EVENTS & NEWS
OF INTEREST TO
SOUTHERN SAILORS
To have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send us information by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later. We will print your event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months.
YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS 2013 NEEDED Send us your information on Southern youth sailing programs (including summer programs) in NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, LA, and TX, for our April issue. Needed by March 4. Go to the Youth Sailing Programs page at www.southwindsmagazine.com for details on what’s needed and where to send the information.
n RACING EVENTS For racing schedules, news and events see the racing section.
Educational/Training North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. ABYC Marine Electrical Certification, Gulf Shores, AL, March 5-8 Saunders Yachtworks. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460
n UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS
ABYC Diesel Engine Certification, St. Petersburg, FL, March 19-22 Mastry Engine Center. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460
Youth Sailing Programs Go to our annual list at www.southwindsmagazine.com /southern-youth-sailing-programs.php.
Anchoring Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, March 20 This is a two-hour class presented in one evening and is available to anyone 12 or older. The seminar explains how
INTRODUCING the
RACE TO FT. MYERS
MARINE KINETIX 450
April 25-27
The best of both worlds.
Until now you've had to choose between low-wind speed start-up and high-wind output. The MK450 delivers BOTH and it does it quietly and without any operator input! • 5 knot start-up speed • Low yaw-error wind tracking • Carbon-fiber composite blades • PWM controller • Innovative design • Superior components • Quality construction • 3 year warranty • 20 amps @ 25kts • Includes microprocessor/ charge controller • Affordable Price - $1099.00 Don’t settle for 6 hrs/day of solar power when you can get quiet wind power, 24/7.
COST EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE UNDER SAIL info@cruisingsolutions.com •www.cruisingsolutions.com 1-800-460-7456 14
March 2013
SOUTHWINDS
4th Annual
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Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers Regatta •
Ft. Myers Beach
Fun Inexpensive n Great Destination n Approximately 100 Miles n Easy Logistics for Distance Race n Haul Out for Dry-Sailed Boats n Race Party at Bonita Bills n All WFPHRF CLASSES WELCOME n n
Register at www.diyc.org, or contact Jamie Myers for more information. jmyers@mcraemetcalf.com (813) 601-5023 www.southwindsmagazine.com