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37' 2001 Seawind 1000 XL Catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,900 37' 1997 Hunter 376 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 37' 1980 Tartan 37 Centerboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $45,000 36' 1998 Sabre 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $139,900 36' 2005 Prout Esprit Catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $149,900 36' 1999 Sabre 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 36' 1987 Marine Trader Sundeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $57,900 36' 2010 Southerly Centerboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$325,000 35' 1972 Pearson 35 Sloop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,000 35' 1985 Cal 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,900 34’ 1987 Sabre 34 Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 34' 1985 Sabre 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 34' 1992 Sabre 34 MK II Wing Keel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$94,500

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Robertson-Caine Leopard 39, 2011

Victory 35 Cat, 2000

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Island Packet Cat 35, 1993

Just reduced, fresh bottom, new A/C ASKING

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O'Day 35 Shoal Keel, 1989

Family cruiser, club racer, excellent ASKING

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Carver 530 Voyager Pilothouse, 1998

Beautifully maintained, make an offer ASKING

$269,000

Corinthian Catamaran 45', 1991

Twin 260 HP dsl, dive or tour boat ASKING

$150,000

ASKING $169,500

Hunter 36, 2006

In-fleet charter boat, price incentives ASKING

$95,000

MacGregor 26M, 2011

Sailing & high-speed motor cruiser ASKING

$25,450

Symbol 42, 2002

Turnkey cruiser, price reduced to sell ASKING

$262,500

Egg Harbor 41, 1987

Completely refit, superior shape ASKING

$89,000

Island Packet Cat 35, 1993

Rigged for cruising in style, w/ dinghy ASKING

$139,000

Nauticat 33, 1986

Super condition, furling genoa, 90hp ASKING

$79,900

Bruce Roberts Spray Trawler 52, 2008

Full keel, steel hull, fully equipped ASKING

$399,000

Meridian 411 Sedan, 2005

Great fuel economy, 450 Cummins dsl ASKING

$229,000

Marine Trader 43 Cockpit, 1986

Hunter 36, 2011

In-fleet charter boat, price incentives ASKING

$120,000

C&C 40-2 Centerboard, 1981

Beautifully maintained, many updates ASKING

$59,500

Viking Sport Fish 47, 1998

Beautiful offshore fishing boat ASKING

$319,000

Hatteras 58 Motor Yacht, 1975

Complete refit, luxurious interior ASKING

$169,500

Wellcraft Portofino 4300, 1991

Well cared for inside & out, 2-225hp dsl Freshwater boat, low hours, just listed ASKING

$84,500

ASKING

$69,900

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

Calendar — Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race)

Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing

Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) Celebrates 50th Anniversary By BoatUS

Southern Race Report

Charleston Race Week By Dan Dickison

Carolina Sailing: The Anatomy of a Medical Rescue By Dan Dickison

Southern Regional Racing Calendar

Not Glamorous but Rewarding – Life on a 36’ Sailboat By Lori A. Kirby

Southern Sailing Schools Section

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Southern Marinas and Boatyards

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BoatUS celebrates 50 years. Page 26. BoatUS photo.

Southern Race Report. Page 28. Tampa Bay Hospice Cup photo by Rick Maupin.

COVER PHOTO: Peter Sulick’s Farr 280, Red, out of Naples, FL, blasts downwind on Day 2 of Sperry Charleston Race Week. Story page 34. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo.

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LETTERS ANCHORING RESTRICTIONS IN FLORIDA It has finally dawned on me as to the absolute absurdity of the laws/ordinances to regulate anchoring in Florida waters. The vociferous landowners protesting the infringement of their waterfront views (in Ft. Lauderdale’s Lake Sylvia, my 52-foot mast obscures the view of the nearby 350foot, high-rise building) by sailboats anchoring off their property less than 250 or 300 feet need only to look 50 feet or less to their next door neighbors. Their next door neighbors can look over the fence (if there is one) into their yard or bedroom, they can let the dog poop in their yard or bark all night, they can have loud music and drunken parties and their guests can park their Mercedes on the sidewalk, they can lounge nude by their pool, and they can throw trash into the water. Yet, all this is Okay. But heaven help us if a yacht anchors off their lovely waterfront property. There are good neighbors and a few not-so-good neighbors (in spite of homeowners association laws and bylaws). There are good cruising folk and a few not so good. Why should the good always suffer for the misdeeds of the occasional “bad apple”? Here is my suggestion: If the waterfront property owner has neighbors greater than 300 feet away, then in that case it would be OK to enact ordinances/laws prohibiting anchoring within 300 feet of shore, otherwise let the responsible cruising yacht anchor in peace. It is sad that spineless politicians and lawmakers cower to the demands of the moneyed Florida waterfront property owners and cast a wide net to catch a few “trash fish,” while the good guys get caught as well. Do a survey and find out what kinds of people cruisers really are. They will find that they are businessmen, teachers, corporate executives, engineers, lawyers, police officers, doctors, dentists—to name just a few I’ve met. All have made a positive contribution to American society, worked hard, and now only want to enjoy a bit of freedom while cruising Florida waters. Paul Gebert, Ph.D. (University of Florida) Aerospace Engineer (ret.) Florida resident and sailboat owner since 1966. Full-time sailboat cruiser for 18 years Paul, The answer is really quite simple. The property owners who complain about boaters anchoring in public waters—even when they are peaceful and quiet—think they deserve special privileges because they own expensive property and pay more taxes than others. It’s the America that was created, but not the America envisioned by the founders, nor the one envisioned by those who believe in a republic, where the rights of the minority are protected and everyone is treated in the eyes of the law as equal—regardless of how much you pay in taxes. Churches pay no taxes? Does that mean they get even less rights? Hardly. And let’s not forget the 14th Amendment—equal protection of the laws. I don’t recall anywhere where it says if you pay more taxes you get more rights. The majority of state legislators passed this law. But the majority has no right to take away the rights of the minority. Who are they representing? Only the majority? Where’s the Supreme Court when legislators take away those rights? Editor

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Our Last Page Articles This month we have an article on our last page (page 62 this month—our last page of editorial content, but I always call it the last page) called “Not Glamorous, but Rewarding; Life on a 36-foot Sailboat” by Lori Kirby. It’s an honest assessment of someone who lived the cruising life for a little while and tells it like it is—the good, the bad and the ugly. We hear so much about how great it is—along with what you have to deal with in terms of living space, food, weather, people, breakdowns, etc—that the final call people make is that you have to do it. It’s worth it. But Lori, very succinctly describes it. She didn’t cruise around the world, or cross an ocean or spend years on board in the Caribbean and other far away places, but she got a pretty good taste of it. I had a similar experience when I was 30. My girlfriend and I cruised around for several months in the Bahamas. Our boat was smaller at only 26 feet (and wood) and had nothing in amenities compared to the Catalina 36 Lori and her boyfriend cruised on. But we never felt like we didn’t have enough, although many times we came onboard other larger boats as guests and reveled in the thought of having such a boat to cruise around on. Today, I would never think of doing such a trip like that again, unless it was a larger boat with many more amenities. As I read Lori’s story of her experience and thought of my own, I thought about all the miscellaneous last page stories that we’ve printed that give a more subjective view of sailing and boating. Every month I put a call out for these stories. This is how I describe them on our website (www.southwindsmagazine.com/writing-guidelines.php): We reserve this page for more personal stories or those

that are unique. They can be about a unique experience you had that taught you a lesson about sailing, cruising, navigating or about any related matter. For example, a close call you had. Also included would be funny stories, sad, inspiring, weird or just unusual. We allow more subjective stories that tell about your experience and reactions. They can also just be an objective description of something that happened that was unique or out of the ordinary, whether it be funny, sad, weird or whatever. We’ve even published nothing but unusual photos on the page before. I remember once when someone sent us photos of iguanas on a beach in the Bahamas—close-ups making the lizards huge—with the crystal blue waters and white sands in the background. They were beautiful and the iguanas made them unusual. We’ve had so many great stories over the years that I’ve had people suggest I compile them all, but copyright issues with all the writers would be difficult. I am putting together (for our new responsive website that’s in the works) a list that has links to the stories in our online back issues. They aren’t all great stories, but the great majority are, with others being just good or okay. So if you have one, please send us one. We are always looking (and we generally pay for them). Keep them around 800-900 words, but a little shorter or longer (never much more than 1200) is okay. Photo nice, but not necessary. Everyone has a story to tell, and some they would be too embarrassed to tell (we might print even those anonymously). Send to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. And don’t forget to read Lori’s story.

Contribute to Southwinds – Articles and Photos Wanted Sailing Experiences: Stories and photos about experiences in places you’ve cruised; anchorages, marinas, or passages made throughout the Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Boat Reviews: Review your boat. See the ad in the boat review this month. Charter Stories: Have an interesting Charter story? In our Southern waters, or perhaps in the Bahamas or the Caribbean? Write About Your Yacht Club or Sailing Association: Tell us about your club, its history, facilities, major events, etc. Youth Sailing: Write about a local youth sailing organization or sailing camp Bahamas and the Caribbean: Trips, experiences, passages, anchorages, provisioning and other stories of interest.

Our Waterways: Information about the waters we sail in: disappearing marinas, boatyards and slips; mooring fields, anchoring rights, waterway access, etc. Maintenance and Technical Articles: Repairs, emergency repairs, modifications, additions, etc. Individuals in the Sailing Industry: Interesting stories about the world of sailors out there, young, old, and some that are no longer with us but have contributed to the sport or were just true lovers of sailing. Fun and Unusual Stories: Got an interesting story? Unusual, funny, tearjerkers, learning experiences, etc. Cover Photos: SOUTHWINDS is always looking for nice cover shots, which are always paid for. They need to be a high-resolution vertical shot, but we sometimes crop horizontal photos for vertical use.

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Southeast Air & Water Temperatures, Prevailing Winds & Gulf Stream Currents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; June For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center at www.ndbc.noaa.gov

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

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LISTING YOUR EVENT To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months. Events must be free, very low cost, or not for profit. For profit events can be listed for a small fee.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing

traditional boat building classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, 252-728-7317. Boating Safety Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require safety education if born after a certain date. See each state’s law at www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

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The course named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements. They are marked below with two asterisks (**): **St. Augustine, FL, June 6, July 11. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine. One-day course. St. Augustine Campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Dr. (off SR-16), St. Augustine, starting at 7:45am and lasting until 5:00pm. Register prior to the class by contacting Vic Aquino at 904460-0243. Early registration is recommended. Space is limited. **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. 904-502-9154. www.uscgajaxbeach.com/ mchristnacht@comcast.net. pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing. New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9am to 5pm. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info

RACE MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST To list your race instruction courses (free listings for nonprofit groups. A small fee to for-profit groups): editor@southwindsmagazine.comU. For US SAILING Courses: Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/race-officials/become-a-race-official

One Day Judge Seminar Lake Lanier Yacht Club, Flowery Branch, GA, June 11. Contact Edith Collins at edith@benefitalt.com. Instructors JD Rosser and Edith Collins.

US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing. Check the website, since courses are often added late. For learning-to-sail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education. Small Boat Instructor Course Level 1 Camp Sea Gull/Camp Seafarer, Arapahoe, NC, May 31June 3. Contact Blair Overman at blair.overman@seagullseafarer.org. Instructor Allison Jolly. Powerboat Instructor Camp Sea Gull/Camp Seafarer, Arapahoe, NC, May 31June 2. Contact Jon Meyers at powerboat@ussailing.org. Instructors Dick Allsopp and Michael Askew (two separate concurrent courses). Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course Offshore Sailing School, Captiva Island, FL, June 13-15.

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2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather Web sites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more. How to develop a simple plan to protect your boat—the best and simplest plan out there.

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Fishermen’s Village in Punta Gorda, FL, Celebrates National Marina Day, June 11 National Marina Day will include vendors, organizations dedicated to the preservation of wildlife as well as exhibitors promoting outdoor activities around Charlotte Harbor. Space is available for non-profit organizations such as boat clubs. Information and dockage reservations: 941575-3000. Vendors and non-profits: Catherine Perry at 941575-3067. www.fishville.com.

16th Annual Summer Sailstice, Planet Earth, June 18-19 The 16th Annual Summer Sailstice, a sailing celebration of the Summer Solstice, will be held the weekend of June 18-19, the closest Saturday to the Summer Solstice. There is no specific location of the Summer Sailstice except that it occurs on the planet Earth, in this solar system, where sailors can spend the day—or two days—sailing as a tribute to the solstice, which—astronomically—occurs on June 20 at 5:38pm (PDT). For more on Sailstice, go to www.summersailstice.com.

week of festivities and casual racing with Bahamian boats and cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible-but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. Regatta organizers promote the event as, “It’s a party every night...in a different location.” For more, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

Florida Lobster Season July and August Openings Florida has two spiny lobster seasons for recreational divers. The first is the two-day mini sport season, which is always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, falling this year on July 27-28. The regular 8-month season always runs Aug. 6 through March 31. For regulations and more information, go to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission website at www.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/lobster.

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Boat of Missing Florida Teens Found Off Bermuda On July 24 last summer, two teens, both aged 14, were lost

off Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s east coast near Jupiter while fishing in their 19foot powerboat. No trace of the teens or the boat had been found until March 18 when their boat was discovered by a Norwegian ship about 100 miles off Bermuda. The ship pulled the vessel onboard and the boat was verified to be that of the teens by a marine supply store sticker and the engine serial number. Personal effects of the boys are being returned to the families. The boat was to be shipped back to the U.S. via shipping container in May. The parents of one of the teens advocated a law that would give an annual 25 percent discount on boat registrations for those boat owners who have a registered Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). It is generally believed that the boys would have been saved if they had an EPIRB on board. The bill became law in March, although at a lower rate than the 25 percent sought. The parents started a foundation to promote the law and safety at sea, the Austin Blu Foundation. www.austinblufoundation.org.

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Manatees Taken Off the Endangered Species List BoatUS Magazine reported that in January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moved the West Indian Manatee from the “endangered” species list to “threatened.” The manatee, known as the sea cow, has been on the endangered list for five decades. Its population, particularly in Florida has increased from 1267 in 1991 to a reported 6300 today. The new status of the manatee will have no effect on the speed zones and protection zones set to protect the mammal. Manatee deaths by collision with boats have remained at 20 percent of the population for the last 40 years—even though boating participation has quadrupled. Other manatee deaths also occur for various reasons, including fishing gear, cold stress, disease and loss of habitat. The new classification was a direct result of a 2012 petition to reclassify the manatee by the Pacific Legal Foundation and Save Crystal River, Inc.

Lawsuit Proceeds Against Miami Boat Show at Virginia Key In March, a Miami-Dade judge ruled that the Village of Key Biscayne can continue its lawsuit against the city of Miami over the Miami Boat Show’s new location on Virginia Key. The city of Miami claimed that Key Biscayne had no legal standing because they could not prove any real injury from the show being held at the new location. The judge disagreed with that and allowed the suit to continue. Another issue developed between Key Biscayne and the city over promises made by the city to create a public park on the land developed for the show. The city had promised that an AstroTurf-like park with sports fields would be built on the site within 31 days of the show. The park was called the “Flex Park.” After 46 days of not being built, Village of Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Lindsay said that city of Miami had no real plans to build the park—really planning to promote and use it as an “exhibition space for commercial use.” She said, “They were bullshitting all along.” The city claims there intention is to build a park but they have run into “logistical” problems and are rethinking

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Boating Talk Radio Show Launches in July Boat Radio, the world’s first talk radio show dedicated to boat owners, world cruisers, sailing enthusiasts, professional yacht crews and armchair adventurers everywhere will be going live on July 1. The show will interview prominent personalities in the world of sailing, exploration and endurance sports. There will also be practical boating advice and marine conservation. Those hosting the show will include, besides radio professionals, sailing journalists, scientific researchers, ocean ecologists and live-aboard bloggers. Every week there will be programs from Florida, Missouri, Washington, The Bahamas, Canada, the Arctic Circle, the United Kingdom, Italy, Croatia, Australia, Mallorca and from boats all over the world’s oceans. The radio show will be heard worldwide wherever there is a Wi-Fi or cell phone signal. Listeners can get an app at the Google Play Store and iTunes. You can visit the radio’s website at www.boatradio.net. To contact managing editor Mike McDowall, or another member of the Boat Radio team, for more information or to arrange an interview, email hello@boatradio.net.

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Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 1974, just eight years after its founding by Richard Schwartz (4th from left), BoatUS moved to new headquarters in Springfield, VA, with just 17 staff—far less than the over 500 employees today. Photo courtesy BoatUS.

n 1966, boaters could buy a new mid-sized cruiser for about $7,000, outboard engines had just surpassed 100 horsepower, and recreational boating was growing on a large scale across America. It was also in ’66 that the nation’s largest recreational boating group, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), got its start thanks to founder Richard Schwartz who saw a need to make recreational boaters’ lives better. His vision of offering representation, improving safety, providing quality services at competitive prices and saving boaters money was all rolled up into the “service, savings and representation” motto that remains at the core of the more than half million member organization today. “BoatUS has always been there for boaters and always will be,” said BoatUS President Margaret Podlich. “Whether it’s helping boaters have a safe day on the water, ensuring that boating taxes go to boating programs, offering competitive boat insurance coverage, or having the largest on-water towing fleet in the nation, BoatUS is proudly the single source of exceptional service and savings. We’re steadfast in our commitment to protect boaters and their rights, making boating safer, more affordable and accessible.” BoatUS will be celebrating its golden anniversary in 2016 with a series of special member events and coverage in its flagship publication, BoatUS Magazine, and other programs. A look back at five decades of BoatUS’ significant impacts and innovation include: • BoatUS is the first organization to fight for legislation on behalf of boaters, shaping national boating policy when Schwartz helps draft the watershed Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, creating the US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety. He also secured passage of the Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Act of 1979—also known as the Biaggi Bill—which affirmed that taxes and fees paid by boaters should support boating programs. • The BoatUS Marine Insurance program starts in 1967 offering the first recreational boat policy in clear, understandable language—rather than the unintelligible, centuries-old language from Lloyd’s of London. • BoatUS creates the only Consumer Protection Bureau (1970) for boaters to seek redress with manufacturers, suppliers or businesses as well as a Dispute Mediation Program. BoatUS Reports, the association’s early member newsletter, eventually grows to become BoatUS Magazine, the largest boating magazine in the country with over half a million circulation. • After two years of BoatUS lobbying efforts, in 1980 26

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President Carter signs the Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Act, authorizing $60 million in boating fuel taxes to be spent on boating safety programs and boating facilities improvements over the next three years. • In 1982 BoatUS leads the successful fight to repeal the Federal Boat “User Fee” tax, saving boaters up to $600 annually. • As a result of the U.S. Coast Guard no longer offering nonemergency assistance to boaters where towboat companies existed, the BoatUS Insurance policy becomes the first in the nation to feature on-water towing coverage to its insureds. • Also in 1983, the first BoatUS Catastrophe Team is established to assist the Houston Yacht Club following the disastrous landfall of Hurricane Alicia. Comprised of expert marine surveyors, claims adjusters and heavy equipment operators, in subsequent years the team becomes the “gold standard” for service to insured boaters after storm-related disasters. As a result of what it learns, BoatUS sets course to become the nation’s expert at hurricane damage avoidance for boats and marinas, offering free preparation materials for boat and yacht clubs, marinas and boatyards. • In 1984, Schwartz is widely credited in leading the passage of the federal Wallop/Breaux Trust Fund Amendment, today part of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund that now returns over $600 million annually to federal and state boating and fishing programs. • BoatUS was an early pioneer in discount marine retailing, starting with a single product—a floating flashlight—eventually opening a nationwide chain of 62 BoatUS retail stores and catalog. The retail division was sold to West Marine in 2003. • In 1994 TowBoatUS creates a 24-hour toll-free dispatch hotline to respond to members’ needs. The dispatch system pioneers the use of computer mapping to find the closest towboat while connecting the boater directly with the towing captain through teleconferencing. • Already a major influence on the national boating safety stage, in 2000 the BoatUS Foundation and the BoatUS Clean Water Trust merge to become the nonprofit 501(c)(3) BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, which runs innovative programs ranging from the only free Online Boating Safety Course and nationwide Life Jacket Loaner Program for Kids to the Help Stop the Drops marina spill prevention program and EPIRB rental program for offshore passages. • Long before there was publicly available data on the causes of insurance claims, BoatUS develops the only recreational boat Damage Avoidance Program and publication to help BoatUS members avoid claims and injuries, Seaworthy. BoatUS insurance programs today total over $8 billion in hull value. • BoatUS acquires Vessel Assist Association of America in 2003, the largest on-water towing fleet on the Pacific Coast. The move adds a new West Coast 24-hour dispatch center connected to a coastal high-site VHF communications system which provides VHF radio communications far out to sea—a unique aspect not found with any other onwater boat towing company. Today, TowBoatUS is the nation’s largest on-water towing fleet with over 600 towboats and 300 locations. • In 2006, the EPA starts wrestling with a proposed operational permit that could be required for each boat in each state. Working with the marine industry, BoatUS launches a massive two-year lobbying effort to pass the Clean Boating Act, exempting recreational boats from permits intended to address ocean-going ships and offshore sources of invasive species. -News & Views for Southern Sailors

• In 2007, BoatUS is sold to a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, National Indemnity Company. More recently, on January 1, 2015 BoatUS is transferred in a change of ownership to GEICO, another Berkshire Hathaway company. • In an effort to help the storm-struck marina industry recover after years of intense hurricane activity and ensure boaters have dockage for their boats after a storm hits, in 2008 BoatUS holds the first ever, two-day Marina Hurricane Preparation Symposium designed to reduce damage and the loss of boats and marinas in storms. • In 2011, BoatUS hand delivers over 15,000 comments from concerned boaters, sailors and anglers to the Federal Communications Commission demanding that the agency not go forward in its plans to allow a private company to put the reliability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) system at risk. The plans fail to win government support. • Over 65,000 recreational boats are damaged or lost when 2012’s Superstorm Sandy strikes the Northeast, making it the single-largest industry loss to recreational boats since the association began keeping track in 1966. BoatUS mobilizes its largest-ever catastrophe team, salvaging thousands of boats from the NY-NJ region as far north as Maine and inland to Michigan. • In 2015, BoatUS offers the first insurance policy for boats rented through peer-to-peer rental programs. Fighting for anchoring rights in Florida, amending the nation’s renewable fuels corn ethanol mandate, and reauthorization of the US Coast Guard budget top the list of legislative priorities. Forty-nine years after its founding, BoatUS begins a new era of growth and service to America’s boaters. For more information, visit BoatUS.com.

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SOUTHERN RACE REPORTS St. Augustine Race Week – A Great Week on the Water March 31-April 3 By Dave Montgomery Young sailors hold down their 420 dinghy during St. Augustine Race Week. Photo by Tim Fuhrmann.

Once again, Florida’s oldest city celebrated the art and sport of sailing with the second annual St. Augustine Race Week 2016 March 31-April 3. Over 76 wind and human-powered vessels of all shapes and sizes converged on the historic seaport for four days of competition and fun. Events included an offshore series for “performance” boats—spinnaker and non-spinnaker—and a separate set of races for the large cruiser class. Performance boats raced on traditional triangle courses, while cruisers were given races like the “Scout and Back” which took them straight out from shore eight miles and back to finish; and the “Menendez Meander” in which boats first sailed north

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along the coast, then south and back to finish. Ocean-class boats ranged in size from the Antrim 27, Rattle & Hum, to the Santa Cruz 52, Renegade. There were no one-design fleets this year. The Inshore Series was held in the Intracoastal Waterway just north of St. Augustine’s Vilano Bridge. A variety of smaller PHRF vessels raced there, ranging from a 20-foot Highlander to a foursome of Cal 29s. To fulfill the goal of letting the entire city get a view of real sailboat racing, several Race Week events were held in the Tolomato River that flows right through the middle of St. Augustine. Just north of the Castillo de San Marcos, the Youth Invitational Regatta featured fleets of 420 Dinghies, with crews of teenagers and college students, and Optimist Prams for the youngest sailors. They were a spectacular sight for tourists and parents as the small one- and two-man dinghies were guided around the buoys while being carefully monitored by adult coaches in chase boats. Despite the age of the sailors, it was serious competition. New this year was a planned series of human-powered demonstration races that included the newly-popular stand-up paddle boards, prone paddle boards, kayaks and the big 20-man dragon boats. These events were also held downtown so spectators could easily watch from the bay front. Unfortunately the highly-anticipated dragon boats were unable to race due to high winds and rainy weather on Saturday. There’s always next year! The four-day regatta saw two days of beautiful sailing with sunny skies and moderate winds just off St. Augustine Inlet and inshore on Thursday and Friday. Foul weather on Saturday forced cancellation of most events both offshore and downtown. However, the Youth Regatta sailors were able to complete several races on Sunday morning. St. Augustine Race Week was designed to involve the entire city of St. Augustine; so in addition to all the sailing events, the general public was invited to join the sailors for two nights of free live music in the big white “party tent” adjacent to the Municipal Marina. Each night top touring bands were featured along with popular local groups. Outside the tent, food and beverage vendors provided catered plate dinners plus plenty of beer, soft drinks and the

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famous “Pain Killer” rum drinks. And at the final awards dinner, held at St. Augustine Yacht Club, the city’s mayor, Nancy Shaver came to assist in handing out the trophies. Event Chairman Dan Floryan couldn’t have been happier with SARW 2016. “I’d call this year’s Race Week a tremendous success. In the entire five days I didn’t see one unhappy participant. We had more boats, more events, better bands and a great organization to bring it all together. When we tally all the income and expenses, I’m confident we’ll present a big check to the JDM Youth Sailing Scholarship Fund so they can continue their work of sending underprivileged kids to summer sailing programs in the northeast and central Florida area. Co-chair Guy Anderson adds “By the way, St. Augustine Race Week 2017 is already in the planning stages.”

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Regatta. Photo by Tim Fuhrmann. Results (Complete results at www.sailjax.com): St. Augustine Race Week 2016 Offshore Series: Spinnaker: 1, Avenger, Carrera 290, Gary Van Tassel; 2, Ghost, Cal 9.2, Tom Davis; 3, PHRFection, Beneteau FC10, Madalin Keeble; Non, Spinnaker: 1, Rock Star, C&C115, Tim Tucker; 2, Sugar Blues, Nonsuch 33, Bill Yarbrough; 3, Blue Sky, C&C 32, Dana Hunter; Cruiser A: 1, Santarella, Baltic 38, Phil Scalise; 2, Chasing Rainbows, Hunter 37, Del Wiese; 3, Renegade, Santa Cruz 52, Tom Slade; Cruiser B: 1, Skybird, Ranger 33, John Grannis; 2, Fantasea, Catalina 30, Henry Baker; 3, Password, Morgan 38, Dave Huff. St. Augustine Race Week 2016 Inshore Series: Performance Class: 1, Gaboon, Viper 640, John Faiella; 2, Geckgo, Soverel 26, Stephen Michael; 3, Hold On, Holder 20, Gregory Popp; Cruiser Class: 1. Water Streak, S2 7.9, Mike Dolan; 2. Gibson Dry Dock, Cal 29, Guy VanDoren; 3. Stray Dog, Cal 29, Paul Hellings. St. Augustine Race Week 2016 Youth Invitational Regatta: 420 Dinghy: Telmo Basterra, Golden Island Marina; Jacob Fisker, Anderson, Florida Yacht Club; Johnny Fewell, Florida Yacht Club. Optimist Pram: 1, Will Weinbecker (Red fleet), Florida Yacht Club; 2, Wes Myler (Red fleet), Florida Yacht Club; 3, Max Zhalilo (Blue fleet), 420 Crews race downwind in the St. Augustine Race Week Youth Regatta. Florida Yacht Club. Photo by Tim Fuhrmann.

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IODs approaching the mark in the Rainbow Regatta in St. Petersburg. Sixty-eight boats raced, 25 of which were IODs. Photo by Trisha Birkenstock.

Rainbow Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, April 11…Rocking and Rolling By Lynn Paul The Florida Women’s Sailing Association’s Annual Rainbow Regatta was hosted by the Salty Sisters of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Barbara Watson chaired the event. Her committee of many members was involved with parking and launching issues for 68 boats, as well as feeding a crowd of 100. Many trailers and U-Hauls came in on Sunday, the day before the regatta. Some of the sailors stayed overnight while others started from Dunedin, Clearwater and Tampa before dawn on Monday. From the south came sailors from the Venice and Sarasota clubs, reaching the top of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge as dawn approached. We called the 2011 Rainbow Regatta experience the washing machine—with small craft warnings, and almost all boats turned upside down until rescued. This year, as we powered out to the course at 9am, the winds were blowing at 12 knots, gusting to 16.The seas were extremely choppy, between three and five feet. The prams could be seen—and then hardly seen—as they dipped into and out of the swells. That was great for the Sunfish surfing if they could break through the incoming high rollers to the start line. The first race started at 10:10am, and by the second

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race, the wind subsided to 8-10 with the seas a little calmer. The third race started in 6-8 knots and finished on a dying wind. Due to the blustery start and length to sail out to the RC boat, many headed back in to shore. Four Clearwater prams, four IODs and 10 Sunfish did not compete in all three races. Several capsized and Pink Sneakers did it twice. The photos tell a real story. There were 16 competitors for the COP class. The Salty Sisters won the Team and Individual Trophy. The Masters and Individual winners, not on a team, were the Dinghy Dames. The IOD class had 25 competitors. Winning the Team Trophy were the Salty Sisters. Winning the IOD Master and Individual was the Bitter Ends out of Venice. All who competed were winners in every way. The Sunfish Class had 27 sailors. All four classes in Apprentice, Salt, Masters and Fleet were swept to victory by the Luffing Lassies of Sarasota. Congratulations to all of the IOD, COP and Sunfish first, second and third place winners and to all who sailed. Their skill, fortitude and sportsmanship shown through the rough waters of Tampa Bay. The full list of competitors and results can be viewed at www.FWSA.net.

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Tampa Bay Hospice Cup and 31st Morgan Invasion, Tampa, FL April 23 By Gareth Kelly Dave German, Ed Ruark and crew spinnaker-reaching aboard their B-32, Mad Cow2. Photo by Rick Maupin.

Beautiful conditions greeted the 100 competitors for this year’s Tampa Bay Hospice Cup, which is also the 31st Morgan Invasion. The event is hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club. With an emphasis on informal sailing and camaraderie, as well as benefitting local Tampa Bay Hospices, this 31year-old event has become a favorite of serious and not so serious racers from all over Tampa Bay and beyond. Last year’s event raised over $50,000 for local Tampa Bay Hospices, and race organizers hope to beat that this year. In addition to the serious racers, the event’s largest division is the Just for Fun class, which had 46 entries. With over 100 racing, that makes this the largest keelboat regatta on the West Coast of Florida—and one of the largest in Florida. The organizers are very proud of the Just for Fun class and reward each skipper with goodie bags and total inclusion in every part of the regatta, including their own set of whimsical racing instructions—including “mooning— and an emphasis on not hitting things! With a pursuit race format, the racers jostled near the start line, just outside the Davis Island basin, all with varying start times based on their PHRF handicaps. With a light breeze of about six knots blowing from out of the northeast, the fleet prepared for a downwind, reaching start, with many opting to launch spinnakers as they headed to the first mark. The crew aboard Brass Ring IV, a C&C 33 skippered by 84-year-old John Christman, got the best start in the Racer Cruiser class, flying across the line at exactly 10:42:43am under full spinnaker. The fleet enjoyed close racing as the breeze built and lifted them towards the second mark just off Pine Key. In conditions bordering on blistering heat, there was plenty of action as the fleets converged, dropped their chutes and turned toward the Sunshine Skyway Bridge only to find themselves on another broad reach. Frantically, crews repacked spinnakers and re-hoisted to lay the bottom mark before making the turn back up the bay, finally onto a beat. The upwind leg didn’t last long before the wind veered and the fleet was again awash with brightly colored spinnakers. By now, many of the Spinnaker A and B division boats had worked through the fleet and were making News & Views for Southern Sailors

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SOUTHERN RACE REPORTS Sailing in the Just For Fun fleet, Nancy Baird and her all-female crew—”Charley Morgan’s Angels”—enjoy the ride aboard Blue Moon, a C&C 40. Photo by Rick Maupin.

their way to the front. By 2:30pm all boats had made it back to the basin and were greeted at the DIYC docks by the now customary beer and pizza. With such a fun eclectic group of sailors, the post-race après sail activities were second to none, as the fleet enjoyed a fine dinner buffet and live band before the presentation of awards and the highly anticipated drawing of the 50/50 raffle with a cash prize of a whopping $900! All in all the Hospice Cup was a great success, almost idyllic conditions, close racing and fantastic hosts. In the cruising class, First Wind (Skipper Art Cupps) took first place. Morgan A division was won by Long Gone (Skipper Phillip Waller). Komus (Skipper Rusty Shenk) took the Morgan B division, with Seahawk (Skipper Richard Walters) taking the

C division. In the Motherlode division (really big boats having lots of fun) the Hunter 340, Endeavor (Skipper Donald Swartz) took honors. The NonSpinnaker division was won by Vendeval – the pearl (Skipper Lee Burstiner) with Shazaam (Skipper Roger Gatewood) winning the Racer Cruiser class. Fire & Ice (Skipper George Cussins) won the Spinnaker A class and Tenacity (Skipper Kenneth Hardy) won the B division. In addition to these results, the Overall Winner award went to Chris and Coleen Jones, and Leona Kobis on Privateer. The prestigious Jim Davis Volunteer of the Year award went to DIYC race volunteer Kelly Ferro. Of course the real winners were all the Hospices of Tampa Bay which will no doubt be thankful for the over $180,000 raised by this regatta over the past four years. If you only do one regatta a year in Tampa Bay, make it this one. You will not be disappointed.

Brass Ring IV and the spinnaker fleet head for the weather mark off downtown St. Petersburg on a beautiful day with the St. Pete skyline in the background. Photo by Rick Maupin.

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Fiesta of Five Flags Cancer Society Regatta, Pensacola, FL, April 30 Story and photo by Kim Kaminski On April 30, the Pensacola Yacht Club held their annual charity event that not only supported the American Cancer Society but also supported the city’s historic Fiesta of Five Flags organization which in turn celebrates Pensacola’s heritage, promotes tourism and builds pride in Pensacola through festive activities which enhance the quality of life in the Community. Race teams were able to adjust their handicap rating by donating funds towards the Cancer Society (for every $10 donation the addition of three seconds was given to their handicap). Many of the race teams had members of their family or In the Five Flags Cancer Society Regatta, the Helldiver team dedicated their race crew members who have been touched in one to a young cancer patient, Ny’keria Stokes, who also happens to be a “little sisway or another by cancer and thus supported the ter” to one of the crewmembers who belongs in the Big Brothers & Big Sisters event with over $800 in donations. One particular program of Pensacola. Photo by Kim Kaminski. crew—the all female “pirate” team from the lar cancer and she is currently undergoing treatment at St. Navy Yacht Club aboard a Tartan Ten named Helldiver, has Jude’s Children’s Hospital. This ladies team dedicated their a crewmember, Belinda Hommer, who is part of the Big race to Ny’keria (who was told on race day that her main Brother & Big Sisters Organization. Belinda’s “little sister” cancer spot was shrinking after two sessions of chemo), Ny’keria Stokes was diagnosed with a rare form of muscuhoping to build on her momentum of support and positive outcomes. Weather conditions were challenging with overcast skies and strong winds from the southeast blowing 16 to 18 knots and building throughout the day up to 18 to 20 knots. Two races were held for both spinnaker classes with each course totaling seven nautical miles. Ten boats were registered, but only nine boats made the first race and only six made the second. It is engineered to be easily serviced. In the first race, one of the well-seasoned experienced skippers, Dan Owczarczak, and his crew aboard Sea • Marine engines using Breeze—a Hunter 36—lost their steering when the rudder Kubota Diesels from fell off. Luckily, the race committee pin-set boat was nearby 13.5 to 100 HP and helped retrieve the rudder and tow the crew safely to • Including Atomic the dock. 4 replacements and Racing finishes were close by the end of the day with saildrive engines ties for second and sixth place in the overall fleet. The • Serpentine belt drive Helldiver team finished both of their races in fourth place system for alternator is and earned sixth place overall. It wasn’t the highest place now standard on every finish the team wanted to earn for the day, but the crew perModel Shown propulsion engine severed with the challenges they were faced and hoped to Beta 38 exude the same spirit for Ny’keria. As the day came to a close, despite strong winds and Quiet diesels with clean emissions that meet difficult conditions, everyone was considered a winner. Two sets of scores were provided at the awards ceremony— current EPA requirements, without the need for the regular series standings and the special donation series computer-controlled common rail complexity. standings. The Overall Cancer Society Trophy named in honor of Amanda Russ Werner was presented by Amanda’s mother to Pensacola Yacht Club’s Paul Gillette and his crew PO Box 5, Arapahoe, NC 28510 aboard Atlantic Union, who for the first time earned the top 877-227-2473 • 252-249-2473 • fax 252-249-0049 honors in the Spinnaker A Class. Navy Yacht Club’s Stephen “Tony” Nichols and his crew aboard Phoenix info@BetaMarinenc.com earned first place in the Spinnaker B Class. Dan Owczarczak was presented with a special “Perseverance” Award. www.BetaMarineNC.com

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Sperry Charleston Race Week Turns 21 April 14-17 By Dan Dickison Cover: Peter Sulick’s Farr 280, Red, out of Naples, FL, blasts downwind on Day 2 of Sperry Charleston Race Week. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo.

Local Charleston racer Scott McCormick and his crew on board his J/24, Giggity, en route to their first-place finish overall. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo.

nyone familiar with this mega regatta knows that it’s the largest event of its kind (read keelboats) in the Americas. Because of that, the many narratives that flow through these three days of competition and four nights of superb shoreside hospitality are too numerous to track. With over 2,000 racers from 25 states and nine foreign countries on hand, a regatta wrap-up can only hit the highlights. So here they are for 2016: Live boat tracking – Race Week’s organizers partnered with German software giant SAP and US Sailing to introduce SAP’s Sail InSight, a downloadable application that enables virtually any boat to be tracked in real time. At the event, SAP’s small army of technocrats equipped nearly 100 boats in the Melges 20, Melges 24 and Viper 640 fleets with transponders so that they could participate in the tracking. Other entries in the event were encouraged to download the app to their cell phones and participate that way. “It was a successful beta test,” explained Event Director Randy Draftz. “We Christian Koppernaes and his crew out of Beaufort, SC, keep their VXOne flying down the Charleston city front. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo.

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Melges 24s zigzag their way up the course as they contend with Charleston’s always tricky tidal current. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo.

had roughly 50 percent of the fleet participating, which enabled spectators on shore to follow those racers online, gave the race committee important feedback and provided the racers with very useful performance metrics. It’s definitely something we will build into the event for next year.” Big weather – Throughout the event, northeast winds from 20 to 30 knots blasted the area, producing five- to nine-foot waves offshore, which made staging races there challenging. As a result, the offshore boats got a lay day on Day 1 and one offshore contest on Day 2. The rest of that day’s action was abandoned when a member of the race committee was injured due to the conditions. Thus, the offshore competitors had to settle for three races on Sunday on an inshore venue that the organizers hastily arranged by working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Harbor Pilots Association. For the inshore boats, the winds weren’t a problem and those classes finished between six and 10 races. A new system – On one of the inshore courses, the organizers hosted the five-boat GP26 Class, which was dominated by Mike Beasley driving Serhad Ciftci’s Turkish-built Rattle ‘n’ Rum. This was the first time for the GP26s at Race Week. These boats are designed to a box rule, meaning that each one is slightly different from the next and for the first time,

the event organizers used the ORC measurement rule. According to Event Director Draftz, the system worked well enough that the organizers are considering using it next year instead of PHRF for all the handicapped entries. Record-setting performance – When Robin Team out of Lexington, NC, shows up on a scratch sheet with his J/122, Teamwork, beware. He and his crew have owned their respective class at this event for the past four years. They’ve performed so well, in fact, that they’ve now won the coveted Palmetto Cup (the award for the top performing PHRF boat at the regatta) an unprecedented four years running. The perpetual trophy for best overall performance among one-design classes went to Julian Fernandez and his Mexico City-based team in the 67-boat J/70 Class. Fernandez and company beat 13-year-old helmsman Gannon Troutman and his crew in a tiebreaker to finish atop this mega class. And the event’s award for sportsmanship—the Jubilee Sportsmanship Trophy—was presented to Dr. Steven Shapiro and his EMT team members for their heroic work in saving the life of one crew who suffered a cardiac event on the water on Sunday. (See “The Anatomy of a Medical Rescue” in this issue.) Full scores, photos, videos and updates are available online at www.charlestonraceweek.com.

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The Anatomy of a Medical Rescue A regatta emergency plan and a prepared crew save a life on the water By Dan Dickison Dr. Steve Shapiro, third from left, poses with several of his on-the-water EMT team members after receiving the Jubilee Sportsmanship Award for saving a life at Sperry Charleston Race Week this year. Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo

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afe boating is no accident.” At one time, that was the tagline adopted by the U.S. Coast Guard for its National Recreational Boating Safety Program. Part education, part advocacy, this program seeks to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property damage and environmental impact associated with the use of recreational boats. Though that tagline appears to have been replaced by the less catchy phrase “Boat Responsibly,” what it implied remains important—those of us going out on the water should take the time and effort to be properly prepared for emergencies. It’s a concept that’s definitely worth keeping in mind, and here’s why. For three straight days in mid April, strong northeast winds had blasted across the Carolina Lowcountry, keeping the temperatures around Charleston unseasonably cool and stirring the offshore seascape into a near tempest. As it happened, these rough conditions—waves from five to nine feet with winds topping out at 30 knots—coincided with the country’s largest keelboat regatta, Sperry Charleston Race Week. Though most of the 240-plus boats in attendance raced inshore on protected waters, the largest boats in the fleet competed on a course set out in the open ocean—or at least they did for one of the three days. That proved challenging, and at times even dangerous, given the conditions. As it turned out, the offshore boats were only able to finish one race outside the harbor due to the weather. To ensure that these boats got in as many races as possible, the event organizers consulted the U.S. Coast Guard and the Harbor Pilots Association early on the final day of the regatta and cleared the way for a race course to be set up on Wando Reach, a section of the harbor just north of the Ravenel Bridge. Under bright blue skies with a freshening northeast wind churning down Wando Reach, 40 boats in six separate classes chased themselves around the waters of the Wando River. On the second beat of the initial race that day, on board one of the J/88s, the jib trimmer suddenly fell down in the cockpit, seemingly unconscious. Almost immediately, a fellow crewmember came off the rail and began to attend to him, administering CPR. The skipper hove to and told the crew to get the sails down and hail the race committee with an emergency. When the call went out, one of the event’s two medical emergency boats was in the vicinity of that particular race course. According to Dr. Steve Shapiro, the Vice President 38

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of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston—and the event’s director for medical emergencies—the first EMT boat was able to get to the sailor within three minutes. Right away, the paramedics jumped on board the J/88 and assessed the situation. “Unfortunately,” said Shapiro later that day, “the stricken crew didn’t have a pulse and wasn’t breathing, so our emergency personnel had to use their defibrillator to shock him. Fortunately, they were able to revive him.” Shapiro explained that by the time the paramedics transferred the victim to the EMT boat, he was conscious and talking. The boat rushed him ashore where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the hospital. “I give a lot of credit to the crewmembers on that sailboat,” Shapiro said. “They started CPR right away, which was critical, and then my team stepped in to revive and stabilize the victim. But I think we’re all very fortunate today. One of the superlatives of our event is the safety plan that we put together each year. We customarily have two teams of EMT personnel on the water to serve all of the race courses. We also have shoreside support, so we’re ready to dispatch a team to the appropriate area should they be needed. Our approach is to put fully equipped EMT units on the water so we can respond in minutes to almost any emergency.” Along with the event’s organizers, Shapiro and his team have employed this plan for the past five editions of Sperry Charleston Race Week. “Not every regatta can have the resources in place that we have,” he admits, “but there is no reason not to have a safety plan, and a big part of that is communicating effectively. That aspect of our plan got the EMT boat to the patient in mere minutes.” For both the owner of that J/88 and Dr. Shapiro, the big takeaway from this incident is to be prepared, and understand that safety is principally the responsibility of anyone who ventures on the water. Yes, it’s reassuring to know that there are resources in place such as the USCG, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and others, but when it comes down to it, no one bears more responsibility for your safety than you do. Consider this: The owner of that J/88 and his crew had practiced for onboard emergencies. Two of the crew had been trained in CPR. Still, the owner says that he will now purchase defibrillators to keep on board each of his boats. In addition, he’ll make sure that at least two crewmembers at any future events will be CPR certified, and he’s planning to stock an emergency kit with scissors for cutting away clothing and on-the-water smoke flares for visibility. He’ll also have a distress flag ready to deploy from the transom. In addition, he says he’ll integrate role playing into his crew safety drills so that everyone on board will know what to do in the case of an emergency. “It’s no different than a manoverboard drill,” he says. News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Bad Luck and Hard Times in Apalachicola By Chris Kreitlein

looked astern one last time in the distance at the fishing boats in Government Cut and then turned Miss Marley into the wind so I could go forward to hoist the sails. Back in the cockpit, I shut off the engine and turned off wind. The drifter filled first and bellowed out, jerking the mast and pulling Miss Marley forward. The water gurgled off the fantail—a sure sign to me that we were nearing five knots of boat speed. I was heading home and glad of it. I had just spent a miserable night in Apalachicola and was relieved to be underway again with 30 feet of water under the keel and a gentle wind on the beam. I swore to myself that I would never go to Apalachicola again. Miss Marley, my Cape Dory 30 cutter, and I had motored down the Apalachicola River and into the little town of Apalachicola the day before from our last anchorage at Port St Joe. I was tired from motoring the ICW and was anxious for a nice, hot shower and delicious seafood dinner at one of the nice restaurants in town. We motored under the bridge over the river, and turned slowly into the small marina and launch ramp operated by the city of Apalachicola. As I crept into the shoaling water, I could see the marina was half full of sailboats, motor yachts and some odd looking houseboats. Along the portside pier was an empty spot just inside the marina that looked like a good place to tie up temporarily until I could talk to management to see where they wanted me to tie up

for the night. A tin sign at the end of the pier listed the telephone number of the harbormaster. I drifted up to the pier, jumped over with my docking line and secured us to the pier. I spent the next few minutes putting out fenders and checking the water depth—it was six and half feet. I felt a slight shudder and imagined that Miss Marley’s cut-away fore keel had struck bottom near the bow but I dismissed that idea as ridiculous since my depth gauge was reading six feet and we only needed four feet to float. We couldn’t possibly be on the bottom. I sat in the cockpit and called the harbormaster, but got no answer and his mailbox was full. For the next 30 minutes I straightened up things, then hopped ashore and went for a walk to check out the marina, the facilities and the immediate neighborhood. I was sorely disappointed to discover there was no toilet, much less a shower available for boaters tied up to the piers or in the slips. In fact, there was nothing! No facilities whatsoever for transient cruisers like myself. The captain of a large motor yacht told me the harbormaster would be ambling by sometime later wanting 30 dollars to tie up for the night. I protested that thirty dollars seemed a lot considering there were no toilets or showers available. After walking two blocks under the bridge and past mounds of old oyster shells, I found myself on Main Street. Five minutes later and with little to see that interested me, I

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I kept cursing myself for onion rings would have cost tying up in shallow water $6.95—and that certainly and at the harbormaster for was expensive. The oysters not answering his telephone were mediocre—I can cook and advising me on where I better ones at home on my should have tied up. I played grill, and the baked potato scenarios over in my mind at was nothing to brag about what I would say to him if he either with only the stanshowed up and wanted 30 dard toppings of butter and dollars. Considering my sour cream. Worries about predicament, most involved my boat sitting on the botmy middle finger! tom haunted my thoughts As I sat there waiting for as I tried to enjoy my meal. I the tide to change, I recalled bit down on a piece of oysmy friend at home in an adjater shell mixed in with the cent slip telling me that spinach that nearly cracked Apalachicola had seen better my tooth only adding to my days in the past when the general feelings of irritation streets were filled with tranand worry. sient cruisers waiting for By the time I got back to good weather to make the offMiss Marley she was heeling shore run to Tarpon Springs over away from the pier. I Author onboard Miss Marley, a Cape Dory 30 cutter. and Clearwater. Now, he would have to make a big said, they just cruise right by jump to reach her deck. With the without bothering to stop. Most lifelines and dock lines in my boats today are bigger and better way, I was afraid I would trip equipped, and they cruise only and fall into the widening gap when the weather is guaranteed between hull and pier, but manto be fair. Consequently, aged to leap across everything Apalachicola has suffered from onto the deck without mishap. I the decline in business which sat down in the cockpit and took explains the lack of public facilistock of the situation. ties at the city marina. I had seen boats in magaFor me, relief finally appeared zines leaning on their hulls in as a blood-red orb rising in the dry harbors at low tide. Would I east above the trees on the disend up like one of those? Would tant shore. I have never been so water flood over the toe rail and pleased to see the moon in my pour into the cabin? Would she life. I knew Mr. Moon would capsize? No, that was not possibring Mr. High Tide with him, so ble, but what would happen? I now it was only a matter of time. had no idea, but in my misery, I Meanwhile, I kept my flashlight imagined the very worst. As focused on one particularly night fell, I kept a vigil in the obnoxious barnacle on the piling cockpit and worried—my connext to me. At 1:30, I smiled at centration broken by the need to finally seeing the water rise to loosen the dock lines every thirty Boats docked at Apalachicola Municipal marina at Battery minutes as we continued to heel Park. In the foreground are boat ramps. Photo taken in cover the little rascal once again. more and more with the outgo- 1993. Photo by John L. Gaines, Florida Dept. of Commerce, My tension broke like a high fever and I suddenly felt sleepy. ing tide. Bureau of Tourism. State Archives of Florida. Dropping into the cabin, I lay I went below and tried to lie down in my rack, rolled against down but was crunched up in the bulkhead and went to sleep. An hour later I woke up the “V” between bunk and bulkhead. I found I was horribly and imagined I could feel Miss Marley righting herself again uncomfortable and not the least bit sleepy, which I thought bit by bit as I lay there. I looked out and it was true! She was very odd and frustrating because I never had trouble sleepcoming up surprisingly fast, but it was not until after six ing at sea when heeled over under sail. But here, forced over o’clock the next morning that I was finally able to cast off by the outgoing tide, I could not relax and certainly could the lines and push us away from the pier. After ten minutes not sleep while Miss Marley continued to heel further and of effort at the bow and then the stern, we finally drifted free further onto her starboard side. of the bottom. I cranked the engine and we slowly swung an I climbed back into the cockpit and decided I would sit arc away from that miserable pier and into deeper water. there until the tide came in and we re-floated. I shined my Clear of the marina, I cranked up the rpms and motored for flashlight on an adjacent piling as I watched the water conGovernment Cut at the south end of Apalachicola Bay. I tinued to flow out, hoping to see it stop going down and never saw the harbormaster and did not care one bit that he start climbing back up. I checked the inclinometer and saw missed me. we were heeling at twenty degrees and going further down. 42

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RACE CALENDAR LISTING YOUR RACE To list a race or regatta, with or without a description, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We limit the descriptions to about 50 words (that includes the title. Longer descriptions listed for a small fee, starting at $20—contact editor.) Races with descriptions are up to the discretion of the editor. We intend them to be the more major races. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR (For Racing News, Race Management Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section.) NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Websites are listed. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association. Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc.

53rd Annual Ocracoke Regatta, Washington, NC, June 18 McCotters Marina sponsors the Pamlico Sailing Club’s Ocracoke Regatta which goes from Indian Island on the Pamlico Sound near Washington, NC, to Ocracoke on the Outer Banks. It is claimed to be the longest running big boat event on the east coast because it’s the most FUN! The race is open to any vessel in seaworthy condition—for anyone who wants to spend a fun day out on the with a party afterwards in Ocracoke. Classes include Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker and a special “Party” Class provided for power and sailboats who don’t want to race. Otherwise, race classes will be following US SAILING rules of racing. Proceeds from the event go to the Little Washington Sailing School. Call 252-975-2174 for more information.

15th Annual Harker’s Island Sunfish Regatta, Harkers Island, NC, July 15-17 The Island Wind Race, held on Saturday, is often described as an obstacle course where sailors choose which direction they circumnavigate the island, typically with a reliable sea breeze. Post race appetizers, beverages, a low country boil dinner and video tape replay of the race are included and this year’s party features a rum cake dessert contest. Sunday’s schedule includes breakfast and short-course racing in the morning followed by lunch and an awards presentation. Old, but seaworthy boats can choose to compete in the Beater class and the event can be an all-out race or simply a memorable outing. Awards will o be presented to the top three finishers, top three finishers in the Beater class, top Female Sailor, top Master Sailor, top Grand Master and top Youth. The event is a celebration of youth sailing with donations going to eastern North Carolina youth sailing programs. Sponsored by the My Own Bloody Yacht Club. www.mobyachtclub.com. Click on Harker’s Island. For registration information and details, contact Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@gmail.com

Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta, Charleston, SC, July 16 Major Upcoming Regattas

Hancock Yacht Club Regatta, Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, NC, July 8-10 Held on the Neuse River between New Bern and Oriental. Friday evening check in & cookout. Saturday continental breakfast, racing and dinner. Sunday continental breakfast, racing, & awards. Extensive skippers package. Competitive yet family-friendly and fun! Discount for US Sailing members and entries received before June 24. Online information regarding registration, dockage and security available at regatta.hancockyachtclub.org.

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This youth regatta is one of the largest events the yacht club supports during the year with over 100 boats participating. Several classes race: J/24s, SIOD, E-Scows, Melges 24, YFlyers, MC Scows, Sunfish, Lasers, 420s and Optimists. On occasion, there have been fleets of Snipes, Holders, JY-15s and Hobies. Sailors travel from the many locations in the Southeast, including SAYRA clubs located in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information and the NOR, go to http://charlestonyachtclub.com. Race Calendar Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) organizes many of the regattas in the Charleston, SC, area. www.charlestonoceanracing.org.

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RACE CALENDAR 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. Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BYSC: Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC, www.byscnet.com ChYC: Charleston YC, Charleston, SC, www.CharlestonYachtClub.com CYC-SC: Carolina YC, Charleston, SC, www.CarolinaYachtClub.com HYC: Hobcaw Yacht Club, Mt. Pleasant, SC, www.hycclub.org JIYC: James Island YC, Charleston, SC, www.jiyc.org LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, Lake Lanier, GA, www.llsc.com LNYC: Lake Norman YC, Lake Norman, NC, www.lakenormanyachtclub.com LYTC: Lake Townsend YC, Brown Summit, NC, www.LakeTownsendYachtClub.com SCYC: South Carolina YC, Hilton Head Island, SC, www.scyachtclub.com SYC: Savannah YC, Savannah, GA, www.savannahyachtclub.org SYC-NC: Southport YC, Southport, NC, www.sycnc.org JUNE (*=see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4-5 Beaufort Water Festival. Dinghies. BYSC 4-5 Laser D12. Lasers. SYC 4-5 Mayors Cup. OD/DPN. LYTC 4-5 Hospice Regatta. Open. LNYC 11 Lone Palm Regatta. PHRF. SYC-NC 11-12 Jr. Open Regatta. Juniors. SCYC 11-12 Bottoms Up. Thistles. AYC 18 Ocracoke Regatta* 18-19 JIYC Regatta. Open. JIYC 18-19 Governors Cup. OD/DPN. LTYC 18-19 Reggae Regatta. Open. LLSC 25-26 Low Country Regatta. Open. BYSC JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2-3 Fourth of July Regatta. Open. LNYC 8-10 Hancock YC Regatta* 9-10 HYC Regatta. Open. HYC 9-10 Firecracker Regatta. Open. SYC 16-17 Charleston YC Open Regatta. ChYC 23-24 Firecracker Regatta. Open. SYC 30-31 Carolina YC Regatta. CYC-SC

Race Calendar ECSA: East Coast Sailing Assoc. www.ecsasail.com EFYC: Epping Forest YC, www.efyc.com FYC: Florida YC, www.theFloridaYachtClub.org HRYC: Halifax River YC, www.hryc.com IRYC: Indian River YC, www.iryc.org LESC: Lake Eustis YC, www.lescfl.com LMSA: Lake Monroe SA, www.flalmsa.org MDYC: Mount Dora YC, www.MountDoraYachtClub.com MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com PCYC: Port Canaveral YC, www.pcyc-fl.org RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com SAYC: St. Augustine YC, www.StAugustineYachtClub.com SYC: Smyrna YC, www.SmyrnaYachtClub.com TSC: Titusville SC, www.SailTitusville.com JUNE 4 11-12 11 18 18 18 18-19 18 19

Jessie Ball Regatta. EPFYC TSC Regatta & Space Coast Catalina 22 Regatta Fleet 103. TSC St. Johns Regatta. FYC Solstice Regatta. SYC Summer Sailstice Open Regatta. LESC Double Handed Race. MYC Grills Summer Sailstice Cruise. ECSA Blue Max. NFCC Fathers’ Day Regatta. SAYC

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LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BFSC: Barefoot SC, www.barefootsailing.org LLSC: Lake Lanier SC, www.llsc.com SSC: Southern SC, www.southernsailing.org Race Calendar JUNE 18 25

Reggae Regatta. LLSC Couples Race. SSC

JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 16 Moonlight Scramble/Firefly. SSC/BFSC

Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club, www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC, www.coralreefyachtclub.org JUNE 4 5 25 26

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54th Annual Navy Cup, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, June 11-12 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 5pm. 305-2925993. www.keywestsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Smallboat 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), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.

The Navy Yacht Club will be celebrating its 54th year of hosting this regatta for the Navy Cup Trophy. Races will be held both in Bayou Grande and in Pensacola Bay with race activities being held at the Navy Yacht Club at the Bayou Grande Marina. Small boat racing will be in the bayou, with the PHRF sailboats competing on Pensacola Bay. Yacht club teams will race against other club teams for most points. All yacht clubs in the Gulf Coast are invited. The top three scoring boats in each class will be presented awards. www.navypnsyc.org.

Race to the Coast, New Orleans, June 11 Sponsored by the Southern Yacht Club, this race was first held on July 4, 1850. It is known as America’s oldest distance race. The race sails through the Lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, Lake Borgne to the Mississippi Sound. For more details, go to www.southernyachtclub.org.

60th Billy Bowlegs Festival and Regatta, Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club, June 11-12 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. Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): DIYC: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org TSS: Tampa Sailing Squadron, www.Sail-TSS.org JUNE 4 7 18

Commodore’s. Tampa Sailing Squadron. TSS Annual West Florida Calendar Meeting. SPYC Summer Solstice Rally. DIYC

JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4 Liberty Day Regatta. SSS 4 Pajama Cup. TSS

This week-long event is filled with family events for all ages. It is focused on the charismatic character Billy Bowlegs, a local northwest Florida pirate. Three class divisions are expected: Spinnaker A and B, Cruiser, and J/22. All racing will be held in Choctawhatchee Bay. For more information and register online, go to www.fwyc.org.

GYA Challenge Cup, Gulfport Yacht Club, June 17-19 The Gulfport Yacht Club hosts the regatta this year with boats from 33 northern Gulf Coast clubs racing. Rules require that the skipper, helmsman, and at least 50 percent of its crew (including skipper and helmsman) must have been members of the yacht club represented by the boat for the six months preceding the event. In addition, only three or four boats from each club are allowed to compete and are limited to one boat per class. A boat can represent only one yacht club, and each boat shall have sailed 50 recorded miles in the GYA PHRF race data program to be eligible to race. Registration on Friday, with racing Saturday and Sunday. Go to www.GulfportYacht Club.org.

Gulfport to Pensacola Race, June 24-25 This annual 100-mile race is sponsored by the Gulfport Yacht Club, the Southern Yacht Club, the Pensacola Yacht Club and the Gulf Yachting Association. The race goes from News & Views for Southern Sailors

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USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Gulf Coast, July 1-3 Optimist Red, White, Blue and Green Fleet; Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7; Club 420s; Flying Scott. Pensacola Yacht Club. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

42nd Annual Horn Island Hop, Ocean Springs, MS, July 9-10 A multihull regatta launching from Ocean Springs Yacht Club and racing out to Horn Island. The sailors lunch, then race back. The final leg is the next day when there is another opportunity to beat the time around Deer Island. Go to www.osyc.com for more information.

Texas Youth Race Week, Houston Yacht Club, July 16-22 A US Junior Olympics Sailing Event and USODA Team Trails Qualifier hosted annually by Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah), Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook), and the Houston Yacht Club. www.texasyouthraceweek.com

Women’s Trilogy Races, July 9, July 23, July 30 The Women’s Trilogy Series is typically held every July and August (this year only in July). The first race, the Bikini Regatta, is held at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. It will he held July 9 on Pensacola Bay. In this regatta, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.navypnsyc.org. The second race, the Race for the Roses, will be held on July 23 at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and only female crew are allowed to race. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org. The third race, the Fast Women Regatta, is at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine, AL, and will be held on July 30 on Perdido Bay. In this race, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.pointyachtclub.org. Awards will be at each regatta. At the last regatta, there will be a special Trilogy Trophy for the contestant who enters all three races and earns the most combined points.

2016 USODA National Championship, Houston, TX, July 23-31 Over 400 youth sailors are expected to compete in the USODA National Championships at the Houston Yacht Club. Events include: Team Race National Championship July 23-26; Girls National Championship July 27; and the USODA National Championship and Green Fleet Racing July 27-31. Volunteers are needed to help with daily checkin, information, parking, patrol boats with drivers, press boats with drivers, spectator boats with drivers, judges, safety and general all-around help. For more, go to www.HoustonYachtClub.com. 46

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55' Lagoon Catamaran, 1991, Extensive refit, Both Yanmars rebuilt, new transmissions, Custom build heavy Aluminium arch holding 2400 W of solar, wind genset and davits. New standing rigging, Recently completed a circumnavigation and ready to go again!!! $399,000. Tom @ 904-377-9446

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16’ Catalina 16.5 centerboard 2008 modern daysailor. Trailer, roller furling jib, comfortable roomy cockpit, large forward storage locker. Powerful sail plan, balanced by the stable hull form. $5481. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953 or 727-327-5361 www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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1980 Herreshoff America 18’ Catboat in good condition. 2014 Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke, mast-lifting system from cockpit, Dacron sail and cover, new berth cushions, 12v cabin and running lights, solar panel, boarding ladder, solar ventilation, wind vane, aluminum mast and spars, new rub rail installed by Com Pac Yachts, anchor and chain on bow roller, tandem wheel trailer, port a potty. Located in St. Petersburg, FL. $8000, 727-527-9754 (7/16)

22’ J/Boats J/70 #350 2014 with trailer. Hottest One-Design Class. Excellent Condition with little use. $41,500. Also J/22 #1650 @ $32,500. 800-826-2807. Pics and specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

24 Corsair Sprint 750. $36K. 2006 trimaran, excellent condition, pocket cruiser and club racer with 20-knots speed capability. 5hp motor, trailer, and complete inventory of sails. Lying Sarasota. Don Wigston, 404-307-9121, or www.windcraft.net. (8/16)

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Catalina 27 TM 1983. Great PHRF racer. Faired keel. Newer North radial sails. 6 HP Yamaha. $3000 OBO. Located Punta Gorda, FL. 941-637-9801. (6/16)

30’ sailboat S2 - 1980. Great condition. Solid, fast. Sleeps 4. Bimini with screens. Yanmar diesel inboard, wheel steering, autopilot and basic electronics. New cushions. Recently painted. $12,500. 727-826-3455 (7/16)

Baba 30. New full Sunbrella cover, new Harken roller furling, new headsail, and all cushions recently recovered. Volvo needs work or re-power. $33,000. Austin 803-397 9448. Pics at: http://tinyurl.com/Baba30 austinsalley@live.com. (7/16)

1980 Southern Cross 31 sailboat with Yanmar diesel. Gilner design, blue water, heavy displacement, full-keel cutter. Doubleended, excellent condition, new cushions, solar panels, wind generator, Aries wind vane, Garmin, radar, plotter. Asking $35,000. Cell 828-226-6123. (7/16)

32’ Pearson 1981. COMPLETELY RESTORED! 2015 Rebuilt Yanmar 28 hp only 150 hrs! NEW gas burners, NEW 6-gallon water heater, Garmin GPSMAP 378/478 chartplotting receiver, NEW CP table, GORGEOUS! MUST SEE! $29,900. Call Andre @ 305-986-6435, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

34’ Gemini 105 MC Catamaran 2007. Great cruising cat with shoal draft, full cockpit enclosure, full screen enclosure, air conditioned for a perfect Florida live aboard. Roller furling headsail with MackPack mainsail. $129,000. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at 727599-1718, or email kellyb@masseyyacht.com for 100 high definition photos.

Cape Dory 32, 1986. Solid, strong blue water boat. $25K retrofit in 2014-15. Surveyed at $48k, email/call for all 2015 upgrades. kmoc57@yahoo.com. 912-5722144. Asking $42,500, bring all offers, Savannah, GA. (6/16)

34’ Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 Cutter 1990. Furling headsails, FB Main, Depth, Speed, Wind, Radar, Plotter, dinghy, Yanmar diesel, Dodger, Bimini...Ready to set sail for distant shores. St. Petersburg, $89k. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB at 727-599-1718

1979 Pearson 323. Located downtown St. Petersburg with transferable slip. This is a very solid boat that does not leak. Call Sid@ 727492-1973 for details. $29,500 OBO. (7/16)

35’ Ta Shing BABA 35 1983. Over $70,000 spent in the past 3 years, genset, air conditioning, teak recently varnished, true turn key conditon. Bob Perry Design. $79,900. 800826-2807. Pics and specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

1987 Sabre 34. Centerboard, refrigeration, lazy bag mainsail, dinghy outboard, electronics, and CLEAN $59,900. Alan 941-350-1559. email; alanpwys@gmail.com www.windsweptyachtsales.com

1976 35’ Fuji — $44,500 – Michael Martin – 440-781-8201– michael@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

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35’ Ta Shing Baba 1980. Perkins LOW HOURS! NEW: Mainsail, Harken roller furling, dodger & bimini full enclosure, & wind vane! Garmin GPS, Head sail-Excellent condition, Seaworthy & Strong! $54,900. Call Melanie @ 305-807-4096, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Cheoy Lee 35 1979. You’ve never seen one like this before! 11 seasons in the water. Well maintained while in storage, extensive restoration completed 2016. Teak decks recaulked, 12 coats varnish interior, new upholstery, 27 HP Isuzu 780 hrs. 11’2 beam, 5’4 draft, Awlgrip, 12 barrier coats, TidesTrack and StackPack. A/C, Garmin 741XS . $32,500. Bradenton, FL. Complete info, pics at http://tinyurl.com/cheoy-lee-35-79, acousticpete@aol.com, 941-376-5333. (8/16)

35’ Victory Catamaran. Built by Endeavour, High Quality, One Owner boat. Three Staterooms, Fits in regular Slip. Asking $159,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

35’ Sparkman & Stephens Weekender, 1939 class racer. Mahogany on oak, bronzefastened, new keel in 1980. Yanmar 25hp. Reverie has been lovingly improved through 50 years of ownership by wood lovers. $25,000. 305-815-2607. Stewart Marine, Miami. www.marinesource.com for pictures.

Watkins/Portman 36. Newer Isuzu 40HP Diesel, 1 year old transmission, hot water on demand, great ICW boat with shallow draft and a bridge clearance of 46 feet. $26,500. Located Brunswick, GA. Call 912-638-8573. www.dunbaryachts.com.

35’ Island Packet 350. Two Boat Owners. Owners bought a larger Island Packet. Roomy world cruiser or great liveaboard. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800

36’ Catalina MkII 2004. 2 Boat Owner — Exceptional. Asking $109,900. Spent 4 of last 5 years in fresh water. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

35’ Beneteau 350 Oceanis 1991. New Yanmar diesel 2012. Great layout. Asking $59,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800

Southerly Yachts 36-57’ Shoal Draft Freedom & Deep Draft Performance at the tip of your fingers!! Blue water boats with a push-button swing keel. No other keel compares. Go where others cannot! From $199,000 to $1,675,000. Contact S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

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Catalina 350. Professionally maintained, new mainsail & genoa, clean & comfortable, great galley space, ready to rock! $109,499. Located St. Simons Island, GA. Call 912-6388573 www.dunbaryachts.com.

Numerous new and used Catalinas available. Call 912-638-8573 for detailed list. www.dunbaryachts.com.

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1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $65,000 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

Several like new, one-owner Catalina 350s & Catalina 375s available! Dunbar Sales, Inc., www.dunbaryachts.com. 800-282-1411.

37’ Tartan 3700. Tim Jacket design racer/cruiser. In-mast Furling Main. A/C. Pedigree boat at an amazing price. Lowest Priced on the market. Asking $139,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800, Joe@ PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

Tayana 37. Same meticulous owners last 20 years, never had teak deck. Level of maintenance and equipment top notch! $69,900. Located St. Simons Island, GA. Call 912-6388573. www.dunbaryachts.com.

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37’ 1980 Tartan 37 Sparkman Stephens. Diesel, GPS, autopilot, Spinnaker, solar panels, dinghy davits and more. REDUCED $45,000. Alan 941-350-1559, alanpwys@gmailcom. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

2005 39’ Beneteau 393. Diesel, Air conditioner, Fridge, GPS, autopilot, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, all the cruising gear. Reduced $79,900. Alan 941-350-1559, AlanPWYS@gmail.com, www.windsweptyachtsales.com

38’ Island Packet 380 2002. Well-maintained and loaded for world cruising. Turn key Packet ready to cast off. $239,900. Contact Capt. Nick 239-470-6723. Naples, FL. See Pics & Specs at www.yacht-world.com/seahorse. (8/16)

40’ 2000 Sabre 402. Air, radar, GPS, electric winch, rod rigging, dinghy & OB Reduced $210,000. Alan 941-350-1559, alanpwys@ gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com

Cabo Rico 38 1993. Exquisite joinery in this cruising edition of the well respected Cabo Rico 38. No teak decks. Bow thruster, genset, solars, wind generator, 2300 hours. Always maintained to the highest! $174,900. Contact Michele S&J Yachts 410-708-4416 www.sjyachts.com

38’ Morgan 384 1984. They don’t build them like this anymore. A/C, Generator, very clean. Owned by commercial pilot and kept in superb condition. Asking $69,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800

Island Packet 40 – A very popular cruising boat that is safe, comfortable and has tremendous storage. 2 new listings coming on the market now. Call Matt for details. S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756, www.sjyachts.com

Condor 40 Trimaran 1990. Incredible experience! Super stable & fast-up to 24 knots with no motion sickness! 2 queen berths, new cushions, new AC, new twin 9.9 Yamaha engines, new fuel system, electric winches, autopilot, roller furling, full galley, full navigation station, windlass. Last one built—1990. Priced to sell. $55,000. Offers encouraged. Located south Florida. For full listing and equipment list, email mccay22@yahoo.com (6/16)

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Delphia Yachts 31’ - 53’. Performance Cruiser - Built for You! At production boat prices. Semi-custom yachts w/many options including shoal or deep keel options. Built in Poland, Europe’s 3rd largest boat builder. Call S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

Alpha 42 Catamarans. A high quality American-built cruising catamaran. Spacious, elegant & well built. 2, 3 and 4 cabin options. Ask about chartering opportunities. Contact S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

41’ Bristol Center Cockpit, 1981. 58hp Westerbeke, 4’5” board up. GPS, SSB, VHF, Radar, AutoPilot, 3-blade Gori Prop, SeaFrost refrig, recent new sails and rigging, windlass, life raft, new batteries and bottom job, Classic Sailing Yacht. $79,900 George 941-792-9100 GSYS

42’ Tatoosh. Bob Perry blue water cruiser built by Tashing. Just completed two-year cruise and ready to go again. A rare gem and a must see. Asking $139,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

41’ Beneteau Oceanis 41 2013. AC, Genset, Full Electronics, Shoal Draft, In Mast Furling, Full Canvas, Turn Key. $237,750. 800-8262807. Pics and Specs at www.Murray YachtSales.com

Catalina 42 MkII. One owner, built 2004. Full owners’ Pullman berth, fresh bottom paint, awesome equipment list, including full electronics package. $164,900. Located St Simons Island, GA. Call 912-638-8573. www.dunbaryachts.com.

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42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. $69,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. 941-792-9100.

Catalina 42s. Two available – one owner, loaded, low hours. Call 800-282-1411 for detailed list. www.dunbaryachts.com.

1974 Columbia 43. Cruise ready, updated and clean. Good electronics, refrigeration, solar, sail inventory, electrical. With dinghy and outboard, self-steering windvane. $59,900. Alan 941-350-1559. Email alanpwys@gmail.com. www.windsweptyachtsales.com.

44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. At our docks in Cortez, FL. Call George 941-792-9100

Catalina/Morgan 44 CC REDUCED. 1988. Well Kept, Cruising Ready, Great Liveaboard, AC. Updated Electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern Arch, Wind Gen, AIS, Solar, Davits, Swim Platform, Bimini Enclosure, Furling. $95,000. Owner 727-466-6444. (8/16)

Ocean-going Gulfstar 44, center cockpit sailing yacht, fully equipped and in great shape. New Bimini w/full enclosure, 5’ draft, turn key packet ready to cast off. Realistically priced $89,000. Contact Betti 847-602-7695. Naples, FL. See Pics & Specs at www.yachtworld.com/seahorse (7/16) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Island Packet 445 2006. Clean, very well equipped & priced right! Easy to handle. Lightly used & professionally maintained. Lots of equipment; A/C, 8kw generator, solar panels, wind generator, watermaker, bow thruster… $374,000. Contact Matt at S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

45’ Morgan Nelson Marek 1983. Yanmar 51 hp, single handed cruising, 2 AC/heat units, solar fan, pressurized hot/cold water, welldesigned Nav station, 6 KW genset 660hrs, 2015 bottom paint, & MORE! $61,900. Call Calvin @ 941-830-1047, www.Sailboatsin Florida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Southerly 135 (45’) 2006. High performing blue water yacht with a DRAFT from 2’ 9” to 9’ 9” at the push of a button!! Many recent upgrades: hull just painted, new canvas, cushions, A/C etc. $419,000. Contact Matt S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756 www.sjyachts.com

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46’ Beneteau 461. Low Hours on Engine & Generator. Inmast Furling, Elect Winch. Two Staterooms. Asking only $139,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

Island Packet 465 2008. A most pampered yacht – Hinckley maintained, covered and stored inside a heated building. Hardly used. Only 51 hours. A time capsule yacht! Balance of warranty conveys. $479,000. Call Jack S&J Yachts, 410-639-2777, www.sjyachts.com

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exploring uninhabited places. The days you are ready for the ride to be over are the days you are stuck on the boat waiting out weather or when all you can think about is a nice long hot shower. In fact, there have been days that I’ve never felt so dirty and my feet have never looked so bad. Oh, and my hair, it was a “hot mess.” Along with the roller coaster ride, there is a lifestyle compromise. So, for those of you thinking about this lifestyle, compare it to an extended camping trip, with limited showers, no salons, limited power and water, playing 1000 games of solitaire on your iPad—then decide if it’s something you want to do. If you can handle compromising every-day household luxuries, living aboard will certainly be rewarding. Some days, the rewards may be as subtle as watching a sea turtle swim around your boat or listening to rake and scrape music. Other days, you may visit neat and interesting places that you can only get to by boat and your footprints are the only footprints you will see. The best days are the days you play photographer and take your own travel magazine photo with the boat in the picture being your own. The rewards are certainly enough for me and I would do it again.

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Not Glamorous but Rewarding Life on a 36’ Sailboat By Lori A. Kirby

re you thinking of living aboard a sailboat? Have you read alluring magazine articles that paint a romantic picture of life aboard a sailboat? You know the articles I’m talking about. The ones in travel magazines with pictures of sailboats anchored in the most beautiful water you have ever seen. I don’t think there is a sailor out there who has not read or been intrigued by those articles. Those advertisers really have a niche for pulling us in to the “liveaboard” way of life—a life most sailors can only dream about, and one that only a few get to experience. I’m one of those few. I can tell you, from my experiences, life on a sailboat is not all glamorous, nor is it romantic, but it is filled with rewards. My boyfriend, Troy, and I sold everything we owned and moved aboard our 36-foot Catalina sailboat, S/V Gypsy Soul, in September 2015. Troy, 46 years old, is an experienced sailor and captain on a mission to take a semi-retirement break and sail for a year or more. I’m 45 years old and my sailing experience is limited to a few long weekend flotillas. I do love simple living, so, when Troy decided it was time to take a sabbatical, I was all in. We left jobs behind, sold everything we owned, put our sentimental items in storage and set sail from New Johnsonville, TN, on September 21, 2015. We traveled down the Tennessee River to the Tenn-Tom Waterway and then on to Mobile Bay. There would be days we would maneuver through three to four locks a day. With the exception of a few longdeserted stretches of the river, most every night we stayed in marinas and

had ample water resources for cooking, cleaning and bathing. As you sailors know, every drop of fresh water must be accounted for on a boat. So, when you live on the

anchor, bathing habits sway from every day to every third day, if that. Women, you can forget makeup and drying or curling your hair. Nobody sees you and without a generator the hair dryer and curling iron doesn’t work. So, your look, well, it has seen better days. Couples living aboard don’t have to worry about looking good or smelling good, because you both look like hell and can’t smell the other one over your own interesting aroma. Yes, it sounds horrible. However; all in all, the 750 miles down the river systems was not bad. The reward is accomplishing the first leg of your journey and being greeted by dolphins swimming along side Gypsy Soul as we entered Mobile Bay. We made our way around the Florida Panhandle taking our time to visit friends along the way. We then traveled through southwest Florida to Key Largo, where we staged our Gulf Stream crossing to the Bahamas.

While waiting for favorable weather conditions to cross, I realized life on the boat went from being a small compromise to a much larger one. Not only was showering an everyfew-day luxury, but now we had to haul water five gallons at a time to fill our 75gallon tank just to be able to take a shower. Also, the laundry mat was a half mile down the road, so we had to haul to that too. After several uncomfortable dirty days, the weather conditions improved enough to cross the Gulf Stream. We left at 2:30am and headed toward Bimini. I was so excited because I knew we would be staying in a marina in Bimini, and I couldn’t wait to get a good shower. As we were crossing the Gulf Steam, you really get in tune with nature. You are in a 36foot boat sailing over 3000 feet of water and you are completely at the mercy of the sea. I hear most women don’t like sailing the deep blue, but I love it. There is nothing more surreal, peaceful and serene than sailing across the deep blues. It is just you attempting to blend in with nature. We traveled through the out islands—Bimini, the Berrys, the Exumas and the Abacos—before returning to the United States. Our three-month experience in the Bahamas was priceless and one that not many people can say they’ve experienced. However, don’t let anyone fool you! I describe life aboard as a roller coaster. Some days are thrilling and others you can’t wait to get off the ride. The thrilling days are sailing the deep waters where you are simply at the mercy of nature and the days of See NOT GLAMOROUS continued on page 60

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