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Chrysler TMI Morgan S-27 Sloop – 1980
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Racing News: News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South
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Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing
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Good Samaritans Tossing a Towline: For Free or for Money? Are You Liable and Are You Obligated to Tow? From BoatUS
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Cal 2-46 Boatowner’s Boat Review By Yvonne Anderson
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Pensacola to Cuba Regatta has Ties to the First Race to Cuba; Update on the Current Race
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Carolina Sailing: College of Charleston Sailing By Dan Dickison
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North Carolina Sailors Bring School and Art Supplies to Bahamas Schools By the Hancock Yacht Club
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Saving Wooden Boats By Susan Gateley
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Spouse Overboard By Susan Gateley
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Spring Awakening By Manuel Farinas
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The St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show, Dec. 3-6 It’s Come a Long Ways Early this month is the St. Petersburg Boat Show. SOUTHWINDS was launched at the show in 1993 and has been there handing out extra copies every year since. I took over the magazine in July 2002 and several months later I attended my first show. Back then it was sailboats only and called Strictly Sail St. Petersburg and held at the Vinoy Resort Docks and Vinoy Park just north of The Pier. When the docks were destroyed in a storm a few years later, the show moved across the basin and was held at the park on the causeway out to The Pier. Then in 2008, the show was taken over by Show Management, which had been putting on the St. Petersburg Boat Show since 1980s. The show was renamed the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show and has been a huge success ever since. And with the St. Petersburg waterfront and weather—it’s fun. That’s a lot of changes over the years, but the show has become a great way to see boats and exhibitors. This year, as the economy bounces back, the show will be the biggest it’s been in many years. The crash of the economy in 2008 had an effect on the show, but it managed to do well and has become a favorite among both exhibitors and visitors, with hundreds of boats and exhibitors. You can spend all day going through it and it still isn’t enough time, because there is so much, you just get tired. You are better off going for two days, making each day easier. It’s a great location and the weather is always perfect. It’s a great way to see a lot of new products—and those products of interest to sailors are not just in the sail tent, but in the main tent there are many exhibitors with products for all boaters. For many of these exhibitors, this is your only chance to see their products since so many of them are small
companies that only sell online and they often introduce their products to the public at these shows. On the docks, you not only have a collection of hundreds of sail and power boats, but there are both used and new ones. It’s the only time you get to see lots of used sailboats without driving all over the place, since brokerage boats are always scattered among marinas that are a long ways from each other. Plus there is a great collection of small sailboats to see on land, too. Stop by our booth if you come to the show, Booth 117, about half way into the sail tent on the right. Should Your Moored Boat Be Able to Navigate at a Moment’s Notice? We received a letter from a boater in Key West who was boarded by an FWC officer who told the boater that his headsail had to be hanked on full time so that he could raise the sail at a moment’s notice. He was also told that his outboard, which he keeps on his tender, but also uses on his Watkins 27 when needed, should be on the sailboat, so that he is able to navigate at a moment’s notice. He was given a warning that his boat was not able to navigate and therefore in “pre-derelict” condition. Read about it in our “Letters” section. Correction In the November issue, we listed in the “Racing News” section that the Sarasota Yacht Club hosted a race to Cuba in 1994. That was incorrect; it was hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
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LETTERS “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.” A.J. Liebling
In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions. Email your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com ARE YOU REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE YOUR MOORED SAILBOAT AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE? A few nights ago, I received a visit from FWC officer John E. Brown. He gave me a ticket for being unregistered (it expired in September). It was my fault—no excuse and I told him right up front. My anchor light wasn’t on and he said he would give me a warning and started to lecture about working lights. I asked him if it was on when I hit the switch and he said yes and shut up about working lights. Then he started on about me not having my sail hanked on—that I was in violation of state regulations because I couldn’t raise my sail at a moment’s notice, or that my kicker was not on the bracket to motor away at a moments notice. He also gave me a warning for anchoring in a restricted area, which I’m not. And he wouldn’t tell me why he said it was restricted. I also got one for pre-derelict condition/not able to navigate, which is far from the truth. My boat is a sound vessel. I normally keep my sail hanked on but took it off with everything else on deck or lashed down before I left on vacation for a month. I just returned a few days ago. He also didn’t like that my auxiliary motor was only a four horsepower and on my skiff. Yes, it’s small but it will push my Watkins 27 at two to three knots. I keep a 35-pound CQR at the stern of the boat to throw out if I break loose. There’s not enough room or time to do anything else where I’m anchored. That way, I’ll drag bow first into the mangroves and save my rudder and keep water under my keel so I can pull myself out after the blow. I have four anchors going to a swivel at the bottom of a mooring ball I’m attached to. My line to the mooring might break, but the mooring is strongly anchored. I’m anchored on the Gulf side of Cow Key Channel in Key West. It’s not listed as a no-anchor area or a managed anchoring zone in the pilot program. My boat is 27 feet, and I just hauled it last year and replaced all thru-hull fittings and ball valves. The standing rigging is from two months to three years old. Running rigging was replaced three years ago. All navigation lights work and all safety equipment is current and correct. I called Capt. Dipre, head guy of the FWC around here. I didn’t want this pre-derelict warning on my record as it’s false, and I am not in a restricted area. Dipre tried to say that I should have my sail hanked on, but I asked him why I have to expose it unnecessarily to the harsh environment for no reason. He asked if I showed the sail to the officer, which I did. (Brown acted like I was lying, so I opened the hatch and grabbed a piece of the sail.) I also pointed out that if I had to move like that, it would take maybe 45 minutes to mount the motor and hank on the sails and make the boat ready to leave. That’s when he said he’ll check with the officer and get back to me. As of writing this, I have not heard back but will contact him before long if I don’t. The warning violations he gave me are completely 10
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LETTERS wrong about where I’m anchored and the condition of my boat. Now their computer says I’ve got issues anchoring illegally and keep my boat in disrepair, which is totally false. When he gave me the warnings, he asked me to sign them and I said I wanted to read what I was signing first. The officer had an issue with me trying to read it. He kept saying I’d get a copy of it. He got real angry that I kept insisting that I read it and not just sign it. And one more thing: He never asked to see any of my boat’s required safety equipment. I suggest to everyone that they record their encounters with the FWC. I wish had a recording of it. Matthew Lee Key West Matthew, The only rules for pre-derelict boats that I know of are those that apply to the managed anchoring zones which are part of the pilot mooring program, and those do not apply to you. But even in that case, it says a vessel is pre-derelict if it “is not able to be used for navigation.” It doesn’t say “not able to be used for navigation at a moment’s notice.” For him to say that without any law backing him up shows he is either ignorant of the law or making up his own rules. It’s even possible that is an unwritten rule that someone higher up has “invented” to promote their own agenda. Anyone who thinks that is also showing their ignorance of sailboats, which is typical of many marine patrol officers. Maybe he thinks a sailboat should be as capable as his patrol boat where you just turn the key on and drive off at a moment’s notice. I’d like Officer Brown to go out into Boot Key Harbor where there’s a couple hundred boats and ask how many can move their boats in a moment’s notice. I can’t stop laughing, and I bet the majority of those out there would be laughing as well. According to the aforementioned “not-able-to-navigate rule,” it is not prederelict in any sense of the word. And suppose you took your sails off to have them cleaned for a week and your boat had no motor? Are you then pre-derelict? From what you tell me, your boat isn’t even close to prederelict condition. In fact, your boat sounds like it has rigging and thru-hulls in better shape than the majority of sailboats out there. Plus you have sails and a motor if need be, but having a motor is not a requirement for a sailboat. Keeping an anchor handy is probably the fastest method to stop a boat if it breaks loose from a mooring. I saw that Officer Brown, in his anchoring warning to you [Matthew sent me a scan of the warning], listed the Managed Anchoring Zone in Monroe County as the reason. I looked that up online. It says that Cow Key Channel is restricted south of US 1. You said you were on the Gulf side of the channel and the warning puts your location as “North [sic] Cow Key Channel.” You are obviously outside the anchoring zone and he was wrong. His own warning proves him wrong. At the least, he owes you an apology—besides the warning being removed from the records. Hopefully, this is not the norm of the FWC in your area, just one officer not knowing the rules. They should come out and wax your boat or something for doing you wrong. At least bring you a pizza. (As of press date, Matthew had not heard back from Officer Dipre on his investigation into the warnings.) Editor MAIL YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO EDITOR@SOUTHWINDSMAGAZINE.COM 12
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14, but contact for possible late entry. $100. Maximum 10 students. (941) 708-6120. halee.turner@manateeclerk.com. www.floridamaritimemuseum.org/events/classes North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boat building classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. Boating Safety Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require safety education if born after a certain date. To see the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements.They are marked below with two asterisks (**): **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. (904) 5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach. com/pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing. Check the website, since courses are often added late. For learning-to-sail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education. Small Boat Instructor Course Level 1 US Sailing Center of Martin County, Jensen Beach, FL, Jan 1-4. Contact Alan Jenkinson at alan@usscmc.org. Instructor Allison Jolly
BOAT SHOWS 38th Annual St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, FL, Dec. 3-6 SOUTHWINDS will have a booth (#117- halfway into the sail tent on the right) at the show, distributing extra copies of the magazine. Go to page 30 for more information and show seminars schedule.
61st Houston International Boat Show, Jan. 8-17 Powerboats. Fri. 1-8, Sat. 10-8, Sunday, 11-8, Mon.-Tues. 18, Wed.-Fri. 1-9, Sat. 10-8, Sun. 11-5. NRG Center, Houston. www.houstonboatshows.com. (713) 526-6361
Austin Boat Show, Jan. 7-10 Thurs. 4-9 p.m., Fri. 12-9 p.m., Sat. 10-9 p.m., Sun. 10-5 p.m. Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com
42nd Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL, Jan. 15-17 10 a.m.-6 p.m. till 5 p.m. Sunday. Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart Harbor, Half Mile off State Road 707. $12, $10 senior citizens, $5 children 10 and under, infants free.
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54th Atlanta Boat Show, Jan. 14-17 Thurs.-Fri. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-6p.m. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.
15th Annual Charlotte County Boat Show, Port Charlotte, FL, Jan. 14-17 Charlotte County Fairgrounds. 10-6 p.m. Thurs-Sat. 10-5 p.m. Sunday. 954-570-7785 www.swfmia.com/charlotte-county-boat-show
TrawlerFest, Riviera Beach, FL, Jan. 26-31 TrawlerFest is PassageMaker’s stand-alone series of boat shows, specifically designed for cruising-under-power enthusiasts. TrawlerFest includes in-water displays of cruising powerboats, first class boating courses and demonstrations, the latest in marine products and services, and rendezvous-style evening events and activities. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina, or by land, staying at one of the local hotels. Seminars are held on a wide range of topics, along with demonstrations, discussions, parties, and exhibits with industry representatives. For more information, go to www.trawlerfest.com/events. Held at the Riviera Beach Marina, 200 East 13th St., Riviera Beach, FL. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Charleston Boat Show, Charleston, SC, Jan. 29-31 Fri. 12-6 p.m., Sat. 10-6 p.m., Sun. 11-5 p.m. Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. (864) 250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com
San Antonio Boat Show, Jan. 28-31 At the Alamodome. Thursday 3-9 p.m., Friday 12-9 p.m. Saturday, 10-9 p.m. Sunday, 10-5 p.m. www.sanantonioboatshow.com
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS/FLEA MARKETS 12th Annual Big Pine Key Nautical Flea Market, Florida Keys, Jan. 16-17 Typically drawing nearly 200 vendors, this event held on the wooded grounds of the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce, Mile Marker 31 Oceanside on Big Pine Key. Besides nautical items, there will be arts and crafts, food, and live music. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
10th Annual Port Salerno Seafood Festival, Port Salerno, FL, Jan. 30 Live music, arts and crafts vendors, a kids’ fun zone, mermaids, pirates and seafood. Adults $10, $5 in advance, children 12 and under free. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Port Salerno Docks. www.portsalernoseafoodfestival.org.
MARINE FLEA MARKETS Annual Marine Flea Market, Panama City, Dec. 5 West Beach Dr. and West 4th St. behind Stem to Stern Sailing (111 W. Beach Dr.). 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free to sellers and buyers. Sponsored by Panama City Coastal Cruisers. 850-866-8724.
SAILBOAT/TRAWLER RENDEZVOUS Promote and List Your Boat Rendezvous SOUTHWINDS will list your Rendezvous for three months (other events are listed for only two months)—to give boaters lots of time to think about and plan their attending the event. This is for rendezvous held in the Southeast U.S. or Bahamas. Send information to editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
OTHER EVENTS Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 11-13 This event is solely dedicated to showcasing the very latest and next-generation electric and hybrid marine propulsion systems, technologies and solutions, both new News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS December 2015
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and for repowering. The event is held in Hall A at the Fort Lauderdale/ Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.
International Marina & Boatyard Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 27-29 The IMBC is the leading marina and boatyard conference. It is geared specifically toward marina and boatyard owners, operators, and managers as well as dock masters, harbormasters, boat builders and repairers, and industry consultants. IMBC is where dedicated marine professionals gather to exchange information, talk about the future of the industry, explore new methods and techniques, receive updates on revised standards and established rules, and discover new products. The conference is produced by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) Professional development seminars. Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center International Marina Institute/ Association of Marina Industries. (401) 682-7334. www.MarinaAssociation.org/imbc.
REFIT International Exhibition & Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 28-29 Sponsored by Professional BoatBuilder magazine, this show is co-located with the International Marina and Boatyard
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Conference (see event listed above). It is a trade show and technical seminar series focused on improving yacht refits, with 15 technical and management seminars over the two-day period. The exhibit hall is free. www.RefitShow.com. (This event is more of interest for large yachts and megayachts.)
Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January 24, February 28, March 27, April 24 This race, if you could call it that, is sponsored by the Schooner Wharf Bar on the waterfront in downtown Key West. This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’s main business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles out to Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back. The race has five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors are invited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-but-serious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed. Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship always apply. Four races are held over four months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a BBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common. The first race is always the Sunday (Jan. 25) at the end of Key West Race Week. The following three months, the race is the last Sunday in the month. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 p.m., where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while
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reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 p.m. www.schoonerwharf.com.
The 7th Annual St. Petersburg Classic Regatta (formerly the Good Old Boat Regatta), Jan. 9 More than Just a Regatta— A Benefit for “Meals on Wheels” This regatta is organized by the St. Petersburg Sailing Association and is co-hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, which serves as the event base. The SPYC is providing free dockage, along with being the locale for the exceptional dock parties and the awards dinner banquet. The St Petersburg Classic Regatta is designed to showcase older classic boats; boats must be at least 20 years old to enter (built before 1996). Boats come from all over to participate in this event which is known more for its fun, camaraderie and generosity than the sailboat race, which is always a spirited event. The regatta is a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels, which provides nutritious, hot meals to low income elderly folks who would otherwise go without. Last year the
regatta raised over $20,000 for Meals on Wheels. The regatta slogan, “Keels for Meals on Wheels” highlights the importance of good nutrition to provide a solid foundation for healthy seniors. Meals on Wheels was started in St. Petersburg in 1968 and has grown to be a national program. For 50 years, they have provided health and wellness programs to seniors to help them remain in their homes—where they want to be. Classes include Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising, One-Design and a Fun class. The True Cruising division is always the largest class. Special awards are given for most beautiful boat, oldest boat, oldest skipper and a variety of other categories. The most prestigious award is the Good Neighbor Trophy awarded to the boat that makes the largest donation to Meals on Wheels. For several years, Steve Honour and the crew of Shady Lady, from the Boca Ciega Yacht Club, have won this award, raising almost $4000 in the 2015 regatta. The distance award went to Rob Hoffman with Ladyship, trailering over 800 miles! The oldest skipper was 84, the youngest 16, and the most beautiful boat was awarded to Tug Graves with his 1971 S&S Allied yawl Elise Rose. The NOR, online registration, entry form, contacts and additional information are online at www.stpetersburgclassicregatta.com.
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RACING NEWS 48th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 24, 2015
the entry in (address available on the website). You can also check out the regatta’s Facebook page. For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org.
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—the race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico—will be setting out for Mexico on April 21. Entrants are already signing up for the race. The entry fee is $1050 for entries postmarked, filed online and paid by December 31, 2015; $1250 for entries postmarked, filed online and paid from January 1 through February 28, 2016; $1350 for entries postmarked, filed online and paid from March 1, through April 4, 2016. The final entry deadline is Monday, April 4, 2016. Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol. org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race). Many pre-race and after-race activities are set that all are invited—including crew and others interested in attending. Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride, to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the reservation information tabs on the right side of the home page. There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail
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Although no details have emerged as of press date, the Southern Ocean Racing Conference, which organizes several Florida races (annual Miami to Nassau in November; annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West in January; biennial Port Everglades to Montego Bay in February), recently announced the Miami to Havana race. The race is hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club and the Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba. It will begin on February 10 with boats racing down the Florida Keys and heading across the Gulf Stream to Havana wherever the racers decide the best point to do so is. There will then be a coastal race off Havana a few days later. The Notice of Race will be available on the official Miami to Havana Race website, available through www.SORCsailing.org.
Sarasota Yacht Club Race to Havana, April 2-12, 2016 — Deadline Dec. 31 The Sarasota Yacht Club has organized this race—after attempts to get permission for it in the last few years. With changes easing restrictions this past year, permission has been granted. This PHRF race is open to any qualified boat 28 feet or longer, monohull or multihull. Classes sailing will be Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising and Multihull. Dockage will be at Marina Hemingway. Boats will depart on April 3 off Big Pass near Sarasota. Boats are expected to arrive in Cuba April 5-6. Tours will be held April 7-9, and departure from Cuba, weather permitting, will be April 10-12. Registration for the race opened in August and deadline is December 31 to register and submit payment for all required fees. All required papers and crew list must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2016. The crew list cannot be changed once it is submitted. Crew must not be government employees, not have a criminal record and they must be approved by the Coast Guard. For details and contact information, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org/regattas.
Applications Open until Dec. 31 for 2016 Lightning Boat Grants to Young Sailors The International Lightning Class Association (ILCA) annually awards Lightnings to promising young sailors for the summer sailing season. The grantees are selected by a panel of experienced Lightning sailors based on the proposal that each team submits and through an interview process. The grant covers all regatta entry fees, boat insurance, and some travel money. It includes a nearly new boat, good sails and a mentor. This is a unique opportunity for sailors over the age of 19 to experience Lightning sailing at its best. Applications and proposals are due on December 31. Each applicant is required to provide sailing resumes, three references with letters of recommendation and must include a cover letter www.southwindsmagazine.com
Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South explaining why he or she is the best candidate for the grant. Complete details on how to apply for this grant are found on the ILCA website: http://lightningclass.org/racing/boat Grant/index.asp. Contact information is on the website.
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To list your race instruction courses (free listings for nonprofit groups. A small fee to for-profit groups): editor@southwindsmagazine.com For US SAILING Courses: Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/race-officials/become-a-race-official
US SAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar, Tampa, Dec. 5-6 Davis Island Yacht Club. Contact Judy Hanlon at hanlon.sailor@gmail.com. Instructor Tim Rumptz. As of press date, class was full. Contact Judy Hanlon to get on a wait list if someone cancels.
US SAILING One Day Race Management Seminar Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC, Jan. 16. Contact Frank Pontious at fponti@islc.net. Instructor J D Rosser. Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 23. Contact
Continuing Education Event for Judges, Houston, TX, Dec. 12
One Day Umpire Seminar, Seabrook, TX, Jan. 15-16 Lakewood Yacht Club. Contact Marek Valasek at SailingDirector@lakewoodyachtclub.com. Instructor Peter Wilson
UPCOMING NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS IN THE SOUTHEAST
2015 Pilar Regatta, Key West to Varadero, Cuba, Dec. 3 The Lake Kegonsa Sailing Club of Stoughton, WI, and the Gaviota Yacht Club of Varadero, Cuba, have organized and are sponsoring this regatta that will race from Key West to Varadero, Cuba. Boats will leave at 4:00 pm on Dec. 3 and return on Dec. 7. While in Cuba, Cuban taxis will take crew on tours of Cuba. This is the first regatta to sail to Varadero
May 11-14, 2016 Tampa Bay, Sarasota & Naples Starts This is a SBYA and Naples-Marco Island Boat of the Year Race For additional information, go to:
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since the new regulations have been in place and the first regatta to be organized by the International Sailing Federation. www.regatadecuba.com.
Medalists. Fleet racing is supported for Optimists, Lasers (Full, Radial and 4.7) and Club 420s. www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/orange-Bowl-Regatta-2015.aspx.
Wave Class Race Week and 18th Annual Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 3-6
Tradewinds Midwinter Open Cat Nationals/NAMSA NAs, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Jan. 16-18
This event is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor Magazine and OnlineMarineStore.com. Islander Resort in Islamorada. www.catsailor.com/waves/wave_nationals.html. www.Catsailor.com
Three days of racing (if racers can only make it for two days they will get scored their average for the missing day). This is the biggest event of the winter. Carlton Tucker Memorial Award to Winner of the Largest Class. Also the following: F18 Midwinters, F16 Midwinters, Wave Midwinters. Contact rick@catsailor.com, (305) 451-3287. For preregistration, go to www.catsailor.com/registration. For Notice of Race, go to www.catsailor.com/Tradewinds.html.
Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, US SAILING Center, Martin County, FL, Dec. 5-6 Green Fleet, Optis, 420s, Windsurfers. www.usscmc.org.
Melges 20 Winter Series, South Florida, December through March, Event 1, Dec. 11-13 The Melges 20 Winter Series is three events held annually for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. All events are held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Event 2 will be Feb. 5-7 (Miami Winter Regatta), and Event 3 on March 4-6 (Melges Rocks Regatta).
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 26-30 This is the largest youth sailing regatta in the United States. It is consistently rated the most fun and best in the U.S. for youth sailors and their families. Participants include representatives from over 25 countries and 20 states. The regatta includes four days of competition between Christmas and New Years and features dinners, raffles, forums, and bags full of merchandise for participants. Unique trophies are awarded up to ten places and are given out by the mayor, head of the Orange Bowl Committee and Olympic
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29th Quantum Key West Race Week 2016, Jan. 17-22 Key West Race Week is under new management this year with the Storm Trysail Club taking over that position from Premiere Racing, which ran it for many years. Many new changes have been introduced, some of which are: • A shortened regatta of three days for some races for participants who can’t afford the time and/or money to spend a whole week in Key West. • Distance racing for some who want to sail just one long race and not a series of buoy races. • Replacing PHRF ratings with Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) ratings, in hopes of attracting more foreign boats. • Harbor Racing Circle—to develop racing that can be viewed from shore. • Return of Corsair 28s and Trimarans. Late registration is available. For more, go to www.KeyWestRaceWeek.com, or contact Amy GrossKehoe at admin@KeyWestRaceWeek.com, or 650-704-9770.
US SAILING’s ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami Returns in 2016, Jan. 23-30 US Sailing’s premier event—the 27th running of Sailing World Cup Miami—is set to return to Miami FL for toplevel Olympic and Paralympic class racing. The event is the only North American regatta to be included in World Sailing’s 2015-16 Sailing World Cup series. The regatta is a mainstay on the winter circuit for sailors campaigning for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games. Competitors in the Olympic and Paralympic events will have five days of fleet racing from Monday, Jan. 25 to Friday, Jan. 29. Medal races across the 10 Olympic events will bring the regatta to a close on Saturday, Jan. 30 where medals will be awarded to the top three boats. Regatta headquarters will be located at the US Sailing Center Miami, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Coconut Grove, Miami, FL. Additional hosts for the event include the City of Miami’s Regatta Park, Coconut Grove Sailing See RACING NEWS continued on page 84
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain).
Florida Oceanographic Research Hub One of the Largest in the Country From Marine Industries Association of South Florida Many South Floridians may not know that the Florida Reef, which runs just off our coast from the Keys to Martin County and is 170 miles long, is the only coral barrier reef in the continental U.S. It is the third-largest reef system in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef and the Belize Barrier Reef. The reef, which provides food and shelter to various kinds of fish, is a critical part of the marine ecosystem, and it is vital to our tourism and recreational boating industry. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida has reached out too and is partnering with Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and Florida International University’s Marine Science Program.
Collectively, they’re conducting groundbreaking research regarding this and other coral reefs, stem cell research, sustainability, genome sequencing, ocean acidification, meteorology and much more. Our region’s global marine research hub already rivals Silicon Valley or North Carolina’s research triangle on marine research relevant to our climate and planet. On a smaller scale, many yacht owners have committed substantial resources to oceanographic research. Many large yachts now have oceanographic centers on them, complete with their own private submarines. Google founder Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt (both yacht owners), founded the Schmidt Ocean Foundation. And Microsoft Founder Paul Allen has taken a leadership position in this area by joining the Giving Pledge, his work discovering the Japanese battleship Musashi and his recent discovery of the bell from the HMS Hood. He is involved in the International Seakeepers Society and has supported various scientific efforts including his foundation’s recent donation to shark research at Florida
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Mustang Survival Voluntarily Recalls Two Models of Inflatable Life Jackets From BoatUS In October, Mustang Survival announced it is voluntarily recalling two selected models of inflatable personal flotation devices (PFDs) manufactured in Canada between September 2014 and September 2015. The recall is being issued for the reinforcement of a portion of the bladder assembly that may tear when the bladder lobes are flexed apart while fully inflated. While a solution has been developed that corrects any affected products and prevents occurrence of this issue, the repair can only be performed at a Mustang Survival factory. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is urging boaters to check their life jacket inventory and see the easy identification guide at www.mustangsurvival. com/advisories to quickly determine if the life jacket is sub-
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Okeechobee Water Level Goes up About 1.6 Feet Since October As of press date in early November, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.49 feet above sea level, about 3 inches lower since early October. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.43 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.63 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.46 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/ h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com. See the left column.
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suffer the remnants of Hurricane Patricia as it moved east along the northern Gulf Coast. Capt. Murube stated, “Sailing in these conditions in this kind of boat can be hard, but we are happy to be here.” The Spanish Tall Ship is a replica of the boat similar to the vessel sailed by Don Tristan de Luna, the Spanish Explorer who established Pensacola in 1559. Maria Davis, the honorary vice consul of Spain for Pensacola helped to organize the visit of the Tall Ship statSpanish Tall Ship El ing, “The visit of the El Galeon is Galeon extremely helpful in order to understand our history—the good and the Visits Pensacola bad—that binds us together into a great By Kim Kaminski nation. This ship shows a little bit of what Spain went through to come here Capt. Manuel Murube and his 19in 1559, and this is very important to member crew aboard the 170-foot Pensacola and to Spain.” 16th Century Spanish Galleon replica, The full-sized 125-foot tall, 30-foot El Galeon Andalucia, sailed into wide ship was set-up to operate in a Pensacola Bay in October after fightsimilar fashion to the old days with ing 40-knot winds and 10-foot seas the masts and anchors operated by during their voyage from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Once the crew El Galeon Andalucia at port in Pensacola. Photo ropes and pulleys. Modern additions include GPS and engines capable of arrived in Pensacola, the crew had to by Kim Kaminski.
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maneuvering the 495-ton ship into ports. El Galeon is part of the Nao Victoria Foundation and provides educational tours and appreciation of Spanish culture to the communities it visits. Besides the replica cannons and ammunition aboard the ship, other items aboard include a walk-through museum area with plaques and displays featuring the history of the ship along with a TV area in the cargo hold where visitors can watch a film on the construction of the vessel and highlights of the ship’s 40,000-nautical mile history. The ship was also used as a pirate ship on the NBC TV series “Crossbones.” For more information, visit www.elgaleon.org
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IBEX Reconsiders Louisville Location after Lower Attendance IBEX, the International BoatBuilders Exhibition & Conference—the marine industry’s largest technical trade event—was held in Louisville, KY, in September, but attendance was down considerably from the 2014 show that was held in Tampa, FL. This has prompted the NMMA organizers to reconsider Louisville as a location for future years. Attendance in Tampa in 2014 was 6900, while Louisville only had 4700 attendees in September, plus the Louisville Review Your Boat SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast? Have you made changes? What changes would you like? Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com beforehand and for more specifics and specifications on photos needed. Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for the reviews, too.
attendance was pretty much the same as it was in 2013, the last time the event was held in that city. But many exhibitors still favor the Louisville location as they say that attendees were people that were important to see. The exhibition was moved to Louisville from Miami Beach in 2010, because organizers felt the recession might be limiting the number of people attending and maybe Louisville was a more central location for those further from southern Florida. But Louisville has other problems, one being less flights going into the city as compared to Tampa or Miami. But many exhibitors still found the Louisville show advantageous for other reasons. The NMMA is considering other cities, but has not released a list at this time. The event will be held in Tampa in 2016 and is scheduled to be held in Louisville in 2017, but the 2017 location is not definite.
Denison Yacht Sales of Fort Lauderdale Acquires Beneteau Sailboat Dealership in South Florida Denison Yachts Sales, which has offices in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, recently acquired the dealership for Beneteau Sailboats in South Florida. They already represent Beneteau Motor Yachts in the region. www.DenisonYachtSales.com.
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General Show Information The St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail merged in 2008 to create one large show for both power and sail. This will be Show Management’s 38th year putting on this show. In-the-water sailboat displays will have dockage for 50-plus boats. Brokerage sailboats will also be on display. This is in addition to the many on-land sailboat displays. Along with these boats will be over 200 in-water powerboats and more on land. Over 200 exhibitors will be in the main tent, and the tent that visitors walk through to enter the show is devoted to sailing exhibitors, although many exhibitors have both sail and powerboaters as customers. Many exhibitors in the main tent serve both sail and power, also. There will be a large section for outside exhibitors showing both sailing products and services and trailered sailboats. This is in addition to the many trailered powerboats on display outside. Sailing seminars, run by Sail America, will be held in tents at the show site. A final seminar schedule will be available at the Show Management website, www.showmanagement.com. There will also be an authors’ area outside. For kids, there will be free fishing clinics on Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon and 2:00 pm. Discover Sailing, presented by Sail America, will also be offering free sailboat rides on Tampa Bay from docks at the show (see information on facing page). Cruising Outpost, presented by Bob Bitchin, will be hosting the 15th “Cruiser’s Party” at the show on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. It is held on the Gosling’s & Budweiser Floating Bridge.
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SEMINAR SCHEDULE Also available online at www.showmanagement.com — St. Petersburg Boat Show special events page. Check with Show Management, in case some seminars require registration. Seminars held in tents A, B, C and D. * = Seminar or Workshop requires a fee be paid to attend. THURSDAY 11:45 AM A Lee Chesneau 11:45 AM B 11:45 AM C 11:45 AM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:15 PM 2:15 PM
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The Weather Briefing...Assessing Your Marine Weather Self Reliant Skills Thomas Trimmer Selecting the Best Solar System for your Boat Jeff Grossman & The 5-Step Plan to Your Dream Jean Levine Bill Cullen The top 25 handy things to have aboard Fred Braman Cruise the Great Northeast - Florida that is! Colin Mack Rigging Chris Kreitlein Celestial Navigation Randy Deering A Beginner’s Guide to Planning a Cruise Lee Chesneau Unlocking the Mystery of 500 Mb Charts Rick Rhodes Cruising Inland Rivers Jeff Grossman & Take the Drama Out of Your Dream Jean Levine Bob Williams Offshore Energy Management Bill Cullen Cruising the Exumas & Bahamas Out Islands Steven Bowden Communications for Cruisers From the Dock to the Ocean Scott Smith Is a Pontoon for You? John Kretschmer The 30 Best Cruising Boats of All Time Lee Chesneau Wind & Wave Concepts & How to Integrate the Charts with the Surface Pressure Maps Travis Blain Short Handed Sail Handling Bob Williams Onboard AC Power Generation Randy Deering A Beginner’s Guide to Planning a Cruise
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Understanding the 500 mb Workshop* First time cruising the Bahamas Communications for Cruisers From the Dock to the Ocean Fred Braman Cruise the Great Northeast - Florida that is! Lee Chesneau Understanding the 500 mb Workshop* Pam Wall Hurricane Preparation in Port Bob Williams Marine Refrigeration Colin Mack Rigging Lee Chesneau Understanding Weather & Cruise Decision Making Workshop* Bill Cullen The top 25 handy things to have aboard while cruising Randy Deering Cruising Florida’s Suncoast Jeff Grossman & Choosing a Cat for Two Jean Levine Lee Chesneau Understanding Weather & Cruise Decision Making Workshop* Bob Williams DC Desalination Offshore Travis Blain Short Handed Sail Handling Scott Smith Do it yourself boat projects Lee Chesneau The 1-2-3 Rule for Tropical Cyclone Avoidance Workshop* Chris Kreitlein Celestial Navigation Bill Cullen Cruising the Exumas & Bahamas Out Islands Thomas Trimmer Selecting the Best Solar System for your Boat Lee Chesneau The 1-2-3 Rule for Tropical Cyclone Avoidance Workshop*
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Good Samaritans Tossing A Towline: For Free or for Money? Are You Liable and Are You Obligated to Tow? Tips on How to Help a Boater in Need of a Tow From BoatUS
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ossing a towline to a disabled boat and bringing it back safely to the launch ramp is a time-honored act of kindness that recreational boaters have always done for each other. But what happens if the Good Samaritan tossing the line decides to charge for their services? Is there much of a difference between a Good Sam looking for a little extra gas money and a professional towing service charging for on water towing services? According to Boat Owners Association of The United States, once money changes hands for a routine tow, a Good Sam is opened up to a world of liability they may not want in their lap. Accepting money also requires a mariner’s credential—such as a captain’s license—and would require commercial registration of the towing vessel. While Boat Owners Association of The United States offers the largest on-water towing fleet in the U.S., it understands the law of averages: There are 12 million registered recreational vessels in the nation and some are bound to breakdown. In 2013, the BoatUS 24-hour dispatch centers alone received 70,000 requests for on-water assistance, and the boat owners group says there are likely thousands of Good Samaritans each year lending a helping hand to other boaters. Said BoatUS Towing Services Vice President Adam Wheeler, “Towing is a job best left for the professionals, but many boaters often find themselves in areas where professional assistance is not available.” While Good Samaritan laws vary from state to state, they generally provide that anyone who renders aid to injured persons is not liable for any damages if the assistance is provided in good faith, without compensation or other consideration, and without gross negligence. And in fact, in some states, failing to render emergency assistance to the persons involved can also possibly put you in trouble with the law—but there is no duty to require a Good Sam to tow or “save” a boat. For federally designated “navigable” waterways, federal law trumps state law and says that the master or individual involved in rendering assistance “is not liable for damages as a result of rendering assistance or for an act or omission in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment or other assistance when the individual acts as an
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ordinary, reasonable and prudent individual would have acted under the circumstances.” “A boater who does not charge for rendering assistance is protected under the Good Samaritan laws for any damages or injuries that might occur during the tow,” said Wheeler. “If money exchanges hands and someone gets injured or the disabled boat gets damaged, you’re no longer considered a Good Sam and would be opening the door to much more liability. You may be even personally liable, depending on your insurance policy—if you have one. It’s just something else to think about before throwing a towline and asking for money. A commercial towing company carries insurance to cover those types of mishaps.” For boaters committed to being a Good Samaritan, BoatUS has these tips: • Never put yourself in danger or go beyond your capabilities. • For the safety of everyone, always report disabled vessels to the Coast Guard or other authority. • Ensure that your cleats are properly backed and you have the properly sized towline (some lines can stretch and suddenly break). • Understand that once you start towing, the Good Sam has a duty for the safety and care for those aboard the disabled vessel. • Minimize risk by having everyone don their life jackets and remain seated—away from the bow in case a line parts or cleat gives way. • Maintain headway for control, but don’t tow any faster than leaving a small wake. • Be careful to prevent other boat traffic from crossing the towline. Keep a horn or whistle available to warn others to stay clear. Always tow to the nearest safe place. While it may not be near where anyone wants to go, it will shorten the time of the tow and minimize any exposure liability, and gets passengers to a place where they can fix the boat or arrange for a proper tow. The BoatUS 24-hour Dispatch Center can be reached at 800-391-4869 or via the free BoatUS Towing App. Another option is to stand close by, but not undertake the tow and wait for a responder to arrive while staying close just in case of emergencies. A Good Sam could also remain on the right side of the law—and keep potential liability low—by simply removing the disabled boat’s occupants and returning them to the dock, while arranging for a local tow of the broken down (and safely anchored) boat. For more information on BoatUS Towing Services, go to www.BoatUS.com/towing. www.southwindsmagazine.com
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1974 Cal 2-46 By Yvonne Anderson
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y husband said he wanted to move onto the boat. I knew that our Bavaria 37 was simply not going to cut it for me, so I set out to find the perfect liveaboard. I found a 1974 Cal 2-46 online and felt like she could be the one. Research showed that these boats have a solid following. Two months after we bought our Cal, we received a letter in the mail asking if we wanted to sell. Apparently, the interested party did a document search to find Cal owners. To understand a Cal 46 you must first understand the history of the Cal Sailboat. Originally, Cal was known as Jenson Marine, founded by Mr. Jack Jenson in 1956. Bill Lapworth was a groundbreaking naval architect with a penchant for designing racing boats, and he collaborated with Jenson to build an extremely well-received Jenson 24-footer (later called a California 24 and then eventually a Cal 24). They produced fast racing boats for many years, ranging from 21 feet to 46 feet. The most successful probably being the famed ocean racer and Transpac winner, the Cal 40. In fact, the Cal 40 was the inspiration for the Cal 46. Jack Jenson actually owned hull number 3 of this design and sailed over 110,000 miles with her. Reading the following headlines from several of the advertisements printed in the 1970s will provide a pretty clear idea of what the marketing message for this model had been: “Cal-2-46 The Most Completely Comfortable World Cruising Yacht in Production Today”…“The New Cal 46 Yacht—a Real Home Afloat”…and my personal favorite: “Because an Offshore Cruiser doesn’t have to sail like an Antique.” And sail like an antique she does not—even when compared to the lighter and beamier models of today. The Cal has a very narrow hull design with a beam of only 12’ 6” and an encapsulated full keel- shoal draft that draws a mere five feet. This shallow draft makes her a perfect boat for cruising places like the Bahamas and navigating the ICW. This girl loves to motor with her 85 HP Perkins engine as she cruises along at 8 knots under power at 2200 RPM all day long. Her speed is somewhat surprising as she weighs in at 36,000 pounds. Typical of the boats of the era—the fiberglass hull is built like a battleship and was advertised as “engineered for maximum impact strength.” We carry 270 gallons of fuel in our two tanks and she can motor about 1500 miles. She also has three water tanks—two made of fiberglass and one stainless—allowing us to carry 230 gallons of water. She was designed to be able
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Specifications: Length Overall: 49’ 6” Length on Waterline: 37’ 6” Beam: 12’ 6” Draft: 5’ Displacement: 41,000 pounds Ballast: 8,000 pounds Tankage Water: 230 Gallons Tankage Fuel: 270 Gallons Sail area: 784 Square Feet The Cal 2-46 has a center cockpit. Old Glory had a pilothouse added in 1999 and that’s a true asset considering the way we use our boat. The enclosed space gives us an “extra room” when at the dock and has more times than not enhanced our travel experiences with protection from the cold, rain or relentless sun.
to go the distance, and we have found her fuel and water capacity to be plenty. As you can imagine, with a designer with the racing chip implanted in his brain much attention was given to her sailing performance. Our Cal, Old Glory, was originally a ketch rig. It has since been modified to a sloop, as have many of the other Cals out there. To gain more sail area the boom was extended to 19 feet. She has in-mast furling as well as the original Schaefer headsail furling system. It still works. She has a mast height of 55 feet and has no problem clearing the bridges in the ditch. The Cal 2-46 has a center cockpit. Old Glory had a pilothouse added in 1999 and that’s a true asset considering the way we use our boat. The enclosed space gives us an “extra room” when at the dock and has more times than not enhanced our travel experiences with protection from the cold, rain or relentless sun. A downside of the pilothouse is that our only steering station is located inside, and it can make docking a bit interesting since the person driving is not able to assist with any line handling. We have adopted a useful set of hand
motions to communicate from the bow to the pilothouse and try to keep the middle finger to a minimum. A Vetus bow thruster was installed with the refit and does help immensely. There is a self-tailing winch in the pilothouse that controls the mainsheet furler and outhaul. The jib winches are located outside the pilothouse on the stern on custom-built raised boxes that also double as storage and seating. These winches are still the original Barient and will someday probably need to be upgraded to self-tailing. The back deck is quite spacious and can fit a hillbilly hot tub (aka a baby swimming pool) on those hot days at the dock. There is a hatch with storage that we have named the dungeon and it is perfect for things like an outboard, deck chairs and our flopper stoppers. There are two “catbird seats” for perching and two additional bench seats. (Fun fact: The bench seats were in bad shape when we bought our Cal. The previous owner made replacements that are constructed from the actual teak decks of the battleship USS North Carolina. He shipped them to us for a surprise). The transom was originally flat, but it has been changed
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BOATOWNER’S BOAT REVIEW The raised main salon features nine large windows, letting in plenty of light. The dining table is on a hydraulic lever that allows it to go up and down from a dining room table position to a coffee table position.
hold on to in rough weather. The beauty of the Lapworth design is that it is great as it was. It is also a boat with enough space that it doesn’t take a ton of creativity to start finding ways to modernize and maximize her original features. There is a large king-size V-berth suite in the bow with a private head. Built-in cabinets are under both the bed and the shelving and there is a full-size closet. The anchor rode locker door is forward in the berth. Interesting to us is that that is the only way to get to the anchor locker. There is not any deck access. The raised main salon features nine large windows, letting in plenty of light. The dining table is on a hydraulic lever that allows it to go up and down from to a sugar scoop with three large steps making easy access on and off the boat into the dinghy. The lifelines are solid stainless steel at a height of three feet. The Cal has narrow decks, and these handholds definitely feel safe while going forward in rough conditions. However, due to the height of the raised cabin top we may consider putting in additional support around the mast to
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Looking forward towards our instruments and the companionway to down below.
a dining room table position to a coffee table position. Our boat has two leather settees that sit four comfortably. The dining area doesn’t convert to any extra sleeping, as it does on many other boats. I have seen numerous other salon configurations in other Cals. The galley runs down the starboard side of the salon and there you will find the refrigerator (large) and the freezer (tiny) both of which can be accessed through either a large door on the front or by lifting the cutting board hatch on the top. The countertop space with this design is abundant. Adding comfort, two reverse-cycle air conditioning units were installed in 2012 (12 BTU forward and 16 BTU aft), and they also help control the temperatures in the pilothouse. That project also required us to upgrade our electrical to 50 amps. I have found that many modern boats don’t even come
close to having the amount of easily accessible storage that all Cals do. Prior to adding the two A/C units, we had seven linear feet of hanging storage. Additionally, there are drawers and sliding cabinets in every wall and stowage under bulkheads and settees. Bulk-size packages of things like paper towels can easily fit in most every compartment you can find. There are some just really smart uses of space,
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A downside of the pilothouse is that our only steering station is located inside, and it can make docking a bit interesting since the person driving is not able to assist with any line handling. We have adopted a useful set of hand motions to communicate.
Our office: The navigation area is located in the hall down below on the starboard side of the boat. We have never found a need to use it for actually navigating since we do all of that in the pilothouse.
like a pantry and a wine rack that holds a case of your favorite vino. The navigation area is located in the hall down below on the starboard side of the boat. We have never found a need to use it for actually navigating since we do all of that in the pilothouse.
Going aft is the master suite with its one full-size bunk. Hidden under the bed are additional pullout drawers and a 40-gallon holding tank. On the port side of the space is a large desk with a hinged chair and filing cabinet, providing a neat space for conducting business. The head in the master suite has a fully enclosed show-
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The galley runs down the starboard side of the salon and there you will find the refrigerator (large) and the freezer (tiny) both of which can be accessed through either a large door on the front or by lifting the cutting board hatch on the top.
er with a glass door. This is awesome, since you don’t get your toilet paper damp. The real treat that this Cal offers is a FULL-size standing engine room—or what I refer to as our garage. The engine room is accessible through the main door in the hallway or through a hatch door in the pilothouse. This design is necessary as jumping over the top of a hot engine may cause a not-sopleasant situation. The engine room also houses a Westerbeke generator. This boat will please folks most who are looking for a liveaboard that can sing under power and under sail (with some wind). She is a true joy to
own. Four years living on her and traveling from Ohio to Florida, we completely understand the “Cal following.”
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Pensacola to Cuba Regatta in October Shares Some History with the St. Petersburg to Havana Yacht Race in 1930 By Julie B. Connerley Lew McMasters’ Marelen II at the start of the 1931 Havana Race. Photo courtesy Tom Pace, Jr.
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PYC’s Involvement in Florida’s Earlier Races to Cuba History isn’t always about places, happenings and people we never knew from centuries ago. Sometimes it’s about events and yacht club members who are sitting at the next table who have “been there, done that.” The Pace family has had members of the Pensacola Yacht Club for generations. Their love of sailing has shaped much of PYC’s history, including the challenging 284-mile inaugural St. Petersburg to Havana Yacht Race in which brothers Tom and A.D. “Dick” Pace, participated. Thanks to exhaustive research, no doubt fueled by love, Tom’s son, Tom Pace, Jr., has compiled newspaper stories, personal interviews and photos from those early St. Pete to Cuba races for PYC’s historical archives. On March 30, 1930, 11 boats started between the St. Petersburg Municipal Pier and the pin end—marked by a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter which would follow the fleet with the race committee on board. Classes and rules were simple. Class A included boats 50 to 85 feet overall; Class B was all boats less than 50 feet. The handicap was 30 minutes per foot with no restriction on sails. First competitors’ ports of call to register included Mobile, Southern Yacht Club, Tampa and St. Petersburg. Others followed. Not surprising was the competitive spirit of sailors. Before there were high performance, carbon-fiber-rigged boats, vessels of various designs, including early coastal fishing boats, ventured offshore as racers. Without Loran, GPS or satellite phones, sailors made their way across three different bodies of water. The final 90-mile stretch was due south across the easterly flowing Gulf Stream amid all types of weather, to the finish line under the ramparts of Morro Castle. The 1930 regatta was won by Houston Wall of Tampa, sailing Haligonian. He finished in 41 hours, 42 minutes—a record that stood for five years. The longest race on record was 1936. The finish time was five days, six hours. (Slower boats were eventually towed in after one week.) PYC’s Dick Pace purchased a custom 51-foot sloop named White Heather from the designer/builder in 1947. It www.southwindsmagazine.com
White Heather, a custom 51-foot sloop that had a 67-foot mast, 10-foot beam, 7-foot draft, teak decks and a mahogany hull that “looked like it was carved from one tree.” Shown here is the boat in the 1948 race. Photo courtesy Tom Pace, Jr.
had a 67-foot mast, 10-foot beam, 7-foot draft, teak decks and a mahogany hull that “looked like it was carved from one tree,” recalled Dick. His and Tom’s adventures aboard White Heather began with its delivery from Detroit through Chicago down the Mississippi (under motor with mast down), and into the Gulf towards Pensacola (their first real sail and bad weather to boot), to its racing days and beyond. The Pace brothers raced in both the 1947 and 1948 St. Pete-Havana regattas, finishing eighth in their class in their first foray, which included 25-foot seas and “an angry cold front.” It culminated a 1200-mile journey from purchase to regatta history. From Tom Pace, Jr.’s, research, some trivia highlights: • A Tampa businessman, who had cruised to Cuba himself, conceived the St. Pete-to-Havana race as a means to increase tourism, since the South Florida building boom had just crashed (1928-29). • One of PYC’s first “mega yachts,” the 118-foot Defoe Cruisemaster, Chanticleer, owned by Tom’s great uncle, PYC’s 1948 commodore, John Pace, accompanied White Heather as support and to spectate that same year. It was representative of PYC’s membership growth after the club purchased its present property in 1947. On the Key West to Tampa leg back, a nasty gale hit both boats, but Chanticleer felt it more. The design was based on a destroyer escort launch. With her 18.5-foot beam and round bottom, “She rolled like a bottle,” said Tom Pace, Sr. • One year when Tom Pace raced to Cuba, the then president, Fulgencio Batista, had professional Cuban Baseball players wearing tuxedos and mitts stationed around the walls of the Havana Yacht Club in order to catch any bombs that might be lobbed over, “So they could throw them back,” Tom smiled. • An embarrassing language barrier resulted in a humorous incident in a Cuban hotel when American sailors attempted to locate their clothing which had been brought down by a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, and instead were subjected to questionable postcards not suitable for a family publication. The Pace brothers raced their last Cuba regatta in 1948, and although no other PYC members took up the challenge, the regatta continued until Fidel Castro overthrew the government in 1959. With the Pace family’s generous donation to the inaugural 2015 Andrews Institute Pensacola a la Habana Regatta, it was decided to honor the family’s history by establishing a trophy in their name. The Pace Perpetual Trophy will be presented to the first-place monohull finisher on corrected time. PYC is poised to make international history and once again, pit sailors against the seas. Information and photos for the historical aspects of this article were provided by Tom Pace, Jr., from a presentation he made at PYC. News & Views for Southern Sailors
Pensacola to Cuba Race Update (When SOUTHWINDS went to press in early November, boats were just arriving in Cuba. This is a last minute update at that time.) By Julie B. Connerley
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hile 22 boats had registered and completed onerous governmental forms required for the inaugural 2015 Andrews Institute Pensacola a la Habana Regatta, only 21 made it to the starting line October 31. One vessel was unable to make necessary repairs in time after the remnants of Mexico’s Hurricane Patricia—the strongest hurricane on record to hit the western hemisphere—pummeled through the Pensacola area with high winds and flash floods on October 26. The 68-degree, 8 a.m. warning signal for the four monohull classes and one multihull class gave the sailors a 10-knot breeze out of the southeast. Pensacola Yacht Club’s PRO, Bernie Knight, had advised competitors during the Friday night skippers meeting that the starting line would not be squared to the wind, but rather “squared toward a rhumb line to Pensacola Pass, which would take them south to Cuba.” Weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico worsened and by late afternoon, two vessels had reportedly retired from the regatta: Eugene Boyter’s 27-foot Island Packet, Island Sun, of Gulf Breeze, FL, skippered by Ralph Bush, returned to Pensacola that same afternoon; and the homemade 31-foot Wharram-design catamaran, Surf Rider, owned by Greg Russell of Panama City, FL, was back inside Pensacola Pass by 6:15 p.m., according to Kattack.com’s website, which had coordinated tracking capabilities through a transponder attached to each vessel. However, Surf Rider headed east through the Intracoastal over to Apalachicola, FL, where it re-entered the Gulf, and at last ping, was still headed to Cuba. By Saturday evening (still October 31), conditions in the Gulf were rougher. PYC’s Alan Steele, owner/skipper of Legacy, a Hylas, reported by email that they had encountered “eight squalls; one beast with 35-knot winds.” Those deteriorating conditions tested men’s skills and machine’s metal. Aboard Midnight Sun II, a Hunter 42.5, the mast snapped in half at midnight, with half falling off the port side and the remaining falling over the cabin’s arch. No one was injured. But to lessen further damage to the boat, “We jettisoned the mast to protect the hull,” said skipper/owner PYC’s Neil Davies.” They headed back to Pensacola Yacht Club, hopped on crewmembers’ Larry and Tracy Costs’ Beneteau 473, Trasea, and though no longer eligible for any trophies, headed back to Cuba for the post-race festivities. Another competitor, Southern Yacht Club’s Douglas Slakey, experienced jib halyard and roller furler damage aboard Makani U’I’, his Beneteau 40. He elected to steer towards St. Petersburg for repairs. As SOUTHWINDS went to press, Island Sun and Makani U’I’ were not continuing to Cuba. It had not been confirmed whether or not Surf Rider ventured to the final destination or not, as their transponder quit functioning. A full report on the regatta should be available by the January issue. SOUTHWINDS
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College of Charleston Sailing When you’ve got a dominant varsity program, why not leverage that and do more? Here’s one program that’s becoming the poster child for sailing’s potential impact. By Dan Dickison The College of Charleston’s Offshore Team sailing in one of its first regattas in 2013. Courtesy College of Charleston Sailing.
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f you know anything about collegiate sailing competition, you’re probably aware of the College of Charleston. This midsized public university situated in downtown Charleston, SC, is a perennial powerhouse in the college sailing arena and has been for nearly four decades. Last spring, the Cougars won the Leonard B. Fowle Trophy, which signifies the best all-around team in the country. And that wasn’t a first. Over the years, sailors from the College have stepped up to receive that award six different times. The Cougars boast an exceptional record of achievement in this sport, including 17 national championships, 95 All-American recipients, five College Sailors of the Year, several Olympic medalists and one Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. With a record like that, it’s no surprise that the Cougars’ coaching staff includes a few of the most accomplished mentors in the sport, including head coach Ward Cromwell (12 national championships and three Fowle trophies), assistant coach Mitch Hall (three national championships and two Fowle trophies), and offshore team coach Ned Goss (his team won the national championship in its first year of existence). In addition, Goss holds the distinction of being the fastest dinghy sailor on the planet. (He hit 36.6 knots while sailing his Mach2 foiling Moth in Charleston Harbor in May of 2014.) All of these guys work with and under the direction of the College’s sailing program maestro Greg Fisher. Though he’d be the last person to say so, Fisher is a former college All-American who has captured 22 North American or national championship titles in sailing and one world championship as well. He’s also a universally respected fixture in the sport. As accomplished as the varsity team is, that’s only one aspect of the program that Fisher and his colleagues are continually building. In Fisher’s view, the mission for College of Charleston sailing goes well beyond winning national championships. “Charleston is a spectacular place to sail,” he says, “and our program is perfectly situated to play a pivotal role in
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promoting the sport and ensuring that it has a positive impact on individuals young and old. Ultimately, our goal is to help our students, team members and the Charleston community enjoy the sport and see it as a lifelong pursuit.” From the program’s base of operations at the Charleston Harbor Marina, Fisher and company offer a full menu of activities and outreach, beginning with physical education classes for students at the College. Fisher says that roughly 100 students each semester take these courses. In addition, the sailing program has created a development team consisting of students at the College who want to race, yet can’t make the commitment to sail at the varsity level. At the moment, 28 students comprise the team, which practices twice a week. Some of these students end up racing locally in PHRF contests, and all of them have ready access to the program’s fleet of boats. The Sailing Program also offers introductory youth and adult sailing classes. “We customarily run 12 different classes from April through August,” explains Fisher, “and typically we have about 200 people enrolled each season.” The classes last about three weeks, and during that time, students get about 15 hours of on-the-water instruction along with two hours spent in the classroom. Private lessons are another option the program offers. For more than 15 years, the sailing program has also offered memberships in the College of Charleston Sailing Association. Anyone who has demonstrated sailing proficiency can become a member, which gives them access to the program’s fleet of boats on a structured basis. For $600 per year (or $325 for full-time students), you can sail any of the 10 J/22s, eight Lasers, 18 FJs or 18 z420s. For an active sailor, that’s a true bargain. Over the last three years, the College’s Sailing Program has been orchestrating a Tuesday evening racing series from May through September. (See “Carolina Sailing” SOUTHWINDS, September 2012, available in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com). The emphasis here is on fun, and the program has proven tremendously popular. Fisher says that some Tuesdays 70 people show up, some of www.southwindsmagazine.com
The College of Charleston’s sailing center during a rare quiet moment. Courtesy College of Charleston Sailing.
them former college sailors, some of them high schoolers and some of them racing neophytes, with ages ranging from to 12 to 70. Nobody keeps score, yet there’s plenty of friendly banter on the water and on shore. (The cost is $10 per sailor each Tuesday, but association members sail for free.) In addition to all this, the College of Charleston Sailing Program hosts advanced racing camps in the summer for high schoolers. “These kids literally come from all over the country,” explains Fisher, “and we really help them ramp up their competitive skills in the span of a week.” One of the most promising initiatives that he and his coworkers have established is their STEM sailing program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). By collaborating with the College’s Lowcountry Hall of Math and Science, they offer weeklong programs for youngsters ages 8-14 (most of whom have never sailed before). The students learn the basics of sailing, sail on board the J/22s, and partake in experiments and activities (such as building model boats) that teach them how math, engineering, technology and science are at play with sails and sailboats. “That class is amazing to watch,” says Fisher. “The kids really brighten up when they’re learning scientific concepts through hands-on activities. And, it’s crazy popular. Last summer, we offered just one session, but we’ll be expanding that to five six-day sessions for next summer.” Fisher is also excited about the new Adaptive Sailing Program being pioneered by Assistant Dockmaster and Director of Education Jacob Raymond. The program is using a retrofitted J/22 set up to accommodate sailors with physical disabilities. But even before that boat was available, Raymond staged an introductory regatta for disabled military veterans who came from across the country to participate. “There’s really a lot going on here,” he says about the sailing program. “The success of our varsity team remains our core focus, but there’s so much more we can do to promote sailing and we’re taking a solid stab at that.”
Members of the 2013 coed dinghy national championship team. Sailing Director Greg Fisher is at the far left. Courtesy College of Charleston Sailing.
This February, Fisher and his colleagues will help to host the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta, a two-day competition that will be sailed in larger boats whose local owners have loaned them for the weekend. “That kind of generosity is indicative of how our program is supported here. And in turn, we do our best to reciprocate. It’s a formula that seems to be providing a win-win for everyone who loves sailing in Charleston.” For additional information on College of Charleston Sailing Program, visit the website, www.sailing.cofc.edu. See us at the St. Pete Boat Show, Dec. 3-6 Booth 122
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SOUTHERN RACE REPORT 28th Annual Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido, AL, Oct. 3 By Kim Kaminski The Annual Lost Bay Regatta is 28 years old and still going strong. Things have changed over the years, including site locations, number of participants, storms and personnel but the Point Yacht Club and its members have persevered through it all. Commodore Hank Jordan, Fleet Captain John Bozeman and the members of the Point Yacht Club were thrilled to host this year’s event and show off their newly renovated yacht club location, welcoming sailors to the Perdido Bay-Pirates Cove area. Weather for the regatta provided the first cool snap of the season, and the winds were out of the north-northwest between 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Thirty-one boats decided to accept the challenge and were divided into seven classes: two Spinnaker classes, four Non-Spinnaker and one Vintage class (boats over 30 years old). The principal race officer was Cathy Cromartie from the Fairhope Yacht Club who sent the Spinnaker classes on a 7.9-mile double triangle course with a windward-leeward finish, while the Non-Spinnaker and Vintage classes sailed a 5.9mile double triangle course. The competition was close with boats finishing within seconds of each other, such as Hunter
At the Lost Bay Regatta, the Paul Schreck Perpetual trophy for the Spinnaker Fleet Overall winner went to Zane Yoder aboard Cherry Baby. This year marks Zane’s 10th time earning this trophy, and it was an even more special win for him and his crew who had survived the disastrous Dauphin Island Regatta earlier this year. Photo by Kim Kaminski.
Riddle’s Rodent XL, finishing nine seconds ahead of Rick Zern’s Coyote for the third-place win in the Spinnaker Class A race, or Dick Dixon’s Shutter Speed, finishing six seconds ahead of John Horner’s Hula Girl to take first in the NonSpinnaker Class C, or Mike Beard’s Kanaloa, finishing 25 seconds ahead of Chad Foster’s Esprit De Vie to win second place in Spinnaker Class B. The Paul Schreck Perpetual trophy is awarded to the Spinnaker Fleet Overall winner. This trophy was named to honor the long time Perdido Bay resident who was a legendary sailor, sail maker and mentor to many area sailors. The Paul Mueller Perpetual trophy is awarded to the NonSpinnaker Overall winner. This trophy was named to honor Paul, who as the proprietor of the “Cove” and a friend to all who visited—whether they were local shrimpers or visiting yachtsmen from around the world. Perpetual trophies were awarded to: the Paul Schreck award went to Zane Yoder aboard the Spinnaker boat Cherry Baby (this year marks Zane’s 10th time earning this trophy and it was an even more special win for him and his crew who had survived the disastrous Dauphin Island Regatta earlier this year); and the Paul Mueller award went to Phil Turner aboard the NonSpinnaker boat Horse with No Name. For photos and results, visit www.pointyachtclub.org (or see attached listing) Results (top three finishers—place, boat name, skipper): PHRF Spinnaker, 10 Boats, 7.9 miles: A Class; 1, Cherry Baby, Zane Yoder (Paul Schreck Perpetual Trophy Winner); 2, Trifecta, Tom Hutchings; 3, Rodent XL, Hunter Riddle: B Class; 1, Madness, Troy Cruthirds; 2, Kanaloa, Mike Beard; 3, Esprit De Vie, Chad Foster. PHRF Non-Spinnaker, 21 Boats, 5.9 miles: C Class; 1, Shutter Speed, Dick Dixon; 2, Hula Girl, John Horner; 3, Trasea, Larry Cost: D Class; 1, Dega Vu, Jim Henderson; 2, Acadia, Bob Kriegel; 3, Miss Grace, Mike Wierszalowski: E Class; 1, Gypsy Wind, Jack Ardrey; 2, Wave Dancer, Charlie Payne; 3, Kokomo, Grant Brummett: F Class; 1, Horse with No Name, Phil Turner (Paul Mueller Perpetual Trophy Winner); 2, Zig Zag, Denny Blume; 3, Clewless, Brett Holk; Vintage Class; 1, Litl Shelia, Larry Chapman 52
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50th Year Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 9-11 By Steve Romaine, Vice Chairman A record number of boats for recent years, Saturday wind, great parties, fabulous door prizes for all, recognition awards and great participation seem to be the words to describe the 2015 50th Summerset Regatta, which is hosted by the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society (CMCS). Seventy boats entered, and most raced off Fort Myers Beach in westerly breezes in Saturday’s Offshore Sailing School Buoy Races. Sunday’s West Marine Coastal Distance Race for PHRF racers had to be cancelled due to lack of wind. This was the third year we featured a coastal race on Sunday just for the cruisers. Eighteen cruiser-racers from CMCS entered the competition, but Sunday’s race was not to be with no wind. Overall participation in this year’s semicentennial event was terrific, not only from CMCS club members, but from boats competing from Fort Myers Sailing Club, Punta Gorda, Naples, Marco Island and one from Placida. The CMCS club’s biggest Regatta saw 165 skippers and crewmembers at Friday’s pizza and beer party at Bonita Bills. On Saturday, 255 enjoyed the poolside cocktail party at the Pink Shell’s Resort & Marina. Sunday evening, 151 sailors, crew and guests took part in the awards dinner. This year, over 110 CMCS members and guests lent a hand, were sponsors or assisted the 14-member Summerset Regatta Organizing Committee making the golden anniversary a special event. The support received from local businesses for door prizes was 86 strong. The T-shirt Boat Name Sleeve Sponsor Program was equally supportive. Our goal was 60 boats. We had 68 boat name sleeve sponsors. This record level of support will enable us to make a sizeable contribution to youth sailing programs. In total, 230 companies, sailors and generous donors make this possible. The Fort Gorda Cup was awarded Sunday evening to the northern team. The Fort Gorda Cup is a competition between boats homeported in Charlotte Harbor and north, and boats homeported south of Charlotte Harbor. A lowpoint scoring system is used and only two events are scored: PGSC’s Conquistador Cup in March and the Summerset Regatta in October. The FGC was established to increase participation in both of these major regattas. This is only the fourth year of the competition, which was won the first year by the south. For results, go to www.summersetregatta.com.
2015 Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous, Sarasota, Oct. 15-18 By Charlie Clifton Fifty-two boats from throughout the southeast U.S. gathered at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron October 15-18 for the 9th Buzzelli Multihull Regatta. The regatta honors much beloved multihull sailor and youth benefactor Bob Buzzelli. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Randy Smythe on his custom trimaran Sizzor catches a buoy rounding the mark in the Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous. Right outside Sizzor is Mark Brunsvold and crew. Brunsvold took first in the Portsmouth class. Photo by Rachel Harvey, Rach.H Photography.
Angelo Mehtala and crew on board Grade A Malark sailing in the Portsmouth class in the Buzzelli Rendezvous. Photo by Rachel Harvey, Rach.H Photography.
The easterly breeze that has taken up residence for most of October provided a variety of shifts and strengths. Friday kicked off in the Gulf of Mexico with a long distance Stiletto race and three buoy races for the Corsairs. Unfortunately for the Stilettos, a missing offshore USF buoy and an elusive finish line caused the race to be thrown out. The first Stiletto bay race Saturday foretold the outcome of the nine-race series for the top three boats. Doug Fisher’s 30foot Mirage won handily, followed by Travis Yates’ 27-foot Indigo and Bill Johnson’s 30-foot Sunspot. The Mirage crew won six races. Indigo, Sunspot and Jon Dowd’s 27-foot Iguana each won a race. James Mills’ shorthanded Sunday crew on Swim Mart thrilled the NASCAR fans by capsizing on the very breezy last day. Bob Curry of Fort Walton Beach sailed his Weta to six bullets out of nine races. In second place, John Adams was the only other sailor to win races in the 14-boat fleet. Only three boats completed the last race. The Windriders fared somewhat better in the big breeze. Five of 10 finished the last race. Bruce Matlack recovered from an OCS in race two by winning six of the
nine races. That was good enough to win the regatta by three points ahead of Rob and Linda Powell. Jim Rodenkirk, in third, was only one point behind the Powells. In the three-boat Corsair 750 class, Larry Geller on Third Tri 2 won eight of 12 races to beat Donald Wigston of Fort Walton Beach and Bob Neff of Sarasota, in that order. The five-boat TriPHRF Class contained mostly Corsair 28s. Tom Reese’s modified 28, Flight Simulator, won 10 of 12 races. In stock 28s, Kathryn Garlick’s Evolution and John Novak’s Overdo came in second and third, respectively. The 11-boat Portsmouth fleet featured a multihull medley including F16s, A Cats and multihull legend Randy Smyth’s custom featherweight Scissors. Sarasota Youth Sailing siblings Mark and Taylor Brunsvold dominated the class. Angelo Mehtala won the first race but a Brunsvold won each subsequent contest. That resulted in Mark Brunsvold, Taylor Brunsvold and Mehtala finishing in that order. For complete results, go to www.regattanetwork.com, then Results Archive, and then go to the event date: 10/15/15
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2015 Zhik F18 Americas Championship, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Oct. 17-25 Triple Crown for Newberry and Whitehead By Brian Gleason, Event Chair Cover: Ian Rhe and Peter Libre, sailing on Ingwe, just before a spill.
Sarah Newberry and Matthew Whitehead finished off the 2015 Zhik F18 Americas Championship the way they started it, with a bullet. The U.S. Olympic Sailing Team hopefuls didn’t need it. Two third-place finishes in Friday’s races had already sealed the title, but the win added an emphatic finish to a dominant performance that saw the duo win seven of 15 races. Their worst finishes were a sixth and a seventh on Thursday, both of which didn’t count under the regatta’s two throw-out format. In addition to the Zhik F18 Americas Championship crown, Newberry and Whitehead won the 2015 U.S. F18 Nationals laurels and the 2015 Zhik F18 Americas MixedCrew title. They are the first winners of the class’s annual championship not named Easton or Burd. Three-time defending champions Michael Easton and Tripp Burd had the winners in their sights as Friday began with winds in the mid-teens and a menacing sky. But despite winning the second race, they were still 12 points back with one race to go and no mathematical chance to win. They finished with a sixth place and wound up 17 points back. John Casey and Colin Page notched two second-place finishes, but a sixth in Race 2 cost them a chance to overtake
Wisconsin sailors Clay Selsmeyer and Alyx Selsmeyer, sailing in strong winds on their F18 Yeah Buoy, go beyond the tipping point in the 2015 Zhik F18 Americas Championship. Photo by Allen Clarke / PhotoBoat.com.
Easton and Burd for second place overall. They finished two points back in third. Charles Tomeo and Dalton Tebo jumped up a spot to fourth place on the strength of a win in the first race Friday and a pair of fifths to end the day. Olivier Pilon and Maxime Loiselle of Canada logged a pair of fourths trying to hold onto their Day 4 position, but a 12th place in the last race
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SOUTHERN RACE REPORT forced them to burn their second throw-out on that race and they wound up five points back of Tomeo and Tebo. Robbie Daniel Keenan Madewell had their best day of the week, with a third, a sixth and an eighth, to place sixth overall. Scott Miller and Alberto Serrano won the Zhik F18 Americas Masters title, beating a 10-crew field of sailors with a combined age of 85 or older. They finished 11th overall, finishing in the top 10 in seven of 15 races. Their best result was a sixth on Wednesday. For results and information, go to usf18.com. For more photos, go to the Charlotte Harbor Regatta page on Facebook.
Families Sail Together at the Mutineer National Championship, Tampa, FL, Oct. 19-23 By Don Miller
Sailing in the Mutineer National Championship in Tampa, FL. On the left are Carol and Ernie French from Nebraska sailing against youths Katie Kresge and Jeremiah Meck of TSS Youth Sailing Seascout Ship 185 in Tampa.
Competitors and families from Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ohio and Texas raced in the Mutineer National Championship, enjoying newly upgraded facilities at the host club, the Tampa Sailing Squadron (TSS), in Apollo Beach, FL. Mutineers, first produced in 1971 by Chrysler Corporation, are essentially a two-person sailboat 15 feet long, with 150 square feet of sail plus optional spinnaker. It is raced by all ages. The youngest skipper was 12 and the oldest 73 years in this year’s nationals. TSS Youth Sailing was formed more than 20 years ago. This summer, more than 160 sailors ages seven to 17 participated in the “Learn to Sail” program. Youth Sailing launched an “Adopt a Mutt” (Mutineer) program in 2013. Grandfathers, husbands, wives and children have worked on the 1970’s vintage boats in exchange for sailing privileges. 56
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Ernie French (white shirt on left) with youth sailors at the Mutineer Nationals. The Frenches came to Apollo Beach several days early to share their knowledge via one-on-one sessions with skippers and seminars.
Three of the adopted Mutts finished in the top six Gold Fleet racers and another was second in Silver Fleet. The nationals was remarkable for the involvement of families. After 13 races, the husband-wife team of Ernie and Carol French from Nebraska won for the 10th time. Because national class rules require that the winner of the Silver Fleet must in the future sail in the Gold fleet, this year’s Silver Fleet winners Jim Davis and wife Margaret must in the future sail in the more challenging Gold Fleet Silver Fleet. The Tonkins, with twelve-year-old Zachary at the helm and dad Dave as crew, finished in fifth in the youth sailing Mutt, The Force, a boat they painted and rigged in three weeks. Zachary could only work on the boat when his homework was done. He also serves as a youth sailing volunteer during the summer classes. A father-son team from Texas, Randy and Daniel Polson (age 13), placed sixth in the Silver fleet. Youngest of seven children and a fierce competitor, Daniel is known for helping even younger sailors. There was also family competition. Youth sailing assistant Katie Kresge was at the helm of one boat, and her father Dan crewed on another. Her dad wished that Katie and her crew Jeremiah Meck, also a youth sailing assistant, would win, but he did not intend to make it easy. Although Katie and Jeremiah were able to keep up with champions on some parts of the racecourse, they placed 10th, while her dad came in third. The Frenches, have sailed together in Mutineers for 40 years and written a classical article on sail trim. They are wonderful teachers and came to Apollo Beach several days early to share their knowledge via one-on-one sessions with skippers and seminars. While receiving their Championship trophy, the Frenches also gave special tribute to the young racers. Willingness to share knowledge and help others are key characteristics of each of these sailing families and points to a great future for sailing. For complete results, go to www.regattatech. com/events/TSS/MutineerNats15/scoring/showResultsRo ster (enter text exactly as it is here). www.southwindsmagazine.com
2015 Florida-Georgia Ocean Challenge Race, St. Simon’s Island GA to Fernandina Beach FL, Oct. 24 By James H. Newsome Amelia Island Sailing Club (AISC) from Fernandina Beach, FL, and Golden Isles Sailing Club (GISC) from St. Simon’s Island, GA, met on Saturday Oct. 24 to compete in the 17th annual race between sailing clubs and their respective states. Six Spinnaker and seven Non-Spinnaker class boats made up the fleet competing for club and individual honors. The 25.4-nautical mile offshore course started in St. Simon’s Channel between markers R3 and R5 and finished in the St. Mary’s Channel between Yellow Buoys E and F. The seas were mostly flat and afternoon temperatures were in the mid 70-degree range as the 8- to 12-knot ENE winds and clear skies made for a near perfect downwind day of fall sailing. Spinnakers were raised just past the start line at 9:00 am and flown all the way to the finish line. The Non-Spinnaker boats sailed a broad reach for the first 9.4nautical mile leg from St. Simon’s Channel to Marker StA, and were wing and wing for the next 13.2-nautical mile leg of the race to St. Mary’s Channel. AISC Race Chairman Wilby Whitt commented afterwards, “The Florida-Georgia Ocean Challenge attracted 13 boats ranging in length from 32 to 42 feet. It was a beautiful day, although the winds were light and out of the north/northeast for most of the day, further challenging crew skills in the tricky currents of the St. Simon’s and St. Mary’s channels, and the area outside of St. Andrews Sound. After days like this on the water, everyone is left looking forward to next year’s challenge.” Overall honors were decided by scoring the top two finishers from each club in the Spinnaker Class and the top three finishers in the Non-Spinnaker Class. AISC won the club title finishing with a total of 15 points against GISC with 17 points. This was the first overall win for AISC over GISC in several years. The awards ceremony was hosted by AISC at the Salty Pelican Bar & Grill in Fernandina Beach, FL, where a good time, great fellowship, and more than a few sailing lies were shared by all participants. In the Spinnaker Class, Misty, a Baltic 35, with Race Chairman and skipper Wilby Whitt finished first overall with an actual time of 5:06:51 and corrected time of 4:13:31. First through third positions were separated by less than two minutes as Cocoon, a Catalina 34-2 WK, with Richard White from GISC at the helm took second place, and Skimmer, a J30, with Graeme Nichol as skipper from AISC finished third. In the Non-Spinnaker Class, Finn, an O’Day 37, skippered by Richard Finn from AISC finished first in actual time of 5:41:56 and corrected time of 4:28:16 to claim first place honors. Dream Catcher, a Catalina 42-2 WK with Michael Turner from GISC at the helm took second place followed by Volan, a Catalina 375-WK with skipper Steve Ritter from AISC in third place. Competition between the sailing clubs is cordial and competitive at all times. GISC and AISC will meet again News & Views for Southern Sailors
Race Chairman Wilby Whitt accepts the 1st Place Overall burgee award for AISC in the Florida-Georgia Ocean Challenge. Photo by James H. Newsome
in May of 2016 for the annual Coastal Cup Challenge Race hosted by GISC to compete for individual honors only as the boats race offshore from Amelia Island to St. Simon’s Island.
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SOUTHERN RACE REPORT 2015 PARCUS MEDICAL USA F16 National Championship, Sarasota Sailing Squadron Oct. 29-Nov. 1 By Charlie Clifton
ed a couple of seconds to move into fourth place at the end. He also thrilled the spectators with a starting technique of zipping into a sag in the line from above the committee boat in the final seconds before the start. Twenty-one teams from 10 states and Canada enjoyed four great days of racing, camping and cookouts, hallmarks of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. For complete results, go to www.regattanetwork.com, then Results Archive, and then go to the event date: 10/29/15.
Hiram’s Haul Yields Winners, Survivors Melbourne, FL, Oct. 31 By Ingrid Bradley
Sailing in the F16 Nationals in Sarasota. On the left is skipper Sofia Schultz and brother Nico Schultz, who took third place in the regatta, along with 2nd in the Junior’s. On the right are Gina and Matt MacDonald, who took second in the regatta, but won the Master’s trophy. Photo by Cindy Clifton.
Teenage and veteran teams battled it out to the end of four racing days at the F16 National Championship on Sarasota Bay. Brothers Anderson and Mark Brunsvold of Sarasota Youth Sailing held off a late charge by Falcon designer/builder Matt McDonald and his wife, Gina. The first two days featured light, shifty breeze. The brother/sister SYS team of Nicholas and Sophia Schultz vied with the Brunsvold brothers for the lead. Each team notched two bullets but the Brunsvold’s string of 2nds put them in the lead at the halfway mark. The breeze piped up for the next two days. The McDonald team, who met at an early Hobie 16 Nationals, hit their stride in the better pressure. The Indian River Yacht Club couple put together a string of three bullets, four 2nds and a third in the last eight races. With the Brunsvolds deep at the first windward mark in the last race, the McDonalds were winning the race and the regatta at that point. The Brunsvold brothers were not to be denied. They clawed their way through the pack to finish second in the last race and clinch the regatta. The top four places were evenly split between the new generation and seasoned old guard. The Brunsvold brothers won the regatta and the Junior Trophy. The McDonalds came second and won the Master’s Trophy. In third, the Schultz siblings won four races. Catamaran legend Robbie Daniel of Red Gear Sailing did better as the breeze increased. He won a race and post58
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Capsizing solo on a Hobie 16, hammering into a causeway piling, and snapping a halyard were just a few dramas along the Intracoastal Waterway that often features sneaky sand bars, temperamental inlet currents, and too-largefor-the-river yachts that yield four-foot wakes. Even ideal weather and wind conditions yield dramas in the endurance category of catamaran racing. In its 14th year, Hiram’s Haul promised and delivered drama, survival, success, and cravings for more. Starting at Melbourne’s northwest armpit of US-1 and Pineda Causeway (404)—Pineda Landing—15 cats set sails, rudders and masts, and headed southward 30 miles to Sebastian on the first of a 60-mile, two day, round-trip trek Oct. 31. It was Halloween when the trick to finish became the treat. Ranging in length from 16 to 20 feet, Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker cat crews raced ardently with the valiant support of sideline ground help— Moms, dads, husbands, wives, kids, and pet dogs. Seemingly reasonable 8- to12-knot easterlies on Day 1 gave way to a beam reach southward; for some, a two-hour seemingly effortless trek, and for others, a five-hour haul— despite ideal conditions. This stretch of the ICW is known for its beauty, but also for its uncertainty. Even in higher than normal water levels, islands and sandbars called for inconvenient tacks. The Halloween eve, at nearby race namesake Captain Hiram’s Resort, yielded merriment for all ages, and all costumes. The favored theme: Sailing and pirates. Dozens of costumes, live bands, sunset breezes and sunlit sailors carried the night into dawn. Veteran sailors and racers, and those new to the cat, blended stories and tactics. “This is a good, good group,” stated race series official Warren Green, who’s seen his share of competitions. Sunday’s dawn, on the bank of tranquil POW/MIA Park, drew spectators awestruck by a horizon of masts and bows facing eagerly toward the wind. The crew readying for the race were slightly wearier than the morning before the first haul. They nevertheless seamlessly adjusted stays, donned gear and trapeze suits, lathered on sunscreen and slipped into hats and sunglasses. A sheet-glass river gave www.southwindsmagazine.com
way to a softly disturbing near-noon breeze for the cats whose crews carefully contemplated an exodus without running aground. Eighty-two-year-old, but going on 40, Green ordered the running start after a few countdown-warning horns/flags and the final start flag. Saturday’s start was a standing beach start and the change-up for Day 2 further demonstrated skills. The 30-mile return northward met 8to 14-knot south-southeast breezes, demanding spinnakers of the spin cats and jibes too many to count. For smaller, non-spin cats, a longer haul ensued, with some crew arriving at the Landing six hours-plus later. Reasonable winds aside, the down haul spinnaker jibes gave way Sailors David Reed and Ingrid Bradley (article author) racing an F-18 Falcon in the to cirque de sole trapeze maneuvers and Hiram’s Haul in Melbourne, FL. Photo courtesy sailseries.com. tested skills of even the most readied of monies. The website, Sailseries.com, highlights past and crew. The spin cats boasted 18-plus knot speed and no loss upcoming race events. “Even if we’re not in the race, it’s of thrills. Non-spin boats claimed an exciting and fast run beautiful to watch,” said an onlooker. “This is simply, simtoo. For all, the Haul was a mix of skill, quick action, fortiply beautiful.” tude, teamwork and endurance. The same can be said of ground crews, whose enthusiasm and support mirrored the Results (place, boat, skipper, crew, class, boat type): cat crews. 1, Coastal Watersports, Ralph Cole, Patick Cole, Spin, G-Cat 6.1 w/spin; All gathered at Grills waterfront restaurant for parting 2, Chuck Mavison, Chuck Harden, Mavis Harden, Spin, Formula 16; 3, dinner with awards and accolades for all. Longtime race SolarWind, Dave Ingram, Cathy Ingram, Spin, Formula 18; 4, Turtle organizers Performance Sail & Sport owners Scott and Dior Mojo, Dick Macdonald, Linda Macdonald, Spin, Formula 18; 5, Wildcat, Weston Cramer, Karl Langefeld, Spin, Formula 18; 6, Delray Sailors Hubel presided. No shortage of enthusiasm for the next Yacht Club, Chip Collard, Linda Barzvi, Spin, Nacra 20; 7, America, one, one might not think this was an endurance race. David Reed, Ingrid Bradley, Spin, Formula 18; 8, Race2EndHunger.tv, Competitors and ground crews all looked ready to go, Hans Geisler, Ronald Hiell, Non Spin, G-Cat 5.0m; 9, TomCat, Tomas again, maybe longer, maybe faster, just go and sail, rudders Mason, Catherine Velez, Non Spin, Hobie Miracle 20; 10, Space Coast, Mark Herendeen, (solo), Non Spin, A Class Cat; 11, StrongBalzaHead, slicing the surface, flying hulls, sails touching the sky, and Kubin/Balzac, Sara Ruth, Non Spin, Hobie 16; 12, La Chimba, Miguel spirits beyond that. Duran, (solo), Non Spin, Hobie 16; 13, Saint-Hilaire, Wilder SaintPart of an endurance series, Hiram’s Haul is growing, Hilaire, Stefania Saint-Hilaire, Non Spin, Hobie 17 Sport Slp 2-up; 14, according to Green. “Next year promises to be even bigger; Osprey, Mike Collins, Will Collins, Non Spin, Nacra 5.7 2-up; 15, Ingots Flyer of Lake Worth, Dave Tingle, Non Spin, Hobie 16. the word’s getting out,” he remarked during closing cere-
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North Carolina Sailors Bring School and Art Supplies to Bahamas Schools By Members of the Hancock Yacht Club The beginning of school brings band camps and football practice. Bright summer swimsuits are replaced by fall-colored flannel shirts and winter coats on shelves in department stores. It’s time to prepare for the changing seasons. This time of year you will also find dozens of boaters looking to head south and escape another cold winter. Jeff and Wendy Gower are part of that group. They leave North Carolina just before the end of hurricane season and travel over 1000 miles towards Miami. From there they will wait for the opportune time to cross the Gulf Stream on their way to the Bahamas. Whether heading to the Florida Keys or the Bahamas, they have taken this path south to escape winter since 2010 in their cutter-rigged 32-foot sailboat, Calypso. What makes them different is that, aside from carrying hundreds of pounds of food, water and other supplies, they also carry over 150 pounds of school and art supplies for children living in the remote out islands of the Bahamas. They will also carry the well wishes from the members of the Hancock Yacht Club. Over the past few months club members have donated a variety of supplies from pencils and notebooks to watercolor paints and paper, and even two microscopes. The club is located on a hill overlooking Hancock Creek at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, which is just west of Beaufort, NC. “The Hancock Yacht Club (HYC) is the perfect spot for us to prepare for our voyage south,” says Jeff, a retired Navy Master Chief. Established in 1956, HYC is the oldest continuously running boating organization at Cherry Point, and it has a long history of community service. “A few years ago, we just asked for help collecting some school supplies, and now it has turned into one of the club’s annual events,” says Wendy. Why do they collect these supplies for children in the Bahamas? The larger schools in areas like Nassau get quite a bit of help since educational supplies are readily accessible. However, some of the smaller “out island” schools may only have 10 students and receive limited help from the Bahamas Ministry of Education. Supplies for the entire island arrive on the mail boat which usually passes twice a month. School and art supplies are not a top priority, and even when found, they are extremely expensive. Another of the HYC’s events is an annual regatta. Held the second weekend in July, the regatta brings together local race teams in a weekend filled with fun, food and stiff competition. Commodore Owen Smith said, “This was the club’s 51st regatta, but we also used the event as an opportunity to promote the Bahamas School & Art Supply Project. We raffled a donated brass clock, raising $500 to help purchase needed items that were not previously donated.” 60
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Jeff, Wendy, and HYC Commodore Owen Smith standing behind a table of school supplies ready to go to the Bahamas.
The Mail Boat at Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exumas.
Vice Commodore Peter Mack, one of the founding supporters of the Bahamas School & Art Supply Project summed it up this way: “Our membership consists of active duty and retired military from all branches, as well as veterans and civilians. Some are sailors, some power boaters, some have cruised long distances and others enjoy staying in the local area. This project however, gives us all an
opportunity to share what we have with those less fortunate. We may be a small organization but we are making a difference, and we surely have a big heart!” More information about the Hancock Yacht Club, Club Membership, the Bahamas School & Art Supply Project and the annual Regatta can be found at www.hancockyachtclub.org.
Jeff and Wendy’s 32-foot Westsail, Calypso. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Saving Wooden Boats A controversial Method Gives Old Boats a Reprieve By Susan Gateley
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he appeal of a classic wooden sailboat, designed for local waters and built of native materials is timeless. Southern waters, however, are not kind to classic biodegradable boats. Hungry shipworms are a fact of life here as are year around temperatures and plenty of rain that favor dry rot, but sailors are an ingenious lot, and probably some of the most inventive are those who keep old woodies operational and safe on a budget. I recently sailed aboard a sweet-lined little ketch built in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30s. She was pine over steam-bent oak ribs, and her bilge was bone dry. Her owner had resorted to something called the Vaitses method to keep his yacht functional, and the results so far look promising. Another elderly woodie, a 38-foot schooner residing a few miles away in upstate New York, also got a Vaitses job in 2010. Her owners estimate the cost ran about five percent of a professional rebuild using traditional materials and methods, and they think she might last at least another 20 years if her bilge stays dry. However, not everyone thinks these boat owners did the right thing. Allan Vaitses was a New England boat builder who pioneered the use of a heavy layup of fiberglass mat and roving physically fastened over tired wooden hulls as reinforcement. He perfected the technique in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s, and a number of the iron-sick rotted classics it was used on then are still sailing today on the Chesapeake, in Florida, and on Northern waters. Variants on the Vaitses method using materials such as C flex and 5200 adhesive have also been used widely on wooden Gulf Coast shrimpers and on inshore fishing boats in the Canadian Maritimes. Yet covering wooden boats with fiberglass has a bad reputation among those who cherish classic designs with gleaming brass and 10 coats of varnish on their bright work. If you go online and search the boatbuilding and repair forums, you will find some pretty virulent language and many very strong opinions condemning the practice. With reason. If it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done right, water soon finds its way beneath the fiberglass layer, and the glass job separates from the wood. Moisture trapped between hull and glass creates a perfect environment for rot, and the boat rapidly disintegrates from the inside out. A friend of mine bought a 37-foot strip-planked schooner in 2009 that had been a live-aboard in Panama City, Florida. Her thin
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The 38-foot schooner in upstate New York with two layers on topsides (with staples) and six layers on the bottom around keel. Her owners estimate the cost ran about five percent of a professional rebuild using traditional materials and methods, and they think she might last at least another 20 years if her bilge stays dry.
This close up shows roving-mat being applied where the 38-foot schooner had previously been blocked. The bottom at this point has 8 to 10 layers.
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The more-or-less faired hull of the 38-footer, finished with flat paint.
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looks very fine indeed. The website says Joest spent 500 hours fairing the hull, and it shows. With her bright finished cabin sides and below decks spit and polish, Mistress looks like a new classic plank-on-frame yacht. The Alden-designed schooner Liberty is another Southern success story. Liberty, a 1924 Malabar VII design, was given a Vaitses job nearly 30 years ago, back in 1985 by her owner. He hired a Virginia boatyard to do the job. He then sailed her to Coral Bay, St. Johns, in the Virgin Islands where she raced with great success for many years. One article online describes her clean sweep of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta in 1996 before recently being sold by the owner’s widow. While a Vaitses job is far cheaper than a professional rebuild using boatgrade lumber, it’s not pocket change either. It took about $8000 for the materials to do the 38-footer mentioned above. It took five weekends with two to six workers each day to cover the hull with approximately 300 amateur man- and woman-hours spent. (Paid This little Maine-built schooner was based in the southern Chesapeake for years. She got a professionals would have applied the lay-up a lot faster.) Ultimately, the hull Vaitses job in the 1980s and is going strong still. ended up with two pairs of mat-roving covering of fiberglass cloth had been damaged by an plus two layers of mat on the topsides as recommended in encounter with a dock. With a few years, unseen and Vaitses’ book, Covering Wooden Boats With Fiberglass, and a untreated rot had consumed close to 25 percent of the total of up to 10 layers on the keel. underlying wooden hull. I’ve also seen other large wooden After the first two layers of resin were partially cured, a boats that were ruined by poor glass jobs. total of 6000 stainless staples, one every three inches, were Yet the Maine-based Wooden Boat magazine, a stronginstalled with an air gun stapler. The crew used two barrels hold of traditional methods of wooden boat construction of wax-free polyester resin, and the added weight of glass and preservation, in 2012 ran a feature on a Ralph Munroecloth, resin, plus two layers of meranti plywood on the deck designed classic sharpie, Carib II, that was saved by buildwas about 1800 pounds. This boat’s deck was sealed with ing a new glass hull over the old. Despite its unsavory repplywood and covered with Dynel and epoxy resin, with the utation, fiberglass over wood done the Vaitses way was six layers of the topsides’ lay-up run up and over the hull good enough for K. Berton “Skip” Joest, owner of the deck joint to add strength. schooner Mistress based in St. Augustine, Florida. She floated almost exactly on her design waterline Mistress is a 50-footer built in Maine back in 1930. She upon launch. Others have pointed out that the lack of sailed Lake Michigan and the East Coast before ending up in waterlogged wood largely compensates for the added Florida where Skip Joest undertook the six-year rebuild in his weight of the glass fiber and resin reinforcement. The 50spare time. Joest is a professional shipwright, so he did a foot schooner Mistress, mentioned above, actually lost 3000 proper job using mahogany, yellow pine and white oak, and pounds with her Vaitses job plus new interior. lots of care and skill. He gutted the interior to access the hull Vaitses in his book recommends laying the boat on its structure, restored it and put a new cabin on the boat made side for glassing to avoid the hassle associated with laying of cold-molded mahogany. He also rebuilt her transom, up the saturated mat and roving on an overhead surface, adding a mahogany veneer. After years of woodwork, he but the 38-footer’s amateur crew balked at the thought of applied six layers of mat and roving to further reinforce the moving the nine-ton hull off its trailer and cradle and onto already rebuilt hull and finished it off with a high gloss the floor. The chief engineer then worked out a fairly sucAwlgrip job. She was re-launched in 2006 and cruised Florida cessful technique using an extendable shower curtain rod for several years before Joest put the big schooner up for sale. and a long piece of beveled batten to hold the dry fabric in Now rot and worm-proof with a dusty bilge, Mistress is good place against the bottom. Once the resin “tacked up” (usufor at least another 40 years if given reasonable care and kept ally in a few minutes), the saturated cloth stayed stuck in dry. Photos and an account of rebuild can be found online at place. Because of warm weather, the crew mixed resin in www.1930schoonermistress.com small quantities, one quart at a time, hundreds of times. Her website has a number of photos of both the process The job is far from over after the sticky, smelly, messy and the finished boat. I’ve personally seen a half dozen hull-glassing is complete. On the 38-foot schooner, another Vaitses jobs on smaller power and sailboats, and this one 300 hours of tedious grinding, sanding, puttying and fairing 64
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This 37-foot Florida boat was strip planked and then covered with two layers of lightweight woven cloth fabric. Unlike the random strand mat, this stuff does not stick very well. No physical fastenings were used to attach glass to hull and the layers were not structural. When a small area of the covering was damaged, water penetrated and worked under the layers and extensive rot resulted (dark areas of wood). The owner is now contemplating scrapping the boat.
went into the hull cover-up and into details such as creating and glassing in a fiberglass tube for the shaft, installing a new nearly dripless stuffing box, fabricating a new thru hull fitting for the engine’s dry exhaust, and glassing under keel blocks and support pads. Covering the deck with plywood and Dynel and installation and bedding of toe rail, deck hardware, and trim were critical to the longevity of the job. Water can and will find its way down any fastener to seep in between glass and wood and begin rotting the wood if deck penetrations and chain plates aren’t properly bedded. Inevitably, too, water will find its way below decks and into the bilge from open hatches, windows, leaky water pumps, or by other means. The 38-footer’s crew contemplated ways of sealing the interior and concluded the best
approach was that advocated by Vaitses, leaving it as is for ease of inspection. Ventilation and periodic preservative applications, along with preventing water intrusion with sumps and catchment basins, hopefully will stave off the inevitable for a decade or two. So why try to save an old wooden boat at a time when people are land-filling perfectly functional fiberglass hulls? Why spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of labor on a nasty, smelly, sticky, itchy job like this? In an age of homogenization and standardization, some sailors find the timeless appeal of a wooden boat designed for a particular region’s waterways too compelling to ignore. So they do what has to be done to keep their old sharpies and wooden schooners and ketches operational. In doing so, they also preserve a heritage that would otherwise slip away forever.
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Spouse Overboard By Susan Gateley
“Man overboard” must be some of the scariest words in all of sailing vocabulary.
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hankfully, I have never seen a crewmember fall off a boat (though I have rescued a couple of cats). I fell off my daysailer once when a hiking strap broke—my brother and sister were sitting in the boat laughing their heads off when I came up for air. And I jumped off a sailing dinghy rather than capsize it after I carelessly stepped aboard it dockside. That was my first and only experience swimming in rain gear and shoes without a PFD, and I was surprised how difficult that was. I sailed solo for over 20 years and saw Raising a person using the Life Sling. The jib halyard is run aft to a winch. little point in MOB recovery drills. Then I returned, but it was not so good for a small, full-keel twomarried another sailor. Suddenly I became intensely intermaster sailed solo. And I learned that we were somehow ested in the subject. If he went overboard, I wanted him leaving something out when we tried to follow the direcback! Over the years our marriage endured and I continued tions printed on the Life Sling cover. (The secret, it turns to want him back. We did calm-weather drills to practice out, is to make elliptical turns, not nice round donuts returning to the person and or floating object in the water, around the victim while dragging the floatation sling and we tested four different recovery methods for getting astern). each other back on the boat. (Neither of us is exactly superI concluded that each boat design behaves a bit differfit. My 60-plus-year-old back is problematic, and a childently, and each sailing couple has different abilities and hood bout with polio left my spouse—who weighs 220 physical capacities, so you should work out your own propounds to my 140—with only one fully functional arm). I learned a few things. Like the written descriptions, YouTube videos and Internet articles on crew/man overboard situations are both helpful and confusing. I learned about our boat’s maneuvering abilities and limitations. I learned about the “Quick Stop” method taught by the various sailing schools. It worked well in moderate winds with Drop in replacements for Beneteau, Catalina & our fin keelboat keeping me close to the “victim” as I
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cedures for returning to and recovering the person in the water. But there are techniques and some simple pieces of equipment that can tilt the odds in favor of a recovery and subsequent longer-lived marriage. A tremendous amount of ingenuity has created some useful technology and electronics to assist in the recovery of the lost SOB (Spouse OverBoard), and much has been written on it (see references). Hopefully, if you haven’t already, you’ll be inspired to test out a few techniques and maneuvers under sail and play around with a heaving line or throw bag if you haven’t already. Stages of a Rescue There are several stages in the rescue: getting floatation to the victim, which may also help you find your way back to him or her; keeping the victim in sight; returning and connecting to the lost spouse; and then getting the SOB back on deck. Each boat design behaves differently, and each sailing couple has different abilities and physical capacities, so you need to work out your own procedures for returning to and recovering the person in the water. But some techniques and simple
equipment can tilt the odds in favor of a recovery. Our 32foot, fin-keel sloop does very well with the Quick Stop method. Our much slowerturning, long-keel, two-masted schooner does better with a reaching approach where you avoid jibing and approach the victim much as you would pick up a mooring under sail. And I went for the starter button first thing with the less maneuverable twomaster, to assist in the final approach. The Quick Stop begins after you toss a ring, cushion or other throwables to the SOB. Whether close-hauled or off the wind, you tack. Then, without releasing the jib sheet, you continue to turn off the wind. If you haven’t already trimmed in the main, you now do so as you go into a jibe. The plan is to head back to your lost mate by circling them. If you have a crew, you can drop or furl the jib. But if you don’t, at least in moderate wind, the boat will end up more or less hove to, moving slowly with jib backed and helm down, close enough to the victim so you can toss a line throw-bag or Life Sling to them. In our practice sessions, the method seemed to work pretty well for a single-hander who also had to act as spotter as it involved minimal sail handling. The reaching approach, or the figure eight return (also taught in sailing courses), involve tacking and shifting the jib so you can’t keep as close an eye on your victim. It also takes you further away from the victim. We decided that even with these limitations, it was best suited to our twomaster in stronger wind, as it avoided a jibe of the lengthy mainsail boom and mainsheet. The goal of this approach is to come up alongside the victim on a close reach luffing the sails and moving slowly close enough to make contact via
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Throwing out a heaving line. You don’t want to use something like a rock for a weight—in case you hit the person it’s being thrown to.
bly get the line to them. The heaving line must be lightweight and must float. My spouse used a wadded up bicycle tube for the weight and stuffed braided polyprop line in a cut out milk jug. It seems to feed out just fine. Traditional heaving lines with weighted monkey fists might not be so good for rescue work if you knock your victim on the head with the weight. There are various readymade throw bags that are designed for crew overboard rescues. You fling the bag to the victim, and the line pays out. Sometimes the throw bag also incorporates or doubles as a flotation aid. A heaving line is handy to have on board, as it can also be useful for other situations, like trying to get into the dock without your motor or perhaps for picking up a tow. It’s sort of fun to practice with one to see how far and how accurately you can throw it. It is also humbling.
line or Lifesling. Most experts advise keeping the victim to leeward. Caution. The reaching approach, especially if assisted by the motor, involves flogging sails and gear that may be a hazard to the victim or the boat handler as he or she moves around on deck. Different Boats Might Use Different Methods It makes sense to try out several techniques for returning under sail. What works with a catboat, a sloop with a jib furler, or a multihull may not work with your vessel. The motor at some point is likely to be useful, as is a heaving line. Starting the motor on our sloop is a two-step process involving a reach below decks for the out-of-sight ignition switch, followed by hitting the cockpit mounted starter button. Starting the diesel on our other boat involves pushing a button in the cockpit beside the shifter so you can keep an eye on your victim while starting the motor. Jibing our little two-master takes me about as long as a tack, as it involves hauling in about 50 feet of mainsheet through a four-part rig. (Controlled jibes on boats without backstays in brisk breezes are warranted). And full keelboats don’t spin around like J/30s. In 2005, a group of organizations tested gear, boats and various techniques for crew overboard recovery in breezy San Francisco Bay. With competitive crews who had practiced beforehand, their average recovery time was four minutes. When I did a drill with two kids for crew in protected water on a day of 15- to 20-knot winds aboard the little schooner, it took us eight minutes just to get back to the floating cushion. Prevention is clearly the best solution! Assuming you do eventually get back to your SOB, the next task is to make contact. One way, assuming the person is conscious, is by using a heaving line or throw bag. A heaving line as the above-mentioned San Francisco test report put it, can be worth its weight in gold. If you get the boat within ten or twenty feet of the victim you can proba68 December 2015
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Getting the SOB On Board After you have made contact and gotten your spouse alongside the boat, you must get him or her aboard. Both our older boats have provision for swim ladder deployment over the side. Newer boats may have steps and grips on a scoop style transom. The San Francisco MOB symposium recommended transom-mounted ladders be avoided in rough water lest the stern of the pitching boat slam down on the victim. If the SOB is too tired or injured or otherwise unable to climb aboard using a ladder, you may have to rig up some sort of tackle to lift them out of the water. Again, quoting from the San Francisco field-testing report, don’t use the boom—it probably won’t angle high enough to get your SOB clear of the water and it may flail around in rough water. The Lifesling connected to a halyard has worked well for us as a boarding aid on both our boats. Aboard our sloop, we used the jib halyard rigged with a snatch block and the jib sheet, normally secured to our sail by a bowline. After being untied from the sail, this end was secured to the Lifesling, and the halyard raised about 15 feet. The other end of the sheet, already in position, was led around the sheet winch. I was able to crank my 200-pound spouse up and aboard using this method. The two-master lacked winches, so we resorted to a “handy billy,” a four-part tackle, secured to the Lifesling and to the main throat halyard. Another possible recovery, at least for boats of moderate freeboard and for able-bodied victims, is the so-called “elevator” method. You secure one end of a line, perhaps a jib sheet up forward, drape it over the side for the victim to put his or her feet on and then winch up the other end. I found my feet tended to go under the boat, but by hanging onto the rail, I was eventually able to get up high enough to scramble aboard. Recovering an injured or unconscious victim may well take additional measures that we have not yet explored. Possibly aboard our boats, both of which lack jib furlers, a parbuckle approach using a spare sail to form a sling and a halyard and or tackle/winch approach would be an option. www.southwindsmagazine.com
It’s sort of fun to practice with one to see how far and how accurately you can throw it. It is also humbling. Other ideas to bring someone on board might include using a sail as a sling. The Sea Scoopa shown here is a commercially available product to raise someone on board. Photo by Sea Scoopa.
(There are also commercial products like the Sea Scoopa and other nets designed specifically to assist recovery of an impaired victim.) Or perhaps the victim could make it into a partially inflated dinghy alongside with help. Next summer I hope to test more recovery techniques on a warm calm day. Go to YouTube and search for “man overboard recovery” for many videos, including Lifesling, for which you can also just search for “lifesling.” Resources • For suggestions on recovering injured victims and for general information, check out the following; • Final Report of 2005 “Crew Overboard Rescue Symposium: Go to www.cruisingclub.org/safety-sea, and page down to the report title. • Sea Scoopa test by Charles Doane: Go to www.wavetrain.net, and search for “man overboard” • Many videos show return and recovery techniques. Here’s one on the Lifesling, in my view an essential piece of gear: www.threesheetsnw.com/blog/2013/03/how-to-use-a-lifesling-video/
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RACE CALENDAR LISTING YOUR RACE To list a race or regatta, with or without a description, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We limit the descriptions to about 50 words (that includes the title. Longer descriptions listed for a small fee, starting at $20—contact editor.) Races with descriptions are up to the discretion of the editor. We intend them to be the more major races. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR (For Racing News, Race Management Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section.) NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Websites are listed. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
Major Upcoming Regattas
14th Annual Kettle Cup Regatta, Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Sanford, FL, Dec. 5-6 A benefit for the Salvation Army. Expected classes are Multihull, Catalina 22, Force 5, San Juan 21, Sunfish, Flying Scot, Buccaneer, Mutineer and Portsmouth. www.flalmsa.org.
25th Singlehanded Regatta, Orange Park, FL, Dec. 13 Semi-organized fun regatta. Just show up at 10 am at the marina to register, rain or shine. No rules, no protests. Rum and food. $25. Ted Jones (904) 838-8363. Bull Bay Cruising Club. Fleming Island Marina, 3027 US Highway 17, Orange Park. Race Calendar LESC: LMSA: RCJ: SYC: BBCC:
Race Calendar South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayrasailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina). (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section)
Lake Eustis YC, www.lescfl.com Lake Monroe SA, www.flalmsa.org Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.rudderclub.com Smyrna YC, www.smyrnayachtclub.com Bull Bay Cruising Club
DECEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 6 Fall Regatta. Ft. Pierce Yacht Club 5-6 Gator Bowl Regatta. RCJ 5-6 Kettle Cup Race. LMSA* 12 Gator Bowl Race (distance race). RCJ 12 Sonic Splash Velalago, LESC. 13 25th Single Handed Regatta. BBCC * JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta. RCJ 29-31 17th Wayfarer Mid-Winters Championship and 8th MC Scow Train Wreck Regatta–Triple Crown. LESC
DECEMBER - JANUARY — no races scheduled CHARLESTON OCEAN RACING ASSOCIATION (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. DECEMBER - JANUARY — nothing posted at press time LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php BFSC: Barefoot SC, www.barefootsailing.org LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, www.llsc.com SSC: Southern SC, www.southernsailing.org DECEMBER 5 Thistle Pig and Rum Regatta. Thistles. LLSC JANUARY 1 Poker Run/Mad Hatter. BFSC, SSC 30 1064 Regatta. Open. LLSC 70
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59th Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race, Sailfish Club, Palm Beach, Dec. 4 This race begins at the Lauderdale Yacht Club and finishes www.southwindsmagazine.com
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Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, US SAILING Center, Martin County, FL, Dec. 5-6 Green Fleet, Optis, 420s, Windsurfers. www.usscmc.org.
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29er Mid-Winter East USSC Levin Memorial. Stars CRYC Star Mid-Winters. CRYC Sidney Doren Memorial. BBYC Ft. Lauderdale to Key West. LYC/STC* Pre-ISAF Midwinters ISAF Sailing World Cup ** Conch Republic Cup, Key West to Cuba ** ISAF Race Week Medal Races ** Comodoro Rasco. Snipes CGSC *
41st Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 13 A 160-nautical-mile sprint down the Florida Keys. This will start at Port Everglades on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 1300 hours, and will run along the Florida Keys to Key West. Boats are expected to begin finishing the race throughout the day of January 14. Fleets include IRC, PHRF, Multihull and One-Design. The race is sponsored by Lauderdale Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club and hosted by the SORC race management group. A skippers meeting and cocktail party takes place January 12 at Lauderdale Yacht Club, race headquarters. Awards are scheduled for January 15 in Key West and hosted by Kelly’s Caribbean Bar & Grill. For more information and online registration, go to www.keywestrace.org. Entry deadline is Jan. 8.
US SAILING’s ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami Returns in 2016, Jan. 23-30 See “Racing News” section for more information, pg 20. Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC, www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club, www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC, www.coralreefyachtclub.org. LYC Lauderdale YC, www.lyc.org SFC Sailfish Club, Palm Beach, www.sailfishclub.com STC Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org USSC US Sailing Center Miami, www.usscmiami.org USSCMCUS Sailing Center Martin County , DECEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** = see Racing News section, page 20) 3 Pilar Cup. Key West to Cuba ** 4 Wirth Monroe. SFC* 5-6 Laser District 13 Championship. CGSC 5-6 Junior Olympic Festival. USSCMC* 6 Stars Commodore Cup. CRYC 6 Etchells Piana Cup. BBYC 11-13 Melges 20 Winter Series Event #1** 26-30 Orange Bowl Youth Regatta** JANUARY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** = see Racing News section, page 20)
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Major Upcoming Regattas
Wave Class Race Week and 18th Annual Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 3-6 This event is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor Magazine and OnlineMarineStore.com. Islander Resort in Islamorada. www.catsailor.com/waves/wave_nationals.html. www.Catsailor.com
31st Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 12-13 A 110-mile trek around Key Largo for beach catamarans. The race draws top world-class sailors from around the country and world. The race is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor, www.Catsailor.com/registration.
Tradewinds Midwinter Open Cat Nationals/NAMSA NAs, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Jan. 16-18 See “Racing News” section for more information, pg. 20
29th Quantum Key West Race Week, Jan. 17-22 See “Racing News” section for more information, pg. 20
Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January, February, March, April A different type of race for all sailors. See Calendar section, page 15, “Other Events,” for more information. Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center.
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Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.
Store Marina entrance on Charlotte Harbor. There will be two separate race courses with five races for Spinnaker and Multihull fleets; three races for cruising fleets. This regatta qualifies for Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year (CHBOTY). Expected are 30-35 boats in five classes offered. Both buoy and windward-leeward races will be conducted. A MANDATORY skippers meeting will be held on Saturday morning along with a complimentary continental breakfast. A barbecue social is planned after the Saturday races. The awards ceremony with light lunch will be held on Sunday after racing. More details, NOR, and Entry Form can be found at www.ppycbsm.com
DECEMBER — no races posted as of press date
West Florida Race Calendar
JANUARY 15 Dockmaster’s Regatta Winter #2
The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.
Major Upcoming Regattas
Keelboat Regatta, Davis Island Yacht Club, Dec. 5 A one-day event with buoy races for spinnaker and a distance course for others. All spinnaker boats under 30 feet on the buoy course are competing for the Frank Selph Memorial Trophy. Frank was an avid MORC supporter and this trophy is awarded in his honor. This event is both a DIYC and Suncoast BOTY event.
Commodore’s Cup Regatta, Davis Island Yacht Club, Jan. 16 In honor of all DIYC Commodores, this two-day regatta kicks off the spring schedule with intense racing for two days. The best always come out to set the tone for the second half of the season. Expect great competition and fun shoreside entertainment Saturday night. This event is both a DIYC and Suncoast BOTY event.
St. Petersburg Classic Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 17 For more information, see Calendar Section, page 15 “Other Events.”
34th Annual Golden Conch Regatta, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL, Jan. 16-17 This two-day race series will be conducted outside Burnt 72
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Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY): (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC: (DIBOTY) Gulf Racing (Clearwater/Dunedin area): (GULFBOTY) St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit: (SPORC) Charlotte Harbor/Ft. Myers area: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay (Sarasota to Venice): (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Southwest Florida (Naples to Marco Island): (SWFLBOTY) Caloosahatchee Region: (CLRBOTY) CMCS: Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, www.cmcs-sail.org CYC: Clearwater YC, www.ClearwaterYachtClub.org DIYS: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org GCSC: Gulf Coast SC, www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org NYC: Naples YC, www.NaplesYC.org PPYC: Platinum Point YC, www.ppycbsm.com SPSA: St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org DECEMBER 3-6 America’s Disabled Regatta. SPYC 5 Ted Irwin Memorial Sail-a-thon. CYC 5 Sunfish. DIYC 5 Keelboat Regatta. DIYC (DIBOTY) * 5 Commodore’s Cup. CMCS (CLRBOTY) 11-13 J/70 series. DIYC 12 Naples Offshore. NYC (SWFLBOTY) 12 Commodore’s Cup. SSS JANUARY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1 Hangover Regatta. SSS 1 Hang Over Bowl. DIYC 1 Bloody Mary Regatta 2 New Year’s Pursuit Fun Sail. SPSA 8-10 J/70 Series DIYC 9 St. Pete Classic Regatta. See “Other Events” in the Calendar section page 15 9 New Year’s Cup. GCSC (SWFLBOTY) 9 Snowbird Regatta. SSS See RACING CALENDAR continued on page 75 www.southwindsmagazine.com
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38' Shannon Ketch, 1983 Very Well maintained, A/C, Watermaker, solar, generator, Davits, New canvas, $95,000, Joe @ 941-224-9661
37' Tayana Cutter Rig Cruiser, 1976, Yanmar 54hp, bluewater cutter rigged, autopilot, Furuno radar, Garmin plotter, Nav center. $87,000, Jim @ 386-898-2729
32' Island Packet 320, 2000, Yanmar 30 hp, Liferaft, Wind generator, Solar panels, Well equipped for cruising, $110,000, Cal @ 561-312-0010
31' Island Packet Cutter, 1988, Beautiful condition, Awlgripe paint, Barrier coated, new thru hulls, Meticulous records since 2006, $58,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642
60’ KURT HUGHES KHSD 60' CUSTOM CATAMARAN 56’ CUSTOM 55’ CHRIS WHITE TRIMARAN 50’ RAINER CAT 460 49’ CUSTOM 47’ R & C LEOPARD 45' VOYAGE CATAMARAN 45’ VOYAGE 450 44’ LAGOON 440 44' LAGOON CATAMARAN 44’ ST. FRANCIS 42’ CHRIS WHITE 42’ MANTA MKII 42’ OSBORN CROWTHER 42’ GRAINGER MYSTERY COVE 40’ FOUNTAINE PAJOT LAVEZZI 38’ KIT KAT 38’ SEAWIND 1160 37’ ISLAND HOPPER 37’ PRIVILEGE OWNER VERSION 36’ PDQ CAPELLA 34’ GEMINI 105MC 30’ ENDEAVOUR CAT
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43 Fastback Catamaran 1994 ...........................$164,900 42 Catalina MKII 2007 ....................................$193,000 42 Moody 425 1991 .........................................$118,500 42 Endeavour 1985 ............................................$94,900 42 Tatoosh 1982 ...............................................$120,000 41 IP SP Cruiser MKI 2010 .............................$428,500 41 Bristol 41.1 CC 1981 ..................................$135,000 41 Morgan Out Island 1981 ...............................$59,900 40 Island Packet 1996...............................................U/C 40 Block Island 40 1997 ..................................$235,000 40 Delphia - Demo NEW .........................................U/C 40 Maestro 2006...............................................$269,900 40 Island Packet '94..........................................$173,900 38 Shannon PH 1981........................................$139,500 38 Hunter 2005.................................................$119,900 38 Island Packet 380 2000 ...............................$212,000 38 Island Packet 380 1999........................................U/C 38 Cabo Rico 38 1993......................................$174,900 37 Nauticat '02 ................................2 from .....$239,000 37 Island Packet 1995 .....................2 from .....$138,000
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ALPHA 42 37 Southerly 115 MK IV 2006.........................$199,000 36 Beneteau 361 2004........................................$85,000 36 Island Packet Estero 2010 ...........................$270,000 36 Tashing Tashiba 1986 ..................................$117,900 35 Beneteau 35 1988..........................................$44,900 35 Island Packet 350 1998........................................U/C 35 Island Packet '89 ........................3 from .......$99,000 35 Island Packet Cat 1994................................$149,500 35 Pearson 1977 .................................................$48,000 35 Scanmar 1985................................................$49,900 35 Com-Pac 1993...............................................$59,000 34 Catalina 1993 ................................................$44,900 34 Sea Sprite 1983 .............................................$42,500 32 Camper Nicholson 1970................................$49,000 32 Island Packet 320 2001 ...............................$123,500 32 Island Packet 1990 ........................................$79,900 31 Island Packet 1987 ........................................$49,900 31 Pacific Seacraft 1997 ....................................$99,000 29 Island Packet '92, '96 .................2 from .......$59,900 27 Island Packet '85, '86, '89............3 from .......$34,999
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Master Driver Team Racing. SPYC Commodore’s Cup. DIYC (DIBOTY) * Golden Conch Regatta. PPYC (CHBOTY)* Windjammer. SSS/NYC (SBYABOTY) Cherry Pie Corsair Multihull Regatta. SSS
DECEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 5-6 Sugar Bowl Regatta. NOYC 12-13 Frostbite Regatta. NOYC 12 Santa Claus Regatta. PYC 30-1 Sugar Bowl Regatta (IC). SYC-TUSC JANUARY 9-10 GYA Winter Meeting 16 Frostbite Regatta. PBYC 30 Super Bowl Regatta. PYC
Race Calendar Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org Clubs with regattas listed this month GYA: Gulf Yachting Association, www.gya.org NOYC: New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA, www.noyc.org PBYC: Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL, www.Pensacola Beach-YC.org PYC: Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL, www.Pensacolayachtclub.org SYC: Southern YC, New Orleans, LA, www.Southernyachtclub.org TUSC: Tulane University Sailing Team, New Orleans, LA, www.tulanesailingteam.org News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Luders 16, 1952. Current owner since 1965 (named Windrider, previously Thunder). Won Columbus regatta Miami three times. 24-feet on deck. Appears totally original and tight with main and jib. Hull #570, racing number 33. Epoxy glass over wood. Elderly owner wishing to sell. $9995. Located Anna Maria Island, FL. (941) 778-9435 (12/15)
Supercat 20. Original owner. 28 years in storage. Never raced or wrecked. New furling jib, new running and standing rigging. Fresh Bottom paint. 4 hp Honda. $5500. (941) 7436322. (12/15)
10’ Lawton Tender. $3,500. Custom-built with Ocume plywood and epoxy. Gorgeous little boat. Tanbark sail w/gaff rig added. Custom canvas covers. Includes dolly/launching trailer. St. Augustine, FL boatwrks@aug.com (2/16)
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17’ Com-Pac Suncat 2013. Excellent condition, trailer, unique hinged mast system, shoal draft keel, outboard brackets, bimini, lazy jack, portable head, transom ladder, sleeps 2. $19,831. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com
Restored 1976 27' O'Day performance sloop. Same fine boat, new price. $7,500 OBO, It's time. Fort Myers Beach, FL. (239) 560-9656 (12/15)
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CLASSIFIED ADS WESTERN CAROLINA SAILING CLUB 1984 27’ Albin Family Cruiser. Trawler cruising on a budget. Diesel engine, wind and solar power, air conditioning, inverter, refrigeration, center cockpit with forward and private aft stateroom. Alan (941) 350-1559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. Reduced $19,900. Details at www.windsweptyachtsales.com.
31’ Pacific Seacraft Mariah 1977. Yanmar diesel, project boat, needs starboard side cap rail, electrical and interior clean up. Please call George for details and appointment for inspection. Asking $19,900 with offers encouraged. (941) 792-9100. Grand Slam yacht Sales.
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1987 30’ Catalina MKII. 3’10” Shoal-draft wing keel, one-owner boat with roller furling head sail, Universal diesel, propane SS cooktop w/oven, microwave, shore power, all original except for custom hard bimini top and in good condition. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales
33 C&C 1975. Yanmar 30hp, Diesel, solid performing racer/cruiser. Excellent racing/cruising sails, Garmin chart-plotter, speed/depth, AM/FM CD Stereo, VHF. Bimini top that covers cockpit. Asking $16,999. Contact Mike @ (727) 510-4167 mrt1548@yahoo.com. (1/16)
34’ Tartan Sloop 1985. 30hp Westerbeke/ Universal, elect windlass, 2014 Garmin GPS, Hauled 2014 & Awlgripped white, 2013 cockpit bimini & dodger, 2013 mainsail cover, 2010 sail. Lightly used & ready to sail! $35,500, Call Joe @ (941) 224-9661, www. SailboatsinFDlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
30’ 1997 Endeavour Cat. Twin diesel engines Generator, air conditioning, radar, GPS, 2’10” shoal draft, custom davits with dinghy and outboard. Reduced to $69,,900. Alan (941) 350-1559, AlanWYS@gmail.com, www.WindsweptYachtSales.com
2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331. New bottom paint and cutlass bearing June 2015. Includes windlass, autopilot, chartplotter, fridge/freezer, and stern shower. Very clean cruiser-liveaboard in great condition. Larger wheel and bulb keel provide excellent performance for blue water sailing. $59,500. Located Miami. Call John at (954) 253-7479, or Jim at (954) 303-5310. (12/15) (12/15) 36’ Presto Ketch 1982. Fiberglass, shoal draft, tanbark sails, Yanmar 30 diesel. Perfect for Bahamas, Florida Keys and Chesapeake. $24,800. Located in NC. Specs and pictures at www.beaufortyachtsales.com
BROKERS: Beneteau 31 Three to choose from, ‘09, ‘11 & ‘12. Two Shoal Drafts & Centerboard, all have Air Conditioning, are well-equipped and ready to go starting at $89,000. (800) 8262807. Pics and Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com
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34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $11,000 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at (941) 723-6560. (12/15)
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1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $68,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
1993 NAJAD 370 from Sweden. Volvo Diesel, New Generator, Bow Thruster, Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Roller Furling Head Sail, New Teak Decks, Beautiful Center Cockpit Performance Cruiser in excellent condition. Call for appointment (941) 792-9100 Note: vessel is currently restricted from sale in US waters-$179,000. Grand Slam Yacht Sales.
Several like new, one-owner Catalina 350s & Catalina 375s available! Dunbar Sales, Inc., www.dunbaryachts.com. (800) 282-1411. 1984 38’ Sabre Centerboard. Classic Layout. 4’3” draft. In mast furling, Diesel, stainless ports, GPS, VHF, Xantrex inverter, refrigeration, Gori prop, and more. Alan (941) 3501559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $59,900
37’ Tartan 3700. Tim Jacket design racer/cruiser. In-mast Furling Main. A/C. Pedigree boat at an amazing price. Lowest Priced on the market. Asking $149,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg. Joe Zammataro (727) 527-2800, Joe@ PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com
37’ Hunter 1997. Yanmar 38hp, elect windlass, GPS, depthsounder, wind speed/direction, autopilot, VHF, AC/heat, bimini top, standing rigging & sails good condition, running rigging serviceable. Coastal & offshore cruiser! $61,900, Call Mark @ (813) 5231717, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
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40 Bristol 1972. Classic and beautiful. Fully refit. Shoal draft and loaded for cruising. $92,000. Travis Holsbeck. (941) 730-6096. travishwys@gmail.com (2/16)
1955 Concordia Yawl 41’. Hull #27 – Complete rebuild in 2007. Yanmar engine with <100 hours. New sails and roller furling added. $45,000. Owner will consider financing. St. Augustine, FL. boatwrks@aug.com (2/16)
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41’ Beneteau Oceanis 41 2013. AC, Genset, Full Electronics, Shoal Draft, In Mast Furling, Full Canvas, Turn Key. $248,000. (800) 8262807. Pics and Specs at www.Murray YachtSales.com
41’ Morgan Out Island Ketch 1975. Perkin 52 hp 210 hrs, 5.5kw genset, 2011 Lewmar windlass, AC, NEW Lonseal simulated Teak n’ holly sole, NEW Norcold refrig. Completely restored inside & out. Well Maintained! $59,900, Call Kevin @ (321) 693-1642, www.Sailboatsin Florida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
41’ Beneteau 411, 2001. Dream Weaver is stunning. New Radar/GPS/Chart Plotter, new air conditioning, in-mast roller furling, cruising chute, new cockpit enclosure, 2011 dinghy, 2 cabin layout, dinghy davits with solar. $109k. Call Kelly at Massey Yacht Sales, St Pete. (727) 599-1718
42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. $79,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100. www.southwindsmagazine.com
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Catalina 42s. Two available – one owner, loaded, low hours. Call (800) 282-1411 for detailed list
Southerly 135 (45’) 2012. Sail in less than 3 feet of water or across oceans with 9’9” draft. Southerly push button variable swing keel – No one does it better. Built very strong. Imagine where you can go this winter! $735,000 Contact Matt S&J Yachts (843)2848756. www.sjyachts.com.
1974 Gulfstar MS 44. Many upgrades, 6 cyl. Perkins. New bow thruster, windlass and bimini w/side curtains. AC/Heat, 2,000 Watt Inverter, 8kw generator, refrigeration, full electronics, roller furling main and jib, Auto Pilot, 225 gallon fuel, 230 gallon water, dinghy w/15hp outboard. Exceptional, roomy, well-maintained liveaboard/cruiser. $64,000. (239) 229-3080. Bay5099 @gmail.com (2/16)
45’ Hunter CC 2000. Beautiful center cockpit sloop with all the bells and whistles. Ready to cruise with genset, wind generator, dink on davits, new electronics, redundant GPS plotters, auto pilot, heat & air. $145k. Kelly Bickford CPYB (727) 599-1718
44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. At our docks in Cortez, FL. Call George (941) 792-9100
Moody 46 2000. Powerful, blue water cruising yacht. Cutter rig, shoal draft. Nicely maintained. Many upgrades including electronics, Fisher Panda generator, Zodiac, outboard & much more. Ready to depart from Charleston, SC. $279,000. Contact Matt (843) 284-8756. www.sjyachts.com .
Morgan 44 CC REDUCED. Well Kept, Cruising Ready, Great Liveaboard, AC. Updated Electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern Arch, Wind Gen, AIS, Solar, Davits, Swim Platform, Bimini Enclosure, Furling. $110,000. Owner (727) 466-6444. (1/16)
2002 46’ Ray Creekmore Custom Built Center Cockpit. Aft owner’s stateroom, Cutter rigged, diesel, solid construction. Alan (941) 350-1559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $49,900.
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45’ Beneteau Oceanis 45 2013. Dock & Go, AC, Genset, Full Electronics, Shoal Draft, In Mast Furling, Full Canvas, Turn Key. $345,000. (800) 826-2807. Pics and Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com
46’ Morgan CC 1984. Perkins 62hp, ketchrigged, excellent bluewater design, comes w/ many sails, 150% genoa, drifter & storm headsail (great condition), elect windlass, AC, hotwater, inverter, & MORE! $68,500, Call Ralph @ (941) 276-8047, www.Sailboatsin Florida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales
1979 46’ Brewer - $93,900 - Barbara Burke (904) 310-5110 - barbara@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net
47’ Stevens Center Cockpit 3 Staterooms. Magnificent Ocean Cruiser - Never chartered or raced. Priced right. $149,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg. Joe Zammataro (727) 527-2800, Joe@Preferred Yachts.com. www.PreferredYachts.com
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1987 50’ Gulfstar - $89,000 – Barbara Burke (904) 310-5110 – barbara@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net
Edson emergency pump. 2” X 20‘ hose, 32” handle, 30 gpm, orange bag, $199, (941) 776-5580, or neaptide@tampabay,rr,com. (1/16) _________________________________________ Precision folding Bike. Lightweight magnesium. $125. Cortez, FL. (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ Stazo Smartlock marine cable and lock for outboard motor, completely made of stainless steel and in excellent condition. This locking system is the best and has had very little use. $125. Call (727) 224-0606, Tampa Bay, FL. (2/16)
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Wauquiez 47, 1986. Upgraded. Cruiser/Racer offshore-equipped for extended cruising. 3 electrical winches, new Furuno Radar and GPS. All furling sails. $139,000. Call Walter (239) 542-5138. Cape Coral, FL. (2/16)
SAILING CHARTER BUSINESS. Includes Nonsuch 30 Cat Boat in Wilmington NC. Established and Profitable for 5 years with Growth Possibilities. Downtown Slip, Perfect for Couples. Phone (910) 538-8884 or email: captalanheld@gmail.com MORGAN O.I. 512 Ketch 1980. 130hp Perkins and Kohler Gen Set. Spacious center cockpit and below. Hood Sails on Furling. Two-cabin owners version. Upgraded equipment. Ready for extended cruising and living aboard. Asking $129,000. Grand Slam Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100
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49’ Hunter 2007. SHOAL DRAFT, bow thruster, great electronics, cutter rig, watermaker, cabin heater, Genset, full reverse-cycle heat and air and the best value on the market today. $239k. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB @ (727) 599-1718
Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch - or similar make and model, Raymarine C-70 GPS Chartplotter (941) 792-9100.
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50’ Beneteau Sense 50 2012. Two to choose from, both full equipped with the majority of options, (1) with Saildrive and (1) w/Dock & Go. AC, Genset, Full Electronics, Canvas, In Mast Furling, Shoal Draft starting at $423,000 (800) 826-2807 Pics and Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com
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_________________________________________ Perkins 4.108 Re-manufactured Long Blocks. $5,995 plus your rebuildable core engine, or $500 core charge. Plus shipping from Pensacola, FL. bshmarine@yahoo.com
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_________________________________________ Sailboat CAPTAINS needed in Miami. P/T day charter operation in Miami, FL. Must have a USCG 50Gt MASTER license or better. Sailboat experience required. Part-time only. More online at www.MiamiSailing. net/careers. (12/15) _________________________________________ Yacht Sales. Curtis Stokes & Assoc., Inc. has opportunities throughout Florida for experienced brokers or new salespeople. Applicant must be ethical, hard-working and have a boating background. Training available. Inquiries confidential. (954) 684-0218, info@curtisstokes.net. _________________________________________ Independent Writers in the Florida Keys. Paid by word to write about cruising/sailing (including trawler cruising if you are a trawler cruiser) in the Keys. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Independent Writers in the northern Gulf Coast—and Florida’s Big Bend—Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. Paid by the word. To write about cruising and sailing (including trawler cruising if you are a trawler cruiser) in the area. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is expanding! Several openings for yacht brokers in Florida. Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com _________________________________________ Help Wanted in Canvas Shop in North Carolina. Well-established Marine Canvas Shop seeks new operator. Current operator retiring. Shop is located on site at the region’s leading full service marina and boatyard. Ideal candidate will be experienced and proficient with canvas repairs, bimini and dodger fabrication, and upholstery. Contact: Mark Henley, 179 McCotters Marina Road, Washington, NC 27889. mccotter@beaufortco.com _________________________________________ Doyle Sails Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg, FL. Seeking Outside salespeople to sell sails in the Gulf Coast region. Take your sailing hobby and make extra cash, or turn it into a career. Doyle Gulf Coast is the second largest Doyle production sail loft in the U.S. We are seeking outside salespeople to sell sails in our region which includes the entire Southeast. The position involves being able to measure a boat, price sails (we will assist with quoting), install, and follow up with the customer. Please contact robert@islandnautical.com, or call (727) 800-3115.
Seeking experienced Canvas/ Cushion sales and production staff. Island Nautical in St. Petersburg, FL, provides canvas and cushions to some of the largest boat manufactures. We are seeking a number of positions in both cutting/sewing, sales and a foreman to run the two departments. If you are a professional upholsterer or have experience in either of these areas, we’d like to talk with you. Please contact robert@islandnautical.com, or call (727) 800-3115. _________________________________________ Independent writer to cover sailing in Southeast Florida. SOUTHWINDS is looking for someone to cover both racing and non-racing, with news reports, race reports, cruising, articles, etc. Independent subcontractor paid by the word. editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
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________________________________________ Seeking female 40 years and up. Sailing experience necessary. Long term, leisurely, short cruising. East coast. Cuba possible when permits available. I am an experienced cruising sailor with a 41-foot ketch. (843) 742-8056. Little River, SC. Paul langgeduurt@yahoo.com.
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Ponce de Leon Hotel Historic downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg Yacht Club. 95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 www.poncedeleonhotel.com
DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a month on 6-month lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (1/16a)
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P_________________________________________ ROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE VACATION RENTALS Asheville, NC. Short-term/long-term Furnished cottage rentals while you visit/vacation/work in the Southern Appalachians. Cottage and carriage house on wooded property real close to historic and lively downtown Asheville, and UNC Asheville. Short term for visitors or stay longer. Also perfect for corporate, university or others who need stay for months. Clean, beautiful and furnished. All amenities including Internet, TV, AC, etc. Housekeeping services available. www.cottageparkrentals.com
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Club and Shake-A-Leg Miami. These sailing organizations host classes onshore, as well as help run the on-the-water racing. The Coral Reef Yacht Club hosts the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Event winners in each Olympic event from Sailing World Cup Miami will qualify for the 2016 Grand Final, while the best placed ‘home continent’ sailor will also qualify. The regatta is especially important as a ranking regatta for sailors hoping to qualify for the US Sailing Team Sperry, which annually distinguishes the top U.S. sailors in each Olympic and Paralympic class. http://miami.ussailing.org/2016event/
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8th Conch Republic Cup, Key West to Cuba, Jan. 28 The Conch Republic Cup race is scheduled to depart from Key West on Jan. 28 and return by Feb. 6. The race will go to Varadero, then buoy races off Varadero, then a race to Havana, possible buoy race off Havana, along with social events in both Cuba locations, including award ceremonies and a parade in Havana. The race has been positioned on the January 2016 calendar, hoping to also attract racers who have just completed Key West Race Week. Organizers are encouraging those thinking about the new PHRF pursuit format offered at KWRW to come to Key West and enter both events. Deadline to enter this race has passed (Dec. 1). Late registration is possible, but not guaranteed. Go to www.ConchRepublic Cup.com (go to the “Participants” tab). If so, a late registration fee would most likely be applicable.
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Maptech ...............................................10 Marine Tech Services.............................32 Martek Davits........................................69 Masthead Enterprises ..................34,37,66 Mastmate ............................................34 Miami Boat Show ...................................7 Miami Mooring Field ............................19 Mobile Marine Services .........................32 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ................73 Myrtle Beach Marina.............................47 National Sail Supply ..............................37 Nickle Atlantic.......................................34 North Sails ...........................................57 Northstar Yacht Delivery .......................33 No-Wear ...............................................41 Optimist ...............................................43 Outland Hatch Covers...........................34 Panama City Marina .............................46 Panel Visor .......................................34,42 Pasadena Marina...................................46 Pier One Yacht Sales ...............................3 Ponce de Leon Hotel.............................82 Pontos Winches ....................................54 Port Visor .........................................34,42 Precision ...............................................43 Preferred Yacht Brokerage .....................76 Professional Captain.com .................33,63 Regata Del Sol ........................................9 Regatta Pointe Marina...........................46 Rigging Only.........................................36 Rubicon Bowsprits.................................35 S&J Yacht Brokers ................................75 Safe Cove Boat Storage.........................65 Sail Cleaners .........................................37 Sail Repair .............................................37 Sailing Services ................................36,65 Sarasota Yacht Club .............................55 Sarasota Yacht Club Race to Cuba ........13 Schaeffer...............................................65 Schurr Sails ...........................................48 Sea School ............................................69 SeaTech ................................................82 Seaworthy Goods.............................34,42 Second Wind Sails.................................37 Seoladair ...............................................26 Simple Sailing .......................................29 SmartKat...............................................67 Source Mobile Marine...........................32 Southernmost Sailing School ................29 Sparcraft - Wichard ...............................12 Sparman USA........................................51 Spotless Stainless .............................35,63 St. Petersburg Marina ...........................46 Storm Trysail Club..............................5,23 Sunfish..................................................43 Sunrise Sails, Plus ..................................36 Tackle Shack .........................................43 Teak Guard ...........................................18 Teak Hut ..........................................26,35 TideSlide ...............................................15 Tiki Water Sports...................................35 Tohatsu Outboards ...............................35 Twin Dolphin Marina ............................46 UK Sailmakers .......................................37 Ullman sails......................................32,37 US Spars ...............................................54 Vacu Wash ............................................37 VMG Sailing School ..............................29 West Marine..........................................11 Western Carolina Sailing Club ...............79 Wichard - Sparcraft ...............................12 WinchBit ...............................................67 Windrider Trimarans................................6 Windswept Yacht Sales..........................87 Zarcor ...................................................14 www.southwindsmagazine.com
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Spring Awakening By Manuel Farinas ast April, we cast off from our L homeport of Dunedin Municipal Marina on the West coast of Florida
for a 10-day vacation south with stops in Bradenton and Longboat Key. Bradenton, our first stop, is inside Tampa Bay on the south side on the Manatee River and, from the north, can be accessed by sailing from Clearwater, FL, in the Gulf of Mexico and entering Tampa Bay via the Pass-A-Grille inlet and the Sunshine Skyway channel that leads to Tampa Bay. The forecast for the day was for Northwest winds around 10 knots and seas about two to three feet. This sounded like ideal conditions for a quick sail to North Channel, the entrance to PassA-Grille, aboard Iemaya, our Catalina 310. The spider at North Channel is about 19 nautical miles from the Clearwater Pass spider. We had done this trip several times in the last two years, and were confident we could leave after a nice breakfast and still make it before dark to our destination. As we cleared the spider at Clearwater Pass, the wind died down to around five knots. We proceeded under power but with the main sail still up, hoping the wind would improve. There was an uncomfortable swell from the North which I assumed was due to the northwest winds from the last two days. Still, we continued motor sailing toward North Channel followed by Morgan’s Run, an Albin 32+2 with our friends Randy and Rebecca aboard, about 100 yards behind us. This was their first trip to Pass-A-Grille, and they wanted to follow us to make sure they would not miss the entrance. At about 2 pm, the wind had finally picked up—my guess to about 10 to 15 knots (our wind speed indicator not working at the time). We had been following a heading more towards the southwest in order to reduce the yawing of our boat due to the swell—to follow the Southwest angling coast line and to try to capture as much wind as possible, which had been very light and fluky earlier in the morning. We then changed the head-
ing to a more southerly direction as we cleared the headland of “The Narrows.” I noticed we were sailing along at about 5.5 knots to 5.9 knots. This was the best sailing we had done in a long time, and even though the
boat was yawing somewhat from side to side, I was reluctant to do anything about reducing sail area. We had shut off the engine because the wind was pushing us along very nicely, and we were truly enjoying a good sail without the attendant noise of the “iron genny.” Later, as we got nearer North Channel, I finally made the comment to my wife, Maryellen, that there were quite a few white caps all around us and as far as we could see. Her answer: “Yes, maybe we should shorten sail.” At this time, I eased on the jib sheet to allow better control as we approached the channel buoys. Now we were really moving. The speed over ground shot up to a little over six knots and we were on a joy ride! The yawing from side to side became more pronounced and harder to control. I knew we had to veer to the east in order to enter the channel and began to worry about our speed and rolling motion because the wind was coming at us almost broadside. Finally, I could clearly see the green and red markers of the channel, but our motion was quickly becoming uncontrollable. I was having a very difficult time maintaining any semblance of a course. The bow of the boat would point to the green markers of the channel, and as a large wave passed under us, it would immediately be pointing to the red markers.
By now we were anxiously asking ourselves which would be the best course of action, seeing that we now had the wind and waves completely on our port side. Our next move was to release all the mainsheet so the main would not be providing lateral force, start the engine to help us guide the boat, and roll-up the jib. Several anxious moments passed before the jib was reduced and we had some control of the rolling, pitching boat in which we came very near broaching and grounding on the south shoals of the channel. As we finally entered calmer water, we realized that the light easy winds we had started with earlier in the day had slowly built up to well over 20 knots, and small craft advisories had been issued without us really paying attention to what could have been a disaster in the making. After we dropped anchor for the night and had a relaxing dinner rafted up to Morgan’s Run, we came to realize how close we had come to broaching in the pass and losing the boat. Reliving the afternoon’s experience we arrived at some conclusions: 1. We did not panic. The decision was made to reduce sail by rolling up the jib and releasing the mainsheet. Long ago we came to the understanding that whichever one of us has the helm also makes the final decision. No questions asked! 2. We trusted the weather forecast more than trusting our own eyes and had not listened to the updated forecast. Had we reefed the main on time, we would not have had to enter the channel with the main flapping wildly. We were lucky in being able to roll-up the jib in time to prevent us from being overpowered. 3. We were too engrossed in watching the boat sail at almost the limit of her hull speed for the first time, instead of paying attention to the increase in wind speed. White caps all around us was a sure indication of the strength of the wind.
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