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September 2012For Sailors — Free…It’s Priceless
Rhodes 19 Boat ReviewRace Around Harkers Island
Wing Sails on a Sunfish
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SOUTHWINDSNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS
8 Editorial: Rhodes 19By Steve Morrell
9 Letters You Wouldn’t Believe
12 Bubba, Red Man’s Shill at OlympicsBy Morgan Stinemetz
14 Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures
15 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South
32 A Wing Sail for Under $1000!By Chuck Taylor
35 Rhodes 19 Boat ReviewBy Dave Ellis
38 Harkers Island RegattaBy Marylinda Ramos and Rob Eberle
40 Carolina Sailing: Evening Sailing in CharlestonBy Dan Dickison
42 Kids Learn Shipwright Skills at Boatbuilding FestivalBy Michael Sinnema
44 Race for the Roses Regatta Celebrates Silver AnniversaryBy Julie B. Connerley
46 Summer Sailstice on Lake EustisBy Glenda Libby
47 Southern Racing: News, Upcoming Races, Race Reports, Regional Race Calendars
70 It Was PerfectBy Jeff Silcock
11 Southern Sailing Schools Section
18-19 Southern Marinas Pages
26 Marine Marketplace
55 Boat Brokerage Section
61 Classifieds
68 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers
69 Advertisers’ List by Category
Wing Sails for a Sunfish. Page 32. Photo by Chuck Taylor.
Rhodes 19 boat review. Page 35. Photo by Doug Herrick.
Each issue of SOUTHWINDS (and back issues since 5/03) is available online at www.southwindsmagazine.com
COVER PHOTO: A Rhodes 19 of the Rhodes 19 Sailing Club
at the Landings Harbor Marina on the Wilmington River in North Carolina
heads out of the marina for an afternoon of racing. Photo by Doug Herrick.
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FROM THE HELM STEVE MORRELL, EDITOR
Memories of The Rhodes 19The Rhodes 19 is reviewed in this issue by Dave Ellis. BothDave and Jabbo Gordon have been regularly doing smallboat reviews for a few years now, and they have both done asuperb job (read past reviews at www.southwindsma-gazine.com). They regularly cover history of the boats, whichhas always been filled with many interesting facts and trivia.The Rhodes 19, though, has some special memories for me.
I learned to sail around Newport Harbor and BalboaIsland in Southern California on my neighbors’ two boats, anEl Toro and a Lido 14 (SOUTHWINDS reviewed both boats).When I went away to the University of California, I contin-ued to sail in San Francisco Bay by renting Rhodes 19s out ofSausalito on the bay on the north side of the Golden Gate. TheRhodes 19 was available, and I was the only sailor among agroup of friends, a few of whom enjoyed the sailing. Plus,sailing on San Francisco Bay has its own unique charm, asyou are surrounded by breathtaking beauty in every direc-tion. For one, unlike the coast in the South, there’s mountainseverywhere. Added to that landscape, you have the GoldenGate Bridge, San Francisco, Alcatraz, Tiburon, the Bay Bridge.On a weekend, you have boaters all over the bay, plus ferriescrossing from San Francisco to Sausalito and Larkspur (justnorth of Sausalito). It’s lively and beautiful. And it can bewindy, cold and rough.
I remember one instance when we were sailing near theshore, between Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge.Although I didn’t realize it in my earlier days on the bay, thecurrent going out of the Gate can be quite strong. But I had noclue how strong.
San Francisco Bay is an outlet for a very large volume ofwater, draining 40 percent of California. It drains the CentralValley—one of the largest valleys in the world—which hastwo large river systems in it, which drain one of the highestmountain ranges with some of the heaviest snowfalls inNorth America—the Sierra Nevada. The two rivers—theSacramento River from the northern Central Valley, and theSan Joaquin River from the southern Central Valley—con-verge several miles east of the bay. From there, these watersdrain out the Golden Gate Strait, an opening to the Pacific of
only 6700 feet. Add the outgoing tide and the waters of thehuge San Francisco Bay estuary, and you have very strongcurrents in the 4.5- to 7.5-knot range—basically a flowingriver when it’s an outgoing tide.
Although we knew the current was strong, we didn’treally know how strong until we started getting pulled outvery rapidly. The distance from Sausalito to the strait is onlyabout two miles. If the current is slow, that means you arethere in about 30 minutes, and if it’s fast, about 20 minutes.We realized it pretty quickly and immediately tried to sailaway and across the current, but it made little difference. Westarted waving our hands wildly at a powerboat a few hun-dred yards away, which soon realized we weren’t just beingfriendly, but were in trouble, and they towed us out of there.At the time, we didn’t realize how strong and fast that currentwas and how quickly we were being swept along. We learnedthat later. Never again did we sail close to shore in that area,nor did we ever again go sailing without knowing the tides.Looking at the shore near the strait, it looked like a roaringriver as the water sped by the rocks.
Otherwise, the memories of my days on the Rhodes 19are of sailing on San Francisco Bay, and I will always fondlyremember the boat for that reason.
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MORGAN INVASION WEATHER NOT SO PERFECT?In your article on the Morgan Invasion in the July issue, thefollowing statements are wrong:
“The weather was perfect for this year’s annual Morgan Invasion.”
“Good conditions prevailed for Saturday’s race...”There was so little wind at the start that the race com-
mittee shortened the race by 50 percent.Also, the largest Morgan wasn’t a “classic Morgan
OutIsland 45.” It was just a “Morgan 45.” And the largestboat was a Catalina 470. However, it never left the dock.
L. BakerTampa, FL
L. Baker – I will have to differ with you on the first two statementsbeing wrong. There is a famous quote I heard somewhere (authorunknown): “Perfect weather and good conditions are in the eye ofthe beholder.” It could have been perfect weather for someonewho likes very light winds, doesn’t like the boat to heel overmuch, or even someone who was hung over from the night beforeand couldn’t wait to get back to the dock. Any of these conditionswould have proven perfect for those people.
No disputn’ the fact that it was “just a ‘Morgan 45.” I could-n’t say. But I don’t advise using those words, “just a Morgan 45”around Charley Morgan. Plus, Charley might not accept the factthat a Catalina was the largest boat there. After all, in Charley’smind, as much as he might respect Catalinas, the largest boatthere had to be a Morgan, no matter how many other makes werethere that were longer in length.
Otherwise, I would personally agree on all your points aboutthe weather and the largest boat. Thanks for keeping an eye on us.We make mistakes.
Editor
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One of the biggest changes is that each skipper andboat must have seven copies of each of nine different formsrequired by the Mexican government, the most importantbeing copies of the U.S. passport. After reviewing the ninedifferent forms, one would wonder why some of theseforms could not be combined into one form. Consider, for
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example, the general declaration form and the arrival crewlist. Both forms have the exact same data, just in a differentformat. In addition, there is a real concern that all arrivingboats display the flag of Mexico as is tradition and customin the nautical world. It appears the Mexican navy has thepower to board and seize any vessel not displaying the flagof Mexico—it has to do with the potential of smuggling intoMexico of humans and drugs. They take this responsibilityand charge very seriously.
Once the Mexican authorities begin reviewing all thedocuments and checking the boat, crews and skippers, theydo not waste time processing and issuing the clearance tothe skipper and boat.
Another change on the island is parking of vehicles onthe main road on the waterfront. Now, vehicles cannot beparked just anywhere; they must be parked in approvedparking lots or zones designated on the street. While therehas always been a “presence” of police on the roads, thereseems to be more of a presence now than before. They arevery watchful for vehicle operators, especially golf cart driv-ers, driving with an “open container” in their hands. In thepast, they would look the “other way,” but now they arebecoming less tolerant of this activity.
Upon arrival at Buho’s, there was a major surprise instore for those who have had the pleasure to visit Isla Mujeresbefore. Senor Lima has completely remodeled the area aroundBuho’s. One “swing bar” has been replaced with an elevatedplatform for massages, and the old breakfast room where theradio shack was located has been demolished. It has beenreplaced with an outside bar and tiled deck. Covering the
entire area from the castle rooms to the existing swing bar isa palapa standing about 30 feet tall at the peak. Massive sup-port columns from trees taken from the Lima property on theYucatan provide the base structure for the peaked, palm-cov-ered roof. It certainly provides protection from the sun andrain for all who sit at the tables in the sand. Some of us missthe old Buho’s, but most welcomed the changes.
Activities provided the Regata al Sol visitors were stillthe same, even though the basketball game had to berescheduled and played in the convention center near PlayaMedia Luna. It did not make any difference; the Americanteam still lost to the Mexican team by two points.
All those who represented the regata as competitors,members of the race committee, or just as interested visitors,enjoyed themselves immensely. New restaurants werelocated and tried, as well as old established restaurantsrevisited. The outcome was the same; excellent food anddrinks. One new item was the discovery of a large indoorshopping complex, deemed “the Mexican Wal-Mart,” eventhough it is not associated with the U.S. shopping giant. Itprovides the locales with a huge selection of food productsin addition to the wide selection of other non-perishableitems, such as motor scooters.
All in all, even with the increase in “paperwork” toarrive at the island, it was all worth the effort. I do believethat most of us will be back for the next Regata al Sol. Thehospitality offered by the Lima family and the other islandresidents will continue to be real and authentic. So plan onattending Regata al Sol XXVIII in 2014.
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Ihadn’t seen Bubba Whartz at The Blue Moon Barfor a couple of months, and one hot Augustday, later in the month, I stopped in for
something cold and found him sitting atthe bar, alone, the only customer in theplace.
He had no one to talk to. Doobiewas busy stocking beer coolers.Bubba looked lonely, I thought, as ifhe could use a friend, so I took thebar stool right next to him andsaid hello. I startled him, actually,but when I told him that I had missed him at our mutualwatering hole, he brightened up some immediately andsmiled at me.
Then he said, “Doobie, bring us a couple of beers,would you please?”
Doobie looked at me, because she knew I would bepaying for them, and I gave her a slight nod of my head toindicate that I was aware of the play in progress and that itwas all right with me.
“It’s nice to be missed,” Bubba said as he downed thenearly full glass of beer that was already in front of himbefore the new order arrived.
“Where have you been? It has been a while,” I declared.“I have been in England, at the Olympics, Olympic sail-
ing, actually. I thought the sailing events were going to beon the Thames, but they were in other places,” Bubbaresponded.
My mother, who was born in England, in CharingCross, London, always referred to the river in London as ifit rhymed with “hems,” making the “h” silent. Bubba pro-nounced it so that it rhymed with “trains,” pronouncing the“h” as well. It was a first for me, but I ignored it in the inter-ests of having a stress-free chat.
“What other places?”“Weymouth and Portland,” said Bubba. “That’s where
the sailing venue was.”“Gee, Bubba, that’s terrific,” I exclaimed. “I didn’t even
know that you had competed and won at the OlympicTrials. What kind of boat did you sail and how did you do?”
“Oh, I didn’t sail,” said the live-aboard, live-alonesailor. “I never even got out on the water. I was there as a
representative for Red ManChewing Tobacco, but I didn’thave a pass to get into theOlympic Village, so I wasrestricted to proselytizing outon the street.”
“You did what out in the street?“I proselytized,” responded
Bubba.“Security was tight over there, I
know. Didn’t that get you arrested?” Iquestioned.
“No, not at all,” smiled Bubba, probably having a pri-vate moment of amusement with my personal confusion. “Itwasn’t like I was carrying a firearm or a bomb. By the way,do you even know what proselytize means?”
I admitted that the word was beyond my ken.“It means that I was trying to convert others, in this case
American Olympic sailors, to using Red Man ChewingTobacco as an offensive weapon out on the racecourse,”Bubba explained.
“Offensive weapon, Bubba? What the hell are you talk-ing about?”
“Well, it takes some practice. You don’t get to be anexpert the first time out of the box, just like sailing,” Bubbareplied. “But, for example, if an American Olympic sailorwere closing in on an opponent downwind in a Laser radi-al, then the American could discharge a squirt of Red Manjuice; the air would carry it and put spots all over his com-petitor’s sails, distracting the competitor. Then theAmerican could slide right on by while the competitor waswondering how his brand-new white sail ended up withbrown spots all over it.”
“Bubba, you may not know this, but the only peoplewho competed in the Olympics in Laser Radials werewomen. How in God’s name are you going to get Americanwomen to start chewing Red Man when they are racing?” Iasked.
“Are you sure you have your facts right?” Bubba asked me.“Of course, I am,” I emphasized. “I am a journalist and
we are supposed to get the facts right. The only exception tothat is Geraldo Rivera. He gets a pass.”
“Hmmmm. No wonder I wasn’t having any luck get-
Bubba, Red Man’s Shill at Olympics
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ting the women to take a complimentarypouch of Red Man,” Bubba said kind ofdreamily, like he was still mulling over thethought.
“Yes,” I continued, “and how manyAmerican women have you ever seenwith a wad of chewing tobacco intheir mouths?”
“A few,” counteredBubba, “but that was inthe Panhandle of Florida,west of Tallahassee, and inthe Panhandle of Oklahoma,up around Guymon.”
“You’ve seen no women around here chewingtobacco, have you?”
“No,” Bubba admitted.“So, maybe you were running against the wind with
your idea of using Red Man as some sort of tactical sailingweapon on the racecourse, especially when you concentrat-ed on the fairer sex,” I surmised.
“You could be right,” Bubba said. “But you’d think thata country that brought us the Jaguar-140, the Aston Martin,the Lotus, Carnaby Street, Pimms Cups, the Shandy, theBeatles, the Stones and Princess Diana would be a countrywherein expectorating a blast of Red Man would gain favor
because it was different.”“Different, yes, but if you expected to make a
breakthrough in the Laser Radial class, one thatis limited to women, I think you made a mis-
take in your plan,” I advised.“It wasn’t my fault,” Bubba com-
plained. “The marketing guys atRed Man specified that theywanted Red Man used by theAmericans who were sailing
Laser radials. They were mostemphatic about that. But the Red
Man company is located along theKentucky side of the Ohio River, in
Owensboro, so I doubt they knew any-thing about sailing. To make a selection, they
may have thrown a dart at pictures of sailing craft on thewall, for all I know.”
“You got a trip to the Olympics out of it. How werethey?” I asked.
“I’m not sure. I guess they were good. Red Man didn’tgive me any tickets to the events, even though they paid myway over and back and paid all my expenses. They, howev-er, did not pay the 10 quid fine I got hit with for expectorat-ing on a public sidewalk.”
“For what?” I asked.“Expectorating on a public sidewalk,” Bubba replied.“What does that mean?”Bubba sighed and replied, “It means that I got fined 10
pounds for spitting on a public sidewalk. A London police-man—they all have the same name, Bob, by the way—wroteme up, and I had to pay up or they were going to take mypassport away.”
“Expectoration is a pretty fancy word for you, Bubba.Where did you pick it up? Come to think of it, where didyou pick up a word such as proselytizing?” I questioned thesailor.
“In the U.K.,” said Bubba. “They use big words overthere. I think it comes natural. After all, Shakespeare is fromthere.”
“Shakespeare?”“Yeah,” Bubba replied, “The Pard of Avon.”“The famous cowboy?”“I think so,” Bubba authenticated.
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WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direc-tion of the prevailing winds in the area and month. Thesehave been recorded over a long period of time. In general,the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds camefrom that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often thewinds came from that direction. When the arrow is too longto be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.
The number in the center of the circle shows the percentageof the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of thearrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates thestrength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather isForce 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.
For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center atwww.ndbc.noaa.gov
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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING
Marine Diesel Engine and Support Systems Certification,St. Petersburg, FL, Aug. 7-10Mastry Engine Center. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460
Tides and Currents Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 15Presented by the St. Petersburg Sail and PowerSquadron. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. How the sun andmoon create tidal patterns, sources of information about tidesand tidal currents, simple ways to predict height of tide andcurrent flow and how to use both printed and electronic tidetables. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, DemensLanding. FREE. Materials are $30 per family, maximum 20students, pre-registration required. Contact: www.boating-stpete.org.
Chart Use Seminar, Beaufort, NC, Sept. 19How to Use a Chart, will be presented by the Fort MaconSail and Power Squadron. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30-8:30p.m. NC Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street. FREE.Preregistration required. Contact: www.fmsps.org/home,or [email protected].
Marine Systems Certification, St. Augustine, FL, Sept. 25-28Camachee Yacht Yard. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460
Coastal Navigation Seminar, Beaufort, NC, Sept. 26
Basic Coastal Navigation, will be presented by the FortMacon Sail and Power Squadron. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. NC Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street. FREE.Preregistration required. Contact: www.fmsps.org/home,or [email protected].
Marine Electrical Certification, Jacksonville, FL, Oct. 15-18Lamb’s Yacht Center. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOngoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes.www.ncmm-friends.org, [email protected], (252) 728-7317.
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Bareboats and Captained Charter CompaniesSOUTHWINDS is compiling a list for our website of all thecharter and boat rental companies, including sailingclubs in the Bahamas and in the Southeast U.S.—in theCarolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,Louisiana and Texas.
For small boat rentals, this includes beach cats,sunfish, trimarans, windsurfers, kite sailing, sailingkayaks—any small sailboat rental in a private business,sailing club or community organization.
For charter companies, this includes bareboat andcaptained charter companies and sailing clubs, includ-ing for the day and overnight, whether long term orshort term, and for any size boat.
All of the above includes inland and on the coast.Send your information by email to [email protected].
About Boating Safely Courses—Requiredin Florida and Other Southern StatesEffective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters tohave boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually berequired to have taken a course. To learn about the laws ineach state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.
The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun bythe Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education require-ment in Florida and most Southern states and also givesboaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) inboating safety. Other organizations offer other courseswhich will satisfy the Florida requirements.
The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects includ-ing boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailer-ing, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermiaand more. Many insurance companies also give discountsfor having taken the boater safety education course.Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’sBoater Safety Card.
The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **):
**St. Augustine, FL. Sept. 8. About Boating Safely.Sponsored by the Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine,FL, the eight-hour course is held at the St. Augustine cam-pus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (offState Road 16), St. Augustine. Preregistration required bycontacting Vic Aquino at (904) 460-0243.
**Bradenton, FL. Sep. 15-22. About Boating Safely.Sponsored by Coast Guard Auxiliary of Palmetto, FL. TwoSaturdays, Sept. 15 & 22, 8-12 noon, eight hours total. G. T.Bray Park, 5801 33rd Ave. Dr. W., Bradenton, FL. $35. Coupleswho share a book, $55. Bill Osolin at (941) 518-0609 or [email protected], or Fred Kermode at (941) 723-7344.
**America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail andPower Squadron, Sept. 17-Oct. 29. Available to anyone 12or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes heldonce a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks.Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper
a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St.Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE,Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Maximum20 students. Pre-registration required at
www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. Other member courses on naviga-tion, seamanship, maintenance, electri-
cal, etc., regularly scheduled. Go to the websitefor more information.
**Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2012 Schedule in FortPierce, FL. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click onClasses) for class information. 2012 schedule: Sept. 15, Oct.20, Nov. 17 Classes are usually very full, call and reservespace on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for eachadditional family member). Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard AuxiliaryBuilding 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142.
**Vero Beach, FL. Sept. 15, Nov. 24. Sponsored by the VeroBeach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, VeroBeach, FL. Schedule at www.verobeachps.com.
**Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904)502-9154. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go towww.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule, location and toregister.
**Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.The flotilla has found that many boaters do not have thetime to attend the courses, so they are now also offering ahome study course at $30. Additional family members willbe charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests heldbimonthly. Entry into the course allows participants toattend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.
US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX)For more on course locations, contact information, coursedescriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussail-ing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 683-0800, ext.644. Check the website, since courses are often added lateand after press date.
US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat HandlingA great course for those who operate whalers and similar sin-gle-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailinginstructors, race committee and other on-the-water volun-teers with some boating experience who want to learn thesafe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-the-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small PowerboatCertification is available upon successful completion of thecourse and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking aUS SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day coursewith two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day;or the accelerated one full-day course.
Sept. 1-2, Oct. 6-7. (separate two-day courses). Sept. 15,
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Oct. 20 (separate one-day accelerated courses). BestBoat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. DeanSealey. [email protected]. (954) 523-0033
July 30-August 3 (all separate, five-day courses.)Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers Beach, FL.Stephanie Webb. (239) 454-5114. Student coursesfor ages 10-17. 1-4 p.m. daily.
US SAILING Team Racing and UmpireClinic, Nashville, TN, Sept. 29-30. Robert [email protected].
Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami, FL, Oct. 6-8The three-day Instructor Certification Course is an extreme-ly intensive evaluation of your ability to teach sailing to theUS SAILING Keelboat Certification System Standard.Validation will be for three years. First Aid, CPR and USSAILING membership needs to be kept current. Instructorsneed to recertify their instructor status every three years.Renewals must be made within six months of the expirationdate on the card. Contact the Keelboat Program office forrecertification information. Contact Karen Davidson [email protected]. Instructor: Joe Hanko.
BOAT SHOWS
Tampa Boat Show. Sept. 28-30Tampa Bay’s oldest and longest running boat show. TampaConvention Center, Tampa, FL. NMMA. (954) 441-3220.www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m., 10-6 on Sunday. 16and older, $12. Ages 15 and under, free (when with adult).Purchase tickets online, at show, or by phone.
3rd Annual Southport Wooden Boat Show, Southport, NC, September 29Held downtown on the waterfront, wooden boats—both inthe water and on land—will be on display and with awardsgiven to Best Powered Boat, Best Non-Powered Boat -Row/Paddle and Best Non-Powered Boat - Sail. An awardsceremony and dinner for exhibitors, guests and vendors willbe at 5 p.m. A Nauti-kids event where kids will build theirown boats and test their seaworthiness. There will also be aSeafood Chowder Cook-Off with tasting and voting for best
chowder. Live music. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to www.south-portwoodenboatshow.com.
53rd Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show,Oct. 26-29 Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Fort Lauderdale. Largestboat show in the world, covering six sites. Over 1,600vessels with 160 super yachts, marine supplies,accessories, electronics. Adults $20 ($18 online),
children 6-15 $5 ($3 online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket$36 ($34 online). Fri-Sun 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Show open for $34 for show preview to all Thursday,Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanage-ment.com.
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS
Oct 5-7. 26th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival andBoat Show. Food, music and lots of other events. MoreheadCity, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.
Oct. 13-14. Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Shrimp cooked everyway. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Beaufort, SC.www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_beaufort_shrimpfest.htm
Oct. 11-14, 41st Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, ALMain public beach. Savor fresh-from-the-gulf seafood at the41st Annual National Shrimp Festival during this four-dayevent that attracts over 250,000 people. Peruse through thewares of 250-plus vendors showcasing their shrimp, finearts and crafts, and kick back to the continuous tunes fromthe two musical stages that will feature major nationalrecording artists as well as local favorites. Children’sActivity Village for kids entertainment. Free to the public. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com/
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Oct. 20-21. 43rd Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 pm. This majorevent features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and greatfood in City Park. There will be live musical entertainment atseveral places around town during the days and nights, anda parade on Saturday morning. In addition on this weekend,there is an open house at the lighthouse on Seahorse Key, thebig island 3 miles to the west of Cedar Key. Explore the light,look at the exhibits and wander this beautiful island. Shuttleboats are available at City Marina. www.cedarkey.org
Oct. 26-28. 31st Annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival.Children’s area, live entertainment and fishing expo. Thearts and craft show is designed with a nautical theme. Abounty of fresh seafood featuring our favorite MadeiraBeach Grouper. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Johns PassVillage, Madeira Beach. www.johnspass.com.
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2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season,June 1-November 30Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwinds-magazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites,hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.
2nd Annual Florida Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival,West Palm Beach, FL, Sept. 7-9Marine flea market, seafood festival, new and used boatshow, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33411. www.flnauti-calfleamarket.com.
25th Annual Coastal Cleanup,Alabama, Sept. 15Always the third Saturday in September, the Coastal
Cleanup is a chance to take pride in the beaches and water-ways of Alabama. Over the past 24 years, the AlabamaCoastal Cleanup has had 61,513 volunteers remove1,169,844 pounds of marine debris from a total of 3,917miles of coastline. www.alcoastalcleanup.org. 8 a.m. tillnoon.
Ocean Conservancy’s 26th AnnualInternational Coastal Cleanup, June through SeptemberThis year, Landshark Lager is partnering with OceanConservancy to host the Landshark Fin-tastic Voyage, aseries of beach cleanups and events to celebrate keepingcoasts clear of trash. Starting in June and running throughSeptember, cleanups will be on the East Coast from NewJersey to Florida.
On August 4, cleanup will be at Treasure Island in theSt. Pete/Tampa area. On Sept. 15, cleanup will be inPensacola, FL. To participate, go to www.oceanconservan-cy.org.
24th Annual Mississippi CoastalCleanup, Oct. 20Part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup.Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Hancock, Harrison, andJackson counties and barrier islands. Call (877) 232-2405.Go online to www.mscoastalcleanup.org for more informa-tion and to register.
International BoatBuilders’Exhibition & Conference,Louisville, KY, Oct. 2-4Known as IBEX, this event is held in Kentucky this year atthe Kentucky Exposition Center. The conference presentsnew marine products, emerging technologies and practicesin the industry, with seminars and exhibitions on the rele-vant subjects. Attendees can choose the Technical SeminarSeries, or the expanded Dealer Development, Management,
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10th Annual Seven SeasCruising Association FloridaWest Coast Gam, Punta Gorda, Oct. 13The 10th Annual Florida West CoastRendezvous will be held on Sat., Oct. 13, at the Isles Yacht
Club, Punta Gorda, FL. On Friday night, Oct. 12, there willbe a social hour at the Isles Yacht Club followed by smallgroup dinners at several local restaurants.
The Gam is open to both members and non-membersalike. The gathering consistently draws its limit of 175 peo-ple ranging from Tarpon Springs to Marco Island andbeyond. Some clubs arrange a cruise to Charlotte Harborand either anchor or stay at the public marina.
There will be informative seminars and small groupdiscussions on topics of interest to all coastal and long dis-tance cruisers. Seminar schedule will be posted on the web-site. On Saturday, dinner will be offered by the Isles YachtClub with choice of several entrees. Payment will be direct
to IYC by cash or check, no credit cards. FCYCMembers may charge dinner to their individualaccounts.
Featured speakers will be Lin and LarryPardey, world cruisers and authors of severalcruising books.
There will also be a tailgate flea market onSaturday afternoon, 5-6 p.m.
Preregistration is required by Oct. 1. Go towww.ssca.org, and click on the SSCA Events tabfor program details, cost, pre-registration infor-mation and directions, including hotels, marinas,and anchoring. This event fills up quickly, so early
sign-up is suggested. Contact Steve Johnson at [email protected] for any questions.
WindRider Trimaran Rendezvous,Sarasota, FL, Oct. 18-21The second WOW (WindRider Owners Weekend) rally forWindRider Trimarans will be held in Sarasota, FL, on Oct.18-21. Held during the weekend of the Buzzelli multihullregatta, some WindRider owners may choose to compete inthe regatta on Saturday and Sunday.
There will be specific events for WindRiders, which willinclude; attendance by Jim Brown (returning thisyear); receptions and prizes; instruction and tips for opti-mizing performance of WindRiders: Tips for rigging andaccessorizing. www.windrider.com.
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SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their ownboat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat own-ers. If you like to write, we want your review. It can belong or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new orold, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s aliveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast?Have you made changes? What changes would youlike? Contact [email protected] formore specifics and specifications on photos needed.Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for thereviews, too.
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15th Annual Cortez Nautical FleaMarket, Cortez, FL, Oct. 27The 15th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be heldat the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West,Cortez, FL 34215 on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. tonoon. Free to the public with lots of free parking. There isa $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge forsellers only. Bring your own table. There are no plans for itto rain, but if it does, rain day will be the next day, Sunday,Oct. 28.
Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too, buy ortrade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t letyour dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot ofboaters (or interesting people) and have a good time. Sodig out and dust off all that old boat stuff, and bring it ondown (or you could just keep it until you can’t rememberwhat it was ever going to be used for). Take the whole fam-ily (or leave the kids home to play some more videogames) and join us.
Come out and find a great deal or just look aroundand have a good time. For more information, call GeorgeCarter (owner of Cortez Yacht Sales) at (941) 792-9100.
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Okeechobee Water Level RisesSlightly Since JulyAs of press date in early August, Lake Okeechobee is at12.14 feet above sea level, rising about an inch since Julyfrom recent seasonal rains. This makes the navigationaldepth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 6.08 feet, and the
navigational depth for Route 2, which goesaround the southern coast of the lake, 4.24feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 51.35feet. For those interested in seeing the dailyheight of the lake, navigation route depths andbridge clearance, go to www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/Operations/LakeOWaterways.htm(copy this address exactly as it is here with upper andlower cases). This link is also available on our website,www.southwindsmagazine.com.
American Boat and Yacht CouncilOffers Tips on Detecting andPreventing SwimmingElectrocutionsInformation on the following was taken from SoundingsTradeOnly
Over the Fourth of July weekend, four children died fromelectrocution while swimming in lakes in the United States.All died from poorly grounded electrical systems in ahouseboat and a private dock. Such electrocutions havehappened periodically for many years, and the ABYC hasbeen working at addressing the problem since 2008. It canhappen in both fresh and saltwater. If someone is swimmingin water near a poorly installed AC system, then an electri-cal current will run through their body, causing skeletalmuscular paralysis. What is needed for electrical systems onboats, docks and houseboats is to have an equipment leak-age circuit breaker, which is similar to a ground-fault outletnow standard in all new homes in outlets that are outdoors,in bathrooms and in kitchens. The problem arises in AC sys-tems in boats and docks, and the leakage devices aremandatory in all boats and docks beginning Dec. 31.
The ABYC has created a webinar online to help identi-fy and deal with the problem. It is run by Kevin Ritz, anABYC instructor who lost his 8-year-old son to electricshock drowning in 1999. The video, titled Hot Docks, HotBoats and Electric Shock Drowning, is unlisted on the YouTubewebsite (can’t be found by searching), and only those whohave the link can view it: http://youtu.be/O7-s_mdEPb0. (For
those who don’t want to type in the exact text—and it must be exact—go to www.southwinsd-magazine.com and find the link on PopularQuick Links on the left column and click on it.)This is a thorough technical discussion on the
subject and how to detect and prevent theproblem. It could save a life. (Editor’s note: I saw
this video and I highly recommend it).
Marlow Purchases Hunter Marine Corp.Information from this article was taken from Soundings TradeOnly (www.tradeonly.com)
In early July, the U.S bankruptcy court handling the restruc-turing of the bankruptcy of the assets of Hunter MarineCorp. approved the sale of Hunter’s operating assets,along with “selected assets” of Mainship Corp. and theLuhrs Corp., to Marlow Acquisitions, LLC. The LuhrsGroup, which owned Hunter Marine Corp, MainshipCorp. and the Luhrs Corp., declared bankruptcy on April30, and Soundings Trade Only reported that the judge forthe bankruptcy court made favorable comments about theexpediency of how the restructuring has been handled.Hunter Marine manufactures Hunter sailboats andMainship trawlers.
Marlow Yachts builds several power yacht lines andhas a boatbuilding yard in China. Marlow’s boats rangefrom 37 to 97 feet and are known for their quality anddependability. They also manufacture yacht tenders. Theiryard in China, which employs 300 people, is well-known forits green, environmentally-friendly practices and hasreceived awards to that effect. The company headquartersare in Palmetto, FL (www.marlowyachts.com).
After the announcement, John Peterson, Hunter presi-dent and chief restructuring officer, and Philip Marlow,president of Marlow Yachts, commented about concernsraised after the sale announcement—expressed in onlinecomments at the Soundings Trade Only website—thatHunter Marine will begin manufacturing yachts in China.Soundings Trade Only reported that Petersen said Marlowsigned a lease for the Hunter plant in Alachua, FL, an indi-
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cation that the company intends to continuemanufacturing at that location. Marlow wasreported as saying that they plan to bringback manufacturing techniques devel-oped in China to the United States,although he also commented that thecompany might purchase another oradditional plant in the future at a loca-tion that is not yet determined. Marlow did say that,although there are no plans to manufacture boats in China,certain components for the boats will definitely be builtthere.
The closing of the sale was consummated on Aug. 1,and Marlow wasted no time in addressing the situation.Soundings Trade Only reported that Marlow was “planningto burn the midnight oil” and immediately begin work onrenovations and remodeling of the Alachua manufacturingfacility, including “tools, roofs and lawn.”
Hunter continued to manufacture boats during therestructuring, and new boats will be on display at theAnnapolis Boat Show in October. Marlow referred to thecompanies as Marlow Hunter and Marlow Mainship.Hunter Marine currently uses the slogan “Life Begins at 40”as it enters its 40th year of production.
Hunter Sailboats has been long known as one of thethree sailboat companies that produces sailboats in quantityin the world. The other two are Catalina Yachts, manufac-
tured in Largo, FL, and Beneteau, a French-based company that manufactures inMarion, SC, and France.
Windjammer Tall ShipCruises Come Back to Life
with New CompanyIt was in September 2007 that Windjammer BarefootCruises, started by Capt. Mike Burke 60 years previous,went bankrupt, having its assets eventually sold off. Soended the dreams of many who wanted to sail on a tall ship.The company had several classic sailing vessels in its fleet,including many rescued schooners, which sailed around theCaribbean, the ships filled with barefoot sailors.
A new company, Windjammer Sailing Adventures, wasborn, or reborn, with the same dream this year. CharlesKropke, who heads this new company, resurrected thedream by buying up old Windjammer Barefoot Cruises’ fur-niture and memorabilia at the auction in 2008 when theassets were sold off. He even committed to establishing amuseum at the new company’s headquarters in CoralGables in southeast Florida.
In January, the company purchased the tall ship, SVMandalay, a three-masted, 236-foot barquentine, from acompany in Ecuador that had restored it. After purchase,the ship’s capacity was reduced from 72 to 64 berths. Theship has cabins with bunks at various price levels, depend-ing on the size cabin and location. Some cabins are on themain deck, with most cabins below decks. Kropke hopes toexpand the Windjammer fleet to many more boats in thecoming years.
The new company is headed by CEO Kropke, alongwith President Cynthia Greenway, Vice President Capt.Sylvester Dzomeku, and Chairman of the Board Uwe G.Doeringer. Greenway met Kropke in 2011 at a gathering ofWindjammer fans from the previous company. Greenwayhad taken over 20 Windjammer cruises. Kropke also metDzomeku at the same event, and the three of them cametogether to start the new business.
The Mandalay made its first voyage with the new com-pany leaving from and returning to Grenada on July 22and continues to sail weekly, boarding Sundays and
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returning Saturdays. Some of the old Windjammer staffand crew have joined the Mandalay’s new crew, includingthe chief engineer, head bartender, chief steward, electri-cian and carpenter.
Go to www.sailwindjammer.com for information.
US SAILING Releases Full Reporton Farallones Race TragedyThe following article is quoted from US SAILING’s press release
A US SAILING independent review panel has released thereport on its investigation of the sailing accident thatoccurred on April 14, 2012, during the Full Crew FarallonesRace out of San Francisco, CA. The accident resulted in thedeaths of five sailors from the sailboat, Low Speed Chase.
The crew of eight aboard Low Speed Chase encoun-tered larger than average breaking waves when roundingMaintop Island, the northwest point of southeast FarallonIsland. These waves capsized the vessel, a Sydney 38, anddrove it onto the rocky shore. Seven of the eight crew mem-
bers were thrown from the boat into the water. Only two ofthose sailors in the water made it to shore and survived.
As a result of the panel’s research and analysis, it deter-mined that the primary cause of the capsizing was due to thecourse sailed by Low Speed Chase, which took them across ashoal area where breaking waves could be expected. Duringthe course of the analysis, multiple track lines from other rac-ers that day were obtained and are provided in the report. Itis noted that the Low Speed Chase was not the only vesselwhich crossed or sailed very near this shoal area.
lthough the course sailed was the direct cause of theaccident, there were additional safety issues that came tolight during the investigation. The panel concluded thatimproved personal safety gear, including life jackets andharnesses, may have increased the sailors’ chances of sur-vival. They also concluded that enhanced communicationcapabilities between the race committee and race boats, andimproved race management protocols could have betterassisted the search and rescue efforts. The panel noted thatthese additional issues did not directly affect the outcome ofthis incident. However, improvements in these areas maysave lives or reduce injuries in future accidents. The essen-tial key to prevention would have been a more conservativecourse selection to avoid breaking seas in shoal water on alee shore.
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco called for an offshoreracing safety stand down to provide the time necessary toreview safety procedures. US SAILING, the national gov-erning body for the sport, conducted an independentreview of the sailing accident and investigated the circum-stances in an attempt to help reduce the chance of futuresimilar tragedies and make offshore racing safer.
Read the full report at http://media.ussailing.org/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=18654. You can also go towww.ussailing.org, and if the link is no longer on the homepage, type in “farallones report” in the search window.
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The America’s Cup made wing sailsfamous. They were proven during the2010 America’s Cup in Europe with racesthat were not even close—when thechase boats could barely keep up with theloser. The wing sails pointed closer to thewind, and footed faster in a raw displayof power. The latest America’s Cup 45suse the same design on a slightly smallerscale—and have been clocked at over 30 knots.
The major change from the earlier “wings” was the slot-ted dual wing. As jet engines required planes to haveless wing area for lower drag, slotted wing designs
were born. These created more lift during takeoffs and land-ings from a smaller wing. You’ve seen them unfold for take-offs and landings to create more lift. Using the same princi-ple, the forewing in the America’s Cup sailboats forces moreair through the slot, creating tremendous lift while drivingthe boats. Not unlike the standard, but much less efficient,jib/main overlap.
The 2010 America’s Cup race held in Spain was all buthidden to the U.S. public, but with the Internet, many ofus watched the videos again and again. Having racedFlying Dutchmen at a young age—and larger keelboatsmore recently—I really wanted to sail a Wing, but thecost, complexity, and the requirement for the massivesupport team discouraged me. But after a couple years ofdevelopment, we now can have wing sails for small boatsailing and racing.
Developing the First Prototype WingStarting out with 3D sketches on the computer, and makingsmall simple balsa models, got me into the wing develop-ment. A friend donated three old hulls, an old Snark and acouple of Sunfish hulls, to test prototype wings. The Snarkhull was the first modified to allow the mast position to bemoved to get the center of effort slightly behind the centerof hull and centerboard resistance.
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The next prototype was a dual wing version with thenarrow forewing pivoted in front of the mast and the mainwing. Construction was changed to use 5-mil-thick polyeth-ylene plastic sheeting instead of the thin Luan mahogany.The polyethylene was taped to the 3/4-inch ribs and a thinwood built-up leading edge. This rig was also tried on theSnark. The weight was somewhat less than the first version,but controlling the forewing was difficult and did not lenditself to easy sailing, so it was retired after several trials. Itwas modified again to move the narrow foresail to becomea rear flap. This configuration worked much better and wasrebuilt to fit a Sunfish hull. It was at this point that it becameobvious that the slot lift created a powerful driving force.
Version 5Those experiences lead to Version 5. The main specificationnow was to reduce the wing weight. This would help whenstepping the mast/wing system, as well as reducing the tip-ping moment. The leading edges of both fore and rear wingswere formed from a thin aluminum shell strengthened witha pourable polyurethane foam. Since the ribs were a majorweight factor, any reduction in each rib would significantlycut total weight. Now each rib was assembled from two thinrib cutouts with 3/4-inch-thick polystyrene foam laminatedin between. With this wing system, the slot moved forwardbut still retained a wider forewing than the aft wing (orflap). The weight was reduced to just about 24 pounds at 50square feet of sail area. The wings were covered with Mylarpolyester sheeting, which would hold a shape better thanthe softer polyethylene sheeting.
Version 5 was the first wing design that was sailed a lot.It took a beating, but held together and was a reasonableweight to easily step. It was also the first version competi-tive against the 75-square-foot Sunfish regular sail. The onlyproblem was the tendency to “round up” with weatherhelm…the slot was producing more lift than predicted andhad to be moved even farther forward.
Version 6Version 6 was now born. At this point in the development,we needed help with the foil shape of the wing, and with acomputer program for NCAA aircraft, a new rib profile wasengineered. Now Laser-cut ribs were produced, the wingheight was increased to 10 feet, and the fore and aft wingsections were made the same width. The resulting designgave us a total wing area of 60 square feet. Version 6 was
first built and sailed with Mylar sheeting and subsequentlyreworked with Clysar heat shrink material. Another advan-tage of narrowing the wings while making them taller gaveus more room in the cockpit with no “boom” to duck.
Now that the wing design was functioning properly,the slot controls were modified to be easier to reach andset, and we added a 2:1 block to control the main sheet,because the pull with any wind over 10 knots made thesheet too hard to hold. The overall height of the rig (or thecenter of effort of the wing) can be changed slightly by thespacer height above the deck. It’s easy to change for lightor heavy wind days.
Although it is easier to have another person help stepthe wing system, one person can do it. The mast and theforewing weight are about 14 to 16 pounds. After they arestepped, the aft wing (at eight pounds) can be lifted up andfitted over the upper protruding pivot point and thensecured at the lower pivot point with a bolt.
Building a WingIt’s not too difficult to build a wing sail if you have somespace in your garage or elsewhere and the ability to usesome common tools. I can build a wing sail system in lessthan a week, where a lot of the time is waiting for adhesivesand paints to dry. For the newbie, it should take less thanthree weeks. Custom wings can be built for other small sail-boats utilizing the existing rib profile, or using a new NCAAprofile configuration as needed. I don’t need to make a lotof money with this program… but I’d rather not lose moneydoing it. My satisfaction would be to see the technologyblossom with the small-boat sailors. The greatest feeling sofar has been a wild ride across Charlotte Harbor in a 15- to20-knot wind with the X6 version…along with the openmouth looks I get when sailors see the wing for the firsttime. I started out to build a wing sail for myself, but I had
The X5 wing assembly. Since the ribs were a major weight factor, any reduction in each rib would significantly cut total
weight. Now each rib was assembled from two thin rib cutoutswith 3/4-inch-thick polystyrene foam laminated in between.
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so much fun that I figuredwhy not help others and letothers have some fun, too.This was the point at whichSolid Wing Sails, LLC, wasborn. The parts that takethe longest time to buildare the ribs, which is whythe Laser-cut ribs areoffered in kit form.
It is the intention ofSWS to work with small-boat sailors, so the designis not intended for largercruising sailboats. Wingsails are easier to build,rig, and sail on smallerboats than bigger onesanyway. They don’t needto remain on the boatovernight, and can be han-dled by one person—andno crane required!
Why did we choose theSunfish? It’s the largestsmall-boat class with awide range of ages, abilitiesand interests—and a simplestepping system. Why theLaser? It also has simplemast-stepping like theSunfish, along with a largeclass of sailors with theneed for action. Do we seethe wings sailing in directcompetition with the softsail versions? No. I believeit will take a separate classsection to compete fairly.
This is a faster, moreefficient sail system, witheasier rigging and setup—and it will point higher.Another advantage is thatit can stand in a corner ofyour garage and takes upvery little floor space. Fortransporting the wings, Iuse my GMC pickup truck(8-foot bed) or my boattrailer to get the wings back andforth the five miles to the water.
Free Wings Available for TestingThere are five wings under con-struction, being built to the latestrevisions. We would like to givethese wings to some experiencedracers, meaning sailors who haveconsistently won at least somelocal races/regattas and are notafraid to get out when the winds
are between 15 to 20 knots.The wings would be free,and in return for the use ofthem, we would expect aregular critique on any andall aspects of the system.We want to see racesagainst one of the otherwings, races against otherstandard sail systems, andfree sailing in light andheavy winds. By the endof the year we would liketo publish a “How to…and How Not To” instruc-tion program showing theplus and minus aspects ofthe wing system. Weexpect to make improve-ments along the way. Alsoalong the way, photos andvideos should be taken todocument all related activ-ities, i.e., storing, trans-porting, rigging, stepping,launching, and, of course,showing how to right aknocked-down boat—withthe wings floating highand the boat cannot turtle!The wings will be main-tained, repaired andupdated during the timeyou are helping.
We plan a mini regattalater this fall with WingedSunfish and Winged Lasersand will have a couplewing systems to supply tothose who would like tocompete in the CharlotteHarbor area. These wingsare also available for qual-ified racers during theOctober Sunfish Regatta inSt. Petersburg. For moreinformation, to sail a wingand compete in theseraces, go to www.solid-wingsails.com and let me
know if you’re ready to try. Wecan also arrange for a trial sail onCharlotte Harbor if you are in thearea. Let us know. If there is suffi-cient interest, we could possiblycome to your area.
There is interest all overthe world in the wing sail sys-tems, and probably more interestoutside the United States thaninside. The stats on the websiteshow this international interest.
Launch of the X5. Version 5 was the first wing design that was sailed alot. It took a beating, but held together and was a reasonable weight toeasily step. It was also the first version competitive against the 75-square foot Sunfish regular sail.
In wing design, a major step was made with the slotted dual wing. Dualwings can be seen on airplanes as they unfold for takeoffs and landingsto create more lift. Using the same principle, the forewing in theAmerica’s Cup sailboats forces more air through the slot, creatingtremendous lift while driving the boats. Not unlike the standard, butmuch less efficient, jib/main overlap.
The X5 fits compactly on a trailer.
In the early 1950s, there were very few commercially built small sailboats in theTampa Bay, FL, area. So it was quite the scene when Oscar Olsen showed up atlittle Gulfport Yacht Club on Boca Ciega Bay with a cold-molded plywood 19-
footer with an aluminum mast and boom. It was called a Hurricane. It was cer-tainly the fanciest boat there. It had a centerboard and sailed quite well. Oscar wasthe first one in that area to use synthetic sail cloth, too. First it was nylon. Stretchedway too much. Then Orlon. But the sun ate them up quickly. Finally, he got somesails made of that new material called Dacron, then pronounced with a long “A”.
Little did we know then that the hull of the Hurricane would be developedinto the Rhodes 19 of today.
When WWII ended, the Allied Aviation Corporation of Cockeysville, MD, wasforced to convert its molded plywood production facilities from airplane fuselagesto a product that could survive in a peacetime economy. In those pre-fiberglassdays, a number of one-design sailboats such as International 14s, Thistles, Mothsand Jolly Boats used molded plywood as a hull material.
Allied commissioned Philip Rhodes to draft the lines for a wholesome, inex-pensive sailboat that was fun to sail. He responded with a 19-foot, round-bilgedcenterboarder, the Hurricane. It had a small forward deck, wooden spars and a sail
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Length: 19’ 2”Beam: 7 feetDraft, keel version: 3’3” Draft, centerboard version: 10” to 4’ 11”Displacement, Keel version: 1325 poundsDisplacement, Centerboard version: 1030 pdsSail area, main and jib: 175 square feetSail area spinnaker: 238 square feet
Rhodes 19By Dave Ellis
Cover Photo: A Rhodes 19 of the Rhodes 19 Sailing Club at the Landings Harbor Marina on theWilmington River in North Carolina heads out of the marina for an afternoon of racing.Photo by Doug Herrick.
plan much the same as the pre-warLightning.
In 1947, the Southern Massa-chusetts Yacht Racing Association(SMYRA) was searching for a stur-dy boat to serve as junior trainer andclub racer. Palmer Scott, an estab-lished, New Bedford, MA, small-boat builder, purchased a number ofAllied’s unfinished hulls and fittedthem with keels, flotation and aredesigned deck with cuddy cabin.This fast, unsinkable boat with alu-minum spars was accepted. Fiberglass began toreplace molded plywood for boat building. Marscot Plasticsof southern Massachusetts established itself in the newindustry and, with Palmer Scott’s blessing, used a SMYRAhull to build a production mold. Subsequently, Marscotassociated with American Boat Building of East Greenwich,RI, and the George O’Day organization. Stuart Marine ofRockland, ME, has been the builder of Rhodes 19s, alongwith its cruising version, the Mariner, since 1984 (www.stu-artmarine.com).
There is quite a racing heritage to the Rhodes 19. At the505 North Americans at Chicago there was an impressivefleet of R/19s on the next racecourse to the west. Currently,there are approximately 3,500 Rhodes 19s built, plus 4000Mariners. There are fleets in Marblehead, MA, NewOrleans, LA, Chicago, IL, Rockport, Winthrop, Hingham,and Eastern Point Gloucester, all in Massachusetts,
Newport, RI, Hawaii and Saint Petersburg, FL. The class isgrowing at a rate of about 25 boats per year. A strong classassociation keeps things organized. The class website is atwww.rhodes19.org.
Those who sail the Rhodes 19, whether the keel or thecenterboard version, enjoy its sea-kindliness, its comfort fora small boat, and its forgiveness under sail. The molded-inbench seats in the ample cockpit are downright comfortableand keep sailors dry in most conditions. Of course, racersmay sit up on the deck with feet on the bench.
Sail area is ample, with the mainsail relatively large andwith a rather high aspect ratio. The jib is small enough to behandled without much effort by just about anybody. Thespinnaker, on the other hand, is a rather large, round, chestyspread of colorful nylon that reflects ’chutes of the 1950s. Itis very effective on very broad reaches and downwind.
The aluminum mast has the usual shrouds and spreaders,with the addition of a pair of forward angled jumper staysaloft. Some have removed these upper shrouds, but they doserve to strengthen the upper spar. When going under abridge, make sure you have at least 28 feet of clearance.
The rudder is the typical “paddle foot” shape commonfor the day. Think: Snipe, original Windmill rudder;Lightning, original pram rudder. This shape gives good feelto the tiller under sail and is deep enough to still be effectivein a windy seaway.
When it came time to replace the venerable Fish classboats at Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, it purchased sixRhodes 19 keel boats from O’Day boatbuilders. They haveserved the club well, being used for recreational sailing bymembers and for racing by the Salty Sisters ladies, as well asin “Learn to Sail” by teenagers. After a couple decades, I hadto replace the wood ribs in the inside of the fiberglass hull,mostly because some of them held the keel bolts. We usedlumber yard pressure-treated lumber—probably not what aracer would use on his boat. New boats don’t have the ribsanyhow. When it came time to replace the old rudders, Ibuilt new ones that were deeper, more vertical and smallerfront to back. Why? Teenagers in Learn to Sail class wouldnot be able to scull the boat around, wracking the rudder.Didn’t work with the deep, narrow foil (eh, eh).
Currently, there are approximately3,500 Rhodes 19s built, plus 4000
Mariners. The racing class is growingat a rate of about 25 boats per year.
Photo by Craig Davis Photography.
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SMALL BOAT REVIEW
Those who sail the Rhodes 19, whether the keel or thecenterboard version, enjoy its sea-kindliness, its comfortfor a small boat, and its forgiveness under sail. Themolded-in bench seats in the ample cockpit are down-right comfortable and keep sailors dry in most condi-tions. Photo by Doug Herrick.
What’s it like to sail the Rhodes19? I have never sailed the center-board version. Well, not since theearly 1950s on a trip up toClearwater, FL, for a race with Olsenand my dad. The keel version has asturdy feel. It turns really fast, whichis not a great thing to do in a race, butis handy in traffic, docking or in sail-ing class with other new sailors inclose proximity.
The iron keel has ample rightingmoment to keep the boat from heel-ing over beyond water to the shear.Believe me, students have tried to gofarther over. There is flotation in thehull, of course, in case the hull fills.Could this happen? Yes, in long neg-lect after multiple heavy rains. Someof the old SPYC Rhodes 19s were soldand appeared at the Davis Island Seaplane Basin nearTampa, anchored out and apparently abandoned. After afew months one was very low on the water, full of rain. Butit still floated. Another ended up on the beach after a storm.It was sad to see, after keeping those boats in shape for so
long. But, the point is, they still could have beenbrought back to sailable condition. Sturdy craft,those Rhodes 19s.
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Philip Rhodes was asked to design a wholesome, inexpensive sailboat that was fun to sail. Heresponded with a 19-foot, round-bilged centerboarder, the Hurricane, which eventuallybecame the Rhodes 19. Photo by Craig Davis Photography.
Harkers IslandRegatta Sixteen-Year-Old Female SailorTakes First Among SunfishRacers of all Ages in RaceAround the Island Text by Marylinda Ramos and Rob EberlePhotos by Marylinda Ramos
What brings Sunfish sailors back to the HarkersIsland Regatta year after year? Is it the eccentriccharm of exploring the marshes of North
Carolina’s Outer Banks in a way few others imagine?Congenial company with which to share the adventure? TheSouthern hospitality?
The 11th Annual Harkers Island Regatta drew competi-tors from New York to Florida on July 14-15 in what hasbecome one of the largest Sunfish class events in the UnitedStates. Many of the 36 competitors return to the waters pro-tected by Cape Lookout Lighthouse for the challenging 10-mile race around the island. Sailors choose the direction inwhich to circumnavigate the island. The shortest routeincludes a short maze of water winding its way through tallgrass. Picking the route that places you downwind with thecenterboard up is key. To offset the advantage of localknowledge, the practice race and Google Earth help new-comers catch up fast. A “Beater class” enables older boats tosail competitively as well.
This year’s round-the-island race was sailed in a steady7-to-12-knot southwesterly. The early lead changed handsseveral times between Nicholas Zharadka of Beaufort, NC,Ashlyn Park of Asheboro, NC, and last year’s winner, SonyaDean of Raleigh, NC. Dean wiggled through a tight pack oflead boats, showed the way through the maze of marshesand extended her lead to nearly 200 yards. Sixteen-year-oldPark, sailing her second Harkers Island Regatta, emergednext. Dean held her lead through a narrow drawbridge andthrough an up-current beat around the western end of theisland which spread out the fleet. Sulli Edwards of Apex,NC, was in third place. With wind building and a tight, five-mile reach to the finish, a drag race was on. Park workedhard for boat speed and overtook Dean. Ricky Evans fromSouthport, NC, picked up speed in the freshening breezeand quickly closed in with two-time winner Alex Dean ofRaleigh, NC, close on his heels. After three hours of racingand a half-mile from the finish, it looked like anyone’s race,but Park sailed her best to win line honors, ahead of Evansby just 80 seconds. Alex Dean of Raleigh was a split-secondbehind Evans for a third-place photo-finish. Top finishers inthe Beater class (older boats) were Chip Hudnall ofWicomico Church, VA, Suzanne Fryberger of North East,MD, and Brad Hertz of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Shoreside, a traditional Low Country boil for racers andDiana Young-Paiva of Lake Norman Yacht Club sailing downwindduring day two’s windward-leeward races.
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With wind and marshes behind them, competitors in the around-the-island race head for the next waypoint—a narrow drawbridge.Once there, paddles are allowed just long enough to get themthrough.
Thirty-six Sunfish sailors who sailed around the island gather for agroup shot.
family members was held at the Core Sound Museum.Steamed clams, a rum cake dessert contest, Dark ’N Stormyginger beer, and live music rounded out the setting for avideotape replay of the day’s race.
Sunday brought a light but building southeasterly witha modest cross current. By the time the breeze freshened to15 knots, the fleet completed four windward-leeward races.George Sechrist of Oriental, NC, won a tie-breaker with ZakMathews for first-place, followed by Walt Suter ofSavannah, GA, in third, Sonya Dean fourth, and KaraWheeler of Oriental, NC, in fifth place. Awards included tra-ditional trophies supplemented by fresh crabmeat and agenerous array of sailing and outdoor gear.
The regatta was made possible through generous con-tributions by Gosling’s Rum, Wells Fargo Advisors,Hightower Communications, Pepsi-Cola, AnnapolisPerformance Sailing, Eberle Marine Surveys, Triton YachtSales, Nautical Wheelers, Ella Vickers, Intensity Sails andProspective Technologies.
Proceeds support youth sailing in North Carolinathrough need-based programs at Edward Teach YouthSailing in New Bern, Bow to Stern Youth Sailing in Oriental,and Friends of the Museum Junior Sailing in Beaufort.
For information on Sunfish racing in North Carolinaand details on next year’s event, contact Rob Eberle,MOBYC Regatta Chair at [email protected], orevenings at (252) 635-1912.
Top 10 Results:1. Ashlyn Park (Top Youth & Top Female); 2. Ricky Evans (TopGrandmaster); 3. Alex Dean (Top Master); 4. Zak Mathews; 5. SulliEdwards; 6. John Park; 7. Sonya Dean; 8. Kara Wheeler; 9. KenMidyette, Jr.; 10. Walt Suter.
Photos are available through the event photographer,Marylinda Ramos, at www.mlramos.photoshelter.com.
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Ashlyn Park hikes hard to become the first female youth to winthe round-the-island race at Harkers Island Regatta.
Race Committee Co-Chairs Rob Eberle (on the left) and GeorgeEvans present Ashlyn Park—the first female youth to win theround-the-island race—with the perpetual trophy and the TopYouth Sailor Award.
Drive over the Ravenel Bridge from Charleston, SC, toMt. Pleasant any Tuesday evening these days andyou’re apt to be distracted from the road. Down on
the water, just off the Yorktown aircraft carrier, a bunch ofsailing dinghies mill about. It may look like most other
evenings during the year when the College of Charleston’snationally renowned team practices, but this is different—way different. Out there, using the same fleet of 420s andFJs, is a group that includes newbies and veteran racersalike. With participants ranging from 16 to nearly 60 in age,everyone’s enjoying a bunch of short races, and no one iskeeping score.
That’s just how it was intended, explains JacobRaymond, the assistant dockmaster for the college’s sailingcenter (the host of this activity) and an instructor in itscommunity sailing program. “What we want to see is peo-ple enjoying the sport with easy access to it. That’s whatthis is about.”
If anyone gets credit for enacting the Tuesday eveningracing series, it’s Raymond. He’s a big proponent of makingsailing accessible and affordable, and he knew the time wasripe for this. Back in May, he and his co-organizers, whichinclude local sailors Jared Chrysostom and Patrick Rogers,made some calls and got a handful of teams to come out.Chrysostom then set up a Facebook page—College ofCharleston Community Sailing Racing—and everyone beganinviting friends. According to Raymond, “We tried to getpeople out last year, but it was pretty casual and we had lim-ited participation. This spring, I started talking it up at vari-ous regattas and events and Jared put us on social media. Injust a few weeks, it grew from four boats to eight to over 20.”
Customarily, participants begin arriving at the J.Stewart Walker Sailing Center around 5:00. If you show upwithout a crew or a skipper, Raymond and his colleaguestry to match you up with someone. Each team rigs its ownboat and then sails it just outside the marina complex wherethe organizers set up buoys in a short, windward-leewardformat. Depending upon the timing and the weather, they’llconduct anywhere from one to eight races. To keep thingsmoving, they use the condensed, three-minute startingsequence familiar to college sailors. And the best part? Thewhole thing is truly economical. If you’re a member of theCollege of Charleston Community Sailing Association
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Want to get stoked about sailing? Try Tuesday evenings in Charleston where fun is the emphasis—not winningBy Dan Dickison
World renowned racer Greg Fisher,director of the College of CharlestonSailing Program, gives a talk on thefiner points of racing dinghies. Photoby Dan Dickison.
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($400/year), it’s free; if not, racing will cost you just $5 perperson per night.
“It’s really a lot of fun,” say Gary Reichel, a local graph-ic and web designer who began taking lessons at the centerjust over a year ago. “After learning the basics, I startedusing the bigger boats as a member. While I was sailing aJ/22 one afternoon, Jacob suggested that I come out and trythe Tuesday evening stuff. I’ve never raced a sailboat beforein my life, but he paired me up with a guy who’s been doingthis for a long time, and it has worked out really well. Imostly crew, of course, but I like that they’re open to havingme skipper if I want.”
In early July, after enthusiasm and numbers of partici-pants built to a critical mass, the organizers started includinga few value-added elements. Multiple North American andWorld Champion Greg Fisher, the director of the College ofCharleston Sailing Program, offered an impromptu chalk talkon the nuances of boat-handling, sail trim and racecoursemanagement. (Most Tuesdays, Fisher assists in setting up thecourses.) The following week, Trey Brown, the NorthAmerican representative for Zhik sailing gear and a localracer, put on a post-race pizza party for the entire fleet. Aweek later, local J/24 sailor and rules aficionado MikePalazzo offered a succinct, post-race rules seminar.
”It’s gratifying to see what a success this series is turn-ing out to be,” said Fisher. “Our role within the communityis to promote sailing and facilitate public access to the sport,and Jacob has done a tremendous job in helping us toaccomplish that.”
It’s Raymond’s enthusiasm for the sport that underliesmuch of this success. Surprisingly, he hasn’t been involvedin sailing all that long. “Actually,” he admits, “when I firstapplied to work here three years ago, I had to confess thatI’d never been on a sailboat in my life.” Since then,Raymond has become a credentialed instructor as well as aninvaluable member of the center’s staff.
A former member of the Army National Guard,Raymond says that sailing really saved him. He recalls feel-ing out of synch with society his first year back from duty inIraq. “Just cruising around the harbor under sail put me atpeace. But I also missed the adrenaline rush that I knew inIraq, and I rediscovered that thrill on the racecourse. I don’tthink there’s anything more exciting than friendly competi-tion. I definitely remember getting my very first win in arace, and that’s a high I can’t compare to anything else.”
As lucky as Raymond is to have discovered sailing,sailors in Charleston are even more fortunate that he did.Without him, Tuesday evenings would be very different for
many of them. But he’s not interested in taking credit.Instead, he defers to the sailing program that employs him.“I think community sailing organizations like ours are defi-nitely a path to the future, a way to build our sport. Whatwe do on Tuesday nights has absolutely exceeded myexpectations, and now I know we can do even more.”
Raymond hopes to keep the weekly series going as longas the boats—and daylight—are available. After that, hesays, “We’ll ask around and see how everyone feels. Ideally,we can keep it going in the winter and maybe have a frost-biting series.” That’s the spirit.
To find out more about the Tuesday evening series, check theFacebook page or get in touch with College of CharlestonCommunity Sailing, (843) 953-8152.
A small portion of the 420 fleet reaches toward the bottom mark asthe evening grows dusky. In just a few weeks, the Tuesday eveningsails grew from four boats to over 20. Photo by Dan Dickison.
Longtime sailor Danny Johnson, on the right, is among the moresenior members of the fleet and a Tuesday evening regular.Courtesy photo.
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When I walked into Capt.David T. Bickel’s hum-ble Shipwright Shop in
2010, I hardly imagined thatwithin two years I would havebuilt my own wooden sailboat,and have been part of a team ofnewly acquired friends and fam-ily that organized and success-fully pulled off the first everSouthwest Florida Boat BuildingFestival for local kids. In hind-sight, David and I knew that thisevent was long overdue for aregion with such a rich maritimehistory. Once it was over, we knew we had to share this story.
First, a little background…when my wife Kate and Ifirst moved to Fort Myers, my intention was to find some-one who could teach me some woodworking skills. Hithard by the economic downturn of 2008, my options forfinding a carpenter associated with the once booming hous-ing industry were diminishing fast. Then one day, my dadsaid to me, “You’re living in Florida, you are looking for awoodworker, and you love sailing…why don’t you find aboatbuilder?” Automatically, this made complete sense tome, so I got on the Internet and stumbled upon the word“shipwright.” Until that day, I had no idea what a ship-wright was, but eventually, it led me to the only shipwrightin town, Capt. David T. Bickel, owner of The ShipwrightShop, Inc., in Fort Myers.
I walked into David’s shop and we automatically hit itoff. Somehow, in short order, we agreed that I would build
my own sailboat at the Shipwright Shop under his supervi-sion—a shipwright’s apprentice if you will. Over the courseof the next several months I completed my eight-foot wood-en sailing pram, complete with custom mahogany, ash tillerand handcrafted wooden mast.
Somehow along the line, I also managed to acquire thenickname “Mystery Mike.” We had a dedicated launchparty for this boat, named Mystery, that was incredibly fun,but that’s a story for another time.
I got such a rush from building my first sailboat, that Iknew I wanted more. I also began to get the feeling thatother people needed to know that this humble little boat-building shop existed right here in Fort Myers, and thatthey, too, could possibly enjoy the same satisfaction ofbuilding their own wooden boat that I did. David and I gotto talking, and somehow we got the crazy idea to organizea boatbuilding festival for kids, with the intention of intro-ducing them to the ancient woodworking art of a ship-wright—and hopefully doing our part to inspire the nextgeneration of boaters.
Once you add in his wife Sharon, my wife Kate, and afew other very talented family members and friends, wewere off planning the first annual “Southwest Florida BoatBuilding Festival.” Our promotional video for the event wasaimed at local youth groups, with the hope of drumming upenough interest from a generation that seems to be too oftenpre-occupied with technical gadgets—gadgets that seem todo their part in preventing an interest in the acquisition oftime-honored, hands-on skills and plain old outdoor fun.We immediately got a great reaction from kids that couldn’tbelieve that, without any previous skills, it would be possi-ble to build their own wooden boat—and in only two and ahalf days!
“The response to this program speaks volumes to the need for more like it. I am truly in awe of whatwe accomplished this weekend,” said John C. Farnsworth, participating shipwright.
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All in all, we spent close to a year organizing localyouth groups, sponsors for boat kits that came all the wayfrom Alexandria, VA, woodworking tool donations, supplysponsors, and an event location which was graciouslydonated by the Southwest Florida Marine IndustriesAssociation. Needless to say, there were more than a hand-ful of times where we felt overwhelmed with the task ofpulling this endeavor off.
Just when we thought we wouldn’t find that lastsponsor, or be able to supply all of the tools needed intime for the event, in March of 2012, in conjunction withthe 22nd Annual Southwest Florida Boat Show in FortMyers, teams of five kids successfully built 12-foot Bevinsskiffs in just two and half days at the First AnnualSouthwest Florida Boat Building Festival! I won’t go intotoo many details about the event here because, in myopinion, the pictures and quotes from some of the partici-pating members say it all.
John C. Farnsworth, participating shipwright said,“David, just a few words to let you know how grateful I amto have been included in what was, to me, one of the mostenjoyable times I’ve spent in many, many years. Theresponse to this program speaks volumes to the need formore like it. Please keep me informed of any and all activi-ty related not only to next year but other possible opportu-nities to expand the horizons of young people throughoutthis area through hands-on work with wooden boats. I amtruly in awe of what we accomplished this weekend.”
Chris Pendleton, president and CEO of the Edison andFord Winter Estates, and sponsor of the Sea Scouts said,“You have so much of which to be proud on this project, andwe cannot thank you enough for including us.”
Brandon Reed, Pine Island Boy Scout Troop 20, said,“Building the boat is fun and a lot of hard work.”
Aside from building my own wooden sailboat, this wasone of the most amazing things I have ever been a part of inmy life. I am truly grateful to be part of a group of friendsand family who have the passion to share the pleasures ofbuilding small wooden boats here in southwest Florida.
This will probably not be the last Southwest Florida
Boat Building Festival we’ll make the effort to organize, orthe last time you’ll hear from the Shipwright Shop aboutanother boat launching party. Drop us a line anytime atwww.theshipwrightshop.com—the doors are alwaysopen…especially if you like talking about wooden boats.
Chris Pendleton, president and CEO of the Edison and Ford WinterEstates, and sponsor of the Sea Scouts, said: “You have so much ofwhich to be proud on this project and we cannot thank youenough for including us.”
Brandon Reed, of the Pine Island Boy Scout Troop 20, said,“Building the boat is fun and a lot of hard work.”
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On July 28, PensacolaBeach Yacht Club cele-brated its 25th annual
Race for the Roses, the signa-ture regional event along theGulf Coast for women. Theidea came from Pensacolabusiness owner, wife, mother,and sailor, Ellen Hunt.
She and best friendKaren Kriegel held the firstorganizational meeting atKaren’s house. Twenty-fiveyears later, the two are stillracing together.
Much has happened dur-ing the past quarter-century.The first year, 10 boats com-peted; five spinnaker and fivegenoa. Participation grew to ahigh number of 40 boats invarious classes one year.
In 2001, a petition wasmade and approved by theGulf Yachting Association toestablish the Race for theRoses as the GYA Women’sPHRF Championship. Thechampionship placed PBYCamong other yacht clubs thathost prestigious inter-clubregattas along the Gulf Coast.Although GYA guidelinesprovide that the championship may be held at any GYAclub, PBYC retains the rights to the Race for the Roses regat-ta. The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club Trophy, donated byPBYC to honor the GYA Women’s Championship, becamethe 31st perpetual GYA trophy in 2010.
“The number of participants is down from last year,”said Roses regatta chair, Hunt. “Last year, PBYC held theGYA Women’s PRHF Championship in conjunction withRace for the Roses. Fourteen boats participated in the two-day event. For Roses 2012, nine boats raced. Six competed inSpinnaker; three raced Genoa.”
Out-of-town entries included Hot Chocolate, a J/30owned by Debby and Casey Grimm of Southern Yacht Club,New Orleans, and Two-Pot Screamer, a Santana 30 owned byDavid Vaughan and skippered by Jennifer Grant, Ft. WaltonYacht Club.
A steeplechase course around Pensacola Bay was set byPBYC’s fleet captain, Bert Rice, Sr. Both Spinnaker andGenoa boats were given the same first mark. From there,Spinnaker boats headed to the north side of the bay as partof their longer 13.8-nm course.
This was Grimm’s fifthRoses regatta. “I’ve racedthree times on a friend’s boatand twice on Hot Chocolate,”she said. Grimm and her hus-band sailed the boat over forthe Navy Yacht Club’s BikiniRegatta, held the week before.
“We were a little con-cerned because the engineseized up on delivery fromNew Orleans,” she continued.But she had no problems withit while in Pensacola. And, hercrew placed first in the all-
women class at the Bikini Regatta. For Roses, Debby’s nine-year-old daughter, Kaylor, came aboard for her first women-only race. Seven other crew members represented theSouthern Yacht Club, the New Orleans Yacht Club and LakePontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association.
The teamwork was flawless—even when the boomvang broke. “My experienced crew fashioned a makeshiftone on the fly so we could finish the race,” Grimm smiled.They won class B and took overall honors—beating EllenHunt and friends aboard her Pearson 10M, Reach Around, byjust 10 seconds!
Unfortunately, by the time the Genoa class reached thefirst mark, a fast-moving thunderstorm whipped throughthat immediate area. It brought high winds, gusts, numer-ous lightning strikes, white-out rain conditions, and roughwaters. The Spinnaker fleet barely felt any sprinkles whilethe Genoa class was “on its ear.” Genoa boat owner, BelindaGobeli, reported that her Newport 27, Jes B ‘n Me, broachedso hard “that the amount of water taken on down belowcaused the automatic bilge pump to kick on.”
The Genoa boats struggled through the thunderstorm
Spinnaker Overall winners, Hot Chocolate. From left, Anne David,Jodi Weinbecker, Rachael Gillette, Mamsie Manard, Debby Grimm(holding perpetual trophy), Suzanne Baird, Julie Bylsma, andKaylor Grimm (daughter). Not pictured is Forrest Richards.
Sailors raise the spinnaker on Coyote, a Soverel 33, winner of the Ladies Trilogy Series. There were 11women onboard. Photo by Glenn Windham
Women-Only Race for the Roses RegattaCelebrates Silver Anniversary
Hot Chocolate and White Shell Woman take top honorsBy Julie B. Connerley
and finished their 9.15-nm course thoroughly wet. WhiteShell Woman, a recent purchase for the Connerley house-hold, made her Roses debut (see sidebar) and was the firstboat to finish the race. Her corrected finish time was morethan 12 minutes ahead of the second-place boat. Her namewill be inscribed on the perpetual trophy at PBYC alongwith the Spinnaker fleet winner’s name.
Pewter with inlaid shell platter trophies and roses wereawarded. Special honors included the Amanda WernerSpirit of Sailing Award, given to Reach Around, and thePerseverance Award, given to Kim Kaminski and crewaboard Dan Owczarczak’s Hunter 36, Sea Breeze. MargoZern and crew aboard her Soverel 33, Coyote, won theLadies Trilogy Series, competing in the Point Yacht Club’sFast Women Regatta, Navy Yacht Club’s Bikini Regatta, andPBYC’s Race for the Roses.
Hunt, as the acknowledged “mother of the Rosesregatta” was also given special recognition by PBYC forher inspiration that started it all. Besides Ellen, the regattacommittee included Karen Kriegel, PBYC Secretary Debbie
Belger, PBYC rear commodore Lisa Sharp, and JulieConnerley. For complete results, visit www.pensaco-labeach-yc.org.
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25 Years Later, It’s All New Again—Race for the RosesA Veteran Roses Skipper LooksBack and ForwardBy Julie Connerley
Crew of White Shell Woman, overall winners of Genoa class of Race for the Roses. From left, Laurie Jones, Arielle
Livres, Julie Connerley, Betty Timms, and Debbie Belger.
The once familiar cigarette slogan, “You’ve come a longway, Baby” appeared in July 1968, two decades before thefirst woman-only regatta found its voice through theinspiration of Ellen Hunt.
I had been sailing a couple of years when the inaugu-ral Roses was held. By then my husband and I owned apocket cruiser. However, instead of cruising, we raced. Wethoroughly enjoyed the competition. With three localyacht clubs, a temperate climate year-around and a deepwater bay, conditions were perfect.
The fact that women made up 10 to 15 percent of anygiven crew on average during local races, a women-onlyrace was an idea that would eventually be inevitable.Thanks to Ellen Hunt, we now have a quarter-century ofall-women racing under our keels.
As a boat owner, I have skippered my own boatevery year for 25 years, except one. After Hurricane Ivandestroyed my Montego 25 (which we had sailed foryears, sold for a Hunter 33, then bought back after a fewyears), I borrowed a J/28 from good friend Bob Schooleyfor 2005.
The years have gone by so quickly. I don’t keep tabs.But I do remember some years I placed in my class;sometimes I won. And at times I was dead last.Sometimes I had experienced crew; other times my crewwas green as the Gulf of Mexico. But most of all, we werealways a team, and that was part of the fun of womensailing together.
I have raced five different boats in 25 years, with
White Shell Woman, a 1984 S2 7.9, being our newest boat.Bought two months before Roses, we had two races andtwo practices on her before Roses.
Arielle (Mermaid) Livres has sailed the last threeRoses with me. Debbie Belger had raced with me once,but on another boat. Betty Timms and Laurie Jones hadnever raced with me. While none of the crew had racedtogether, all were experienced, and Belger and Timmslearned to sail on an S2 7.9 many years ago.
Working together, my seasoned crew handled theworst weather conditions I have ever raced during 25years of Roses. The calm and efficiency each one dis-played during a blinding-rain-lightening-strikes-rails-in-the-water-wild-ride, getting the head sail down, and thenraising it again after the storm moved past was nothingshort of extraordinary.
Ironically, like those ever popular (to some) realityshows on TV, my husband had just bought me a GoPro2video camera with waterproof housing for my 25th wed-ding anniversary. We have video footage of the storm andboat-handling to back up our bar stool stories!
Having a new boat is like being a kid again somehow.It handles differently, sails differently, and if the first threeraces are any indication, White Shell Woman will be a lot offun to race—sort of like starting over. So here’s to the next25 years of Roses—with its rainstorms, good friends, greattimes, and sailing. After all, that’s what it’s all about! Asfor cigarettes? They’re not fashionable these days, butwomen sailing is. Yes, we have come a long way!
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Lake Eustis, FL,Celebrates theSummer Sailstice –Tropical StormDebby ArrivesBy Glenda Libby
Each June, Lake Eustis Sailing Club invites the
local public and Florida sailing clubs to celebrate
the international Summer Sailstice celebration, held
the weekend closest to the Summer solstice. This year,
it was the weekend of June 23-24. Multiple boats from
various clubs were planning to come; then Tropical
Storm Debby formed. Forecasts were not promising.
A three-day event, Dennis and Carol Marshall
from the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron were
first to arrive Friday with their Compac, Odd Duck.
Saturday morning brought a nice breeze as sailors
prepared their boats. The juniors excitedly rigged
their lasers and 420s. At 10 a.m., sailors gathered to
hear the Poker Run instructions. Next, friends from
the Ocala Sailing Club arrived, their Harpoons in
tow. This was followed by a capsize-recovery
demonstration. Coach Craig Yates and junior sailor
Max Epaillard sailed close to the docks and capsized
a 420 while Craig explained the righting procedure.
Sails were raised, and everyone headed towards
the marks, eager to get their poker chips. The breeze
was 7-9 knots, with 25 boats sailing. Sailing my
Rebel, QT, we had Eustis city planner Danielle
Kittredge out for her first sail, and she was eager to
take the helm and learn. I was able to convince her
that she could sail QT up to the dock, which she did
perfectly—and was hooked on sailing!
In the Poker Run, Lynn Sims (OSC) won a first-
place Summer Sailstice cap. Second was Joe Lobato
(LESC) and third was Rick Eggers (WCTSS,
CMCS). Rick’s family traveled from Fort Myers and
spent the night onboard Mental Floss. They traveled
farthest to the Sailstice. Linda Eggers, Rick’s wife,
won the Chili Cook-off and received a bright
Summer Sailstice cap.
Monty Stamper, the gourmet chef of LESC, pre-
pared delicious barbecue pork sandwiches. Others
brought side dishes, and there was plenty of food.
People flocked to eat outside as well as many who
enjoyed the meal inside.
The wind increased and many went out sailing.
One wife went as a dare. She had taken “Pirate Dave”
for a ride on a horse, and in return, had to go for a
sail! It is truly a time to gather with sailors and cele-
brate the joy of sailing!
On Sunday morning, the Lasers were out racing
in a steady rain. Mental Floss hauled out for a wet
drive to Fort Myers. It was the beginning of Tropical
Storm Debby.
Sailors gathered earlyin the morning for theannual group photo in
case Tropical StormDebby moved in.
Many attendees werenot included in
this photo.
Dennis and CarolMarshall (on the
starboard side of theboat) on their CompacSuncat, with Bob andKayren Jost of Eustis.
LESC Sailing InstructorCraig Yates reaches
for the centerboard ofa 420 to demonstrate
retrieving his crew, junior sailor Max
Epaillard, with thescoop method.
On the right is articleauthor Glenda Libby.
On the left is Eustiscity planner Danielle
Kitteridge at the helm of QT, Glenda’sRebel, which Danielle
sailed to the dock perfectly in her first experience on a sailboat.
LESC members Ronnie and RandyBokema have fun
sailing their beautifulFlying Scot, Dream,to the marks to get
a poker chip.
Clearwater’s Olympic sailors, Zach and Paige Railey,recently presented a check for $2000 to Frank Dame,aquarium executive vice president, and Winter, the dol-phin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The donationwas an expression of the Raileys’ appreciation for the useof the aquarium’s “Winter’s Dolphin Tale Adventure”venue for the sailors’ April fundraiser. The event raisedover $47,000 from more than 400 local supporters whoattended the event. The Railey siblings made the presen-tation just prior to departing for London, England, to com-pete in the 2012 Olympic Games, which began in July.
Stealth and Patience Beats Youth—Florida Women Sailors Do Well inNew York RegattaBy Char Doyle
The Salty Sisters Team from the St. Petersburg Yacht Club ofHelen Larsen, Shirley Rigo, Kathy Bush, Linda Meehan,Janet Walker and Char Doyle raced two challenging days,June 9-10, on Long Island Sound in Ideal 18s at theAmerican Yacht Club against seven teams: American YachtClub, Seawanaka Yacht Club and Larchmont Yacht Club—all from New York; Eastern Yacht Club from Marblehead,MA, New York Yacht Club from Newport, RI, SouthernYacht Club from New Orleans, and St. Francis Yacht Clubfrom San Francisco.
When we arrived Friday, I had two concerns as teamcaptain. One: I had a bad cold-cough and very little energy;two, we were the oldest team with the youngest on the teamat 55, the rest of us in our 60s. This was really hammeredhome when all sailors arrived, and three-quarters were intheir early 30s or younger and were greeting current andformer college sailing teammates. This would be a verychallenging regatta for our Grandmaster’s team. We all sailin the Grandmaster’s team regatta hosted in Newport inAugust where all skippers are 55 and older. We were alsothe only women’s sailing organization and were foundedover 60 years ago and currently have 210 members. Therewere a few older women; only one was driving, the rest
crewing. I was worried that we would be bringing up therear in a very competitive fleet. Fortunately for us, not sogood for the race committee, it was very light air. The mostit blew was 6 knots, and we were usually sailing in three orless with a strong current building throughout the day.Hmmmm, very similar to Tampa Bay.
It was 3-on-3 team racing in slow motion. The differ-ences in team racing versus fleet racing, is in 3-on-3, thereare 3 boats on your team racing against three boats on theother team. It’s a 3-minute starting sequence with races last-ing between 15 to 20 minutes. Your total finishing points foryour team are added to determine which team has won thematch. The winning point total is 10 or less in 3-on-3 racing.
Throughout the race, the sailors are adding up thepoints of their team to see if they have a winning combina-tion. If they’re losing, a teammate will turn around and seta mark trap or pin, or slow an opposing team member bysitting to weather and luffing their jib constantly coveringthem, so he or she can bring or pass her teammate up to abetter finish. This can make team racing very exciting andfrustrating because matches are usually not decided untileveryone crosses the finish line. Yes, it is legal in team rac-ing to not finish and go back and mess with the other teamtrying to help your teammate have a better finish. A boatcould finish first, but his or her team would lose if their fin-ishing points were higher than the other team.
In light air conditions, the most important thing was tokeep the Ideal 18 moving, so there’s not a lot of tacking; try
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to get a very good start and keep the lead throughout. It wasone of those rare opportunities in team racing when stealthand the patience and ability to sit still for a long time paidoff, all qualities of our older, experienced team. The patientrace committee managed to have us complete a round robin,which means every team had raced against each other overthe two-day regatta. We did spend a lot of time drifting,waiting for the wind, with the first day cloudy, spitting rain,and the second, sunny and hot. I’m pleased to say that theSalty team sailed well. We won three matches and racedagainst great competitors, Erin Maxwell and Katie Lovell.New York Yacht Club won, and our team finished fifthplace. We beat Seawanaka Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Cluband Eastern Yacht Club.
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North U Match Racing Clinic, St.Petersburg Yacht Club, Sept. 28-30North U Match Racing clinics are intended to introduce rac-ing sailors to the thrills, skills and techniques of match rac-ing. For further information, go to the North U schedulepage under the Seminars Tab, at www.northu.com.
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NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARSRegattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership isrequired, although a regional PHRF rating, or membershipin US SAILING or other sailing association is often required.To list an event, e-mail [email protected] the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since raceschedules and venues change, contact the sponsoringorganization to confirm. Contact information for the sailingorganizations listed here are listed in the southern yachtclub directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.
Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races yeararound open to everyone and new crew is generally invitedand sought. Contact the club for dates and information.
Individual club races are not listed here. We will list yourclub races only if they happen on a regular schedule.
Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC =Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
Upcoming Regattas
12th Annual Special OlympicsSailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA,Sept. 14-16Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual openSailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia onLake Lanier Sept. 14-16 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Raceswill be Saturday and Sunday. There is a donation-basedentrance fee, and the skipper who raises the most moneywins a prize, which will be announced Saturday night. Forsponsorship or registration, contact [email protected] at (770) 414-9390, ext. 102.
The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. Formore information, go to www.southernsailing.org, orwww.specialolympicsga.org/support/special-events/sail-ing-regatta
Southeast Coast Race Calendar
SEPTEMBERSouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of theclubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.(state in parenthesis)1-2 Labor Day Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC. (NC)8-9 Cat Fest. Catamarans. Lake Norman YC. (NC)8-9 Scots and Rocks. Flying Scot. Lake Murray SC. 8-9 Lightning Regatta Lightning. Atlanta SC. (GA)15-16 Leukemia Cup/ Wassaw Cup. PHRF. One Design.
Savannah YC. (GA) 22-23 Board Bash. Dinghies. Lake Norman YC. (NC)22-23 Gone With the Wind. Catalina 22. Lake Lanier SC. (GA)22-23 Bottoms Up II MC. Lake Murray SC. 29 15th Annual Charleston Leukemia Cup Regatta
PHRF, One Design, High School, JIYC, ChYC, CYC, CORA, CCS, HYC. (SC)
29-30 Junior Regatta Youth. Lake Lanier SC. (GA)29-30 SAYRA. PHRF. Championships. J/22. SAYRA. 29-30 Outback Regatta. Open. LMSC. Carolina SC. (SC)
Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule15 Fall Ocean Race29 Leukemia Cup
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NCSee club website for local club race schedule1 Fairfield Harbor YC Oar Regatta
The Salty Sisters who sailed on Long Island Sound. From left toright, Helen Larsen, Char Doyle, Janet Walker, Shirley Rigo, KathyBush, and Linda Meehan.
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1 28th Annual Michelob Ultra Regatta.25-26 Blackbeard One-Design Regatta. Blackbeard SC
Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule1-2 Vernon Pickering Commodores Cup. Lake Lanier SC8-9 Old Goat. Thistle Regatta. Lake Lanier SC14-16 Special Olympics Open Regatta. Southern SC.15-16 Gone With the Wind Regatta. Catalina 22. Lake Lanier SC
Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comSee club website for local club race schedule
OCTOBERSouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of theclubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.(state in parenthesis)6-7 Old Salty. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC)6-7 Lightning Regatta. Lightning. Lake Lanier SC (GA)6-7 D-12 #5. Lasers. Carolina YC (SC)13-14 Halloween Regatta. Open. Augusta SC (GA)13-14 Beers Regatta. Y-flyers. Atlanta YC (GA)13-14 Hospice Regatta. Open. Western Carolina SC (SC)20-21 Pipers. Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC)20-21 Caliboque Cup. PHRF. Yacht Club of Hilton Head (SC)20-21 Wild Oyster Regatta. Lightnings. Carolina YC (SC)20 Fall Youth Regatta NOR. 420, O’pen Bic, Sunfish. North
Carolina Community Sailing & Rowing (NC)27-28 Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC (SC)27-28 Halloween Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC (GA)27-28 Ocean Challenge. OD, PHRF. South Carolina YC (SC)27-28 Halloween Regatta. Snipes. Atlanta YC (GA)
Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanrac-ing.org. South Carolina.See club website for local club race schedule13-14 Alice Cup. PHRF28 Witches Brew. Female at the helm.
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC.See club website for local club race schedule
Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GASee club website for local club race schedule
Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com. Myrtle BeachSee club website for local club race schedule7 Stede Bonnet Regatta.
Upcoming Regattas
Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas,September through OctoberMelbourne Yacht Club starts its fall racing lineup on Sept.29-30, with the 34th annual Mermaid Regatta for womensailors. PHRF boats race Saturday and Sunday.
The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Weekstarts off with small boat racing on Oct. 20-21. Expected
classes are Sunfish, Lasers, Raiders, and 420s. Big-boat rac-ing is the following weekend on Oct. 27-28. The club isteaming up with Port Canaveral Yacht Club for PHRF rac-ing in the Atlantic out of PCYC on Oct. 13-14.
Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.
Sanford Fall Regatta, Lake Monroe,Sanford, FL, Oct. 6-7The Lake Monroe Sailing Association, founded in 1985,hosts this annual regatta on Lake Monroe. Check-in onSaturday 9 a.m. Race starting times: Oct. 6 – Noon; Oct. 7 –10 a.m. Open to all boats. One-Design classes expected inSunfish, San Juan 21, Catalina 22, Force 5. It also hosts theKettle Cup Regatta in December and the Trans-MonroeRegatta in March. NOR and registration atwww.flalmsa.org. Contact D. J. McCabe, regatta chair at(407) 330-0633, or [email protected].
East & Central Florida Race Calendar
Club Racing (contact club or website for details):Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekendraces organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns RiverIndian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organ-ized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.Winter Series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March14. Wednesday evening races weekly.Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): PHRF RumRaces on alternate Summer Friday nights/Winter Sunday after-noons, and small boat races on alternate Sunday afternoons.Dragon Point Series: PHRF racing near the dragon on the IndianRiver; a co-ed series and a women’s series, each race monthly.Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup RacesHalifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Raceseries organized seasonally.Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend racestwice monthly, Sept through May The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghy clubrace series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoon onLake Baldwin. January through November,
SEPTEMBER1 Blue Moon Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club1-2 Herb Elphick Memorial Race (Sat) and Tommy Hall
Memorial Race (Sun). North Florida Cruising Club. 3 Labor Day Regatta. Rudder Club29 Fouled Rudder Regatta. Navy Jax YC29 Moonrise Race. St. Augustine Yacht Club29-30 Mermaid Regatta. Melbourne YC29-30 Marker 21 Cruise. East Coast SA
OCTOBER6 Crab Trap Roundup. Florida YC7 Fastest in the Forest. Epping Forest YC13 Navy Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC13-14 Southeast NA Nationals. Florida YC13-14 Haas Mediterranean Cruise. East Coast Sailing Assoc.13-14 Ocean Race. Melbourne YC & Port Canaveral YC20 Hands on the Helm Women’s Regatta. North Florida
Cruising Club21 Out and Back Race. St. Augustine YC26-28 Yankee/Revel Rally (Fri) & Fall Big Boat Race. Melbourne YC
Upcoming Regattas
8th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta,Palm Beach Inlet to Port St LucieInlet, Sept. 22-23This regatta, with a pursuit start, is a two-day, 24-nauticalmile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to PortSt. Lucie Inlet on Saturday, returning on Sunday. An after-race pool party is at the Hutcheson Island Marriott onSaturday. Reserved dockage and reserved rooms availableat reduced rates to race participants. The return race onSunday is a regular class start race.
On Sunday, the dinner and awards banquet is held.Race classes are Spinnaker, Jib and Main Class (for the fam-ily participants), and Multihull. The race is open to all sea-worthy yachts. Go to http://castawayscup.com for com-plete information.
46th Annual Lime Cup OceanRaces, Mango Cup and AvocadoCup, Miami to Fort Lauderdale,Sept. 29-30 Avocado Cup race from Key Biscayne to Fort Lauderdale’sPort Everglades on Saturday, Sept 29. The Mango Cup raceon Sunday, Sept. 30, is from Port Everglades to GovernmentCut in Miami. Party at pool and pool bar at Pier 66 in FortLauderdale after the race on Saturday. After-race party onSept. 30 with the traditional Lime Cup Free daiquiri party atthe Biscayne Bay Yacht Club with lobster dinner availableand awards afterwards. Contact BBYC at (305) 858-6303.Entry forms at www.bbyra.net and www.biscaynebayyacht-club.com.
58th Annual Columbus DayRegatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 6-7The 58th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place dur-ing the weekend of October 6-7 on Biscayne Bay.
Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing andcruising sailboats from around South Florida. The CoralReef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonieson Saturday, October 13. Organizers are looking for dona-tions for raffle prizes.
To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more informa-tion, go the event’s website atwww.columbusdayregatta.net.
Palm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club website for club racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday ofeach month (Son of a Beach Regatta).
Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association.www.bbyra.netGo to the website for local club races.
BBYC Biscayne Bay YCBBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netCGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.orgCRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com. KBYC. Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org
SEPTEMBER8 Florida State Snipe Juniors. CGSC15 Commodore’s Cup. CGSC22 Conch Cup. MYC22-23 8th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta.
www.castawayscup.com29-30 Avocado, Mango and Lime Cup. BBYC.
OCTOBER6 Columbus Day Regatta. www.columbusdayregatta.net.20 45th Round the Island Race. KBYC27 Full Moon Regatta27 Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. CGSC
Upcoming Regattas
A-Cat Worlds, Islander Hotel,Islamorada, FL, Oct 21-28The A-Cat Worlds will be held at the Islander Resort inIslamorada, Florida Keys. United States A-Class CatamaranAssociation. www.usaca.info.
Florida Keys Race Calendar
Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key WestSailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center.10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour openhouse at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailing-center.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West.Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night rac-ing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday rac-ing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in theseaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinksafterward.
Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailing-club.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racingopen to all.
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SEPTEMBER2 Labor Day Regatta.
OCTOBERNo regattas posted as of press date
Upcoming Regattas
Sarasota Sailing Squadron 66th Annual Labor Day Regatta,Aug. 31- Sept. 2 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its 66th Labor DayRegatta, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. With six courses on Sarasota Bayand PHRF racing in the Gulf, this regatta attracts sailorsfrom all over the country. Courses will be set up hostingOpti Red, White, & Blue fleets, Opti Green fleet, Laser, 420,Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRFfleets. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Event.Camping is available on the club grounds.
In 2011, there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dock-age and limited camping are available. Food and entertain-ment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact theSSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. The NOR andonline registration is available at www.sarasotasail-ingsquadron.org
28th Dunedin Cup Regatta,Dunedin, FL, Sept. 28-29, Gala Event and Auction, Sept. 15The skipper’s meeting will be held at the Dunedin Boat Clubon Friday, Sept. 28. This one day of racing on Sept. 29 on St.Joseph Sound and in the Gulf is a recognized Suncoast Boatof the Year event. The 6th Annual Black Tie Gala & CharityAuction (reservations required) is on Saturday, Sept. 15, at theDunedin Boat Club. All proceeds from the auction and regat-ta go to support the Dunedin Youth Sailing Association pro-gram. Guest speaker at the Gala will be Paralympic sailorMaureen McKinnon. Information for the Gala and the regat-ta is available at www.DunedinCupRegatta.org, or call MaryKolb at (727) 733-3498.
30th Bradenton Yacht Club FallKickoff Regatta, Bradenton, FL,Sept. 21-23This regatta, held at the Bradenton Yacht Club, is the “kick-off” event for the Tampa Bay/Sarasota Bay area winter rac-
ing season. It is two days of racing in Tampa Bay. Six class-es, spinnaker, non-spinnaker, true cruising, racer cruiser,multihull and one-design, will make up the three-race regat-ta. Free dockage at the yacht club. Upwards of 70 boats haveraced in the past, most of which raft up at the yacht club.Partying for the event begins on Friday night as boats gath-er at the club, continuing Saturday afternoon after racing.Register at www.bradenton-yacht-club.org, or call (941) 981-3891. For dock reservations, call (941) 722-5936, ext. 212, orthe dockmaster cell at (941) 374-2310.
47th CMCS Summerset Regatta,Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 6-7This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiereannual sailing competition and the kickoff regatta for thefall and winter racing program. Held at Fort Myers Beachwith the Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for Saturday’sparty and the awards dinner Sunday. Friday evening is theskipper’s meeting and party.
The regatta is a boat of the year event for the SouthwestFlorida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats usually par-ticipate in six classes in this two-day event. Up to four buoyraces on two race circles in the Gulf will be Saturday and adistance coastal race Sunday, returning to the beach. Theregatta is held to raise money for local youth sailing pro-grams. For more information, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.
Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 6-7This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg OceanRacing Challenge event. The two-day race features chal-lenging courses on Tampa Bay which this year will beOlympic Triangle courses. Perpetual trophies are awardedto the best finisher in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker,Racer/Cruiser, and Cruising classes. The Manufacturer’sChallenge, established several years ago, offers perpetualtrophies awarded to the best overall finishing Hunter,Catalina and Island Packet yacht.
For more information, go to www.spyc.org for contactinfo, NOR and entry forms.
6th Annual Cortez Cup, CortezYacht Club, FL, Oct. 13This is a Sarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the YearRace for WFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 13, from theCortez Cove Marina in Cortez, FL.
A skipper’s meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’srestaurant in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 11.Racing will be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass.Races will be for any division of boats with at least threeentries. Awards ceremony, food, drink and entertainmentwill follow the race. Details and NOR will be posted atwww.cortezyachtclub.org, or call Peter Robinson at (941)266-7054.
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USA Junior Olympic SailingFestival, Fort Myers Beach, FL Oct. 13-14The Edison Sailing Center, a community-based sailing cen-ter in Fort Myers, FL, will host the River Romp Regatta inOctober, A USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. USSAILING’s Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwideseries of sailing regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event ishosted by a different club or organization. www.edisonsail-ingcenter.org. www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo/calen-dar.asp.
29th Annual Ron Diaz RumRumgatta Regatta, Tampa SailingSquadron Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 13-14One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Racing on Saturdayin Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, One-Design, RacerCruiser, True Cruising and Mother Lode. The Mother Lodeclass is designed to provide an easy, safe pursuit racearound a comfortable course. Boats are assigned a competi-tive rating based on their equipment and the captain’s expe-rience. It provides a way for non-racers to join the regattaand compete for trophies.
The One-Design fleet may include J/24s and FlyingScots. On Sunday is the Women’s Rumgatta Regatta.Saturday after-race Ron Diaz Caribbean “Par-Ti” featuringmusic, rum libations, and dinner—all sponsored by RonDiaz Rum.
For information and NOR, go to www.sail-tss.org.
6th Buzzelli Multihull RendezvousWith 33rd Stiletto Nationals,Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 18-21 Open to all multihull sailboats, the three-day event starts onFriday with the long-distance race, which is optional for allexcept those competing in the Stiletto Nationals. Awardsceremony takes place on Sunday, the last race day. Courseswill be on Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, weatherdependent.
Last year’s participants came from 17 states and theDominican Republic. Seventy-four boats competed in eightclasses: Stilettos, Corsairs, Formulas, Hobies, Nacras,Windriders, Hobie Waves, Wetas, and a variety of othermultihulls.
Jim Brown will return this year for another fascinatingtalk about multihulls. This icon of trimaran design hasbeen designing and building multihulls for almost 60 years.
Other activities are in the planning to fill the schedulewith great racing at a great venue with great boats to havegreat fun. Complimentary camping, docking, launching,and parking are available at the Squadron, which can bereached at (941) 388-2355. For more information, go to
www. BuzzelliMR.com, or contact Regatta Chair NanaBosma at [email protected], or (941) 306-7776.
36th Clearwater Challenge,Clearwater Yacht Club, Nov. 3This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.Competitors are usually invited to the club to use the barand dining facilities the previous week with free dockageprovided for this period. Many sailors compete in the DavisIsland regatta to Clearwater the weekend before and leavetheir boats there for the Challenge.
In the past, they usually have two days of buoy racingwith the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats racing wind-ward-leeward on one course north of Clearwater Pass andthe Racer/Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race vari-ous courses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass.But this year, they are considering alternatives. Contact theclub for details.
For more information, and to register online, go towww.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.
West Florida Race Calendar
The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in WestFlorida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. Forregatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the WestFlorida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.
Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the thirdFriday of each month. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m, PHRF racing,spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racingevery Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at(727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April.Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRFracing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturdayof each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or [email protected]. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend clubraces. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf ofMexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternateWednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or [email protected]. Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racingonce a month, year-round [email protected] Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing onMondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor.www.ppycbsm.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, [email protected] Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing.www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April.www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) throughAug. 28. 16:30 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of eachmonth, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org
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Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West FloridaYacht Racing Assoication at www.wfyra.org)Tampa Bay (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SuncoastBOTY)Gulf Boat of the Year: (GBOTY)Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY)Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)
SEPTEMBER31-1 Labor Day Regatta. (SBBOTY). Sarasota Sailing Squadron6 Flying Scot SPSA series. Davis Island YC8 Open Portsmouth. Lasers, Flying Scots. Tampa Sailing
Squadron8 Charlotte Harbor Distance Race. Punta Gorda SC15-16 Bruce Waters Regatta. Optis. St. Pete YC15 Dunedin Cup Regatta Ball. (GBOTY) Dunedin Boat Club.17 Kayusa Cup. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder
Society22-23 Kickoff Regatta. (SuncoastBOTY) (SBBOTY). Bradenton YC22-23 Cressies. Laser Full rig and Radials. Clearwater YC29 Dunedin Cup. Dunedin Boat Club.
OCTOBER6-7 Fall Bay Race. (SuncoastBOTY). St. Petersburg YC6-7 Youth Clinegatta. St. Petersburg YC6-7 Summerset Regatta. (CHBOTY) (N/MBOTY).
Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society13 Cortez Cup. (SBBOTY) Cortez YC.13-14 Sunfish Open Worlds. St. Petersburg YC13 Rumgatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron14 Womens Rumgatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron27 Davis Island Classic to Clearwater. (SuncoastBOTY)
Davis Island YC27-28 Club Championship. St. Petersburg YC27 Great Pumpkin Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron27-28 Commodore’s Cup. (N/MBOTY) Naples Sailing & YC
NOVEMBER3 Clearwater Challenge. (SuncoastBOTY) (GBOTY).
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See the article on the Silver Anniversary of the Race for the Roses on pages 44-45.
Fast Women Regatta, Josephine, AL,July 7By Kim Kaminski
The Fast Women’s Regatta was held on July 7 at the PointYacht Club in Josephine, AL. Principal Race Officer GeorgeHero, who travelled from the New Orleans Yacht Club tohelp set the course for this ladies’ competition, prepared a
triangle course in Perdido Bay. Ten boats sailed in the one-day event with five Spinnaker boats sailing a double trian-gle windward/leeward course of 6.84 miles, and five Non-Spinnaker boats sailing a double triangle course of 4.84miles. The winds were fair at 8 knots out of the southwestand kept the fleet spread out over the course.
The Fast Women’s Race is known as the first race in theLadies Trilogy Sailing Series which is held each year in July.One of the highlights of this race is the Virgin SkipperAward that is presented to a female sailor who acts as askipper and helms a boat for the first time in a competition.This year’s recipient of the award is Addie Quina who skip-pered Cannonball, a J/30, in the Non-Spinnaker class to afirst-place finish. Other winners included: Coyote skipperedby Margo Zern who earned first in the Mixed (male andfemale crew) Spinnaker class; and Sea Breeze, skippered byKim Kaminski, who earned first in the All Female Spinnakerclass and earned the best All Female Crew Trophy.
Upcoming Regattas
92nd Annual Lipton Cup, Bay St. Louis, MS, Sept. 1-3The Pass Christian Yacht Club in Pass Christian, MS, willhost the 92nd Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, Sept. 1-3. Theregatta is an inter-club competition between the 33 memberclubs of the Gulf Yachting Association. Competitors sail the19-foot one-design, the Flying Scot, in five races held overthree days. The winning club hosts the 93rd Lipton Cup in2013. www.pcyc-gya.org.
22nd Annual Juana Good TimeRegatta, Navarre Beach, FloridaPanhandle, Sept. 7-9Always held on the first weekend after Labor Day, thisregatta is held at, and sponsored by, Juana’s Pagodas—athatch-roofed volleyball beach bar just south of the NavarreBeach Bridge on the Florida Panhandle. Racing on SantaRosa Sound, the regatta usually has about 50 boats partici-pating including cruising catamarans, beach cats and wind-surfers. They are looking for trimarans to enter to maketheir own class this year. Many boaters travel from as far as
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Addie Quina received the Virgin Skipper Award for her efforts at theFast Women Regatta. She skippered a J/30, Cannonball, in theNon-Spinnaker fleet for the first time in a race and earned this spe-cial recognition. Photo by Kim Kaminski
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Louisiana and Mississippi to attend.For more information, go to www.juanaspagodas.com,
and click on Regatta—or any of the regatta links.
Hobie Wave North Americans, Key Sailing, Pensacola Beach, FL,October TBAwww.hobieclass.com, www.catsailor.com
Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL,Oct. 6The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beachparties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Oct. 6 onPerdido Bay in Alabama. The Point Yacht Club, in PiratesCove Marina, Josephine, AL, is host. Regatta activities beginon Friday evening with race registration and party. OnSaturday, a competitor’s briefing will be held in the morn-ing with the race start at 1 p.m. Following the race will be aparty and awards presentation.
For more information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org.
38th WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 12-14Held at the Pensacola Yacht Club, registration and skipper’smeeting will be held on Thursday evening. Racing willbegin each day at 12:00 noon starting Friday with dailyawards given out each evening. Live music, door prizes willbe held throughout the event with the final awards ceremo-ny. For more information, go towww.pensacolayachtclub.org.
3rd Annual J/Fest SouthwestRegatta, Lakewood Yacht Club,Seabrook, TX, Oct 13-14Held on Galveston Bay, this regatta will have J/boats racingin a PHRF race and in the J/Cruise class. J/boats racinginclude J/22, J/24, J/80, J/105 and the J/109. Any J/boat iswelcome and there will also be One-Design races. The regat-ta is a circuit stop for J/22s and J/24s. There is also aJ/Cruise class. Skippers’ meeting Friday and after race par-ties on Saturday and Sunday with awards on Sunday. Go towww.lakewoodyachtclub.com or www.JfestSouthwest.com
Racing, Texas Style: 25th AnnualHarvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 25-27The Harvest Moon Regatta is the largest point-to-point sail-ing regatta in U.S. coastal waters. The regatta attracts morethan 250 sailboats and 1,700 sailors each year to race 153 off-shore nautical miles through the Gulf of Mexico fromGalveston to Port Aransas, TX. Conceived as a gentlemen’srace by a few members of the Lakewood Yacht Club inSeabrook, the course reaches southwesterly down the Texas
coast when the prevailing winds are southeasterly. Regatta participants moor at the City Marina or at
Island Moorings in Port Aransas following the race. TheHarvest Moon Regatta, a/k/a “Rum Regatta,” culminatesin the Welcome Sailors Rum Party and awards dinner onSaturday night to see who won the coveted Bacardi Cup. Asmany as 2,000 sailors and friends show up to celebrate andenjoy a party and barbecue dinner with music.
Sunday morning, many of the sailboats return via theGulf ICW or offshore. For more information, go towww.harvestmoonregatta.com
13th Annual Fish ClassChampionships, Mobile, AL, Oct. 27-28This regatta will be at the Buccaneer Yacht Club. This GulfYachting Association event, held at the Buccaneer YachtClub in Mobile, annually allows member clubs the opportu-nity to sail in the historic Fish, a gaffed-rigged sailboat.Boats will be provided by the yacht club.
Three races are planned, with the winning club earningthe John G. Curren Trophy. Class awards for first, secondand third in the series will also be awarded to the helmsmanand crew on the final day of competition. For more infor-mation, go to www.bucyc.org.
Northern Gulf Coast Race CalendarSee local club websites for club races.
LEGENDBSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, ALBucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, ALBWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MSBYC Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MSCSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LAFWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FLFYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, ALGYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MSJYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MSLAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LALBYC Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MSLFYC Lake Forest YC, Daphne, ALLPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LAMYC Mobile YC, Mobile, ALNYC Navy YC, Pensacola, FLNOYC New Orleans YCOSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MSPBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FLPCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MSPontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LAPtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FLSSYC South Shore YC, New Orleans, LASYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LAStABYC St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FLSYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LATYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA
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SEPTEMBER1-3 Lipton Cup Regatta. PCYC8-9 Back to School Regatta. PontYC14-15 Leukemia Cup. BucYC15 Chappel & Stitt Regatta. PYC15 Double-Handed Couples. StABYC15-16 Race Week. LBYC15-16 Leukemia Cup. BSC21 To the Pier and Back. PBYC21-23 Sunfish Masters. BWYC22 Middle Bay. MYC22 Fall 3. LBYC22-23 Great Lake Race. CSA/SSYC/NOYC28-30 GYA Multi-hull Championships. PBYC29-30 Wadewitz Regatta. FYC30 Coco Seeman Regatta. SYC/LPWSA
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63' Gulfstar Motorsailer, 1987, Twin Yanmars, 4Staterooms, Electric furling system, Genset,Beautiful! $359,900, Call Tom H at 818-516-5742
42' Endeavour CC, 1990, Gorgeous teak interiortotally refinished. Hull Shines! Genset, A/C, Thisis a turn key, must see vessel! $129,000 Tom @904-377-9446
42' Catalina, 1991, Yanmar, 2 stateroom/2 head,Full electronics, Windlass, Inverter, $85,000, CallKevin W @ 321-693-1642
38' Krogen Cutter 1980, New 43 HP Diesel,Solar, Wind gen, Many upgrades, $95,000 Kevin@ 321-693-1642
51' Beneteau Idylle 15.5, 1986, Genset, A/C,radar, Liferaft, recent bottom job, Ice maker, GPS,ready to go! $139,000, Jane @ 813-917-0911
46' Beneteau Oceanis 461, 2000, Never char-tered, 2 cabin, Electric winches, New Sails,. Newelectronics, Fresh Bottom, $174,900, Clark @561-676-8445
40' Manta Catamaran, 1990, New Genset, NewWatermaker, Genset, Solar panels, $269,000,Tom @ 904-377-9446
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44’ CSY Walk over 1979 $124,900 Port Charlotte Jane44’ Wellington 1980 $179,000 Sarasota Joe44’ Beneteau Oceanis 2001 $230,000 Titusville Dean43’ Irwin 1988 $ 99,500 St. Petersburg Jane43’ Elan 1990 $110,000 Israel Kirk42’ Hunter 1990 $ 94,900 Clearwater Dean42’ Endeavour 1990 $129,900 Jacksonville Beach Tom42’ Catalina 1997 $119,500 Sanibel Joe42’ Catalina 1991 $ 85,000 Titusville Kevin42’ Catalina 1990 $ 65,000 Spain Tom42’ Brewer 1984 $100,000 Sarasota Joe42’ Tayana 1987 $150,000 Daytona Dean42’ Tayana CC 1984 $138,000 St. Petersburg Dean41’ Hunter 410 2002 $138,000 Satellite Beach Kevin40’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 2003 $159,000 Melbourne Kevin38’ Island Packet 1988 $119,900 Green Cove Springs Tom38’ Morgan 383 1982 $ 51,900 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk38’ Korgen Cutter 1980 $ 95,000 Satellite Beach Kevin37’ Pearson Sloop 1983 $ 53,000 Venice Joe37’ Gulfstar 1979 $ 44,750 Hudson Jane37’ Hunter 1987 $ 59,900 Daytona Jim37’ Irwin 1981 $ 35,900 Boca Raton Clark36’ Beneteau Oceanis 1998 $ 89,900 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk36’ Gulfstar 1983 $ 39,000 Ft. Myers Art36’ Hunter 2004 $105,000 Bradenton Joe35’ Young Sun 1981 $ 64,900 Ft. Myers Art35’ Trident Warrior 1977 $ 36,900 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk35’ Pearson 1981 $ 29,900 St. Augustine Tom34’ Morgan 1968 $ 19,900 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk34’ Hunter 1984 $ 35,500 Apollo Beach Joe33’ Nauticat 1986 $ 98,500 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk32’ Irwin 1973 $ 26,000 Melbourne Kevin32’ Bayfield 1987 $ 49,900 Melbourne Kevin32’ Catalina 320 2000 $ 65,000 Treasure Island Kevin32’ C & C 1980 $ 29,900 Maderia Beach Dean32’ Beneteau First 32 1984 $ 37,000 Ft. Lauderdale Kirk31’ Allmand 1981 $ 23,900 Punta Gorda Calvin30’ Cape Dory 1987 $ 55,000 Venice Wendy28’ Shannon Cutter 1979 $ 49,950 Bahamas Tom22’ Falmouth Cutter 1981 $ 55,000 Winter Garden Tom
MULTI-HULLS60’ Custom Catamaran 1999 $574,900 Tarpon Springs Bill51’ Jeantot/Privilege Cat 1994 $499,000 West Palm Beach Tom48’ Nautitech Catamaran 1998 $349,000 Punta Gorda Leo47’ Conser Catamaran 2001 $249,000 St. Augustine Tom45’ Voyage Catamaran 2007 $349,900 BVI Tom44’ Voyage Catamaran 2002 $375,000 BVI Tom44’ Voyage Catamaran 2006 $375,000 BVI Tom44’ Lagoon Catamaran 2007 $499,000 Caribbean Kevin44’ Lagoon Catamaran 2004 $359,000 Grenada Kevin43’ Voyage Catamaran 1998 $249,000 Florida Tom43’ Priviledge 435 2001 $447,206 Italy Tom40’ Manta Catamaran 1999 $269,000 Puerto Rico Tom38’ Admiral Catamaran 2005 $239,000 Ft. Lauderdale Tom36’ Endeavour Power Cat. 2001 $169,000 Punta Gorda Leo36’ Fountain Pajot Mahe 2007 $259,900 Satellite Beach Kevin36’ Intercontinental Tri. 1969 $ 59,900 Gulfport Roy S. 36’ G-Cat Power Cat 2008 $249,900 Dade City Roy S35’ Island Packet Cat 1993 $144,900 Tampa Mark28’ Telstar Trimaran 2006 $ 71,500 St. Augustine Tom
SAILBOATS74’ Ortholan Motorsailor 1939 $230,000 Argentina Kirk63’ Gulfstar Motorsailor 1987 $359,000 Ft. Lauderdale Tom H60’ Sparkman & Stephens 1966 $185,000 Daytona Jim53’ Pearson 1981 $189,000 St. Augustine Tom51’ Morgan Out Island 1976 $100,000 Treasure Island Jane51’ Beneteau Idyllic 15.5 1986 $139,000 West Palm Beach Jane48’ Sunward Ketch 1980 $155,000 Melbourne Kevin47’ Vagabond 1979 $120,000 St. Petersburg Joe47’ Vagabond 1993 $180,000 France Harry47’ Wauquiez Centurion 1986 $188,900 Florida Roy S46’ Beneteau 461 2000 $174,900 Stuart Clark46’ Morgan 1979 $ 79,900 Madeira Beach Roy S.45’ Hunter 456 2004 $209,000 Punta Gorda Wendy45’ Jeanneau 45 DS 2008 $299,000 St. Augustine Tom45’ Hunter Legend 1987 $ 88,900 Crystal River Jane45’ Hunter 450 2001 $195,000 Palm Coast Kevin45’ Hunter 2008 $299,950 Melbourne Kevin44’ Sunbeam 1995 $225,000 Ft. Lauderdale Clark
30’ Cape Dory MK II, 1987, Westerbeke, A/C,New Bimini and Dodger, Autopilot, Chartplotter,radar, Excellent shape! $55,000, Capt Wendy @941-916-0660
45' Jeanneau 2008, Twin Helms, Full Electronics,Bow thruster, Electric In-mast main, full cockpitenclosure, $299,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446
36' Fountain Pajot Mahe, 2007, 2 cabin/2heads, genset, 2 A/C units, Watermaker. Niceboat ! $259,900, Kevin @ 321-693-1642
36' Beneteau Oceanis CC, 1998, Continuouslyupgraded! Furling Main, Genset, walk-in aftowner’s cabin. Very clean and nicely equipped.$89,000, Call Kirk @ 818-371-6499
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New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian atBimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400
Devlin “Winter Wren.” Professionally craft-ed. Launched 2002. 22’ 6” LOA x 18’ 10” x 6’10” x 2’ 6”. Xynole polyester fabric and epoxyover ply. Very good condition. LocatedOrlando. Asking $12,500. [email protected]. (407) 415-4203. (9/12)
Hunters Galore! New 22' - 27' and mint con-dition late model 30' - 36'; Hunters - 7 avail-able. See for yourself at St. PetersburgMunicipal Marina. Call for pricing. SimpleSailing Boat Sales. (727) 362-4732.
2005 Catalina 22 MKII. 4-stroke Merc 4 HPoutboard, furling system, transom swim lad-der, shoal-draft wing keel, self tailing winches,cabin sleeps 4, pop-top. $12,371. New traileravailable. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises(800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361.www.mastheadsailinggear.com. (11/12)
Ranger 23. Tall Rig, 7 sails, 4 Hp 4-stroke, liftchain, Porta Potti, swim ladder. All interiorcushions, dinette, ready to sail, Mobile, AL.Tom Davis (251) 343-9520 or [email protected]. $3300. (9/12)
2002 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. $81,500Fresh water, R/F, Lazy Jacks, Autopilot, AGMbatts, dripless stuffing gland, canvas 2010/11,Carry-On AC. 727-214-1590, ext 3. Fullspecs/pics at: www.MurrayYachtSales.com
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Telstar 26 1979 Trimaran. New standing rig-ging, new roller furling. New 9.9 hp OB 4-stroke, electric start. Tilting mast to get underbridges. Good condition. New Upholstery,radio, Porta-potti, etc. $18,500. (305) 893-6061 (10/12)
1992 Albemarle, Express 27’, Twin Volvo570L gas engines w/jack shafts. Volvo Pentaoutdrives. Twin controls upper and lowerhelm. Navstar GPS, Si-Tex Radar, Norcold 12VRefrig, Electric head. Asking $25,500. ContactTerry Rose at (910) 772-9277.
Lindenberg 28, Fast Lane. Good condition,Ready to Race, full racing sail inventory.Copper bottom Fall 2011, 4hp Yamaha OB.Reduced to $14,000. Boat is located in IndianHarbor Beach, FL (Melbourne Area). (413)822-2223, day or nite. (9/12)
30' Catalina MkII. 1987 with Universal Diesel,Harken Roller Furling, Mainsail, Data MarineSpeed and Depth, Wheel Steering with instru-ment Pods, Bimini, Solar Vents. Fast, EasySailing. Go to www.cortezyachts.com. GreatChance for a Great Sailing Vessel. Available atour Docks. Asking $24,500. Cortez YachtSales. (941) 792-9100
CATALINA 30 1988. $22,500. Priced to SellQuick. Tall rig, shallow draft 3’11”. Cruise theCaribbean! Excellent Liveaboard. Please - nolow-ball offers. Go to www.freedrive.com/fold-er/332453 for details, pics and amenities!(863) 409-3559, or email kalo4u@hotmail. com. (11/12)
$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutterrigged ketch. Hull & Volvo engine & trans-mission were completely re-conditioned in2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built inSweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot set-tee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed for-ward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. ContactTom O’Brien (941) 518-0613 [email protected]. (9/12)
31’ Mariner Ketch 1970. 44 HP rebuilt PerkinsDiesel. Complete retro. Full keel. 2 mains, 2mizzens, cruising chute w/sock, windlass,Bimini, dinghy, S/S propane stove, GPSw/charts. A must see at our docks. Asking$19,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
32’ 1975 Allied Seawind II Ketch. Manyupgrades including new main and jib, 27 hpYanmar with 300 hrs, including complete newdrivetrain. New canvas, both exterior andinterior. Garmin GPS/Depth, ST-4000 autopilot. New topside, bottom paint 2012.100%, 135% genoas, mizzen and mizzenstaysail. Much more. Price reduced to$29,900. Florida Panhandle, Bluewater BayYachts (850) 897-4150. (10/12)
32’ Irwin, 1973. Very clean inside and out,upgraded Yanmar 3-cylinder engine, pedestalsteering w/auto pilot, roller furling head sail &more! $26,000. Call Kevin @ 321-693-1642,Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Profes-sional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
’80 PEARSON 424 KETCH.......................$84,900’70 CAL 40 (RESTORED) .........................$63,000’85 C&C 37................................................$40,000'85 CALIBER 35 ........................................$59,000’85 CAL 35 ................................................$35,500'86 C&C 35 MK III......................................$47,500'70 PEARSON 33 ........................................$8,900'80 CAL 31.................................................$23,000'01 HUNTER 240.......................................$16,500'84 COM-PAC 23 .........................................$7,900
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2007 Beneteau First 10R. 33’. $115,000. Fullrace inventory, very well maintained, raceready, full electronics. 727-214-1590, ext 3.Full specs/pics at:www.MurrayYachtSales.com
34’ Gemini 105C 2004. 27 HP Westerbekediesel, 12K BTU A/C, Raymarine ST tridataseries w/ wind. Autopilot, Garmin GPS, 150RF genoa, F/B main, davits, solar panel.January 2012 bottom paint & much more.$129,500. Call Andy Gillis [email protected]
34’ Catalina 1990. 4’ 3” draft, arch/davits,solar & wind generator, 16K BTU A/C, invert-er/charger, windless chartplotter, wind,depth, autopilot, VHF stereo, Mackpack, RFgenoa & lots more. Asking $55,000. Call Joeat (954) 682-3973. (8/12)
35’ Island Packet 350 1999. 38HP Yanmar –low hours. Harken roller furling staysail andgenoa, Bimini/dodger w/fly, self-tailingwinches, freshwater boat up to 1/2012,Raymarine ST60, and much more. $119,900.Call Andy Gillis (239) [email protected]
Bristol 35 1973. Good boat for a serious sailor.6 ft. full keel, sea-friendly. Yanmar diesel.Dinghy w/OB. Autopilot, chartplotter, rollerfurling and all required equipment. Boat andall equipment in good condition. Ready tocruise. Location Jacksonville. $22,[email protected]. (10/12)
35’ C&C – Turn-key cruiser, great sail inven-tory. Reduced to $27,000! Contact CurtisStokes at (954) 684-0218 or [email protected].
Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and com-fort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handlesbeautifully. Well equipped and has great longsea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat andfast. What more can you ask from a lady!Purr-fect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards orday charter. Asking $65,000. Details:[email protected]. (9/12)
2002 Beneteau 361. $95,000. AirConditioning, In Mast Furling, Bimini &Dodger, Refrig, Microwave, Huge Head, BigCockpit St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590, ext3. Full Specs & Pics atwww.MurrayYachtSales.com.
37 Searunner Trimaran. All sails and stand-ing rigging in good condition. Self-tailingwinches, auto pilot. Yanmar 2 GM, A/C.Refrigerator in custom box. $35,000. ForDetails, Contact Dave Pond. [email protected]. (985) 966-3504. (10/12)
37’ TARTAN Centerboard Sloop. 1977 w/Westerbeke diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Genoa,Main, Storm Sail, Sea Anchor, Spinnaker,Autopilot, 2 X VHFs, SSB, Wind, Depth, GPSNavigator, Stove, Ice Box, Pressure Water,Dinghy w/OB, lots of gear and spares. Asking$35,000. Needs work. Cortez Yacht Sales(941) 792-9100.
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1979 Cabo Rico 38 Cutter. Autopilot, windvane, GPS, Refrig, Solar, Wind, 5’ Draft andready for Bahamas and beyond. $69,[email protected], or Call Alan at 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com
38’ Hunter – 2 staterooms layout, very goodcondition, freshwater boat. Reduced to$124,500! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954)684-0218 or [email protected].
Beneteau Oceanis 390 Classic, Seldom SeenII, 1991, Two cabin owners version, shoaldraft, light and airy interior. Raymarine instru-ment suite, Frigoboat fridge/freeze. Volvo43HP aux. Clean and ready to sail away.Asking $72,500. Contact Terry Rose at (910)772-9277.
39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hpPathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser,Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen,radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, fullgalley + more. $99,900. Cortez Yacht Sales(941) 792-9100
Trimaran, 39’ Piver Lodestar. Equipped andready to cruise, 3.5’ draft, fun and responsive,perfect for Bahamas & Keys, 9’ inflatablew/6hp 4-stroke, wind, solar, autopilot, EPIRB,etc. $16,900, Nokomis, FL, [email protected].(10/12)
1982 40’ Hughes Columbia Center Cockpit.Loaded and Cruise ready. Wind, Solar andmore. Reduced. $109,900. Alan 941-350-559. [email protected]. www.grandslam yachtsales.com
42’ Hunter Passage, 1991. Large centercockpit cutter rig, new canvas bimini anddodger, bottom was done in Jan. 2012, 8 KWOnan generator, $94,900. Call Dean @ 727-224-8977, Edwards Yacht Sales, QualityListings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
42’ Catalina, 1991. Two-cabin, two-head ver-sion, spacious galley, lots of storage, greatsalon and has a Pullman-style berth, $85,000.Call Kevin @ 321-693-1642, Edwards YachtSales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
42’ Catalina MK II. 2 staterooms, 2-head lay-out, very good condition. Reduced to$135,000! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954)684-0218 or [email protected].
Morgan 43’ Sloop. Hark the Sound, 1985Center cockpit. AC, genset, new batteries andnav instruments. Master cabin w/ensuitehead, LP stove, Adler Barber fridge, charttable, v-berth w/guest head. Perkin 4.108aux. Asking $90,000. Contact Terry Rose at(910) 772-9277.
1983 Morgan/Marek 454 PerformanceRacer/Cruiser. Big, Fast, Beautiful, Strong,Seakindly. Shoal draft, air conditioner, dieselengine & generator, radar, autopilot, Hugeaft stateroom. $99,900. [email protected]. (941) 350-1559. www.grandslamy-achtsales.com.
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56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$800,00045' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,00040' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,90037' Tartan 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,00031' Mariner Ketch 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,90030' Catalina 1987 MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,500
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1977 45’ Morgan 452 Ketch. Center cockpit,aft stateroom, two heads refrigeration, gener-ator GPS. Great Liveaboard or cruis-er. $69,900. [email protected], or callAlan at 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyacht-sales.com
45’ Hunter Deck Salon 2012. DIVORCE SALE.Here’s your chance to own a like-new 45’cruiser at an unheard of price. ASKING price is$100k under retail. Shoal draft, heat & air,color plotter. $256,000. Call Kelly BickfordCPYB at (727) 599-1718, or [email protected]
45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996,Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins,two heads w/shower, roller furling main, elec-tric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley,Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $109,000.Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
1986 - 47-foot offshore cruising/racer. Total refit- Yanmar, mast/rigging/sails (7),electric winches, monitor amp air/solar, elec-tronics, SSB, radar etc, 2 staterooms, 6-personlife raft, dinghy w/10-hp OB. $129,900 inven-tory. Call (401) 782-0555. (9/12)
Tayana 48’. Montana Sky, 2011, Center cock-pit, Cutter rigged, Two staterooms w/ensuiteheads. Electric winches, windlass, bowthruster, Leisurefurl boom w/fully battenedmain sail, genset, watermaker and muchmore. Asking $670,000. Contact Terry Rose at(910) 772-9277.
2007 Beneteau 49 $298,000 Genset, AC Bowthruster, Electric winches, Full electronics,Bimini, Cockpit cushions, shows like new.727-214-1590, ext 3. Full specs/pics at:www.MurrayYachtSales.com
51’ Little Harbor – Performance cruiser invery good condition. Reduced to $449,000!Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 [email protected].
2002 53’ Bruce Roberts. Custom AluminumCenter Cockpit. Quality Construction andLoaded. Twin headsails, incredible owners’stateroom. $329,900. Alan at (941) 350-1559. [email protected]. Go for details towww.grandslamyachtsales.com
1988 54’ Crowther Hi PerformanceCruising Catamaran. Daggerboards, newelectronics, great sail inventory, generatorand more. $224,900. [email protected],or Call Alan at. 941-350-1559. www.grand-slamyachtsales.com
56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 byRollins in Maine. A masterpiece from Americancraftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Firplanking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry usedthroughout. Aluminum spars and custom castbronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” styleschooner capable of passages with eleganceand American pride. Asking $800,000.www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100
63’ Gulfstar Sailcruiser, 1987. One of onlythree built! Furled electric rig, loaded withamenities including custom enlarged refriger-ator and freezer. $359,900. Call Tom H. @818-516-5742, Edwards Yacht Sales, QualityListings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
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IRWIN Citation 39, 1979, w/ 30 hp Yanmar,41' 9" LOA, custom scoop transom, fin keel,roller furling head sails, Dutchman main, ST-60instruments, Garmin GPS, VHF, S/S Stove, 12-volt DC Refrig, ST winches, Bimini. Asking$37,500. Cortez Yacht Sales 941-792-9100.
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Absolute Tank Cleaning ...................26
Advanced Sails ................................30
Ahoy Captain....................................27
Amelia Island Marina........................18
American Rope & Tar.......................27
Anchorage Marina............................19
Aqua Graphics .................................26
Atlantic Sail Traders .........................30
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Beaver Flags ....................................27
Beneteau Sailboats .........................BC
Beta Marine......................................12
Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals.............37
Bluewater Insurance ........................23
Bluewater Sailing School ...................7
BoatNames.net.................................26
BoatUS Towing.................................21
Borel .................................................27
Bo’sun Supplies ...............................12
Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta ...........6
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Captains License Class....................66
Catamaran Boatyard ........................26
C-Head Compost Toilets ..................27
Clear Air ...........................................27
Clearwater Municipal Marina.......19,25
Compac Sailboats ............................35
CopperCoat ......................................25
Cortez Cup .........................................5
Cortez Flea Market...........................21
Cortez Yacht Brokerage ...................64
Cortez Yacht Club ..............................5
CPT Autopilot ...................................66
Cruising Solutions ............................36
Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ........60
Defender Industries..........................39
Dockside Radio ................................42
Doyle/Ploch Sails .............................30
Dr. LED........................................27,35
Dunbar Sales ...................................55
Dunbar Sales Sailing School ...........55
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Edwards Yacht Sales .......................58
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Ellies Sailing Shop ...........................26
Fair Winds Boat Repairs ..................29
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Kelly Bickford,Broker........................56
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stopped to watch me do this. It remind-ed of the O. J. Simpson trial, when theworld stopped to watch the verdict.
Do you remember that scene in themovie Captain Ron where he was flyingthrough the marina at top speed, andhe turned the boat hard, put it inreverse and landed the boat perfectly? Iwas Captain Ron that day. I put that 27-
foot sailboat between two monsterpowerboats with inches to spare—Imean inches. The entire place went apecrazy. I look up, and beers were justbeing tossed at us, people were clap-ping, and I swear I saw money beingexchanged between gamblers. The boatowners to my bow and stern came overand were looking to see if I hit their
yachts, and then went back to theirmartinis and crab dip. Before I knew it,my crew of Benedict Arnolds hadditched me and were mingling amongnew-found friends, and I was sitting onmy boat cushion all alone, thinking itdoesn’t get better than this.
Then a stack of deep-fried good-ness appeared. Now it was perfect.
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Beneteau .................................................................................................BCCompac Sailboats ....................................................................................35Cortez Yacht Brokerage ...........................................................................64Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ................................................................60Dunbar Sales............................................................................................55Eastern Yachts ........................................................................................BCEdwards Yacht Sales................................................................................58Florida Yacht Group.................................................................................BCFlying Scot Sailboats................................................................................62Grand Slam Yacht Sales ..........................................................................57Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ...........................................................................7Hobie Cats/Tiki Watersports .....................................................................35Kelly Bickford,Broker ................................................................................56Laser.........................................................................................................35Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina......................................................28,30,55Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ..................................................................59Optimist ....................................................................................................35Optimist ....................................................................................................26Portland Pudgy.........................................................................................26Precision.....................................................................................................7Ross Yacht Sales .....................................................................................55RS Sailboats.............................................................................................35Simple Sailing..........................................................................................SixSt. Augustine Yacht Sales ........................................................................63St. Barts/Beneteau ..................................................................................BCStrictly Sailing.com ...................................................................................62Sunfish......................................................................................................35Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish,St. Petersburg...............................................7Tiki Water Sports ......................................................................................35GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING
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Advanced Sails.........................................................................................30Atlantic Sail Traders .................................................................................30Bacon Sails...............................................................................................30Cajun Trading Rigging..............................................................................29Doyle Ploch ..............................................................................................30Dwyer Mast/spars,hardware,rigging .........................................................66Innovative Marine Services .................................................................26,29Knighton Sails...........................................................................................30Mack .........................................................................................................40Masthead/Used Sails and Service .................................................20,30,55National Sail Supply,new&used online .....................................................30North Sails Direct/sails online by North....................................................13North Sails,new and used ...................................................................47,67Porpoise Used Sails .................................................................................30Rigging Only ............................................................................................29
Sail Care...................................................................................................31Sail Repair ................................................................................................31Sail Technologies......................................................................................31Schurr Sails,Pensacola FL .......................................................................45Sunrise Sails,Plus ...................................................................................30UK Sailmakers..........................................................................................31Ullman Sails.........................................................................................26,31CANVAS, STAINLESS STEEL
Pedersen Canvas .....................................................................................20Shadetree Awning Systems .....................................................................32Shellback Awnings....................................................................................31SAILING SCHOOLS/CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTION
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It Was PerfectBy Jeff Silcock
Twenty-nine hours. I and my bud-dies, Jeff and Paul, had been sail-ing from Key West to Fort Myers
Beach for 29 hours—and we weretired. We had sailed to Key West a fewdays before, drank and chased theladies until our money andthe booze ran out, andthen reluctantly decidedto make the return triphome. It seemed like wehad been beating into thewind from the moment weturned Concordia, my O’Day 27,northward, 29 long hoursbefore.
We ran out of food aroundhour six, then warm bottledwater at hour 13—but we didhave a twin pack of SlimJims. We also had three cansof warm beer sloshing androlling around in an ice cool-er void of ice. We decidedthat we would drink thosewarm beers when we passedunder the Sanibel CausewayBridge to celebrate our safepassage home. If I needed tocatch a buzz, all I had to do wasgo below and take a nose hit ofdiesel fuel that always seemed to bein the bilge. That’s always good for aquick pick-me-up.
As we were sailing towardsBowditch Point, the northern end ofFort Myers Beach, it occurred to myshipmates that it was a Sunday after-noon. I know that on Sunday after-noons it is reggae night at one of ourfavorite drinking establishments, andthe ladies like the sailboats. Almost asgood as Subic Bay, I thought. Yankthose sheets down and let’s fire up thediesel fuel-leaking engine—we’remaking a port of call. The prospect ofwarm food and cold beverage withinthe hour simply added to the motiva-tion to get to port quick.
As we motored around the pointand got closer to our destination, Icould hear the reggae music across thewater and the wonderful smell ofthose big, fat, deep-fried onion ringsdrifted across the water and filled mynostrils. They smelled much betterthan the crew. As I started down my
mental checklist in preparing for ourdockage, I realized the good ship andcrew of the Concordia were lookingrough and in need of repair. Shoreleave for a few hours would fix all theproblems, but as we rounded the cor-ner of the restaurant marina, it waspure horror before my eyes; there wasno place to dock. The horror of it all!Every slip was filled with those“powerboaters.” They looked likegiant Clorox bottles bobbing in themarina—you know the kind I’m talk-ing about.
But to our wonderful surprise, thefirst mate spotted an opening in thesea of white boats; the only slip avail-able was directly behind the reggaeband.
No way—can’t be done I com-mented. The space was maybe 28 to 30feet, and I got a 27-foot boat. Sure asfecal matter smells, I ain’t gonna makeit, I told the crew. I saw mutiny in theeyes of the men, as I put the engine in
neutral to think about what must bedone. Face certain mutiny and meet aviolent death of being keel-hauled, orbe completely embarrassed at attempt-ing a dockage. With the wind to myback, 200 people watching and a betterthan average chance of damaging apowerboat that was probably ownedby a lawyer enjoying his afternoonmartini—for the first time in a longwhile, I was not sure what to do.
The crew was watching me, all theother boaters were watching me, andeven the reggae band had turned theirheads to watch what I was going to donext. I eyed the crew, and they were
famished with blood-shot eyes,five days of growth on their
faces, and the boat haddried fish guts smeared onthe port side deck. Theodor rising from theberthing area would makeany sailor swim for itbefore he ventured below.
Hoist the Jolly Rogerand the beer flag; we’regoing for it; get the bowand stern lines ready;throw over the fenders, and
one of you get on the bowand wave me off if this doesn’t
look right. The crew scrambled likerats on a sinking ship—I have neverseen them move so fast before—exceptgetting chased by that angry dancerwho worked at the now vacatedPirates Den in Key West. But, I digress.
Now, I don’t get nervous easy.Matter a fact, I got nerves of steel, buton this landing, I was nervous. Man, Igotta tell you: I was thinking I screwedthis up, but I was committed, and Iwas hungry for onion rings.
I’m bringing the boat in slow—steering, correcting, bump it into for-ward, then back into neutral, inchingforward, totally focused on this land-ing. Then I look up. Everyone—I meaneveryone—in the place had come tothe railing to watch me try this. Theband had even turned around towatch; the waitresses stopped serving.I could see the other boat owners shak-ing their heads at me. The world
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