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VOLUME 05 ISSUE 1

38 Chesapeake Boat Shop Reports presented by

16 Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide

23 2009 Boat Show Calendar

26 A Powerboat Show Rant by Stephanie Stone

28 Dream Boat: Regulator 30 Express by Mike Kaufman

45 Fishing the Cold Coast by Kendall Osborne

52 Boat Show Fun by Allison Blake, Ruth Christie, Carrie Gentile, J. Dirk Schwenk, and Rowenna Thorson

Interior work on a 1938 26-foot Richardson at Heritage Wooden Boats in North East, MD. Photo by Bill Griffin

Seth Miningaer, Dave Dunigan, and George Dunigan take on a brisk and bumpy day near the Severn River. Photo by David Gendell

24 Baltimore Boat Show with C.D. Dollar


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10 Dock Talk

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22 Chesapeake Racing Scene

34 Club Notes

37 Cruising Club Directory

43 Fishing News and Forecasts by Captain C.D. Dollar

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Jim Klug aims a bonefish from the crystal waters of Andros near Stafford Creek. Photo courtesy of Yellow Dog Flyfishing

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Editor’s Notebook with Joe Evans

Legends of the Fall

It’s not always about keep-ing up with the neighbors around here. More often along our stretch of the Chesapeake Bay, it’s about

having more fun than the rest—and the more obvious the fun, the better.

While some may find joy in immaculate lawns, we are more interested in the antics and suc-cess of recreational mariners who refuse to give up on summer even months after it officially ended.

Still, it’s hard to ignore the professional crew with a full arsenal of yard-maintenance equipment brought into the com-munity to whip someone’s estate into shape. It’s a little intimidat-ing to witness more activity over the hedge than we’ve seen since the day Santa Anna and his crew came to spruce-up the Alamo. But I take comfort in knowing that my shaggy yard and weedy borders are a consequence of being a boat owner with fishing commitments to fulfill. After the usual boat expenses, I claim that there is no budget for the synchronized mowing and weed-whacking team. And, there’s no time to do it myself, I say, what with all of the Chesapeake beckoning and the possibility of a fresh rockfish dinner underneath.

It’s leaf-blowing time in the hood beginning at first light on Saturdays as the infernal machines tune up like furious booby birds harmonizing across the land for recognition and action. It’s also a time of great wind, especially this year, when the north winds gust with enough strength to blow the bark off a dog, making the whole concept of mechanical leaf blowing redun-dant and futile. This is as good a reason as any to leave the house early and take your chances quietly on the water.

Tom Weaver in Annapolis has the right idea. That is, if you consider the Chesa-peake’s outdoor opportunity a full-contact sport. As one-half of the Weaver-Price Design team behind the Eastport 32 proj-ect, he is charged with demonstrating the boat to potential owners. To be complete in this mission, he must be prepared to test the boat in all conditions. The present condition of the Upper Chesapeake is that it is full of feeding stripers, and lately, some of them have been giants. The Bay has also been relentlessly oxygenated by high wind and peaking waves. Stripers love this.

Weaver easily slides between the two homogenous communities of hyper-competitive sailors and spirited powerboat-ers. For windy excursions, he calls out the racing sailors who have been bred to get

wet and be cold. These people are uncomfortable with weather forecasts that don’t include some kind of warning. They are adventure hounds such as Pete McChesney, Ian Gordon, Scott Snyder, and Scott Nixon— re-nowned sailing fiends who don’t draw the line at any competi-tive adventure. On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the boys raced sailboats until the commit-tee made them come in because they had definitively won the re-gatta. Then, they scrambled over to Croc Dundee, the Eastport 32 docked on Spa Creek, rigged four rods with white bucktails dressed with nine-inch plastic shads, and headed out into the white-capped wash toward Bloody Point. As they rocked, rolled, and slow-trolled near buoy 86, the first rod bent over, and the reel began to scream over

the howling wind. Before the brief excursion was over, they had wound in rockfish of 34, 35, 39, and 49 inches.

They called their best girls on the way in and arranged an impromptu banquet at the Boatyard Bar & Grill just three blocks across the peninsula. The excellent chef prepared two versions of the sweet, white meat—one in a Pommery mustard hol-landaise and the other Mediterranean style. And, they toasted a damn good day, which inspired Weaver’s brief and poetic report to PropTalk:

Boys go sailing—Win Turkey BowlBoys go fishing on Eastport 32—Catch fishBoys go to Boatyard Bar & Grill—Meet girlsBoatyard Bar & Grill cooks fishBoys and Girls Happy !! (and a little drunk)

Sure beats raking leaves.

Joe

Everbody is happy except the fish at the Boatyard Bar & grill.


Pete McChesney hugs a keeper. Photo by Tom Weaver

Survival fishing on the Eastport 32. Photo by Tom Weaver


DOCKTALK

Fresh Ideas on Clean Water

Just think. What if our local power squadrons printed and posted signs reminding boaters not to litter? What

if Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts helped make and install monofilament fishing line recycling bins at local fishing piers? What if we developed and distributed a “Code of Ethics for Boaters and Fishermen” at ma-rinas and bait shops? Don’t you think we’d help the Bay? These are just some of the things people have done to help clean our country's waters and encourage captains and crews to protect our waterways.

Here’s your chance to step up to the challenge: the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water offers

grants up to $4000 each for community non-profit groups (including yacht clubs and squadrons) to develop projects that address environmental problems on local waters. Since 1997, the annual BoatU.S. Foundation Clean Water Grant program has awarded more than $300,000 to improve the marine environment, funding 149 projects across 35 states.

“Groups have flexibility in deciding what needs to be addressed, whether it’s stopping pollution, preventing the spread of invasive species, or promoting other environmental causes,” says BoatU.S. Foundation Director of Environmental Programs Susan Shingledecker. The grants have gone to people creating brochures to teach boaters about the availability of pumpout stations, building and installing information kiosks on waterway ecology,

erecting signage about clean water practices, and hosting river clean-up contests.

“We will consider any project that strives to educate boaters about protecting the marine en-vironment,” adds Shingledecker. “We’re looking for creative and innovative education projects that help captains and crews understand and appreciate their local boating habitat, as well as learn hands-on boating strategies that will keep the water and local habitat healthy and accessible for future boaters.”

Think about the environ-mental issues that affect your local waterway. Are there posi-tive steps you and other boaters can take to make the water cleaner? How can we reduce our carbon footprint? Among the grant recipients in 2008, Troop 144 of the Boy Scouts of America of Oak Harbor, WA got to thinking along these lines. The group surveyed boat-ers at public marinas nearby on the opening day of crab season and then developed and dissemi-nated educational materials about invasive plants and animals. Why not do that on the Chesapeake Bay, too?

Other 2008 grant recipients across the country trained Clean Boat Ambassadors;

distributed thou-sands of educa-tional placemats, plaques, billboards, and baseball-sized cards at marinas and other facilities; created a Shore Super Sweep Cleanup program; ran art contests in local schools; made

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built fuel-absorbent towel dispensers and disposal containers for marinas. Apply by February 2, 2009; grants will be awarded in late April 2009. boatus.com/foundation

—by Ruth Christie

by Ruth Christie

One of the BoatU.S. Foundation's monofilament recycling bins. Photo courtesy of Alanna Keating

Photo [above] courtesy of Wildlife Forever, a 2008 recipient of a BoatU.S. Foundation Clean Water Grant. The group created and posted billboards along popular routes to the Great lakes in Minnesota and Erie, PA reminding boaters about cleaning their boats and protecting against the spread of invasive species.

Photo [above] cour-tesy of the Monroe Boat Club and Lake Erie Environmental Outreach program of Monroe Public Schools in Michigan, a 2007 recipient of a BoatU.S. Foundation Clean Water Grant. The project focused on educating boaters about marine debris. The team made bags for boaters to take with them onboard to dispose of trash while out on the water.

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Jim Briggs of Annapolis won an all- new $15,000 Stratos 176XT, fully-equipped, 17-foot bass fishing boat

as part of the Adopt an Angler Contest sponsored by the World Fishing Net-work (WFN) and Verizon. Hundreds of fishing fanatics took the challenge by telling—through photo essays, videos, and written submissions—why they deserved to be adopted and cured of “DAD” (Deprived Angler Disorder). DAD prevents anglers from reaching their full fishing potential and causes empty net syndrome and casting elbow.

By taking part in Boat Building by the Bay, 30 local disadvantaged kids are having fun while learning

about wooden boatbuilding. Made possible by the Box of Rain (BOR) and An-napolis Maritime Museum (AMM), this character-building program gets kids out and about, visiting local marinas and boat shops, talking with boatbuilders, and enjoy-ing special events, such as AMM’s holiday crafts celebration December 4.

“On January 3, the kids will make saw horses to prep for the main event: building two Peace Canoes at McNasby’s over five Saturdays between January and May. They will split into two teams and learn

about working together to create some-thing they can use. The dates are January 10 and 17, February 7 and 14, March 7 and 14, April 4 and 18, and May 2 and 9. Whether you call it a canoe, pirogue, or ba-teau, the Peace Canoe is a great hands-on project for people of all ages,” says BOR’s Kelsa McLaughlin.

The Boat Building by the Bay pro-gram is sponsored by the Annapolis YC Foundation, Chesapeake Light Craft, and Eastport YC Foundation. Keep tabs on the boatbuilding process at boatbuildingbythe-bay.blogspot.com. boxofrain.org,amaritime.org Photo courtesy of BOR's Kelsa McLaughlin

Thinking Inside the Box of Rain

George Smith (R) of Sarles Marina shows several aspiring boatbuild-ers in the Boat Building by the Bay program a completed Peace Canoe from Chesapeake Light Craft.

Celebrating lefty

T he evening of November 12 was a big night for diehard fans of Lefty

Kreh, a national treasure considered to be the father of saltwater fly-fishing and a powerful proponent for fisher-ies conservation. PropTalk joined Dick Franyo at his Boatyard Bar & Grill in Eastport to host a night of appreciation for this inimitable man who unlocked the gate to success on the water for so many. Lefty devotees and disciples came from as far away as Florida, Texas, and Vermont to the sold-out event. Super-star anglers from along the Eastern Seaboard, such as Norm Bartlett, Bob Clouser, D. L. Goddard, Flip Pallott, and Boyd Pfeiffer, joined in the celebra-tion and provided collectable material for a silent auction.

Proceeds from the auction and the gate went to support the work of the Maryland chapters of the Coastal Conservation Association. The morning after, Lefty boarded a flight for another week of flats fishing around Andros Island in the Bahamas. And, why not? He only turns 84 in February. Photo by C. Boyd Pfeiffer

Local Angler Scores New Bass BoatWith his mom manning the camera,

Briggs and his son captured the hearts of voters. To see their handiwork, visit wfn.tv/adopt/x6n2249h. “We commend Jim for his creativity and passion and for using the oldest trick in the book—a cute kid,” says Mark Ru-binstein, WFN’s president. Briggs says, “I’ve been going out on boats since I was a baby, and now I can finally take my son boating every weekend. I’ll teach him everything that my dad taught me about fishing.” He joined Eric Bishop, Sam Catello, Matt Teafatiller, and Shane Askira Tanita in winning gift cards to local fishing gear stores.


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R achel Carson was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, an outdoors writer for The Sun, and an accom-

plished environmental author, who called Maryland home for 35 years. She went on to write inspirational books, such as Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, and Silent Spring, a “wake-up call” for national environ-mental concerns. Carson died of breast cancer at age 56 in 1964. She once said, “The more I learned about the use of pesticides, the more appalled I became. What I discovered was that everything which meant most to me as a natu-ralist was being threatened, and that nothing I could do would be more important.”

To honor Carson, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science christened its new 81-foot, $4.3 million Chesapeake Bay research vessel with her name this past November. The red, white, and blue Rachel Carson will use state-of-the-art equipment to track the pulse of the Chesapeake Bay by monitoring water conditions, counting fish, and studying sediment fluctuations. What better way to honor a visionary of the past than by carrying her name for-ward on the flagship of the Chesapeake Bay research fleet? umces.edu

New Ship Honors Rachel Carson

F eed your mind as well as your stomach. Each Wednesday between January 14 and February 18, the

Shady Side Rural Heritage Society’s Win-ter Luncheon Series will feature lunch (of course) and a speaker on various historical and cultural topics at the Captain Salem Avery House Museum in Shady Side, MD.

Last year, guest speakers told stories of the burning of Steward’s Shipyard on the West River during the Revolutionary War era, life of a Baltimore Harbor pilot, Bay lighthouses, and watermen fishing off Parrish Creek. The entire series runs $75; each lunch runs $15. For reservations, call Peggy Tucker at (410) 267-0654. angelfire.com/md/ssrhs

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December [See Our Boat Show Calendar on Page 23]

Thru Jan 1 100 Miles of lights Hampton, Newport

News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. Mil-lions of lights and hundreds of holiday events! Drive- and walk-through light shows, lighted boat parades, city illumina-tions, music festivals, theatrical perfor-mances, and living history re-enactments are among the many holiday events taking place in. (888) 493-7386 x100, 100milesoflights.com

Thru Jan 1 Celebration in lights

5:30 to 10 p.m. Newport News Regional Park. Delight in this two-mile drive through over 200 displays with spectacu-lar animated scenes set with more than 700,000 lights along the park’s forests, fields, and ponds. $10 per car; $50 per bus. (757) 926-1400, newport-news.org

Thru Jan 1 lights n the Bay 5 to 10 p.m. Sandy

Point State Park, MD. Grab the kids and some hot chocolate, and delight in the colorful illuminations. (443) 481-3161, visitannapolis.org

Thru Jan 1 Mcdonald’s holiday lights

at the Beach Virginia Beach boardwalk. View more than 250 animated nautical and holiday-themed light displays, including festive fish, diving dolphins, playful por-poises, rocking sailboats, mischievous mer-maids, and a surfing Santa. Delight in the giant illuminated 12 Days of Christmas. $10 per car; $45 per bus. beachstreetusa.com

Thru Jan 1 Winterfest of lights

Ocean City, MD. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday through Saturday. Drive through the Tunnel of Lights at the Inlet, and enjoy the nauti-cal displays of holiday lights. In Northside Park, you can board the Winterfest Express trolley to see hundreds of animated lighted displays. ococean.com

15-30 holiday Festival of trains B&O Railroad

Museum, Baltimore. Admission runs $14 per adult. $12 per senior, $8 per kid ages two-12 years. (410)752-2490, borail.org

16 Colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea from Three British

Merchant ships into Boston harbor (the Premier Boston tea Party), 1773

18 holiday dinner Cruise 7 to 10 p.m. Pintail Yachts will

be your host for an evening of DJ’ed music and dancing, a gourmet buffet dinner, beer and other beverages, and more. $99. Reserve your spot by calling (410) 626-1888 in Annapolis or (410) 539-3485 in Baltimore. pintailyachts.com

21 John trumpy & sons, Builders of Fine Yachts,

Ceased operations, 1977

21 Winter solstice First day of winter.

22 First day of hanukkah

24 Waterskiing santa 1 p.m. Potomac River, Washington, DC.

Be at the National Harbor Marina to see Santa, Mrs. Clause, the Grinch, and all of Santa’s Special Helpers rock the waters next to the Wilson Bridge in Maryland. Everyone will love Santa, the knee-board-ing reindeer, the flying elves, the jet-skiing Grinch, Frosty the Snowman in a dinghy, and the Caroling Candy Cane Kids. (703) 280-1788, waterskiingsanta.com

25 Christmas

25 Jimmy Buffet Born, 1946 Margarita mayhem ensues.

Getting into the swim of things during the 2008 Polar Bear Plunge off Sandy Point State

Park. PlungaPalooza returns January 24. Photo courtesy of Special Olympics Maryland


29 USS Monitor, Foundered in a storm off Cape hatteras,

nC in 1682 See her turret and other artifacts at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA.

31 Boatyard Bar & Grill new Year’s eve Party Eastport will

rock until 2a.m.! boatyardbarandgrill.com

31 First night alexandria 6 p.m. to midnight. Throughout

Old Town. Bring the family for music, dancing, performing arts, a one-mile race up King Street, fireworks, and more to celebrate the arrival of 2009. firstnightalexandria.org

31 new Year’s eve

31 new Year’s eve Cruise 9:30 p.m. The Duchess of Pintail

will depart Baltimore’s Pier 5. Enjoy party favors, holiday appetizers by Harbor Magic, and a champagne toast at midnight while seeing the Baltimore Harbor’s firework display. $155. Reserve your spot by calling (410) 626-1888. pintailyachts.com

31 new Year’s eve annapolis Welcome in 2009 in style, with

window performances, interactive ven-ues, live music, two fireworks displays, and more maritime fun for the whole family. With support from ARINC, New Year’s Eve Annapolis will donate $2 of every ticket purchased online to a charity chosen by the purchasers. newyearsannapolis.org

January

1 new Year’s day

7-Feb 18 UsCG aux-iliary Coastal

navigation Course 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. High Point High School, Beltsville, MD. Meeting Monday and Wednesday, the USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 72 will cover compass use, chart reading, dead reckoning, piloting, tides and currents, and aids to navigation. Arrive at 7 the first night to get your books and charts. $50. After 9 a.m., contact Steve at (410) 531-3313 or [email protected] or Jean at (301) 261-7735.

Second-place winners overall during the Harker's Island King Mackerel Tournament October 4-11 of MSSA's Frederick Chapter (L-R): Capt. Tom Musser, Bob Purkey, and Chris Hafer on Kat Attack. For more of the club's fishing action, see page 36. Photo courtesy of Chris Linetty


8 Boatyard Bar & Grill Full Moon Party Eastport. Locals say this is

“a fun and odd event full of well-lit people wearing beads and dancing in a well-lit bar. They aren’t even (usually) on full moons because they are always on Thursdays.” boatyardbarandgrill.com

10-11 Coastal navigation Course 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At J/World Annapolis. jworldannapolis.com

10-11 radar & electronic navigation 9 a.m. to

4 p.m. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

13-15 aBYC Basic Marine electrical Class

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the Annapolis Maritime Museum. This course is designed for the electrical novice with minimal or no electrical experience. abycinc.org

15 annapolis Maritime Museum Winter seminar 7 p.m. to 8:30

p.m. The first of the Annapolis Maritime Museum’s 12-week 2009 Maritime Semi-nar Series, at the newly renovated McNas-by’s Oyster Company. The series will cover

a range of fascinating topics commemorat-ing Annapolis’ unique heritage. For the kick off, speaker James Cheevers, Associate Director and Senior Curator of the USNA Museum, will present the history of the U. S. Naval Academy. $60 for the series; $10 per seminar. amaritime.org

17-18 Basic navigation & Piloting 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

17-18 Marine diesel Basics 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

19-20 Marine diesel engines: level II

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis School of Seamanship annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

20-Feb 1 lewes (de) Polar Bear Plunge

Atlantic Sands Hotel. Entering its 18th year, the Plunge Festival includes an ice sculpting contest; a 5K Run/Walk to the Plunge; a chili contest; fun for kids, includ-ing decorating a bear; and a post-Plunge party, complete with hotdogs and chili, great big cookies, and the toe-tapping sounds of Greg Mack and his Polar Bear Band. The actual Plunge will be February 1 at 1 p.m. plungede.org

21 special Preview of Baltimore Boat show 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Be

among the first to experience the show, 500 powerboats, Affordability Pavilion, Take Me Fishing Center, Green Boating Zone and more! Live music, silent auction, and cash bar; proceeds go to the Wish-A-Fish Foundation. $20. baltimoreboatshow.com

22 annapolis Maritime Museum Winter seminar 7 p.m. to 8:30

p.m. The second of the Annapolis Mari-time Museum’s 12-week 2009 Maritime Seminar Series, at the newly renovated McNasby’s Oyster Company. Dr. Stuart Walker—legendary small-boat racer, An-napolis Maritime Hall of Fame member, and founder of the Severn Sailing Associa-tion—will discuss the boom in sailboat rac-ing in Annapolis since the 1950’s. $60 for the series; $10 per seminar. amaritime.org

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Maurice and Mauricus Gross take a canoe out November 1 while visiting the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

in Edgewater. MD as part of the Boat Building by the Bay program of the Box of Rain (BOR) and Annapolis Maritime

Museum. Photo courtesy of BOR's Kelsa McLaughlin

Steve Elsbach used a green crab to tantilize this tautog, which netted him the $80 Calcutta during a November 1 trip to the Delaware Bay on the Martha Marie. Elsbach is a member of

MSSA's Frederick Chapter. For more of about the club's fishing forays this year, see page 36.

Photo courtesy of Chris Linetty


24 Maryland state Police Polar Bear Plunge Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Join the thousands of warm-hearted souls who

have donated their time and money to the tune of $6.6 million to benefit Special Olympics Maryland by plunging into the Bay’s wintery waters. Now in its 13th year, the PlungaPalooza fun includes multiple plunges, the crowning of Miss Polar Bear Plunge, live music, 98Rock’s “A Raven in a Pear Tree” Holiday Party, games, and the chance to hobnob with local lu-minaries. With $50 in pledges, Plungers get the official Polar Bear Plunge Sweatshirt, lunch, a photo, and bragging rights. Gates open at 8 a.m., plunges at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. plungemd.com

24-25 Marine electrical system Basics 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis School of Seamanship.

annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

29 annapolis Maritime Museum Winter seminar 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The third of the Annapolis Maritime

Museum’s 12-week 2009 Maritime Seminar Series, at the newly renovated McNasby’s Oyster Company. Author Ginger Doyel, Over the Bridge, will profile many of Eastport’s memorable personalities. $60 for the series; $10 per seminar. amaritime.org

Third-place winners overall and Big Fish Calcutta winners during the Harker's Island King Mackerel Tournament October 4-11 of MSSA's Frederick Chapter (L-R): Capt. Chuck Mullaney, Steve O'Neill, Craig Abshire, and Ed Norris on Chuter IV. For more about the club's angling action this year, see page 36. Photo courtesy of Chris Linetty

MSP's Polar PlungaPalooza News

P roving that birds of a feather really do flock together, several Baltimore Ravens players— namely Joe Flacco, Adam Terry, and Haloti

Ngata—are planning to participate in the popular winter-time fundraiser for Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD) known as the Maryland State Police (MSP) Polar Bear Plunge January 24. That is, if the Ravens don’t make it to the Super Bowl in Tampa this year. Coach/Coordinator Rex Ryan and retired Raven Michael McCrary also will take the plunge. Flacco, Terry, and Ryan are Honorary Co-Chairmen of the MSP Plunge. Ryan sits on the Honor-ary Board of Directors for SOMD.

Track the pre-plunge fun by logging onto plungemd.com every Wednesday through January 21 to see an ongoing video series, “Polar-Normal” Investigation Team Sets Out To Uncover What Makes the MSP Polar Bear Plunge So Cool. Detective Rick McCool, his super-savvy assistant Cathy, and uber-polar techie Jimmy Myrick will take a Mickey Spillane/X-Files/Mission Impossible/Blades of Glory approach to finding the missing Tahiti Tom of Tom’s Hot Tub Emporium. The series is presented by Aerotek and produced by Take One Digital Media Works in Annapolis.

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The American Power Boat Racing Association has announced the dates for inshore hydroplane and

skiff events in region four, which encom-passes the Chesapeake Bay. If you’ve never been to the races, you are seriously leaving something spectacular off of your bucket list. Even the most tentative American motorhead will find himself standing close to the water’s edge with a cold beverage in hand and wondering “what if” as the overcharged boats tear great circles around a tight oval course.

For those who come by water and raft up for the show, turn one at the Thunder on the Narrows in August provides a long stretch of front-row viewing where families can float, swim, eat, and cheer. Tradition-ally, the spectators surrounding turn two get a bit more naked.

The Cambridge Classic, which has been running since 1911, provides excellent access to the action on Hambrooks Bay at the Great Marsh Park free of charge and full of hospitality.

The Hampton Cup in Virginia is the oldest continuously-running motor sports event in America. The 2009 event will be the 83rd running and also the Summer Nationals.

The granite town of Port Deposit, MD wraps up the Chesapeake schedule on Labor Day with thrilling, partially-airborne action over the rolling Susquehanna River.

Small boat racing at speeds of 150 mph

Racing NewsInboard Powerboat racIng 2009

By Joe Evans

2009 Inboard race dates

April 18-19 Portsmouth, VAMay 16-17 Lake Hopatcong, NJJune 6-7 Elizabeth City, NC July 25-26 Cambridge, MDAugust 1-2 Kent Narrows, MDAugust 14-16 Hampton, VA (Summer Nationals) September 5 & 6 Port Deposit, MDOctober 3 & 4 Clarksville, VAOctober 10 & 11 Wildwood, NJ

For more information go to goboatracing.net.

offshore Performance racing Chesapeake schedule

June 6 & 7 Ocean City, MDSeptember 19-20 Cambridge, MD

For more information go to oparacing.org

Bildahl’s Race Images Now Available OnlinePropTalk-contributing photographer John Bildahl has posted more than 1400 close-up race photos from 2006 and 2007 for all the world to enjoy. Prints are available as well at a modest price. Check out the magic at johnbildahlphotography.com/ptalk.


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January 8-11 Fishing expo & Boat show Timonium—fishingexpo.com

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January 23-25 Virginia Boat show and sale Richmond—agievents.com

January 30-February 1 Fredericksburg Boat show bmgevents.com

January 31-February 1 and 4-8 Mid-atlantic sports and Boat show Virginia Beach—targetedproductions.com

February 4-8 atlantic City International Powerboat show—acboatshow.com

February 12-16 Miami International Boat show & strictly sail—miamiboatshow.com

February 13-15 ocean City (Md) seaside Boat show ocboatshow.com

February 19-22 Washington (dC) Boat show washingtonboatshow.com

February 20-22 national houseboat expo Louisville—houseboatexpo.com

February 20-22richmond Boat show—agievents.com

March 6-8 Greater Philadelphia Boat show phillyboatshow.com

March 13-15 First state Boat expo Wilmington, DE—dmta.org

March 13-15 national Capital Boat show Chantilly, VA—agievents.com

april 3-5 tidewater Boat show Hampton Roads—agievents.com

april 23-26 Bay Bridge Boat show Stevensville, MD—usboat.com

May 29-31 The Yacht show at national harbor usboat.com

august 21-23 summer Boat & rV super sale Richmond—agievents.com

september 18-20 Virginia In-Water Boat expo & sailfest Norfolk—virginiaboatexpo.com

october 2-4 trawler Fest Solomons—passagemaker.com

october 8-12 U.s. sailboat show Annapolis—usboat.com

october 15-18 U.s. Powerboat show Annapolis—usboat.com

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Now in its 56th year, the 2009 Baltimore Boat Show at the Balti-more Convention Center January

21-25 will feature more than 500 power-boats, from personal watercraft to 45-foot luxury yachts. Exhibitors will also offer the newest marine accessories and gadgets. In a clear response to the volatile financial news, a special “Affordability Pavilion” will show-case boats that can be purchased for less than $250 per month. The Show’s “Take Me Fishing Center” will also showcase boats and gear for a variety of fishing styles. The Green Boating Zone will showcase hybrid boats and the hottest eco-friendly accessories from West Marine.

The Baltimore Boat Show continues to be a great source for winter family fun. Scheduled are educational seminars and kid-friendly activities, including appear-ances by SpongeBob Square Pants January 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 4000-gal-lon Fetch ‘N’ Fish” tank will be the focal point for demos by professional fishermen, and visitors can take a close look at Miss GEICO, the world’s fastest racing boat fresh off her world championship. For rag haulers, SailFest will display the latest in sailboats and showcase sailing seminars and the Discover Sailing Center.

showtimesWednesday, January 21 (Special Preview Night—separate ticket), 6 to 9 p.m.Thursday and Friday, January 22-23, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.saturday, January 24, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.sunday, January 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Fish with a raven!Baltimore fishermen love their Ravens football. When they come to the 2009 Baltimore Boat Show, they may be able to score a “Day on the Bay” fishing with Jarret Johnson, a star linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens’ defense. The winner of the “Day on the Bay” sweepstakes and his or her guest will fish with Johnson onboard the 37-foot Post Sport Fisherman, Dancer. Visitors to the Baltimore Boat Show can enter to win onsite, and the winner will be selected at the conclusion of the show; no additional purchase is necessary.

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Buy-a-Boat & WinLast year, Kenneth Clevenger from Balti-more purchased a 2200cc NauticStar from Ed’s Marine Service and won $5000 in the Buy-A-Boat & Win drawing. The first 200 boat purchasers instantly receive a $50 Boater’s World Gift Card. Be part of the 2009 “Buy-A-Boat & Win” program.

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I hope this doesn’t turn into a rant, but I just had an epiphany, and a useful one, if I do say so myself.

The recent U.S. Powerboat Show in Annapolis was my first power-

boat show ever, and I had a plan. Chock full of ego and ignorance, I would write the definitive piece on the power-sail thing. You know, the stinkpot/blowboat phe-nomenon.

I’ve been to enough sailboat shows, this year included, to see it for what it is, a tradeshow with a lot of razzle-dazzle attached. I expected the powerboat show to be the same, only full of big, ugly gas-guzzling monsters—the ones that roar by and swamp you when you’re out having a peaceful afternoon on your daysailer. And the people? Of course, they would be knuckle-dragging guys, pulling their women around by the hair.

In short, I had already written the piece. I just drove down from Baltimore to collect the data that would confirm my hypothesis.

So, I get right to work. I go to the press trailer where Bob Slaff helps me get legal. He looks like he’s been around awhile, so I ask him about the power-sail thing. “Well, the pool for power is bigger,” he says. “How much?” I ask. “Zillions.” Then he tells me that he’s been a sailboater all his life. Now in his ninth decade, he has a 30-foot sport fisherman, a Luhrs Alura, but that his wife has a Lancer, a 36-foot sloop. OK, Bob gets an age and hubby waiver, but the rest…

Bob kindly produces my pass, and I go stand at the entrance to do some profiling. And stand… and stand. Much looking, little notetaking. In fact, the crowd is pretty similar to the one I saw last week at the sail show. Maybe a tad less yachty, but slouchy khakis and sunbleached ball caps are holding their own here. Perhaps not so many skinny hirsute calves, but then it’s cooler this week.

Surely inside the show, confirmatory data awaits….

It’s midday now and warming up. The crowd moves purposefully, but slowly, a little buzzed by the warmth, like late-summer flies.

Or maybe it’s those $8 Pain Killers that Pusser’s Caribbean Grill is passing out like candy.

On the docks, people are talking about the price of fuel. “Runs six gph, so double that—average 10, so that’s $40 an hour.” I wonder why he says, “double that” until I pass an Edgewater with two Yamaha 250s hung on the back. THAT’s why double that.

I walk around these four-stroke beau-ties, remembering the 1.5-hp Seagull I’d started my sea career with. My skipper always carried a clean paper towel to dry the condensation off the single spark plug. After an evening of Mt. Gay sundown-ers at the Admirals Inn in Antigua, it was thanks to that paper towel that we got back to the boat lying on the hook in English Harbour.

I make a note of the Yamaha 250s. Soon, I update it to 300, then, as I proceed down the dock, to 350V8. How long will this go on, I wonder. It seems to me that we’re getting to Cape Kennedy proportions here. Then I espy the Donzi boat. Even I, in my terminal state of motor ignorance, have heard of Donzi. There, gleaming Ital-ian chic, bedizened with three—count ‘em three—Mercury 300s. I am intrigued… and running out of room on my notepad.

Further on, I board a Viking 67 offered by Blue Water Yacht Sales. I’ll admit I am a county rube, but this yacht impressed even the motor boaters who came aboard with me. The walls were covered in pseudo suede, and, yes, they were padded. A glass wall that separated the galley from the salon went from transparent to translucent when you turned the light on. There were so many rounded glass and gleaming wood surfaces that I felt a little disoriented.

I had to sit down. It was very comfy. This yacht was not about playing footsie with your host—unless you wanted to, of course—as we do in the cramped confines of most sailboat salons. It was about enter-taining… in style.

And that’s when the epiphany hap-pened. Yes, sailing is roughing it in com-parison with this. And sailboats don’t take

an enormous amount of fossil fuel to run. And, yes, there’s a lot of knack to sucking the goodness out of the wind and not let-ting it sock the stuffing out of you.

But after we sailboaters get through roughing it, we climb into our gas guzzling SUVs, and go home to houses that are too big, and too hot. Where we try to get as comfy as the motor folks are on the water. So, where’s the difference there? If you look at the whole picture, not much.

It seems to me that this power-sail thing is not too useful. Where has them-versus-us ever gotten us, except in trouble? But what gets me is that it’s not even true. If you sail, and you live in a tiny eco-house, and have 1.6—or better, 0—kids, and eat vegetarian, and you walk to work, you can crow a little. Everybody else: sit down.

And have we talked looks? My last stop of the afternoon is by Hinckley, whose redesigned picnic boat T37 is parked catty cornered in her oversized slip. It seems a bit arrogant, like those guys who park their new sports cars on the diagonal so you don’t scuff their paint with your old banger. But I have a soft spot for Hinckley, so I forgive her her attitude. Plus, she is the belle of the ball. The understated flare of her bow reverses itself magically along her sides to an extreme tumblehome on the stern; the varnished teak swim platform aft accentuates the curvaceous look. This is one look-at-me boat… motorboat. Better look-ing, in fact, than 90 percent of the sailboats on the water, in my opinion.

So, that’s my rant. We should stop look-ing for differences. Whether we’re driving an O’Day or a Donzi, we’re all out there for the same reason—because we love the water.

about the author: Stephanie Stone has been a steady columnist covering the Bal-timore and Northern Bay waterfronts for PropTalk’s sister publication SpinSheet for many years. Please send your Northern Bay story ideas and comments to [email protected].

Them and Us By Stephanie Stone


DREAMBOAT

Most people would think that a business plan that included bringing out a new boat model in these times of high

gas prices and hard loans would be less than ideal, particularly if the plan included a new design from the ground up. Regula-tor, however, figured that this would be an ideal time to introduce an up-to-date hi-tech fisherman that takes advantage of the latest building techniques and materi-als and the latest machinery, controls, and electronics.

Rather than using an expanded, modi-fied Regulator 29 hull, Regulator opted to have Lou Codega design an entirely new boat with a bit more beam to accept a pair of Yamaha 350 horsepower V-8 four-stroke outboards on an Armstrong bracket and would provide the maximum amount

of fishing room and amenities that could be fit into this size and type of boat. This express is a quick, good-looking, canyon-capable boat with comfortable, elegant accommodations.

The hull is a hard chine deep Vee with 50 degrees of deadrise right forward and 24 degrees aft. The area of highest slamming loads on a hull is from 25 to 50 percent of the load waterline aft of the stem. In a boat with this speed capability and size, however, it is necessary to carry that deep Vee aft, as the vessel can become airborne in a seaway, so the point of contact upon return to the surface can be anywhere along the keel.

We looked at the boat before the sea trial. The accommodations below were large and comfortable. Headroom was a surprising 6-feet, 6-inches, so I didn’t have

to slouch in the head, unusual in a 30- foot boat. The dinette forward is large, and the table drops to make a good-sized double berth. A generator and air conditioning make the whole area comfortable in all seasons.

The galley is compact and includes a single-burner stove, stainless steel micro-wave, sink, and a drawer refrigerator. The head/shower is comfortable and good-sized. Countertops in the galley and head are Corian, and the woodwork is well-fitted and finished. A substantial amount of finished fiberglass is used below, but the ‘glass combined with the wood and Corian is elegant rather than stark, while being easy to maintain and clean.

Aft and under the command bridge is another sleeping area, a place to stash a couple of kids if the need arises. The big

RegulatoR 30 expRessBy Mike Kaufman

This express is a quick, good-looking, canyon-capable boat with comfortable, elegant accommodations.


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flat-screen TV should keep them enter-tained as well. Aft of that sleeping area is a very large, finished storage locker.

Out in the cockpit there is a lot of work-ing room. Washboards and bolsters are thigh-high for good offshore security. At the forward end of the aft portion of the cockpit are comfortable steps to port and starboard to easily get up onto the wide side decks. The boat is easy to get around in all areas both topside and below.

Mezzanine seating is provided so that you have witnesses to verify the size and existence of the one that got away. Under the mezzanine seating is a 35-gallon recir-culating live-bait well. The inside is colored Bait Pacifying Blue, which keeps the bait from stressing out about being fed to a trophy fish. It’s easier than feeding them beer. A bait station with a freshwater sink is forward to starboard.

For those bluewater trophy fish, there is a 340-quart fish box in the aft washboard. Beside the fish box is a walk-through transom door. Forward, the steering console and instruments are mounted on centerline, the best position for all-around visibility.

John McDevitt of Bluewater Yacht Sales and Wyatt Lane of Regulator took us out for a run last May. There was a bit of a chop running, and the boat handled it eas-ily. Turns at speed were crisp and carved; the boat banked well and always felt under control. At 4400 RPM, her speed was 33 knots (38 mph); at 4600 rpm she was doing 35 knots (40 mph). At WOT (full boogie) she turned up 46 knots (53 mph).

The Regulator 30 Express is a good-looking, fast, offshore capable fishing machine with accommodations that exceed those of many if not most 30 footers. John McDevitt and Bluewater Yachts can have you running out to the canyons in one for less than $300K.

about the author: Mike Kaufman has been a professional yacht designer and surveyor for more than 30 years. He has designed and assessed both power and sailing yachts for a full range of purposes around the world. Kaufman is a National Association of Marine Surveyors Certified Marine Surveyor and has served as regional director and chairman of the Membership Screening Committee for that organization. He is a life member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. www.kaufmandesign.com.


For feverish, cabin-bound anglers hunkered down in the

Chesapeake winter, there is no sweeter dream than one that puts you aboard a professionally-guided skiff drifting quietly over a Carib-bean flat under an azure sky. In the near distance are tailing bonefish or maybe a giant permit with its sickle tail and dorsal fin waving above the mirrored surface in the warm breeze. Or, even better, there is a stout tarpon cruising up with nothing on its mind except how much he would like to eat a lure that is exactly like the one on your line. Then the phone rings. Maybe, just maybe, it’s your fishing pal calling to say it’s time to get to-gether and book that trip.

The easiest and most com-plete solution is to call Frontiers International Travel. Based in Pennsylvania and in business since 1969, Frontiers is the granddaddy of adventure travel companies. The business was founded on the own-er’s passion for high-end fishing and hunting. They have it wired with packaged excursions catering to the highest demands of global sportsmen and sportswomen.

In a previous incarnation, I

traveled on assignments under the Frontiers um-

brella to special situations ranging from above the Arctic Circle in Russia to

the pancake flats of Los Roques in Venezu-ela’s Caribbean. Frontiers Travel takes care of everything, including all transfers, connections, baggage handling, licenses, visas, meals, whis-key, and guiding. The only thing you need to do is fool, hook, and land the fish while having an excellent time.

Frontiers’ 2008-09 winter offering includes spectacular opportunities in the Bahamas (11 lodges), Belize (four lodges and one mothership operation), Costa Rica (five lodges featuring billfishing, including sailfish on fly), Guate-mala (two hot sailfishing programs), Mexico (eight locations), Panama, Christmas Island in the South Pacific, and exclusive fishing in the Seychelle Islands.

Frontiers International travelfrontierstravel.com(800) 245-1950

An easy alternative to the Frontiers’ royal treatment is the Montana-based Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. As you

would guess, it’s about flyfishing only, and all of the outfitter’s connections have been heavily tested by the Yellow Dog staff. Sounds like a great job, doesn’t it.

The destinations range from New Zealand to Chile and Argentina, to the Caribbean and North America. The adventures are organized for fanatics who still want a hint of comfort to go along with the experience. Perhaps most in-teresting is Yellow Dog’s listings of last-minute deals, perfect for those who hate to plan ahead but love the smell of a bargain.

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southern Fishing escapes

by Joe Evans Conventional anglers who simply want a warm place to go to where they can pull on a ton of lively fish

should give Captain Joe Riley a call. Riley is a renowned blue water captain from Maryland who has operated out of Ocean City and in the Chesapeake since Hitler was a cub scout. He is hooked into the Buena Vista Sportfish-ing resort in Guatemala for the winter. The focus is on sailfish with expectations for a dozen releases a day and good shots at twice that many on an outing. The fishing will also include the occasional romp with a Pacific black, blue, or striped marlin and plenty of action on tunas and spinner dolphin.

The fully-staffed Casa Amarilla Lodge on the Buena Vista Island shore is near Iztapa just 70 miles south of Guatemala City. The place is run by Americans with Chesapeake Bay roots. There’s excellent sightsee-ing around in the area for anyone in your party who can’t flow with the whole fishing thing.

Captain Joe riley(410) 353-0785Buena Vista sport-fishing lodgebuenavistasportfishing.com(866) 699-3277

A thrilled angler hefts a giant trevally in the Seychelles cour-tesy of Frontiers International Travel.

Captain Dan Harrison from Crisfield, MD

craddles a bonefish in the Bahamas.


Great Harbour Trawlers recently added a brand-spanking-new Great Harbour N47 to its charter fleet in the Abacos in the Northern

Bahamas early spring through mid-summer. The 2009 flying bridge model, The Busted Flush, offers all the com-forts of home and features three full-size staterooms, two heads, and crew quarters. Ideal for two families and their children or three couples, she is available as a bareboat, captained, or fully crewed charter for one week or longer. Company rep Eric Kraft says, "The boat was named after Travis McGee's houseboat Busted Flush. Our company owner’s favorite author is John D. MacDonald, a prolific crime and suspense novelist who dreamt up McGee and his vessel." The N47 is set up for island hopping in style with air conditioning and a gen-erator, washer and dryer, gas grille, and flat-screen TV with surround sound as well as a large swim platform with boarding ladder, an outdoor hot and cold shower, snorkeling gear, and a RIB inflatable. And, at no extra cost, Great Harbour’s captain will teach trawler basics to those wanting in learning. The fleet, which includes Great Harbour N37 Flybridge Trawlers, spends fall and winter on Florida’s St. Johns River, near Jacksonville.

eric Kraftgreatharbourtrawlers.com(352) 377-4146

W indrush, a 55-foot Trumpy Flush Deck Cruiser, is available for three- or eight-day Vacation Cruises for up to four guests. Win-

drush operates out of Annapolis, where she was built in 1965/66, and Islamorada, FL. Lucky girl: she cruises the Chesapeake Bay from mid-May to mid-October and then heads south to winter in the Florida Keys. The yacht has two elegant staterooms, each with a private head and tiled shower, a comfortable saloon with TV/DVD, and spacious aft and fore decks for serious relaxing, dining, sunning, and sightseeing (americanclassicyachting.com).

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Classic southern Charters

by Ruth Christie

Cruise back in time. Showtime is a restored classic Trumpy 63-foot motoryacht serving

as a floating showcase for marine products from over 30 manufacturers and suppliers. When not serving as a VIP Boat for Key West Race Week, visiting east coast boat shows, or hosting other marine industry events, Showtime is available for day or term charters for four overnight guests and two/three crew members. She seasons in the summer in Newport, RI and in the winter in Palm Beach, FL. As with many charter vessels, Showtime charters can be arranged during the seasonal repositioning. Onboard amenities abound, including Bose Surround Sound, plasma screen TVs all over the place, WIFI and air-con-ditioning throughout, and generous ensuite accoutrements. The aft deck is a great place for morning coffee and evening cocktails in any weather.

sandy Carneyshowtimeyacht.com(401) 338-6866

Scout, a 72-foot Commuter [below], is one of several custom-made beauties available

for charter options. She summers in Oyster Bay, NY and winters in Great Bridge, VA. Captain Christopher Schultz says, “Gisela Huffman, my chef and girl scout, and I are both 25+ veterans of boats of every size and shape. Scout is the smallest vessel we’ve worked on in a while. Guess size doesn’t matter when you have the opportunity to steward nautical tradi-tion. Life is good!” PropTalk crawled all over Scout when she was in town on her way south this fall and can attest to the warm welcoming ways of both the vessel and her crew. The jump-seat up front will delight any wine time aficionado. Further afield, Nordic Lady specializes in charters in the BVI, and Magic Carpet provides charters near St. Simons Island, GA.

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W hen people say things are going south,

it usually means their happy parade is about to need a raincoat. But, when you think of bluewater

cruising in southern climates over the winter, it’s all warm and fuzzy. Here, we spur the dream of leaving the cold Chesapeake’s waters behind and heading to where the weather suits our summer clothes. We’ve found some classy motor yachts that are there already, waiting to treat you and yours to some first-class hospitality.

Scout's jump-seat Photo by Walter Kober


It’s 3 a.m. late in October. You’re behind schedule for the southern migration after a four-day blow on the Bay.

You back out of your protected slip on Town Creek in Oxford, MD, hoping to ride the outgoing tide to make Norfolk the follow-ing afternoon. Duchess, a beautiful 50-foot, flat-top sedan cruiser built by the Electric Launch Company (ELCO) in 1930, singlehanded by a friend who’s counting on you to help him get south, is following in your wake.

Less than 200 yards into the trip, your port engine overheats.

Do youReturn to your marina to diag-

nose the problem?Continue on your journey?Most prudent boaters would

go for option A. Mike and I of course, chose option B. The dogs chose A, but we ignored them.

Traveling through the moon-less night on his stunning yacht, our friend Lee diPaula must have choked when Mike hailed him on Channel 16 to alert him of our problem. “Keep me ad-vised,” was all he said. His boat is considerably faster than ours, so our traveling on one engine would slow him down. Returning to the boatyard would stop his trip before it began. Most other southbound yachts had already left, and if we aborted our trip, diPaula might have to abort his as well. Few words were exchanged aboard Hermione, which indicated the serious nature of our decision. We continued toward the open

Bay, despite increasing lumpiness and the prospects of many dark hours before dawn as we reviewed our options.

Fortunately, Mike and I agree on a lot of things, such as never turn around. Also, we both thought it was a Saturday morn-ing, which meant no mechanics would have been around. In fact, it was a Friday, making it more reasonable to return to the dock. We’ve cruised many miles without that port engine due to some now-resolved issues that came with the boat. Consequently, Mike can handle her quite well in any situation, so I wasn’t worried about our ability to travel though the lock at Great Bridge, VA. This was a much easier transit than the Erie Canal, the Welland Canal, and the St. Lawrence Seaway locks, which we have previously handled.

A few hours into the trip, Mike attempted to start the port engine. Nothing. Since we are hoping to someday switch out her Chrysler 318s for a pair of diesel engines, the prospect of a major repair was not appealing and would have forced us to commit to the new engines and more lost time. Five hours into the trip, he again hit the starter switch, which fired the troublemaker right up, and it ran flawlessly without overheat-ing from that moment on. Mike’s best guess as we cruised along in the darkness was that the engine was fine, but the extreme low tides due to the driving winds had allowed the raw water intake to

Southbound Hermione

" While we’re glad to relax a bit, we miss the routine and experience of travel."

The continuing story of the travels of Jody Reynolds, Captain Mike Wright, their two dogs, and Fred, a well-behaved fake parrot, on Hermione, their 1925 57-foot Elco— Editor.


become plugged. While bouncing down the Bay during the night, the “plug” had come loose, and the problem had worked itself out.

That’s what I love—a boat that heals herself.

Today, I sit at our dogs’ new favorite dock in Eau Gallie, FL. We’ve traveled nearly 5000 miles aboard Hermione in the 16 months we’ve owned her. Our journey from Oxford to mid-Florida took exactly two weeks, despite some lousy weather in North Carolina. which caused most other yachts to hole up (we didn’t) and the threat of Paloma, a late-season Cat 4 hurricane, which made us nervous before she blew out over Cuba.

For the crew of an old yacht like Hermione, making the 1000 or so miles from Oxford in two weeks is an exhilarat-ing adventure. It was much more like a yacht delivery than our previous travels have been. With inspiration from an eager traveling companion such as diPaula who was always up before dawn ready for departures at first light, we learned that an 83-year-old girl can still travel comfortably at a fast pace, and her engines ran perfectly throughout the trip at up to 11 knots. But as our speed increased, so did fuel con-sumption, which we tried to ignore as we paced off the miles.

The only problem is we’re here. While we’re glad to relax a bit, we miss the routine and experience of travel. I think even the dogs are bored. Shelby (a yellow lab) kept her bow watch for dolphins, and Dublin (a Dalmatian) learned to relax. They love the Eau Gallie Yacht Basin, which reminds me a little bit of Annapolis. We are both anxious to renew the work we’d planned to do aboard Hermione last summer. And the railway at the Boat Shed in Eau Gallie will enable us to haul her and fix a persistent leak in the garboard.

Ponce Inlet is where we said goodbye to diPaula, who went ahead of us from Palm Coast en route to Titusville. On the way, he was badly waked by a rude and ignorant boater and was rolled out of the channel causing some damage to his transmission. He had to be towed north to Ponce Inlet, where we hope Love’s Boat Works can quickly solve the problem.

We were sad to lose our traveling com-panion. DiPaula works like a demon. He rarely speaks on the VHF. Like us, he be-lieves there’s too much chitchat, especially

on Channel 16. He navigated the skinny channels without complaint, and he was a delightful companion along the way.

I wouldn’t normally opt to travel with another boat, particularly one that was depending on us to get south, but diPaula and his great dog Tramp were exceptions in every respect. Mike had in fact “found” Duchess for him, after diPaula and his part-ner sold the lovely Trumpy, Washingtonian. The near perfect yacht he owns today bears little resemblance to the deteriorating ves-sel he purchased a couple of years ago.

Dipaula apparently has a way with the weather gods, who kept the wind to our backs for the most part. The trip was cool and kind, with only one deluge near More-head City, NC.

about the author: Jody Reynolds is a life-long mariner who recently converted from sailing to what she terms the “really dark side”— i.e. antique wooden motoryachts. Hermione is owned by Misty Rivers, Ltd., with the intention of running historic char-ters to give antique boating enthusiasts a taste of the yachts of the 1920s. Captain Mike Wright is a yacht surveyor with a 100-ton masters license. Jody, Mike, and their dogs can be reached by e-mail directly at [email protected].

Lee diPaula and Tramp after a long day on the ICW. Photo by Jody Reynolds

Last night, with a full moon as a bonus, we had a spectacular view of the launch of the Space Shuttle. Shelby and Dublin have made new friends and have found another favorite marina. Though it’s late in the morning, both dogs are nestled by my side as I write this in my aft stateroom nest, with coffee periodically delivered by Mike without my asking. Life is good aboard Hermione.


R eplace rotten beams, treat foundation rust, and repoint brick tower walls. These are some of the things on the

“to do” list of the keepers of Baltimore Harbor Light. On January 10, you can learn more about their efforts, as well as what’s been hap-pening on Poplar Island and the challenges Fred Kelly faces as the Severn Riverkeeper. These Bay projects will come to life as part of the Windjammers of the Chesapeake’s winter lecture series at the Severn School in Severna Park, MD. windjammers-chesapeake.org

—Story courtesy of Leah Duer Alfriend—Photo by Encompass Multimedia /encompassmultimedia.com

T he lord nelson Victory tug own-ers association recently welcomed new owners Tom Campbell and his

family, Jeremy and Cathy Field, John and Sue Mackie, and Stephen and Julie Sell. Joe and Arvilla Glinski won the 2008 Tug Trek Trophy for their 6800-mile, 11-month, Great Loop circumnavigation. At left, members enjoy happy hour during the East Coast Fall Rendezvous in Annapolis this past October. lnvt.wikidot.com

—by Dave Howell

Club NotesIt Just Goes To Show You

W hen I told a friend my family was going to spend Thanksgiving of 2008 at Rocky Gap near Cumberland, she in-nocently asked if I was taking my boat. Now, bear in mind that Rocky Gap cuts through western Maryland’s big hills, our beloved 40-footer is not trailerable, and last I checked, no through-cut of navigable water connects the Bay and

the resort. But, the question got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice to take our boat there? To enjoy one last weekend onboard her. To warm the cabin with a galley feast and the toasty smells of turkey and all the trimmings. To tuck the kids in under broad comforters with a glowstick in one hand and a stuffed animal in the other. To spend just one more night on the water this season. One last time.

As it turns out, we had already enjoyed our one last time for 2008, although we didn’t recognize it as such at the time. We had anchored out in autumnal colors up the Rhode River, warmed up with a galley-cooked meal, tucked the kids into their cozy bunks, and listened to loons and watched the stars before we turned in ourselves. The eve-ning was truly memorable. It just shows you: every trip on the water is special in its own way. See you on the Bay this coming season.

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Dream, Plan, and Do

“A dreamer with a plan is better than a genius without one, but get a plan.” With his wife’s

words in mind, John Gage decided to cir-cumnavigate the world. Some 25 years later, he launched his dream during a snow flurry on a 42-foot Passport christened Dream Catcher in Cape May, NJ on December 18, 2003. Gage sailed back into Sandy Hook, NJ on May 12, 2007—at the tender age of 76. Nearly half of his 33,000 voyage was solo-sailing.

Gage told nearly 80 members of the Wilmington sail and Power squadron during the October social, “Never give up on your dreams; time is a thief. Write your dreams on 3 x 5 cards and place them by the bathroom mirror, kitchen sink, and anywhere else you will see them several times a day. Write down your plan, make a list of readings and people to interview, develop a financial plan, and then, just do it. When someone tells me I can’t do something because it’s too crazy, too expensive, or too dangerous, or I’m too old, they are really talking about their limita-tions, not mine.”

Looking back over his journey, Gage said he’d do it again, but would install an electric windlass, would never again risk sailing solo, and would be more selective about his crew’s sailing skills. He now

wants to fly over and photograph the routes of famous explorers and photograph the terrains they traveled.

—Excerpted from a report by RitaShade / wilmingtonpowersquadron.org

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A Toast to Captain Morgan

December 8 brought the annual Christmas Party and final meet-ing of the year for the Pasadena

sportfishing Group (PSG) at the Earleigh Heights Fire Hall in Severna Park, MD. Members enjoyed hotdogs, cake, coffee and other beverages, fishing and jewelry prizes, and a money-laden treasure chest. Cap-tain Wayne Morgan, who charters Frayed Knot out of Deale, MD, shared his fishing techniques. Those smart enough to wear a PSG hat, shirt, or sweatshirt received extra door prize tickets and a chance to win gift certificates from Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle Store. We also enjoyed the PSG bus trip to Cabella’s on December 10. PSG has a new e-mail address ([email protected]) and website (pasadenasportfishing.com).

—by Paul Coakley

CLUBNOTES

Members of MSSA’s Frederick Chapter enjoy a tog trip on the Delaware Bay this past November.

On December 10, Mssa’s Fred-erick Chapter hosted a meeting as well as a fishing flea market

for the public at the New Market Fire-house. The Chapter meets on the second Wednesday of the month. Here are some tales from our fall tour-naments.

The 2008 Harker’s Island King Mackerel Tournament (HIKMT) based at the very ac-commodating Calico Jack’s Marina Hotel on Harker’s Island, NC October 4-11 proved to be one of the Chapter’s best trips. We caught kings, Spanish, amber-jack, hammerheads, dogfish, blues, and even a black sea bass! We saw porpoises, spinner sharks jumping and feeding, and little skippys. One 21-foot yellow center-console ran so far aground, it should have had a trailer under it. And, onshore, bets on Jim Beam shots resulted in someone getting naked and jumping into the harbor. That same character got a hook in his hand that required a hospital visit and caused a

man overboard drill for a mishandled gaff with a shark still on the hook.

Chuck Mullaney won the $1000 Cal-cutta and $180 for third place (with Craig

Abshire, Ed Norris, and Steve O’Neill), Lou Linetty grabbed $450 for first place, and Tom Musser (with Chris Hafer and Bob Purkey) got $270 for second place. Daily winners of $108 were Rob Pellicot, Mullaney, and Musser. Fred Keene won $180 in the 50/50; and Craig Abshire, Maureen Appleby, Mike Beans, Bryan Et-zler, Chad Green, Keene, and Linetty won raffle prizes. Congrats to all the winners. If

you’re looking for a good time fishing and great camaraderie, this is it. Hope you can make it next October.

This photo captures first-place HIKMT winners overall from MSSA’s Frederick Chapter (L-R): Capt. Chris Linetty, Mike Beans, and Chuck King, not pictured Lou Linetty, on American Made.

On November 1, 16 members met for a day of wreck fishing for tautog on the Delaware Bay. We chartered the Martha Marie out of Lewes, DE, captained by Les Clemmer. (His mate, Kelvin Samp-son, had spoken to us at a recent meeting regard-ing tautog fishing.) After

awhile, we had our first tog in the boat (lured by green crabs), followed by a few oyster crackers (toad fish), an eel, and a few more tog. We enjoyed a beautiful sunny day of camaraderie, jokes, and snacks and refreshments sponsored by the Chapter. Steve Elsbach’s $80 Calcutta win paid for his trip. It was a great day. You should have been there.

—by Chris Linetty

Have Boats, Will Travel… and Fish


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… I will tell you that there are still some honest men who are not scared to use hand tools, who can

sharpen a saw, Plane, or adze: there are still some who know that a little healthy exercise will not do them

any lasting harm. To be sure, most of these honest men live and work in rather out of the way places, but that is lucky, for in most cases they can acquire the provided boatbuilding materials for perhaps one-third the city prices. But, best of all, some of these honest gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.

L. F. Herreshoff

BOATSHOP BOATSHOP REPORTS brought to you by:

tom Jones and local artist Bill Walker at Crab alley skiffs on Kent Island have perfected a faux

wood finish using discreetly contrasting shades of Awlgrip paint and trompe l ’oil techniques. Jones developed a way to build classic Chesapeake crabbing skiffs using rot-free PVC panels as an alternative to traditional wooden planks and frames. The only downside is that industrial plastic boards are not as naturally pretty as those made from old-growth trees. Thus, he has dedicated great effort to making his top-coat finish work a yacht-quality product. The ultimate realization of that goal is in fooling the eye into believing that the tran-som is made of deeply varnished mahogany. They are open for business for yacht owners who would like the wood look on their transoms without the wood maintenance headache.

Also in the shop is the development of a v-bottom on his 19-foot design as part of Crab Alley’s entry in Professional Boatbuild-er Magazine’s “two gallons per hour” design contest. The parameters of the competi-tion call for a 16.5- to 18.5-foot skiff with no more than 25 horse power propulsion burning less than two gallons per hour while maintaining a 15-knot speed while carrying 650 pounds. The boat must also be capable of bucking a 15-knot breeze and a two- to three-foot chop—proboat.com.

tom Campbell and his crew at Campbells’ Boat Yards in oxford, Md have launched the first Camp-

bell 31 Bay Cruiser. This is a new design for the Campbell crew based on Chesapeake Bay deadrise concepts with ample flair forward carrying all the way aft to keep the

ride dry without losing the sleek Chesa-peake profile and style. She is designed to be a day-boat you can spend the night on. The cabin features a full-sized V-berth, a convection microwave, a refrigerator, Corian countertops, and the flawless wood joinery and finish work that Campbell is known for. She is powered by a Cummins QSB-380 engine.

Campbell returned to Oxford from the U.S. Powerboat Show in Annapolis with an order for a Campbell 37. Campbell

builds these yachts on a Down East-style hull designed by Spencer Lincoln and molded by Atlantic Boats in Maine. The hull has been delivered, and the crew is now at work turning her into a yacht based on the customer’s desires and Campbell’s specifications for style, function, and aes-thetics. She should be ready to cruise in the fall of 2009.

Otherwise, Campbell’s Boat Yards at Bachelor’s Point and Jack’s Point have a winter backlog of Awlgrip paint jobs, re-power projects, varnish work, winteriza-tions, shrink-wrapping, and general main-tenance work to keep them entertained until spring arrives.

Campbell has Liberté, a 34-foot Wilbur that he built in 1998, for sale in the yard. She was part of a trade-in deal on a new Campbell last year.

Trompe l'oeil mahogany transom at Crab Alley Skiffs on Kent Island

Building a big deadrise at Chesapeake Boats near Crisfield. Photo by Bill Griffin


George hazzard at Wooden Boat restoration in Millington, Md is busy with varnish work and

a name and registration number change (actually a big deal on a classic, varnished hull) on a 1950, 19-foot Chris-Craft racer. Tim Grant of Grant Signs is applying the gold leaf.

Hazzard recently wrapped the installa-tion of fresh Douglas fir engine stringers and a new mahogany bottom on a 1952 Chris-Craft Riviera. Phil Marone, a regu-lar customer, had some mufflers installed

on his 18-foot Chris to mellow out the rumble of the 283 Chevy engine.

Mitch Owens has his collectable Owens 32 in for routine touchup work. Hazzard is also installing an inverter to modernize her for comfort on the hook.

The two-year restoration of a 30-foot Chris-Craft Constellation is finally coming to the finish line. She should be turning heads on the water in the spring.

Just for fun, and just to be sure there is plenty of sanding and painting to do, Haz-zard has a full frame-off restoration ongo-ing on a 1930 Model-A Ford. The first coats of acrylic lacquer are on, and she’s starting to look better than original.

rick and rick roe at roe’s Marine in st. Michaels are busy with the construction of a 26-footer for Bud

Mullins. This boat is custom built on a hull from a mold designed by Harry White many years ago. This will be an open center console with a 350 Indmar Chevy inboard engine. After fairing out with Duratec’s VE fairing primer, Roe will give her an Awlgrip fighting lady yellow topcoat job set off by

fleet-white washboards, decks, and comb-ings. Mullins may sell the boat after she’s completed due to a change of plans with his home and dock in Florida. Could be a good buy for the right customer. Contact Rick Roe to find out more—(410) 745-5095.

Roe is moving from the pondering stage to the design stage on a new 26-foot con-cept. He wants to develop a hard-chined boat in the Chesapeake deadrise tradition but with a bit more flair and classier lines than the boat from the White mold. He intends to organize her for the customer’s

choice of inboard, outboard, or outdrive power.

Joe Kidwell launched e-Yachts, a boat-building and repair business, in sep-tember in the old owens Yacht facility

in dundalk, Md. His first production offering is a 33-foot family sailing yacht designed by Jeremy Wurmfeld and Robbie Doyle. A 44-foot production sailboat is in the works as well as two powerboats sized 35 and 46 feet. The sailboat parts are molded in a glass shop in Rhode Island and shipped to Baltimore for assembly and finishing. Kidwell intends to begin cold-molding the Wurmfeld and Carl Persak-designed 44-foot powerboat in 2009 and will use it as his test boat as he develops the details for production.

The e-Yachts facility is set up as a full-service marina offering dockage, stor-age, maintenance, refit, and repair work. Additionally, the operation is geared up for custom building of cold-molded boats us-ing marine-grade plywood and hardwoods, joined and sealed with West and MAS epoxies.

tom Weaver and Mick Price at Weaver/Price design and the eastport Yacht Company in

annapolis are celebrating the launch of a luxury limo-boat they designed, which was built by Goetz Marine in Rhode Island to fit the cassette cradle of a European superyacht. This is a boat suitable for a James Bond film with enclosed luxury accommodations for guests and a forward open command cockpit for the crew. The 30-foot boat was built of carbon fiber based on Goetz’s and the Weaver/Price team’s

years of high-end America’s Cup and ocean boatbuilding experience. The concept is to pop open the cassette on the port-side of the motheryacht and drop the boat by wire into the water whenever the guests want to go ashore. On her initial break-in sea trial, she reached 43 knots at 4000 rpm. Cool.

Based on feedback from the first year and a half of marketing the new Eastport 32, Weaver and Price are beginning to sketch out plans for a larger version. The 43-foot step up will provide more living space and increased range. Specifics include two ensuite cabins with a shower/head for cruising couples or families, custom deck and cockpit layouts to suit the customers, allowances for an office/desk space or full-sized refrigerator (PropTalk says go for the fridge), a dinette version, an up-galley, a fully-enclosed cockpit (or not), an optional tailgate transom, and an IPS pod propul-sion system option.

Meanwhile, Eastport 32 number nine is in the mold.

A classic deadrise takes shape at Chesapeake Boats near Crisfield. Photo by Bill Griffin

A see-thru 20-foot Chris-Craft Rivier at Wooden Boat Restoration, Millington, MD

The first Campbell 31 heads for her opening splash in Oxford.


Mike lohr in edgewater, Md has converted a custom Carolina-style fishing machine built by

Craig Blackwell into an express-style lay-out. He is now renovating the interior with fresh teak and paneling. The plan is to have her back in the water to chase tunafish east of the Outer Banks in the spring.

Bill donohue and his crew at annapolis Classic Watercraft (aCW), located in the historic

sarles Marina and Boatyard in an-napolis, has a robust list of winter projects to handle, including the salvation of a 45-year-old Lightning Class sailboat, a full refinish and repair list on a Wasque 32, engine and cosmetic work on a Frances Goddard New England bass boat, and a restoration of a unique Dunphy X-55 runabout built in 1965.

Donohue is also building a Homewood Landing 24 diesel launch, an ACW design concept, for Penny and Dan Yates in St. Michaels. He will be getting some assis-tance from Joe Reid’s crew at Mast & Mal-let in Edgewater, MD, who will cold-mold the cedar and mahogany hull, and Mike Sucklin at Litewoods Joinery in Annapolis, who will cut the frames, bulkheads, and interior panels on his computer-controlled router table.

ACW will assemble, rig, and finish the boat in Eastport. She will receive a 75-hp four-cylinder Yanmar engine, which should push her along at about 15 knots cruising speed. Otherwise, she’s going to be pretty simple with basic electronics (GPS, DS,

VHF), the essential canvas—cushions, bimini, and dodger—and a portapotti. She’ll hit the river with a deep green hull, white boot, red bottom, and varnished teak decks. The deck hardware will be bronze. Delivery is scheduled for summer 2009.

Composite Yacht on the Chop-tank river in trappe, Md has a 32-foot boat under construction

based on a Down East-style hull designed by Willis Beal. The Composite team is set-ting her up to be a basic Bay cruiser with a

single Cummins V-Series 380 below deck. The boat features lobster boat-style high sides and a 12-foot beam, which makes her ideal for family cruising. The 28-inch cockpit sides will make for a safe play deck for kids. She will have a V-berth, galley, and a stand-up full head below. The owner likes to fish, so the boat will have a clean layout on deck with removable seats to clear the way for fish wrangling. The boat should be ready to join the fray for the 2009 spring trophy striped bass season.

The third Composite 26 is on her way to Miami where she will used for fishing and commercial bait harvesting. Hull four is now in the mold with a customer in Florida waiting.

Composite is in the final stages of con-struction on a single-handed open-ocean rowing boat for Victor Mooney, a vision-ary from Queens, NY with plans to row from Senegal to Brooklyn. The boat was designed as a stitch and glue kit by Doug Frolich at Marshall Yacht Design in Cali-fornia. Harbor Sales in Kennedyville, MD provided the precut panels. The boat will have a small two-gallon per day water mak-er, basic nav equipment, satellite communi-cations gear, seatbelts, and saltwater ballast

tanks. She will displace about 2000 pounds fully loaded. The endeavor is intended to raise awareness of global warming.

Joe reid and the team at Mast & Mallet in edgewater are gearing up to build a 25-foot version of the Ches

peake 22, a home-grown (Mast & Mal-let) concept with classic Bay looks and function. Mast & Mallet is also building the 24-foot hull for Bill Donohue’s Home-wood Landing Launch. Meanwhile, John

Thayer, the newest Thomas Point 32 owner is on his way down the ICW to Florida after taking delivery at the U.S. Powerboat Show.

Otherwise, the shop is busy with the usual refit and winter maintenance work on the Thomas Point fleet and other boats, such as a classic Mike Kaufman-designed Topaz 24 in for tank replacement and a Chris-Craft cruiser from the 60s that will be benefiting from some new wood and paint.

Judge Yachts in denton, Md is promoting AlexSeal paint jobs for the winter. AlexSeal is a relatively new

inear-polyurethane paint system in the market to compete with AwlGrip, the yacht standard.

In the shop at press time is the hull for a new version of the Chesapeake 36, which will be set up with cruising and cocktail features, including an extended cabin, a dinette, a queen berth, a full head with shower, an up-galley, and the engine mounted below deck.

Also in the works are a 27-foot Chesa-peake for Jerry Phares of Pasadena, MD, a 27-foot center-console boat for Chris

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Grey areas mark the express conversion on a Blackwell sportfisher by Mike Lohr in

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Jim Floyd and the crew at F&s Boat Works in Bear, de are fitting out the interior on Bandolera, a 72-foot

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The gills on a 62-foot sportfishing machine at Titan Yachts near Ocean City, MD. Photo by Bill Griffin

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The Judge Chesapeake 36 in the mold in Den-ton. Photo by Bill Griffin


Nine Year Old Hauls in World Record Rockfish

Jake Garren and his dad Bill from Ironto, VA were swimming eels under bobbers near Kiptopeake, VA on November 28 when the boat rod next to Jake came

alive and the bobber dove toward the bottom. Jake jumped to the opportunity and, a few minutes later as his dad silently watched, a giant striped bass showed its sparkling yellow eye. According to Jake, “When dad first saw the fish, he thought it was the biggest striper he had ever seen, but he didn’t want to let on and cause too much excitement.” Without much trouble, Jake brought the leviathan to the boat where Dad scooped it into the net. When the Garrens delivered the fish to Chris’ Bait & Tackle in Capeville, VA for weighing, owner Chris Snook immediately called the Virginia International Game Fish Association representative Julie Ball in Virginia Beach. Ball drove over the Bridge Tunnel to the Eastern Shore to witness the weigh-in where the fish pulled the needle down to a certified 50.9 pounds. The standing striped bass junior world record is 47 pounds, nine ounces.

What a way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Congratulations Jake!

World Fishing Network Launches

Anglers’ Legacy Contest

It’s no secret that attracting new anglers to the sport is a real challenge these days. To help increase participation in boating and fishing, the World Fishing Network

(WFN) is helping kick off an Anglers’ Legacy contest. The Anglers’ Legacy program, run by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF), aims to increase first-time boating and fishing experiences, and it has signed on more than 75,000 Ambassadors nationwide since its inception in May 2006. By logging onto wfn.tv/pledge, you can take “Take the Pledge” and make a promise to introduce at least one newcomer to fishing.

“We encourage our Anglers’ Legacy Ambassadors to submit their stories, pictures and even videos about sharing the legacy of boating and fishing,” says RBFF president and CEO Frank Peterson. “We know our Ambassadors are committed to the cause. We look forward to hearing these inspiring stories and signing on new boaters and anglers to the program.”

The contest will be promoted through TV PSAs, web banners, and newsletter articles to encourage

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Ambassadors to share their stories. WFN’s judges will evaluate entries based on passion, creativity, and commitment to the cause. Visitors to wfn.tv/pledge can submit essays or videos and link to the full contest rules. All entries must be received no later than January 7,

By Captain C. D. Dollar

Robin Ball of Virginia Beach shows off a pudgy

triggerfish caught over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Photo by Julie Ball

This year marked some of the biggest payouts in MSSA tournament history.

Jake Garren (nine years old) and his family pose with Jake's 50.9-pound pending junior world record striped bass at Chris' Bait and Tackle near Kiptopeake, VA on November 28 while drifting a live eel. Photo courtesy of Dr. Julie Ball.


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2009. WFN will provide four grand prize winners with their very own 30-second Anglers’ Legacy TV spots on WFN and WFND, including airfare and hotel accommodations.

“We feel it’s the responsibility of the nation’s 44 million anglers and all of us in the industry to support initiatives that get more people on the water fishing,” says WFN president Mark Rubinstein. “We look forward to using our multimedia platform to support Anglers’ Legacy and encourage all anglers to introduce at least one newcomer to fishing.”

PropTalk, by the way, was one of the first publications to commit to the Angler’s Legacy program at its inception in 2005 with regular full-page contributions to promote the concept. For our readers, the commitment is easy and fun. Simply take someone fishing—ed.

MSSA Announces Tournament Series Winners

For two days in November, more than 120 boats competed for $50,000 in prize money in the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association’s (MSSA) 16th

annual Chesapeake Bay Fall Tournament.

Steve Scrivener of Frederick, MD garnered top honors with his 52.6-pound striper, good enough to earn him $28,875. He was trolling near the Gooses (buoy 78) on Sunday November 16 when the big striper hit a trolled tandem rig.

Scrivener’s striper bested the 46.3-pound rock landed by Lee Tippett of Nanjemoy, MD who checked in his striper at Calvert Marina in Solomons on Saturday, November 15. Tippett, fishing aboard his 25-foot MayCraft, caught the big rock on a white tandem rig down at Point Lookout. Tippett’s share of the cash totaled $11,151. Third place went to T. J. Pekin, who rolled into Solomons on Sunday with a 41.95-pound striper that earned him $7434.

MSSA’s fall tournament marks the end of the 2008 MSSA Tournament Series, and according to MSSA officials this year marked some of the biggest payouts in MSSA tournament history.

The group also announced the winners of its three “Captain of the Year” categories: Bluewater Captain, Bay Captain, and Overall Captain. Dale Dirks won MSSA’s “Overall Captain of the Year” with 1533.1 points, beating out George Wendling, who tallied 1507.55 points. Dirks gained free entry into all of the 2009 MSSA tournaments.

Third place went to Lee Slagle (1484.31), and James Barbey (1449.8) took fourth.

“Bay Captain of the Year” honors went to T. J. Pekin, who wasn’t even in the top 20 after fishing the spring tournament, but made up ground with a strong second-place finish in the fall tournament. He earned free entry into both the spring and fall tournaments next year. Second place went to Bob Harris with 1085.25 points, and third place went to Chris Linetty with 1069.1 points.

It was a close race for “Bluewater Captain of the Year,” as Kevin McMenamin and Lee Slagle battled it out in the Tuna-ment and Mar-Va tournaments. As few as eight points separated these two anglers, and when the sea spray cleared, it was McMenamin who came out on top with 495.1 points. Slagle finished a very close second with 487.4 points. McMenamin will be awarded free entries into the Tuna-ment and the first annual Inshore Beach N’ Boat tournament held in Ocean City, MD.

“We would like to thank all of our members and participants who competed in any of the four tournaments throughout the year, and look forward to the 2009 season,” says Dave Smith, MSSA’s assistant director—mssa.net

More Reefs Built off of the Ocean City Coast

Near shore fishermen had a little more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving after the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI) partners, including the Ocean

City Reef Foundation, the town of Ocean City, MD and the MTA New York City Transit, reefed more than 40 subway cars to create its second artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean.

On November 26, 44 retired New York City subway cars were placed at the Bass Grounds reef site, located approximately 10 miles southeast of Ocean City. The first coastal reef created by MARI, called the Susan Powers Reef, is located at The Jackspot, another good inshore fishing spot.

Decades ago, vibrant marine communities, such as oyster reefs, coral reefs, and underwater grass beds, which are critical to supporting diverse species of fish, were prolific in the Chesapeake Bay and off Maryland’s Atlantic coast. Today, however, these habitats are a mere shadow of their historical functions.

“Placement of retired New York City subway cars will create deep water artificial reefs that provide excellent habitat for benthic organisms and fish,” says Marty Gary, an ecologist with the Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources. “Once completed, as many as 600 cars will form a matrix of (offshore) reef sites expected to become premier fishing and diving destinations off Ocean City’s coast.” To support MARI’s efforts to improve fish habitat in Maryland waters, visit marylandreefs.org.

By Captain C. D. Dollar

NYC subway car makes a dive onto the Ocean City Reef to pro-vide new accommodations for fish and barnacles. Photo courtesy of Maryland DNR


New Year’s stripers

Years ago, Virginia anglers would put away their fishing tackle at the end of each sum-mer. Boats were winterized, and angling-obsessed dads

remembered they had families. But not any more. Virginia’s coastal striper fishery is keeping the hard core on the water well into the New Year. In cold months at the mouth of the Bay, catching small fish has become easy, and landing a fish of a lifetime is a strong possibility.

The season for Chesapeake Bay rockfish in Virginia closes on December 31. That closure only affects the keeping of stripers inside the Bay. Catch-and-release fishing in the Chesapeake continues into January and without the crowds of anglers who will only fish for table fare and bragging rights. These Bay bass are usually moving in schools and eating everything in their path. They are easy to find, as they are normally covered by a cloud of birds picking up scraps on the surface. Conditions are often perfect for light-tackle angling for fish that generally run from 20 to 35 inches. Look for the birds anyplace near the mouth of the Bay, especially along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) and along the shoals off Fisherman’s Island near Cape Charles.

Striped bass inside the Bay often feed on schools of silversides and menhaden (bun-ker). Almost any soft plastic bait rigged on a lead-head jig will work. To determine what the bass are eating, see what the birds are lifting off the water. If the stripers are eating bunker, use a plastic with a wider profile. If they are keyed in to silversides, a long and thin grub will do. White, char-treuse, and a white/chartreuse combination are always good color schemes. Pinching the barb down makes it easy to release the fish. In fact, you can often just slide your hand down the line, grab the lead-head, turn it so the hook is pointing down, and shake the stripers right off the hook. No damage done. If you must troll, remember that the fish may be feeding on small bait, so a giant trolling plug might get ignored. And if the small fish get boring, you can try to catch a monster at night. Fishing a live eel by the CBBT pilings is the trick. Rig the eel on a circle hook, since Bay fish have to be released.

You can also find bigger fish in the ocean, where the keeping season is still open outside of a coastal line stretching be-tween Cape Henry and Cape Charles and the three-mile line marking the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). These larger fish can be anywhere, from the Eastern Shore

by Kendall Osborne

Photo by Kendall Osborne


down into North Carolina. The ocean is a big place to search for stripers, so how do you find them? Dr. Julie Ball, the Interna-tional Game Fish Association representa-tive for southeast Virginia, recommends checking with local tackle shops for the latest on where the fish are hiding. “After that, I check Internet forums, as folks always like to brag about their catch. Once on the water, you can listen to the VHF, look for birds, look for bait, or follow the fleet,” says Ball. If all else fails, check some of the well-known spots such as Cape Henry, off the Ramada Inn, and off Sand-bridge Beach. Look for water temperatures between 45 and 55 degrees.

“The ocean is generally a trolling fish-ery,” says Ball. “The three most popular rigs are umbrella rigs, heavy Mojo Trolling Lures, and large deep diving plugs. I usually start by pulling a mix of Mojos and diving plugs. I use sturdy conventional gear and a three-way swivel to fish the Mojos. I tie the running line to one arm of the swivel. The heavy Mojo, with a large plastic shad body on the hook, is tied to another arm about three or four feet under the swivel. A plug or another shad body is tied to the third leg

of the swivel, rigged to swim about eight to 10 feet behind the Mojo. For trolling plugs, try a Mann’s Stretch 30, Rebel Jawbreaker, or the Hydro Magnum by Yozuri. Popular colors are red and white or chartreuse. I like to run a Stretch 30 way back, down the middle, as far back as I can let it to go and still maintain control. If the fish start hitting one type of rig, then I’ll switch to that. You can also pull large bunker spoons or plugs off a wire line rig, either on a three-way swivel or with an in-line sinker to get it down. Troll slowly. Start with just enough gas to keep your boat moving. Only speed up if you are marking fish but not getting any bites,” says Ball.

Lewis Gillingham, the Director of the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament, reports that Virginia’s striper stocks are in pretty good shape, and the number of big fish being caught is increasing each year. But, he reminds us to keep no more that we can use. “In general, those big ocean fish are all females. In a matter of weeks, those fish will be swimming back into the Chesapeake Bay and up the rivers to spawn. It’s always a good practice to keep only what you can truly use.”

For trolling plugs, try a Mann’s Stretch 30, Rebel Jawbreaker, or the Hydro Magnum by Yozuri.

The business end of a 21-pound blue. Photo and fish by Julia Ball


It is very easy to get cold and be horribly uncomfortable fishing the coast in January. This is especially true if you are in an open boat with no wind or spray protection. In order to be comfortable, dress in loose layers. Begin with a wicking synthetic base layer next to your skin. Then, add fleece or wool layers. Your outer garment should be waterproof, even on a cloudless day. The waterproof outer layer will protect you from spray and splashing fish. If you get wet, you will get cold. Some anglers carry two sets of gloves, one for fishing and one pair to keep dry for running. Keep your head covered to avoid excess heat loss. You’ll start sweating after you reel in a few big bass. That’s when you remove a layer or two and keep on catching in this fantastic fishery!

about the author: Kendall Osborne, a writer, photographer, saltwater fly angler, and lifelong boater, lives in Norfolk. Writing credits include Flyfishing in Saltwaters Maga-zine, Sport Fishing Magazine, The Fisherman, and PropTalk. He worked for the National Park Service, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Department of Homeland Security for more than 28 years before retiring in 2005.

If the small fish get boring, you can try to catch a monster

at night.

Darren Foster and a nocturnal trophy at the CBBT. Photo courtesy of Julie Ball

Julie Ball hoists a winter blue near the mouth of the Bay.

Father and son with a trophy under the CBBT. Photo and guiding by Captain Tom Hughes


F orget about chestnuts roasting on an open fire; how about fresh rockfish fillets on the grill! Anglers plying Maryland’s Chesapeake waters received an early Christmas present—more than two additional weeks to chase the Free State’s native gamefish. The state’s Department of Natural Resources has extended the striped bass season until December

31, in part to give the charter industry and sportfishing a needed jolt. The late fall rockfishing has been one for the ages, and there’s good reason to expect the action to continue throughout the holidays. So, whether you go with a pro or aboard your own sled, grab some family, bundle up, and go fishing. Make sure to save the big breeders for next year.

t alk about your mobile fisherman. When I pinged Captain Mark Galasso of Kent Island, Md for

his winter fishing forecast, he was chasing breaking rockfish at the mouth of Eastern Bay. A day or so later he got a jump on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) season, where he and his party “smoked the stripers.” He expects that there will be good numbers of rock in the main Bay through December. “Look for the birds,” he advised. As mentioned, stripers have already taken up station at the CBBT, and during an early trip to this striper Mecca, he found the pil-ings full of fish, some of which were in the 40-inch class. “By the time PropTalk hits the newsstands, the big coastal migrants should be in the mix,” Captain Mark says. “Look for pelicans and gannets diving on large schools along the western shore and south of the second and third islands.” And when the stripers are taking a siesta, which isn’t often in my experience, he suggests try-ing for tautogs, which also call the CBBT home. “These are fun fish and good eating,” Captain Mark says. “Anchor up over the rock piles at slack tide, and drop back a little piece of crab.”

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C aptain tom hughes from Baltimore is confident that the larger class striped bass will make an encore appearance at

the CBBT and the Atlantic Ocean again this December and January. He says you should be able to find the rockfish off Virginia Beach, and if the weather is very cold, south to North Carolina. “The average size striper will be between 26 and 38 inches at the CBBT, with larger ones in the ocean,” Captain Tom predicts. “These fish will be feeding up for the winter months, and they will journey back up the Chesapeake Bay to spawn in the spring.”

“I recommend either a nine- or 10-weight fly rod with a large arbor reel, spooled with Orvis Generation 3 Compensating Sinking Fly Line, Class V,” he says. “Attach a four-foot 20# fluorocarbon tippet with a chartreuse/white Half’n’Half, and you’re all set for a day of catching. If your pleasure is using light spinning tackle, it’s hard to beat a seven-inch Opening Night Bass Assassin on a one-ounce jighead.”

He also suggests taking advantage of the pub-lic ramp on Owl Creek in Virginia Beach. Once you run through Rudee Inlet to the Atlantic, a few of the more productive areas include the Golf Ball, False Cape, and Sandbridge.

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C aptain Jim Brincefield in Virginia Beach describes the great fishing in December

and January off Virginia Beach as a “veritable cornucopia of tackle bustin’ mayhem with the massive influx of gargantuan striped bass readily avail-able for light tackle enthusiasts.” After looking up several of his adjectives, I heartily second Captain Jim’s assess-ment. For starters, the CBBT complex holds portly linesiders in great numbers during the winter. Captain Jim recom-mends chucking Bass Assassins, Gulp! Shads, Storms, Tsunamis, and Bass Kandy Delights for rock-solid hookups. And don’t forget the venerable Atom Plug when the topwater bite is on.

If you think stripers are the only game in town, think again. “You can also score slammer bluefish, which maul metal jigs,” Captain Jim says. “I like Li’l Bunkers from Specialized Baits, Crippled Herrings, and Stingsil-vers, all of which can bring ferocious strikes.”

What brings the blues and stripers here in large concentrations is food, and lots of it. Menhaden, perhaps better known as bunker, gather en

L-R: Chris Slaybaugh from Rising Sun, MD, John Prince from

Prince Frederick,MD, and Scott Wurzburger of Hampton, VA on a late-season striper trip. Photo

by Captain Darren Rickwood.

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masse, and the gamefish are aggressive and look-ing to put the hurt on them. “Look for diving northern gannets, pelicans, and gulls, attracted by the schools of oily, corpulent bunkers, which are pushed to the surface by feeding rock,” Captain Jim says. “At times, the action is akin to a maelstrom.”

Captain Jim Brincefieldcaptjim.com(252) 336-4296

I caught up with Captain Kevin Josenhans of Crisfield, Md at the November celebration honoring Lefty Kreh, where he naturally

had winter rockfishing on his mind. December in Tangier Sound and the lower Bay can offer great action, and he expects another influx of the large, sea-run stripers to chase the schools of menhaden pulsing up the Chesapeake. The rockfish roaming the lower Bay often reach 40 inches or more, and some tip the scales at 40-plus pounds. No doubt, trolling is an effective method to land a trophy, but Captain Josenhans says spin and fly anglers take their fair share. “The key is locating the bait balls and then deep jigging five- and seven-inch Bass Assassins or Storm lures,” he says. “Locating birds, namely gannets, that are working the wa-ter’s surface will aid in locating the rockfish. It’s not necessary to see breaking fish, but a good fish finder is a must.”

Fly fishermen can join the action, too, and he suggests using fast sinking fly lines—450 grains or better. As for flies, Captain Kevin likes “a large Half’n’Half fly, in color combinations of chartreuse/white or gray/white with some pink towards the eye.”

Captain Kevin said the best areas in the Sound are near the channel edges over deep water. Try east and south of Tangier Light and east of Smith Point, VA. By January, many boats head to the CBBT and/or the seaside off Virginia Beach, where the striper fishing can also be world class. “The same techniques you’d use for this part of the Bay fishing will work for CBBT stripers,” he says. “Pay close attention to the GPS, as fishing in the Federal EEZ (more than three miles offshore) is prohibited. And, please release what you can’t eat.”

Captain Kevin Josenhans [email protected] (443) 783-3271

about the author: C. D. Dollar is a profes-sional guide and freelance writer based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland—cdollaroutdoors.com.

A pleased cold-weather angler on the Jil Carrie out of Virginia Beach. Photo by Captain Jim Brincefield

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Maryland Maritime Foundation Needs your help, boat and equipment to provide educational funds and opportunities to organizations and individuals with interests in maritime arts and sciences. Love our waters. (301) 509-3206.

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21’ Seaway Center Console ’08 New boat & motor w/ full warranties; 90 Honda; yellow hull; white decks; tan spray dodger; fish equipped. Call for winter clearance pricing. Rick Casali (410) 279-5309 or [email protected]

24’ Seaway Offshore Down East hardtop ’08 New boat seen in Boat Test; 150 Honda; windlass; side and rear canvas; stern seating; stars & stripes blue hull; shorepower; full galley; electric head. New trailer available. Call for special year-end savings. Bob Williams (757) 604-5776 or [email protected]

24’ Seaway Offshore Hardtop ’08 New boat & motor w/warranties! 150 Suzuki; bowthruster; windlass; canvas; rear seat; shorepower; galley; vaccuflush head; blue hull. Call for special pricing. Rick Casali (410) 279-5309 or [email protected]

24’ Seaway Sportsman ’09 New model. Center console w/ a cuddy forward. Leaning post, livewell, rod storage. 135 Honda on bracket gives 25 knot cruise, and 32 knot top. Stars & Stripes blue hull. Only $57,900 Contact Rick Casali (410) 279-5309 or [email protected]

24’ Shamrock 246WA ’00 Hardtop w/enclosure, swim platform, low hrs on 5.7 liter Seamax, electric head, VHF, Furuno, trim tabs, Washdown, $27,500 Composite Yacht LLC, (410) 476-4414.

26' Sea Hunt Triton ’07 Like new with twin 150 Yamaha 4 strokes. Trailer, upgraded electron-ics and 2013 Yamaha Warranty included. $55,000 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

28’ Legacy 2002 Blue Chip is a lightly used pampered picnic boat with Yanmar diesel. Sky Blue Awlgrip topsides with toast canvas (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

28' Albin Flush Deck ’04 Only 506 hours use, always indoor stored in a boathouse for the past four years! Located in St. Simons, Georgia. $109,000 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell

28’ Albin Tournament Express ’02 $99,500 Yanmar 315 dsl 23 kts, bow thruster, radar. Call Jim Kavle (410) 353-2133, [email protected], Sarles Boatyard Yacht Sales, www.yachtworld.com/sarles

28’ Bertram ’87 Great shape, Beautifully maintained, Fully equipped too much to list, New alum. fuel tanks, Priced to sell @ $30,000 Composite Yacht (410) 476-4414.


28' Pursuit 2870 Walk- around ‘04 Very strong, well- outfitted, and well-designed. Twin Yamaha 225hp 4-stroke outboards with just under 200 hours. $84,500 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

29’ Back Cove’s ’06 3 available, 2 hardtops and 1 softtop; Yanmar dsl engine, accommodations for weekending, nice electronic packages and much more. Prices starting at $157,500 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

29’ Tiara Coronet ’00 800 hrs. Twin gas Crusaders 7.4mp 320hp. Blue canvas top, aft curtain, Raytheon equip, rod holders, transom seats. Reduced to $70,000. Call (301) 412-1334 or (301) 670-2823.

32’ Ches. Deadrise ’00 Ready to fish, Plenty of rod holders & storage, Fresh paint, Electronics, Less than 400 hrs on BB Chevy $75,000 Composite Yacht (410) 476-4414 www.compositeyacht.biz

32’ Tiara Open ’04 Buy now and receive complimentary storage till spring and a full tank of fuel! 200 engine hrs. on Crusader fresh water cooled 8.1L MPI engines. All Raymarine electronics including GPS/Radar/VHF. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

33' Egg Harbor ‘77 On land for easy survey, recent new engines, beautiful condition, reasonable offers encouraged, recent survey available with accepted offer. Asking 39,000, try 36K. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

34’ American Tug ‘05 Red hull, only 240 pampered Chesa-peake Bay hours. Owner wants all offers submitted. Done boating. Found a lady to replace his boating. (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

34' Little Harbor Express ‘90 Songeuse is neat as a pin and ready to head to the Bahamas. T/Cummins inboard, Hardtop. (410)268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

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34’ Silverton Convertible ‘88 This is a very clean and well maintained vessel. She would make a great weekender for a family without breaking the bank. Twin freshwater cooled Crusader engines with only 600 hrs, comfortable accommodations, flybridge helm, full galley and much more. $ 27,400 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

35’ Tiara Open Express ‘98 What a boat for cruising and entertaining your friends! She has the preferred Twin 370HP Cummins dsls – cruises 24 knots and tops 30 knots. Excellent complement of electronics plus eng room digital color monitor, versatile Sunbrella top w/side curtains, sleeps 4 in comfort, AC and heat w/generator and much more. The owner has been very meticulous with all the mechanicals and it shows! Reduced again to $164,500 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

36’ Monk ‘07 Factory campaign boat with full machinery warranties. Commonrail Cummins with 70 hours. Full Raytheon C series plotter and radar. Boat smells new. Bow thruster and cruising package. $289,000 Walczak Yachts (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

36’ Sabre Fast Trawler ‘93 Outarags is a very lovely, clean and well maintained vessel. She has twin 250HP Detroit dsls w/low hrs, Northern Lights 5KW generator, AC & heat, dual steering stations, 2 staterooms with private heads & a nice electronics package. She is equipped to cruise. Reduced to $149,900 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

36’ Albin Trawler ’81 Lehman dsl, generator, bow thruster, Air/Heat, radar, AP, double cabin, Very Clean! Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com ; [email protected]

36’ Sea Ray Aft Cabin ’87 260hp FWC Mercruisers, AC/Gen, nice livaboard, $50,000 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

38’ Cruisers Yacht Cruisers ’00 $92,500, Twin Merc 310, call Bob Nixon (301)717-1688, [email protected] , Sarles Boatyard Yacht Sales, www.yachtworld.com/sarles

38' Fairline Phantom ‘00 Out of the Blue is very well maintained and rare. European quality with sleek aerodynamic styling. Excellent condition, professionally maintained. $275,000 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

38’ Hartmann Palmer Offshore ’87 Twin Ford Lehman 135 dsl, Gen, Dual Air, double cabin, sun deck w/hard top, Dual helm – cruise comfortably, economically – clean!! Call for complete details - Tony Tumas day or evening: (443) 553-5046 or (800) 276-1774, [email protected] or Visit www.greatblueyachts.com

38’ Marine Trader Tradewinds ’86 A one-owner, very clean boat offered at $110,000 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171

38’ x 14’ Evans ’06 with a new Cummins 450hp dsl; 360 gal certified fuel tank; dual hydraulic steering; shore power; radar; fish finder; stereo; bathroom w/shower; built in fish box; anchor windlass; rocket launchers; rod holders; ready to fish or cruise. $160,000. Call for more information. Day: (443) 783-0529, Night: (410) 623-2121.

39’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’00 Excellent cond. and completely equipped including hydraulic stabilizers, full electronics, aft deck enclosure, washer/dryer, fuel polishing and much more. Aggressively priced. Located Solomons. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

39’ Mainship 390 Perfor-mance Trawler ’02 Bright Bay Spirit is stylish and fast. Will get you cruising economically. $195,000 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171

40’ Marina Trader Sedan Europa Trawler ‘79 Ford Lehman dsl, 2 zone Air/Heat, Dual steering station, fly bridge, aft cockpit, refrigerator, freezer/ice maker - ready to cruise $65,000 Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com ; [email protected]

42’ Grand Banks Classic ’90 Turnkey! Twin 330 Cummins w/ low hrs.; queen island berth; great canvas & electronics; medium blue hull. $289,000. Contact Rick Casali (410) 267-1060, (410) 279-5309, [email protected]

42' Jones 2000 Scania 575HP, A/C, Full Elect, Elec Head, Shower, Many amenities, Ready to Fish or Cruise, Sleeps 5 $248,000 (410) 476-4414www.compositeyacht.biz

42’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’84 Very rare. Island berth forward, stabilized, epoxy bottom, new galley, washer/dryer, electric dinghy davit and complete electronics. Excellent value. Located Annapolis. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

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42’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’87 Rare midship master. Many extras including stabilizers, water maker, new bottom 2007, washer/dryer, bow thruster, new refrigeration, dinghy w/outboard and much more. Motivated seller. Located Annapolis. Kadey-Krogen Yachts 800-247-1230

43’ Albin Classic ’79 T-120hp Ford dsls, AC, Generator & complete electronics. Sellers motivated/Aggressively priced to sell @ $82,900 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

43’ Carver Cockpit Motor Yacht Beautiful Aft Cockpit Motor Yacht, Twin Cummins Dsls, Gen Set, Air, Full enclosure, GPS, Plotter, A must SEE BOAT! $ 189,900 Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com ; [email protected]

43' Defever trawler ‘82 Twin lehmans 12.5kw onan generator superb turn key live aboard. Complete furnishings, boarding steps, dock box more. Seller retiring 144K obo. See more www.pumpoutboatmd.com (443) 250-6588

43’ Marine Trader ’83 Twin Volvo dsl, Gen Set, Dual Air, Aft Sun deck w/hard top, Full Sun Deck and Fly Bridge enclosure -Beautiful interior – priced to sell fast – $ 89,900 – open to offers. Call for complete details - Tony Tumas day or evening: (443) 553-5046 or (800) 276-1774, [email protected] or Visit www.greatblueyachts.com

North Pacific 43 Pilot-house trawler '08 435 engine hrs, 9kw genset, water maker, AC/Heat, Sat/TV. $25K Raymarine E-series electronics. All the extras. $387,000 Located in Annapolis (936) 648-9536, [email protected]

45' Doucette 2006 700HP Cat, Genset, Full Elect, A/C and MUCH MORE!!! Ready for Commercial, Charter or Cruising Use!!! $229,000 (410) 476-4414www.compositeyacht.biz

46’ Chris Craft Constella-tion ’86 The quality and elegance of a Chris Craft really shows on this boat. A great value at $190,000 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171

46' Chris-Craft Aqua Home ‘70 Dark-blue hull, white deck house, mahogany rails. 230hp gas engine, freshwater cooled, completely rebuilt in 2006, about 10 hours of use. Make best offer. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

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46’ Jarvis Newman Down East FB ’78 Finished by Lyman Morse; built for duPont family; single large CAT; bowthruster; 2 staterooms; Maine quality. Asking only $199,000! Bring Offers. Contact Rick Casali (410) 267-1060 or (410) 279-5309 or [email protected]

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48’ Krogen North Sea ’07 Popular widebody model. Better than new. Owner’s change of plans necessitate sale. Totally outfitted for living aboard and long range cruising. Priced well below replacement. Located Kent Island. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230

48’ Krogen Whaleback ’02 Extremely rare offering! This is the newest Whaleback and the only Grand Saloon Whaleback to ever come on the market. The cond is “Like New”, the equipment is exceptional and the price is very attractive. Located Annapolis. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

50' Hatteras Sport Deck ‘97 with bow thruster and F/B hardtop. Owner will entertain all offers including trades. $379,000 (410) 268-1611 pictures and specs: www.walczakyacht.com

53’ Navigator Pilothouse ’99 New listing! Very well equipped and maintained traditional motoryacht. Maple interior; 3 staterooms & 2 heads; upgraded 430 Volvos /w 980 hrs; bowthruster; 10’ Avon w/ davit. Asking $465,000. Call Rick Casali for details 410-267-1060 or cell 410-279-5309 [email protected]

54’ Hatteras classic Motor Yacht ‘87 MY WAY located in Virginia. Bow thruster, Naiads, Novurania, custom spiral staircase to swim deck, Low engine time. Cablemaster. Only $375,000. owners want all offers submitted (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

64’ Marine Industries ‘88 Dinner cruise, Corp parties, meetings, start a fun business. Now operating in Baltimore Harbor. Owner has reduced the price 25% for quick sale $349,000 (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

78' Hatteras '90/'01 Cockpit motor yacht, very thorough refit. EX: GODSPEED reduced $100,000 for immediate sale. This VIP layout, H/T with EZ2CY, 4 stateroom, 5 heads, 12V71TI’s, Naiads, thruster, underwater lights. Boat is a superstar and a bargain at $749,000 (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

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49’ Grand Banks ’81 Pre-purchase survey available. Detroit 671N’s fully serviced and surveyed. Recent complete bottom job. New bridge canvas. Three cabins. Currently at Gangplank Marina in DC, current 4-night accommodation use with possibility to retain slip and future live-aboard status. Reduced from $229,000 to $199,000 Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (410)923-1400 office (443)223-7864 cell anytime


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