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What’s New for 2017 Interview with Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner Bringing a Gold Medal Home

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editor's log #PositiveFeeds It’s now 2017. At this time of year, we look back at what we accomplished (or perhaps deferred) during the previous year, as well as set goals and prepare for what lies ahead.

Looking back is easy. And it’s interesting to see different peoples’ takes on what 2016 brought – or took – as was the case in many instances. Social media and all of the colorful and dramatic flair that accompanies it depicted last year as worse than, say, 1350 and the height of the black plague. While we did not suffer a great pestilence, we certainly did lose many amazing musicians, actors and other notable figures. I’m sure we can all agree that last year’s political climate was not something we will look back on with warm fondness either, nor was our world a peaceful place.

I used to think social media was a form of escape. Now I think about how best to escape social media. In looking back on that aspect of 2016, I can say that I considered deleting all of my accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and everywhere else. The mudslinging and negativity was over the top and a major drag. But, as usual, along came sailing to fix my problem; thank goodness for my sailing feeds. Just when I was ready to pack it in, hit delete, unplug, and effectively whisk myself back to 1980 BC (before computer), I was reminded that there were lots of other great things going on during 2016 that had nothing to do with politics, panic, pernicious personalities or pandemics!

No matter how depressing or annoying my news feed was on Facebook, or elsewhere, I could always count on a positive post about sailing. Arguably, last year may have been the most positive year for our sport in the 15 we’ve been putting out this magazine. I doubt you’ll find an article in WindCheck from 2016 that doesn’t make you feel good, or give you hope that our kids’ future in the sport is bright. As we chose our Best Images of 2016 for the spread on pages 54 & 55, I noticed that our articles trended toward three topics: sailing accessibility, the pursuit of speed, and quality time with family. In many cases, facets of all three combined.

In the sailing accessibility arena, we saw lots of progress with organizations old and new provide access to the water for many different demographics. From getting veterans on the water to the growth of diverse community programs to enhancing racing and offshore skills, we chronicled an immense amount of excellent work in this aspect of our sport. Time on the water is precious and healing for some, a gateway to learning and fun for others, and holds the possibility for greatness, too. It’s all positive.

There’s no denying that our sport is getting faster and faster. Just look at the designs of some new cruising boats and it’s easy to see that much of what is learned in the realm of top level racing trickles down to allow sailors to get from point A to point B more quickly, efficiently and safely. The advent of foiling is in the distant past, but its adaptation to traditional craft, as well as the number of events that were launched or enhanced by foiling craft grew by leaps and bounds in 2016. Not much time for political bellyaching while you’re going thirty, is there? Heck, our Contributing Editor Coop even managed to grab a WindCheck cover while foiling last year.

And perhaps most near and dear for me was witnessing families spending quality time together through sailing. In 2016 we followed families cruising around the world and caught up with others at racing events (junior dinghy regattas and international keelboat regattas alike). For me, I was able to get my youngest sailing for the first time.

Not once during that sail – or any other I had – did I concern myself with the digital world. I love to see those glowing screens stowed safely below while the family enjoys time on the water together.

What 2017 will bring, I hope will be much of the same (the sailing stuff…forget all the rest.) Now, if we could just get Keith Richards and Betty White into sailing!

See you on the water.

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contents

Editor’s Log 4

Letters 8

Winter Sailing in the Caribbean: 22 Dominica

Book Review: The Survival 25 Food Handbook

Captain of the Port 26

From the Log of Persevere 30

The Boating Barrister 32

Calendar of Events 35

Tide Tables 38

Thames YC Junior Sailors Win 42 Secor Volvo Video Award

America’s Cup News 43

12 What’s New for 2017

28 Clean Ocean Access Trimming the Sails for Environmental Wins in 2017

Coop’s Corner 52

WindCheck’s Favorite Images of 2016 54

Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry 56

Comic 59

Brokerage 60

Classified Advertisements 61

Advertisers Index 65

On Watch: Bill MacGowan 66

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Created by a group of surfers with a mission to take “action today so future generations can enjoy ocean activities,” Clean Ocean Access recently marked ten years of working hard to keep Aquidneck Island’s beaches clean, its waters clear, and its coastline accessible. Co-Founder and Executive Director Dave McLaughlin has the story of this grassroots organization’s plans for the upcoming season and beyond.

33 It’s Time for the Winter Boat Shows!

Your new boat is out there waiting for you, and there’s a good chance you’ll find it at one of the shows in New York, Providence, Hyannis, Hartford, Boston and Portland…and bring the family!

44 An Interview with Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner

Zeke Horowitz Wins Viper 640 50 Internationals

There’s plenty for sailors in the Northeast to be excited about for the coming season, including changes to the region’s most popular early summer regatta and a venerable Corinthian offshore race, a spectacular community sailing center, interesting charter sailing opportunities, and new initiatives to heal wounded Armed Forces vets through the joys of sailing.

Perhaps best known as the man who masterminded Dame Ellen MacArthur’s record-setting non-stop solo circumnavigation, Mark Turner now has the helm of the Volvo Ocean Race. We spoke with Mark about the upcoming 13th edition of the race, which may prove to be the toughest yet.

48 Bringing an Olympic Gold Medal Back Home

After inheriting an Olympic gold medal when his father passed away, Irish sailor Dermot O’Flynn decided the proper course of action was to return it to the family of the man who originally won it in the 6 Metre class in 1948… and to commission a stunning perpetual trophy for his yacht club.

On the cover: Joe Mele’s Swan 44 Mk II Triple Lindy (New York, NY), the sole American entry in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016, sails past the Organ Pipes on the southeast coast of Tasmania. Named after Rodney Dangerfield’s “impossible” dive in the movie Back to School, Triple Lindy is now cruising Tasmania before being shipped to Europe for the 2017 Rolex Fastnet and Rolex Middle Sea races. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us Scan to visit our website.

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Letters I Love It When We’re Cruisin’ Together The story by Charlie Simon in your November/December 2016 issue is good. [“Top Ten Tips Being Together at Sea: Happy Wife, Happy First Mate!” can be found at windcheckmagazine. com – Ed.] In so many ways it is right on target. I am still waiting for the article, “Top Ten Ways to Get Your Husband to Abandon His Sailboat and Adopt Your House and Garden.” I probably don’t read the right magazines. I also liked “A Voyage to Maine and Back” by Nancy G. Kaull & Dr. Paul F. Jacobs. Based in Boston, we nipped up to Maine without much thought. Our big coastal cruise is going to be Cape Cod to the Chesapeake with a long linger in Long Island Sound. Same sort of story, but in reverse.

To expand on Simon’s article I offer the following observations from my 30 years of teaching sailing and cruising to adults.

(There may even be an interesting bit of research for someone to do on the subject of what sailing instructors observe in the field regarding hopeful voyagers.) Some of my students have sailed away. Others said, “No way.”

Of the hundreds of people I have trained, only a few considered voyaging as the goal. Most were very happy to become competent at handling a typical cruising yacht. An excellent

example is the voyage to Maine story. Almost all want to have a capable sailing partner and often take courses as couples.

My rough estimate is that sail-away students/couples were about one out of every ten. Of those, about two out of three were men hoping to convince a wife to voyage. Sailing wives, the one out of three, have the same problems getting non-sailing husbands aboard.

In every training course, a major component was to teach couples to do one another’s job. Cross-training is the critical first step for any cruising couple. They must take it seriously. As an example, my wife and I have sailed our boat for seven years.

During decommissioning this year, I learned that she did not know how a turnbuckle works. I am the rigger so that’s my fault.

Point is, couples have to be on the lookout for those odd gaps.

So what have I observed as critical skills for voyaging couples? It is a short list of beginning, middle, and end. I have seen it in play often among happily voyaging couples.

The first thing is passion. Very few people are really wired for long distance cruising. The idea is romantic. Reality is less so.

Cruising can be very hard compared to life ashore. Those who want to voyage do. Voyagers come in every size and shape, so to speak, and they all have passion for the lifestyle. I claim that voyaging is very little about sailing and a lot about living. Ashore, we nip into the local hardware store, supermarket or contractor’s office to satisfy our immediate needs. Life is easy. Afloat and offshore, we nip into a nearby locker and hope we have “it.”

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Passion…one must want to be out there.

The second element is shared goals. For example, a couple I knew in Nanny Cay were at odds. He loved being in the marina working on the boat. She wanted to sail to a remote Caribbean anchorage and enjoy the wilderness. My golly, she was always angry with her husband. Observation: Many more happy couples are seen in quiet anchorages. Tip: No shared goal I know of includes a long bash to windward. Pick a wise route to satisfy your goals.

The third factor is how the voyage will end. Very few people sail until they die on board. The voyaging years are a sort of escape to adventure. Settling ashore is an escape from the adventure of voyaging. There is an age at which calm becomes very attractive. Pick a wise route to the shoreside retirement.

In summary, I saw these three steps in action through my parents. Rumor has it that while dating, mom asked dad if he’d cruise and homeschool kids if he married her. He said he would, they did and they kept cruising until in their 80s. They had a house in Maine and one in Florida just in case they needed to go ashore. One day, they did. I also witnessed how other cruising couples could endure life afloat for a while and then break up. It seems it was always the same – one didn’t really have the passion.

I love voyaging and life offshore. Our present boat is an Aphrodite 101, Averisera. Sure, I’d love to voyage her and my wife has said, “No.” Frankly, the boat has no standing headroom and the creature comforts of a pup tent. So, we do some

extended coastal cruising and doublehanded racing between Newport and Maine.

I am an ASA Instructor Evaluator at the Advanced Coastal Cruising level. My goal in retirement is to sail with my wife. I earn sailing chits by working in her garden. She gets me to help in the garden by working on the boat.

Cruising has been part of my life from before the beginning.

My maternal grandparents cruised the U.S. East Coast with my mother, who was home schooled aboard. That was in the 1930s and their lifestyle was considered bohemian. My parents did the same with us in 1960 to ‘62, adding the Bahamas to the cruising grounds. We had a 48-foot Alden-designed yawl. I think I had more playmates while living aboard than I did ashore. It was great. I escaped college from 1970 to ‘72 and went off to the Caribbean on big charter yachts. Sailing never really stopped.

I really enjoy your magazine. The two articles I cited are welcome reads.

Thanks, Norman Martin, Cape Cod Norman – Thank you for sharing your insightful knowledge! Many of us dream of cruising to distant shores as a couple one day, and having the right life partner (and agreeable vessel) is certainly the key to doing so joyfully.

Editor’s note: You’ll find Norman’s very entertaining and informative blog at averisera.com. ■

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Whats New for 2017

Multihulls Coming to Block Island Race Week XXVII

The Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week is a New England summer tradition for hundreds of sailors, and several class championships are up for grabs. © Stephen Cloutier/photogroup.us

With an invitation from the Storm Trysail Club to catamaran and trimaran owners to compete in Block Island Race Week, the 27th running of this biennial event, scheduled for June 18 - 23 in Block Island, RI, may be the most exciting one yet.

“I’ve heard plenty of positive responses to the multihull division offering and have unofficially heard forecasts that we will have classes of multihulls,” said AJ Evans, Block Island Race Week Chairman and Storm Trysail Club Rear Commodore. “I’m looking forward to the yacht club bar chatter turning into entries.

There’s still plenty of time for that to happen.”

Storm Trysail has also rescinded the Plus One crew limit for boats in the Performance Cruising classes that would’ve restricted crew size to the tens digit of a boat’s length plus one (i.e. a boat between 30 and 39 feet could carry four crewmembers). “We are amending the Notice of Race to remove the Plus One limit for the Performance Cruising Division,” Evans explained. “While Plus One is

intended to make racing more accessible by requiring less crew and thus lower logistical and housing hurdles, there are a number of skippers who want to bring the whole family and not just a few sailors. This is exactly the type of fun, family sailing we aim to promote at BIRW, so an amendment was appropriate. We will still offer Plus One sailing for other boats if there’s enough interest…we are pretty flexible to accommodate whatever sorts of competition the sailors want.”

First held in 1965, BIRW has long served as a regional or national championship regatta for various classes and this year is no exception. “Race Week is certainly developing into a championships regatta,” said Evans. “We are very pleased to have received championship designations for IRC and PHRF, and one-design classes including J/88, J/44, J/109, J/105, and C&C 30.”

“As should any race organizer, we will also be striving to obtain a high level certification from Sailors for the Sea, and are building on the lessons we learned during the 2015 Race Reek to become more efficient at achieving this goal,” Evans continued. “The marine environment is a critically important consideration for (near) future generations of sailors.”

Registration for Race Week XXVII is open at YachtScoring.com, and you’ll find more information at blockislandraceweek. com. “We expect this to be another memorable edition of the Storm Trysail Club’s most iconic event,” Evans enthused.

SailAhead Expanding its Mission of Healing Veterans Founded by brothers Sean and Kilian Duclay of Huntington Station, NY with support from family, friends and Oakcliff Sailing, SailAhead is a non-profit organization with a mission of healing wounded Armed Forces veterans through sailing.

SailAhead has ambitious plans for 2017,

including development of its racing team.

“Last year was a very moving year for SailAhead as 219 new members, identified as SailAhead’s mates, have joined our ranks,” said 19-year-old Kilian Duclay.

“These 219 mates have at least two things in common: They were once soldiers and

SailAhead uses sailing and the ocean as a therapeutic platform to help our veterans heal the scars of war. © sailahead.org

they each took their own lives. Each mate is a casualty of the ravages of PTSD and depression endured by so many veterans in America today. With the permission of the families of these vets, SailAhead duplicated each of their nametags. We take them along when sailing with veterans, honoring the spirits of our 219 mates each time we set sail. We’ve also designed a 219 flag which has become our banner.

When this flag’s flying on our flaghip, you know the 219 mates are on board.”

“According to the VA, at least 22 veterans commit suicide daily,” said Sean Duclay, 17. “Twenty-two a day means 220 veterans every ten days…so why 219 as opposed to 220? This is because the one missing in that equation is the life saved…the lives SailAhead is trying to save.”

In addition to the 219 mates, the numeral 2 on the flag symbolizes how SailAhead was started by two brothers and the 19 represents the age of Michael

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Blanco, a Long Island native and U.S. Marine who took his own life in 2010.

“The black numbers on the white flag symbolize the fight SailAhead is constantly trying to win,” Kilian explained. “In a storm at sea, the water is turned white by the frothy swells as they rise and crash, and the sky’s turned black by the ominous menacing clouds overhead, threatening to sink sailors. But they don’t sink. They continue to sail ahead.”

Since its inception and with many dedicated volunteers, SailAhead has held 1,000 veteran outings on the water. “We strongly believe that drugs cannot begin to compare with what effects nature can have whilst combating PTSD within the minds of people,” said Sean. SailAhead has evolved from healing wounded veterans through sailing to expanding so far as introducing not only sailing, but much more to what the ocean has to offer for our veterans.”

“This year we’re working in conjunction with additional yacht clubs on the South Shore to create more group outings,” said Kilian. “We’re also holding our annual ‘Let’s Take a Veteran Sailing’ event with Centerport Yacht Club, the Long Island Maritime Museum/Snapper Inn sail on Priscilla, Adaptive Day with the VA, the WaterFront Center Certification Program, offshore races, and much more.

We also intend to grow our racing team.

This team will be led by a Special Forces Green Beret veteran, and we are in need of a racing sailboat. Some of these brave men and women went to hell and back for our nation, and those who can help ought to extend their hand to them.” For more information including volunteer opportunities and how to make a donation, visit SailAhead.org.

Strong Entries for Marion Bermuda…and Front Row Seats for the Cup! Entries for the 21st Marion Bermuda Race, which starts in Buzzards Bay, MA on Friday, June 9, are coming in at a good pace. Fifty yachts, including 18 newcomers to the race, had registered as this issue went to press. That’s four more than the windcheckmagazine.com

Competing in the Celestial Navigation division and sailed by a family crew, Gregg Marston’s Alden Mistral 36 TI (Falmouth, ME) was the overall winner of the 2015 Marion Bermuda Race. © Spectrum Photo/Fran Grenon

final entry total for the 2015 race. This resurgence may be due to the fact that the 40th anniversary edition of this 645-mile open ocean challenge for cruiser type yachts ends just before the start of the 35th America’s Cup Finals in Bermuda.

“Cup events (May 27 - June 27) include an America’s Cup superyacht regatta, a J Class regatta, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup and the Cup Finals, all happening as Marion Bermuda yachts are coming into Bermuda,” said Talbot Wilson, the Marion Bermuda Race Press Officer. “This will be a spectacular opportunity for Marion Bermuda racers who choose to vacation in Bermuda after the race.”

“For race participants who choose to stay for the Cup races and festivities, the America’s Cup Event Authority has established the first and only dedicated travel website for America’s Cup spectators to view and book packages to attend the 35th America’s Cup,” Wilson continued.

“Marion Bermuda participants will have slips available at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club for the Cup Finals on a first come, first served basis. Special accommodation packages are available.

Visit americascuptravel.com for more information. If you’re interested in booking hotel accommodation only, email bermuda@travelplaces.co.uk and a dedicated team member at Travel Places Bermuda Ltd., will assist you. For bed & breakfast accommodations or other Bermuda properties, visit

bermudarentals.com.”

The early entry fee is $950 for yacht and skipper, and jumps to $1,100 after April 10. The entry fee for a service academy or “.edu” defined organization is $475, and $625 after April 10.

For both entry fees, each additional crewmember is $50. Yachts have until May 27 to complete their entry, but are always encouraged to enter early and be prepared.

“One of the important safety requirements to plan for is to make sure that at least 30% of those aboard the boat, but not fewer than two members of the crew including the person in charge, shall have attended a one-day or two-day US Sailing Safety at Sea Seminar within the last five years, or other courses as accepted by US Sailing,” said Wilson. “The Marion Bermuda Race offers a Safety at Sea Symposium March 11 & 12 at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.”

The entry fee includes professional briefings on weather and the Gulf Stream at the Skipper’s meeting, an ‘on-call’ professional medical diagnosis and consulting service provided by the George Washington University Maritime Medical Access Facility during the race and on the return passages, and use of the transponder for the position tracking system during the race.

The Marion to Bermuda Race is organized and run entirely by hundreds of volunteering members of The Beverly Yacht Club, The Blue Water Sailing Club and The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club for the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association. For more information and to register, visit MarionBermuda.com.

Going Faster at Oakcliff

Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY continues to innovate and expand their programming ‘on demand.’ “Last year we designed and held the first Onboard Media Reporter (OBR) camp, and it will be offered again this coming summer,” said Dawn Riley, Oakcliff’s Executive Director and US Sailing’s 1999 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. “But perhaps the most action-filled week of 2017 will be our new WindCheck Magazine

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A team that formed at Oakcliff Sailing celebrates in the Halloween Regatta with some of sponsor Regatta Ginger Beer’s fine product. © Sam Zarou/Regatta Ginger Beer

foiling camp, to be held August 25 to 30.

This will dovetail into our growing high performance fleet that includes a justdonated Ultra 30 from Team Zombie.”

“Our full-time Sapling and campstyle Acorn programs will train people in match racing, high performance, foiling and offshore sailing,” said Riley. “These athletes, who live, eat and breathe sailing 24 hours a day in Oyster Bay, also learn how to maintain a boat from winches to engines, and put together a small business. In the last few years, Oakcliff has trained over 150 of these sailors and all graduates are either in school or gainfully employed. Applications for 2017 are open, and we do expect to sell out so please spread the word to any and all interested athletes. We don’t want anyone to miss out!”

Oakcliff’s programs are not only for top athletes, Riley explained. “We are open to all sailors who become supporters. Match racing, fleet racing and classic sailing are all on the table. Actually, we are really hoping that our supporters, lots of whom are WindCheck readers, will be able to form regular teams this summer.

As our fleet continues to grow, we have more opportunities for sailors to get together and become regular teams on one particular boat. One of these is our beautiful Waterwitch. She’s getting a bit of a winter re-fit and will be sparkling when she comes out of the greenhouse. It would be nice to have her racing regularly in our Classics series. If you can’t wait for the summer, Bill Simon, our Race

Director, has organized an Advanced Race Management Seminar for February 4 and 5, and we’ll have an umpire seminar in the spring. We’re also hosting a celestial navigation seminar February 11 and 12.”

“I just returned from the World Yacht Racing Forum in Malta,” Riley continued. “A quick summary from that event is: foiling is everywhere… not just the America’s Cup and Moths but everywhere, including the Vendée Globe. This Vendée is turning out to be a great race to watch, moreso than any in recent memory. That’s pretty incredible, considering that in the right conditions the foils add about 5 knots to the already incredibly fast speeds the IMOCA 60s are hitting.”

“There’s also a big push to make our sport even more ‘green’ than ever before, and our sponsor Interlux is providing a really cool, non-toxic bottom treatment called Intersleek 900. It’s a silicone/fluoropolymer coating that does not contain any biocides. Intersleek is fast from a racing perspective, and anything that grows on it slides off at 4 knots. The tricky part is it’s so slippery that you have to tie the Travelift slings together when you haul out so the boat doesn’t slip out! How cool is it that we are right in the middle of technology at every end – from foils and bottom coatings to sail design and race management? The bottom line is you (and we) never know what’s next at Oakcliff, but it’s never boring!”

For more information, call 516-8020368, email race@oakcliffsailing.org, or visit OakcliffSailing.org.

Heather & Nate Atwater Leading Offshore Sailing School Flotilla Cruises With the launch of Colgate Offshore Sailing Adventures™, Offshore Sailing School is doubling its focus on special sailing events at its key resort operations and broadening the scope of its cruising program for graduates and sailing enthusiasts.

As part of the new initiative, Offshore has retained the services of Heather & Nate Atwater of Madison, CT to develop and

lead an expanded roster of flotilla cruises.

Heather & Nate are charged with exploring and formulating new flotilla cruise options, and personally guiding each flotilla adventure. “With the Atwaters at the flotilla cruise helm, we are excited to open participation in these cruises to all sailors, as well as Offshore Sailing School graduates,” said Offshore Sailing School’s President and CEO Doris Colgate.

Offshore Sailing School’s flotilla cruise program is in the capable hands of Nate & Heather Atwater. © OffshoreSailing.com

Nate, whose sailing resumé includes many deliveries on boats from 45 to 60 feet between New England, Florida and the BVI, worked for Offshore Sailing School as an instructor and manager in New York and Florida in the early 1990s.

He met Heather when he brought the school’s sails for repair to her father’s sail loft, Hild Sails, in City Island, NY. Heather, who grew up sailing with her family, worked at Hild Sails from 1988 to ’95. From 1995 to ‘98 she was in charge of marketing and sales at Island Nautical, Inc., also in City Island. An experienced yoga practitioner, she will conduct yoga sessions for interested cruise participants.

Members of American Yacht Club, Off Soundings Club and Sakonnet Yacht Club, Heather & Nate own a 1980 Pearson 40 named Moonshine that they plan to move aboard early this year. They are leading Offshore flotilla cruises in St. Lucia in March and Italy’s Amalfi Coast in September, and are currently adding more summer flotilla cruises this year and planning cruises for 2018.

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tion at Offshore Sailing School begins to fulfill our sailing bucket list,” said Nate.

“Our goal is to transition back into fulltime sailing and see the world under sail, so this is a perfect fit for us.” For more information on flotilla cruises, course schedules, locations and other programs, visit OffshoreSailing.com or call 800-2214326.

Beth Oliver at Offshore Sailing School contributed to this report.

All Events Can Now Achieve Sailors for the Sea Clean Regattas Platinum Certification

The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing was the only event certified at Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas Platinum level in 2016. The Atlantic Cup was carbon neutral, educated 875 kids about ocean health, and composted 46% of its waste. From left to right are Atlantic Cup Race Director Hugh Piggin, Sailors for the Sea Education Director Shelley Brown and Sustainability Director Robyn Albritton, and Manuka Sports Event Management Co-Founder Julianna Barbieri. © Billy Black/The Atlantic Cup

Sailors for the Sea, a Newport, RI-based conservation organization that engages, educates, inspires and activates the sailing and boating community toward healing the ocean, has announced that all sailing events can now achieve Platinum level certification within its Clean Regattas program.

“In 2016, we celebrated the successful end to the 10th year of the Clean

Regattas program, the largest yet with more than 195 regattas certified and 41,000 sailors participating,” said Hilary Kotoun, Sailors for the Sea’s Social Impact Director. “Since its humble beginnings in 2006, the program has evolved to set the highest standard of sustainability for water-based events, with 1,051 Clean Regattas and more than 400,000 sailors participating over the past decade.”

“The Clean Regattas program takes major ocean health issues – such as plastic pollution, runoff, and marine debris – and empowers sailors to take action while improving their local waterways,” Kotoun continued. “Whether regattas choose to eliminate single-use plastic bottles or clubs switch to porous concrete that filters toxins out of runoff, boaters are taking action globally to protect the ocean with the Clean Regattas program.”

Developed alongside the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco, the Platinum Clean Regattas certification has empowered large sailing events to reach a very high level of sustainability, with required carbon offsetting and an emphasis on the impact of spectators’ environmental footprint.

“With increasing demand from many events that have achieved Gold level certification for multiple years, our 2017 Tool Kit now provides a roadmap for achieving Platinum certification by meeting 70 of the 75 sustainability indicators, which are sub-categories of the Best Practices used to meet Clean Regattas certification,” Kotoun explained. “We are proud to offer Platinum certification for events that go above and beyond to ensure that all facets of their regatta are environmentally friendly. For the events that have achieved Gold level certification for multiple years, this is a great opportunity to further develop their sustainability best practices.”

“We also want to remind regatta organizers that when it comes to sustainability, participation is better than perfection! We would like to invite all regattas around the world, whether it’s your 11th or first time participating in the program, to help us break the record of Clean Regattas annual participation by having more than 215 events participate in the program in 2017!” For more informa-

tion and to get involved, contact Robyn Albritton at robyn@sailorsforthesea.org or visit SailorsfortheSea.org.

Warrior Sailing is Growing the Sport, One Veteran at a Time

From 3-day Basic Training camps to the very competitive Warrior Sailing Team, Warrior Sailing provides maritime education and outreach for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. © warriorsailing.org

Warrior Sailing is a growing program servicing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans around the country. Since it began in 2013, Warrior Sailing has hosted 12 training camps graduating over 170 new sailors into the sport.

As a mobile program, Warrior Sailing now offers American Sailing Association certifications and has partnered with over 40 clubs, facilities and centers in sailing locations like Newport, Charleston, San Diego, St. Petersburg and Annapolis, to name a few.

“The key to Warrior Sailing is to expose our participants to the various aspects of sailing while breaking down barriers for both visible and non-visible disabilities,” explained Jen French, Warrior Sailing Founder and a Paralympic silver medalist in the SKUD-18. “Our overall achievement is growing the sport in a fun, safe and inclusive manner.”

“Working to meet the demand for core programming, 2017 is slated to be another year of growth,” French continued. “Warrior Sailing is planning to re-

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turn to partnering locations and to build new relationships in areas not currently covered. As an official program of the USMMA Sailing Foundation, we leverage the donated vessels to offer unique experiences like competing in Sperry Charleston Race Week, sailing in the Vineyard Cup, or making boat deliveries along the coast.”

“As a non-profit organization that strives to provide training at no cost to our veterans, we are seeking sponsorships, partnerships, fundraising regattas and donations to make the programming happen. For instance, Adam Keyes, a triple amputee Army veteran, is the recipient of the Lockheed Martin Fighting Spirit Scholarship to gain advanced training from Warrior Sailing.”

“More importantly, programming support allows us to impact the lives of our participants. We are changing one life at a time, like Mike Murphy, who attended the Annapolis camp. ‘I never sailed before,’ said Mike ‘and I had the best day of my life.’ Look for us at regattas around the country, or when a training camp is hosted near you. Stop by the docks and thank our veterans.” For more information, log onto WarriorSailing.org.

NESS Extending its Reach

One of New England Science & Sailing’s core values is providing personal growth, achieved by taking students out of their comfort zones for transformational personal discovery and empowerment. © nessf.org

New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS), a non-profit ocean adventure education program in Stonington, CT, is broadening the reach of its programs to engage students in experiential learning that builds confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills.

“This will be another exciting year of growth and expansion for NESS!” said

Caroline Pierce, NESS Marketing Coordinator. “We will continue to not only strengthen our partnership with the New London Public School System, but also expand our partnerships to include area schools in Norwich and Hartford.

“In 2016, outcomes-based research and program quality assessments became deeply engrained in our operating systems,” Pierce continued. “We look forward to expanding this discipline in 2017 as it is critical to NESS’s ongoing success and securing future funding sources. For example, through our surveys we have learned that leadership, teamwork, and communication skills among 8th graders at the Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London, CT who fully participated in NESS programs increased more than double those who did not participate in NESS. The increase in self-esteem among 6th graders more than tripled for those who participated in NESS versus those who did not.”

“Consistent with our mission of being inclusive, NESS will bring adaptive sailing to Southeastern Connecticut in 2017. We are looking forward to the installation of an elevator in the Sailing

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Center and more ramps to the floating docks to make our Stonington location ADA compliant. Also on the sailing front, in 2017 NESS will continue to leverage the success of its 420 high level racing partnership with the Wadawanuck (Wad) Club (a partnership formed in 2016) and expand to get more students out on the water competing. By joining forces in 2016, NESS and the Wad Club are creating a stronger racing team of local sailors.”

“In terms of events, we look forward to our annual community event, ‘NESS Fest,’ on June 24, 2017. This is a fun, family-oriented celebration that will feature food, lots of free activities including sailing, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding. Also, NESS Summer Programs for kids will start up on June 26 (online registration opens on February 1).” For more information, visit nessf.org.

The Moorings Offers AllInclusive Charters in Cuba The Moorings is now offering Crewed yacht charters in Cuba. Unlike other

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The Moorings’ new 7-day Cuba Crewed yacht vacations are all-inclusive, with a captain and chef aboard and a personal driver and local tour guide ashore. © Geoffrey Ragatz

Cuba vacation options, this exclusive charter will provide guests with an allinclusive travel experience complete with a dedicated staff including an expert captain and gourmet chef on board, and a personal driver and local tour guide onshore. It’s an incredible opportunity to experience Cuba via cultural immersion, from the comfort of a premium yacht accommodating private groups of up to 10.

“The Moorings 7-day Cuba Crewed

yacht vacations will be based out of two marinas – Marina Hemingway in Havana and Marina Gaviota in Varadero – with the Moorings 5800 sail catamaran providing deluxe accommodations for the entire length of the vacation,” said Ian Pedersen, Marketing Manager of The Moorings – North America. “The largest and most exclusive yacht in The Moorings fleet, this 58-foot yacht offers unrivaled comfort complete with five en-suite guest cabins.”

“Educational in nature, this Moorings Crewed yacht vacation provides an authentic Cuban cultural experience,” Pedersen continued. “Each day, guests will disembark and be met by their dedicated tour guide and driver. Notable attractions include visits to the famous Hemingway House, Tobacco Farm Benito, the Callejon de las Tradiciones, the Hotel Nacional, and the historically significant Revolution Square.”

With several major U.S. airlines offering flights to Havana and Varadero, traveling to Cuba is fast and convenient.

Departure dates are limited, as this exclusive Cuba vacation will only be available in March, April, and May, 2017. Yachts

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can be reserved by calling a Moorings Vacation Planning Specialist at 888-9526017. To learn more, visit Moorings.com/crewed.

BVI Airways Introduces Jet Service to the British Virgin Islands

ment certification process, tickets will be available from Expedia and Priceline, your local travel agent, or directly through our website,” said Weiss. The website was under construction as this issue went to press, although visitors can sign up for email alerts on ticket availability and the best deals. BVIA expects to start service late this winter, hopefully in time for the BVI Spring Regatta in late March. For more information, visit gobvi.com.

New Facility at Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

winning programs for thousands of adults and children every year and serves as the only organization in Burlington that provides direct access to Lake Champlain.

The Waterfront Center will allow us to expand program offerings to a greater population, and continue our mission to provide lake access and life lessons for all.”

In 2016, the CSC served over 6,200 individuals and collaborated with 71 community partners to provide educational lake-based experiences.

For more information, visit CommunitySailingCenter.org.

One Simple Question Available for Download

BVI Airways offers the first-ever regularly scheduled passenger jet service between the USA and the BVI. © gobvi.com

BVI Airways (BVIA), headquartered in Tortola, BVI, will be offering non-stop jet service from Miami, FL to Tortola, BVI within the next few weeks. This will be the first-ever regularly scheduled passenger jet service between the USA and the BVI. The airline will be flying British Aerospace Avro RJ 100 Avroliners that seat 86 passengers, including 12 in Premier Class. Flight time will be approximately 2.5 hours.

“While the BVI has long been known as a sailor’s paradise, getting there has long been known as being a bit of a nightmare; often meaning taking a flight to San Juan, PR and then boarding a small prop plane to Tortola, or flying into St. Thomas, USVI and then taking a cab to the ferry to the BVI,” said Ron Weiss, BVI Airways’ Director of Marketing.

“Getting directly to Miami from most U.S. cities is much easier and generally less expensive than flights to San Juan or St. Thomas, and BVIAirways’ aircraft will be far more comfortable than the planes out of San Juan. Think of BVIA as reaching, as opposed to beating, to the BVI.”

“Once BVIA completes its govern-

The Community Sailing Center’s Waterfront Campus & Sailing Education Center on the shores of Lake Champlain will be completed later this year. © CommunitySailingCenter.org

The Community Sailing Center (CSC) a non-profit organization in Burlington, VT with a mission to provide community access to Lake Champlain, has broken ground on its Community Waterfront Campus & Sailing Education Center.

Construction is underway and CSC expects to complete the project this year.

Designed by renowned architect and CSC founder Marcel Beaudin, the 22,180-square foot building will have year-round classroom space, new boats and docks, restroom facilities, indoor storage, locker rooms, offices and maintenance facilities.

“For more than 22 years, the CSC has operated from the abandoned Moran Plant, a Department of Public Works garage and a tent,” said Mark Naud, CSC’s Executive Director. “Despite our modest quarters, we have provided award-

An award-winning documentary about adventure, living simply and love, One Simple Question is now available as a digital download.

Adventure sailors and frequent WindCheck contributors Teresa Carey & Ben Eriksen Carey have announced that their award-winning documentary film One Simple Question: An Uncertain Journey to Find an Iceberg is now available as a private use digital download from Reelhouse.

Produced by Doctrine Creative and Happy as a Clam Studios and directed

by Derek Alan Rowe and Teresa & Ben, One Simple Question is about the couple’s decision to simplify their lives by living aboard a small sailboat. In 2011, Teresa, Ben, and their cat Dory sailed their Bris-

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tol Channel Cutter 28 Elizabeth 1,600 miles northward from Huntington, New York with the goal of seeing an iceberg in the waters off Newfoundland.

As we noted when this wonderful film was released on DVD, school teachers and sailing instructors are advised to show it to their students.

To download the 84-minute film for $18, log onto reelhouse.org/morsealphastudios/one-simple-question.

Storm Trysail Safety-At-Sea Video Library Now Available Online The Storm Trysail Foundation is one of the world’s leaders in the development of safety-at-sea strategies and techniques.

For over a decade, Storm Trysail Club members have been conducting Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminars at yacht clubs across the U.S., and in recent years the adult-focused Hands-On Safety-at-Sea Seminars have taught thousands of racing and cruising sailors how to protect themselves at sea.

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Thousands of racing and cruising sailors have attended the Storm Trysail Foundation’s Hands-on Safety-at-Sea Seminars, and now the instructional videos used in conjunction with the courses are available online. © Spectrum Photo/Fran Grenon

On Safety-at-Sea Seminar is a series of instructional videos that participants view online before attending the event,” said Butch Ulmer, Past Commodore of the Storm Trysail Club. “This 10-video library is now available to all sailors, featuring over two hours of safety-at-sea strategies, techniques and tips developed by some of the world’s top ocean sailors and intro-

duced by Storm Trysail Club member Gary Jobson.

For a one-time fee of $40, sailors receive a lifetime subscription to the full library to view over and over. You and your shipmates will be better prepared in the case of an emergency whether racing or cruising, in coastal waters or offshore, under sail or power. And, as Storm Trysail adds more videos to its library, subscribers will have access to the expanded collection.

The first ten videos cover: Practical Man Overboard Recovery, Understanding Weather, Understanding Offshore Weather, Flares and Pyrotechnic Devices, Storm Sails, Shipboard Firefighting Strategies, Fighting Shipboard Fires Personal Safety Equipment, Cold Water Survival & Life Rafts, and Deploying a Life Raft.

To order a subscription to the Storm Trysail Foundation’s complete Safety-atSea Video Library, log onto stormtrysailfoundation.org/21-safety/114safety-at-sea-videos. While you’re at it, why not purchase additional subscriptions for your loyal crewmates? ■

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Winter Sailing in the Caribbean: Dominica A Nature Lover's Paradise

By Captain Linda Perry Riera aboard S/V Argon Wow, we are really way down at 15° North latitude with our Tartan 4000 Argon, having sailed her from our homeport of Boston, Massachusetts just a few months ago. The offshore passages to Bermuda and then to Antigua were challenging, and served to further add to our sailing experience. When meeting people and talking about how sailing is so central in our lives, most people assume we are lifelong sailors; but we are what I like to call late-in-life sailors having taken our first classes only ten years ago in our early/ Morning in the cockpit of Argon anchored in Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, mid 40s. And what do you know…here we are in the Dominica © ArgonSailing.com Caribbean after selling our home, cars and most poslow in the sky, other times the blanket of heat and humidity is sessions, moving onto our boat, initially in Boston, and now we felt immediately having never quite lifted during the night, and are on a one-year exploration. Pinch me. at other times there is a passing shower or towering thunder Most mornings now commence in a similar pattern… head. Ahhhh…exhale. Most mornings but not all... sometimes awake with only the morning sun through the hatch as an alarm, prohibitive conditions make even preparing coffee impossible prepare a pot of deep brown coffee with the French press (no (more to come on this below). electric coffee maker available, of course), relax in the cockpit sipping the dark brew and take in the surroundings before jumpExploring Dominica by Water and Land ing in for a swim and salt water bathing.

Dominica (accent on third syllable), also called Dominique due

Sometimes there is a cooling breeze while the sun remains to her French history or Wai’tu Kubuli (which means “tall is her body”), is considered the most unspoiled island of the Caribbean. (Dominica should not be confused with the much larger country of Dominican Republic, 400 nautical miles to the northwest.)

Our sail to Dominica directly from Antigua consisted of 100nm initially at about 190 degrees then shifting to 160 degrees as we passed Guadeloupe off to port. We decided to tackle this first Caribbean hop rather aggressively by departing Antigua one Friday afternoon in late November, sailing overnight largely in the lee of Guadeloupe, arriving in Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica at daybreak Saturday.

The initial leg between Antigua and Guadeloupe was choppy, and Approaching the rugged and dramatic Dominica at daybreak after a difficult overnight sail. Her we were surprised that our normally mountainous composition forces a ripple in the easterly trade winds. As the warm air is forced strong stomachs were not feeling so up along the mountainsides, the higher altitudes form frequent clouds and brief but intense rainstorms. The regular rainfall and unspoiled landscape give rise to seemingly endless rain forwell. At about 0200 in the dark of ests as well as hundreds of rivers. Dominica has many hot springs and the world’s second largest night, we were asking ourselves why boiling lake (which is unfortunately currently closed to visitors) as well as many rare bird and we ever decided to make our first plant species. It is a nature lover’s paradise.

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Caribbean run a long overnighter as we counted down the hours to daybreak. (Most Caribbean sailing consists of 10- to 40-nautical mile hops from harbor to harbor or island to island.) This was a difficult sail for much of the passage and we welcomed the approach to Dominica at first light.

Dominica is the most mountainous of all the islands in One of the several PAYS boats that provide security, tours and overall great support for visiting cruisers © ArgonSailing.com

the expansive Lesser Antilles range. Much of its nearly 300 square miles is a protected natural park including extensive rainforests and mountains. Dominica has many waterfalls and hot springs, and a whopping 365 rivers! There are few predator species on the island and no large mammals.

Until fairly recently, Dominica had a surly reputation with cruisers due to crime and pollution throughout the two main harbor cities (Portsmouth in the north and Roseau in the south). Several years ago, however, an organization called PAYS (Portsmouth Association of Yacht Services) was formed to provide security as well as tours, local information, and other services to visiting yachts. Working with one of the many “PAYS certified” Dominicans proved to ensure we had a fantastic stay.

We found Dominica quite intriguing and fantastic on land (not so much on the water…see further below).

Portsmouth is the town on Prince Rupert Bay and the second largest city in Dominica, after the capital of Roseau at the southern end of the island. There is a mixture of French and English spoken (the local dialect can be challenging to understand for my naive ears, even when English is being spoken) and the currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (about 2.7EC to 1USD). windcheckmagazine.com

People are extremely friendly and seem to welcome cruisers. The buildings are seemingly haphazard; amenities and commodities are very rudimentary. This is clearly third world, lacking any sign of abundance except for the never-ending fresh fruit.

But All Was Not Well in Paradise...

The initially serene anchorage became very uncomfortable as some weather far off to the southwest produced some waves that rolled easily into Prince Rupert Bay. The two and a half mile wide bay opening offers no protection from seas with a westerly component. The relatively constant trade winds had the boats pointing mostly southeast which put these rollers parallel and on our sides, causing some pretty dramatic rolling back side to side.

After a sleepless night and no sign of the conditions easing up, we decided to deploy a stern anchor using our Fortress 23 (which is perhaps one size too big for this purpose but manageable with the dinghy) to keep us somewhat pointing into these waves. The stern anchor helped a bit, however, when a squall would come through with an associated burst of high winds from a different direction, our stern anchor either held us parallel to the rollers not allowing us to swing with the changing winds, or other boats would swing too close to us and we needed

Dominica overflows with coconuts, bananas, passion fruit, mango, avocado, oranges, grapefruit, sugar cane, and more. © ArgonSailing.com

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Alexis, one of the PAYS guides, rowed us up the enchanting Indian River. Scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean II were shot here. © ArgonSailing.com

be outside the protection zone of our PAYS friends. At first, we got some relief from the rolling but we continued to experience squalls. In addition, we were unsure if it was safe to leave the boat unattended in this part of the harbor. Later, the rollers started coming in from slightly more north and this part of the harbor no longer provided any protection from them. After two days of these rolling conditions, we reluctantly cut our time in Dominica short, hauled anchor, and set sail for the French islands of Les Saintes, 24nm north, which would offer more

Robert, also from PAYS, took us to explore the Syndicate rainforest and waterfall. Robert was a complete joy to spend the day with, sharing his knowledge and experiences. Dominica has strict requirements for their certified tour guides, who must be very knowledgeable about the island’s history and plant and animal species. © ArgonSailing.com

protection.

Although we were disappointed to limit our time in Dominica, we would soon be anchoring in an unexpectedly gorgeous and relaxing harbor of Terre-de-Haut, part of the French islands of Les Saintes. Dominica was our southernmost stop on this journey; we now begin leisurely exploration and island hopping northward during the winter months. ■

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book review.

The Survival Food Handbook

Provisioning at the Supermarket for Your Boat, Camper, Vacation Cabin, and Home Emergencies.

By Janet Groene There are many excellent cookbooks for sailors, with recipes for preparing such delicacies as freshly caught mahi mahi or spiny lobsters. Those books do not cover emergency provisions, however, while The Survival Food Handbook is the essential guide to eating well when the refrigerator has broken down or you’ve run out of propane.

Author Janet Groene honed her galley chops as a longtime liveaboard sailor. With a two-burner Primus stove and a tiny refrigerator that was only operational when the boat was in port and connected to shore power, she learned to bake bread, make salads, can meat, and create memorable meals from supermarket provisions while cruising remote islands.

In addition to a variety of ‘can-to-table’ recipes, this book has valuable tips on planning, shopping and stocking your larder for the long term; buying essential provisions inexpensively; extending the life of fresh, canned and packed foods; creating

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sustaining meals without a stove or fridge; and eating healthy meals in adverse circumstances.

The Survival Food Handbook is much more than an excellent resource for cruising sailors. In these turbulent times, everyone should own a copy.

Janet Groene is the author of Cooking Aboard Your RV, the creator of the popular blog BoatCook.blogspot.com and the boating content provider for LiveLifeLocal. She and her late husband Gordon lived on the go (and off the grid) for ten years, both in a camper and aboard their sailboat Sans Souci. She is a fulltime freelance travel writer whose home base is in rural North Florida. ■

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from the captain of the port

Seamanship: Set and Drift – “Do the Math!” – Part 2

By Vincent Pica Commodore, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

In the August 2016 issue, we started the two-part series on Set and Drift [You’ll find it at windcheckmagazine.com – Ed.] We noted that there is a precise way to calculate the correct amount of “leaning in” to do in that column. Here it is and, despite the “math” part of it setting some hearts racing, it is easy!

Set and Drift Take a look at the diagram on page 27:

Recall the setting. Your pal said, “Make your point of sail 200° magnetic and put the hammer down for 60 nautical miles…plug 39° 40’ 29” N and 071° 14’ 36” W into your GPS and fish all night…” Now, armed with the knowledge about set and drift from Part 1, you decide to “do the math.” What math needs doing?

The Four Corners The four corners of the solution of what Course To Steer (CTS)

to actually ensure that your compensation for the set and drift of the current are the following:

1. The desired course (200° above)

2. Speed of your boat (let’s say 20 knots)

3. The set (direction) of the current

4. The drift (speed) of the current

What? How do you figure the last two when that is what you are looking for??? Sometimes, the answer is like a puzzle – if ‘X’ is true, what else has to be true to make that so?

If you’ve ever read an Eldridge, you know that set and drift tables are actually available in hardcopy for certain locations, but you can do it yourself. Here’s how.

The scenario we set up above is that you’ve left Moriches Inlet on a heading of 200° magnetic at 20 knots. So, the rhumbline from Moriches Inlet to the specified location (39° 40’ 29” N x 071° 14’ 36” W) is just a straight line from the Inlet (“a” in the diagram) to the Hudson Canyon. After two hours, you expect to be at “b” – but you’re not there. You determine that, per your GPS or other navigation technology/technique, you are at “c”!

Clearly, the angle of the line from “b” to “c” is the set (direction) of the current! From the prior article, that’s the guy pushing you away from the coffee shop! Let’s call that 135° magnetic per the diagram. But how hard is “he” pushing you?

Measure the distance from “b” to “c” (in nautical miles since we are measuring speed in knots!) and divide it by the number of hours that we took our measurement over (two, in this example.)

So, if the distance from “b” to “c” is 5 nautical miles, and the time in the example is two hours, the answer is 2.5, i.e., the drift (speed of the current) is 2.5 knots. That’s how hard the “guy” is pushing you away the “coffee shop!” Well, we now have all four numbers!

1. The desired course: 200° above (a given)

2. Speed of your boat: 20 knots (a given)

3. The set (direction) of the current: 135° mag (derived)

4. The drift (speed) of the current: 2.5 knots (derived)

In other words, if it is true that we are at “c” when we thought we are running the rhumbline at 200° mag at 20 knots, then it has to be true that the set is 135° mag and the drift is 2.5 knots!

What else have we learned? Well, the distance from “a” to “c” is our actual Course Over the Ground (COG) and, if you divide that by two hours (per our example), you get the actual Speed Over the Ground (SOG). That wasn’t so hard, was it? But now what? How hard do we lean in…?

First, we determine what is the new rhumbline from “c” (where we actually are) to the Hudson Canyon at 39° 40’ 29” N x 071° 14’ 36” W. If there were no set and drift, that is the course to steer. But what course do you steer? First, extend the “b” to “c” line so that it extends far enough to encompass another hour (called the One Hour Method) of set and drift. This is marked as “d”. At 20 knots of speed (a given), you measure off 20 nm from your latitude (NOT longitude) scale along the chart’s edge and swing your dividers so that it crosses the original rhumbline

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me at JoinUSCGAux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department, who are in charge of new members matters, at d1south.org/StaffPages/DSO-HR.php and we will help you “get in this thing.” ■

– marked as “e” in our example. Draw a line from “d” to “e” and that angle (approximately 255° in the drawing) is your Course To Steer! You’re your own GPS now!

Clearly, a GPS does this calculation continuously and with space-age accuracy. But what if it fails? …and you aren’t on your way to the Canyons. You’re on your way home. Would you want to bet your life on a couple of AA batteries?

If you are interested in being part of the USCG Forces, email

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Captain Andrew Tucci is the Captain of the Port and Sector Commander for US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound.

Captain Tucci is responsible for all activeduty, reservist and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel within the Sector. As a Commodore of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary First District, Southern Region, Vin Pica works closely with Captain Tucci and his staff to promote boating safety in the waters between Connecticut, Long Island and 200 nautical miles offshore. Sector Long Island Sound Command Center can be reached 24 hours a day at 203-468-4401.

Editor’s note: Weekly updates for the waters from Eastport, ME to Shrewsbury, NJ including discrepancies in Aids to Navigation, chart corrections and waterway projects are listed in the USCG Local Notice to Mariners. Log onto navcen.uscg.gov, scroll to “Current Operational/Safety Information,” click on “Local Notice to Mariners” then “LNMs by CG District,” and then “First District.”

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sound environment.

Clean Ocean Access Trimming the Sails for Environmental Wins in 2017

By Dave McLaughlin After encountering problems with parking along the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island after a great day of surfing on a cold winter day in 2006, and growing concerns about water quality in the aftermath of frequent sewage spills and beach closures in Easton’s Bay later that year, a group of surfers founded Clean Ocean Access (COA). COA now comprises folks from all ocean activities who share a common thread of living coastally inspired lives, cultivating friendships with a unified desire of working together, taking good care of the environment, and living healthy lives.

In 2016, COA marked 10 years of working hard to protect the environment. While our accomplishments are significant, the importance of our future efforts requires a laser focus.

COA has demonstrated that our grassroots citizen science approach brings about meaningful, measurable change, is scalable and transferrable, and is leading the way for the convergence of environmental stewardship and social justice.

COA’s mission is “Action today so future generations can enjoy ocean activities,” with an exclusive focus on Aquidneck Island’s communities of Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth.

Our three core programs are strongly held together by community events: (1) Eliminating marine debris from the shoreline (CLEAN) and changing human behavior to improve ocean health; (2) Improving water quality (OCEAN) for permanent year-round clean water, from healthy watersheds to marine ecosystems; (3) Working to protect, preserve, maintain, and expand shoreline access (ACCESS) for residents and visitors.

Last year started with a breath of fresh air as our islandwide effort to prohibit smoking along the shoreline was fully in place, so our CLEAN program went forward with our combined efforts of twice monthly beach cleanups, expanding our flexible cleanup program with participating groups including IYRS School of Technology & Trades, KVH Industries and The Pennfield School, and maintaining our adoption of Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. For the entire year, we removed over 16,000 pounds of debris from the shoreline with the help of over 1,100 volunteers!

Meanwhile, our OCEAN program expanded from our weekly collection of 10 water samples (a program we’ve been doing since 2006) to working to determine the source of the pollution at area beaches by expanding our efforts into the watershed.

A great team of citizen scientists collects 12 water samples and 8 sediment samples two times per month. During the summer, we identified a pipe leaking raw sewage along the cliff walk and with great support from the City of Newport and the Rhode Island Department of Health, we collected a sample, shared results and action was taken at the Breakers Mansion to fix the source of the problem.

Back on land, a small army of dedicated volunteers kept

Thanks to the efforts of Clean Ocean Access volunteers and partners, surfers along the Newport Cliff Walk enjoy good access and clean waters along Aquidneck Island’s shoreline. © Dave McLaughlin

a close watch on the 50 access points to the shoreline on the entire island, to ensure that residents and visitors alike have public access to the shoreline. Along the Cliff Walk in Newport, a property owner has moved a fence 18 inches into the public right of way. The encroachment has removed 16% of the public space, and this is a battle we will fight this year. Protecting public access was the issue that brought COA to life, and it remains our highest priority.

However, one of our big projects for 2016 was to address the problem of trash in Newport Harbor. We did this by installing two trash skimmers near Perrotti Park, in partnership with the City of Newport Harbormaster, all made possible with funding from 11th Hour Racing. With our project partners Casey Marina, Casey Tree Specialists, Mac Designs, 6SQUARE communications and Toner Electric, we successfully installed the skimmers in early August 2016 and they are delivering great results!

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Trash Skimmers in Newport Harbor are preventing litter from drifting out into the Ocean, and energizing Clean Ocean Access’ effort to promote environmental stewardship. © Dave McLaughlin

The trash skimmers operate 24 hours a day trapping floating debris, soaking up oil sheen, and improving the marine ecosystem and water quality. They are a highly effective method of addressing surface debris, require very little maintenance, and use a small amount of electricity. Besides just removing floating debris from Newport Harbor, our objectives are to inspire, educate and empower the community to make simple changes to reduce the sources of debris, such as reducing the use of single use plastics, and ensuring that no trash ends up as litter. Marine

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debris is a solvable problem, and the solution starts with smart choices on land! Whether it is the winds or waves that draw us to the water, or simply walking along the waterfront, these experiences connect us to nature and must be the reason that we act (now) to sustain life on our planet.

2017 is a critical year for COA, and our goals are for a balanced approach of building a sustainable organization and maintaining the value proposition of our environmental work. Our environmental efforts are underway to eliminate single-use plastic bags from all retail establishments on Aquidneck Island by Earth Day 2017, partnerships with local non-profits and municipalities will position us to implement Green Infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff to improve water quality, and we will remain vigilant to protect the public access to the shoreline.

Our current efforts and future goals are only possible because of people acting now. As a non-profit, we rely on the community we serve to help us deliver our mission. You can help our efforts by donating today to fuel our efforts to continue into 2017. For the latest news on volunteer opportunities with COA, please visit us at cleanoceanaccess.org. ■ Dave McLaughlin is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Clean Ocean Access and an enthusiastic year-round surfer.

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From the Log of Persevere: Looking for Civilization in Tahiti

7-8 knots, fishing, working on the boat, watching movies, and school work. The sailing in the Pacific is really a joy if you watch the weather. We had countless sailing days of following rolling seas, starry nights and steady winds making it a real pleasant journey. We have been really lucky with our adventure aboard Persevere. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had some really bad, rough seas days, but the majority of our 20,000 plus sailing miles have

By Colin Rath been event-free. Following trade routes, constantly downloading weather updates, and having a well equipped boat and a good Editor’s note: This is the seventeenth installment in a series of crew has the world to do with it. We caught sight of Tahiti and dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Moorea at dawn on the third day. We had reserved a dock at Mariel and Nerina), who departed Stamford, CT in the fall of a marina outside the city of Papeete. Marina Tiane was a little 2014 for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere. more expensive than the ones in town, but was within walking You’ll find previous articles at windcheckmagazine.com. distance to a supermarket (we had not seen one since Panama),

and it had laundry machines and repair facilities.

We arrived early in the

Tahiti is surrounded by a reef that is about morning at the bay by two miles from the island, and there are cuts in the Hanavave at Fatu Hiva. reef the width of about four boats in which to enter.

It’s a wide bay that is Each cut has a rip tide. To add to the fun, you don’t only protected on two see the channel until you are about 1/3 mile away on sides and there are gusty a clear day. The reason you start to spot it is there is a winds that come down group of surfers next to it riding the waves. Enter only the valley at 50 knots, so at slack tide or the tide going with you, because the you have to make sure channel is a serpentine access, usually with a dogleg you have a good hook. to the left and less than 5 feet of depth on either side, Otherwise you can which is why you only do it during the daytime. It literally get blown out could be rough outside yet glassy once inside the reef to sea, especially with – the transition travel angle is the trick. It’s not really the large tide changes, a problem, just something you have to keep in mind. because there is nothing Once inside the reef, the channel is well marked. We stopping you if your made it into the dock hook slips. The water Much of lovely Tahiti has not and got hooked up, goes from 100 feet deep changed since HMS Bounty dropped anchor there in 1789. only to find out that we to 700 right away, so © persevere60545.com were moored right next your anchor would have to another New York nothing on which to rehook.

Yacht Club boat. Small

We went snorkeling that day and world. enjoyed the nearby reefs and clear water.

We spent the We then barbequed some fish we caught week getting resupplied on the way over. I spent the night on and checking out Papanchor watch as the winds howled – not eete. The girls got the the most comfortable anchorage. After traditional flower head a day of exploring yet another exotic dress. They had a whole island, we decided to move on. We market of 30 stalls of had been at remote islands for several people just making the months, and frankly wanted to get amazing flower crowns. somewhere that had a dock, laundry The girls had lost their machines, power to plug in and real glasses overboard and stores…you know, civilization. So we they had to be redecided to head for Tahiti, which was Meriel Rath and her teammates did very well in the outrigger canoe placed. We rented a car, only a 3-day sail away. We could also get race. © persevere60545.com scoured the island for some things repaired (or so we thought). parts, food and attractions.

It was good to be back in a city (even We also signed up for the Tahiti-Moorea Rendezvous with a small one) for a while, but soon we realized why we left home Pacific Puddle Jump and Latitude 38 for the following weekend. and went on this trip. Plus, we had a week before we were doing The event would have a lot of kids, and the girls were excited. the Tahiti-Moorea Rendezvous (tahiti-moorea-sailing-rdv.com).

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They had over 60 boats signed up and girls looked forward to it.

After changing all the motor oils, fixing what needed to be fixed, and getting all the laundry done, we were ready for the rendezvous.

They had a big event in Papeete the night before with dancers, gave out event t-shirts and food tickets and had a lot of booths with attractions on the rest of the French Polynesian islands. It’s easy to see how you could get lost here for a few years, as many travelers do. We ran into a lot of other boaters that we’d met on previous islands along the way. It really becomes a small world because there are only a couple hundred foreign boats bouncing along these island chains. You keep on running into each other, over and over again.

The next day was a pursuit race to Moorea for the TahitiMoorea Rendezvous, which is only 15 miles away from Tahiti.

The wind didn’t hold up, so we all motored behind the race committee boat (like Long Island Sound in the summer), through another dangerous reef cut into the harbor at Moorea and anchored. The next morning we were awoken with fresh baguettes delivered to the boat. A big day of events was awaiting ashore, including a complete lunch buffet, dancing, outrigger canoe races, tug-o-war, and stone throwing (you try to throw huge rocks as far as you can). Meriel quickly joined a group of girls and set up their own canoe team. They did pretty well, coming in second in their heat.

Pam and I joined another canoe team and made it to the semifinals. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great deal of fun. They had a local band play that night and we enjoyed another feast. The girls had a lot of fun being with kids their age

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again. We decided to stay in Moorea with a few other families for another week after the rendezvous because we were all having so much fun. The harbor is well protected and Moorea Yacht Club has great food and excellent wi-fi, so we dropped hook right in front and spent a week exploring and snorkeling with three other families from France and England. It was a nice way to spend the summer. The other boats sailed back to Tahiti and we stopped in Marina Tiane one last time before sailing to Bora Bora. ■ Look for updates on Persevere’s journey in future issues of WindCheck. You can track the Raths’ progress on their Facebook page, “Persevere60545.” Colin’s book, It Is What It Is, can be purchased on ColinRath.com or at Amazon.com or any major bookstore. Look for his next book in the fall of 2017.

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The Boating Barrister If Tony Robbins Was a Sailor: Year End Maritime Law Tidbits

By John K. Fulweiler Hard work, they say, beats lazy talent. I’m a believer in that little mantra no matter what ocean you’re beating across. I believe in sail changes, new strategies and tacking away from the rest of the fleet. I’ll chase a lift and work a coiling current. Yeah, I might sound like Tony Robbins huffing glue, but it’s the little things that’ll have you getting ahead. Ignore the effort and you’ll scrape your keel, which I’ll bootstrap into this month’s column on New Year’s tidbits you should consider.

Insurance. Mother of sweet something, how this office gets contacted regarding insurance declination claims! Your car insurer is like a freshman at some middling boarding school, all sweat and fury over trying to stay within the rules because car insurance is so heavily regulated. The marine insurer, on the other hand, has the latitude of a Jeff Spicoli, as there’s little to no regulation. In my opinion, this causes the marine insurer to treat claims differently. If you don’t know and understand what your marine insurer will and will not cover, you can be in for a whopper of a surprise.

While you should read your entire policy (and all its riders and endorsements), take special care to understand where you and your boat can and can’t go, whether you’re required to have crew aboard (and if so, how many crew are covered), what coverage you have (if any) for yacht races and really understand what requirements exist to maintain your vessel. At least around here, we see a lot of insurance claims denied because of an alleged “failure to maintain.” And one other thing, I wouldn’t be comfortable having my broker tell me, “Yeah, that’s covered.”

Ask where in the policy it provides coverage for the “that” which you’re worrying about and, if in doubt, consider sending a follow-up email confirming your understanding. All this will pay dividends some dark day.

Surveyors. Okay, I’ll be nice here, but this is an area where my opinions are as dark as the Guinness you’re sipping because I’ve seen a fair number of issues arise out of poor survey reports which largely have to do with their authorship. First, when hiring a marine surveyor I’d rely less on who comes recommended and more on your own research. Hire a surveyor who’s actually accredited by a recognized organization. In my opinion, avoid at all costs non-accredited surveyors or surveyors accredited from some organization you can’t seem to find much about on the Interweb. You want a surveyor who (like attorneys) has to sit through a certain amount of continuing education courses each year. Plus, having an accreditation usually means the surveyor has some minimum amount of insurance coverage making a claim against them more palatable when there’s an error or omission in their efforts. Also, don’t hesitate to hire a surveyor particularly when buying a boat or (and often less considered)

when your vessel has suffered a decent loss. You know those marine insurers I talked about earlier? You want your own set of hired eyes and ears looking at your vessel after a loss so you have something to argue when your insurer starts quoting “their” marine surveyor.

Admiralty attorneys. (How could I not?) When you need one, hire one you like, who’s easy to talk to, and who you can reach anytime. Also, take care to know the resumé of the socalled admiralty attorney your friend suggested. Does he or she actually litigate admiralty claims? Are they all defense claims sent over by an insurer, or does this admiralty attorney sail the admiralty waters? Are they a member of The Maritime Law Association of the United States? Do they know boats? Do they hold a merchant mariner credential? If it was me, I’d consider sailing around the weekender admiralty crowd until I found a lawyer with a practice devoted to the maritime law.

MAYDAY. This word, assuming fortune allows, will never have to pass your lips. Still, for cocktail hour trivia purposes it’s curious to know the word is attributed to an English radio officer who’d been tasked in 1923 with coming up with an easily recognized expression of distress. Apparently, he borrowed the sound from the French lexicon m’aider, being a shortened version of venez m’aider meaning “come and help me.” And now, 46 C.F.R. 121.510 [Recommended Emergency Broadcast Instructions] instructs “Press microphone button and, speaking slowly – clearly – calmly, say: “MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY.” Ah, the bureaucratic word wrangling sounds so serene.

And so, like the lyricist who rhymed, “This is Jay everyday, no days off,” your faithful admiralty attorney looks forward to a 2017 of new and interesting maritime law columns. Of fresh observations, cutting criticisms and casual commentary coupled with a slurry of admiralty law snippets all of which will have you speeding cheerily across what I’m fond of calling a bending sea.

Happy New Year!

This article is provided for your general information, is not legal opinion and should not be relied upon. Always seek legal counsel to understand your rights and remedies.

Underway and making way. ■

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John K. Fulweiler, Esq. is a licensed captain and a Proctor-In-Admiralty.

His legal practice is devoted to maritime law and he represents individuals and marine businesses throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. He does not represent insurance companies. He may be reached anytime at 1-800-383-MAYDAY (6293), or at his Newport, Rhode Island desk at 401-667-0977 or john@saltwaterlaw.com. windcheckmagazine.com

It’s Time for the Winter Boat Shows!

111th Progressive® Insurance New York Boat Show January 25 - 29 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 635 W. 34th Street, New York, NY As the oldest boat show in the world and a New York tradition since 1905, the Progressive® Insurance New York Boat Show kicks off the winter show season in style. Produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association, this family-oriented event is recognized as the place to see the latest and greatest in boating.

If you want to learn what it takes to maintain, repair or upgrade your boat or engine, head to Fred’s Shed for free seminars and demonstrations covering a variety of topics. Together, “The Boating Guy” and certified marine service technician “Fred, The Outboard Doctor” bring more than 50 years of boating and “wrench-slinging” experience to the Shed, so be sure to come with questions about your project. You’ll leave with the knowhow, confidence and inspiration to do it yourself. Other attractions include Discover Fishing seminars, Electronics University, and the Kids’ Create-A-Boat workshop.

Show hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 9 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit nyboatshow.com.

24th Annual Providence Boat Show presented by Washington Trust® February 3 - 5 Rhode Island Convention Center 1 Sabin Street, Providence, RI Get in the Ocean State of Mind at the Providence Boat Show, a family-friendly happening that features summer in winter. One of the largest indoor boat shows in New England, this three-day expo will showcase boats for every pocketbook, from a wide range of powerboats to paddle-powered watercraft. Included in the price of admission are free seminars with experts to give you the know-how on boat handling, navigation, and equipment.

Owned and operated by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, the show features an indoor pool, where all ages can enjoy Stand Up Paddleboard demos and remote-control boats; sea-to-table demos where showgoers will learn how leading chefs prepare their catch; and the Ocean State Challenge, where clubs of on-the-water enthusiasts compete by gathering the largest group of members for a photo op.

The Annapolis School of Seamanship will present seminars including One-on-One with a Professional Captain, Best Apps for Boating, Gear & Gadgets, Docking & Line Handling, and Which Boat is Right for Me? The show also has the best fishing seminar lineup in the country, with Captain Jack Sprengel and windcheckmagazine.com

The Providence Boat Show Presented by Washington Trust® will display a range of boats, from small powerboats and SUPs to performance sailing dinghies from Rhode Island companies such as Zim Sailing. Sailors interested in larger cruising boats can meet with local yacht brokers to learn what’s on the market. © Kate Mouligne

his team of local experts sharing the latest developments in gear, technique, fishing grounds and more.

Show hours are Friday from noon to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm.

For more information and to purchase tickets, log onto providenceboatshow.com.

11th Annual Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod February 3 - 5 Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis 35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA Presented by the Cape Cod Marine Trades Association, “the best little boat show in the Northeast” showcases custom and limited production sailboats and powerboats in wood and fiberglass.

Whether you are shopping, just looking, or just looking for a taste of summer, The Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod promises a unique boating experience with accessories on display and beautifully crafted pleasure boats to whet your appetite for the summer ahead.

Boat lovers looking for the kind of craftsmanship and unique design found only on limited-production boats have few opportunities to go on board and compare workmanship and features from a variety of builders, and this show is the place!

Show hours are Friday from 2 to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. If you’re interested in staying overnight at the Resort and Conference Center, visit capecodresortandconference.com. You’ll find more information at boatcapecod.org /boatbuilders-show-on-cape-cod.

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boats, kayaks, inflatables, engines, electronics and fishing equipment.

In addition to a full schedule of boating and fishing seminars, you’ll have an opportunity to meet Shelby Ebert, the Fastest Woman on the Water. This 21-year-old is the only professional female driver to run the entire Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series, and the youngest ever. The amazing SeaBreacher Killer Whale boat, which jumps out of the water and dives under by nearly ten feet, will be on display. Talk with the owner about how it was built and what it’s like to go for a ride!

Show hours are Thursday from 3 to 8 pm, Friday from noon to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit hartfordboatshow.com.

60th Progressive® Insurance New England Boat Show February 11 - 19 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA You’ll find a large selection of the newest boats, gear and gadgets on display at the oldest boat show in New England, which is produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and exhibitors will be offering the season’s best deals.

The Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod showcases limited production craft like this lovely Melonseed Skiff from Crawford Boat Building in Humarock, MA, and attendees can speak with the folks that built them. © boatcapecod.org

At the Progressive® Insurance Boat School, instructors from the Annapolis School of Seamanship will lead an array of interactive courses including general boating safety seminars, proper docking procedures, a boating simulator experience, and tips and tricks to help ensure your safety on the water.

Show hours are Saturday, February 11 from 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday, February 12 from 11 am to 6 pm, Monday, February 13 from 1 to 9 pm, Tuesday, February 14 through Friday, February 17 from 1 to 9 pm, Saturday, February 18 from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday, February 19 from 11 am to 5:30 pm. For more details and to purchase tickets, check NewEnglandBoatShow.com.

The Maine Boatbuilders Show March 24 - 26 Portland Sports Complex 512 Warren Avenue, Portland, ME There’s a new location for this unique show, which is celebrating its 30th year. Proudly produced by Portland Yacht Services, The Maine Boatbuilders Show is emphatically “not a Tupperware party by any means!”

This gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast also features numerous manufacturers of boating equipment. A variety of sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats will be on display, with the builders there to discuss and sell their work.

Show hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. For a list of exhibitors, directions, free shuttle bus information, seminar schedule, and a virtual tour of the show with Soundings Editor Bill Sisson, log onto portlandcompany.com/boatshow. ■

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Calendar 2017 JANUARY 11 Sheila McCurdy on Women and Sailing In this Seamen’s Church Institute 2016-17 Speaker Series presentation, this very accomplished sailor, a Past Commodore of the Cruising Club of America who serves on US Sailing’s Safety at Sea Committee, will discuss the emerging opportunities for women in the sport. 7pm; Seamen’s Church Institute, Newport, RI; the series is open to the public without charge, though a suggested $10 donation will help defray the costs and fund the Institute’s outreach programs. Seating is limited and attendees are asked to register in advance. Contact Megan Bayley at 401-847-4260 or megan.seamen@gmail.com; seamensnewport.org 11 RIMTA Future Speaker Series with Rives Potts In this Rhode Island Marine Trades Association presentation, the President/COO of Brewer Yacht Yards & Marinas, whose competitive career spanned five America’s Cups and honors in offshore races including Newport Bermuda and Sydney Hobart, will share advice on plotting a career path in the marine industry. The event begins at 6:30pm with food, drinks & networking, and Rives will begin his talk around 7:15 with a Q&A session to follow. Newport Yacht Club, Newport, RI; Sam Handy: sam@rimta.org; rimta.org 11 - 13 41st Annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race Co-hosted by Lauderdale Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Club, this event is open to ocean sailing boats (IRC, PHRF & Multihull) from 25 feet LOA and larger. Fort Lauderdale, FL; keywestrace.org

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14 Connecticut Safe Boating Course Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT; 800-941-2219; landfallnavigation.com/mtccourse.html Also offered 1/29, 2/11, 2/26, 3/11 & 3/26 15 - 20 Quantum Key West Race Week 2017 Hosted by the Storm Trysail Club, this must-attend winter regatta is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Key West, FL; keywestraceweek. com

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19 Exploring the Deep Ocean In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series event, Melissa Ryan and Dan Rogers of Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration will tell the story of how we explore and study the abyss, and share some recent discoveries that have been made with spectacular underwater imagery. 1:30 and 7:30 pm; $15 for Mystic Seaport members ($20 non-members); students free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; call 860-5725331; mysticseaport.org 19 Singles Under Sail meeting SUS is a sailing club for adults who are also single.

Meetings are held on the first & third Thursdays of each month at Doubletree Inn, Norwalk, CT, CT; Check out SUS on Meetup, Facebook and singlesundersail. org. For more information, message or call 203-847-3456.

19 Shoreline Sailing Club meeting If you’re an active single over 35, this club’s activities include sailing, fishing, kayaking, dances, dockside parties, golfing, skiing and more. Meetings are held the first & third Thursdays of each month. 7:30pm; Westbrook Elks Lodge, Westbrook, CT; shorelinesailingclub.com 21 Marine Diesel Engines: Basic This course covers the fundamentals of diesel engine operation and maintenance.

Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT; 800-941-2219; landfallnavigation.com/mtccourse.html 22 - 29 28th ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami US Sailing’s premier event, hosted by the US Sailing Center, Miami Rowing Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Shake-A-Leg Miami, features competition among the world’s top Olympic & Paralympic hopefuls in the 470, 49er, 49erFX, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, Nacra 17, RS:X, 2.4mR, SKUD18 & Sonar. Coconut Grove, FL; miami.ussailing.org

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25 - 29 111th Annual Progressive® Insurance New York Boat Show This venerable event is the place to see the latest and greatest in boating. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY; nyboatshow.com 28 Radar & Electronics Course This comprehensive class includes hands-on practice with a real time RADAR simula-

tor. Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT; 800-9412219; landfallnavigation.com/ mtccourse.html

FEBRUARY 2 & 16 Shoreline Sailing Club meeting If you’re an active single over 35, this club’s activities include sailing, fishing, kayaking, dances, dockside parties, golfing, skiing and more. Meetings are held the first & third Thursdays of each month. 7:30pm; Westbrook Elks Lodge, Westbrook, CT; shorelinesailingclub.com 2 & 16 Singles Under Sail meeting SUS is a sailing club for adults who are also single.

Meetings are held on the first & third Thursdays of each month at Doubletree Inn, Norwalk, CT, CT; Check out SUS on Meetup, Facebook and singlesundersail. org. For more information, message or call 203-847-3456.

3 33rd Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race Presented by the Storm Trysail Club, Montego Bay YC, Jamaican Yachting Association and Biscayne Bay YC, this 811-nautical mile race from Miami, FL to Montego Bay, Jamaica is open to monohulls & multihulls. pineapplecup.com 3-5 24th Annual Providence Boat Show presented by Washington Trust® Owned and managed by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, this three-day expo showcases boats for every pocketbook, from a wide range of powerboats to sailing dinghies & paddlecraft. Included in the price of admission are free seminars with experts to give you the know-how on boat handling, navigation & equipment. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI; providenceboatshow. com

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FEBRUARY Continued 3-5 11th Annual Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod Presented by the Cape Cod Marine Trades Association, “the best little boat show in the Northeast” showcases custom & limited production sailboats & powerboats in wood & fiberglass. Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, MA; boatcapecod.org 4 Marine Diesel Engines: Intermediate This course includes hands on, practical lessons on bleeding fuel lines and changing impellers, filters, hoses and belts. Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT; 800-941-2219; landfallnavigation. com/mtccourse.html 4&5 US Sailing Advanced Race Officer Seminar Presented

by Hank Stuart and Cynthia Parthemos, this event is for experienced race officers who would like to refresh and increase their knowledge of how to run a successful regatta. 8am - 5pm; Oakcliff Sailing, Oyster Bay, NY; Bill Simon: 516-8020368; bsimon@oakcliffsailing. org; oakcliffsailing.org 9 - 12 Hartford Boat Show 17 Powered by Evinrude Hundreds of new powerboats, sailboats, kayaks, inflatables, engines, electronics, fishing equipment will be on display, along with a full schedule of boating & fishing seminars. Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT; hartfordboatshow.com 11 5th Annual Frostbite Bash This fundraiser celebrates the wonderful history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and America’s Cup competition. Catered by local vendors & restaurants, this is an all you can eat & drink event, with live music & dancing in the Hall of Boats. 6:30 -11pm; 36 January/February 2017 WindCheck Magazine

Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame, Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org 11 Larry Goodwin Trophy Regatta This event is open to 9’ Dyer Dhows with “standard” sails, and loaner sails are available. Norwalk Yacht Club, Norwalk, CT; Frostbite@ norwalkyachtclub.com; norwalkyachtclub.com/frostbite/

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11 North U. Rules & Tactics Seminar Instructor Todd Berman will share tips to help you make better decisions on the racecourse this season.

8:30am - 4:30pm; Officer’s Club, U.S. Naval Station, Newport, RI; Francine Wainer: 203-245-0727; fran@northu.northsails.com; northu.com 11 & 12 Celestial Navigation Seminar This 2-day workshop includes both theory and practical exercises. Space is limited to 16 people; loaner sextants will be provided or you can bring your own. 9am - 5pm; Oakcliff Sailing, Oyster Bay, NY; Dawn Riley: 516-8020368; race@oakcliffsailing.org; oakcliffsailing.org 11 - 19 60th Progressive® Insurance New England Boat Show The oldest boat show in New England offers a large selection of the newest boats, gear & gadgets, with exhibitors offering the season’s best deals.

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA; NewEnglandBoatShow.com

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14 & 15 US Sailing National Conference This event is a unique opportunity for members to meet with the national governing body’s leadership and discuss relevant industry topics facing the sport, exchange ideas, reflect on progress, and look ahead to future plans. Sheraton Austin at the Capitol, Austin, TX. ussailing.org/events/symposiumand-meetings/national-conference/ 16 Hurricane Katrina From Above In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series event, Commander Aaron Waters, Cadet Training Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, who piloted one of the first helicopters to respond in the Gulf Coast area, will discuss the largest rescue operation in the Coast Guard’s 215-year history. 1:30 and 7:30 pm; $15 for Mystic Seaport members ($20 non-members); students free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; call 860-5725331; mysticseaport.org

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17 Cuba Cup This 640-nautical mile race from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Havana, Cuba is open monohulls & multihulls. pineapplecup.com 20 9th Annual RORC Caribbean 600 Organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Antigua Yacht Club, this race covers a spectacular course that starts and finishes in Antigua, with stops in St. Martin & Guadeloupe. caribbean600.rorc.org windcheckmagazine.com

22 Racing Rules Seminar with Dave Perry In this Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound evening presentation, America’s Rules Guru will share his expertise on using the Racing Rules of Sailing to your advantage. Time TBD; Norwalk Yacht Club, Norwalk, CT; contact Josh Burack for more information; yralis.org 25 North U. Rules & Tactics Seminar Instructor Todd Berman will share tips to help you make better decisions on the racecourse this season. 8:30am - 4:30pm; SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY; Francine Wainer: 203-245-0727; fran@northu.northsails.com; northu.com

MARCH 9 Racing Rules & Tactics Seminar with Butch Ulmer In this Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound evening presentation, sailing legend Ulmer will discuss the Rules (new and old) so you’ll know your rights and obligations in every situation, and tactics so you’ll know your options whenever boats meet. 7:30pm; Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY; contact Josh Burack for more information; yralis.org 11 & 12 Marion Bermuda Safety at Sea Symposium and InWater Practical Training Session Moderated by Bill Biewenga and sanctioned by US Sailing, this 2-day event is highly recommended for sailors preparing for the Marion Bermuda Race as well as anyone planning to sail offshore. UMass Boston, Boston, MA; marionbermuda. com/sas

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These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

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January 2017

These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

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February 2017

These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

Source: noaa.gov

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Thames YC Sailors Win Secor Volvo ‘Onboard Reporter’ Award

By Cate Sheahan When two of your favorite hobbies can be combined into one activity, that’s pretty great. But when you win an award for your efforts, too? Well, it just doesn’t get much better than that. And that’s exactly what happened to Samson Dorfman and Colin Madaus of the Thames Yacht Club (TYC) Youth Sailing program in New London, CT.

Dorfman and Madaus, along with their families, have been a part of TYC since both young men were toddlers on TYC’s beach.

Eventually, watching the older kids learn to sail Optis drew them into the junior sailing program around age 6. They haven’t looked back since. When Dorfman and Madaus outgrew the Optis as 12-year-olds, TYC’s program was there to grow with them and they advanced to 420s.

This past summer, the high schoolers heard about the Secor Volvo Fishers Island Sound Race from their TYC instructors.

Sponsored by Secor Volvo in New London and modeled after the Volvo Ocean Race, this unique event for 420 sailors is a challenging, club-to-club “circumnavigation” of Fishers Island Sound.

With a 10-mile course along the shores of three states, teams make “stopovers” at Mason’s Island Yacht Club, Ram Island Yacht Club, Groton Long Point Club and Fishers Island Yacht Club.

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“We were immediately intrigued with the challenge,” said Madaus. “This regatta was so different and we were super exited for the application of all things we learned through our years of sailing at TYC.” During one of the skippers meetings where sailors in the various programs come together to discuss events, program, racing and education, Dorfman and Madaus learned about the regatta-based video contest. Because movie making is their favorite pastime – after sailing, of course! – they were hooked.

The Secor Volvo Fishers Island Sound Race ‘Onboard Reporter’ Award is presented to the junior crew that best tells the story of their race day experience. Dorfman and Madaus’ teamwork, camaraderie and plain love for sailing are evident in their winning video, which includes some great footage shot from the trapeze. As the event’s top Onboard Reporters, Dorfman and Madaus won a WASPcam™ 9905 WiFi camera.

According to Madaus, sailing is a big part of the lives of all the team racers at TYC, “because the amount to teamwork and confidence we need in each other has allowed for us all to grow and mature together.” It shows. This year’s race was wild, with 25+ knot winds with towed boats bumping and surfing in 5-foot seas.

The exhilarating sailing was captured with a very well produced video. To watch Dorfman and Madaus’ adventure, log onto YouTube and type in “Around the Sound: The Fishers Island Sound Secor Volvo 420 Race.”

Dorfman and Madaus commend the adult members of TYC for being so supportive of juniors, allowing them to thrive as aspiring sailors. Junior racers often give back by becoming junior instructors themselves, including Madaus and Dorfman. “We are invested in the program we love so much,” said Madaus, “and spending 8:30 to 4:30 at the club allows us to all hang out on the water and help teach young kids to do what we are passionate about.”

Thames Yacht Club offers both youth and adult sailing programs for all skill levels. Racing and cruising are a big part of the fun at TYC. For more information, visit thamesyc.org. ■

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America’s Cup News

By Hank Schmitt The America’s Cup Qualifiers and Finals in Bermuda are rapidly approaching. Qualifier action begins May 26, and the Finals run over two weekends, June 17 & 18 and 27 & 28. www.bandg.com Tickets are now on sale (see americascup.com/tickets).

If you’re planning to be there for the Finals, you should purchase any VIP Tickets to the “Longtail Lounge,” Goslings “Dark ‘n’ Stormy Island Bar,” and grandstand seating now. You aren’t required to buy general admission tickets in advance, but better safe than sorry. Before buying any tickets, you first have to know where you’ll be staying. Bermuda has only 4,000 hotel rooms, and most were booked months ago.

The best option is to simply sail there. Bermuda is a short (four to six days on most boats) sail away from most Northeast ports. You can still anchor out for free and there will be launch service in St. Georges Harbor during the Cup Finals. This is new just for the Cup, so you won’t have to bring a dinghy.

The Marion Bermuda Race has moved their dates ahead to overlap with the Cup, and boats will be docking in Hamilton. If you have a boat and want to race to Bermuda, you can contact them at marionbermuda.com. They also have a crew link on their website.

The Bermuda One-Two (bermuda1-2.org) is also a biennial event that coincides with the Cup this year. But this is strictly a BYOB (Bring Your Own Boat) event with few crew options. Their doublehanded return race to Newport starts June 15, leaving as the Rally to the Cup arrives.

The Rally to the Cup (sailopo.com) is a one-off event inviting boat owners planning to sail to Bermuda, to go as a group. They will dock at the St. Georges Dinghy and Sports Club after the One/Two departs. The Rally also has space “Along the Wall” inside by Ordinance Island. Much of the “Along the Wall Bulkheads” in town are being replaced or repaired this winter for the arrival of visiting yachts in June.

This will be a long lasting upgrade as a result of the America’s Cup.

If you have a boat in the Caribbean or want to get on a boat sailing up from the Caribbean, there’s a feeder race from Antigua to Bermuda (antiguabermuda.com) starting Friday, May 12, a few days after Antigua Sailing Week. The Spirit of Bermuda and yacht America will be competing, along with other boats from the Antigua Classic Race Week and Antigua Sailing Week. Some will need crew.

If seeing the America’s Cup by boat is on your bucket list, consider checking that box this year! ■ Hank Schmitt is the owner of Offshore Passage Opportunities, a crew networking service based in Halesite, NY. Visit sailopo.com to learn more.

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An Interview with Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner One of the most respected figures in professional sailing, Mark Turner was appointed CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2016.

The 49-year-old Briton competed in the race aboard British Defender in 1989 when it was known as the Whitbread Round the World Race, and he led the Dongfeng Race Team campaign in the 2014-15 edition. A veteran of other premier offshore events including the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Mini Transat, Turner managed Ellen MacArthur’s Vendée Globe in 2001, in which she finished second, and masterminded her record-breaking non-stop solo circumnavigation in 2005.

The 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race starts in October in Alicante, Spain. At nearly 45,000 nautical miles, the route is the longest in the 44-year history of the event that was born as the Whitbread in 1973. And with many more miles in the Southern Ocean as the previous editions, this will likely be the toughest VOR yet. We spoke with Turner about what’s in store for the 2017-18 edition.

WindCheck: Why did you decide to lengthen the racecourse, and how will the additional miles in the Southern Ocean change the event?

Mark Turner: Our decision around the route was driven by a desire for more action, more tough miles, more speed and more world-class host cities. The route we’ve chosen takes in something like 12,500 nautical miles in the Southern Ocean – about three times as much as in previous editions. The sea around the Antarctic is a big part of the Race’s heritage and we feel spending so much more time there, amid huge waves and heavy winds, takes us back to the roots of the race in the old Whitbread days.

In terms of stopovers, 2017-18 will see us visit some of the world’s most famous sailing cities – places like Cape Town, South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand and Newport, Rhode Island – where there is always great engagement from the public.

Have you commissioned any studies on crew stress levels from the last race? If so, what were the findings and what actions are you taking?

The Volvo Ocean Race hasn’t commissioned a particular study since the last race, although Team Alvimedica carried out

The Volvo Ocean Race is in Mark Turner’s very capable hands. © Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

The one-design Volvo Ocean 65s are currently undergoing refits to improve reliability for the 2017-18 edition. © Rick Tomlinson/Team SCA

quite extensive crew health checks after every leg to assess both physical and mental stress and fatigue. The teams entering the Volvo Ocean Race are fully professional sports campaigns and they take seriously the side effects of things like sleep deprivation and stress management. The coaches involved take this into consideration in preparing the team for the race and keeping them going through to the finish line. On the last race with Dongfeng Race Team, the sailing coach also acted as the team’s psychologist.

For the 2017-18 edition, we are certainly interested in continuing this kind of work in a more formalized way and have already been contacted by leading professionals who are interested in making a study with the teams in the race.

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will that improve the competition?

One of the most fantastic things about the move to OneDesign in 2014-15 was that we had extraordinarily close racing all the way around the world – but there was also a bit of a ‘sheep’ mentality, with no one really wanting to break from the fleet for fear of being left behind, and instead just wanting to play the averages.

We needed to do something to encourage that strategic risk-taking. We’re changing the points system to a high-point system, then the two Southern Ocean legs are double points legs as is the North Atlantic leg from Newport to Cardiff, and that coming near the end of the race will hopefully keep the competition for the podium wide open. We’ve incorporated a single bonus point for every leg win and for the first team round Cape Horn and, finally, a bonus point for the team with the best total elapsed time. But we’re also considering things like blackouts in terms of positions, so teams can go into ‘stealth’ mode, and in terms of weather data provided, so that navigators need to use more of their own judgment at certain times.

What were the discussions that led to the new rules for mixed teams, particularly in terms of the weight difference between a 7-person crew and an 11-person crew and the extra food, gear, life rafts, etc.?

We were facing a situation that without an all-female campaign – and that wasn’t on the radar – we could have a race with no female competitors and that just seemed like a massive

step backwards after the performance of Team SCA in the last edition. So by devising a crew limitation rule for all-male teams, this opened up some interesting combinations that will ensure women get to race. The potential crew combinations are seven all-male crew, seven men plus one or two women, five men and five women, or 11 all-female.

The crew combination can vary per leg, so that adds another strategic layer and the teams will have to weigh up the pros and cons of taking more crew on certain legs including the weight implications of extra food and gear. Although we know from the last race that even though Team SCA raced with 11 crew, the combined weight of gear and food was lighter than that of the all-male teams as they actually need less food than the guys. The life rafts on each boat can take a maximum of 12 persons so there is no issue there.

Will the new rule inspire more women to compete in the 2017-18 edition?

There are a whole bunch of female sailors today who can add value to a Volvo Ocean Race campaign, and everyone recognizes that the only way the women can compete without the need for a rule is for them to gain experience. The same ethos applies to younger sailors, which is why we have the Under 30 Rule as well. There are plenty of professional male sailors who have thousands of ocean miles, including Southern Ocean miles, under their belts so they, naturally, are top of the selection process. The female sailors and young sailors need to gain that same

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Young sailors learn basic seamanship in the Race Village Exploration Zone during the Newport stopover in 2015. © Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

kind of experience.

Undoubtedly, seeing the women compete with the guys will naturally inspire many other female sailors to follow their course.

The Volvo Ocean Race remains one of the top three events in the sport of sailing alongside the America’s Cup and the Olympics.

Now we are seeing more and more sailors finish their Olympic campaigns and going ‘What next?’ Both the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race are viable options for them.

How will the new hydropower units on the Volvo Ocean 65s help the race achieve its goal of energy neutrality?

Sailing as a sport has a responsibility toward the environment. We are not there yet to achieve Energy Neutrality, but it is something we are going to proactively work on. This edition of the race will be used to test different products that can be used in the future.

Please describe how the many other aspects of the ongoing refits (composites, spars, deck gear, electronics, engineering, etc.) will make the boats stronger, safer and faster.

Reliability is our key requirement for the refit. We aim to put the fleet of Volvo Ocean 65s back on the start line in the next edition of the race with the same reliability that we had in the last race. During the refit we are also working closely with all our suppliers to not only upgrade their equipment, but also take advantage of their development during the last few years to ensure we stay on the cutting edge of technology. Whilst the hulls of the boats may be the same as the last edition, we continue to innovate with our suppliers. Speed is of course a critical aspect; any speed gains will come from a complete new wardrobe of sail shapes and designs from North Sails.

How will the revised Onboard Reporter program enhance event coverage?

We believe that creating a squad of multimedia reporters that are able to work across the fleet instead of being permanently attached to individual teams will enhance the coverage. It is a difficult task of balancing integrity and acquiring sufficient trust

of the sailors but with no permanent attachment to one particular team, the OBR can be more impartial and focus on his role as an observational reporter.

Is the race followed as widely and enthusiastically in China as in other countries, especially since the Dongfeng Race Team won two legs and finished third overall in the 2014-15 edition?

For sure, the Dongfeng Race Team gained some good traction in China but we are only scratching the surface in terms of public engagement. Although China has a great maritime heritage very few people sail, but the success of the Chinese Olympic sailors over the last decade or so has helped elevate the sport.

Ultimately, the Volvo Ocean Race is not just a sailing story; it is an unbelievable story of human endeavor and I believe we can connect with a new audience that way.

What is Volvo’s goal for this race? What do they continue to look for and get from it?

Although the race is jointly owed by Volvo Group which includes Trucks, Bus, Construction Equipment, Penta and Volvo Cars, the motivation for being involved is quite similar between the two. It is about building their brands and associating with values that are naturally delivered by the race, such as adventure, emotion, performance, innovation and teamwork. They use the Volvo Ocean Race as a storytelling tool for their own brands.

As a global business platform, both B2B and B2C, it is hugely effective. In 2014-15, Volvo invited around 21,000 guests to the stopovers and over 2.4 million members of the public visited the Race Villages. And, not least, B2E as employee engagement becomes more and more critical to business success. Nearly 2,500 employees went sailing on one of the Volvo Ocean 65 boats last summer, and that kind of experience and engagement has a huge value. Ultimately, it is all about driving business and sales, and the proven return on investment has Volvo staying committed to the race for the long term.

What does Volvo take away from the race in terms of data they can use in the manufacture of cars and trucks (i.e. composites technology, management and team leadership, and other projects)?

Although there may not be direct manufacturing takeaways, there are many parallels and inspirations that are made, from inspiration for the successful Limited Edition cars and trucks to the truck and car service books being used as the starting point for the service book for the Volvo Ocean 65, for example.

Please tell us about your initiatives to improve the spectator experience, both at the Host Cities and online.

A lot of work is going into revamping the entire Race Village Experience for the public and guests at the Host Cities and, importantly identifying the different needs of each type of visitor, whether it’s a young family with kids or a VIP guest.

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going to have an extended viewing platform for the public in the Boatyard itself, and the interactive elements like the Volvo Ocean 65 cross-section will be improved via an audio experience. The public can climb inside and see what it’s like living and working on a permanent angle.

The new Team Bases that are being introduced at the Host Cities will form a kind of ‘pit lane’ where the public and fans can really see what goes on ‘behind the scenes.’ These are custommade structures that incorporate team workspace, meeting rooms, briefing space and a gear preparation area, together with exhibition space for the public. Think Formula 1, but where the general public (not just VIPs) can actually wander down the pit lane and into the team ‘garages.’

For 2017-18 we are introducing M32 catamarans to get even more guests out on the water which, basically, is our USP of the sport. We had 2,400 corporate guests take spots onboard the Volvo Ocean 65s last time; with the addition of the M32s that number will rise four-fold to nearly 10,000. It is not only a high-performance sailing experience for our guests but also a great spectacle for the public to watch as they race on short courses just meters from the shore.

The biggest change we have made for our fans following the race remotely is to introduce a new rule that will allow the sailors themselves to send social media updates direct from the boats. This may not sound radical but it is, as effectively there is a ‘firewall’ around the boats so they cannot receive any outside support. We are developing a new bespoke platform that will see

the sailors provided with a ‘crew communicator’ that will allow them to transmit one-way updates to their own social channels.

That means the fans can look forward to more direct multimedia content from the boats than ever before.

What new events and attractions can fans expect at the stopover in Newport, Rhode Island in May 2018?

Sail Newport does a great job in connecting the public with the sport of sailing, and that is really at the core of the Newport stopover activation. Accessibility to the race boats and the ability to watch the Volvo Ocean 65 In Port Race from Fort Adams Start Park are standouts for me when I was there last time with the Dongfeng Race Team.

In Newport you always have a very engaged public, of all ages, and a lot of knowledgeable and enthusiastic racing fans.

I know this time there will be an emphasis on education and sustainability through an interactive Exploration Zone. The more young people we can engage with the better – they are the Volvo Ocean Race sailors of tomorrow – and Newport has a strong youth regatta and ‘Try Sailing’ program. It’s going to be great to be there again and we know it’s a favorite for the teams and all our stakeholders. ■ Thank you very much Mark. See you in Newport!

Special thanks to Volvo Ocean Race Media Manager Rob Penner for facilitating this interview.

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Bringing an Olympic Gold Medal Back Home

In life you get some opportunities to do the right thing, and for me this is one of them.

By Dermot O’Flynn In January 2014 my father Dermot O’Flynn passed away suddenly at the wonderful age of 94. A father, a great surgeon, and a yachtsman who enjoyed any opportunity to be out and about near or on the sea, he left me many happy memories. He also left me an Olympic Sailing gold medal from the 1948 London Olympics. The medal was won by Jim Weekes, an American who crewed on a 6 Metre yacht called Llanoria. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, Llanoria was owned by Herman Whiton, a past member of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay, New York, a wonderful club that is steeped in yachting history.

The 1948 London Olympics was also known as the Austerity Games, due to the economic climate in England after World War II. On the crew registration for the Sailing events, which were held in Torbay Llanoria sailing for her second Olympic gold in southwestern England, medal in the waters off Harmaja, Finland in 1952 Jim was listed as James Weekes. The other memme, probably because I survived the 1979 bers of the crew, all from Fastnet Race in a Ron Holland Half-Tonner, Seawanhaka Corinthian sailed across the Atlantic in a 35-foot Camper Yacht Club, were Herman & Nicholsons yacht in 1981, had a second Whiton, Alfred Loomis, overall in The Middle Sea Race in 2000, and Michael Mooney and James loved sailing all types of boats whether they be Smith. Besides winning dinghies, IRC racing yachts or classic cruising the Olympic gold medal in yachts. On the 30th anniversary of the ’79 1948, Llanoria also won the Fastnet I revisited Fastnet Rock in a Sport 16 famous Seawanhaka Cup dinghy to raise money for the Royal National Dermot O’Flynn with the James Weekes Olympic Gold and then went on to win Lifeboat Institution, a registered charity that Memorial Trophy, which he commissioned the Olympics for the second provides 24-hour search and rescue service off time in 1952, as well as the One Ton Cup in 1951 and 1957. the coast of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

No other yacht has ever won two Olympic gold medals.

After keeping the medal under lock and key for a while, I

The 6 Metres were the largest and most prestigious yachts came to the decision that it did not belong to me or my family competing in the 1948 Olympics, which also included Dragand should be returned to Seawanhaka Corinthian YC, and so ons, Sunbeams, Stars and Fireflies. The famous yachtsman Paul my journey started. Very quickly I discovered that Jim Weekes Elvstrøm won his first gold medal that year sailing a Firefly had only one living relative named Townsend Weekes, who was dinghy, so Jim and the crew were in good company. also a member of Seawanhaka, and he was delighted to hear the

My father was gifted the medal in 1981 by Jim’s wife Kay, medal would be coming home. who had been a long-term patient and friend of my father. In a

Townsend informed me that Jim was originally from Oyster letter she wrote: Bay, he had three siblings, and the Weekes family has a long his “This token comes with my deep affection. No other man tory with Oyster Bay dating back to 1653 when Francis Weekes deserves it better other than the one who won it. No sailors in my settled there. Jim’s grandfather was one of the earliest members family – hand it down to one of yours when the time comes.” of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and both his brother

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the family called him, was a terrific athlete who loved sailing and was the best rifle shot of his three brothers. Like his brothers, he had a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy in World War II as an executive officer on a cruiser in the Pacific. Nobody can remember how Jimmy was selected to sail on Llanoria for the Olympics in 1948, but obviously Herman ‘Swede’ Whiton liked the ‘cut of his jib.’

Having discovered who Jim Weekes was, my attention was drawn to Llanoria US 83 and whatever happened to her. My journey started by accident when I was delivering an Alden 54 called Tara from St. Petersburg, Russia to Stockholm, Sweden via the Finnish Archipelago. We happened to spend two wonderful nights at the Helsinki Yacht Club. The club has a half model of Llanoria and a photo of her winning the Seawanhaka Cup.

My next port of call was the famous yacht designers Sparkman & Stephens in New York City. They very kindly went through their records and found a line drawing of the yacht, which was designed by Olin Stephens and built by Henry B. Nevins, Incorporated in City Island, New York in 1948. Sparkman & Stephens sent a copy of the drawing to me, although at that time they had no record of Llanoria’s present location.

I kept digging for more information and finally got in touch with Matt Cockburn, Secretary of the Puget Sound 6 Metre Association, who gave me the amazing news that Llanoria had been totally refurbished by her current owner Peter Hofmann whose family had purchased her in 1980. Matt also told me that she had just won the 2015 6 Metre World Championships (Classic division) at La Trinite Sur La Mer, France, helmed by Eric Jespersen.

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The author sails Llanoria on Lake Lucerne before the 2016 6 Metre European Championships.

of Llanoria for a sail as they prepared for the 6 Metre European Championships on Lake Lucerne in July 2016. What a joy to sail with a crew who knew their yacht and to watch them tune the rig, adjust the sheets, move the mast and create the perfect sail shape for 6 Metre sailing in 8-10 knots of breeze.

In memory of James Weekes, I agreed with the Commodore, Vice Commodore and Flag Officers of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club through a deed of gift to present the medal as ‘The James Weekes Olympic Gold Memorial Trophy,’ which will be presented annually for an outstanding international sailor who is a member of Seawanhaka.

The trophy, designed by De Capo Goldsmiths in Dublin, Ireland, represents the coastline of Torbay in Irish Silver with Jim’s gold medal suspended in the center of the 1948 6 Metre race area. It is placed on a piece of Irish Bog Oak from Fota Island, which is over 800 years old. The reason the oak was chosen was that on the day my father died, his parish priest said to me upon hearing the sad news, “Dermot, a great oak has fallen.” ■ Dermot O’Flynn lives in Dublin, Ireland and is a member of the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dublin and the Royal Cork Yacht Club, which was founded in 1720 and is the oldest yacht club in the world. In addition to three Fastnet Races, the Middle Sea Race and the Round Ireland Yacht Race, he has cruised extensively in the Baltic, North Sea, Scotland, France, England and of course Ireland. After owning a Beneteau First 25 and First Spirit 300, he and his wife Orla have ‘gone back to basics,’ enthusiastically racing a Dublin Bay Water Wag. Designed in 1886, the Water Wag is the world’s oldest one-design dinghy.

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Zeke Horowitz Wins Viper 640 Internationals

By Buttons Padin, Viper 640 Class Administrator When it was decided that the Viper 640 Class would travel to Bermuda during November 2016 for its major regatta, everyone was looking forward to the big winds that prevail on the Great Sound at that time of year. Unfortunately, on two of the days too much wind prevailed.

Horowitz, Healy and Coleman sailed Jenny to victory. © Beau Outteridge

The four-day event, the Aspen Viper 640 International Championship sponsored by EFG, was hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy club from Wednesday to Saturday, November 16-19, in conjunction with the 2016 North American Championship. The regatta came down to only six races over two days of sailing.

As was the case on Thursday’s second day of the event when 25+ knot westerly winds with puffs well into the 30s kept the racers ashore, the final day’s racing also had to be cancelled with winds well in excess of 25 knots with frequent rain squalls and puffs in excess of 35 knots.

Zeke Horowitz (Annapolis, MD), Brendan Healy (Greenwich, CT), and Ian Coleman (Annapolis, MD) won both the International and North American Championship trophies.

Justin Scott (Darien, CT) sailing with Rob Crane (Darien, CT) and Trevor Burd (Marblehead, MA), claimed second place, also winning the Governors’ Cup (top finishing skipper over 55 years of age). Geoff Fargo, Jeff Grange and Spencer Steffen, all hailing from Santa Barbara, CA, were third and also the top placing Corinthian crew.

When asked about his winning the International and

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While the Viper 640 Class has held its North American Championship for many years, this is the first time the Class hosted an International Championship. In doing so, it was necessary to have a new perpetual trophy and a sculptor was commissioned to create a piece of art reflecting the Viper’s growing global presence. His creation – a unique bronze sculpture of a viper coiled around a globe and ready to strike – will definitely stand out in any yacht club’s trophy case. Complete results are posted at YachtScoring.com. ■

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Sailing around the world: A brief history

By Joe Cooper Most of us probably get a variety of sailing info in our mailboxes on a daily, if not hourly, basis, from the America’s Cup on down the celebrity chain. Some of us get info on the Vendée Globe. Fewer, in the U.S., would know that at Christmas, Frenchman Thomas Colville blitzed the solo circumnavigation record by eight and a half days, finishing his solo circumnavigation aboard a 102-foot trimaran in 49 days. And as I write, (30 Dec), Francis Joyon and five of his mates are blasting across the southern Indian Ocean on their 102-foot trimaran, having a crack at the outright record of some 45 and a half days set in 2012. So at one point a couple of weeks ago there were the remaining, at the time, 25 (of 29 starters) or so Vendée boats, Colville and Joyon all in various parts of the Atlantic and Southern oceans and half a dozen of them travelling at speeds approaching those of the AC cats, viz. 30 knots.

How on earth did we get here from Robin Knox-Johnston’s then (still?) epic, first solo non-stop passage of 312 days? Answer: One boat at a time. There is a significant dichotomy between those who ‘sail around the world’ and those who ‘circumnavigate,’ and another one for circumnavigating solo and the ‘Everest’ being those who circumnavigate, solo, non-stop. Rich Wilson, currently underway and moving up the ranks in the Vendée Globe (cf November/ December edition WindCheck) cites, in his book on his last race in 2008/9, that less than 50 souls that have done ‘The Big One’ solo, non-stop.

When, or if, people think about ‘round the world sailing, most likely Joshua Slocum comes to mind. He is, I feel, viewed in some areas as the Godfather of solo sailing. But he has a lot offspring around the world. During World War II, an Argentine named Vito Dumas circumnavigated, of sorts – he was never in the northern hemisphere. On the other hand, he did sail around the Three Capes, the traditional measure of the Southern Ocean portion of the trip.

Dumas sailed with no radio, reason being, he writes, he did not want to be thought of as a spy. Ah, the things solo sailors had to worry about in the ‘old days.’ His yacht of choice predated Knox-Johnston’s Suhaili: Lehg II was a 31-foot Colin Archer double-ended ketch.

My early reading in this field, as a kid and then a teenager, included the post war adventures of the Hiscocks. Eric and Susan were among the first to make a go of sailing and funding themselves by writing books and giving lectures and slide shows. Their circumnavigations were in (yet again) a 30-foot wooden boat. NB: All the early pioneers in sailing of any stripe sailed, almost universally, wooden boats with wooden spars, cotton sails, no electronics of any sort, no life raft, and were generally totally reliant on their own smarts. Francis Chichester, Commander Bill King*, Alec Rose, Bernard Moitessier (finally a steel boat), Chay Blythe and Knox-Johnston were my heroes.

I read, read again and re-read these books.

Why did this activity – adventure – grab me so much? Perhaps I should’ve been French, for I think the same way about such sailing as they do. We sail at least as much for the adventure as for the sailing.

Moitessier was as much a poet and yogi as a sailor. His stream-ofconsciousness narratives from the Southern ocean describe huge waves with tumbling crests, shadowed by the effortless gliding albatross’ endlessly paralleling the sea surface with unspeakable grace and simplicity.

As with all things in life, life itself evolves. Following the first Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (O.S.T.A.R.), won by Chichester, Francis took off on his great adventure along the Clipper Way, his crack at the voyage around the world to beat the times of the wool and tea clippers from the late 1800s. I was fascinated by his tales and always wondered then, as I do today, ‘What Would I Do, in his/ their position?’ There are so many examples of seamanship beyond description that, if compiled, would comprise a hefty tome. A quick sound bite: Miles and Beryl Smeeton, sailing a 46-foot ketch Tzu Hang from Melbourne, Australia to England in 1956. In the middle of nowhere, in a blow, Beryl steering, boat gets pitchpoled (i.e. stern over bow) down a wave. Appropriate damage, mast by the board, doghouse ripped off, and boat up to the gunnel in water inside the boat: the foregoing is from the book.

The following comes to me one person removed from a participant, one John Guzzwell. Picture the scene (difficult if you have not been offshore in 45-plus knots): nonetheless, imagine (wooden) spars, torn sails, and rigging all over the place, water everywhere, wreckage bobbing around, waves pouring over the boat, wind howling and Beryl in the water at some distance from the boat with, it turns out, a busted and bleeding collarbone. Smeeton and Guzzwell are on deck and Beryl, after swimming back to the boat, single-handed as it were, grabs the gunnel with her good arm and shouts, “I know where the buckets are.”**

Other women have had great adventures in the Southern Ocean, mostly less harrowing than Mrs. Smeeton’s. An Aussie woman, Kay Cottee, completed a solo circumnavigation in 1987/8 in a production 37-footer beefed up for the purpose. Ms. Cottee was the first woman to circumnavigate non-stop. Her passage was about 10 years after fellow antipodean, a Kiwi, Naomi James, lit off around the world after having been sailing for six weeks. In what would today be hailed as gross fill-in-the-blanks, she managed her lap in 272 days aboard a 53-foot Van de Stadt production boat. There were relative traffic jams at sea in those days, too. Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland was an earlier variation on ‘first around the world’ and finished just a month or so ahead of James. Ms. Chojnowska-Liskiewicz stopped en route and entered the North Atlantic via the Panama Canal; James’ passage was the good ole’ fashion ‘under the Three Capes’ version.

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having a quiet one in the Pub on Goat Island and the idea came up that there ought to be something harder to do than the O.S.T.A.R. That is, harder than sailing upwind, across the North Atlantic, in late spring at, sometimes, north of 50 degrees. OK, what could be harder than that? Thus was born the BOC, a four-leg stage race for solo boats up to 60 feet, with the first race subsequently starting in Newport in the fall of 1982. At first it was the race for adventurers, with steel ketches, production Swans, cruising double-enders and old IOR boats comprising the bulk of the fleet. Except for the guy who won, Philippe Jeantot, a Frenchman, sailing a purpose-built boat, sponsored by a bank.

The BOC carried on under various names until it seems to have petered out a few years ago. Sometime in 1988 or 1989, Jeantot decided there was a market for something tougher than sailing around the world solo and stopping only four times. Do it non-stop and without assistance, and so The Vendée Globe was born.

Originally sailed in so called ‘Open” boats with standardized lengths of 50 and 60 feet (the 50s were eventually eliminated), the VG has remained the Gold Standard of offshore sailing, solo or frankly with crew. As for today’s speeds? Well, around Eastertime 1993 I was in France and heard a radio interview with Bruno Peyron aboard an 86-foot catamaran, approaching the finish of something trying to be harder than the Vendée Globe. The Trophée Jules Verne was an idea cooked up by Peyron and some of his mates (probably at a café in La Trinite, France’s version of Newport). Basic premise? Sail around the world in under 80 days, hence the name. Romantic even in the naming of their races are the French. The radio clip I heard was Peyron closing the finish in just under 80 days: 79 days, six hours and

change. Between Easter 1993 and December 2016, developments in sails and materials, weather data gathering and interpretation, lighter and stronger cordage replacing wire in almost all applications on elite boats – and in the past three years, foils – have given us boats capable of the speeds presently demonstrated. The finishing time for the 2012/13 Vendée Globe was 78 days, 2 hours. At the current pace, the leaders in the Vendée are on track to blitz this time. The two leaders are cracking on at a pace good for a 65-day circumnavigation. The most obvious breakthrough this time is the foils.

It should be noted that the phenomenon of foiling appears to have burst forth fully formed from the 2013 America’s Cup. Well, foiling on boats has been around for over 100 years but became much more public after that year’s regatta. Behind the ruckus of the America’s Cup there is a man who, for over 30 years, has been using foils on multihulls. L’Hydroptere is the life’s work of one man, Alain Thébault, a Frenchman. Jules Verne must be smiling. ■ * Coop’s Corner November 2012: Sailing Therapy ** Granted, this is a wild yarn, but it was just confirmed for me, again, by my source who got it from Guzzwell.

Australian born, Joe ‘Coop’ Cooper stayed in the US after the 1980 America’s Cup where he was the boat captain and sailed as Grinder/ Sewer-man on Australia. His whole career has focused on sailing, especially the short-handed aspects of it. He lives in Middletown, RI where he coaches, consults and writes on his blog, joecoopersailing.com, when not paying attention to his wife, teenage son, dog, two cats and several, mainly small, boats.

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Looking Back

By all measures, 2016 was a great year for sailing. Records were crushed, advances in technology kept us safer out there, and foiling craft continued going faster and faster. More women and children are enjoying the sport at every level, and many families are heading offshore in search of adventure. In our 15th year of publishing WindCheck, we remain proud to capture and share all of the joy and excitement that sailing brings. Cheers to great fun and success in 2017!

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After a successful first season of programs

in New England, the brand new 200-foot Tall Ship, Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry, plans to set sail for the open ocean this January, heading first to Bermuda, then to Florida where she will be based through March, when she will offer opportunities for explorers of all ages to participate in one of two round-trip voyages to Cuba (March 10-18 and March 18-26); a passage from Ft. Lauderdale to Bermuda (April 2-12); or a passage from Bermuda to Newport, RI (April 14-22).

The voyages to Cuba are targeted towards high school and college students, with a limited number of berths available for adventurous adults as well. The Bermuda and Newport passages are hosted in partnership with Ocean Navigator magazine for any adults wanting to learn the skill of offshore celestial navigation and marine meteorology.

“2017 is going to be a historical year for OHPRI; we are so proud of how far our programs have come and the exciting schedule ahead of us,” said Jessica Wurzbacher, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) Executive Director. “Simply visiting somewhere like Cuba or the Arctic is exciting in itself, but it’s quite another thing to arrive on a Tall Ship where you have been fully immersed in the adventure and responsible for actually getting yourself there.”

Wurzbacher explained that Perry is a USCG-approved Sailing School Vessel, and all who participate in her sailing programs become part of the crew. “No one is a passenger. Instead, everyone lives aboard and works side-by-side with professional crew to learn square-rig seamanship, including bracing the yards, steering the ship and even going aloft if they wish to do so.”

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry has set its 2017 schedule after a successful first season of summer programs in New England. © OHPRI

With a 2017 route covering an impressive 14,000 nautical miles, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will also sail north to the Arctic and into the Northwest Passage on a groundbreaking ocean science research expedition in partnership with the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography and funded by the National Science Foundation. She will be the first full-rigged ship to sail the Northwest passage in 100 years.

While the students for this one leg of the voyage will be selected by the University, there are opportunities for students to participate as trainees for one week as the ship makes the passage north from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to St. John’s, Newfoundland (June 25-July 1) or for three weeks from St. John’s, Newfoundland across the Arctic Circle, with a stop in Greenland and then to Pond Inlet (July 7-28).

Berths are also available for adult adventurers on four legs of the return passage from the Arctic: Cambridge Bay to Resolute Bay (Aug. 27-Sept. 10), Resolute Bay to Pond Inlet (Sept. 10-20), Pond Inlet to St. Johns (Sept. 20-Oct. 11), and St. John’s to Newport (Oct. 17-26).

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million in private funds.

Perry is not a replica, but instead a modern, steelhulled vessel purpose-built for training and education to the highest modern safety standards. She accommodates 49 people overnight (including 17 professional crew) and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit ohpri.org or contact gretchen@ohpri.org or 401-841-0080. Follow OHPRI on Facebook and Twitter for current news and developments. ■ Barby MacGowan at Media Pro International contributed to this report.

Trainees practice setting sail at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. © Mark Russell

education-at-sea programs that promote personal and professional growth. This is achieved by partnering with schools, organizations, and universities for unique experiential learning opportunities that incorporate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) educational concepts.

The non-profit organization offers a variety of onboard learning experiences to program partners as well as the broader public and also participates at festivals and other events to reinforce the importance of and interest in Rhode Island’s and America’s maritime history.

Named for U.S. Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the Rhode Island war hero who defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Eire, Perry is the first ocean-going full-rigged Tall Ship to be built in America in over a hundred years. Eight years in the making, she is a brand new 21st Century Tall Ship that was completed with $17

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Dominica Continued from page 24

Captain Linda Perry Riera and her husband Captain Bob Damiano are the owners and operators of All Hands Sailing Charters, LLC in Boston, MA (allhandssailing.com).

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Only two other hikers were passed over several hours as we eventually made our way to this striking waterfall. Š ArgonSailing.com

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20' Schock Harbor keel boat, hull #136 In great shape - roller-furling foil, jib, internal halyards, cockpit cover, outboard (Mercury, 4-stroke, 3.5hp) all new over last 1-3 years. Cushions, jib sock, solar panels, 2 coolers, depth finder, asymmetrical spinnaker (never used) included. $13,500 negotiable, 631-258-8028.

22’ Etchells 1998 - Pacesetter # 1086, 2 sets Doyle sails, open sail card, North full boat cover, 3 spin poles, forward ring frame, Tack Tick compass, double axle trailer w/ sail box, new axles 2005, new brakes, bearings 2014 $14,000. 860-227-6135

30’ Soverel 30 MH 1981 - "Scarecrow" is a versatile and easy to sail 30 foot racer/ cruiser that has been meticulously maintained and upgraded. This Mark Soverel designed boat is ready to cruise or race (PHRF 126) and has all new gear. She is in Black Rock, CT. More details and photos @ www.sailscarecrow.weebly.com or call Jim @ 973-368-7342. Winter storage has already been paid for. Asking $21,000.

BOATS FOR SALE- SAIL 31’ Island Packet 1985 - New rigging, roller furling. Yanmar diesel, new Awlgrip paint.

Freshly refurbished. Asking $46,500. Call Bruce 860-235-5035 or Dana 860-912-0042

33’ Cape Dory - This fine yacht was designed from the keel to provide the maximum combination of comfort and performance in a yacht of this size.

“Spontaneity” has seen many notable recent improvements. $39,000 (RI) Call Ryan Miller, CPYB, 401-835-0069, www.latitudeyacht.com

33’ Kalik - Beautiful sailing yacht with sleek long lines and unrivaled responsiveness. Well-maintained, one owner.

Equipped for racing and cruising. Full teak decks, welcoming and spacious teak interior, sleeps 7, large galley w/stove/ oven, dedicated Nav station, large sail inventory. Competitive race record when actively raced. Listed at $24,500, Winter storage included. For more, contact Fred: 347-927-3350.

35’ Ericson MKII - She features newer electronics, LED lighting, Seafrost Refrigeration, fresh water marine head, 2010 mainsail, Dutchman Flaking System 2012 jib, and much, much more. Call for an appointment to take a look at “Undine.” $44,900 Call Matt Leduc, CPYB, 401-226-1816 www.latitudeyacht.com

BOATS FOR SALE- SAIL 36’ Sweden Yachts 1986 - Sweden Yachts, the renowned builder of beautiful quality yachts has been known in the sailing community as not only gorgeous boats, but good sailing boats also. Custom “Stars and Stripes” blue hull, teak decks, and stunning mahogany interior woodwork round out this offering. Asks 65K Call Prestige Yacht Sales 203-353-0373

36’ Catalina 36 MKII 2000 - New electronics and autopilot, new standing rigging, halyards and life lines. New bimini, dodger, sailcover, helmcover and hatchcovers. Bottom was soda blasted, barrier coated and bottom painted. Solar Panel, 90amp alternator and shore power. $94,900 (RI) Matt Leduc, CPYB, 401-226-1816 www.latitudeyacht.com

37’ Tartan 372 1990 - Performance and comfort ! A Scheel keel gives you moderate draft to explore coves. Two private cabins.

The boat is very well equipped and in excellent condition. Engine was rebuilt in 2012.

The Bottom has been stripped and barrier coated. The Varnish is in top shape. Asks 99.5K – Call Prestige Yacht Sales 203-353-0373

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BOATS FOR SALE- SAIL 39’ Vilm-116 2004 - Fast, comfortable, and extremely seaworthy. Recent upgrades and specifications: Doyle Mainsail (2014), Air Conditioning w/Reverse Cycle Heat, 4 AGM Batteries (2014), Simrad AP22 hydraulic autopilot, Garmin GPS 128 Chart Plotter, $189,000 (MA). Call Ryan J. Miller CPYB: 401-835-0069 www.latitudeyacht.com

40’ Beneteau Oceanis 2011 - A very rare find, one newer than 2010 and in such great condition. NEW (2014) salon cushions. Full electronics package, bow thruster, furling mainsail and genoa, dodger and bimini. $219,900 (RI) Call Matt Leduc, CPYB, 401-226-1816 www.latitudeyacht.com

40’ Valiant 1977 - One of the most famous designs and highly regarded offshore performance yachts designed by Robert Perry. Many improvements have been made to this yacht in recent years... Engine replaced (2006), refinished galley (2009), Monitor Windvane (2010). $110,000 (CT) Tom Miller, 401-835-7215, www.latitudeyacht.com

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BOATS FOR SALE- SAIL 40’ Class 40 2007 - First Light is a 2007 Owen/Clarke design built by Jazz Marine.

Complete refit in 2015, sparing no expense, including a complete repaint inside and out. Refitted with all new deck hardware including Harken winches, Spinlock rope clutches. All instruments replaced with B & G w/repeaters in the cockpit.

New in 2014 is all the running rigging including the runners and spinnaker gear.

All sails are 2014 or newer / lightly used.

First Light is a fine example of a Class 40 motivated seller as he has taken delivery of a new Class 40. For complete equipment list and photos, contact Jimmy Carolla jcarolla395@gmail.com 269-985- 8000

40’ Sabre 402 1979 – “CALLIDORA” is a 1997 Sabre 402 that is stored indoors and lightly used. Notable features: Garmin touchscreen chartplotter, electric winches, mainsail with Doyle Stackpack (2007), genoa (2007), Awlgrip (2006), chartplotter, radar, autopilot & wind/speed/depth. $195,000 (MA) Ryan Miller, CPYB, 401-835-0069, www.latitudeyacht.com

BOATS FOR SALE- SAIL 42’ Beneteau 423 2004 - This model nicely offers a blend of comfort, speed, and graceful lines. “Summer Magic” has been owned and operated by a 5 star rated charter company and is fully equipped to go cruising! $99,950 (RI) Call Ryan Miller, CPYB, 401-835-0069, www.latitudeyacht.com

42’ Sabre 426 2004 - Fresh Awlgripped in 2014 flag blue with a white boot top.

New sails in 2012. She looks beautiful and is ready for a new owner. $273,500. Call Willis Marine 631-421-3400

42’ Catalina MKII 2004 - This threestateroom model with centerline queen and private head in the owner’s stateroom, shared head off the salon provide comfortable accommodations: In Mast Furling, Helm/Nav Station Chartplotters, Electric Windlass, 2015 Doyle Genoa, $154,000 (RI), Tim Norton (401-575-8326) or Ryan Miller (401-835-0069) www.latitudeyacht.com

41’ Beneteau Oceanis 2016 – Flag blue awlgrip, extensive canvas package, full electronics, new sails, immaculate!! Asking $284,000. Willis Marine Center, 631-421-3400 www.willismarine.com 44’ J/44 1989 - Impeccable condition, fresh Awlgrip & varnish, huge sail inventory, updated electronics, winning race record. Ready to race or cruise. Asking $180,000. Willis Marine Center, 631-421-3400 www.willismarine.com

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44’ Jeanneau 44 1989 - Was updated in 2003 with NEW: canvas, sails, cushions and Yanmar diesel engine. She is a two cabin, two head layout. Perfect for a couple cruising the Northeast or going south for the winter. $89,900, Call Matt Leduc, CPYB, 401-226-1816, www.latitudeyacht.com

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53’ Amel Super Maramu 1998 – Quintessential offshore vessel ready for world cruising. Well equipped and clean. $229,000.

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BOATS FOR SALE- POWER 23’ Albemarle - V-8 Volvo, inboard outdrive, Center console, Sharp, fast. Great sea boat. Asking $35,750. Call Bruce 860-235-5035

44’ Tartan 4400 2005 – “Her raised salon provides for a comfortable and conveniently accessible main cabin” - Tim Jacket. She is in the water with less than 500 hours on the engine and includes a new dodger and bimini. $349,000 (NJ) Ryan Miller, CPYB, 401-835-0069 – www.latitudeyacht.com

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46’ Baltic 46 – MERRYTHOUGHT Finnish quality throughout in this well found and very able racer-cruiser. Close-winded, fast and comfortable with full teak interior, good electronics and large sail inventory. Single hand cruise or full crew race this exceptional design. Sell or trade. sailmyles@aol.com 860-823-7952

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Bill MacGowan A popular figure on the Newport, Rhode Island sailing scene since the early 1980s, Bill MacGowan’s influence and work is present all around town, both on the water and ashore. But you’re most likely to find Bill and his family on the water, whether © Meghan Sepe racing, harbor touring, surfing or paddleboarding.

“Newport is one of the greatest harbors and sailing venues in the world, and it has beautiful beaches with decent waves,” says Bill. “We start in the morning at the beach and end up at the harbor in the afternoon for one thing or another.”

Bill’s love of the water began at an early age. “I was 5 or 6 when I learned to sail with my grandpa at Bullhead Yacht Club in Southampton, New York, where we summered with him,” recalls Bill, who lives in Middletown. “My family, with two brothers and two sisters (I’m the middle one), lived in Manhasset the rest of the year. When I was a teenager, I started racing on bigger boats on Long Island Sound out of Manhasset Bay Yacht Club and Knickerbocker Yacht Club. In adulthood, my mentor was my big brother Andy MacGowan, who was an America’s Cup sailor in the 1970s. (Bill’s younger brother Johnny also sailed with several Cup campaigns in the ‘80s.) I worked for Andy at Newport Offshore Shipyard, which is where I learned pretty much every aspect of boat building and rigging.”

“Andy got me started in offshore sailing, with campaigns based on Long Island Sound,” says Bill, “but I was pretty preoccupied with lacrosse in high school [Manhasset High] and college [University of North Carolina, which he attended on a lacrosse scholarship].” When I moved to Newport to work for him, I had done a short stint on Ticonderoga as the mate, and I started doing deliveries and racing one-tonners, 50-footers, etc. Eventually, I wound up on Kialoa III.”

“My wife Barby [President of Media Pro International in Newport] signed onto Kialoa III as the cook right after she graduated from the University of Texas. I was the first mate. She jokes to this day that she knew nothing about cooking, but those were different times, and besides, Jim [Kilroy], the owner, was on the Scarsdale diet so she kept the menus simple with lots of steamed vegetables and oatmeal!”

From about 1981 to ‘82, when Kialoa III was cruising, Bill was first mate. When racing (and subsequently on Kialoa IV), he trimmed and did lots of other things. He and Barby then decided to move ashore.

Bill’s first boat was an Interclub, which he and Barby sailed on Newport Harbor with other frostbiters crazy enough to brave the cold in a boat that can’t be righted after a capsize. In 1991, after sailing different backyard boats on Narragansett Bay, he designed and built a 28-foot custom racer. “We own the legendary P28 Macx,” he says. “She has quite a (good) reputation on the Bay! The list of world-class sailors who have sailed on Macx is amazingly

long. Macx was built the year our son was born; he’s now 25. I’ve made only one major upgrade, and she’s still a very contemporary and great sailing boat. All of the races we do on Narragansett Bay with her are a blast!”

Bill and Barby also own a classic 21-foot Staudacher mahogany runabout named Loon. “We rescued Loon from someone’s backyard after a friend told us about her, says Bill. “I had to rebuild the engine and refinish the deck and hull. She’s our beautiful boat for doing the ultimate harbor cruise at sunset in Newport…and we have quivers of surfboards and paddleboards, too.”

Bill owns Mac Designs, a multi-service design studio in Newport specializing in graphic design and signage for marine-oriented businesses. “It was 1982 when I got a call from Peter Wilson, who is now co-owner of MCM Marine,” says Bill. “He had worked at the shipyard with me, and he knew I had an art degree. He wanted a sign for the Canada 1 America’s Cup team. When I delivered the sign, the owner of the building where it was being hung requested similar signs for all the syndicates. By the end of that year, our small apartment had become a small sign company: Mac Designs.”

“We do everything from hull and sail graphics to large format printing and boat/vehicle wraps to branding for events such as the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover and the World Match Racing Tour. Last year, we became Official Fabricators for SeaDek Marine Nonskid after our client base became large enough to support that. Many of the grand-prix campaigns we were working for realized how great it was for their decks, so we do that now too, as a separate business called Performance SailTools.”

With so many interesting and challenging projects, Bill has trouble choosing one as his favorite. “I can’t really name one, but for boats, I like the simple lines of the striping on the Numbers hull, the branding of the various Ramblers (90, 100 and 88 feet), and the complete graphics aboard Vesper. They go from hull to deck to sails, and there is SeaDek in the cockpit with the iconic 007 logo they use. For events, it would have to be all of them. After the America’s Cup World Series Newport, I remember feeling great satisfaction when the event was over and I was looking back on it!”

Reflecting on the best aspect of sailing, Bill says,“It’s the people. We all have the same thing in common. We love teamwork and trying to outwit Mother Nature on the open ocean or the racecourse. We’re exposed to beautiful environments, amazing new friends and incredible adventures. It’s a disconnect from land that some people never get to experience. Whether I’m invited to sail aboard a one-design such as Ninkasi (a Melges 32), a 12-Metre such as Victory ’83, a maxi such as Rambler or a superyacht such as Rosehearty, I feel pretty lucky that I get these kinds of opportunities.” ■

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