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by Molly Winans

Breakdown

recently found myself on the side of the road at 10 p.m. in an overheated 19-year old Volkswagen, searching my wallet for an expired motor club card. I got lucky. The first tow truck I called came within half an hour. He towed me 1.2 miles and charged me $70. This would have been much more expensive had I been driving a boat. Thankfully, my captain friend is wiser than I, at least when it comes to his boat. Six weeks after my car mess, when we found ourselves stuck in the Rhode River on a 40-foot sailboat with a dead battery, he had a current BoatU.S. membership card. The evening before, the skipper had noticed the cabin lights flickering as he ran the water pump. I don’t remember what I was up to, but suddenly, there was panic in the air—“We need to run the engine!” he said. In a flash of hands and keys and companionway scrambling, he headed up and cranked her. The familiar whimper from my decrepit car, wahwah-wh-t… escaped from the bowels of the boat. There goes the evening, I thought. Although I tend to be the “let’s deal with it in the morning” type, my captain hyper-focuses on matters related to his boat. At the moment I uttered the words about waiting until breakfast (I knew it was futile even as I spoke), our raftup team of four split into two factions: the two guys crossing back and forth from boat to boat, from electrical panels to battery houses, and the two women sipping drinks discussing the ins and outs of the publishing world, vaca-

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tions, and party planning. I hate to admit the boat had such a ridiculously stereotypical cast at that moment, but there it was. Liz and I had a more relaxing night than the guys. The battery situation waited until morning.

Captain Hamilton “Ham” Gale motored from Annapolis to the Rhode in his red TowBoatU.S. boat right on schedule around 10:30 a.m. After a few attempts at jumping the battery, he took our tow line and told us to lock the wheel in the center.

Following four busy cruising seasons on the boat, this was our first tow home. We weren’t sure what to expect. I must say, it was a pleasant experience—more enjoyable on that windless Labor Day than motoring home would have been. We joked that we should call Capt. Ham to tow us home next time the wind dies. Sailing is nothing if not humbling. It’s embarrassing being the ones behind the tow boat waving sheepishly at fellow sailors. At least there was no wind. No one could have said that we should have sailed home. The most humiliating moment came when we realized we’d left our dirty fenders dangling all the way to the West River entrance. Really. We fender snobs did that. I’d like to apologize for the stink eye I’ve given fellow fender offenders. I’m okay. You’re okay. Let’s clean up our rails together. The wind piped up as we arrived in Annapolis Harbor, of course. We had no clue how Ham was going to guide us into our slip. Deftly and with clear communications, he spun us around and instructed us to lasso a piling. We made it in, stern to the dock, with no drama. Had we not had the $175 BoatU.S. membership, that tow would have cost four times that amount. That’s one membership my skipper won’t let lapse. Thank you, Capt. Ham, for your promptness and professionalism. We’re lucky to have pros like you in our back yard.

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Reader’s Write Introducing the Lazyfish

am a lifelong sailor on the Chesapeake and keep a cruising C&C on Gibson Island. As a fun project, I’ve come up with a new sailboat: a Lazyfish. She is half Laser hull, half Sunfish rig… and sails excellently. It was a process of “inadvertent selection” mixing parts. I believe it combines the best of both—and is superior to either. Here’s why: simpler, easier to rig, faster to rig, adjustable height to boom/rig, less tall overall—means more stable, less tippy—allows a flatter, easier-to-plane movement, so faster, no hiking strap needed due to lower center of effort with lateen rig, colorful sail, special, and distinctive! Jack Goehring, III McLean, VA

Les Français in Annapolis

he article by Al Schreitmueller in August’s SpinSheet “L’Hermione Visits the Bay” (page 44) was a great wrap up of the l’Hermione’s June port calls with historic background, some terrific photos, and excellent details of the historic replica of the frigate which brought Lafayette to America in 1780 to help win our War for Independence. Al was correct in describing the overwhelmingly positive feelings that the French have about D-Day as witnessed by the ceremonies celebrated annually in Normandy for the past 50 years. It made the June 16 ceremony in Annapolis particularly meaningful when a Rotary Club delegation from Rochefort, France, headed by the Mayor of Rochefort, and invited and hosted by the Parole Rotary Club of Annapolis, marched from the City Dock with other Revolutionary War re-enactors to lay a wreath at the French Military Monument at St. John’s College which honors the French soldiers and sailors who died in the American Revolution. Vern Penner International Chairperson Parole Rotary Club of Annapolis

A New Owner for Wild Wings

ance Garms, a Chesapeake Boating Club member for quite some time, has taught his two girls to sail and has hooked them to his passion as well. In September, they took delivery of our boat [Niagara 35 Wild Wings]. To see two kids this excited, to hear how they want to sail a Laser someday, how they want to go up Spa Creek in a dinghy (and who cares if it is raining?), and how they love paddleboarding... was so refreshing. Lance just wants to be on the water… He reminds me of when I learned to race in the early 90s, over-the-top excitement. Lance is smart about it as well. He always wears his inflatable PFD and attached is a waterproof radio in case he would go overboard. He dreams, but he prepares. He is taking a two-day engine course in October. He takes on the responsibility of boat ownership head on, which not enough boat owners do. This family is the American Dream, a family who loves the outdoors and is not just playing video games. Lance has taught his girls well, and he should be ##Lance and his daughter at the helm of Wild Wings.

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utumn is a great time for starNext up is the North Taurids, a modest gazing. The summer humidity is but long-lasting shower. While the shower finally starting to be stripped away, will continue from October 12 to Decemthe days are getting shorter, and there is ber 2, prime viewing will be on the night a delightful crispness to the air. Many of of November 12 and into the pre-dawn us will use this time to take that sailing hours of November 13. Peak numbers are trip we put off in the summer heat. So forecasted at about seven meteors per hour while you’re out on the water and away from city lights, keep these upcoming meteor showers in mind. The biggest and brightest meteor showers of 2015 are August’s Perseids and December’s Geminids, both producing more than 100 meteors per hour. The October and November showers are a bit modest in comparison, but definitely still worth a watch. The Orionids, formed from the debris of Halley’s Comet, are known for being bright and quick and generally produce 20 meteors per hour. Peak viewing will be after midnight and ##Make your own Star Finder! Courtesy of NASA before dawn on October 22. Try the days before and after too with prime viewing around midnight when just to be safe. Prospects are quite good Taurus the Bull is highest in the sky. this year because prime viewing will be Also in mid-November are the Leonids. in the predawn hours after the moon has Like the Orionids, they are fairly easy to already set, making for a very dark sky. spot and provide a good show, as long as

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the weather conditions are right. Radiating from the constellation Leo the Lion, the Leonids have been known to produce some of the greatest meteor storms in history, with rates as high as 1000 meteors per minute in November of 1966. And while no storm is predicted this year, it should still be quite a sight. Watch for the Leonids from midnight to dawn on November 17 and 18, though the 18th is suspected to be the peak night. Peak activity occurs in the darkest hours right before dawn, with about 10 to 15 meteors expected per hour. So when you take that long sailing weekend this fall, keep an eye out for these upcoming meteor showers. For most of these nights, there will either be a new moon or the moon will have already set when peak viewing hours occur, so prospects are looking very good, even for these modest showers. And make sure to mark the Geminids, December 13-14, on your calendar. According to NASA, it’s one of the best and most reliable of the annual meteor showers. Just make sure to bundle up for that one. For more information, visit earthsky. org and click to EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2015.

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Statsraad Lehmkuhl Pride of Bergen

first sailed on the Statsraad Lehmkuhl in 2001 when the Brotherhood of the Coast organized a trip to sail in the Cutty Sark tall ship races from Norway to Denmark. Seeing some 20 other historic tall ships on the horizon as a strong wind fills your square sails and the ship doing 11 knots gives meaning to the word “Windjammer.” Built of steel as a three-masted, 325-foot barque in Bremerhaven, Germany, by Johann C. Tecklenborg AG in 1914 as a training ship for the German Merchant Marine, she was originally named Grossherzog Fredrich August. Taken as a war prize by England after World War I, she lay neglected. In 1921, Kristofer Lehmkuhl, the director of a steamship line and former Norwegian cabinet minister, was instrumental in purchasing the ship for training in Bergen. She was re-named Statsraad Lehmkuhl in his honor. During World War II, she was confiscated by the Germans, renamed Westwarts, again neglected, and returned stripped. After

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a complete refit, she again began seamanship training. Failing financially in 1978, the ship was turned over to the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. Under the progressive new ownership, major upgrades were accomplished giving her the most modern navigation and facilities available while preserving her historic character. She was in the best condition she has ever been. In 1987, training cruises to various picturesque and historic seaports of Scandinavia and Europe were opened to the public. Some of the trips were tall ship races competing against state-owned training ships for which she has won her share. Every fall since 2002 she is chartered by the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy for cadet training, sailing some 10,000 miles. This training has resulted in exemplary competence by its future military officers. She can be seen in Norfolk (dates TBA) and Baltimore (November 4-10) as she gracefully enters the harbor with the crew high on the yardarms singing sea chanteys.

It gives any sailor goose bumps to witness this scene or again on departure. The foundation was lucky to find Captain Marcus Seidl and his brother senior officer David Seidl, who is equally qualified, having both graduated from the Norwegian tall ship training program and served aboard the Christian Radich. In 1995, Marc took command of the Lehmkuhl as the youngest tall ship captain in the world at 31 years old. They have both seen the ship through her major refits during off season while commanding the ship during her charter season. Marc often leads the sea chanteys aboard the Lehmkuhl. In 2004, Captain Odd Jarle Flatebo, an experienced cruise ship captain, was hired and soon began winning his share of the races. Now in 2015, the ship is 100 years old. A celebration cruise is planned to Bremerhaven, Germany where she was built. Our cruise began from the historic and picturesque Hanse town of Bergen. The training routine is relaxed and friendly.

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After departing, you select your watch (four hours on – eight hours off) during which you are assigned duties including bow watch, stern watch, fire watch, or helm. When maneuvering, you will be asked to haul on ropes under the supervision of the professional crew. Volunteers in good physical condition are allowed to go on the yardarms to help furl or loosen sails. Facilities are modern and clean. The galley and “mess” are always good with plenty of Scandinavian fare. With the fresh air and exercise, you always have a good appetite. No alcohol is allowed. Crew members sleep in hammocks in an open bay. This is good since the hammock hangs steady while the ship rolls around it. Fellow trainees including wives and well-behaved children, who speake English, are friendly and have time to get to know the Norwegians and other nationalities. As Norway’s oldest and largest tall ship, she is more active than ever, sailing some 25,000 miles per year. Unlike many historic tall ships which sit at the dock as museum pieces, the Lehmkuhl still earns her keep going to sea. I don’t know how much longer the Norwegians can keep this truly unique sailing adventure a secret. Learn more: Statsraad Lehmkul lehmkuhl.no; Brotherhood of the Coast bocus.org; Sail Baltimore sailbaltimore.org

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Halloween for the Nautical Enthusiast

t’s that time of year again. Time for falling leaves, pumpkin carving, and finding that perfect Halloween costume. Sailors know how to party better than most, and Halloween should be no exception. So here are a few nautical-themed costumes to get you started. Be creative! Please do not settle for the clichéd “sexy sailor” costume. • Jellyfish – You will need a clear umbrella and lots of colorful streamers. Simply tape the streamers to your umbrella, hold it over your head, and voila! What you choose to wear underneath is up to you, but best to pick something colorful and flashy. • A Sturgeon – You will only need two things. A white doctor’s coat, or scrubs, and some cardboard to make a small fin. Attach the fin to your coat and, rather than a surgeon, you are now a sturgeon. Corny but effective. • Bill Murray from “What about Bob?” – This one’s a classic. You will need a light blue tee, some rope, an orange PFD (the dingier the better), and if you’re really

feeling adventurous, a PVC pipe (shorter than you). Put on the PFD and have a friend tie the pipe to your back, then walk into your local watering hole shouting, “I’m sailing! I’m a sailor!” With a get-up like this, at least one person is bound to buy you a drink. • Gilligan – Get ready to break out the bell-bottom jeans and that tattered bucket hat you hoped had been lost at sea years ago. Then all you need is a red long-sleeved shirt and perhaps a coconut to complete the look. Looking for a group costume? What could be better than the gang of “Gilligan’s Island”? • Quint – The legendary fisherman from “Jaws”. Grab a button-up denim shirt, a green army jacket (check your local thrift store), and a green cap. Add a can of beer and a fishing rod for good measure, and start practicing your impersonations. • Couple Costume: Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey in “Wind” – This one shouldn’t be too hard. Don some PFDs or foulies, walk mushily arm-in-arm, and

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s festively decorated boats motor by us, spectators who wave and sip hot chocolate by the water’s edge may think that the crews dressed up their boats that very day. In fact, some teams spend months designing and building their displays. They’re brainstorming and engineering “floats” as you read this. Each year, we put more and more parade entries into the SpinSheet calendar (online at spinsheet.com as well as in print). From Hampton, VA, to Havre de Grace, MD—and let’s not forget our friends in Washington, DC, and Alexandria—sailors and boaters light up the waterfront to celebrate the holidays. One of the big parades takes place near the SpinSheet world headquarters in Annapolis. The Eastport YC Lights Parade has been the club’s signature event for three decades. On October 5, EYC hosts a Lights Parade Seminar at 7 p.m. to get crews ready and share knowledge from years past. EYC’s parade will unfold December 12 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., rain or shine (only high winds force a cancellation—and there have been enough windy parades for us to know that they mean really high winds). More than 50 volunteers work on the event, and 20,000 to 30,000 people line the waterfront to see it. In 1988, the event was proclaimed the official Maryland Winter Celebration. Every year, readers send us pictures from Baltimore, Solomons, Hampton, and other places where boaters become busy elves and decorate their boats for our viewing pleasure. If you’ve never participated in such a parade, reach out to your local parade organizers. They need volunteers; they need more boats; they need enthusiastic participants and spectators. Keep your eyes on our calendar in print and at spinsheet.com/calendar to learn more. If your community hosts a parade we should know about, send a note to editor@spinsheet.com and tell us about it. Follow us!

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Shipwreck Found in Nanticoke River

ast April, an 18th Century shipwreck ably built soon after 1743 and sank before was discovered by the Maryland State 1800; potentially making this discovery one Highway Administration (SHA) at of the oldest Maryland-built shipwrecks the bottom of the Nanticoke River near recovered in the Chesapeake. Vienna, MD. A barge crashed into a protective barrier under the Route 50 Bridge, and while SHA workers were removing debris, they discovered that some of the wood seemed much older than the material from the barrier. Pieces of the wreckage were then removed to the Maryland Archaeology Conservation Laboratory (MAC lab) in Calvert County ##Photo courtesy of the Maryland Department of for stabilization and research. Transportation’s State Highway Administration. Most of us are just now learning of this discovery because it is only recently that archaeologists have Researchers have also determined that begun to determine the ship’s origins. the vessel was a merchant ship, measurAfter examining growth rings in the ing up to 45 feet long, and built to travel ship’s timbers, SHA archaeologists can deon the Chesapeake Bay, not the ocean. It termine precisely where and when the oaks probably carried tobacco, grain, corn, and were cut down to build the ship: 1743, other products from local plantations to somewhere between the Potomac River various ports along the Bay. The timbers and Annapolis. That means it was probwere held together with wooden pegs and

few iron fasteners, which is a definitive sign of early shipbuilding. After finding several minor construction flaws, archaeologists hypothesize that the ship was built at a smaller, local facility rather than a large shipyard. As for the cause of the sinking, there are a few possible explanations. It may have been purposefully scuttled, or simply sunk when it was no longer seaworthy, or it could have been a victim of a Revolutionary War skirmish in the town of Vienna. Historical documents tell of an attack in which the British shelled the town and sank several boats owned by revolutionary sympathizers. Interestingly enough, logs from the wreck were scorched, as if they were burned just before sinking… As of yet, the SHA has not decided what to do with the wreck, though archaeologists are currently working on a digital reconstruction that will allow the public to see what the ship would have looked like before she sank. Stay tuned for updates at spinsheet.com ~K.J.

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hile we all love to spend time on the water, we don’t necessarily always love other people sharing our love of spending time on the water. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see (or hear) one sailor cursing out another sailor, simply for finding the same cove or being on the opposite tack. We have to stop hating on each other. Cut the “snitches get stitches” and “furled jibs get broken ribs” nonsense. It’s the stinkpotters we need to rally against, and fighting against each other just makes us weaker. So, that said, let’s remember a few things: • If two sailboats meet in a large body of water, this does not necessarily mean that there is a race taking place. “Just sailing” is a totally acceptable way to spend your time. • The presence of a class flag on the back of a sailboat does not make someone a wart on the face of humanity. • Windsurfers aren’t just sailors who don’t have any friends. They actually like windsurfing. It’s apparently a thing. • If you have a hot piece of eye candy on the deck of your tub-o-love, don’t try showing him or her off in the middle of a crowded race course. The racers won’t appreciate the lack of tan lines anyway. • Starboard always applies. Even when you think it doesn’t, it still does. • Dinghies are not “rats of the Chesapeake.” But don’t try to engage them, or make too much eye contact. Dinghy sailors are crafty, and they travel in packs. • Out on the water, you may see someone who hasn’t sanded their boat’s bottom since the Reagan administration. There may be more junk on deck than you have in your basement. But that boat is somebody’s baby, and no matter what shape she’s in, at least she’s out sailing. Or trying to sail. At least she’s not sitting at the dock.

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Autumn Schooner Racing & Rendezvous

any Bay sailors agree that autumn is one of the best times to be on the water, so maybe that’s why schooner sailors are busy right up until the beginning of November. Here we highlight three awesome schooner events, two of which offer public sails.

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The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race

he tagline for the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race (GCBSR) is “Racing to Save the Bay.” And for good reason. The GCBSR is much more than the 127-mile race from Baltimore to Portsmouth, VA. Of course the sight of dozens of these majestic boats sailing down the Bay highlights the role schooners played in the economic and cultural history of the Bay, but the week-long event also offers educational opportunities and promotes environmental awareness. Since its inception in 1990, GCBSR has donated more than $150,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for youth education. Race festivities begin on Monday, October 12, with dockside schooner viewing available in the Canton section of Baltimore at the Baltimore Marine Center at Lighthouse Point. Viewing continues until the parade of sail Wednesday

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afternoon. Prior to the parade, which begins at 2 p.m., several schooners will host Baltimore students for hands-on learning. Then they cast off their lines and raise their sails. The public may view the parade from the shorelines of Canton, Fells Point, Harbor East, and the Inner Harbor. On Thursday, October 15 the race begins at 1:30 p.m. just south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis. More than two dozen vessels are expected on the start line. Most are anticipated to arrive in Portsmouth, VA, on Friday. In the evening, after the boats are docked, the public is invited to Roger Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Olde Towne Portsmouth to mingle with the schooner crews. Saturday brings more schooner viewing and youth education programs, followed by a private awards ceremony. At 9 p.m. join captains and crew at North Landing Park for a rousing sea chantey sing-a-long. gcbsr.org

Cambridge Schooner Rendezvous

rom Portsmouth, VA, many of the schooners will make their way across the Bay to Cambridge, MD, for a rendezvous October 23 to 25. Festivities begin Friday when several boats will welcome school field trips. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events include a Blessing of the Fleet, historic walking tour, and a parade of sail. Both days feature live music, dockside tours, and public sails. A complimentary land taxi will shuttle guests between Long Wharf and the Hyatt Regency hotel. Rendezvous organizers hope the event reminds attendees of the historical significance of schooners, which were a vital part of local commerce in the 19th century and often filled the harbor in Cambridge. With the school programs, the goal is to introduce children to sailing and current career opportunities in the maritime industry, as well as to teach local history. cambridgeschoonerrendezvous.com

interesting vessels and be ready for plenty of opportunities to go sailing. More than half a dozen tall ships will welcome passengers for fees ranging from $25 to $55. Dockside vessel tours will be free and open to the public. The festival includes live music, lectures, films, art exhibits, a 5K race and half marathon, and excellent local cuisine. New this year, and in a partnership with the Antique and Classic Boat Society of the Chesapeake Bay, is Keels and Wheels, an exhibit of award-winning and rare cars and boats, all designed between 1920 and 1970. sultanaeducation.org.

##One of many majestic schooners on the start line of the 127-mile Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2014. Photo by Mark Talbott

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he town of Chestertown, Sultana Education Foundation, and the Schooner Sultana host the very popular Downrigging Weekend October 29 to November 1 in Chestertown, MD. What began in 2001 as a casual sail, when the Pride of Baltimore II visited the newly launched Sultana, has grown into a fullblown tall ship and wooden boat festival. If you go, expect to find the Chestertown waterfront filled with all types of Follow us!

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##A few of the last remaining Skipjacks docked at Deal Island for the annual Skipjack Races. Photo by Shannon Hibberd

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##John Avis crewing for John Vanderhoff at the 2007 AYC Lippincott Memorial Regatta. Photo by Dan Phelps

John Spencer Avis 1961-2015

ohn Spencer Avis, 54, was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, into a childhood filled with outdoor adventures. John received a bachelor’s of engineering (systems design) at the University of Waterloo. As part of Canada’s team for the Americas’ Cup, training in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he met and later married Heather Jane Macintosh. Together they moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where John received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering (naval architecture) at the University of British Columbia and began a career he loved in ship design. John and Heather moved to Annapolis in 1994, with Wartsila Marine. John had a fulfilling career as a naval architect and senior project manager for Kvaerner Masa Marine, BMT Designers

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and Planners, and most recently, director of government business development at Crowley Maritime. What John enjoyed most about his work, sports, and activities was being part of a team. “He was a unique individual,” says fellow sailor Greg Tawaststjerna, who sailed with him for an America’s Cup campaign and the 12-meter Worlds among other events in the 1980s. “He was brilliant as navigator, electronics, and mast man. He was a big, broad, athletic mast man on a 12-meter— that’s a big kite. He was a beast!” John loved music, sailing, and hockey and was especially passionate when supporting his kids in these activities. He enjoyed coaching youth sports and was an ardent fan. He was a loving father, husband, coach, and friend, and will be missed dearly by all those whose lives he touched.

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n the morning of September 2, one of the greatest sailing community advocates on the Southern Chesapeake Bay lost a valiant, marathon battle with cancer. Dawana Jennings was devoted to her family, her church, and all things sailing. For the better part of the last 30 years, Dawana defined “volunteerism” whether it be for her beloved Hampton Roads Fleet 30 cruising club or the annual downtown Norfolk Harborfest. A tireless leader and expert organizer, she held just about every office in Fleet 30 and basically ran the pleasure boat rendezvous at Harborfest for many years. No job was too small, no request too trivial for her personal attention, and they were all done with a smile that would light up a room. Blessed with the vitality of people half her age, Dawana was often referred to as the “Energizer Bunny” by those who knew and worked with her. In the

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ary Lou Baker’s decades of restaurant reviews have won her region-wide respect for fair and accurate writing that goes beyond the dishes to capture the training and values of the chefs who create them. With this book, Baker has produced what amounts to an encyclopedia of Chesapeake Bay cuisine, centered on in-depth reviews of 113 seafood restaurants in the Upper Bay, Eastern and Western Shores, and southern Maryland. These reviews alone would make a fine publication, but you will quickly find yourself guided by more than 50 “maritime must-sees”: the state parks, museums, and special places that embody the culture that created the cuisine based on the blue crab. You will also find lots of insider tips, including the obligatory advice on how to eat a hard crab (messily) and interesting asides on the history of Smith Island cake and Old Bay seasoning, how to find classes to cook with some of the featured chefs, and even how to charter a sailboat around Annapolis. The authors have compiled a convenient list of 51 annual seafood festivals and Bay-related activities.

A century or more ago, the predecessor of this book would have devoted more attention to oysters and less to the blue crabs and finfish that most restaurants feature nowadays. There are good short write-ups on several of the efforts that cherish the Chesapeake, including the True Blue Crabs Campaign, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Oyster Recovery Program. And there are some wonderful portraits of colorful characters such as artist Nancy Hammond, waterman Al Poore, and James Michener, the “Bard of the Chesapeake.” Finally, this book contains a selection of 74 of the best recipes from the reviewed restaurants. If you’re wondering where to shop, the book describes 18 seafood markets with the ingredients you’ll need to prepare these dishes. While this reviewer has only sampled a few of the recipes, they were delicious and a testimony to the talented chefs who developed them. While the book covers only Maryland, and some of the restaurants are only accessible by car, Seafood Lover’s Chesapeake Bay is a treasure trove of information and would make a great addition to your onboard book locker. ~review by David Barker

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Book Reviews However, the one that hit home for me was the account of the lone sailor who nearly died at the dock. It was October on the Great Lakes, and the water temperature was 59 degrees. He was seen trying to loop a line over a piling when he fell in. Despite the efforts of several men, they could not haul him out of the water. It was all they could do just to keep his head above water, since he was not wearing a lifejacket. It took three men in wet suits to get the hapless man out of the water. After reading this account, I couldn’t help but think about the number of times I have casually balanced between finger pier and deck in late autumn or winter with no lifejacket. I also reflected on the fact that with fewer people around in the off season, one is less likely to receive assistance in the event of a misstep. I now wear the life jacket from the time I leave the car. The stories make for perfect bedtime reading or the focus for discussion as part of a safe boating seminar. ~review by A.D. Martin, Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron

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3-4

NMEA Conference and Expo National Marine Electronics Association. New products, technical seminars, demo boats, and face time with dealers and manufacturers. Baltimore, MD. Bringing the America’s Cup Home to Annapolis Featuring the America’s Cup trophy, the “Auld Mug” herself, and an evening of activities to raise funds that will directly benefit sailors of the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis YC.

Dogtober Fest Cruise Dog-friendly cruise on the Harbor Queen in Annapolis. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. $30 adults, $15 children 3-11, and dogs cruise free! Hosted by and benefitting the Anne Arundel County SPCA.

2-3

29th Annual SSCA Annapolis Gam Seven Seas Cruising Association. Camp Letts, Edgewater, MD. Weekend-long seminar and social event for sail and power.

2-4

Fells Point Fun Festival 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.

EYC and Eastport Community Yard Sale 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastport YC parking lot and lawn, Annapolis. Register online to guarantee a selling spot. Cash bar and breakfast sandwiches. Rain date Oct. 4.

Knocks Folly Fall Festival Celebrate all-things Autumn at a traditional fall festival on the shores of the Sassafras River. Kennedyville, MD. Free.

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Sandy Point Paddlefest Sandy Point State Park. SUP and Kayak races for paddlers of all skill levels. Benefits Special Olympics Maryland.

Chesapeake Celtic Festival Furnace Town in the Pocomoke Forest, Snow Hill, MD. $15, under 18 $5.

3-4

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD.

Lewes’s Boast the Coast Maritime Festival City Dock, Lewes, DE. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Craft show, plant sale, maritime-themed activities, and lighted boat parade. Mermaid’s Kiss Oyster Fest 6 to 10 p.m. National Aquarium in Baltimore. To benefit Oyster Recovery Partnership. Signature dishes from local restaurants, live music, specialty drinks, and fresh oysters. $95 per person, $170 per pair.

3-4

St. Clement’s Island Blessing of the Fleet St. Clement’s Island Museum and Park, Colton Point, MD. Tours of the Dove and Blackistone Lighthouse, live music, wine tastings, kids’ activities, fireworks, and more!

7-28

3-25

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

8-12

Riverside WineFest Sotterly Plantation, Hollywood, MD. Featuring over 20 Maryland wineries. $25. Free garden tours.

Birdies for the Bay Golf Tourney Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD.

EYC Lights Parade Seminar 7 p.m. Eastport YC, Annapolis. Learn about decorating and participating in the annual lights parade. All boats, power and sail, are welcome! Free.

Salty Dawg Rally Fall Seminar Series Mears Pavilion, Annapolis. Topics on sail repairs, offshore communications, cooking, weather, rigging issues, and more. Free. Maryland Boating Safety Class USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 22-1. Jacobson Elementary, Pasadena, MD. 7 to 9 p.m. for four consecutive Wednesdays. $20 for first person in a family, $10 for additional family members. (443) 994-2978.

Annapolis.

United States Sailboat Show

8-18

Weems & Plath Annual Tent Sale Huge savings! Free shuttle to/from the boat shows. 10% of all sales October 10 will be donated to Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB).

“One Simple Question” Film Screening 7 p.m. Bacon Sails, Annapolis. Refreshments 6 p.m. Limited seating. $40 donation requested. Documentary film about sailors Teresa and Ben Carey and their journey to Greenland.

Start Sailing Now Seminar SpinSheet’s editor Molly Winans moderates a discussion with local experts about getting into sailing during the U.S. Sailboat Show from 10 to 11 a.m. Ballroom, Marriott Hotel, Annapolis.

Premier Launch Party 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Loews Hotel in Annapolis. Kick off the U.S. Sailboat Show by taking your photo with the America’s Cup. Keynote speaker Tucker Thompson, host of the 35th America’s Cup. $45. Food, drinks, island music.

Horn Point Laboratory Open House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cambridge, MD. University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science. Free.

10-11

Bluewater Yacht Sales VIP Preview Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis. Kick off to the United States Powerboat Show! Featuring Cruisers Yachts, Princess Yachts, Regulator, and Viking models.

10-11

Patuxent River Appreciation Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. Wine tastings from local vineyards, boat rides, live music, crafts, pony rides, and more. Free.

Annual Boat Show Party Chesapeake Multihull Association. 6 p.m. Union Jack’s, Annapolis. Includes guest speaker Gino Morelli.

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11-12

Ultimate Cruising Symposium Encore Everything you need to know about traveling offshore and passagemaking from top industry experts. Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, Linthicum Heights, MD. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Single ticket $350, couples ticket $490.

12-15

Cruisers University Select from one- to four-day programs best suited to your cruising needs. Annapolis, MD.

Birth of the United States Navy The Second Continental Congress authorizes the acquisition of a fleet of ships, 1775.

The Growing Threat of Plastics in the Ocean and Bay 7 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Hosted by Annapolis Green and Trash Free Maryland.

SERC 50th Anniversary Lecture 8 to 9 p.m. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Dessert reception 7 p.m. With award-winning environmental journalist Tom Horton.

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Annapolis Running Classic 7:30-11:30 a.m. • • • •

Scenic run through Historic Annapolis Half Marathon and 10k Music from Dublin 5 and the Timmie Metz Band Post-race oysters, Fordham beers & hard cider

Annapolis Oyster Classic 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. • • • •

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Hampton Snowbird Rendezvous Cruising-related educational seminars, live music, area tours, food, and more. Discounted dockage for seminar attendees. Hampton, VA. Full registration only $35!

Island Bay Day Music Festival 11 a.m. to midnight Red Eyes Dock Bar, Kent Narrows, MD. $20, featuring 10 bands. Presented by Coors/ Miller Brewing.

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15-18

Annapolis.

United States Powerboat Show

CMM Maritime Performance Series Calico Jenny. 7 p.m. Hams Gallery, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

16-18

Poquoson Seafood Festival Celebrating the working watermen of the Chesapeake Bay and their boats. Fresh seafood, music, workboat races. Poquoson, VA.

Creepy, Crawly, Critters 10 a.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Meet horseshoe crabs and eels and make a craft to take home. $5 per kid. Preregistration required.

Public Sail on the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester 1 to 3 p.m. $30 adults, $10 children 6-12, under 6 free. Cambridge, MD.

Tilghman Island Day Oyster shucking contest, crab picking contest, vendors, and auction to benefit the Tilghman Volunteer Fire Company.

The C & D Canal Becomes Operational 1829. The 14-mile long canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay.

17-18

St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD. Adults $5, kids 12 and under free.

17-18

Marine Weather 1 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies, Annapolis. $250, max. 12 students. Presented by Lee Chesneau.

The U.S. Embargo of Cuba Began Shipment of all goods prohibited except for food and medicine. 1960.

20-26

Boat Maryland, A Course on Responsible Boating 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Annapolis Firehouse. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-1 Annapolis. $15. Oct. 20, 22, 26.

20-29

Maryland Safe Boating Course USCG Auxiliary, Rockville/Gaithersburg. 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 20, 22, 27, 29. VFW Post 9862, Duval Shopping Center, Gaithersburg, MD. $25. johnesill@verizon.net

CLC Kayak Demo Chesapeake Light Craft. 5:30 p.m. to dark. Jonas Green Park on the Severn River, Annapolis. Free. RSVP online.

21-22

Peak of the Orionids Meteor Shower Prime viewing is after midnight and before dawn.

23-25

Cambridge Schooner Rendezvous Blessing of the fleet, parade of sail, public day sails, live music, food, walking tours, and more! Cambridge, MD.

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Aww... Shucks Oyster Social To support the Dee of St. Mary’s. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. 4 to 7 p.m. Patuxent Small Craft Center. Oysters, beer, live music, silent auction. $75.

NVSPS Anchoring Seminar Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Alexandria West Marine Store. Free. education@nvsps.org www.baltimore.org

Battle of Hampton Reenactment 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in and around downtown Hampton, VA’s, waterfront. Ships and nearly 100 reenactors.

The Great Baltimore Oyster Festival Hosted by Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 1 to 5 p.m. West Shore Park, Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Free. Live music, food, displays.

24-25

Marine Weather 2 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies, Annapolis. $250, max. 12 students. Presented by Lee Chesneau.

24-25

Open House Prince William Marina, Woodbridge, VA. Sea Ray, Scout, Bayliner. Certified used and brokerage.

“I’ve got My Captain’s LicenseNow What?” Learn what jobs are available to newly licensed captains and how to better market your skills. Hosted by CAPCA. Annapolis, MD. Free.

26-Nov 2

Salty Dawg Rally Prepare for departure to the British Virgin Islands or the Bahamas. Bluewater Yachting Center, Hampton, VA.

27-31

Salty Dawg Rally Fall Seminar Series Topics on Seven Seas Cruising Association, emergency sail repairs, offshore cooking, bluewater sail trim, BVI provisioning, customs, and more. Hampton, VA.

29-Nov 1

Downrigging Weekend A celebration of maritime culture, wooden boats, and everything else that makes the Chesapeake Bay great. Sultana Education Foundation, Chestertown, MD.

31 31

Halloween Eat, drink, and be scary!

Oysterfest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Music, boat rides, and everything oysters! $15 adults, $6 children.

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Halloween Blow Out Party 7 to 10 p.m. Yankee Point Marina, Lancaster, VA. $5 cover. Costume party. Live music by Salty Dawgs & Faith.

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Marine Weather 3 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies, Annapolis. Presented by Lee Chesneau. $250, max. 12 students.

31-Nov 14

ARC Bahamas Portsmouth, VA to Harbor View Marina, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas.

October Racing

1-3

Buccaneer 18 North American Championships Southern Maryland SA.

2-4

20th Annual Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta Rappahannock River YC, Yankee Point Racing and Cruising Club, and Rappahannock Yachts. Irvington, VA.

3-4 3-4

AYC Fall Series 1 Annapolis YC.

J/70 Chesapeake Championship Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

3-4 4 7 10 10-12

Star Fall Regatta Miles River YC.

CCV Fall Series #3 Cruising Club of Virginia. CCV Oktoberfest #1 Cruising Club of Virginia. AYC Fall Series Distance Race Annapolis YC.

Rock Hall YC.

Albacore Nationals Regatta

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CCV Fall Series #4 and 5 Cruising Club of Virginia.

Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race The race begins in Baltimore, MD, and ends 127 nautical miles down the Chesapeake Bay in Portsmouth, VA.

14 17 17

CCV Oktoberfest #2 Cruising Club of Virginia. Constellation Cup Baltimore City YA.

Hooper’s Island/Point No Point Race Southern Maryland SA.

Round the Lights Race Old Point Comfort YC. The largest single race on the Southern Bay!

17-18

Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters

Championship Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

17-18

Pumpkin Patch Regatta West River SC, Galesville, MD.

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SMSA Fall Invitational Southern Maryland SA.

21 23-25

Bountiful Harvest, A Blue Tie Event 7 to 10 p.m. Loews Annapolis Hotel. All proceeds benefit the Light House in Annapolis. Live music, food, auctions. Wear something blue. Tickets $100.

23-25

6-8

Maryland Irish Festival Celebrate all things Irish! Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium. $18, children under 17 free.

MRE Tug of War XVII Maritime Republic of Eastport vs. Annapolis at the crack o’noon! Spa Creek Bridge. Benefits local charities. $25.

CCV Oktoberfest #3 Cruising Club of Virginia.

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J/70 Fall Brawl Eastport YC,

STC Annapolis Fall Regatta Storm Trysail Club, Annapolis. The last East Coast stop for big boat sailors before Key West Race Week!

24 24-25

Baltimore Harbor Cup Baltimore City YA.

USODA Atlantic Coast Championship Opti sailing. Hosted at Annapolis YC.

24 28 30-Nov 1

Jug Bay Run for Wildlife 9 a.m. Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, MD. 10K, 5K, and 3K fun walk. Benefits research in the Patuxent River watershed.

GPS For Mariners 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annapolis Firehouse. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-1 Annapolis. $30.

Francis Scott Key Classic Rock Creek Racing Association. CCV Oktoberfest #4 Cruising Club of Virginia. J/24 East Coast

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31-Nov 1

J/35 Mid Atlantic Championships Annapolis YC.

November

Daylight Savings Time Ends Time to fall back and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

Salty Dawg Rally Depart Hampton, VA, and sail to the British Virgin Islands. Open to all sailors with bluewater sailing experience.

Exploring the Life and Work of A. Aubrey Bodine A Baltimore Sun photographer for 50 years, known for his signature maritime views of the Chesapeake Bay. 5 to 6:30 p.m., Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. $6 members, $8 nonmembers. Follow us!

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Across the Bay 10K 25,000 runners and walkers will cross the 4.35 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Sponsored by Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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Boat Maryland, A Course on Responsible Boating 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Severna Park Youth Center, Severna Park, MD. For middle and high school students, adults welcome also. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-1 Annapolis. $15. Nov. 7, 14, 21.

8-15

Charm City Fringe Festival Celebrating theater and the performing arts in Baltimore. Locations in Station North, Mt. Vernon, and Hampden.

Stingray Point Marina Chesapeake Bay’s Premier Marina in Deltaville,Virginia

11 12-15

Veterans Day

Easton Waterfowl Festival Dock dogs, wine tastings, puppet show, fishing demonstrations, bird calling contests, kids’ fishing derby, and more. Easton, MD.

Author Robert Louis Stevenson is Born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850. Best known for his novel “Treasure Island.”

Slow Shutters and Starry Skies Bring your DSLR camera and tripod and hike to the Turkey Point Lighthouse to photograph the night sky. $10, Reservations required. Elk Neck State Park, North East, MD. (410) 287-5333.

17-18

Peak of the Leonids Meteor Shower Prime viewing after midnight, before dawn.

CMM Maritime Performance Series Bumper Jacksons. 7 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. $15 at the door.

Annapolis Running Classic 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Half marathon and 10K through Historic Annapolis. Post-race oysters, beer, music. n

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Annapolis Oyster Classic 3 to 9 p.m. Four types of oysters, paired wines, beer, and live music. $40.

Taste by the Bay 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tides Inn, Irvington, VA. Wine tastings from local vineyards, VA micro brews, live music, artisans, and vendors. Tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Blackbeard the Pirate Was Killed Off the Coast of North Carolina on orders from the governor of Virginia. 1718.

Thanksgiving “After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” -Oscar Wilde

27-28

Football Frenzy Noon to 9 p.m. Yankee Point Marina, Lancaster, VA.

November Racing

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Laser Frostbite Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA. AYC First Half of Frostbite Racing Annapolis YC. HYC Fall Fling Hampton YC, VA.

J/70 Turkey Bowl Severn SA, Annapolis. Turkey Team Race Annapolis YC.

Leftover Bowl Eastport YC.

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##The annual Tug-o-War is back November 7! It’s the Maritime Republic of Eastport versus Annapolis at the crack of noon on the Eastport Bridge. Photo by Craig Ligibel.

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12:13 AM Sun 7:34 AM 12:17 PM 6:29 PM

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h L h L

1:15 AM Mon 8:35 AM 1:21 PM 7:35 PM

1.8 0.6 1.3 0.4

h L h L

12:06 AM Tue 7:34 AM 12:30 PM 6:23 PM

1.7 0.6 1.2 0.4

h L h L

12:02 AM Mon 6:22 AM 11:50 AM 6:04 PM

1.6 0.7 1.2 0.4

h L h L

2:17 AM Tue 9:32 AM 2:25 PM 8:43 PM

1.8 0.6 1.3 0.5

h L h L

1:02 AM Wed 8:27 AM 1:32 PM 7:34 PM

1.7 0.5 1.2 0.4

h L h L

1:02 AM Tue 7:22 AM 12:57 PM 7:05 PM

1.6 0.7 1.2 0.4

h L h L

3:17 AM Wed 10:22 AM 3:28 PM 9:48 PM

1.7 0.6 1.3 0.5

h L h L

2:01 AM Thu 9:18 AM 2:35 PM 8:49 PM

1.7 0.5 1.3 0.4

h L h L

1:58 AM Wed 8:16 AM 2:01 PM 8:03 PM

1.6 0.6 1.2 0.4

h L h L

12:49 AM Thu 7:22 AM 1:04 PM 7:16 PM

1.5 0.5 1.2 0.3

h L h L

7 5:08 AM Wed 11:07 AM 5:30 PM 11:44 PM

h L h L

3:41 AM Thu 9:52 AM 4:07 PM 10:32 PM

2.6 0.5 2.9 0.3

h L h L

4:11 AM Thu 11:06 AM 4:26 PM 10:47 PM

1.7 0.5 1.4 0.5

h L h L

3:00 AM 10:05 AM 3:37 PM 10:03 PM

1.7 0.4 1.4 0.4

h L h L

2:48 AM Thu 9:03 AM 2:59 PM 8:59 PM

1.5 0.6 1.3 0.5

h L h L

1:44 AM 8:14 AM 2:11 PM 8:22 PM

1.5 0.4 1.3 0.3

h L h L

8 6:01 AM 2.7 h Thu 12:01 PM 0.6 L 6:20 PM 2.8 h

2.8 0.3 3 0.1

h L h L

1.6 0.5 1.5 0.5

h L h L

3:58 AM SAT 10:50 AM 4:36 PM 11:12 PM

1.6 0.3 1.6 0.3

h L h L

1.5 0.5 1.3 0.5

h L h L

2:38 AM SAT 9:03 AM 3:14 PM 9:25 PM

1.4 0.3 1.4 0.3

h L h L

Fri

5:38 AM 1.6 h SAT 12:17 PM 0.5 L 6:05 PM 1.5 h

12:29 AM Sun 6:15 AM 12:46 PM 6:48 PM

0.5 1.5 0.4 1.6

L h L h

12:17 AM Mon 5:46 AM 12:16 PM 6:28 PM

0.3 1.5 0.1 1.8

L h L h

1.5 0.4 1.4 0.5

h L h L

4:10 AM SAT 10:22 AM 4:36 PM 10:36 PM

3:30 AM Sun 9:51 AM 4:13 PM 10:25 PM

1.4 0.2 1.5 0.3

h L h L

1:14 AM Mon 6:50 AM 1:13 PM 7:27 PM

0.6 1.5 0.4 1.6

L h L h

1:18 AM Tue 6:37 AM 12:59 PM 7:21 PM

0.3 1.5 0 1.9

L h L h

h L h L

1.4 0.4 1.4 0.5

1.4 0.1 1.6 0.3

h L h L

5:20 AM 1.4 h Mon 11:34 AM 0.3 L 5:57 PM 1.5 h

1:57 AM Tue 7:24 AM 1:40 PM 8:03 PM

0.6 1.4 0.3 1.7

L h L h

2:17 AM Wed 7:27 AM 1:43 PM 8:13 PM

0.3 1.4 0 2

L h L h

12:03 AM Tue 5:53 AM 12:10 PM 6:36 PM

0.5 1.4 0.3 1.5

L h L h

12:19 AM Wed 5:57 AM 12:13 PM 6:55 PM

0.3 1.3 0 1.7

2:40 AM Wed 7:58 AM 2:09 PM 8:38 PM

0.6 1.4 0.3 1.7

L h L h

3:15 AM Thu 8:17 AM 2:28 PM 9:04 PM

0.3 1.3 0 2

L h L h

12:45 AM Wed 6:26 AM 12:45 PM 7:15 PM

0.5 1.3 0.3 1.5

L h L h

1:13 AM Thu 6:45 AM 1:02 PM 7:48 PM

0.6 1.3 0.3 1.7

L h L h

0.3 1.3 0 1.9

L h L h

0.6 1.3 0.3 1.5

L h L h

0.4 1.2 0.1 1.8

L h L h

Fri

4:57 AM 11:44 AM 5:19 PM 11:40 PM

3:23 AM Thu 8:34 AM 2:39 PM 9:12 PM

Fri

4:53 AM 1.6 h Sun 11:33 AM 0.2 L 5:33 PM 1.7 h

Fri

4:13 AM 9:08 AM 3:15 PM 9:56 PM

5:10 AM SAT 10:01 AM 4:05 PM 10:49 PM

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

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

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L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

Fri

3:31 AM 9:44 AM 3:50 PM 9:49 PM

4:46 AM Sun 10:59 AM 5:18 PM 11:21 PM

1:27 AM Thu 6:59 AM 1:21 PM 7:54 PM

5:32 AM Tue 10:42 AM 5:06 PM 11:52 PM

6:28 AM 0.6 L Wed 11:52 AM 1.1 h 6:10 PM 0.3 L

Fri

L h L h

1:05 AM SAT 7:25 AM 1:29 PM 7:39 PM

0.4 2.9 0.5 2.8

L h L h

12:23 AM Sun 6:47 AM 12:59 PM 7:08 PM

-0.1 L 3.4 h -0.1 L 3.2 h

1:39 AM Sun 8:01 AM 2:07 PM 8:14 PM

0.4 3 0.4 2.8

L h L h

1:14 AM Mon 7:41 AM 1:54 PM 8:02 PM

-0.3 L 3.6 h -0.2 L 3.2 h

2:11 AM Mon 8:35 AM 2:42 PM 8:48 PM

0.3 3.1 0.4 2.8

L h L h

2:04 AM Tue 8:32 AM 2:48 PM 8:54 PM

-0.4 L 3.8 h -0.3 L 3.2 h

L h L h

2:43 AM Tue 9:08 AM 3:17 PM 9:22 PM

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.8

L h L h

2:54 AM Wed 9:23 AM 3:40 PM 9:45 PM

-0.4 L 3.8 h -0.3 L 3.1 h

0.4 1.2 0 1.7

L h L h

3:16 AM Wed 9:42 AM 3:52 PM 9:56 PM

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.7

L h L h

3:44 AM Thu 10:12 AM 4:33 PM 10:36 PM

-0.3 L 3.7 h -0.2 L 3 h

2:08 AM 7:35 AM 1:51 PM 8:41 PM

0.4 1.2 0 1.6

L h L h

0.3 3.1 0.4 2.6

L h L h

-0.2 L 3.6 h 0 L 2.8 h

3:02 AM SAT 8:26 AM 2:43 PM 9:35 PM

0.4 1.1 0 1.6

L h L h

4:20 AM Mon 10:39 AM 5:09 PM 11:23 PM

5:09 AM 1.3 h Tue 11:26 AM 0 L 6:02 PM 1.7 h

Fri

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

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

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

12:27 AM 6:46 AM 12:47 PM 7:02 PM

4:47 AM 10:58 AM 5:11 PM 11:29 PM

0.5 2.8 0.5 2.8

31 diFFerenCes

Fri

3:50 AM Thu 10:16 AM 4:29 PM 10:32 PM

5:50 AM 3.1 h SAT 12:01 PM 0.1 L 6:12 PM 3.1 h

Fri

4:34 AM 11:03 AM 5:26 PM 11:27 PM

5:26 AM 0 L SAT 11:54 AM 3.4 h 6:21 PM 0.1 L

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

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

Thu

535 1105 1658 2351

Slack Water Max Current Speed

210 -1.1 816 0.7 1406 -0.9 2027 1.2

11 Sun

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Max Current Speed

202 754 1359 2030

457 0.7 1059 -0.8 1715 0.9 2336 -0.9

22 Thu

400 1040 1646 2238

48 0.7 718 -0.8 1340 0.6 1943 -0.6

149 0.7 809 -0.8 1430 0.8 2043 -0.7

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Thu

Slack Water Max Current Speed

154 823 1436 2117

518 -1.7 1102 1.4 1807 -1.7 2340 1.1

247 920 1531 2217

615 -1.5 1157 1.2 1911 -1.5

39 0.9 718 -1.4 1257 1 2014 -1.3

442 1128 1743

140 0.8 820 -1.3 1359 0.8 2117 -1.2

Slack Water Max Current Speed

222 -1.1 751 0.8 1439 -1.2 2011 0.7

120 646 1339 1930

338 0.6 1028 -1.1 1613 0.8 2302 -1.2

252 -1.2 830 0.9 1513 -1.2 2051 0.7

211 752 1440 2023

444 0.8 1132 -1.3 1716 0.9 2356 -1.4

628 1218 1902

320 -1.2 909 0.9 1545 -1.2 2129 0.7

301 854 1539 2116

539 1 1230 -1.5 1808 1

20 Wed 701 1257 1941

349 -1.2 946 0.9 1617 -1.2 2206 0.7

Sun

521 1102 1749 2315

Thu

Fri

632 1158 1749

303 -1.1 911 0.7 1458 -0.8 2120 1.1

250 Mon 835 1433 2109

541 0.7 1137 -0.8 1753 1

46 731 1256 1844

359 -1 1009 0.6 1555 -0.7 2217 1

18 -0.9 623 0.7 1214 -0.7 1829 1

24 SAT

546 1201 1834

248 0.7 857 -0.8 1518 0.9 2140 -0.9

142 830 1400 1945

457 -1 1110 0.6 1657 -0.6 2317 0.9

58 -0.9 704 0.6 1251 -0.7 1906 1

53 637 1242 1924

344 0.7 944 -0.8 1605 1.1 2233 -1

240 Mon 929 1509 2052

557 -0.9 1214 0.6 1804 -0.6

140 -0.9 746 0.6 1328 -0.6 1944 1

153 Mon 726 1324 2013

438 0.7 1030 -0.9 1651 1.2 2324 -1.1

28 Mon 550 1238 1852

241 0.6 924 -1.1 1507 0.7 2226 -1.1

55 739 1336 2022

421 -1.2 1021 0.9 1652 -1.2 2242 0.6

21 0.9 657 -0.9 1316 0.6 1912 -0.6

222 -0.9 830 0.5 1406 -0.6 2024 0.9

529 0.7 1117 -0.9 1738 1.3

133 656 1348 1954

354 0.6 1035 -1.1 1643 0.6 2330 -1.1

130 819 1415 2105

458 -1.2 1057 0.8 1733 -1.1 2320 0.6

124 0.8 755 -0.8 1414 0.7 2016 -0.6

17 SAT

646 1158 1727

306 -0.9 916 0.5 1448 -0.5 2107 0.9

14 -1.2 620 0.7 1204 -0.9 1825 1.3

235 Wed 755 1451 2048

511 0.6 1139 -1.1 1751 0.6

205 859 1454 2149

540 -1.1 1135 0.8 1822 -1

34 736 1247 1813

353 -0.9 1005 0.4 1536 -0.5 2155 0.9

103 -1.2 711 0.7 1253 -0.8 1913 1.3

22 -1.1 601 0.6 1232 -1.1 1828 0.7

2 631 1221 1916

0.5 -1 0.7 -1

38 705 1322 2002

406 -1.8 949 1.5 1652 -1.8 2226 1.1

153 -1.2 803 0.7 1344 -0.8 2002 1.2

107 -1.1 638 0.7 1318 -1.2 1900 0.7

50 727 1312 2009

0.5 -1 0.7 -1

130 759 1414 2059

455 -1.6 1039 1.4 1746 -1.7 2319 1

244 -1.1 857 0.7 1438 -0.7 2054 1.1

147 -1.1 714 0.8 1400 -1.2 1934 0.7

140 822 1405 2103

0.4 -1 0.7 -1

222 855 1507 2155

549 -1.5 1132 1.2 1846 -1.5

SAT

Sun

Tue

339 1025 1617 2202

Wed 437 1117 1720 2311

337 914 1506 2148

Wed 423 954 1539 2227 Thu

Fri

509 1033 1612 2307 557 1114 1647 2349

Sun

Tue

532 1203 1815

225 0.8 847 -0.8 1507 0.8 2114 -0.7

13 623 1245 1905

320 0.8 935 -0.8 1553 0.8 2206 -0.8

121 Mon 825 1343 1907

442 -0.8 1057 0.4 1631 -0.4 2248 0.8

110 710 1324 1949

411 0.7 1019 -0.8 1636 0.9 2252 -0.8

212 913 1444 2012

534 -0.8 1152 0.5 1732 -0.4 2346 0.8

305 Wed 958 1546 2124

627 -0.8 1247 0.5 1838 -0.5

Fri

SAT

Tue

249 815 1407 2101

Wed 343 904 1452 2149

Thu

Sun

454 1121 1742 2348

Thu

Fri

SAT

436 955 1538 2238 528 1049 1628 2327 620 1146 1720

Fri

SAT

Sun

Tue

Thu

Fri

SAT

341 1020 1633 2320

329 849 1548 2134 411 938 1632 2211 449 1022 1711 2244

Mon 554 1140 1825 2346 Tue

Thu

Fri

SAT

Sun

239 944 1537 2238

Mon 318 1035 1630 2331 Tue

411 1133 1733

28 Wed 529 1237 1835

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

Fri

SAT

Sun

350 953 1631 2207

Mon 438 1048 1723 2257 Tue

525 1139 1815 2347

Wed 613 1230 1908 Thu

Fri

SAT

46 -1.5 627 1.2 1325 -1.7 1857 1.1 137 -1.7 715 1.4 1420 -1.8 1948 1.2 228 -1.8 806 1.5 1513 -1.9 2042 1.2 318 -1.8 858 1.5 1602 -1.9 2135 1.2

235 0.5 921 -1 1505 0.7 2202 -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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Tue

Fri

s ta r t now Meet Chad Schlereth

hen SpinSheet staffers meet a new sailor, we often ask what inspired them to try sailing. For some, learning to sail means checking an item off their bucket list. Other times there’s a little more to it. Such was the case with Chad Schlereth, who we recently met in a basic keelboat class at J/World Annapolis. Chad’s work with the State Department has taken him around the globe and inspired him to learn many new skills, most recently sailing. ##Chad Schlereth and J/World’s Ian Moriar ty

Why sailing? Why now? Learning to sail was something that I’d been considering for a number of years, but the timing just hadn’t worked out. In my job the hours aren’t exactly predictable; more than once I have been sent with little notice on assignments to distant countries, so carving out a week for a sailing course wasn’t easy. However, after leaving my last assignment in Baghdad, Iraq, I was able to schedule a week off between meetings in Washington, DC, and my next assignment at the U.S. Embassy in Zambia. My wife had taken a sailing course several years ago and enjoyed it, so she encouraged me, especially since sailing could potentially be a family activity that we might someday enjoy with our young daughter.

Of course, that may have to be sometime after our next three years in the landlocked city of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, so I made sure to ask my sailing instructor for some suggested reading. Hopefully I can retain and perhaps expand some of the knowledge I’ve gained. My instructor suggested North U.’s series of books, and a classmate suggested “Chapman’s Piloting and Seamanship”. How Did You Pick a Sailing School? I found J/World through word of mouth. My wife worked with a woman who had sailed up and down the East Coast, and she recommended J/World, which turned out to be a good choice. Did you have any preconceived notions about sailing that proved to be true or untrue? I went into this with an open mind, but I suppose if I did have any type of preconceived idea, it was that sailing would be

peaceful. And that proved to be true. Although I have several certifications for scuba diving, including Dive Master, I had never set foot in a sailboat. My first day of class was Labor Day, and so we experienced heavy boat traffic and lots of chop from the powerboat wake, but by my second day on the water I thought, “I get it. I understand why sailors love it.” Future Sailing Plans? I’m very glad I learned to sail and earned my U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat certificate, and I definitely hope to sail again. At this point I’m not sure when that will be. I first need to get settled in Zambia. There’s a large lake a couple of hours from where I’ll be living, so perhaps I will look into sailing opportunities there. Whether it’s in Zambia, the U.S., or somewhere else, I look forward to sailing in the future.

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by Cynthia Houston

Where We Sail

Nature’s Nurseries

ust as children need a safe environment to grow in, so do the smallest of the ocean’s animals, born by the billions in the wetlands and estuaries located along America’s coasts. Fish, shrimp, and crab arrive with the tidal surge into these shallow waters. Their offspring, left behind, fight to mature in a habitat shrinking by hundreds of thousands of acres each year. Nature’s nurseries are dying, and what remains is a battle for those dedicated to challenging the approaching enemy. In some cases, coastal land is lost in part to the rising waters which surround it, or by shoreline erosion. More often, however, it is commercial industry and private individuals that lead to the demise of the environment required to produce the ocean’s wildlife. The Chesapeake Bay, the largest of 100 estuaries in the United States, holds more than 18 trillion gallons of water. The Bay supports more than 2700 species of plants and animals, including 348 species of finfish and 173 species of shellfish. The Bay and its tidal tributaries have 11,684 miles of shoreline, more than the entire United States West Coast. About half of its water volume comes

Action through research

##Fish sampling.

from the Atlantic Ocean; the rest drains into the Bay from an enormous 64,000-square-mile watershed. Approximately 284,000 acres of this is tidal wetlands.

biologists has produced information Dr. Dennis Allen, director of the critical in determining how each Belle W. Baruch Institute’s marine species uses the wetland habitat as a field laboratory in Georgetown, SC, heads a research team studying popu- playground until adulthood. Oplation dynamics at the Institute’s North Inlet and Winyah Bay estuaries. The Baruch Institute is a sister program to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, which researches all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem from the natural history and ecology of its living marine ##Approximately 284,000 acres of the Chesapeake resources to its tides and Bay are tidal wetlands. The nutrient-rich mixture currents, water quality, of water and soil provides vast opportunities to study wetland preservation and management. and response to human influences. By taking fish, crab, and shrimp samples over time at erating since 1981, the project has the same location, stage of tide and produced some of the most complete time of day, Allen’s team of marine and longest running data on estuary

population dynamics in the world. “Estuarine science and research is relatively young,” says Allen during an interview at his marine field office. “Only in the last several decades has there been a good understanding of estuaries and fisheries.” “Our biggest contribution is forthcoming,” Allen states. “We will provide the first real demonstration that there is a direct linkage between production of shrimps, crabs, and fishes and the amount of area available to them in the nursery. I believe we have some of the first direct measurements that can be used to support this widely held belief.”

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##Marine scientists and community members use nets to capture migratory fish and crustaceans. The scientists will study the kind and amount of water life found in the sample and use it to track population levels.

Educational outreach

Every acre counts

By using the tiniest of mesh nets to collect zooplankton and sampling entire tidal pool fish migrations, marine biologists at the Baruch Institute have tracked the development of young water animals in a wetland environment. “We have determined how much an undisturbed area can support. We see year after year that, when undisturbed,

a unit area produces the same amount and the same kinds of fishes,” Allen says. “If that acre has to be there, it has to be there to support life. A decrease in the flow of tidal water necessary to produce organisms directly decreases the amount of fish life found. Every given acre can only support so much.”

More than 100,000 streams, creeks, and rivers thread through the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Everyone in the watershed lives within a few miles of one of these tributaries, which are like pipelines from our communities to the Bay. Inshore, or upland, communities permanently alter the coast by clearing natural vegetation, changing draining patterns, modifying slopes of land, or putting hard surfaces on what used to be sand or mud. Both the way water moves from the uplands to wetlands and the kinds of things born by those waters are changed. Approximately eight million acres of land in the Bay watershed are permanently protected from development. However, there are few, if any, rules and regulations dealing with low-level pollutant discharge. “We need to increase consciousness through education movements,” Allen states. “The shear level of activity by com-

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Keep Our Water Clean– use pumpOuts

• Discharge of raw sewage is illegal anywhere within 3 nautical miles of the U.S. Coast. • Maryland marinas with more than 50 slips are required by state law to have a pumpout. • Grants are available to marinas to install or replace pumpouts.

For more information, or to find a pumpout in Maryland, visit dnr.maryland.gov/boating To report a broken pumpout send an email to pumpout@dnr.state.md.us or call 410-260-8772

##Catch from migratory tidal samples are measured individually.

Cause for Concern • The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that 275,000 acres of wetland are lost each year. • Most of the coastal wetland habitat loss is due to commercial and private development. • Overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution have reduced virtually all coastal species of fish to historically low levels. Compiled from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Safety Council reports

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munity members and the fact that water coming from hundreds of miles away winds up at the estuary and wetland environment dictates this.” In addition to the many research projects undertaken by scientists such as Allen at the Baruch Institute, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Health Center, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation publish reports and give seminars on their strategic plans for preserving coastal land.

Looking ahead

“When you change a forest into a golf course or into a high-density development, it affects the wetlands and estuaries greatly. The drippings from fertilizers for lawns, the half can of paint thinner that is poured out—that water always flows to the sea and the estuary is the frontline.” Allen says. As the wetland frontline erodes, the numbers of adult fish, crab, and shrimp will decrease. Meanwhile, studies such as those conducted by Baruch marine scientists will strive to prove the link between man and ocean. “There’s still a lot to be learned, but we’ve contributed a great deal,” Allen says. About the Author: Cynthia Houston holds an MS in environmental science and policy and has written on environmental topics for several publications. She’s the racing commodore of the Pentagon Sailing Club and races on the Bay on a Humphreys 38.

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his summer proved to me that the Little Choptank River’s charms are distinct from her larger sibling, the Choptank proper. I was on what had developed into a lazy singlehanded cruise down the Bay, my original destination plans dashed not by the boondoggle as much as just the desire to slow down and savor the serenity of what sailing really ought to be: a purposeful departure from the scheduled mania of land life, if only for a few weeks. True, there were some mechanical issues to address—on a cruise there always is some spanner to be tossed in the works, and this time was no different. Leaving Cambridge, MD, into an onshore wind, the steering suddenly went out not 10 yards from the dock. Fortunately, I was able to limp across to the breakwater and tie up to assess the problem. The push rod had completely separated from the rudder, so I was immediately faced with the prospect of not having an autopilot for the rest of the trip, which was supposed to take me down to Norfolk and beyond. Ah well, the best laid plans lain to waste yet again. I was able to reattach the push rod, but the cable had jammed up inside the pedestal, rendering the autopilot marginally effective at best. Still, it wasn’t the end of the world. I had an emergency tiller if it failed completely. I wasn’t about to abort the trip because of this mid to minor misfortune. Instead of mad dashing down the Bay, I now had time to explore it instead. It was one o’clock in the afternoon now, too late in the day to make Solomons by nightfall, so I decided to duck down into the Little Choptank to at least get part of the way. I made the entrance just as the sun’s long shadows were telling me I had better find an anchorage before long. After nine hours on the water, I found one in Madison Bay and settled in for the night; although there were better options in a score of interesting looking creeks had I not been too tired to seek them out. 54 October 2015 spinsheet.com

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“Take it, the keys are in it,” he said… The best thing about the Little Choptank is that it lies entirely within Dorchester County. Dorchester is down home and real, seemingly without much of the haughtiness of neighboring Talbot; although, a lot of that is recently acquired “half back” wealth resulting from retired New Yorkers and Philadelphians coming halfway back from Florida climes, entranced by Talbot’s overabundance of buildable waterfront on innumerable tributary creeks. To the south, Dorchester is more water than land, slowly sinking into the Bay while the sea rises around it. The next day brought strong south winds, too much for the boat in any degree of comfort, so I decided to go down into Slaughter Creek if I could pick my way through its notoriously tricky entrance. For years, the channel marker Green 7 confounded newcomers who watched local boats pass it on the wrong side, but that’s where the water was. Finally the authorities gave up on Green 7 and replaced it with Red 6A. Just remember to ignore your chart or chartplotter if you don’t have current updates, and keep your eyeballs on the marks coming in. Slaughter Creek Marina is as far as you can go because of a very low fixed bridge carrying MD 16 to Taylor’s Island. With the wind still blowing out of the south, anchoring there wasn’t an option. After pulling alongside the nearest pier and tying up, I went in search of the marina office, but not before owner Robert Bromwell found me. Worried he might banish me for showing up unannounced, I was instead warmly welcomed and assured I wouldn’t even need to move my boat from where I had moored it. A few boats were coming in tomorrow, Follow us!

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s a respite from the hum and buzz of the Annapolis Boat Show, Whitehall Bay beckons from a mere three miles away. Large, reasonably deep, and protected from winds from the west, north, and east, Whitehall Bay marks the confluence of Mill, Whitehall, and Meredith Creeks and lies southwest of the Bay Bridge. Half an hour, more or less, opens up a world far removed from boat show crowds. The anchorage embraces many boats, leaving ample space for solitude, friendly rendezvous, or rolly raft-ups. The entrance to Whitehall Bay is deep, narrow, with shoals on either side, and popular with watermen, so sailors should pay attention to the channel markers, plentiful crab pots, and their charts.

Many locals like to head out for lunch, dinner, or even a quick swim in the relatively nettle-free water. While southerly winds and powerboat traffic can make the anchorage choppy, Whitehall Bay makes for a relaxing overnight stop in settled weather. The land from Meredith Creek to Hackett Point is largely undeveloped, leaving a shoreline laden with trees during the day and darkness at night. Traffic from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge twinkles in the distance, but sounds only a distant rumble. And city lights are far enough removed to allow some stargazing. At the confluence of Whitehall and Meredith Creeks sits the 250-year-old estate of Whitehall. Originally built by Provincial Governor Horatio Sharpe,

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who returned to England in 1773, the house and estate were restored to their colonial appearance in the late 20th century by Charles Scarlett, Jr. and recently opened to the public on a limited basis. To the southeast wraps a spit of beach ending at Hackett Point. Birds, fish, and boaters with shallow-draft vessels love to explore the shallows in this area. Migrating waterfowl hang out here in abundance in the fall. Osprey frequently dive for fish just off the bow, while cormorants and bald eagles grace the sky. We like to hang out here with friends—a quick trip away from the dock when all of us get too caught up in land life to get any farther away. The kids like to roam about in kayaks or dinghies, while the adults chat or fish or tinker with their latest gadgets. Whitehall is usually friendly and familiar, especially when the wind is down. It’s fun to explore, too. A while ago, a boater near Baltimore shouted out to us, “Welcome to Maryland, where the crabs are hot and the beer is cold.” Exploring Mill Creek reminds me of that. While all the creeks leading to Whitehall Bay are neat to explore (a dinghy ride up Whitehall Creek reaches all the way to Route 50), an outing up Mill Creek leads straight to Cantler’s Riverside Inn. Less visited and much shallower is a trip around Hackett Point to Goose Pond, which is neither a pond nor particularly laden with geese. Instead, it is the small body of water directly off the Bay that almost turns Hackett Point into Hackett Island. In late August, we braved some chop in our dinghy to round the point and enjoy a great view of the looming Bay Bridge. Some of our friends recommended low-tide beachcombing here. They found old glass bottles and other trash treasures near the low water mark. We found a beach ball probably washed down from Sandy Point. All in all, Whitehall Bay is a diamond in the rough, wonderful in the right winds, with room to welcome all sailors needing some calm away from the buzz of Naptown. About the Author: Annapolis cruiser Tracy Leonard lives on her Stevens 47 Hurrah with her husband and two children in Back Creek.

Lake Sailors Meet the Chesapeake

bout a year ago, my wife Linda and I were in Floyd, VA, visiting my cousins John and Connie Mitchell (Floyd is my father’s hometown. It’s in the mountains southwest of Roanoke, VA). While entering a restaurant, Connie saw a gentleman she knew from and. high school. ##Dolly in comm While they chatted, I noticed the man was wearing a baseball cap with a sailing logo on it. After being introduced to Sam and Dolly Moore, I asked if they were sailors. Both beamed and said that they were. They own an O’Day 25 that they trailer to nearby lakes, primarily Claytor and Smith Mountain, for camping and sailing. Once I told them that I own a Pearson 33 and sail the Chesapeake, they expressed interest in sailing on the Bay, which they had not done before. It took a year of planning before we could work out the details for a trip on the Bay. It finally happened for three days in mid-August. On Tuesday morning, we set off to sail from Oak Harbor Marina in Pasadena, MD, to Mears Marina in Annapolis. The weather forecast for the entire week was not that great, calling for scattered showers and thunderstorms every afternoon. I wanted us to be in the slip at Mears before any storms hit, so we sailed for a while until the winds dropped and then motorsailed the rest of the way. We tied up at Mears by mid-afternoon for the two-night stay. Follow us!

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Highlights of the trip down for Sam and Dolly were sailing under the Bay Bridge, dodging crab pots, lining up range lights, checking out the Baltimore and Sandy Point Lighthouses, trimming sails, and monitoring the Bay’s commercial traffic.

stock. That was far better than fouling the prop, of course, but still a problem nevertheless. We weren’t even out of Back Creek yet. Sam volunteered to go overboard to see if he could free the line. Wearing his life jacket, he went into the water. He had to use a knife to cut the line free. The tail of the line had coiled itself into a knot that was

##Sam.

We ate dinner the first night at Davis’ Pub, a favorite of theirs from trips to the U.S. Sailboat Show. Then, it was time to turn in for their first time sleeping on a boat. On Wednesday, we took a water taxi ride to City Dock for a late breakfast at Chick and Ruth’s. Then it was shopping on Main Street, checking out boats in Ego Alley, and visiting the SpinSheet home office. Wednesday dinner was at the Boatyard Bar and Grill, followed by hanging out in the boat’s cockpit enjoying a beautiful evening, learning how to tie a bowline, and listening to CDs of Them Eastport Oyster Boys. Thursday brought the trip back to Oak Harbor. After an early breakfast onboard, we dropped the dock lines to head north. A lack of communication between the captain (that’s me) and the crew resulted in a stern line wrapping itself around the rudder

stuck in the narrow gap between the top of the rudder and the hull. Sam climbed back into the cockpit to cheers from the rest of us. The trip home turned into more motorsailing due to the weak wind out of the south. Just north of the Bay Bridge, we noticed a storm heading at us from the south. We dropped sail and donned foulies as the rain poured down, driven by a stiff 30-knot wind. Sam stayed at the wheel and kept us on course even though he couldn’t see beyond the bow of the boat. After securing everything on the boat back at Oak Harbor, I told Sam and Dolly they had a proper introduction to sailing on the Chesapeake—a line around the rudder, a summer squall, light winds, and dealing with shipping traffic. The only thrill they missed was running aground, which I promised for their next excursion. spinsheet.com October 2015 59

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Log Canoe Love

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ince the late 1880s, Chesapeake Bay log canoes have been sailed more as race boats than fishing boats. With a sweet spot at eight knots of breeze, these unique, over-canvassed, tippy boats offer much excitement when the wind pipes up as it did late this summer. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lifeline to be found on these beauties. If you want to know the jellyfish count, ask a log canoe sailor. A dozen log canoes are ranked in High Point standings for 2015. At print time, the canoes were headed to St. Michaels for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bartlett Cup. Keep your eyes on SpinSheet and spinsheet.com for final results.

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Teaching & Sharing Boat T by Nicholas Hayes

A common theme emerges when you speak with the club operators: the ideal shared-fleet teaching he trend toward shared designs don’t exist yet. If such designs were available, clubs with broader memberships and commusailing fleets for training nity support would raise the money to buy all new fleets. After years of discussions with these wishful and daysailing is unmisfolks, I’ve assembled a list of criteria to describe their dream design. This is what I’ve heard: takable. Community sailing centers and clubs around the zzDurable enough to be hit, bumped, Regardless, the need for extreme durability is country are collecting a variety of loaded, launched, lifted, and dunked supreme. The boat should last 10 years with evboats on which members often many times a day. There is an ongoeryday use and minimal upkeep. The sails should take their first sail along with an last for three-plus. Rub rails make good sense. ing debate about whether this boat experienced sailor, take their first should be built of fiberglass, which can And, apologies to purists: absolutely no wood. official lessons with an instrucNo balsa, no teak, no holly. be repaired, or molded or printed in tor, and then take their indepenplastic, which is less repairable but more zzA large, open cockpit, crew stations, and every dent sail once qualified. surface a whiteboard. From the moment one of forgiving. Size influences. It’s reasonUsually, shared teaching fleets these boats leaves the dock, the people on it will able to build a 15-foot dinghy in plastic, are a mishmash of serviceable be crew mates, each with a role, responsibilities but a 22-foot keelboat may need to be donations and rebuilt one-offs. and a place. No one is a passenger. The boats fiberglass. For a fledgling center, this is This leads to the question of ideal size. should be viewed as an array of distinct ‘stations’ all that can be. But for a center Most instructors I’ve spoken with think where teammates participate in play and collabwith some resources and history, that the ideal trainer will be sailed by orative learning. collections are often upgraded zzNewcomers will master one station first. To do five small people or three large ones. I and repurposed, and fleets are that, each person might carry a large color-coded take this to be more about the cockpit assembled from them with a crayon with which they’ll label their controls. design and less about the length overall. clear goal to teach. They part out most donations and keep the boats that look and feel the same. This is by design: if you have three boats for newcomers and you hope they’ll return for more classes, it’s a good idea that all are similar in layout, to maximize on-the-water time and minimize wasted time refamiliarizing. If you visit one of these centers, you’ll find yards full of skeletal oddities, missing parts, and an active line of more familiar designs near or on the water. I’ve toured centers with Etchells, Ensigns, Lightnings, Solings, Ynglings, Flying Scots, Thistles, X-Boats, Interlakes, J/22s, J/24s, Ultimate 20s, and many more. Note: the newest listed design is 25 years old. ##Boats for newcomers should be similar in layout to minimize time refamiliarizing and maximize on-thewater time. Photo by Sail Solomons

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There could be a halyard station, a jib trim station, main trim station, and a teaching station each with guideposts, instructions, and reminders crayoned by the students with instructor guidance. They might also draw figures or all-boat graffiti to connect one station to another. Even sail clews will be whiteboards. There should also be ample travel room to move crew from station to station in order to support cross training. The boat can be color coded, but the crew will do the coding. zzFor years, self-righting and self-bailing were key features in training fleets. These features remain important for safety reasons, but are not enough. The best trainer will be designed to stretch a beginner’s range of experience in both light and moderately heavy air. It will be forgiving, adaptive, and fast. When the breeze is slight, it will still make way. When the breeze comes up, it will de-power and accelerate, not just heel over hard and bog down or spin out of control. The key here is a backstay-tunable, bendy rig, flat sails, light and low weight, and clear places to sit (stations). These boats will expose newcomers to the idea that fast is fun and not danger-

ous. Expect something beamy and flat with high aspect foils and a bulb. Also expect backrests, handholds, and water bottle holders. zzThese boats will have a large-roach, reef-able main on jacks, gunwale-togunwale traveler, rigid vang, nonoverlapping roller-furling jib, sprit, and an asymmetrical kite launched in a sock. It’s the sail plan that connects the dots between many of the attributes described above. A full-batten main will supply power. A deck-sweeping blade will help the boat to legitimately go upwind (instructors around the country report struggles teaching new sailors all points of sail on boats that can’t point). zzThen, when it is time to turn down, the jib will be furled, the pole set, and the kite launched, and instead of feeling sick on a slow, rolling tub with an undulating boom, students will learn why some of us live to sail: the breathless, exhilarating (and yet stable) thrill of the planing kite reach. They won’t have to, but when asked to, these boats will light up. zzThese boats will sport modern musthaves: a lock-able watertight bin will protect everyone’s electronics. But before stowing, one crew-mate may boot up

Pandora and connect to the powered bluetooth speakers. A touchscreen panel on the hatch-cover will hold a couple of devices, so that someone’s iPhone can serve as GPS and speedo. There will be a dedicated halyard for a masthead video camera, so that the sail can be streamed or posted to YouTube. Another cubby will carry refreshments, a bag of ice, and the crayons. And finally, a hatch near the transom will expose an outdoor head. It won’t be private, but it may keep everyone on the water longer. What about power and pump outs? If engineers can provide battery power to all the tools on a construction job site, we can power a lowly sailboat. And there’s nothing uncertain about a PortaPotty. zzThe sail-away price needs to be under $12K. It should be said that this boat neither exists, as far as I know, nor is it precisely the boat that will work at every sailing center or club. But if someone builds it, they will come. About the Author: “Saving Sailing” author and sailing advocate Nicholas Hayes sails his B-32 Syrena in Milwaukee, WI. savingsailing.com

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he challenges of buying a sailboat involve carefully considering a set of important variables, making the necessary trade-offs, and acting on facts, not emotion. These hold for both the first-time buyer and an experienced boater moving up (or down). The purpose of this series of articles is to share some ideas and provide some advice but with no specific recommendations or endorsements. The series focuses on used boats only and is broken down into three parts: doing your homework, money and your team, and closing the deal.

Doing your homework equals better results

Ever heard someone ask “What’s the best boat?” The simple answer is: there isn’t one. The question is better put as “What is the best boat for you for the purpose intended?” Basically this is a self examination backed up by facts. If you are considering your first boat, don’t plan your circumnavigation just yet. Start by defining where you intend to use the boat. Lakes restrict cruising but offer fresh water which is sometimes cold. The Chesapeake Bay provides access to the world and ranges from salt to fresh. Salinity affects maintenance costs. Your boat’s proximity to your home may define how often you will use your boat. A discussion of where you will sail leads to usage, typically either cruising, racing… or a combination. Usage also defines the configuration. Liveaboards and long-range cruisers put the greatest pressure on functionality because their boat is their home. Defining the best-for-you boat is more challenging. If you don’t have any experience, take lessons and then charter to get the feel of various boats. Crewing will also help build your knowledge base and what you like and dislike. Presuming you have some sailing experience, keep notes and begin building lists of your likes and dislikes.

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Making lists

Couples should make individual lists. There will be differences. Then, merge lists. Prioritize the merged list to identify which items are most and least important. For example, radar is nice, but perhaps a power windlass is of a higher priority for a couple who plan to cruise following retirement. For singles, this is an easier process, as you only need to please yourself. And this is not the final list; it will undergo continual refinement and rethinking. Who will be on board will affect boat choice, gear, and cost. Racing requires a crew and possibly big bucks for sails, gear, and campaigning. Racing boats usually have bare-bones amenities. Cruising (and by extension the racer-cruiser) is the most probable use; but there, too, expenses must be considered especially in “creature comforts.” Perhaps the boat will be just a smaller version of one’s home with a television, microwave, and air conditioning. Will the boat be a family affair with occasional guests, mostly just “us two,” or even single-handing? Pets also change the parameters. Within each group (racers and cruisers), there are sometimes dramatic differences. It is necessary to start working through the types of boats based on hull form, keel, deck, cockpit, rig, propulsion, accommodations below, access and stowage, and equipment. The sum of all these parts define how the boat will perform, affect the price, its safety… and lots more. This is particularly evident in layout; topside and below. Tradeoffs will be challenging and could be interesting.

Choosing your hull

A few thoughts for each of the above categories beginning with hull form. Monohulls remain the most popular with hull forms ranging from displacement to ultra light. These pretty much describe the difference between cruisers and racers. Cruising boats are heavier, more comfortable, have larger keel areas, and are slower. Racers sport fin keels or drop keels. They are lighter and can fatigue the crew but are faster. Multihulls have grown in popularity and are different in two important ways. Catamarans, the most popular having two hulls and a nacelle, are more expensive to build and with wider beams command higher slip fees, so in general multihulls are more costly to own and operate. Second, multihulls handle differently. They sail flatter and are usually faster but don’t point as close to the wind as monohulls. No matter whether racing or cruising; whether a mono- or multihull: be aware that two of the most common problems connected with the hull are poor deck-hull joints that leak and bottom blisters.

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Atomic “exploding” Fours are still around. Outboards are common on smaller boats. Don’t forget auxiliary engine reliability and sizing. Below deck, watch out for that 25-footer that sleeps six? Comfort and safe movement are more important. Ask yourself: can you fit, get into, is there enough room for…? Finally, equipment can range from basic to overly complicated; new, tired, obsolete, or broken.

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Armed with your lists, selecting a type of boat will go much easier by referring to some standard measures. While theoretical, such data will assist in prioritizing and making trade-offs. For example, performance opens the discussion on hull speed and hull type. Hull speed is mainly a function of hull form, propulsion, and displacement. Displacement to Length ratios (D/L) and sail area to displacement (SA/D) ratios compare stability and motion of various boats. There are additional comparisons. Make sure the engine will be powerful enough to punch through a nasty sea

and headwind. Some boats are underpowered, which is dangerous. Comparing comfort is a bit more difficult to assess and remains somewhat controversial. There are tables that rate the comfort of various boats. There are also ones that compare the tendency to capsize. Seating and berthing ergonomics are extremely helpful. To find ##Attending shows and walking the docks (and lot out more, consult the Pracfor trailerables) are great ways of finding the boat tical Sailor’s boat write-ups, that fits your lifestyle. Photo by Craig Ligibel John Vidor’s Boat Owner’s Handbook, and Danny Boater, Sail, Cruising World, Good Old Green’s Cruising Sailboat Kinetics. Boat, and others. Older SpinSheet issues While you’re at it, don’t forget carried boat reviews by marine surveyor the many other sources of availJack Horner which are still available on able information to assist you as you spinsheet.com. Don’t forget to attend proceed with your search. The Internet boat shows and just “walk the docks.” provides access to Yacht World, Most important, get out on the water InterYacht, and Soundings, as well as in as many different boats as possible. If individual sites on production boats available, charter boats that may be on and equipment. West Marine has your short list. equipment reviews and other inforNext month we’ll look into money and mation easily available. Read books, building your team. In the meantime, visit magazine articles, and boat reviews spinsheet.com/how-to-buy-a-sailboat found in Practical Sailor, Practical

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ainkillers, new boat hooks, discounted foul weather gear, a chance to snoop around and see how much bigger that catamaran’s galley is than your kitchen at home… What are your reasons for attending the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis October 8-12? We ask people who pass by the SpinSheet booth at F6, along Ego Alley, what they’ve come for, and the answers vary from new things—sailboat, dinghy, anchor, boat shoes, lines, canvas, or sails—to intangibles, such as “thinking about a sailing vacation” or “just dreaming.” Many say that this show is like Disneyland for sailors. There are a lot of dreams to be chased in America’s Sailing Capital over Columbus Day weekend. We know what sailors really come for: other sailors. In our ordinary land-based lives, it may be hard to find people who would discuss your anchor set-up or challenges with your marine head in great detail. Imagine stopping by your coworker’s desk to say, “The foot of my jib keeps snagging on the stanchion, and I’m thinking about reconfiguring the leads.” Even if they are

occasional sailors, your coworkers may wish you’d take up golf instead of talking about your boat so much. At the sailboat show, everyone from the gate guards (sailors) to the tee shirt vendors (sailors) to the brokers selling boats (sailors) wants to talk about boats all day long, all weekend long. If you’re thinking about stepping up your racing game, this is the place to outfit your boat or see what’s new and exciting. If you’re thinking about longer term cruising, this is the place to ask other cruisers questions and figure out which boat is right for you. If you’re thinking about taking navigation classes, or learning about the systems of your boat, or chartering a boat in Europe, stick around. The experts are here. Write your questions down and go find them. And the fun stuff is here. If you want to do a rum tasting, or test a hammock, or see how you stack up in the Harken grinding contest, go for it. If you want to just wander around and see what fun’s to be had, you can do that at the show, too. Please stop by the SpinSheet booth (F6) to say hello. ~M.W.

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Dates & Times

Thursday, October 8 (VIP Preview Day) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, October 9 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, October 10 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, October 11 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, October 12 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets

Thursday, VIP Day (all ages): $35 VIP Preview Day + Additional Day: $48 Adults: $18 Children 7 to 12: $5 Children 6 and under: Free Two-day Combo Ticket: $31 Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online and printed at home. No pets, and for safety reasons, strollers are strongly discouraged.

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Parking

Parking downtown is rather limited. We suggest parking for $10 at the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium and taking the free shuttle bus to the show. Buses run continuously from 9 a.m. until one hour after the show closes. Parking is also available at Eastport Elementary School for $20 per day. Leave and return without paying twice. Lots open at 8 a.m., and it’s only a short walk across the Spa Creek Bridge to the show. Parking is always available at the city garages with transport to the show via the City Circulator Trolly for $1 per ride.

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Getting Around

On land, use Annapolis’s Circulator trolley for $1. Regular stops at City Dock and Church Circle, or just raise your hand to hail it anywhere along the route. Goes to all four city garages. Get the details by clicking on the trolley icon at annapolis.gov. On the water, we love the water taxis which run continuously from 8 a.m. to midnight, Thursday through Saturday, and until 11 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. Catch it at the water taxi stop between the Marriott Hotel and Spa Creek Bridge, or call (410) 263-0033. Or hail “water taxi” on VHF radio channel 68. Rates are $3 to $8 per person depending on destination. Check online at cruisesonthebay. com and click to Water Taxi for an updated schedule closer to show time.

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Boat Show Tips Wear comfortable shoes. Blisters and boat shopping do not mix well so please leave the heels at home. Since most dealers ask that you step aboard sans shoes, slip-ons and slip-offs work best.

Come ready. Bring a pen, a notebook, and plenty of business cards. Bring those little sticky return address labels too (if anyone still has them). You will surely sign up for more than a few email and snail mail lists and even a few drawings (free Caribbean cruise, anyone?) as you make your way through the show. Come smart. Smart phone savvy sailors will find multiple uses for their device, such as taking pictures, plugging in notes, saving web addresses, and clicking to QR codes on exhibitors’ marketing materials. Click to annapolisboatshows.com to download a PDF of the show layout to help you find your way around.

Bring a layer. Early October in Chesapeake Country may stun you with its mild and sometimes steamy weather, but don’t let it fool you. A cool breeze on the docks may make that 78-degree sunny day feel 10 degrees colder. Expect goosebumps at sunset. Bring sunglasses, wide-brimmed hats, sunblock, and long-sleeved fleeces to throw over T-shirts in the afternoon. Park smart. Early birds may park in Eastport and walk across the bridge to warm up their legs or take a water taxi to the show gate. Another option would be to arrive early, park in an Annapolis public garage listed at parkannapolis.com, and take the Circulator Trolley, which runs approximately every 20 minutes at $1 per ride. Those arriving after 9:30 a.m. will want to park at the stadium lot off Rowe Boulevard for $10 and take the free shuttle into the show.

Plan your route. If you need to speak to someone specific or closely investigate a product, service, or boat, the best time to do this is first thing in the morning or late in the afternoon. Crowds peak from about 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday is by far the busiest day and Monday the slowest. Be prepared to talk to experts. If you are a current boat owner trying to solve a specific problem, take a picture of an area on your boat that is giving you trouble and bring it to the show. Showing someone a visual of a rigging challenge, for example, proves to be more effective than to say, “When we pull this thingie, it gets stuck.”

Bring cash. There are ATMs around, even one right outside the show gate. Pit beef sammies, beverages, cool bottle openers, little battery-operated fans, Nutty Buddies handed over the fence, and a plethora of other treats will line the aisles. You will definitely use that $20 bill you put in your pocket. A wet wipe for later might be nice, too. Be prepared to be amazed! Get ready to stand in line, dive into tents at the first sign of a raindrop, exchange business cards, and take notes and photos if you see something cool. This show is every sailor’s Nirvana.

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The entire Gunboat line leaves us a little speechless, we have to say. And the G4 is no different. The cruising catamaran can foil and also has accommodations designed for the cruising family who likes to roll. The board-up draft is only one foot, six inches, which makes it a great little beach cat with more square feet of sail area than most single-family homes (1368 square feet). The boat starts at $800,000, so if you want to get onboard, be ready to wait in line a bit. Dock K2

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And now, for something completely different! Earlier this year, Melges announced the production of a Reichel-Pugh-designed dinghy with a carbon mast and boom. The open cockpit means no bailing, and two sail plans are offered to give you either a racing or cruising package (98 versus 85 square feet of sail area). Land Space 7 Outside Tent C

One of the hottest ways to charter today is on a catamaran, and if you’ve been on the water recently you’ve most likely seen the gorgeous cruising cats offered by Dream Yacht Charters. The charter company is adding to their fleet this year with Bali Catamarans, and will bring in two boats to exhibit as owner boats. The Balis have been garnering “Boat of the Year” praise all over the place for their forward cockpits, flybridge helm stations, and sunbathing decks where the trampolines should be. You’ll want to sail into the sunset for sure on these gorgeous cats. Dock B

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Cruising Design, Inc. Is now offering an affordably priced MAINSAIL REEFING system and a patented SPINNAKER FURLING system as well as the proven, reliable, FLEXIBLE FURLER jib reefing system. You can spend more, but you can’t buy a better, more reliable, lower maintenance reefing system. Let us prove to you the CDI product is the BEST you can buy. Contact us for more information or ask a CDI roller reefing owner. Cruising Design, Inc. 44 James Street Homer, NY 13077 Tel: 607-749-4599, fax: 607-749-4604 Sailcdi@verizon.net; www.sailcdi.com

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The Alpha 42 is coming in with new and improved features. The cruising cat is the product of Mark Anassis, the famed Greek naval architect with over 850 boats under his belt, and has undergone changes within the last year, including an improved septic system, an improved super structure, an all-molded interior, and an increase in the rudder shaft to two inches total. The 42-foot long cat seems much bigger than her statistics, with its immense beam and 22-foot deck connecting the hull. The trampoline beckons as a spot for two (or more) to sleep under the stars, if you weren’t particularly enamored by any one of the four interior layouts offered by the manufacturer. Dock C.

Hinckley Bermuda 50

Expect to walk past this boat a few times, looking for the Hinckley on the dock. This is because the boat has been stripped of the classic Hinckley “look” and given a performance edge, thanks to Bill Tripp III. Tripp’s father, also named Bill, designed the Bermuda 40 in 1959, one of the most successful boats in the company’s line. The Bermuda 50 is the update, 56 years in the making. She has a carbon fiber hull and deck, with the Hinckley standard teak inlay on the deck and cockpit. The boat is designed for offshore racing under IRC and ORR rules, so look for little tweaks to the classic Hinckley look that make the boat stronger, faster, newer, better. Dock D

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54 is the New 40

Several 54-footers are coming to the show, each with a distinct look and feel unique to their different manufacturers. Two in particular caught our eye. First up, look for the Jeanneau 54, a collaboration project between Phillippe Briand and Andrew Winch. The boat was just recently launched in June, where she was catching European eyes and getting noticed. Then, head over to check out the Euphoria 54, a luxury performance yacht built by German Frers and Sirena Marine, a Turkish yacht builder. The two boats differ in price by about $600,000 give or take; see if you can find out where.

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New Products and Booths SOS Distress Light

Never buy flares again! The SOS Distress Light is the first and only LED Visual Distress Signal Device that is an acceptable replacement for pyrotechnic flares. Batteryoperated, buoyant, and lightweight, it can be hand-held, tethered, or hoisted aloft. It is visible up to 10 nautical miles and complies with all U.S. Coast Guard requirements for “Night Visual Distress Signals.” Fawcett Boat Supplies will have the SOS Distress Light at the show; stop in to see them at Tent AB23. siriussignal.com; fawcettboat.com

SOS Recovery Ladder

A product of SOS Marine in Australia, and presented by Just Marine, the SOS Recovery Ladder is a quick-to-action man overboard recovery device, allowing two methods for retrieval of victims. The ladder is in a triangle shape with the top sides strapped along the vessel’s gunwale to cleats. If the victim is able, they can easily climb up the ladder rungs. If they are incapacitated, the triangle’s apex can be attached to a halyard or block and tackle, and lowered into the water upon which the victim is maneuvered into the “U” shape and lifted back aboard the vessel. Lightweight and folds up into a self-contained pouch (19” x 12” x 4”). Visit Just Marine at Tent D for both boat shows. marine.the-justgroup.com

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Make your sailboat a work of art with visually striking, cost-effective, and durable sails. You can choose any image from the Image Sails collection or supply your own. You can also choose to work with a sailmaker of your choice or one provided by Image Sails. Any size sail or wind collecting apparatus may be ordered, including kitesurfers, windsurfers, sailboat sails, parachutes, and hang gliders. Go to imagesails.com to view the gallery and create a mock-up of your dream sail.

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Liberty Star Dock Lighting System

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Orca Green Marine will be introducing their Liberty Star Dock Lighting System: solar-powered, remote-controlled, made locally, and featuring the latest in LED technology. Operators can choose several color options for illuminating their dock. For use at a marina, this system could come in handy for color coding docks based on their usage (i.e. blue for fuel docks and red for transient dock space). And soon to come from Orca Green Marine, is a first of its kind charging buoy. The idea is that eventually sailors will be able to tie up to a mooring buoy (powered by solar, wind, and energy from the currents) and charge their battery. The Sailboat Show will be the first showing of this innovative new product that should hit the market sometime next year. orcagreen.com/2015

“You’ve Got Power” Pavilion

Orca Green Marine is leading the charge towards green tech/clean tech companies in the Chesapeake region. At the show with them will be Electric Yachts, Solar City, Maryland Climate Coalition, and Annapolis Green, to introduce their new regional initiative known as “Silicon Bays” – think Silicon Valley but with technology companies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. OGM wants to show sailors that they no longer have to live “miserly” when powering their boat off the grid; sailors can now live very comfortably without using electricity derived from fossil fuels. Visit them under Tent O at Booths 30 and 31. New products hot off the research floor will be showcased and there will be solar and LED products for sale. orcagreenmarine.com/power

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First Sail Workshop

Experience the joy of sailing with this hands-on workshop designed for beginning sailors. Participants will learn the basics of sailing in a 45-minute classroom session immediately followed by 90 minutes on the water with SailTime and ASA instructors on the new Beneteau First 22. Workshops will be held four times per day, each day of the show at the National Sailing Hall of Fame. Advanced registration required and includes one-year membership to Boat U.S. and same-day admission to the Boat Show. $75 per person on October 8, VIP Day, or $55 per person Friday through Monday. Click to annapolisboatshows.com and register under the purchase tickets tab.

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Free seminars will be held in the Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel. Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Topics include Sailboat Rigging, iNavigation, Cruising the ICW, Getting Your Captain’s License, and Boat Buying, among others. Registration for the free seminars will be held in the lobby each day starting at 9 a.m. There will also be Premium Workshops in the Arnold Room of the Marriott, during the same times. Topics include Electronic Navigation and Radar, Diesel Troubleshooting, Docking and Line Handling, ICW Planning, Weather To-Go, and more. Preregistration is required at annapolisschoolofseamanship.com/boatshow. $99 per person includes one same-day ticket to the Boat Show and a $50 gift certificate to Annapolis School of Seamanship. Complete schedule for both programs can be found at annapolisboatshows.com on the Seminars page.

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Cruising World’s Free Seminars

Thursday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Old Fawcett’s Building (110 Compromise St.) Thursday kicks off with citizen scientist Theresa Carey, followed by Tucker Thompson with an inside look at what to expect at the 35th America’s Cup. Other topics include Cruising the Bahamas, Sailing the Arctic with Matt Rutherford, Cuba is Waiting, and more. Admission is free. Speakers and schedule subject to change. cruisingworld.com/2015-annapolis-seminars

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This year, the team from the Schooner Woodwind is running a killer sale for boat show attendees. If you book online from one to six days in advance (no day-of booking), Friday through Monday, tickets will only cost $41 for a boat show adult ticket and a 90-minute sail. Cruises run four times a day (two sails on Monday) with the last sail at sunset. On Thursday, VIP day, tickets cost $52. Book online at schoonerwoodwind.com

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October 12 to 15, between the Sailboat and Powerboat shows. Choose from one- to four-day programs in which you can customize your curriculum, with more than 40 courses to choose from. Prices range from $230 for a one-day program to $660 for the four-day Master Cruiser Series. Packages include continental breakfast, lunch, and social activities, admission to the Sail or Powerboat show, one year membership to Boat U.S., and discounted hotel room rates (first come, firstserved). Classes held at the Historic Inns of Annapolis. annapolisboatshows.com/cruisers-university

Meet the Pros

Members of U.S. Sailing Team Sperry—Caleb Paine (Finn), Rick Doerr (Sonar), Brad Kendell, and Hugh Freund— will be at the U.S. Sailing booth Sunday between 1-3 p.m. among other show locations over the weekend. ussailing.org/olympics

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Two Can Sail Couples Cruising Seminar Choose Friday or Saturday for this one-day seminar with leaders Jeff and Jean, and guest speakers Lee Chesneau and Liza Copeland. Topics include boat shopping, surveying, and personal training aboard the couple’s boat. $295 per couple includes two show tickets, workbook, Weems & Plath door prizes, and a subscription to Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Details at: twocansail.com/Seminars

VIP Preview Day

Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is the best day to shop, tour sailboats, and speak with exhibitors while the crowds are down. The America’s Cup will be on display, but the real treat will be snagging a photo with the “Auld Mug” herself at the launch party Thursday night. $35.

Brokerage Cove

New to the show last year, Brokerage Cove is back and better than ever. St. Mary’s Cove, just on the other side of the Eastport Bridge, will overflow with previously owned sailboats, presented by regional yacht brokers. Your regular show wristband works as your ticket into the brokerage area. Buses and water taxis will ferry attendees between the two sites, or it’s a short walk across Duke of Gloucester Street and past the historic Carroll House (see Classic on pg. 166).

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Across Spa Creek Bridge in Eastport, Weems & Plath will hold its annual tent sale, which has become a boat show tradition. Find great discounts on navigation tools, clocks, barometers, lamps, binoculars, compasses, and much more. Ten percent of all sales on Saturday, October 10 will be donated to Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB). And as in past years, Weems & Plath will be offering free shuttle rides at the Tent Sale to and from the Annapolis Boat Shows, allowing customers to park for free. The sale will run from October 8 to 18. Visit weems-plath.com for an updated schedule closer to show time. Follow us!

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Premier Launch Party 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Loews Hotel on West St. Hear first-hand what’s ahead for the 2017 America’s Cup from keynote speaker and host of the 35th America’s cup, Tucker Thompson. Tickets cost $45 per person and include a photo with the America’s Cup, food, drink tickets, a gift bag, door prizes, and island music. The evening will culminate in the presentation of the Sailing Industry Distinguished Service Award.

Annapolis Boat Show Bash Hosted by Annapolis School of Seamanship and Chesapeake Bay Magazine from 5 to 9 p.m. at Pusser’s Caribbean Grill on Compromise Street. Expect dancing and merriment above Pusser’s deck with music by Annapolis’s own Dublin 5. Entry to the party is free (cash bar). All are welcome, though you must register online to get on the official guest list. facebook.com/ events/918663691547266

Manufacturer’s Owners Parties Most of the big-name boat manufacturers will host owner’s parties. These are “invite only,” but if you’re a serious buyer or already an owner, inquire with your yacht broker about special events. This is one of the many ways manufacturers and dealers are actively encouraging rendezvouses and socializing among owners and would-be owners.

“One Simple Question” Film Screening Award winning sailors and filmmakers, Teresa and Ben Carey, will share their film about their northbound journey to Greenland. Afterward, they will discuss the launch of Hello Ocean, a non-profit ocean conservation initiative. The film screening will be at Bacon Sails on Friday October 9 at 7 p.m.

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hances are you’ll be looking for some peace and quiet after the rush of the boat shows. But if you’re not from the Annapolis area, it may seem like the whole town is bustling. We’ve narrowed down some of our favorite quiet hideaways to get you started. Take a hike. Quiet Waters Park is only about 15 minutes from downtown Annapolis, just off Hillsmere Drive and has great walking and running trails. There is also a dog park and stunning views of the South River. Bikes, kayaks, and stand-uppaddleboards are available for rent from Paddle or Pedal. aacounty.org/ recparks/parks/quietwaters and paddleorpedal.com Find some quiet. The Maritime Republic of Eastport is just a short walk across the Spa Creek Bridge and is another great place for some respite. At the end of almost every street there is a bench beside the water or you can try the docks at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, at the end of Second Street. Eastport is perfect for leisurely strolls where you’ll find restaurants, historic homes, maritime business, and marinas. Back downtown, we also enjoy walking around State Circle and the Naval Academy after sunset (make sure you have a photo ID handy).

Read a book. The Annapolis Bookstore is one of our favorites, and is well worth the short walk up Maryland Avenue. The atmosphere is welcoming; they have a full selection of used and new books from fiction to maritime, a basement overflowing with rare books, and to top it all off, a cozy café where you can get a nice cup o’joe to enjoy your new read. We also recommend Back Creek Bookstore on Main Street, specializing in out of print books, with an emphasis on naval history and nautical material. annapolisbookstore.com and backcreekbooks.com Take in some history. Tour the Hammond-Harwood House (hammondharwoodhouse.org) on Maryland Avenue or the William Paca House and Garden on Prince George Street. And overlooking Brokerage Cove is the historic Charles Carroll House (charlescarrollhouse.org) where you can inquire about a private tour. Go shopping. Annabeth’s on Maryland Avenue has a great selection of wine, beer, chocolate, and fun gifts. And Maryland Avenue is just great in general. You will be amazed at the number of independent shops and friendly people. There’s even an old-fashioned barber shop.

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V isit A nnapolis 2 0 1 5 On Main Street, Seasons has superb olive well for the culinary-inclined and you will be sure to walk out with a fun, funky hat if you venture into Hats in the Belfry. And Paws Pet Boutique on State Circle has the best dog collars around. If you venture a little farther out of town, we all love K&B True Value. They have everything, from flashlights to kitchen gadgets. And of course there’s Annapolis Maritime Antiques in Eastport—a museum and boutique in one. For nautical shopping, stop into Helly Hansen on Main Street and Sperry on Market Space, Fawcett Boat Supply on Bay Ridge Avenue,

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Annapolis Performance Sailing and Weems & Plath in Eastport, and West Marine on Hillsmere Drive or Jennifer Road. Take a walking tour. Even sailors who have visited Annapolis many times could learn something new. The Four Centuries Walking Tour is offered twice daily, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., or try the Historic Ghost Walk, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. annapolistours.com The U.S. Naval Academy Visitor’s Center also offers public guided walking tours on Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays. usnabsd.com/for-visitors Tour the Maryland State House. It is the oldest operating seat of govern-

ment in the United States. You will need a photo ID to enter.

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(shhh don’t tell anyone): • Crabs are usually half the price if you buy them from a waterman or seafood market (such as Wild Country Seafood in Eastport) and steam them yourself. • The Annapolis Speedo Man (you’ll have to look this one up yourself). • Many of the benches around Eastport have a little journal under the seat. Sit down, take in the views, and leave a note for others to read. • The amazing views of the South River from Quiet Waters Park. • The Starbucks in the basement of the Maryland Inn. • The Circle Gallery on State Circle – artwork and photography from around the country, and it’s not maritime themed, so expect surprises. • Annapolis Ice Cream Company –Grab a cone on Main Street and then walk up the staircase to the grounds of the State House. There are benches with great views and it’s surprisingly quiet.

Waterfront Fun

ne of the best ways to experience Annapolis is by water. Most of us in the office are avid paddleboarders and kayakers, though depending on the weather, October may prove a bit too chilly. But don’t fret, there are other ways to get out on the water and stay warm and dry. Check out the Miss Anne (cruisesonthebay.com) for cruises on Spa Creek and the Schooner Woodwind for tours around the Harbor. And this year, the Woodwind is offering a special sale: $41 adult tickets ($31 children under 12, $25 children under 7) Friday through Monday, which include a 90-minute sail and same-day entry to the show. Tickets can be booked online from one to six days in advance (not the day of) at schoonerwoodwind.com Or, be your own captain and rent a Duffy Electric Boat on Spa Creek at 300 Second Street in Eastport. experiencetheduffyboat.com Stroll the Navy seawall. A brick promenade wraps along the shoreline 84 October 2015 spinsheet.com

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from the U.S. Naval Academy Visitor’s Center for approximately a quarter mile. If you’re feeling energetic, follow the water’s edge along the street and the Severn River. Ages 16 and older need photo IDs to enter the academy grounds. The Annapolis Maritime Museum located at 723 Second Street in Eastport has educational exhibits about the maritime history of Annapolis and the ecology of the Bay. There are also benches outside to snag a quiet moment by the water or you can grab a rod and fish from the museum docks. amaritime.org If the weather turns out to be mild, try to get out on the water. Annapolis Canoe and Kayak on Third Street in Eastport sells and rents canoes, kayaks, and SUPs and has a huge selection of water-related gear. Also be sure to stop by East of Maui Board Shop on Forest Drive for any and all of your watersports needs. annapoliscanoeandkayak.com and eastofmauiboardshop.com If you’re really feeling adventurous, rent a kayak or launch your own and try your hand at kayak fishing. Dusk is a great time to go – you never know what you might catch and you can’t beat the Annapolis sunsets from the water.

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avis’ Pub, at the corner of Fourth Street and Chester Avenue in Eastport, has been a favorite of locals, sailors, and watermen for years. This no-frills bar and restaurant was even featured on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.” Try the crab pretzel. You won’t regret it, but your skinny jeans might. davispub.com For a traditional Irish pub with a cozy dining area, friendly staff, and corned beef to die for, stop into Galway Bay on Maryland Avenue. Warm up with the specialty Irish coffee or try the house-brewed Lager and Ale. Fun fact: Galway Bay has consistently received the “Perfect Pint” award from Guinness. galwaybaymd.com Vin 909’s unique dining room and menu, craft beer selection, wine

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and Main Street is Joss Café and Sushi Bar for delicious fresh sushi and saki. chickandruths.com and josssushi.com Treat yourself at Bakers & Co., a small family owned bakery and café specializing in fresh pastries and breads (excellent coffee too), located on Chesapeake Avenue in Eastport. Don’t leave without trying the Peach Crumble Muffin. bakersandco.com And don’t forget the Leeward Market, our favorite neighborhood café at Second Street and Chester Avenue in Eastport. Sailor-friendly atmosphere with great breakfasts, fresh salads (try the Greek), and outdoor picnic tables. leewardmarketcafe.com If you’re in need of some pampering, head over to Red Red Wine Bar. This place is a transcontinental

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Lake Chiemsee Story by Eric Vohr, photos by Michaela Urban

ne thing I have always found a bit odd about sailing is how often sailors like to motor. If the wind is too strong or too light, or the point of sail is not ideal, down go the sails and on goes the engine. I’m guilty as well. Sure, when I first bought my boat, I was much more of a purist. I’d try to squeak a couple of knots of boat speed out of a mere hint of wind, just because it was “sailing.” However, over the years, I fell prey to the urgency for speed that we all experience when sailing the Bay in light air (especially in August when the flies are biting). in ats on Frauen ##Fishing bo msee. on Lake Chie

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Truth be told, it’s relatively small at 31 square miles. It has a rich and healthy sailing tradition that goes back many years. The Chiemsee YC has been around since 1913, and Bavaria Yachts, a popular European charter vessel, was first conceived, designed, and built on this lake.

There’s a lot that makes sailing Chiemsee special, not the least of which is how clean it is. Fed by crystal clear water that trickles down from the Alps, this lake is highly protected by both locals and law. Powerboats of any kind (except electric) are more or less banned on the lake. The only exceptions are working boats that use fossil fuel engines and large sailboats that may use their engine to enter or leave their anchorage/harbor and for emergencies. The rest of the time, you have to depend on the wind. Aside from being a pretty lake, Lake Chiemsee has two amazing islands. On one of these sits a famous German palace, and on the other, a 1000-year old church and monastery. Both of these historic sites were on the day’s sailing agenda. The only problem was, there was barely a whisper of wind, which left me wondering how I was going to make it work.

Back on the Chesapeake Bay where I keep my boat, there’s no question this would have been a motoring day. On Lake Chiemsee, it was not an option. I shouldn’t have been so concerned, as people have been sailing without engines for centuries. It’s just that, as I said, I had grown so dependent on motors. I’d forgotten the simple joy of sailing. As one would expect, little puffs of wind came and went, and we moved right along. Even better, instead of worrying about where we were going and when we would get there, I just enjoyed the ride and the time out on the water, especially as I was spared the noisy growl of the engine and the smell of diesel exhaust. Before I knew it we were closing in on the dock on Herreninsel or “Man Island.” The largest island on the lake, Herreninsel is home to New Palace. This “replica” of French King Louis XIV’s Versailles was built in the 19th century by the same crazy Bavarian King Ludwig II who built Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau (the one for which Disneyland modeled its castle). After an hour or so of touring the castle and grounds we headed back out on the lake, searching for more little puffs of wind to carry us over to the much smaller Fraueninsel “Woman Island.” Here we toured a 1000-year-old, operational church and convent. So many worshipers have passed through the doors of this church that the stone threshold is worn down several inches. The island is also home to a small fishing village where we grabbed a quick lunch of Lake Chiemsee smoked trout on a semmel (roll). Instead of bobbing around like a cork, our peaceful day sailing took us to all the sites we wanted to visit, including a couple of the lake’s sandy swimming beaches. The only time I thought we might have an issue was when we were heading back, and the wind completely died. The only concern was that we had to return the boat. That being said, on Lake Chiemsee, when the wind is light, everyone has to wait. Before I really even started to sweat it, I saw a little movement on the lake’s glassy surface. My sails filled, and we gently rolled into the harbor.

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I have to admit, when I started this day, I would have loved to have about eight to 10 knots of breeze so that I could really move around. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. In many ways we were lucky, as the wind can really honk on this lake (due to the close proximity of the Alps), and heavy air can make for a stressful day.

As my dad likes to say, “Sailing is 90 percent calm bliss and 10 percent sheer terror.” Sailing in light air was not only a great way to enjoy this historic lake, but it also opened my eyes to a joy of sailing that I had forgotten over the years. What’s the point of owning a sailboat if you’re going to run the motor all the time?

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who live on the Maine coast and have f you’ve ever wanted a reason to extensive local knowledge, agreed to sail sail to Maine, seeing the Wooden with us from South Freeport to Blue Boat regatta should be one of them. Sponsored by WoodenBoat Hill. Part of the experience of sailing in Maine, they insisted, was to see the Magazine, the Eggemoggen Reach WoodenBoat race. Regatta (Mainers call it “the race”) is I have seen sailboat races before and held once a year in the summer. I have have even been in a couple with 20 or to confess that this event wasn’t really on our agenda when we left our slip at Shipwright I was not prepared for the impression of seeing 96 Harbor Marina June 21 with the intention of sailing boats… all tacking and maneuvering for the start our Bayfield 36 Peregrine to the Maine coast. Sailing in Maine, for 30 boats at the most. I was not prepared those of us used to the Chesapeake Bay, for the impression of seeing 96 boats ranging in sizes from 50-plus feet to 24 can present a number of challenges: feet, all tacking and maneuvering for there are a lot of rocks, and depths can go from 200 feet to two feet in a matter the start. The race started near Torrey Castle and Torrey Ledge on the of minutes. The tides range anywhere from 10 feet to nearly 15 feet, not to Eggemoggin Reach (the Reach). This straight, fairly wide body of water conmention the strong currents associated with them. nects Penobscot Bay with Jericho Bay between Deer Isle and the main land. I was aware of all of these factors We brought Peregrine over to Hog before we departed, but knowing something and actually doing it are entirely Island, watched the race begin, and followed along with other spectator different, so it was something of a relief when two of my wife Teeja’s relatives, boats down the north side of the Reach

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watching successive classes of boats pass close hauled on a starboard tack. The day could not have been more perfect—the wind was moderate from the southeast, the sun was warm with the clear light dancing and flashing from the wavelets. Every sail was pulling, and every boat was nearly rail down. We watched until the entire fleet had rounded Egg Rock and then hoisted our own sail and headed for Mackerel Cove. That’s another good thing about sailing in

Maine. The coast is littered with coves and bays. Most have mud bottoms, not the nearly infinite mud of Chesapeake Bay, but enough to get a good hold and keep you there. Some anchorages, such as Little Cranberry Harbor have a healthy growth of kelp and grass; the New England cruising guide warned of this, but as the guide suggested, we made sure our anchor was well set. With Peregrine’s 44-pound Bruce that has never been a problem.

The next morning, we did pull up a good harvest of kelp and grass but quickly washed it off and returned it to its home. We then sailed up Somes Sound, which is a fjord and the only natural one on the East Coast. We turned around in Somes Harbor, sailed back down the fjord, and anchored in Southwest Harbor near an exact replica of the Spray. The next day, we were confronted by another aspect of sailing in Maine: fog. It wasn’t exactly pea soup fog. Mainers call it

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Seahorse Seahorse is a Leopard 48 catamaran berthed in Annapolis, chomping at the bit to take off. Owners Jeff Jones and Michelle Krembel hail from outside Detroit, MI. They’ve owned Seahorse for about a year, and have put some miles on her around Florida and the Bahamas. But they have yet to do any major passagemaking as a family. Jeff has many offshore passages under his belt, but their upcoming 1500-mile crossing from the Chesapeake to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, will be the first long voyage for Michelle and their seven-year-old daughter Sami. “We’re going into this eyes wide open and maybe a little naive,” says Jones. “At first I was just going to deliver the boat with friends and have my wife and daughter meet me there. But then we decided we should all go together. We can see how we all do on a long passage together.” For now, they’re test-driving a winter holiday in the Caribbean as a nice escape from Michigan winter. But they hope to

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Bluewater Dreaming continued... dition charter taking guests on long passages across parts of the Pacific Ocean. It was the best of both worlds as they cruised all over as a family, but managed to keep a steady income as well. Seahorse Question: What did you do about education for the kids while sailing? Elcie Answer: We used Calvert School for boat schooling our girls, mostly because we knew we wouldn’t have internet access, and I am not a teacher. We also needed the laid-out organized lessons that Calvert offers because we were running the boat as a business with guests and needed to be able to hand off schooling between adults seamlessly. At the same time, we always tried to tie in lessons to where we were sailing. In the Galapagos, the whole family did “Creature Feature” presentations on a local animal. We also had the girls journal about each destination, writing up the language, currency, religion, and fun facts along with things they wanted to see there. Seahorse Q: How did the kids do with socializing?

##Emma, Richard, and Molly heading “home.”

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Elcie A: Boat kid friendships form quickly and are very strong. They can relate to each other very well because they have the same unique experiences. The friendships they have made with other boat kids are way stronger than their land friends back home, and in much less time together. Make sure you do something to look like a kid boat so other kid boats can find you. Put up a flag, have a swing up in the rigging, put up drawings in your windows, all of these are good signals that there is a boat kid around. As for friends back home, we tried to give them as much access as possible to email and Skype to stay in touch with friends so they would still feel connected. Seahorse Q: How did Mom and Dad do with social life and close quarters? Elcie A: For me (Jessica), coming back has been a hard adjustment. I completely miss the boat. We have friends

from New Zealand visiting right now staying on the boat, and I keep going down to hang out just as an excuse to be aboard. The hardest thing has been losing the closeness of boat life. I feel scattered now. With the family underway, we were very into cozy time. It’s important to be tight as a family and be okay with the closeness of long passages. Cat Cruising Both families feel confident about their choice to voyage on a cruising catamaran. Jessica says that Elcie performed beautifully in all conditions. She even went to weather well and out-sailed some friends’ monohulls. The Johnsons loved that Elcie gave them a full 360 degree view of their anchorages and had fabulous ventilation and light. The family also liked that everyone had their own space to retreat to when needed. Michelle and Jeff are confident that their Leopard 48 will take them safely anywhere they want to go. Jeff has already taken her offshore a few times and says

www.Myachtservices.net compared to the ocean passages in large monohulls, it was much more comfortable. They are all foodies, and Jeff likes that they can comfortably prepare good food underway even in six-foot seas. The Johnsons are looking forward to the rhythms of home and land life, and are sketching out plans to possibly charter Elcie here on the East Coast. The Seahorse crew is in full preparation mode for the ARC Caribbean 1500. They want their daughter Sami to have a positive experience, and they’re looking forward to all of the exploring they can do once down in the Caribbean. Soon their questions will turn into experience, and their experiences will turn into wisdom. And before they know it they’ll be the old salts handing out advice to the next flock of newbie cruisers heading south.

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rin Minner and Christopher Houpt know a bit about sailing charter vacations, since they both work at Dream Yacht Charter’s Annapolis location. Both grew up sailing on the Bay; Erin on a Pearson 26 and Chris on a Catalina 42. Chris has sailed extensively up and down the East Coast and in the Bahamas. When the couple got engaged in 2014 on a February charter in the British Virgin Islands, they started planning an exciting June 2015 honeymoon. As the newlyweds busily prepared for the U.S. Sailboat Show last month, Erin spared a few moments to answer SpinSheet’s questions about their recent charter adventure in French Polynesia.

What made you pick Tahiti?

We chose Tahiti because we felt that it was really some place special, and a place that we won’t get to go to often. It is potentially a once in a lifetime trip!

How did you divide your trip into part charter with friends, part honeymoon?

We knew we wanted to have the experience of getting to sail in Tahiti—it’s a stunning location with terrific sailing conditions. Once we started talking about it, it didn’t take long for friends to show interest. That’s how we decided to do one of the “by the cabin” trips. It was a fun way for us to all be together, and we had a captain and a cook aboard (a luxury!). Plus, the itinerary is set, which was great, because we knew that we would have the opportunity to see a lot.

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On the flip side, it was our honeymoon. I’m a beach bum, so I knew we wanted some time to ourselves. We ended up choosing Moorea at the suggestion of one of my colleagues who lives there. It ended up being perfect. It was quiet, but such a gorgeous island!

Can you give us a brief itinerary?

Raiatea — Bora Bora — Tahaa — Huahine — Raiatea.

What was your favorite place and why?

Chris and I both really enjoyed our stop in Huahine. It’s a quiet little island, but the people were so friendly. The landscape was just amazing. Their economy is down due to tourism being down, but you wouldn’t know it from the smiles on everyone’s

faces. We got to do a tour of the island, which took us all the way to the highest point, offering panoramic views. I really loved Moorea as well, for many of the same reasons.

What surprised you about that part of the world?

I think we were both surprised by how lush and green the landscape is. We’ve both been to the Caribbean, where it’s gorgeous (don’t get me wrong, we love it there), but the islands in French Polynesia are just so green. When you are sailing into the reef, and you are looking at the most clear, turquoise water you’ll ever see, and then you look up to this huge mountain that is this vibrant green, the contrast is really stunning.

Any unpleasant surprises? Honestly, not a single one!

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Did you choose your food? How was it? There is a preference list that you fill out for the by the cabin charter, where you list any allergies or foods you don’t particularly like. We ate a lot of fresh fish, which was great. A lot of fresh baguettes… fruits, rice, salad. We had steak one evening, and pasta another. The food was amazing.

Who would you recommend the trip to? Is there anyone you would caution against it? I would recommend Tahiti to anyone who thinks they want to go—do it! The only word of caution I would offer is that there is open

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ocean sailing. Our longest sail was four to five hours, all in the open ocean. If you are prone to sea-sickness, this might have an effect on you. I will say, we had a few people (myself included), who get motion sickness. We were proactive about it and took medicine the night before a sail, as well as the morning of, and everyone did really well!

Give me one “we will never forget…” scenario.

We will never forget… the stars! Every night on the boat, bringing the dinghy back from dinner, or just sitting on the bow once it got dark, the sky was incredible. We saw the Southern Cross every night, and there were a few nights where the Milky Way was so bright, you felt like you could reach out and touch it. It was really amazing. Also, the sunsets, oh, the sunsets. Just extraordinary.

A funny memory?

Too many! A lot of them probably wouldn’t be funny to everyone. One of the funniest (also a bit startling), was one afternoon when we went snorkeling

off of the reef. The rays started coming up and swimming with us, and all of a sudden, a couple of us girls started screaming through our snorkels because there was a reef shark swimming not 10 feet away! The guys were all laughing at us as we frantically started swimming for the dinghy. Another funny scenario, which is also due to the language barrier between us and our crew, was that the first couple of afternoons they prepared tea for us. Such a kind, wonderful gesture, but we tried to explain that we were ready for happy hour. They did not understand what that was. I think on day three, we finally broke through, because there were cold drinks waiting instead of tea!

Any advice for charter sailors?

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Where Racers Meet Cruisers

he Maryland YC (MYC) hosted its annual MYC Challenge Race, August 28 at the mouth of the Patapsco River. This is the third year that MYC has teamed with Rock Creek Racing Association, and the first year that North Point Sailing Association has joined in to put on this cruisers-meet-racers event. It’s a combined effort to generate interest and enthusiasm for the sailing fleet of MYC and to celebrate the great sailing and good camaraderie the three clubs share on this little piece of the Chesapeake Bay. The format is geared for fun, with a pursuit style start where the start times are determined by the boat’s PHRF handicap, slowest boat starting first, faster boats starting later. Theoretically all boats finish at the same time. The start was set near the White Rocks landmark at the mouth of the Patapsco River, around a 3-1/2 mile course, rounding government marks, and ending just inside the entrance to Rock Creek between a day mark and a small cannon stationed on the hill below MYC’s clubhouse. There were 18 boats registered, 11 non-spinnaker and seven spinnaker boats, over a wide range of types, sizes, and racing trim, from Jerry McCann’s Natty Boh’t a 26-foot Pearson Commander, to Dave Butler’s gorgeous 66-foot Crowninshield’s Witchcraft, to Gary and Greg Schoolden’s Kirby 30 Red Hot Mess, and a wide variety in between. MYC hosted a great post-race get together at MYC for drinks, great food, and trophy presentations by MYC Commodore Paul Dolan and sail fleet captain Larry Korpanty. Mike Dodson (Ringmaster) won in the Spinnaker fleet, and James Tyson (Lucky Ducky) won in Non-Spin. Judging from the smiles and general good times all around, everyone, racers and cruisers alike, had a blast, and maybe more than a few racing converts were made. For more information on the clubs please check out our websites: mdyc.org; rockcreekracing.org; and npsaweb.com Follow us!

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##The full Corinthian raft in Swan Creek with the younger generation of Corinthians present.

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here wasn’t any moonlight that is. The cruise was terrific. And minus the moon, the stars were magnificent. Some were even shooting to make the evening even more spectacular. But I’m getting ahead of myself... Cookin’ was the first boat to round Drum Point on the Wye and enter the anchorage. We had invited our friends Bryan and Chris Althouse with their children Evan (9) and Kieren (7) on their Tayana 42 Soliel to join us. Bay Tripper arrived at about the same time, so we soon had a three-boat raft going but we didn’t stop there. Mischief showed next and dropped her own hook a bit ahead of us. Then Mike Zoll pulled up and rafted Talisman next to Hank and Susan. John and Linda then let out an awesome length of chain to attach Mischief to the raft and provide a second hook. Eau de Vie was the last to arrive and rafted outside of Mischief. It turned out to be as well-balanced a six-boat raft ever strung together without any forethought as I’ve ever seen.

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The happy hour festivities spanned from Bay Tripper to Mischief while the four kids, including our Nikos (12) and Sophie (10), played hide and seek across the entire raft. That game added a fair bit of entertainment for all of us. The next morning began with Mike providing freshly baked muffins to every boat on the raft. The next destination was the Rhode River. We were sad to lose Mischief and Soleil (I slept mighty deep on their hooks) who couldn’t join us for the second night. Cookin’ tacked her way down Eastern Bay into a light southwest wind that died just as we rounded Bloody Point. Then of course, after we waited close to an hour for a revival, finally dropped the rags, and fired up the ole’ M4-30, the wind returned. But I was done. Happy hour was drawing nigh, so we pedaled west as fast as we could. We weren’t disappointed. The turnout on the Rhode was even bigger than on the Wye. There were already three rafts working when we arrived. Dick and Valerie were kind enough to let Cookin’ slip in as a fourth on their hook. Now we come to the highlight of the weekend for my kids. I would even venture to say the highlight of the season for them. You see, Nikos had earned his boating

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES The kids took a brief break from their speed trials to visit the other rafts to invite everyone over to Willoway for happy hour. The nearest raft included Bay Tripper, Encore, and Mojo. The crews of Kismet and another (unknown) boat were already with them, so soon the crews of all nine boats were together on Willoway. The adventure wasn’t over. Cookin’ broke off the raft the next morning at about 10 a.m. with the idea of getting home early. Famous last words. We hadn’t passed between Camp Letts and High Island when my engine alarm started clanging. We were overheating. So, we shut her down and dropped the hook. Willoway stopped by and offered a tow, which we gratefully accepted while I tried to figure out what had gone wrong.

##Three generations of Corinthians rafted up in Swan Creek.

Not sure what happened next; I’d had a couple beers by then, but I can only assume that Nikos, full of brass, asked Dick for the keys to the car. Dick being a generous soul said yes. Next thing I knew, Nikos and Sophie were ripsnorting on the river as fast as that dinghy could go. That was fast considering Nikos and Sophie together don’t weigh 140 pounds.

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Other Corinthians were checking in to see if they could help. I soon discovered a leaky hose in the fresh water cooling system. Naturally, I didn’t have a spare, but David Hornbach had a couple of hoses. He pulled alongside and tossed them over. Meanwhile Hank and Susan offered to tow us back to their place and then drive us back to our car. Well, if I hadn’t been able to put humpty-dumpty back together again, I’d have taken them up on their fine offer. I was able to patch things together, so Dick and Valerie turned us loose just off Tolley Point. With the wind out of the south, we raised sail for the Magothy and didn’t turn the key on the inboard until it was time to putter into Blackhole Creek. Didn’t want to put too much strain on my jury rig. I want to take this moment to thank my fellow Corinthians for all the help and support. It is when things go wrong that you discover the worth of a club, and the Corinthians will never fail in that regard. In a way, for Renee and me, it was a special ending to an excellent cruise. Can’t wait to see you all by land or by sea again. thecorinthians.org

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he 2015 edition of the Thistle Labor Day Regatta, also known as the Eat Moore’s Crabs Regatta, was held September 5-6 at Severn Sailing Association (SSA) in Annapolis. A backdoor cold front passed through the area Friday night leaving us with a forecast for small craft warnings and 10-20 out of the northeast. As with many summer cold fronts on the Chesapeake, the energy dissipated a little more quickly than forecast, but 13 Thistles were left with a comfortable 10-knot breeze which diminished to six to eight knots for the three Saturday races. The excitement came in race three, when a waterman’s boat and the fleet crossed paths, with Scott Buehler from the New Castle fleet caught in the untenable position of having to head up sharply with the chute up and ultimately tacking to avoid colliding with the intent waterman. Fortunately, no one was injured. After the initial shock and about an hour at the open bar afterwards, the story was easier to retell.

The highlight of the regatta is the crab feast, which once again was underwritten by Don Moore, who insisted upon doing this as long as the regatta carries his name. As Don tells it, about 45 years ago, a group of SSA Thistles, after a less than satisfactory experience at a nearby club’s ##Thirt y-eight diners feasted after the Eat Moore Crabs Rega tta at SSA. Photo by Labor Day regatta, decided Susan Hale to stay home the next year and start their own event. (courtesy of Moore), pizza , salad, appleShortly thereafter, SSA and Thistle fleet blueberry cobbler with ice cream, and a member Tom Lawton decided to purchase three-hour open bar with various craft live crabs on the Maine Avenue waterfront beers. The weather was perfect for the feast. in Washington DC. He took them home, On Sunday, the breeze was still out steamed them, and brought them to the of the northeast, and according to PRO club. Selling them at a quarter a piece, the fleet was still able to turn quite a handsome Tom Donlan, lasted for about half the windward-leeward, two-lap race. The profit. A tradition of the Labor Day Crab Thistles finished two races, but the other Regatta began and has been maintained fleets sailed shortened courses. Everyever since. This year, Doug Freeman and Rosemary one got towed in, as the wind shut down completely. Foltis organized the event. Thirty-eight Click to severnsailing.org for results. diners were treated to two bushels of crabs ~Charlie Krafft

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M. Clayton Co. cannery, a mass event that abor Day Weekend had beautialso included these other yacht clubs: the ful weather for Back Creek YC (BCYC) events and the culmination Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay, Chesaof the club’s 17-day annual “Vagabond” Fall Southern Bay ##On right, John and Madi Yates (hosts), Cheryl Goldberg, and further Cruise. Twenty down, Molly and Wally Stone; on left, Bill and Laurie Crosley, Vern members took an and Dorothy Penner, and Candy and Ben Nelson. informative sail on the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester. All participated in the dinner at the Cambridge YC, where club stalwart, Wally Stone, who had participated in the 17-day Southern Bay Cruise, was feted on his 87th birthday. All hands attended the Crab Picking, peake Bristol Club, Eastport YC, and the with appetizers followed by unlimited Magothy River Sailing Association. crabs, corn, and ice cold watermelons, Oktoberfest with Beer and BBQ was sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association (CBSIA) at the J. held September 19 at Clements Creek off

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angley Air Force Base YC, Norfolk Navy Sailing Association, and Old Point Comfort YC (OPCYC) sailed the Tri Service Regatta in Southern Chesapeake waters off Hampton on Sunday, September 9, in blustery conditions with winds up to 20 knots in two- to fourfoot seas. Forty boats started; all finished. The final tally by the race committee was: Langley YC, 21; NNSA, 90; OPCYC 145. OPCYC organized the race this year and ran a well-designed, organized, and transparently fair race in tough conditions. One of the innovations of this year’s race was the use of an OPCYC cruising couples’ Carver 42 as the Race Committee (RC) boat. Racers could see it from anywhere on the course, and the RC enjoyed the room, view, and workspace. Class Winners: Non-Spin I, Sidney Beard’s Blue Ghost; Non-Spin II, Jeff Rogers’ Halaha; Cruising I, Jim Beaudry’s Black Dog; Cruising II, Jonathan Romero’s Tempo; Cruising III D. Hughes’ Study Hull.

The party after the race was quite successful. More than 70 members of the three yacht clubs attended and partied until 9:30 p.m. One of the highlights of the evening was the Tri Service Regatta Cake; the other was watching OPCYC Commodore Bob Killebrew drink from the TSR Trophy Cup. The racers and clubs are studying tide charts and strategizing for the Round the Lights Race, which will start and finish in Mill Creek October 17. The purpose of the race is to start from Mill Creek and get around the Thimble Shoals and Middle Ground lights in any order, finishing at Mill Creek. Veteran racers with intimate knowledge of local tidal flows have a definite advantage here. Fort Monroe will host a weekend of boating regattas and competitions that weekend.

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hen was the last time you heard kids laughing and giggling with delight in a junior sailing program? If you live in Glandore, Ireland, it’s a daily occurrence, and it happens all day long. In both 2013 and July of this year, I had the honor of being the Principal Race Officer (PRO) for the CH Marine Glandore Classic Regatta in West Cork. The event features all sorts of classic Irish yachts including Galway Hookers, Menai Straits Fife one designs, and a 1915 Falmouth Punt Teal. It also features one designs such as Dragons, Fifes, Squibs, Ettes, and Colleens. The highlight of my trips has been the kids of Glandore Harbour YC (GHYC). There is nothing fancy about the clubhouse. In fact it would make Severn Sailing Association look like the Taj Mahal. There are no employees; the members do everything, including all the work to gut it and fix it up. The GHYC junior program runs more than 200 kids through it—from one to six week programs. Rather than drill after drill, the accent is on fun first and racing second. They capsize (the water in Glandore is a lot colder than the Chesapeake), have water fights, run into rocks, and take picnics to Stone Beach across the harbor and BBQs to Rabbit Island. And they laugh all day long.

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The program is run by Karen Horgan, who is truly a phenomenon. She is also vice commodore of the club and on the sailing committee for the classic, and she works, too. Oh, and did I mention she has three nice teenage children? Nice is the key word when describing the junior sailors of Glandore Harbour. The kids treat each other with respect. There is no “tude” with adults—their parents or otherwise. This is not to say that they never race, but that is not the key. When I was there, they sent two teams to a local team race competition and finished second and third. But do you know what made Karen the happiest? She received a text from one of the organizers saying that the Glandore kids were some of the nicest she had ever met. Parents are involved in the program, but in a constructive way. Each day, there are several parents wearing their “parent of the day” vest. They are not the helicopter parents found in too many places in the United States. Nor do they spend the day haranguing the instructors. Because the Classic benefits the junior program, the kids are expected to pitch in and help in a number of areas. They are up early making sandwiches for the racers, ferrying competitors to their

##Glandore Harbour YC junior sailors in Glandore, Ireland.

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boats, running the mark boat, and serving on the signal boat. Each day I had the pleasure of hosting up to three juniors, usually 12 or 13 years old. They asked questions and learned quickly. They often did flag duty, which had to be changed regularly with six divisions competing. I don’t mean to put down junior sailing as a whole in the US, but for those who run junior programs, ask yourself one question: “Why do we have 50 or more Optis and only five Lasers and four 420s?” The answer is pretty clear. The kids are not having fun. There are too many other things they can enjoy without adding stress to their overstressed lives. Will the kids of GHYC win Olympic medals or sail in the America’s Cup? Not likely, but when they’re 50, I bet the majority of them are still sailing. There is a message here for those who want to listen. The best part of my trip? The kids made me an honorary instructor and gave me a GHYC hoodie with “instructor” on the back. You will see it all winter in Naptown.

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wo years ago, when Eastport YC and classes, the Cal 25s, and the Chesapeake Annapolis YC announced that they’d Shorthanded Sailing Society (CHESSS). be taking over the management of This was the first year that CHESSS Annapolis Race Week from CBYRA participated in the regatta, with nine and (gasp) shutting racing down to only boats participating. Elsewhere on the Bay, two days, we wondered how sailors one-design racers got off four windwardwould react. But in just two years, the leeward races under the direction of EYC. Annapolis Labor Day Regatta has transformed into something we look forward to all year long. “Sailboat racing today is very different from what many of us knew it, five or 10 years ago,” says Keith Jacobs, race director at Eastport YC. “CBYRA’s Annapolis Race Week hit the target ##Hiking out on Dailey Tipton’s Blofish for a very long time; all you have to do is And Race Committee was wise to get look at how many boats entered ARW in as many races as possible, because the through the years. When looking at wind was not forecast to cooperate on today’s event, we see redistributed and Sunday. The J/80 fleet was holding its smaller PHRF classes, a lot more oneChesapeake Bay Championships concurdesign racing, and an interest in formats rent with the ALDR, and John White beyond just windward-leeward racing.” headed into the final race with a oneTo cater to today’s sailors, Jacobs and point lead over Will and Marie Crump. a team that included dozens of volunThe Crumps were sailing with regular teers worked to provide racing for sailors trimmer (and brother-in-law) Thomas of all abilities and interests. On Saturday, Klok along with Evan Aras, who is curwith winds between 10 and 15 out of the rently attempting an Olympic campaign east-northeast, an either 15- or 18-mile in the Nacra 17 multihull. While White distance race brought together all PHRF

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beat the Crumps over the line for the last race, the winner was decided in the protest room regarding rights inside the three-length zone at the finish boat. “I made a bad call that day,” says White, proving that pigs do, sometimes, fly. On the J/70 course, Allan Terhune simply could not be stopped (although Cole Allsopp did wrangle one bullet from him). Terhune was sailing with J/70 regulars Collin Kirby, Wilson Stout, and Chloe Constants for the first time, but they meshed quickly and seamlessly. “We worked very hard to keep everything simple and make sure to talk through all the maneuvers to keep it clean,” he says. “Tactically, we worked very hard to get off the line clean, look for better pressure, and keep it simple. We were fortunate to be quite fast, which helps as well.” On the distance course, the CHESSS division had all eyes on them, as gusts were unpredictable and in the 15-18 knot range. “Inclusion of the CHESSS class is not something I would have predicted five years ago,” says Jacobs, “but we are thrilled to have them.” Ed Tracey onboard Incommunicado

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and Dotty Saunders onboard the Tripp 33 Monkey Dust won out. Their secret weapons were sons Clive and David, elementary school students who are adept at both Optis and big boats. The Saunders bought Monkey Dust in 2008, when the boys were toddlers, and immediately got them used to sailing on the boat. “Although we started racing Wednesday night races immediately, we didn’t officially take them racing until they were five and six (2012),” says Dotty. “We would take one boy one week, and the other one the next week. Two onboard at that age would have been too much. This was (and still is) our date night.” Today, the boys have Opti experience and also sail on the family’s Laser. Both sons race together with their parents each Wednesday, with Clive rigging the boat on the way out to the race course. “Up until this year, the only weekend racing we’ve really ever done was Annapolis Race Week,” says Dotty. “This past year was our seventh year, but this is the first year we brought the boys, and the trophy was a huge incentive.” The Saunders took both boys out for the NASS Race to Oxford the following weekend (in completely different conditions) and pulled a fourth place out of 31 boats in PHRF B. We can’t think of a more deserving boat to hold the award. Congratulations to Monkey Dust and the Saunders Family, and congratulations to all sailors in the Annapolis Labor Day Regatta. We can’t wait for next year. For more information and pictures, click to spinsheet.com/annapolis-laborday-regatta-results-and-photos/

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t was wet, windy, and wild on September 12, when 130 racers headed out to the mouth of the Severn River for the start of the 61st annual Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s (NASS) Race to Oxford. Taking sailors past Thomas Point and Bloody Point Lights and up into the Choptank, the 29.3-nautical mile course brought some of the wettest sailing of the 2015 season. Of the 130 boats, many chose to withdraw from racing and head home (half the CHESSS fleet was wise enough to do that). They have not been listed in the results below. For more photos, check out spinsheet.com/nass-race-to-oxford-2015/

Top Three Finishers by Class Alberg 30 1. Argo, T.C. Williams 2. Laughing Gull, Jonathan Adams Beach Cat 1. Prawn, Colin Pitts 2. The Expletive, John Geiger 3. Bovine, John Baker CHESSS 1. Off the Hook, Robert Dunigan, Jr. 2. Dianthus, David Tabor 3. Capricorn, Arsho Sarrafian Cruising 1. Anneliese, Joe Zebleckes 2. Nichols’ Quarters, F. Scott Nichols 3. Reveille, John Anderson J/105 1. Wind River, Mark Elert 2. Breakaway, Richard Hinds 3. Froya, Chuck Lawrence J/30 1. Avita, Thomas Watson 2. Cannonball 2.0, Doug Wallop 3. Rag Doll, Rob Lundahl J/35 1. Aunt Jean, Jerry Christofel 2. BZing, Benjamin Travis 3. Rebel Yell, Joel Hamburger Multihull A 1. Temple of the Wind, Douglas Dykman 2. OrgaZmatron, Josh Colwell 3. Triple Threat, Tim Lyons

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Multihull B 1. Entourage, Ben Carver 2. Seize the Bay, James Black 3. Gemini, Jere Glover PHRF A0 1. Donnybrook, James Muldoon PHRF A1 1. Saykadoo, Stephen McManus 2. Windborn, Richard Born 3. Amadeus, Jack Yaissle PHRF A2 1. Smoky, Richard Zantzinger 2. Tenacious, Midshipman 1st Class Charlie Morris 3. Brave, Midshipman 2nd Class Ethan Doherty PHRF B 1. Incommunicado, Tracey and Polk 2. Flyer, Doug Abbott 3. Parrot Head, Aaron Ressler PHRF C 1. Odyssey, David Shiff 2. Heyday, Shepherd Drain 3. Gitana, David McCullough PHRF N 1. Eclipse, Stephen Toner 2. Cheap Sunglasses, Irv Buck 3. Skylark, Brad Decker

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Crossing the Bay at the Cape Charles Cup by Lin McCarthy, Photos by David Baxter

##The Cape Charles Cup Skippers Meeting is held on the banks of Norfolk’s Little Creek on the night before the racing begins. It has grown over the years and is a significant part of the event. Photo by David Baxter/ dbaxterphotography.com

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race boats were docked and a number of crews had rented accommodations. Saturday’s race to transit the Bay and the evening of adult festivities made the Sunday morning start for the race from Cape Charles to Hampton especially challenging for many. At the regatta two Cape Charles Cup trophies are awarded, one to the winner of the PHRF Division and one to the winner of the Cruising Division, for the boats with the fastest combined times for both races. This year winner of the PHRF Division was Christian Schaumloffel and crew of Hobie 33 Mirage. Winner of the Cruising Division was Andrew Arola and crew aboard J/24 Nu Pogodi. The Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Regatta had 87 boats register,

and of those, 36 of 38 PHRF Division boats and 32 of 48 Cruising Division boats actually raced in at least one of the two races. One multihull entered and sailed the courses. The two Cape Charles Cup races are not scored as a series. Details of results for both races are available at cccup.net. The Cape Charles Cup, recently re-named as a memorial event for deceased co-founder Leo Wardrup, is an annual event organized and run by Broad Bay Sailing Association. Thank you to volunteers: event chairman, Hank Giffin; principal race officer, John McCarthy; official scorer, Scott Almond; RC signal boat, Ken Stepka; and RC support boat, Jack Mitchell.

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angst for the casual or occasional racer, and it is nice to know where one stands at the finish line,” says Nick Iliff, who led his team on the 40-foot Alaris to a secondplace finish. In a pursuit-style race, the challenge for the slower boats is reacting when the faster ones descend upon them and create wind shadows. Hinrich’s crew doesn’t mind challenges (they’ve won this rodeo before). “The most exciting thing on my boat that day was that we had a new sailor on the boat.” Brenda Auterman had just completed CRAB’s learn-to-sail course; it was her fourth day ever on the water. “It was exciting, terrifying, and absolutely life-changing. It gave me a different sense of independence that I had not felt for a long time,” says Auterman. The Hyattsville, MD, resident had become paralyzed at the age of eight and had gone to a camp for kids with disabilities, where she learned a new way of life incorporating activities such as swimming or kayaking. The Boatyard CRAB Regatta reminded her of those experiences.

##Kevin Detwiler placed second in the CRAB Class on the Freedom 20 Fiddler. Photo by Luke Pelican

Although she admits to one scary moment when a wind shift caused an accidental gybe. (“I may have screamed,” she says); Hinrichs and crew assured her that all was well—awesome, in fact. What did she feel about winning her first race? “The competitive spirit in me was like ‘yes!’” “It reminded me that I don’t have to be beholden to my wheelchair. I can do things that are exciting, heart-pounding. I can push those boundaries and see how far I can go. I’m pretty sure I’m a lifelong convert to sailing!” Iliff and crew, all lifelong sailors, note how this regatta mixes in all the ingredients for success. “It is for a great cause, is superbly run by Eastport YC (EYC), and it is not only racer-friendly, but sailorfriendly. This is a perfect event to not only introduce someone to sailboat racing but to sailing in general… The competition is great every year, and this year was no exception.” Hard as they tried, the Alaris team could not pass Ed Tracey and Tim Polk’s Magothy River-based Omega 36 Incommunicado, who proved victorious overall. Bruce Bingman’s Blockade Runner placed third. Dick Franyo, owner of the Boatyard Bar & Grill and master of ceremonies at the party, also sailed in the event. His Alerion 28 Juice, skippered by Dave Gendell, came in 41st place overall and third place in the Alerion Class. “We circle this regatta on the calendar every year, and this year was the best so far in terms of sailing conditions,” says Gendell. “It felt great to be out there racing against such good competition in an event benefitting a group like CRAB.” Crewing on Juice were spinsheet.com October 2015 127

Abby Gendell (13) and Finley Franyo (13), both junior sailors at Annapolis YC. After racing, the wind held so well that many teams went out sailing for fun before party time for a crowd of 500 at EYC. SpinSheet’s Mary ##The winners of the party costume award: John Faranetta, Rik Raphael, Sean Gallagher, Lisa Marshall, and Kathy Downs. Not pictured were two Sailors in Training who were part of the crew on the water that day: Tess Gallagher (16) and Grace Laigaie (15). Photo by SpinSheet

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Ewenson handed out awards for overall winner, class winners, and the North Sail’s One Design Award that went to the Harbor 20 fleet for rallying the most participants. The fleet also boasted six single-handers, which was an exciting new addition to the regatta. CRAB’s executive director Sue Beatty says, “Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, donors, racers, crew, volunteers, and party-goers, CRAB raised $30,000 to help us provide people with disabilities opportunities to enjoy sailing on the Bay. Everyone had a wonderful time eating, drinking, and dancing to the music of Misspent Youth. We’re looking forward to another successful regatta next year!” As food for thought for the 2016 event, Hinrichs posed a challenge to 2015 participants: “Rally another boat to join in. At 200 boats, the event would be amazingly successful.” Can’t argue with that. Want to join the fun? Find full results and donation links at crabsailing.org and a fantastic video by U.S. Sailing’s The Beat at spinsheet.com/crab-video

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Octoberfest, Baltimore Style O

ctober always brings some of the best racing on the Bay, with the latent summer heat hangover and the Nor’easter gusts coming down from New England. Two of our favorite fall regattas happen north of the Bay bridge on the Patapsco in Baltimore, thanks to the Baltimore City YA (BCYA) and Historic Ships in Baltimore. The USS Constellation Cup happens October 17, starting just off Fort McHenry and heading out and back around government marks and historic Fort Carroll before finishing deep inside the Inner Harbor at Pier 1, just off the Constellation’s stern. Two courses are planned; either 11 or 19 miles, depending on whether or not you want to use a spinnaker. After the race, stick around Constellation Dock where there’s free dockage, along with discounted dockage at Douglass Meyers Maritime Park Pier. The after party is perennially one of the best events for sailors, as it’s hosted by Follow us!

Historic Ships in Baltimore on the deck right next to the Constellation herself (take a tour while you wait for the rest of your crew to show up). It’s great to have a cold one after racing, of course, but what we really love about the party is the food. This year, Baltimore restaurants will bring in mussels, a raw bar,

burgers, cheesecake, sushi, steak, and wings. usconstellationcup.org To close out the 2015 sailing season, BCYA is hosting the Harbor Cup on October 24. The final distance race of the season, Harbor Cup always prom-

ises a surprise. Begin at Baltimore Light on the Magothy and end just off Fells Point, a 20-nautical mile sailing scenic tour through Baltimore hot spots such as the Seven Foot Knoll, Craighill Light, the Key Bridge, and the Inner Harbor. Because Baltimore loves a good party, the apres sailing party will be happening at The Point in Fells Point, with great food and even better entertainment. Racers are invited to tie up at Broadway Pier just around the corner from the finish line. For non-Baltimorons and those who plan on spending the night in Fells Point, overnight accommodations can be found on the BCYA website. Sailors are encouraged to race the next day with the Rock Creek Racing Association and their “Race Back,” sending boats back down the Bay. Both races are CBYRA sanctioned, so High Point hopefuls, take note. Check out bcya.com/hcup for information and registration. spinsheet.com October 2015 129

Olivia’s Team Racing Invitational

The evening before the regatta, Naval evern Sailing Association (SSA), in cooperation with Annapolis YC and Academy intercollegiate sailing coach the U.S. Naval Academy, hosted Ian Burman led a chalk talk discussion on the basic tenets of team racing. the third annual Olivia’s Team Racing Invitational August 22-23 in Collegiate 420s. The regatta was created in the memory of Olivia Constants, a sailor who tragically lost her life in a sailing accident at age 14. Her love of life, friends, fun and sailing inspired the Olivia Constants Foundation to design a unique team rac##More than 104 races took ing regatta. place during Olivia’s Team Race Invitational, which There were no strucmeant a lot of action on the tured teams. Rather, each docks at SSA August 22-23. skipper/crew team was randomly placed on a difIt was great info for those who were ferent team for every single race. Fiftystill gaining needed experience and a four teams participated in more than 130 great refresher for those who already races over two days. Competitors ranged had some. The learning process confrom expert team racers to first-time tinued throughout the event, with each sailors. Ages ranged from six to 76.

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##TAYC sailor Bob Lippincott with Lizzie Dennison took top honors at the Penguin Internationals. Photo by Scott Leppert

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We were pleased to welcome Philip Logan sailing with Emily Ranson in the class-owned Penguin Airhead, recently donated by Kevin Majane. Hank Krafft was the only solo sailor. John Majane, sailing with TAYC junior, Will Donald, was the oldest competitor at 82. Bill Lane, sailing with Charlotte Cook, was in the oldest Penguin, #4200, built by Bill’s father, William Lane Sr. and Barclay Trippe back in the early 1950s. Bill’s more modern ride, built in the early 1970s suffered a breakdown at the Oxford Annual and wasn’t ready in time for this event. Sandy McAllister with Liam Edgell, tested out the water in race one and unhappily reported that the jelly fish were out in force. Fortunately, they were able to quickly right their self-rescuing Penguin and weren’t in the water long. As always, TAYC did a superb job of hosting the event. The weather couldn’t have been better with mid-80-degree temperatures and low humidity, a treat for this time of year. A stabler breeze would have been nice, but that is one of the challenges of sailing on the Chesapeake in the summer. tayc.com

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tember; three classes will sail. He must qualify to compete. The Annapolis event in October will give him some tune-up time. Dick Neville, Matt Beck, and other locals will act as race committee. The following week, visitors to the Annapolis Sailboat Show will have a chance to see the boat in the water along the docks. To learn more about Smith and his efforts to raise awareness and funds for the Paralympics, visit deesail.com and like his Dee Smith Yacht Racing Facebook page.

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breeze Friday and Saturday, which let us focus on heavy-air boathandling and speed testing. Sunday morning, before the sea breeze came in, was a little lighter, so we were able to try out a few things in those conditions as well. The three-day factor is important. That lets the group have slightly shorter first and last days for traveling to and from camp and for getting rigged up. It also enables a turbo session on the middle day. And in many locations, breeze may not cooperate for three days in a row, but likely you’ll get at least two days of good sailing in. For sure, sailing wasn’t the only aspect of the weekend. Get enough sailors together, and you’re bound to also have some great conversation, food, and laughs. Most of the camp participants were staying in two houses (any flat surface can be a bed!), both in the same neighborhood about a five-minute drive from the boat park, so logistics were easy. That also meant big group breakfasts and dinners. We planned ahead of time for who was responsible for which meals, making it easy for everyone to contribute to the effort. That meant hearty breakfasts designed to fuel a full day of sailing each morning, and overflowing dinner tables surrounded by sailors talking about how to go faster and of course, sharing tall tales from previous regattas. Our hard work paid off. At the next regatta, a qualifier for the 2016 Western Hemisphere Championship two weekends later, boats that trained at Snipe Camp finished 1, 2, 3, 5, and the other two boats had gained significant knowhow and confidence.

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ail-racers have heard how their sport umpire. The umpire must know the rules Unlike fleet racing, in which the is like watching grass grow, and cold, of course, but he or she also must trophies usually go to the most talented most will admit there’s some truth to cultivate the ability to see what conflicts sailors, team racing success goes to the it. Fleet racing is slow: The races last for are coming. teams that practice hardest. hours, spread out over a wide area, and “I don’t know any good umpires who “It’s often hard to figure out why you are conducted in complicated, expensive haven’t been racing sailors,” Capron says. did well or poorly in a fleet race, says boats. Often nobody knows who’s ahead And if they haven’t been team racers Paiva. “Often it turns out to be natural and who’s behind until the finish, if themselves, they must study the special skill or feel for the boat that people are then. There may be protests to resolve or rules and techniques that teams are usborn with.” By contrast, says Paiva, in handicaps to compute, or both. ing. The International Sailing Federation a team race, “all it takes is three boats Team races, on the other hand, are publishes a “Call Book for Team Racwith decent crew who work well toshort—15 to 30 minutes—and provide ing” that documents dozens of possible gether and are willing to practice.” almost continuracing conflicts ous action, with and explains how ##AYC team racers held an informal spring warm-up against a as many as 10 umpires should team from Eastport YC last spring. Photo by Tom Donlan fresh starts during call them. Umpires a day of racing. can be sure that Although team good team racers racing puts a high know the book; premium on using they must know it the rules aggresjust as well. sively, confrontaTom Sitzmann, tions on the race sailing coach and course are settled history teacher by umpires, who at the Severn make quick rulings School, and newly that can’t be apappointed director pealed. of junior sailing A team usually at Severn Sailing has three boats, Association (SSA) making for a in Annapolis, race of six boats. During the race, place notes that there’s a shortage of team-race In racing of this type, on-the-water means little and position means everyumpires available to work high school umpiring is essential. Without umthing. The only goal in a six-boat race regattas. He’s creating a division of his pires, the protest hearings would go on is to achieve a three-boat score of 10 or off-hours business, Sail1Design, aimed forever. Umpires provide nearly instant less. It is less like a horse race and more at starting a team race umpiring school. decisions, and there’s just a one-turn like a football game, in which position This season he is offering class work and penalty in most cases so that the racers and teamwork are required for success. on-the-water training at SSA. can focus on racing. The most successful clubs and schools With seven high schools in the AnThe sport needs a lot of umpires. sponsoring team racing have their own napolis area doing team racing in both Two umpires per boat on three chase boats and sponsor intensive practices fall and spring, there’s a real need for boats—to say nothing of three chasefor their sailors. Annapolis YC (AYC) well-trained umpires. Racing sailors who boat drivers—make for the best team has acquired six used J/22s for an adult want to get involved in team racing and race events. team racing program, and it was selected help train the next generation of racers Jim Capron, an experienced umpire to host the U.S. Sailing Team Race can reach him at tom@sail1design.com and international judge, says it takes Championship, for the Hinman Trophy, to join the fun. special technique to be a good team race September 25-27. Dillon Paiva, 24, former director of the AYC junior program, explains that Among other team races on the Chesapeake (see page 130), team racing requires intense practice the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake and Gibson Island that prepares sailors for tight maneuvering and quick thinking—not so often Yacht Squadron host their longstanding Race for the Broom required in fleet racing out in the middle September 19. Find the story in the November SpinSheet. of the Bay. Follow us!

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##Getting a few minutes of practice on the tiller, crew in place. Photo by Trevor Perkins

like to think I’m a decent crew member. I’m not afraid to aggressively hike out. I always remember who likes mayo on their sandwich, and who thinks the red Gatorade is disgusting. I’ll even run the bow if the bowman is too hungover. The only thing I won’t do on a boat is drive. If you try to get me to drive, I have multiple elaborate excuses, ranging from insurance issues to a mild concussion I suffered (six years ago, but still). I’ll explain that I’m a nervous barfer. But back to being a good crew member: life sometimes gets in the way of your sailing. I got married, we moved from Boston to Annapolis, and within two years we had two kids. My sailing was still happening, but I was rusty. Knowing that I needed to get my butt back in the game, I contacted Kristen Berry of J/World, asking about options for the early spring sailing circuit, when everyone on the Bay is still wearing

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Honing Your Game continued... through the start, which was undoubtedly the most nerve wracking for me. With 40 boats on the line (and 80 on the course), no one is safe, and we saw much more experienced crews getting mixed up with each other (and even the RC boat). For the first start, Kristen talked me through finding a sliver of a lane near the boat, keeping myself moving while others stalled out and froze. Unfortunately, a general recall brought us all back. I fought back nerves (and my stomach) while we got in sequence for the second start. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as an ‘okay’ start, and as the final seconds ticked off, I felt the whole boat slow and my enthusiasm deplete with it. The boat stalled on the line, and while Kristen

never so much as raised his voice, I had so much shouting in my head that I felt lost. He brought me back to the course, getting me settled in and clawing us back into the fleet. “I know you can sail this boat faster

my husband snapped a picture of me from behind. Of course, the race has four legs. And in the third leg, the screaming panic in my head became almost unbearable. Kristen was talking to me the whole time, but it ##Sperry Charleston Race Week 2015, Charleston, United States. April 18th 2015. wasn’t working. Photo by Sander van der Borch. “Enough with this $&*%,” I told him. “I need some tough love!” The look Kristen gave me was one of total astonishment, but then he pounced. He criticized me when I was too than this,” he said to me. But how? low, he yelled “Quit pinching!” when I was The answer was to get out of my head. too high. Finally, the screaming in my head Start talking to my jib trimmer Wayne, was silenced, and I was focused solely on the telling him when I felt pressed or stalled. moment. Talking to my spinnaker trimmer Tom, There’s no comeback story here, if you’re telling him when I needed to come up waiting for one. I think we beat one boat for speed and letting him tell me when I that race. But we crossed the line at the back needed to soak down. Wayne called the of the fleet, not miles behind anyone. If I wind, and after our first downwind leg,

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were a better skipper, I could have picked off 10 boats easily on the last run. But I’m not a skipper at all. Finishing the race, we quickly switched positions and Wayne drove one of our best races in the regatta. I felt calm, dialed in, and appreciative of his skill on the helm. As we headed in, he recalled past J/22 regattas. “You get used to the panic feeling,” he said, “but you have to do a lot of it before you get used to it.” Tom sailed the first race of the third day, and as I trimmed his kite, I kept in the back of my mind that it was my turn next on the stick. The wind was down, and we were fighting the tide. Waiting for the second race to happen, we realized the current was heading out at four knots while the wind was pushing at three in the opposite direction. Race committee sent us in. Sailing in, a big part of me was disappointed that I wasn’t going to have a chance on the helm for the final race. I wanted more time sailing with my team; five days wasn’t nearly enough for what I wanted to accomplish. That’s the beauty of the J/World course: you realize just how much potential you truly have.

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Being a better crew member isn’t about mayo and Gatorade. It’s about racing your sailboat as often as you can, switching positions, dialing down your communication skills, and working with your team until you think and move as one. It takes practice; lots and lots of practice. So we decided to listen to Wayne’s advice: Trevor and I came back to Annapolis and bought a J/22. I’ve already

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Ask Your Sailmaker Maintaining Control in Breeze by David Flynn

My wife and I often argue (I mean discuss) heel angle. I like to have the rail down in the water; she prefers a more upright position. How much heel should we sail with, and what’s the best way to control heel? Sit down on my couch, and we’ll tackle this age-old battle. Argghh matey… there’s nothing like the leeward rail buried in the water, the tiller or wheel gripped firmly fighting the pressure, or is there? Actually, any top sailor who specializes in making a boat get from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, will tell you that the real secret to speed is balance and control. In fact, even sailors who may not particularly care about making their boat go a tenth of a knot faster upwind, can relate to the need for understanding sail trim and sailing technique as an aid to control. Ultimately, trim and technique allow you to be the master of your boat when it gets windy, instead of the other way around. I will offer a few simple suggestions to control helm and heel, but first, let’s look at the question of how much heel is appropriate. In quantitative terms, the answer is probably somewhere between 20 and 25 degrees maximum for a displacement monohull, depending on boat-specific characteristics. Multihulls and high performance monohulls need to be sailed at minimal heel angles.

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Practically, there is a simpler way to know when the boat is tipping over too far. If you have to fight the helm (a rudder angle of more than five to seven degrees), you are heeling too far and need to adjust trim or technique. Heel equals helm. When the boat leans over, it attempts to turn itself back up into the wind; which is referred to as “weather helm.” To keep the boat going straight, we compensate with the rudder, which is fine up to a point. But the rudder is really a brake. Use too much, and it’s just like dragging a barn door through the water, which is not a particularly fast or efficient way to sail. All sailboats need an optimum of “X” amount of power. A certain amount of heel allows the boat to sail on her lines and gives the rudder bite and helps create lift. (That’s why you will see racing crews huddled on the leeward rail in light air to induce heel). More than “X” and the extra heel creates drag. Weather helm is the indicator. Sailing with more helm and heel than the optimum can be likened to driving your car down the street on the doors, instead of on the wheels. So, as in all things, we

need to strike a balance and find the middle way. And who said sailing wasn’t a religious experience?

So how does one remain in control?

Ease the Sails. The quickest way to get a sailboat back up on her feet is to ease the sheets. This is especially true when sailing on a reach, when you are attempting to sail more or less in a straight line. Easing mainsail and headsail sheets turns sideways force into forward force. Ease far enough and the sail will luff, spilling excess power. When sailing on a reach, in every puff, the sails can be eased, in part because of the extra horsepower, but also because the apparent wind moves aft. To keep constant rudder pressure and consistent heel, ease in the puffs, and trim in the lulls when reaching. Remember, it is the sails that steer the boat; the rudder is just a fine tune device. Feather, don’t fight. Upwind, the problem is a little more complicated. If we ease the sheets every time we get a puff, we will not be able to sail as close to the wind as we would with the sails trimmed in.

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We’ll go fast, but will not point well. Upwind, there is a powerful steering technique called “feathering” that makes all the difference. Feathering means sailing by angle of heel, instead of maintaining a constant angle to the wind as indicated to the headsail telltales. If steering upwind when a puff hits, let the boat head up slowly to balance the helm and maintain a constant angle of heel. Headsail telltales will lift, or “feather,” indicating a slight luff. That’s okay; we don’t need the extra power. As the puff lets off, and the boat begins to get too upright, bear off slightly to maintain heel angle. The telltales will begin to stream aft in their normal upwind position. Use the telltales in the lulls, but maintain angle of heel in the puffs by letting the boat head up. Flatter Sails Are Less Powerful. If you have to ease the sheets when reaching, or do a lot of feathering to keep the boat on her feet, it is time for flatter sails. For the headsail, add halyard tension so as to remove horizontal wrinkles (perpendicular to the headstay). If you have a backstay adjuster, add tension to minimize headstay sag. Move the sheet lead aft to flatten the bottom sections of the sail and allow the top to twist off. For the mainsail, add halyard tension to remove horizontal wrinkles (sound familiar?). Tighten outhaul to flatten the lower third of the mainsail. Add backstay to bend the mast if that is an option. A little luffing is okay. Remember, you only need “X” amount of power, so it’s okay to let the sail luff a little. Upwind, drop the traveler and allow the mainsail to backwind along the forward 20-30 percent. Move the jib lead aft and let the top of the jib luff slightly. If you need to drop the traveler to balance the boat, the jib lead should move aft to match the shape to the mainsail.

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Reaching, ease the sheets and allow the sails to luff slightly rather than allowing too much heel. If you have to luff both sails constantly (more than 50 percent of mainsail), it’s time to reduce sail area.

Some heel is good, too much is bad. So, the ultimate answer is some heel is good; too much heel is bad. To paraphrase rather badly from an ancient Zen saying, “as in all things, the correct answer certainly lies in the middle way.”

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Pearson 30 ’77 Well maintained, many upgrades, near new sails. Featured in: CHESAPEAKE BAY May 2004 magazine. $13,000 410-544-2721 (message) dkral3@comcast.net 30’ Tartan ’76 S&S design. Great family racer-cruiser. Ready to sail. Roller furling, 2 genoas, 1 spinnaker. Tiller autopilot. Yanmar dsl. Walker Bay 8 dingy w/sail. Lots of extras. $9,999. Contact Armando. armando.ylas@ gmail.com, tinyurl.com/windrift

31’ Newport ‘88 Dodger & bimini, wheel w/cover, 5.2” draft, winged keel, MaxProp (folding), Universal 14-hp, grill, small dinghy, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, stereo, depth sounder, Lowrance GPS chartplotter; The perfect Bay Cruiser for day sailing and long weekends w/family and friends. $12,000. (703) 869-1663 or mcvogel15@gmail.com

O’Day 302 ’88 3’11” draft. Great Bay & Bahamas boat. Newer Raymarine wheel autohelm, Furlex, and Jabso + hoses. Full reconditioned dodger + bimini. 33’ Rocna. Recent bottom. $18,500. 410-693-6999. info@gurlik.com Pearson 303 ’84 Ready to Sail! Bottom painted, engine serviced, hull/interior detailed. 15hp Yanmar, draft 4’ 6’, beam 11’. Canvas/Sails in good cond., asymmetric sail, sleeps 6, drop down table. Maintenance records and only 1 prior owner. Great cruiser for the Chesapeake. $26,500. Annapolis. 410570-6602 jl_harrison@outlook.com

Cal 34 Mk II ’76 Well loved, sweet sailing, sailboat with much work since purchased 2007. 2010 repower with 3YM30 and rest of system, epoxy bottom, 2013 jib, 2014 mainsail, lazy jack, bimini & lifelines. Great starter boat. $26K (717) 676-7877 36’5” Freedom 36 ’87 One owner. Fresh water sloop. Excellent cond., well maintained, lightly used. Newer batteries, instruments, fuel tank polished. Teak interior, 3 cabins, VIRGIN Tasco stove, electric head. Set up for single-handed sailing. Carbon fiber mast, Yanmar dsl, no blisters. $59,900. Located Erie, PA. Doctors say “SELL”. Contact Tracy: (716) 680-4554. For pictures/specifications visit . RCRYachts.com

36’ Sabre ’85 K/C, Fully commissioned, in the water, Ready to set sail, Dinette layout, Sleeps 7, Ideal bay Boat, One owner, $49,500, email for full specs, rlv@adalliance.net

30’ Cape Dory 30 ’81 $15K. New North sails with quick cover, Harken MK IV, roller furling, bimini, dsl, dinghy and extras. $15,000 (410) 255-3984. 30’ Catalina ’78 Classic: Great Bay Boat with good gear. Tiller, spinnaker,sock, doyle main, ICOM, AP, depth, chart, RF, draws 5’6”, new holding tank, head, spacious , Annapolis call for pics $17,400 (240) 731-9067.

Cabo Rico 38 Silver Series ’92 Show Boat was Builder’s own boat. Myriad upgrades/options. 300 original engine hrs. See us on YouTube. $119,500. Contact dan@martinbird.com

Brewer / Morgan 323 ’83 Roomy fin keel cruiser, original gel coat in excel. cond.. New since 2012: sails, interior cushions, bimini, canvas covers, custom winter cover, depth sounder. 22-hp 3 cyl Yanmar, Lewmar #40 ST winches, dodger, furler, Garmin 440 GPS, 9 opening ports, Edson wheel steering w/ cockpit table. Waxed, painted & ready to go! $29,900 obo. Call for additional photos. (443) 392-2245, (410) 2841584. Catalina 320 ‘95 Perkins 29-hp. Shoal draft. New batteries 2012, bottom, head, interior floor, minor electronics 2013, main and covers 2014, interior cushions 2015. Engine professionally serviced each season. $48,000. holliso@obyc.com

41’ Pearson Rhodes ’65 New decks, gelcoat, bulkheads & holding tank; all hardware rechromed inc. steering pedestal with Kelvin White compass; Ulmer main & 150 genoa, Sunbrella canvas. Super nice! Eastport Yacht Sales 410-903-1830 www.eastportyachtsales.com

37’ Hunter Legend 1988 Cruising Sloop Ready to sail, Yanmar dsl, 110 furling jib, Dutchman mainsail, air/heat, $24,900, Steve Nichols, sailnichols@ hotmail.com, (703) 408-8247

37’ NanTai ‘84 Teak interior; refit 2012; new 30-hp engine; new plumbing; stove; fridge/freezer; roller-furling; needs mainsail, some TLC. At Kent Island marina: $38,900 (703) 342-7804 or katcandu@ymail.com

33’ Caliber 33 ’89 Rebuilt Yanmar dsl 140 hrs, new jib furler, canvas, batteries, chart plotter, depth-speed, RIB with Honda OB, heat pump-AC, good sails $49K firm. Call 610-513-1236.

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38’ Liberty ’86 Classic Canoe stern, custom built by Joe Fennell in Rivera Beach,Fl. $99,000 See us at Brokerage Cove US Sailboat Show. Call 717-6530240 for directions & appt. For photos see www.spinsheet.com/sea-joy

41’ Rhodes Reliant Yawl ’66 This classic fiberglass yacht has been COMPLETELY rebuilt. ALL NEW: Yanmar 4JH5E 53-hp eng; fuel tank; decks; interior cushions & coverings; aluminum masts & booms; rigging; sails; portlights. Eastport Yacht Sales 410-903-1830 Website: www.eastportyachtsales.com

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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 $159,000. Call Rose 443-618-6705 or gypsymarine@comcast.net

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www.AnnapolisYachtSales.com 22’ NorseBoat 21.5 ’12 New Arrival! NorseBoat production boat w/ballasted stub keel, centerboard, carbon mast, sloop rig w/mainsail and jib. Comes w/loads of extras! $29,900 Call Aaron: 443-949-4559 or Aaron@annapolisyachtsales.com 25’ Harbor 25 ’12 Barely used, low hrs on sails and Yanmar dsl. Canvas and desirable options $84,900. Call Pat Lane: 410-267-8181 or Pat@AnnapolisYachtSales.com Seaward 26RK ’12 Asking only $77,900!!! Looks like a new boat, she is clean as can be. Trailer included w/sale. In Annapolis and available NOW. Bring any reasonable offer soon. Call Dan Nardo 410-570-8533, email dan@annapolisyachtsales.com

Dufour 325 ’07 For only $99,000. One and only owner purchased this Annapolis show boat. Low hrs, well maintained and nicely equipped. Call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company to view. 410-268-7171 or cel 619-8403728 Harold@aycyachts.com

33’ Soverel 33 ’85 2012 National Champion “Renegade”. Custom trailer, updated sail inventory and tons of upgrades! Just Listed at $35,000. Call Bob Oberg 410-320-3385 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 34’ Catalina ’86 and ’01 available from $32,500. The ’86 is a clean boat with a slip that can convey in Annapolis. The ’01 has A/C, A/P, chartplotter, davits and more. Call Denise Hanna at (410) 991-8236 or email denise@annapolisyachtsales.com 35’ Beneteau 343 ’06 Available Now! 500 hr Yanmar, A/C, windlass, electric winches, new bottom paint and mainsail 2015, LED lighting! Under 90K Call Aaron: 443-949-4559 or Aaron@annapolisyachtsales.com

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

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40’ J 40 ’90 Well equipped J which has been used for cruising. Includes A/C good sails, canvas, re-varnished interior. On the hard in Deltaville VA. $99,000. Call Jonathan Hutchings (804) 436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 41’ Beneteau 411 ’01 Blue water cruising boat with solar and wind. 1 yr. old sails, classic main. Great canvas. Engine rebuilt July 2015. $123K. Call Keith Mayes at 301-503-4634 or keith@annapolisyachtsales.com 42’ Beneteau 423 ‘07 Late model with solar, windlass, Raymarine electronics, super clean ready to cruise. Fresh water thru 2013. $165K. Call Keith Mayes at 301-503-4634 or keith@annapolisyachtsales.com Beneteau First 44.7 ‘04 Cruise equipped, this is not a beat up race boat!! She has been professionally maintained and is available to see anytime in Annapolis. Come and see her soon. Asking only $223,900.00!!! Call Dan Nardo 410-570-8533 or email at dan@annapolisyachtsales.com 46’ Beneteau ’08 Well equipped for cruising w/generator, water maker, solar panels, davits, Radar, SSB, life raft, dinghy, OB and more. Clean and ready to go. Call Denise Hanna at (410) 991-8236 or email denise@annapolisyachtsales.com 47’ Bavaria 3 cabin, Rigged for long distance cruising. 2013, Sails, electronics & dinghy, davits, huge solar array, wind generator etc. etc. Only $139,900. Call Pat Lane 410-267-8181 ext 205 or email: Pat@annapolisyachtsales.com

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35’ Island Packet 35 ’89 Just Listed. “True Colors” is very clean & lightly used. New instruments & upholstery, Kato davits, Re-conditioned engine. All in a very comfortable blue-water cruiser. $80,000. Call Jonathan Hutchings (804) 436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com

Pearson 28-2 ’87 Clean, turnkey, meticulously maintained Chesapeake Bay cruiser, many upgrades, Yanmar diesel. New price $9,500 Call Bobby Allen. (443) 949-9481

36’ Beneteau 361 ’04 “Joyful” really is a joy! Very clean example of this popular model. All the bells and whistles: A/C, inmast furling, recent canvas, autopilot and more. Deltaville VA. $84,000. Call Jonathan Hutchings (804) 436-4484 jonathan@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 Just Listed!!! Gorgeous 2 cabin w/Genset and Air!!! Extremely well equipped w/ 2 cabin, 1 head layout w/lots of toys to make comfortable cruising a reality. $190K. Call Tim: 410-507-4359 or Tim@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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

40’ CS 40 ’92 “Wharf Rat” is a proven winner. This is a turn-key cruiser/racer. Flag blue hull and ready for the Chesapeake or the ocean. Asking $79,900. Call Bob Oberg 410-320-3385 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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Jeanneau 42i ’07 $192,900 NEW PRICE! Perhaps the fastest 42i built, North 3DL inventory, deep keel, epitomizes the term, “racer/cruiser”. Call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481 44’ Fountaine Pajot Helia ’14 nicely equipped, top of line electronics, radar, solar panels, SSB, dinghy, outboard, EPIRB, genaker,C ontract owners relocating, ready to sell. $479,500 NEW PRICE. U nder Call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481 Jeanneau 44i ’09 $139,500 – 3 cabin 2 head, nicely equipped, AC, full electronics, great cruiser Call (443) 949-9481 Jeanneau 44i ‘13 $237,500 – 3 cabin 2 head, fully equipped, all Raymarine electronics, spinnaker, folding prop Call (443) 949-9481 Jeanneau 45.2 ’03 3 cabin/2 head, owner says sell - TRY $209,000, full electronics, new sails, includes spinnaker, shoal draft, beautiful flag blue – call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

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48’ Fountaine Pajot Salina ’08 New Price $495,000 loaded, 4 cabin 2 head, full electronics, spinnaker, 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

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67’ Lagoon ‘99 $1,000,000 – 5 cabin 5 heads, fully loaded luxury cruiser - rare offering call Bobby Allen (443) 949-9481

36’ Frers ’85 Carroll Marine built. Great PHRF boat, at 96 she is very easy to sail and win! CYRANO $39,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073 42’ Beneteau ’85 This is a solid strong First 42, freshwater boat for 24 yrs. 6’ draft excellent cond., new electronics and autopilot $69,500. www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1074 42’ Tayana V-42 avt Cockpit ’96 This is a serious offshore cruising boat ’06 Yanmar dsl, air, liferaft, full offshore gear. $175,000 757-480-1073 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 50’ Shannon Ketch ’82 Yanmar 100-hp dsl 650 hrs, new generator, excellent cond., shallow draft, new liferaft, air, bow trruster. This is a beautiful boat. $210,000 Bay Harbor Brokerage 757-480-1073

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62’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 62 .................... $339,000 53’ 1984 Mason 53 Ketch .............................. $140,000 50’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster 50 .................... $165,000 49’ 2007 Jeanneau 49 Deck Salon................ $299,000 46’ 2003 Tartan 4600...................................... $339,000 44’ 2004 Tartan 4400...................................... $380,000 44 1989 Mason 44 .......................................... $235,000 43’ 1997 Saga 43 ............................................ $184,000 42 2001 Catalina 42........................................ $170,000 40’ 1976 Bristol 40 ........................................... $45,000 40’ 1987 O’Day 40 ............................................ $29,000 40’ 1983 C&C 40 CB......................................... $52,000 40’ 2001 Caliber 40 LRC ......................................CALL 40’ 1998 Pacific Seacraft 40 .......................... $215,000 40’ 2002 Pacific Seacraft 40 .......................... $274,000 40’ 1996 Pacific Seacraft 40 .......................... $239,000 39’ 1983 Cal 39 mk III ....................................... $55,000

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38’ 1988 C&C 38 Mk III ..................................... $57,500 38’ 2015 Hanse 385 - New Demo ........................CALL 38’ 2004 Hunter 38 ......................................... $129,000 37’ 2006 Hanse 370 ........................................ $132,000 37’ 1977 Gulfstar 37 ......................................... $57,500 37’ 1998 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37.......... $175,000 37’ 2009 Tartan 3700 ccr ............................... $289,000 37’ 2004 Tartan 3700 # 81.............................. $194,000 37’ 2008 Tartan 3700 ccr ............................... $249,000 36’ 1987 Freedom 36 ....................................... $65,000 35’ 1979 Bristol 35.5 ........................................ $42,500 35’ 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend .......................... $45,500 35’ 2004 Hunter 356 ......................................... $79,000 35’ 1984 Southern Cross 35............................ $67,500 34’ 2006 Beneteau 343 .................................... $94,000 34’ 2007 Beneteau 343 .................................... $95,000 34’ 1990 Cabo Rico 34 ..................................... $85,000

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34’ 1987 Express Alsberg Built ...................... $48,000 34’ 2001 Mainship Hardtop Pilot Sedan....... $115,000 33’ 2015 Tartan 101 - NEW IN STOCK ................CALL 33’ 2004 Hunter 33 ........................................... $74,000 33’ 2000 Nauticat 331Motor Sailor ............... $150,000 33’ 2014 Tartan 101........................................ $149,000 32’ 2004 C&C 99- Trade In............................... $81,000 32’ 1995 Catalina 320....................................... $42,500 32’ 2016 Legacy 32 Downeast ............................CALL 32’ 1995 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 ................. $110,000 32’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Pilot 32 ................... $95,000 31’ 1986 Bristol 31.1 ........................................ $52,500 31’ 1989 Pacific Seacraft 31 ............................ $74,500 27’ 1980 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 w/ Trailer $62,750 27’ 1984 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 ................. $55,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Daysailor - Demo...... $84,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Weekender - Demo... $96,000

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34’ Pacific Seacraft ’89 Currently three PSC 34s on the market @ CYS with varying equipment and pricing. Excellent selection on used Pacific Seacrafts - Call for more info From $89,000 410 269-0939, www.CrusaderYachts.com

26’ Tartan Fantail ’14 We have both the DaySailor and WeekEnder in stock. Ready to go excellent incentives. SailAway package at $84k DaySailor & $96k Weekender. ready to test sail, 410-2690939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

32’ C&C ’99 ’04 Trade In - Well equipped for racing or performance cruising, Deep Keel ( 6’5” ) White Hull, Carbon Rig & Pole - Updated electronics and racing sails. Asking $81,000 Offers / Trades encouraged Contact Mike 410-269-0939

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. Reduced $149,000 410-269-0939 in Annapolis.

34’ Beneteau 343 Two Available - ’06 & ’07 Both Air, Cruise equipped Plotter etc. Newer Canvas. One with Deep Keel / Traditional Rig & One Furling Rig / Shoal Keel — Both Super Nice & Asking $95,000 410-269-0939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

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40’ Pacific Seacraft Three Available Standout Crealock design. ALL VERY well equipped and meticulous care by owners - Ready for coastal or offshore cruising! BEAUTIFUL! FROM $220,000 410-269-0939 www.CrusaderYachts.com

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

SOLD 35’ Hunter 356 ’04 Great cond., lightly used and equipped perfectly for coastal / Bay cruising. Air Con, windlass, Furling mast and more. Asking $79,000 Reduced / Make offers! 410-269-0939 www.Crusaderyachts.com

41’ Tartan 4100 ’98 Well equipped, experienced cruising boat. Great value under 200k Ready for Coastal cruising. Owners getting out of boating, everything goes with! $160,000 - 410269-0939 or www.CrusaderYachts.com

37’ Pacific Seacraft 37 ’98 Very well kept and equipped. Offshore capable, knowledgeable owners have kept her updated and in beautiful condition. Best equipped 37 on market! Asking $175,000 wwwCrusaderYachts.com 410-269-0939

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

37’ Tartan 3700 ’04 In great shape, white hull, Raymarine electronics / radar, autopilot and more . Mostly Freshwater Sailing & Indoor winters. Here in Annapolis & ready to show. REDUCED $195k - 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

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

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

44’ Cherubini ’80 Cutter Rigged Ketch Blue water ready with all the gear, equipment and safety items you’ll need. She is off shore proven. Asking $225,000 Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 or email him at rob@curtisstokes.net.

47’ Beneteau ‘02 Original owner, fresh water always. In fantastic condition, 66hp dsl, everything conveys, ready to go. Asking $206,900 Call Rob @ 216-533-9187 or email him at rob@curtisstokes.net

51’ Little Harbor Pilothouse ’96 Well maintained performance cruiser. Beautiful condition. New Yanmar 160hp. $299,500. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216 533-9187 Curtis Stokes and Associates Rob@curtisstokes.net

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42 Endeavour 1985 .................................. $94,900 42 Tatoosh 1982 .................................... $120,000 41 IP SP Cruiser MKI 2010 ................... $428,500 41 Bristol 41.1 CC 1981 ........................ $135,000 41 Rhodes Bounty II 1957 ....................... $44,750 41 Morgan Out Island 1981 ...................... $59,900 40 Block Island 40 1997......................... $235,000 40 Delphia NEW .................................... $265,000 40 Maestro 2006 .................................... $269,900 40 Island Packet ‘94, ‘96 .......... 2 from....$176,900 38 Hunter 2005 ..................................... $119,900 38 Island Packet 380 ‘99, ‘00 ... 2 from....$169,900 38 Cabo Rico 38 1993 ............................ $174,900 37 Nauticat ‘02 ........................2 from....$239,000 37 Island Packet ‘95, ‘98 .......... 2 from....$138,000 37 Southerly 115 MK IV 2006 ............... $199,000

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36 Island Packet Estero 2010.................. $270,000 36 Tashing Tashiba 1986 ....................... $119,900 35 Island Packet 350 1998 ..................... $109,000 35 Island Packet ‘89, ‘92 ............ 3 from....$99,000 35 Island Packet Cat 1994 ...................... $149,500 35 Scanmar 1985...................................... $49,900 35 Pearson 1977....................................... $49,900 34 Catalina 1993 ...................................... $47,500 34 Sabre MKI 1980 .................................. $29,900 33 Tartan 1981 ........................................ $29,500 32 Camper Nicholson 1970 ...................... $49,000 32 Island Packet 1990 .............................. $79,900 31 Island Packet 1987 .............................. $49,900 31 Pacific Seacraft 1997 ......................... $105,000 29 Island Packet ‘92, ‘96 ............ 2 from....$59,900 27 Island Packet ‘85, ‘86, ‘88 ..... 3 from....$37,900

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30’ Catalina 30 ’88 Built to exhibit great characteristics under sail, along with ideal accommodations make this boat tough to beat. Offered at $23,000. David Cox davidcox@northpointyachtsales. com or 410-310-3476

36’ Catalina ’96 Yanmar air, dinghy w/ davits, $69,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 38’ Pearson 38 ‘91 Yanmar dsl, RF $68,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300 44’ Cal ‘85 Long distance cruiser. $99,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300

33’ J/100 ’08 Well equipped, dsl eng, marine head, v-berth, rare shoal draft, Hoyt/jib/boom, Dutchman/Mainsail, Full cockpit canvas, price reduction. Contact Grady Byus grady@ northpointyachtsales.com or 410-2802038. Additional J/100’s in inventory.

36.7’ Beneteau First ‘02 $74,500, Farr design, sleek, responsive, racing & cruising sails, A/C, below deck autopilot, 3 cabin layout, offered at unbeatable value. Contact Scott@martinbird.com 32’ 2007 Dufour or 325 410-703-0263.

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Catalina 400 MKII ‘04 $179,000, 19-hp DSL, Wheel, RF, Dinghy LOADED! Clean, bow thruster, generator, full elect’s, low $124,500 hours. 34’ Ericson 34 ’89 Performance cruiser. Contact erik@martinbird.com or Large cockpit w/new canvas. Full set of 410-279-3027. 2015 performance cut sails w/ A-kite. Spacious 2/cabin aft head interior. 41’ Hans Christian T 41 ‘86 $99,500, $48,000, David Malkin 410-280-2038 or great price on a classic HC, new teak david@northpointyachtsales.com decks, repainted, stored inside. Contact Chet@martinbird.com or 443-994-8093. 47’ Bristol CC ‘89 $249,000, flag blue hull, shoal draft, generator, A/C, bow thruster, modern electronics, mast 62’6”, electric stowaway, electric winches. Contact Dan@martinbird.com or 757-813-0460. 34’ Sabre 34 MK II ‘90 Classic Ideal for a cruising couple or small family, excellent electronics, great equipment list, offered at $74,500, contact David Cox at 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

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35’ J/109 ’05 well equipped shoal draft 5’9” version. European style interior w/two private sleeping cabins and pull-out double in the large main cabin. $159,000. Call David Malkin 443 790-2786 or david@northpointyachtsales.com

40’ Beneteau 40.7 ’02 & ’04 Now located in Annapolis, Both are great racer/cruisers, many racing customizations added, Farr Yacht designed hulls, luxurious comforts, Contact NPYS at 410-280-2038 info@northpointyachtsales.com

40’ Dufour ‘11 405 GL Liberty version, 2 cabins/2 heads plus garage storage in aft/stb cabin, new Doyle Carbon sails, offered at $215,000, contact David Malkin 443-790-2786 or david@northpointyachtsales.com

40’ Hood Gulfstar 40 ’77 Rare opportunity, Built by Gulfstar, Designed by Hood, leisure furl main, centerboard, full winter cover, ready to go, $85,000. Contact David Cox davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com or 410-280-2038

41’ Wauquiez Centurion 40s ‘04 Elegant and impressive racer cruiser, well maintained, offered at $169,000, contact Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511 or ken@northpointyachtsales.com

42’ J/42 ’96 & ’01 Extensive upgrades/ replacements on both, perfect cockpit layout, 2 head interior, $174,500 & $199,000 Contact NPYS at 410-2802038 or info@northpointyachtsales.com

42’ Cabo Rico Cutter ’06 Repowered in 2014 w/new 54-hp Yanmar/Diesel. Custom built, one owner, new Schaefer roller furling unit for genoa, many unique features. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com

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

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41 + foot 41AC Hunter ‘05- $154,900 41DS Hunter ’07 - $169,900 41 Sarabande ‘85 - $39,000 410 Hunter ’98 - $110,000 420 Hunter ‘01 - $134,900

44AC Hunter ’04- $159,900 45CC Hunter ‘08 - $234,500 45DS Hunter ‘10- $250,000 50 Hunter ’09 - $324,900

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43’ PASSPORT 43 ’00 In boom, Monitor Wind Vane, Low hours . . . . . . . . . . . . $255,000 40’ HUNTER 40.5 ’97 Great layout, low hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOW ONLY $75,000 39’ BENETEAU 390 ’90 Brand New Yanmar!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,500 39’ PEARSON 39 ’74 Total reﬁt, new everything! Spectacular! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000 38’ CATALINA 380 ’00 Cleanest one on the market!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114,500 38’ SOVEREL ’68 All ready Circumnavigated Ready to go again! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 38’ PEARSON ’91 Great layout great performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,000 37’ HUNTER LEGEND ’88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 37’ S&S APACHE’69 Built by Chris Craft Great shape!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 36’ HUNTER 36 ’08 Loaded and ready to go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 36’ S&S ‘55 Derecktor Built Gulfstream 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 34’ GEMINI ’95 Iconic Catamaran ready to head south!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 34’ PEARSON ’90 Loaded and ready to go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500 33’ CALIBER ’88 Great way to see the world!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900 32’ HAKE SEAWARD EAGLE ’02 Retractable keel. Lift Kept, Genset! . . . . . . . . . . . $96,000 31’ COLUMBIA 31 ‘67 Total reﬁt in ‘02 Must see! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000 28' SOUTHERN CROSS '80 C.E. Ryder Built Capable mini cruiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 12’ CORNISH CRABBER CORMORANT ’86 Tidy and a bargain! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900

POWER LISTINGS 50’ CUSTOM FAST TRAWLER ’11 Stunning! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000 50’ BESTWAY TRAWLER ’87 Stabilized! Shed kept! Twin Volvo Diesels . . . . . . . . $125,000 43' PILGRIM PLAY '93 A truly unique trawler for the discriminating buyer. Single diesel $239,000 39’ MAINSHIP TRAWLER ’97 Twin Volvo Diesel fresh Awlgrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 36’ GRANDBANKS 36 ’81 Well maintained classic! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,000 35’ MARKLEY ’95 Super clean Bayboat ready to ﬁsh or cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000 32’ CUSTOM COMMUTER’02 Wood classic, Lehman diesel, charming. . . . . . . . . $25,000 30’ BAYLINER 305 ’06 Simply the best example out there!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,500

Simply doing it right... WWW.SALTYACHTS.COM 410-639-9380 Tom & Melinda Lippincott • Charlie Kneller • Connie Ranney 20838 Rock Hall Avenue, Rock Hall, Maryland 21661

BOATS FOR SALE! SAilBoATS S2 (9.2A) 30 1978 sloop rigged, fin keel, skeg rudder and keel stepped mast. Yanmar diesel engine $6,000 Sabre 28’ 1974 30 HP Universal Atomic 4. Nice pedestal mounted Raymarine chart plotter $7,000 Yankee 28’ 1973 A solid cruiser 30 hp Universal Atomic 4, nice cockpit with padded seats and bimini, a delight to sail $3,500 J/24 1979 race ready with Triad trailer. Extra sails and all the go fast hardware needed for Thursday evening One Design racing in Annapolis $4,000 1974 Gloucester 22’ with outboard motor and trailer $4,000 2002 Performance Sailcraft Megabyte 14’ Fast, stable boat excellent condition has launching dolly $2,800 1982 Catalina 25’ live aboard, never sailed. Sails like new $5,000 1977 Cape Dory 25 5 hp gasoline Honda outboard $5,500 PoweRBoATS 1972 owens Concorde 27’ Express Cruiser Lift-kept under roof, single 280 HP Crusader V8B $5,000 All boats are sold “as is, where is”

45CC Hunter ‘08 Al Di La is just STUNNING! Jam Packed with everything you need for Offshore Sailing and cruising the Bay! This boat has been so meticulously maintained, & all you have to do is call! $234,500 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 45’ New York NY 32 ’36 Beautiful Sparkman Stevens designed racer. Many upgrades, overall condition solid/strong. Capable of sailing/ racing/cruising all over the world. $89,500. David Cox davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com or 410-280-2038

50CC Hunter ’09 REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY! Quiet Wings is a oneowner dream boat with every possible option! You have to see this queen of the fleet! $324,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211 www.nortonyachts.com

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47’ Passport Yachts 470 Center Cockpit ‘04 Located in Annapolis, Well cared for by current owner who is an ABYC Master Technician. $439,000, contact Ken Comerford 410-991-1511 or ken@northpointyachtsales.com

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20’ Beneteau First ’13 JUST REDUCED! Caper is in excellent cond.. This is a beautiful boat, perfect for day sailing, racing, or a first taste of coastal cruising. $34,900 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 36 Hunter ’06 JUST REDUCED! Adventure is in great cond.! She is very well equipped and even comes with generator for AC while at anchor! She has the perfect amount of space and comfort! $102,500 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 38’ Endeavour 38 ’84 Chameleon is the definition of solid. She performs like a dream and is built with the state-of-theart construction methods Endeavour is known for. Loaded with Equipment! $63,500 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211 44’ AC Hunter ’04 Water Dancer is Gorgeous & Extremely Clean! She’s the perfect boat for you! Reduced for Quick Sale – Don’t let this boat get away! $159,900 Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.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 28’ Morgan Out Island ’73 Great family boat, lots of room for a 28 footer, Sleeps 7, Kubota 22.4 dsl w/ 85 hrs, Asking: $9,600 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 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 30’ Hunter ‘88 “Goofy” Very clean family boat, new Yanmar eng w/ 120 hrs, Furlex roller furling, bimini, two large doubles, dinette, Ready to Go! Asking: $25,900 Call Regent Point Marina @804-7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 31’ Irwin ‘86 “Iris” Yawl rigged w/ classic lines, Yanmar dsl, Harken roller furling, auto helm, new centerboard, many upgrades Asking: $12,500. Call Regent Point Marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 41’ Gulfstar CC ’75 Westerbeke 50-hp dsl w/ LOW hrs, enclosure, Built to go anywhere. Asking: $56,000 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ’82 Cruise the Islands in this very clean Ketch, 3 cabins w/ 2 enclosed Heads, Many extras including AC and refrigeration. Asking: $44,900 Call Regent Point Marina@804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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Your Choice for Blue Water Boats! Hans Christian 38 “Cool Runnings” ‘81 $139K New Offering! Capable ocean cruiser and great liveaboard with everything, watermaker, wind gen, Solar panels, Monitor wind vane, great ground tackle. RogueWave 410-571-2955

Rogue Wave Specializes in High Quality, Ocean-going vessels of substance and character. Boat Show Specials! List your boat with us!. Also check out our free Buyer’s Agent Services! Call Kate and Bernie at 410 571-2955.

Little Harbor 38 ‘81 $139K New Offering! Classic New England yacht. Refit stem to stern over 250K spent! NEW: teak deck, Awlgrip, engine, Leisurefurl, sails, varnished interior, electronics. RogueWave 410-571-2955 Passport 40 ‘85 $99K Reduced 10K! Two boat owner. Priced to sell. Custom hard dodger. AC, generator, refrigeration. No more excuses. Great boat. Go now! RogueWave 410-571-2955

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28’ Bristol Channel Cutter “Amica” ’90 $119K Reduced 10K. Beautiful Lyle Hess classic BCC well equipped for cruising! RogueWave 410-571-2955 Loomis Chuck Paine 32 “Sarah ’83 $39K Classic Paine, beautiful, sweet, and very inexpensive! A fun and beautiful boat to own! RogueWave 410-571-2955

www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com Lord Nelson 41 Offshore Cutter “Lady Nelson” ‘87 $125K Reduced 25K! Cruise ready condition. Tall rig, built for the owner’s of Lord Nelson Yachts. RogueWave 410-571-2955

Tradewinds 33 Cutter “Lionheart” ‘84 $119K Reduced 10K. Built in England. Completely equipped to cruise. Good condition. Great price. RogueWave 410571-2955

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61’ Deerfoot ’88........................... $299,000 55’ Tayana ’84 ............................. $189,500 51’ Bristol ’88 .............................. $259,500

Cape George 34 Cutter “Valkyrie” ‘08 $199K Brand new, pure, unadulterated, beautiful, natural, full keel sailing vessel built from a bare hull by incredible boat builder. Classic! Gorgeous! RogueWave 410-571-2955 Tayana 37 “Perseverance” ‘85 $80K New Offering! Classic Bob Perry Cutter capable ocean cruiser well cared for. A whole lot of boat for the money! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Westerly OceanLord 41 ’97 $175K Reduced 20K! CC, 2-stateroom liveaboard-cruiser in excellent cond.! New cockpit enclosure, dinghy davits, 10’ Apex & OB, solar panel installation, and more! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955 Tayana Vancouver 42 ‘87 $149K Reduced 20K! Totally upgraded and equipped…900 amp hours and genset, solar, wind, water maker, diesel heat, new electronics, ready to go now. RogueWave 410-571-2955

48’ Tayana ’01 ............................. $349,500 47.7’ Bristol ’89 .......................... $249,000 44’ Nautor Swan ’73 ................... $135,000 41’ Hans Christian T ’86 .............. $99,500

50’ Dickerson ’83 $249,000

40’ Ta Shing/Baba 40 ’84............ $124,500 40’ Swan ’72 ................................. $75,000 40’ Catalina 400 MKII ’04 ........... $179,000 38’ Cabo Rico ’92 ........................$119,500 38’ Beneteau Oceanis ’00 ............ $94,500 36’ Catalina ’98 ............................. $77,900 36’ Beneteau ’01 .......................... $89,900

51’ C&C C/B ’91 $274,900

36’ Gozzard 86’............................ $145,000 32’ Quest ’96 ................................ $79,900 32’ C&C 99 ’04 .............................. $82,500

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Valiant 42 CE Cutter “Pegasus ‘94 $239K Rigged and equipped to sail far with Monitor windvane steering. Great 12 volt boat. Everything in good condition. Priced to sell now! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Shannon 43 Ketch “Isabella ‘89 $299K A yacht of the highest quality and caliber! Not the centerboard Shannon, cruising performance keel with 6’ draft, ICW capable, two stateroom, two head commodious accommodations, 12 volt boat, Monitor windvane, hard dinghy. RogueWave 410-571-2955

Tayana 52 Aft Cockpit Cutter “Cayuse” ‘94 $199K Reduced 40K, owner has new boat ordered! Threestateroom cruiser in excellent condition and completely equipped with brand new Northern Lights genset, AC, good electronics, ready! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Southerly 115 MKIV (37) ‘06 Lightly used, freshwater boat kept on a lift since new. Now in Annapolis. Deep draft performance 8’2” . Shallow draft FREEDOM of only 2’4” Just imagine where you can go! $199,000. S&J Yachts 410-639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

57’ Laurent Giles Expedition Yawl ‘05 $419K Reduced 100K due to illness! Unique Aluminum vessel built in South Africa designed for high latitude exploration. RogueWave 410-571-2955

Hunter 38 ’05 Great all-around performance cruiser. Lots of room inside. Well maintained. Lots of amenities. Very sharp price - Asking $119,900 S&J Yachts 410-639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Brewer 44 CC Ketch ‘88 $145K Reduced 15K! Perfect liveaboard cruiser, center cockpit, two stateroom commodious accommodations, new genset, AC, refrigeration, dinghy, ob, davits! bottom paint. RogueWave 410-571-2955 Valiant 42 Rare Pullman Cutter “Gypsy” ‘97 $299K Caribbean 1500 2011 Vet!, everything new from Furuno electronics to Quantum sails, Monitor windvane steering, D400 wind gen, 2300 hours, genset, AC, new watermaker, new refrigeration. RogueWave 410-571-2955 Mason 44 “Belle Mia” ’99 $279K Last Mason built! Perfect liveaboard cruiser, two stateroom commodious accommodations, genset, AC, new stack pack, Move aboard! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Valiant 42 CE Cutter “Columbine ‘99 $265K Reduced 35K! Pristine condition, loved and tenderly cared for Westerbeke 44 1900 hours, genset, watermaker, new interior varnish, monitor windvane steering. RogueWave 410-571-2955

Valiant 42 CE Cutter “Seahawk” ‘00 $295K Westerbeke 44hp, 359 hours, genset, Espar, Radar, plotter, SSB, new Stars and Stripes Awlgrip topsides. Like new! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Valiant 42 CE Cutter “Magic” ‘01 $295K Complete with Leisurefurl mainsail, Westerbeke 55hp engine, extra fuel tank, Espar diesel heat, new Black Awlgrip topsides, new cushions, AC/Heat…more! RogueWave 410-571-2955

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Pacific Seacraft 44 “North Star” ‘91 $199K Reduced 40K! Well equipped, Leisurefurl, Awlgrip Blue topsides, new batteries, low hours, watermaker, liferaft, many upgrades, great price! RogueWave 410-571-2955 Tayana 48 Center Cockpit ‘06 $439K Beautiful lightly used center cockpit with Leisurefurl in boom furling, genset, AC, custom interior décor, in beautiful condition. Tayana show boat! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Van de Stadt Samoa 48 Aft Cockpit ‘98 $295K Dutch built aluminum all ocean cruiser and sistership to the famous voyager Hawke, 200K refit in 2011 ready to go. Make Offer! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Southerly Yachts Extreme Shoal Draft World Leaders for over 36 yrs & 1,100 boats. Push button swing keel. Go where others cannot! Several models available 37, 45 & 57 feet from $199,000 to $1,675,000. S&J Yachts 410 6392777 www.sjyachts.com S&J Yachts Brokers for Fine Yachts 4 offices strategically located from the Chesapeake Bay to Charleston, SC. 12 full time experienced brokers, open 7 days a week to best serve you. 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 2013 Demo Boat Outstanding performance. A quality boat with a European flair. 3 cabins. Mahogany joinery. Many great features! $264,900 S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Island Packet Yachts 26-52’ Considering a New or Brokerage Island Packet? Or looking to sell the one you have? We have sold many this year! Currently we have 18 different models & 32 brokerage Island Packets available. Give us a call! S&J Yachts (410) 639Maestro 40 ’06 Cruising World 2006 2777 www.sjyachts.com Boat of the Year – A real performance cruiser. Fast & easy to handle. A/C, generator, Retractable bow thruster. Look for Used Boat Reviews at Call for details. $269,900 S&J Yachts spinsheet.com/used-boat-reviews 410-639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Tayana 52 Aft Cockpit ‘89 $99K Reduced 40K! This three-stateroom aft cockpit cruiser with existing structural survey and new fuel tanks just installed for 18K. Great boat at this price! RogueWave 410-571-2955

Catalina 42 MKII ‘07 NEW Listing. A family favorite with 3 cabins, 2 heads. Absolutely clean, inside & out. Only 400 hrs on engine. Inmast furling. A/C …Call now! $193,000 S&J Yachts (410 ) 6392777 www.sjyachts.com

Beneteau 461 ’00 New Listing. Never chartered! Fast. Loaded. A/C. Generator. 3 cabins, 2 heads. Room & comfort for the family. $174,900 S&J Yachts 410 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Fastback 43 ‘94 A proven round the world cruiser that is strong, well built & maintained. Lots of room & comfort. 3’ draft allows you to go many more places. $174,900 S&J Yachts 410-639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

Island Packet 465 ‘08 This “LIKE NEW” Yacht offers you a savings of over $300,000. Balance of the warranty will convey to the new owner! $489,000. S&J Yachts (410) 639-2777. www.sjyachts.com

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Trintella 50 ‘05 Fast - Strong - Elegant – Luxurious! Designed by Ron Holland and built by Trintella Yachts to the highest possible standards of safety, comfort and elegance. $595,000 S&J Yachts 410 639-2777 www.sjyachts.com

32’ Hake Seaward Eagle ’02 Fantastic go anywhere cruiser! Retractable keel, this one has been lift kept! A/C! GENSET! Loaded! Reduced to $95,000 Call (410) 639-9380 See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com

34’ Gemini 3400 ‘95 Catamaran Great condition! Many upgrades! Ready to head south! Offered at $59,000

28’ Southern Cross C E Ryder built capable anywhere cruiser, sweet lines, Offered at $27,500 Call (410) 639-9380, See all our listings at www.saltyachts.com

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43’ Passport 43 ‘00 Beautiful capable offshore cruiser, Inboom furling, Monitor wind vane, Low hrs Ready to take you there! Offered at $255,000 Call (410) 639-9380 See all our listings at www.SaltYachts.com

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31’ Hunter ’06 ST40 knot/depth, autopilot, in-mast furling, VHF, wheel steering, fixed wing keel, bimini. $58,500 Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com 387 Catalina ’06 Air, heat, generator, GPS, autopilot, in-mast furling, Maxwell windlass, bimini, dodger $149,000 Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com 38’ Hunter ’08 Air, speed/depth, GPS, autopilot, electric windlass, in-mast furling, bimini, dodger, etc. $137,500 Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com 45CC Hunter ’07 Air/heat, in-mast furling, TV, generator, GPS, dodger, bimini, washer/dryer, etc. $249,500 Call 443-209-1111 or go to www.TidewaterYachts.com 466 Hunter ’02 (2 to choose from) 466 Hunter 2002 (2 to choose from) Air/heat, ST60 knot/wind/depth, GPS, generator, bimini, dodger ($134,900 & $179,000) Call 443-209-1111 or go to www. TidewaterYachts.com

Yacht View Brokerage LLC Wants Your Listing! USCG 100t Master John Kaiser Jr. has been selling only well maintained power and sailing yachts in Annapolis since 1988. We will market your yacht from her current location or ours! We offer select yacht owners complimentary dockage (25’-75’), including weekly cleaning and electric. National advertising including Yachtworld.com internet exposure with hundreds of high resolution photos! Located in Annapolis, 15 minutes from BWI airport, your yacht will be easily inspected and demonstrated to the prospective buyer. A successful sale in under 90 days is our goal! Call/Email John @ 443-223-7864 Cell/Text, 410923-1400 Office, EMAIL: john@yachtview.com, WEBSITE: www.yachtview.com

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 59 North.................................................................112

Eastport Yacht Center...........................................112

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid........................................116

AAACCVB...............................................................86

Electronic Marine.....................................................28

Pocket-Yacht Company...........................................65

AB Marine - Magic Ezy............................................78

Fawcett Boat Supplies......................................69,122

Portland Pudgy......................................................112

Allstate Insurance..................................................131

Ferry Point Marina.................................................113

Potomac Sailmakers...............................................82

Annapolis 2 Bermuda Race...................................125

Ferry Point - Trappe..............................................126

Pro Valor Charters.................................................100

Annapolis Athletic Club...........................................43

Forespar - Whisker Pole..........................................34

Profurl / Sparcraft....................................................14

Annapolis Boat Service...........................................29

Harbor East Marina.................................................46

Quantum................................................................123

Annapolis Fall Big Boat Regatta............................128

Harbours at Solomons.............................................17

Quickline USA.........................................................77

Annapolis Gelcoat.................................................132

Harken...................................................................104

Regent Point Marina..............................................130

Annapolis Inflatables.............................................106

Hartge Yacht Harbor...............................................35

Ribcraft....................................................................75

Annapolis MD Capital Yacht Club.........................109

Haven Harbour Marina............................................31

Rigging Company....................................................63

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

Herrington Harbour...........................................53,167

RogueWave Yacht Brokerage...............................157

Annapolis Running Classic......................................41

Hood Sailmakers.....................................................89

Rondar...................................................................133 S&J Yachts............................................................153

Annapolis School of Seamanship............................67

Intensity Sails........................................................133

Annapolis Yacht Sales.........................12,57,146,147

Interlux.....................................................................13

ARC DelMarVa Rally.............................................105

J. Gordon & Co......................................................104

Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies..............................6,7

J/World....................................................................86

Bay Shore Marine....................................................39

Jack Gobble Realtor..............................................138

Beta Marine.............................................................56

Joey Totes...............................................................92

Blue Water Sailing School.......................................95

Just Marine..............................................................79

Boatyard Bar & Grill.................................................40

K&B True Value.......................................................90

Bowleys Marina.......................................................92

KTI Systems............................................................72

C & C Yachts.........................................................117

Landfall Navigation..................................................97

Campbell’s Boatyards.............................................65

Little Treasury Jewelers..........................................93

Captain Jim Lant.....................................................52

Lee Chesneau Weather Seminar............................73

CDI..........................................................................74

Leeward Market Café and Grocery.........................87

Charleston Race Week.........................................119

Lippincott Marine...................................................154

Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Assn.......72

M Yacht Services....................................................45

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum................47,154

M Yacht Services Blue Div......................................94

Chesapeake Boating Club.....................................106

Mack Boring & Parts Co..........................................11

Chesapeake Harbour Inc......................................111

Mack Sails.............................................................122

Chesapeake Light Craft.........................................109

Martek Davits..........................................................56

Chesapeake Yacht Sales......................................108

Martin Bird & Associates.......................................157

Coastal Properties...................................................25

Maryland Dept of Nat Resources............................52

Coppercoat USA...................................................110

Maryland Marina....................................................126

Coral Reef Sailing Apparel....................................115

Moorings - Charter..................................................99

Cover Loft................................................................56

Nautical Scout.........................................................74

Storm Trysail Club............................................16,121

CRAB....................................................................156

Nettle Net Boat Pools............................................107

Stur-Dee Boat........................................................134

Cruise Annapolis...................................................101

New England Ropes................................................38

Sultana Projects......................................................19

Cruisers University................................................103

New Found Metals..................................................95

Suntex Marinas.........................................................2

Crusader Yacht Sales...........................................151

Newport Bermuda Race..........................................32

Tidewater Yacht Service Baltimore.........................63

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

North Point Yacht Sales........................................149

Tohatsu America Corp............................................27

Sage Marine............................................................97 Sail Care................................................................138 SailFlow...................................................................44 Sailrite Enterprises..................................................26 Sailtime....................................................................15 Salt Yacht Brokerage............................................156 Scandia Marine Cemter - Lehr................................23 Scandia Marine Center..........................................132 Schaefer.........................................................113,134 Sea Bags.................................................................82 Sea Beds/Bedcrafters.............................................78 Sea Canvas.............................................................37 Seaward Yachts/Hake.............................................71 Shipwright Harbour................................................140 Singles on Sailboats................................................34 Siren Marine............................................................85 Somers Cove Marina...............................................55 Spring Cove Marina.................................................89 Spyderco.................................................................77 Steven’s Battery Warehouse...................................76 Stingray Point Marina..............................................46

Cypress Marine.......................................................90

North Sails.............................................................168

UK Sailmakers Annapolis........................................33

Davis’ Pub...............................................................85

Norton Sailing School............................................130

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

Diversified Marine....................................................47

Norton Yachts.................................................102,155

US Spars............................................................80,81

Doctor LED............................................................110

Onancock Marina..................................................107

Vane Brothers.......................................................140

Dream Yacht Charters.............................................21

Orca Green Marine..................................................76

Visit Baltimore.........................................................42

East of Maui..........................................................111

Oyster Farm Marina at Kings Creek........................36

Weems and Plath....................................................83

Eastport Liquors......................................................87

Pantaenius America................................................30

West Marine............................................................58

Eastport Spar and Rigging......................................93

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid.........................................8,9

Whitehall Marina....................................................135

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The Charles Carroll House

hile exploring Annapolis and Eastport during the Boat Shows, some of you may notice the stately manor house on the shores of Spa Creek. The house and its owners, the Carrolls, are deeply intertwined with Maryland history, dating back to 1689 when Charles Carroll left his native Ireland and landed in St. Mary’s City. He came to Maryland seeking tolerance for his Catholic beliefs, and at the time of his death in 1720 was considered Maryland’s wealthiest and largest land owner. To distinguish him from descendants of the same name, he came to be known as Charles Carroll the Settler.

by Kaylie Jasinski

and governmental leaders as George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. The entire Carroll family played a pivotal role in the framing of the new Maryland government and the emerging United States, though none more so than Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Of all his achievements, he is often most remembered as being ##St. Mary’s Church and the Charles Carroll House in the right one of the signers of foreground, 1892. Photo courtesy of the Maryland State Archives the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Roman Catholic to sign the document, and one of only four Maryland signers. By 1800, Carroll retired from politics and in 1821 moved to his daughter’s home on Lombard Street. in Baltimore. A year later, the first sanctioned Catholic Church in Annapolis, St. Mary’s, was built on the Carroll property. Charles Carroll died in 1832 at the age of 96. Today, the house offers unparalleled improvements to the house, views of the water from one of the most ##The Charles Carroll House, as replacing and raising the roof, intact 18th century garden designs in seen today. Photo courtesy of the expanding the passageway to the Chesapeake region. A reflection of Charles Carroll House of Annapolis. create an elegant library, and the Carroll wealth and success, it stands creating formal, terraced garas a monument to their achievements as dens leading from the home Catholic Americans. The home is open The original tract of land for the Carroll to the water. By the 1790s, the house to the public on Saturdays and Sundays House, at the corner of Market and Southbecame the elegant, four-story structure from June through September and is east (now Duke of Gloucester) Streets, that is seen today. open for group tours by private apwas purchased in 1701. In 1702, his son, Carroll and his wife were devoted pointment year-round. During the U.S. Charles Carroll of Annapolis, was born. and gracious hosts, and their home Sailboat Show, the house will overlook Upon his father’s death, Carroll began quickly became a haven for societal Brockerage Cove in Spa Creek. For constructing a brick house, only 10 feet functions and political dinners. Over more information on the property, visit from the original home where his widowed the years, they hosted such dignitaries charlescarrollhouse.org

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mother and sister still lived. It is this structure that formed the foundation for the iconic Charles Carroll House. His son, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, would later build a passage connecting the two homes. Upon his marriage in 1768, Carroll of Carrollton began to make many

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