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Charter Notes: Screwball Hammock Accidents and other Bahamian Adventures

Seven friends, one big catamaran, two kayaks, two SUPs, and a lot of rum make for a late winter escape to be remembered. by Molly Winans

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What’s New at SpinSheet.com? Editor’s Note SpinSheet Readers Write Dock Talk Farewell to Friends: Jane Hartge, Lester Trott, and Charlie Smith

26 Chesapeake Calendar sponsored by the Boatyard Bar & Grill 34 Chesapeake Tide Tables sponsored by Annapolis School of Seamanship 36 Start Sailing Now: Meet Rodney Mitchell by Beth Crabtree

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etired guys bring me gifts. I’m not talking about candy and flowers. They bring me artifacts. Pieces of maritime history. Photos of old boats, yellowed magazine clippings, ideas jotted down on index cards, and books with earmarked pages. My intercom button will light up, and Lucy, who’s usually the one in the front office, will say, “There’s a man here who has something for you.” Today, Captain Rick Franke (tour boat skipper, radio personality, and maybe the busiest “retired” sailor in Annapolis) dropped off his PropTalk Boatshop Reports. Last week, Fred Hecklinger dropped off a program from Charlie Smith’s memorial service with photos to accompany his story (on page 24). A few weeks back, Jack Lynch from Annapolis YC dropped off a thumb drive containing a film of Annapolis to Newport Race history. Often my visitors show up unannounced. I don’t mind, especially if they have some fascinating piece of sailing history to share. If they show up often enough, they will learn that when I’m too busy, I say so and set up a future meeting time. I’ve joked that someday, when I retire, I’ll have to brief the next editor on the local sailing historians who may pop by with their artifacts, rain or shine, deadline or none. It’s a quirk of the job and also a great privilege to have these smart, interesting souls show up, teach me about regional history, and share great stories. Having good story ideas knock on your door is a magazine editor’s dream. Lester Trott first came a’knocking about two years ago. Judging from his voice, unruly eyebrows, and height, I guessed he was in his late eighties. As it turns out, he was 94. He brought me a treasure trove of old Skipper magazines and newspaper clippings and, hearing that I was busy, let me borrow them—but not

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for long. I learned early on that Lester didn’t like to loan out his archives. He may have caught a glimpse of my messy desk and worried that I would trash or lose them. His visits and glimpses of Chesapeake sailing days of yore always brightened my day. SpinSheet’s office is up on the third floor. Last time Lester visited, I walked him out, pointed to the right, and offered to walk him to the elevator. With

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his pile of Skippers tucked under his arm, he turned left and said he’d rather take the stairs to stretch his legs. I told his daughter Leslie Gibbons-Neff that story via email recently following his death. She had found my business card in his wallet. It was heartening to know that he enjoyed our visits, too. Had Jane Hartge lived in Maryland instead of Florida, I like to think she

would have visited me. My first recollection of Jane was nine years ago when she sent historical tidbits, usually about West River boat-building or racing, clacked out via typewriter on notecards, with white-out over a few letters. If memory serves me correctly, there may have been some corrections or a signature in shaky handwriting. Her notes were wonderful and poetic—especially to someone who sailed on Chesapeake 20s, the wooden dinghies designed by her late husband, Capt. Dick. Her notes made me want to climb into a time machine and go back to racing on the West River six or seven decades ago. I met Jane once in Annapolis during the 2008 Chesapeake 20 Nationals. She would have been 89 at the time. Her daughter and son, Suzanna and Totch Hartge, have kept me apprised of her devotion to reading SpinSheet over the years. In November 2013, we published a photo of her reading the magazine in her nursing home in Florida with a note from Suzanna that said, “After a lifetime of sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Maryland and beyond, this 94-year-old has never lost sight of her priorities.” It saddened me to learn that Jane had left this world in January, that I had lost yet another one of my precious historians. As I read this month’s “Farewell to Friends” (page 24), I was amazed by the depth and breadth of these sailors’ adventures. The best way to honor them is to do what I imagine they would have done if given one more nice spring day: go sailing. Bring a young person, family member, friend, or curious non-sailor. Raise your sails and go. Give someone the gift of a few hours on the water. Keep the tradition alive.

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our fellowship in the art and mystery of the Bay” (somewhat misquoting madame editor). Robert and Evelyn de Gast reside near Chestertown, MD, having returned to the area two years ago. In addition to “Western Wind, Eastern Shore,” SpinSheet readers will be well rewarded for seeking out others they authored about the Bay: “The Oystermen of the Chesapeake” (1970): magnificent black and white photographs of the eponymous subjects. “The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake” (1973): remarkable black and white photos of each extant lighthouse of the Bay, accompanied by biographies of each. “Unreal Estate: The Eastern Shore” (1993): haunting color photographs of abandoned structures of the Eastern Shore, like most have never seen. “Five Fair Rivers” (1995): The same elegant prose of “Western Wind, Eastern Shore” recounting Robert’s sailing a Dovekie the length of the five fair rivers John Smith noted in his Description of Virginia: the James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac, and Patuxent. “The Thin Magenta Line” (2011): Robert and Evelyn’s enticing, informative, and honest account of travels up and down the

he Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) sent us a correction to the results we published in the April issue (page 88): “Elvis, owned by Tony and Celia Moynagh, did pay their CBYRA dues in 2014, and consequently won first place in High Point for Region 3AW - PHRF B.” CBYRA apologizes for the reporting error. Congratulations to the Elvis crew on their successful racing year. ICW (in a catamaran) is still available as print on demand from the Book Patch (thebookpatch.com/BookStore.aspx. When not living in the Chesapeake Bay area, Robert and Evelyn were in one of the oldest towns in Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, where the doors drew a camera lens: “The Doors of San Miguel de Allende” (1994) and “Behind the Doors of San Miguel de Allende “ (2000). Spring approaches, and as Robert once wrote to me: “Ketch, yawl, schooner or later”. Ken Katz Washington, D.C.

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he temperatures are beginning to rise, the Bay ice floes have finally thawed, and it seems that spring is finally here. However, don’t get too excited just yet. Though the air temperatures may be in the 60s or even 70s, the water temperature (as of mid April) is still only about 60 degrees F. When in cold water, heat loss occurs 25 times faster than when in the same cold air temperature. Prolonged exposure to water temperatures below 70 degrees is enough to cause hypothermia. So if you think, ‘even if I fall in, I’m close to shore,’ the real danger is cold shock, which happens the second you enter the water. Cold shock refers to the automatic gasp reflex in response to rapid skin cooling and lasts for about a minute after submersing in water. Within five to 15 minutes, cold incapacitation can set in. In order to keep the core warm, blood flow decreases to the limbs, causing a person to lose meaningful movement in their arms and legs, which makes it more difficult to stay afloat without a PFD. All things considered, it is far better to be safe than sorry. May 16 kicks off National Safe Boating Week, and this year, the campaign is really pushing increased lifejacket usage, regardless of the craft you are on. So first things first: if you are paddling this spring, make sure you wear a lifejacket. You will be safer, and PFDs also provide an extra layer of insulation. Next, make sure you wear a wetsuit or cold water gear that is specifically suited to the conditions. A wetsuit is a snug neoprene garment that, rather than keep water out, traps a thin layer of water next to your skin where it is warmed by your body’s heat. The thicker the suit the warmer it is; the thinner the suit, the more flexible it is. Wetsuit thickness corresponds to approximate temperatures: a 2/1 for mid 60s water, a 3/2 for mid 50s water, and so on. There are several options to choose from including full-length suits, spring suits (shortys), or “Farmer Johns,” which are sleeveless suits with full length legs. Farmer Johns are very popular for moderate-weather paddling, because they allow some cooling of the torso.

Mark Bandy of East of Maui Annapolis concedes that it can be difficult to dress comfortably for cold weather paddleboarding, but regardless, he always recommends safety over style. “Paddleboarding is a lot like cross country skiing,” Bandy commented, “In both you are generating a lot of body heat, but unlike skiing, if you fall in paddleboarding, you have a real problem.” Bandy finds that the most comfortable and safe option for spring paddling is either the Farmer

##Mark Bandy (left) and Mark Saunders of East of Maui Annapolis all bundled up for a cold spring paddle. Photo courtesy of Mark Bandy

John or a shorty. “The most important thing is protecting the core.” When paddleboarding recently, he wore thin neoprene pants, a rash guard top, and a lightweight water repellant jacket. He also recommends always using a leash when SUPing, because falling in is bad enough, but falling in and getting separated from your board is an even bigger dilemma. So before heading out, always make sure to check air and water temperatures on NOAA so you can dress appropriately. Happy paddling! ~KJ

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nnapolitans know summer has arrived when the Blue Angels streak through the sky over the Severn River as part of their annual salute to the graduating midshipmen. This year, the Blues are scheduled to practice Tuesday, May 19, fly their full demonstration Wednesday, May 20, and return briefly for a graduation flyover Friday, May 22. Wednesday’s demonstration coincides nicely with Wednesday Night Racing at Annapolis YC and other local sailing clubs and associations. If the weather cooperates, it’s a fabulous afternoon to spend on the water, where you’ll get some of the best viewing available. Just remember to check for road and maritime closures before you leave home. And be careful out there—the water gets crowded, and there’ll be some drivers who haven’t taken the helm since Labor Day. Maritime restrictions on the Severn River are usually from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, from a southern bound-

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Look! Up In The Sky… ary line between the south end of the Naval Academy seawall to Greenbury Point, and a northern boundary marked by the Route 50 Bridge. The same closure has traditionally been in effect Wednesday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Road closures have traditionally been the closure of the Naval Academy Bridge (Route 450) Tuesday from 10:45 a.m. to 1

p.m. and 1:45 p.m. to the conclusion of rehearsal. Expect the bridge to also be closed Wednesday from 1:45 p.m. until the conclusion of the show. Bridge and maritime closures may also be in effect Wednesday morning if bad weather prevents practice on Tuesday. Find the full schedule of Commissioning Week events at usna.edu.

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Guard. New signage will also be unveiled, n Friday, May 1, the Choptank and commemorative wine glasses will be River Lighthouse will open for the season by celebrating the addition available for purchase. Visitors can sign up for a free drawing for a giclée print of “The of a new launch boat, fog bell and signal, Jewel of the Choptank,” a painting of the and Fresnel lens. The public is welcome to view the new artifacts from 5 to 6 p.m. The launch boat Miss Polly, con##The 22-foot dory Miss Polly is a replica of one structed by volunteers at the Ruark the lighthouse keeper would have used to ferry Boatworks, a division of the James B. himself to and from shore. Photo by Jill Jusata Richardson Maritime Museum, will be in position in its new home on the cottage level of the lighthouse. Constructed with funds from The Pauline F. and W. David Robbins Charitable Foundation and the Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area, this 22-foot dory boat is a replica of one the lighthouse keeper would have used to ferry himself to and from shore. The original lighthouse was located lighthouse by Cambridge artist George Wright. in the middle of the Choptank River until On May 9, the lighthouse will be open the Coast Guard dismantled it in 1964. as one of 11 stops on the Maryland House The event will celebrate other new and Garden Pilgrimage in Dorchester artifacts, including a fog bell and its County. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. striker, and a fifth-order Fresnel lens, both on permanent loan from the U.S. Coast Tickets cost $30 and may be purchased at

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wo centuries of historic yacht racing will be recreated Saturday, May 16, when a fleet of beautiful classic yachts compete in the Elf Classic, an 1880’s-style race from Annapolis to St. Michaels, MD. This is an informal, no-ratings race that begins with a Le Mans style start from the Eastport YC. Skippers row out to the boats at their moorings and hoist

sails before beginning the 25 nauticalmile ride to St. Mikes. At the finish, the process reverses and skippers drop anchor, row to shore, and sign their names in the race log on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. In addition to Saturday’s race there’s a Best Dressed Ship competition in Annapolis Harbor Friday afternoon and evening cocktail parties both Friday and

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ay 15 and 16, Chesapeake Light Craft will host its 17th annual small boat rendezvous known as OkoumeFest. “Okoume” is the plantation-grown African hardwood used in tens of thousands of CLC’s build-your-own-boat kits.

John C. Harris, owner and CEO of Chesapeake Light Craft, manufactured some of the first CLC kits in 1994, and since then more than 30,000 boats have been built from his kits and plans. Some of the designs include kayaks, canoes, rowing boats, dinghies, and sailboats. OkoumeFest kicks off with an open house, a cookout, and a series of seminars at the CLC ##Everyone has a blast at OkoumeFest, from workshop in Annapolis from the serious boatbuilders to the kids! Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Light Craft 1 to 7 p.m. Last year, some of the demonstrations included fiberglassing, small boat rigging, varnishing, and the ever popular “How to Eat Burgers and Dogs.” The highlight of the event is an all-day small boat rendezvous on the water at Matapeake State Park on Kent Island on Saturday, where festival goers can paddle, sail, or row nearly every model of canoe, kayak, paddleboard, rowboat, or sailboat in the CLC lineup—more than 60 boats in all.

The event also serves as a meet-up for wooden boat builders up and down the East Coast to show off their handiwork and compete for prizes. More than 300 people attended last year’s event. The demos will go from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and while the event is free, RSVPs are requested, especially if you want to demo a certain boat. OkoumeFest appeals to serious boat builders and aficionados of fine craft, but also offers family fun for all ages. There will be a kids table on the beach where little ones can build and decorate free boat models. Chesapeake Light Craft also hosts monthly in-water demos April 15 through October 14 on the third Wednesday of each month, weather permitting. The demos will be held at Jonas Green Park on the Severn River in Annapolis from 5:30 p.m. to sunset. Again, these demos are free but RSVPs are requested. For more information and the full list of dates, check out clcboats.com. ~KJ

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Skipjack Fundraiser in Reedville

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et Somers Started” will be the theme at Reedville Fishermen’s Museum (RFM) Sunday afternoon May 24 (Memorial Day weekend), when the museum hosts a summer kickoff party to benefit the skipjack Claud W. Somers. From 3 to 5 p.m. attendees will enjoy live music, nautical demonstrations, and tastings from local restaurants, wineries, breweries, and distilleries. The cost is $40 for RFM members, $50 for non-members, and $75 for a VIP table. Captain Gerhard Straub says, “Claud W. Somers was built in 1911 and restored between 2000 and 2001 by volunteers at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. Overall she is in pretty decent shape thanks to the good care she has received over the years. However, all vessels and their associated systems get a little harder and more expensive to maintain as they age, and we are starting to see small areas of rot that need to be addressed. If we can get those taken care of before they become really big problems and significantly affect the structural integrity of the vessel, it will save lots of money in the future. Of course we also have all the smaller items to deal with

that go with an older boat, such as renewal of some of her rigging, but the main focus first is to head off any major problems.” The Claud W. Somers was built for oyster dredging by Tom Young in Accomack County on Virginia’s Eastern Shore more than 100 years ago. She was a workboat until 1983, when Alfred Garey Lambert purchased her. Lambert worked to restore the vessel until his death in 1999, when

his children selected the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum as her new steward. During the RFM’s 2000-2001 renovation project, more than 35 volunteers worked more than 3000 hours to complete extensive repairs and restoration. Tickets for the Get Somers Started celebration may be purchased at the museum or by calling (804) 453-6529. Learn more at rfmuseum.org

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Celebrate Southern Maryland Heritage

elebrate Southern Maryland heritage Saturday, May 2 at the Calvert Marine Museum’s 10th annual Solomons Maritime Festival. Antique boats and marine engines, master maritime carvers, crafts and cooking demonstrations, traditional music, and boat rides offer something for every member of your family from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the festival and museum is free.

The museum waterfront comes alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of Southern Maryland traditions. Learn how to pick crabs, shuck oysters, and stuff a ham like the pros, enjoy local gospel and old time music, see Chesapeake Bay retrievers in action, watch model boats skim the waters of the boat basin, and talk with traditional crafts people as they demonstrate their skills. Children will enjoy toy

##The boat basin and lighthouse at the Calvert Marine Museum, where the Solomons Maritime Festival unfolds May 2. Photo courtesy of CMM

Help Wanted!

he summer is upon us, and what better way to make your avocation your vocation than by finding a job in the marine industry? At a recent meeting of the Annapolis Sailing Industry Association (ASIA), we were overwhelmed by the number of marine businesses actively looking for help. Here are just a few. The Marine Trades Association of Maryland is accepting applications for marine internships for their partners. They’re happy to connect applicants directly with employers, so send your resume to them right away. 22 May 2015 spinsheet.com

Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) is looking for summer seasonal help operating the retail store and assisting with online orders. Their products include hardware, apparel, accessories, rigging services, apparel embroidery, and much more. For more information, take your cover letter, resume, and a brief sailing resume to them and be sure to tell them SpinSheet sent you. Renowned sailing school J/World Annapolis is hiring coaches and support staff. They are looking for customer-focused people who love sailing and want to share their passion and be a part of a high performance, team-oriented workplace. Call their office or stop by in person.

boat building and more. Don’t miss free rides aboard the historic bugeye Wm. B. Tennison. Around the carving shed, visitors can see how crab and eel pots are constructed, see model boat makers in action, and watch traditional carvers at work. Come try your skill inside the museum. Demonstrations of embroidery, knitting, and other traditional textile crafts will be on-going. Home baked goodies will be for sale as will other foods. The Antique Boat and Marine Engine Show, now in its 15th year, is a popular component of the festival. Enthusiasts from across the country set-up camp in the parking lot to show off their vintage boats and engines. The unofficial engine swap is a great way to expand your collection. A fully restored and operational 1957 Mercury Mk 25 outboard motor with gas tank will be raffled late Saturday afternoon. Tickets cost $10 each, and the winner does not need to be present. Local members of the Southern Maryland Boat Club will also have their vintage race boats on display. For more information, please call Sherry Reid at (410) 326-2042 x 19, or visit the museum website at calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Weems and Plath, the manufacturer of fine nautical and weather instruments, is looking for an intern to assist them in their Eastport store. If you love the history of sailing and want to help preserve it, call the store. For many more career opportunities in the marine industry, turn to page 103 and find yourself a place in this incredible field.

Sailors Who Give Back

pinSheet readers often thank us for publishing volunteer opportunities. We have heard many stories about people who give back to their communities and find that it’s enriched their lives. This season, we will devote a section of the magazine every month to sailing-related or Chesapeake-based organizations— from Havre de Grace to Norfolk— that seek volunteers. This May, we would like to introduce you to Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) in Annapolis. CRAB brings the joy of sailing to disabled men and women and their families. Operating primarily out of Sandy Point State Park at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the organization relies on volunteers for almost every aspect of its operation. As a CRAB volunteer, you would welcome disabled sailors, their families, and caregivers, get to know them, and help them make the most of their

sailing experience. You would greet guests, help sailors into and out of “accessible” sailboats, take the helm or assist as crew, maintain boats, or assist with events and fundraising. Whether you love being on the water or prefer to help on dry land, CRAB would love to have you join the community of volunteers. You don’t need any previous experiences with disabled sailors or sailing. Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome. CRAB volunteers enjoy the friendships they make, the joy of sailing on the Bay, and most of all, the rewards of helping others. Contact info@crabsailing.org, (410) 266-5722, crabsailing.org.

##Kevin Detwiler racing fast in one of CRAB’s Freedom 20s. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Introduction to Sailing for Adults with Limited Mobility (May 2, 9, and 30); Introduction to Sailing for Kids with Limited Mobility (June 24-26); Sailing for Those who Work with Disabled Sailors (May 5); Disabled Groups (Tuesdays and Thursdays); and Racing Training and Coaching for Disabled Sailors (June 2-7). crabsailing.org

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Jane Robinson Hartge 1919 - 2015

ane Robinson Hartge died peacefully January 13 in Eustis, FL, with her family beside her. Born June 11, 1919 in Cincinnati, OH, Jane spent a long lifetime happily centered on family and boating. At age 13, Jane began writing maritime articles for the Miami Herald, reporting on the comings and goings of yachts large and small. Three years later, she sailed with her father on his yacht to Venezuela and back through the Caribbean, keeping a journal that would later inspire her book, “The Way They Were: With Cachalot to the Caribbees.” Without her father, when Jane was 19, she skippered his 40-foot schooner Windstark from Florida to Maryland. In 1941 she married Chesapeake Bay boatbuilder and designer Ernest “Capt. Dick” Hartge and started their family in Galesville, MD. While her husband was designing and building boats, Jane began her

own business renting out a small fleet of sailboats. Following their move south in 1961, Jane and Capt. Dick created a similar fleet on Lake Eustis, FL, sparking a great sailing tradition that continues today as Lake Eustis Sailing Club. In her later years, she enjoyed writing of her life experiences. She was known until the end of her years for her astounding memory, with the tiniest details, especially of boats and boatyards, available instantly and completely. Over her life she traveled, mostly by sea, to Europe, Canada, South and Central America, and her beloved Man O’ War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. She was predeceased by her husband Capt. Dick in 1979. She is survived by daughters Maryland Hartge Cole, Catonsville, MD; Alice Hartge Wilson, Martinsburg, WV; C.W. Totch Hartge, Easton, MD; and Suzanna Vance Hartge, Grand Island, FL; as well as 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Lester R. Trott 1918-2015

ester R. Trott passed away February 6 after a brief illness surrounded by his twin daughters, Leslie Gibbons-Neff of Annapolis and Linda Crandell of Stevensville, MD. A native Annapolitan, he was born February 20, 1918. An avid sailor, Lester held the unique distinction of being the longest member of the Annapolis YC for 75 years. He was instrumental in starting the AYC Junior Fleet sailing program. He retired from the Maryland Department of Economic Development where he directed the Maryland Division of Tourism for 22 years and passionately promoted the state of Maryland by instigating Chesapeake Appreciation Days and many other Maryland tourism events. He served as the public relations manager for the Annapolis Boat Shows for the first 15 years and helped start The Skipper yachting magazine in 1953. 24 May 2015 spinsheet.com

Prior to the start of WW II he enlisted in the Army for two years, attended Drake University, and studied at the Weems System of Navigation with Captain Weems, which led to his reenlistment in the Air Corp during the war. He started his own advertising agency and also worked for the Annapolis Capital Gazette in the 1940s where he met his future wife, Mildred (Jeri) Rafferty, who predeceased him in November 2013. Les, as he was affectionately called, was also a charter member of the Annapolis Power Squadron, the Annapolis Jaycees, the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce, and the Maryland Press Association. Lester is survived by his daughters Leslie (Jeff) Gibbons-Neff, Linda (Chuck) Crandell and two grandchildren, Cara Gibbons-Neff and Captain Charles M. Crandell III USMC. Friends may make memorial contributions to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122.

Charles Robinson Smith, III 1955 –2015

America was bound that winter to cruise the Caribbean, but Charlie decided he wanted to set up a yacht maintenance business in Annapolis, and that is what he did, renting space at Trumpy’s Boatyard. The space was determined to be too small for his plan, and in 1978, he took over the Cambridge Shipyard in Cambridge, MD, with three and a half acres of land and a large marine railway. Charlie hung out his shingle: Yacht Maintenance Company. hauling, Launching and Storage at NEW Competitive rates!

harles Robinson Smith, III, known to friends as Charlie, died of a brain tumor March 23. Born to Sunny and Anne Smith in Annapolis, Charlie was early on introduced to “messing about in boats.” His parents have always been active in sailing, and over the years have owned several sailing boats, all of which carried the name, Uh Oh: a Hampton One Design, a Gladiator, a Cal 29, and a Farr 33. Son Charlie soon became busy serving as a “boat boy” and developed significant skills in yacht maintenance. During the 1960s and ‘70s, Charlie became attached to various owners and paid hands of larger ocean racing type boats and found opportunities to sail in some of the more successful ocean racing boats of that period. Among them was the 12-meter, American Eagle owned by Ted Turner. Charlie was also active in racing boats owned by A. G. Van Metre: Bandit, a 50-foot S&S sloop, and Running Tide, a 60-foot S&S sloop. At that time these were the boats to beat in competition on the East Coast. After he graduated from high school, Charlie had an opportunity to sail as deck hand in the gaff-rigged schooner America. At 105-feet in length, this was a near replica of the original schooner of 1851 for which the America’s Cup was named. This venture took him to Maine and along New England’s coast. Follow us!

For 37 years the company continued to develop. As the years passed, he found time to pursue his personal interests: sailing in a variety of vessels (including log canoes), hunting, and fishing, and travelling. In 2012 he found and married the love of his life, Elizabeth. Together they continued to fish, hunt, travel, and enjoy the company of their large families and friends. Charlie was taken away from us before his time. We will miss him dearly. ~Fred Hecklinger

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Cooperative Charting Training 7 p.m. At the NOAA Atlantic Marine Center. Sponsored by Kent Narrows SPS. (757) 969-5332

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Point Lookout Lighthouse Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Mary’s County, MD. $5.

Solomons’ Maritime Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. Antique boats, master carvers, crafts, traditional music, boat rides. Free.

Turkey Point Fitness 3 to 5 p.m. Hike out to the lighthouse and enjoy beginner-friendly yoga. Elk Neck State Park, North East, MD. $3 pp or $10 for family of four.

Wye-Tri Adventure Race 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Run, bike, and paddle. Serious athletes and amateurs welcome! Pre-registration required. Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area, Queenstown, MD.

Mariners’ Craft Beer Festival Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, VA.

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Chesapeake Antique Boat & Marine Engine Show Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD.

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Deltaville Dealer Days The biggest boat event of the season in Deltaville, VA!

Lighthouse Cruise 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. aboard the Schooner Woodwind. Sail to three lighthouses. Bagged lunch provided. $93 adults, $56 children.

Sails & Tails 1 to 5 p.m. Annapolis Marriott Waterfront. Benefits the Capital Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence. $75

Sprint for Spat 0.10K 100 meter race in Fells Point, Baltimore. Runners will rehydrate halfway through with an oyster shooter. Sponsored by Flying Dog Brewery.

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DNR Boating Safety Class Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies. Get your Boating Safety Class Card in one weekend. Sponsored by the Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron. $20. DNR Boating Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hosted by the Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. Middle River, MD. $35. Pre-registration required (410) 800-8420.

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Naptown barBAYq Anne Arundel County Fairground, Crownsville, MD.

Maryland House and Garden Tours Locations in St. Mary’s, Dorchester, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, and Washington Counties. $35. (410) 821-6933. Sponsored by the MD House and Garden Pilgrimage. Christopher Columbus Discovers Jamaica 1494 Star Wars Day May the Fourth be with you.

Cinco de Mayo “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” –Robin Williams

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Oyster Day Celebrate these wonderful mollusks by eating them. Maybe you’ll even find a pearl!

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Boat Maryland Course: Responsible Boating 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Annapolis Elementary School, 180 Green St. Hosted by the USCG Auxiliary. $15.

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Springfest Ocean City, MD.

No Socks Day Why? Because we burned ’em!

Spring Native Plant Sale Environmental Concern, St. Michaels, MD. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat. Browse native plants and walk the St. Michaels nature trail.

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Cambridge Beer Festival Cambridge, MD.

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

Mariner’s Compass Seminar Northern VA Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store. Free.

Ride for the Rivers 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Metric century or 40-mile ride to benefit the West/ Rhode Riverkeeper. Start/ Finish is at the Carrie Weedon Science Center. Post-ride celebration at Hartge Yacht Harbor.

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Mother’s Day “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” –Oscar Wilde

Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. aboard the Wm. B. Tennison. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $25 adults, $15 children.

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The USS United States Also known as “Old Wagon,” was the first of the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy. Launched in Philadelphia on this day in 1797.

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140th Preakness Stakes Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore.

Chesapeake Bay Tour de Cure Ride between 10 and 100 miles to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Easton, MD.

Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss The Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, VA. Go on a journey to explore the wonders at the bottom of the seas.

American Boating Congress Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC.

Chesapeake Bay Waterfowl Arts Show St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD. $5.

The colony of Jamestown Founded on the shores of the James River by the Virginia Company. 1607.

OkoumeFest: A Boatbuilders’ Rendezvous Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis and Matapeake State Park.

The Famous Racing Yawl Stormy Weather, designed by Olin Stevens, was launched at the Nevins Yard in City Island, New York. 1934.

Dominion Riverrock Sports and Music Festival Richmond, VA.

Life Jacket World Record Day Gather your friends (and friends of friends) to try to beat the 2014 world record of 6,973 life jackets worn and inflatable life jackets inflated!

North U Match Racing Clinic Annapolis YC-J/22s. $50. Geared toward high school and college sailors.

Music On The Nanticoke Free Summer Concert Series 4 to 7 p.m. Vienna, MD. Free boat ramp and overnight dockage. (443) 239-0813.

Commissioning Week United States Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Outstanding Osprey 10 to 11 a.m. Observe an osprey nest and then build your own! Annapolis Maritime Museum. $5 nonmembers.

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Secret Garden Tour 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Women’s Civic League of North East, MD. $20. (410) 398-0895.

SERC Open House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate nature at our 50th anniversary festival of science! Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Free parking with online registration.

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Nanticoke River Marine Park Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nanticoke River Marina in Blades, DE. Sponsored by the Nanticoke River Sail and Power Squadron.

Open House SailTime Annapolis. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Not For Sailors Only: Sailmaking Learn how sail making has morphed into a high-tech business. 7:15 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge 622, Edgewater, MD. Hosted by CAPCA.

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Blue Angels USNA Air Show US Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Catboats Return to Solomons Calvert Marine Museum. Patuxent River Shootout race 1 p.m. May 24. See the boats till 5 p.m.

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USNA Commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Commissioning ceremony. Blue Angels flyover.

23 thru Sep 20 Waterfront Wellness Series Free fitness, Saturdays and Sundays at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. 8 to 10 a.m.

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Tea Party Festival Chestertown, MD.

Soft Shell Spring Fair 12 to 5 p.m. Kids activities, Watermen’s Hall of Fame, fresh crab cakes, and soft crabs. Crisfield City Dock.

U.S. Sailing Level 1 Training Class North East River YC.

Understanding the Land-Sea Connection 7 to 8 p.m. How nutrients enter and damage the Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Free.

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Deltaville Seafood Festival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deltaville Maritime Museum.

Beer Tasting Sailing Cruise 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. aboard the Schooner Woodwind. $44 includes 3 samples of beer.

Party on the Point: Celebrating 50 Years on the Bay Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Tides and Currents Seminar Northern VA Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store. Free.

Acoustic Brunch Sail 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. aboard the Schooner Woodwind. Featuring Gareth Asher. $79.

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USCG Auxiliary Flotilla Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Painter Fire Station, Painter, VA. (240) 285-6319.

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In-Water Demos Chesapeake Light Craft. Third Wed. of each month (check online for exact dates). 5:30 p.m. to sunset. Jonas Green Park on the Severn River, Annapolis. Free. RSVP.

Sail Baltimore’s Portside Party 6 to 9 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Industry. $65.

Blackbeard Grand Pirate Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Crowne Plaza, Hampton, VA. Put on your best “period attire” and join us at the kick-off event for Blackbeard Festival! $35/ $40 at door.

The Schooner Atlantic Arrives off England in a record 12 days, 4 hours, and 1 minute! 1905.

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Annapolis Leukemia Cup Gala and Auction Friday, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Annapolis YC.

CBF Coffee Meet-Up 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monthly coffee hour for Chesapeake Bay Foundation members and interested nonmembers to discuss local water quality issues. Uptown Coffee, Farmville, VA.

Marine Science Day Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.

National Mint Julep Day “You know the grave of a Virginian as, from the quantity of julep he has drunk, mint invariably springs up where he has been buried.” ~Frederick Marryat

St. Michaels Brewfest 12 to 5 p.m. More than 70 beers/ ale from 40 breweries!

Kids Pirate Pizza Cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. aboard the Wm. B. Tennison. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $15.

30-31

Arts in the Middle A juried fine arts festival. Hetwick Plantation, Urbanna, VA.

30-31

Blackbeard Pirate Festival Pillage and plunder your way through the coastal seaport city of Hampton, VA. Free.

30-31

DNR Boating Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hosted by the Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. Middle River, MD. $35. (410) 800-8420.

Lafayette in Alexandria Day 1 to 5 p.m. Open houses at nine Alexandria museums in preparation for the Hermione visit June 10-12. Alexandria, VA.

Ocean City Surf Swap Challenge

May Racing

1-3

Helly Hanson NOOD Regatta New sponsor, same great sailing. Annapolis YC.

2 3 7 8 9

Ocean Research Project Regatta Quantico Yacht Club, Quantico, VA. FBYC One Design Spring Series #2 Deltaville, VA. Thursday Night Racing J/World Annapolis. EYC Friday Night Beer Can Series Eastport YC.

Charleston Regatta Wounded Warrior Sailing Squadron. College of Charleston, J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center.

9 9 16

FBYC Offshore Spring Series #3 Deltaville, VA. SERC Spring Regatta Annapolis YC.

5th Annual Elf Classic Yacht Race 9 a.m. start at Eastport YC, Annapolis, finish at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Cape Henry Cup Broad Bay Sailing Association, Virginia Beach, VA.

GIYS/SCC Spring Race A middle distance race of 10-30 nautical miles around government marks starting near Annapolis and ending at Gibson Island. Party after at GIYS with free docks/mooring for contestants.

MRSA Spring Regatta Magothy River Sailing Association.

16 16-17

SMSA Double-Handed Race SMSA

Laser Atlantic Coast Championship Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA. Register early online.

16-17

Lippincott Regatta Stars and Etchells.

Annapolis YC.

16-17

TAYC Spring Fling Tred Avon YC,

Oxford, MD.

Down the Bay Race 120 nautical miles down the Bay! Hampton YC.

FBYC Open House Regatta and Party 11 a.m. Staggered start race. 6:30 p.m. dinner and live music. Deltaville, VA.

23-24

Miles River Race and Back Miles River YC and Eastport YC for the race back and BBQ-new in 2015!

28-31

Southern Bay Race Week Y’all come racing! Hampton, VA.

Annapolis Leukemia Cup Eastport YC.

June

1-30 2

Great Outdoors Month

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2-8

Boat Maryland – A Course on Responsible Boating 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Annapolis Firehouse, 620 Taylor Avenue. Hosted by the USCG Auxiliary. $15.

5-7

The Beneteau Rendezvous Baltimore Marine Center’s Lighthouse Point Marina. Hosted by Annapolis Yacht Sales.

6-8

Norfolk Harborfest Norfolk, VA waterfront. Tall ships, fireworks, music, family activities.

Bands in the Sand 5 to 10:30 p.m. Hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis.

8 10-12

World Oceans Day

Hermione Visits Alexandria Pier-side activities, demonstrations and tours of the 216-foot French Frigate. Alexandria City Marina, Alexandria, VA. Free timed tour tickets required.

Cypress Festival Carnival rides, crafts, live music. Pocomoke City, MD.

Clean the Bay Day Join Virginians in the 27th annual clean-up for the bay! KIOCC/SUP Annapolis Race Brings out hundreds of paddlers from all over the state. Long and short courses.

SMSA Luau 4 to 6 p.m. Zahniser’s Yacht Center, Solomons, MD. Sponsored by Southern Maryland Sailing Association.

Point Lookout Lighthouse Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Mary’s County, MD. $5..

6-7

Arts, Crafts, and Wine Festival Annapolis, MD. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun.

10-13

10 - Aug 12

Sea Music Summer Concert Series 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday nights except July 29. Inside Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. $10.

12-14

Potomac River Festival Colonial Beach, VA.

Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar Northern VA Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store. Free.

13 13

Bay Music Festival 3 to 11 p.m. Centreville, MD.

St. Mary’s Crab Festival 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Seafood, car show, farm animals, dancing. St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD.

Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Inner Harbor, Baltimore.

St. Clement’s Island Heritage Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lighthouse tours and demonstrations. St. Mary’s County, MD.

National Marina Day

Party on the Point Celebrating 50 Years on the Bay May 23, 2015 | Navy Point, St. Michaels, MD |cbmm.org

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13-14

Ocean City Air Show 1 to 4 p.m. along the OC boardwalk. Blue Angels, Breitling Jet Team and the F-22 Raptor. Ocean City, MD.

13-14

HonFest Hampden, Baltimore City, MD.

13-14

Tall Ships at Cape Charles Festival 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15 adults, $10 kids to tour all tall ships. Cape Charles, VA.

Stories of our Ancestors 7 to 8 p.m. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. A 3,000 year history of SERC land; the settlers, slaves, and scientists. Free.

16-17

Hermione in Annapolis 216-foot French Frigate visiting City Dock.

Summer Sailstice A worldwide celebration of sailing. Find an event near you!

20-27

ARC DelMarVa Rally A Sail 450 nautical miles from Annapolis to Annapolis counter-clockwise around the DelMarVa peninsula.

19-20

Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival National Harbor, MD.

19-21

28th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Free for members or with museum admission.

19-22

Hermione in Baltimore 216-foot French Frigate visiting the Inner Harbor.

20 20

RivahFest Tappahannock, VA.

Chesapeake Paddlefest 9 a.m. Great Marsh Park, Cambridge, MD. Four mile, two mile, and half mile races for kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards. Benefits Special Olympics Maryland.

Father’s Day “There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep’.” -Jim Gaffigan

Father’s Day Brunch Cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. aboard the Wm. B. Tennison. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $25 adults, $15 children.

Father’s Day Cruise Treat dad to a cruise on the Inner Harbor aboard the Spirit of Baltimore! Buffet and music. Buy tickets online.

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CapeTownCharles Harbor June 6th | 27th Annual Clean the Bay Day July 4th | Festivities and Fireworks st July 31 – August 2nd | Clam Slam 2015 & Boat Docking Contest

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First Day of Summer!

The Business of Boating Hosted by CAPCA. Annapolis, MD. Free.

20 20 20-21

FBYC Cut Channel Race Deltaville, Va. SSC Twilight Race Shearwater Sailing Club. CRAB Cup Regatta Chesapeake Region

Accessible Boating.

26th Annual Cardboard Boat Race 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oxford, MD.

Take Your Dog to Work Day Because who ever heard of working like a cat?! Man Overboard Procedures Seminar Northern VA Sail and Power Squadron. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store. Free.

27-28

Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalChesapeake Bay Open Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville VA.

27-28 28

Northern Bay Regatta Glenmar Sailing Assn.

Ted Osius Memorial Regatta Hosted by The Sailing Club of the Chesapeake. Annapolis. (410) 558-1312.

Smith Point Race SMSA

27-28

DNR Boating Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hosted by the Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. Middle River, MD. $35. (410) 800-8420.

June Racing

4-5

Start of the Annapolis to Newport Race Two days of starts make this a great spectator race!

6 6 6

FBYC J/70 & Frontrunner Regatta Deltaville, VA. UCHF Hospice Cup HDGYC. Havre de Grace, MD.

DISC Geico Cup Dangerfield Island Sailing Club, Alexandria, VA.

6 7

FBYC Moonlight Regatta Deltaville, VA.

FBYC Laser Spring Regatta One day regatta for lasers. Deltaville, VA.

7 13 14

Women’s Keelboat Regatta SMSA NERYC Invitational North East River YC.

SMSA Spring Invitational Southern Maryland SA, Solomons.

Tall Ships America Port-to-Port Challenge Race Cape Charles, VA.

19-21

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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

May 2015 Tides

Fri

5:45 AM 1.6 H 12:34 PM 0.4 L 5:58 PM 1.2 H

12:05 AM Sun 6:35 AM 1:47 PM 6:51 PM

0.2 2 0.3 1.3

L H L H

4:20 AM 10:40 AM 4:23 PM 10:24 PM

1.4 0.4 1.1 0.3

H L H L

12:50 AM Mon 7:25 AM 2:41 PM 7:43 PM

0.2 2.1 0.3 1.3

L H L H

5:01 AM SAt 11:25 AM 5:03 PM 11:03 PM

1.5 0.4 1.1 0.2

H L H L

1:36 AM tue 8:13 AM 3:31 PM 8:33 PM

0.2 2 0.3 1.3

L H L H

1.5 0.4 1.1 0.2

H L H L

2:22 AM Wed 9:00 AM 4:19 PM 9:24 PM

0.3 2 0.3 1.3

L H L H

3:10 AM tHu 9:46 AM 5:06 PM 10:15 PM

0.3 1.9 0.4 1.3

L H L H

0.4 1.8 0.4 1.3

L H L H

12:00 AM SAt 6:25 AM 1:20 PM 6:38 PM

0.4 1.6 0.4 1.2

L H L H

12:33 AM Sun 7:01 AM 2:03 PM 7:18 PM

0.3 1.7 0.4 1.2

L H L H

1:07 AM Mon 7:36 AM 2:46 PM 7:58 PM

0.3 1.8 0.4 1.2

L H L H

1:42 AM tue 8:12 AM 3:28 PM 8:40 PM

0.3 1.8 0.4 1.2

L H L H

2:19 AM Wed 8:49 AM 4:11 PM 9:24 PM

0.3 1.8 0.3 1.2

L H L H

3:01 AM tHu 9:31 AM 4:55 PM 10:10 PM

0.4 1.8 0.3 1.2

L H L H

3:48 AM 10:16 AM 5:41 PM 11:01 PM

0.4 1.8 0.4 1.2

L H L H

12:01 AM Sun 5:57 AM 12:09 PM 7:15 PM

1.3 0.6 1.5 0.5

4:42 AM SAt 11:07 AM 6:29 PM 11:54 PM

0.4 1.8 0.4 1.3

L H L H

12:56 AM Mon 7:04 AM 12:59 PM 7:56 PM

5:47 AM 0.4 L Sun 12:02 PM 1.7 H 7:18 PM 0.4 L

Fri

10 11

12:52 AM Mon 7:00 AM 1:01 PM 8:08 PM

1.4 0.5 1.6 0.3

H L H L

1:52 AM tue 8:18 AM 2:03 PM 8:58 PM

1.5 0.5 1.5 0.3

H L H L

2:52 AM Wed 9:35 AM 3:05 PM 9:46 PM

1.6 0.4 1.5 0.3

H L H L

3:52 AM tHu 10:46 AM 4:05 PM 10:33 PM

1.7 0.4 1.4 0.2

H L H L

1.9 0.3 1.4 0.2

H L H L

Fri

4:49 AM 11:51 AM 5:03 PM 11:20 PM

5:43 AM 2 H SAt 12:51 PM 0.3 L 5:58 PM 1.3 H

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

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

ChesApeAke BAy Bridge-Tunnel

AnnApolis Fri

5:40 AM Sun 12:08 PM 5:42 PM 11:42 PM

6:18 AM 1.6 H Mon 12:50 PM 0.4 L 6:21 PM 1.1 H

5:19 AM Sun 11:50 AM 5:21 PM 11:20 PM

1.8 0.3 1.1 0.1

H L H L

6:08 AM 1.8 H Mon 12:41 PM 0.3 L 6:12 PM 1.1 H

12:08 AM tue 6:56 AM 1:30 PM 7:01 PM

0.1 1.8 0.4 1.1

L H L H

12:56 AM Wed 7:43 AM 2:17 PM 7:51 PM

0.2 1.8 0.4 1.1

L H L H

12:20 AM tue 6:57 AM 1:32 PM 7:01 PM

0.2 1.6 0.4 1.1

L H L H

1:46 AM tHu 8:29 AM 3:03 PM 8:41 PM

0.2 1.7 0.4 1.1

L H L H

12:59 AM Wed 7:36 AM 2:15 PM 7:43 PM

0.3 1.6 0.4 1.1

L H L H

0.3 1.6 0.4 1.1

L H L H

1:41 AM tHu 8:18 AM 3:00 PM 8:30 PM

0.3 1.6 0.4 1.1

L H L H

3:29 AM SAt 10:00 AM 4:33 PM 10:29 PM

0.4 1.5 0.4 1.1

L H L H

H L H L

0.3 1.6 0.4 1.1

L H L H

0.5 1.4 0.4 1.2

L H L H

1.4 0.6 1.4 0.5

H L H L

3:19 AM SAt 9:52 AM 4:36 PM 10:20 PM

0.3 1.5 0.4 1.1

L H L H

1:52 AM tue 8:13 AM 1:50 PM 8:35 PM

1.4 0.7 1.4 0.5

H L H L

0.4 1.5 0.3 1.2

L H L H

2:48 AM Wed 9:22 AM 2:41 PM 9:13 PM

1.5 0.7 1.3 0.4

H L H L

3:40 AM tHu 10:25 AM 3:31 PM 9:51 PM

1.6 0.7 1.3 0.4

H L H L

4:29 AM 11:23 AM 4:21 PM 10:29 PM

1.7 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

5:13 AM SAt 12:15 PM 5:09 PM 11:07 PM

1.7 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

1.8 0.5 1.2 0.4

H L H L

Fri

4:01 AM 10:33 AM 5:51 PM 11:07 PM

4:57 AM 0.5 L SAt 11:21 AM 1.7 H 6:34 PM 0.5 L

Fri

5:52 AM Sun 1:03 PM 5:56 PM 11:46 PM

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

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H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

Fri

2:27 AM 9:03 AM 3:47 PM 9:21 PM

4:19 AM Sun 10:45 AM 5:27 PM 11:24 PM

5:26 AM 0.4 L Mon 11:41 AM 1.4 H 6:19 PM 0.3 L

Fri

2:36 AM 9:15 AM 3:48 PM 9:34 PM

4:26 AM Sun 10:47 AM 5:18 PM 11:27 PM

5:25 AM 0.5 L Mon 11:34 AM 1.3 H 6:03 PM 0.4 L

12:26 AM tue 6:26 AM 12:22 PM 6:48 PM

1.2 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

1:22 AM Wed 7:27 AM 1:10 PM 7:32 PM

1.3 0.6 1.2 0.3

H L H L

12:30 AM tue 6:36 AM 12:41 PM 7:12 PM

1.2 0.4 1.4 0.3

H L H L

2:16 AM tHu 8:26 AM 1:58 PM 8:17 PM

1.4 0.6 1.1 0.3

H L H L

1:35 AM Wed 7:45 AM 1:40 PM 8:03 PM

1.4 0.4 1.3 0.2

H L H L

1.5 0.6 1.1 0.3

H L H L

2:36 AM tHu 8:53 AM 2:39 PM 8:54 PM

1.5 0.4 1.2 0.2

H L H L

3:51 AM SAt 10:13 AM 3:32 PM 9:43 PM

1.6 0.6 1.1 0.2

H L H L

1.6 0.4 1.2 0.1

H L H L

1.6 0.5 1.1 0.2

H L H L

1.7 0.4 1.2 0.1

H L H L

Fri

3:34 AM 9:56 AM 3:35 PM 9:43 PM

4:28 AM SAt 10:55 AM 4:29 PM 10:32 PM

diFFerenCes

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

Fri

3:05 AM 9:21 AM 2:46 PM 9:00 PM

4:33 AM Sun 11:00 AM 4:18 PM 10:25 PM

1:11 AM 7:21 AM 1:12 PM 7:38 PM

0.3 2.4 0.3 2.8

L H L H

2:11 AM Sun 8:20 AM 2:14 PM 8:43 PM

-0.3 L 2.8 H -0.3 L 3.4 H

2 1:50 AM SAt 7:59 AM 1:49 PM 8:15 PM

0.2 2.5 0.2 2.9

L H L H

3:03 AM Mon 9:10 AM 3:03 PM 9:31 PM

-0.3 L 2.8 H -0.3 L 3.4 H

3 2:28 AM Sun 8:37 AM 2:25 PM 8:51 PM

0.1 2.5 0.1 3

L H L H

3:52 AM tue 9:58 AM 3:52 PM 10:18 PM

-0.3 L 2.7 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

4 3:05 AM Mon 9:14 AM 3:03 PM 9:28 PM

0 2.5 0.1 3

L H L H

4:40 AM Wed 10:45 AM 4:40 PM 11:03 PM

-0.2 L 2.7 H 0 L 3.1 H

5 3:43 AM tue 9:51 AM 3:42 PM 10:06 PM

0 2.5 0.1 3

L H L H

-0.1 L 2.6 H 0.1 L 2.9 H

6 4:23 AM Wed 10:30 AM 4:23 PM 10:46 PM

0 2.5 0.1 3

L H L H

6:14 AM 0.1 L 12:18 PM 2.5 H 6:19 PM 0.3 L

7 5:05 AM tHu 11:12 AM 5:08 PM 11:30 PM

0 2.5 0.1 3

L H L H

Fri

5:51 AM 0.1 L 11:57 AM 2.5 H 5:58 PM 0.2 L

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

12:35 AM SAt 7:01 AM 1:06 PM 7:11 PM

2.7 0.2 2.4 0.4

H L H L

1:22 AM Sun 7:49 AM 1:56 PM 8:07 PM

2.5 0.3 2.3 0.5

H L H L

2.9 0.1 2.5 0.2

H L H L

2:13 AM Mon 8:38 AM 2:49 PM 9:06 PM

2.4 0.4 2.3 0.6

H L H L

1:11 AM Sun 7:37 AM 1:45 PM 7:56 PM

2.8 0.1 2.5 0.2

H L H L

3:06 AM tue 9:26 AM 3:44 PM 10:04 PM

2.3 0.4 2.4 0.6

H L H L

2:09 AM Mon 8:36 AM 2:48 PM 9:03 PM

2.7 0.1 2.6 0.2

H L H L

4:01 AM Wed 10:14 AM 4:38 PM 10:58 PM

2.2 0.4 2.5 0.5

H L H L

3:13 AM tue 9:37 AM 3:55 PM 10:12 PM

2.7 0.1 2.7 0.1

H L H L

2.2 0.4 2.6 0.4

H L H L

2.7 0 2.9 0

H L H L

4:21 AM Wed 10:38 AM 5:01 PM 11:18 PM

5:27 AM 2.7 H tHu 11:36 AM -0.1 L 6:03 PM 3.1 H

15 Fri

12:20 AM 6:29 AM 12:31 PM 7:00 PM

1:18 AM SAt 7:26 AM 1:23 PM 7:53 PM

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

Fri

9 12:18 AM SAt 6:41 AM 12:48 PM 6:53 PM

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

5:27 AM tHu 11:31 AM 5:29 PM 11:49 PM

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

-0.1 L 2.7 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

4:56 AM tHu 10:59 AM 5:29 PM 11:48 PM Fri

5:47 AM 2.2 H 11:44 AM 0.3 L 6:15 PM 2.7 H

12:33 AM SAt 6:35 AM 12:26 PM 6:58 PM

0.3 2.2 0.2 2.8

L H L H

0.2 2.3 0.1 2.9

L H L H

1:16 AM Sun 7:20 AM 1:09 PM 7:40 PM

-0.2 L 2.8 H -0.3 L 3.4 H High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

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

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

418 0.9 1045 -0.8 1647 0.6 2238 -0.7

131 818 1452 2017

457 1 1128 -0.9 1732 0.6 2316 -0.7

204 857 1540 2059

535 1 1210 -1 1815 0.6 2354 -0.7

238 Mon 935 1627 2140

612 1251 1858

1.1 -1 0.6

15 Fri

32 -0.6 650 1.1 1333 -1 1941 0.5

Fri

SAt

Sun

tue

312 1015 1713 2221

Wed 348 1055 1758 2306

tHu

428 1138 1844 2354

521 1212 1912

244 -0.6 854 1 1535 -1 2157 0.7

100 617 1258 1957

341 -0.5 945 0.9 1623 -1 2251 0.7

228 1 855 -0.8 1455 0.6 2050 -0.8

202 720 1346 2042

441 -0.5 1040 0.7 1713 -0.9 2345 0.7

644 1316 1833

318 1.1 952 -1 1553 0.6 2141 -0.8

304 Mon 828 1435 2126

544 -0.5 1137 0.6 1803 -0.8

33 734 1415 1927

407 1.2 1045 -1.1 1648 0.6 2230 -0.8

111 -0.6 729 1.1 1415 -1 2025 0.5

118 822 1510 2019

455 1.3 1136 -1.2 1741 0.6 2319 -0.8

153 -0.5 811 1 1459 -1 2112 0.5

204 Mon 909 1601 2112

542 1.3 1225 -1.2 1832 0.7

8 -0.8 629 1.3 1313 -1.2 1923 0.7

29 Fri

58 -0.7 716 1.2 1400 -1.2 2013 0.6 150 -0.7 804 1.1 1447 -1.1 2105 0.6

tue

Wed 456 1100 1643 2304 tHu

SAt

Sun

Fri

514 1222 1928

240 -0.5 857 1 1545 -0.9 2201 0.5

49 608 1309 2012

333 -0.5 947 0.9 1633 -0.9 2253 0.5

149 711 1400 2055

434 -0.5 1043 0.8 1723 -0.9 2347 0.6

253 Mon 825 1452 2137

540 -0.5 1145 0.7 1815 -0.8

SAt

Sun

356 943 1547 2220

tue

551 1212 1739 2348

251 955 1650 2206

Wed 339 1041 1738 2302 tHu

428 1126 1825 2359

42 0.7 648 -0.6 1249 0.7 1907 -0.8

22 Fri

136 0.8 754 -0.7 1353 0.6 1959 -0.8

Slack Water Max Current Speed

307 0.8 1012 -1.3 1557 0.7 2248 -1.1

149 Wed 727 1422 2029

417 0.8 1112 -1.4 1704 0.9 2354 -1.3

300 -1.2 830 0.6 1454 -1.3 2056 1.1

522 0.8 1205 -1.5 1756 1.1

20 Mon 651 1150 1838

336 -1.3 911 0.6 1530 -1.4 2131 1.1

52 -1.4 615 0.9 1256 -1.6 1843 1.3

37 0.7 647 -0.5 1237 0.5 1852 -0.8

58 733 1227 1915

412 -1.3 949 0.6 1608 -1.4 2206 1.1

148 -1.6 705 1 1346 -1.7 1930 1.4

127 0.8 747 -0.6 1337 0.5 1941 -0.7

138 Wed 818 1306 1956

451 -1.3 1028 0.6 1648 -1.3 2244 1.1

541 1058 1732

241 -1.7 757 1 1437 -1.7 2019 1.5

215 0.9 842 -0.7 1434 0.5 2028 -0.7

218 903 1346 2041

535 -1.3 1109 0.6 1734 -1.2 2325 1.1

3 Mon 632 1146 1820

628 1256 1802

259 0.9 933 -0.8 1528 0.5 2113 -0.7

259 952 1430 2130

628 -1.2 1156 0.5 1829 -1.1

6 710 1351 1851

341 1 1020 -0.9 1618 0.5 2156 -0.7

14 1 723 -1.2 1250 0.5 1929 -1.1

43 751 1442 1939

422 1.1 1105 -0.9 1706 0.5 2238 -0.6

108 0.9 817 -1.2 1347 0.5 2030 -1.1

SAt

Sun

tue

402 939 1526 2209

Wed 455 1050 1619 2249 tHu

SAt

Sun

544 1156 1711 2328

SAt

Sun

tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

223 -1.1 750 0.6 1418 -1.3 2020 1

612 1113 1802

Slack Water Max Current Speed

40 631 1330 1922

Fri

144 -1 712 0.6 1345 -1.2 1945 0.9

459 1001 1701 2304 536 1037 1731 2342

343 1044 1522 2227 433 1140 1633 2330

Mon 532 1238 1805

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

tue

tHu

Fri

255 821 1512 2130 356 915 1600 2225

Fri

SAt

Sun

308 1007 1459 2144 353 1102 1551 2241 439 1200 1654 2344

Mon 528 1257 1806

651 -1.3 1215 0.7 1837 -1.1 24 0.9 746 -1.2 1311 0.6 1935 -1 118 0.8 836 -1.1 1407 0.5 2030 -0.9 210 0.6 925 -1 1507 0.5 2127 -0.8

49 616 1348 1912

305 0.5 1017 -1 1621 0.5 2235 -0.8

152 Wed 659 1432 2010

411 0.4 1105 -1 1722 0.6 2335 -0.8

331 -1.7 851 1 1524 -1.7 2109 1.5

511 1144 1801

50 726 1234 1908

418 -1.7 942 0.9 1609 -1.6 2156 1.4

138 Wed 819 1322 1959

505 -1.6 1031 0.9 1654 -1.4 2243 1.3

556 -1.5 1121 0.8 1742 -1.3 2331 1.1

SAt

Sun

tue

tHu

450 1008 1648 2315

223 911 1410 2050

tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

251 739 1512 2104 343 821 1548 2151 427 904 1620 2234 506 948 1654 2315

0.4 -1 0.7

22 -0.9 555 0.5 1218 -1.1 1834 0.8 104 -1 633 0.5 1254 -1.2 1907 0.9 146 -1.1 711 0.5 1334 -1.3 1942 1

205 0.8 912 -1.2 1448 0.6 2136 -1.1

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

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

Corrections Applied to Baltimore Harbor Approach

Corrections Applied to Chesapeake Bay Entrance

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s ta r t now Meet

Rodney Mitchell Tell us about how you got into sailing?

I was well into middle age and looking for a new hobby besides the highimpact sports that I had been involved in since my teens. I’ve always loved the water, so initially I was thinking of deep sea fishing. But sitting around waiting for fish didn’t seem like my thing. Then I spoke with a friend who had been a motor boater and had switched to sailing. With a little encouragement, I started researching sailboats and sailboat racing and took a sailing lesson at D.C. Sail. I was immediately in love with the sport—the water, the wind. It was great, perfect for my new hobby.

What has been your sailing experience thus far, and what are your future plans? After learning on the Flying Scot, I became interested in keelboats and

##Rodney Mitc hell, far righ

cruising, and I continued with keelboat lessons. I bought a 1976 27-foot O’Day, and for an entire summer I sailed out of Rock Hall, MD, on the Eastern Shore. I was obsessed. I went sailing three to four times a week in all kinds of weather, from virtually no wind to near gale force. My neighbors were extremely gracious, offering many tips, advice, and even lessons on backing under power and downwind sailing. I later bought a 1974 36-foot Morgan, the Coot, which I now sail out of Baltimore. Again I have great neighbors who offer tips and lessons on docking, reefing, and more. I’m having a ball sailing with friends and relatives. I leave my boat in the water all year and even sail in the winter on some of those rare 50-degree days. I live in the city of Washington, DC, and there is nothing like getting away on the water for a long sail to melt away the stress and leave the rat race behind. After more experience, I would like to sail south to the Florida Keys and the Caribbean Islands. I want to obtain cer-

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tification to be able to bareboat charter at various destinations around the world.

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

No barriers, but many rookie mistakes that only made me a better sailor, such as running aground, trouble docking, and engine problems while motoring. Whenever I encountered a “problem” while out on the water, I would fully research the issue. Within seconds of doing a search in a sailor chat room (of which there are many) I would retrieve responses and threads sometimes on the exact problem or challenge that I experienced on the water. I would next place a call to a trusted, experienced sailor to verify what I had read. I would then make the corrections, repairs, adjustments and get right back out there.

Did you have any preconceived notions about sailing that proved true or untrue? I thought the sailing scene was prohibitively expensive, but it turned out that sailing is far more affordable than I first realized.

If someone were interested in learning to sail, what would you tell them?

They should go for it and just dive right in. Take a lesson to learn the basics, such as points of sail, tacking, and gybing. #

Where We Sail

Protecting the Visual Seascape by Garth Woodruff

suspect that many, if not all of us, who read this fine rag have one thing in common: an iPhoto application full of great water pictures. Sunsets in quiet coves, sunrises from early departures, friends in a crowded cockpit, line coiled on deck, ospreys, rows of colorful houses that lace so many miles of Bay shoreline, and cronies around a waterside fire burning socks. Interior walls in most buildings throughout the Bay region are adorned with these same types of pictures collected from professional photographers or photo contest winners. The visual landscape, and even more so the seascape, fascinate, engage, and heal us. Gary Smith, along with others, has written about shapes in nature and the landscape. Smith identifies nine shapes that we commonly see. Examples include: scattered, mosaic, naturalistic drift, serpentine, and dendritic. Take these same shapes on a journey with any sailor past a point of land, and they transform from flat two-dimensional results of nature into dynamic experiences. The multidimensional sea transforms the top of a wave into a rhythm of seas snaking under us, into shapes that don’t sit still but that lift us and drop us. Beyond three dimensional into the fourth dimension of time, shapes and views change with every cloud above our heads and puff that tickles the surface, dancing away in dendritic wrinkles on a smooth water’s top. Let’s paint a picture together. You’re on a short hike along one of our many local woodland trails. Miles away from people or any sign of society, you explore the wild nature, when all of a sudden, a half dozen 450-pound mammals come crashing from the earth and leaves, breaking through the dirt all around your feet. Take that same land story, interject the southern part of our Bay and identify the mammals as Atlantic dolphins exploring our estuary, and I Follow us!

bet your sock-burning comrades will retort with similar experiences of their own. As water people, we share these unique experiences. I recently read that exercise is the most underutilized antidepressant. Many weeks battling beltway traffic on a Wednesday night heading to go sailboat racing, I questioned my own sanity and asked myself, “Why am I doing this?” A few hours later,

different. If you Google “visual resource management,” you will find a government agency dedicated to preserving beautiful views through planning, design, and architecture. They work to mitigate power line installation through pristine valleys and to keep buildings lower so that you can take in wanting views. How many of our planners and politicians are taking to boats before establishing their visual context? As sailors and boaters we share that unique perspective, one that approaches land and society from the sea. While many look out at us from their hilltop homes romanticizing the vista of white triangular canvases on a flat Bay, we look back at a cliff lined with stairways resembling bad dental work. We need to keep in mind that lining our shores with materials such as concrete bulkheads not only removes natural environmental buffers that filter our watershed and provide habitat for critical species; but it also removes the visual excitement that being at sea and in ##Photo shot with an iPhone, no filter, on the Chester River on the beach at Rolphs Wharf. Photo by Scott Gelo nature provides. We also need to keep in mind that environmental when rounding the green #1, in the middle impacts of water quality and pollution of the fleet, ghosting along, far from land, hold as a great tie to the human experiit all made sense. I was having a midweek ence as they do to the inhabitants of the checkup. The Bay is my antidepressant, watery deep. Places such as Annapolis, probably the only one that can be taken St. Michaels, and Solomons are unique with a beer. Adding the visual celebration treasures that few regions have. I’ve visited makes it a powerful cocktail, again unique many harbors that haven’t evolved in such to our experience. pleasant ways, and where community parWe talk about the Bay and its resources ticipants haven’t been nearly as supportive. all the time: fisheries, habitats, water It’s a powerful reminder for me as a quality, and more. But where lies the sailor not to simply identify the Bay’s conversation on the rest of the resources? natural resources but the bounty of all of “Greenways” are roads and paths for its resources including visual and emohuman movement that help establish tional. The pictures on our iPhone that our connectivity to nature and enhance become screen savers are the ‘why’ in our our communities. Their visual relevance preservation. They are resources, and like calls for great funding and embodies any resource, they too need management constant debate. “Blueways” should be no to be sustained. # spinsheet.com May 2015 37

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Why, Oh Why We Keep Coming Back to the Wye

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hen warm spring weather wraps its arms around the Chesapeake, no destination tugs at us more than the Wye River on the Eastern Shore. By that, I mean the entire river, not just any one special spot. With many miles of undeveloped shoreline and few cell phone towers, the Wye River enables almost every kind of boater on almost every kind of boat to unplug and unwind. Home to the Wye Island National Resources Management Area and the Pickering Creek Audubon Center, the Wye River abounds in natural beauty and wildlife. Great blue herons, osprey, double-crested cormorants, and bald eagles frequent the river. Snakes, turtles, white perch, and blue crabs share the water with boaters and fishermen. Add to that a history of

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tobacco farming and fishing that includes Declaration of Independence signer William Paca, and a place well connected to both the natural present and the past emerges. For those looking to anchor out for the weekend, the Wye has, it seems, countless anchorages. For a raft-up or rendezvous, consider Drum Point, which provides both calm shelter and a breeze and always has room for another boat to squeeze in. Pull dinghies or kayaks onto the beach at the point to go on shore. Wine berries in July and the rope swing on the beach remain perennial favorites for us. A walk along the shoreline may reveal one of the many hidden piles of large oyster shells eaten by others frequenting Wye Island long ago. Erosion has exposed some of these piles along the riverbank. Boaters also like to gather at Dividing Creek in the Wye East, which is so long and deep that it almost divides the island in two and effectively shuts off the breeze, especially in the summer heat. A landing on Dividing Creek serves as shore access and as a launching point for kayaks and canoes. Bald eagles nest nearby, and the calm waters make for peaceful paddling.

Shaw Bay can also hold a crowd. In September, Them Eastport Oyster Boys rock the anchorage with a Saturday evening concert. As much as the Wye invites meeting up with friends, it offers even more for those seeking solitude and seclusion. Several tiny coves big enough for only one or two boats beckon below Dividing Creek. Just across from the ampleness of Shaw Bay and Drum Point lie two smaller anchorages not often visited. So many nooks abound that you could anchor in a different spot every day for a month and not visit the same place twice. A favorite anchorage

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So Close and yet so Far Story and photos by Craig Ligibel

##Sunset at Knapps Narrows Marina.

s the crow flies (or more correctly as the catboat sails), Tilghman Island is a stone’s throw across the Bay from Annapolis: 12.6 nautical miles from the mouth of the South River. Steer a straight course of 330 degrees; jog around Poplar Island; follow the channel markers (making sure to keep the private green mark that sits in the center of the channel well to port). And you’re across the Bay and tied up at Knapps Narrows Marina in a couple of hours. Faster if your craft makes more than six knots, which I averaged in my 20-foot Mystic 20 catboat. As close as Tilghman is, it’s a far cry from the hustle and bustle of mainland Maryland or from the trendy Eastern Shore enclaves of Oxford and St. Mi##Bridge tender Brian Souder makes ready to raise the span.

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chaels. And that’s just how the locals like it. “If posh restaurants and frou-frou shops are what you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong town,” says Knapps Narrows Marina’s loquacious dockhand, Joe Bradley. “But if your idea of a good time is watching the watermen head out, nursing a cold one while you eyeball the boats that come and go through the Narrows, or munching on some take-away oyster chowder while you catch the sun dip below the horizon down where Route 33 heads into the water, then you’ve come to the right place.” Tilghman Island waterman Wade Murphy agrees. Wade is one of the few remaining skipjack captains left on the Bay. He takes great delight in showing landlubbers what the life of a Bay waterman is all about as he incorporates local lore and ecological information into the two-hour tours he regularly leads aboard his 130-year old skipjack, Rebecca T. Ruark. “The Chesapeake Bay spins a special kind of magic,” Wade relates. “Making a living out here is a tough life. But it’s a rewarding one. Here, take a look at this,” he says, pulling a crab pot from beneath the surface. “You can tell the females from the males because at this time of year, the girls all are wearing nail polish.” If only life on the mainland were so simple. The earliest records for Tilghman Island date back to 1659 when it was

granted to Seth Foster. Matthew Tilghman purchased the island in 1752. The Tilghman family owned the island for about a century. Entrepreneur James Seth purchased the island for around $25,000 in the 1840s and began selling off tracts of land to farmers and oystermen. Today, Tilghman Island boasts a population of around 850. There are new developments such as Tilghman on Chesapeake which jut out into the Choptank River. And there are a couple of upscale bed and breakfasts. (The Black Walnut Point Inn is perhaps the best known, with rooms starting at $120 per night.) The soul of the town remains rooted in the past. The passage of time is marked by the throaty growl of dozens of diesel engines as they rumble, belch, and fume while carrying their watermen masters out to the Bay for another day of hoping beyond hope that “This is the day the tide will turn, and we’ll see oyster and fish yields like we used to.” Set to the tempo of a blaring klaxon horn that announces yet another Knapps Narrows Bridge Opening, Tilghman moves to its own unique vibe. The bascule bridge, built in 1998, is arguably the busiest bridge in the United States. (The 60-year-old previous bridge was barged 20 miles to St. Michaels, where it serves as a steel sentinel to the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.) On a good day, the bridge opens and closes around 50 times. Annually, the bridge averages 12-15,000 openings a year.

Each is accompanied by the blare of the klaxon which echoes up and down the waterway each time the bridge tender readies the mechanisms to lower the traffic gates and open the bridge for one of the more than 20,000 vessels that find Knapps Narrows a convenient and time-saving link between the Chesapeake Bay and Choptank River. A dedicated team of private contractors (each of whom pulls a 12-hour shift for an hourly wage that would make that of a Walmart greeter seem princely) mans the bridge day and night, 365 days a year. The bridge opens on demand. Rain. Sleet. Snow. Or dark of night. A fact I became aware of at 2 a.m. when the klaxon sounded yet another passage through the span, rousing me from a deep sleep brought on by a surfeit of good boat grub and grog. Brian Souder is one of the bridge tenders. A retired architect, he loves his job and finds it a welcome respite from mowing the lawn and/or tending to his boats at home. A stack of first-run movies sits next to the big-screen television set in

the spacious 200-square foot office. His guitar rests against the leg of well-worn playpen sofa. A pair of binoculars sits next to a clipboard, on which each passage is meticulously recorded. The control panel glows with red and green buttons. “I call this my window on the world,” Brian says, looking up at the waterway to check for approaching vessels. “You see all kinds from this perch: people who know the procedure and people who don’t. Some boaters don’t have sense enough to come out of the rain. No radio. No horn. No way to make contact. We get some big Navy training vessels through here, and the occasional mega-yacht. The story goes one of our bridge tenders was “flashed” by a bevy of beauties who wanted to thank him for the opening. My lips are sealed.” A sailboat approached, headed out to the Bay. “Time to go to work,” says Brian four hours into his 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift. It promised to be a busy day at the bridge. That’s how he likes it. Accommodations on Tilghman Island are diverse. In addition to a nice little

##Spend a day with Captain Wade Murphy.

basin accessible by shallow-draft vessels that is perfect for anchoring out, boaters have three quality marinas from which to choose: Knapps Narrows Marina and Inn, Lowe’s Wharf Marina, and the Tilghman Island Inn. All offer transient slips with a host of Eastern Shore hospitality and a raft of amenities including bicycle and kayak rentals and plenty of local advice. In selecting a marina, it is a good idea to inquire about boat traffic and wakes. If you can get situated behind a breakwater, so much the better. Joe at Knapps Narrows Marina moved me to a spot inside,

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near the pool and bathrooms after he sized up my craft and reckoned I’d be rocking all night long if he put me along the outside dock. A $5 tip brought a smile to his face, but I got the impression that his help and advice were free to anyone, anytime. Tilghman Island doesn’t lack for dining options. There’s the venerable Harrison’s Chesapeake House whose motto is “No apologies. Lots of butter.” Mike & Eric’s Bay Hundred Restaurant, recently relocated, still serves the same menu of eclectic delicacies that made it worth a drive from the mainland. Character’s Bridge Restau-

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rant offers a bird’s eye view of the comings and goings through this busy waterway. Try the crab dip and calamari. For lighter fare, there’s the Two if by Sea Restaurant, the Country Store for a nice wine selection and killer oyster stew, and Chessie 2 Go, a sandwich shop with a decidedly fishy orientation. All of these establishments are a short walk or bike ride down Highway 33 which runs from the bridge to the end of the island. The Tilghman Island website has links to all the attractions and recreational activities. There’s sailing on Wade’s Rebecca T. Ruark or a sunset cruise on the 80-yearold, 45-foot wooden yacht Lady Patty. You may fish on the Bay with any number of qualified charter operations. I recommend the Tilghman Waterman’s Museum, soon to move to new digs down the road, and Crawford’s Nautical Books, packed with more than 12,000 books covering all categories watery. When visiting off-season, be sure to check shop and museum days of operation. Everyone I visited with was most accommodating and eager to share

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Where: On the northern shore of the mouth of the Chester River

Why: Easy sail from Baltimore or Annapolis; good point of sail in almost all conditions; Rock Hall rocks!

Drawbacks: Crowded in the summer; long walk from the anchorage to town

Rock Hall. But for me, staying in Swan is a better call. You can party like a rock star in town and walk back to sleepy, peaceful, Swan Creek. I’ve spent many a dreamy night there listening to the wind whistle through the masts in the marina. One drawback of Swan Creek is that it’s a bit of a hike to Rock Hall. That being said, there’s a trolley that makes the run, but you have to know the schedule. One thing I wouldn’t recommend is taking your dinghy to Rock Hall. We tried that once. It was a disaster. Swan is well protected, but once you exit the mouth of the creek, you’re totally exposed to the open Bay. The weather hits you like a ton of bricks. I have a small roll-up dinghy that holds three people. On that particular night, we were three, so the dinghy’s limit was maxed. It was blowing 15 on the Bay, and the seas were three feet tall, so you can do the math. By the time I came to my senses and turned the stupid thing around, we were all drenched. Needless to say, on this most recent trip we walked into town. As I said, there’s a trolley (which is handy if ##The author sailing home to Baltimore. you need to provision), but the walk is really kind of nice. Aside from the action down on the water, Rock Hall is a sleepy town, and walking her tree-lined streets on a warm summer evening, with a bit of wind blowing through the trees, is heavenly.

he first place I ever stayed on my boat was on a mooring ball at Swan Creek Marina. Back then, I was too nervous to drop an anchor. I didn’t like slips, because I was new to boathandling and got stressed out squeezing between pilings. Grabbing a mooring ball is inexpensive and super easy, and you don’t have to worry about scratching your gel coat or dragging anchor. Over the years, my boat handling skills have improved, so on this most recent visit to Swan, we took a slip. Truthfully, we wanted to explore Rock Hall and weren’t in the mood to pump up the dinghy. Rock Hall is definitely worth checking out. Both the Waterman’s Crab House and the Harbor Shack (both on the water) serve great summer fun food and host great entertainment. During the day, take a stroll around town; historic Durding’s Store has old-fashioned ice cream and homemade baked goods that are to die for. If you like being in the middle of the party scene, you can even grab a slip in

##All you can eat crab feast in Rock Hall.

If you’re not looking for live bands and action and prefer a more intimate, romantic, gourmet dinner in a classic Eastern Shore Inn, you don’t even have to leave the Swan. Just dinghy over to The Osprey Point Inn; they have an amazing chef. Rock Hall and Swan Creek are not just good weekend destinations, they’re also great places to go for a long daysail. You can tie up in Rock Hall for free, grab lunch, and walk around town, or sail over to Swan and fire up the grill. My only warning is to make sure you don’t have to be back home at any time special. This place can suck you in, and before you know it, the sun is setting. Of course, there’s nothing better than sailing back across the Bay at night with a full summer moon. Swan was our last stop before heading back to Baltimore. You would think that after two weeks on the water, we’d be ready to get home, but you couldn’t be farther from the truth. I find the longer you stay out on the Bay, the more you want to stay. This trip was no different. One nice thing about having a boat on the Bay is you know you’re coming back. All winter long I dreamed about the new adventures waiting for me out on the Chesapeake. About the author: Eric Vohr and photographer Michaela Urban are an outdoor adventure and travel writing team. Vohr has raced and sailed his 1988 C&C Mark II Merritt for 10 years out of Baltimore. spinsheet.com May 2015 43

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by Mark Corke

must admit that I was a late adopter, some would say Luddite, of the whole tablet and smart phone/tablet revolution, but now that I have joined the ranks I am a total convert. When I go sailing, I do like to get away from the phone and will often leave that at home. I do take my iPad with me, not so that I can check my email, but because it is so useful aboard as a navigation instrument.

As a stand-alone electronic navigation tool, my iPad has a lot going for it. I have several different charting apps on mine, but I was always worried about getting the expensive device damaged either from it being dropped or most likely from water. The Lifedge Waterproof Case is one of the best waterproof cases that I have tried. It easily fits around the iPad, and unlike some of its competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cases, you do not have to remove the case to charge the machine. There are cheaper versions on the market; none are as stylish or do such sterling service as the Lifedge at protecting your iPad (lifedge.co.uk $97).

If you are looking for something a little more sophisticated than an iPad in a case, you could do far worse than to check out the just announced Vulcan from B&G. This seven-inch multifunction display (MFD) is aimed squarely at the sailboater. Like many other MFDs, this will interface with other instruments on the boat. What makes the Vulcan unique is a feature called SailSteer that shows lay lines so you know just when to tack to make the next mark (bandg.com $799).

On many sailboats, the only VHF radio is often at the helm, so a hand-held unit makes sense not just for communicating with marinas and bridge attendants when you need to have your hand on the tiller, but also as a backup to the main radio should it fail. Icom is a well-known name in the communications world with good reason. The Icom IC-M24 fills the need for a robust hand-held radio; this is one of the smallest and lightest fully featured VHF radios that you can buy. With a maximum output of five watts, easy-to-read LCD display, and buttons that you can operate even with gloves on, this radio is a winner. What really sealed the deal for me is that it is waterproof, it floats, and it has a light on the bottom that flashes making retrieval easier should it get dropped in the drink (icomamerica.com $150).

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Having a VHF is a great idea, but the range is limited, and should you need to call for help when further off shore, an Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon (EPRIB) is a great idea. The ACR Globalfix Pro is a bit like a towing service: You hope that you never need it, but when you do, it might just save your life. Operating on the 406 MHz band, activation could not be simpler. Press and hold the transmit key for five seconds, and your position will automatically be sent to the appropriate search-and-rescue authorities. Upgrade to a hydrostatic release accessory, and the EPIRB will self-deploy and start transmitting even if you can’t get to it in an emergency situation (acrartex.com $500).

Ideal for many smaller boats, such as trailer sailers that do not have a fixed anemometer, the Ambient Weather WM-3 could be just the thing and a tad more accurate than a wet finger held up in the breeze. Small, cheap, and light, it slips easily into a jacket pocket. It will measure wind in either knots or miles per hour. It also gives you the ambient temperature and wind chill factor so you know what to wear even before you head out (ambientweather.com $29.99).

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The Spring release of C-MAP MAX-N+ 2015 electronic charts brings users of compatible Simrad, Lowrance, and B&G navigation systems even more of the features associated with Jeppesen’s flagship C-MAP 4D cartography for an enhanced navigation experience and greater sportfishing success. Timing and availability of these features for specific chartplotter brands/models will be based on the rollout of free software updates from Navico. Among MAX-N+ 2015’s key new features is Jeppesen’s worldwide library of high-resolution satellite imagery (especially useful in regions of the world where detailed chart coverage isn’t always available), as well as the company’s Raster Charts, developed to provide up-to-date, accurate cartography in a “traditional”

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Go Free, the provider of digital content and services and part of the Navico family of marine electronics brands, launched GoFreeShop.com. With the GoFree solution, boaters have the capability to purchase, download, and immediately use charts, as well as receive automatic software-update notifications directly from the home page of a Lowrance, Simrad NS, or B&G multifunction display (MFD).

is perfectly sized to fit into the user’s palm. The unit has a series of clearly marked keys and an LED status light to allow for fast and accurate autopilot access. A mode button allows sailors to toggle through the available pilot modes such as “auto” or “wind.” Two dodge keys enable the skipper to program turns by one- or 10-degree increments, and these keys enable the user to trigger auto “tack/gybe” functions when the pilot is in “wind” mode. There is also a pilot

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Even though we’re on sailboats, it’s always wise to have a copy of your engine’s manual close at hand. “Weather Predicting Simplified” by Michael Carr or some other marine weather text will make all those funny arrows and lines come alive and give you the power to pick your passages with care. Cruising guides for whatever waters you’re exploring are also

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Sailors are always a practical lot, and many of the cruisers I surveyed mention their how-to and reference books first. If you’re out there and in a bind, you can’t Google an answer, but you can thumb through the trusty pages of a good knot book. Nigel Calder’s diesel engine, mechanical, and electrical books seem to be at the top of just about everyone’s list. Some even go so far as to refer to him as Saint Nigel or His Lordship of Calder. “Chapman’s Piloting and Seamanship” is another must have. “World Cruising Routes” by Jimmy Cornell is a favorite for those going farther afield than home waters. And “Where There Is No Doctor” or other solid medical and first aid books seem to be universal for the prudent sailor. Follow us!

Pardey, Tom Neale, Tania Aebi, and Beth Leonard. Some sailing authors are favored for blending entertainment and information like a good rum drink, such as John Kretschmer, Hal Roth, and Fatty Goodlander. Some have been around as long as anyone can remember such as Joshua Slocum and Bernard Moitessier. There are loads of fun reads that are more recent than the old salts everyone knows. “Love With A Chance of Drowning” by Torre DeRoche, “An Embarrassment of Mangoes” by Ann Vanderhoof, and “The Motion of the Ocean” by Janna Cawrse Esarey are all refreshing, updated takes on crossing oceans, voyaging with a loved one, and exploring new places while discovering yourself.

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There’s something about reading the true tales of other sailors that only people with salt in their veins can understand. There are some sages in the cruising community that are universally looked up to and read, such as Lin and Larry

Sometimes you need a paper book onboard to help make your other hobbies afloat more enjoyable. A few good cookbooks are usually considered a priority for shelf space onboard any boat going anywhere for more than a few hours. “The Boat Galley Cookbook” by Carolyn Shearlock is a hands-down favorite. If your crew has certain dietary restrictions, it’s smart to keep a paper version of favorite recipe books. Fishing, diving, and snorkeling are all made better with a good fish ID book in hand. Traditional nature guides are fun spinsheet.com May 2015 49

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Many cruisers like to have a Scrabble dictionary onboard to keep the peace on game night. Some song books, for those with instruments on their boats, are great for jam sessions. Anything that supports a good onboard hobby is worth saving a little shelf space for.

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Everyone has a book or three that captures the heart. The book is already dog eared and softened by salty kisses, but not yet (or maybe ever) ready for the giveaway pile. For many, these books have nothing to do with sailing: Shakespeare or the Bible or a stack of sultry crime novels. Most often books about lost souls and free spirits and far-flung adventures gain a permanent spot on boat bookshelves bobbing around in every sea: the Horatio Hornblower series, all things Patrick O’Brian, “Swallows and Amazons” by Arthur Ransome, “The Old Man and the Sea,” “Tracks”

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ne day this month, I’ll no longer be able to say “This time last year…” and refer to my all-too-brief stint as a cruising sailor. Now that a full year has passed, and I’ve reluctantly and only moderately successfully returned to a more conventional life, I’ve had the benefit of time to reflect on what this phase of my life has meant to me as a sailor and otherwise. I feel like a changed person. For the most part, those changes have been positive. As a sailor, I’ve done things I never imagined I could do. Though I’m a very reluctant helmsperson, I completed two overnight ocean passages, during both of which I stood watch alone. And I’ve piloted the boat for hours on end. I’ve reached a level of grudging confidence that allows me to consider doing other ocean passages—as long as I don’t have to be on watch by myself. I think that in order to have a successful cruising experience, one needs confidence not only in their vessel but in their crew. As far as Calypso goes, she took great care of us. Although we found the inevitable leaks, and handled lots of minor repairs, the boat was rock solid and the gear robust enough for our needs. So many

cruising boats we encountered were much bigger and seemingly more luxurious than ours, and it would have been easy to envy watermakers, chest freezers, and walk-in closets. But although we can think of a handful of improvements we could make,

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we found the comforts offered by our own boat perfectly adequate for us and will plan to stick with the current Calypso when we go cruising again in another decade or so. Besides, even heavily laden with jerry jugs, water toys and other cruising clutter, she still inspired a sigh of pleasure as we eyed her from the shore or down the dock.

In terms of crew, I was fortunate enough to have a skipper who offered much more to the equation than I did. Rick handled all of the stereotypically “blue” jobs with skill, while I applied my enthusiasm to the “pink” jobs. We became a well-oiled machine when it came to anchoring, mooring, and docking, accomplishing these tasks on an almost daily basis with seldom a word passing between us, not to mention raised voices. But most importantly, Rick tolerated and worked around my many seafaring fears and insecurities, and never made me feel unsafe while encouraging me to go outside of my comfort zone. I may never become a proficient dinghy driver or standup paddleboarder, but I can do it. Living aboard in a sensitive ecosystem reinforced my nascent sense of environmentalism. The same drive that inspired installation of solar panels on our home even before we went cruising carried easily over to boat life, where conservation of resources is necessary. We often relied on muscle power to get around, solar power to heat our bath water, and, of course, wind power for propulsion when possible. Now that I’m back home, I continue to try to tread lightly, and not be as beholden to “stuff.” Admittedly, though, all of those months of water deprivation continue to make me take longer showers than strictly required. I will concede that at work, I’m not the same. While I can focus as intently and drive as hard as I used to on specific tasks, my long view is that of a lame duck. Sadly, a lame duck with a good 10-15 years left in her term. But my post-career life is clear: I’m going back out on the water.

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s shore crew, the kids and I have traveled to Newport several times to celebrate with racers another successful running of the Annapolis to Newport Race. Those trips have brought many days spent enjoying the charms of Newport and Jamestown, RI. Last June, however, without the excitement of a race to fuel us, we leisurely explored other special spots in northern Narragansett Bay. For sailors looking for a special summer vacation apart from the race, these anchorages merit a visit. For planning our cruise, we found “A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts” by Lynda Morris Childress, Patrick Childress, and Tink Martin to be helpful. Though the guide is dated, it contains plentiful information about anchorages and their history. We scoped out Prudence Island, Bristol Harbor, and Greenwich Bay as possible anchorages. Along the way, we delighted at sailing under the Newport Bridge, checked out the 12 meters sailing in the bay, and wondered at the enormity of USS Saratoga, at dock north of Newport waiting for the scrapyard. First, we chose a mid-week stop at Potter Cove on Prudence Island. Rated as one of the gems of Narragansett Bay, Potter Cove has provided solitude to sailors and sanctuary to wildlife for more than a century. One of the densest concentrations of white-tailed deer in New England roams the island while soft-shelled clams line the cove in abundance. With folks in boats clamming all around us, we couldn’t resist, and the kids tried their luck ashore. Clams bury themselves in the sand and spit water out like a geyser when disturbed. One way

by Tracy Leonard to find where to dig is by stomping around and waiting for them to shoot water into the air. A local tipped us off to a better technique: the shock from tossing a big rock really makes them spit. The rock tossing was an even bigger hit than the digging and provided an afternoon of entertainment. In no time at all, the kids had three dozen steamers back aboard Hurrah ready for the evening’s feast. The next day, we sailed to Bristol to partake in their renowned Fourth of July festivities. Bristol entertains in grand style. We listened to two free evening concerts

and watched the sun set on the town green. We bought some greens from a farmers market at Mount Hope Farm, which has been farmed in one fashion or another since the 1600s, and behind the farm found a tranquil lily pond. One afternoon, we each tried a grinder, a large submarine sandwich that seems to be a centerpiece of the local cuisine, and chased them down with some ice cream. But being a touch shy of crowds, we didn’t care to watch the Fourth of July parade with 100,000 fellow revelers, so we moved back to Potter Cove on a Saturday for more clamming and hiking. Unlike during the week, Prudence Island hops on the weekend. A few dozen

boats shared the anchorage that sunny afternoon. Wakeboarders, clammers, and fellow sailors soaked in a beautiful Rhode Island day. After the day, sailors headed home, and the anchorage cooled off. The next morning found us taking a walk onshore towards a deserted mansion built by a wealthy sailor at the turn of the 20th century; he too succumbed to the charms of Potter Cove. Alas, Hurricane Arthur started its trek up the East Coast, and we sought shelter over the Fourth of July in Greenwich Bay. The bay offers protection from most wind directions and turned out to be a terrific place to ride out the storm. Goddard State Park lies in the southwest part of the bay and offers beach access, hiking trails, and horseback riding. While several marinas have transient moorings, we opted to drop anchor in the soft mud right off the state park. We found ourselves so occupied with activities at the state park that we never made it into nearby East Greenwich. Several times, we pulled our dinghy up into the soft sand and spent time on the beach talking with locals while our daughter swam and built sandcastles. One afternoon, my son and I tossed surf and turf on its head with a trail ride on seasoned horses from the on-site stables. On July 3 in the calm before the storm, we enjoyed some spectacular fireworks displays in a 270 degree arc around us. Fortunately, the Fourth of July brought lots of rain, but no unusual winds. We soon found conditions favorable for moving on. So we ended our time in Narragansett Bay unscathed with a newfound appetite for soft-shelled clams and a better appreciation of anchorages north of the Newport Bridge.

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Charter Notes

by Molly Winans

Screwball Hammock Accidents & Other

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f it feels good, do it” should be the motto of all vacations as it was for six friends and me the first week in March for our sailing charter in the Abacos, Bahamas. After a grueling wake-up call at o’dark 30, we jumped into a shared van in Annapolis, flew to Miami, FL, and on to Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island. By noon, squinting in the sunlight, we stepped barefoot aboard our 45-foot Lagoon Incommunicado. Our host at Dream Yacht Charter’s base, Tierrence, kindly let us board early and gave us a briefing of the sleek catamaran. While waiting for other friends to arrive, we spent most of the afternoon napping and reading. Tierrence recommended Curly Tails for dinner, and as we learned was the trend with all of his recommendations, he did not steer us wrong. It was the best meal of the trip. And as would remain the trend for the rest of our trip, we crashed early.

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Our group of friends has traveled together to cabins in the mountains as well as on sailboats on the Chesapeake for several years. For this adventure, we agreed to a floating classroom theme for which each person or a team of two would do a happy hour presentation on an aspect of Bahamian life. After a stunningly beautiful sail through skinny blue-green waters, we anchored at Lynyard Cay on our first afternoon March 2, Rebecca’s birthday. Beachcombing, kayaking, and paddleboarding filled the rest of ##The whole gang on the last day at Marsh Harbor, Great Abaco, Bahamas.

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our day. After 5 p.m. for happy hour, Mifive racing classes from 14-28 feet. The rules state that the boats must be all wooden, chael and Charb teamed up to discuss the Bahamian sloop, gaff-rigged fishing boats with no engines, winches, or windvanes, with “pries” similar to the boards thrown on with sails made of canvas. Charb earned brownie points for providChesapeake Bay log canoes. The history was not unlike that you may ing a slide show on his iPad, complete hear about other traditional working fishing with the Beach Boys’ song “Sloop John B,” vessels turned race vessels (log canoes, sand- originally a West Indies folk song. baggers); they were built in the 1800s, and building started to die down in Glossary of terms the 1920s. Although they were raced Bahamian: ba-hay’-myen, not ba-hee’-myen. previously, sailors did not start keeping race records until 1954. There are Conch: the “ch” is pronounced as a “k.” Cay: it’s “key” not “kay.” Fritter: it’s fried. Eat it. Blaster: loaded with rum. Drink one. Overhand knot: bad for hammock hanging.

The Hammock As if having a giant catamaran with several cushioned seating areas and a trampoline was not enough, one of our crew, who shall remain nameless for wimpy knot-tying skills and rum-blurred thinking, decided to string his own hammock up on deck, in the dark, about four feet above a large winch, and camp out in it. The rest of us, full from a grilled chicken dinner, lay around nearby on the trampoline stargazing.

About 30 seconds after John said, “I’d be worried about my coccyx with that hammock hanging there,” a crewmember, who shall remain nameless for boneheadedness, dive-bombed the hammock guy. As the hammock knots failed, both guys hit the deck in a thud. The hammock guy was in worse shape the next day than the dive-bomber, who landed on top of him. A little hungover but looking pretty fit the next morning over pancakes, the bomber asked, “Why does your tailbone hurt?”

##Incommunicado at Little Harbour.

Little Harbour and baja mar You pay attention to tides in the Bahamas, even if you only draw four and a half feet as Incommunicado did. We made our way into the narrow cut of Little Harbour at high tide, tied up to a mooring, and were greeted by one… and then two and three sea turtles. We paddled over to the cave where Canadian Randolph Johnston, his wife Margo, their daughter, and three sons lived in the 1950s. Son Pete later started Pete’s Pub and Gal-

lery, the center of the “action” in this quiet place. In a cove on the other side, I met Georgie, the local manatee (very unusual in the Bahamas), who makes friends easily and will drink out of your water bottle. At lunchtime, among a number of tasty sounding items on Pete’s Pub’s menu, I chose the coconut conch crunch, which stands out in memory as my top pub meal.

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##Hopetown from the Elbow Cay Lighthouse.

John chose Bahamian history for his floating happy hour topic that evening. We learned that the name of the islands comes from the Spanish baja mar for shallow sea. When sea level was as much as 250 feet lower than it is today, the limestone was eroded by acid rains leaving fossilized coral and hundreds of underwater caves. The Lucayan National Park on Grand Bahama Island is the site of the world’s longest known underwater cave and cavern system. Dean’s Blue Hole (west of Clarence Town, Long Island) is the world’s deepest known salt water blue hole with an entrance below the sea level at 663 feet. The Lucayan Indians were the original inhabitants; they lived throughout the Bahamas between 900 and 1500 A.D. Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World on San Salvador (called Guanahani by the Lucayans) in 1492. Today, the Bahamas is comprised of 1400 square kilometers of land on more than 700 islands and islets with the clearest water in the world and visibility of more than 200 feet. I’m sure John taught us much more, but he trashed his notes the same day he made the world’s worst “banana” daiquiri (not-atall ripe plantain chunks). If he had ground up his notes and added pineapple juice and lime, it may have tasted better.

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After years of hearing that the Abacos were overpopulated, I laughed to see how tiny Hopetown looked from its signature 150-year-old, candy-striped Elbow Reef Lighthouse. From the pink, green, and yellow shops and inns lining the harbor to Captain Jack, who, when asked what we owed him for our mooring, shrugged and said, “20 dollars?”; there’s not much to dislike about the town. If Hopetown is crowded, I’ll take crowded. When our driver took us in a taxi van, with salty windows, over the hill to the Abaco Inn just before sunset, he said, “Welcome to paradise.” With the Atlantic crashing against the beach on one side, and the turquoise of the Sea of Abaco calm on the other, the outdoor patio bar seemed the perfect place to watch the sunset and full moon rise. The dinner wasn’t as memorable as the company and dramatic surf, but we would all do it over again. The next morning on the cruisers’ net (a radio rendezvous every morning at 8:15 a.m.), we made an announcement. The day

before, while snorkeling at Sandy Cay en route to Hopetown, we found a swamped dinghy, obviously abandoned and/or washed up on the beach, but in good working condition. We had it in tow. We were careful to not give too much information over the radio to ensure only informed responses. Will from the cruisers’ net quickly responded and noted particular characteristics of the dinghy (registered in Maine). He knew the owners, the couple from Maine who cruised on October. Ten days before, they had been heartbroken when they’d lost their dinghy at Little Harbour. His theory was that it had washed out to sea and been brought back in by the tide. Will, who was only a few boats over in the harbor, came by to retrieve the dinghy to return to the October crew. We learned that Will Heyer and his wife Muffin are from Annapolis. A few years back he’d written a SpinSheet article on Abaco sloop racing that I remembered fondly. He was generous enough to provide me with great local photos as well as a few of our group up on the lighthouse. Maybe this is where the “crowded” reputation comes in. You’re probably not going to visit Hopetown without running into a Chesapeake sailor.

Conch this, conch that

While visiting Nipper’s Beach Bar and Grill, Charb waved me over to look at the TV behind the bar. A weatherman was getting pelted by snow. “That’s Washington, DC,” he said with a devilish grin. I celebrated that snow storm day by walking down to the dreamy white beach below and floating in the salty surf. We resumed the happy hour classroom theme after our bar hop and nap. As the friend who’s most obsessed with what we’re having for dinner (and dessert!) even at home, it was fitting to have Rebecca talk about food. Almost all food you’ll eat in the Bahamas is imported except for fish: spiny lobster and conch. (Rebecca remembers her dad chiseling a conch to get the meat out during a family cruise as a kid.) Conch salad, conch in a bag, conch fritters, and conch ceviche show up on menus everywhere. Rice and beans (or pigeon peas you get canned) are common, as is cole slaw since fresh veggies are hard to come by. Of course, we had to talk a bit about coconut and key lime pies. We tested some of the latter. We’ve had better, but we liked it enough to polish it off at breakfast the next day.

Wildlife and some rain

The beach at Treasure Cay came highly recommended—but first, we had snorkeling on the brain, so we searched around the tip of Great Guana and were well-rewarded for our efforts however choppy the short dip was. After a few failed attempts to find much, we came across the top-notch reef at the northwestern tip, filled with neon colored tropical fish. The beach at Treasure Cay is postcard perfect, if the sun is out. A substantial tropical cloudburst messed up our sunning and left us wet at the bar waiting it out. We found the island to be more geared toward fishermen and lacking in some of the charms we found elsewhere. It didn’t stop us from enjoying our final floating classroom and Kate’s presentation on Bahamian wildlife. At one time, there were more than 200 Abaco barbs, descendants of the Spanish barb, small feral horses shipwrecked on Bahamian reefs. The paving of roads in the 1960s and dogs (brought in to chase boars) killed them, and the herd decreased to about 35 by 1995. By 2010, only six remained.

In the water, there are more than 20 marine mammal species, including sperm, short-finned, and dense-beaked whales and Risso’s and Atlantic spotted dolphins. The invasive lionfish have been around since a hurricane in the 1990s smashed a Florida aquarium. The Bahamas is also known for its elkhorn coral that creates a habitat for lobsters, parrotfish, snapper, and shrimp. On land, the Bahamian pine, which needs extensive sunlight to grow, can also be found in the Turks and Caicos. The fan palm is a native plant. The yellowed parasitic vine we noted along the way intrigued us enough to look it up when we got home: the love vine, known to natives as an aphrodisiac.

Man O’War lunch

We had one final lunch stop before we had to head in for the week. We enjoyed Man O’War Cay and its charming harbor and boat-building history enough to know that we will give it more than a few hours next time around. We made some mimosas on the boat (in this dry town), even though it wasn’t yet noon and repeated our mantra: If it feels good, do it. We proposed a toast to friends sailing in beautiful places. Who wouldn’t drink to that?

##The colors of Hopetown.

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f you didn’t enjoy sailing with friends and were not open to meeting new like-minded people, you wouldn’t join a sailing club. The people who join together to form a club set the tone for the group; as the club evolves and grows, it develops a unique personality. You might hear its members describe their fellow club members as “fun-loving,” “knowledgeable,” or “adventurous.” In the years we at SpinSheet have been interviewing

club members, we have noted that the top reason club members get involved in any type of club is “camaraderie.” Recently, we have had a surge of correspondence from club members who want to celebrate fellow sailors in their clubs and have sent us their names, contact information, and reasons they would make good interviews for SpinSheet. You will find three club member interviews in this month’s section and more to come next

month. We love this trend. Introducing readers to your most active club members is a great way to teach regional sailors about your club and what members enjoy about it. Please send us more club enthusiasts to interview over the summer months. Send your club news, high resolution photos, and three prospective club member interviewees to molly@spinsheet. com by May 10 for the June issue. See you on the water!

##HPYC members on Swan Creek: Carrie Gordon, Jim Bailey, John Spicer, Julie Tipton, Bob Cantarera, Audrey Fellows (behind Rick), Rick Fellows, Sean Daniels (playing fiddle), Greg Hladky, Pius Nark, Bob Daniell, and Deborah Poole.

Sailing Down the Bay with Goldie

enis O’Keefe, a member of Hances Point YC (HPYC) keeps his 1991 Catalina 28 MkI Brazen Article in the mooring field on the North East River directly opposite Charlestown, MD. He says, “With the help of Goldie the wonder dog, I generally singlehand my way down and back up the Bay.” As he prepared for sailing season this spring, he took the time to answer a few of SpinSheet’s questions:

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McGrady convinced me it was time to buy a boat and join HPYC (thanks, Tom!). What’s the best part about being in a cruising club? The collective knowledge at Hances Point about sailing and many other

subjects is amazing. Even in miserable winter weather, our club is a great place to gather with friends. From spring to late fall there are always folks around to share in a minor adventure or spin some sailing tales on the clubhouse front porch.

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Have you held offices in the club? This year I inherited the treasurer post from past commodore Rollyn Trueblood. HPYC members do all the club’s work from placing moorings and launching boats to running the clubhouse and bar. Some of us serve by slogging through Quickbooks and insurance forms. ##Goldie the wonder dog.

Do you have a favorite recent memory from a club rendezvous? Each season we add to the club memories; a recent favorite was tying off “stern to” in Swan Creek for music and sundowners on our 2014 fall cruise (see the photo here). Can you tell us about one interesting person you have met through sailing? We’ve lost two members in recent years, John Lawlor and Gene Smith, both interesting men and each a genuine character. John, a member since the early 1970s, was a naval architect and supreme sailor. Gene was a mason, whose hand worked every corner of the club, and HPYC’s favorite cook. John’s picture is on the wall; Gene’s is on the mantle. Our memories of them are recalled often around the fireplace, at the bar, and on our boats.

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hat Chesapeake Boating Club member Lance Garms likes best about the Chesapeake Boating Club is always having the boats ready for him to sail and not having to worry about maintenance, which of course, gives him more time on the water. He sails J/80s, J/105s, and J/32s regularly out of Back Creek in Annapolis and occasionally on the Patapsco River out of the club’s Canton location in Baltimore. How did you get into sailing? You probably don’t remember, but you actually interviewed me in 2011. [We remember!] I was a member of the Annapolis Sailing School club then. I learned initially about 15 years ago but got serious in 2010. In 2012, I joined Chesapeake Boating Club where I now sail with my two daughters. Can you tell us about one interesting person you met through sailing? I met Andy Schell of 59 North at the boat show in October and now listen to his weekly podcasts which are very educational. I also met Charlie Enright and Mark

Towill of Team Alvimedica. Last June, they sailed the VO65 into New York, and I got to meet them and tour the boat. How have your daughters taken to sailing? My daughters love sailing. They both have learned to steer, but the older one enjoys steering more. It took some time to build her confidence, but she is now able to helm the boat while anchoring. My younger daughter likes to complete the sail away checklist and ensures all the systems are

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ike and Sharon Crothers of the Hunter Sailing Association (HSA) took a year off from work starting last April and have spent the year sailing their Hunter Legend 40-foot sloop Monarch along the East Coast from Maine to the Bahamas. They say, “The trip has gone extremely well.” They took some time last month to answer SpinSheet’s questions:

What is your home port? We keep our boat at the Selby Bay Marina on the South River and have been there for five years before taking this last year off to cruise. How did you get into sailing? Mike grew up sailing in New England; Sharon took some sailing classes as a teenager. When we moved to North Carolina 20 years ago, we rebuilt a Cal 20 and used it to teach our children to sail. When we moved to Maryland, we purchased the Hunter to live on and cruise. What’s the best thing about being in a cruising club? When we purchased our Hunter, the seller recommended we join HSA, and we are glad we did. A 40-foot sailboat takes ##Sharon and Mike Crothers. a lot of knowledge to

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hat’s special about Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC) events? You don’t have to have a Bristol nor be a member to attend. Non-members are welcome. The third event of the CBC 2015 season was the planning meeting and lunch held at Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville, MD, on the West River. West Rhode Riverkeeper, Jeff Holland, a guest of the club, provided an informative and interesting presentation about

##West Rhode Riverkeeper Jeff Holland talks to CBC members.

the important work the group is doing on the Rhode and West Rivers from shore restoration, to pollution and runoff prevention, to the “come-to-yourboat” pumpout boat HoneyDipper. The Riverkeeper has a very active schedule provided on its website: westrhoderiverkeeper.org. At the end of April, CBC held its Spring Launch Brunch at Deep Creek Restaurant in Arnold, MD, on the Magothy River. Tom Trump, a CBC member who just completed a round-trip Atlantic crossing in a 35foot sailboat was the featured speaker along with Molly Winans, editor of SpinSheet, who gave some insights about what’s happening on the Bay from the publication’s perspective. CBC was started in 1974 and was comprised of Bristol sailboat owners. The membership is now comprised of owners of many types of sailboats and

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he Annapolis Yacht Club (AYC) announced that Susan “Charlie” Arms assumed the fulltime role of Waterfront Director on April 3. Charlie will oversee all of the sailing and waterfront programs at AYC, including junior sailing, racing, and cruising. Charlie recently worked for the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, CA, where she was the sailing director for 16 years. Charlie coached the dinghy team, implemented an offshore sailing team, oversaw a fleet of J/22s, advised the Student Sailing Club, and managed a world-class aquatics center. Throughout her career, Charlie has received numerous awards, including Yachtswoman of the Year from the San Diego Association of YCs and the Yachtswomen of Excellence Award from the Southern California Yacht Rac-

ing Union. Charlie has also been ranked as fifth in the nation and 15th internationally for her in skills in match racing. With her work as an International Umpire and National Judge, Charlie said, “I’ve been to Annapolis many times and have frequently worked with AYC for match racing competitions. I absolutely love it here… I’m really excited to be a part of the club. I hope to bring really high level events here, and I hope to help maintain the club’s distinguished reputation for on-the-water emergency awareness by getting more members involved, especially through non-competitive, recreational boating.” In addition to her many racing awards, Charlie has also been recognized for her talents as a boating educator and instructor trainer, having received the Marty Luray Award in 2007 from U.S. Sailing and California Educator of the

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his club isn’t for everyone—but some of its activities are. You have to have a Coast Guard captain’s license to join the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA). “CAPCA is for professional captains,” says Captain Karen M. Holcomb, the group’s president. The Annapolis-based organization offers some palpable benefits, such as professional education courses about marine electricity, medical emergencies at sea, offshore safety and survival, marine communications, license renewal, and more (classes run from $40 to $150). It offers mentoring on a wide variety of boathandling skills, from docking to operating twin-screw vessels. Members can choose their mentors and tailor the instruction to their individual needs for no charge. CAPCA offers interesting speakers on a wide range of topics. Peers network at monthly meetings. And there are also field trips to local points of interest. The

club offers a job bank where members can search for opportunities to serve as captains or crew members, and where prospective employers can post job notices. CAPCA has arranged for significant member discounts at local marine supply stores, professional associations, drug-testing organizations (required for those who want to maintain their Coast Guard licenses), and marine insurance providers. Although the group’s highly respected courses give priority to CAPCA members, outsiders can sign up if there’s room. CAPCA’s regular meetings are open. Names of courses and speakers are posted on CAPCA’s website (capca.net). Non-members who’d like to hire a delivery captain to take their boats from one far-away port to another can click on the “Find a Captain” listing on CAPCA’s website and post an ad, free of charge. CAPCA’s roster includes some 300 active members. Most hold licenses as masters of vessels between 50 and 200

##Capt. Karen Holcomb, CAPCA president.

gross registered tons, such as tour boats, water-taxis, and towboats. Although you must have a current captain’s license to join CAPCA, you needn’t be working as a captain to qualify. Some hold a license but do other things for a living. The group is willing to guide would-be captains through the licensing process by explaining the requirements and offering suggestions on how to obtain credentials. Captain Holcomb suggests that anyone interested in joining consider dropping in at one of the organization’s monthly meetings, which are held on the fourth Monday evening of the month at the Annapolis Elks Lodge. capca.net

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Youth & Collegiate Sailing Focus

Shaking off the Cobwebs C

by Dr. Tim Herzog and Tomas Ruiz

ompetitive sailors tend to be passionate. We dive in, giving it our all, spending countless hours trying to have better races or more consistent regattas. And because life happens (school, bills, careers, and families), sailing sometimes takes a back seat or gets put on hold. After a hiatus, sailing can potentially feel frustrating and slow. I can speak to all of this, both as a mental performance coach and as a sailor returning after a hiatus. World-class Opti coach Tomas Ruiz will pipe in, too. Here are six tips for shaking off the cobwebs: You are at a new starting place; honestly assess your current skill set, and enjoy the improvement process. Buddhists call it a “beginner’s mindset.” Recent self-help gurus call it a “growth mindset.” Sport psychologists call it a “task-mastery goal orientation.” No matter the title, allow yourself to enjoy the current journey of getting better, not what was, what could have been, or what should be. Enjoy little victories along the way, while continuing to be humble.

Let go of expectations

You’re rusty and that may not feel okay. But it is okay. Remember how you’ve managed to improve in the past. Was it by clinging to expectations of how you “should” be finishing? Likely not. Feeling driven to finish in whatever range may help you to prioritize time on the water, but thinking about where you will finish will not help you with the ingredients of consistently sailing fast. Focus on all the little things that add up to help big things happen.

Notice self-talk habits

Good coaches clue into what’s going on in your head by observing body language. But ultimately, awareness and changes are up to you. Are you stuck in the “shoulds” and the “musts”? These words create unneeded pressure. Under that pressure, your focus likely narrows to less relevant details. Ever hyper-focus on another boat

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Be humble

that you “should be beating,” instead of the next shift coming down the course? Acknowledge that you’d “like” whatever, and let go of pressured “shoulds” and “musts.” Ideally your brain is quiet, but if not, be self-encouraging or instructional (“You got this! Bow out on the start, then break right with the first lefty”).

Set SMART process goals

Setting goals helps steer focus to what’s most important. Focus on the specific processes of how you will improve, rather than fixating on the destination. If you were driving to Six Flags and thought, “I wanna get to Six Flags; I wanna get to Six Flags…” without ever looking at the map or GPS and without filling your gas tank, would you ever get there? Probably not. The destination is not relevant along the way. By setting Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Relevant, and Time-phased goals that are centered on the processes of performing well, placing better at regattas becomes a natural bi-product (“I am getting my upper body one to two inches

lower in the middle of the tack, seven out of 10 times today and nine out of 10 times by next week”).

Use mental imagery

Sure, we all enjoy mental imagery of winning races. These images can boost confidence or commitment to the goal, but they don’t help you sail better. While there is no “right or wrong” way to use imagery, you may want to slowly add complexity. Maybe you first imagine boat-handling (the physical mechanics of getting under a Laser boom while wearing a drysuit). Then, perhaps you add boat speed (imagining yourself feeling locked into how much helm you are using and how powered up you feel over slop). Then maybe add strategy (with an aerial view of the course and predictions for changes in wind direction, wind speed, and current). Try weaving in tactics (how you are going to work yourself around a “road-block” boat). Imagery is incredibly valuable for post-race reviews. Compare your mental plan with what really happened. Learn from your mistakes; do mental repetitions of how you want things to happen next time.

Enjoy confidence boosters

Confidence is over-rated, but it feels good. Of course, you’d like to feel confident before performing well… but it often happens in the opposite order; you perform and then you feel real confidence. Nonetheless, confidence feels good, so why not tap into it when possible? Remembering prior good performances can allow you to remember that you can (not “should”) perform well again. Also draw confidence from practicing mental skills or by building fitness. You’ll know you can lean on these strengths. Be sure to tune into what you are good at, not just what needs work. Using these tips will help you to shake off the cobwebs, tapping into what you already know, while also setting the stage for you to improve from where you are now. About the Authors: Tim Herzog is a mental performance coach (reachingahead.com) and former college sailing coach, and Tomas Ruiz coaches at Annapolis YC.

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ant to do something different this Memorial Day weekend? Instead of hovering over the coals of a hot grill, trimming your hedges, and washing your car, why not spend your Memorial Day weekend on a SpinSheet-approved activity? It’s easy and fun: here’s what you do. First, grab a group of 5-9 friends (both old and new will work) and sign up for the SpinSheet-approved Tour of the Chesapeake Bay’s Lighthouses, i.e. the 66th annual Down the Bay Race between Annapolis and Hampton starting May 22. Organized by the Hampton YC and Storm Trysail Club,

the 120-nautical mile race sends you around Thomas Point, Bloody Point, Cove Point, Windmill Point, and Wolf Trap lights. You’re welcome to take your time on the tour, but we recommend you see if you can beat the race record set by Greg Alden’s TP52 Irie in 2012: Irie completed the tour in just seven hours, two minutes, and 32 seconds. Remember this is an overnight tour, so bring warm clothes and a headlamp. You’ll need to check with the tour operator (i.e. your skipper) to see whether or not a pillow and sleeping bag are allowed.

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If you like the idea of an overnight tour but would like to do so in a delightful anchorage and not on the rail, how about a tour of one of Maryland’s most charming towns? The SpinSheetapproved Tour to St. Michaels, i.e. the Miles River Race, allows you to travel between Annapolis and St. Michaels in a large group of some of the Chesapeake Bay’s most stunningly attractive commuter vehicles. The Tour to St. Michaels is either a 16.8- or 20.2-nautical mile journey on May 23 between Annapolis Harbor and the Miles River YC. Plan on spending the night, since dock slips are available for only $40. However, the slips are available on a first come, first served basis, so maybe take the “race” part of this tour seriously. A tender service will be available for boats wishing to anchor in or near Long Haul Creek until midnight on Saturday, and again starting at 6:45 a.m. on Sunday morning. If you would like to take the boat over to St. Michaels and send your crew home that evening, allowing yourself some time to enjoy the Eastern Shore before rushing home, a bus service will depart from the MRYC and head back to Annapolis for only $25 per person. The best thing about spending your weekend on a SpinSheet-approved activity is simply this: you have all day Monday to burn hotdogs and make a mockery out of your lawn. For information on the Down the Bay Race, visit hamptonyc.com/ downthebay. For information on the Miles River Race, visit regattanetwork. com/event/10101.

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Three days of the best racing, parties, and fun! Plenty to do for families with extra entertainment for the kids, this year. Fun Parties by the Holiday Inn Pool Bar. PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF Non-Spinnaker and One-Design Racing. Decorated boat & crew contest. The same great race management team. Entry Form available at www.screwpile.net For further information email: chairman@screwpile.net

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Sperry Charleston Race Week 2015

Worth the Drive

egatta season is fully upon us, as close to three dozen boats from the Chesapeake Bay region trailered up and headed down to South Carolina for the 2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week (CRW) held April 17-19. Competition was stiff, and the courses were crowded within all fleets, as 286 boats and their crews swarmed the waters outside Charleston. Thursday was practice day with the breeze holding at 15 knots out of the east, as hundreds of sailors headed out of the marina to run a practice race and start to get the feel for the current coming out of the Ashley, Wando, and Cooper rivers. Charleston is a commercial port, which meant that shipping traffic was to be respected. To hit this point home, Race Committee (RC) disqualified a Melges 24 that disregarded the warning blasts of an incoming carrier ship and proceeded to cross its bow, forcing emergency action on the ship’s part. “We can all sympathize with the skipper and his crew,” race director Randy Draftz said, “but the RC really has no alternative in this situation.”

##Martin Roesch’s J/111 Velocity is hot on the tail of George Gamble’s My Sharona on Day Two. Photo by Brian Carlin for Sperry Charleston Race Week

Friday morning came bright and early to racers, albeit a bit rainy. On the inshore courses, current ran parallel with the moderate northerly breeze, allowing RC to get off three races. On the J/70 course, the PRO Hank Stewart used an Opti scoring system, separating the boats into four flights

distinguished by color. “I’ve never worked with the fleet split system that we used here, but it worked really well,” Stewart said. Within the fleet, College of Charleston alumni and Annapolis sailors Thomas Bowen and Cole Allsopp showed that they hadn’t forgotten how to run the current by posting finishes in the top 10 on the first day. Catharine Evans, onboard Mojito, found her groove for the third race and ended the day on a high note with a ninth place finish. “I love this regatta,” she said later. “I can hardly count how many times I’ve come down to it, but it’s definitely a highlight of my sailing season.” The Viper 640s were having a great day on the water as well. Virginian Tyler Moore battled it out with Zeke Horowitz, tying each other for second after the first day. Martin Roesch’s J/111 Velocity started

##Pied Piper crew Dan and Gannon Troutman along with Victor Diaz de Leon and Tomas Dietrich. Photo by Brian Carlin for Charleston Race Week

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##Robin Team and crew celebrate winning the Palmetto Cup for best overall PHRF performance. Photo by Sander van der Borch for Charleston Race Week

out the regatta with two bullets in three races. At the tent, Brian Carlin, the onboard media crew for Volvo Ocean Race boat Team Vestas Wind, gave a thrilling presentation of the boat’s grounding on the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Carlin was using his time grounded from the VOR wisely by acting as one of the photographers for CRW. Saturday morning brought a drastic change from the previous two, as sailors waited with baited breath for the flag at Fort Sumter to make any sort of movement. A two-hour delay extended to four, and it was noontime before any boats decided to venture out and explore the scene. Race officials followed and soon had two races on the books, with an eight-knot sea breeze helping the situation significantly. That night, Tucker Thompson entertained the crowd gathered in the

tent with a presentation highlighting the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco, and encouraged sailors to buy their plane tickets to Bermuda now. “I’ll tell you, seeing these boats up close and in person is one of the greatest things you can ever experience as a sailor,” Thompson told his audience.

Sunday’s racing started early, with warning signals sounding at 10 a.m. and the wind blowing a steady five10 out of the east-southeast. On the J/80 course, Clarke McKinney was able to retire after two races, leaving the third as his throw out. He won the regatta a full seven points ahead of the next competitor.

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On the J/70 course, RC had planned three races, but the current started causing issues. Running against the wind, RC had two general recalls (and had a few boats come into contact with them) before they called a Black Flag Rule threatening to eject any boat that crossed the line early (a few did). Racing was called for the day after the second race, when the wind died down to three knots with two and a half knots of current running in the same direction. Bay boats cleaned up during the awards ceremony. Robin Teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

##Team Vestas Wind onboard media crew Brian Carlin presenting a video depicting the horrors of grounding the Volvo Ocean 65.

##J/70s lining up for a start on Day Two. Photo by Sander van der Borch for Sperry Charleston Race Week

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##The J/80 fleet, which was dominated by Bay boats. Photo by Brian Carlin for Charleston Race Week

J/122 took home the Palmetto Cup, awarded to the boat with the best performance in the regatta. ”We’re having a great time here,” Team told us. “I’m with good friends, and that’s all that matters.” In the Farr 280 fleet, Joe Woods onboard Red took first place, with Brad Kauffman onboard Mummbles taking second (Kauffman chartered the 280 while his J/70 is still undergoing repairs after falling off her trailer earlier in February). “I love the boat,” he told us. “It’s one hell of a fun ride.” Martin Roesch took second in the J/111 fleet, while 12-year old Gannon Troutman came home as the top Bay J/70 with a fourth place finish. In the J/80 fleet, the top three boats were all from the Bay: McKinney in first, Gary Panariello on Courgaeous sailing with Jeff Jordan, Mike Coe, and Ashley Love in second, and Ken Mangano on Mango in third. Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet took home second place in the J/24 fleet, while Tyler Moore took home third place in the Viper 640 fleet. In the end, even those who didn’t take home hardware found the regatta to be well worth the trip, as organizers pulled out all the stops and made sure everyone went home happy. We’ll definitely be back down in 2016 to celebrate the 21st birthday of this great event. For more information, visit charlestonraceweek.com

Summer Sailing Begins Memorial Day Weekend!!!

Saturday, May 23rd • Annapolis to Miles River Race Miles RiveR Yacht club

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Party On!

Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Annapolis Presented by Sailing World

et ready for the boat bites, the raccoon tans, the sheet burns, and the swamp butts: the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Annapolis presented by Sailing World is coming back to town. Three days of top level racing come to the Chesapeake Bay early in the season, setting the tone for another great year of competitive sailing with some of the best sailors anywhere on the East Coast. This year, the regatta is looking better than ever. At press time, numbers are looking to break 2014’s registration. A new title sponsor has come onboard, and a new rally-style race is on the docket for boats that aren’t interested in one-design racing (or can’t commit to three days of it). Here is what you need to know. For one-design racers, registration and packet pickup happens Thursday, April 30 at the Annapolis YC between 5 and 7 p.m. Racing begins early Friday morning with rendezvous scheduled for 10 a.m. at the mouth of the Severn River. Ten races are scheduled for three days. At press time, 12 classes are set to race. The biggest class is again the J/70, with 49 boats signed up as of mid-April. While the usual suspects will all be there, let’s also point out that

##Puff on at the 2014 Annapolis NOOD regatta

Gloucester, VA, hometown hero Gannon Troutman will be on the water. The 12-year old at the helm of Pied Piper shocked the fleet at Key West Race Week, and we can’t wait to get a glimpse of the ‘tween phenom here in Annapolis. The J/22 and J/80 classes are also well represented, and the Alberg 30s are coming out in force as well. The Cal 25s will also be out on the water, providing some of the most colorful spinnakers you’ll find on the Bay. For PHRF racers and racer/cruisers, the North Sails Rally in Annapolis happens Saturday, May 2. Register early that morning at the AYC junior fleet ##We’re ready to bang some corners and find some lanes. Photo by Dan Phelps

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building, with the race starting at 12 noon. All non-one-design racers should sign up for this race: if you don’t have a valid PHRF certificate, you can get one by contacting PHRF of the Chesapeake (phrfchesbay.org). On shore, the party continues. Dock talks unfold immediately after racing for the J/70, J/22, and Farr 30 classes on Friday, and for the J/80 class on Saturday. Helly Hansen will host a happy hour on Friday between 6 and 7:30, then a dinner party on Saturday between 5:30 and 8:30, with video replays of the day’s sailing, hot new gear, Mount Gay rum punch tastings, and a pong table (sailors love pong). After you get off the boat on Sunday, be sure to head back to the AYC junior annex for the Helly Hansen cocktail party and awards ceremony. As always, SpinSheet will be on location looking to get pictures of your crew in their finest gear with a trophy in hand. Don’t miss it. For more information on both the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta and the North Sails Rally in Annapolis, click sailingworld.com/nood-regattas/ Annapolis. And as always, SpinSheet will see you on the water. Be sure to smile and flex for Dan Phelps on the SpinSheet photo boat. We’ll have the pictures online at spinsheet.com first thing Monday morning.

Buckle Up!

Here comes Southern Bay Race Week · May 29-31

his is a regatta for the sailors, whether they are inveterate racers, one-design believers, or PHRF faithful, experienced or novice, skippers or crew, or even cruisers who like to race “a little.” Southern Bay Race Week (SBRW) subscribes to the axiom that “We are all sailors under the skin,” and this regatta is for all. SBRW prides itself on investing in the racers who descend upon Hampton, VA, at the southern most part of the Chesapeake Bay, the weekend after Memorial Day Weekend. The SBRW Early Bird reduction in entry fee and complimentary drink tickets are an event trademark. A significant portion of sponsor donations go straight to further reducing entry fees for the many racers returning from the previous year. For the racers there is a special discount at the premiere waterfront Crowne Plaza Hotel, just steps away from regatta headquarters at Hampton YC (HYC). Crowne Plaza throws in free parking, too, but reservations must be made early.

by Lin McCarthy

The most direct savings provided SBRW racers is the generosity offered by host HYC. Free rafting is offered at the club docks, free trailer storage for those who arrive by highway, and free launch and retrieve for boats needing that service. The message to SBRW racers is, “Just get here; there is plenty of TLC for you and your boat.” And, new this year, is free storage for boats on trailers during April and May. This accommodation is aimed at sailors moving their boats up

ule. SBRW will have, for the third year, such a race for the PHRF and Cruising Divisions. The Saturday distance race is in the Bay off Buckroe, and the finish is off the Fort Monroe Seawall. This year, the new One-Design Division will race windward-leeward courses all three days in an affirmative response to their wishes. Also, the Cruising Division, which races only Saturday and Sunday, will have its own special circle for Sunday racing in the Bay off Norfolk’s Ocean View, ##SBRW—it’s fun! Photo by Photoboat along with separate circles for the PHRF and the One-Design Divisions. Everyone will be there for the grand finale, but with their own special section of the water. In addition to the regatta parties and entertainment, at the same time in downtown Hampton the nationally or down the Atlantic Seaboard from and recognized Blackbeard Pirate Festival to various other regattas. The time and takes place. Over the years the festival location of SBRW makes it a logical stop has meshed well with SBRW offering that does not crush the racing budget. unique entertainment for families and Then there is the racing. Two years non-racing friends during the day and ago, SBRW responded to racers’ suggesspecial activities on Saturday night that tions to put a distance race on the schedinclude a fireworks display easily viewed from shore or from boats docked, rafted, and/or moored in cozy Hampton River. So, the 2015 SBRW Black Seal Cup Event Chairman—Jack Pope will be contested, as will bragging rights Principal Race Officer—John McCarthy for individual fleet and class awards and the coveted SBRW Boat of the For info and entry: yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=1250 or contact Lin Day awards, sponsored by southern McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net Bay sailmakers: North, Doyle, Winters, 2014 Winner of the Black Seal Cup--Neil Ford and Lis Biondi in Rocket J (J/24) Ullman, and Baxter. The rum will be Opening Party and Skippers Meeting: Thursday, May 28 poured, the marks will be rounded, and legends will be born. It’s all about Racing: PHRF and One-Design--Friday, May 29 thru Sunday May 31; Cruising Southern Bay hospitality and fun on Division races Saturday and Sunday (not on Friday). the water for everyone. As they say at Awards Presentations and Opening and Post-Race Parties: HYC, SBRW SBRW, Y’all come racing! And, they Regatta Headquarters mean it.

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Weeknight Racing is ON R

acing sailors and cruising sailors are entirely different animals, and never the ‘twian shall meet. During the warmer months, however, they sometimes meet on the street. Don’t worry, though: they’re easy to tell apart. Here’s our helpful guide in case you’re ever wondering what species of sailor you’re speaking to. A cruising sailor will often be wearing a wide-brimmed hat, jewelry from exotic destinations, and comfortable, breathable fabrics. A racing sailor will look like he is preparing for a TSA screening. On a cruising sailboat, the most appreciated crewmember is often the

one with celestial navigation experience or a Transatlantic crossing under his or her belt. On a racing sailboat, the most appreciated crewmember is the one who remembers to bring ice. A cruising sailor will be adept at creating delicious and nutritious meals in a small galley kitchen. The racing sailor will be adept at picking up sandwiches from Royal Farms. The cruising sailor will be quick to acquaint you with the amenities on his or her boat, especially how to operate the head. There is no point in asking a racing sailor about the head. For a cruising sailor, taking care of the dinghy is just as important as keeping

the sailboat shipshape. A racing sailor is still trying to figure out why anyone would ever need a dinghy. A cruising sailor may have a small vegetable garden growing atop the cabin, where he or she can pick fresh herbs for meals. A racing sailor looks as if she is wearing gardening gloves, but she is not. A cruising sailor will be comfortable with a “set it and forget it” mentality, rolling out only half of the jib and keeping the boat flat for the sake of the crew. The racing sailor will make her bowman perform five headsail changes before the first mark if it means gaining another half knot of boat speed.

What’s in your gear bag? • Knife • Gloves • Flip Flops and shorts for the after party • Hat with a clip • Electrical tape • Sail tape • Sunscreen • Spray top • Foulies • PFD • Extra layer for warmth • Sunglasses and croakie

##Sailors get low.

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##Those knee pads aren’t for volleyball!

And about those sunglasses…

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ailors are exposed to high levels of sunlight and UV radiation for extended periods of time so good sunglass are a must. Here are some things to look for when shopping for new shades. Polarized Lenses. Reflected sunlight or ‘glare’ is more concentrated and intense. Polarized lenses filter out reflected light coming off water, decks, and sails. Broad spectrum UV protection. Damaging ultraviolet radiation can cause degenerative eye diseases like photokeratitis, cataracts, pterygium, plus various forms of eye cancer.

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lightweight and durable. Frames featuring easy to attach lanyards can help save your shades from going overboard, too. Gray and brown lenses go well with black and tortoise frames. White and matte black frames with blue mirror lenses are popular color combinations too. Ed Kriese is owner of OceanRacing.com which specializes in polarized sunglasses for sailors.

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The Leukemia Cup M

ost regional sailors know about the Annapolis Leukemia Cup, May 30, a joint effort by Annapolis YC (AYC) and Eastport YC (EYC) to benefit the Maryland Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The regatta debuted in Annapolis 23 years ago and has been duplicated in 46 sailing communities all over the country with 10,000 participating sailors in 2014. By forming fundraising teams in the “Off the Water” fundraising race, sailors help fund research for blood cancer cures through friendly competition. At print time, the following fundraising teams have formed: Team Harbor 20, Rock Creek, Adagio, SSA, Day Dream, J/70, Adams-Kishbaugh, EYC, AYC, Top Cat, Mackenzie (Annapolis Leukemia Cup honored skipper), and Chesapeake Boating Club and J/World. Updates on the “Off the Water” race, including stories from honored heroes and leader boards, will be posted to leukemiacupmd.org and on the Facebook page: Leukemia Cup Regatta – Annapolis, MD. The Leukemia Cup weekend will kick off with the Summer Gala and Auction, themed “Seersucker and Linen,” at AYC Friday, May 29, from

On and Off the Water Racing

##The J/80 Fun Race for patients and families at the Leukemia Cup Regatta. Photo by Dan Phelps

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $95 and must be purchased in advance. The regatta begins off the shores of EYC at 10 a.m. Saturday May 30. A J/80 Luncheon and Fun Race, which recognizes survivors and patients in the local community, will be held at noon (by invitation only). EYC rounds out the festivities with the Rock the Dock for a Cure Party and BBQ, with an awards presentation, after the regatta. Enjoy live music by Swamp Donkey

NewGrass, BBQ by Grills on Wheels, and adult beverages. General admission tickets cost $20; VIP tickets (includes dinner and drinks) cost $50. The public is invited to attend both social events and enjoy watching the regatta (spectator boats to be announced). Visit leukemiacupmd.org or contact Corinne Mayers at corinne.mayers@lls.org or (443) 471-1620. To learn about the Southern Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta, July 10-12, visit leukemiacup.org/va.

Annapolis Labor Day Regatta

##Knot-tying, face-painting, and a moon bounce made the Annapolis Labor Day Regatta parties enjoyable for kids. Photo by SpinSheet

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ark your calendar for the annual family-friendly, two day sailing event hosted by Annapolis YC, Eastport YC, and Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, September 5-6. Sailors responded overwhelmingly to the 2014 event, so in response to sailor feedback, the Saturday and Sunday event (free time on Monday) will return. On Saturday, racers may choose between a distance race or windward-leeward racing, followed by a party with specialty food and children’s activities. Sunday will be for windward-leeward racing with post-race cookout and festivities afterward at the AYC junior sailing annex. Any class with six or more paid entries will be granted a start. For more information, contact event chairs Marsha Malkin ((410) 280-8976 or marsha.malkin@gmail.com) or Kathy Parks ((443) 386-9057 or kathyparks10@gmail.com). Find online race documents at eastportyc.org/on-the-water/racing.

Team Racing Warm-Up

nnapolis YC (AYC) team racers held an informal spring warm-up against a team from Eastport YC (EYC) on Sunday April 19. Using six AYC-owned J/22s, the teams did six races, with EYC winning, 4-2. The event was also a training session for AYC race committee members interested in supporting team racing, while Sandy Grosvenor, an international judge and umpire—and member of both yacht clubs—led a team of on the water umpires and would-be umpires.

New Bermuda Host Club for 2016 Race

##Team racing in Annapolis. Photo by Tom Donlan

May 29 - May 31, 2015 | Hampton, Virginia

he Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race (A2B) committee is pleased to announce the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club as the Bermuda host club for the 2016 Annapolis Bermuda Ocean Race. Founded in 1882, the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, located in Paget, near Hamilton, has a rich history as a host for offshore racers and cruisers and offers full facilities for the visiting yachtsman. For more information on the club, visit rhadc.bm. In addition to the new host venue, the committee has created a new mentorship program to assist first-time participants with race preparation. 2016 marks the 20th running of the biennial race. The start date is June 10, 2016, and entries will be accepted beginning September 1. Sign up for the race update email list at bermudaoceanrace.com.

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Pull an All-Nighter

ake plans to pull an allnighter with your friends, racing under the stars from Annapolis to Solomons as part of the Eastport YC Solomons Island Invitational. This will be the 35th year of this annual summer event. While there won’t be last year’s full moon splendor, we figure that after this past winter, Mother Nature owes us some great summer sailing. Rendezvous July 10 at 6:45 p.m. for the start, race down the Bay, then gather at dawn for bloodies in Solomons. Awards party at EYC on July 25th. eastportyc.org/on-the-water/racing

##Mike Holt and Carl Smit proved victorious at the 505 World Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. facebook.com/SAP505WorldChampionship

505 World Champs

alifornia skipper Mike Holt and Annapolis sailor Carl Smit highfived their way across the finish line in first place among 36 competitors at the SAP 505 World Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, March 28-April 3. Holt secured his second World title, with his long-term crew Smit claiming his first 505 World crown. “It was amazing to win with Rob Woelfel last year in Kiel, Germany,” said Holt, “but it’s really special to win with Carl this year. I’ve sailed with him a long time, and it’s great to win with him today. Five wins out of seven isn’t bad, a bit easier than last year. We’ve had our ‘two beers a night’ rule this week, but not tonight!” sap505worlds.com

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Bay Sailors Hop around St Barths

e were in St Barths for the Bucket Regatta March 1922. It never ceases to amaze. Thirty-five elegant yachts up to 58.6 meters in length with rigs 15 stories high there for their owners to enjoy sailing and partying with their friends in an amazing place.

by Dick Franyo

On Friday night, the Yacht Hop is always a highlight. For drinks and hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, you walk from amazing yacht to amazing yacht, some with themes from an Elvis impersonator to Latino night. Here are some pics from St Barths: a good view from a typical villa, a pic-

ture from the Yacht Hop, the air show of WW II aircraft again at La Plage. The photo of our great friends the Groobeys dancing at the Baz Bar where Jimmy Buffett was hanging, too, was a bit too blurry for print. I will accept my assignment as SpinSheet roving reporter again next year. bucketregattas.com/stbarths

##The Friday night Yacht Hop.

##A wonderful view from a villa.

##The 58.6-meter (192-foot) ketch Seahawk.

##The World War II air show from La Plage.

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Annapolis to Newport 2015 Jim Muldoon and Donnybrook

nnapolis sailor Jim Muldoon has competed in 15 Annapolis to Newport (A2N) Races on various boats, including a C&C 41, 46 Frers, 70-foot Santa Cruz, a 73-foot (highly) modified Santa Cruz, and his current boat, an Andrews 80 named Donnybrook. He notes that the marina charges him for his 12-foot-long bowsprit, so she might as well be a 90-footer. Muldoon sails with a crew of 16 or 17 including a cook, a position he was still looking to fill at print time. “It can be the hardest job on the boat in that kind of race, because you must feed the off-watch crew and keep a pot of coffee going all the time,” he says. What was your most memorable A2N finish? Muldoon: In 1983, we had never done an offshore race, and we won our class. We changed more sails on that race than ever before. Our guys worked so hard. Want to brag about your crew? What they bring is an attitude of helping, of being of assistance, even off the race course. Many of my crew also work with the kids in the Brendan Program (for young sailors with learning differ-

##Muldoon at the helm a few years back at the start of the Solomons Race on his 73-footer. The Donnybrook that he will race to Newport is an Andrews 80. Photo by Dan Phelps

ences) and raise money for the Hospice Cup (the September regatta for which his crew has been a top fundraising boat). They’re good people. All of my crew, except for my tactician Will Keyworth, are amateurs. What was your most memorable A2N Race? Hitting the rock in the Southern Bay in 2011 was the scariest. That was no fun at

##The Donnybrook team. Photo by Jennifer Simmons Photography/ jennifersimmonsphotography.com

all. In the early 2000s, we were coming up the East Coast, and this plane comes by with missiles on it. He said we were in a “hot zone” and needed to tack and go east. We told him, “You ought to know there are 100 boats behind us.” We lost two hours. The pilot was nice enough to call the race committee and say what happened. What would surprise non-sailors about such an offshore race? Nature. We have seen whales, sharks, dolphins, and sunsets so beautiful you can’t see them like that anywhere else. You operate as a family and a team out there, and it builds relationships like nothing else. What would you say to talk a new offshore racer into doing this race? I’ll tell him some of these stories. One time, there was a white line coming toward us; there were 100 dolphins coming at us like they were marching. It’s a challenging race. Sailing down the Bay is totally different from what you do afterward, so you have to be good at it. You use your mind on this race. It takes mental and physical discipline. What’s your favorite thing to do when you arrive in Newport? I like to get a trophy!

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Small Boat Scene

May Is a Great Month for Boatwork by Kim Couranz

aah, May. Really one of the best months of the year here on the Chesapeake. It’s warm, but not melty hot yet. Spring breezes make for a nice day on the water. Perfect weather for… boatwork. Yes, you read it right. Take a few hours away from sailing in May and spend it on land, going over your small boat with a fine-toothed comb. Your small investment in time—and potentially some resources—can pay big dividends. Most of our dinghies just aren’t that big. You can accomplish the process in just a few evenings or one committed day. That can save you lots of time and frustration in the future. Drama (e.g., mast coming down) is not the hallmark of speed. The goal is to give your boat a thorough check, identify any needs, acquire replacement parts, install those parts, and finish off with a little extra lovin’ for your boat. First off, gather your tools for this adventure. Notepad and pencil (or smartphone with notes app), measuring tape, your bag of spare parts (you have one, right?), a few critical tools (e.g., screwdrivers), bag of rags, boat washing equipment, boat polish. Head on down to your boat. Check for major issues first. Are there any showstoppers? Take your mast down, and check your spars. Straight and true? Any troubling cracks? (Those might take longer to repair… or replace) Fittings all clean and in good working order? Now’s the time to check out all those parts that are out of arm’s reach when the mast is stepped. Halyard sheaves, for example: do they run freely? Can you detect a wear pattern in the plastic, which may indicate the sheave is not turning well and so the halyards are wearing on the plastic instead? Could be time to repair or replace. Even if things are working “fine,” perhaps you can make them work even better. Because they’re usually silver and shiny, too, check out Follow us!

your spinnaker or whisker pole at this point, if your boat has one. Take note of any parts you need. Keep that keen eye working as you move to your boat’s hull. Touch every piece of equipment on your boat, and make sure it functions properly. Even down to the ring dings! Make sure they look like they just came out of the bag. They’re ridiculously cheap and easy to replace—and a ring ding that’s out of kilter can easily snag a spinnaker as you launch it. And a torn sail is not as easy to fix as a wonky ring ding.

season, don’t settle for old lines, where the cover is frayed or where they tangle up easily. They’re not going to repair themselves, so get new ones. You can always repurpose old lines to help tie boats, spars, and dollies onto car and/or trailer for travel. Before you do anything, take a photo of the line you want to replace in its rigged position to help you get set back up again with the new line! You can bring the old line in to the store with you, or measure (twice) with your measuring tape before heading to the store. Be sure to check your blades. Fittings on rudders, tillers, and tiller extensions must be tight to ensure the skipper can feel as connected to the boat as possible. Take your “I need” list to your local boat parts store, and make it happen. Bite the bullet, and buy the parts and line you need and any related products. If you’ll be reinstalling parts that need to be screwed in, be sure to have a happy tube of silicone on hand. Now’s probably a good time ##Photo by Ted Morgan for lunch. Or dinner. Take a little chill. Then, dive back in to install all those parts. It may seem like Make sure all blocks run freely and a daunting task, but by taking care of cleats, well, cleat. Is there anything multiple “issues” all at once, you’ll save wobbly that can be made unwobbly by time in the long run because you won’t tightening it up by a few turns with a have to get set up and clean up more than screwdriver? Do you have any plastic you need to. (or metal) fittings on your boat, such as Finally, the “I can see progress” item: those traveler fairleads on Lasers? Feel Clean the boat and give it a good polthe undersides of those with your fingers. ish. Your boat’s not that big, and you’ve Have lines dug grooves into them? If already taken the mast down. Flip it over, they’re deep, swap ‘em out for new ones wash it, dry it, and polish it. While you’re rather than waiting for them to snap at it, why not use a little polish on your as you’re on a screaming reach in the blades and spars to help keep them clean? middle of a race. Doesn’t it look great? Doesn’t it look fast? On dinghies, lines deliver a really big Now flip it back over, get the mast in, bang for your buck. At this point in the and go for a sail! spinsheet.com May 2015 87

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More than Meat... The Fine Art of Crewing by David Flynn

Quantum Sail Design Group’s David Flynn takes a look at the Zen of becoming the ultimate crew to answer the eternal question: How do I become a better crew so I can get on good boats? What weight means: Where the crew positions itself is a huge component of boat speed on every point of sail. Consider this: an increase of one percent in boat speed, from 6.0 to 6.1 knots, would equal two minutes over the course of a normal two-hour race, two minutes 24 seconds at five knots. Moving a single body of average weight to the rail, when sailing with the keel loaded (wind forward of 120 degrees apparent), increases boat speed on your average racer/cruiser 30-40 footer a tenth of a knot. Similar gains can be made by adding heel or moving weight forward in light air. Get the picture? If crew members always have their weight in the right place, you could be as much as 10 minutes faster over the course of a twohour race. It takes effort and concentration. Bring a full crew. Hike like you mean it. If the whole crew simply hikes harder, which means moving outboard six inches, it will make the boat a tenth of a knot faster upwind. Remember, sailing is a sport; no pain, no gain.

Where should I be? The magic spot varies depending on wind velocity, boat speed, sea state, design characteristics of the boat, and the needs of the helmsperson. It also reflects the design characteristics of the boat. Most racer/ cruisers ride high in the bow, low in the

and to weather. Upwind, the crew should react automatically to puffs and lulls, and the needs of the helmsperson for more or less heel. Create heel in light spots, out of tacks, or in waves. Help the helmsperson. The steering groove is wider and the boat has more “feel” when it heels over. The driver should communicate need for heel to the crew. The driver should attempt to sail the boat flat or with as little heel as they can stand, and still keep the boat in the groove. Once you get the boat going, move weight up. Speed first, then weight up. The boat will get a mushy, almost slow feeling just as it really gets hooked up. As the ##Bring a full crew. Hike like you mean it. Photo courtesy of Quantum driver starts to lose it and slow down (or if a set of waves stern, so they always need the weight or a light spot is coming), he or she should well forward, (though usually not forask for more heel. The crew should anticiward of the shrouds). This means stay pate and try to feel the boat. out of the cockpit! Think in terms of a A well-trained crew will react to changes diagonal line running from the leeward in velocity or boat speed automatically; shrouds to the weather rail at the back moving forward and to leeward as the end of the cabin top. In light air weight breeze dies or the boat slows and back up should be forward and to leeward. As to weather when the boat heels over in a the breeze builds, weight should shift aft puff, or the driver gets it dialed up.

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Downwind, keep the weight well forward. Heel slightly to leeward in the light spots, and heel slightly to weather (five to eight degrees) when the boat is going well. In heavy air the weight can slide aft somewhat, but there is no need to get carried away with this. The bow is plenty full enough to keep the boat from turning into a submarine on most racer/cruisers. This part is painful, but in light, sloppy conditions, upwind and down, it is faster (dramatically) to have the majority of the crew below, with their weight forward and to leeward. The crap shoot nature of light air sailboat races actually makes this a good deal. Who wants to watch anyway? Besides, it is much more comfortable. Bring the paper, and you can have lunch.

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Quantum News

Robert Ranzenbach, Ph.D. has joined Quantum Sail Design Group as vice president of engineering and design. He is responsible for planning and coordinating new product development as well as managing the company’s research, development, and design teams and will be based in Quantum’s Annapolis office. “As an avid sailor, aerodynamic engineer, and consultant to the sailing industry, Robert understands sailing performance. A highly experienced technology development leader who has worked in other sectors, he brings a fresh perspective to planning, developing and executing innovative solutions,” says Quantum President Ed Reynolds. “Robert’s expertise spans the top of the mast to the bottom of the keel. He will help propel Quantum to the forefront of sail technology and development. We’re delighted to have him on board.” quantumsails.com The new Botin design TP52 Quantum Racing (USA), owned by Doug DeVos and built by Longitude Cero in Burriana, Spain was recently launched and is now undergoing sea trials before the start of an intense racing season. “We cannot wait to see our new Quantum Racing on the start line in Valencia, alongside eight other new-generation, freshly built TP52s and four existing boats,” commented Doug DeVos. Annapolitans Greg Gendell and Terry Hutchinson are on the sailing team. For more information about Quantum Racing team members, race calendar, and TP52 technical data please visit quantumsails.com/racing

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Bringing in New Sailors

SailTime Group LLC, Beneteau America, and the American Sailing Association conducted an on board sailing workshop at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show. The workshop, conducted by the SailTime Annapolis Sailing Academy, provided students the opportunity to participate in a 30-minute classroom briefing, followed by a 90-minute on-water intro to sailing lesson. The clinic was taught on the new ASA First 22, which is manufactured by Beneteau America, as a result of collaboration between Beneteau America and the American Sailing Association and was specifically designed for teaching ASA courses. sailtime.com

A Growing Family

S&J Yachts is now the east coast dealer for both sail and power Delphia Yachts. Delphia Yachts have been built for more than 25 years and are true yachts built for you at a very competitive price. See the new Delphia 40 in Annapolis now. sjyachts.com

Dr. John Leader recently joined the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum as director of its Environmental Center. While Dr. Leader spent most of his career as a science educator, he has worked in other fields associated with the Chesapeake Bay environs. His pursuits have taken him around the country and overseas; he recently returned to Cecil County with his wife Lesley and sons Ben and Oliver. hdgmaritimemuseum.org Island Planet Sails has added Jordan Smith as mid-Atlantic sales manager and rigging department manager. For the past 25 years, Smith has worked as a sailmaker, rigger, and tall ship captain, and competed in several PHRF, IRC, and One Design campaigns. “Island Planet’s business model allows us to be very competitive and offer a level of service usually limited to Grand Prix boat owners,” Jordan says. Smith looks forward to helping local sailors accomplish their goals in ways that fit their budget. islandplanetsails.com

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Jonathan Banks has been named chief operating officer of Siren Marine in Newport, RI. Siren Marine’s products allow boat owners to remotely monitor, track and control their vessels. “Jonathan will bring his extensive boating and marketing experience to launch new products including mobile apps, new accessories, and management tools for operators of commercial and recreational fleets, such as charter companies and boat clubs,” says Captain Dan Harper, founder of Siren Marine. sirenmarine.com

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28’ Sabre ’75 Needs work, and a new engine. Great boat for the right person. Bohemia River. $2,000. celeriter7@yahoo.com phil.vogler@comcast.net

Sabre S28-II ’79 Sloop $12,250 Good cond. 4’8” draught, 9’3” beam. Wheel steering, NEW: batteries, alternator, charger, tachometer, chartplotter/ fishfinder, VHF, cabin lights, head, running rigging. New bimini, sail cover, binnacle cover and jib UV cover. Bottom paint 2011. Furling jib, wheel steering, AC. Volvo MD7-A. 4 sails. 2 anchors. Depth meter. Deale, MD Contact Gary: (303) 775-5453 or gary@sunshineduo.us Cape Dory 30 Cutter ’82 Sound Volvo dsl and hull. Needs cosmetic work. Priced accordingly under $20,000. Great opportunity for someone willing to invest sweat equity. Contact reking@att.net or 410-841-5522. 30’ Laguna Sloop ’85 –/4ft draft, W/ inboard Yanmar 2GM dsl- 15-hp, new mainsail, 130 genoa, dodger, bimini, with connector. Large entrance hatch opens to a roomy interior, w/ 6’-2” headroom $16,900 call Tom 215-439-1939 Rock Hall, Md.

Lippincott 30 ’82 Great cond., Well-maintained, Roller main & genoa, bimini, Yanmar dsl. Great Bay cruiser with 4’2”shoal draft. $19,500 Docked on Kent Is. 302-943-0450 or parsail30@comcast.net Pearson 30 ’77 “Kinvarra” Well maintained, many upgrades, near new sails. Featured in: SAIL; BOATWORKS spring 2005, CHESAPEAKE BAY May 2004 magazines. $13,000 410-5442721 (message) dkral3@comcast.net

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Pearson 303 ‘84 Spring commissioned & ready to sail. 4’6’ draft, 11’ beam, 15hp Yanmar, 135RF, lazy jacks, compass, WDI, KM, DF, AC/heat. Full canvas & more. Middle River $27,500 (410) 456-6914, (443) 465-1530, doorlene@hotmail.com 1965 Shields Lying Oxford, MD. Good condition. Several sets of sails. Ready to race. $15,000. Contact: tgusdog@gmail.com 32’ C&C Centerboard ’81 4 ft. draft, 4 sails including cruising spinnaker, dsl, ProFurl. Good cond.. Eastern Shore, MD $15,000 (410) 745-9291. 34’ Hunter Sloop ’84 Excellent boat for cruising the Bay! Good cond.. Many upgrades and new items. Email for complete list. Located Kent Narrows. Motivated to sell before slip rental due. $15,000 or OBO. (717) 201-1086. J105 Hull 97 - best priced J in the country Straight-up J105 Hull 97, former Hiawatha. Deep draft. Proven race winner. Pre-scrimp hull. Lightly used racing sails. Fresh micron bottom. New Sheets. Annapolis. $50,000 OBO. jjavitt@gmail.com

36’ Presto Ketch ’82 Fiberglass, shoal draft, tanbark sails, Yanmar 30 dsl. Perfect for Bahamas, Florida Keys and Chesapeake. $24,800 Located in NC. (919) 942-6862. Specs and pictures at www.beaufortyachtsales.com

37’ Irwin Mark III ‘77 Lovingly stripped to shell and restored to original beauty & relaunched 2013. Lots of interior wood. Perkins, 40-hp, inboard dsl, new mainsail/cover, roller furling jib, full galley, 2 berths/heads, new cushions & mattresses. Many extras. Boat site inspection May 9, 2015. E-mail mcclurelark@gmail.com for directions, time, and any questions. $29,000 reserve.

C&C 41 My Way is a 1988 classic cruiser racer – roomy & very comfortable in heavy or light air. 4’ keel and a 4’ centerboard, dingy & OB, 5 sails, hydraulics, roller furl, dodger and bimini, GPS, VHF, radar, new electronics, stereo, A/C, tv and dvd, microwave, stove, large fridge, whisker pole, sleeps 7: In water ready to go! $59,900 (240) 882-1652. www.facebook.com/myway.racingpage

38’ Bluewater Ingrid 38 Ketch ’73 Full keel, double ender, 4-108, VHF FM. Boat, eng, sails, good cond. Same as Nigel Calder’s “Nada”. For sale by Sea Scouts well below appraised value. $34,900. Steve Alexander, (301) 6460805. stevedalex@msn.com

38’ Custom Design Yawl ‘85 foamcore glass and teak. Classic topside with modern underbody. Yanmar dsl. Traditional interior, sleeps 5. Needs TLC. Location Kent Island. Must sell, $15,000. (443) 564-0529.

39’ Beneteau One Ton ’84 Air Mail is race ready, draft 7’ 2”, beam 13’, fractional rig, running backstays, hydraulic vang & outhaul, Ockam instruments, PHRF 72, $15,000. contact Tom at 443 370 7382 or airmail53352@comcast.net

Valiant 42 ’02 Very well equipped and ready to sail. One owner boat. Argo has all the right stuff including lots of custom stainless from the factory including arch with davits, all furling cutter rig, gen, A/C, watermaker, custom interior finishes, Lighthouse windlass and excellent ground tackle and much more. Contact David Jackson 713-806-8953 view listing photos and video at www.tackk.com/uy2pw9

43’ Hans Christian Christina ’97 Well equipped, fast, comfortable. Chartplotter, radar, AIS, SSB, autopilot, generator, life raft. Pullman berth, guest strm, workshop, granite counters. Starting to need TLC. Asking $165,000. Call Rose 443-618-6705 or gypsymarine@comcast.net

Dufour 44 Performance ’05 Huge sail inventory and cruising amenities make this a true fast cruiser. Shoal keel version expands the cruising ground from the Chesapeake to Florida. Asking $270K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

Grand Soleil 54 ’08 by Luca Brenta Very well equipped fast offshore cruising yacht built by the famous Italian yard Cantiere del Pardo. $699,000 Please call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company for pricing and complete details 410-268-7171 or e-mail harold@aycyachts.com

OYSTER 55 ’96 Extensive re-fit 2012-13 and ready for the ARC. New electronics, furling, Annapolis, MDelectric � Kent Island, MD rigging, sails, ultra-suede Rock Hall, MD �upholstery Deltaville, VA & much more. Asking only $398,000/OBO 410.287.8181 Contact: Harold@AYCyachts.com, 619-840-3728 or 410-268-7171

36’ Sabre ’85 Great shape, K/C, Dinette layout, sleeps 7, lots of extras, one owner, 62,500, email for full specs, rlv@adalliance.net 37’ Hunter ’88 cruising sloop Ready to sail, Yanmar dsl, 110 furling jib, Dutchman mainsail, well equipped instrumentation, air/heat, Sea Scouts $27,500, Steve Alexander, stevedalex@msn.com, 301 646-0805

Caliber 40 LRC ’98 Reluctantly selling our 40 Caliber LRC. Great shape. Many extras including AC, GEN SET, Full Enclosure much more Call for equipment list Located Deltaville 804241-8788 Caliber40@va.metrocast.net $185,000 Bring Offers!

ANNAPOLIS, MD • KENT ISLAND, MD ROCK HALL, MD • DELTAVILLE, VA 410.267.8181

www.AnnapolisYachtSales.com 25’ Harbor 25 ’07 Self-tending jib, new sails, wonderful singlehander: $59,995. Call Pat Lane 410-267-8181 or Pat@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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22 Norseboat 21.5 '12 $39,000 25 Harbor 25 '07 $59,995 27 Hunter 27 Edge '09 $39,900 27 Pacific Seacraft '84 $39,500 28 Alerian Express '06 $79,000 28 Beneteau Oceanis 281 '95 $29,000 28 Corsair 28 '08 $80,000 30 C&C 30 Mark II '88 $42,500 31 Beneteau 311 '03 $49,000 31 Cape Dory 31 '84 $39,500 31 Catalina 310 '00 $54,000 31 Hunter 31 '08 $59,900 31 Pearson 31 '87 $29,900 32 Beneteau 323 '05 $74,900 32 Beneteau 32s5 '90 $29,900 33 Beneteau 311 '99, '00, '03 3 from $49,500 33 Frers 33 '88 $32,500 33 Pearson 33 '88 $37,500 33 Soverel 33 '85 $35,000 33 Tashing Mason 33 '86 $59,000 34 Beneteau 343 '07, '08 3 from $95,500 34 Beneteau First Class 10 '85 $37,000 34 C&C 34 '81 $29,900 34 Cal 34 '70 $31,900 34 Catalina 34 '86 $37,500

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Hunter 340 '01 Pearson 34 '84 Bristol 35.5 '78 Hunter 356 '03 O'Day 35 '88 Pearson 35 '81 Schock 35 '01 Beneteau 36.7 '03

$59,900 $39,500 $60,000 $79,900 $34,900 $29,995 $49,500 $82,900 Beneteau 361 '00, '01, '04 3 from $64,500 Beneteau First 36.7 '03 $85,000 Cape Dory 36 '81 $62,000 Catalina 36 Mark II '98 $75,000 Hunter 36 '05 $89,900 Mariner 36 Ketch '80 $34,000 Sabre 362 '01 $179,900 Beneteau 37 '09 $139,900 Beneteau 373 '04, '06 2 from $130,000 C & C 37 '83 $33,500 Tartan 37 '79 $49,900 Beneteau 381 '01 2 from $86,000 Beneteau First 38s5 '91 $62,500 Bristol 38.8 '83 $94,900 C&C 38 Mark II '77 $29,000 Catalina 380 '98 $98,000 Morgan 382 '79 $32,500

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$29,900

$69,500

38 Sabre 38 '85 $59,900 38 Sabre 386 '07 $269,900 39 Beneteau 393 '02, '05 2 from $99,900 40 Beneteau 40 CC '95 $119,000 40 Beneteau OC 40 '08, '09 3 from $176,900 40 Canadian Sailcraft '92 $84,500 40 Catalina 400 MK II '03 $164,900 40 Hunter 40 '85 $50,000 40 O'Day 40 '87 $52,000 41 Beneteau 411 '01 $99,500 41 Hallberg-Rassy 41 '79 $115,000 41 Hunter 410 '01 $114,900 41 Lagoon 410-S2 '03 $328,900 41 Lord Nelson 41 '87 $99,900 41 Tartan 412 '90 $119,500 42 Beneteau 423 (2-cabin) '06 $167,900 42 Hunter 420 '02 $129,900 42 Hunter Passage 42 '95 $84,900 42 Pearson 424 Cutter '83 $59,900 42 Sabre 42 '90 $89,995 42 Sabre 425 '88, '91 2 from $140,000 43 Beneteau 13.50 '84 $75,000 43 Beneteau 43 '09 $209,000 43 Beneteau 432 '88 $64,900 43 Jeanneau SO 43 DS '05 $227,000

43 Schucker 436 MS '79 $77,000 44 Bavaria 44 '95 $134,500 44 Beneteau First 44.7 '04 $239,900 44 Cal 44 '85 $99,900 44 Dean 440 Catamaran '02 $244,500 45 Hunter 45 DS '09 $257,000 45 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey '07 $225,000 46 Beneteau 46 '08 $255,000 46 Beneteau 461 '00, '01 2 from $179,900 46 Hallberg-Rassy 46 '96 $360,000 46 Leopard 46 CAT '09 $575,000 46 Scheeps & Jachtbouw '82 $95,000 46 Tartan 4600 '93 $249,000 47 Beneteau 47.7 '01, '04 2 from $224,900 47 Beneteau 473 '02 $199,000 47 Passport 47 '85 $159,000 47 Tayana 47 '90 $169,000 48 Hans Christian Yachts '94 $189,900 50 Beneteau Cyclades 50 '06 $160,000 50 Beneteau First 50 '07 $329,000 50 Celestial 50 PH '99 $255,000 50 Horizon Steel PH '96 $185,000 52 Beneteau 523 '06 $349,900 53 Amel 53 '93 $249,000 55 Custom Ketch '94 $179,900

45 Hunter 45 CC ‘07, ‘08

41 Lagoon 410 ‘99

2 from $228,999

$247,900

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 31’ Beneteau 311 ’99 Super bay boat in excellent cond. with new mainsail & running rigging; Raymarine instruments; AC etc. Check out the specs on www.annapolisyachtsales.com. $49,500 neg. Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436-4484 or email Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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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

Pearson 28-2 ’87 Clean, turnkey, meticulously maintained Chesapeake Bay cruiser, many upgrades, Yanmar diesel $16,900 call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

34’ Beneteau 343 ’07 & ’08 Both nicely equipped w/AC and chartplotter. Other equipment varies. From $107,000. For more information contact Bob Oberg 410-320-3385 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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

40’ Beneteau 40 ’08 & ’09 Choose from 2 of the nicest, cleanest Beneteau 40s on the market. Both extremely well equipped and one is 2 cabin, 1 head, the other 3 cabin 2 head. Easy to see here in Annapolis at Jabins. From $189,900 Call Denise at 410-991-8236 or Denise@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 42’ Hunter 420 CC ’02 Gorgeous meticulously maintained, A/C, generator, bow thruster, Raymarine Electronics incl. radar, 2 cabin w/aft centerline, 2 heads $155K. Contact Keith: 301-503-4634 or Keith@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 44’ Beneteau First 44.7 ’04 Absolutely the nicest ever commissioned. Never raced unless for fun!! Custom improvements, AC/Heat, Genset, microwave, new electronics and much more. Asking $239,900. Call Dan at 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 47’ Beneteau 473 ’03 This 2 cabin layout is loaded w/generator, A/C, new HD Raymarine e7, dinghy & OB, 3 flat screen TVs, bowthruster & more. She is at Bert Jabins. Clean & ready to go! $229,900. Call Denise at 410-991-8236 or Denise@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 47’ Beneteau 47.7 ’01 Blue hull, great gear, and well maintained!! Check the asking price. 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! $399,000 Contact Tim (410) 267-8181 or > tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 50’ Beneteau ’00 Never chartered, 2-cabin, genset, 2-zone Air, thruster, power winches, stern arch, dinghy, and all the extras you need to get cruising right away! $209,000. Call Aaron: 443-949-4559 or Aaron@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 53’ Amel Super Maramu ’93 Blue water center cockpit getaway boat for retirement circumnavigation. All the goodies for luxury cruising in style. Check out the specs on www.AnnapolisYachtSales.com. $249,000 neg. Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436 4484 or email Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com.

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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 6hp. Boat is in great shape and ready to go! (443) 949-9481. Jeanneau 409 ’12 $209,000 2 cab/1 head – 150 engine hours, full electronics and spinnaker - boat like new call Bobby Allen (443)-949-9481 Jeanneau 42i ’07 $199,000 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 Located in the Caribbean, nicely equipped, top of line electronics, radar, solar panels, SSB, dinghy, outboard, EPIRB, genaker, owners relocating, ready to sell. $549,900 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 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 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 50’ Oceanis ’11 2 cabin, 180 hrs on Yanmar 110-hp. Fresh water yacht. Asking $349K Call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

35’ Southern Cross canoe sterned, Cutter rigged, Tom Gilmer design. two owner boat she has had excellent care and is in great cond., ready to cruise $52,000. 757-480-1073 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 $179,000 757-480-1073 www. bayharborbrokerage.com 44’ Gulfstar ’81 Very solid good sailing boat. Center cockpit, full enclosure, beautiful lines see her at www.bayharborbrokerage.com

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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

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

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 410-745-4942 • lmills@cbmm.org and racing sails. Asking $85,000 www.cbmm.org/g_boatdonations.htm Offers encouraged - Contact Mike Classic Nutshell Sailing Dinghy 410-269-0939 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

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.

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, $8,000 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org 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 infoFrom $95,000 410 269-0939, www.CrusaderYachts.com

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Legacy 42 IPS Featured Brokerage

62’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 62 ................... $339,000 53’ 1984 Mason 53 Ketch ............................. $150,000 50’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 50 ................... $165,000 49’ 2007 Jeanneau 49 Deck Salon............... $299,000 48’ 2000 Sunward 48 Ketch ......................... $225,000 46’ 2003 Tartan 4600..................................... $349,900 44’ 2004 Tartan 4400..................................... $399,000 43’ 1997 Saga 43 ........................................... $189,000 42’ 1981 Pearson 424 ..................................... $49,900 41’ 2001 Tartan 4100..................................... $160,000 40’ 1976 Bristol 40 .......................................... $60,000 40’ 2005 Formula 40 PC - Hardtop .............. $188,000 40’ 1998 Pacific Seacraft 40 ......................... $250,000 40’ 1996 Pacific Seacraft 40 ......................... $259,000 40’ 2001 Pacific Seacraft 40 ......................... $245,000 40’ 1998 Regal 402 Commodore.................... $97,500 39’ 2002 Catalina 390 - 3 Cabin ................... $135,000

Mike Titgemeyer CPYB, Owner 410-703-7986

Rod Rowan CPYB 703-593-7531

38’ 1988 C&C 38 Mk III .................................... $57,500 38 2004 Hunter 38 ......................................... $137,500 38’ 2015 Hanse 385 - New Demo .......................CALL 37’ 1977 Gulfstar 37 ........................................ $57,500 37’ 1995 Pacific Seacraft Creelock 37......... $160,000 37’ 1985 Tayana 37 ......................................... $45,000 37’ 2004 Tartan 3700 # 81............................. $210,000 37’ 2002 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 ............. $95,000 35’ 1979 Bristol 35.5 ....................................... $54,900 35’ 2002 Hunter 356 ........................................ $69,500 35’ 2004 Hunter 356 ........................................ $89,000 34’ 2006 Beneteau 343 ................................... $99,000 34’ 2007 Beneteau 343 ................................. $109,000 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........... $95,000

Dave van den Arend CPYB 443-850-4197

Ken Jacks Broker 443-223-8901

34’ 1993 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34........... $95,000 33’ 2015 Tartan 101 - NEW IN STOCK ...............CALL 33’ 1980 Tartan 33........................................... $25,900 33’ 2000 Nauticat 331 Motor Sailor ............. $180,000 33’ 2014 Tartan 101....................................... $210,000 32’ 2015 Legacy 32 Downeast - NEW # 50........CALL 32’ 2004 C&C 99 - Trade In............................. $85,000 32’ 2004 C&C 99 .............................................. $85,000 32’ 2000 Catalina 320...................................... $64,500 32’ 1995 Catalina 320...................................... $48,500 32’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 .................. $95,000 32’ 1995 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 ................ $110,000 31’ 1990 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31........... $59,500 28’ 1987 Tartan 28........................................... $29,500 27’ 1980 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 w/ Trailer $67,750 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Daysailor - Demo..... $89,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Weekender - Demo.. $99,000

Pete Mancillas Broker 443-676-3118

Peter Holzinger Broker 410-279-7322

BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED

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. Asking $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!! 410-269-0939

40’ Pacific Seacraft ’98 & ’96 Standout Crealock design. Both VERY well equipped and meticulous care by owners - Ready for coastal or offshore cruising! FROM $245,000- 410-2690939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

39’ Catalina 390 ’02 Three cabin layout Never Chartered! Good equipment, furling mast, air, plotter, autopilot & more. Ready to cruise and make new adventures. Good condition - rare find $135,000 Call CYS for more info! www.CrusaderYachts.com

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

SOLD 35’ Tartan 3500 ’92 Two owner boat, well maintained and shows like a newer boat. Newer sails, Engine rebuilt ’06. Shows really well! Trade in - Offers encouraged! Call Mike 410-269-0939 CrusaderYachts.com

38’ Freedom ’90 Amazing boat. Lots of updates & improvements. Newer electronics, painted hull & deck, Carbon rig, self tacking job & more. Turnkey & ready for fall sailing now. Bigger boat ordered! Asking $75,000 www.crusaderyachts.com

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Dealers for Southerly and Island Packet Yachts

Dealers for DELPHIA from 24’– 47’ 63 Little Harbour 1989 ........................................$1,100,000 60 Brewer Ketch 2000 .............................................$189,000 57 Southerly 2012 ................................................$1,395,000 57 Southerly 2011 ................................................$1,675,000 52 Island Packet 520 NEW MODEL ..................... ENQUIRE 52 Island Packet 485 2007 ......................................$475,000 52 Island Packet 485 2005 ...............................................U/C 52 Island Packet 485 2003 ......................................$505,000 50 Morgan Catalina 1990 .................................................U/C 48 Bowman 1992/2006 ....................................................U/C 47 Delphia NEW ......................................................$450,000 47 Trintella 2002 ....................................................$595,000 47 Beneteau 473 2006 .............................................$259,900 46 Island Packet 465 2008 ......................................$489,000 46 Island Packet 465 2008 ......................................$499,900 45 Island Packet 1996 .............................................$239,900 45 Island Packet 1999 .............................................$199,900 44 Island Packet 1993 .............................................$175,000 44 Island Packet 440 2005 ......................................$440,000 43 Jeanneau DS 2003 ..............................................$214,900 43 Endeavour 1979 ...................................................$68,900 43 Passport 2000 .....................................................$294,900 43 IP SP Cruiser MKII NEW MODEL .................. ENQUIRE

Dealers for ISLAND PACKET from 36’– 52’ 42 Island Packet 420 2002 ......................................$284,900 42 Island Packet 420 2005 ......................................$288,500 42 Moody 425 1991 ................................................$118,500 42 Endeavour 1985 ...................................................$99,900 42 Southerly 42RST 2011 .......................................$575,000 42 Tatoosh 1982 .....................................................$120,000 41 IP SP Cruiser MKI 2010 ....................................$429,000 41 Bristol 41.1 CC 1981 .........................................$135,000 41 Rhodes Bounty II 1957 ........................................$44,750 40 Delphia NEW .....................................................$265,000 40 Cal 1966 .....................................................................U/C 40 Island Packet 1999 .............................................$188,500 39 Beneteau 393 2003 ...............................................$99,900 38 Southerly 2009 ............................................................U/C 38 Catalina 380 2000 ..............................................$122,500 38 Hunter 2005 ......................................................$124,900 38 Island Packet 380 2000 ......................................$219,000 38 Island Packet 380 2000 ...............................................U/C 38 Island Packet 380 2000 ......................................$225,000 38 Island Packet 380 1999 ......................................$189,000 38 Island Packet 1990 .............................................$139,000 37 Nauticat 2002 ....................................................$239,000 37 Gib’Sea 1990 ........................................................$29,990 37 Island Packet 370 2008 ......................................$248,000

Dealers for SOUTHERLy Variable Swing Keel 37 Island Packet 1995 .............................................$149,000 37 Southerly 115 MK IV 2006 ................................$225,000 36 Hunter 2005 ......................................................$104,900 36 Southerly 110 2005 ............................................$199,000 36 Island Packet Estero 2010 ...................................$270,000 36 Tashing Tashiba 1986 ........................................$119,900 36 S2 11.0C 1980 .......................................................Enquire 35 Island Packet 350 1998 ......................................$120,000 35 Island Packet 1992 .............................................$114,400 35 Island Packet 1989 .............................................$124,900 35 Island Packet Cat 1994 .......................................$149,500 34 Catalina 1993 .......................................................$49,900 34 O’Day 1983 ..........................................................$39,900 34 Sabre MKI 1980 ...................................................$39,000 33 Tartan 1981 .........................................................$34,500 32 Camper Nicholson 1970 .......................................$59,000 32 Island Packet ................................. Several from....$79,900 31 Island Packet ..........................................3 From....$48,900 31 Hunter 1984 ........................................................$16,900 30 Allied Seawind 1969 .............................................$49,500 30 Pearson 303 1986........................................................U/C 29 Island Packet ..........................................2 From....$59,900 27 Island Packet ................................. Several from....$29,900 27 John Holmes Custom w/trlr 1987 .........................$16,500

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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 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

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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’ Hunter ’05 Fresh water boat, extremely well taken care of and very clean, located in Mississippi. Asking $129,900 Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or email rob at rob@curtisstokes.net

35’ Classic C&C MK II Classic ’74 Westerbeke auxiliary, large sail inventory, proven winner. Asking $19,000 Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or email him at 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

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

31 Hunter ‘87 - $22,000 31 Hunter ’86 - $19,000 31 Hunter ‘84 - $21,000 31 Hunter’84 - $19,500

32-40 foot 326 Hunter ‘03 - $59,000 33 Hunter ’05 - $79,000 33 Hunter ‘82 - $14,999 336 Hunter ’96 - $50,000 37.5 Hunter ‘94 - $66,900

376 Hunter ’97 - $70,000 376 Hunter ’97 - $72,000 376 Hunter ‘96 - $45,000 376 Hunter ’96 - $79,900 38 Hunter ‘08 - $135,000

41 + foot 41AC Hunter ‘05- $154,900 45DS Hunter ‘10- $265,000 41DS Hunter ’11 - $227,000 456 Hunter ’05- $205,000 42 Hunter ‘91 - $91,000 456 Hunter ‘04- $190,000 44AC Hunter ’04- $169,500 46 Hunter ’01- $165,000 44DS Hunter ‘07 - $175,000 49 Hunter ‘10- $340,000

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29’ 1989 Bayfield Cutter Yanmar 13-hp, Shoal Draft................CONTRACT 29’ 1984 Bayfield Yanmar DSL, 3’6” Draft ............................................... $16,500 28’ 1977 Sabre Volvo 13 Hp dsl, RF, wheel steering, bimini & dodger $15,000 30’ 1988 Catalina DSL, Shoal Draft 3’10” ................................................ $22,500 30’ 1987 Catalina Universal DSL, 5’3” Draft ........................................... $22,500 30’ 1985 Ericson 30 R/F, Wheel, DSL, Cruise Equipped, Shoal............. $16,500 32’ 2007 Dufour Le Grande Volvo DSL, Wheel, RF, Shoal................$114,500 34’ 2001 Motorsailor Kubota 50-hp, Custom......................................... $35,000 35’ 1980 Cal 35 Cruiser/Racer, Wheel, DSL, Spinnaker............................ SOLD 36’ 1996 Catalina 36 Yanmar, Air, Dinghy, w/ Davits.............................. $79,500 38’ 1991 Pearson 38 Yanmar DSL, RF...................................................... $88,000

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DSL, Wheel, RF, Dinghy 42’ Hunter 19-hp 420 Center Cockpit ’99 (410) 977-9460 • jay@knot10.com $124,500 2 ensuite staterooms/ 2 heads. Yanmar 6-2hp, all weather enclosed cockpit. C&C 110 ‘01 $109,000 Great cruising/ $100,000. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216 533racer Comfortable and Fast- Loaded 9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates, with equipment Jay 410-977-960 Rob@curtisstokes.net 36’ Catalina ‘93 New canvas, davits/ dingy, Ready to sell, $59,000 Call Jay 410-977-9460 Island Packet 370 ‘05 $252,000 All new electronics, bow thruster, beautiful condition- Jay 410-977-9460 42’ Catalina ‘03 $159,900 Blue water ready- rare cabin/w center queen call Jay 410-977-9460 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 29’ Bayfield ’89 Yanmar 13-hp, shoal, cutter $15,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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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 $10,000 Sabre 28’ 1974 30 HP Universal Atomic 4 $11,000 J/24 1979 and Triad single axle trailer Mercury Outboard 4 hp new topsides 2013 complete, reliable and sturdy. $5,000 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 331 ’01 $74,500 CLEAN Inmast furling, cruising spin, chart plotter, pilot, wind, repeater, AC/Heat, refrig See her on the web - www. greatblueyachts.com - Call for details and to arrange a showing - Tony 800604-3242 tony@greatblueyachts.com Hunter 33 ’05 $77,500 Glenn Henderson design, In-mast furling, upgraded rigging, E7 plotter, pilot, wind, AC / heat, canvas - See her on the web - www.greatblueyachts.com Call for details and to arrange a showing - Cherie 800-604-3242 cherie@greatblueyachts.com

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30’ Ericson ’85 R/F, wheel, dsl. Cruise equipped. Shoal. $16,500 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) 8279300. 36’ Catalina ’96 Yanmar dsl, dodger, dinghy, custom mattress $79,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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Marina RD • Deltaville, VA Beneteau 373 ’06 $124,900 www.nortonyachts.com Exceptional sailer - exceptional cond. In-mast, cruising spin, E80 plotter w/ 20’ Beneteau First ’13 Caper is in radar, pilot, wind, dinghy, full canvas excellent cond.. This is a beautiful boat, See her on the web perfect for day sailing, racing, or a first www.greatblueyachts.com - Call for taste of coastal cruising. $39,500 details and to arrange a showing - Tony Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, 8 0 0 - 6 0 4 - 3 2 4 2 www.nortonyachts.com tony@greatblueyachts.com 38’ Hunter ’08 Liberty Call is a super Hunter 380 ’02 $76,500 PRICED clean boat w/ Full cockpit Enclosure and RIGHT! In-mast, upgraded sails, plotter, great electronics.This boat is a perfect pilot, wind, AC / heat, full canvas, dinghy mid-size cruiser for you. $135,000 w/ OB - See her on the web - www. Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, greatblueyachts.com - Call for details www.nortonyachts.com and to arrange a showing - Tony 80041DS Hunter ’11 Captain’s Lady is in 604-3242 tony@greatblueyachts.com pristine condition! She has a great layout that provides ample space, and has been very well cared for. Just Listed! $227,000 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

44’ DS Hunter ’07 Blue Skies is Gorgeous & loaded with options! She’s the perfect boat therapy you need! Reduced for Quick Sale – Don’t let this boat get away! $175,000 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 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 50CC Hunter ’09 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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20’ Pacific Sea Craft Flicka “Miracle” New 14-hp Beta Marine dsl w/ 146 hrs, heavy duty long trailer, roller furling, tiller auto pilot, Ready to go ! Asking:$28,500 Call Regent Point Marina @804-7584457 www.regentpointmarina.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

Lord Nelson 41 ’87 $149K New Offering! Cruise ready condition. Tall rig, built for the owner’s of Lord Nelson Yachts. Boatshow special. Don’t miss this one! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

30’ Lippincott ’83 “Red Horizon” Yanmar 2GM, new canvas, new standing rigging, good sail complement, 2 new Trojan 6V house batteries, sail ready! Asking: $19,900 Call Regent Point Marina@ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

Rogue Wave Specializes in High Quality, Ocean-going vessels of substance and character. Now is the 35’ Allmand Pilot House ‘82 time! List your boat with us!. Also check out our free Buyer’s Agent Services! Call “Sara V” 27-hp Westerbeke dsl, Kate and Bernie at 410 571-2955. 13 W Westerbeke dsl generator, two helm stations, RF main & genoa, Asking $19,900 Call Regent Point Marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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

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Tayana Vancouver 42 ’87 $179K Totally upgraded and equipped…900 amp hrs and genset, solar, wind, water maker, diesel heat, new electronics, ready to go now. RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Bristol Channel Cutters ’83 and ’90 $115K Classic Lyle Hess design. Two beautiful vessels to choose from. Both well equipped in great condition. Come see! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

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Valiant 42 CE Cutter ’99 $299 Sale Price! Our BoatShow Queen! Come See Us. Come see this awesome Valiant 42! Incredible show condition. Completely equipped. Two available. RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Tayana 52 Aft Cockpit Two ’93 $289K and ’89 $149K Wonderful, well equipped, three-stateroom aft cockpit cruiser! Among Bob Perry’s most beautiful designs. Come compare! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Island Packet Yachts 26-52’ Beneteau 393 ’03 Great value! Inmast Considering a New or Brokerage Island furling, larger engine w/low hrs, shoal Packet? Our brokers have sold more IPs draft, new electronics, A/C, king size aft than any other group in the World. cabin, sails well! What more could you Call S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777 want? $99,900 S&J Yachts (410 ) 639www.sjyachts.com 2777 www.sjyachts.com

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Tayana 48 ‘06 $429K Beautiful center cockpit deck salon cutter with many custom features and all amenities. Easy to sail and a dream to live aboard and cruise. 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 36, 37, 38, 42, 47 & 57 feet from $199,000 to $1,675,000. S&J Yachts 410 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com S&J Yachts Brokers for Fine Yachts Dealers for Delphia and Island Packet Yachts. 3 offices, Now 11 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

Delphia 40 ‘13 A quality boat with a European flair. New boat, available now in Annapolis. 3 cabins. Nice mahogany joinery. Many nice features! $264,900 S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

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36’ Gulfstream ‘55 Thought to be the last Derecktor built Gulfstream 36 and for a short time owned by builder Robert Derecktor. Classic Woody asking $45,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.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.

19’ Menger Cat ‘93 Classic Gaff rigged Menger Cat boat with style, function and practicality! Drawing less than 2’ and sporting a huge cockpit she represents the perfect Chesapeake daysailer offered for $19,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

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39’ Pearson ‘74 “Molly” has had a major refit with over 160K spent! Convertible yawl rig...have it both ways! An unbelievable opportunity for the discriminating buyer looking for that special boat! Now $69,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 40’ Hunter 40.5 Legend Series ’97 Simply one of the best layouts in a 40 footer! Ready for adventure...Reduced to $87,750 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

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AB Marine - Magic Ezy............................................64

East of Maui............................................................61

Port Annapolis Marina.............................................14

AB Marine - Shaft Shark..........................................68

Eastport Yacht Center.............................................42

Pro Valor Charters...................................................57

Adirondack Guide Boats..........................................67

Electronic Marine.....................................................45

Profurl / Wichard......................................................11

Allstate Insurance....................................................71

Fawcett Boat Supplies........................................42,46

Quantum..................................................................88

Annapolis Athletic Club...........................................27

Ferry Point - Trappe................................................60

Regent Point Marina................................................66

Annapolis Gelcoat...................................................64

Forespar - Whisker Pole..........................................66

RogueWave Yacht Brokerage.................................50

Annapolis Performance Sailing.................................3

Harbor East Marina.................................................67

Rondar.....................................................................84

Annapolis Yacht Sales..................................10,38,93

Harbours at Solomons...............................................9

Annapolis Yacht-Works LLC...................................46

Herrington Harbour..................................................18

ARC DelMarVa Rally...............................................59

Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond...............................28

Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies.................................2

J. Gordon & Co........................................................47

Bands in the Sand.................................................107

J/World....................................................................60

Blue Water Sailing School.......................................50

Knot 10....................................................................99

S&J Yachts..............................................................96 Sail Baltimore Funraiser..........................................65 SailFlow...................................................................33 Sailrite Enterprises..................................................20 Sailtime......................................................................8 Scandia Marine Center.......................................25,55 Screwpile.................................................................73

BoatU.S................................................................7,23

Leukemia Cup.........................................................29

Boatyard Bar & Grill.................................................26

Lippincott Marine.....................................................98

Campbell’s Boatyards.............................................39

M Yacht Services....................................................21

Cape Charles Town Harbor.....................................32

M Yacht Services Blue Div......................................49

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.......................31

Mack Sails...............................................................51

Chesapeake Boating Club.......................................65

Martek Davits..........................................................68

Chesapeake Harbour Inc........................................55

Miles River Yacht Club............................................77

Chesapeake Light Craft...........................................61

New Found Metals..................................................51

Coppercoat USA.....................................................62

North Sails.............................................................108

CRAB......................................................................98

Norton Sailing School..............................................57

Cruise Annapolis.....................................................15

Norton Yachts.....................................................58,97

Tohatsu America Corp............................................17

Shipwright Harbour..................................................62 Southern Bay Race Week.......................................83 Spring Cove Marina.................................................69 Start Sailing Now.....................................................48 Stur-Dee Boat..........................................................68 Sudbury Boat Care Products...................................31 Summer Sailstice....................................................41 Sunsail.....................................................................13 Suntex Marinas.......................................................32 Tidewater Yacht Service Baltimore.........................63

Crusader Yacht Sales.............................................95

Ocean Racing..........................................................75

Ullman Sails..............................................................4

Curtis Stokes.............................................................5

Orca Green Marine..................................................47

Vane Brothers.........................................................63

Davis’ Pub...............................................................67

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid..........................................72

West Marine............................................................19

Down the Bay Race.................................................84

Pocket-Yacht Company...........................................39

Whitehall Marina.................................................41,64

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1.888.832.2287 www.mecat.com Charters Available C&C 44 Kirby 30 Two boats for Charter, Kirby 30 can be chartered for the full year or any partial plan. K30 is a daysailer but does have accommodations for 4. Also a C&C 44 available, great boats with all the amenities. Very reasonable rates. Please call for details and pricing. Call Greg 410-8528671 or Gary 443-277-6425

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Assistant Manager Wanted The Norfolk Naval Sailing Center & Marina offers brand new waterfront facilities overlooking the bay, the perfect sail training environment with a large fleet of rental boats, year round full time employment, excellent benefits, competitive salary commensurate w/experience, and career training opportunities. Send inquiries or resumes with cover letter to capt.curry@gmail.com Canvas Shop Opportunity in North Carolina Well established Marine Canvas Shop seeks new operator. Current operator retiring. Shop is located on site at regions leading full service marina and boatyard. Ideal candidate will be experienced and proficient with canvas repairs, bimini and dodger fabrication and upholstery. Contact: Mark Henley, 179 McCotters Marina Road, Washington, NC 27889 e-mail: mccotter@beaufortco.com Captains Wanted - The Baltimore Water Taxi Is accepting applications for the 2015 season. Seasonal PT and FT positions available; Weekend availability is a MUST. Valid Master’s License and TWIC Card required. Customer service and inboard experience preferred. Openings available beginning in March 2015. Apply online at www.watertaxijobs.com www. watertaxijobs.com Dockmaster - Part Time Weekend Person Hours: 12 noon to 6 pm Sat, Sunday & holidays. Good pay plus tips. No experience necessary. Must have cell phone & basic boat knowledge. Will train. Call Bob (443) 454-4370.

Available Available at at Bacon Bacon Sails Sails & & Marine Marine Supplies Supplies Annapolis Annapolis www.baconsails.biz www.baconsails.biz or or spotlessstainless.com spotlessstainless.com Boat Lifts (sail) for Sale: 1) 8,000 lb. Hi-N-Dry, enclosed motor covers. 2) 10,000 lb. Complete with mounting package. Original price for both $8,000. Motivated to sell. Call 410-956-0182. Edgewater, Maryland.

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. 410-268-1161, csaville@quantumsails.com

Max Prop. 3 Blade, 18” dia. 1” shaft. Recent rebuild by PYI. $1000. Honda O/B motor 2011, 5-hp. Minimum use. $1000. 8’ Trinka dinghy. Teak floors. Long oars. $800 (410) 353-6959.

Schooner Woodwind: Annapolis Sailing Cruises Is hiring a Waterfront Facilities Manager to manage their dockside office and staff, including customer service representatives and dock staff for very small wharf-side marina. This is a full-time year round position with benefits. For a complete job description and information on how to apply please visit, www.schoonerwoodwind. com/contact-us/employment/

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MARINE engines 2014 Mercury 9.9-hp Big Foot Model # 9.9EXLHD-25”, elec. start, tiller steer. Comes w/tiller extension, many extras. 55 hrs. 4 yr warranty. Asking $2095. Located in Annapolis. Charlie (610) 585-4567. Can be seen on Craig’s List. annapolis.craigslist.org/ search/sss?query=mercury%202014%20engine%20 annapolis&sort=rel Propane Outboard - Lehr 5 HP Outboard. Less than 10 hours use. 10 hour maintenance check done. Includes 11 pound propane tank and hose. $1250 410721-9109 or boats.babies@verizon.net

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Get Paid to Sail! The Woodwind schooners are hiring crew. Some sailing knowledge necessary. Fun people, avg. $12/hour, and lots of great sailing. FT & PT. (410) 263-7837. Download application www.schoonerwoodwind.com/contact-us/employment/ Riggers & Service Manager Wanted Annapolis, MD Atlantic Spars & Rigging is looking for sailboat riggers and a Service Manager. We are a well-established, custom rigging & metal fabrication business with two locations. All positions require prior rigging experience, be extremely organized, detail oriented, and have a great working attitude. We offer competitive wages, great benefits and career positions. Send resume to marc@atlanticspars.com or call 410-268-1570.

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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’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com. 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. 35’ - 60’ Slips on Choptank River Cambridge City Marina. Low annual and transient rates, water, electric. Clean restrooms, showers, laundry, Wi-Fi. Walk to historic downtown and great dining. 410-330-8016. 40’ Slip in Back Creek - Eastport - Severn House Section of Annapolis, 15’ wide, 7.5’ deep, water, electric, dock box, no liveaboards, no pets. $400 /mo. 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. 46’ Boat Slip on Spa Creek for Sale Inside bridge. 30amp electric, water, pool, baths, club house, parking. $150,000. 267-304-4246. 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

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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. Deep Water Sail Slips on Rhode River In Edgewater. Electric, water & showers. (410) 798-1232. Galesville - West River Deep water sailboat slips with water and electric. Private home. Up to 40 feet. 410-212-4867. Private Sailboat Slips off Mill Creek Near Cantlers, easy access Whitehall Bay. Quiet Water and electric and bubbler. Slips 28ft – 45ft with deep water 301-518-0989. Slips, up to 40’, in town of Oxford on Town Creek Starting at $1,900 through 2015. Water and electric. (410) 726-3151. Slips, West River, Galesville MD 20’ TO 52’ available. Water, power & shower included. Deep draft. Minutes to the Bay. Pirates Cove Marina. (410) 867-3600. Why Pay High Annapolis or Baltimore Rates? $1,250-$2,200 YR. Land storage $120 monthly. Haulouts $10. Minutes to Bay and Baltimore Beltway. Old Bay Marina (410) 477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina.com

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TRAILErS Venture Boat Trailer ’06 Rated 1300 lb, like-new cond., OK for 17’ sailboat, Sea Scouts $950, Steve Alexander, stevedalex@msn.com, 301 646 0805

too late to classify Day Charter - A beautifully restored Hinckley Bermuda 40 Sloop with captain and crew to sail the mid bay area. See Thomas Point Light house close up, cruise Annapolis harbor, Ego Alley and view the Naval Academy waterfront from the helm of a teak trimmed classic. Learn some sailing fundamentals, polish your skills, show off! Gourmet lunch and beverages included. (703) 946-2751.

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The Oxford-Bellevue Ferry by Kaylie Jasinski

stablished in 1683, the OxfordBellevue Ferry is America’s oldest privately owned ferry route. The three-fourths of a mile trip across the Tred Avon River only takes about seven to 10 minutes and can accommodate up to nine vehicles, as well as passengers, bikes, motorcycles, and sometimes even RVs. From the Bellevue landing, St. Michaels is just a quick seven mile bike ride or drive away. Three hundred thirty two years ago, on November 20, Talbot County authorized the establishment of a ferry service for “horses and men,” with Richard Royston as its first operator. Royston was one of Oxford’s founding fathers, taking lot No. 1 when the town was initially laid out. He was paid 2500 pounds of tobacco per year (about $25) to operate the ferry. But unfortunately, Royston is remembered for his “scandalous” behavior of 1686 rather than his service to the town of Oxford. Records indicate that he was convicted for an unknown forgery offense after giving up the Tred Avon Ferry. His specific crime is unknown but he suffered a public whipping for it, and after his death, the Maryland Assembly formally condemned him as a man whose “life and actions (were) notoriously scandalous in the province.” Just what did you do, Richard Royston? During the early 1700s, the ferry would host its most remarkable proprietor, Judith Bennett. Bennett had three husbands in her lifetime, a feat in and of itself for the 1700s, and each husband would run the ferry during the marriage, while Judith ran

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##The Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, circa 1925. Photo courtesy of the Maryland State Archives

the business herself for more than 10 years when in between spouses. During the 1750s, yet another female, Elizabeth Skinner operated the ferry; then a scow propelled by sculling. That particular model and method of sculling required strength and a skill set that few men possessed—the scow was propelled by a 14-foot sweep oar operated at the stern. When sails and oars were replaced by a small coal-fired steam tug, the William H. Fisher in 1886, it was a huge improvement to the efficiency of the route. The tug only transported passengers but it towed a wooden scow when wagons, horses, and eventually automobiles needed to cross the river. In 1912, the steam tug Fisher, which had a bad habit of sinking dur-

ing the night, was replaced by gasoline tug Vivian. One crew member recalled finding her sunk up to her gunnels in the morning and having “to get the crabs and hardheads out of her” after they had pumped her out. Captain Buck Richardson, one of Oxford’s most famous sailors, financed the building of a new boat, the Tred Avon, in 1931 in order to keep the ferry line alive. The 50-foot long, wooden, gasoline powered ferry was in service until 1974. Then in 1980, the first steel ferry, the Talbot, was built by Blount Shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island and put into service that July. In January of 2002, Tom and Judy Bixler purchased the line, thus continuing the more than 300 years of service of the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry.

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