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Confessions of a Nautical Flea Market Junkie Hello, my name is Kevin and I’m a NFM Junkie.

tarted years ago. I was a novice sailor and unable to face the harsh reality of the “marine mark-up.” One sultry March day, I wandered by the Dania Jai Alai and through the stalls of those salty peddlers hawking their stuff. Tempted by their taunts of twenty bucks getting me a used, but still good head, or for only $15 a hefty wooden snatch block, I made my first “deal” and knew that I was hooked. And I realized then that I’d never get off my addiction to nautical flea markets. The granddaddy of them all is the Dania Marine Flea Market, now held in that vast asphalt lot around Dolphin Stadium in northern Dade County. For years it was in Dania, but it finally outgrew it, and they just didn’t bother to change the name. I’m hooked on Dania and have only missed it (sailing) a couple times in 15 years. I was wondering last year how the switch to the stadium would affect Dania and was pleasantly surprised. Besides more booths and more people, there’s a lot more elbow room. And yeah, I’m still getting my fix. Last year, I snagged a NIB Plastimo bulkhead-mount compass for $15, an almost-new 55# Delta anchor for $100 and several hundred feet of halyard-sized line for a quarter of the retail price. West Marine even had a big tent there, and I bought four pair of fancy nautical shorts for $4 a pair. A few years ago on a sail back to the marina, the gooseneck fitting broke, which, of course, is like, essential. It was a bronze Merriman fitting that hadn’t been made in 25 years. I found a place in Fort Lauderdale that would fabricate one for about $500. But Dania was coming up so I waited. I started my quest and found a booth with a guy selling all kinds of junk. I dug through the bins until I pulled up a Merriman gooseneck fitting, the perfect match for the broken one in my pocket. How much? $20. My shaking under control, I didn’t even try to beat him down. Over the years, I’ve bought a dinghy, three big snap shackles hooked together for $5 each, a brass telescope, a dozen louvered teak cabinet doors, a mahogany bowsprit, coils of hose, lightly used high-end dive masks at $10 each, etc., etc. Loads of junk! When I finally leave Dania each year, my mood can only be rivaled by how I felt on Christmas night as a kid.

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It is my third favorite nautical experience behind sailing and sundowners. If you are within driving distance of Dolphin Stadium on March 29 to April 1 this year, you should go see it for yourself (more at www.daniamarinefleamarket.com). Two other South Florida flea markets deserve mentioning. First is the Upper Keys Rotary Club Gigantic Nautical Market in Islamorada, Feb. 2425 (www.giganticnauticalfleaPHOTO BY GARY JENSEN market.org). I’ve never been to this one; guess I’m afraid of a fatal NFM overdose. The other is the Pompano Beach/Lighthouse Point Nautical Flea Market (www.nauticalfleamarket.com).

Tips . . . from a NFM junkie (Can’t believe I’m confessing how I score.) 1) Enter when the doors open. Dania starts on Thursday. Be there early on the first day—even if you have to feign a cold at work and then try to explain away a severe sunburn the following Monday. And if you can’t get there at the start, be there at the end; they’d rather take a few cents on the dollar than lug that junk home. 2) Make a list. When I bought my second sailboat, I went to Dania with a three-page list (on a legal pad) of items needed in the renovation and found all but a couple of them. I saved literally thousands of dollars. Highlight the items you really want or need and focus on those first. 3) Bring a collapsible shopping cart, a wheelbarrow— something to carry your stuff. I made four trips to the truck last year to stash my finds. (No way was I walking around Dania with a 55-pound Delta anchor.) 4) Bring a hat and sunscreen. 5) Get your family hooked. Years ago, my wife made some great deal on a fancy stainless galley sink. It was surplus from mega-yacht building in Fort Lauderdale. So she’s mainlining on Dania weekends with me. It’s pathetic. We’re like that rummy couple in that old Jack Lemmon movie, The Days of Line and Hoses. See CONFESSIONS continued on page 68

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From the Helm: Police Raid in Boot Key Harbor By Steve Morrell Letters

Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

Our Waterways: Misc. News on our Changing Waterways

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron By John Perkins

Crossing the Okeechobee Waterway By Bill Deitemeyer

Travels with Angel: The Far Eastern Bahamas By Rebecca Burg

State of New Orleans Marinas Today By Troy Gilbert

Key West Race Week By Rebecca Burg

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

Confessions of a Nautical Flea Market Junkie By Kevin Andersen

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FROM THE HELM On Jan.19, 20 officers from the FWC and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office—on six patrol boats—carried out a night raid on boats anchored in Boot Key Harbor. The police had been doing “raids” for several days at several anchorages throughout the Keys, but this was the final big one. We first heard about it from a couple who have written for the magazine, live onboard their boat and are guests of the state of Florida. The Keynoter quoted FWC Officer David Dipre, who proudly claimed, “We helped educate the public, ensure cleaner water in the Florida Keys, and helped prevent boating accidents or injuries due to improper lighting or the lack of proper safety equipment.” If Dipre calls this education, then he obviously has never been educated, as that is not how education works. That is how a police state works. Education is quite different. During the raids in the Keys, 262 vessels were inspected, 80 warnings were issued and 85 citations written for boating violations. Several arrests were made for narcotics (the evil weed marijuana?), there were two outstanding warrants, some misdemeanors and—a resource violation (?). All vessels were checked for marine sanitation devices. I bet these officers wish they could

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Police Officers Carry Out Nightime Raid in Boot Key Harbor get the laws changed so they could raid homes on land (sorry, officers—that you can’t do), because if they did, the number of laws, rules and regulations broken, like out-of-date smoke alarms, marijuana possessions, building code violations, underage drinking, expired drivers’ licenses, pirated music and software (resource violations), etc., etc., etc., would be staggering. They would have a field day. They would be so happy. Officer Dipre also said they helped clean up the water. The pollution that comes from boaters dumping compared to the pollution coming from land in the Keys is like a grain of sand compared to all the sand on the beach in Key West, where beaches are regularly closed from pollution originating on land. Raid that. How many boating accidents did Dipre prevent due to improper lighting or the lack of proper safety equipment? I’d like to see the statistics on boating accidents by people who anchor out and sleep on their boats? How many accidents do those people cause compared to the everyday accidents that occur from powerboats racing around while their operators are drinking? I think you are going after the wrong crowd, Dipre. Were there any officers who had high enough moral standards to say no? Who would not take part in such a travesty of

justice? Who would rather quit than be part of such a police action? If there was one, let’s get that officer’s name and make him a public hero. The only reason this raid was carried out was for one simple reason: Because they could. Laws for inspecting boats are not as protective of individual rights as those protecting homes against illegal search and seizure. But just because they could do it, they did. Thank God for the Bill of Rights, which was set up to protect us from people like these—I thought. How about this for education?: Notify all the boats in the Keys that there is going to be a daytime inspection done starting on a certain date. Then make a list of all those items that will be inspected. Make copies that are available to boaters for free (if the county can’t afford it, I personally will pay for the copies). Boaters will have a chance to get their boats together and all their gear and their MSDs in proper order. Then the officers come around and inspect the boats and help the boaters to understand, educating them on what the proper equipment is. That’s education, Dipre. When it is all said and done, the boaters respect the inspectors, who treated people with respect. Imagine that. Steve Morrell, Editor

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LETTERS “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.” H.L. Mencken

In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions. E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com HARBORTOWN MARINA IN FORT PIERCE ENDS USE OF DINGHY DOCK Cruisers should be aware that Harbortown Marina in Fort Pierce no longer allows use of its dinghy dock by boats anchored nearby. The marina staff may not be particularly pleasant about telling you so. The loss of the dock is a shame because of the proximity to both an excellent inlet and shopping centers. Management says it plans to put in a mooring field and will offer services to those customers at some point, but those who anchor will remain out in the cold. What Harbortown apparently fails to realize is that although many cruisers cannot afford to spend every night in a marina, it doesn’t mean they don’t ever come in. We have stayed at Harbortown in the past, but given the treatment we received this time, we won’t be back. Rodger, Annie, and Laura Ling S/V Seaductress (S2 35C) PRICES AT FISHERMAN’S VILLAGE NOT WHAT BOATER WANTS TO PAY Amazing. Two nice articles in the same issue about Fisherman’s Village. I just moved my boat from a free anchorage on the east coast to the Village. What the articles failed to mention is that the prices are through the roof: $16.50 per foot plus $125 extra for a liveaboard! Anchoring out is $11 per day, to take a shower. I do not call this friendly. I call it waterway robbery. I did not realize it was the city of Punta Gorda. That makes it worse. It hires out the management of the facility and pay cost plus when we as taxpayers could do it ourselves. Sure, they spent a lot of green to build it, but our taxes were and are used for the city to administer the place. I hope in the future when you give out free advertising, you complete the story. Douglas Tonjes Douglas, It appears you are unaware of the going rates for liveaboards these days. That is pretty much average, but in Punta Gorda, the facilities are superb, so maybe it is below average for what you get. I am sure if you looked around, you could have found something perhaps more in your budget, but in reality those costs are unfortunately near the norm. When I lived aboard in the ’80s, I was paying $150 a month for a 26-footer – and that was in Palm Beach (and I do mean Palm Beach). Every article in SOUTHWINDS that mentions a business or service to the public is free advertising. I also mention those marinas that are closing or converting to condos as I try to publicize the changes in the slip rental market as I consider it is something we all need be more aware of. Perhaps those that are closing don’t want that free advertising. I also offer our press to you at no charge so you can voice your opinion. (Please see the quote by H. L. Mencken at the beginning of “Letters.”) See LETTERS continued on page 10 8

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LETTERS I will be sure to ask you in the future what the complete story should be. Perhaps you should have stayed on the east coast if it was so much better there. I still believe that what Punta Gorda has done with the marina there is great. Perhaps you aren’t familiar with all the communities that are closing down marinas or kicking out liveaboards. In Punta Gorda liveaboards are subject to the costs incurred for rebuilding the marina, the shore facilities and the overhead. Way too high in my opinion, but that is the current market. By the way, are the people at the marina there not friendly? And are they making too much money? Editor FINGERPRINTING PROCESS FOR COAST GUARD LICENSES I was given a copy of your November 2006 issue with the article in “Short Tacks”; U.S. Coast Guard Licensing Fingerprinting Available in Jacksonville. The article referred to a letter written by Eric West in the September 2006 issue. I would like to expand a little on that subject. In January 2006, the mariner licensing process was changed to require all mariners to make an in-person appearance at a REC (Regional Examination Center) for the purpose of having their identity verified and to be fingerprinted. This requirement placed a burden on the mariners and the RECs. The RECs received no additional personnel or funding to support this requirement. To help both the mariners and the RECs, the Coast Guard asked for assistance from the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Auxiliarists, civilian volunteers for the Coast Guard, are stepping forward to provide additional resources and assistance for this new requirement. While some Auxiliarists are volunteering at their local RECs, others are working within their local sectors to provide this service at “remote sites.” Since being approved by REC Miami in March 2006, my work in the Jacksonville area has steadily increased. The Auxiliary, with the blessing of REC Miami, is establishing a network of volunteers throughout Florida to minimize the impact of this requirement on the mariner. Other RECs, but not all, are doing the same throughout the United States. These “remote sites” are not full service for the licensing process but do meet the requirement for the in-person appearance. Auxiliarists manning a “remote site” are required to submit any paperwork generated in the mariner licensing process to the REC that they support. Generally, the mariner’s license application does not have to be pending at that REC. I regularly process mariners whose applications are pending at an REC other than Miami. When I submit their paperwork to REC Miami, Miami forwards that paperwork on to the appropriate REC. Before making an appointment at a “remote site,” it is very important to be sure to ask what documents you will need to bring and to let them know to which REC you have submitted your application. The only thing worse than driving several hours for this appointment is doing so without the required documents and having to do it twice. Finally, as a retired law enforcement officer who worked identity theft cases before the problem became widely publicized, I can appreciate what the Coast Guard is trying to accomplish. They are simply trying to reduce the See LETTERS continued on page 12 10

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LETTERS opportunity for someone to steal your mariner’s identity and enter into the maritime industry. Steve Craven USCG Auxiliary Jacksonville, FL Steve, Thanks for the information and the time you spend volunteering to help lighten the burden for the Coast Guard. If there is any government agency that has a lot of volunteers, it is the Coast Guard. Hopefully, this information will help others understand this fingerprinting process, who is administering it and the financial and manpower burden placed on the Coast Guard because they received no additional funding for this additional responsibility. Where’s all the money going that should be used to fund these programs? Editor LIVEABOARDS IN MARATHON I read in a recent issue in SOUTHWINDS about the changes for liveaboards in Marathon in the Keys. While Dockside in Marathon does still allow liveaboards (after all, we fought hard for it), it closed its dinghy docks. By closing its dinghy docks, it forced all the liveaboards in the harbor to use the city marina for any and all dinghy services, including allowing them to shower there or wash clothes or dump trash. When this happened, most liveaboards in the harbor stopped going to Dockside for any reason. Now they use the city marina, and that is why the city marina started making money sooner than expected. Regarding comments in a recent issue on liveaboards’ voting rights: In Marathon, harbor liveaboards have no problem. However, if you are in Key West’s mooring field leased from the county, you are not allowed to vote in city elections, but you may vote in county elections. Jim Lowry, Key Largo, FL MARINAS CHARGING FOR CARS (AND PETS?) FOR LIVEABOARDS Recently, my boyfriend and I decided to look for marinas south of Palmetto, FL, to slowly ease our way down south to Aruba. We ventured down to Fort Myers and found absolutely nothing but frustration for us liveaboards. We looked at a total of two marinas before we decided we had it pretty good in Palmetto. The second marina we looked at really got us fuming and wondering what is going on with Florida. First of all, the owner had to “approve” us for living aboard in HIS marina. He has to make sure it is attractive to others and not an eye-sore. Ha! Then he required a personal interview just to even rent a slip. Then it goes further. We found out that if you have a car, you will be slimming your wallet even further. For one car for the day is $10 and for the month it is $210 per car!!! PER CAR!!! Wow! So we would pay $13 a foot for our 36-foot Catalina but would forfeit $420 extra a month for our cars. That is more than airport parking! Talk about outrageous. After that, we headed home and thought we would just check out a few marinas around town. Marina Jacks in Sarasota no longer allows liveaboards, and eventually they See LETTERS continued on page 14 12

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LETTERS are going to be charging for the anchorage. Supposedly there are going to be mooring balls instead. Bradenton Beach’s Marina (don’t remember the name) charges $75 per car for parking. Charging for parking must be the newest way the marina owners are ripping people off. The other thing we constantly run into is marinas making up their own “state” laws. When inquiring about

liveaboard fees and maximum number of days before you are considered a liveaboard, we get the runaround. Every marina has one thing in common: They all say it is a state law. Well, if it is a state law, which law is it and where can I find it, and why is every marina quoting us different amounts of days? One marina says 10 days when right across the river they say 14. Then you can drive to another and

they say five. But again, they all say it is the state law. Sounds to me that it isn’t a state law, but the reason that each marina is different is because they decide how many days to make it in order to charge more money to parttime liveaboards. So my question is when is the time going to come when they begin charging us for our pet(s)? When will this all stop? Nikki Hagely Palmetto, FL Nikki, I think we are all experiencing what happens when monopolies exist. The perfect, competitive capitalist ideal is a marina on every corner, and they all compete and lower their prices to get the most competitive price. In olden times, there were marinas all over and liveaboards were welcome and prices were low and everyone was friendly, loved each other and everyone lived happily ever after. Liveaboards were even revered as adventurous souls who lived the romantic, idyllic life and sailed off into the sunset. Today, in the civilized world, liveaboards are low-lifes, marinas are few and they write their own ticket, telling you, the liveaboard how much you have to pay, and it is a lot more. There are still some places who like the old ways—or maybe they are run by former cruisers—and liveaboards are treated with love and respect. I have heard through the grapevine of marinas charging for pets. Here are some sample charges: cats—$1 a day; cats that catch wharf rats—$.50 a day; small dogs—$2 a day; big dogs—$3 a day; parakeets—$.25 a day; goldfish—$5 a day (they defecate in the water; gekko lizards—free (they eat cockroaches). Welcome to the modern Florida. Keep your chin up and keep smiling. There are still some adventurous souls out there besides you. Many have pets. Editor

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – March Weather Web Sites: Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml Florida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml Florida West Coast & Keys http://comps.marine.usf.edu Northern Gulf Coast www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/

NORTHERN GULF COAST Pensacola, FL 52º lo – 70º hi Gulfport, MS 52º lo – 70º hi Water Temperature –63º

WEST FLORIDA St. Petersburg 60º lo – 75º hi Naples 58º lo – 79º hi Water Temperature St. Petersburg – 68º Naples – 71º

CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA Cape Hatteras, NC 46º lo – 60º hi Savannah, GA 47º lo – 71º hi Water Temperature Cape Hatteras, NC – 52º Savannah Beach, GA – 59º

EAST FLORIDA Daytona Beach - 54º lo – 76º hi Jacksonville Beach - 53º lo – 70º hi Water Temperature Daytona Beach – 65º Jacksonville Beach – 61º Gulfstream Current – 2.3 knots

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Miami Beach – 66º lo – 75º hi Stuart – 60º lo – 78º hi Water Temperature Miami Beach – 75º Stuart – 70º Gulfstream Current – 2.8 knots

FLORIDA KEYS Key West 69º lo – 79º hi Water Temperature Key West –75º Gulfstream Current – 1.9

WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These have been recorded over a long period of time. In general, the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.

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■ UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING/SUMMER CAMPS Lake Eustis Summer Sailing Camp Check the LESC Web site, www.Lakeeustissailingclub.org, for information on signing up for the summer sailing camps at LESC. Only 10 sailors per session. Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating skills and seamanship programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your Boaters Insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills. Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week public boating course begins every Monday. Includes safety information plus basic piloting; charts, course plotting, latitude/longitude and dead reckoning. Satisfies Florida’s under age 21 boater requirements. (727) 867-3088. Other courses continuously offered. (727) 565-4453. www.boatingstpete.org.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs GPS and Chart Reading: Feb. 12-15. Boating Skills and Seamanship (7 lessons): March 5-22 Clearwater Sailing Center, 1001 Gulf Blvd., Sand Key (Clearwater). Open to adults and youths. Seven lessons. Evenings. Basic coastal navigation program (includes charting tools). 8 lessons. April 2- 26. For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety check visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info call (727) 469-8895. Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests will be held bi-monthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354. Jacksonville, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla. Americas Boating Course. March 10, April 28, May 12, June 2, June 23, July 21. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25.00, including books and materials. Meets Florida legal requirements for boater education, and most insurance companies offer discounts to program graduates. To register, or for more information, call John Enea at (904) 223-3107, or Mike Christnacht at (904) 502-9154. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC On going adult sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 7287317. Reservations, information: call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638 Hurricane Articles and Information Wanted SOUTHWINDS is looking for ideas and real stories on hurricane experiences to pass on to others for our upcoming hurricane section during the 2007 hurricane season. We are also looking for ideas and stories on protecting docks during storms. Should boats be forced to leave a marina during a hurricane? Should boat owners be required to keep their boats from destroying a dock during a storm? Should insurance companies give discounts to those who protect their boats during a storm? Send stories, letters and/or photos to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Visit our hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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Basic Marine Electric, Houston, TX, March 19-21. American Boat & Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460. www.Abycinc.org. Electrical Certification, Raleigh, NC, March 26-29. American Boat & Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460. www.Abycinc.org.

â&#x2013; BOAT SHOWS Central Florida Boat Show, Olando, FL, March 1-4. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. www.boatshowflorida.com. Fort Myers Spring Boat Show. March 8-11. Lee County Civic Center, Fort Myers, FL. (954) 570-7785. www.swfmia. com. Augusta Boat Show. March 9-11. Augusta, GA, Civic Center, www.bkproductions.biz/augusta.htm 22nd Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 22-25. Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach and also

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at the County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL. (800) 940-7642. www.showmanagement.com. Savannah International Boat Show and Seafood Festival. March 30-April 1. International Trade and Convention Center. Savannah, GA. (843) 364-8491. www.savannahinternationalboatshow.com. Masted Boats Prohibited to Anchor in Pine Channel at Big Pine Key In January, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission banned masted boats from anchoring in Pine Channel just west of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina came across Florida just north of the Keys, several masted boats anchored in the channel came loose and hit the power lines in the channel, causing complete loss of power in the lower Keys. The power lines cannot be easily repaired, so the power outage is generally longer than many other downed lines that run over land. Masted boats anchored in the channel have fouled the power lines several times since 1998. The rule went into effect in early February.

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■ OTHER EVENTS Marina Hurricane Preparation Symposium, Orlando, FL, March 1-2 BoatUS, in conjunction with the Marine Industries Association of Florida (MIAF) and the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), will be hosting the Marina Hurricane Preparation Symposium in Orlando on March 1-2. For more information, to register and the schedule, go to www.boatus.com/hurricanes/symposium. (More information is in our February issue and available online at www.southwindsmagazine.com.)

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“The Spirit of South Carolina” Tall Ship Ready For March Launching The Spirit of South Carolina, a 140-foot classic wooden sailing ship, will be launched on Sunday, March 4. The launching will mark the culmination of over 100,000 man hours of work and an investment of several million dollars. The launch will be at approximately 12:00 p.m. at the Port Authority passenger terminal near the Maritime Center, barring bad weather and logistical upsets. The South Carolina Maritime Foundation—the organization that built this ship—is inviting the public to come out and celebrate this historic occasion. The actual launching will be best viewed by boat from the harbor, as the Port Authority launch location is not open to the public. A public celebration at the Maritime Center, where the ship will be temporarily berthed after launching, is scheduled from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. That day friends of the project, along with donors, shipwrights, and

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volunteers, will be on hand to celebrate the ship’s launch. Refreshments will be available for purchase, along with traditional Southern barbecue. The organization also plans to offer for sale commemorative launch keepsakes, like glass tumblers with etched ships and launch T-shirts. Two days prior to its inaugural splashdown on Sunday, the ship will begin its short but mammoth trip to the sea. On Friday, March 2, the 150-ton ship will be towed to the south edge of Ansonborough Field and across the street into the port terminal compound by a team of professional house movers using a custom-engineered cradle. On Sunday, March 4, the largest barge crane on the East Coast will lift the Spirit of South Carolina and lower it into the water in approximately the same spot where Samuel Pregnall’s shipyard once stood, the same yard that built and launched the Frances Elizabeth, a circa 1879 pilot schooner after which the new ship is modeled For additional information on the launching, contact the South Carolina Maritime Foundation online at www.scmaritime.org, where news will be posted as it is available.

Parents Of Teens Start a New Sea Scouts “Ship” in Gulfport, FL, for Teens to Learn Sailing A Sea Scout Ship is a co-ed Venture Scout organization for teens that builds self-confident young leaders who understand the importance of teamwork on the water and in everyday life They learn by sailing boats, figuring out how to fix them, racing them, sailing to outings, and participating in difficult water-related games. Boca Ciega Yacht Club of Gulfport is the sponsor of Ship #915 and will make available its fleet of youth sailing boats with leadership and supervision The new youth club extends a welcome to the parents and

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SOUTHWINDS MARINE STORE teenage (14 and up) children of area families from St. Pete Beach, South Pasadena, Gulfport, and St. Petersburg. If you have a son or daughter who loves the water, bring them to one of the 7 p.m. Wednesday meetings at Boca Ciega Yacht Club, 46OO Tifton Dr. S., in Gulfport. Take 49th Street South to Del Rio Way and turn left to the club building on the south side of the Gulfport Marina. If you have questions, call Tony Angel (727) 459-7900. Boca Ciega Yacht Club is a local not-for-profit sailing club that promotes sailing activities throughout the entire Pinellas County community.

FCC Does Away with Morse Code Requirement By Gary Jensen By the time you read this, passing a Morse code test to get a ham radio license will be history. Yes! After more than 40 years of discussions, proposals, surveys, and false starts, effective February 23, the Morse code requirement (a.k.a. Element 1) is gone. This regulatory change profoundly affects anyone who currently holds a Technician Class license, and anyone who has a valid Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) for the written General Class License test (Elements 3), and/or the Extra Class License (Element 4). Effective February 23, if you don’t already have an amateur radio license and you’re testing for a General Class license, you need only be prepared to answer 35 multiple choice questions from Element 2 (Technician Class license), and 35 multiple choice questions from Element 3 (General Class license) questions. These are high school level test questions, and with a little bit of preparation ahead of time, it should be easy to get a passing score. Effective February 23, the differentiation in operating privileges between Technician Plus licensees and NoCode Technician licensees disappears. All Technicians license holders become plain ole Technicians with one set of operating privileges. The license equalization is automatic. West Florida Anchorages Web Site Link Problem In the January issue, we published an article on Florida Sea Grant’s west Florida anchorages Web site. Because we underline all of our Web site links in the magazine, there was some confusion on the correct address, as we received calls and e-mails that it didn’t work. It was correct, but there is an underscore ( _ ) after the word “anchorage” and below the word “inventory”—which got covered up in the underlining. Here is the address (but without the “http://” in front of it, so our software won’t again automatically underline it): flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/anchorage/anchorage_inventory.php. Don’t forget: The magazine is available online and if you download it, you can go to the article and click on the link, as all Web sites and e-mail addresses in the online version are active hyperlinks that take you straight to the Web site. News & Views for Southern Sailors

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No action is required by either the “No-Code” Technician or the Technician Plus licensee to effect this change. Beginning February 23, all Technician Class license holders will be able to operate CW, yep, that’s the Morse code you’re no longer required to learn, on 3525-3600 KHz (80 meters), 7025-7125 KHz (40 meters), and 21,025-21,000 (15 meters). Technician Class licensees can also operate CW/RTTY/Data on 28,000-28,300, and CW/SSB on 28,30028,500 (10 meters). These HF operating privileges are in addition to the current VHF and UHF operating privileges. Effective February 23, anyone holding a CSCE (Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination) or Element 3 (General Class License), or Element 4 (Amateur Extra Class License) can redeem their CSCE at a Volunteer Examination Coordinator (VEC) examination session. Simply bring your CSCE to an examination session, pay the $14 examination fee, present your CSCE to one of the examiners, and just as if Tinker Bell were to sprinkle you with fairy dust, instantly (well, within just a few minutes anyway), you will be upgraded to a General or Extra Class ham. A list of examination schedules and locations can be found on the Internet at www. arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml, or www.w5yi.org/ exam_locations_ama.php. It’s important for everyone holding a CSCE to understand that the upgrade to General or Extra Class License is NOT automatic. You must take action! A CSCE is valid for only 365 days from its date of issuance, so pay attention to the expiration date. There are no exceptions to this rule. Don’t let your CSCE expire! For cruisers who have delayed getting an amateur radio license because of the Morse code requirement, your patience has paid off. Now is the time to act. Buy or borrow a study guide or computerized license teaching program, and get your General Class Amateur Radio license. Start using the Ham-based Marine Nets, and the free world-wide Winlink e-mail Network.

Sailors racing for the start at the Frostbite Regatta fundraiser in Fort Pierce. Alberto Grubicy, center, race official. Photo courtesy Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation.

modore, assisted by FPYC member Alberto Grubicy, who acted as race official, starter and scorekeeper. TCYSF’s new fleet of 12 training prams was christened at the race, where 21 adult men and women competed in small boats designed for small people. As could be expected on a

Gary Jensen owns and operates DockSide Radio, specializing in Sailmail / WinLink, Pactor-III modem and SSB radio sales and support. Gary and his wife Peggy cruised aboard Spiritress, their Hans Christian 38T, for three years. They now live in Punta Gorda, FL. Gary can be reached at (941) 661-4498, by e-mail at misc@docksideradio.com, and occasionally by SSB on the Cruiseheimer’s Net.

Youth Sailing Supporters Host First Annual Frostbite Regatta/ Fundraiser, Fort Pierce, FL, Jan. 21 On a balmy, breezy Sunday afternoon on January 21, the Fort Pierce Yacht Club (FPYC) and the Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation (TCYSF) hosted the first annual Adult Frostbite Regatta at Jaycee Park in Fort Pierce. The event was a fun-raiser and fundraiser, the fun going to the sailors and observers, and the funds going to the TCYSF, to help support its 2007 summer sailing program. The event was organized by Lou Tomasovic, FPYC fleet vice com24

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breezy afternoon, this led to some rather wet spills for the sailors. Fortunately, there were no actual frostbite victims. The regatta format required that three heats be run to give everyone a chance to race. Approximately 90 people came to watch the races and enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages during the afternoon, prepared by FPYC member Charlie Hayek. The race was open to the public, and as luck would have it, the winner was Gene Cochran, an experienced sailor who does not belong to either organization. The Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation sponsored by the FPYC, was organized in 2006 to provide sailing instruction to the youth of the Treasure Coast. Over the past year, the Foundation built a boathouse at Jaycee Park on a site provided by the city of Fort Pierce, and acquired a fleet of dinghies for use in the sailing instruction program. The Foundation has set a summer instruction program to run from June 4 through August 3. Classes are two weeks

in length for half-days, morning or afternoon. The cost per child per class is $195, and the student must be able to swim to qualify. For additional information contact the Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation at (772) 462-0230 or (772) 3321732. The Foundation Web site, www.tcysf.homestead.com, contains additional information and a preliminary application form that can be downloaded. CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHWINDS WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED SOUTHWINDS is always looking for articles and photos on various subjects about sailing (cruising and racing), our Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. For more information, go to our Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com, and see the “Writers Guidelines” page, or e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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Florida Anchoring Law Being Tested

Our Waterways Section SOUTHWINDS has created this section to inform our readers about changes in our waterways. We are all in the midst of great change—through the conversion of many boating properties to condominiums, restrictions on anchorages, and other economic forces at work. Our coastal waters and our waterways belong to all of us, and all of us have a right to use them. These waters are not just for those who live on the water, and it is up to us boaters and lovers of these waters to protect that right. We hope that by helping to inform you of these changes, we will contribute to doing just that. We are looking for news and information on changes, land sales, anchorages, boaters’ rights, new marinas, anchoring rights, disappearing marinas, boatyards and boat ramps, environmental concerns and other related news. Contact Steve Morrell, editor@southwindsmagazine.com, or call (941) 795-8704.

Florida Anchoring Law Being Contested in Marco Island: Boater Gets Arrested Intentionally in Act of Civil Disobedience By Steve Morrell On Jan. 16, the day SOUTHWINDS went to press for the February issue, SOUTHWINDS received an e-mail from David Dumas, a boater who was anchored off Marco Island, FL. Here is some of the text from that e-mail: “As you and numerous letters have reported, the Marco Island anchoring restrictions seem to be out of line with reason and also Florida state statute. So, since involved citizens of a community cannot sit back and let the politicians dictate their lives, there is now an effort to challenge the ordinance. At this time, I am anchored in Smokehouse Bay, less than 300 feet from the seawall, and have been since 1400 hours (now 2200 hrs). There have been some reports about the Marco Police approaching cruisers within two hours of anchoring to explain their potential infractions. Marco Police have not yet approached this boat. We will anchor here until challenged, not moving until a citation has been issued (not just harassed).” 26

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Dumas and one other Marco Island citizen were planning an act of civil disobedience to test the Marco Island law that prohibited anchoring for more than 12 hours within 300 feet from a seawall on the island. SOUTHWINDS received another e-mail from the boat the following day stating that after being anchored for 18 hours, the local police approached the boat and informed them that they were anchored illegally, citing the local law that says the limit was 300 feet and 12 hours and stating they would return two hours later to see if they had moved their boat. The police returned four hours later and issued a warning, leaving Dumas and the other citizen wondering why they had not received a citation. When the police did show up, a local television crew was onboard doing an interview with the boaters. The crew filmed the entire incident. The following day, on Thursday, Jan. 17, the police returned and arrested Dumas, who was later released on

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his own recognizance if he promised to appear in court on Feb. 15 (after SOUTHWINDS went to press for this March issue). On Monday, Jan. 22, SOUTHWINDS, received an e-mail from Herman Diebler about the arrest and other information. Diebler, a sailor and Seven Seas Cruising Association rear commodore, was a member of the Marco Island Waterway Committee that advised the city council on the anchoring ordinance. He was the only member who opposed its implementation. In his e-mail to Southwinds and others, he stated they planned this act of civil disobedience with the support of the local sailing association, the

Anchoring Warnings in Florida: Contact Us to Publicize Warnings Note from the Editor A new state law went into effect on July 1 limiting communities’ power to limit anchoring restrictions to non-liveaboard cruisers. Recently, I have received several e-mails and calls from cruisers who received warnings from local law enforcement officials in Marco Island, Miami Beach, and Gulfport. In some cases, the officers have been polite and in others, they have not been. Cruisers can contact the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) lawyers who will send a letter to these communities telling them about the state law. (Go to www.southwindsmagazine. com for a copy of this letter and contact information—or call us at (877) 372-7245. This law has not yet been tested in courts and perhaps someone will, but we at least need to have the letters sent to every community that ignores this law. www.southwindsmagazine.com

OUR WATERWAYS Sailing Association of Marco Island (SAMI). In a phone interview with Diebler, Southwinds learned that there was a lot of opposition to the ordinance but not enough to stop it, and that certain waterfront landowners seemed to have a powerful influence over the decision to pass it. A local newspaper, the Marco Eagle, in an article written by Ed Bania, reported on the incident and gave a history of the incident, the history of the Marco Island ordinance and the existing laws in the state of Florida about the rights of boaters on Florida’s waterways. The article reported that Dumas had a local attorney, Donald B. Dey, who was ready to defend him in the case. The article also brought up questions that the attorney had about the passage of the law. Dey questioned whether the city, in passing the anchoring law, sought the advice of Capt. Alan Richard, assi-

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with waterways issues. Richard was the FWC representative who, according to the article, “spearheaded the revision of the state statute that the Legislature passed during last year’s session.” He was referring to the law that went into effect stating that local communities could not prohibit non-liveaboard vessels from anchoring outside of local mooring fields (which Marco does not have). The article went on to quote Dey who said that the city perhaps did not consult the FWC in passing the laws, and that the city could have some civil liability if it was proven that they did consult the FWC and were advised that such a local law was illegal—and they passed it anyway. Another local law that was in question was the local regulation stating that a vessel could not anchor for more than three days without proof that it had been pumped out, although there was no comment in the

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OUR WATERWAYS article about the fact that it was legal to dump treated sewage, using a Type I or II onboard treatment system, into waters which were not no-discharge zones. It is expected there will be a hearing in court on Feb. 15, but it is not certain what will happen at that point. Some speculate that the city does not want this law to be tested, as the city would then be faced with the fact that it would most likely be turned down in a ruling and that it currently is able to have a law, even though it might be illegal, that is enforced by intimidation—because of the mere fact that it will keep people away from Marco Island if they know they could be possibly arrested. If charges were dropped, the law might stand as is. The article quoted Marco Island City Manager Bill Moss who stated, “It is unfortunate that one or more people intentionally violate laws because they disagree with the vast majority of Marco Island citizens.” No one commented on the city manager’s statement, although SOUTHWINDS is concerned about such an attitude that the majority can make whatever laws they want to tell the minority what to do. That is called the Tyranny of the Majority. Although the city of Marco Island has apparently passed a law that is illegal in the state of Florida, even the state and federal government cannot pass laws that clearly infringe on the rights of the minority by virtue of the fact that they are simply the majority.

At least, that is what the Bill of Rights was intended to protect—the rights of the minority, which is sometimes only one person.

City of Venice, FL, Does Survey to Improve Boater Activity and Friendliness The Venice city council recently established a Harbor Management Committee to help make Venice and its waters more accessible to boaters and to make the city more boaterfriendly. It has developed a survey to get boater input, and 15,000 copies will be mailed to area registered boaters and distributed to local marinas and marine supply stores. Below is the introduction to the survey. “Why are we doing this? The City of Venice is making plans to improve its marine infrastructure, and for that reason it is seeking input from the boating public as well as from experts. Venice has ready access from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway through a deep and wellprotected pass. It has an abundance of excellent public facilities, including great beaches, many restaurants and tav-

FREE BOATS SOUTHWINDS is starting a new section in our classifieds for free boats. If you have a boat that you want to get rid of, whether on land or in the water, large or small, you can list it in this section. Maybe you are looking for a boat. You can find it in this section. Southwinds is starting this section to help rid the world of unwanted boats. For more information, see the classifieds section.

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OUR WATERWAYS erns, good shopping, beautiful parks, bike paths, tennis, golf, and other attractions. Our goals are to: • Preserve and increase public access to the water. • Make Venice more boater-friendly. • Make Venice an attractive destination or stopover for boaters cruising the west coast of Florida or the Gulf of Mexico. • Provide improved mooring and docking facilities for both area residents and transients. • Encourage recreational boating by providing facilities for training, • Develop ways to make visiting boaters aware of the numerous opportunities to enjoy visiting the Venice area.

FL, (south of Melbourne) for a new park. This is a significant milestone toward building a new waterfront park in south Brevard, a process that began in 2001. It has taken until now to negotiate a price for the property, formerly the Couch Pump Company, one of the county’s oldest manufacturing facilities. The county agreed to pay $4.5-million for the property. The park is slated to open in 2008. It will be a significant addition to waterway access in this area. The location is nearly ideal for sailors. A line of spoil islands runs along the east side of the ICW, sheltering the landing area. Within 2 miles south of the proposed park, the Indian River becomes very wide and deep. Sebastian Inlet is about 5 miles from the park. Because the ICW hugs the Indian River’s west shore, cruisers will find a good anchorage and convenient access to the highway for short trips to stores.

You can help us by completing the attached survey. We would very much like to hear any suggestions that you may have to help us turn Venice into even more of a boater’s paradise. Please mail the survey to: Venice Boating Survey, Attn: Kathie Ebaugh Planning and Zoning Department City of Venice 401 West Venice Ave. Venice, FL 34285 You may also complete the survey online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=828023016913 Thank you for your time and input to this important project. The Venice Harbor Management Team”

New Waterfront Park in Grant Will Be Ideal Spot For Cruisers in Brevard County, FL

By Roy Laughlin The Brevard County Commissioners approved purchase of 4.5 acres between US 1 and the Indian River in Valkaryia,

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Writers and Ideas Wanted on Waterways Issues SOUTHWINDS is seeking contributing writers on “Our Waterways” subjects. Must be familiar with boating, good at research, have computer skills, broadband and work for little pay. You also must have an interest and passion for the subject and want to bring about change in boaters rights, waterways access, and disappearing marinas and boatyards—plus have lots of ideas and energy. We would like to get an organization going to promote these interests. editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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The Sarasota Sailing Squadron: The Best of Today with Ol’ Florida Style By John Perkins

n a windy bit of an island across the bay from the city of Sarasota in southwest Florida, untouched by developers and resorts, lies an ideal spot for wind-driven boats and the hearty folks who sail them. On this ideal spot, lying next to a channel that leads to the Gulf of Mexico, sits, for nearly 50 years, a sailing club for anyone from anywhere interested in sailing to join for comparatively small cost, the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sponsored by the Sarasota Yacht Club, the organization began as a youth sailing group back in the ’30s. Years later, those same young sailors formed a club that they could easily afford and run by themselves that would keep the camaraderie and their desire for affordable sailing alive. They wanted a club that would never forget its roots and that would keep a protective and supportive wing over the youth program that had spawned it. They obtained their own charter in 1947 and conducted their club meetings in the old Sarasota City Hall, while their sailing was centered around the old city pier (which later became the current Marina Jacks). In 1958, with a license agreement (later changed to a lease) with the city of Sarasota, they found their permanent home across the bay on nearly 10 acres of barren land. It was in the city limits and was an ideal spot from which to sail. Today, for use of the land, the city charges a small fee on top of the initiation fee and dues for members. Compared to yacht clubs and other sailing associations, these fees are extremely low. That is because the Squadron is essentially a volunteer organization. Members are required to help out for eight hours a year, and this is how they keep the costs low and the quality of the program high. Over the years, since the group first took possession of the land, volunteers—along with dona-

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The main building at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Photo by John Perkins tions of money and materials—built several structures on the property, including the Stone House, which encloses the showers and washers and dryers for members or visiting transient cruisers. Also built was a launching ramp, a hoist for moving boats in and out of the water, docks, additions, and a bandstand with dance floor, along with numerous other structures. Volunteers in the Squadron go back a long ways, and there is today a small core of them, a group of retired, “seasoned” folks who still enjoy participating in the club—even if they can’t go sailing as often as they used to—and who thrill to be able to help out every Wednesday and Saturday mornings doing various chores and projects that would normally entail costly outside labor and paid contractors. They are invaluable to the club and have a wealth of sea-knowledge, which they eagerly pass on to the younger members. They are known as “the Ball Busters” and were named after Elmer Ball, who, in 1984, gathered like-minded seniors together to take on the extra chores and to be of greater use to the club. Some of the Ball Busters claim that the minimum age required to join the group is 105, but others say you can

be younger (one of the group, Eddy, who tends the bar, just turned 90). Other “part-time” volunteers drawn from the general membership of about 900 assist in chores on Saturdays. By their sheer numbers, they are one of the greatest assets to the club. Some of the jobs they take on include: cutting the grass around the 300 or so memberowned trailered boats that are stored on the grounds, maintaining the buildings, and preparing the grounds for visiting racers for any one of a number of events and regattas. Dinghy racks also need to be maintained for the 120 member-owned boats. The Squadron also oversees and maintains a mooring field in the bay, where members can buy or rent a mooring (none available at this time). These moorings need to be regularly maintained and inspected. The club also has docks with slips for rent (with a current long waiting list). These also need to be constantly repaired and maintained. In the main building is the lounge with fireplace. Bookshelves, topped with trophies of past and current glories, hold books of varied nautical knowledge. The area serves as a focal point that radiates out to the bar (snacks, soft drinks, and casual alcowww.southwindsmagazine.com

hol) and the large patio who is even remotely interthat overlooks the docks ested in sailing no matter and mooring field. From their level of experience can here, events both large crew on one of the boats), an and small, are planned opportunity to be a vital and executed with an member of a crew on a orchestrated effort of, “real” sailing boat. Many a again, volunteers. curious neophyte sailor The club events could, immediately became a on any given weekend or member after that unique weekday, include parties experience of camaraderie (both sailing- themed and and fun. Starting in April, private), large regattas and running into fall, racing that invite and include all begins on Friday evenings avid sailors from far and on the bay. wide, and both regional Pat Murphy, only one of and national events that a couple of paid employees, can affect the futures of is the very capable manager The docks with mooring field in the background. Photo by Joh Perkins racing outcomes on an for the club (and has been international scope. for over the past quarter of a high-tech gear around who sail whenRegular weekly activities include: century). He is the glue that holds ever they feel like it, which is often. Luffing Lassies, a group of fun-loving things together and the oil that keeps A favorite activity is the Sunday women who get together to race Sailfish everything moving smoothly along. afternoon event, the “Cruiser’s Race,” around a course and wind up having a Since the beginning, the Squadron hosted by the “Motley Crew” who nice lunch on Thursdays; E-Scow has shared the grounds with the coordinate the race course for the races with intense, fast-paced racing Sarasota Youth Sailing Program (YSP), “casual” racers, while assigning visitevery Wednesday; the Flying Scots—an See SSS continued on page 68 ing “ballast,” (anyone showing up older and noble class using the latest

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Crossing Florida on the

Okeechobee Waterway

By Bill Deitemeyer

n Jan. 6, after purchasing a 30-foot Irwin named Good Time in Port Charlotte on Florida’s southwest coast, I began my trip across the state of Florida via the Okeechobee Waterway. Crossing the state through this waterway involves a variety of boating conditions—and a variety of scenery—traveling the ICW on both coasts, cruising rivers on each side of Lake Okeechobee, crossing the lake and passing through several locks along the way. My final destination was the Waterline Marine in Melbourne, FL. It proved to be a real adventure. My first thoughts on making this trip in a newly purchased boat were a little intimidating. Being unfamiliar with the route was only a small part of my concerns, since I did have all the necessary charts. Being unfamiliar with the boat and how it handled or what might go wrong was what worried me. Since I knew there were several locks to navigate, and having no experience traversing locks alone on a 30-foot sailboat, I was a little apprehensive, to say the least. My concerns were whether or not I could hold the boat close to the side of the lock by myself and not have the boat pull out into the lock and perhaps hit another boat, the gate, or wall on the other side. I would find out. Sailing SSW down Charlotte Harbor, and passing along the west side of Pine Island was indeed a very nice ride. Things changed, though, as I rounded the southern

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end of Pine Island and headed up the Caloosahatchee River. It happened to be a Saturday, and from Cape Coral to Fort Myers was what I would call a nightmare. Boat traffic was unbelievable. For those few miles, boats—mostly powerboats—were passing on both sides, sometimes two to three on each side of my boat, heading in both directions, making pretty rough wakes. There were some large powerboats that had slowed to an idle, giving me some relief from the wakes, but most kept going at their present speed, looking back to see how much the sailboat rocked from their wake. I definitely won’t be making another trip through there on a weekend, and I advise anyone on a sailboat who is considering this trip to avoid this area on a weekend. At Fort Myers, between the two bridges, is a city mooring field, which I used that night. The mooring balls are very close to a fixed bridge so you hear a lot of road traffic in the evening, but it’s a nice place to spend the night off the beaten path. Early the next morning, I began motoring again up the Caloosahatchee River to the Franklin lock, which I passed through with only one hitch: The lock tender opened the gate so fast that it was difficult to hold the boat alone. Fortunately, this is the only time this happened as at all the other locks, the gates were opened very slowly, and it was much easier to keep the boat under control. By the middle of the afternoon, I arrived at a small marina near La Belle to spend the night. The next morning, I was again motoring but faced a constant head wind whipping down the waterway. The waterway is very wide with houses and boat docks on both sides for about half way from Fort Myers to the lake. It is quite beautiful with a lot of older homes on large lots with enormous trees and large yards—old Florida still alive. After that, there are few houses to be seen until arriving at www.southwindsmagazine.com

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OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY Moore Haven. After passing through the Moore Haven lock and down the rim canal on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, I arrived at Clewiston. I stayed in Clewiston at the Roland Martin Marina that afternoon and night, planning to continue in the morning but woke up to weather conditions that delayed my trip, and I ended up staying two more nights. For the next two mornings, the wind was blowing 20 to 25 mph, and I really did not want to cross Lake Okeechobee in those winds. I could not take the southern route around the lake because at low water there is a section with only three foot three inches in depth, and Good Time draws four feet. Finally, on the third day, the morning winds were only about 10 mph or less, so I started crossing the lake. About halfway across the lake, the wind increased to around 15 with higher gusts but was still a nice ride across a beautiful lake. It took about four hours, motoring into a head wind, to cross the lake. It seemed a little strange to immediately go through a lock on the east side of the lake, but fortunately, the lock was open all the time because of the winter low water level of the lake, but the lock tender was there and warned me to stay on the south side of marker 51 or I would hit rocks. Needless to say, I followed his suggestion. Next, there is the very old and infamous railroad lift bridge with a vertical clearance of 49 feet at low lake water level. The mast height of my boat is 46 feet so the 49-foot clearance was no problem. This bridge is famous as its height has kept many sailboats from crossing the state, causing them to go south around or through the Keys—a long journey from one coast to the other. The Indiantown Marina does offer a service of tilting sailboats over on their side if they are not too much higher than the bridge’s clearance. I arrived at the St. Lucie lock just before dark and anchored close to the north shore for the night. There is a

small county park on the south side of the river with around 10 boat slips, which are free to the traveler. However, every slip was taken by the time I arrived. After going through the St. Lucie lock, you will be getting close to the area called the “crossroads.” It is where the Indian River crosses the path to the St. Lucie Inlet, and it has its nickname for a reason; a lot of traffic meeting in one spot, especially on a weekend. I didn’t have to go through it on a weekend, but it was still busy enough. It was the season, after all. Just before arriving at the “crossroads,” I moved over to within a few feet of the channel’s edge to make plenty of room for a big power boat approaching from my rear. Big mistake. The channel marker was actually about six feet or so beyond the edge of the channel, and I was aground. The boat was hard enough aground that I couldn’t do anything with it except to get turned around facing out in the direction I needed to go. The boat’s prop walk and wind helped with that. Since I could not get off the grounding and was not going to call for a towboat, I waited for another large powerboat to come by with its big wake. I only waited about 15 minutes for the next boat with a big wake that would not slow down (something you can count on), and with my engine running and the throttle up, I was ready as his wake lifted me off the ground and away I went. While heading north on the Indian River from the “crossroads,” you soon get to a stretch of the river that is a very scenic ride for about ten miles with the river gently winding around islands and some very shallow water. This is totally different from Florida’s west coast and beautiful in its own way. Fort Pierce was my next stop. It is a very nice area with plenty of marinas. I decided to spend the night there at the Harbor Town Marina. When I left early the next morning, the

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drawbridge tender saw me coming out of the marina channel and called me on the radio to see if I needed passage. When I told him I did, he said he would have the bridge open when I got there. Most bridge tenders are friendly, but this guy was by far the friendliest. Once north of the winding river area, the channel is for the most part a NNW straight line for farther than I was going. Still it was fun going past the Sebastian Inlet area of the river. There were many people on boats fishing, skiing, riding, and having picnics on the many islands there. There were also many small tents set up on the various islands by people who were spending the weekend. I passed through there around noon on a Saturday. From the â&#x20AC;&#x153;crossroadsâ&#x20AC;? area north to Melbourne on the Indian River were many large power and sailboats traveling south with ports of call on their transoms from The old railroad bridge at Port Mayaca. Michigan, New York, and many other places north of Florida. will do different when I do this again is have my wife with As it turned out, the trip was without any real incident, me, both for her company and her help. Because of work the boat handled well and I experienced no breakdowns. I she could not make this trip, since it was not planned in felt confident about the boat and my ability to handle the advance, but we will plan a vacation to make this unusual boat and the locks on my own. The only thing I would and and enjoyable trip another time.

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BAHAMAS

Missin’ Da Bahamas, Mon! Wintering in Tampa Bay By Colin Ward

or the first winter in seven years, we are not in the Bahamas. The reasons are related to the health of an elderly parent, which I will not go into, but we are living on the boat in Florida instead of cruising the Bahamas. So what do we miss about the trek south that we have become accustomed to? Well, first, let me say that living aboard in the St. Pete area is not at all bad. We have a comfortable slip with a great view and the amenities that we need. It is double the price that it would have been three years ago, but it is still pleasant. The temperature is considerably cooler than it is in the southern Exumas. We run the heater here in Florida about half the time to take the chill off. When we are cruising away from the dock, we do not have the power to operate our heating system, but in the Bahamas, we never miss it. It is always warm enough below, and we rarely need more than a T-shirt and shorts—perhaps an occasional jacket— when we are out and about. Actually, the winter tempera-

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ture is usually several degrees warmer in Miami and the Keys than it is in the Tampa Bay area, then add a few more degrees in the Exumas. The trip to the Bahamas is always exciting and challenging. We pick our weather carefully and favor comfort over fast sailing. We enjoy stopping in Charlotte Harbor and Fort Myers Beach and, of course, Marathon. We have crossed the Gulf Stream 14 times and have always had a safe and reasonably comfortable passage by choosing our weather windows very carefully. Arriving on the Bahama Banks either at South Riding Rocks or north of Bimini is truly exciting. We have the feeling that we have arrived in paradise again. The water is instantly beautiful, the Banks are usually calm, and we begin to hear the Bahamian accents on the VHF radio again. There is still a long way to go before we make landfall in Nassau, which has become our first stop. There is a stretch of water between the Banks (at Northwest Channel Light)

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and Nassau that can get pretty rough if the wind is on the nose. Our planning includes traveling that stretch in moderate conditions, although windows between the prevailing strong easterlies are short. Arriving in Nassau provides our second rush of excitement. Nassau has a protected harbor with most facilities that a cruiser needs. Clearing into the country is easy if you take a slip in a marina for a night or two. We often anchor out in Nassau, although the holding and current require great care. Nassau has a Caribbean style that is totally different from anywhere in Florida. While it is colorful and beautiful, it is noisy and full of flavor. There is The anchorage in George Town, Bahamas. a fleet of boats of all shapes and sizes ing something unanticipated aboard the dinghy, etc. (Don’t coming and going at all hours: From cruise ships and you sometimes wonder why the police are not catching freighters to dive boats; from megayachts to the tourist’s thieves and murderers instead of checking dinghy registra“Booze and Cruise” party boats—there is always sometions?) In the Bahamas, once you have cleared in and paid thing in motion to watch. There are even commercial seayour cruising fee, you are free to anchor almost anywhere. planes landing in the harbor several times a day. While Although there are vessels of the Bahamas Defense Force Nassau is not a quiet, calm, peaceful place to escape to, it around to protect the affairs of the Bahamas, they rarely have has its own foreign flavor and vibe that should be sampled any reason to interact with cruising boats. by anyone going that way. We are definitely missing our When we cruise, we are also insulated from television, visit to Nassau this year! newspapers and other forms of in-your-face advertising. Once we leave Nassau, we enjoy a day sail to Highborne Entertainment is mostly “do-it-yourself,” whether it is dinCay in the Exuma chain, followed by a series of day hops ner with friends aboard, a cruiser potluck, a jam session on down the chain to the southeast. The water is absolutely the beach, or a visit to a local hangout or restaurant. beautiful, the sailing is great, the fishing can be good, the There is no shopping as we know it in the United States. islands are uncrowded, the underwater reefs and sea life are We can’t kill time by going to the mall and buying things we spectacular, and the people are laid-back and friendly. We don’t need. We don’t know or care what the latest cell stop at our favorite spots for a night or a week or more. We phone/camera/GPS/Dick Tracy wrist radio combination is especially enjoy Exuma Park, Big Majors Spot, Staniel Cay, or does. We don’t have any ring tones, and we don’t know Black Point and Great Guana Cay. A lot of the fun comes whether Britney Spears is wearing any underwear (not that from meeting our cruising friends in these idyllic spots. going commando in the Bahamas makes the news). We invariably end up in George Town each season. There is also a camaraderie within the cruising commuAnchoring in Elizabeth Harbor is interesting in that it is nity that comes from a commonality among the people who huge and it attracts lots of cruising boats. The anchorage is are out there. The cruisers we meet by default have a lot of secure most of the time, but when the wind clocks during a shared traits with ourselves and others who have chosen frontal passage, there is enough fetch to make some poputhis particular adventure. The people tend to be somewhat lar spots very uncomfortable. Boats that are not anchored footloose and fancy-free, competent, unconcerned with well will undoubtedly drag. We don’t really miss that part, shopping malls and status symbols, adventurous, with a although we take the trouble to move to a secure spot when desire to enjoy life by participating rather than observing. If those frequent northers are approaching. they are not that way inclined, they will not last long in the George Town itself is a very small village on Great cruising lifestyle. Interestingly, those traits are shared by Exuma Island. It has most of the necessities of life available, people who have made their way through life in a large though. A couple of grocery stores and banks, doctors, a variety of different careers. Engineers (us), policemen, dentist, post office, Internet service, diesel fuel, and so on teachers, mechanics, truck drivers, yoga instructors, doccan all be found in George Town. We also miss the camators, lawyers, nurses, etc. The list goes on. But they all desire raderie within the cruising community there. There are lots an adventure (or at least their spouse does!). We are really of activities as well as opportunities to make new friends missing our cruising friends. and catch up with old ones. But we are doing okay on the boat tied up in a marina in So what else do we miss by not cruising this season? Not Florida. We are taking care of the elderly parent’s situation as only do we miss the people and geography of the Bahamas, best we know how, and we are hoping and planning to get but we miss the freedom of the cruising life in a country back to the Bahamas next season. If you have been there, you where there are few silly rules and regulations. In Florida, we will appreciate all the things we miss, and if you haven’t been are always concerned about anchoring restrictions, inspeccruising there, I highly recommend giving it a try! tions by some authority or other, getting a ticket for not havNews & Views for Southern Sailors

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New Orleans’ Katrina Marinas Remain Ruined By Troy Gilbert The photos with this article were taken on February 8.

On March 14, Wednesday Night Racing will begin in earnest again on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. As in years past, skippers and crew alike will hop onto their boats from the finger piers, ice down beer and soft drinks, share a po-boy and catch up on events and stories from over the winter as they head out to the course. Racing is a time-honored tradition in New Orleans, but unfortunately one thing will not have changed from last year’s beer can races: Most of the city’s marinas remain in a state of ruin.

A marina in New Orleans 17 months after Katrina struck.

ighteen months after Katrina made landfall, an estimated 125 boats still lie foundered in New Orleans’ 450-slip Municipal Harbor alone. These boats—mostly unidentifiable and many with their bellies full of diesel— have been abandoned and left to rot and deteriorate in the brackish waters by derelict owners and insurance companies. Couple this with the nearly 102 boathouses and their contents, which were washed into the marina, along with over 450 large wooden dock boxes stationed at each boat slip—each holding a stew of paints, solvents, oils, batteries, fiberglass resin and other untold chemicals—and an environmental nightmare is rapidly developing.

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Last May, Ben Goliwas, a longtime New Orleans liveaboard who was disgusted by the lack of action in cleaning up the marinas, organized members of the New Orleans and Southern Yacht Clubs for weekend debris removal— anything to create a semblance of progress. Goliwas doesn’t exaggerate when he states, “You wouldn’t want any of that stuff down there up in your living room. We’ve only been able to pull out hot water heaters, refrigerators, parts of walls and other unidentifiable large wooden things. We only touched the surface though. We’ve removed maybe 30,000 pounds of wreckage, but unfortunately that’s nothing. Everything you can consider is in that marina.” While there are signs of recovery throughout the city, the marinas of New Orleans are a microcosm of the city as a whole. The small victories have come about through the hard work and determination of local businesspeople and average citizens like Goliwas, and not from government on any level. Municipal Harbor is one of the worst examples of what has become an all too common Catch-22 in the recovery. The federal government, through FEMA, is by law required to restore all local government infrastructure to pre-storm levels, as it would anywhere a disaster takes place. However, FEMA demands that local governments either pay for the work up front or in some cases, match 10 percent of the cost before FEMA funds kick in. The problem is that nearly the entire city was destroyed. Even if New Orleans had an economy as large as any major American city, it could never pony up these gargantuan dollar amounts. This leaves the city in desperate straits, as it attempts to juggle the much smaller tax income it receives from the decimated population and businesses to cover these bureaucratic requirements. Because of this, a marina—which was neglected before the storm—doesn’t even register on the city’s radar, as other major and glaring concerns, such as schools and police, take higher priority. To make matters worse, in some corridors of city hall, one hears such quiet comments as, “Yeah, that’s what I want to put on a resume. After Katrina, I helped a bunch of rich white guys get their boats back.” The New Orleans boating community always underwww.southwindsmagazine.com

the decision of whether to rebuild or not. But without functioning marinas, these businesses will not remain viable. Nothing would be more devastating to the Lakefront’s recovery than a rash of business closings. Positive developments have come recently from the other large marina, South Shore Harbor. FEMA approved the clean-up costs, and the marina is finally being divested of 57 sunk and 90 grounded vessels. Some movement is also coming fitfully for Municipal Harbor. Orleans Parish turned over responsibilities to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and in December it put out for bid a contract to clean the marina, including using side-scanning sonar for locating underwater debris. It is prepared to award the contract, except now it must wait on the FEMA bureaucracy to review and approve the funding—adding yet This marina in New Orleans looks as if it was hit yesterday, but it is a year another delay to an area which cannot afford any and a half after Katrina hit. more delays. Compounding all this is an incredible lack of communistood and expected that marinas were going to be low on cation between local, state and federal governments and the priority list and, as such, have learned to live with the especially with their constituents. Because of this, rumors of continuing difficulties. In fact, these circumstances have condo development land grabs and marina privatization helped bring this group closer than ever before, whether flourished over the past year and a half, most of which have through the shared hardship, or, as some would joke, delirnow been debunked. Change is guaranteed in the afterium. However, with the continued lack of utilities, the boatmath. For one, boat owners know that the days of paying ing hazards and the environmental issues, their patience is around $10 a foot per quarter (three months) for a slip are wearing thin. Last January, nearly 50 boaters jammed the probably gone. Boaters will happily sacrifice this simply in city council chambers for the second meeting of the order to get life back to normal. Municipal Harbor’s governing board, and their voices rose While the battle is far from over, the boating communiin unison as they expressed the importance of functioning ty has survived to this point. Regattas continue on the lake, marinas for recreation and, more important, small business. with owners replacing lost boats, opting for smaller and The marine service, sales and supply businesses, faster ones. The area has seen a huge response from nationlocated adjacent to the marinas in New Orleans’ West End al sailing groups, bringing down symposiums and national have nearly all come back online. No small feat, considerchampionships. The liveaboard community has grown out ing the surrounding neighborhood of Lakeview was inunof necessity, and that has brought back the neighborhood dated by more than nine feet of water for over a month flavor to the docks. New Orleans Yacht Club is nearly fully from a nearby levee failure. Quite literally this makes West repaired, and Southern is ready to go, building larger and End one of only two functioning business corridors in all stronger than ever before—with both clubs’ memberships of Lakeview. West Marine has even reopened its store, remaining level and in some cases growing. doing so before the return of a grocery and making it the New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast still have first national retailer to return to the neighborhood. The a long road ahead of them, but this community has shown return of these companies drives a sense of recovery and not only that its residents have a will to stand up in the face only supports the return of homeowners struggling with of adversity, but the perseverance to race to the finish.

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TRAVELS WITH ANGEL

The Far Eastern Bahamas: Harbour Island and Spanish Well (Northern Eleuthera) By Rebecca Burg

Seated low, I didn’t see the 20-footlong hitchhiker dangling from Angel’s bowsprit until Bill aboard Defiant noticed. He found it amusing. “Angel’s got a runny nose,” he radioed. I hastily untangled the vine-like seaweed, which must’ve snagged around the anchor when I weighed it. “Boat boogers!” Bill teased. Traveling together, our singlehanded sailboats continued onward. Passing the time by ribbing each other over the radio, we found our way into a sandy new frontier. Bill walks to the Piggle Wiggly grocer on Harbour Island’s small streets.

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elcome to Bryland!” said a strawmarket vendor as soon as we hit shore. Here, Bahamian accents pronounced Harbour Island as “Bryland.” The three-mile-long island rests on the eastern side of North Eleuthera. The main approach is from the north along a reef aptly named Devils Backbone. This approach must be made in fair weather and—ideally—in the afternoon when the sun will be at your back. With polarized sunglasses, it’s easy to spot the wide blue channel, 3.5 meters minimum depth, that will take you inside the reef. Once inside, a right turn brings you to St. Georges

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Cay and the Spanish Wells settlement. We turned left, which will take a traveler along North Eleuthera’s shoreline, past a historic cave and into the sheltered bay to Harbour Island. Boats anchor in soft, grassy bottom near Dunmore Town or tuck into one of the marinas. The dinghy can be beached on the sandy shore north of the government/ferry dock. Onshore, Bill and I strolled back in time. “Loyalist Cottage 1797” announced a sign on a tiny wooden house on Bay Street. The oldest church in the Bahamas can also be found here. Golf carts, cars and giggling kids on bikes rolled down narrow streets. The post office and police station were based in an innocent-looking pastel pink building. The oneroom Piggly Wiggly grocery store on King Street was also pastel pink,, and the single check-out lane used an old-fashioned cash register. Not yet ruined by unsightly development, the island charmed us with its slow pace and exotic appeal. Roaming roosters clucked in street corners, while stray cats slunk in the shadows. Pastel-colored homes, verdant tropical greenery and blooming flowers gave the island a lush appearance. “Bikini girls!” Bill blurted, fumbling for his binoculars. The fun-loving Defiant was not above diverting course to appreciate the sunbathers. Renown for being the hangout of famous models, Harbour Island’s Atlantic-side beach shimmered with pristine beauty. The sand’s soft pink hue is from nature’s inclusion of finely crushed red shells. A woman swam into the gentle surf, the water so clear that it looked www.southwindsmagazine.com

as if she was hovering in the air. Ponies lounged in shaded stables, ready to give tourists an equestrian eye view. I wondered about the pony’s beachside deposits meeting unsuspecting bare feet, but a man was herding up every bit of horse poo with a rake. While the Fast Ferry takes people to and from Nassau, a local ferry taxis people to the nearby Spanish Wells and North Eleuthera’s airport. Visiting Spanish Wells, cruisers can find deep anchoring along the northeast curve of Charles Island. A dinghy tour past the waterfront of Spanish Wells revealed a tidy, carefully manicured community and the largest fishing fleet in A Bayside vendor’s“fast food”shack on Harbour Island. the Bahamas. Pinder’s Supermarket was near an impressive boatyard, and dinghy access was along cents a gallon at most marinas. a stone wharf. The downtown restaurant had turtle meat on Part of cruising is experiencing new foods. By day’s the menu along with burgers and seafood at low prices. We end, I’d joined Bill for a quiet cocktail and dinner party in learned that this is a “dry” settlement, meaning that no alcoDefiant’s cockpit. Some of the goods purchased at island hol is sold here. Still allowed to drink, locals obtain adult stores were imports from other countries and didn’t have refreshments from neighboring islands. English on the label. Careless after one too many mixers, I We headed back to Harbour Island, which has more tried something I’d purchased called escargot. It sounded activity for visitors to see and do. Working up an appetite, like and appeared to be some sort of exotic mushroom. Bill Bill and I perused the menus of some waterfront stands. The eyed me over his sandwich and said, “I didn’t know you choices were sheep tongue souse, chicken feet, pigs feet, liked snails.” I stared at the black squiggly things mixed boil fish or stew conch. “I’ll wait until later,” Bill said, lookwith rice and vegetables in my dish. “Snails?” I said dumbing squeamish. Seafood lovers are right at home here. Fresh ly. When I ralphed over Defiant’s gunnel, I missed the water. catches of fish, lobster, crab and conch are brought in every The poor ketch looked like she’d been doused with confetevening by local fishermen. American fare like beef, pork ti. At least Bill didn’t seem upset. He was laughing hysteriand dairy is limited, high in price, and the expiration date cally. Ashamed, I washed Defiant’s side before slithering of such perishable food was often past due. Bill’s favorite, back to Angel and planting my face on her cockpit floor. diet Mountain Dew soda, was not available in the out The next day, a sprightly Defiant and a hung-over Angel islands, so cruisers must stock up on these less common sailed onwards. We couldn’t help but talk about our recent goods before leaving the states. Beer is costly, and on sale it adventures over the radio. Boat boogers, historic places, was $10 for a 6-pack. Conversely, rum is far lower in price pink beaches, sexy sunbathers and snail surprise, it’s just here than in the states. For fresh water, boaters pay about 20 another day in a boater’s life.

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Crew man the rail on BonBon, a Reichel-Pugh 81. BonBon was the largest entry in the history of Key West race week. Photo by Tim Wilkes. www.timwilkes.com.

Acura Key West Race Week 2007, Jan. 15-19

A Stunning Finale By Rebecca Burg

“…please be advised,” Julie Gully’s voice was heard on the VHF radio. “…there are two manatees in the bight. They are VERY LARGE….”

ully’s thoughtful security call was heard by the swarms of race boats practicing on the weekend before Monday’s big game. The manatee visitation was typical of Key West’s funky flair, which welcomed 260 sailboats from around the globe for a weeklong series of blockbuster racing. Moderate breezes, balmy temps in the 80s and tropical sunshine prevailed each day. A crown prince, full-time professionals and friendly new faces were all swept into a challenging game where amateurs have that rare chance to square off with the sport’s elite. Along with bringing together world-class talent, Acura Key West 2007

showcased a number of new boat designs. Nonstop action defined this nine-race series, and all 17 classes of boats had their share of sailing thrills. A wildfire in the PHRF 4 class, As-If, Jeff Kitterman’s SR-33 from Texas, was highly adept at covering close rivals. Pipe Dream XIV, Scott Piper’s Miami entry, and a slippery new sport boat on the market, Esse, were endlessly dogged this way. Midweek, while the dominating As-If shadowed Esse’s wind, Esse went through the motions to gybe. As-If scrambled to keep cover. At the last second, Esse did not gybe and having deliberately faked out her hottest rival, gleefully plunged into clear air to score two bullets for the day. Still, an unwavering focus on consistent sailing and top scores kept As-If in the groove, and Kitterman’s team claimed the champion’s title. Pipe Dream XIV landed in second with the J/29, Polar Express, in third. Esse took fourth. Greg Petrat’s classic Swan 48, Constellation, was the only Key West entry in the PHRF 3 posse. The wind-loving beauty queen was surrounded and overtaken by a gaggle of lightweight contenders who found the mild weather advantageous. Constellation was left near the back row with Ken Johnson’s Grateful Red while class victor, NKE Electronics, Robert Oberg’s Beneteau 10R, took the front seat early on and became class champ. Stellar sailing gave John and Linda Edwards’ J/29, Rhumb Punch, a rare eight bullets in the PHRF 5 class. Punch took the championship from the 2006 title defender, Liquor Box. Race Week regulars, Chuck Simon and Bill Buckles, led the Key West-based Liquor Box into a respectable second place in the class. A part of Box’s tradition, large blenders and frosty drinks were part of the fun-loving team’s dockside cheer through the week. Cover photo: MMallow, a Melges 24. Photo by Tim Wilkes. www.timwilkes.com.

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The wild gang of small boats in the PHRF 6 class included five J/24 entries that made up their own subclass within the fleet. Challenged by the shifting air pockets and holes, the J/24s had to battle each other while simultaneously trying to catch leading boats Jazzy Jr., a Mariah 27, and Island Flyer, an S2 7.9. Early on, Flyer snagged a crab pot buoy, but swiftly recovered to take second overall just four points behind class champion Jazzy Jr. Meanwhile, Joe Corriher’s J/24, Bone Machine, from Charlotte, NC, closely contended with Freya, Evalena Worthington’s Key Westbased J/24. Neither of the two could catch the subclass leader, Blah Blah Blah, Peter Goldsmith’s entry that was cleanly helmed by Jesse Combs, a young racing natural with wide-open potential. The huge J/105 class was a great crush of 33 pointy bows aimed toward the same goal. On day one, Tom Coates and his Masquerade team earned a bullet, and then fell back in race two after slipping into too many wind vacuums. Top rival Convexity, Donald Wilson’s team, aced the starts, stayed in clear air and enjoyed first-place honors early in the week. Masquerade quickly scaled that ladder for a first place tie with Convexity on Tuesday. Technical difficulties threw a monkey wrench onto the playing field, however, and on Wednesday, Convexity scored a 25 while Masquerade scored a 24 on Thursday, unnatural scores for these normally top-placing boats. With one throw-out, those scores were history, and the Masquerade dynasty continues with another J/105 championship for the third consecutive year.

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“Danger Radiation” read a tongue-in-cheek, handwritten sign on the door to an office in the media trailer. The office was being used by ESPN camera crews. Near the sailors’ main party and awards tent, the media trailer was a hive of nonstop activity. Photographers, reporters, journalists, TV crews and videographers from around the globe buzzed in and out of the front door. “I got bugs in my computer!” Bill Wagner, a professional sportswriter, said one morning after opening his laptop. It wasn’t a computer virus “bug,” but the real things crawling around on Bill’s keyboard. “He was eating food over his computer,” guessed executive editor Sharon Benton. (Despite those unwanted visitors, Bill’s laptop worked just fine.) Flying in from northerly latitudes, Bill and Sharon shared an office in the media trailer and worked on Race Week News, a newspaper printed daily for the sailors during the regatta. Local Key West writing talent Paul Dehner also contributed, and I joined in after sailing into the area for a winter layover. Monday through Friday, the Race Week News writers followed the action, interviewed sailors, then jumped into our laptops to compose and assemble news reports on the day’s action. The reports had to be done by the evening deadline and e-mailed to the executive editor so she could incorporate them into the paper, along with photos, ads, scores and everything else that made up its pages. Then, it would be printed in the wee hours of the morning. By sunrise, sailors would be reading this freshly printed news over breakfast. This is only a part of the tremendous effort that takes place behind the scenes where everyone from volunteers, race committee workers to shore, side teams all contribute to this world class race.

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Convexity took second over the expert teams of Max Power and Savasana. It was classic North against South in the PHRF 2 class. In a good-natured rivalry Cash Flow, Lloyd Griffin’s Hadley 40 from North Carolina, was butting heads with Emocean, Bill Hanckel’s /120 from South Carolina. Trading tacks, they battled each other to the top of the class with Cash Flow Melges 24s: Bullseye, on the left, rounds the mark just before Giacomel Audi Racing. Giacomel sailing into first overall. Fourth- Audi Racing took first in the Melges 24 division and received the Acura Trophy—Boat of the Week. place boat, Erik Wulff’s Endorphin, Photo by Tim Wilkes. www.timwilkes.com. summed up the spicy action that kept everyone’s interest high. “The competition is fierce, second-place slots for most of the week. Peter Katcha’s which is what we wanted,” Wulff said. “If it’s not tough, it’s Florida entry, Relentless, saw close action with Bad Boys and not fun.” The J/120, Loose Fish, was crewed by the legend ended the regatta only two points behind Harkrider’s team. behind J/Boats, Rod Johnstone. Though you wouldn’t have With eight bullets out of nine races, Dealers Choice was the guessed when meeting Johnstone, this amazing sailor and unstoppable victor. Parking lots, dolphin escorts and ruffled boat designer was celebrating his 70th birthday on Race air kept the J/80 fleet on its toes. Early on, Walter Caldwell’s Week’s opening day. The legacy began in 1977 when Texan entry, Le Cluster, packed some spray with Bone Chillin, Johnstone built a small and fast boat in his garage for his famAlan Simonini’s boat from North Carolina. Doug Strebel’s ily. His creation became a hit and — bring out the cigars — Black River Racing, from Texas, missed the first two races that’s how the first J/24 was born. completely then recovered with a brilliant performance, The strong showing of Corsair 28R one-design triearning two bullets midweek and placing a respectable fifth marans scattered widely across the playing field. Steven in a fleet of 17. Two New York state entries, Kerry Klingler’s Marsh’s Dealers Choice, Florida, and Bad Boys, Bob Lifted and John Storck Jr.’s Rumor, dominated the finish gate, Harkrider’s entry from Georgia, dominated the first- and leapfrogging each other on a daily basis until Lifted claimed the ultimate victory. In the J/109 class, Jon Halbert’s Texan entry, Vitesse, bounced into the racecourse mark, veered away and then twirled around the compass in a hasty clatter of sheets, sails and winches. Vitesse regained ground and tied for first with Tastes Like Chicken, Stephen Tedeschi’s Rhode Island entry. Steve Rhyne’s Texas tornado, Mojo, and Rush tied for second place. And that was just on day one. The next day, Vitesse and Tastes Like Chicken once again tied for first place. These two were then so focused on each other’s flight patterns that Gary Mozer’s Current Obsession casually waltzed into the fray, barely noticed. Mojo, also nearing the lead and smoothly overtaking rival after rival, suddenly fell back with rudder issues. When the spray settled, Obsession was on top by one point. By week’s end, Current Obsession tied for first with Tastes Like Chicken and with more bullets overall, the Obsession team was decreed class champ. Remarkable sailing and a happier rudder brought Mojo back on track to finish just one point behind the leaders. Vitesse settled just one point behind Mojo. The racing was that close. In the Farr 40 fleet, the owner must drive the boat and only four pros are allowed in the 10-person crews. The class was graced with the presence of 38-year-old Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, who just started competitive sailing six years ago and has most recently won a race in the 2006 Farr 40 worlds. Entering his boat, Nanoq, the Prince was thrilled to sail against racing celebrities like Butterworth, the 3-time America’s Cup winner who’s calling the shots on Alinghi. Of course, the pros must’ve thought it thrilling to sail against real royalty. By Thursday, the graceful Nanoq settled in the middle of the fleet, and the Alinghi team secured victory. 46

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became the class champ. With 47 entries from around the world, Melges 24 fleet was an impressive sailboat battle bonanza with suspenseful starts and stacked finishes. The Italian Joe Fly team led the pack early on then was overtaken by Giacomel Audi Racing, another Italian powerhouse, by week’s end. Bob Dockery’s Corinthian entry from Florida, Barracuda, Corsairs 28Rs: Relentless, of St. Petersburg, FL, on the left, barely stays ahead of Ranger. enjoyed a second-place finish in Relentless took third overall and Ranger took eighth in the division. Photo by Tim Wilkes. race 8, and Shawn Grisham’s Texan Bulls Eye scored a fourth in www.timwilkes.com. race 7, not an easy task in this Italian Claudio Recchi’s brand-new boat, Let’s Roll, intense game. leaped into the one-design Melges 32 melee, landed on both Top-notch names have given the regatta its worldfeet and simply kept on running. Rivals struggled to catch renowned prestige; Acura, Nautica Watches, Mount Gay Roll all week. With strong boat speed early on, Hoss, Glenn Rum, B & G, Everglades Boats, Lewmar, New England Darden’s Texan entry, sailed hot on Let’s Roll’s heels. Jeff Ropes, SLAM, Sperry Top-Sider and the Key West Historic Ecklund and his Florida-based Star had Harry Melges callSeaport. For complete results and more news, check out ing tactics and Hans Melges on Trim. “The Italians are very www.Premiere-Racing.com. tough,” noted Marty Kullman on New Wave. Posting a bullet midweek, New Wave moved to the second slot with Hoss Rebecca Burg has been writing for SOUTHWINDS for several years in third. Let’s Roll took the prize. “You know what we do to from Key West and the Bahamas. She also works for Premiere Racing a winner?,” a Roll team member was heard saying at the during Key West Race Week and covers the racing action as an ondocks. There was a sudden scramble, and then a laughing site reporter and works as a lead writer for the paper, Race Week howl as one of the Italians was tossed into the drink. News, during the event. She lives on Angel, her Bayfield 29. The Italians were also showing their sailing muscle in the Mumm 30 class. Giuliette’s Calvi Hiroshi began the week with two bullets. Bruce Eddington’s Southern Sun, Australia, shone on Thursday by smartly playing the wind shifts in a close fight with Peter De Ridder’s Mean Machine. Weeds on the rudder initially cost Machine some points in the beginning, but slick sailing tied the two boats for first by week’s end. Posting more bullets, Southern Sun took the prize. Calvi Hiroshi was third. Battling on another stretch of turquoise water, the IRC 1 class was a veritable clash of the titans. Crewed with America’s Cuppers and Volvo Ocean Race vets, the 60-foot Numbers traded tacks all week with Hissar, Edgar Cato’s 60-foot Farr that was also crewed with top pros as well as Olympian Morgan Reeser. Each moment these giants in the field were yanking the lead from each other in increments of seconds. During the break between races, the 81-foot German entry BonBon would round up, then tiptoe backwards with an agility that belied the boat’s immensity. This seaweed-clearing ballet was a common sight on the dance floor. In the end, Daniel Meyers and his Numbers team took the championship, jumping Hissar by a suspenseful one point. The powerful IRC 3 fleet was controlled by Esmeralda, a new Swan 42 design owned by Makoto Uematsu and crewed by pros like Ken Read. The French amateur team, Spirit of Malouen III, did an impressive job of challenging Esmeralda’s seemingly invincible might and landed enough firsts to place just one point behind the Swan. Top contender in PHRF 1, Peter Hunter’s Wairere, North Carolina, had the week to square off with the leading boat, BLUE, Charles Buckner’s Texan entry. Then by midweek Wairere tied for third with Spaceman Spiff and Plowhorse. Spaceman broke the mold and won second in class while Wairere News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Maxine Sansom Series Begins, Navy Yacht Club, March 3, 10, 24 By Kim Kaminski The PHRF three-race Maxine Sansom Series will begin on March 3 at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola, FL. Each race will held at one of the three area yacht club locations (the Navy Yacht Club, the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and the Pensacola Yacht Club) over three different weekends in March. Each race will be combined for the overall series results. The Maxine Sansom Series is a tribute to one of the area’s top race committee members, Maxine Sansom, who had dedicated many hours on the water at each of these community clubs. The first race known as the Maxine #1 coincides with the Navy Yacht Club’s first race of the year, the Commodore’s Cup #1. Participants can earn trophies for the Commodore’s Cup and have their results count toward the overall Maxine Sansom Series. The second race in the series, Maxine #2, will be held by the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club on March 10 and coincides with its annual Rites of Spring Regatta. Once again, participants can earn trophies for the Rites of Spring plus have their standings entered into the Maxine Series.

The final race of the series, Maxine #3, will be held at the Pensacola Yacht Club on March 24. The perpetual Maxine Sansom Memorial Trophy will be awarded for participation and performance on Pensacola Bay in all three races. There will be two overall fleets in the series, Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker. For more information, go to www.navypnsyc.org, www.pensacolabeach-yc.org or www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

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The 2007 Acura Miami Grand Prix will feature renewed rivalries that originated last January during Acura Key West 2007. Three high profile one-design classes—the Farr 40, Melges 32 and Mumm 30—along with a big-boat IRC class, will see plenty of action in this 10-race series just south of Miami’s Government Cut. America’s Cup defender Ernesto Bertarelli and the Alinghi crew will have another defense to contend with, having recently won the ultra-competitive Farr 40 class in Key West. The IRC racing action will pick up right where it left off in the deciding last race of the Key West series where Dan Meyers’ Farr 60 Numbers edged sistership Hissar by one point in the IRC 1 class. Key West’s top three finishers in a very competitive IRC 2 class—finishing within four points of one another—will add intrigue to the Miami handicap racing. Key West champion Magic Glove, Colm Barrington’s new Ker 50 (Dublin, Ireland), will test herself against the 60- footers next month. Last year, the Melges 32 class attained one-design status in both Key West and Miami. The high performance sport boats enjoyed dramatic growth in 2007 with 20 entries in Key West. The Acura Miami Grand Prix title will be wellearned with 2006 Key West Champions Mike Carroll and Marty Kullman’s New Wave (St. Petersburg, FL) and Jeff Ecklund’s Star (Fort Lauderdale, FL), both boats to watch in this very competitive class. Monaco’s Peter DeRidder (Mean Machine) will defend his 2006 Mumm 30 class title next month in what are bound to be some close matches. The Acura Grand Prix Awards will be presented to the boats with the lowest combined cumulative points for Acura Key West and the Acura Miami Grand Prix in their respective classes. Information, details and results on the 2007 Acura Miami Grand Prix will be posted on the Premiere Racing Web site, www.Premiere-Racing.com

Melges 17 and C-Scow Midwinter Regattas Return To Lake Eustis, FL, March 9-11 For the second consecutive year, the Lake Eustis Sailing Club will host the Melges-17 Midwinter Regatta. Many of the competitors are traveling great distances to participate in what is set to be an awesome event. The Melges 17 is a 17-foot, 300 pound rocketship. It carries an asymmetrical spinnaker that gives downwind racing a new meaning. Sailed with a crew of two, the Melges-17 is a total stream48

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lined racer built just for those with the need for speed! The regatta kicks off Friday, March 9, and continues thru Sunday, March 11. A sailing clinic will be held for the participants Thursday, March 8, from 12-4. Regatta Cochairwoman Mary Ann Ward will be co-hosting the clinic along with Melges Boatworks representative Andy Burdick. The public is invited to test drive this high performance sailboat. For a sneak preview, you may also visit www.melges17.com or www.melges.com. Contact Mary Ann Ward at (321) 243-9458 for further information and arrangements. In conjunction with the Melges 17 Regatta will be the CScow Midwinter Regatta. This larger version scow is 20 feet long and is sailed by a crew of two to three sailors. With sailors attending from as far away as Michigan and Indiana, this regatta is set for some real competition. The Lake Eustis Sailing Club has become the South’s premiere inland racing venue for one-design sailboats. The regattas held at Lake Eustis draw some of the nation’s top sailors. The Lake Eustis Sailing Club offers sailing lessons to children and adults. Information for lessons can be found at www.lakeeustissailingclub.org. The best viewing site for the regatta is along the lakefront in downtown Eustis.

14th Annual Conquistadors Cup, Punta Gorda, FL, March 10-11 Historically the largest regatta in Southwest Florida, this event is now run by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Many local historians agree that Ponce De Leon landed at Sanibel and Cayo Costa, and not, as widely believed, near Tampa Bay. Locally, the Royal Order of Ponce De Leon Conquistadors share this belief and support this regatta every year The regatta will begin with registration and free beer on Friday, March 9, at Harpoon Harry’s at Fisherman’s Village in Punta Gorda. Two buoy races are planned for Saturday, March 10. Divisions include Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising and Multihull. A buffet and door prizes, which this event is famous for, will be at Harry’s afterward. Sunday will be the all-boat, reverse start, Conquistadors Cup. This is your only chance to be on the same course with spinnaker-flying and hull-flying multihulls. First boat across the finish line wins the coveted Conquistadors plumed steel helmet and the winner gets his boat pictured on next year’s T-shirt. The official NOR and entry forms are on the Punta Gorda Sailing Club Web site, www.pgscweb.com.

March 16-19. Competitors from South America, Europe, and North America will be on hand, as well as former and current world champions and Olympic sailors. For more information, please contact Amy Smith Linton, VP of Southern Circuit, at aslinton@aol.com or telephone (813) 254-3455.

33rd Orange Peel Regatta, Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville, FL, March 16-18 The Florida Yacht Club will host the 33rd annual Orange Peel Thistle Regatta on March 16-18. There will be a clinic and coaching program on Friday beginning at noon with practice starts and racing in the afternoon. Racing begins on Saturday at 1230 and continues Sunday at 0930. In addition to the coaching, the regatta has much to offer sailors and their families with a sunset cruise on motor yachts to dinner Friday evening, a great Southern buffet dinner and party on Saturday night, babysitting, free housing, excellent facilities and much more. The regatta attracts sailors from all over the country as it is the culmination of the Thistle Southern Circuit as well as the first stop on the Southeast Spring Series. For further information on the activities scheduled for the Orange Peel and the NOR, go to www.thistlefleet133.com/orangepeel or contact Regatta Chairman Greg Griffin at thistle3746@comcast.net.

Lightning Class Southern Circuit Gears Up—First Regatta March 11-12 For nearly 40 years, the annual Lightning Southern Circuit has been sending a fleet of 50 or so boats on a combination road rally and regatta that includes stops at Savannah, GA, and Miami, before finishing with an additional couple of dozen of the 19-foot-long sloops in St. Petersburg, FL. The series kicks off at the 51st annual Deep South Regatta, held March 11-12 at the Savannah YC. On March 13-14, the Lightning Midwinter Regatta will be hosted at the Coral Reef YC in Miami. The 60th Anniversary Lightning Winter Championship in St. Petersburg will take place on News & Views for Southern Sailors

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RACING Charleston Race Week Prepares for Continued Growth, April 12-15 From South Carolina Maritime Foundation Last year, this three-day regatta attracted 148 entries with over 900 sailors in attendance, cementing its stature as the premier sailing regatta on the southeastern coast between Annapolis, MD, and Miami, FL. For 2007, the organizers fully expect to surpass those numbers. In 2006, Charleston Race Week entrants came from as far away as England, Canada, Michigan, and California, with more than 70 percent of the competitors arriving from out of town. In 2007, Charleston Race Week will return to the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina to celebrate its 12th year in existence. The regatta, which is scheduled for April 12-15, includes three days of competition and is open to boats 24 to 60 feet in length. The fleet characteristically includes a mix of one-designs and boats competing under handicap formulas (PHRF and IRC). This regatta is an event of the South Carolina Maritime Foundation, in affiliation with the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA). Profits from the event support the construction and operation of the Spirit of South Carolina, a classic tall ship serving South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth. Additional information about the regatta is available online at www.charlestonraceweek.com, or by contacting the South Carolina Maritime Foundation at (843) 722-1030.

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Florida Yacht Club to Host J/24 U.S. National Championship, Jacksonville, FL, April 18-21 This regatta will bring together J/24 sailors from across the United States to compete for the classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; national championship. Racing will take place on the St. Johns River near FYC. For more information, go to www.thefloridayachtclub.org. Contact for the regatta is Tim Monahan, tvmonahan@comcast.net, (904) 703-7188.

Dauphin Island Race Still Going Strong After 49 Years and Recent Hurricanes, April 22-23, Lake Forest Yacht Club, Daphne, AL By Marie Bidney The Dauphin Island Race is deemed the largest point-topoint sailing event in North America, and it also represents the beginning of the sailing season for northern Gulf Coast sailors as the days warm up with spring. Though ravaged by Ivan, Rita, and Katrina over the past years, the annual Dauphin Island Race has continued to grow as sailors repair or purchase their boats for one of the biggest races on the Gulf Coast.

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Boats rafted up at the annual Dauphin Island race. Courtesy photo.

The Dauphin Island Race is shared with four yacht clubs on Mobile Bay and rotated among them each year. Participating clubs are: Lake Forest Yacht Club, Fairhope Yacht Club, Mobile Yacht Club, and Buccaneer Yacht Club. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. with the skippers’ meeting at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 23, race time on Mobile Bay centers around 11:00 a.m. and awards are presented back at the Yacht Club after the race. Two perpetual trophies will be awarded, which are for the first PHRF spinnaker boat and the first PHRF non-spinnaker boat. On Friday night, April 27, the “big” party begins at the Yacht Club at 5:00 p.m. with great music and food. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on April 28 with the PHRF

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division. At 9:45 a.m., the Portsmouth division begins, and at 10:00 a.m., the onedesign fleet, which includes multihulls and smaller boats (not less than 16 feet), begins. The 18-mile racecourse takes the racers past Alabama’s historical landmark, Mobile Middle Bay Lighthouse, where the schooner Joshua (the official sightseeing boat) will be watching the boats pass by. At 5:00 p.m., the race is over and the awards presentation will be held roughly around 7:30 p.m. with music and dinner and breakfast served the following morning. For more information, check out their Web site at http://www.lfycinc.org.

2007 Alter Cup to be Held in Melbourne, FL, April 24-28 By Roy Laughlin The Melbourne Yacht Club will host the US Multihull Championship for the Alter Cup on April 24-28. The Alter Cup is named for Hobie Alter, the inventor of the Hobie 14 and 16 and founder of the Hobie Cat Company. His catamarans are the icons of the sport.

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RACING The five-day regatta is sponsored by US Sailing. Participation is limited to 20 teams. Ten of those teams are the first-place finishers selected from qualifying regattas representing geographical areas across the United States (Table 1). Florida, for example, which is in Area D south, held the Area D qualifiers in December in Gulfport, FL. Ten additional teams will be selected by nomination. Nominations include teams designated by the Hobie Cat and Performance Catamaran Company (two teams each), the returning champion from last year (Robbie Daniel and Hunter Stunzi), the national multihull youth team champion and the Olympic Tornado class champion. Two more slots will be filled by multihull champions from the previous year’s most active classes, according to Jake Kohl, US Sailing’s regatta chairman for the Alter Cup 2007. This year, three slots are open to petition. The entire roster has yet to be completed. The Alter Cup competition consistently brings the best catamaran sailors together in one regatta each year. 2007 will be no exception. Each race will involve 10 boats with half of the eligible teams racing at the same time. In the next race, the other half of the teams will be on the course. In the series of elimination races over the five days, each team will be on a different boat each time it races. The goal is to give each team its best opportunity to score based on sailing skills rather than familiarity with the catamaran it sails. The race will be held at Melbourne’s Ballard Park on the Indian River. The public is invited as spectators. The championship is a one-design race, but each year, the catamaran selected changes. The Blade 16, designed by Australians Phil Brander and Ian Marcovitch, is the catamaran selected for this year’s race. The Blades for this regatta will be made by Vectorworks, in Titusville, just a few miles north of the race venue. This catamaran is a high-tech, three-sail, racing catamaran that meets the specifications of the 16-foot (5-meter) multihull racing class formula. The triangle course will be set up in the Indian River east of the yacht club. Wind direction will determine the exact course location, but spectators will be able to see the action from the Melbourne Causeway or Riverview Park in Melbourne. April is typically one of Florida’s windiest months, and one of the least rainy ones, too. The Alter Cup competition consistently brings the best catamaran sailors together in one regatta each year. In 2007, it will be one of the most exciting racing events of the year for both the sailors and spectators. For more information, go to www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmhc/. 52

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2007 Rolex Miami (OCR) Olympic Class Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL Jan. 21-27 By Capt. Steve Stevens

Scott Whitman and Julia Dorsett at the Miami Rolex. Photos courtesy of Walter Cooper/US SAILING

Julia Dorsett of Boca Raton and her teammate Scott Whitman took home the gold medal in the SKUD-18 class at the recently held Rolex Miami Olympic Class Regatta. Additionally, two other Floridians scored the bronze medal in the same one-design class, Karen Mitchell of Deerfield Beach and JP Creignou of St. Petersburg. As Scott Whitman told Southwinds, “It was an incredible win for us. Winning the OCR proved to us that all our hard work is finally paying off. We were able to really hold our own with the top groups of international sailors, but it was hard work the whole way through.” The SKUD-18 is a new boat, which was first introduced in the middle part of last year. The $25,000 boat is similar to a 29er with a large bulb keel and an asymmetrical chute. It is set up to sail by a variety of sailors, including Paralympic sailors such as Dorsett and Whitman. “I’ve been sailing all my life but only started Paralympic sailing back in March,” said Whitman. “The SKUD-18s were available to sailors in this country in June, which at least puts us all on somewhat equal footing. It’s a brand-new boat. Everyone is learning it.” In addition to Whitman and Dorsett, there were a total of 855 world-class sailors from 49 countries attending the www.southwindsmagazine.com

regatta, which was held on Biscayne Bay for six days, ending on January 27. The 2007 event hosted more sailors than it ever has in its 18 years of annual runnings. “While this regatta broke all other attendance records, it was the quality of the competition that made it one of the most important events on the world circuit,” said Dean Brennan, the chairman of US SAILING’S Olympic Sailing Committee. And the bay provided outstanding racing conditions for the international group of yachtsmen with brilliant, sunny days and perfect small boat winds between eight and ten knots. Eleven Olympic classes raced in the regatta, with most of the participants eyeing a slot for the next Olympic games, which will be held in Qingdao, China, in 2008. The United States made an admirable showing, winning three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Three of the medals were won in the Olympic classes with another three grabbed in the Paralympic classes. In the highly competitive Sonar class, the United States’ Rick Doerr (Clifton, NJ), Tim Angle (Marblehead, MA) and Bill Donohue (Brick, NJ) won the silver medal. “We’re proud to represent the U.S. Team,” said Doerr. “It was a good year here. Everyone’s ramping up for the games and starting to take their campaigns seriously, so this regatta was a good benchmark.” For results, go to www.rolexmiamiocr.org.

A Cool Cherry Pie Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Feb. 3 By Morgan Stinemetz Thirty-nine boats in five classes (spinnaker, cruising, nonspinnaker, Flying Scot and multihulls) dotted the gray surface of Sarasota Bay on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3, as the Sarasota Sailing Squadron wintertime classic, the Cherry Pie Regatta, drew area sailors forth to see who had the best speed in 2007. Judging from some very ragged mark roundings in any number of boats, the game plan of some skippers and crews had gathered cobwebs, rust, mildew and dirt from lack of polish. A hundred yards from the mark they had just rounded, one crew was unable to get the boat’s spinnaker down and the jib trimmed. However, the amount of noise on that boat increased with every additional yard the boat added in its all-out slow mode. Sometimes it’s a great deal more fun to be a spectator than a participant when the wheels fall off the program. The palpable angst is much better from a distance. Winds were variable but northerly, and the day got colder as time passed. At times the wind came from the NE at four knots, and at times it veered left and got up at 12 knots. Steady the wind was not. Starts began at 1 p.m. The Flying Scots, six boats, raced on windward/leeward courses, but the remainder of the racing fleet competed in reverse handicap races. Reverse handicap races are also known as “pursuit” races, and the boats are given their handicap allowance at the start of the race, so boats start individually and are all theoretically supposed to finish at the same moment. They, of course, never News & Views for Southern Sailors

do, but that’s the way the wheat is separated from the chaff. The fastest monohull racing Saturday was Doug Fisher’s Melges 24, City WiFi. It participated in Spinnaker A. Fisher is a sailmaker (Ullman Sails) and had both a great crew and superior boat speed all day. WiFi’s mark roundings were slippery and without incident. If you blinked, the boat just appeared to transition from one mode to the next with no one doing anything the slightest bit difficult. Second in class went to Bradenton’s Bob Armstrong, whose J92, Mischief, was just as smooth as the Melges, but not as fast. Third in class went to Kirk Burnett’s Hot Rod Lincoln, an SR Max 21. In the non-spinnaker class, Greg Knighton brought his venerable Ranger 36, Misty, in first in a class of nine boats. Second was Rudy Reinecke’s Ohh Zone, a Beneteau FC. Knighton and Reinecke are dogged competitors. Doug Deardon’s Impulse 26, In Tune, came in third. There were 10 boats racing in the cruising class, and the first to finish was John Lynch’s Summertime, a C&C 36. Walt Wyatt’s Lady Quebecka, a Bayfield 30, was second, though Wyatt was heard to express distress about the fact that winds that maxed out at 12 knots may have overpowered his boat. Third in class went to Jason Rosnos’ Rumba, a Catalina 27. Tony Vandenover’s Nacra F18 won the multihull class. Kathlyn Garlick’s F28R was second, and Jim Diener’s F28R came in third. The Flying Scot one-design class sailed windward/leeward courses and notched three races Saturday. Marshal Pardey won the class with a line score of 3-1-1. In second was Don Perry (1-4-2), and Bob’s Twinem’s Eightball won a tiebreaker with Ron Pletsch by finishing ahead of Pletsch in the final race. Awards were distributed after the racing at the Peter Robinson Pavilion of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

Classic Moth Midwinters, Gulfport Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, FL, Feb. 3-4 By Dave Ellis Gulfport Yacht Club was the venue for 14 Moths over the February 3-4 weekend. These are development boats. A homebuilder can tweak the hull shape and rig, as long as the boat is not bigger than 11 feet by about 7 feet. While the sail configuration and size is set, the spars and foils are not. The Moth is among the smallest of adult sailing boats. At 11 feet in length and weighing about 75 pounds, these sleek little craft are challenging to sail. Jeff Linton of Tampa remains undefeated in his modified Mistral hull with an Mx-Ray mast with head stay. Second place went to Mark Saunders of Seaford, VA, with Joe Bousquet of Norfolk, VA, in third. St. Petersburg sailor Derek Dudinsky stood in second place after Saturday’s six races in shifty medium breezes, but Sunday he broke his rudder. As a third-generation machinist for boat parts, he jury-rigged a fix and finished all of the races, salvaging fourth place. Rod Koch helped the race committee headed by Sarasota’s Cindy Clifton on Saturday. He loaned his Moth to SOUTHWINDS

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Joe Bosquet of Virginia gybing at the reach mark at the Classic Moth Midwinters. Photo courtesy of Amy Linton.

venerable Gulfport sailor Tony Kruse. But Sunday was too gnarly for those unfamiliar with the boat, so Koch raced informally. He was delighted to be first to the first windward mark, thereafter staying out of the way of the other racers. Plans are to return to the Gulfport Yacht Club next year. Results (name, number, place, points): Jeff Linton- #102—1,1,(3),1,1,1,3,2,1,1; 12pts:Mark Saunders #54— (5),5,4,1,2,3,1,1,2,2; 21pts: Joe Bousquet #64—4,8,(9),2,4,5,2,4,7,5; 41pts:Derek Dudinsky #103—2,3,2,7,5,4,(8),8,8,9; 48pts:Mike Parsons #79—6,2,6,4,8,(10),6,7,5,4; 48pts:John Zseleczky #2000— 3,4,5,6,3,2,(9),9,9,8; 49pts:Craig Saunders #63 8,7,8,(9),9,8,4,3,3,3; 53pts:Walt Collins #71—9,6,3,(11),7,9,7,6,6,7; 60pts:Rod Mincher #92—(11),11,10,5,10,6,5,5,4,6; 62pts:Andy Hayward #1— 7,9,7,8,6,7,(15),15,15,15; 89pts:Susan Bousquet #2681— 12,12,11,10,11,13,(15),15,15,15; 114pts:Greg Duncan #107— 13,13,12,12,12,12,(15),15,15,15; 119pts:Tony Kruse #93— 14,14,13,13,13,11,(15),15,15,15; 123pts:Briggs Montieth #183— 10,10,15,(15),15,15,15,15,15,15; 125pts.

505 Midwinters, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 9-11 By Dave Ellis The 505 class opted to go minimalist for its Midwinter regatta February 9-11. Fort De Soto Park south of St. Petersburg is a pristine group of islands, the north end of which was named the world’s best beach in 2005. Twelve teams launched off the east beach and sailed either inside or outside the Tampa Bay ship channel, one of the South’s busiest. Winds ranged from 3 knots Friday to gusts of 16 Sunday morning, with shifts and holes to match. PRO Dave Ellis ran eight races with rabbit starts, twice-around windward-leewards. Most of the usual culprits were there, although some missed due to the Worlds’ ending the week before in Australia. Ethan Bixby and crew Erik Boothe of St. Petersburg won most of the races and seemed to have few 54

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MARCH Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org 10 Community Sailing Fest. 17 Spring Harbor Race. 25 First Citizens Cup 30+ miles. BSC. PHRF-NYRA BOTY. Charleston Ocean Racing Assoc. (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org 31 Spring Ocean Race. CORA. Lake Lanier. www.lakelaniersailing.com 3-4 Laser Southern Championship. 11-12 Atlanta Cup for J22s and J24s. 24-25 Melges 24 SE Championships. South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com 34 Y-Flyer Midwinter. Y-Flyer Columbia Sailing Club, SC. 10-11 Deep South Regatta. Lightnings. Savannah Yacht Club. 24-25 St. Patrick Regatta. PHRF-Open. Geechee Sailing Club. Savannah, GA APRIL 12-15 Charleston Race Week. www.charlestonraceweek.com. 28-29 Sheriff’s Cup. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Lake Lanier. www.lakelaniersailing.com 7-8 AISC Dogwood Regatta 28 BFSC Around Alone Regatta 28-29 Rebel Rouser MC Scow Regatta @ LLSC South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com 6-8 Easter Regatta. J/24. Columbia Sailing Club, SC. 7-8 Easter Regatta. Scows. Carolina Yacht Club, NC. 19-22 Bald Head Island Regatta. PHRF One-design keel boats. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Bald Head Island Sailing Club. NC 21 Harbour Town Cup. PHRF Yacht Club of Hilton Head, SC. 21-22 Tommy Whiteside Memorial Regatta. Catamarans PHRF. Columbia Sailing Club, SC. 21-22 NC State Laser Championships. Lasers Sunfish. Lake Norman Yacht Club, NC. 28-29 Spring 420 Regatta. 420s. Lake Norman Yacht Club, NC. 28-29 SE District Lightning Championship. Columbia Sailing Club, SC.

MARCH 2 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 3-4 Trans-Monroe Regatta. Lake Monroe Sailing Association 3-4 River City Regatta One Design & PHRF on Sunday. Rudder Club 4 Winter Race. Halifax River Yacht Club 4,18 Winter #5,6. Indian River Yacht Club 4,18 Spring Rum Race. Melbourne Yacht Club 7-8 Zenda U “Melges 17” Racing Clinic by Andy Burdick. Lake Eustis Sailing Association 9-11 2nd Annual “Melges 17” Midwinter National Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Association 9-11 8th Annual C Scow Midwinter National Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Association 10 Commodore’s Ball Recovery Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club 10 Space Coast 45 Catamaran Distance Race. Fleet 45 Space Coast Catamaran Association 11,25 Spring Series #3,4. Titusville Sailing Center 11 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne Yacht Club 13-14 Zenda U MC Scow Clinic by Andy Burdick and Sam Rogers. Lake Eustis Sailing Association 15-17 35th Annual MC Scow Midwinter National Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Association 17 Marker 21 Cruise. East Coast Sailing Association 17 New Moon Merriment. Halifax Sailing Association 17 Spring River Race. North Florida Cruising Club 24 Winter Series #4. East Coast Sailing Association 25 Spring Women’s #3. East Coast Sailing Association 26. Ocean Distance Race. Port Canaveral Yacht Club 31 DuPont Cup Regatta. Epping Forest Yacht Club. 31 Preseason Gary Gorden Memorial Regatta. Halifax River Yacht Club. APRIL 1 Winter Series #7. Indian River Yacht Club 1,6,20 Spring Rum Race. Melbourne Yacht Club 4,11,18,25 Wed Night Race, Indian River Yacht Club 8 Small Boat Racing. Melbourne Yacht Club 11 Wed Night Race. Indian River Yacht Club 14-15 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 14-15 Spring Regatta: Big Boats. Melbourne Yacht Club 14 St. John’s Regatta. Florida Yacht Club 14 Progressive Dinner Cruise. East Coast Sailing Assoc–Cruising 21-22 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 21-22 Spring Regatta: Small Boats. Melbourne Yacht Club 20-22 Lipton Cup Offshore. Daytona. Smyrna Yacht Club 22-23 Cruiser Overnighter #1. Lake Monroe Sailing Association 22 Spring Series #5. Titusville Sailing Center 24-29 US Sailing Multihull Championships. Melbourne Yacht Club 25-28 First Coast Offshore Challenge. North Florida Cruising Club 28 Rendezvous Cruise. East Coast Sailing Assoc–Cruising 29 Spring Series Makeup. Titusville Sailing Center News & Views for Southern Sailors

MARCH 1-3 Etchells Midwinters. BBYC. 18th annual event. This is the last of a four-regatta series, part of the Jaguar Cup 4-9 Bacardi Cup Stars. CRYC – 80th annual three-day regatta for Star class. 4 Coral Cup. CGSC 8-11 Miami Race Week. Premiere Racing. www.premiere-racing.org. 10 J/24 #3. Flat Earth Racing 13-14 Lightning Mid-Winters. CRYC – 49th annual two-day regatta for Lightning 15-18 Shake-A-Leg Midwinters. Flat Earth Racing. 16-18 Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC. 41st annual S.C.I.R.A. sanction regatta. 24 BBYRA PHRF #4. CGSC. Fourth race of Series 1 for Onedesign boats. 25 BBYRA One Design #4. CRYC. Fourth race of Series 1 for One-design boats. APRIL 6-7 38th Annual SE Dinghy Championship. Optimist, Lasers, Radials, Bytes, Vanguard 420s. 14-15 Opti Event. CGSC 14 J/24 Spring #4. Flat Earth Racing. Fourth race of 12 for J/24 class. 21 Miami - Key Largo Race. MYC. Open to all classes over 14 ft. Miami to Jewfish Creek, Key Largo. 21-22 420 State Championship. CRYC. 28 Annual Sunburn Regatta – BBYRA PHRF #5. One-design. #5 BBYC Legend BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net BBYC Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef Yacht Club MYC Miami Yacht Club. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

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CLASSIFIED ADS Ads Starting at 3 Months for $25 Place them on the Internet now for $10! Open to all Brokers, Businesses and Boat Owners • Classified ads with text only for boats and items are $25 for a three-month ad for up to 30 words. $15 for each additional 10 words or $50 for 60 words, $75 for 90 words. Add $25 for a horizontal photo (total $50 for 30word ad and horizontal photo). • Add $15 if vertical photo. Boats and item wanted ads included. • All ads go on the SOUTHWINDS Web site on the first of the month of publication. For $10, we will place your ad on the iInternet before going to press on the next issue. No refunds on Internet fee or cost of ad once payment is processed on placing order. • All ads must be prepaid by credit card or check. • To make changes (except for price, e-mail and phone numbers) for print or online, a $10 fee will apply each time for changes for the next issue or online. • The last month your ad runs will be in parenthesis, e.g., (10/07) is October 2007. • Ad must be received by noon of the 2nd Saturday of each month. Contact us if later to possibly get in the “Too Late to Classify” section. PHOTOS Photos must be sent in good resolution. SOUTHWINDS is not responsible for quality of

printed photo if received at low resolution. If mailed in, add a $5 scanning fee. Printed digital photos will not scan as well as 35mm. BROKERS & BUSINESSES (in addition to the above requirements): • To change your ad for a different boat (or item) and photo before the 3 months (3 months in print), add a $10 fee each time. • For ad and photo, for $20 a month, with credit card on file, we will allow you to change your ad monthly and run ads regularly (no skipping months)—after the initial 3month period. TO PLACE AN AD 1. On the Internet at www.southwindsmagazine.com. This applies only to the $25 and $50 ads above with and without photo. Pay with Paypal and put your ad in the subject line. If a photo, e-mail to editor@southwindssailing.com as a separate jpeg attachment. 2. E-mail and Credit Card. E-mail your ad to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Text can be put in the e-mail. Send photos as a separate jpeg attachment to the e-mail. Pay by mail (see below) or credit card. Call with a credit card number, expiration, billing address and name on card. (941) 795-8704.

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See this section at the end of classifieds for ads that came in too late to place in their appropriate section. Contact us if you have a last minute ad to place—we still might have time in this section.

Windsurfing Boards and Gear for Sale. 3 Boards, 5 sails, 3 masts, 2 booms and all gear and harness for several setups, etc. Bic 273 (4 years old and like new), Hi Tech 8’11” (good condition), Custom Hi-per Tech board (good condition), 2 new sails (barely used), 3 older sails. $1900/ BO. (941) 795-8704. Bradenton. _________________________________________

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Dinghy Package Yankee Boatworks 9’3” fiberglass with cover $650, Kato heavy duty davits $550, all for $1000 OBO. Photo available (321) 431-4380. (3/07) _________________________________________

SOUTHWINDS is starting this section for people who have boats they want to get rid of, whether on land or in the water. List your boat for free with up to 50 words and a horizontal photo. Editor reserves the right to not list or discontinue any boat or gear he chooses. “Boats wanted” listings only by approval of editor. Ads will run for three months and then canceled if not renewed. Contact us by the 2nd Saturday of the month preceding to renew or for new ads. Boats must be in the Southern coastal states. No businesses.

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Bauer 10 Sailboat with trailer. Both new. Marconi rig. Many extras. Boats only $2250. With trailer $2600. (941) 966-3507. (4/07) _________________________________________

3. Mail your ad in. Mail to SOUTHWINDS, PO Box 1175, Holmes Beach, FL 34218-1175. Send a check or credit card number with information as listed in #2 above. Mail the photo in (35mm best). Add a $5 scanning fee. If you want the photo back, enclose a SASE. 4. Telephone. Add $5 for a typing charge. Call (941) 795-8704 and give us your ad over the phone. We can take your credit card, or mail a check. 5. We will pick up your ad. Send the editor a check for air flight, car rental, hotel, travel, eating and entertainment expenses, and he will come to your location and pick up the ad. Any ads to be picked up will be free. editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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BRAND-NEW 10’2 Aquastar sport dinghy, NEVER put in water, 4Pc plywood floor, inflatable keel, two seats, carry bag, Cost $1,800 yours for $1,000 (239) 370-2403. (5/07) _________________________________________

16’ Precision 165 Sailboat. This 2004 Sailboat is in Perfect condition. Includes 4stroke Yamaha 2.5 HP Outboard. Boat is built in Palmetto, FL. See web site for all details and retail price, www.precisionboatworks.com. This boat list new for $10,995. I’m asking $9000 including motor. This boat can be seen at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto, FL. Talk to the Harbor Master (941) 729-6021. (5/07) 1993 MacGregor 19’. Powersailers with 40hp Tohatsu, orginal manuals, sails, trailer etc. Excellent condition. Private head. See http://www.ablboats.com/details.asp?ListingI D=76263 for pictures and details. $10,000 in FL. grafxman@indrev.com. (4/07)

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1971 O’Day Rhodes 19 Sailboat, 3’3” Keel, battery, sails, new bottom paint, new cushions, cockpit Sunbrella cover, Electrical, 2anchors, many Accessories, Very Good Condition, restored. $1500 OBO. View more at: www.RedMcKenna.com. (813) 831-8585. (3/07)

Catalina 30, 1988 Tall rig, wing keel, draft 3’10”. New full canvas, new fridge, genoa, battery charger, auto pilot, windless. Too many upgrades to list. Must see. $34,900. (352) 597-4912. (5/07) Nonsuch 30 1984 Ultra Excellent condition. Recent upgrades include rebuilt Westerbeke 33. North sail. Extensive refit in 2005. Currently in Florida Keys. Bahamas cruiseready. $69,900. (305) 849-1929. (4/07)

24’ Seawind Catamaran. Fast pocket cruiser. Sleeps 4. Safe, stable, 16’ beam. Great family boat. 18” draft, beachable. 8hp Johnson. Hard decks. Demountable. Furling jib. Major refit 2006. $14,500. (941) 743-6322. (4/07) 1987 Hunter 26.5. Wing keel, new Honda electric start 8 hp, 4 stroke. New full batten mainsail, VHF radio, good bottom paint with trailer included $8,000. OBO (813) 3634685. (4/07)

1983 Storebro Royal 33’ This elegant craft features a large center cockpit w/wood wheel, African mahogany and tapestry upholstery throughout its interior, large aft & V-cabin, full Nav. station, pullman galley, heat/AC, refer, forward head/vanity/shower, new main and bottom plus many extras and in pristine condition, $56,900. Snug Harbor Boats, Atlanta, GA. www.snugharborboats.com. (770) 5409796. (4/07) 1989 Caliber 33 Sloop. Excellent condition. Live-aboard/cruise-ready. Yanmar 20003. 110 Genoa 2004. solar panels, AC. dodger/bimini. Link 1000 Battery Management. $64,500 Contact Chuck at (813) 2055006. (4/07) _________________________________________ Hunter 33, 1980. 4-foot draft sloop. Dinghy with OB, Yanmar 2QM15. Many upgrades, Autopilot, GPS, 10-amp autocharger. New bottom paint. Good condition. New headsail. $17,000. Cape Coral. (239) 834-9004. (3/07)

Morgan 30 OI. Bottom paint, Yanmar engine/transmission overhaul ’06, interior/ plumbing/ electrical refitted ’03, auto pilot, depth, speed, GPS, two station VHF, refrigeration, inverter, 120-amp alternator, microwave, Origo stove, LaVac head, new inflatable, much more, cruise-ready. $29,800. (941) 730-9654. AquitaineO/I30@aol.com. (4/07)

1983 BABA 35’, Perry design for serious offshore cruising. New bottom paint. Many upgrades/spares. $85,000 (239) 410-2281. Bayside Yacht Sales & Brokerage. (4/07)

1985 Jim Brown Searunner Trimaran. Great Cruiser. Rotating-wing mast. Balloon spinnaker. Harken Gear. Cockpit-controlled 9.9 Yamaha. Cruising Bahamas. Back mid-March. Must sell. $27,500. OBO. (416) 346-8165. (5/07)

30’ Pearson, Racer/Cruiser Sloop, 1976 Red, Excellent cond., 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinnakers, spinnaker pole. Tiller, marine radio, stove, new pot, sleeps 6, $11,900. Madeira Beach, FL terrycshan@aol.com. (727) 581-4708 or (727) 244-4708. (5/07) 1981 Cape Dory Cutter 30 Well-equipped cruising boat. Surveyed 2002 at $35K. Tough boat, no damages in Katrina. Volvo Diesel. New head and sailcovers in 2005. $28,000. John (228) 343-9546. (4/07) _________________________________________ 32’ Westsail (1977) Perkins 4-107 diesel, Aries vane, Harken roller furling, S-L windlass, 35CQR, 33 Bruce, cold plate refrigeration, air conditioning, Garmin chartplotter. Dodger & Bimini. Exceptional condition, little used. $54,000/OBO. Call (954) 560-3919. (5/07) _________________________________________

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CLASSIFIED ADS Gozzard 36, 1987 Paradise had refit in ’06 at Gozzard factory which included partial Awlgrip, new sails. Also, the bottom and the exterior wood stripped and redid ’06. Bob (314) 487-4543, rgruener@earthlink.net. $139,000 (5/07) _________________________________________

350 Island Packet 1998. Original Owner, Bahamas-ready, 4kw gen, 8gal/hr watermaker, roller furling, autopilot, electronics, radar, ac/heat, refrig., full canvas, davits, EPIRB, more custom upgrades, reduced to $168,000. (727) 392-3162. (3/07) Sail/Live-aboard your own boat in the Bahamas. Beneteau Oceanis 351 (1997), UK registered, marina based in Bahamas, fully equipped and positioned to cruise Bahamas, U.S. East coast or Caribbean; includes new upholstery, inflatable w/3.3 Mercury, sails, running rigging, air conditioning unit, and full safety and live aboard equipment. $78,000 For full spec e-mail Colin@colin37.orangehome.co.uk. (4/07)

Already In The Caribbean. Pearson 365 Ketch. Stored in Grenada. Roller furling, watermaker, SSB, RADAR, Solar panel and many new updates. Sailaway condition. $59,500. Photos and more information, call (250) 545-2850. (5/07)

Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutter ketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984. Exceptional condition with lots of new gear. Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air, WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB, cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, dinghy, life raft $109,000 Call Major Carter or visit www.Cortezyachts.com (941) 792-9100

2005 Hunter 38. Call for huge savings on this leftover stock! This boat is incredibly well equipped. The price includes full commissioning. Call Eastern Yachts at 561-844-1100 CT 41 Ketch. 1974. Custom William Garden design. Ideal layout for liveaboard/cruiser. Large water/fuel capacity. Galley port side. Head w/separate shower. Superior teak craftsmanship. New dodger, thru-hulls, paint, and pumps. Includes sailing skiff w/2HP outboard. Surveyed at $39K in 2006. Needs TLC. Sudden loss forces sale. $35,000. (941) 7467079. (4/07)

1995 Hunter 35.5 Only 615 hrs on Yanmar 27. New canvas, Navico autopilot, ST 60 depth, ST 60 speed, Furuno GPS, SGC SSB radio, Apelco VHF, dinghy w/OB engine, roller furling, full batten main w/dutchman, solar panel, S&L windlass, holding plate refrigeration, SS propane stove, 12000 BTU marine air, TV, stereo. Ready to sail with performance and pleasure. $59,900. www.cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

Moody 39, 1978. Need to get away? Need a new lifestyle? Try this 1978 Moody sloop. She’s 39- ft-long, has a 6 ft draft and 13 ft beam. She has three staterooms, a v-berth, over-under bunks and a double with loads of storage and two full heads with showers. There’s a nice galley with huge pantry, fridge/freezer, propane stove/oven and double sink. The salon is cozy and there’s even a great chart table with large drawers below. The center cockpit is huge! This boat has crossed the Atlantic Ocean safely and been properly cared for for many years. In 1999 she was repainted, the standing stainless rigging was replaced, a new roller furling system added and we had a rebuilt Yanmar diesel engine installed. We cruised the Caribbean and Bahamas for 4 years on this little boat and she has taken us safely wherever we asked her. We have not had time to enjoy her for several years now and she needs some TLC. Some new wiring, interior decorating, sails and someone to love her will make her new. Check the Moody Web site (www. moody-yachts.com/moodyyachts/index. htm) and you’ll see the quality and value of these vessels. We are asking $50k since she needs work but will consider offers. Please call 727-867-6280 or e-mail: sailorfl@tampabay.rr. com for more information and location. (4/07)

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Marine Trader TransWorld 41,1979 Proven fullkeel blue water cruiser. Perkins 4-108 diesel. 46’ LOA with bowsprit. Ketch-rigged center cockpit with walk-thru to aft cabin. Complete Awlgrip paint 2002. Custom stainless steel rails and davits. 10’ 6” Caribe RIB with 15hp OB. Full galley. Beautiful teak interior with lots of storage. Maxwell electric windlass. Much more. Asking $99,000. (941) 792-9100 www.cortezyachts.com

50’ 1991 Beneteau M-500, refit in 2005, new paint, canvas, chart plotters, radar, auto pilot, rebuilt transmission, new engine in ‘03. Good condition, documented, reduced for quick sale at $129,900. (541) 416-8956. Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (4/07) SOUTHWINDS

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1987 Gulfstar CSY 50’. 2006 NEW 75 hp Yanmar. Phasar 7kw generator, a/c, 3 stateroom layout, spacious decks and comfortable center cockpit, aft swim platform. Well-maintained throughout. $139,000. (727) 2593489.

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Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#, Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55# Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15 w/Rode, Edson Rack & Pinion steering w/wheel, New awning w/side Curtains. Nautical Trader, 110 E. Colonia Lane, Nokomis, FL. Shop online at www.nauticaltrader.net. (941) 488-0766. _________________________________________ 36 ft mast. Dwyer 625, 2 Harken winches, Single spreader, 12ft boom. new 2002. $1000; 2 speed Harken 32 winches $200 each. Florida. (321) 536-7007. (5/07) _________________________________________ 85 LB Anchor. Danforth High Tensile. Unused, still in shipping crate. Only $399. (407) 967-2009. (5/07) _________________________________________ Martec folding prop 18x14x1-1/4 shaft $125. 22 lb. Danforth $35. Sealab SSB 7 crystals $25. Plastic holding tank “V” 24 gal. $20. Plastic water tank 36 gal. $20. Located Melbourne, FL. Take it all for $175! (321) 431-4380. (3/07) _________________________________________ Two Montague folding, full-size bicycles; perfect for cruising. Like new, with many extras, including soft carrying cases. “A bicycle that folds, not a folding bicycle.” $350 each. (941)743-7156 or (941)504-3302. (4/07)

2005 Albin 26 The Boat of your dreams awaits. Never been in the water. LOADED. Volvo power. Volvo DP. Call for more information to Eastern Yachts at (561) 844-1100

Sea Gripper Storm drogue. For boats to about 54 feet. $75. (619) 277-0593. (4/07) _________________________________________ 25hp Mercury Outboard four-stroke. Brand new. 2006. 0 hours. $2300. (239) 728-9813. (4/07) _________________________________________ Watermaker, PUR PowerSurvivor 40E, perfect condition, manufactured 2001 but run less than one hour! Needs new membrane due to prolonged storage. Includes unused Preventative Maintenance Kit. Guaranteed to work. $1600 + shipping. (941) 625-3293.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE/ INVESTMENTS _________________________________________ FOR SALE: Florida East Coast Sail Loft Established 10 years. Well-equipped, extensive inventory and client list. Walking distance to several marinas. New sail design, construction and repairs. Custom canvas work, exterior/ interior, and cushions. Strong used sail inventory. Respond to LOFT220@hotmail.com. (4/07)

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_________________________________________ Visit SOUTHWINDS “NEW” boat and crew listing service at southwindsmagazine.com _________________________________________ 2005 Albin 31. AC, 370 HP Engine. Must Go!. Call for more information at (561) 844-1100

Crewmate Wanted (male or female); Florida Keys sailing vacation; March 2007; 27’ Stiletto catamaran. No experience necessary. (850) 291-7465 Pensacola Beach. (4/07)

HELP WANTED

_________________________________________ Regatta Pointe Marina Maintenance Technician. Regatta Pointe Marina is seeking a self-starting, motivated individual to perform maintenance duties. This individual should be capable of woodworking, plumbing, electrical and all other aspects of a marina environment. Please bring your resume to Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto, FL 34221 or fax resume to (941) 729-8428. Call (941) 729-6021 for directions. _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and you are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling brokerage sail and 66

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CLASSIFIED ADS power boats. Call Frank Hamilton, (941) 7231610, for interview appointment and position details. _________________________________________ SOUTHWINDS is looking for someone to do part time work from the home office in promoting ad sales, doing mailers and contacting potential advertisers and other similar secretarial work for a few extra hours a month. Work your own schedule and hours on your own computer. Must be real good with computers and have high-speed (broadband) internet access. Knowledge of Web site development a real plus to help build the Web site. Other work with the magazine possible as it grows. Preferably someone in the Greater Tampa Bay, West Florida area. Southwinds is located in Bradenton, FL, but it is possible to work from anywhere. A basic familiarity with sailing very helpful. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Writers, Reporters, Articles, Photos Wanted. SOUTHWINDS is looking for articles on boating, racing, sailing in the Southern waters, the Caribbean and the Bahamas, and other articles on the following subjects: marinas, anchorages, mooring fields, disappearing marinas/boatyards, marinas/boatyards sold for condos, anchoring rights, sailing human interest stories, boat reviews, charter stories, waste disposal—and more. Photos wanted, plus we want cover photos (pay $65) of both race and non-race subjects, but about sailing. Cover photos must be very high resolution and vertical format. _________________________________________ Writers and Ideas Wanted on Waterways Issues. SOUTHWINDS is looking for writers, acting as independent subcontractors to research and write articles on subjects discussed in the Our Waterways section. Must be familiar with boating, good at research, have computer skills, high-speed Internet access and work for little pay. Most important, must have a passion for the subject and want to bring about change and improvement of boaters rights, waterways access, and disappearing marinas and boatyards— with lots of ideas and energy to help bring about improvements through various means. We would also like to get an organization going to promote these interests if you can help. Writers, photographers, cartoonists, jokers, magicians, philosophers and others of questionable professions may apply. Send info to: editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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_________________________________________ Racing Spinnaker. Neil Pryde Tri-radial Spinnaker. Nearly new. No patches or stains. Approximate dimensions: Foot 32’4”, Leech 55’8”, Luff 64’. White, medium blue and light blue. $1800 or best offer. (813) 685-8737. (4/07) Deepwater Boat Slip Included! 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage townhome. Mariners Pass, St. Petersburg, FL. $299k. Loads of updates. Call Bob Sackett, Realtor (727) 5277373 ext. 112. Boat also available for sale. (4/07)

DELRAY BEACH’S BEST KEPT SECRET. PELICAN HARBOR. Quiet, beauty directly on the wide Intracoastal Waterway! Yacht club, marina, tennis and breathtaking views of the water in this lovely home. Best offer! Call Zon (561) 620-1007 or Vickie (561) 750-1981. (5/07) New construction luxurious 3/2.5 marina condo overlooking the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Melbourne, FL. Indoor parking, pool, short walk to historic downtown Melbourne. Contact Craig Howell (407) 864-2590. (5/07)

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Ponce de Leon Hotel Historic downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg YC. 95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 FAX (727) 896-2287 www.poncedeleon hotel.com

Advertise Your Home Starting at GULF SHORES, AL - Gated waterfront condo on ICW, view of Mobile Bay. Boat slip. First level, end unit, 3br/2ba furnished with wraparound deck, covered 2 car parking. Elevator, 2 pools, 2 tennis courts, clubhouse w/party room, weight room, hot tub. LEASE OR PURCHASE. $1,500 mo or $475,000. (251) 968-6265. (5/07) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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6) Take the time to boatee-watch. If you ever, ever wanted to see the biggest ragtag collection of boaters ever on land in one place at one time, then this is it. These are real boaters, not just yachtee wannabees like at the Miami Int’l Boat Show. It’s the difference between a bunch of shallow SoBe X’d-out clubbies (boat show prop-kickers) and gritty, salt-of-the-earth needle-sharers at a crack house (sea-flea marketeers). But promise me that when the time comes that you’re Dumpster-diving at your marina—to rummage through varnish cans and old battery cables and frayed line—that you’ll get help. Yes, friends and fellow addicts, I have stooped that low. Last year, I dug a used but perfectly good Porta-Potti out of the trash here at our marina, cleaned it up and kept it. I knew then I needed help. Happy junk-hunting, and remember what that old salt said on his deathbed to his Dania-addicted kids. He wanted to pass on the knowledge of a South Florida yachtee to his progeny. He brought them in close and whispered in a frail voice, “My children, the secret is: you can sail, too.” Kevin Andersen sails a Pearson 390 on Biscayne Bay and is the author of the nautical novel, SoBe Boatees.

CALENDARS continued from page 58 Pensacola Yacht Club. 13-15 Lake Pontchartrain Multihull Championship. Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Mandeville, LA 14 New Orleans Yacht Club Opening Day. New Orleans Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 14 Southern Yacht Club Opening Day. Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 14 Commodore’s Cup #2. Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 14 Jourdan River Regatta. Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay Waveland, MS 14-15 Mobile Bay Youth Championship. Opti, 420s Lasers. Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, AL 14-15 Cruising Raft-Up. Pirates Cove. Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 21 Pat Gilliland (Capdevielle). Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MS 21 Crawfish Regatta (one design). Lake Arthur Yacht Club, Lake Arthur, LA 21 Cruising Couples Regatta. Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 21-22 SEISA Mallory Baker Qualifiers (youth). Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 22-27 Corsair Trimaran Nationals and Rendevous. Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 28 Preemie Cup Charity Regatta. Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach, FL 28 Dauphin Island Race. Lake Forest Yacht Club, Daphne, AL 28-29 Laser District 14 Championship. Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MS 28-29 Alfonso/Sutter Regatta (youth). Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MS

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Adventure Cruising & Sailing School . . . . . . . . . .21 American Marine & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,19 Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Banks Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Beachmaster Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Boaters Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,19 BoatUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Capt. Jimmy Hendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,19 Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Cruising Direct Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Doyle Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,61,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 E-marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,66 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Forex, Foreign Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Fujinon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Full Sail Yacht Delvieries/Capt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Glacier Bay Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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another non-profit group centered around education in the art of sailing. The YSP is well known in southwest Florida as one of the best youth sailing programs in the region. It is a descendant of the original youth sailing program begun in the ’30s that spawned the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Youth sailing regattas are regularly held at the Squadron’s facilities throughout the year. Squadron members play a vital part in these regattas, and the YSP is an integral part of the Squadron’s existence. The YSP is a separate, charitable chartered program that uses a corner of the grounds for storage in buildings that were built by members of the Squadron from solicited donations and the sale of boats contributed to the program. Anyone can join the Squadron. Cost is extremely affordable for all, and residents and non-residents are invited to join. Residents can join for $224.70, which includes the initiation fees of $105 and first year dues of $105, plus tax. Part of these dues and fees go to the city for the land lease. Non-residents can join for $344.10, which includes the same fees and first year dues plus additional fees (and tax) paid to the city for non-residents. All members must also put in their annual eight hours of volunteer time. The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is on Lido Key at 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL. (941) 3882355. You can learn more about it at www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.

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Gulf Coast Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62,63,64 Gulf Island Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Hurricane Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,57 Island Yachting Centre/Greg Knighton . . . . . . . . .61 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,BC JSI - New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Laurie Kimball Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Lex-Sea Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,49 Lighthouse Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .6,11,12,IFC, IBC Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,19,61,67 Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Mt. Dora YC Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,BC National Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Nautical Trader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 New JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Noble Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,67 Offshore Challenge Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Offshore Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Patricia Knoll Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Punta Gorda Sailing Club Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Quantum Sarasota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . . . . . . . . . . .38 Regatta del Sol al Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Sailors Wharf boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Sailrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Sailtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Salty John Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program donated boats . .62 Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Scurvy Dog Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,66 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 St. Augustine Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Suncoast Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Sunrise Sailing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,57 Sunsail Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sunset Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . . . .42 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 UK Halsey Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,21 Watersports West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Weathermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Southwinds Store Cruising Guides . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Southwinds Store Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23,24

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