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Welcome Aboard! Join us for the 46th Annual Regata to Isla Mujeres, Mexico! April 25, 2014 Register online: get the Notice of Race and Entry Forms at www.regatadelsolalsol.org

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Enjoy this Beautiful Island Off the Coast of Cancun Entry Fee Information: $900 up to January 31, 2014; $1100 from February 1 to March 1, 2014: $1300 from March 2 to April 6, 2014 Final entry deadline is April 6, 2014 For more information, contact Event Chair Beth Pennington: chairman@regatadelsolalsol.org St. Petersburg Yacht Club information, contact Sailing Secretary Phyllis Eades: sailingsecretary@spyc.org

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing

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Havana Regatta 1952 By Troy Gilbert

The Big Dog’s Back — Cuba, Opening Soon? By Capt. Cheryl Barr

Book Review: Yacht Pilot’s Cruising Guide to Cuba By Steve Morrell

Solid Wing Sails for Lasers By Chuck Taylor

Race Reports From Around the South

Good Old Boat Regatta By Dave Ellis

Carolina Sailing: Charleston Waterkeeper By Dan Dickison

Bimini Crossing Guide By Al Wilson

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When Your Auxiliary Fails...One Option is to Drop Anchor! By Steve Morrell

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Cruise to Cuba. Photo by Cheryl Barr. Page 46

Solid Wing Sails for Lasers. Photo by Chuck Taylor. Page 51. COVER PHOTO: Elise Rose, a 1971 Allied XL-2 on a close reach in the Good Old Boat Regatta in St. Petersburg, FL, on Jan. 4. Designed by Sparkman and Stephens, the boat is a 43-year-old, 42-foot keel/centerboard yawl. Elise Rose is skippered Tug Graves of St. Petersburg. This boat was selected as the “Prettiest Boat in the Regatta.” Photo by Paige Barrett.

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FROM THE HELM Online Sailing Business Directory Launches For years, I have envisioned an online directory of all sailing-related businesses in the Southeast states that SOUTHWINDS covers. I can finally say that it is launched as of Feb. 1. I wanted to launch it in December but found too many glitches, so I put if off until they were sorted out. It’s not perfectly glitch-free (what computer-related anything is?), but it’s good enough that we can open it for business and improve it as we move forward. The website, Southeast U.S. Sailing & Cruising, opens with over 600 free listings in eight Southern states with 54 categories that include about everything from boat manufacturers to marine stores, electricians, charters, surveyors, divers, riggers, sailmakers, boatyards, marinas, refrigeration—you name it. We even have a category called “Everything Else.” When searching for a business, you can search by map or search box. By map, you can click on a state or region and pull up all the businesses in that area, or call up all the businesses in one city in that area. You can also search by name, partial name, product, service, keyword, zip code (and miles from a zip code), street number, state, city—almost anything. For those who want to list a business, we have free listings that include your company name, address, phone number and listing in one category. For $10/month (paid annually), you can include more information, add another cate-

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In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions. Email your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com THE SINKING OF THE BOUNTY Re: “The Bounty, One Year Later” December Issue To summarize the Bounty tragedy by saying that it “came about...not from one cause alone”—that it was the result of a dozen little things, and suggesting that the story is wrapped up in indecipherable mysteries—is like saying that there is no way anyone can really learn anything useful from it other than to make sure you have the right size fuel filters and so on. I challenge that. Every seasoned sailor knows that the most dangerous thing on any ship is a calendar, and meeting a schedule was certainly one of the factors in Bounty’s last voyage. However, there is one inescapable—however politically incorrect it may be—fact: The decision to go to sea was the captain’s, and his alone. The captain is the one responsible for the safety of the crew and ship. The captain made the wrong decision. I did not say he was not a wonderful guy. I never met him, and I have no doubt that he was a skilled sailor, and an intelligent and kind person loved by family and many friends. But his decision to take Bounty to sea in a hurricane, to take all of those risks in the face of a myriad of other known compromises, simply in order to “protect” the ship from damage at a mooring and to meet a scheduled appointment in Florida, was a wrong decision. I’ll say it again: WRONG. It’s like “The Emperor’s New Clothes” syndrome is at play in this story. Not just the SOUTHWINDS’ article, but in every article I’ve read on the tragedy since, no one seems to want to come out and state the obvious—however embarrassing and painful—fact. I had hoped that an article entitled “The Bounty, One Year Later” would have dared to probe into the real “whys” of the incident and not give us another summation of what happened. We’ve all read that already, over and over. Why did it happen? That is the question we must examine if we are to learn anything. And even if we know why, that won’t stop wrong decisions from being made in the future. By skirting this question, by being more concerned about not hurting someone’s feelings today than we are about learning something and trying to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future, we simply increase its likelihood and shorten the wait for it. The captain of the Titanic was under pressure to break the transatlantic speed record the night the ship rammed into an iceberg. He, too, was a seasoned captain (and a nice guy, no doubt) and well aware of the north Atlantic iceberg zone he was sending the ship into at full speed, at night. It was the wrong decision. If Captain Walbridge had said, “My first responsibility is for the safety of my crew and my ship. I’m sorry Bounty will miss her appointment in Florida next month, and I’m sorry she is going to incur serious damage at her mooring here in New London, but taking her to sea to face a hurricane with an amateur crew and a variety of structural and See LETTERS continued on page 14 12

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equipment problems would be foolish, and I refuse to do it,” no one would have questioned that. If the owners of the Bounty were so pig-headed to fire a captain for having taken such a stand, then that is their problem, and even if they were, it would have been better for Walbridge to have been fired—wise and alive—than dead wrong with a ship at the bottom of the sea, along with another crewmember. Anyone can make a wrong decision. Sometimes we make fatally wrong decisions. Let us not make yet another one by saying that the tragedy was the result of many things, and we can’t blame anyone or anything in particular. Ultimately, the Bounty tragedy was the result of ONE thing: Captain Walbridge’s wrong decision. His family and friends, and other well-meaning but equally wrong people will howl at this, but it doesn’t change the truth, and we do far more harm than good by trying to obscure it. Clay Watson New Bern, NC Clay, I’ve talked to a lot of people about the Bounty’s last trip and I have yet to have talked to—or heard of—one person who doesn’t believe that it was the captain’s bad decision to take the boat to sea that caused the sinking. That includes the author, Morgan Stinemetz. Consequently, no one I know of disagrees with you on the cause. But—if we were to take your advice and ignore all the other circumstances, the final report would be one sentence long—and we can use your sentence: Ultimately, the Bounty tragedy was the result of ONE thing: Captain Walbridge’s wrong decision. That would be a short report and the cost of writing and printing it would be pretty cheap. But would it be sufficient? Many stories and investigations have been done, and this article was created by an exploration of the known facts and the results of others’ investigations. Why should we ignore these other contributing factors when the ultimate fault was with the captain’s decision? After all, you do use the word “ultimately”and their lies the rub. Should an investigation not even mention these other factors out of fear that these other factors will overshadow the “real cause,” and the readers—the public—will consequently falsely believe that other factors contributed to this disaster? Should they not trust the public to see what it really all comes down to by clouding the final conclusion with other factors? I think not. An investigation and discussion of all that went on is important to help make better decisions in the future—both for crewmembers and captains. I don’t think people are so stupid that they would not see that it was the captain’s decision that was the real cause. Or maybe, I just didn’t discuss this with stupid people. Suppose it had been just an ordinary thunderstorm that no one considered to be that extraordinary or dangerous, and the captain went to sea and lost the boat and the lives, and the one thing that would have saved them would have been sufficient pumps to keep the boat afloat long enough to limp into port? That too, could be determined to be the captain’s bad decision to go to sea, but should we in that case also ignore the other main factor, the poorly maintained pump? Can’t we all learn something from that? This information, whether it is the captain’s fault or not, can become important in helping others make better decisions in the future. And that alone is enough, in my mind, to discuss all the facts of the sinking—and I don’t think that obscures the truth— it’s just the rest of the story. So, I agree with you and I don’t. Editor www.southwindsmagazine.com

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WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These have been recorded over a long period of time. In general, the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.

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The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100 percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.

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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements. About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s boater safety card.

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The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com/pe.htm for the schedule, location and to register. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month. Home study course. $30. Additional family members $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests held bimonthly. Call (813) 677-2354. **St. Augustine, FL. Ongoing. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine, FL. St. Augustine campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (off State Road 16), St. Augustine. Preregistration required. Contact Vic Aquino at (904) 4600243. wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=070-14-07. Couples Cruising Seminar, Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show, Feb. 15 A seminar for couples on how to choose a boat, sailing together in harmony, and other related topics. Taught by instructors and lifelong cruisers Jeff Grossman and Jean Levine. “This seminar will give you both the tools and perspectives you need to safely pursue the cruising lifestyle.” www.TwoCanSail.com/Seminars, info@TwoCanSail.com, 727-644-7496. For more show information and to see their seminar ad, go to page 40. (pd) Using GPS Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 19, Principles of waypoint navigation and shows you how to relate the GPS to your charts. The seminar also shows you how to operate your GPS—what the buttons do, what the screens show and how to access the functions you need. You will also get some tips for choosing a GPS if you do not currently own one. Materials include the waterproof Captain’s Quick Guide to Using GPS to take aboard your boat and remind you of the basic steps while underway. Bring your handheld GPS if you have one. Instruction is free, materials $35 per family. 7-9 p.m., St. Petersburg Sailing

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BOAT SHOWS Dallas-Fort Worth Boat Expo, Dallas, Jan. 31-Feb 9. This boat show (a powerboat show), held at the Dallas Market Hall—the new home of the expo—will have over 650 allnew 2014 boat and watercraft models on display from 20 North Texas boat dealers during the 10 consecutive days of the show. Nearly 150 different vendors will have booths. Hours: Friday, Jan 31, 3-9 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, Feb. 3-Feb 6, 12-8 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 7, 12- 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dallas Market Hall, 2200 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. $12 Adults, $6 Children (ages 5-13, under 5 free). Tickets at show only. Parking free. www.dallasboatexpo.com. Mid-Atlantic Boat Show, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 6-9. www.ncboatshows.com. Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Miamarina at Bayside, Miami, FL, Feb. 13-17. See pages 4041 for show information and seminar schedule. Trawler Fest and Trawler Fest University, Lake Park, FL, Feb. 25-March 1 This event is sponsored by PassageMaker magazine and will be held at the Lake Park Harbor Marina and nearby Kelsey Park in Lake Park, FL. Trawler Fest is held Feb. 28-March 1. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina, or by land, staying at one of the local hotels. Seminars are held on a wide range of topics, along with demonstrations, discussions, parties, and exhibits with industry representatives. Trawler Fest University, held Feb. 25-26—two days prior to Trawler Fest—offers one- and two-day courses on Trawler training. For more information, go to www.trawlerfest.com/events. 12th Savannah Boat and Outdoor Show. March 7-9 Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. Friday, 12-6. Sat., 10-6. Sunday, 11-5. Adults $8 ($5 on Friday). Military with ID $5. Seniors $5. Ages 4-12, $4. Kids 3 and under free. For more information, go to www.SavannahInternationalBoatShow.com. New Orleans Boat Show, March 7-9 Held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Show features boats and exhibitors of marine products and services. $8 admission. Under 12 free. Hours to be announced. www.boatshowneworleans.com 29th Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 20-23 Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beach. 20

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Thurs. 12-7, Fri. and Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6. $18, $16 online. Children 6-15 $8. Children under 6 free. (800) 940-7642. www.showmanagement.com. 6th Annual Southwest International In-Water Boat Show, Houston, TX, March 27-30 One of the largest in-water boat shows along the Gulf Coast and largest in Texas. A large selection of sail and powerboats with a Discover Sailing program. South Shore Harbour Marina, Houston. Thursday, 12-7; Friday 12-7; Saturday 10-7; Sunday, 10-6. www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com. Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Super Show, Gulfport, MS, April 3-6 The Gulfcoast Yacht and Boat Show is the largest boat show on the Gulf Coast. Previously held in Orange Beach, AL, the show has been moved to the brand-new $40-million-renovated Jones Park and Gulfport Small Craft Harbor in Gulfport, MS. Boats up to 60 feet, fishing boats, ski boats, offshore boats, runabouts, personal watercraft and others. Sailboat Row will have over 40 boats, both new and brokered, along with vendors and suppliers of sailing gear. Another 150 boats are on land, along with demonstrations, seminars daily on cruising the Southeast, Florida, the Keys and the Great Loop. $10 admission ($9 online), children under 12 free. VIP Thursday 2-7 p.m. ($25 admission). Friday 10-7 p.m. Sunday 10-5 p.m.. Free parking. www.gulfcoastyachtandboatshow.com.

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SEAFOOD FESTIVALS AND FLEA MARKETS Nautical Rummage Sale, Orange Park, FL, Feb. 1 Held at Fleming Island parking lot at 3027 Highway 17 by the North Florida Cruising Club. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Barbara Burke at (904) 310-5110, or email NFCCsail@roadrunner.com 19th Annual Gigantic Nautical Flea Market, Islamorada, Florida Keys, Feb. 22-23 Sponsored by the Upper Keys Rotary Club. Held at Founders Park on Islamorada, MM 87, Bayside. New and used boats, marine gear, dive gear, products, clothing, electronics, antiques, fishing, nautical arts and crafts. Sat 8-5 p.m., Sun 9-3 p.m. (305) 712-1818. www.facebook.com/pages/Upper-Keys-Rotary-NauticalFlea-Market/123141536974 Island Nautical (formerly JSI) 21st Annual Nautical Flea Market, St. Petersburg, March 8 Spaces available for sellers. Shop for bargains, sell your old stuff or just browse. JSI parking lot at 2233 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg. 8 a.m. to noon. Call to reserve space at (727) 5773220, or (800) 652-4914. Ken Roy. ken@islandnautical.com.

36th Annual Dania Marine Flea Market, Mardi Gras Casino, Hallandale Beach, FL, March 13-16 New Location This Year The world’s largest marine flea market is held at the parking lot of the Dania Jai Alai Fronton, Dania Beach, FL. Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marine equipment, coral encrusted antiques, used boats, fishing tackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating related items. The event was originally started in 1979 by a small group of marine businesses selling used equipment in the parking lot of the Dania Jai Alai. It has grown to be the largest marine flea market in the world, selling used, new and overstock items—by both businesses and private individuals. Items sold besides boating gear are fishing gear, new and used boats, marine antiques, diving gear and artwork—plus anything else related. Food and drink are also available at the flea market. This year the event will be held at a new location—the Mardi Gras Casino—known by “old-timers” as the Hollywood Dog Track. It is located on U.S. 1 and Pembroke Road in Hallandale Beach in southeast Florida. Jennifer Dudas, the Dania Marine Flea Market’s general manager, said, “The new owners of Dania Jai Alai (previous flea market location) are expanding the fronton, which reduces the area available for the Marine Flea Market. So we are moving the world-famous, 35-year-old event five miles south on U.S. 1 to Mardi Gras.” Thursday-Saturday. 9-6 p.m. Sunday 9-4 p.m. Thursday $12. Friday, Saturday, Sunday $10. Children under 12 free. Free parking. No pets allowed. Al Behrendt Enterprises, (954) 920-7877. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com. Fort Myers Beach 6th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day, March 23 Fort Myers Beach will once again show its appreciation for the cruising community with its 6th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day on March 23. Held in the Matanzas Inn parking lot (next to the dinghy docks), there will be a barbecue, live entertainment, drinks, door prizes (even though it’s outside) and giveaways. Free to boaters renting a mooring ball on the day of the event with a nominal fee to others. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs since seating will be limited. Everyone is welcome. The event will be from noon to 3 p.m. SAILBOAT AND TRAWLER RENDEZVOUS Promote and List Your Boat Rendezvous SOUTHWINDS will list your Rendezvous for three months (other events are listed for only two months)—to give boaters lots of time to think about and plan their attending the event. This is for rendezvous held in the Southeast U.S. or Bahamas. Send information to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Third Annual Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous, Feb. 14-16 The 3rd annual Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous will be held at the Upper Keys Sailing Club on Feb. 14-16. All makes of Catboats, as well as all Nonsuch, are invited. Come with or without your boat. For registration and area info, contact

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David (Wavy Davy) Adamusko at (703) 850-6654, or email ahoydavy@gmail.com. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. The UKSC has ample dock facilities, clubhouse and full bar. 2014 Useppa Island, FL, Catboat Rendezvous, Feb. 26 – March 1 The Useppa Island every-other-winter catboat rendezvous, held for more than two dozen years, will be held Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 through March 1. Those attending are invited to come a few days early and stay a few days later. There will be lots of sailing, races for the world championship of 15-foot Sandpipers, racing for all catboats, a beach party, and other fun events. This is the largest fleet of Sandpiper catboats in the Southeast, with an assortment of parties ranging from dinners and beach parties to lunches and aprés racing snacks. For more information, contact Mike Albert at (941) 3761200, mycopres@aol.com, or Jay Taylor at (941) 737-4807, jaytomato@aol.com. For accommodations, call the Useppa Island Club at (239) 283-1061. Mention that you are part of the Catboat Rendezvous. Amenities include beach, pool, tennis and croquet. For more on the island, go to www.useppa.com.

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Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, February, March, April This race, if you could call it that, is sponsored by the Schooner Wharf Bar on the waterfront in downtown Key West. This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’s main business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles out to Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back. The race has five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors are invited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-but-serious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed. Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship always apply. Four races are held over four months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a barbecue dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common. Races are monthly with the first race is January. Upcoming race dates are Feb. 23, March 30, April 27. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 p.m., where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 pm. www.schoonerwharf.com.

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34th Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas, Feb. 21-March 3 This is a cruisers regatta that builds up over several months. This 12-day regatta attracts 350-400 cruising boats. Most boats start arriving from around the United States, Canada and other countries in November and stay through March. When the actual regatta days start, the schedule includes sailboat races held in Elizabeth Harbor, around Stocking Island, and to neighboring Long Island. There is a variety of onwater and on-the-beach events to capture the interest of non-racing cruisers, as well as racers. These include volleyball tournaments, softball, coconut harvest, bridge, Texas hold’em poker, beach golf and much more. Opening night of the regatta is a very big event held Feb. 25. All cruisers are welcome. For more information, contact Oliver Sinclair, regatta chairman at dejarlo411@gmail.com. Or visit the website at www.georgetowncruisingregatta.com (go to “Schedule” for 2014 schedule).

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starts above the high tide mark on the east beach of Fort De Soto Park on Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, FL, and ends in Key Largo. It is run by the Watertribe, whose fearless leader, Steve Issac, conceived of the race in 2000. This year’s event starts at dawn on March 1, although if you want a good look at the boats, go on Friday, February 28, when the competitors will be going through inspection and setting up their boats on the starting line. Along the 300-mile course, competitors are required to sail, row, or paddle into three checkpoints, but not required to stay there. The checkpoints going south along the coast are: Cape Haze Marina, Englewood; Chokoloskee, Everglades National Park; and Flamingo, Everglades National Park. After these checkpoints, the boats head to the Bay Cove Motel in Key Largo at the finish. Held concurrently is the Ultra Marathon, which goes from Tampa Bay to the first check point of the Challenge, Cape Haze Marina. Another WaterTribe event also held concurrently with the above two events is the Ultimate Florida Challenge which circumnavigates Florida. This challenge touts itself as the “toughest small boat challenge you will find anywhere.” Strict entry requirements of completing other events qualify individuals for this challenge. The first part goes from Tampa Bay to Key Largo, followed by stage two which heads north to Sebastian Inlet, then to a point near the mouth of the St. Mary’s River in northeast Florida. From that point, boaters head upriver on the St. Mary’s River 90 miles to St. George. At St. George, there is a 40-mile portage (this is not a typo). After the portage, there is a 220-mile trip

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downriver to the Gulf of Mexico, stopping at Cedar Key. The final leg goes to the starting point at Fort De Soto in Tampa Bay. For more on the Everglades Challenge, go to www.watertribe.com and go to the Events page. You can also read a short history of the Challenge in the February 2012 issue of S O U T H W I N D S at www. southwindsmagazine.com. Go to Back Issues.

2014 Wharf Boat Show, Orange Beach, AL, March 27-30 The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show, a powerboat show, is one of the largest inwater display of any boat Everglades Challenge boats on the beach in St. Pete on the day before the race in March 2013. show along the upper Gulf abouts. There will also be over 75 exhibitors displaying Coast. There will be 110 in-water vessels and over 200 trailmarine gear and personal watercraft. 4550 Main Street, erable boats on exhibit. There will be luxury yachts, sport Orange Beach, AL 36561. fishermen, center consoles, cruisers, pontoons and run-

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). Okeechobee Water Level Decreases Approximately Six InchesSince November As of press date in early December, Lake Okeechobee is at 14.03 feet above sea level, decreasing about 6 inches since December. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 7.97 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.17 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.34 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/ h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Stephen Colbert Joins NSHOF Actor/comedian/journalist Stephen Colbert, who hails from Charleston, SC, has joined the National Sailing Hall of

Fame as an honorary advisory board member. Colbert didn’t start sailing till later in life, but he did sail on a friend’s boat in the Charleston-to-Bermuda race in 2005, and then sailed it again on another boat in 2011 (the race is every other year, being held next in 2015). It is rumored that Colbert is the first comedian sailor to race in the world who is also an actor and journalist—and who also has his own TV show and is also from Charleston. On top of that, there is no other sailor/journalist/comedian who pronounces his name without pronouncing the “t” (in Colbert) at the end of his name—who is not a sailor/journalist/comedian from France.

Historic Schooner Lynx Arrives in Tampa Bay, FL — Open for Deck Tours and Sailing Excursions The Lynx, a 122-foot wooden square topsail schooner, is wintering in the Tampa Bay Area this year. The Lynx is an education vessel and is owned and run by the Lynx

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Educational Foundation. Its mission statement says the foundation “is a non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization, dedicated to hands-on educational programs that teach the history of America’s struggle to preserve its independence. The maritime challenges during the War of 1812 are taught aboard the American privateer schooner Lynx utilizing a comprehensive, interactive program designed to enrich personal achievement through teamwork and the discipline of sail training.” The Lynx arrived in Tampa Bay in January and was docked at the Tampa Convention Center until Jan. 22, when it moved to The Harborage Marina in St. Petersburg. Tours of the boat are available through Feb. 16 and again Feb. 28March 13. Tours are $10. For ages 12 and under, tours are free. Sailaway Excursions are available for $65, $35 for ages 4-12. Tours and Sailaways are on most days of the week. For a complete schedule, go to www.privateerlynx.com. Tickets are available online or call (866)

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Octogenarian U.S. Marine from Key Largo to Challenge Southern Oceans in Southern Winter An 82-year-old Key Largo man expects to sail solo from the Atlantic Ocean under Cape Horn to the Pacific Ocean in the Southern winter—and return to the Atlantic without stopping. He says, if he is successful, he will then continue eastward in the Southern Ocean and pass under the Cape of Good Hope from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean—and again return to the Atlantic without stopping. Capt. Ray Bishop says he’s just another “regular guy” with a much too-long delayed personal goal. He does plan

to take his family with him—two small certified service dogs, Ranger and Roxie, that he saved from terrible ends in Honduras, and who have returned the favor by saving him twice in 2012. Bishop has submitted applications to the Guinness Book of Records and is awaiting conclusion of their preliminary study. If he manages to satisfy his personal goal, he will be the oldest solo sailor to pass Cape Horn in the Southern winter, and the only solo sailor to retrace that path in an unbroken voyage—and if he continues on, he will also be the only solo sailor to continue in the Southern Ocean to a bi-directional passage of the Cape of Good Hope in an unbroken single voyage. Bishop is currently seeking a benefactor or corporate sponsor to finance purchase of, or donation of, a boat for the trip. He plans to re-christen the boat The Euessay. Ray lost his last 30-foot boat in late 2011 on a Mexican reef. He is seeking a 32- to 36-foot sailboat, modified to his professional standards. Examples of boats he is hoping for include the Cape George Pilot Cutter 34 or 36 and the Falmouth Pilot Cutter 36. Ray can be reached at ray.on.euessay @gmail.com, or Review Your Boat SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. Readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast? Have you made changes? What changes would you like? Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com before for more specifics and specifications on photos needed. Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for the reviews, too.

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Island Nautical (Formerly JSI) Under New Ownership with Big Changes Island Nautical Enterprises Inc, (formerly known as Island Nautical/JSI and Doyle Ploch Sailmakers) is under new ownership. Robert and Leslie Ingwall have consolidated the businesses and taken the helm. The company will continue the manufacturing of Doyle Sails, custom canvas, cushions, spars and rigging. A commercial sales division has been added producing awnings, architectural rigging and shade sails. The retail store, close to downtown St. Petersburg, features a new “Canvas & Cushion Design Center,” a “Sail and Spar Design Center,” and—coming soon—the building exterior will be adding a shade sail display, awning display, and mural on the wall facing 22nd Avenue. The retail store stock has been revitalized with: a fully stocked rope wall with racing, cruising, dinghy, dock and other standard and exotic lines; an updated selection of galley ware; swimwear, snorkel gear, and other boatingrelated apparel. The store will continue to carry top brands of hardware from Harken, Schaefer, Ronstan, Lewmar, etc., as well as Gill Weather Gear and Sperry Topsider Shoes. The business will also be expanding further into powerboatrelated items.

The annual marine flea market—in its 21st year— will again be held at the store this year on March 8 from 8 a.m. to noon. Call the store for seller space. Island Nautical is located at 2233 3rd Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. (727) 577-3220. www.islandnautical.com. It is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.

2013 Boat Sales on Pace to Exceed 2012 Sales, Although November Sales Decline — Southern States Lead Annual Boat Sales Again Although there was a drop in boat sales in November (December statistics not yet available), sales seem headed for a six percent increase for the year over 2012. Since November and December sales are traditionally slow months—and usually account for only about five percent of annual sales—it seems likely the six-percent increase happened—or something close to it. From late October to early January, almost all boat sales are in Florida. According to the Florida firm that tracks the data, it appears that the increase is mainly on account of a 10 percent increase in outboard boats 15 feet and longer. In November, boat sales fell about 2.6 percent for total sales of 3,934. It was the first drop in sales since June, although a November drop is expected annually. Sales in November 2012 were 5,069. Florida led boat sales in November with 1,210 boats, followed by Texas (504), Louisiana (388), North Carolina (216) and Georgia (185)— all southern states. Florida, Texas and Louisiana led boat sales in 2012. Industry leaders call the growth in sales this year over 2012, “moderate growth.”

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RACE NEWS America’s Cup Budget for 2017: $80-Million per Team Information for this article was taken from an article on Jan. 5 by Paul Lewis of the New Zealand Herald. Indications from the teams show that the Cup budget for 2017 will be around $80-million. Teams spent at least $100million in the last campaign and Oracle Team USA (Larry Ellison) spent, as is rumored, well over $200-million. Oracle Team USA is the group that will determine the guiding rules—boat, location, timing, etc.—of the next Cup. It is currently working with the challenger of record, Australia’s Hamilton Island Yacht Club, on these details. Here is what is expected at this point (many of these points are intended to reduce costs): • Final Cup racing will be 60- to 65-foot foiling catamarans that will be a bit smaller than the 72-foot 2013-Cup boats. Smaller crew, too, with seven to nine, which will save some money from the 11-man crew last year. • Possibly identical hull and wing sail designs, reducing design team and construction costs. • More challengers are expected, possibly six or more. So far, the maybes are (besides Hamilton YC): Emirates New Zealand; a British team; a French team; Artemis (Sweden);

Luna Rossa (Italy). • “America’s Cup World Series.” Possibility of each team having an event in its own territory in 2015 and 2016, meaning less burden and less cost for Larry Ellison. In these global regattas, they would use AC45s as in the last pre-Cup races, but they would this time have foiling sails (they didn’t in the last Cup). • Top four challengers from the “World Series” would qualify for the Louis Vuitton regatta in San Francisco—the venue everyone prefers. Results of that would determine who challenges Oracle, and teams would then have one year to build their 60- to 65-foot boats. This will mean the Series will determine who goes to San Francisco, when last time, all challengers sailed in the Louis Vuitton race. There is a lot of controversy on these changes as they will greatly affect sponsorship and costs. Many believe Ellison is moving to control his costs alone, and these proposed changes will make it more difficult for sponsors, since boats will not know till the end if they are going to San Francisco. Everyone is wondering how they can reduce the budget, yet still ask for new AC45s and new final Cup boats to be designed and built. Many questions remain unanswered, but many will be answered, probably in March, when Oracle releases the final guidelines.

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MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA, APRIL 5-6, 2014 Come sail with Us on our 61st Annual Sailing Regatta. There will be special trophies and awards. The Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish, Hobie to Wayfarer, Catalinas to Mutineers We hope to have up to 7 races, weather permitting. Four boats will be required for a design class Inland sailing at its best, with outstanding food on Saturday night with music on the dock.

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American Legend Peter Seidenberg Clinches Ninth Championship Win in 2013 Laser Masters World Championship, Dec. 10, Oman

After living in Hamburg for a period, he moved to Canada and eventually to Rhode Island in 1991. Seidenberg sold the company in 2001 and “retired”—but got deeper into Laser sailing ever since, traveling the world racing.

The 2013 Laser Masters World Championships in Oman in December produced a new set of champions in Laser sailing. The championships are raced in eight fleets, which are divided into the Laser Standard and the Laser Radial fleets then further classified according to age. All fleets are open to men and women. Of all the fleets, Americans placed in the top five in several divisions, but the most memorable was Peter Seidenberg, the 76-year-old American from Rhode Island who has been attending Laser Master Championships since they were launched in 1980. In December, he put a significant ghost to rest when he beat his old rival Keith Wilkins of Britain for the first time ever to take the coveted 2013 Radial Great Grand Masters title. As the sun set on a sixth day of light airs racing, Seidenberg sealed his win by coming second in Race 10 but decided to carry on because conditions at Mussanah were so good with late afternoon winds reaching around 10 knots. “This is my ninth championship win, but it is particularly sweet because I have never been able to beat Keith Wilkins,” he said. “We sailed against each other in the Grand Masters division, and he always beat me. Then I won a few championships when I moved up to the Great Grand Masters, but when he joined, too, the game was over for me, so today I was able to take revenge,” said Seidenberg who completed a special fitness program to get into shape for Masters. Seidenberg is known in the small sailboat world for the Seitech boat dolly he developed that changed the world of dinghy dollies. Seidenberg was born in Germany but escaped with a friend in 1963 by paddling a two-person kayak 25 miles across the Baltic Sea to Denmark on a moonless night.

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North U Varsity Collegiate Match Racing Clinic, Titusville, FL, Feb. 21-23 This clinic will be coached by four-time National Match Racing Champion Dave Perry, author of the North U Match Racing Playbook. The clinic covers advanced tactics and strategies with focus on the four major aspects of match racing: the pre-start; upwind tactics; downwing tactics; killing penalties. Titusville Florida Match Racing Center in the Titusville Municipal Marina on the Indian River, Titusville, FL (adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center, about 45 miles from Orlando). Fee: $50 per person. Contact Dave Perry, (800) 347-2475.

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Moth Winter Series, Key Largo, FL, January-March The Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC) in Key Largo is hosting the International Moth United States Class Association Winter Series, presented by 11th Hour Racing. The first of three events was held Jan. 3-5, the second on Jan. 31-Feb. 2,

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2014 Force Five Midwinter Championship, February 19-22

US SAILING’s ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami Returns in 2014, Jan. 25-Feb. 1

The Midwinters will once again be hosted by the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo. Racing begins on Thursday, but practice racing and the Race Around Porjoe Key will be held on Wednesday afternoon. Sailors arriving early will have use of the club facility to get in some practice racing. For more information go to http://force5.us/main/ or contact Tom Trump at tntrump@att.net.

US SAILING’s premier event—the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami—is set to return to Miami, FL, for top-level Olympic and Paralympic class racing. Scheduled for Jan. 25-Feb. 1, the regatta will mark its 25th anniversary of delivering elitelevel competition in the sailing events selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. ISAF medals will be awarded to the top three boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class on Saturday, Feb. 1. Regatta headquarters will be located at the US Sailing Center Miami, an official Olympic training center, in the Coconut Grove section of Miami. Event organizers have partnered with the city of Miami to provide world-class venues for competition. Additional hosts for the event include Miami Rowing Club, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Shake-a-Leg Miami. These sailing organizations host classes onshore, as well as help run the on-the-water racing. The Coral Reef Yacht Club hosts the opening and closing ceremonies.

Melges Racing: Audi Melges 20 Event Number Two and International Melges 32 Winter Regatta, Miami, FL, February and March On Feb. 8-9, Melges 20s compete at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in the second of three Melges events held in South Florida for the large fleet of Melges 20s that campaign in the Southern states and the Caribbean each winter. The first event was also held at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in early November (see December issue, “Race Report”). After the second event comes the International Melges 32 Winter Regatta in Miami on Feb. 28-March 2, which has owners and crew in common with the Melges 20s. And then the third event is held at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, March 2-8. Melges 32s also competed in Quantum Key West 2014 in January and will again compete in Charleston Race Week in April.

St. Petersburg National Offshore One-Design (NOODS) Regatta, Feb. 14-16 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club host for this annual regatta. Several popular one-design classes will be represented. The NOOD regatta features several separate one-design classes, and PHRF racing with a combination of windward/leeward and distance racing courses. Entries from across the eastern half of the U.S. attend. Six NOOD Regattas are held around the country annually. Go to the Sailing World NOOD website for more information at www.sailingworld. com/nood-regattas.

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Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, Miami, FL, March 2-8 This is an annual multi-class regatta in Miami with teams from countries around the world racing on Biscayne Bay, competing to win the Bacardi Cup and the BMSW regatta trophy. The Star Class—the original Olympic class boat—will compete for the 87th time for the Bacardi Cup. The Viper 640 will be back challenging for its EFG Bank Pan-American Championship; the Melges 24s will be battling the Europeans; the Melges 20s will be back competing for their Winter Series. The J/80s and J/70s are coming back numerously for their second and third year. Racing this year for the first time is the VX One. Racing will be every day except opening day, March 2, and Wednesday, March 5. Onshore activities will be held at the Hospitality Village—staged for the event on Dinner Key—the Coconut Grove Sailing Club, and Peacock Park in Coconut Grove. For more information, go to www.miamisailingweek.com.

46th Regata del Sol al Sol April 25 Racers are already signing up for the 2014 Race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—the race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico— will be setting out for Mexico on April 25. There is a 50-boat limit. Entrants are already signing up for the race. The special early entry fee ($900) deadline of January 31 is fast approaching. After that date, the entry goes up to $1100 till March 1, then up to $1300 from March 2 to April 6, then final entry deadline. Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol.org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race). Many pre-race and after-race activities are set that all are invited to—including crew and any others interested in attending. Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then, it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride, to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the “special” reservation logos that will soon appear on the website. There will be a special announcement when this occurs. There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address on the website). The regatta has a Facebook page. Go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Havana Regatta 1952 By Troy Gilbert

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o one was hurt, fortunately,” said George Bass of Detroit, as he pointed out the bullet holes in his yacht’s mainsail. “But it was much too close for comfort. Within 30 seconds after we crossed the finish line, we were sprayed by a burst of small arms and machine gun fire.” As part of the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit, the 284-nm, St. Petersburg-to-Havana Race was one of the world’s premier sailing events, pitting massive schooners owned by wealthy industrialists and bankers against each other with large amounts of money wagered on the outcome. 1952 marked the 19th running of the regatta, and in early March, the crews could still expect the errant cold front that would wreak havoc in the Gulf of Mexico as it runs into the warm and moist air of the tropics. Well worth it, for Havana in the ’50s was exploding as a playground for America’s rich and famous with casinos, high Windjammer II sailing into Morro Bay. Havana’s Morro Castle marked the finish of end clubs and an atmosphere where if one got the 1952 St. Petersburg to Havana Race. a little too laissez faire, money and a quick flight back to the states would solve anything. Always in turmoil, Cuba at this moment was ruled by President Carlos Prio, and with an election in three months, the island’s powerful political and military forces were jockeying for control of not only the nation but of the enormous and much of it corrupt wealth that Havana was now generating. One candidate for president was Cuban army Col. Fulgencio Batista who had previously ruled Cuba for 10 troubled years. While the sailors in Florida were preparing to fight the Gulf Stream and the weather, on a military base outside of Havana, Col. Batista was plotting a coup d’etat on the island nation. Understanding that the American and international press would be on hand for this prestigious regatta, his timing was impeccable and shrewd. The Schooner Ticonderoga No less cutthroat, Hub Isaacks, from the Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas, normally chartered the big ketch and scratch boat, Ticonderoga, for this regatta and had raced her to two firsts in ‘50 and ‘51. But only months before the start, John, “The Taxi King,” Hertz, Jr., of New York, who would eventually add to his fortune by renting cars, had bought the Mighty Ti, as she was reverently known, from under him. Having to scramble, Isaacks and his Texan crew scoured the South for a fast boat to charter and avenge this affront. They found and registered the Doris III, which became the largest cutter in the fleet. Adding to the scuttlebutt at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club bar before the race was Le Hederman and his all-female crew, aged from 21-27, for his 40-foot schooner, Tropicair. At a time when women were only starting to make inroads into this male-dominated sport, Hederman and his crew of seven had made a name for themselves as a salacious event in the 42

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he had his crew pile everyprevious year’s race. thing on, trying to hold his Officially denied from parlead on the Mighty Ti. ticipating by the race committee, Tropicair sailed anyThe Press Awaits the way and then got “lost” in Fleet in Havana the Gulf of Mexico for In Havana, the American three days before “limping press members were back” to Florida. The story enjoying their expense also had a weird touch accounts and expecting with the crew coming the fleet to start sailing across a boat manned by past the finish at Morro mutes, and they were Castle lying at the bedeviled in their attempts entrance to Havana’s harto get directions back to bor in about 10 hours. Florida. The national With a week of festivities media had made hay out of planned at Havana’s finest one man vanishing at sea clubs including the trophy with seven single women Another Havana Regatta crew on board their boat. presentations by Cuba’s for three days. This year, President Prio, early the Tropicair’s registration reports and dispatches were that the planning for the regatta was again denied by the race committee as they reportedly celebrations were fully under way, yet there was a tense considered the all-female crew to still not have enough mood in the city. “sailing experience.” But the skipper and crew were deterIt was the same on the water. With major storms lashing mined to redeem themselves and attempt the race again— the fleet, several competitors started experiencing equipment as registered participants or not. failures and began dropping out, some in desperate straits. Radio communications were lost with Tropicair, sparking a The 1952 Race Start flurry of media stories over the wires calling it a hoax—spotAt noon, to rousing crowds on the Municipal Pier and speclight grabbing or at worst, affirming why women should not tator boats, cannon fire from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter be allowed to compete in such a dangerous and rigorous Nemesis—on station as committee boat and the fleet’s escort—started the record 29 participants on their epic journey to Cuba. Against an incoming tide, but with a 20-plusknot breeze—and more expected in the open waters—conventional wisdom was that history was going to be made, and the race record of 35-plus hours set in 1949 by the Cuban schooner Bellatrix was certain to fall. Doing lazy circles behind the fleet and holding the vessel a full 15 minutes until after the last of the class starts, Hederman and his all-female crew aboard Tropicair, unofficially took their start time and headed south, cheered on by the crowds on the shore and spectator boats. Nicknamed the “Rebel Yacht” by the media, Tropicair again sailed out of the bay in defiance of the race committee. By midnight that first evening, all 30 (29 official entries plus Tropicair) yachts were positioned in a 12-mile area of building seas and had covered roughly 60 miles. The Coast Guard cutter Nemesis, now acting as a convoy escort, powered back and forth through the fleet while overhead Coast Guard planes were on station from nearby airbases in the Keys, all paying special attention to the Tropicair in light of the previous year’s events. In the easing air of that first evening, the Doris III had passed the Ticonderoga, and both were being shadowed by Garner Tullis of Southern Yacht Club—who was gunning for his fourth overall win on his 60-foot ketch, Windjammer II—and Carleton Mitchell of Annapolis onboard his 57-foot yawl, Caribbee. By the next morning, “schooner weather” had returned with the winds clocking back up to 30 knots out of the northeast, and even Tropicair had caught up to and was in a pitched battle with Box the tail gunners of the fleet. Model With crews understanding that they were possibly on record-breaking runs in the stormy weather, full canvas was run up on many of the boats, and the leaders built separation. For Hub Isaacks this was personal, and in the building wind,

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sport. The leaders though, were flying to the finish. With the Coast Guardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nemesis busy directing spotter aircraft to check on the trailing and retiring boats in the Florida Straits, Ticonderoga was within sight of Cuban shores and on track for a record finish. The Texas crew of Doris III, effectively considering this a match race with Ticonderoga, piled on even more heavy canvas in the gale, but the load was too much; a bolt sheared away, and she lost her foresails. Within sight of Cuba, and thoroughly defeated, Doris III turned and limped back to Florida. As the sun set, Ticonderoga sailed into the finish in Havana Bay to nothing. Not even race organizers were present to greet the crew from New York, with the Mighty Ti having unexpectedly shaved nearly five hours off the long-standing record of 35 hours, 3 minutes and 47 seconds. However, by 1:00 a.m., as the Windjammer II. Garner Tullis won the St. Petersburg to Havana Race in 1930, 1932, and 1948. bulk of the fleet was set to finish, He was a favorite for the win in 1952 aboard Windjammer II. But overall honors went to Carlton the real welcoming committee arrived. Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caribbee. With most of the government buildings situated around and on the historic harbor of the city of Havana, including the presGulfport Municipal Marina idential palace, it would behoove a military junta to make sure these symbols of power were seized first and rapidly. Powering their way through the city streets, tanks and lorries filled with troops headed towards the waterfront Your Gateway to the Gulf & and the seats of Cuban government. Skirmishes broke out Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve throughout Havana as the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Nemesis anchored in the harbor. Just to her stern was the 60-foot staysail schooner Ben Bow with her crew from Grosse Point Yacht Club sailing in wet and weary from their ordeal, but thrilled to be finishing. Cuba Regime Change Greets Arriving Racers As the Nemesis dropped anchor in the bay and the Coast Guard sailors reported on deck to customarily salute the

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Cuban flag flying above Morro Castle, heavy .50 caliber machine gun fire swept the vessel, sending the cutter to general quarters. At this moment, the Ben Bow passed the finish buoy off the cutter’s port side and the exhausted crew cheered at what they thought were celebratory fireworks greeting them. However, crewmember Clem Carter, who had seen heavy action during World War II less than a decade before, recognized the sound and hit the deck as the heavy machine gun fire passed directly over their heads and peppered the schooner’s sails. The two boats had come between an exchange of fire between combatants at the Naval Armory located at the Morro Castle and Batista’s men across the narrow bay. Within two minutes, the Ben Bow had come about in the harbor and was headed back out to sea. The Coast Guard and the U.S. embassy were suddenly confronted with a serious and chaotic situation with another 10 boats sailing straight into a violent regime change. Further, crews were already onshore, and wives, friends and the race committee—who had flown down to Havana for the regatta festivities—were now on the docks of a strategic military target that was flooding with Cuban tanks and troops. American tourists were already emptying Havana’s hotels and casinos Garner Tullis’s crew on Windjammer II was one of 29 official entries. and swarming the U.S. embassy and the nearby airport. chasers” from the waterfront as possible and return to the The Nemesis immediately radioed the still racing yachts United States. With 75 Americans and their luggage and directed them to turn and head back to the United packed onboard, she left that afternoon as the women of States, with most of them doing so. Unfortunately, the the Tropicair sailed into the bay. The Tropicair rafted up at Tropicair had lost her radio in the wet conditions onboard. the docks, and the women changed into their matching Unaware of the danger, the “skipperette” crew continued white crew shirts, red shorts and scarves and were enthuon to Havana. siastically greeted by their fellow racers as well as sternAs dawn broke at the reception area for the yachts, the faced Cuban troops and tanks. Not only had the women race committee from St. Petersburg was in a reported “state “unofficially” finished the regatta, but they had sailed into of hysteria and that all organized race procedure had brothe teeth of a coup d’etat along with 21 other crews. ken down.” Many of the boats were quickly preparing to set After ducking machine gun fire behind trees outside of sail and return to the safety of the stormy Gulf of Mexico, the Cuban International Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Times but several crews wanted to stay and see the excitement. fishing editor Rube Allyn, who was sent down to cover the Even the Ben Bow crew had opted to take their chances in race, wired, “Some of the yachtsmen are going to leave, and the safety of the harbor and had returned to tie up. it is very likely that the reception, banquet and entertainWith every American airline cancelling flights in and ment will all be called off. However, the prizes will be given out of Havana, the U.S. embassy ordered the Nemesis to them, possibly this afternoon.” take on as many of the crewmembers’ wives and “racer

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The Big Dog’s Back Cuba, Opening Soon? By Capt. Cheryl Barr It’s mainly sailboats that are lining the seawall at Marina Hemingway.

ill the travel ban on Americans going to Cuba lift soon…or has it already been lifted? From what I’ve seen the past two years in Havana and in other tourist destinations in Cuba, the island is hopping with American visitors. This new crop of tourists is filling the streets of Havana, and it seems they can’t get enough photos of colorful vintage American autos and Spanish colonial architecture—and they are forming long line-ups just to wrap their fingers around a cool mojito or daiquiri in an old Cuban bar made famous in the ’40s and ’50s by Ernest Hemingway. In fact, business has been so brisk that Havana

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had little choice but to repair and open the original Sloppy Joe’s bar that has been closed since the early ’60s. Is it premature to say, “Move over Key West, ‘cause the big dog’s moving back in”? U.S. Package Tours to Cuba Cuba suffered its most severe economic crisis in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed and all Soviet funding ceased. Since then, Cuba has warm-heartedly welcomed and received tourists from around the world. Due to the United States’ economic/travel embargo against Cuba, Americans are the only tourists who, until now, have been conspicuous by their absence. In 2010, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made it possible for American citizens of non-Cuban descent to visit Cuba on authorized tour packages (Cuban-Americans can travel as frequently as they like). An unwritten proviso is that these tourists must arrive on the island by airplane and, of all things, not visit a beach. For the 2013/14 travel season, Americans will find a multitude of U.S. tour operators, with OFAC general licensing selling so many package tours it makes your head spin. It is estimated that 600,000 American tourists will visit Cuba in 2014. It’s true that the majority will be CubanAmericans but many are your average Joes taking part in “people-to-people cultural exchange tours” as this, for now, is the only way a U.S. citizen can legally visit Cuba. Consequently, every tour operator in the United States is getting in on the act. Booking package tours are Insight Travel (the biggest operator) and high-end companies such as National Geographic, but also low-end operators like the Chamber of Commerce and university alumni groups. Any legitimate tour operator can apply for and will obtain the necessary license to take American tourists to Cuba. Hence the “overnight” increase in Americans visiting Cuba. This new U.S.-to-Cuba tourist boom, however, has put a huge crush on flights to the island (remember the unwritten proviso that Americans must arrive by air). So, on November 15, scheduled flights from Key West to Havana resumed after being suspended for more than 60 years. There is now a 30-minute flight every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Scheduled flights from Miami, Tampa, Houston and New York City have been operating for some time but are currently running at over capacity.

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Road Scholar, a Boston-based travel company, is now offering an interesting Cuban travel itinerary that includes five nights aboard the vessel Louis Cristal, with stops in ports such as Punta Frances, Holguin and Santiago de Cuba. Could this perhaps be the light at the end of the tunnel that sailors have been waiting for? Is OFAC, maybe, at long last, warming to the prospects of independent boat travel to Cuba? A Changing Cuba Our first sail to Cuba was in 1996. Since then, we have cruised Cuba on more than a dozen occasions, as well as a few fly-in trips. Over a span of nearly 20 years, we have seen some exciting changes. The most obvious and impressive has been the restoration of Old Havana. In the early ’90s, many of Havana’s streets were too dangerous to walk, as falling cement and plaster were a real threat. The worst streets were so littered with concrete as to make them impassable to vehicles as well as pedestrians. Old Havana is now a maze of beautifully restored streets and boulevards, squares and alleyways, all of which are flanked by colorful colonial hotels, restaurants, museums and—yes—even shops with stocked shelves and window displays. Restoration has also occurred in many large towns throughout the country. These changes, of course, are geared toward the tourist. For Cubans, there have been changes to their economic situation, but these are much more recent. Cubans are now free to travel about the island. Previously, special permits were required for inter-provincial trips just to see family. This is a welcome change, though travelling for the ordinary Cuban is expensive, and public transport is overcrowded. Travel by Cubans to foreign destinations, particularly the United States, is much less costly now and no longer a complicated jumble of paperwork. The advantage in allowing Cubans to travel outside of Cuba means that a greater amount of needed remittance money will flow onto the island. Cuba’s monetary system has also changed. In 2004, it went from a single currency, the peso national (MN), to a dual currency system. The new money, called the convertible peso (CUC), is pegged to the U.S. dollar. The dual system has created a rapidly widening gap between those with hard currency (CUC) and those with access to only pesos. The average wage for the majority is roughly 300 pesos per month (24 pesos to 1 CUC). Nowadays, very little is provided to the people by their government, making the ration book virtually useless, yet the infamous Cuban line-up flourishes. Due to shortages (including food), the black mar-

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consider the possibilities. Cuba now has private enterprise. Of the roughly 300 legal businesses that Cubans can run, the most common ones are paladars (restaurants), casa particulars (bed and breakfasts) and taxi services, all of which are geared toward tourists and Cubans with hard currency. However, with a growing need to produce more fresh food, there are now incentives for farmers. Today, farmers are tilling more fields, and they can hire workers. As a result, farm markets are flourishing in Cuba. Spices, too, are being reintroduced into the cooking. I have always said “You don’t go to Cuba for the food.” Well, thankfully, this is changing. In the past, spices in Cuba had become impossible to get, resulting in bland, uninteresting and monotonous food. Now, with so many Americans arriving in Cuba and bringing with them an assortment of long-lost spices, the traditional flavors of Cuban cuisine are returning. Further changes allow Cubans to own electronic items such as mobile phones and computers, and these items are being bought with fervor (by those with access to hard currency, of course). The Internet, however, is still not a public utility, and access is limited and controlled by the government. Other items for sale in shops and boutiques in Havana include, of all things, high-end apparel and accoutrements from Europe (who woulda thought?). One can now find sofas, beds, highly sought-after toilet seats—and even the proverbial kitchen sink. And all the smaller purchases are placed in a plastic shopping bag at the end of the transaction. Now this is something that I can appreciate, having once bicycled half a mile with a slab of raw meat in the palm of my hand, the result of having forgotten to take my own bag to the market. New Mega Port and Marinas The biggest project now underway in Cuba is in the port of Mariel, located 25 nautical miles west of Havana. Mariel is in the midst of being overhauled to become a world-class shipping port and the largest container port in the Caribbean. Today’s post-Panamax ships are too deep to enter many ports on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. The deep-water harbor at Mariel, which lies in close proximity to the United States, will act as the trans-shipment port for cargo arriving from Asia via the Panama Canal. It will also have large tank farms for oil storage. In conjunction with this project, all heavy industry located around the shores of Havana Harbour (oil refineries, power generation stations, shipyards and the like) are being moved to Mariel. Once Havana Harbour has been cleaned up, the focus will be on building clean industry. Projects include large cruise ship terminals, yachting centers and the continuation of the Malecón (the famous pedestrian waterfront promenade) with cafés and shops. Funding for this dual port project is international from countries such as Brazil and Dubai. The only new yachting facility in Cuba is located at the far eastern tip of the Peninsula de Hicacos (Varadero). Built on the site of an old facility, the new marina has capacity for 1200 to 1400 boats. It includes a haul-out yard with a large area of hard-surface storage space equipped with hurricane tie-downs. Marina Gaviota Varadero is poised to become one of the largest yachting centers in the Caribbean

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with an official opening set for 2015. U.S. – Cuba Talks In November of this year, President Obama and John Kerry met with Cuban officials in Tampa-St. Petersburg. One discussion on the agenda was the reestablishment of direct mail service between Cuba and the United States. Not officially discussed—but highly anticipated—is the commencement of ferry service between Florida and Havana. At present, there are two U.S. companies that own ferries, have docking arrangements and are ready to steam across the Gulf Stream, but Washington (OFAC) has so far stymied their progress. Class action lawsuits are pending. So, there are signs that relations between the governments of both countries are evolving, but The anchorage at Cayos de la Lena, a cluster of mangroves that is on the north side of for now, the embargo remains in place. Cuba’s western tip. Cruising in Cuba When the travel ban is finally lifted on U.S.-flagged boats travelling to Cuba, what can you expect to find? First of all, you can expect to be met by the friendliest, most welcoming people in the Caribbean, and customs officials and the Guarda Frontera (Coast Guard) are no exception. Cuba is touted as being the safest travel destination in the Caribbean and Latin America. In addition to its natural beauty, visitors new to Cuba will be drawn to its vibrant cities and towns where the quantity of striking Spanish colonial architecture is astounding. Few if any Caribbean or Bahamian islands offer winter vacationers such a vast array of exciting possibilities for overland exploration. As for sailing, Cuba has over 2000 nautical miles of coastline with an impressive number of anchorages that, for the most part, are an easy day sail apart. Its extensive, pristine reefs shelter almost 4000 islands and cays, making it easy to find good shelter with great anchor holding. For now, American sailors with boats equipped and

ready to sail to Cuba will have to wait as OFAC has a powerful aversion to boats. But wait, the law does not say that private yachts cannot go to Cuba; it just states that travel to or from Cuba that originates or terminates in the United States may not be aboard a vessel. Another law states that U.S.-registered commercial ships cannot go to Cuba either, yet Crowley’s, a shipping company located in Jacksonville, FL, has been operating regularly scheduled cargo crossings to Cuba for many years. Why so many double standards? Surely, ferry service to Cuba cannot be held off much longer. It logically follows that once ferry service resumes, the doors must open to American-flagged yachts and then the fun begins. Cheryl Barr, a Canadian sailor with a 200-ton RYA Yachtmaster’s license, sails aboard a 62-foot Herreshoff schooner. The south coast of Cuba is this winter’s destination. Cheryl is the author of the newly released Cruising Guide to Cuba, Volume 1, www.cruisingincuba.com.

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Yacht Pilot’s Cruising Guide to Cuba Volume 1, Varadero to Trinidad By Capt. Cheryl Barr Review by Steve Morrell

anadian author Cheryl Barr has spent over a dozen seasons in Cuba sailing aboard a 62-foot Herreshoff schooner. She wrote the article in this issue of SOUTHWINDS about the possibility of Cuba opening up to American cruisers, telling me that she would be in Cuba again this winter. As you go through this book, you want to go. She sent me better photos for the SOUTHWINDS article than are in this book, which has few photos (but lots of great map drawings), and those photos really invited me—someone who was brought up swimming, diving and surfing in Southern California. I’ve done a lot of diving in the Keys, but Cuba, considering its size, compared to the Keys, must be a huge paradise for diving and finding remote anchorages. Plus, it is mountains combined with tropical waters—an enticing combination. This Volume I covers Cuba from Varadero—which is pretty much south of Marathon—going west towards Cuba’s western tip and around the south coast and east to Trinidad, a point that’s south and a bit east of Varadero. (Volume II will cover the rest of the island.) The book starts with a discussion in two chapters about planning a cruise to Cuba, different routes of getting to the island nation, papers needed for entry, currency, charts, communications, buoys, weather, electronic aids to navigation,

fuel, propane, etc.—she even covers mosquitoes. Barr has broken down the area covered on the island into eight sections, each a chapter. The coverage heads west, the first segment being from Varadero to Marina Hemingway (next to Havana). As Barr goes through each section, she covers what the coastal cruise is like, where to enter bays and anchorages, dangers to watch out for (like reefs), currents and tides, and strategies for going both eastbound and westbound in a section. She has good, simple map drawings of anchorages showing where to anchor, depths, shallows, etc. Each little spot in the area covered includes lat and long and descriptions from a boater’s point of view. This is not all navigation, although it is a serious cruising guide. She also describes the land and what’s available on land, with a little history thrown in. I was lucky to get this book for free to review, since I would only buy it if I had plans or was giving serious consideration to cruising to Cuba. I got to read it anyway, but it’s not armchair cruising. It’s a practical guide with some armchair stuff in it. Hopefully, I will one day get to really use it. It will sell you on going. Americans have a right to travel to Cuba. We should not let others take that legal right away from us.

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A Carbon Fiber Wing Sail for Lasers — Performance vs. Weight vs. Cost By Chuck Taylor

n late 2012, I wrote an article on the development of a wing sail system for small boats. I first built and tested “solid wing sails” on a Sunfish (see the September 2012 issue in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com). The 2010 America’s Cup held in Spain inspired this effort. So much more has happened since. The amazing finish of the 2013 America’s Cup boosted excitement and started us in new directions. I developed a new design for a different sailboat—plus a new construction technique. The San Francisco Bay Cup races gave us a great venue… from the Louis Vuitton qualifying races to the final clash of the Americans and the Kiwis. We watched the start of the first AC races from a nearby beach. It The carbon fiber wing sail on the Laser. was awesome seeing those huge cats fly at you and then round the first mark at over 40 knots. Unfortunately, we only stayed for the first two days. The Americans had not had enough head-to-head competition to sharpen their skills to beat the Kiwis. But the best was yet to come. We should have stayed a few more days… In a short discussion the day before the races, sailing legend Gary Jobson suggested that the next generation of solid wing sails would be better focused on Lasers instead of Sunfish. “Lasers are now used,” he said, “for more sailing instruction than the Sunfish.” This required a new design. And, we wanted to improve the appearance anyway. What’s more, we hoped to reduce the weight of what was already a lightweight wing even further. So, a new building technique was required. With the dedication of some old (young) friends, the industrial design team of Tristan Christiansen and Greg Snyder got us started with our industrial and computer design programs. We soon realized that the Laser wing sail needed a different configuration to balance the driving forces for a neutral helm. So we moved the center of pres-

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sure aft. After several back and forth emails with several ideas, we decided on a slightly larger raked front wing with a rear wing that had some “shape” to it—always keeping the center of pressure (lift point) as low as possible. While the first generation of our wings evolved into a simple construction technique, this newer design was going to require a bit more technology—an epoxy/carbon fiber cloth composite. These are advanced materials for which I admit to having no experience with. With the America’s Cup boats being made of carbon fiber to keep the weight down—while providing the stiffness and strength to handle the huge stress loads on all parts—making this change seemed timely and smart. The first hurdle was learning to

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work with the carbon fiber fabric and vacuum bagging to keep the epoxy resin content (weight) under control. We began the learning process with a 5.7-ounce, plain weave 3K carbon fiber fabric. “3K” means that each “thread” is made up of 3,000 extremely fine fibers. Wow! Carbon fiber fabric designated as 1K is one of the lightest carbon fiber fabrics. 3K seems to be the norm, and there are 6K and 12K for stronger and bulkier parts. (I have now told you more than I know on the subject.) There are other “weaves” available, and later we found using a “twill weave” conformed better for contours. In order to be able to experiment with different construction techniques, a new piece of equipment was obtained, a CNC router (computer numerical control)—the use of which allows us to take computer-designed parts and make accurate parts quickly. We started out making fiberglass molds for the wing nose (leading edges) and ribs. This took months of experimenting to discover it was not a needed step. We ended up making the ribs with the moldless technique. We simply laminated a sheet of vinyl foam with a layer of carbon fiber cloth on both sides, then cut out the ribs on the CNC router. The first two carbon fiber wings that we built had learning process errors that accounted for over three pounds of the 18-pound wing system weight—too much resin. We intended that the next carbon fiber wing would be less than 15 pounds, since the weight for the standard Laser rig—mast, boom, sails and other elements—is about 30 pounds. The ultralight CF wing system, with its lower center of pressure, improves the boat’s stability, as well as its speed and pointing ability. The leading edge of both wing elements became a two-part assembly (see photo of the leading edge section) that was 52 February 2014

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incredibly strong, which eliminated the need for 75 percent of the mast. This “stub” mast reduced the wing system weight by five pounds. With the first generation, the emphasis was on weight vs. cost. This generation, the emphasis has shifted to performance vs. weight vs. cost. A rib cost for the first generation was approximately $12; the Oracle Team USA’s wing sails were the author’s inspi- cost for the carbon fiber rib has ration for developing a new design and construction approximately doubled, at $25. technique for wing sails for Lasers. The first two carbon fiber Laser wing sail systems were on the water for a couple of months, getting the wing control systems debugged. We wanted an auto tack control system to allow quick tacks without the need to trim. (This is a feature for you skippers who have only two hands!) Wing sails have been around for many years, but it wasn’t until the late 1990s that two-element, or slotted wings, came into use. This technology was really developed in airplane wings where more lift is required on takeoff and landing. On a commercial airplane, one can see the “flaps” unfold, creating a gap that allows high speed air flow The author’s first solid wing sail was on a Sunfish. See through, greatly increasing the wing lift. This is similar to the more photos in Back Issues at www.southwindsjib/main overlap slot, but many magazine.com. times more efficient. The wing covering is a heat shrink material called Clysar. We have been using a .003” and .002” thick material for all the wings in the most recent builds. We started with heavy polyethylene drop cloths that painters use. Then tried Mylar that proved to be plenty strong, but too stiff. The America’s Cup wings are built with a similar heat shrink material. The Clysar can be pierced with very sharp objects but will not rip, and it can be patched with a vinyl tape. In the 15 wings that we’ve built and sailed, transported, dumped over, only two have had to be patched, and they still function. I demonstrate the Clysar’s material toughness by punching a panel with my fist as hard as I can. The Laser under sail. www.southwindsmagazine.com

It dents then gradually comes back to its original shape. The wings have been transported to and from the harbor on a rack built on top of the Laser trailer—held down with bungee cords. When stored in my garage, they are simply hung on the wall with brackets. With each wing element weighing less than 10 pounds, the handling by one person is easier than wrestling with masts, booms and a limp sail. At the time this article was being written, there was still a lot of “tweaking” being done to make the wing perform better and to make the wing easier to build—while keeping and improving the durability and strength without depleting your bank account. By the time this article is published, we should be sailing against some top Laser sailors to see what the future of wing sails may be for this class. I see a “Wing” division in the class. Maybe even a “Wing Foil” group also. I won’t ignore the fact that the speed of the America’s

Cup boats was greatly influenced by the addition of the hydrofoils. Of course, the Aussies have come up with a “foil” package for the Lasers also, but at $5,500 the foils cost more than the sailboat itself. I hope that in the next year we can see some “foils” for the Laser that are a lot more reasonable…maybe we will try! Come on and visit us at Charlotte Harbor, or visit our website (www.solidwingsails.com) to see what wings can do. News & Views for Southern Sailors

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RACE REPORT 2.4 Meter Midwinters and U.S. Championship, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Dec. 10-12, 14-15 Text by Peter Welch Photos by Fran Burstein

Rosenfeld rounding a mark in the 2.4M U.S. Championships in Charlotte Harbor in December. Photo by Fran Burstein.

Charles Rosenfield with the Scandone perpetual trophy he won in the 2.4M U.S. Championships. Photo by Fran Burstein.

Twenty-one sailors (12 Canadian, 7 United States, 1 Great Britain and 1 Norway) brought their 2.4M boats to Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club (CHYC) for the Midwinters on Dec. 1012 and the U.S. Championship on Dec. 14-15. The boat is configured to allow fair competition between those with and without physical limitations. Many of the competitors sailed these waters in the International (IFDS) World Championships last year in Charlotte Harbor and were familiar with the wind shifts and currents that add a challenge. A few were new to the boat and harbor. Racers came with a plea for good wind then dug in to help each other prep and launch the boats. Regatta Chair Martin Holland assembled a team with previous 2.4M support experience, 56 February 2014

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and a sense of community prevailed. The Midwinters awarded success without regard to nationality to 21 racers. The wind was adequate to complete four races per day for 12 total. However, it was moderate and shifty and prompted mid-race change-of-course angle and length via horn and sign-board notice. The two throw-outs allowed some very aggressive start plans that produced general recalls. Restarts employed the “I” flag and eliminated repetition. Beverages and awards were distributed before five p.m. Two throw-outs helped compensate for wind shifts. In the end, the overall also reflected the most first places. The final results were by low point with Allen Leibel (CDN) taking first with 15 points, followed by: Bruce Millar (CDN) 22, Bjomar Enkstad (NOR) 24, and Megan Pascoe (GBR) 28. Everyone welcomed a lay day, and warm weather prompted racers to have an impromptu pool party. Scoring was without regard to nationality in the U.S. Championship. However, the Nick Scandone perpetual trophy is awarded to the best American. Scandone was named Yachtsman of the Year after getting Gold in the 2008 Olympics Scud class while in the final stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease—where he required intravenous feeding. On Dec. 14, the first race day of the championship, good winds prevailed. Four races put Allen Leibel 3 points ahead of Bruce Millar—6 ahead of Bjomar and 9 ahead of Megan at day’s end. Bruce Millar had to depart that afternoon and dropped to 10th for the regatta. The following morning, a small thunderstorm cleared through about 9:30 a.m., and radar confirmed it was safe to race. The forecast wind never arrived, and much time was lost moving the course. Three races were completed, the last one with a 90-degree shift near the end of the second of three legs. Fortunately, some anticipation and a fast mark set boat allowed time to set up and notify racers. Bjorner and Megan fared better than Allen in fading-then-shifting winds. The award ceremony began immediately after boats were hauled to facilitate travel to the next venue. With the one throw-out, the final results were Allen 13, Bjornar 15, Megan 18 and Charles Rosenfield (USA) 25. Rosenfield (US 2.4M president) received the Nick Scandone perpetual trophy for best U.S. performance. www.southwindsmagazine.com

The 2.4M is a 13 foot, 8 inch x 2 foot, 7 inch beam, 570 pound, single-person boat whose evolution began in 1980.The boats have evolved to be quite similar due to the formula and success of Peter Norlin’s designs that also considered a range of physical abilities. Control modifications are allowed based on physical ability. In practice the races are very close with rig tuning, strategy, and tactics being most important. Upwind, the backstay gives mast bend and flat sails. The backstay is fully eased downwind, and the mast moves forward in the deck slot, allowing the jib to have near-spinnaker shape. The boat is a great sailing platform for almost all physical attributes. For those interested in sailing the 2.4 meter, contact the author (pwcboats@aol.com) to schedule a free trial sail at the Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center (a 501C corporation).

29er Nationals/ISAF Youth Sailing World Qualifiers, Miami, FL, Jan. 1-3 By Marylinda Ramos

mance sailing” helped fuel this growth, stated John Papadopoulos, the newly elected 29er class president. Quinn Wilson and Riley Gibbs of California dominated the regatta by winning 8 out of 11 races—often sailing their own race several boat-lengths ahead of the rest of the fleet. Nick Muller and Kai Friesecke edged ahead of fellow Floridians Geronimo Nores and Scott Ewing by one point for second and third place, respectively. Blue skies, steady breezes and stiff penalties for premature starts characterized the first two days of racing. Wind shifts, mark changes, chills, thrills and spills kept the race committee and coach boats busy on the final day. For parents and youth sailors wondering what to sail after outgrowing Optimists, here’s a path shared by former 29er Class President Oliver Scutt. Consider transitioning to a 29er and then a 49er (or 49erFX for women). Why? The combination of physical and technical agility developed in these skiffs nurtures interest in engineering and related fields. Scutt retired as 29er class president to support his daughter’s Olympic campaign in the 49erFX while she was completing her engineering degree at Stanford University. The 49er and 49erFX are bigger versions of 29ers, with more sail area and an additional trapeze, offering a natural progression for 29er sailors as they mature. For additional photos, go to www.mlramos.photoshelter.com. Results (top 6): 1) Quinn Wilson & Riley Gibbs (CA); 2) Nic Muller and Kai Friesecke (FL); 3) Geronimo Nores and Scott Ewing (FL); 4) Peter Lin Janezic and Anze Podlogar (Slovakia); 5) Max Brill and Zach Malcolm (CA); 6) Sean Brennan and Pere Puig (FL).

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Lucky Dog may have beat Cajun Underwriting around this mark, but the tables were turned at the podium. Marcus Eagan, with his father and brother, won second overall and first in the all-Corinthian division, while Travis Weisleder’s team finished third. Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

Melges 20s competing in windy weather in the World Championships in Key Largo in December. Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

in Key Largo, FL, in December. In a fleet of 52 highly competitive boats, with 14 entries from Southern states and 16 international entries, the top three honors went to boats with roots in the Southeast: Ninkasi, Jupiter, FL; Cajun Underwriting, Mandeville, LA; and Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team, Richmond, VA. John Taylor steered Ninkasi to the World title—his first win ever— with Bill Hardesty as tactician and Joey Mello as headsail trimmer. Marcus Eagan skippered Cajun Underwriting with his father and brother as tactician and headsail trimmer, respectively, to win second overall. Having sailed the event with a strictly non-professional team, Eagan also won the Corinthian division. Travis Weisleder drove Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team to third place with Scot Nixon calling tactics and John Bowden on the bow. Nine of the top ten finishers, including STIG, skippered by Alessandro Rombelli of Italy, sailed the Miami Winter Series event in November as a warm-up to the Worlds. Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo was an idyllic, self-contained venue for competitors and their families. Offering an array of exclusive high-end condos, homes and hotel rooms, Ocean Reef’s amenities included: Buccaneer Island for children; golf, tennis and fitness facilities; seven restaurants; and a town hall for the regatta’s daily awards and social events. Regatta management was provided by the International Audi Melges 20 Class, the Ocean Reef Organizing Committee, Melges USA and Coconut Grove Sailing Club. “We’ve hosted the Melges 20 Winter Series for a number of years now and we’re very pleased that they selected South

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Florida for the World Championships,” stated Ron Rostorfer, CGSC regatta chairman. “We look forward to their return.” Additional photos at www.mlramos.photoshelter.com. Results, (top 10 of 52, place, boat name, origin, helm, tactician, headsail trimmer,: 1, Ninkasi, FL, John Taylor, Bill Hardesty, Joey Mello; 2, Cajun Underwriting, LA, Marcus Eagan, Marc Eagan, Andrew Eagan; 3, Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team, VA, Travis Weisleder, Scott Nixon, John Bowden; 4, STIG, ITA, Alessandro Rombelli, Paul Goodison, Giorgio Tortarolo; 5, Midnight Blue, NY, Jason Michas, Mark Mendelblatt, Trevor Moore; 6, Section 16, IL, Richard Davies, Charlie McKee, Matt Pistay; 7, Star, FL, Jeff Ecklund, John Kostecki, Roscow Malcrow; 8, Samba Pa Ti, CA, John Kilroy, Jeremy Wilmot; Mark Reynolds; 9, Barking Mad, MA, James Richardson, Terry Hutchinson, Skip Baxter; 10, Bacio, FL & MI, Michael Kiss, Chris Rast, Willie McBride.

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Fifth Annual Good Old Boat Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Jan. 4 By Dave Ellis Photos by Paige Barrettk Cover Photo: Elise Rose, winner of the award for “Prettiest Boat in the Regatta.”

Skipper Tug Graves of St. Petersburg and the crew of Elise Rose, a 1971 Allied XL2, a 42-foot keel/centerboard Yawl, designed by Sparkman and Stephens under the CCA rules. Elise Rose will be 43 years old this year. This boat was selected as the “Prettiest Boat in the Regatta.” Elise Rose also was acknowledged for having the youngest crewmembers aboard.

he Good Old Boat Regatta has the reputation as the most fun, laid-back event of the year in the Tampa Bay sailing area. The sailing is enjoyable and low-key for boats at least 20 years old, but the purpose is more gallant, as $10,500 was raised for the Meals on Wheels program. The local director was delighted. Perhaps the trophy for the boat donating the most to the cause should be re-named the Steve Honour award, as his Shady Lady won again this year, raising $1,743. At the party it was announced that $8000 had been raised by the competitors. However, with the aid of the

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St. Petersburg Yacht Club‘s food and drink, and the able coaxing of SPSA members Gerry Douglas and Tony Barrett, an additional $2,500 was pledged. The St. Petersburg Sailing Association sponsors the “GOB” Regatta with the aid of Raymarine, Catalina Yachts, Suncoast Marine, SCI Marine, Mastry Engine Centers, Island Nautical, Snead Island Boatworks, Pestguard Commercial Services, Joule Yacht Transport, Benroot Realty and Offshore Sailing School. Good Old Boat magazine, of course, was the inspiration for the event five years ago. The

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Shady Lady, a 1970 Cal 34, skippered by Steve Honour of Seminole, FL. Shady Lady sails in the Spinnaker class.

event has also become one of the largest regattas in the area with 46 boats sailing this year. Interestingly, that first regatta had a preponderance of boats in the Good Old Fun class. This group sailed with Biminis up, dinghy on the transom, barbecue pit at the transom and all. Some of these boats finished that first year, and others seemed to sail off into the sunset. But these nonracers enjoyed showing off their good old boats. This year, there were only two boats in the Fun class and both finished. Several transferred over to the Cruising class, so that it was divided into two classes to make the start more civil. The temperature on regatta day was in the low 70s, with the wind varying from 5 to 10 and staying surprisingly steady in direction from the NE. This allowed a start near the “pedestrian only” Municipal Pier with an upwind leg along the shore to a range mark. The tide was low enough to keep some from making the start due to lack of water on that shore. Pigeons were almost walking there, but no boats parked on the shoal. Two reaches ensued, allowing spinnaker use for that class. The Fun class finished after the triangle, with the others again going to windward and then back down to the finish between the RC signal boat and the impressive spectator/sponsor boat, a 70-foot Stephens motor yacht built in 1969 and beautifully restored by owners Charlie and Lisa Evans. Making the first tack on starboard off the starting line as long as possible seemed to pay off, while the rest of the race was straightforward, as the current never became much of a factor. At the front of the 11-boat Spinnaker class fleet was the Hurley 40, Orange Peel, with its orange accents on the sail. But two J/29s eventually pulled ahead, with Family Circus—skippered by Jay Tyson of Coconut Grove Sailing Club and a crew of local hot shots, taking first. Harvey Ford also had his share of local sailing talent aboard his boat, WildKat. They stayed close behind the sister ship from soon after the start, taking second. The Non-Spinnaker class had a wide range of PHRF ratings making up the fleet. Phil Waller of Davis Island Yacht Club finished well ahead of the others in his class on his Morgan 42 Mark 1, Long Gone, but after handicaps were applied, the 1978 Hunter Cherubini Solitude, skippered by David Wilson of Sarasota Sailing Squadron won the division, leaving Long Gone in second. Grover Griffin’s Morgan Classic 250, Odyssey, took third in the eight-boat fleet. Cruisers were divided at the PHRF-230 point, simply because it seemed like a good idea. In the A division, the Heritage West Indies boat, Into the Mystic, prevailed, fol-

The start of the Spinnaker class, beating to windward. From left to right (the first boat, mostly hidden in the photo is unrecognizable): Moonraker (Cal 25), Got Wood? (International 110), Orange Peel, (Hurley 40.)

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Got Wood?, a 24 foot International 110 skippered by Brent Carter of Longwood, is a wooden boat built in 1962 and restored by her owner.

lowed by Ron Kinney’s Morgan 44cc, Mi Sueno, and Windsong, the Sabre 30 sailed by Robert Hindle. Cruiser B found Charles Mixson’s Pearson 35, Seasearcher, merely five seconds ahead of Jonathan Toner’s Columbia 9.6 Cherub, with Desiderata, Richard Baler’s Bristol 32 CB, following. The two Fun class boats were This Way Out, sailed by Don Thomas and Ken Clark’s Viva Yo—which got an ovation from the race committee for finishing the course within the time limit for the first time in several tries. The most coveted awards are decided by an anonymous group stationed on the media boat. Prettiest Boat went to Elise Rose, the Allied XL-2 yawl of Tug Graves of Boca Ciega Yacht Club. Oldest boat was the 1957 Raven, Edgar, owned by Bill Williamson. Dick Ware, 83, is still the oldest skipper, sailing his Cal 25, Moonraker. The average age for the Youngest Crew was 17, sailing the SPYC Junior Team’s Frers 30. Most Enthusiastic Boat was Doug Hensley’s Ericson 32, Marguerite. Best Performance by a Catalina award went to Fantasy, Richard Gunnell’s Catalina 30. Best performance by a Morgan was Long Gone. Best Dressed Crew was on Hula Girl, Steve Short’s Ranger 23. As the principal race officer, it was apparent that this type of event—with no pressure to win—drew more boats with more smiles than any of the open Boat-of-the-Year points events in the local racing fleets. Hmmmm. For complete results, go to www.spsa.us.

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Moonraker, a 1965 Cal 25, skippered by Dick Ware of St. Petersburg. Dick Ware, 83, received the award for being the oldest skipper in the regatta. Ware bought Moonraker in 1965 as a new boat. Fifty-one years later, both the boat and the skipper are still sailing strongly.

Steve Honour of Seminole, FL, skipper of Shady Lady, receiving the Good Neighbor Trophy for the boat that raised the most money for Meals on Wheels. Steve and his crew raised $1,743 that will go directly to providing hot meals for the elderly. In all, over $10,000 was raised for Meals on Wheels by the sponsors and competitors of the Good Old Boat Regatta. From left to right: Ricci Bohaboy, Shady Lady crewmember; Sandy Narron, representing Meals on Wheels; Steve Honour; Kim Stininger, SPSA vice commodore. SOUTHWINDS February 2014

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Charleston Waterkeeper Environmental watchdog, community asset and social media innovator By Dan Dickison

Waterkeeper Buffum, far right, is a lifelong sailor who enjoys racing and recently bought himself a used daysailing skiff. Photo by Dan Dickison.

Buffum examines a recently sunk shrimp boat in one of Charleston Harbor’s tributaries. Photo courtesy Charleston Waterkeeper.

t was back in 2008 that SOUTHWINDS readers first learned about the Charleston Waterkeeper (December 2008 issue, available in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine. com). At the time, this fledgling organization was little more than an idea, setting itself up in the singular role of advocate for and monitor of water quality across the myriad waterways surrounding Charleston, SC. Five years later, the organization is thriving with five employees, two vessels and a list of significant accomplishments under its belt. Cyrus Buffum is the founder and continuing executive director of Charleston Waterkeeper. As a lifelong sailor, it was his desire to find some means of preserving, promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the waters around his adopted Low Country home. In 2008, Buffum explained the drive behind his venture: “My love of sailing and being on the water has motivated me to protect the water,” explaining that during his adolescence on Cape Cod, he grew to regard the ocean and its numerous waterways as a sanctuary. As a teenager, he developed a deep respect for the water that continues to inform the work he and the Charleston Waterkeeper team do today. It’s understating the case to say that the role Buffum has carved out is multifaceted. On any given day, he and his colleagues may be assembling volunteers for a beach clean-up, planning a fundraising event, informing a class of schoolchildren about the effects of stormwater runoff or traveling the waterways around Charleston aboard the Lady C, the organization’s trusty, 14-foot skiff, to take water samples.

As Buffum explains, those groups that carry the label Waterkeeper must be part scientist, educator, community organizer and lawyer, and each is a member organization of the Waterkeeper Alliance, which boasts over 200 chapters on six continents. He says the crux of the job is to help everyone—communities, individuals, businesses, institutions and government agencies—garner a better understanding of their relationship with the water. To every task it undertakes, the Charleston Waterkeeper team brings a passion that’s hard to challenge. Buffum once told a local magazine editor that in his view, clean water is a basic right. To him, he said, it’s equally as important as those rights protected under the U.S. Constitution. Without clean water, he concluded, our ecosystems would fall apart. For the past several years, a particular focus for Buffum and his team has been the Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Program they developed. Once a week, from May through October, the team tests the “swimability” of several sites across four townships in local creeks, rivers and beaches. The samples they collect are pulled and analyzed the same day in their DHEC-certified laboratory (a partnership with the College of Charleston) for the amount of Enterococcus bacteria present. (The presence of Enterococccus bacteria above certain levels suggests that swimming and other water-immersion activities such as stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking and small boat sailing might pose a health risk.) The results are disseminated as

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The Lady C, Charleston Waterkeeper’s skiff, heads out with its crew for a morning of water sampling. Photo by James McGavick MCG Photography.

The Waterkeeper team. From left: Andrew Wunderley (staff attorney), Cheryl Carmack (water quality specialist), Cyrus Buffum, and Herman Miller, who mans the organization’s pump-out boat. Photo courtesy Charleston Waterkeeper.

quickly as possible via Charleston Waterkeeper’s website, and alerts are offered via the organization’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/charleston.waterkeeper) and its Twitter account (http://twitter.com/ChasWaterkeeper). There’s also the Waterkeeper’s Swim Guide app, which is maintained on the website and available as a free download. Sage use of social media platforms to engage its constituents has been a hallmark of the Charleston Waterkeeper. Armed with little more than access to free online tools and a vision for what might be possible, Buffum and his supporters initially used Facebook and Twitter to build a following of nearly 10,000 individuals. Several years ago, they employed a free Google map to document the exact location of abandoned boats throughout Charleston’s waterways via the use of smart phones and crowd sourcing. Over 60 vessels were identified and deemed abandoned, and thus an environmental threat. That information was shared with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for eventual removal of the vessels. Last spring, to celebrate its fourth year of existence— and the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act— Charleston Waterkeeper introduced a clever online awareness and fundraising campaign entitled GIVE – 444.

Contributors were invited to offer their own reasons for protecting clean water that would be shared online. The campaign was seeded by a series of posters that featured notable individuals, whom the organization dubbed Clean Water Ambassadors, and the inscription “Protect your right to ______able water.” One poster featured Ben Birdwell, the lead singer of the musical group Band of Horses, paddling his canoe with a guitar, and the words “Protect your right to canoeable water.” Another featured the proprietor of a local surfing shop riding a wave on his longboard with a huge American flag unfurled from a staff in his hands, overlaid with the words “Protect your right to surfable water.” “That campaign was really fun,” recalls Buffum, and a success in the sense that it “definitely increased the organization’s exposure.” More important, he says, it revealed the endless reasons for protecting Charleston’s waterways: “swimmable, drinkable, sailable, fishable, oyster-roastable water, etc.” The campaign also gave life to the message stated on its stand-alone website: “As a data-driven organization, our ability to identify and address water pollution issues within the Charleston Harbor watershed relies on support from our community.” And in turn, Charleston Waterkeeper supports its community. This past year, Buffum and his colleagues acquired another boat—No. 2—and introduced an important service for local and transient boaters—mobile, on-demand pumpouts for the lower Charleston Harbor. The Charleston Waterkeeper has been steaming full ahead for five years, though it did encounter some stormy weather last spring when local journalists took the organization to task for missteps pertaining to its tax-exempt status with the IRS. Buffum says that this situation has since been addressed, and official resolution from the IRS is pending. Meanwhile, the work continues, and the Charleston Waterkeeper team continues to exhibit endless optimism. Whether he’s talking about new initiatives like the pumpout program or detailing what his organization intends to do when it identifies an egregious polluter, Buffum is emphatically positive. It’s not always gratifying work, but in the end, he knows that he and his supporters have an important advantage. As he says, “Water isn’t the kind of issue that polarizes people; it’s one of the few where everyone can see eye to eye. It’s what connects us all.” For more information about the Charleston Waterkeeper, go to www.charlestonwaterkeeper.org.

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A Sailor’s Bimini Crossing Guide Preparation, pluck and perseverance will get you there and back By Al Wilson The channel into Bimini between South Bimini Island on the right and North Bimini Island on the left.

hen you think about 48 miles, like a suburban dweller’s daily commute, or even as a jogger’s weekly training schedule, it is not a long distance. But when the 48 miles are measured across open ocean water, somehow the number expands and seems larger— and the miles longer. And while the weather concerns and pre-trip preparations for the commuter and jogger are at one level, crossing open water makes weather awareness and preparations necessarily more serious. In physical terms, the crossing by sailboat from Miami to Bimini will cover some 48 miles, all the while under the dominating influence of the Gulf Stream. “The Stream” is an ocean current moving through the Florida Straits at threeplus knots with maximum depths of over 1000 feet. In addition to this, there are a large number of oceangoing vessels, requiring one to have an extra sharp eye while on watch and radar reflectors in the rigging. Another added facet to the trip; this area is within the legendary “Bermuda Triangle.” But mystique aside, the circumstances of the trip are real enough. There are accurate charts and modern navigational tools available—and with a well-prepared boat, good seamanship and a constant watch, the crossing is made repeatedly by many without mishap. So don’t be intimidated by the trip. It can certainly be done safely. What to Consider You will need the ability to read and understand charts. For example, NOAA’s chart #26320 (or Chart #38 of the waterproof series) plots a vector course based on the set and drift of a current. You will also need electronics to get a position fix along

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the way, and a compass to steer the course by—seamanship skills and tools most boaters already have. Sailing offshore, even in a heavily traveled area, still has a measure of risk. There are several ways to lower the risks. Check and recheck all systems on the boat: engine, rigging, thru-hulls, fuel filters, navigation lights, etc. Pay special attention to navigational, communication, fuel and lubrication systems. Rig a jack-line and have harnesses for on-deck crew, and have a ditch kit (a flotable watertight container with documents, survival gear and communication devices, EPIRB or VHF). Or, if you can, travel in a flotilla. A reliable auxiliary engine with spare fuel is the backup for your sailing capability. Additionally, have drinking water for the entire crew for four days, up-to-date signaling devices for both day and night, and offshore personal flotation devices for all are a must. The weather is the single most important factor in a crossing from the United States to the Bahamas. Storms or fronts with wind direction in opposition to the north-flowing Stream can produce steep-faced seas in excess of 10 feet, and even winds out of the south will produce large swells. Consult a pilot chart for statically recorded expected sea and wind conditions for the time of year you plan to cross. Listen to the NOAA marine forecasts, which give specific details for the crossing route and are updated four times each day. Take note of wind direction, sea conditions, and forecast changes. If the weather turns bad or threatens, change your plans, stay inshore, and enjoy the time in local waters. The crossing should not be hurried. Bracing salt spray and waves washing over the bow may be fun if you are ready for it, but 12 to 24 hours of it is punishing, can be

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damaging to a well-found vessel, and generally is unnecessary. Avoid it. Plan ahead and be flexible. Lastly, file a float plan—and include the return trip, too—with someone at home. Give them your destination, expected time of arrival, and a telephone number at the destination if available. They will also need the name, state registration numbers and description of your vessel, and the names, ages, and any special medical needs of the crew. Also in the plan, set a cutoff time that if they don’t hear from you by, they can then report your lack of arrival to the Coast Guard (305-828-8499, but verify this for yourself). An option to a float plan with someone at home is the Small Vessel Registration System discussed at the end of this article. But it is important to keep someone informed of your plans. Trip Details When to leave? How long will it take? Because of differing circumstances on the Miami and Bimini sides of the trip, you have several departure time options. A popular embarkation time from Miami is midnight or late evening. This departure time usually allows for calmer winds and seas with the bulk of the crossing during the coolest part of the day. And because the entrance to the beachfront channel at Bimini is marked by a range marker, your arrival after sunrise or later allows a good view of the markers. The low-lying Bimini Island group is often visible seven miles out to sea, while Miami’s taller skyline is visible about 15 to 20 miles offshore At night, the city’s lights reflected off clouds may be seen for the entire crossing. Being offshore, out of sight of land upon a fabled sea can be exciting or intimidating; it’s up to you. The length of time the thrill lasts or the

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duration of the unsettled feelings depends on your boat’s speed over ground, or course made good. But for this discussion, you are out of sight of land or buildings for about 20-25 miles. Remember: Time=Distance/Rate of speed You can benefit from this period of the crossing and relax and enjoy the time and place without staring at an object on the horizon. For the anxious traveler, take heart; it’s just not that long before land is visible again. Entering the Bahamas Bimini is a foreign country, so on your approach you need to fly the international quarantine flag (Q flag), which is available at marine stores. While you’re at it, get the Bahamian courtesy flag. The solid yellow Q flag shows that the vessel has not cleared into the country. If you have made dock reservations, approach your marina with the Q flag flying; the dockmaster should have the customs and immigration forms, and some instructions. If you plan to anchor out, you must still clear into the country. For this landfall, use the docks behind the pink customs building in Alice Town. If you arrive at the customs’ pier, the skipper can get the forms inside the customs building and return to the vessel to complete them. In either case, only the captain is allowed to leave the vessel until you are cleared into the country. It’s a two-step process. After customs, you go next door to clear immigrations. The completed forms and proof of citizenship are reviewed and fees paid. If all is in order, after a few initials and rubber stamps, you can return to the vessel, lower the yellow quarantine flag and hoist the Bahamian courtesy flag. For clearance, you will need the vessel’s documents or

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The Bimini Islands (chart 11469). The channel in lies between the two islands.

dominant easterly wind the trip back is typically before a quartering sea. So, as you sail your return course to the south and east, you will lose sight of Bimini about seven miles offshore, pass through the zone of uncluttered horizon—out of sight of land—and then the buildings of Miami will rise on the northwest horizon. Northwest? Aren’t we too far south? Keep your course! The temptation to turn northward, towards the buildings is strong. But so is the north-flowing current. Don’t let the skyline of the city draw you off course. All of this is relative to your boat’s speed. Slower-moving, lightly powered sailboats need to pay special heed to this discussion. Power cruisers are still wise to steer a careful course, or waste fuel. Plot your course carefully and check your calculations. Once you’re satisfied that the course is correct, adhere to it. state registration and proof of citizenship for each person onboard. The best proof of citizenship is a valid passport. Secondary proof is a certified birth certificate (having an embossed or raised seal). The birth certificate option also requires a government-issued photo ID to verify the document. Check the following website for details and up-to-date information: www.bahamas.com/entry-requirements.com Customs wants to know if you are bringing freight into the country. For cruisers, the answer should be no. The only things you are bringing are personal effects for your own use and consumption. Immigrations also asks your reason for entry, intended length of stay, and where you plan to stay. The questions are straightforward. The fee for a cruising permit is based on vessel length, and number of passengers. Normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you make landfall after hours, the customs officer can be called out, but there are overtime charges for this service. These overtime charges vary with the circumstances, including the rank of the official who responds. The same applies to immigration staff. Weapons are a special case. If you have weapons, the serial number and ammunition count for each one must be provided to customs. The weapons cannot be taken off the boat. Bimini is a popular weekend destination, so unless you are planning on anchoring out—which can also get crowded—you will need to make reservations. There are websites for the marinas on both North and South Bimini. Here are some examples: Bimini Big Game Club, (800) 737-1007 or (242) 347-3391, www.biminibiggame.com; The Bimini Sands Resort, (242) 347-3500; Bimini Bay Resorts & Marina, (877) 666-2574, (242) 347-6031, www.biminibayresort.com; and the Sea Crest Hotel & Marina (242) 347-3071, www.seacrestbimini.com.

Course Calculations No one wants to set the worst course, and few have the onboard computing power to calculate the best one, so let’s look at the alternative: a compromise course. This course, a vector diagram typical of pre-electronic navigation, is derived from the current’s set, drift, and the boat’s speed. Some definitions: Set is the direction of the current, drift is its rate of current speed, and boat speed is its speed over ground. This calculated heading, when steered to by an accurate

The Return Trip After all the fun exploring, swimming and diving in the “Gin Clear Waters” of the Bahamas, at some point, you must head back to Florida. Here are a few things to consider. Leaving Bimini during the night is difficult because the channel out of South Bimini is unmarked, and the range markers have no lights. The most popular departure is dawn. Also, with a pre66 February 2014

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Chart showing Fowey Rocks—a popular starting point for a crossing—just southeast of Miami.

compass, will get you to the destination. This steered course will take you away from the rhumb line, a straight line between two points, in this case Miami to Bimini, and although unsettling for the novice navigator, it will get you to your destination despite the current. Monitor your progress along the course by taking an hourly fix from the GPS or chart plotter, and plot those positions on your paper chart. Again, this course will get you to your destination. With Miami in sight, prepare to clear back into the United States. Now you’ll need to clear customs and immigrations. At the 12-mile limit, raise the Q flag, proceed to your dock, and call customs at (800) 432-1216, or (800) 451-0393, in the Miami area. You will receive instructions on how to proceed. You will need your vessel’s documents, the decal number, and a list of the crew and their proof of citizenship (either a valid passport or a certified birth certificate). You will declare the last foreign port of call and what items you are bringing back. Check with U.S. Customs for the dollar amounts and limitations on its website, www.customs.ustreas.gov. The landfall procedure is similar to the entry at Bimini, and only the captain can leave the vessel to make the call. There are customs and border patrol options that can facilitate this process, by signing up for the “Local Boater Option” and receiving a “Boater Registration” number. With this registration in place, you can participate in the Small Vessel Reporting System (SVRS), a web-based program for filing a float plan and clearing back into the country. All information is available at www.cbp.gov. Click on Travel, then

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Pleasure Boats, and then Small Vessel Reporting System (or just do a search for the system on the website). Welcome back. Preparation, pluck and perseverance, have taken you safely across the Gulf Stream twice. Now, the consequence; you may have a new appetite for bluewater passage-making.

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RACE CALENDAR SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR

No regattas planned for February

Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)

MARCH South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina) 15-16 Keelboat Midwinters. PHRF. Lake Norman YC (NC) 29 Jean Ribaut Cup. PHRF over 22 feet. Beaufort Yacht & SC. (SC)

For Racing News, Race Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section. NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com. Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule. For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.

Race Calendar The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month (go to their websites for schedule): Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule FEBRUARY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) No regattas planned for February Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule. Club races year around. 68 February 2014

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Catalina 22 Midwinters, Cocoa, FL, Feb. 22-23 The Indian River Yacht Club will again host the Catalina 22 Midwinters. Windward/Leeward races will be held on the Indian River in the vicinity of government marks 77 and 79. Exact distance and course are weather-dependent and will be announced at the skippers meeting on race day. For more information, go to www.iryc.org. Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River. Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly. The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island. Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com) holds reverse handicap races on alternating weekends; Sunday afternoons in the winter and Friday nights from April to Oct. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends year around. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Race Series for Co-ed racers and a monthly all-female DP series. Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races. Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; race series organized seasonally. Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Sailing on Lake Monroe, a segment of the St. Johns River. Tequila Sunday Racing and Jager Cup Race series, alternating every two weeks, with one race in the series held monthly. March through October, Wednesday Night Rum Races. Seasonal race series on Saturdays once a month. Manatee Cove Marina (at Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html. Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, September through May.

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FEBRUARY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 6th MC Scow Train Wreck Regatta. Lake Eustis SC 8-9 Hagar the Horrible Regatta. Beach Cat regatta. Indian River YC 9 Carnival Race. Fort Pierce YC 14-16 Collegiate Varsity Match Racing Clinic. Titusville Florida Sailing Training Center. 15-16 44th George Washington Birthday Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 22-23 Catalina 22 Midwinters. Indian River YC* 28-2 Regatta (TBD). Fort Pierce YC MARCH 8 Multihull SC45 Regatta. Indian River YC 11-12 Zenda U for MC Scow 13-15 42nd MCSA Midwinters Championship Regatta 15-16 St. Patrick’s Day Ocean Race. Port Canaveral YC 15-16 Space Coast Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center APRIL 2-5 5-6

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FEBRUARY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) Jan. 25-1 ISAF World Cup Miami. (See Racing News) 1-2 Comodoro Rasco Snipes. CGSC 8-9 Etchells FL State Championship. BBYC 8-9 Int’l Audi Melges 20 Event #2. CGSC. (See Racing News) 8-9 Viper 640/J80 Valentine Regatta. USSC Miami 8-9 Walker Cup Stars. CRYC 15-16 Zagarino Masters Regatta Stars. CRYC 19-23 J/24 Midwinters Championship CRYC 22 Barnacle’s George Washington’s BD Regatta. CGSC* 22 MYC Annual OD#6 23 MYC Annual PHRF#5 28-March 2 Etchells Midwinters East Regatta. BBYC 28-March 2 International Melges 32 Miami Winter Regatta. CGSC (See Racing News) MARCH 2-8 Bacardi Miami Sail Week. (See Racing News) 6-8 Audi Melges 20 Winter Series #3 (part of Miami Sailing Week) 15 BBYC PHRF #6 16-19 Lightning Southern Circuit. CRYC 21-23 46th Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC 21-23 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC 27 Spring Break Youth Sailing Festival. CGSC

Major Upcoming Regattas 19th Annual Washington’s Birthday Regatta, Barnacle Historic State Park, Biscayne Bay, FL, Feb. 22 The 19th annual revival of this regatta takes place on Biscayne Bay just off shore of Barnacle Historic State Park at 3485 Main Highway in downtown Coconut Grove. The regatta was first organized in 1887 by Commodore Ralph Munroe, founder of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club and Coconut Grove pioneer. The race is open to traditional-style sailboats (eg, mudhens, seapearls, bullseyes, sharpies, Bahama dinghies, cat boats, gaff-rigs, etc.). It is a great spectator event by land or sea. Award ceremony follows the race at the park. The Barnacle Society is a not-for-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to support the state park. For more information and the NOR, go to www.floridastate parks.org/thebarnacle/Events.cfm, or call (305) 442-6866. Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CASC North Palm Beach. www.castawayssailing.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org. KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale Yacht Club MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net SCF Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27 A different type of race for all sailors. See Short Tacks section, “Other Events,” for more information. Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Smallboat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. FEBRUARY Jan. 31-2 Moth Winter Series. (See Racing News) 7-9 Buccaneer Blast Regatta (Optis and Lasers youth regatta) 14-16 Key Largo Catboat Rendezvous/Regatta (See main Calendar) 19-22 Force 5 Midwinters Regatta. (See Racing News)

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RACE CALENDAR MARCH 1-2 Fleet Captain’s Regatta: Portsmouth Racing on Saturday, PHRF Racing on Sunday 9 Marlin Cup Oceanside Race. PHRF 15-16 Glander Cup Oceanside Race. PHRF 21-23 Line Honors Moth US National Championship

www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org. You can enter these three races for one combined, reduced rate: Pusser’s Rum Cup, Crown Cars, and Suncoast Race Week. See below for information on those races (except Suncoast Race Week which is in the first weekend in April and will listed later) and the websites above for more information. West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.

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5th Annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta and Laser Masters Midwinters, Feb. 6-9 The 2014 Charlotte Harbor Regatta will feature more than 100 boats in possibly 11 classes. Expected classes are the Viper 640, S2 7.9, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave, Weta, F16, F18, Flying Scot, Windrider, Melges 20, Laser, 2.4 mR Sunfish and Precision 15 classes. Also held again this year is the Charlotte Harbor Pusser’s Rum Beach Party at Port Charlotte Beach Park (which is the staging area for multihulls) on Feb. 8. For information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Brian Gleason at (941) 2061133 or gleason@charlotteharborregatta.com. www.charlotteharborregatta.com

Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Feb. 8-9 Tampa Sailing Squadron will host the 48th annual Gasparilla Regatta. This regatta ties in with the annual Gasparilla celebrations, parades and pirate festivals in the Tampa Bay area. It also includes a shoot-out challenge to the Davis Island Yacht Club Racer/Cruisers for the coveted Pirate Musketoon. Racing will include both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes, as well as Racer/Cruiser, Multihull, True Cruising and Mother Lode. One-design fleets are encouraged to attend. Go to www.tampasailing.org for more information.

SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup (formerly Michelob/ Evander Cup), March 1 This will be the 33rd anniversary of this regatta, which is hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It is west Florida’s largest one-day sailboat race. All classes are invited and racing is in Tampa Bay. Courses will be around Government Marks. Pusser’s hats, great food and Pusser’s Rum parties. This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Ocean Racing Challenge event. Notice of Race and Entry Forms can be found on the SPYC website at

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Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. www.sailbcyc.org. Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com. Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunday series, year around with skippers meeting at noon. April through September Friday evening racing. 5:45 skippers meeting. www.sarasotasailingsquad.org. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCPHRF BOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (PHRF Gulf BOTY) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) FEBRUARY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) Jan. 29-Mar 1 VX Midwinters. Davis Island YC Jan. 31-Mar 2 Valentine’s Regatta. St. Pete YC.

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MARCH (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) Feb. 28- Mar 2 A Class Catamaran Midwinters. Davis Island YC 1 Spring Regatta. Naples Sailing & YC. (N/MBOTY) 1 Pusser’s Rum Cup. St. Pete YC (SCPHRF BOTY)* 1-7 Thistle Midwinters. St. Pete YC 8 Around Egmont Race. Bradenton YC (SBYABOTY) 8-9 Conquistador Cup. Punta Gorda SC (CHBOTY) 8-9 Florida State Championship Optis. Davis Island YC 8-9 Windmill Midwinters. Clearwater Community Sailing Center 9-11 Snipe Midwinters. Clearwater YC 14-16 Fireball & Friends Regatta. Davis Island YC 15 Ensign Midwinters. Dunedin YC 20-23 Winter Lightning Champs. St. Pete YC 21 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. One-Design Regatta. 22 Fleet Review. Naples Sailing & YC. (N/MBOTY) 22-23 Leukemia Cup. Isles YC. (CHBOTY) 22-23 Distance Classic. St. Pete YC 22-23 Girls High School. Davis Island YC 22 Pass-A-Grille Run. Dunedin Boat Club/St. Pete YC (PHRF Gulf BOTY) 24-27 Albacore Nationals. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 28-30 J/70 Quantum Winter Series. Davis Island YC 29 Crown Cars Regatta. St. Pete YC @ Pass-A-Grille (PHRF Gulf BOTY) (SCPHRF BOTY) 29-30 Gulf Coast SC Regatta. Gulf Coast Sailing Club. (N/MBOTY)

free “college style” housing is available. Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races. Clubs listed this month (go to club websites for local club racing schedules) BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass ChristianYC, Pass Christian, MS PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA FEBRUARY 1 Superbowl Regatta. PYC 13-16 J/22 Midwinters. SYC 15 Valentine Regatta. PBYC 22 Mardi Gras Regatta. PYC 22-23 Gulf Coast Team Racing. SYC MARCH (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 Billy Goat Regatta. BucYC 5-16 Mardi Gras Race Week. NOYC* 8-9 New Orleans-Mandeville Race. SYC/PontYC/NOYC/CSA 8-9 WetaFesT. FWYC 15 Two Against the Lake. TYC 15-16 Mardi Gras Race Week. NOYC 15-16 Alfonso Sutter/Laser Gulf Coast Championship. GYC 15-16 Nichols Cup. SYC 16-21 Flying Scot Midwinters. SYC 22-23 Dogwood Regatta. FYC 22-23 Leukemia Cup. SYC 22-23 Trimaran Nationals. FWYC 22-23 USODA Gulf Coast Championship. PCYC 23-25 ISCA Sunfish Masters. PYC 26 Sunfish Team Race. PYC 27-29 USSCA SunfishMidwinters. PYC 29 Fleur de Lis. SYC 29-30 Grand Masters Team Race. SYC

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Mardi Gras Race Week, New Orleans, LA, March 5-16 The New Orleans Yacht Club is holding its annual premier racing event with One-Design and PHRF racing. OneDesign racing is March 5-9, and PHRF (Spinnaker and NonSpinnaker divisions) is March 15-16. With five boats constituting a class, the one-design classes expected are Finn, Hobie 33, Lasers, Kiteboards, Club 420s, Flying Scot, Viper 640, VX One, V15, Moths, Melges 24/32, J/30, J24, J/22, Corsair, Rhodes 19 More information, as well as hotels and directions are posted on the website, www.mardigrasregatta.org. Limited News & Views for Southern Sailors

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In Cortez/Tampa Bay area, we can arrange in-water or on-land space and can haul up to 23' Beam.

In Key Largo, display your yacht on highly visible Route 1. Haul catamarans up to 28.5' beam –store on the hard.

In Jacksonville, brokerage slips in water or on the hard.

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48’ Chris White Catamaran, 1995, Motors @ 10, sails @ 17 knots, Solar, life Raft, Full electronics, This is a Must see boat! $399,000, Cal @ 561312-0010

42' Manta Catamaran, 2005, Owners Version, 46' Bingham Cutter, 1994, Custom Steel const. Genset, A/C, Watermaker, Large Freezer, Genset, A/C, Beautiful Bluewater cruiser! Washer/Dryer,GPS/chartplotter/radar, Beautiful $139,000, Jim @ 386-898-2729 condition,$329,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642

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41' Gulfstar CC ketch, 1973, New A/C, New Refrigeration, New Watermaker, New Solar panels. Rebuilt Perkin. Ready for your next adventure! $69,500, Kevin K @ 727-688-4384

38' Admiral Catamaran, 2005 Owners version, Watermaker, radar, solar panels, twin diesels, Well equipped cruiser, $255,000, Kevin @ 321693-1642

36' Catalina MKII 1993, Wing keel, tall rig, Freshly buffed, New Refrigerator, New cabin sole, Well cared for and clean. $64,900, Doug @ 941-504-0790

35' Catalina 350, 2005, In mast main, Full electronics, Davits, Full canvas, Very clean and ready to sail! $ 119,000, Kevin @ 321-693-1642

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42' Colvin Junk Rigged Schooner, 1975/2011. Top to bottom refit in 2011. Aluminum hull, Alwgrip in 2011. Davits, life raft, windlass, A real head turner in beautiful condition! $120,000 Cal @ 561-312-0010

38' Krogen Cutter, 1983, Centerboard, 2 staterooms, great bluewater cruiser. $59,500, Susan @ 239-571-2365

34' Sabre MKI, 1984, New Dodger, New davits, New Upholstery, A/C, New Standing rigging, $49,500, Kevin B @ 850-982-0983 $127,500 $ 78,900 $138,900 $230,000 $174,500 $132,000 $ 69,900 $110,000 $ 99,000 $128,000 $125,000 $130,000 $ 69,500 $133,000 $139,000 $ 48,200 $ 64,900 $115,000 $ 59,500 $110,000 $ 75,000 $ 35,000 $ 62,000 $ 44,750 $ 66,500 $ 59,000 $ 64,900 $ 32,000 $ 56,000 $ 24,500 $119,000 $ 49,500 $ 34,900 $ 59,500 $135,000 $ 34,900 $ 39,900 $ 35,000 $ 39,000 $ 14,000

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New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian at Bimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400

_________________________________________ WANTED J/22. Reasonably priced J/22 sailboat with trailer. Jim Boyd. (321) 259-8829. Melbourne, FL. (4/14)

14’ RS-100 Performance Singlehander. Fully equipped dealer demo boat in pristine condition w/dolly & top cover. Specs, photos, videos at www.rssailing.com. $7,995 complete. Located in Gainesville, FL, area. Call/text for more info (352) 871-0362. (3/14) Very nice, varnished West System El Toro Class sailboat (8’) No. 10246. Fun to sail—a “head turner.” Well maintained, very light use, lots of extra gear. Competitive, at or close to minimum weight. Will deliver in Florida to state line, or come sail on Biscayne Bay. $1,200. (954) 401-5335, or ronsailon@comcast.net. (3/14)

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Abaco Dingy 14’. Built by Winer Malone, Hopetown 1977. Bronze-fastened, new planking and frames, varnished spars, Epoxy/Glass sheathed. Sunrise main and jib. Laid Spanish Cedar Decks. Ready to Sail with trailer. $7000 OBO. (941) 704-2074, or bpitt001@tampabay.rr.com. (4/14)

18’ Sailbird folding trimaran. Custom Mylar sails/drifter, carbon fiber bow sprit, new tramps, rebuilt top to bottom, Trailer. $7500. Roy (727) 804-3553. (3/14)

2012 Sea Pearl 21 with trailer. LIKE NEW— always garage kept. The perfect Florida shallow-water-sail-anywhere boat. Unique Cat Ketch sail plan with furling main and mizzen is easy to set up and sail. Lots of upgrades. $17,864. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, (800) 783-6953 or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS Catalina 22. Local Tampa Bay Racing Champion Chuck Jones has restored another Catalina 22, race ready, Lying at Short St. docks, Grove City, FL 34224 $2900. Email for inventory and info: sailmykeys@gmail.com. (1/14)

1984 Catalina Capri 25. Asking $6,500. Furling genoa, spinnaker, good fiberglass, sails & bottom paint, depth, potty, 9.5 Tohatsu outboard. Sarasota (941) 388-1560, mike@thosehallidays.org for photos. (1/14)

Camper Nicholson, 8.80 metre (29ft) Motorsailer. 1972. Lloyds-certified, 2000 50 HP Perkins, 2100 hrs. All roller furling, A/C, refrig, 2 chartplotters, SSB receiver. Dinghy, two outboards, davits. 2 Bruce, 1 CQR, anchors. Autopilot, 2 folding bicycles. Fully equipped for extended cruising. Leave tomorrow for the Keys, Bahamas, Cuba. $23,000. (941) 351-8089. (2/14)

31’ Beneteau 31. TWO models to choose: 2012 Centerboard 2.85’ draft w/in-mast furling, and 2011 4’3” fixed keel w/stack pack, air conditioning, full electronics, bimini, refrigeration $119,000 to $97,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com (727) 214-1590

1994 26’ MacGregor sailboat with 2.5 HP motor and trailer. 5 sails and numerous extras. Located at Ft Walton Beach, FL. Price $5,600. E-mail: 119waynel@cox.net, or call (850) 664-5535 or (850) 865-2550. (2/14)

30’ 1979 Bayfield Cutter. 15HP Yanmar. Blue water boat with 3 1/2’ draft. Ready to cruise. Located in the lower Florida Keys. $10,000. Please contact me at (305) 898-6065. (2/14)

1992 Catalina Capri 26 $11,000 Pocket cruiser w/big boat appeal. Oversized bimini, wheel, wing keel, Harken roller furler, full batten main. 155 and 135 genoas. Yamaha four-stroke 8hp, high-thrust, extra long shaft motor, electric start. Autohelm, battery charger. Call Julie (850) 293-4031. Pensacola Beach, FL. (4/14) 1976 Catalina 27. Very clean. Furling Genoa, tiller autopilot, head, holding tank, macerator pump. Atomic 4. Runs Good, great on gas. 2 anchors. $4500. New Port Richey. (727) 5349947. (3/14) _________________________________________ Santana 30/30 GP with complete sail inventory. Must sell. Boat in good condition. New alternator. New bottom spring 2012. Volvo engine 17 hp. $10,000 OBO. Call (337) 9457895. (2/14)

30’ Chris Craft Sloop, 1967, Perkins 30hp. diesel, all new; main, Genoa, jib, storm jib, Harken roller furling, Harken self-tailing winches, Navico Autopilot. Eight original bronze opening ports! Well preserved classic, one owner for last 20 years. $19,000. Lying Key West, FL Stewart Marine Corp., Miami, 305815-2607. www.marinesource.com

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Hunter 31 1985. Great condition, 13-hp Yanmar with low hours. Extra sails, hauled out 2012, new bottom paint. Beautiful interior, two berths, sleeps four, ready to cruise. Located in Pompano Beach, FL. Asking $19,000. Call (561) 929-8542. (3/14)

2007 32’ Hake Seaward. Extreme Shoal Draft 20”. Air, Inverter, Yanmar Diesel, Autopilot, Elec windlass, walk-in shower. She’s loaded! Alan 941-350-1559. Alangsys@gmail.com. www.grandslamyachtsales.com $99,900

1994 Island Packet 32 Cutter. Air conditioning, solar, good sail inventory, GPS, autopilot, Yanmar diesel and more. $89,900. Alan 941350-1559, or alangsys@gmail.com www.grandslamyachts.com

33’ Glander CB 1985. Shallow draft, 3’ w/board up, 6’8” w/board down. New 2008 Yanmar engine, RaymarineTiller Pilot, Refer, Inverter, arch & solar. $34,000 Mike @ (941) 518.5614. (3/14)

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34’ Sabre Mk I Sloop, 1984. Westerbeke 27hp! NEW 2011: Dodger & stainless bimini, mainsail Mack Pack, dinghy davits, & AC! 2008 Standing rigging & Lots more upgrades! $49,500, Call Kevin @ 850-9820983. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

35’ Island Packet 1992. Cutter rig, Auto Pilot, Air conditioning, Yanmar engine Bimini, Davits, Great Cruiser, $109,000. seafarermike@aol.com (941) 518.5614. (3/14)

2006 Hunter 36’. Located in St Pete with both AC and Genset. REDUCED to $94,500. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB at (727) 5991718, or email kellyb@masseyyacht.com

Pearson 365 Ketch 1976. $42,000 OBO. Call or email for pics and listing of equipment and inventory. Great liveaboard and ready to go cruising. See in Fort Myers by apt. svfreebirdbd@gmail.com, or (239) 470-2013. (3/14)

36’ Beneteau First 36.7. TWO 2005 models to choose from. Shoal draft, AC, full electronics, full sail inventories, race or cruise, Bruce Farr design. $96,999 to $116,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com. (727) 214-1590.

1987 38’ Cabo Rico - $94,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

38’ Krogen Cutter 1983. 47hp Perkins rebuilt in 2009 (serviced 12/13), 3’ 2” min. draft, 2009 mainsail, 2001 headsail, 2011 anti-fouling bottom paint, hot water & heating. Must See! $59,500, Call Susan @ 239-571-2365. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

Irwin Citation 39, 1979, w/ 30 hp Yanmar, 41' 9" LOA, custom scoop transom, fin keel, roller furling head sails, Dutchman main, ST-60 instruments, Garmin GPS, VHF, S/S Stove, 12volt DC fridge, ST winches, Bimini. Liveaboard slip available. Asking $29,900. Cortez Yacht Sales. 941-792-9100.

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39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981. 64 hp Pathfinder diesel 200 hours, blue water cruiser, Gen Set, all roller furling, solar, wind gen, radar, autopilot, GPS, electric windlass, full galley and more. $49,900. Project-for sale AS IS. Liveaboard slip available. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

2006 39’ Bavaria - $145,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218, or curtis@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

40’ Sabre 402 2003. Shoal draft, AC, Refrig/Freezer, full electronics, full canvas, davits, r/f. Gorgeous boat. $245,000. Pictures & full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com. 727-214-1590

1987 Morgan 41 Classic. Fully loaded cruising or liveaboard boat, full electronics, full cockpit enclosure, a/c and much more. Call Rick at (251) 377-3676 or email rjisland@aol.com.

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2002 Beneteau 411 with all the extras. Includes genset, dual radar/charts, autopilot, a/c, davits and much more. In excellent condition for $134,900. Call Rick@251-377-3676

1992 42’ Catalina - $95,000 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684 0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net

Beneteau First 42s7. Priced to sell; owner found next boat! Bruce Farr-designed, fully equipped 1995 performance cruiser. A/C! Excellent condition, $100,000. Barbara Burke, St. Barts Yachts (904) 264-9100. Barbara.Burke@st-barts.com

1987 42’ Grand Banks Europa. Custom Interior, Stabilizers, upgrade Electronics. Jim 904-652-8401. jboothyacht@yahoo.com, www.grandslamyachtsales.com $169,000

42’ Bruce Roberts Pilothouse Ketch. Canadian couple sailed Atlantic twice, Med, canals, Bahamas, Barbados, Galapagos. Versatile, bad weather, short-handed capability. 80hp. Ford. Roller sails, tabernacle. $75,000. Stewart Marine, Miami (305) 815-2607

Beneteau 423 2007. Fully Loaded and in turn-key condition. New Electronics, AC, Inverter, Electric Windlass, Electric Winch, Bimini, Dodger, In-Mast Furling, Refrig & Freezer, 4’ 9” draft, low hours. $178,900. Specs & pictures at www.MurrayYacht Sales.com. (727) 214-1590 x 3.

Custom Hermanson 44. Looking for the ultimate ocean steel cruiser?? Look no further. $133,000. Can make money with!! www.dutchlove.com. (305) 989-7181. (4/14)

1982 42’ Spindrift Cutter Center Cockpit. Air Condition, watermaker, solar, great electronics, Huge aft Stateroom. Cruiser’s delight. Numerous upgrades. Alan 941-350-1559. Alangsys@gmail.com www.grandslamyachtsales.com $99,900

CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL 56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . .$700,000*

2013 Catalina 445! Absolutely loaded for cruising. $8000 watermaker, 6kw generator, full cockpit enclosure, all electronics, bow thruster, 10’ dinghy w/motor and dinghy davits—much too much to list here! Fantastically equipped boat purchased in Jan. 2013 and little used. This is an estate sale— Asking $375,000. Call for details.(800) 2821411, or email sales@dunbaryachts.com.

45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 42' Endeavour 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,900* 39' Corbin 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900* 39' Irwin Citation 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900* 35' Wauquiez 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD

POWER 44' Targa 1989 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,900 34' Sea Ray 1984 Twin Diesel . . . . . . .$29,900

42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/ shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. Liveaboard slip avalable. $109,900 Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

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46’ Bruce Bingham Cutter 1994. Professionally built w/steel hull! 55hp Yanmar. New: 2000 Watt inverter, Gell cell batteries, Watermaker, Davits, & in-boom furling. True Bluewater - Turn-key! $138,900, Call Jim @ 386-898-2729. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

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46’ Morgan Ketch, 1980, full width aft cabin, private aft companionway. Yanmar 50hp., (‘04), 7.5kw Onan, 2 Mermaid air conditioners, RADAR, GPS, SSB, autopilot, bow thruster, Trac-Vision, bright varnish interior. $75,000. Stewart Marine Corp., Miami, 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com

2006 51’ Passport 515 Center Cockpit. Shoal Draft, Intracoastal-Friendly. Loaded and Immaculate. Alan (941) 350-1559. Alangsys@gmail.com, www.grandslamyachtsales.com $749,000

61’ Custom Pedrick Cutter 1985. Set up for short or single handed cruising, keel/cb for shoal waters, electric winches, Hood Stowaway mast, Air & Genset. REDUCED to $239k. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB, (727) 599-17818, or email kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com.

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FREE ADS Beneteau 49 (3 to choose from ’07, ’07 & ‘08). All are fully loaded and ready to go. Full electronics, AC, Genset, electric winch, electric windlass, bow thruster, etc. $275,000 (’07), $325,000 (’07) & $340,000 (’08). Specs & pictures at www.MurrayYachtSales.com. (727) 214-1590 x 3.

2008 52’ Symbol. Caterpillar diesel. Warranty, Twin engine, twin Helm, Twin Stateroom. Stabilized. Captain Wayne 941773-3513. Wa y n e @ g r a n d s l a m y a c h t s a l e s . c o m , . www.grandslamyachtsales.com $699,000.

1996 51’ Little Harbor - $369,000 – Randy Walterhoefer – (917)478-4944, or randy@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $700,000. www.CortezYachts.com. (941) 792-9100 51’ Beneteau IDYLLE 15.5 1986. Perkins 85hp, 75watt solar panel, 2 zone AC, 5kw Onan genset, 2005 water heater, Dodger & Bimini w/full enclosure, great electronics! $119,000 Call Jane @ 813-917-0911. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

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Indiantown Marina............................55 J&R Boatyard and Storage ............27,55 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina ......18 Palm Coast Marina ............................55 Panama City Marina ..........................54 Pasadena Marina ...............................54 Regatta Pointe Marina .......................87 St. Petersburg Municipal Marina .......54 Turner Marine & Boatyard............54,74 Twin Dolphin Marina.........................55 CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONAL Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals...........19,51 Dream Yacht Charters .......................22 Key Lime Sailing ................................37 Sailing Florida Charters......................19 Simple Sailing...............................19,53 Yachting Vacations .......................18,19 MARINE SERVICES, INSURANCE, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. Absolute Tank Cleaning .....................33 Allstate Insurance .........................20,21 BoatNames.net..................................33 BoatUS Insurance ..............................23 Creative Insurance Benefits................37 EisenShine .........................................33 Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales ............37 First Patriot Insurance ...................20,21 Innovative Marine Services ...........33,38 Mainly Titles .....................................33 Source Mobile Marine .......................33 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. Rick Meyer...............................34 Capt. Celeste.....................................34 MARINE ELECTRONICS Moor Electronics ...............................36 Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication83 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS, GUIDES Art of Wooden Boat Repair................26 Boating Friends List ...........................33 BoatNames.net..................................33 Capt Marti’s Books/Seminars .............34 Cruising Guide to Cuba.....................34 Cruising Guide to Florida’s Suncoast .34 Leap of Faith .....................................34 Maptech............................................66 Save the Wetlands Book ....................63 REGATTAS, BOAT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS Charleston Race Week ........................5 Gulf Coast Boat Show ....................7,54 Miami Strictly Boat Show ....................3 Regata del Sol al Sol ............................2 Sarasota Sailing Squadron .................12 Dania Flea Market ...............................9 Mt. Dora Regatta ..............................30 Mug Race..........................................15 The Rudder Club ...............................15

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When Your Auxiliary Fails... One Option is to Drop Anchor! By Steve Morrell

n the ’90s, I was living in Colorado and had a Catalina 22 that my wife and I kept on a mooring in a huge reservoir that straddled the Colorado-New Mexico state line. There was a mooring field on the south end of the reservoir just north of the dam (Navajo Lake). We put the boat in the water around Memorial Day and pulled it out around Labor Day. It was mountain desert and too cold to be sailing in the winter. But in the summer, it was beautiful sailing— if you had enough wind. There was always a steady south wind in the early morning blowing up the reservoir’s main leg that meandered north for 20 to 30 miles, with side canyons shooting off east and west. The reservoir was mostly lined with steep cliffs on each side, the side canyons narrowing down to eventually nothing. The morning wind was always the best, and the sail quiet and peaceful. We regularly spent a Saturday night—often with other sailors on their boats—moored to a tree or rock on one of these side canyons, often having a sandy beach to build a fire on and sit around for the evening. You would often point your bow into a rocky shore—close enough to step off the boat onto land—and drop an anchor off the stern. But the bottom dropped off so fast—after all, it was a canyon filled with water—that the stern of our 22footer might be in over 40 to 50 feet of water, so we had a good 150 feet of anchor line, as you never really knew the depth. Since all my sailing before this was in the ocean, and mainly in Florida, this seemed a bit strange. Otherwise, it was really idyllic in so many ways. The only other time we got wind was in afternoon summer thunderstorms. Winds were then from light to strong gusts, shifty, and often intermixed with rain and lightning. Sometimes it was a good wind to sail in, although it was always shifty amid the

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canyon walls. Sometimes we would anchor off a beach and weren’t sure where the safest spot was from the lightning—on the boat with a tall mast, or onshore. If onshore, we sometimes went back to the boat when it started to rain, although my general feeling was that the more dangerous spot was on the cliff tops nearby, which had scattered tall trees, and a mast way down below those cliffs wasn’t as bad as you might think. One time, when heading back in on

a Sunday afternoon, we were being followed by one of these thunderstorms. The marina, which managed the moorings (that cost only $60-plus dollars a month!), would take you out to your boat from shore in a skiff when you arrived and bring you back to shore when you departed. Since we loaded the boat up from the docks with coolers, sleeping bags and supplies, at the end of our trip, I would drop my wife off at the dock with all the goods and then take the boat out to the mooring field, while she loaded the car up. Since we had a 9hp outboard, we motored into the dock and out to the mooring. On this particular day, the storm was brewing, and you could feel the gusts coming as the sky clouded up

overhead. As I motored from the docks and got a couple hundred yards away, the motor started losing power. It kept running, but it wasn’t pushing the boat along. Meanwhile, the storm’s winds were increasing, getting quite strong, and the chop was picking up. I was afraid to turn the motor off and check it, as I wasn’t sure it would start back up so I kept trying to head towards the mooring. I wasn’t making much progress, and little by little, the wind was pushing me more than the motor was—towards a very rocky shore. My first thought, being about 100 yards from shore, was to drop anchor, which I immediately did. I had the anchor line always ready to drop from the stern where it was handy with the end already secured (I was big on anchor preparation). I threw it over with the 150-foot line attached and it went straight down—but it wasn’t long enough at only 50 to 60 yards offshore! I was still thinking my ocean experience. I was rapidly being blown to shore with an anchor line that was going straight down like a fishing line with a weight on the end. The boat just kept going and I was getting closer, so my next thought was to cut the anchor line and raise sails. Then along came help. A powerboater saw me struggling and came up to me and towed me to the mooring (a good half mile at this point), and then gave me my ride back to shore. Whew! (I saved the anchor and line, at the least.) We eventually figured out the motor problem. I can’t remember what it was, but I do remember being only 50 to 60 yards offshore and 150 feet of anchor line not being enough. In Florida, you might have to go out many miles for that not to be enough line. Even in Southern California, where I’ve sailed a bit, that would be more than enough line that far offshore. But not in a mountain reservoir. www.southwindsmagazine.com