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News & Views For Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS Media, Inc. P.O. Box 1175, Holmes Beach, Florida 34218-1175 (941) 795-8704 (877) 372-7245 (941) 866-7597 Fax www.southwindsmagazine.com e-mail: editor@southwindsmagazine.com Volume 21
Number 3
March 2013
Copyright 2012, Southwinds Media, Inc. Founded in 1993
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club Hosts and Sponsors three prestigious Tampa Bay & Gulf Races 2013 All three regattas qualify for the SPORC Trophy (The St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge) and the Suncoast Boat of the Year
Publisher/Editor 7/2002–Present Steve Morrell editor@southwindsmagazine.com (941) 795-8704 Assistant Editor Janet Patterson Verdeguer Advertising
Special one-time entry fee if entering all three regattas at the same time — Pusser’s Rum Cup, Suncoast Race Week and Crown Cars Regatta Go to the SPYC Web Site Regatta Page for Details
32nd Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup March 2 Originates at & returns to SPYC downtown location.
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29th Annual Crown Cars Regatta March 23
Location will be the SPYC at Pass-a-Grille location Racing in the Gulf of Mexico.
35th Annual Suncoast Race Week Presented by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in cooperation with Bradenton Yacht Club & Davis Island Yacht Club April 4-7 Venue to be announced in the Notice of Race.
Doran Cushing, Publisher 11/1993-6/2002
“Marketing Drives Sales — Not the Other Way Around” Janet Verdeguer Steve Morrell
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Contact Editor for classifieds & regatta advertising Go to www.southwindsmagazine.com for information about the magazine, distribution and advertising rates. Production Heather Nicoll
Proofreading Kathy Elliott
Artwork Rebecca Burg www.artoffshore.com
Printed by Sun Publications of Florida Robin Miller (863) 583-1202 ext 355 Contributing Writers Letters from our readers Meghan Bosi Gary W. Dickinson Dave Ellis Fairlie Brinkley Kim Kaminski Roy Laughlin Marylinda Ramos Hone Scunook
Chris & Alyse Caldwell Dan Dickison Julie B. Connerley Scott McWilliams Cherie Sogsti
Contributing Photographers/Art Dennis Bosi Rebecca Burg (& Artwork) Chris & Alyse Caldwell Gary W. Dickinson Dan Dickison Roy Laughlin Kelly McWilliams Michael O’Keene Marco Oquendo Scunook Photography Tim Wilkes Photography Marylinda Ramos EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: ARTICLES & PHOTOGRAPHY:
All NORs will be on the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Website at www.spyc.org and West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org
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