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Editorial: Gulfport Volunteers Refloat Grounded Boat By Steve Morrell
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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe
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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures
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Cat Racing Stymies Bubba’s Ardor By Morgan Stinemetz
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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South
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Carolina Sailing: Upcoming Georgetown Wooden Boat Show By Dan Dickison
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Cal 30 Boat Review By Bob Centers
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Gulfport Volunteers Free Grounded Boat In this issue, we have an article about a boat that went aground in Gulfport, FL, and how volunteers got together to free it. It’s always nice to hear about volunteers helping someone, but there’s a lot more to this story than just volunteering. The boat is considered by many who know to be on the verge of being a derelict. The liveaboard boat, which is currently incapable of navigation, has been anchored in the area for years. In June, Tropical Storm Debby blew the boat into the shallow waters of Gulport’s swimming area, grounding it for two months. The owner had no funds to have it removed, and a local rigger, Steve Smith (of SSMR Rigging), got volunteers together to move it. The group raised enough money to make the boat more floatable, including installing a new bilge pump, and succeeded in floating it one day in August. The boat is back at anchor in nearby waters. Cathy Salustri told me that the local community was concerned about the incident creating the perception that Gulfport was boater–unfriendly. Cathy told me that she hoped the article didn’t make them appear as such. I think Cathy did a great job of giving all sides of the situation without creating that perception. Gulfport is a little sensitive to the issue of boaterunfriendliness because of some incidents going back several years, but they have completely turned that around in recent years and have become very boater-friendly in the
opinion of many boaters who have made Gulfport a cruising destination. Personally, I think this incident should help Gulfport appear more boater-friendly, and I commend Steve Smith and the volunteer force that he gathered to pull this off. It was the right thing to do. I do, though, question comments made by some who said that this boater has caused much of the public’s negative perception of liveaboards, because many will think he is a typical liveaboard. He might be partially responsible, but some of the blame for that attitude should go to the non-boaters who have it. When I visit many cities in the country, I see people living in cars, in boxes, under bridges, abandoned buildings— many in squalor. They aren’t living on boats. Does that mean I should view all non-boaters based on those I see in such conditions? Absolutely not. If those on land are going to judge boaters and liveaboards based on what they see in this particular boater, then I am going to put some of the blame on their blind ignorance—and not judge them by the non-boaters I see who are not so perfect. I’ve long felt that there is a larger percentage of people I like in the sailboat liveaboard community than in the nonsailing world. If you hang around them long enough, it becomes obvious. But I sure don’t want to be one of those ignorant ones who judges a whole group based on some of its members.
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A friend of mine e-mailed me the article about Ravens. I own Raven # 285 and it is named Nevermore. We had four out at the same time on White Lake, near Whitehall, MI, on Sunday as part of the “Celebration of Life” festivities honoring my husband who died recently. I know of at least three other Ravens on the lake. Julie Applegate THE RAVEN IN THE COAST GUARD Glad to see a piece about the Raven in your June issue. I raced them at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, when I was sailing for Brown. The Academy had a fleet of the first fiberglass Ravens. This summer, I’m racing a Raven in our Friday night PHRF series in Oxford, MD. I can tell you the boat isn’t much in light air, but give us 8 to 10-plus knots of wind and we are pretty quick. The class spinnaker, by the way, is actually undersized, not “really big.” We have upgraded to a Sonar spinnaker we happened to have had in stock that fits the boat quite well. Last Friday, in 10 to 12 knots, we passed a Kirby 30 and a quarter-tonner on a reach. The Melges 24 and the J/80 are beyond our grasp. A historical note: The Raven developed as a one-design because of Commodore Harry Anderson (Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club; SCYC; NYYC; etc.), who loved the boat on sight. The first Raven fleet was at Seawanhaka, thanks to Commodore Anderson. The Raven is one of those boats that has survived. I expect in 1948 it was considered some sort of breakthrough. Today’s hi-tech wonders like the Melges, and some of the J/boats certainly outclass the Raven, but it’s still out there performing pretty well. And it still attracts attention, usually from older guys. I’m not sure how it would do against the Thistle, another survivor. Cape Cod is still building Ravens. Not sure how many See LETTERS continued on page 10 News & Views for Southern Sailors
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LETTERS they sell at $53,000, sans sails and trailer. Then again, I paid $15 for a pound of coffee yesterday. Roger Vaughan Oxford, MD To all the Raven letter writers, Although I’d heard the name, I knew nothing about the Raven before Dave Ellis wrote the review, but my first impression on seeing a photo was the beauty of the boat. The history of it and interest in it makes it all the more fascinating. Editor BOOT KEY HARBOR AND DINGHY FEES “Letters” July issue, referring to: “Update on Boot Key Harbor,” “Our Waterways,” June 2012. Ben Lunt of the S/V Falcon is correct when he said in the July issue that $1600/month living expense estimate by boaters in Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, FL, was high. I talked with a lot of boaters in the harbor last winter to come up with a number which worked. Just living on your boat is closer to the truth at $1000/month providing one is not making major repairs or upgrades. However, during my survey, many, many boaters told me one reason they come to Marathon is to make major repairs and upgrades, so I included these numbers in my monthly winter season estimate. We, too, can live on less than $1600/month on our 34-foot boat, but rarely do we get through the winter without at least one extraordinary expense. Our diesel rebuild and solar panel upgrade last winter are just two examples, which add to the monthly expense number. Anyway, the $22/day dinghy dock fee represents an anti-boater attitude and discourages anchoring in the best harbor in Florida. Richard de Grasse S/V Endeavour Richard, I agree completely with your assessment on monthly living expenses. Anyone who has ever lived on a boat (and I have) knows maintenance is a major expense that is not part of your regular living expenses, but your overhead. And we all know that there is no such thing as a cheap boat repair. After all, what is one of the main things a seaside boating community promotes to visiting boaters? They always promote the available marine services, because they all know how often those are needed by every boatowner. While Ben Lunt was correct about the regular living expenses, I agree completely with you about the total expenses. As for the dinghy fees, I think when they start charging $22 a day to park your car on the street in Marathon, or in any waterfront community, is when they will start to understand the unfairness of such a charge. This is besides the fact that they don’t have the expense of paving the waterways so the dinghies can drive over from their boats to the dinghy parking lot. How many cars would visit a town if they had to pay $22 a day parking? They are charging the $22 for a very simple reason: They are in power and they can. But it doesn’t make for very responsible governing. In fact, it is the opposite. Editor Want to express your opinion? About SOUTHWINDS, one of our articles, or about anything to do with the boating community? email editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
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hough The Blue Moon Bar was doing a land office business and the joint was jumping, my yachting friend, live-aboard, live-alone sailor and proselytizer of the efficacy of ferrocement sailboats, was off by himself, at the end of the bar. Bubba Whartz, U.S. licensed Coast Guard captain and generally opinionated individual, was not joining in the conversations and having fun. He was not laughing at the jokes. He could have been in a soundproof, plastic cocoon for all the interaction he was not having. His remoteness reminded me of a back-in-the-’50s television show that my mom liked to watch, Twenty One, wherein one of the contestants was put in an “isolation booth.” The show featured Jack Barry as the host and quizmaster, but, unhappily, the whole thing was scripted and rigged. Charles Van Doren, one of the contestants, became a national icon on Twenty One, had his picture on the cover of TIME and even had a regular guest slot on the Today show. Then the entire, flimsy quiz show house of cards came tumbling down when a dissatisfied “loser” blew the whistle. Twenty One was television fraud. Probably not the first. Certainly not the last. Later, in the early 1960s, after his public dénouement, I occasionally used to see Van Doren in a bar/restaurant in southwestern Massachusetts. He was totally recognizable and completely unapproachable, ensconced, even in public, in an isolation booth of his own devising. I don’t often feel sorry for Bubba. He is frequently hoist by his own petard. If anyone truly ever came up with the quote, “When you’re out there on thin ice, there are times when you just have to dance,” it would have been Whartz. He participated in Key West Race Week on a luxurious racing yacht by conning the skipper and crew into believing that he was with an R&D team of somehigh-tech sailing
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company whose name was confidential. He has sailed with Fidel Castro, but didn’t recognize the elusive Cuban leader. He has also beat the rap of a Coast Guard investigation by eating huge amounts of Mexican food before an inquiry and forcing the hand of the investigating officer who wanted to get rid of the eyewatering stench from Bubba’s resultant flatulence. The officer set off a flare inside a Coast Guard hearing room, and that set off the sprinkler system. The hearing was abandoned. Bubba skated. I sat down on the bar stool next to Bubba and offered him an inducement to talk. “Buy you a beer, Bubba?” I asked. “Please,” he replied. I caught Doobie’s eye after a moment and held up two fingers. In other establishments what I gave may have passed for the peace sign. Doobie, correctly, took it to mean two beers. When it comes to deciding between ideology and profit, Doobie unerringly makes the right choice. “Thanks,” I said, when she deposited two glasses of suds in front of us. Bubba said nothing. He didn’t even look at Doobie as she walked away. I certainly did. I always do. Bubba, he said nothing. “Sport, you seem to be off your game some today,” I commented to Bubba. “What’s up?” Bubba took a solemn slug of suds from his glass and sighed, “Women.” “Women in general? Just one woman?” “In this case, just one,” replied the yachtsman. “But she took my breath away, I can tell you. Blonde hair down to her shoulders. A smile that reminded me of the sun coming up on a clear spring day. Tourmaline green eyes that could contribute to global warming. And a body that a professional New York dancer would be jealous of. She laughed in a way that made the word delight seem meaningless, and she moved with the fluidity of quicksilver.” “Bubba, you are talking about perfection in ways I have never heard you express yourself before. She was that beautiful, that stunning?” “The best,” Bubba affirmed. “Where and when did you meet her? Any dates?” “I met her this afternoon at a cozy bar on Longboat Key I have never been to before, The Paragon. I never asked her for a date. There was no point,” said Capt. Whartz. “Why not?” I inquired. “If you got a ‘no’ you were in the same place you were before you started talking to her, chatting her up.” “Like I said, there was no hope. None,” grimaced Bubba. www.southwindsmagazine.com
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“Why?” “Well, she asked me, in the course of our conversation, wherein she had her hand resting on my thigh, if I could have anything in the world right then what might it be. My first reaction was to say, ‘You. Here. Now.’ But I thought that was a bit abrupt, so, because I had been watching the catamarans racing on TV, I said I’d like to go to San Francisco and watch the cats race.” Bubba told me that she called him silly and said that cats don’t race. She said that dogs race and that old people gamble on them. Sled dogs race. There’s that Iditarod Race up in Alaska that finishes in Nome, Bubba said she told him. But she said that cats have never raced and never will. It’s not in their genes. “So I explained to her that these were not like the cats she was thinking of,” Bubba continued. “These cats raced on the water.” Bubba explained that the most attractive woman he had ever seen in his life didn’t understand. “She went off on a tangent about cats not even liking water,” Bubba said. “She asked me how many cats I had ever seen in the water and I told her I had seen, over my time as a skipper, possibly thousands. And that was when she asked me what I had been smoking or ingesting to make me think in such obscure dimensions. I told her that all I had consumed was the drink she saw before me, and I hadn’t even finished that.” Bubba took another gulp from his beer and continued, “She just looked at me for while, expressionless. I looked back, drowning in the beauty of her gaze. Then she got off her bar stool, left a $10 bill for the barkeep, patted me on the shoulder and left without another word. That was it. The loveliest woman I have talked to in my life, the woman who had everything going for her, a woman whose proximity I will dream about for a long time was missing the one ingre-
dient that a lot of women will never acquire.” “And that was?” I asked. Bubba was circuitous in his answer, which was more of a question than a statement. “Do you know how when you are sailing that nothing is constant?” he began. “Everything changes from second to second. The wind direction changes slightly. The sea conditions are never the same moment to moment. The sails always need trimming. The course has to be corrected all the time. The angle of heel always moves a little bit back and forth. It’s being able to factor in all these variables at one time that makes a novice sailor into a seasoned sailor.” “I’d agree with that,” I said. “But sailing, with all that it entails, with all the perils that can exist, with all the knowledge it requires, is a total cinch when compared with the travails involved in attempting to figure out how women think,” the disappointed skipper surmised, adding, “This was the most deliriously attractive woman I had ever seen. But she seemed trapped in a locked, titanium box of conventional thought that she would never find the key to. I realized after she left that any relationship I might have dreamed of having with her—not that those thoughts entered my head at that time, but I know they will come back to trouble me time and again—was hopeless. It was as if we were in the same ocean but not surfing on the same wave. There are some women a man remembers forever. She is one of those. If she’d had the slightest curiosity about sailing, there may have been some hope. But over the open gate of possibilities was written, in black iron, ARBEIT MACHT FREI.” I held up four fingers and Doobie nodded her head. When she brought the four fresh beers I had her set them all down in a straight row in front of Bubba. Friends do things like that.
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About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements. The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat-handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s boater safety card. The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Vero Beach, FL. Nov. 24. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. Schedule at www.verobeachps.com. **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2012 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information. 2012 schedule: Oct. 20, Nov. 17. Classes are usually very full. Call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142.
US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling A great course for those who operate whalers and similar single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on-thewater volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-the-water boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course. Oct. 6-7, Nov. 3-4. (separate two-day courses). Oct. 20, Nov. 17 (separate one-day accelerated courses). Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033 30-August 3 (all separate, five-day courses.) Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers Beach, FL. Stephanie Webb. (239) 454-5114. Student courses for ages 10-17. 1-4 pm daily. Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami, FL, Oct. 6-8 The three day instructor certification course is an extremely intensive evaluation of your ability to teach sailing to the US SAILING keelboat vertification system standard. Validation will be for three years providing first aid, CPR and US SAILING membership needs to be kept current. Instructors need to recertify their instructor status every three years. Renewals must be made within six months of the expiration date on the card. Contact the Keelboat Program office for recertification information. Contact Karen Davidson at Karen Davidson @ussailing.org. Instructor: Joe Hanko.
**Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule, location and to register. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month. The flotilla 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 held bimonthly. Entry into the course allows participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354. US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 683-0800, ext. 644. Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date.
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BOAT SHOWS 53rd Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 26-29 Bahia Mar Yachting Center. Fort Lauderdale. Largest boat show in the world, covering six sites. Over 1,600 vessels with 160 super yachts, marine supplies, accessories, electronics. Cost: Adults $20 ($18 online), children 6-15 $5 ($3 online), under 6 free. 2-day ticket $36 ($34 online). Fri-Sun 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The show is open for $34 for a show preview to all on Thursday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (954) 764-7642. www.showmanagement.com. Nov. 8-11. 40th Fort Myers Boat Show. Harborside Convention Complex and City Yacht Basin, Fort Myers, FL. 10-6 Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 Sunday. Show is put on by the Southwest Florida Marina Industries Association and managed by Good Event Management, (954) 570-7785, john@goodeventmanagement.com. www.fortmyersboatshow.com. www.swfmia.com. St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Nov. 29-Dec. 2 This is the largest boat show on the Gulf Coast. In 2008, the St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail merged to create one large show for all power and sailboats in downtown St.
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Petersburg. Show Management puts on this show and has been doing so for many years— along with many other boat shows throughout the South. There will be docks dedicated to sailboats only, along with seminar tents for sailing seminars presented by Sail America. SOUTHWINDS will have a list of the seminars in the November and December (which hits the stands the last week in November) issues. The list is also available on the show website. Seminars are always very popular with a multitude of subjects presented by well-known members of the sailing and cruising world. In-the-water sailboat displays will have dockage for 50-plus boats. Brokerage sailboats will also be on display. This is besides the many on-land sailboat displays. Along with these boats will be over 200 in-water powerboats and more on land. Over 200 exhibitors will be in the main tent and another tent will be devoted to sailing exhibitors, although many exhibitors have both sail and powerboaters as customers. For kids, there will be free fishing clinics with free fishing gear to be given away as long as supplies last. Discover Sailing will offer free sailboat rides in Tampa Bay. The show is located at Progress Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park at 400 First St. South, St. Petersburg. Boaters can arrive at
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St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show Announces Debut of Sailboat Builders and Designers Pavilion Organizers of the 35th annual St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show® have announced the debut of the Sailboat Builders and Designers Pavilion as a new attraction at the 2012 show, scheduled to take place from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park. The new pavilion offers builders and designers of custom sailboats a unique setting to display their custom creations, even if they do not have a boat available to display at the show. Located at the northeast corner of the in-water sailboat display, the new pavilion provides an ideal indoor venue for exhibitors to showcase their sailboat design options and concepts, and is expected to be of particular interest to builders who do not have dealers in the St. Petersburg area or do not currently have a particular boat to display. For more show, go to www.showmanagement.com.
SEAFOOD FESTIVALS Oct 5-7. 26th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival and Boat Show. Food, music and lots of other events. Morehead City, NC. www.ncseafoodfestival.org. Oct. 11-14, 41st Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL Main public beach. Savor fresh-from-the-gulf seafood at the
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new marine products, emerging technologies and practices in the industry, with seminars and exhibitions on all the relevant subjects. Attendees can choose the Technical Seminar Series, or the expanded Dealer Development, Management, Service & Operations Seminar Series. Over 500 manufacturers and over 5000 members of the industry attend for workshops, seminars and hand-on, live demonstrations. www.ibexshow.com.
Paddles Up St. Pete Festival Brings Dragon Boat Racing to St. Petersburg, Oct. 6 The United States Power Squadron is bringing the first dragon boat races to St. Petersburg. Commodore Bruce Rodgers, from the St Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, said he was going to do whatever it took to bring dragon boats to St. Petersburg. When it became a reality, he stated, “A dragon boat cloud paddling through one of our city’s most spectacular sunsets—what a great omen for our upcoming festival on October 6.” The Paddles Up St Pete festival is offering local residents and visitors of all ages a venue at Poynter Park in the protected waters of Bayboro Harbor to view and partake in Dragon Boat races, paddle a canoe or kayak, and try a stand-up paddleboard, among other events around and
about the water. The festival provides a wonderful occasion to highlight paddle craft activities that can take place in St Petersburg’s waterfront parks, as well as promote marine science, safety, preservation and education. There will be a marine science expo showcasing a number of groups which promote the marine resources in the area. There will be all-day dragon boat racing, which is one of the fastest-growing water sports in the United States. It will also showcase other paddle sports such as canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards. The dragon boats will race all day until 4:30 p.m. Vendors will offer food and drink, besides merchandise, including canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. There will also be a drawing to win a kayak. The event is on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This event is hosted by the United States Power Squadron, a non-profit organization dedicated to marine education, safety and making boating fun. St Petersburg has one of the largest concentrations of marine science organizations anywhere in the world and, at the festival’s Educational Village, the public will be able to see firsthand the great work these groups do to ensure the continuing health and safety of the waters of Tampa Bay. The city of St . Petersburg, the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership and the St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation organizations are additional sponsors for the festival. For more information, go to www.paddlesupstpete.com.
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10th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Florida West Coast Gam, Punta Gorda, FL, Oct. 13 The 10th Annual Florida West Coast Rendezvous will be held on Sat., Oct. 13 at the Isles Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL. On Friday night, Oct. 12, there will be a social hour at the Isles Yacht Club followed by small group dinners at several local restaurants. The Gam is open to both members and non-members alike. The gathering consistently draws its limit of 175 people ranging from Tarpon Springs to Marco Island and beyond. Some clubs arrange a cruise to Charlotte Harbor and either anchor or stay at the public marina. There will be informative seminars and small group discussions on topics of interest to all coastal and long distance cruisers. Seminar schedule will be posted on the website. Small group session topics will be: • Fire Aboard, Rescued….and the Morning After • Cruising Western Florida – The Panhandle to Tampa Bay • Medical for Cruisers • The State of Safety At Sea • Latest in Electronics – Presented by Raymarine Featured speakers will be Lin and Larry Pardey, world cruisers and authors of several cruising books. The Pardeys will speak on “Sixteen Ways to Insure Your Partner Shares Your Cruising Dreams,” and “Storm Tactics.” There will also be a tailgate flea market on Saturday afternoon, 5-6:30 p.m. On Saturday, dinner will be offered by the Isles Yacht Club with choice of several entrees. Payment will be direct to IYC by cash or check, no credit cards. FCYC Members
may charge dinner to their individual accounts. SSCA is accepting donations at the event for Operation Bahamas, a SSCA humanitarian project to benefit Bahamian schoolchildren. The group is asking for donations of school supplies (composition books, lined paper, crayons, pens, pencils, colored markers, scissors, rulers, folders, construction paper, book bags, used lap top computers, etc.). Preregistration is required by Oct. 1. Go to www.ssca. org, and click on the SSCA Events tab for program details, cost, pre-registration information and directions, including hotels, marinas, and anchoring. This event fills up quickly, so early signup is suggested. Contact Steve Johnson at Johnson Stv@Comcast.net for any questions.
WindRider Trimaran Rendezvous, Sarasota, FL, Oct. 18-21 The second WOW (WindRider Owners Weekend) rally for WindRider Trimarans will be held in Sarasota, FL, on Oct. 18-21. Held during the weekend of the Buzzelli multihull regatta, some WindRider owners may choose to compete in the regatta on Saturday and Sunday. There will be specific events for WindRiders, which will include; Attendance by Jim Brown (returning this year); receptions and prizes; instruction and tips for optimizing performance of WindRiders; tips for rigging and accessorizing. www.windrider.com.
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15th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 27 The 15th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th St. W., Cortez, FL on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to noon. Free to the public with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Bring your own table. There are no plans for it to rain, but if it does, rain day will be the next day, Sunday, Oct. 28. Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too, buy or trade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t let your dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot of boaters (or interesting people) and have a good time. So dig out and dust off all that old boat stuff, and bring it on down (or you could just keep it until you can’t remember what it was ever going to be used for). Take the whole family (or leave the kids home to play some more video games) and join us. Come out and find a great deal or just look around and have a good time. For more information, call George Carter (owner of Cortez Yacht Sales) at (941) 792-9100.
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Gulf Coast Yacht Clubs Offer Wounded Veterans a Day of Sailing, Oct. 28 Six northern Gulf Coast yacht clubs are offering a day of sailing to wounded veterans. Held on Oct. 28, the event has been labeled W.A.V.E. (Wounded American Veterans) and will be hosted by the Fort Walton Yacht Club. The event was created for disabled veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The boats are being provided by the six clubs and sailing will be on Choctawhatchee Bay. For more information, or to apply, go to www.navypnsyc.org, or www.fwyc.org. Send applications to Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola, P.O. Box 4422, Pensacola, FL 32507.
4th Annual Martin County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Stuart, FL, Nov. 2-4 Marine flea market, seafood festival, new and used boat show. Live music. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Hwy, Stuart, FL. (954) 205-7813. www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.
13th Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Conference, Charleston, SC, Nov. 13-14 The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association will hold its 13th annual conference at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Interested parties and Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) advocates are urged to attend. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association is an alliance of recreational boating and commercial maritime interests. This year’s conference theme is “Keep America’s Promise: Restore the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.” “As the country looks to create jobs and grow the economy, lessen environmental impacts, and invest in infrastructure projects to move us into the 21st century, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway should be a priority,” says AIWA Chairman Stephen Furlough. “This is an underutilized resource that meets these objectives, and has served the nation for over 70 years. But, it’s in trouble now.” Review Your Boat
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A particular feature of this year’s conference will be engaging all levels of government with the commercial maritime industry and the recreational interests that depend on the waterway. Other sessions will address the current situation for navigation along the 1,100-mile route, updates on problem shoaling areas and long-term solutions to chronic federal funding shortages. Tourism interests, the academic community and state and local governments are beginning to recognize the waterway as an asset to the region. Sadly, however, funding for dredging and maintenance have dried up, much like the ICW’s sun-baked shoals at low tide. Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) is a charter member of the association. More information and conference registration is available at: www.atlanticintracoastal.org/2012-annual-conference. Sponsorship inquiries are also welcome.
Jimmy Cornell to Speak at 37th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Dec. 7-9 SSCA will be holding their biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast Dec. 7-9. Longtime SSCA Member Jimmy Cornell is this year’s keynote speaker. He will be joined by his daughter, Doina. Attendees will enjoy two full days of seminars and can visit marine vendor booths on Friday and Saturday from 9-5, where they will find a variety of vendors displaying their wares, answering questions and offering “boat show” prices. On Sunday, cruisers can attend the huge indoor nautical flea market, as well as the intimate Cruising Destination Roundtables where experienced cruisers will answer questions about popular destinations. Admission is $25 for SSCA members, or $40 for non-
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members (or $30/$45 after Nov. 28). Those who pay the non-member price, but decide to join SSCA will have the extra $15 applied to their membership fee. The Melbourne Gam will offer over a dozen seminars on Friday and Saturday on a variety of topics. Jimmy Cornell will be presenting several seminars including “Planning Your Dream Voyage” and “Pilot Charts, Every Cruiser’s Friend.” Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and mingle and experience the renowned SSCA camaraderie at the Vendor Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party on Friday evening ($10 per person includes two drink tickets and cold hors d’oeuvres) and at the gourmet buffet on Saturday evening. Saturday night’s dinner will be followed by Jimmy Cornell’s presentation, “Highlights of a Sailing Life.” All activities will take place at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, FL (1551 Highland Ave.), located on the ICW with plenty of room for anchoring and a free dinghy dock just steps from the Civic Center. For more information, or to register, go to www.ssca.org and click on SSCA Events, or call (954) 771-5660.
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Okeechobee Water Level Rises Two Feet Since August As of press date in early September, Lake Okeechobee is at 14.63 feet above sea level, rising about two feet since July from recent seasonal rains. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.57 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.77 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.05 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/ Operations/LakeOWaterways.htm (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwinds magazine.com.
Count and Photograph Seabirds for the 2012 “SeaBC” Sea Bird Count For boaters who are planning a coastal transit or offshore passage in November, December or January, they are being asked to contribute
to the “SeaBC” Sea Bird Count. The SeaBC was created to raise awareness among long-distance boaters from around the world to record their seabird observations. Last year’s inaugural count spanned 100 degrees of latitude from Maine to Antarctica. This year, SeaBC is encouraging mariners to take digital photos of birds seen at sea. Instructions and tally sheets are available at http://tinyurl.com/SeaBC, or at facebook.com/Birding.Aboard, where photographs and sightings can be shared with other birders aboard. All data goes to eBird (www.eBird.org), a worldwide resource for scientists and conservation groups.
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The Life of a Middle-Aged Boat — And What to Do About It From BoatUS With people, middle age begins at around 40. With boats, it’s about the 10-year mark. And for both, it signals a time when age begins to show. But that doesn’t mean life is slowing down — only that more effort is needed to stay in shape. With decade-old boats, that means taking a hard look at things that haven’t been checked out over the years. BoatUS has these nine “middle age” maintenance tips on boats. Bilge Pumps. Like a Louisiana oil field roughneck, a tenyear-old bilge pump has likely lead a tough life. Switches are often the first to go, so make sure yours works fine by pouring water in the bilge to activate the pump, making sure nothing interferes with the switch. Take a close look at wire connections as they often are near or in standing water at the bottom of the boat. Gas Hose. When it was new, the fuel hose did a great job of delivering gas to the engine. Over time, however, gas can permeate the hose wall causing damage. Take a rag around the hose, wipe it down and then smell the rag. If you smell gas, replace hose immediately. If you do have to replace, always install new hose clamps, too. Steering and Control Cable. Like an arthritic knee, bend the cable in your hands and listen for “crunching,” a telltale sign that all is not well. Swelling and rust are also bad signs and indicate it’s time to replace. Caulked Fittings. The boatyard rule of thumb is that after 10 years, the bedding compound owes you nothing. Begin a schedule to periodically remove and re-bed fittings, doing a few each year so the job isn’t overwhelming. This will keep the leaks out that could lead to more expensive repairs. Prop. Eventually all props get dinged, and you may not see the damage clearly with your eye. If it’s never been to a shop, now is a good time to take it to a prop shop for reconditioning, and you’ll also likely save some money on fuel with a tuned prop.
Other Drive Gear. If you have an inboard, the cutlass bearing might be due for replacement, especially if there’s more than just a smidgen of play in the drive shaft. It’s also time to take a hard look at the stuffing box. If you’ve had to re-tighten the stuffing box nut often, it’s time to replace the packing. Exhaust Manifolds. If you boat in salt or brackish waters and you still have the original manifolds, thank your lucky stars they haven’t failed yet. Now is the time to do some proactive maintenance to replace them. “Leaking manifolds can destroy an engine,” said BoatUS Seaworthy Magazine Associate Editor Chuck Fort. Seacocks/Through Hulls. If it’s been years since one has been fully opened and closed, it could be frozen, and that’s useless. Make it a point to work seacocks a few times each season and while you’re there, check the hose clamps. Standing Rigging. When was the last time you had a close look at all of the fittings and mast attachments (even the ones up high)? Ten years is a long time for rigging on boats that are raced, but even those used for day sails can suffer from the cyclical loads that cause stress cracks, and saltwater can cause corrosion in swaged fittings not easily seen by the naked eye. For more information on inspecting middle-aged boats from BoatUS’ Seaworthy Magazine, the publication for BoatUS insureds, go to www.boatus.com/middleagedboats.
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OUR WATERWAYS FWC Approves Ordinance for Anchoring/Mooring Pilot Program in Monroe County In September, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved, with one contingency, Monroe County’s proposed ordinance for the anchoring and mooring pilot program. Monroe County is one of five locales chosen to be part of a pilot program set up to establish rules for anchoring outside designated mooring fields in communities around the state. The temporary program will test the different rules set up in the five areas, so that the FWC can make a more knowledgeable judgment about permanent rules that will be uniformly established throughout the state, so that boaters (non-liveaboard boats) do not have different rules in each community that they go to. The local governments involved are responsible for soliciting public input through meetings, after which time they are to propose anchoring rules, which the FWC will approve, reject, or accept with contingencies. The other four areas are St. Augustine, Stuart/Martin County, Sarasota, and St. Petersburg. The ordinances for St. Augustine, St. Petersburg and Sarasota have already been approved. Monroe County’s proposed ordinance provides for some specific areas designated as “managed anchoring zones” and “no-anchoring buffer zones.” Managed Anchoring Zones The managed anchoring zones, including Boca Chica Basin, Sunset Cove, Key West Harbor, Cow Key Channel and Boot
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Key Harbor, are areas in which vessels need to meet certain requirements, one being proof that they have been pumped out. The boats must also not have certain characteristics: specifically, being derelict or pre-derelict vessels. According to the county ordinance, the zones are established “for the purpose of protecting the marine environment, enhancing navigational safety, and deterring improperly stored, abandoned, or derelict vessels. Managed anchoring zones are created as a tool to regulate anchoring activity in currently unmanaged anchorages.” Vessels that exhibit pre-derelict conditions, or are derelict (as determined by Florida Statute 823.11) are prohibited. These pre-derelict conditions include: 1) Vessel is not able to be used for navigation. 2) Vessel is listing. 3) Vessel is aground. 4) Vessel is in danger of breaking its mooring. 5) Vessel is sinking. 6) Vessel is dragging anchor. 7) Vessel has broken its mooring and has been secured for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens. Proof of pump-out is required for all boats in a managed zone. These include vessels anchored or moored for more than 10 consecutive days and which are required to have a marine sanitation device in accordance with Florida Statute § 327.53. The county ordinance states that boats may use one of the local pump-out services provided by Key West, Marathon, Monroe County or other authorized facilities. The ordinance states that the “municipal and county pump-out services are structured to provide ongoing pump-outs for vessels located within managed anchoring zones and may provide a registration process by which vessel owners sign up for regular pump-outs at a frequency based on anticipated need, with a minimum of one pump-out per month. A monthly, color-coded registration sticker or tag may be provided which vessel owners may display on their vessel indicating participation in the municipal or county pump-out program and which will be considered proof of pump-out. The municipal and/or county pump-out programs shall maintain registration documentation and pump-out logs throughout the duration of the pilot program, which shall be available for review by any law enforcement officer. If a vessel owner utilizes another vessel pump-out provider, the vessel owner is required to maintain documentation and pumpout logs to demonstrate use of pump-out to FWC, MCSO or other law enforcement officers.” No-Anchoring Buffer Zones The no-anchoring buffer zones, including Boca Chica Basin, Boot Key Harbor and Seaplane Basin, are areas outside of and immediately adjacent to permitted public mooring fields. No anchoring or mooring of any kind is permitted in these areas. The only exceptions for anchoring in these buffer zones are for emergencies, commercial vessels engaged in marinerelated work, military operations and vessels engaged in fishing or recreational activities (but not overnight). Anyone cited for a violation of these rules will be charged with a noncriminal infraction. www.southwindsmagazine.com
Gulfport Volunteers Refloat Grounded Boat— Controversy Rises Over Boat’s Future By Cathy Salustri
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n the waters just off the tiny town of Gulfport, FL, a storm continues to brew. It started in July, with Debby, and still rages when you bring up the topic of a boat called Promise. The storm? It started with a 1973 Coronado 45 and a man living aboard with his dog and his cat. Jay Burki lived aboard Promise, even after the boat broke loose from its anchorage earlier this summer and landed in the swimming area of Gulfport’s beach. The boat remained in the mucky sand for over a month. During that month, Burki received 11 tickets (at $93 each) for having his boat in the swim zone. Enter Steve Smith, a local rigger who took it upon himself to get Promise off the beach. He said he didn’t know Burki personally and stressed that he moved the boat because of his allegiance to the sailing community rather than the boat owner. When the day came in early August to try and free Promise from the sand, several volunteers showed up, because they wanted to help a man they perceived as down as his luck. Still others spoke out on various social media, saying that Burki had merely fallen on hard times, and Burki himself told the local daily paper he intended to “sail away and see the world.” Smith and sailors like him, however, expressed disgust at the condition of the boat, as well as the potential negative impacts on the local sailing community. “This guy is why there’s legislation all over the state not allowing people to anchor more than 48 hours,” Smith told reporters. “I wish him the best, but I hope to God he never gets back on this boat. He’s a black eye on the boating community. He let his boat wash up on the beach.” When Smith and the other volunteers moved Promise off the beach, the boat had a broken mast, no boom and no sails. Volunteers used their own money to get a new bilge pump and wire a solar cell to run the battery for the bilge. Other volunteers said they had to patch the hull before they could attempt to move the boat. This damage, several said, didn’t come from the storm. Before attempting to move the boat, volunteers moved many of Burki’s belongings off the boat into a U-Haul. Volunteer Liz Foster said the volunteers had to wear gloves and masks to deal with what they found on the boat. She said they found “piles of crap”—literally, as Burki’s dog, Dreamer, had been forced to use the boat itself as a toilet— as well as garbage, rats and roaches. After five hours of work, volunteers freed Promise from Boca Ciega Bay’s sand and towed it well out of range of the swim zone. After receiving rousing cheers and applause once he returned to shore, Smith said the Promise likely broke free because the boat owner had anchored the vessel improperly. “I hope that this man never gets back on the boat,” Smith told reporters. “I don’t want to disparage anybody, but the owner of that boat was not a responsible boat owner.” SOUTHWINDS
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As the water-filled dinghy is raised, forcing the boat to list farther over—and giving it less draft— volunteers push on the hull to free it from the sand. Steve Smith is in the dinghy. Photo by Cathy Salustri.
Two days later, Gulfport police, acting as the authorized agent of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), posted an “At Risk Vessel Notice” on Promise’s hull. Police also mailed a copy of the notice to Burki, who at the time was still in the hospital for a broken jaw he received when another man, as Burki told the police, punched him at a local bar without provocation. Burki has until November 6 to fix several issues listed on the notice. If he fails to do so, the FWC or the city of Gulfport may seize the vessel, according to Gulfport Police Chief Rob Vincent. Gulfport Police Off. Hason Motte noted the following items that put Promise at risk for being deemed a derelict vessel: Helm appears inoperative No current displayed registration decal No apparent method of propulsion Inoperative/missing anchor light Off. Motte also wrote the following on the notice: Your vessel is a documented vessel. The Florida registration sticker is up–to–date and expires on June 7, 2014; however, your vessel name and home port are not clearly visible, causing the vessel to be out of code regarding document vessels. Your vessel’s helm/steering mechanism is dismantled, and your vessel appears to be unnavigable due to this and the lack of propulsion (sail or motor). Your vessel’s interior is exposed to the elements since there is no hatch or windows and there was no operational anchor light. Additonally, your vessel appears significantly dismantled with much of the rigging removed. Please fix these concerns in the next 90 days; otherwise the vessel will be labeled derelict and the process will begin for the removal and destruction of your vessel. On Thursday, August 16, Burki faced the city of Gulfport in court to answer for 18 ordinance violations pertaining to having a boat aground in a swim area. Burki, who had an attorney with him, pled guilty. In addition, he told Judge Patrick Caddell he would move his boat out of Gulfport waters by the following Wednesday (August 22). 34
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The judge, a graduate of Gulfport’s Stetson Law School, told both parties that if Burki failed to move his boat by the deadline, he wanted the city to let him know. “The judge was adamant that he wanted to follow up on this; just telling him to move his boat doesn’t do any good,” City Manager Jim O’Reilly told the local weekly paper. The deadline came and went; Burki did not move the boat. At press time, the city had a court date for September 6, at which time O’Reilly said the city would ask the judge for permission to take possession of Promise. Should the judge agree, Gulfport Harbormaster Denis Frain will make arrangements to tow the boat to the marina, where Burki will incur daily storage fees. If Burki does not pay his fees by Nov. 3, the city will look at state guidelines to see if Promise does, indeed, fit the category of derelict. At that time the city will take appropriate action. Although Burki expressed gratitude when speaking to the daily paper, the day he returned to Gulfport from his stay in the hospital, Burki told a Gulfport local and this reporter that the boat was “fine” until Smith started work on it. He said Smith damaged his boat, although he could not say how he knew of the damage and he had not yet returned to the boat to survey it himself. “It set me back,” he said of the work Smith and the volunteers did on the boat. Burki’s style of boat ownership has some local boaters worried about their reputation in the small community. Several years ago, some sailors called Gulfport “boaterunfriendly” when the city failed to participate in the state’s pilot program for mooring fields. The city council voted in favor of creating a mooring field several years ago, but hesitation that stemmed from some of the elected leadership delayed the permitting of the project, which still hasn’t received the final stamp of approval from outside agencies. Gulfport’s current council appears to have more empathy for boaters, even going so far as to suggest the city marina allow liveaboards. Sailors like Margo Rose, who lived aboard in the Caribbean for 12 years and now owns a charter sailing vacation business from her Gulfport home, worries that the non-boating community now sees the Promise in their mind when people in town talk about allowing liveaboards at the marina. She fears the recent events left a bad taste in the city’s mouth. “[Burki] broad-brush paints all the rest of us. Every human being who was there that day now regards that as a liveaboard boater. This whole thing has stuck in their minds. It does not elevate what we consider to be a beautiful, natural, healthy lifestyle,” the Boca Ciega Yacht Club member says. “We are extremely responsible, proud of our lifestyle, and we are—more than the average person— environmentally aware, because we cannot jump over the side and swim and take a shower and go to bed.” Rose says a mooring field would help prevent problems www.southwindsmagazine.com
The effort to refloat the boat was a popular spectator event for the local public, the press and many others. Photo by Cathy Salustri.
like Burki’s situation. “A mooring field with regulations properly administered would certainly have given some legs to those who enforce the law. But as it is, it’s just the wild west out there,” she says. “The community where I used to live, in the Virgin Islands, all 100 boats were liveaboards and owners. When a derelict came into our midst, it was to everyone’s benefit to get it away from us, because our homes were not only our homes, but our businesses. That alone is horrible for anyone who lives aboard.” Gulfport Councilwoman Barbara Banno— and owner of Stella’s Cafe, a breakfast haunt frequented by local sailors—represents the ward that includes downtown as well as the city’s marina district. Two years ago, she replaced former Vice Mayor Michele King, who did not endorse the idea of a mooring field. Banno says she’s served Burki at her restaurant and wants to assure the boating community that, “I know that Capt. Jay is not a true reflection on sailors and boaters and who they really are.” “It [the Promise running aground and staying there] supports the argument to show that there needs to be rules and regulations enforced by the marina, so that if the city allows liveaboards and a mooring field, we can regulate and enforce the proper rules that the majority of sailors follow anyway,” she says. Rose expressed stronger sentiments about whether Burki typified liveaboards. “If you would say that white was the same as black, yes. He is the lowest of the low,” she said. “As a result of that, he is bringing many creatures down with him.” O’Reilly, who assumed the role of city manager in the midst of the city’s controversy over the mooring field, says that he doesn’t consider Burki a typical sailor, and the events of the past months won’t change his thoughts about how Gulfport should deal with liveaboards or the mooring field, adding that the city is seeking state money to build floating docks at the Casino downtown. “We are not being boat hostile,” he said, “or we wouldn’t be building transient docks. We’re trying to get grants to get more slips. I believe it’s unfortunate that–-in my opinion—he [Burki] took advantage of a lot of the community’s goodwill. He had every opportunity to move that boat off the beach, and that’s what’s sad.” O’Reilly says that the city only allows boats to anchor in the bay for up to 72 hours if they aren’t under navigation. Given, he said, that Burki’s boat had neither sails nor motor, he could not be in transit. “I’m sure there are people who are sailors in transit who may be out there on the bay, but as long as their boats are seaworthy and they can move them, I have respect that they are visitors who are in transit. What we look at is vessels like Mr. Burki’s that have no visible means of propulsion. That becomes a home,” he said. “That’s my issue, and I think other sailors would agree with that. How would you like to navigate Boca Ciega Bay at night with boats like that out there?”
Promise, after the refloating, in the waters off Gulfport—out of the swim area. Photo by Dennis Frain, harbormaster at the Gulfport Municipal Marina.
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Georgetown Wooden Boat Show — Same as it Ever Was, and Bigger By Dan Dickison The boardwalk at the show is typically chock-a-block with showgoers. Berthed in the middle of the action is Fred Wichmann’s classic ketch Mobjack. Photo courtesy Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.
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nance, but they definitely have an allure. Whether it’s the timeless gleam of their polished brightwork, the genuine feel of their expertly crafted joinery, or the aesthetic pleasure of their classic sheer lines, wooden boats are appreciated— revered even—by most sailors. And the majority of us extend that equally to the refined, Bristol-fashion yachts, as well as worn and weary workboats. That’s essentially why one of the year’s most popular events in the South Carolina Low Country is the annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, a one-day extravaganza dedicated to all that intrigues us about these fine craft. Every fall, during the third Saturday in October, this little burg on the Waccamaw River swells beyond capacity with more than 5,000 people flocking to Front Street and the riverfront boardwalk. Everyone mingles, taking in the impressive assembly of wooden boats, which range from scale models and canoes to steamboats and ocean-going yachts. According to the co-founder and one of the principal organizers, Sally Swineford, the event draws exhibitors from as far away as Ohio, West Virginia and Florida, and attendees come from all over the Palmetto State and beyond. “We don’t charge admission,” explains Swineford, “so we don’t really keep track of where the show-goers come from.” Swineford, who is one of a dozen individuals who got the show started 23 years ago, says attendees really seem to enjoy the pageantry of this event. Many of the boats on exhibit are turned out in full dress, with code flags and burgees fluttering in the breeze. Brightwork and deck fittings are highly polished, accenting the classic transoms, bows and sheer lines. And fittingly, the organizers present awards to the exhibitors in 12 separate categories, along with a people’s choice award and other special acknowledgements. What’s truly impressive, says Swineford, is that a great number of the boats on exhibit are built by their owners. In 2011, the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show featured 125 exhibitors with offerings ranging from superbly crafted surfboards to a 90-foot Trumpy motoryacht. According to www.southwindsmagazine.com
Felicity, Ken Byrd’s 44-foot, gaff-rigged schooner is representative of the kind of polished vessel you’ll find at the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show. Photo courtesy Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.
A highlight of the show is the annual boatbuilding contest, which results in nearly a dozen new craft such as these plywood skiffs. Photo by Keith Jacobs.
Susan Sanders, another co-founder and event organizer, the exhibitor turnout in 2012 should exceed last year in both volume and variety. “Last year was definitely a record year. The show was chock-a-block on the waterfront. I don’t think we could have fit in one more vessel, but we’re always willing to try.” At this juncture, says Sanders, it’s difficult to say exactly which boats will be here because some of the exhibitors register at the last minute. Nonetheless, she adds, “It’s always an impressive array.” One of those impressive vessels will be Fred Wichmann’s 45-foot, classic Herreshoff-designed ketch, Mobjack, built in 1935. “We always reserve a special slip for Mobjack,” explains Sanders, “and that’s because Fred hasn’t missed a show in all our 23 years.” Though Wichmann himself says he can’t recall exactly how many years it’s been that he’s made the trek north from Charleston with his ketch, he’s definitely a proponent of the show. “It’s a great event, and a great gathering,” he says. “I really enjoy seeing everyone’s common interest in wooden boats. Of course, the Mobjack is a kind of fixture at the show. We usually get a berth right in the middle of it all.” From that vaunted perspective, Wichmann and his crew have the perfect seat for viewing another of the show’s fixtures, the across-the-river rowing race that serves as the ultimate test for the boats built in the annual boatbuilding contest. Each year at noon, a collection of two-person teams goes head to head to see who can build the most seaworthy version of a 12-foot rowing dinghy using a limited amount of material and a fixed amount of time (four hours). The Georgetown Boatbuilding Challenge, which this year will serve as the national championship, is open to anyone—men, women, families, cabinetmakers—you name it. Each team is issued a stack of materials and a space to work, but members provide their own tools. Once a team pays its registration fee, it receives a copy of the plans for the boat it will be building that particular year. And then, at noon on the day of the show, one of the organizers announces, “Gentlemen, start your Skilsaws,” and sawdust begins to fly. Ultimately, the entries are judged on how long it takes a team to build its boat, the quality of the workmanship, and its performance in the rowing relay race. For Wichmann, it’s not just the excitement of the relay race that he enjoys; it’s also the notion that the boatbuilding contest and the show in general are helping to sustain interest in the important maritime heritage of this region. He, Sanders, Swineford and the others who have made this show what it is are doubly pleased this year because the
South Carolina Maritime Museum is finally up and running in its permanent home, right there on the corner of Front and Broad streets in Georgetown. Sanders, in fact, is the museum’s director. “The goal of our non-profit organization is to promote and preserve the region’s maritime heritage. That’s our mission. And it was always our group’s intent that the boat show would support the museum.” To that end, she says, “We’ve been squirreling money away for this purpose every year. All of the proceeds from the show sponsorships and the sales of showrelated gear and food go to support the museum. Now, after 16 years of planning, we’ve finally got our space.” According to Sanders, everyone in Georgetown is excited about what the museum can do for the town over time. In the meantime, she’ll be busy planning for the crowds she knows will visit the museum on Saturday, Oct. 20—the day of the show. “What’s really nice,” she says, “is that we’ve always cultivated the boat show to be a celebration of wooden boats, but it also turns out to be a great economic driver and a very special social occasion, too.”
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Jekyll Island, Georgia A Must Stopover on the ICW By James H. Newsome
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Jekyll Island served primarily as a plantation between the end of the colonial period and start of the Civil War. In the late 1870s, the island’s owner, John Eugene DuBignon, developed a plan to sell the island as a winter retreat for the wealthy, and in 1886, 53 shares were purchased for $600 each, and the Jekyll Island Club was founded. It was to become one of the most exclusive clubs in the world with its
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The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is rated among the top resorts in the world offering outstanding service, and an unforgettable landmark experience. Originally built in 1886 it was completely restored and reopened as a luxury resort hotel in 1985. In 1978 the Jekyll Island Club was designated a national historic landmark. Jekyll Harbor Marina conveniently located on the ICW is a full service marina nestled between a picturesque setting of live oaks and the famous Marshes of Glynn.
100 members composing an estimated one-sixth of the world’s wealth. Incredibly wealthy men with names like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Goodyear, and J.P. Morgan fashioned a members-only private preserve and hunting club as a refuge from the North’s harsh winter months. Members built a clubhouse and apartments, as well as individual homes with unique personalities ranging from stone castles to Victorian-style Cape Cod cottages. No one’s home was allowed to overshadow the clubhouse, or Jekyll Island Club Hotel, which was the centerpiece of the village. In November 1910, the government’s top treasury officials and several of the country’s greatest bankers and financiers met on Jekyll Island to discuss the country’s monetary policy and banking system. The meeting resulted in draft legislation for the creation of a U.S. central bank and the creation of the current Federal Reserve. On January 25, 1915, a four-way telephone call between Alexander Graham Bell (in New York), President Woodrow Wilson (in Washington, D.C.), Thomas Watson (in San Francisco), and Thomas Vail, the first president of AT&T, (at Jekyll Island) was the first transcontinental telephone call in the country’s history. Along with Thomas Vail at Jekyll Island were Welles Bosworth, S.B.P. Trowbridge, J.P. Morgan, Jr., and William Rockefeller. Today, a telephone display near Indian Mound Cottage on Jekyll Island commemorates this first transcontinental phone call. In the late 1920s, the golden era on Jekyll Island began to fade as the world’s financial markets crashed. After two world wars, and the opportunity of new destinations in Florida, the island simply fell out of favor with its wealthy members. In 1947, Jekyll Island was purchased by the state of Georgia for $650,000, and was initially designated a state park. By the early 1950s, a governing board, the Jekyll Island Authority, was established with a mandate for the island to become self-sustaining and for it to remain afford42
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able for average Georgians. A convict camp was placed on the island to build roads, install drainage, and prepare the island for public use. By 1954, a causeway and drawbridge finally connected the island with the mainland. Over the next three decades, improvements continued, including the construction of the signature Spanish-style towers at the entrance to the causeway, a shopping center, hotels, golf courses, roads, and bike paths. It was not until the 1970s, after decades of neglect, that the Authority began to renovate the once-majestic cottages and clubhouse. In 1978, the village area was designated as a National Historic Landmark District and is currently one of the largest ongoing restoration projects in the Southeast. The famous Jekyll Island Hotel Club was reopened in 1987, but now to the public. In addition to the 250-acre Historic Landmark District, Jekyll Island offers families a vacation experience they are not likely to receive at other ocean destinations, including eight miles of beach, four golf courses, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Summer Waves Water Park, a tennis center, and an array of lodging options including hotels, cottages, and campgrounds. By law, development on the island is limited to just 35 percent of the available land area, so most of the island is maintained in a natural state. Dozens of miles of bike trails circle the island and connect the Historic District with the beaches, camping grounds, picnic areas, shopping area, convention center, and hotels. The island is a loggerhead turtle nesting area, and during the summer months, the lucky visitors are offered turtle walks in hopes of seeing the females swim ashore and nest. Jekyll Island is perfectly located for short or extended stopovers for cruisers traveling offshore or the ICW. Located just north of the 685 mile marker on the ICW, and directly on the ICW, is Jekyll Harbor Marina. This modern marina is accessible from offshore by entering St. Simon’s Sound to the north, or St. Andrew’s Sound to the south. Caution should be taken entering Jekyll Creek from St. Simon’s Sound during low tide. Although this is part of the ICW, shoaling has occurred near G13, and between G17 and G19. MWL is less than six feet at low tide. Local boaters usually navigate Jekyll Creek only during mid to high tides. www.southwindsmagazine.com
The Jekyll Island Wharf is located in the Historical Landmark District across from the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. It was once the only access to the island for her rich and famous visitors. Today the wharf offers two restaurants, Latitude 31 and Rah Bar, along with Captain Phillip’s Charters and Tours. The DuBignon Cottage was built in 1884 by John Eugene DuBignon whose family owned the island from 1794 to 1886. Once their fields of sea island cotton covered the island, but the Civil War ended the economy upon which they depended.
The grounds of Jekyll Harbor Marina are covered with live oaks, which offer a very picturesque setting overlooking the docks and the waterway. The marina is complete with fuel, SeaJay’s Restaurant, Wi-Fi, a pool, hot tub, showers, and laundry facilities. Jekyll Harbor Marina is located less than a mile south of the Historic Landmark District and is within easy walking or bike-riding distance. TowBoatUS is also located at the marina. Dockmaster Scott Todd commented that Jekyll Harbor Marina offers two-hour free dockage or grace period, for The Lunch Bunch—boaters stopping over for lunch or dinner. Additional amenities include a courtesy van and bikes for overnight guests. A shopping area, including a grocery store, located on the island affords the cruisers an opportunity to restock their pantries. Brunswick and the local West Marine store are only seven miles from the marina. Jekyll Harbor Marina offers competitive transient, short- and long-term rates. Visit www.jekyllisland.com for additional information. Cruisers preferring to anchor out will find very favorable areas just south of Jekyll Harbor Marina between the ICW 685 mile marker and the Jekyll River public boat ramp and dock. The public dock is also an excellent launching point to discover the island by bike, dinghy, or kayak, or to just take a walk. The Jekyll Island Wharf at the Historic Landmark District was once the gateway to the Historic District during the island’s golden era. Currently, the wharf hosts the Latitude 31º Restaurant and Rah Bar, as well as Captain Phillip’s Charters and Tour. The one long dock attached to the wharf has mudded in and been rendered incapable of handling deep water vessels at low tide. Captain Phillip Kempton operates the wharf for the Jekyll Island Authority and stated that dinghies are welcome and there is no charge for docking while visiting the restaurants or Historic District. Capt. Phillip suggests that you contact him at (912) 635-3152 ahead of landing to confirm availability of space. Whether you’re looking for a short rest stop or an extended stay-over, Jekyll Island offers a convenient, relaxing, and unique opportunity for the sailors cruising the southeast coast of Georgia. Visit www.jekyllisland.com for additional information. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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1967 CAL 30 By Bob Centers Cover: Cal 30 under Sail. Photo by Bob Centers. The original Cal 30 was launched in 1964. The designer was Bill Lapworth, who came to the general public’s eye as designer of the 23-foot Dove, the boat that Robin Lee Graham took around the world at age 16, back in the ‘60s. The Cal 30 was originally marketed as a “low maintenance racer and family cruiser.”
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irst of all I need to come clean. I’m not the type who will throw off the dock lines and then come back in a year or two—at least, not yet! I’m not a racer—and not really a true sailor, I suppose, but I do love the sound of the wind, the waves hitting the hull and the gentle rock of the boat at anchor. Sometimes, at night, we’ll simply go up on deck, sit and stare at the moon, the stars and the reflection on the water—and again feel pleased with the purchase of our Cal. Her original name was Circle and she was first purchased to sail on Lake Michigan. She ended up down south where the second owner gave her to a close friend who spent the better part of two years restoring her. We finished the deck painting just before Thanksgiving of 2010. We changed her color from an old light blue to basic white—much cooler, which is important here in the South. The bottom was completely redone, along with a new head, rigging, custom spreaders, hand/grab rails—the list goes on and on. I had owned two sailboats previously—both Macgregor 26 trailer-sailers. We kept both docked and have always enjoyed our 1,200 square mile freshwater lake that borders Georgia and South Carolina. The original Cal 30 was launched in 1964. The designer was Bill Lapworth, who came to the general public’s eye as designer of the 23-foot Dove, the boat that Robin Lee Graham took around the world at age 16, back in the ‘60s. The Cal 30 was originally marketed as a “low maintenance racer and family cruiser.” We have hull #112 and try to spend as many weekends as we can on her. The Admiral (my wife of 30 years, Margaret) had a discussion with me, and we determined that it was time to look at something “bigger, but not too time-consuming.” We went shopping and quickly found we did not have the knowledge to determine what boats were low on mainte-
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Specifications Designer: ..............................Bill Lapworth Builder: ................................Jensen Marine LOA: ......................................................30’ LWL: ..................................................24’6” Beam: ....................................................10’ Draft: ...................................................4’8” Ballast: ........................................2,550 lbs. Displacement: .............................8,200 lbs. Sail Area: ....................................420 sq. ft. Fuel Tankage: .............................25 gallons Water Tankage: ..........................25 gallons Ballast/Disp: ........................................32% Disp/Length: ........................................279 I ..............................................................35 J ..............................................................12 P .............................................................30 E ............................................................14 PHRF .....................................................192
Headroom down below is spacious, and the main salon has a dedicated table and wraparound settee.
nance but also in good shape. After a lengthy time spent at the computer researching boats and locating boats for sale in the Southeast, I was told by a friend that I may want to consider a boat right at our own sailing club. When I learned it was a 43-year-old vessel, I wasn’t very interested, until I went online and read reviews and found it was at least worth a look—actually worth more than a look. Stepping on board for the first time was like nothing I was accustomed to. The boat did not roll anywhere near as much as the Macgregors; the lines were “old school.” The cockpit was enormous, and the headroom down below was spacious. Running water was an added plus; the ice box was a treat indeed, as was the single burner alcohol stove. Other step-ups included the largest V-berth on a 30-footer I had seen, a dedicated table and wraparound settee, ample hardwired lights, and an anchor locker—amenities that we never had experienced with our previous boats. Negatives? Well, sure, trying to stop a boat that weighs more than our other two boats combined—including their trailers—was, I admit, a bit different. The best advice was given to me by an older gentleman who owns a similar Cal when he stated, “Try going to neutral about a half mile from your slip. You’ll still crash into the dock, but you probably won’t break anything.” Thankfully, so far, we’ve not put a scratch on her, or us, but it will eventually happen. The major learning there: No need to ever “jump off” at the dock! It’s been a challenge learning the “systems”—electrical, plumbing, and such. More amenities means more stuff to learn. The 43-year-old Universal Atomic 4 runs like a champion. At first blush, I thought that a gasoline inboard was a recipe for disaster, but running the blower for several minutes while we load up folks, gear and such is now second News & Views for Southern Sailors
nature. I always sniff the bilge when first boarding, just prior to turning the blower on. The bottom line is that she runs like a sewing machine and sips fuel. At my best guess, she burns just over half a gallon per hour at about half throttle. She’s so “old school” that you measure both your fuel level and water level with dipsticks, just under the port side settee cushion. Anchoring was just as simple as our earlier boats. She lays to the wind (no real current on our lake), and the anchor locker is a treat indeed; no more hauling around the anchor rode in a bucket, and the 200-foot rode with 15 feet of chain is more than adequate where we gunkhole. The previous owner was kind enough to have colorful tape marking the rode in 20-foot increments—another unexpected treat! The deck light, placed about two-thirds up the mast, lights up the deck for working at night—especially helpful during anchoring time. The anchor light is another nice safety feature that doesn’t seem to drain much from the two series-24 batteries that she has. Coming down the companionway steps, you have the galley to starboard, settee and table to port, then through a door with the toilet on the starboard side and a sink and drawers to port with the hanging locker directly behind them. We have just added running water to the sink forward. There are plenty of nice lights for nighttime, as well as two great reading lamps forward in the V-berth. Just under the deck in the V-berth is storage for the V-berth extension and the companionway door. Two nice shelves running along the sides of the V-berth make for wonderful extra storage and a great place to hang a couple of small hammocks. Overall, she has ample storage for a long weekend and adequate storage for a month-long cruise. The two quarter berths make for additional storage and have come in handy SOUTHWINDS October 2012
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The galley on the starboard side has lots of counter space with an icebox forward just aft of the forward bulkhead.
The Cal 30 has the largest V-berth on a 30-footer I had seen. Just under the deck in the V-berth is storage for the V-berth extension and the companionway door. Two nice shelves running along the sides of the V-berth make for wonderful extra storage and a great place to hang a couple of small hammocks.
for extra folks sleeping as well. We’ve had to learn to stay a bit more off shore when gunkholing, as she doesn’t have the swing keel that our previous boats had, but the depth finder is true and has saved us already on several different occasions. The knotmeter is fun to watch although frustrating when there is no wind. We have a five-disk CD changer with the usual Jimmy Buffett selections, some nice jazz, reggae and my old trusty collection of Beach Boys. The speakers are in the cockpit and provide a nice sound, especially at anchor. The previous owner custom-built the stern swimming ladder and platform. Since we are in the South, we’ll swim in the lake up to November and then jump back in during April. The steps are wide and flat with teak, and getting
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back in the boat is a breeze. There is even a step-through on the stern rail; very nice. The icebox drains into the bilge, and it took a bit to relax when the bilge pump comes on about every couple of hours for a few seconds. We’ve been well-pleased with the additional insulation that was placed inside. Over Labor Day, we put ice until it was about three-quarter full, then added our food in. We started the process at 2 p.m. Friday, came off the boat just after noon on Monday and still had about onethird of the ice. This happened with temps in the mid 90s during the day and low 70s at night. There is nothing quite like a nice iced beverage while at anchor watching the sun go down, especially when we are not having to ration the ice. Just recently we added an inverter for our blender and
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The toilet is on the starboard as you go forward from the main cabin, with a sink and drawers to port with the hanging locker directly behind them.
The cockpit is enormous. The previous owner custom-built the stern swimming ladder and platform. The steps are wide and flat with teak, and getting back in the boat is a breeze. There is even a stepthrough on the stern rail.
to charge the laptop. Our Cal has the tall-rig, which is perfect for our light-air lake. She has a Hood Seafurl roller furler, a 155 Radial cut genny, an extra jib or two and a spinnaker with pole. There is a baby stay that was added, and when we have 10-12 knots of wind, she’ll easily go over five knots with two fingers on the tiller. She is a fast boat and easy to handle. Lines are not led aft, and we are okay with it, as we like to have the deck as clear as possible when we anchor out and enjoy simply being “out there.” We’ve not added a whole lot, but did bring our ship’s bell from our old boat and a new copy of This Old Boat, which comes in handy. The previous owner added or replaced so many things that there is just simply not a lot left to do, since he added a new Bimini a couple of years ago, a new stainless steel prop shaft with a PSS shaft seal, a new head, hoses and macerator, epoxy barrier bottom with vc17m paint, a custom stainless compression post, and the interior painted and varnished. The Admiral especially enjoys the custom awning running from the mast to the backstay, perfect for our brutal Georgia summers. The engine is a bit of work to change the oil, check the oil and to even switch from one battery to another. We’ll be adding a RPM and temperature gauges soon. We talk sometimes of what to do when the time comes to replace the engine; whether to consider another A4, a diesel—or even a simple outboard. We may simply decide to rebuild—lots of options here for sure. We are cruisers, simple cruisers indeed. We’ll load up the icebox with some steaks or chops, some type of salad, our usual nectarines, for me a couple of Mountain Dews and a nice merlot for the Admiral, a few books for the weekend and that’s about it. We’ll sail a few miles to some favorite anchoring places, swim in the moonlight, relax to some four-part harmony with the Beach Boys and wonder what all the stressed-out folks are doing. We should fish more than we do, should raft up more often, learn more about the
stars and clouds, go ashore to explore more—but those are always things we can do “next weekend.” We love having our daughter and friends sail with us. We still get a kick out of taking people out and hear them comment about how “silent” sailing is. Just recently we had the interior cushions redone, have added curtains and are considering other upgrades. She’s a lot more boat than we are used to; harder to stop, but easier to sail, definitely nicer “down below room,” and we are fast becoming more comfortable with her systems and such. Would I recommend a Cal to someone looking for a boat? Without question. Her old lines are classic; she points well and appears to be low maintenance as compared with other 30-footers that were built “back in the day.” We look forward to the weekends; she’s 19 minutes (if I drive fast) from my office and 32 minutes from our home. We park next to the ice machine, and there she is, the second boat, left side of our dock. We load her up fast, cast off the eight lines and head out. For us it’s been a great decision, and we look forward to years of the old same ol’ same ol’.
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79th Nassau Cup Race, Miami to Nassau, Nov. 8 Running since 1934, this 176-nautical mile race crosses the Gulf Stream and is known for its share of great racers and dramatic weather. Competitors over the race’s history include race winner Ted Turner on Tenacious to the more recent four-time winner, Jim Bishop, on Gold Digger. Past contenders for the Cup include Dennis Conner, Dick Bertram, Ted Hood and Bobby Symonette. Monohull and multihull boats 30 feet and over are invited. SORC may also add a double-handed division (contact the organizers for more). The Notice of Race is posted at www.nassau cuprace.org. The Coral Reef Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Nassau Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club combine to sponsor this race, which is managed by SORC for the collective group.
required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com. Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule. For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas & Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is
Southeast Coast Race Calendar OCTOBER South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 6-7 Old Salty. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC) 6-7 Lightning Regatta. Lightning. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 6-7 D-12 #5. Lasers. Carolina YC (SC) 13-14 Halloween Regatta. Open. Augusta SC (GA) 13-14 Beers Regatta. Y-flyers. Atlanta YC (GA) 13-14 Hospice Regatta. Open. Western Carolina SC (SC) 20-21 Pipers. Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC) 20-21 Caliboque Cup. PHRF. Yacht Club of Hilton Head (SC) 20-21 Wild Oyster Regatta. Lightnings. Carolina YC (SC) 20 Fall Youth Regatta NOR. 420, O’pen Bic, Sunfish. North Carolina Community Sailing & Rowing (NC) 27-28 Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC (SC) 27-28 Halloween Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 27-28 Ocean Challenge. OD, PHRF. South Carolina YC (SC) 27-28 Halloween Regatta. Snipes. Atlanta YC (GA) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule 13-14 Alice Cup. PHRF 28 Witches Brew. Female at the helm. Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com. Myrtle Beach See club website for local club race schedule 7 Stede Bonnet Regatta. NOVEMBER South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 3-4 Fall 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC 3-4 Last Cat Regatta. Catamarans. Keowee SC 3-4 Miss Piggy. J22, J24. Lake Lanier SC
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3-4 Midlands Regatta. Open. Carolina SC (SC) 10 Big Boat Regatta. PHRF. Charleston YC (SC) 10-11 Carolina Keelboat. PHRF. Lake Norman YC 10 White Caper/Oyster Roast. Open. Lake Lanier SC 10-1 No More Turkey Regatta. Lasers. Atlanta YC Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule 10 Double-handed Race. 24 Turkey Day Race. Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule
Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, US SAILING Center, Martin County, FL, Dec. 8-9 Green Fleet, Optis, 420s, Windsurfers. www.usscmc.org.
11th Annual Kettle Cup Regatta, Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Sanford, FL, Dec. 1-2 Lake Monroe Sailing Association is hosting the 10th Annual Kettle Cup Regatta benefiting the Salvation Army. Racing will be Saturday and Sunday. Registration will be held Friday night and Saturday morning with the skipper ’s meeting following registration. Expected classes are Catalina, Force 5, San Juan 21, Sunfish and Portsmouth. Boat ramps, trailer parking and accommodations are available. For more information, go to www.flalmsa.org. All sailors are welcome. East & Central Florida Race Calendar
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Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, Oct. 20-21, 27-28 The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Week starts off with small boat racing on Oct. 20-21. Expected classes are Sunfish, Lasers, Raiders, and 420s. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 27-28. The club is teaming up with Port Canaveral Yacht Club for PHRF racing in the Atlantic out of PCYC on Oct. 13-14. Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.
Sanford Fall Regatta, Lake Monroe, Sanford, FL, Oct. 6-7 The Lake Monroe Sailing Association, founded in 1985, hosts this annual regatta on Lake Monroe. Check-in on Saturday 9 a.m. Race starting times: Oct. 6 – Noon; Oct. 7 – 10 a.m. Open to all boats. One-Design classes expected in Sunfish, San Juan 21, Catalina 22, Force 5. It also hosts the Kettle Cup Regatta in December and the Trans-Monroe Regatta in March. NOR and registration at www.flalmsa.org. Contact D. J. McCabe, regatta chair at (407) 330-0633, or dj@usailflorida.com.
Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River. Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings. Winter series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March 14. Wednesday evening races weekly. Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): PHRF Rum Races on alternate summer Friday nights/winter Sunday afternoons, and small boat races on alternate Sunday afternoons. Dragon Point series: PHRF racing near the dragon on the Indian River; a co-ed series and a women’s series, each race monthly. Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races. Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; race series organized seasonally. Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends. Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May. The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) Dinghy club race series, second Sundays (3 exceptions) in the afternoon on Lake Baldwin, January through November. OCTOBER 5-7 Wildcat Regatta. Beach Cats. Lake Eustis SA. 6 Crab Trap Round up. Florida YC 6-7 Fall Regatta. Lake Monroe SA
4th Annual Holiday Kickoff Regatta, Fort Pierce, FL, Dec. 7-8 Fort Pierce Yacht Club’s 3rd Annual Holiday Kickoff Regatta will be held Dec. 2-4. Skipper’s meeting Friday at 8:00 p.m. Saturday offshore PHRF racing, Class A and Class B, followed by after-race party and awards ceremony. For more information contact Race Captain Diane Korbey at (772) 460-6138. Race forms and info at http://ftpierceyachtclub.homestead.com. News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Fastest in the Forest. E Forest YC Navy Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC Southeast NA Nationals. Florida YC Haas Mediterranean Cruise. East Coast Sailing Assoc. Ocean Race. Melbourne YC & Port Canaveral YC Hands on the Helm Women’s Regatta. North Florida Cruising Club 21 Out and Back Race. St. Augustine YC 20-21 Fall Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC 26-28 Yankee/Rebel Rally (Fri) & Fall Big Boat regatta. Melbourne YC NOVEMBER 3 Fall River Race. North Florida CC 3-4 Pinedaville at Rotary Park Cruise. East Coast SA 10 Women on Water Regatta. Rudder Club 11 Commodore’s Cup. Florida Yacht Club 17 King’s Day Regatta. Epping Forest YC 14-17 J 24 North Americans. Florida YC 17-18 Sunfish No Frills Regatta. Melbourne YC 17-18 Turkey Trot Regatta (C22 event). Stuart, FL 24 River Challenge Fun Race. YC DECEMBER 1-2 Kettle Cup. Lake Monroe Sailing Association 8-9 C22 Florida State Championship Regatta. Indian River Yacht Club
Lake Worth inlet. The regatta is traditionally one day but the club added a second day this year. Open to IRC yachts with a rating of 1.25 or greater and the Farr 400 Class. Hosted by the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach. For more information or to enter, call (561) 844-0206, or go to www.sailfishclub.com.
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 26-30 This is the largest youth sailing regatta in the United States. It is consistently rated the most fun and best in the U.S. for youth sailors and their families. Participants include representatives from over 25 countries and 20 states. The regatta includes four days of competition between Christmas and New Year’s and features dinners, raffles, forums, and bags full of merchandise for participants. Unique trophies are awarded up to 10 places and are given out by the mayor, head of the Orange Bowl Committee and Olympic Medalists. Fleet racing is supported for Optimists, Lasers (Full, Radial and 4.7) and Club 420s. www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/orange-Bowl-Regatta.aspx. Southeast Florida Race Calendar
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58th Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 6-7 The 58th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during the weekend of October 6-7 on Biscayne Bay. Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies on Saturday, October 13. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes. To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for information, go the event’s Web site at www.columbusdayregatta.net.
Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org Gulfstream Sailing Club. Fort Lauderdale. www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com KBYC. Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org PBSC Palm Beach Sailing Club. wwww.pbsail.org OCTOBER 6 Columbus Day Regatta. www.columbusdayregatta.net. 20 45th Round the Island Race. KBYC 27 Full Moon Regatta 27 Halloween Howler Youth Regatta. CGSC NOVEMBER 9 Miami to Nassau Race. CRYC 17 Star Schoonmaker Cup. CRYC 17 PHRF SE Florida PHRF Championships. 17 Florida State Snipe Championship. SPYC 22 29er Clinic. CRYC
56th Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race, Sailfish Club, Dec. 7 This Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race and celebration will begin at the Lauderdale Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale and finish just outside the Lake Worth inlet in Palm Beach. Hosted by the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach. For information call (561) 844-0206, or go to www.sailfishclub.com.
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A-Cat Worlds, Islander Hotel, Islamorada, FL, Oct 21-28 The A-Cat Worlds will be held at the Islander Resort in Islamorada, Florida Keys. United States A-Class Catamaran Association. www.usaca.info. wgreen53@cfl.rr.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com
15th Annual Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 6-9 Founders Park Watersports, Founders Park, Islamorada. www.WaveClass.com, rick@catsailor.com. Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. OCTOBER - NOVEMBER No regattas posted as of press date
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47th CMCS Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 6-7 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere annual sailing competition and the kickoff regatta for the fall and winter racing program. Held at Fort Myers Beach with the Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for Saturdays party and the awards dinner Sunday. Friday evening is the skippers meeting and party. The regatta is a boat of the year event for the Southwest Florida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats usually participate in six classes in this two-day event. Up to four buoy races on two race circles in the Gulf will be Saturday and a distance coastal race Sunday, returning to the beach. The regatta is held to raise money for local youth sailing programs. For more in formation, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.
Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Oct. 6-7 This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge event. The two-day race features challenging courses on Tampa Bay which this year will be News & Views for Southern Sailors
Olympic Triangle courses. Perpetual trophies are awarded to the best finisher in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, and Cruising classes. The Manufacturer’s Challenge, established several years ago, offers perpetual trophies awarded to the best overall finishing Hunter, Catalina and Island Packet yacht. For more information, go to www.spyc.org for contact info, NOR and entry forms.
6th Annual Cortez Cup, Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 13 This is a Sarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the Year Race for WFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 13, from the Cortez Cove Marina in Cortez, FL. A skipper’s meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s restaurant in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 11. Racing will be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass. Races will be for any division of boats with at least three entries. Awards ceremony, food, drink and entertainment will follow the race. Details and NOR will be posted at www.cortezyachtclub.org, or call Peter Robinson at (941) 266-7054.
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Fort Myers Beach, FL Oct. 13-14 The Edison Sailing Center, a community-based sailing center in Fort Myers, FL, will host the River Romp Regatta in October, A USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. US SAILING’s Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwide series of sailing regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event is hosted by a different club or organization. www.edisonsailingcenter.org. www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo/calendar.asp.
29th Annual Ron Diaz Rum Rumgatta Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 13-14 One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, One-Design, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Mother Lode. The Mother Lode class is designed to provide an easy, safe pursuit race around a comfortable course. Boats are assigned a competitive rating based on their equipment and the captain’s experience. It provides a way for non-racers to join the regatta and compete for trophies. The One-Design fleet may include J/24s and Flying Scots. On Sunday is the Women’s Rumgatta Regatta. Saturday after-race Ron Diaz Caribbean “Par-Ti” featuring music, rum libations, and dinner—all sponsored by Ron Diaz Rum. For information and NOR, go to www.sail-tss.org.
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RACING 6th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with 33rd Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 18-21 Open to all multihull sailboats, the three-day event starts on Friday with the long-distance race, optional for all except those competing in the Stiletto Nationals. Awards Ceremony takes place on Sunday, the last race day. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent. Last year’s participants came from 17 states and the Dominican Republic. 74 boats competed in eight classes: Stilettos, Corsairs, Formulas, Hobies, Nacras, Windriders, Hobie Waves, Wetas, and a variety of other multihulls. Jim Brown will return this year for another fascinating talk about multihulls. This icon of trimaran design has been designing and building multihulls for almost 60 years. Other activities are in the planning to fill the schedule with great racing at a great venue with great boats to have great fun. Complimentary camping, docking, launching, and parking are available at the Squadron, which can be reached at (941) 388-2355. For more information, go to www. BuzzelliMR.com, or contact Regatta Chair Nana Bosma at nana@u-boat.us, or (941) 306-7776.
36th Clearwater Challenge, Clearwater Yacht Club, Nov. 3 This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater. Competitors are usually invited to the club to use the bar and dining facilities the previous week with free dockage provided for this period. Many sailors compete in the Davis Island regatta to Clearwater the weekend before and leave their boats there for the Challenge. In the past, they usually have two days of buoy racing with the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats racing windward-leeward on one course north of Clearwater Pass and the Racer/Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race various courses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass. But this year, they are considering alternatives. Contact the club for details. For more information, and to register online, go to www.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.
Boca Ciega Yacht Club, One-Design Championships, Gulfport, FL, Oct. 23-24 This event includes the Capri 16.5 North Americans, Daysailer State Championship, Windmill State Championship, Moth State Championship and the Women’s Suncoast Sunfish Challenge. www.sailbcyc.org
12th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 10-11 This regatta will be a 12-mile pursuit race in the Gulf of Mexico west of Big Sarasota Pass. Open to all Spinnaker, 52 October 2012
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Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising, Racer Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, Multihull and One-Design boats. Five or more boats may make a class. The random leg course rating will be utilized. Skipper’s meeting will be held Thursday evening and a party Friday evening. A continental complimentary breakfast will be available Saturday morning, and racing will begin around noon. An after-race party with dinner and awards presentations will be held Saturday evening. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat-of -the-Year event. For the NOR and online registration, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org. (941) 365-4191. regatta2012@sarasotayachtclub.org.
Turkey Run Regatta, Palmetto, FL, Nov. 24 This regatta is sponsored and hosted by the Regatta Pointe Marina on the Manatee River in Palmetto, located on the south side of Tampa Bay. Racing is on the river and the rewards and party are at the marina afterwards. Skipper’s meeting is Friday eve. Go to www.regattapointemarina.com. West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org. Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org. Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com. Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 hours - starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida www.southwindsmagazine.com
Yacht Racing Assoication at www.wfyra.org) Tampa Bay (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SuncoastBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (GBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)
on Friday evening with race registration and party. On Saturday, a competitor’s briefing will be held in the morning with the race start at 1 p.m. Following the race will be a party and awards presentation. For more information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org.
OCTOBER 6-7 Fall Bay Race. (SuncoastBOTY). St. Petersburg YC 6-7 Youth Clinegatta. St. Petersburg YC 6-7 Summerset Regatta. (CHBOTY) (N/MBOTY). Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society 13 Cortez Cup. (SBBOTY) Cortez YC. 13-14 Sunfish Open Worlds. St. Petersburg YC 13 Rumgatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron 14 Womens Rumgatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron 27 Davis Island Classic to Clearwater. (SuncoastBOTY) Davis Island YC 27-28 Club Championship. St. Petersburg YC 27 Great Pumpkin Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 27-28 Commodore’s Cup. (N/MBOTY) Naples Sailing & YC NOVEMBER 3 Clearwater Challenge. (Suncoast BOTY) (GBOTY). Clearwater YC 4 Pass-A-Grille Run. (GBOTY). Dunedin Boat Club. St. Petersburg YC 5-9 Rolex Osprey Cup. St. Petersburg YC 10 12th Sarasota Invitational Regatta. Sarasota YC (SBBOTY) 17-18 Snipe State Championship. 17-18 AVOW Hospice Fall Regatta. Marco Island YC 17 Commodore’s Cup. St. Petersburg SA 17 Drumstick Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 17 Carlisle Classic. Clearwater YC 24-25 Thanksgiving Regatta. Davis Island YC 24 Turkey Run Regatta. Regatta Pointe Marina. (SBBOTY) 30 Disabled America’s Regatta. St. Petersburg YC
38th WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 12-14
Hurricane Isaac Forces Rescheduling of Lipton Cup and GYA Meeting to Nov. 17-18 Usually held Labor Day weekend, Hurricane Isaac, which came in a few days before the weekend, forced organizers to reschedule the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Regatta to Nov. 17-18. The semiannual meeting for the Gulf Yachting Association was also rescheduled to the same weekend. The events will be held at the Pass Christian Yacht Club in Pass Christian, MS. For more information, go to www.pcyc-gya.org Upcoming Regattas
Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL, Oct. 6 The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beach parties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Oct. 6 on Perdido Bay in Alabama. The Point Yacht Club, in Pirates Cove Marina, Josephine, AL, is host. Regatta activities begin News & Views for Southern Sailors
Held at the Pensacola Yacht Club, registration and skipper’s meeting will be held on Thursday evening. Racing will begin each day at 12:00 noon starting Friday with daily awards given out each evening. Live music, door prizes will be held throughout the event with the final awards ceremony. For more information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.
3rd Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta, Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX, Oct 13-14 Held on Galveston Bay, this regatta will have J/boats racing in a PHRF race and in the J/Cruise class. J/boats racing include J/22, J/24, J/80, J/105 and the J/109. Any J/boat is welcome and there will also be One-Design races. The regatta is a circuit stop for J/22s and J/24s. There is also a J/Cruise class. Skippers’ meeting Friday and after race parties on Saturday and Sunday with awards on Sunday. Go to www.lakewoodyachtclub.com or www.JfestSouthwest.com
Racing, Texas Style: 25th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 25-27 The Harvest Moon Regatta is the largest point-to-point sailing regatta in U.S. coastal waters. The regatta attracts more than 250 sailboats and 1,700 sailors each year to race 153 offshore nautical miles through the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston to Port Aransas, TX. Conceived as a gentlemen’s race by a few members of the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, the course reaches southwesterly down the Texas coast when the prevailing winds are southeasterly. Regatta participants moor at the City Marina or at Island Moorings in Port Aransas following the race. The Harvest Moon Regatta, a/k/a “Rum Regatta,” culminates in the Welcome Sailors Rum Party and awards dinner on Saturday night to see who won the coveted Bacardi Cup. As many as 2,000 sailors and friends show up to celebrate and enjoy a party and barbecue dinner with music. Sunday morning, many of the sailboats return via the Gulf ICW or offshore. For more information, go to www.harvestmoonregatta.com
13th Annual Fish Class Championships, Mobile, AL, Oct. 27-28 This regatta will be at the Buccaneer Yacht Club. This Gulf Yachting Association event, held at the Buccaneer Yacht See RACING continued on page 59 SOUTHWINDS
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New RS Tera 9’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2595 New RS Q’Ba 11’5” . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3895 New RS Feva 12’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5495 New RS Vision 15’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9495 New RS 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,800 2002 Catalina 12.5 Expo/Trlr . . . . . .$2137 2013 Catalina 14.2 Expo . . . . . . . . .$6383 2000 Hunter 140 w/trailer . . . . . . . .$2481 2008 Catalina 14.2 w/trlr . . . . . . . .$5367 2013 Compac Legacy 16 . . . . . . . .$11,500 2013 Catalina 16.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8041 1997 Catalina 16.5 w/trailer . . . . . . .$4684 2013 Compac Picnic Cat . . . . . . . .$10,995 2002 Compac Suncat /Trlr . . . . . . .$11,671 2013 Compac Suncat . . . . . . . . . .$19,795 2013 Compac SundayCat . . . . . . .$17,245 2013 Compac Eclipse . . . . . . . . . .$26,595 2013 Capri 22 Wing Keel . . . . . . . .$18,163 2013 Catalina 22 Sport . . . . . . . . .$15,252 2005 Catalina 22 MkII . . . . . . . . . .$13,721 2007 Compac 23 MKIV . . . . . . . . .$21,334 2013 Compac 23 MKIV . . . . . . . .$34,995 2013 Catalina 250 WB . . . . . . . . . .$31,856 1990 Catalina Capri 26 . . . . . . . . .$22,687
65' Macgregor 6' keel, recent re-fit at Snead Island Boat Works . . .$235,000 53' Custom Herreshoff Ketch 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$225,000 41' Morgan Classic OI MKll 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bring offers 41' Bristol 41.1 Center Cockpit 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$147,500 40' Freedom Ketch 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 37' Fairway Marine 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 37' Tayana Cutter 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,500 36' Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$124,900 35' Island Packet 350 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,900 35' Island Packet 350 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120,000 33' Abbott 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 32' Beneteau Oceanis 321 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 32' C&C 99 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 25' Schock Harbor 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,900
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RACING Club in Mobile, annually allows member clubs the opportunity to sail in the historic Fish, a gaffed-rigged sailboat. Boats will be provided by the yacht club. Three races are planned, with the winning club earning the John G. Curren Trophy. Class awards for first, second and third in the series will also be awarded to the helmsman and crew on the final day of competition. For more information, go to www.bucyc.org.
3rd Annual Caterwaul Regatta and F16 Nationals, Panama City, FL, Nov. 9-11 F16, F18, minimum of 6 boats required to have any other multihull OD Fleet, St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club. stabyc@live.com.
US SAILING’s Multihull Championship for the Hobie Alter Trophy, Pensacola Beach, FL, Nov. 15-18. Open Event Raced in Formula 16s. Pensacola Beach Yacht Club. http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/USMH Championship.htm.
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Hurricane Isaac Forces Rescheduling of Lipton Cup and GYA Meeting to Nov. 17-18 See note at beginning of this section. Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races. LEGEND BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LA LFYC Lake Forest YC, Daphne, AL LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s SA, New Orleans, LA NOYC New Orleans YC OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA PtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA StABYC St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA OCTOBER 6 Lost Bay Regatta. Pt YC 6 Round the Cat. PCYC 6 Single. Handed Round the Lake. TYC 6-7 Charity Race. LFYC 6-7 Lorilard-Kent. StABYC See RACING continued on page 67 News & Views for Southern Sailors
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66' 2004 NOVATEC ISLANDER....................................REDUCED $449,900 55' FLEMING PILOTHOUSE 1994 ...........................................................$695,000 53’ 2002 BRUCE ROBERTS CUSTOM 53 CENTER COCKPIT ...............$329,900 54’ 2006 HYLAS RAISED SALON CC ....................................UNDER CONTRACT 54' 1988 CROWTHER CAT, AUSTRAL, NZ............................REDUCED $224,900 52' 2006 CUSTOM ALUMINUM CATAMARAN..........................................$549,900 51' 2006 PASSPORT 515 VISTA CENTER COCKPIT ..............................$895,000 50' 2003 SYMBOL PILOTHOUSE ..........................................REDUCED $329,900 47' 2001 CATALINA 470 .................................................................................SOLD 45' MORGAN NELSON MAREK 1983 ........................................................$99,900 45' 1978 MORGAN 452 ............................................................REDUCED $69,900 44' 2006 MANTA POWER CAT..................................................................$439,900 43' 2004 MENORQUIN 130 TRAWLER..................................REDUCED $199,900 43' 1986 ALBIN TRAWLER CLASSIC DC ................................REDUCED $89,900 42' 1983 BENETEAU FIRST........................................................................$78,900 42' SABRE 426 2004 .................................................................................$325,000 40' ENDEAVOR TRAWLERCAT SKYLOUNGE 2009...............................$499,000 40' 1983 JEANNEAU SUN FIZZ .................................................REDUCED 72,900 40' 1956 HINCKLEY ................................................................SACRIFICE $19,900 40' 1982 HUGHES COLUMBIA CENTER COCKPIT .............REDUCED $109,900 38’ 1979 CABO RICO CUTTER ..................................................................$69,900 38' 1983-1986 SABRE CENTERBOARD ...............REDUCED,STARTING $59,900 38' SABRE 386 2010 ......................................................................................SOLD 31' 2001 ALBIN TOURNAMENT EXPRESS..............................................$119,900
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Hunters Galore! New 22' - 27' and mint condition late model 30' - 36'; Hunters - 7 available. See for yourself at St. Petersburg Municipal Marina. Call for pricing. Simple Sailing Boat Sales. (727) 362-4732.
Ranger 23. Tall Rig, 7 sails, 4 Hp 4-stroke, lift chain, Porta Potti, swim ladder. All interior cushions, dinette, ready to sail, Mobile, AL. Tom Davis (251) 343-9520 or tdavis@mitternight.com. $3300. (12/12)
2005 Catalina 22 MKII. 4-stroke Merc 4 HP outboard, furling system, transom swim ladder, shoal-draft wing keel, self tailing winches, cabin sleeps 4, pop-top. $12,371. New trailer available. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises (800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com. (11/12)
2002 Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. $81,500 Fresh water, R/F, Lazy Jacks, Autopilot, AGM batts, dripless stuffing gland, canvas 2010/11, Carry-On AC. 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full specs/pics at: www.MurrayYachtSales.com
Canadian couple with extensive southern cruising experience, wish to exchange their Ontario home, close to skiing and Georgian Bay, for a cruising sloop, located in the Southeast U.S. from January to March 2013. Please see www.homeexchange.com, ID 331497 for details. (12/12)
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_________________________________________ SEAWOLF INFLATABLE CATAMARANS. Made in USA! Two 2007, 10’ near new demos, deeply reduced prices, free delivery in FL. Check out WWW.SeaWolf.biz, then call us. 727-543-1995. (12/12) _________________________________________ New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian at Bimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400 News & Views for Southern Sailors
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Telstar 26 1979 Trimaran. New standing rigging, new roller furling. New 9.9 hp OB 4stroke, electric start. Tilting mast to get under bridges. Good condition. New Upholstery, radio, Porta-potti, etc. $18,500. (305) 8936061 (10/12)
1992 Catalina Capri 26. $14,000. Pocket cruiser w/big boat appeal. Oversized bimini, wheel, wing keel, Harken roller furler, full batten main. 155 and 135 genoas. Yamaha four-stroke 8hp, high-thrust, extra long shaft motor, electric start. Autohelm, battery charger. Call Julie at (850) 2934031. Pensacola Beach , FL. (12/12)
’80 PEARSON 424 KETCH.......................$84,900 ’70 CAL 40 (RESTORED) .........................$63,000 ’85 C&C 37................................................$40,000 '85 CALIBER 35 ........................................$59,000 ’85 CAL 35 ................................................$35,500 '86 C&C 35 MK III......................................$47,500 '70 PEARSON 33 ........................................$8,900 '80 CAL 31.................................................$23,000 '01 HUNTER 240.......................................$16,500 '84 COM-PAC 23 .........................................$7,900
30' Catalina MkII. 1987 with Universal Diesel, Harken Roller Furling, Mainsail, Data Marine Speed and Depth, Wheel Steering with instrument Pods, Bimini, Solar Vents. Fast, Easy Sailing. Go to www.cortezyachts.com. Great Chance for a Great Sailing Vessel. Available at our Docks. Asking $24,500. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100
30’ Baba Cutter. 1981. Bluewater pocket cruiser, Yanmar 3YM30 new 2008, new aluminum fuel tank and Ocean Breeze AC 2010. $44,900. Call Kevin @ 321-693-1642. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. Hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613 tomob@obrienarchitects.com. (12/12)
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1992 Albemarle, Express 27’, Twin Volvo 570L gas engines w/jack shafts. Volvo Penta outdrives. Twin controls upper and lower helm. Navstar GPS, Si-Tex Radar, Norcold 12V Refrig, Electric head. Asking $25,500. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277.
Lindenberg 28, Fast Lane. Good condition, Ready to Race, full racing sail inventory. Copper bottom Fall 2011, 4hp Yamaha OB. Reduced to $14,000. Boat is located in Indian Harbor Beach, FL (Melbourne Area). (413) 822-2223, day or nite. (9/12)
56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$800,000 45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,900 37' Tartan 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 31' Mariner Ketch 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,900 30' Catalina 1987 MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,500 POWER
44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 36' Sea Ray Aft Cabin 1985 . . . . . . . . .$39,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$34,500 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . . . . . .$15,000 29' Proline Walkaround 1999 . . . . . . . . .$31,900 26' Robalo Twin 250 OBs 2007 . . . . . . .$69,000
31’ Mariner Ketch 1970. 44 HP rebuilt Perkins Diesel. Complete retro. Full keel. 2 mains, 2 mizzens, cruising chute w/sock, windlass, Bimini, dinghy, S/S propane stove, GPS w/charts. A must see at our docks. Asking $19,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
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32’ 1975 Allied Seawind II Ketch. Many upgrades including new main and jib, 27 hp Yanmar with 300 hrs, including complete new drivetrain. New canvas, both exterior and interior. Garmin GPS/Depth, ST-4000 auto pilot. New topside, bottom paint 2012. 100%, 135% genoas, mizzen and mizzen staysail. Much more. Price reduced to $29,900. Florida Panhandle, Bluewater Bay Yachts (850) 897-4150. (10/12) www.southwindsmagazine.com
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32’ Beneteau Oceanis 321 1998. 27 HP Yanmar diesel, in-mast main furling, New Doyle mainsail, Profurl genoa furling, Autohelm depth/speed/autopilot, Raymarine ST series wind, 12VDC refrigeration, two private cabins, bimini/dodger. $59,000. Andy Gillis (239) 292.1915. andy@RossYachtSales.com.
34’ Gemini 105C 2004. 27 HP Westerbeke diesel, 12K BTU A/C, Raymarine ST tridata series w/ wind. Autopilot, Garmin GPS, 150 RF genoa, F/B main, davits, solar panel. January 2012 bottom paint & much more. $129,500. Call Andy Gillis 239.292.1915. andy@RossYachtSales.com
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SAIL Bavaria Vision 51 2007 $299,000 Hardin CC Ketch 1980 $123,000 Lafitte 1982 $149,900 C&C Custom 1975 $44,500 Hunter Legend 1987 $29,500 Gulfstar Sloop 1983 $39,000 Watkins Sloop 1984 $27,500 Pearson Sloop 1980 $9,900 Hunter Vision 1989 $25,000 Pacific Seacraft 1990 $84,900 Soverel Sloop 1967 $14,900 Hunter 260 2005 $29,000 Macgregor Powersailer 1999 $17,900 Beneteau Sloop/Trl. 1990 $10,900
904-829-1589 866-610-1703 Toll Free sayachtsales@bellsouth.net www.sayachtsales.com
2007 Beneteau First 10R. 33’. $115,000. Full race inventory, very well maintained, race ready, full electronics. 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full specs/pics at: www.MurrayYachtSales.com
34’ Catalina 1990. 4’ 3” draft, arch/davits, solar & wind generator, 16K BTU A/C, inverter/charger, windless chartplotter, wind, depth, autopilot, VHF stereo, Mackpack, RF genoa & lots more. Asking $55,000. Call Joe at (954) 682-3973. (11/12)
35’ Fortuna Island Spirit. 1995. Cruising Catamaran, Twin Volvo 2020MD 19 HP Sail Drive units, sails in good condition! $85,000. Call Joe @ 941-224-9661. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers. www.CatamaransFlorida.com
33’ Hunter. 2008.Yanmar Diesel, Davits, A/C, Equipped with good electronics, 2 Staterooms, 1 Head and A/C. $95,000. Call Clark @ 561-676-8445. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com
35’ Island Packet 350 1999. 38HP Yanmar – low hours. Harken roller furling staysail and genoa, Bimini/dodger w/fly, self-tailing winches, freshwater boat up to 1/2012, Raymarine ST60, and much more. $119,900. Call Andy Gillis (239) 292-1915. andy@RossYachtSales.com 35’ C&C – Turn-key cruiser, great sail inventory. Reduced to $27,000! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.
Subscribe to SOUTHWINDS 34’ Prout Event. 1990. Proven passage maker, 30hp Yanmar with low hours, fresh bottom job, dodger and bimini and Raytheon Auto Pilot. $74,500. Call Dean @ 727-2248977. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers. www.CatamaransFlorida.com News & Views for Southern Sailors
Bristol 35 1973. Good boat for a serious sailor. 6 ft. full keel, sea-friendly. Yanmar diesel. Dinghy w/OB. Autopilot, chartplotter, roller furling and all required equipment. Boat and all equipment in good condition. Ready to cruise. Location Jacksonville. $22,000. dporter@unf.edu. (10/12)
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Wharram Tangaroa Sail Catamaran 36’ MKIV, 2002. Sail the world in safety and comfort or enjoy the tradewinds. She handles beautifully. Well equipped and has great long sea legs. Can be single-handed. Sail flat and fast. What more can you ask from a lady! Purrfect for voyagers/cruisers/liveaboards or day charter. Asking $65,000. Details: svforeveryoung@hotmail.com. (12/12)
2002 Beneteau 361. $95,000. Air Conditioning, In Mast Furling, Bimini & Dodger, Refrig, Microwave, Huge Head, Big Cockpit St. Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full Specs & Pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.
1979 Cabo Rico 38 Cutter. Autopilot, wind vane, GPS, Refrig, Solar, Wind, 5’ Draft and ready for Bahamas and beyond. $69,900. AlanGSYS@gmail.com, or Call Alan at 941350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com
38’ Hunter – 2 staterooms layout, very good condition, freshwater boat. Reduced to $124,500! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.
Beneteau Oceanis 390 Classic, Seldom Seen II, 1991, Two cabin owners version, shoal draft, light and airy interior. Raymarine instrument suite, Frigoboat fridge/freeze. Volvo 43HP aux. Clean and ready to sail away. Asking $72,500. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277.
39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley + more. $99,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100 Trimaran, 39’ Piver Lodestar. Equipped and ready to cruise, 3.5’ draft, fun and responsive, perfect for Bahamas & Keys, 9’ inflatable w/6hp 4-stroke, wind, solar, autopilot, EPIRB, etc. $16,900, Nokomis, FL, argolo@aol.com. (10/12)
37 Searunner Trimaran. All sails and standing rigging in good condition. Self-tailing winches, auto pilot. Yanmar 2 GM, A/C. Refrigerator in custom box. $35,000. For Details, Contact Dave Pond. captpondo@ yahoo.com. (985) 966-3504. (10/12)
IRWIN Citation 39, 1979, w/ 30 hp Yanmar, 41' 9" LOA, custom scoop transom, fin keel, roller furling head sails, Dutchman main, ST-60 instruments, Garmin GPS, VHF, S/S Stove, 12volt DC Refrig, ST winches, Bimini. Asking $37,500. Cortez Yacht Sales 941-792-9100.
BROKERS: 37’ TARTAN Centerboard Sloop. 1977 w/ Westerbeke diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Genoa, Main, Storm Sail, Sea Anchor, Spinnaker, Autopilot, 2 X VHFs, SSB, Wind, Depth, GPS Navigator, Stove, Ice Box, Pressure Water, Dinghy w/OB, lots of gear and spares. Asking $35,000. Needs work. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
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1982 40’ Hughes Columbia Center Cockpit. Loaded and Cruise ready. Wind, Solar and more. Reduced. $109,900. Alan 941-350559. AlanGSYS@gmail.com. www.grandslam yachtsales.com
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42’ Catalina MK II. 2 staterooms, 2-head layout, very good condition. Reduced to $135,000! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.
43’ Wauquiez Ketch, 1983. Perfect layout, weatherly cruiser. Recent Perkins 65hp, Northern Lights 5.5kw, 26000 BTU air conditioning. Fresh Awlgrip, canvas, all new electronics. $159,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com.
Morgan 43’ Sloop. Hark the Sound, 1985 Center cockpit. AC, genset, new batteries and nav instruments. Master cabin w/ensuite head, LP stove, Adler Barber fridge, chart table, v-berth w/guest head. Perkin 4.108 aux. Asking $90,000. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277.
1983 Morgan/Marek 454 Performance Racer/Cruiser. Big, Fast, Beautiful, Strong, Seakindly. Shoal draft, air conditioner, diesel engine & generator, radar, autopilot, Huge aft stateroom. $99,900. Alangsys@gmail. com. (941) 350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com.
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1977 45’ Morgan 452 Ketch. Center cockpit, aft stateroom, two heads refrigeration, generator GPS. Great Liveaboard or cruiser. $69,900. AlanGSYS@gmail.com, or call Alan at 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com
45’ Hunter Deck Salon 2012. DIVORCE SALE. Here’s your chance to own a like-new 45’ cruiser at an unheard of price. ASKING price is $100k under retail. Shoal draft, heat & air, color plotter. $256,000. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 599-1718, or kellyb@masseyyacht.com
45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $109,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
Tayana 48’. Montana Sky, 2011, Center cockpit, Cutter rigged, Two staterooms w/ensuite heads. Electric winches, windlass, bow thruster, Leisurefurl boom w/fully battened main sail, genset, watermaker and much more. Asking $670,000. Contact Terry Rose at (910) 772-9277.
2007 Beneteau 49 $298,000 Genset, AC Bow thruster, Electric winches, Full electronics, Bimini, Cockpit cushions, shows like new. 727-214-1590, ext 3. Full specs/pics at: www.MurrayYachtSales.com
51’ Little Harbor – Performance cruiser in very good condition. Reduced to $449,000! Contact Curtis Stokes at (954) 684-0218 or curtis@curtisstokes.net.
2002 53’ Bruce Roberts. Custom Aluminum Center Cockpit. Quality Construction and Loaded. Twin headsails, incredible owners’ stateroom. $329,900. Alan at (941) 3501559. AlanGSYS@gmail.com. Go for details to www.grandslamyachtsales.com
1988 54’ Crowther Hi Performance Cruising Catamaran. Daggerboards, new electronics, great sail inventory, generator and more. $224,900. AlanGSYS@gmail.com, or Call Alan at. 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyachtsales.com
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CLASSIFIED ADS Instrument/antenna tree. All stainless, 1 1/4” pole, 6’ 6’’ tall, the horizontal tube is 18” L, the base plate is 3 1/2”w x 2 1/2” L. The pole is usually mounted on the transom. Ron (727) 521-2857. (9/12) _________________________________________ 36” Helm, destroyer style with 1” shaft. Used but in excellent condition. Great upgrade for 30’-40’ racers or cruisers. New costs $560; asking $250 or will trade for 28” wheel. Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246. (8/12)
Teleflex control cables, Red-Jacket 15’ CC33215 and 10’ CC33210, still in boxes. This is the most popular boat cable in the world. 3” travel, 10-32 SAE threads with nuts and rubber grommets on both ends, 15’ retails for $40; asking $20. 10’ retails for $36; asking $18. Both for only $35. Photos available. Sarasota, FL. (941) 342-1246. (8/12)
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56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $800,000. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100
Clark Mills 59’ Custom 3 Masted Schooner 1974. Operating daily in charter in Clearwater. Sails great. Hauled surveyed and bottom-painted Sept. 2011. Owner retiring and motivated to sell. Call (727) 581-4662. (12/12)
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VHF Antenna cable: 40’ of Anchor Marine RG-8X coaxial cable. Never used/installed. Retails at West Marine for $2.09/ft. Asking $40. (941) 342-1246. Sarasota, FL. _________________________________________ Wanted: Lewmar 16 two-speed self-tailing winch — or similar make and model. Will consider standard, non-self-tailing model. (941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ 66
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Perkins/Westerbeke 4-108 diesel engine. Low hours, inspected, test run, no trans., come see it run. Free delivery 500 miles from Pensacola w/full price $3,995 (850) 5721225. (12/12)
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_________________________________________ International Fortune 500 web business seeking team members who desire passive income. Commitment and motivation necessary now to enjoy long term financial reward. Excellent opportunity in a growth industry. (727) 204 6063. (12/12) _________________________________________ Wanted: An experienced canvas person and an experienced rigger for subcontract work. Work area is greater Tampa Bay to Sarasota. Located in Palmetto. Email jimmy@sunrisesailsplus.com. (10/12) _________________________________________ Sailing couple to run small sailing resort in the Florida Keys. Work one day a week with pay. Free dockage and/or apartment. No smokers or pets. Call Tom at (305) 743-8454. (10/12) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We have several openings for yacht brokers in Florida. Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com. _________________________________________ Researcher wanted to search the Internet and other sources for lists of southern sailing businesses. Must be good with Google and have Excel (but no need to be an Excel expert, just know the basics to enter data). Work on your own at any location. Subcontractor payment by the hour. Good pay. SOUTHWINDS Magazine. editor@southwindsmagazine.com _________________________________________ Broker/Salesperson Wanted: Ross Yacht Sales is looking for brokers; experienced or will train. Positions open to work in our Dunedin, FL, headquarters or work out of your house. Ross Yacht Sales has brokers from Naples, FL, to Gulfport, MS. Be part of a dynamic company celebrating its 50-year anniversary. Look over our website at www.rossyachtsales.com. Interested parties e-mail Rick Grajirena at rick@rossyachtsales.com.
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Sailboat Captain seeks Co-Captain. 57 yr old sailor seeks female sailing partner. I’ve lived aboard 15 yrs now. Currenty residing Boot Key Harbor, Marathon. Email me at saltykevin@yahoo.com. Chat soon! (10/12)
1986 - 47-foot offshore cruising/racer. Total refit- Yanmar, mast/rigging/sails (7), electric winches, monitor amp air/solar, electronics, SSB, radar etc, 2 staterooms, 6-person life raft, dinghy w/10-hp OB. $109,900 inventory call (401) 782-0555. (12/12)
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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 www.poncedeleon hotel.com
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Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront adult mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500 to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (12/12A)
Live on the New River in Fort Lauderdale. 4plex with Docks. Zoned for Liveaboards. Let rents pay the Mortgage. Deep water/Ocean Access. www.argyledrive.com for details or (360) 390-4168. (12/12)
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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (12/12A)
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Great Scot (OpenFS). BSC Gulf Coast Team Invitational. SYC IWCA NA’s Hobie Wave. PBYC WFORC. PYC Pink Ribbon. LPWSA Gumbo Regatta. LAYC SYC Closing. SYC Fish Worlds. BucYC Monk Smith. BWYC Sunfish Rondinella. BWYC J/30 NAs. NOYC Schreck Regatta. PYC Anniversary/ Norton Brooker Broken Triangle. MYC NOYC Closing. NOYC Caterwaul (Multihulls). StABYC Great Pumpkin(Thistle). BSC LPRC. TYC/SYC/NOYC/ PontYC Double-Handed. FYC GYA Fish Class /John G. Curren. BucYC Hospitality. JYC Halloween Cat Caper. BSC
NOVEMBER 3 GoDaddy.com Bowl Regatta. FYC 3-4 Shearwater Multihull. OSYC 3-4 Southern Soiland Team Racing. SYC 3-4 MS State H.S. Championship. BWYC 10-11 Individual FS/ Cock of the Walk. PYC 10-11 Jubilee (Lightning, Lasers, Buccaneers, Thistle). PYC 10-11 Great Oaks Regatta. SYC 17 Turkey Trot Key Sailing. PBYC 17 FSSA Cajun Country Champs. LAYC 17-18 Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Regatta. 18 Turkey Regatta. JYC 22-24 Mid-Winter Opti. SYC SOUTHWINDS
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360 Yachting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Absolute Tank Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Advanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Adventure Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Ahoy Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 All American Covered Boat Storage . . . .21 Alpen Glow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Amelia Island Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 American Rope & Tar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Bahamas Guide/Seaworthy . . . . . . . . . .17 Beach Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Beaver Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Bennet Bros. Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,55 Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals . . . . . . . . . .23 Bluewater Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Bluewater Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . .16 BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Borel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Cajun Trading Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Calvert Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars . . . . . . . . .17 Capt. Jagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Capt. Larry Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Capt. Rick Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Captains License Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Catamaran Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 C-Head Compost Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Clear Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Clearwater Municipal Marina . . . . . .13,37 Compac Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 CopperCoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Coquina Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Cortez Flea Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Cruising Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . .57 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Dockside Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Doyle/Ploch Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Dr. LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,27 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Dunbar Sales Sailing School . . . . . . . . . .36 Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
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Eastern Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Eco-Clad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 EisenShine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Ellies Sailing Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Fair Winds Boat Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Fishermen’s Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Flagship Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Florida Keys Cottage/Charter . . . . . . . . .27 Florida Yacht Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Glades Boat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,37 Grand Slam Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Gulfport City Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Hand-ee-Cleat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Harborage Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Hidden Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hobie Cats/Tiki Watersports . . . . . . . . . . .9 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . .28 Innovative Marine Services . . . . . . . .26,29 Irish Sail Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . .56 Kelly Bickford, Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Key Lime Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Key West Race Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Knighton Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Mack Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina . . . . . .23 Maptech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Margarita Cat-Bruce Van Sant . . . . . . . .17 Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . . . . .21,28,58 Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Matthews Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Miami Mooring Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Moor Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Morehead City Yacht Basin . . . . . . . . . .36 Multihull Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . .56 National Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Nature’s Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Non-Local Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 North Sails Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 North Sails Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 NV-Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Optimist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Palm Coast Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Pasadena Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Portland Pudgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Premiere Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Regatta Pointe Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Rigging Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Rivertown Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . .37 Ross Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 RS Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Sail Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sail Harbor Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Sail Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sail Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sailboat Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Sailing Florida Sailing School . . . . . . . . .36 SailKote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sailor’s Guide to Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sailrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Sands Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Sarasota YC Fall Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.44 Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Simple Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,59 Sparman USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Spotless Stainless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Squalls and Rainbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 St. Augustine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .63 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Star Marine Outboards . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 St. Petersburg Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . .7 StrictlySailing.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Sunfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Sunrise Sails, Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Tailing Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 The Pelican Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Tiki Water Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Titusville Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Turner Marine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . .IFC UK Sailmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,26 US Spars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Zarcor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
I called 911 and Mayday at the same time; a fire and rescue boat was alongside in minutes. They secured my wife on a back board while I motored to a nearby dock. As the EMTs lifted her off the boat, she sternly said to them “Whatever you do, DON’T drop me in the water! Always review the chart ahead of
time so you understand what the intended course looks like. Know where the deep and the shallow waters are; look for places where navigational marks can be confusing. If possible, in tricky situations, assign a navigator AND a helmsperson to keep the boat on course. Oh, and be sure your towing insurance premium is paid.
AGROUND continued from page 70 been anywhere else on the boat, she wouldn’t have been injured, since no other crewmember was. There is a charted, mile-long shoal marked on either end, but not where we hit it. I momentarily wasn’t paying attention to the chart plotter, hadn’t looked at the chart ahead of time, and her injury was the result. 68
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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau ...............................................................................................BC Bennet Bros. Yachts ..........................................................................36,55 Compac Sailboats ....................................................................................9 Cortez Yacht Brokerage .........................................................................62 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage................................................................57 Dunbar Sales ....................................................................................36,58 Eastern Yachts .......................................................................................BC Edwards Yacht Sales...............................................................................54 Florida Yacht Group ..............................................................................BC Flying Scot Sailboats ..............................................................................64 Grand Slam Yacht Sales .........................................................................60 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ........................................................................19 Hobie Cats/Tiki Watersports.....................................................................9 Kelly Bickford,Broker ..............................................................................59 Laser......................................................................................................19 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina ....................................................21,28,58 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau.................................................................56 Optimist ................................................................................................19 Portland Pudgy......................................................................................26 Precision ................................................................................................19 Ross Yacht Sales .....................................................................................58 RS Sailboats .............................................................................................9 Simple Sailing ...................................................................................36,59 St. Augustine Yacht Sales .......................................................................63 St. Barts/Beneteau .................................................................................BC Strictly Sailing.com ................................................................................62 Sunfish ..................................................................................................19 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish,St. Petersburg.............................................19 Tiki Water Sports......................................................................................9 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Ahoy Captain.........................................................................................27 Alpen Glow............................................................................................43 Beaver Flags...........................................................................................27 Borel......................................................................................................27 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware .....................................................................24 Cajun Trading Rigging ...........................................................................29 C-Head Compost Toilets ........................................................................27 Clear Air ................................................................................................27 CopperCoat...........................................................................................39 CPT Autopilot ........................................................................................66 Cruising Solutions..................................................................................15 Defender Industries................................................................................11 Dockside Radio ......................................................................................24 Doctor LED .........................................................................................9,27 Eco-Clad ..................................................................................................3 Ellies Sailing Shop ..................................................................................26 Hand-ee-Cleat........................................................................................27 Hotwire/Fans & other products ............................................................28 Leather Wheel .......................................................................................28 Maptech................................................................................................10 Masthead Enterprises...................................................................21,28,58 Mastmate Mast Climber ........................................................................28 Nature’s Head........................................................................................28 NV-Charts ..............................................................................................27 Sailrite ...................................................................................................46 Seaworthy Goods .............................................................................28,44 Shadetree Awning Systems ....................................................................35 Sparman USA ........................................................................................41 Spotless Stainless ...................................................................................29 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish,Precision.....................................................19 Tailing Hook ..........................................................................................29 US Spars ................................................................................................12 Zarcor....................................................................................................22 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Advanced Sails.......................................................................................30 Atlantic Sail Traders ...............................................................................30 Bacon Sails ............................................................................................30 Cajun Trading Rigging ...........................................................................29 Calvert Sails ...........................................................................................30 Doyle Ploch ...........................................................................................30 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging ....................................................66 Innovative Marine Services ...............................................................26,29 Knighton Sails........................................................................................30 Mack .....................................................................................................10 Masthead/Used Sails and Service .................................................21,28,58 National Sail Supply, new&used online..................................................30 North Sails Direct/sails online by North .................................................14 North Sails, new and used 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Going Aground “Whatever you do, don’t Drop me in the Water!” By Paul Jones
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here at two types of boaters in Florida: those who have gone aground and those who will. I began my sailing career over three decades ago in small boats on lakes in Kansas where going aground wasn’t a problem; you just stepped out and pushed the boat into deeper water. As I started ocean sailing on larger boats in the Caribbean, the water was deep and we anchored out. When we began sailing along the coast of Florida and Georgia, it became more of a concern. I now have plenty of experience hitting bottom, almost all of it harmless. I always keep my towing insurance up to date and have used it so many times that I can’t believe they haven’t rated or cancelled me. I’m not a careless boater. I just spend a lot of time exploring the coast shorthanded. Sometimes it isn’t even my fault. I’ve run aground more than once in a channel in what should have been plenty of water, but it had 70
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shoaled in. Fortunately, our boat is a long-keeled Island Packet, and the bottom is usually soft, so I’ve never damaged the boat. Navigation errors are a common cause of grounding. Ideally, someone other than the helmsperson should be assigned as navigator to closely monitor the position at all times and keep up with notices to mariners. That isn’t always possible with recreational boaters out for a day of fun on the water. Two places in our local waters where one can easily become confused are the ICW near the St. Augustine inlet in northeast Florida, and the area west of St. Simon’s Island in Georgia. I almost ran aground at the former last month when I started to cut the corner, and did at the latter three years ago. It was a beautiful sunny day. One crewmember was at the helm as we took a side channel going into a marina, another was steering as we were
going out. I wasn’t watching the chart plotter either time. The area is wide and the marks far apart. Two green markers, one on the ICW and the other on the side channel, are easily confused and if you do that, you hit sand which is what we did. If the tide is low, you can wait. If it is high, call for a tow. Where we did have a real problem was just upstream from downtown Jacksonville on the St. John’s River. Again, it was a beautiful sunny day; we were the only boat in the middle of the two-mile wide, calm, flat river. We were motorsailing, doing seven knots, and looking for the entrance to a marina, when the boat came to a sudden stop. It wasn’t damaged, but my wife was. She was ascending the companionway steps near the top and was thrown to the cabin floor, breaking three vertebrae in her back. If she had Cracker Jack See AGROUND continued on page 68
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