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Sixty-Nine-Year-Old Sailboat still sailing and winningraces. Photo by Morgan Stinemetz. Page 48.

8 Editorial: Hurricanes and the Sailing IndustryBy Steve Morrell

11 Letters

16 Southern Regional Monthly Weather & Water Temperatures

18 Bubba, Trixie & Some HistoryBy Morgan Stinemetz

20 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

32 Our Waterways: Is the Gulf of Mexico Florida’s Toilet?; Sarasota Mooring Field; Gulfport Mooring Field

35 Changes in Anchoring in CocoaBy Roy Laughlin

36 Carolina Sailing: Charleston Ocean Racing AssociationBy Dan Dickison

38 Tampa Bay Sailing—in the 50sBy Dave Ellis

40 Boat Review: Irwin 42 KetchBy Phyllis Atha

43 Waterway Radio and Cruising ClubBy Dave Harris

44 Lightning Strikes Boat at Florida Key’s Sea BaseBy Capt. George Clements

47 Books to Read

48 My Baby—Still Sailing After All These YearsBy Morgan Stinemetz

50 Travels With Angel: Pete’s Pub in Little HarbourBy Rebecca Burg

52 Southern Racing: Southern Race Reports and Upcoming Races, Southern Regional Race Calendars

78 Toeing the LineBy Joseph Cloidt

28-31 Marine Marketplace63 Boat Brokerage Section 68 Classifieds76 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers77 Advertisers’ List by Category

COVER:Gone, a J/130 owned by Dick McGillivray,sails in the Wednesday Evening Summer

Series in Charleston. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

Irwin 42 ketch boat review. Photo by Phyllis Atha.Page 40.

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Hurricanes & the Sailing IndustrySince there are no hurricanes this year (thus far,) and they aren’tsexy anymore, this is our Hurricane Section for September.

Every time I talk to someone in the boating business, I askthem how business is going, and I end up getting a feel forthe market. I find many are slow, but some are doing well—some even better than ever.

I generally comment that one thing I have noticed inManatee County is how many slips are now available. A fewyears ago, it was the opposite problem and slips were scarce.Now, slip prices are actually declining here. After mentioningthis, almost everyone asks the same question: Why? Sure, thecurrent economy doesn’t help, but I always give the sameanswer: hurricanes. And if we can help that problem, theboating industry will benefit in the South.

Back in pre-August 2004, boats were selling and marinaswere full. SOUTHWINDS was growing (and still is with arecord year last season). When Hurricane Charley hit Aug. 13that year, it shocked a complacent public. Charley was soonfollowed by Frances, Jeanne and Ivan. When Rita andKatrina hit the following year, the die was cast; there weregoing to be some changes.

What followed the destroyed boats, marinas and—yes,homes—were higher prices. First, marinas had huge rebuild-ing costs and their insurance went way up. Slip ratesincreased. Next, boat insurance rose considerably. But the laststraw was insurance for homes, particularly in Florida. Itwent through the roof, and when you can’t afford the insur-ance for your home AND your boat, guess what goes first?

So—if we want to give a major boost to the boatingindustry in the South, we have to work on making boats lessrisky to insure. It will be good for owners, insurers, manufac-turers, marinas and boatyards.

What changes will help (besides lowering home insur-ance)? I honestly believe that the insurance companies (bothhomes and boats) have taken advantage of us lately. Thestorm years of 2004 and 2005 should have been no surprise tothem. Companies complained about losses over the previous10 years or so in hurricane areas, but any insurance companythat figures on boat and home losses for only 10 years—andnot 30 or 40 or 50—has been asleep or just plain trying to trickus. Forecasters never said the risks were going down in the 30years I have followed storms. On the contrary, they kept say-ing, “We are all going to get hit hard eventually.”

The least insurers can do is lower insurance for more pro-tected boats. An example: a big break for boats out of the waterand secured? We now know how to do this successfully. I canname other examples, but am I wasting my time with thesesuggestions to insurers? The industry needs to work togetherto make boats less risky for insurers and give them reasons todo so—and pressure them to do so (does torture work?). Theindustry has power when it acts together. It also needs to helpmarinas and boat manufacturers make it easier and better tosecure your boat—and make it less risky for insurers.

How about if the industry comes together and works atthis with a major campaign? Right now, the industry isn’teven thinking about this. Time for a change. I have been pro-moting this for years in SOUTHWINDS, but in the slowereconomy, maybe someone will listen this year.

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LETTERS

LETTER TO GOVERNOR CRISTWe received the below e-mail from Skip Luke about cruis-ing in Florida waters. Skip is encouraging others to sendsimilar letters to raise awareness of treatment of cruisers bysome in the marine patrol.

Steve MorrellEditor

EDITOR AT SOUTHWINDS,I thought I would send you a copy of the letter that I sent tothe governor and the tourism board in Florida. Maybesome more of these letters might help the situation there.

Fair Winds,Skip Luke

Governor Charlie CristOffice of Governor, State of FloridaThe Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Dear Governor Crist, We are writing you today with a concern about visiting yourstate. We are cruising sailors and are planning a long cruisefrom Texas to the Bahamas in a few months. Of course, wewill travel along the Gulf coast and the Keys on our way, pluswe also have friends in a few ports along the way.

Our concern has to do with the many reports we haveread as to harassment of visiting boaters by some officers ofthe various Florida water patrols. I am enclosing several let-ters to the editor concerning harassment as examples. Wealso hear many reports of communities with hostile atti-tudes toward visiting boats. The experiences of many of ourfellow boaters have left us wishing there was another viableroute to the Bahamas without stopping in Florida first.

Our original plans were to spend some time (andmoney) in Florida, but we have since decided to make asfew stops and to spend as little time in your state as possi-ble. We did not know whether you were aware of theseproblems or not, so decided to point them out.

Sincerely, Edwin Luke

Rockport, TX

A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE?And tempers flared! Forgive me, but I have never seen aconfrontational situation improved or resolved when thecontenders behave like belligerent hotheads, which is pre-cisely what “Name Withheld” and you, Mr. Editor, aredoing. I, for one, have never had any success in betteringmy own position by ranting at the police. Laws, marine andotherwise, are in place because our society, in its wisdom,has perceived the need to set and maintain certain stan-dards of acceptable behavior that conduce to the commongood. That said, by their nature, laws are blind to nuance and

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In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDSinvites readers to write in with experiences & opinions.E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com

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thus cannot anticipate and accommo-date all situations. It is in this hazy grayarea that those who infract, and thosewho enforce, our laws must engage inreasoned, civil negotiation, and I stresscivil. Ranting at the cops for beinginsensitive and inflexible in doing theirjob by enforcing the law is a non-starter. Being a hard-nosed enforcer ofthe law is also a non-starter. What isneeded here is a little give and take onboth sides, otherwise we have what

Cool Hand Luke described, classically,as “a failure to communicate.” Hot-headedness simply galvanizes initialpositions into rigid inflexibility andguarantees a lose-lose situation. Polite,measured, civil discourse might notalways yield a desired result in theshort run, but unlike the hot-headedalternative, it does not slam doors andpreclude further productive negotia-tion. Cool heads don’t always prevail,but they certainly do so more often

than hot ones. Let’s give civil discoursea chance.

Cap’n Ironlegs (a.k.a. David Laing)S/V Roundelay, Planet Earth (currently, Punta Gorda, FL)

David: Yes—you make a good point, butwhen I hear of police on the water, dressedin combat fatigues and with police dogs,enforcing laws that are victimless—mean-ing they are protecting us from ourselves—then I am not sure we are close enough tocarry on a civil discourse. The gulf is per-haps too wide. Sorry, but that’s how I see it.What makes it even more of a concern isthat this is all new—we didn’t have thistype of enforcement in previous years—andthe police who enforce these laws in thismanner see nothing wrong with this, asthough this is good for society.

And I don’t accept for a minute theargument from those who say this isjustified because of what happened onSept. 11, 2001.

Editor

DAVIS INSTRUMENTS GOESBEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY I am one of the many people who isguilty of writing a letter only whensomething is wrong. As a result of sail-ing for almost 40 years, I’ve had a lotof things go wrong. Most of the time itwas my fault, but I tried to blamesomeone else for my errors.

I recently made another errorwhen I picked up my Davis hand-bearing compass without putting onthe lanyard. Yes—you guessed it. Idropped it and broke off the rear sight,which went overboard. I tried in vainto blame it on someone else, but I wasalone on the boat. Being unable to finda way to improvise or repair the com-pass, I wrote to Davis instrumentsinquiring as to the possibility of itbeing repaired. I was told to mail it tothem and they would repair or replaceit. Two weeks later—to my surprise—I received a new one in the mail—withNO CHARGE. It is so reassuring toknow that in this day of dog-eat-dogbusiness, there is still a company outthere that really cares about backingup its products and maintaining goodrelations with its customers.

I just want everyone to know thatAmerica is still alive and healthy, andsome companies show that they care

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about their customers.

Paul AtkinsonPlant City, FL

Paul: I too had a similar experience with aset of binoculars by Tasco and was amazedwhen they sent me a new pair that was thenext model up in quality—only becausethey were out of stock in my model anddidn’t want me to wait. It was more amaz-ing because the damage was not caused bythe product, but by someone who was onmy boat. If I ever buy another pair ofbinoculars, I’ll buy Tasco.

Editor

GREEN DYE IN YOUR HEAD?I read last March in Cruising World ablurb about a new technique that Fishand Wildlife officers were going toemploy to catch sailors who dischargeraw sewage into Florida’s waterways.Officers are going to use a specialgreen dye that reacts with rawsewage and generates a telltalestreak of iridescence. While I don’trecommend that anyone discharge his

sewage into the nation’s waterways, Ican’t help thinking that thisapproach amounts to scapegoatingsailors, and can only strengthen theexisting stereotype of boaters being a“major source” of water pollution.They are not. Relatively speaking theamount of sewage released into thewater pales in comparison to the pol-lution generated by shoreside devel-opment. In the latter case we havenitrate fertilizers, pesticides, VOCs(volatile organic compounds such asoil and gas), and the occasional over-flow of septic tanks. Storm run-offfrom development, agriculture, andindustries, such as the pulp mills inFernandina Beach, are “the” majorsources of water pollution in Florida.

While I was anchored in the har-bor last winter at Fernandina Beach,the manager of the city marina,Coleman Langshaw, suggested to thelocal paper that liveaboards (therewere three old men anchored in theharbor who fit this description,including myself) would eventuallybe asked to vacate the harbor. This

being so because the EPA was tryingto reduce the level of pollution. Whilereading this last sentence, try to pic-ture three small sailboats anchored infront of the massive Rayonier pulpmill, its dark smokestacks belching afoul-smelling vapor strong enough tomake your eyes water.

I would suggest, as a matter ofcomparison, that three old men livingquietly on their sailboats are relativelyharmless. But the stereotype persists,and it is an endless source of resent-ment because I know that sailors(including most powerboaters) do notwant to damage the waterways theylove. Unfortunately, the same cannotbe said for profit-driven shoresidedevelopers. They want nice greenlawns and gardens that are free ofweeds and insects, and a view of thewater that is equally pristine, which isto say, free of boats. This stereotype ofthe boater as polluter, I believe, is uti-lized and propagated by developersand municipalities to better control

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and restrict the use of the nation’s waterways. Ultimately, itprovides a convenient excuse to harass sailors.

In any event, any sailor dumb enough to get caughtwill be fined $250, and I can’t help wondering how the Fishand Wildlife officers plan on dispersing this green dye. Arethey going to try to sneak up on suspicious vessels andquietly sprinkle the dye into the vessel’s wake? Are theygoing to disperse the dye over a large area and then hoveroverhead in a helicopter and watch for boats that leave aniridescent streak? It’s hard to understand how this green“crap trap” can be implemented without detection. I alsohave trouble with polluting the water to catch an occasion-al polluter. This strategy seems self-defeating to me. Andwhat about the fish? As this plan takes effect, maybe we’llsee some new species emerge; green grouper, green mack-erel, green barracuda—or a green snorkeler?

Harry Knickerbocker, Onboard Victory of Burnham

Harry: I couldn’t agree with you more. Read the piece on water pol-lution in the “Our Waterways” section. It gives one perspective onhow much sewage is dumped in our waters from onshore facilities.It shouldn’t be a surprise to people how much raw sewage isdumped into our waterways—it’s regularly reported in the newspa-pers. Only problem is that most people don’t read to get their news,and TV and radio sure don’t report on these spills.

I used to cruise to Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island offCalifornia’s coast. It was like a parking lot for boats, with about 250moorings in an enclosed small harbor. When you brought your boatin and after you were secured to a mooring, the harbor patrol camearound and dumped lime-green dye in your toilet. If I recall, theyinspected nothing, just dumped dye in your toilet. Since the harborwas surrounded by hills (a problem in the southern coastal waters),someone up higher (I believe they had a camera running) could eas-ily see if there was any green being dumped. If you were caught, youwere kicked out and not allowed back for one year. It kept the waterscrystal clear, and you felt they were clean (I went swimming in theharbor every morning). Of course, those offshore waters do not feelonshore pollution from nearby sources like other harbors, and thewaters are clean anyway. The system worked great, but in Florida,where so much crap is dumped into our waters from other sources,I would consider it a joke to do it with boats (besides the helicoptercosts in monitoring it), unless they wanted to start dumping thatdye in all the land toilets. Now that would be a real test. The wholestate would have lime-green waters.

I wonder if talk radio ever reports—or talks about—when citysewage systems dump raw sewage in our waters? Of course, it’s gen-erally only a few hundred thousand to a few million gallons when ithappens. What’s the political perspective on that to talk about?

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NORTHERN GULF COAST Pensacola, FL 74º lo – 91º hiGulfport, MS 74º lo – 91º hiWater Temperature – 85º

WEST FLORIDA St. Petersburg 76º lo – 88º hiNaples 73º lo – 90º hiWater TemperatureSt. Petersburg – 84ºNaples – 86º

FLORIDA KEYS Key West 79º lo – 88º hiWater Temperature Key West – 86º

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Miami Beach – 76º lo – 89º hiStuart – 74º lo – 89º hiWater TemperatureMiami Beach – 83ºStuart – 81ºGulfstream Current – 2.5 knots

EAST FLORIDA Daytona Beach - 72º lo – 89º hiJacksonville Beach - 73º lo – 85º hiWater Temperature Daytona Beach – 82ºJacksonville Beach – 82º

CAROLINAS AND GEORGIACape Hatteras, NC 69º lo – 81º hiSavannah, GA 67º lo – 86º hiWater Temperature Cape Hatteras, NC – 76ºSavannah Beach, GA – 81º

Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperaturesand Gulf Stream Currents – SeptemberWeather 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/

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.

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■ RACING EVENTS

For racing schedules, news and events see the racing section.

■ UPCOMING SOUTHERNEVENTS

Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list of youthsailing programs in the Southern coastal states,www.southwindsmagazine.com. The list was printed inthe April 2006 issue.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING

Sail & Power Squadron Anchoring Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 24The St. Petersburg Sail & Power Squadron will be holding atwo-hour seminar on anchoring at the St. PetersburgSailing Center on Wednesday Sept. 24 at 7-9 p.m. Cost is$25. An additional family member may attend withoutmaterials for $5. A maximum of 20 students will beallowed. Pre-registration is required.

The Sailing Center is located at 250 2nd Ave SE, at

Demens Landing in downtown St. Petersburg. Formore information, go to www.boating-stpete.org, orcall (727) 363-8016.

Sailing Classes. Fall 2008. Boca Ciega Yacht Club,Gulfport, FL. Adult basic sailing class beginsWednesday, Sept. 10. Includes five Wednesdayevening classes as well as four weekend water-front sailing sessions. $225. Students will putclassroom theory into practice using our newCatalina fleet. Cost includes classroom materi-als and US SAILIING Association BasicKeelboat manual.

For registration information, go towww.sailbcyc.org or call BCYC at (727)321-7295, or Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544. Pre-registration required. Boca CiegaYacht Club is a local not-for-profit sailing

club that promotes sailing activities throughoutthe Tampa Bay area and offers youth sailing courses free tocommunity children each summer.

Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2008 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FLBoating safety course designed for the recreational boater,to encourage safety on the water. This one-day boatingcourse emphasizes safety on the water to enhance the boat-ing experience and to increase confidence on the water. Thecourse is state of Florida approved for those 21 and underto obtain their Florida state boaters license. Dates in 2008are Sept. 13, Oct. 18, Nov. 15. Classes are usually very full.Call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36(+ $10 for each 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

EVENTS & NEWS OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN SAILORSTo have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Send us information by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later.Changes in Events Listed on SOUTHWINDS Web site

Go to www.southwindsmagazine.com for changes and notices on upcoming events. Contact us to post event changes.

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Southeast Florida Sailing and Boating News WantedSOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for writers to coversailing and boating news from southeast Florida—Martin, Broward, Palm Beach, Dade. Articles and newswanted on racing, waterways issues, boaters’ rights,mooring fields, businesses, etc. Please contacteditor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Dr., Fort Pierce. (772) 579-3395 Stephanie, or (772) 321-3041 Gary, or e-mail stephcgaux@hotmail.com.

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Courses,Jacksonville, FLSafe boating Saturdays. Captains Club,13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Sept. 13,Meets Florida legal requirements forboater education. Most insurance com-panies offer discounts to programgraduates. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154.www.uscgajaxbeach.com/boatsafety.html.

Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FLTuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies theFlorida boater safety education requirements. Eleven les-sons, every Tuesday. Boating skills and seamanship pro-grams, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg.Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment, trailering,lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, intro-duction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your childrenqualify for a state of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower

your boaters insurance premium or just honeyour safe boating skills.

Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FLSt. Petersburg Sail and Power

Squadron. Six-week public boatingcourse begins every Monday.

Includes safety information plusbasic piloting; charts, course plotting,

latitude/longitude and dead reckoning.Satisfies Florida’s under age 21 boater

requirements. (727) 867-3088. Other coursescontinuously offered. (727) 565-4453.

www.boating-stpete.org.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating ProgramsAmerica’s Boating Course, weekend course, two lessons—Sept. 13-14. Navigation program (includes charting tools): 8lessons. Class days: Oct. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27.

For more information on upcoming education pro-grams or to request a free vessel safety check call (727) 469-8895 or visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info. Click on PublicEducation Programs. America’s boating course and othercourses regularly posted on the Web site.

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Southeast U.S. Boat Show, Jacksonville, FLSept. 19-21This is a new boat show put on by the producerof the spring boat show in Jacksonville for thelast 12 years. The show will be held at the PrimeOsborn Convention center. Boats will be exhibit-ed on land at the center and in the water at theLanding, adjacent to the convention center. Theshow will feature power, sail, freshwater and salt-water fishing boats, yachts, kayaks and boating

accessories. For more information: (904) 673-0093,southeastusboatshow@yahoo.com, www.southeast-usboatshow.com.

Oct 3-5. 22nd Daytona Beach Boat Show. DaytonaBeach Ocean Center, Daytona Beach. Marine

Industries Association of Florida. www.DaytonaBeachboatshow.com.

Oct 30-Nov. 3 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Fort Lauderdale. Largest boatshow in the world, covering six sites. Over 1,600 vessels with160 super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, electronics.Cost: Adults $18, children 6-12 $5, under 6 free. 2-day ticket$34. Fri-Sun 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The show isopen at $32 for a show preview to all on Thursday, Oct. 25.(954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Oct 3-5. 22nd Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show.Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org.

Oct. 11-12. Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Shrimp cooked everyway. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Beaufort, SC.www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_beaufort_shrimpfest.htm

Oct. 9-12. 37th Annual National Shrimp Festival.Gulfshores, Alabama, public beach. www.nationalshrimpfestival.com/

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOngoing adults sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 peo-ple; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240.www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. Reservations/information: call The Friends’ office(252) 728-1638

Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75Offers Home Study Safe Boating CourseThe Ruskin flotilla each month offers a boat-ing safety course in Ruskin, but has found thatmany boaters do not have the time to attendthe courses, so they are now also offering ahome study course at $30. Additional familymembers will be charged $10 each for testingand certificates. Tests will be held bi-monthly.Entry into the course will also allow participants toattend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

BOAT SHOWS

Tampa Boat Show. Sept. 5-7. Tampa Bay’s oldest and longest running boat show. TampaConvention Center, Tampa, FL. NMMA. (954) 441-3220.www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m.16 and older, $9. 13-15,$5. 12 and under, free.

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REVIEW YOUR BOAT SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their ownboat. We found readers like to read reviews by boatowners. If you like to write, we want your review. It canbe long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, newor old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’sa liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or˜is it fast?Have you made changes? What changes would youlike? Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com formore specifics and specifications on photos needed.Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay forthe reviews, too.

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Oct. 31 - Nov. 1. Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola,FL. The state’s oldest maritime exhibit. The three-dayevent annually draws thousands of visitors to this scenichistoric town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River.The festival features delicious seafood, arts andcrafts exhibits, seafood related events and dis-plays under the shady oaks of Apalachicola’sBattery Park. Some of the notable events include oyster eat-ing, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5k Redfish Run and aBlessing of the Fleet. (888) 653-8011. www.floridaseafood-festival.com

Oct. 18-19. 39th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 p.m. This majorevent features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, andgreat food in City Park. There will be live musical entertain-ment at several places around town during the days andnights, and a parade on Saturday morning. In addition onthis weekend, there is an open house at the lighthouse onSeahorse Key, the big island 3 miles to the west of CedarKey. Explore the light, look at the exhibits and wander thisbeautiful island. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina.Be sure to remember your camera and binoculars!www.cedarkey.org

Oct. 25-26. 27th Annual John’s Pass SeafoodFestival. Children’s area, live entertainment and fish-

ing expo. The arts and craft show is designed with anautical theme. A bounty of fresh seafood featuringour favorite Madeira Beach Grouper. 10 a.m.- 6p.m. Sat. and Sun. Johns Pass Village, MadeiraBeach. www.johnspass.com/specialevents.cfm.

■ OTHER EVENTS

The International BoatbuildersExhibition and Conference (IBEX),Miami Beach, Oct. 6-8This 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. With 55 seminarsessions planned, this year’s program will cover a widerange of topics.

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The technical seminars are organized and present-ed by the American Boatbuilders & RepairersAssociation, the American Boat & Yacht Council, theNational Marine Manufacturers Association andProfessional Boatbuilder and WoodenBoat magazines.

Along with the seminar series, there will bemore than 900 exhibitors in four exhibit halls, alongwith an outdoor demonstration area where pro-fessional boatbuilders will be demonstratingthe 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.

1st Annual Nautical Trader MarineFlea Market, Nokomis, FL, Oct. 18The Nautical Trader, seller of used and new marine goods,will hold its first annual marine flea market in its parkinglot on Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Space is limited to thefirst 20 people who sign up. Cost is $15 for sellers and buy-ers enter for free. Sellers should call (941) 488-0766, or e-mailat gordon2777@aol.com to reserve space or more informa-

tion. Only marine goods will be allowed to be sold.The store will host two seminars on fishing

including rigging, techniques, and rod and reelsetups at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with Capt.Mike Rose and John Mathers who works at thestore. They will be covering inshore and offshorefishing. There will also be two seminars on basicboat repair, maintenance, sail rigging, and an open

Q & A session with representatives from Inshore YachtServices Inc. at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The Nautical Trader will also offer a 10 percent dis-count for all store-owned products on the day of the fleamarket. Nearby Captain Eddie’s restaurant will also beoffering a 10 percent discount on food during the event forpeople attending. The store will supply a coupon to identi-fy customers as a participant in the flea market.

For more information on the Nautical Trader, go towww.nauticaltrader.net.

11th Annual Cortez Nautical FleaMarket, Cortez, FL, Oct. 25The 11th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held atthe Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez,

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on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free to the pub-lic with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space (equalto a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Bring yourown table. There are no plans for it to rain.

Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff, too, buy ortrade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t letyour dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot of boaters(or interesting people) and have a good time. So dig out anddust 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.

■ NEWS

Jewfish Creek Bridge in FloridaKeys Not Yet Open for TrafficIn the July issue, SOUTHWINDS reported that the JewfishCreek Bridge in Key Largo was completed. This is correct,but we mistakenly noted that the drawbridge was no longer

operating. That is incorrect. Officials held a ceremony in cel-ebration of the completion of the tall bridge being complet-ed, but it has not yet been opened for traffic since theapproaches must still be completed before it can be used.Consequently, vehicular traffic is still using the drawbridgeand boats must still wait for the bridge to open. The bridgeis supposed to be completed and open for traffic, and thedrawbridge permanently opened (before being disman-tled), sometime in October.

Exhibitor Space Now Available for Sign-up at St. Pete Boat Showand Strictly Sail In June, Sail America and Show Management announced theywill merge shows to create the St. Pete Boat Show and StrictlySail. The new show will be held Dec. 4-7 in St. Petersburg.Exhibitor packets are now available. The booth exhibitors willhave their own sail section in a tent with all other exhibitors.There will be a special dock dedicated to sailboats, and therewill be seminars in the tents at the show. The seminars areorganized and administered by Sail America.

The show is an opportunity for exhibitors to contact

many who generally only go to the powerboatshow, and the joint power and sail show willbe an opportunity for sailboat manufacturersand dealers, and marine gear manufacturesand sellers, to reach a market of boaters whoare currently considering sailboats as an optionfor getting on the water with the higher cost of today’s fuel.The show is also an opportunity for those exhibitors whotraditionally paid and exhibited at both the sail and powershows in St. Petersburg.

For more information, go to www.showmanagement.com and go to the “For Exhibitors Only” page, or call (954)764-7642.

Discover Pensacola Bay SailingFestival Celebrates City’s 450th AnniversaryBy Kim Kaminski

Spanish explorer Don Tristan de Luna discovered an area onAugust 15, 1559, known today as the city of Pensacola. Thecity will celebrate its 450th anniversary throughout theupcoming year.

Not only is Pensacola the home of the Emmanuel Point II

shipwreck (the second oldest ship in the country),discovered in 2007 by University of West Florida

archeology students, it is also home to manyother historical landmarks and artifacts relatingto our country’s early years, landmarks such asthe Old Christ Church in the historic Pensacola

Village, which is known as the oldest church inAmerica still on its original site, or the landmark site knownas the place where the first Catholic Mass was held in theUnited States on Pensacola Beach shortly after the sailorsarrived in 1559.

Gulf Sailing.com will be one of the sponsors to help inthe celebration of the city of Pensacola, and starting inOctober, will be promoting knowledge about the bay to thepublic. Pensacola Bay is the oldest deepwater harbor inNorth America with a long history in seafaring—from DonTristan de Luna’s ships to the steam-powered ships ofindustry and fishing to the sailboats of today.

For more information on the Discover Pensacola BaySailing Festival, visit www.gulfsailing.com or visitCelebrate Pensacola at the following Web site: www.visit-pensacola.com/celebratepensacola/events.asp.

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Is the Gulf of MexicoFlorida’s Toilet?By Steve Morrell

With talk of drilling for oil off Florida’s shores, many weresurprised to hear about a recent report titled, “The Gulf ofMexico — Florida’s Toilet,” by the Clean Water Network ofFlorida (www.cwn-se.org). The head of the organization saidthat what Florida is already doing to the Gulf of Mexico is 100times worse than the risk of pollution from offshore drilling.

The report gave the following reason that shows a needfor such a study:

“According to the 2007 EPA Gulf of Mexico NationalEstuary Program Coastal Condition report, every pro-gram estuary on Florida’s gulf shows degradation, withthe main culprit cited as being ‘excess nitrogen pollutionand stormwater runoff.’ ”

The report concentrated on sewage being dumped alongFlorida’s west coast into the Gulf, and it based its findings oninformation it gathered in coastal cities and counties from2003-2008. It called the Gulf “Florida’s toilet” because of theamount of untreated sewage being dumped into it. The reportsays the cause is sewage treatment facilities that have not keptup with the state’s growth, and that weak laws and laxenforcement have had little effect in controlling the problem.

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The report discussed many of the problems caused bynot only sewage, but land runoff of nutrients into thewaters—much of which has been linked to algal blooms,which have a detrimental effect on sea life and humans. Thereport stated, “The causes of this over-nutrification aremany, and include overuse of fertilizers and industrial dis-charges. However, a significant contributor to this problemis the many millions of gallons of essentially untreated, orpoorly treated sewage that is discharged into our surfaceand ground waters every day.”

The report cited another report by a group called PublicEmployees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), thatclaims payment of fines was the method used to deal withthe water pollution—otherwise known as “pay to pollute.”The PEER report also stated that the average penalty hasdeclined by about 60 percent from 2006 to 2007, eventhough violations increased over that period. What thisessentially means is that it is cheaper for a polluter to pay afine than it is to do anything about the problem.

In defense of the existing system, one Department ofEnvironmental Protection spokesperson said that 99.99 per-cent of all domestic wastewater in the state—1.7-billion gal-lons a day—is handled “without incident.” No commentwas made about the .01 percent, which means that on aver-age, 170,000 gallons a day are handled with incident.

The report cited a common misconception the publichas about sewage treatment:

“The public assumption is that raw sewage is piped to awastewater treatment plant, and all of its contaminantsremoved by treatment technology. The reality is that mostof Florida’s sewage collection and treatment systemseither do not treat wastewater to a high enough standard

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Tampa Bay Marina Decision Postponed The fate of the Tampa Bay Marina (see “OurWaterways” in the July issue) was postponed for twomonths when the Tampa City Council decided at theirmeeting on Aug. 7 that they did not have enough timeto prepare and give serious consideration to the issuesinvolved. The marina case will be heard at anothermeeting at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 2. Over 30 supporters of themarina showed up in August, and they are hoping toget 75 supporters to show up at the October meeting.

Is it the boats or the land-based toilets that are spoiling Florida’s waters?

in the first place, or because of accidents, poor mainte-nance, or overloaded systems, they allow a large numberof bacteria, toxins, nutrients and other contaminants toenter the environment. For example, ‘spray irrigation’ oftreated wastewater that is high in nutrients regularlyspews millions of gallons into surface and groundwater,where they may pollute water bodies or contaminatedrinking water supplies.”

The report stated that accidental spills, leaky pipes andpoor water quality standards are the cause of the problemand recommends stronger laws, better enforcement,improved and expanded treatment facilities and moremoney for wastewater treatment.

The report can be viewed at www.bcwaternews.com/FloridaWaterNews/articles/2008/0627-sewage-final-report.pdf. It is also available on the SOUTHWINDS Website, www.southwindsmagazine.com, on the “OurWaterways” page.

Editor’s Note: The Clean Water Network report did not mentionsewage going into the rest of Florida’s waters—like the 300 mil-lion gallons of minimally treated sewage (a treatment level thatleaves the sewage still unsafe to touch) that Broward, Dade andPalm Beach counties intentionally dump daily off their coasts,although they recently agreed to end the practice, meaning theyhave till 2018—10 years from now—to treat it at a higher level.They have till 2025—17 years from now—to reuse at least 60 per-

cent of the waste. All the counties involved opposed ending thepractice. If we could just get the FWC to call these sewage systems“houseboats,” it is possible we could speed up the process.

Sarasota Mooring Field Mired in…Something—AgainBy Harmon Heed

The current anchorage in Sarasota—proposed location of Sarasota’s mooring field. Photo by Steve Morrell.

The City of Sarasota’s proposed mooring field is once againmired in the murky waters of bureaucracy. That’s nothingnew, though. Since 1959, when a public marina was firstproposed —and then rejected by voters in a referendum—boats on the waterfront have been a controversial subject.Finally—with $600,000 of bond and general fund money—a marina was completed in 1965.

In 1968, the contract rights to the marina were pur-chased from Gulf Oil by Marina Jack, i.e., Jack Graham, whotook on the 30-year lease of the property from the city. Itwas a sweet deal; Jack paid only three percent of his gross

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to the city for rent. Contracts like that often require twicethat amount of gross as rent. Many lease extensions weremade till the expiration date was extended till 2027.

In 2005, Bob Soran, the majority owner of Jack Graham,Inc, asked for another 20-year extension, till 2047. He recent-ly acquired O’Leary’s Tiki Hut on city-owned Island Parkand asked that lease be extended for thirty-three years—also till 2047. In exchange for the lease extensions, JGIagreed to a slight increase in its gross rent percentage andwould manage the mooring field. (In 2006, it is reported thatJGI paid the city $327,000 rent on gross sales of just under$11,000,000—and reportedly paid no property tax. Plus, thecity maintained the landscaping in parking areas and onIsland Park.)

In 2005, the city gave JGI the lease extension it request-ed and entered an agreement that JGI would assume, with-out competitive bids, management of the mooring field. Bythe time 2047 rolls around, the Bayfront Park lease will havebeen in effect with one company for 80 years without oncehaving been put out for public bidding. And, for the first 40years, no outside, independent audit was conducted.

That began to bother some of the city commissioners. InJanuary, after the first of the mooring field proposals werepassed last December, Commissioner Dick Clapp renewedquestions about the “sweetheart deal” made between thecity and JGI. He asked for an audit of JGI’s claimed expen-ditures, proposed operating expenses and an appraisal ofthe use of city land and resources by JGI. Mayor LouAnnPalmer stated there was no point conducting an in-depthanalysis since the lease will not expire for 40 more years.

In March, the city commissioners hired consultantBarry Abrahamson to do an in-depth analysis. He foundsome potential problems, including an apparent flaw in thelease that in a few years will obligate the city to pay $80,000a year, now paid by JGI, for state submerged lands. But,because of mitigating factors, the report states, “While wecould see some opportunity for improvement, we cannot

say that lease was unreasonable.”That answer isn’t satisfactory for Commissioner Clapp

and fellow Commissioner Kelly Kirschner. They may ask formore study. In September, the mooring field once more set-tles on the commission’s agenda. After so many meetings,studies and so much money spent, it is in its chamber thatthe project has stagnated.

Pinellas County ApplaudsGulfport’s Mooring FieldBy Cathy Salustri

Pinellas County Commissioner Susan Latvala commendedthe city of Gulfport “for their thinking forward on this andfunding a great new addition to their city and the boatingcommunity” just before adding her voice to the August 5vote unanimously approving the proposed mooring field inGulfport Harbor.

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners(BCC), acting as the Pinellas County Water and NavigationControl Authority, heard from Gulfport residents, city staff,and boaters before approving the city of Gulfport’s applica-tion for a mooring field. Although dissenters spoke at themeeting, the Authority heard from a healthy pack of moor-ing field supporters as well.

The next step for Gulfport is the Florida Department ofEnvironmental Protection (FDEP) and the Army Corps ofEngineers (ACOE) approval. Both agencies have a windowof opportunity to review the application and ask questions.Should those opposed to the mooring field voice their oppo-sition to the project, either or both agencies could holdanother public meeting.

If both agencies approve the permit application, the citywill fund a mooring field capable of accommodating 50boats, although the permit will allow up to 100 moorings.The city’s budget forecasts show that it expects the mooringfield “to be self supporting,” according to Gulfport citymanager Tom Brobeil.

Plans for the mooring field include allowing some live-aboard boaters indefinitely under certain circumstances.Liveaboards would sign three-month contracts, renewablebased on “good behavior,” Brobeil told the BCC. To helpmake living on a mooring field easier, the city will purchasea pump-out vessel that the city’s harbormaster will use topump out moored boats. The city may also reopen parts ofGulfport beach for dinghy traffic, at least temporarily, toallow boaters easier access to the city.

The city’s Leisure Services Director, Jim O’Reilly, saidGulfport “was not currently discussing” allowing live-aboards at the municipal marina.

“If that’s something in the future the community wouldlike to explore, the ordinance prohibiting liveaboards at ourmarina would have to be changed by City Council. It’s notsomething we foresee at this time,” O’Reilly toldSOUTHWINDS.

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Downtown Cocoa started along the Indian River water-front, and its public waterfront still sprawls for hun-

dreds of feet north and south of the State Road 520 cause-way. It has always been a stopping point for local sailors andthose in transit between the Caribbean and points north onthe ICW. In the last couple of decades, a redevelopment proj-ect has made Cocoa not only a place where people couldstop, it made it a place sailors wanted to stop. When so manydid stop, Brevard County and Cocoa officials made somemissteps managing the waterfront dockage and mooring.

Many of the county’s and city’s policies have now beenclarified and coordinated to make use of waterfront facilitiesa little bit easier and a whole lot more understandable. Hereis a synopsis of the rules as of summer 2008:

Docking: Boaters may tie up to finger piers near the boatramps and to the T-pier facing south from Lee Winner Parkfor up to three hours. This rule is enforced by Cocoa’s “vol-unteer cops.” The three-hour rule is loosely enforced dur-ing the day. The city is attempting to vigorously enforce a“no overnight docking” policy. (More on this below).

Anchoring: Anchoring is concentrated south of the powerlines running parallel to and south of the SR 520 causeway.Until last year, people were anchoring between the powerlines and the causeway. The areas where people are anchor-ing are both north and south of the Oleander Point condo-miniums. Rockledge, whose city limit is just south ofOleander Point, does not allow liveaboard yachters andrestricts anchoring to two days. The city has not routinelyenforced this rule in the absence of problems. Brevard Countyhas jurisdiction on the east side of the ICW off Cocoa andRockledge. Anchoring there is permitted with fewer restric-tions. Whether a “no-anchoring” rule between the powerlines and the SR 520 causeway is a regulation promulgated byany authority is not clear. But it is a good practice, providingsafe access to the docks and boating ramps in the park.

Docking and mooring regulations have a long and con-fused recent history along the waterfront in Cocoa. BrevardCounty built the first park there, Lee Winner Park, in the1970s. The park included boat ramps, and the large T-pierfacing south into the Indian River. According to JackMasson, operations director of the central district, BrevardCounty Parks and Recreation, that pier was built with fund-ing from the Florida Boating Improvement Program, so itcertainly was intended for use by boaters.

As time went on, swimmers and fishermen complainedthat docked boats were interfering with their activities. Thebiggest problem however, was that some boat owners were

indefinitely tying up to the piers, including the finger piersin Cocoa’s more recently constructed Riverfront Park. Inaddition, there were complaints that people were bringingtheir boats to those piers for servicing by mechanics andcanvas-makers. In those cases, the boats might be there forhours or perhaps several days. The county responded bystopping all docking at the T-pier. Docking continued at thefinger piers near the boat ramps. Space at the finger pierswas clearly inadequate.

Additional confusion arose when the county postedsigns on the T-pier. They were worded as “No Mooring,”when the intention was to stop “docking.” That created aconfusion-engendered controversy because boatersanchored thought that they were being targeted. In themeantime, people who were tying to the dock did not thinkit affected them because they were docking, not mooring.

Early in 2008, Brevard County reopened the T-pier todocking for periods no longer than three hours, and the cityof Cocoa coordinated with county policy. City docks adopt-ed the three-hour policy as well. According to WendyWidman, Cocoa’s assistant city manager, the city will con-tinue to follow the county’s lead on time limits in bothRiverfront Park and Lee Winner Park.

Jack Masson mentioned one important consideration forboaters tying up to the T-pier: It was never intended for andis not now structurally strong enough to hold large boats. Atone point, a party boat tied to it, and that resulted in somestructural damage. The T-pier will certainly hold sailboatsunder 30 feet and motorboats of approximately that length aswell. Sailors should not rely on it to hold boats safely understrong winds from the southeast. It is not suitable for hurri-cane docking. In spite of the recent past, the riverfront inCocoa is again as accessible to the public as it ever was.

If the public could only afford gas to get there.

Docking is limited to three hours at Cocoa’s waterfront. While the three-hour limit is loosely enforced during the day,

overnight docking is restricted more vigorously.

Docking in Cocoa FL Going

Through ChangesBy Roy Laughlin

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Cover photo: Gone, a J/130 owned by Dick McGillivray, sails inthe Wednesday Evening Summer Series in Charleston. Photo byPriscilla Parker.

Amble down to Charleston’s High Battery at the conflu-ence of the Cooper and Ashley rivers any Wednesdayevening in the summer and you’re apt to be enter-

tained by a sizeable collection of sailboats, each working itsway through the harbor’s olive-green tide. With anywherefrom 45 to 60 boats out there on a given day, these proceed-ings might seem chaotic to some and choreographed to oth-ers. Regardless of the perception, they represent the back-bone of sailboat racing in the holy city—the WednesdayEvening Summer Series.

If those weekly races are the backbone, then theCharleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA)—the mem-bership-based organization that administers them—is thelifeblood. Founded in 1967, CORA has always been a grass-roots collection of individuals dedicated to the promotion ofsailing through a steady diet of races, meetings, parties andassorted sailing-oriented gatherings. Throughout four

decades of existence, the organization has matured andgrown, yet it owns no docks, no clubhouse, and essentiallyno boats. CORA does have a respectable bank account, an

active Web site, and a good collection ofrace management equipment, but its realassets are its 340-plus members; a resource-ful, committed group whose collectiveefforts have helped the organization evolveinto the most active and influential sailingentity in Charleston—the de facto heart ofcompetitive sailing here.

Okay—enough with the corporealmetaphors. The point is: Sailboat racing inCharleston owes much to CORA. Ask JayCook, the current commodore of the organ-ization and an active participant in its rac-ing series. Cook, who grew up sailing Y-Flyers and Lasers in Charleston, professes,“Our members are involved in almostevery regatta or event that takes placehere—definitely as competitors, but also asorganizers.” According to Cook, thisinvestment of energy stems directly fromthe organization’s central mission of pro-moting the sport in a fun, inclusive way.“We now have 92 boat-owning members,

and that’s great, but where we’re consider-ably up is among associate (non-boat-own-ing) members. We’ve got 250 active associ-ates. We’re accustomed to having between

175 and 190, so that increase is huge. I think it’s a veryhealthy sign for sailing in our area.”

From September through May each year, CORA mem-bers congregate once a month at the Charleston Yacht Clubfor their meetings. The usual business—introducing newmembers, going over the impending schedule, and makingannouncements, etc.—gets conducted quickly, and thegroup often segues into some sort of educational presenta-tion. Occasionally it’s a rules chalk talk or a sail trim session.The idea is to offer information to those less indoctrinated inracing as a means of furthering their participation. Ofcourse, there’s always a strong emphasis on keeping theproceedings congenial and fun.

That formula appears sound. CORA’s growth, explainsCook, extends well beyond increased membership. “We’veseen steady growth in other areas, like the number of boatsthat compete in Charleston Race Week—our premier regat-ta—and in the number of events we offer and the participa-tion in those. This year, for what is likely the first time, wehad more CORA/Charleston boats in the Gulfstreamer racethan boats from Florida. Also, entries in the ’07 Charleston

CORA, the Embodiment of Racing in CharlestonBy Dan Dickison

Wednesday evening summer racing in Charleston. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

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Much of the success that Cook mentions stems fromdeliberate changes made years ago by CORA leaders intenton increasing participation in the organization’s events.First, they moved Charleston Race Week from midsummerto early spring. This ensured stronger, more consistent windand the possibility that more out-of-town participants mightattend as many race boats characteristically migrate northfrom Florida and the Caribbean at that time of year.

Then, years later, the organization added more off-sea-son events to its schedule, like a series of frost-bite races thatnow extend from January to early March. More recently, inresponse to increasing interest in offshore sailing, CORAestablished the Offshore Sailing Challenge, which hasevolved into a series of five distance events that begin in lateMarch and culminate in early September. To prepare itsmembers for these contests, which range in length from 30to 250 miles, the organization orchestrated three brief safetyseminars over the past winter.

Cook admits that participation in the Offshore SailingChallenge is growing slowly. He calls it a work in progress.“There’s really no magic to all of this,” he says of growingthe sport. “Whether it’s a distance race or the regularWednesday evening races, our race committee volunteersreally make things happen for us and have a huge impact onour success. They devise good courses and well-managedstarts, which all help to ensure success…I guess the No. 1reason we’re growing is plain old fun. We race hard andplay hard. The after-race parties at Charleston Yacht Club onWednesday nights are well-attended with lots of braggingfrom the winners and excuses from the losers.”

Despite all this fun and success, there’s still one goalthat has eluded Cook and his fellow CORA crusaders—shar-ing their enjoyment of the sport with more young people.“We’ve made some progress in this area,” he says, “and weplan to continue the effort of translating our passion for thissport to young people.” Translating the passion is essential-ly what CORA is all about. Cook offers the final word onthat: “There are a lot of masts sticking up in all of the mari-nas here in Charleston, and we want to get those boats outon the water. We’re doing that by offering different opportu-nities and different types of events, and I think we’re slowlysucceeding.”

Membership in CORA for boat owners is $150 per year; for non-boat owners it’s $35. To find out more about CORA and its activ-ities, log on to www.charlestonoceanracing.org.

Volunteers at Charleston Race Week. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

to Bermuda Race were up, and I expect further growth in’09…Our sponsors have been very helpful, and we haveseen growth in the number of sponsors and their commit-ments, too. It seems that the better our events get, the moresponsors we attract.”

Among the most significant metrics, says Cook, is thefact that CORA participants have raised more than $1-mil-lion through Charleston’s annual Leukemia Cup Regatta injust 12 years. But he also gauges the organization’s achieve-ment by how well Charleston boats do when they travel. “Wehad two boats win their respective classes at Key West RaceWeek this year, and six CORA owners took their boats to theBahamas for Regatta Time in the Abacos this summer.”

Sailors wait for wind during a summer evening race in CharlestonHarbor. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

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Ioften reflected on what that pretty queen conch was think-ing as it was zipping along that pipe, only to be splashed

onto the new land and covered with more sand and silt andshells from the nearby bay.

I know some of those shells were big. About five yearsago in 1952 the old hermit Silas Dent died. My dad knewwhere he kept his shells to sell. We sailed out to the gap thatgoes to the Gulf between Pine Key and Cabbage Key. In themangroves near the east entrance on the south side of thechannel was an old rotten skiff. There was a treasure of hugeconchs on it. We must have been the first ones there. Dadtook one. He took the biggest one, but just one. Six monthslater we sailed back there, and most of them were still there.We took the biggest one that was left. He sold the first onewith his boat in 1956. We used the other one as a horn.

I wonder whether they are going to fill in where thesprings were on the “flats”? On the way to Pine Key tocamp or explore we could sail straight across the shallowwater and there were fresh water springs. It smelled like rot-ten eggs, but it was drinkable.

Once I told my folks about a really big, strong springjust beyond Frenchman’s Creek and Cat’s Point. They gotexcited and allowed as how I was not to swim in that area.It seems that it was the outfall for the sewage plant.

I used to be able to see the bottom of Boca Ciega Baywhen sailing my pram with the bowsprit and jib. Nowadayswhen I sail along with Earl “Shorty” Long, a midget with anewer pram with real Dacron sails and a jib, we can’t see thebottom. We can’t even see the other boat’s dagger board likewe used to.

When Wendell Flatter, John Light and I go swimming inthe entrance to Clam Bayou, if we are there for any length oftime, we come out with a brown fur all over us. It is reallyslippery stuff. Mom says it is hard to get out, so don’t put aT-shirt on until we wash off with a hose.

Wendell’s dad is a shrimper. He made for us a squarenet with a handle and two washing machine wringers onthe bottom. We would push the net along around the ClamBayou area and pick up all kinds of shrimp. Sometimes ascallop would be in the net. They had lots of blue eyes look-ing at us. But we only pick up muck and brown tangledgrass now.

Since I was a little kid in first grade, 1951, my bound-aries to sail from Gulfport were no farther than the begin-ning of Pass-a-Grille Pass because of the strong current, nofarther east than the sand fill of what will be the bridge toBradenton and no farther south than Mullet Key.

I used to think I was all on my own. But one day I waslaying in the bottom of the pram. I heard a big-block Chevyengine idling near and a Florida Cracker voice called out,“Hey Ellis, you there?” I sat up and gulped and said “Yes,sir.” He gunned it and planed his skiff on toward the flatswhere the mullet were running. So Dad had the fishermenlooking out for me. Otherwise, how did he know my name?

I liked Mullet Key. A kid could explore all day.Sometimes we would have to climb an oak tree to find outwhich way to go to get back to the boat. There were twolookout towers to climb and see the land and water and allthe way home. The old Fort De Soto had initials carved inthe walls on the inside rooms. Some were from the early1900s nearly fifty years ago. My dad’s initials were there.“BME, 1936.” I noticed that one of the big, brass knobs that

Tampa Bay Sailing – in the ’50sBy Dave Ellis

A young Dave Ellis sailing in a pram in 1952.

THE big diesel engines droned on. They were running all the time. But it was at nightthat they seemed the loudest.

When they were on the barge way over near Pass-a-Grille pumping sand andwater up on the mangroves of Mud Key, it was not so loud. But now they were right across the bay from our Gulfport home.

Every few minutes, above the drone of the diesel, there would be:

Clank-clank-clinkity clink…….CLUNK, CLUNK, clink clink, clink…..

Down that long, floating metal pipe would go a big conch or whelk, or maybe the bones of a prehistoric monster or pirate’s treasure.

was a hinge for the door is missing. It sure looks like thatbig, long hunk of brass with the knob on the end I use as alifting weight that is in our garage.

Somebody said that Pine Key and Cabbage Key andall those little mangrove islands are the next to be dredgedup. I hope not.

Maybe somebody will be smart enough to say “STOP”before Mullet Key and Hospital Key and Lignum Vitae andScratch Key get filled in and bulldozed.

I hope so.There goes another one:Clinkity clink, clank, clank, CLUNK, clink, clank,

clank, clank……..

Bruce Ellis, the author’s father, just before leaving for WWII.

“Davey” Ellis and sister Patsy (on the left) on Mullet key in 1952.

42-FootIrwin Ketch

A Competent,Comfortable

Liveaboard CruiserBy Phyllis Atha

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BOAT REVIEW

The Wyvern, a 1977 42-foot Irwin ketch, has been our only home for eight years and has proven to be a competent and comfortable liveaboard cruiser. We have spent most winters inthe Bahamas and most summers in southwest Florida where the shallow draft of 4.5 feet has

been an advantage. The shallow draft has allowed us to explore islands and anchorages in shoalareas and sneak into protected bays where deeper-draft vessels can’t maneuver.

A circumnavigation of the Caribbean, including a seven-day crossing of the Caribbean Sea from Bonaire to

Honduras, confirmed that she was competent as a blue-water cruiser, carrying us safely over tortuous 12-foot seasin 35-plus-knot winds to our destination.

Accommodations The 42-foot Irwin ketch was built by Irwin Yachts from 1975to 1978. The official specifications are: LOA 42.6 feet, beam13.4 feet, shoal draft keel 4.6 feet, and height off the desig-nated water level of 54.3 feet. The designed displacementwas 29,000 pounds.

More important, as a liveaboard, the 42-foot Irwin has aroomy cockpit and salon, two private cabins, each with itsown head, and a separate galley. The cockpit is our familyroom. The benches are long enough to accommodate a nap-ping six-foot-plus adult or to seat comfortably eight guestsfor a sundowner gathering. Our cockpit is the perfect placefor morning coffee, lounging and reading on a leisurelyafternoon, sunset dinners and memorable gatherings of fel-low cruisers late into the night. In addition, it has been usedas a spare bedroom, to accommodate extra overnight guests.

Most models of the 42 have an L-shaped settee port andanother bench settee starboard in the salon. The Wyvern hastwo swivel chairs starboard with a pull-out table, whichcame as a custom design from the factory. A dining table isfloor-mounted in front of the port settee, and with the chairspulled up, will seat six people for dinner if you don’t mindsnuggling a bit. On The Wyvern, we removed the large table-top, attached a TV-tray-sized tabletop and adapted the largetabletop to slide over and fasten to the smaller tabletop. Wecan hide the large tabletop under the settee and use thesmaller version as a coffee table to allow easier movementthrough the salon—then reattach the larger table whenneeded for a dinner when guests are aboard. The large salonwindows create a bright, warm, open feeling not achievedin other boats.

The berths were a major concern when we purchasedThe Wyvern. The captain is 6’2” and many berths were only6’1”. The Irwins have long berths and ample headroommaking them comfortable for taller individuals. The aft pri-

vate cabin is the captain’s quarters aboard TheWyvern. The large double berth is starboard, and a benchsettee sits port. One hanging locker and several smallerlockers and drawers provide storage for clothing andshoes, creating a greater sense of space.

The aft head contains a marine toilet, vanity and show-er, though the shower area is the standing room in front ofthe vanity and necessitates wiping down the area after use.The V-berth is our guest quarters. The widest point of theberth requires a king-size sheet to adequately cover the bed,and again is long enough for the captain to comfortablysleep. A hanging locker, smaller cabinets and drawers pro-vide plenty of clothing storage for weeklong guests, that isif you can convince them they don’t need hard-sided lug-gage or three sets of clothing for each day. The forward headsports a separate shower area and “tub” large enough tobathe a child.

The nav station lies to port in the walkthrough to the aftcabin. The only drawback to the navigation area is that itslocation doesn’t allow seating. The nav table is spaciousenough to lay out large charts, and the drawers beneath andcabinets above are great places to store tools and those itemsyou need every day.

The galley is aft of the salon, starboard of the compan-ionway and tucked back under the cockpit. The step-down

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The main salon is roomy and has two comfortable chairs.

The roomy cockpit on the 42-foot Irwin.

provides for plentyof headroom, andthe location allowsthe cook to beundisturbed bytraffic through thesalon. The U-shapeprovides bracingduring rolling seas.Originally, TheWyvern did nothave refrigeration.A previous ownerremoved a stack ofdrawers to put in afront-loading, under-the-counter refrigerator rather thanconverting the icebox. Though the icebox now providesspace for storage, the loss of the drawers cuts back on moreconvenient storage. The galley houses a three-burner stovewith oven large enough to cook a Thanksgiving dinner andsufficient counter area to serve as a buffet table, though thestanding room is really cozy for more than one person at atime.

Storage is al-ways at a premiumon a boat. OurIrwin has enoughcabinets, lockersand cubbyholes tohaul provisions fora winter in theBahamas and allour worldly pos-sessions, meageras they are.

Over the eightyears we havelived aboard The

Wyvern, she has needed some TLC. The electrical andwater systems on a nearly 40-year-old boat obviously haveto be upgraded or maintained, but they have served uswell. Major additions include more house batteries and aninverter, an electrical panel, solar panels and wind genera-tors. Maintenance included repairing holes from corrosionin the water tank, and replacing a head or two.

We have changed a few things, but all-in-all, the basicinterior design has made us a comfortable home.

Cruising and SailingUntil we purchased The Wyvern, we had never sailed aketch rig. Not all the Irwin 42s are ketch-rigged, but wehave learned to really appreciate the different sail combi-nations available with the ketch. The Wyvern’s best point ofsail is a beam reach, and with the jib, main and mizzen shecan sail a good 6 to 7 knots with a 15- to 20-knot wind. Ifthe winds are high, we can forgo the main and sail withjust a partial jib and mizzen. When motor sailing into thewind in rough seas, we use a tightly sheeted main to con-trol the roll. If we are lazy and not in a hurry, we may justpull out the roller-furling jib. And, we’ve even used themizzen as a riding sail to help keep us pointed into thewind while at anchor.

The 42 Irwin isn’t a racing boat. She’s beamy and com-fortable, roomy, not thin and sleek, but she is a good all-around sailing vessel.

We replaced the original Perkins 4-108 with a 57-horse-power Yanmar. The older Perkins was adequate, but inheadwinds, it wasn’t quite enough power to plow throughthe chop at a decent speed.

Though the 42 Irwin may not be considered by many atrue bluewater boat, The Wyvern performed well on ouryear-and-a-half trip through the Caribbean. The real testwas the seven-day sail from Bonaire to Honduras. Thoughwe had a few lost slugs and a tangled halyard due to thedreadful weather, the boat performed admirably.

Buying a used, less expensive boat allowed us to gocruising on a limited, fixed income. The 42 Irwin ketch wasaffordable and has proven to be a safe, comfortable, compe-tent liveaboard cruiser.

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Phyllis Atha, the author, and husband onboard The Wyvern.

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The Waterway Radio and Cruising Club (WRCC) wasformed in 1962. Membership in the organization requires

possession of an amateur radio (ham) license. The purposeof the club, and its very popular HF (SSB) net each morning,is “to provide fellow amateurs on boats with communica-tions, weather and safety information.”

Our net operates every day beginning at 0745 easterntime on 7.268MHz and lasts about an hour. Following theinitial formalities and calling for emergency traffic, we offerweather information, which covers the East Coast of theUnited States, and the southwest North Atlantic includingthe Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico. Our weather formatnot only offers forecasts for those areas, but we also providereal-time buoy and weather station information. What’sreally new and different about our weather is this: If you donot hear weather information that you need, at the end ofour report we will take your request and get what you need.In essence, we are an on-demand weather source. We arenot meteorologists and are not able to forecast for you, butwe can download any text weather information that youneed from the National Weather Service Web site and readit to you.

Here’s the breakdown on our weather format:

Tropical weather outlook – We report any active tropicalsystem until the National Weather Service discontinuesits advisories.

Offshore waters forecast for the Mid-Atlantic – Synopsisand any Special Marine Warnings between HudsonCanyon and lat 31 north.

Offshore waters forecast for the southwest North Atlantic– Synopsis and three full days of forecast plus any SpecialMarine Warnings.

Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Mexico –Synopsis and any Special Marine Warnings in each of thefour areas of the Gulf.

Coastal waters forecast for South Florida – Synopsis forJupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to the Bahama Bank plusthree forecast periods for the coast from Deerfield Beachto Ocean Reef.

In addition to these routine text reports we offer select off-shore buoy reports along the East Coast from New Jersey toKey Largo, FL, the Bahamas and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Many of our listeners are non-hams. They listen to our

weather using sophisticated marine SSB radios and even portable short-wave receivers. However, in order for you tomake a request (to transmit) on our net frequency it is nec-essary to possess at least a general class ham radio license.

Our club will smooth the way for you if you’re interest-ed in getting your license. The really good news is that therules were recently changed and the requirement for know-ing Morse code has been dropped. Getting started in hamradio is a difficult thing to do by yourself. It’s best to knowa ham or even better, join a club. The WRCC is not a typicalham radio club. We presently have over 700 members in theUnited States and abroad. Very few of us live in the samecity, but many of us chat with other members on the radioevery day. And now with the Internet we have found othermodes of communication. We, by virtue of being hams, loveto talk on and about radios, antennas and boats. We are agreat source of information. Our club even offers ham test-ing sessions in various U.S. cities and in Georgetown,Bahamas.

If you plan to cruise, seriously cruise, it makes realsense to get your ham license. Sure, marine radio is okay,but where do you find someone to talk with 24 hours a day?On the ham bands!

More information on weather, amateur radio and boat-ing on our Web site, www.waterwayradio.net

Waterway Radio & Cruising ClubOffers a New and ImprovedWeather Presentation By Dave Harris N4NVI, WRCC weather coordinator

We Coral Reef Program captains usually sail six scoutsages 14 to 17 and two adult leaders from Sea Base to

Key West and back over a five-day trip. In addition to get-ting them there and back safely, our job is to teach andinvolve them in the proper sailing of a cruising yacht, gen-eral seamanship and good boating practices. We teach themto safely snorkel and have respect for the reefs and how tofish along the reef line, trolling mostly, and occasionally getinto some good-sized dolphin, wahoo and mackerel.

There are many varied personalities with lots of eccen-tricities among this group of men and women captains, andI can say with some confidence that most, if not all, are goodfolks—competent seamen and good teachers—and I amprivileged to be among them. The camaraderie of this loosefraternity is very special.

Scheduled to run 13 weeks of charter this summer, Iwas awakened from our overnight anchorage July 8 atapproximately 0610 in Newfound Harbor off Big Pine Cayby the sound of a shocking...startling...dumbfounding“boom.” After a second or two, with a ball of white light-ning hurled from the mizzenmast to “enlighten” me, I real-ized what had happened: We’d been struck by lightning.Stepping to my aft companionway, I saw one of the adultleaders in the salon, and we gazed at each other for amoment in disbelief. Then I quickly assured myself thateveryone was okay. That was a great relief. I thanked Godand thought to myself, “Man, it’s good to be alive!”

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Lightning Strikes Silver Crowon Sea Base Scout TripBy Capt. George Clements

Sea Base Captains and the Florida Sea Base Docks. From left toright, Giuseppe Passanisi, George Clements (author) and DennisDugas. Photo by Caysey Caywood.

As owner and captain of the Silver Crow, a 1978 Morgan 41 Out Island ketch, model 415, I’m one of some 30 captains of cruising-type sailing vessels in the 40- to 50-foot range LOA under contract with The Boy Scouts of America National High Adventure Sea Base.

not only a great sailor, but also a seaman extraordinairewith 65 years working on the water – undoubtedly, themost experienced and seasoned captain of us all. Dennisand Mikey are two of the best sailors and overall marinemechanics that most of us at Sea Base have ever witnessed.

Complete your trip. And so I check the engine—a beautiful2000 Yanmar 56—and she fires right up. I check the gaugesand the oil pressure seems normal. I know I need to getunder way to make Key West’s Galleon Marina by 1130 hrs.It has begun to rain hard, and it appears we’re in for morethunderstorms. Next, I check the windlass: breaker on,press retrieve, no response. Press down or pay out, noresponse. We will weigh anchor by hand. I have done thisthousands of times prior to getting my windlass but havesure gotten spoiled, and at age 64 am less inclined to do itjust for drill.

Anchor up, under way, making way. The downpourcontinues. Still in the lee of Big Munson Island, we set themain (a relatively small, but well-cut roller furling type).NOAA is calling for 15-20 knots out of the ESE. As we passLittle Palm Island with its luxury resort, the rain is falling

Shower of Sparks. Sailors of theFlorida waters are quite familiarwith routine summertime showersand thunderstorms, and manyhave been struck. Almost all of ushave had close encounters. As the scouts excitedly began totell their stories, they reported seeing a shower of sparks fallfrom the main mast (the radio antennae). I asked them tokeep their voices down so I could concentrate on prioritiz-ing what needed to be done.

There appeared to be a smoky haze lingering in theengine room, and I thought part of that might be sulfuricacid mist from the batteries. I waited 30 seconds, held mybreath, stuck my head in again, and there were no obviousholes or catastrophic damage there. Next, I uncovered thebilge access in the aft cabin and found it as dry as usual.Relieved, I listened for incoming water, checking the bilgepumps and other through hulls, and every one of themappeared to be okay.

In addition to all of the things expected of Sea Basecaptains, second only to “bringing them back safe and assound as adolescent scouts can be,” is completing yourtrip, fixing your vessel and being ready to resume yourschedule. In all my years at Sea Base, I’ve never missed orfailed to complete a trip, largely due to the assistance oradvice of many captains, but mostly Captains GiuseppePassanisi, Dennis Dugas and Mike Lucivero. Giuseppe is

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Boats at one of the several docks atthe Sea Base. Most of the boats are

Morgans. Photo by Caysey Caywood.

due to the weather conditions, and youwant to give them one last opportunity.As you approach the reef, conditions aregusty wind 10 to 15 mph, seas 2 to 4 andoccasionally 3 to 5 feet. The boat rollsand yaws as you pick up the mooringball. The boat is rocking and rolling, andyou question whether or not this is asafe thing to do.

There are several commercialsnorkel/dive boats nearby, and theyhave a diverse population in the water,so it is probably doable. “Okay, boys,prep the boat and prepare to dive.” Ilower the boarding ladder, and theyenter the water with no problems. Asthey are snorkeling, the wind and seasincrease. The Silver Crow is pitching suf-ficiently to cause my swim platform torise and fall a good 5 feet, potentiallyvery dangerous. We take extra precau-tions boarding the crew and then sail

north thru Moser Channel (7-Mile Bridge) to the bay side forthe return to Sea Base.

Upon returning to Sea Base and further investigation,it appears that the damages resulting from the lightningstrike are:

1. Autopilot cpu (Raytheon ST8002) – replaced2. Chart plotter and antenna (Garmin 192 C) –

being repaired3. VHF & antennae (West Marine) – replaced4. Fresh water pump – Replaced5. CD/stereo – to be replaced6. Solar Stik Charge Controller – to be replaced7. Port side 12 volt wiring – repaired8. Running lights – repaired9. Hot water heater 110v element – to be repaired10. Windlass – One solenoid burned out and the teeth

on the gears stripped or burned away. Furtherinvestigation needed.

The estimated cost for replacement or repairs is current-ly at $2,100, and will probably end up being closer to $3,000.

This event has stirred a lively conversation here at SeaBase as to the best way to protect your boat against light-ning damage. One camp says to have a grounding plate andeverything bonded to it. The upside is that you will be lesslikely to blow a hole in your hull and sink. The downside:Lots of your special stuff gets blown to hell.

The other camp says you’re better off without a ground-ing plate because you are less likely to get hit in the firstplace. I suppose for now I will continue to believe that thereis really very little you can do to hold the enormous powersthat exist out there in check. If it’s your time, pray that noone gets hurt or killed, and deal with the consequences.

A note of interest: The fleet of Sea Base boats has a predominately“Morgan” look. Of the 28 boats currently running the program,18 are Morgans ( six 414s, six 415s and six 416s). In addition,there are three Morgan Classics (Morgalinas), four CSY 44s, oneBeneteau and two other custom designs. I think “ole Charlie”would be pleased with this little fleet. For more on the Sea Base, goto www.bsaseabase.org.

steadily, with threatening skies and morethunderstorms likely. Without the use ofmy Garmin 192C chart plotter, I feel bothchallenged and excited about runningwith my internal charts gained frommany repetitions of this trip. Everyone onboard is quiet and reflective. The darkand threatening skies prompt the scoutsto hang out together in the comfort of thesalon. We make good speed motor sailing6.6 - 7.4 knots at approximately 75 percentmaximum rpm.

My adult scout leaders are two finefolks who give a great deal of their timeand resources to help these young mengrow up to be self-sufficient, educated,decent men of character. This is largelywhy I continue to do this program,although the money is also pretty good.After all, I get paid to teach students whowant to learn, be master of my own “lit-tle ship,” set an example and enforce acode of conduct, which includes being polite and courteous,helpful and respectful to each other, the adult leaders, thecaptain and the ship. It really is a good gig.

One More Stop. However, it also involves the responsibilityof having six teenagers on your boat all summer and doingthe best you can to see that no one gets hurt. Say, for exam-ple, that your crew has had only one opportunity to snorkel

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The Silver Crow a Morgan 41 OutIsland, the boat that was struck by light-ning. Courtesy Photo.

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SUMMER SALESUMMER SALE

The Competitive Cat:Racing Small Gaff-Rigged CatboatsBy Bill Welch, MD,www.competitivecat.comReview by Dave EllisClassic designs, whether inwood or fiberglass, hold afascination for many sailors.There have been many arally, show or flotillaattracting gaff rigged sail-ing craft. Next April atDavis Island Yacht Club inTampa there will be a hugewood boat event that willinclude some racing.

Dr. Bill and Sherry Welch are well known in the TampaBay area. She was instrumental in promoting women’s sail-ing, and raced a J-27 and then a J-24 and a Snipe. Dr. Billraced an International 14 GP and a Snipe.

Also, for years we all hoped that if we got hurt it wasDr. Welch who was on duty at the area’s largest hospitalemergency room.

Now the Welches have retired, moved off “Sails”, theirFlorida Bay Cruiser and spend winters on Useppa Island,Florida and summers near Cape Cod. And they sail a gaffrigged catboat.

What better person to write a book about racing thesesailing gems!

As the forward to the book states, “Surprisingly, there isa void of literature to guide the serious catboat sailor/racer.Much has been written about the history and romance of thedesign, but there are very few specifics on how to race them.This little volume strives to fill that gap and bring the tech-nique and skill level of catboaters up to the 21st Century.”

With copious photographs and illustrations and concisetext, this book is a valuable addition to a classic sailor’slibrary.

Boat Green: 50 StepsBoaters Can Take to Save Our WatersBy Clyde W. Ford, NewSociety Publishers. www.newsociety.comReview by Steve MorrellBoaters have always felt alittle closer to the waterthey play in than thosewho play on land.Everyone likes clean water.When you are on land andcome to a body of water,you are cautious aboutwhat waters you will swimin. If it looks polluted, orthe cows are pissing and shitting in it, you won’t jump in.You’ll walk across a pasture stepping between cow patties,but you won’t swim in water with them in it. You’ll see afactory spewing out what you know is polluted bad air, but

you’ll still breathe it and tolerate it—but you won’t swim inwaters where you see a pipe dumping pollution. Everyonewants to swim in clean water. “Jump in that? No way!”

That’s what this book is about, and perhaps Boat Greenis not the best descriptive title because it goes far beyond theboat part. It begins by discussing the state of our pollutedlakes, rivers, oceans. Then it moves on to what causes pollu-tion and how to prevent it. In fact, the book doesn’t discussboating much in the beginning. It discusses clean water.

When the book does move on to discuss what you cando as a boater, it continues to discuss pollution from othersources, but it also talks about onboard waste systems andthe law and other more well-known polluting subjects. Butit delves into other subjects that you don’t expect: biodiesel,ethanol, solar energy, wind energy, gray water discharge,recycling onboard, etc. It has a good section on making yourbatteries last longer. How many people know that morethan 97 percent of all battery lead is recycled?

The book also discusses bottom paint, boatyard work,green cleaning products, keeping your engine tuned to pol-lute less, oil spills and more. The boat ends with a discus-sion about environmental issues, and what you can do inyour area to help keep the environmental impact of boats toa minimum.

This book is one good step in getting all of us to keepour waters clean. Only problem is, it just doesn’t mentionhow to deal with people who don’t think there is anythingwrong with pollution in the first place. I say tell them to gojump in a polluted lake.

BOOK REVIEW

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To give you some perspective on this, think of yourgrandmother, who has been heavy into knittingwoolen caps and baking chocolate chip cookies formost of her life, taking up track and field events one year before she turned 70. And winning.

My Baby, a 28-foot Gulf One Design wooden sloop, built byshipwright Asa Pillsbury at the Snead Island Boat Works inPalmetto in 1939, is doing just that. My Baby, which wasbuilt for E.E. Bishop, who owned the Snead Island BoatWorks at that time, has been winning in the BradentonYacht Club’s Thursday night summer series races recently,besting far younger and faster boats on handicap.

Mary Parker of Bradenton owns the boat, but GaryAlderman, Steve Austin, Richard Pratt, Bill King, JayTaylor and Colin Curtis—not all at the same time—race it,though. Max crew capacity for My Baby in her racing modeis four souls.

My Baby’s design originated up along the MississippiGulf Coast, around Gulfport and Biloxi, the same part of thiscountry savaged by Hurricane Katrina when she hit in 2005.The waters in the bays up along the Mississippi coast areshallow, so My Baby sports a centerboard and draws just acouple of feet with the board up. With the board down, draftis six feet. Beam is about eight feet. The boat has hard chines.

Interior room is the stoop-over kind. The engine is aninboard, but not original issue. The boat has a white hulland a buff-colored cabin and deck. She will sleep two. Theboat is built entirely of wood. Sixty-nine years ago no onehad heard of fiberglass, carbon fiber, aluminum masts, tita-nium fittings and other exotica that now make up the lexi-con of builders of sailboats for the racing trade. Boats camein wood only. The spars were made of wood only. Wood islight; it’s also strong. However, making boats of wood takescraftsmanship of a quality that doesn’t exist in abundanceanymore. Up in Maine, certainly. And also at the SneadIsland Boat Works, where they can still do things the old-fashioned way because they know how to make it work.

My Baby was hard to sail in its original configuration.“We had a lot of weather helm and had to play it easy,”

Alderman said. A hard chine boat like My Baby is stiff,meaning it doesn’t heel easily, and if one forces the issue,the wooden mast could go over the side. First of all, the boatbelongs to Mary Parker, not Alderman, and, secondly, hehas too much sense and too much pride to break a boat thatdoesn’t belong to him.

My Baby has a large main and carries a small jib. On herstern, she has a boomkin to accommodate the mainsail. But

My Baby — Still Racing After All These YearsSixty-Nine-Year-Old SailboatHeats Up Manatee River Races

By Morgan StinemetzMy Baby photos by Morgan Stinemetz

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My Baby sailing under light winds on the Manatee River inPalmetto, FL.

My Baby at her slip at Snead Island Boatworks.

the big main induced weather helm, meaning that the driv-er had to have the rudder pretty hard over to make the boatgo straight in moderate or better winds. That’s like trying towin the Indy 500 with your foot on the brake pedal all thetime; it’s just not going to happen.

To make it happen on My Baby, Alderman figured, heneeded to move the center of effort forward to eliminate theweather helm. So, last winter My Baby got a bowsprit. It’sthree to four feet long. Also in the mix came new sails fromsailmaker Gregg Knighton.

“With the new bowsprit, the center of effort moved for-ward and the boat is faster and easier to sail because it isbetter balanced. We also had to get a new headsail. It’sabout a 100 percent jib, but it feels great. The boat pointsbetter and goes downwind well, too,” Alderman affirmed.

While 69 years may not be prohibitively old for a hull,it is off the scale as far as sail technology is concerned.Archeologists might get excited about something so ancient.Sailboat racers do not. Alderman really had little choice.

So, with the center of effort moved forward and theweather helm eliminated, My Baby started to win. On aThursday night, one could look out on the Manatee Riverand see a boat built before most of the racers sailing in thatnight’s race were born right up there with the modernboats. It was a pleasant—though anachronistic—revelation,like watching an AARP member dance the tango well.

On the downside, West Florida PHRF laid a penalty of30 seconds a mile onto My Baby for the change in sail plan.The boat now rates 232.

“We think we ought to get an old age allowance—forthe boat, not the crew—but it’s hard to complain when youare winning,” Alderman admitted. “Everyone loves to seeit happen.”

As of this writing, My Baby has a record of four firsts, asecond and one DNF, when the wind went away. More tothe point, however, My Baby—which may possibly be theonly Gulf One Design left in the world—is doing what sail-boats are meant to do, going fast in a dignified way, sailingand providing a hell of a lot of fun at the same time.

With gasoline pushing four bucks a gallon, this is kickson the cheap.

Morgan Stinemetz created a video/music DVD on My Baby and pre-sented it at the annual West Florida PHRF meeting on June 28 inPunta Gorda, FL. The PHRF organization presented an award at themeeting to the boat’s owner for having the oldest boat racing in the area.The video can be viewed at www.sailmonster.com/morganstinemetz.

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One family’s fascinating history is similar to one ofthose compelling fables of castaways making them-selves at home on idyllic, tropical islands. The real

story began in the early 1950s, when the Johnston family’s53-foot schooner stumbled across the shallow bars of aremote, uninhabited harbor near the south end of GreatAbaco Island. As skilled artists, the Johnstons’ creative soulswere inspired by the pristine beauty of the place, and theymade it their permanent home. The family sheltered in theirschooner and in the large caves on the cliff-like western wallof what’s now known as Little Harbour until they finishedbuilding a house. A professor, metallurgist and an extraor-dinarily resourceful man, Randolph Johnston then erectedart studios and a foundry to create his famous cast bronzesculptures. Johnston’s son, Peter, and grandchildren contin-ue the legacy in this hidden oasis. Remarkable sculpturesout of bronze cast in the lost wax process, custom gold jew-elry and fine work from other local artists are displayed forsale in the gallery.

On a quiet, early summer day, I arrived in LittleHarbour with a cheerful flock of touring cruisers. Dick andCarol from Gusto!!!, Pat and Darnell from Island Dream, Jimand Constance from Arame and I, from Angel, were eager to

revisit the Johnston family’s exotic get-away. Angel’s usualbuddy cruiser, Bill on Defiant, was a few miles behind andcatching up on old times with mutual cruising friend,Randy. The open air Pub, built on the beach out of planksand parts from the 53-foot schooner, still had its eclecticdécor of T-shirts, shells, driftwood and other nautical bits.Sandals swishing through the white sand, we belly up tothe tiny, blue bar for meals and drinks. Lunch was hand-written on a board with burgers, cracked conch and mahimahi highlighted as the day’s specials. Talking and wavingat the lazy houseflies that circled our plates, our energeticgroup took in the ambiance.

Arriving boats can anchor in Abaco Sound’s deeperwater on the outside of Little Harbour, and take thedinghy to the dock in front of the pub and gallery.Venturing inside the harbor requires a tentative probethrough a marked channel and over a sandbar that’s 3.5-feet high at mean low water. At mid-tide, it’s about 5-feetdeep. Past the bar, the pond-like Little Harbour is up to 14-feet deep, but there’s little room to anchor, and the holdingis questionable. Moorings are available on a first-come,first-serve basis, and fees are paid at the pub. Most visitorscome for the collectable works of art and stay a while forisland style food and cold drinks. Little Harbour is the lastsocial stop for boaters heading south and towardEleuthera or the Berry Islands.

In season, December through August, Pete’s Pub fre-quently holds weekly specials and cruiser-geared events.The kitchen serves lunches, daily and dinners are servedTuesday through Sunday. Reservations need to be madeearlier in the day to secure a home-made dinner. There areno grocery stores or marinas, and the area is actually pri-vate property, yet the Johnston family welcomes tourists.After lunch, visitors can stretch their sea legs by followingthe walkway behind the pub. It leads to a beach that facesthe open Atlantic and a reef tract called The Boilers. Oncalm days, SCUBA divers and snorkelers marvel at thereef, its occupants abundant and unmolested by excessivehuman activity. Just around the northern corner of Little

Pete’sPub &LittleHarbourBy Rebecca Burg

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Harbor, in the Bight of Old Robinson, is a hidden islandwilderness with shallow creeks and ocean “blue holes.”

After clumsily dripping ketchup on my shirt, I wanderthrough a verdant tunnel of sea grapes and coconut palmsto find the washrooms. With doors marked “Pirates” and“Wenches,” I make an easy guess and slip into the correctroom. Carol from Gusto!!! was in there and we joked likeschool kids, our giggles echoing around the stucco walls.Now, stuck in school-kid mode, I remembered the traditionthat visitors participate in by leaving their marks behind on

T-shirts make the décor of the inside of Petes’ Pub.

the Pub’s ceiling beams around the bar. Among the signa-tures and various scribbles made by tourists over the years,I searched for the one that I’d furtively made some yearsback. There, high on a wooden beam, was the weather-faded hint of a passionate love affair between a 33-year-oldgirl and a 28-year-old sailboat. I grinned. The years havemade us older now, yet nothing seemed to have changed.Like a sentimental teenager hopelessly in love, I made newmarks, renewing the vows.

Angel and I have many more horizons ahead.

Pete’s Pub gang—the cruisers (left to right) Pat, Dick, Jim,Constance, Darnell, Carol and Rebecca

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■ UPCOMING MAJOR REGATTAS

88th Annual Lipton Cup, Bay St.Louis, MS, Aug. 29-Sept. 1By Kim Kaminski

The 88th Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup will be held at theBay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St. Louis, MS, Aug. 29-Sept. 1. The Bay Waveland Yacht Club not only will be host-ing this event, but it will be defending its Lipton Cup titleearned last year.

This year’s three-day competition will be an excitingadventure as the Bay Waveland Club will be welcoming com-petitors to its brand-new clubhouse that just recently openedJuly 1. The original clubhouse was destroyed in HurricaneKatrina, and after months of clean-up, design and construc-tion, the new facility will be ready for the regatta.

The Lipton Cup offers sailors from the 33 member clubsbelonging to the Gulf Yachting Association the opportunityto race against each other in the interclub design boat, theFlying Scot. Racers will compete for the coveted silver tro-phy, the Lipton Cup (which was donated to the GYA fromSir Thomas Lipton known for his famous Lipton Ice Tea andhis America’s Cup challenges).

Events begin on Friday, Aug. 29, and conclude with thelast race and trophy presentation on Sunday, Sept. 1. Formore information, go to www.bwyc.org.

43rd CMCS Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, August 30-31 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premierannual sailing competition, celebrating the end of summer,although it is the first race of the racing season, which is fall,winter and spring. The race is sponsored by theCaloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, and eachyear most of the sailing racers in the area participate in theregatta. Many local cruisers also cruise to Naples for theshoreside festivities of the regatta. The regatta is a boat ofthe year event for the Southwest Florida Boat of the Yeartitle. Fifty to 60 boats usually participate in six classes in thistwo-day event. On Saturday, there is a race in the Gulf fromFort Myers Beach south to Naples and buoy racing onSunday. The regatta is held to raise money for local youthsailing programs. Last year, 30 sponsors helped make theevent a success in this money-raising effort. For more in for-mation, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron 62nd Annual Labor Day Regatta,Aug. 30-31 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its 62nd Labor DayRegatta from August 30-31. Held on Sarasota Bay, this regat-ta attracts sailors from all over the country. Five race courseswill be set up hosting several Opti fleets, Laser, 420, Sunfish,Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets.

In 2007 there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dock-age and limited camping are available. Food and entertain-ment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact theSSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. www.saraso-tasailingsquad.com.

Upcoming Melbourne Yacht ClubFall Regattas, September throughNovemberMelbourne Yacht Club starts its fall racing lineup On Sept. 27-28, with the 30th annual Mermaid Regatta for women sailors.PHRF boats race Saturday, and Sunfish race on Sunday.

The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Weekstarts off with small boat racing on Oct. 18-19. Expectedclasses are Sunfish, Laser, Flying Scot, Monohull andMultihull Portsmouth. Big-boat racing is the followingweekend on Oct. 25-26

Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.

18th Annual Juana Good TimeRegatta, Navarre Beach, Florida Panhandle, Sept. 5-7This regatta is held at, and sponsored by, Juana’s Pagodas—

a thatch-roofed volleyball beach bar just south of theNavarre Beach Bridge on the Florida Panhandle. Racing onSanta Rosa Sound, the regatta usually has about 50 boatsparticipating and includes cruising catamarans, beach catsand windsurfers. Many boaters travel from as far asLouisiana and Mississippi to attend. The regatta is heldeach year on the first weekend after Labor Day.

For more information, go to www.juanaspagodas.com,and click on Regatta News—or any of the regatta links.

9th Annual Special OlympicsSailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA,Sept.12-14Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual openSailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia onLake Lanier Sept. 12-14 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Raceswill be Saturday and Sunday. There is a donation-basedentrance fee, and the skipper who raises the most moneywins a prize, which will be announced Saturday night.Awards ceremony is on Sunday after racing. For sponsor-ship or registration, contact Cassidy Moody at (770) 414-9390, ext. 107, or Cassidy.Moody@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.

The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. Formore information, go to www.southernsailing.org, orwww.specialolympicsga.org/calendar_of_events/2008/2008-09/sailing_regatta.htm.

Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL,Sept. 13By Kim Kaminski

The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beachparties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Sept. 13on the waters of Perdido Bay in Alabama. The Point YachtClub, which is nestled in the confines of Pirates CoveMarina, in Josephine, AL, will be the host for this highlyanticipated event. Boats from all over the northern GulfCoast raft-up at the quiet shores of Pirates Cove. Some arethere for the racing activities, some are there for the shore-side activities, and some come to just sit back and watch thefun as it evolves over the days leading up to, during andafter this regatta.

Over the years participants in this popular activity havegrown in number. Last year 80 boats registered for theregatta. Activities will begin on Friday evening with a raceregistration social. On Saturday, a competitor’s briefing willbe held in the morning at 11 a.m. with the race start begin-ning at 1 p.m. in Perdido Bay. Following the race, sailorswill head to the shores of Pirates Cove for an evening offood, music and award presentations.

For more information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org,or contact Fleet Captain John Bozeman at jonbozatsail@yahoo.com

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event 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. 3 at 5 p.m. with keg beer andfood. Racing will start on Saturday with classes in Multihull,Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and True Cruising. There willalso be a Mother Lode class for those without a PHRF ratingwho want to race (ratings will be assigned). One-designswill race if five or more boats sign up to make a class. Anafter-race island rum party and awards dinner will be heldon Saturday. On Sunday is the Women’s Regatta withSpinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Coached divisions.

Race entry will include the parties, two dinner ticketson Saturday night and continental breakfast Saturday andSunday mornings.

For NOR and registration, go to www.tampasailing.org. Call Race Fleet Captain Dan Kresge at (813) 546-7125, or Regatta Chairman Ken Boucher at (813) 404-9170,or e-mail tssregatta@gmail.com.

2008 Annual Gulf Yachting Association MultihullChampionships, Pensacola Beach, FL, Oct. 4-5Pensacola Beach Yacht Club will be host to the GulfYachting Association Multihull Championships on Oct. 4-5.Several classes of multihulls will race, includingCorsair/Farrier trimarans, beach cats and others.

Registration forms are available at www.pensaco-labeach-yc.org. Late registration is available on Oct. 3,Friday evening, or the following morning at the yacht club.Call Don Wigston at (404) 307-9121 or e-mail info@wind-craft.net.

Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 10-12The 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.

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.

34th Annual WFORC, Pensacola Yacht Club, Oct. 10-12The West Florida Ocean Racing Circuit (WFORC) began in1975 during an era when one long distance race, one medi-

Melges 24 U.S .NationalChampionship, Charleston, SC,Sept. 18-21Over 50 Melges 24 teams from around the U.S. are expectedto race in Charleston on Sept. 18-21 in Charleston, SC. Theevent is hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club.

For more information, call Reggie Fairchild at (843) 259-1717, or e-mail ReggieFairchild@gmail.com. www.m24 charleston.com

Bradenton Yacht Club Fall KickoffRegatta, Bradenton, FL, Sept. 26-28The 26th Annual Fall Kickoff Regatta, the “kickoff” event forthe Tampa Bay/Sarasota Bay area winter racing season, willbe held at the Bradenton Yacht Club on Sept. 26-28. Theregatta comprises two days of racing in Tampa Bay, north ofthe Manatee River inlet. Five classes, spinnaker, non-spin-naker, true cruising, racer cruiser and multihull, will makeup the three-race regatta. Free dockage is available at theyacht club. In previous years, upwards of 70 boats have par-ticipated in the regatta, most of which raft up at theBradenton Yacht Club bulkhead on the Manatee River.Deeper draft boats can usually find dockage available atSnead Island Boat Works down the street from the club (andwithin walking distance). Partying for the event begins onFriday night as boats begin to gather at the club, and contin-ues after the racing on Saturday afternoon and then again onSunday.

For more information, and to register online, go towww.bradenton-yacht-club.org, or call (941) 723-6560. Fordock reservations, call (941) 722-5936, ext. 212 or the dock-master cell at (941) 374-2310.

24th Annual Dunedin Cup andKiwanis Regatta, Dunedin, FL, Sept.26-28Spinnaker, non-spinnaker, cruising, prams, Sunfish, beachcats, offshore cats, Ensigns, Sailability and kayaks all con-verge for a great water weekend on the Gulf Of Mexico host-ed by the Dunedin Boat Club and Kiwanis of Dunedin, FL.The event is to support the youth sailing program.

Events include the Dunedin Regatta Ball on Sept. 20 atthe Dunedin Country Club, skipper’s meeting on Sept. 26 atKnology Park with racing on Sept. 27-28. A second day ofracing was added this year on Sunday. Other events are:Seafood Fest, Kid’s Touch-a-Boat and Art Tent, wooden boatshow, kayak demos and awards party.

For information, contact Rod Collman at rcollman@coll-man-karsky.com or call (727) 734-3749. The event Web site isat www.dunedincup.org.

Tampa Sailing Squadron RumgattaRegatta, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 3-5Tampa Sailing Squadron will be holding its 25th AnnualRumgatta—its Jamaican rum regatta—on Oct. 3-5. This

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restaurant in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct.9. Racing will be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass.Races will be for any division of boats with at least threeentries. Awards ceremony, food, drink and entertainmentwill follow the race. Details and NOR will be posted atwww.cortezyachtclub.com, or call Peter Robinson at(941) 266-7054.

54th Annual Columbus DayRegatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 11-12The 54th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place dur-ing the weekend of October 11-12 on Biscayne Bay.

Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing andcruising sailboats from around South Florida. As usual, thecourse layout consists of a combination of governmentmarks and buoys scattered throughout Biscayne Bay, testingthe navigation skills of the competitors.

Contenders will compete for first- through fifth-placetrophies in all classes as well as eight Perpetual Trophyawards. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host theaward ceremonies on Saturday, October 18. Raffle prizeswill be given away at the awards ceremony. Organizers arelooking for donations for raffle prizes.

To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more informa-tion, go the event’s Web site at www.columbusdayregatta.net.

um distance race and three around-the-buoy short raceswas the preferred format for international off-shore regat-tas. WFORC followed suit. In the years since, the formatchanged, as did the revolving venue. By 1983, the GulfYachting Association decided that the Pensacola Yacht Clubwould become the permanent home of the WFORC. As par-ticipation declined, additional changes were needed.

The 1986 WFORC regatta chair, Hunter Riddle, pro-posed making the long race a single overnight 73-mile eventfrom Fairhope to Pensacola. That series attracted 33 boatsrepresenting eight GYA member clubs. A Melges 24 classwas added beginning in 1999. Then in 2001, the regattaeliminated offshore races entirely. It is now sailed over a sin-gle three-day period. WFORC will be held Oct. 10-12. For ormore information, NOR and race information, go totwww.pensacolayachtclub.org, or call (850) 433-8804.

2nd Annual Cortez Cup, Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 11Cortez Yacht Club will host its 2nd Annual Cortez Cup, aSarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the Year Race forWFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 11, from the CortezCove Marina in Cortez, FL. This event will fill an open dateon the SBYA BOTY race calendar that historically was heldby the Crow’s Nest Restaurant in Venice.

A skippers meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s

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to www.spyc.org, and click on regattas for all the details, orto contact race organizers and/or NOR/Entry forms, whichwill be posted on the site.

32nd Clearwater Challenge,Clearwater Yacht Club, Nov. 1-2This will be the 32nd year of the Clearwater Challenge, akeelboat competition in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.Cookouts, live bands and dancing will be on the patioFriday and Saturday nights with an hour of complimentaryrum punch each night. On Saturday night, a door prizedrawing will be held for a blade to fit the lucky boat (orequivalent value on a larger sail) from Doyle-PlochSailmakers, courtesy of Mark Ploch, plus other gifts donat-ed by JSI and West Marine. There is also a cookout at theawards ceremony on Sunday after racing.

Competitors are invited to the club to use the bar anddining facilities from October 25 to November 8. Free dock-age will be provided for this period. Many sailors competein the Davis Island Regatta to Clearwater on October 25 andleave their boats there for the Challenge. Others can cruiseto Clearwater to spend the week there, then leave the boatafter the Regatta and return the next weekend and cruisehome.

For many years, this was the Kuala Cup, a 100-mile dis-tance race from Clearwater, north to Anclote Key, south toSouthwest Passage and back to Clearwater. Held the firstweekend of November, this overnight gear-breaking racealways seemed to have high winds and strong seas. Basedon the competitors’ preference, this evolved to one day ofdistance racing using government marks and one day ofbuoy racing, and then to the current format of two days ofbuoy racing.

The Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats race wind-ward-leeward on one course north of Clearwater Pass andthe Racer-Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race vari-ous courses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass.Each class (and any one-design fleet of five or more boats)will have a separate start.

This year, organizers are encouraging trailered-classboats to enter. A crane with 3,000-pound capacity will beavailable to launch trailered boats (Melges 24, J/24, etc.)provided there are at least five boats pre-registered.

For more information, and to register online, go towww.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.

Open Water Challenge—Single-handed/Double-handed Race to DryTortugas from Longboat Pass, WestFlorida, Nov. 15Mystic Knights of the Sea of Cortez in Cortez, FL, will behosting a race down Florida’s west coast to the DryTortugas and return. This non-stop, approximately 400-milerace will begin off Longboat Pass just south of Tampa Bayand run to Pulaski Shoals near the Dry Tortugas and return.Both double-handed and single-handed boats will be eligi-ble to enter the race and compete in two different classes.

All boats must fulfill all requirements for offshore rac-

2008 NAF-18 North AmericanChampionship, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 13-17By Kim Kaminski

The 2008 North American Formula 18 CatamaranChampionship will be held Oct. 13-17 and hosted by KeySailing on Pensacola Beach. The Formula 18s are one of thefastest-growing catamaran classes in the world.

There are five areas in the United States: West,Midwest, North, East and South. The top competitors fromchampionships held in these areas will compete at theNorth American Championship.

For more information, go to www.keysailing.com orwww.gulfsailing.com.

Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvouswith Stiletto Nationals, SarasotaSailing Squadron, Oct. 17-19The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 2nd annualBuzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with Stiletto Nationals, whichwill take place at the Squadron in Sarasota on Oct. 17-19.

This event is open to all multihull sailboats and will begoverned by the US SAILING rules. The three-day eventwill start on Friday, Oct. 17. 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, andparking are available at the Squadron, which can be reachedat (941) 388-2355. For the NOR, go to www.sarasotasail-ingsquad.com. For more information, contact Regatta ChairNana Bosma, at nanab@umich.edu or (941) 306-7776.

Distance Classic to Key WestFantasy Fest, St. Petersburg YachtClub, Oct. 22-26The Distance Classic will again be from Tampa Bay to KeyWest during Fantasy Fest (www.fantasyfest.net/schedule.htm). “Race headquarters” in Key West is atHarpoon Harry’s (832 Caroline Street, near the Key WestBight).

The Distance Classic to Key West is in its second year, aslast year’s race was well-received by all sailors. Registrationwill be at SPYC between 8 and 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct.22, skippers meeting at 10 a.m. and the start at 12:00. Limiteddockage is available in Key West, so it is advised to enterearly and request to be added to the dock list. If you cannotmake the skippers meeting and have access to a fax or e-mailfor a copy of the current sailing instructions, you may pre-register and advise race committee where you may receivesailing instructions between 10 and 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 22. Therace start will be in lower Tampa Bay. Regular e-mails willcome to you once you have entered.

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ing. A notice of race will be available online in the nearfuture. Contact Major Carter at (941) 730-8200 for moreinformation. All sailors welcome to enter.

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2008 Beaufort Yacht & Sailing ClubLowcountry Regatta, Beaufort, SC,June 21-22Sue and Larry Hamilton (co-chairs of 2008 Lowcountry Regatta)

The 42nd Annual Lowcountry Regatta hosted by theBeaufort Yacht & Sailing Club (BYSC) was bigger and betterthan ever this year with 133 boats and sailors traveling fromfive states to race.

BYSC is situated on one of the most beautiful propertiesimaginable overlooking the Beaufort River, a winding, won-derfully scenic section of the ICW. Sailors enjoyed freecamping on club grounds, and family members who werenot racing refreshed themselves in the pool or under theshade of the majestic live oaks. Racing was terrific bothdays. In addition to the wind gods cooperating, the 11 fleetsof one-design boats were spread on three separate race-courses. BYSC’s fantastic racing support group, known asthe River Rats, pulled off this feat very successfully, with

lots of hard work by nearly 50 on-the-water race committeevolunteers. The competitors loved not having to race oncongested courses.

A weekend of lively social events was kicked off onFriday with a commodore’s welcome party, breakfast onSaturday and Sunday mornings and live music serenadedeveryone while rigging boats Saturday morning. Grilledhotdogs and hamburgers were served for lunch each day.BYSC’s member volunteers had as much fun hosting andparticipating in the events as did the competitors.

But the social highlight was definitely Saturday night’slowcountry boil for over 300 people with local shrimp,sausage, corn on the cob and watermelon—just picked fromthe farm of one of BYSC’s own members. The Ocean Drive

MC Scows sailing in the Lowcountry Regatta. Photo by Reggie Fraser.

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Dan Koch and Barbara Heckman, racing on Hobie 16s,placed second and third respectively.

A fleet of seven Buccaneer 18s raced in a One-Designclass. Class rules ensure that boats are nearly identical,which makes for very competitive racing. The differencebetween first and second place was only one second in onerace lasting nearly 40 minutes. First place was taken byJustin Hull of the Western Carolina Sailing Club. Secondplace went to Jeff Neurauter of Washington, D.C., and thirdplace was earned by Jimmy Yurko of Solomons, MD—despite capsizing the boat during race four and sailing racefive with Pantego Creek mud dripping onto the boat.

The Open Portsmouth class had 10 competitors, andwas won by Bill Hufham, sailing a Sunfish. Second went tolocal sailor Jeff Mathis aboard his Bull’s-eye 15 and third toLeigh Smith and Betty Bowers aboard a borrowedBuccaneer. Smith, who organized the first Pirates on thePungo in 1999, came from Arizona to participate.

The Cruising class course for big boats, nearly 13 mileslong, was sailed on the Pungo River. The winner wasBelhaven Yacht Club member Art Swords. This was Art’sfirst race, and only his second time out on his O’Day 26.Second place went to Don and Marjie Stark of Belhavenaboard their Menger Cat 19, and third to Ryan Stroupe ofWashington, NC, on his Hunter 25.5.

All three winners in the Recreational Non-Spinnakerclass—for folks who do not regularly race their boats—weremembers of the River Rat Yacht Club. First place went toRon Brown and Janis Ramquist on their Ranger 33. Secondplace went to Diana Lambeth aboard her Catalina 36 andthird to Dave Groening on an Ericson 38.

The Performance Non-Spinnaker class was won for thethird time in a row by Chuck Thompson of Gloucester, VA,aboard his San Juan 21. Chuck is a regular competitor andcontributor to charity regattas in eastern North Carolina.Second place was taken by Bob Loeber of Scranton, NC,aboard his J/30.

Winner of the Spinnaker class was Ron Medlin, Jr., sail-ing his J/24 Bash. Second place went to Diana Antonocciand Dyk Luben of Washington on her B25, and third to Erikand Carrie Baughman of Wilmington aboard their J/30.

Pirates on the Pungo 2008 featured great racing andsocial events. About 140 sailors gathered at River ForestManor on Friday evening for a captain’s reception hostedby the Pungo District Hospital Foundation. On Saturdayevening, over 300 sailors and local residents turned out forthe Buccaneer Bash awards dinner followed by dancing tothe music of the Craig Woolard Band and Island TimeEntertainment. Organizers estimate that at least $16,000 wasraised for the Pungo District Hospital. Planning for the 2009event is already under way.

To see more pictures of 2008 Pirates on the Pungo, visitwww.coastal-photography.com, click on Online Images, thenPirates on the Pungo. The password is “Pirates.”

Fast Women Regatta, Josephine, AL,July 19By Kim Kaminski

The 17th Annual Fast Women Regatta, hosted by the PointYacht Club in Josephine, AL, was held on July 19, on

Party Band kicked into gear at 8 p.m. and the crowd neverstopped dancing.

Lowcountry Regatta winners included Dave Stanger ofJames Island Yacht Club in the Sea Island One-Design class,Nathan Akers of BYSC for the Hobie class, DavidMoorhouse of Lake Eustis Sailing Club in the MC Scowclass, Bob Harkrider of Augusta Sailing Club in theLightning class, Andy Culver of Florida Yacht Club in theSnipe class, and John Potter of BYSC in the JY-15 class.

The Laser fleet was divided into three classes. Winnerof the Laser class was Christopher Strang. Foster Marshallof BYSC took top honors in the Laser Radial class, and FinnKoppernaes, also of BYSC, won in the Laser 4.7 class. In theSunfish classes, the Open class winner was Rick Whitehurstof James Island Yacht Club, with Billy Lesemann of HobcawYacht Club winning the Junior class.

The Optimist fleet of junior sailors was also divided,based on the experience of the sailor. Connor Akers of BYSCwon the Red group, Harrison Williams of Carolina YachtClub won in the Green class, and Peter Hogan of CarolinaYacht Club won the Blue group, as well as taking top placein the Optimist combined class.

2008 Pirates on the Pungo RegattaDraws Record Numbers, Belhaven, NC, July 18-20By Arden Root

Buccaneers sailing in the Pirates on the Pungo Regatta inBelhaven, NC. Photo by www.coastal-photography.com

The 2008 Pirates on the Pungo Regatta is an annual fundrais-er for the Pungo District Hospital Foundation. Racing for alltypes of boats and experience levels, 19 dinghies and catama-rans competed in three classes on Pantego Creek in Belhaven.Twenty-one larger sailboats were registered in four classesand raced on the Pungo River.

The event was sailed in moderate but shifty winds thatplaced demands on the skills of the dinghy sailors. A num-ber of boats capsized on the racecourse, and several mem-bers of the Open Portsmouth class retired early. The racesplanned for Sunday were abandoned since high winds wereforecast due to the approach of Tropical Storm Christobal.

The catamarans were the fastest in the dinghy classes.Jerry Pattenaude, sailing a 21-foot Shark, took first place.

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Perdido Bay. This is the first regatta in the Women’s TrilogySeries, which is followed by the Bikini Regatta and then theRace for the Roses (see below). The winner of all three ispresented at the last regatta.

Eighteen boats registered to race. The racecourse was atriangle course with additional windward/leeward legs.Rules allowed teams to have a 50 percent female and 50 per-cent male crew with a female skipper. Racing classes weredivided into Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker and dividedagain into all-female teams and mixed teams. TheSpinnaker class sailed an 8.18-mile course, while the Non-Spinnaker class sailed a 5.18-mile course.

The weather was extremely warm with temperatures inthe mid-90s. The light sea breezes (5 to 8 knots) didn’t fill inuntil later in the day, shifting from the east to the southeastand finally increasing in strength (8 to 12 knots) and shift-ing to the southwest.

Awards were given to the first three boats, along withan overall fleet trophy in both divisions. Two PerpetualTrophies were also given out; one to the best finish by anall-female team and another one known as the VirginSkipper Award, which is given to the woman who is theskipper for the first time in a regatta.

The Overall Fleet Trophy for the Non-Spinnaker classwent to Julie Denton who sailed in the Non-Spinnakermixed class aboard Roka Dobi.

The Virgin Skipper Award winner also came from theNon-Spinnaker class. Two competitors were eligible for thetrophy—Silvia Brooks aboard Reverie and Jody Hormeraboard Hula Girl. Silvia Brooks earned the trophy with asecond-place finish in the Non-Spinnaker mixed class overJody’s fifth-place finish.

The Spinnaker all-female team class had four competi-tors who had raced against each other in previous cam-paigns, and each had earned their share of first-place tro-phies. Kim Kaminski and crew aboard Polish Navy, thescratch boat in the class, successfully maneuvered theirway up the course into the lead and managed to hold offtheir competition throughout the 8-mile course. JenniferGrant and her crew from Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club sail-ing aboard Lightning Rod finished in second. Elaine Boosand her crew on Siren, who traveled from New Orleans torace, took third.

The Overall Spinnaker Class Fleet Trophywent to the crew aboard Polish Navy from theNavy Yacht Club of Pensacola. Not only did thisteam earn first in their class, but first in fleet andearned the Perpetual Trophy for the best overallall-female team.

More Fast Women 2008 photos are postedat http://flickr.com/photos/ghero

Results (top three): Spinnaker – All Female:1, PolishNavy, Kim Kaminski; 2, Lightning Rod, Jennifer Grant; 3,

Siren, Elaine Boos; Spinnaker, Mixed Crew: 1, Kanaloa, CarolSimpson; 2, Sandy Cheeks, Glenda Mayo; Non-Spinnaker, All Female:1, Clewless, June Lovell; 2, Shaman, Lisa Williams; 3, Jes Be N Me, BeGobeli; Non-Spinnaker, Mixed Crew: 1, Roka Dobi, Julie Denton; 2,Reverie, Silvia Brooks; 3, Coquina, Julie Connerley;.

28th Annual Bikini Regatta,Pensacola, July 26By Kim Kaminski

Commodore FredRussell (left)

from the NavyYacht Club

presents thecrew of Grrrrr

with theirawards for first

place in theNon-Spinnakerclass and firstplace overall

in the Non-Spinnaker

fleet at the Bikini Regatta. Skipper Ange Smit and crew from thePensacola Beach Yacht Club raced one of the 25 boats that

competed in the annual ladies sailboat race.

Second in the women’s trilogy series, the Bikini Regatta washeld on July 26 at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. TheSpinnaker class raced a windward/leeward course threetimes around while the Non-Spinnaker class sailed a trianglecourse around Pensacola Bay. After a slight delay because ofno wind, the sea breeze filled in (8 to 10 knots) and the racesstarted. Throughout the day, the sea breeze not only shiftedtowards the west southwest but increased in strength.

Twenty-five boats were registered to sail. One boat didnot start, and one was disqualified for going around thewrong mark of the course. In the Spinnaker class A, thecompetition was tight. Linda Thompson (last year’s LadiesTrilogy winner) and her crew aboard Tripp Tonite finished59 seconds ahead of Laura Witherington and her crew onRadio Flyer to win first place in their class and first placeSpinnaker class all-female team. Finishing 9 seconds behindRadio Flyer to earn third place was Jeannette Prochaska and

The crew from Polish Navy is all smiles after earningfirst in the following classes: Spinnaker class A, over-all Spinnaker and the Perpetual Trophy for the bestall-female competitor team at the Fast WomenRegatta. From left to right are Ellen Costigan,Belinda Hommer, Paula McClure, Kim Kaminski(skipper), Heidi Harker, Monica Mondlock and Pat Cornish.

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championship was moved to New Orleans’ Southern YachtClub for 2005, but Hurricane Katrina washed away thatregatta. In 2006 and ’07, it was held on Louisiana’s LakePontchartrain, though turnout was minimal. For 2008, itrotated back to PBYC.

Fifteen boats competed. In the GYA Championship, threeraces were scheduled over two days. Besides customaryhardware trophies, beautiful long-stemmed roses and cham-pagne are bestowed upon winners. Thankfully, long gone arethe days when Roses Committee members had to dethornand bundle the donated roses themselves for the winners!

West Marine can always be counted on to provide thewomen sailors something for their captain’s bag, as well asthe local grocery stores who provide bottled water andsnacks as well.

Also supporting the annual regatta are the restaurantsof Pensacola Beach. A traditional “Taste of Pensacola Beach”buffet of hors d’oeuvres gives visiting sailors a slice of ourSouthern hospitality.

The GYA Women’s PHRF Championship is only opento spinnaker boats. Nine boats competed in two classes. Theremaining six competed in the Non-Spinnaker fleet. KimKaminski, skippering a borrowed Tartan 10 called PolishNavy, and her crew of seven finished first in both racesSaturday, edging out Lauren Whitehurst in Average WhiteBoat by 49 seconds in race one, and winning over EllenHunt on Reach Around by 57 seconds. Hunt is the founder ofthe Race for the Roses. On Sunday, Kaminski finished insecond place behind Whitehurst, but with one throw-outallowed, she cinched Spinnaker Class B, Spinnaker fleet,and the GYA Women’s PHRF Championship.

The Women’s Trilogy has, until this year, always beenawarded to a spinnaker boat. Lisa Williams, skippering her

own boat, Shaman, a Hunter 37.5, is the first non-spinnakerboat to be awarded the Perpetual Women’s Trilogy Trophy.

“I am thrilled,” Williams said. “It is exciting to be thefirst non-spinnaker boat to encourage others who are newto sailing, or who can’t afford the big sails, that they can do

crew aboard Tenacious.It was an even closer finish in the Spinnaker class B

competition. Lauren Whitehurst on Average White Boat fin-ished fourth in the fleet but first in her class. Missing a first-place finish by 24 seconds, Glenda Mayo and her crewaboard Sandy Cheeks earned second in the class. JenniferGrant from the Fort Walton Yacht Club and her crew aboardLighting Rod finished in third and earned second inSpinnaker class all-female team.

In the Non-Spinnaker division, Fort Walton Yacht Clubrace participant Linda Wright and her crew on Mickey Deeearned first in the Non-Spinnaker class B and first in Non-Spinnaker all- female team.

In the Non-Spinnaker class A, the first-place boat alsoearned first in the Non-Spinnaker fleet. That honor went toAnge Smit and crew on Grrrrrr from the Pensacola BeachYacht Club.

Results (top three): Spinnaker, Class A Fleet All Female: 1, TrippTonite, Linda Thompson; 2, Radio Flyer, Laura Witherington; 3,Tenacious, Jeannette Prochaska; Spinnaker, Class B: 1, Average WhiteBoat, Lauren Whitehurst; 2, Sandy Cheeks, Glenda Mayo; 3, LightningRod, Jennifer Grant; Non-Spinnaker, Class A Fleet All Female:1, Grrrr,Ange Smit; 2, Shaman, Lisa Williams; 3, Unstable, Dianne Godwin;Non-Spinnaker, Class B:1, Mickey Dee, Linda Wright; 2, Coquina, JulieConnerley; 3, Jes Be N Me, Be Gobeli.

Women Take the Helm—and the Rest of the Boat During the 21st Annual Race for the Roses,Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Aug. 2-3By Julie B. Connerley

Kim Kaminski, fourth from left, and her crew proudly display

their Race for the Roses trophies forfirst in class, first in fleet, and the

GYA Women’s Championship. Photo by Julie Connerley.

Although Pensacola Beach YachtClub’s building is arguablysmall, its reputation for hostingthe premier women-only sailboatregatta along the Gulf Coast isunmatched.

The Race for the Roses is thethird in the Women’s TrilogySeries (see above articles).

This year’s event was also theGulf Yachting AssociationWomen’s PHRF Championship.This GYA-sanctioned event beganin 2001 when PBYC’s then fleetcaptain petitioned the GYA forjust such an event—based on the successful annual regattaheld at the “Best Little Yacht Club on the Gulf Coast.”

PBYC last hosted the GYA Women’s Championship in2004, right before Hurricane Ivan destroyed the marina(though not the clubhouse), where PBYC is located. The

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as well as boats in the spinnaker fleet.”In addition to the class trophies, PBYC awards a

Perpetual Perseverance Award and the Amanda WernerSpirit of Sailing Award to the crew that exemplifies the char-acter, spirit and sportsmanship of the late Amanda Werner,a PBYC member and avid sailor.

Results:Spinnaker (3 races, 15.6 nm): Class A: 1. Slump Buster, Catie Yeager;2. Tripp Tonite, Linda Thompson, Bling, Rachael Gillette. Class B: 1.Polish Navy, Kim Kaminski; 2. Average White Boat, Lauren Whitehurst; 3.Reach Around, Ellen Hunt. Non-Spinnaker (3 races, 17.1 nm): Class C:1. Shaman, Lisa Williams; 2. Boondoggle, Phyllis Seaton; 3. Unstable,Dianne Godwin. Class D: 1. Mickey Dee, Linda Wright; 2. Jes Be N Me,Be Gobeli; 3. Coquina, Julie Connerley. First in Spinnaker Fleet: PolishNavy. First in Non-Spinnaker Fleet: Mickey Dee. PerseveranceAward: Lightning Rod, Jennifer Grant. Amanda Werner Spirit ofSailing Award: Bling. Women’s Trilogy Perpetual Trophy: Shaman.GYA Women’s PHRF Champion: Polish Navy.

■ REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS

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 oftenrequired. (If individual club membership is required, pleasecontact us and we will not list their races in the future.)

For publishing of your event, questions and informa-tion, send us your race schedule by the 5th of the month toeditor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of theevent, date, location, contacts (Web site, e-mail and/orphone), and, if you want a short description. Do not justsend a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact thesponsoring organization to confirm. For changes to be pub-lished, contact the editor. Changes can be put on our Website, if possible.

SEPTEMBERCharleston Ocean Racing Association.

www.charlestonoceanracing.orgLocal races 9/13 and 9/27, every other Saturday.18-21 Melges 24 Nationals. Charleston YC.

www.m24charleston.com

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.orgSee Web site for local club races6-7 Ensign Invitational Regatta, Oriental3-14 Blackbeard Regatta. New Bern.13-14 Carolinas J/24 Championship. Oriental20 NYRA Women’s Regatta. Oriental.

Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) www.llsc.comSee Web site for weekly local club races6-7 Dorton Cup. Barefoot Sailing Club. 6-7 Old Goat Thistle Regatta. LLSC.

13-14 Battle of Atlanta. Snipes. LLSC.13-15 Special Olympics Regatta. www.specialolympicsga.org20-21 PHRF Championships. LLSC. 20-21 Gone With the Wind Regatta. C22. LLSC

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com6-7 Cat Fest (multihulls). Lake Norman YC21 Wassaw Cup. Savannah YC.

OCTOBERCharleston Ocean Racing Association.

www.charlestonoceanracing.orgSee Web site for local club races

3-4 Leukemia Cup. TBA.11-12 Alice Cup. TBA25 Witches Brew

Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.orgCheck Web site for club races.4 Neuse Solo Race. Oriental Dinghy Club (ODC)18 Greens Creek Regatta. ODC

Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) www.llsc.comSee Web site for local club races

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com3-4 Charleston Leukemia Cup Regatta. PHFR, one design,

High School. ChYC, CORA, JIYC, CYC-SC, CCS, HYC 4-5 Old Salty. Thistles. LNYC4-5 Alt. Cup. Lightnings. LLSC11-12 Halloween Regatta. Open. ASC11-12 No Coast Laser Championship. Lasers. LLSC11-12 Beers Memorial Regatta. Y-flyer AYC18-19 Calibogue Cup. PHRF. CHHI17-19 Hospice Regatta. Open. WCSC18-19 D-12 Championship. Lasers. CYC-SC18-19 Pipers Highlanders. LNYC18-19 Sailboard Fall Classic. Sailboards. LLSC25-26 Turkey Shoot Regatta. Open. KSC25-26 Carolina Ocean Challenge. PHRF. SCYC25-26 Borderline Lightnings. 25-26 Midlands Regatta. Open. CSC-SC25-26 LLSC Halloween Regatta. Open. LLSC25-26 Halloween Snipe. AYC

www.longbaysailing.comSee Web site for local club races

SEPTEMBER3,10,17, Wed Night Fall Series #1,2,3. Indian River YC5,19 Fall Rum Race #2,3. Melbourne YC7 Big Boys Race. Halifax Sailing Association7 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne YC14 Commodore Cup Race #8. Halifax River YC13-14 Dixie Crossroads Cruise. East Coast Sailing

Association–Cruising14 Women’s Fall Race #3. East Coast Sailing

Association–Women’s Sailing14,28 Fall Race Series #1. Titusville Sailing Center20 Fall Series #1. Rudder Club20 Crab Trap Roundup–Fall Series #2. Florida YC20 Fall Race #2. East Coast Sailing Association21 Fall Race #4. Indian River YC

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club racing open to all.

SEPTEMBER27-28 Nonsuch Regatta

OCTOBER11 Fall series #2. Portsmouth. Bayside18-19 Black Betsy Regatta and Raft-up. PHRF. Bayside25 Halloween All-comers Race. Bayside.

SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race CalendarPosted Sept. 1

SOUTHWINDS magazine posts the annual race schedule/calendar(9/1/08 — 8/31/09) on its Web site for all racing in the centralwest Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to MarcoIsland. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the WestFlorida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus clubraces in the area and any others that boaters in the area would liketo post. The Boat of the Year races are listed for all the areas of theWest Florida PHRF organization. Contact editor@southwinds-magazine.com to list your race, although we cannot list every sin-gle weekly club race.

The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pages linkat www.southwindsmagazine.com. It is also the race calendar link atthe West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org) andmany other sailing associations and yacht clubs in the area.

Limited banner advertising is available on the race calendarpage at very low monthly rates. Contact editor@southwinds-magazine.com or call (941) 795-8704.

Renew West Florida PHRF Certificates — Now DueThe West Florida PHRF certificates expire July 1, 2008. Renew nowand stay current so you can race your boat this coming season(2008-9) and also support the West Florida racing community. Costis a mere $30 for renewal and $35 for new members if you are amember of US SAILING. Save $5 by joining US SAILING. This isalso a good time to renew or join US SAILING.

Go to www.westfloridaphrf.org to join or to renew yourPHRF certificate and membership. Go to www.ussailing.org torenew or join US SAILING.

Club Racing

Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Third Sunday each month. 10 am,PHRF racing. (727) 321-7295 or www.sailbcyc.org. One-design,dinghy racing every Wednesday at 5:30 pm. May throughSeptember. (727) 458-7274.Bradenton YC. Races April through October. Thursday evenings.Races at 6:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, callSusan 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 saraherb@aol.com. Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racingonce a month, year-round john@johnkremski.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round.pbgvtrax@aol.com.Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sundayafternoon racing begins Sept. 9 through Nov. 18.www.pgscweb.com.

21 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne YC24 Wed Night Fall Series #2. Indian River YC27-28 Mermaid Regatta, Woman’s #4. East Coast Sailing

Association–Women’s SailingOCTOBER1,8,15 Wed Night Series #5,6,7. Indian River Yacht Club3,17 Fall Rum Race #4,5. Melbourne Yacht Club3 Gary Gorden Memorial Regatta. Halifax River Yacht Club4 Hands on the Helm Regatta. North Florida Women’s

Sailing Network4,18 Fall Series #2,3. Rudder Club4-5 Wildcat Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club5 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax Sailing Association5 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne Yacht Club5 Fall Race Series #3. Titusville Sailing Center.11 Michelob Light Run. Smyrna Yacht Club11 Navy Day Regatta. Navy Jax Yacht Club12 Fall Race #5. Indian River Yacht Club19 Commodore Cup #10. Halifax River Yacht Club18-19 Fall Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netGo the Web site for local club racesBBYC Biscayne Bay YCBBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netCGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.orgCRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org. MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

SEPTEMBER6-7 Florida State Snipe Championships. CGSC7 J/24 Biscayne Bay Series. Flat Earth Racing13 Full Moon Regatta20 MYC Conch Cup. Miami YC.27-28 Avocado-Mango-Lime Cup. BBYCOCTOBER4-5 CGSC Annual Regatta OD #10 - CGSC11-12 Columbus Day Regatta18 J24 Biscayne Bay Series. Flat Earth Racing18 Race Management Course. MYC19 CGSC Annual Regatta. BBYRA PHRF #1025 The Hughes Regatta. Nielsen, Virgin, & Morin Cups

Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the KeyWest Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.key-westsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Ave. in Key West. Comeby the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wed. nightracing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the club-house by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplanebasin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC).www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Web site for regular

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Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April.www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of eachmonth, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org

SEPTEMBER8/30-31 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society.

Summerset, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY)8/30-31 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Labor Day Regatta, All classes

(SBBOTY)8/31 Tampa Bay Catamaran Society. Union Regatta, Dunedin

Causeway6 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 6 Davis Island YC. J/24 Season Opener6 St. Petersburg YC. Bruce Watters Regatta. Optimist Green,

RBW fleets13-14 Clearwater YC. Cressy Regionals, High School racing20-21 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Bruce Neubauer Optimist

Regatta 20-21 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Wildcat Regatta, Catamarans20-21 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Kayusa

Cup, PHRF27-28 Bradenton YC. Kickoff Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY),

(SuncoastBOTY)27 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Fall #2, PHRF27-28 Dunedin Boat Club. Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta,

All classes, www.dunedincup.org

OCTOBER4-5 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Wildcat Regatta, Catamarans4-5 Clearwater Yacht Club. Clearwater Championship, PHRF 4 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Regatta, PHRF5 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Women’s Regatta,

PHRF4 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society Festival of

the Islands5 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Bikini Cup11 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Women on the Water

Seminar11 Cortez YC. Cortez Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY)11 St. Petersburg YC. Leukemia Cup, PHRF (Concurrent with

Fall Bay)11-12 St. Petersburg YC. SPYC Fall Bay Race, PHRF

(SuncoastBOTY)11-12 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Florida Sunfish Regionals13-14 Punta Gorda SC. Charity Regatta, One Design &

Portsmouth16-19 US SAILING Annual Meeting, Hilton, St. Petersburg

ussailing.org17-19 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous,

Stiletto Nationals18 Davis Island YC. J/24 Toberfest18 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 18-19 Naples Yacht Club. Offshore Distance Regatta, PHRF

(SWFBOTY)18-19 Edison Sailing Center. River Romp, Junior Olympic

Festival, One Designs19 Davis Island YC Dory Drake 30th Anniversary Women’s

Regatta, PHRF20-21 Lake Eustis SC. Florida Inland Lake Champs,

Sailors ages 8 - 1822-25 St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Osprey Cup, Women’s Match

Racing. Sonars22-26 St. Petersburg YC. Distance Classic, Lower Tampa Bay to

Key West 24-25 Davis Island YC. Classic to Clearwater. PHRF

(SuncoastBOTY)25 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Great Pumpkin Regatta, PHRF

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Bauer 10. Sprit-Rigged. Tan bark sail. Fittedcover. Galvanized trailer. Eveything as new.Yacht Quality. Sarasota. (941)349-3102 (10/08)

FML 320 Inflatable Dinghy. 10.5’. Brand new,red, with air floor, bow cover, unique highperformance bottom, splash tubes, 15 HPmax. $2190. Details/other models atwww.fregatboats.com. (727) 692-1374 orsouthernsail@earthlink.net. (9/08)

1998 Hunter 140, excellent condition. Newmain, New Jib, Harken roller furling Jib, NewTiller, HD trailer new wheels & tires. Real niceunit. $2,500 O.B.O. (863) 324-7234. (10/08)

Catalina 16.5 Sailboat, 2006. Trailer, 3.5 hpmotor, boat/sail covers, cockpit cushions &much more. Used one season. $8,500.Galveston, TX (713) 805-3649. (11/08)

21’ Custom C/B sloop. Excellent sailing vesselin nice condition. Draft 8” w/board up, 3’ 6”w/board down. Lead bulb on C/B. Galvanizedtrailer, boat cover. Call for more pictures.$1,500. Jim in Daytona (386) 871-3494.(9/08)

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21’ San Juan CB Sloop. 1979 Excellent sailingvessel in top notch condition. 7 sails, Galvan-ized trailer, rigged for single handed sailing.$4,500. Daytona. (386) 871-3494. (9/08)

Reynolds 21. Enclosed Porti Potti. NewTramp and bottom. 2 sets Hobie Design sails— E-Z step! $3195. With Honda: $3695. Willconsider trade for 11’-13’ mono, dinghy/racetype. (850) 230-1667. (850) 381-0548.(10/08)

FREE BOAT. 24’ Motorsailer. Strip-planked.Diesel. 24x10x3. At the Dock. Sarasota. (941)349-3102. (10/08)

Cape Dory 25-D. 1982. Classic Carl Albergdesign with full keel and attached rudder.Large cockpit with ample interior. CapeDory’s sea kind capabilities are well knownand these vessels are sailing all oceans. St.Pete Municipal Marina slip transferable thruOctober. $19,900. (727) 560-0901. www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com

1998 MacGregor 26X, 50 HP Honda 4-strokeOB. Unique water ballast system. Less than 1foot draft when board is up. 7’ 10” beam andcomes with a trailer. Enclosed head, aft sleep-ing cabin, galley, and dinette. CDI roller furlingjib. VHF radio. Stereo with cockpit speakers.Wheel steering, cockpit cushions and more.$13,500. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

Catalina 27 1979, Tiller, Std Rig, Elec Start9.9 Mercury O/B, 50% roller furling jib.Runs great, sails great. $5000. Very motivat-ed, Located Palmetto, FL. Contact Jim (941)812-9437 or jachmo@hotmail.com. (11/08)

Lindenberg 28. 1983. Five speed. Provenwinner. Extensive racing inventory. Ready torace now. Major upgrades and new bottomMarch 2006. Yours for $16,550. ContactGary Smith (321) 674-0886. e-mail Fivespeed05@cfl.rr.com. (10/08a)

28’ Pearson Sloop, 1986, One of the fewboats in this size range with a fully-enclosedaft stateroom. Equipped with wheel steering,18 HP Yanmar diesel, autohelm, hot & coldpressure water, roller furling genoa, newBimini in ‘08. Rigged to single-hand. READYTO CRUISE! $27,500, Call Rick @ 727-422-8229, Edwards Yacht Sales,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

29’ Ericson. 18hp Universal Diesel, Mermaidcentral air/heat, sleeps 4/6, lots of extras.Would consider trailerable sailboat in trade.Located Cape Coral, FL. $14,500. (870) 373-2894. (10/08)

WHARRAM TIKI 30CATAMARAN

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Go to www.tiki30.blogspot.com to view anon-line journal documenting the step-by-step building of this boat. Built byBoatsmith, Inc., Jupiter, FL www.boatsmithFL.com. (561)744-0855

1989 CATALINA 30 Wing Keel Sloop.Exceptional! New bottom paint, new NorthStack Pack system, Hood roller furling, newercanvas, Adler Barbour refrigeration, 3’ 10”draft, newer canvas & more! $37,500 (888)882-5516 or (727) 421-6664. www.gcyachts.com.

J/30 1982. $12,000. Safe, Stable in heavywinds! Main, genoa, jib, spinnaker.Maintenance records & hauled yearly since2001. Folding prop, 2 compasses, DS, Speed,VHF. j30sailboat@gmail.com. (954) 442-5580. (9/08)

Catalina 30 1987 Mk 1. Standard rig, shoaldraft. Full batten Quantum main and 130%roller furling jib. Doyle spinnaker. Very wellmaintained. Bottom peeled and barrier epox-ied. Upgrade to propane stove/oven. Achillesinflatable w/OB. Sarasota.$32,900 Ron at(941) 927-3373 or jrschwied@verizon.net. (9/08)

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1987 Catalina 30 with Universal diesel, HarkenRF, lazy jacks, Bruce and Danforth, Lemar STs,Bimini, Data Marine instruments, Grill, GPS,VHF, Stereo, TV, front door refrig, alcohol stove,swim ladder, marine air and more. A great boatat a fantastic offer. $21,000. www.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

30’ Woods Windsong catamaran, 1989, Twinoutboards, Many recent upgrades, 32” draft.perfect for Bahamas hopping. $42,000, CallTom @ (904) 377-9446. Edwards Yacht Sales,Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

31’ Southern Cross, 1985, New Yanmar,Cutter rigged, Blue water cruiser. Staylocs,Loaded! $37,900, Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907,Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings,Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

32’ BRISTOL 1976 SLOOP. New to market,lots new including rigging, halyards, Interiorcushions, Sunbrella canvas & Interlux Epoxybottom. Autopilot, Depth, VHF, 1983 20HPDiesel, Main, Jib, Genoa, Spinner, Storm, STwinches. $25,000 – motivated seller. (888)840-7937, (305) 481-1364. www.gcyachts.com.

32’ Beneteau, 1997, Yanmar 3GM diesel withnew 95 amp alternator, Large U-Shaped galleywith a lot of counter space and storage lockers,Autohelm ST 4000 auto pilot, Heart 800 wattinverter / battery charger w/ battery monitor-ing system, Full AC/DC breaker panel atNavigation station, New starter, $59,000, CallJeff @ (954) 224-8291, Edwards Yacht Sales,Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

32’ Watkins 1983 Ideal for cruising or live-aboard, well maintained. Hybrid refrigeration,27HP Yanmar, A/C, autopilots, GPS, High out-put alternator. Pictures and list of equipment:www.kollmann-marine.com/Loreli.htm or call(954) 583-7215. (8/08a)

Ranger 33, Lacerta. Refurbished interior,brightwork, new topside paint, new standingrigging. Full interior but optimized for racingwith a faired hull, racing sails, Spectra lines,large equipment inventory. Pampered condi-tion, ready to race or cruise in comfort.$22,500 (727) 480-0928 (11/08a)

2004 Catalina 34 MK II, loaded and ready.This boat is equipped for the discriminatingsailor for pure pleasure or the competitor forpure enjoyment. Everything you need in aboat. Two complete sets of sails, one to cruise,another to race. Everything is like new.$127,500. www.Cortezyachts.com for listingor call (941) 792-9100.

1985 BABA 35 - full keel Blue Water cruiser.Lots of gear with manuals and records. VHF,SSB, GPS, windlass, wind gen, life raft andmore. Needs some exterior teak work andsome blisters. On the hard for your inspec-tion. A fantastic offer @ $59,000. Call CortezYacht Sales (941) 792-9100 or visitwww.cortezyachts.com

35’ Southern Cross Cutter Rig 1985. Loadedfor Cruising. Very good. Yanmar, Furling, Radar,Chart Plotter, GPS, Solar, Wind-generator,Spinnaker, heavy duty ground tackle & more.Inc $76,500. (757) 218-8339. (9/08)

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35’ Catalina 350, 2003, This 350 shows likenew and is loaded with electronics, A/C,upgraded refrigeration, a four-function ten-der, and much more! The owners have pur-chased a bigger boat and would like to seeyou sail away in this one! $139,000, Call Tom@ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Catalina 36, 1993, Wing keel, A/C, inverter,Autohelm instruments integrated with 4000+Autopilot. Refrigeration, windlass, upgradedbattery bank, 3 headsails, Universal diesel with580 hrs. Interior shows as new. Always on LakeLanier. Exceptional boat! $79,900. (770) 287-5606. kentmckee@bellsouth.net. (11/08A)

37’ Island Packet, 2007, Yanmar 54 HP. Veryclean, shows like new. Color Chartplotter,radar and Auto. Bow Thruster, Full Canvas,Like New. Priced below ’05 boats. This is asteal, call today! $338,500, Call Leo @ (941)504-6754, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Jeanneau 37. 1978. Very fast center cockpitcruiser/racer. Lots of room below. Excellentoffshore sailing vessel. Hawk’s Flight is aproven design. Built in France. Fast and safepassage making or very comfortable live-aboard. She is sound, large inventory of spareparts and recent improvements. Priced to sell,owner very motivated. $37,900. (727) 560-0901. www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com

O’Day 37, 1984.. Center cockpit perform-ance cruiser/racer offers speed, comfort andprivacy. Very well maintained and clean “inand out,” with long list of constant improve-ments and upgrades, shows pride of owner-ship. Maintenance records available. Wellcruise-equipped. $44,900. (727) 560-0901.www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com

2003 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37. (New 2007:Yanmar engine, 3 Optima batteries, Garmin440 at helm.) Interphase Chart Plotter atNavigation Station. 12 Volt RefrigerationSystem. Stereo w/4 speakers (2 cockpit), 25AMP Battery Charger. New cruising spinnaker.Custom hard dodger/bimini. Forward cabinw/optional sink and vanity. Master stateroomw/king-sized berth. Walk-through transomw/swim ladder. $136,900. (941) 365-9095.(9/08a)

37’ GulfstarSloop, 1977,everything on thevessel has beenupgraded:mechanical, elec-trical compo-nents, electronics,16000BTU A/C,autopilot, sailsand runninggear, Bimini andcanvas, new bot-tom paint andrunning gear andshe had no blisters and he has also added a NEW dodger,$67,900, Call Roy S.@ (305) 775-8907, EdwardsYacht Sales, Quality Listings, ProfessionalBrokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Tayana 37 Pilothouse Cutter. 1985. MagicDragon Robert Perry’s best! Ready to cruise &makes a great liveaboard. New Yanmar 4JHEdiesel engine. New sails. Full galley, A/C;watermaker; generator; navigation equip-ment & much more….Meticulously main-tained and upgraded with quality. Hauled12/07. Composting toilet or will replace withregular toilet. Berthed in St. Pete. $89,900 orMake an Offer. (305) 923-6556. (11/08)

38’ Nantucket Center Cockpit, 1985. Justcompleted a major refit. NEW Diesel (notrebuilt), NEW Generator, New HydraulicSteering System, New Hydraulic Auto PilotSystem New Air Conditioning New SeafrostRefrigeration, New GARMIN GPS Chart plot-ter, New AGM Gel batteries (8), New HartFreedom-30 Inverter/Charger. New MaxwellWindlass, New Bimini/Dodger And MORE!$129,000, Call Jeff @ 954-224-8291, EdwardsYacht Sales, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

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38’ William Baylock Custom Gaff RiggedCutter, 1982, Climb aboard this one of a kindBeauty. From her hand carved Bow Sprit toher custom cockpit locker, you will be amazedby her old world charm and craftmanship.This is a once in a lifetime chance to own ahead turning, great sailing, one of a kindboat! $46,000, Call Leo @ 941-504-6754,Edwards Yacht Sales,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Herreshoff Nereia 38’, LOA 43’, Draft 5’, 1975strip cedar hull on mahogany frame then E-glassed, 9500# lead, beautfiful interior, Perkins4-108 diesel. WOW! WOW! WOW!Ondean is a 10! In Deerfield Beach, FL, $140K.Call Mark (954) 551-0214. (9/08)

39’ Pearson Yawl, 1974, Diesel, Centerboard,Dark blue hull, New Canvas, Health forces sale,$54,900, Call Tim @ 850-374-2077, EdwardsYacht Sales, Quality Listings, ProfessionalBrokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Privilege 39 1988 Cat. 4 cabin, 2 head.Yanmar 27hp. Major refit 2005. New UK sails,AC/heat, Onan genset 6.5kw, Autohelm7000, new interior, Corian counters, teak sole,Bimini/dodger $158,500. (321) 917-5863.palexy@cfl.rr.com. (9/08)

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. $119,000 Call Major Carter orvisit www.Cortezyachts.com.(941) 792-9100.

1990 CS 40. $54,900 (HALF PRICE). Sellingdue to health and relocation. We still wantto sail, but need to take on a 50% partner.Tall rig version. Well-equipped for offshore.Just completed 1-year cruise of the U.S. EastCoast. A fast boat by any standard. New rodrigging, Bimini, life raft, refrigeration, ACand much more. Cocoa Beach. (407) 739-3220. (9/08)

1998 CATALINA 40. Exceptional, great live-aboard with slip at St. Pete Municipal. Air, cus-tom fridge/freezer, solar panels, inverters,wind Gen, A/P, Radar, GPS, elec. Windlass,BBQ, cockpit shower, roller furling headsail,Genoa & lots more. $142,000 – bring offers!(888)882-5516 (727) 560-0001 www.gcy-achts.com

TransWorld CT 41. 1979. Proven full-keel bluewater cruiser. Perkins 4-108 diesel. 46’ LOAwith bowsprit. Ketch-rigged Center Cockpitwith walk thru to aft cabin. Complete Awlgrippaint. Custom stainless steel rails and davits.10’ 6” Caribe RIB with 15hp OB. Full galley.Beautiful teak interior with lots of storage.Maxwell electric windlass. Much more. Newsails and rigging. New Givens Life Raft. Asking$69,000. North Carolina. (941) 792-9100

Hans Christian 41, 1985, Blister-free bottom,Showroom Interior, World cruising equipmentlist. This a beautiful yacht, A real must SEE!,$189,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446, EdwardsYacht Sales, Quality Listings, ProfessionalBrokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Tayana 42 Cutter, 1988, Original owner hasbabied her! Total refit in ’03, A/C, Most of herlife was lightly used in the Great Lakes. Thisone is Bristol! $194,900 Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907 Edwards Yacht Sales, QualityListings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

1989 Catalina 42 tri-cabin. Extremely wellmaintained blue water cruiser. Radar, auto-helm, chart-plotter, water maker, Yanmar44hp, Doyle stack pack. See details atwww.yachtworld.com/boats/1768022/0. RonRegan, Broker. (727) 391-0069. (9/08)

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42’ Cheoy Lee Clipper, 1970, Diesel,Topsides, deck and cockpit Awlgripped in ‘05,Teak decks removed, Solid Cruiser, $105,000,Call Joe @ 941-224-9661, Edwards Yacht Sales,Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

42’ Tayana 1980,New engine, solidbluewater cruiser,Just back fromislands, Pricedright @ $84,900,Call Jeff @ 954-224-8291,Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings,ProfessionalBrokers,

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45’ Hunter Legend, 1987, TOTAL REFIT,Beginning with the hull, it was completelystripped, sanded/filled, primed and painted -first with Awl Grip and finally with Imron for atruly remarkable finish! New mast and rig-ging, Outstanding condition, NOT ASINKER!, $124,900, Call Rick @ 727-422-8229 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality listings,Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

47’ Vagabond Bluewater Cutter Ketch,1982, An IMRON painted hull, Awlgrippedcabin house, varnished teak accents, andnewly finished (natural) teak decks make BlackSwan an impressive sight. Trimble NavigationNAC TRAC XL GPS, Raytheon RL9 LCD radar,$224,900, Call Jeff @ (954) 224-8291, EdwardsYacht Sales, Quality Listings, ProfessionalBrokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

47’ Vagabond Ketch, 1986, Heavy displace-ment cruiser, Refit in ’03 with new spars andsails, Genset, A/C, 3KW inverter, Radar, GPS,Big ground tackle, windlass, $159,000, CallRoy S. @ 305-775-8907, Edwards Yacht Sales,Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

48’ Cheoy LeeGolden WaveKetch, 1987Newer Perkins,Sleeps 8,repainted, Solidcruiser,$164,900, Call Roy S. @(305) 775-8907,Edwards YachtSales, Qualitylistings,ProfessionalBrokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

50’ Gulfstar Center Cockpit Ketch, 1976,Perkins 85 HP, Rare 2 stateroom model, Walkin engine room, Nice bluewater cruiser,Holding plate refrigeration, $114,900, Call TJ@ (941) 741-5875 Edwards Yacht Sales,Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

50’ Hunter 2003. Hunter’s Child. This HC 50is the ultimate offshore racing machine.Custom built for Warren Luhrs and StevePettengill. This is a WINNER …Only$495,000. St Augustine Yacht Sales 1-866-610-1703. www.sayachtsales.com

Jeantot Marine 51’ Privilege 1994, Big,beautiful cat loaded with electronics,genset, watermaker, dive compressor, duala/c, cherry interior. Sleeps 10 in 5 doublecabins, $530,000, Call Tom @ (904) 377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales. Quality Listings,Professional Brokers,www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

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2007 ALBIN 26. Brand new, never titled,DIESEL. Center console. Economical Yanmar315HP burns only 4.86 GPH at 2500 RPMs. T-Top, baitwell, tuna door, outriggers, fishboxes & more. Now $79,000. Dealer invento-ry must go. 2 on display. Bring offers! (888)882-5516 or cell (727) 421-6662.

2005 Albin 31 TE. Twin Yanmar 370 turbos -wolf in sheep’s clothing!!! 53k less thanreplacement!!! New warranties apply. Optionspackage worth 18k. Never titled. Most pow-erful 31 on market. Call today and let’s talkdream boats. $223,900 (561) 844-1100.

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C L A S S I F I E D A D S1981 Marine Trader 35’ Sedan Trawler.Ford Diesel, Volvo Gen, 3 1/2’ draft, windlass,A/C. Boat is docked in Augusta, Georgia.Asking $47,500. (706) 288-6350 or (352)428-7924. (10/08)

40’ Eagle Pilothouse 2007, Single 230Cummins w/ 300 hrs., A/C, Gen, FullElectronics, Bow Thruster, Washer-Dryer,Economical Cruising. A Must See. $359,000. StAugustine Yacht Sales. (866) 610-1703www.sayachtsales.com.

43’ Californian Cockpit Motoryacht 1985, T/3208N Cats 210 hp, A/C, Gen. Great Boat.$79,000. Will Trade for Sailboat. St AugustineYacht Sales. (866) 610-1703. www.sayacht-sales.com.

Schucker 440. Ready to cruise. Or spendsummer safely moored in the Caribbean’sbest hurricane hole. Continue down island toSouth America, or to Cuba, Bahamas, theGreat Loop — or just live aboard in“Margaritaville” until the Apocalypse.$59,500. Complete information & photos onwww.LuperonCruising.com (809) 821-8239.(10/08)

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Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#,Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55#Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15w/Rode, Edson rack & pinion steering w/wheel, new awning w/side curtains. NauticalTrader, 110 E. Colonia Lane, Nokomis, FL.Shop online at www.nauticaltrader.net. (941)488-0766.

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JJ’s Reliable Boat Bottom Cleaning Service.I provide a thorough bottom cleaning andzinc replacements. Serving Pinellas County.Starting at $1/ft. Home: (727) 461-4606.Cell: (727) 667-9745. (10/08)_________________________________________

Exquisite Interior & Weatherdeck coatings,brightwork, varnish by Shipwrights.sailmykeys@pocketmail.com.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE/RENT_________________________________________

Charter Boat and Business for Sale,Sarasota/Bradenton Area. Includes 28-footdiesel six-pack deep Vee hull boat with tower.Includes dive platform and fishing gear. Boat invery good condition. Established charter busi-ness with advertising and slip in Cortez, FL.Asking $24,900—taking offers. Drasticallyreduced, owner leaving country. Cortez YachtSales. www.cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100.

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Wanted. Parts for Westerbeke Pilot 10 or 20(also know as Bukh 10 or 20)—or completeengine for parts (engine does not need torun). (941) 624-0916. (11/08)

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North Canvas is recruiting a productionsupervisor working with sales and design,supervising sewing staff, designing, manufac-turing and installing marine covers, interiorsand stainless steel frames. Part of the boom-ing Houston economy, the bay area offersexcellent working and living conditions in ayear round active sailing community. Paidholidays and vacations. Phone 281-334-7223,fax (281) 334-7226 or email TrentMcBride@verizon.net. (11/08)_________________________________________

General maintenance person wanted forbuilding and grounds maintenance andevening security. POSITION AVAILABLEIMMEDIATELY. Sarasota Sailing Squadron,Florida. Full time. Hours 2-10:30 PM. $30K tostart. Extensive background and credit checkmandatory. Send cover letter and resume tosss@sarasotasailingsquad.com with the words“APPLYING FOR JOB”, in the Subject Line orfax to (941) 388-5524._________________________________________

Sailing Instructors / Branch Managers.Offshore Sailing School is seeking skilledsailors with strong teaching experience, per-formance and cruising boat sailing experi-ence, US SAILING certification (or skills to passexam). USCG license required, or experienceto obtain appropriate level. Manager appli-cants must have organization and manage-ment skills. Email resume to Doug Sparks atdoug@offshoresailing.com, fax to (239) 454-9201 or visit www.offshoresailing.com/employment. (10/08)_________________________________________

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C L A S S I F I E D A D SYacht Broker Wanted. Lots of Work. Growingcompany, with years of experience, in TampaBay looking for a team player. Great companysupport. Call (727) 823-7400, or Jacek at (727)560-0901._________________________________________

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ADVERTISERS TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN SOUTHWINDS! SOUTHWINDS provides these lists as a courtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising.

Advanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Adventure Cruising/Sailing School . . . . . . . .30Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . .53Antigua Surveying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Barco - Magellan GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Bay Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Beachmaster Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCBeta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Boaters’ Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta . . . . . . . . . . .11Capt. & First Mate Yacht Delivery . . . . . . . .28Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,39Challenge Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Clearwater YC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Cortez Marine Flea Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Cortez Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Dancing With the Wind Video . . . . . . . . . . .30David McKie Surveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18,24Distance Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Doyle/Ploch Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . .7,67,BCEdwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66E-marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Fairwinds Boat Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Fall Bay Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Ft. Myers Beach Mooring Field . . . . . . . . . .33Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Greg Knighton Yacht Broker . . . . . . . . . . . .67Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . .29Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCInnovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . .28,30Island Packett Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Island Yachting Center Brokerage . . . . . . . .64Island Yachting Centre/Greg Knighton . . . . .67J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . .65, BCKevane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Knighton Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Knighton Yacht Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Mack Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Magellan GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,7,16Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . .31,39,47,63,75Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Multihull Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . .BCNational Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Nautical Trader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,49Nautical Trader Marine Flea Market . . . . . . .20North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21North Sails Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10North Sails Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Online Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Palm Beach Sailing Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Pensacola Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . . . . . . .51Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Sailing Windwheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Sailmonster.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Sailors Wharf boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Sarasota YC Invitational Regatta . . . . . . . . . .25Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Scuba Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Scurvy Dog Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Show Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Snug Harbor Boat Works & Co. . . . . . . . . . .39Special Olympics Georgia Regatta . . . . . . . .15SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,30St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises . . . . . . . . .30St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCSt. Pete YC Distance Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8St. Pete YC Fall Bay Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8St. Petersburg Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Suncoast Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,31Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Tampa Sailing Squadron Rumgatta . . . . . . .44Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . .44Tideminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27TowboatU.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7U-Boat Yacht Management . . . . . . . . . . . . .21UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31US SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Wag Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Waterfront Home for Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3WFORC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Winchmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Windpath Fractional Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Womens Sailing Connection . . . . . . . . . . . .30Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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For northern Gulf coast race calendars and more information, gothe Gulf Yachting Association Web site, at www.gya.org.

Wednesday Evening Fun Races PYC. Every Wednesday of theMonth, April thru October. Fort Walton YC. April thru October

LEGENDBWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MSBSA Birmingham SC, ALBirmYC Birmingham YC, ALBYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, ALCSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LAFYC Fairhope YC Fairhope, ALGYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MSJYC Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MSLPRC Lake Pontchartrain Racing Circuit, New Orleans, LALPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women SA, New Orleans, LAMYC Mobile YC, ALNYC Navy YC, Pensacola, FLNOYC New Orleans YC, LAPCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MSPYC Pensacola YC, FLPBYC Pensacola Beach YC, FLPointYC Point YC, Josephine, ALPontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LASYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LASSYC South Shore YC, New Orleans, LASABYC St. Andrews Bay YC, Panama City FL

TYC Lake Tammany YC, New Orleans, LA

SEPTEMBER1 Lipton Cup (Capdevielle). BWYC 6 Commodore’s Cup Race #3. NYC6-7 Back to School Regatta (Capdevielle). PontYC13 Great Lake Regatta. CSA, NOYC and SSYC13 Lost Bay Regatta. PointYC13 Race Week. GYC20 Single Hand against the Lake. TYC15-16 Opti LA State Championships (youth). SYC20 Oil Rig Race. PBYC20 Middle Bay Light Regatta. BYC20-21 Coco Seaman Regatta. SYC27 PYC Championship #3. PYC27-28 Wadewitz Regatta (Capdevielle). (PHRF). FYC, 27-28 US Sunfish Masters. FYCOCTOBER3-4 Lorillard/Kent Regatta. PYC, SABYC4 Commodore’s Cup # 4. NYC4-5 GYA Multihull Championships. PBYC.4-5 Round the Cat. PCYC4-5 Rondinella. BWYC10-12 West FL Ocean Racing Circuit (WFORC). PYC11 Hospitality Regatta. JYC11-12 Bridge to Bridge. BWYC11-12 Fish Class Worlds. BWYC12 Pink Ribbon Regatta. LPWSA13-17 F18 North Americans. Key Sailing, Pensacola Beach, FL18 Schreck Regatta (Capdevielle). PYC18 IOBG Poker Run. PYC18 Closing Regatta. NOYC19 Closing Regatta. SYC 25 Anniversary Regatta. MYC25 PYC Centennial Championship # 4.PYC25 Halloween Cat Caper. BSC25-26 GYA Fish Class. BYC25-26 LPRC

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ADVERTISERS INDEX BY CATEGORY TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN SOUTHWINDS! SOUTHWINDS provides these lists as a courtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising.

SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGEBeneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCBoaters Exchange/Catalina Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,39Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Eastern Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,67,BCEdwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Fairwinds Boat Repairs/Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Island Yachting Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64,67Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina//Hunter/Albin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,7,16Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,39,47,63,75Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65,BCSnug Harbor Boat Works & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BCSuncoast Inflatables/ West Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHINGAnnapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Dancing With the Wind Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18,24E-Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Magellan GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,39,47,63,75Mastmate Mast Climber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Nautical Trader/buy/sell/consign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,49Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Sailing Windwheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,30Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Tideminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Wag Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Winchmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICESAdvanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Bay Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,30Kevane Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Knighton Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Mack Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Masthead/Used Sails and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,39,47,63,75National Sail Supply, new&used online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19North Sails Direct/sails online by North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10North Sails, new and used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,75Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,30Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,31UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Ullman Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31CANVASKnighton Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51USED SAILING/BOATING SUPPLIESNautical Trader/buy/sell/consign, West Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS September 2008 77

By the middle of the secondweek, I was ready to cut themoff. There was that bottle ofaged rum that Jim had given mefor a special occasion, and myrigging knife was sharp. Notthat I’m clumsy, but my toeshad been taking a beating thislast cruise and I had hadenough. I figured just cuttingthem off would be less painfulthan banging the hell out ofthem over the next few weeks.

When I started puttingtogether my Bahamas trip, onething I stressed to my crew washaving good boat shoes—notonly for their grip on the deck,but also to protect their feetfrom injury since medical helpwould be many painful hoursaway. I also mentioned that barefeet would be okay if we weredoing calm-water day-sailing.This rule worked fine until wecleared the West End, which isabout the time I couldn’tremember where I had stowedmy own shoes!

Just as we were gettingunder way, the left pinky toebecame an early casualty from a run-in with a rusty buck-et handle. The flap of skin hanging from one end wouldhave made a small hatch cover. A piece of paper towel andblue painters’ tape made for a quick Band-Aid. The nextday the guys started nudging me to at least put someantibiotic on it and keep it bandaged up. And, oh, yeah,please start wearing your shoes again. I started thinkingthat might be a good idea when I whacked the toe yetagain and saw stars.

At first, I blamed the weather for my lack of grace. Wehad a couple of days of mild breezes from the SE early on,but then the wind clocked around to the WSW and blewaround 20 knots steady for days on end. Even at anchor,the boat was always rocking. And since I always seem tofind those anchor spots where the tide goes against thewind, we did a lot of rolling side to side. I was still out ofsynch with the boat, so when it rolled, I pitched, usuallyinto something with sharp corners. But I wasn’t the onlyone having a bit of trouble with my balance. Kathy had somany bruises that I made her sign a release form statingthat the captain had not flogged her.

In the meantime, the toes were catching themselveson just about anything they could. And since they neverhad a chance to heal from the last run-in, the slightest

touch and I was swearing up astorm. Amazingly enough,nothing else hurt—no bruises,no cuts—and I was doing prettygood otherwise. Not even losingmy grip on the companionwayladder and landing on my buttin the sink had left any realdamage—although the spigotfor the foot pump now has afunny bend to it.

The first week was definite-ly the worst. The boat was stillunorganized with all the last-minute gear we had packed in.The guys were working out oftheir bags, and Kendall waskeeping a backpack near theport settee where he was sleep-ing. And since it was the firstweek, I was usually up some-time during the middle of thenight to check the anchor.Although the backpack wastucked off to one side, I some-how always managed to kick it.Lucky for me it was usuallywith the right side toes, givingthat left toe a break.

The second time I smashedthat pinky toe against a stan-

chion base, I came up with the idea for the Sailors ToeGuard. Being an engineer, I figured it wouldn’t be too hardto design a clip-on Lexan shield, something tough but nottoo noticeable. But when I presented the idea to Dieter, alsoan engineer, and Kendall, a master mechanic, they justlaughed, told me to go refill my drink and put on my shoes.So I did, at least, the refill the drink part. That bottle of Firein de Hole rum worked much better than aspirin.

I finally did get into the rhythm of the boat. We got allthe gear stowed away, and the weather had settled down.I knew instinctively where every hand and foothold waswithout looking for them. Even at night, I was like a grace-ful panther, stealing around the foredeck, sure-footed, andthen sliding around the shrouds before slipping betweenthe dodger and bimini without touching either. And whenit was time for me to corral in the dink, a monkey with itsprehensile tail had nothing on me.

With one foot barely on the ladder step, the otherwould grab the painter and spin Lil’ Red around to thetransom as if I were born doing it. My left pinky toe final-ly healed up nicely, too. Although it’s still not pretty, thecalluses offer some protection when the toe grazes thatstanchion base. Now if I could only remember where Istowed those shoes.

Toeingthe Line

By Joseph Cloidt

78 September 2008 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com