m. Islandfest jack Race and Festival.

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On Monday, anglers face off at the 7 a.m. fishing contest. All will watch the blessing of the fleet at 8 a.m., as the skipjacks head out to the race course. As well as PHRF and skipjack racing, the day includes swimming races, Fort McHenry reenactors, boat docking competitions, and awards. To watch the skipjack races, 35 passengers may book a seat on a passenger boat, the Captain Jason, from Smith Island ($25-$30 per person. You must make reservations, so call (410) 784-2335.)

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Volunteer Opportunity

rawling. It’s what you do on your trawler, right? Well, we’ve got another kind of trawling in mind—trash trawling, and it’s a volunteer opportunity for sailors and boaters who’d like to help the non-profit Trash Free Maryland and their research into plastics in the Bay. SpinSheet’s own Chris Charbonneau was one of the volunteers last year and will organize volunteers this year as well as participating during the 15-day sample period August 31 to September 18.

Trash Free Maryland executive director Julie Lawson says, “As I advocated around the state, I often heard people say that pollution data from the Atlantic Ocean was interesting but seemed far removed from the average Bay sailor or boater. So we set out to collect data on plastics in the Bay, and our first expedition last fall demonstrated a significant problem.

In fact, an ocean pollution expert told us the density of pollution from our sample was 10 times greater than what he had ever seen in ocean research.”

“The purpose of sample collection is fourfold,” Lawson continues. “First, to ascertain the density of plastic pollution in the Bay. Second, to determine the kinds of plastics and their sources. Third, to

analyze the plastics for chemical pollution (plastics absorb other pollutants). And finally, to examine fish guts to determine the prevalence of plastics in the fish we consume.”

“We need people, sailboats 35 feet or longer with spinnaker poles, and monetary donations to help cover costs such as fuel,” says Lawson. “We use the spinnaker pole to put a mantatrawl off the side of the boat to collect the trash from the water.

There are opportunities for full- and half-day work, as well as weekends or weekdays.” To volunteer, contact Charbonneau at chris@spinsheet.com with name, boat size, location, dates available, email, and phone number.

Founded in 2010, the Trash Free Maryland Alliance brings together organizations, businesses, and individuals committed to reducing trash in Maryland’s environment. It focuses on policies to reduce the use of disposable bags and polystyrene, and to increase recycling of bottles, cans, and other materials, as well as developing and accessing regulations aimed at reducing trash pollution. More than 60 organizations, schools, and businesses from across the state are participants. Find more information at trashfreemaryland.org and trashfreevirginia.org.

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Experience the Ultrafeed® at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, October 8-12, 2015. Tent H: Booth 24-27.

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Globalstar GSP-1700: Confessions of Incompetent Product Reviewers

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he Alaris crew in the Annapolis to Newport Race was tasked

by SpinSheet Magazine to do a product evaluation. After reviewing the performance of that task, the conclusion is inescapable that the evaluators scored a zero. The product under review, a Globalstar GSP-1700 satellite phone, did nothing wrong: the evaluators did nothing right.

SpinSheet arranged for a Globalstar GSP-1700, activated, and asked the Alaris team to try it out. The editors no doubt expected the usual polished report, detailing how the expert evaluators powered up the unit, communicated by phone, hooked to a computer for email, downloaded and planned race strategy with weather gribs, and kept spouses, children, and grandchildren up-to-date on the progress of the race – all with the first satellite phone any of them had ever seen. But that was not to be.

It’s clear on the quick reference card.

It’s clear in the manual. It’s clearly written on the label stuck to the antenna: 1. Rotate antenna to desired position, 2. Extend antenna (Antenna performance will be severely degraded if not extended.)

Well, the technical geniuses in the Alaris crew proved that statement to be exactly accurate. Nearly all “tests” were done with the antenna rotated, but not extended, and there was considerable trouble acquiring and holding connections to the satellite. Of course, it never occurred to these gurus that they could possibly be doing anything wrong, and therefore blamed the phone, and later the software and computer for the mediocre performance encountered.

The GSP 1700 is small, light, and easily held. Phone calls don’t require any special skill, which was fortunate for this group. Attachment to a computer required a special USB-dp cable, and software downloaded from the net. It can be stated without contradiction that reliable connection to the internet is not possible without the antenna properly extended. Once the gurus finally followed the instructions and found that the phone quickly and reliably acquired its satellite connection, the following conversation ensued concerning internet connection: “Where’s the data cable?” “You mean the Follow us!

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GDK-1700 data kit?” “Yeah, that one.” “I thought you had it.”

So, although it was now certain that the phone would acquire its satellites and provide reliable phone service, the “evaluators” never really tried it out with the laptop and the weather gribs, etc.

The phone rode to Newport and back safely zipped in the “abandon ship” bag. If the crew had had to

take to the liferaft, presumably someone would have had the sense to read the instructions, extend the antenna, and call someone for help. If not, it certainly wouldn’t have been the fault of the Globalstar GSP-1700.

And so the independent evaluation: The Globalstar GSP-1700 is a useful, reliable and capable communication device for those willing to read instruction number 2.

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Collecting Data From Uncharted Waters

aptain Matt and I are currently in the North Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, where we have entered a maze of small icebergs not far from where the Titanic met a berg face to face,” says Ocean Research Project (ORP) leader Nicole Trenholm in a July 13 blog post. Trenholm, a former NOAA scientist, along with ORP founder and Annapolis resident Matt Rutherford, departed mid-June for a 100-day expedition to the uncharted fjords off northwest Greenland for the purpose of gathering data on climate change, ocean acidification, and marine plastics.

“Melville Bay in northwest Greenland is one of the few blank spaces left on the map,” says Rutherford, who serves as ORP’s executive director and leader of this summer’s expedition. “The effects of climate change, ocean acidification, and plastic pollution are hardly understood in Greenland, and groundbreaking research in a place that’s barely been touched by

humankind makes for extremely exciting science.”

Rutherford and Trenholm are aboard the schooner Ault, a 42-foot steel-hulled research vessel that serves as their home and a platform for testing salinity levels for NASA’s Aquarius satellite, gathering data on the carbon content of the ocean for the Smithsonian, and deploying small cylindrical CTD devices (conductivity, temperature, depth) as far north as 77 degrees, which is well above the Arctic Circle, to conduct research for NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland program.

“The people of Greenland live along the rocky fringes, separated around the island by partially frozen fjords and towering glaciers. Their means of survival, traveling and hunting by dogsled, are threatened,” Trenholm recently blogged. “When the ice sheet eventually melts, at least 21 feet of sea level rise will occur globally. Just imagine, you could fill the Chesapeake Bay three times each year with how much water

##Ocean Research Project executive director Matt Rutherford

is melting off of Greenland. Our observations will help scientists from NASA to determine the stability of the ice sheet and predict when the water will be displaced.”

ORP is a non-profit entity that sails for science, education, and exploration to direct the sustainability of the oceans.

The project seeks to serve the scientific and scholastic communities by providing a worldwide alternative of affordable and environmentally benign oceangoing data collection platforms. Track the expedition by following their blog oceanresearchproject.org or following ORP on Facebook.

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his summer marks the 60th anniversary of the sinking of the Levin J. Marvel schooner, one of the worst calamities in the history of Tidewater, MD. The 125-foot Marvel was a three-masted ram schooner, built in 1891 by J.M.C. Moore in Bethel, DE. For 50 years, she sailed from Virginia to the Carolinas, hauling lumber, fertilizer, and coal for delivery to Baltimore and Philadelphia. In 1944 she changed hands and was converted into a passenger-carrying vessel with 17 staterooms, running water, electric lights, and flush toilets. She changed hands for the last time in 1954 when she was purchased by John Meckling, a former USCG member turned accountant. Her fateful sail would occur in the summer of 1955.

On August 8, 1955, the Marvel and her captain set sail from Annapolis with four crewmembers and 23 passengers for a weeklong sail on the Chesapeake Bay. But just as they were departing, Hurricane Connie was gaining force off the coast of Florida and heading straight for the East Coast. Meckling knew about the approaching storm but did not entirely heed the warnings. He was also a new captain operating a very old vessel and unfortunately the odds were against him.

By the morning of August 12, the wind and waves began to gather strength and Meckling sought shelter in Holland Bay of Calvert County. Unfortunately the aging Marvel and her inexperienced captain were no match for the impending storm. The foresail was ripped to shreds, the pumps could not keep up with the rising water, and when the anchor was ripped loose, the vessel rolled onto her side. Meckling tried his hardest to keep everyone together but tragically 14 of the 27 passengers perished. Thirteen people survived due to the heroic efforts of many local residents who braved the wind and the waves to pull them from the surf.

On August 12, the Bayside History Museum in North Beach, MD, will present a program with displays and exhibits commemorating this significant maritime event that would forever change Coast Guard safety regulations applying to smaller passenger vessels. baysidehistorymuseum.org Follow us!

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Rock On At the Calvert Marine Museum

his summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Calvert Marine Museum bringing live music to Southern Maryland. The museum’s Waterside Concert Series has grown significantly over the years and has hosted such legends as the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Journey, and earlier this month, the Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, and Colin Hay of Men at Work.

Several Annapolitans were able to make it down to Solomons on July 3 for the Last Summer on Earth Tour, and whether traveling by land or by sea, everyone in attendance had a blast. In the words of one Naptown boater, Linda MacWilliams, “We usually spend the Fourth of July in St. Michaels but this year the Barenaked Ladies Concert lured our group to Solomons Island, and we had an amazing trip. We stayed at the very family-friendly Spring Cove Marina and were just a quick five-minute walk to the concert. What a wonderful way to spend the Fourth!”

The museum campus was packed (it can seat 6500 people), but it never felt overly crowded. We even managed to snag a photo with two members of the Violent Femmes after the show! And of course, all three performances were outstanding.

Arguably one of the best songs of the night was a compilation between all three groups singing Men at Work’s “Who Can it Be Now?” Colin Hay took lead vocals, accompanied by the BNL boys, and a saxophonist from the Violent Femmes. One word: amazing.

Lead singer of BNL, Ed Robertson, summed up the supergroup as ‘Megaladon!,’ the powerful and unstoppable fusion of three great bands. They learned about the Megaladon (giant prehistoric shark) after discovering that their dressing room would actually be in the

Farewell to Friends

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Marshall Taylor

f you cruised or raced the Bay in the last 20 years, chances are you crossed paths with A Bientôt or A Bientôt Deux, a Cal 25 and J/35 respectively, skippered by Marshall Taylor. On most weekend days from April to November, Marshall would head out at high noon to catch the summer sea breeze or the northerlies of spring and fall, often with a novice crew eager for a day on the water.

Marshall embodied the spirit of the Corinthian yachtsman—gregarious and gracious, erudite and charming, with a sublime passion for sailing and sailing fast.

Generous beyond measure, Marshall welcomed all aboard A Bientôt and introduced countless people to sailing, the Bay, and to each other. Two sailors featured in a recent SpinSheet article on the DelMarVa Rally

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museum, surrounded by screaming children and all manner of skeletons. Only in Solomons. And that’s why we love it!

These guys definitely delivered, and from what we’ve heard, The Calvert Marine Museum never disappoints. Stay tuned for upcoming shows at calvertmarinemuseum.com and make sure to buy your tickets early because these performances sell out fast! The most cars you will ever see in Solomons, except for maybe opening night of the Tiki Bar. ~K.J.

met aboard A Bientôt, married, and now cruise aboard their Swan 391 Upward Wing.

Easy-going, certainly, Marshall only demanded perfection in a few things: a well-trimmed sail, a steady hand on the tiller, an attentive crew on the mainsheet, and a perfectly flaked main. Though on most Saturdays he would permit a bit of sloppiness in the flake, anyone who crewed with him will always remember his admonitions for a quality ‘Sunday’ flake.

Sustained in life and in passing by a strong and undying faith, Marshall tossed the mooring lines ashore for the final time in late June. We will miss him terribly but understand he now cruises the seas above us, beating to weather with a smile of pure joy and eternal love for us, sailing, and the Bay. ~Doug Shapter

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Lotus Blossom Art and Nature Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Harmon Plantation, Earleville, MD. Artists, naturalists, nature walks, classic car show, manor tours, live music.

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Clam Slam Cape Charles Town Harbor.

Southern MD Brew and BBQ Music Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD. $30 three day general admission.

1

Berlin Peach Festival Celebrate the peach in America’s Coolest Small Town: Berlin, MD!

1

Governor’s Cup Awards Party St. Mary’s College of MD. A 70-mile race from Annapolis to St. Mary’s, with a Potomac leg, too.

1

Lotus Paddle 9 to 11:30 a.m. Sultana Education Foundation. Sassafras River. $30.

1

Vessel Safety Check Coast Guard Auxiliary. Bay Creek Marina, Cape Charles, VA.

1-2

National Lighthouse Day at Piney Point Lighthouse tours, Piney Point Lighthouse, Piney Point, MD.

2

Charm City Yoga at London Town Free yoga! Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater, MD. 10 a.m.

3

Christopher Columbus Set Sail From Spain With three ships, Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, seeking a Westerly route to the Far East. 1492.

3

Submit Papers to Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium Abstract submission deadline. Topics should be related to the design, construction, and operation of all types of sailing yachts. Submission of final manuscripts, Jan. 15, 2016.

4

Coast Guard Day President George Washington signs a bill authorizing the building of 10 Revenue Cutters. 1790.

5

Guided Kayak Trip 5:30 to 8 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD. $15 nonmembers, $10 CBEC members. Preregistration required, cleigh@ bayrestoration.org.

5

Sea Music Summer Concert Series 7 to 9 p.m. Inside Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. $10.

7-9

Havre de Grace Seafood Festival Havre de Grace, MD.

7-9

Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend Come by land or by sea to pillage and plunder your way through the town of Rock Hall, MD.

8

10th Annual Youth Fishing Derby Romancoke Pier, Kent Island, MD. Loaner rods and bait will be available or bring your own. All participants must be accompanied by a parent or adult.

8

Quiet Waters Park Concert Series Military Band. Annapolis. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

8

Seafood Feast-I-Val 1 to 6 p.m. Sailwinds Park, Cambridge, MD. All you can eat!

8

Build Your Own Secchi Disk Used to measure water clarity.

2 to 4 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum. $1 donation requested with museum admission.

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Tides and Tunes Summer Concert Hula Monsters. Annapolis Maritime Museum. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 donation appreciated.

Sunset Sail 6 to 8 p.m. Aboard the Dee of St. Mary’s. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $25. No children under age 12.

Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester Public Sail 1 to 3 p.m. Adults $30, ages 6-12 $7, under age 6 free. Departs from Long Wharf, Cambridge, MD. Weather and Hurricanes Free seminar presented by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store, VA.

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60th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Levin J. Marvel Schooner A presentation commemorating this significant maritime event. 7 to 9 p.m.

North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Hall, Chesapeake Beach, MD.

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Wheels on the Waterfront Downtown Crisfield, MD, near the City Dock. Classic cars on display. 5 to 8 p.m. Free.

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Scott Kirby at SMSA Doors open 3 p.m., concert 4 p.m. $20, Southern MD Sailing Association.

2015 Annapolis Labor Day Regatta Hosted by: Annapolis Yacht Club • Eastport Yacht Club • Gibson Island Yacht Squadron

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Sea Music Summer Concert Series 7 to 9 p.m. Inside Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. $10.

12-13

Earn Your Boater Safety Certificate 6 to 10 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD. $25.

Preregistration required. (410) 745-4941.

13

Tides and Tunes Summer Concert D’Vibe & Conga. Bongo jazz, party music.

Annapolis Maritime Museum. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 donation appreciated.

14-22

Shakespeare in the City Pack a lawn chair and picnic and spend an evening under the stars. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. State House Lawn, St. Mary’s City, MD. August 14, 15, 20, 21, and 22.

15

COG’s 12 oz. Regatta 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastport Democratic Club, Annapolis. Chesapeake Outdoor Group. Build your own 12 oz. boat or buy a duck to race.

15

Dee of St. Mary’s Public Cruise 2 to 4 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum. $15 ages 8 to 12. 13 and older $25. No children under age 8. To reserve call (410) 326-2042, ext. 41.

Mark Your Calendar for the Annual Family-Friendly 2-Day Sailing Event!

Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th We created the Annapolis Labor Day Regatta for you – and you responded overwhelmingly in 2014. From the success of last year, along with your feedback, we are pleased to present the 2015 Annapolis Labor Day Regatta. Join us for two days of racing - still leaving your Monday free to spend time with family & friends!

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• Government Marks Distance Race or Windward-Leeward Racing.

• Post-race party for all beginning at 5:00 pm at EYC. Specialty food, multiple bars, children’s activities - & MORE!

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Sport Boat classes are welcome! Any class with six (6) or more paid entries by the close of the registration period will be granted a start.

• Post-race cookout & overall event awards at the AYC Junior Sailing Annex.

For more information, contact the Event Chairs: Kathy Parks, 443.386.9057 kathyparks10@gmail.com Marsha Malkin, 410.280.8976 marsha.malkin@gmail.com

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Fossil Field Experience Calvert Marine Museum. Learn to find and identify fossils on the beach at Cove Point Lighthouse. $20, includes museum admission. Ages 8 and over. Preregistration required.

15

Hot August Music Festival Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD. Get your tickets now!

15

Vessel Safety Check Coast Guard Auxiliary. Morley Wharf, Exmore, VA.

18

Presentation on Plastics in the Chesapeake Bay and Ocean 7 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Hosted by Annapolis Green and Trash Free Maryland.

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USCGC James Visiting Baltimore 418-foot Cutter visiting the Inner Harbor and open for tours.

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“Huzzah! Her Sides are Made of Iron!”

The USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” earns her nickname when she destroys the HMS Guerriere. 1812.

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“Leviathan’s Master” Book Talk The wreck of the world’s largest sailing ship. 7 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum.

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Vessel Safety Check Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Kiptopeke State Park, VA.

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Tides and Tunes Summer Concert Hypnotic Panties. Jazz/blues. Annapolis Maritime Museum. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 donation appreciated.

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Timonium Fairgrounds.

Maryland State Fair

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Dee of St. Mary’s Public Cruise 2 to 4 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum. $15 ages 8 to 12. 13 and older $25. No children under age 8.

29

Hurricane Katrina Strikes the Gulf Coast One of the top five deadliest hurricanes and the costliest natural disaster in United States History. 2005.

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Interior Tour of Thomas Point Lighthouse Tour departs Annapolis Maritime Museum 9 a.m. or 12 p.m., 30 minute boat ride, and two hour tour of the lighthouse. $70 per person.

29

Leukemia Cup Powerboat Poker Run Old Dominion Boat Club, Washington, DC.

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Waterman For a Day 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lore Oyster House of the Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD.

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North East, MD.

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“Your Majesty, There is No Second!”

The schooner yacht America defeated 13 yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron in a race around the Isle of Wight, capturing the trophy that now bears her name. 1851.

22

Battle on the Bay A full day of racing, eating, and merriment at Fager’s Island Restaurant, 60th Street, Ocean City, MD. Six mile elite race and three mile fun race for SUP.

22

Free Seminar on Marine Radar Presented by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store, VA.

23

Charm City Yoga at London Town Free yoga! Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater, MD. 10 a.m.

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Fourth Annual Puppy Plunge Camp Letts, Edgewater, MD. 12 to 3 p.m. SPCA of Anne Arundel County.

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SS John W. Brown Visiting Baltimore 442-foot Liberty Ship visiting the Inner Harbor and open for tours.

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USCGC Eagle Visiting Baltimore 295-foot tall ship visiting the Inner Harbor and open for tours.

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Maryland Renaissance Festival 16th-century celebrations with 10 stages on 22 acres. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds.

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Guided Kayak Trip 1 to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD. $15 nonmembers, $10 CBEC members.

Preregistration required, cleigh@bayrestoration.org.

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Tilghman Island Kayak Rally 11 a.m. 2.5-mile route or 8.5mile circumnavigation of Tilghman Island.

Lunch provided at Black Walnut Point Inn. Kayak rentals available. Proceeds benefit Tilghman Area Youth Association.

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J/70 Mid-Summer Regatta Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis. Register by August 7.

8-9

Oxford Regatta Tred Avon YC’s largest annual regatta with racing for PHRF, log canoes, stars, comets, snipes, penguins, optis, lasers, and club 420’s.

9-10

76th Annual One-Design Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

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AYC Annual Regatta Annapolis YC.

DC Sail’s Cantina Cup Regatta A full day of racing to benefit DC Sail’s youth scholarship program. Register online or volunteer for shore support.

15-16

Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape

Charles Cup Broad Bay and Little Creek Sailing Associations.

22

Boatyard Bar & Grill Regatta for CRAB Family-friendly pursuit-start race off Annapolis to benefit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating.

22

GRF Bay Jam Upper Bay racing for a good cause with Georgetown Racing Fleet.

21-23

83rd International Comet Regatta Miles River YC, St. Michaels.

22-23

Olivia’s Team Racing Invitational Severn Sailing Association.

22-23

William H. Myers Heritage Regatta International Penguin Championship. Tred Avon YC, Oxford.

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Corinthian Cup Annapolis YC.

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Last Wednesday Night Race Aboard Schooner Woodwind Help the crew or sit back and relax as the Woodwind and Woodwind II compete in the last Wednesday night race of the season.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $44 adults, $27 children under age 12.

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Sunset Sail 6 to 8 p.m. Aboard the Dee of St. Mary’s. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $25. No children under age 12.

4-6

Annual Hard Crab Derby Celebrate the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab with crab races, crab picking contests, rides, live music, boat docking contests, and more! Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD.

Blue Water Sailing School ASA Bareboat Charter Certifications Offshore Passagemaking

18th Annual Charity Boat Auction Fogg’s Landing, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. $5.

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Quiet Waters Park Concert Series Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

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Turtle Paddle 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sultana Education Foundation. Tuckahoe Creek off the Choptank River. $30.

5-7

56th Annual Deal Island Skipjack Races & Festival Deal Island Harbor. Blessing of the Fleet, parade, car show, skipjack races, boat docking, and more.

5-20

Waterfront Wellness Series Free fitness, Saturdays and Sundays, at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. 8 to 10 a.m.

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Chesapeake Outdoor Group’s

12th Annual 12 oz. Regatta Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Eastport Democratic Club!

525 State Street, Annapolis, MD 21403

Build Your Own 12 oz. Boat Or Buy a Duck to Race

Racing Spaces Limited Register Early!

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Marquis de Lafayette is Born In Chavaniac, France, 1757. He came to America in 1777 to volunteer in the American Revolution, beginning a long friendship with George Washington.

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Labor Day Take the day off and go for a sail!

Delaware’s Kalmar Nyckel in Baltimore 141-foot tall ship visiting the Inner Harbor and open for tours.

11-12

FlowerMart Free family-friendly festival. Mt. Vernon Park, Baltimore.

11-13

Hampton Bay Days Entertainment on multiple stages, a Bay Education area, the Tidewater Dock Dogs, crafts, food, and fireworks. Downtown Hampton, VA. Free.

11-13

Deep Creek Lake Art and Wine Festival Garrett County Fairgrounds, McHenry, MD.

12

3rd Annual Olivia Constants Foundation Fundraiser 6 to 9 p.m. Mears Marina, Annapolis.

12

Children’s Day: Feathered Friends!

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, MD. Adults $13, kids (age 2-12) $4. Celebrate the amazing characteristics of birds with hands-on learning.

12

Skipjack Bike Tour 15-, 30-, and 65-mile bike rides along the Eastern Shore. Deal Island, MD. $40. Benefits Deal Island/Chance Volunteer Fire Co.

12

GVC’s Evening at Marshy Point Hosted by the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy at Marshy Point Nature Center in Baltimore. $65 GVC/MPNC members, $75 nonmembers. After Sep. 1, all tickets $85.

12

Sunset Supper History Cruise On the William B. Tennison, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. 6 to 8 p.m. $60.

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22nd Annual Wye Island Regatta Canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards can be rented from Annapolis Community Boating for $20. Entry fee $55. 13.1 mile race and six mile race. Starts at Wye Landing on the Wye East River.

13

The Battle of Baltimore Francis Scott Key observed the British attacking Baltimore Harbor throughout the night but at dawn saw the American Flag still flying over Fort Mchenry, 1814.

19

CBEC Wet & Wild Auction Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD. Supports environmental education and restoration programs.

19

Hospice Cup Dinghy Poker Run Start/finish at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard, Annapolis. $50 per player, includes a shore party ticket.

19-20

Maryland Lighthouse Challenge Visit the nine mandatory lighthouses, and one lightship, and collect the specially designed commemorative souvenir from each within the two days.

21

Schooner Woodwind History Cruise Romance on the Chesapeake, Naval Courtship, and Nautical Traditions. Cruise departs 5:30 p.m. Annapolis Marriott. $44 adults, $27 children under age 12.

14

Tunes and Tales of the Golden Age of Annapolis Aboard the Schooner Woodwind. History cruise and music by Eastport Oyster Boys. $44 adults, $27 children.

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15-20

Broad Bay Sailing Association

Solomons Plein Air Festival An open air painting extravaganza!

Solomons Island, MD. The Mayflower Departed England Bound for America with 102 passengers and a small crew. 1620.

16

Salty Dawg Rally Fall Seminar Series Topics on bluewater passage-making, offshore sail repairs, steering and pump systems, selection/care of emergency equipment. Free. Edward King House, Newport, RI.

16

Beer and Bark with South River Federation 5 to 7:30 p.m. Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater, MD. Dog-friendly activities, Sweetwater Brewery, and food from the Bullhead Pit Beef food truck.

17-20

Newport International Boat Show Sail and powerboats. Newport, RI.

18

Oyster Sail on the Sultana Learn all about the Eastern oyster while sailing the Chester River.

Raw oysters available for sampling.

Chestertown, MD.

19

Boatyard Beach Bash 5 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by the Boatyard Bar and Grill, Annapolis. $75 includes grilled buffet dinner, two drink vouchers. Featuring five of Jimmy Buffett’s original Coral Reefers! Benefits Annapolis Maritime Museum.

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First Day of Fall Time to break out those comfy sweaters! Hopefully you didn’t burn all of your socks.

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26

Ecology Sail on the Sultana 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help pull the 20-foot wide net to catch critters from the Chester River. Chestertown, MD.

28

Full Moon Paddle 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sultana Education Foundation. Wilmer Park, Chester River. $30.

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The Real Skinny About Hurricanes Learn how hurricanes affect the Chesapeake Bay and what to expect from large storms.

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26

Dock Day on the Bay Celebrates the past and present fishing culture of the Chesapeake Bay. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD.

26

Magnolia Circle Dragon Boat Race To support the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Norfolk, VA.

26

River Fest Wilmer Park, Chestertown, MD. Poker run, cardboard boat regatta, canoe and kayak races, nighttime parade of lights, and more!

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SERC Fall Regatta Annapolis YC.

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Wounded Warrior Regatta National Sailing Hall of Fame, Annapolis.

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56th annual Roton Point Multihull Regatta New England Catamaran Sailing Association, Roton Point Sailing Association. Open to all “beach” catamarans less than 22 feet in length.

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19

Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge And dinghy distance race. $35 per boat.

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All heights are in feet.

BALTIMORE 1

1:28 AM SAt 7:50 AM 2:55 PM 8:19 PM

0.4 2 0.4 1.5

L H L H

17

3:00 AM Mon 9:03 AM 3:41 PM 9:38 PM

0.6 1.7 0.5 1.6

L H L H

2

2:26 AM Sun 8:37 AM 3:35 PM 9:12 PM

0.4 2 0.3 1.6

L H L H

18

3:44 AM tue 9:36 AM 4:08 PM 10:19 PM

0.7 1.7 0.4 1.6

L H L H

3

3:26 AM Mon 9:25 AM 4:16 PM 10:06 PM

0.4 1.9 0.3 1.7

L H L H

19

4:31 AM Wed 10:11 AM 4:37 PM 11:01 PM

0.7 1.6 0.4 1.6

L H L H

2

0.5 1.8 0.2 1.8

L H L H

20

0.8 1.5 0.4 1.7

L H L H

5:39 AM 0.6 L Wed 11:04 AM 1.7 H 5:44 PM 0.2 L

21

6

4:30 AM tue 10:14 AM 4:59 PM 11:03 PM

August 2015 Tides

5

5:23 AM tHu 10:48 AM 5:10 PM 11:45 PM Fri

6:23 AM 0.9 L 11:30 AM 1.4 H 5:47 PM 0.4 L

1

6:31 AM SAt 1:03 PM 6:49 PM

1.8 H 0.4 L 1.3 H

2

12:50 AM Sun 7:16 AM 1:47 PM 7:46 PM

0.3 1.8 0.3 1.4

L H L H

3

1:46 AM Mon 8:00 AM 2:33 PM 8:44 PM

0.4 1.7 0.3 1.5

L H L H

4

2:45 AM tue 8:47 AM 3:20 PM 9:45 PM

0.5 1.6 0.2 1.5

L H L H

5

3:46 AM Wed 9:36 AM 4:09 PM 10:47 PM

0.6 1.5 0.2 1.6

L H L H

0.6 1.4 0.2 1.6

L H L H

12:03 AM tHu 6:53 AM 11:58 AM 6:32 PM

1.9 0.6 1.5 0.2

H L H L

22

12:32 AM SAt 7:30 AM 12:18 PM 6:30 PM

1.7 0.9 1.3 0.4

H L H L

6

7

1.9 0.7 1.4 0.3

H L H L

23

1:21 AM Sun 8:39 AM 1:13 PM 7:19 PM

1.8 0.8 1.3 0.4

H L H L

7

8

2:07 AM SAt 9:20 AM 1:55 PM 8:19 PM

1.9 0.7 1.3 0.3

H L H L

24

2:14 AM Mon 9:43 AM 2:13 PM 8:15 PM

1.8 0.8 1.2 0.4

H L H L

9

3:10 AM Sun 10:27 AM 2:59 PM 9:16 PM

2 0.6 1.3 0.3

H L H L

25

3:09 AM tue 10:39 AM 3:16 PM 9:17 PM

1.9 0.7 1.3 0.4

H L H L

10

4:11 AM Mon 11:25 AM 4:01 PM 10:14 PM

2 0.6 1.3 0.4

H L H L

26

4:04 AM Wed 11:28 AM 4:17 PM 10:20 PM

1.9 0.7 1.3 0.4

H L H L

11

5:06 AM tue 12:17 PM 5:01 PM 11:10 PM

2 0.6 1.3 0.4

H L H L

27

2 0.6 1.4 0.4

H L H L

12

5:56 AM Wed 1:02 PM 5:55 PM

1.9 H 0.6 L 1.3 H

28

13

12:02 AM tHu 6:40 AM 1:42 PM 6:45 PM

0.4 1.9 0.5 1.4

L H L H

29

12:23 AM SAt 6:39 AM 1:35 PM 7:04 PM

0.4 2 0.4 1.6

14

0.4 1.9 0.5 1.4

L H L H

30

1:23 AM Sun 7:28 AM 2:16 PM 7:57 PM

15

1:35 AM SAt 7:55 AM 2:48 PM 8:14 PM

0.5 1.8 0.5 1.5

L H L H

31

16

0.5 1.8 0.5 1.5

L H L H

Fri

Fri

1:04 AM 8:08 AM 12:54 PM 7:23 PM

12:50 AM 7:19 AM 2:17 PM 7:31 PM

2:17 AM Sun 8:29 AM 3:15 PM 8:56 PM

diFFerenCes Sharps Island Light Havre de Grace Sevenfoot Knoll Light St. Michaels, Miles River

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

4:58 AM tHu 12:13 PM 5:15 PM 11:22 PM Fri

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

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4:51 AM tHu 10:28 AM 5:01 PM 11:52 PM Fri

5:59 AM 0.7 L 11:25 AM 1.3 H 5:56 PM 0.2 L

8

12:56 AM SAt 7:08 AM 12:26 PM 6:52 PM

1.7 0.7 1.2 0.2

H L H L

9

2:00 AM Sun 8:17 AM 1:30 PM 7:48 PM

1.7 0.7 1.2 0.2

H L H L

10

2:58 AM Mon 9:20 AM 2:32 PM 8:43 PM

1.7 0.7 1.2 0.3

H L H L

11

3:51 AM tue 10:14 AM 3:31 PM 9:35 PM

1.8 0.7 1.2 0.3

H L H L

12

4:37 AM Wed 11:00 AM 4:25 PM 10:25 PM

1.8 0.6 1.2 0.3

H L H L

L H L H

13

5:18 AM tHu 11:40 AM 5:14 PM 11:12 PM

1.7 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

0.4 2 0.4 1.8

L H L H

14

1.7 0.5 1.3 0.4

H L H L

0.4 1.9 0.3 1.9

L H L H

15

5:49 AM 2 H 12:55 PM 0.5 L 6:10 PM 1.5 H

2:23 AM Mon 8:16 AM 2:56 PM 8:51 PM

ChesApeAke BAy Bridge-Tunnel

AnnApolis

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

Fri

5:56 AM 12:17 PM 5:59 PM 11:56 PM

6:30 AM 1.7 H SAt 12:52 PM 0.5 L 6:42 PM 1.3 H

16

12:40 AM Sun 7:03 AM 1:26 PM 7:24 PM

diFFerenCes

0.4 1.6 0.5 1.4

L H L H

High Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 Cedar Point –3:16 Point Lookout –3:48

17

1:23 AM Mon 7:35 AM 2:01 PM 8:07 PM

0.5 1.6 0.4 1.4

L H L H

1 3:19 AM SAt 9:32 AM 3:32 PM 9:53 PM

-0.3 L 3 H -0.3 L 3.4 H

17

4:29 AM Mon 10:44 AM 4:47 PM 10:56 PM

0.2 2.8 0.4 2.8

L H L H

18

2:07 AM tue 8:07 AM 2:36 PM 8:51 PM

0.6 1.5 0.4 1.4

L H L H

2 4:07 AM Sun 10:22 AM 4:26 PM 10:42 PM

-0.3 L 3.1 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

18

0.3 2.8 0.5 2.6

L H L H

19

2:53 AM Wed 8:39 AM 3:13 PM 9:37 PM

0.6 1.4 0.4 1.5

L H L H

3 4:55 AM Mon 11:14 AM 5:21 PM 11:32 PM

-0.4 L 3.2 H -0.2 L 3.1 H

19

20

3:41 AM tHu 9:13 AM 3:52 PM 10:26 PM

0.7 1.4 0.4 1.5

L H L H

4 5:46 AM -0.3 L tue 12:07 PM 3.2 H 6:19 PM 0 L

21

0.8 1.3 0.4 1.5

L H L H

Fri

4:33 AM 9:48 AM 4:34 PM 11:18 PM

22

5:30 AM 0.8 L SAt 10:29 AM 1.3 H 5:19 PM 0.4 L

5:02 AM tue 11:20 AM 5:25 PM 11:31 PM

5:36 AM 0.4 L Wed 11:57 AM 2.8 H 6:06 PM 0.6 L

20

12:08 AM tHu 6:13 AM 12:37 PM 6:50 PM

2.5 0.4 2.8 0.6

H L H L

2.4 0.5 2.7 0.7

H L H L

5 12:25 AM Wed 6:38 AM 1:03 PM 7:21 PM

3 H -0.2 L 3.2 H 0.1 L

21

6 1:21 AM tHu 7:34 AM 2:03 PM 8:26 PM

2.8 H -0.1 L 3.1 H 0.2 L

22

1:35 AM SAt 7:42 AM 2:10 PM 8:34 PM

2.3 0.6 2.7 0.7

H L H L

7

2.6 0.1 3.1 0.3

H L H L

23

2:27 AM Sun 8:36 AM 3:04 PM 9:33 PM

2.3 0.6 2.8 0.7

H L H L

Fri

12:49 AM 6:55 AM 1:21 PM 7:39 PM

23

12:13 AM Sun 6:30 AM 11:20 AM 6:09 PM

1.6 0.8 1.2 0.4

H L H L

Fri

24

1:08 AM Mon 7:30 AM 12:22 PM 7:03 PM

1.6 0.8 1.2 0.4

H L H L

8 3:29 AM SAt 9:37 AM 4:14 PM 10:41 PM

2.4 0.2 3 0.3

H L H L

24

3:26 AM Mon 9:35 AM 4:04 PM 10:33 PM

2.3 0.5 2.8 0.6

H L H L

25

2:03 AM tue 8:29 AM 1:29 PM 7:59 PM

1.7 0.8 1.2 0.3

H L H L

9 4:40 AM Sun 10:40 AM 5:20 PM 11:43 PM

2.4 0.2 3 0.3

H L H L

25

2.4 0.4 3 0.4

H L H L

26

2:56 AM Wed 9:23 AM 2:36 PM 8:56 PM

1.7 0.7 1.2 0.3

H L H L

10

5:48 AM 2.4 H Mon 11:41 AM 0.2 L 6:19 PM 3 H

26

27

3:46 AM tHu 10:13 AM 3:39 PM 9:52 PM

1.8 0.6 1.3 0.3

H L H L

11

12:37 AM tue 6:46 AM 12:36 PM 7:10 PM

0.3 2.5 0.2 3

L H L H

27

12:25 AM tHu 6:32 AM 12:34 PM 7:00 PM

0.2 2.8 0.1 3.3

28

4:34 AM 10:59 AM 4:39 PM 10:48 PM

1.8 0.5 1.4 0.3

H L H L

12

1:26 AM Wed 7:35 AM 1:26 PM 7:56 PM

0.2 2.6 0.2 3.1

L H L H

28

1:16 AM 7:27 AM 1:29 PM 7:53 PM

0 L 3 H -0.1 L 3.4 H

5:20 AM SAt 11:45 AM 5:36 PM 11:44 PM

1.8 0.4 1.5 0.3

H L H L

13

2:09 AM tHu 8:18 AM 2:11 PM 8:36 PM

0.2 2.7 0.2 3

L H L H

29

2:05 AM SAt 8:20 AM 2:23 PM 8:43 PM

-0.1 L 3.2 H -0.2 L 3.5 H

14

2:47 AM 8:57 AM 2:52 PM 9:13 PM

0.2 2.7 0.2 3

L H L H

30

2:54 AM Sun 9:11 AM 3:17 PM 9:33 PM

-0.3 L 3.4 H -0.3 L 3.5 H

15

3:23 AM SAt 9:34 AM 3:31 PM 9:47 PM

0.2 2.8 0.2 3

L H L H

31

-0.3 L 3.6 H -0.2 L 3.4 H

16

0.2 2.8 0.3 2.9

L H L H

Fri

29 30

6:05 AM 1.8 H Sun 12:29 PM 0.4 L 6:33 PM 1.6 H

31

12:40 AM Mon 6:50 AM 1:14 PM 7:29 PM

0.4 1.7 0.3 1.6

L H L H

Fri

2:22 AM 8:34 AM 3:07 PM 9:34 PM

3:56 AM Sun 10:09 AM 4:09 PM 10:21 PM

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

Spring L. Ht Range *0.88 1.0 *1.14 1.1 *1.33 1.4 *1.33 1.4

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

4:29 AM tue 10:36 AM 5:05 PM 11:30 PM

5:32 AM 2.5 H Wed 11:36 AM 0.3 L 6:04 PM 3.1 H

Fri

3:42 AM Mon 10:02 AM 4:11 PM 10:23 PM

Low H. Ht +4 :15 *0.70 +2 :29 *0.48 +6 :04 *0.66 +1 :08 *0.77

L H L H

Spring L. Ht Range *0.83 2.2 *0.83 1.4 *0.67 2.0 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

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Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

22

27 Wed 729 1414 1936

403 1.1 1043 -1 1651 0.6 2234 -0.7

23

149 -0.8 756 1 1417 -1 2037 0.9

13

121 814 1455 2029

452 1.1 1128 -1 1738 0.7 2325 -0.7

24

543 1146 1813

244 -0.8 846 0.9 1501 -1 2126 1

14

212 855 1533 2117

538 1209 1821

1 -1 0.7

25

45 Wed 647 1232 1857

342 -0.8 940 0.7 1548 -0.9 2218 1

15

12 -0.7 621 1 1248 -1 1902 0.8

26

6

145 757 1322 1945

444 -0.8 1039 0.6 1640 -0.9 2314 1.1

16

57 -0.7 703 0.9 1325 -1 1941 0.8

27

7

247 911 1417 2037

549 -0.8 1143 0.5 1736 -0.8

17

141 -0.7 744 0.8 1402 -0.9 2021 0.8

13 1.1 655 -0.8 1251 0.5 1836 -0.7

18

524 1124 1751

113 1.1 800 -0.9 1358 0.4 1939 -0.7

19

213 1.1 900 -0.9 1502 0.5 2041 -0.7

2

Sun

3

251 941 1620 2200 346 1021 1655 2253

Mon 443 1103 1733 2348

4

tue

5

tHu

Fri

8

SAt

9

Sun

10

349 1025 1520 2132 450 1134 1627 2231

Mon 547 1235 1735 2330

11

346 -1.6 916 1 1557 -1.7 2144 1.4

12

56 -0.8 708 1.1 1335 -1.1 1950 0.9

12

112 740 1315 1952

431 -1.7 1007 1.1 1647 -1.7 2234 1.4

13 tHu

158 Mon 830 1415 2049

519 -1.7 1058 1.1 1743 -1.6 2325 1.3

154 0.9 844 -0.8 1445 0.4 2018 -0.6

4

247 1 933 -0.9 1536 0.5 2114 -0.6

5

1 705 1346 1905

338 1 1017 -0.9 1622 0.6 2208 -0.7

6

28

58 749 1421 1957

428 1 1100 -1 1707 0.7 2300 -0.8

7

Fri

226 -0.7 826 0.7 1439 -0.8 2101 0.8

29

154 831 1457 2048

516 1 1141 -1 1750 0.8 2351 -0.9

18 Wed 615 1202 1826

313 -0.7 909 0.6 1517 -0.8 2142 0.8

30

249 913 1533 2139

603 1222 1834

20

106 711 1242 1902

402 -0.6 957 0.5 1557 -0.7 2227 0.8

31

21

156 814 1325 1942

456 -0.6 1049 0.4 1641 -0.6 2315 0.8

tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

301 934 1609 2203 348 1012 1643 2248

Mon 435 1048 1717 2332 tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

344 1030 1509 2114

Mon 438 1131 1610 2207 tue

529 1224 1712 2304

Wed 618 1307 1810 tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

Mon 345 956 1610 2230

1

6 0.9 653 -0.7 1247 0.3 1824 -0.5

2

100 0.9 750 -0.7 1348 0.3 1921 -0.5

3

Slack Water Max Current Speed

26 650 1216 1858

249 922 1414 2025

553 -0.6 1146 0.3 1730 -0.6

Slack Water Max Current Speed

1 -1 0.9

42 -0.9 651 1 1303 -1 1919 1

22 SAt

420 1158 1756

152 0.4 823 -1 1430 0.6 2102 -0.8

547 1053 1741

249 -1.3 757 0.7 1441 -1.3 2022 0.9

23

32 508 1248 1855

239 0.4 911 -1 1522 0.6 2201 -0.8

14

0 627 1135 1822

329 -1.3 843 0.7 1521 -1.3 2105 0.9

24

130 Mon 607 1338 1949

335 0.4 1008 -1.1 1624 0.7 2304 -0.9

612 -1.7 1152 1.1 1846 -1.5

15

34 708 1217 1904

403 -1.3 927 0.7 1557 -1.3 2145 0.9

25

439 0.4 1109 -1.2 1719 0.8

21 1.1 709 -1.6 1251 1.1 1950 -1.4

16

107 748 1300 1947

433 -1.2 1008 0.7 1630 -1.2 2223 0.9

26

119 1 805 -1.5 1349 1 2054 -1.3

17

138 Mon 828 1344 2029

502 -1.2 1049 0.7 1705 -1.1 2302 0.8

27

525 1217 1841

217 0.8 903 -1.4 1449 0.9 2202 -1.2

18

209 907 1427 2111

533 -1.1 1130 0.7 1745 -1 2342 0.7

28

8

108 627 1319 1948

321 0.7 1007 -1.3 1601 0.8 2313 -1.2

19

240 Wed 946 1510 2155

611 -1.1 1214 0.7 1832 -0.9

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9

217 728 1421 2051

435 0.6 1113 -1.3 1719 0.9

20

25 0.6 653 -1.1 1300 0.6 1922 -0.9

30

15 -1.2 539 0.6 1212 -1.3 1812 0.9

21

109 0.5 738 -1 1344 0.6 2011 -0.8

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Sun

tue

245 922 1515 2148

Wed 332 1017 1618 2250 tHu

SAt

Sun

425 1115 1729 2359

10

Mon 320 825 1520 2149

11 tue

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202 -1.3 712 0.6 1354 -1.3 1938 0.9

417 919 1612 2239

Wed 503 1009 1659 2322

Fri

SAt

Sun

tue

tHu

Fri

311 1027 1557 2242 343 1110 1653 2335

Sun

tue

224 707 1429 2043

Wed 316 806 1520 2134 tHu

Fri

SAt

402 908 1610 2222 448 1009 1700 2309 531 1107 1750 2355

0 -1 533 0.6 1204 -1.3 1805 1 50 -1.2 620 0.8 1258 -1.5 1850 1.2 140 -1.4 707 0.9 1354 -1.6 1938 1.3 231 -1.6 758 1.1 1449 -1.8 2030 1.4

619 1204 1842

319 -1.7 852 1.2 1541 -1.8 2123 1.4

42 Mon 708 1301 1938

405 -1.8 944 1.3 1632 -1.8 2214 1.4

Sun

110 -1.2 628 0.6 1304 -1.3 1856 0.9

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

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640 1328 1838

310 1.1 954 -1 1559 0.5 2140 -0.7

SAt

5 -0.7 621 1.1 1255 -1.1 1906 0.8

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by Beth Crabtree

Meet Alice Christman Tell us about how you got into sailing.

My first exposure to sailing was two weeks of sailing camp at St. Mary’s College when I was 17. Then I took a 20-plus year break to attend college, build a career, pursue yoga, travel, and happy hour. After befriending some sailors, I decided to find out what the big deal was with Wednesday and Thursday night racing, which led to a J/World Annapolis course last May. A year later I am holding my race nights sacred.

Did you have any preconceived notions about sailing?

I thought sailing seemed exclusive, but I have learned that I mistook exclusivity for being strategic. Sometimes a boat needs a big guy with spinnaker skills, and sometimes a boat needs an agile female with a winning personality. Sometimes they can take on a newbie, sometimes they can’t. You learn not to take it personally. There’s a business side, and there’s a fit for anyone.

What has been your sailing experience thus far, and what are your future plans?

I started with a five-day course at J/World last spring and began racing J/105s in Annapolis last summer. I’ve also been getting water time on a J/80 this year.

Wednesday and Thursday nights have taken on a whole new meaning. Although I’ve done mostly one-design racing, I can be found crewing on a

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beautiful Tartan 34 on occasional weekend races.

I’m focused on Bay racing for now, with long term goals to do a San Diego, CA, and a Newport, RI, regatta, because I grew up in both places. An offshore distance race is a possibility. I’ll give it a trial run with an overnight Chesapeake Bay race first. Of course, my diligent work ethic, winning smile, and sparkling personality would also consider an invitation for a race week in Key West or Charleston or even St. Barths (big of me, I know!).

If someone were interested in learning to sail, what would you tell him or her?

Get ready to meet some amazing people.

I made a great friend at a SpinSheet crew listing party, and we have a strong bond from our time as rookies. Together, we have learned, lost, and won in the past year. I’m really lucky.

Getting started with a school trumps learning from a loved one. Corrections and questions are easier to field with an instructor, and sailing school feels like sailing day camp for adults. Then get on a boat as soon as possible to keep your skills up.

Be clear on what you want and network, network, network. Go to parties with sailors and hit up the SpinSheet listings (spinsheet.com/crew-listings). Also go to happy hour and yoga. That’s how I got connected to the J/105 and J/80. A conversation over a cocktail led to racing on Crash (J/105) for Wednesday nights this year, and a yoga friend connected me to the J/80 for a few Thursday nights this season. I am very grateful and do what I can to pay it forward.

Do you own a boat?

I don’t own a boat but maintain a cocktail budget for people who own boats. This tactic combined with being responsible and asking questions has led to many return invites.

Did you encounter any obstacles or barriers when you began sailing?

Getting on to the first boat was the hardest obstacle. The second, understanding the race tactics and strategy. And finally, finding the best Dark n’ Stormy in town.

Harder than you would think, though victory will taste so sweet. My sailing motto: Have fun racing, win the party.

Check out our new sailor guide, past articles, and upcoming events at StartSailingNow.com

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The Balance C

alifornia’s current water crisis has created what analysts and researchers are calling “fundamental changes in the way the entire West Coast will use its water.” Our fresh water comes from two basic sources: surface water seen in snowmelt or rain and ground water in aquifers or fossil water.

As with anything on this earth, the symbiosis of these water systems remains acutely connected.

California’s lack of snowfall coupled with warmer than usual winters has created surface water issues in an area generally void of surface water events. This has driven supply to be drawn on aquifers, all of which have a limited lifespan. Current regulatory fallout will be only a start on restrictions in water use. Most of these restrictions are being directed toward residential use. Some of the positive programs include funding for homeowners who remove lawns for arid landscapes.

However, still the largest use of water remains agricultural, which has yet to feel the full burden of these cutbacks.

California produces about 46 billion in crops, which includes half of the U.Sgrown fruits, nuts, and vegetables. For this, and many more reasons, dialogue on water and water conservation moves from individuals, to California and states, and to the country as a whole and globally.

I currently have three students working on this exact conundrum in Follow us!

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the country of Jordan for the summer.

Jordanians live in a similar dry climate and, like Californians, have a dramatically rising population that demands resources. With technological advances, the ability to tap into these aquifers has created a comfortable society who uses water liberally as we all do. However, the acre-foot of water measured in their current supply in correlation to the ##Circumnavigator Dame Ellen MacArthur delivers a TED talk on what solo distance racing taught her about conserving resources.

country’s usage is closing at an astonishing rate. Projections for running out of water are measured in decades rather than millenniums.

Again, agriculture sits at the top of the food chain for supply demands due to social and economic needs. The Jordanian government is stepping back to traditional ecofriendly ways of living.

We have students developing a “socio-

economic garden” demonstrating the many agricultural plants that grow natively in their climate as well as re-introducing the collection of water through cisterns supported by solar-powered pumping systems.

Many of these older, yet completely acceptable ways of life have slipped from the conscious and even life-skill of a current generation.

This phenomenon isn’t isolated to the Middle East or developing countries.

To think that water problems exist for people halfway around the world, across our nations, or future generations to solve is naive at best. Water, like air, remains a fundamental right to each soul that walks this earth. And water isn’t the current topic; water crisis is. Not much longer will researchers be calling for “fundamental changes in the way the entire West Coast uses its water,” rather it will be fundaspinsheet.com August 2015 37

Where We Sail mental changes on how we all use our water.

Stories of Coca-Cola’s large bottling plant depleting ground water and causing Plachimada’s (Kerala, India) wells to go dry is shocking and unfortunate but not isolated. Water crises will ebb and flow but should still be seen as calls to a national movement for they foretell the future. Environmental changes, population growth, pollutants, and business, with rights

continued... over water, all begin to put pressure on our cumulative fresh water supplies.

My home west of Washington, DC, sits atop Blue Mountain. I recall a new neighbor telling a story of washing his car and having a local mountain dweller stop to scream, “The rain can wash your car, the rest of us need to drink that.” Yes, during dry summers our wells may go dry.

I’ll never forget coming home with

a tired one-year-old adorned in a messy diaper to find our own well dry. Our community must act united in order to preserve life’s necessities for the whole.

Nine trillion gallons of fresh water flows from 150 streams, creeks, and rivers starting in a 64,000-squaremile watershed holding more than 100,000 sources of moving water feeding our Bay. For the Bay person, water embodies an intrinsic part of our life experience. We work in it, eat from it, play in it, and we drink it.

Unfortunately solutions to the water crisis aren’t simple. The dialogue now moves globally, and it’s critical to think from a new perspective in the use of our most finite resources as no longer one-sided but more a measure in balance. Many of us know Dame Ellen MacArthur and watched her record-breaking sailing in the last decade. She now has taken on global issues and provides a unique perspective, which only a sailor could manage, on finite resources. She suggests moving from a linear approach of materiel use, seen in current trends, to a circular approach.

As sailors we leave shore with finite resources, with limited supplies.

We understand more than many the heightened experience in that conservation. We have a great deal to offer to this global dialogue. We have a lot to offer to the smaller conversations in our communities and more so to the solution. Take a look at MacArthur’s TED talk. Ask yourself how does this apply to one of the most important finite resources, and how does it apply to my Bay? To watch the video referenced here, click to spinsheet.com/ macarthur-ted About the Author: Garth Woodruff was raised on the South River and raced out of Herrington Harbor for more than 10 years. Although he works in Michigan, he still keeps a boat and home in Maryland near family.

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een to enjoy some of the best 1950s, Cape Charles has experienced a sunsets on the Chesapeake renaissance in recent years. Its historic Bay? Eager to relax and soak buildings now house restaurants, shops, in local ambience in a laid-back town? and an old-fashioned soda fountain, Look no farther than Cape Charles, among other attractions. Rocking VA. Located near the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, Cape Charles stands near the eastern entrance to the Chesapeake Bay as the southernmost town on the Eastern Shore. While this makes it a great stopover for those transiting the Intracoastal Waterway or sailing ##Town Marina in Cape Charles. on the Atlantic, what really distinguishes Cape Charles is the daily magnificence of chairs adorn the front porches of the sun setting over the vast expanse of several stores, inviting a slower pace the Chesapeake Bay to the west. and conversation with locals and visiFirst developed in the 1880s and tors alike. The sunsets, along with the a bustling railroad town through the town’s welcoming atmosphere and

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beautiful public beach, keep sailors returning to Cape Charles time and again.

Buddy and Dariene DeRyder regularly sail their Beneteau 423 Surfryder to Cape Charles from their home port of Hampton.

For them, and for many on the western shore of the Southern Bay, Cape Charles beckons as a rewarding destination.

Summer southerlies usually afford a pleasant reach to and from Cape Charles.

Phil Gurlik, who has spent more than a year sailing to as many towns as he can on the Chesapeake Bay on his O’Day 302 Cyan, includes Cape Charles as a logical stop for sailors

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on a tour of the lower Eastern Shore.

He ranks its proximity to the ICW as a plus for southbound sailors.

Both the DeRyders and Gurlik note the ease of navigating the wellmarked, dredged channel to Cape Charles. A range marks the entrance and first leg of the narrow channel.

The Eastern Shore Railroad operates floats from Cape Charles Harbor to Little Creek, sometimes posing a challenge to recreational craft in the channel.

While there is no anchorage or mooring field, the town harbor marina maintains plenty of well-kept floating docks, a fuel dock, a pump-out facility, and the popular on-site seafood restaurant The Shanty. Nearby on Kings Creek, sailors can find more amenities at the Oyster Farm Marina at Kings Creek.

For DeRyder, a Cape Charles treat is renting a golf cart for touring the area including the old lighthouse,

the Coast Guard station, and the old marina near the train tracks.

Sailors can find plenty of opportunities for another popular waterfront activity: fishing. The public pier offers a chance for simultaneously chatting, wetting a line, and viewing the sunset at the end of the day. The town maintains a saltwater fishing license for the pier, so individual licenses are not required. Supplies and support abound at the tackle store in town.

Cape Charles celebrates summertime with several parades and festivals.

For the seafood-oriented, the Clam Slam takes place July 31 – August 2 and features plenty of clams, music, skiff races, and boat docking contests.

For the sunset-oriented, impromptu celebrations take place every day while outdoor concerts occur once a month in the summer. For the sailing oriented, several tall ships come to Cape Charles (and sometimes even race) every June, and the Leo Ward-

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##Coast Guard Cutter Eagle crewmembers hose down the anchor chain as it is secured. Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Eagle

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shley Greene sees a lot of tall ships in her job on a cutter that regularly plies the Chesapeake Bay, but the one that really lights up her day is a classic three-masted barque that, curiously, sports a white hull with red, white, and blue diagonal racing stripes on her bow.

The barque is the USCGC Eagle, the primary training vessel for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Greene, a Coast Guard lieutenant who now is commanding officer of the USCGC James Rankin, a buoy-tender, spent months on board the Eagle when she was an Academy cadet and a newly minted junior officer. Greene says she loved every minute of it.

“Seeing the Eagle was one of the main reasons I decided to go to the Coast Guard Academy,” Greene recalls. “I’d applied to the Naval Academy, and I happened to watch a TV program that showed some footage of the Eagle. At the time I was very interested in reading novels about the Age Follow us!

of Sail. It really made me look at the Coast Guard” instead of the Navy.

But it isn’t just the Eagle’s recruiting value that’s convinced the Coast Guard Academy to continue using an old-fashioned square-rigger as its major training vessel in the 21st-century world of fast ships and electronic warfare. Coast Guard officers say sail training builds skills in aspects of seamanship, shiphandling, navigation, and weather that power-driven vessels can’t begin to provide. It forces cadets to take more account of the impact of waves, current, and sea state than they’d have to do on the enclosed bridge of a conventional vessel, where they’re protected from the elements.

And sail training is unmatchable for providing soon-to-be-officers with practical experience in teamwork and leadership, whether it’s through working together to handle the lines or handling the ship during a storm or heavy seas. The lessons go on for 24 hours a day while the ship is

under way. And the Eagle sails all around the world.

“We’re not trying to teach people how to sail—what we’re teaching is seamanship and leadership,” says Chris Sinnett, a retired Coast Guard captain who was skipper of the Eagle from 2006 through 2009.

The Coast Guard isn’t the only service that provides sail training for its officer candidates, but it’s alone in maintaining a square-rigger for the assignment and for requiring that cadets use it for a full-fledged training cruise. The Naval Academy has a fleet of smaller, 44-foot sloops for training, but midshipmen spend their summers on cruisers and aircraft carriers.

By any standard, the Eagle isn’t your typical naval vessel. The 295-foot steelhulled ship has a displacement of 1824 gross domestic tons. She has a 39-foot beam and a 16-foot draft. Her mainmast and foremast are each 147 feet high, and her mizzenmast is 132 feet high. spinsheet.com August 2015 41

She carries six miles of standing and running rigging.

The ship is powered by 23 sails, which provide some 21,344 square feet of sail area. She has a single auxiliary engine: a 1000-horsepower Caterpillar D-399 diesel that can drive her at speeds of up to 10 knots. Her maximum speed under full sail is 17 knots.

The Eagle has an unusual history.

Originally named the Horst Wessel, she was built in 1936 as a training ship for German naval officers in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich and homeported in Kiel, on the Baltic Sea. When the allies won World War II, the U.S. took her as a war prize and gave her to the Coast Guard. She joined the fleet in 1946.

But the ship’s Age of Sail appearance belies a state-of-the-art electronics package that includes radar, global positioning system receivers, globe-spanning singlesideband radio transceivers, and chartplotters—much as you’d find on a conventional Coast Guard cutter—all crammed into a 1930s-era pilothouse.

There are a few caveats, of course. Having a square rig makes it difficult for the Eagle to head up into the wind. The ship can sail no closer than 70 degrees off the

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As a result, nominally simple sailing maneuvers such as tacking and gybing (or wearing ship, as it’s called on a squarerigger) can take between 45 minutes and two hours, depending upon the weather conditions and the skill of the crew. And mistakes pose a bigger risk than on an ordinary sailing vessel. Tacking requires 10 minutes to call the crew onto the deck; another 10 minutes to prepare the sails and sheets; eight minutes more to execute the tack; and another 10 minutes or so to reset the sails.

Even so, Eagle spends between 90 and 95 percent of her time at sea under sail.

The ship uses her engine only to get in or out of the harbor, or if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction or else dies entirely for a substantial period. Otherwise, she’s under sail.

“It really teaches you the need for teamwork to see how a big ship is run and to realize that you can’t operate it just by pushing a button,” Lieutenant Greene recalls. “It’s an eye-opening experience, and

you just don’t see that anywhere else.” more than $900,000 a year from the Coast For cadets, climbing the Eagle’s The Eagle also participates in races with Guard for operations and routine mainte147-foot-high mainmast often is other tall ships that show up at summertime nance, and the service sets aside $1.4 mila daunting task. Though no one is regattas under the aegis of the American Sail lion for overhauls (usually every three to required to climb to the top, cadets are Training Association. The group, based in five years) performed at the Coast Guard strongly encouraged to try it, and Coast Newport, RI, coordinates the activities of Yard in Baltimore, where Lt. Greene’s Guard officers say that so far no one has more than 250 tall ships.

James Rankin (a buoy tender ship) ties up. frozen halfway up, having to be rescued The vessel makes five summer cruises Not surprisingly, one of the Eagle’s by his or her classmates. Greene reto train Coast Guard cadets: three weekbiggest problems is aging. The vessel members a day when she volunteered to long voyages crewed by new students, with turned 79 years old in May, and while the climb 147 feet up the mainmast to help incoming juniors serving as ship’s officers, Coast Guard expects her to be in service grease some fittings, and found herself and two five-week cruises, crewed by sophofor several more decades, the salt air and suspended from a yardarm with one leg mores and run by incoming wrapped around a brace seniors. The ship carries six while she carried out her USCGC Eagle will visit Baltimore’s Inner active-duty Coast Guard Harbor and will open for tours August 28-31. task.“I think it toughened officers and 54 enlisted sailbaltimore.org/schedule personnel, who serve as me up in a way,” she instructors. says of her time on the The itinerary typically takes her down the Eagle. Indeed, there’s nothing onboard constant use inevitably take their tolls.

East Coast of the United States, through Steel wears thin, equipment wears out, the James Rankin to match the sailing the Panama Canal, and up the West Coast experience. and draperies and other accoutrements to Victoria, British Columbia, and back. fray. To help counter those effects, the She makes port visits, in which the ship is Eagle maintains a compartment-by-comAbout the author: Art Pine is a opened to visitors, whenever possible. She partment overhaul schedule that provides Coast-Guard-licensed captain and also visits the Caribbean and Europe. Inevifor regular renovation of major spaces, a longtime Chesapeake Bay sailor. tably, on these trips, the Eagle is a crowdsuch as the galley and wardroom, to keep A version of this article appeared pleaser. Lines of visitors form even before them from wearing out. Recent alterain Mad Mariner, a now defunct the vessel actually docks. tions have widened the sleeping berths online boating magazine.

As with recreational sailboats, maintainfor cadets and improved the quarters for ing the Eagle isn’t cheap. The vessel receives women.

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##L’Hermione fits under the Bay Bridge.

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uring June, the 217-foot French reproduction squarerigged Frigate L’Hermione (pronounced LAIR-mee-yun), under Commandant Yann Cariou with 73 crew, visited the Southern Bay with stops in Annapolis and Baltimore on her way up the East Coast. The original 32-gun ship was pivotal in early United States history. It has been said that there are only two topics about which French and Americans universally agree: D-Day and Lafayette.

America desperately needed to bring France and Spain into the Revolution-

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ary War as they were the only countries with the military force to match Britain’s. Gilbert du Motier, the 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette, arrived in the United States in July 1777 as a volunteer and quickly became one of George Washington’s favorite officers.

But America had to show the French and Spanish Kings that they were an independent fighting nation, and Thomas Jefferson was enlisted to draft the document. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed its creation as “the only means by which a foreign alliance can be obtained.” The Declaration of

Independence was the result. An initial French Treaty was signed in 1778, but Lafayette returned to France and secured a large measure of troops and ships, returning on L’Hermione in 1780 with the news and support. It was as big a turning point as D-Day was for France. Without them there is likely no Fourth of July.

L’Hermione is thought to be the largest and most authentically constructed tall ship in the past century and a half. The name comes from a princess in Greek mythology. The original frigate was constructed in 1780 by 600

##L’Hermione in Annapolis.

##Commandant Yann Cariou arrives in Baltimore.

##L’Hermione next to the USS Constellation in Baltimore.

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shipwrights within 11 months. The replica L’Hermione took 150 shipwrights 17 years and was completed in 2014.

Three sisterships accompanied the original and one was captured by the British, who developed extensive plans from her to build the Concorde, and those plans were later used in the reproduction, modified for modern safety. Planks are no longer pegged but bolted. The (Oregon pine) composite masts are held together with glue, not metal hoops, to reduce water incursion. The cannons are mostly non-functional to save some weight, though they provide weight for stability.

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The sails are of synthetic material for weight, strength, and durability. Jens Langert, the rig designer (le Bosco), with previous experience on the replica Indianman Gothenborg III, described the standing rigging as Manila fiber. The running rigging, that which is used to trim sails, is from Hemp grown in the Netherlands. Synthetics are less than 10 percent of the rigging, for very heavy loads. The largest are 108 millimeter for the lower stays. The top-masts can be struck in a two-hour process for passage under key bridges that don’t provide the 155 foot minimum clearance. Engines,

electronics, and advanced sanitation were also required.

As a sailing ship she can do 13 knots, while two 400-hp engine pods can power her at 10 knots. She can point quite well for a square rigger, coming 50 degrees into the wind while giving away 10 degrees in leeway for an effective 60 degrees. All these numbers are fine, but what is striking is how nice she looks, especially given how functional she is. Why have an English muffin when you can have eggs benedict with hollandaise sauce? Indeed as the motto on Lafayette family crest proclaims, “Cur non.” “Why not?” spinsheet.com August 2015 45

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he mission was to move my wake. At Wilmington a large barge came 1972, 26-foot Bristol (hull out fast from the Christina River and 147) sailboat from the Tinicum forced me to make a U-turn to avoid a Delaware River Marina to the possible collision. No harm, but a foul in Chesapeake Bay. The old Bristols are my book. The barges do not seem to give strong, heavy, lead-ballast boats made out any care for other (small) boats. of woven fiberglass. The rigging looked The depth sounder gave out! So we had new and came with a roller fuller and lines to stay in the shipping lanes and continleading back, but no fancy electronics. The ued south by chart and buoy. On the chart yellow boat color was odd. I had spent the it looked as if the marked anchorage area previous year checking her over while in south of Delaware City was as good as any the water, and now felt it was time to go and further away from the main shipping to a better sailing location with a marina that could get the boat on the hard for the winter.

I had to set sail at 1 p.m. on April 17 at slack tide to have any hope of getting out of the marina safely. The dinghy was put on top to help get out of the marina. I loaded fuel for the 8-hp Nissan.

The depth sounder seemed to be working. I moved out with my Boston Terrier BoBo at 1 p.m., cleared the marina without incident, and headed south with the tide. The current on the Delaware ##The author’s 26-foot 1972 Bristol. runs up to four knots, which makes dock maneuvering a challenge, but sailing south with the tide it would be welcome, as it is a long channel than the other options. I moved motor down the Delaware with the winds as close to the shore as I dared. That depth from the south. sounder would have been a big help. I All was going well, but I began to see planted the hook and then the other, so many large ships. These ships make big with two anchors set I watched my locawakes (four feet plus) and give concern, tion. All seemed good, and BoBo seemed but the old Bristol with 2400 pounds of fine, too, in spite of not understanding ballast did well when cutting in to the were the head was located.

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Things That Go Bump in The Night

The anchorage areas on the Delaware River are right next to the shipping lanes. In this case there was a small shipping lane from Delaware City to the main channel just north of my position.

I figured there would be little shipping traffic from that direction if any. I put out a LED light shining up on the blue tarp and kept the inside lights on. At night this area is surreal with the flashing lights from the numerous towers and the hellish glow from the Delaware City refinery, along with the sound of gigantic diesel engines coming from the docked red oil tanker. The added white lights at the Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal entrance and the flashing lit buoys made things seem a lot like something out of the “Apocalypse Now” Do Lung Bridge scene.

I finally got to sleep at about 1:30 a.m. At 3:12 a.m., I woke up to the sound of water moving. As I got out to look around, I found that the anchors had given way. I was a long way south and dragging the anchors towards the C&D Canal rock jetty. I could just make out the flashing light on the buoy 3G of which, earlier, I was located just west. It looked like a half mile away.

##The C&D Canal.

Motoring at night was not in the plan, but either that or a certain grounding, so I went forward and pulled up the hooks and got back to the engine before the boat moved onto the jetty shoal. The dinghy at the front of the boat became an unwanted obstacle. The engine started on the first pull, and all seemed saved, but on the way back I saw the light on the 3G buoy go out! A large barge and tug had failed to stay in the shipping lane and were now moving over the location where I had been anchored. This was something I did not take lightly. Maybe the captain would have seen my boat and taken action? On the other hand, maybe the tug boat could not keep the barge in the shipping channel because the same current that broke my anchors was also pulling the barge out of control?

There were a number of unknowns, but it was reasonable for me to believe I would have been killed in my sleep had the anchors not failed. I got no sleep the rest of the night. I could not get the anchors to set and continued dragging and motoring back to stay in the anchorage zone over and over for the rest of the night. ‘Wait this out,’ I thought. ‘Dawn

will be here soon,’ and as Hemingway wrote, “The Sun Also Rises.”

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Slowly dawn broke. And as irony would have it, now the anchors set. This was welcome news and would give me some time to get ready before moving though the C&D Canal. The dinghy had been making access to the lines at the front of the boat a pain, so up and over. The fiberglass dinghy was quite heavy and awkward with a lot of water in her. I used the hand bilge pump to get the water out.

The C&D Canal is long, and having the tide with you can cut the time in half, so I hear. I had been in the canal before from the Chesapeake side to Chesapeake City in my 22-foot 1976 Catalina years ago. This time it was from the other side and much farther.

It was too bright to sleep, and the instant coffee was bad. I heard and saw the big red oil tanker begin to move out, the one that had the engines running all night making me feel closer to one of the lower levels of Dante’s Inferno. I began

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The current at the mouth of the canal was very strong and going against me.

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speed or the speed the hull of the boat can push the water around it. The bigger the boat, the faster it can go, so they say, but I do not get that fully. I do know my boat has a top speed of about five miles per hour.

##The author under way.

I had not washed or slept, but I was not tired. BoBo was well, too. She must have found the head. Speeds did pick up nicely. We arrived at Chesapeake City at about 1 p.m. The restaurant guests at the waterside tables gave a wave as we passed, to BoBo more than me, I think. Here, I came across the only two ##The big ship headed south and not through the canal as the author had feared. barges I met that day and to my good fortune, it was in a no-wake zone.

Finally, I could see the open Bay! load the dinghy. BoBo did very well and What a sight. Beautiful, as was the day stayed centered on the little boat that is with the warm April winds kicking quite unstable, but rows fast. To end the up from the south. It had been many trip, I lost my footing and took a fall into years since I had been in this part of the the mud. BoBo was smart enough to stay Chesapeake, and it did not look as if in the boat. Still the Bohemia River is a much had changed. I thought about a wonderful place to end a trip. glass of champagne, but I did not have There are three anchor zones on the any. The ice cold water went down well.

Delaware side of the C&D Canal. They are BoBo agreed. all likely dangerous. I know the one near Now it was all gravy, follow the markDelaware City is very dangerous. I figure ers, and make the turn into the Bohemia the current can pull large shipping out of River at red buoy 6. We approached the the marked channel and into the anchor marina and saw the mooring balls out zone, and at night, I can only hope your as promised. Now just to pack up and anchors fail.

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which aims to give sailors a taste of offshore and overnight sailing among friends and experienced sailors alike, offered sailors an exciting adventure and a mixed bag of conditions. This year’s three legs included

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On their first rally, first overnight passage, and longest trip to date, Joe and Julie Siler sailed with Kinne and Piper Sutton on their Catalina 42 DayDreamer. “We had a tremendous week filled with many firsts and many adventures,” says Julie.

“Our first night passage brought some interesting realities about how

things—ships, lights and land masses— look at night. As most our night sailing was from the Rappahanock River southward crossing shipping channels, we encountered a considerable amount of ship traffic. Nothing too scary and only one slightly close call with an enormous cargo ship whose light configuration took us a while to figure out.

Fortunately, we were bearing off as we concluded that he was in fact coming in our direction. But we stayed under sail the whole night, arriving at Thimble Shoals at dawn, where we were greeted by dolphins.”

As did many other boats, the

DayDreamer crew experienced lightning and 30-knot breeze offshore. “It was an incredible light show, blinding at times,” says Julie. “With our capable boat, skipper, and crew we rode the storms plunging through the waves at such an angle as to surf, staying away from metal as much as possible and knowing… we would eventually be out of the squall line…” The winds died down to a pleasant 10-15 knots providing for a comfortable sail up the coast.

“Dawn was a beautiful blend of pinks and blues and calms seas, and my husband Joe and I marveled and the beauty, serenity, and peace we felt as daybreak came. We realized that we thoroughly enjoyed sailing on the ocean. That morning we had a few flying fish take flight near the boat, which was really cool, and we had a fairly large sea turtle come by close enough to see him pretty clearly. As day came on we moved in closer to the shore and enjoyed sailing past Ocean City, MD, and Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach, and Lewes, DE—looking at those beaches where we’d spent many a years on the sand never imagining at that time that

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A pod of dolphins greeted the crew upon their arrival in Cape May. For two days, the crew enjoyed their hot showers, meals on shore, and swimming pool. Because some crews stayed, while others departed for home, the various crews faced different weather systems on leg three. The DayDreamer crew faced a mostly windless motor home, with an easy ride with tide and current carrying them through the C&D Canal, while other crews, such as the Valiant 42 Breezy crew, sailed down the Bay in 30 knots under reefed main and staysail.

Once all 20 boats had finished, at the awards party, a lot of discussion centered on the nasty frontal passage and heavy thunderstorms the fleet encountered on the offshore leg up to Cape May. Despite some anxiety in the moment, every boat came away with a positive experience, and nobody suffered any major damage to boats or crew.

“The DelMarVa is about introducing you to new experiences on your boats

and inspiring you to go further afield than you have in the past,” says rally manager Andy Schell, who alongside his wife Mia Karlsson, hosted the prize giving.

“We never would have sent you out in that weather if we’d known what was going to happen, but in reality, if you want to go ocean sailing, at some point you’ll need to have that experience and see how you can handle it. And we’re very proud of all of you for handling it so well.”

According to Schell, instead of scaring sailors away, the feeling at the prize giving was the opposite; that overcoming a tense situation in fact emboldened crews even more to want to keep stretching their wings and go further afield in their boats.

Would the Silers do it again?

“Yes,” says Julie. “Can’t wait. We are planning on joining the ARC Caribbean 1500 rally in 2016. In the meantime, we’ll enjoy more extended sailing on the Bay. We definitely came away feeling much more competent and confident. We enjoyed sailing in a rally and sharing stories with our fellow rally members and now sailing friends. There’s a camaraderie that enhances the enjoyment of the trip.” #

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Ten Tips for Long G

by Cindy Wallach

etting ready for cruising usually involves endless lists and a

dizzying amount of tasks to check off. It can get overwhelming very easily, and it can make you wonder if you’ve lost

your mind. Most of what needs to get done can be broken down into 10 categories, which makes it seem a little easier to tackle.

Communications

You may be casting off, but you’re not totally unplugging. Having working radios onboard is critical for weather information, safety, and of course, staying connected to fellow cruisers. Make sure your SSB, VHF, EPIRB, and passage tracking are all working and up to date. These are your lifelines to the world outside your vessel.

Paperwork

This is one of those things that often gets overlooked until the last minute and can bite you in the end. Research visa requirements, fees, pet regulations, and passports long before you cast off. Bureaucracy moves slower than a sailboat drifting in the doldrums, so leave time to figure out your paperwork and get it done well before you plan to depart. Offices can have long lines and long processing times that might make you miss a weather window. Be organized, and make copies.

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Provisioning

This is one of those things people think about the most and really requires the least amount of brain power. Here’s a little secret: People eat food all over the world.

It’s true! So unless you are planning for a transoceanic crossing of several weeks at sea, you don’t have to sweat it. Make a list of treats you can only get in your home port (think good chocolate, pesto, special cooking oils, and organic canned items) and stock those things. Shopping in new places is part of the thrill of cruising, and just about every place on earth has rice, beans, and other basics.

Medical

This is another one you don’t want to leave until the last minute. Acquiring a solid medical kit can take time, depending on your relationship with your local physician.

If you have insurance, there may be limits on how much of a prescription you can ac-

quire ahead of time to stock up. Even some over-the-counter meds, such as certain allergy medicines, have purchase limits.

Start early, and be mindful of expiration dates. Also keep in mind that many common meds can be purchased more easily and cheaply in other countries. Finally, a good medical kit is just dead weight if you don’t have the training and know how to use it properly. Take some classes, do your homework; someone’s life might depend on it.

Plumbing

Ah yes, nothing ruins your tropical paradise faster than the head jamming up. Get to know your throne before you go. Get your hands on a manual. Buy the spare parts. Then buy a few more. And when all else fails, have a designated bucket stashed somewhere just in case.

Mechanical

We all know that the iron genny is a critical member of the crew. You might find good mechanics in far flung places, but you won’t find them out in the deep blue. It’s up to you to know how to troubleshoot and repair your (big boat and dinghy) engines.

Taking a class or learning by doing can be time and money well spent. Make sure you have the right spare parts, oils, and tools to get the jobs done.

##The author’s husband and their first catamaran on their first stint as long-range cruisers.

##Unless you are planning for a transoceanic crossing of several weeks at sea, you don’t have to sweat your provision list.

Range Cruise Prep Electrical

So many systems on your cruising boat, from your instruments to your radio to your GPS, depend on your electrical system humming along happily. Know what your batteries need to stay in top condition, and make sure you understand that “butt connector” is not the latest dance move. Manuals, a good boat electronic system book, and lots of hands-on time will pay off in the end. Better to learn it now at port than in the dark on a rolling boat.

Entertainment/ School/Work

Many people think they will have loads of free time on their hands and wonder how they’ll fill it all up. Fact is, you’ll be just as busy as you were on land, but in different ways. Still for rainy days and long watches, it’s nice to have some good reading on the ready, games, audiobooks and TED Talks downloaded, apps selected, and any portable hobbies stashed and ready.

If work is following in your wake, make sure your contacts understand the loosey goosey nature of time and deadlines out at sea. And if you have little swabbies onboard, getting your schooling and playing items in ship shape will take up more time and space than you imagine.

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Safety

Many people think they will have loads of free time on their hands and wonder how they’ll fill it all up. Fact is, you’ll be just as busy as you were on land

Sailing

To sail your boat; this is why you’re out there right? Standing and running rigging should be inspected and tuned up, sails should be checked over carefully, and winches need their spa day too. Chafe and wear are the enemies, so regular inspections should become routine and not just something you do before you initially leave. Flaws in your rigging and sails are silent and can quickly become catastrophic. Know how things should look and know what to look for.

Safety encompasses such a huge array of things to think about from life rafts to PFDs to boom preventers. Aside from the obvious ones that keep you upright and dry, find the safety issues hiding in the everyday items on your boat. Your anchoring system is also a critical part of your safety aboard. There’s nothing worse than being roused from your sweet sleep by the sound of your hull going crunch on the rocks. Unlike rice and beans, this is the area where it makes sense to stock up and pay careful attention.

Fellow Cruisers

One of your best resources in all of these areas is other cruisers. Don’t be afraid to ask questions to those who are out there now (via social media) or those who have been there and done that. Fellow cruisers have the most up-to-date information and the wisdom of trial and error. The most important tip is to reach out to the amazing community you’re about to enter and learn as much as you can.

About the Author: Cindy Wallach and her family live aboard on their St. Francis 44 catamaran on Annapolis’s Back Creek and plan in the not-so-distant future to cast their dock lines off again. Visit zachaboard.blogspot.com to read Cindy’s blog. #

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Charter Notes

by Bob Gallagher

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areboating off the southern coast of Baja, there is virtually no cell phone coverage, and you are out of VHF range after a day’s sail from the charter base in La Paz. Over a week, we sailed about 60 miles north to Isla San Jose.

We encountered two tiny villages of a dozen or fewer families. We saw no more than two or three other charter boats and a couple of dozen cruisers.

Near Isla San Jose, the outboard on the dinghy quit. We had used it every day to explore shallow coves and mangrove lagoons and to approach fishing camps to buy fresh fish. Our amateur diagnosis confirmed that the motor was getting fuel and spark, but it would not start. There was no way to communicate with the charter base. It was too far to return for repairs. Following the advice of a salty cruiser, who seemed to exist solely on rum and cigarettes, we hailed “panga, panga, panga” on VHF channel 16 as we anchored off the village of San Evaristo. “Panga” is a generic reference to the open skiffs used throughout that part of the world for fishing and transportation.

##Anchorage at Ensenada Grande.

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##Fishing village at Isla Coyote. Photo by Terry Smith

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The transmit key had barely been released when we had a reply from Ramon, also known as Chico Lara.

Like almost every other man in the village, Ramon is a fisherman. You can identify them by their weathered look and their white rubber boots, identical to those worn by Chesapeake watermen. Ramon is also an entrepreneur. He promised to bring out the village mechanic presently. Two hours later Ramon came alongside in his panga to tell us that the mechanic was out fishing and would return in the afternoon. By late afternoon there was no sign of a mechanic, so we called Ramon again. He took us into the village where we were able to score a couple of cases of beer and six tomatoes. We also learned that the mechanic was too busy to bother with us.

Limited communication capability is just one factor that suggests that Baja bareboaters need to be self-

reliant. While high-quality provisions, especially fresh produce and seafood, are plentiful and reasonable in La Paz, once you have left La Paz, you cannot count on finding any provisions, fuel, water, or services. We didn’t see a single restaurant until we returned to La Paz. What Baja lacks in man-made amenities, nature makes up for in spades.

Navigation is simple. There are minimal tides. There are little used anchorages surrounded by striking scenery on the several mostly uninhabited islands. You will probably never see more stars than you will see from a deserted anchorage in Baja. Best of all is the wildlife.

Picture pelicans, terns, boobies, cormorants, and frigates all working the same school of bait. Imagine not just the usual group of dolphins riding the bow wave but a family reunion of the dolphin clan, hundreds of them, also feeding on a large school of fish. Swimming with sea lions anyone? It took days to stop jerking my head around every time I heard a manta ray leap from and fall back into the sea.

When Ramon returned us to the boat, he volunteered to have a look

##Anchorage at Isla Coyote. Photo by Bob Fox

at the outboard himself. He quickly confirmed our diagnosis that it was getting both spark and fuel and determined that it was getting too much fuel. The carburetor float was stuck.

The next morning he appeared at the agreed time and towed the dinghy to another fisherman who also had

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Of course things have changed since Steinbeck’s “The Log From The Sea Of Cortez,” but not as much as you might expect. If you decide to give it a try, don’t forget : panga, panga, panga. #

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ailing is like going on a beer run.

You park, run in the store, grab your favorite 12-pack, pay, and you’re done. But if you don’t know what kind of beer you like, the choices can be daunting. Imported, domestic, pale ale, lager, porter, cans, bottles, hoppy, fruit-infused, and so much more.

Like beer, there are many ways to enjoy sailing, and each has a different characteristic and attitude. Not all kinds appeal to all people, and everyone seems to have their favorite.

Like a cold bottle of Coors, daysailing is one choice. On a small boat, it may be just you or one other person. You go out for a few hours, enjoying the brisk breeze, sunshine, or moonlight, or maybe hot hazy skies and biting flies.

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to discover the cafe table tilts. This kind of sailing involves relaxation or exhilaration, great conversations, and bonding.

Racing is another type of sailing.

More complicated, like a porter. Here you have a schedule and need to be on

time. It is a sport and someone will win.

The more practice, the better. When crews race together over a long period of time, they work as a unit. Crossing the finish line in the top three on a regular basis makes it all worth it. And still, you’re back at the dock and home or at

the club in time for dinner. Unless it’s an overnight race. But even then, you’re done and home the next day or so.

The big ocean races such as the Volvo Race, or Around Alone, are for such a select few, it would be like having a designer brewery craft you a custom beer with your boat on the label.

Cruising the Chesapeake Bay is all about the joys of its protected creeks, singing crickets, historic towns, great day sailing, and a new anchorage every night. Like it says on a can of Nattie Bo, the Bay is “The Land of Pleasant Living.” The Chesapeake Bay offers some of the best cruising places in the world. This is the opinion of many sailors we’ve met who have sailed around the world multiple times!

And now that I’ve experienced cruising in many other parts of the world, I totally agree with my new friends.

Sailing can also include tall ships, dinghy racing, windsurfing, and lots of small crafts. Even some kayaks have sails.

www.Myachtservices.net When a cruise ship or a Navy PT boat leaves a port, they say it “sets sail,” but these vessels have no “sails.” So I am not including them in my beer run analogy.

Then there is passage making. In this case, there is often an ocean involved, and several days at sea. You decide on your destination. You load up the boat with weeks’ worth of food. When it’s time to go, you point the boat out toward open water, and the magical feeling that comes next is like nothing else. There will be a certain amount of anxiety. Even a perfect weather forecast can be totally off, and even a perfect boat can experience major issues. You’ll get butterflies in your stomach, not from the motion, but more likely from the realization that you’re heading out into a vast expanse of water and an unknown shortterm future. Whether it is across a whole ocean, or up or down the coast, your boat becomes your “planet,” and it is the thing that keeps you on the breathable side of the water.

With passage making, the whole sailing thing changes. You don’t worry about being home before dark. Or being back to work the next day. You can’t worry about stopping at night. You may worry that the squall on the horizon is packed with sideways rain. You may not worry about anything at all! And instead be completely in awe of the brilliant setting sun expanding the entire horizon, or the billions of stars dazzling above you at night like twinkling diamonds.

In passages, the sails still need tweaking. But not as much as going around marks or in and out of rivers and creeks.

You might want to reef if the wind picks up enough. Often the wind direction stays the same for days so once you have the sails trimmed correctly, you just go.

Sometimes direction does change, but out in open ocean, if you don’t feel like beating, you can fall off a bit and reach.

It may take a bit longer to get to the ultimate destination. But so what? It’s a big ocean. And you may even decide to head somewhere different.

Then there are the moments when everything is trimmed just right; the boat sails herself. No steering or auto pilot needed. This is pure magic. It’s like your boat is a living thing, moving through the waves as it was born to do. Add to this dolphins, whales, and change of Follow us!

time zones, life becomes as rich as it can get. When it’s time to steer again, it’s also wonderful as you become one with the boat. For me, sailing in the ocean, especially crossing the ocean, has been the most spectacular days of my life and I hope to never forget every moment.

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Taking Advantage of the Dog Days

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he Romans called the sultriest days of summer the dog days, those they associated with Sirius, the “dog star.” Here on the Chesapeake Bay, we know such days can show up anytime from May to October; although the days tend to seem longer and the air thicker in August.

Let’s just say that Chesapeake cruisers know which marinas and fuel docks provide big ice bags.

We know which of our white shirts is coolest and which provides the best sun protection. We have top-notch SPF-rated, brimmed hats. We know how great a cold towel on the back of our necks can feel and how—even though we hate to admit it—sometimes we welcome turning the engine back on and dropping the mainsail to stop that darned boom from banging around in the two-knot “breeze.”

We also know how wonderful a steady eight-knot breeze can feel on a hot day, how much lower the temperature can feel on the water than on land, and how there’s nowhere else we’d rather be. We’re sunset watchers, so we see (we don’t want to admit this one, either) the days getting shorter. There’s plenty of time left, but our days on the water are finite. The leaves will turn in the blink of an eye. So, let’s take advantage of these summer days. Don’t let heat advisories stop you from capturing those cat’s paws of breeze blowing up the Bay. Stock up on water and ice, and follow that bright star. ~M.W.

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Here are two invitations to sailors interested in getting involved in regional clubs:

zzCome join Singles on Sailboats and enjoy the rest of the sailing season. If you have a boat, the club can provide convivial crew; if you know how to sail but don’t have a boat, you can be the convivial crew. If you don’t know how to sail, SOS offers opportunities for you to learn while sailing with sailors of all stripes. Sailing season is half over, but the club still has an active schedule with more than 11 weekend sails and daysailing opportunities for those who need to learn and refine their sailing. SOS offers an active 2016/2017 winter program of seminars, fireside chats, and bareboat chartering opportunities

in the British Virgin Islands and the Aegean. To find out more, join us at our many happy hours each month in Annapolis, Baltimore, Ellicott City, and further afield in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Visit singlesonsailboats.org to learn more. zzClub Crabtowne hosts its monthly meeting and social Tuesday, August 25, at the Fleet Reserve Club (100 Compromise Street, Annapolis) from 6-8 p.m. Meet new friends, sign up for activities, and join the fun. Visit clubcrabtowne.org to find out more.

(Active duty military personnel receive a free, one-year membership.)

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A SUP Social on the West River

n a mid-July Friday evening at West River Sailing Club (WRSC) sailors pushed off the beach and headed out on the West River, but instead of sheets in their hands and an eye on the breeze, these sailors grasped paddles and focused on keeping their balance. The guys at East of Maui in Annapolis came to WRSC for a free standup paddleboarding (SUP) demo and brought several boards for sailors to try.

Paddleboarding has grown in popularity, and SUPs are increasingly spotted on the West River

and nearby waterways. Many sailors wanted to find out what this was all about. After an informative tutorial from East of Maui co-owner Mark Bandy on the basics of paddling and how to stay safe, the new paddlers were off! Those who braved the waters for their first time atop a paddleboard found it took a little practice to find their sea legs, but most were up on their feet and heading across Tenthouse Creek after just a few moments. The evening was calm, the company excellent. It was a great night for a paddle. westriversc.org – eastofmauiboardshop.com

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We are offering safe powerboating and race committee courses throughout the year.

We also offer sailing lessons for Juniors and Adults.

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Annapolis YC Studies Oysters? Yes!

his summer, the Annapolis YC (AYC) is helping the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science with a new study being conducted as part of NOAA’s Mussel Watch program. The goal of the study is to help scientists understand the distribution of current-use pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and other chemicals associated with human activity that may bioaccumulate in oyster tissue.

Due to its location at the mouth of Spa Creek in an urbanized Severn River tributary, the club was well-situated for such a study. AYC was also chosen because of its advocacy for water quality and oyster restoration in the past.

With help from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the study’s organizers were able to identify ##The label on the oyster cage reads, “Research in progress.

Not for consumption.”

three suitable survey areas for each of the four areas of the Chesapeake Bay being studied: the Severn River representing an urban area, Patapsco River representing an industrial area, the lower Choptank River representing agricultural land-use, and the Rhode River representing undeveloped sites.

Dr. Dennis Apeti, one of the scientists, explained that the Mussel Watch program uses bivalves, such as oysters, to monitor organism health and the presence of more than 150 chemical pollutants at approximately 300 coastal locations nationwide, 14 of which are located within the Chesapeake Bay. With this new study’s targeted locations, NOAA is hoping the study will help to better conduct a survey of contaminants of emerging concern.

For the past three years, AYC has been an avid supporter, spat (juvenile oyster) distributor, and participant in local oyster programs, including Marylanders Grow Oysters and Severn River Oyster Growers Association.

Annually in September, employees of AYC’s Dockmaster’s Office affix 80 to 100 cages onto the club’s docks.

Each cage contains spat

##AYC’s M Dock on Spa Creek is the location of two oyster cages to help with a twomonth study conducted by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.

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and recycled oyster shells donated by AYC members. With the exception of periodic fresh water rinsing and monitoring by staff, the spat are left to mature in their cages until late June, at which time they are taken to the oyster sanctuary located by the Route 450/Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard Bridge on the Severn River.

Oyster habitation programs and studies such as the one conducted by NOAA, are important to AYC and its members, who work to give back to the marine environment. The club is certified as a Maryland Clean Marina and has a membership with the Spa Creek Conservancy.

“Being a yacht club that relies on the Chesapeake Bay as an important resource, I believe it’s critical for the club to lead the oyster recovery efforts,” states general manager Brian Asch.

AYC helped to deploy the research cages on Wednesday, June 24, and each month, the cages will be rinsed with site water to clean off algae that has grown on the enclosures, while Dr. Apeti and fellow scientist, A.K. Leight, periodically sample the oysters for laboratory analysis. At the end of August, the cages will be removed from AYC’s dock and taken back to their lab for further analysis. Results of the study will be made available to the volunteers, stakeholders, and public via NOAA’s web portal at egisws02.nos.noaa.gov/nsandt/ index.html#

A Fabulous 50th Dickerson Anniversary

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he Dickerson 50th Anniversary Rendezvous was a big success.

Here are some words of thanks from Joe Slavin: “It was truly a team effort with directories and certificates by Barry Creighton followed up by a clever Dickerson parade strategy with 18 boats participating. Barry’s friends Mark and Jean Brzozowski and Sue and Mark Radler took excellent photos and videos of the event (with links available in the newsletter).

“Then, we had a commodores’ cookout with Barry, Bruce Franz, and Bill Toth at the helm. Bruce, his wife Tucky, and Dick Young made sure there was plenty of food for everyone. Commodore liaison, Jake Baer, III, thanks for taking the initiative in providing 86 custom made Dickerson anniversary T-shirts to 29 owners, and to you, John Stait, for helping to pack and deliver them to Oxford.

“Saturday’s race featured the largest Dickerson fleet ever of 18 boats.

Although the wind was light, it offered a challenge and brought forth a winner,

our new commodore Bill Toth.

Congratulations Bill, we all look forward to working with you… again! ##Dickerson owners celebrating their 50th: (first “The Anniversary Banquet on row L-R) Judy Creighton, Bruce Franz, and Barry Saturday was the highlight of the Creighton; (second row) Sam Webster, Joe Slavin, Nettie Hastings, Bill Toth, and Bob Smith. event with about 90 in attendance.

The steak and crab meat dinner was delicious. Decades of Dickerson “Bruce recognized and thanked Jim Memories came to life with Larry Moser’s and Paula Karr for their strong support DVD of Neville Lewis’s historic global over the past decades. Commodore Jake voyage in his D41, Southern Cross, 40 years Baer presented the Dickerson trophies ago. And our grateful thanks to Neville for the record race of 18 wooden and for the interview on Skype, and to Teddy fiberglass Dickerson yachts varying in Rivkin for the technical expertise that made length from 35 to 41 feet. The winners it all go without a hitch. were Slavin’s Irish Mist (35/36 class), “When all thought ‘Wow how can this Toth’s Starry Night (37/39 class), and be topped?’ out of the blue came Master of the Wogaman’s Southern Cross (40/41/50 Ceremonies Pirate Blackbeard Bruce Franz class.)

The overall winner and commodore with eye patch, coat, and sword to capture for 2015/2016 was Toth’s Starry Night. remarks on Dickerson memories from The awards presentation was followed by sailors Mary Ann and Dave Hazen and lively music organized by Jeff Stephenson.

Chris and Bill Burry, who showed slides on He and Barry had the talented musical their trans-Atlantic passage from 1986assistance of singer Sandy Stait.

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##The Chesapeake Outdoor Group welcomes “racers” of all ages for its 12-Oz. Regatta August 15, a fun event that raises money for Annapolis Community Boating and Saltwater Soldiers.

##Hunter Sailing Association (HSA1) members enjoying friends along the water.

##A member of the Potomac River Power Squadron took this shot of L’Hermione transiting the Woodrow Wilson Bridge as she left the Alexandria, VA, waterfront in June.

##Members of Jeanneau Sailboat Owners group, along with other Jeanneau and Fountain Pajot owners, rafted up in June to celebrate the Summer Sailstice in the Wye River and St. Michaels.

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As shown in this picture, NSHSA’s Father’s Day Dinner Raft-Up was a great success with fantastic food and good friends. Not even Tropical Storm Bob could stop the fun in Still Pond on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The dinner was complemented by a great sail home on Sunday. Ahh… another good weekend on the Bay and its many creeks and rivers! nshsa.org

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hen is it most appropriate to call a boat “she”? When everyone onboard is female, during the Herrington Harbour Sailing Association (HHSA) Women’s Regatta, an annual three-race event, with all-female crews competing head to head, no Y chromosomes allowed. HHSA held the 2015 event June 14. Emily Mayes, skipper for Jubilee, says, “Getting women to go out and collaborate, stepping up to do the job and do it well, is a very empowering feeling.”

The boats participating in the regatta were a combination of the HHSA racing and cruising fleets. Owners either volunteered to put their boats in the hands of an all-female crew for the day, or female coowners took the helm. Dave McCullough, HHSA’s rear commodore of racing said, “We want women to know there is an opportunity to drive a boat at HHSA.” Most crews got together before race day to practice sailing and boathandling skills aboard an unfamiliar vessel.

The day of the regatta was warm, with a light clocking breeze. The regatta drew crewmembers from HHSA, West River, and Annapolis. McCullough notes, “Several boats wanted to put up spinnakers, but we need to add a few more boats and we can have more classes.” The regatta’s three races followed three different triangle courses. Alli Bell, skipper for Gitana, says the races were “very competitive—really tight, challenging conditions. We had some challenges such as recreational boats in the middle of the race course, but everyone handled it with really good spirit and camaraderie, on and off the water.”

After the day on the water, the racers were enthusiastic about the event and the opportunity to sail with other women. “It’s a great group to race with... the people at HHSA are wonderful. They are supportive and they are really encouraging women to come out here,” says Eunice Lin, skipper for Liberty Prevails.

Racer Shirley Franko comments, “The best part of the race is the camaraderie… getting people together with that sense of competition, but also sharing skills and knowledge and awareness, and just developing friendships.”

Mayes notes, “When we get back to the dock and the party, the first thing the women are talking about is doing it again next year.”

Bev Wright, commodore of HHSA and crew member on Whoosh, congratulated all the racers and encourages any woman interested in racing to participate next year.

“Women racers should come down to the HHSA Women’s Regatta because it’s a real confidence builder.”

Top Three Finishers Jubilee, E. Mayes Gitana, A. Bell Zalek, K. Grimsely

## The Catalina 320 Whoosh team at the HHSA Women’s Regatta.

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Lobsters, Fireworks, and Southern Bay Cruising

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he Back Creek YC’s (BCYC) annual lobster feast (with roast beef an option) took place at Wally and Molly Stone’s house on Crab Creek June 20, followed the next morning by a pancake breakfast, courtesy of chefs: Flop, Flop, and Drop.

More than 40 members took advantage of the pound-and-a-half lobsters, corn, and salad despite the threat of major storms.

The forecast called for torrential rain in the afternoon continuing into the night and ending in the late morning. But Crab Creek is a little like Camelot. It never rained until after sundown, and by 8 a.m. in the morning the fog had disappeared. So no rain on the lobsters and no dew on the omelets.

BCYC celebrated July Fourth weekend starting Friday, July 3 at Pirates Cove on the West River, then over to Almshouse Creek on the South River for a picnic followed by fireworks July 4, hosted by Cindy and Westbrook Murphy, who provided breakfast next morning.

On July 16, members attended a musical production of “Baby” at the CTA Theatre Complex in Annapolis, preceded by dinner at the Broadneck Grill. A Weenie Roast was held on Weems Creek July 18.

The club’s Fall Third Vagabond Cruise will start August 22 from Solomons Island and work its way south and back for a Labor Day weekend get together at Cambridge, MD. Get in on the fun! backcreekyc.org

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Youth & Collegiate Sailing Focus

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Snipe Junior Atlantic Coast Championships

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t can be said on many levels that we had lots of “hot sailors” June 13-14 for the first annual Annapolis Snipe Invite and Junior Atlantic Coast Championships. Some great sailors from the high school and college circuit plus a coach or two participating in the inaugural “Under 30” event sailed mostly in borrowed boats from the local Annapolis Snipe Fleet in our first heat advisory of the year.

Steve Pickel from North Sails hosted a clinic on Friday afternoon to familiarize new sailors to the Snipe, and PRO Steve Podlich completed five races on Saturday in a nice five- to 10-knot

northerly with a course tucked up under Greenbury Point. Sunday was much lighter from the south with two races completed in three to six knots (in the shadow of L’Hermione!), allowing a drop that proved critical to the final standings.

In the end, with 15 boats competing in close racing, class knowledge trumped local knowledge as Snipe Class veterans (at age 17 and 16) from South Florida, Andre Guaragna and Jensen McTighe, won decisively to be the first names engraved on the newly donated Reisinger Trophy for the Snipe Junior Atlantic Coast Championship.

Local Annapolis high school sailor Porter Kavle (new to the class) and his Florida crew Emily Gilreath took second in a tie-breaker over Mack Fox from Lauderdale YC, with local (and SpinSheet photography intern) Lexi Pline crewing.

Finishing fourth was local favorite, Key School sailor and Snipe prodigy Christian Filter and crew Declan Lombard.

Rounding out the top five were Eduardo Mintzias from Coral Reef YC and his crew Brendon Feeney who sails for USF. Thanks to Severn Sailing Association and Eastport YC for providing facilities support to this new promotional event. severnsailing.org

Snipe Junior Atlantic Coast Championship Results Andre Guaragna/ Jensen McTighe 1-3-2-2-[15]-1-1: 10 Porter Kavle/ Emily Gilreath 5-5-[7]-1-4-3-3: 21 Mack Fox/ Lexi Pline 2-6-3-6-2-2-[9]: 21

Christian Filter/ Declan Lombard [16/DNC]-2-4-3-8-8-2: 27

Eduardo Mintzias/ Brenden Feeney 6-1-1-9-1-11-[16/RET]: 29

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Band: Misspent Youth All-Star Trophy awarded to the team or individual that hauls in the most funds for CRAB Trophies for podium finishers.

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hether you consider sailing a sport or a hobby, there will be times when you wish you played other sports, or had other hobbies. And for the 2015 edition of Eastport YC’s annual Solomons Island Invitational race, a few sailors might have wished they played different sports, or had different hobbies.

The race started in the Severn River at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 10, with a forecast for light northerlies and possible thunderstorms. The course hasn’t changed much over the last 35 years: it’s a straight shot for either 54 or 44 miles down the Bay to R79 before heading up the Patuxent River to the finish. The start was clean, though, and 71 boats in 13 classes took off down the Bay in 10-12 knots of breeze, headed for bloodies at the Solomons Island Holiday Inn. It paid to be fast, and not just in the trophy department. First over the finish line was Donnybrook, Jim

Muldoon’s Andrews 80, just after 3 a.m. with an elapsed time of 8:24:42. And then, the rain started.

There needs to be a new name for the kind of rain that hit sailors that night. The wind was gone, visibility was gone, and boats on the race course were forced to stay put in a relentless shower. There was no way out.

The good news is that sailors had (mostly) dried out by the time of the awards party July 25 at Eastport YC, when spirits were much higher, and the race was remembered fondly. This perhaps speaks loudest toward the hospitality of the Solomons Island Holiday Inn, but it also says something about sailors’ devotion to the Chesapeake Bay. It’s more than a sport or a hobby. It’s just in their blood.

And you can’t get them to drop it just as much as you can’t change the weather. For full results, visit eastportyc.org/solomons

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Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2015

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ight to 10 knots of refreshing breeze greeted sailors at the mouth of the Patuxent River July 17 for the beginning of the three-day Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge (SPLC). Seventy boats were in contention, ranging from Jimmy Yurko’s Solomons-based Holder 20 One Trick Pony to Kenneth Manning’s Potomac River-based Catalina 42 Gypsy. The J/80 and J/70 classes sailed as one designs, while the rest sailed in PHRF classes. For the second year in a row, a Cruising Class sailed the Saturday distance race and its own course on Sunday.

Anyone who plans a Southern Bay regatta in the month of July knows that it’s a risk; sailors who enter roll the dice. After the high of Friday’s pleasant breeze, the weather gods held back and gave us just a breath of air on Saturday, enough to let the boats tip-toe around the government marks distance race— or in the case of the J/70s, around the buoys in the Patuxent. The distance race was shortened, a good call on the part of the race committee.

Following Sunday’s abysmal forecast for two knots of muggy air and a heat index that would have tempted any sane sailor into an air-conditioned bar for a fruity drink, Mother Nature threw us a curve ball. After an onshore postpone-

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##Dailey Tipton and crew on Blofish. Stay tuned to SpinSheet to learn about the wounded warriors on the team.

ment (thank you, RC!), competitors headed out for two enjoyable windward-leeward races in building breeze, a pleasant surprise that ended the regatta on a high note.

We’re not going to lie to you—it’s hard to see one of our favorite regattas experience dwindling entries. The split with the Eastport YC Solomons Invitational as a feeder race and concurrent running of the Baltimore City Yacht Association Race to Baltimore July 18 made a serious dent numbers-wise in the once major event. We missed many Annapolis and Baltimore competitors. But at the same time, Screwpile

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2015 was as festive as ever, despite the numbers. Every racer we spoke to was appreciative of SPLC organizers and RC, and was very much enjoying the competition. Sailors had a blast, got SpinSheet tattoos (some in places we don’t even want to know about), enjoyed the Mount Gay tasting table, played cornhole, contemplated latenight Tiki Bar fun, and looked forward to getting back out on the water each day.

As longtime RC member Bobby Frey (AYC) stated for the Screwpile Daily News—in reference to forming a separate course for the J/70s during the

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Saturday distance race—“This is what differentiates the Screwpile from other regattas… we make it work for sailors.

We remain flexible and open to ideas.”

Examples of changes SPLC organizers have made to accommodate sailors in recent years: adding a distance race for variety, creating a cruising class (hence inviting in many who may race only once a year if ever) and giving them a separate racing area, and making many sailor-requested additions and changes to shoreside activities such as grill-yourown-steak night and opting for a DJ at a reasonable volume during dinner in lieu of a loud live band.

Hampton-based PRO John McCarthy says, “Well, I’ve seen and experienced Screwpile from the racer’s side, as a judge, and as race committee.

The thing that always stands out is how much LG [Raley] and his longtime key people—Herb Reese, Don Behrens, Keith Jacobs, Taran Teague, and of course his wife, Merry Ruth—are always thinking about the Screwpile racers and their crew and families. I remember one time one of the racers mentioned to LG that it was a little dark in the party tent.

Next thing I know there is LG on a step ladder stringing more lights than Times Square as the band played on!”

Congratulations to Annapolis YC sailors Brett Harrison and John Yeigh on the Tripp 26 A Parent Tripp, who proved victorious in PHRF B (posting three bullets and three second-place finishes in the six-race regatta). The team also won

##The Early Bird crew sporting new tats at the SpinSheet booth.

overall boat of the week. Thanks to our host club, the Southern Maryland Sailing Association, for its hospitality and to RC and all shoreside volunteers for their dedication.

And thank you to Screwpile racers who shared SpinSheet’s 20th birthday cake with us and told us what the magazine has meant to you over the years. It’s been a joy getting your sailing stories and photos into print over the years, and we look forward to the next decade of sailing together.

If you have constructive suggestions for future Screwpile Regattas, email them to editor@spinsheet.com. Let’s keep a dialogue going and grow this event for 2016. Click to spinsheet.com/ screwpile-2015 for complete results and photos.

##AYC members Brett Harrison and John Yeigh’s A Parent Tripp took first place in PHRF B and overall.

SPLC 2015 Results PHRF A1 1. Meridian X, W. S. Shelhorse 2. Rhumb Punch, John & Linda Edwards 3. Afterthrought, Craig Wright PHRF A2 1. Bandit, Daniel Rossi 2. Ultra Violet, Dave & Donna Prucnal 3. Excitation, C. Mayo Tabb Jr PHRF B 1. A Parent Tripp, Brett Harrison & John Yeigh 2. Mad Hatter, Bob Fleck 3. Incognito, Greg Robinson PHRF C 1. Easy Button, David & Jacki Meiser 2. Cheeky Monkey, Paul & Julie Wash 3. Gitana, David McCullough J/80 1. Family Truckster, Clarke McKinney 2. (no name), John White 3. Eleven, Bert Carp J/70 1. Tea Dance Snake, Mike McNamara 2. Monkey Business, Jonathan Pollak 3. Pegasus, Pete Firey Cruising Class 1. Restless, Bill Barnes 2. Shermax, Max Munger 3. Phyxius, James E. Sampson III

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Block Island Race Week Wrap Up

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hat a week! The 50th anniversary of Block Island ended with 167 boats in 15 classes duking it out in one of the more successful weeks in recent memory, with four days of great windward-leeward sailing in 10-18 knot winds (not to mention a great ‘Round the Island Race with 20-30 knot winds).

“This is probably the best race week we’ve had in the past 10 editions,” said Principal Race Officer Dick Neville. “We’ve rarely had five full days of racing. It might be the best race week ever.”

Among the Bay boats competing, Bill Sweetser’s Rush placed second in the J/109 fleet, who were competing in their North American Championship. The J/105s were holding their East Coast Championships, and Don Santa and Andrew Kennedy both did well in the 17-boat fleet, coming in eighth and ninth, respectively.

In IRC 1, Charlie Morris was the skipper onboard Corsair, a TP 52 crewed entirely by Midshipmen, and they came in fifth in the six-boat fleet. The other IRC boat, Paul

##The Schubert family onboard Azzurra writes, “We ended up fourth overall, but out of the five races we sailed (skipped the around the island race due to the boat being my dad’s home, and he did not want to break his home), we got second in four of them.” Submitted by Matt Schubert

Milo’s Orion, did well, coming in 8th place in IRC 2. Ranger, the Farr 40 crewed by Mids in PHRF 1, came in third place, with Kevin McNeil’s Farr 30 Seabiscuit just ahead of them in second.

In PHRF 2, Stephen Bowes’s Apparition did well, placing fifth in the 14-boat fleet, while Glenn Doncaster’s Nanuq came in 10th after a few disappointing finishes later in the

week. Ed Tracey and Tim Polk’s Omega 36 Incommunicado nailed it in PHRF 3 with a second place win.

In the Cruising Spinnaker class, Invictus, a Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 helmed by Ted Ruegg, came in second, while Azzurra, Earl Schubert’s Grand Soleil 46, came in fourth in the 11-boat class.

For full results, head to blockislandraceweek.com.

##Bill Sweetser and crew onboard the J/109 Rush.

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##Stephen Bowes’ Apparition.

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Shearwater Sailing Club’s Twilight Race:

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highlight of the summer sailing season, the Shearwater Sailing Club’s annual Twilight Race delivers one of the most memorable experiences, and this year’s race on June 20 was no exception. Sailors started out in the late afternoon on a weekend, chasing after government marks around a distance course before heading back in to the harbor just as the sun finished setting. The race is a great warm up for overnight races on the Bay, since sailors are tasked with maneuvering the boat in darkness, but at the same time you can be back at the dock, boat packed up, and headed downtown to catch a drink and a burger.

This year, however, sailors were more concerned about making it back to the dock before Tropical Storm Bill made himself known. At the time of the starting gun, winds were holding tight at seven to eight knots; by the time boats were rounding the weather mark near Bloody Point, they were between 20 and 25. Race Committee did a great job in laying out a course that had boats pulling into the Severn River just before 7:30 p.m., keeping everyone dry (for the most part).

A total of 38 boats raced in this year’s edition. For full results, visit shearwatersc.net.

##Start of the 2014 Race to Oxford for one of the best weekends of sailing on the Eastern Shore. Prepare to spectate like a champ! Photo by Dan Phelps

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##Twilight Racers know how to have fun. Photo by Dan Phelps

Winning Boats by Class Cal 25 (4 boats): Zephyr, David Hoyt J/105 (5 boats): Wind River, Mark Elert J/24 (3 boats): USA 4006, Peter Rich J/30 (9 boats): Insatiable, Ron Anderson J/35 (3 boats): T-Bone, Bruce Artman PHRF A2 (6 boats): Problem Child, Donna Morrow PHRF C (3 boats): Odyssey, David Shiff PHRF N (5 boats): Rendezvous, Rodger Carter

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Oxford Regatta News

ig news, sailors: organizers of the Tred Avon YC’s annual Oxford Regatta have moved the PHRF race between Annapolis and Oxford to Saturday. The race has historically fallen on a Friday, but the Saturday schedule will allow more sailors to get involved without having to take time off of work (not that you have to tell your boss that…).

The rest of the Oxford Regatta schedule remains the same: head over to the Tred Avon and Choptank rivers to check out fantastic Shields, Stars, PHRF, One-Design, and even log canoe racing. Spectating is a sport this weekend, and nowhere else on the Eastern Shore is this sport taken quite so seriously (except maybe in St. Michaels?).

For more information on how to get involved, and for insight into the best places to catch all the on-the-water action from on land, visit tayc.com/racing. spinsheet.com August 2015 75

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ith a new starting format, new finish venue, and two new prizes, the 2015 edition of Annapolis to Newport was a terrific event all around and earned well-deserved kudos for longtime Annapolis YC members and race cochairs Dick Neville and Mark Myers and the entire race committee. In addition to our initial coverage in last month’s issue, we bring you these final thoughts and photos. See more at spinsheet.com/A2N.

A Skipper and Designer

##Saykadoo (Stephen McManus), first in PHRF 1, was part of the fleet that won J/Boats the Manufacturer’s trophy. Photo by Dan Phelps

##Aboard Will Passano’s Carina from Gibson Island Yacht Squadron. Photo by Ted Steeble

Norman Dawley of Lusby, MD, and the Southern Maryland Sailing Association (SMSA) skippered his selfdesigned, custom 48-footer Pursuit to first in class out of the Bay and also first in fleet to cross the finish line. He recalls “We went to bed knowing we couldn’t save our time on Akela III, but hoping we could on the Bermuda 40 (Actaea). When we woke up and heard the wind in the rigging, we suspected what that would mean in terms of the scoring results.” Their suspicions confirmed, in the end Akela III (Roel Hoekstra) captured first under ORR, Actaea (Michael Cone) second, and Pursuit third.

Regarding the accomplishment of designing his own winning boat, Dawley, who was raised in Santa Barbara, CA, and was a physics major in college, says, “I had worked as an engineer, and had been reading about yacht design and drawing boats since boyhood. I then took the Yacht Design Institute course and designed Pursuit.” Dawley reflects, “My dad got our first big boat, a converted 6 meter (37 feet), Mystery, in 1957, and racing her was definitely a family affair with my dad, mom, brother, and sister.

My father and I sailed many ocean racing miles together on other people’s boats in the 50s and 60s, and my first Transpac was in 1967 on a Cal 48.”

Dawley adds proudly, “We had Dad out sailing on his 96th birthday, and he turned 100 just before the Annapolis to Newport race.”

Performance Cruising Class

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The new performance cruising class fielded a fleet of 10 vessels, and firstplace finisher Brian Mulhull (Testing Life) applauded race organizers, saying, “Dick Neville, Garth Hichens, and the others behind the new class

did a phenomenal job spreading the gospel of performance cruisers, which are very capable of doing this kind of race. It’s offshore but relatively safe because you’re never too far from help thanks to several entry points near the rhumbline. I feel strongly that for sailing to survive we need to cater to these boats. Very few people can run a big-budget, high-profile, professional program, but that doesn’t mean you can’t run a successful family-andfriends program and have fun regardless of how you place.”

Mulhull describes his Tartan 46 as a “luxurious cruiser,” which he raced complete with electric heads, heat, AC, a blender in the galley, and a grill aboard, too. Can’t you almost hear the grand prix racers groaning, “There goes the neighborhood,” when the crew of Testing Life threw their fishing lines over the transom and began trolling during the last couple hours of the race? (No, they didn’t catch anything.)

Maybe that should be expected from an entry that includes a padded sundeck known as the “Ledo Deck” (aka the “Love Boat”) under its boom.

New One Design Competition

J/boats took home the new inaugural Manufacturer’s Trophy, presented to the manufacturer with at least five boats completing the race and whose top five boats score the lowest number of points using the low point scoring system, irrespective of what class they enter. Their winning five-entry combination was comprised of three Annapolis-based J/120s, Saykadoo (Stephen McManus, AYC), Shinnecock (James Praley, AYC), and Heron (Greg Leonard, SSA), as well as the J/122 Orion (Paul Milo of Leesburg, VA, and NYYC) and the J/44 Kenai (Chris Lewis, Lakewood YC, Houston, TX).

Navy Intrasquad Competition

U.S. Naval Academy boats Swift (skippered by Midshipman Kyle Briggs) and Defiance (skippered by Midshipman Jared Valeske) were locked in an epic battle for the entire race, staying within sight of each other and sailing similar courses to finish just 12 minutes and 10 seconds apart.

Defiance, a newer 44-footer designed

by David Pedrick and built in 2007, owes Swift 12 seconds per mile and so landed in fourth place behind Swift’s bullet in PHRF 2. Swift, designed by McCurdy & Rhodes and launched in 1988, is also a 44-footer. To add to the finish-line excitement, Nanuq (Sabre 426, Glenn Doncaster) crossed the line just a minute and a half behind Swift.

##Shinnecock (James Praley) sailed to second in PHRF 1. Photo by Dan Phelps

most international crew. Renewal was sailed with two Australians, one Russian, one Belorussian, and natives of Philadelphia and Virginia. However, Black Pearl (Carkeek 47, Stefan Jentzsch, Hamburg, Germany), second in IRC 1, may have one-upped them with listed crew from six countries— France, Ireland, UK, Spain, USA, and

International Flair

Alexei Medovikov, crew on Renewal (C&C 110, Alexander Malykhin, Liberty YC, Philadelphia) thanked the RC for one of the most exciting experiences of his life and thought perhaps they might have had the

Germany. Rounding out the international vessels were the double-handed Class 40 Visit Brussels from Belgium (Michel Kleinjans, Schelle, Antwerp), which took first in class, and the the Swan 53 Music from Johannesburg, RSA, (James Blakemore), second in IRC 2. For complete coverage and full results go to spinsheet.com/A2N.

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O, Canada!

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he 2015 Edition of the Marblehead to Halifax Race wrapped up with the first boats showing up into Halifax Harbor at about 6:30 p.m. on July 7. Steve and Heidi Benjamin’s Spookie claimed line honors in a race that tested the limits of both boats and crews, with incredibly light winds (at times, boats were going less than one knot) and current bringing out the best and worst in everyone.

Spookie, the Benjamins’ Carkeek HP 40, did well in the race due to her light displacement, flat hull shape, and large sail area. “I am super happy to be here in the daylight,” Steve Benjamin told race organizers, adding that he was pumped to help his crew celebrate later. Spookie hit land a good five hours before the rest of the fleet started showing up.

Seven Bay boats took part in the race to Canada. An eighth, Donnybrook, had to pull out at the last minute due to a scheduling conflict (they later made their way to Solomons; see page 70).

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In IRC 2, Mike Maholochic’s Swann 44 Stormy Weather finished just before 11 a.m. on July 8, coming in eighth place, 46th overall. In ORR 1, Canadianturned-Bay sailor Glenn Doncaster and his crew on Nanuq finished at 6:41 a.m. on July 8, achieving third place in ORR and 33rd place overall. Just ahead of (yet behind) him was Tim Savage’s Tripp 41, Triage, who finished at 5:49 a.m. and took home seventh place ORR. Chaotic Flux, James Chen’s J/120 out of Herrington Harbour SA, finished just two minutes before Savage at 5:47 a.m. and took fourth place in PHRF 2.

James Praley’s J/120 Shinnecock was just behind him by 20 minutes, slipping into fifth place in the same class. Praley had just returned from Newport, where he took second place in the Annapolis to Newport Race. Based on their combined performance in both races, they were awarded the Chelsea Clock Mariner Trophy for PHRF Racing Overall. In

##Jim Praley accepting the award for the Chelsea Mariner Clock Trophy.

Photo by Beth Thomander.

addition to brother Michael and son Jimmy, Praley’s crew was all Annapolis YC-based.

The two Navy 44s, Gallant and Tenacious, managed to finish within a minute of each other at 6:42 a.m., taking second and third place in PHRF 3. And rounding out the list of Bay boats, Grey Ghost, Philip Parish’s ZAAL 38 Custom, took home third place in PHRF 4.

For full results and pictures, visit marbleheadtohalifax.com

Race to Baltimore: Gorgeous Day for Beautiful Sailing

he Baltimore City YA needs to be recognized for organizing some of the best sailing not just on the Northern Bay, but anywhere on the Chesapeake. This was certainly apparent on July 18 during the annual Race

to Baltimore, as an armada of almost 60 spinnakers came floating around Lazaretto Point to finish up the day of racing. Conditions were variable, between six and 12 knots throughout the day, but clear skies prevailed and

kept everyone happy until the party started. If you haven’t gotten in on the Bawlmer scene, be sure to check out the Constellation Cup October 17 and Harbor Cup October 24. bcya.com

Winners by Class Cruising: Lucky Ducky, Jay Tyson

J/105: Jester, Hugh and Henry Bethell Multihull A: Thrill Ride, Jim Parrott

Multihull B: Gemini, Jere and Lloyd Glover PHRF A: Cuore di Leone, Tony Culotta

PHRF B: Liquid Limit II, David Kozera PHRF C: Safari, Rich Herrity

PHRF N: Healing Power, Steven Braunstein Short Handed: Resolute, Chuck Scheaffer

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Annapolis Labor Day Regatta

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##Great racing and great fun. That’s the ALDR Way. Photo by Dan Phelps

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he 2014 edition of the Annapolis Labor Day Regatta (ALDR) brought with it many new things to the Annapolis summer racing scene: two great days of racing, multiple bars, food trucks, a bounce house, and a Labor Day spent with the family.

Needless to say, we loved every minute of it.

This year, event organizers are promising even more excitement. On Saturday, September 5, sailors can choose to compete in either windward-leeward racing or a distance race around government marks. The post-race party at Eastport YC will bring in specialty food, children’s activities, and much more (and there’s no cover charge to bring your family).

On Sunday, sailors can enjoy a great day of windwardleeward racing and a post-race cookout and awards presentation at the Annapolis YC Junior Sailing annex.

Don’t let a lack of crew or a lack of a boat keep you from participating: the event website has a great crew finder bulletin board (as does spinsheet.com), so there is no excuse to keep you from getting in on the action.

It’s only the second year that the regatta has followed this format, but we’re already all in. The ALDR is fun for sailors of all abilities, and especially fun for their families.

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ell, sailors talked, and the Storm Trysail Club listened!

The Club took over ownership of Quantum Key West Race Week (QKWRW) in April, and recently the official Notice of Race was released, citing multiple big changes to the regatta — changes that are getting us very excited for January. For one, smaller boats are going to be encouraged to attend, with a harbor course planned. Performance cruisers are invited to come in not as spectator boats, but instead join in the Conch Republic fun with a distance race. A three-day ‘regatta within a regatta’ option is also being offered to those classes who choose it. And, perhaps most significantly, the PHRF rating system will be replaced with the International ORC rating.

John Fisher is the regatta chairman for the event, and he said that the changes were made in response to a survey STC had conducted, asking questions of both American and International sailors. “We believe the sailing constituency that revolves around Key

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West was looking for something different,” Fisher said. “Many, many elements of the regatta are tried and true, but there are other things that needed to be tweaked. We are listening to the sailors that care about Key West Race Week and are attempting to address their desires and needs.”

The ‘regatta within a regatta’ option is in direct response to skippers who decided not to make the trip south due to the cost of housing and feeding a crew for a full week. The distance race will send boats on one long race that traverses the keys, and will appeal to those who don’t want to bring down a complete crew.

Dick Neville, who is the race committee chairman, said that while 42 boats competed in the 2015 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, only four of them entered QKWRW 2015. “We need to give those boat owners a reason to enter our regatta, and I think one distance race each day could do that,” he said. “We could give them a different course each day and finish them near the harbor so they get back to the dock faster.”

Regarding the move from PHRF to ORC, organizers are attempting to eliminate PHRF racing and switch to ORC. “We had to face the reality that PHRF boats have been disappearing from the regatta, and the logical solution is to offer a different rating system that is more popular worldwide,” said Neville, further pointing out that nearly 10,000 ORCi and ORC Club certificates will be issued in 2015.

The harbor racing course will be shorter and will hopefully attract more spectators. Several Viper 640s are already signed up for the regatta, and organizers think the harbor course will appeal to them as well as Melges 20s, VX Ones, F18s, and M32 catamarans. “The NYYC Annual Regatta has shown that stadium racing attracts an audience of nonsailors who are onshore,” said Fisher.

“We would like to create a course that would allow Key West locals and tourists to view some sailboat racing.”

We’re in. Are you?

Leukemia Cup Regatta Raises Money… and Hope

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he 17th annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta (SCLCR) held in Deltaville over the weekend of July 10-12 was another huge success with 61 registered yachts and enthusiastic crowds. The SCLCR is one of the most successful Leukemia Cup Regattas in the country, despite being one of the smallest of such

national venues, and this year proved to be no exception.

Almost $2 million has been raised since the regatta’s inception, and this year’s preliminary tally reveals $108,000 in cash raised with an additional $30,000 in in-kind sponsorships. Funds raised to support patients with blood cancers came not just from the gener-

##Sailors participating in the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta. Photo by Ann Gray

osity of sailors who competed on the race course, but also from many local, regional, and national commercial sponsors, and countless individual community supporters.

Individual fundraising was especially spirited this year. Diane Simon, Rob Whittet, and Robert DeJong each raised over $12,000, qualifying them for a Fantasy Sail in Bermuda this fall with Gary Jobson.

The two-day racing was officiated under the auspices of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club by PROs Lud Kimbrough on the East Course, David Hinkle on the West Course, and John Wake on the new Fishing Bay Course, all supported by a host of on-the-water volunteers. On the water Judge and Protest Committee Chairman Brooks Zerkel was the nautical equivalent of the Maytag repairman, since no protests were submitted over the two days of competitive racing.

Complete results can be found online at yachtscoring.com.

Boatyard Bar and Grill Regatta for CRAB

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he Boatyard Bar and Grill Regatta to benefit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) August 22 is one of our favorite regattas each year for many reasons. It’s a great day of sailing, the food and music can’t be beaten, and of course, sailors come out of the woodwork to participate and support an incredible cause.

Eastport YC generously hosts the event and serves as race committee, getting sailors keyed up for the Annapolis Labor Day Regatta held shortly after the event. An All Star Trophy is awarded to the team or individual who hauls in the most funds for CRAB, and the North Sails Fleet Participation Award will be given to Follow us!

##Lance Hinrichs at the helm.

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the one-design class that gets the most boats on the start line.

Even if you can’t participate, SpinSheet invites you to consider signing your boat up for a kind donation

to CRAB. You don’t have to be on the water to be a part of the community.

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The Most Important 12 Minutes of Your Race

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en short minutes at the very outset of each race can be key to your success. Getting a nose out on the competition early means you can defend a good position rather than scramble and take chances to try to get a good position.

So which 10 minutes, and what to do in them? Here’s a sample routine you can use or adapt to your personal needs. And of course, each dinghy class has slightly different requirements. For example, for a Lightning, you may want to add in “repack chute,” while I don’t need to do that on my Laser.

Nine minutes before the start: Take a pee. Seriously.

You’re properly hydrated, right? Hiking is hard enough; don’t make it more uncomfortable than it needs to be! Multitask, though… keep your eyes open and monitor wind, waves, and current.

Seven minutes before the start: By now, the Race Committee (RC) has likely dropped the pin end of the line in. Get your line sight, and form your initial impression of which end of the line is favored. To get your line sight position yourself outside the RC signal boat so you can look down the start line through both ends of the line—usually flags—and then line them up with something on land past them. Knowing what your line sight is can get you more confidence so you’re not over the start line—or too far away—when the gun goes off.

Five minutes before the start—warning signal! If possible, hover near the signal boat to get an accurate countdown going on your watch. After you get your watch started, it’s time to make some initial decisions. Which end of the line is favored? Which side of the

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course has better wind pressure? Are there expected/geographical wind shifts you should take into consideration?

Does one side of the course offer a better situation with respect to current?

Use the answers to questions such as these to form an initial “where on the line should I start?” evaluation.

Four minutes before the start—preparatory signal! Calibrate your countdown; just a second or two can make a huge difference getting off the line. Then, take a moment to sail upwind to ensure your sail settings are appropriate for

to what you examined at five minutes.

In addition to wind and current up the course and which end of the line is favored, are there any puffs rolling down that may be on one part of the line—but not the rest of the line—at the start?

Two minutes to go: Time to establish your position in the pack. This doesn’t mean you need to be sitting on the line luffing waiting to go, but be firm in your convictions and set yourself up in a good place to get to where you want to be at the start. The next minute and a half (roughly) will be unique to each start, as there are so many vari##Ten short minutes at the beginning of each race can ables. But keep be the key to your success. Photo by Dan Phelps yourself rolling and get set up on the line in the part of the line where you want to start.

One minute to go: Final check to make sure your watch is in sync with the RC’s time.

Thirty the wind. Cunningham, traveler all seconds to go: Make sure you’re setting set? You’ll likely be playing vang as you up on the line with enough room to hang out on the start line, but at least leeward that you’ll be able to foot from get a sense of how much you’ll need to time to time for speed, and that the boat pull on to get rolling. to weather doesn’t have her nose so far Three minutes before the start: The forward of you that she’ll eat up some of counter-clockwise “race track” is likely your breeze. in place, where boats sail down the Ten seconds to go: This time varies with line on starboard (of course, checking each kind of boat, but it’s time to get gothat their line sight makes sense and ing! You want to be going at full speed— calibrating what is over and under the not just starting to accelerate—when… line), go to the pin end, and gybe back Start! Maximize speed and keep onto port, sailing back under the line things rolling. Don’t look around much; by a boatlength or two (in the absence focus on keeping your lane clear and goof current; strong current can push ing forward. the race track up or down). Make sure Thirty seconds after the start: Are you in your personal race track keeps you in a good lane, with room to play a bit up the rough area of the line where you and down in puffs and to handle waves/ want to start. Take a few head-to-wind chop? Congratulations, that was a solid readings to see if the end of the line you start. thought was favored still is.

Three minutes after the start: Are you Two and a half minutes before the on the side of the race course you wanted start: Reevaluate. Take a moment, and to play, and in a good lane? Congratulareview the course, asking similar questions tions, that was a great start.

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ownwind starts make even the best tacticians nervous. In an upwind start, as long as reasonable spacing is maintained, and you start on time, you can at least be assured of a lane that provides clean air and full speed, the primary goal of all starts. Volumes have been written about proper technique, tactics, and strategy for upwind starts. Offwind starts (starts in which the first mark can be reached without tacking), on the other hand, involve essentially only one lane until the breeze is far enough aft that a gybe will be necessary. Clear air and room to sail are hard to come by. They are a special beast with lots of variables with little in the literature to provide guidance.

It’s only in point-to-point races, the “navigators” format where government marks are used, or casual weeknight races where offwind starts are encountered. With renewed popularity of these formats, I thought it would be worthwhile to try to ascribe some method to the madness.

I find it helpful to divide downwind starts into three zones. Zone 1 is angles from 40-80 true wind angle (relative to the course to the mark): the close reaching zone. Zone 2 is true wind angle (TWA) from 80-140: the beam reach to run zone. Zone 3 is 140-160 TWA: the run zone where a gybe will be involved.

As always, the strategy (or where you want to start) is the easy part. Tactics, or how you execute the job of getting your boat to that point, are the hard parts.

The Favored End

Unlike upwind starts where the favored end of the line is the upwind end, in reaching and one-gybe runs (zones 1 and 2), the favored end is simply the one closest to the mark. Unless the line is grossly out of square, the more important overriding concern is getting clear air, which means you will generally

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be starting on the upwind end of the line. If the start is a true run (zone 3), then the favored end is the end furthest downwind, and it is worth considering a start there.

Zone 1—Start just ahead and to leeward of the pack. You don’t need to be the weather boat, because your apparent wind will be far enough forward to maintain clear air. If you get headed, the boats above will fall in.

If you get lifted, you will have a faster reaching angle and shorter distance to the mark. The only exception is if the boat (right hand) end is much closer to the mark; then you will have to be right at the boat.

Zone 2—You must start directly at the windward end of the line (the righthand or boat end in the diagrams) and maintain a high lane to

get to weather of the pack. This is the only way to insure clear air, even if you have to sail above an ideal course to the mark.

Zone 3—Start at an end, not in the middle. This is the quickest way to insure clear air. Consider which end is farther downwind. If it is 10 degrees or more favored, this is the place to be.

Tactics

When starting in zones 1 and 2, it is easiest to control the fleet from a leeward position. From here you can head up to slow down and use your luffing rights to clear space. It is also important to know the close-hauled layline to the end where you are starting. If you get below this, you are vulnerable to weather boats. If you get too far above, leeward boats will control you. In a

zone 1 start, the key is to bear off with plenty of time to get up to full speed; don’t be luffing up at the gun. In a zone 2 start, hold high until you reach a clear lane. Delay the spinnaker set until a clear lane is established and you are confident that no one can roll over the top of you.

In a zone 3 start, consider staying to weather to guarantee clear air and the ability to set a spinnaker. If starting at the left-hand end, think about a starboard approach to control the fleet with a gybe-set around the mark. This insures clear air and a free lane and may cause considerable consternation among the pack of port tackers trying to start at that end. Regardless of approach, set the spinnaker early, well before the gun if possible, so that the boat is up to full speed.

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Haven Harbour in Rock Hall, MD, is excited to announce the addition of Greg Tetrick to their award-winning rigging department. Greg is an extremely experienced rigger, having begun his career in the late 1980s building and rigging Condor 40s. For the last 15 years, Greg worked for the Annapolis-based company Atlantic Spars & Rigging. He also worked for six years with Island Rigging & Hydraulics on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Other past employers include Bay Rigging and The Rigging Company. Greg grew up in Annapolis sailing and racing everything from dinghies to one-design boats. He recently participated as a crew member in the Annapolis to Newport race, an East Coast tradition, on a J/120. Haven Harbour welcomes Greg to their growing team of experienced professionals. havenharbour.com

Farewell to Friends

Bill Mosher (67), marketing director at Forespar, passed away July 3 at his home in South Milwaukee, WI. Chesapeake sailors will remember Bill’s smiling face from the Forespar booth at the Annapolis Sailboat Show. As a dedicated volunteer, Bill served on the board of directors of the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, including a term as president. He was instrumental in creating unique sailing programs and fundraisers that benefitted youth, as well as the physically challenged and financially disadvantaged. Friends may make memorial donations to the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. sailingcenter.org

Meridian Marine Services LLC was formed in February 2015 by Matt Jones and Mike Welsh.

Growing up, Matt was fascinated with boats. He worked for Performance Cruising building Gemini Catamarans and then went on to Diversified Marine Services, where he met Mike. Mike’s background is in the automotive industry, which is a perfect fit with boating. They offer a tremendous range of restoration skill sets, such as fiberglass/gel coat repairs, full structural repairs, custom fiberglass fabrication, high-end custom wood

working, Corian countertop installation, cabin sole replacement, paint repairs, full hull or deck paint jobs, Lexan/acrylic fabrication, window replacements, and much more. Meridian is primarily mobile and can be found anywhere on the Bay, from Baltimore to D.C. and also on the Eastern Shore. Matt says his hope “is to be the go-to guys to whom clients feel confident referring their family and friends.” meridianmarineservices.net

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Lancaster County, VA, recently voted to eliminate the personal property tax on boats weighing five tons and above. This is great news for large yacht owners in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Lancaster County needs the boating industry for tourism and tax dollars, and sees an importance in lowering the boat tax. The county officials hope to see a positive economic impact on their local business and communities. lancova.com

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29’ Bristol 29.9 Sailboat Swing Keel ’78 ”Orion” is a good coastal cruiser with roomy accommodations. The quality construction the Bristol name carries can be seen throughout. (443) 632-8790. Website: baltimore.craigslist. org/boa/4953103518.html

30’ Classic Alberg ’73 Sailboat built for family cruising and one-design racing. In excellent sail away cond., fully equipped for racing and cruising. Has had one owner for the past 38 yrs. Both the boat and the engine have been professionally maintained annually. Price $18,000 Please contact Susan Barrett (410) 9749203 or sueb80@comcast.net

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26’ Colgate ’04 New sails, upgraded shrouds and hardware, Raymarine chart plotter, 3 Raymarine ST60 displays, AIS, lopo nav lights, stereo with cockpit speakers, spinnaker, Nissan 6.h.p. Mint condition! (443) 376-7245.

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38’ Bluewater Ingrid 38 Ketch ’73 Full keel, double ender, Perkins 4-108, VHF FM. Boat, eng, sails, good cond. Same as Nigel Calder’s “Nada”. For sale well below appraised value. $27,500. Steve Nichols, sailnichols@hotmail.com, (703) 408-8247 jdavid5158@aol.com 43’ Lavranos design “Montevideo” Proven 3-cabin offshore cruiser. New: AC, refrigeration, VHF/AIS, furler, Raritan heads. Feathering propeller, 11’ RIB/6hp, 50-hp. diesel, wind generator, solar panel, more. $49,000 (410) 262-7414 Cabo Rico 38 Silver Series ‘92 Show Boat was the builder’s own boat. Myriad upgrades/options. 300 original engine hours $124,500 Offers encouraged Contact dan@martinbird.com

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43’ Hans Christian Christina ’97 Well equipped, fast, comfortable.

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1965 Shields Lying Oxford, MD. Good condition. Several sets of sails. Ready to race. Town certified mooring included. $15,000. Contact: tgusdog@gmail.com 30’ Tartan ’76 S&S design. Great family racer-cruiser. Ready to sail. Roller furling, 2 genoas, 1 spinnaker. Tiller autopilot. Yanmar dsl. Walker Bay 8 dingy w/sail. Lots of extras. $9,999.

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Doyle stack pack. $68,000 (302) 368-8674.

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37’ Hunter ’88 cruising sloop Ready to sail, Yanmar dsl, 110 furling jib, Dutchman mainsail, well equipped instrumentation, air/heat, $24,900, Steve Nichols, (703) 408-8247, sailnichols@hotmail.com

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40’ Beneteau 40 ’08 Only one left! Major price reduction to $169,000. Nice, clean Beneteau, extremely well equipped with 2 cabin, 1 head layout. Easy to see here in Annapolis at Jabins. Call Denise: 410-997-8236 or Denise@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 40’ CS 40 ‘92 This is a turn-key cruiser/ racer. Flag blue hull and ready for the Chesapeake or the ocean. Asking $79,900. Call Bob Oberg 410-320-3385 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

25’ Harbor 25 ’12 Barely used, low hrs on sails and Yanmar dsl. Canvas and desirable options $84,900. Call Pat Lane: 410-267-8181 or Pat@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

Jeanneau 40 ‘03 Loaded w/ cruising gear and ready to go. Just arrived and seller is anxious for reasonable offer. On land in Annapolis until sold. Asking only $129,900! Call or email Dan Nardo, CPYB 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

33’ Soverel 33 ’85 2012 National Champion “Renegade”. Custom trailer, updated sail inventory and tons of upgrades! Just Listed at $35,000. Call Bob Oberg 410-320-3385 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

41’ Beneteau 411 ‘01 Blue water cruising boat with solar and wind. 1 yr. old sails, classic main. Great canvas.

Engine rebuilt July 2015. $123K. Call Keith Mayes at 301-503-4634 or keith@annapolisyachtsales.com

38’ Sabre 386 ‘05 Immaculate cond., brightwork re-finished 2015, new canvas 2014, new 130% Ullman Genoa 2015, new bottom paint 2015. Aircon, full electronics. This boat is a gem.

Kilmarnock, VA. Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436-4484 or Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

45’ Hunter 45CC ‘09 Superb cond., loaded. Dinghy, davits, generator, full enclosure, Radar, upgraded eng 75-h, Lewmar folding wheel, bowthruster, electric winch, Bose sound system.

Deltaville, VA . Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436-4484 or email Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

47’ Beneteau 473 ’02 Two cabins, great condition and well equipped. Wonderful for Bay sailing or going the distance. Just reduced for spring!! asking only $179,000.00 call Dan at 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 50’ Beneteau First 50 ’07 Absolutely stunning boat. Perfect performance cruiser. Loaded with all the toys from Genset/Air to Great Electronics & Sails! $299,000 Contact Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

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www.atlantic-cruising.com Pearson 28-2 ’87 Clean, turnkey, meticulously maintained Chesapeake Bay cruiser, many upgrades, Yanmar diesel. New price $9,999 Call Bobby Allen. (443) 949-9481 CS 34 ’90 Winged keel at 4’ 3”, perfect bay boat and strong capable offshore cruiser. Boat is one owner and absolutely mint. Owner moved up, needs to sell now $54.9K NEW PRICE!, will look at all serious offers.

(443) 949-9481 Gemini MC 105 ’08 New price! $124,900 clean call 443-949-8051 for details. Call (443) 949-9481.

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Featured Brokerage 62’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 62 ..........................$339,000 53’ 1984 Mason 53 Ketch ....................................$140,000 50’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 50 ..........................$165,000 49’ 2007 Jeanneau 49 Deck Salon ......................$299,000 48’ 2000 Sunward 48 Ketch ................................$180,000 46’ 2003 Tartan 4600 ............................................$329,000 44’ 2004 Tartan 4400 ............................................$395,000 43’ 1997 Saga 43 ..................................................$189,000 42 1993 Catalina 42 ..............................................$120,000 42’ 1981 Pearson 424 ............................................$44,900 41’ 1985 C&C 41 CB................................................... CALL 40’ 1976 Bristol 40 .................................................$49,000 40’ 1987 O’Day 40 ..................................................$37,900 40’ 1983 C&C 40 CB ..............................................$52,000 40’ 2001 Pacific Seacraft 40 ................................$245,000 40’ 1998 Pacific Seacraft 40 ................................$220,000 40’ 2002 Pacific Seacraft 40 ................................$309,500 40’ 1996 Pacific Seacraft 40 ................................$259,000

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39’ 1983 Cal 39 mk III .............................................$55,000 38’ 1988 C&C 38 Mk III ...........................................$57,500 38’ 2015 Hanse 385 - New Demo .............................. CALL 38 2004 Hunter 38 ................................................$129,000 37’ 1977 Gulfstar 37 ...............................................$57,500 37’ 2009 Tartan 3700 ccr .....................................$289,000 37’ 2004 Tartan 3700 # 81 ....................................$195,000 37’ 2008 Tartan 3700 ccr .....................................$249,000 36’ 1987 Freedom 36 .............................................$65,000 35’ 1979 Bristol 35.5 ..............................................$49,900 35’ 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend ................................$45,500 35’ 2004 Hunter 356 ...............................................$84,000 34’ 2006 Beneteau 343 ..........................................$99,000 34’ 2007 Beneteau 343 ..........................................$99,000 34’ 1990 Cabo Rico 34 ...........................................$85,000 34’ 1987 Express Alsberg Built ............................$48,000 34’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 ..................$95,000 34’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 ..................$89,000

34’ 1993 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 ..................$80,000 33’ 2015 Tartan 101 - NEW IN STOCK ...................... CALL 33’ 2004 Hunter 33 .................................................$79,000 33’ 2000 Nauticat 331Motor Sailor .....................$150,000 33’ 2014 Tartan 101 ..............................................$199,000 32’ 2004 C&C 99- Trade In .....................................$80,000 32’ 2004 C&C 99 .....................................................$85,000 32’ 1995 Catalina 320 .............................................$42,500 32’ 2015 Legacy 32 Downeast - NEW # 50 ......... $380,000 32’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 .........................$95,000 32’ 1995 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 .......................$110,000 31’ 2003 Camano Troll 31 ....................................$125,000 31’ 1990 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31 ..................$59,500 28’ 1987 Tartan 28 ..................................................$27,500 27’ 1980 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 w/ Trailer ...... $67,750 27’ 1984 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 .......................$60,000 26’ 2001 Colgate 26 ...............................................$22,500 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Daysailor - Demo ............ $88,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Weekender - Demo ......... $98,000

Fountaine Pajot Highland 35 Power Cat $189,000 Panda genset, full AC on boat. Superb performance boat on and off shore. New AB tender and new Yamaha 6-hp. Boat is in great shape and ready to go! (443) 949-9481.

Jeanneau 50 DS ’09 NEW PRICE $299,000 fresh water boat, 140 eng hrs, Navy Blue hull, teak decks, totally loaded, all the bells and whistles.. immaculate.. call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

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36’ Endeavour Power Cat. ’02 Beautiful one owner, 3 state rooms, twin dsls, AC, genset, low engine hrs, fully enclosed cockpit, perfect summer cruiser $140,000 call Bobby Allen (443) 949-8051 Jeanneau 409 ’12 $209,000 2 cab/1 head – 150 engine hrs, full electronics and spinnaker - boat like new call Bobby Allen (443)-949-9481

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Jeanneau 42i ’07 $192,900 NEW PRICE! Perhaps the fastest 42i built, North 3DL inventory, deep keel, epitomizes the term, “racer/cruiser”. Call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481 44’ Fountaine Pajot Helia ’14 nicely equipped, top of line electronics, radar, solar panels, SSB, dinghy, outboard, EPIRB, genaker, owners relocating, ready to sell. $479,500 NEW PRICE. Call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481 Jeanneau 45.2 ’03 3 cabin/2 head, owner says sell - TRY $209,000, full electronics, new sails, includes spinnaker, shoal draft, beautiful flag blue – call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

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48’ Fountaine Pajot Salina ’08 New Price $489,000 loaded, 4 cabin 2 head, full electronics, perfect family cruiser call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

SOLD

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36’ Pearson 365 ’78 Sloop Big aft cockpit, 4’7” draft, one of the cleanest boats we have ever listed. Stall shower, 150 gallon water tankage solidly built $34,000, 757-480-1073 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 42’ Beneteau ’85 This is a solid strong First 42, freshwater boat for 24 yrs. 6’ draft excellent cond., new electronics and autopilot $77,000.

757-480-1074 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 44’ Alden ’91 Beautiful, traditional cutter/sloop. She has a skeg mounted rudder, keel centerboard underbody with 4’11 draft. Great looks and superb quality $173,500 757-480-1073 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 46’ Formosa center cockpit Solid cruising boat. Fiberglass decks, fin keel with skeg mounted rudder, cutter rig. $59,000 New Listing 2 available 757-480-1073

Classic Nutshell Sailing Dinghy Fabulous multi-purpose tender.

Row or sail. Bright finish throughout.

Fantastic cond.. Complete and ready to launch. $1,095 Call Lad Mills, Boat Donation Director, 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org JC-10 Sailing Canoe ’As New’ cond. and ready to launch. Thrilling sport boat.

Rare find. Don’t wait on this one. Will sell soon. Call Lad Mills, boat donation director, $995 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org Chesapeake Light Craft 17 Kayak with trimaran sailing rig. Superb build quality and excellent condition. Complete and ready to launch. Call Lad Mills, boat donation director, $1,450 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org Ericson 32 Sloop ’71 Bruce King designGreat sailing boat, new Yanmar dsl, fresh sails, roller furling, lazy jacks.

Needs some interior work. Call Lad Mills, boat donation director, $8,000 410-7454942 or lmills@cbmm.org

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26’ Tartan Fantail ’14 We have both the DaySailor and WeekEnder in stock.

Ready to go excellent incentives. SailAway package at $89k DaySailor & $99k Weekender. ready to test sail, 410-2690939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

32’ C&C ’99 ’04 Trade In - Well equipped for racing or performance cruising, Deep Keel ( 6’5” ) White Hull, Carbon Rig & Pole - Updated electronics and racing sails. Asking $85,000 Offers / Trades encouraged Contact Mike 410-269-0939

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20-31 foot 20 Beneteau ‘13 - $39,500 23.5 Hunter ‘96 - $10,000 25 Hunter ’82 -$5,500 28 Sabre ‘80 - $19,000 28 Hunter ’90 - $18,000

31 Hunter ’86 - $17,000 31 Hunter ‘84 - $16,500 31 Hunter’84 - $19,500 31 Hunter ‘09 - $75,000 326 Hunter ‘03 - $59,000

32-40 foot 33 Tartan ‘88 - $25,000 36 Island Packet ‘10 - $235,000 376 Hunter ’97 - $70,000 33 Hunter ’05 - $79,000 376 Hunter ’97 - $72,000 336 Hunter ’96 - $50,000 376 Hunter ‘96 - $40,000 34 Hunter ‘84 - $30,000 379 Jeanneau ’13 - $189,000 36 Ericson ’81 - $19,900 380 Catalina ‘01 - $120,000 36 Hunter ‘06 - $109,500

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33’ Tartan 101 ’14 Lightly used, Offshore equipped. Owner looking to downsize. Radar, wheel steering, Custom interior Cherry, North 3di Sails etc…Race and Cruise equipped. $210,000 410-269-0939 in Annapolis.

34’ Beneteau 343 Two Available ’06 & ’07 Both Air, Cruise equipped Plotter etc. Newer Canvas. One with Deep Keel / Traditional Rig & One Furling Rig / Shoal Keel — Both Super Nice & Asking $99,000 410-269-0939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

34’ Pacific Seacraft ’89 Currently three PSC 34s on the market @ CYS with varying equipment and pricing.

Excellent selection on used Pacific Seacrafts - Call for more info From $95,000 410 269-0939, www.CrusaderYachts.com

37’ Pacific Seacraft 37 ’95 Very well kept and equipped. Offshore capable, knowledgeable owners have kept her updated and in beautiful condition. Best equipped 37 on market! Asking $160,000 wwwCrusaderYachts.com 410-269-0939

35’ Hunter 356 ’04 Great cond., lightly used and equipped perfectly for coastal / Bay cruising. Air Con, windlass, Furling mast and more. Asking $89,000 Reduced / Make offers! 410-269-0939 www.Crusaderyachts.com

37’ Tartan 3700 ’04 In great shape, white hull, Raymarine electronics / radar, autopilot and more . Mostly Freshwater Sailing & Indoor winters.

Here in Annapolis & ready to show.

REDUCED $205k - Offers encouraged 410-269-0939

38’ Hanse 385 ’15 New Demo model Just arrived - Call for a test sail! Ready for delivery, see her at Annapolis Show!

Special factory / dealer incentives on this boat!! Trades considered! Call !!

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40’ Pacific Seacraft Three Available Standout Crealock design. ALL VERY well equipped and meticulous care by owners Ready for coastal or offshore cruising! BEAUTIFUL! FROM $245,000 - 410-269-0939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

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41’ Tartan 4100 ’98 Janus - Well equipped, experienced cruising boat.

Great value under 200k Ready for Coastal cruising. Owners getting out of boating, everything goes with! $160,000 410-269-0939 or www.CrusaderYachts.com

49’ Jeanneau 49DS ’07 Well equipped owner’s layout w/convertible aft cabin to a kind single. Chesapeake Bay sailing only. Excellent price and value - lightly used! ! Asking $299,000 Schedule an appointment to see her today! 410-2690939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

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28’ Pearson ’78 In fair to good shape, combines comfortable accommodations w/excellent sailing qualities. Baltimore area, only $9,900 Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 Curtis stokes & Associates, rob@curtisstokes.net

30’ Seidelmann ’80 A proven classic racer/cruiser design with 11 feet of beam, she feels much larger than she is, Asking $5,500. Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates, rob@curtisstokes.net

38’ Seafarer Sloop Rig ’78 Fresh water vessel since new, Lake Erie, 40-hp Yanmar dsl 3JH3E, asking $29,500 Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates, rob@curtisstokes.net

44’ Cherubini ’80 Cutter Rigged Ketch Blue water ready with all the gear, equipment and safety items you’ll need.

She is off shore proven. Asking $225,000 Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 or email him at rob@curtisstokes.net.

51’ Little Harbor Pilothouse ’96 Well maintained performance cruiser.

Beautiful condition. New Yanmar 160hp. $299,500. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216 533-9187 Curtis Stokes and Associates Rob@curtisstokes.net

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Dealers for DELPHIA from 31’– 53’ 63 Little Harbour 1989 ...........................................$995,000 57 Southerly 2011 ................................................$1,495,000 57 Southerly 2010 ................................................$1,675,000 52 Island Packet 485 ‘03, ‘07 ................... 2 from....$474,500 51 Van de Stadt Custom 1999 .................................$279,000 47 Trintella 2002 ....................................................$595,000 46 Island Packet 465 ‘08 ........................... 2 from....$420,000 46 Beneteau 461 2000 .............................................$174,900 45 Island Packet ‘96, ‘99 ........................... 3 from....$195,000 45 Southerly 135 2012 .......................................... ENQUIRE 44 Island Packet 440 2005 ......................................$399,900 44 Island Packet 1993 .............................................$164,900 43 Jeanneau DS 2003 ..............................................$178,000 42 Catalina MKII 2007 ...........................................$193,000 42 Island Packet 420 2005 ...............................................U/C 42 Moody 425 1991 ................................................$118,500 42 Endeavour 1985 ...................................................$99,900 42 Tatoosh 1982 .....................................................$120,000

Dealers for ISLAND PACKET from 36’– 52’ 41 IP SP Cruiser MKI 2010 ....................................$428,500 41 Bristol 41.1 CC 1981 .........................................$135,000 41 Rhodes Bounty II 1957 ........................................$44,750 41 Morgan Out Island 1981 .......................................$64,900 40 Delphia NEW .....................................................$265,000 40 Maestro 2006 .....................................................$269,900 40 Island Packet ‘95, ‘96 ........................... 2 from....$187,500 39 Beneteau 393 2003......................................................U/C 38 Catalina 380 2000 ..............................................$114,900 38 Hunter 2005 ......................................................$122,900 38 Island Packet 380 ‘99, ‘00 .................... 3 from....$169,000 37 Nauticat ‘02 ......................................... 2 from....$239,000 37 Gib’Sea 1990 ...............................................................U/C 37 Island Packet 1995 .............................................$149,000 37 Southerly 115 MK IV 2006 ................................$199,000 36 Hunter 2005 ...............................................................U/C 36 Southerly 110 2005 .....................................................U/C 36 Island Packet Estero 2010 ...................................$270,000

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Dealers for SOUTHERLy Variable Swing Keel 36 Tashing Tashiba 1986 ........................................$119,900 36 S2 11.0C 1980 ............................................................U/C 35 Island Packet 350 1998 ......................................$120,000 35 Island Packet ‘89, ‘92 ............................. 3 from....$99,000 35 Island Packet Cat 1994 .......................................$149,500 34 Catalina 1993 .......................................................$47,500 34 O’Day 1983.................................................................U/C 34 Sabre MKI 1980 ...................................................$32,900 33 Tartan 1981 .........................................................$34,500 32 Camper Nicholson 1970 .......................................$59,000 32 Island Packet ‘90, ‘96 ............................ 2 from....$78,500 31 Island Packet ‘85, ‘87, ‘88 ...................... 3 from....$49,900 31 Hunter 1984 ........................................................$16,900 30 Allied Seawind 1969 .............................................$49,500 29 Island Packet ‘92, ‘96 ............................. 2 from....$59,900 28 Pearson 1978 ........................................................$12,000 27 Island Packet ‘85, ‘86 ............................ 2 from....$39,900 27 John Holmes Custom w/trlr 1987 ................................ U/C

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 44’ Cal ‘85 Cal 44 Long distance cruiser, new listing $99,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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Jay Porterfield • Knot 10 Sail 19-hp DSL, Wheel, RF, Dinghy 7330 Edgewood Road, Suite 1 (410) 977-9460 • jay@knot10.com $124,500 Annapolis, MD 21403

29’ 1989 Bayfield Cutter Yanmar 13-hp, Shoal Draft.............................. SOLD 29’ 1984 Bayfield Yanmar DSL, 3’6” Draft ............................................... $14,500 28’ 1977 Sabre Volvo 13 Hp dsl, RF, wheel steering, bimini & dodger $15,000 30’ 1988 Catalina DSL, Shoal Draft 3’10” ................................................ $22,500

Hunter Legend 37.5 All new roller main and Jip, cabin and deck in mint condition $62,000 410-977-9460

30’ 1987 Catalina Universal DSL, 5’3” Draft, Tall Rig............................. $22,500

30’ Catalina 30 ’98 Built to exhibit great characteristics under sail, along with ideal accommodations make this boat tough to beat. Offered at $23,000.

David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

34’ 2001 Motorsailor Kubota 50-hp, Custom......................................... $35,000 33’ 1988 Pearson 33 DSL, Shoal, Dodger, AP.......................................... $39,900 36’ 1996 Catalina 36 Yanmar, Air, Dinghy, w/ Davits.............................. $72,500 38’ 1991 Pearson 38 Yanmar DSL, RF...................................................... $72,500

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Pearson 38 ‘91 There is not a cleaner Pearson on the market. Must See $69,000 410-977-9460

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BOATS FOR SALE! SAilBoATS S2 (9.2A) 30 1978 sloop rigged, fin keel, skeg rudder and keel stepped mast. Yanmar diesel engine $9,000 Sabre 28’ 1974 30 HP Universal Atomic 4 $10,000 1973 Yankee 28’ A solid cruiser 30 hp inboard Atomic 4 $3,500 J/24 1979 and Triad single axle trailer Mercury Outboard 4 hp new topsides 2013 complete, reliable and sturdy. $4,800 2002 Performance Sailcraft Megabyte 14’ Fast, stable boat excellent condition has launching dolly $4,500 CoMing Soon 1982 Catalina 25’ 1972 owens Concorde 27’ Express Cruiser All boats are sold “as is, where is” See boats’ photos at www.crabsailing.org To learn more or discuss purchase, contact CRAB at

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Beneteau 393 ‘02 2 cabin layout, AC/ Heat Beautiful Yacht $124,000 410-977-9460

marine head, v-berth, rare shoal draft, Hoyt/jib/boom, Dutchman/Mainsail, Full cockpit canvas, $119,500 Contact Grady Byus 410-280-2038 or grady@northpointyachtsales.com.

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Island Packet 485 ’09 Why buy new— this boat is in new condition. Call Jay 410-977-9460

29’ Bayfield ’89 Yanmar 13-hp, shoal, cutter $14,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

30’ Catalina ’85 Dsl, Tall Rig, dodger. 2 avail. $19,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

34’ Sabre 77 Beautiful boat. Well cared for, many improvements including Awlgrip paint, new mast, sails, electronics, canvas and refinished cabin/sole.

Tremendous value $28,000.

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30’ Catalina ’88 Dsl, shoal draft 3’10” $22,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

32’ Dufour ’07 325 Grande Large, 19-hp dsl, wheel, RF, dinghy $114,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

33’ Pearson 33 ’88 Dsl, shoal, dodger, AP $39,900 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

36’ Catalina ’96 Yanmar dsl, dodger, dinghy, custom mattress $79,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

35’ J/109 ’05 well equipped shoal draft 5’9” version. European style interior w/two private sleeping cabins and pull-out double in the large main cabin. $169,000. Call Bill O’Malley 410-703-9058 bomalley@northpointyachtsales.com

38’ C&C Landfall 38 ‘94 Fresh water boat until 2011, New Sails 2011-2013, Yanmar 3GM new 1995, New Chartplotter, other electronics very recent. Portsmouth, VA $37,500. Peter Bass peter@northpointyachtsales.com 757-679-6991

40’ Beneteau 40.7 ‘04 & ‘02 Located respectively in Annapolis & Charleston, Both are great racer/cruisers, many racing customizations added, Farr Yacht designed hulls, luxurious comforts, Contact NPYS at 410-280-2038

40’ Hood Gulfstar 40 ’77 Rare opportunity, Built by Gulfstar, Designed

by Hood, leisure furl main, centerboard, full winter cover, ready to go, $99,000.

Contact David Cox 410-280-2038 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

42’ Cabo Rico Cutter ‘06 Repowered in 2014 w/new 54-hp Yanmar/Diesel.

Custom built, one owner, new Schaefer roller furling unit for genoa, many unique features. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com

42’ J/42 ‘96 & ‘01 Extensive upgrades/ replacements on both, perfect cockpit layout, 2 head interior, $189,000 & $210,000 Contact NPYS at 410-2802038 or info@northpointyachtsales.com

44’ Beneteau 44.7 ‘05 & ‘06 Wonderful conditions, Superb Cruiser/Racer, Great inventory, 3 cabins/2 heads, both located in Annapolis and in the $199,500 range. Contact North Point Yacht Sales 410-280-2038.

45’ New York NY 32 ‘36 Beautiful Sparkman Stevens designed racer.

Many upgrades, overall condition solid/ strong. Capable of sailing/racing/ cruising all over the world. $99,000.

David Cox 410-280-2038 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

50’ Gulfstar 50 Ketch ’77 This Gulfstar has completed several yr-long liveaboard cruises around the world, ideal live-aboard/offshore capable adventurer. Owner financing is available $99,900. Bill O’Malley 410-703-9058 or bomalley@northpointyachtsales.com

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28’ Morgan Out Island ’73 Great family boat, lots of room for a 28 footer, Sleeps 7, Kubota 22.4 dsl w/ 85 hrs, Asking: $9,600 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

20’ Beneteau First ‘13 Caper is in excellent cond.. This is a beautiful boat, perfect for day sailing, racing, or a first taste of coastal cruising. $39,500 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

30’ Catalina ’86 “Goober” 24-hp Universal dsl, Autohelm, bimini, dodger, dinghy davits w/ dinghy and 4-hp OB, Asking: $21,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-757-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com

32’ Hunter 326 ‘03 Salty Mistress is the perfect size boat for your first cruiser.

She is very clean, and has all the necessities you need to escape the weekday noise. $59,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211

41’ Gulfstar CC ’75 Westerbeke 50-hp dsl w/ LOW hrs, enclosure, Built to go anywhere. Asking: $56,000 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com

36 Hunter ‘06 JUST LISTED Adventure is in great cond.! She is very well equipped and even comes with generator for AC while at anchor! She has the perfect amount of space and comfort! $109,500 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 44’ AC Hunter ‘04 Water Dancer is Gorgeous & Extremely Clean! She’s the perfect boat for you! Reduced for Quick Sale – Don’t let this boat get away! $164,900 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

US Dealer for Yachts Brokers forSoutherly Fine Yachts Brokers for Fine Cruising Yachts Annapolis 410-571-3605 Rock Hall 410-639-2777 Deltaville 804-776-0604 www.SJYACHTS.com

Valiant 42 CE Cutter ‘01 $295K! Leisurefurl mainsail system, Espar diesel heat, solar, wind, genset, AC, Water maker, new topsides paint. Come choose from among several incredible Valiant 42s. It is an amazing opportunity.

(410) 571-2955 S&J Yachts Brokers for Fine Yachts Dealers for Delphia, Maxi and Island Packet Yachts. 4 offices, 12 experienced brokers, open 7 days a week. A dynamic marketing team - ready to sell your boat or find just the right boat for you! Call 410 639-2777 or email info@sjyachts.com

41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ’82 Cruise the Islands in this very clean Ketch, 3 cabins w/ 2 enclosed Heads, Many extras including AC and refrigeration.

Asking: $44,900 Call Regent Point Marina@804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com 46’ Hunter 460 ’00 “Proud Mary” 75 HP Yanmar dsl, Great live-aboard or family cruiser, 3 private cabins and 2 enclosed heads w/ showers, generator. Bring all offers. Asking: $129,000 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com

Mason 44 ‘99 $279K The most beautiful, lightly used Mason 44 with no teak decks, new canvas and stack pack, gorgeous interior, maintained by Zahnisers in excellent cond. ready.

(410) 571-2955.

49’ Hunter ’10 Maida Vale is a beautiful boat! It is Like NEW, and very spacious.

This boat is fully equipped and very well maintained and ready to go today. $340,000 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

Island Packet Yachts 26-52’ Considering a New or Brokerage Island Packet? Our brokers have sold more IPs than any other group in the World. Call S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

50CC Hunter ’09 REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY! Quiet Wings is a oneowner dream boat with every possible option! You have to see this queen of the fleet! $340,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211 www.nortonyachts.com

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Regent Point Marina Full Service Yacht Repair Facility. See our website for details of Winter Wet or Dry storage specials. Call Regent Point Marina Boatyard @ 804-758-4747. yardmaster@regentpointmarina.com 20’ Pacific Sea Craft Flicka “Miracle” New 14-hp Beta Marine dsl w/ 146 hrs, heavy duty long trailer, roller furling, tiller auto pilot, Owner Must Sell.

Asking:$24,900 Call Regent Point Marina @804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com 23’ Sport Craft ’98 Cuddy Cabin I/O Mercruiser, Kept in a boat house, great condition. Asking: $6,500 Call Regent Point Marina@804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com

Pacific Seacraft 44 ‘90 $199K Well equipped and capable blue water boat!

Leisurefurl mainsail, mast painted, Awlgrip Blue topsides, new batteries, low hours, watermaker, liferaft, many upgrades, great price! (410) 571-2955.

Rogue Wave Specializes in High Quality, Ocean-going vessels of substance and character. Boat Show Specials! List your boat with us!. Also check out our free Buyer’s Agent Services! Call Kate and Bernie at 410-571-2955.

Shannon 28 ‘85 $69K Own this classic small cruising vessel completely refurburbished by a master craftsman and connoisseur of fine yachts! Rare opportunity!

RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Little Harbor 52 ‘95 $550K The last Little Harbor 52 built and a yacht of the highest caliber. Three magnificent staterooms with every amenity.

Incredible push button sailing machine.

RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Southerly Yachts Extreme Shoal Draft World Leaders for over 36 yrs & 1,100 boats. Push button swing keel. Go where others cannot! Several models available 37, 38, 42, 47 & 57 feet from $199,000 to $1,675,000. S&J Yachts 410 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Delphia 40 NEW A quality boat with a European flair. New boat, available now in Annapolis. 3 cabins. Mahogany joinery. Many nice features! $264,900 S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

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387 Catalina ’06 Air, heat, generator, GPS, autopilot, in-mast furling, Maxwell windlass, bimini, dodger Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com

Catalina 42 MKII ‘07 NEW Listing. A family favorite with 3 cabins, 2 heads.

Absolutely clean, inside & out. Only 400 hrs on engine. Inmast furling. A/C …Call now! $193,000 S&J Yachts (410) 6392777, www.sjyachts.com

38’ Hunter ’08 Air, speed/depth, GPS, autopilot, electric windlass, in-mast furling, bimini, dodger, etc. $149,900 Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.

TidewaterYachts.com 45CC Hunter ’07 Air/heat, in-mast furling, TV, generator, GPS, dodger, bimini, washer/dryer, etc. Call 443-2091111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com 466 Hunter ’02 (2 to choose from) 466 Hunter 2002 (2 to choose from) Air/heat, ST60 knot/wind/depth, GPS, generator, bimini, dodger ($159,500 & $179,000) Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com

Jeanneau 43DS ‘03 Do you want 2 or 3 cabins? Spirited easy sailing. Inmast furling. Large cockpit for entertaining.

Outstanding interior design featuring an elegant salon w/panoramic views! $214,900 S&J Yachts (410 ) 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

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Canoe for Sale Old Town Brand Rogue River model 154 SS, year 2013.

Square transom. GHP outboard. Fuel tank and fuel hose (252) 247-6381.

BOAT SLIP FOR SALE $48,900, 41’ x 15’. Deeded, Kent Island, Just steps to showers, Pool and laundry.

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CALL TODAY! 410.216.9309 28’ Southern Cross C E Ryder built capable anywhere cruiser, sweet lines, asking $27,500 Call (410) 639-9380, See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com 31’ Beneteau 311 ‘00 inmast A/C Great boat! great price! Asking $47,000 Call (410) 639-9380 See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com 32’ Hake Seaward Eagle ‘02 Fantastic go anywhere cruiser! Retractable keel, this one has been lift kept! A/C! GENSET! Loaded! asking $99,000 Call (410) 639-9380 See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com 33’ Caliber Cruising Boat to go the distance! Two to choose from! from $39,000 Call (410) 639-9380 See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com

Yacht View Brokerage LLC Wants Your Listing! USCG 100t Master John Kaiser Jr. has been selling only well maintained power and sailing yachts in Annapolis since 1988. We will market your yacht from her current location or ours! We offer select yacht owners complimentary dockage (25’-75’), including weekly cleaning and electric.

National advertising including Yachtworld.com internet exposure with hundreds of high resolution photos!

Located in Annapolis, 15 minutes from BWI airport, your yacht will be easily inspected and demonstrated to the prospective buyer. A successful sale in under 90 days is our goal! Call/Email John @ 443-223-7864 Cell/Text, 410923-1400 Office, EMAIL: john@yachtview.com, WEBSITE: www.yachtview.com

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For Sale ½ Interest in a 1983 Ctr Cockpit 36’ S2 sailboat. Moored off Middle River, MD at cost of $1,000 per year. Price $14,500 w/partner approval neat freak. Call (717) 381-9084.

Need a Place to Stay? Waterfront Eastport, Annapolis for boat shows, boating events, regattas or option for summer house sharing. Call (443) 2239299 OR (410) 980-6523.

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Help wanted APS, The World Leader in Outfitting Sailors, Is a strategically driven and constantly growing company that is looking for motivated sailors to join our team. We offer competitive wages, benefits and fabulous discounts on our products. If you have a passion for sailing and the drive to provide sailors with an excellent customer experience, for more information visit www.apsltd.com/employment Manager - Backyard Boats Established, multi-decade dealer of Hobie Cat products and small sailboats seeking manager for Annapolis store. Familiarity with sailing, kayaks, and retail desired. Ability to work independently a must. Simple mechanical skills required as is the ability to lift 60 pounds. Send resume to annapolis@backyardboats.com Sailmakers/Managers Wanted, Quantum Sails - Is looking for experienced sailmakers and managers.

Outstanding pay, and an outstanding work environment. Call or E-mail Charlie for an interview.

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40’ Slip in Back Creek - Eastport Section of Annapolis, 15’ wide, 7.5’ deep, water, electric, dock box, no liveaboards, no pets. $4000 /yr. 410-271-0112 45’ A Pier Slip in Anchorage Marina Great location in Baltimore Harbor, near Fort McHenry, for rent or for sale. Contact Ray (410) 534-7655.

Annapolis Deep-Water Slips 25’ - 50’ Protected Whitehall Creek location. Electric, water, restrooms with showers. Annual and shorter term slip rentals.

410-757-4819.

Whitehall Marina www.whitehallannapolis.com Annapolis Slip near Cantler’s Mill Creek Join knowledgeable, friendly skippers. Private dock, hurricane hole, deep water, 30-45+ ft., dock carts, electricity, potable water, parking, quiet. Mins. by car to rt. 50. (410) 757-3553 or (703) 405-3277.

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15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Magothy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982.

25’ - 40’ Slips, MD Clean Marina / Boatyard of the year. Power & sail, cozy, in protected Deale harbor, excel. boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout. 30 mins. from DC. DIY service boatyard. Discount to new customers. (410) 867-7919, rockholdcreekmarina.com 30’ Slip at Flag Harbor, Long Beach MD www.flagharbor.com Slip #63 asking $9500 or best offer. Marina is well protected has private beach and full service boat yard facilities, and swimming pool. (202) 316-1158. robhowrengray@gmail.com

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30’ - 50’ Deepwater Slips For Sale & Rent On the western shore of the Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Flag Harbor Yacht Haven (410) 586-0070, www.flagharbor.com. Winter storage & repair (410) 586-1915.

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Adirondack Guide Boats..........................................65

Eastport Yacht Center.............................................48

Norton Yachts.....................................................60,91

Allstate Insurance....................................................79

Eastport Yacht Club................................................61

Onancock Marina....................................................40

Annapolis 2 Bermuda Race.....................................27

Fawcett Boat Supplies........................................40,51

Orca Green Marine .................................................42

Annapolis Boat Shows............................................71

Harbor East Marina.................................................33

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid..........................................70

Annapolis Gelcoat...................................................67

Harbours at Solomons...............................................9

Pocket-Yacht Company...........................................65

Annapolis Labor Day Regatta.................................36

Haven Harbour Marina............................................15

Pro Valor Charters...................................................57

Annapolis Performance Sailing.................................3

Herrington Harbour..................................................23

Annapolis Yacht Sales.......................................39,87

Hospice Cup............................................................50

Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies.................................2

Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond...............................33

Blue Water Sailing School.......................................29

Intensity Sails..........................................................79

Boatyard Bar & Grill.................................................25

J. Gordon & Co. ......................................................42

Boatyard Beach Party.............................................28

J/World....................................................................84

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.......................32

Knot 10....................................................................92

Chesapeake Boating Club.......................................43

Lee Chesneau Weather Seminar............................59

Chesapeake Harbour Inc........................................47

Leeward Market Café and Grocery.........................84

Chesapeake Light Craft...........................................63

Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup.............31

COG Beer Can Build a Boat....................................30

Liberte.....................................................................32

Coppercoat USA.....................................................48

Lippincott Marine.....................................................94

CRAB......................................................................94

M Yacht Services....................................................21

Sunfish Regatta.......................................................77

CRAB Boatyard Regatta.........................................69

M Yacht Services Blue Division...............................58

Suntex Marinas.......................................................18

Cruise Annapolis.....................................................14

Mack Sails...............................................................47

Tidewater Yacht Service Baltimore.........................50

Crusader Yacht Sales.............................................90

Martek Davits..........................................................67

Tohatsu America Corp..............................................7

Curtis Stokes.............................................................5

Maryland Dept of Nat Resources............................61

Ullman Sails ............................................................4

Davis’ Pub...............................................................65

North Point Yacht Sales..........................................89

West Marine............................................................17

Dream Yacht Charters.............................................13

North Sails.............................................................104

Whitehall Marina......................................................51

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by Kaylie Jasinski

ifty years ago this summer, a Ralph-Wiley-designed, shipyard opened in Oxford, MD. cutter-rigged Country Girl.

Today, Cutts & Case is internaLocated in the histionally renowned as designers, builders, toric waterfront town and restorers of fine wooden boats (sail of Oxford, the shipyard and power). In 1965, the shipyard was has long delighted yacht founded by Long Island-trained boat enthusiasts and tourists designer, builder, and inventor Ed Cutts, alike with its ramshackle Sr., and veteran, sailor, IBM executive, and ##A look inside the Cutts & Case shop.

Photo by Doug Sadler computer pioneer John Case. The story goes that John Case wanted to own a boatyard but didn’t know how to run one, and that Ed Cutts dreamed of running a boatyard but couldn’t afford to buy one. The rest is history.

Cutts’s innovative “Cutts Method” of wooden hull construction put Cutts & Case on the map. He devised a method that could produce lighter, stronger red barns, informal showroom of classic boats, by incorporating modern materials yachts, vintage motorcycles, and array of like epoxy and Kevlar with variations on Rosenfeld America’s Cup photos. The traditional wooden boat planking and degrounds also feature the oldest home sign. With this method, the shipyard has in the Oxford, Byberry, built by ship’s designed and built more than 20 custom carpenters in 1695. yachts and performed historically critical When Cutts passed away, the busirestoration on countless others. Each ness was passed down to his sons, Eddie Cutts boat is completely hand-crafted and Ronnie, who grew up building boats and individually designed, taking several with their dad. Ronnie describes the years to complete. Some of the notable business as being “a lifetime for us both.” restorations include the famed America’s Neither can remember a time that they Cup photographer, Morris Rosenfeld’s, weren’t in on the action. When I asked 33-foot 1929 yacht foto and the 1935 Eddie what it was like to grow up in

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the boatyard, he chuckled and commented, “We always thought we were huge contributors, but many times we were probably just in the way.”

Both brothers have fond memories of every ship they have ever built and rebuilt, but their favorites will always be the ships their father built.

“We are always on the hunt for one of Dad’s lost boats, like lost children,” Ronnie remarked. And for Eddie, he remembers the grueling rebuilds and the immense satisfaction when owners of those rebuilds will return 15 and even 20 years later and still have smiles on their faces. “The shoddy jobs are easier, sure, but the nice, thorough jobs, they keep shining years later.”

For more information, check out cuttsandcase.com

“JANUARY’S BEST … IN KEY WEST!” If you are like John and Linda Edwards, racing is only as much fun as the party after. Since 1999, the Edwards have been leaving the cold and snow in Solomon’s behind and racing Rhumb Punch at Quantum’s Key West Race Week:

“We fell in love with this event from the start. It’s not cut-throat; everyone is here to have a good time. I can’t think of any place we would rather be in January than Key West. That’s why we keep coming back!”

- Linda

“If you like friendly competition with great people, you belong in Key West. You won’t find many events that are as much fun and fair out there. There’s no local knowledge required, so no one has an edge on you and everyone celebrates just being out on the water.”

- John

January 17–22, 2016 Trust us JANUARY is best in KEY WEST so start your plans NOW! For info: keywestraceweek.com or info@keywestraceweek.com Storm Trysail Club is the new QKWRW organizer and promises to bring more thrill and fun into the race for 2016 with a harbor course area for smaller sailboats, distance racing for Performance Cruising designs and replacing PHRF with the International ORC rating system.

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