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VOLUME 18 ISSUE 3

War (and Peace) on the Chesapeake Battles, raids, burning, and plundering affected the entire length and breadth of the Chesapeake during the mid to latter stages of the War of 1812. Take a walk back in time. by Steve Allan

Matt Is in the Atlantic Again On an epic adventure, Matt Rutherford has piloted the smallest boat ever single-handed through the Northwest Passage and raised $25,000 for Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating. He still has 5000 miles left to sail before returning to Annapolis.

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CONTRIBUTE TO AN UPCOMING ISSUE We Invite You To Be Part of the Magazine Contribute or suggest a story: SpinSheet’s editors are always on the lookout for new writers and fresh stories. We welcome author inquiries and unsolicited contributions. We also welcome tips, ideas, and suggestions. All contributions should directly pertain to the Chesapeake Bay or Chesapeake Bay sailors and boats in far flung locales. We are generally not interested in “how-to” articles, log-style accounts, “It was the biggest storm ever” stories, or poetry. Direct story ideas to molly@spinsheet.com Please be patient: We really do care about your contributions, but we receive so many inquiries and stories that it may take us some time to get back with you. Contribute photos: We are most interested in photos showing boats looking good and people having fun on and along the Bay. Smiling, clear faces with first and last names identified, work very well. Dial your digital camera up to the “Large JPG” setting, ask your subjects to pull in their fenders, and start shooting!

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Editor’s Notebook

Molly Winans

The Urge To Burn B

ob was tired. It hadn’t been just a worst; the ones who showed up late and long day; it had been a long week, a wanted to have their boats done early. They long month, and a long, icy winter. would ask, “Can you finish the boat by this Although the thaw was well underway, weekend? It’s supposed to be nice out.” It memories from the winter were vivid— was as if they woke up and remembered, from the first glimpse of a seagull standing “Oh, yeah, I have a boat. I want to go sailon December’s skim ice to the dreariest ing.” They might have set up an appointdays, when the cracked ice on the harbor resembled a barren map of the world. He had seen worse winters, or so he had said. Quietly, he wondered if he really had seen worse on the Chesapeake. He had certainly lived through mild winters, the ones during which they barely used a space heater in the shop and you might have forgotten where your gloves were. Winters when you couldn’t remember if it had snowed even once. Not this year. He was happy to bid this bitter season farewell. March was always a backbruiser of a month. Funny how some people assumed he wasn’t busy at the boatyard yet, because it wasn’t yet full-fledged, daffodilsniffing, sunshiny, let’sgo-sailing time. Not busy. Huh. Did they think all the sailboats that motored out of the creek on April 15 just ##If you attend a spring equinox sock burning, please send your commissioned and splashed best photo to molly@spinsheet.com. Photo by Al Schreitmueller themselves? They would say, “Look at the shiny sailboat!” Did they think she sanded, scrubbed, waxed, and painted herself? Forment in late winter, but no, they waited get trying to explain servicing the stuff ununtil April, which comes around one day der the waterline or down below. Someone after the lamb-like end of March, every who thought he wasn’t busy yet in March year, and goes out in flip-flop style. The didn’t know anything about boats. procrastinators were tough. “We’re doing Forget April. If he thought his knees our best,” he would tell them. It was true. and back were sore on today’s spring equiWhat a day. He sighed and realized that nox, wait until the procrastinator crowd following the drizzly, 48-degree early afterstarted to nip at his ankles. They were the noon, it had cleared up and warmed up. He 12 March 2012 SpinSheet

had seen an osprey, right on schedule on St. Patrick’s Day, so he had known spring was coming. Here at the end of the busy work day, he felt spring nearing, suddenly, as if he had just heard a few notes of a favorite song he hadn’t heard for a long time. He smiled and did what any sailor may do. He checked to see if there were any Budweisers in the shop fridge. And, yes. There were. As he cracked a beer, he glimpsed his filthy hands and knew there wasn’t a brush in the house that could scrub away what encased his fingernails. He felt grimy all over. His feet were hot and itchy, just plain nasty, in his work boots. A dried paint tray, on its side by the garbage can, inspired him. An old desire sneaked in like a devilish teenager and tapped him on the shoulder, as old desires do in spring. He took the tray, an ideal, safe fire pit, if you think about it, and carried it down by the water. Despite the lack of breeze, his little rag fire stoked easily. He sat on a log, now with a curious audience of co-workers around the little fire, and removed his boots. He peeled off his damp and foul socks, one by one. He wiggled his white toes in the cool evening air. With a subtle smile, he stood up and stepped over his worn boots, feeling the pointy chill of gravel on his moist bare feet. And the socks? Bob burned them, one by one. A spring tradition was born.

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Sherwood to Sherwood

ongratulations are in order for Gibson Island yachtsman John Sherwood for receiving the rare Commodore’s Award of the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron [February page 66] for his lifelong contributions to sailing. I often accept credit for winning his races, while he deals with criticism for writing my stories in Soundings. Jack Sherwood Annapolis

Seven Is a Crowd?

he attached photo was taken of me and my two girls plus four more friends sailing our Sunfish in Hillsmere. That’s right... six girls and a dad on a Sunfish. Bow to stern: Grace DiBerardinis, Grace Smith, Sammy Dupcak, Lexi Dupcak, Reilly Smith, Mia DiBerardinis, and Bill Smith. This is the “trash picked” sunfish I raced in the 2010 Sunfish Challenge. SpinSheet writer Beth Crabtree interviewed me for the articles she wrote regarding the race in the September 2010 and November 2010 editions. Coincidence about the photo on page 11 of the February edition: I couldn’t race the Miles River Race last May, so my dad and I chased down the fleet in my powerboat to watch and take pictures. I took that photo of the Libbys racing Doghouse that day. I was an assistant principal assigned to Severna Park High School where A. J. Libby III is a student and shared my copies with him. I hope in a few years time, I can sport a similar photo and say, “Remember when...” Thanks for the great work y’all do!

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Southern Bay Sailing

just want to remind SpinSheet and all the readers of the great sailing the Southern Chesapeake Bay has to offer. Bay and ocean sailing. Steady breezes most of the year. Mild winter weather allows for even great winter sailing and a chance to see migrating whales off the coast of Virginia Beach. This photo was taken October 16, 2011, aboard my Alberg 30 Janus. Approaching the Thimble Shoal Channel of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel at sunrise and heading out into the Atlantic. Ray Iglecia Norfolk, VA

June Is for Passage Making

y daughter Jessica loved the piece, “A Changed Life” (February page 39). She will get a chance to do her first ocean passage this June. It will be the return trip from Bermuda after the Newport Bermuda Race. This time, she will be sailing on a 50-foot Nelson Mereck designed boat called Brigand. Last year they took third overall and second over the line in the Marion to Bermuda Race. Thanks again for getting this into the issue. It is a big boost for kids when they see their stories being told. Charles Stone Stevensville, MD

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A Fuze Is Not a Fuse

n reference to Sebastian Watt’s “Postcard from the South (February page 45): “gunpowder, scoop, fuses…” I believe that should be “fuzes” and not “fuses” when referring to military devices as opposed to fuses related to electrical circuits. I recommend Mr. Watt consider stopping in Beaufort, SC, on his next trip in the area. He will find it to be sort of a miniature Charleston with a lot of history and wonderful sights of its own (and it’s my wife’s hometown). Numerous Hollywood movies have been filmed there. Mike Danish Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Course Corrections zzIn “New Year, New Boat: Finance Your New Boat” (February page 30), we misprinted Scott Stusek’s name as Steve. You may reach him at Jack Martin & Associates via scott@jackmartin.com. zzIn the Chesapeake Classic section titled “The Journey of the Schooner Mistress” (February page 86), the woodworker who did the interior of the Schooner Mistress was Jimmy Wray, not the late George Nakashima as quoted. Nakashima’s work inspired Wray. Learn more via mistresssailingexcursions.com. zzIn reference to the Chesapeake Classic (February page 86), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is at Kings Point, NY; the State of New York Maritime College is across the sound from Kings Point at Ft. Schuyler. spinsheet.com

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here’s still time for more learning before the sailing season starts in earnest. Spring brings some excellent educational opportunities and safety seminars. We’ve pulled together a few of them that feature top-notch instructors and presentations by industry experts and veteran sailors. Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR) organizers will present a four-hour seminar on offshore vessel preparation for captain and crew March 24, noon to 4 p.m., in Annapolis. The course is free and open to the public. Topics include managing emergencies and BOR required safety items. A reception follows for BOR registered skippers and crew. Registration is required at annapolis-events@bermudaoceanrace.com or by calling (410) 570-9710. The World Cruising Club offers an ocean sailing seminar in Annapolis March 24-25. Learn about communica-

tion and navigation systems, planning your passage, avoiding common problems, and more. A complete package of hotel accommodations and meals means plenty of time to socialize with other bluewater cruisers. Visit worldcruising.com for details and registration. The highly regarded Safety at Sea Seminar at the U.S. Naval Academy will be held March 31 to April 1. The program features separate racing and cruising tracks, and it’s one of the most comprehensive sailing safety seminars in the nation. The weekend offers hands-on training and classroom lectures, plus small group interaction and an opportunity to earn an International Sailing Federation-approved Offshore Personal Survival Course Certificate. Brought to you by U.S. Naval Academy Sailing and the Marine Trades Association of Maryland. Click to mtam.org for more details and registration. Cruisers University will be featured as a part of the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show April 26-29. New classes have been

developed and added to this year’s curriculum. “We are pleased and excited to bring Cruisers University to Annapolis and combine it with the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show,” says Paul Jacobs, general manager of U.S. Yacht Shows, producer of both events. “Cruisers University is bigger and more complete this year. We have more than 150 hours of classes and many big name presenters. Mastery level courses and electives are offered as well as onboard training situations on both sail and power. Saturday and Sunday feature a cruising destination series that is also part of the boat show,” he says. This course has one-, three-, and four-day options, so participants can create a package that meets their needs. To learn more or register, visit usboat.com. Turn to page 24 for more on spring shows. And, for information about the Spring Training Event hosted by Singles on Sailboats March 17, see page 23.

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hy would SpinSheet organize bike rides to support the American Diabetes Association? First, we like to ride bikes. Next, the disease affects some friends and family we care about deeply. And, most importantly, we love to spend a few of our spring days each year doing something we enjoy outdoors that also does some good in this world. Team SpinSheet will ride in two Tour de Cures, May 5 in Howard County and May 19 in Easton, MD. We would love for you to be part of the team. Here are the details of each ride. If you would like to participate in both, you must register at each individual website: Howard County Tour de Cure: May 5 Register with Team SpinSheet for the Howard County tour or make a donation: main.diabetesorg/goto/teamspinsheet-howard. Easton Tour de Cure: May 19 Register with Team SpinSheet for the Easton tour or make a donation: main.diabetes.org/goto/teamspinsheet-easton. Cyclists of all ages and abilities are welcome to join our team! Invite your family and friends. The different routes, from 10 to 63 miles long, are designed for everyone from casual bike riders to serious cyclists. Contact Team SpinSheet’s Captain, Laura Lutkefedder, at (410) 216-9309 or laura @spinsheet.com. Also visit tour.diabetes .org and visit spinsheet.com for updates.

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The “V” Word and Why You Should Embrace It by Molly Winans

lthough the word rolls off the tongue rather well, vol-unteer-ism, it doesn’t roll off as many tongues as it could. Maybe it’s the “-ism” that makes some shy away from the concept. Perhaps it’s the Candy Striper, Boy Scout sort of connotation that the word carries with it that makes it seem like an un-sexy way to spend leisure time. The great, most obvious barrier to taking on volunteer

##Some of the trainees and crew who served on the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester last year include (L-R): Tom Kish, Lari Caldwell, Lou Hyman, Michael Hoff, Brian Cassidy, Mike Schneider, Lucy Lewis, and Craig Caldwell.

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Volunteer Opportunities for Spring • Work as sailing crew, docent, maintenance crew, or administrative assistant for the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester in Cambridge, MD. skipjack-nathan.org • Volunteer as maintenance crew or crew for education programs for the Pride of Baltimore. pride2.org • Help to keep the grounds, run education programs, give lighthouse tours, and lend a hand at special events, such as the March 24 Oyster Roast, at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. amaritime.org • Work at the museum store, give tours, help the sailing program, support education programs for kids and adults, and do boat yard work at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. cbmm.org • Work in the library, museum store, exhibit space, or education programs at Calvert Marine Museum. calvertmarinemuseum.com • Plant trees, restore living shorelines, and do oyster gardening for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. cbf.org • Do local river restoration and education programs with your neighborhood riverkeeper. There are more than a dozen such organizations on the Bay. waterkeeper.org • Find your local community sailing program. Getting out on the water for volunteer work is not a bad way to go. Some good programs we know well: Annapolis Community Boating (annapolisboating.org), Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (crabsailing.org), Box of Rain (boxofrain.org), Downtown Sailing Center (downtownsailing.org), Planet Hope (planethope.org), and DC Sail (dcsail.org). If we missed your wonderful volunteer opportunities, please write molly@spinsheet.com to keep us informed. Let’s keep the conversation going and get more volunteers in action.

April 27-29, 2012

community.” He admits he didn’t volunteer much before he lived aboard a sailboat and recognized how much liveaboards depend upon one another. “Apart from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Oyster Restoration Team and the Box of Rain Boat Building by the Bay, I mostly wait for the natural disasters. I help down in lower Eastport during flooding and hurricanes and dig folks out from snowstorms, and in March, I will train for the Anne Arundel Community Emergency Response Team,” he says. Annapolis sailor Cardie Templeton is as busy as they come as a business owner, yet she volunteers her time on the boards of the Annapolis Economic Development Corporation, Eastport Business Association, Save the Coconuts, and most recently, Live Arts Maryland, as well as volunteers for the Annapolis YC special events race committee. What does she get out of giving back her time to the community? “I make friends. I have fun. I feel like I’m helping Annapolis be a really good place to live, work, sail, do business, and even listen to music,” she says. “I think it’s also worth mentioning in this economy that it’s a good way to gain experience or build skills you don’t have. It can lead to job opportunities.” If making friends, having fun, building skills—even potential job skills—appeal to you, where do you start looking for volunteer opportunities? SpinSheet, of course. If you comb the magazine with the idea of finding a volunteer opportunity that appeals to you, you may be surprised by how many are in this magazine each month. Here’s a list to get you started.

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Power, Sail, Trawlers and Downeast boats 32-74 feet. What: Please join us at the un-boat show. Do not miss this event. The Yacht Collection Sale is a large selection of quality boats at sale prices. Financing, documentation and insurance services on site. Power, sail, downeast and trawlers are well represented by the best dealers & brokers. This upscale event is intended to attract a qualified audience of high end boat owners and boat buyers. No crowds, no mops, fishing rods or long lines. Only quality boats, new and brokerage, offered by quality brokers and dealers at special prices. See what all the buzz is about.

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Environmental Filmmaking Class by Beth Crabtree

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ave you ever wanted to capture the beauty of the Chesapeake on film? American University School of Communication’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking (CEF) offers a one-week program to introduce students to the fun and challenges of environmental filmmaking. This noncredit class welcomes first-time and experienced filmmakers and photographers who have an interest in the environment, natural history, and the great outdoors. Students learn to prepare and organize a cinematographic shoot, capture footage that tells a compelling story, and edit their work to create a polished project. In addition, students learn to use tapeless high definition cameras and supporting sound gear. Participants rotate through the positions of producer, director, cinematographer, sound recordist, writer, and editor. Field production is done at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore near Cambridge. Post-production work includes importing footage, editing together sequences, titles, color corrections, sound mixing, and exporting the final project to the web and DVD. All pre- and post-production work is done at American University in Washington, DC. “The purpose of the course is to create the next generation of environmental and wildlife filmmakers,” says Chris Palmer, CEF’s founder and director. “This year, the program has attracted a diverse group of people. Almost half of those enrolled are in their 40’s, 50’s, or 60’s and eager to learn a new skill. The remainder are American University students, so I anticipate a fascinating bonding experience,” he says. Class size is limited, and the 2012 program has a waiting list. However, the course will be offered annually, so plan ahead for next year. This year’s class runs March 11-17. The cost is $900. Food, lodging, and transportation are provided for the fieldwork on the Eastern Shore, but not the time in DC. Professor Palmer welcomes inquiries for more information at palmer@american.edu or environmentalfilm.org. spinsheet.com

Sailors’ Shortcuts

by Beth Crabtree

e’ve all done it—cut a corner to make job easier or faster. Sometimes shortcuts work, and sometimes they bite us on the backside, costing more time, energy, and money than doing the job right the first time. Enjoy these gems from some forthcoming Bay sailors who shall remain anonymous. Maybe one or two will sound all too familiar. yy Holding the mainsheet with your teeth yy Stuffing the sails instead of folding them yy Ooching instead of tacking yy Ordering lunches from Eastport Deli or Leeward Market instead of packing them yy Letting the teak go natural yy Letting [fill in the blank] go natural yy Assuming the drain plug was in yy Using a foot cleat or butt cleat when you’re short on crew and need anther set of hands yy Using a squirt of Fabreeze instead of changing the berth linens every single week yy Throwing the anchor without checking to see if it’s tied to something on the boat Send your best sailing shortcuts to beth@spinsheet.com.

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Green Beer, Red Rum

t’s March, and you know what that means: St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, and the blessed start of spring. It also means green beer and red rum? Let’s talk about really green beer and red rum concoctions. For starters, Heavy Seas Beer in Baltimore partners with local farmers to support the community. Spent malt, a by-product of the brewing process, is donated to a nearby dairy farmer, who is allowed to keep a truck onsite. Every month, he takes 350,000 to 400,000 pounds of the company’s wet spent grains home to feed his dairy cows. Kelly Zimmerman, marketing director for Heavy Seas Beer, says, “We’re told that those are some of the happiest cows in the county! The birds love the hot grains, too, especially when it’s cold out.” Zimmerman adds, “We try to buy locally whenever possible; it’s good that more and more hop farms are cropping up in Maryland. And, at harvest time, in the late summer, we visit Stillpoint Farm in Frederick County and Black Locust Farm in Baltimore County to hand-pick the hops. This helps the farmers harvest their crops and gives us some of the freshest ingredients possible. The first commercial hops operation in Maryland, Stillpoint Farm takes a sustainable approach to farming. It’s a win-win proposition.” hsbeer.com Now, about that red rum… March 24 brings the eighth running of the Rum Punch Challenge to Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, VA. Just as guests to the tavern did more than 200 years ago, you will have a chance to enjoy different rum punch

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creations from local distilleries, restaurants, and caterers and vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced at the end of the evening. Reserve your spot now for $50 per person. And, never fear: even though the August 23, 2011, earthquake damaged the chimneys on the 1792 City Tavern, restoration work will be completed this spring. Last year, the Alexandria’s Dogfish Head Distillery was the big winner, beating out runner-up Bittersweet, the defending champ Bacardi, and worthy competitors, such as Basikneads Catering, FireFlies, and Jackson 20. This was the third win for Dogfish Head, based in Rehoboth, DE, which took top honors in 2005 and 2008. In case you’re interested: the Great Rum Punch Challenge came from the tavern’s participation in the American Whiskey Trail, an educational experience into the cultural heritage and history of spirits in America. gadsbystavernrestaurant.com —RC

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ime to brush up on your skills, learn a new thing or two, plan for vacations and the sailing season ahead, greet old friends, and make new ones. The ever-popular Spring Training March 17 at Broadneck High School in Annapolis will offer many new selections along with new speakers on traditional topics for experienced offshore sailors and for novice to veteran sailors. Every year, this highly informative event is sponsored by Singles on Sailboats (singlesonsailboats.org). SOS’s Robin Meigel, this year’s coordinator, says “Among our new sessions is a talk by Susan Nahmius outlining the educational programs at the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF). And, at 12:30 p.m., don’t miss the new class on sailing applications for iPhones and iPads. Members of the public can sign up for the all-day event ($55) (register online by March 9). Or, you can attend just the noon-time lecture and lunch only ($25). At 1 p.m., you’ll enjoy the West Marine fashion show.” The full day offers a total of 36 courses from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; each person can sign up for four courses. The new SOS member track provides information on the club, the basics of sailing, lines and knots, and meals onboard. Other topics include diesel engines, navigation, boat maintenance, sail trim/balance, the latest electronic gadgets, liveaboard livelihoods, spring lines in close quarters, what to do when a crew member goes in the drink, maritime laws, anchoring, the physics of sailing, handling medical emergencies on the Bay, repairing and restoring fiberglass, heavy-weather sailing, electrical basics, skippering, weather on the Chesapeake Bay, what NSHOF and the non-profit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating are up to, distress calls and vessel identification, ocean sailing, keeping your boat shiny, how to get on a boat in the Caribbean 1500, women at the helm, night sailing, servicing your winch (not your wench), rigging 101, and rules of the road, um, water. Mary Yancey adds, “Sponsored by the Corinthians Annapolis Fleet, Christine Kling will present Sailing Apps for iPhones and iPads. Kling is a lifelong bluewater cruiser, author, cyberspace contributor, and retired professor. Walk-in registrations are welcome for $25 for this w wCall w. M a (410) c h t s829-0959 e r v i c efor s .more net event. meyat information or to register ahead.” —RC Follow us!

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erhaps you’ve been reading our “New Year, New Boat” series and dreaming of a new boat. Spring boat shows are a great way to shop and compare. Whether you’re a dreamer or a serious shopper, all are welcome to board the boats. Several shows are right around the corner. April 27-29, U.S. Yacht Shows’ new Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show hits the City Dock area. Mono-hulls, multi-hulls, new, and brokerage boats will all be on display. Equipment and accessory vendors will show their latest goodies. More than 2000 feet of floating docks will be temporarily added to Annapolis’ Ego Alley for easy access to more than 70 sailboats. Cruisers University, a four-day seminar series put on by the show’s producer, and the Nautical Flea Market also run at City Dock the same weekend (see page 16 for seminar details). Admission to the show, sans Cruisers University, is $10 for adults, $4 for youth ages seven to 12 years, and free for children ages six and younger. Learn more at usboat.com. April 27-29 also bring the Yacht Collection Sale at Chesapeake Harbour Marina in Annapolis. Eighteen dealers and brokers are displaying 80 vessels. Financing, insurance, and documentation services will be onsite. View sail and power, Down Easters, and trawlers. A Porsche Cayenne and a Land Rover will shuttle guests from area yacht clubs to and from the event. Visit yachtcollectionsale.com for more details. The 5th annual Deltaville Dealer Days, coming May 5-6, is Deltaville’s biggest boat sales event of the season. Annapolis Yacht Sales South, Chesapeake Yacht Sales, Gratitude Yachting Center, and Norton Yachts will show the products of well-known sail manufacturers, including Beneteau, Catalina, Harbor Daysailers, Hunter, Island Packet, Jeanneau America, and Sabre. Power models are on display, too. “The dealers will have many brokers available and a large selection of new and brokerage boats at each site. All four locations have open houses with food and fun giveaways; guests will pick up on the personality of each dealership. And, Deltaville, VA, really puts out the welcome mat with lots of interesting events for visitors,” says Onna Grimm of Chesapeake Yacht Sales. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. spinsheet.com

Coloring Contest Entries

uring Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baltimore Boat Show, SpinSheet helped host a Water Coloring Contest for Kids. Allison Vassallo used an elegant mix of pencil-and-marker technology to celebrate sailing. To see all 27 entries, including the two-way tie for first place, visit spinsheet.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;RC

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Well Done CBYRA Juniors! O n February 11, CBYRA’s Junior High Point award ceremony rocked Annapolis YC. The winners are…

Art Libby Corinthian Spirit Award Porter Kavle received the award from Arthur and Tim Libby. Race Committee of the Year Junior Division The Hampton YC won the award for running the 2011 Junior Olympics. CORUM Cup—Jed Londrey captured the Opti, Jeremy Herrin took home the Laser Radial, and Patrick Floyd and Harrison Hawk earned the Club 420 awards. ##Club 420 high point overall winners: back row (L-R): Fredrik Salvesen, Ian Morgan, Nathan Templeton, Andrew Schoene, Mariah Leffingwell, Charlie Lomax, and Harrison Hawk; front row (L-R): Ellie Wells, Nick Floyd, Hayley Crowder, Elena Vandenberg, Lilli Salvesen, Evan Morgan, Patrick Floyd, and Mathew Greenfield. Photo courtesy of Frederik Salvesen

Optimist Final Overall Results Jed Londrey (1), Gray Benson (2), Josh Paper (3), Hannah Steadman (4), Erin Jacob (5). Laser Radial Overall Results Jeremy Herrin (1), Ben Buhl (2), Matt Schofield (3), Zach Hill (4), Austin Powers (5), Conrad Roos (6), Read Beigel (7), Graeme Alderman (8), Josh Dragon (9), Gray Kiger (10). Club 420 Overall Results Patrick Floyd and Harrison Hawk (1), Elena Vandenberg and Lilli Salvesen (2), Andrew Harrington and Matthew Greenfield (3), Charlie Lomax and Evan Morgan (4), Mariah Leffingwell and Hayley Crowder (5), Andrew Schoene and Nathan Templeton (6), Nick Floyd and Ian Morgan (7), Kyle Comerford and Kyle Schwitzer (8), Hannah Polster and Ellie Wells (9), AJ Libby and Nathan Riley (10). Optimist Girls Final Results Hannah Steadman (1), Erin Jacob (2), Claire Lennarz (3), Caroline Benson (4), Stephanie Houck (5). Optimist White Fleet Results Caroline Benson (1), Nicolas Lennarz (2), Benton Amthor (3), Mark Bourdin (4), James Golden (5), Camille White (6), Liam McCann (7), Kavle Connor (8), aptly named Mariner Fagin (9), Benton Merz (10).

##The Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta December 2630 on Biscayne Bay, FL, was a roaring success, with 559 junior sailors competing in 483 boats. Even though no Chesapeake Bay sailors finished in the top tiers, congrats to all—including eight green fleeters from AYC—for taking part. Photo copyright 2011 Tim Wilkes / timwilkes.com

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Optimist Blue Fleet Results—Gray Benson (1), Hannah Steadman (2), Leo Boucher (3), Porter Kavle (4), Trent Levy (5), Garrett Levy (6), Stephanie Houck (7), Casey Cabot (8), Aiden Morgan (9), Luke Hayes (10). spinsheet.com

Optimist Red Fleet Results Jed Londrey (1), Josh Paper (2), Erin Jacob (3), Will Whitmore (4), aptly named Aaron Helmly (5), Christian Filter (6), Claire Lennarz (7), Brendan Barger (8), Riley Chadwick (9), Jordan Kimmel (10). Laser Radial Girls Results Sarah Streater (1), Hannah Schmidt (2), Lydia Dickmyer (3), Kate Ranney (4), Sarah Ranney (5). Club 420 Girls Results—Elena Vandenberg and Lilli Salvesen (1), Mariah Leffingwell and Hayley Crowder (2), Hannah Polster and Ellie Wells (3), Gena Marquardt and Mary Beth Parkerson (4), Sarah Alexander and Jerry Sturmer (5). CBYRA “Regatta Rats”—Josh Paper took top honors with 16 races, followed closely by Jed Londrey (14); Aaron Helmly (13); Leo Boucher (12); Nicholas Salvesen, Brendan Little, Aiden Morgan, Porter Kavle, and Gray Benson (11). Thirteen other juniors sailed in 10 races each. Talk about a time commitment!

##“Regatta Rats”: back row (L-R): Fredrik Salvesen, Ian Morgan, Nick Floyd, Matthew Schofield, Jed Londrey, and Aaron Helmly; front row (L-R): Nicholas Salvesen, Aiden Morgan, Porter Kavle, Caroline Benson, Gray Benson, and Leo Boucher. Photo courtesy of Frederik Salvesen

Maryland State Championship at Miles River YC Josh Paper earned the North Sails Trophy, Benjamin Buhl took home the Gary Jobson Trophy, Elena Vandenberg and Lilli Salvesen captured the Terry Hutchinson Trophy, and Hannah Steadman won the Joan Laurel Watts Memorial Trophy. Commonwealth of Virginia Championship at Hampton YC—Gray Benson earned the Opti award, Alex Jacob took home the Laser Radial award, and Patrick Floyd and Harrison Hawk captured the Sloop 420 award. Chesapeake Bay Open/Junior Olympics at Rock Hall YC—Paul Streater captured the Chesapeake Bay Optimist Open Championship Trophy, Jeremy Herrin earned the Junior Laser Championship Trophy, and Patrick Floyd and Harrison Hawk took home the International 420 Open Junior Championship Trophy.

##Here’s an intriguing bird’s eye view of USODA’s Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta at the Baltimore County Sailing Center last September 23-25. Although organizers couldn’t control the wind (or lack thereof), more than 220 junior sailors stayed cool with a bunch of beach-based activities. Photo by Greg Fannon and Garrett Krol

Clubs Represented Talented junior sailors made these host clubs proud: Annapolis YC, Baltimore County Sailing Center, Fishing Bay YC, Hampton YC, Miles River YC, Norfolk Yacht & Country Club, Rock Hall YC, Severn SA, Tred Avon YC, and West River Sailing Club. A Tribute to Olivia Constants Olivia Constants died in a sailing accident in Annapolis June 23 of last year, 36 days shy of her 15th birthday. In her loving memory, the Olivia Constants Foundation’s strives “To do all the good we can, for whomever we can, in the spirit of Olivia.” Dorothy and Chloe Constants helped attendees remember Olivia and learn about the foundation in her name: oliviaconstantsfoundation.org.

##(L-R): Junior division committee chair Frederik Salvesen, Jed Londrey, Harrison Hawk, Patrick Floyd, and Karin Masci at CBYRA’s February 11 event. Photo courtesy of Frederik Salvesen

##Photo of USODA Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta in Baltimore last September by Tim DiLauro

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Five Stars for the USNA Museum Story and photos by Al Schreitmueller

he United States Navy is good at keeping secrets, but we have to spill the beans on this one. Within a non-descript Naval Academy building designated Preble Hall, with no outward indication of its contents, sits a national treasure, what many consider the finest model warship collection in the world. The Rogers Collection of 17th, 18th, and 19th century ships was constructed by master craftsmen and are exquisite artworks in their own right. The models and their supporting exhibits bring to life scenes of C. S. Forester, C. Northcote Parkinson, and Patrick O’Brian. The bicentenary of the War of 1812 has renewed interest in sailing navies and their impact in shaping the world we live in. Many important engagements were set in the Chesapeake Bay (see page 40). The museum was born in 1845 as the Naval School Lyceum under the Academy’s first chaplain. Originally, it was a collection of historic and natural objects used for academic study and discussion. Its current location, Preble Hall, was closed for two years, completely renovated as a modern museum

and reopened in the summer of 2009. It provides a unique look into naval history and serves well as an inspiration to naval enthusiasts and aspiring naval leaders. The bulk of the model collection was donated by the family of Colonel Henry Huddleston Rogers after he passed away in 1935. Researchers and restorers have used fiberoptic cameras to detail and catalog the astonishing detail inside the ship models, including furnishings that would otherwise be completely inaccessible. Among the discoveries was the message inside Model 5 that reads, “This moddle was made by Geo. Stockwell at Sheernefs on the Year of Our Lord 1787 in the 56th year of his age.” One of my favorites is the large bone model of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s famous flagship Victory. Fifteen French prisoners took two years to finish it and were granted their parole, hence the term “parole models.” Bone models were typically of beef bone which could be soaked, boiled, and steamed and thus be shaped while moist. While the Rogers collection dominates the second floor, the first floor contains fascinating U.S. naval history

##Bone models were typically of beef bone, which could be soaked, boiled, and steamed and thus shaped while moist.

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##This moddle was made by Geo. Stockwell at Sheernefs on the Year of Our Lord 1787 in the 56th year of his age.

exhibits, including the actual table and tablecloth from the USS Missouri upon which the Japanese forces surrendered in World War II. Oliver Hazard Perry’s famous “Don’t Give Up the Ship” flag from the Battle of Lake Erie is a showpiece. An extraordinary relic is the gold-hilted presentation sword from King Louis XVI of France awarded to John Paul Jones in recognition of victory over HMS Serapis on September 23, 1779. The Jones crypt under the chapel is a mere dirk throw from the exhibit. In 1931, in an unsolved crime, an ornate Tiffany & Co. Civil-War-era ceremonial sword disappeared from the Naval Academy collection. The New York State assembly had originally gifted it to the then Lt. John Lorimer Worden, commander of the USS Monitor for bravery in holding off the CSS Virginia (née Merrimack) at Hampton Roads, VA. In 2003, the museum curator received a call letting him know the sword had been recovered as part of an investigation in antiquities fraud by the FBI’s Philadelphia office. The ornate sword is once again part of the collection. Admission to the museum is free, and more information can be found at usna.edu /museum or by phone at (410) 293-2108. It is open most days until 5 p.m. and is handicap accessible. You must have a government issued ID to access the Naval Academy grounds, and of course, be a model citizen. spinsheet.com

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Wintertime Maritime Lecture Series 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Coco Blanco: A Festively Fun Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Loews Annapolis Hotel. Benefits breast cancer organizations. SpinSheet is a sponsor.

Oyster Roast 2 to 5 p.m. Little River Seafood, Burgess, VA. $35. Benefits Smith Point Sea Rescue.

Spring Open House Kadey-Krogen Yachts, Stuart, FL. Free! See the new Krogen 52.

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Jeanneau Owners Rendezvous British Virgin Islands, baby!

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ASA 105 Coastal Navigation Course Two weekends. Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Solomons. Hosted by Sail Solomons. $395.

Capt. Robert H. Waterman Is Born, 1808 (He Commanded the Great Clipper Sea Witch and Was One of the Greatest Sailors of His Time); and the British Royal Navy Intercepts the Refugee Ship Exodus 1947 and Forces It Back to Europe, 1947 (The Ship Formerly Was Called the SS President Warfield of Baltimore Steam Packet Company Fame)

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Start of Two Courses: Boating and Sailing Skills and Seamanship 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Germantown, MD. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary. $85 per course.

Coastal Conservation Association Maryland Banquet 6 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Hosted by the Annapolis Chapter.

Free Speaker Series: Electrical Systems 7 p.m. Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis. With Bob Campbell of Marine Electric Systems.

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Annapolis Food and Wine Festival City Dock, Annapolis. $35.

Eagle Festival Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD. Programs, exhibits, tours, kids’ fun, birds of prey, and more.

Emergency Management at Sea Class Annapolis Elks Lodge #622. Hosted by Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA). $65 for members; $85 for non-members.

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Green Beer Races Eastport Democratic Club, Annapolis.

Saturday Seadogs Speakers Series Seaford YC, Yorktown, VA. Topic: Virginia’s waterways and ports.

Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

SK 101-Introduction to Sea Kayaking West River Center, MD. Sponsored by Chesapeake Paddlers Association. $25. Reserve by March 2.

Kenneth Grahame, Author of the Wind in the Willows, Is Born, 1859

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U.S. Sailing Basic One-Day Race Management Seminar Hosted by U.S. Sailing and Rappahannock River YC.

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USCG Retires Last Operational HU-16E Albatross and Ends the Era of Seaplane for the Service, 1983 Boating Safety Class Bladensburg Waterfront Park, Bladensburg, MD. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 24-3. $25. Start of U.S. Daylight Savings Time Spring ahead.

Club Swan Caribbean Rendezvous British Virgin Islands. What again?

12-Sep 10

Five EightHour Safe Boating Classes Mondays. Bass Pro Shop, Hanover, MD. Hosted by Patapsco River Power Squadron. $40 per class.

13-27

“Crewing on a Racing Sailboat” Course 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Glen Allen, VA. Three Tuesdays. Sponsored by Fishing Bay YC. $60.

Free Speaker Series: Dinghy to Offshore Sailing Gear 7 p.m. Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis. With Kathy Barth.

PEM Talk 7 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. Ralph Eshelman presents “The Age of the Steamboat Wharves.” Maine Boatbuilders Show Portland, ME.

Admiral John Byng Is Shot for Dereliction of Duty Onboard HMS Monarch, 1757; and Evacuation Day, 1776 (British Troops and 1100 Loyalist Citizens Are Taken Via Royal Navy Ships from Boston, MA, to Nova Scotia)

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Maguires Irish Pub Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

Medical Emergencies at Sea Class: Beyond First Aid Annapolis Elks Lodge #622. Hosted by CAPCA. $40 for members; $65 for non-members.

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Open House Crusader Yacht Sales, Annapolis.

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Rain Barrel and Compost Sale K&B True Value, Annapolis.

Joanna Colcord Is Born at Sea on the Barque Charlotte A. Littlefield, 1882 (She Wrote Roll & Go, Songs of the American Sailorman)

Racing Rules Seminar J/World Annapolis.

Spring Training Event Broadneck High School, Annapolis. Thirty-six sessions for experienced offshore sailors and veteran to new sailors. $40 for Singles on Sailboats members; $55 for non-members.

St. Patrick’s Day “You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.” —Anonymous

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Talbot County (MD) Restaurant Week

Basic Boating Class 6 to 10 p.m. Delaware Fire Department, Dover. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary. $10.

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Free Speaker Series: Electronics 7 p.m. Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis. With Mike Jones.

U.S. Navy Officer Stephen Decatur, Hero of the Barbary Wars, Is Mortally Wounded in a Duel, 1820

Show Opening: Great American Landscapes by Michael Godfrey McBride Gallery, Annapolis.

Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival Timonium Fairgrounds, MD. Pig pickin’, music, and more.

23-25

One of America’s Greatest Naval Architects, Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff, Is Born, 1848

Friends of Patuxent 2012 Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, MD.

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Maryland Boatbuilders & Dealers Expo Benefits James B. Richardson Foundation in Cambridge, MD.

The Great Clipper Sea Witch Strikes a Reef off Cuba and Is a Total Loss, 1856

Maryland Day Celebration Presented by Four Rivers Heritage Area.

23-25

Canoe Excursion Explore the Rhode River out of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

Annapolis Oyster Roast and Sock Burning Noon to 4 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. $40 VIP; $25 general; $5 kids ages 13 and older.

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company Fishing Flea Market Chestertown, MD.

How To Maintain and Clean Your Winches Rig Shop, West Marine Store, Annapolis, MD. Features Julian Richards.

Open House North Sails, Stevensville, MD. Learn from Rich Bowen; tour the sail care and production site; and enjoy food, drinks, and kids’ fun.

SpinSheet’s Crew Listing Party South Hampton, VA.

Free Spring Service Seminar Deltaville Yachting Center, VA. Prizes, info, and gear.

Hampton (VA) Hosts Hunt for History: Hampton at Work Celebrates 402 years with displays, demos, reenactments, interpreters, and more.

How To Splice Double Braid Lines Rig Shop, West Marine Store #41, 113 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD. Features Julian Richards.

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Keep Norfolk Beautiful Day Leave town. (Just kidding.)

Offshore Vessel Preparation Course Noon to 4 p.m. Annapolis. For skippers and crew taking part in the Bermuda Ocean Race June 8.

Planning and Executing Long Range Coastal Cruises and Deliveries Annapolis Elks Lodge #622, Edgewater, MD. Hosted by CAPCA. $35 for members; $50 for non-members.

South River on the Half Shell Live and Silent Auction 5 to 9 p.m. Homestead Gardens, Davidsonville, MD. It’s “one shell of a party.”

Colonists from the Ark and Dove Visit St. Clements Island in the Potomac River, 1634

Free Sunday Conversations with Chesapeake Authors 2 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons.

Sock Burning Party 4 p.m. Annapolis. Hosted by Singles on Sailboats. $15 per member; $19 per member guest. Register by March 17.

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Safety at Sea Seminar U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis.

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April Fool’s Day “The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.” ~Will Rogers

Bruce Springsteen Concert Verizon Center, Washington, DC.

Seminar 1: Trailering Your Boat 7 to 9 p.m. Pip Moyer Recreational Center, Truxtun Park, Annapolis. Hosted by Annapolis Sail & Power Squadron. $35.

Practical Marine Radar Course Annapolis Elks Lodge #622, Edgewater, MD. $160 for CAPCA members; $190 for non-members.

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Marine Diesel Maintenance Seminars Mack Boring & Parts Company, Union, NJ. Choose from 20 different dates. Basic and hands-on seminars are also available in Wilmington, ND; the Great Lakes region; and Middleborough, MA.

National Walk to Work Day “Don’t let people drive you crazy when you know it’s in walking distance.”

Seminar 2: Basic Chart Reading 7 to 9 p.m. Pip Moyer Recreational Center, Truxtun Park, Annapolis. Hosted by Annapolis Sail & Power Squadron. $35.

12 13-15

Big Wind Day

Oriental In-Water Boat Show Pecan Grove Marina, Oriental, NC.

Last Dinner on the Titanic 6:30 to 11 p.m. Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, VA. This black tie affair commemorates 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage with food, period costumes, and more.

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Tax Day “I sold my house this week. I got a pretty good price for it, but it made my landlord mad as hell.” —Garry Shandling

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Boater Safety Course Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $25.

PEM Talk 7 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. Harriet Stout presents “The Chesapeake Beach Railroad and Amusement Park.”

19-22 Stevensville, MD.

Bay Bridge Boat Show Bay Bridge Marina,

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Nautical Flea Market 8 a.m. to Noon. Southern Maryland SA, Solomons.

20-22

Privateer Day Fells Point, MD. Live entertainment, vendors, tall ships, grog garden, kids’ fun, and more.

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Advanced Boat Handling Under Power 7 to 9 p.m. Three Tuesdays. Pip Moyer Recreational Center, Truxtun Park, Annapolis. Hosted by Annapolis Sail & Power Squadron.

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Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show and Cruiser’s University Annapolis Marriott Waterfront and City Dock. For more fun details, see page 16.

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Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD.

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Yacht Collection Sale Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis. Preview power, sail, Down Easters, and trawlers on Friday, so you can hit the ground running over the weekend.

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Spring Open House Annapolis Yacht Sales. See new models from Beneteau, Sabre, Harbor, and Greenline, plus hundreds of brokerage boats! Enjoy refreshments, music, prizes, and free parking.

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Annapolis Nautical Flea Market Annapolis City Dock and Harbor.

Hampton Landing Day 3 p.m. Strawberry Banks, Hampton, VA. Commemorates first settlers’ landing in 1607 and the peaceful meeting between Native Americans and European settlers. Free.

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Cherry Blossom Regatta Daingerfield Island Sailing Club, Alexandria, VA. The nation’s capital will be in full bloom.

28-29

Coast Guard Foundation Cup (Overnighter) Annapolis YC.

28-29

Smith Point and Spring Invitational Races Southern Maryland SA, Solomons.

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

BALTIMORE 1 06:00 AM PM Th 12:42 07:55 PM

-0.1 1.0 0.3

12:51 AM 06:59 AM 01:40 PM 08:52PM AM 3 01:48 08:02 AM SA 02:39 PM 09:43 PM 02:45 AM 4 09:04 AM Su 03:34 PM 10:28 PM AM 5 03:38 10:03 AM M 04:25 PM 11:10 PM 6 04:29 AM AM Tu 10:59 05:12 PM 11:48 PM AM 7 05:18 11:54 AM W 05:57 PM

0.7 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 -0.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 -0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 -0.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 -0.2 1.2

12:25 AM 06:07 AM 12:48 PM 06:41 PM 01:02 AM 06:56 AM 01:42 PM 07:25 PM 01:40 AM 07:46 AM 02:39 PM 08:11 PM

0.0 1.2 -0.2 1.2 -0.1 1.4 -0.2 1.1 -0.1 1.4 -0.1 1.1 -0.2 1.5 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 1.5 0.0 1.0 -0.2 1.5 0.1 0.9 -0.1 1.4 0.1

March 2012 Tides

10 SA

AM 11 03:21 09:37 AM Su 04:38 PM 09:59 PM AM 12 04:06 10:31 AM M 05:40 PM 10:51 PM AM 13 04:57 11:28 AM Tu 06:45 PM 11:47 PM AM 14 05:55 12:30 AM W 07:50 PM AM 15 12:47 07:03 AM Th 01:37 PM 08:54 PM

0.9 -0.1 1.3 0.2

18 Su

19 M

20 Tu

21 W

22 Th

23 F

24 SA

25 Su

26 M

27 Tu

28 W

29 Th

30 F

31 SA

01:51 AM 08:16 AM 02:47 PM 09:54 PM 02:55 AM 09:30 AM 03:56 PM 10:48 PM 03:57 AM 10:37 AM 04:58 PM 11:36 PM 04:54 AM 11:37 AM 05:49 PM

0.9 0.0 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 1.1 -0.1 1.2 0.2 1.1 -0.1 1.2

12:18 AM 05:46 AM 12:30 PM 06:32 PM 12:55 AM 06:33 AM 01:19 PM 07:11 PM 01:27 AM 07:17 AM 02:04 PM 04:46 PM 01:55 AM 07:58 AM 02:47 PM 08:21 PM 02:21 AM 08:37 AM 03:28 PM 08:56 PM 02:49 AM 09:15 AM 04:09 PM 09:33 PM 03:21 AM 09:52 AM 04:51 PM 10:12 PM 03:57 AM 10:30 AM 05:35 PM 10:54 PM 04:38 AM 11:12 AM 06:22 PM 11:40 PM 05:26 AM 11:58 AM 07:13 PM

0.2 1.2 -0.1 1.2 0.2 1.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.2 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4

12:30 AM 06:22 AM 12:50 PM 08:06 PM 01:24 AM 07:26 AM 01:48 PM 08:58 PM

1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4

diFFerenCes Spring High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Sharps Island Light –3:47 –3:50 *1.18 *1.17 1.5 Havre de Grace +3:11 +3:30 *1.59 *1.59 1.9 Sevenfoot Knoll Light –0:06 –0:10 *0.82 *0.83 1.1 St Michaels, Miles River –2:14 –1:58 *1.08 *1.08 1.4

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AnnApolis AM 1 04:49 11:32 AM Th 01:32 PM 07:46 PM 2 05:46 AM 12:29 PM F 06:41 PM

0.8 0.0 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.2

3 12:09 PM AM SA 06:42 01:24 PM 07:35 PM AM 4 01:09 07:38 AM Su 02:15 PM 08:24 PM AM 5 02:07 08:32 AM M 03:02 PM 09:11 PM 6 03:01 AM AM Tu 09:25 03:46 PM 09:54 PM 7 03:53 AM AM W 10:16 04:29 PM 10:37PM

0.7 -0.1 0.9 0.2 0.8 -0.1 1.0 0.2 0.8 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.9 -0.1 1.0 0.0 1.0 -0.2 1.0 0.0

AM 8 04:44 11:07 AM Th 05:11 PM 11:19 PM

1.1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1

05:34 AM 9 11:58 AM F 05:54 PM

1.2 -0.1 1.0

10 12:03 AM

-0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.9

AM SA 06:25 12:50 PM 06:39 PM

11 12:49 AM 08:18 AM Su 02:44 PM 08:26 PM

AM 12 02:39 09:14 AM M 03:40 PM 09:17 PM

-0.2 1.3 0.0 0.9 -0.2 1.3 0.1 0.9

03:33 AM 10:13 AM Tu 04.39 PM 10:14 PM

-0.2 1.2 0.1 0.8

04:32 AM 11:17 AM 05:41 PM 11:18 PM

-0.1 1.2 0.2 0.8

15 05:36 AM

-0.1 1.2 0.2

PM Th 12:25 06:44 PM

12:26 AM 06:43 AM 01:32 PM 07:46 PM AM 17 01:35 07:50 AM SA 02:36 PM 08:43 PM AM 18 02:40 08:53 AM Su 03:33 PM 09:34 PM AM 19 03:37 09:51 AM M 04:22 PM 10:18 PM AM 20 04:28 10:43 AM Tu 05:05 PM 10:58 PM AM 21 05:13 11:31 AM W 05:43 PM 11:35 PM AM 22 05:54 12:15 AM Th 06:18 PM

0.8 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.2 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.1 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 1.0

12:11 AM 06:33 AM 12:57 PM 06:52 PM 12:47 AM 07:12 AM 01:37 PM 07:25 PM 01:24 AM 07:51 AM 02:18 PM 07:59 PM

0.1 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.9

02:02 AM 08:31 AM 02:59 PM 08:35 PM

0.1 1.3 0.2 0.9

02:42 AM 09:14 AM Tu 03:42 PM 09:13 PM AM 28 03:26 09:59 AM W 04:28 PM 09:56 PM AM 29 04:14 10:48 AM Th 05:17 PM 10:46 PM 05:08 AM 30 11:41 AM F 06:08 PM 11:43 PM AM 31 06:07 12:36 PM SA 07:00 PM

0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.3

25 Su

26 M

diFFerenCes Spring High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 +1:40 *0.88 *0.88 1.0 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 –1:15 *1.12 *1.14 1.1 Cedar Point –3:16 –3:13 *1.33 *1.33 1.4 Point Lookout –3:48 –3:47 *1.37 *1.33 1.4

AM 1 01:36 08:00 AM Th 01:51 PM 08:05 PM AM 2 02:36 09:00 AM F 02:53 PM 09:06 PM 03:39 AM 3 09:59 AM SA 03:57 PM 10:06 PM 04:39 AM 4 10:53 AM Su 04:57 PM 11:02 PM AM 5 05:33 11:42 AM M 05:51 PM 11:55 PM 06:21AM 6 12:28 AM Tu 06:40 PM

2.3 0.5 1.9 0.4 2.3 0.5 1.9 0.3 2.3 0.4 2.0 0.2 2.5 0.3 2.2 0.0 2.6 0.1 2.4 -0.1 2.8 -0.1 2.7

AM 7 12:45 07:07 AM W 01:12 PM 07:28 PM 8 01:35 AM 07:52 AM Th 01:56 PM 08:14 PM AM 9 02:24 08:37 AM F 02:41 PM 09:01 PM AM 10 03:14 09:23 PM SA 03:27 PM 09:50 PM AM 11 05:05 11:11 AM Su 05:16 PM 11:40 PM

-0.3 2.9 -0.3 2.9 -0.4 3.0 -0.4 3.1 -0.5 3.0 -0.5 3.2 -0.5 2.9 -0.5 3.3 -0.4 2.8 -0.4 3.2

12 05:59 AM

-0.3 2.6 -0.3

13 12:35 AM

3.1 -0.1 2.5 -0.1 2.9 0.1 2.3 0.0 2.8 0.2 2.3 0.1

PM M 12:02 06:09 PM

16 F

17 SA

18 Su

19 M

20 Tu

21 W

22 Th

23 F

24 SA

25 Su

26 M

03:57 AM 10:21 AM 04:27 PM 10:35 PM 05:11 AM 11:25 AM 05:38 PM 11:41 PM 06:14 AM 12:21 PM 06:37 PM

2.7 0.3 2.3 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.4 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.5

12:38 AM 07:07 AM 01:09 PM 07:26 PM 01:29 AM 07:51 AM 01:51 PM 08:08 PM 02:13 AM 08:31 AM 02:28 PM 08:45 PM 02:53 AM 09:06 AM 03:03 PM 09:20 PM 03:31 AM 09:40 AM 03:36 PM 09:54 PM 04:07 AM 10:13 AM 04:08 PM 10:28 PM 04:42 AM 10:46 PM 04:42 PM 11:02 PM 05:17 AM 11:21 AM 05:17 PM 11:39 PM

0.0 2.7 0.1 2.6 0.0 2.7 0.0 2.8 -0.1 2.7 0.0 2.8 -0.1 2.7 0.0 2.9 -0.1 2.6 0.0 2.9 0.0 2.6 0.1 2.9 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.8 0.2 2.4 0.2 2.7

05:55 AM 11:57 AM 05:56PM

0.3 2.3 0.3

12:19 AM 2.6 06:36 AM 0.4 12:38 PM 2.2 06:40 PM 0.4 AM 2.5 29 01:03 07:23 AM 0.5 Th 01:23 PM 2.1 07:30 PM 0.5 30 01:53 AM 2.4 08:16 AM 0.6 F 02:16 PM 2.1 08:27 PM 0.5 AM 2.4 31 02:50 09:14 AM 0.6 SA 03:15 PM 2.2 09:30 PM 0.4 diFFerenCes 06:57 AM Tu 12:57 PM 07:07 PM AM 14 01:34 08:01 AM W 01:59 PM 08:11 PM 02:42 AM 15 09:11 AM Th 03:10 PM 09:23 PM

Spring

High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Onancock Creek +3 :52 +4 :15 *0.70 *0.83 2.2 Stingray Point +2 :01 +2 :29 *0.48 *0.83 1.4 Hooper Strait Light +5 :52 +6 :04 *0.66 *0.67 2.0 Lynnhaven Inlet +0 :47 +1 :08 *0.77 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore harbor Approach (off sandy point) Slack Water Maximum Current

01:45AM 04:54AM -0.5 11 07:40AM 11:28AM +0.8 Su 03:04PM 6:20PM -0.7 10:05PM

12:22AM +0.3 02:48AM 05:53AM -0.5 12 08:36AM 12:24PM +0.9 M 03:57PM 07:15PM -0.8 10:57PM

01:20AM +0.4 13 03:51AM 06:52AM -0.5 Tu 09:34AM 01:18PM +1.9 04:48PM 08:04PM -0.8 11:40PM

5 12:17AM 02:57AM +0.5 15 M 05:42AM 08:43AM -0.6 Th 11:32AM 03:00PM +0.9 06:19PM 09:30PM -0.9 6

12:50AM 03:38AM +0.7 16 06:31AM 09:33AM -0.7 F 12:27PM 03:46PM +0.9 07:00PM 10:08PM -0.9

7 01:22AM 04:18AM +0.8 17 W 07:18AM 10:21AM -0.8 SA 01:22PM 04:32PM +0.9 07:39PM 10:46PM -0.9 8 01:53AM 04:58AM +0.9 18 Th 08:04AM 11:09AM -0.9 Su 02:15PM 05:16PM +0.9 08:18PM 11:23PM -0.9 9

02:25AM 05:38AM +1.0 19 08:51AM 11:56AM -1.0 M 03:09PM 06:01PM +0.8 08:56PM

12:01AM -0.9 20 10 03:00AM 06:20AM +1.1 SA 09:39AM 12:45PM -1.0 Tu 04:04PM 06:48PM +0.7 09:36PM

secondary stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Slack Water Maximum Current

12:42AM -0.9 21 02:04AM 05:13AM +0.9 1 01:39 AM +0.5 04:38AM 08:05AM +1.1 W 08:23AM 11:28AM -0.9 Th 05:24 AM 08:53 AM -0.7 11:29AM 02:37PM -1.0 02:37PM 05:35PM +0.8 12:50 PM 02:33 PM +0.2 06:01PM 08:38PM +0.6 08:34PM 11:39PM -0.9 04:27 PM 08:25 PM -0.8 11:19PM 22 02:40AM 03:54AM +1.0 2 12:08 AM 02:48 AM +0.5 02:27AM -0.8 Th 09:08AM 12:14PM -0.9 F 06:25 AM 10:05 AM -0.7 03:27PM 06:19PM +0.7 01:48 PM 03:55 PM +0.2 05:21AM 08:53AM +1.2 09:14PM 05:50 PM 09:33 PM -0.9 12:23PM 03:31PM -1.0 07:01PM 09:31PM +0.6 12:18AM -0.8 3 12:06 AM 04:02 AM +0.6 23 03:16AM 06:34AM +1.0 SA 07:19 AM 10:55 AM -0.9 F 09:51AM 12:57PM -0.9 02:30 PM 04:45 PM +0.4 12:08PM 03:16AM -0.8 04:15PM 07:02PM +0.7 06:58 PM 10:36 PM -1.0 06:09AM 09:46AM +1.1 09:53PM 01:19PM 04:29PM -0.9 4 01:59 AM 04:49 AM +0.7 08:04PM 10:30PM +0.5 24 12:55AM -0.8 Su 08:07 AM 11:36 AM -1.0 03:50AM 07:13AM +1.0 03:03 PM 05:23 PM +0.6 SA 10:32PM 01:40PM -0.9 08:01 PM 11:30 PM -1.2 01:04PM 04:12AM -0.7 05:02PM 07:44PM +0.6 02:48 AM 05:28 AM +0.9 5 07:04AM 10:44AM +1.1 10:31PM 02:18PM 05:31PM -0.9 M 08:51 AM 12:17 PM -1.2 01:32AM -0.7 03:36 PM 06:00 PM +0.8 09:08PM 11:35PM +0.5 25 04:24AM 07:51AM +1.0 08:58PM Su 11:14AM 02:24PM -0.9 02:09AM 05:16AM -0.6 12:21 AM -1.3 6 05:51PM 08:27PM +0.5 08:06AM 11:47AM +1.0 03:32 AM 06:08 AM +1.0 u T 11:11PM 03:20PM 06:34PM -0.9 09:31 AM 12:58 PM -1.4 10:10PM 02:11AM -1.6 04:09 PM 06:40 PM +1.0 26 05:00AM 08:31AM +0.9 09:49 PM 12:42AM +0.5 M 11:57AM 03:08PM -0.8 01:12 AM -1.5 03:22AM 06:26AM -0.6 7 06:41PM 09:13PM +0.5 09:16AM 12:53PM +1.0 W 04:18 AM 06:51 AM +1.1 11:53PM 10:10 AM 01:41 PM -1.6 04:21PM 07:36PM -0.9 02:51AM -0.6 04:44 PM 07:23 PM +1.2 11:07PM 27 05:37AM 09:13AM +0.9 10:38 PM 01:47AM +0.5 Tu 12:42PM 03:56PM -0.8 02:02 AM -1.7 04:35AM 07:37AM -0.6 07:34PM 10:02PM +0.4 8 05:04 AM 07:38 AM +1.2 10:28AM 01:59PM +0.9 Th 10:49 AM 02:22 PM -1.7 05:20PM 08:34PM -0.9 05:23 PM 08:08 PM +1.3 28 12:40AM 03:36AM -0.5 11:58PM 06:16AM 10:00AM +0.9 11:27 PM W 02:47AM +0.6 01:30PM 04:47PM -0.8 02:49 AM -1.7 9 05:42AM 08:44AM -0.7 08:30PM 10:56PM +0.4 F 05:53 AM 08:26 AM +1.2 11:39AM 03:00PM +0.9 11:30 AM 03:04 PM -1.8 06:15PM 09:27PM -0.9 06:06 PM 08:52 PM +1.5 29 01:33AM 04:27AM -0.4 12:43AM 03:41AM +0.7 Th 07:07AM 10:51AM +0.8 02:21PM 05:41PM -0.7 06:42AM 09:44AM -0.8 09:25PM 11:53PM +0.4 10 12:16 AM 03:36 AM -1.8 12:44PM 03:56PM +0.9 07:05PM 10:14PM -0.9 SA 06:46 AM 09:12 AM +1.1 30 02:32AM 05:25AM -0.4 12:12 PM 03:47 PM -1.7 01:25AM 04:29AM +0.8 F 08:03AM 11:47AM +0.8 06:52 PM 09:37 PM +1.5 03:14PM 06:35PM -0.7 07:35AM 10:39AM -0.8 10:16PM 01:43PM 04:47PM +0.8 07:51PM 10:58PM -0.9 12:50AM +0.4 31 03:35AM 06:27AM -0.4 SA 09:07AM 12:45PM +0.7 04:08PM 07:28PM -0.7 11:01PM Current differences and speed ratios

Time differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

speed ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Slack Water Maximum Current

11 Su

12 M

13 Tu

14 W

15 Th

16 F

17 SA

18 Su

19 M

20 Tu

secondary stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

01:07 AM 05:27 AM -1.7 08:40 AM 11:00 AM +1.0 01:59 PM 05:36 PM -1.6 08:41 PM 11:25 PM +1.4 02:58 AM 06:25 AM -1.6 09:38 AM 11:53 AM +0.9 02:47 PM 06:32 PM -1.5 09:36 PM 12:19 AM +1.3 03:52 AM 07:28 AM -1.4 10:39 AM 12:52 PM +0.7 03:40 PM 07:35 PM -1.3 10:36PM 01:17 AM +1.1 04:57 AM 08:32 AM -1.3 11:49 PM 01:55PM +0.6 04:49 PM 08:20 PM -1.2 11:44PM 02:19 AM +0.9 06:10 AM 09:41 AM -1.2 01:01 PM 03:04 PM +0.5 06:14 PM 09:53 PM -1.1 12:59 AM 03:33 AM +0.8 07:20 AM 10:55 AM -1.2 02:11 PM 04:42 PM +0.5 07:33 PM 11:10 PM -1.1 02:11 AM 05:05 AM +0.7 08:25 AM 11:58 AM -1.2 03:13 PM 05:57 PM +0.6 08:43 PM 12:15 AM -1.2 03:19 AM 06:08 AM +0.8 09:21 AM 12:51 PM -1.3 04:04 PM 06:42 PM +0.7 09:44 PM 01:10 AM -1.3 04:15 AM 06:52 AM +0.8 10:09 AM 01:39 PM -1.3 04:46 PM 07:21 PM +0.8 10:35PM 02:02 AM -1.3 05:03 AM 07:32 AM +0.8 10:48 AM 02:21 PM -1.4 05:21 PM 07:59 PM +0.9 11:18PM

Slack Water Maximum Current

21 02:48 AM -1.4

W 05:48 AM 08:13 AM +0.8 11:22 AM 02:58 PM -1.4 05:56 PM 08:36 PM +1.0 11:57PM 22 03:29 AM -1.4 06:29 AM 08:54 AM +0.8 Th 11:52 AM 03:29 PM -1.3 06:29 PM 09:13 PM +1.0 23 12:34 AM 04:04 AM -1.4 F 07:11 AM 09:33 AM +0.8 12:22 PM 03:56 PM -1.3 07:02 PM 09:48 PM +1.0 24 01:11 AM 04:37 AM -1.3 SA 07:55 AM 10:11 AM +0.7 12:52 PM 04:22 PM -1.3 07:38 PM 10:23PM +1.0 25 01:48 AM 05:10 AM -1.2 Su 08:38 AM 10:49 AM +0.7 01:24 PM 04:52 PM -1.2 08:15 PM 10:59 PM +0.9 26 02:24 AM 05:47 AM -1.1 M 09:21 AM 11:29 AM +0.6 01:57 PM 05:28 PM -1.1 08:54 PM 11:37 PM +0.8 27 03:00 AM 06:31 AM -0.9 Tu 10:09 AM 12:14 PM +0.4 02:30 PM 06:12 PM -1.0 09:36 PM 28 12:19 AM +0.7 03:39 AM 07:21 AM -0.8 W 11:01 AM 01:02 PM +0.3 03:03 PM 07:03 PM -0.9 10:22 PM 29 01:05 AM +0.6 04:26 AM 08:11 AM -0.8 Th 12:03 PM 01:52 PM +0.3 03:42 PM 07:57 PM -0.9 11:16 PM 30 01:54 AM +0.6 05:26 AM 09:03 AM -0.8 F 01:04 PM 02:47 PM +0.2 04:42 PM 08:52 PM -0.8 31 12:18 AM 02:49 AM +0.5 SA 06:29 AM 10:04 AM -0.8 01:57 PM 04:01 PM +0.3 06:19 PM 09:56 PM -0.9

Time differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

speed ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29 -3:36 -4:08 -3:44 0.4 0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39 -1:41 -1:57 -1:43 0.4

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05 +0:38 +0:32 +0:19 2.2 1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05 -0:14 -0:22 -0:20 0.6 0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18 +3:00 +2:09 +2:36 1.2 0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59 +0:48 +0:56 +1:12 0.6 0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29 +2:57 +2:45 +1:59 0.5

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39 +1:30 +0:58 +1:00 0.6 0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

0.5

Corrections Applied to Batlimore Harbor Approach

+0:29 +0:48 +0:06 +0:00 1.0 0.7

+5:33

0.3

+6:04 +5:45 0.4 0.2

Corrections Applied to Chesapeake Bay Entrance

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March 2012 Currents

02:11AM +0.4 14 04:50AM 07:49AM -0.5 W 10:34AM 02:10PM +0.9 05:35PM 08:49PM -0.8

Slack Water Maximum Current

Chesapeake Bay entrance

War (and Peace) on the Chesapeake by

Steve Allan

t’s easy to get caught up in political rhetoric these days, what with War on This and War on That filling our newspapers and media screens. But two hundred years ago, the Bay played an important role in a real War on the Chesapeake, better known as the War of 1812, about which not much is known from a broader American perspective and even less elsewhere. Even a Briton is likely to ask, “What war when?” A superior seapower already fighting Napoleon in Europe, England just didn’t seem all that willing and ready to acknowledge America’s youthful emergence in the world so soon after the Revolution. Nonetheless, the War of 1812 is certainly important to the history of Marylanders, Virginians, and Canadians: here, because very real threats and attacks were made on Baltimore and Washington, DC and there, because it marked the first time that the United States declared war since becoming a nation, with Canada the unfortunate target. It was not, as some have said, the second war of independence, but rather a war that had U.S. expansion into Canada as the main goal, according to historian Ralph Eshelman. There were other reasons put forth, including the impressment of American crews aboard British vessels and a high seas skirmish or two in the years leading up to the war. While the burning of Washington and the attack on Baltimore’s Fort McHenry are well known, Virginia suffered the indignity of having not one, but two British naval bases established on her soil. In fact, occupation, battles, raids, burning, and plundering affected the entire length and breadth of the Chesapeake during the mid to latter stages of the campaign.

++Cockburn’s Raids on the Upper Bay

Admiral George Cockburn set out up the Bay that spring to conduct vicious raids on defenseless small towns and villages; although, Baltimore was his ultimate goal. From his Pooles Island base, he busied himself capturing Spesutsie Island (now part of Aberdeen Proving Ground) and destroying Frenchtown, which was an important transshipment point to the Delaware Bay in the days before the C&D Canal. Frenchtown, just a wharf on the chart now, never recovered. He led a surprise attack on Havre de Grace shortly afterward. The militia drove him back, but not before he sacked and burned the town. He then wrecked the Principio Furnace ironworks near Perryville, did a number on Charlestown, and cruised up the Sassafras to attack Fredericktown and Georgetown. The ferocity of some of these raids lived in Upper Bay infamy for generations.

++Occupy Tangier

Despite the sacking of Hampton and an attempt to capture Norfolk, the British largely failed to gain a comfortable foothold in Hampton Roads and looked for friendlier surroundings farther up the Bay. Little Tangier Island couldn’t do much to defend itself when the British navy showed up in April 1814 and built a base there. They knew the Americans had nothing to match ++The Chesapeake Blockade its firepower on the water, so Tangier was the perfect spot to lie in wait for the way south from New Although war was declared the right moments to advance on Washington and Baltimore. Perhaps as York, the British fleet saun- many as 1200 troops were stationed at Tangier, where the enemy built water by President Madison in June 1812, all was relatively tered into the Chesapeake wells, houses, and breastworks and stuck a cannon on the beach at the south quiet on the B0ay for the unchallenged and set up a end of the island called The Hook. Nothing remains of this today, thanks to rest of that year up until base at Lynnhaven Roads an 1821 hurricane and subsequent sea level rise that has obliterated anything in February 1813, which ef- associated with it. Christmas. The next day, fectively sealed off the Bay orders were given to block++The War Intensifies ade the Chesapeake. The from American shipping A day after capturing Tangier, Napoleon abdicated. The floodgates opened British strategy was threeand naval operations for the for thousands of battle-hardened British troops to head for America and pronged: interrupt comrest of the war. Even the bolster the forces. Four thousand soon landed in Bermuda, while Admiral merce, stop privateers, and frigate USS Constellation Cockburn hatched a brilliant plan offering freedom to any slaves on the Bay divert American attention was trapped in Norfolk, who would fight for the British. VA, allowing the British to from Canada. With the The rest of 1814 saw dozens of raids up and down the Chesapeake in Atlantic coast blockaded all roam the Bay at will. some of our favorite 21st century cruising grounds, including Deep Creek, ##The Maryland Dove and Delaware’s Kymar Nyckel stand in for ships of the British blockade in the Battle of St. Leonard Creek. Photo by Mike Shisler courtesy of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

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++Commemorative Events Cruising Guide

magine what it must have been like to be blockaded and under constant threat of enemy raids and merciless plunder. And what of the sight of the British navy, roaming the Bay at will, the ghosts of their wrath lying still in the mud beneath our keels as we cruise these peaceful waters today. From a time when foreign troops walked in and burned the Capitol with little resistance, the Chesapeake region is ready to party now. There will be plenty to celebrate beginning this spring, starting

with Operation Sail (in Norfolk June 1 to 12 and Baltimore June 13 to 19) in partnership with the U.S. Navy and Naval History and Heritage Command. Capped by what organizers are calling “the Star Spangled Sail,” Class A tall ships from 25 countries will participate, led by the fully rigged ship USCGC Eagle. A new exhibit, “Farmers, Patriots, and Traitors: Southern Maryland and the War of 1812,” is open at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM) in Calvert County. In

September, JPPM will host an “1812 Fair and Reenactment” featuring live music and an emphasis on living history through demonstrators and performers including dancers, spinners, weavers, wood workers, and blacksmiths will showcase their skills. Not far from Solomons, JPPM doesn’t have docking facilities, but you can anchor out and dinghy in, just as enemy troops did in June 1814. The ensuing Battle of St. Leonard Creek, Maryland’s largest naval battle, happened right at this very spot.

Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission (starspangled200.org/Pages/Home.aspx) Virginia War of 1812 Commission (va1812bicentennial.dls.virginia.gov) Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia (1812va.org)

Nomini Creek, Coan River, and Tappahannock in Virginia and Broome’s Island, Sotterly, Leonardtown, Chaptico, Huntington, Slaughter Creek, Eastern Bay, Rock Hall, and Worton Creek in Maryland.

The reenactment is something to behold, with soldiers and militiamen decked out in period dress. JPPM itself is something to behold, a hidden jewel of Maryland history and the home of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (or Mac Lab), the State repository of terrestrial and underwater archaeology. An array of other events is being planned in the region. Learn more: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (jefpat.org/1812war.html).

Operation Sail Virginia (opsail2012virginia.com) Washington D.C. War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission (washingtondcwarof1812bicentennialcommission.org)

++Barney’s Fleet

Captain Joshua Barney, a decorated Revolutionary war veteran, commanded the USS Scorpion, part of a fleet of shallowdraft gunboats built especially for river battles and tactics against the British. Desiring to engage Cockburn at Tangier, Barney and his fleet instead stood their ground in the first of two Battles of St. Leonard Creek in June.

Two months later in the Patuxent River, Barney famously sank his fleet on purpose to keep the British from sailing upriver toward Washington, but also to keep them from destroying the fleet. Unfortunately, the British landed below at Benedict and marched overland, stopping at Bladensburg to overcome American resistance before descending on Washing-

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War (and Peace) on the Chesapeake continued... ++ Baltimore: That Nest of Pirates

##Time for a little Redcoat romance before the Battle of St. Leonard Creek reenactment. Photo by Steve Allan

ton with 5000 troops to sack and burn the city, the Capitol, and the President’s house (later called the White House when it was painted to cover the burn marks).

From this low point in late August, the emboldened British turned their sights on Baltimore, then America’s third largest city, but to the British a contemptuous “nest of pirates.” The war on the Chesapeake turned when the local militia defeated a heavily armed landing force at the Battle of North Point on September 12 and emerged victorious in the famous bombardment of Fort McHenry, a story we all know that led to the penning of that famous poem that became the national anthem. A special buoy now marks the spot in the harbor where Francis Scott Key, aboard HMS Tonnant, witnessed the rockets’ red glare. The war ended on Christmas Eve with the Treaty of Ghent, but nobody told American or British troops, who fought the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. Borders between the United States and Canada reverted to what they were

before the war; Britain became an ally; and all three nations have since enjoyed a strong and enduring friendship. As we see each others’ flags on the water this year, the Union Jack, the Maple Leaf, and Old Glory alike, let us revel in our friendship and good cheer, while we remember differences of long ago that bloodied the Bay. About the Author: A naturalized American citizen born in Canada to a proud Englishwoman, Steve Allan sails out of Frog Mortar Creek on the Upper Bay. He will discuss more of the War of 1812 on the Chesapeake as the bicentennial continues through 2014. Article Sources: In addition to mining many of the websites listed above, the author visited tangierisland-va.com; conducted a few phone interviews, including one with Troy Nowak, assistant underwater archeologist at the Maryland Archeological Conservation Laboratory at the Maryland Historic Trust; and read Maryland’s Largest Naval Engagement: The Battles of St. Leonard Creek, 1814, Calvert County, Maryland (2005) by Ralph Eshelman, Ph.D.

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Matt Is in the Atlantic Again I by Andy Schell

n June of 2011, Matt Rutherford and St. Brendan set out from Annapolis, sailing toward Annapolis. His ambitious project never really resonated with much of the sailing press, even as he pushed his way north into Baffin Bay and then west-west-west, through Arctic Canada and on toward Russia. I read a speech recently, “Solitude and Leadership,” given at West Point last year. William Deresiewicz, speaking to an incoming class of plebes, espoused the importance of concentrating on one’s thoughts, at length, to really form unique ideas about things. To be able to filter out the voices of others and come up with original thoughts is the essence of leadership. To lead. Matt told me he had already started thinking about the Arctic on the way back from Africa (he returned from his last big voyage, across the Atlantic and back, alone in 2010). He had time, and solitude. The enthusiasm with which he related his plans to me was infectious. In Alaska, he finally garnered some moderate national attention when a fishing boat rendezvoused with him and brought an NPR reporter along. Matt never attempted to profess that the voyage would be unsupported—only nonstop—so he happily devoured an entire pizza while giving his interview, riding it out anchored not to the seabed, but to the sea itself, drifting on his parachute drogue, so as to keep his streak alive. By then, he had been recognized as piloting the smallest boat ever single-handed through the Northwest Passage. St. Brendan, a classic Albin Vega, is 27 feet long. Even this feat, which would have been heroic in the days of single-handed ocean pioneering, when Robin Knox-Johnston and Bernard Moitessier were recalibrating the standard of what was possible on a small sailing boat, went largely ignored. The general consensus, I believe, is that the Northwest Passage, navigated successfully by more and smaller boats annually, is no big deal anymore. From the perspective of the armchair sailor, the Northwest Passage has become routine. Then, Matt doubled the Horn, and people started paying attention. Follow us!

As I write this, Matt, a good friend of mine whom I will continue to refer to rather un-journalistically by his first name, and St. Brendan are out of the furious 50s and back in the roaring 40s. They have doubled Cape Horn, sailing nonstop from 50 degrees south on one side and back above 50 degrees south on the other side. The day he rounded the Horn, just around New Year’s Day, the Internet, at

least the corner of it concerned with sailing, exploded just a little bit. I dedicated my own website to his accomplishment, the last of the major hurdles—at least as seen through the public’s eye—that Matt had to vault. And yet, glancing at the map on his website, he still has a hell of a long way to go, with more than 5000 miles until he can even start to think about being home. “There’s no reason to rush on back to Annapolis,” he wrote. “I’m going to baby the

boat, and I’ll get back when I get back. I like it out here. Why would I want to return to land?” What Matt is in the midst of accomplishing—has already accomplished, even if he gets off the boat tomorrow and swims to South America (and I have no doubt that he’d make it if he decided to do so)—cannot be overstated. In an era of record-seeking and first-attempts (ironically, Banque Populaire just earned the Jules Verne trophy for fastest lap of the planet, and Laura Dekker only yesterday completed her circle in St. Maarten as the youngest-ever around alone), Matt, in a modern world that gets excited over these things before trivializing them, simply does not care. It was a joke, but when his friend and biggest supporter Simon Edwards posted “Don’t pull a Moitessier on us Matt” after he’d doubled the Horn, it dawned on me that the Frenchman is in a way Matt’s closest peer. I’m envious of Matt in many ways, least of which because he’s out there and I’m not. Matt recently had his first article, sent in via sat. phone, published in Cruising World, and I was struck by the innocence in his voice as he described his voyage. The same innocence that pervades every one of Moitessier’s classic books, the innocence of a person describing something they have only just experienced; an inner voice fascinated by the world and what can be discovered in it. Where I tend to make life decisions based on how it might sound in my next article, Matt simply lives. And for that above all, I am most jealous. As I write, on January 24, Matt is still further south of the equator than Annapolis is north of it. We are thinking about his homecoming, with only the north and south Atlantic to negotiate now. I guarantee he is not. Rutherford’s adventure has raised $25,000, a 10th of the goal, for Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating. To learn how you can help, visit crabsailing.org. About the Author: Andy Schell is a professional Annapolis captain who shares his sailing adventures and lessons learned through his writing and sail training programs. Contact him at andy@fathersonsailing.com.

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Betting on Sailing Parents by Nicholas Hayes

ost kids’ programs, sailing schools included, bet that parents aren’t interested. Some even bet on parents to fail. Don’t get me wrong. I love sailing schools. I give as many volunteer hours as I can to the one in my town. They’re terrific places for kids to learn sailing skills and meet new friends, and if a student sticks around for a few years and shows a little gumption, he or she might have the chance to make a few bucks as an instructor when old enough to work. But like soccer and baseball leagues, kids’ choirs, piano lessons, and summer camps, most sailing schools are designed to serve kids until they’re not kids anymore. Only a few adults are deemed qualified and selected to be the coaches or counselors. The rest are left to drive the minivan and watch from the sidelines. They’ve been aced out, almost as if they’re not good enough. The premise is that young sailors must only be with other young sailors to learn to be good enough at what-ever-the-program is teaching and to gather some social skills. And there seems to be an unspoken undercurrent—a flawed assumption, I think—that if parents are around, it couldn’t possibly be as fun. As a young parent, I assumed the experts were right. When my first grade daughter came home with a flyer for a summer no-strikes baseball league, I did as was expected and signed her up. Then my wife and I took turns getting her to practices, and we both tried to make all the games. I shot hours of video footage and cheered like a drunken Cubs fan. A decade later, we still watch the clip where she hit an RBI single and then fidgeted, danced, and pretended to jump rope on first base until completely spacing out and forgetting to take off running when the next batter finally made contact. She was out. We had fun. But boy, did I want to participate. A few years ago, while working with a 44 March 2012 SpinSheet

kids’ sailing school on a new summer curriculum, we surveyed moms to learn if they would be interested in participating with their kids in some way. Our idea was that in a session of 10 sailing classes, one would be open. A mom could come down, put on a life jacket, and go sailing to witness first-hand what her child had learned. Fifty percent replied that they were game. More interestingly, 70 percent of single moms were eager to go sailing. We were stunned. It was as if these moms had been waiting for an invitation. Admittedly, we misunderstood the real opportunity at first. As soon as we saw the survey data, we deemed the last class

to fit family needs. We’re exploring ways to adapt the curriculum to teach families to sail together or ways to train separately and then have them join up later. We’re searching for just the right boats to mix fast launching and rigging with exciting, fast sailing and that are also affordable and durable. I said at the outset that most kids’ programs, sailing schools included, bet that parents aren’t interested. Our data proved that to be wrong. I also said that some programs even bet on the parent to fail. Consider that kids’ programs are often designed to occupy the free time of kids whose parents might not be around much. This isn’t surprising since the number of American kids who live with two parents is at an all-time low, and the number of working parents is at an all-time high. I’m suggesting a completely different view informed by our simple survey and observations of modern families. Given the chance, many parents, even working single parents, will elect to do fun things with

##Sailing is completely age- and gender-neutral. It’s a sport best done in intergenerational groups. Photo from SSA Colonial Cup 2011 by Dan Phelps

“parent day.” Then, out of 120 kids that summer, only two parents came down, and neither were ready to go sailing, opting instead to spectate from a safety boat. Our mistakes? We didn’t adjust the time of the class, leaving it mid-day Tuesdays, when most parents are working or doing errands. We didn’t provide the parents with any training, so climbing into a dinghy was scary. We didn’t go big enough. Moms wanted to learn to sail too; one day watching didn’t meet expectations. This schools’ sailing programs are a work in progress. Every year we adjust schedules

their kids. Some even carve out more spare time. Unlike just about any other activity you can name, sailing is completely age- and gender-neutral—something best done in intergenerational groups. As much fun for Mom, Dad, or Grandma as it is for kids… and then, more fun for everyone. It’s time to bet on the parents. Take them sailing. About the Author: When Saving Sailing author Nicholas Hayes is not lecturing about sailing or working on his new children’s books, he sails his B-32 Syrena with his wife and two teenage daughters in Milwaukee, WI.

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Big Green by Cindy Wallach

t’s the little things that count. That’s true. Recycling your beer cans and making your own cleaning solutions with vinegar and baking soda are important steps in greening up your sailing habits, but why not think big? The phrase “Green Sailing” seems rather ironic. I mean sailing by its very nature is one of the most eco-friendly sports around. Harnessing the abundant power of nature to move about the seas seems pretty green, but innovative folks in the sailing world are working to make it even greener. Here are some big ways you can make some changes aboard that are good for the Bay and the whole planet.

The Poop Scoop

One of the worst enemies to our Chesapeake Bay is raw sewage. Vessels without holding tanks, vessels that have them but don’t use them, or those disgusting yet unavoidable spills that happen at pump-out time do permanent damage to the fragile waters of the Bay. Composting marine heads just may be the answer to a greener way to answer nature’s call while under way. Composting heads use the power of poop mixed with peat moss, air, and movement to turn your solid waste into earth-friendly compost. The liquid waste goes into a separate container, which you can then empty ashore into a standard toilet. Several companies make composting heads for the marine market now, including Nature’s Head (natureshead.net) and Air Head (airheadtoilet.com). Composting toilets are regularly showing their wares at the Annapolis Sailboat Show each year and showing up in more and more Bay boats. There is no plumbing, no clogs, no odor, and no need to call the pump-out boat. I know I would be happier swimming off the back of the boat if more composting heads made their way onto Chesapeake Bay waters. If you’re like me and you find yourself needing to replace or repair the head every season, why not make a big change that can help the planet and may even help reduce the amount of time you spend working on the boat?

Power Play

I know we’re all hard-core sailors who rarely ever turn on our engines except to get in and out of the slip (cough, cough), but the winds here on the Bay are known to be fickle, and even the saltiest dog may want to power up to get to the next gunk hole. A combustion engine is one of the biggest environmental hazards aboard your sailboat. Thankfully, electric and hybrid Follow us!

##Composting heads use the power of poop mixed with peat moss, air, and movement to turn your solid waste into earth-friendly compost. They were popular items at the U.S. Sailboat Show.

propulsion systems are not just for cars anymore. Maybe this year instead of shelling out the cash to re-build that diesel, you may want to consider an electric replacement. This technology is blooming, because more and more sailors are realizing how nice it is to have a safe, quiet, clean way to power through the water. The major drawback is a limited range compared to a

gas or diesel engine, but that’s what your sails are for right? Support groups such as Electric Seas (electricseas.org) have tips and tricks for sailors who want to go electric. And now companies like ASMO Marine (asmomarine.com) have perfected the technology for sailboats to make that change over to electric propulsion a fairly easy process. SpinSheet March 2012 45

Sun Worshippers

We all like to have the creature comforts of land while out at sea. A fridge for cold beer and good grub, some tunes on the stereo, and of course, a way to plug in and charge all of our gadgets to stay connected. The amps are adding up. Generators and engine-driven battery charging are noisy, high maintenance, and the polar opposites of eco-friendly. Among the fuel consumed, the exhaust, and the drips and spills, it’s a triumvirate of pollution. The answer is right over our heads. The wind may come and go here on the Chesapeake Bay, but we have no short-

age of hot and sunny during the sailing season. A few solar panels can make a big difference. They are the only part of the boat that will work all day non-stop, never make a noise, and have no moving parts. Solar panels often come with a decade long warranty. And did you know that they can still produce power in the rain? We made the switch to solar power on our old boat, and it was the only thing aboard that did not require a repair our entire year out cruising. After 14 years living aboard on two different boats, we have found that our solar arrays continue to be

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Green Bottoms

Bottom paint is the one part of your boat that is in constant contact with the water. And depending on what type of paint you use, it can also be the most toxic part of your boat. Choosing bottom paint is more than picking a nice color or keeping the barnacles away. Here’s how it works. Bottom paints commonly contain copper, which is designed to slowly leach into the water preventing any organism from sticking to your painted hull by poisoning the critters that settle there. It’s no surprise that this toxic embrace reaches further than the hull of your boat, and that marine life is severely impacted by passive leaching and abrasive hull cleaning. Companies like ePaint (epaint. com) make bottom paint that is free of copper, tributyltin, and other biocides. Brands that have been around awhile, such as Pettit are making ocean-friendly choices like Pettit Ultima Eco. Plan ahead when doing your haul-out and seek out an eco-friendly bottom paint rather than grabbing whatever is on the chandlery shelf the day you want to paint.

Sparkling Clean

We don’t want to forget about those little things though. They do add up to a big difference in what ends up going in the water. Probably the biggest little thing is what we use to clean the topsides of our boat. Playing mad scientist and mixing common kitchen ingredients are effective and cost-saving, but not all of us have the time or desire to make our own cleaners. If you are buying off the shelf, it’s critical to look for cleaners that say “Phosphate Free” and don’t have bleach listed in the ingredients. Brands such as Simple Green’s Naturals line, Seventh Generation, and Clorox GreenWorks are on the right track. Most boat cleaning can be done without detergents or soap at all. Good water pressure with a little elbow grease can go a long way for a routine boat washing and is the best way to protect the Chesapeake. spinsheet.com

Managing your grey water is another easy way to make a big difference. When you wash your dishes, the soapy water goes directly into the Bay. Do you really need to wash them aboard? Consider bringing a duffle for dirty dishes to wash at home. Or if you’re out for more than an afternoon, get some paper plates (recycled ones are available all over now) and bring them home to toss in your compost pile when you’re finished sailing for the weekend.

##After 14 years living aboard on two different boats, we have found that our solar arrays continue to be the only reliable thing we have onboard.

Big or Small Steps

Big or small steps matter for the health of the Chesapeake, and sailors are on the front lines to make a difference and set the example. The fish will thank you, the Bay will thank you, and maybe the wind gods will smile favorably upon you when you need it most.

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used marinas periodically. For their wonderful pools, picnic areas, putting greens, expert services and helpful staff, access to restaurants and shops, landscaped grounds, proximity to local attractions, and other amenities, my favorite marinas are the Sailing Emporium and Haven Harbour Marina in Rock Hall, MD; Harborview Marina in Baltimore’s Inner

Sailors Look for in a Marina & Why

hen asked what they look for in a Chesapeake Bay marina, club sailors sent us a barge-load of great information and fun stories. Read them in full at spinsheet.com. Here’s a sneak peek: Wesley Moy: “You and your crew should feel most at home, and your slip should be near what you want to do, in protected waters, close to ample parking, and easy to get to. In 25 knots of wind, I have thrilled dock mates with docking fairway pirouettes worthy of the Bolshoi Ballet. Amenities you use can be fun perks; those you don’t use add unnecessarily to your costs. Are the showers/restrooms clean, maintained, and near your slip? Are there lighting and safety issues at night? Is the slip too close or far away from the restaurant or bar? Are fuel and pumpout services convenient? Is it one of Maryland’s or Virginia’s clean marinas? Is the slip near your home and work and within sailing distance to destinations and the Chesapeake Bay? Is it near shops, grocery stores, ship’s stores, museums, restaurants, dock bars, and other activities? Can you set up a barbeque grill and some lawn chairs? Are sheltered waters nearby for kayaking and dinghying? Finally, where you keep your boat will let you experience the year’s first osprey, an undiscovered museum, and lots of new friendships to be made.” Gary Dixon: “During the 40-plus years of cruising the Chesapeake Bay, I’ve

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and newspapers; a restaurant nearby; easy access to assigned slips; reservations accepted without giving your credit card number over your cell phone; easy marina websites to maneuver that provide dock fees, fuel prices, a map of the marina, and more; discounts (i.e., through BoatU.S.); walking distance to tourist sites, grocery stores, etc.; pumpouts free or low cost with easy access; repair facilities nearby; dog-friendly places; access to bikes and a book exchange; reviews available online; meet-and-greet activities on special

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Harbor; Zahniser’s in Solomons; and Waterside Marina in Norfolk, VA.” Dwight Wessel: “We sail out of Pirates Den Marina in Cobb Island, MD, a quiet little town in Southern Maryland. With a no wake zone, Neal Sound has three to four marinas and several restaurants. Many members hail from Colonial Beach, VA, which boasts a few marinas and restaurants, some of which offer slips.” Larry and Jeanette Moser: “The occasion determines our choice of marinas. We look for inexpensive facilities, with docks in good repair, clean showers and laundry facilities, access to a courtesy car, and a lounge area with free coffee

weekends for cruisers; and costeffective electric power ($18 a day is way out of line!).” Gene Schenck: “Every marina and yacht club offers something different. They continuously upgrade their venues with everything they can do to lure us into their slips with fun stuff and spectacular properties. They also sell the things we need and provide services that can keep us afloat and underway. We look for a protected harbor, pretty surroundings, a swimming pool, picnic places, a chandlery, shopping continued on page 50 spinsheet.com

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and museums nearby, tennis and golf, restaurants and night clubs (the number one reason we go ashore), friends, and sailor-friendly fuel docks with pumpout services.” John Anderson: “My Catalina 27’s racing schedule usually dictates my destinations. One benefit of racing is there’s almost always a great party waiting at day’s end. We often raft up with the fleet

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at the host yacht club’s marina, smack dab in the middle of things. However, sometimes it’s nice to visit quiet and relaxing locales. I look first at location. Is the marina within walking distance to the party, stores, restaurants, and breakfast and coffee? I look for well-kept yards, docks that are maintained and don’t look scary to walk on, and most of all, clean, well-kept, air-conditioned restrooms with nice warm showers. St. Michaels, Oxford, Solomons, Baltimore, and Annapolis have several great marinas that fit the bill.” Eileen Turner: “We look for knowledgeable dock hands, courtesy bikes or a car, pumpouts, a resident yacht club, sparkling clean bathhouses, floating docks, an assortment of slip sizes, a swimming pool, a captain’s lounge, lodging ashore, beautiful and restful surroundings with different entertainment choices, waters that are easy to access, access to various restaurants nearby, and most important: recycling bins.” Butler Smythe: “As a catboat owner, some may call me ‘careful with my funds.’ I usually seek self-sufficiency enhanced by access to shore-side showers, a fuel dock, block ice, and a restaurant nearby (no fillers in crabcakes, please). Last year, 11 Chesapeake Catboat Association boats visited Smith Island Marina in Ewell, MD. The marina provided basic slips with restroom/shower facilities at a reasonable price. We ‘sailed’ to Tylerton and found a town well supported by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation outpost and a ‘market’ packed with foundation campers, locals, and Natural Resource Police. We also found fantastic, plump, 100-percent crabmeat-filled crabcakes! Back in Ewell, rustic Ruke’s Seafood Deck opened just for us and served fresh softshell crabs and other homemade edibles for dinner. Sometimes smaller and isolated are better!” continued on page 52 spinsheet.com

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Marinas Carl Reitz: “Availability is important; no matter how nice a marina is, if it doesn’t have space for you, it doesn’t matter. The number one thing we look for is a hot shower. It helps if it is clean, and there are no bugs. A skilled workforce is comforting. We keep Windrose at Zahniser’s, where if there’s a problem I can’t fix, I can rely on one of the many technicians who have been around longer than I have owned a boat walking out to the dock and fixing the boat in her slip.” Andy Soyars: “Last year, we sailed up the Great Wicomico to a small funky/fun marina below the Route 3 bridge; the slip fees were $25 regardless of boat length. At the Horn Harbor House Restaurant, I was dared to order the “Wilma” or “Fred” prime rib. Not to appear wimpy, I ordered the Fred. It was no less than three inches thick and covered half of my plate. It was so juicy and flavorful, I gave it my best shot. But, I had to surrender about two-thirds of the way through. Next time, I’ll skip breakfast and lunch to get a running start.”

Stephanie Dennis Sokso: “One of our club’s favorites is Lankford Bay Marina off the Chester River for its natural setting, ease of access, and green facilities. There’s always a breeze on the bluff near the pool, and it’s a great place for a picnic. A dinghy ride up the creek is especially serine. The marina will transport you into Rock Hall if you want to dine out or just walk around town.” John Koedel Jr.: “I like marinas that respond by FHV and cell phone, have pier and dock designations that are readable from the boat, have help for docking, offer local knowledge/maps, and have water hoses for guests to use.” Joyce Kelly: “On windless weekends, we’ve found these Eastern Shore destinations to have friendly and helpful harbormasters, super clean facilities, swimming pools, and restaurants, shops, historic districts, and other attractions nearby: Mears Yacht Haven on Town Creek in Oxford, MD; St. Michaels Harbour Inn, Marina, and Spa; Municipal Yacht Harbor in Cambridge, MD; and Chestertown Marina in Chestertown, MD.”

Jeanne van Hekken: “Living in Lancaster, PA, we wanted to keep our commute to Messing About under two hours and tour scenic roads. We chose Osprey Point Marina in Rock Hall. We never tire of the last leg via routes 213 and 20… always enjoying our drive over the C&D Canal at Chesapeake City, the drawbridge at Georgetown, and the scenic view over the Bohemia River. We are definitely in ‘boat-and-weekend’ mode when we reach Rock Hall. We look for pristine grounds, buildings, and docks; friendly and professional dockmasters and crew; a scenic view; repair services nearby; floating docks with room to maneuver; friendly neighbors to swap sea stories, enjoy a beer, and help you into and out of the slip when the winds blow; dog-friendly spaces; a minimum amount of transients; a laid-back restaurant and bar on the premises; easy access to restaurants, bars, and other sights; walking trails or walker-friendly road shoulders; wildlife; town activities during the sailing season; a pool with adequate seating and a Tiki-type bar; and a large, air-conditioned bathhouse.”

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own and began Scandia Marine with 85 Meridian customers. “I was lucky that I had a loyal customer base,” says Erik. The company started out modestly with an office out of their home. One mobile work van became Erik’s mobile shop. Although Erik was a veteran in the boating industry, for Marty, it was trial by fire. She quickly learned QuickBooks and taught herself how to design and maintain a website. She’s in charge of scheduling, ordering, marketing, payroll, customer service, and more. They grew enough to move the business to Kentmorr Ma-

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##Erik and Marty Lostrom (at the helm) on their Cal 25 Krigare. Photo by Steve Cota

and butter is general maintenance, such as winterizing, carpentry, and engine repair, Erik loves to completely restore older boats. At the moment, he and his staff are gutting a 1981 Egg Harbor and replacing her, piece by piece, including all new interior, new electrical, and engines. It was a longtime plan, a merging of their interests and passion. Erik had worked on boats most of his life, and Marty grew up sailing in the Cayman Islands and on Lake Michigan, working the bow

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for eight Chicago Mackinac Races. Marty is the current commodore of Shearwater SC and the treasurer of the Annapolis Cal 25 fleet. Erik’s mother and father built Olympic A class catamarans, and his mother also wrote for Yachting Magazine. They raced their catamarans all over the country and in the Caribbean. His mom raced against America’s Cup sailor and Long Island Sound sailmaker Ted Hood and won while she was pregnant with Erik. Perhaps it was all the sailing while in the womb, but Erik knew from a young age he wanted to be a Naval architect. So, he attended the Landing School in Kennebunkport, ME, and fell in love with wooden boat restoration. He followed his grandfather who helped design the Elco PT Boats used in World War II. After earning a degree from the Landing School, Erik decided he loved to be “hands on” and focused on boat restoration of wood and fiberglass. After having worked as a small craft curator and boat builder for the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA, he then moved to Annapolis and began racing log canoes in Chestertown,

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MD. He helped rebuild Patricia and then raced on her and won the Miles River YC Governor’s Cup. When the Lostroms aren’t working, they can be seen regularly racing on their Cal 25, Krigare. After they married, the couple bought Krigare and restored her to racing condition. Since then, they’ve repaired several of the other local Cal 25s, most which needed new mast beams and steps. “It’s a nice sailing boat that is affordable,” says Marty. “The fleet is friendly and competitive.” Speaking of being competitive, the couple won the CBRYA High Point honors last year and continues to be competitive in the fleet. Watching them racing together on a sailboat is proof that opposites do attract. Marty is vocal and passionate on the race course, while Erik’s calm demeanor never falters. Their system works for them because they often place in the top three. Marty says working together and sailing together can be challenging, but she says they work through it by taking time off together as often as they can to enjoy “nonboating activities.” “It’s hard, but we make it work.”

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new year Part III: Servicing Your Boat by Molly Winans

fter a long search and a long process of finding the right financing and insurance options, your new boat has delivered. Now what? In the ideal world, you would just walk down the dock, climb aboard, and sail into the sunset, preferably with the love of your life, lovely sailing weather, and a guarantee that none of it will go wrong. Right? As much as we wish they would, sailboats do not always run smoothly or as predicted. Engine failures may ruin otherwise delightful sailing weekends. Equipment failures may just be slightly

annoying, such as a bent shackle that requires needle-nose pliers to open, or quite hazardous, such as a rig going down in a storm. The longer you sail, the more likely you are to have experienced all that can go wrong on a sailboat. The goal is to prevent engine, electrical, rigging, or gear failure, which is why regular service and maintenance for your new—or new to you—sailboat is crucial. We talked to some veteran marine service experts about what advice they would give boat owners who are either new to boat ownership or getting back into the game after a long spell.

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Full Versus Good Service

Among the buzzwords that you hear in the marine world are “full-service” marinas. Usually, that’s marketed as a positive—and if it involves convenience, it generally is. A few marine professionals we spoke to noted that the term “full-service” means different things to different people. To some, it may mean a marina with a pool, a fuel dock, and some onsite maintenance. To others, it may mean that the marina offers maintenance, such as fixing pumps or painting and waxing bottoms. To others, such as Marshall Larner at J. Gordon and Co. in Annapolis, it means having a full range of marine services inhouse, such as working on electrical systems, air conditioning, plumbing, bottom paint, and wood work. None of the three versions of “full-service” marinas are bad; they are just different. It’s more important that you focus on finding excellent, reliable service than to decide something is good because it’s next door. The quality of the work and your relationship with the service professionals are more important than perceived convenience.

Mark Miller, head mechanic at Ferry Point Marina in Arnold, MD, says, “You must be able to trust that what your mechanic tells you is the truth. It’s not about price; it’s about trust. The lowest price in town is not the answer. You must have faith in your boat mechanic; everything else will fall into place.” In addition to finding referrals through word-of-mouth, boating clubs, or referrals given to you by the boatyards, you may also check with the Marine Trades Association of Maryland (mtam. org) or find online recommendations through activecaptain.com. It may also be helpful to walk into a chandlery such as Fawcett Boat Supplies or West Marine, and see if an experienced sailor who works there has any local recommendations.

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The Trust Factor

How do you find trustworthy marine service professionals? “Ask around in the local community. Get some feedback. Go and visit a couple of them, and make sure you are comfortable with them,” says Larner, who has been in business for 28 years. “They need to have proven track records; you need to know they will stick around.” John Norton, owner of Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard, agrees. “Brick and mortar establishments that have been around for a while tend to do better, because that’s how they stay in business. The reputation of the place is important,” he says. “Also, the quality of the work. Does the yard take pride in the work it does? If the yard is not willing to show you the work that it has done or give you a list of references, then quickly walk away.”

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If you buy a pre-owned vessel in particular, it may be helpful to have additional surveys done besides the one you do at purchase time. Jeff Leitch, business manager of Bay Shore Marine in Annapolis, says, “A good mechanical survey is important. A regular surveyor will check fluids, run the engine, and take a look, but he may not know the proper RPM range for that particular engine. If you have someone do a mechanical survey on your boat, you will get some real-life service ideas for your engine. The surveyor can make you aware of what filters need to be changed and other things you should know.” How do you find the right person for your engine survey? “If you have a Yanmar engine, locate a Yanmar dealer. You will be better served by a dealer because, in theory, he should be trained on and have better knowledge of your particular engine,” says Leitch. ##Photo by Alexandra Woodworth

Marc McAteer of Atlantic Spars and Rigging recommends a mast and rigging inspection, in addition to your regular survey. “A regular surveyor will have a pretty in-depth look at what is inside the boat, but he will pay surprisingly little attention to the mast and rigging. Most marine surveyors don’t go up the mast,” he says. “You will learn so much from a basic rigging inspection,” says McAteer. “A good inspector can give you suggestions on a sail handling system that would make it easier on the cruiser or simplify something or have it work better without a whole lot of money.” Rigging inspections cost about $250. Is it worth it? When you consider the unexpected expense of replacing a rig for more than $5000, it may be, depending on how old or worn your vessel is. Of course, a devil’s advocate may say that you have to stop the surveying at some point and go sailing. That’s where good judgment and good advice from those you trust will help you decide what is best for you and your boat.

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As a mechanic in the marine industry for 30 years, Miller sees four common issues that prevent you from using the boat: “First, the quality of the fuel goes bad. It has to be clean. Next, batteries have a 30-month shelf life. If you are beyond that, you’re on borrowed time. The third thing you must do is change the V-belts. And then, you need to make sure your impellers are functioning properly.” Leitch adds, “Fuel quality contamination tends to be the biggest issue. Once contamination starts, it’s hard to stop. Change your filters—and know what’s in them.” “It’s always the least opportune time when things break,” says Norton. “The systems used the least are the ones that break the most. If your boat’s on land for three years, the water and fuel pumps break, because they haven’t been used… If you have been only docking the boat for a long time, it’s the first time you anchor out that your windlass breaks… When you are really using the boat, you’ll know what’s working or not.”

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According to veteran service professionals and boat owners, having work done on your boat is not unlike having work done on your house. It tends to cost more and take longer than you think it will. It’s important to get quotes in writing and as mentioned before, to work with well-recommended, trustworthy professionals who will communicate issues along the way.

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Call today for a FREE quote! When it comes to rigging, McAteer claims that the simplest things can cause the greatest problems. “You wouldn’t believe how many times major problems, even a dismasting, can be caused by something as simple as a cotter pin popping out.” In addition to rigging inspections, he recommends keeping a kit of spare cotter pins and rigging tape handy. Annually, he recommends lubricating shackles, blocks, and turnbuckles, as well as replacing “bits and pieces of cordage.” Every two years, have your rig tuned and winches serviced. Follow us!

According to Larner, “When it comes to surprises, what we see most often are people who get surveyors who aren’t reputable and then, find all these problems on their boats. It’s important to get a thorough survey to start with. Ask service providers who the good surveyors are. We’re the ones who see the boats.”

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new year Norton adds, “All the little things you don’t think about are the ones that will drive you nuts. A customer of mine had an old inverter relay that converts from shore to battery power. The relay went bad. It caused all kinds of glitches and drove him crazy before he figured out what went wrong.”

Do It Yourself… Or Not

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Do you have a fantasy of sanding, painting, and waxing your own boat bottom… or not? According to Larner, doing your own work on your boat is a matter of comfort. “If you’re comfortable working on your own house, then sure, you can do that yourself.” Norton asks, “Where is the boat? Is it in a doit-yourself yard?” Some yards, such as Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard, are not set up for DIY-ers; whereas Bert Jabin Yacht Yard in Annapolis is. If you are interested in doing your own hull work, you need to know if your marina or boatyard is set up for such work. If not, know that hull work is generally charged by the foot. One thing veteran boat owners have shared with us over the years: knee pads are worth every penny.

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Even if you hire professionals for all maintenance aspects of your new sailboat, it’s important to increase your knowledge base of all that could go wrong and that you can prevent from breaking on your boat. SpinSheet includes seminars on boat maintenance and trouble-shooting almost every month in the Chesapeake calendar on page 30 and online at spinsheet.com. The free seminar series at Fawcett Boat Supplies and West Marine, among others, continue throughout March. Of the books longtime sailors covet in their libraries, the three we see the most often are: Nigel Calder’s Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How To Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat’s Essential Systems. John Rousmaniere’s The Annapolis Book of Seamanship. Charles Husick’s Chapman Piloting and Seamanship. If you have other ideas for resources for new boat owners, share them with readers via molly@spinsheet.com.

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How Clubs Commission Their Boats for Spring For this year’s installment of our regularly scheduled feature on spring commissioning, our clubs have sprung into action and given us their many helpful suggestions. Enjoy!

Lines at the Laundry? by Carl Reitz of the Hunter SA

Here’s my unique tip for spring commissioning. During the season, sun, salt, and who knows what else make dock lines stiff. By season’s end, they are brittle. We rejuvenate our dock lines during the off-season by washing them with laundry detergent and fabric softener in the clothes washer. After washing them, we simply hang ‘em out to dry in the garage (below). Then they are soft and supple for another season. Rejuvenating by laundering works for a few years; not forever. One scientific test showed nylon three-strand lines used for 12 years on a Chesapeake-based sailboat lost half to three-quarters of their original breaking strength. Think about your boat’s dock lines before you launch this season. Are the lines in good enough shape to withstand the tropical storms or sudden squalls that might roll through at any time?

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Many Hands Make for Light Work by Joyce Kelly

The Parklawn Sailing Association (PSA) has 60 members and three boats: a Catalina 34, Hunter 34, and Express 30 docked at the West River Yacht Harbour in Galesville, MD. We haul the boats in November and splash mid-March. Some members take parts home to clean and rebuild during the winter. PSA’s fleet captain visits the marina at least twice a month during the winter, meeting with mechanics and others hired to work on the boats while they are in the yard. Then, beginning in February, the fleet captain schedules maintenance days every Saturday (weather permitting) until we splash. During the sailing season, the fleet captain schedules one day every six weeks for routine maintenance on all three boats. On a typical maintenance day, eight to 15 members sign up to work for about six hours, with about 70 percent of members volunteering for one or more maintenance days during the year. The club charges an annual maintenance fee of $150 for members who do no maintenance. Members earn one “maintenance coupon” for each day they work. These coupons are worth $50 each toward the maintenance fee. Members earning more than three coupons use them for club sails. Members earning fewer than three coupons pay some combination of one or two maintenance coupons and cash. Thirty percent of members do no maintenance during the year and pay the full $150 annual maintenance fee. The fleet captain, bosuns, assistant bosuns,

##PSA’s fleet ca ptain Bob Tenney (L) and assistan bosun Pe ter Ne t wlin (R) remove bottom paint down to gelcoat to barrier coat the hull and keel of Vivace, the clu b’s Express 30.

and board members are exempt from the fee in recognition of the major time commitment required by their positions. Periodically, the club takes on major projects, such as removing bottom paint down to the gelcoat and re-applying the barrier coat. The club complies with the yard’s rules and adopts best practices, supplying sanders with shop vac dust collectors, respirators, eye and ear protection, hooded overalls, and gloves (below). For spring commissioning, our fleet captain works with the bosun and assistant bosun of each boat to coordinate special projects, routine annual work, and the acquisition of associated parts and supplies. Members with mechanical and electrical skills move from boat to boat, wherever their skills are needed. Skilled members sand and paint bottoms, while roustabouts assist them and the mechanics and electricians, as needed. One or two members travel between the yard and local marine supply shops to buy and exchange materials. Around noon, we break for a brown bag lunch at the marina’s kiosk to share stories about progress and advice about problems. spinsheet.com

Previously, we sanded bottoms annually before applying anti-fouling paint, but we’ve found that heavy duty Scotchbrite pads and water are as effective as sanding and prepare the bottoms much easier, faster, and cleaner than sanding. The club provides Scotchbrite pads, eye protection, and rubber gloves. Respirators and coveralls are not needed, but they are available. The Scotchbrite method requires a 100-percent wipe down with Interlux 216 solvent before anti-fouling paint is applied. In addition to preparing and painting bottoms and a variety of boat-specific projects, we do the following each spring for each boat: change fuel filters, the oil filter, engine fluids, oil, and the raw water impeller to avoid water in the fuel, clogged filters, unnecessary engine wear, or overheating. We flush the freshwater system, especially the hot water heater, to discharge all anti-freeze. We clean the prop shafts and the bronze props, and paint the plastic props, install new zincs on the shafts, check the rigging, test all of the ship’s systems, clean the decks inside and out to avoid grinding grit into the gelcoat, and wax and buff the hull. Finally, we take the boats for a shakedown cruise before releasing them to members for use. We complete all of this work for three boats in approximately five days, because PSA’s many hands make for light work!

believe it will pay off in the end (no pun intended). We still need to finish painting our cockpit and applying the Kiwi non-skid and refinish the outside bright work. We plan on using Cetol, except for the cockpit grates where we have applied Teak Guard. We have contacted C2 Custom Canvas to install a bimini, which will also require raising the mizzen boom and altering the mizzen sail. We also need to address our aging standing rigging. So we have a few spring projects ahead. The Dickerson Owners Association continues to offer great advice; we couldn’t do this without them. We can’t wait to get started!

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A Cautionary Tale by Mike Riley

I have a Dickerson 41, Beau Soleil. I think the main thing forgotten in spring commissioning is the sander of the hull or whatever is in least danger of inhaling evil toxic substances. The guy or gal standing five feet away is in much more danger. This is because the sander or grinder can aim the dust away from his face and knows when to hold his breath. Not so the unlucky helper who is breathing away nonchalantly.

It’s a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got To Do It by Joe Slavin

For my Dickerson 35, Irish Mist, the dirty jobs of oil, filter, and battery changes are small compared to removing rot in the forward deck. But that’s what it takes to maintain a wooden, four-decades-old, Dickerson ketch. Though, it is worth it!

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For Crew Rest, my Dickerson 37, we have a slightly different perspective on spring commissioning down here in the Southern Bay. We believe in doing all the hard and messy tasks during winter lay-up. Then come spring, all we do is the important stuff, like replenishing the wine locker. “Ready about!”

Somewhere, Inside the Rainbow… by John Freal

After having several frames and floors and many planks replaced in the fall, I’ll spend my time putting the interior of Rainbow, a Dickerson 35, back together. This includes repainting all of the surfaces I painted last spring before the planking project reared its ugly head! Well, it keeps me out of trouble and off the golf course.

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Fam ily-Fr ien dly Boa t Clea ning Baking Soda, Vinegar, and Elbow Grease by Tracy Leonard

pring has blown in early this year. Our whole family is already excited about getting back on the water. Back before our son started school, “splash day” was an annual family holiday. The excitement comes with its share of chores, such as the annual spring cleaning of the boat from bow to stern. In the past, this has meant a solo affair with parents tag-teaming on hull and interior spruce-ups. Then, last summer—Eureka! We realized how much fun the kids had cleaning the boat while we took an extended cruise in New England. We also found that we kept a much cleaner boat when we all were involved in the upkeep and when we used some old-fashioned, non-toxic cleaners. So this year, we’re assembling a family-friendly cleaning kit so that all four of us are involved in spring commissioning. These cleaning suggestions come recommended by the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook (dnr.maryland.gov/boating/ cleanmarina/guidebook/ts1vesselm.pdf), Nigel Calder, e-How, and cleanwaterways.org. What I like about them is that they are nontoxic and effective. That means our kids can get involved without their skin peeling off (no kidding—it once happened to some of our crew) or their lungsM gunking up. Since the cleaners won’t hurt AGAZINE our kids, they are also less likely to harm the Bay. The ingredients do not cost a lot, so there’s plenty of money left in the kitty to pay the junior staff’s wages in ice cream.

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Fa m i ly- Fr iend ly Boa t Clean i n g (continued) learned by experience that baking soda is quite slippery when wet. Equal parts of white vinegar and water clean glass and countertops and remove hard water stains. My biggest “enemy” on the boat is mold, and spraying straight white vinegar on mildew and mold kills most of the mold spores. I don’t get a bleachy smell up my nose for hours with alternative cleaners such as vinegar, and my kids can spray it before I wipe it all away. The Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook also recommends making a paste out of lemon juice or vinegar and salt to remove mildew. Borax cleans mildew as well.

Vinegar, vinegar, and more vinegar keep the head fresh. Straight vinegar can be used to wipe the toilet bowl. Calder recommends pumping a shot of white vinegar through the head to reduce calcium deposits in the hoses and a shot of baby oil to lubricate all the rubber parts. Vinegar also absorbs odors, and the vinegar smell itself disappears as it dries. For the finer points of spring spruceups, like polishing metals or wood, lemon juice works to cut through grime and to clean copper. Oil acts as a polish—with baby oil for chrome and olive oil for wood.

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The Guidebook also recommends using phosphate-free, biodegradable soaps and detergents aboard since phosphates promote algae growth. Most commercially available soaps and detergents are now phosphate-free. Bleach and ammonia should be avoided. All soaps and cleansers should be used in the minimum amount necessary to get the job done (though this is easier said than done with junior helpers). Cleaning products should be disposed of onshore and not down thru-hull drains. Our family is sold on the virtues of our family-friendly cleaning kit. The ingredients are inexpensive, easy to store, and easy to clean up if they spill (as things so often do on boats). Being blessed with children who like to scrub, I’m quite happy to apply eight doses of elbow grease to this year’s commissioning. So, here’s to letting the kids help with the chores, to keeping the Bay cleaner at the same time, and to sailing soon. About the Author: Tracy Leonard sails with her husband Greg and two children out of Back Creek in Annapolis on their J/120 Heron. E-mail family cruising ideas to j24usa1968@yahoo.com. spinsheet.com

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aving been welcomed to the Now, you need to delights of Fernandina Beach by know that there is an a thick fog, the town obviously aesthetic vanity to this thought I should leave in fog, too. Of particular skipper, course, when I left, there was nothing but and in the interest bright sunshine, which turned out to be of nautical beauty, slightly misleading, since within 20 minI had removed utes, I could no longer see the burgee flying Shalamar’s stanat the masthead; worse, I could not see any chions and lifelines channel marker. Actually, that is not quite thinking that this true, as I did see one when it appeared would improve her three feet off my bow. At this point, it already impressive seemed wise to throw the anchor overboard lines. Clinging onto and park. I sat for an hour ringing the bell the staysail boom every two minutes, which seemed to do while bouncing 15 ##The por thole view from Shalamar, just bef the trick. The fog disappeared as fast as it feet up and down ore her lifelines were resurre cted, in For t Lauderdal arrived. I’m pretty certain only three barges and trying to raise e, FL. passed by, but since all I could hear was a foresail, I began the thump thump of heavy diesels, they may to think removing the have been super tankers or Italian cruise “fence” might, just possibly, have been a ing is never simple. It’s surprising how liners for all I know. small mistake. I started revising my sense providing a bed that is horizontal and a A few days later, we were rafted up of ship aesthetics—I no longer care how few glasses of amber nectar wipe clean alongside a lovely couple in Vero Beach ugly my boat looks if she keeps me onthe slate of incompetence. (their loveliness enhanced by the three cats board; admiring her beauty as I fall over Another run out brought us to they had onboard), who had yet to venture the side would be a short-lived pleasure. Fort Lauderdale where the entrance is out into the blue Atlantic. A enlivened by the continuous “…in the interest of nautical beauty, suggestion made later that comings and goings of enornight, after a larger than normal I had removed Shalamar’s stanchions and mous cruise ships hogging ration of rum had been issued, the main channel and tooting that we should “guide” them out lifelines thinking that this would improve their horns just in case you from Fort Pierce and in again a haven’t noticed the small city her already impressive lines.” few hours later at St. Lucie Inmoving toward you at 15 let—the weather promised light northerlies St. Lucie was found and entered with, knots. I did, for one instant, think of and a calm sea—was accepted with alacrity. surprisingly, only one member of the calling the bridge to ask the nationality What could possibly go wrong? crew being sick—the ginger four-footed of the captain, but thought it would be We left at 7 a.m. with Shalamar leading. one—but by now, from the distance our in bad taste, even for me. Twenty minutes later, Shalamar was no friends were keeping from our stern, I So, here I am, anchored in Lake longer leading; she was hard aground in could see their earlier doubts now conSylvia surrounded by small but very, four feet of water and a falling tide. After firmed: I was not the experienced sailor very expensive homes, which all seem 20 minutes of macho posturing with a they thought. They now knew me to be to have boats bigger than the houses kedge anchor, reality set in. Tow Boat a hardened masochist and dangerous moored at the bottom of their gardens. U.S. was richer to the tune of nearly $500. menace to all seafarers. I am spending the time varnishing, This was the first moment doubt crept into My standing, however, was re-instatpainting, and re- stowing the clutter the minds of the crew of the boat we were ed later that night when, at 12 midnight, below decks prior to crossing to the “guiding.” I was woken by a plaintive knocking on Bahamas. Oh, and refitting the life Fort Pierce was reached, and both boats the hull and two rather abashed faces lines. were being pushed out of the channel asking if they could sleep in the cockseawards by an ebbing tide in full spate. pit as it was level. We had anchored in One glance at the conditions outside was Lake Peck, but our sailing companions About the Author: British sailor and enough to know that weather forecasters had unwittingly anchored on a shoal. “adopted Baltimorean” Sebastian Watt can, very occasionally, be fallible (hard to Their boat was now heeled to almost 45 and crew, including two cats, are makbelieve, I know). The sea was what I like degrees, and they had given up trying to ing their way from the Chesapeake Bay to call “boisterous,” and the wind was defisleep on the side of the hull. Fortified by to the Spanish Virgin Islands on the nitely not gentle; but we were committed. some more rum, we all agreed that sail1941 Rhodes Custom yawl Shalamar. Follow us!

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aking our way out of St. George’s Harbor in Bermuda, I could see that the Atlantic had worked itself up into a blue-green froth. I was at the helm while my husband David finished lashing the dinghy to the foredeck, our last pre-departure task. He’d already put a double-reef in the main in anticipation of the conditions outside the shelter of the tranquil harbor. Clear of the entrance channel, we made little progress against the steep seas, even with the engine on. This was not how either of us pictured what it would be like to depart for the Azores. To make matters worse, the weather forecast called for two more days of the same. It wasn’t the nine- to 16-foot seas that worried us as much as the wind forecast: 25 to 30 knots on the nose. We had almost decided to stay in port, but it was looking like the best window we might get during the fluky Atlantic crossing season in 2007. As we plunged down into the trough of another wave, I looked over at my sailing partner and could see the fatigue in his face. It had been a tough passage up from Antigua, and he had not ing fully recovered. I could ##Gya tso under sail dur the Atlantic crossing. also see the anxiety in his eyes. He is never completely comfortable being out of sight of land, and the conditions weren’t exactly lulling him into the passage. I knew that the prospect of seeing nothing but the watery horizon for two weeks was weighing heavily in his thoughts. Perhaps it was the adrenaline coursing through my veins as the hull shuddered with each passing wave, but the predicament had a different effect on me: it awakened my

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inner athlete. I realized that my teammate was facing one of his greatest fears and needed encouragement. It was the least I could do for the man who had done so many things to help me through the first leg of our trans-Atlantic voyage, including standing extra long watches and preparing all the meals while I recovered from a bout of seasickness. We set the boat up as comfortably as we could manage with me at the helm. I assured him that I’d be okay. With this, David went below for much needed rest. When he emerged from the cabin a while later, I had settled in at the helm but was ready for a break. We both wanted to talk about the situation, but I needed to rest first. Back in the cockpit a couple of hours later, I could see that David had settled into the motion of the boat, too. We had a long heartto-heart conversation about whether we should turn back. We agreed that although it wasn’t a very pleasant start to the passage, it was nothing we couldn’t handle. We gave each other a pep talk about how we needed to treat this ocean passage as the athletic endurance event that it is. The final prize would be coastal cruising in Europe. We decided to continue on. This is just one of many examples of how our sailing partnership works in practice. Like any good partnership, ours is based on mutual trust and respect. We both know that the other is fully capable of handling the essential tasks for safe operation of our 37-foot vessel. We never worry when we go off-watch and the other is left in charge. While cruising full-time for five years, we learned a lot about partnership, and crossing the Atlantic was our most challenging test. I’m glad we had already sailed together for more than 10,000 coastal and bluewater miles before attempting it. Finding a system that worked for us was more about adapting our life partnership to the task of operating a sailboat in coastal and offshore situations. This included making adjustments to accommodate the day-to-day life needs of two people living in tight quarters. It helped that we were already accustomed to being in each other’s presence 24/7. As a husbandwife team running a small nonprofit organization with a global mission, we had lived, worked, and traveled together for nearly 10 years before setting off on an extended voyage.

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Playing to each other’s strengths and preferences makes for a happier crew. For example, David likes trimming sails and doing the deck work while underway. It’s the fun part of sailing for him, but at the helm, he prefers to use the autopilot whenever possible. I enjoy being at the helm and like to hand steer when we’ve got a nice sailing breeze or in conditions the autopilot doesn’t like. It takes me back to my Laser sailing and windsurfing days. Even in our bluewater boat, it’s fun to catch a lift from slight changes in wind speed or direction and to surf down waves in following seas. We make sure that we each get a chance to do our favorite aspects of sailing, especially in glorious sailing conditions. It makes it that much more bearable when the going gets rough. Our land-based partnership translated well to the cruising lifestyle, but since we are equal partners on land, it didn’t make any sense for us to function differently at sea. Rather than the typical captain-mate arrangement, we use a team approach aboard Gyatso. Although our division of labor is far from the norm, it works for us. For example, I have better vision, especially at night. It’s much easier for me to steer when coming into port than constantly to ask things like, “Do you see the red buoy marking the shoal?” David is physically stronger than I am, and with a manual windlass, it just makes sense that he handles the anchor. I’ll admit that it’s not always pretty, but we get the job done. Docking maneuvers in a heavy displacement, double-ender, with a four-foot-long bowsprit and dinghy davits astern, serve as frequent reminders of this fact, especially in the Med. As with life, it’s always a work in progress. There’s nothing like a double-handed ocean crossing to test the strength of a sailing partnership. In our case, it brought us even closer together and was filled with reminders of how fortunate we are to share a love for sailing. It reinforced the deep trust and respect we have for each other. The voyage proved what I already knew: I could trust my sailing partner with my life. It also made for a memorable landfall at Cape St. Vincent, the southwestern most tip of Europe. As the sun set through the summer haze, it reflected a golden light on the buffcolored cliffs. I could almost smell the cork oaks, but most certainly recognized the scent of terra firma. As we sailed past the bright white lighthouse perched atop the cliff, we could make out the silhouettes of people who had gathered to watch the sun go down. I imagined the silent crowd suddenly cheering us on as we crossed the invisible finish line, the mighty Atlantic in our wake. About the Author: After cruising for five years, Lisa Borre and her husband are living onshore in Annapolis and planning seasonal cruising aboard their Tayana 37 Cutter, Gyatso, currently based in the Med. The couple wrote the Black Sea Cruising Guide to be published by Imray in 2012.

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Charter Notes

by Eva Hill

Third Time’s the Charm (or Fourth or Fifth)

mong people who charter, there are various philosophies. There are those who cross a destination off their list after sailing there, never to return. There are others who become so committed to a destination that they rent storage lockers on their preferred island to stow gear for repeated use, or even buy a charter boat. Then there’s me—always looking for the next, best place, but willing to return to the tried-and-true. Sometimes, my return to a destination is unintended. While I’ve sailed the British Virgin Islands (BVI) six times, only about half of those visits were planned well in advance. When a November sail in the Abacos was cancelled the day before departure due to a hurricane, I still wanted to take advantage of a clear calendar, so I called the Moorings and booked a sail in the BVI beginning the next day. It was easy to return to the BVI, since I knew the islands—knew where to provision, knew the charter base, had a cruising guide in my library, and knew my way around the Drake Channel. So, while I wasn’t taking the trip I’d planned, it was fairly easy to switch gears when the new destination was a familiar one.

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Other times, I become so smitten with a location that my reaction is “OMG! We’ve got to show this to Skink and Trixie! They will love it!” This is often combined with the feeling that I’ve somehow found something that is on the brink of being discovered by many others, and I want to get there again before it’s spoiled by the masses. I so enjoyed last year’s visit to the Spanish Virgins that I’m returning this year—same time, same charter company, same boat, different crew—before everyone else figures it out. Of course, even when I do find myself returning to a destination, it seems different every time. The passage of time and the development of technology can have a huge impact on a journey. Back when Rick and I started bareboating, the BVI’s Anegada was a forbidden paradise, requiring permission from the charter company and a signature on a waiver form acknowledging that the chase boat would not be coming there to save us. Over time, channel markers were added, and GPS technology made it much easier to find the anchorage, so Anegada

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has become accessible. Similarly, Jost Van Dyke’s delicious White Bay was on the “red-line” chart as a “no-go” zone. Now, there are even mooring balls there, allowing us to enjoy my beloved Soggy Dollar Bar without taking a taxi from Great Harbour or Little Harbour. Of course, since I vacation in one-week (or smaller) increments, I can rarely do justice to a cruising ground. Or weather limits how far I can go on any given trip. The first few times I sailed the BVI— each time with a different group—a visit to The Baths was de rigueur. Now, we can skip the site (and the cruise ship daytrippers who crowd it most days) and focus on other activities that are new to me. The first time I sailed in the Abacos, neither the parade of cold fronts nor my lack of familiarity with the islands allowed us to tackle the Whale Cay passage to visit the northern cays such as Green Turtle or Manjack. Later trips found us braving “the Whale” and sipping cocktails at Miss Emily’s Blue Bee Bar on Green Turtle Cay. And it’s not just our ability to get further afield that changes from visit to visit. The islands also change, in myriad ways. The tourism profile changes; new businesses open, while others close; and new amenities become available. Thus, even if we go back to a favorite destination, it’s never the same place twice. There’s never a dull moment.

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Charting Your Course for 2012

t’s that wonderful time of year when we all get to look forward to the upcoming sailing season on the Bay. Just like a few of our clubs, my family has a Southern Bay cruise at the tippity top of our to-do list. What new and old spots will you explore in your travels this year? The Bay awaits. If it seems that our red pen was overactive this month, you are right. We had to trim some stories to fit everybody in. Enjoy

this boatload of uplifting tales. We’ve got the regular round of sock burnings, seminars, charters, season openers, and other events full of food, fluids, and fun. And, thanks clubs, for your help with our marina and spring commissioning features! By March 10, send ruth@ spinsheet.com your Club Notes, Directory news, and five-minute chocolate mug cake (insanefood.com). Yum!

Well, You Don’t Have To Rub It In…

arch is when most of the more than 100 members of the Herrington Harbour SA (HHSA) are doing spring commissioning and attending lectures on sail trim, race tactics, and boat maintenance. A lucky 11 members, thanks to the meticulous planning of commodore Maris Eshleman, are chartering two boats—a Catena 47 cat and a Harmony 52 mono—in Tahiti March 5-15. They are picking up the boats on the Island of Raiatea and sailing to Huahine (below), Bora Bora, and Ta’haa. This charter maintains HHSA’s tradition of yearly charters in locations far from the Bay. The rear commodores for cruising and racing, Rich Clough and Joe Laun, respectively, will present their plans for the coming season at our Spring Meeting at Herrington Harbour South in North Beach, MD, March 24. Full schedules of cruising and racing activities will be presented. Prospective new members are welcome at all HHSA activities (hhsa.org). –by Arne Fliflet

##Photo of one of SOS’s Spring Training sessions by John Parsons

Thankfully, the Sun Moves North

ingles on Sailboats celebrate the coming boating season with one of our feature events: Spring Training (above). This full day at Broadneck High School in Annapolis March 17 offers classes in a comprehensive array of boating oriented subjects. As always, happy hours are scheduled throughout the area, including Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, and numerous sites in the surrounding suburbs. The public is invited to Spring Training and all of our other events. We invite you to join us, swap sailing stories, learn about the club, and generally share our love of the Bay (singlesonsailboats.org; meetup.com). —by Alex Doyle

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##This March, lucky HHSA members will be heading to Maeva (“welcome” in Polynesian) on Huahine.

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uring the Eastern Shore SA’s meeting February 25 in Salisbury, MD, Grieg Mitchell provided real-world advice and tips gleaned from his Round the DelMarVa Cruise last spring (essasailing.com). —by Bruce Franz

Croatia, Socks, and Shipwrecks?

-12-12 wasn’t a lucky number to play in the pick-five lottery. It was the date Greg Guthman gave the capacity crowd at Deep Creek Restaurant an electrifying recap of the Hunter SA’s (HSA) four-boat charter in Croatia (right). Educational and entertaining winter brunches are our longstanding traditions. Past commodore Guthman researched the history and geography of Croatia and its neighboring nations and presented his findings with professional quality photos and videos from the charter. His recap was certainly both educational and entertaining. The day after St. Patrick’s Day, HSA will continue another of our traditions: burning our socks to celebrate the spring equinox. The event will be part of our annual Shipwreck Party at the Bay Room of the Annapolis Naval Annex on Greenbury Point. Between the equinox and April 20, we will be commissioning our boats to be ready for the April 21-22 Spring Forward Raft-Up on the West River (hsa1.org). —by Carl Reitz

##Greg Guthman in his Dubrovnik shirt recaps HSA’s Croatia charter. Photo by Toni Knisley

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t the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron’s (RSPS) traditional Pancake Breakfast January 14 (above), nearly 50 members and guests enjoyed food prepared by executive committee members. The event’s new venue, the Battery Park Clubhouse in Bethesda, MD, is a unique and charming more than 80-year-old house renovated to suit a meeting of this type. After breakfast, bridge members summarized our 2011 activities, we voted and approved minor updates to the squadron by-laws, and the nominating committee proposed the 2012 slate of officers (usps.org/localusps/rockville). —by Chuck Wells Follow us!

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Sailing into the Sunrise

arch 10 brings the 2012 Pearson SA’s annual spring business meeting and luncheon in Annapolis. Thanks to the generosity of two members in providing a meeting place and preparing the meal, we have reduced this year’s price to only $20 each, a 33-percent reduction from last year. The reception and open bar will start promptly at 11 a.m., with the buffet lunch beginning at noon. Fred Hallett, a former Pearson 35 owner, will provide highlights from his 10-month, 12,000-mile “retirement cruise” from Annapolis to Bermuda, the Azores, England, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas onboard Fantasia, a Baba 35 Cutter. Fred and Anne will present the route in detail, including the importance of prep and lessons learned from problems encountered with a volunteer crew on long voyages. Newcomers are welcome to attend (cbpsa.org). —by Ed Criscuolo

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lub Beneteau Chesapeake Bay (CB2) held two exceptional training seminars this winter. Forty members met January 14 at the Coves at Wilton Creek Club in Hatfield, VA, for a day-long session on the use and care of their sailboats. Topics included the “Art of Anchoring,” “How To Maintain Your Diesel Engine” by the Deltaville Boatyard, “Single Handling Techniques,” and “After Market Improvements Owners Have Made to Their Beneteaus.” About 30 people braved the weather January 21 and traveled to Annapolis for sails training. Steve Madden of M Yacht Services presented the spars part, and Andy Schmickle (above) from UK–Halsey Sailmakers represented the sail portion. Armed with essential information, we’re ready to get those sails hoisted and enjoy the Bay (cb2.org). —by Jeanne van Hekken

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“S & S” for the Jewish Navy?

n March 4, the Jewish Navy will set sail on the “SS (Ess Ess) Mein Kinde.” In addition to good company and good food, members will have an opportunity to learn about Sea nettles and to burn Socks. During this speaker-luncheon event at Deep Creek Restaurant, staff from Horn Point Laboratory will provide interesting information about the muchmaligned jelly fish. After lunch, we will conduct our annual sock burning ceremony. Now that winter is past, we look for “relief,” which is what the trees do in the spring. We are joyous that spring is just around the corner, and we will soon be sailing. Reserve your spot now by contacting jewishnavy@jewishnavy.org. —by Adiva Sotzsky

Electrifying Electronics

leet 12 of the Catalina C34 SA will hold our spring meeting March 17 at Herrington Harbour South starting at 3 p.m. In addition to our annual business meeting, Ryan McQueeney, owner of Marine Technical Services, will talk about marine electronics. If you are not a member of the fleet or have not received a meeting notice and are interested in attending, please contact Dave Schrader at schr.712@verizon.net. —by Jim Brener

Wow! What Can We Say?

he Annapolis Naval Sailing Association (ANSA) is a nonprofit sailing club open to EVERYONE. Monthly potluck dinners launched our new season with featured speakers, wonderful fellowship, and training refreshers. During January’s dinner, representatives from Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating described Matt Rutherford’s epic journey, solo around the Americas. ANSA held a Training Kickoff meeting February 25, and the new class schedule is posted on our website. Our beginning and intermediate, Senior Crew, and Watch Captain courses will start March 10; and spaces are still available. A oneday Women On the Water (WOW) course is being scheduled for the spring; this introductory sailing course is taught by and for women (right). Members enjoy ANSA’s dinner cruises, day sails, and moonlight cruises and can reserve the boat for their own cruises with other members, friends, and co-workers (ansa.org). —by Jim Openshaw

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

##After sailing all night in the Governor’s Cup race, PSA members Bill Husted on the wheel, Stan Wujcek with binoculars, and Peter Newlin in blue shirt, with guest Jeff Featherstone in red jacket, approach the finish line.

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o boat? No problem. Join the Parklawn SA (PSA) (above). Ahoy sailors. If you don’t own a boat, but want to improve your sailing skills while cruising or racing on the Chesapeake Bay, our club is for you! We are a cooperative group of more than 50 sailors of all levels of experience; we have three boats and an on-the-water training program. Take the next step as a cruiser or racer. Visit us at the West River Yacht Harbour in Galesville, MD, April 29 (noon to 4 p.m.) for our annual Open Boat. Sail on our Catalina 34, Hunter 34, or Express 30; meet members; tour our marina; and get the information you need to have a great sailing season. And, after you are qualified, you can skipper club boats for your own use at a fraction of the cost of a regular charter (parklawnsailingassociation.org). —by Joyce Kelly

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Hats Off to Dickerson Boatbuilders

or almost a half-century, Dickerson yacht enthusiasts have looked forward to gathering annually for a weekend of sailing and communing. This year, we will salute original boatbuilders, owners, craftsmen, and their families June 15-17 in Oxford, MD. Friday brings the parade of Dickersons up the Tred Avon River to Mear’s Marina, led by Kerry O’Malley’s 59-foot Bugeye Chesapeake (below). The Commodore’s Reception and Welcome Party for Dickerson boatbuilders, their relatives, and Dickerson sailors will begin at 6 p.m. at the marina. Sailors and guests can sign up to crew during Saturday’s race, which will start at 10 a.m. For the Salute to Dickerson Boatbuilders Dinner at 6 p.m. at the Tred Avon YC, commodore Bill Toth has promised a memorable look into the historic Dickerson era and good food and fellowship (dickersonowners.org). —by Joe Slavin

##Built by Bill Dickerson in the mid-1950s, the Bugeye Chesapeake will lead this year’s Parade of Sail up the Tred Avon River in June.

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##CTSA’s new officers (L-R): historian Jane Klemer (the last surviving founding member), publicity chairman Kristin White, treasurer Virginia White, vice commodore Chris White, and commodore Paul Miller.

Goodbye 2011; Hello 2012

he Chesapeake Traditional SA (CTSA) celebrated the end of the 2011 sailing season with our annual fall Icemaker Dinner Meeting. Dawn and Paul Miller graciously hosted the event at their lovely home. Chris and Virginia White gave a fascinating presentation on the creation, design, and installation of museum exhibits, focusing on the Recreation on the Bay exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Members discussed racing and cruising in 2011, planned the 2012 schedule, and elected new officers (above). Our next event is the Icebreaker Social March 25. Anyone with a traditional, classic, or older boat interested in attending the next meeting or joining the association should contact Kristin White at (410) 703-1625 or albatross8@hotmail.com. —by Kristin White

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uring the Chesapeake Bristol Club’s (CBC) Winter Brunch January 22 at Eggscellence in Annapolis, everyone enjoyed the food and service (below). We were especially pleased that new members Jerry and Lynn Hoot could attend. To keep things heated on a cold wintry day, we had a Nautical Facts Contest. For her nautical knowledge, Margaret Madden took home a jar of blueberry jam, made by the owner of Eggscellence. Even though we can’t sail, we kept everyone’s nautical know-how sharp! Join us at our Doldrums’ Party March 10 and Planning Meeting March 18. CBC is a sailing organization for sailboat owners of all makes and models who enjoy sailing the Bay; all are welcome (cbclub.info). —by Marty Keegan

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Welcome, SpinSheet’s Newest Club

arbor-20 Fleet 5 recently welcomed our newest members, Rachel and Jim Mead (Meadeor). February 27 brought the “Introduction to Racing” by Jim Elles. Our club sails out of Annapolis (harbor20.org/news/fleet-5). —by Howard Brooks

Some Pointers at the Ball

uring the Old Point Comfort YC’s (OPCYC) annual Commodore’s Ball at the Langley Air Force Base January 21 (left), the Moonlight Serenade theme and decorations provided a classy backdrop for installation of officers, presentation of club awards, cocktails, a fine dining experience, and an evening of dancing. Our newly installed officers are commodore Curtis Morris; vice commodore Bob Killebrew; rear commodores John Pence (cruising), Bob Williamson (racing), Jeff Rogers (training), June O’Brien (logistics), and Buck Rodgers (at large); secretary Bob Williamson; treasurer Paul Mellen; captains Mark Radler (fleet), Jeff Rogers (racing), Dick Beaver (training), and J. D. Hay (logistics); webmaster Anne Racel, Helmsman editor Carol Morris; public affairs officer Eileen Turner; first and second past commodores Mark Brzozowski and Jack Moran; and members at large Dick Cassat, Mike Hollsten, Ron Leta, and Carl Stein. OPCYC is always open for new members and visitors, whether they enjoy sailboats or powerboats (opcyc.org). —by Curt Morris

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he Annapolis Fleet of the Corinthians held our annual meeting last month at the Kent Island YC (KIYC). Ninety members and guests enjoyed a spectacular brunch catered by the KIYC. Don Andrew, 2011 fleet lieutenant, was elected fleet captain for 2012 and was introduced by outgoing fleet captain, Mary West. The Paul Marcoux Award, named for our fleet’s founder, was awarded to past fleet captain Derek Watridge in recognition of his outstanding service to the Annapolis Fleet. Several Annapolis Corinthians were recognized at the Corinthian Holiday Dinner January 20 at the New York YC. Representing the Annapolis Fleet, Larry Blount (right) received the Delano Trophy for best typifying the association’s spirit in 2011, John Pasley took home the Cooke Trophy for distinguished and unpublicized service to the Association, and Leigh and Carol Seaver received the Cutty Sark Trophy for successfully completing a voyage from Annapolis to Nova Scotia and back through some difficult conditions (thecorinthians. org). —by Mike Upton and Cynthia Pyron

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T ##Past commodore Jon Mullarky with 2012 commodore Debbie Lund at MRSA’s Commodore’s Ball.

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ast commodores, spouses, and yeoman alike enjoyed the balmy late-January weather at the Gibson Island Club for the Magothy River SA’s annual Commodore’s Ball. Above, the happiest man there was past commodore Jon Mullarky, who turned over the leadership to commodore Debbie Lund. The new board of governors was installed after a delicious dinner and before those nattily attired hit the dance floor. After February’s racing planning meeting and Winter Planning Party, MRSA will enjoy the annual brunch March 18 at the Woodfire Restaurant in Severna Park, MD, with Chuck O’Malley, owner of Doyle Chesapeake. Junior sailors, racers, and cruisers alike will be fascinated by the tricks of sail making. March 1 marks the opening of Junior Training Priority registration. Open enrollment for non-MRSA members for the popular Junior Sailing Training June 18-29 at the Grachur Club will begin April 1 (magothysailing.com). —by Peggy Poe

Happy XXX!

he Pentagon Sailing Club (PSC) is finishing up our popular 2011-2012 Winter Training Program (below), which featured nautical rules of the road, sail trim, introduction to racing, coastal navigation, chartering, VHF radio procedures, big-boat systems, anchoring, and more. We are also getting ready for our 2012 sailing season with the first of five planned Basic Sailing Classes on the Potomac River starting in May. These classes will award a Navy Sailing certification and American Sailing Association 101 and 103 certifications. The year 2012 marks PSC’s 30th anniversary, and we are planning some very special events to celebrate. PSC is definitely going to “sail outside the box.” Added to our Bay sailing schedule, we are arranging a week-long “Round the Chesapeake” flotilla sail for the week of Labor Day, which will focus on great sailing, having fun, and visiting parts of the Bay that we normally can’t reach (pentagonsailing.org). —by Don Hupman

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Come Join Us!

on’t miss the Chesapeake SA’s annual Wine and Cheese Affair at the Lake Shore Clubhouse in Baltimore March 18. Meet and greet new and old members for $12. All are welcome to enjoy wine, cheese, and heavy appetizers (chesapeakesailingassociation.org). —by Kathleen Knust

Winter... ‘Sh-Minter…

atalina 36 Fleet 3 will have our Spring Meeting at the newly remodeled Old Stein Inn near Edgewater, MD, April 14 and begin a new sailing season. I can feel the days getting longer already; the daffodils will pop out of the ground any minute. After many years with Fleet 3, webmaster Ted and Carol Simpson are putting Nipper’s Clipper up for sale. You may have noticed that our Annual Wine Tasting Raft-Up has moved to the weekend after Memorial Day this year. Certainly if anyone is on the Bay Memorial Day weekend, please carry on the tradition until we can catch up the next week. This spring, we will celebrate our daughter’s (Rachel) college graduation. It’s hard to believe that both our kids are done with college! I know many members remember how young they were when our family first joined Fleet 3. Sailing has been as much a part of life as school to our kids, and Fleet 3 has been an extended family. I can’t wait to begin the next chapter (c36fleet3.com)! —by Sally Jack

##During PSC’s February 3 Winter Training Program class on bareboat chartering, instructor Lynnette Hupman (red shirt) describes some of PSC’s great cruising opportunities for 2012.

Kids Say the Darnedest Things

he Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 One-Design Association is a strong organization for many reasons, one being an ongoing family interest. These club kids are inspired by their parents: Rachel Meinhold (16) trims sails, races 420s, and is the club’s secretary and newsletter editor. Max Meinhold (12) loves the family-based Children’s Cruise. Austin Williams (six) likes to race and steer the boat. Nikos Cooper (eight) likes to cruise up and down the Bay and enjoys hoisting sails, steering, and crabbing. Sophie Cooper (six) enjoys the Children’s Cruise and loves standing on the bow, leaning forward, and singing. Elise Palmer (six) likes to cruise to Fairlee Creek and fish. Emma Adams (14) loves the Pirate Cruise and the summer cruise to Norfolk. Grace Adams (11) likes all the cruises and loves to race; she started out as rail meat, but is a winch trimmer and foredeck girl. Grace plans to sail around the world on her own totally decked out boat! Sarah Adams (nine) loves cruising, because you don’t have to rush; likes to race and help with the foredeck and the mainsheet; and enjoys the Wednesday night, Queenstown, and St. Michaels races (alberg30.org). —by Barbara Palmer

And So It Goes…

n addition to weekend races and mandatory happy hours on Fridays, here’s what’s on tap for the Southern Maryland SA: cruising seminar March 3; keelboat planning meeting March 4; program chair meeting March 5; introduction to racing class March 10; board of directors meeting March 12; commodore’s dinner March 16; clubhouse cleanup and Beer, Brats, and Buccaneers March 24; and first aid and CPR training March 31 (smsa.com). —by Sandy Leitner spinsheet.com

S ##CSSM’s award winners (L-R): Janie and Craig Kelting, Walley and Jane Jansen, JoAnn and David Miller, Lynn and Mike Gates, and new commodore Irv Hertherington.

Gardeners and Biologists?

ruising Sailors of St. Michaels (CSSM) held our annual Dinner and Awards Banquet in January at the Talbot Country Club in Oxford, MD (above). Master gardener Jayne Hertherington made centerpieces for the tables; one lucky member from each table took an arrangement home. Past commodore Craig Kelting installed the following officers for 2012: commodore Irv Hertherington, vice commodore Fritz Moritz, purser Lynn Gates, and flag lieutenant Stephanie Sokso. Social captains Virginia Albert, Jane and Wally Jansen, and Anne Pilet held the first event of the year at the Miles River YC January 18. After lunch, marine biologists A. J. and Bob Lippson talked about the Bay’s marine life. During our Cruise Planning meeting February 11, we scheduled the 2012 cruises on the Bay, which range from one to 10 nights, with the longest cruise to Cape Charles, VA. Our season will kick off with a shakedown cruise in early May (cruisingsailors.org). —by Stephanie Sokso

Where the Pelicans Play

tingray Harbour YC members kicked off the New Year with a Winter Doldrums party at Capital Ale House in Midlothian, VA, January 21. On what seemed like the coldest day of the year, members gathered to share activities over the winter and plan to attend upcoming events. On February 24-26, we took a road trip to Duck, NC, and enjoyed appetizers; a skippers meeting; tours of the Curituck Lighthouse, Whalehead Club, and Wright Brothers Museum; and dinner at the Blue Point Grille. Our spring seminar March 24 at the Piankatank River Gold Club will focus on basic weather and forecasting. And, get ready for our Opening Day/Shakedown Sail April 28-29 (stingrayhyc.com).

A Creative Way To Stay Connected

rowth for the Chesapeake Family Cruising Network continues to be slow, so my latest effort to work with kids sailing and boating programs has been for my son and me to get involved with Sea Scouts Ship 1009. The “ship” is based in Bowie, MD, but the boats and summer meetings are on the South River. They appear to be well-organized, well-attended events. A few in the group share my passion for getting kids interested in sailing and boating (pneumatos@7mcs .com). —by Steve Codor

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##Fleet captain Winnie presides during the Northern Chesapeake Cruising Club’s lively winter meeting.

What in the Blue Blazes!?

hirty-six members helped the Northern Chesapeake Cruising Club kick off 2012 with our winter meeting at Vinny’s Cafe in southeast Baltimore January 14 (above). Great food and buoyant spirits were had by all. Lively camaraderie filled the room, punctuated by a short business meeting led by fleet captain Winnie Nissley. We will organize about 10 cruises this year, and the cruise planning team headed by Walter and Bonnie Naef met for a working luncheon February 4. Our club also offers tech talks, safety demos, cookouts, and other social events. In particular, a man-overboard training session is in the works, which will include a “Suddenly in Command” segment in case the captain goes into the drink. Our club is based out of the Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek. All sailboat types and sailor types are welcome, but you won’t find any blue blazers here. Dues are $14 per person (nc3sailing.org). —by Steve Allan

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Look Out, Argyles!

avre de Grace YC members will kick off our socks and winter blues at the annual Sock Burning Social March 24 (6 p.m.) at the Tidewater Marina. Bring some food to share and some socks to burn and enjoy the camaraderie of your sailing friends. It might not have been a snowy winter, but any winter is too long without the sails aloft. The 2012 sailing season will start with the Spring Tune-Up Race April 19! Membership applications can be found at hdgyc.org. —by Barbi Taylor

Dancing the Doldrums Away

urple, green, and gold were the colors for the night during the Back Creek YC’s Mardi Gras Party at Bay Hills Golf Club in Arnold, MD, February 18. Roughly 40 members consumed steamed shrimp, beef roulade, chicken cordon blue, chocolate bourbon bread pudding, and New Orleans pecan pie. February 29 brought our mid-week Leap Year event at Yellow Fin on the South River celebrating with a special Leap Year concoction provided at London’s Savoy Hotel in 1928. Those attending discussed factual and fictional anecdotes about this intercalary event. March 2 will bring us to the Annapolis home of Pam and John Loving, with island dress the theme as spring approaches. On March 10, we will attend “Emergency Management at Sea” in Edgewater, a hands-on training seminar. March 17 brings our St. Patrick’s Day Party in Annapolis featuring an Irish night with live music and Celtic dancers (backcreekyc.org). —by Otto Hetzel

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he weather is getting warmer, the cherry blossoms are on their way, and spring sailing season is finally here. Although spring sailing calls to my mind a series of cold, wet, winter white practices, it is also brings to mind the adrenaline-packed excitement of championship season. Tensions run high as the excitement builds, and teams all around the country gear up for some of the most highly competitive regattas of the year. Suddenly, practices are more intense, team workouts become more demanding, and you’re no longer allowed to wimp-it with the five-pound weights. The regatta environment transforms into a combat arena as teams are tested not only on sailing ability but also on their cohesiveness and willingness to function together, as a unit, as one team. The analogy of team as unit becomes particularly important with regard to team racing. Remember that in team racing, there are three boats on your team; it is no longer just you and

your skipper. If I do my math correctly, this comes out to six players on the field at a time, which means about six (+ alternates) delicate, competitive hearts that just want to win. Remember that what you say and do on and off the water does have an impact and will affect how you sail and how your team performs on the water. The idea of the team as a cohesive unit is spun a little differently when viewed through the eyes of a crew member. Crews play a million different roles. Some say we are the glue that holds it together, the Band-Aid, the soil for the plant, and the key ingredient that makes a good team great and a great boat even better. But along with these responsibilities comes the knowledge that a happy crew makes a happy boat, which in turn, makes a happy team. Being on your toes, communicative, and flexible both on and off the water will bring incredible benefits to your sailing and to the general happiness of your team. Here are a couple of tips that my teammates and I have accumulated over our years as crews. As we head into the actionpacked spring sailing season, I hope that these tips bring you all the luck you and your team need to ‘bring it on’ during this championship time of year. Never dismiss who you are sailing with: part of being a “good crew” is when every skipper on the team knows he will sail better than he normally would because you are in the boat. Use your time out on the water to make yourself better and to make your boat better. Test your knowledge, especially when team racing, and see how you can raise the level of play on the whole team. Communicate! Good communication develops over time, but you can help speed this process along by being observant, staying in tune, asking questions, and playing a part in the crew/

##Georgetown crew Katy Canty with skipper Evan Aras round the windward mark in a fleet race at the SMC Quad regatta. Photo by Franny Kupersmith

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##SMC crew Nina Rabin with skipper Jake LaDow make their way to the windward mark. Photo by Franny Kupersmith

skipper balancing act. Acknowledge who you are sailing with; know what his fears are, what makes him confident, and what makes him tick. The best teamwork will come from mutual trust/respect. Although it’s important for you to be competitive and constantly in the game, it’s more important to build a strong relationship based on good teamwork and by sailing with and learning from as many skippers as you can. Don’t get overly sensitive when your skipper has a tense moment. It’s part of the game. Remember that clamming up, sitting there unresponsive, and brooding in the bow will not win races and will only hurt the situation. Approach a tense moment with a team attitude and use the power of the “we.” Rather than pointing fingers, ask, “What can we do better” instead of, “That was all your fault.” Have fun. Take a note from Penny Lane in “Almost Famous”: “I always tell the girls, never take it seriously; if you never take it seriously, you never get hurt; you always have fun.” So remember, although you should take it seriously, have fun! If you’re confused or don’t get what is going on, ask! The only way to get better is to learn from others. There are only so many coaches on the water, so use your teammates as your resources, ask questions, and learn from each other’s tips and tricks.

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he Chesapeake Bay YRA (CBYRA) handed out its 2011 awards at a ceremony at the Annapolis YC February 11. Among the special awards given were the Lady Anne Arundel Trophy for the highest scoring skipper in the county, Jeff Todd on the J/22 Hot Toddy, and the Decker Memorial Trophy, which was awarded to David Coleman on Flying Circus (PHRF B) for best performance in a yacht from PHRF Region 2. Coleman and team also won the Labrot Trophy for overall best handicap performance. The J. F. Healy Memorial Trophy for overall Cruising Class One Design champion went to Paul vanRavenswaay on the J/24 Millenium Falcon.

Among the awardees nominated by fellow sailors were certified PRO Juliet Thompson for the Excellence in Race Administration Award, Karin Drexel Masci for the Shawn Hadley Memorial “Foredeck with a Winning Spirit” Award, and Tom Price for the Tom Closs Sr. Memorial Trophy for embodying the Corinthian spirit and encouraging new sailors. Here are the 2011 CBYRA High Point Standings for PHRF classes, as reported by CBYRA. See the April issue of SpinSheet for Cruising One Design classes and page 26 of this issue for junior sailing awards and photos.

CBYRA High Point Standings for 2011 Multihull

Region 1 - PHRF CD

Doug Dykman

Temple of the Wind

Tom Calvert

Red Streaker

Gary Spesard

Triangle

John McGregor

Double Agent

David Way

Trinity

Mike Wagner

Solaris

Jim Parrott

Rascal

Tim Layne

Wild Card

Robert Blesse

Flying Circus

Jere Glover

Gemini

C. Craig Coltharp

Rocket Science

Paul Parks

Sundog

Michael Mullarky

Eighth Deadly Sin

Timothy Lyons

Triple Threat

John Nicholson

Fair Curve

Region 1 - PHRF A

Region 2 - PHRF A

Region 2 - PHRF B

Brett Sorensen

Kokomo Express

David Coleman

Flying Circus

Richard Hanson

Rosalita

Mike McNamara

Artemis II

Glenn Harvey

Kristany

Mark Wagner

Gael Force

Region 1 - PHRF B 1

David Kozera

Liquid Limit

Paul W. Scott

Torch

Gill Louw

First Love

Barry Bilson

Expresswave

##David Shiff’s Odyssey team won its class and the Aloha Trophy at the NASS Race to Oxford and then topped High Point standings for 2011 for Region 3AW PHRF CD. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Region 3AW - PHRF A0 Kevin S. McNeil

Nightshift

David Shiff

Odyssey

Charles Engh

Stray Dog

Paul Taylor

Vite

David Meiser

Easy Button

Fred Caison

Defiant

Region 3AW - PHRF A1

##CBYRA High Point honors were given to Trevor Harvey’s Audrey team for Region 3SE PHRF CD. EYC Solomons Invitational 2011. Photo by Dan Phelps

Richard W. Born

Windborn

David T. Andril

Valkyrie

Wayne Jackson

Velocity

Brad Kauffman

Mummbles

Nicholas T. Iliff

Muskrat

Nate Tower

Gotcha

Gregg Brinegar

SqueeZeplay

M. Sanford Richardson

Kahuna

Bob Moran

Ragin

David Poff

Magic Dragon

Region 3AW - PHRF A2

##Richard Born and his Windborn team won High Point honors for Region 3AW PHRF A1. Photo by Dan Phelps

Andrew Eyring

Hero Squad

Brian A. Jones

Problem Child

Keith Mayes

Jubilee

USNA

Defiance

Stephen Bowes

Apparition

Dan Rossi

Bandit

Tom Carrico

Air Mail

Stephen A. Schaub

Contraire

Peter Firey

Pegasus

USNA

Gallant

Region 3AW - PHRF B

##Shown here at the Governor’s Cup Race start last August, Bill Roos and his Southern Cross team took top High Point honors for PHRF N North. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Region 3AW - PHRF CD

Gordon Latrobe

Still A Gorilla

Richard C. Zantzinger

Smoky

John Stefancik

Hurricane Kelley

Elliott Peterson

Stingray

Chris Eggert

Toby

Region 3SE - PHRF A 1

Jack Yaissle

Amadeus

Norman L. Dawley

Pursuit

Jay Weaver

Phone

Marc Briere

Cheetah

Region 3SE - PHRF B 1

Dave Pulzone

Falcon

Region 3SE - PHRF CD 1

Trevor Harney

Audrey

John Kriz

Akoni

Michael Rajacich

Big Time

Eric Crawford

Restless

L. Griffith D. Maneely

Lickety Split

PHRF N North 1

Bill Roos

Southern Cross

John Lanigan

Divide by Zero

Peter Jensen

Dogwood Bark

Robert Yoho

Kolohe Anakalia

Charles W. Deakyne

Scrimshaw

Marino DiMarzo

Nembo

Peter Holden

My Way

Mark Walker

Bumble Bee

Ken Huston

Pilot Error

Paul Taylor

Vite

Region 3PR - PHRF A 1

Doug Savage

Dark Star

Rob Gibb

Rogue

Region 3PR - PHRF CD

Art Malsin

Mooncusser

Martin Howell

Truculent Turtle

Phil Parish

Grey Ghost

Bob Soli

Blue Boat

Jay Addison

Dulany

Jerry Latell

Chupacabra

Bob Dymond

Gabrielle

Dave Easter

Firefly

Chris Kalinski

Zoo

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Region IV North - PHRF A 1

Cyane Crump

She Crab Soup

Glenn Doncaster

Nanuq

Region IV North - PHRF B 1

Miles Booth

Shenanigan

Mike Dale

Juggernaut

Region IV North - PHRF C 1

Bob Fleck

Horizon

Noel Clinard

Prophet

Brad Miller

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Hall Takes Silver at Rolex Miami OCR

##Annapolis windsurfer Farrah Hall at the Rolex Miami OCR in which she took second place. Photo by Rolex/Daniel Forster

n the lightest breezes yet over six days of sailing on Biscayne Bay, 10 Olympic classes racing in U.S. Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, January 22 to 28, still managed to put on quite a show as they competed in their final medal races to determine gold, silver, and bronze winners. Following the same format as the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, the event also hosted three Paralympic classes (which determined medal winners) and a total of 529 sailors from 41 countries at the U.S. Sailing Center in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, FL. Annapolis windsurfer Farrah Hall took the silver in RS:X Women’s; S Demita Vega De Lille (MEX) won the gold qualifying her for the Olympic Games. Hall has won the right among fellow teammates to go but has yet to qualify for the U.S. for the Games. Hall writes on her blog (farrahhall. blogspot.com), following her eighth Miami OCR, “Each year, competitors experience the same type of conditions —mostly light and marginal wind, pumping conditions, one or two planing races, sunshine, and sea grass hazards floating around the course.” Hall reflects on the opportunities the regatta provided for practicing technique and tactics and using her fitness level to her advantage. “Our fleet was mostly comprised of Americans —North, South, and Central—and many of us were matched well for speed and abilities. Because I was one of the strongest sailors, I could take creative control of my racing. I could start wherever I wanted to, make my own decisions on the course, and still be able to recover after a mistake. Most importantly, I could clearly see which decision-making processes were working, and which ones needed to be revised, clarified, or added to my master list... I’m really happy with my progress so far and am looking forward to further developing my program.” Find video highlights of the Rolex Miami OCR by t2p.tv, full regatta results, photos and news at rmocr.ussailing.org. Follow us!

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Small Boats

Big Stories by Kim Couranz

he annual Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR) is the only stop in the United States for the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Cup. It provides an outstanding venue in which sailors can test themselves against the best talent from around the world in the Olympic sailing classes. It’s also a terrific place to step up your game; sailing against the best can only make you better. It’s an open regatta—with limited exceptions—no qualification is needed to get into the game. And I’ve got to say, sailing on Biscayne Bay toward the end of January isn’t bad, either. The team of skipper Cara Vavolotis and crew Lara Dallman-Weiss finished fourteenth in the women’s 470 class at this year’s edition of the Rolex Miami OCR, and they are hungry to improve. Cara, who lives in Norfolk, VA, and is an assistant sailing coach at Old Dominion University, wants to represent the United States in the Olympics. Unlike many teams who seek instant gratification, she and Lara are working with a longer timeframe: they are shooting for 2016. “We just need time in the boat. Having a full-time job can make that really difficult, but teams in the past have figured it out. Our plan is to continue to train when we can,” Cara says. “This is a passion of both of ours. It’s not easy in any way, but it’s something worth fighting for. We know we have room for improvement and four years to do it; that gives us motivation.”

Lara lives in St. Petersburg, FL, where she’s working in marketing with a coconut water company. She grew up sailing on White Bear Lake in Minnesota, while Cara raced out of Beverly YC in Marion, MA. They both went to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg and started sailing together during Cara’s sophomore and Lara’s freshman year (Cara is class of 2010; Lara, 2011). Coming out of college, they found the 470 was a natural fit for them. Cara notes, “It seemed like a fun boat, and after our first experience sailing Miami OCR, we were hooked. We couldn’t wait to learn more and sail faster, which we are discovering now is a never-ending process, but that’s what makes it fun. There’s always something new every day.” “It is a very expensive endeavor, so we appreciate the help we receive from friends, family, sailing enthusiasts, and organizations that are fans of women’s competitive sailing. That, too, is what keeps us going, knowing people have faith that we will pull through and succeed. We are committed to continue all the way to 2016.” Living and working in different states present challenges, but they don’t see them as insurmountable. “Depending on time off from work, we will try to train for a solid week or more at the event location. This is not ideal, but we are working with what we’ve got,” Cara explains. A challenge all U.S. 470 teams face is the regatta schedule—there just are not that many international-level regattas for 470s here in the United States. To continue to improve against the top 470 sailors, Cara and Lara want more international regattas on their calendar. “We hope with hard work, a little bit of luck, and some successful fundraising, we will be able to travel and hone our skills against a very experienced international fleet. We were so proud to represent the USA when we sailed in Perth, Australia [at the ISAF Worlds December 2011]. We hope to be able to continue to improve and represent our country going forward,” says Cara. She believes that their team has attributes that will outweigh any geographic challenges: “We have a really great relationship on and off the water; always positive vibes. We’re both very competitive people, but we make sure we are always having fun. We’ve had numerous people tell us they notice we are always smiling whenever we’re on the water.” I’ve heard that smiles are fast. I’m looking forward to watching Cara and Lara prove that theory is correct!

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Getting on the Water Thanks to the SMC Boat Foundation

The offshore team is an annual participant in the series of Innnapolis sailor and well-known sailing commentator, Gary tercollegiate “big-boat” events hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy Jobson, has joined the St. Mary’s College Boat Foundation in their fleet of Navy 44s. The pinnacle of these regattas is the board. In his new role, Jobson will help the foundation in Kennedy Cup, the national collegiate invitational for offshore sailits mission to expand sailing and boating opportunities to the ing. Almost all of the other schools that regularly compete in these students of St. Mary’s College. events are military academies (Naval, Coast Guard, or Merchant “Nothing is more exciting for me personally than helping Marine). St. Mary’s is only able to participate in this league beintroduce new people to our wonderful sport,” says Jobson, who is already on the college’s board of trustees. “The Jim Muldoon River cause of the generosity of donors to the Boat Foundation. Perhaps the most famous product of the St. Mary’s Boat Center and Teddy Turner Waterfront at St Mary’s College give Foundation and offshore program is Ryan hundreds of young people the opportuBreymaier (SMC 1997), who skippered nity to get out on the water. While varsity Neutrogena to a fourth-place finish in the sailing gets most of the national attention, 2011 Barcelona World Race, a grueling the college’s waterfront supports many non-stop around the world race sailed other programs such as Special Olympics double-handed in Open 60s. Maryland and the Brendan Sail Training Amazingly, Breymaier had never sailed Program, which epitomize the very best of before arriving on the St Mary’s campus. how sailing can enhance the lives of young At the time, the offshore team was training people.” on the 80-foot Challenge America donated One major beneficiary of the St. Mary’s by Teddy Turner, Jr. Thanks to the Boat Boat Foundation is St. Mary’s Offshore Foundation, Breymaier was able to get his Sailing Team, which competes in both start in the sport that has become his career intercollegiate and Chesapeake Bay YRA and enabled him to travel around the globe. (CBYRA) regattas. St. Mary’s teams ##Ryan Breymaier, SMC class of 1997. The St. Mary’s College Boat Foundation have competed in everything thing from is chartered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so all donations are taxCBYRA Annapolis Race Week to frostbite races in Solomons. A deductible. If you are interested in donating a boat or other gift to St. Mary’s team, accompanied by Ted Turner, Jr., won its class in the foundation please contact the director of sailing Bill Ward via the 2009 Governor’s Cup sailing a Taylor 40 owned by the cole-mail at wjward@smcm.edu or by phone at (240) 895-4460. lege’s Boat Foundation.

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lready? Yes, it’s that time again—time to make new sailing connections for the 2012 racing season. SpinSheet will host two Crew Listing Parties: March 31 in Hampton, VA, and April 29 in Annapolis. Both are free, open to the public, and open to sailors of all levels of experience, including novices. What’s a crew listing party? Since the mid-1990s, SpinSheet has hosted a free crew listing service on spinsheet.com for sailors to find one another; skippers register to search for crew members, and crew members register to search for boat skippers seeking helpful hands. All registered sailors list their qualifications, availability, and type of sailing they wish to do (big boat or dinghy racing, casual cruising). The springtime crew listing parties are ways for such sailors to meet and mingle face-to-face, compare calendars, and enjoy sailor talk, music, and an adult beverage or two on a nice spring day.

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Sailing clubs, schools, and other organizations pay a small fee to set up tables to distribute brochures and educate potential members on their services (send a note to laura@ spinsheet.com if you’re interested in having a table). The rest of the sailors may just show up and check out the scene, without any obligation other than wearing a nametag. The Hampton, SpinSheet Crew Listing Party will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at Marker 20 on Saturday, March 31. Party goers can expect free beverages, courtesy of Doyle Sails, specials on boat slips for the afternoon at Hampton City Piers, and multiple offers to go racing. The Annapolis event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM). The party features live steel drum music and free beverages. One hour before party time, from 3 to 4 p.m., SpinSheet editor Molly Winans will moderate a Start Sailing Now panel discussion with local sailors about how to get into sailing in 2012. If you have a friend who’s interested in learning more about the sailing scene on the Bay, please bring him or her to the panel discussion and party. Both events are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. We recommend bringing business cards, Day-timers or smart phones, pens, and at least one friend who is new to sailing. Hampton party goers should bring some cash to tip the wait staff; Annapolis party goers are encouraged to bring cash to tip the volunteer bartenders, who in turn, will donate all proceeds to AMM. We will post party updates to spinsheet.com.

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ith nearly 200 boats registered at print time, 18 of them from the Chesapeake, Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, April 19 to 22, is shaping up to be an exciting event. Big draws for Bay sailors are 70-degree, sunny days, a memorable party venue, and Southern hospitality. For 2012, organizers within the Charleston Ocean Racing Association, the event’s organizing authority, are making plans to accommodate additional growth. In the thick of those plans is Brian Swan, a longtime Charleston racer who is co-coordinating logistics for the event’s steering committee. Swan notes that the event’s popularity doesn’t just appeal to the owners of trailerable one-design sailboats such as the Melges 24 and the Viper 640. “We’re seeing very strong interest from the larger offshore boats, and when you couple that with the huge participation of smaller boats, it adds up to a logistical challenge.” To address that challenge, Swan and his fellow organizers are adding two new launching and hauling sites on Charleston Harbor and additional trailer storage. “Along with support from yacht clubs on the harbor, I think we’ve now got sufficient capacity to make this aspect of the regatta run very smoothly.” Among the Chesapeake sailors on the entry list are Annapolis sailor Tate Russack on the Melges 20 Diesel and Catherine Evans on the Melges 24 Mojito, both sailing in their respective one-design classes. In the J/22 class are Annapolis sailor Todd Hiller on Leading Edge and Shady Side, MD, sailor Kathy Parks on Sundog. Kristen and Brian Robinson on Angry Chameleon, Chris and Liz Chadwick on Church Key, Bert Carp on USA 11, and Vince Kalish on White Lightnin’ will make up the Annapolis contingent in the J/80 class. In two newer one-design classes are Sledd Shelhorse of Virginia Beach, VA, on his new Farr 400 Meridian X and Marty Roesch of Annapolis on the J/111 Velocity. Baltimore sailor Nate Tower will be racing among the Farr 30 sailors on Gotcha. The PHRF fleets will also be well-represented by Bay sailors. Dennis Hannick of King George, VA, and his crew on the Tripp 26 Goin’ will be on the scene, as will Bruce Gardner and team on the 10M Beneteau L’Outrage, fresh off their win at Key West. The team that was right behind Follow us!

l’Outrage in Key West, Gerry Taylor’s Annapolis-based Cape Fear 38 Tangent team, will also be on the race course and ready to bump it up a notch. Annapolis sailors Jim and Julia Graham will compete on their Soverel 33 Renegade. The Frers 41 Apparition team, led by skipper Stephen Bowes, is signed up and ready for action, as are Stan Carroll from Silver Spring, MD, and his team on the Farr 40 Predator. The deadline for entry is April 13. To learn more, click to charlestonraceweek.com or e-mail info@charlestonraceweek.com.

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eye on the bay ##Chris Connor was in town sailing in IRC 3 on the X-41 Sarah and caught up with Hampton friends Dave McConaughy and Sue Kessler, who were sailing in PHRF-2 on Nanuq.

##Dave and Barbara Shaffer were all smiles as race committee volunteers for Quantum Key West Race Week 2012.

##Team Kalevala had an action-packed regatta; some moments thrilling and others terrifying. They kept a positive outlook through it all and in the end counted the regatta a huge success.

##SMSA members Melissa Behrens, Sandy Leitner, and Laura Comeau-Stanley were in Key West to soak up the atmosphere.

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##She Said Yes! Lisa Clayton of the L’Outrage crew tells this story of her bowman’s engagement: “Paul and Miggs flew in late Saturday evening before race week. He had this dinner planned at Sunset Key. Well, the airline lost Miggs’ luggage… Paul convinced her to get a shower and put the clothes that she had on. They would go downtown, and he would buy her a dress, which he did. They made the reservations on time to Sunset Key (great place for a proposal). They walked out on the beach, which the restaurant sits on. He proposed, and of course, she said yes.” Front row (L to R): Miggs O’Neill (newly engaged), Kristen Robinson, and Liz Chadwick. Back row (L to R): Paul Ford (groom to be), L’Outrage skipper Bruce Gardner, and Clayton.

##Annapolis sailor Rod Jabin joined crew from the Farr 400 Meridian, Ryan O’Grady, Ron Mclean, and William “Sledd” Shellhorse, at the Farr 400 cocktail party mid-week in Key West.

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##Russell Bowler, Matt Beck, and Tom Weaver shared some war stories at the tent.

##World travelers Terry Hutchinson and Derby Anderson were on the scene in Key West and caught up with press officer Bill Wagner at the tent.

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Chesapeake Racer Profile by Molly Winans

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hen Annapolis sailor Gary Jobson’s name appears in print, usually, it is followed by titles and accomplishments, such as winning America’s Cup tactician (1977), U.S. Sailing president, ESPN sailing broadcaster, sailing ambassador and lecturer, sailing book author, and… energy film producer. Huh?

When was the last time you were seasick? In the 2009 Ida Lewis Race, at 3 a.m., about 15 miles from Block Island, while sailing in 30 knots. The best thing to do is to go ahead “My goal in 2009 was to do a project outside the sport of and throw up and just keep going. The best cure for seasickness is sailing,” says Jobson. “I wanted to take on a relevant topic steering the boat. The wind is in your face; you’re engaged; you’re and challenge myself. It was a big experiment.” He initially not all “whoa-is-me.” Coca Cola helps, too. thought the project would be about health care, but that topic What was the last sailing or non-sailing book that you read left him “immensely confused.” He started to focus on energy and would recommend? and to interview government officials, power industry experts, I am reading Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson, and I find it fascinatenvironmentalists, and graduate students. “The big question ing. He was really driven and pushed people hard… I also read the is, ‘How do we get affordable, clean energy to Americans?’ I’m books by Irving and Exy Johnson, who in 1933, bought a 94-foot not an expert, but one of the cool things about interviewing 36 schooner for $11,000. They did seven trips around the world with experts is that you learn,” he says. kids and wrote five books about it. (I interviewed seven of the “kids,” Jobson’s documentary “Energy on Trial” was showcased who are now in their 80s, and did a documentary called “Unfurling at the Annapolis Green Film Festival February 11. Moderating the World: The Voyages of Irving and Exy Johnson.”) an evening, post-film panel discussion was not his only public What are your all-time favorite movies? event that Saturday. He also gave an afternoon lecture, “Speed “Amadeus,” “Gettysburg,” “Das Boot,” and “Apollo 13.” and Passion,” at the West River SC, followed by a bookThey are all inspirational and based on truth. signing for his 17th book Gary Jobson: An American Sailing If you had a one-line mantra you could put on a T-shirt, Story (2011). what would it be? As well as his duties as president of U.S. Sailing (through If you can’t tie good knots, tie plenty of them. October), Jobson gives an incredible amount of his time back to the community through multiple board memberships, such What is one sail trim mistake you see repeatedly? as Annapolis Community Boating, the Coast Guard Foundation, Overtrimmed sails. People get nervous and keep pulling their sails in harder and harder until they pinch. the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF), St. Mary’s College What is the best thing you ate on a boat last season? of Maryland (SMC), and most recently, the SMC Boat FounLasagna! Pasta is always warm, satisfying, dation. He celebrates 20 years as national chairman of the Leukemia Cup Regatta and intends to attend 15 such regattas good energy food onboard. What sailing gear do you rely upon? this summer. I sail better wearing a button-down shirt, preferably In between his many speaking engagements—he averaged 10 per month in 2011—book signings, and work on his long-sleeved so that I don’t burn. I’m a fan of my Dubarry boots, even in warm weather. 18th book (this time, about sailing in Nantucket), Jobson will commentate the summer Olympic Games for NBC for the sixth Do you have a favorite spot on the Chesapeake Bay? time. Circumnavigating Wye Island is always great. Also, a relaxing In his free time, he still likes to sail fast. In 2012, he will cruise up the Chester River—it feels like it goes on forever. compete in the Newport Bermuda Race on the RP 66 Aurora, Of all of the honors and awards you have received, in the New York YC Race Week with Annapolis sailor Dave which three make you the most proud? Askew on the TP 52 Flying Jenny 7, and in the 12 Metre Being an inductee into NSHOF and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame North Americans on American Eagle. and receiving the U.S. Sailing Herreshoff Award.

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This January, the Eastport YC began a million dollar-plus redesign, including the Sycamore Point clubhouse in Eastport. The club supports the local boating community and hosts international sailing events. The project should be done by summer. eastportyc.org 2011 J/24 North American champion sailor Travis Odenbach recently joined the North Sails One Design crew at the Annapolis sail loft. “From the beginning of my sailing career, the North Sails One Design team supported me in the J/22, J/24, and other small keelboat classes I sailed in,” says Travis. “I am proud to be a new addition to the North Sails One Design crew and am excited to share what I can with our existing and potential customers,” he said. Travis will focus on the J/22, J/24, and J/80 classes along with other local boats in the Annapolis market. od.northsails.com Steve Schultz has been appointed president and CEO of Luritek in West Chester, PA. Schultz has extensive experience in the marine paint business. Schultz will expand Eco-Clad’s antifouling paint technology throughout the yacht and commercial marine market. The company’s former leader, Andy Thompson, will remain on the board of directors. Look for Luritek at the Bay Bridge Boat Show April 19-22 and Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show April 26-29. luritek.com Boyd Tomkies, owner of Annapolis Inflatables, recently purchased The Marina (formerly Mark’s Marina) on the South River, near the intersection of Highway 50 and Route 97. Thirty-six deep-water slips are now available for annual and monthly lease. Tomkies is making immediate and significant improvements to the docks and grounds, including new docks, electrical service, landscaping, and parking. (410) 800-4443 Follow us!

Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gave Steuart and Hamilton Chaney, owners of Herrington Harbour Marinas (North and South), the first Clean Marina of the Year Award January 26. The runners-up were Spring Cove Marina in Solomons and Tidewater Yacht Service Center in Baltimore. The Chaneys also received $1400 from EMP Industries/Elias Environmental. herringtonharbour.com

MarineMax Vacations recently added 13 new Dufour yachts to its charter base in Hodges Creek Marina in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The MarineMax 413 (Dufour 405) and MarineMax 433 (Dufour 425) are available for charter. marinemaxvacations.com Tiffany Yachts in Burgess, VA, recently acquired an 88-ton Marine Travelift, which can accommodate sailboats and powerboats up to a 20-foot beam and 10-foot water depth. tiffanyyachts.com Dave Hannam of Classic Watercraft Restoration (CWR) began 2012 with a new custom wood boatbuilding and restoration shop in Annapolis. classicwatercraftrestoration.com ##On the move… Photo of Dave Hannam courtesy of CWR

##(R) Maryland DNR’s Donna Morrow presents Hamilton Chaney (L) and Steuart Chaney (R) with the 2011 Clean Marina of the Year Award. Photo courtesy of Maryland DNR

222 Severn/W&P Nautical in Eastport is the newest Clean Marina to be certified by Maryland’s DNR. The marina houses various marine businesses, including charter companies, yacht brokers, and the Chart House Restaurant. It is the 145th Maryland facility to adopt a significant portion of clean marina recommendations and pass a site inspection. The Templeton family has owned and managed the marina since 1974. 222severn.com

Dean’s Yacht Service (DYS) recently added Tom McGinley as its senior mechanical engineer. McGinley will also grow DYS’s partnerships with UMT International and Novurania yacht tenders. deansyachtservices.com

Vinings Marine Group recently acquired Windmill Point Marina in Whitestone, VA. The marina offers 150 slips, mostly new floating docks, and has a new bathhouse, a restaurant, and a swimming pool. liveatwindmillpoint.com On February 1, Annapolis-based Dream Yacht Charter opened a base in the Bahamas in Marsh Harbour on Abaco Island. The base features a mix of catamarans and monohulls from Fountaine Pajot, Lagoon, and Jeanneau. For special offers and more details, visit dreamyachtcharter.com

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Established last year, Pier Pressure recently partnered with Waste Strategies LLC for advice about eco-friendly products and practices. Pier Pressure uses only 100-percent, eco-friendly cleaners, sealers, stains, and solvents. pier-pressure.net

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29' Century 2900 CC ‘06, NEW Garmin GPS 3210 w/large display. Transport included to East coast including FL. Low hrs on the Twin 25-hp Yamaha 4-strokes. New electronics. ASK $65,000. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

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26’ Bristol ’73 Classic Great sailing sloop. H. Herreshoff design. Thousands in upgrades since 2003. Electric start Honda 9.9, cabin cushions, Raytheon inst., teak hand rails, standing rigging, SAIL hatch AC. Asking $10,500 OBO (703) We Need Sailboat Listings!!!! 764-1277 Last Beneteau was under contract in 5 days and we just sold our last sailboat listing. Competitive commission structures and knowledgeable staff will move your boat!! Visit us online at www.boemarine.com, email us at boats@boemarine.com, or call (866) 735-5926 to get your boat listed and sold. 27' O'Day 272 '88 Excellent Shape New Merc 9.9 OB. Water tight, big 22’ Catalina Capri ‘01 Good condition cockpit and large cabins below. Ready w/trailer. Fin keel. Factory race package. to sail or keep in my ice free slip till 2 kevlar head sails and spinnaker. 4-hp spring. Rock Hall, MD $12,900 Tohatsu. Many items new 2011 410-708-7788 including GPS and VHF radio. $11.000. 27’ US Yachts ’83 Keel fiberglass Call 717-574-8784. cruising sloop, good cond., Volvo dsl, 25’ C&C ‘75 Fast and capable day sailor wheel steering, RF, Sea Scouts $2,400 and cruiser. Sails, outboard, bimini in obo Steve Alexander (301) 646-0805, excellent cond. Bottom and non-skid stevedalex@msn.com replaced in late 1990s. Fin keel 3’-10”. Located Deale, MD. $4,950. (703) 801Classic O’Day 28 ’80 Fully restored, 5882. 1999 inboard dsl, furling genoa, lazy jack main, all new canvas, new interior upholstery, all new halyards & sheets, excellent cond...ready to sail..sleeps 5.. $16,500 (410) 375-5789.

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28’ Ranger ’76 Race & cruise. She does both perfectly. Fast, clean, & comfortable classic. 2 spinnakers, kevlar main, new jib. New electronics. Chartplotter & autopilot. Need slip, bring offers. Asking $7.5k. http://tiny.cc/ehzqw, (202) 657-1099.

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28’ Classic Sabre ‘77 Classic Sabre sailboat in great cond. RF, self-tailing winches, wheel, Penta MD7A inboard dsl engine w/low hrs, 2 burner alcohol stove, marine head w/holding tank, VHF, jib, main, spin, and storm jib in good cond., cabin cushions have been re-upholstered, shore power. Well maintained. Some cosmetic work needed (brightwork, pedestal paint). Hull in excellent cond. w/no blisters. (703) 988-9154. 29’ Hunter 290 ’00 Comfortable cruiser perfect for the Bay as first boat or move-up. Easy to sail, singlehand or with family. Auto-pilot, CC arch, dodger, bimini. $45,900 Call Kirk at 410-6397111 or kirk@gratitudeyachting.com 29’ Olson ’85 The Riddler Well prepared boat with brand new sails and racing bottom. Dry sailed for the last 7 yrs. Easy to sail with two to seven people. $21,000. (410) 326-2600 30’ Cape Dory Cutter ’82 $19,500 Fully battened main, new sail covers, new cushions (2007), cruisair, ST 4000 Raymarine, Autohelm depthsounder, Autohelm speed and Dist. logs, Apelco VHF, Handheld Garmin GPS, Autohelm w/new wheel drive (replaced 2008). MORE (240) 753-5278. 30’ Olson 30 ’81 Kestrel has been seriously campaigned in the Annapolis area and has an excellent record. The boat comes with extensive equipment and sails. Email al@holtmarinesystems.com for details. $13,500

30’ S2 9.1 Racer Cruiser Still a Gorilla. 4 Time Reg. 3aw High Point winner. Recent Set of 3DL sails Lt 1, Hv 1, 3, main Dry-sailed 15+ years. Very good teak cruising interior, sleeps 6. Yanmar 2GM fresh water cooled. $35,000 Gordon at glatrobe@latroberenovations.com 443.744.1272

Tartan 3000 ‘85 Cntrbd S/S racer cruiser, Universal 18 low hrs, 3 North sails, dodger, lines led aft, jiffy reefing, Knotmeter, depthmeter, nav station, CNG, pressure water. Impeccable cond. $29,500, (410) 798-0492.

30’ Tartan 30 ‘72 Ready to sail w/4 sails. Water tight & very well maintained. Great sailing boat w/many extras including Awlgrip® and holding tank. $10,000 negotiable. Located Middle River, MD. Paul 925234-0232 or Joanie 781-799-4039. 32’ Catalina 320 ’94 Perfect Bay boat, not raced, new main, lifelines, water pump, radio w/RAM, new battery charger, autopilot, GPS. USCG documented. Herrington South, $51,750. http://tinyurl.com/63otzqy, Call 410-286-3966. 32’ Pearson 323 ’80 Classic cruising sloop. Very clean, GPS, A/C, bimini, furling headsail, new VHF, new cushions, curtains, wheel with auto pilot, green hull with rubrail, 23 HP diesel, in water on West River. $32,500. Coppifan@AOL.com, (410) 703-2342

33' Gemini 105M '96. Very Popular Multi hull layout, she cruises in less than 2ft of water can fit in any sized slip. Great condition and tons of room. Lying in Cape May NJ. Ask $84,900. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

33’ Hunter ‘05 Like new cond., Fully equipped including radar, autopilot, chart plotter, A/C, Yanmar 29-hp. Complete cushions, Gennacker, microwave, stereo, Ready to sail. Perfect Bay Boat, $89,900, Middle River, Mike, 410-836-5086

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32 Kirie Feeling 32 C/B '02........................$69,900 36 Compac 20 '04 ......................................$29,900 33 Cherubini Raider 33 '81........................$34,000 37 Caribiana 23 '09 .....................................$37,000 33 J-Boats J/100 33 '05................................$89,000 37 Edgewater 245 CC '06..........................$49,900 34 Bavaria 34 '00 '01 2 from......................$69,900 37 Harbor 25 '07 '10 2 from.....................$69,900 34 Beneteau 343 '08................................. $119,000 37 Nonsuch 26 '86.......................................$43,000 34 C&C 34 '79 '80 2 from .........................$32,500 37 Albin 28TE '99.........................................$67,925 34 Hatteras 34 '65 .................................... $150,000 37 Alerion 28 '06 .........................................$88,000 34 J-105 '00....................................................$84,500 37 Aloha 28 '83 ............................................$14,900 34 Sabre 34 MKII '82...................................$42,000 38 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '87.............$99,900 34 Tartan 34 '86...........................................$59,000 38 Cape Dory 28 '82...................................$24,500 34 Westerly Seahawk '85...........................$59,000 38 Bayfield 29 '87.........................................$29,000 35 Allmand 35 '82 ........................................$31,000 38 Baba 30 '83...............................................$49,900 35 Beneteau 350 '89....................................$46,900 38 C&C 30 '88 3 from ................................$34,900 35 Beneteau 351 '94....................................$69,900 38 Cruisers Yachts 300 Express '03........$59,900 35 Beneteau 352 '99....................................$79,900 38 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner 30 '59......$37,500 35 Bristol 35.5 '79........................................$59,000 38 Hunter 30 '88..........................................$32,000 35 Freedom 35 '94.......................................$79,900 39 Nonsuch 30 '83.......................................$39,900 35 Island Packet 350 '97 '99 2 from...... $130,000 39 S2 9.1 30 '85............................................$26,000 35 O'Day 35 '88 ...........................................$39,900 40 Sabre 30 '84.............................................$34,000 35 Schock Sloop 35 '01...............................$62,500 40 Siedelmann 30T '85................................$19,500 35 Tartan 3500 '97 ......................................$99,900 40 Beneteau 311 '03....................................$69,500 36 Albin Trawler 36 '81..............................$54,900 40 Catalina 310 '00......................................$63,500 36 Beneteau 361 '04................................. $112,000 40 Contest 31 '72 ........................................$21,200 36 Catalina 36 '95 ........................................$75,900 40 Tashiba 31 '86 .........................................$75,000 36 Dehler 36 '01 ....................................... $149,900 40 Beneteau 323 '05....................................$82,500 36 Hunter 36 '05....................................... $116,500 Beneteau Oceanis 321 '97....................$54,900 INFO ANNAPOLISYACHTSALES COM WWW4040 36 Pearson 36 '89 ........................................$72,500 Freedom 32 '83.......................................$32,000

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Sabre 362 '94 '96 2 from ................... $117,500 Beneteau 37 '08................................... $159,000 Beneteau Evasion 37 '82.......................$49,500 Hunter 376 '97........................................$85,000 Moody 376 '88........................................$98,500 Nordic Tug 37 '99............................... $259,900 Sea Ray 370 '10.................................... $264,999 Sea Ray Express 37 '99 ...................... $149,000 Beneteau 381 '98 '99 2 from ...............$94,900 Catalina 38 '85 ........................................$45,000 Catalina 380 '99................................... $109,000 Hunter 380 ' 00 ................................... $119,500 Sabre 38 '85.............................................$79,500 Sabre 38 Mk II '89 '95 2 from........... $117,500 Wauquiez Hood 38 '86...................... $117,900 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII '84...............$79,900 Beneteau 393 '02 '03 '04 6 from...... $119,000 Pearson 39 '89 ........................................$88,000 Beneteau 40 '09................................... $214,900 Beneteau 40.7 '01 '05 2 from ........... $159,000 Beneteau Oceanis 400 '93................. $105,000 Catalina 400 '95................................... $119,500 Catalina 400 MKII '98......................... $144,900 Delphia 40 '06 ...................................... $199,900 Hunter 40.5 '95.......................................$94,900 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3 '05........ $159,900 NNAPOLIS ACHT Palmer Johnson NY 40 '78...................$57,000

41 Beneteau 411 '98 '99 '00 3 from...... $129,900 41 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 ....................... $174,000 42 Beneteau 423 '03 '04 3 from ............ $185,000 42 Beneteau ST42 '07 .............................. $359,900 42 Catalina 42 '93 2 from........................ $110,000 43 Beneteau 43 '08 2 from ..................... $209,900 43 Irwin CC 43 '89................................... $115,000 43 Pan Oceanic 43 '81 ............................. $109,500 44 Beneteau 44.7 '05................................ $229,900 44 Beneteau 440 '93................................. $155,000 44 Concordia 44.5 '93 ................................$69,000 44 Dean Catamaran 440 '02................... $298,000 45 Beneteau First 456 '85 ..........................$89,900 45 Howdy Bailey 45 '73........................... $164,900 46 Beneteau 46 '07 '08 2 from............... $279,900 46 Beneteau 461 '99................................. $159,900 46 Leopard Catamaran 46 '09................ $699,000 46 Tartan 4600 ' 93 .................................. $279,000 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04................................ $298,500 47 Beneteau 473 '03 '06 2 from ............ $214,900 47 Compass 47 '81 ......................................$78,000 47 Venus 47 '81......................................... $105,000 49 Beneteau 49 '07 3 from ..................... $349,000 50 Beneteau 50 '07................................... $585,000 50 Beneteau Mooring 505 '02................ $180,000 52 Beneteau 523 '06............................$464,900.00 58 Nexus 600 Catamaran '10 ........$1,360,000.00 ALES COM 76 Franz Maas 76 '74................................ $499,000

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34’ Gemini 105Mc ‘03 Catamaran Very well equipped & yard maintained. Asking price reduced to $127,000. We may welcome your TRADE IN of a good cond. sloop/dsl. More at http://mysite.verizon.net/vzenvm0w/; jlahr@thomaspointassociates.com; tel. 410-295-0638

41’ Hunter DS ‘07 Like new, white hull, well-appointed, cruise-equipped w/ E80 & E120, 6KW Gen, davits, dinghy and 8-hp O/B motor. Professionally maintained . $200,000 Call Tom Shoemaker at 804-577-7265 or email Tom@Limerick2.com. MASON 44 1989 Just listed and ready to show. Great value for a seasoned veteran of the Mediterranean. All recent electronics so vessel is ready to go out again at a moments notice. Asking $169,000 Call Harold @ 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

Tartan 34 ’89 Shoal draft. Doyle stackpac main. Two headsails; cruising spinnaker. Raytheon ST60 wind, depth, speed, self-steering instruments. Garmin GPS. Bimini & dodger canvas 2 years old. EC. $59,900. 804-435-1830

Dragonfly 35 Trimaran ‘07 "Ultimate" performance version. Elegant & Fast! Carbon mast & retractable bowsprit. New North jib, Volvo 30-hp, Sail drive, folding prop, bow thruster. Fine Danish craftsmanship, Cabin heat, HW. "Electroscan" sanitation system $375,000 (757) 580-8431 or 2007dragonfly35@gmail.com, http://sites.google.com/site/2007dran gonfly35/ 35’ Young Sun Cutter ’83 Perry designed double ender, Yanmar dsl, radar, Aries vane, water maker, dodger, classic blue water cruiser. Hampton, VA $65,000 ahaleva@aol. com (407) 488-6958. 37’ Farr ’85 Total refit including rig. In Great shape! Raced and cruised. Email for details & pics. Sale at $48,000. Or Trade for smaller trailer racer (j80/ melges/I’m open) & cash. garth@rootbound.com

42’ Albin Nimbus ’81 $87,500 Illness forces sale. Completely refit 2010-2011 to cruise the ICW to Florida the Bahamas and beyond. Our misfortune is your gain. New state of the art equipment from AC to radar. A Complete list of upgrade and refit projects is available. This is a US Coast Guard documented vessel with no liens. Pictures on http://s1207.photobucket.com/album s / b b 4 7 0 / v _ p a n t a s . v_pantas@yahoo.com, Call (215) 262-2482.

42’ Endeavour CC Sloop ‘86 Fully equipped w/radar, chartplotter, autopilot, 2 factory installed A/C units, Doyle stack pack, clean low hr 62-hp Perkins and much more. Currently on the hard in Baltimore for bottom paint and detailing. Below market value at $79,900 Call 443-838-7141 or email me at raboyer.bb@gmail.com, endeavourowners.com

37’ Heritage West Indies Swing keel ( 7’ to 3.5’) draft. Blue Water boat. 1977 Oldie but goodie. Built to sail, ready to cruise. Solar, Auto pilot and much more. $38,000 OBO, (848) 702-4160.

41’ Hunter DS 06’ Like new, classic blue hull, well-appointed, cruise-equipped, and professionally maintained. Fresh water boat on Lake Erie. $199,900. Call Kirk Wilson at 410-639-7111 ext 113, or email kirk@gratitudeyachting.com. If you have a quality boat to be sold, we have in-water storage at our docks (summer) or Osprey Point (winter). Call Kirk’s cell 614-989-7775 for us to sell your boat. GRATITUDE YACHTING CENTER

43’ Irwin CC '90 14' bm, 4'10" dr, 47'loa, bottom painted 7-11, 66hp turbo Yanmar dsl, (4) Raytheon inst st60+, lg cockpit full enclosure, furling jib, ez tack, bow thruster, 7kw gen, hyd autopilot, icom vhf comm mike, radar (64kt), elec windlass, dbl bunks, wing keel expands cruising Chesapeake, intercostal, gulf and Caribbean, great livaboard, wheel steering, green/white, $103,000 take over payments, (757) 372-2743 or peterdchristensen@yahoo.com

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BENETEAU 381 1998. Many recent upgrades in last 2 years. New dodger and bimini, new Garmin GPS and HD Radar, new Max-prop, new electric windlass, etc. Boat is in great condition and ready to cruise. Asking $94,500. Please call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 harold@aycyachts.com

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GRAND SOLEIL 46.3 2000 Recently upgraded in 2008-09 (including blue Awlgrip) and just launched July '11 with fresh bottom and all systems ready to go. Asking $249K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com Grand Soleil 40 '03 Head south in speed, comfort & style on board this Italian beauty. Lightly used & extremely well priced at $199,000. Please call for complete details and viewing instructions. Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-2687171 harold@aycyachts.com AMEL MANGO 53' 1988 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser. This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again! Asking $249,000. Contact Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-2687171. harold@aycyachts.com GRAND SOLEIL 40 '07 Very lightly used high performance cruiser with a great equipment list. Price has been reduced for a quick sale, replacement cost is $450K and asking price is only $329,000. Call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

2008 GRAND SOLEIL 54 by Luca Brenta. Very well equipped fast offshore cruising yacht built by the famous Italian yard Cantiere del Pardo. Please call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company for pricing and complete details 410-268-7171 or e-mail harold@aycyachts.com

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DUFOUR 44 PERFORMANCE '05 Huge sail inventory and cruising amenities make this a true fast cruiser. Shoal keel version expands the cruising ground from the Chesapeake to Florida. Asking $270K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

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“Cedar” 5 Cabins /5 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $155,000

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“Bangkirai” 3 Cabins /3 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $155,000

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“The White Rose” 3-4 Cabins /2 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $120,000

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“Amigo IV” 4 Cabins /4 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $245,000

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“Vivo Libre” 5 Cabins /5 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $220,000

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“Cascadura” 4 Cabins /4 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $359,000

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“Gemini” 3 Cabins /3 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $130,000

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“Seaduction” 4 Cabins /4 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $289,000

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“Dulce” 4 Cabin / 4 Heads Located St. Lucia Asking $285,000

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“Life of Reiley Too” 3 Cabins /3 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $119,000

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www.annapolisyachtsales.com 25’ Harbor ’07 and ’10 Available “Perfect Daysailer” Schock design, comfortable cockpit, cabin, inboard engine, self-tacking jib, single handed sailing. $69K-$95K email for Photos brad@annapolisyachtsales.com or Brad 410-279-6150 33’ J/100 ’05 Just Reduced to $89,000 Excellent shape, sails continuously upgraded, great race record and a fun boat to sail. Contact Bob Oberg at (410) 267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 34’ Bavaria 34 ’01 Shoal Draft – Furling main & genoa – New dodger & bimini – Heat & Air – Satin varnished mahogany Joiner work - Well maintained and equipped $78,900 Paul Rosen 410-2678181 paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 34’ Beneteau 343 ‘08 Meticulously maintained, shows like new. In-mast furling, A/C, shoal draft, windlass, custom mattress covers, flat screen TV, Great electronics. $119,000 Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com

39’ Beneteau 393 - SIX Available Very clean 2 & 3 cabin models from $129,000. Some are loaded with great gear, others are equipped for pleasurable coastal cruising. Contact Tim at 410-267-8181 tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 44’ Beneteau Oceanis 440 ’93 Bruce Farr designed performance cruiser – Yanmar dsl - preferred owner’s version – Many recent upgrades – cruise ready – Asking $155,000 Contact Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 or paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 46’ Beneteau 46 ’07 Cruise equipped, great gear, TV, electronics, canvas and more. Lack of use forces sale. In Annapolis. Asking only $279,900, bring all offers! Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 52’ Beneteau 523 ’06 ‘The best of the best.’ Equipped for Bay sailing and Caribbean cruising. Dark blue hull, great electronics, new sails, more. Annapolis. Asking only $464,900 Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

35’ Bristol 35.5 ’79 Privateer has a dark blue hull and a new Yanmar (60 hrs). Cushions replace spring 2011. Great boat for cruising the bay. $59,000. Call Bob 410-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com.

30’ Cape Dory MK II ’90 This is a full keel cruising boat that is in near perfect cond.. Her varnish shines & she is very clean. Not to be mistaken with the original version, the mk II is beamier and has much more room. $55,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073

35’ Tartan 3500 ‘97 Numerous upgrades including: new electric windlass, new standing & running rigging, freshly painted mast, new flat screen TV and more. Priced to sell! Call Denise Hanna 410-267-8181 denise@annapolisyachtsales.com

35’ O’Day ’88 Swim platform, newer sails, dodger bimini & connector. All gear on board conveys, TV, converter box, dishes, flatware, fenders. This boat is in very nice cond. and ready to go cruising $37,500 www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

36’ Beneteau 361 ’04 An incredible layout for a 36 footer with separate shower, large galley, great berths. Amazing equipment and condition! $112,000 Please contact Tim at 410-2678181 tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

38’ Endeavour ’84 Aft cockpit model with 4’11” draft. She has lots of volume down below & is a good sailing boat $49,000 She is ready for your updates to a nice cruising platform. www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073

36’ Sabre 362 ‘94 Loaded with cruising gear: life raft, Harken bat-cars, arch, davits, Fatty Knees dinghy, radar, solar, inverter. $117,500 Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 38’ Catalina 380 ‘98 Best Price on Market, Nice cruiser, Stackpack main, Huge aft cabin, New bottom paint (Feb ’12), plotter, radar. $109,000 Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 38’ Sabre 38 MKII ’89 Gorgeous C/B model! Equipped with elec windlass, A/C, Refrigeration, and more. Owners are moving up in size. Priced to sell quickly. Call Denise at (410) 267-8181 or denise@annapolisyachtsales.com.

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50’ Dufour ’99 This boat is a great live aboard with her forward cabin that has been converted by combining original 2 forward cabins! This provides for a queen sized centerline berth & lots of head room. This converted charter boat is big & she sails & entertains well. $149,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073

34’ Beneteau 343 ‘07 Super clean boat. Full canvas, autopilot, Chartplotter, fridge, winter cover, windlass, great layout, must see! $119,000. Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

37' Dickerson '94 Beautifully classic yacht. Repowered in 2007, chart plotter, B&G instruments, refrigeration, barrier coat, leather interior, much more. Must see to appreciate! $140,000. Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

38’ Tartan 3800 ‘97 SHANNON, Very well equipped & updated Tartan 3800. Newer electronics, sails, canvas & hull paint. Loaded w/cruising gear, radar/ plotter, AP, air con, windlass & more! The one you have been waiting for...Crusader Yacht Sales - 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com 40’ TARTAN 4000 - NEW IN STOCK! Come see why this was named Boat of the Year in its class by both Cruising World and Sailing World. Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

41’ Hunter DS 2005 You’ll love the airy feeling of the deck salon. Roomy, luxurious interior; clean deck layout. $185,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

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42’ Endeavour 1985 Owner’s stateroom aft has double centerline berth, ensuite head/shower. Beautiful gloss varnished teak joinery. Bimini and full enclosure. New electronics (2011.) $115,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

44’ Tartan 4400 ’08 & '07 Two Available and they both have it all....Genset, Air, Thruster, Leisure furl boom, Radar / Plotters & More. Ready for offshore or inshore cruising. Replacement value over 700k a very smart value if you are considering new. From $550,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

53’ Mason Center Cockpit Ketch Ta Shing ’84 NON SKID decks. (NO TEAK!) White Awlgrip hull. Yanmar 140-hp (2002). Kohler 8KW generator (2000). Electric winches. Just Reduced to $265,000 www.crusaderyachts.com (410) 269-0939.

27’ Catalina Wing Keel, Wing Keel, Universal dsl, wheel steering, newer sails (2004), new electronics (2006), - perfect starter boat $18,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-5535046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 30’ Catalina 30 ‘84 Tall Rig “L” Shaped Salon, Clean and Ready to Sail $19,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

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32’ Catalina 320 ’03 Wing keel, full batten main, plotter, full canvas, dinghy w/ OB, Cruis-n-Carry AC $76,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.co 40’ Catalina 400 ‘06 Loaded and Clean – In-Mast, bow thruster, E120 plotter/ radar, Air/Heat, full canvas $225,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ’82 JUST REDUCED - Ketch rig center cockpit – Loaded! dual zone AC/Heat, generator, full cockpit enclosure, AP, frig, freezer, many recent upgrades $59,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 45’ Hunter 456 ’06 Beautiful boat – Fully loaded – In mast furling, generator, 2 zone air, Raymarine E120 radar/plotter, Autopilot & more $255,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

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350 Island Packet ‘97 Thoroughly and thoughtfully equipped for serious cruising. Please call for detailed specs, more photos and resent survey. The Moorings Brokerage Annapolis 410-280-0520

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J/32 ’01 Shoal draft 4’10” and fantastic cond. New dodger, bimini & wheel cover, new chart plotter, 3 blade max prop, and very light use. The shoal draft is perfect for the Chesapeake. Original owners are retiring from sailing. She is well priced and needs nothing. $111,900, call Paul Mikulski 410-961-5254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com 33’ J 100 ’05 The J 100 is the perfect Chesapeake Bay racer/daysailor. Major price reduction makes this boat even more attractive at $84,900 Come talk to the original J Daddy Paul Mikulski for an appointment. Call direct 410-961-5254 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com 34’ J 105s Yes we have them so come talk to the J Boat Experts and see the why this is the best One Design boat on the Chesapeake Bay. We have many available and would love to show them to you. Please call the office and talk to any of our staff at 410-280-2038

34’ Tartan 1986 New listing! 2nd generation S&S model; masthead/double spreaker rig; Scheel keel 4’6” draft; 27 hp Yanmar; RF genoa; self tailers; sleeps 6. Priced to sell at $45,000. Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com 35’ 1986 C&C 35 MKIII This is a very nice clean boat that will make a nice cruiser or great club racer. To Learn more please call David Malkin 410280-2038. This boat is price to sell as his NEW Dufour is on the way. Offered at $41,500 Trade Boat. Will take reasonable offers. (410) 280-2038. 37’ B&C ’05 Grand Soleil Win races in style. Extra tall rig & deep keel make this Grand Soleil an outstanding performer in PHRF and IRC. ORC cat 1 certified. She has a beautiful Italian crafted teak interior w/full cruising amenities. You won’t find a nicer dual purpose yacht. $259,000 Contact David at 410-280-2038 or David@Northpointyachtsales.com

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See the NEW Tartan 4000 at the Open House 53’ Mason `84 .......................................... $265,000 44’ Tartan 4400 `08 ................................. $585,000 44’ Tartan 4400 `07 ................................. $550,000 43’ Saga `00 ............................................. $245,000 42’ Catalina 42-3 `89 ................................. $92,500 42’ Endeavour Center Cockpit `85 ........ $115,000 41’ Bristol Center Cockpit `83 ............... $159,500 41’ Bristol Aft Cockpit `87 ...................... $159,900 41’ Hunter 41DS `05 ................................ $185,000 41’ Tartan `98 .......................................... $224,900 40’ C&C 121 `04 ....................................... $229,000 40’ J Boat J/40 `87 .................................. $129,000 38’ C&C 115 `08 ....................................... $179,000 38’ Tartan 3800 `97 ................................. $175,000 37’ Dickerson 37 `94 ............................... $140,000

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See New and Used Boats • Meet Factory Reps St. Patricks Day Refreshments Seminars: How To Buy a Boat • How To Sell a Boat Tartan and C&C News

37’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey `97 ............... $70,000 37’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey `04 ............. $139,900 37’ Pacific Seacraft `87 ............................. $79,000 37’ Tartan 37 `82 ....................................... $59,500 37’ Tartan 37 `80 ....................................... $54,900 37’ Tartan 3700 `06 ................................. $245,000 37’ Tayana `83 ........................................... $89,900 35’ Beneteau Oceanis 351 `97 ................. $75,000 35’ Contest 35S `90 ................................... $69,900 35’ Island Packet Packet Cat `93 ............. $95,000 35’ Wauquiez Pretorien `84 ...................... $88,000 34’ Beneteau 343 `07 .............................. $119,000 34’ C&C 34 `80 ........................................... $33,000 34’ Kaiser Gale Force `80 ......................... $70,000 34’ Najad 343 `84 ....................................... $89,900

34’ Sabre MK I `82 ..................................... $34,900 33’ CAL `87 ................................................ $42,900 32’ C&C 99 `04 ......................................... $115,000 32’ Catalina `95 ........................................ $54,000 31’ Pacific Seacraft `89 ............................. $74,000 24’ Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 `87 .............. $55,000

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36’ Hunter ’08 Captain’s Lady is a oneowner 36 that has been meticulously maintained. Equipped with In-Mast Furling, Raymarine C80 GPS/Plotter, Auto-Pilot, AC/Heat, freezer & much more. $169,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 37’ Peterson ’85 Classic racer/cruiser. Fast and comfortable. Top level care. New electronics and lots of sails plus much more. Two boat owner says SELL. Now offered at $44,500. You need to see this boat! Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com Cape Fear 38 ’02 Major price reduction owner says sell....A winning race record & a comfortable cruising interior. Shoal draft with A-kites make this an easy boat to have fun with. Now offered at $119,000. You need to see this boat! Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com 40’ J120s North Point has two J 120s. If you want a very competitive boat that likes to be in the ocean and race on the bay than you need to look at the J 120s. The Class is looking into forming a J 120 class here on the bay to race One Design! Call us to learn more 410-2802038

41’ Bristol Center Cockpit ‘89 Among last built; dark blue hull; new varnish; new Yanmar diesel; new genset; new A/C-heat; in-mast furling; radar; A/P; cruising chute; windlass; custom built & one owner. Price just reduced to $145,000/obo. Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com 46’ J 46 ’00 Full Deck is spectacular!. Long range cruising at its best can be had w/this fully equipped & well cared for J46. Call me to discuss this boat in detail. Priced to sell at $399,900. Call Paul Mikulski direct 410-961-5254 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com

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31’ Hunter ’09 Hoosier Lady is a spunky weekender & has been meticulously maintained. She’s equipped with In-Mast furling, autopilot, AC/Heat, TV/DVD, GPS/Radar & MORE. Just Reduced. $94,500, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 7769211, www.nortonyachts.com

38’ Hunter ’06 Airam is a beautiful sailboat & like new. Equipped with inmast furling, ST60 upgrade, Bose system, AC/Heat, Stereo/CD, TV/DVD, & much more. $139,000. Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 41’ AC Hunter ’05 Fiji Girl is a wellmaintained, one owner sailboat with Inmast furling, AC/Heat, generator, AP, Raymarine C80/GPS & much more! Great cond.!. $180,000, Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 426 Hunter ’03 Dolly G A cruiser with ample space below & walk-thru transom. Sleeps 6 & equipped with Raymarine RL80CRC/GPS, autopilot, In-Mast Furling, 2 TVs/2 Stereos, AC/ Heat,Generator,2 heads/shower & much more. $189,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 460 Hunter ’01 Sweet N’ Slow is a stunningly beautiful vessel equipped with teak interior, TV/DVD, Sirius radio, AC/Heat, In-Mast furling, E-80 Raymarine, & MUCH MORE! $199,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

SAILBOATS 7’11” Dyer Hi-sheer sailing dinghy. With rig, dagger-board and rudder. Sound boat but needs a paint job and rubrail. $500. 14 ft. Force Five with mast and sail. Fiberglass; average condition; needs cleaning. Similar to a Laser. $550. 1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet). Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $500. 1984 Hunter 22. Fixed keel. r/f, auto-pilot. 8 hp 4-cycle Tohatsu, long-shaft, electric start. $1,500. 1983 Catalina 25. Main, roller-furling. 4-cycle o/b. Good condition. $3,000. 1975 Ericson 25 keel-model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800. 1985 Hunter 25.5. Main, Jenny, Jib. Good Condition. $3,000. 1976 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. 4-cycle O/B. $1,500. 1974 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. Yamaha 8HP 4-cycle long-shaft. $1,500. 1977 Hunter 30. Keel model. Yanmar Diesel. Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and good condition. $6,500.

COMING IN: Call for more info and price. 1972 Watkins 27. Main, hank-on 150 Genoa. Yanmar engine. $3,500.

POWERBOATS 1995 Grady-White 272 Sailfish. Twin 200 hp OMC Offshore. Call. Contact Don Backe, CRAB Executive Director, to learn more and visit your next boat!

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www.regent-point.com S-2 8.5 ’83 Willowind 28 Sloop w/ wheel steering, RF, full batten main, Autohelm 3000, 15-hp Yanmar dsl, clean, well, maintained, ready to go. Asking:$11,990 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 28’ Hunter 285 ’87 Brown Eyed Girl” Very clean cruiser, new sails, RF, Bimini, new thru hulls, Yanmar dsl in excellent cond., Ready to Go Sailing: Asking:$14,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 30’ Catalina ’85 Mariso Nice family cruiser, roomy accommodations, H/C pressure water, RF, Priced To sell @ $19,900 Call Regent Point Marina 804758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 31’ Irwin Citation ’83 Tolume Yanmar 15-hp dsl, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, dinghy w/ 1.5-hp OB, Asking: $16,900 US, Regent Point Marina (804) 7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 31’ Tartan 310 ’88 Bora Bora Quality cruiser, AP, Adler Barbour refrigeration, RF, bimini, Lazy Jacks, sleeps 7 w/ Pilot berth, Ready to Go. Asking $49,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

32’ Beneteau Oceanis 321 ’97 Argos Popular cruiser, Enormous aft cabin w/ over sized berth, Ref/Freezer, RF, Yanmar dsl, ready to go, $49,000 Call Regent 35’ Camper Nicholson Sloop ’72 Asking: Point Marina@ 804-758-4457 Complete refit and better than new! www.regentpointmarina.com Lovely awlgrip, radar, GPS, new wiring, new dodger, new awning & much more. 35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’94 Art’s Place Offshore capable, like new & recent Furling main and genoa, AC/Heat, dual price reduction. Asking $49,500 OBYS strms, many features, clean boat. Bring 410-226-0100 offers. Asking: $52,900 Regent Marina 804-758-4457 35’ Kenner Privateer Ketch ’70 Point www.regentpointmarina.com Inexpensive and fun for the whole family. Perkins dsl, aluminum spars, roller furling, battery charger, 110V shore power, hot and cold pressure water, wheel steering etc. Reduced to $19,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

37’ Dickerson Aft Cockpit Sloop/ Cutter ’83 Lovely, traditional vessel. Great sailing and 4’6” draft. Club chairs in salon, custom headliner, fully batten Hood mail ’00, ST winches, dodger, bimini & much more! Just reduced to $55,000 Unbelievable boat for the money. OBYS 410-226-0100 40’ Hinckley Bermuda Yawl MK III ’77 Exceptional, one owner vessel that has been meticulously maintained & upgraded her whole life. Hauled every winter & stored in building. Total awlgrip, replaced standing rigging ’05, varnished fall of ’11. Just reduced to $159,900 OBYS 410-226-0100

37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ideal liveaboard. Rare center cockpit pilothouse design ketch. One of only a few made, Set up for major cruising, Duel helm stations, 3 cabin layout, 2 heads. $59,500 PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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25’ Hunter ’85 $6,000 In good cond. and value priced. Owner is anxious to sell asap. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 27’ Bristol ’74 $10500 New listing. Blue hull, dinette model. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

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27’ Hunter ’78 $7,200 Many upgrades. Includes outboard and wheel steering. Sailing Associates. (410) 275-8171. Cape Dory 36 Cutter ’90 Carl Alberg design, 40 years’ proven, still in production. Caribbean vt. New electronics, powerful autopilot, wind vane steering, new cushions, dinghy and outboard! Reduced $89K. 410 571-2955

28’ Cape Dory ’77 $11,000 A great cruising boat. Priced to sell. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 29’ Bayfield ’82 $22,000 Air conditioned and a “Go anywhere” cruiser. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

REDUCED '96 Jeanneau 52.2 - $255,000

30’ Islander ’74 $19,500 Recently rebuilt engine. Clean and ready to go! Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 30’ O’Day ’88 $29900. This boat is clean with many upgrades. It is the 302 version with the gray hull. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

Valiant 42 Cutter ’97 The couples voyaging choice for safe passagemaking. This special vessel is completely outfitted for comfortable cruising. Everything is NEW including the new Yanmar engine. $349K 410-571-2955

Saga 43 ’95 Bob Perry’s modern performance cruiser, fast and fun to sail. Spacious interior. Two staterooms, two heads and a quarter berth. Low maintenance, great sailing boat. Like sailing fast? Love Bold Spirit. Make offer. 410-571-2955

'09 Hunter 31 - $94,500

30’ Seafarer ’83 $15,900 A good sturdy boat. An inexpensive way to go cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 31’ Hunter ’84 $17,900. A great cruising boat for a very reasonable price. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 32’ Morgan 323 ’84 $24,900 Well maintained traditional cruiser. A great value. Sailing Associates (410) 257-8171.

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376 Hunter ’96 ............... $ 84,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 72,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 84,000 38 C&C Landfall '80..... $ 55,000 38 Hunter ’06 ............... $139,000 38 Hunter '09 ............... $170,000 380 Hunter ’00 ............... $104,900 380 Hunter ‘02 ............... $119,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop..... $120,000 41AC Hunter '05 ............... $180,000 41AC Hunter ’07 ............... $189,000 420 Hunter ’04 ............... $175,000 426 Hunter ‘03 ............... $189,000 456 Hunter ’03 ............... $215,000 460 Hunter ‘01 ............... $199,000 460 Hunter ‘02 ............... $169,900 52.2 Jeanneau '96 ........... $255,000 530CC Pearson ’81 ......... $249,000

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40’ Caliber ‘99 ’”Long Range Cruiser” Huge tankage, Awlgrip Hull, A/C, Mint condition! ...Priced to move at $174,900 Call Charlie @ (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 40’ Catalina 400MKII ‘95 Loaded, Air, Super Clean! ....Asking $135,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 52’ Beneteau Oceanis 523 ‘07 5 cabin, New Air! New canvas! Custom aluminum radar/davit arch! Custom SS rubrail!..in great cond. 1280 original hrs $399,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

376 Hunter ‘98 Garmin GPS, SL70 radar, solar panel, Balmar high output alt., elect. windlass, WinchRite elect. winch, dodger\bimini\bridge, custom inner-spring mattress. $74,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com. 456 Hunter ’02 Only 345 eng & 191 gen hrs! In-mast furling, A/C, generator, windlass, dinghy w/motor, bow thruster, North Sails bimini & windshield. $174,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

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30’ Sabre ‘90 Dutchman flaking syst & Harken roller furling for easy single handing. ST60 wind, Datamarine knot, depth. Furuno GPS, dodger, bimini. $39,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com. 33’ Frers ’88 Designed as club racer and family cruiser! Extensive sail inventory, Datamarine electronics, newer awlgrip, Tuff Luff, LifeSling. $36,500. Call 800699-SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www.TidewaterYachts.com.

1980/2001 Morgan 461 “Liberty” has been extensively restored in 2000/2001. She is worth your personal inspection! 100s of photos @ www.yachtview.com or call John Kaiser @ 410-923-1400 or 443-2237864 cell. Reduced to $139,900 for immediate sale!

30’ Motorsailer Teak hull very sound, westerbeake diesel, good sails, $11,000 Call 410 952-6656 or jake@livingclassrooms.org 36’ Lobster Boat 1983 Maine built Lash Bros. Detriot diesel 6-71 $27,000 Call 410-952-6656 or jake@livingclassrooms.org

New Annapolis Listings Needed ASAP We are selling as fast as we can get them! Complimentary deep water Annapolis dockage and wash and chamois for WELL MAINTAINED power or sailing yachts to 75'. Contact John Kaiser @ (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 cell /text anytime Email: john@yachtview.com Website: www.yachtview.com

37’ Tayana ‘76 Canoe stern, wooden mast, great sailing vessel. Very seaworthy. Needs new eng. - old eng. has been removed; needs some small electrical wiring. Completely refurbished inside & out. Extra sails. $68,000 (843) 473-0187.

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SLIPS Whitehall Marina Has a few slips available for 2012. Deep water, recently constructed piers, and very protected Whitehall Creek location. (410)757-4819, www.whitehallannapolis.com

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the Magothy river ONLY ONE RIVER NORTH OF ANNAPOLIS

SURVEYORS ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Sail & powerboat surveys, big or small. Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMSCMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll free (866) 608-4404.

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18-46 Foot Slips Available Covered slips as well , downtown Annapolis, Sarles marina on Spa Creek . Electric, water, and showers . 410-263-3661 www. sarlesboatyard.com. 20’ - 40’ Slips. Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs. Electric, water & showers. (410) 990-9515. 20’-36’ Slips Young’s Boat Yard Inc., Jones Creek, Patapsco River. Deep, protected slips at reasonable rates. 15-Ton open-end TraveLift. Friendly atmosphere with personal attention. Wed. night racing. YoungsBoatYard.com, (410) 477-8607. 25’ - 40’ Slips and Storage Special Power & sail, cozy, intimate MD Clean Marina in protected Deale harbor, excellent boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www.rockholdcreekmarina.com

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30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com. 30’ - 45’ Slips Available at Discounted Rates at Hinckley Yacht Services on Town Creek in Oxford, MD. Included in rental is pool, electric, water, laundry, bath houses, ships store and access to world class service all in the historic town of Oxford. Contact Marti Sommer at (410) 226-5113. 30’ - 50’ Deepwater Slips For Sale & Rent On the western shore of the Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Flag Harbor Yacht Haven (410) 586-0070, www. flagharbor.com. Winter storage & repair (410) 5861915. Sailboat Slips Quiet, well protected near Cantlers, easy access Whitehall Bay. Water, electric, bubbler. Up to 32 ft. 4-5 ft deep (301) 518-0989. Slip - Mill Creek/Whitehall Bay Deep water slip perfect for sailboat up to 42 ft. Annual lease. Electricity & Water included. Quiet cove. Call 443-995-5770.

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C H ES APE AKE CLA SSIC Sixty-Five Years of History When You Just Know It’s Right…

##This aerial photo of Herrington Harbour at the top of North Beach, MD, was taken in 1978, about four years before it became known as the “South” location. Photo courtesy of Melissa Kapper of Herrington Harbour Marinas

t first glance in 1947, Joseph Eugene Rose sensed that Herrington Harbour in North Beach, MD, was a good place to create a “community for yachtsmen.” He purchased nearly 600 acres of virtually uninhabited waterfront land and dredged a harbor on his own dime. Between 1948 and the early 1970s, the marina and community Rose built were abuzz with Rose Haven YC functions, beauty contests, fishing carnivals, and powerboat races. After Rose died in 1974, the facility wore a “For Sale” sign for three years. By 1977, the marina beaches were abandoned, piers were falling into the water, trash littered the eroding shorelines, buildings were in disrepair, and lodging facilities were vacant and vandalized.

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One afternoon, Steuart Chaney stood on the beach and saw something others hadn’t seen for a long time. Chaney says, “I remember getting chills; I knew it was a good place for a marina.” Chaney left his engineering job, purchased the marina with three partners, and renamed it Herrington Harbour. After three years and not a little money, the marina and its facilities were transformed into the largest marina on the Chesapeake Bay. The Rose Haven YC was reborn as the Herrington Harbour Restaurant and Lounge, twin tennis courts were added, and the inn and the Olympic-sized swimming pool were renovated and reopened. The entrance channel was widened, and two jetties were added to provide smooth cruising in and out of

the marina. The Chaneys tore out dilapidated walkways, removed old boat shells, disposed of trash, and moved walkways onshore. Dock and facility renovations continued. Over the past 30 years, acres of native marsh grasses and other species have been planted along the water’s edge to filter stormwater runoff naturally and provide wildlife habitats. In 1982, the Chaneys bought the Forces of Nature Harbour in Tracys Landing, MD, and renamed it Herrington Harbour North. In many ways, its transformation mimicked that of Herrington Harbour South. Designated as Maryland Clean Marinas since 1999, the Herrington Harbour Marinas offer a whopping 1200 slips and state-of-the-art services and amenities for boat owners. —RC spinsheet.com

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