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editor's log Raise a Glass to Paul Risseeuw In an age where vast amounts of information are available with a few clicks, the subtleties of actually learning the correct way to do something are often taken for granted or even lost. Consequently, we too often rely on the work of faceless others to show us the ‘how-to’s’ in life. Luckily, there are still plenty of hands-on doers and mentors in sailing. These are the people that keep our sport thriving. When speaking with WindCheck’s Publisher Anne Hannan about the loss of Paul Risseeuw of Ivoryton, Connecticut, who passed away in November, she made it clear that sailing lost a true doer – one who did the work of many. I did not know Paul personally, but I could tell he was a really extraordinary guy as Anne went on to describe the incredibly large contribution he left in his wake. Here are some of the things Paul did for sailing, simply because he loved it. Paul was a formidable champion of junior sailing. From the Pettipaug Yacht Club in Essex, he led thousands of kids through junior sailing programs. He was the Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association’s Junior Advisor, coordinating regattas from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Watch Hill, Rhode Island and helping enthusiastic young racers attend regional and national championships in terms of both planning and financing. He was the first to develop hands-on powerboat training for junior sailors. “He wanted to make sure instructors knew how to handle the boats around ‘his kids,’” Anne noted. He was the Head Coach of Daniel Hand High School Sailing Team in Madison, and was US Sailing’s Area B Coordinator, representing Connecticut, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to ensure that young sailors are successful on a national level. “Any one of these jobs alone would be enough to max out a person’s volunteer time, but for someone like Paul there was no limit,” said Anne. “Paul knew everyone, was a go-to guy, and was always happy to help.” I could tell that Paul garnered much respect, and it was also clear that his passing left a major void. I think people like Paul are becoming rare. Maybe they always were, because it takes a special type of person to give so much for so many; Giant, unflappable volunteers with enough passion and energy to drive entire programs. Last week, I thought about my conversation with Anne in a somewhat unusual locale – a winery. Some friends and I have begun making wine together, or should I say we’re carrying on a tradition started by our fathers. While I suppose we’d be able to produce the wine on our own, consulting the Internet for how to choose a grape, press, rack, bottle, etc., and with trial and error, probably come up with a decent product, we didn’t have to. We’ve enjoyed great success, even with our first batch, because we could draw on the wealth of experience of those who’d done it all before. Our dads have been making wine for years. The process is second nature and the product is second to none. We’d have been foolish to ignore the great pool of talent available to us in thinking we might do it better or more easily. Volunteering for sailing projects and events can be similar, insofar as there is a technique for each task that only seasoned and committed volunteers can pass along to ensure that the job is done correctly, on time and on budget. I hope people were paying attention when Paul did his work. For my group, having learned the proper methods, we now are able to put our own signature on the wine we make – in some respects improving on those tried-and-true methods, but always acknowledging that the root of our success is the experience of others who made the process so easy – and fun. Paul did this for the many volunteers that will now need to follow in his wake. And, like our fathers enjoy watching their process and passion passed along in our winemaking endeavor, I am sure Paul relished watching the fruits of his labor and most especially seeing others take the best practices and the art of getting the job done. Paul helped provide opportunity to many people so that they could enjoy all of the great aspects of our sport and more importantly, enabled others to do the same. If you’re fortunate enough to have someone willing to share expertise with you or your group, cherish the opportunity. Part of the joy of knowing how something is done is teaching others to do the same. Imagine Paul’s legacy as his knowledge is passed along from person to person and group to group. The sport of sailing will no doubt benefit. See you on the water.

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contents

Editor’s Log

Letters

Checking In 10

From the Log of Persevere 35

Sound Environment 40

Book Review: A Path in the 42 Mighty Waters

Book Review: Voyages 42

Captain of the Port 43

Calendar of Events 44

Boating Barrister 48

Comic 49

Tide Tables 50

Sperry Charleston Race Week 59

Frostbiting pictorial 60

Coop’s Corner 62

Broker Tips 64

Brokerage 66

Classifieds 70

Advertisers Index 73

On Watch: Katy Nastro 74

22 What’s New for 2016 From an exhibition building at the Museum of America and the Sea and a scholarship that will provide sailing opportunities for young women to a professional match racing event in high performance boats, a youth trophy at North America’s premier winter regatta, the return of America’s Cup racing to New York Harbor and more, there is much to look forward to this year! 32 Porcupine Takes Shape at BMC Working with a donated fiberglass hull, the team at the Bayfront Maritime Center in Erie, PA is creating a representation of an historic gunboat schooner that was built to take on the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, and plans to have her sailing this summer. 38 Cape Breton: A Sailing Paradise Whether you like to sail, paddle, row or motor, you’ll find many of the world’s most scenic waterways in the northernmost part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Jocelyn Bethune at BoatingCapeBreton.com has tips on the best places to explore and things to do, including a five-day race in which participants enjoy amazing scenery each day and legendary hospitality each night. 54 On the Bus with Joe Harris His goal of officially breaking the record for a non-stop solo circumnavigation on a 40-footer is no longer achievable, but this affable New England sailor hopes to fulfill his longtime dream of sailing around the world. In spite of what he described as a bump in the road, the skipper reports that positive energy continues to radiate out of the “Kharma Bus.” 56 The Mudheads Turn 40! Born from a desire to race – and party! – unbound by traditional yachting doctrine and named after the goop on the bottom of a Connecticut waterway, the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association is celebrating a milestone. This high-spirited group has raised more than a million dollars for charity, while having ridiculous amounts of fun. Race Committee Chairman Greg Gilmartin recounts four decades of Mudhead mayhem. On the cover: Joe Harris gives a thumbs up as he sails out of Newport, Rhode Island at the start of a solo, non-stop circumnavigation aboard his Class40 GryphonSolo2. You’ll find more about Joe’s remarkable journey on page 54. © Stephen Cloutier/Photogroup.us

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Wherever the current takes you Editor’s note: In our Holiday 2015 issue, Derek Rupe described how replacing the diesel engine in his 30-footer with an electric motor led to his founding a company, Captineer, to help others do the same. The letter below exemplifies the very positive response that “Watts Up” (found online at windcheckmagazine.com) has generated. Derek has joined a growing list of sailors who have moved from diesel to electric. Most of them have recognized that electric is compatible with the experience or way they use their sailboat. Today there are quality electric propulsion vendors providing service to the US market: Elco, Electric Yacht, Electroprop, MasterVolt, Thoosa, Torqeedo are the best known. I have worked with over 300 clients who have done so. Mike Gunning, Director of Sales at Electric Yacht, Dana Point, CA Mike - Thanks for the comments. Cruising with electric auxiliary power is very feasible and potentially more pleasant and stress free than traditional auxiliary power sources. It becomes a question of why we sail versus power boat in the first place. I believe electric to be the better system because it enhances the sailing experience. When planning trips, there are concessions that have to be made depending on the electric system. However, once these limitations are factored in, any trip or adventure is possible. If arriving at ones destination as quickly as possible is the goal, a cigarette boat or jet-ski is perfect, but as a

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Safety at Sea Seminar US Sailing Certified, Sponsored by Cruising Club of America March 19-20, Marriott Hotel, Newport Coastal/Offshore topics include: heavy weather, seasickness, crew/boat preps, MOB rescue, marine weather, communications, damage control, new safety gear 10 Speakers include: Frank Bohlen, John Rousmaniere, Dr. Jeff Wisch, Larry Huntington, Ron Trossbach, Will Keene, Karen Prioleau Moderator Bruce Brown (National Boating Safety Authority) Options: ISAF Personal Survival/Hands-On, Medical Seminar, Bermuda Race Prep Seminar

sailor I like to think the pleasure of the journey is as important as the destination. Derek Rupe, Captineer.com

Count ‘em on one hand Editor’s note: In his most recent Coop’s Corner column, “Analog Digits,” Contributing Editor Joe Cooper asked whether inventions that purport to make sailing easier, such as “electronic sail trim,” are what sailors really need. This is so correct. When I began sailing it involved me doing things: coordination, timing, analysis, figuring out where I was, and so on. It was pretty low-tech compared to what we have today, but at the time I thought Loran C was awesome and I still had to plot on a paper chart. Fast-forward to plotters and routes and dog knows what else the new electronics provide. I do have an autopilot, but one on which I program the heading, not some GPS. I don’t use routes because I sail and fetch one mark at time and 99.999% of the time I have ample time to set the next waypoint. My electronic ADDs are more or less “crew” for me. And as I get older and I am not the physical person I was years ago, these crew allow me to sail as I once did. “Allison” the AP steers…I tack the headsail. Her tacks are not perfect, but we are not racing and it hardly matters. Not having to plot and having position awareness on a small, in-cockpit plotter means I don’t have to go below without watch and where I usually sail there are too many boats to do that safely for very long. I have all chain and an electric windlass, with a cockpit remote switch and can anchor effectively singlehanded. Without “Max” the windlass I would be spending lots of money on a chiropractor! My latest electric crew acquisition is “Millie,” a cordless Milwaukee drill with a winch bit. Millie’s only task is to hoist the main while I tweak Allison keeping us head to wind. Up goes the big Hood main…and then we can sail. I doubt we will see an end to the electronification of sailing…but probably most will take a pass…thankfully. I do expect more digitally-based real time data to become available…currents and wind of the region we sail in, not just the 1,500-foot (more or less) radius around the boat we can see with our naked eyes. I do not want my sailing to be a video game. But then again, I don’t play video games. Jeffrey Sandor, via email

Dead reckoning Editor’s note: For more than a year, we’ve been publishing Colin Rath’s “From the Log of Persevere” stories, in which he’s chronicling a worldwide cruise with his wife and three daughters. What an amazing adventure! I always wanted to do this with my kids too, but one is in college already and the other two can’t agree on anything. I used to be a nanny and I speak broken Dutch. Too bad I’m stuck at my boring old job, or I’d want to be a tutor…Anyway, enjoy your adventures. We dullards back in the states are very impressed. Margot Geitheim, via email

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Third Annual Sound Boating Symposium is February 6 in Mystic For the third consecutive year, Landfall, a marine safety equipment supplier in Stamford, CT, and Mystic Seaport in Mystic CT have partnered to present the Sound Boating Symposium, a redesigned, “propulsion agnostic” boating forum. The event will be held on Saturday, February 6 at the River Room at Latitude 41º Restaurant & Tavern, located at Mystic Seaport, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This one-day symposium focuses on the skills and tactics relevant to recreational sailors and powerboaters who cruise the coastal waters from Long Island Sound to Cape Cod and the Gulf of Maine. Topics will include Marine Communications, Diesel Engine Repair & Maintenance, Coastal Marine Weather, Emergency Preparedness, Marine Medical, and Accident Prevention. The symposium will be moderated by Captain Henry Marx, owner and President of Landfall, who has over five decades of international boating experience. Marx has organized a worldclass collection of marine industry legends such as: Ralph Naranjo – Former Chair, US Naval Academy Sailing and well-known marine journalist Steve McGovern – Chairman, Mack Boring & Parts Company, a distributor of marine engines, service & training programs Will Keane – President, Edson Marine and former National Sailing Industry Association board member Michael Jacobs, MD – Martha’s Vineyard’s “Sailing Doctor” Gary Conte – National Weather Service Meteorologist Eleanor Mariani – Director, Boating Division, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Captain Mark Bolonga – Landfall’s Safety Equipment Manager “We felt it was important to reach a broader scope of the recreational marine market with this symposium, so we designed it to provide valuable information that is equally applicable to both powerboaters and sailors alike,” said Captain Marx. “We also updated the curriculum to focus on preparedness and the fundamentals of sound boating. As with past seminars, all attendees will earn US Sailing or US Powerboating Near Coastal Safety at Sea Certification upon completion.” For more information, visit landfallnavigation.com/sasmystic.html. To register, visit mysticseaport.org/event/safety-at-sea-seminar. ■

CCA/Bermuda Race Safety Seminar is March 19 & 20 in Newport Registration is open for the Cruising Club of America’s biennial US Sailing-sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar, which will be held March 19 & 20 at the Marriott Hotel in Newport, RI. Address-

ing the needs of participants in the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, the event also offers considerable information for cruisers, racing crews and skippers, and delivery crews. Bruce Brown will moderate Saturday’s Safety at Sea Seminar, with expert presenters covering topics including lessons learned from recent incidents; changes in offshore regulations, Bermuda Race safety regulations, and new safety equipment; marine weather and sea state; offshore communications; seasickness, dehydration & hypothermia and their effects on seamanship; MOB prevention & recovery, rescue at sea and the ethics of giving assistance; crew preparation & training; essentials of damage control & abandoning ship; and personal safety equipment & life rafts.

An ISAF Offshore Personal Survival Refresher on Saturday allows attendees to renew ISAF certificates and other experienced sailors to acquire their certificate in one day. ISAF Refresher attendees will attend the morning SAS session before being transported to an afternoon pool session. All certificates are valid for five years. Combined with the Saturday seminar, Practical Hands-On Training on Sunday yields the coveted ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course certificate. Certification includes hands-on training with your PFD and inflation, pool time with your inflated PFD in offshore clothing, proper use of life rafts, pyrotechnics, and firefighting skills. A Newport Bermuda Race Preparation Seminar on Sunday, moderated by Kenyon Kellogg, includes a discussion of the race and its prize structure led by Jim Teeters. Others will present on the Gulf Stream, boat preparation, sail selection, and developing a pre-race strategy. A Q&A session will follow. A Medical Seminar on Sunday, presented by Dr. Jeff Wisch (Bermuda Race Medical Chair) and Dr. Barbara Masser (ER specialist and Bermuda Race consulting physician), will focus on the duties of the boat’s medical officer and the unexpected accidents and events this person may face. To register, visit safety sas.cruisingclub.org. ■

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Hands-On Safety at Sea Seminar is April 16 in Throggs Neck, NY

NESS Program Director Receives “40 Under Forty” Award

The Storm Trysail Foundation, in cooperation with the Storm Trysail Club, will hold its fourth annual Hands-On Safety at Sea Seminar at SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in Throggs Neck (Bronx), NY on Saturday, April 16. According to Seminar Chairman Charles (Butch) Ulmer, “This advanced seminar is aimed at serious coastal and offshore sailors, or those who want to be. About half our past attendees are active racers and use the seminar to prepare for the Newport Bermuda Race, the Transatlantic Race, and other major races. Full ISAF (international) certification is available for those who complete the online curriculum, the one-day seminar and then take an online test.” “This Seminar is revolutionary,” added Seminar Moderator Rich du Moulin. “The Storm Trysail Foundation, in coordination with US Sailing and Jobson Sailing, has produced a series of online learning modules that supplement the Hands-On activities at the seminar. Another differentiator is the emphasis placed on leadership and crew teamwork as key elements in safety and survival at sea. It is not just about hardware.” The Hands-On sessions will include fire fighting, pyrotechnics, survival swimming and life raft deployment, damage control, and actual Man Overboard drills on ocean racing yachts. “Firing flares, shooting fire extinguishers, jumping in a pool in full foul weather gear, and steering a 40-foot ocean racer is as far as you can get from sitting in a hotel ballroom for eight hours suffering from PowerPoint overload,” said Ulmer, adding, “SUNY Maritime is conveniently located for everyone in the New York City Metropolitan area. There is no need to book a hotel room to attend this seminar.” “This certification meets a requirement for the Bermuda Race,” said Ulmer. “It is common sense for those who only venture as far as into the Sound or across the bay. The more of your crewmembers who take the course, the better your chances are of surviving a problem afloat.” For more information, visit stormtrysailfoundation.org.  ■

Mistral Dodson, a Program Director at New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, CT, was chosen as one of 2016 Southeastern Connecticut’s Annual “40 Under Forty” brightest young professionals. The 4th Annual “40 Under Forty” Awards ceremony, held January 8 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, recognizes 40 residents of © Laura Swoyer Southeastern Connecticut and Western Rhode Island under the age of forty who demonstrate excellence in their profession through their leadership, commitment, and service to the region. Prior to joining NESS in 2008 as a seasonal instructor, Dodson worked with students in both marine and terrestrial environments all over the world. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Conservation with Honors from Murdoch University, Western Australia. In 2012, she became a full-time program director at NESS, an ocean adventure non-profit that engages students in experiential learning to build confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. An experienced and accomplished outdoor adventure educator, Dodson teaches hundreds of students each year. Her certifications and licenses include U.S. Coast Guard Master 50GT Captain, American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor, PADI Divemaster, US Sailing Level 3 Coach, ACA Coastal Kayak Instructor, and NSSIA SUP/Surf Instructor. Dodson currently serves on the Stonington Science Task Force, helping science teachers connect with the Next Generation Science Standards as they revamp the district’s science curriculum. She has been a driving force behind NESS’s growth from a summer-only program with 580 students in 2011 to a year-round program with over 4,700 students in 2015. She lives in Westerly, RI with her husband and son. For more information, visit nessf.org. ■

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Tripp Estabrook Joins Composites Alliance of Rhode Island The Composites Alliance of Rhode Island, headquartered in Bristol, RI, has hired marine and composites industry veteran Tripp Estabrook as Project Director. This is a new position created to take this recently formed organization to its next stage of growth. The Composites Alliance of Rhode Island is a partnership of approximately 50 composites companies in Rhode Island, along with stakeholders, that are working together to market and develop this statewide sector. “Tripp Estabrook is a vital building block toward establishing the infrastructure the Composites Alliance of Rhode Island needs to fulfill its mission and move forward,” said Wendy Mackie, CEO of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, which has worked as a partner to help launch this new organization. “We now have the expert who can match the strong and diverse capabilities we have here in Rhode Island to the composites services and products needed in the marketplace.” Estabrook will serve as a sales professional representing Rhode Island’s composites industry. He will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities and will work closely with a steering committee comprising state business leaders and owners to set strategic goals and action plans. “My career in the industry has given me the opportunity to develop skills in project management, customer service and product development—along with entrepreneurial experience,” said Estabrook. “I look forward to tapping all these skill sets to help grow this statewide business sector.” For more information, visit ricomposites.com or contact Estabrook at tripp@ricomposites.com or 401-474-4322. ■ Cynthia Goss contributed to this report.

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LISCA Planning the 2016 Season The Long Island Sound Catalina Association (LISCA) is comprised of sailors in the Long Island Sound area that own or have previously owned Catalina cruising sailboats. Members reside in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with boats from 25 to 47 feet harbored in many ports on Long Island Sound.

Bonnie & Austin Zipeto’s C34 MkII Summer Sun heading out of Block Island “The focus of LISCA is on land-based social events during the winter and cruising events during the summer,” said Commodore Jim Percesepe. “The land-based events are located in western Connecticut and southern New York, while the cruises tend to visit one of the harbors on Long Island Sound. LISCA owns three moorings, one each in Port Jefferson, Northport, and Stamford. Among the highlights of the summer is our two- to three-week cruise to ports in eastern Long Island, eastern Connecticut, and further east. Winter events begin with a welcoming potluck supper for new and prospective members at a member’s home on January 24. New and prospective members are always welcome, but please visit the LISCA website first and call ahead to let the host know you’re coming.” The on-shore get-togethers will be followed by a gathering in Conscience Bay in Port Jefferson Harbor on Memorial Day weekend, with a hot dog roast/potluck dinner on the Sunday afternoon. Many LISCA members venture in early June to West Harbor in Oyster Bay for dinner on the beach adjacent to the St. Gertrude’s carnival, and in late June to Liberty State Park. The July Fourth weekend offers another opportunity for a raft-up, with many boats again returning to Port Jeff. The summer cruise is still being planned, but will likely begin in early to mid-July and visit harbors in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket,” said Percesepe. “A summer rendezvous in the western Sound is planned for August, as well as a lobster bake on the beach at Port Jefferson during the Labor Day weekend raft-up. Final events for 2016 include a visit by car to the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis and the annual meeting at a member’s home. We look forward to seeing and talking with owners of other Catalina sailboats during our 2016 events.” For more information, visit sailLISCA.com. ■

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US Sailing Awards Hanson Medals for Rescue in Newport Bermuda Race The US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee has awarded the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medals to a sailboat’s crew for their heroic efforts during the 2014 Newport to Bermuda Race. On June 22, 2014 in the mid-Atlantic, the crew of the Taylor 41 Wandrain put out a mayday call. The boat had been taking on water with serious hull damage. Three boats responded to the VHS call; Rocket Science, Black Watch and Dorade. Black Watch’s afterguard – skipper John Melvin, navigator Peter Rugg, and watch captains Jamie Cummiskey and Lars Forsberg – decided that their larger vessel was best qualified to stand by and escort Wandrian to Bermuda.

Wandrain to Bermuda. This was a 300-mile-long, three-day assist. Under motor, Wandrain would vibrate too much to proceed. Under sail, constant side pressure on the bearing slowed the water entry, although the crew had to hand pump the entire way. The Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal was awarded to the entire crew of Black Watch: Peter Rugg, Kyle Dufur, Phil McDonough, John Melvin, Jamie Cummiskey, Mark Pennington, Jim Volkwein, Jay Cummiskey, Michael Melvin, Lars Forsberg, Chris Fisher, Jessie Terry, Tom Degremont, Jake Kramer, and Peter Forsberg. The Hanson Rescue Medal is awarded to any person who rescues or endeavors to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck, or other perils at sea within the territorial waters of the U.S., or as part of a sailboat race or voyage that originated or stopped in the U.S. The medal was established in 1990 by friends of the late Mr. Hanson, an ocean racer from the Chesapeake Bay, with the purpose of recognizing significant accomplishments in seamanship and collecting case studies of rescues for analysis by the Safety at Sea Committee for use in educational and training programs. ■

Carole Corriveau Joins Sail Newport

Left to right): James Cummiskey, John Melvin, US Sailing Safety at Sea presenter Gino Bottino, Jake Kramer, Lars Forsberg, IHYC Vice Commodore Karin Nye, and IHYC Commodore Martin Jacobson at the award ceremony. © Mary Alice Fisher

Black Watch, a custom 68-foot S&S yawl built in 1938, dropped out of the race to go to the assistance of Wandrain. When she reached the vessel, a plan for short-term damage control was transmitted to the crew of Wandrain. Bill Tucker aboard Wandrain, following Forsberg’s plan from Black Watch, skillfully put a secondary “dam” in place to hold out the water. Melvin made the call to drop out of the race and shepherd

Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport in Newport, RI, has announced the appointment of Carole Corriveau as the new Director of Philanthropy to help the non-profit organization’s future growth and philanthropic programs. Corriveau brings more than 15 years of development experience to Sail Newport, with a focus on growing and transforming development programs for multiple non-profit organizations. “I have long been a fan of Sail Newport and been amazed at the scope of services they provide,” Corriveau said. “From partnering with the MET school to get kids on the water for the first time to running world class sailing events, and everything in between, Sail Newport exists to make sailing and Narragansett Bay accessible for our community. I am thrilled to be part of the team.” “Carole has tremendous experience and she will help Sail Newport achieve our exciting plans for the future growth and expansion of public access and community programs,” said Read. “We are thrilled to have her onboard.” Corriveau previously served as Chief Development Officer at the Massachusetts-based Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and in similar roles at Bradley Hospital, Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, Bay Farm Montessori Academy in Duxbury, MA, South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA and with BankBoston. For more information about Sail Newport, visit sailnewport.org. ■

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Katie Bradford Named International Fabrics Association Chairman

Katie Bradford, owner of Custom Marine Canvas in Noank, CT, was recently elected Chairman of the Board to the International Fabrics Association International (IFAI). The IFAI was founded in 1912, when 14 canvas and awning manufacturers met to standardize weights and prices. Today the IFAI is one of the world’s largest trade associations, with more than 1,500 members in 42 countries. After several years of sailing the world, Bradford returned to Connecticut and started Custom Marine Canvas in 1985. Her experience has served her customers well and she and her company have won several awards. A former Chairman of the Marine Fabricators Association (a division of IFAI) and a director of IFAI and NECPA, she keeps up with new fabrics, fittings and techniques. As Past Commodore of the Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association and the Mystic River Mudheads Sailing Association and former President of New London Community Boating, Bradford is very involved in sailing. She competes on the Grand Prix level,

which also helps to keep her in touch with the need for lightweight, efficient products to improve racing. A veteran of many yacht deliveries, including two transatlantic passages, she stays on top of what boats need to stay safe, comfortable and attractive. Bradford can be reached at 860-572-9547. Custom Marine Canvas serves marine enthusiasts throughout New England by designing and handcrafting canvas-based products for boats and waterfront properties. Visit custommarinecanvas.com for more information. ■

Hartford Boat Show is January 28 - 31 The Hartford Boat Show, powered by Evinrude, docks at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT January 28 - 31. Produced by the Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA), the 47th annual show has expanded to cover two floors of the Convention Center with over 125 exhibitors and 200 boats and watercraft on display. In addition to Evinrude as the Official Sponsor, The CT Buick GMC Dealers are the Official Vehicle; and Helly Hansen, the Official Apparel supporters. Products being exhibited include sailboats, powerboats, personal watercraft, paddle craft, engines, marinas, servicing, fishing gear, educational programs and materials, insurance, trailers, electronics, winter storage, financing and more. Thursday, January 28 is Industry Day, with Opening Ceremonies scheduled for 3:45 pm. An industry career fair, CMTA scholarship award ceremony and live demonstrations in the Paddler’s Paradise Pool highlight the day, with the show open from 4 - 9 pm. Friday, January 29 is Senior Skip(‘rs) Day, and a discounted ticket price of $8 for those over 60 will be offered from 12 - 5 pm. In addition, the evening will feature a Boat Row Happy Hour. Show hours are 12 - 9 pm. Saturday, January 30 is Sizzling Saturday at the show, with special events spotlighting new products and hot topics in boating. Hours are 10 am - 9 pm. Family Fun is the focus on Sunday, January 31, with a Kids’ Monster Mural and appearances by costumed characters and photo opportunities. Hours are 10 am - 5 pm. A number of seminars and presentations will be held during the show, including two by WindCheck Contributing Editor Joe Cooper. On Friday, Coop presents “A Passion for Sailing,” in which he’ll share reflections on key areas of sailing that have shaped his life. In his Saturday presentation, “Passage Making,” Coop will discuss the eight primary things to be reviewed before going to sea, whether your destination is Block Island, Bermuda, or beyond. General admission is $12, with children under 12 admitted free. Pre-show online tickets are $10 and a new two-day pass is being introduced at $18, which will allow admission any two days. For more information including the seminar schedule, visit hartfordboatshow.com. ■

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Providence Boat Show is February 4 - 7 Celebrate summer in winter this February at the Providence Boat Show presented by Washington Trust. The show, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI, has been expanded to four days (February 4 - 7) and will again feature a mix of boats, gear, seminars and special events, but with a few new twists. Before you go, download the Providence Boat Show app; it will help you plan your trip and give you a discount on admission. Of special interest to sailors will be the new RS Aero and the RS Quest from Zim Sailing. Buy at the show and you’ll get a free dolly. If you’re hankering for a warm-weather sailing vacation (and who isn’t?), make a stop at the new “Island Time” feature. Thanks to the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism and Bitter End Yacht Club, you’ll get inspired about detouring south; and best of all, the Bitter End – one of the world’s finest watersports resorts, located in the British Virgin Islands – are giving away an eight-day, seven-night package for two, including meals and access to their 100-boat Club Fleet. If you’re going to the show to look for boats and gear, you might come home with something more – namely, a new career direction. This year, seminars on careers in the marine trades have been added. Rhode Island has a no-sales-tax policy on boats registered in the state and boating services, so use the show as a place to research winter storage, refits, or a new summer home for your boat. There’s also lots of learning to be done in the show’s free seminars, whether you’re interested in stress-free docking techniques, local knowledge, or figuring out which boat is a perfect match for your time on the water. There are also Premium Seminars, including a special “Women on the Water” session on Saturday, the perfect post-holiday gift for any woman boater. Finally, get the backstory behind the new Disney film, The Finest Hours, about the U.S. Coast Guard’s most daring rescue at sea; the co-author of the book on which the film is based, Michael J. Tougias, will make an appearance on Sunday. Get more details at providenceboatshow.com. ■ Cynthia Goss contributed to this report.

Progressive Insurance New England Boat Show is February 13 - 21 The Progressive Insurance New England Boat Show returns February 13-21, 2016 with more – more boats, more brands and more speed – as dreams of summer fun heat up the Boston

Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. More than 800 new boats will be displayed on 450,000 square feet of floor space, including quad engine boats, sport fishers, luxury yachts, performance boats, and personal watercrafts, as well as dozens of sailboats and sailing yachts. And with more than 100 seminars, the show is a great destination for learners, dreamers and buyers of all skill levels and budgets. Highlights of the 2016 show include appearances by Captain Dave Carraro of National Geographic’s Wicked Tuna, who will be signing autographs and meeting fans on Friday February 19, Saturday February 20 and Sunday February 21. At the Progressive Boat School, boating beginners can learn the fundamentals of boat safety through daily clinics or virtual boating simulators while experts can show off their nautical know-how. Show hours are Saturdays from 10 am - 8 pm, Sunday, February 14 from 11 am - 6 pm, Monday, February 15 from 10 am - 7pm, Tuesday through Friday from 1 pm - 9pm, and Sunday, February 22 from 11 am - 5:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, and children 15 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. For advance tickets, show news, discounts and giveaways, visit NewEnglandBoatShow.com or the show’s Facebook and Twitter - @NEBoatShow. ■

Classics Racing 2016 Calendar The natural beauty of Oyster Bay, New York is enhanced each summer when Oakcliff’s classic yachts ply the waters. Now you can own a slice of this experience. Renowned photographer Yana Frangiskos Copek has captured these pristinely maintained yachts, including Dolphin and Nautilus, in full sail and assembled them in a calendar. “This is my fourth year creating this calendar,” said Copek. “It’s fun, and all our locals here on Long Island love it and now look forward to seeing it every year.” In addition to sailing, Copek specializes in portrait, special event, interior design and nature photography. The wire-bound Classics Racing Calendar measures 11” X 17” when open. To order, visit yanafotos.com. ■

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What’s New for 2016 New Exhibition Building at Mystic Seaport

The Museum of America and the Sea, Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT, plans to complete its new Thompson Exhibition Building in September. Located at the northern end of the museum’s 19-acre campus, the 14,000 square-foot building will house a large exhibit hall, a second visitors entrance next to Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, and an event space. With a design inspired by ocean waves and the framing and planking of a wooden ship, the Thompson Exhibition Building honors the memory of longtime museum trustee Wade Thompson. The building is being constructed with funds from the Thompson Family Foundation. “This is the first major addition to the museum’s exhibit capacity since the 1960s, and will help the institution transition to a more robust year-round experience for visitors,” said Dan McFadden, Mystic Seaport’s Director of Communications. “We hope to be able to announce the inaugural exhibits in the near future.” In other Mystic Seaport news, the Gloucester fishing schooner L.A. Dunton is being re-rigged this spring. “Due to some condition issues with her spars and support structure, she has been without her rig for a couple of years,” explained McFadden, noting that another of the museum’s vessels, the Emma C. Berry, turns 150 years old this year.

“The Berry is the last example of a Noank smack still in existence,” said McFadden. “Built in 1866, the 46-foot sloop was equipped with a wet well for the transportation of live fish and lobsters to market. She fished local waters for many years before being sold to an owner in Maine in 1894, where she remained for many years carrying lobsters, bait fish, and cargo. Mystic Seaport acquired her after her centennial return to Noank in 1966. She has been restored to represent her early configuration and has been designated a National Historic Landmark vessel. Specific event plans are being developed, but the museum intends to properly honor the boat at this milestone.” Learn more at mysticseaport.org.

America’s Cup Racing Returning to New York

youngest in the fleet, led his team to the top of the standings over current America’s Cup champion ORACLE TEAM USA, and the highly touted Land Rover BAR team helmed by Olympic hero Ben Ainslie. But the competition was close. In fact, the opening three Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events in 2015 featured three different event winners and four different individual race winners. The 2016 calendar promises more hard-fought racing on the foiling AC45F catamarans. Practice racing in New York is on Friday, May 6, with point-scoring races on May 7 & 8. Four events on the 2016 schedule have been announced to date, including Muscat, Oman (February 2628); New York (May 6-8); Chicago, IL (June 10-12); and Portsmouth, UK (July 22-24). Two additional Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events are anticipated to complete the calendar, likely in Europe in mid-September and Asia in mid-November. For more information, visit americascup.com.

New Route, Sponsors and Teams for The Atlantic Cup ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill with the Cup © Rob Tringali/America’s Cup

America’s Cup Racing will return to the waters of New York, NY for the first time since 1920 with the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series racing on May 7 & 8, 2016. The New York event is one of six planned for this year, with six America’s Cup teams vying for points that count towards the final competition for the 35th America’s Cup, which will be sailed in Bermuda in May and June 2017. This year, Emirates Team New Zealand’s star helmsman, Peter Burling, the

Manuka Sports Event Management in Newport, RI has announced Sea Bags Maine and We Are Neutral as official partners of the 2016 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. Both

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partners are committed to environmental stewardship, a message that aligns with the Atlantic Cup’s sustainability mission of being the most environmentally sustainable sailing race in the U.S. The fifth edition of the race starts May 28 in Charleston, SC. Teams of two will race their Class40s 648 nautical miles from Charleston to New York City. After a brief stopover in New York, they’ll race a second leg of 350 nm to Portland, ME where the race will culminate the weekend of June 11 with the third and final leg, an inshore series. Headquartered in Portland, ME, Sea Bags is the world’s largest retailer of recycled bags and accessories made from used sails. Sea Bags hand makes all of their products locally, using the last thread manufacturer in the U.S. and the only rope manufacturer in New England. During the Atlantic Cup, Sea Bags will hold a sail drive where anyone can drop off used sails at race stopovers. Those sails will be given new life and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Atlantic Cup’s charitable partners. We Are Neutral is the Atlantic Cup’s official carbon offset supplier. Founded in 2008, We Are Neutral created the first carbon neutral sports program at the University of Florida. The organization’s carbon offsets are created by planting indigenous trees on local conservation land, partnering with local landfills to capture methane emissions, and performing free energy retrofits for low income families. The first four entrants in this year’s race are all American teams. #54-Dragon will be the only boat to have competed in every edition of the Atlantic Cup. #39-Pleaid will be racing in its third Atlantic Cup. #116-Oakcliff is the former Bodacious Dream, which won the Atlantic Cup in 2013. The boat was recently donated to Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY with the purpose of putting American sailors back on top of the international leaderboard. #143-Longbow is the newest Class40 in the worldwide fleet, and the race will be the team’s first major test. At 1,000 nautical miles, The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing is the longest offshore race on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The race

started in 2011 as a concept event and grew to a multi-stage race with a focus on being the most environmentally responsible sailing race in the country. For more information, visit AtlanticCup.org.

Brooklyn Boatworks Expanding Boat Building & Sailing Programs

Brooklyn Boatworks in Brooklyn, NY is expanding its boat building and summer sailing programs for 2016, with a goal of serving more New York City middle school students than ever before. Last summer, Brooklyn Boatworks hosted sailing programs for youth. Using the beach near Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 as home base, participants competed in rigging contests and sculling relay races before taking the mainsheet and tiller into their own hands. All told, 72 new sailors including several Brooklyn Boatworks alumni experienced the unique joy of sailing in New York City’s waters. These new sailors weren’t the only admirable performers on the water. The fleet of five wooden Optimists, hand built by Brooklyn Boatworks students, handled the workload beautifully. Whether the boats were beach-bound for rigging races or tacking back and forth across the East River, the Optimists did it all and did it well; a testament to the hard work, craftsmanship and perseverance of the young students who built them. Brooklyn Boatworks returned to the classroom last fall, establishing programs

in six schools and serving 60 students. One of their newest partners is the Essence School in East New York, where 12 students began by assembling a paper model of an Optimist to learn about the boat’s components. Next, each student created a wooden scale model of an Optimist hull, learning how to loft complex shapes from plans onto plywood, and how to clamp, cut out, and finish their models while becoming proficient with boat building tools. Today, students are working collaboratively at Essence and entering 2016 with the hull sides, transoms, and bottoms cut out and finished, ready to begin assembly in their boat mold. To learn more, visit brooklynboatworks.org. Keith MacLean at Brooklyn Boatworks contributed to this report.

Springline Yacht Sales Now Represents Catalina, Elan and Impression Yachts

Offering great products and services at exceptional value is standard operating procedure at Springline Yacht Sales (SLYS), which is why they’ve teamed up with Elan, Impression and Catalina. Adding to the current lineup of Island Packet and Blue Jacket Yachts, Elan, Impression and Catalina are solid examples of boats

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designed by those who truly have a passion for sailing. “Partnering with Elan and Impression is an ideal fit for Springline,” said Rick Dieterich, SLYS President. “What they have done for skiing, they also bring to the boating world with solid technology and technique. We look forward to years of innovation ahead.” Springline is also proud to partner with Catalina Yachts. With a completely redesigned 5 Series including the brand New 425, Catalina is attracting new buyers as well as keeping loyal owners moving up. Building sailboats in the U.S. for over 45 years, Catalina Yachts is one of the largest sailboat manufacturers in the world with over 80,000 sailboats manufactured to date. “My goal was not to become the largest sailboat builder in the United States,” said Frank Butler, President of Catalina Yachts. “My goal was, and still is, to build good boats that are a good value. Accomplishing this requires planning, efficient manufacturing and well-designed boats. We are thrilled to have Springline as our newest dealer.” Springline has representatives in Mystic, CT, Mamaroneck, NY and Quebec, Canada. For more information, visit SecureYourDream.com or call 860-817-7676.

The 2016 Newport Charter Show, which will be held June 21-24, showcases luxury charter yachts alongside a display of related goods and services for the charter industry. “We are very pleased to announce that the 2016 Newport Charter Show will be managed and hosted by our team at Newport Shipyard,” said General Manager Eli Dana. “We will work closely with the Newport Exhibition Group for a smooth transition and look forward to executing a well-run event for many years to come.” “We plan to carry on many show features that the Newport Exhibition Group started, including chef competitions and tablescape contests, which brings the attendees together in a casual and fun environment,” Dana continued. “We plan to have vendors on site throughout the show and we will work closely with sponsors, captains, crew, vendors and charter brokers to be sure this perennial show continues to thrive here in Newport.” Visit NewportCharterShow.com for more information.

Newport Shipyard in Newport, RI has acquired the Newport Charter Yacht Show from Newport Exhibition Group.

New Boating Opportunities in New Haven, CT

Menemsha Channel Dredging

New Owner For Newport Charter Yacht Show

A federal waterway, Menemsha Channel was last dredged in 1973. Officials in the towns of Chilmark and Aquinnah, which share the pond, are taking steps to protect it from an expected surge in recreational boat traffic. Because the federal government considers Menemsha Pond a harbor of refuge, it must remain open to vessels, although the two towns plan to exercise local authority by designating small anchorage areas and clearly marking shellfish aquaculture areas. No overnight anchoring is allowed in Menemsha Pond, and all vessels must leave by 7 pm. Furthermore, vessels must have head overboard discharges closed while in the pond and transiting the channel.

For the first time in more than 40 years, sailboats that draw more than three feet will be able to visit one of New England’s most scenic bodies of water, Menemsha Pond on Martha’s Vineyard. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dredging the long entrance channel to Menemsha Pond to a depth of eight feet. Work on the $2.16 million project began last October.

Although the Canal Dock Boathouse in New Haven, CT won’t be ready until next year, Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc. (CDBi), a New Haven-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission of “opening New Haven’s waterfront for adventure, discovery and growth,” will be providing public access for rowing, paddling (and hopefully sailing) this season. Construction of the 48,000-square foot platform that will support the boathouse, located just north of the Long Wharf Pier in New Haven Harbor, was recently completed, although the facility won’t open until the spring of 2017. In the meantime, CDBi is operating programs at Quinnipiac River Marina in New Haven, where storage racks and a launching area for rowing shells, kayaks and other watercraft have been installed.

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With plans to provide public sailing opportunities this summer, CDBi is seeking donations of small sailboats. “The Canal Dock project will provide a waterfront promenade, boat storage, transient slips, and a handicap accessible ramp for canoes and kayaks, as well as a gathering place in a diverse and urban context unparalleled in the State of Connecticut,” said CDBi President John Pescatore. Designed by Gregg Weis & Gardner Architects, LLC, the boathouse will include boat storage, offices and support facilities, as well as a marine science research lab and public education space. Visit canaldock.org for more information.

Port Sailing Opening a New Location Port Sailing, a sailing school and rental facility headquartered in Port Washington, NY, is opening a new location at New Rochelle Marina in New Rochelle, NY. “With the opening of the new location, we hope to better serve our customers on the other side of the Long Island Sound,”

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talent,” Nihill continued. “All memberships from our original location will be honored at our second location, and rental reservations will follow through our existing iSail reservation database system. New Rochelle Marina also has a restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining overlooking the harbor. We look forward to sailing with you in New Rochelle.” For more information, log onto portsailing.com. © portsailing.com

said Port Sailing Founder Chris Nihill. “We will be offering lessons and rentals in new Rochelle with a fleet of five Sonars and a Cal 25. Our Gull launch will move to our new location and provide launch service.” Port Sailing is affiliated with the American Sailing Association, and the ASA courses offered at their New Rochelle location will include Basic Keelboat 101, Coastal Navigation 105, and Basic Coastal Cruising 103. Family instruction and a summer sailing camp will also be offered. “We will be moving some staff from Port Washington, as well as hiring local

New Youth Trophy at Quantum Key West Race Week

As a gold-level sponsor of Quantum Key West Race Week 2016, hosted by the Storm Trysail Club, Sailing World Magazine’s editorial team has created a new trophy to recognize the most outstanding performance of the regatta’s youngest team. “For the sport to be sustainable we need younger sailors engaged at all levels, not just in junior sailing but also at toptier events such as Key West Race Week,” said Sailing World Editor Dave Reed. “The intent with this trophy is simple: to

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recognize owners and teams that provide opportunities for young amateur sailors to keep racing during a period of their lives where they potentially drop out of the sport.” The Sailing World Trophy will be awarded to the best-performing team in any class whose average age of all crewmembers is less than 30 years old. Selection will be made by the Organizing Authority in consultation with Sailing World based on the average scores for the week, average age of the crew, and the relative difficulty of the competition in the class.

Matt Wake of Sturgis Boat Works in West Yarmouth, MA is a huge proponent of junior sailing who is assembling a team to vie for the Sailing World Trophy. “I think it’s a great idea by Sailing World and aligns perfectly with our goals for encouraging and promoting youth sailing,” said Wake, whose company is the North American importer for Fareast Yachts. Sturgis is loaning a Fareast 28R to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Youth Offshore Program, which hopes to put together a team of four or five junior sailors to race the 28-foot sportboat at Quantum Key West Race Week along with one or two adult coaches. For more information, visit keywestraceweek.com.

Zim Sailing Opening a New Facility Zim Sailing, a provider of one-design sailboats, parts, accessories, and services to the North American market, is opening a new, larger facility in Warren, RI on March 1. The 24,000-square foot building will more than double the company’s

manufacturing and warehousing capacity. Zim sailing will build the C420, CFJ, Zim 15 (pictured), Byte and Megabyte at the new facility. “Our new facility is more accessible for customers and will feature a newly designed retail space, along with improved production and warehousing facilities, allowing us to ramp up local production across our line and continue fulfilling parts orders with same day shipments,” said Bob Adam, VP of Sales. “With this growth comes the need for a larger team, and we are always looking for qualified people for both our

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production and sales side of the business. As always, Zim Sailing remains committed to helping grow our sport through grassroots youth development with yacht club, community, high school and collegiate programs across the country, and we hope to see you at our new facility.” Visit zimsailing.com for more information.

Top Clubs Taking Aim at 2016 Resolute Cup Which United States yacht club has the fastest sailors? That question will be

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answered in September, when clubs from around the country gather in Newport, RI for four days of intense one-design competition on Narragansett Bay. The Resolute Cup, A Corinthian Championship for U.S. Yacht Clubs hosted by the New York Yacht Club, is an evolution of the U.S. Qualifying Series for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, which was held on even years starting in 2010. At stake, once again, will be berths in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, scheduled for September 2017. But the Resolute Cup is much more than a stepping stone to the premiere international Corinthian regatta in the sport. “Six years ago, the New York Yacht Club created the U.S. Qualifying Series to handle equitably the overwhelming interest we had from American yacht clubs to compete in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup,” explained Dr. Paul Zabetakis, Chair of the NYYC Sailing Committee. “But the event quickly outgrew its original mandate. Clubs around the country saw it as a chance to test their best amateur sailors against

those of other clubs. The Resolute Cup can now establish its own identity, one that reflects the considerable time, effort and talent clubs dedicate to winning this competition.” The Resolute Cup emphasizes Corinthian, one-design competition between yacht clubs. Each competitor must be an ISAF Group 1 (amateur) sailor, and a member of the club he or she represents. Teams will compete in two different fleets of identically tuned keelboats during the regatta. The NYYC’s Sonar fleet will be used, as will a second design, most likely a 20- to 25-foot sportboat. On-shore camaraderie is a highlight of the event, with the NYYC opening its Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport to competitors and supporters. There are post-race social activities each day, as well as an opening ceremony and the final awards gala. Invitations for the Resolute Cup will be issued early this year. The regatta will run from September 12 - 17. Visit nyyc.org to learn more. NYYC Communications Director Stuart Streuli contributed to this report.

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Sue Corl Youth Sailing World Match Racing Scholarship Tour Coming to Newport, RI

The Board of Directors of the Women’s Sailing Foundation (WSF), a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of women and girls through education and access to the sport of sailing, has established the Sue Corl Youth Sailing Scholarship to provide sailing opportunities for young women. Corl, of Marblehead, MA, was a tireless advocate for WSF programs. Having raised two daughters and having been involved with many volunteer organizations supporting girls, Corl jumped on the opportunity to initiate an AdventureSail® program in Boston Harbor at Courageous Sailing Center in 1997. That event is still going on today. Corl was also the co-chair of the inaugural Women’s Sailing Conference in Marblehead in 2001, celebrating its 15th year in 2016. Corl, who passed in 2007, will always be remembered for her give-it all attitude and outreach to companies to get WSF programs started. “We will award this scholarship for unique sailing opportunities as we become aware of them,” said WSF President Linda Newland. “This is a special scholarship for a special program.” Tax-deductible donations to the Sue Corl Youth Sailing Scholarship fund may be made payable to the Women’s Sailing Foundation and mailed to Scottie Robinson, WSF Treasurer, 4 Turtle Back Road, Essex, MA 01929. For more information, visit womensailing.org.

quartered in Newport, RI and structured after the enormously successful sailing leagues pioneered in Germany and Denmark, has announced that special edition J/70s and J/88s will be used for the series. The event starts with District Qualification Regattas using J/70s and moves on to the National Finals to be sailed in J/88s. The Premiere Sailing League boat editions are 100% made in the USA, starting with their design by J/ Boats (Newport); spars by Hall Spars & Rigging (Bristol, RI); hardware by Harken (Pewaukee, WI.); lines by New England Ropes (Fall River, MA); and hull and sail graphics by Mac Designs (Newport).

The world’s best match racing sailors will compete in Newport, RI from May 31 to June 4, when Sail Newport hosts a World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) event. The racecourse will be set up within yards of the shoreline for optimal spectator viewing, with both the start and finish line located in front of the public area. Live narration will be provided onshore following the action. The event will be open to the public with no admission fee. “Since the Volvo Ocean Race Newport and the worldwide press about the enhanced facilities at Fort Adams State Park, major sailing event organizers are increasingly setting their sights on Newport and Rhode Island as the premiere sailing venue in the United States,” said Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read. The WMRT Newport event will be sailed in M32 catamarans, and it’s the last event before the finals in Marstrand, Sweden in July. The sole American skipper in the series, Sally Barkow, will lead an all-female team in pursuit of the WMRT trophy. Visit wmrt.com for more information.

Premiere Sailing League Unveils “Made in the USA” Boat Editions The Premiere Sailing League USA, head-

At the Premiere Sailing League USA introduction during last year’s Strictly Sail boat show in Chicago, J/Boats President Jeff Johnstone voiced his support for Klatzka’s initiative based on what the overseas sailing leagues have done “to excite and promote grassroots sailing.” Johnstone says the philosophy behind the series is fully convergent with that of J/ Boats: “to provide a great platform to promote multi-generational sailing via fun and affordable competition between clubs.” Designer of the new logo for Premiere Sailing League USA and the new “look” of the special-edition boats is Mac Designs, which has provided hull and sail graphics for some of the most memorable racing campaigns in recent history. “Since the regattas will be held close to shore, have a stadium-style atmosphere and uti-

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lize the latest social media technologies, the visuals will be integral in allowing the sailing and general public to support and encourage their teams,” said Mac Designs President Bill MacGowan. The Premiere Sailing League’s purpose is to provide a platform where all sailors can compete in a fun, dynamic fast-paced competition that has been conceived and structured to be easily understood by the media and non-sailing audiences. Sailors from any club, sailing center, school, academy, college or maritime academy are invited to participate. For more information, go to premieresailingleague.com. Barby MacGowan at Media Pro International contributed to this report.

The Boat Builder Having premiered January 1, The Boat Builder tells the story of two people at opposite ends of life who find a bond in a shared dream. Written and directed by novelist and non-fiction author Arnold Grossman, the film is about Abner, played

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by Christopher Lloyd, an embittered old mariner and widower living a solitary life. Withdrawn from his family and the tight-knit community of his small marine town, he’s a grumpy, unsociable man who seems to live in the past – only finding comfort in the countless hours spent building a sailboat in his yard. When neglected young orphan Rick, played by Tekola Cornetet, wanders onto Abner’s property hiding from bullies, the two form an unlikely bond which changes their lives in unexpected ways. To learn more, visit facebook.com/Theboatbuilder.

The Finest Hours Premieres January 29 One of the most thrilling maritime di-

saster stories we’ve ever read is The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue. The book was co-written by Michael J. © Walt Disney Pictures Tougias and Casey Sherman and published by Simon & Schuster, and the film rights were subsequently acquired by Walt Disney Pictures. New England was hit by a savage nor’easter in 1952, and in the early hours of Monday, February 18, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, came to grief in the freezing waters off Cape Cod. Constructed with “dirty steel,” and ill prepared to withstand the mountainous waves, both ships broke in half and left their crews in a desperate fight for survival. Against all odds, the crew of motor lifeboat CG 36500 and the crew of a surfboat from the UCGG Yakutat rescued nearly all the tanker’s crewmen. ■

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Porcupine Takes Shape at BMC For nearly two decades, the Bayfront Maritime Center (BMC) in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been using innovative programming and out-of-the-box thinking to get students and community members engaged and on the water. BMC’s latest initiative is true to form – the Center is creating a representation of an historic gunboat schooner called Porcupine from a semi-finished fiberglass hull it received as a donation in September, 2014. Construction is rolling along, and BMC plans to have Porcupine sailing as a “Schoolship” by this summer. Once she’s launched, Porcupine will be the 93rd vessel BMC has built and, at 43 feet in length and nearly 15 feet in the beam, the largest by far. Even more importantly, her capacity of 28 to 30 students on daysails and 12 on overnights The fiberglass deck was removed and will be replaced with one constructed of marine plywood and Douglas Fir planking. will expand the reach of BMC’s programming exponentially © schoonerporcupine.org with programs focused on Erie’s greatest natural resource, Presque Isle Bay. The onboard, underway lessons will explore STEM, ecology, and history for students from 4th grade on up, with plenty of opportunities for adults to get involved with evening and weekend sails. Since BMC moved into its new waterfront campus in 2003, creating something like Porcupine was part of the long-term plan, but the exact approach hadn’t been planned out. A variety of maritimethemed programs – including the Bayfront Alternative Education Program for Erie School District Students, Project SAIL (an after-school job skills program), the Bayfront Summer Program for high school Designer Franzen (left) and Project Manager Jamie Trost discuss plans. credit recovery, Veterans at EASE (Pennsylvania’s first © schoonerporcupine.org and only adaptive sailing program), and more – were keeping the BMC staff plenty busy. “Adding a larger vessel to the BMC fleet was a logical strategic next step for us, aligning perfectly with our mission of providing unique maritime themed opportunities for the community,” said BMC’s Executive Director, Captain Richard Eisenberg. “We wanted to increase the numbers of students and community members we can serve, and new programming we can implement on a sustainable vessel.” Then a phone call came from Kathy & Keith Palmerton of Ravenna, Ohio. They’d been building a Bruce Roberts Spray 40 from plans for nearly 20 years, but faced some personal issues and weren’t Team Porcupine performed this incline test last January to determine the donated able to finish it. The hull was complete, the deck and cabin houses were on, and “it hull’s vertical center of gravity. © schoonerporcupine.org could be a great project for your students,” boat about once every three weeks.” they told Eisenberg. Initially, he said no. “In my line of work,” A subsequent Internet research revealed the Spray 40 was he explained, “I say ‘No thank you’ to the offer of a donated 32 January/February 2016 WindCheck Magazine

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not your average modern keelboat. Roberts’ Spray 40 lines, while modern in places, evoked enough of a 19th century shape to be intriguing. In July of 2014, Eisenberg went to see the hull with local sailmaker David Bierig. A local maritime legend who has been sailing and restoring classic yachts for over half a century, Bierig’s eye for what BMC might do with this particular Spray 40 was vital. “The hull had ample beam and plenty of freeboard,” recalled Eisenberg. “These are two qualities the U.S. Coast Guard looks for in an inspected passenger vessel for form stability, which made us believe we could get the vessel certified. The wellbuilt closed-cell, high-density marine foam core and fiberglass construction meant that this could be a sustainable asset to BMC and the community.” Bierig and Eisenberg believed the hull would be a great match for one of the three small “gunboat” schooners built in Erie to fight the British in during the War of 1812. Construction of these three vessels was overseen by Daniel Dobbins, an Erie mariner who petitioned President Madison that Presque Isle Bay gave the port of Erie the perfect protection for building the necessary ships to engage the British. The exact dimensions of these ships aren’t available, but the smaller twin schooners Tigress and Porcupine are believed to have been 45-50 feet on deck, making them acceptable matches for the Spray 40 hull. For a vessel intended to engage students of all ages, Bierig suggested that Porcupine seemed the far better name. Bierig and Eisenberg agreed to the donation and became Co-Directors of “Team Porcupine.” The ranks quickly grew to include local historian, author, and business professor David Frew, who quickly began research on the vessel. Frew quickly became so fascinated by Porcupine’s history that he’s published a book – The Schooner Porcupine: Daniel Dobbins’ Lake Erie Masterpiece – detailing her surprisingly long career. While she was purpose built for single use in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Porcupine saw action throughout the War of 1812 and, unlike the six other small vessels from Commander Oliver Hazard Perry’s squadron, she was still intact and in American possession when the war ended – all six of the other small U.S. vessels were either captured or burned by the British. By 1820, the three larger brigs from the battle – Lawrence, Niagara, and Caledonia – were scuttled. But Porcupine was just getting started. She served the U.S. in the Coastal Survey Office on Lake Huron and as a revenue cutter for the Detroit River before being sold into private service, hauling cargo under the name Caroline until 1873. This 60-year run fits perfectly into BMC’s vision of the new Porcupine as a sustainable educational asset to the Erie Bayfront: a vessel made of low-maintenance materials, with the look and feel of the Golden Age of Sail. Creating such an amalgamation of modern materials and old world flavor is no easy task, but BMC has an ace up their sleeve as far as shipwrights go. In every harbor, there’s one guy who makes the impossible look easy. In Erie, that guy is Bob Arlet. Now running his own boat building and repair business after 19 years as carpenter and shipwright for the U.S. Brig Niagara, windcheckmagazine.com

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Arlet has been breaking down the complex pieces of Porcupine into workable jobs that he and apprentice shipwright Nick Rinn – a former BMC student – and a handful of volunteers tackle on a daily basis. So far, Porcupine has had some serious modifications on her path from Spray 40 to historic representation. In August, a 7,800-pound steel ballast keel was attached to offset the tops’l schooner rig she will carry and create lateral plane for going to weather. A lazarette compartment was added in September to create storage and extend the stern into a much more historic looking overhang. The bow, too, was modified into a more evocative 1812 shape in October. In November, the old fiberglass deck was removed to make way for a new one that will be made with two underlayers of marine plywood and Douglas Fir planking. Charting the course of all these changes is Naval Architect Iver Franzen. While he now lives and works out of Annapolis, Maryland, Iver was born and raised in Erie like the rest of Team Porcupine. Having worked with Thomas Gilmer on such impressive historic ship reproductions as Kalmar Nyckle and Pride of Baltimore II, he’s just the guy to help navigate the complex process of U.S. Coast Guard certification. Helping to manage the flow from idea to drawing to schooner is Project Manager Jamie Trost. An Erie native who grew up on the waters of Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie, Trost took to traditional sailing soon after college, and has spent much of his career aboard ships that represent the War of 1812. Most recently, he was partner captain for Pride of Baltimore II for seven years, but returned to his hometown to help create Porcupine in March of 2015. The new challenges are sometimes consuming. “What we’re doing with Porcupine is a constant exercise in mental agility,” Trost said. “Because of the mix of modern and traditional materials and methods, every stage of design and construction is

a new puzzle. But our team is well suited to handle this puzzle, and we’re having some fun with it too.” As work on Porcupine drills down to smaller projects, such as belaying pins, blocks, cleats, and deadeyes, BMC is involving students from its own programs, and from local school districts. “We’re excited that our students will have an opportunity to collaborate with the Bayfront Maritime Center on the construction, rigging and launch of the Schooner Porcupine,” said Dr. Jay Badams, Superintendent of Erie’s Public Schools. “This initiative aligns well with many of the labs at Central Tech and our STEM-focused curriculum. I can’t wait to see the Porcupine set sail on Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie.” Students are the focus of everything BMC does. While building and certifying Porcupine is front and center right now, the coming years will feature tremendous opportunities for students to experience the ecology and history of their hometown in an entirely new and engaging way. As BMC has learned with students from the Alternative Education Program, taking a non-traditional approach can yield great results. “The students we work with are great kids,” said Eisenberg, “and many of them just need some extra guidance and support to create chances for them to succeed and develop a positive future view for themselves.” That success is tangible. In the past six years, over 85% of the high school seniors BMC has worked with have earned their diplomas. It isn’t always an easy road, but BMC’s non-traditional and hands-on methods help get, and keep, students on track. It takes perseverance, by both the student and the instructors. Porcupine embodies this spirit of perseverance in her name, the unbelievably long history of the original vessel, and the compelling story of her commanding officer, George Senat. A Louisiana-born Creole who spent his early years fishing the bayous, Senat wanted to join the Navy when the War of 1812 broke out, but could only find Army billets open to him down South. The determined and intrepid Senat then walked from New Orleans to Buffalo in 75 days to complete his quest of becoming a sailor. By August of 1813, he’d been promoted to Acting Sailing Master and was in command of Porcupine when she met the British on Lake Erie. Like Senat, BMC’s students often have a path that is difficult and not straightforward. But through engaging and creative programming, they reach their goals and are transformed by the work they’ve done at BMC. Introducing Porcupine will expand programming and reach thousands more students, and have the potential to transform that many more lives. But first, the schooner herself needs some transforming. Follow the progress at schoonerporcupine.org and on Facebook at Gunboat Schooner Porcupine at BMC. ■

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From the Log of Persevere: Bay of Biscay By Colin Rath Editor’s note: This is the tenth installment in a series of dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Meriel and Nerina), who departed Stamford, CT in the fall of 2014 for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere. You’ll find previous articles at windcheckmagazine.com. Fall was coming quickly in Amsterdam. Still nice weather, 70 degrees, but once the sun went down the leaves on the trees were dropping. It was time to head south. This meant sailing down the English Channel and across the Bay of Biscay and around Spain to Gibraltar. This would start our winter in the Med. We would stop along the way to the tip of France and then wait for a weather window to decide to hug the coast of France and Spain or head across the Bay of Biscay to the tip of Spain in one shot. After that we would bounce along the coast of Spain and Portugal until the Rock of Gibraltar. The Bay of Biscay can get nasty in the fall. You see, the edge of the Bay of Biscay is a shallow ledge and the Atlantic Ocean is over 3,000 feet deep and it comes up to the edge of the Bay, which is little more than 400 feet deep. Any storm produces massive rollers that only build and build until they hit the coast. I am sure we all have seen pictures of a 30-foot sailboat trying to enter a harbor on the Atlantic coast of France surfing

40-foot rollers. We all know what usually happens and it’s not good. So, my fearless crew (family) and I made sure we got a great three-day weather window to do the crossing. The sail down the English Channel was its usual three-day sail to Cherbourg, France with a constant watch for collision courses with tankers and freighters bearing on us doing 15 knots, windmill farms and 50 ships on AIS to monitor. It was an uneventful sail, a nice reach in 20 knots in mild seas, although we did get boarded along the way. The coast guard steamed up to us in late afternoon off Belgium, lowered their inflatable and came alongside as we were sailing. After a brief passport check and inspection, they checked to see if we had pink diesel. I couldn’t find my receipt for fuel from England, so they had to see the diesel. Pink diesel is commercial fuel for which ships are not charged a VAT (value added tax of 21 to 28 percent). There is a hefty fine if they find pink diesel aboard a non-commercial pleasure yacht. Yes, they put a siphon in our fuel tank and pulled out a cup of diesel to examine and saw that it was clear. Then thanked us and off they went, short and sweet. Persevere docked in Cherbourg, France for four days to get the best possible weather window for the crossing, and we did some sightseeing and bought provisions for the journey. Cherbourg was the main port for the maintaining and supplying the Allies after D-Day. Without it, the invasion would have failed due to lack of supplies for the allied forces. The Allies had to rebuild the port completely after the Germans destroyed it in their retreat. They designed a completely new lock and docking system made out of destroyed ships, and built it in record time. The fort overlooking the city has an extensive bunker and tunnel system carved out of the cliff – really cool exploring with kids. We left Cherbourg WindCheck Magazine

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with a 30-knot breeze astern that was going to die down to 15 knots offshore by the time we hit the Bay of Biscay. That night, the seas got quite rough and we had an accidental jibe at 3 am that snapped all our main battens. Luckily, we had a boom preventer or it could have been worse. It always amazes me that these things always happen in the wee hours of the night – never in the middle of the day – but we made it through with a little drama. Come daybreak, we sailed around the tip of France and had a nice three-day sail to Coruna, Spain. Our summer in Cowes, England had been cold and wet, and we enjoyed sunny days in October, sailing in shorts and tee shirts with each day getting a little warmer than the last. We caught a tuna and had a sashimi dinner…hard to beat that. Coruna, Spain has the oldest working lighthouse built by the Romans. Called the Tower of Hercules, it’s an impressive feat of Roman architecture still standing and functioning. The kids had a great time riding bikes around the town and countryside. We averaged 20-mile rides each day, much needed exercise for the younger generation and an ideal way to see this quaint town and try little hole-in-the-wall restaurants with great Spanish seafood dishes. Pam being fluent in Spanish helped a lot. We stayed a week exploring. Next stop bouncing down the coast was Porto, Portugal. I recommend Porto town to anyone, especially if you like Port wine. This is where it comes from, and there are tasting rooms everywhere. Just wandering through the old town is a blast and a walk into the past. More great seafood, of course. After a week there we were off to Cascais, Portugal, just outside of Lisbon. Cascais is named after the pirate that raided Lisbon. He based all his raids on Lisbon from there. Now, it’s a seaside resort. We did several day trips into Lisbon. The train ride was only 30 minutes and cost 2.5 Euros. I recommend visiting Lisbon. It has a lot of history and they know how to eat and party. It’s like New York – everyone goes out Thursday night and parties hard and goes away for the weekend. An interesting thing happened while we were in Cascais. A severe storm hit, blowing 60 knots. We were in a well-protected harbor with 20-foot cement seawalls encircling us, so we were fine…or so we thought. Less than 500 yards away, a 900-foot tanker broke its mooring and was heading straight for our marina. The whole marina spent the night watching to see when it would hit. It eventually ran aground at 3 am (again, the middle of night theory) 500 yards from the marina. It took seven tugs to pull the ship off the sandbar two days later. The whole town came down to the docks to watch and celebrate the close call. The Portuguese enjoy a good party, and find a reason at a drop of a hat to celebrate. After the tanker was cleared and the harbor was opened again, we continued our trip to Gibraltar. ■ Next up for the Rath family is the RORC Transatlantic Race (Lanzarote to Grenada) this month. Look for updates on Persevere’s journey in future issues of WindCheck, and track their progress at their Facebook page, “Persevere60545.” Colin Rath’s new book, It Is What It Is, has been released and can be purchased at any major bookstore or online at ColinRath.com. 36 January/February 2016 WindCheck Magazine

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Cape Breton: A Sailing Paradise By Jocelyn Bethune Imagine your own private waters. Perhaps a lake with good winds, with hundreds of isolated harbours to explore and some of the greatest sailing you have ever experienced. Perhaps it’s an ocean coastline, with challenging breezes and many idyllic safe harbors to anchor. Could such a magical place exist? In a word, yes. And it’s not that far away. Cape Breton Island, the northernmost part of Nova Scotia, has a long history with New England. In the earliest days, the northeastern coast of Canada and parts of New England were Algonquin territory. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a thriving commercial trade route between Nova Scotia and New England. Today, there are opportunities to sail, kayak, paddleboard, row and motor in our scenic waterways. On shore, neighborhoods celebrate their history and culture, so there are plenty of attractions to visit. We have good winds and a friendly boating community to point you in the right direction. Here are just a few adventures that await you on the magical isle of Cape Breton: The Bras d’Or Lake is a 450-square mile interior coastline

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at the heart of Cape Breton Island. With hundreds of secluded harbors to explore and good breezes, the Bras d’Or is a sailor’s dream. There are only two narrow channels open to the Atlantic (and the man-made St. Peter’s Canal), so tidal action is slight. Fog is rare. Four large rivers empty into the Bras d’Or, giving the water about 60 percent salinity of the ocean, but that all-important sea spray over the bow feels and tastes like it should. On Cape Breton Island there are four historic sites and one national park operated by Parks Canada, the federally run agency that protects and preserves special places. These sites are often within walking distance of community wharves and anchorages, and therefore, easily explored. St. Peters Canal – If you enter the Bras d’Or Lake from the south, you will experience the St. Peter’s Canal. This 800-meter canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Bras d’Or. The earliest Aboriginal peoples found this to be a special place where salt water species and fresh water species live. Before there was a canal here in the 1860s, the Mi’kmaq used this narrow strip of land as a portage. Battery Park, a picnic area with ruins of some of the earliest 18th century settlements, can be seen adjacent to the canal. The village of St. Peter’s is a short walk away.

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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck This community on the Bras d’Or became the telephone inventor’s second home in the 19th century. The setting, the scenery and the people inspired him in his many inventions. This 25-acre site overlooking the lake is the only museum dedicated to Bell’s entire life. You can discover how nature inspired him to create 70-foot towers, airplanes, and a 60-foot rocketshaped boat that broke world speed records on these very waters in 1919. Marconi National Historic Site – Bell was not the only inventor to be inspired by the landscape here. Marconi built towers for transatlantic communication on a point near the town of Glace Bay. The first radio message to cross the Atlantic was sent from here in 1902. The historic site provides interpretation in English, French and the inventor’s native tongue – Italian. Fortress of Louisbourg – For many who visit Cape Breton by boat, a singular awe-inspiring moment is sailing into Louisbourg Harbour. With the spire of the King’s Bastion on the horizon ahead, it is as if you are transported to another time. Costumed animators playing the roles of real businesspeople, soldiers and musicians add to the feeling of stepping back in time. The site is the largest reconstructed 18th century fortified town on the North American continent. Cape Breton Highlands National Park – Created in the 1930s to protect the Cape Breton Highland Mountains, this park includes sections of the worldfamous Cabot Trail.

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Covering 950 square miles, the park is one of the largest protected wildernesses in Nova Scotia. There are 26 trails of varied lengths and difficulty, including the spectacular Skyline Trail. This 9.2 loop takes you to a headland cliff, 1,330 feet above the ocean.

Be Part of the Action

Race the Cape – First, there is the race: a five-day, five-leg pointto-point race through stunning inland locales and spectacular coastal journeys. But with each and every stop, there is the camaraderie that is shared among of all who take part (see below). Cultural Journeys, Eskasoni – Walk through the woods with a Mi’kmaq Aboriginal as they explore ancient customs, including how wigwams were built and identifying plants used for medicine. Arichat Cup – This 16-mile in-harbor race is always accompanied by good winds and lots of fun. It’s part of a weekend celebration. Baddeck Regatta Week – A week-long event that is filled with racing on the beautiful Bras d’Or. Junior and learning sailors are encouraged to participate, often in their first race. Highland Village © racethecape.ca – Step into an early Cape Breton community, complete with Race the Cape will whet your many-pronged sailor’s appetite. Seven days, five races, blacksmith and Gaelic innumerable memories. Superb sailing, flanked by wondrous awe-inspiring sights, language class in the rounded off each evening with exhilarating entertainment and warm hospitality. school. Early Scottish Jump aboard the heart of the action! life in Nova Scotia is on Five point-to-point races, new waters each day, professionally organized high display at the Highcaliber competition…and then relax into a new community of fine folks each land Village in Iona, a evening. Every leg is its own race, with the top three winners awarded in each class pioneer living history during the evening’s festivities. When all is said and done there is, of course, an overmuseum all winner. Last year’s top sailing accolades went to Colin Mann’s J/92 Poohsticks, sailing out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. For more information, visit racethecape.ca. Golf Courses – A myriad of fabulous golf

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experiences to choose from: The Lakes Golf Club at Ben Eoin (with dramatic tees overlooking the Bras d’Or) Highland Links, Ingonish (into the Highlands and near the sea) Bell Bay, Baddeck (breathtaking bay views that inspired Alexander Graham Bell) LaPortage, Cheticamp (nestled into the Highlands) Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs, Inverness (windswept & challenging, with incredible views…sensing a theme here?)

Harbors to Explore

The Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site is located in Baddeck.

Baddeck – Southern facing with a protective island at © boatingcapebreton.com the harbor door, and a picturesque lighthouse. Just steps from shopping, restaurants, ceilidhs and activities. many cultural activities as well; from live concerts, art shows, muse ums and nightlife at bistros and cafes. Don’t miss the world’s largest Whycocomagh – This beautiful bay is a hidden gem with an ‘as-yetfiddle and bow at the Sydney Port. to-be-discovered’ waterfront center. An enthusiastic marina crew are on hand to welcome visitors. Food-Stuff Delicious food is always a part of any Cape Breton celebration. Arichat – An early settlement on Cape Breton Island, this harbor Check out the following places for all types of meals, from gourmet was often filled with schooners and shallops in the late 18th and soup to chocolate-covered nuts. early 19th century. A former blacksmith shop once constructed ironworks and anchors for the thriving boatbuilding industry along Jill’s Chocolate Café, Iona – When sailing through the Barra Strait, these shores. Today, the LeNoir Forge Museum is open to the visit Cape Breton’s only chocolatier, Jill Franklin. Handcrafted and public. delicious, with a Nova Scotia theme. Mira River – This 34-mile long river has a long history of recreBig Spruce Brewery, Nyanza – Unfiltered, unpasteurized, slow-proational boating. Legend has it that in the early 18th century when duced craft beer made at a small brewery with a view of Nyanza Bay. nearby Louisbourg was a thriving French town, pirates hung out near the mouth of the Mira and pillaged French ships as they sailed Flavour on the Water, Sydney – Gourmet and delicious. Overlookpast. ing Sydney Harbour. Sydney Harbour – This 10-mile long harbor greets cruise lines and Fleur de Lis, Port Hawkesbury – Local diner with homemade meals hosts Snipe races. As Cape Breton’s main urban setting, Sydney sees made with fresh and local ingredients. The Fortress of Louisbourg is the largest reconstructed 18th century fortification in North America. © boatingcapebreton.com

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Panorama, Inverness – Seafood for the Epicurean. View for the ages. Ross Ferry Canteen, Ross Ferry – Hand cut French fries like you remember. Add some vinegar and you will be transported to your childhood. Glenora Distillery, Glenora – Award-winning single malt whisky – Canada’s only. Cape Breton Island is to be experienced. Period. Condé Nast Traveler voted it one of the world’s top islands. Travel and Leisure Magazine voted it the #1 Island Destination in North America and #3 in the World. And the opportunity to race through the challenging Bras d’Or Lake and along Cape Breton’s rugged coastline is too tantalizing to miss. To learn more, log on to BoatingCapeBreton.com ■ WindCheck Magazine

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Low Footprint for High Impact Solar, wind and hydro-power on American Promise

By Rachael Z. Miller Co-founder & Executive Director, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean American Promise was built to beat a world record. And she did. In Dodge Morgan’s hands, the 60-foot, Ted Hood-designed sloop set the solo non-stop circumnavigation record in 1986. Today, as the flagship for Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, she remains a world leader in technology, equipment and practices aimed at having a low environmental footprint and a high environmental impact preserving our planet. Achieving this goal started with the installation of a high efficiency, low-emissions, low-noise and low-vibration marine diesel engine in 2013 [see the article “A New Engine for American Promise!” at windcheckmagazine.com]. In 2015, Rozalia Project took the next step, this time addressing house power by installing solar, wind and hydro systems to run lights and electronics, charge computers and phones, and power Rozalia Project’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used for underwater cleanup. Out of the gate, the project was a success – the crew logged zero hours on the diesel generator this summer! One hundred percent of the boat’s house bank needs were met by the renewables (plus main engine alternator during transits, never for battery charging only). Both the re-power and the renewables project were funded, in part, by 11th Hour Racing with the intent to reduce American Promise’s own footprint, and to act as a demonstration vessel for other boaters interested in burning less fossil fuels while on the water. To that end, following are details about the systems and our experience traveling over 860 miles during eight weeks of operations in the Gulf of Maine during the summer of 2015.

The Equipment • 4 x Kyocera 130 watt solar panels mounted on a goal post style structure on the transom • 2 x Eclectic Energy D400 wind generators mounted outboard of the solar panels on the goalpost • 1 x Eclectic Energy Hydro-generator mounted on the transom just starboard of the rudder

Our power needs and typical sources We use an average of 240 amp-hours per day. Until this summer, we got that power via the main engine alternator during no wind transits only; otherwise we sail) and by running the diesel generator for one to two hours every morning and one to two hours every evening; more if we needed to vacuum the boat or run the ROV. We have two battery banks totaling 1,200 amp hours, of

American Promise underway with our favorite sail combo: full main, yankee jib and staysail and all three renewables contributing amps. Next stop, a remote island that needs cleaning! © Rozalia Project, July 2015

which we will only use 50% before turning on our generator (for safety). Our focus is on remote islands, so we anchor or moor and rarely find ourselves on docks with shore power.

The Results Solar panels: It was a beautifully sunny summer, and the solar panels were the best performing and most consistent of our renewables. Even with a small amount of cloud cover, as long as we had light they were almost always producing power. There was nothing in the way of maintenance or control. Regulators control how much power is sent to the chargers depending on the status of the battery banks. If, for example, we are down at 50%, the regulators will send enough for a bulk charge; if we are closer to full, they will go into float mode. Furthermore, in the past, we would run the generator before disembarking to make sure we left her with full batteries, this summer, the solar panels did the job whether we left for a weekend or a month. Our overall impression is that these were an excellent addition and we highly recommend them for sailors and boaters operating in similar climates. Wind generators: All of the sun we had this summer came with a trade-off: wind. It was a particularly light July and August on the Gulf of Maine. We rarely had wind over 10 knots, and spent our nights and many days moored or anchored in protected coves. Predictably, the wind generators did not contribute as much power as we predicted. We never measured more than 5 amps coming from the pair. That said, they are the quietest wind generators we have encountered, making barely a hum even on the rare occasions when we had wind. We interacted with the wind generators more than the solar panels – tying them off before forecasted storms and when we left the boat for more than a day. While this is not expressly recommended, we are conservative with our equipment (we are a non-profit!) and rested easier knowing that even if those New England storms with winds in excess of 60 knots blew through, the wind generators would be fine. Our overall impression is that we need more data because this year was exceptionally light, but the D-400s were great in

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terms of low noise and manageability. We would recommend them to boaters, especially those in places with reliable breeze. Hydro generator: We were very excited to be one of the first cruising boats to install this technology. The unit is secured out of the water when not in operation, and easily deployed on a counterweighted arm. A foil attached just above the unit’s propeller keeps it at the correct water depth. It is easy to recover with a lifting line that we keep attached to the aft rail. We chose Eclectic Energy’s design for two reasons: it is hinged so if we hit something, the unit should just pop up over the top of it; and secondly, the most expensive parts are in the boat rather than on the submerged part – so if we hit something big and unforgiving, we would replace parts that are not thousands of dollars (as ocean trash-hunters, we are very aware of what floats on the ocean’s surface and the damage it can cause). While our data collection was hampered by the lack of wind, we did have some great days under sail that gave us a lot of hope for this piece of equipment including one day generating 8 amps from the hydro while moving along at around 6 knots. Our overall impression is that this will be an important go-to piece of our power system especially during overnight passages under sail. It will pick up where the solar leaves off and depending on how fast we get American Promise trucking along, has the potential for us to enjoy 24-hour sails without having to run the generator. Even with limited time on the hydro, we think this is a great option for people who sail more than motor.

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Looking ahead… Due to the unusual, though lovely, conditions we experienced this summer, we do not yet know how much power our renewables will provide in windier, less sunny conditions. Therefore, we will not be removing our diesel generator just yet, although we hope to in the future. To make that decision easier, we are installing analog meters to spot check how much each power source is producing and generate robust data for each system in a variety of conditions. Stay tuned! Rozalia Project would like to thank 11th Hour Racing, Eclectic Energy, and Maine Yacht Center who worked hard on everything from system and structure design to seamless integration with our existing power system. We are happy to share more information about American Promise and the systems and techniques we are using to make her the greenest sailing research vessel in the world and we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us at greenenergy@rozaliaproject.com. Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean is a non-profit organization whose mission is to clean and protect the ocean. We address the problem of marine debris, surface to seafloor, from multiple angles of cleanup, prevention through education, innovation, technology and conducting solutions-based research. We operate throughout the Gulf of Maine and beyond taking on volunteers from different professional, academic and geographic backgrounds. For more information or to join an expedition, visit rozaliaproject.org. ■

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book reviews.

A Path in the Mighty Waters Shipboard Life & Atlantic Crossings to the New World

By Stephen R. Berry Published by Yale University Press 320 pages hardcover $40 Reviewed by Chanel Champagne A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life & Atlantic Crossings to the New World tells the story of how people experienced their crossings to North America in the eighteenth century. Author Stephen R. Berry chronicles the account of passengers through their personal journals, letters, illustrations, and logbooks during their time aboard the ships Simmonds and London Merchant. The story goes into immense detail to give the reader an understanding of the hardships encountered throughout the long journey and how it transformed the lives of the passengers forever. The struggles and challenges immigrants endured during their journey were anything but easy. Ships at this time were built to carry cargo and were only slightly modified to carry passengers, who were treated as cargo rather than people. Most of the immigrants had never sailed a day in their life, and the adjustment to gain their “sea legs” was quite a challenge. Many became seasick and dehydrated in the early stages of the voyage. Malnutrition and weakened immune systems among tight living quarters with limited food caused infectious diseases to be common and unavoidable. Along with the physical demands, the travelers were also forced to intermix with people from different regions, religions, and classes. This was a challenge for most, as they were experiencing new outlooks and lifestyles for the first time. They had to put their beliefs aside and learn to coexist with people from different walks of life. Throughout the book, the author illustrates the journeys through sailors’ perspectives and describes how the transatlantic crossing differed between immigrant journeys and slave ships. A Path in the Mighty Waters provides new insight into how these long voyages played a part in shaping American culture. Berry does a superb job of working from extensive primary sources from the perspective of many individuals. A particular strength is the instances when passengers put aside the struggles of the voyage and took a moment to describe a serene sunset, or befriend someone from a different region or religion. The author argues these oceanic journeys set the background for early Amer-

ican life and created a more accepting and adapting culture. One has to have respect for the bravery of these individuals. Early colonists uprooted their lives to travel to the unknown to build a better life for themselves and their families. If they knew how grueling the experience would be, would they still take the opportunity? The spiritual quest this incredible journey became is an accomplishment to be appreciated and understood. ■ Chanel Champagne is the Director of the Mystic Seaport Store in Mystic, CT. A Path in the Mighty Waters is available at the Mystic Seaport Store or by phone at 860-572-5385.

Voyages

Stories of ten Sunsail owner cruises By Nancy Kaull & Paul Jacobs Edited by Daniela Clark Published by Pleiades Publishing 353 words paperback As members of the Sunsail owners program, Nancy Kaull and Paul Jacobs of Saunderstown, RI have cruised many of the world’s finest waters together. Among the numerous benefits of purchasing a Sunsail yacht and placing it in the company’s charter fleet is the access to other yachts at more than 30 of the company’s bases worldwide. Nancy and Paul, who purchased a Sunsail Jeanneau 36i named Sandpiper in 2009, have taken full advantage of this opportunity. Nancy & Paul are good friends of WindCheck, as is Editor Daniela Clark. They have generously given us permission to publish several excerpts from this interesting, informative and often humorous book before it was published (you’ll find those articles at windcheckmagazine.com by typing “Jacobs” in the Search box), and we’ve been looking forward to its release. A compilation of accounts from cruises in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mediterranean and Pacific, Voyages is an engaging read for sailors and non-sailors alike. Paul provides most of the narrative, with Nancy’s journal entries and photographs interspersed throughout. Sailors contemplating a charter vacation in any of the destinations that Nancy & Paul visited will find the “What we learned” lists at the end of each chapter very useful – especially their advice on the paces to avoid! Nancy Kaull and Paul Jacobs enjoy sailing their Catalina 34 Pleiades on Narragansett Bay and throughout coastal New England. Voyages is available in paperback and eBook format (for Kindle and Nook) through Amazon, and it’s highly recommended. ■

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from the captain of the port The Dangerous Dock By Vincent Pica Commodore, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary If I told you that statistics on boats sinking showed that the dock is four times more dangerous than the open waters, you might tell me to check my calculator, amongst other things. But study after study show that four times as many boats sink at the dock than under way! Why is that???

Real Time Reactions Well, candidly, there are lies, damn lies and statistics… If you are underway and you see water coming up from below, you are going to do something about it right away. Thus, the underway problems are going to be dealt with in real time and the odds are way in your favor that you can save the vessel, even if you have to drive her onto the beach to do so. But why do so many boats sink at their docks? Why didn’t the bilge pump save her, to start with? Many people believe “Big boat, big bilge pump. Little boat, little bilge pump.” Wrong! Big boat, LOTS of bilge pumps. Little boat, BIG bilge pump. You need to get the water OUT of your 17’ Seahunt as fast as possible. Five hundred gallons per minute isn’t half as good as 1,000 GPM. It is less than half as good because, once she goes down, no bilge pump can refloat her. And experts estimate that it costs 40% of the original value of the boat to re-wire her and restore the engine. Oh, and throw out the radio, GPS and fish finder. So, your $20,000 17’ Seahunt will cost you as much as $8,000 to repair/restore versus the $200 1,000 GPM bilge pump. Is she worth that much today?

Buying Time And remember, bilge pumps don’t save boats. They buy you time. Time from what? Well, again, the statistics say that boats sink at the dock for two major reasons. Half the time (50%!), a thru-hull fitting gives up the ghost and water eventually overwhelms the battery/bilge pump arrangement. So, check the thru-hulls with every lay-up. And check the screws around them. If the screws “rot”* away, it’s another source of water entry that isn’t so obvious. But it will add up. The second most common source of sinking at the dock is snow and rain (30%). I had that happen to one of my boats because the self-bailing scuppers clogged from leaves. Rain followed…and followed…and followed…until I had a submarine. Also, many skippers believe that biminis and canvas covers prevent water from entering the boat. Wrong again. They slow it but don’t stop it. In the winter, stow canvas someplace windcheckmagazine.com

dry and shrink wrap the boat. So, over 80% of the boats sink for two reasons – all of which adds up to checking the boat from time to time. Or paying the dockhand to…or your teenager that wants some extra spending money to go with his or her new driver’s license…but check it. Would you leave a box with $20,000 unattended on your lawn for months at a time? So, if four out of five boats sink at the dock, what about that other boat? Well, that is a story for another time – and soon… * By the way, marine screws don’t rot. They get eaten away by electrical charges in the water. This is due to poor “galvanic isolation.” More on that in the days ahead…! If you are interested in being part of the USCG Forces, email 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.” ■ Captain Ed Cubanski is the Captain of the Port and Sector Commander for US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. Captain Cubanski is responsible for all active-duty, reservist and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel within the Sector. As Commodore of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary First District, Southern Region, Vin Pica works closely with Captain Cubanski 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 click on “First District.” WindCheck Magazine

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Calendar 2016 JANUARY 6 - 10 110th 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 7 Singles Under Sail meeting - SUS is a sailing club for adults who are also single. Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at various locations in Fairfield County, CT; 203-847-3456; visit SinglesUnderSail.org for cruises, lectures and other special events. 7 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 (lite bites/cash bar available); 7:30pm; Westbrook Elks Lodge, Westbrook, CT; shorelinesailingclub.com 9 & subsequent Saturday mornings Advanced Piloting - This 7-session U.S. Sail & Power Squadron course builds coastal and inland navigation skills, allowing the student to take on more challenging conditions unfamiliar waters, limited visibility, and extended cruises. Learn to use radar, chart plotters, AIS and other electronic tools to supplement basic GPS navigation. Norwalk, CT; for location and times, contact Karl Wagner: nspseducation@gmail.com 9 & subsequent Saturdays Electronic Navigation Systems - This 8-session U.S. Sail & Power Squadron course

introduces GPS technology from the most basic receiver to chart plotter systems. It covers the process of navigating by establishing waypoints and routes, and then running the planned courses. Electronic charting software for the desktop computer is examined, with creation of waypoints and routes on the desktop and subsequent download to the on-board unit. Some chapters may be remotely given via webinar. Norwalk, CT; for location and times, contact Karl Wagner: nspseducation@gmail.com 13 & subsequent Wednesday evenings Seamanship - This 6-session U.S. Sail & Power Squadron course is the next step after the basic boating course and provides a foundation of knowledge and skills in boat handling and maneuvering, boat operation, skipper’s responsibilities, and other techniques. Class may be available via virtual classroom. Stamford, CT; for location and times, contact George Hallenbeck: gwlk@aol.com 13 & subsequent Wednesday evenings Engine Maintenance - This 8-session U.S. Sail & Power Squadron course covers the fundamentals of gas and diesel engines, basic maintenance and diagnosing problems underway. Learn about transmissions, propellers, and steering in both classroom and hands-on environments. Class may be available via virtual classroom. Stamford, CT; for location and times, contact George Hallenbeck: gwlk@aol.com 13 The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue - Awardwinning author Michael J. Tougias will give a presentation on his bestselling book, which will be released as a Disney film on

January 29. 7pm; South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA; michaeltougias.com 13 - 15 41st Annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race Ocean sailing boats from 25 feet LOA and larger (IRC, PHRF & Multihull) are invited to compete in this event, cohosted by Lauderdale Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Club. Fort Lauderdale, FL; Chip Sabadash: 954-881-3094; Chair@keywestrace.org; keywestrace.org 14 Stars of the Smithsonian Lecture Series: Carlene Stephens - “Connecting the World in Time” - In this Mystic Seaport presentation, the Curator of the National Museum of American History will discuss the evolution of timing systems and the changing ways they were used to connect ourselves around the globe over the centuries. 1:30 and 7:30pm; $15 for museum members ($20 non-members); students are admitted free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; register at 860-572-5331; mysticseaport.org 16 - 18 LYC Olympic Classes Regatta - This regatta for Laser, Laser Radial & Finn sailors is a warm up for the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami. Lauderdale Yacht Club, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; lyc.org/web/guest/regattas 17 - 22 Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 - Innovations for the 29th edition of North America’s premier winter re-

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gatta, now organized and run by the Storm Trysail Club, include a harbor course area for smaller sailboats, distance racing for Performance Cruising designs, and the replacement of PHRF with the International ORC rating system. Key West, FL; keywestraceweek.com 20 & subsequent Wednesday evenings SAIL - This 8-session U.S. Sail & Power Squadron course basic sailboat designs & nomenclature, rigging and safety, sailing forces and techniques, sail applications, marlinespike, helmsmanship, and handling difficult conditions. This course will benefit non-sailors as well as novice and experienced sailors. New Rochelle, NY; for location and times, contact Frank Palmieri: frankp56@optonline.net 21 The Life Experiences of a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer - In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series presentation, Randall J. Rice, Chief Warrant Officer of USCG Cape Cod, will share stories of heroic life-saving actions including a search to locate a vessel in 20to 30-foot waves 150 nautical miles southeast of Cape Cod in 2011, for which he was awarded the Association for Rescue at Sea Medal. 1:30 and 7:30pm; $15 for museum members ($20 non-members); students are admitted free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; register at 860-572-5331; mysticseaport.org 23 Tania Aebi Solo Circumnav presentation - Tania Aebi, the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world singlehanded, will recount the exciting and fascinating story of her solo circumnavigation aboard her Contessa 26 Verona, as told in her book Maiden Voyage. The 60-75 minute lecture (followed by a Q&A session) starts at 5pm; tickets are $10 for adult Raritan Yacht Club members ($15 non-member); windcheckmagazine.com

$5 for RYC members under 18 ($8 non-member). Following the lecture, enjoy a delicious buffet dinner at RYC’s beautiful dining room with a spectacular view of Raritan Bay. The buffet will include salmon, chicken, beef and vegetarian entrees along with pasta and vegetable salads, dessert & coffee. The dinner will start at 7pm; meal price is $30 for adults and $15 under 18. Raritan Yacht Club, Perth Amboy, NJ; Reservations & pre-payment required. RSVP to Raritan YC office: 732-826-2277; ryc.org 23 A Gathering of Fiddlers and Fishermen #17 - This open-mike tribute to the sea begins with a traditional Irish “Seisiún” followed by a parade of musicians, including some fiddlers and some fishermen (some are even both!) 6:30pm; $15; Common Fence Music, Portsmouth, RI; commonfencemusic.org 23 Radar and Electronics Course - Hands on practice

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with a real time RADAR simulator. Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT, 800-9412219, landfallnav.com/mtc 25 - 30 27th ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami  - Hosted by the US Sailing Center, Miami Rowing Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Shake-A-Leg Miami, US Sailing’s premier event features competition among the world’s top Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in the 470, 49er, 49erFX, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, Nacra 17, RS:X Windsurfer, 2.4mR, SKUD-18 & Sonar. Coconut Grove, FL; miami.ussailing.org

28 A Passion for Sailing - In this Soup & Sloop series presentation, WindCheck Contributing Editor Joe Cooper will discuss a life spent sailing and share reflections on key areas of sailing that have shaped his life: family, community, independence, experiences & personal philosophy. Coop’s talk is at approximately 8pm and is preceded by cocktails at 6 and buffet dinner at 7. Non-members are welcome and the only charge is for the dinner, which is usually $37 plus tax. Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT; stamfordyc.com; joecoopersailing.com

28 - 31 47th Annual CMTA Hartford Boat Show powered by Evinrude - View hundreds of new powerboats, sailboats, kayaks, inflatables, engines, electronics, fishing equipment and more, along with a full schedule of boating & fishing seminars. Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT; hartfordboatshow.com

29 The Finest Hours film premiere - An adaptation of the book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, this Walt Disney Pictures release tells the incredible true story the U.S. Coast Guard rescue of more than 30 seamen from a sinking oil tanker in a nor’easter off Cape Cod in 1952. 29 - 3/13 EagleWatch & Winter Wildlife Boat Cruises - Get an up-close view of majestic bald eagles on a 1.5-hour tour aboard Project Oceanology’s 65-foot Enviro-Lab III with heated cabin & ample deck area. Binoculars & coffee provided. Friday afternoons and mornings and afternoons on Saturdays and Sundays; Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT; Reservations are strongly suggested, and children under age 6 are not allowed on board. For reservations, call 860-767-8269 x 110 or visit shop.ctrivermuseum.org; ctrivermuseum.org

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topics including Growing the Sport, Developing Programs, Marketing & Communications, Administration & Management, Regattas & Racing, and Rules & Officials. The Forum will also feature social events, hands-on activities, exhibitor displays and demonstrations, pre- and postforum clinics and seminars for instructor certification, race management seminars, Safety at Sea Seminars, and much more. Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, CA; sailingleadership.org 4-7 23rd Annual Providence Boat Show - More than 300 powerboats, sailboats, kayaks, canoes & inflatables will be on

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display, along with the newest engines, electronics & accessories. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI; 5-7 10th Annual Boatbuilders’ Show on Cape Cod 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. Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, MA; boatcapecod.org 6 Sound Boating Symposium: A US Sailing & US Powerboating Approved Near Coastal Safety at Sea Seminar - Presented by Landfall and moderated by Captain Henry Marx, this symposium is specifically designed for local boaters, sailors and cruisers. Topics include Boating Safety, Medical Problems, Safety Equipment, Diesel Engines, Communications, NOAA Weather, Learning to Read Your Boat, and Life Raft Inflation. Attendees will

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earn an official Near Coastal Safety at Sea Certification from US Sailing. All class materials will be emailed to participants prior to symposium. 8:30am 5pm; the fee ($125 for Mystic Seaport members, $130 for US Sailing members and $150 nonmembers) includes all seminars & demonstrations, coffee and a buffet lunch. The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; register at mysticseaport.org/event/soundboating-symposium/ 6 4th Annual Frost Biter’s Bash - This fundraising event celebrates the wonderful history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and America’s Cup competition. 6:30 -11pm; Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame, Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org 6 Larry Goodwin Trophy Regatta - This event is open to 9’ Dyer Dhows with “standard” sails (loaner sails available). Norwalk Yacht Club, Norwalk, CT;

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Frostbite@norwalkyachtclub. com; norwalkyachtclub.com/ frostbite/ 12 - 21 28th Annual Newport Winter Festival - The City by the Sea comes alive with 10 days of non-stop music, food & fun! Various venues in Newport County, RI; newportevents.com/ winterfest 13 CT Safe Boating Course Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT, 800-941-2219, landfallnav.com/mtc 13 - 21 59th Annual Progressive® New England Boat Show The area’s oldest boat show 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 18 From Whales to Seabirds: Conservation Research in the Stellwagen Bank

National Marine Sanctuary- In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series presentation, marine researcher Dr. David Wiley, Research Coordinator for the sanctuary, will discuss the innovative research projects he’s designed and implemented to protect endangered species in and around the sanctuary.1:30 and 7:30pm; $15 for museum members ($20 non-members); students are admitted free; The River Room at Latitude 41° Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; register at 860-572-5331; mysticseaport.org 20 Coastal Ocean Weather & Medical Emergencies at Sea Course - An introduction to the factors governing the weather, currents, and surface waves in coastal waters extending seaward from the bays and estuaries to the edge of the continental shelf. Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT, 800-941-2219, landfallnav.com/mtc

bean 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

27 Intermediate Marine Diesel Course - Includes a review of the basics and hands on, practical lessons on bleeding, changing the impeller, filters, hoses and belts. Landfall Marine Training Center, Stamford, CT, 800-941-2219, landfallnav.com/mtc ■

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The Boating Barrister It’s the Hacks You Know that Count By John K. Fulweiler In the boating business, getting called a hack is the worst. On the other hand, having a few ‘hacks’ in the bib of your foul weather gear…well, that’s just good seamanship. Any sailor worth their salt knows the ‘hacks’ I’m talking about, be it subbing a halyard for a busted stay or worrying the passage of an amidships line first when landing on a dock’s weather side. I’m sure you’ve probably got your own hacks for running in rough weather or hanging on a hook in an anchorage prone to wind shifts, but maybe you’re lacking in maritime law hacks. And that’s why I’m here. As we welcome 2016 aboard (stiff legged and rheumy eyed from its blowout), let’s consider a few maritime law hacks worthy of remembrance. Boat ownership is chock-a-block full of fine print, whether buried in the instructions for the new desalinator or riding quietly at the bottom of the marina contract. And like the growler sitting patiently beneath a dark Maine bay you spotted in time ‘cause you understood what that pimple of water was broadcasting, you need to understand how to tackle such jargon. My maritime law hack is to start at the bottom or back of the contract and work forward. That is, the goblins that pen this stuff tend to stick the business end of the words and phrasing (the nasty stuff) toward the end, and if you start there you’ll likely at least see some of the scary stuff out of the gate. The tread worn saying is if you don’t run aground occasionally, you’re not doing it right. And if you go big, you might get yourself aground in a way that requires the assistance of another vessel or commercial salvor. My maritime law hack in this instance is two for the price of one. First, you almost never have to agree to allow a salvor to assist you. That is, a vessel owner can decline salvage services no matter how persuasive the salvor may be! Second, if you want assistance, try negotiating a towage rate instead of salvage. And bonus, if the would-be rescuer agrees to assist based on the price of a tow, consider calling the local Coast Guard station and advising them the agreement is for towage at such and such a rate and ask them to write it down. (If a dispute arises, you may likely be able to retrieve the Coast Guard records using a Freedom of Information Act request, thereby bolstering your position.) On the curl of the salvage wave, a related hack is knowing what coverage your insurance policy provides for towing and salvage services. While every circumstance will be different, sometimes policy coverages are pretty good, meaning you can consider not paying for a premium towing membership service. (And there’s a hack in and of itself: always have on-thewater towing coverage through a membership or your insurance because those red or yellow towboats don’t come cheap and

whatever budget you had for sails will be wiped out with one early season tow!) When you’re next listening to that race committee member who’s relishing his or her provisional moment of power, remember what I’d preached some issues past. In certain circumstances, a race committee’s factual findings may be dispositive in any downwind civil litigation that arises. My hack in this instance is that if it’s a serious racecourse encounter with injuries and/or property damage, try and take a beat before plunging head first into a committee hearing. Talk to your admiralty attorney, put down the cookies and tea you’re juggling from the club’s postrace soirée and remember the possible consequences. There are other maritime legal hacks, but I’m going to condense them into the following three items: keep a decent detailed log, show the proper day shapes and navigational lights, and before you move your boat (or have it moved) south for the winter or what have you, make sure your insurance policy covers this endeavor! (In 2015, my office was down by the bow with these types of circumstances where the innocent insured simply assumed they had coverage when they didn’t.) Finally, forgive me for tacking around and heading off in another direction, but it’s one that’ll be a hit if you’ve got a rambling spirit or a toothy child full of adventurous thoughts. There’s a fellow I don’t personally know but who seems to write as well as he can sail. He’s clocking his way around the world by himself aboard a Class40 in chase of a world record. His name is Joe Harris and his sailboat is the s/v GryphonSolo2. Many of you may be following Joe, but if you’re not, he’s a good read when the night is dark and the house is quiet and you want to sail a far flung sea. I wish him luck. (gryphonsolo2.com) 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.

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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.

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On the Bus with Joe Harris Despite a “bump in the road,” longtime shorthanded sailor hopes to set an unofficial world record. Although gremlins lurking in his Class40 GryphonSolo2’s electrical system have scuttled his chances to officially set a new world sailing speed record, Joe Harris, 55, an affable and very accomplished sailor from South Hamilton, MA, is pressing on with a remarkable singlehanded circumnavigation. “Yesterday was a tough day,” Harris reported on December 23. “It was very stormy, with enormous seas and winds between 30 and 45 knots throwing the boat all over the place. It was hard to simply stand up. In the middle of this, I began to smell something burning. It smelled like melting plastic…and that’s what it turned out to be. The ‘black box’ regulator for my hydro-generator system, which takes the AC current produced from the propellers spinning off the back of the boat and turns it into DC current to charge the batteries, had overheated and fried its circuit board.” “The two hydro-gens hanging off the transom just port and starboard of centerline had provided roughly 90% of all the electricity I have used to date. They are wonderful ‘free’ energy in that they consume nothing and produce lots of electricity when the boat goes fast. I don’t know exactly why the regulator box got so hot and ended up melting the board. The best theory is that since the boat was going very fast, the hydro props were spinning fast and produced more electricity than the regulator and batteries could handle, and that excess energy turned into heat, which melted the circuit board. Unfortunately, I don’t have a spare regulator box onboard, nor enough diesel fuel to charge the batteries for the estimated 85 days left in the voyage without the benefit of the hydros’ contribution.” Harris had steered GryphonSolo2 past Castle Hill Light in Newport, RI on a southeasterly course on November 18, determined to break the record for a non-stop, solo circumnavigation on a 40-foot monohull. The existing record of 137 days, 20 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds was set by Chinese sailor Guo Chuan in 2013. Being forced to divert GryphonSolo2 to Cape Town, South Africa to replace the regulator box means that even if Harris completes the course of approximately 26,700 nautical miles (east-to-west, leaving Antarctica to starboard) in a shorter elapsed time, his attempt will not be ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council because he received outside assistance, which is not allowed for a solo, non-stop circumnavigation record attempt. “My goal began as simply sailing solo around the world

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safely, with the record piece being a bonus,” Harris reflected. “I am now returning to those basic goals, and feel good about being out here for the right reasons. To be clear, I do intend to pursue the record of 137 days ‘unofficially,’ as I still think I can beat it, even with lost time to the stopover…and wouldn’t that be cool?” To set a new record (albeit unofficially), Harris will need to maintain an average speed of 195 nautical miles per day, or roughly 8.2 knots per hour. Buoyed by a stream of encouraging messages after his departure, Harris nicknamed GryphonSolo2 ‘Kharma Bus.’ “There have been so many messages of good wishes coming in – it warms my heart – and reminds me that the old sayings ‘What goes around comes around’ or even better, ‘Do unto others as you wish they would do unto you’ are really the philosophy of kharma,” he said in a Thanksgiving message. “One good turn deserves another – positive energy is returned with positive energy – you be the initiator and then it all rolls downhill. It rolls even better if you get on the Kharma Bus, so I’m gonna let the positive energy flow. It is just radiating outta this little boat!” Harris has dreamed of racing around the world for 35 years. His sailing CV includes a runner-up finish in the 2004 Transat (Plymouth, UK to Boston, MA; singlehanded), and victories in the 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre (France to Brazil; doublehanded), the 2006 Newport Bermuda Race (Open Division), the 2007 Bermuda 1-2 (in which he broke the course record), and the 2014 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. He hoped to compete in the 2016 Global Ocean Race, and the cancellation of that event led to this record attempt. The two key people involved in getting Harris to the start

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of his record attempt are Class40 expert Rob Windsor of Centerport, NY (the North American agent for Owen Clarke Design, LLC), who prepared the boat, and Ken Campbell, President and Director of Marine Services at Commanders’ Weather in Nashua, NH, who is providing weather routing around the world. “Thus far the estimates of time, distance and wind conditions made for the first two legs have been accurate, and I am basically on schedule,” said Harris. “A big part of each day is devoted to weather forecasting and routing. It is constantly changing. I use a weather/navigation/routing program called Adrena that is excellent – it’s used by most of the Vendée Globe skippers – and I also email with Commanders’ Weather each day.” Others who had a hand in getting Harris across the starting line include Mark Washeim at Doyle Long Island in Huntington Station, NY, who built the new sail inventory; Martha Parker, the owner of Team One Newport in Newport, RI, who outfitted Harris in Musto gear; and Bainbridge International in Southampton, UK, who supplied harnesses and a lot of extra supplies. GryphonSolo2’s primary sponsor is CBL Insurance, the oldest and largest provider of credit surety and financial risk insurance in New Zealand. Official suppliers include Harken, Inc., a manufacturer of sailboat hardware in Pewaukee, WI, and Headway, a web solutions company in Marblehead, MA. Harris has also modified his daily fitness routine. “I am surprised by the level of atrophy in my leg muscles,” he said. “I am told that astronauts suffer from the same problem. I do have a

nutrition and exercise plan in place, but it is informal and of my own invention. I am eating a healthy diet and feel great, so I am not worried about it…just need to work on leg strength every day.” “I drop the mainsail once a week to check out all the hardware, battens, etc.,” said Harris. “I would not go up the mast while underway unless I really had to – it is not easy by yourself! If I broke a halyard or had some other problem I would go up the mast, but would try to wait for calm conditions.” Despite the black box meltdown, Harris says the flow of energy on ‘the Bus’ remains positive. “I have not seen any trash at all, although not too much wildlife, either,” he said. “Dolphins, birds, and flying fish. That’s about it. I wish there was more! The coolest thing I’ve seen so far is the Southern Cross constellation. It reminds me of the Crosby, Stills & Nash song.” Harris is looking forward to returning home to his wife Kimberly and three children (Griffin, 17, Emmett, 11 and Sophie Grace, 8) in the spring. “I hope you will continue to support the ‘Team GS2 Totally Excellent Kharma Bus RTW 2015/16 Campaign’ (now there’s a good t-shirt!),” he quipped. To track Harris’ progress and read his entertaining updates, log onto gryphonsolo2.com. ■ Special thanks to Blake Jackson at Headway in Marblehead, MA and Julianna Barbieri at Manuka Sports Event Management in Newport, RI for their assistance with this story.

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The Mudheads Turn 40! By Greg Gilmartin In 2016, the Mystic River Mudheads mark a milestone in their existence and, as the song goes…“40 years racing and still going strong…no one thought we’d be drinking this long!” Any history of this sailboat-racing club requires weeding through hundreds of stories about boats built and raced, trophies won and lost, charitable dollars raised, and gallons of rum consumed. The story is laced with myths and legends, but in the end, it’s clear, the Mudheads didn’t go chasing the wind, they owned it! On a fortuitous night in 1976, Rick Seeley, Ron Abate, Blunt White and Dennis Cox came together at the Darling Hill Farm along with Paul Ludwig, Donzo Wilkinson and Carl Fast to commit their souls to the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association. Joining in the initial incorporation were also Douglas Stewart, Lan Mershon, James Hansen, William St. John and Henry Mayo. This group of dedicated sailors and friends created the Mudheads from a passion for racing and rum. And there was also mud – mud that clung to the tips of the masts that poked from the decks of the small vessels into the wind on the Mystic River. Fragile, yet flexible, oft bent to the will of the wind and lo, these masts dipped into the deepest depths of the river and upon their return to the sky there was the mud. It’s a simple and charming story about young disheveled men, looking for life’s answers with nary a clue and finding themselves competing on the Mystic River in small dinghies, Lasers and home-built vessels. It was the ‘70s, mustaches were in and sailboat racing was about to change. If it floated they made it go faster… or tried to. If there were two of them, they raced. Soon there were It’s not unusual for more than 60 boats to turn out for the Donzo Wednesday Night Racing Series, which honors the memory of founding Mudhead Don “Donzo” Wilkinson.

Through a glass, muddlily. In 1981, Bill Nerney’s Evelyn 36 Three Ring Circus, with several Mudheads aboard, cleaned up at Block Island Race Week.

three, then four, then six and, more than once they would flip their boats and get them stuck in the river bottom. George Swinerton, captain of Barloviento, docked alongside the Mystic River, watched the boys of summer at play in those days. “You guys are some Mudheads!” he would comment as the boats righted themselves with mud dripping from the mastheads.

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And the first legend was born. But there was partying to attend to before the paperwork was completed; and boats being built in garages, and yacht clubs that required membership before you could enter a race. And these were racers not looking for Breton reds or caps with scrambled egg brims. They weren’t concerned about flag etiquette as much as they were concerned about good trim. It all made for interesting algebra when six of the founding members of the Mudheads gathered at the farmhouse to form a club that was inclusive. The only requirement was a desire to race and a desire to party. They certainly weren’t taken by the yacht clubs of the day. A mutually exclusive arrangement, but there was a problem: you had to be a member of a yacht club to enter a boat in a race. Rule 75.2 required racers to be a member of an officially recognized yacht club to enter their boats in races. That inclusive idea evolved in the mid ‘70s, when sailboat racing was undergoing a change. Boats were lighter, faster and more fun to sail. The Midget Ocean Racing Class was alive and a MORC station was started in Fishers Island Sound. Wednesday night racing became a must-do event. Young designers and builders like Rod Johnstone and Bob Evelyn needed crew to race their boats. And they found them racing dinghies. Legend has it the minutes were written on a bar napkin, but the proceedings descended into a haze fueled by Captain Morgan & iced tea, among other consumables. What did emerge was a burgee, designed by Carl Fast, yellow feet sticking up from a sea of mud into a blue sky. By 1979 there was a lawyer and signed paperwork filed with

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the State of Connecticut. Donzo Wilkinson was named first Commodore, and the Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association (ECSA) soon recognized the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association and the racing continued under a new banner. The Mudheads made an impact immediately. Chris Noyes’ PT 30 Jet dominated the circuit and won the first Yachting Race Week at Block Island, eating up the competition with a huge spinnaker replete with yellow feet. Bill Nerney’s Evelyn 36 Three Ring Circus won the next two Race Weeks and just about everything else. The club was still just a bunch of sailors who went on boats to make them go fast. They raced MORC home-built boats, were in the middle of the J boat/Evelyn revolution, experimented with new techniques and materials, always gravitating to the racecourse. They knew it wasn’t just a sailboat race. It was a lifestyle. And they partied, as all competitors are wont to do when feeling good about themselves and their accomplishments. And when there wasn’t a big regatta to go to, they made up their own regattas. The Aqua Rodeos were uniquely Mudhead events – an excuse to get together with like-minded friends and compete. Whether it was stairway racing, bring-your-own-boat racing or lawn darts, there was always a case of beer, and a bottle of rum. Then something happened. The boys of summer grew older. Some moved away, had families, got jobs! The club was down to a few hearty souls, still actively racing, but where were they going so fast? Frank Murphy, fresh out of school, took the few meager funds left in the club’s treasury and sent out a mailing, inviting all who were so inclined, to join the Mudheads on their noble quest, wherever it might go. People responded. For a few dollars

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they became a part of the movement. Exemplifying the club’s mission to “promote camaraderie and fun among They flew the burgee. In 1980 there members,” the crew of Scott Loweth’s were 100 members. By the turn of the J/22 Thunder Chicken celebrates durcentury, membership was over 400. ing the Mudhead Benefit Cup. And the movement evolved into © Carl Tjerandsen more than attending regattas. In the America’s Cup participants, Whitbread mid ‘80s the first charity regatta was Racers, Volvo Ocean Racers, Brooksponsored by the Mudheads to raise lyn Ocean Race five-time winners, money for Easter Seals. A variety of Hospice Nationals competitors – even community organizations have since military maneuvers – and a myriad benefited, to the tune of over a million of well-sailed races in New England – dollars. The Mudhead Benefit Cup and around the world – sailing under and MegaParty, in July, has become the Mudhead burgee. a top event in ECSA, with proceeds Mudhead events highlight the benefiting Center for Hospice Care. level of dedication to sailing and to the The MegaParty crams 500 racers community. In 40 years, the Mudheads under the big tent at Mystic Shipyard have held 35 Benefit Regattas, nine for dining and dancing, and Mudhead Golf Tournaments, seven Mudnite Madness Races (to continue seminars attract the leaders of sailing to expand the knowledge the tradition of the overnight races, Mudnite Madness will change base and move the sport forward. course for the 40th year and will head to Newport the last weekend Dozens of young sailors have flown the burgee at ladder of July and rendezvous for the annual Newport Jazz Festival…stay events, helped in part by the Dillon Fund, named for Richard J. tuned for details), and Dillon who was very over 700 Donzo Wednesmuch part of the Mudday Night Races. heads. Richard was a When I first joined the Mudheads, I went on an overnight race on The Mudhead mission good friend who helped the Olsen 30 Balance. We had a kid doing the bow and Whirly Van Dyke statement says it all: “Proimmensely. He always was at the helm and called for the spinnaker. The kid’s knees were knockreflected the “proper mote camaraderie and ing, so Whirly told me to help out. We were going about 20 knots – the attitude” – fellowship, fun among members by whole boat was pretty much under water. The ¾ spinnaker blew out. We pitching in, and most encouraging competitive put up the 1.5 kite, and it blew out. We put up the .5, and that blew out. importantly, enjoying the sailing, managing quality Finally, we put the Heavy One up and put the tack on the spin pole. Then moment. When things races, fostering member we wondered, ‘Where the hell’s the mark?’ We realized we were at Beaver start to become serious… participation in racing Tail. We jibed, and the mast went into the water, so we put two reefs in it may be a good time to at all levels, and hosting the main and sailed home. I think it was the fastest race I’ve ever sailed in stop and remember what memorable social events.” my life. – Toby Halsey, Mudhead Past Commodore he was all about. Richard The club owns nothing passed away on September but a 30-foot committee With six pizzas from Angie’s, we left to do the Overnight Race. We 11, 1992 doing what he boat and a portable dance rooster-tailed, Donzo and I both holding the tiller…We kept cranking enjoyed the most: sailing. floor. The garage-sized along; had to take the main down, sailing only with the three. We ended The fund continues to clubhouse in Noank, up tied to a fishing boat – all the pizzas had gone through ‘the washing defray expenses for racers CT is rented for $1.00 a machine’ below. Our clothes were covered in grease for weeks. It was a moving up to the next year. It’s the concept that great overnight race! – Frank Murphy, Mudhead Past Commodore level. makes it all work. Every Mudheads have one is invited, everyone In 1998, Split Decision won just about every trophy at Block Island grown into one of the helps out, and everyone most active racing fleets in Race Week – we drank mudslides and Dark n’ Stormys from the trophies. has fun. And there’s racIt was an amazing few days. – Andy Stoddard, Mudhead Past Commodore the Northeast with over ing, too! 60 boats regularly parDozens of boats, hun My introduction to sailing at the tender age of 27 was in a 14-foot ticipating in the Donzo dreds of trophies, thouFlying Junior with Reinhard Sarges, who invited me aboard his Pearson Wednesday Night Racing sands of sailors touched 30 Salud to sail the Wednesday Night races. Over the next few summers, Series. The Mudheads can by the Mudheads: Potion, the outstanding seamanship and camaraderie of the Mudheads ignited also boast about members Prophet, Paradox, Evelumy passion for the sport. I am proud to call myself a Mudhead, and look who have raced from tion, Toad Hall, As Larks, forward to aiding this organization’s mission to support and expand the Newport to Bermuda Split D, Hooligan. A mini sport. – Dan Lettiere, Mudhead Commodore countless times, plus sample of the big names

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What’s In Store for Sperry Charleston Race Week 2016 It’s no secret that Sperry Charleston Race Week (April 14-17 in Charleston, SC) has become a spring sensation. This multi-class regatta – the largest keelboat gathering in the Americas – is mecca for trailerable sportboats. In 2015, nearly 300 boats materialized for three days of tight competition across 16 different classes. The majority of those boats – with crews from 29 states and 11 foreign countries – were one-designs, including 79 J/70s. For 2016, the organizers anticipate a similarly strong turnout from the one-design crowd, with significant growth among offshore models. In 2015, the J/88 class drew just four entries, but as of mid-December, there were already four of those boats entered, with the promise of others to follow. And the outlook for the Farr 280, J/111 and C&C 30 classes appears similar. “The regatta has become a bucket-list event for sailors across the country, and word is spreading to other countries as well,” said Event Director Randy Draftz. “And it’s hard to beat our event site. Everything is in a single location – marina, hotel accommodations and all the social aspects of the event. We’re also introducing a new tracking system created by SAP and US Sailing that will enable us to monitor each entry’s performance in real time.” On shore, the most noticeable change will be in the event

The Audi Melges 20 class is among the biggest at Sperry Charleston Race Week, with 22 boats in 2015. © Priscilla Parker

venue itself. The Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina is opening an entire new facility, The Beach Club, which will doubles the on-site accommodations for competitors. This new luxury wing has two pools, a patio bar overlooking the marina, and a bocce court. Sperry Charleston Race Week is open to boats 19 to 80 feet in length, and participants can anticipate top quality race management on the water and superb Southern hospitality on shore. For additional information, log onto charlestonraceweek. com and follow the event’s Facebook page. ■

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that played a small role, you might remember some of the names. They may have passed you going downwind. Today, after 40 years, with thousands of races in the books, hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for community causes and countless gallons of beer and rum drinks served and devoured, the nearly 500 club members continue to prove that the initial idea was a good one. No one was thinking about becoming a legend, but looking back, what else can you call it? Through the small steps of mud-stains come the waves of giants. Some giants have fallen and are missed, but through their foresight the Mudheads remain strong and will continue run great races and compete with passion. In researching the past, the names and the accomplishments show their heads, just as the muddy mastheads showed their head in the early days of racing in the river. If the history of a club is made up of slices from the present, looking back, then the Mystic River Mudheads are in a great position to look forward. Looking back is more likely the secret, because there wasn’t much looking forward 40 years ago when the Mudheads were born out of a need to be part of a yacht club for one reason and one reason only. Let’s go racing! ■ Greg Gilmartin is the Mudhead Race Committee Chairman and the author of Crew, a thrilling novel inspired by his many friendships in sailboat racing. To learn more about the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association, visit mudhead.org. windcheckmagazine.com

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The casual observer, glancing over the docks at the Newport Shipyard on an overcast but balmy afternoon in early November, would have seen a small crowd. They might have wondered what these people were doing, gathered as they were on the docks and the apron above. For the cognoscenti of sailing, offshore solo sailing in particular and Class40s specifically, they would have known about, and probably been at, a farewell party for Joe Harris. Joe, a relative fixture in Northeast solo sailing circles, had thrown a “Thank you” party prior to his departure on a solo non-stop lap of The Blue Marble. The declared intention: breaking the present record of some 137 days or so for such a voyage. Success on his voyage, record or not, would induct Joe into the tiny sliver of the sailing community, reportedly fewer than 100 souls, who have completed a circumnavigation of the planet via the great capes. I was in attendance and was myself pondering the variety of things that such a voyage demands pondering on. The boat: a proven Class40 – Check. Lots of food – Check. Two or three of everything plus spares – Check. Lots of tiller time on the boat – Check. So, the big bases are covered but the most important piece of equipment that needs to be packed is not visible, does not need to be stowed and uses no electricity. Well, not much anyway. Solo sailing is viewed in the U.S. as largely a mug’s game, undertaken by antisocial misfits with a death wish. Nothing can be further from the truth. It does, however, require a considerable amount of introspection and a high regard for one’s own skills and abilities. And not just the sailing – that is the easy part – but when “IT” hits the fan. Such a voyage encompasses vast swaths of the most deserted and inhospitable places on the planet, and the Southern Ocean is light on Sea Tow bases. In Joe’s case, it’s reliance to a higher degree than “normal” on the immeasurable variable of mindset in that he will really be “alone.” I was originally musing on the idea of undertaking such a voyage as independent of a race and so without the lifeline, as

it were, of other sailors, roughly, nearby when I remembered everyone else who has done this trip. Searching “solo circumnavigations” reveals several sites with longs lists of “circumnavigators,” but most are via canals or have stops of other types. Few have sailed the track that Joe intends. All this brings me to my childhood and my fascination with such voyages. From my earliest memories I have been an aficionado of long, solo, offshore passages and have been fascinated by the condition of singularity, of being “alone” as distinct from lonely. As a kid, I followed the pioneers of the genre: adventurers who could see the vision of going where no man had gone before, at least solo in a small boat. The Golden Globe, a race – really just a trophy – for the first solo non-stop circumnavigation was the motivating gravitational density for these men (for at the time they were all blokes), and they were my heroes. I have also always wondered what I would do faced with the situations these sailors faced. Their answers have largely driven my approach to seamanship. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Sir Francis Chichester, Commander Bill King, Sir Alec Rose and the spiritual leader, in the very real sense, Frenchman Bernard Moitessier. At the time I had an entire collection of all the books, and I still have many, including a battered paperback copy of A World of My Own, Robin Knox-Johnston’s (he was knighted much later) account of his passage and the pictures of him (obviously staged in home waters) shooting sun sights propped up against the mizzen shrouds with a grin peeking through his beard. I was fascinated by the lyrical descriptions of the heaving liquid mountains in the emptiness of the Southern Ocean written by Moitessier. Born in French Indochina, Moitessier combines in a unique language the functionality of sailing, navigating with a sextant and managing the boat, with a view of the ocean seen as almost mystical by some. He entered the Golden Globe as an adventure and famously, after crossing his outbound track in the South Atlantic, kept on sailing – all the way to Tahiti. I still have the pictures my dad took of our TV during a news bulletin covering Chichester as he blew around Cape Horn with what was then referred to as a Spitfire Jib. It was reported that the wind was 60 knots…I can remember looking through the wire mesh fence at the shipyard where Gipsy Moth was being refit in Sydney and studying the boat and designing in my mind’s eyes the things I would do differently were I in his sea boots. I was not yet 15. I hold the opinion that we all harbor deep underneath the external face of the daily to and fro of our outward life the desire to do something that proves ourselves to ourselves. Twenty years ago this past summer, I was at sea in the Mini Transat boat I built (with a lot of help) en route to France to sail in the 1995 Mini Transat. Like almost all non-French efforts, my program was rushed and imperfect. About a week into the trip, I realized I was too far from being sufficiently well prepared and with a very large bag of emotions more powerful than those felt on departure I returned to the U.S. That desire is not much dimmed today. The literature of solo sailing is full of experiences of hearing

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voices, seeing things and other elements of mental stress. Thus armed, I was fully prepared for the voices of my father and the man who fills that surrogate position in my life now and then. I could not understand what they were saying, but they were definitely their voices. So, what happens when one is alone, as in solitary, since today “communication” is possible and probably mandatory for all such voyages? I cannot readily think of any activity today where one is without other humans within a day or so of your position. Long distance offshore voyages are, naturally enough, by their nature solitary. There are no hugs, no seeing the gleam in the other’s eye, no ability to connect their tonal inflections with body language and facial expressions. Sounds rather like “social” media and email, really. What an odd juxtaposition. So, what does one think about? On a clear moonless night, the overwhelming feeling of insignificance under the countless stars would be a starter. Could you have lapses of confidence in your skills? Certainly on the Mini there is almost nothing except the sailing to contend with, so the fear of machines, engines, electrical systems and so on (my personal phobias) is limited. Our inevitable passing, when we’ve run our own course? What happens then? What if it does hit the fan and we cannot fix it? Fall off, serious anatomical damage… arm, leg, head? A sinking? Watertight bulkheads can keep out only so much water. What would be those images flashing across one’s inbuilt personal back-of-the-seat-in-front-of-you movie screen? Joe is an accomplished sailor, with many offshore miles solo, and races under his belt including a solo O.S.T.A.R. He has been sailing this boat for a few years, and when I was on her the morning of departure she certainly struck me as being as well prepared as possible. I am not immune from the Armchair Admiral syndrome and so was casting my eye over the yacht and questioning the various mates who had helped him prepare. I even shot a 60 second video clip with Rob Windsor, his main prep guy, wherein Rob observed Joe had at least two of everything. Well, almost. On 23 December he posted that the ocean had found that hairline crack in the planning that all sailors try and defend against. The power generators Joe has, hanging like outboards on the stern if you have seen pictures of him leaving, produced so much juice while sailing fast, ahead of the first Southern Ocean depression, that the regulator fried. He had only one of these. Faced with the prospect of another 80 days with insufficient fuel for charging over that time, Joe headed for Cape Town. But back to Newport: The “weather window,” a phrase unknown to the pioneers, suggested an opening in mid-November, the end of the week, as the best option for leaving. The ideal day was Friday…Friday the 13th, in fact. Tradition suggests leaving on a Friday is not so good. In any event, Joe did not leave until the following Saturday but perhaps the dye was cast. The Council of Albatross, The Guardians of the Southern Ocean must by necessity be a hard and unforgiving lot, charged as they windcheckmagazine.com

Robin Knox-Johnston waves from his self-built 32-foot ketch Suhaili off Falmouth, England on April 22, 1969 after becoming the first person to sail singlehanded non-stop around the world. The sole finisher among nine starters in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, Knox-Johnston completed his solo non-stop circumnavigation – a feat that many seasoned yachtsmen at the time believed was impossible – in 312 days at an average speed of just over four knots. In recognition of his achievement, Knox-Johnston was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969 (he was knighted in 1995). © Bill Rowntree/PPL

are with keeping mariners, ancient and otherwise out of the doodoo. Perhaps they take more seriously the traditions of the sea and even discussing leaving on Friday the 13th disturbed their Force…Slightly unnerving it is to think that one small box with electrons whizzing through it, Velcro’ed comfortably under the chart table, keeping to itself was the downfall of such a magnificent dream…and that its failure pinged on The Guardian Meter. If there is one thing that sailors are really good at it is philosophy, exposing ourselves as we do to the raw elements of the world. Joe’s emails to his Facebook page were upbeat in describing the situation. But deep in the deepest darkest part of the bilges of the soul, it had to hurt. Perhaps the philosophical forces of the trip, as Moitessier discovered, can only be pulled out of the bag and reconciled when deep in the Southern Ocean, where the albatross glide, motionless on the air, alongside and looking without blinking at you, or perhaps into you. This then would be the time and place, unavailable to those who do not undertake such wandering, when you find out if you really are as good as you think. As the French sailors say, Bon courage, mate. ■ 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. WindCheck Magazine

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broker tips. Why Should I Buy a Boat in the Winter? By Matt Leduc, Latitude Yacht Brokerage, LLC Good boats, that are priced right, with motivated sellers, sell first. The longer you wait, the more the inventory gets picked over and your choices are reduced to boats that may be overpriced or don’t show well, or are laden with issues. In many markets, new boats sales have been very soft since the market recession in 2008. New boats have not been put into the aging fleet, like they have been in the past. It is very rare to find a boat that is two to seven years old because of this fact. If you are looking for a pre-owned boat that is less than 10 years old, you better start the process ASAP! If you are looking for a brand new boat that is being built at the factory or in the dealer’s inventory, now is the time to buy! The boat will need to be customized, commissioned, calibrated and sea-trialed before it is handed over to you. The earlier you commit to the boat, the quicker the builder and dealer can schedule your delivery. Better to have your new boat delivered in the early spring rather than the late summer. So, how do you get the best boat for you and your family? Start your relationship with your yacht broker now. Do not wait until the spring. Do your homework, look at boats online and get out there and see them early. The highest amount of inventory is in the late fall and early winter. You may find it challenging to handle the cold and the short days, but it will pay off in the end with a great boat. The winter boat shows are a great place to meet brokers who know the local inventory. Get to know them, interview them and select the one you like best. A good broker will not only know their own inventory, but also the entire market segment of boats similar to their own, or boats they have sold in the past. Challenge them to give you several boats to consider and vet them through your needs and requirements. If, in the end, they put two or three boats that meet the mark, they have helped you through step #1. Don’t look at one boat at a time with every broker in the state. Use your own broker, use one car and schedule a day to look at

four to six boats in one day. It is the most efficient use of time and resources to make progress through finding the boat. You will also have your thoughts fresh in your mind as you go from one boat to the next. Once you find her, it is not over. After all of that, it has just begun! Now you bring in the human element of the sales process. Two opposing forces now need to come together and agree on a deal. Experienced brokers have bought and sold hundreds if not thousands of boat through their selling careers. Make an official offer, with dates, contingencies and a deposit. Without these details, in black and white, there can never be a deal. Good brokers make deals happen. If no deal can be made, because you are doing the deal in the fall or winter, you can continue to look or wait it out and come back to her. Time is on your side, working for you, not against you. This is a huge advantage for the buyer that can only be leveraged in the fall and winter. The closer you get to spring buyers come out in droves, and you’ll be competing with other buyers looking for the same boat. There is nothing worse than going through the above, finding the boat you love and discovering that she is Sale Pending! You have agreed on a deal. The boat is out of the water and buried behind 100 other boats waiting to go in the water in the spring. How do you find out if she is in good condition and her systems work? Major investigation can still be made while she is out of the water by a certified marine surveyor. All of the major structural components, and 12V and 110V systems, can be tested and turned on at this time. A detailed Decommissioned Systems Escrow Document will protect you and the seller for systems that could not be fully tested. Ask your broker for details on this document and how it has worked protecting buyers and sells of boats in the Northeast and cold climates for years. Congratulations, you have purchased your next boat! Getting her ready through the off-season makes the winter go by faster, your spring more enjoyable, and provides a longer summer season on the water. It doesn’t get any better than that! ■ Matt Leduc is a yacht broker with Latitude Yacht Brokerage, LLC in Newport, RI. He has crossed the Atlantic, the Equator, weathered the North Atlantic, and sailed throughout the Mediterranean. Matt can be reached at matt@latitudeyacht.com.

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on watch. Katy Nastro

As the host of US Sailing’s original web series The Beat, Katy Nastro has given us a fresh, inspiring and often very amusing look at our favorite sport. “I grew up in Huntington on Long Island,” says Katy. “I don’t come from a sailing family, although we always had a motorboat, but I remember going on a sailboat with family friends at a young age, and thinking it was thrilling. I took my first sailing lesson at the Head of the Bay Club when I was nine, and got hooked. I decided I wanted to get into sailing a bit more seriously, so I joined the junior program at Centerport Yacht Club. I owe a great deal of my passion for sailing to my instructor, David Waldo [now the Executive Director of The Waterfront Center in Oyster Bay]. David has a passion for sailing that rubbed off on me!” Katy attended Boston College and was a member of the Varsity Sailing Team. “I was involved in other sports in high school, but in my junior year I decided to pursue sailing in college,” she explains. “I would’ve gone to school on the West Coast, but I think the best collegiate sailing teams are on the East Coast – it’s more of a competitive scene. I’ve always loved Boston, and BC has a beautiful campus and a really great sailing program. Head Coach Greg Wilkinson brought my sailing to the next level, and I owe a lot of my connections in the sailing industry to him.” “I was a double major in Communications and English and I had a lot of great professors, and the ‘athlete mentality’ of Boston College was very appealing,” says Katy, who served as Secretary of the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association. “BC really supports athletes in terms of helping with time management, tutors, and anything to give them the best advantage in the classroom and on the playing field. A lot of college sailing teams have to struggle a little bit, whereas we were very lucky to have a beautiful gym and gear like warm-up outfits and bags, and we didn’t have to worry about raising money for hotels. Even though Sailing is not an NCAA sport, at BC we complied with the same standards and that made us feel that we were just as important as the Football team.” Katy served as Editor of the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound’s excellent Jibe Talk blog during college, having taken the reins when her good friend Nicole Hering moved on. “Nicole and I used to sail together, and her whole family helped me pursue sailing,” she says. “Nicole’s dad, Thom Hering, has emailed to say how much he loves The Beat.” “I had taken a couple courses in video production and TV broadcasting at BC, and helped Chris Love with his SailGroove and Chalk Talk projects. Upon graduation, I wasn’t sure about which career path to take, but I knew that I wanted to stay in media so I decided to take an advertising job with The Boston Globe. The Globe launched a younger demographic website called BDCWire and they were looking for freelancers. I started writ-

ing for BDCWire, and that led to me proposing a video idea. We did a series called Lunch Dates with Kate in which I did on-site interviews with chefs and restaurateurs, and from there I got an opportunity to do some videos with Boston.com.” “The Beat was conceived by US Sailing’s Marketing Director Amy Larkin, and she proposed it to her co-workers Josh Toso [Marketing Manager] and Jake Fish [Communications Manager]. They had taken notice of some of the stuff I’d done in Boston, and they came to me last January and we mapped out a tentative season.” With its slogan, “Live. Laugh. Splash!” The Beat’s inaugural summer tour had a goal of capturing the essence of sailing. Episode 1 was filmed last May at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Newport, where Katy interviewed several Americans in the race. Subsequent episodes brought her to Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, the Chesapeake, Illinois, Colorado and California. “We did the third episode in Chicago,” she says. “We went to Wrigley Field to interview random people who were going to a Cubs game, and I asked questions about sailing. We had our doubts, but our Editor Sam Crimmins knew how to put everything together and it turned out really well…some of the answers were hilarious!” Perhaps the most viewed episode of The Beat is ‘Sailing Stereotypes,’ a send-up of sailors we’ve all known including ‘The Always Late Guy,’ ‘Mr. Protest,’ ‘The Opti Mom,’ and of course, ‘The Yeller.’ “Josh came up with that idea, and the people in it are employees of US Sailing,” says Katy. “That episode went viral. I was just in Buenos Aires with 49er.org for the 49er and 49er FX World Championships, and people from around the world told me they’d seen it.” To view The Beat, log onto USSailingTheBeat.org. “The 49er Worlds was a significant regatta in that a lot of people were vying for spots on their Olympic teams,” Katy explains. “I hosted the Magic Marine Daily Show, which was basically a talk show. It’s a really cool class, the sailors are young and hungry and they love the speed, and the competitors I interviewed were all very friendly.” “The community aspect is one of the things I love most about sailing,” enthuses Katy, who is an avid team racer. “I’ve met sailors from all over the globe, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from – we all just get along so well! I’ll be covering the 2016 49er and 49er FX Worlds in Clearwater, Florida in February and I’d like to find my way down to Rio for the Olympics. Hopefully I’ll be doing some work with Sailing World, as well as another season of The Beat. I’m trying to put my name out there and see where I can go with whatever sailing opportunities come my way. It’s been quite a ride so far!” ■

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