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October 2009For Sailors — Free…It’s Priceless
SOUTHWINDSNews & Views for Southern Sailors
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SOUTHWINDSNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS
Each issue of SOUTHWINDS (and back issues since 5/03) is available online at www.southwindsmagazine.com
6 Editorial: Listing Your Events in SOUTHWINDSBy Steve Morrell
10 Letters You Wouldn’t Believe
14 Bubba & Able, Baker, Charlie, DogBy Morgan Stinemetz
16 Southern Regional Monthly Weather & Water Temperatures
17 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South
32 Our Waterways: ICW Gets Funding for Dredging; Houseboats: An Issue Waiting to Happen?
38 Buying a Trailerable SailboatBy Will McLendon
42 Travels With Angel: Cruising the ICW in Southeast FloridaBy Rebecca Burg
44 Endeavourcat 30 Boat ReviewBy Melody Curtis
48 Carolina Sailing — New Sailing Center In Charleston Area Hits Snags
By Dan Dickison
50 Washing Clothes OnboardBy Barbara Theisen
54 Boatwork: Installing a Bow ThrusterBy Tom Kennedy
56 Southern Racing: News, Upcoming Races, Race Reports, Regional Race Calendars
78 Winterizing Your Boat in the TropicsBy Gary Waid
28 Marine Marketplace36 BoatUS Cooperating Marinas40 Southern Sailing Schools Section68 Boat Brokerage Section 71 Classifieds76 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers77 Advertisers’ List by Category
COVER:As she rounds the mark, the crew of Coquette,
a Beneteau 42, raises the spinnaker in theGORC. Photo by Dick Dixon.
Washing Clothes onboard. Photo by BarbaraTheisen. Page 50.
Cruising the ICW in Southeast Florida. Photo byRebecca Burg. Page 42.
We have a letter this month from the St. Petersburg Sailand Power Squadron thanking SOUTHWINDS for the
listing of its Sail Trim and Rig Tuning seminar, because 11 ofthe 12 non-members who attended saw the listing in theevents section in “Short Tacks.”
That really made my day. It was great to hear that themagazine was helping people connect up for such a greatseminar like this. Below is how others can list their events inthe magazine.
The following are the types of events we will list. Manyare sailing-specific, but many are just marine-related eventsof interest to sailors.
• Sailing instruction: all age and skill levels• General boating instruction (not powerboat): rules of
the road, regulations, safety, etc.• Racing: regattas, instruction, race committee training• Marine-related training: an ABYC certification
course, marina management course, etc.• Boating/sailing technical instruction: sail trim,
anchoring, diesel maintenance, etc.• Boat rendezvous, boat shows, seafood festivals, mar-
itime museum events, classic boat rallies, small boatmeets; boatbuilding events, marine flea markets
• And more. Contact me if you are not sureWe will list events the month they occur and the monthbefore. For all events, please do not just send us a link for us
to go gather the information, nor a long standard informa-tion sheet, asking us to condense it. We ask you to do that.We will then edit it and make it look nice for grammar andall. See our events section in “Short Tacks” or the“Upcoming Regattas” section in “Racing” to get an idea ofwhat is a typical good listing. Send us the what, where,when, who, cost, contact info, Web site (if any) and a veryshort description.
Sorry, but we can’t list every event, and we can’t listevery detail of every event. I have to make that judgmentsince we don’t have room for everything. And don’t forget:We never refuse paid ads for your event (and please don’texpect us to list your event in place of a business advertise-ment). All events must be written in the third person, shortand to the point. We do give preference to non-profit events,but will list for-profit ones, too. I reserve the right to decidewhat gets listed.
We also like articles on many events. Race reports, ofcourse, and the bigger regattas get more coverage. But wealso like reports/articles on many non-racing events, like arendezvous, a seminar, boat show, small boat meet, museumevent, seafood festival, etc. You can contact me beforehand.
Send your event to [email protected] the fifth of the month preceding publication (earlier forpaid ads). Generally later works, but that date alwaysworks. Contact me if later.
FROM THE HELM STEVE MORRELL, EDITOR
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WAS IT H. L. MENCKEN? I have been reading your “Letters to the Editor” section andbelieve that your quote at the beginning of the sectionshould be attributed to A. J. Liebling and not H. L.Mencken. The referenced quote is: “Freedom of the press islimited to those who own one.”
I have attached a PDF of a page from the OxfordDictionary American Quotations (pg. 550) that I nicked fromAmazon. You can clearly see that the quote is fromLiebling’s article “Do You Belong in Journalism?” NewYorker Magazine, May 14, 1960.
Bartlett’s Quotations Web site, which has an impossiblesearch function, featured the quote as a “quote of the day”on Feb 12, 2001.
There is also a short Wikipedia article on A. J. Lieblingthat deals with quotes and attributes the quote to Liebling.
I pulled up the Mencken quote page as well and ran asearch for the quote. It actually is there under a sectionentitled “Misattributed” with the correct citation going toA. J. Liebling.
Jim DesnoyersKetchum, ID
Jim – After Internet research, I am convinced that credit should goto A. J. Liebling—with reservations, although I mention thesesomewhat “tongue in cheek.” I found no one who could find anexact place where Mencken wrote or said that quote. I had previ-ously read that Mencken said it and many do give him credit. Younever know, he might have “said” it first (or even after those beerdrinkers and letter writers mentioned below).
Since Liebling seems to be the only one where someone canverify exactly where he wrote that, he deserves the credit in myopinion without a doubt.
BUT—I did find one reference that made this comment:“There’s an old adage – ‘freedom of the press is available only toanyone who owns one.’ ”
I’ll bet anything that many a beer drinker sat around in atavern—ever since Gutenberg invented the press in the 1400s—and, in heated and drunken political discussion, made that state-ment. Plus, I also bet many people wrote that down in a letter totheir loved one, or friend—or even enemy. Freedom of the pressexists to a certain degree even in handwritten letters—even per-haps before Gutenberg—but the word “press” might not be theproper term. What was it before “freedom of the press?” “Freedomof the written word”? Certainly, “freedom of speech” was used.And I bet there was even graffiti that could have quoted that inancient Greece—even in caveman days, when it was all graffiti.
I will give Liebling credit, as I have done in this issue, and Isincerely thank you for taking the time to send me this note. Weaim for accuracy.
Ernest Hemingway would be proud that someone from hishometown of Ketchum, ID, was so observant.
Editor
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THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW!The banks make bad loans and the government bails themout. AIG and investment companies make bad investmentsand the government bails them out. The big three automak-ers go broke and the government bails them out. Some guylets his boat get washed up on Bayfront Beach in Sarasotaand somebody bails him out by giving him another boat tolive on—right back in Sarasota Bay.
Dragging his boat off the beach with a police patrolboat, towing it to the 10th Street launch, dragging it up onland, decontaminating the internal engine, breaking theboat apart with a big backhoe, loading up the pieces in adump truck and depositing them in the county landfillmust have cost the taxpayers $3,000-$5,000 in civil servantwages, equipment use and dump charges. The boat ownerhad to pay nothing.
There ought to be a law against that. If there isn’t, maybewe boaters and taxpayers should make one.
In another case, a long time live-aboard who lives onwelfare lets his 25-sloop get beached because he doesn’thave sense enough to take care of his mooring tackle. Thensomeone donates him a 30-foot Catalina to live on. Free.
If the 35-foot boat I sail on gets beached, is there some-one out there who will give me a Tartan 37, a Sabre 42, or—please Lord—a Bristol or a Hinckley?
John Benjamin FrankinSarasota, FL
John – There probably is a law against it, but enforcing it is anoth-er problem I am sure. You could beach that boat you sail on andsee if someone does come forward—if you want to go that route.It’s a bit risky.
Editor
LISTING UPCOMING EVENTSI would like to thank you for your support of the PublicBoating programs conducted by the St. Petersburg Sail andPower Squadron. Our 300-plus members living in andaround St. Petersburg belong to a fraternal organization com-mitted to promoting safe boating through education. Weoffer 13 programs to the general public and 14 more toadvance the technical competence of our membership.
SOUTHWINDS recently published notices to inform thegeneral public of our Sail Trim and Rig Tuning seminar,which was conducted on August 19. We had 19 studentsattend that program. Twelve were non-members and 11 ofthose 12 came to us because they saw the program notice inSOUTHWINDS. We are proud of our achievements in pro-moting safe boating and thought you would like to knowhow much you contributed.
Again, our thanks.For the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron;
Harold Hurwitz www.boating-stpete.org
Harold and Squadron Members – Thanks for the letter and I amglad to help and glad to hear that the magazine events listings areworking and helping sailors—and would-be sailors.
For all those who would like their events listed, we willalways list them for two months if you get them to us in time. Theywill be listed the month of the event and the month before. If theevent is held the fifth of the month or earlier, we will consider list-ing it three times, but we believe that the advanced notice will help
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readers plan for the upcoming event. For us to list it, we mustreceive notice by the fifth of the month preceding publication, gen-erally later, but the fifth always works. Contact us if later to findout. Because of your letter, I have decided to explain this more thor-oughly in my monthly editorial. See page 6 for more information.
Send all events to me, [email protected]. Weprefer them by e-mail and not land mail.
Editor
OVER CUBA REMARKSI am amazed at your ignorance that dictatorships anddemocracies are pretty much the same because in bothpoverty and suffering exists. For a sailor who should knowthe world, you sure are ignorant of human suffering andreadily assume that all suffering is the same. I do not knowof any country where poor people want to live in a dicta-torship. Your ignorance is almost Canadian!
Cuba has been the longest dictatorship in the WesternHemisphere and the only one that to this day has govern-ment-sponsored programs and an unknown number ofpolitical prisoners. Before Cuba became communist, itstood as the 18th richest society in the world by U.N. andO.A.S. standards. Now it is a basket case with 20 percent ofits population in exile for the first time in its entire history.
As a sailor, why are Cubans not allowed to return totheir country by sea? Is it not an island?
Frank ResillezKey Largo, FL
Frank – Whenever I write a letter in response to someone else’sletter, I reread their correspondence carefully so I fully understandit and respond to it. I once read that reading something correctlyshould be as active of an endeavor as writing (How to Read aBook by Mortimer J. Adler). It appears you should have read mycomments (a response to a reader’s letter on Bradd Wilson’s arti-cles on traveling to Cuba in “Letters,” page 12, August issue)more carefully, as your comprehension here appears to be verypoor. You and the readers can always read them online in BackIssues at www.southwindsmagazine.com.
I also see you have put all Canadians in one group. Do youjudge each Canadian individually or do you judge them all thesame because they are Canadians? If the latter, that is obviouslyprejudice. Yours is showing.
I don’t know how you possibly could have gone from what Iwrote to your claim in your letter that I believe that “dictator-ships and democracies are pretty much the same because in bothpoverty and suffering exists.” That’s pretty much ridiculous.What I clearly state is that poverty, as far as I can tell, exists inall forms of government. My exact quote in one sentence is: “… Ireally can’t say that I see any connection between the type of gov-ernment and poverty. Many democratic governments have it, anddictatorships have it as well as every other type of governmentthat is difficult to classify.”
Your claim would be the same as saying that since people inboth democracies and dictatorships wear clothes, then both formsof “government” are pretty much the same.
I suggest you reread my comments. Maybe reading Adler’sbook might help.
Editor
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Maybe you are old enough to recall the pho-netic alphabet from World War II. I canremember a little of it, but not much. I
was just a kid then. We played “war” a lotas kids. Dirt clods were our handgrenades. Cap guns were our weapons ofchoice, and the coolest of those cap gunslooked like the German Walther P-38,but smaller. A kid with connectionscould put a whole roll of caps in one ofthose Walther look-a-likes and shootup the world. The heady smell of caps going off was scentof raw adventure. I can remember it to this day.
The troops in the movies we went to back then used aphonetic alphabet when talking on their military radios. Wemay have used it, too, playing our grown-up kid games inback yards around my neighborhood. Using caps and dirtclods, we knew how to die, temporarily. After all, we weresix and a half or seven years old.
All I can remember about the World War II phoneticalphabet is the first part of it, and that was Able, Baker,Charlie, Dog. If pushed some, I’d guess there was an Easyand Fox in there, also. Past that, memory fails.
The reason I am mentioning this at all is that recently, atThe Blue Moon Bar, Capt. Bubba Whartz, live-alone, live-aboard sailor, was holding forth about the English languageand maintaining that the language was always in a state offlux, simply because certain words—or even non-words—gained currency by repeated use while other words disap-peared from the language from lack of use. Personally, Ithought Bubba’s point, elevated as it was, was a little rarefor a man whose idea of doing his laundry was putting hisdirty clothes in a five-gallon bucket with a sealed top,adding some water and soap powder, and then taking hissloop out for a sail in a thunderstorm, with the bucket sus-pended by a bungee cord from the boom.
When I asked him about it once, he said, “It’s Green. I
am saving energy.” Bubba, unless I miss myguess, was also saving money by not using
a commercial washer and dryer.Bubba is parsimonious to the max.
“And even the phonetic alphabethas been changed on several occasions
over time,” Bubba was saying.“Roger that,” Tripwire added.
“When was the last time?” someone asked.“1957,” replied Bubba. “That’s when we
got the phonetic alphabet we have now.”“Roger that,” Tripwire chimed in. Tripwire, a Vietnam
vet, still wears cammies, has a military style haircut, his dogtags around his neck and speaks in a clipped style that isvirtually sans adjectives.
“Well,” said Bruno Velvetier, ASID, taking a sip of hiscream drink with the parasol and fruit in it, “It is high timewe put together a new phonetic alphabet, right here. Imean, if the current one has been in use for, what, 52 years,it could use some sprucing up. After 52 years, what we havenow is so yester-DAY.”
“Affirmative,” Tripwire agreed.“I know the current pho-pho-pho-pho-phonetic al-al-
al-alphabet by heart, and I can re-re-re-re-peat it,” saidShorty, who has a stuttering problem that makes his utter-ances nearly as long as a Congressional filibuster.
“No!” chorused the group.This is where Doobie, the bartenderette, undulated closer
to the assembled group, wearing a pair of the tight leatherbritches she favors, and spoke in her husky voice. “You guysmay be onto something,” she breathed. “I’ll tell you what. Ifyou’ll work on a new phonetic alphabet right here at The BlueMoon Bar, right now, and, when you are finished, name it‘The Blue Moon Alphabet,’ then I’ll give you all the beer thatyou can drink while you’re doing it. It will be on the house.”
“Pour ’em, Doobie!” urged Tripwire.“Gimme some!” shouted Bubba.
Bubba & Abe, Baker, Charlie, Dog
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“Soun-soun-soun-soun-sounds g-g-g-g-g-good to me,”stuttered Shorty.
“Grasshoppers, too?” questioned Bruno Velvetier.“Grasshoppers, too,” affirmed Doobie.“Oh, thank goodness,” Bruno Velvetier gushed.Other customers in The Blue Moon Bar who had heard
Doobie’s proffer bellied up to the bar, enthusiastically.Someone produced several pieces of paper while anotherpatron came up with a pencil stub whose eraser had beenchewed off, and the knot of men began work in a rumble ofsimultaneous suggestions.
As work progressed, there were some disagreementsthat led to sporadic pushing and shoving, but no fistsflashed. The plethora of beer glasses on the bar at one timereminded me of a crystal pyramid of champagne flutesgracing a high society wedding reception at the WaldorfAstoria in New York City, Peter Duchin’s orchestra bub-bling away in the background.
Maybe it was the free beer that stretched out the newphonetic alphabet project past any reasonably tight timeperiod. But by the time the last word was agreed upon bythe increasingly boozy crowd, the free beer—plus grasshop-pers by the dozen—had been flowing for close to fourhours. Doobie, realizing that she may have incurred somelegal responsibilities she hadn’t anticipated, had the goodsense to hire a driver and a stretch van to take all the over-served customers home, so they would not be on the roadin cars whose mechanical intricacies had doubtless tem-porarily escaped their frames of reference.
After the neophyte lexicologists had departed and thenoise of their collective cognition had abated, it was justDoobie and me in The Blue Moon Bar. On the bar itself,stained by ringlets of condensation from numerous beerglasses, lay the final harvest of the group’s efforts. It cameto 10 pages of penciled entries, many of which had beenlined out as unacceptable. Nothing had been erased. Thepencil stub had no eraser.
I noted a deterioration of clarity of penmanship as onedescended through the alphabet. Here then, for better orworse, is what the gaggle of lexicographers decided upon asthe best of choices for The Blue Moon Alphabet.
A: AmorphousnessB: BronchiectasisC: CueD: DjellabaE: EssenceF: FrangibleG: GnuH: HonorableI: IrregardlessJ: JejuneK: KnifeL: LymphadenopathyM: MolybdenumN: NumismatistO: OedipusP: PneumoniaQ: QueueR: RechercheS: ScepterT: TzarU: UrsineV: VermiculateW: WholesomeX: XenophobiaY: YttriumZ: Zygodactyl
As Doobie looked at the list she ran her hands throughher hair and said to me, “If you can get that list published,I’ll give you free beer for a month. All you want.”
“Consider it done,” I replied. “And the occasionalgrasshopper, too?”
“You are SO precious,” Doobie answered.God, but it’s good to be liked.
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Naples – 81o
FLORIDA KEYS Key West 76o lo – 85o hiWater Temperature Key West – 82o
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Miami Beach – 75o lo – 83o hiStuart – 70o lo – 85o hiWater TemperatureMiami Beach – 81o
Stuart – 78o
Gulfstream Current – 2.2 knots
EAST FLORIDA Daytona Beach - 65o lo – 83o hiJacksonville Beach - 65o lo – 79o hiWater Temperature Daytona Beach – 78o
Jacksonville Beach – 75o
Gulfstream Current – 3.0 knots
CAROLINAS AND GEORGIACape Hatteras, NC 60o lo – 73o hiSavannah, GA 56o lo – 78º hiWater Temperature Cape Hatteras, NC – 70o
Savannah Beach, GA – 73o
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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperaturesand Gulf Stream Currents – October
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.
Weather Web Sites:Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtmlFlorida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtmlFlorida West Coast & Keys http://comps.marine.usf.eduNorthern Gulf Coast www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/
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This course is scheduled every month on the sec-ond Saturday staring at 9 a.m.
For reservations or questions, call Tom Wilson(727) 376-4298. See schedule at www.hudsonaux.com. USCG Auxiliary Hudson Flotilla 11-7.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Courses,Jacksonville, FL Safe Boating Saturdays. Next class: October 3,
November 14. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 includ-ing materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd.,Jacksonville. Meets Florida legal requirements forboater education. Most insurance companies offerdiscounts to program graduates. Mike Christnacht.
(904) 502-9154. Generally held once monthly onSaturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule.
Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FLTuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies theFlorida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons,every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs,7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessonsinclude which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines andknots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction tonavigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’twait until next summer to have your children qualify for astate of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boater’sinsurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills.
Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FLSt. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week PublicBoating Course. The course is usually held January, March,June and October. Next course starts Oct. 5. 7-9 p.m. andheld each Monday for another six weeks. Instruction is free.Materials are $25 per family. St. Petersburg Sailing Center,250 2nd Ave. SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. Othercourses continuously offered. To find out more, go towww.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001, or [email protected].
Anchoring Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Oct. 21Anchoring. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7–9 p.m. Petersburg SailingCenter, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.Instruction free, materials $20/family. Maximum 20 stu-dents; pre-registration required. Go to www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 525-0968
Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) PublicBoating ProgramsNavigation Program (includes charting tools). 8 lessons.
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� UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS
Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list ofyouth sailing programs in the southern coastalstates, www.southwindsmagazine.com. The listwas printed in the April 2006 issue.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING
Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2009 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FLAbout Boating Safety—boating safety course designed forthe recreational boater, to encourage safety on the water.This one-day boating course emphasizes safety on thewater to enhance the boating experience and to increaseconfidence on the water. The course is state of Florida-approved for those 21 and under to obtain their Floridastate boater’s license. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux. info/(click on Calendar) for class information and the nextscheduled class. Classes are usually very full, call andreserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 foreach additional family member).
Courses are held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at theFlotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr.,Fort Pierce FL. (772) 579-3395 Stephanie, or (772) 321-3041Gary, or e-mail [email protected].
Hudson, FL, Boating Safety Courses and “Suddenly in Command”“Suddenly in Command,” Oct. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The captainbecomes incapacitated or falls overboard and you areSuddenly in Command. This course will teach you what todo. This is a must for all first mates. You will learn about yourvessel, including nomenclature and operating principlesincluding starting the engine. Also included are descriptionsof what causes boating mishaps and how to minimize them,basic boat handling and what equipment should be onboard, and much, much more. Misfortune occurs in seconds,and you have the rest of your life to be grateful that youknew what to do because you were prepared.
About Boating Safety (ABS) is a one-day course cover-ing subjects including boat handling, weather, charts, navi-gation rules, trailering, GPS, federal regs, personal water-craft, hypothermia and more. The course fulfills the Floridarequirements for a boat operator under 21, and allows 14-year-olds and up to operate boats and PWC. ManyInsurance companies also give discounts for attending.
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Nov. 12-15. Fort Myers Boat Show.Harborside Convention Complex and
City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. Show isput on by the Southwest Florida MarinaIndustries Association and managed by
Good Event Management, (954) 570-7785,[email protected]. www.swfmia.com.
St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Dec. 3-6Last year, the St. Petersburg Boat show and Strictly Sailmerged to create one large show for all power and sailboatsin downtown St. Petersburg. Show Management puts onthis show and has been doing so for many years—alongwith many other boat shows throughout the South. Therewill be docks dedicated to sailboats only, seminar tents forsailing seminars like the Strictly Sail boat shows andLatitudes and Attitudes magazine will be putting on their tra-ditional Cruisers Bash on Saturday evening after the show.
Evening class. $75. Class days: October 5, 8, 12,15, 19, 22, 26, 29. “About Boating Safety” (twolessons, weekend program). Nov. 21-22.
For more information on upcomingeducation programs or to request a freevessel safety check, call (727) 469-8895 orvisit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info. Click onPublic Education Programs. America’sBoating Course and other courses regu-larly posted on the Web site.
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOngoing adults sailing programs. Family Sailing. 2-6 peo-ple; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30-foot’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, [email protected], (252)728-7317. Reservations/information: call The Friends’office (252) 728-1638
Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 OffersHome Study Safe Boating CourseThe Ruskin flotilla each month offers a boating safetycourse in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do nothave the time to attend the courses, so they are now alsooffering a home study course at $30. Additional familymembers will be charged $10 each for testing and certifi-cates. Tests will be held bimonthly. Entry into the coursewill also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply,call (813) 677-2354.
BOAT SHOWS
Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Ft. Lauderdale. Largest boatshow in the world, covering six sites. Over 1,600 vesselswith 160 Super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, elec-tronics. Cost: Adults $18 ($16 online), children 6-15 $5 ($3online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket $34 ($32 online). Fri.-Sun.
Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs,Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups
SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on indi-vidual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sail-ing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC,GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wantedare about a club’s history, facilities, major events andgeneral information about the club. The clubs andassociations must be well established and have beenaround for at least five years. Contact editor@Southwinds magazine.com for information about arti-cle length, photo requirements and other questions.
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Spin & Non-Spin will race windward/leeward. Cruisers will race government marks.
Go to www.spyc.org for notice of Regattas & Entry Forms or e-mail [email protected] or call Phyllis Eades at 727-822-3873
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In-the-water sailboat displays will have dockage for 50-plus boats. Brokerage sailboats will also be on display. This isbesides the many on-land sailboat displays. Along with theseboats will be over 200 in-water powerboats and more on land.
Over 200 exhibitors will be in the main tent and one sec-tion will be devoted to sailing exhibitors, although manyexhibitors have both sail and power boaters as customers.
For kids, there will be free fishing clinics with freefishing gear to be given away as long as supplies last.
Discover Sailing will offer free sailboat rides in Tampa Bay.The show is located at Progress Energy Center for the
Arts Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert WhittedPark at 400 First St. South, St. Petersburg.
Boaters can arrive at the show by boat and docks willbe available.
Show hours are: Thursday noon to 6 p.m., Friday andSaturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. TicketPrices: $2 off each ticket purchased online; $10 for eachadult at the gate; $3 for each child ages 6-15 online. $5 foreach child ages 6-15 at the gate. Children under 5 are free.
Tickets, directions and more information are availableon the St. Petersburg boat show pages at www.showman-agement.com.
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS
Oct 2-4. 23rd Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival andBoat Show. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.
Oct. 10-11. Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Shrimp cooked everyway. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Beaufort, SC.www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_beaufort_shrimpfest.htm
Oct. 8-11. 38th Annual National Shrimp Festival.Gulfshores, Alabama, public beach. www.national-shrimpfestival.com/
Oct. 17-18. 39th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 pm. This major
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event features well over 200 arts and craftsexhibits, and great food in City Park. Therewill be live musical entertainment at sever-al places around town during the days andnights, and a parade on Saturday morning.In addition on this weekend, there is anopen house at the lighthouse on SeahorseKey, the big island 3 miles to the west of Cedar Key.Explore the light, look at the exhibits and wander this beau-tiful island. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina.www.cedarkey.org
Oct. 23-24. 28th 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/spe-cialevents.cfm.
Nov 6-7. 46th Annual Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola, FL. The state’s oldest maritime exhibit. Thetwo-day event annually draws thousands of visitors to thisscenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River.The festival features delicious seafood, arts and craftsexhibits, seafood related events and displays under the
shady oaks of Apalachicola’s Battery Park. Someof the notable events include oyster eating, oys-ter shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run, a BlueCrab race and a Blessing of the Fleet. (888) 653-8011. www.floridaseafoodfestival.com
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2009 Atlantic Hurricane SeasonBegins, 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.
Yachting Vacations Offers FlotillaCharter to Key West Fantasy Fest,October Yachting Vacations in Punta Gorda, FL, is organizing a flotil-la from their base at Burnt Store Marina to Key West duringthe last week of October for the annual Fantasy Fest week in
the Conch Republic.Sailors can charter one of four monohulls in the
Yachting Vacations fleet and, if they are not night-sailingqualified, they can hire one of Yachting Vacations’ ASAinstructors/captains to sail along.
The company is advising boaters to book early sincedock space at Fantasy Fest fills up early. For further infor-mation, visit the Yachting Vacations blog at www.yachting-vacations.blogspot.com.
The International BoatbuildersExhibition and Conference (IBEX),Miami Beach, Oct. 12-14This year’s conference will again be held at the Miami BeachConvention Center, and there is an extensive seminar seriesplan. The conference has traditionally presented speakersfrom the industry who present seminars on the mostadvanced manufacturing processes on all subjects related toboatbuilding, from business to technology.
The technical seminars are organized and presented bythe American Boatbuilders & Repairers Association, theAmerican Boat & Yacht Council, the National MarineManufacturers Association and Professional Boatbuilder mag-azine.
Along with the seminar series, there will be hundreds
of exhibitors in four exhibit halls, along with an outdoordemonstration area where professional boatbuilders will bedemonstrating the latest technology in the industry.
For more information and to register—there is limitedspace available for exhibitors—contact Tina Sanderson at(802) 879-8324, or Anne Dunbar at (716) 662-4708. The Website for the IBEX show is www.ibexshow.com.
Seven Seas Cruising AssociationSeventh Annual Florida West Coast Rendezvous, Oct. 17,Punta Gorda, FLThe Seventh Annual Florida West Coast Rendezvous has arevised date and location. The Rendezvous will now be heldon Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Isles Yacht Club, Punta Gorda,FL. On Friday night, there will be a social hour at the yachtclub followed by small group dinners at several local restau-rants. All SSCA events are open to both members and non-members alike. Go to www.ssca.org and click on the SSCAEvents tab for program details, cost and pre-registrationinformation. Pre-registration is required by Oct. 1. Thisevent fills up quickly, so it is advised to sign up early. Formore information and to register online, go towww.SSCA.org. The annual SSCA meeting in Melbourne
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will be held Nov. 13-15.Four seminars will focus on topics of interest to both
coastal and long-distance cruisers. In addition, attendeescan move freely among about a dozen roundtable dis-cussion groups where they can listen and contribute.
Some of the seminars and roundtablediscussions scheduled at the gam include:Seamanship and Skills Necessary toCircumnavigate and Their Relevance to EverydayCoastal Cruising (this seminar applies to all levels of cruis-ing); Survival at Sea, presented by Winslow Life Raft, BoatSystems That Work; Two on a Boat: How to Keep it Afloat.
Roundtable discussions include: Alternative Energy;Communications (SSB, AIS, wireless, e-mail & Sailmail);Cruiser’s Paperwork; Cruising the Bahamas; CruisingMexico; Diesel Maintenance; Easy Bread Making Onboard;Life Rafts; Local Boater Option Registration; NavsimElectronic Charting Software; Practical Weather Forecasting;Provisioning.
12th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 31The 12th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held atthe Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez,FL, on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to noon. Free to the
public with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space(equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers
only. Bring your own table. There are no plans for itto rain.
Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too,buy or trade. You might even see some boat stuff youwouldn’t let your dog chew on. Guaranteed youwill meet a lot of boaters (or interesting people)and have a good time. So dig out and dust off all
that old boat stuff, and bring it on down (or youcould just keep it until you can’t remember what it was evergoing to be used for). Take the whole family (or leave the kidshome to play some more video games) and join us.
Come out and find a great deal or just look around andhave a good time. For more information, call (941) 792-9100.
Seven Seas Cruising AssociationMelbourne Gam Nov. 13-15Longtime SSCA member, circumnavigator, author andspeaker Beth Leonard will be the keynote speaker at the2009 Melbourne Gam. Beth is the author of The Voyager’sHandbook, Blue Horizons, and Following Seas, in addition toover 100 articles published in top sailing magazines. Bethand her husband, Evans Starzinger, have completed two cir-cumnavigations and logged more than 110,000 nautical
miles. Beth’s seminars at the SSCA gam willinclude Glacier Island: The Magic of SouthGeorgia and Hands-On Weather.
Attendees will enjoy two full days of semi-nars and can visit marine vendor booths onFriday and Saturday. In addition, there will be avendor appreciation and camaraderie cocktailparty on Friday evening. Saturday evening willfeature an international buffet, raffles, prizes andthe annual SSCA awards presentation. Early riserscan join Kim Hess for Yoga in the Park on Saturdayand Sunday mornings at 7:30. Ham exams will beoffered on Saturday.
On Sunday morning, the rain-or-shine NauticalFlea Market will be held in the gym. Concurrent withthe flea market will be the popular “CruisingDestination” roundtable discussions hosted by experiencedcruisers, as well as hands-on demos. A U.S. Customs andBorder Protection officer will be explaining the Local BoaterOption program and registering interested cruisers for itsLocal Boater Option card on Sunday morning.
All activities will take place at Eau Gallie Civic Centerin Melbourne, FL (1551 Highland Ave.), located on the ICWwith plenty of room for anchoring and a free dinghy dock.Plenty of parking is available for those who come by car. Aspecial rate of $89 per night for an ocean-facing mini-suitefor SSCA gam attendees is available at the Doubletree GuestSuites Melbourne Beach Oceanfront.
For more information, go to www.ssca.org and click on“SSCA Events,” or call (954) 771-5660.
The Atlantic Intracoastal WaterwayAssociation’s 10th AnnualConference, Savannah, GA, Nov. 19-20The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA)will hold its 10th annual conference in Savannah, GA, onNov. 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Savannah. (912) -238-1234 (ask for special rates for the conference).
Presentations will provide insight and analysis of theissues and challenges facing Waterway users. Learn what
is being done to solve the dredge-disposal site problem inGeorgia; the impact the Waterway has on the Georgiaeconomy; how the federal stimulus money is being spentand will there be funding for maintenance in 2010?
AIWA members include shippers, towing com-panies, marinas, local businesses, government repre-sentatives, organizations and recreational boaters.
For more information and to register, go towww.atlintracoastal.org, call (877) 414-5397 or e-mail [email protected].
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Tampa Sea Scouts SeekDonations to Build Unique Racing SailboatsSea Scout Ship 185 of the Tampa Sailing Squadron in ApolloBeach has a dream and a new goal for its organization. Overthe past few years, these young sailors have made a namefor themselves in the Tampa Bay area regattas with thedevelopment of their J/24 racing fleet. Like most teenagers,they desire something new and more challenging. Theymay have found just what they have been looking for in anew design boat from Australia.
Don St.Amour, Scoutmaster of Ship 185, was on theInternet and came across a story about a 15-year boy inAustralia who designed and built a unique racing boat. Itis called the “i550,” designed by Christopher Beckwith.The boat, a “stitch and glue,” has a solid hull with an 18-foot length, 8-foot beam and will accommodate a crew ofthree. For detailed information, log on to www.i550sport-boat.com.
The Sea Scouts have purchased two sets of plans andwill begin construction in the near future. Any marineorganization or individuals who would like to contribute tothis project of helping young teenage sailors in the area orwho would like to learn more about the i550 and/or the TSSSea Scouts can contact Don St.Amour at (813) 967-7718 or [email protected].
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October 10-11 Clearwater ChampionshipOctober 17-22 U.S. Multihull ChampionshipOctober 19-20 Cressy Regional ChampionshipOctober 24 Davis Island ClassicOctober 31- Nov. 1 Clearwater ChallengeNovember 21-22 Carlisle (CCSG)November 21-22 U.S. Multihull Championship 2010 qualifierJanuary 16-18 ISAF Youth World QualifierFebruary 18-21 Laser Midwinters East ChampionshipMarch 14-16 Snipe Midwinter ChampionshipMarch 20-21 Clark MillsMay 18-24 Conch Quest Regatta
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Hosted by Cortez Yacht Club at Cortez Cove Marina in Historic Cortez Village.
Skippers meeting with hors d'oeuvres and followed by live music, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 8th at Pelican Pete’s Restaurant, 12012 Cortez Road.
PHRF Racing in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass on Saturday, Oct. 10followed by food, drink, entertainment and awards at the Cortez Cove Marina
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Sarasota Yacht ClubCelebrates Topping Off for New ClubhouseBy Charlie Clifton
Sarasota Yacht Club members celebrated completionof the highest point of their new clubhouse with a“Topping Off Party” on Aug. 28. Flag officers, archi-tects and contractors presented a tour of the 23,500square-foot facility to over 200 people.
The new clubhouse will feature outstandingviews and an ability to seat 600 people at one time.“With its coastal contemporary design, sail-like fab-ric roof and modern glass and stucco exterior, ournew yacht club will be a beautiful addition to thedowntown Sarasota skyline,” SYC Commodore BillChastain remarked in a press release.
The main floor will be one story above groundlevel with a ramp, so cars can drop off membersbefore parking in the garage below. Also on groundlevel will be the pool, a fitness room, cabanas and anoutside shaded deck. On the main floor are threemeeting rooms as well as the large dining room,which can be divided into as many as three sections.
The new clubhouse for the Sarasota Yacht Club should be completed inFebruary. Photo by Charlie Clifton.
There will be a fireplace in the Neptune Bar overlook-ing the docks.
The new facility will capably handle expandingactivities at the club. These include the addition ofsmall boats to the Annual Sarasota InvitationalRegatta and the Sarasota-Havana race in May2010. Construction is on schedule for aFebruary 2010 completion.
Massey Yacht SalesLaunches Mobile BrokerCenter Program Throughout FloridaMassey Yacht Sales & Service has launched its new MobileBroker Center program with centers in North and SouthFlorida. These two centers will extend Massey brokerageand yacht sales services along the entire east coast ofFlorida. Massey also recently opened a center at Sunset BayMarina and Anchorage in Stuart, FL. Combined with thetwo main centers in Palmetto and St. Petersburg onFlorida’s west coast, coverage of the entire state is nearlycomplete. “I am actively searching for strong brokers to rep-resent Massey in the Florida Panhandle and Key West mar-
kets,” states Ed Massey.Linda Reynolds of Jacksonville is representing
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Massey further states.Susan Everhard of Miami is representing the South
Florida market. Susan and her family have been deeplyinvolved in the sailing yacht industry for more than 25years. They owned Florida Yacht Charters and Sales until acouple of years ago. Susan has sold yachts, operated a char-ter fleet and is currently the president of Sailtime Miami.Her knowledge of sailboats began in her childhood and hasgrown ever since. “I’ve known Susan and her family for aslong as I’ve been in business, most of that time as good com-petitors, as well,” states Ed Massey.
The Massey marketing, both in print and on theInternet, will reflect the recent Florida east coast expansion.For information, contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350.
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Link to BoatUS Explanationon Florida AnchoringBoatUS is advising boaters in Florida to have a copy of theBoatUS explanation of the new anchoring laws protectingboaters rights in Florida. Here is the link to a PDF that canbe downloaded and printed out for Florida cruisers:www.boatus.com/gov/GA005FLAnchoring.pdf.
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Martin County, FL, ConsidersMooring Field in Jensen BeachMartin County is currently considering a $1.83-millionmooring field that would cover 44 acres in the Indian RiverLagoon south of the Jensen Beach Causeway and west of theICW. The site is near a public boat ramp, marine repair facil-ities, the ICW, the St. Lucie Inlet and local businesses—mak-ing it an ideal location for the field. There would be moor-ings for 610 boats from 20-60 feet in length.
Proponents of the field have expressed several advan-tages to the mooring field, including: controlling boat waste;anchoring and permanent mooring of derelict vessels; eco-nomic benefits to local restaurants, shops and marine serv-ices; and navigation benefits. A harbormaster would moni-tor the field continually and boaters would be chargedbetween $200 and $300 a month.
Some residents said that some boaters would anchoroutside the field anyway, but the county engineer said thatthe state would probably pass legislation by 2011, when thefield is completed, that would allow counties to controlanchoring.
City of Atlantic Beach, FL,Proposes Changes in AnchoringIn July, the city of Atlantic Beach, which lies on the ICWsouth of Jacksonville, proposed changes for anchoring in thewaters over which it has jurisdiction. It recently purchasedan area known as the River Branch Preserve—an anchorage
that has been used by boaters for many years—for derelictvessels, for boat storage and by cruising boats passingthrough the area. The city is concerned about boats that usethis area for storage and is proposing to restrict the area toonly boats that are anchored there temporarily while pass-ing through the area since it is close to the ICW.Permanently moored boats will not be allowed in the area.The city is also concerned about boats that dump waste inthe water, and the proposed rules expressly prohibit thispractice, although it is currently against the law anyway.The proposed rules also prohibit any anchoring that will dodamage to the environment.
The city is proposing that the other waters—known asthe Dutton Island Preserve and the Tideviews Preserve—berestricted to only non-motorized crafts (canoes, kayaks,etc.), or crafts that have bow-mounted electric trollingmotors.
Live-aboard vessels will be strictly prohibited (commer-cial fishing vessels excepted) in the city waters and live-aboards shall be defined according to Florida state law.
The proposed rules specifically note that cruising ves-sels passing through the area on the ICW can rightfullyanchor temporarily or overnight in these waters.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway(AICW) Receives Funds for DredgingFrom the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AICW)
The U.S. Army Corps was awarded $22.2-million from theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) todredge the waterway. These funds will enable the Corps todredge most of the waterway to its authorized depth of 12feet. However, annual maintenance dollars are still neededto maintain that depth.
The following is a breakdown of funding awarded toCorps’ districts in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,Georgia and Florida:
� Jacksonville District—$6.175-million. 1) Funding willallow the award of a contract for much needed maintenancedredging in the vicinity of Palm Valley, restoring this por-
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tion of the waterway to its authorized dimensions. 2)Funding will allow the award of a contract for the construc-tion of the Dredged Material Management Area, MSA 641.This area is needed as a disposal site for future maintenanceof the waterway, and a timely completion of this site willprevent delays of maintenance events. � Savannah District—$5.9-million. Dredge additional1,700 KCY material from critically shoaled areas to improvethe ability to move energy-related commodities and reducethe risk to commercial and recreational navigational users. � Wilmington—$4.4-million. 1) Perform maintenancedredging of inlet crossings from Morehead City to the SouthCarolina state line. Small business set-aside for maintenancedredging: $3,000. 2) Perform design and dike constructionalong AIWW from Morehead City to the Virginia state lineand dredging from Morehead City to Little River: $1,400.� Charleston District—$4-million. Dredge Little River toPort Royal (1,025,000 CY) and minimal dike maintenance atselected disposal areas. Dredging will return channel toauthorized depth of 12 feet in critical areas so vessels cantraverse the entire length of the waterway rather than beforced to traverse the open ocean. � Norfolk District. 1) Award contract to include but notlimited to replacing, or refurbishing traffic control gates,lights, conduit, controls, and cables and traffic detours dur-ing construction to the North Landing Bridge, Virginia:$375,000. 2) Award contract to include but not limited toreplacing, or refurbishing bridge grid and structures, andprovide traffic detours during construction to the NorthLanding Bridge, Virginia. Costs include design work:$875,000. 3) Dismal Swamp Canal - Award contract modifi-cation to include but not limited to replacing structural steeland concrete, repairs to the tenders’ houses, replace or refur-
bish traffic control gates, lights, conduit, and cables, paint-ing, and traffic detours during construction on and belowthe South Mills Bridge, North Carolina: $500,000
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association represents theinterests of commercial and recreational users of the AtlanticIntracoastal Waterway. AIWA is the only organization dedicatedto ensuring the future of the AIWW and, as such, has earned thereputation of being “The Voice of the Waterway.” Its members hailfrom 39 states and Canada and include both commercial and recre-ational users. For more information, go to www.atlintracoastal.org.
Houseboats:An Issue Waiting to Happen?By Harmon Heed
How many of you sailors would be intrigued by the follow-ing ad: “For Sale. On-the-water condo, prime downtownlocation, 360-degree view, includes parking, washer/dryer,free water and sewage, dinghy dock, under $50,000.”
Sound too good to be true? Well, five years ago, near theheight of the last property boom, J.R. Ekins made it cometrue. He retired early from his road construction job inMichigan, came down to Florida, bought an Aqua Chaletpontoon houseboat and moored it in the middle of beautifulSarasota Bay. J.R. did some upgrading, like getting a 42-foot,14-foot-wide, Admiral model at a cost of $65,000. He says heis now, “Living a dream in paradise.”
J.R.’s home isn’t palatial, but it has good air-condition-ing, satellite TV and enough room for him and Debbie tohave at least one of their grandkids over most weekends.They can fish from their front porch, barbecue their catch onthe back porch and listen to music wafting over from near-by O‘Leary‘s Tiki Bar. Or they can dink over to O’Leary’s fordrinks or the Marina Jack Restaurant for dinner. J.R. keeps a13-foot Boston Whaler in a slip at Marina Jack for dinking toand from the shore. He also keeps a 25-foot Boston WhalerConquest there for offshore fishing.
How many other people could follow in J.R.’s wake, fill-ing Florida’s bays with condos on the water? That dependson the rules, present and future. Municipalities withoutmooring fields can no longer regulate non-live-aboards. And,
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The Atlantic ICW is getting enough funding to dredge most of it toits authorized depth of 12 feet. Photo by Beach Edwards.
according to Sarasota’s city attorney, Bob Fournier, “almostno vessel would be a “live-aboard” because the occupant isrequired to go file a Declaration of Domicile with the clerk ofcourt to establish that the vessel is a “live-aboard.”
What about those municipalities with mooring fields?There is no present consensus in houseboat rules amongFlorida’s mooring field managers. Fort Myers Beach,Stuart’s Southpoint anchorage and Vero Beach’s mooringfields seem to have no houseboat restrictions. The newSarasota Mooring Field Rules, para 2.01.2 states, “All vesselsmust pass a Harbormaster’s safety and sanitation inspectionand be in compliance with the Management Plan.” TheManagement Plan, para 3.10, allows “recreational vessels -any vessel manufactured and used primarily for noncom-mercial purposes.” Jack, at Fort Myers Beach and RuthConrad, assistant harbormaster at Southpoint, say they havehad no houseboat request a mooring in at least five years.
Key West’s mooring field requirement is that a boat“must be structurally strong enough to endure 4-foot wavesand 70-mph winds.” Who makes that determination—themanufacturer, Coast Guard, local police or harbormasters?
J.R.’s boat is in very good condition, but he wouldn’ttrust it to hold up against named storm conditions. His threeheavy, 75-pound anchors, attached to 1/2-inch chain groundtackle, are probably stronger than the new mooring fieldhelical anchors, but his bridge deck couldn’t withstandbeing pounded by four-foot waves or his cabin by 70-mphwinds on its flat frontal surface. In past heavy storms, J.R.
has moved out of open Sarasota Bay, down behind man-groves into shallow, three-foot water with no wind fetch.There are so few “safe places” that he keeps his a secret.
Boot Key Harbor’s User License Agreement, para 22 (b),stipulates that, “Engineering specifications for Marinamooring system are calculated for traditional vessel hulland cabin type; therefore, nontraditional or other uniquevessel types, such as houseboats, shall not be allowed at theMarina.” That means J.R. would not be allowed into eitherof the Key’s mooring fields.
Will J.R. move into the new Sarasota mooring field? “Ihope I’m first on the list and first to move in. Two hundredand seventy-five dollars a month is a good price for a solidmooring with a pump-out boat and security. Debbie and Iwon‘t use the dinghy dock, beach, P.O. box, laundry or headfacilities—and yes, we will go to our ‘safe spot’ duringstrong storms.”
How many of the high-rise condo residents overlookingSarasota or any other waterfront would like to look down ona fleet of boxy houseboats instead of graceful sailboats float-ing below them? As this writer has previously presented,most high-rise condo owners in Sarasota enjoy the presentview as long as the scenic sailboats stay off the beach. Wouldthey like looking down on boxes? Anna Lenke, an observingeye living in an 18th floor condo high above Sarasota Bay,asks, “I look at the pretty boats, square or sleek, not the dirtyones. What’s the issue?”
An issue may arise if many people, in these tough eco-nomic times, start buying old, inexpensive pontoon house-boats and take up residence in Florida’s mooring fields turn-ing them into low-end trailer parks on the water.
The issue could be exacerbated by the aesthetic appear-ance of the “single-wide” boats. Houseboats cannot beexcluded from mooring fields simply because of their boxyappearance. If good looks meant acceptance, the RollingStones would be unheard of. And a filthy boat does not nec-essarily equate to an unseaworthy boat. J.R. and Debbiekeep their houseboat very seaworthy and clean. Below, theyhave the pontoons scrubbed monthly, and above, it sparklesand is often adorned with palms and flowers. There isanother pontoon houseboat in the harbor that is not kept soclean. It could be considered an eyesore.
In some harborages, the condos are too far away, sepa-rated from the water by commercial property, to notice thedifference between houses and sailboats. In Vero Beach’sIndian River County, there has been an ordinance since theearly ’70s prohibiting building condos over three storieshigh. That ordinance was promulgated by the only two tallbuildings there, the 13-story Village Spires. The Vero Beach
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J.R. at the helm of his 42-foot Admiral mobile home. Their boatis kept seaworthy, sound and clean.
marina director, Tim Grabenbauer, smiles, “When you driveover the bridge onto Vero Beach, you see the ocean, not con-crete buildings.”
A few years ago the wealthy with homes on the shore ofLake Tahoe, CA, tried to have personal watercraft (PWCs,Jet Skis, Wave Runners, etc.) banned from the lake becauseof the noise they made. The California Supreme Court’sdecision was that if you ban one boat for noise, you have totherefore ban all boats. The PWC opponents (many ofwhom were owners of beautifully restored but thundering,gas-spitting, old Gar Woods and Chris Crafts) then sued tohave polluting two-stroke engines used in PWCs bannedfrom the lake and won. Pollution was the reason.
If pontoon houseboats were to be banned from mooringfields, it would be for safety reasons. Pontoon houseboatswould be at least as vulnerable to storms as mobile homesare. When hurricanes hit, it is the trailer parks that suffer themost devastation. Concrete block homes hold up and sowould most properly moored sail and powerboats. Historyproves that.
But what would four foot or higher waves and 70-mph-or-more winds do to a suburb of houseboats? What wouldthe resulting debris, flying flotsam and torpedo pontoons doto the other boats in the field? And then to nearby marinasand beaches?
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About a year ago, my wife Melanieand I decided we would followin her family’s footsteps and pur-
chase a live-aboard sailboat big enoughfor us, two dogs and our future family.Up until the two years before our wed-ding, Melanie had spent most of her lifeat sea, both on her parents’ 1979Gulfstar 47 and a 1969 Columbia 28 ofher own. (Melanie is one of two daugh-ters of Tom and Mel Neale—the familythat is almost synonymous with thelive-aboard lifestyle, made famous byTom Neale’s articles in Cruising Worldand other magazines and his book, Allin the Same Boat.) I, on the other hand,was new to the sailboat world, whichmeant I would need to rely heavily onmy wife’s expertise when it came to theinspection and barter of our new vessel.
We maximized our search poten-tial by diversifying our sources. Wescoured the pages of boating maga-zines and Web sites and even took atrip to Indiantown, FL, where sail-boats with “For Sale” signs are stackedlike monolithic dominoes. But in theend, our enthusiasm outweighed ourchecking account, and we had to facethe facts that some serious soul-searching and number-crunchingwould need to be performed beforewe could set sail.
I moved to Fort Lauderdale inMay 2008 to be with Melanie, leaving
behind a house and a mortgage innorth Florida with the hope that itcould somehow sell despite theplummeting real estate market.Buying a sailboat was to coincidewith the closing on the house, but astime marched on, it became apparentthe house wasn’t going anywhere,and our dreams of living aboard weregoing to be put on hold. We needed toreshuffle our priorities.
Paying for a mortgage and payingfor rent in South Florida is quite taxingfor a couple with a modest income. Westill wanted to sail, but paying slip feesat a marina for a slightly smaller sail-boat would undoubtedly add a bur-den to our already thin wallets. So wearrived at the only compromise thatwould fit into our budget. We neededa trailerable sailboat.
Com-Pac 19s were at the top ofour wish list due to their proven sea-worthiness and overall design, buteven with a handyman’s special, weknew this model would likely be outof our price range. Older Catalina andO‘Day 22s would be cost-friendly andplentiful, two traits that made themappealing choices.
We didn’t want to end up with aderelict sitting on top of a rust bucketeither. There was no fear of getting ourhands dirty on a “fixer-upper,” but acomplete remodel was out of the ques-
tion. Spending as much money inrepairs as we did on the boat and trail-er was not something we were lookingto do. Therefore, the boat needed to beseaworthy and the trailer road-ready.With this in mind, Melanie and Idevised a rigorous set of criteria thatour new boat and its trailer had to liveup to, prioritizing in levels of impor-tance. The structural integrity of thehull was top on our list.
In most cases, the external inspec-tion of a sailboat is all that is necessaryto make a reasonable conclusion ofwhat you would be in for as its newowner. The structural pitfalls of anolder trailerable are no different fromthat of a larger boat, but the shorterLOA and the fact that it is already outof the water make the examination aless time-consuming experience.
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can form at any point where hard-ware, such as a stanchion, isattached to the hull.
• Blisters, which are normally foundbelow the waterline, are small, roundbulges in the hull caused by watermolecules seeping through the toplayers of fiberglass into the interiorlayers because of osmotic pressure.Water-soluble compounds in theseinner layers dissolve in these watermolecules and cause pressure tobuild up, creating blisters.
• Soft spots in the deck occur when thecore material between the layers offiberglass (generally balsa wood orfoam) decays, causing a spongy feel.
Once we established that a boat’shull was satisfactory, the rest of theexternal features would then bearscrutiny. The rigging had to be exam-ined closely to determine if there weresigns of fraying, chafing or breaking.The sails would need to be clean andintact, with no signs of tearing orweathering. Any infraction of theserules would leave us digging deep intoour pockets for replacements. Thatwent for the outboard, too. The cost ofa new 5 HP outboard is in the thou-sands of dollars, so there was no waywe were buying without a successfulperformance test.
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When it’s Time to Buya Trailerable SailboatPART I OF IIBy Will McLendon
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Then there was the trailer.Our plan was to take our new-to-us vessel around the SunshineState for weekend cruises, andthat meant the trailer needed tobe able to get us to places fartheraway than our local boat ramp.We expected some wear to bepresent on the trailer, but a gen-eral appearance of regular main-tenance and tires void of dry rotwere required.
We also wanted to be able totake our boat “camping,” whichmeant the area below deckwould need to be spaciousenough for two adults and all oftheir ancillary needs on a three-day vacation.
If anything was to be sacri-ficed in our search, it was theelectrical components. A trailera-ble sailboat’s electrical grid is farless complicated than that of alarger boat, and based onMelanie’s experiences, we felt wecould handle any 12-volt calami-ties thrown our way. Runninglights, the VHF and the bilgepump are really the only neces-sary items on a trailerable thatrun off electricity, and comparedto the aforementioned items,they would be relatively inex-pensive to replace.
The search turned out to bemore difficult than we imagined.The traditional news rack maga-zines, like Sailboat Trader, did notfeature an abundance of plausibleoptions, and neither did Web sitessuch as Yachtworld.com or evenCraigslist.com. Though wechecked these and other sourcesreligiously, most of our discover-ies were either too expensive ortoo rough around the edges. Aftera while, we became desperate.
We employed the “drive andfind” method, where we mappedout known sailboat hot spots and spentthe day depleting our gas tank, lookingfor our perfect boat. We visited the KeyLime Sailing Club in Key Largo, dis-covered a sailmaker in St. Augustinewith a few trailerables on his lot, andwe even waited an hour outside of awarehouse off I-95 in Fort Lauderdaleto inspect a Com-Pac 19, only to seethe sun go down and no one show up.
After months of earnest investiga-tion, we found our diamond in therough. Wholesale Marine, a used boatdealer headquartered in Nokomis, FL,featured a 1986 Starwind 19 on its Website that was both affordable and intact.We quickly contacted their representa-tive, Rick Kovac, and set an appoint-ment to meet with him at the owner’shouse in West Palm Beach.
We were cautiously opti-mistic about the meeting, butthere was still a fog of uncertain-ty about this boat. We had dis-covered that the Starwind modelwas produced during a sailboatventure in the 1980s that startedwith the Wellcraft Corporationand ended with Rebel Marine.Only a few hundred were manu-factured during this time, sodetails were sparse. We wouldhave to rely on Melanie’s nauti-cal know-how to make an edu-cated evaluation.
After introducing ourselvesto Rick and the owner, Paul, wewalked over to Tranquillo, as itwas named, and began theinspection. Rick marveled at howI stood silent as Melanie crawledover all 19 feet with a fine-toothed comb, asking Paul all thepertinent questions.
Melanie ran down the check-list in her head:• No egregious stress cracks, no
soft spots, no blisters in the fiberglass—check
• Stanchions firmly attached—check
• Sails and rigging in satisfactory condition—check
• Adequate storage below deck —check
• Electrical panel functioning—check
• VHF—check• Bilge Pump—check • Lights—check
Paul assured us the trailerwas recently serviced and givena passing grade by a localmechanic. It was obvious to methat this trailer was a bit past itsprime, despite the attempt tofreshen it up with a new coat ofsilver spray paint. There was rustaround the interior of the wheel
wells, but it didn’t appear to be animminent threat to the trailer’s integri-ty. The tires, though older, showed nosigns of wear in the tread.
Melanie’s body language seemedto give off a positive vibration as sheclimbed down from the deck, and theonly thing left to do on this day wasfor me to climb aboard and make sureI could fit inside. Check.
The forward V-berth in the Starwind. The Porta Potti can beseen under the V-berth on the port side.
Looking aft, showing the sink right inside the companion-way.
Rust, some of it a bit serious, on the trailer around springs.
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We made an offer the next dayand by that afternoon, we had a deal.The only condition remaining was forPaul to perform a test of the Nissan 4-stroke outboard—something we wereunable to do the day before. We sched-uled a return visit in two weeks, whichwas plenty of time for buyer’s remorseto set in.
The Starwind 19 is equipped witha centerboard that we were unable todrop while the boat sat on its trailer.Paul promised that it functioned prop-erly, but by his own admission, it hadbeen some time since he had lastengaged it while sailing. Originally, asea trial was part of our purchasingrequirements and would haveundoubtedly solved the centerboardmystery, but a stipulation of our cur-rent agreement stated that in order forour offer to be accepted, we wouldhave to waive any additional expenseto the present owner outside of an out-board test. This included a sea trial.
We reluctantly agreed, but the morewe considered the ramifications of acenterboard malfunction, the more webegan to worry about our decision tonot test it.
We also learned our soon-to-be ves-sel was manufactured by Rebel Marine,who had taken several liberties withWellcraft’s design, leading to extremestress fractures around the mast step inthe larger Starwind models. Horrified,Melanie contacted the originalStarwind designer, Jim Taylor (nowdesigner for the Precision line), to askhis opinion of Rebel’s version of the 19.
He told us that Rebel had left the19 alone, and we should not experiencethe same outcomes as the larger mod-els. He also stated that the centerboard,though crucial in performance whenpointing into the wind, does not affectthe 19’s overall stability. Relieved, webegan to let go of our fears.
When two weeks had passed, wereturned to West Palm Beach, reassured
that we were making the right decision.The outboard test was a success andafter exchanging money for docu-ments, we were heading back to FortLauderdale with our new boat in tow.
Soon we would be testing forleaks, sanding and painting, and giv-ing her a new name, Annabel Lee. Butfor now, I was focused on the task athand—safely delivering our new boathome while driving in I-95 trafficwithout functioning trailer lights. Iguess you can’t think of everything.
But we made it home safely.
In Part II, I will discuss what we later dis-covered—and missed in our inspection—about the boat, such as leaks and other things,and the work we did to improve the boat
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“Live Bait,” read a sign on a boat anchored beyondthe buoys. The water was rippling with boatwakes, and two recreational fishermen pulled up
to the floating vendor. In the muted glow of dawn, Florida’seast coast was wide awake. Angel wasn’t. My solo-sailedBayfield cutter, Angel, reluctantly submitted to her diesel as
it dragged her into the channel. Bill Robinson, cruisingalongside on his ketch Defiant was much more alert. Billwanted to take the scenic route and cut through the ICW.“Don’t chicken out now,” Bill radioed after I admitted myreservations. Partial to open seas and claustrophobic in thecluttered crush of urban areas, Angel always took theAtlantic route. The scenic route was a pleasant surprise, andI was glad that I didn’t “chicken out” after all.
Ahead lay one of the busiest, most populated stretches ofthe Intracoastal Waterway on the lower east coast. From St.Lucie to South Miami, the waterway runs through a mega-lopolis and narrows to canal-like proportions in many places.The route is fringed with tall buildings and proud mansions.Restricted-schedule bridges are abundant. Angel and Defiantopened three dozen bridges in only 50 nautical miles. Boaterssee the largest cruise ship ports in the world, and FortLauderdale boasts the highest number of vessels in the state.Military ships with security zones, tugs and barges, and con-tainer ships frequent larger inlets. The advantage is thatsouthbound cruisers don’t have to fight the Gulf Stream,which sweeps close to shore here. Boats also find relief frominclement weather and rough seas. Sailboats with drafts of 7feet or less and masts 55 feet and under (most east coast fixedbridges have 65-foot clearance), can travel through.
“…kick those squirrels in the butt and follow me,” thetug’s captain suggested. Pushing a construction barge, Markthe tug was just ahead of us. Squirrels appropriately kicked,Angel and Defiant settled behind our burly escort. Tugs withbarges and emergency vessels can open restricted-schedule
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bridges at any time. If you travel with a tug, you still mustradio the bridge tenders to inform them of your intentions,and they’ll let you pass through behind the tug. Later, whenMark cautioned us that he planned to make a starboard turn,we acknowledged and kept clear. The tug reached its desti-nation, and we were alone again. By now, those claustro-phobic concerns had eased, and my sweaty, too-tight gripon the tiller relaxed. Travels were planned during the week-days, when the ICW is quieter. Off season, from late springto late fall, is also a less crowded time.
The procedure to open a bridge is like anywhere, butFlorida tenders use VHF 09 instead of the usual channel 13.Several minutes or more before approaching, a boat hailsthe bridge by its name, identifies vessel type (sail or power),vessel’s name, and direction of travel. The bridge usuallyradios back, providing its next opening time or if it’ll openon demand. It’s wise to acknowledge that you received theinfo and are standing by on 09. Bridge schedules are alwayschanging, so communicating by radio also allows you toknow exact opening times, facilitating cruising plans.
“Angel cleared, thank you for the opening, LakeAvenue,” I radioed after passing through the span andgawking at the giant gears and machinery within its works.Likewise, Defiant let the tender know when it was through.With their double-duty responsibilities of watching heavyroad and water traffic, tenders appreciate common courtesyand clear communication. When treated with such polite-
ness, some were quite mirthful, wishing us a good day orcheerfully waving at us from their windowed, bird’s eyeview. A cruising guide or charts listing bridge names is help-ful so one can radio the correct bridge without confusion.During her travels, Angel misread the guidebook and usedthe wrong name when hailing the next bridge. Two bridgesresponded. The tenders see plenty of puzzled new visitors,and the correct bridge that saw Angel’s approach helpfullyset me back on track.
Water currents averaged 1 to 1.5 knots in most areas.Confusingly, current direction varied from inlet to inlet. Thewaters around Hillsboro Inlet and Bakers Haulover Inletcan see stronger currents, and at one point, Angel wasslowed to 3.8 knots, the rotund cruiser frantically waddlingagainst the flow at full throttle. The lake-like area at BakersHaulover Inlet is prone to sandy shoaling, and boats muststay in the channel. Yellow tags demarcate all ICW markers(at their top), helping to prevent boats from straying offcourse due to markers leading to inland rivers or canals.The need to constantly tend the helm makes it difficult forsingle-handers when we need to use the head or grab asnack. Planning shorter days, stopping at boat-in restau-rants or marinas, or throwing a lunch hook in a pocket ofwater out of harm’s way are always options. Next month,deep in Florida’s urban ICW, Angel and Defiant discoverboat-in eateries, tourist draws, anchoring holes, friendlymarinas and not-so-friendly marine police.
Passing through a double-opening of two bridges in SoutheastFlorida.
Cruising companion Capt. Bill Robinson and his boat Defiant follows Angel through a bridge opening.
Icame to Florida to find a winter home outside of Canada.My husband came to Florida to fulfill a life-long dream ofowning a blue water sailboat. Blue water boats are capable
of sailing the seven seas. That is what my husband aims to do.My idea of living on a boat is in a guarded marina with
Internet, laundry and shower facilities. My husband’s ideaof living on a boat is gunkholing in an isolated area.Gunkholing involves tying your boat to something floatingin the water or simply dropping your anchor. From my per-spective, this is a little too open to the elements. Being at themercy of a raging storm from Mother Nature is not exactlyan aspiration of mine.
Staying in Canada for the winter takes a great deal ofexertion so we decided to scour the online postings for aboat to buy. We did our best to look for a winter home awayfrom the cold north. A boat that we could move with theweather to various locations in the south. We both love toscuba dive and have tried island waters off the shores ofColumbia, Honduras and Cuba and in the Gulf of Thailand.
My husband wanted a sailboat, and I wanted interiorspace and a stable ride. So we left in a snowstorm and drovedown south to see if we could find a boat that would meetboth our requirements. The third boat we viewed in St.Petersburg was exactly what we were looking for. It metboth our needs. We made an offer and held our breath. A
few days later, we became the second owners of a 1992Endeavourcat 30. Even the name was perfect—Chevere. Thename is Spanish for “cool” or “awesome,” and she was anawesomely cool cat.
Considering a LOA of 30 feet, this Endeavourcat has theinterior space of a 40-foot monohull. There are two doubleberth staterooms, a head with a large walk-in shower, a spa-cious galley and a large U-shaped dining area. Headroom isan incredible six feet, four inches. The large cockpit area canbe fully enclosed including a privacy blind for the wind-shield. The side and back panels can also be interchangedwith bug-screening panels. I immediately named the areamy sunroom, much to my husband’s chagrin. It is called acockpit for a reason.
I’m told that the sail control lines are led aft on thehousetop, including a boom break for gybes. The cockpit isvery large and apparently too wide for a monohull thatwould heel. However, the stability of this multihull catama-ran makes the wide cockpit work. This boat was designedand built by Endeavour Catamaran Corp. as a comfortablecoastal cruiser and liveaboard boat.
The previous owner and his family had used the boatfor annual holidays, and they maintained it with loving care.
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Relaxing on the Endeavourcat 30. Each hull has boarding ladders into the water.
Mixing drinks in the galley, on the port side.
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We bought the boat “as is,” which means everything wefound on board was part of the deal. They had equipped theinterior with all the creature comforts and safety equipmentyou can imagine. Our marine surveyor described the interiorof the boat as “above average condition” on his report.
The symmetrical hulls of the catamaran are separated bya V-shaped center section that Endeavour calls a Hydra-cell.It has been described to me as a stepped V-hull ending in aflat wedge. It was easy to see, because when we bought theboat, it was on the hard. These flats have recessed tunnels. Itis a complex shape that is unlike anything I had ever seen. Itmakes the inside of the boat roomy and spacious in height.
This catamaran configuration offers another major ben-efit; it has great deck and locker space. We’ll be using theforward deck area to assemble our scuba diving equipmentand as a base to enter and exit the water. The boat’s forwardlockers are very deep and roomy. They are perfect for stor-ing all our scuba tanks and dive equipment when undermotor and sail. The area can store four sets of BCDs (buoy-ancy control devices), fins, masks, wet suits and regulatorswith room to spare for emergency equipment.
We are more scuba divers than sailors and plan to takethe boat to all our favorite dive spots and explore new dive
locations during the six months of winter in Canada. Our aircompressor, from which we fill our scuba tanks, will besnugly tucked in the forward deck lockers when under wayand moved onto the deck when in action. Having an aircompressor on board gives us independence from land-based dive facilities. The anchoring system will also have asecondary purpose. It will be our guideline for descending
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Specifications
LOA: 30’
LWL: 27’ 8”
Beam: 14’ 6”
Displacement: 7000 lbs.
Draft: 2’ 10”
Bridge Clearance: 45’
Sail Area: 425 sq. ft.
Fuel: 75 gal.
Water: 75 gal.
The starboard cabin, looking forward.
down into the water and a safety stop line when ascendingafter dive excursions.
Our first major upgrades for sailing the boat were newelectronics. We bought a 4KW radar system, sonar equip-ment and 4208 Garmin. The Garmin system brings thisinformation together and displays it on a screen mountedon the helm. The electronics were installed tidily in theboat’s hull and fed back to the helm by Bill Hollyfield, B&BMarine Electronics. Bill is a Raymarine-certified technician,and he set up the systems for us. In addition, we bought asatellite-fed subscription for XM radio and weather radio.
We also upgraded ourselves by taking the boating skillsand seamanship course through the U.S. Coast GuardAuxiliary. They taught us what to have on the boat to satis-
fy legal requirements and other useful safety equipment. Welearned the rules of the nautical road, and, most important-ly, weather and boating. Although we had already boughtthe boat, at this point it was comforting to learn that we hadindeed selected a boat that met our particular purposes.That was chapter one of the course, “Which boat is for you?”
Our Endeavour Catamaran sails quietly and easilyreaches 7.5 knots in light winds with a comfortable seat inthe water. The Evinrude 40 HP outboard motor sips fuel andaids in our crossings if the wind changes directions. Coastalcruising in fair weather will be the Chevere’s diet of choicefor many years to come. We more than like this boat. Chevereis a dream come true for a couple of scuba diving Canadiansnowbirds.
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The forward starboard deck, where the air compressor and divingequipment is kept. Notice the seat on the stanchions, which isusually on the stern quarter on monohulls.
A comfortable cushioned and rotating seat at the helm.
The main salon looking through the companionway from the cockpit.
The cockpit table and cockpit.
There’s little doubt that community sailing centers are aboon to almost any locality. The most successful ofsuch places offer instructional programs, boat rentals,
certification opportunities, event management and boatstorage. Even the most modest community sailing centersoffer one of the most important elements of our sport—pub-lic access to sailing without the need (and expense) of per-sonal boat ownership. Positive commentary aboutCharleston Community Sailing has appeared in this columnin recent months, and similar programs around the countryprovide an immeasurable benefit for sailors and would-besailors in those localities. There’s even evidence that these
facilities benefit local economies and provide strong promo-tional fodder. But that doesn’t mean that it’s easy to get pub-lic sailing facilities in place. Just ask William Hamilton, whohas been trying since 2004 to get his hometown of Mt.Pleasant, SC, behind the idea.
“We’re now on the fourth or fifth proposed site forestablishing a public sailing center in Mt. Pleasant,” saidHamilton recently, “and this may be our last shot at makingit happen.” Hamilton, an attorney and longtime resident ofthe town who grew up sailing here, is referring to an exist-ing master plan for the town’s newest public park, a smallwaterfront parcel along Shem Creek, a narrow waterwaythat bisects a large portion of this suburban community andflows out to Charleston Harbor. The plan identifies 213 feetof dock and fixed pier along the western side of the creek asa “sailing school” site. That’s good news for proponents ofpublic sailing. The bad news is that this part of the plan hasits detractors. The really bad news is that the town hasswitched directions on similar plans in the past, and it lookslike it may be setting up for another reversal soon.
As its name suggests, Mt. Pleasant is a nice place. Justacross the Cooper River from Charleston, this is a town ofsome 67,000 people, many of whom are boating enthusiasts.The town encompasses one large and several small marinas,a smattering of public boat landings, and recently, a bit ofcontroversy over which facilities should occupy this afore-mentioned creekside park.
According to Gary Santos, a member of the Mt. Pleasanttown council and the chair of the council’s committee on
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recreation, any opposition to thispart of the plan is born of misun-derstanding. “One person,”explained Santos recently, “wasconcerned that these sailboatswould clutter up the creek and bein the way. He didn’t understandthat the boats will be stored on thedocks, not in the water and they’llbe towed in and out of the creek, soit will all be well-managed.” Santoswent on to explain that the finaloperational details haven’t fullybeen mapped out, but he’s confi-dent that the sailing facility will notimpinge on other boaters who usethis waterway.
Among those other boaters arekayakers, a small fleet of mid-sizedshrimp boats that are based here,and the ubiquitous recreationalpowerboats, many of which fre-quent the bars and restaurants thatline both sides of the creek. It’s notuncommon for Shem Creek tobecome choked with boating trafficat peak times during weekends, sothe concerns about congestion are not far-fetched.
Still, the importance of a public sailing facility can’t beoverstated, and Santos agrees. He also grew up sailing inthis town. “I see it as a place for young kids who don’t oth-erwise have an opportunity to sail…The problem in ourcommunity right now is, if you want to learn to sail, youhave to belong to a yacht club.”
Even diehard sailors who do belong to yacht clubs viewthe proposed facility as a boon for the sport and the region.Randy Draftz is a sailing industry professional, a sailor, anda Mt. Pleasant resident who served on an advisory commit-tee that surveyed all the possible sites in Mt. Pleasant forthis use. “We did our study last winter,” explained Draftz,“and we determined that we like the Shem Creek sitebecause it’s good protected water and because the townalready owns the land.”
Draftz said he’d like to see the facility evolve over timeto become a true community sailing center. “The communi-
ty needs a place where you canlaunch and store your boat andperhaps allow others to use it. Butthose of us who would like to seea more full-fledged facility devel-op know that we have to walk inbaby steps. Sailing is such a smallniche of the population that we dosometimes get pushed around.For now, a small public facilitywith boats and sound instruction-al programs for kids to learnwould be a good start.”
With any luck, Draftz, Hamiltonand Santos could get their wish. Ata recent meeting of the town coun-cil, the master plan for the parkwas up for discussion and then avote. Only two council membersvoted against it, so the plan wasapproved. But it was indeed asmall victory for proponents ofpublic sailing, because severalcouncil members shared concernsand made it clear that nothing isfinal. Referring to the plan, one ofthem asserted that it’s “only a road
map, nothing is etched in stone.” So, the question remains: Will Mt. Pleasant end up with
a public sailing facility? According to William Hamilton,there’s no guarantee. “The council voted to approve themaster plan for the park, which includes the sailing center,but there were some objections.” Hamilton said councilmembers are concerned about the expense even though $1-million has reportedly been set aside to begin construction.“It’s important to note,” he said, “that the youth sailing cen-ter is one of the least expensive parts of the plan, and theonly part that could pay its own expenses.”
Like Draftz and Santos, Hamilton remains cautiouslyoptimistic. He’s seen the town create some splendid facilities,and he’s seen it disappoint citizens as well. This is a town, hesaid, that has developed a number of parks, along with swim-ming pools, skate parks, tennis centers, soccer fields andmore. He’s positive that the resources can be found. All that’smissing, it seems, is the right kind of political will.
SAIL NAKEDKeeping the amount of laundry that piles up to a minimumis the first step to making the washday blues disappear. If,like me, modesty keeps you from sailing naked (those bareFrench sailors must have no laundry problems) you can stilldo several things to help.
Choose fabrics that wash and dry easily. We includeplenty of what I call “quick dry” shorts in our wardrobe.These are 100 percent nylon shorts that are great for thebeach, the dinghy, lounging around, sailing, etc. They washeasily and dry in a flash.
Protect your clothes from salt spray by covering upwith foul weather gear or by wearing only a swimsuit or“quick dries” on wet dinghy rides. Part of a cruiser’s life isarriving everywhere with “dinghy butt” and once yourclothes get a saltwater bath, nothing but a good wash willmake them wearable again.
Designate a T-shirt and shorts to be your “saltwater”clothes for a few days. Wear these over your swim suitwhen you go to the beach or anyplace they’re bound to
become salt-encrusted. Hang them on the line to “freshen”a bit overnight.
We like to use our “beach” towels whenever we comeout of saltwater and our fluffy “bath” towels whenever weare drying off from a freshwater rinse or shower. That waywe never have to dry off with a salty towel when we’re“fresh.”
THE WASH CYCLE
The Pressure WasherThe non-electric Wonder Wash (also known as the SputnikMK3) pressure washing machine is now my preferredmethod of doing the laundry. It is simple, quick, and usesthe least amount of water and laundry soap. The pressurewasher can do a large load—consisting of about eight T-shirts or two pairs of jeans and uses about two quarts of,preferably, warm or hot water (I often heat my water in asolar shower) and two tablespoons of detergent. Once thewater, soap and clothes are in the machine, you tighten thegasketed lid, and crank the handle for about two minutes.Pressure builds up in the machine, which drives the soapand water into the clothing. Combine this with the agitationfrom your hand spinning the machine and you get cleanclothes. Next, you dump out the dirty wash water and addclean water for the rinse. Crank the handle for about oneminute, then wring and hang. I can do a couple small loadsof laundry quicker than I can bag it up, dinghy to shore andfind a Laundromat. But more important, I can keep up withthe laundry when we’re far from civilization. The pressurewasher on its stand is 19” H x 17 ½” W x 12” D with the han-dle. It is made of molded plastic, which won’t rust, but youwouldn’t want to drop it from any height. There are nomoving parts and no maintenance needed. (The WonderWasher is available from Hotwire, located in TarponSprings, FL, for $42.95. For more info or to buy online, go towww.svhotwire.com.)
The Bucket and PlungerThis is a commonly used method for clothes washing and isprobably the most effective hand-washing method after thepressure washer. Place dirty clothes, water and detergent ina bucket and use a plunger to agitate. If you choose this
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Washday Blues —WASHING CLOTHES & CRUISING
By Barbara Theisen
I miss my washing machine. After 10 years of living aboard with my husband and two daughters, I can stillsay that I love the cruising lifestyle and there is very little I miss about shoreside life, except perhaps the ease of throwing a load of dirty laundry into a perfectly purring washing machine without ever leaving the house.
But, after all these years, I have found some ways to ease the “washday blues.”
method, you’ll want to spend $15on a “special” plunger made justfor hand-washing. Availablefrom Lehman’s Non –Electric cat-alog, www.lehmans.com, thisplunger has internal baffles tohelp get water and soap into theclothes. Soaking helps get anyload of laundry cleaner, so don’tbe afraid to let clothes soak.
THE BLACK GARBAGE BAGWe’ve used the black trash bagmethod to wash our clothesmany times. It is a simple, cheapway to do laundry. You placedirty laundry, soap and freshwa-ter in a black garbage bag andplace on deck in a sunny loca-tion. The sun heats the water andthe motion of the boat whileunder way “agitates” the clothes.Unfortunately, I seldom do laun-
dry while under way, and I findit difficult to agitate the clothesinside the bag otherwise.However, it is a practical methodfor washing large items such ascomforters or blankets.
THE WASHBOARDUsing a washboard to clean laun-dry is hard on your clothes andhard on your hands, but it iseffective for removing dirt. Imuch prefer one of the abovemethods.
THE RINSE CYCLEThe rinse cycle consists of dump-ing the dirty wash water, addingclean rinse water and proceed-ing with whichever of the abovemethods you prefer (pressurewasher, bucket and plunger orblack garbage bag). If you arelow on freshwater, you maywant to reuse your wash water
for multiple loads of wash—but not for the rinse. Alwaysstart with your least dirty clothes and proceed to the dirtiestif you are going to reuse the wash water.
You may choose to eliminate the rinse cycle by washingyour clothes with ammonia instead of laundry detergent.Add about one-half cup of ammonia to your wash water.When you’ve finished washing your load, simply wring
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FINDING WATER WHILE CRUISINGKeeping your clothes clean means having access to fresh-water to do the laundry. Where do cruisers find watersources?
We’re surrounded by saltwater, but I wouldn’t use itto wash my laundry. Washing your clothes in saltwaterand rinsing them in freshwater will actually use morefreshwater and more effort on your part than doing themall in freshwater to begin with. Instead, try to find someof these sources of freshwater.• Rainwater is probably the best source of freshwater foryour laundry needs. You’ll need a way to capture thisfree gift from Mother Nature—rain catcher, buckets,dinghy, etc. An anchorage can quickly become full ofcruisers doing their laundry after (or during!) a gooddownpour.• Cisterns are rainwater catchment systems usedthroughout the Caribbean, Middle East, South Pacificand other areas of the world. These are private sources offreshwater so be sure to have permission to use waterfrom a cistern. You may also come across abandoned cis-terns, often through word of mouth or listed in cruisingguides. These are great sources of freshwater for doinglaundry, but use common sense when using them. Donot contaminate the water in the cistern, as it may beused as a source for drinking water. If you are consider-ing using cistern water to replenish your drinking watersupply, use care. It may be fine for washing, but not allcistern water is suitable for drinking.• Rivers and waterfalls are often a popular spot for thelocals to do laundry. You will probably be welcomed tojoin them, although scrubbing on rocks can be hard onyour clothes. Again, use good judgment so as not to con-taminate downstream drinking water sources.• Fill ’er up, please. Whenever you come across a freeplace to fill your water tanks (public docks, fuel docks,etc.) it’s time to do the laundry. • Watermakers have become quite common on cruisingboats and provide a great source of freshwater for laundry.
The non-electric Wonder Wash (also known as the SputnikMK3) pressure washing machine is the author’s preferredmethod of doing the laundry. It is simple, quick, and usesthe least amount of water and laundry soap.
and hang. The ammonia will get your clothes clean anddoes not need to be rinsed out. There will be no ammoniaodor left in your clothes. This method will certainly save onfreshwater, but I prefer to use a more environmentallyfriendly detergent (see detergent tips below). Do not useammonia with bleach products.
THE SPIN CYCLEThere are three ways to wring your wet laundry. The easi-est, quickest and cheapest is to simply wrap your wetclothes around a shroud and twist.
Hand wringers were made just for this and they do agreat job. But they are quite pricey at around $140 (orderfrom Lehman’s Non-Electric Catalog, see above). You willneed to find a place to attach the wringer. A sturdy cockpittable might work nicely if you find one to fit. I’ve been using
the shrouds to hand-wring my laundry for the past twentyyears and can’t find a reason to buy a hand wringer.
Another way to wring your laundry is to roll it in aclean towel and give it a little twist. This works great for del-icates that you’re afraid to wring on the shrouds.
You can also rinse using the Wonder Wash. After drain-ing the grey water with the detachable drain spout, leavethe clothes in the washer and fill with clean cold water.Replace the pressure lid, tighten and turn the machine forabout 30 seconds. Drain and wring dry.
THE DRY CYCLE Hang a clothesline in the rigging to avoid dirty stains yourlifelines might leave on the clothes. Be sure to have a largesupply of clothespins. I use wooden ones as the plastic onesseem to get brittle and break with time and I hope that whenthe occasional clothespin does go overboard, the woodenone will more easily decompose.
I’ve always enjoyed hanging my clothes on the line. Aballet of blue towels dancing on the breeze, the smell of sun-shine—no artificial, man-made perfumes from the dryersheets, and of course a real sense of accomplishment as theclean laundry is hung—the final phase of my washday.
OTHER WASHING TIPS
Laundromat Dos and Don’tsHere are a few tips for when civilization beckons and youchoose to use a Laundromat. • First and foremost, double-bag your clean, dry laundry insturdy garbage bags for the ride back in the dinghy. A friendonce told me that if there was anything he wished he knewbefore going cruising, that was it. Of course, that was justafter the laundry he had spent most of the day washing anddrying had been hit with a rather large wave on the dinghyride home.• Allow for plenty of time at the Laundromat and remem-ber to bring a book, your knitting, letter-writing material orwhatever keeps you busy as you pass the time. In manycountries, the water pressure is very low and simply fillingyour machine may take a half-hour or more. Plan on spend-ing the better part of half a day doing laundry.• Follow the directions on the machines. • Don’t forget to clean the lint filters on the dryers.
Detergent tipsOver the years, I have found two laundry detergent meth-
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A Portable DryerThe Laundry Alternative makes a portable, small dryerthat gets more water out of wet laundry than a homewashing machine can do on spin cycle. Lightweightfabrics actually come out already feeling dry! The spindryer comes in two sizes. One has a capacity of twopounds (13.5”x13.5”x 15” cylinder and 11 pounds) andanother one at 12 pounds (13.7”x13.7”x 24” cylinderand 22 pounds) of wet laundry. The large one can beused as a hamper until laundry day. The larger unituses less electricity (300W at 110V - the smaller usesless watts) than a microwave, and a complete cycleruns for only 2 to 3 minutes. There’s no heat, just cen-trifugal force at 3200 rpm, gentler on your clothes thana conventional tumble dryer.
The larger unit is available from HotwireEnterprises in Tarpon Springs, FL, for $134.95 (askabout the small unit). (727) 943-0424 or [email protected]
Drying your clothes onboard. You can always go snorkelingwhile drying your clothes.
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ods that I like. They are both economical and easy to store. A huge bucket of powdered detergent from Sears costs
around $25 and lasts nearly a year for our family of four.The bucket seals well and keeps the detergent from clump-ing together in the damp marine environment. I would storethe big bucket and keep a small supply of the detergent in aclean plastic peanut butter jar with a screw-on lid—it waseasy to get at and the perfect size for trips to a Laundromat.
The second method is the one I have been using withmy Wonder Washer for the past couple of years. I use envi-ronmentally friendly Simple Green brand concentrated liq-uid cleaner. With the pressure washer, I add only about twotablespoons of the Simple Green. For ease of use, I fill an olddish soap squirt bottle with the Simple Green and just add asquirt (my equivalent of two tablespoons).
You can also make your own detergent by mixing one-eighth cup baking soda with one-eighth cup of Borax.
Leave the Laundry to Someone ElseIn many places around the world, you can drop your laundryoff and have it done. In Mexico, for example, it’s easy to finda commercial drop-off service that will wash, dry and foldyour laundry very economically. They charge by the pound,and weigh it when you drop it off, so heavy wet towels orclothes really add to the cost. The cost on the Yucatan coast ofMexico ranged from US $2.50 to US $3.50 per four kilos. Inthe Bahamas, you can usually find a woman who does laun-dry out of her home. We never could get a fixed price aheadof time, and we found in the end that it was a bit on theexpensive side—around US $12 per load. On the Rio Dulce inGuatemala, you’ll find that drop-off services at the marinas
run a very economical US $2.50 – $3.00 per load.
Onboard Washing MachinesMore and more cruising boats are considering the option ofhaving a washing machine on board. Be sure you will beable to meet the requirements of space (approximately 2’Wx 3’H x 2’D) where you can permanently install themachine; power (120 volts, 11 amps generally) and water(they average 7.5 to 16 gallons per 10-15-pound load maxi-mum compared to less than 1 gallon used in the hand pres-sure washer – 5-pound load maximum). Most of theportable machines in use on boats are a combination wash-er/dryer and cost around $1,400.
IN CONCLUSIONI love cruising. This lifestyle allows me plenty of quality fam-ily time, the opportunity to travel and the chance to leave the9-5 rat race behind. But domestic chores can’t be left behind.With four people on board, I find it easiest to keep up withthe laundry by doing it on board in small manageableamounts rather than letting it pile up and become such achore. It’s how I keep the washday blues at bay.
Barbara Theisen is the editor at the Seven Seas CruisingAssociation. She is also a writer and photographer and has beenpublished in numerous publications. She teaches “Writing for theBoating Market” for Seven Seas U online classes for cruisers.Barbara and her husband, Tom, have been living aboard and cruis-ing for the past 20 years. They raised their two daughters, Kateand Kenna, aboard their sailboat, Out of Bounds. They are cur-rently in the Florida Keys.
My first exposure to bow thrusters was when I was in theNavy and assigned the duties of Officer of the Deck for
the navigation detail getting our ship under way from pier-side at Colon. Our ship, a 3000-ton frigate, had only a singlescrew, so maneuvering the ship from the pier and then turn-ing her was a challenge without the use of tugs. Fortunately,the ship builders had incorporated bow thrusters into thedesign, which negated the need for tug support and mademaneuvering the ship a precise and safe evolution. Largecruise ships also have bow thrusters incorporated into theircomplex and largely computerized propulsion and steeringsystems for the added safety margin they bring to the table.
There is a good argument for having a bow thruster onlarger sailboats for the same reason as the frigate. Both arehampered by having only one screw and cannot perform atwisting maneuver like a twin-screw vessel can, and both arehighly subjected to the effects of wind and current due tosuperstructure and below-waterline hull mass.
Recreational craft thrusters differ from ship assembliesand consist of a fiberglass tube that runs through the vesselhull and an electric motor mounted outside the tube with agear house and propeller assembly on the inside of the tubethat is mated to the motor though a small hole on the tube.Most of us see the rationale for having thrusters on largeships and, because of perceived high cost and complicated
installation, view their need on smaller vessels as a luxuryonly the rich can enjoy.
While that may have been the case 10 years ago, bowthruster technology has evolved, and today there are manymanufacturers who offer bow thruster assemblies for vesselsas small as 30 feet at reasonably affordable prices. Trustednames such as Lewmar and Vetus, to name a couple, are avail-able through major marine retail stores and Internet sources.One visit to the company Web site and you will see a wealthof technical information, which will help you choose the cor-rect size thruster for your application, as well as detailedinstallation instructions and procedures. While these resourcesare available to the public, undertaking this upgrade to yourvessel is generally best left to a marine professional withexperience in fiberglass structural repairs and marine electri-cal and hydraulic system installation. I’ll walk you throughsome of the steps taken during a typical bow thruster instal-lation and some of the issues you will need to consider.
Selecting the Type and Size of the ThrusterOnce you have decided that you need a bow thruster, youwill need to select the type of thruster. Generally, electric-powered thrusters will suffice for sailboats up to 50 feet.Hydraulic-powered thrusters are required for larger vessels.If you are a math wiz, there are formulas that you can use to
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calculate the amount of thrust you need fromyour thruster, but I find it easier to think of it inthe form of horsepower. For example, for sail-boats in the 30- to 40-foot range, it is recom-mended to have a thruster that is comparableto a 4-HP outboard engine. Not a whole lot ofpower is needed provided you install thethruster in the proper location. That locationbeing as far forward and as far below thewaterline as possible. Placing the thrust com-ponent out as far as possible on the momentarm will improve effectiveness and reduce theamount of thrust needed. You will need a com-partment area approximately 24 inches inheight in order to accommodate both the tubeand the motor assembly. There is usually suffi-cient space under a forward V-berth to housethe thruster assembly. You may need to relo-cate or reduce the size of any tanks if locatedthere in order to gain enough space.
Electric bow thrusters require a largeamount of DC current to run the thrustermotor. Generally, a small burst of thruster isused, but the amps required to run the motorput a considerable drain on the DC electricalsystem. While it is possible to tie the thrusterinto your existing accessory battery circuit, it isgenerally best to dedicate a separate batteryand circuit to the thruster. I find it least expen-sive to install a battery, charger, fuse and bat-tery switch up forward near the thruster—ver-sus running expensive #2 battery cablethroughout the vessel from an existing mainbattery location. If you have AC plugs installedin your boat, you can tie into an existing plugand locate another plug under the V-berth forthe battery charger. This simplifies the installa-tion and prevents having to snake wire through bulkheadsand cabinetry. I also install the battery cutoff switch on theside of the V-berth bulkhead and install the 250-amp fuseunder the V-berth nearby in an easy-to-access location.
Measuring and Cutting the Holes in the HullOnce you ascertain the optimum location for the thruster, youwill need to determine where to cut the hole for the tube inyour boat. This is not for the faint of heart. Most thrustersrequire a tube that is in the five- to seven-inch diameter range.Second in importance to the location of the thruster is the pre-cise matching of the hole location on each side of the hull.Both holes must line up horizontally, vertically and perpen-dicular to the centerline. Because your boat is on stands, it ismore than likely not level, so using a plumb and or builder’slevel will not work. You will need to take a drywall squareand put the pilot hole in the corner of the square and thenscribe a mark where the lines extend to the bow and the keel.Then take a precise measurement from the bow and keel andtranspose those measurements to the other side of the hull.This will give you the location on the other side of the hullwhere you will drill a second pilot hole.
Once both pilot holes are drilled, you will need to makea tool that will help you draw the template for cutting thelarge holes for the tube. A simple method is to take a straight
length of small tubing that will fit inside thepilot hole and extend through both with about15 inches extra. On one end, take a U-shapedbracket or bend a coat hanger to the samediameter as the tube and affix it to the end ofthe pipe. On the other end, secure a pencilpointing in towards the hull and in line withthe tube. Move the new assembly towards thehull and scribe a line with the pencil. What youend up with is an oval. Not a circle. This is cor-rect since the hull is slanted. (It is similar to cut-ting a piece of PVC pipe at an angle. It resultsin an oval-shaped opening in the end of thepipe.) Do the same procedure on the other side.Once completed, you are ready to cut.
Installing and Fiberglassing the Tube Once the holes are cut (I used a jig saw and asawzall), you will need to take a grinder andremove all paint and gel coat around the out-side and inside surface surrounding the holesto approximately 10 inches. This is to providean adequate bonding surface for the structuralfiberglass work needed to incorporate the tubeinto the structure of the hull. This is a messy jobto say the least. Wear PPE and apply lotion toyour skin to prevent glass fibers from gettinginto your lungs and skin pores. Insert the tube,and then take bi-axial cloth strips wetted withepoxy resin and apply to the hull and tube onboth inside and outside surfaces. Crisscross thestrips of bi-axial at 45-degree angles and over-lap them. Run the strips along the tube at leastsix inches. While still tacky, apply fiberglasscloth wetted with some resin over the bi-axial.Let cure for 24 hours.
Next, you will need to cut the excess tube.You want to cut the tube leaving the edge facing the bowmore proud than the aft edge of the tube. This will cause thewater to flow around the tube versus into the tube whileunder way. Mix epoxy resin and faring additive and smoothout the surface to make it ready for paint.
After the tube is installed, it is just a matter of drilling ahole on the top of the tube and mounting the motor and mat-ing it to the gear case/propeller assembly inside the tube.Install the battery, charger, fuse and switch. Then make theproper electrical connections and mount the control joysticknear the helm.
This is not your average do-it-yourself project, but thisarticle gives you the basic idea of the steps in the event youwant a professional installation. If you have any questionsabout this project, feel free to contact me.
Got a Question or Topic You Want Covered?Tom Kennedy owns Patriot Yacht Services in Pensacola, FL, which-specializes in paint, fiberglass/gel coat and brightwork restora-tions. He has been an active sailing and boating enthusiast for over40 years, and his repair expertise and customer satisfaction levelshave earned him a loyal client base. Questions and ideas for futurearticles can be sent to [email protected]. Your questionmay be answered in a future article. You can also go to www.patri-otyachtservices.com for more information.
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The opening cut and the sur-rounding fiberglass is now pre-pared for the new fiberglass tobe installed on it and aroundthe tube.
The fiberglass tube installedand fiberglassed in place, butit still needs to be cut off.
The tube cut and the newfiberglass put around it. Youcan see the forward part ofthe tube protrudes out a bitfrom the hull and the aft partis flush, so that water willhave a tendency to go aroundthe tube instead of into itwhile the boat is under way.
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J/80 Fall 2009 Sailing Clinic, Bald Head Island, NCJ World will hold two clinics on Bald Head Island, NC, thelast two weekends of October.
Oct. 23-25: Sailing fundamentals including spinnakerand boat handling. Topics covered will be sail trim, balance,depowering the sail plan, upwind and downwind sailing aswell as an introduction to flying the spinnaker.
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: This clinic is designed for the more expe-rienced sailor. Focus will be on racing. Topics covered willbe trim for maximum performance, upwind and downwindstrategy and a half-day of starts. The clinic will end with ahalf-day regatta.
Contact registration for tuition costs. Register by callingthe Bald Head Island Sailing Club at (910) 457-7245 or by e-mailing [email protected].
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Distance Classic to Fort Myers, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Sept. 30-Oct. 3The Distance Classic will be from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers.“Race headquarters” in Fort Myers is at the St. Charles YachtClub, http://www.stcharlesyc.com .
Registration will be at SPYC at Pass-a-Grille between 8and 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, skippers meeting at 10a.m. and the start at 12:00. Dockage is available at the St.Charles Y.C. Go to www.spyc.org, and click on regattas forall the details, or to contact race organizers and/forNOR/Entry forms, which will be posted on the site.
Racing, Texas Style: 23rd AnnualHarvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 1-3By Joyce and Darold Maxwell
The 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, thecourse reaches southwesterly down the Texas coast whenthe prevailing winds are southeasterly.
For more information, go to www.harvestmoonregat-ta.com/
40th Great River Race, Lake Guntersville, AL, Oct. 2-4The Browns Creek Sailing Association in Huntsville, AL, issponsoring the 2009 Great River Race on the TennesseeRiver’s Lake Guntersville. The race will be held Oct 2-4. There are two races. One is a 12-hour “short” race, and theother is a 24-hour “long” race. The races will start togetherand share the course. This year’s event will be the 40th run-ning of the race.
To register, call (256) 851-1923 or e-mail [email protected].
Tampa Sailing Squadron RumgattaRegatta, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 2-4Tampa Sailing Squadron will be holding its 26th AnnualRumgatta—its Jamaican rum regatta—on Oct. 2-4. Thisevent is one of the oldest events in Tampa Bay and one ofthe Squadron’s largest annual regattas. Generally, there areat least 30-40 entries each year and the after-race Rumgattaparty is well attended.
The Rumgatta will start with a skippers meeting andpre-race party on Friday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. with keg beer, wineand food. Racing will start on Saturday with classes inMultihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer Cruiser, TrueCruising and Mother Lode. The Mother Lode class is forthose without a PHRF rating who want to race (ratings willbe assigned).One-designs will race if four or more boats signup to make a class. An after-race island rum party andawards dinner will be held on Saturday. On Sunday is theWomen’s Rumgatta Regatta.
There will also be a silent auction held Saturday andSunday courtesy Silver Edge Jewelry in Ybor City. Call Donat (813) 967-7718.
Race entry will include the parties and two dinner tick-ets on Saturday night.
For NOR and registration, go to www.tampasailing.org.Call Race Fleet Captain John Martini at (813) 641-2755, or e-mail [email protected].
Palm Beach Regatta,West Palm Beach, FL, Oct. 3-4The Palm Beach Sailing Club will host the Palm Beach regat-ta on Oct. 3-4, in West Palm Beach, FL. The regatta willinclude several classes: Optis, Portsmouth (more than fiveboats will constitute their own class and their own start).There will also be PHRF offshore ocean racing. Online earlyregistration is available at www.pbsail.org.
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There will be a skippers meeting and dinner on Fridaynight. Racing starts at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. On Saturdayafter racing will be live entertainment, an auction, dinnerand dancing. There will be Sunday racing followed by anawards ceremony.
Palm Beach Sailing Club is located at 4600 North FlaglerDrive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407. For more information, goto www.pbsail.org, or call (561) 881-0809.
44th CMCS Summerset Regatta,Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 3-4 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiereannual sailing competition. Traditionally held Labor Dayweekend, this year it moves to October and will be held atFort Myers Beach with the Pink Shell Resort as headquartersfor the awards dinner Sunday and Saturday’s party atCoconuts.
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. Buoy races willbe Saturday and a distance coastal race Sunday returning tothe beach.The regatta is held to raise money for local youthsailing programs. For more information, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.
Bay Cat Sailors’ Sail for Cancer,Dunedin, Oct. 4In 1988, the Eric Barton Memorial Classic was born inhonor of Eric Barton, who died of cancer in 1985. It soonbrought an average of 32 multihulls racing. The race waslast run in 2003 and it is being renewed this year and willbe held on the Dunedin Causeway on Oct. 4. All proceedswill go to the Moffitt Cancer Center.
The long-distance race will include Non-Spinnaker Aand B classes and a Spinnaker class. For more information,e-mail [email protected].
Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 9-11The Fall Bay Race is one of nine events in the Suncoast Boatof the Year series. The two-day race, hosted by the St.Petersburg Yacht Club, features challenging courses onTampa Bay to include windward/leewards and “around-the-government marks” navigation. Perpetual trophies areawarded to 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.
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For more information, go to www.spyc.org and click on“Regattas” for all the details, or to contact race organizers.NOR/Entry forms are also posted on the site.
Lost Bay Regatta, Point Yacht Club,Perdido Bay, AL, Oct. 10Last month, SOUTHWINDS mistakenly reported this regattawas to be held on Sept. 11. The regatta will be held onOctober 10. Please take note this is a later date than has beennormally scheduled. Registration will be held on Fridayevening, October 9 with racing in Perdido Bay on Saturdayat 1:00 p.m. For more information, contact Point Yacht ClubFleet Captain Hank Jordon at (251) 951-987-1119 or go towww.pointyachtclub.org.
3rd Annual Cortez Cup, Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 10Cortez Yacht Club will host its 3rd Annual Cortez Cup, aSarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the Year Race forWFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 10, from the CortezCove Marina in Cortez, FL.
A skippers meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s restau-rant in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 8. Racingwill be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass. Races will befor any division of boats with at least three entries. Awardsceremony, food, drink and entertainment will follow therace. Details and NOR will be posted at www.cortezyacht-club.com, or call Peter Robinson at (941) 266-7054.
55th Annual Columbus Day Regatta,Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 10-11The 55th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place dur-ing the weekend of October 10-11 on Biscayne Bay.
Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing andcruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral ReefYacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies onSaturday, October 17. Organizers are looking for donationsfor raffle prizes.
To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more information,go the event’s Web site at www.columbusdayregatta.net.
2009 Nacra North AmericansChampionship, Fort Walton Yacht Club, Oct. 12-15The Nacra F17, F18 and Nacra F20 Fleet boats will be sailingin the championship held on Choctawhatchee Bay in FortWalton Beach. For more information, go to www.fwyc.org orthe Nacra website at www.nacraclass.com/NCW2009/north_american.htm.
2009 Rhodes 19 Nationals, Fairhope, AL, Oct. 14-16Racing will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with three races
scheduled on both Wednesday and Thursday and conclud-ing on Friday with the final two races. A maximum of eightraces will be held. For more information, go towww.fairhopeyachtclub.com, or contact Regatta ChairpersonDave Legier at [email protected], or at (251) 928-9401.
Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with Stiletto Nationals, SarasotaSailing Squadron, Oct. 16-18 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 3rd AnnualBuzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with Stiletto Nationals, whichwill take place at the Squadron in Sarasota on Oct. 16-18.
This event is open to all multihull sailboats and will begoverned by the US SAILING rules. The three-day event willstart on Friday, Oct. 16. The Friday long-distance race isoptional for all except those competing in the StilettoNationals. The awards ceremony will take place on Sundayat the end of the last race day. Courses will be on SarasotaBay and the Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent.
Complimentary camping, docking, launching, and park-ing are available at the Squadron, which can be reached at(941) 388-2355. For the NOR, go to www.sarasotasail-ingsquad.com. For more information, contact Regatta ChairNana Bosma, at [email protected] or (941) 306-7776.
35th WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL,Oct. 16-18By Kim Kaminski
The 35 Annual WFORC Regatta will be held at the PensacolaYacht Club Oct. 16-18. Registration and skippers meetingwill be held on Thursday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Racing will begin each day at 12:00 noon starting Friday withdaily awards given out each evening. Live music, doorprizes will be held throughout the event with the finalawards ceremony along with complimentary hors-d’oeuvressponsored by Mount Gay Rum. Regatta shirts and attireavailable through Coral Reef Sailing Association (CRSA). Formore information, contact Betsy Moraski, regatta chair, at(850) 969-1995 or at [email protected], or go to www.pen-sacolayachtclub.org.
33rd Clearwater Challenge,Clearwater Yacht Club, Oct. 31-Nov. 1This will be the 33rd year of the Clearwater Challenge, akeelboat competition in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.Competitors are invited to the club to use the bar and diningfacilities from October 24 to November 7. Free dockage willbe provided for this period. Many sailors compete in theDavis Island Regatta to Clearwater the weekend before andleave their boats there for the Challenge.
There will be two days of buoy racing. The Spinnakerand Non-Spinnaker boats race windward-leeward on onecourse north of Clearwater Pass and the Racer-Cruisers, TrueCruisers and Multihulls race various courses with reachinglegs south of Clearwater Pass.
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For more information, and to register online, go towww.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.
9th Annual Sarasota Yacht ClubInvitational Regatta, Nov. 5-7This regatta will be a 12-mile pursuit race in the Gulf ofMexico west of Big Sarasota Pass. The SYC InvitationalRegatta is open to all Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker,Racer/Cruiser, True Cruising, Pocket Cruiser and Multihullboats holding a current West Florida PHRF handicap rating.Five or more boats may make a class. The random legcourse rating will be utilized.
The early registration fee is $55 for completed applica-tions received by Oct. 31, and $70 after that date. The regis-tration fee includes one dinner ticket, one regatta cap, andone regatta T-shirt. Additional tickets for the awards ban-quet may be purchased.
Registration, a pre-race party and skippers meeting willbe held Thursday evening, Nov. 6. A party will be heldFriday evening. A continental complimentary breakfast willbe available Saturday morning, and racing will beginaround noon (see NOR). An after-race party with dinnerand awards presentations will be held Saturday evening.
The NOR is available online at www.sarasotayacht-club.org and online registration is available. For more infor-mation, call (941) 954-6923, or [email protected].
3rd Annual Decanter Challenger,Rat Island Yacht Club, Palatka, FL,Nov. 14On Nov. 14, the Rat Island Yacht Club of Palatka, FL, willhost the 3rd Annual Decanter Challenge, a 22-mile distancerace that runs from the north side of Memorial Bridge to theOutback Crab Shack on Six Mile Creek. This is for mono-hulls only and boats of all sizes are welcome. There will bean awards party at the Outback Crab Shack after the race.Free overnight docking is available. Camping nearby is alsoavailable.
For more information, contact [email protected], [email protected], or call (386) 325-8139.www.ratisland.com.
53rd Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race, Sailfish Club, Dec. 4This year’s 53rd Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdaleto Palm Beach Race and celebration is scheduled for Friday,December 4. The race will begin at the Lauderdale YachtClub in Fort Lauderdale and finish just outside the LakeWorth inlet in Palm Beach. The Sailfish Offshore Challengeis scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 with short offshore buoyraces outside the Lake Worth inlet. For more information orto enter, call (561) 844-0206, or go to www.sailfishclub.com.
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Pensacola Yacht Club Junior Ranks Seventh in Nation After Winning Summer By Julie B. Connerley
Pensacola Yacht Club junior member Dodge Rees, 15, hasbeen turning heads all year as he continues to earn titles andnational ranking points during the 2009 racing season.
To recap just a few of his accomplishments: In June,Rees visited the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich,CT, to participate in the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship.He placed eighth out of 20 in the Laser Radial class.
During July Rees was part of PYC’s Junior Lipton teamthat broke a 34-year dry spell and captured the elusiveJunior Lipton Cup championship for PYC on the club-owned Flying Scot.
In early August, he headed to Brant Beach Yacht Club inLong Beach Island, NJ, where he sailed against 142 other com-petitors in the U.S. National Laser Radials. He finished 19th.
Closer to home, Rees and fellow PYC junior, BrandonAddison, competed in the Gulf Yachting Association LaserChampionship held at Gulfport Yacht Club Aug. 15-16. Withonly one point separating the two, Rees took first overall,Addison took second, and both were well ahead of the 16
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other competitors.The last competition in August took Rees over to New
Orleans where he and fellow PYC junior members, BrandonAddison, Mallory Buechler, and Eric Amos, sailed in the2009 Laser Gulf Coast Championship regatta at SouthernYC. Rees finished first overall in the fleet of 30.
That event is hailed as a major regatta on the NorthAmerican Grand Prix of the International Laser ClassAssociation race schedule. Moreover, it moved Dodge’snational ranking from ninth up to seventh place. At his age,with his skill level and experience,Dodge will not only be a name toremember, but also a name to reckonwith. Congratulations on his accom-plishments and to all the PYC juniorswho continue to represent “TheSouth’s Finest Yacht Club.”
18th Annual FastWomen Regatta 2009,Point Yacht Club,Josephine, AL, July 11By Kim Kaminski
Lisa Williams and her crew on Shamanaccepted the trophy for the Best All
Female Team at the 18th Annual FastWomen Regatta. Shaman also earned1st place overall in the Non-Spinnakerfleet and 1st Place in Non-Spinnaker A
class. Photo by Kim Kaminski.
Each July, the Point Yacht Club in
Josephine, AL, initiates the first race in the Women’s Trilogyseries. The Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola and the PensacolaBeach Yacht Club host the two other races.
This year, George Hero from the Southern Yacht Club inNew Orleans was invited to run the event assisted by mem-bers from the Point Yacht Club. On race day, the existingwind conditions gave the race committee a real run for itsmoney as the northwest winds battled against the southerlysea breeze. After over an hour-and-a-half delay, the souther-ly winds eventually won out, and the race was on.
George and his committee set up two racecourses. TheSpinnaker class got a triangle course twice around with awindward/leeward finish (4.44 miles), and the Non-Spinnaker class got a triangle course twice around thecourse (3.14 miles). Ten boats were registered to race, twoSpinnaker and eight Non-Spinnaker, with boats dividedinto various classes. The Fast Women Regatta allows mixedsailing teams to compete. A team is allowed to have a femaleskipper with 50 percent female crew and 50 percent malecrew—or a sailing team may enter with an all-female crew.With this option allowed, teams were also separated into“all female” and “mixed” classes in both Spinnaker andNon-Spinnaker.
The Overall Spinnaker class trophy was given toRachael Gillette on Atlantic Union and the Overall Non-Spinnaker class trophy was given to Lisa Williams onShaman. The Overall All- Female Team winner for 2009 camefrom the Non-Spinnaker class, Lisa Williams and her crewon Shaman. Lisa and crew earned the Women’s TrilogyTrophy during the 2008 series and will sail this year todefend their title. In a gallant effort, the team also finishedin first place this year, 20 seconds ahead of Linda Curentonand her crew on Caddywampus. Linda not only earned sec-ond place in the Non-Spinnaker class but also earned theVirgin Skipper Award for 2009.
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Southern Yacht Club Commodore Jim Wade presents Dodge Reeswith his trophy during the Gulf Coast Laser Championship held atSYC in August. Photo by Claire Rees.
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29th Annual Bikini Regatta, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL,Aug. 1By Kim Kaminski
The Bikini Regatta, second in the northern Gulf Coastwomen’s Sailing Trilogy, was held on Aug. 1 at the NavyYacht Club. Starting in the 1980s, members from the clubenvisioned a plan to provide women an opportunity tobecome race competitors, and now, 29 years later, it hasbecome a much anticipated sailboat racing event in the area.
Nine Spinnaker class boats, six Non-Spinnaker and fourCruiser class boats raced, with the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker fleets also divided into two class divisions.
Fleet captain for the Navy Yacht Club, Dick Piatt, andregatta chair, Maryanne Hayes, set up two different coursesfor the three divisions. The Spinnaker class would race awindward/leeward course three times around, while theNon-Spinnaker and Cruiser classes would sail a trianglecourse around Pensacola Bay. The race committee had initi-ated a later-than-normal start time of 1:00 p.m. to allow thesea breeze to fill in before the racers took to the waters.However, despite the plan, the winds were still light as therace committee attempted to set up the starting area and a 2-and-a-half-hour postponement was necessary. After thedelay, the sea breeze did eventually fill in (8 to 10 knots) andthe racing started. Due to the delay, the Spinnaker classcourse was shortened to two times around, ending with afour-mile course, and the Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser cours-es were shortened to a 2.44 mile triangle.
In Spinnaker class A, the contest was tight. Linda
Thompson (2007 Ladies Trilogy winner) and KrissRidgeway rallied their crew aboard Black Ice, finishing 44seconds ahead of Laura Melville-Witherington and her crewon Radio Flyer, to win First Place Overall Spinnaker class. (Asimilar situation occurred at last year’s event with a 59-sec-ond difference between Linda Thompson and Laura
Melville-Witherington.) The compe-tition between third and fourth placewas tight as well with Margo Partainand crew on Tryptonite edging aheadof Terri Swift and crew on Rush by 21seconds.
Another close finish occurred inthe Non-Spinnaker and Cruiser class.Lisa Williams and her crew onShaman earned first place in class Aover competitor Julie Denton on RokiDobi by 11 seconds. However, LindaCurenton on Caddywampus in Non-Spinnaker class B not only capturedthe Overall Non-Spinnaker class by31 seconds over the Shaman team butalso earned the Best All-Female Teamin the Non-Spinnaker class—andfirst place in her class. JoanneMatthews on Heather in the Cruisierclass finished the course only threeseconds behind Roki Dobi and only 45seconds behind the overall winner,Caddywampus.
Winners of the special awards forall-female crew went to JenniferGrant and Crew on Eve-N-Keeled inSpinnaker class, Linda Curenton andcrew on Caddywampus in the Non-
Spinnaker class and Pat Noonan on Blue Dog in the Cruiserclass. Pat also sailed the race single-handed. The TurtleAwards (a box of Turtle chocolates given to the last-placeboat in each division) were given to Kanaloa in Spinnaker, BeGobeli and crew on Jes-Be-N-Me in the Non-Spinnaker andGaby Wilson and crew on Los Milagos in Cruiser (her thirdyear in a row to earn the award).
Race for the Roses Continues toRule the Waves, Pensacola BeachYacht Club, August 8By Julie B. Connerley
In 2001, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club favorably petitionedthe Gulf Yachting Association to establish a Women’s PHRFChampionship. Its basis was the yacht club’s track record of13 successful years of coordinating a PHRF annual all-female regatta called the Race for the Roses.
PBYC has hosted the prestigious GYA championshipevent every year in conjunction with the Roses, except for2005 and 2006 when the club-used marina was beingrepaired from Hurricane Ivan’s damage. Those years, thechampionship was relocated to the winning skippers’respective yacht clubs.
Fairhope Yacht Club put in a surprise bid during the
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Linda Curenton, skipper on Caddywampus and her crew earned several awards duringthis year’s 29th Annual Bikini Regatta held by the Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola. Thisteam of lady sailors earned 1st Place in their NonSpinnaker Class B, the 1st Place Awardfor Best All Female Non-Spinnaker Team and the Overall Non-Spinnaker Trophy. Photo byKim Kaminski.
GYA’s 2009 Winter meeting in January to host the Women’sChampionship this year, and it was accepted. Six boats com-peted on Mobile Bay the last weekend of May.
However, PBYC continues to host the Gulf Coast’s pre-miere women-only event, the Roses, which in conjunctionwith two other area women-focused events, composes theLadies Trilogy Series during July-August.
Held annually since 1988, the inaugural event that year
saw 10 boats compete. It has alwaysenjoyed the distinction of being organizedby women, for women.
Goody bags supplied to each competi-tor, unique trophies, long-stemmed redroses and champagne for the winners, cus-tomized T-shirts, camaraderie and friend-ships made are all hallmarks of this memo-rable event.
Some may remember this year’s regatta,held on August 8, for something else as well.Only nine registered for the competition—the fewest in the event’s 22-year history.
Yet, the Roses regatta still boasted thehighest turnout of all female crews for thearea’s women-focused events.
Others may well remember it as theyear an afternoon thunderstorm with 30-mph wind gusts whipped up waves acrossPensacola Bay just before the race was tobegin, delaying the start for an hour.
Most crews motored around during thestorm. (This author’s new-to-racing crewsuccessfully anchored off the northeasternend of the Gulf Breeze peninsula until itpassed.)
PBYC’s fleet captain, David Johnson,set two windward/leeward courses for theSpinnaker fleet totaling 12.24 nauticalmiles and one steeplechase course covering16.09 nautical miles around governmentmarks for the Non-Spinnaker fleet.
Lisa Williams and Terri Swift scoredoverall honors. Swift raced Spinnaker;Williams competed in the Non-Spin fleetand Trilogy Series. The two had more thanjust top scores in common though. Bothhave won Roses fleet titles before.
Williams, who, along with her husbandDon, owns a Hunter 37.5 named Shaman,normally races with six on board. But oneof her seasoned crewmembers wasinvolved in an auto crash the night beforethe regatta, so she competed one short.
“I won the Spinnaker fleet in 1994,”she said. “I’ve gone back to racing Non-Spinnaker, and now I have won that fleet,also.”
Shaman came into the final race in thehotly contested Point Yacht Club’s LadiesTrilogy Series in second place trailingLinda Curenton’s boat, Caddy Wampus.Shaman ended the series with 2.8 points
over Caddy Wampus’ 2.475 points to secure the TrilogyTrophy. This is the second consecutive year that Williamshas won the Trilogy Series.
Terri Swift captured overall Spinnaker in 2007. “I bor-rowed a different boat last time,” Swift began, “and mycrew was entirely different.”
So new that since one-half of Swift’s crew lived out oftown, four of the team had their first practice Friday before
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The crew of Shaman. From left to right: Virginia Engle, Sandy Raimondo, skipper LisaWilliams, Christie Caldwell, and Kelly Martin-Sanderson, are all smiles as they receivethe Ladies Trilogy Series Perpetual Trophy for the second consecutive year. Shamanalso took Non-Spinnaker fleet honors in PBYC’s annual Race for the Roses. Photo byJulie Connerley.
Once Terri Swift and her crew gained confidence in the Elliott 770, she decided to“whip-gybe” into the finish for the final race. Most highly qualified foredeck crewmembers are willing to sacrifice wet shoes for a few style points. Photo by Bert Rice.
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the race, and the entire crew finally sailed together for thefirst time during the Race for the Roses.
“We changed to a smaller mainsail before the storm,”continued Swift. “When the first race started, the windswere light and I worried I made the wrong choice after wefinished second. But during the second race, the windsstrengthened again almost overpowering us, but we held onand finished first.”
Always the gracious winner, Swift especially thankedthe Elliott 770 owners, Hunter Riddle and Joe Godard forallowing her to borrow their boat.
PBYC’s Race for the Roses continues to encourage, chal-lenge, and applaud women sailors of all ages and all skilllevels. It is after all, the one regatta where women take thehelm, man the sheets, sail the course and rule the waves!
A Return to Normal—the 2009 GulfOcean Racing Circuit, Biloxi YachtClub, Biloxi, MS, August 29-30By Dick Dixon
Cover: As she rounds the mark, the crew of Coquette, a Beneteau42, raises the spinnaker in the GORC. Photo by Dick Dixon.
Hobies racing in the GORC. Photo by Dick Dixon.
Who would have guessed that four years to the day follow-ing Hurricane Katrina’s devastating strike on theMississippi Gulf Coast, the Biloxi Yacht Club would be host-ing the 2009 Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit? With this year’ssunny skies, gentle winds and quiet waters—the completeopposite of what they were on August, 29, 2005, when hur-ricane force winds and unprecedented storm surgedestroyed homes, businesses, and lives—the recently com-pleted club facilities and rejuvenated sailing program putcompetitors back on the water to demonstrate the club’scommitment to reclaim its sailing heritage in this hard-coreracing community.
Guaranteeing action on the racecourse, three differentcompetitions, which included catamarans, Flying Scots andlarger monohulls, were held during the two-day event.Including support from nearby coastal GYA clubs, competi-tors from as far away as Panama City, FL, to the east, southLouisiana to the west, and Jackson, MS, to the north, partic-
ipated in the event. Despite a light southwesterly breeze onthe first day and sporadic wind on the second, multipleraces were held, giving participants an opportunity to enjoychallenging sailing conditions along the Biloxi waterfront.
Although turnout was light in the larger monohull divi-sion, two classes, A and B, comprising five and four boatsrespectively, proved that competitive sailboat racing is aliveand well along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. More impressivein number was the larger Flying Scot division, demonstratingonce again that the smaller boats make the tougher sailors.And not to be underestimated, the catamaran fleet, compris-ing numerous Hobie and Nacra competitors, proved its excit-ing heart-stopping ability to entertain spectators.
Now firmly established in its new home, the BiloxiYacht Club is poised to do its part in re-establishing sailboatracing traditions along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Althoughsome unfamiliar with hurricane devastation and impact tocommunity and infrastructure might ridicule this year’sGORC participation, prudent sailors know this is the begin-ning of a bright and healthy future for northern Gulf ofMexico GYA sailors.
282 Boats Turn Out for the 63rd Sarasota Sailing SquadronLabor Day Regatta, Sept. 5-6By Charlie Clifton
Two hundred eighty-two boats turned out for the 63rdSarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta, which wasdedicated to the memory of famous Gulf Coast sailor BillyJohnson.
A tenuous sea breeze appeared both afternoons ofSeptember 5 and 6. Most fleets got in two races each day.
Nicholas Lovisa (SYSP- Sarasota Youth SailingProgram) staked out his position at the awards table 20 min-utes early to ensure he would be ready to receive his first-place trophy for the 62-boat Opti Green fleet. Nicholas fin-ished no lower than fifth in any of the five races.
In the 48-boat Laser Radial fleet, Sarasota sailors IanNora, Matt Dowd, Jasper Curry and Viktor Wettergren tookthe top four places in that order.
Opti Blue, the next largest fleet with 40 boats, was wonby Nicholas Schultz, another Sarasota YSP product.Nicholas finished first in the last race ahead of the whole 77-boat Red, White, and Blue combined fleet.
William Livemore (Davis Island YC) and Ben Kern(Pensacola Beach YC) won the 25-boat Red and 13-boatWhite fleets respectively.
Chip Clifton from North Palm Beach returned to hishome waters and took the 15-boat Sunfish class.
Davis Island Yacht Club crews, led by Mike Popp andCourtney Lehan, won the 14-boat 420 and 12-boat 4.7 class-es, respectively.
Doug Fisher (SSS), Will Stocke (SYSP), and DanielFontaine (Boca Ciega YC) rounded out the one-design win-ners in the eight-boat Melges 24 fleet, six-boat Laser, andfour-boat Windmill fleets.
For the PHRF fleets, the Labor Day Regatta was the firstSarasota Bay Boat of the Year competition. This year, eachrace of a regatta will be scored, rather than one score for the
whole regatta. Since only Bob Neff (SSS), in his multihullConsensus, won all races in his class, boats in the other fleetsare very close in the standings for BOTY.
Mischief, Celebration and Claire each won a race inSpinnaker, but Bob Armstrong’s Mischief (Bradenton YC)took the regatta by one point.
Doug Dearden on In Tune (SSS) took up where he left offlast year by winning two of three Non-Spinnaker races. Heled that 13-boat class by 4 points.
In Cruising class, Greg Knighton’s Weather Girl (BYC)and Pat Roberts’ Spring Fever (Cortez YC) each notched abullet. Knighton won the class by virtue of his second in theother race versus Roberts’ third.
In Pocket Cruising, David Jennings on Just Karma (SSS)sailed to his first BOTY victory while snapping over 200 pic-tures of the competition.
The 36-boat PHRF fleet was the largest for the LaborDay Regatta in recent years. Coupled with a strong one-design turnout, west coast sailing activity appears strong.
For complete results, go to www.sarasotasail-ingsquadron.com
89th Annual Lipton Cup, Mobile, AL, Sept. 5-7By Kim Kaminski
The 89th Annual Sir Thomas J. Lipton Interclub ChallengeCup Regatta was held over Labor Day Weekend at theBuccaneer Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The regatta is hostedeach year by the winning yacht club from the previousyear. Boats from the 33-member Gulf Yachting AssociationClubs race.
Light winds and fair skies were present for the first raceon Saturday. The Pontchartrain Yacht Club took the lead,winning this first contest, followed by the Southern YachtClub and then the Pass Christian Yacht Club.
On Sunday, two races were held. The first race wasdelayed due to a severe morning rainstorm. The first startwas delayed and the race committee decided to eliminatethe short break usually scheduled between races and havethe different crews for the second race change on the water.The winds were meager for the first race and there werethree general recalls before the start. The second race also
experienced scarce winds, but the race got off to a start asthe afternoon sea breeze gradually filled in. By the close ofthe second day, the Pass Christian Yacht Club and the BayWaveland Yacht Club were both tied for first with sevenpoints, and the Pontchartrain Yacht Club was not far behindin second with nine points.
The final race was held on Labor Day and, in a surpris-ing twist, the Buccaneer Yacht Club won, leaving the battlefor overall first place to a very close finish. In the end, theBay Waveland Yacht Club wound up on top, breaking the tieand winning the regatta with 10 points. The PontchartrainYacht Club and the Pass Christian Yacht Club tied for sec-ond with 11 points.
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Regattas 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, contact [email protected]. Send in the name of the event, date, location, con-tact info, possibly a short description. Do not just send a linkto this information.
Since race schedules and venues change, contact thesponsoring organization to confirm.
OCTOBERCharleston Ocean Racing Association.
www.charlestonoceanracing.orgSummer Wednesday Evening Series every Wednesday 6:15 p.m.3 Leukemia Cup17-18 Alice Cup
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.orgSee Web site for schedule.3 ODC. Dragons Breath/ICRC. Oriental10-11 ODC. Neuse Solo Race. Oriental17 ODC. Greens Creek Regatta.31 NYRA. Halloween/Winter Race. New Bern
Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com2-4 Barefoot Open Regatta. Barefoot Sailing Club. See Web site for schedule
South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.comwww.longbaysailing.comSee Web site for local club races3–4 Old Salty, Thistles, LNYC3–4 Lightning Atlanta Cup/Snipe Battle Regatta, Lightning,
Snipe, LLSC10–11 Halloween Regatta, Open, ASC10–11 Beers, Y-flyers, AYC10–11 Laser Regatta, Laser, LLSC17–18 Pipers, Highlanders, LNYC17–18 Calibogue Cup, PHRF, YCHHI
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Viktor Wettergren of SSS finishing second in the third race, to end4th overall, in the Laser Radial fleet. Photo by Charlie Clifton.
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17–18 Hospice Regatta, Open, WCSC17–18 Fall Windsurfing Classic Regatta, LLSC21-23 Snipe US Masters, Snipe, AYC24–25 Turkey Shoot Regatta, Open, KSC24–25 Ocean Challenge, Open, SCYC24–25 Halloween, Snipe, AYC31 Steed Bonnet Regatta. www.longbaysailing.com31-Nov. 1 Fall 48, Flying Scots, LNYC31-Nov. 1 Around Paris Island, Sunfish, BYSC31-Nov. 1 Bloody Mary Regatta, Thistle, WCSC
NOVEMBER
Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org
7 Double-handed race.14 Big Boat Regatta. Charleston YC.28 Turkey Regatta.Winter weekend club racing
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org14 Winter Race 2. 21 Turkey Trot. Fleet 8. NC Championship.
Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.comSee Web site for club race schedule
OCTOBER2 Howl at the Moon. Halifax SA3 Fall Sailing Class #4. Halifax SAs4 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax SA4 Gary Gorden Memorial Regatta. Halifax River YC3-4 11th Annual Wildcat Regatta. Lake Eustis SC3 Fall Race #3. East Coast SA3 Hands on the Helm Regatta. North Florida Cruising
Club3 Boat of the Year #2. Florida YC4 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC4 Fall Sunday Race #4. Indian River YC7,14,21,28 Wed Rum Race. Lake Monroe SA9,23 Fall Rum Race #5, #6. Melbourne YC10-11 Club Races. Lake Eustis SC10 Navy Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC10 Women’s Fall Race #3. East Coast SA11,25 Fall Series #2, #3. Rudder Club18 Michelob Light Run. Smyrna YC17-18 J-24 Southeast Regional Championships. Florida YC17-18 Fall Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC17-18 Raft Up, 3rd Island from the Locks. Port Canaveral YC17-18 High School Team Racing. Lake Eustis SC24-25 Club Races. Lake Eustis SC24 Fall Series #4. Fall River Race. North Florida Cruising
Club24-15 Fall Big Boat Race. Melbourne YC31-1 4th Florida Inland Lake Championship (Opti, Laser &
Club 420). Lake Eustis SC
NOVEMBER1 Fall Sunday Race #5. Indian River YC1 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC6 Howl at the Moon. Halifax SA7 Kings Day Regatta. Effingham Forest YC7 Boat of the Year #3. Florida YC
8 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax SA7-8 Distance Race. Port Canaveral YC7-8 Cocoa Match Racing. Indian River YC7-8 Club Races. Lake Eustis SC8 Fall Rum Race Make Up (if needed) Melbourne YC8 Fall Series #4. Rudder Club14 Women’s Fall Race #5 East Coast SA. 14 Women on Water Regatta. Rudder Club.14 Turkey Trot Regatta. Halifax SA15 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC15 Commodore’s Cup – Offshore. St. Augustine YC14-15 16th Annual MC Scow & Second Melges 17 Southeast
Regional Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis SC15 Race of Champions. Indian River YC21 Fall Race #4. East Coast SA21-22 Club Races. Lake Eustis SC21-22 Kings Day Regatta. Florida YC22 Winter Rum Race #1. Melbourne YC28-29 Fleet 669 No Frills Sunfish Regatta. Melbourne YC
Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netGo to the Web site for local club racesBBYC Biscayne Bay YCBBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netCGSC Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.orgCRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org. LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org. MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net. PBSC Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org
OCTOBER3 Full Moon Regatta3-4 CGSC Annual BBYRA OD #103-4 MYC Mark Albury Regatta (Catamaran race)3-4 Palm Beach Regatta. Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org10-11 Columbus Day Regatta17 CGSC Annual BBYRA PHRF #1017 CDR Awards24 KBYC 43rd Round the Island Race24-25 MYC Fall Harvest Regatta - Opti, Open Bic, Laser, Laser
Radial, 420, and Hobie race31 J/24 BB Series Fall2 - FlatEarth31 Full Moon Regatta31 The Hughes Regatta - Nielsen, Virgin, and Morin Cups
NOVEMBER7 CRYC Annual BBYRA PHRF #118 CRYC Annual BBYRA One-design #1113 CRYC Dockwallopers.14 J/24 BB Series Fall #3. Flat Earth Society.14-15 Star Schoonmaker Cup. CRYC21-22 PHRF SEF Championships. CGSC21-22 High School South Points Regatta. Lauderdale YC,
Hollywood’s Holland Park 23-29 US Sailing Mid Winters. MYC. 29ers, 420s, and 470s
youth event
Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the
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Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993.www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue inKey West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and memberswelcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer sea-son. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats startracing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.Dinner and drinks afterward.
Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC).www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Web site forregular club racing open to all.
OCTOBER10 Columbus Day Portsmouth11 Columbus Day PHRF24 Fall Series #3. Portsmouth31 Halloween All Comers Race
NOVEMBER14 Dockmasters Portsmouth/Fall #415 Dockmasters Portsmouth and PHRF
Southwinds Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1
Southwinds magazine posts the annual race schedule/calendar(9/1— 8/31) on its Web site for all racing in the central westFlorida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island.The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West FloridaPHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races inthe area and any others that boaters in the area would like topost. The Boat of the Year races are listed for all the areas of theWest Florida PHRF organization.
The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pageslink at www.southwindsmagazine.com. It is also the race calendarlink at the West Florida PHRF organization and other sailing asso-ciations and yacht clubs in the area.
Contact [email protected] to list your race, orchanges. Sorry, but we cannot list every single weekly club race.
Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the thirdFriday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10am, PHRF racing,spin and non-spin. (727) 423.6002 or www.sailbcyc.org. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March throughSeptember (727) 458-7274. Guests welcome for all races.Bradenton YC. Races November thru March. Sunday races at 1:30p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, call Susan Tibbits at(941) 723-6560. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. The center holds regularweekend club races. For dates and more information, go towww.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. For more information,contact [email protected].
Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racingonce a month, year-round [email protected] Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. [email protected] Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sundayafternoon racing begins Sept. 13 through Nov. 22.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. 1630 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
OCTOBER3-4 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society.
Summerset, PHRF(SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY)(CBOTY)3 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF Races # 3 & 43-4 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Wildcat Regatta, Catamarans3-4 University of South Florida. Great Oaks high school dis-
tricts 3 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Regatta, PHRF4 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Women’s Regatta,
PHRF4 St. Petersburg Sailing Center. Snipe Fleet 801 racing5 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Bikini Cup10-11 St. Petersburg YC. SPYC Fall Bay Race, PHRF
(SuncoastBOTY-S,NS,RC,C)10-11 Clearwater Yacht Club. Clearwater Youth Championship10 Cortez YC. Cortez Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY)13-14 Punta Gorda SC. Charity Regatta, One Design &
Portsmouth17 Davis Island YC. Dore Drake Women’s PHRF racing17-22 Clearwater YC. US Multihull Championship 17-19 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Buzzelli Multihull
Rendezvous, Stiletto Nationals18 St. Petersburg Sailing Center. Snipe Fleet 801 racing18 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 17-18 Edison Sailing Center. River Romp, Junior Olympic
Festival, One Designs20-24 St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Women’s Match Racing
Invitational20-21 Lake Eustis SC. Florida Inland Lake Champs, Sailors
ages 8 - 1824-25 Davis Island YC. Classic to Clearwater. PHRF
(SuncoastBOTY-S,NS,RC)24-25 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. High School South Points
regatta24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Great Pumpkin Regatta,
PHRF28-30 Edison Sailing Center. 2.4-Meter US National
Championship31-11/1 St. Petersburg YC. . Southeast Team Racing, Opti’s31-11/1 Clearwater YC. Clearwater Challenge, PHRF.
(SuncoastBOTY-S,NS,RC)31-11/1 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Inland Lakes Youth Regatta31-11/1 Naples Sailing & YC. Commodore’s Cup. PHRF. (SWF-
BOTY)
NOVEMBER1 St. Petersburg Sailing Center Snipe Fleet 801 racing1-6 Edison Sailing Center. 2.4-Meter World Championship7 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Festival
of the Islands7 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. Commodore’s Cup, PHRF7 Sarasota YC. Invitational, PHRF (SBBOTY)7-8 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Flying Scot Regatta10-14 Gulfport YC. Formula 16 Multihull Global Challenge
Championship11-12Naples Yacht Club. Offshore Distance Regatta,PHRF (SWFBOTY)
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(SuncoastBOTY)21-22 Clearwater YC.. Carlisle Classic, PHRF, Dinghies21-22 Clearwater YC US Multihull Champ’s 2010 area qualifier
regatta21-22 Davis Island YC. J/24 ACC’s 21 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Drumstick Regatta & Laser
Regatta27 Davis Island YC. Old Shoe, PHRF28 Regatta Pointe Marina, River Race, (SBBOTY)28-29 Davis Island YC. Thanksgiving Regatta, All classes
For northern Gulf coast race calendars and more information, gothe Gulf Yachting Association Web site, at www.gya.org.
LEGENDBWYC Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MSBSC Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, ALBucYC Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, ALFYC Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, ALFWYC Fort Walton Yacht Club, Ft. Walton Beach, FLJYC Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MSLAYC Lake Arthur Yacht Club, Lake Arthur, LALBYC Long Beach Yacht Club, Long Beach, MSLPRC Lake Pontchartrain Racing Circuit, New Orleans, LALPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association, New
Orleans, LAMYC Mobile Yacht Club, Mobile,ALNYCP Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola, Pensacola, FLNOYC New Orleans Yacht Club, New Orleans,LAOSYC Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, MSPCYC Pass Christian Yacht Club, Pass Christian, MSPYC Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FLPBYC Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach, FLPtYC Point Yacht Club, Josephine, AL StABYC St. Andrew’s Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FLSYC Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LATYC Lake Tammany Yacht Club, Slidell, LA
OCTOBER2-4 Finn U.S. Nationals, SYC3 Commodore’s Cup Race #4, NYCP3-4 Single-Handed Round the Lake, TYC3-4 Lorillard-Kent, PYC /StABYC3-4 Round the Cat, PCYC3-4 Great Scot (Open FS), BSC10 Lost Bay Regatta, PtYC10 Hennicke Regatta, FWYC10 Fall 1, LBYC10 Sunfish Rondella, BWYC10-11 Hospitality Regatta, JYC10-15 Nacra North Americans, FWYC
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SELECTED LISTINGSMarine Trader 50 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 (N) Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 (P) Marine Trader 44 SD 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . .$129,000 (P) Hatteras 43 DC 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$128,500 (S) Swift Trawler 42 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Hinckley Talaria 40 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$575,000 (N) Island Pilot 39 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$265,000 (S) Heritage 38 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$67,000 (S) Carver 36M 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 (S) Lien Hwa 36 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 (S) Mainship Pilot 34 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$94,500 (S) Irwin 52 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 (S) Beneteau 46 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Beneteau First 47.7 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$295,000 (S) Beneteau M432 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$78,000 (S) Beneteau 42CC 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$179,000 (N) Hunter Passage 42 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$140,000 (S) Privilege 42 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$299,000 (N) Tayana 42 VAC 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 (N) Morgan Classic 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$77,900 (N) Block Island 40 1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$46,900 (N) Beneteau O393 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 (S) Hunter 380 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$105,000 (S) C&C110 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 (P) Hunter 37.5 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$69,000 (S) Beneteau 361 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 (N) B&H Syndey 36 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 (P) Beneteau O351 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$72,000 (P) Beneteau 34 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Hunter 340 ‘99 & ‘01 Starting at . . . .$49,000 (S) Beneteau O331 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 (N) Beneteau 323 ‘05 & ‘06 Starting at . . . .$77,000 (S) Beneteau 311 ‘00 & ‘03 Starting at . . . .$65,000 (P) Catalina 30 ‘88 & ‘90 Starting at . . . .$25,900 (N) C&C29 MKII 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 (N) Alerion Express 28 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,900 (N) Hunter 28 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,000 (N) J Boats J/80 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 (N) Beneteau FC 7.5 ‘06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 (N) Marshall Sandpiper 15 1996 . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 (P)
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38 Hunter #299 2008 WarrantyMassey . .$179,900
38 Hunter 386 2003 . . . . . . . .Alan . .$114,900
38 Island Packet 380 2003 . . . .Bill . .$244,000
38 Hunter 2001 REDUCED . .Scott P. . . . . .SOLD
38 Catalina 390 3-Cabin 2001 . . .Al . .$129,900
38 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . .Linda . .$119,900
38 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . .Linda . .$129,900
38 Hunter 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$107,000
38 Island Packet Cutter 1990 . .Alan . .$159,900
38 Morgan 382 1979 . . . . . . . .Alan . . .$58,900
37 Island Packet 2008 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
37 Island Packet 2005 . . . . . . . .Joe . .$299,900
37 Bavaria 2001 REDUCED . .Scott P. . . .$94,500
37 Jeanneau 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$65,000
36 Hunter 2009 Warranty . .Massey . .Clearance
36 Catalina 1994 . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$67,500
35 Hunter 356 2004 . . . . . .Scott P. . .$115,900
35 Catalina 350 2004 . . . . . . .Brad . .$129,500
35 Hunter 356 2003 . . . . . .Scott P. . .$114,999
35 Catalina 350 2002 . . . . . . .Brad . .$129,500
35 Hunter 35.5 1994 . . . . . . . .Bill . . .$67,500
35 Island Packet 1989 . . . . . . . .Al . . .$99,900
34 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . . .$85,000
34 J-Boats J-105 2001 . . . . .Scott P. . . .$89,900
34 Tartan 34.2 1988 . . . . . .Scott P. . . .$59,900
33 Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$99,900
33 Hunter 2004 . . . . . . . . . .Linda . . .$79,900
33 Hunter 2004 . . . . . . . . . .Susan . . .$99,900
31 Catalina 310 2001 . . . . . . .Brad . . .$89,500
30 Hunter 30 T 1991 . . . . . . . .Alan . . .$32,500
29 Island Packet Cutter 1993 . .Alan . . .$59,900
65 Steel Schooner 1987 . . . . . . .Al . .$224,900
50 Hunter CC 2009 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
49 Hunter # 166 2008 Warranty Massey . .$399,900
49 Hunter #153 2008 Warranty Massey . .$376,346
49 Hunter 2008 Loaded . . . . . .Joe . .$389,000
47 Catalina 470 2007 Warranty .Massey . .$369,900
47 Vagabond Ketch 1987 . . .Scott P. . .$175,000
47 Vagabond Ketch 1980 . . . . .Alan . .$249,900
46 Island Packet 2009 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
46 Hunter 460 2000 . . . . . . .Scott . .$219,000
45 Hunter CC 2008 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
45 Hunter 456 2005 . . . . . . . . .Bill . .$225,000
45 Island Packet Cutter 1997 . .Alan . .$199,900
45 Morgan Nelson/Marek 1983 .Kelly . .$135,000
44 Hunter AC 2006 REDUCED . . . .Al . .$229,900
44 Brewer 1988 Trade . . . . .Massey . .$159,900
43 Menorquin 130 2004 . . . . .Alan . .$339,900
43 Hunter 1992 . . . . . . . . .Scott H. . . .$99,500
43 Hans Christian 1989 . . .Scott H. . .$209,000
42 Catalina MKII 2006 . . . . . .Brad . .$259,500
42 Beneteau 423 2003 . . . . . . . .Al . .$229,900
42 Hunter Passage 2001 . . . . .Brad . .$159,900
42 Catalina 42 MKII 2001 . . . .Brad . .$185,000
42 Hunter Passage 1991 . . . .Linda . .$119,900
42 Endeavour Center Cockpit 1987 Alan . .$129,900
41DS Hunter 2008 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
41 IP SP Cruiser 2007 Warranty Massey . .Clearance
41 Morgan Classic 1988 . . .Scott P. . .$109,500
41 Morgan OI Ketch 1977 . . . . . .Al . . .$69,900
40 Catalina 400 2006 REDUCED . .Al . .$219,900
40 Catalina 400 2005 TRADE Massey . .$199,500
40 Dean Catamaran 1994 . . . .Susan . .$175,000
40 Hunter 1994 . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$92,500
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Sunfish and Sunfish Rigs Wanted. TSS YouthSailing, Inc., Tampa Youth Sailing, an organiza-tion to which donations are tax deductible, is ingreat need of sailing rigs for Sunfish sailboats. Ifyou have a Sunfish rig (mast, sail and spars.)which you are not using, please consider a giftto us. Go to www.tssyouthsailing.org and clickon Contact Us._________________________________________SEA SCOUTS of St. Pete need donatedSunfish and a 26- to 27-ft sailboat to holdyouth sailing classes on Boca Ciega Bay inTampa Bay area. All donations are fully tax-deductible. See our Web site www.seascoutst-pete.org, or call (727) 345-9837. (12/09)
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Catalina 28 MKII. 1998. Excellent condition.Dodger, Bimini. Huge cockpit and comfort-able. Low hours on original diesel. Radar,GPS, Chartplotter, VHF, Autopilot, VHF.Anchors, line, Gear. Cushions excellent downbelow and in cockpit. Rebuilt roller furling.Whisker pole. 135 and 155 headsails (bothlike new). New Bottom job, Jan. 2009.$42,900. Located Palmetto, FL, in Tampa Bay.(941) 792-9100. www.cortezyachts.com
Walker Bay, 8 feet, hard dinghy with inflat-able PVC tube kit, Hydrocurve Oars, Oarlocksand Turbo pump. West Marine price $1700plus. Asking $800. Very good condition. Ted.Clearwater (727) 799-3974. Will deliver.(10/09)
Quicksilver 300, 9’9” Air Deck inflatable boatw/Mercury 8hp, new cover, pump and more.Excellent condition. $995. Palm Harbor, FL.Tom (727) 947-7480. (12/09)
10’ inflatable dinghy. Wood transomand floor. Three air chambers including inflat-able keel. All hold air great. Made bySevyMarine in France. Floor needs to be re-glued with inflatable 2-part glue (West Marinesells it). Title ready to be signed over for $60.(941) 321-0184. [email protected]. (11/09)
Windrider 17 trimaran. 2007 Discounted, fac-tory test boat. Lies Anna Maria, Tampa Bay,FL. Trailer and/or delivery possible. Antifoulbottom paint. Speed to 15 knots. $3,995.(727) 364-8426.
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C L A S S I F I E D A D SWanted. Sailboat with trailer. 20-23 feet.fixed keel. Cape Dory, Sea Sprite, Seafarer,Compac, etc. (228) 324-6504. (11/09a)
Columbia 8.3 Meter (27’) 1979, Yanmar 2-Gdiesel inboard, surveyed ’07, Mainsail, 80%Foresail & 120% Foresail. Sails and riggingready to go, interior recently restored, newsole and bright work. Treasure Island, FL,$13,500 OBO, call Tom at (727) 290-6884.(10/09)
Catalina 28 MKII. 1998. Excellent condition.Dodger, Bimini. Huge cockpit, comfortable. Lowhours on original diesel. Radar, GPS, Chart-plotter, VHF, Autopilot, VHF. Anchors, line, Gear.Cushions excellent down below and in cockpit.Rebuilt roller furling. Whisker pole. 135 and 155headsails (both like new). New Bottom job, Jan.2009. $42,900. Located Palmetto, FL in TampaBay. (941) 792-9100. www.cortezyachts.com.
1983 C&C 29. $19,500 OBO. Beam:9’7”,Draft:5’3” fin keel, Displ:6700; Yanmar Diesel;RF, lazy jacks; GPS/Chart Plotter, VHF/remote,speed, depth, CD/AM/FM, Alcohol stove.Contact David Mickelson (813) 685-3831. E-mail [email protected]. (11/09)
1973 Bristol 29.9. Featured in the AugustSouthwinds. Best offer. (508) 728-6594.(11/09)
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30’ Catalina 1988. Tall Rig w/Bowsprit.Rigging, electronics, wiring, fixtures, bulbs,gauges and three batteries, replaced. Diesel.LPG stove/oven, DC refrigeration. Autohelm,new Hood Furler, 135 Genoa, CruisingSpinnaker w/sock, stereo w/4 speakers, davitsw/crane, solar panel.All desirable options, toomuch to list, must see. $27,500/best offer.(352) 397-7331. (11/09)
30’ Hunter Cherubini 1982 with Yanmardiesel, Bimini, dodger, Harken roller furling,new Genoa, Autohelm 3000 autopilot,marine air conditioning, hot and cold pres-sure water, bow sprit w/anchor roller, Imrongreen top sides, very well maintained.. Asking$19,500. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.
Hunter 30, 1978. Very good condition. 3 jibs,spinnaker, asym-metrical—all ingreat condition.New cushions,dodger, portlights.Chartplotter. 4-footdraft, standard rig.Rebuilt engine.Extremely well-maintained. NewBottom Paint.$16,500. Palmetto,FL. (941) 720-5750.(9/09)
WHARRAM TIKI 30CATAMARAN
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Hunter 30 Sloop 1989. $28,900, StPetersburg. cruise equipped & well main-tained, turn-key & ready to go, recent bottomjob - no blisters, shoal draft keel, reverse cyclemarine A/C. Contact Stew at (727) 415-0350,or office at (727) 823-7400. www.sciyacht-salesinternational.com.
Hans Christian 33T- Bluewater cruiser 1981.Updated w/50hp Yanmar diesel (new 17hrs),New Electronics: Raymarine S1 autopilot,Garmin 4208 radar/GPS/map plotter. AirMarine wind generator, Harken roller furlers,Genoa and Jib sails. Classic teak interior,queen-sized bed Captain’s berth, A/C, heater;stand-up shower, marble sink. Galley com-plete with new refrigeration system, alcoholstove/oven. Docked Fairhope, Alabama.$122,800 Inquiries contact (228)332-0554,[email protected]. (12/09)
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48' Mason 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,00040' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 34' Nassau 1983 . . . . . . . .Project – Offers33' Cheoy Lee 1977 . . . . . . . . . . .$34,90030' Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,50028' Catalina 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,900
POWER34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . . . .$39,90030' Silverton 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,00028' Sheffield Diesel Charter Biz . .$44,90026' Pacemaker 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900
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1977 Cheoy Lee Offshore 33 Ketch withPerkins 4-108. Loaded with new upgradedequipment. Only 3' 8" draft. Recent Awl-Grip,Wind Gen, Solar, Windlass, Refrig, Propane,GPS, H&C Pressure water, Head with Showerand more. A classic beauty asking $34,900.www.CortezYachts.com or (941) 792-9100
Nassau 34 by President Marine, 1983. Projectboat, fiberglass, diesel, double ended, fullkeel, aluminum spars, davits, teak decks,refrig, Marine Air, propane. $15,900 OBOwww.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100
1974 Morgan 35 Sloop. $13,000. (305) 509-2431. (11/09)
2002 Hunter 356. Generator, Refrigeration,A/C. Many options included for $105,000.(904) 824-5770. www.ses-y.com
37’ Endeavour 1980 Tall Rig. Popular B plan.Complete refit, new everything, hard dodger.Too much to list. 350 hours on Perkins 4-108.“Must see.” Reduced to $39,500. (352) 597-4912. (12/09)
O’Day 37 Sloop, 1984. Center-cockpit per-formance cruiser offers speed & comfort plusprivate aft cabin w/ head. Well maintainedand clean “in and out” - shows pride of own-ership. Complete bottom job June ‘09.Reduced to $39,900. Office: (888) 823-7400toll-free (727) 560-0901 Jacek or (727) 415-0350 Stew. www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com. (12/09)
1996 MANTA CAT 40. 3 bed/2 bath. Hardtop with davits. 3210 Garmin with radar, GPS,sonar, chartplotter and weather. Invertor,autopilot, 3 depthfinders, VHF, 2-speed elec-tric winch, windlass with CQR and Danforth.2 marine A/Cs, large fridge and freezer, TV, 2- 40hp diesels. 12’ CC Caribe dinghy w/40hp.Sell $249K or trade for 40’ Mainship w/2diesels. Located in Marathon, Florida Keys.(305) 743-9629. (12/09a)
Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutterketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984.Exceptional condition with lots of new gear.Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air,WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB,cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar,dinghy, life raft. $109,500 Call Major Carter orvisit www.Cortezyachts.com.(941) 792-9100
CSY 44 Center Cockpit Cutter, ready to go.New sails, chainplates, rigging, stove, water-maker, GPSs, instruments and more. Call(305) 393-5121 (cell) or email [email protected]. (10/09)
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45 Leopard Cat 2000.Will trade equity(130K) for smaller boat. Excellent condition!New sails, Genset, canvas. Many otherupdates. This boat is ready to go! (727) 412-3744. [email protected]. (11/09)
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1976 Mason 48. Center Cockpit liveaboardfull keel blue water cruiser. 120 HP Perkins,ketch rig with all roller furling and self-tailingwinches for shorthanded sailing. Walk-thru aftcabin, two heads, Bimini, dodger, electricanchor, windlass, autopilot. Asking $79K.Owner must sell so bring your offer.www.CortezYachts.com or (941) 792-9100.
Prices Slashed! Big Blue is waiting for you!2009 Hunter 49 - Come see this MagnificentYacht! (904) 824-5770. www.ses-y.com
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110 ft of NEW 5/16 inch BBB chain for only$150 ($365 retail). (727) 319-9080. (12/09)_________________________________________
Wanted: 3-wire remote control for RaymarineST-4000 wheel pilot. (305) 785-0137. (10/09)
CUBAN ODYSSEA by Chuck Jones. In “TheHardy Little Ship That Could” S/V Americamakes 16 voyages to Cuba. [email protected] for the book review.(12/09)_________________________________________
WANTED: Good used boat gear from Anchorsto Zincs and about anything else. Sell outrightor place on consignment. Scurvy Dog BoatWorks, Pensacola, FL. Call (850) 434-1770 or e-mail [email protected] .
Console W/10’ Teleflex steering. Vinyl, forsmall boat. $150. Kirk (941) 544-6630.(10/09)_________________________________________Whisker pole, line controlled. 11-20 feet.$250. (941) 792-9100.
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Mast-up storage for small sailboats, 20 feetor less. $60 a month. Stuart, St. Lucie River,South Fork. www.stluciesailingclub.org.Includes social activities, weekly informalregattas and more. Membership $60 a year.Experienced sailors ready to teach young andthe not so young. Call Alex for more details:(772) 220-1366. (11/09)
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Hunter 35.5, 1990: Bareboat charter for rea-sonable rates - weekly $1675, Location:Rickenbacker Marina, Miami. Equipment:refrigerator, upgraded batteries, dinghy, newfurler, More Information: www.americasail-ingclub.com or Rene Aston (705) 426-5998,[email protected] (11/09)
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Yacht Broker. Island Yachting Centre, WestCoast Florida. Experience desired but will trainthe right person. 75% Sail. 25% Power.Aggressive commission plan. Confidentialinterview. (941) 729-4511. [email protected]._________________________________________
EDWARDS YACHT SALES is expanding again!We’ve had a record yr. & are ready to expandin selected locations. Experience preferred butwill train the right person. We need brokersfor the East Coast, Panhandle, Ft. Lauderdale& Keys, aggressive advertising, group healthcare plan, bonus plan. www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, contact Roy Edwards, 727-507-8222. [email protected]_________________________________________
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Sailing Instructors/Branch Managers. Off-shore Sailing School is seeking skilled sailorswith strong teaching experience, performanceand cruising boat sailing experience, US SAIL-ING certification (or skills to pass exam). USCGlicense required, or experience to obtain appro-priate level. Manager applicants must haveorganization & management skills. Emailresume to Doug Sparks at [email protected], fax (239) 454-9201 visit www.off-shoresailing.com/employment. (10/09a)_________________________________________
Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do youprefer to sell yachts from your home office? Ifyou do and you are a proven, successful yachtsales professional, we have positions open forFlorida west and east coast. Take advantageof the Massey sales and marketing support,sales management and administration whileworking from your home selling brokeragesail and powerboats. Call Frank Hamilton(941) 723-1610 for interview appointmentand position details.
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Ponce de Leon HotelHistoric downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg YC. 95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 www.poncedeleonhotel.com
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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slipsstart at $117 a month on 6-Month Lease.Sheltered marina accommodates up to 28’ sailor power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included.Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (10/09)
Large and Deep wet slips up to 60 feet and18 ft beam, with 30-50-100 amp service. NewFloating dock with new pedestals. Fastestlocation to the gulf in Pinellas County. Nobridges. Rentals are month to month. Weeklyand transient slips also available. Walk tobeach, bars, restaurants and shopping inHistoric Pass-A-Grille, St. Pete Beach. Pass-A-Grille Marina. Call (727) 360-0100, or [email protected]. (10/09)
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Sponsor Wanted. Business to sponsor ourCrew web pages online and get an ad in themagazine and on our web site in return forregular monthly payment to us to keep thecrew web pages going and regularly updat-ed. Could be ideal for a racing-related com-pany. [email protected]. (941) 795-8704_________________________________________
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Bill Robinson ...................................................................29Capt. Jimmy Hendon ................................................................28Capt. Marti Brown....................................................................28Capt. Rick Meyer ......................................................................29Catalina Yachts ...................................................................IFC,26Charleston City Marina .............................................................37Clearwater Municipal Marina....................................................33Clearwater Yacht Club ................................................................6CopperCoat..............................................................................50Coquina Yacht Club..................................................................37Cortez Flea Market....................................................................44Cortez Yacht Brokerage.............................................................72Cortez Yacht Club Regatta ........................................................25CPT Autopilot ...........................................................................74Cruising Solutions.....................................................................18Dancing With the Wind Video ..................................................30Defender Industries...................................................................35Dockside Radio .........................................................................32Doctor LED....................................................................21,29, 74Doyle/Ploch Sails ......................................................................31Dunbar Sales ...........................................................................IFCDwyer mast ..............................................................................74Eastern Yachts/Beneteau.....................................................IFC,BCEllie’s Sailing Shop ....................................................................28E-Marine ...................................................................................29Fairwinds Boat Repairs ..............................................................30Fairwinds Yacht Sales ................................................................68First Patriot Insurance ...............................................................10Flagship Sailing...................................................................22, 41Florida Sailing and Cruising School ...........................................41Flying Scot Sailboats .................................................................73Garhauer Hardware ..................................................................47Gulfport City Marina.................................................................27Harborage Marina.....................................................................20Hawks Cay................................................................................37Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ...........................................................53Holland Boatyard ......................................................................28Hotwire/Fans & other products ...............................................29Innovative Marine Services .................................................30, 35International Sailing School ......................................................41Island Packet.............................................................................70J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales......................................................69Kelly Bickford, Yacht Broker ......................................................68Key West Race Week ...................................................................5Klaus Roehrich Surveyor............................................................31Lanier Sailing Academy/Charter ................................................41Leather Wheel...........................................................................29
Legacy Harbor ..........................................................................37Lightkeepers .............................................................................37Mack Sails.................................................................................45Marine Canvas..........................................................................31Marine Fuel Cleaning................................................................28Massey Yacht Sales ......................................................IFC,70,IBCMasthead Enterprises...............................................26,29, 31, 68Mastmate ................................................................................29Multihull Regatta ......................................................................19Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau...............................................69,BCMyrtle Beach ............................................................................37National Sail 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School ....................................................40Sarasota Yacht Club Regatta .......................................................7Schurr Sails ...............................................................................56Scuba Clean..............................................................................28Scurvy Dog Used Marine Store .................................................32Sea School ................................................................................48Sea Tech ...................................................................................74Sea Worthy Goods ....................................................................30Shadetree .................................................................................54Shiney Hiney.............................................................................28Skull Creek ...............................................................................37SmarterSail Charter & School ...................................................41Snug Harbor Boats & Co. .........................................................26SouthEast Sailing & Yachts........................................................12SSB Radio Books .......................................................................28SSMR..................................................................................27, 30St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises ...............................................40St. Barts/Beneteau ....................................................................BCSt. Pete Boat Show ...................................................................11St. Pete YC Fall Races................................................................19Suncoast Inflatables ..................................................................16Sunrise Sails, Plus ......................................................................31Tackle Shack .............................................................................53Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program...................................24Tideminders..............................................................................10Town Creek Marina ..................................................................15Treasure Harbor ........................................................................37Turner Marine..........................................................................IFCUllman sails ........................................................................28, 31Wag Bags..................................................................................34Waterborn ................................................................................18West Marine ...............................................................................3Whittaker Creek ........................................................................36Wichard ....................................................................................13Wilmington...............................................................................36Yacht Authority...................................................................28, 48Yachting Vacations....................................................................40Zarcor.......................................................................................14
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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGEBENETEAU ..................................................................................................BCBOATERS EXCHANGES/CATALINA ...............................................................26BOATSMITH/WHARRAM CATAMARANS ........................................................8CATALINA YACHTS ................................................................................IFC,26CORTEZ YACHT BROKERAGE.......................................................................72DUNBAR SALES ..........................................................................................IFCEASTERN YACHTS .................................................................................IFC,BCFAIRWINDS YACHT SALES ...........................................................................68FLYING SCOT SAILBOATS............................................................................73HOBIE CATS/TACKLE SHACK .......................................................................53ISLAND PACKET ..........................................................................................70KELLY BICKFORD YACHT BROKER................................................................68MASSEY YACHT SALES/CATALINA/HUNTER/ISLANDPACKET/EASTERN/MARINER............................................................IFC,70,IBCMASTHEAD YACHT SALES/CATALINA .........................................26,29, 31, 68MURRAY YACHT SALES/BENETEAU.........................................................69,BCRS SAILBOATS ...............................................................................................9SNUG HARBOR BOATS & CO......................................................................26SOUTHEAST SAILING & YACHTS.................................................................12ST. 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PETERSBURG......................................53TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON YOUTH PROGRAM ........................................24TURNER MARINE.........................................................................................26GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHINGALPENGLOW...............................................................................................42ANNAPOLIS PERFORMANCE SAILING .........................................................57BOATPEELING.COM....................................................................................28BOREL MFG. ...............................................................................................29BO’SUN SUPPLIES/HARDWARE....................................................................49COPPERCOAT .............................................................................................50CPT AUTOPILOT .........................................................................................74CRUISING SOLUTIONS ...............................................................................18DANCING WITH THE WIND VIDEO.............................................................30DEFENDER INDUSTRIES...............................................................................35DOCTOR LED .................................................................................21, 29, 74E-MARINE....................................................................................................29GARHAUER HARDWARE...............................................................................47HOTWIRE/FANS & OTHER PRODUCTS .......................................................29LEATHER WHEEL..........................................................................................29MASTHEAD ENTERPRISES...........................................................26,29, 31, 68MASTMATE MAST CLIMBER ........................................................................29NATURE’S 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SCHOOL..............................................................23, 41FLAGSHIP SAILING ................................................................................22, 41FLORIDA SAILING & CRUISING SCHOOL....................................................41INTERNATIONAL SAILING SCHOOL ............................................................41LANIER SAILING ACADEMY/CHARTER .........................................................41QUALITY MARITIME CAPTAIN INSTRUCTION..............................................52SAILING FLORIDA CHARTERS & SCHOOL ...................................................40SEA SCHOOL/CAPTAIN’S LICENSE .............................................................48SMARTERSAIL CHARTER & SCHOOL ...........................................................41ST. AUGUSTINE SAILING ENTERPRISES........................................................40YACHTING VACATIONS...............................................................................40
MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIESBETA MARINE..............................................................................................49RB GROVE/UNIVERSAL AND WESTERBEKE...................................................54MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDSCLEARWATER MUNICIPAL MARINA .............................................................33REGATTA POINTE MARINA..............................................................................HARBORAGE MARINA .................................................................................20HOLLAND BOAT YARD................................................................................28TOWN CREEK MARINA ...............................................................................15BOATUS COOPERATING MARINAS, NCALBEMARLE PLANTATION ...........................................................................36BATH HARBOR ............................................................................................36BRIDGE POINTE ..........................................................................................36NEW BERN..................................................................................................36PELICAN......................................................................................................36RIVER DUNES ..............................................................................................36TOWN CREEK MARINA ...............................................................................15WHITTAKER CREEK ......................................................................................36WILMINGTON ............................................................................................36BOATUS COOPERATING MARINAS, SCBAREFOOT RESORT.....................................................................................37CHARLESTON CITY MARINA .......................................................................37COQUINA YACHT CLUB..............................................................................37LIGHTKEEPERS.............................................................................................37MYRTLE BEACH...........................................................................................37SKULL CREEK .............................................................................................37BOATUS COOPERATING MARINAS, FLADVANCED BOAT REPAIR............................................................................37ANCHORAGE RESORT .................................................................................37HAWKS CAY ................................................................................................37LEGACY HARBOR ........................................................................................37TREASURE HARBOR .....................................................................................37CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL..............................................................FLAGSHIP SAILING ................................................................................22, 41SAILING FLORIDA CHARTERS ......................................................................40YACHTING VACATIONS...............................................................................40MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC.AQUA GRAPHICS ........................................................................................28BOAT PEELING ...........................................................................................28BOATNAMES.NET .......................................................................................28FAIRWINDS BOAT REPAIRS/SALES................................................................28FIRST PATRIOT INSURANCE.........................................................................10INNOVATIVE MARINE SERVICES ............................................................30, 35KLAUS ROEHRICH SURVEYOR......................................................................31MARINE FUEL CLEANING............................................................................28PATRIOT YACHT SERVICES...........................................................................43PIER 88 DIVING SERVICES ...........................................................................24SCUBA CLEAN YACHT SERVICES .................................................................28SHINEY HINEY.............................................................................................28CAPTAIN SERVICES........................................................................................CAPT. & FIRST MATE YACHT DELIVERY........................................................28CAPT. BILL ROBINSON................................................................................29CAPT. JIMMY HENDON...............................................................................28CAPT. RICK MEYER ......................................................................................29MARINE ELECTRONICSDOCKSIDE RADIO.......................................................................................32SEA TECH/NAVIGATION/COMMUNICATION ..............................................74SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKSBOATNAMES.NET .......................................................................................28CAPT. MARTI BROWN .................................................................................28DANCING WITH THE WIND VIDEO.............................................................30SSB RADIO BOOKS......................................................................................28REGATTA ADVERTISEMENTS, BOAT SHOWSCLEARWATER YACHT CLUB ...........................................................................6CORTEZ YACHT CLUB REGATTA..................................................................25KEY WEST RACE WEEK ..................................................................................5MULTIHULL REGATTA..................................................................................19SARASOTA YACHT CLUB REGATTA ................................................................7ST. PETE BOAT SHOW .................................................................................11ST. PETE YC FALL RACES..............................................................................19
78 October 2009 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
On the island of Hispañola there is atoad that is deadly. Cruising folks
with dogs are instructed to keep themaway from this toad. If you were to, forinstance, capture one of these toads anddecide to lick it, you would become vio-lently ill within a few minutes. If youlicked it more than once, you might die.
Lick it? Why on earth would some-one lick a toad? Who, in a moment of jene sais quoi, would put his lips to such athing? Mmmm... Please pass the mayo.But there’s something else that puzzlesme more—a conundrum for the ages—and it is this: why would a perfectlynormal person sail to the Arctic Circle,snuggle in amongst the bergs for thewinter, and call it fun?
I fell overboard the other day. Wewere anchored at Sapodilla Bay, Turksand Caicos, and I was lifting a jerry jugonto the deck from our dinghy. I lostmy balance and went right into thedrink. Not my first dunking. Done itplenty of times. Overboard is my mid-dle name. But—and this is impor-tant—I’ve never wanted to bungeejump into the Grand Canyon, I can’tsee myself cave-diving to 30 atmos-pheres in the dark, and I’ve never everwished to sail somewhere where polarbears hang out. None of those pas-times interest me. In fact, to my mind,any one of them constitutes goingoverboard. Way overboard.
Here’s how a sane man with a fewbucks can winterize his boat:
1) Stock up with fuel, water, food and beer.
2) Go south.I’ll put it another way.
Living among the Yukituktribe and eating walruscheeks for a winter couldnever be endearing or mem-orable to me. And it’s notbecause I’m a coward. I’m a
sailor’s seed. My dad was inthe Navy for 20 years. I was
impacted by many long months insidehis scrotal sac, slow-rolling on theSouth China Sea during WW II. Whenhe finally got home to San Diego heexpelled me like a sneeze, into thewelcoming calm of mom, who nur-tured me for the requisite ninemonths, then released me into a semi-damp, semi-tropical, Southern world.
That’s why I don’t understand sailorswho intentionally seek the frosty latitudes.
Could it be that, like the nut caseswho climb Mt. Everest, they have aninflated sense of purpose? Do theywish to become famous, frostbittencaricatures—blind, noseless, toeless,insane shivering lumps trying to doc-ument frostbite? Do they want tofight over the salmon jerky for end-less long nights in an attempt to berelevant or poetic? Do they so lovehull heaters and sponge bathing overthe alcohol stove once a month, thatrational thinking goes by the board?Are they crazy? C’mon, man, let’s licka toad together. We can kiss its littlebutt bone. Better that than donningthe wooly parka and the mukluks tochop ice for the powdered soup.
As I write this, Patty and I on theLorelei are anchored in LuperonHarbor, Dominican Republic, His-pañola. The day is sunny, the temp is86 degrees, my beer glass is sweating,and I’m shirtless, surrounded byCanadians.
They ain’t crazy. Good lord, man,
it’s cold up in Canada! On the cruisersnet in Georgetown, Exuma, the desig-nated MC would begin the morningannouncements thusly: “Good morn-ing, cruisers. It’s 14 degrees inToronto today.”
‘Nuf said.So anyway, I imagine my polar
explorer. He’s a dweeby little geneticmutant from Kansas or maybeSwordfish, South Dakota (somewherebereft of crashing waves on sandybeaches). He reads Jack London anddaydreams about the future, schem-ing over plans to conquer a continent.When he grows up, he gets a mini-mum-wage job at the local Adventureoutlet, selling caribiners and water-proof socks to insane people. He mar-ries someone equally loathsome, andthey honeymoon at one of those icehotels where you pay money to sit oncarved blocks of frozen lake anddrink vodka while your nipples turnto stone. And this runty couple even-tually saves enough money to buy aboat, a big bag of oatmeal, five hun-dred pounds of propane, and a mapof the northern ice fields. Soon they’reforcing me to read about the epicadventure. I get to see pictures ofthem smiling into the camera, winterfaces the color of my toilet, summerfaces like sunburned yams, squintingout from abominable snowman suits.There’s frozen food and snot trailingdown their faces. And I’m supposedto be inspired? To hell with that!
May the overboard, damned ofthe earth be forced to yodel in the icefloes forever! Not me! Never, never,never! It’s south I’ll be, and that’s that!
If you disagree, may your toesturn blue and rot off.
Gary, his wife Patty, and their two dogs,Pearl and Bodee, are from Cape Canaveral,FL. They live and cruise on Lorelei, their43-foot ketch, now in Roatan, Honduras.
By Gary Waid, A Florida native, sailing south
