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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13 Number 7 October/November 2010 F E AT U R E S
High-tech osprey, Letters
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Summer 2010: Grand!
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My special Caribbean 1500
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Life is good
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When you think about it, last summer was an old-fashioned kind of season: sun, blue skies, Simpson clouds and steady breezes. Here’s what we did. By our readers
A veteran sailor with 30,000 sea miles in his wake tries his hand at open-ocean voyaging as crew aboard a J/44 bound for the Caribbean. By Phillips Sargent
And it’s especialy fine when you can cruise to Maine in a serious Maine-built Downeast-style boat. By Joel Gleason
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Crowley-Beal cruiser, Yardwork
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Seguin Harbor, Fetching Along
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A once-in-a lifetime Thanksgiving Snowbirds gathered for the holiday aboard a cruising boat in Beaufort, N.C., not knowing this would be the last time they would ever be able to celebrate life together. By Maureen Wallace
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Punch lines one could live by Wisdom often appears in one-liners. David Roper
Faith, fear and fate Fate signs on the Elsa today and yesteryear. Bill Dill
Ink a dink a ... er ... Dink? Dinghies are multi-dimensional critters. D E PA R T M E N T S Letters..........................................7 Recumbent steam technology; The great hat debate; The auxiliary motor wars. Mystery Harbor...........................12 This harbormater knows his port; New Mystery Harbor is on page 60. News..........................................22 Big Boston maritime-item auction; Boat burns to waterline in R.I.; Conn. yacht club buys tribal land. The Racing Pages ........................46 Chowder Cup results; C-Class catamaran flips; Lobster Run results.
Media ........................................54 “True Spirit” by Jessica Watson Yardwork ...................................56 New Crowley-Beal 23 cruiser; Pilot Points Marina a Clean Marina; R&W Rope debuts new cordage line. Fetching along ............................61 Maine’s surprising Seguin Island. Fishing reports ...........................64 North: Groundfising galore on the ledges South: Bass, blues, bonito and bluefin Tides ..........................................70 Distribution............................72-74
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS Gift Guide ..............................20-21 Holiday shopping ideas that can’t be beat.
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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13, Number 7 Publisher Joseph Burke Editor Nim Marsh Marketing director Bernard Wideman Ad representatives Lynn Emerson Whitney Gerry Thompson, David Stewart Ad design Holly St. Onge Art Director Custom Communications/John Gold Contributors Dodge Morgan, David Roper, David Buckman, Randy Randall, Ken Packie, Roger Long, Mike Martel Delivery team Christopher Morse, Victoria Boucher, Michael Hopgood, Jeff Redston Points East, a magazine by and for boaters on the coast of New England, is owned by Points East Publishing, Inc, with offices in Portsmouth, N.H. The magazine is published nine times annually. It is available free for the taking. More than 25,000 copies of each issue are distributed through more than 700 outlets from Greenwich, Conn., to Eastport, Maine. The magazine is available at marinas, yacht clubs, chandleries, boatyards, bookstores and maritime museums. If you have difficulty locating a distribution site, call the office for the name of the distributor closest to you. The magazine is also available by subscription, $26 for nine issues by first-class mail. Single issues and back issues (when available) cost $5, which includes first-class postage. All materials in the magazine are copyrighted and use of these materials is prohibited except with written permission. The magazine welcomes advice, critiques, letters to the editor, ideas for stories, and photos of boating activities in New England coastal waters. A stamped, self-addressed envelope should accompany any materials that are expected to be returned.
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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Ma rsh
Dodge played the cards dealt, and what a hand! Dodge Morgan died Sept. 14 at a hospital near his home on Snow Island, Maine, 12 days after surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was truly ageless and larger than life. The message came in the next morning from the Morgan family and his beloved shipmate, Mary Beth: “There were complications, and in the end his systems just weren’t able to carry on. . . . . He drifted off very gently, surrounded by love. It was 9:52 yesterday morning. I know you’ll miss him as much as we will.” We all know about his then record-setting solo, nonstop circumnavigation some 40 years ago, and we’re familiar, through his Points East Perspectives, with his strong, often outrageous opinions about women, boats, politics, international affairs, modern contrivances, unseamanlike behavior, and just about any topic on God’s green earth and deep-blue sea. However, beneath a refreshingly brash exterior was a gentle, helpful, thoughtful soul devoted to this little magazine. “I knew him for years, bought a newspaper from him (“Maine Times”), and worked closely with him as we developed Points East,” said co-founder and first editor Sandy Marsters. “and then, of course, he had an intimate relationship with Points East’s readers.” “In addition to contributing his monthly column, Dodge was a strong supporter of the magazine,” wrote co-founder Bernie Wideman about Points East’s early years, “and when we’d meet with him for our once-ayear check-up, he’d be genuinely pleased that the magazine was moving ahead, little by little. He also seemed to view the magazine as a case study for the business courses he taught. He’d want to know about our financials, our business plan, our competition, etc. He was a mentor while not being a meddler.” Since I took over from Sandy in 2005, Dodge has been a pleasant and earthy correspondent and a staunch supporter of the replacement attempting to fill the sea boots of those who came before. Often, a terse email message would come out of the blue at the most opportune times: “I think you’re doing a workmanlike job,” and I’d be fueled for another issue. Dodge never missed a deadline, and he often had two or three columns in the bank. Last month, I complimented him on a quote in an article in “Yachting’s” Adventure Issue, in which he 6
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Dodge’s 84-year-old schooner Eagle likes a reach − close in light airs and broad in heavy airs. “I welcome the age of broad reaches,” he wrote in the September issue.
wrote, “Solo sailing requires ‘a sense of the ridiculous’ from the sailor.” I responded with Horace – Ode 4.12: But put aside delays and the pursuit of profit, and mindful of the dark [funeral] fires, while it is permitted, mix a bit of nonsense with your schemes: it is sweet on occasion to play the fool. “Thank you for the celebration of nonsense, for the wisdom of Horace,” he wrote back. “I have colon surgery Sept. 2 to remove some cancer found in a colonoscopy. Boats have been keeping me busy. Eagle with a failed transmission, and aging me needing an engine these days, and the little Peterson launch having a Yanmar one-banger replace the 28-year-old BMW (she is the preferred vessel for bay beer cruises).” A few days later, Dodge wrote, “I can’t complain about the cards that have been dealt me – ever. Surgery is set for Sept. 2, and then about a month for healing and recovery.” Well it wasn’t to be. When informed of Dodge’s death, columnist Dave Roper wrote: “Odd, but I spent a few days anchored alone off of Snow a few weeks ago, and I when I went ashore I found everything closed up, tidied up, and sort of ‘put away.’ I had noticed the day before that both of Dodge’s boats were hauled at GIBY. Later, when I walked up to the house on Snow, it was eerie; the whole island, and even the whole bay, was empty that gloomy day, as I walked the paths alone in the rain. I saw a flag at half-mast across the bay through a clearing (of course, it had to be for someone else at that time), but I just had an odd feeling about it all. “We’ve lost a classic.” editor@pointseast.com
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A dispatch from Digby Neck, N.S. Here are a couple of photos I took on Aug 10. This is the most traffic we’ve had in here all summer. We are a small but interesting harbor. A lovely catamaran, not pictured, stayed on a mooring for two nights. Caroline Norwood Westport, N.S.
You can’t foil a high-tech osprey As I was cruising Downeast, I spotted this Osprey that couldn’t be kept off his favorite perch. By the way, the Osprey came late in the afternoon and returned the next morning. It’s a regular stop! David Kent Duffy 35 Rooster Plymouth, N.H.
The yurts are still east of Roque The Yurts (“In Search of Simplicity by Dave Roper, August 2010) are still there, or at least they were when the Google Earth picture was taken. Roger Long Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Zen and the art of storytelling I was recently vacationing in Maine from Florida, and, while en route to Vinalhaven Island to visit my wife’s cousin, I was reading an article (“Our New Stealth Lobsterboat”) in the July Points East. This was an article about a lobsterboat that had been built and launched with a “recumbent steam engine.” I www.pointseast.com
have Googled this term and am having no luck getting further information. Could you please put me in touch with the owner/builder of this vessel named KLT, as I would like to get more information on this technology. We had a wonderful vacation and thoroughly enjoyed reading your magazine. We are sailors, albeit Floridians, and love all things nautical. My last visit to Maine was in 1958, so things have changes bit in 52 years, but Maine is still a beautiful state. I commend the efforts of all who are trying to save it from over-commercialization. Too bad Florida was not treated this way! Thank you for any help you may provide in getting me info on this engine. Keep up the good work on the magazine! Ronnie Epperson Havana, Fla. Boon responds: The editor forwarded me your note for a response. It’s tough work to be a dog on a lobsterboat. So sometimes I just dream up stuff while I’m waiting for us to haul back. And because I can’t type, I ask Adam’s father Jack to handle that for me. A lot of the time, he makes things up. Many of the things in my stories are true, but many are not. Adam, Kathy and I are true, but the rest seems to come from Jack’s addled brain. I guess our engine, “Davey,” has caused quite a stir. Wouldn’t it be great if it were real? It might make boating more affordable and environmentally friendly for more people. I was talking with Jack the other day about “Davey” and asked if he could invent it. It doesn’t look likely, but he can invent stories. So, we’ll have to leave the creation of “Davey” to smarter minds. Maybe someone out there can figure out a way to create a Compound Steam Engine with recumbent fuel recycling and Jack and I can keep on creating neat stories. Thanks for reading. We assume that now you have a subscription? Your new friend Boon. Epperson responds: Please read this to my new friend Boon: Thanks for the great response to my email. I was sure wondering how I had “missed the boat” on the recumbent steam engine technology. I agree we need to invent this right away to allay fuel costs and do our part toward helping the environment. The story was great, and I look forward to reading more of your life and times. I do not have a subscription yet but I will be taking care of that! Ronnie Epperson (roasting in Florida) Points East October/November 2010
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Donna Wiegle took this photo
Accolades to Roper and Buckman
Donna Wiegle should be credited for the wonderful photo that apwith my pears Perspective (“Yank That Engine. Live Large Quietly”) in the September issue. She is kind of an amazing personage on this island. She runs a garden center, mows lawns, runs the health center, writes the island newsletter, works as a stern man, photographs the weddings, and does journalism for publications like “Working Waterfront.” I know she would get a kick out of being credited with a photo in Points East. W.R. Cheney Swans Island, Maine
We really enjoyed the August issue, especially “Living In Simplicity” [the Dave Roper Perspective and “True Confessions Of A Hard-Core Cruiser” [David Buckman’s Fetching Along]. Thanks. Kirk DiRubio Cataumet, Mass.
Bad seamanship from Meth Mary? While I certainly enjoyed the article by Ned Blake “Bad Juju from Methadone Mary,” September) I can’t help but wonder why the “towboat guys” didn’t take the Blake’s sailboat on the hip. A boat along side, rigged properly on the hip is so easy to handle. I’ve not been to New Bedford Harbor, so I am not familiar with the hurricane barrier, but it surely must be a wide enough channel to accommodate two boats alongside each other. Perhaps the towboat operators had their own run-in with Methadone Mary, or maybe Budweiser Bob. Bruce White Southport, Maine
This is my hat; am sticking with it Regarding your August Editor’s Page article about hats and the ensuing letter from Capt. Mike Martel, here is my take on the matter. When I started sailing some 30-plus years ago, I went with the Greek fisherman’s hat. Yup, too hot in the summer, but not bad in cool weather. Very much in style back then, but then it quickly dropped from sight. Mine is still hanging on a hook in the back hall. I still occasionally wear a baseball-style cap, but they are only good for shading the eyes. They are good for wearing under the hood of foul-weather gear, so that it does not droop over one’s eyes. I have long ago settled on the broad brimmed, canvas hat. I am on a second Tilley Hat. There are other, similar hats, sold at all sorts of marine suppliers, that do a similar job. First of all, they keep the sun off of your face and eyes, off of your ears and off of your neck. Secondly, they do the same job with rain, especially keeping it from running down your neck when it is not foul enough to put up your foul-weather hood. They also are not bad at keeping warm during night watches or cool days. They have chin, and often backof the-head, ties to keep the hat on when it is windy. Mine have seen me through some hot days in the Thousand Islands and hot days in the Virgin Islands; in rain in Block Island Sound and gales near Bermuda. True, when wearing mine on the Erie
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Canal, I have been told that I look like Mike Fink, the famed riverboat man, but I have found my hat and I am sticking with it. I even use mine on land. It keeps the rain, snow and sleet off of my glasses. Douglas W. Meyer Guilford, Conn.
Bucks Harbor and was really bad at Northeast. Since 9 & 16 are hailing channels, shouldn’t something be done about this use of 9? I can imagine that it is someone not wishing to be heard. Whale watching?? But why not on some other channel than 9. Perry Bradley Freeport, Maine
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can create. It just takes one person with a bad radio and a stuck mike. The military also occasionally makes mistakes. They accidentally sent out a signal recently that reprogrammed all the AIS receivers and transmitters in a large area of the mid-Atlantic so that they might not display other vessels properly. They are trying to figure out how to broadcast a fix, and warning people not to rely on AIS in the meantime. It still isn't in wide usage, so there hasn't been much coverage of the issue. Radio signals can skip right around the planet under the right conditions, frequencies sometimes create harmonics, and marine frequencies are sometimes used inland by other nations. That garble could have come from anywhere. The bottom line is: Everything is fallible, and most things are becoming more so.
Why I still, still have 10 boats I read my Confession (“Why I Still Have 10 Boats”) in the September Points East and had to chuckle. While I still have the HiLiner, I gave the 14-foot Larson to my uncle, who will do the restoration and use it at their place in Manset. He took the boat away last weekend, and I thought I’d actually reduced my fleet. Well, he called me the other day and offered me a 16-foot catamaran sailboat in mint condition. Naturally, I said yes. I’ve wanted to learn how to sail for some time, and the cat is a great opportunity to accomplish this. I’m also looking forward to a new type of boating, with the challenges sailing can offer. But I still have ten boats. John Noll Bangor, Maine
The ‘170’ Seagull motor was junk I read Dodge Morgan’s article on Seagull outboard motors (“The Seagull Outboard and Its Owners, June) and the responses to it, and would like to express my experience, as it’s somewhat different. I built a 19-foot centerboard sloop of a Charles Mower design and launched it in 1977. I bought a Seagull Silver Century Plus outboard for the boat. I still have that motor, and its given virtually troublefree service all these years. So my hat’s off to the Century line of Seagulls. But I happened to buy, at a Mass Maritime auction, the “upgraded” version of the century called a 170. It was eight horsepower, versus the Century’s five horse; had a recoil starter versus the rope pull; and had three shift positions(F/N/R) and a protective cover/cowl over the rotating flywheel – all the bells and whistles. It lasted one light-duty season, and self-destructed at the beginning of the second season. I contacted a few U.K websites (one of which was the official one) and was advised to scrap the motor because the whole line was a disaster because of defective crankshafts; no replacements were available. So I would advise anyone coming across a 170 to leave it where it is and keep on going. Jack O’Hara Scituate Mass.
Gloves are off in auxiliary debate W.R. Cheney’s September Guest Perspective includes multiple accusations of “fouling the environment…breathing a cloud of noxious exhaust…noxious fumes…attack the environment….” To those of us who have auxiliary engines, these are offensive and uncalled for. Is it really all about being green, Mr. Cheney? Before he starts throwing that stuff around, and ac-
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cusing those of us who have the nautical wisdom and prudent horse-sense to have auxiliary engines, he should think to himself: Those of us who have chosen sailboats have done so because we have chosen not to be stink-potters. OK? That’s number one. But when Mr. Cheney is spending a miserable, wet night fetched up on a ledge on a lee shore in a deluge, cast up by an unfriendly current, or sleeping in his wet clothes only a half-mile from his dock instead of sitting by his warm fire with a brandy and his family around him, shivering in the dark because he didn’t have the plain, good sense to have an auxiliary or outboard motor rigged to get him home, then perhaps he can sit and munch his arugula and granola (if he has any) in the dark and feel superior and green and politically correct about himself and his bloody disparagement of those of us who like to have an engine available even if we don’t like to use it most of the time. Just having it, apparently, makes us big-time polluters. I guess that’s fine with me; when I motor past the ledge he’s stuck on, he can sniff the sweet aroma of my Westerbeke’s exhaust. I’ll soon be at the dockside pub sipping a Gritty’s with my boat snug on its mooring. Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I.
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Stonington Harbor cruising tips Sharon Bell was our Mystery Harbor winner last month, and due to a lack of space for her entire letter, we had to cut it short. Here’s the rest of her response, filled with some fine cruising skinny. Stonington Harbor in Stonington, Conn. is a true gem and more and more and bigger and bigger boats are discovering it. There have been some 80-foot-plus boats anchored in the harbor this year, both sail and power. There is a large breakwater on the west side of the harbor that gives good protection. You can tie up for free at Skipper’s Dock while you have lunch or dinner. If you want to stay overnight, there’s a flat $40 fee (no electricity or water but still not a bad deal). Dodson Boat Yard has gas, diesel, showers, and is a good but expensive yard for repairs. It also has a sometimes-working pump-out. There is also a pumpout boat that services both Westerly and Stonington. Call Westerly Pump Out Boat on Channel 8, and you may get lucky. Try to get an ETA or you may spend the day on the boat waiting. The lovely Stonington Harbor Yacht Club also has dockage on a reciprocal basis.
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MYSTERY HARBOR/And th e winner is.. .
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He knows Mystery Harbor like back of his hand Your mystery harbor of the month (September) is Port Clyde, Maine, as seen from the Port Clyde Fishermen’s Coop. From this vantage point, you are looking west, with Hupper Island in the background and the tip of Raspberry Island showing on the right behind the small takeout building on the end of the wharf. I am well acquainted with this area as I am the harbormaster for the Town of St. George, which includes the fishing village of Port Clyde. Is that cheating?? Figured I’d try to give you a little primer on Port Clyde (most of which you and many readers probably already know). PC is located at the end of the St. George Peninsula, about 12 miles southwest of U.S. Route 1. It is one of the many villages that make up the Town of St. George. Historically a fishing village with long ties to the sea, the lobster fleet remains strong, and the groundfishing fleet is attempting to survive despite the never-ending and seemingly ever-changing list of regulations they must abide by. While PC remains primarily a fishing village, there is also quite an active and quite well-known art community in residence here as well. Cruising folks can rent moorings from Port Clyde General Store (VHF Ch. 9), which also provides foodstuffs, alcohol, ice, fuel, gas, water, and a launch service. The small municipal float adjacent to the store and the Monhegan Boat Ferry Dock can accommodate vessels up to 40 feet, for 45 minutes, for loading and unloading. Looking for a trip to Monhegan Island with some12 Points East October/November 2010
one else at the wheel? Contact Monhegan Boat Lines at 207-372-8848. The Harpoon serves great food and is within walking distance, as is Village Ice Cream and a number of gift shops and galleries. At least one of the cruising guides mentions good anchoring between Raspberry Island and the mainland. This is NOT the case. There is absolutely no anchoring in this area due to a very narrow passage, no good holding bottom, and just no room. Anchoring is allowed in other parts of the harbor, with the Marshall Point Light side of the harbor, or opposite near Hupper Island, having decent bottom. I’ve contacted the guides about this, but until the new editions come out, this misinformation is floating around out there. I would also recommend staying clear of the commercial mooring areas, which are somewhat segregated from the rest of the mooring/anchorage field. As harbormaster for the town waters, I keep the Town boat in Tenants Harbor, near where my office is, but with all the activity in PC, I spend a good deal of time there. Looking to regain your land legs? Take a nice walk from the harbor area to Marshall Point Light, which was made famous by its appearance in the film “Forest Gump.” Local characters/wildlife? Far too many to mention. You’ll have to buy the book when I’m done with this job. That’s it for now. Back to hauling boats and checking chafing gear. Dave Schmanska, St. George harbormaster Tenants Harbor, Maine editor@pointseast.com
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Perspectives Punch lines one might be able to live by hroughout life one does collect some one-line statements worth remembering – and actually remember a few of them. I like to say my memory is good but short, which means my recallable one-liners are from quite a way back in time. Here are just a few: My grandfather John “Cap” Dodge was a treasure trove of pungent maxims. Here’s a handful of them: “Whiskey drinking is a man’s duty; getting drunk is his damnation.” “My father taught me how to work, not to like it.” “All you got to know about money is, should you have ten bucks and what you want costs nine, you are wealthy. If what you want costs eleven, you are broke.” “The four most beautiful things in the world are a ship under sail, a full bottle of rum, a woman’s body, and a field of wheat.” My brother Russ Morgan had a tool- and paintbrush-related bias for action that was startling and caused him to often remark, “A man on a galloping horse will never see the difference.” The magnificent naval architect Murray Peterson, known especially for his classic schooners, said, “I do
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want an able boat and a quick boat, but most of all I want a boat that gives me a joy rowing up to.” F. E. “Ted” Hood never wastes words – actually seldom even uses them – and is normally as loquacious as a bar of lead ballast. So his answer to the question, “How do I use this centerboard?” from a new owner of one of his gorgeous Little Harbor yachts, was simply, “Drop it down when the boat heels.” Paul Walter, who was captain for Tom Watson on several of his Palawan yachts, once advised me, “Never sail higher on the wind in degrees than one’s age plus ten.” Puts me on a beam reach. The summer drunk and the native drunk were roaring straight on to the dock in their open boat powered by a single-cylinder, make-or-break engine, which required shorting out the ignition with a loose wire for shutdown. Summer drunk at the helm could not locate the wire and commanded native drunk to heave over the anchor, which, it was then noted, “has no string on it.” Answer was, “Throw her over anyway; slow our headway some.” This line can be independently applied to many group discussions. One day in Alaska, we invited an Eskimo to fly to
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Faith, fear and fate he strong southeast winds had not dropped with the sun as they usually did that time of year, and the threatening black ledges 30 yards from Elsa’s stern off barren Smuttynose Island were close enough to show their barnacles as each wave receded. Peter hooked the long pennant of an unknown mooring that seemed sizable enough, but, combined with what I knew about Smuttynose’s history, there was nothing calming about our arrival. I thought of both faith and fate: my faith in each unknown link of that mooring chain; my faith in the tightness of each shackle pin down there connecting us to the mooring gear. Who had cast the chain? And how long ago? Who had tightened the shackle pins? Oh well, it was just another case of fate ruling the day. Then I thought of the faith and fate of two women who had lived and died on the island 90 feet away in the early hours of March 6, 1873. The only structure now on the Isle of Shoals’ island of Smuttynose was the small clapboard caretaker’s house, staffed by two volunteers. I looked at the flickering kerosene lantern light, now visible in one window. Nearby once stood the weather beaten red house that sheltered a hardy pioneering Norwegian fisherman named John Hontvet and his wife Maren. They had later been joined by Karen, Maren’s sister, who had also emigrated from Norway. Last to join the growing family in the small house were Even and his beautiful new bride Anethe. It was an isolated, lonely, and hard way to eke out a living, fishing off the remote small island. But it was better than the starvation that had faced them in Norway. Slowly things seemed to get better: John was saving money and Maren was less lonely with the two women with her now, especially while John and Even were at sea. Then, on March 5, 1873, John and Even had to sail into Portsmouth for bait, which was arriving by train from Boston. The train was late, forcing them to spend the night tied to the wharf in Portsmouth, leaving the three women alone on Smuttynose for the night. John had faith that the women would be fine without the men for just one night. But Louis Wagner, a desperate outof-work drifter, also in Portsmouth that evening, learned of the situation, stole a dory and rowed the 10 miles to Smuttynose, most likely with robbery, and perhaps rape, on his mind.
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Things went horribly wrong. Two of the three women, Anethe and Karen, were brutally murdered by ax in the pre-dawn hours. Maren escaped and ran barefooted in her nightshirt to the other end of the island, hiding in a cave while clinging to her small dog. Louis Wagner searched for Maren, the only living witness, but figured she would die of exposure. and fearing the light of day, he rowed back to Portsmouth. None of this made for a cozy sleep on Elsa. Rum helped a bit. The next morning the wind stayed strong out of the southeast, so Peter and I put a single reef in the main, dropped the mooring pennant, and headed east for Casco Bay. We’ve been sailing together for 35 years, so we are a pretty coordinated team. Still, putting the reef in at the mooring was a chore; maybe better to do it under way with a load on the sail and less slapping around, I thought. But, then again, I didn’t know what the seas would be like when we rounded the corner. So I figured this to be safer. After Peter threw off the pendant, I had to motor into the 25-knot wind to get around the point of Appledore Island. Peter checked the reefing lines at the mast and then headed aft. As he stepped from the deck to the cockpit, the frantically slatting mainsail lifted and then dropped, the large aluminum boom crashing into Peter’s head. If fate were different, he’d be dead. Another quarter-inch of drop of the boom and its full weight would have split his head open, knocked him unconscious and perhaps over the side. Instead, my friend fell to the cockpit seat, wide eyed and staring. Blood streamed from the top of his head and down his forehead. “Don’t let me go to sleep,” he said. “Give me a minute and a lot of paper towel, and I think I’ll be OK.” I circled back toward the dock on neighboring Star Island, just in case. But he was OK. And, after making certain, we continued on to Casco Bay. On the offshore leg, I thought about it a lot. I thought about what could have happened amidst the swirling circumstance of life. And then I thought about Anethe and Karen and their fate. If Louis Wagner had been on a different street in Portsmouth that night and not heard about the women being alone; if John and Even had picked up the bait on a different day; if the train from Boston had been on time. Just then Peter started to come up on deck, pulling
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Peter checked the reefing lines at the mast and then headed aft. As he stepped from the deck to the cockpit, the frantically slatting mainsail lifted and then dropped, the large aluminum boom crashing into Peter’s head. his cap down tight over some squished paper towel on his head. “I guess I just got lucky on this one, Dave,” he said, smiling. “Luckier that Louis Wagner and those two women,” I replied. “Yeah, what finally did happen to Wagner? You never told me.” “Let’s just say he succumbed to a stiff neck, with limited ground support by the hands of the law,” I said. A doubled-up sea lifted Elsa’s stern higher than
usual, and she dipped into the next swell. It was more than a frolic. It was getting rougher. I should pay more attention to the helm now. No more mistakes. But I had one last thought as I looked at my friend in the companionway: “And Peter, before fate finishes you off completely, put a proper bandage and some Bacitracin on that cut, will you?” Dave Roper sails Elsa, a Bruce King-designed Independence 31, out of Marblehead, Mass., where he lives and works.
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Ink a dink a ... er ... dink? What’s that haunting refrain that you hear in the air? Here there and ev’rywhere, It’s just a beautiful strain that keeps taunting my brain constantly, It’s my melody, it’s my symphony: Ink a dink a doo, a dink a dee, a dink a doo. loved Jimmy Durante; but the words also keep coming back because a sailor’s best friend – an essential that never makes it onto his boat – is his dink. You cannot sail without having one to get from docks or tidal beaches, not just yourself but also for your passengers, your tools, clothes, charts, food, and beer and wine. Dinghies can be “hard” (a shell of fiberglass or wood) or soft (an inflatable) and propelled with oars or a small motor. You want stability, capacity, responsiveness, lightness enough to maneuver it on land, and a disposition that lets it ride serenely in all kinds of wind and weather, 30 to 40 feet behind the bigger boat at the other end of a towline. We like “hard” and oars. I hate the noise, smell, and orneriness of outboard motors, and the clumsiness of inflatables when trying to row. When we and another couple bought Magic, our first sleep-aboard sailboat, some 40 years ago, we found an aged but solid companion for her that tracked and moved well when we rowed, and bobbed happily astern as we sailed. Naming her was easy: Puff the Magic Drag-On. Unhappily, shortly before we and our partners sold Magic and became landlubbers again, a carelessly cleated tow line let Puff escape to new adventures somewhere off the coast of Nantucket. Itching to sail again when we thought about moving to Maine, we bought a dinghy first. This time, I researched the possibilities, and we bought new: a Trinka, a classic design for its quality and performance. She sat in our basement for three years before we moved north in 1989 and bought the first of three boats we enjoyed over the next 16 years. The Trinka was first known as Dilly Dally when we explored Casco Bay on Pickledilly, then as Tenderfoot while we sailed on Scout’s Honor between Portland and Penobscot Bay, and finally as Trinket when, with Sapphire, we
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widened our horizons past Bar Harbor to Lubec, the St. John River in New Brunswick, and the southwest coast of Nova Scotia. Even well-loaded, the Trinka was a joy to row. She towed well, almost at times seeming to hurry us along, as seaworthy and dry in eight-foot seas as in dead calm. Wheels added on the transom let me move her, overturned, easily up and down a beach. Her routine included quarter-mile trips to and from our home mooring and many ship-to-shore runs from anchorages and moorings Downeast and days riding astern. Sometimes she did special duty – a longer Sunday morning row to a boatyard for spare parts to power Scout’s Honor out of Quahog Bay, explorations of unfamiliar harbors in deep fog, a platform tied close to the boat while in a relaxed mood we scrubbed the hull or sometimes closer to panic tried to untangle lobster warp from the propeller or rudder. The Trinka participated in our most glorious days, like when we raced faster than we had ever sailed with following wind and tides for many hours through the inner passage at the tip of Nova Scotia, and others in high Photo by Bill Dill seas when we only caught occasional glimpses of her topping the swells. When we anchored, she allowed us to get off to admire a sunset, to spot herons or an eagle’s nest along the shore, or to row “next door” to enjoy the company of people on other boats. And she shared our hours of shame – most memorably on the Cross River near Boothbay on a warm Saturday night. As anonymously as possible, we and Trinket joined other gawkers coming by in everything from kayaks to power cruisers to marvel at Sapphire standing tall on her keel in the mud flat while we waited for the sun to set and the tide to come back enough that we could sneak aboard again. She was generally a responsive, obedient craft – but not always. Most memorable was the morning we drifted in light breeze down a channel near Port Clyde (aka Pot Heaven). She sometimes moved faster than Sapphire did, and without any outward sign of impishness, she let the towline go slack and sink, then tighten again. This time when the line rose out of the water, a lobster rig hung over it – buoy on one side, editor@pointseast.com
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warp leading down to the pot on the other. Sapphire, even with her sails up, stopped dead in the water. Once we figured out what was wrong, the only answer was to haul Sapphire stern first, hand over hand the length of the tow line to flip ourselves free. Trinket dunked us only once, but she would not accept the blame. Coming back from a day’s sail on a sweltering afternoon, Jean had talked about swimming ashore, but rode most of the way. Finally she decided to jump off, but didn’t wait for me to shift my weight first. We and Trinket all flipped. Part of living with boats in Maine is putting them away for winter and re-commissioning them in the spring. But even during months when the sailboats had been taken out of the water and covered, we often left Trinket on our beach. Some of my best times with her have been alone on a quiet, almost boat-free bay in fall or spring to explore, to meditate, and to exercise. Once our coast-cruising days ended in favor of more time on Rangeley Lake, Trinket went inland with us to join larger row boats, canoes, shells, sailboards, windsurfers, and a catamaran in the family navy. She rowed well enough with one person aboard for a geezer to pretend he was sculling. For grandchildren, she was a wonderful first boat to solo in. For teenagers inclined to roughhouse, she flipped and dumped enough to wear them out. But Trinket, too, has gone missing, perhaps by accident, possibly by her own volition, seeking a way back to salt water again. Two summers ago, untethered and not quite high enough on the beach, she let breezes that were blowing away from shore rock her back and forth enough to get free with her oars and float down the lake. Months of scanning the shores and running ads yielded no trace of her. I had to marry again. Vows never to buy another boat could not stop bidding on the well-used dinghy we found chained to the steps of a store in town. DillyDally II, a Halcyon 7, is shorter and heavier than either Puff or Trinket; but with two oarlocks and a seat that flips on hinges between fore and aft positions, it is the only short boat I know that balances two people well. With just me aboard, she moves briskly and holds a course. Two to four mile rows are pleasant excursions. Ink a dink a dink, Willie found a dink, A row for me, a ride for you.
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Summer, 2010: Grand! hen you think about it, last summer was an old-fashioned kind of season. Sun, blue skies, Simpson clouds, and steady breezes were the order of the days. And the sea breezes were welcomed in the southern New England tier because temperatures were perhaps a little higher than we would have liked. Our Summer Wrap-Up writers took advantage of the fair weather and did wondrous – often quite simple – things like race offshore with an all-woman crew; row across a tidal gut with a pal, at great peril to both; motor and sail to rendezvous, gams, float-ins and cruises; watch the world surge by from the decks of their boats; and chronicle the quest of a hard-luck dreamer in his attempts to get his home-built ship to Brazil. So here’s a tip of the long-billed cap to Summer 2010 – with hopes for many more just like it in our futures.
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SSCA Islesboro Gam draws 50 vessels, Florida to Maine By Lynette L. Walther Camden, Maine ome 50-plus sail and power cruising boats from Maine to Florida converged on Broad Cove, Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro Island, Maine,
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the weekend of Aug. 7 for the 20th annual Seven Seas Cruising Association's (SSCA) Downeast Gam. The gathering was hosted, as usual, by Islesboro residents, and SSCA commodores, Dick and Kathy de Grasse of the s/v Endeavour. A dinghy raft up and
potluck dinner were only a part of the weekend's events. SSCA Gammers shared snacks and swapped tales during a massive dinghy raft-up Friday evening. The SSCA is the oldest and largest worldwide organization supporting the cruising lifestyle.
Founded in 1952 in California, and now headquartered in Florida, the association's mission includes sharing cruising information, fostering camaraderie and leaving a clean wake. From the reports of the 2010 Gam, and the animated expressions in the photos, the organization is achieving its lofty goals.
Crossing the bar . . . the Peter Island Bar By Caroline Norwood Westport, Nova Scotia ’ll set the stage for you. Bob MacDormand is 82. I am 72. Bob learned to row as a child living on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. I learned to row while living summers in Edgecomb, Maine, on the Damariscotta River. Rowing comes naturally to both of us. So on a fine June afternoon, Bob came to my house and said, "Let’s go for lunch at Lavena’s." Lavena’s Cafe is a seafood restaurant located across a mile of swirling water on Long Island. Usually people take the ferry across, a five-minute boat ride. Bob had the idea of rowing over in his 12foot boat. "We could go over on the last of the flood tide, and back on the first of the ebb," he suggested.
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"It’s a perfect day for the ing, with Bob at the oars trip." and me admiring eider I finished hanging out the ducks and passing whaleclothes, got my water bottle watch boats. When we reand life jacket. Bob keeps his turned from lunch, Bob boat tucked under the ramp made the observation that that leads to the floating it was already ebb tide. He docks in Westport, the vilknows wind and weather, lage on Brier Island. He’s the tides and eddies better only person with a recrethan I do. He also was a liational rowboat on the censed private pilot for Island. Many people had over 50 years. He stays rowboats years ago, but now calm in emergency situathey are scarce. tions. Bob bought this boat last This time, I was at the summer in Chester, N.S. Our oars, and Bob was navigatPhoto by Caroline Norwood first attempt to row any- Bob MacDormand’s take was, if you can’t get to the ing from the stern seat. "A where in this boat ended eatery, you might as well enjoy where you are, so he little more with the left with the wind and waves communed with the cormorants. oar," he’d say. Or, "Better forcing us back into the shelpull more toward the ter of the harbor. We were new to the boat, and the Westport shore." His instructions took on more uroars were too long. This time, the wind was down, gency as we rushed to the south’ard in the sevenand we had better oars. Well, they matched in length. knot ebb tide. "Maybe more toward Westport, you Not the exact same weight but close. I’d found one don’t want to get caught in the tide going over Peter leaning against the back wall in my shop. The other Island bar," he suggested. one was for sale in a gift shop on the Island. At this point, I glanced over my shoulder. Frothing, So we started our journey across Grand Passage swirling white water was rushing over the bar both and made it to the sandy beach near the ferry land- inside and outside the spindle that marked its end.
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We passed the channel buoy, noting the tide racing past. "I don’t think I can make it,” I told Bob. “I can’t row hard enough against this tide." Peter Island is at the southern end of Grand Passage. There is a small outlet between Peter and Brier islands, but the main navigation channel is between Peter and Long islands, on the eastern side of Peter Island. This is where the bulk of the ebbing tide wants to go. And this is where we were going, too. The wind was opposing the tide, and the seas were choppy. Bob got on his knees and helped me row. Even with our combined geriatric strength, we were no match for Mother Nature. In minutes, we were in the midst of the maelstrom. Waves were coming from all directions, whirlpools tossed us sideways, and the current carried us toward more even hectic waters. Bob could see a rocky beach and figured if we could get in a back-eddy close to shore, we could land there and wait for the tide to slacken. We started rowing again, him pushing, me pulling. We almost made the beach, but, at the last minute, we were sucked back out into whirlpools and had to go through the pushpull routine again. Finally, we inched our way into a little covelet and tied the boat to a rock. We both sat on solid ground to recover. Peter Island is owned by the Nova Scotia Bird Society. It was a haven for Arctic, roseate and common terns 30 years ago, but the gulls drove them away. Now, herring gulls and great black-backed gulls have taken over most of the island. A colony of cormorants is on the east side, and a few brave Canada geese nest near the southern end. An automated lighthouse is on the Island. In years past, a light keeper and his family lived there, and there was a lobster processing plant. Since we were pretty much stranded on the island for a while, we explored the cormorant nesting site and respectfully took a few photos of the young birds. We walked to the north shore, through the paths made by the gulls, and planned our next move. Bob decided he would go back to the boat and row it around to this beach, from which we would drag it over to the west side. We figured the tide would be slack enough by then to allow us to get through it and safely home. We wrestled the boat to where we could leave without fear of being carried out the little Passage into St. Mary’s Bay. As Bob rowed and I watched the eiders, we agreed it had been a fine adventure for a couple of aging oarsmen. "Where can we go next?" I asked. We might go up the Long Island shore some fine day, he said − leave on the flood and come back on the ebb. Sounded simple enough, but not this year. I’d had enough small boating excitement for one summer. 28 Points East October/November 2010
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Liquidity, the author’s 1977 Cape Dory 28, and Joe Meyerson’s Cape Dory 25D, Crème Brulee, sailed through the Cape Cod Canal to an overnight raft up in Quissett.
Nonstop gatherings for Cape Dory owners By Neil Gordon Brookline, Mass. he Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association’s Northeast Fleet’s summer 2010 schedule was prodigious, but a great number of events would be scheduled if Cape Dory crews didn’t enthusiastically attend, year after year. Cape Dory Yachts ceased operations in 1991. Nearly 20 years later, owners of these timeless classics routinely congregate for weekend float-ins, rendezvous, cruises and more. The Northeast Fleet’s 2010 schedule included a Northport Harbor, N.Y., July 4 float-in; a float-in and clambake at Poorhouse Cove, Maine; a Salem, Mass., float-in at Misery Island; a float-in at Stonington, Conn.; a cruise to and from the Northeast Fleet’s 2010 rendezvous in Bristol, R.I.; the 2010 Rendezvous; a float-in at Carver Cove, Maine; the annual Maine Cruise; a float-in at Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor; the Boston Harbor Island Regatta; and, finally, a floatin at Raritan Bay, N.J. The Northeast Fleet covers a lot of coastline, from New Jersey to Maine and perhaps further north than that. It’s why there are so many local events and it would be virtually impossible to cruise and report on all of them. My main event (not to be confused with the Maine event!), the Boston-Bristol-Boston cruise and the 2010 Rendezvous, is outlined below. July 29: Liquidity, my 1977 Cape Dory 28, departed Boston for Scituate Harbor, where I shared a few drinks with the owner of a Cape Dory 25 and spent my first night. Day 2: This day took us through the Cape Cod Canal and to an overnight raft up in Quissett Harbor, along-
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side Joe Meyerson’s Cape Dory 25D, Crème Brulee. Day 3: Liquidity and Crème Brulee made the short trip from Quissett to Cuttyhunk, where we meet up with Phil Tanner and Spyder, another Cape Dory 28. Day 4: Liquidity, Crème Brulee and Spyder sailed from Cuttyhunk to Bristol, R.I., where we rendezvoused with too many Cape Dorys to mention by name. A dozen boats came from every possible direction, and with other folks coming by land, we had over 40 Cape Dory owners, crew and friends participating in the rendezvous. Events included a potluck dinner, a 10-mile Cape Dory race, a gala dinner, and lots of time to explore Bristol, hang with friends, and otherwise relax at the Bristol Yacht Club. Day 7: Liquidity, Crème Brulee, and Mark and Claire Minor and Lora, a Cape Dory 33, departed Bristol bound for Cuttyhunk. Motoring down the Sakonnet River, just past Tiverton, Crème Brulee’s motor started to overheat. I stayed with Joe and Crème Brulee, spending the night in Tiverton, where Crème Brulee got a new impeller. We were also joined in Tiverton by rendezvous participant Dream Catcher, a Cape Dory 36, who, further downriver, began taking on water (apparently a rawwater cooling system problem) and was escorted to the boatyard by the Coast Guard. Day 8: Liquidity and Crème Brulee resumed the trip to Cuttyhunk, this time in limited visibility broken up only by a line of thunderstorms. Lora was a welcome
sight in Cuttyhunk pond, especially when Mark Minor arrived by dinghy, as we moored, with hot tea in hand. Special thanks to Mark and Claire for a great dinner on board Lora. Day 9: Liquidity and Crème Brulee headed east through Buzzards Bay, and Lora headed to Martha’s Vineyard. Joe and I sailed together until he bore off to Squeteague Harbor and home, while I continued on to Onset, where I was followed into port by a Cape Dory 25. Finding the 25 on the next mooring, I had guests on board yet again. Day 10: I was up early to catch the current in the Cape Cod Canal before it turned, and Liquidity and I began a long, windless slog back to Marina Bay in Boston. We were not without our last Cape Dory sighting, though. Anchored at the east end of the canal in Sandwich was Annie Goldie, a Cape Dory 28 from Duxbury, Mass. But for the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association and our wonderful boats, I wouldn’t have known any of the sailors or boats named in this story. Joe Meyerson doesn’t have friends standing by when his boat breaks down. Joe and I don’t have hot tea waiting for us when we arrive cold, wet and hungry in Cuttyhunk. And I don’t have someone to share drinks and dinner with every night on a 10-day cruise from Boston to Bristol and back. FMI: www.capedory.org/events.html. Neil Gordon is fleet captain of the Northeast Fleet.
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Ellie Whelan, former postmistress of the summer community of Nonquitt, drives the author’s Windfall. “If Ellie had taken the tiller sooner, Windfall would have done much better,” said Tom Kenney.
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Stone Horses revel in brisk southwesterlies By Tom Kenney South Dartmouth, Mass. unny skies and a brisk 12- to 14-knot southeast wind made for spectacular sailing at the 2010 Stone Horse Builder's Cup off Padanarum, Mass., in mid-August. The four-leg course for the 23foot Sam Crocker classic cutters was a three-mile triangle with the first leg repeated for a windward finish. Windfall, skippered by Tom Kenney of South Dartmouth, was first over the line followed by Young America, out of Mattapoisett, Mass.; Butterfly, from Mattapoisett; Blue Jay, from Westport, Mass.; and Foot Loose, from Boston. Windfall tacked away from the fleet after being quickly overtaken by Bob Sachetti's Young America, the 2009 Builder's Cup winner, and Butterfly, sailed by Ship Orr and Vern Tisdale of Mattapoisett. On the first windward leg, Young America built a substantial lead, and Bill Hulsman, on Foot Loose, recovered from a poor start and moved into 2nd place. Bill Hulsman, somewhat of a legend in the Stone
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Foot Loose (foreground), with Adam Clay, Ted Barker and skipper Bill Hulsman aboard, was the winner of the 2010 Builder’s Cup. To windward is the 2nd-place boat, Young America, with Bob Sachetti at the helm.
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RawFaith and hard luck still bound for Brazil By Bernie Wideman Winthrop, Mass. awFaith, the home-built, hard-luck, three-masted sailing vessel familiar to many New England boaters who got used to seeing her anchored in Rockland, Maine for many years, finally left Maine waters this summer (see “RawFaith” by Gregory Roscoe, June 2010). But she now seems stuck again, in an elbow of Boston Harbor, between Logan Airport and the
Deer Island wastewater treatment plant. Builder/skipper – self-taught in both skills – George McKay is currently looking for a berth for his ship in Boston’s inner harbor. On the RawFaith homepage (www.rawfaithadventures.com), he writes: “We are looking for a place to dock along the Boston Harborwalk. If you have space available or know someone who does, please contact us.”
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boat, patience and a willingness to sacrifice direction for boat speed when going to windward. Five Stone Horses competed, manned by 14 hardy men and woman. Thirty-five participants and guests attended the post-race, rendezvous festivities, including 11 Stone Horse owners. Three other Stone Horse owners − Eileen Berstein of New York City, Adam Clay of Attleborough, Mass., and Ted Barker of Grand Isle, Vt. − crewed on competing Stone Horses. Sam Chase of Barrington and Little Compton, R.I., owner of Stone Horse Marce, assisted on the race-committee boat. This year’s rendezvous and Builder's Cup was hosted by Tom and Ann Kenney of the New Bedford Yacht Club.
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Cups. Vern Tisdale sailed a solid race, steadily increasing Butterfly's lead over Windfall and Blue Jay, but was unable to gain on Foot Loose and Young America. Young America maintained considerable separation for the first three legs with Foot Loose slowly closing the gap. As the final leg began, Young America was still in command, but Foot Loose was close enough to make it a horse race. Windward sailing is Bill Hulsman's forté, and after a series of long tacks, Foot Loose was able to slip by Young America to win by 43 seconds. Bill attributes his success to knowing his
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McKay had promoted the ship tour as a way to visit the reincarnation of a pirate ship, and a large pirate flag flew from the mainmast of the three-masted vessel. It proved to be a popular drawing card. There was even a couple decked out as Jack Sparrow and Lady Molly.
RAWFAITH, continued from Page 31 The anchorage in which RawFaith currently finds itself is about midway between the Boston Harborwalk and the town of Winthrop. Early this summer, looking to move his ship from Casco Bay to the Boston area, McKay accepted an invitation from the town manager of Winthrop to spend a month at the town’s new-thispast-summer upgraded town docks. McKay’s only financial obligation, according to the town’s harbormaster, was to “pay what he could” for the dock space. RawFaith set out on the 100-mile voyage to Winthrop on Aug. 6, a Friday. The engineless, 300gross-ton vessel made it only as far as Cape Ann, and WINTER ISLAND Y AC H T Y A R D INC.
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McKay had promoted the ship identified on the ship’s website as “missing.” tour as a way to visit the reincarAlso missing, according to the website, was nation of a pirate ship, and a large the “donation box.” pirate flag flew from the mainAccording to the harbormaster, McKay’s ulmast of the three-masted vessel. timate destination is Brazil, where he hopes It proved to be a popular drawing to get the ship’s bottom sheathed in copper. card. There was even a couple He also hopes to make a number of fundraisdecked out as Jack Sparrow and ing port calls along the way, similar to his Lady Molly. “The kids just loved stop in Winthrop, but with more visitors.. His it,” said Harbormaster Famolare. Chuck Famolare latest fund-raising idea, once he finds space “I had some families go aboard Winthrop, Mass. for his ship in Boston Harbor, is to stage rethree or four times,” he said. But enactments of the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Harbormaster He also hopes to install an elevator to make there just weren’t enough families going aboard. the ship truly wheelchair-accessible. McKay had been hoping that the new ferry service The story of the fiercely determined McKay has been between Boston and Winthrop would bring lots of visi- told many times. To help his wheelchair-bound daughtors, according to Famolare. But the ferry-service ter lead a more “normal” life and enjoy some of the exschedule is geared toward daily commuters, not periences that “normal” people enjoy, the engineer detourists. The ferry only runs on weekdays and, thus far, cided to build a ship that would be wheelchair accessithere’s only one midday trip each way. ble, and comfortable for children and adults (and their The visiting program on RawFaith ended as families) confined to wheelchairs. Hurricane Earl started working its way up from the The voyage to Winthrop was the first time Raw Caribbean. The harbormaster wanted the heavy ship Faith had actually made it out of Maine waters. While off his docks before the expected winds and waves ar- the chances of actually making it to Brazil might seem rived. So RawFaith was towed out to the anchorage, slim, skeptical readers might want to take the time to exactly one month after her arrival. On board, accord- visit the website and see what a determined man can ing to the harbormaster, were McKay and two crew, a accomplish with raw faith. man and a woman. Not aboard was a crewmember Bernie Wideman is co-founder of Points East.
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Solvej Freitas holds one of the ship's mascots, a rubber chicken (also known as R. Chicken), while Garet Wohl, the navigator, displays the crew's favorite sign, and the author clutches Mr. Moose, who belongs to skipper Deb Gayle, who never goes offshore without him.
Lobster Run was rewarding for all-woman crew By Anne Kolker friends. Stonington, Conn. When the boat on which I started the Mariont was love at first sight when I saw Etoile (French Bermuda Race dropped out, I decided to try racing for "star"), my beautiful 52-foot Stellar raised sa- Etoile. There was much work to be done to ready her for racing. After the first sumloon sloop. My husband and I mer, I realized that some uphad planned to retire and cruise, dated electronics were needed. but when he was told of his fatal The list of race required items diagnosis nearly two years ago, he was long and expensive, but evthought we should sell her. erything all fell into place with I wept as we off loaded all permuch work and help over the sonal possessions. But then, it was winter and early spring fall, and the market for selling a months. big sailboat was awful, so we put The 332-mile Corinthians off the sale. After he passed away, Stonington to Boothbay Harbor I realized that I could not, and Race (“The Lobster Run�) would not, part with Etoile. I Photo courest the Lobstah Sistahs seemed a natural mid-distance needed to find someone to sail her race from my home port of with me. And, I needed to know Etoile's owner, Anne Kolker, stands at the more about her. With the help of wheel on a sunny day with good wind, zooming Stonington. I also decided to go for an all-woman crew and for new friends at the Stonington toward Boothbay Harbor. "Don't I look like I'm the ultimate fun experience. Harbor Yacht Club, in Stonington, loving this race?" she asks. Four of us were already Conn., and several women whom I met when I joined a Marion-Bermuda crew, I friends from our attempted Bermuda run. Then we learned about racing and sailing while gaining great WOMEN, continued on Page 35
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Tartan cruise: Cool, fogless days, low humidity By Sam Swoyer Clinton, Conn. his past August, TONE (Tartan Owner’s Northeast) conducted its biannual Maine Cruise. The format used this year was fashioned to give participants the maximum of flexibility in choosing favorite anchorages to visit while providing several planned activities in which the whole group could participate together. The group consisted of 12 boats that visited Maine from as far away as New York City, and included several boats from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
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New Hampshire and, of course, Maine itself. The fleet included both new and classic Tartan Yachts models. The pride of each owner in his boat was apparent in the uniformly excellent condition and maintenance of the boats. The Tartan group met at Carousel Marina in Boothbay on Aug. 10, then broke into smaller groups for a few days of cruising, reconvening again on Aug. 13 in Castine at Eaton’s Boatyard, where a typical Downeast dinner was provided at Dennett’s Wharf restaurant. From Castine, the group commenced a race down the eastern shore of Penobscot Bay and through the
WOMEN, continued from Page 34 found three more women sailors, all Stoningtonbased, who were eager to join us. Seven seemed an ideal number so that our navigator was totally free and able to fill in when needed. Ages ranged from 20s to early 60s, with a broad spectrum of skills and accomplishments in both life and sailing. We practiced together in various combinations, including one overnight around Block island for the whole crew. Our race strategy was to pray for wind. Etoile needs at least 10 knots to move nicely, and she zooms along under full sail without a reef until the wind is blowing nearly 30 knots. Race day began slowly. No wind. After a three-hour delay, we finally began in fog and light air. We chose to go west of Block Island, as did many other racers, as it seemed to offer the best wind and speed for the start. As we headed south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, rolling thunderstorms followed us through the night. A momentary panic struck when a huge fishing boat that seemed pointed directly at us finally turned to go behind us. A few episodes of seasickness were resolved with meclizine and naps. We reached Nantucket Shoals as the wind died, leaving us inching along in haze near this famously dangerous keel-grabbing area. Where was everyone? Finally, after we passed the two outer markers, the wind returned and the magic began. Pods of dolphins leapt along with us as we picked up speed. Wind remained constant around 20 knots from the westsouthwest. The full moon rose as the sun set, and a few more storms drenched us and added lightning to the sky. We ate a variety of wonderful meals supplied by various crew members. Spirits were excellent. The course to Boothbay Harbor required a bit of tacking to overcome the set and drift, but mostly it was a straight shot close-hauled with plenty of wind. As we could see land approach, we began to listen for the radio calls of boats near the finish. We were close www.pointseast.com
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to two others. Etoile zoomed to the finish, threading through lobster pots and boats in a sparkling, perfect exhilarating moment. We hugged each other, happy to have arrived. Did we have fun? Yes! And we won a trophy for finishing 2nd in our division. We dressed in our crazy Croatian soccer jerseys for the awards ceremony and sang, "Get us to Boothbay Harbor on time," after receiving our trophy. Next year? Figawi for a warm up, and then Marion-Bermuda, with as many of the same crew as we can coax along. It should not be hard. Etoile is a great boat and we all appreciated her sturdy responsive style. FMI and complete results: www.stoningtontoboothbayharbor.com. Points East October/November 2010
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Eggemoggin Reach. Unfortunately, the fleet sailed into a hole at the entrance to the Eggemoggin Reach, and the race had to be suspended with the fleet very tightly bunched. The group’s final meeting spot was on Mount Desert Island at Dysart’s Great Harbor marina, where the highlight was a delicious dinner at Fiddler’s Green restaurant. After much camaraderie extending over portions of three days, the group began to disperse, with several boats having to begin the long journey homeward, while others formed smaller groups to explore and continue enjoying the best of what Maine had to offer. Weather conditions this year were excellent, with very little fog and many delightful cool days with low humidity. Given this year’s excellent weather conditions, the group all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the Maine trip and to be looking forward to 2012 – the next TONE Maine Cruise. FMI: www.tartanownersweb.org. TONE president Sam Swoyer sails a Tartan 4100.
Inspiration before a voyage By Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I. wrote this around 2 a.m., two nights before my delivery voyage, knowing that I would sail past all these historic places between Plymouth and Portland. Thinking of Samuel Adams Drake's book about New England Folklore (“New England Legends and Folk Lore”), I was very excited; could not sleep. I needed this adventure, so all of a sudden these verses in “Pilgrim” language came to me, and it only took a half-hour to revise and work them out. But they are mine, not lifted from anywhere else. They speak of my state of mind contemplating a voyage over strange waters, offshore, out on the deep. Following the steps of my grandfather, who once, grandma said, “went to Bigelow Bight.” She did not know where that was, only that is was a far place, out on the sea. So now I have been there, too. Here it is:
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As we turned to head east, we spotted a vessel behind us that was erupting in heavy, black smoke and then we saw the 27-foot sloop from Massachusetts consumed by flames.
Memories of this cruise will always be sobering By Dick Klain Falmouth, Maine n midsummer, Ellen and I did our first short cruise of the summer. We left Falmouth Town Landing in the our Telstar 28 trimaran, Moxie, in the afternoon and made it to The Basin on the New Meadows River in record time, thanks to an obliging strong northwest wind that saw us hit about 15 minutes of double-digit speed, with a high of 11.5 knots. We spent a quiet night there on an available mooring, waking to the cheeping of the resident ospreys on the island. We left The Basin and headed for Damariscove, our treasured isle. Never go to Damariscove on the weekend. The place was packed with 10 boats, and we became number 11. Because we only draw a few inches with everything up, we went inside everyone. The Damariscove Harbor Yacht Club was having it’s weekly rendezvous. This bunch of Boothbay Harbor lobstermen make it a habit of bringing their families aboard and enjoying this piece of paradise. We went over and introduced ourselves asking if we could partake of their wood smoke because the
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mosquitoes were eating us alive. They welcomed us with open arms. Before you knew it Ellen was talking gardening with the Commodore’s wife and I was learning about lobsterboat races around the state. We learned that the lobstermen were only making about a two and a half percent margin, and things were mighty tight, cutting down considerably on their lobsterboat racing. The next morning, after finishing the last of our hikes on the island, we had a tour of the old lifesaving station, and only too soon we had to leave. We made out way back to Moxie, prepped her for the day, and sadly bid our adieus to the yacht-club members as we motored out of the harbor. Ellen brought the Moxie into the wind and I raised the mainsail. As we turned to head east, we spotted a vessel behind us that was erupting in heavy, black smoke and then we saw flames. I immediately turned up the VHF and found that the fire had already been reported. A fishing vessel was two minutes out and quickly rescued the couple, who had made their way into their dinghy. By the time we got the mainsail back down, and were close editor@pointseast.com
enough to help, several other vessels were offering assistance. There would be no assisting this 27-foot sloop out of Massachusetts. We watched the mast fall into the water and saw the flames engulfing the boat from stem to stern. We monitored the Coast Guard conversation and learned that the owners, the Shermans, were OK. I can only imagine their emotions as they watched their lovely vessel burn - and with it their dreams of a cruise in Maine. Perhaps callously, we turned and headed back on our course around Damariscove. There wasn’t anything we could do. We discussed what we would do if a fire occurred, and how to react to it. Our extinguishers would give perhaps two minutes to get the fire out, or for us to get into the Pudgey, our beloved tender. The PFDs are always readily at hand. Seeing a tragedy like this makes one stop and think carefully about our needs and wants. Upgrading our fire-fighting ability is now tops on my list of needs. There will also be a new drill on the Moxie about how to use the fire extinguishers and when to abandon ship, and how as quickly as possible. We will also talk about what direction to place the boat in relation to the wind, and how to use emergency procedures to douse the sails. For the next hour and a half, as we approached Boothbay and Townsend Gut, I kept thinking of more things to do and what if situations as I watched the thick black smoke over my shoulder. Ellen broke my reverie by announcing that, if I would get the sails down, we might make the 1300 bridge opening. In went the genoa and down came the main, and on went the Honda. Three boats were ahead of us in the line and a couple of hundred yards separated us from the third boat in line. We put the motor to the stops, and were allowed by the compassionate tender to pass through. We took Townsend Gut out to the Sheepscot, and planned to go into Cape Small, deciding to go inside Seguin, but the washing machine where the Kennebec River meets the sea convinced us to make
a run for Jewel Island in Casco Bay. And run we did. Our speed grew from the fives to the sixes, then into the sevens and eights. We were cruising. When we made it to Jewel, we knew that we’d had a great sail across the bay. The number of superb anchorages that we passed in our mad rush out there, I am sure are innumerable. But the sail across I will long remember. The wind held steady and away we went. After arriving in Jewel’s Cocktail Cove, it took us two tries to sent the anchor. Nature always finds a way to bring you back to reality. NOAA predicted light and variable winds during the night. We listened to it whistle in our rigging as the wind stayed constant until about 3 p.m. the next day. At least we were nestled in our bunk, warm, and dreaming of the sail that was - securely at anchor. Our last day of this too short cruise was spent hiking the Jewell Island. The trees have grown remarkably since we last camped there with the kids so many years ago. The W.W. II ruins are even more overgrown, but the two towers still offer a splendid view of Casco Bay. The Maine Island Trail Association, in conjunction with State of Maine, have done a great job of improving the island without destroying what has always made Jewell so special to so many people. It is a wonderful resource for all of us natives and also for all those from away. We met folks from Seattle and Vermont, and saw one fellow off a Swedish boat take an early morning skinny-dip into 62-degree water. By Swedish standards probably our water is warm. We ended our cruise with a leisurely tacking sail between Hope and Cliff islands, then a long shot past Long Island on into the Hussey, where the wind was swallowed by Peaks Island. On went the Honda one last time. After making it past the ebbing tide, we turned off the motor to enjoy the noise of our gurgling wake headed for home. Unlike past cruises, the specter of that burning sailboat will stay with me for a long time. I don’t know what happened out there to cause it, but it certainly was a catastrophe.
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My special Caribbean
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Photos courtesy Phillips Sargent
Above, Capt. Peter is reveling in an exhilarating and wet ride, replete with stinging spray for which he’s donned ski goggles. At left: Leo at the helm in 40 knots of wind and 15- to 20-foot seas.
A veteran sailor with 30,000 sea miles in his wake tries his hand at open-ocean voyaging as crew aboard a J/44 bound for the Caribbean. By Phillips Sargent For Points East n May 2009, I received a call from a friend asking if I would like to crew in the Caribbean 1500 Rally on his J/44 Stolen Hour out of Falmouth, Maine.
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to the Caribbean with support services and, hopefully, other vessels nearby in case of emergency. It departs in early November from Hampton, Va., after the end of the “official” hurricane season, finishing after approximately 1,500 miles in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. This year’s edition starts Nov. 1. As the summer passed my excitement and anticipation for the race continued to rise. Meanwhile, Peter Van Alstine, the owner/skipper, departed Falmouth, Maine, in mid-August with his wife and two children (ages 8 and 10). Their plan was to cruise south to the Chesapeake arriving in late October in Hampton, where I would join the boat. Peter’s wife and children would then return to Maine, later rejoining the boat in Tortola. The family would then spend the remainder of their one-year sabbatical cruising the warm waters of the Caribbean, returning to Maine this past August. Their dream, in the making for several years, was about to come true. The Carib 1500 has two classes: Rally/Race and Cruising. Regardless of the class entered, the objective is to arrive in Tortola safely. We sailed in the Rally Class, with the priorities of safety, fun, fast sailing, and catching fish. The fleet ranged in size from
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Stolen Hour’s cohesive crew, from left: the skipper’s dad, Peter Van Alstine, Sr.; the author, Phil Sargent; owner/skipper Peter Van Alstine; and voyager Leo Birkby.
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the world on a 70-foot boat. His faspare, and we started our jourther had done two Carib 1500s in ney, 150 yards from a 600-foot 1990 and 1992. Leo owned the naval warship heading out on aforementioned 70-footer, taking maneuvers. Fifty-four boats 18 months to circumnavigate the were under way from Hampton, globe in 1992. I was by far the Va., split evenly between the rookie in this group, even with 30two classes. plus years sailing and more than We stood watches of four 30,000 miles under my keel. hours on and four hours off. Leo The days before the start of the and I had the 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., race were filled with information3 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 3 al meetings and seminars coverp.m. shifts. The wind continued ing many topics: safety at sea, seato build as we headed south sickness prevention and treatalong the coast. Other boats ment, diesel maintenance and removed more eastward, and pair, abandoning-ship procedures, within three hours, we had only communications, weather, and one other boat in sight. We lost fishing. I must admit that my exsight of it in the early evening citement increased, but it was and did not see another Carib laced with a little anxiety. 1500 vessel until we reached Nov. 2 brought a dreary/drizzly Tortola. cold day with temps in the 40s Near Cape Hatteras we bePhotos courtesy Phillips Sargent and northerly winds of 15 to 20 gan easting toward the Gulf The skipper, still in diving garb, is draped knots. Not the tropical weather Stream. The Stream, as it is with the 60 feet of crab-pot line and two that the travel brochure had Styrofoam buoys he removed from the keep, fondly called, is basically a rivmentioned. Ten minutes before prop and shaft. er that runs northeastward in the start, we blew a running the Atlantic from Florida, past backstay, but were able to jury-rig it with a minute to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, toward the British Isles. The water is approximately 10 to 12 degrees warmer than the surrounding ocean, with a current of four to six knots. The width varies from 30 miles to more than 100. Because of the warmer water, wind is always a factor. Wind against the current develops rough and un-
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Fishing is a blast while on an offshore passage. At left, the skipper hefts what appears to be a wahoo, and Phil Sargent proudly displays his colorful trophy, a mahi mahi.
predictable seas. You want to get across it and get into the more placid warm Atlantic as quickly as possible. Our strategy was to cross it at a narrow point where it was 30 to 50 miles wide. We had been in the Stream for about 1½ hours when Leo and I came on watch at 3 a.m. on the first night. To say that it was wild and crazy is an understatement. Winds were a steady 25-plus knots, with seas in the 10- to 12-foot range. The best description is to imagine sailing a boat in a washing machine on
the heavy agitation cycle. Waves came from every direction, and it was a challenge to keep the boat on a steady course that was plus or minus 15 degrees of the intended direction. We swapped the helm every 30 minutes to ease fatigue and maintain concentration. We exited the stream about 6 a.m. However, a placid, warm Atlantic was nowhere to be found. Temperatures were still in the 40s, and the wind continued to blow 25 knots, with seas of six to 10 feet. At
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least the waves were more predictable. Peter was concerned that the boat was not performing as it should; the boat’s GPS speed had always been a knot faster than the mechanical knot-log. After three days of riding a bucking bronco, we had a respite, with winds down to 10 knots and waves of merely four feet. Peter put on his wet suit to check if were dragging anything. He immediately came back and donned SCUBA gear so he could cut away 60 feet of crab-pot line and two Styrofoam buoys wrapped around the keel, prop and engine shaft. Once removed, our GPS speed continually exceeded the knotlog by almost a knot. We believe we had been dragging this sea-anchor since the start. The calmer weather lasted about six hours. A large low-pressure system off the Canadian Maritimes had set up large swells that were coming our way. This, combined with a low-pressure system approaching from the south, brought us winds of up to 40 knots, squalls with sideways rain, and seas of 15 to 20 feet. We were crashing along at nine to 10 knots and surfing down waves with speeds in the mid-teens. To quote Bette Davis, “Hang on, it could be a bumpy ride.” We continued to make progress toward our destination. The last two days brought glorious sunshine and T-shirt temps. Wind was 15 to 20, with quartering seas in the six-to eight-foot range, a most comfortable
sail that was unforgettable. We finished at 4:56 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time after spending seven days, three hours and 56 minutes under way (but who’s counting). This turned out to be the fastest Carib 1500 in its 20-year history. We finished 2nd in Class missing first by a mere 15 minutes (.0014%). Our unplanned seaanchor certainly kept us from top honors. To put this in perspective, Stolen Hour had competed in the 2002 Carib also finishing 2nd, but they took 36 hours longer than us. After returning to Maine, I was regularly asked if I would I do it again. Initially, I had felt that this could be checked off my “bucket list.” I learned much, was challenged, had fun, and am glad to have had the opportunity. However, time seems to minimize the difficult parts. At this point, I would seriously consider another go at it. But only if I was on a boat with a crew and skipper as well prepared, competent and compatible as those from my 2009 experience. The author and his wife, Cindy, have been cruising and racing along the Maine and Maritime coasts since 1974. He created and taught Coastal Piloting & Navigation for Yarmouth Community Services for 10 years, and holds a 100-Ton USCG Master License with towing & sailing endorsements. He is a past commodore of the Portland Yacht Club
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THERACIN Low water, high wind for Chowder Cup By Nina M. Scott For Points East Aug. 7 was a bright, beautiful day, but it gave us a snootful of wind and a race run at low tide. Whereas the 27 bigger boats (Classes A & B, 18 feet and over) were exhilarated by the wind conditions, Class C (under 18) had a tough day; of the 13 boats registered, six either did not finish or chose not to sail at all. Gerry Merser of Round Pond, in his Ericson 39 Kestrel, was overall winner. Kestrel pointed so beautifully that he was first around each mark as well as over the finish line. It was Gerry’s first Chowder Cup race, and he vowed to return as he had such a good time. The other Class A (boats 28 feet and over) winners were Paul Cunningham in the J/30 Lickety Split and Friendship-based Doug and Dave Gleason in Turtle, a 37-foot Bostrom sloop. In the B Class (boats 18 to 28 feet), less than a minute separated the three winners. Chris Duda, based in Camp Friendship (for inner-city kids), sailed his speedy J/24 CCHOWDER, continued on Page 48
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One misstep on a C-Class catamaran, and over she goes.
wing was destroyed. The team hit a patch of turbulence left by a freighter, and were unable to react in time. Crew Oliver Moore C-CLASS, continued on Page 48 editor@pointseast.com
NGPAGES The Colgate 26 Triple Lindey and the J/24 C-Monkey, both Class B boat, do the windward/leeward brinksmanship dance during the Chowder Cup.
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Self-administered chase race is a success for Charlestown Y.C. By Norman Henry Martin For Points East Our yacht club, Constitution Y.C. in Charlestown, Mass., tried a new format for racing this past summer, a self-administered nighttime distance chase race. The 45-mile course ran from Spectacle Island, in Boston Harbor, to Gloucester Harbor and back, with a few intermediate marks to make things interesting.
We dubbed it the “iRace� format, and the result was a good race with no financial overhead for the club. The race was held during the weekend of the full moon and near the date of the Summer Solstice. Lots of daylight, and a full moon almost all night. Eight boats participated with PHRF numbers ranging from 24 to 204. The boats finished in the reverse order SELF, continued on Page 49
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CHOWDER, continued from Page 46 Monkey to victory once again, assisted by four of his counselors. On his heels were Toph Cunningham in his J/24 Witch and John Thompson in Triple Lindy., a Colgate 26. Last Boat In, and winner of the Timothy Pickering cup, was George Friau in Yellow Bird, a 19-foot Cape Dory. In Class C, Jeremy Barnard, in his 13-foot Phantom Moiphy, beat out all the Friendship catboats. Second in the class, and first catboat to cross the line, were Dickon Armstrong and his daughter Annabel, followed by Dickon’s sister Edie Armstrong and her husband Gary Lehy in another catboat, Rattle Ya Dags. Because of wind, chop, and rocks, this race was a tremendous challenge to all in C Class. One boat was dismasted; another capsized. As Jeremy put it, “There was plenty of adversity for a 62-year-old guy with a bad rotator cuff!” Despite sailing these waters since she was a child, Edie made the acquaintance of a rock she had never met before; this made her rudder pop out, but since she had hold of the tiller she was able to put her rudder back in. Ken Dunipace, who knows how to calculate handi-
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caps, also worked out the winners on corrected times: Class A: Peter Wakeman in North Star, a 34-foot Vindo; Paul Cunningham in Lickety Split; and James King in Island Girl, an Ericson 34. Class B: Diana and Jesse Markham in Dawn Treader, a Rhodes 19; Charlie Witherell in Osprey, a Rhodes 19; and Joel Wessel in Sokota, a 26-foot cutter. Please join us next year on Aug. 6, 2011 for the next edition of the Friendship Chowder Cup.
C-CLASS, continued from Page 46 lost his footing and was washed off the boat with the mainsheet wrapped around his leg. As the wing rapidly trimmed in, the boat capsized, and helmsman Steve Clark, unable to get out of his trapeze in time, fell through the wing, breaking the mast in the process. Both crewmembers would be fine, and the platform would suffer only minor damages, but what was left of the wing was all but disintegrated in the three-mile tow back to New York Yacht Club’s Harbor Court. FMI: www.nyyc.org/CCLASS.
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SELF, continued from Page 47 of their starts. As competitors signed up they were given a starting time and a very detailed Sailing Instruction (SI). All communication was by email, cell phone, and conference call. The skipper’s meeting was held over the phone using a conference-call number. The format worked beautifully. Things we learned: A conference-call number and PIN has to be set up early. We tried Skype, and the plan failed. Skype is a great idea, but only if everyone has an address, and all participants are on each other’s call lists. This made Skype too cumbersome. The SI will make the check-in procedure clearer next
time. Some boats checked in too often; others not often enough. Check-ins by voice are OK, but by text are best. The rhumb-line distance was 42 miles, and the logged distance was in the range of 55 miles. The results may have been closer and more interesting had we used a distance of 60 miles for the start-time calculation. By doing most of the preparation online, the overhead of a chase race can be very low or zero. A good course makes for a good race. This one was a long leeward leg, followed by a long windward leg. Coastal racing at night is interesting. Are there any other nighttime distance chase races? FMI: www.cycboston.org.
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2010 MS Regatta Results Rank Boat Name
Owner/Skipper
Boat Design
Rank Boat Name
Owner/Skipper
Boat Design
Racing Division 1 1 Apparition 2 Kaos 3 Big Dog Party 4 Family Wagon 5 Buzz 6 Tamarack 7 Snowbird
Ken Colburn Scott Smithwick Peter Price Richard Hallett Richard Stevenson Bob Kellogg Theo Tierney
Swan Class 42 Frers 41 Farr 39 ML Hallett 33 Sydney 38 Farr 43 C&C 115
Racing Division 2 1 Keemah 2 Revolution 3 Peregrine 4 Village Bicycle 5 Wiley 6 Beausoleil 7 Altercation 8 Phoenix 9 Last Red Cent
Cruising Division 1 1 Defiant 2 First Sight 3 Abracadabra 4 Resolute 5 C-C-Courage 6 Orinoco 7 Sunago dns Cadre
Wayne Smith Mark/Lisa Steege Jon Knowles Fred Madeira Greggus Yahr Tom Mahoney John Beaman Fred Leighton
C&C 99 Sabre 386 J-46 J-44 wk J-110 C&C 38-3 C+C 40 Ericson 36
Donald Logan Doyle Marchant Erik Pedersen Richard Ketchum Bruce Cumback Richard Parent Ron Cole Sean Dunfey Richard Winkler
J-105 Soverel 33 Soverel 33 Olson 30x J-35 Beneteau 456 Hobie 33 Andercraft 36 Lindenberg 28
Timothy Tolford Tim Allen Peter Hall Neil Weinstein Bruce Hamlin Dave Merrill Christopher Loader Steven & Susan Hudson William Hill Jim Vitale Rolfe Bryant Dennis Jud
J-27 Peterson 34 J-27 Erickson 38 CAL 33 Ericson 35
Racing Division 3 1 t'kela 2 Knot-a-clew 3 Sabredancer
Gregg Carville Lynn Bauchinger Brannon Claytor
S2 7.9 Wavelength 24 Sabre 38
J 24 1 2 3 4
Jeff Smith Richard Carlson Gretchen Sullivan Chuck Haight
J-24 J-24 J-24 J-24
Second Chance Flying Chicken Draco Wabi Sabi
Cruising Division 2 1 White Hawk 2 Greyhawk 3 X 4 Enterprise 5 Ruthless 6 Dreams II 7 Southern Cross 8 9 dnf dns
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Hunter 41 DS Catalina 34 Catalina 320 Ericson 41 Shearwater 39
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Congratulations to all regatta participants! Rank Boat Name
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Boat Design
Cruising Division 3 Rita P 1 2 Opportunity 3 Puck 4 Scaramouche 5 Aphra Behn 6 Northern Muse Eagle 7 Anie O'Dea 8 9 Anamchara 10 Weatherlight 11 Osprey
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Pearson 30 Shields Alerion Express 28 Shaw 32 Pearson 30 Pearson 33 Endeavour 32 Catalina 310 C&C Corvette Pearson 30 J-22
Cruising Division 4 Fiddler's Green 1 2 Salsa 3 Athais 4 Charles P Cherub 5 Bubble-Skunk 6
James Cullum Seldon Rose John Dunning Peter Barnes Bill Duggan Bert Jongerden
Pearson Commander Catalina 27 Sloop Morgan 25 Capri 22 Ranger 22
7 8 9 10 11
Finest Kind Got Sales Solace Miss Emma New Moon
Classics 1 Nimbus Crazyhorse 2 Wind Rose 3 4 Ad Agio 5 Avatrice
John Andrews Mike Beaudette Suzanne Ellis Sebastian Milardo Devin Riley
Pearson 28 Sabre 28 Sabre 28 Pearson Ensign Seafarer 22
Troy Scott Paul Leddy Jay Wheeler Tom Burrows Sharon Renk-Greenlaw
Alden 39 Pilot Sloop Schooner Bristol 39 44' Ketch
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Briefly Juno is first overall in Corinthian Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge This year’s overall winner of the 2010 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, during the Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta in Marblehead Aug. 6-7, was 65-footer, Juno, owned by Scott DiBlaso. Twelve-meter Valiant won the Spirit of Tradition Division, while Taru won the Modern Classic Division, and Tango won the Classic International One Design Division. Sailing conditions were among the best ever, with clear skies and winds 10- to 12-knots of wind the first day and 12 to 14
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Magical weather earmarks CYC and Monhegan Island regattas The Centerboard Yacht Club Northeast Harbor Race on Aug. 27-28 was a great success. Thirteen boats in three divisions raced 100 miles from Portland to Mount Desert Island. The fleet took off on Friday in a steady westerly breeze that quickly swung around to the southwest sea breeze. For a while, you could see boats with spinnakers on the same course as boats close-hauled. Sunset saw Seguin fading behind and Monhegan abeam for most of the fleet. The wind started back around to the west and eventually northwest. Soon the moon rose, nearly full, and lit up the sea as the fleet neared and passed Matinicus Rock. Boats were visited by whales and porpoises plus many sea birds and seals. Sunrise found the fleet heading north towards Greater and
Little Duck islands and then on to the finish. The entire fleet finished during the daylight on Saturday and made it into the harbor in time for dinner. Sunday’s brunch was well attended with over 40 crewmembers in attendance, sharing stories about encounters with a floating stump that look like a whale and rafts of seaweed that appeared to follow certain boats. Cruising Class: Peregrine, Chris Allen; Trader, Steve Purdy; Aeolus, Tim Reilley; Southern Cross, Chris Loader and Steve Hudson; Gandalf, Steve Booth. Double-Handed: Greyhawk, Tim Allen; Cat’s Paw, Butch Minson; Imagine, Randy Rice. Racing: Keemah, Don Logan; Buzz, Rich Stevenson; Libra, Barney Baker; Sans Cullottes, Robert Johnston. The Monhegan Island Race, Aug. 12-15, offered the classic variation in wind velocity, a beautiful cloudless night, and lots of encounters with marine life of all types. Kudos to all participants for their impressive demonstration of patience and endurance, and congratulations to all class winners: Buzz in Monhegan Division 1; Kaos in Monhegan Division 2; Endurange in Double Handed Racing; Sorn in the Multihull class; Go Dog Go in Manana; and Greyhawk in the Seguin division. FMI: www.gmora.org.
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Jessica Watson is a member of the infamous 2010 class of naughty young kids who decided to sail solo around the world. She made it after one false and disastrous start. One of her better-known classmates, Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old Californian, lost her boat, an Open 40 named Wild Eyes, in the Southern Ocean and was successfully rescued. She provided the fuel for the furor over whether teenagers should go to sea alone in small boats. (Keep in mind that she is hardly the first solo sailor to require rescue in the Southern Ocean. She has lots of adult company.) But we hardly heard a peep about Watson’s relatively benign cruise around the world on a S&S 34, or of the two other teens who didn’t require rescue. No news is no news, I guess. For this book, Watson combined blog entries telegraphed to the world during the circumnavigation with some post-cruise observations and footnotes. The result is a sweet and engaging account that is typical teen diary and, as the trip goes on, more mature musing on matters of life and solitude and challenge. Watson has a very nice sense of proportion, unlike the many grouchy grown-up know-it-alls who have been heaping criticism on teen sailors and their families over the last few months. Even as she undertakes a very adult challenge, she finds that adult world amusing. “I’d had a grin on my face since I’d woken up because this was ‘THE DAY,’ but I almost had the giggles as well because it was so all over the top. I only remember two questions being repeated by different reporters: ‘How are you feeling?’ Surely they could see the smile on my face? And, ‘What is the weather like?’ Couldn’t they see it for themselves?” There were those who said before she set out from Sydney, Australia, that she shouldn’t do it, that she was too young, that it was too dangerous, that her parents were forcing her to do it, that the terrifying run-in she had with a ship on her first overnight only proved their point. And there were those who said afterward that she didn’t succeed at all, that she didn’t cover enough ocean, that another boat had accompanied her, that she had actually spent part of the time at a resort. That they were wrong was exactly the point of her editor@pointseast.com
trip. “I wanted the world to know exactly what ‘little girls’ and young people are actually capable of!” Well, they’re capable of lots of things, in addition to using too many exclamation points: keeping their wits about them as their tiny boats are tossed around by huge southern ocean seas; engineering repairs that the rest of us would pay a boatyard to do; keeping the boat moving in nerve-wracking light air; enjoying without complaint food that would make an astronaut gag; and managing the kind of solitude that has driven older sailors mad. On her boat, only the music would have driven an older sailor mad. The rest is inspiring. “With ‘Missy Higgins’ or ‘Powderfinger’ blasting out, no land in sight, and the horizon calling me on, I felt so alive and completely exhilarated. It is easy to become dulled down at home, too focused on the next step to enjoy the moment you are living. On Ella’s Pink Lady there was only the moment. It was a great lesson, and I hope it is one I can carry with me forever.” Did she have bad days? Sure, but she was ready for them and her response was mature and effective. “Maintaining good mental health had been something we’d put strategies in place for before I left.…I understood that the success of the trip was just as dependent on my state of mind as it was on the state of the rigging or the hull.…When that happened I tried
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Briefly Brewer Pilots Point Marina, in Westbrook, Conn., has completed an 8,500-square-foot solar photovoltaic (PV) system funded, in part, by a grant from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF). The electricity generated by the new system will supply power to three marina work sheds and a portion of its 900 customer slips. CCEF provided an $184,968 grant through its On-Site Renewable Distributed Generation Program that provides funding for renewable energy projects to reduce the load on the state’s electricity grid, minimize fossil-fuel emissions, and spur investment in small businesses. FMI: www.byy.com. Wilbur Yachts, of Southwest Harbor, Maine, are working on a new 28-foot Flybridge Cruiser. The hull was built at John Williams Boat Company, in nearby Hall Quarry, and the panels for the superstructure were built at Union River Boat Co. The boat will be a bit different from most Wilbur Yachts, as there will be no wood anywhere. A good collaboration between these three Maine yards. FMI: www.wilburyachts.com. R&W Rope, of New Bedford, Mass., has introduced Arteplas 100 percent recycled rope. Each month, Arteplas converts 770 tons of polyethylene terephthalate raw material (P.E.T. bottles) into 550 tons of finished product. R&W claims that Arteplas rope is four to six times more resistant to abrasion and UVB rays than rope made from polyprolylene. The P.E.T. product is recommended for all general-utility cordage
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South: Fall fishing great in Narragansett Bay By Elisa Jackman For Points East The fall season brings awesome fishing conditions to Narragansett Bay and Block Island sound. Inshore anglers can enjoy bass, bluefish, tautog, scup, seabass, cod, and possibly bontita fishing close to home. The scup and seabass fishing at the Hooter Buoy, Pt Judith, and rocky bottom areas along the south shore are great locations for the early part of October. As the season progresses, the East Grounds off of Block Island is the best vantage point for seabass as the fish move offshore. Cox’s Ledge, although a further ride, is a great location to try for cod or seabass. Hopefully, the cod fishing will be as great as last year! Striped bass, bluefish and bonita frequent areas like the Pt Judith Light, North Rip and Southwest Ledge of Block Island. Bass fishing around Block with live eels from dusk to dawn usually has best results for the cow stripers. Trolling wire with umbrellas or tube and worm work great during the day for
both species. Keep up with local fish reports for the bonita fishing, they are spotty but a great challenge on light tackle with deadly dicks or fast track rebels. Point Judith Light down the beaches to Charlestown are areas the bonita can frequent. Narragansett Bay will become alive with tautog as the waters cool. Scarborough, Brenton Reef, and Washington’s Ledge are key fishing spots. Green crabs are the bait of choice and it is extremely important to keep fresh bait on the hook to keep the sent. Chum pots also help attract fish to your boat. Snug Harbor Marina hosts the White Chinner Challenge Tautog Tournament Oct 20 to Nove 28 for the competitive angler, call 401-783-7766 for more info. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for some more tuna fishing. Anglers fishing to the East had a pretty good summer season so possibly those fish could pass through and make everyone happy! Only time will tell.
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LETTERS, continued from Page 11 Stonington Village is one of the best preserved historic towns in Connecticut and has beautiful architecture. It’s fun just to walk up and down the few main streets in town. The village is basically a peninsula, so you can’t get too lost. Be sure to walk down to the point; you’ll be facing Fishers Island, and off to your left is Watch Hill, R.I. (home to the beautiful $40 million Ocean House). There is also a small beach here that you can use for a small fee. The Old Lighthouse Museum is located here as well, and it’s worth a visit, or you can just go on the grounds, sit on the bench and watch the boats go past Sandy Point. On the way to the point, you would’ve passed Cannon Square, which houses two of our recently restored cannons. Stonington Village defended itself from attacking British forces on Aug. 9, 1814, and it is known as the Battle of Stonington. You may see reference to this throughout the town. The other historical property in town is the 16-room Victorian mansion, The Captain Nathaniel Palmer House, with memorabilia pertaining to his discovery of Antarctica. It’s a bit of a walk, so be sure to check on their opening schedule. More may be found at www.stoningtonhistory.org.
Now for the important stuff: food. For such a small town, Stonington sure delivers when it comes to food. There’s the boater’s bar and restaurant, Dog Watch Café, at Dodson Boat Yard; Noah’s, great for breakfast and fish; Skipper’s Dock, located on the water, with a jazz trio on Sunday afternoons; Water Street Cafe, great varied menu and great food; and Milagro Cafe, authentic Mexican cuisine. For a quick bite there is Teresa’s and the Yellow House Coffee and Tea Room. If your lucky enough to be in Stonington on a Saturday, you can stock up your boat with fresh vegetables, fish, cheeses and breads at the Farmer’s Market, near the commercial fishing docks. You may also be able to get some lobsters direct from one of the boats tied up. The market runs from 9 a.m. to noon. There is also a SEAT bus that goes to Mystic for groceries, etc. They’d have to check the schedule. There are some wonderful small shops and boutiques to spend your money in as well. Also, a beautiful library with two computers (or bring your own for WiFi access), and a lovely post office. Sharon Bell s/v Silver Lining Stonington, Conn.
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North: The groundfishing will only get better By Craig Bergeron For Points East Wow what a difference “Back to School� makes. I can finally pull out onto Route 1 without waiting a half-hour. Last week the store was jam-packed with fishermen flocking to local beaches and rivers trying to get as much fishing as possible before heading back home. The weather was beautiful, the temperatures were hot, and the striped bass were hitting. Ron Mckee stopped in this morning before heading down to the Vineyard. In mid-September, we had the Tri State Striper Fest, and we had a few fisherman up this way, with Team Stripers Unlimited winning, Mass. Bass second, and Plum Island Surf Fest third. Ron said he spotted a few stripers feeding under the pier at Pine Point, and many of them appeared to be 25- to 30-pounders. Ocean Park has had some life at daybreak, with John “Striper John� Lebel seems reasonably pleased with this lean and mean striper, one of many he caught fishing worms on the bottom in September. Photo courtesy Saco Bay Tackle
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Bar Harbor, Maine 9.4 9.6 0.9 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -1.4 -1.7 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.3 9.8 9.3 8.9 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6
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Corrections for other ports Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Stonington Bar Harbor Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Kennebunkport Portland Portsmouth Portland
Time Corrections
Height Corrections
High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,
High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86
Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole
Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport
High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,
High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40
Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol
New London Newport Newport Newport
High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,
High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14
Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport
Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport
High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,
High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, Low *0.96 High *1.36, Low *1.35 High *1.24, Low *1.25 High *1.01, Low *0.97 High *0.85, Low *0.85
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Find Points East at more than 700 locations in New England MAINE Arundel:The Landing School, Southern Maine Marine Services. Augusta: Mr. Paperback. Baileyville: Stony Creek Bangor: Borders, Book Marc’s, Harbormaster, Young’s Canvas. Bar Harbor: Acadia Information Center, Bar Harbor Yacht Club, Lake and Sea Boatworks. Bass Harbor: Morris Yachts. Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum. Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visitors’ center, Coastwise Realty, Crosby Manor Estates, Harbormaster’s office. Biddeford: Biddeford Pool Y.C., Buffleheads, Rumery’s Boatyard. Blue Hill:, Blue Hill Farm Country Inn, Blue Hill Food Co-op, Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Compass Point Realty, Downeast Properties, EBS, Kollegewidgwok Y.C., North Light Books, Rackliffe Pottery, Slaven Realty. Boothbay: Boothbay Mechanics, Boothbay Resort, Cottage Connection. Boothbay Harbor: Boothbay Harbor Inn, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Brown’s Motel, Cap’n Fish’s Inn, Carousel Marina, Gold/Smith Gallery, Grover’s Hardware, Municipal Office, Poole Bros. Hardware, Rocktide Inn, Sherman’s Bookstore, Signal Point Marina, Tugboat Inn. Bremen: Broad Cove Marine. Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine. Bristol: Hanley’s Market. Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin Inn, Center Harbor Sails, Eric Dow Boatbuilder, Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, WoodenBoat School. Brooksville: Bucks Harbor Market, Bucks Harbor Marine, Bucks Harbor Y.C., Seal Cove Boatyard. Brunswick: Bamforth Automotive, Coastal Marine, H&H Propeller, New Meadows Marina, Paul’s Marina. Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware. Calais: EBS Hardware. Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Harbormaster, Owl & Turtle, PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Waterfront Restaurant, Wayfarer Marine. Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer. Castine: Castine Realty, Castine Y.C., Four Flags Gift Shop, Maine Maritime Academy, Saltmeadow Properties, The Compass Rose Bookstore and Café. Chebeague Island: Chebeague Island Boat Yard. Cherryfield: EBS Hardware. Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware. Cundy’s Harbor: Holbrook’s General Store, Watson’s General Store. Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hardware, Schooner Landing Restaurant. Deer Isle: Harbor Farm. East Boothbay: East Boothbay General Store, Lobsterman’s Wharf Restaurant, Ocean Point Marina, Paul E. Luke Inc., Spar Shed Marina. Eastport: East Motel, Eastport Chowder House, Moose Island Marine, The Boat School – Husson. Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Patten’s Yacht Yard.
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Ellsworth: Branch Pond Marine, EBS Hardware, Riverside Café. Falmouth: Hallett Canvas & Sails, Portland Yacht Club, Sea Grill at Handy Boat, The Boathouse, Town Landing Market. Farmingdale: Foggy Bottom Marine. Farmington: Irving’s Restaurant, Mr. Paperback, Reny’s. Freeport: Gritty McDuff’s, True Value Hardware. Georgetown: Robinhood Marine. Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware. Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, Watefront Marine. Hancock Pt.: Crocker House Country Inn. Harpswell: Dolphin Restaurant, Finestkind Boatyard, Great Island Boat Yard. Harrington: Tri-Town Marine. Holden: McKay’s RV. Islesboro: Dark Harbor Boat Yard, Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor. Islesford: Little Cranberry Y.C. Jonesport: Jonesport Shipyard. Kennebunk: Kennebunk Beach Improvement Assoc., Landing Store, Seaside Motor Inn. Kennebunkport: Arundel Yacht Club, Bradbury’s Market, Chick’s Marina, Kennebunkport Marina, Maine Yacht Sales. Kittery: Badger’s Island Marina, Cap’n Simeon’s Galley, Frisbee’s Store, Jackson’s Hardware and Marine, Kittery Point Yacht Yard, Port Harbor Marine. Lewiston: Mr. Paperback. Machias: EBS Hardware, H.F. Pinkham & Son. Milbridge: H.F. Pinkham & Son. Monhegan Is: Carina House. Mount Desert: John Williams Boat Company North Haven: Calderwood Hall, Eric Hopkins Gallery, JO Brown & Sons, North Haven Giftshop. Northeast Harbor: F.T. Brown Co., Full Belli Deli, Kimball Shop, Mt. Desert CofC,, McGraths, Northeast Harbor Fleet, Pine Tree Market. Northport: Northport Marine Service, Northport Yacht Club. Owls Head: Owls Head Transportation Museum. Peak’s Island: Hannigan’s Island Market. Penobscot: Northern Bay Market. Port Clyde: Port Clyde General Store. Portland: Becky’s Restaurant, Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, Chase Leavitt, Custom Float Services, DiMillo’s Marina, Fortune, Inc., Gilbert’s Chowder House, Gowen Marine, Gritty McDuff’s, Hamilton Marine, Maine Yacht Center, Portland Yacht Services, Ports of Call, Sawyer & Whitten, Vessel Services Inc., West Marine. Raymond: Jordan Bay Marina, Panther Run Marina. Rockland: Atlantic Challenge, Back Cove Yachts, E.L.Spear, Eric Hopkins Gallery, Gemini Marine Canvas, Hamilton Marine, Harbormaster, Johanson Boatworks, Journey’s End Marina, Knight Marine Service, Landings Restaurant, Maine Lighthouse Museum, North End Shipyard Schooners, Ocean Pursuits, Pope Sails, Reading Corner, Rockland Ferry, Sawyer & Whitten. Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster, Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Corner Shop. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market.
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Saco: Lobster Claw Restaurant, Marston’s Marina, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco Yacht Club. St. George: Harbormaster Scarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C. Seal Harbor: Seal Harbor Yacht Club Searsport: Hamilton Marine. South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Coveside Marine, Gamage Shipyard, Harborside Café, Osier’s Wharf. South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco Bay Yacht Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C., Strouts Point Wharf Co., Waterman Marine. South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Ship to Shore Store South Portland: Aspasia Marina, Centerboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Restaurant, Port Harbor Marine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grille, South Port Marine, Sunset Marina. Southwest Harbor: Acadia Sails, Great Harbor Marina, Hamilton Marine, Hinckley Yacht Charters, MDI Community Sailing Center, Pettegrow’s, Sawyer’s Market, Southwest Harbor-Tremont CofC, West Marine, Wilbur Yachts. Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine. Stockton Springs: Russell’s Marine. Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Fisherman’s Friend, Inn on the Harbor, Lily’s Café, Shepard’s Select Properties. Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats. Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Surry: Wesmac. Swan’s Island: Carrying Place Market Tenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn, Pond House Gallery and Framing, Tenants Harbor General Store. Thomaston: Harbor View Tavern, Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Turner: Youly’s Restaurant. Vinalhaven: Jaret & Cohn Island Group, Vinal’s Newsstand, Vinalhaven Store. Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham. Wells: Lighthouse Depot, Webhannet River Boat Yard. West Boothbay Harbor: Blake’s Boatyard. West Southport: Boothbay Region Boatyard, Southport General Store. Windham: Richardson’s Boat Yard. Winter Harbor: Winter Harbor 5 & 10. Winterport: Winterport Marine. Wiscasset: Ames Hardware, Wiscasset Yacht Club. Woolwich: BFC Marine, Scandia Yacht Sales, Shelter Institute. Yarmouth: Bayview Rigging & Sails, East Coast Yacht Sales, Landing Boat Supply, Maine Sailing Partners, Royal River Boatyard, Royal River Grillehouse, Yankee Marina & Boatyard, Yarmouth Boatyard. York: Agamenticus Yacht Club, Stage Neck Inn, Woods to Goods, York Harbor Marine Service. NEW HAMPSHIRE Dover: Dover Marine. Dover Point: Little Bay Marina. Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club.
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Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems. Hampton: Hampton Harbor State Marina, Hampton River Boat Club. Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety. Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales. New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, WentworthBy-The-Sea Marina. Newington: Great Bay Marine, Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, West Marine. Seabrook: West Marine. Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store. MASSACHUSETTS Barnstable: Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser, Millway Marina. Beverly: Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club. Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia Yacht Club, The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina. Bourne: Taylor’s Point Marina Braintree: West Marine. Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina. Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard. Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina. Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine. Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill. Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C. Cotuit: Peck’s Boats. Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina. Danvers: Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Marine. Dedham: West Marine. Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard. Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club. East Boston: Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Quarterdeck Marina. East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina. Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harborside Inn. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine. Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine. Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine. Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply. Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine. Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina. Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hingham Shipyard Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club. Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine. Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club. Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C., Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, West Marine. Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding
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Sails, West Marine. Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina. Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard. Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Moorings, Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina. New Bedford: C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, IMP Fishing Gear, Lyndon’s, Neimic Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, Skip’s Marine, West Marine. Newburyport: American Boat Sales, American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, Newburyport Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, The Boatworks, Windward Yacht Yard. North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina. North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina. Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace. Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club. Orleans: Nauset Marine. Osterville: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Service. Peabody: West Marine. Plymouth: Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club, West Marine. Provincetown: Harbormaster. Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, Nonna’s Kitchen, POSH, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club. Salem: , Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard, Hawthorne Cove Marina, H&H Propeller Shop, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Winter Island Yacht Yard. Salisbury: Bridge Marina. Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply. Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina, Front Street Book Shop, Satuit Boat Club, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine. Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts. Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina. Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club. Wareham: Zecco Marine. Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Corp. West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store. West Dennis: Bass River Marina. Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport Marine, Westport Y.C. Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine. Winthrop: Bait & Tackle, Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina. Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking. RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina.
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Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina, Champlin’s, Payne’s New Harbor Dock. Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine. Central Falls: Twin City Marine. Charlestown: Ocean House Marina. Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club. East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Greenwich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine. East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club. Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard.. Middletown: West Marine Narraganset: West Marine. Newport: Armchair Sailor, Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Island Marina, IYRS, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor Information Center, Newport Yacht Club, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, Starbucks, The Newport Shipyard, West Wind Marina. North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, RI Mooring Services. Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yachting Center, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services, Ship’s Store and Rigging, The Melville Grill. Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina. Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Ocean Options, Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard. Wakefield: Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point Judith Yacht Club, Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver Spring Marine, Snug Harbor Marine, Stone Cove Marina. Warren: Country Club Laundry. Warwick: Appanoag Harbor Marina, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ponaug Marina, Warwick Cove Marina. Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Marine Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wickford Marina, Wickford Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club. CONNECTICUT Branford: Birbarie Marine, Branford River Marina, Branford Yacht Club, Brewer Bruce & Johnson’s Marina, Dutch Wharf Boat Yard, Indian Neck Yacht Club, Pine Orchard Yacht Club, West Marine. Byram: Byram Town Marina. Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina, Middlesex Yacht Club. Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Harborside Marina, Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, Riverside Basin Marina, West Marine. Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina. Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.
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Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina. East Haddam: Andrews Marina East Norwalk: Rex Marine. Essex: Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Boatique, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club. Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, West Marine. Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club. Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club. Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster. Lyme: Cove Landing Marine. Madison: East River Marine. Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine. Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine. New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina. New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina, West Marine. Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina. Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s. Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine. Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf. Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina. Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine. Portland: Yankee Boat Yard & Marina. Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club. Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina. South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina. Stamford: Brewer Yacht Haven Marina, Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Prestige Yacht Sales, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine, Z Sails. Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Madwanuck Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina. Waterford: Defender Industries. Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Pier 76 Marina, Sound Boatworks. West Haven: West Cove Marina. Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club. NEW YORK Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club. West Islip: West Marine.
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And it’s especially fine when you cruise Downeast in a serious Maine-built boat. By Joel Gleason For Points East while back, I got a box shipped to me from one of the companies I represent. In it was a very nice T-shirt with a smiley face and the words: “Life Is Good.” This caused me some reflection. Most of us have a tendency to get caught up in our everyday problems, procedures and responsibilities, and we sometimes forget to be grateful for what we’ve had. I was raised in the beautiful town of Marblehead, where growing up in the ’50s was an extraordinary experience, though we didn’t realize it at the time. I’ve spent every minute I could around the waterfront since I was first allowed out of the house. My poor mother would have apoplexy today if she knew now much time I spent down on the floats: getting rides with the fishermen, going ’round on the Marblehead Harbor Excursion boats, Kelpie, Blondie and Delta, or hanging out at Marblehead Transportation Company, running chores for Harbormaster Phil Clark, who was quite the curmudgeon, but we all loved him. All this, mind you, before I knew how to swim. Waterfront kids in Marblehead back then, and probably now, consisted of two groups: The yacht-club set, whose lifestyle we all openly despised (but secretly coveted), and the “townies,” a bunch of ragamuffins from the not-so-well-off sections of town. I was definitely a townie, and we all had wooden skiffs that had been saved up for with the proceeds of our paper routes. We had extensions on the handles of our outboard motors – an important necessity, since we’d never be caught dead letting anyone see us driving while sitting down. And so, as I looked at my new T-shirt, I reminded myself again, as I often do, just how grateful I am for all I have. I’ve owned a boat since the age of 13, grown up in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and today have the opportunity to work at a job I love, from an office overlooking the harbor, where all I have to do when I want a little fresh air and a look at my boat is to walk across the street. Life is, indeed, very
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good. Immediately after graduating from high school, I left for Lake Winnipesaukee and a summer job at Sandy Island Resort. When they learned of my knowledge of boats, I was sent off to obtain my New Hampshire waterways “Captain, Master, Pilot, Engineer” certificate, then put in charge of operating their boats, ferrying supplies and guests back and forth from the mainland. This was a great job, and learning to handle their underpowered, converted 40foot picket boat, Big Sandy, was a really educational – and sometimes nail-biting – experience. But after two summers the salt water had drained from my veins, and I longed for the ocean again. So I got my USCG launch-tender license and began working for the yacht clubs in Marblehead. Driving the launch all day, and getting paid for it! What could be better than that? Not only does one become quite skilled at boat handling doing this (how could one not, making literally thousands of landings over the course of the summer?), but also we learned about people. I never could understand how so many of my passengers were so grumpy, argumentative, and sometimes downright nasty to each other, or to their kids who were often editor@pointseast.com
Muscobe heads out with the Maine coast in her future.
Photo courtesy Joel Gleason
crying or screaming or complaining, while they were all supposed to be having fun. But during this time I began to hear bits and pieces of something that would later become a huge part of my life: People would be away for periods of time, and then return with tales of something that sounded wonderful to me: Cruising. Maine. Fog. I began to hear about places like Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Camden, Stonington, Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor. And Fog. And more fog. It would be years before I was to experience these things for myself. But, in the meantime, I did manage to join one of the yacht clubs I had once served as a launch driver. Then, in 1987, I finally took delivery of my dream boat, Muscobe, custom-built to my specifications at Young Brothers & Company, Inc. in Corea, Maine. The construction of that boat is a story in itself, and was a real joy to experience. But one of the best parts of it was the friendship that developed between my family and the three Young brothers, Colby and his twins, Arvid, and Arvin. Muscobe would ply the waters Downeast many times over the ensuing years, and whenever possible, I tried to extend our trips on eastward past Northeast www.pointseast.com
Harbor and around Schoodic Point, for a visit to beautiful Corea Harbor, where Muscobe was recognized and welcomed as one of their own. Every once in a while, however, I’d get talked into “going south” to the Cape (Cod), and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Here, the reasoning was, the water was warm enough for comfortable swimming, and there’s lots to see and do (such as shopping, if women were accompanying us.) This area does have much to offer, but my heart has always remained Downeast. I have my own reasons for this: First and foremost, is that when we go to Maine, Muscobe is recognized as a locally built boat, and I think we are treated with just a bit more warmth and hospitality than other boats. Furthermore, the Cape and islands are crowded, and everything tends to be more expensive. The true locals are friendly and pleasant enough, once you get talking with them. But – and this is my opinion only – there’s just something more special about the Maine coast. To me, it’s more like, well, home. It’s where Muscobe belongs. Joel Gleason is a frequent contributor to Points East. Points East October/November 2010
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We never could have known that this Thanksgiving, shared with cruising friends aboard Ozymandias in Beaufort, N.C., would be the last time all of us would ever be able to gather together.
A once-in-a-lifetime Thanksgiving t was Nov. 21 when we arrived in Beaufort, N.C., after leaving New Castle, N.H., Oct. 14 on our 35foot Fantasia, Ozymandias. Tom celebrated his 55th birthday on Oct. 16. He had made a promise to himself that by the age of 55 he would be spending most of his time on his sailboat. Not ready to close his dental practice, he elected to spend several months on the boat. Our destination was St. Augustine, Fla., and we planned to leave the boat there and return to New Hampshire Dec. 15. We would return in April to bring it back to N.H. We had planned to be farther down the Intracoastal Waterway by Thanksgiving, but we’d endured many days waiting out storms.
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Along our journey, we met and traveled with a couple, Chris and Jen, and their son, Nick. Chris was taking a leave from his job on an island in Maine. We also traveled in company with a young man named Neil. Neil had been working as sternman on a lobsterboat in Maine. He’d bought a sunken Sabre 34, rehabbed it, and had set sail for some place warm. The three boats and their passengers first came together as a group at the lock entering the Dismal Swamp Canal. We shared our first meal together at the North Carolina visitor center in the swamp, and then most evening meals afterward. Thanksgiving was just a few days away, and I wished to continue the tradition of a great homeeditor@pointseast.com
cooked meal. One of the squash. There was bit of churches in Beaufort had choreographing to get evposted an invitation for a erything out on the table free Thanksgiving dinner, at about the same time, and it welcomed boaters. not to mention working However, I insisted that we out the arrangement of would host the celebration the dishes as space was on Ozymandias. fairly limited. But we I planned the meal and would figure that out and took care of all the details. did. This event required the use I wanted to brine the of the other boats’ ovens as turkey, so Tom and I conPhotos courtesy Maureen Wallace well as ours. The dishes Chris and Jen and their son, Nick, from Maine, and my sig- sidered the options to acwould be prepared: All they nificant other, Tom, had a lot to be thankful for last complish this and avoid a would have to do was “baby- November. food-poisoning epidemic. sit” them. In Beaufort, we The most likely candimet a couple from New Hampshire, and we invited date for the task was our cooler; it, however, was them to join us. They planned to bring a side dish. filled, and purchasing another was ruled out , mostly The menu: Herb-roasted turkey, bread stuffing, oys- because we did not need any more things taking up ter stuffing, turkey gravy (home-made), acorn and room. We decide to fill our sink with ice, and place the butternut squash (which I purchased at a farmer’s turkey in a garbage bag with the brining solution. market just before leaving in October; they hold up so That did the trick. well they tasted like they had just been picked), The next challenge was the turkey. I wanted the green-bean casserole, carrots, mashed potato, sweet biggest bird possible, but we had to consider the size potato, Tom’s famous potato rolls, cranberry sauce, of the boat oven. Tom measured the oven dimension and, of course, apple, and pumpkin pies. and wrote them down. We had planned to bring a Neil’s oven would cook the green bean casserole, measuring tape to the grocer so we could get the and Jen would cook the sweet potatoes and the biggest bird to fit the oven. This somehow made me
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think of Cinderella and the glass slipper. Off to the market, five of us climbing into a courtesy vehicle, thanks to the great folks at the City Marina. We were so used to sailboat speed or walking speed that 35 miles an hour was a little unsettling. As we entered the parking lot Tom commanded, “Put out the fenders, we’re coming in hard.” In the market, we realized that we had left the measuring tape at home. Tom quickly opened his wallet and pulled out a bill. I was looking at him, thinking that maybe he thought he needed to tip someone. Next thing I saw was Tom lining up the bill next to a turkey, one that weighed in at a little over 15 pounds. He told me that a bill is six inches long, and he positioned it along several areas on the bird. As it turned out, I had to compress the chest of the bird to get it into the oven and not be wedged on top of the oven. It cooked perfectly. Our galley is very comfortable for the two of us. It seats four with elbowroom, and can accommodate six if we take down the stair in the companionway and use the box that it sits on as a seat, use our cooler as another seat, then put the extension on the table. Ten people planned on dinner that day; one of Chris’s sons and his girlfriend were going to join us. I knew that folks could sit in the cockpit as we have an enclosure, but I wanted everyone be on the same level. I cleared everything off the benches in the V-berth, making
enough room for several people so it would work. The aromas were mouthwatering. We all laughed a lot, toasted every possible occasion, and celebrated the many accomplishments we could recall. For the three boats that joined together in the Dismal Swamp, we collectively were thankful for the individual dreams that we’d acted upon and had shared. In the spring, I arrived home in time to accompany my sister to the hospital on the day that her husband was having diagnostic surgery. We would learn that day that Jay had terminal cancer. He was 51 years old and died that July. That same week I received a call from Jen, who said that Chris had passed away that morning, also very unexpected. The Thanksgiving following our trip was celebrated at home. We remembered with great appreciation our Thanksgiving in Beaufort with newfound friends who came together and delighted in sharing experiences along their individual journeys. We reflected on our past year, and the life-changing events of our family and friends. We have new meaning to giving thanks. Maureen and husband Tom live in N.H. and spend every Thursday night through Sunday, from the first of May through October, on Ozymandias. She is our summer home, and she has pleasured us with many trips along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. “I have wanted to write this story for some time now, and I finally have,” Maureen says.
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diesel, windvane, autohelm, SS opening ports, companionway door, dodger and bimini, propane stove, Force 10 heater. 8’ sailing dinghy, 3.5hp outboard, boat stands. Excellent condition. Health forces sale. $25,000. 207-251-8343. 403beavers@gmail.com 30’ Hinckley Sou’wester Sloop 1962. Flag blue awlgripped hull ‘08, 2004 Yanmar diesel, sleeps 4, new radar-gps, 1998 roller furler genoa. Caring ownership $54,000. Gray & Gray, Inc 207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com 30’ Island Packet 27, 1988 Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’ 2 headroom. Easy single handler. Engine hours 554. Selling Price: $41,500. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
30’ Sabre MK lll, 1986 Custom interior. Rigged for racing or singlehand. Westerbeke diesel 480 hrs. Well maintained, very clean. Call for details and survey. $50,000. 207-655-4962. gbclark@maine.rr.com
cosmetics. Excellent opportunity to get into a good cruiser. Make an offer. 207-497-2701 . Jonesport Shipyard. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 34’ Pearson 34, 1984 Sea Glass is a very attractive equipped Pearson 34 with her dark blue Awl-Grip hull. Her equipment includes a spinniker and recent main and 150% genoa, as well as a new dodger. $39,500. 207-371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com 34’ Titan 1971 with auxiliary diesel engine. $29,000 FMI Contact Ocean Point Marina 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 34’ C&C Engine Model MD-11C Volvo Penta Diesel. Galley: three burner gimballed stove/oven, sink with pressure water, ice box, shelving, storage. Sails: Harken roller furling, Barient #25 primary and #22 secondary, Dacron and mylar main, two spinnakers and aluminum pole. $19,500. lordshipsailing.com moorepm@aol.com 35’ Hinckley Pilot Sloop, 1970 Black hull, outstanding condition. $127,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997.
36’ Ericson, 1976 $24,995. Contact Ocean Point Marina, 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com 38’ Pearson Invicta II, 1968 Therapy was completely re-built in 2000 to 2001 by her owner. Reequipping included a Universal 25hp diesel, Isotherm refrigeration, Force 10 propane stove, among many other features. All new electronics were added along with new sails and other upgrades. $59,500. 207-3712899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com
51’ Beneteau 510, 1992 4 cabin each with head/shower, Located in the Virgin Islands. Available Spring 2011, for purchase. Charteryacht, ready to go. Illness forces sale. Email for photos, details. Capt1stan@email.com
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40’ Luders L-27 Sloop, 1955 Refit 2007. Westerbeke diesel. Superb condition. Hot molded plywood construction. 2008 black awlgripped hull, new sails, sleeps 6. Elegant, fast racer-cruiser. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
Cash for your Boston Whaler. Cash paid for your Boston Whaler. Any condition considered. Please call David at, York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602 x13 or email sales@yorkharbormarine.com 15’ Boston Whaler, 2007 Montauk package. Just like new. Only $18,500. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com
42’ Catalina 42 MKII, 2002 3 staterooms, wing keel, doyle stack, 140 genoa, CDI furling spinnaker, etc. Bailey Is. Maine. $169,000. Frank Jones, 603-7263112. games@roadrunner.com 42’ S&S Cutter, 1964 S&S center-cockpit offshore cutter. Refit 2001. Fiberglass hull and decks to the famous Finisterre design. 2001 Yanmar. 3 cabins. $89,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
16’ Calvin Beal, Jr. 1995 Fiberglass runabout with trunk cabin w/ screened ports and folding cabin door. 45hp Honda 4-stroke OB, trailer, used lightly. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 17’ Classic 17 Montauk, 1989 2001 Mercury, trailer, and lots of extras. $10,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602 sales@yorkharbormarine.com
34’ C&C, 1979 Racer/cruiser. LOA 33’6, LWL 25’ 11, Beam 11’. Asking $19,500. 203377-5597, or 203-339-1322 (cell). https://lordshipsailing.com moorepm@aol.com
35’ Hunter Legend, 1987 Great shape, surveyed in 2008 at $59K, asking $30K. Located in Hamden, Maine. E-mail Capt. Ron for pic’s & details. rnblnchrd@aol.com
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17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add an outboard and a little cosmetic work for a great little runabout. $1100. 207223-8885.
storage beneath deck. Base Price $39,900. 207-439-3967. Ask for George or Tom. www.kpbb.net 24’ Eastern, 2003 Eastern Center Console w/130hp 4stroke Honda outboard. Comes with trailer. $31,500. Call Ocean Point Marina at 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
17’ Boston Whaler, 2003 Boston Whaler 170 Montauk package with 90hp 4-stroke. Clean. $16,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com
24’ Striper 2300, 1998 Seaswirl. Johnson 175hp, Johnson 15hp. Full canvas, many extras. $14,500. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
21’ Boston Whaler Conquest, 2006 With 25 hours. Includes matching trailer with electric winch. $34,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com
25’ Boston Whaler 235 Conquest 2005. Clean. Merc 250hp Verado with 211 hours. Hardtop, full wxcurtains; downriggers; fishbox w/pumpout; freshwater washdown; head with o/b discharge; shore power package; full electronics – all the bells and whistles. Slip available. $49,900. York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com
22’ Downeast Runabout/Sportfisher PARECE, 22’ classic wooden lapstrake downeast runabout/sportfisher. Mercruiser 135hp I/O with under 40hrs. Excellent condition, dry, new bimini. $12,500. Newport, Rhode Island. 401-849-7564. bokeefe@cox.net
25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp. Saltwater Series. Demo boat. Full warranty. This boat is loaded. $39,900. Carousel Marina, 207-633-2922.
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25’ Pacemaker, 1969 Center Console, total refit. MercCruiser 454. Asking $32,000. Rockland, Maine. Call John Morin, 207 691-1637.
Asking $110,000. Rockland, Maine. 207 691-1637. 29’ Wilbur/Crosby Express, 1988 Twin Volvos. Fast commuter. Asking $49,900. Southwest Harbor, Maine. John Morin, 207 691-1637.
26’ Somes Sound 26 “Bai Ji Er”, with enclosed pilot house. Great day boat and small cruiser. Gas inboard. $165,000. Call207-255-7854, or email bill@jwboatco.com
30’ Pro-Line Walkaround, 1997 Fishing/family layout, fish box, bait well, transom door. Cabin w/ galley and head, sleeps 4. $39,500. 207799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com
26’ Somes Sound 26 Open launch “Salt Ponds”. Classic launch look with plenty of teak and bronze. $100,000. Call 207-2557854 or email bill@jwboatco.com
31’ Sea Ray Weekender, 1981 With rebuilt engines. Equipped with new seats. Very clean. $22,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com
26’ Eldredge McInnis, 1989 A beautiful example of the well known Eldredge McInnis Bass boat, built by the Landing Boat School. Wood hull, single diesel. Located in Southport, Maine. $49,500. 207371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com
32’ Down East New 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East design, cedar on white oak, silicon bronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder installed, will finish to your custom design, work or pleasure. 508-2243709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com
28’ Albin HT (2), 2002 Yanmar diesel, very clean from $99,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-3637997.
32’ Wilbur/Newman Sedan, 1977 New Yanmar. Refit. Old style charm. Asking $125,000. Biddeford, Maine. 207-691-1637.
29’ Webbers Cove, 2000 Hardtop Express Downeast DayBoat. Yanmar. Separate shower.
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32’ Island Gypsy Trawler, 1994 Single 250hp Cummins, 1800 hours, thruster, generator, queen berth forward, 2 side doors, galley up, good electronics. $109,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. 33’ Egg Harbor, 1974 Engines run. Great project boat. $12,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com
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38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 “Fishwife”. First Stanley 38 built in 1984 and owned by the same family since her launch. She is in excellent condition. $285,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com
43’ Marine Trader, 1984 Priced to sell at $69,999. FMI contact Ocean Point Marina at 207-6330773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 47’ Maine Cat, 2009 Maine Cat P-47, hull#2, launched June ‘09. Twin 180 Yanmar, liveaboard equipped, low fuel burn, 3’ draft, located in Bahamas. $110k below list. 1-888-832-2287. www.mecat.com info@mecat.com
34’ Wilbur Flybridge, 1988 Wilbur Flybridge Long Range Expeditionary Cruiser. Caterpillar. Turn-key. Asking $149,000. Florida. John Morin, 207 691-1637. 35’ Duffy FB Cruiser, 2000 Single Cat 435hp diesel, 587 hours. Sidepower thruster, dual helms, large cockpit and salon, galley down. Sleeps 4. Cruise 17 knots. Handsome green hull. $164,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
38’ Golden Star Sundeck Trawler 1987. Twin Volvo diesels and generator, low hours. GPS and radar. Your floating cottage with beautifully maintained teak interior, and dual cabins. $89,000. For details call 207-712-2346 or email Ricenhowe@Maine.RR.com
47’ Novi Dragger, 1985 Fiberglass Atkinson Novi Dragger. 43.8’ + 4’ extension. 15.5’ beam, 6’ draft. Good Condition. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com
38’ H&H Osmond Beal, 2002 Looks like a customized lobster boat. Acts like a waterfront home. The Yanmar 370 will take you anywhere. The comfy leather couch and island queen berth will make you want to stay. $225,000. Check it out. Make an offer. 603-770-8378.
38’ Holland/Pettegrow Downeast Sportfishing, 1987. 3208 435hp Cat, 3400 hrs. Teak interior, galley down, enclosed head and shower, sleeps 4. Fighting chair, tower and pulpit. Furuno Navnet. $140,000. 207-450-6119. valborgcharter@gmail.com 40’ Hatteras Double Cabin, 1987 Voyager is a very clean and well mainatined Hatteras 40 Motoryacht. Re-powered in 1999 with twin Yanmar 315hp diesels and a diesel genset. Solar panels, recent electronics, fuel system upgrades and numerous other upgrades make Voyager a desirable vessel in a classic Hatteras. $179,000. 207-3712899. Since 1988
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Westerbeke 6 Cyl. Diesel Model 6-346, 120hp, 1050 hrs. with recently rebuilt 2:1 Paragon gear, engine harness, mounts and panel. Clean and well maintained. $3800. Call Fred 781-771-1053. fjdions@msn.com Offshore Swan Sailing Program Real ocean seatime. Sail offshore aboard a Swan Nov. 1st – 18th. 11th Annual NARC Rally. Great boats, professional skippers. Very reasonable. Small crew means lots of wheel time. Fun. 631-423-4988. www.sailopo.com
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Deliveries, training, management. 401-885-3189. capt_bill@cox.net Land with Dock For Sale Kittery, Maine. Well protected, large deepwater dock, 2-level building on dock. Float space for two 40’ boats. Paved parking area. Town water and sewer at site. Possibly able to build a small home on lot. Asking $450,000. 207-439-3890, or cell 207-752-1741. Repower & Refit Considering repower or refit upgrades to your boat? Our two locations offer you in-house, factory trained technicians ready to address your upgrades to the highest standards. Stop by or give us a call, we’d be happy to talk about your options. Kittery Point Yacht Yard. 207439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round position available for Fiberglass/Composite Structure Repair Technician. Yankee Marina is a full-service marina and boatyard. Please send resume with cover letter summarizing work experience to www.yankeemarina.com deborah@yankeemarina.com Slips & Moorings in N.H. Limited dockside slips and protected moorings available in pristine Great Bay, New Hampshire. Leave trailering behind and chase the big stripers more often. Reasonable rates. Great Bay Marine 603-4365299 or email@greatbaymarine.com
www.atlanticchallenge.com info@atlanticchallenge.com Maine Chartering Consider chartering your boat(s) to help with those yard bills. Give us a call to talk about options. NPYC 207-557-1872 www.northpointyachtcharters.com info@northpointyachtcharters.com Inside Storage Eric Dow Boat Shop offers inside storage for lovely boats, reasonable rates, exceptional care. Call Eric to discuss your project needs. Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277. www.dowboats.com Boat Transport Best rates, fully insured, Nationwide and Ocean Freight. Reliable Service. Rob Lee, Maritime 508-758-9409, or 800-533-6312. www.marinasandtransport.com boattransport@comcast.net Moorings Available Kittery Point Yacht Yard has moorings available for the 2010’ summer season. Very well protected and just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Don’t Wait – call now for information: 207-439-9582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net Boat Storage Kittery Point Yacht Yard has two waterfront locations with plenty of offseason storage space available. Store with KPYY and our full service yard and factory trained technicians are available if you need us. Call to join our family of customers: 207439-9582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net
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Exploring Casco Bay I’ve done a lot of sailing over the years. At this point I’m exploring Casco Bay in Maine. My boat is a sturdy,18’ 9” with three sails.I enjoy camping and hiking on island trails as well as sailing. At this point I’m looking for anyone who has some experience in sailing. Allyn, cell: 617 417-0041 Telephone: 617 8683867 Email: allynb@aol.com
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Looking to crew in Casco Bay Lisa is just moving back to Portland after a 13-year hiatus in New York City. She learned to sail with the Manhattan Yacht Club and although she considers herself an advanced beginner sailor, she did grow up with a family of power-boaters so she knows Casco Bay quite well. She runs a boutique in the Old Port which is closed Sundays and Mondays. Lisa is 40 years old, very young at heart and has a witty, fun personality Telephone: (917) 697-6339 Email: lisa@delisedecor.com Want to crew on Casco Bay Have sailed Sunfish for 35 years, crewed one week on 40’ sloop. Easy-
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Want to film your adventures I’m an intermediate sailor that will be filming on offshore adventure later this year. I would like to get out on the water and get some experience filming on a moving vessel beforehand. I can help out with crew duties and you can get some edited footage of your boat. Located in South Portland.Dave Telephone: 207-7990985, dave@e-volutionstudio.com
Just moved to Portland Looking to race with anybody on any boat. Experience on a variety of sizes of boat and am looking to have fun. Pete, Telephone: 585-576-8374 Email: petersteinbergmd@gmail.com Want to get on the water! I have a wealth of sailing knowledge but nowhere to put it. I was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and
am permanently on crutches...however, I’m in good spirits and would love to get on the water. Staring at my own 36’ sailboat sitting in the yard unable to be sailed is making me go nuts. If you have room on your boat for some leisurely sailing, a beer, and some good stories, give me a shout Email: tptaylor@ucdavis.edu
Looking to crew in East Boston I am a 42 y/o fit male looking to crew late afternoons during the week and most w/e. I own a 25’ Catalina sloop that I didn’t put in the water due to work. I have no racing exp. but want to learn! Telephone: 207-699-9493 Email: davetanzer@yahoo.com
Advertiser index Alexseal .......................................................19 Atlantic Outboard.........................................53 Bamforth Marine .....................................53,63 Barden’s Boat Yard, Inc. ..............................92 Bayview Charters ........................................88 Bayview Rigging & Sails....................55,58,86 Beta Marine .................................................17 Boatwise ......................................................60 Bohndell Sails..............................................37 Boothbay Region Boatyard............................3 Bowden Marine Service ..............................42 Brewer Plymouth Marine .............................92 Brewer Yacht Yards ......................................91 Brooklin Inn..................................................45 Bucking the Tide ..........................................21 Burr Brothers Boats ..................................3,92 Cape Cod Maritime Museum.......................20 Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys .............88 Carousel Marina ..........................................63 Casey Yacht Enterprises..............................85 Cay Electronics..............................................9 Center Harbor Sails .....................................45 Chase Leavitt & Co......................................50 Compass Project .........................................20 Conanicut Marine .....................................3,92 Concordia Company.................................3,92 Constitution Marina......................................43 Cook’s Lobster House .................................63 CPT Aotopilot ..............................................84 Crocker’s Boatyard ........................................3 Custom Communications ............................52 Custom Float Services ................................64 Dark Harbor Boat Yard.................................37 Dor-Mor Inc..................................................87 Duchak Maritime Services .....................85,87 Dumas .........................................................15 Eastern Boats ..............................................23 Ecovita .........................................................87 Enos Marine ................................................53 Finestkind ....................................................81 Finestkind Boatyard.....................................32 Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard .............................3,92 Gamage Shipyard........................................85 Gannon and Benjamin, Inc..........................17 Gemini Marine Canvas ................................67 Gowen Marine ...................................53,57,92 Gray & Gray inc. ..........................................82 Great Bay Marine ..................................3,8,92 Gritty McDuff’s .............................................64 Hallett Canvas & Sails .................................44 Hamilton Marine ............................................2 Handy Boat Service..................................3,41 Hansen Marine Engineering................3,42,87
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Harriman Associates ...................................51 Hinckley Yacht Charters...............................59 Howard Boats ..............................................48 Ice Blink .......................................................59 Islesboro Marine Enterprises ......................17 J-Way Enterprises .........................................3 J.R. Overseas ..............................................89 J&S Marine Services ...................................52 Jackson’s Hardware ....................................62 Jackson’s Hardware & Marine.....................64 Johanson Boatworks .........................17,37,86 John Williams...............................................83 John Williams Boat Company......................79 Jonesport Shipyard......................................89 Journey’s End Marina.............................37,92 Kanberra Gel ...............................................26 Kennebunkport Marina ...........................54,63 Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor...................89 Kingman Yacht Center ...........................3,9,92 Kittery Point Yacht Yard ................................92 Kittery Point Yacht Yard ................................23 Kramp Electronics .........................................9 Leavitt & Parris / Fortune.............................51 Linda Beans Maine Lobster.........................20 Lippincott Marine Electrical ...........................9 MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine ...............9,92 Mack Boring.................................................13 Maine Cat ....................................................86 Maine Sailing Partners ................................33 Maine Veterinary Referral Center ................58 Maine Yacht Center......................................31 Manchester Marine........................................9 Marblehead Trading Company.......................3 Marine Engines............................................14 Marston’s Marina .........................................63 MAZ Marine .................................................89 Merri-Mar Yacht Basin ..............................3,92 Mike Martel ..................................................88 Miliner Marine Services ...............................89 Millway Marina .............................................53 Mobile Marine Canvas.................................10 Moose Island Marine ...................................53 Navtronics......................................................9 New England Boatworks .............................27 Niemiec Marine.........................................3,92 Noak Village Boatyard .................................17 Norm Leblanc ..............................................88 North Point Charters....................................86 North Sails Direct ........................................60 Northeast Rigging Systems..........................9 Ocean Point Marina.....................................83 Ocean Pursuits ............................................37 Padebco Custom Yachts..............................57
Paul Giroux Rigging and Marine .................15 Pearls Seaside Market & Cafe ....................89 Pierce Yacht Co. ..........................................49 Pope Sails....................................................56 Portland Yacht Service..............................3,66 Progressive Epoxy Polymers.......................89 R.T. Scanlan, Surveyor ................................88 Riley Marine Models ....................................21 Robinhood Island 40 ...................................20 Robinhood Marine ...............................9,56,92 Robinhood Marine Center ...........................83 Rockcoast Boatworks ..................................39 Royal River Boatyard...................................55 Russell’s Marine ..........................................85 Saco Bay Tackle ................................21,62,63 Sailmaking Support systesm .......................48 Samoset Boatworks Inc...............................59 Scandia Yacht Sales ....................................82 Seal Cove Boatyard................................45,92 SeaTech Systems........................................84 Seatronics......................................................9 Seaway Boats..............................................67 Shaw & Tenney............................................65 Shipmate Stove Company...........................65 Snug Harbor Marina ....................................62 Sound Diesel ...............................................17 South Port Marine Yacht Connection...........67 Springers Jewelers ......................................51 Spruce Head Marine ...................................37 The Yacht Connection..................................81 Theriault Marine Consulting, LLC................50 Triple M Plastic Products .............................59 URLS ......................................................68,69 Warren Pond Boatworks..............................15 Webhannett River Boat Yard........................58 Wesmac.......................................................63 West Marine ................................................11 White Instruments........................................29 Whiting Marine Services .............................15 Winter Island Yacht Yard ..............................32 Winterport Marine........................................52 Women Under Sail ......................................21 Yacht North Charters ..............................65,86 Yacht Sales Network....................................81 Yankee Boat Yard & Marina ...........................3 Yankee Marina & Boatyard .......................3,92 Yarmouth Boatyard ...................................9,63 YMCA Auction .............................................52 York Harbor Marine .....................................82 York Harbor Marine Service ........................29
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