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In the Club: More Boating for Less Money?

Harbor Fest Brings Tall Ship Fleet to Charleston

Famed Trumpy Yacht Finds Carolina Homeport

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10 Morehead City In Water Boat Show12 Sharing: More Boating for Less Money?22 Current Destination: Edenton, N.C. 26 Yak Talk: Chowanoke Paddling Trails, Dragon Boats27 Ecoboating: Waterkeeper Programs Expand28 Tall Ship Fleet Bound for Charleston Harbor Fest30 Regatta Roundup: C2B Set for May 29 32 Hard Aground: Oscar Mired Dinners34 Currently Aweigh: Squadron Blows into BVI35 From the Helm: Celebrating Navy Traditions36 Portal to the Past: Famed Trumpy Yacht Innisfail37 The Devil is in the Detailing39 The Sailor’s Life: The Retched Life of Sailors40 Casting About

4 Publisher’s Ponderings

5 Current News

8 Coast Guard Reports

11 Mail Buoy

15 Waterfront Business Briefs

20 Calendar of Waterfront Events

33 Cool Products and Book Reviews

38 Emily Coast

38 Advertiser Index

41 Seafood Recipes

41 Marketplace: Brokerage/Classifieds/Bus. Directory

45 Tide Tables

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It’s that time of year. No longer cold. Not quite hot.

The jellyfish and mosquitoes aren’t out in full force yet. Fish are biting, regattas are running and festivals are adding spice to life on the water. The cruiser migration is underway. Fuel is affordable.

Whatever your boating pleasure, it’s time.

Whether you like sailing, fishing (p. 40), cruising (p. 39), shopping for the latest models (p. 41), paddling (p. 26), racing (p. 30), or even exploring the decks of tall ships (p. 28), then the Carolinas are the per-fect place to be right now.

Whether you’re old or young or in between, your boat awaits. Listen… You can even hear wedding bells on the water (p. 38).

Get out there and enjoy the coast, the lakes, the rivers, the creeks and sounds - even if you have to sail to the equator (p. 35). Wherever you can find the peace and tranquility - or the thrills and excitement

- that make boating your passion, go now.Don’t have a boat yet? Try a charter

(p. 34), a boat club or fractional ownership (p. 12), visit a boat show, or join a club and volunteer as a crewmember. There are boats for all levels and all budgets.

It’s time to go.

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More than $12.5 million will be awarded for 14 Boating Infrastructure Grant projects in 11 states, including three in North Carolina - more than any other state.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants help fund construction of docks, boat slips and other facilities to support recreational boating. North Carolina’s winning proposals were:

N.C. Garners Three More BIG Grants• The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resourc-

es, in cooperation with the Town of New Bern, will receive nearly $647,000 and match that amount with nearly $736,000 to construct the River History Marina on Jack’s Island, which is owned by the town. It will include 14 transient boat slips including one for a pump out boat, one for a public-safety ves-sel and a dozen for transients.

Plans for the site, being developed as part of New Bern’s 2010 tricentennial celebration, also include a pedestrian bridge to downtown, a replica of the Neuse River Lighthouse and a berth for the Herbert C. Bonner ferry, which was built in a New Bern shipyard in the 1970s and is undergoing restoration work.

• The NCDNR, in cooperation with Morehead City, will receive another $504,000 and match that with $318,000 to increase public waterfront access through construction of 10 more transient boat slips. The project is an expansion of past BIG-funded town docks.

• The NCDNR, in cooperation with the Town of Plymouth, will receive $106,000 and match that amount with $44,000 to construct nine transient boat slips on town property.

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tee formed by the city of Mount Pleasant to explore the feasibility of a small craft center has recommended that it be built on a recently purchased 43-acre tract of land, once occupied by the O.K. Tire store. A detailed design for the proposed $360,000 complex was being drafted. The committee recommended that it include a complete sailing center for recreation department classes and adequate space for launching rowing craft and kayaks.

Collision Leads to Murder ChargesMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Nicholas

Macklen, 28, and Brandon Scott McDevitt, 21, both from Myrtle Beach, were indicted on murder charges April 2 in connection with an August incident on the ICW. Horry County police said the two were fleeing a burglary when the boat they were in smashed into another near Socastee, killing 13-year-old Shane Odermatt of Aiken and hospitalizing his grandparents and aunt.

Lake Levels On the RiseANDERSON, S.C. – Marinas along

the lakes bordering South Carolina and Georgia report signs that the three-year drought that has impacted the area’s boat-ing is coming to an end.

Curtis Justice, general manager of Trade Winds Marina, a 206-acre marina and resort along the Georgia shores of J. Strom Thurmond Lake, said recent rains have contributed to significant rises in water

levels. As of April 1, the level was at 324.5 feet, just 5.5 feet below full pool, and up 12 feet from levels this past winter. All hands are cautiously optimistic that weather patterns are changing, and that the lake might soon approach full pool, according to the marina. Marina owners along Lake Hartwell expressed similar hopes.

NC Coastal Boat Ramps PlannedRALEIGH, N.C. - The N.C. Wild-

life Resources Commission is working with two towns and a county to build three new boating access areas with free 24-hour ramps and parking areas in the state’s coastal region. “One of our goals is to provide better boating access in all of North Carolina, and our coastal region has some of the highest demand,” said Erik Christofferson, chief of the Division of Engineering Services.

The Town of Emerald Isle will receive $500,000 to acquire 16 acres for a public boat launch with access to Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

The Town of Sunset Beach will receive design and construction assistance for a boating access area on land along the Intra-coastal Waterway.

And New Hanover County will receive funds for design and construction of a boat launch on land it already owns along a popular stretch of the ICW.

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SC Maritime Foundation Gains ClassicCHARLESTON, S.C. - Local

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“I was prompted to donate Frolic to the South Carolina Maritime Foundation to entrust her to a group with extensive knowledge of wooden boats and a devotion to American maritime heritage, so that her useful life could be extended, and so that she could participate in the foundation’s educational mission,” said Robertson.

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Gallants Channel Gets Floating DocksBEAUFORT, N.C. - The Friends of

the N.C. Maritime Museum reported that the museum’s expansion site at Gallant’s Channel was expected gain floating docks with a dozen boat slips by late spring. Made possible by a success-ful fundraiser and a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the project will provide dockage for museum programs as well as “visiting historic, educational and transient vessels” allowing the museum to continue its long tradition of welcoming guest boaters to the area. The project is part of a larger vision to include a waterfront walkway and large piers for tall ships.

Carolina Boating Grew in 2007Data released by the National Marine

Manufacturers Association in March showed that the Carolinas experienced a 1.1 percent increase in the number of reg-istered boats in 2007. The 2007 U.S. Recre-ational Boat Registrations Statistics report showed that South Carolina still ranked eighth nationally in total registrations with 442,040, up 1.4 percent over 2006. That’s one boat for every 10 residents.

North Carolina held onto the number 11 slot with 375,815 registered vessels, up 1.5 percent.

Since the survey began in 1997, South Carolina has moved up from the num-ber 10 position and North Carolina has climbed up from number 12.

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Trawler Hits Charleston JettiesCHARLESTON, S.C. - The trawler

Fifth Season, homeported in Baltimore, Md., collided with the south jetties outside of Charleston at approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 30. The boat began taking on

water and was grounded on the jetties overnight. The Coast Guard, Tow Boat U.S., and the South Carolina Depart-ment of Natural Resources responded to the incident. The only person on board, Michael Nace, 55, was not injured in the collision. The trawler was lifted by a crane barge the next day.

N.C. Scallop Boat Sinks Off New JerseyCAPE MAY, N.J. - The Coast Guard

convened a formal hearing into the March 24 sinking of Lady Mary, 71-foot scallop boat from North Carolina that sank 75 miles off the coast of Cape May. An exten-sive 37-hour search for four missing fisher-men covered 3,417 square nautical miles after watchstanders received a 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon alert. A dol-phin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., recovered one survivor and deceased fishermen Royal Smith Jr. and Timothy Smith, sons of the boat’s owner, Roy Smith Sr., of Mesic, N.C.

Jose Luis Ariese, who spent two hours in the frigid waters, said the vessel was struck by a wave and sank at approxi-mately 5 a.m. with seven people on board. Lost were Frank Reyes, Frankie Credle, William Torres and Tarzon Smith. Several Carolina-based scallop boats were fishing nearby when weather conditions deteriorated.

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Coast Guard Tows Adrift VesselBEAUFORT INLET, N.C. - The

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Three Drown in Waccamaw CapsizeSANDY ISLAND, S.C. - A Feb. 18

boating accident that left three people drowned and an infant hospitalized has prompted state legislators to expand public waterborne transportation to the island, home to a traditional Gullah community.

A family’s 14-foot fiberglass boat with six passengers sank 30 yards from the dock as the family was returning from the main-land. The boat’s skipper, Tiffany Tucker, and her 5-year old child swam to shore and dialed 911 for assistance from a cell phone while a bystander rescued an infant passen-ger from the water. The Coast Guard and

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Rep. Vida Miller, D-Pawleys Island, subsequently introduced legislation to make the state’s only school boat available to serve as a ferry for island residents during non-school hours.

The school boat currently transports the island’s students to schools in the Georgetown County School District twice a day. All other transportation to and from the island is by private boat.

N.C. Coast Guard Commander PassesKITTERY, Maine - Keith Willis, 44,

a native of Frisco, N.C., and commander of the 270-foot medium endurance cutter Tahoma, died in his cabin of apparently natural causes on Feb. 13 while the ship was in its home port in Kittery.

Like his father, grandfather and great grandfather before him, Willis was a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Willis had gradu-ated from Cape Hatteras High School in 1982 and spent a year at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He had assumed command of the Tahoma in May 2007, capping a 20-year career.

Gallatin Gets New CommanderCHARLESTON, S.C. – Capt. John T.

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This year’s show will feature 11 per-manent wet slips plus temporary floating docks for a total of 29 boats in the water and dozens more on shore, including several built by area manufacturers, and everything from yachts to kayaks, antique, used and new boats. Exhibitors will show-case some of the area’s 300 marine-related businesses, displaying outdoor gear, fishing tackle, fishing guide services and outfitters.

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Mail Buoy – Your Letters

Dinghy Motor Protocol In your Jan/Feb ‘09 edition you ran a

very good article: “Dinghy Docking Protocol”. There is one point that needs to be included. In the attempt to be considerate to your fellow boaters, please leave your motors down at the dinghy dock! The majority of dinghies these days are VERY expensive RIB’s, that are easily punctured and/or chafed by the prop and sharp metal parts on the foot of your motor. When you get to the very crowded dinghy docks “down island,” kicking your motor up is asking for vigilante justice. (which is of course out of line).

In the rare situation where a dinghy dock is so shallow that one must kick up the motor, and wade on in, it is customary to throw out a small stern hook. This keeps the dinghies parallel and prevents damage.

Of course if your dink has shards of glass or nails sticking out, you should fix this problem before using a public dinghy dock.

In tens of thousands of cruising miles, I have found that 98% of the cruisers know and care about these common sense rules. Then again, there is that other 2%! Mark Johnson, “Delphys” New Bern, NC

Ahoy Mark,Emily Coast says your advice is “spot on.” Most people

who leave outboards up at dinghy docks just need a nudge to see the error of their ways.~Editor

Positively Returning to the CarolinasI had the pleasure of spending a week

in Charleston last month. Even better I was taking an American Boat & Yacht Counsel (ABYC) certification course, and getting paid (plus I passed). I had been there for a weekend a few years ago but really got to settle in and enjoy the area. Weather was great and I was jealous seeing sails out on the river and harbor in February. I even got to meet Randy Draftz, who I remember from my days as a steady customer of Sailnet. Good to see that he is

doing well. He gave me some good advice on new halyards. He’s shipping them up to me in CT and I’m looking forward to them in my mail when I get home from my present trip.

While I was there I picked up a copy of your magazine. While I enjoyed it all, what really stopped me in my tracks was Eddie Jones’ Hard Aground commentary, especially his #5, “You matter less than you think, and will be missed more than you know ......” While maybe not a life changer, this does help with perspective at this time and enjoying the positives of my life now (see paragraph #1).

I hope to get back to Charleston soon. A friend of mine in the Bahamas usually looks for crew for the hop from there as he works northward in the summer and Charleston might be his landfall so I might get to arrive the best way, by sea. Also, I think I have my girlfriend convinced to rent a cottage on Folly Beach for a week this summer so we can enjoy both the best of the beach, the wonderful city, and I’ll have to track down small rental sailboats and kayaks for on the water fun.

Till, then, I’m working hard on weekends to get my boat in for that all too brief New England sailing season.

Keep up the good work, Jim Reddington Lady J - ‘84 Ericson 28+Noank, CT

Ahoy Jim,I’m glad we could do our part to make your visit to

Charleston an enjoyable one. Tell your friends to linger in the Carolinas and enjoy all of the great stops, like Edenton (see p. 22).~Editor

Words of ThanksWords of thanks for the Currents. We so

enjoy the magazine. Good work.Donnie Wolfe, s/v Freedom , Northwest Creek Marina, New Bern/ Lexington, NC

Ahoy Donnie,Your kind words put wind in our sails.

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Sharing is a concept drilled into us as toddlers with our first bag of candy. But sharing your boat? With budgets

squeezed, boat ownership is getting tough-er to justify. Loan payments, slip fees, fuel, insurance and repairs add up. A growing trend of low-risk, facilitated boat sharing provides an alternative for many. Fractional ownership companies like SailTime and WindPath organize members to share a specific vessel while companies like Freedom Boat Club offer memberships that include access to whole fleets of small boats. One plan might include unlimited day uses at a home marina, while another coordinates with other franchise locations allowing weeklong voyages from sites across the country.

The company covers normal costs, maintains the boat and has it ready to sail or motor away upon your arrival. Consider-ing that boat values normally depreciate, sharing becomes even more attractive.

Membership’s PrivilegesDriving to work, you glance at the

harbor as you cross the bridge - flat as a Kansas sunset. When’s low tide? Perfect - 1 p.m. At your desk, you call your boat club. The 23-foot Key West center console is available. So are your brother and his buddy. They bring some bait and by lunch break you’re casting into an oyster shoal. An hour on the water and you’re back at the marina. A deckhand meets you at the gas pump and takes the boat while you zip back to work. Sound like an ideal midday game of hookie? If you live near the water, there may be a boat club where a similar

scenario can easily play out.After an initial joining fee, Freedom

Boat Club’s 100-plus members at Patriot’s Point Marina in Mount Pleasant pay $200 per month to share access to 17 boats, ranging from 16 to 30 feet. Options range from a Beneteau Ocea-nis 281 sloop to a Sea Ray 220. Membership costs far less than the $40,000 one might spend on one power boat, not to mention the necessary waterfront property, dock slip or trailer and vehicle to haul it.

“The problem with owning a boat is, if you keep it in the water, you’ve got mooring fees, you’ve got to clean if off,

there’s insurance and potential damage, and regular maintenance,” says Nick Strable, an Isle of Palms resident and Freedom member. He and his wife Debbie initially

joined the College of Charleston’s Sailing Association, but weren’t using the sailboats often enough. Freedom’s diverse fleet provided a cost-efficient alternative

that they’ve used far more often. “It’s not rocket science; to be able to go out for two or three hours and not have to worry about it - absolutely unadulterated pure pleasure,” Strable says.

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Freedom Boat Club freedomboatclub.comMostly power boats with sailboats at some locationsJordan Lake, N.C. 919-342-3759Southport, N.C. 910-653-1307North Myrtle Beach, S.C. 843-399-8711Georgetown, S.C. 843-359-2256Charleston, S.C. 843-216-2626Seabrook Island, S.C. 843-243-0107Hilton Head Island, S.C. 843-682-2628

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“Typically, you pay more for conve-nience. With us, you not only save a ton of money, but you get added convenience for free,” says Michael Moore, co-owner of Freedom’s Mt. Pleasant franchise which is adding a second location on the Charleston peninsula this spring.

Group OwnershipOther clubs offer members a per-

sonal connection with a particular vessel. SailTime’s Southport and Charleston locations and the Charleston Windpath base all sell timeshares for individual boats. Usually, one member is the de facto owner while other members pay for the right to use the boat for a percentage of the time. The club manages the vessel, covering all costs while it is in the program, and the owner sails away with it free and clear after a pre-arranged period.

Southport SailTime owner Kevin Hen-nessey gave up his job on the New York Stock Exchange three years ago to make sailing his full time occupation. His fleet currently includes 33- and 36-foot Hunter sailboats and a 34-foot Mainship trawler. SailTime memberships are limited to eight per boat, with seven guaranteed uses per month. Those uses operate like rollover minutes - save them up and you can take the boat to sea for week-long excursions. Members also get the benefit of using boats at other SailTime locations around the world after getting checked out for knowledge of the local waters.

Hennessey has members from around the southeast who use the boats like a

timeshare condo.“Some live seven hours away,” he says.

“They come down and the boat’s been waxed, the engine work is done, and it’s ready to go. Everyone’s got enough stress in their life. They come into this program and they’re able to get on the boat and not worry about maintenance.”

Similarly, Blake Middleton’s Wind-path base launched a year ago in The City Marina offering memberships to a Catalina 350 with plans for a Back Cove 29.

Managing ExpectationsJim Abernathy lives in Atlanta, but

owns a home and boat in Southport. The retired investor’s 34-foot trawler, Nightin-gale, is maintained by SailTime and used

by several other families, none of whom he’s ever met. “That’s one of the neat things - I’m sure they consider it their boat when they’re on it, and the same is true of us when we go up there,” he says.

Members pay $895 per month for the use of Nightingale (Southport SailTime’s two sailboats are $565 and $695 per month). Boats remain in the program for five years, during which SailTime pays all the bills and insurance. After that, Night-ingale returns to Abernathy’s sole posses-sion. “Frankly, it’s a way I can have more boat than I would otherwise be comfort-able with,” he says. “It makes me feel good because it’s being used by other people in the mean time.”

Abernathy praises the attractive finan-cial arrangement, the “tip-top condition” the boat is kept in, and the convenience of knowing his boat is ready when he is. It’s a deal that makes sense for an out-of-state owner who would otherwise be paying hefty bills to maintain and store his boat.

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With the cost of boating increasing and disposable incomes on the decline, it’s easy to see the appeal of sharing.

Beyond the national companies, inde-pendent and smaller groups are forming as well. Reliant Marine’s three locations in the Wilmington/Southport areas offer both memberships and fractional owner-ship plans. The Lakes Murray Boat Club, a Nautical Toys Boat Club franchise, boasts a fleet of a dozen pontoon, deck boats and runabouts ideal for taking advantage of fishing and water sports. Memberships include reciprocal privileges at six other clubs and complimentary use of water toys during outings. The Lake Marion Boater’s Club, operated by Lakeside Marina and Resort, is one of the most affordable club options. Members can “captain a whole fleet of boats for $125 per month.” The club includes fishing boats, pontoons and deck boats, as well as jet skis, canoes, kay-aks and even houseboats.

Boating schools are joining the trend, launching boat clubs as a means for stu-dents to practice their newfound skills. The College of Charleston Sailing Association provides use of their J-22s and dinghies. And Lake Lanier Sailing Academy’s Lake Murray location launched its Happy Sails

BEAUFORT, S.C. - If you’ve always admired classic wooden luxury yachts but couldn’t afford the millions of dol-lars it costs to own and maintain one, perhaps $50,000 for a five percent share is more in your budget?

Beaufort-based McMil-len Yachts Inc. has taken fractional ownership to a whole different level by using the model as a tool for pre-serving clas-sic wooden yachts. Owner Earl McMillen III has overseen the restoration of a fleet of beauties that are now cruising New England in the summers and south Florida to the Bahamas in the winter

with Spring and Fall spent in the Caroli-nas. Prices for a share of ownership vary depending on the boat, which range from Onawa (pictured), a 1928 12-metre sailing yacht designed by W. Starling Burgess, to a whole fleet of classic Trumpy motor

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The tough economy has put a crimp in the boating market, but while one of the top two national boating

supply store chains is being dissolved, the other is enlarging some locations.

Boater’s World ClosingBankrupt Ritz Camera Centers Inc.

received court approval to liquidate its chain of Boater’s World stores, hoping to collect $40 million from going-out-of business sales at the 129 stores, including 14 in the Carolinas.

One of those, a mammoth 15,000-square-foot store, just opened late last year in the huge Sportsman’s Island complex on Daniel’s Island near Charleston.

The bankruptcy court gave Ritz permis-sion to hire store liquidator Gordon Broth-ers Group LLC to shut down the Boater’s World chain.

West Marine Sees Growth SpurtTwo of West Marine’s four Charles-

ton-area stores are closing. But they are both re-opening as new, larger facilities despite a slump in sales at the chain nationwide. The enlarged stores will have more inventory including larger fish-

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The Mount Pleasant store is growing by 50 percent for a total of 12,500 square feet of floor space in a new building.

The West Ashley store is tripling from 5,000 square feet to a 15,000 square foot space in the same shopping center. A soft opening is expected May 7 with a grand opening celebration planned for June. “It’s

going to be a huge store. It’s the way we’re going as a company,” said district manager Shawn Sprinkel. “It will change the way people boat in that market.”

Market FluxSprinkel said the expansions were

planned more than a year before the cur-rent economic downturn. For the past two years, the national chain has been closing underperforming stores, including a store in Carolina Beach, N.C.

He said the news of Boater’s World’s demise was sobering. “It makes you realize how tough the market’s been.”

But some online marine stores haven’t shared the pain. In March, Defender Industries based in Connecticut reported its fifth year of record sales, with 2008 up 11 percent over 2007.

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The company, which currently employs 60 workers, will invest $2.65 million and create 120 jobs in the next three years, according to the N.C. governor’s office.

“Boat manufacturing is an impor-tant part of our economy and the state’s heritage,” Gov. Beverly Perdue said. “Our skilled workforce and top-ranked business climate are among the many reasons that homegrown companies such as HC Com-posites continue to flourish and expand.”

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New Project Director Chris Scharf said that developer Southeast Waterfront Marketing re-bid its construction contracts to take advantage of decreased costs, saving $1 million.

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May 2 Annual Town-wide Yard SaleMay 2 Community BandMay 9 Emanuel Gruber, pamlicomusic.orgJune 19 -20 “Sex Please We’re 60!” The Old Theater, [email protected] 20 Art on the NeuseJune 26-Aug 17 “Smith Family Genealogy”, Oriental’s History Museum, 252-670-9318

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May 20091-2 Wooden Boat Show*2 Taste of Beaufort, SC atasteofbeaufort.com2 Paddle for the Border Dismal Swamp Canal, dismalswamp.com2 33rd Annual Lowcountry Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet McClellanville, SC. lowcountryshrimpfestival.com2 Blessing of the Inlet Murrells Inlet, SC, blessingoftheinlet.com2 Toast to the Coast Wine Festival Wilmington, NC. toasttothecoastnc.com2 Wilmington Brewgrass Festival dbawilmington.com2 Taste of Elizabeth City Street Party artsofthealbemarle.com2-3 Harbor Arts Festival Elizabeth City, NC. harborartsfestival.org3 5th annual Yacht Hop Hilton Head, SC. hospicecarelc.org5 Ports and Pilots*6-14 Boatbuilding (1 week)*6 -7 NOAA Hurricane Hunters visit Raleigh, Wilmington, NC. erh.noaa.gov7 21st Century Pirates Overview of piracy today*8-9 3rd annual Hogfest Edenton, NC. visitedenton.com8-9, 29-30 Adult Sailing*8-10 Artisphere Greenvile, SC. Arts festival, artisphere.us9 Pontoon Tour of Homes Lake Murray, SC. lakemurrayassociation.com9 Open Float on Edisto edistoriver.org9 Maritime History: Life of a Sailor Charles Towne Landing, SC**9 Oak Island Safety Day USCG. Free/bring non-perishable food item. 910-278-1133

Organizers: Submit Calendar listings of waterfront and boating activities online at www.CarolinaCurrents.com/calendar.php

See our website for complete listings including boating and other events around the Carolinas

If you plan on attending an event, contact the organizer ahead of time since details can change. See p. 31 for Regattas. Fishing events are on p. 41.

9 Military Appreciation Day at Hammocks Beach State Park, Swansboro. swansboroncchamber.com12 Wine on the Water Evening featuring sustainable seafood, wine and waterfront views, scaquarium.org12-16 Ibis Fest Lower Cape Fear River. Presented by Cape Fear Audubon Society and City of Southport. 910-269-8969, ibisfest.org15, Jun19 Music in the Streets Washington, NC. 252-948-941515-17 Morehead City Family Boat Show See p. 10, downtownmoreheadcity.com15-17 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show Havelock, NC, cherrypointairshow.com16 4th annual Bath Fest Free tours of historic sites, art and craft displays, music, theatrical performances, and hands-on activities. bathfest.com

16 Civil War Era Maritime Living History Edenton, NC. 252-482-263716 Turtlefest Edisto Beach State Park**16 5th annual Potato Festival Elizabeth

City, ncpotatofestival.com16-17 Beaufort (SC) Air Show beaufortairshow.com16-17 Blue Crab Festival Little River, SC. bluecrabfestival.org16-22 National Safe Boating Week Visit safeboatingcampaign.com17 Maritime Day picnic, activities, tours and boat rides free to the public*17 Music in the Parks Series Edenton, NC. visitedenton.com19 North Carolina Symphony Manteo, NC. Free, outerbanks.org21, Jun 18 Free Concert on Waterfront Beaufort, NC. 252-504-339622 National Maritime Day Free entry to Ships of Sea Museum Savannah, Ga, shipsofthesea.org22 Aurora Fossil Festival Fossil digs, exhibits and a classic parade. 252-322-423822-24 Gullah Festival Beaufort, SC. gullahfestival.net22-Jun 7 Spoleto Festival Charleston, SC23 Lowcountry Splash Charleston harbor swim, lowcountrysplash.com23-24 Spring Art Show Beaufort, NC at historic site, 252-729-931124 Afternoon in the Garden Fundraiser for NCMM Southport, 910-457-196824-30 Hurricane Preparedness Week nhc.noaa.gov25 Memorial Day Observance Wilmington, NC. battleshipnc.com25 Simon’s Pirate Adventure Manteo, NC. thelostcolony.org25 Outer Banks Beach Music Fest Manteo, NC. planetouterbanks.com/festivals28 Learn to Kayak*30 Neuse River Day New Bern, NC.

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NCMM Junior Sailing Program June-August, uses the fun of sailing to teach seamanship, navigation, boating safety and sailing techniques for beginning to advanced sailors. Classes include two-week sessions, one-week sessions and regatta week. Contact the museum for the 2009 brochure and application.*

Coastal Kayaking Mondays thru October, Huntington Beach State Park, pre-booking required. Also Alligators, Sea Safari**

Various Programs including Small Wonders of the Ocean, Secrets of the Salt Marsh, A Crabby Experience, various days at Myrtle Beach State Park**

Port Royal Performance Series Saturdays May 9-June 20. Free music at 6:30pm, beaufortcountyarts.com

Wilmington Concerts, Fridays, wilmingtondowntownsundown.com

Carolina Beach Film, Fireworks, Thursdays, Sundays from May 21, pleasureislandnc.org

Gallery Walks: Wilmington, fourth Friday; Manteo, first Friday, firstfriday-

roanokeisland.com, Edenton, first Fridays, mainstreetedenton.com

River Roving Educational Tours Wed-Sat from May1. NC Estuarium, Washington. visitwashingtonnc.com

Kure Beach Free Concerts second and fourth Fridays, pleasureislandnc.org.

Morehead City Summer Concerts, Saturdays from June 6, 252-726-5083

Southport Summer Sundays Entertainment from May 31, 910-457-7927

The Lost Colony 72nd Anniversary season from May 29, featuring music, dance, drama, riveting action and special effects with lavish costumes and sets. thelostcolony.org

Roanoke Island Festival Park various productions in June, roanokeisland.com

Youth Sailing Classes by Little Washington Sailing Club from June 15, includes lessons in the fundamentals of sailing and hands on sailing on the Pamlico River. $200 per 10-day class. washingtononthewater. com/lilwashsailingclub.html

Ongoing Activities, Programs and Tours

N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort 252-728-7317, ncmaritime.org

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Paddling and raft races, amusements, vendors, education, neuseriver.org30-31 Boatbuilding Carpentry*30-31 River Rescue I Colleton State Park, edistoriver.org30-31 Antique Show and Sale Plymouth, NC. 252-202-5492

June 20094-8 Sun Fun Festival Myrtle Beach, SC. sunfunfestival.com5-6 Sweetgrass Festival Mount Pleasant, SC. sweetgrassfestival.org6 Beach Music Festival Carolina Beach, NC. pleasureislandnc.org6 First Saturday on the River and Safe Boating Day Savannah, GA. riverstreetsavannah.com6-7 4th Carolina Cup Regatta Elizabeth City. Powerboat races, carolinacupregatta.com6-14 National Fishing and Boating Week rbff.org8 World Oceans Day Visit ncaquariums.com to see programs.12 Waterfront Movie Southport, NC. Free, 910-457-792712-13 Summer Festival Washington, NC. wbcchamber.com.13 22nd Annual Edisto Riverfest edistoriver.org13 Charleston Carifest featuring St. Lucia, charlestoncaribbeancarnival.com13 Canoe/Kayak Tour of Hampton Waterways McClellanville, SC. Nature Adventure Outfitters, 800-673-067913 Arts By the Sea Festival Swansboro, NC. 910-326-737016 Battleship Hootenanny Wilmington, NC.battleshipnc.com18 Family Night at NC Aquarium Pine Knoll Shores. ncaquariums.com20 Edenton Music and Water Festival and East Coast Flatwater Canoe and Kayak Races Paddling demos/trips, sailboat races, games and entertainment, visitedenton.com20 Build a Boat in a Day*20 Art on the Neuse Oriental, NC. 252-249-492520-21 Art in the Park Myrtle Beach, SC. 843-448-769021 Father’s Day at SC Aquarium Charleston. Free admission for fathers with paying guest, scaquarium.org 23-30 Rachel Carson Reserve Summer Public Field Trips All programs free to the public with reservations, 252-838-088326-27 Old Homes and Gardens Tour Beaufort, NC. beauforthistoricsite.org

26-28 Antiques Show and Sale Morehead City, NC. beauforthistoricsite.org

26-29 Charleston Harbor Fest See p. 28 charlestonharborfest.org27 Garrison Life at Fort Fisher nchistoricsites.org/fisher27 Summer Wine and Beer Walk Wilmington, NC. dbawilmington.com27-28 Lofting Class*27-28 Carolina Cup Regatta Roanoke Rapids, NC. Powerboat racing, carolinacupregatta.com

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Edenton Pilgrimage, a tour of pri-vate historic homes and churches first held in 1949, takes place each April. (800)775-0111.

The third Annual Hogfest, May 8-9, features several cookoffs, arts, crafts, bike and pedal tractor races, obstacle course and motorbike show. (252)482-4057.

Civil War-Era Maritime Living His-tory, May 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on the court-house green featuring the Carolina Living History Guild. (252)482-2637.

Bayside Marina and Grill Open Bass Tournaments, first Saturday in June and November. (252)482-5343.

The 11th Annual Edenton Music and Water Festival, June 19-20, on the waterfront. Talent show, sanctioned canoe

Edenton Eventsand kayak races, demonstrations and easy paddle tours, sunfish sailboat racing, kids crafts and games, vendors with an eco-tourism theme, food, regional musicians and Periauger trips. edentonmusicandwa-terfestival.com.

4th of July Celebration, 4-9 p.m., Edenton Harbor. Arts and crafts, food, entertainment and a fireworks display over the water. visitedenton.com.

Annual Peanut Festival, Oct. 3-5, including the 2009 Peanut Festival Regatta, battle of the bands, Peanut Parade and Peanut Run.

Edenton Christmas activities, Dec. 4-14. Candlelight tour, tree lighting, chorale concert, holiday repast, wassail bowl, parade and more. visitedenton.com.

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The commercial vessels ladened with trade goods from around the world moved on to larger ports long ago, but the city still plays a vital role in the modern maritime industry. Today, a growing number of sportfishing boat builders call Edenton home, including Albemarle, Calyber Boatworks, Carolina Classic and Regula-tor Marine. It is also home to General Boats, maker of the Rhodes trailer sailors. Most are clustered around the small airport five miles to the southeast of the main waterfront.

But visitors traversing the waters where the Chowan River enters the Albemarle Sound are primarily cruisers seeking the kind of authentic charm found by strolling the historic downtown streets.

Colonial PastThe first boats to ply the region’s creeks,

rivers and sound were likely the dugout canoes of Chowanoke Indians. In the late 1500s, European explorers Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe from one of Sir Wal-ter Raleigh’s earliest expeditions entered the waters of the Chowan River and encountered a tribe some 800 strong. But a century later, when settlers from Virginia’s Jamestown settlement began to move into the area, the Chowanoke numbers had dwindled due to disease and attacks from the neighboring Tuscarora tribe.

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Where History Meets Today

ing area. Eventually trade grew with Euro-pean vessels bringing finished goods in exchange for tobacco, cotton, ship’s stores and fish from the local herring fishery.

Through the early 1700s, it was known variously as The Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek, Ye Towne on Mattercommack Creek and The Port of Roanoke. Finally, in 1722, it was dubbed Edenton - not for its garden-like qualities, but in honor of Gov. Charles Eden who died that year. (He was believed to have consorted with the notori-ous pirate Blackbeard, who reportedly frequented the town before being hunted down by a force dispatched from Virginia.)

While the colony’s capital moved to New Bern in 1743, Edenton continued

in the natural harbor formed between the mouths of Pembroke and Queen Anne creeks, small coasting sloops from the colo-nies to the north carried in supplies. Then ships from the West Indies brought salt and rum to trade for animal skins.

Soon after King Charles granted authority to eight lord proprietors to cre-ate the province of Carolina, the fledgling town became its capital and a port of entry. It served as home of the royal governors and the commercial and social hub for plantations that sprung up in the surround-

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to prosper as a major port. The 1758 Cupola House, built to serve as the port tax collector’s home and office, stands as a monument to that era, as does the nearby 1767 Chowan County Courthouse.

Leading up to the American Revolu-tion, Edenton was the site of its own ver-sion of the Boston Tea Party presided over by Penelope Barker in 1774. Rather than dumping tea overboard into the already tannin-stained waters, more than 50 protestors - all women - signed a petition vowing to boycott British goods. The home where Barker later lived, the 1782 Barker House, now houses the Edenton Historical Commission (edentonhistoricalcommis-sion.org), established in 1961 to encourage preservation and restoration of historic structures.

In the 1800s, the importance of Edenton’s port slowly waned as coastal commerce took advan-tage of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal some 40 miles further down the Sound. During the antebel-lum era, Edenton provided slaves with a means of escape via the Maritime Underground Railroad. The town was one of few to avoid major damage during the Civil War, leaving an unusual number of Colonial homes intact.

Another historic structure joined the town’s waterfront in 2007. The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse was moved to its new home where it is to be restored as a tourist attraction. One of few screw-pile lighthouses remaining, it marked the entrance to the Roanoke River on the Albemarle Sound until being abandoned in 1940.

Navigating EdentonWhile the historic light isn’t aglow in

its new location, it does provide a good daytime landmark for finding your way into the adjoining 12-slip city marina, which is your best bet for visiting the historic district.

Entering from the Sound, stick to the well-marked chan-nel in order to avoid shoal areas and unmarked fish stakes. (Pound nets were invented for the Edenton herring industry, so old stakes abound.) The marina - officially the Colonial Edenton Downtown Harbor - is located to the right of

the lighthouse just north of day marker No. 8. The entrance is on the west end of the breakwater.

The city upgraded its marina in recent years. You can reserve a slip online

(townofedenton.com) or call (252)482-2832. The town provides two free nights, one time per month, then $1 per foot per night plus utilities with a seven-night maximum. Amenities include water, power, pumpout service and kayak rentals. There are also free day docks along the wall. The marina office and restrooms are along the

waterfront side of the city building just past a small playground.

The second option is to turn to the left as you reach the waterfront and follow the channel into Pem-broke Creek until you spot Edenton Marina, 621 West Queen St., in a basin to the right just before reaching the low clearance West Queen Street/Business 17 bridge. The 107-slip marina has

been a bit neglected in recent years and it can be difficult to locate dockmaster/owner Scottie Harold. Try to phone (252)337-5515 or use the contact form online (eden-tonmarina.com). Harold says plans for a

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Edenton’s harbor and the Roanoke River Lighthouse Fishing at the town dock

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Current Destination condo project around the marina are in the cards. He also plans to rebuild 50 docks in the basin destroyed by Hurricane Isabel.

Transient dockage is available with amenities including a fuel dock, power, water, pumpout, laundry and restrooms. There is a boat ramp if you trailer your boat. The travel lift at the marina is no longer in use, but haulouts are available at the Edenton Marina Boatyard on Midway Drive near the airport.

If you can secure a car or bikes, the his-toric downtown is only a couple of minutes away. In the summer, a trolley stops at the marina. If you’re on foot, it’s an eight-block hike, but the route is mostly lined with pleasant old homes.

Your best bet if you prefer anchoring is to try to find a sheltered spot with enough depth and swinging room in the creek, but there are usually a few local boats on moor-ings occupying the optimal spot.

A third marina option welcoming tran-sients has been built about five miles west of town. Wharf Landing Marina (wharf-landingmarina.com) is in an upland basin off the north shore of the Chowan River just before you cross under the Highway 17 bridge (65 feet vertical clearance). As you approach, you’ll note numerous piers resembling old bridges. That’s because they are. Developer Paul Waff collected the pieces from bridge replacement projects undertaken by his marine construction company. “We recycle 98 percent of what we take out,” he says. (He also incorporated old bridge timbers in Edenton’s downtown boardwalk.)

The Wharf Landing harbor is sheltered by 90 luxury condos towering over it. Top-notch services include water, power, cable TV, fuel, restrooms and showers. An onsite

restaurant is scheduled to open in 2010. Call (252)337-5454 or e-mail [email protected].

The Edenhouse Bridge state boat ramp is adjacent if you cross under the bridge. Other area ramps include:

• Bay Side Marina and Grill (formerly the Pembroke Fishing Center), 802 West Queen St., two private ramps in town near the Edenton Marina. Includes a full tackle shop, small restaurant, a few recently reno-vated slips suitable for powerboats, and lots of on-site fishing expertise.

• The 142 Midway Dr. Ramp four miles southeast of town near the airport nestled among the boat building facilities. Don’t be surprised if you spot the lat-est model of sport fishing boats being launched for a test drive nearby.

• Cannon’s Ferry, about 15 miles up the Chowan River. Take NC 32 north for 14 miles, turn left on SR 1231 and continue one mile to the access area, which includes a kayak launch dock (see Yak Talk, p. 26).

Other boater-friendly stops to consider when traveling up and down the largest sound on the East Coast include Mackey’s Landing marina and yard located in a secluded creek on the south shore of the Sound, Plymouth on the Roanoke River, Columbia on the Scuppernong River, Albemarle Plantation on the Yeopim River, Hertford on the Perquimans River, the largely undeveloped Little River, and Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River.

Exploring Edenton AshoreFrom the city marina, the historic

district begins as soon as you step off your boat. A post office, banks, clothing stores, realtors and other businesses line Broad Street heading north. Maps are available

from the N.C. Northeast Commission, 119 W. Water St., Edenton Chamber of Commerce, 116 East King St., or Edenton Visitor’s Center, 108 N. Broad St.

The Shepard-Pruden Library, 110 W. Academy, has internet access. Bynum’s Hardware, 314 S. Broad, offers a range of goods including some marine supplies.

You can also stock up on cheeses, gourmet and specialty foods, beer and wine at Edenton Bay Trading Co., 113 W. Water St. For other groceries, there are a few convenience stores and dollar stores close to downtown, but major provisioning requires a one- to two-mile trip to either the Food Lion, 1316 N. Broad, or Farmers Foods, 300 Virginia Rd. From the Edenton Marina, try Westover General Store, 801 Queen St.

Downtown dining options include: Chero’s Market Café, 112 W. Water St., an eclectic eatery; Waterman’s Grill, 427 S. Broad, a seafood restaurant located in a former fish market building; Sean’s Restaurant, 309 S. Broad, a pub-like grill with a varied menu; Kristy’s Place, 321 S. Broad St., serving up Italian favorites; The Soda Shoppe, 301 S. Broad St., for a 1950s style experience; or Edenton Coffee House, 302 S. Broad St., featuring a light menu and variety of coffees. Additional options including the usual array of chain eateries can be found in the shopping centers around the grocery stores further out of town.

If you need a night ashore, a half dozen bed and breakfasts inhabit historic down-town homes in addition to a few hotels along the main roads. Go to visitedenton.com for a full list. Whether you sleep in a historic inn, or on a boat in the historic harbor during your visit, you might just forget which century you wake up in.

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The main attraction is the beautiful historic district, comprised of more than 25 homes and public buildings displaying examples of Jacobean, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian architecture. A centerpiece is the most intact colonial courthouse in America with indoor and outdoor exhibits featuring archaeological finds, restoration and courthouse history along with reproduction stocks and pillory and the 1825 Jail.

The Visitor Center offers a guided tour of the courthouse and four other historic structures: the 1736 St. Paul’s Episcopal church, the 1758 Cupola House, the 1782 Barker House and the 19th century James Iredell House. Or try the Edenton Trolley Tour, also leaving from the Visitor’s Center. Before you set out, catch the center’s 14-minute audiovisual program, exhibits and gift shop.

Along the waterfront at the foot of Broad Street, don’t miss the city’s collec-tion of historic cannons, including the Bell Battery cast from donated church bells during the Civil War. Signage, part of the

N.C. Civil War Trail, describes Edenton’s role in the conflict including the Battle of the Albemarle.

The Edenton Cotton Mill, a separate historic district off Church Street a few blocks east of Broad, features dozens of restored mill houses and the impressive industrial building, once a decrepit ruin. All have been reborn as what Cottage Living magazine dubbed one of the top 10 cottage communities in the nation.

The town boasts a few antique shops and art galleries, including the Arts Council Gallery (chowanarts.org) in the Swain School Building, 200 East Church St., featuring local artists and a perma-nent photograph exhibit, “A Century of Chowan: 1850 to 1954.” If you’re in town on the first Friday of a month, galleries and shops remain open late for an art walk.

For the performing arts, visit the Rocky Hock Playhouse (rockyhockplayhouse.com), located just north of Edenton. If you’re in need of cinematic entertainment, the deco era Taylor Movie Theatre, 208 S. Broad St., features twin screens showing

Things to Do In and Around Edentoncurrent films (252-482-2676).

During the summer months, catch the Edenton Steamers Coastal Plain League Baseball games (252-482-4080) at Hicks Field, on East Freemason Street, a block off Broad. Built in 1930, the field has an authentic traditional feel to it.

The Edenton National Fish Hatchery, 1102 West Queen St. (fws.gov/Edenton), is open for tours. Established in 1898, it includes 25 acres of ponds, a public aquarium and informative exhibits. A trail system on the 63.5-acre hatchery grounds is popular with birders who regularly spot bald eagles, prothonotary warblers, acadian flycatchers, yellow-billed cuckoos, osprey, shorebirds, wading birds and wintering waterfowl. Other popular birding sites further up the Chowan River include the Bennett’s Mill Pond and Catherine-War-wick Creek birding trails. There are also paddling trails nearby; see Yak Talk, p. 26.

For local regattas and other recreational boating activities, check with the Edenton Yacht Club, Commodore Brian FitzSimons (252)312-9042.

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One of the fastest growing paddle sports in the country is expanding in the country is expanding to a third location in the Carolinas this year. Teams of 20 paddlers and a drummer in 41-foot canoes featuring a dragon’s face on the bow and a tail at the stern paddle against one another in a 2,000-year-old style of racing.

In 2006, the Charlotte Dragonboat Festival (charlottedragonboat.com) launched on Lake Norman as a charity fund-raiser and fun team-building event for companies and community organizations. The fourth running of the race will take place May 16 at Ramsey Creek Park.

A Charleston team, which had competed in other dragon boat events since 2004, brought the competition to the Low Country last year for the first Dragon Boat Charleston Festival (dragonboatcharleston.org). The event, promoting wellness among cancer survivors, attracted 50 teams. Organizers hope for 60 at the May 2, 2009 race.

This year, a new dragon boat event is planned for the village of - appropriately enough - Oriental, N.C., known for its annual “running of the dragon” on New Year’s Eve. Organizers are recruiting teams for a race on Aug. 9, the day after the annual Pamlico Paddle (pamlicopaddle.com) kayak event featuring trails for beginner, intermediate and advance paddlers.

Organizers say the paired events will create a full weekend of paddling fun. Contact downeastdestinations.com for details on forming a dragon boat team.


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Kayakers exploring the secluded cy-press-lined shores around Edenton can squint and easily imagine

the days when Native Americans dipped their paddles in these same waters. Those venturing into the open Chowan River and Albemarle Sound will want to await a calm day. There is usually little current or tidal influence, but wind can kick up white caps across the 9-mile fetch to the opposite shore of the Albemarle Sound.

But there’s no need to go so far. Adjoin-ing the city marina is a small boat launch-ing dock on Dock Street providing easy access to explore Queen Anne’s Creek to the east or the longer Pembroke Creek to the west.

A popular 6-mile trip, according to Paul Ferguson’s book “Paddling Eastern North Carolina,” is to put in at the bridge where Highway 32 crosses Pollock Swamp north of town. Heading downstream, you might need to portage around the County

Rd. 1208 and 1200 bridges. You then merge with Pembroke Creek and head east crossing under Highway 17. A mile further along you can stop to tour the Edenton National Fish Hatchery. Continue as the creek widens, crossing under the West Queen Street Bridge, and make the final run to the Dock Street launch.

If you want to make an overnight trip of it, reserve one of the five camping plat-forms on John’s Island, which is actually a protective elbow of swamp and hardwoods strategically located on the northern shore of Pembroke Creek. The site is easily acces-sible from four different launch points within 10 minutes paddle. The platforms are owned by Chowan County and oper-ated by the Edenton-Chowan Parks and Recreation Department. Call (252)482-8595 or (252)221-4901.

Another great overnight spot is the 200-acre Holladay’s Island Park in the middle of the river 20 miles upstream from

Edenton. The island, accessible only by boat, is within one mile of a N.C. Wildlife boat ramp for launching motor-boats and the Cannon’s Ferry Heritage River Walk (a Civil War historic site) for launching canoes and kayaks.

Europeans first visited the island four centuries ago during an expedition led by the first governor of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Colony. Thomas Holladay acquired it in 1730. Today, it is the new-est addition to the Albemarle Regional Canoe/Kayak Paddling Trail and home to five raised camping platforms, each large enough three to four tents. All are

equipped with step-down platforms to unload boats, cook stations for stoves or grills, hangers for tarps or lanterns, and incredible views. A “privy” is located along the boardwalk leading to the platforms. Reserve sites at roanokeriverpartners.org.

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EcoBoating

Most boaters have an inherent en-vironmentalist bent. When your bow is cutting through rafts

of trash, schools of dead fish and pools of effluent or chemical spills, the pleasure of boating is just not the same.

The Waterkeeper Alliance (water-keeper.org) is an international network of 183 local watchdog programs work-ing to provide a voice for water bodies upon which all living beings depend. The Alliance serves as a meeting place for all Waterkeepers - including Riverkeep-ers, Lakekeepers, Bay and Coastkeepers - to exchange information, strategy and know-how. The keepers’ primary mission is to continually survey the environmental health of our water resources, to alert the public to potential hazards, and to expose those who contribute in any way to the degradation of this ecosystem. They also work with citizens to identify and solve problems.

With their many rivers and vast coast-line to protect, the Carolinas already have

Waterkeeper Watchdog Programs Expanding in Carolinas

more of these eco defenders than any other region in the United States - and their ranks are growing rapidly.

“People often ask what a Riverkeeper does,” said Tess Sanders who began work as White Oak-New Riverkeeper in January. “A Riverkeeper is part investigator, part scientist, part lawyer and part community organizer. The Riverkeeper serves as a voice for the river and those who live, work and recreate in the watershed. It sounds a little compli-cated but it’s as simple as this: if it’s good for the river, I’m for it. If it’s bad for the river, I’m against it.”

Cyrus Buffum became Charleston’s first Waterkeeper in September 2008. Buffum grew up sailing in Massachusetts and came to the College of Charleston in 2002 partly because of the great sailing there. He taught sailing at Hobcaw Yacht

Club in the summers and raced in Charleston Ocean Racing Association’s Wednesday night races, developing an apprecia-tion for Charleston Harbor, the Ashley, Cooper and Wando Rivers, and all feeding tributaries and waterways influencing the health of the watershed that he now oversees.

Alan Mehrzad was selected as the new Congaree Riverkeep-er in December and launched his first project before he even convened a board of directors or moved into a full-time office. He pulled together local paddlers for a “Love Your River” Valentine’s Day effort to clean up Zooville, a tent city on an island in the Saluda River near West Colum-bia that had been inhabited by an impromptu community the pre-vious summer. A few phone calls and e-mails drew 30 volunteers who spent two hours unloading eight johnboat loads of junk off the island.

Mark Bruce was named Santee Riverkeeper in February. The University of South Carolina graduate grew up around Lake Marion, one of the reservoirs along the river, which extends from just south of Congaree National Park to a delta between

Georgetown and Charles-ton. The conservation group Amer-ican Rivers named the Santee one of the country’s most endan-gered rivers

in a report four years ago.“I believe Mr. Bruce will be a progres-

sive leader for conservation and water quality preservation in the region,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chairman of the Waterkeeper Alliance.

Another river that has made the “most endangered” list is the Neuse, which runs 250 miles from the Piedmont to Pamlico Sound. Named by the first English explor-ers in 1584, today the Neuse is threatened by hog farm effluent, agricultural and urban storm runoff. The Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation employs two Riverkeepers to monitor the upper and lower Neuse. Beginning May 2, they will embark upon the second Tour de Neuse, paddling the length of the river to raise awareness of threats to the river and raise funds to con-front those threats.

North Carolina’s entire coastline is also overseen by three Coastkeepers employed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Keepers are based in the Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout and Cape Fear regions. Since the coast is too large for three people to fully patrol, volunteers are invited to join a support group. Whether you own a powerboat, sailboat, canoe or kayak or just like to walk the shore, you can sign up to be a member of the volunteer Coastkeeper Corps. The Coastkeeper in your area will train you how to conduct patrols, what to look for and who to call when you spot potential problems.

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The fun starts June 26 with tours of the vessels and wraps up June 29 with what promises to be a perfect photo op as the fleet exits the harbor in a Parade of Sail. In between, activities are scheduled all around the harbor including attractions on land and by air:

• Land - Don’t miss the wooden boat display, Olde Charles Towne living history exhibit, pirate encampment, family boat building, kids’ zone, interactive education village and conservation displays.

• Air - Catch aerobatic flight demos, a U.S. Air Force C-17 fly by, helicopter rides and NASA’s Exploration Experience.

• Sea - Enjoy free sailing lessons, har-bor tours and, of course, tour the tall ships.

Buses will shuttle between festival sites around the harbor.

America’s tall ship, the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, commanded by South Carolina native Capt. Chris Sinnet, will be among the star attractions. It is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. maritime services, providing

a seagoing classroom for approximately 175 cadets and instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Other ships rang-ing in size from 56 to 376 feet and hailing from Russia, France, England, Germany, The Netherlands, Bermuda and the United States will be docked at the Charleston Mari-time Center and the Union Pier Passenger Terminal. Tickets ($15 in advance, $20 dur-ing the event) will be required to gain access to the docks and to board the ships. VIP packages and events like the Captain’s Reception and Interna-tional Tall Ships Soiree cost extra.

The vessels will be arriving from Bermuda as part of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge, a 7,000-nautical-mile ocean odyssey starting in Vigo, Spain and following traditional trading routes with stops in seven ports along the way.

Charleston’s own schooner Spirit of South Carolina will be sailing from Ber-muda to its home port for the Harbor Fest

before continuing on to the historic port of Mystic, Conn. and the coast of Maine. A student program (spiritocean-adventure.com) is available for teens wanting to join those adventures.

Both the Spirit of South Carolina and the Schooner Virginia will offer two-hour sails dur-ing Harbor Fest. Help raise the sails, take the helm or sit back and enjoy the view of all the other tall ships

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Belle Poule, France1932 two-masted wooden schooner, LOA 123’

Capitan Miranda, Montevideo, Uruguay1930 four-masted steel-hulled staysail schooner, LOA 205’

U.S.C.G. Barque Eagle, New London, Conn.1936 three-masted steel-hulled barque, LOA 295’

Etoile, Brest, France1932 two-masted wooden gaff schooner, LOA 100’

Europa, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Participating Tall Ships *1911 three-masted steel-hulled barque, LOA 185’

Jolie Brise, Southhampton, U.K.1913 single-mast wooden gaff cutter, LOA 56’

Kruzenshtern, Kalingrad, Russia1926 four-masted steel-hulled barque, LOA 376’

Peter Von Danzig, Kiel, Germany1992 single-mast fiberglass sloop, LOA 55’

Rona II, Hamble River, U.K.1990 two-masted wooden ketch, LOA 77’

Schooner Virginia, Norfolk, Va.2005 two-masted wooden schooner, LOA 126’

Spirit of Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda2006 three-masted wooden schooner, LOA 112’

Spirit of South Carolina, Charleston2007 two-masted wooden schooner, LOA 140’

Urania, Den Helder, The Netherlands1928 two-masted steel-hulled ketch, LOA 76’

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The bi-annual regatta pits offshore sailors against the ele-ments in a 777-nautical-mile eastward sprint across the Gulf Stream to reach the island nation for a festive reception at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club featuring dozens of blazer-clad sailors hoisting Dark ‘n Stormies and swapping passage stories.

A total of 18 boats - ranging from a J/35 to a Ted Hood-designed 63-footer - had pre-regis-tered for this year’s C2B at press time, including defending champion EmOcean and four other veterans of the last running of the race.

A big addition to this year’s fleet is the 140-foot Spirit of South Carolina. Organizers have challenged other schooners to join the race as well forming a schooner class.

C2B 2007 saw 18 boats in various classes cross the starting line between the schooners Spirit of Charleston and Spirit of Bermuda. Four days, 8 hours and 33 minutes later, Joe Harris’s Open 50 Gryphon Solo skippered by Hugh Pig-gen took line honors. Will Hanckel’s crew on the

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J/120 EmOcean won overall on corrected time.After a slow start, weather conditions deteriorated for the

trailing half of the fleet and eight boats ended up dropping out of the race.

“We have an inclusive attitude about the competitors in this event,” said race director Brad Van Liew of the South Carolina Maritime Heritage Foundation. “This is the kind of race where you get to make the decisions necessary to enjoy the race on

your own terms.“That’s the thing about this race, it’s really

whatever you make of it. Some of the entries we have are here to race, and others are here for the voyage. And everyone gets a wonder-ful reception in Bermuda.”

The 2007 race has a sobering postscript. One week after the conclusion, the tail end of Tropical Storm Barry caught Kintaro, a C&C 44, on its return trip to Charleston. The Coast Guard rescued the crew after the vessel became disabled in 30-foot seas and 40 mph winds 275 miles offshore.

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SAYRA Events: June5-7 Special Olympics Invitational JIYC6-7 Mayor’s Cup LTYC11-14 San Juan 21 Nationals BSC13-14 Hobcaw Open HYC20-21 James Island JIYC22-23 Sunfish Jr North American JIYC24-26 Sunfish North American JIYC27-28 Low Country Regatta BYSC

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ASC Augusta Sailing ClubAYC Atlanta Yacht ClubBSC Blackbeard Sailing ClubBYSC Beaufort Yacht & Sailing ClubCFYC Cape Fear Yacht ClubCORA Charleston Ocean Racing Assoc, charlestonoceanracing.orgCSC-SC Carolina Sailing ClubCYC-NC Carolina Yacht ClubCYC-SC Carolina Yacht ClubHYC Hobcaw Yacht ClubJIYC James Island Yacht ClubKSC Keowee Sailing ClubLMSC Lake Murray Sailing ClubLNYC Lake Norman Yacht ClubLTYC Lake Townsend Yacht Club

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NYRA Neuse Yacht Racing Assoc., nyra.orgODC Oriental Dinghy ClubOYC Osprey Yacht ClubPRYC Pasquotank River Yacht ClubPSC Pamlico Sailing ClubSAYRA South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc., sayra-sailing.comSCYC South Carolina Yacht ClubSSC Savannah Sailing CenterSYC Savannah Yacht ClubWBORA Wrightsville Beach Offshore Racing Assoc. WCSC Western Carolina Sailing ClubWYTC Whortonsville Yacht and Tractor Club

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Other EventsMay 17 NC Governor’s Cup Moth Boat Regatta Eliz. City Waterfront, 252-207-9421May 29-June 6 C2B see p.30May 30 ASSA Challenge Cup PRYCJune 27 ASSA Challenge Cup OYC

Sunfish Converge on CharlestonCHARLESTON, S.C. - The 2009

Sunfish North American Championship will be held at Charleston’s James Island Yacht Club, which last hosted the race in 1994. The regatta is being promoted as a great family vacation event with the race leading up to this year’s Charleston Harbor Fest (see p. 28).

The racing starts with the Junior North American Championship June 21-23. The North American Championship begins with a practice race after the completion of the Juniors on June 23 followed by three more days of racing June 24-26.

On the final day of the regatta, more than a dozen tall ships participating in the trans-Atlantic challenge will arrive in Charleston Harbor.

Off to PHRF Races in North CarolinaThe approaching summer sailing season

means North Carolina racing enthusiasts are tuning up their rigs and pulling out their best suits of sails for their favorite classic PHRF regattas.

For those seeking some bluewater action over Memorial Day weekend, the N.C. Offshore Championship organized by the Neuse Yacht Racing Association takes place off of Beaufort, N.C.

To gain a bit of overnight racing experi-ence, join the Blackbeard Sailing Club June 5-6 for the First Citizen’s Cup Overnight. Test your navigation skills and see how well you know your sail trim in the dark as you sail down the Neuse River.

Summer sailing truly starts on June 20 with the Summer Solstice Regatta hosted

by the Whortonsville Yacht and Tractor Club on the Neuse River. You can’t miss with the potluck dinner, zucchini bread prizes, classic T-shirts and a handicap system that explains why nobody has ever won this race twice.

But you won’t see many boats from the Pamlico River participating; they’ll all be busy that same weekend competing in the

46th Annual Ocracoke Regatta. The Pam-lico Sailing Club’s event is open to any boat in seaworthy condition, including a “Party Class” for powerboats and sailors who don’t wish to race. The race starts just off Indian Island and finishes in Ocracoke with an awards ceremony, grub and grog.

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Our passage up the Intracoastal Waterway from Jacksonville, Fla., had been plagued by swift cur-

rents, slow days and the gradual acceptance that life along the Sea Islands moved with the ebb and flow of the tidal times. Somewhere up ahead, beyond the next turn or the one after that, was a fork in the Waterway called Hell’s Gate. The symbol-ism of the topography and the mischief we would propose should have been a harbin-ger of things to come, but we were young and stupid and blinded by our faith in Rick’s forgiving father, Capt. Oscar.

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Oscar Mired Dinners

eat something that looks and smells like Alpo?”

“Oh, it’s not so bad if you add a little wine to it,” Rick offered. “The trick is to drown it thoroughly in Chardonnay while Dad’s out in the cockpit checking the channel markers. If you doctor it up enough you’ll get a pretty good buzz off just one bowl, but don’t let that cheap wine fool you. Stop at one helping or you’ll pay for it in the morning.”

I hadn’t ever had a beef stew hangover and didn’t care to try one that far from central plumbing, so I asked Rick if there was another option.

“Crabs.”“Crabs,” I asked. “You mean like

stopping for a crab dinner along the Waterway?”

“No, I mean like grabbing one of these traps we keep passing and boiling a few.”

“What’s your dad gonna say?” I asked.“I’m not sure. It’s hard to guess which

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that. But right now it’s crabs or Dinty Moore’s and I’m willing to try a little lar-ceny if y’all are.”

Lin and I figured Rick had a better feel for his dad’s temperament so we found a false sense of security in Rick’s courage. No one thought to check the tide but then no one had considered the penalty for poach-ing crabs either. As accomplished sinners we didn’t need to be led into temptation. We could find it just fine on our own.

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I was reluctant to throttle down for fear of alerting Oscar of our intentions.

Rick leaned over the side, spearing the dark water with the boat hook, and called out that he’d snagged the float. Just then Lin twisted and fell heavily against the bow pulpit. I too succumbed to a rush of vertigo as the cockpit floor rose in that sickening manner that I learned accompa-nies a grounding.

“What’s going on up there?” Oscar shouted, charging up the companionway. “I thought I told y’all to call me if your weren’t sure where the channel was.”

Oscar stood in the cockpit with a half opened can of Dinty Moore in one hand and a plastic spatula in the other. He set them down and aimed a flashlight off the bow.

“Eddie, you see those orange poles up yonder? They’re range markers. You’re supposed to have those two lined up, one on top of another. Rick should’ve known better than to… where’s Rick?”

“Down here!”We looked off the stern and saw Rick

standing in the water.“What are you doing down there, son?”“I fell in.”“Well, if you can stand up then you

know dang well this isn’t were the boat’s

supposed to be. You get in the dinghy and take the anchor out into the main channel. Eddie you get ready to winch it in. Y’all better pray that the tide’s rising.”

It wasn’t.I learned that night that the secret to

cruising is enjoying the passing of tides. It’s a hard lesson. You learn it on a shoal or you learn it bucking a cross current, but in the end you come to appreciate the power of the tides. The tides can slow you down or speed you along and, in our case, they caused us to pause just long enough to enjoy one of the fin-est seafood dinners the Low Country could offer.

We convinced Oscar that, since we’d gone to the trouble of running aground, we might as well enjoy a crab feast. Rick pulled the chicken-wire cage on board and dumped ten or more of the frightened critters into a pot of boiling water. I was pleased to see that their spastic convul-sions stopped almost as soon as they hit the water. Moments later our crew sat around a table dipping chunks of white meat

into bowls of golden butter and listening to Oscar’s tales of other Waterway trips. The stories and crabs kept coming, both nourishing us in different ways. When we were finished Oscar added another tale to his collection.

“You guys chip in a few dollars while I write a note.”

We glanced around at each other but did as ordered. Oscar went into the vee berth and returned with an aspirin bottle. He rolled the cash together with the note and stuffed it all into the bottle. Then he pushed the aspirin container it into the cage and threw the rig over the side.

“I plan to be gone tomorrow morning when that fisherman comes back for his trap. He’s gonna be pretty ticked off when he learns we cleaned him out. Ten dollars ain’t much, but maybe it will make up for what we took. Could be it’s more than he would’ve made off them anyway. In any case those crab and this ground will give us something to talk about the rest of the trip.”

And it still does.

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service as we were introduced to our brand new Moorings 4700 catamaran. We had six in our party and this boat could eas-ily accommodate eight without feeling crowded.

After provisioning, we were eating lunch at the Moorings restaurant when we heard sirens. Then we saw smoke. Then we heard explosions. Some locals reported that a restaurant across the water had caught fire. The fire spread to boats, one of which was a dive boat with air tanks. That explained the multiple explosions. After things calmed down we were on our way.

We had a planned itinerary but did not require any of our group to follow it. We had rendezvous points every evening where we could meet for dinner and catch up on everyone’s day. Our first day’s trip was to Norman Island for some beautiful snorkeling. From there we went to Soper’s Hole where we enjoyed some wonderful Caribbean style fish at Pusser’s famous restaurant.

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is decorated with T-shirts from all over the world. This was the first place we had been where we could serve ourselves at the bar and use the honor system. (Trusting souls.)

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tranquil spot where we could sit and sip for hours looking out at the azure water. Cane Garden Bay was next up so we could attend the

Bomba Shack’s Full Moon Party. Strange. That’s all we can say about it. And that’s without even drinking the mushroom tea. Others in our party who went to Trellis Bay for their full moon party raved about the entertainment. We’re sorry we didn’t make that choice.

Traveling on to Virgin Gorda we ended up at Leverick Bay Resort and Marina. Since it was off season we were welcomed with open arms. Four of our boats spent the night and were treated like royalty. We partied in the pool as painkillers kept appearing and disappearing, had hot showers, did laundry and enjoyed the use of shorepower. We enjoyed it so much we spent another night. Dive BVI, an excellent dive operation, has a shop in the complex and took the two divers in our party out to the wreck of the Rhone, which appears in the movie “The Deep.”

We took a taxi tour of the whole island

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for a very reasonable price. Our driver even dropped us off at the Baths for several hours and came back at a prearranged time. Next day we went back to the Baths in the boat to snorkel before head-ing on to Peter Island for our last night aboard.

Some in our group would rather have gone at a time when more restaurants and shops were open. Others, like ourselves, enjoyed the fact that things were not crowded and we could easily pick up a mooring anywhere, anytime. It was also nice not having to wait for taxis or seats in a restaurant. Plus there was the special treatment we received from all the locals who were glad to see us.

All in all, our gamble paid off. Not only

did we save a lot of money, we had such a wonderful time that nobody wanted to leave.

Would we risk planning another off-season trip? You bet. All those who didn’t go and thought we were crazy want to know when we are planning our next trip.

From the Helm By Capt. Larry Walker

There are many old Navy traditions. One such tradition involves polish-ing the ship’s bell. You might be

surprised to learn that it is the duty of one of the cooks, and not the boatswain’s mate, to polish the bell on the quarterdeck.

That is a tradition that started in the early days of the Navy, before electricity was used aboard ship. In order to allow the cooks to sleep a little later, one of the sailors on the bridge or quarterdeck watch would “light the fires in the galley.” He was up anyway, which allowed the cooks to sleep a little later. In exchange, the cook would polish the ship’s bell when needed.

There are many Navy traditions, but among the most interesting, is the ceremony observed when a ship crosses the equator. All sailors are “Pollywogs” until they cross the equator, at which time they become “Shellbacks.” It is a full day of activities, which I experienced in 1970.

While things may differ from ship to ship, I can tell you how it went on my ship (U.S.S. Nashville, LPD-13). All Pollywogs started off on their hands and knees. They are the servants to the Shellbacks (all of whom have crossed the equator at least once before). While on our hands and knees, we were constantly whacked on the bottom with short lengths of worn out fire hose, at the hands of the Shellbacks.

The most senior Shellback (whoever crossed the equator the longest time ago) is named King Neptune for the day. The signal-man hoisted the “Jolly Roger” (skull and crossed bones) on the ship’s mast. The day was a series of events at the direction of King Neptune.

Celebrating Navy Traditions

We each got to pay a visit to the Royal Barber. He would cut off half your mus-tache, remove one of your sideburns or take a big chunk of your hair right in front. He would use various things to change your hair color as well.

The Royal Dentist’s primary instrument was a funnel. He would lean you back, stick the funnel in your mouth and dispense all kinds of painkillers for a toothache that you didn’t even have. Some of his remedies included eggs (shell and all), vinegar, or some special blend that you would never forget.

We all got to crawl through the “gar-bage chute.” It was approximately 30 feet

long and looked like a long canvas bag with both ends open. They stretched it out on deck and laid it over some obstacles (4 x 6’s, and other things). The object was to crawl through the chute, as you were being poked and prodded from outside.

The garbage chute would have been okay, were it not for the garbage. The Shellbacks saved about three days of everything scraped from our trays on the mess deck. The chute was full of that stuff before we crawled through. It was nauseating, and a few pollywogs with weak stomachs added to the mess on their way through.

There were several other events before the “Beauty Pageant,” and lastly, we had a cookout. Finally, we were all Shellbacks. Tradi-tions are an important part of life. I hope they continue in spite of political correctness.

Captain Larry Walker is the president of World Wide Marine Training, Inc., a U.S. Coast Guard Approved facility authorized to give examinations for captain’s licenses.

Famed Trumpy Yacht Finds New Home in Carolinas By Glen Appelbaum


to the Past

“S hips are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose.

John Trumpy Sr. completed his educa-tion as a naval architect at the Technische HochSchule in Berlin, and in 1902, at the age of 23, started working at the New York Shipbuilding Co. in Camden, New Jersey. Six years later, he moved on to the Mathis Yacht Building Co. in Camden, N.J., as a designer. By 1917 he had set the standard for the industry with his designs.

The wealthy and elite sought him out to design their yachts. His clientele included DuPonts, Guggenheims, Dodges and Chryslers. In 1925, Trumpy designed “Sequoia,” which served as the U.S. presi-dential yacht.

In 1939 he became president of Mathis Yachts. His sons Donald and John Jr. joined him, and they changed the name to John Trumpy & Sons Inc. after moving the company to Gloucester, N.J., where they built 448 Trumpys. One of those was a family yacht commissioned by Chicago meat packer J.M. Cudahy. It was 92 feet long, built mainly of mahogany, teak and oak, and outfitted with twin 170 HP Supe-rior Diesel engines. In honor of his Celtic heritage, Cudahy named her “Innisfail.” “Inis” means island, and “fail” is the ancient name for Ireland.

With the onset of World War II, private vessels were pressed into service by the U.S. Navy to protect the coast from German U-boats. In May 1942, the Navy shipyard in Philadelphia refitted Innisfail with two 20 mm cannon on her deck and a depth charge rack off her stern at. She became YP 354 and served in the Navy for five years before being decommissioned and restored to her former glory as a luxury yacht. The U.S. government then used Innisfail for similar diplomatic purposes

to Sequoia, the official presidential yacht. Dignitaries who have been aboard include Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, Anwar Sadat and Charles De Gaulle. Some of the art-deco works onboard were gifts from visiting foreign dignitaries.

In 1965 she was retired from govern-ment service and renamed “El Presidente.” Her new owner also gave her a mod-ern makeover, including a newer smokestack and rounded windshield. She became a charter vessel along the eastern seaboard, offering guests the opportunity to relive a bygone era. In 1996 the vessel was sent for a complete rebuild and refurbishment.

In 2007, the yacht was sold and the latest owner brought it to Charleston, S.C. Since the Trumpy yard had closed in 1973, El Presidente was sent to Moores Marine in Beaufort, N.C. The yard has extensive experience in wooden boats, particularly Trumpys, having restored and refurbished 25 of them including another Charleston boat called “Blue Moon.” After a com-plete refit faithfully restoring her original 1920s style including period artifacts and museum-quality furnishings, the Trumpy re-emerged with her original name.

Imagine having a function on a boat where some of the most influential and wealthy people sipped champagne. Presi-dents have whispered to aides, industrialists have confided in corners, all within the confines of the same hull that is now tied up in Charleston. With a capacity for 65 guests, Innisfail provides a unique oppor-tunity to relive a few moments back in a more genteel period of time.

Capt. Eric Gierzynski, who has worked on historic wooden vessels for the past 15 years - the past eight on Innisfail - is passionate about the vessel’s mystique and elegance. He is assisted by Capt. Howard Weil, a Charleston native who has spent the past 16 years piloting various vessels through the waterways.

Within a short period of time, Innisfail has become very much a part of Charles-ton, and is a perfect fit for that genteel and beautiful city.

http://www.yachtinnisfail.com

By Bob Langhorst

The Devil is in the

Eric Taylor

Before… and After


Gleaming fiberglass, mirror-like and smooth to the touch, isn’t just for your own pride of ownership. One

day you might have to sell your beloved craft, and a bad first impression can cost you tens of thousands of dollars in the selling price.

Eric Taylor, master detailer of boats large and small and the hardest work-ing person I’ve ever met, has slaved away on fiberglass hulls for the past 15 years, eliminating stains and restoring the shine to deteriorated fiberglass hulls that most would give up for dead. He’s shared his knowledge with us via a hypothetical worst-case scenario:

Q: Eric, let’s say we have the clas-sic dock queen, a boat that has sat largely unattended for years. Birds have bombed it, mold stains abound, and the fiberglass hasn’t had a shine since Richard Nixon was president. You have to wash it first, but where do you start?

A: At the top - water runs downhill! Hose off the boat first to dislodge loose dirt, then start in with the soap and water. Work in manageable sections. I use a five-gallon bucket of sudsy water and sponges or a wash mitt. Very soft deck brushes are OK, especially for non-skid areas, but if you use them on smooth surfaces, check if the brush is leaving scratches. Use boat soap or Joy or Ivory dish soap.

Keep a spray bottle of straight bleach handy. For mold and mildew, wash first, then spray the wet surface with bleach, let it sit, and then hose off the area. Use plenty of water, and be sure to regularly hose off the boat below your work area - all the way to the keel if you can. Allowing bleach and soap to dry can cause permanent streaking.

If there is oil on the gelcoat, Spray Away or Spray Nine work great, followed by soapy water. Rust and waterline stains are easy to remove with thick toilet bowl cleaner. Apply with a sponge, let it sit for a while, then rinse. Black streaks in the gelcoat (such as those made by runoff from a teak deck) are best removed with Mr. Clean Magic Erasers – perhaps the greatest cleaning product ever invented!

Q: You mentioned some common household cleaners…

A: Many say that household clean-ers and bleach are too strong. But I’ve been around long enough to know what works. Only apply bleach to a pre-wetted area and rinse thoroughly. And there are products you want to avoid. Dawn is an effective degreaser, but it will strip all of the old wax off the boat. Stay away from Soft Scrub - it is hard to hose off and any remaining residue will discolor the sur-face. And never use a green pad, no matter how fine, on gelcoat.

Q: So the dirt and grime are off now, and the boat is clean. Time to wax?

A: It ain’t that easy. After the boat is thoroughly clean and dry, rub your hand across the gelcoat. If your hand turns white you should compound the boat first. I use 3M rubbing compound when the gelcoat is really chalky and 3M polishing com-pound in mild cases. Apply it to a haze-like appearance with a damp sponge or wool cloth, just like waxing your car. Work in three- to four-foot square sections so that the wax doesn’t have time to bake onto the boat. Then buff to remove the haze.

If you want to torture yourself, you can hand buff with clean towels, but I prefer the wool pad on my trusty Makita 2500 RPM circular buffer. If orbital buffers were heavier they would be very useful - as boat anchors. When polishing with a circular buffer use medium pressure, and keep it moving so as not to burn through the gel-coat. When removing the haze, don’t go all the way to the edge – leave a thin perim-eter of unbuffed compound so you know where you’ve stopped. Go back over where you’ve just polished with a towel to remove any compound residue.

After you’ve polished the entire boat, you’re going to be tired, and it will look great, so you might think you’ve done enough. Big mistake. You need to protect and improve that shine with wax, or it might be dull again in as little as six months.

I like to use cleaner waxes - they just seem to go on better. There are a ton of good waxes out there. Buy a high quality wax. When waxing, test a small area first. Let the wax dry completely, then buff. If it buffs out easy, then apply in the same

size sections as before. If it is very hard to remove, then work in much smaller sec-tions and start buffing before the wax dries completely.

Q: What about other parts of the boat?A: To make your new finish really look

good, it’s a good idea to polish your stain-less steel with Collinite Metal Wax or Flitz. The shine will add to the overall effect.

Q: Any other tips?A: A lot of boat owners have never even

waxed their own car, much less a boat. If you’ve never used an electric buffer before,

then experiment on your mother-in-law’s car first. Compounding and waxing a boat isn’t rocket science, but you can screw up your boat if you don’t do it right. If you’re unsure of your skills, or don’t have the time, bring in a professional.

Oh yeah, one last tip: Wear a good pair of wrap-around sunglasses and drench yourself in sunscreen, or you’ll end up look-ing like me.

Eric lives and works in the Wilmington Area. If detailing a boat sounds like too much work for you, call him at (910)231-5064.

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Ship-shape Advice from the Etiquette Queen

Tying the Knot On BoardDear Emily,

I’ve been invited to help plan what I think is the most romantic of occasions - my sister’s wedding this June. The tricky part is that she and her fiancé have decided to get married aboard his boat! I’ve been to plenty of weddings before and helped some friends plan theirs, but I’ve never been to a wedding with a boating theme. In fact, I’ve only been on boats a few times. I found your column in this magazine and hope you might be able to offer some advice. Thanks for any tips!

Yours truly,Nautical ly Chal lenged Bridesmaid

G entle Reader,

You have come to the proper place. I’ve attended nuptials aboard vessels of all varieties - from chartered riverboats to historic ships, and boats do indeed pro-vide a romantic and memorable backdrop.

Allow me to offer some insight into the nautical implications as you discuss details with your sister and her intended.

As with any wedding, the happy couple must determine how many guests to include. This decision will be impacted by the size and type of boat involved. You will want to inspect it beforehand to calculate how many people it can accommodate, who will stand where and how the wed-ding party will get on and off. In smaller boats, space is extremely limited so perhaps only the bride, the groom and the celebrant will be onboard. Family and friends can be located at the dock within earshot.

A larger boat may be able to host a

small wedding party onboard. In either case, the guests will most likely be stand-ing, so be sure to guide your sister toward a shorter ceremony - preferably under half an hour.

Like all nautical activities, the wedding will be weather dependent. A sea breeze may make it difficult for guests to hear the vows. While a brief squall may merely delay the event, prolonged inclement weather may force a complete change of plans, so it is best to have a fallback option available such as a yacht club or similar venue.

Attire is another major decision. Does the happy couple prefer standard wed-ding attire, a semi-formal yachtie look, a barefoot tropical mode or something in between? Let the guests know, whatever the case. There may also be special con-

sideration as regard shoes on boats. High heels are hazardous and black soled shoes often leave marks on the deck, so be sure to let guests know what is appropriate if they will be stepping aboard.

If the boat is underway during the ceremony, safety will be a consideration, par-ticularly if children are onboard. Some states require that youth wear lifejackets while on board, even with the boat at the dock.

Decorating shouldn’t be very difficult, as most boats are already attractive with their shiny brightwork and gleaming brass or stainless steel. Adorning stanchions with colorful bouquets and a few festive flags flying from the flag halyards might be all that is required. Nautical cakes, party favors and music can round out the event nicely.

Many charter boats (all the way up to cruise ship size) offer wedding packages including onboard receptions that can be as simple or lavish as desired. In some cases the captain is licensed to perform the mar-riage ceremony (which, despite Hollywood portrayals to the contrary, is not automati-cally the case).

As long as the couple does things in a way that is filled with meaning and impor-tance to them, and so that no one’s feelings are hurt or offended, then the event is being planned correctly.

Congratulations to your sister and her intended, and I wish them a bon voyage in their new life together!

~Emily

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”“It’s about the mystery of why

so many complain about the voyage - the waves, the

nausea, the storms that come out of nowhere - but keep

coming back.

Tips for Reaching the Bahamas in Your Boat -Do your homework and go! And keep a damp

towel on hand just in case.-Consult Steve Dodge’s Cruising Guide to the Abaco

– take to heart everything he says about the crossing.-Sign up for a good weather site on the Internet (we

use Buoy Weather) and log it for a month prior to your trip to get a sense of weather patterns.

-Schedule time to wait. If you’re in a hurry, you’re asking for conditions favorable to sell your Buick.

-Pay attention to wave heights – four feet at one-second intervals is a lot worse than eight feet at fifty-second intervals.

-Get your boat to West Palm Beach. Wait for an East or South wind. Take your Dramamine (just one so you won’t sleep through it). Eat saltines and don’t go below for any reason. If you’re lucky, you’ll motor across a flat lake. If not, you’ll have a rootin’ tootin’ conversation with Earl.


Ship-shape Advice from the Etiquette Queen

The Sailor’s Life

F or 10 years, I served as Director of Outdoor Programs at a small private North Carolina college,

leading weeklong adventures for students between each two-month term. Sailing to the Bahamas was one of my favorites. The sailing bug bit me on a small charter to Bimini with friends during which all of us threw up crossing the Gulf Stream - going and coming.

I decided there was no better character builder for young people than adding the contents of your insides to the sea while traveling to another country in a small boat. Along with the therapeutic nature of sharing yourself with the environment, there’s a level of responsibility that many don’t appreciate.

No matter how bad you feel, you must come up from below (if you dared go below) and find the low side of the cockpit (so it goes only into the sea, not into a mate’s lap) and, afterwards, have the pres-ence of mind not to wipe your mouth on your classmate’s towel. That’s a lot to think about when every muscle in your abdomen is contracting. Multi-tasking is a skill that many faculty try to teach. I chose to do it with a sailing trip.

Cruising guides say one should look for less than a 15-knot wind with no northerly component before cross-ing the Gulf Stream. A wind heading south hits the north-run-ning Gulf Stream and makes big square waves that wreak havoc on small ships and large intestines. The problem with taking a boat load of students from the Carolinas to Bimini for a week-long trip is you have to organize them on a Friday afternoon, drive a 15-passenger van for 14 hours on each side, shop for food, complete the 12-hour crossing, and still try to get five days in the islands. Waiting for moderate winds from a particular wind direction is trumped by the

need to arrive in a timely manner.Often, before our trips, the wind would

have been howling out of the north for days, the seas six to eight feet. The best the captains could do was to have us kill time upon our noon arrival, and then cross that night. That way, they’d say, the crew could sleep through the ordeal.

Sleeping is not usually a problem with college students, but many found it a challenge while riding a wild bucking sailboat in a hot leaky bunk with waves

beating against the bottom, sides and top of the vessel in concert with the racket of dislodged galley objects.

I stayed up top through the crossings and saw more than one green-gilled under-

wear-clad 20-year-old stagger up from below and empty his belly over the side.

There were stu-dents who stayed in the cockpit all night on the downwind side to keep the rest of us from gagging when they turned

their head to “sell their Buick” or “go see Earl,” as the sayings went. For me, tak-ing just the right amount of Dramamine at just the right time with one package of saltines and NO BEER tended to keep the bile down to a slight feeling of wet mouth and dizziness with no hurling. I shared this knowledge with each innocent who came aboard to no avail. Our students were expe-riential learners.

“Start taking ginger tablets a month

The Retched Life of Sailors

early,” I’d suggest in pre-trip meetings - ginger being a natural deterrent of motion sickness. The hard core ate the root straight off the shelf. Others consumed massive quantities of ginger snap cookies.

“Take Dramamine two hours before we leave shore,” I’d say, but being that their brains were packed with Plato and Pythagorean theorems, they’d forget to take the dosage. When the ruthless bow rose and fell with the first dozen waves, it was too late.

Some wore “the patch” over an acu-puncture point. It allowed them to feel wretched and prevented what they really needed to do - throw up - until eventually the good vibes could no longer mask the spasms exerted by their gut.

Other students purchased “the band.” Worn like a bracelet, it was handy to wipe the sweat off one’s brow after a violent fit of barfing.

But this is not really about throwing up. That would be gross. It’s about the mystery of why so many complain about the voyage - the waves, the nausea, the storms that come out of nowhere - but keep coming back.

When I retired from torturing students, my husband I and explored that question in our own boat. We interviewed sailors who had made the journey multiple times. The most telling quote came from an old single-hander who had been sailing to the Abacos for 35 years: “Yeah, I had a good crossing once - it was back in 1972.”

Molly and Marshall sail a 28-foot Corsair trimaran – the Rocking M -- not much room for sleeping, but plenty of storage for saltines. Homeport is a shed in Asheville, North Carolina.

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HHI Reefs Closed Due to MooringsHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.

- The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control in December closed harvesting of oysters along 2,000 feet of Broad Creek after counting 15 boats moored in the area. According to state rules, a mooring field with more than 10 boats constitutes a marina, and the agency automatically closes shellfish waters near marinas because of concerns related to fuel, boat traffic and the potential for waste coming off boats that would make oysters unsafe to eat.

According to reports in the Island Packet newspaper, town officials had worked to reopen beds after 500 acres of shellfish waters in southern Beaufort County, including parts of Broad Creek, were closed in 1995 because of high levels of fecal Coliform. Officials changed land use policies, eliminated leaky septic systems and corrected drainage problems, enabling the beds to be reopened.

Town officials called the agency’s assumption that the boats would cause pollution “absurd,” adding that most of the boats are moored longterm and see little usage.

But the action also raised questions about the legality of the boats, some of which have been moored in the area for 15 years. While anchoring is permitted outside of the channel, state officials said Broad Creek is not designated as a moor-ing field and boaters must have a permit to install a mooring buoy.

DHEC is trying to identify who owns the boats and whether individual mooring buoys were permitted.

New N.C. Fishing Regulations PassedRALEIGH, N.C. - The N.C. Wildlife

Resources Commission passed numerous new hunting and fishing regulations for 2009-2010. They include measures to:• Establish the general statewide creel and length

regulations for largemouth and smallmouth bass on Lake Lure.

• Increase the minimum size limit for crappie from eight to ten inches on the Roanoke River below Roanoke Rapids dam to Albemarle Sound, including Cashie, Middle and Eastmost rivers.

• Reduce the number of grass carp that can be taken by bow and arrow from Lake James, Lookout Shoals, Lake Norman, Mountain Island, Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake from two to one fish per day.

• Add Lake Wylie to the list of reservoirs where possession of grass carp is prohibited, except that one fish per day may be taken by bow and arrow.

• Prohibit the possession of zebra mussels. • Eliminate the special size restriction on bow, dip,

and landing nets in the Roanoke and Dan rivers. • Include members of the U.S. Armed Forces,

military families on appreciation days, and those with physical or mental limitations among those qualified to receive fishing license exemptions during special fishing events.

• Include Community Fishing Program waters among those waters where fish size and creel limits that differ from statewide regulations are posted.

Roanoke Anglers Must Go BarblessRALEIGH, N.C. - The N.C. Wildlife

Resources Commission reminds anglers to use a single barbless hook or lure with a single barbless hook when fishing for striped bass in the upper Roanoke River from April 1 through June 30.

The upper is defined as the main river

channel and all tributaries, upstream from the U.S. Hwy. 258 bridge near Scotland Neck to the Roanoke Rapids Lake dam. While anglers can make their existing hooks barbless by crimping down the barb with pliers, the Wildlife Resources

Commission in partner-ship with Eagle Claw is hand-ing out barbless circle hooks to anglers fishing

on the upper Roanoke River this spring. Informational cards with a single barbless hook attached are available from Wildlife Enforcement officers, fisheries biologists and creel clerks working in the vicinity of

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OrpineWash & Wax Boat Soap• Washes and waxes in one

application• Concentrated - one quart makes 96

gallons• Dissolves in either fresh or salt water

Order no. Size List SALE276003 Quart $16.98 $1199

276004 Gallon $60.05 $3999

Remote ControlSearchlights· Remote control and 15’ cable included· 320° horizontal movement· 12 VDC

Order no. C.P. List SALE280492 100,000 $305.08 $18999

Get the Finest NAME BRAND Marine Equipment at Incredibly LOW PRICES!!!

Solara DSCVHF Marine Radio25 Watt Full Featured VHF Marine RadioAll USA & International Marine ChannelsInstant Channel 1610 Weather Channels

Weather Resistant

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377819 $179.00 $9999

Spot Free Water Filters· Produces an endless supply of soft, filtered

water.· Minimizes cleaning time, reduces plumbing

repairs and prevents build up on shower stalls.

· Tested and proven in the International Yacht industry.

Order no. Model Flushes List Reg. Price SALE

349507 SF1000 1000 Gal. $499.99 $369.99 $32999

349519 SF2500 2500 Gal. $699.99 $519.99 $46999

349524 SF5000 5000 Gal. $899.99 $678.99 $63999

Comfort Max™ SeriesInflatable Life VestsProvides comfort and safety you need while looking smart. USCG approved. CO2 cylinder can be replaced easily.

Order no. Type Color List SALE388728 Manual Red $176.00 $9999

388739 Auto Red $232.00 $14999

388762 Manual Blue $176.00 $9999

388773 Auto Blue $232.00 $14999

AqualumaUnder Water LightMade from impact resistant, corrosion proof, polycarbonate housing. No lens seal to leak.Long life, high output LED light produces little heat emission and draws 1 amp or less. Includes 12’ cable and sealant.3 Series dimensions: 4.35”D x 4.33” Flange OD6 Series dimension: 5.7”D x 4.72” Flange ODOrder no. Series Color List INTRO Price

301002 3 Blue $899.99$79999

301013 3 White $899.99$79999

301024 6 Blue $1445.99$134999

301035 6 White $1445.99$134999

Teak Deck TilesPyramid design, Teak tiles with plastic base suspending tile approximately 3/8” from floor.11.81” x 11.81” x 1” high.

Order no. Description List SALE

355001 Deck Tiles $15.00$999

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Bulk Repackaged Oil2-Cycle Type TCW-3Quality Mercury® and Yamaha® oil, bulk repackaged ingallons by Boat Owners Warehouse.

Order no. Type List SALE

246889 Mercury $19.95$1299

333040 Yamaha $24.99$1599

LIMIT 6 GALLONS PER CUSTOMER.

Cobra ElectronicsHandheldVHF RadioDual Power VHF Marine Trans-ceiver with 10 NOAA WeatherChannels, Weather Alert, IncludesAdapter charger, NiMH Batteries, &Charging Jack. 1 Year Warranty (on radio) For products sold in theU.S.A.Order no. Mfg. no. List

389501 MMHH90 $99.95$4995

2001 Mainship 43 $299,000A meticulous and knowledgeable owner has ensured thatall systems are in perfect running order, and that the boat

is kept in a clean, and ready-to-go condition. There have beennumerous upgrades, and the owner continues to upgrade

and maintain everything to the highest standard.

1998 Gozzard 36 $245,000This is a beautifully constructed boat that has a

stand-alone reputation. A one owner boat, she has no de�ciencies and is in “as-new” condition. Access toequipment, plumbing and �ttings is exceptional, and is testament to the attention to detail that is paid by

the manufacturer. TRANSFERABLE HULL WARRANTY!!!!

Glen Appelbaum(843) 813-371117 Lockwood Drive

Charleston, SC 29401www.tidelineyachtsales.com

1988 Je�erson Monticello 52 $269,900A beautifully kept boat, she was in FRESHWATER AND UNDER

COVER for most of every year until 2 years ago, when the currentowner purchased her and brought her down to Charleston. She

is completely equipped, and has recently returned from a cruise in the Chesapeake. A wonderful opportunity for a new owner to

enjoy the water in comfort and luxury!

2001 Tartan 3700 $242,250A singular opportunity to own a new boat that is priced well

below market value. She was delivered to and commissioned on a freshwater lake, and has never been in saltwater. She is equipped forpassagemaking and singlehanded sailing, and has every conceivable

option. No-one has ever slept in her, cooked on her, used the head,or even �lled the tanks with water! As you step aboard you are

struck by the “NEW BOAT” smell!!! Don’t let this opportunity slip by!

2000 Camano Troll 31’ $159,000Bought new by the current owner, this pocket cruiser is in pristinecondition and has been extremely well maintained. The bilge has never had any water in it, and this is re�ected in the cleanliness of the engine room. Everything works, and the owner has neverhad any failure of any system. He has kept meticulous records of everything. The owner has done some custom woodwork that far

exceeds the average interior of a production boat.

Explore the Carolina Coast Aboard One of Our Boats

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37’ Hunter Legend 37.5 1990 $69,90036’ C&C 36 1978 $49,90032’ Comanche Catamaran 1979 $69,90031’ Grampian Classic 31 1965 $29,90030’ Irwin 3005LO 1977 $22,90030’ Pearson Wanderer 30 1966 $ 15,900 28’ Cape Dory Sloop 1976 $16,90028’ Liberty Pied Piper 1986 $19,90027’ Morgan TMI 27 1981 $9,90027’ Norsea Aft Cabin 1979 $45,900 26’ Grampian Sloop 1975 $5,50025’ MacGregor 25 w/trailer 1985 $3,90023’ Schock Sloop 1990 $10,900

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Bare Boat or CaptainedRentals from 22’ to 38’

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43’ Hatteras DCMY 1979 $99,90043’ Hatteras Double Cabin 1979 $119,00042’ Grand Banks Classic 1974 $ 99,900 38’ Fountain Fever 1993 $ 78,000 38’ Mariner Orient 38 Doub 2004 $259,00034’ American Tug 2007 $399,00034’ Mainship III 1983 $ 54,900 34’ Wilbur Downeast Flybr 1982 $149,000

32’ Worldcat 320 EC 2007 $229,00031’ Fountain Sportfish 1997 $49,90030’ Mark Twain 300 Express 1988 $ 14,500 30’ Sea Ray Weekender 1994 $ 29,90029’ Cobalt 293 2000 $ 49,900 28’ Albemarle Express Diesel 2005 $145,90028’ Albemarle Inboard Diesel 2000 $79,00028’ Bayliner 2859 Diesel 2001 $ 45,900 28’ Mako 284 Center Console 2005 $ 78,900 27’ Albin Sport 1985 $ 38,500 27’ Maxum 2700 SCR Express 1997 $ 27,900 27’ Wellcraft Excalibur 1985 $ 3,000 27’ World Cat 270 EC 2003 $74,50026’ Grover DownEast Picnic 1981 $ 21,500 26’ Pursuit 2650 Express 1990 $ 27,900 26’ Twin Vee Extreme 2004 $ 45,900 25’ Rosborough Cust Whlhse 2006 $77,00025’ Rosborough RF-246 Sed 2006 $109,90025’ Sea Ray SRV 245 Sundanc 1984 $ 9,900 24’ Baja DVX 235 1990 $ 15,900 24’ Grady White Offshore 1986 $ 17,900 24’ Grady White Offshore 1984 $ 19,900







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the river until the end of June.Small, non-offset circle hooks, prefer-

ably ones with the least amount of distance between the hook point and shank, are the best for reducing striped bass mortality. Studies show that striped bass caught on these hooks are usually hooked in the jaw, which means they have a much greater chance of survival after being released than fish hooked in the throat or gut. This is particularly true as the weather and water warm in late April and early May.

“When striped bass fishing during the spawning season, anglers should keep in mind that stress-related mortality esca-lates when water temperatures warm to 70 degrees,” said Kevin Dockendorf, fisher-ies biologist. “Using barbless circle hooks allows anglers practicing catch and release to return fish quickly to the water, thus reducing stress and increasing survival.”

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Seafood Recipes

Measure thickness of fish to determine cooking time; place in a glass dish. To make vinaigrette, combine wine and next five ingredients in a jar with tight fitting lid. Shake well. Pour 2 tablespoons over fish, add garlic and turn to coat. Marinate 15 to 30 minutes, turning once. Reserve remaining vinaigrette for salad dressing.

Coat grill rack with cooking spray and place on grill to heat 1 minute. Place tuna on grill 4 to 6 inches over hot coals. Cover with lid or tent with foil. Cook, turning once, just until tuna begins to flake easily when tested with a fork, about 7 minutes. Discard marinade.

Meanwhile, arrange salad greens on four plates. Place hot tuna on greens and add cherry tomatoes. Shake remaining vinaigrette and drizzle over salads.

Spanish Mackerel, Mahi Mahi, Tuna and Blue Crab abound this time of year. Eat locally-caught seafood and try our tasty recipe!

Grilled Tuna Salad

• 4 (5 to 6 oz.) tuna steaks, 3/4 to 1-inch thick

• 3 tablespoons white wine or broth• 3 tablespoons olive oil• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar• 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh

rosemary or 1/4 teaspoons dried• 1/2 teaspoons black

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PUNGO CREEK WATERFRONT3 BR, 3 1/2 Bth situated on 1+ acre. With

a private entry and it’s own bath the bonusroom over the two car garage makes a greatIN-LAW suite, office, or guest quarters. This1998 Custom Built beauty has exceptional

waterviews, sun room, wrap-aroundscreened porch, deep water. Two story

traditional loaded with country charm in asmall upscale subdivision. This “Master on

Main” HOME is a must see.$598,000

Toll Free Info Line:

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BATH WATERFRONT COTTAGE

Small, rustic fishing cottage with

beautiful views of the Pamlico River.

Bring your boat and tie it to your own

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on this beautiful home site.

MLS# 20130 $295,000

Toll Free Info Line:

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“COMMERCIAL, RETAIL”

DOWNTOWN BELHAVEN

Currently set up as a doctor’s office, would

make good retail space, possible Art

Gallery, or Day Spa. There is a reception

area and waiting room, 4 additional rooms,

storage space,and 2 bathrooms. Directly

across the street from Pungo District

Hospital with water views.

MLS #20441 $89,900

Toll Free Info Line

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252-923-9310 “JUST ADD WATER”

BETTER THAN NEW WATERVIEW AND WATER ACCESS!

This Bath beauty provides perfect one story living. Over 2000 sq. ft. with 3 BR

and 2 Bths. A 2 car garage, sunroom and large deck. 14 x 16 wired shop and

lots of storage. Waterview and water access through a common area lot. Immaculate! Close to town. Asking

$454,000.

MORE INFO CALL CINDY TAYLOR 252-923-9310

QUAINT PAMLICO RIVERFRONT COTTAGE

Amazing big water views across the Pamlico and out to the Sound. 3 / 4 BR 1940’s style cottage with 2 baths. Sits right at waters

edge fully bulkheaded and rip rapped with a hard to find 200ft. pier. Screened porch

waterside is a great place to relax and watch the sun rise and sunset views over this slice of heaven. Separate storage building would

make a nice office, workshop, potting shed or art studio.

New Listing at $369,900. Recorded Info Line 800-270-7315 Ext. 2907

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41’ Hunter 4138’ Catalina 37538’ Hunter 3836’ Hunter 3635’ Catalina 350 MK II33’ Hunter 3331’ Catalina 309 31’ Hunter 3127’ Hunter 27 Keel27’ Hunter Edge 2725’ Catalina 250 MK II23’ Precision 23 (‘07)

21’ Hunter 21621’ Precision 21 (‘08)18’ Catalina 18 (‘07)18’ Precision 18,18517’ Hunter 170 (‘08,‘09)16’ Catalina 16.5 Cntrbd15’ Hunter JY15 15’ Precision 15 Ctbd,Keel 14’ Catalina 14.2 14’ Hunter 14612’ Catalina 12.5 Exp (‘07)

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2001 Hunter 340. Loaded with chartplotter, heat & A/C, electric wind-lass, in mast furling. Two to choose from. Asking $84,950.

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1999 Ocean Alexander 42. A cream puff professionally maintained. Twin Cats with only 1300 hrs. $17,000 in upgraded electronics in 2006. There is not a better one on the market. Ready to cruise immediately. Asking $329,000.

2001 Jeanneau 37. Original owner. Air conditioned. All electronics being replaced in Feb “09 and will be under warranty. Low time Volvo diesel. A superb sailing machine. Asking $105,000.

1985 Cape Dory 40. Only one on the US market. 320 hrs on a Yanmar repower. Air conditioned, new upholstery, new sails, new bow thruster and Awlgripped. A true blue water boat. Asking $129,900.

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Morgan 382 1979 Sea Spell is equipped for offshore sailing and has cruised the U.S. coast and the Caribbean. 4-108 engine was

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Canoe and Kayak Business For Sale Year round retail store, rentals, guided tours. Asset sale, owner retiring, details at http://www.Black-RiverOutdoors.com/ForSale.htm

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1 4:37 AM / 2.36 ft 10:49 AM / 0.04 ft 5:15 PM / 2.69 ft 11:39 PM / 0.15 ft 2 5:37 AM / 2.26 ft 11:42 AM / 0.06 ft 6:12 PM / 2.76 ft 3 12:39 AM / 0.12 ft 6:34 AM / 2.21 ft 12:34 PM / 0.08 ft 7:05 PM / 2.81 ft 4 1:34 AM / 0.09 ft 7:26 AM / 2.19 ft 1:22 PM / 0.08 ft 7:53 PM / 2.84 ft 5 2:23 AM / 0.07 ft 8:14 AM / 2.20 ft 2:08 PM / 0.09 ft 8:38 PM / 2.86 ft 6 3:09 AM / 0.07 ft 8:59 AM / 2.22 ft 2:52 PM / 0.10 ft 9:21 PM / 2.85 ft 7 3:51 AM / 0.09 ft 9:41 AM / 2.24 ft 3:34 PM / 0.13 ft 10:01 PM / 2.82 ft 8 4:31 AM / 0.12 ft 10:21 AM / 2.25 ft 4:15 PM / 0.17 ft 10:39 PM / 2.78 ft 9 5:09 AM / 0.16 ft 11:01 AM / 2.26 ft 4:55 PM / 0.23 ft 11:16 PM / 2.72 ft

10 5:46 AM / 0.22 ft 11:40 AM / 2.26 ft 5:35 PM / 0.30 ft 11:52 PM / 2.65 ft 11 6:22 AM / 0.27 ft 12:19 PM / 2.26 ft 6:16 PM / 0.38 ft 12 12:29 AM / 2.56 ft 6:58 AM / 0.31 ft 12:59 PM / 2.27 ft 6:59 PM / 0.46 ft 13 1:07 AM / 2.48 ft 7:34 AM / 0.35 ft 1:40 PM / 2.30 ft 7:46 PM / 0.53 ft 14 1:49 AM / 2.38 ft 8:13 AM / 0.36 ft 2:25 PM / 2.35 ft 8:37 PM / 0.56 ft 15 2:34 AM / 2.30 ft 8:54 AM / 0.36 ft 3:13 PM / 2.43 ft 9:33 PM / 0.56 ft 16 3:26 AM / 2.23 ft 9:41 AM / 0.34 ft 4:05 PM / 2.54 ft 10:34 PM / 0.51 ft 17 4:23 AM / 2.18 ft 10:32 AM / 0.29 ft 5:01 PM / 2.67 ft 11:36 PM / 0.42 ft 18 5:23 AM / 2.17 ft 11:27 AM / 0.21 ft 5:58 PM / 2.82 ft 19 12:37 AM / 0.28 ft 6:24 AM / 2.21 ft 12:24 PM / 0.10 ft 6:56 PM / 2.98 ft 20 1:35 AM / 0.12 ft 7:23 AM / 2.28 ft 1:21 PM / -0.03 ft 7:53 PM / 3.13 ft 21 2:31 AM / -0.03 ft 8:21 AM / 2.38 ft 2:19 PM / -0.15 ft 8:49 PM / 3.24 ft 22 3:25 AM / -0.17 ft 9:17 AM / 2.49 ft 3:16 PM / -0.26 ft 9:43 PM / 3.30 ft 23 4:17 AM / -0.28 ft 10:12 AM / 2.59 ft 4:12 PM / -0.32 ft 10:37 PM / 3.28 ft 24 5:08 AM / -0.34 ft 11:06 AM / 2.67 ft 5:09 PM / -0.32 ft 11:30 PM / 3.20 ft 25 5:58 AM / -0.36 ft 12:01 PM / 2.73 ft 6:06 PM / -0.27 ft 26 12:23 AM / 3.04 ft 6:48 AM / -0.33 ft 12:56 PM / 2.76 ft 7:05 PM / -0.18 ft 27 1:16 AM / 2.84 ft 7:38 AM / -0.27 ft 1:52 PM / 2.76 ft 8:05 PM / -0.06 ft 28 2:11 AM / 2.62 ft 8:28 AM / -0.17 ft 2:49 PM / 2.75 ft 9:07 PM / 0.07 ft 29 3:07 AM / 2.40 ft 9:19 AM / -0.06 ft 3:47 PM / 2.72 ft 10:11 PM / 0.17 ft 30 4:05 AM / 2.22 ft 10:12 AM / 0.04 ft 4:45 PM / 2.70 ft 11:14 PM / 0.23 ft

May 2009High Low High Low High

1 1:47 AM / 5.86 ft 8:10 AM / 0.37 ft 2:27 PM / 4.93 ft 8:26 PM / 0.38 ft 2 2:49 AM / 5.68 ft 9:11 AM / 0.33 ft 3:32 PM / 5.14 ft 9:33 PM / 0.41 ft 3 3:51 AM / 5.54 ft 10:10 AM / 0.21 ft 4:34 PM / 5.43 ft 10:38 PM / 0.35 ft 4 4:49 AM / 5.43 ft 11:05 AM / 0.06 ft 5:31 PM / 5.74 ft 11:37 PM / 0.23 ft 5 5:45 AM / 5.35 ft 11:55 AM / -0.07 ft 6:23 PM / 6.02 ft 6 12:31 AM / 0.11 ft 6:36 AM / 5.26 ft 12:42 PM / -0.16 ft 7:12 PM / 6.21 ft 7 1:20 AM / 0.03 ft 7:23 AM / 5.17 ft 1:26 PM / -0.19 ft 7:57 PM / 6.30 ft 8 2:06 AM / 0.02 ft 8:07 AM / 5.06 ft 2:07 PM / -0.14 ft 8:39 PM / 6.27 ft 9 2:49 AM / 0.07 ft 8:49 AM / 4.93 ft 2:48 PM / -0.04 ft 9:19 PM / 6.16 ft

10 3:31 AM / 0.18 ft 9:28 AM / 4.79 ft 3:27 PM / 0.12 ft 9:58 PM / 5.98 ft 11 4:11 AM / 0.33 ft 10:06 AM / 4.65 ft 4:05 PM / 0.30 ft 10:36 PM / 5.76 ft 12 4:51 AM / 0.50 ft 10:44 AM / 4.52 ft 4:44 PM / 0.51 ft 11:14 PM / 5.54 ft 13 5:32 AM / 0.66 ft 11:23 AM / 4.41 ft 5:25 PM / 0.71 ft 11:53 PM / 5.33 ft 14 6:14 AM / 0.79 ft 12:06 PM / 4.34 ft 6:08 PM / 0.90 ft 15 12:34 AM / 5.15 ft 6:59 AM / 0.88 ft 12:53 PM / 4.32 ft 6:56 PM / 1.07 ft 16 1:19 AM / 4.98 ft 7:47 AM / 0.91 ft 1:45 PM / 4.39 ft 7:52 PM / 1.18 ft 17 2:09 AM / 4.85 ft 8:38 AM / 0.86 ft 2:41 PM / 4.55 ft 8:53 PM / 1.21 ft 18 3:02 AM / 4.77 ft 9:30 AM / 0.74 ft 3:37 PM / 4.81 ft 9:56 PM / 1.12 ft 19 3:57 AM / 4.73 ft 10:22 AM / 0.56 ft 4:33 PM / 5.16 ft 10:57 PM / 0.93 ft 20 4:52 AM / 4.73 ft 11:13 AM / 0.33 ft 5:27 PM / 5.55 ft 11:54 PM / 0.67 ft 21 5:46 AM / 4.78 ft 12:03 PM / 0.07 ft 6:19 PM / 5.94 ft 22 12:49 AM / 0.40 ft 6:40 AM / 4.85 ft 12:53 PM / -0.17 ft 7:11 PM / 6.28 ft 23 1:41 AM / 0.15 ft 7:33 AM / 4.93 ft 1:42 PM / -0.37 ft 8:03 PM / 6.54 ft 24 2:32 AM / -0.04 ft 8:26 AM / 5.00 ft 2:32 PM / -0.50 ft 8:55 PM / 6.69 ft 25 3:23 AM / -0.16 ft 9:20 AM / 5.04 ft 3:23 PM / -0.54 ft 9:48 PM / 6.73 ft 26 4:14 AM / -0.20 ft 10:15 AM / 5.07 ft 4:15 PM / -0.48 ft 10:42 PM / 6.64 ft 27 5:05 AM / -0.18 ft 11:12 AM / 5.08 ft 5:09 PM / -0.33 ft 11:37 PM / 6.45 ft 28 5:59 AM / -0.12 ft 12:12 PM / 5.11 ft 6:07 PM / -0.11 ft 29 12:32 AM / 6.19 ft 6:53 AM / -0.05 ft 1:12 PM / 5.17 ft 7:07 PM / 0.13 ft 30 1:29 AM / 5.89 ft 7:49 AM / 0.01 ft 2:13 PM / 5.27 ft 8:10 PM / 0.33 ft 31 2:27 AM / 5.58 ft 8:45 AM / 0.05 ft 3:13 PM / 5.42 ft 9:13 PM / 0.47 ft

June 2009High Low High Low High

1 3:24 AM / 5.31 ft 9:40 AM / 0.05 ft 4:12 PM / 5.60 ft 10:16 PM / 0.51 ft 2 4:20 AM / 5.08 ft 10:33 AM / 0.03 ft 5:07 PM / 5.78 ft 11:14 PM / 0.49 ft 3 5:15 AM / 4.91 ft 11:24 AM / 0.01 ft 5:59 PM / 5.94 ft 4 12:08 AM / 0.43 ft 6:06 AM / 4.79 ft 12:11 PM / -0.01 ft 6:48 PM / 6.03 ft 5 12:58 AM / 0.36 ft 6:55 AM / 4.71 ft 12:57 PM / -0.01 ft 7:33 PM / 6.07 ft 6 1:43 AM / 0.33 ft 7:40 AM / 4.66 ft 1:40 PM / 0.02 ft 8:15 PM / 6.05 ft 7 2:26 AM / 0.32 ft 8:22 AM / 4.61 ft 2:21 PM / 0.08 ft 8:56 PM / 5.97 ft 8 3:07 AM / 0.34 ft 9:02 AM / 4.56 ft 3:01 PM / 0.17 ft 9:34 PM / 5.86 ft 9 3:47 AM / 0.39 ft 9:41 AM / 4.51 ft 3:40 PM / 0.29 ft 10:11 PM / 5.71 ft

10 4:26 AM / 0.45 ft 10:18 AM / 4.47 ft 4:18 PM / 0.44 ft 10:46 PM / 5.55 ft 11 5:05 AM / 0.52 ft 10:56 AM / 4.44 ft 4:57 PM / 0.60 ft 11:21 PM / 5.38 ft 12 5:44 AM / 0.57 ft 11:35 AM / 4.45 ft 5:38 PM / 0.76 ft 11:57 PM / 5.21 ft 13 6:24 AM / 0.61 ft 12:18 PM / 4.51 ft 6:22 PM / 0.91 ft 14 12:35 AM / 5.04 ft 7:06 AM / 0.61 ft 1:05 PM / 4.62 ft 7:13 PM / 1.04 ft 15 1:19 AM / 4.87 ft 7:51 AM / 0.58 ft 1:57 PM / 4.79 ft 8:10 PM / 1.12 ft 16 2:09 AM / 4.72 ft 8:41 AM / 0.50 ft 2:54 PM / 5.03 ft 9:14 PM / 1.11 ft 17 3:05 AM / 4.60 ft 9:35 AM / 0.37 ft 3:52 PM / 5.33 ft 10:20 PM / 1.00 ft 18 4:05 AM / 4.55 ft 10:31 AM / 0.19 ft 4:52 PM / 5.66 ft 11:23 PM / 0.78 ft 19 5:08 AM / 4.57 ft 11:28 AM / -0.04 ft 5:51 PM / 6.01 ft 20 12:23 AM / 0.50 ft 6:10 AM / 4.67 ft 12:25 PM / -0.28 ft 6:49 PM / 6.34 ft 21 1:20 AM / 0.20 ft 7:10 AM / 4.82 ft 1:20 PM / -0.51 ft 7:46 PM / 6.60 ft 22 2:14 AM / -0.07 ft 8:09 AM / 4.99 ft 2:15 PM / -0.68 ft 8:41 PM / 6.77 ft 23 3:06 AM / -0.28 ft 9:07 AM / 5.16 ft 3:08 PM / -0.75 ft 9:35 PM / 6.81 ft 24 3:57 AM / -0.41 ft 10:04 AM / 5.30 ft 4:02 PM / -0.70 ft 10:28 PM / 6.72 ft 25 4:48 AM / -0.46 ft 11:00 AM / 5.40 ft 4:56 PM / -0.53 ft 11:21 PM / 6.50 ft 26 5:38 AM / -0.43 ft 11:57 AM / 5.47 ft 5:51 PM / -0.27 ft 27 12:13 AM / 6.17 ft 6:29 AM / -0.34 ft 12:53 PM / 5.52 ft 6:48 PM / 0.04 ft 28 1:06 AM / 5.78 ft 7:20 AM / -0.21 ft 1:50 PM / 5.55 ft 7:47 PM / 0.33 ft 29 1:59 AM / 5.38 ft 8:13 AM / -0.06 ft 2:47 PM / 5.57 ft 8:48 PM / 0.57 ft 30 2:53 AM / 5.02 ft 9:06 AM / 0.07 ft 3:44 PM / 5.61 ft 9:49 PM / 0.72 ft

Tides

Location HIGH LOWOregon Inlet -1:13 -1:07

Rodanthe, Pamlico Sound +1:45 +2:24Cape Hatteras -1:54 -2:05Hatteras Inlet -1:39 -1:39Ocracoke Inlet -1:38 -1:41Cape Lookout -2:04 -2:13

Beaufort Inlet Channel Range -1:40 -1:41

Location HIGH LOWCore Creek Bridge -0:21 -0:06

Atlantic Beach -2:02 -2:03Bogue Inlet -1:34 -1:37

New River Inlet -1:31 -1:35New Topsail Inlet -1:27 -0:52

Wilmington +0:25 +1:05

Time Differences: Oregon Inlet-Wilmington, N.C.

Hampton Roads, Va.

The Carolinas and Georgia Hampton Roads, Va. to St. Marys, Ga.

This data is provided as an approximate guide, but without any warranty. Do not rely solely on these predictions if life or property are at stake. Carolina Currents assumes no liability for damages arising from use of these predictions.

Charleston, S.C.

Location HIGH LOWMasonboro Inlet -0:07 +0:09

Bald Head -0:10 -0:07Southport +0:07 +0:15

Lockwoods Folly Inlet -0:22 -0:08Shallotte Inlet (Bowen Point) +0:17 +0:32

Little River (town), ICW +0:13 +0:39North Myrtle Beach, ICW +1:46 +2:46

Myrtle Beach, Comb Brdg, ICW +2:27 +4:03

Location HIGH LOWGeorgetown Harbor, SC +1:25 +2:09

Edisto Marina, Big Bay Cr. Ent. -0:07 -0:04Ashepoo-Coosaw Cutoff, ICW +0:19 +0:33Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC +1:08 +0:59

Skull Creek, Hilton Head S Ent. +0:35 +0:31Thunderbolt, Savannah Rvr., GA +0:36 +0:22

Savannah River Entr., GA +0:04 +0:10St. Marys Entrance, N Jetty, GA -0:32 +0:07

Time Differences: Masonboro Inlet, N.C.-St. Marys, Ga.

use Hampton Roads data +/- correction

use Charleston data +/- correction

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