WindCheck Magazine November/December 2016

Sailing the Northeast

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editor's log Old Guys Rule!

The first time my father went sailing was hardly by choice. I’d borrowed a club Blue Jay, and with the help of a few friends, managed to swamp it and beach it around the point from the club. The next day, I had to press Dad into helping me retrieve it. I recall his anger about what I’d done being palpable, but more than that, I remember him saying, once we’d gotten underway, “Well, I can see why you like this so much.” A year later, he was a boat owner.

And many, many years later, he is still at it and races with us every Wednesday.

My dad loves sailing more than I do, relishing every opportunity to get out there, and he still wishes he’d had the opportunity to learn the sport at a younger age. I understand the joy he feels – and his grin when we’re going fast and beating the competition is the same as I’ve seen on the face of just about every sailor who is truly taking it all in, enjoying every moment and absorbing every sensation. He savors each moment as if still making up for lost time. I witness a heightened level of energy in Dad, who’s in his 70s, when he’s on the boat.

His competitive juices outflow everyone else’s on the boat, and he motivates us to excel.

In just about every issue of WindCheck, whether it’s boats, gear or rigging, there is always something newer, something lighter, or something faster that the pros or juniors are blasting around on – and when it comes to boats, less and less of the hulls seem to be touching the water. For those of us who are past 40, wisdom and experience, (and sometimes our wives and children) caution us not to push the envelope…but what fun would that be? Why shouldn’t we be flying around with our hair on fire, even if it’s thinning or grey? We should.

The speeds that the new crop of boats can achieve require skippers and crews to be able to maintain a higher level of focus, change gears much more rapidly, and be ready for the unexpected to happen far more quickly. The risks of sailing such boats are obviously higher, but the rewards are commensurately greater. For those used to vessels behaving in a certain way, the learning curve is that much steeper. I say that’s part of the draw, and those prospects can be as invigorating as going 25 or 30 – and perhaps even 35 or 40 – six feet above the water, with just a thin foil or two keeping the boat attached.

This issue happens to feature a couple of guys who refuse to let the kids have all the fun. Take another look at the cover, where you’ll see Contributing Editor Joe Cooper (who celebrated his 60th birthday over a year ago) trapezing on the fastest 18-footer on the water.

Coop grew up in Sydney, Australia and he’s sailed everything from Finns and Mini 6.50s to America’s Cup 12 Metres and maxis (and pretty much everything in between), but I’d wager he’s never enjoyed as much sheer exhilaration – or acceleration! – as he did on one of the Red Bull Foiling Generation’s Flying Phantom catamarans.

A few days before this issue went to press, Rich Wilson of Marblehead, MA set sail in a non-stop, singlehanded race around the world. Regarded by many as the ultimate ocean racing challenge, the Vendée Globe is an almost incomprehensible test of individual endurance.

You can learn more about the 66-year-old – who is taking thousands of students ‘along for the ride’ – on page 56.

As I read about Rich, I kept thinking about how challenging it will be for a guy in his sixties to competitively sail non-stop, solo around the world – including thousands of miles in the Southern Ocean – aboard a fast, light, and physically demanding 60-footer that typically requires the strength and agility of a 20-something. It gives me great pleasure to know that I, too, may continue to be able to enjoy all of the aspects of this wonderful sport for many years to come – and not just cruising in comfort, but maybe instead, all geared up, stinging spray in my face, tail dancing along while ticking off the miles aboard a foiling rocket ship.

I enjoy watching the sport evolve and I am eager to grow along with it…maybe I have to talk my wife into a Flying Phantom for Christmas. Guys like Coop and Rich can certainly be motivational! Besides, it’d be fun to see Dad wearing a helmet and hanging out on the wire. I’ve got that joyful grin on my face just thinking about it.

See you on (or over) the water.

Sailing the Northeast Issue 159 Publisher Anne Hannan anne@windcheckmagazine.com Editor in Chief Christopher Gill chris@windcheckmagazine.com Senior Editor Chris Szepessy zep@windcheckmagazine.com Contributing Editor Joe Cooper coop@windcheckmagazine.com Graphic Design Kerstin Fairbend kerstin@windcheckmagazine.com Contributors Roger Bauman, Marc Bow, Luisa Cardona, Ben Carey, Stephen Cloutier, MCPO Jeff Creighton, USCG (ret), Greg Danilek, Dan Dickison, Dave Foster, John K. Fulweiler, Chris Gadsden, B. Gergaud, Jan Harley, Christopher Howell, Paul F. Jacobs, Nancy G. Kaull, RJ LaBella, Barby MacGowan, Howard McMichael, David Ornstein, Thomas Palmer, PhotoBoat.com, Vin Pica, Colin Rath, Jim Ryan, Andrew “Bill” Shemella, Captain Charlie Simon, Captain Andrew Tucci, USCG, Onne Van der Wal, Tim Wilkes, Celia Withers Ad Sales Erica Pagnam erica@windcheckmagazine.com Distribution Man in Motion, Chris Metivier, Rare Sales, Jack Szepessy WindCheck is published ten times per year. Reproduction of any part of this publication is strictly prohibited without prior consent of the members. WindCheck encourages reader feedback and welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs, and technical expertise. Copies are available for free at 1,000+ locations (yacht clubs, marinas, marine retailers, restaurants, sailing events & transportation centers) in the Northeast. Businesses or organizations wishing to distribute WindCheck should contact us at (203) 332-7639. While WindCheck is available free of charge, we will mail your copy each month for an annual mailing fee of $27.

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contents

Editor’s Log

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Letters

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Checking In 10

National Coast Guard Museum 18

A Voyage to Maine and Back, Part 6 24

From the Log of Persevere 26

Sound Environment 28

Captain of the Port 30

Book Review: Desperate Voyage 31

Calendar of Events 32

Boating Barrister 35

Tide Tables 36

Wings Over America 40

Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final 42

Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 44

I-420 Atlantic Coast Championship 46

Comic 46

Block Island Race Week Planner 47

Stella Artois J/105 North American 48 Championship

The Greenport Ocean Race & 50 The Greenport Bay Race

Whitebread 23: A Light Air Success 52

ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta 54

Sailing to Beat Cancer 55

Coop’s Corner 56

16 Top 10 Tips for Being Together at Sea

Captain Charlie Simon is often asked, “How did you get your wife to sail around the world with you?” Well, after nearly four decades of sailing with his wife Cathy including a 26,000-mile circumnavigation, you can bet he has great advice on how to maintain bliss aboard.

18 Holiday Events Planner

Now that our boats are nestled away and many of us are already frostbiting, it’s time to celebrate the arrival of cold weather. As always, there are many festivals, boat parades and other family activities around the area.

42 Kiwis Win Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final

Sail Newport in Newport, RI was the venue for one of the most spectacular youth regattas ever held. Fifteen teams from around the globe duked it out in the fastest 18-footers on the water with winds gusting up to 25 knots, and ace photographer Stephen Cloutier captured the action.

47 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week Preview & on page 58 Sperry Charleston Race Week Preview

It’s not too early to start making plans to race – and perhaps enjoy a family vacation – at two of the very best regattas on the East Coast. One of them is held at the Number 1 tourist destination in the world, and the other at the Bermuda of the North.

48 Mandate Wins J/105 North Americans

The venerable J/105 is considered by many to be the perfect club racing boat for Long Island Sound, and 37 teams from the USA, Canada, Bermuda and Great Britain turned out for a very well run Stella Artois J/105 North American Championship hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club in October.

On the cover: Look out boys, I got a license to fly! Contributing Editor Joe Cooper went for an unforgettable ride on a Flying Phantom when the Red Bull Foiling Generation visited Newport, Rhode Island in October. Both the USA Qualifier and World Final of this exciting event for sailors ages 16 to 21 were hosted by Sail Newport. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

A Sperry Charleston Race Week Primer 58

Brokerage 60

Classifieds 61

Advertisers Index 65

On Watch: Robert Burke 66

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Letters Supportive Sailing Editor’s note: Molly Mulhern’s article ‘Sailors Growing Sailors,’ about mentoring programs at yacht clubs and community sailing programs around the country, appeared in our August 2016 issue and can be found at windcheckmagazine.com.

Hi Molly, I am one of the women sailors who race at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, MA. I started out sailing in my grandfather’s H 12 ½ as a young girl, with my aunt as a coach. In the mid1990s, I started crewing with the ladies at the yacht club. It was a wonderful experience, as I was able to crew for one of the best sailors in the club.

In 2004, I bought an H 12 ½ and have sailed it ever since in the Ladies Day Race. It has been great fun and I have improved tremendously, although I’ve had friends who have surpassed me.

It is a wonderful group of women and we are all supportive of one another offering advice, mistakes made during the race, and figuring out how we can improve our sailing in the next race. We have a very civilized lunch beforehand, then we go out and race my gutsy broads, then come back and have a libation and discuss our racing accomplishments, or possibly not.

The camaraderie is supportive despite any disagreements, upon which we usually agree to disagree in the end and we are all friends and fellow sister sailors. The men in the club are just as supportive of the women sailors. All in all, we have a wonderful racing crew at our yacht club with various races for all levels.

And might I add, the junior program is exceptional. Thank you for your wonderful article. I look forward to reading more in the future.

Anne Converse, via email Molly Mulhern replies: Anne – Thanks for your insights into the Beverly YC program and the tremendous impact it has made for you and others. My hope is that all of us who have so benefited find ways to pay it forward and do our best to encourage others. You never know what difference your part may play in another’s life.

All the best, Molly

Creating Community WindCheck is great – it’s important! It helps create the community of sailors. We wouldn’t get all of this timely and relevant information pulled together anywhere else.

Alan Sugarman, New York, NY Alan, Thank you for your kind words. We are proud to serve such an active, vibrant community. ■

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Rich Wilson Sailing Around the World with 500,000 Students When Rich Wilson of Marblehead, MA sets sail in the Vendée Globe non-stop solo ‘round the world race on November 6, he might be alone on the boat, but more than 500,000 school kids will be tracking his progress. The 28,000-mile Vendée starts and finishes in Les Sables d’Olonne in Brittany, France after rounding the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Cape Leeuwin in Southern Australia and the infamous Cape Horn at the tip of South America.

New Rules Promote Women in the VOR The Volvo Ocean Race is making a major rule change to give world-class female sailors a much clearer pathway to compete at the highest level of offshore sailing in the 2017-18 edition. The revised rules of the race will limit all-male teams to seven sailors, one fewer than in 2014-15, and give mixed teams a significant numerical advantage. The possible crew combinations for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 will be: 7 men; 7 men and 1 or 2 women; 7 women and 1 or 2 men; 5 men and 5 women; or 11 women.

Teams will be able to change crew combinations from leg to leg in the race, which starts from Alicante, Spain in October 2017 and visits 11 cities around the globe. But as in previous editions, teams will be required to have the same crewmembers on board for the In-Port Race as either the previous or subsequent offshore leg – with the exception of a team that is racing offshore with seven males, who can add an additional female for

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Wilson has won the Newport to Bermuda Race and holds three world sailing records, but when he first learned about the Vendée, which is sailed in IMOCA 60s, his initial reaction was “too hard, too long and too dangerous.” But eight years ago Wilson was one of 30 skippers to compete in the race. Sailing 28,790 miles in 121 days in his monohull Great American III, he persevered despite broken ribs, a facial gash and compressed vertebrae, coming in 9th of the only 11 skippers who finished the race.

The only American in the race, Wilson’s motivation is to engage and educate students around the world, with some 500,000 students and schools in 45 countries participating in his educational program, Sites Alive. With degrees from Harvard, MIT and Harvard Business School, Wilson was a math teacher in the Boston school system when he realized that kids really paid attention when presented with real world experiences. “Excite a kid with bats, bugs, and snakes in the rain forest, or with gales, flying fish, and dolphins at sea, and they will pay attention not knowing what will happen next,” he said. “Then the science, geography and math flow freely.”

Wilson’s daily progress can be followed online at vg2016.sitesalive.com, where he will post a daily ship’s log and audio podcast, photos and videos from the boat and an interactive global forum, as well as specific content for teachers. ■

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The move follows the success of Team SCA’s 2014-15 campaign, which saw an all-female crew finish third in the InPort Race series and become the first to win an offshore leg in 25 years – but still saw a ceiling in their offshore performance overall without being able to learn from the more experienced sailors once out on the ocean.

“It was important to make a big impact with an all-female team last edition in order to change the perception of women in sailing, and we showed that we could compete on the same boats, in the same conditions,” said Dee Caffari MBE, who raced onboard Team SCA in 2014-15 and, in 2006, became the first female to sail solo and non-stop the ‘wrong way’ around the world. “I’m excited to see the concept of mixed teams evolve.

I do believe that there are enough female sailors out there who can step up and prove that they can perform, deliver and earn a place onboard.” For more information, visit volvooceanrace.com. ■

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Harvard Sailing Teams Up with Fletcher Ryan Joins Prestige Sail To Prevail Prestige Yacht Sales has announced A three-year pilot program at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA has culminated in a formal partnership between the University’s sailing team and Sail To Prevail, the Newport, RI-based non-profit organization that has pioneered overcoming adversity through the sport of sailing.

Harvard Head Sailing Coach Michael O’Connor (Foxboro, MA) felt that not only should his student-athletes share their skill sets with others who likely would never have their same opportunities, but also that they should be encouraged to contribute to society as part of their overall education. In collaborating with Sail To Prevail CEO Paul Callahan (Newport/Cape Coral, FL), a Harvard graduate and accomplished sailor, O’Connor has brought a new dimension to the Cambridge campus, as well as the local disabled community.

that career broker Fletcher Ryan has joined the sales team at the company’s Essex, CT office. Working on behalf of buyers and sellers for over 25 years, Ryan has represented many wonderful clients in hundreds of transactions. A past recipient of Beneteau’s Top Gun Award, he has been acknowledged by other boat manufacturers for his performance and commitment to customer service.

“Boating has been a lifelong passion,” said Ryan. “I’m truly pleased to be a part of this industry and associated with Prestige Yacht Sales. Their long term presence in the yachting market reflects a genuine responsibility to their clients, their team and products.” When not at the office, his favorite pastime is exactly that – exploring the New England coast with his family. Ryan can be reached anytime at 860-625-2456. Prestige Yacht Sales has offices in Norwalk, Essex and Mystic, CT. Visit prestigeyachtsales.net for more information. ■

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O’Connor dedicates at least 15% of his overall practice time to allowing members of the sailing team to work with specially trained instructors from Sail To Prevail. The athletes then put those techniques into action with children and adults with disabilities from Allston, Brighton, Cambridge and the greater Boston community. The program, which runs during the fall season (roughly twice a week, weather permitting) from the Harvard Sailing Center, allows the Sail To Prevail participants and instructors to sail on the Charles River in a speciallyequipped Catalina 20 alongside the varsity team.

The mission of Sail To Prevail is to utilize sailing to teach people with disabilities how to use acquired sailing skills – including teamwork and leadership – in their daily lives to overcome adversity and gain self-confidence. Recently, Sail To Prevail has found that the program has a similar effect on the able-bodied people who have come in contact with the organization. Headquartered at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Sail To Prevail has helped over 18,000 individuals since its inception in 1982. For more information, visit sailtoprevail.org. ■ Jan Harley at Media Pro International contributed to this report.

New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) ocean adventure education organization in Stonington, CT, has announced that the Board of Directors has elected William (Bill) Follett as its first Chairman of the Board.

Follett has been a director on NESS’s Board for two years. He recently retired as Founder and CEO of Dotcom Distribution, the premier distribution company he owns in Edison, NJ. He previously held positions as Chief Operating Officer at GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer of a joint venture between Sony and Video Corporation of America. He was also Board Chairman for Lighthouse International.

“This represents an important milestone in our growth as a foundation,” said NESS President & CEO Spike Lobdell. “Having a dedicated Chairman to oversee all governance activities, including strengthening the Board with new members, will be vital to our long term success.”

NESS provides year-round on-the-water and classroom instruction to students in grades PreK-16. This year, NESS has served over 6,000 students through its sailing, marine science, and ocean adventure programs.

For more information, visit nessf.org. ■

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The Thompson Building is the cornerstone and final element of the McGraw Gallery Quadrangle, a project that integrated existing buildings and grounds with new construction and unified the buildings of the north end of the Museum by focusing on their common role as formal exhibition galleries.

Wade Thompson was a Mystic Seaport trustee for 27 years who believed passionately in the need for contemporary exhibition space and its importance for the future of the Museum. The Thompson Building houses the Collins Gallery, a 5,000-squarefoot hall that will house exhibits from the Mystic Seaport collections and art and artifacts from museums around the world.

The first exhibit in the Thompson Building will be “SeaChange,” a dramatic presentation of a range of beautiful and unique objects drawn from the collections of Mystic Seaport, which opens on December 10. For more information, visit mysticseaport.org. ■ Dan McFadden, Mystic Seaport’s Director of Communications, contributed to this report.

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Top 10 Tips for Being Together at Sea: Happy Wife, Happy First Mate!

2. Rewards. On our drive back from sailing in San Francisco, we always stopped for a nice dinner. When we eventually made it to Juneau, AK, I got her a gold nugget on a chain. Then black pearls in Tahiti for our 35th wedding anniversary. A safari in South Africa. It doesn’t have to be big, just thoughtful!

3. Absolutely NO SHOUTING. Guys, we shout orders

By Captain Charlie Simon A lot of guys ask me, “How did you get your wife to sail around the world with you?” From our nearly 40 years of sailing together, here are my top 10 tips:

1. Take Small Bites. We’d started with chartering small daysailers on the San Francisco Bay and graduated to staying overnight at anchor. Then we purchased our first boat, a Ranger 33, and we’d drive to the marina on Friday afternoon, putt out to an anchorage, sail on Saturday, and drive back Sunday. When we moved to Seattle, I suggested sailing up the inside passage to Alaska and she exclaimed, “Absolutely NOT!” So we spent a week’s charter in the gorgeous San Juan Islands and another the following year, venturing an additional 20 miles north to Canada’s Gulf Islands. Our next boat, a Beneteau 461 (with hydronic heat), got a trip up to Desolation Sound. The following season, our trip was a bit further and continued on when I pointed out we were already more than halfway to Ketchikan, AK. She then agreed to Glacier Bay on the condition she could fly home any time she wanted.

at each other all the time aboard – be aware that our spouses take them all personally. For all your sailing activities, explain in advance what the procedure will be, be clear on her role, follow through with praise when it goes well. This issue is so pervasive that one of the first wireless intercom sets was called “Marriage Savers.”

4. Choose comfort over speed. Almost everything which makes a boat go faster makes it less comfortable. The lightweight racing boat with the huge sail area usually has a rough ride if there is any sea…don’t press for that last half knot of speed, reef early, and straighten the boat up so she can actually stand up and not be fearful. When you think of a new sailing gizmo, ask yourself, “Will it make the boat more comfortable?” If not, put it on the “low-priority” list.

5. Let her choose the boat. We’ve owned three boats, the Ranger, the Beneteau, and now a Taswell 58 and my wife, Cathy, has selected them all. We all know that every boat is a compromise…why not compromise in favor of your spouse? It’s well worth it. Do you want a foiling race boat with no wife aboard,

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or a comfortable cruiser with wife included? Your choice.

6. Be safe. Of course we’re all safe aboard. Well…perhaps her idea of safe is more conservative than yours and remember that YOUR IDEA OF SAFETY DOESN’T MATTER.

7. Maybe you aren’t the best teacher. I know you’re not only a great sailor but a great teacher as well, but maybe not the best teacher for her! Send her out on a weeklong liveaboard class.

That way, it’s not you telling her what to do and how to do it. (see also: “No Shouting”).

8. Chores, chores, chores. Does your wife do all the cooking and cleaning at home? Be advised that cooking and cleaning on your boat is more difficult. If she has to do even more work on board, what’s in it for her? I do the grocery shopping and cooking, she cleans.

9. Toilet seat down! And not only that, stow your stuff,

Captain Charlie & Cathy Simon completed a 26,000-mile circumnavigation aboard their Taswell 58 Celebrate in 2015. © spokesman.com

wipe out the sink, and keep the boat neat. It’s not just her job anymore! Remember, it is YOUR job to make sailing a more attractive experience for her than staying home.

beginning; we’ve now been sailing for nearly 40 years and over 100,000 miles together and have developed the sailing relationship most guys yearn for. ■

10. Choose the right wife! We’d just docked in the Baha-

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mas and Cathy was putting the sail cover on as I went to check us in. The guy on the 70-foot powerboat in the next slip (with the gorgeous blonde on the bow) said of Cathy, “Now, that’s the kind of woman I want on my boat!” It wasn’t that way in the

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National Coast Guard Museum to be built in New London, CT Respecting the past, engaging the present and looking to the future

By MCPO Jeff Creighton, USCG (ret) Since 1790, the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard have been standing the watch for you. Night and day, in good weather and bad, its devoted members have been the first responders when disaster strikes at sea. For 225 years, the Coast Guard has tirelessly answered the call for our nation, saving lives, enforcing maritime law, combating terrorism, and protecting the environment from oil spills and pollution.

As the oldest continuous seagoing service within the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, the U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for the day-today protection of the United States and waterways around the globe. Some of the most impactful moments of our nation’s history would not have been as successful were it not for the Coast Guard.

Remarkably, the Coast Guard is the only armed service branch without a national museum. When opportunities arose to receive Federal funding, this traditionally underfunded agency has consistently prioritized operations over building a museum. It will take all of our efforts to bring a museum to life.

We will add a National Coast Guard Museum to our Nation’s most sacred military heritage sites. The first of its kind museum will give the U.S. Coast Guard the venue it deserves to showcase its rich and important history, while educating current and future generations about the value of this military branch. The museum will provide the Coast Guard with a national platform to share its crucial role in saving and protecting lives and commerce along America’s waterways. The National Coast Guard Museum will be constructed on the historic waterfront of downtown New London, Connecticut.

The Coast Guard has celebrated a presence in New London since 1791, and will incorporate the nearby Coast Guard Academy and USCG Research and Development Center in the museum’s story. Additionally, “America’s Tall Ship,” the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, will adorn the waterfront while homeported at the City Pier.

Once the museum is built, patrons will have a place to witness the founding of the U.S. Coast Guard, participate in some of the service’s most dramatic rescues, explore longtime industry and civic partnerships, and see firsthand what it is to be Semper Paratus: Always Ready.

The museum will provide an immersive educational experience for visitors of all ages. In particular, the museum’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Learning Center will be a physical hub inside the museum with a global reach via its

on-site, outreach, and virtual programs, that will engage and support today’s youth, inspiring them to become tomorrow’s critical thinkers, problem solvers, and innovators. We envision the STEM Learning Center’s programs will complement school curriculum to inspire student’s early interest in STEM fields and will provide support in cultivating that interest as teenagers.

Additionally, displays will connect museum patrons with real-time missions via streaming video. This virtual element will allow visitors to see servicemen and women conduct marine

The U.S. Coast Guard is the only armed service branch without a national museum, but that will change when the National Coast Guard Museum is built in New London, CT. © CoastGuardMuseum.org

environmental inspections in Long Beach, California, rescue missions off the coast of New England, drug interventions along the Gulf Coast, and tugboat regulations on the Mississippi River.

Interactive exhibits will engage the public in science and engineering challenges, using principles of aeronautics, propulsion, informatics, meteorology, navigation, and other Coast Guardrelated sciences.

Under the direction of a distinguished Board of Directors and Honorary Board, the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc. launched a national fundraising campaign in June 2013 to build this museum. With a ceremonial groundbreaking in May 2014, the effort got underway with noteworthy gifts from J.D. Power III, founder of J.D. Power & Associates and Coast Guard veteran; Boysie Bollinger, founder of Bollinger Shipyards; and support from major American Waterway Operator companies.

Augmented by a commitment of $20 million in funding from the State of Connecticut and recent changes in our Federal Authorization, we have embarked on a $100 million capital campaign as the project moves from the design to construction phase.

We are taking great strides to generate the capital necessary to design and build a museum worthy of our Coast Guard and your philanthropy. To discover more about the National Coast Guard Museum and how you can help by becoming a “Plankowner,” go to CoastGuardMuseum.org. ■ Jeff Creighton is the Director of Support and Development at National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc.

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Holiday Events Planner ‘Tis the season for celebration, and there are lots of family-oriented, boating-related festivities throughout the coastal Northeast.

Holiday Gift Show November 18 through December 30 Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT Tread off the beaten path for your holiday gift needs with an inspiring and unforgettable selection of fine art, crafts, jewelry, accessories and more! Support local artisans and give something special to your loved ones this holiday. The show is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm, but it’s closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. For more information, log onto mysticmuseumofart.org.

Christmas at the Newport Mansions November 19 through January 2 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI The glitter of gold and the sparkle of silver will dazzle you as you tour three magnificent mansions; The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House, decked out in Yuletide finery. Music, tours, and spectacular decorations highlight the celebration, presented by the Preservation Society of Newport County. Visit newportmansions.org for the schedule of events.

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20th Annual Vineyard Artisans Thanksgiving Weekend Festival November 25 & 26 Agricultural Hall, West Tisbury, MA If you’ll be on Martha’s Vineyard for Thanksgiving, you’ll find unique holiday gifts including one-of-a-kind sweaters, handmade soaps, Island lavender, leather and vintage material bags,

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butcher block cutting boards, and much more at this event.

Hours are 10 am to 4 pm each day and admission is free, while a $2 parking fee supports the Vineyard Artisans Scholarship Fund.

Visit vineyardartisans.com for details.

Lantern Light Tours November 25 & 26 and December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 & 23 Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT This 70-minute progressive play at the Museum of America and the Sea will take you back to Christmas Eve, 1876.

Tours begin at 5 pm and leave every 15 minutes.

This event is not recommended for kids under age 4. Tickets are available online at mysticseaport.org/lanternlighttours or by calling 860-5725331. For information about cancellations due to inclement weather, call 860-572-0711. © mysticseaport.org

Nantucket Noel November 25 through January 1 Nantucket, MA “The Quintessential Yuletide Experience” begins with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Community Caroling on the night after Thanksgiving, and is highlighted by the Christmas Stroll Weekend (see page 22).

For more details, visit nantucketchamber.org.

16th Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade and Toy Drive November 26 Mystic, CT Santa will arrive at Mystic River Park at 2pm on the tugboat John Paul, and there’s a tree lighting in the park at 6pm. Then decorated vessels will parade down the Mystic River. Boats of all types and sizes are welcome, and prizes will be awarded for Most Charismatic Crew, Innovative Vessel, Best Dressed Vessel, and Miss Mystic Vessel of Grandeur. Boats of all types and sizes are welcome, and entrance requires only a toy or coat donation to the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

For more information, log onto mysticchamber.org.

Holiday Harbor Lights Illuminated Boat Parade November 27 Newport, RI

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A visual treat for participants and spectators alike, this tour of the harbor starts at 6:15 pm. There’s prime viewing from Bowen’s Wharf and Bannister’s Wharf, and Newport Yacht Club (on Long Wharf ) is open to the public that evening. Prizes for Best Decorated Sailboat (recreational & commercial), Best Decorated Powerboat (recreational & commercial), Best Decorated Fishing Boat, Best Decorated Porch or Dock, © Onne Van der Wal/vanderwal.com and Most Team Spirit will be awarded. For more details, contact Newport Harbormaster Tim Mills at 401-845-5815 or tmills@cityofnewport.com.

Trees in the Rigging Community Carol Sing & Boat Parade November 27 Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT This popular event kicks off the Essex holiday season with a lantern-lit stroll down Main Street with the Sailing Masters of 1812 Fife and Drum Corps, an antique car parade, a parade of

holiday-themed boats, and a visit from Santa. Festivities begin at 4:30 pm and admission is free.

Visit ctrivermuseum.org for more information.

Downtown Milford Annual Lamplight Stroll December 2 Milford, CT In this Downtown Milford Business Association event, the town’s finest shops, spas and salons will enthusiastically greet visitors with refreshments, holiday cheer and a unique holiday shopping experience from 5 to 9 pm.

Visit downtownmilfordct.com to learn more.

New Bedford Downtown Holiday Stroll December 3 New Bedford, MA This event kicks off with Santa & Mrs. Claus arriving at Custom House Square in an antique fire truck, followed by free photos with Santa, a parade up William Street to the Library steps, and the city’s official Tree Lighting Ceremony. Other attractions include a strolling caroler, live entertainment in the Whaling Museum Auditorium, Seaman’s Bethel and Custom House Square Park, and stores, galleries and eateries open late for shopping and dining.

For more information, visit downtownnb.org/holidaystroll. html.

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43rd Annual Christmas Stroll Weekend December 2-4 Nantucket, MA

This is a weekend full of holiday fun for the whole family in one of New England’s most beautiful towns. Log onto edgartownboardoftrade.com for details.

Highlights of this event include the arrival of Santa & Mrs. Claus on a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, craft shows, exhibitions, performances and a European-style Christmas marketplace.

Visit nantucketchamber.org for details.

9th Annual Vineyard Artisans Holiday Festival December 10 Grange Hall, West Tisbury, MA This event is a great place to shop for handcrafted island gifts.

The festival runs from 10 am to 4pm, and admission is free.

Check vineyardartisans.com for details.

62nd Annual Community Carol Sing December 18 Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT

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35th Annual Christmas in Edgartown December 8 - 11 Edgartown, MA

The Mystic Seaport carolers will perform a holiday concert in the Greenmanville Church at 2 pm, and the carol sing, led by former Ledyard High School choral director, Jamie Spillane, and backed by the Museum carolers and a brass quartet, commences at McGraw Quadrangle at 3 pm. The Treworgy Planetarium presents a free program, “The Star of Bethlehem,” exploring the winter skies by merging science, mythology, religious observance, winter traditions and music, at 11 am, 1 pm and 2 pm. A holiday craft workshop will also be hosted in the Howell Classroom (lower level of the planetarium), and the museum’s 19th century seafaring village will be decorated for the holidays. Free admission will be given from 10 am to 4 pm with the donation of a canned food item. Visit mysticseaport.org for more information. ■

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A Voyage to Maine and Back, Part 6

By Nancy G. Kaull & Dr. Paul F. Jacobs Editor’s note: This is the sixth (and final) installment of a serialized account of the authors’ first journey from their home in Rhode Island to Maine aboard their Catalina 34 Pleiades. If you missed the earlier chapters, you can find them at windcheckmagazine.com.

Monday, July 28, 2014 (Day 20) Boothbay Harbor to Wood Island Harbor, ME Life can be quixotic; wonderful one day and awful the next. We awoke to fog and drizzle with almost zero wind, departing under power at 0815. At 0909, while powering along with the mainsail up, about 0.5 NM past the Coast Guard station on the Cuckold Islands, suddenly Nancy noticed smoke coming out of the companionway! I quickly turned off the engine, went below, grabbed a fire extinguisher, removed the companionway steps and saw water spraying and smoke billowing from the engine!

With the engine off, the smoke and water soon dissipated.

Upon peering into the hot engine compartment, I discovered that the exhaust pipe connected to the water lift muffler had ruptured. It was a classic spiral failure of the elbow a few inches upstream of the point where seawater mixes with the hot exhaust gases.

The mainsail was up, but with almost no wind. The depth sounder and GPS indicated over 250 feet of water. That was the good news. The bad news was that a modest – perhaps ½ knot – current was slowly pushing us towards the rocks! It was too deep to anchor and the chart showed that the bottom, which exhibited an almost vertical rock-wall, would finally get to anchoring This former hotel is now a religious center on Star Island in lovely Gosport Harbor, Isles of Shoals. © Nancy G. Kaull

Pulpit Rock © Nancy G. Kaull

depth only about 30 feet from the rocks. The engine was dead, we had no wind, it was too deep to anchor, and the current was slowly, but inexorably pushing us towards the rocks! I decided that our “last resort” would be to tow Pleiades using the 3.5 HP Tohatsu outboard on our Avon. Our “next to last resort” was for me to jury rig a repair of the exhaust manifold elbow with whatever I had available aboard in the next 20 minutes.

I found Nancy’s supply of heavy duty aluminum foil, cut it into manageable strips, wrapped about a dozen thicknesses around the manifold, and then wrapped another dozen or so strips of duct tape around the aluminum foil. I knew that the manifold would get very hot if we ran the engine for more than a few minutes. The duct tape might even melt, though leaking seawater might keep it cool enough to survive for just five minutes.

Water dribbled around the duct tape after we started the engine which we ran for three minutes; just long enough to move us away from the rocks. Then Nancy joyously reported that a rain squall with a breeze had finally arrived! Only 5 knots, but it was heaven sent. We quickly unfurled the genoa, both sails filled, and Pleiades smoothly sailed away from the rocks. Whew!!!

Nancy and I discussed our options and agreed we needed to get Pleiades home where proper repairs were possible, or at least get back to Marblehead where Nancy’s brother Bill might help us. Like a gift from Neptune, a solid SW wind soon built to 12 - 15 knots and we were sailing on a close reach towards Wood Island Harbor. The winds later reached about 20 knots, with 6- to 8-foot seas, so we reefed both the mainsail and the genoa, and at 7 knots sped directly to our destination, covering 45 NM in less than 7 hours.

While sailing, I was on my knees on a manyfolded towel in front of the engine. I slit an empty 6 oz. pineapple juice can along its length, wrapped it around the ruptured pipe patch and with spare 5/16” diameter line, tied a small bowline in one end, slipped the line around the broken pipe/slit juice can, through the bowline and tightly wrapped both, snugging each wrap against its neighbor over about 5” of the rupture.

Each wrap was an adventure trying to dodge water hoses and electrical cables while keeping the line snug. After what seemed like forever, I finally

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sailing in light air by 0800. The SW breeze filled in at 10 - 12 knots by 1030 and we close reached to Gosport, arriving at 1640. After securing a mooring, we took the dinghy ashore and asked the local people if anyone might have a thick wall rubber hose we might use for repairs. These kind people searched multiple sites and outbuildings mightily, but to no avail. We appreciated their efforts.

Wednesday, July 30 (Day 21) Isles of Shoals to Marblehead, MA tied off the last wrap, covered the line with another three layers of duct tape, re-started the engine, saw no exhaust smoke and only a minor water leak, easily managed with the bilge pump.

A lovely home in Pulpit Harbor © Nancy G. Kaull

When we finally arrived in Wood Island Harbor, we furled the genoa, left the mainsail up “just in case,” turned on the engine, headed into the wind, secured the same mooring we had used previously, cut the engine after less than five minutes operation, dropped, flaked and folded the mainsail, settled into the cockpit, smiled, and had two straight rums on the rocks!

Tuesday, July 29 (Day 21) Wood Island Harbor to Isles of Shoals, NH Our goal was to get home to repair the engine. Having already explored Wood Island Harbor we did no further sightseeing, as we had a long way to go without a reliable engine. We were Jury-rig repair of the exhaust pipe © Nancy G. Kaull

We departed Gosport Harbor at 0815 in a 5-7 knot S breeze and tacked away from the islands. At 1115, the wind picked up and we sailed close hauled on port tack towards Cape Ann. After many tacks, we rounded the dual towers off Rockport at 1615 and continued south past Gloucester. At 1920 we entered Marblehead Harbor, furled the genoa, left the mainsail up, turned on the engine, picked up the first available mooring, and cut the engine after just five minutes of operation.

Brother Bill had been in e-mail contact, met us in his Boston Whaler, towed Pleiades to an Eastern Yacht Club guest mooring, and came below to see the problem.

Over dinner at his house, we discussed what to do. By a fortuitous coincidence, Bill’s neighbor Bob Hanson is the owner of Hanson Marine which stocks many Catalina parts!

Thursday morning Bill and I drove over to Hansen Marine, where Bob agreed that we could do a proper fix back home and that using high temperature thick wall rubber hose, a new elbow and a new bushing would suffice. I picked up these items and Bill very kindly helped me remove all the singed duct tape, 5/16” line, slit juice can, aluminum foil, and the ruptured elbow, and then install a new black steel 90° elbow, a mating 4” black steel bushing, and 9” of 2”ID/2.5”OD high temperature, thick wall, steel reinforced rubber hose, and eight hose clamps. We ran the engine for an hour with no fumes and no water leaks.

We eventually got back to Wickford, Rhode Island… but that, as they say, is part of another story. ■ Nancy G. Kaull and Dr. Paul F. Jacobs are the co-authors of Voyages: Stories of ten Sunsail owner cruises. This excellent book is available at Amazon.com, and you’ll find several excerpts at windcheckmagazine.com.

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From the Log of Persevere: The Pacific Paradise that is Marquesas Editor’s note: This is the sixteenth installment in a series of dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Mariel and Nerina), who departed Stamford, CT in the fall of 2014 for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere. You’ll find previous articles at windcheckmagazine.com.

We arrived in the middle of the night in the harbor of Atuona, Hiva Oa, running on diesel fumes with a heavy breeze on the bow. It was dark, forbidding harbor with huge swells and cliffs on both sides as we anchored. (In last month’s installment, I gave the name of the wrong island in Marquesas at which we initially arrived. Sorry, it’s been a long journey.) At daybreak, the dark shadows revealed a lush, green

If you’re going to Hiva Oa, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. © persevere60545.com

Spectacular anchorage in Hiva Oa © persevere60545.com

paradise of volcanic mountains rising out of the sea – like a scene of paradise you would see in the movies, but it was real.

We pulled the inflatable out of the garage after breakfast, piled in with our diesel cans and headed towards shore to explore.

Hiva Oa’s only fuel station is in the harbor shore. Yes, one gas station on the entire island.

We dodged a full anchorage, fast ferries and fishing boats to make it ashore. You have to pull your dinghy completely out of the water once in the harbor since there is a huge slack tide like in the English Channel. Otherwise your dinghy will be destroyed or lost. Once we put the dinghy away, we walked up only to find an empty gas station. We miscalculated our local time and had lost a day in our voyage overall, making it now Sunday in Hiva Oa. The islands of the South Pacific are thinly populated, but the inhabitants are extremely religious.

Absolutely nothing is open on Sunday in the Pacific, especially in Marquesas, which is nice when you think about it. You cannot work even if you wanted to, and in fact it’s illegal to work on Sunday in Marquesas. The locals actually discourage visitors working on their boats on the day of worship. They all spend it with their families after worship, of course. Family is a big thing in the Pacific, as it should be. I think we sometimes forget about that in the US, working to make a life we want rather than living a life that works. The further we sail around the world and across the Pacific, we see people enjoying life on a tenth of the income we would consider living below poverty. Yet, they are happier than the richest person in the world. It’s a simple life, full of love and joy. It’s just not complicated by the commercial extras that keep you indentured to the bank, jobs or the treadmill of life to keep up with the Smiths. It’s a small population on this Earth that

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found this peace. The rest of us are still looking, yours truly included. But I am making progress towards that peace. At least I hope I am. We shall see as we all meet on the race to the middle.

Monday, all was grand. The gas station was open and had fresh baguettes and the four grocery stores in town were open, so we could buy fuel and get resupplied. We also rented a car to explore the island. We used our Pacific Puddle Jump Duty Free Fuel certificate to get diesel tax-free (which is huge savings in the Pacific 18-20% tax on diesel). Anybody that is not European (i.e. with a EC passport) needs to use Pacific Jump to sail in the South Pacific. It will save you a small fortune in taxes and duties in French Polynesia, which includes the Marquesas. Likewise, non-Europeans are required to post a bond to travel in French Polynesia, which can be in the thousands for a family of five, where for a small fee Pacific Puddle Jump will get you a bond, tax-free fuel and a liaison to get parts and repairs. Priceless in the Pacific, and it all can be done on the web.

We drove all over the island, visiting several historical sites and ancient tribal tikis, One tiki was larger than a truck, which is extremely rare. It was incredible to see how the jungle has overgrown everything, and the landscapes vary around the island from thick forests to beautiful green meadows and sandy beaches, all surrounded by crystal clear water. The girls enjoyed climbing over the ruins and exporing the jungle. After a week of exploring, we moved on to Fatu Hiva. It was only a day sail, leaving in the afternoon and arriving the next morning. Fatu Hiva is the largest island of the group and the capital of Marquesas. ■

Look for updates on Persevere’s journey in future issues of WindCheck. You can track the Raths’ progress, and follow them on their Facebook page, “Persevere60545.” Colin’s book, It Is What It Is, can be purchased on ColinRath.com or at any major bookstore. Look for his next book in the fall of 2017. windcheckmagazine.com

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sound environment.

Scientific Research Underway

By Ben Carey

Sailing is a fantastic way to explore the world. I’ve heard many people say the sailing lifestyle is “living the dream.” But for my wife Teresa and I, sailing with a purpose felt more dreamy. We needed a way to give back, which is why we started Hello Ocean, an organization that expands ocean conservation and research through citizen science and educational media.

Expedition Underway, our first research-under-sail expedition, conducted in partnership with The Moorings, headed to Belize for some “Dolphins at three o’clock!” Teresa Carey pioneering spots a pod while Eric marine mamRamos readies the mal research. camera. © helloocean.org Surprisingly, there is very Ramos and Dr. Nataly little known Castelblanco, conductabout the ed the first systematic dolphin survey on cetaceans in populations Belize. In other words, in the coastal we counted whales and waters of dolphins to see how Belize in the many there are living western Cain that region. We also ribbean. The collected data in supMesoameriport of 5Gyres’ efforts can Reef, to combat the high the world’s levels of marine debris second largest in the world’s oceans. barrier reef,

How did we do This Leopard catamaran, generously loaned by The Moorings, was an ideal platform for Hello provides it? We sailed along Ocean’s Expedition Underway. © helloocean.org nearly 700 transecting lines and miles of logged cetacean sightprotected sailing and hundreds of islands. Most of them are empty ings, collected tissue samples, recorded audio samples, and took and small, devoid of restaurants, mega yachts and supplies. Once aerial and surface photos to identify the animals and observe beyou leave the mainland, you are “out there.” haviors. Interestingly, the dorsal fin of each dolphin has markings

The Moorings was thrilled to help support this groundbreak- on it – notches, scratches or nicks – that create unique patterns, ing research, and provided a 48-foot Leopard catamaran that much like a fingerprint. The photos are then cataloged so that by served as our research platform. It was comfortable and spacious identifying individual dolphins, scientists can begin to determine enough for our crew of eight to live aboard, conduct meetings, the population size and study their range and behavior. and set up a mini genetics and audio lab. Better still, the dolphins Regulations don’t allow bareboat charters outside the barrier loved to “bow ride” the waves created by the twin hulls. Bow reef, but with local skipper Jeremy aboard, we were able to run riding is similar to body surfing, and dolphins do it for the same transects between three offshore atolls; Glovers, Lighthouse and reason humans do – because it’s fun!

Turneffe. “This is the strangest charter I have ever done,” Jeremy

If you ask a scientist how many and what kind of dolphins said, referring to our daily morning meetings, our dinner converlive in Belizean waters, the answer would be, “We don’t know.” sations of scientific jargon, and rigorous hours spent staring at the It is hard to believe, but up until our survey there had been no horizon looking for dolphins and floating trash. We didn’t stop for systematic study on population data of cetaceans in the offshore lunch, to explore the amazing islands of Belize, or snorkel the best waters of Belize. For seven days the team, including scientists Eric reefs. We were on a mission.

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Each day began around 0700 with breakfast and a morning meeting to ensure a cohesive and focused effort. We decided to take two-hour shifts, with someone always positioned at each of the four corners. Watching the horizon for hours is harder than it sounds. Systematically sweeping back and forth trying not to miss a piece of trash or a ripple in the water that could turn into a surfacing dolphin is tiring!

By noon the first day we had already logged 49 pieces of trash floating in the water – plastic bags, bottles, wrappers, buckets, cups and plenty of unidentifiable pieces less than an inch long.

Plastic degrades every time it’s recycled, producing a “new” material of lesser quality. As a result, eventually, all plastic becomes trash. According to a study by 5Gyres, we recover only about five percent of the plastic we produce; while half goes into landfills, the remainder is “unaccounted for.” Worse still, plastic leaches toxins continuously and sea creatures often mistake it for food. When they eat it, it could harm or kill them, or contaminate our own food supply.

“Dolphins at three o’clock!” came the shout from the starboard bow. In an outbreak of excitement, everyone grabbed their equipment and ran forward. Research assistants Benito Hernandez and Alton Jeffords positioned themselves on each bow with a biopsy tip fixed to the end of a 15-foot pole. The biopsy tip is a hollow cylinder with a tiny blade designed to scratch the skin of the dolphin, and collect a small skin and tissue sample. Meanwhile Nataly, Eric and assistant Kristi Collum began snapping pictures while my Hello Ocean co-founder Teresa Carey and I were rolling video. Jeremy kept us with the dolphins as long as possible.

The excitement was high as the pod closed in on us, leaping and playing in the bow wave, diving under the boat, swimming away and then coming back. “Ten o’clock, surfacing,” Eric shouted, and we all ran over to the port side, snapping pictures as fast as we could.

When a dolphin was within inches of the surface, Benito thrust the pole downward in an attempt to tap its back. He’s a pro, collecting a good sample without even causing them to flinch.

“The skin and tissue samples are used to gather baseline genetic information as well as measure toxin levels,” explained Nataly. “Because dolphins are top predators in the food chain, they accumulate a lot of toxins and contaminants. Measuring the concentration of these contaminants is a good indication of the status of the ecosystem in general.”

“It will help us determine if these individuals here in Belize are at more risk than other populations and be able to advocate for their protection in an area that doesn’t have it yet,” added Eric.

To get a better look at dolphin behaviors, we used a drone equipped with an HD camera for aerial surveys. “It gives us two things. First, we can better determine how many animals we are seeing,” Eric explained. “Second, we can observe their behavior.

We know very little about the behaviors of the animals that live in deep waters. For instance how they organize themselves, or what kind of social interactions they engage in.”

One day, after a pod of dolphins had played with us for several hours, Eric and Kristi pulled out the hydrophone (underwater microphone), and Jeremy shut down the engines, creating a surreal windcheckmagazine.com

moment as we sat quietly on the aft deck in the glassy calm. The dolphins were tired and swimming lazily alongside. Kristi dipped the hydrophone in the water.

Dolphins make sounds for communication and echolocation, a method for locating objects by producing a short blast of sound, similar in function to the depth sounder of a boat. Dolphins do this to gather a wide variety of information about their environment. Underwater we heard a cacophony of clicks and whistles.

Long siren sounds, rapid machine-gun clicking, and slow popcorn pops.

We surveyed 267 nautical miles, tirelessly observed for 31 hours, documented encounters with nearly 150 marine mammals using seven aerial drone surveys, 1,200 photos and four hydrophone deployments. To effectively manage and protect cetacean populations, we need to know things like animal abundance, their range and how these phenomenon change over time. To do that, it starts as all scientific inquiry does, one piece of data at a time.

To watch the expedition video and find out how you can join future expeditions, visit helloocean.org and sign up for the email list. Hello Ocean’s conservation and research projects are made possible through public support. ■ Hello Ocean co-founders Ben & Teresa Carey are award-winning sailors and filmmakers who also operate an expedition-style sailing school called Morse Alpha. Visit morsealpha.com to learn more, and check Teresa’s excellent blog, Sailing Simplicity & The Pursuit of Happiness, at sailingsimplicity.com.

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from the captain of the port

Boat Insurance – Friend or Foe? An Update

By Vincent Pica Commodore, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Even though the boating season is drawing to a close, we are well advised to be sure that we have insurance in place, even over the winter. This column is about that.

To File or Not to File Most of us are familiar with insurance from owning a car. I don’t know about you, but the fear of “assigned risk” and massive spikes in the cost of annual insurance premiums keeps me from putting in for anything on my car unless an asteroid landed on it and totaled the car. How does that translate into boat insurance and, unlike your car, where it is mandated by state law that you must have it? Do I need it?

As noted via a prior column, most boats that sink do so right in their slips or out on their moorings. Insurance premiums for such losses can run from a couple hundred dollars a year to thousands, depending of course on the value of the boat and the electronic package that it carries. It makes sense, to me at least, to protect that open-bow 17’ Seahunt with the 150hp Merc on her transom (worth $20K when you bought her) for a couple of hundred dollars a year, just in case. Also, as you read in a prior column on groundings, you just might need towing and insurance covers that for a relatively small amount – say $100 a year.

Why protect that bowrider if you really take great care to ensure that all the through-hulls are supple, the battery is well maintained and all the scuppers are kept clean? Well, if you can assure yourself of such caring attention, maybe it is worth booking the bet. Put the $250 you would have spent in a coffee can and save it year after year. You won’t get to $20,000 in your lifetime, but it wouldn’t be the worst thing to take $1,000 out of that can one day and buy a new GPS with a big color screen for the boat.

(Did I say that you and the boat are getting older and that small black-and-white GPS is going to be impossible to see one day…?)

But, from a personal experience, I had a neighbor’s boat break off its mooring during the nearly month-long nor’easter we had in October of 2005 and it set down on my very well maintained 25’ Chris Craft launch. She sank in seconds on her mooring. It took four days for the storm to abate enough for my commercial tower to be able to raise her. The insurance company didn’t need too much convincing that I wasn’t derelict in maintaining the boat. It also helped that I told the truth on the application when I said it would be on a mooring and not fast to a dock at a marina.

But what if it had just sunk on her mooring because the scuppers got clogged with leaves and she eventually filled with rain water and sank as the battery drained down to nothing…? By the

way, if doesn’t have to rain much – just enough to have the boat sit lower in the water than she was designed for. Then, wind-driven wave action can ship some water aboard – causing your pride and joy to sit even lower! A vicious cycle, leading to a sinking… Any insurance company is going to look at such facts and consider assigning some blame to you. Translation? Less than full book value.

How about if the wire running from the battery to the bilge pump was found to have been chafed? Not enough to short out (which you might catch a number of ways, such as the circuit breaker tripping), but enough to reduce the juice driving the 1,000gph bilge pump to a trickle…When the insurance company’s surveyor finds that, they will assign some amount of blame to you for not properly maintaining your boat. Translation? Less than full book value.

Look, if you deal with the major insurance carriers, their staffs are generally well trained and they are not out to cheat you.

But they aren’t Santa Claus either. If the facts are friendly, you will get what you paid for and you will get it with a smile. When my 25-footer was sunk, for the first 24 hours I was walking around like I had lost a puppy or worse. Then, I said to myself, “It is time for a new boat. Thank God this is only a money issue.” And the insurance company was fast with the settlement, with a smile.

However, if you haven’t been giving your maritime baby the caring she needs, or ensuring that she is getting it from the dockmaster, you will find that the kindly insurance adjuster can be as cold as a January arctic blast across Moriches Bay. They are neither your friend nor your foe. They are your insurance company.

Give your vessel good care and attention. Let the facts always be friendly. But check out whether you are covered for environmental damages like fuel spills associated with the sinking…

If you are interested in being part of the USCG Forces, email me at JoinUSCGAux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department, who are in charge of new members matters, at d1south.org/StaffPages/DSO-HR.php and we will help you “get in this thing.” ■ Captain Andrew Tucci is the Captain of the Port and Sector Commander for US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. Captain Tucci is responsible for all active-duty, reservist and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel within the Sector. As Commodore of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary First District, Southern Region, Vin Pica works closely with Captain Tucci and his staff to promote boating safety in the waters between Connecticut, Long Island and 200 nautical miles offshore.

Sector Long Island Sound Command Center can be reached 24 hours a day at 203-468-4401.

Editor’s note: Weekly updates for the waters from Eastport, ME to Shrewsbury, NJ including discrepancies in Aids to Navigation, chart corrections and waterway projects are listed in the USCG Local Notice to Mariners. Log onto navcen.uscg.gov, scroll to “Current Operational/ Safety Information,” click on “Local Notice to Mariners” then “LNMs

by CG District,” and click on “First District.”

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Desperate Voyage

Donald Crowhurst, The London Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the Tragedy of Teignmouth Electron

By Edward Renehan Published by New Street Communications, LLC 112 pages paperback $9.95 In 1968, no one had completed a solo non-stop ‘round-the-world voyage under sail via the three great capes of the Southern Ocean – the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Cape Leeuwin in Australia, and Cape Horn in Chile. That year, The London Sunday Times announced the sponsorship of a ‘round-the-world yacht race and a prize, the Golden Globe, to be awarded to the first sailor to accomplish the feat. The entrants included several accomplished yachtsmen including Robin Knox-Johnston (the eventual winner), Bernard Moitessier and Chay Blyth, as well as a weekend sailor and father of four named Donald Crowhurst.

With ambition far exceeding ability, a woefully unprepared

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Crowhurst set out from England in late October, 1968 aboard a fragile, hastily constructed trimaran called Teignmouth Electron. The protracted saga that followed was an exercise in delusion and deception, and ultimately a descent into madness. Although the tragic story of Crowhurst’s journey has been told before (in literature, plays, films, and even an opera), author Edward Renehan has interwoven quotes from the lost sailor’s family and friends into his absorbing and insightful manuscript. Checking in at only 112 pages, Desperate Voyage is a quick read, yet utterly unforgettable.

This tale was the inspiration for The Mercy, a film starring Colin Firth as the ill-fated mariner and Rachel Weisz and his wife Clare, which is scheduled for release in early 2017. Desperate Voyage is also available in Kindle edition ($4.95) and audio ($6.95) formats. Visit newstreetcommunications.com to learn more.

The author of more than 20 books, Edward Renehan is Managing Director of New Street Communications, LLC, an intentionally small, human-sized, family-owned publishing house in Wickford, RI. He is an accomplished blue water sailor. ■

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Calendar 2016 NOVEMBER 16 The Submarine Force Today: Mission, Challenges, Opportunities In this Seamen’s Church Institute 2016-17 Speaker Series presentation, RADM Dave Gove, USN (ret) will discuss life aboard the original stealth weapon. 7pm; Seamen’s Church Institute, Newport, RI; the series is open to the public without charge, though a suggested donation of $10 will help defray the costs and fund the Institute’s outreach programs. Seating is limited and attendees are asked to register in advance. Contact Megan Bayley at 401-847-4260 or megan.seamen@gmail.com; seamensnewport.org 17 The Search for the Lord Sandwich In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series event, Dr. Kathy Abbass of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project will share the research progress in the search for the Lord Sandwich transport (formerly Capt. James Cook’s Bark Endeavour), one of five vessels scuttled in Newport Harbor before the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. 1:30 and 7:30 pm; $15 for Mystic Seaport members ($20 non-members); students free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331; mystcseaport.org

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17 Shoreline Sailing Club meeting If you’re an active single over 35, this club’s activities include sailing, fishing, kayaking, dances, dockside parties, golfing, skiing and more. Meetings are held the first & third Thursdays of each month (lite bites/cash bar available); 7:30pm; Westbrook Elks Lodge, Westbrook, CT; shorelinesailingclub. com 17 Singles Under Sail meeting SUS is a sailing club for adults who are also single.

Meetings are held on the first & third Thursdays of each month at Doubletree Inn, Norwalk, CT, CT; Check out SUS on Meetup, Facebook and singlesundersail. org. For more information, message or call 203-847-3456.

18 - 12/30 Holiday Gift Show A selection of fine art, crafts, jewelry, accessories and more will be available for your holiday shopping. 11am - 5pm daily (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Christmas); Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT; mysticmuseumofart.org 19 - 1/2/17 Christmas at the Newport Mansions This annual Preservation Society of Newport County presentation features The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House decked out in yuletide finery. Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI; for a schedule of live music and tours, visit newportmansions.org.

19 Boating Safety Class This U.S. Coast Guard approved and taught course satisfies all CT Licensing requirements. $65 fee includes all course materials. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Clinton Flotilla, Cedar Island Marina, Clinton, CT; David Aresco, FSOPE: 203-623-0861; darescocgaux@earthlink.net; uscgaux.org

19 Weather Seminar Presented by the Cruising Club of America New York Station and the North American Station of the Royal Scandinavian Yacht Clubs and Nyländska Jaktklubben, this practical seminar with solo transatlantic sailor Michael Geagan and Marion Bermuda race double-handed winner Ian Gumprecht will cover the best solution for obtaining weather data and email when not within cellular range, how to set up and use a weather computer, and how to use your weather data to plan and route your passage.

10am - 4pm; $39 fee includes lunch; Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY; register at cruisingclub.org/weather-nov-19.

services.com; yachtscoring.com 25 & 26 20th Annual Vineyard Artisans Thanksgiving Day Festival Shop for holiday gifts and enjoy a hayride. 10am - 4pm; free ($2 parking fee); Agricultural Hall, West Tisbury, MA; vineyardartisans.com 25 - 1/2/17 Nantucket Noel This event, which includes craft shows, exhibitions, performances and a European-style Christmas marketplace, begins with a tree lighting and continues with the 43rd Annual Christmas Stroll Weekend and ringing in the new year. Nantucket, MA; nantucketchamber.org

25 Wild Turkey Regatta This PHRF event is open to all sailing yachts. Fayerweather Yacht Club, Bridgeport, CT; Mike Sullivan: nascarbmp88@yahoo.com; fycct.org 25 & 26 and 12/2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18 & 23 Mystic Seaport Lantern Light Tours Now in its 36th season, this 70-minute progressive play takes visitors back to Christmas Eve, 1876. Tours begin at 5 pm and leave every 15 minutes. $32 for adults ($26 for Mystic Seaport members) and $25 for children ages 5-17 ($19 for youth members); not recommended for kids under age 4. Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; tickets can be purchased online at mysticseaport.org/ lanternlighttours; for questions about weather cancellations, call 860-572-0711.

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25 - 1/1/17 Nantucket Noel Enjoy “the Quintessential Yuletide Experience” with a month of island events. Nantucket, MA; nantucketchamber.org

26 Santa Arrives by Tugboat, 16th Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade, and Toy Drive The jolly ol’ guy arrives at Mystic River Park at 2pm on the tugboat John Paul, followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree in the park at 6pm. Decorated vessels will parade down the Mystic River starting at 6:20. Boats of all types and sizes are welcome, and entrance requires only a toy or coat donation to the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

Prizes will be awarded for Most Charismatic Crew, Innovative Vessel, Best Dressed Vessel, and Miss Mystic Vessel of Grandeur.

Mystic, CT; 860-572-9578; mysticchamber.org

26 33rd Annual Turkey Day Reach This regatta is presented by New York Athletic Club Yacht Club and Huguenot Yacht Club. Pelham Manor, NY; Wayne Gillikin: wayne@proteusyacht-

27 Holiday Harbor Lights Illuminated Boat Parade Launch the holiday season! Newport Yacht Club is open to the public that evening, and spectators can watch the

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Continued parade from Bowen’s Wharf, Bannister’s Wharf and all points around Newport Harbor. Prizes for Best Decorated Sailboat (recreational & commercial), Best Decorated Powerboat (recreational & commercial), Best Decorated Fishing Boat, Best Decorated Porch or Dock, and Most Team Spirit. 6:15 pm; Newport, RI; Tim Mills: 401-845-5815 27 Trees in the Rigging Community Carol Sing & Boat Parade This event features a lantern-lit stroll down Main Street with the Sailing Masters of 1812 Fife and Drum Corps, an antique car parade, a parade of holiday-themed boats, and a visit from Santa. 4:30 pm; free; Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT; ctrivermuseum.org

DECEMBER 2 Annual Lamplight Stroll In this Downtown Milford Business Association event, the town’s finest shops, spas and salons will enthusiastically greet visitors with refreshments, holiday cheer and a unique holiday shopping experience. 5 - 9pm; Milford, CT; downtownmilfordct.org 3 Downtown Holiday Stroll This family event includes the arrival of Santa & Mrs. Claus in an antique fire truck, a parade, a tree lighting, a craft vendor fair, entertainment and shopping. 12 - 4pm; free; New Bedford, MA; downtownnb.org 4-9 Offshore Sailing School BVI Racing Clinic This program is designed for racing skippers & crew seeking to build confidence & skills, and sailors with strong skills who are ready to get into racing. Marriott Autograph Collection® Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, BVI;

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Outfitting a Boat? © OffshoreSailing.com 6 Sailors for the Sea Welcome Aboard Gala This biennial event celebrates the organization’s accomplishments, thanks donors, and raises funds for its mission to engage boaters in protecting the ocean. The evening’s highlight is a “State of the Ocean” discussion with honorees Charles Goddard, Executive Director of The economist’s World Ocean Summit; Dr. Enric Sala, Executive Director of Pristine Seas; and Ian Walker, winning skipper of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. Christie’s New York, NY; Heather Ruhsam: 401-846-8900; sailorsforthesea. org 7 Talk & Book Signing with Peter Neill: Why the Ocean Matters The author of The Once and Future Ocean and founder of the World Ocean Observatory will discuss the necessity for a new, sustainable paradigm away from unrestricted growth based on fossil fuel-driven consumption and present new solutions, emerging recommendations for change, and specific ideas for preserving the health of the ocean.

6- 8pm; $15 for Mystic Seaport members ($20 non-members); Masin Room at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331 to register; mysticseaport.org 8 - 11 35th Annual Christmas in Edgartown This weekend event features fun holiday festivities for the whole family.

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Continued 10 9th Annual Vineyard Artisans Holiday Festival Shop for variety of handcrafted island gifts. 10am - 4pm; free; Grange Hall, West Tisbury, MA; vineyardartisans.com 14 Boatbuilding Lecture In this Seamen’s Church Institute 2016-17 Speaker Series presentation, Warren Barker, Senior Instructor in the IYRS School of Technology & Trades’ Boatbuilding & Restoration Program, will discuss boatbuilding in the 21st century and career opportunities in the field. 7pm; Seamen’s Church Institute, Newport, RI; the series is open to the public without charge, though a suggested donation of $10 will help defray the costs and fund the Institute’s outreach programs.

Seating is limited and attendees are asked to register in advance.

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15 Lost Whaling Fleets of the Western Arctic In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series event, Brad Barr, Ph.D., of NOAA/ONMS Maritime Heritage Program, will discuss a search for wreckage conducted in an area of the Chukchi Sea coast, the site of the abandonment of 32 whaling ships caught in the sea ice in 1871. 1:30 and 7:30 pm; $15 for Mystic Seaport members ($20 non-members); students free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-

5331; mystcseaport.org 18 62nd Annual Community Carol Sing People from far and wide return year after year to this event, which includes a holiday concert by the Mystic Seaport carolers, a carol sing open to all, a holiday craft workshop, a special planetarium presentation, and more. Free admission will be given from 10 am to 4 pm with the donation of a canned food item.

Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; mysticseaport.org 21 Mudhead Annual Meeting & Holiday Party Celebrate 40 years of Mudhead Mayhem with food, friends, sailing stories, awards, raffles, auctions, music & rum! 5:55 - 10pm; $35 advance/$40 door; Haley Mansion (Inn at Mystic), Mystic, CT; RSVP: Courtney Moore, courtney@ cmbcreativegroup.com; Must receive check or Paypal confirmation before 12/14. Please send checks, made out to MRMHSA,

to: PO Box 117, West Mystic, CT 06388; mudhead.org 26 - 30 Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta This USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival event has classes for Optimist, Laser (all rigs) and C420. Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami, FL; coralreefyachtclub.org 31 New Year’s Eve at the Dog Watch Café Have a howlin’ good time and ring in 2017 with food, drink & live music. Dodson Boatyard, Stonington, CT; 860-4510; dogwatchcafe.com 31 First Night Newport This citywide celebration of the arts takes place at more than 20 different venues. 5pm - midnight; Newport, RI; 401-848-2400

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The Boating Barrister Nancy Reagan as a Sailor: Drugs Aboard Your Yacht

By John K. Fulweiler Drugs, man. The tripled lines of yayo, the neatly rolled weed, the pills and Mr. Brownstone. As the song goes (and I paraphrase from memory), “You do a little, but a little just won’t do.” No judgments ‘cause I’ve got my vices alright, but I’ve always steered clear of the recreational pharmaceuticals. Maybe it was working under a captain’s license from an early age where the haunt of a random drug test was always present, or maybe it was just one of those choices. Thing is, I’ve seen a fair bit of this culture. It’s part of the party and it’s all fun and games until you lose your vessel or you or your crew are looking at the pokey.

There’s a round-the-way case that brings home the scenario of how drugs aboard can unleash unholy narratives.

Seven hundred thousand dollars today is good and serious money, and probably more so in 1978 when an owner purchased a new Hinckley sailing vessel for an around the world cruise. Long story short, owner is in Greece and hires a new American captain. Not so long thereafter, owner flies back to USA (with his girlfriend, the Court can’t resist informing us), leaving our captain with the boat and ‘lo when shifting ports, Greek customs officers end up breaking open the owner’s safe and finding “hashish.” Our captain denies any knowledge or culpability and the owner refuses to return to Greece to accept responsibility, although from what I can tell he seems to concede stateside via an affidavit that it’s his ganja. After three months in a Greek gulag, our captain is acquitted. Returning home, our captain files suit against the owner and takes it to the jury, where he walks with $200,000 in compensatory damages and $300,000 in punitive. (That’s about $1.2 million, from what I can figure, in today’s dollars!)

The appellate decision lays on the detail and you can tell the appellate judges enjoy underscoring their disdain for the owner’s actions. In responding to the owner’s challenge as to the amount of the award, they write: “the award is hardly shocking; and considering the evidence, it may well be a bit light.”

Still, a vessel owner may not always be able to sail away from after-midnight habits on money alone. There are instances where the loss of his or her vessel may be the end result.

A little known procedure (and a scourge of individual liberties) is asset forfeiture. In really broad brushstrokes, asset forfeiture is where the state seizes your property because it’s believed

to be involved in criminal activity. The abuses of asset forfeiture are well documented and I understand they’re meaningful efforts to change these laws to curtail these types of seizures. Still, drugs aboard your vessel seems to be inviting this scourge aboard.

Whatever the case, these are seas best sailed by criminal attorneys and I’m leaning out of my wheelhouse to merely spot this ugly issue.

Crime rhyming aside, civil litigation can be impacted by drugs aboard (and I’m throwing alcohol into the lazarette for this point, too.) An accident arising while boating intoxicated (on your variant of choice) can lead to certain presumptions under the general maritime law. Indeed, as pointed out in prior articles, the general maritime law will shift the burden of proof in certain instances, making it easy to prove and hard to defend against a claim in which drugs or alcohol were aboard.

No shade being thrown here because sunsets don’t get better than the ones shared with Johnnie and ice, but go easy. Boating brings so many damn lovely visions that it seems wasted to cloud them up too much. Sure there’s the green flash and the bright sunrise, nimble gaits and bright smiles that’ll make you stutter, but there’s also taste of spray, tangy scent of marsh, slick of varnish under palm and that faroff whine of morning outboard that’ll get dulled and lost in the purple haze.

I say, don’t let this happen.

This article is provided for your general information, is not legal opinion and should not be relied upon. Always seek legal counsel to understand your rights and remedies.

Underway and making way. ■

A vessel owner may not always be able to sail away from after-midnight habits on money alone.

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His legal practice is devoted to maritime law and he represents individuals and marine businesses throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. He does not represent insurance companies. He may be reached anytime at 1-800-383-MAYDAY (6293), or at his Newport, Rhode Island desk at 401-667-0977 or john@saltwaterlaw.com.

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5:56 AM L 12:05 PM H 6:37 PM L 12:41 AM H 6:49 AM L 12:59 PM H 7:31 PM L 1:35 AM H 7:45 AM L 1:54 PM H 8:26 PM L 2:32 AM H 8:45 AM L 2:53 PM H 9:24 PM L 3:31 AM H 9:47 AM L 3:54 PM H 10:23 PM L 4:32 AM H 10:50 AM L 4:56 PM H 11:22 PM L 5:32 AM H 11:53 AM L 5:58 PM H 12:19 AM L 6:29 AM H 12:52 PM L 6:56 PM H 1:12 AM L 7:22 AM H 1:45 PM L 7:49 PM H 2:00 AM L 8:10 AM H 2:34 PM L 8:37 PM H 2:44 AM L 8:54 AM H 3:18 PM L 9:21 PM H 3:25 AM L 9:35 AM H 3:58 PM L 10:03 PM H 4:05 AM L 10:14 AM H 4:37 PM L 10:42 PM H 4:43 AM L 10:52 AM H 5:14 PM L 11:21 PM H 5:21 AM L 11:29 AM H 5:52 PM L 11:59 PM H

windcheckmagazine.com

November 2016

These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

Fishers Island, NY 11/1 4:59 AM L 11/1 11:04 AM H 11/1 5:40 PM L 11/1 11:33 PM H 11/2 5:37 AM L 11/2 11:47 AM H 11/2 6:23 PM L 11/3 12:21 AM H 11/3 6:19 AM L 11/3 12:33 PM H 11/3 7:10 PM L 11/4 1:11 AM H 11/4 7:08 AM L 11/4 1:20 PM H 11/4 7:57 PM L 11/5 1:59 AM H 11/5 7:59 AM L 11/5 2:06 PM H 11/5 8:45 PM L 11/6 1:47 AM H 11/6 7:51 AM L 11/6 1:54 PM H 11/6 8:34 PM L 11/7 2:41 AM H 11/7 8:49 AM L 11/7 2:49 PM H 11/7 9:26 PM L 11/8 3:40 AM H 11/8 9:50 AM L 11/8 3:51 PM H 11/8 10:19 PM L 11/9 4:34 AM H 11/9 10:48 AM L 11/9 4:47 PM H 11/9 11:10 PM L 11/10 5:23 AM H 11/10 11:45 AM L 11/10 5:37 PM H 11/11 12:00 AM L 11/11 6:09 AM H 11/11 12:41 PM L 11/11 6:26 PM H 11/12 12:51 AM L 11/12 6:56 AM H 11/12 1:36 PM L 11/12 7:16 PM H 11/13 1:42 AM L 11/13 7:45 AM H 11/13 2:28 PM L 11/13 8:07 PM H 11/14 2:32 AM L 11/14 8:34 AM H 11/14 3:19 PM L 11/14 8:57 PM H 11/15 3:20 AM L 11/15 9:23 AM H 11/15 4:09 PM L 11/15 9:48 PM H windcheckmagazine.com

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11/1 3:28 AM 11/1 9:52 AM 11/1 4:45 PM 11/1 10:11 PM 11/2 4:10 AM 11/2 10:35 AM 11/2 5:29 PM 11/2 10:55 PM 11/3 4:56 AM 11/3 11:19 AM 11/3 6:19 PM 11/3 11:40 PM 11/4 5:46 AM 11/4 12:03 PM 11/4 7:15 PM 11/5 12:27 AM 11/5 3:31 AM 11/5 5:03 AM 11/5 6:43 AM 11/5 12:49 PM 11/5 8:13 PM 11/6 1:15 AM 11/6 3:12 AM 11/6 4:54 AM 11/6 6:48 AM 11/6 12:37 PM 11/6 8:08 PM 11/7 1:06 AM 11/7 3:59 AM 11/7 5:36 AM 11/7 7:54 AM 11/7 1:29 PM 11/7 8:56 PM 11/8 2:01 AM 11/8 4:55 AM 11/8 6:10 AM 11/8 8:57 AM 11/8 2:26 PM 11/8 9:41 PM 11/9 2:59 AM 11/9 9:56 AM 11/9 3:24 PM 11/9 10:25 PM 11/10 3:57 AM 11/10 10:54 AM 11/10 4:21 PM 11/10 11:09 PM 11/11 4:52 AM 11/11 11:55 AM 11/11 5:14 PM 11/11 11:56 PM 11/12 5:43 AM 11/12 12:56 PM 11/12 6:05 PM 11/13 12:46 AM 11/13 6:34 AM 11/13 1:56 PM 11/13 6:55 PM 11/14 1:38 AM 11/14 7:24 AM 11/14 2:54 PM 11/14 7:45 PM

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Newport, RI L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H L H

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December 2016

These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

The Battery, NY Port Washington, NY 12/1 12/1 12/1 12/1 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/2 12/3 12/3 12/3 12/3 12/4 12/4 12/4 12/4 12/5 12/5 12/5 12/6 12/6 12/6 12/6 12/7 12/7 12/7 12/7 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/8 12/9 12/9 12/9 12/9 12/10 12/10 12/10 12/10 12/11 12/11 12/11 12/12 12/12 12/12 12/12 12/13 12/13 12/13 12/13 12/14 12/14 12/14 12/14 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/16 12/16

3:01 AM L 8:57 AM H 3:41 PM L 9:28 PM H 3:36 AM L 9:29 AM H 4:18 PM L 10:07 PM H 4:09 AM L 10:04 AM H 4:56 PM L 10:49 PM H 4:42 AM L 10:48 AM H 5:37 PM L 11:36 PM H 5:24 AM L 11:38 AM H 6:26 PM L 12:26 AM H 6:27 AM L 12:33 PM H 7:27 PM L 1:18 AM H 7:54 AM L 1:30 PM H 8:30 PM L 2:14 AM H 9:06 AM L 2:32 PM H 9:28 PM L 3:15 AM H 10:07 AM L 3:38 PM H 10:22 PM L 4:17 AM H 11:04 AM L 4:45 PM H 11:14 PM L 5:17 AM H 11:59 AM L 5:46 PM H 12:07 AM L 6:12 AM H 12:54 PM L 6:42 PM H 1:00 AM L 7:04 AM H 1:47 PM L 7:35 PM H 1:52 AM L 7:54 AM H 2:39 PM L 8:29 PM H 2:44 AM L 8:46 AM H 3:29 PM L 9:24 PM H 3:34 AM L 9:40 AM H

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4:19 PM L 10:22 PM H 4:25 AM L 10:37 AM H 5:09 PM L 11:20 PM H 5:17 AM L 11:33 AM H 6:01 PM L 12:16 AM H 6:13 AM L 12:28 PM H 6:57 PM L 1:10 AM H 7:15 AM L 1:20 PM H 7:54 PM L 2:02 AM H 8:18 AM L 2:13 PM H 8:49 PM L 2:55 AM H 9:18 AM L 3:07 PM H 9:40 PM L 3:49 AM H 10:11 AM L 4:04 PM H 10:27 PM L 4:41 AM H 11:00 AM L 5:00 PM H 11:11 PM L 5:29 AM H 11:46 AM L 5:50 PM H 11:54 PM L 6:13 AM H 12:31 PM L 6:34 PM H 12:36 AM L 6:53 AM H 1:15 PM L 7:15 PM H 1:19 AM L 7:29 AM H 1:58 PM L 7:53 PM H 2:00 AM L 8:03 AM H 2:39 PM L 8:29 PM H 2:39 AM L 8:35 AM H 3:18 PM L 9:04 PM H 3:18 AM L 9:08 AM H 3:56 PM L 9:41 PM H

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5:56 AM L 11:51 AM H 6:28 PM L 12:22 AM H 6:28 AM L 12:28 PM H 6:58 PM L 12:59 AM H 7:07 AM L 1:10 PM H 7:36 PM L 1:41 AM H 7:52 AM L 1:56 PM H 8:20 PM L 2:28 AM H 8:42 AM L 2:46 PM H 9:10 PM L 3:21 AM H 9:39 AM L 3:42 PM H 10:05 PM L 4:17 AM H 10:43 AM L 4:42 PM H 11:04 PM L 5:17 AM H 11:51 AM L 5:45 PM H 12:07 AM L 6:19 AM H 1:11 PM L 6:57 PM H 1:15 AM L 7:27 AM H 2:24 PM L 8:13 PM H 2:23 AM L 8:32 AM H 3:21 PM L 9:16 PM H 3:22 AM L 9:28 AM H 4:14 PM L 10:11 PM H 4:17 AM L 10:21 AM H 5:06 PM L 11:04 PM H 5:12 AM L 11:13 AM H 5:56 PM L 11:56 PM H 6:06 AM L 12:05 PM H 6:46 PM L 12:47 AM H 6:58 AM L 12:55 PM H

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Bridgeport, CT 7:34 PM L 1:37 AM H 7:52 AM L 1:46 PM H 8:25 PM L 2:30 AM H 8:51 AM L 2:41 PM H 9:22 PM L 3:29 AM H 9:57 AM L 3:45 PM H 10:23 PM L 4:31 AM H 11:02 AM L 4:54 PM H 11:23 PM L 5:31 AM H 12:03 PM L 5:59 PM H 12:23 AM L 6:30 AM H 1:03 PM L 7:03 PM H 1:21 AM L 7:28 AM H 1:59 PM L 8:02 PM H 2:16 AM L 8:22 AM H 2:51 PM L 8:55 PM H 3:05 AM L 9:08 AM H 3:38 PM L 9:41 PM H 3:50 AM L 9:49 AM H 4:22 PM L 10:23 PM H 4:31 AM L 10:24 AM H 5:03 PM L 11:00 PM H 5:07 AM L 10:47 AM H 5:38 PM L 11:28 PM H 5:28 AM L 11:02 AM H 6:02 PM L 11:40 PM H 5:40 AM L 11:31 AM H 6:13 PM L 12:04 AM H 6:11 AM L 12:09 PM H 6:39 PM L

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5:59 AM L 12:06 PM H 6:30 PM L 12:38 AM H 6:39 AM L 12:45 PM H 7:10 PM L 1:18 AM H 7:21 AM L 1:26 PM H 7:52 PM L 2:01 AM H 8:06 AM L 2:10 PM H 8:38 PM L 2:47 AM H 8:56 AM L 3:00 PM H 9:28 PM L 3:38 AM H 9:52 AM L 3:56 PM H 10:21 PM L 4:32 AM H 10:52 AM L 4:55 PM H 11:18 PM L 5:29 AM H 11:53 AM L 5:56 PM H 12:15 AM L 6:26 AM H 12:54 PM L 6:57 PM H 1:11 AM L 7:22 AM H 1:53 PM L 7:56 PM H 2:06 AM L 8:18 AM H 2:49 PM L 8:52 PM H 3:01 AM L 9:12 AM H 3:44 PM L 9:46 PM H 3:54 AM L 10:04 AM H 4:36 PM L 10:39 PM H 4:46 AM L 10:57 AM H 5:28 PM L 11:31 PM H 5:39 AM L 11:48 AM H 6:19 PM L 12:22 AM H 6:32 AM L 12:40 PM H

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windcheckmagazine.com

December 2016

These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

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Wings Over America

Competitors in the Red Bull Foiling Generation USA Qualifier have lofty ambitions

By Joe Cooper There were a couple of the usual scenes to be seen when I walked onto the North Green at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI on the Sunday of the Red Bull Foiling Generation USA Qualifier series in mid-October. Most of it was the usual ‘stuff’ of big regattas: Red Bull branded tents and related chairs, tables, and so on. The 18-foot Flying Phantom foiling cats zooming around the harbor like so many Quidditch players, the announcer, the rock music, etc. The more nuanced scenes were off the water and inside the tent.

There was a very nice ‘hospitality’ tent set up with glass front, timber floor, lounges and chairs, double doors and one of the barricades, common at the TSA line in airports, guarding the front door. Unusual though, in fact the first time I think I have seen sailors described so, was the sign on the barrier: ‘Athletes Lounge.’

Inside the Athletes Lounge were some athletes lounging.

Another unusual aspect was that a couple of them were engrossed in schoolwork; these young sailors are, after all, between 16 and 20. An early indicator of the future of high performance

The winners of the Red Bull Foiling Generation USA Qualifier, Quinn Wilson and Riley Gibbs represented the United States in the World Final. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us sailing in the U.S. was the answers from two sailors when I asked what they were studying in college. One was Math at Georgetown and the second was Aeronautics and Astrophysics at Stanford.

At one of the desks was Red Bull’s Energizer Bunny, Kerri Holt, my host and guide for the day. I wondered if I could talk with some of the athletes and was introduced to one of the pairs,

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brothers Luke and Nicholas Muller. I soon discovered what these two had in common with the other sailors I spoke with. Great self-assurance, great personalities and ‘press smarts,’ but most of all, a focus. These guys knew what they wanted and were going full on toward it. In the athlete bio booklet Kerri gave me, there is a rundown of the men and women – alas only three of the latter – and the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Olympics and professional sailing loom large in the ‘sailing goals’ category.

Interesting too were the two different sailors expressing interest in the Trophy Jules Verne and the Mini Transat.

“How did it all start?” I wondered aloud. “How did you start sailing?” Actually, Luke and Nicholas reminded me of me.

Their parents were windsurfers and they grew up in Ft. Pierce, FL. They really had no chance since they were in on and around the water from birth. They did not belong to a yacht club but rather sailed out of the US Sailing Center of Martin County.

This is in effect a Florida version of Sail Newport, a community sailing center focusing on getting kids sailing.

Flyin’ the Coop: Our intrepid Contributing Editor (on the wire) went for a ride with Red Bull Foiling Generation cofounder Roman Hagara. We’ve heard that he’s still grinning. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

When did the America’s Cup waft across their senses? “It was just sort of always there,” said Nicholas. “I did see videos of the races in Valencia in the monohulls, and that sort of reinforced the America’s Cup as the pinnacle of our sport, a goal to be aimed at.” Since today it seems that the biggest chunk of the professional sailing world is focused around the Volvo, the America’s Cup and the Olympics, and the bulk of the sailors in all three are the same guys (and some girls), Luke is already in a slight lift in that he was the training partner for Caleb Paine in Rio. Interestingly another athlete I spoke with, Scott Ewing of Miami (and of a very appropriate Finn size) remarked, when I suggested he ought to be sailing a Finn, shook his head and said, “Finns were not fast enough.” It ought to be noted that the 205 lb. Ewing has a foiling Moth… windcheckmagazine.com

Haddon Hughes, from Houston, TX and one of only three ladies in the USA Qualifier, did come through the rather more normal path, the yacht club junior program. Starting at eight and quickly taking to the fun part of sailing, Haddon progressed through the Opti Color scheme. At 14, she moved into the Laser 4.7 and soon the Laser Radial. Haddon realized she liked the feeling of winning and took that drive up to a fifth (of 40) in the 2013 ISAF Junior Worlds in Cyprus and then to a second (of 46) in the same regatta in 2014 in Portugal. Biggest motivator?

“That awful feeling in the pit of your stomach when you fail, for yourself, is something that really drives me,” she said. “That feeling really set me on my focus for the Laser Radial spot in the 2020 Olympics. The America’s Cup, VOR and anything else is secondary to focusing on going to Japan.”

In one of the ‘Back to the Future’ moments, I met a young fellow named Ian MacDiarmid. One of the partners at Elvstrøm Sails in Sydney, where I worked years ago, was of the same name.

When I mentioned this to the youthful Ian, he responded that he knew him, at least via email. Makes sense, since Ian the Younger sails a 29er (and the 49er and 49er FX) and Ian the Senior has (or originally had) the contract for making the one-design sails for this sporty little boat.

Ian MacD. (as we all used to call Ian the Elder) and Scott Ewing are one of several pairs from the coast of Florida. In fact five of the pairs (10 sailors) hail from the sunshine coast – five each from California and Texas, two from Hawaii and one each from Oregon, Washington State, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Middletown, RI, and one young lady from the UK.

Looking too at the ‘boats sailed’ categories in their bios, high performance sailing rules. 29ers, 49ers, a variety of cats, 18-foot skiffs, foiling Moths and 5O5s were pretty common.

Kiteboarding and windsurfing were well represented, and a surprising number has sailed on performance keelboats including Melges and TP 52s.

In the program booklet with the sailor bios there was also a section in which each identified the “best place to sail in the world,” “best sailor in the world,” “best coaches on the planet,” “personal heroes,” and my favorite, “your motto in life.” This gives a great insight into people, I reckon. Not surprisingly, they were almost universally performance and success oriented.

Number two on my list of favorites was Yoda’s classic “No try-do or not do,” but given the boats these young men and women were sailing the winner has to be Parker Hughes of Texas with: “If everything seems under control you are not going fast enough.” ■ WindCheck Magazine

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Kiwis Win Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final In a high-energy, high-emotion celebration, New Zealand sailors Olivia Mackay (age 20; helm) and Micah Wilkinson (20) were crowned the World Champions in the first-ever Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final. Fifteen teams from around the world, each comprising two sailors ages 16 to 21, raced identical Flying Phantom foiling catamarans on Narragansett Bay in a spectacular regatta that was hosted by Sail Newport in Newport, RI October 21 - 23.

When the organizers, double Olympic gold medalists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher, were forced to cancel the final round due to winds gusting to 35 knots, earlier results in the regatta were used to determine the outcome. Joining the Kiwis on the podium were Sébastien Schneiter (21; helm) and

New Zealanders Olivia Mackay & Micah Wilkinson are World Champions. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

Grégoire Siegwart (19) of Switzerland in second, and Matteo Pilati (19; helm) and Francesco Rubagotti (21) of Italy in third.

Hagara and Steinacher launched Red Bull Foiling Generation in 2015 to find the world’s most talented youth sailors and give them the opportunity to advance their careers through topnotch hydrofoil racing. Over two seasons, 15 national champion

teams emerged from Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, France, New Zealand, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and the USA to compete in the World Final. (The USA Qualifier series, also hosted by Sail Newport, was held October 11 - 16.)

“We wanted to provide an opportunity that didn’t exist for

The American team of Quinn Wilson & Riley Gibbs duke it out with Swiss sailors Sébastien Schneiter & Grégoire Siegwart. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

young sailors, not only though racing these boats, but by providing coaching and mentorship,” said Steinacher.

“The athletes in this World Final battled winds to 25 knots, with several capsizes and near misses, and their impressive performances have us convinced that Red Bull Foiling Generation is the perfect start on the pathway into professional sailing.”

The champions from New Zealand had won all their World Final heats with style, and as one of only two women in the field, skipper Mackay confirmed that female sailors have a place right along with the men in the high-stamina, high-speed world of foiling. “I’m so excited right now,” she smiled. “This was the biggest opportunity of my life, and I want to thank my teammate Micah as well as Roman and Hans Peter, who have taught me more than ever before. I can’t believe we’re taking this trophy back to New Zealand!”

Red Bull Foiling Generation worked in partnership with US Sailing and the non-profit Sail Newport, which hosted the event. “Newport was such an exciting place for these passionate, talented young athletes to take the spotlight,” stated Hagara.

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Fifteen teams from around the world competed in the inaugural Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

Using hydrofoil technology to lift completely out of the water, the 18-foot Flying Phantom can attain speeds of up to 35 knots and it’s by far the fastest sailboat of its size. Red Bull Foiling Generation is the world’s biggest youth sailing program, with Qualifier regattas held in 15 countries to give talented sailors the opportunity to “We hope the skills they’ve learned will help them throughout their sailing careers, and especially that we’ll be seeing some of them in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, and, eventually, the America’s Cup.” Andiamo! Italians Matteo Pilati & Francesco Rubagotti flew their ‘foiling Ferrari’ to a third place finish. © Stephen Cloutier/ photogroup.us

Cleared for takeoff. The Swiss team shreds the bay on their way to second place. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

represent their country in the World Final. For more information, visit foilinggeneration.redbull.com.

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Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta

After Initial Scare, Weather Gods Cooperate

By Barby MacGowan, Media Pro International Over 420 college sailors from the U.S., Canada and France raced on 45 ownercoached keelboats over Columbus Day Weekend in the Storm Trysail Foundation’s Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR), sailed on western Long Island Sound. A team from the U.S. Naval Academy (Navy), sailing Maxine, was the overall winner after winning four races and finishing second in one race in the competitive six-boat J/44 class comprised of all service academies.

Up until the Tuesday before the 2016 IOR, the forecast for Hurricane Matthew had Western Long Island Sound right in the center of the National Weather Service’s forecast cone. As safety comes before other considerations, the organizers feared the same outcome as at last year’s IOR, which was cancelled because of a threat from Hurricane Joaquin. This year, the weather gods treated the IOR more favorably and in a 12-hour period, on the Wednesday morning before the regatta, the forecast had completely changed and Matthew would not crash the party. The IOR was on.

The IRC class at the windward mark © Howie McMichael/McMichaelYachts.com

After the hurricane potential, it was ironic that the forecasts for the first day were for 2-4 knots of wind, even as late as the evening before. Once again the weather gods did their own thing, offering up an 8-12 knot northeasterly for a great day of three races with a relatively flat sea state and moderate temperatures.

Navy notched three bullets on Saturday. Maxine’s skipper Midshipman Matthew Robbins said, “We knew that to win the overall would require us to win almost every race. We sailed with teammates filling in for three of our regular crew members, which is a huge testament to the depth and talent within our program.” Jahn Tihansky, the Director of the Navy Varsity Offshore Sailing Team, added, “To watch them handle their boat across the range of conditions from getting off the start to shifting gears upwind and turning the corners efficiently, was amazing. They were also able to rebound from some misfortunes and quickly got back into winning form.”

The second day was sailed in an increasing northerly, ironically an outer band from the now dissipating Matthew. The breeze was in the mid teens, with gusts over 20. The race committee, led by Storm Trysail Club Principal Race Officer Charles “Butch” Ulmer, skillfully got in two races in stronger breeze and wave heights before conditions became marginal.

The IOR is presented by the Storm Trysail Foundation (STF) with organizing authorities Larchmont Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club, and was again led by Regatta Chairman Barry Gold. “The IOR provides an opportunity for collegiate sailors to come together in a unique forum that is both highly competitive yet educational,” said Gold. “It also allows some college dinghy sailors with no big boat experience to be introduced to an entirely new aspect of racing.”

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The 45-boat fleet was divided into five classes: IRC 38’43’ (9 boats), J/44 (six), J/109 (eight), PHRF (12), and J/105 (10). The team from the University of Michigan won the IRC class sailing the J/133 Antidote. Finishing second was Webb Institute on a Farr 40 provided by Oakcliff Sailing, while third place went to Michigan Technological University sailing the Swan 42 Quintessence.

The J/44 one-design class was won by the overall IOR winning team from Navy, followed by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy sailing their own J/44 Glory. Taking third was Massachusetts Maritime Academy sailing the J/44 Vamp.

McGill University (Montreal, Canada) won the J/109 class aboard Morning Glory with four firsts and a fourth. In second place was the team from ENSEIRB-MATMECA sailing Strategery, and in third was Bates College on Nordlys. The team from ENSEIRB-MATMECA, in Bordeaux, France, earned the right to compete in the IOR as the winners of the 48th EDHEC Sailing Cup last April in Roscoff, France. They won an all-expensespaid (except airfare) trip to the IOR, thanks to the joint venture between STF and EDHEC Sailing Cup.

The EDHEC Sailing Cup is the world’s largest college sailing regatta with over 1,500 sailors and 180 boats, and the joint venture with the STF is designed to bring the world’s top college sailors together. As the overall winner of the 2016 IOR, Navy has won an all-expenses-paid (except airfare) trip to the 49th EDHEC Sailing to be sailed from March 31 - April 8, 2017 in France. All U.S. collegiate teams are welcome.

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The University of Florida St. Petersburg won the J/105 class aboard Magic with three bullets, a second and a third, followed

by Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Good Trade. Taking third was another team from Navy sailing Arete. In the 12-boat PHRF division, Tulane University took first on the J/88 Jazz with 10 points. Virginia Tech was second sailing on the X-34 Maudelayne also with 10 points, and yet another team from Navy took third aboard the C&C 115 Constance.

Thanks to sponsors Rolex, vineyard vines, Safe Flight Instruments, Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, Flintlock Construction, Dimension/Polyant Sailcloth, UK Sailmakers, Gill, Craft Brewing Co., Coca Cola, and YachtScoring.com, there is no entry fee for the IOR, and meals are provided for the boat owners and college sailors. Larchmont Yacht Club, whose Commodore Tim Porter graciously welcomed the competitors, again hosted the IOR.

The Storm Trysail Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to supporting the education of sailors, junior safety at sea, and intercollegiate big boat racing. STF educates young sailors as they bridge the gap between learning to sail and becoming accomplished blue water seamen through a national program of events, including junior safety at sea seminars and intercollegiate big boat racing. For more information, photos and complete results, visit stormtrysailfoundation.org/intercollegiate.htm or visit the Storm Trysail Foundation’s Facebook page at facebook.com/stormtrysailfoundation. ■

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Breeze On at the I-420 Atlantic Coast Championship

By David Ornstein, Indian Harbor Yacht Club Youth Sailing Coordinator On Oct 22 & 23, Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT hosted 30 teams from as far away as Texas, Florida, the Bahamas and Canada for the Atlantic Coast Championship in conditions that were very challenging. This event is a Worlds qualifier, and the best sailors in the class compete with a goal of making Team USA. The IHYC race committee was able to get five races in over the two days despite wind gusts sustained in the 30s at times. Two races were run on Saturday and three on Sunday before conditions became too extreme. In one of the races none of the boats put a kite up, which should tell you a lot.

The winning boat was sailed by current World Champions Wiley Rogers (Kemah, TX) and Jack Parkin (Greenwich, CT), who posted a 1-1-3-1-1 scoreline (with one throwout) on their way to victory. A few points behind in second were TJ Danilek (Stamford, CT) and Pierce Ornstein (Greenwich, CT). Third place went to Pat Wilson and Arie Moffat from Kingston, ON. Max Anker and his crew Layton Borcherding were 15th and won the “Green Award,” which is given to the team who has been in the boat less than 12 months. Max and Layton had been

TJ Danilek & Pierce Ornstein (#56029) and Wiley Rogers & Jack Parkin (#5162) demonstrate how to sail an I-420 flat and fast when it’s blowin’ 30. © Greg Danilek

racing together for just five weeks, and this was their very first regatta. Results are posted at YachtScoring.com.

Additionally, Indian Harbor YC hosted the CT State Opti Champs just the week before. IHYC is extremely proud that we are helping such a large group of young athletes participate at such prestigious events! ■

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Block Island Race Week set for June 18-23, 2017

classes. New for 2017 is an invitation to multihulls. It is expected that the multihull entries, like the monohull entries for so long, will represent a broad range of boat types, from racer/cruisers to all-out racers.

There are also some changes in store for the Performance The Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week, the grandCruising classes. All Performance Cruising classes will get one daddy of the club’s broad regatta portfolio, is scheduled for June throw-out after just three races. “This idea started as Pick Your 18-23, 2017. Coinciding with the announcement is the launch Own Lay Day and actually wasn’t designed by the Chamber of of a new event website at blockislandraceweek.com, where links Commerce,” Evans said. “I’m hoping some boats will have the to register and the Notice of Race are available. option to pick a day during the week to either cruise around,

Founded in 1965 and heading for its 27th running, Block fish, bike the island, Island Race Week is a great bienor enjoy its beaches.” nial tradition of New England

Performance summers and one of the oldest Cruising classes will race weeks in the U.S. Racing on also have a Plus One Block Island Sound in late June, crew limit.

Made as the season changes from spring popular by Storm to summer, often brings ideal conTrysail Club memditions, with a gentle breeze in the ber Adam Loory, morning building to a challenging Plus One sailing is seabreeze in the afternoon. Many a limit on crew to who sailed the regatta in 2015 the tens digit of the completed 11 races over five days, boat’s length plus including a gearbustin’ Around one. For example, a Block Island Race, amid some of The 27th edition of the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week is poised boat between 30 and the finest weather ever to grace the to be the best one yet. © Allen Clark/PhotoBoat.com 39 feet could carry regatta. four in crew. Plus One enables boats to come race without having to rent a house – The Championships Regatta crews can stay aboard and get breakfast from Aldo’s alongside.

Block Island Race Week’s legacy is built on Corinthian racing

Block Island Race Week long has been a rite of passage for ideals and shoreside camaraderie, but next year’s edition will be youth sailors, many of whom sailed their first “big boat” regatta notable for the number of championships that are scheduled with their parents or parents’ friends at this event. The Storm for competition. Already four one-design classes and the IRC Trysail Club is committed to promoting youth sailing and will Congress have designated BIRW as their East Coast or North American championship. The list will most likely grow as regatta permit all crews to carry one extra crewmember under the age of 14 who will not count against the maximum crew number or organizers are in discussions with another five classes. crew weight for a particular class. In addition, the GEM Trophy

“We’re referring to next year’s Block Island Race Week as will once again be awarded to the best performance during the ‘The Championships Regatta,’” said AJ Evans, Chairman of week of a boat with a crew composed of at least 70% of its skipBlock Island Race Week and Storm Trysail Club Rear Comper and crew, male or female, younger than 25 years of age. modore. “Block Island continues to be the ideal venue for this highly competitive and social regatta. Some classes designated BIRW as their championship before we even invited them to do so. They clearly recognize BIRW as offering top-level race management and that’s a nice tip of the cap to our race committee volunteers. They’re probably also familiar with our tent parties and Block Island’s idyllic setting.”

The IRC division will be competing for the IRC North American Championship at BIRW. One-design class championships scheduled include the C&C 30 One-Design North American Championship, J/109 North American Championship, J/44 North American Championship and the J/88 East Coast Championship.

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Entry Details Entries for the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week will be accepted until June 1, 2017. The first registration period runs through March 1, after which the entry fee increases by $2/foot.

A second period runs through June 1. Any entry fee paid after June 1 is subject to a further rate increase.

“We’ll know the final make-up of the regatta in the coming weeks,” said Evans. “Some classes we’re speaking with are still finalizing their schedules for next year, but we’re confident we’ll be announcing a few more championships in conjunction with Race Week. There’s still much to do to get Race Week organized, but the pieces are in place for a fantastic week of competition – and fun!” For more information, visit stormtrysail.org, and follow Block Island Race Week on Facebook. ■ WindCheck Magazine

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Mandate Wins J/105 North Americans Thirty-seven teams representing the USA, Canada, Bermuda and Great Britain faced a variety of conditions during the 2016 Stella Artois J/105 North American Championship, which was hosted

by Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY October 20 - 23.

Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate (Toronto, ON) notched bullets in the first five races before ‘stumbling’ with Damian Emery’s Eclipse took third place in a tiebreaker. © Christopher Howell

a 2-3 to win the series with 10 points. The Canadian crew earned their second J/105 North American Championship title in three years. Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault’s Good Trade (San Francisco, CA) finished second, winning a tiebreaker on points at 27 over Damian Emery’s Eclipse (Shoreham, NY). Paul Beaudin’s loulou (New York, NY) and Adrian Owles’ Mad Blue (Old Greenwich, CT) rounded out the top five.

Competitors will long remember the event’s final day, in which a WNW breeze that started around 25 knots increased to 35. “If we had another race, we might have worn hockey helmets,” joked McLaughlin. “This was good Canadian weather, and a real test of crew work.”

“This was a great regatta for several reasons,” said Thom Hering, whose Trifecta (Huntington, NY) finished 11th. “The RC was spoton with their calls, setting square lines and courses. They put us out there in extreme conditions and let us duke it out, but they didn’t push us over the limit and sent us in when it was too much (although the boats with broken booms and shredded chutes might beg to differ). The conditions were wide ranging and challenging, and the competition was outstanding. The fleet was fairly compressed, with tons of overlaps at marks and finishes – seemed like the only one not overlapped was that damn Canadian boat.”

Hering’s crew included Lisa HemTerry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate posted a 1-1-1-1-1-2-3 to clinch their second J/105 North American Championship in three years. © Christopher Howell

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mert, Dave Price, Joseph Scarpulla, Brian Simkins and Mark Swanson. “Our goal was to be in top 10, which we missed by one point,” said Hering. “This was our first big 105 regatta with an all-new crew that worked together incredibly well. Everyone came away feeling great about having moved up our learning curve. Plus, popping up onto a plane at 15 knots on the speedo on Saturday…that alone was worth the entry fee!”

Also enjoying an unforgettable series was the crew of David Willis’ Solution (Huntington, NY; Tim Ebert, Colin Kell, Jim Meystrik, Suzanne O’Sullivan and Jeff Willis), who finished 16th. Our performance was sporadic, but we had not raced in a 105 fleet this large,” the skipper explained. “It was definitely a learning experience, and we look forward to the next big event. Many thanks to the organizers, Larchmont YC and especially the PRO and Race Committee volunteers for running an outstanding regatta in challenging conditions. Sunday’s racing was epic! If you could keep it under control, the rides were unbelievable. We experienced our highest speeds ever with this boat!”

“I have been sailing these boats off and on for 25 years, and we can still get 40 boats on the line,” enthused loulou skipper Paul Beaudin. “The 105 is the perfect club racing boat for Long Island Sound – I can easily race the boat in 25 knots with my friends.”

loulou, skippered by Paul Beaudin, finished fourth. © Christopher Howell

The crew of loulou included Lionel Crear, Mark Foster, Miguel Sanchez Maymi, John Sweeney and Vadim Vorobyov. “It’s really nice to get to sail with all our friends from around the country,” said Beaudin, “and I was very happy Stella sponsored our event – it is the perfect sailing beer!”

Complete results are posted at YachtScoring.com, and photos

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The Greenport Ocean Race & The Greenport Bay Race

By Jim Ryan, Event Chairman At the awards party, one of the Greenport Ocean Race competitors, upon accepting his trophy said, “Victory by attrition is still victory,” and I agree. Coming into the first October weekend, the wind blew hard from the east all week. I hoped that it would let up somewhat for the race on Saturday, October 1, and it did, but everything is relative. When 35-knot winds dissipate to 30knot winds, it’s still pretty breezy out there.

Organized by Chinese Yacht Club and Old Cove Yacht Club with additional support from The Village of Greenport, New York, Shelter Island Yacht Club and Orient Yacht Club, the Greenport Ocean Race and the Greenport Bay Race comprise two races on the same day that share a common theme and a common finish line. The theme is that it’s all about enjoying Greenport, a beautiful deepwater port on eastern Long Island’s North Fork. We have $1 per foot docking in the center of town for the race, and a pub crawl involving 10 bars and restaurants, all within three blocks of your boat, and local Greenport Harbor beer and local Lenz wine at our party.

The Ocean Race starts at 8:30 am right off the dock in downtown Greenport and goes east to Block Island. You then round Block and sail back toward Greenport, finishing in Orient Harbor. The Bay Race starts two hours later just west of the Shelter Island Ferry and goes west past Robins Island, then comes back, going around Shelter Island and finishing in Orient Harbor with the Ocean Race boats. With the Ocean Race at just over 80 nautical miles and the Bay Race at about 31nm, these are the longest races on Eastern Long Island.

While the Bay Race is sailed mostly by local boats, the Ocean Race attracts bigger boats traveling a distance to get here. A strong easterly was blowing all week and Friday was no exception. I started getting emails, mostly from boats that had to deliver east, that they weren’t going to make it. Nobody wants to deliver a boat 50-60 miles upwind in 25 knots. A couple of the boats coming from Newport were looking forward to a fast reach here, but wanted to make sure the race was still on.

The wind had let up a bit the morning of the race, as predicted, and was now just 25-30 and predicted to go into the teens by afternoon. More importantly, the wind had shifted left a bit, so that, although it would be a beat to Gardiners Island, after that, boats could fetch Block. We had lost about a quarter of our entries due to the delivery issues, but at 8:30 the rest of us were off. All of the boats had reefed, except for those that double reefed. We beat out of Greenport Harbor, and continued our mile beat to “1GI” (Gardiners Island), where we would be able to crack off a bit.

Looking ahead, all of a sudden we saw White Rhino 2 (a Carkeek 47) lose her mast. Immediately the radio was cluttered with offers of help, but they were too busy to answer. A few min-

Sedgewick Ward’s J/111 Bravo crosses William Hubbard’s RP56 Siren just after the start of the Ocean Race. © RJ LaBella/rjlabellaphotos.com

utes later Siren, an RP56, had a shroud problem and dropped out. They then motored over to White Rhino to offer assistance.

Next out was Dragon, a Class40, followed by Privateer, another Class40, and that wasn’t the last of them. Of the 14 boats that started the Ocean Race, five crossed the finish line. It was certainly a struggle to get to Block, but the trip back was worth it: spinnaker broad reach with speeds of 15 to 17 knots commonplace. While most of the ocean boats finished between 6 and 8 pm, the last boat to finish, Valfreyia, a non-spinnaker Stevens 47, finished at 11:21.

After the Ocean Race started, the committee boat moved over to Pipes Cove to get set up for the Bay Race. Since the course would be going west in an easterly, they dropped a mark for a short weather leg. Thirty boats were registered for the Bay Race and 23 started. All but two of those finished. Fortunately for the Bay Racers, the wind was about five knots lighter on the inside. That said, it was still a struggle coming back upwind through Little Peconic Bay where the tide opposed the wind and the waves were steep, and across Noyack Bay toward the lee side of Shelter Island. Team Tonic, Jim Sanders’ Beneteau 42.7 (Westhampton, NY; PHRF Spinnaker 1), was first to finish among the Bay Racers, crossing the line in just under four and a half hours. The last finisher checked in after seven and a half hours.

The overall winner of the Bay Race was decided by one second, with Marc Robert’s Etchells Skanky Jane (Bronxville, NY; first in PHRF Spinnaker 2) edging out Team Tonic by next to nothing. Complete results are posted at yachtscoring.com, and more information can be found at greenportoceanrace.com.

The Bay Racers finished in time to be able to enjoy downtown Greenport. Each boat was given two punch cards that were good for a free beer at 10 different restaurants. The nice thing about this is that racers were able to recognize each other and the first question was always, “What boat were you on?” In many races you don’t get to meet the people on the other boats, except

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After the start of the Ocean Race, boats headed for the Greenport shore to stay out of the adverse current. © RJ LaBella/rjlabellaphotos.com

under a big tent. Here, it’s a few people at a bar. The pub crawl ticket is good for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but most people are out Saturday night.

At the awards party on Sunday, held at Hanff’s Boatyard/ Wooden Boatworks, we announced that the overall winner of the Ocean Race for the Brooklyn Ocean Challenge Cup was Reckless, a J/105 skippered by Steve Marenakos (Bloomfield, CT), for the second year in a row. In fact, in the nine years

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since we revived the 112-year-old trophy every winner has been a J/105. Mike LaChance’s Dark N Stormy won it five years in a row, Steve Guyer’s Alliance won the next two years, and now Steve Marenakos and his crew have won the last two years. I find it really amazing that with all of the different boats that have competed in this race, three different 105s skippered by three different skippers have won every time. The challenge is on. ■

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Whitebread 23

A Light Air Success

By Andrew “Bill” Shemella What a difference a day makes. On Saturday, October 8 we sailed in the 23rd edition of the Peconic Bay Sailing Association’s (PBSA) Whitebread Race (WB23) with barely enough wind to keep the boats moving. As I wrote this the next day, it was howling and raining in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

No one can say the light conditions were a surprise. All week anyone with a cell phone and any one of a dozen apps knew the forecast was for, at most, 5 knots of wind, cloud cover to make a seabreeze unlikely, and rain. OK, we all chose an outdoor sport but at least we’re not sleeping on the ground.

Aboard Bill Coster’s Tartan 33 Silent Passage (New Suffolk, NY), my ride for the day, we had an immediate problem before we even left the dock.

The owner Bill, his son Bill, a crewmember named Bill and another named Willie made four of five crew with appellations derived from William. We imagined calling for Bill to adjust the outhaul and two crew knocking heads on the way to it.

So we did the only rational thing and gave me the middle name Bill, which was the operating name for the day. It was an all-Bill crew. How’s that for égalité and fraternité? That describes the atmosphere on SP: a group of Bills making decisions together. Besides being pretty successful, it was a very enjoyable experience.

This year the Race Committee chose to start the race in Little Peconic Bay instead of the usual Cutchogue Harbor, so we had an hour’s motor to the starting area where we found light conditions. With greater current in the vicinity of R “18” and not much wind, the fleet was challenged to stay on the correct side of the line. Charitably, the RC made a very ample starting line and chances for confrontation on the line were minimal.

So Bill, the driver at the start, took advantage of the conditions and slowly drifted towards the line pointing to the buoy end. He

crossed the line within seconds of the horn, on starboard, with “Speed,” in clear air with a good angle to the first make. In other words, a perfect start.

The course was a clockwise rounding of Shelter Island so the first mark was Paradise Point, a close reach from the starting line in the light southeasterly. We headed to the mark, directed

by Bill, whose plan was to fore reach with speed while others in our fleet, at the other side of the long line, had a deeper angle.

While the wind was light, it wasn’t variable. There were the usual oscillations but the velocity was consistent and the direction was stable. We didn’t have the large shifts which might foretell a predicted shift to the SW.

The fleet hunted for the current in Greenport Harbor. That wasn’t as easy as it sounds because we would have to sail low and very slow to get to where the most (outgoing) current was. So, as is so often the case in sailing, everyone knew what to do but

Light breeze presented unique challenges for sailors in Whitebread 23. © Celia Withers

every skipper had to walk the line between sailing speed and current speed. Bill got it nearly right. Mike Canuso’s J/109 Live Wire opted for more current, and with the 109’s speed led coming out of Greenport Harbor.

Once we were in Gardiner’s Bay the much maligned “MOA” buoy was our next mark and it was directly upwind. Thankfully, the wind was probably the best we saw all day. On starboard tack there were waves, which Bill thought was odd since the wind wasn’t really that much. On port the ride was much more smooth. Unfortunately, we had to sail on both tacks to get to the mark, so Bill called for sailing a little fat on starboard and

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we could point a bit better on port. The current conformed to the predictions and pretty close to our rounding of MO-A the outgoing current became the incoming.

By this point, Bill had sailed well enough that we were in the midst of the fleet that started ahead of us and as we headed towards Sag Harbor the faster boats in the later starting divisions were starting to catch and pass us. Whitebread sailors, for many reasons, aren’t of the ilk to gratuitously head up as they are being passed. I think there is the gestalt that such antics are mostly counterproductive. And, in turn, the faster boats are likely to pass below if it’s possible.

As we headed into Sag Harbor, Bill detected some trouble afoot. No one wanted to put voice to it but Bill finally said, “It looks a little light up there.” “Yeah, it’s pretty glassy,” echoed the other Bills. Actually Bill was understating it. You could see your reflection on the water surface. Worse yet, we were about to turn downwind. That’s when it began to rain. So as we headed north along the North Haven peninsula more of the faster boats from the divisions behind us were coming by us. It was Bill’s strategy to just avoid those islands of sucky wind. We jibed back and forth from a slow deep reach to a slow run, trying to avoid bad air when there wasn’t any good air. At least we were seeing significant incoming current.

As we turned west at Tyndal Point, Bill noted that there was an enormous red spinnaker bearing down on us. The proboscis of the sprit was heading for our transom like a proctoscope with an attitude. Bill gave a loud whistle and a head popped from un-

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der the huge red sail and the Class40 altered course to leeward.

All the Bills got a good close-up view of this beautiful machine, and pleasantries were exchanged between the two boats. No, really. We exchanged greetings and there were smiles all around.

Then the wind went even lighter. That is, it shut off completely.

The fleet was drifting through the South Ferry area, searching for the most current.

Pretty soon, maybe a little too soon, the VHF squawked with a few inquiries of what the RC intended. Well, there’s a history there. And, boats from the East were now sailing away from homeports and, understandably, wanted to get a shot at a finish before spending another six hours on this endeavor. Simple arithmetic indicated that we could not sail to the original finish in the time limit. In a while, the announcement came that the RC would shorten the course for the Cruising class to R “18” (the start) and R “20” for the others. We drifted all the way to Jessup’s Neck, where a SW breeze carried us to an exciting finish as we dueled with a couple of local buddies for line honors.

As we motored towards home, we passed a good deal of the boats heading for the Spinnaker class finish and they were mired in a morass of light wind. The breeze was more illusion than reality, so it has to be said that the WB RC made the right call to shorten the race. Thankfully, PBSA had the assets on the water with the ability to execute finishing the fleet. And because the RC opted for the PHRF-friendly path, the race was a success. I saw an email this morning about a planning session for WB24.

All the Bills can’t wait. For more information, visit pbsa.us. ■

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ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta

By Roger Bauman, Event Co-Chair The Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association’s 2016 Leukemia Cup Regatta weekend was held Friday, August 26 & Saturday, August 27, and hosted by North Cove Yacht Club (NCYC), Duck Island Yacht Club (DIYC), Essex Corinthian Yacht Club (ECYC) and Brewer Pilots Point Marina (PPM). This fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) included a potluck cocktail party and auction on Friday night at NCYC, PHRF and One-Design racing on Saturday, and a post-race party at PPM with awards, live music, and food and drinks from sponsors including Saldamarco’s Italian Deli, Cindy’s Wine and Spirits, Two Roads Brewing Company, Gosling’s Rum, Hartford Flavor, Flour Foods, and Seaflour Foods.

The event raised more than $65,000 for LLS and welcomed over 300 attendees. Friday night’s silent auction was packed with donated items, and again we auctioned off North Sails pro sailor and longtime LLS supporter Jack Orr to the highest bidder.

Hank Tessier won Jack’s coaching skills for a day of racing and in an emotionally moving moment, donated Jack to Honored Skipper, Fundraiser and NCYC member Jim Lawless, DVM, a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) survivor.

This year the Leukemia Cup Trophy, a perpetual award, was given to Peter and Ruth Emblin (ECSA Leukemia Cup Co-Chair) aboard Tartuca; Team Tartuca raised $13,500 for the

A southerly breeze provided ideal conditions for the 2016 ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta.s

LLS. Overall, this regatta has surpassed the $550,000 fundraising mark. Results can be found at leukemiacup.org/ctwhv/localchapter/ecsadetails.

I would like to thank all the participants, fundraisers, volunteers and committee members. Together we are making a difference fighting blood cancers, and I hope our participants feel as good as I do about raising money for this great charity. A Special Thank You to our Local Captain Sponsors Essex Wellness Center, Chapco Inc., Sound Rigging Services, and Saldamarco’s.

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New Leukemia Cup Regatta at American YC Sets a First-Year Fundraising Record

By Luisa Cardona, Leukemia Cup Regatta Campaign Specialist The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley (CTWHV) Chapter and American Yacht Club in Rye, NY set a first-year record by hosting their first annual Leukemia

Top fundraisers Team Gleevec (l - r) Hope Wilson, Molly Wilson and Judy Wilson (Honoree) with CTWHV Executive Director Dennis Chillemi and Leukemia Cup Regatta Campaign Specialist Luisa Cardona

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Cup Regatta in conjunction with the AYC Fall Series on September 24. Over 120 boats and 200 participants helped raise over $145,000 to fund blood cancer research, breaking the LLS record for a firstyear event.

The event concluded with a post-race party at AYC, with live music from Bad Dogs and The Chad Hollister Band, and a silent and live auction emceed by Leif Skodnick, Sports Editor for LoHud. Participants collectively raised over $54,000 prior to the event, and the top three Regatta fundraisers were recognized that evening.

In third place, raising $11,000, were Lauretta & Gwenn Abbott of Team Quee Queg. The Abbott family has raised nearly $36,000 for The Leukemia Cup Regatta with their prior involvement at Larchmont Yacht Club. In second place, raising nearly $19,000, was Jim Wilson, AYC committee co-chair and captain of Team Oleander, who fundraises in honor of his wife Judy, a chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) survivor.

Our top fundraiser, raising over $30,000, was Judy Wilson of Team Gleevec, AYC committee co-chair, CML survivor and this year’s Honored Skipper. Collectively, the Wilson family has contributed over $86,000 towards the CTWHV’s Leukemia Cup Regatta events throughout the years.

The Leukemia Cup Regatta is a nationwide series that combines the joy of sailing with the important task of raising money to fight leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. Participants have raised more than $58 million to help advance the LLS mission since the inception of the Leukemia Cup Regatta. Visit leukemiacup.org/ ctwhv to learn more about the regatta, and lls.org to learn about other LLS fundraising programs. ■

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Sailing – A different kind of tough

By Joe Cooper Fall appears to finally be upon us. As I write, the temperature is not in the 80s, the sky is overcast and the trees are shedding their leaves, finally. I am still buzzing after sailing the foiling cats at the Red Bull Foiling Generation ‘go for a sail’ event last Monday. That was a great way to blast out of this season. But what’s next? What are we all doing for the next three months or so until we can start thinking about 2017 sailing?

Halloween, cleaning up after Halloween, Veterans Day…really, go and check out Warrior Sailing. Think you’re having a bad hair day? Honestly, this is a fantastic, real way to really thank these men and women for their service. Volunteer, or add them to the list of great charities doing fantastic work to whom you will donate some of your bonus this year.

Then there is Thanksgiving, shopping, Christmas present wrapping, New Year’s Eve and related hangover recovery, skiing, and maybe Key West for some. It’s going to be a pretty normal kind of life for those of us who are not Warrior Sailors or asthmatics, right?

On November 6, 29 sailors from 10 countries got underway in what really is the world’s toughest sailing race. It is a race that makes all others pale in comparison, and pretty much any other ‘sporting’ activity too. It makes reality shows look childish. The experiences are not manufactured and there’s no film crew shooting your manufactured stress. More people have been in space and on Everest than have participated in the Vendée Globe. Fewer still have finished the Vendée Globe.

In the U.S., for those who recognize the name, the Vendée likely is regarded as one of those loony French, anti-social, single-handed races. Well, two out of three. It is French and it is single-handed. A refresher: The Vendée Globe is non-stop, around the globe, without assistance, single-handed in 60-foot fire-breathing monohulls, the top half dozen of which are new foiling boats. This remarkable race is covered on the nightly TV news, 100,000 people trek to Les Sables-d’Olonne for the start, and the rest of the media stats are mind boggling for a loony sailboat race.

As for the crazy part of it, well it is a risk, like any other sailing or, frankly, life activity and yes, this risk is higher than sailing to Bermuda or transatlantic. With higher risk comes higher planning and preparation, and preparation is, or should be, a staple of sailors going anywhere at anytime on anything for any reason.

Several of the French entries are sponsored, and have been in some cases for over 20 years, by multi-billion Euro, publicly traded French companies across the business spectrum. The French version of Home Depot, a couple huge banks, commercial real estate firms, major food suppliers and so on. These firms use sailing as an aggressive part of their marketing and branding programs. The fact that the Vendée is hard, requires a special kind of mentality and approach, has many technical requirements and related difficulties that need to be managed, sometimes alone in very difficult circumstances, needs a team and leaders to make it all happen…well, these are the attributes

Thousands of students are tracking the progress of Rich Wilson’s IMOCA Open 60 Great American IV in the Vendée Globe via his non-profit educational organization sitesALIVE! © B. Gergaud/courtesy of sitesalive.com

companies say they want in their employees. At the other end of the spectrum, there are the largely or completely self-funded programs, one of which is American.

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A native of Boston, MA, Rich Wilson is unique in this edition due to his age, his physical condition, and his goal. This is his second Vendée Globe to be sure, but there are three other entrants embarking on their second and five skippers doing their fourth.

Rich’s funding comes largely from his educational program, sitesALIVE! It is a great program, and as you know I am very fond of anything that links sailing and kids. At 66, Rich is the oldest competitor in this edition. (The youngest is 23.) But beyond that, Rich is a lifelong asthma sufferer. For a three-month event that is one of the most physically straining possible, this is a remarkable piece of grit. Granted, it is not Warrior Sailing, or more accurately the conditions under which the warriors were in, he told me, that caused them to have need, or benefit from Warrior Sailing, but it requires all the same human traits that the damaged servicemen and women must now use to rebuild their lives as best as they can.

Rich is the most unlikely looking guy to be embarking on such a passage. He looks like a rather rumpled college professor. Soft spoken, self-effacing and definitely not macho looking, he is just about the last guy, simply looking at him, that you would expect to be tough A professional educator, a sailor as nails. As it turns out, his and an adventurer, Rich Wilson lifelong struggle with asthma founded sitesALIVE! in 1990 has basically formed his life. to engage students in science, geography, math and history by Unable to play with his mates connecting them to live, real in school as a kid made Rich world adventures. something of an outsider, he © B. Gergaud/courtesy of sitesalive.com told me. He was with me in the RIB last May when we went out to meet Joe Harris on his return from his lap around the Blue Marble, and while waiting we chatted about Rich’s background. In everything he has done, which is a lot, he has made it a point of character (my word) to not let the physicality of something stop him. With respect to long distance sailing and the planning for same, Rich has as much experience as any.

This includes multiple transatlantic crossings, several half-globe passages, upside down off Cape Horn, and then getting flipped right way up again. A recorded first.

His training regimen for the physical parts of this race is mind-boggling. Swimming, running, bicycling, weights – The Full Monty, all done at about 70% of lung capacity. At age 66.

But I think his proudest returns are the exposure he gives to children and young adults about the world outside their constrained orbits. Started in 1990 using single sideband radio and printed newsletters for distribution, SitesAlive.com has completed 75 expeditions. These include the New York to San Francisco passage resulting in the capsize noted above, a second passage over the same track, breaking the record and not the windcheckmagazine.com

boat, the PACT 95 America’s Cup syndicate with fellow mathhead John Marshall, the 1993/4 Whitbread, and on for another 71 adventures.

SitesALIVE! distributes a K-12 teacher guide that tracks the boat and incorporates everything school kids need to learn.

Sailing does, after all, use about 12 hard scientific disciplines and a few more soft ones, such as how to think, and how keep your wits about you when you are alone in the Southern Ocean, at 0230, it is 33 degrees inside the cabin (and out), it’s blowing 40 and forecast to get to 55, and you have to suit up to go on deck to reduce sail. Self-will, the ability to do what your brain and heart are saying – maybe screaming – DON’T, is a subject about which very little is spoken of, in schools or outside them.

One thinks about the horrible conditions under which our military, any military in fact, must operate; the force of will it must take to keep going. Even if they won’t talk about it, I bet there are a lot of grandfathers out there that would speak to that if they could. And no, I am not equating what the military does with what Rich is doing. Rich is, after all, only doing a loony French solo race. ■ Australian born, Joe ‘Coop’ Cooper stayed in the US after the 1980 America’s Cup where he was the boat captain and sailed as Grinder/ Sewer-man on Australia. His whole career has focused on sailing, especially the short-handed aspects of it. He lives in Middletown, RI where he coaches, consults and writes on his blog, joecoopersailing. com, when not paying attention to his wife, teenage son, dog, two cats and several, mainly small, boats.

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A Sperry Charleston Race Week Primer

Among the highlights of Sperry Charleston Race Week is the beach party after each day’s racing.

Sperry Charleston Race Week © 2016 Tim Wilkes Photography

By Dan Dickison Sperry Charleston Race Week is just over 20 years old, but in that short span of time its notoriety has grown precipitously and it has become a must-do regatta for racing sailors from across the U.S. That simple fact means that each year, some 20 to 30 percent of the participants are new to the event. Given that, a primer on how to get the most out of your trip to Charleston, South Carolina is in order.

Where to launch and haul? Race Week’s organizers collaborate with area yacht clubs and boatyards to ensure that launching and hauling is available, accessible and economical for all trailerable entries. These folks even go so far as to offer free shoreside boat storage in advance of the event so you can drop your boat off several weeks early.

Where to tie your boat? During the regatta, most entrants berth at the Charleston Harbor Marina in Mt. Pleasant, which is adjacent the regatta headquarters and the site of all the event’s social activities. It’s also the closest marina to all of the racecourses.

This is a 459-slip facility with ample capacity, but it’s always wise to make reservations early. If you choose to berth elsewhere, there are several other marinas not far from the racecourses and regatta headquarters.

Where to lay your head?

other options, begin your search on the Charleston Area Visitors’ and Convention Bureau website.

Need sail repair? If you blow out a kite or tear a seam in your mainsail, we’ve got you covered. There are three sailmakers operating in Charleston year-round, and one of our big sponsors is Quantum Sails. The folks from Quantum are super supportive, and they have an on-site repair facility from Thursday through Sunday.

Need gear? Forgot your spray top? Need a new ratchet block?

No worries. Several of our sponsors will be set up on site to assist with issues just like those. Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, a longtime Race Week sponsor, has all the wearables you’ll need, and a number of equipment suppliers will be exhibiting and selling merchandise at the event, including B&G, New England Ropes and Bainbridge.

As the Number 1 tourist destination in the world (according to the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine), Charleston has lots of accommodation options from hotels to historic inns to B&Bs and rental homes on the nearby beaches. The number 1 option – if you want to be close to the action – is Charleston Harbor Resort, which is also an event sponsor. The hotel’s newest facility boasts 92 luxury Most of the racecourses are set within the harbor. rooms, along with an Sperry Charleston Race Week © 2016 Tim Wilkes Photography expansive pool patio complete with bars and a bocce court overlooking the marina. For

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If you’re not staying at the Charleston Harbor Resort (meaning you don’t have a parking pass), just park as close as you can to regatta headquarters each day and take advantage of the event’s shuttle service. For the peak morning and afternoon hours, Race Week’s organizers have golf carts running from the outer parking areas down to windcheckmagazine.com

the hotel and back. If you’ve got a trailer to park, event organizers can accommodate you for free.

Is the airport close by? The Charleston International Airport is just 20 minutes’ drive from regatta headquarters.

Local knowledge: For most Race Week competitors, tidal current is the biggest concern.

Charleston Harbor’s tides can be fierce, particularly if you’re not accustomed to sailing in those kinds of conditions. To offer everyone a better handle on this aspect of racing, the organizers present a local knowledge briefing each year the day before competition begins. These sessions are usually delivered by College of Charleston Sailing Team coaches who spend a good deal of time on the water in this area.

Courses and conditions: Race Week is held in the spring, a transitional time for the seabreeze phenomenon. Generally speaking, if there isn’t a substantial weather system affecting the area, a consistent southwesterly seabreeze can be counted on to materialize each day around noon.

With exception of one offshore course for larger entries, all the racecourses are set in the harbor, ordinarily in the South Passage between James Island and Shutes Folly. This is a well protected body of water, yet you can still experience a chop of nearly two feet if the winds are strong, flowing opposite the tidal current and coming out of the east or northeast. Though there are a number of shallow mud flats near the surrounding shoreline, the harbor’s only true hazard is Middle Ground, a pile of rocks located just a quarter mile south-southeast from Shutes Folly. This feature can come into play for those boats racing on Circle 2.

Safety and support: Race Week organizers put an important emphasis on safety. They collaborate closely with the Charleston Harbor Pilots Association to ensure that all competitors are made aware of any commercial traffic that’s apt to be in the area during racing. (Charleston is the fourth busiest port on the East Coast, and shipping traffic is active.) In addition, the organizers partner with Roper St. Francis Healthcare to employ several teams of paramedics on the water.

Charleston’s Many Attractions: There’s a reason that Charleston is the Number 1 tourist destination in the world; several reasons in fact. If you come to Race Week, you don’t want to leave without sampling some of the city’s highlights.

Historic Charleston: Downtown Charleston is rife with historic homes and buildings. It’s also home to 65 public parks.

Even if you only walk around for 30 minutes, you’ll be charmed by the quaint abodes and impressive mansions that dot the peninsula.

A good way to see historic Charleston is to rent a bicycle or take windcheckmagazine.com

Charleston typically enjoys a reliable afternoon seabreeze in April.

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a carriage tour. You don’t even have to get in your car because the Charleston Water Taxi runs from the marina adjacent to Race Week headquarters across the harbor to the city.

Restaurant mania: You may already know that Charleston is a foodie’s paradise. The restaurant scene here rivals that of most major cities in the U.S. According to the Washington Post, “Eating well is almost a birthright here in the Lowcountry.” Take the time to look around and you’ll discover high-end restaurants, outdoor cafes, fresh-from-the-dock seafood, and more accomplished chefs than a Cordon Bleu conference.

Golf galore: The great thing about golf is that it doesn’t conflict with sailboat racing. You can’t play golf when it’s windy (well, you can’t play well) and you can’t sail when there’s no wind. So, if there’s a lay day, or you extend your trip to Charleston by a day, there’s plenty of golf to check out. In fact, there’s a course right next door to the regatta headquarters, so bring your clubs.

Lay day activities: If the wind gods decide to take a powder one day, there are lots of alternative activities. Only a half mile from regatta headquarters is a multiplex theatre with movie showings beginning as early as 11:00 am. If something more active is your preference, sample some go kart racing just a few miles out Highway 17 at Blackbeard’s Cove Family Fun Park. You can rent kayaks or standup paddleboards at one of three nearby outfitters on Shem Creek. And there’s always the option of spending the day at one of Charleston’s beautiful beaches, just 10 minute’s drive from regatta headquarters. So, if you’re coming to Sperry Charleston Race Week for the first time, take a few moments to get the lay of the land by checking out some of these options online.

The next edition of Sperry Charleston Race Week is April 20 23, 2017. For more information, visit charlestonraceweek.com. ■ Dan Dickison is the Media Director for Sperry Charleston Race Week.

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As Executive Director of Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), based at Pier 66 in New York City, Robert Burke has the helm of an innovative and very successful organization.

“I was born in the Bronx and grew up in suburban New Jersey, but I didn’t really grow up until I started traveling and seeing more of the world,” says Robert. “I make my home in the Hudson Valley, mile 100 on the Hudson [miles on the river are measured northward from the Battery] along a stretch of water called the Barrytown Reach.”

“I actually started with canoeing and sea kayaking, and got into sailing from there,” says Robert, who has paddled or sailed most of the Hudson’s tidal length. “Since I was a kid, I was drawn to sailing through reading accounts of adventurers who used boats to explore the world. I slowly took on opportunities that allowed me to get on boats. I worked in the outdoor/ adventure education industry with Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School, and was able to transition from land-based trip leadership to the water and sailing.”

HRCS founder Bill Bahen asked Robert to join the board when he began setting up the organization in 2007. “I was the Program Director for NYC Outward Bound, with whom Bill had done some work,” he explains. “At HRCS, our approach is based on the belief that sailing and boats, and their related disciplines, have a lot to teach. And we believe good teaching and learning happens best in an environment that supports people to try new things, take chances, ask questions, and make mistakes. We push our instructors to judge their own success only by how well their students achieve their goals on the water. If a student is not learning, then you have not figured out the best way to teach them.”

Central to the HRCS mission is the development of leadership and academic success in underserved New York City youth through sailing education. “Our Sail Academy serves 150 students from nine public schools, year-round, and City Sail serves approximately 275 students during the summer in a sailing camp format,” says Robert. “More than 1,400 kids have gone through City Sail, and nearly 700 through Sail Academy.”

Additionally, HRCS (hudsonsailing.org) provides maritime education and recreation to the community at large with sailing instruction at a variety of levels, programs for Armed Forces veterans, a membership club, sailing excursions, workshops and lectures, volunteer opportunities and more. “We have 275 adult members between two locations,” says Robert. “We’ve provided sailing lessons for more than 1,200 people, and we’ve held more than 300 community regattas and hosted over 400 corporate groups. Everyone at HRCS wears many hats. Like other non-profits, we assure that our fundraising is broad through foundations,

individuals, and events. We are lucky to have recently received government grants to help continue our mission.”

“We have the best staff in the business!” Robert enthuses. “They are bright, passionate, and motivated. They believe that access to the water, boats and sailing can make the world a better place, and they come to work each day trying to make that a reality.

They care a lot about our students, and go the extra mile to make sure they all have high quality experiences. They are great sailors, from multiple disciplines, with strong opinions and independent voices, but they come together as a team to get the job done.”

The HRCS fleet includes 15 J/24s, a Precision 28, a 40-foot Beneteau, two RIBs and a Parker powerboat, and Robert wants to expand the fleet to support additional members, youth programs and initiatives. “I look forward to further development of our high school keelboat racing program within HRCS,” he says, “and also with the neighboring schools we work with like the New York Harbor School, Stuyvesant High School, and several other high school teams. Also a second youth development program at our uptown location at Inwood, and of course more adventure sailing!”

High schools are not the only institutions that HRCS is involved with. “Our Youth Programs Director, Alex Baum, and I both graduated from Fordham University, 20 years apart,” says Robert. “Several other staff and board members are also Fordham graduates, including our Board Chair, Arthur Burns. We have high regard for the values we learned there. We host a regatta for Fordham alumni, and we take our Sail Academy students to visit the campus. We see our organization as part of a larger movement of youth development, science and math education, college access, community development, public access to waterways, and environmental protection. We find kinship with other sailing organizations who also see their roles as broader than just sailing.”

“New York City is a unique and often challenging environment in which to run a sailing program, yet it provides so many opportunities. There has been great support from sailors here who, through sailing, want to offer that to those who are less privileged.

We have so many smart interesting people who live and work close by, who are generous with their time, volunteer, and take a real interest in our mission.”

“HRCS is a positive influence on the New York City community because we bring together like-minded people who want to make the world a better place and who believe getting people involved in the disciplines related to sailing can be the tool for doing that. Our members, our volunteers, our board, and our many, many supporters care a lot about the kids we work with and the work we do. That mission-driven ethic permeates, draws people together, and makes a difference.” ■

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