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47 Log Canoe Love by Elizabeth B. Wrightson Carrying a real Olympic torch from the Torch Run in 1996, JO sailors march into the Opening Ceremony led by former Olympian Jack Brosius and RHYC’s Kate Ranney. For more kids’ news and totally awesome photos, see page 22. Photo by Sara Proctor/ sailfastphoto.com

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41 To Newport… Again! by Andy Schell 42 The Captain’s Cruising Rules by Captain Bernie Weiss 44 Greening the Dream by Leo Newberg 46 The Savvy Skipper by Bob Cerullo 73 Consistent Crew + Practice = Victory: The 2010 Bermuda Ocean Race

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IN THIS ISSUE CRUISING SCENE 52 Charter Notes: Chartering During Hurricane Season by Eva Hill 54 Cruising and Sailing Club Notes

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65 Solomons and Screwpile Exclusive DEPARTMENTS and FEATURES 11 Editor’s Notebook 12 SpinSheet Readers Write 14 Dock Talk 22 Kids’ News 24 Winch & Kent 28 Southern Baywatch: Hampton Sunfish Challenge and Dinghy Distance Race

30 Boatyard Bar & Grill Chesapeake Calendar 38 Chesapeake Tide Tables 40 Rambler by Fred Miller 50 Eye on the Bay: Summer Cover Contest Runners Up 64 Dickerson Rendezvous in Oxford 71 Where We Sail by Kim Couranz 79 Baltimore Beat by Aimée Poisson 82 Biz Buzz 83 Brokerage Section 92 Brokerage Form 93 Classified Section 95 Index of Advertisers 98 Chesapeake Classic: Trumpy Boatyard 1955 Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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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.

Sailing Chavurah members were watched closely in Georgetown, MD, half-way through their Fourth of July cruise. Luckily, none of the cruisers showed any signs of weakness to warrant closer inspection. For more details, see page 54 for Cruising Club Notes. That fun section is one of many steady and strong parts of our publication. Photo courtesy of Andrea Landis

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Editor’s Notebook with Molly Winans

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he silliest part about this birthday cake is not the bleeding, graffiti-like script, nor is it the feeble attempt at the SpinSheet sail logo; it’s the fact that someone whose job description is “cake designer” decorated it. This gaffe of a cake order is my fault. I was freaking out on deadline and being cheap. I could have said, “Spare no expense. It’s our big 15-year anniversary. Let’s get a froufrou cake!” But no, I personified the brown-bagger, tightwad sailor stereotype and bragged to our publisher, “This cake was $20 cheaper than the other place.” And, so it was. What’s interesting is that among our staff of 11 fulltimers and two part-timers, half of us actually bake cakes. Two of our staffers are professional graphic designers, and four of us are painters of the fine art variety. Together, we could batch up a breathtaking birthday cake if we had the time. But, when it’s staggeringly hot at one of the biggest regattas of the summer, and you have staff photographers on the water, graphic designers and a writer holed up in a Solomons hotel cranking out the Screwpile Daily News on deadline, and a broken boat trailer brake line to deal with, on a Sunday, cake decorating is not a top priority. What’s fitting about this moist and tasty, yet awkward birthday cake is that the “packaging” issue the cake designer had with the spray-on frosting is not unlike the early struggles of SpinSheet’s founders in the steamy summer of 1995. When Mary Ewenson and Dave Gendell launched SpinSheet July 17, a few months after the demise of Rags Magazine, they were both professionals by then. Gendell had been a reporter and sailing editor for five years; Ewenson (née Iliff) had taught math and sold advertising for Rags. Both were active, Bay-born-and-bred sailors. They could write a sailing magazine and secure loyal sponsors, but what they lacked were the skills to produce it, “package it,” lay it out on the page for a printer. Chesapeake Bay Sailing

“We didn’t have any idea what to do,” says Gendell. “We bluffed our way through it.” On one shared computer with unfamiliar production software, the two of them pieced together the ads and articles for the mid-August premier issue. One would work until he “got the head bobs,” while the other slept on the floor of the makeshift office, the guest bedroom of Ewenson’s Eastport apartment.

Back then, they didn’t have cell phones, e-mail, Internet, or digital cameras. “It was really exciting to get the mail, because you never knew what was coming: photos, stories, or checks. The mail brought surprises,” says Gendell. Contributors sent hard copy stories, occasionally hand-written, and SpinSheet’s founding editor—who types to this day with two fingers at lightning speed—re-keyed them into the computer. SpinSheet’s founding publisher, Ewenson met with local sailmakers and other maritime businesses, and many of them asked, “Why should we advertise in a magazine we’ve never seen before?” Her answer? “Because it’s going to be really great.” She says, “They paid by check up front. The community gave us so much support from the very beginning… We didn’t know enough about how hard it was going to be to produce a magazine, so we just did it.”

Race results came in by fax. “People used to call us the day after Key West Race Week to ask who won,” says Ewenson. “We didn’t have Google,” says Gendell. “That was like space travel for us. To be able to plug in ‘Deltaville Laser Regatta’ and get results was amazing… To burn a CD was like the heavens opening up. I remember walking around the office announcing, ‘The entire magazine is on this CD.’” The SpinSheet staff was “hungry for any technological advance we could get, anything that would make the process faster, easier, or better,” says Gendell. Fifteen years later, we still are. Gendell moved on two and a half years ago to pursue his dream of working in the digital world, and Ewenson took over the helm solo. Already a seasoned SpinSheet writer and full-time features editor at that point, I took the editor’s chair. Today, our staff consists of two full-time graphic designers, three full-time editors, three full-time advertising sales reps, two full-time staff in advertising traffic and distribution, one publisher, one part-time editor, and a bookkeeper. With the sophisticated production software we lacked in 1995, we publish SpinSheet, PropTalk, Start Sailing Now, and several event programs, such as the Screwpile and CBYRA Annapolis Race Week Daily News and the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Program. There are days when we still feel as if we’re just a bunch of kids spray-painting a cake, making it up as we go along. That’s okay, as long as we keep tweaking our sails and caring deeply about our readers. We do goof up every once in a while, but we laugh easily around here. And we’re still in love with sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. That’s at the heart of all we do. Thanks for the wild 15-year ride!

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SpinSheet Readers Write…

More “Key Westy” Than We Thought

hanks for a lovely Editor’s Notebook about denaming and christening rituals in the July issue of SpinSheet. I neglected to tell you about the reading that was my favorite part of our Christening of Cigany: Nick read from chapter one of The Wind in the Willows, where Rat learns that Mole is taking his first ride in a boat. “What?: cried the Rat, open-mouthed: Never been in a—you, never, well, I—what have you been doing, then?” The best known sentence is, “There is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” I often read the part most relevant for “the serious Washington, DC, area professionals” aboard: “Nothing seems really to matter, that’s the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don’t; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you’re always busy and you never do anything in particular; when you’ve done it, there’s always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you’d much better not.” That’s the attitude that makes sailing therapeutic! Did you know, by the way, that when Chris and I met, his dad owned the 801 Bar in Key West? I guess we’re really not “Key Westy types,” but we can claim some connection! Lisa Summers Silver Spring, MD

Stay cool, read SpinSheet. Inza and Scott Mackenzie from Washington, NC, were at Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown, VA, July 6. They’ve cruised their 36-foot Morris sloop Salty Spouse up and down the East Coast and are members of the Pamlico Sail and Power Squadron. Photo by Ruth Christie/SpinSheet

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Used Boat Marketplace

Where’s Jack Hornor?

t’s a question we get a lot. And no wonder. One of SpinSheet’s most popular contributors for more than a decade, Hornor has been so busy in 2010 with marine survey work that he has only had time to pen one column for us, his March review of the Tartan 31. We miss him. Readers miss him. But quality writing, especially detailed, well-researched columns, such as he has been cranking out monthly for many years, takes a considerable amount of time that he simply does not have. So, we’ve been working on ways to keep our favorite marine surveyor in the loop, so that readers can continue to benefit from his years of experience and knowledge. We have a few ideas for refreshing our Used Boat Marketplace column. We could use your help. One idea is to come up with a subject related to boat buying (this can be new boat buying, too): deck layouts, cabin configurations, storage considerations, engine size or power, or keel types. Then, we ask Jack what he thinks and share his insights with readers. If you have a question related to used or new boat buying—general or specific—please send it to molly@spinsheet.com and write “Ask Jack” in the subject line. Stay tuned. ~M.W.

Happy 15th Birthday, SpinSheet! From Keegan, the grandson of Dennis and Joyce Glackin who sail ReJoyce out of St. Michaels.

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Name Her What You Will (But No Cheap Swill)

irst and foremost, the most important thing to do in renaming a boat is to come up with a new name. About a year ago, I bought a 1977 Cal 2-29, with a name based on a story from a previous owner’s life. This story involved a roadtrip to New Orleans on a stolen motorcycle, a hooker with a heart of gold, her pimp (not so much with the heart of gold), and a gypsy fortuneteller. While this was a fascinating “coming of age” story, it really wasn’t one I could directly relate to, so the search for a name began. Over eight months or so, I dabbled in all sorts of names: Greco-Roman and Celtic pantheons (“Morrigan,” the Celtic goddess of dark prophecy caught my eye for a while), literature (“Lizard Music” by Daniel Pinkwater hung around for a bit), poetry (“Reason and Passion are the Rudder and Sails of Your Seafaring Soul,” Khalil Gibran), historical names (anybody remember the “Golden Hind”?), names from nature (variations on a hummingbird theme), and family names (for some reason, my wife didn’t want her name plastered on the transom). Thankfully, I stayed away from puns and limericks (“There once was an old boat on the Chesapeake...”). I eventually came across a woodblock print of the Shinto wind god “Fujin” at the Sackler gallery. The name resonated with me: short and sweet, easy to say on the radio, has something to do with sailing, and no other boats in the area similarly named. Done. Once the name was figured out, I went to Google for a ceremony of suitable gravitas. At boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm, the procedure was well explained and straightforward and didn’t require any urination. The basic procedure is to consign the old name to the deep using a metal ingot with the old name written on it; purifying the boat with the blood of a sacrificial virgin (red wine), and supplication to the gods of the sea and winds for the boat with her new name (champagne).

To this procedure, I added a special supplication to our namesake deity (sake) and a very, very special request to Vulcan, the Roman god of iron, to keep the ancient Farymann diesel running for just a little while longer (schnapps). It’s important to make sure you don’t buy cheap swill; it will offend the gods; I went at about the $20/ bottle level. One other item is to place a silver dollar under the mast for good luck…

We had our ceremony at the slip in Horn Point Marina in Eastport, followed by a reception and late dinner at Davis’ Pub. Needless to say, the next morning was one of those “fur-coated tongue” experiences. As far as the naming and the benevolence of the gods so far, so well! Chris Rogers

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Arrgh! Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend

alling all pirates and wenches. It’s time to board your vessel and plot your course to Rock Hall, MD, for the third annual Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend, August 14 and 15. This extravagant and fun weekend has something for everyone in the family. Adults and children in pirate garb will descend upon the town for merriment and swashbuckling. More than a dozen live entertainment groups, ongoing music, street performances, delicious food, and plenty of drink are just the beginnings of the party. This lively weekend is organized by Mark and Suzanne Einstein of Blue Crab Charters. Mark says, “This year’s theme is Queen Anne’s Revenge: The Real Story. The award-winning event is sponsored by the Greater Rock Hall Business Association.” The festivities start on Friday with a house- and business-decorating contest. Join fellow songsters in a Sea Shanty SingA-Long at Baywolf Restaurant or witness a seaside skirmish at Sharp Street Pier and

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by Beth Crabtree Rock Hall Harbor. Try your chances in the raffle to share in Graybread’s treasure. Tickets are on sale now at local businesses. Kim Giaimo and her family joined in the fun last year. “The pirate weekend was a great time. We attended with another family, and we all dressed as pirates for the day with eye patches, pirates’ hats, tattoos, skull necklaces, and more. We had five children in the group, and there was plenty for the younger crowd to do with organized activities early in the day. The weekend was a great time, and we plan to attend again this year,” says Kim. Start your days with breakfast at RHVFH on Saturday and Ford’s Seafood House Sunday. Make your way up Main Street and find yourself in a live Pirate Encampment complete with demonstrations and performances. Children’s entertainment at Kid’s Cove will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, including games, art and crafts, tattoos, face painting, buccaneer story-telling, sing-a-longs, and more.

On Saturday, have lunch at the Cast Off Party at Harbor Shack Bar and Grille. Then join the spectacular Decorated Dinghy Flotilla or participate in the Beach Plunder Race. The race ends at the beach in the midst of the Caribbean-style party. Come in costume and decorate your craft. A $5 entry fee secures your spot in the race and eligibility for prizes. Following the race, stay for the beach party and dance the limbo, or join the kids’ treasure hunt. But don’t spoil your pirate attire before the costume contest on Main Street. Then relax at happy hour at Swan Point Inn as you make your way to Waterman’s Crab House for the Buccaneer’s Ball and more live entertainment plus an adult costume contest. On Sunday, don’t miss the pirate pet and children’s costume contest. Then take part in the town-wide treasure hunt and enjoy more live entertainment and performances throughout town. rockhallpirates.com. Above: If you fear pirates, especially creative dinghy-building pirates, Rock Hall is not the place for you August 14 to 15 during Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend. Photo by Bernadette Van Pelt

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Keeping Our Boats Afloat Is Wizardry

ummertime and the livin’ is easy… Well, not so much if you’re in the marine trades. Who else stays so busy and dedicated to getting you and your boat out onto the water and keeping it that way all season long? Always on the lookout for a good reason to break out the rum, the great and powerful planners at Eastport YC (EYC) hosted the Spring Cotillion June 10. The goals were to honor 10 outstanding marine wizards who work in the marine industry and love sailing as well as to send the Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR) competitors off in style. One sailor who has attended various versions of the cotillion over the years says, “It was everything a summer party should be—packed with sailors with terrific food, cold drinks, and upbeat dancing music—all wrapped up in a beautiful sunset. It’s one of EYC’s best parties every time. For a club that throws some serious parties, that says a lot.” Heather Ersts, who would depart the next day for the BOR on Idarae Prothero and Richard Ewing’s Molto Bene, which sailed to a first in class, says the party was, “a great sendoff from the sailing community for the sailors heading to Bermuda.” In addition to giving the winning wizards the recognition they were due, the waterfront party featured great bands, grilled food, and tasty beverages, including the ever-effective Cotillion Punch. The event was hosted by EYC and the EYC Foundation, which provides a Scholarship Fund for Further Education in the Marine Trades. SpinSheet was a sponsor, with our publisher Mary Ewenson as one of the judges, and many of our staffers joined the fun. Thanks for the party, EYC! And, thanks for all you do, marine wizards. To read about the BOR final results, turn to page 73. To learn more about EYC festivities, visit eastportyc.org.

Drum roll please… On far right, Susan Nahmias presents 2010’s Marine Wizards (L-R): Dan Oldale of Annapolis Custom Yacht Canvas, Fred Wagner of Annapolis Yacht Sales, independent contractor Kate Chaney Torgerson, Bob Campbell of Marine Electric Systems, Marc LeBlanc of West Marine, Erik Lostrom of Scandia Marine Services, independent contractor Patrick Teeling, and Ryan Anderson of Martek. Not shown are Marine Wizards Tim Stevens of Barefoot Yacht Services and Paul Foer. Photo by Sara Proctor/SpinSheet

In the July issue of SpinSheet, we printed the image of Willard Bond’s painting, “Fantasy Regatta,” the image chosen to represent the National Hospice Regattas. For the Annapolis edition of the popular fundraising regatta, the organizers have chosen the work of a local artist. John O’Neill’s “Stay the Course” is the official image for the 2010 Hospice Cup Regatta held off Annapolis September 25. A graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, O’Neill says, “This painting was inspired by the beautiful sailing scenes of the Chesapeake Bay and my time spent as race crew in the Magothy River’s Wednesday Night Sailing many years ago.” The painting will be auctioned off at the popular shore party following the 2010 regatta. To learn more, volunteer to help, or register, visit hospicecup.org.

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ast month, the Sassafras River Association (SRA) welcomed the new riverkeeper, Jamie Brunkow. A Virginia Tech graduate in Biological Sciences, who studied conservation biology in South Africa and New Zealand, Brunkow also worked as a science teacher and as stewardship coordinator for the Friends of the Rappahannock. He’s worked with governments, waterkeepers, and stakeholders for the health of the Rappahannock and the Bay. Of his experiences with kids, Brunkow says, “Children need exposure to nature. I think it’s truly important to engage and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.” As riverkeeper, he will be the voice for the health of the Sassafras and will work within the mission of SRA to advocate for the river, to educate stakeholders, and to address environmental threats. Noting that the first thing he loves about the Sassafras is the pretty name, Brunkow says, “It’s a unique river, only 20 miles long and tucked up on the northern part of the shore... it has a unique ecosystem with some real challenges.” He thinks being a river keeper is “one of the coolest jobs you could have.” You can find the new riverkeeper on the Sassafras testing water quality every Wednesday. If you see something on the river that needs to be investigated, call (410) 708-3303 or e-mail riverkeeper@ sassafrasriver.org.

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Going to the Gam… The What?!

gam—not a word you hear every day, unless you happen to work on a whaling ship, and you meet another whaling ship at sea and decide to heave to so that your crew can shout news across to the other crew. You might also hear the word gam if you are a member or friend of the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA), the non-profit with a cleanwake, cruiser-connecting mission, which organizes the annual Annapolis Gam. As has become a new and popular tradition, the event will be held at Camp Letts September 24 to 26, where a couple hundred cruisers from all over the country will meet for a combination brainstorming session, gear swap, safety and cruising seminar, and you guessed it, party. Camp Letts, located in Edgewater, MD, along the Rhode River, only 10

minutes from Annapolis, offers cruisers a wooded 2600-acre retreat. SSCA members and non-members interested in cruising are all invited. Included in the $30 registration fee are the Doyle Chesapeake Cocktail Party on Friday night, and Saturday morning doughnuts and coffee sponsored by St. Brendan’s Isle Mail Forwarding Service. Seminars this year include “Electrical Systems for Cruisers” with Bob Campbell, “Communication for Cruisers: From the Dock to the Ocean” with Steven Bowden, “The History of Navigation: Then and Now” with Peter Trogdon, “Navigating the ICW” with Paul Truelove, Doyle Chesapeake Sail authority, Chuck O’Malley, and what he knows best, and a Panel Discussion on “Pre-Cruise Preparation” with Ralph Naranjo, John Martino, and O’Malley. There will also be a cruiser’s

weather briefing by Lee Chesneau for those sailing south from the Gam. New this year are two optional, in-depth, “pay-for” seminars. Captain Martino, founder and president of the Annapolis School of Seamanship, is offering “Troubleshooting Your Diesel Engine: Strategy Not Guesswork” on Saturday at 9 a.m. In his three-hour course Martino will address the fundamentals of diesel engine trouble shooting. Naranjo, technical editor for Practical Sailor, will present a threehour course on “Anchors and Anchoring: The Art of Staying Put” on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Naranjo will speak about ground tackle from windlass options, chain choice, roller design, and anchor patterns. He’ll let us know the latest from Practical Sailor testing, industry insights, and storm-fed feedback. ssca.org

A couple hundred cruisers convene annually for the Annapolis Gam September 24-25. Photos courtesy of SSCA

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nowing that “preparation prevents accidents from becoming catastrophes,” the Storm Trysail Foundation (STF) will again hold its popular Junior Safety-at-Sea Seminar August 17 at the Annapolis YC. The seminar is one of four on the East Coast sponsored by a fund that preserves the memory of Jamie Boeckel, who died in an accident while performing bowman duties during the 2002 Block Island Race. It’s one thing for kids to learn to sail; it’s another for them to handle—with skill and confidence—an on-the-water emergency. Seminar participants will learn how to handle sails on big boats, use winches without losing any fingers, tail lines, jump halyards, trim sails, and drive big boats. They will practice tacks, controlled gybes, and numerous man-overboard recoveries on all points of sail, getting a feel for the momentum that keelboats carry, even with their sails luffing. Last year, a light wind gave juniors a chance to work into the size and forces of four J/105s, a J/40, and a Farr 33. A slide show grabbed their attention with sailing bloopers and a watermelon on a pole, which allowed them to see what their heads might look like if they didn’t know where the boom was at all times. Louise Burke, who chairs this year’s event, emphasizes, “A helmsman going almost dead downwind in a boat can’t get confused about which way to turn the wheel to prevent an uncontrolled gybe. He must remember to turn the wheel away from the danger—the boom. Dinghy sailors will push the tiller toward the boom.” She adds, “In 2009, several Opti sailors got their own safety-at-sea lesson. They had tumbled through the starting gate with a stiff breeze on their beam. With the big boats bearing down on them, they quickly sculled toward the safety side of the pin end to watch, wide-eyed, as the juniors began to race big boats.” Register for this year’s seminar by August 12. For more details, contact Burke at louiseburke@ verizon.net.

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Eastport YC and CBF Teach Oyster Gardening

ore than a dozen volunteers from the Eastport (EYC) and Seafarer’s YCs (SYC) recently treated local fourth and fifth grade students from Georgetown East and Hillsmere Elementary schools to a spring boat ride for the purpose of releasing young oysters to a local sanctuary. Now in its fifth year, the Oyster Kids program run by EYC teaches young people the importance of the oyster to the ecology and economy of the Bay. The Oyster Kids program is funded by the EYC Foundation (EYCF) which provides buses, T-shirts, and pizza lunch for the children. EYCF works in conjunction with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), which supplies the baby oysters called spat. In the fall, the children measure the spat before placing them in cages and lowering them under the EYC docks

where they stay throughout the winter. In the spring, the children measure the oysters’ growth, and volunteers who lend their boats and time take the children to release the oysters in a nearby sanctuary. “We had a wonderful response from the teachers and children alike,” says Stephanie Duncan Troxell, Vice Chair of EYCF. “Our volunteers worked hard on land and water, because education about the needs of the Chesapeake Bay should start early.” Because oysters help clean the Bay, CBF supports oyster restoration in both Maryland and Virginia. A recent CBF report states that the oysters of the Bay seem to be developing a resistance to the diseases that have harmed the population over the last several decades. In addition to their work with EYC, CBF supports many other groups and individuals with similar programs. For information on CBF oyster

gardening in Maryland, visit cbf.org/marylandoysters. In Virginia, CBF’s programs include the living shoreline construction program, oyster gardening, and oyster aquaculture, which is oyster farming on Sarah’s Creek in Gloucester County. CBF also collects oyster shells to use for its shoreline and gardening programs. Virginia citizens interested in oyster gardening can click on cbf.org/virginiaoysters for details. Six seminars will be presented for new gardeners during August and September in various Virginia locations around the Bay. As they feed, oysters filter water and remove nutrients, chemicals, and sediment. One oyster can filter more than 50 gallons of water per day. To become involved with the fall 2010 portion of EYC’s Oyster Kids program, click on eycfoundation.org for details. ~by Beth Crabtree

EYC member and Oyster Kids volunteer Jack Fillmore demonstrates the proper way to gently add new oysters to an existing oyster reef.

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What Sailors Can Do To Keep It “Clean”

he Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is in the beginning stages of updating the Permit for General Discharge for Boat and Vessel Maintenance. This permit affects operations at marinas that conduct or allow boat repair, according to Donna Morrow, administrator for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Boating Services. On July 8, MDE, DNR, and the Marine Trade Association of Maryland (MTAM) held a forum in Annapolis for operators of affected facilities. The changes to the permit will address the requirements relating to bottom paints and wash water. Therefore, the forum featured representatives from paint companies who explained the active ingredients in bottom paints. The State has not yet proposed a draft of the permit; the meeting was merely a way for operators of marinas to learn why certain changes are being considered, and also an opportunity for the marine industry to lend their expertise on the logistics. DNR’s Clean Marina Initiative and MTAM are committed to ongoing help for marina and boatyard operators to comply with regulations. Sailors, too, can do their part

tain solvents that harm the environment. by patronizing facilities that participate in • Collect paint chips and dust and dispose Clean Marina Initiative. them in the regular trash. Maryland’s DNR has 115 marinas listed • Recycle used oil, oil filters, and antion its website as certified Maryland Clean freeze. Marinas. Another four have pledged to • When cleaning the hull underwater, rub become certified. Check for your local gently. A cloud of paint in the water marina or boatyard at dnr.state.md.us/boatmay indicate too much elbow grease. ing/cleanmarina. The District of Columbia, Try soft sponges or carpet pieces. Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia also have Clean Marina programs based on the For more information on what you as an Maryland model. Virginia lists 65 marinas individual can do to “keep it clean,” visit dnr.state.md.us/boating/cleanmarina. on its website with fact sheets on various ~by Beth Crabtree clean boating practices (virginiacleanmarina. com). In 2007, Maryland extended its initiative to include individual boaters by creating the Clean Boater Program, in which boaters pledge to commit to clean boating practices. For sailors and boaters doing some midsummer cleaning, the following are tips from DNR for being mindful of the health of the Bay while you keep your vessel shipshape. • Use phosphate-free, biodegradable, and non-toxic detergents. • Keep your boat waxed; it keeps dirt from becoming ingrained. • Clean teak with mild soap and an abrasive Look for the Maryland Clean pad; commercial teak cleaners may conMarina flag at certified marinas.

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Kids’ News

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Rock Solid: Chesapeake Bay’s Junior Olympic Sailing Festival

n the mid-1990s, U.S. Sailing devised a circuit of regattas around the United States to promote sailing recreationally and competitively. The focus was on exposing young people to quality sailing events, so more of them would try sailing and stay involved. It was determined that the Junior Olympic (JO) Festivals should mirror the actual Olympics with a regatta component as well as a social, fun, festival-type atmosphere. Since the first events in 1997, more than 38,000 junior sailors have participated in a JO Festival in one of 25 venues around the country.

nival atmosphere off the water, including a dunk-tank, a bounce house, a pool, gear, and food vendors. Many families camped out on the club grounds. Boat rides were available for sailors who wanted to try catamarans or boardsailing. “This regatta exceeded all our expectations—not only by the great turnout, but also the incredible sportsmanship and camaraderie the competitors exhibited throughout the weekend,” says Wanda McCue, RHYC Event Chair. “They have learned to respect each other, the sport, and the people who host their races.”

ing the U.S. Sailing Team delegation, who will travel this month to the International Youth Olympic Games in Singapore—a first-time International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event designed to encourage international competition in youth sports for up-and-coming athletes 14- to 18-years-old. After the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, Ian Stokes (Norfolk YC, VA) and Margot Samson (Clearwater, FL) will be joined by Charlotte Samson and compete in the International Windsurfing Association Techno 293 World Championships in Marseilles, France.

The Opti fleet heads out to the course (L-R): Jeremy Wenig (4357 Riverton YC), Jed Londrey (9752, Fishing Bay YC [FBYC]), Jordan Kimmel (8040, BCRC), Aidan Toms (16426, FBYC), Hannah Steadman (17424, FBYC), Nicholas Salvesen (9503, AYC), Porter Kavle (18650, AYC), Dylan Heim (4191, RHYC), Claire Lennarz (15678, FBYC), and Stephen Streater (2223, NYCC).

This year’s JO is the biggest regatta Rock Hall YC (RHYC) has ever hosted. In all, 178 junior sailors from six states and 20 junior sailing programs participated in the 2010 U.S. Sailing JO Sailing Festival/ Chesapeake Bay Open July 9-11. Even though menacing thunderstorms delayed the start of the two-day regatta by two hours, dark skies could not dampen the spirits of the eight- to 18-year-old sailors, who traveled from Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. Sailors were treated to a car22 August 2010 SpinSheet

RHYC commodore Lee Urbani adds, “Thanks to our 125 volunteers, local sponsors, and the support of U.S. Sailing. It’s a true honor to be part of this wonderful, growing program.” Regatta competition drew 37 Laser Radials, 19 Club 420s, 63 Optimist Dinghies in the Red/White/Blue fleets, and 16 beginners in the Optimist Green Fleet. New to the Chesapeake Bay JO were the Hobie 16 and Board Sailing classes. Hobie 16s attracted nine boats, and windsurfing drew six sailors from across the country, includ-

U.S. Sailing president and worldrenowned sailor and sailing commentator, Gary Jobson, was on hand to place JO medals around the necks of the top five competitors in each fleet. Gold medals went to Alexander Hanna of Fishing Bay YC/Hampton YC in Opti Fleet Overall and Red Fleet Subdivision, Annapolis YC’s Kyle Schwitzer in Blue Fleet, Porter Kavle of AYC White Fleet, Caroline Benson of Tred Avon YC in Opti Green Fleet, Herbert James and Erika Korzeniewski in the Hobie 16 Fleet, Ian Stokes in Windsurfer spinsheet.com

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Waverly Askew and skipper Maeve White of AYC sail to third place in the C420 class during the USA JO Sailing Festival: Chesapeake Bay Open at RHYC July 9-11. White earned Top Female skipper in the C420 Fleet.

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Competing for the first time in a Chesapeake JO, the Hobie 16 class drew nine boats. Erika Korzeniewski and skipper Herbert James from Fleet 443 in NJ took first.

Fleet, Annapolis YC’s Patrick Floyd and Harrison Hawk in C420 Division, and Fishing Bay YC’s Ben Buhl in Laser Radial Division, with his FBYC team mates Austin Powers, Jeremy Herrin, and Alex Jacob taking second through fourth. During the closing ceremony, Jobson said, “Winning is nice, learning is more important, but the most important thing is having fun. Sailing is all about having a good time. It’s far more important to focus on what you learn than how you do in each race. Try to sail your boat the best you can, but no matter how you do, just keep trying to do better and improve. If you want to go faster, just ask questions and find out what your competitors are doing differently.” For full results, visit rockhallyachtclub.org/jo. Racing news shared by Jan Ross Photos by Sara Proctor at

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Kids’ News continued... Local Juniors Fly Hulls at WRSC: Outstanding!

n July 6, the West River Sailing Club (WRSC) was the site of John Casey’s North American demo of the Australian High Performance Catamaran (AHPC) Club Viper. The boat’s sail plan is downsized for junior sailing, and AHPC will provide boats for the U.S. Sailing Junior Multihull championships next spring in California. If you thought that the F16 was the ultimate in Swiss army knife of boats… they just

—by George (Ed) Mills and Mark Schneider added more tools to the quiver. WRSC’s Harry Murphey, Wally Myers, and other Division 11 experts hosted a Junior Catamaran Racing Clinic on Hobie 16s at RHYC as part of the JO festivities July 9. WRSC also hosted its annual Junior Regatta July 13. The West River Catamaran Racing Association took kids racing that night, and the kids are still buzzing with excitement! sailingsource.com/wrsc2

Way To Go! How To Keep Junior Sailors Engaged in the Sport

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“One of our recent surveys uncovered a number of positive and practical ways clubs and club members can energize their sailing programs and engage the passions of young sailors this summer and for years to come. More than 100 clubs and organizations from across the United States shared

their ideas and best practices for ensuring the long-term health of sailing.” Peterson adds, “To keep juniors and young adults interested in sailing, clubs should give them access to larger keelboats and high-performance boats; get them involved in club management through committees and as junior instructors; contact local camps, schools, sailing teams, and youth programs; publish an electronic junior calendar of events that is full of activities and includes a wide range of things including sailing, social, and nonboating oriented options; offer grants and scholarships to those who need financial aid to participate in lessons and regattas; reduce their initiation fees and dues; create an adult learn-to-sail program that is open, friendly, and non-threatening; and develop programs that encourage interaction among different age groups. Above all, clubs must commit to investing the needed time, resources, and human capital to ensure the junior program’s success.” To learn more, visit gowrie.com/USS. Send kids’ news and high-resolution photos to ruth@spinsheet.com.

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Jimmy Schools and Jonathan Romero came up with the idea in 2009. Romero is a member of the Portsmouth Boat Club, the organizing authority for the event. The two had met years ago as fellow trailer

sailors and became friends since they kept bumping into one another through sailing. Last year, both of them bought Sunfish to get their kids involved in sailing. Built in the 1970s, both boats were well used. Schools said to Romero one day, “Maybe if you get a new sail, you can keep up with me. I’ll race you all the way to Old Dominion University (ODU)!” It was the usual smack-talk, as each skipper thought he had the faster vessel. Romero went to the Cape Charles Cup that summer and started to talk about the challenge of sail-

ing a 10-mile race with Schools. A bunch of sailors said they wanted to do it, too. “It exploded into 35 boats within five weeks,” says Romero. In 2009, skippers enjoyed a wild ride in a 16- to 22-knot east wind. Jim Brunson of Williamsburg, VA, and Tom Dixon from Hampton, VA, took top honors out of a fleet of 13 Sunfish and six open-class boats, respectively.

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Tell Me about This Year’s Challenge

Sailors start in Willoughby Bay boat ramp in Norfolk, VA, next to the Naval Base (see the map on hrsunfishrace.com). Boats sail left past the aircraft carriers and cruisers and past container piers, tugboats, barges, headboats… all manner of vessels. Romero says, “There’s no windwardleeward course, nothing fancy. No worries about yelling ‘starboard.’ We’re all going in the same direction. Just don’t impede commercial traffic; it’s harder than it looks. But, you get a trophy if you finish eighth or ninth or last.” Thirty boats sailed in 2009; 56 are signed up for 2010 (including windsurfers). There’s an entry list on the website, as well. Schools says, “I hate to call it a race. We don’t want a bunch of white-sailed pros out there. We say pull out that old Sunfish with the mold on it and come on out. It’s a fun challenge to get together and do something you’d never do, such as taking an old boat with no motor past the largest naval base and aircraft carriers in the world!” Romero has been amazed by how many people have contributed to this event. He and Schools both say they had no idea how many friends they had until they started to organize this. Everyone has said yes, from the food sponsors to SpinSheet to West Marine. Sponsors are giving away prizes from free sails and watches to beach pillows and a financial planning book. Local sponsors include Clare Medical, Intensity Sails, Marine Sonic Technology, Monster Energy Drink, Neil Pryde Sails, Queensboro T-Shirts, and Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center. The Sunfish Challenge has a USCG permit and will feature six safety boats and a medical response team at the start, finish, and along the 10-mile course. All boats will be stocked with water and first aid kits. Racers just need to bring a boat, a lifejacket, and a whistle. Participants will drive their vehicles and trailers to the finish point at ODU and then take a school bus back to the start line—the skippers’ meeting will be held on the school bus. Romero adds, “This year, we’re excited that an aerial photographer will take pictures of the race.” The event runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enter with $15, and an additional $15 gets you a T-shirt. Breakfast by Yorgo’s Bageldashery and lunch/dinner by Subway and Famous Al’s Hot Dogs & Grille are free. Romero says, “Everything is set for success for the day! Come join us.” Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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Carl Cutler Is Born, 1878 This historian wrote Greyhounds of the Sea and Queens of the Western Ocean and founded Mystic Seaport.

12-13

Perseids Meteor Showers The lightshow comes courtesy of the comet Swift-Tuttle. Most of the dust in the cloud today is around 1000 years old. Activity spans July 13 to August 26.

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Taste of Downtown Hampton/Cook-Off Hampton Public Piers, VA. Food, contests, live entertainment, and more food at local restaurants. downtownhampton.com

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Chesapeake Outdoor Group’s 12-Ounce Regatta 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Port Annapolis Marina. (Skippers meet August 6.) Root beer and real beer classes compete. Sponsored by Budweiser to benefit Annapolis Community Boating. chesapeakeoutdoor.org

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Free Movie on the Dock 9 p.m. Crisfield, MD. crisfieldevents.com

Seafood Feast-I-Val 1 to 6 p.m. Sailwinds Park, Cambridge, MD. All-you-can-eat feast with live entertainment, crafts, prizes, and displays. Free parking! The fun benefits the Cambridge Rescue Fire Company. seafoodfeastival.com

USCG’s “Suddenly in Command” Class 9 a.m. to Noon. Deltaville Yachting Center. dycboat.com

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Havre de Grace Seafood Festival Tydings Memorial Park, Havre de Grace, MD. Chesapeake waterfront fun with food, artisans, entertainment, charity auction/ raffle, and more. hdgseafoodfestival.org

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Log Canoe Racing Tred Avon YC’s annual

14-15

Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend Rock Hall, MD. Decorated dinghy flotilla, Caribbean beach party, live entertainment, pirate ship cruises, treasure hunts, costume contests, and more. rockhallpirates.com

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Seafood Festival at Tydings Park Havre de Grace, MD. Seafood delicacies, charity raffle and auction, artisans and crafters, and more. hdgseafoodfestival.org

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Panama Canal Opens, 1914

Scott Kirby and Dave Edmisten in Concert 4 p.m. Southern Maryland SA, Solomons. Presented by Solomons Holiday Inn. $20. smsa.com

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National Rum Day The spirit originally was called Kill-Devil.

Junior Sailors Safety at Sea Annapolis YC. Intro to big boat racing for ages 11-18 years. $25 = admission to classroom/on-the-water activities, a T-shirt, food, prizes, and a raffle ticket. Register by August 12. stormtrysail.org

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Frigate USS Constitution Defeats HMS Guerriere in a 30-Minute Battle, 1812 When British shot bounced off her hull, Constitution earned her nickname Old Ironsides.

Get the Dirt Out Chesapeake Workshop Hosted by Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. Learn how to report construction pollution. harborwaterkeeper.org

Lt. James Cook Begins First Voyage of Exploration on HMS Endeavour, 1768

Bayfest Noon to 6:30 p.m. North Beach, MD. Arts and crafts, live music, food, and beer. ci.north-beach.md.us

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Caroline Summerfest Denton, MD. Free arts and entertainment celebration, music, kids’ fun, crafts, food, street performers, and river cruises. carolinesummerfest.com

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Hands-On Flare Demos West Marine, Solomons. westmarine.com

28-29

Log Canoe Racing Tred Avon YC’s Heritage Regatta. tayc.com

21-22

Marine Diesel Engine Basics Learn from John Martino and Scott Segal of the Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

Chesapeake Crab and Beer Festival Noon to 6 p.m. National Harbor, MD. Enjoy great crabs and brewskies along the Potomac with live music, arts, and crafts. mdcrabfest.com

Fiore Wine, Jazz, and Art Festival Noon to 6 p.m. Pylesville, MD. Wine, jazz, art, grape stomping, food, old-fashioned fun for all ages. fiorewinery.com

America Beats 15 Royal Yacht Squadron Boats Around Isle of Wight, 1851 America thus wins first America’s Cup, finishing eight minutes ahead of the closest yacht. New York YC defended the next 25 cups until 1983.

Live Music in Oxford’s Town Park 3 to 5 p.m. The Chesapeake Steel Drum Band from Annapolis, MD will perform. Free. portofoxford.com

The Film “Wizard of Oz” Is Released, 1939 Reviewer Rick Polito wrote: “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”

Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Food and fun punctuated with live music by D’Vibe & Conga. boatyardbarandgrill.com

Annapalooza Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville, MD. Outdoor music and arts festival with three stages, 23 local bands, art, food, beer, and cocktails. annapalooza.org

Boatyard Regatta and the Battle of the Chesapeake Eastport. Fun pursuit start regatta, music by Misspent Youth, and party at EYC with host Boatyard Bar & Grill. crab-sailing.org

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Maryland Renaissance Festival Weekends. Near Annapolis. 16thcentury English festival, 10 stages, 5000seat jousting arena, 140 food and craft shops, and more. rennfest.com

Old Dominion Boat Club Poker Run Alexandria, VA. Benefits Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. leukemiacup.org

Commanded by Roald Amundsen, Gjoa Is First Vessel To Transit Northwest Passage, 1906

Secretary of the Navy Has the Audacity To Abolish the Daily Ration of Grog, 1861!

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Governor’s Cup Yacht Race St Mary’s College, MD. This 70-mile race takes sailors from Annapolis to St. Mary’s City. Sail, nap, and party... repeat as needed. smcm.edu

York River YC Admiral’s Cup yryc.org

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J/22 Mid-Atlantic Championships severnsailing.org

Miles River YC Annual OneDesign Regatta cbyra.org Cape Charles Cup broadbaysailing.org

Race to Oxford and TAYC Robson RoundBuoys Race Optis, Penguins, Log Canoes, PHRF Boats, and you-name-it sails in or just outside Tred Avon River for this summer event. tayc.com

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Snipe National Championship Regatta Severn SA hosts Snipe sailors from all over the country for this weeklong event. snipenationals.com

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Cedar Point Race gibsonislandys.org Smith Point Distance Race fbyc.net

Boat Auction Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Bid on the boat of your dreams! Wooden rowing skiffs, classic sailboats, modern power cruisers, and more. cbmm.org

Harbor Party! 6 to 10 p.m. Cape Charles, VA. Music, food, drinks, and family fun. northamptoncountychamber.com

Paddle the Chickahominy Water Trail Chickahominy Riverfront Park, Williamsburg, VA. Join the James River Association and Chickahominy Tribe on a beautiful river voyage. For ages 14 on up. jamesriverassociation.org

Park Rock Fest Noon to 8 p.m. Chancellors Run Regional Park, Great Mills, MD. Five stands will rock non-stop with 125 bands! parkrock.com

4-5

Ragin’ on the River Noon to 5 p.m. Marina Park, Port Deposit, MD. Chamber of Commerce APBA powerboat racing action! portdepositcc.org

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Happy Birthday! Eastern Shore Brewing, St. Michaels. Raise a pint to celebrate two years of hard work and determination by Lori and Adrian Moritz. easternshorebrewing.com

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Boatyard Bar & Grill Regatta for CRAB Hosted by Eastport YC to benefit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB). Start the chant now: no tropical storm! No tropical storm! crab-sailing.org

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Jimmy Buffett at Jiffy Lube Live 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday. Bristow, VA. Parrot Heads unite! margaritaville.com

3-4

Kent Island Cup 2010 Kent Island YC, MD. Team relay 35 miles around Kent Island. Luau features music by Tiki Barbarians. kiocc.com

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National Hard Crab Derby Crisfield, MD. crisfield.com

Labor Day Celebration Rod ’N’ Reel Restaurant, Chesapeake Beach, MD. Live entertainment and food. cbresortspa.com

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Leukemia Cup Regatta

Defenders Day Celebration Fort Howard Park, MD. Celebrate the 195th anniversary of the Battle of North Point with living history, crafts, and re-enactments. battlenorthpoint.org

5-6

Skipjack Race and Festival Deal Island Harbor, MD. Racing, music, cars, kayak races, and vendors. webauthority.net

“Deadliest Catch” Crew Comes to Baltimore Lyric Opera House. Meet Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Bros from TV’s “Deadliest Catch.” lyricoperahouse.com

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Al-Biruni Is First To Believe Earth Rotates on its Axis, 11th Century

Navy Officer Grace Hopper Fixes First “Computer Bug” Ever, 1945 A moth caused a computer glitch when it got trapped in a relay calculator being tested at Harvard University.

Radar First Used To Detect Storms, 1943

Washington (DC) Sailing Marina. Raise a sail, save a life! Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. leukemiacup.org

Boating Party 6 to 10 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Cocktails, dinner, and dancing on Navy Point. cbmm.org

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Harborfest! Town Wharf, Onancock, VA. Kayak/canoe racing, the Great Paper Boat Race, critter parade, rubber duck race, music, food, and more. onancock.org

Antique and Classic Boat Show Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, Reedville, VA. Classic boat parade, nautical flea market, regional vendors, and fun. rfmuseum.org Hampton Bay Days Hampton, VA. Music, food, drinks... downtownhampton.com Maryland Seafood Festival Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Savor Maryland’s seafood, entertainment, and arts and crafts. mdseafoodfestival.com “Wind,” the Movie, Is Released, 1992 It was a win-lose-win proposition centered on America’s Cup and the Aussies.

Cleanup Day Douthat State Park, Millboro, VA. Hosted by Stewardship Virginia Waterways. Stream and trail cleanup, kids’ fun, and canoe tours. $5. dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/dou.shtml End of Summer Blast 2 to 6 p.m. North Beach, MD. Classic cars, music, trophies, prizes, and kids’ fun on the beach, including egg toss, tug-of-war, sack race, and watermeloneating contest. ci.north-beach.md.us Open House Point Lookout Lighthouse. pllps.org

Swinging on a Spar: A Boating Party Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Cocktails, PeachBlossoms Catering, and dancing to the music of The Golden Cup. $175. cbmm.org Waterfront Celebration Noon to 5 p.m. Leonardtown, MD. Maritime-related exhibits, kids’ fun, guided boat tours, sailboat races, music, and more. somd.com

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Log Canoe Racing Fun spectator sport during Miles River YC’s Labor Day Series. (410) 745-9511

11-12

Star-Spangled Banner Weekend Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore. Re-enactors, music, and fireworks! nps.gov

14-16

Marine Diesel Engine Workshop Offered at Anne Arundel Community College in partnership with the Annapolis School of Seamanship. aacc.edu/marine

“Lost in Space” TV Series Airs from September 15, 1965 to March 6, 1968 The series was adapted from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson. Debbie, Penny’s chimpanzee-like alien pet, was a fan favorite.

15-18

Havre de Grace Plein Air Havre de Grace, Md. hdgpleinair.com

15-19

Maritime Heritage Conference Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. seahistory.org

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Boating Skills and Seamanship Course High Point High School, Beltsville, MD. Offered by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 24-03. $50. (410) 531-3313

Keels and Wheels! Annapolis YC. See more than 70 highly interesting and just plain cool boats and cars. Winners in six categories announced at 2:30 p.m. Free. annapolisyc.com

Charlie Byrd Is Born in Suffolk, VA, 1925

Log Canoe Racing Fun viewing at Miles River YC. (410) 745-9511

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Dennis Conner Is Born, 1942

DelMarVa Bike Week Ocean City and Salisbury, MD and Seaford, DE. ococean.com

17-18

NAS Oceana Air Show 2010 Virginia Beach. oceanaairshow.com

Antique and Classic Boat Show New Jersey Museum of Boating, Pleasant, NJ. Up to 60 boats are expected. Food, art, flea market, antique cars, radiocontrolled boats, and more. acbs.org

Guided Canoe Trip 9 a.m. to Noon. James River National Wildlife Refuge, Charles City, VA. Paddle Powells Creek through the remote setting at James River NWR. Free. jamesriverassociation.org

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Rappahannock RiverFest Steamed crabs, BBQ, live music, drinks, and auctions. Hosted by Friends of the Rappahannock to benefit the river. riverfriends.org

Summer Sendoff: Blues, Brews, and BBQ Block party, Cambridge, MD, style. cambridgemainstreet.com

Wooden Canoe Rendezvous and Picnic Concord Point Lighthouse, Havre de Grace, MD. Demos, antique canoes, picnic particulars, and more. hdgmaritimemuseum.org

18-19

Annapolis Sailyard’s Pre-Boat Show Open House Schedule a demo ride on a new Hanse sailing yacht, Integrity Trawler, and/ or Nordic Tug. Great exhibitors, drinks, and refreshments, too. sailyard.com

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Ocean Sailing Seminar Hampton, VA. Cruising Rally Association instructors will pack your head with great ideas. carib1500.com

A Taste of St. Mary’s Noon to 5 p.m. Leonardtown, MD. smcchamber.com

Baltimore Open-Water Swim To Fight Cancer Near Gibson Island YC. Hosted by Swim Across America. Benefits Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University. swimacrossamerica.org

Ellen Naomi Cohen Is Born in Baltimore, 1941 She was better known as singer Cass Elliot.

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Point Lookout Lighthouse Is Activated, 1830 James Davis is named as keeper. The U.S. Navy extinguished the light January 11, 1966.

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PassageMaker University Hyatt Regency, Baltimore. passagemaker.com

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First Day of Autumn

Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Food and live music by D’Vibe & Conga. boatyardbarandgrill.com

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Sunfest Ocean City, MD. ococean.com

TrawlerFest Baltimore Hyatt Regency and Inner Harbor Marina, Baltimore. passagemaker.com

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International Coastal Cleanup oceanconservancy.org

Kunte Kinte Heritage Festival Annapolis City Dock. Music, dancers, stories, crafts, and food. kuntekinte.org

Maritime Heritage Festival St. Mary’s City, MD. Explore all things nautical, from knots to sea chanteys at the water’s edge. stmaryscity.org

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RiverFest St. Mary’s City, MD. stmaryscity.org

Rock Hall FallFest Live local music, a 1K fun run, 50 craft booths, and more! rockhalllanding.com

Waterfront Festival Noon to 4 p.m. Wilmer Park and Chester River near Chestertown, MD. Cardboard boat regatta, music, food, displays, activities, sailing, kayaking, and cruising the Chester. Free and open to the public. ces.washcoll.edu

25-26

Das Best Oktoberfest Noon to 6 p.m. National Harbor, MD. International beers and wines, oomp-pah-pah bands, and great German food. dasbestoktoberfest.com

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Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show Steppingstone Museum, Havre de Grace, MD. steppingstonemuseum.org

Dorchester Showcase Noon to 5 p.m. Cambridge, MD. Arts and crafts, cuisine, and entertainment. dorchesterartscenter.org

TV Show “Gilligan’s Island” Airs from September 26, 1964 to September 4, 1967 The zany characters are the inspiration for the room names of some excellent facilities for boaters at the Hyatt’s River Marsh Marina in Cambridge, MD.

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CBYRA Annapolis Race Week Day one is for Farr 30s only. Racing for the rest of the fleets begins on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. This year’s race headquarters will be at Annapolis City Dock. cbyra.org

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Dink Vail Labor Day Regatta norfolkyacht.com Stingray Point Regatta fbyc.net

DISC Leukemia Cup Regatta cbyra.org NASS Race to Oxford Also known as Fall Oxford. cbyra.org Smith Point Race smsa.com

Wolf Trap Regatta A 24-mile distance race hosted by Fishing Bay YC. fbyc.net

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Hammond Memorial Race Hosted by Tred Avon YC. tayc.org DISC Masters of the Potomac cbyra.org York River Cup cbyra.org

PSA Race to Queenstown and Back Hosted by Potapskut SA. psasailing.com

Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge and Dinghy Distance Race A 10-mile challenge from Willoughby Harbor to Old Dominion University, VA. Dust off that moldy Sunfish and come join the fun at this SpinSheet-sponsored event. hrsunfishrace.com

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Chesapeake Rambler by Fred Miller

You Do the

Butter B

read on the water. Conjures an interesting image, eh? But there’s something about bread that completes a meal. If you’re cruising or just prepping food in the slip for that matter, your reputation as a maritime culinary expert is assured, if you pull this off. I learned the sheer practicality of bread years ago, in the irreverent presence of one of my longtime friends. “You go cruising, and ya’ gotta eat,” captain Tim Slade is fond of saying, safe from contradiction. He’s lived aboard his classic Dickerson 37 flattop for more than 30 years. We met in 1974, when home for him was a tiny Kittiwake sloop, and he was with the airlines at what was then Baltimore Washington International. For decades Zee Capitain, in the galley of Ms. Beaujolais, has turned out pragmatic, hearty hot meals, and I’m privileged to have been there to partake, over the years. Whether balancing out a heart-hazardous breakfast plate or opposite Slade’s infamous Sausage Slumgullion on a rainy evening, bread—some of the best, yet simplest, sop-up-the-gravy bread I’ve ever eaten—has been aboard Ms. Beaujolais. But you can make your own for your crew. Mind you, this is no labor intensive yeast-based sponge. The tradeoff for simplicity aboard is to avoid proofing and punching and rising and all that artsy fartsy, high-brow cookery. For flat-out simple, Bisquick will do just fine. If you’re a planner, buy refrigerated bread-stick dough when you stock up before the cruise. Here’s my personal technique, and I recommend mixing at least one practice batch at home. Make a dry paste of the powdered mix and milk, blended in one of those ubiquitous red plastic beer cups (okay, you can use blue), which you’ll have aboard anyway. Use a standard table knife with a flat edge (sometimes the top edge is best) to mix and scrape from the sides of the cup, which is dis-

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carded after use, so no wash-up. Flour your hands with more Bisquick, unless there’s flour aboard. Then, shape your biscuits or small loaves. Heat sources? You have some choices, and I’ve used them all. If no oven on the “yawht,” either bring a small toaster oven or plan on one of the following: a stove-top Dutch oven, suitably lubed inside; heavy foil, double wrapped and placed at strategic places on the engine’s exhaust manifold (you have no idea how well this works until you have perfected the technique and surprised the crew with real live bread at the end of a long day’s run); or the now required transom-mount grill with dough either inside heavy metal or spiralwrapped around a “stick” of some form and held carefully above the flames. Don’t forget to bring butter (or jam, for the breakfast scenario). Before he retired from U.S. Air, Tim Slade had assignments in Baltimore, Norfolk, “N’awlins,” San Diego, and Miami. In that order. Back when the airlines were fat, dumb, and happy, he even got his employer to spring for trucking his heavy cutter cross-country and back. Twice. Over the years, he’s cruised and lived on America’s three coasts. But for a long time now, Ms. Beaujolais has been a fixture on the Key West waterfront, and the quirky Slade persona is part of what makes KW, well, KW. He eats out regularly, now—Pepe’s little café, about halfway down Caroline St., is a breakfast favorite. But Slade still cooks a mean omelet aboard. And biscuit bread for breakfast, slathered with butter, makes it a feast. About the Author: Fred Miller spends too much time working on his 41-foot ketch, Julie Marie. Past commodore of the Eastport YC, Miller enjoys reading and gazing vacantly at the pretty boats and the pretty waters. Contact him at fsmscribe@ verizon.net.

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To Newport… Again!

t’s 1:40 a.m. I write from the navigation table of Truant, the 47-foot Cabo Rico cutter that my fiancé Mia and I are currently in the process of delivering from Annapolis to Newport, RI. Between the full moon shining through the pilothouse window and the glow of my computer screen, there is enough light to write by. I just finished my second cup of hot cocoa. My watch began at 1 a.m., when Mia woke me from a deep sleep, disoriented and not wanting in the slightest to get out of bed. She was waiting, however, with my first cup of cocoa, and I loved her for it. There is a bright star just off to starboard, low on the horizon. I don’t have my almanacs with me, but I suspect it’s not a star at all, but Venus, which is sometimes the morning star, sometimes the evening star, but always the brightest in the sky. Before I began typing, I perched myself aft in the companionway with my chocolate and stared at the moon for a while. It’s full tonight and basks a chilly glow on the calm surface of the sea below, light enough to glimpse the distant horizon and remind me to take a look outside every once in a while, for boat traffic yes, but more so to remember why it is I like this sort of thing. We steamed out of the Cohansey River on the Delaware Bay Thursday night. I’d wanted to remain awake through the shallows of the Bay and the several doglegs of the ships channel until we got offshore at Cape May, NJ. We were making only four knots over the ground against the current. Ships coming the other direction appeared from nowhere with the same tide so foul to us sweeping them along effortlessly. Finally, we were in the ocean proper. I collapsed in the bunk that Mia had kept warm for me. I slept straight through to 7 a.m., while a recharged Mia endured the last hours of darkness and was fully awakened by a clear sunrise. This is the second of two Newport, RI, deliveries this week alone. The last was aboard a Corbin 39 called Sunrise on her way to Gibraltar. My mom and dad finally got to come along for an ocean sail together, and the four of us sailed Sunrise north to New England while her Romanian owner waited patiently in Russia, eager to hear our progress. With a full

Chesapeake Bay Sailing

by Andy Schell

“It amazes me how full of life the ocean can be, not 50 miles from one of the biggest cities on earth.” suit of sails and an eager boat, we ghosted along through the night, not wanting to crank the diesel unless absolutely necessary. We made Newport in a leisurely three and a half days from Annapolis. Once north of New York City, my dad began to see whales. We thought he was joking or losing his mind, but after a few hours staring blankly at the horizon, we began to notice the telltale spout in the distance and started to see for ourselves. It amazes me how full of life the ocean can be, not 50 miles from one of the biggest cities on earth, a city that to me represents all that we’ve lost from the natural world, yet right on its doorstep reside some of earth’s most majestic creatures. One of them spouted and abruptly dove, his tail breaking the surface for a long second, waving goodbye before disappearing. Just this afternoon we sailed through a large school of dolphins. A dozen or so black and white dolphins leapt toward the boat in a frenzy, taking station on the bow. Mia and I ran forward, no time to grab the camera (for that would have ruined it anyway), and we sat on the bowsprit as the playful mammals spoke to us. If you listen, the echo-soundings the dolphins make to talk to one another are readily audible to us humans. They stayed for several minutes, and in an instant, one decided to make

a sharp 90-degree turn, and the others followed, disappearing faster than they’d arrived. My watch is almost over, but I think I’ll let Mia sleep a bit longer. The first light of the rising sun is just starting to creep into the eastern horizon, blending the ocean and the sky into a singular, indistinguishable blue. It’s still flat calm. We’re still motoring. A fishing boat has been paralleling our course since I woke and has finally passed us on our starboard side. We’ll make our landfall at Block Island, RI, tomorrow sometime and be moored in Newport shortly thereafter, a full day ahead of schedule. Truant feels like a motoryacht on the inside, and I’ve come to treat it like one on the outside. The constant whine heard from our cabin back aft actually helps me sleep. I’ll be grateful for the extra day during the long drive home on Sunday and ultimately, my return to work on Monday in Annapolis, a world away in my mind, but in reality, only a short sail. About the Author: Andy Schell is a professional captain and writer. He operates Father & Son Sailing with his dad in Annapolis. Check out his new book Travels in Foreign Countries at fathersonsailing.com. SpinSheet August 2010 41

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Captain’s Cruising Rules

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by Captain Bernie Weiss

●● For guests who are not acquainted with the sailing life, suggest modestly that they lower their expectations. Tell them not to expect comfort, convenience, or amenities at sea. “We are roughing it.” As most of us know, living aboard a boat even briefly is sometimes a lot like hiking and camping. In return for being at one with Nature, we experience pretty much the same inconveniences, nuisances, and compromises in terms of confined space and lack of amenities, except that on a boat, we also have the opportunity to drown. ●● Wait for decent weather, because going to sea in fog or heavy rain or such an adverse forecast is like running through a dynamite factory with a lit match. You may live to tell a fascinating story, but you’re still an idiot.

While Underway

●● The first person to use the head is the one who will be designated to clean it up after others are done. (Proclaiming this rule in advance will encourage your guests to use heads ashore in advance of departure.) ong, long ago, in a galaxy far away, I reported for duty as a young ●●When we snag a Executive Officer aboard an aging rust-bucket disguised as a vescrab pot or lobster pot line or tangle sel of the United States Navy. The grizzled sea-dog of a captain the running gear walked me to a cluttered corner of the bridge and spoke to me, belly-towith debris, the belly and said, “Mr. Weiss, there are four ways to do your duty onboard helmsperson at that moment is the one this ship: the right way, the wrong way, the Navy way, and my way. Save who dives over the us all some time and effort: Do everything my way. That’s the Number side with a snorkel, One Rule.” a mask, flippers, and a sharp knife. This “Yes, Sir!” rule is also declared in advance to the entire crew, so that In the 40 plus years since that orientation, as my own captain, crew, or guest on hunevery new helmsperson is immediately dreds of military, commercial, and recreational vessels, I have developed some rules of on the alert and performs avoidance my own. Because they work for me as a delivery skipper, I commend them to all boatmaneuvers. ers—captains as well as crew and guests. My rules are: ●● The Sea-Cook’s Rule: whatever the meal, don’t ask about it unless you’re willing to bring it, cook it, serve it, and ●● Ensure an ample supply of fuel, water, and (marked) or other dipstick, and use it. For clean up after it. When the meal is ready, provisions. Topping the tanks is essential, fuel, do the math of ratio of fuel onboard it will be served. because tank gauges on boats (especially relative to estimated engine hours to next ●● On deck or below, whatever it is you’re sailboats, which usually have small tanks) planned fuel stop. Keep this in mind: you doing, if it’s working, don’t stop. If it’s are notoriously unreliable. Unless you’re cannot have too much fuel onboard—uunnot working, stop immediately and try racing around the buoys, if there’s any less the boat is on fire! Consider augmentsomething else. Anything that works question about your boat’s fuel or water ing your limited fuel supply with five-galis always better than something that levels, equip yourself with a wood dowel lon jugs or other supplemental tankage. doesn’t work.

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●● No yelling (except when necessary to be heard). ●● Because the sea is a hostile environment for most humans and boats, everyone on deck should be attentive and alert at all times. If a crew member is drowsy, easily distracted, or losing focus, send him below. Fatigue (which contributes to sloppy work and poor judgment) is the single biggest contributor to accidents and injuries at sea. ●● When underway and on watch: No tobacco. No alcohol. No recreational drugs. No exceptions. And always, at least two sober, alert responsible people on deck at all times. Expect (and be prepared for) the unexpected, probably at a time when it is most inconvenient. ●● Tell your guests: If you see, hear, or smell something suspicious, and you don’t understand it, report it. In fact, if in doubt about anything, ask about it—the sooner, the better. Also explain that if it doesn’t concern you, don’t mess with it. If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you unlock it, lock it. If you make a mess, clean it up. If you move it, put it back. If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it. If you borrow it, return it. If you use it, take care of it. If you break it, repair it. If you can’t repair it, call someone who can. If it’s already broken, fix it. If you don’t know how to fix it or operate it, read the manual. If you still don’t know how to operate it or fix it, call someone who does. ●● Avoid firm ETAs. Definitive predictions of arrival time are frequently problematic. I prefer generous time allowances (and, if possible, surprising everyone by arriving “early”). ●● Upon entering an unfamiliar channel or harbor, if you do not find the turning buoy when and where you expect to find it, STOP. Assess your position. Look quickly where you do NOT want to find the turning buoy.

Summary To paraphrase Tolstoy, every happy boat is happy in the same way with reasonable (if not perfect) weather conditions; skilled crew and friendly guests who work well together; and all onboard electronic, mechanical, safety, and plumbing systems functional. To achieve this happy state is uncommon, but it is an objective to aim for. Thus, one more rule for all captains: leave nothing (or, as little as possible) to chance. Anticipate difficulties and plan accordingly. Murphy may be onboard, but let’s hope he remains quietly hidden down below as a stowaway.

About the Author: Captain Bernie Weiss is a yacht delivery skipper for Atlantic Yacht Delivery LLC (atlanticyachtdelivery. com). He frequently sails north in the Chesapeake to New England and south to Florida. When not at sea, he instructs, lectures, and organizes workshops on electronic navigation, seamanship, boathandling, engine maintenance, and related subjects at his base in Stamford, CT.

At the End of the Day

●● General clean up. Everyone participates on deck, in the galley, or in the head by coiling lines, tidying up the cushions, helping with the fresh-water wash-down, hauling the garbage ashore, and more. ●● Enjoy every beverage, every cookie, every starry sky.

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Greening the Dream

by Leo Newberg

As a kid, I was crabbing on a home-built skiff, cruising on a locally built wooden boat, and in general, fully wrapped up in the simple and natural aspects of our pastime... Photo by Al Schreitmueller/SpinSheet

ew words automatically conjure up images of being one with nature more consistently than “sailing.” Whether we are pushing the limits of

every aspect of sailing for the past 40 plus years—growing up sailing on the Chesapeake, cruising with the family, racing with friends, and earning my living by

“We need to think outside the box, think inside the box, recycle the box, and then determine a way that we could do away with the box in the first place.” personal endurance and technology as we race around the buoys or quietly enjoying a cup of coffee while sitting at anchor in a secluded cove, we all feel a common bond with the elements in which we play. I have been intimately involved in 44 August 2010 SpinSheet

designing, building, and maintaining the boats that we all escape on whenever we can manage. I have to admit that as with many things in life, my understanding of my role in this tapestry has evolved over the years. As a kid, I sincerely believed that

there was no greener or more environmentally responsible endeavor than sailing. At that point in time, I was crabbing on a home-built skiff, cruising on a locally built wooden boat, and in general, fully wrapped up in the simple and natural aspects of our pastime. As the years have gone by, my love of the sport has only grown as my awareness of its full impact has become more focused. As a community, we have begun to develop the required sense of stewardship that is demanded by our close interaction with such a fragile environment. Bottom paints have become less toxic. Storm water management has become more effective. Marinas have become “clean,” and overboard discharge has become a thing of the past. There is no doubt that we are moving in the right direction. Still, as I look at our industry from the vantage point of someone who derives both his living and his joy from it, I have to admit that I believe that we need to up our commitment to the concept of environmental stewardship if we want to continue this relationship in a sustainable manner. We need to take a hard look at what it means to pursue recreation in a fragile ecosystem and allow our definitions of responsible use and development to evolve. Few people are more passionate about our industry or want to see it thrive and prosper more than I, so please understand that these comments are geared toward creating a sustainable and responsible model for the lifestyle that we love. We need to look long and hard at every aspect of this industry. Can we build our boats more sustainably? When I was a kid, boats were built of wood. The wood we used came from our old growth forests and exotic tropical hardwoods. The boats were beautiful and long lived, but the clear cuts they left behind are a legacy to a non-sustainable practice. There have been great strides toward becoming the stewards of our waters, but there are still huge opportunities out there waiting for our collective community to identify and incorporate into to our everyday habits. We need to think outside the box, think inside the box, recycle the box, and then determine a way that we could do away with the box in the first place. Think about sails. Could they be manufactured from an organic and sustainable material without going back to the days of heavy cotton and linen canvases? Perhaps we could start by making it more desirable spinsheet.com

to keep your old sails instead of upgrading to new sails every three years. We already handicap boats based on their design and general equipment; why not provide a sliding scale for the age of sails or at least a penalty for new sails? Some of my best friends are sail makers, and I love a new sail as much as the next guy, but have you ever thought about what happens to an old Kevlar sail? A few are lucky enough to end up as a clever bag or jacket, but the vast bulk of this non-recyclable, non-renewable resource simply ends up in our landfilld as a non-biodegradable waste product. The production of Kevlar is, in itself, a fairly toxic science project that produces its own set of undesirable by-products. We need to seriously ask ourselves if this is really what sailing is all about—sails that will last five seasons if we are careful with them, but that have a half life of three million years and leave a toxic trail starting from the day they are formulated in the lab? I am not picking on sails. They are simply one example of a million unique aspects that we should be evaluating. I call it the “plastic cheese wrapper syndrome.” Why do we insist on wrapping cheese that

has a shelf life of three weeks in plastic that has a shelf life of 2000 years? We are a clever bunch. Resourcefulness is a hallmark of the sailing community. Let’s all start looking at our sport as a lifestyle that needs to be securely anchored in sustainable and responsible practices. I do not want to lose even one moment of pleasure out on the water; I simply want to return to the purity of spirit that has never had the opportunity to flourish in this environment. Sailing touches virtually every aspect of the issues that face our society, offering us a classroom that highlights everything from highly technical advances such as developing eco-resins and high tech eco-fibers to the grassroots elements of basic lifestyle choices. We can impact our industry as we position it to remain sustainable and viable in an increasingly competitive market. We can improve water quality and air quality while we improve the very quality of our life. Changes come slowly, but the first step is the commitment to change. These are exciting times that offer us the opportunity to create a legacy that will be enjoyed by generations to come.

What Can Sailors Do To Help? • Follow Clean Boater Tips at the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative’s Website—dnr.state.md.us/ boating/cleanmarina • Click to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Website to “Act” or “Get Involved”—cbf.org • Find the Waterkeeper on Your Local River and Volunteer— waterkeeper.org

About the Author: Leo Newberg was born and raised on the Chesapeake Bay and has worked designing, building, and repairing boats for more than 25 years. He is the yacht services manager at Herrington Harbour, an Eco Lifestyle Marina Yacht Yard. To learn about the marina’s “green” practices, visit herringtonharbour.com/eco-resort.html.

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The Savvy Skipper by Captain Bob Cerullo

Yellow over yellow, I’m a pushing or hip towing fellow.

Three whites in a row, long tow goin’ slow.

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or more years than I care to remember, my home port was New York Harbor, where every day on the water is a test of a mariner’s skills. Tugs, barges, ships, yachts, water taxis, military vessels, sightseeing boats, and dinner boats seem to appear out of nowhere, even on the clearest sun-shiny day. It is the savvy skipper who steers well clear of any tug doing any kind of towing, particularly in a narrow channel. While it does not have any automatic or additional right of way, as would be the case of a vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver (RAM), a tug towing, pushing, or doing a hip tow is far less maneuverable, and good seamanship dictates that you steer clear. The savvy skipper needs to understand the meaning of the lights displayed by a tug at night. When there are two white masthead lights in a vertical line on the tug, it means it is towing a barge astern. There will be a yellow over a white stern light on the tug. The barge will also have red and green running lights and a white stern light. Three white masthead lights mean the tow is 200 meters or more behind the tug. There are no exceptions; this is true anywhere. It is an important signal to remember because it is often difficult to even see the barge being towed in the fog or at night and even more difficult to see the tow cable or hawser, which may be submerged. I have witnessed the tragedy of a skipper cutting behind a tug displaying three white lights on the masthead. He died, his boat sank, and two of his passengers perished. In another instance in the fog on the Chesapeake Bay, a boater cut between a tug pulling a long tow and the barge

it was towing. The boater was stunned when he felt his boat being pulled astern despite his gunning the engine in forward. The boater had snagged the tow cable and was being pulled backwards. His frantic Mayday call on channel 16 alerted the tug captain who stopped the tug in time to prevent a serious accident. An easy way to remember this rule is to use the mnemonic: Three lights in a row, long tow goin’ slow. During daylight hours, a black diamond dayshape will be shown on the tug and one on the last object being towed. Under Internal rules, a tug pushing a barge or hip towing will display two white masthead lights and a white stern light. There would not be a white stern light on the barge being pushed but there would be one on a barge being hip towed. The mnemonic for this would be: Yellow over yellow, I’m a Pushing or Hip Towing fellow. Under Inland rules, instead of having one white stern light on the tug, there would be two yellow stern lights. There would also be a special flashing yellow light on the bow of the barge being pushed or hip towed. Things change a little on western rivers north of the Huey P. Long Bridge where tugs do not display masthead lights. It is the savvy skipper who learns to watch and understand the meaning of the dayshapes and lights on any vessel he or she encounters. For detailed navigational rules, visit irbs.com/bowditch. About the Author: Bob Cerullo's home port is Deltaville, VA, where he enjoys both sail- and powerboats. Cerullo holds a 100- ton Master's license.

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o there I was, yet again, trying to explain Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes to sailors. This time it was at the Royal Bermuda YC with my Brit/Dutch/Canadian crewmates. Again, no one believed me. I was trying to explain why I was flying out of there days before everyone else, as canoe season had begun back here, and I had to hurry back to destroy another entire weekend. They thought I was crazy. In hindsight, the crazy part might be true. I have sworn before that I will take my summer weekends back and not sail so much, but it never ends up working out that way. The first race upon my return from the sea, my first capsize happened, breaking a 15-year record of finishing dry and upright. It made me revisit the whole no-saily thing. But being a fourth-generation canoe miscreant and abuse aficionado is hard to just brush off and forget—the scars on my legs make the forgetting part hard. One thing I have noticed lately far more so than in the past is the interest my friends are taking in getting on a log canoe. They approach the subject a bit like a prom queen: fearful but ever hopeful that she might say yes, but shielding their face ready for the rejection. It is intimidating getting involved with boats that have been in families for generations, are over 100 years old, don’t appear to make any sense, lack the Harken/Quantum niceties of a normal boat, employ boards, and enjoy flipping. What you may not understand is that often these boats need you—when the wind is blowing, they can be the desperate dateless prom queens. The more on the boards the merrier. Here are some of the things you should know about canoes before you cruise around the Eastern Shore looking for tree-trunk masts wobbling when “it’s comin’ on to blow.” ●● If you weigh about 200 pounds and can move like lightning while holding a beer and telling blue jokes, congratulations, you are a boardman. Nothing says “Capsize!” like slow light people not paying attention. Each board operates a tad differently, so if you don’t know how or where to move, ask or be held responsible when the cooler sinks to the bottom of the Miles River after you flip. You will be glared at by the crew. ●● Main tending is women’s work. That’s right. The rope holder brain trust is female-dominated. Maybe it is because quiet concentration and skill are discouraged on the boards. Or maybe

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Love Are Log Canoes a Fit for You? by Elizabeth B. Wrightson

Never assume that guys with names like Tiny or Bunk are going to be small. They are the big, quiet ones at the end of the boards who can crush you like a Bud can and kick you down a board faster than you can slide. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto

it’s just a size issue, since the trimmer sits on an outrigger stretching aft of the rudder (one Boardman told me he was not allowed out there ever for fear the outrigger would snap off). Maybe girls are just smarter. ●● Just because you call yourself a sailor does not a log canoer make. Study up a bit on the history and tech specs of canoes. They are weird and older than you and require more respect than your

J/35. Your ego must be left in a mayo jar at home and your Race Racerson persona kicked to the curb before you jump on… or the boat will happily put you in your place. ●● Like swimming in warm bath water with sea nettles? Good! You will probably get the chance to do this once or twice when you capsize. Must also appreciate unrigging a boat underwater with no visibility. ●● Brush up on understanding the Eastern SpinSheet August 2010 47

It is intimidating getting involved with boats that have been in families for generations, are over 100 years old, don’t appear to make any sense, lack the Harken/Quantum niceties of normal boats, employ boards, and enjoy flipping. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto

“What you may not understand is that often these boats need you— when the wind is blowing, they can be the desperate prom queens dateless on a Saturday night.”

Shore accent. You will be useless to yell at and unintelligible when you ask for a beer without a little prior knowledge as to how to ask for a “tenner.” ●● If you have a spouse who expects your time and attention on the weekends, don’t even bother reading the rest of this. You will not be allowed to come out and play. Three races a weekend with early dock times and late returns might get you divorced. Conversely, if you dream

of just one ride on a canoe to tick it off of your bucket list, not too cool either. It is hard to keep good crew on some boats for the two above reasons—skippers love loyalty more so here than in any other class. ●● Bailing out the boats can be an all-day job thanks to waves and water having an easy time hopping aboard. Don’t be surprised if your first ride involves swinging a bucket or tricked-out Purex bottle. It is

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Like swimming in warm bath water with sea nettles? Good! You will probably get the chance to do this once or twice when you capsize a log canoe. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto

not glamorous, but neither is sinking. ●● Be mildly presentable. Often an armada of picnic boats and photographers like to follow the fleet around, so you never know when you might appear on the cover of SpinSheet. Rethink your Megadeath tour shirt and jorts ensemble that day. Save it for the Red Eye Dock Bar. ●● Never assume that guys with names like Tiny or Bunk are going to be smallish. They are generally the big, quiet ones

at the end of the boards who can crush you like a Bud can and kick you down a board faster than you can slide. Do not mess with them. ●● Leave everything behind. Car keys will stab you, and wallets are highly unnecessary on a canoe. Plus, all of it might just sink to the bottom of the Tred Avon one puffy, squirrely day. Sea nettles have no use for your Blackberry, so leave it behind.

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●● If you have no urge to sail a canoe, you can still feel the love by following the fleet: blogcanoe.com. About the Author: Elizabeth B. Wrightson was born and raised in Oxford, MD, sailing her Penguin as a peewee, moving up to scows and skipjacks as an adult. After a sevenyear stint at Sail Magazine in Boston, she is living in Annapolis and racing every chance she gets despite her efforts to “cut back.”

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Eye On the Bay Summertime in Chesapeake Country

hen we challenged readers to enter the SpinSheet Summer Cover Contest in June, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have high expectations. Such challenges in the past have always elicited a few solid reader responses, but nothing quite like the enthusiastic bombardment of entries from a couple dozen readers we had this time around. The winning photo, captured by Dave Sossamon, is on the cover of this issue. Here is a sampling of photos from the other entrants. We are holding a few photos back, as they are contenders for the September cover of SpinSheet. Thank you to readers who entered the contest. We love seeing the Chesapeake Bay through your eyes. Feel free to send us high-resolution photos of the sailing life on or along the Bay anytime via molly@spinsheet.com. Photo by Jerry Michael

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Hurricane Season Chartering by Eva Hill

Two days after Hurricane Georges came to town in 1998, Eva Hill visited The Baths in Virgin Gorda. She says, “If you risk a sail during hurricane season, the payoff could be having a popular site like this one all to yourself.” Photo by Eva Hill

his was going to be the “experience of a lifetime,” one of the Moorings’ charter managers told us in the briefing, just before my first bareboat charter back in September 1998. But it was not going to be a good experience. Hurricane Georges, then a Category 4 storm, was barreling toward the British Virgin Islands. Instead of stowing gear and provisions aboard a 46-foot sloop and sailing for the beaches, my entire crew of five was piling into a single hotel room at the charter base while the fleet was being secured for the coming storm; it was too late to leave the islands. For years, my schedule had dictated September vacations, but my luck during hurricane season had finally run out. My crew spent two unplanned nights hunkered down at the Moorings base and one full day listening to shrieking winds and fighting the rain being blown into the room. When we emerged, the only sound was chain saws tending to shredded vegetation. Miraculously, we were able to begin our charter a few days late, though the islands were empty of tourists and lacking electricity. The Moorings footed the bill for our rooms and meals, while trip insurance (purchased from the Moorings) covered lost sailing days, cancelled flights, and other incidentals. That fateful trip was the last time I ever went to the Caribbean in September. Nevertheless, there is much to recommend summer in the islands, and I have since traveled at other times during hurricane season—just not in September. While the Chesapeake summer can be sultry and sweaty and windless, with waters full of

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About the Author: Eva Hill is a corporate lawyer at Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston in Baltimore and is the commodore of the Chesapeake Bay Sabre Association. She and her husband, Rick, sail their Sabre 38 out of Annapolis and escape to tropical anchorages in the offseason. E-mail her at lattitudes@hotmail.com.

The morning after Hurricane Georges, a Category 4 storm, barreled through the Moorings base in Roadtown, Tortola, in September 1998. Photo by Eva Hill

stinging nettles, summer in the Caribbean isn’t too much different from winter there. The winds take a more southerly turn, and it may be a touch warmer, but the weather is generally more pleasant than mid-Atlantic summer. Add to that the benefits of lowseason rates, fewer visitors, and a generally more laid-back attitude, and a summer sailing charter in the islands starts to look awfully appealing. While the risk of hurricanes can’t be overlooked, it can also be mitigated. As a practical matter, even though the risk of hurricanes is at its highest in September, the risk of a storm hitting any one particular place on the day you are there is slim. Moreover, hurricanes seldom arrive without plenty of warning, as we’ve all learned from staring slack-jawed at the endless Tropical Updates on the Weather Channel; if the threat becomes significant, there is time to rearrange plans. Hurricane season is also a time to choose your charter company carefully; should a storm hit, it’s comforting to be sailing with an outfit that has the resources to provide warnings and shelter if necessary. For me, however, the ultimate tool is trip insurance; while a well-chosen policy with trip interruption and delay coverage won’t turn grey skies back into blue, it will ease the sting of an ill-fated trip in your wallet. Even if a hurricane does not end up being a part of your summer chartering plans, the fast-moving low pressure systems known as “tropical waves” are likely to be. Rolling through the islands on a regular basis, they can result in brief periods of squally weather that require a secure anchor set (or better, a night on a mooring ball) and may drive you down below for dinner, because you can’t get your charcoal grill to start in the stiff breeze. But if I’ve got some spare change and time on my hands and a hankering to go sailing in the summer, I’ll happily take my chances and head down island in the summer.

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Cruising Club Notes

We’re Having a Heat Wave, A Tropical Heat Wave…

y the time you finish August’s Club Notes, you will be glad to know that our clubs are surviving in fine fashion when the thermometer nudges past 100 degrees. The smart ones at raft-ups take frequent dips and stay hydrated to stay cool. The exceptionally wise ones take advantage of the Bay’s multitude of lovely marinas all over the place that offer heat-busting necessities such as A/C, pools, dock bars, and restaurants. Come to think of it, no one should have to labor in a steamy galley on hot days and nights. So, for the month of August, let’s encircle our galleys with yellow “Crime Scene: Do Not Cross” tape and eat out and often. I will. —Ruth Christie/ruth@spinsheet.com

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Taking the Heat

n late June, Sailing Chavurah (below) began our hottest cruise ever. Hideaway, Ite Oa Oa, Mama Crane, Obsession, Perseverance, Sea Note, and Suture Self rafted up on Old Man’s Creek up the Magothy. At Haven Harbour Marina in Swan Creek, they added cold water and ice blocks to the pools, and Opti-Mystique joined us. After a pleasant Middle River anchorage, we visited the Sailing Associates in Georgetown, MD, where we walked for breakfast, painted T-shirts, swam, and knitted, watched closely by some turkey vultures. Next, we sailed to Still Pond for Shabbat dinner on Suture Self and then the Tidewater Marina in Havre de Grace, MD, to celebrate the Fourth of July with a champagne breakfast, an exciting two-hour parade, a poker run to five stores (the button shop was a highlight), and a great grilled dinner with fireworks. After enduring a very hot raft-up on Worton Creek, we sought refuge at the Maryland YC, where Nadine served ice water while we registered, and we swam, showered, and ate Italian or barbequed in the 105-degree heat. The next morning, most boats cut the cruise short because of the heat; only Mama Crane and OptiMystique continued to Chestertown, MD (sailingchavurah.com). —by Andrea Landis The sailing was hot, hot, hot for Sailing Chavurah during its Fourth of July cruise. Here, Obsession and Opti-Mystique sail to stay cool on the water.

ourteen days after our 10-day cruise that ended at Knapps Narrows (below), 20 Back Creek YC boats met July 3 for the Club’s July Fourth rendezvous at Lankford Bay Marina on Davis Creek off the Chester River. Maddie and John Yates cooked a chicken barbecue dinner for 55 attendees. John and assistant chef Richard Ross cooked over hot coals in 90 degrees, while members enjoyed the marina’s nearby swimming pool and fancooled pavilion. Following dinner, at sunset, most traveled to Rock Hall, MD, for fireworks. The next morning, the cooks provided blueberry-saturated pancakes, sausages, and Bloody Marys. We spent the Fourth at the pool, in line-throwing and Bocce ball competitions, and at a catered dinner of smoked turkey and flank steak, followed by a sailing quiz; BCYC welcomed two new couples as members. On July 17, a Swim Party and RaftUp on Whitehall Bay was followed Sunday with a full-egg breakfast, Bloody Marys, and Mimosas with the Lovings, Higginbothams, Juliana Nedd, and JJ Sullivan, who live on Minnow Creek, a dinghy-ride away. August 17-18 bring our annual Lobster Feast and morning-after breakfast on Crab Creek off the South River. Join us, and enjoy the fun (gobcyc. com). —by Otto Hetzel and John Oberright

Earlier this summer, BCYCers visited Knapps Narrows in Back Creek Park. Photo courtesy of John Loving

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Cats at the Shootout?

he Chesapeake Catboat Association’s (CCBA) Patuxent River Shootout was held over the July Fourth weekend at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons (right). The museum’s willingness to host our diverse group was much appreciated, and the public got to learne about our boats, as well. We mustered a record 10 boats that included a Handicat 14 up to the massive 25-foot wooden Shoveller. Most boats arrived July 3, with races and a potluck dinner followed by fireworks the next day. In unsteady winds, the race was called, because most of the boats drifted in the current after only one lap across the Patuxent River. Battling shifting light winds, current, and ever-present powerboats made tacking in the light winds all but impossible. Butch Garren on his Nonsuch 22 won the day; Dave Bleil in his Mystic 20 and the other Butch (Miller) in his Marshall 18 followed. Our next event was at the Corsica River Races July 24-25. For more details on the season’s events, catboats for sale, and more, see chesapeakecatboats.org. —by Butler Smythe

From R-L: Butch Garren, Dave Bleil, and Butch Miller of the CCBA had a winning Patuxent River Shootout. Photo by Butler Smythe

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acing on Tuesdays in the Choptank River, members of the Choptank SA see it all. We have enjoyed some wonderfully terrific sailing, visiting dolphins working our backyard fishery, great “red-setting sunrays illuminating our sterns,” some sweet-heeled action, hot temps, “fancy dancing on the way to marina-ville,” and more (choptanksa.info). Now in our 42nd year! Dear Trav

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

Barking Up the Right Tree

he dog days of summer don’t slow down Singles on Sailboats (SOS) activities. Mid-week day sails are scheduled for August 4 and 18; weekend day sails are slotted for August 7-8 and August 28-29; a “Dockside Training” event will be held for new members August 14; and a “Seafood Feast” weekend cruise to the Sailing Emporium at Rock Hall, MD, is scheduled for August 21-22. The training session is part of our mission to provide an opportunity for sailing novices to get introduced to the joys of sailing at nominal cost, develop their skills, and participate in a wide variety of sailing options, including extensive social activities. Our Happy Hour schedule this August will take us to the Mylos Grill in McLean, VA; Shuckers in Baltimore; Tia Queta in Bethesda, MD; Timothy’s Restaurant in Wilmington, DE; Phillips Seafood in Rockville, MD; Kemble Park Tavern in Washington, DC; and Tir Na Nog in Philadelphia, PA. These are great opportunities for anyone considering joining the club to meet some members, get a first-hand story of what we’re all about, and help decide if SOS is right for you. We hope we’ll see you there and have you sailing with us soon (singlesonsailboats.org). —by Alex Doyle

Sounds Like a Lovely Fall Cruise!

embers of the Chesapeake Sailing Club usually have one or two water raft-ups each month and two longer cruises and two informal races each year (right). Our next get together will be our annual meeting August 14 at the Belvedere YC from 2 to 5 p.m. August 28 brings our annual Crab Cake Feast at Haven Harbour Marina in Rock Hall, MD, which is always a big event. Our fall cruise will visit Hudson Creek off the Little Choptank, Solomons, Smith Creek off the Potomac, Sandy Point on the Great Wicomico, Little Bay, the Tides Inn, Wilton Creek off the Piankatank, Dymer or Dividing Creek, the Yeocomico, Mill Creek off Solomons, Cedar Point off the Little Choptank, and then home or Crab Alley Bay. New and old members are always welcome to come to our activities (chesapeakesailing.org). —by Dave Ewing

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At CBC’s Fourth of July cocktail party in the Corsica River, Bruce and Janet George earned first prize for most patriotic drink: red, white, and blue beribboned flutes of champagne garnished with strawberries and blueberries. Yum! Photo by Marty Suydam courtesy of CBC

What, Pray Tell, Are Crab Pants?

ince it’s never too hot to eat crabs, the Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC) (above) will gather for our annual Sumptuous Summer Seafood Supper at the Bay Ridge Community Clubhouse August 7. Crabs, shrimp, and lobster are all on the menu with hosts David and Rebecca Burka and Noel and Carol Patterson. The Burkas will be in their crab pants and shirts and encourage others to arrive in “correct” dress. Frank and Nancy McCabe have arranged for us to tour Poplar Island August 11. Having shrunk to five acres over the past 150 years, the island is being restored to its original footprint of 1140 acres, with dredged materials from Baltimore Harbor. During the naturalist-led tour, by air-conditioned bus, we’ll see what progress has been made since our first visit in 2008. Mickey and Scott Doran will host our first-ever Bar-B-Q and Water Wings Party at the Providence Clubhouse August 21. Be prepared for a pool plunge to deploy and test your flotation devices and take charming photographic portraits—PFDs, wet hair, and all. BYOB and CASTS (create a side to share) (cbclub.info). —by Deb Coons

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Fireworks and Fantasies

he Chesapeake Corinthian Sailing Club (CCSC) celebrated the Fourth of July in Cambridge, MD (below). After motor-sailing from Dun Cove, we cooled off at the Cambridge YC (CYC) bar. Five couples met for dinner at Snappers Waterfront Café, where they enjoyed crab cakes, quesadillas, and visiting with friends. The fireworks from CYC’s lawn were beautiful! Thanks to CCSC and CYC members Cynthia and Duncan MacDonald for hosting the event and for bringing the delicious red-white-and-blue cake. On Monday, July 5, we moved to Knapp Narrows Marina, and on Tuesday, we enjoyed a tour of Poplar Island, before a hot trip back to our home ports. CCSC’s August calendar includes a cruise to Swan Creek for the Rock Hall Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend and a picnic at Hammock Island Marina on Bodkin Creek (tomandadrian90@gmail.com). —by Adrian Flynn

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES To Sleep— Perchance To Dream…

During their DelMarVa circumnavigation, HHSA boats lined town dock in Chincoteague, VA. Locals could not recall ever seeing that many masts in town.

n one of our perfect summer days, have you ever wanted to just keep sailing east, out of the Chesapeake and across the Atlantic? It’s been done in our 34-foot Tartan Classics (T34C) many times, and it’s happening again, this time westward from Germany. Hull #1, Rubicon, left Hamburg right on schedule July 6 and is moving through the canals of the Netherlands and south along the coast of Europe. Skipper Jurgen Mohrmann plans to cross the Atlantic in November from the Canary Islands to Barbados, and then to sail north as far as the Chesapeake by May 2011. Watch his progress from our website at t34classic.org where you will find his iBoatTrack page with a map, current conditions, and his stops along the way. While you are visiting our site, check our forums for the latest discussions, projects, and tech advice from T34C owners around the United States, Canada, and Europe. We wish everyone happy sailing wherever they may be —by Grace Holt

Burn Baby Burn

he Kent Island YC invited Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron (KNSPS) (right) members to lead a pyrotechnic demo on clubhouse grounds overlooking Eastern Bay with Fred Hughes, a certified instructor for USCG pro captains training, and Jim Wimsatt, a retired Navy submariner and pro captain. A short film covered distress signals, their use, and a few ways a mariner in distress could make himself and his signals, bigger, brighter, or different… to catch the attention of others who might offer assistance. Many participants brought their own pyrotechnic devices, some with expired dates and some more recently purchased. All local rescue and emergency agencies had been alerted that the demo was planned; we had one hour to shoot our flares and smokes. Many of us had never seen or used a distress signal and enjoyed the opportunity to set off one or more devices. We learned about flare types, colors, and brightness; the amount and color of smoke; the height of parachute flares; and burn length. The highlight was a large Safety of Life at Sea parachute flare; overkill for the Bay, but certainly something needed for an offshore trip. Unused and expired devices were donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police for demos and training (uspsd5.org). —by Karen Wimsatt 58 August 2010 SpinSheet

DelMarVa-Lous Circumnavigation, I’m Sure

une’s last week saw eight Herrington Harbour SA (HHSA) boats complete a DelMarVa circumnavigation (above). Several other boats joined the flotilla for one or two legs of the trip. Members now look forward to a break in the weather and anticipate some fantastic fall sailing. Alas, we’ll slog through August with several events. July 31-August 1 will see boats from near and far coming to Herring Bay to race in the Integrity Yachts HHSA Invitational. The summer Barbeque is planned for August 21, the same day as the Adopt-a-Cruiser race. Rumor has it that the Greek Isle Cruise October 18-28 will start in Athens to cruise the lovely and enchanted islands of Greece. —by Joe Laun

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ue to the record-setting July heat, rafting up for those BOOSTers (Beneteau Owners and Others Sailing Together) without generators was moved from the creeks and coves to marinas with pools and electric for A/C! Lankford Creek off the Chester River provided relief for those who had travelled to Chestertown, MD. Members also sought the amenities at Herrington Harbour South for part of the heat wave. We enjoyed the last leg of the two-week cruise at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. The draw was the big band concert on the museum lawn followed by the traditional fireworks display. Afterward, we headed home as the weather threatened to spike again! We always welcome new members. There are no dues, no formal rules, and no limit to what we decide to do. BOOST is about safely having fun while we cruise together to new places and share our interests with fellow sailors. BOOST is planning a gathering for Labor Day at Vera’s White Sands off the Patuxent. Join in our diverse membership and activities with an open, friendly group who offer varied ways to learn more, sail more, and create more fun on your boat (boostannapolis@aol.com)! —by Myrna Gibson

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

Docking and Driving 101

he Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) kicked off its cruising education program with a mini-course in docking and maneuvering under power (right). This was one in a series of cruising seminars assembled for DSC members to improve their sailing skills and knowledge. This seminar gave participants exposure to basic knowledge and time to practice the hands-on skills required to properly handle and maneuver an auxiliary sailing vessel up to 30 feet, including leaving from and returning to the dock. The students were really happy with the seminar, as it gave them excellent opportunities to practice docking under a variety of conditions. Because of the high level of interest, DSC offered several more seminars than originally planned. DSC also offers sailing lessons for all levels of experience (downtownsailing.org). —by Kathleen Hazlehurst Knust Happy students during DSC’s May 2 seminar (L-R): Mario Ricci, Dino Frangos, Steve Klapper, Bill Kautter (instructor), and Shannon Darlington. Photo by Bob Baginski

Scallywags and Socials

ugust already and the Magothy River SA racers are ready for the Governor’s Cup August 6-7. The fourth Wednesday night series is almost complete, and there are two more series to go. A raft-up social is planned for August 4 to celebrate and share war stories. A number of our racers participated in the Corsica River Race as well as other Bay Races. We will cruise to Whitehall Bay August 7-8. On August 14-15, MRSA swashbuckling mates and wenches will feather our caps and treasure our chests and make our way to Swan Creek for a Pirates’ Cruise in Rock Hall, MD. Well, shiver our timbers, we’ll have a good time that weekend! Arrgh! We’ll also have a day cruise/picnic in the Magothy on Cornfield Creek August 21; join us at Milbur Community Pool for a swim and a great picnic (magothysailing. com). —by Peggy Poe

At Your Service, No Charge

s the Chesapeake Family Cruising Network continues to grow, families are starting to communicate about their on-the-water plans and arranging to get their kids together on the water. To learn more, sign up for our free yahoo group at cfcnetwork-subscribe@ yahoogroups.com, send an email telling a bit about your family and cruising area to, or sign in via groups.yahoo.com/group/cfcnetwork. There is no charge for anything; this is just a way for Bay cruising families to chat, share pictures, etc. —by Steve Codor

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Busy as Bees

ailors in the Annapolis Naval SA (ANSA) have been busy sailing, training, maintaining, and socializing (right). July had many sailing events scheduled and accomplished. This included club-scheduled sailing events and some personal use of Fantasea, a 44-foot CSY. We had several very successful training days during July. We had one regularly scheduled maintenance day and several days in the shop replacing a transmission seal and working on the heat exchanger. We did some socializing with dinner cruises, a monthly potluck dinner, and a working dinner with the executive community (club officers, actually). August will include many of the same events, except we will be doing some sailing with the Boy Scouts. Sail with ANSA; it’s the best deal on the Chesapeake Bay (ansa.org). —by Tom Warrington

All’s Quiet on the Alberg Front

ugust is a slow month for the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Association fleet. Hot weather and light winds tend to keep us off the Bay. But Read Beigle and family will lead a weekend cruise to Broad Creek in the Magothy River August 14-15. No other activities are planned for the month. Things will pick back up in September. For more details, contact me at joanrolph@ verizon.net. —by Rolph Townshend

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Friends in High Places

he Jewish Navy (right) continues to share good times in “hamishe” settings. Our recent rendezvous with the Chestertown Havurah was magnificent! Following a sumptuous dinner at Harbour House, we were transported by land and water tenders to an idyllic setting overlooking Worton Creek. With a musical backdrop of symphonic bird songs, we enjoyed the warm hospitality of our Chestertown hosts. The following day, after a leisurely cockpit breakfast onboard Doc Holiday, we set sail for Swan Creek to rendezvous with more “members of the tribe.” It is always a joy to anchor, raft, and enjoy cockpit chatter and delectable appetizers following a full day of sailing. We continue to enhance our members’ time afloat with raft-ups and cookouts in bustling towns and quiet anchorages. We are comprised of boaters from New Hampshire to Florida and all points between who enjoy all that the Chesapeake Bay has to offer. While serious about boating, we also recognize that there is not one shred of evidence that supports the notion that life is serious (jewishnavy@jewishnavy.org). —by Adiva Sotzsky

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How Dare They Mention September!?

On Memorial Day, HSA member Dick Parry of the USCG Auxiliary performed courtesy safety checks of club boats in Shaw Bay. Photo by Carl Reitz

unter SA (HSA) sailors started July by celebrating Independence Day with clusters of members gathering to catch fireworks at several locations between Annapolis and Solomons. Dolly G, R Boat, Second Option, and Windrose took a week-long “Baycation” sailing down to the Governor Tawes Clambake at Crisfield, MD. We wound up July with a picnic and pool party at Ed and Perrian Upton’s home in Hughesville, MD. Tickets are still available for our outing to the Orioles-Sox game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, August 7. We will start September with the traditional Bahama Mama Raft over Labor Day weekend and end it with their annual night sail (hsa1.org) (see right). —by Carl Reitz

Free Boating Camp for Kids

ooper River YC members will offer a free boating camp August 23-27 for New Jersey youths (ages 9 to 15 years) who are not able to pay for sailing classes. The camp includes sailing, canoeing, and kayaking instruction and free lunches with guest speakers. All students will be given a free shirt. The camp will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All campers must be able to swim 50 yards prior to enrollment (cooperriveryc.org). —by Marcella Ridenour

A Man of Few Words

he 18th annual Alberg 37 International Owners Association Fall Rendezvous will be October 9-10 at the Assenmacher Dock on the Hampton Hall Branch of the Yeocomico River, near Kinsale, VA on Virginia’s beautiful and historic Northern Neck. For more details, visit alberg37.org. —by Tom Assenmacher

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Maryland History: Dickerson Sailors Celebrate 43rd Rendezvous by Barry Creighton, Bruce Franz, and Joe Slavin

When eight Dickersons raced on the Tred Avon River during the Dickerson Rendezvous this past June, Bob Shelton was there to capture the moment.

ill Dickerson who built boats more than 60 years ago in Cambridge, MD, and Trappe, MD, would certainly be pleased to see his classic Bay-built boats, ranging from 30 to 50 feet, and their sailors having so much fun. As one senior sailor says, “A Dickerson is more than a boat. It is a way of life.” The Dickerson tradition includes an annual rendezvous on each Father’s Day weekend in Oxford, MD, so participants will remember when it is. The event features a reception on Friday, a race on Saturday, and an awards dinner on Saturday. Trophies are given for each class winner. The overall winner becomes commodore, is forbidden from racing the following year, and must arrange next year’s rendezvous. It makes you wonder why some boats lose by only seconds. While last year brought rain and fog, this year was perfect—sunshine and fresh southerly winds for some 60 sailors and 14 boats sailing from as far as North Carolina and the Hampton Roads area. It was a beautiful sight to see the parade of Dickersons sailing neck-andneck into Oxford with flags flying. The Friday reception at Mears Yacht Haven was replete with sailor talk boosted by wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks. Copies of a new 2010 Dickerson Directory with information and pictures on all known Dickersons, membership certificates, and race instructions were distributed. Some ate dinner aboard their boats and chatted for long hours, while others enjoyed a jamboree music session. Race day on Saturday was all business. Commodore Bill Toth and his race com-

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mittee were off early to set up the marks for a triangular racing course, which had a beat and two reaches—twice around. Winds of 12 to 14 knots made two races possible. The first race started at 10 a.m. Imagine the scene! Most boats converged on a short starting line on a starboard

A six-pack of Dickerson sailors enjoyed Oxford’s sun this past Father’s Day weekend. Photo by Joe Slavin

tack, but one boat tried to get out ahead by sailing on a port tack at the favored end of the line. The strategy failed miserably, and Bruce Franz’s Hemisphere Dancer and Joe Slavin’s Irish Mist, both on starboard tack, had to come about fast, start engines to avoid shattering hulls, and witness a miracle! But with no hard feelings and no damage (after all, our rules dictate fun and state that “only necessary cheating will be tolerated, and protests will only be heard if entertaining”), the fleet took off and had a great race. Barry Creighton’s Crew Rest won, and Steve Dettman’s Snoodle Time took second. Later, Franz said it was the

only instance he knew where starting an engine during a race advanced the position of his competition! During the start of the second race, the Freal brothers on Rainbow got caught at the line and created a panic mode aboard the committee boat that included a person placing his body between the two boats in case of contact! Yikes, another miracle! Most decided to ride the line, but Irish Mist was buried and hit the pin end requiring a 360 penalty turn. Crew Rest got a brilliant start and won, followed by Rick and Dottie Woytowich’s Belle in second. The awards dinner was a white tablecloth event at the Tred Avon YC. Commodore Bill Toth and secretary Dick Young presided and gave class trophies as follows: 35-footers: Slavin; 37-footers: Creighton; and 41-footers: Dave Fahmeir (Down Home). Creighton received the Commodore’s Trophy using the secret handicap formula that is kept in the Dickerson lock box. The Freal brothers inherited the broken flag pole when they narrowly missed the committee boat during the start. Past commodore Franz presented our association’s Sampson Post to Slavin for helping to increase Dickerson Owners Association membership, finding lost Dickersons, producing wonderful newsletters, and producing articles for SpinSheet. Lively Dickerson Sailors music, sea chanteys, and sea stories made this, perhaps, the best Dickerson rendezvous yet! To learn more, visit dickersonowners.org. spinsheet.com

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A Sweeter Night Than Anticipated at the Solomons Race

ith the sweltering conditions wrapped around Chesapeake sailors all summer and a forecast which called for limping along until the thunderstorms hit, competitors feared the worst at the slow start of the Eastport YC (EYC) Solomons Island Invitational July 16, but were pleasantly surprised as the wind filled in and made for a memorable overnighter. A hundred and 20 competitors met off Annapolis for the annual race, hosted by EYC. Racers reported breeze in the 10- to 15-knot range for most of the overnight race, which serves as a feeder race for three days of buoy racing near the mouth of the Patuxent for Southern Maryland SA’s annual Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge. For the race down, big boats in PHRF A0, A1, A2, and J/35 classes follow the 54-mile course, which heads south from Annapolis and loops around Hooper Island Light before heading to the finish in the Patuxent River. The rest of the fleet sails the direct 44-mile course down the Bay and up the Patuxent. Jim Muldoon’s 72-foot Donnybrook took line honors on the long course, finishing at 1:38 a.m., only six hours and 48 minutes after the start; although in corrected time, Muldoon finished second overall with Kevin McNeil’s Farr 40 Nightshift in first place. Gary Spesard’s Corsair F31 Triangle team took line honors for the short course and also won their class in corrected time. To find full results, visit eastportyc.org.

Everyone hikes a little harder for the photo boat, as SpinSheet photographer Dan Phelps knows best. The Kahuna crew hamming it up at the start of the EYC Solomons Island Invitational. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

Competitors Feel the Heat at the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

n day one of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge (July 18 to 20), frustrated competitors crowded the docks and the bar, making comments such as “typical” or “classic” Screwpile. They were referring to the shifty, light breeze, thick with humidity, mixed with Solomons’ signature, ripping current, which seemed more pronounced due to lack of pressure. It was a tough day on the race course. But what many racers had forgotten was how spoiled they had been with good wind for this three-day rite of summer for four years in a row. Day two restored racers’ hope and attitudes by providing solid 10to 15-knot winds; although no one said it felt much cooler. Afternoon showers (sans the predicted thunder and lightning) brought beautiful relief and washed away the salty film on racers’ skin, even if for a few moments. It was a terrific triple-race day on three separate racing circles, managed by Annapolis PRO Taran Teague, Hampton PRO John McCarthy, and SMSA member Don Behrens. The final day was a scorcher, but provided enough of a light southwesterly to complete two races and call it another great regatta. Chesapeake Bay Sailing

Those fun shirts must help Jake Brodersen’s Hampton-based Midnight Mistress crew feel the peace and love, as they solidly won the non-spinnaker class at the 2010 Screwpile. Photo by Sara Proctor/SpinSheet

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PHRF A0................................................................................................. Sledd Shelhorse...................................Meridian................... 12.00 ........ 3-2-1-1-3-2 Kevin McNeil......................................Nightshift.................. 14.00 ........ 1-1-3-2-2-5 Sandford Richardson...........................Kahuna..................... 19.00 ........ 6-3-2-3-1-4 PHRF A1................................................................................................. Dan Schneider.....................................American Flyer.......... 14.00 ........ 3-3-1-1-1-5 Gail Owings........................................Seabiscuit................... 23.00 ........ 4-2-10-4-2-1 Lissenden-Birch-Krushelnisky............Voodoo 2.................... 28.00 ........ 9-7-3-2-5-2 Beneteau 36.7........................................................................................... Peter Firey...........................................Pegasus...................... 20.00 ........ 5-1-1-5-4-4 Jim Kershaw........................................Team Aegis................ 21.00 ........ 1-4-5-4-5-2 Jim Keen..............................................Foxtrot Corpen.......... 22.00 ........ 6-2-4-1-3-6 PHRF A2................................................................................................. John White/Tom Ballard....................(No Name)............... 11.00 ........ 3-2-1-2-2-1 Randy and Dot Watson......................Windward................. 15.00 ........ 6-1-3-1-1-3 Clarke McKinney................................The Riddler................ 27.00 ........ 8-4-2-3-6-4 PHRF B................................................................................................... Gordon Latrobe..................................Still a Gorilla............. 16.00 ........ 1-2-1-3-5-2-2 Tom Freeman......................................Slapshot..................... 31.00 ........ 2-1-2-9-1-3-13 John Stefancik.....................................Hurricane Kelley........ 33.00 ........ 10-4-4-4-3-7-1 PHRF C................................................................................................... Mike Rajacich.....................................Big Time................... 11.00 ........ 1-1-1-1-1-2-4 David and Jacki Meiser.......................Easy Button............... 20.00 ........ 2-4-4-4-4-1-1 Justin Morris.......................................The Hunter................ 29.00 ........ 6-6-2-3-2-7-3 PHRF NS................................................................................................. Jake Brodersen.....................................Midnight Mistress...... 17.00 ........ 1-3-2-1-4-4-2 James Whited......................................Whiskers.................... 26.00 ........ 3-2-7-3-8-2-1 Robert Yoho........................................Kolohe Anakalia......... 27.00 ........ 5-6-3-5-2-3-3 J/35 ..................................................................................................... Barry Moss..........................................Bad Company............ 11.00 ........ 2-1-1-1-2-2-2 Ken and Lisa Karsten..........................Bzing........................ 15.00 ........ 1-3-2-3-4-1-1 Maury Niebur......................................Bump In The Night.... 20.00 ........ 3-2-4-2-1-5-3 J/105 ..................................................................................................... Jack Biddle...........................................Rum Puppy................ 12.00 ........ 1-3-1-3-1-2-1 Marty Hublitz and Eddie Hornick.....Veloce......................... 18.00 ........ 9q-1-2-1-2-1-2 Hugh Bethell.......................................Jester.......................... 23.00 ........ 3-2-3-5-3-4-3 Sport Boat................................................................................................ Dave and Donna Prucnal....................Ultra Violet............... 15.00 ........ 1-1-2-1-5-3-2 Jeff Moore...........................................Little Latitudes.......... 21.00 ........ 3-4-4-5-3-1-1 Byron Marchant..................................E de C....................... 22.00 ........ 4-3-1-2-1-5-6 J/30 ..................................................................................................... Ron Anderson......................................Insatiable................... 8.00 .......... 1-1-2-1-1-1-1 George Watson...................................Avita......................... 14.00 ........ 3-2-1-2-2-2-2 Pam Morris.........................................Bump........................ 24.00 ........ 2-3-3-3-7s-3-3 For complete results, visit screwpile.com.

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Jim Muldoon’s Donnybrook took line honors at the overnight Solomons Race and finished second in class in corrected time. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

The parties were exceptional and well-attended, as usual, with live music and awards every night in the courtyard of the Holiday Inn Select, which is race central. A longtime sponsor of the event, SpinSheet was on hand taking photographs, producing the Screwpile Daily News, and giving away tattoos and funny-looking, yet tasty birthday cake. For complete results, visit screwpile.com.

One of SpinSheet’s editors asks, “Is that guy ever going to name that boat?” We’re guessing not. John White and Tom Ballard’s unnamed Beneteau 33, usually referred to by others as “the purple boat,” won PHRF A2 in the Solomons Island Invitational July 16-17 and then won it again at the Screwpile Regatta July 18-20. Photo by Dan Phelps/ SpinSheet

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Jim Kershaw’s Team Aegis crew placed second, only one point behind Peter Firey’s Pegasus crew, in the Screwpile, which also counted as the Beneteau 36.7 Mid-Atlantic Championship. Photo by Sara Proctor/SpinSheet

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eventy-nine boats and enthusiastic crowds turned out for the 12th annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta at Fishing Bay YC (FBYC) in Deltaville, VA, July 9 to 11. Proceeds from spring events, the auction and gala, fundraising sailors, and 33 regional and national sponsors raised more than $130,000 in donations to support patients with blood cancers. Four individuals raised more than $8500 each to qualify for a Fantasy Sail in Charleston, SC, with Gary Jobson, ESPN television commentator and national chairman of the Leukemia Cup Regattas. The top fundraiser was Rob Whittet from Richmond, VA, who hails FBYC as the home port for his 37-foot racing sloop Wavelength. This regatta had a special significance for Whittet. He registered for the event as usual, but things changed drastically for him in early June following routine blood work. A life-threatening blood platelet level sent him to the hospital where a battery of tests confirmed initial suspicions that he had lymphoma. An enthusiastic supporter of the Leukemia Cup mission in the past, this year he joined the ranks of those afflicted with the disease to become a

beneficiary of the cause as well. In spite of the difficult treatments that lay ahead, Rob mustered his loyal crew and earned a hardwon trophy in his division. Another racing entry with a poignant story to tell was Alan Bomar of the Hampton YC (who was featured in SpinSheet’s “APS Chesapeake Racer Profile” in June). A multiple myeloma survivor diagnosed with the disease in 2008, his J/24 sailed to victory in the one-design class. The two-day racing format in predominantly light winds, punctuated by a severe squall on Saturday, was officiated by principal race officers Brooks Zerkel on the east course and Lud Kimbrough on the west course supported by a host of on-the-water volunteers. Overall awards for the top boats in each division were presented on Sunday afternoon following the final race. The action at this year’s Leukemia Cup was not confined to the race course. Members of the Stingray Harbour YC and other volunteers transformed a grassy field into the site for the event’s popular fundraising auction on Friday night and for the Leukemia Cup Gala celebration with food, beverages, and entertainment on Saturday night. For complete race results, visit fbyc.net.

Cal 25 Nationals at Annapolis Race Week

he Cal 25 Association of the Chesapeake announced that it will host the 2010 Cal 25 Nationals in Annapolis as part of CBYRA’s Annapolis Race Week September 4 to 6. Participants from as far as Detroit, MI, and Long Beach, CA, are expected. In addition to some competitive racing of this “good old boat,” several social events are planned over the weekend, including a pig roast at Severn SA on Sunday, September 5. Tickets cost $25 per person for dinner and two drinks. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Marty Lostrom at (410) 643-0037 or via mdinan64@gmail.com.

The Cal 25 Nationals will be held during CBYRA Annapolis Race Week September 4 to 6. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

The crew of Wavelength following their win at the 2010 Southern Leukemia Cup Regatta.

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nnapolis sailor Henry Filter is the 2010 Layline Oakcliff Melges 24 Corinthian U.S. National Champion following his performance, fourth place overall, in the regatta held off Newport, RI, June 27 and 28. Filter sailed on Wild Child with crew members Tom Murray, Ben Cesare, and Ian Coleman. Alan Field on WTF took top honors. Annapolis pro Geoff Ewenson— a Finn sailor who hadn’t taken the helm of a Melges 24 in more than five years—acted as a pinch-hitting skipper for J.C. Raby on Evil Donut and finished in second place. David Dabney on Conejo Racing-Ocean Sailing Academy placed third. For complete results and coverage, visit melges24.com.

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Snipe Hunt!

n starting to think about my monthly to crew on—plenty of opportunities for neat about the Snipe fleet is that they’re all column for August, I reflected on the hard work. But I also enjoy optimizing sail really good sailors. Sneeze on a downwind series title, “Where We Sail.” Where shape, and the Snipe has enough tweaky leg, and you’ve lost 10 boats. And passing do I sail? My overarching answer: “I choose lines to fill my need. them back is a tall challenge. to sail with friends and family in places I The racing is going to be super-comAll of these sailors are my friends and love.” petitive and very tight. The regatta is the “family.” The Snipe class really lives up to But I can fine-tune that a bit, too: “In a primary qualifier for U.S. representation its motto: “Serious Sailing, Serious Fun.” fun boat with a challenging, big fleet, with at the 2011 World Championship in As hard-fought as the racing is out on the lots of tight mark roundings, in water, back in the boat park, a range of conditions.” Oh yes, competitors are sharing drill “The boat itself is a fun boat. I love to sail a bit more clarification—“off the bits and boat speed tips and ‘physical’ and to hike a lot, so it’s a great boat water, I want to enjoy lots of asking about one another’s for me to crew on,” says Snipe sailor Kim laughs with sailing friends from families. And we’ll have some Couranze. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet around the country.” fun, too. Rumor has it we’ll My dream regatta, fitting enjoy a crab feast and the all of those criteria, is about to always-festive awards banquet. arrive in town: the U.S. Snipe Well, let’s just say I’m not National Championship will planning on getting up too be hosted by Severn SA (SSA) early the morning after. in Annapolis, August 14 to 20. As a rule, Snipe sailors are Snipe Nationals were last held always eager to talk about in Annapolis in 1990, so this is their boats and their Snipe the first time I will be able to sailing experiences. We’ll compete in this championship be rigging up each mornin my home town and at my ing to leave the dock around home club. I’m honored we get “What’s so neat about the Snipe fleet is that 10 a.m.— stop on by, and to host this regatta and super group be happy to show you our they’re all really good sailors. Sneeze on a we’ll of sailors. Snipes. There are many ways to Members of the local Annapolis downwind leg, and you’ve lost 10 boats.” get involved in Snipe sailing. Snipe fleet have been preparing Check with your local fleet to for more than a year for this event, Denmark and the 2011 Junior Worlds, learn more. And seeing as Pusser’s is one of where they anticipate 50 to 60 boats will which will be held in Northern Europe. the regatta sponsors, you’ll likely find a few compete. The regatta kicks off with the The “usual suspects”—an impressive list Snipe sailors at the bar there each evening! Junior National Championship and Special of top-notch international sailors—from Admittedly, mid-August could be a Junior Championship on August 14 to 15. America’s hot sailing spots like San Diego, challenging time for a regatta in AnnapoWhat’s a special junior? A junior skipper CA, and Miami, FL, are headed to Anlis. But we’re just as likely to have some with crew of any age. What a great way to napolis as you read this. Any one of the strong weather and wind related to a front get kids sailing. top 15 or 20 boats at this regatta has an as we are to have light air, so we’ll just play The “varsity” regatta runs Monday honest shot at capturing the title. Snipe with what we get. I know I’m sure looking through Friday; generally, with two long sailors are a versatile bunch. You’ll also forward to playing in whatever conditions races each day. We’ll probably be sailing see their names atop results in fiercely we get with my Snipe friends! near the standard SSA racing area out past contested international championships in More Snipe Information Greenbury Point, and we’d be happy to classes including Stars, 505s, Lasers, J/22s, • 2010 Snipe Nationals: snipenationals.org have spectators. The first race each day of and some big boats. Yet, they keep coming • International Snipe Class: snipe.org this regatta is scheduled to start at noon. back to the Snipe. • Severn SA: severnsailing.org Monday and Tuesday are the “Crosby” Also packing up their boats and sailing • U.S. Snipe Class: snipeus.org qualifying series, which then splits the gear to trek to Annapolis from their homes fleet into the gold “Heinzerling” and silver About the Author: Kim Couranz is an are sailors who likely aren’t focused on “Wells” fleets for Wednesday through Annapolis resident who writes on Bay-rewinning. Perhaps their focus is more of a Friday. lated topics. A member of Severn SA, she family vacation; maybe mom and dad are The boat itself is, per my requirements enjoys racing on one-design boats includsailing together, or father and daughter, or above, a fun boat. I love to sail “physical” ing her Laser. She welcomes story ideas or brother and sister. Maybe their entire famand to hike a lot, so it’s a great boat for me ily is coming, Griswold-style. But what’s so questions at kimcouranz@yahoo.com.

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he 26 boats that started in this year’s installment of the Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR) began their journey in frustrating light breezes right on the nose that made for a slow race down the Bay. Luckily, for most of the competitors, the rest of the 753-nautical-mile race to Bermuda provided moderate breeze with one brief squall. Beau Geste, a Farr 80 skippered by Karl Kwok, was the first boat to cross the finish line off St. George’s, Bermuda, with a record-breaking time of 66 hours, 22 minutes, and 41 seconds. That is 19 hours faster than the previous record. But, the Reichel-Pugh 45 Sjambok, owned by Michael Brennan, beat Beau Geste for the top position with a corrected time of three days, 21 hours, and 34 minutes. Beau Geste owed Sjambok 21 hours based on each boat’s IRC rating. The division two winner was Molte Bene, a Beneteau First 42 that arrived at the finish line after five days and 22 hours of racing. “The last 24 hours of the race were painful, but we felt pretty good about our overall performance,” says co-owner Richard Ewing. Up until that point, Ewing said he was in fifth place overall, but the wind shifted east, causing him to drop down a few spots. The race course to Bermuda can be broken down into three legs, with most boats finishing in four to six days. The first is the 125-mile inshore leg down the Bay. The second race requires navigating the Gulf Stream, which has been described as sailing in a washing machine. The Stream itself is often lumpy because of the interaction of the four-knot current and wind. The third leg is the 300 or so offshore miles left to Bermuda, which varies from very light winds to storm squalls. Each leg can make or break the race. With crewmember Greg Dupier navigating, Ewing decided to head north in the Gulf Stream to hit an eddy that would help propel them ahead of their competition. Unfortunately, they missed the northerly

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The victorious Eastport YC-based Molto Bene crew celebrating their BOR class win on Bermuda in June (L-R): Richard Ewing, Idarae Prothero, Tristan Keen, Heather Ersts, Dave Chinea, Jim Kevern, and Greg Dupier. Crew member Sandy Grosvenor is missing from the photo.

SpinSheet photographer Shannon Hibberd did her first Bermuda Ocean Race in June with the EYC-based Swan 41 Coolaba crew. Photo by Shannon Hibberd

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You think these girls like offshore racing together? Idarae Prothero, Sandy Grosvenor, and Heather Ersts on the rail of Molto Bene at the 2010 BOR.

As the locals say, it’s a Bermudaful day. Photo by Shannon Hibberd

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eddy, but were able to sail south where they were able to take advantage of one, boosting their boat speed. “This is when we jumped ahead of the pack,” says Ewing. “For about 24 hours, we were sailing between eight and a half and 10 knots.” One debacle followed another during the CS40 Wharf Rat’s race to Bermuda. Even so, owner Larry Vazzano claimed first place in division three, finishing in six days, 10 hours, and 55 minutes. “It was a brutal race,” he says. “But, the crew was vigilant about keeping focus. They always came up with a plan when stuff went wrong and were able to execute the plan.” With the wind on their nose at 17 knots, the crew had to tack the entire length of the Bay. “This is where we gained a lot of time on our competitors,” says Vazzano. Four hours into the race, they lost the use of all their instruments. They could not recalibrate them mid-race, so they relied on GPS the rest of the way. As they left the Bay, they encountered a shortlived squall, bringing about 38 knots of wind. “When it was over, there was literally no breeze, and the current was pushing us backward, and we had to set an anchor.” Vazzano said every sail on board ripped except their heavy spinnaker. “We were able to repair some of them, and luckily, we brought our extra cruising main sail along.” After exiting the Gulf Steam, the wind died, but they were still riding through swells, which caused the spinnaker to wrap around the forestay. The bowman climbed the mast to get the chute untangled. And, in a separate incident, they severed the spinnaker halyard and used the second spinnaker halyard the crew ran before the race, just in case. “It was an expensive race,” says the skipper. Vazzano, who owns a charter company called Atlantic Sailing Experience, purchased the sturdy CS 40 after crewing on her for years. “Most of the crew to Bermuda had sailed on Wharf Rat with me before, which was an advantage. Everyone knew the boat well, which helped, because she is not forgiving.” Consistent crew and practice seems to be a common denominator among the winning boats. Ewing’s crew had all sailed together in past BORs. And, during a sail back from St. Michaels, the crew practiced sail changes and man-overboard drills. The BOR is a bi-annual race co-hosted by the Eastport YC and St. George’s Dinghy and Sports Club. For more information and full results, go to bermudaoceanrace.com. About the Author: Carrie Gentile is an Eastportbased freelance writer and liveaboard, who co-owns a Cal 25 with her boyfriend and races J/22s on Thursday nights. When she’s not sailing or working as a legislative policy analyst, she plays rugby with a local women’s club. Send story ideas to carriegentile@ hotmail.com.

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Bay Sailors Shine in the 2010 Newport to Bermuda Race

hesapeake Bay sailors took home quite a bit of silverware in this year’s edition of the original offshore race, the biennial Newport to Bermuda Race. Two hundred yachts from up and down the East Coast competed in the 635-nautical-mile race, which departed Narragansett Bay off Castle Hill Lighthouse June 18 and finished from three to five days later in Hamilton, Bermuda. His fourth Newport to Bermuda Race on his J/120 Windborn was a special one for Rick Born and his team—five of whom have done seven such races together—as they celebrated crewmember Jon Hilbert’s birthday onboard June 20. Born says, “Unbeknownst to me, my first grandchild was being born in San Francisco at that time. My wife met me at the Royal Bermuda YC dock with the news along with Dark and Stormies for all the crew.” To make the story sweeter, he captured first in his 13-boat class. “The race itself was pretty straightforward,” says Born. “All the boats sailed to the warm eddy north of the Gulfstream and then rode the favorable meander for more than 100 miles. The race was won by the boats that came into Bemuda from the meander from the east. There were favorable currents there, and the traditional header for the eastern boats never materialized.” Doug Jurrius’s Tred Avon YC-based crew on the Cal 40 Belle Aurore was victorious in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division Class 1. Although he has cruised and done deliveries to the “Onion Patch,” this was Jurrius’s first Bermuda race. “Prepping for this race was the most incredibly complex experience of my life. We worked continuously for three years in a number of areas to get ready. And

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still I have a long list of ways to improve.” He attributes his crew’s win to solid navigation, focus, and consistently good team decisions. “In the Gulf Stream, we made seven sail changes from dusk until dawn, with gusts up to 30 knots. We kept the boat powered up. In the end, that’s what won us the race.” He also acknowledges that his home club, TAYC, is impressively supportive of ocean racing and willing to lend expertise, equipment, and delivery crews. Hailing from the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, Conrad Hall’s Morris 40 Shearwater crew won the Cruising Division. Shearwater has competed in the 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010 events. The crew placed third in class in 2006, second in class in 2008, and first in class in 2010. Hall says, “I think our improving progression has been more luck than anything else. They say the winning boat is the one that makes the fewest number of mistakes.” A note on weather—in such a long race in both time and distance, weather reports vary from boat to boat enough to make you wonder if they were in the same race at all. Crews reported winds from dead calm to 30 knots. Hall says, “This year was mostly good weather but with a confused wave pattern at times that was uncomfortable and a hindrance to boat speed.” When it comes to wildlife sightings, the Belle Aurore crew witnessed dolphins playing a game around the boat, zooming past torpedo style, with their trails glowing in the phosphorescence. Hall says, “We sailed from Norfolk to Newport and a few miles east of Block Island we sailed into a school of small sharks that covered an area as far as we could see. There were tens of thousands of them, something that I had never seen before in over 15,000 miles of ocean sailing. Wish I could find out more about what they were feeding on...” Henry Morgan, who sailed his J/42 Dolphin with his longtime offshore team to a second in class, says, “My favorite place for wildlife is the 100-500 fathom line going from Annapolis to Newport. We didn’t see much beyond a sizable pod of whales one afternoon. On the trip back, young Tommy Price hooked a seven-foot marlin on a very light rod. Said fish broke off, ate the other three baits, and departed laughing.” A retired rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and lifelong sailor, Morgan has done 16 Newport Bermuda Races between 1960 and 2010. “That’s not a tremendous numspinsheet.com

ber,” he says, “Between being in the Navy until 1975 and then working in Texas until 1990, I couldn’t go every time, so it took me 50 years to get to 16. I really only went this year because I realized that my first one had been in 1960.” Having experienced the challenging conditions that often characterize this race and explain the nickname, “thrash to the Onion Patch,” Morgan claims this year’s edition was “…benign. About the only thing that distinguishes it from other races is that we did get it right, which doesn’t always happen.” The Dolphin crew elected to sail 15 to 20 miles east of the rhumb line and was able to carry a fair current to the finish. With his 86th birthday celebration taking place this month, Morgan has decided that he will “hang it up when it comes to ocean racing.” We at SpinSheet have enjoyed several years’ worth of offshore racing success stories from the Dolphin crew. We wish Morgan a Happy Birthday and fair winds. Another Chesapeake boat that placed second in class in the Bermuda Race was the U.S. Naval Academy’s (USNA) Navy 44 Swift, skippered by rising first class (senior) James Prieto from Long Island, NY. Eight midshipmen and two coaches, Pete Carrico and Captain Don Worm, were onboard. USNA Varsity Offshore Sailing Team coach Jahn Tihansky comments, “Staying motivated and on task for five days, particularly when there aren’t a lot of boats around you, is tough.” The sailing team members make the decisions with coaches on hand to lend advice and support. “They did us proud,” says Tihansky, who notes that Swift, an older racing boat “near to retirement” is a trophy winner. “We like to say she has a homing beacon on her bow. She knows the right way to go. We have to figure out how to get some of that magic dust on our other boats. Swift does have a special place in our hearts.” The Swift crew won the Stephen W. Gerber Cup for the USNA yacht with best corrected time in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division and the Destroyers Atlantic Trophy for service or maritime academy yacht with best corrected time in the division. USNA’s Navy 44 Flirt won the Battle of the Atlantic Trophy for service or maritime academy yacht with third best corrected time in the division. For complete results and a history of the race, visit bermudarace.com. Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year ‘08 & ’09 Photos by Sara Proctor

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Two Events Not To Miss CBYRA has two exciting events coming up that you won’t want to miss.

Pete Hunter and his crew on Wairere posted six bullets in seven races at the 2009 edition of CBYRA Annapolis Race Week in PHRF A1. Sanford Richardson and his Kahuna team were hot on their trail in second. The 2010 event will unfold September 3 to 6, with the new race headquarters and party tent at Annapolis City Dock. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

Get Ready for CBYRA Annapolis Race Week!

2010 CBYRA Annapolis Race Week is just around the corner September 3 to 6. Please visit cbyra.org/arw to register for the three-day regatta over Labor Day weekend.

New to Annapolis Race Week in 2010: • Re-vamped website with easier ways to find the information you are looking for. • New headquarters and tent party location at City Dock in the heart of downtown Annapolis. • Partnership with Summers at City Dock to create a more festive atmosphere. • Music by Orlando Bloom and several local Annapolis bands. • Pre-ordered and personalized Vineyard Vines ap parel available online. • Discounted room rates at local hotels. • Advanced video production and photography by T2P. • Free regatta service provided by SailFlow. • Custom skippers bags crafted by Doyle Sails Chesapeake. • Race Week Daily by SpinSheet.

Save the Date On Saturday November 20, come join CBYRA and Gary Jobson at the Jim Muldoon Center at St. Mary’s College. Jobson will speak first hand to what the future holds for the America’s Cup. There will also be lunch and a distinguished group of panelists to fill out the afternoon and touch on various topics that are impacting the sport of sailing as we know it today. Keep checking our website at cbyra.org for more forthcoming details. As always, please feel free to call CBYRA’s office with any questions at (410) 990-9393 or just stop by 612 Third Street, Suite 401, in the Eastport section of Annapolis.

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Baltimore Beat by Aimée Poisson

Great Racing at Northern Bay Race Week

n ambitious sailor (or one with a markers, the course started in Middle River whole lot of free time) could parand sailed to Worton Creek for an overticipate in a sailboat race or regatta night. Then, the next day, we raced back.” almost every weekend on the Chesapeake The early registration fees were around Bay and easily experience a dozen or more $60 and attracted a large enough fleet that venues and waterfronts. A sailor’s reasons the event’s revenue was used to buy a new for attending and often traveling to a regat- Carolina Skiff for the local community ta are as different as the regattas themselves. For most one-design Eight-year-old Liam enjoying the view from the sailors, a large competitive fleet foredeck at Northern Bay Race Week. is often the only carrot that a club needs to dangle to attract visiting racers. Some regattas are characterized by the hospitality of their host clubs; others rest on the value of the trophies awarded to top finishers. Many boast about the late night raucous parties that follow the days on the water. Without any luxurious froufrou such as a central clubhouse, title sponsors, or celebrity skippers, the Glenmar SA (GSA) Bill Roos has consistently and his relied on a novel Southern concept to draw Cross crew at the start competitors to at NBRW its annual sum2010. mer sailing bash: sailing great racing. In center. its 16th year, the This 2010 Northern skiff is Bay Race Week still in (NBRW) lured use at a fleet of 35 the Balboats from five timore classes to the County open Bay, just SC, and off Hart Miller Island, June 26 to 27. This the event is still the highlight of the sumannual event is comprised of a weekend mer racing season in the greater Baltimore of sailing with four longer course races area. over two days and is one of a few CBYRA With so many regattas to choose from “Wild Card” events. and destinations to sail, NBRW, now hostThe event was originally hosted by GSA, ed by the GSA at the Middle River YC, the Columbia SA, and the Havre de Grace leans on its fabulous sailing area and “Wild YC. When Annapolis Race Week (ARW) Card” scoring status to pull in sailors. Like moved to Labor Day weekend, the three ARW and Screwpile, a boat’s scores at clubs banded to host an event to help fill NBRW can count toward a boat’s home out the summer and attract more sailors to regional requirement and boost its High the Upper Chesapeake. GSA commodore Point score in its own region. Glen Harvey explains, “The original event Even with the attractive advantage of a was two distance races. Using government “home-scored regatta,” NBRW’s main atChesapeake Bay Sailing

traction is the sailing area. The open stretch of Bay, where the Middle and Gunpowder Rivers pool, is a pleasant racing venue that too few sailors enjoy. As the area sits north of the Patapsco, shipping traffic does not cut through the course. The open area permits reasonably clean air with little disturbance and slowmoving shifts. The race committee can easily drop an anchor in the sail area, which averages about 19 feet in depth. “This is a great sailing area. No ships, no chop. We start and finish in open water and don’t have to dodge traffic. It’s outstanding,” says GSA racer and NBRW participant, Paul Rybczinsky. In the end, as expected, sailors from CBYRA Region 1 capitalized on the familiarity of their home sailing territory at NBRW. The PHRF A division was led by Rick Hanson’s J/109 Rosalita, representing NERYC. PHRF CD class winner, Rick McGregor, hails from the Havre de Grace YC and won the division (McGregor’s article “How the Ugliest Boat on the Bay Made Good” in the July issue of SpinSheet). Also representing NERYC was third-time NBRW winner, High Point Winner, and PHRF N leader Bill Roos on his Beneteau 36.7 Southern Cross. The crew sailed a clean regatta to its fourth victory at the event. PHRF B winner was David Coleman in Flying Circus. Russ Wesdyk won the Multihull class in Lola 3—The Wild Child. Find complete NBRW results at glenmarsailing.org. Click on “Fleets,” “PHRF Racing,” and “2010 Results.” About the Author: Aimée Poisson is the director of the Baltimore County SC. Send Baltimore Beat ideas to aimee@bcsailing.org. SpinSheet August 2010 79

by Molly Winans

Doug Jurrius

ho doesn’t love a sentimental story with a happy ending? Doug Jurrius is a strapping, sappy kind of a guy—the kind of guy with an honest face who bought his first Sunfish with his paper route money as a kid, who openly talks about his sailing “dreams” rather than “goals,” and who prints his theme “Love Always Wins” on his crew shirts. He also happens to be the type of skipper who wins sailboat races. Born in Newport, RI, as a Navy kid, Jurrius “lived as a rolling stone,” including a move to the Pittsburgh, PA, area where he began to sail with his dad on Flying Scots on Lake Arthur. In the mid-1970s, the family moved to Yardley, PA, and began to drive three hours every weekend to the Eastern Shore to cruise on the Chesapeake, first on a Tanzer 22 (remember the days when a family would cruise on a boat that small?) and then, on a Tartan 34. Jurrius and his wife of 27 years, Cindy, whom he met at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, did some moving around themselves and eventually landed just outside of St. Michaels—an area to which he’s had family ties dating back to his grandparents—where they are now rooted with their three teenage sons. “The place has such a great sense of community,” he says. He raced and cruised his C&C 37 Persuasion until he sold her in 2005 and went in search of a solid racer-cruiser on which he could achieve his dream of racing to Bermuda. After much deliberation and good gut feelings, he and Cindy chose the Cal 40 Belle Aurore (circa 1967). Jurrius started sending e-mail updates about his race program to fellow Tred Avon YC (TAYC) members, attracting good crew, and winning races. The Belle Aurore crew won their first Annapolis to Oxford Race in 2007, three Skipper Races (a 50-mile, October race) in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and CBYRA High Point top honors in 2008 and 2009. After four years of intense and expensive physical and mental preparation, Jurrius and his crew, including his 15-year old son, won their class and third overall in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division in their first Newport to Bermuda Race in June. “There’s so much preparation involved in such a race… and then you get to the finish, and there’s nobody there! It is weirdly anti-climatic. You have these two buoys you have to sail through that aren’t exactly on the finish line, and 30 seconds after you think you finish, you radio someone who is up at the lighthouse looking through a line of sight. I had this complete fantasy there would be a boat with Dark and Stormies waiting…” He’s not complaining, though. He just achieved his greatest sailing dream and is ready to do it again.

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SpinSheet: Who are your sailing mentors? My dad, Charlie Lea, and Jim Thompson, and most of the folks at Tred Avon YC. They really support ocean racers, and I ask lots of questions! Who are your best sailing buddies? Russell Stone (he’s my BFAM, my brother from another mother), Mike Rajacich, and Mark Pellerin. Do you have a favorite sailing memory from this season? Bermuda! Seeing dolphins… They would come right alongside of the boat in a pair and then take off at an angle and draw the “mark of Zorro” in the water. The glowing trail in the phosphorescence was very cool. What kind of music gets you going? On the boat, a lot of 1960s and 1970s stuff: Santana, Joe Cocker, and Motown. What magazines do you read? SpinSheet, Sailing World, Sailing, Popular Science, and Popular Mechanics. What is your routine on the morning of a race? I’m always busy trying to get lunch made. It’s one of the key things. You have to have good food. I make a French baguette with turkey, provolone, and pesto sauce… Do you have any advice for young racing sailors? Focus on the enjoyment of the sport as a community. Sure, it’s a competitive sport, but at the end of the day, we’re not doing much more than walking speed. Enjoy the friendships, the community—that’s really what it’s about. What sailing gear do you prefer? I wear 10-year-old Henry Lloyd foul weather gear (which actually needs some help. The bibs are beyond just not being waterproof… they hold water!) We’re Eastern Shore sailors, so part of that ethos is how bad you can look while you’re kicking the Annapolis guys’ butts. If you won the lottery, what kind of boat would you buy? I’d buy five more Cal 40s so that we’d have Cal 40 one-design racing. Or I’d buy a fleet of Moths to get more kids into sailing.

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Leif Carlsson Earns Scholarship

The Eastport Yacht Club Foundation recently awarded the first Maritime Skills Training scholarship to Leif Carlsson, a graduate of Broadneck High School. Leif attended the Marine Repair Technology program at the Center for Applied TechnologySouth with Anne Arundel County Public Schools and will attend the New England Institute of Technology’s marine trades program in Warwick, RI. eycfoundation.org

Jaws Marine’s New Owners

Tom and Gia Palacorolla, who now own Jaws Marine on Curtis Creek near Baltimore, say, “Our full-service, family-owned-andoperated business offers top-of-the-line amenities for every boat lover. We are extremely privileged to serve such a diverse boating community on the Bay. Come visit us.” jawsmarine.net

Nice Work, West Marine!

Since 1994, West Marine has donated more than $4.5 million to non-profits that support youth boating, safety, and the marine environment. Working with the 2010 Marine Conservation Grants program, West Marine now offers $30,000 in grants for marine conservation projects. Five to 10 grants will range from $500 to $5000 per recipient. Entries are due September 1. westmarine.com

Happy Birthday

Over Labor Day weekend, enjoy a pint or two at Eastern Shore Brewing in St. Michaels and celebrate two years in business. Owners Lori and Adrian Moritz say, “When we learned St. Michaels needed a brewery, we moved here and worked hard to follow our dream. This past January, we upgraded our brew house to two 15-barrel fermenters, increasing our capacity to 1000 barrels per year. Since March, our new brewmaster, Randall Marquis, has improved our processes and tweaked our secret recipes. We want to saturate the entire Eastern Shore. Literally.” easternshorebrewing.com

In addition to branching into a blasting sales and distribution company in 2008, Chesapeake Soda Clean, Inc., in Millersville, MD, is the new dealer and distributor for Bad Dust Containment Systems, LLC, for Chesapeake country. These modular curtain systems are designed to contain air-borne pollutants emitted by sanding, sandblasting, fairing, and painting boat bottoms. Various length panels attach together, are interchangeable, and can fit virtually any size boat. baddust.com, chesapeakesodaclean.com

CRA and WCC “Gang Up”

But in a nice way. Based in Hampton, VA, the Cruising Rally Association (CRA) and World Cruising Club (WCC) have teamed up to become the largest global organization dedicated to the sport of passage-making. WCC’s managing director Andrew Bishop says, “Our combined events will provide more opportunities for cruising sailors wishing to sail offshore in company, while strengthening safety standards and procedures and sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience among cruisers.”carib1500.com, worldcruising.com

Green News for Teak Geeks

Alexseal Waterborne Topcoat says its new, eco-friendly, durable interior polyurethane lacks the odor, flammability, and other negative characteristics that would inhibit applying a highly durable product in an enclosed environment. alexseal.com

Scandia Marine Services Moves

Look for Scandia Marine Services at Kentmorr Marina (910 Kentmoor Road, Stevensville, MD). Erik and Marty Lostrom say, “The move enhances our ability to offer additional services including haulouts and short- and long-term land storage, with some inside covered storage. We are making building improvements and adding new signage, a new waste recycling center, and some new equipment. We plan on maintaining current haulout and storage rates this winter; reserve your spot now. We offer a 10-percent discount on labor for winter projects booked before October 1. We also offer shrink wrapping, complete winterization packages, and year- round detailing services.” scandiamarineservices.com

Worried about Your Stuff When You’re Out of Town?

A new company in Baltimore, Apptek LLC, has designed the MCG-W160 to autonomously monitor your sailboat or home, detect and take images of activity, and notify you anywhere in the world via cellular networks or the web. The camera can be remote controlled, and you can review pictures or videos of “events.”bspector@apptekllc.com 82 August 2010 SpinSheet

Susan Campbell, co-president of the Oxford Business Association (OBA) says, “Each month, Oxford businesses support a local charity as part of its Oxford Gives Back (OGB) Program. This May, OBA gave the Oxford Community Center (OCC) a check for $1272.20. OCC hosts Oxford’s Farmer’s Market every Wednesday (L-R): Barb Seese, May’s OGB coordinator; Susan Campbell; Ellen Anderson, OCC’s president; and Bill Ritchie, OCC board member.” portofoxford.com

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Maryland Maritime Foundation Needs Your Help. Through donations of boats, equipment, and other items, we provide funds for education and other opportunities to organizations and individuals. We also have boats for sale at great prices - allowing you to get on the water. (301) 509-3206, director@mdmaritime.org

Prettiest Boat in St. Michaels Designed by Capt. Nat Herreshoff 1915 • Built New England 1980 •A Fish Class true copy – 21’ loa. •Valued at $38,000 by recognized surveyor • Fiberglass with white oak trim varnished • Rebuilt 1998 with electric motor • Maintenance free, Awl Grip • Professionally maintained, deck repainted 2010 • The boat is old fashioned – the owner is creaky and he will be upset when she goes. e-mail: rnaship@atlanticbb.net

22’ Catalina ’78 Swing keel sloop, trailer, sailing cond., Sea Scouts, $1400 obo, Steve Alexander, 301-646-0805, stevedalex@msn.com, Joel David 703587-9920, jdavid5158@aol.com

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14’ Stur-Dee Cat ’09 Lovely, new catboat w/ centerboard, Marconi rig, outboard well, large comfortable cockpit & cuddy; 7-foot beam; Stable & fast. $14,995. Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rickc@noyceyachts.com

Original Volvo runs great. Refurbished injectors, new shaft hose & clamps. Recent cushions, radio, stove, dinghy $32,000. (717) 855-7591, SM.Spangler@verizon.net

30’ Pearson ‘73 Univ 23-hp dsl. Extras include all spinnaker gear, tiller pilot, winter cover, Lewmar 2-speed winches, roller fuller, dodger, 2003 canvas. $11,900 443-255-1964 or p30sailor@verizon.net.

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31’ Cal ’82 Roller-furling genoa, main w/lazyjacks, bimini, partial winter cover, wheel, depth finder, head w/ shower and hot & cold pressure water, AC, VHF, CD/AM/FM, dsl, cng twoburner w/oven, all safety equipment. Boat is in good cond. $12,500 Call (443) 949-7094.

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31’ Cape Dory ‘83 Hull # 2 Very good cond., A must see. All sails & equipment to rig as cutter. Propane stove & heater. GPS depth & speed. Autopilot. (804) 435-2397. Asking $41,000.

35’ C&C 35 Mk I ‘72 Reliable Atomic-4. Recent upgrades including new chart plotter, KL, AWI, D, completely reupholstered, cockpit cushions. Still very competitive. Includes 2 spinnakers. Health situation necessitates sale. $19,950. gbh030@yahoo.com 35’ Young Sun Cutter ’83 Perry designed, double ender, Yanmar dsl, radar, Aries vane, watermaker, dodger. Classic bluewater cruiser. Hampton, VA. Asking $65,000. ahaleva@aol.com, (407) 488-6958.

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41’ Hunter Sloop ’06 This 2 cabin model has furling main, full electronics, heat, air & much more. Asking $189,000 See pics and specs at www.adventureyachts.com or call 410-626-2851.

39’ Concordia Yawl Abeking & Rasmussen built in ’58. Refastened in ’96. Upgrades at that time included new mainmast, standing rigging, new decks & roller furling added. Electronics are in good order. Excellent Westerbeke dsl. Everything above the sheer is teak; toerails, cabin, skylight, cockpit & coamings. She’s one of the few still in original & unaltered cond. Priced to sell at $70,000. Call (410) 348-2299.

34’ Cal 3-34 ‘77 Dsl, 3 sails, RF, wheel, canvas, aft galley, teak floor, Isotherm refrig., Lectrasan, inverter, AP, VHF, GPS, motor lift, H&C pressure, excellent & cruise ready, Rock Hall, Photos on YachtWorld.com $19,900 (410) 992-4946 34’ Schock 34PC ’88 Reduced to $19,5K obo. A Nelson/Marek design w/excellent handling characteristics. Shoal draft (4.5’ Hydrokeel). A tri-cabin layout provides the utmost in cruising comfort and style. D: (301) 757-7638, n: (410) 394-0390; email: rudymr@ comcast.net.

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41’ Hunter ’01 Fully equipped and well maintained. Fifty % co-ownership $78,500. Located in Oxford. Call Hank (484) 680-2312 or bwn2sum@hotmail.com

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www.adventure-yachts.com 31’ Island Packet Cutter ’86 A great cruising yacht that is at home in the Bahamas or the Bay. Shoal 4’ draft goes just about anywhere. Priced at $52,500. www.adventure-yachts.com or call (410) 626-2851

portunity to own a well maintained Gozzard 36. Cruising equipped, engine replaced in 2000, recent sails, nice canvas & more!! Near Annapolis. $119,000. Call Denise (410) 267-8181 or denise@ annapolisyachtsales.com.

36’ Sabre 362 ’94 Loaded with cruising gear: arch, davits, Fatty Knees dinghy, radar, solar, inverter. $129,000 in Deltaville VA. Call Jonathan 804436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 40’ C&C ‘80 Very good cond. Well equipped w/centerboard. Performs great, comfortable lay-out, Reverse Cycle heat & air, many upgrades: recent sails, roller furling genoa plus spinnaker. $59,500 Charles (410) 267-8181 or charles@annapolisyachtsales.com

43’ Elan Impression 434 ’05 Only Elan 434 on the market! Furling main, RF genoa, radar, chart plotter, GPS, AP. Perfect for the couple who demands performance & quality. $280,000. Charles (410) 267-8181, charles@annapolisyachtsales.com.

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46’ Grand Soleil 46.3 One of the cleanest and well maintained performance cruisers out there. Well equipped for Bay or Island cruising. On land in Annapolis until sold. Call Dan Nardo 410-267-8181 or dan@annapolisyachtsales.com

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25’ Catalina 250 ‘95 Swing keel, water ballasted, new 9.8 electric start Tohatsu, trailer. Great starter boat. $15,950 in Deltaville VA. Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapoliyachtsales.com 33’ Pearson ‘72 Flag blue, AWLgrip, Yanmar 3 GM 30 F dsl, VHF, GPS (2), depth (2), speed, AP, refrigeration, custom teak & black walnut interior, holding tank w/pump, 3 water tanks, dodger, bimini & connector, 4 sails, 4 deep cycle batteries, 10' Avon, $18,000. Call (410) 749-6948.

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27’ Hunter ’05 Very clean cruiser. Great 2 cabin layout. Perfect pocket cruiser for the Bay, in turn key cond.… sail her away today!!! $49,900 Call Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

France, commissioned, maintained by AYS. One owner yacht. Ready to sail. All the extra equipment you would expect. $689,000 Paul Rosen 410-2678181, paul@annapolisyachtsales.com

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28’ Bristol Channel Cutter ’81 True Blue Water Cruiser for a couple or a solo sailor. Asking $119,000 Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 or paul@annapolisyachtsales.com

35’ Catalina 350 ‘04 Very, very clean boat with all the goodies. Only 107 hrs on the engine. $138,500 in Deltaville, VA. Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 36’ Beneteau 361 ‘01-’02 Three of these highly successful cruisers are available. Shower stall, roller furling mains and all well equipped. Starting at $98K. Call Tim 410-267-8181 or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com

26 Robalo 2620 CC ‘99 Trailer, well maintained. Local boat in Annapolis, ready for creek crawling, skiing, fishing or just enjoying an evening sunset. Contact Scott Dodge www.BuckeyeyachtSales.com or 410-571-5551

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34 Beneteau First 10R '07 ..............$124,900.00 22 Schock 22 '07.................................$33,000.00 38 34 Beneteau 343 '07 ........................$129,900.00 25 Catalina 250 '95.............................$15,950.00 38 34 Beneteau First 10R '06 ..............$132,000.00 27 Hunter 27 '05 ................................$49,000.00 38 34 Catalina 34 MkII '01......................$85,000.00 28 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '81.$119,000.00 39 34 Pearson 34 '84...............................$37,900.00 28 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '87.$124,900.00 39 34 Westerly Seahawk '85 .................$74,500.00 28 Aloha 28 '83...................................$24,500.00 40 35 Beneteau 351 '87 ..........................$69,500.00 29 Bristol 29.9.....................................$29,900.00 40 35 Catalina 350 '04...........................$138,500.00 30 Pearson 303 ‘87.................................$27,500 40 35 Hallberg-Rassy 35 '72...................$44,900.00 30 C&C 30 '88 ....................................$49,500.00 40 35 Tartan 3500 '04...........................$179,900.00 30 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner '59..$37,500.00 40 35 Wauquiez Pretorian 35 '85 ........$74,900.00 30 Sea Sailor 30...................................$44,500.00 40 36 Bayfield Cutter 36 '87..................$87,900.00 30 Nonsuch 30 '87 .............................$64,500.00 40 36 Beneteau 361 '00 ..........................$99,500.00 30 O'Day 30 '81..................................$12,500.00 41 36 Beneteau 361 '00 ..........................$92,900.00 30 Pearson 303 '84.............................$27,900.00 41 36 Beneteau 361 '02 ..........................$99,900.00 31 Beneteau 31 '08...........................$119,900.00 41 36 Beneteau 361 '01 ........................$112,500.00 32 Beneteau 321 '97 ..........................$65,000.00 41 36 Beneteau 36.7 04 ........................$114,900.00 32 Beneteau 321 '97 ..........................$59,900.00 42 36 Cheoy Lee 36 '69..........................$69,900.00 32 Beneteau 323 '04 ..........................$79,900.00 42 36 Gozzard Cutter 36 '87 ..............$119,000.00 32 Halvorsen Island Gypsy 32 '03.$189,900.00 42 36 Monk 36 '05 .................................$249,000.00 32 Hunter Vision 32 '91....................$34,900.00 42 36 Sabre 362 '94 ...............................$129,900.00 33 C&C 33 MKII '86 ..........................$34,900.00 42 37 Beneteau Evasion 37 '82..............$69,000.00 33 Hunter 33 '04 ................................$84,500.00 43 37 Lord Nelson Victory Tug '86...$194,000.00 33 Hans Christian 33 '92 ................$109,500.00 43 38 Bristol 38.8 '86 ............................$119,000.00 33Chesapeake X Yachts 332 '02.........................$129,000.00 44 Bay Sailing INFO ANNAPOLISYACHTSALES COM WWW

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Pearson True North 38 '04......$299,900.00 Pearson True North 38 '02......$249,000.00 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII '84.....$99,900.00 Beneteau 393 '02 ........................$149,500.00 Beneteau 393 '03 ........................$139,000.00 C&C 40 '80 ....................................$59,500.00 Catalina 400 '95...........................$128,500.00 Hunter 40.5 '95 .............................$99,000.00 Palmer Johnson NY 40 '78 .........$69,000.00 Hanse 400 '06..............................$179,900.00 Hinckley Bermuda 40 '63..........$115,000.00 Sabre 402 '03 ...............................$289,900.00 Beneteau 411 '01 ........................$142,900.00 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 .............$174,000.00 Sigma 41 '83 ...................................$89,500.00 Wauquiez PS 41 '07 ...................$268,000.00 Beneteau 423 '03 ........................$169,900.00 Beneteau 423 '03 ........................$200,000.00 Sabre 425 '94 ...............................$219,000.00 Sabre 426 '05 ...............................$389,000.00 Vagabond Ketch 42 '84 ...............$99,000.00 Elan Impressions 434 '05...........$280,000.00 Young Sun 43 ' 78.........................$39,999.00 Beneteau 44.7 '05 .......................$259,900.00 NNAPOLIS ACHT

44 Island Packett 44 '92 ..................$239,000.00 44 Morgan 44 CC '90......................$124,900.00 45 Beneteau First 456 '85...............$128,000.00 45 Fuji 45 '74 .....................................$119,500.00 45 Hunter 450 Passage CC '98 .....$134,900.00 45 Howdy Bailey 45 '73 ..................$164,900.00 45 Wauquiez 45S '05.......................$297,500.00 46 Beneteau 461 '01 ........................$179,000.00 46 Grand Soliel 46.3 '00..................$289,900.00 46 Hunter 46 '02 ..............................$184,900.00 46 Leopard Catamaran 46 '09.......$770,000.00 46 Tartan 4600 '95...........................$255,000.00 46 Tartan 4600 '96...........................$324,900.00 47 Beneteau 473 '03 ........................$250,000.00 47 Beneteau 473 '02 ........................$219,900.00 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .......................$249,900.00 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .......................$298,500.00 47 Marine Trader M/Y 47 '90........$169,000.00 1987 Gozzard Cutter 36 50 Beneteau 50 '07...........................$585,000.00 $119,000 50 George Buehler '02....................$119,000.00 50 Ocean Alexander 50 '79 ...........$150,000.00 57 Beneteau 57 CC '04...................$689,000.00 60 Nexus 600 Catamaran '10.... $1,360,000.00 76 Franz Maas 76 '74 .......................$595,000.00 SpinSheet August 2010 85 ALES COM

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Leopard 38 - Hull #103 Sale Price $359,000 The Leopard 38 is the newest addition to the Leopard Catamaran litter of exceptional cruising catamarans and has earned multiple 2010 awards in the import and cruising multihull categories from the international sailing press. Leopard 38, hull #103, is the last one available for 2010. Her sale price of $359,000 includes a long list of upgrades such as:       

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40’ Hunter ’85 Just Listed! Clean,

32’ Blackfin Flybridge ‘86 Bluewater Lady has a lot of fish left to catch - Updated electronics, unique opportunity, owner out of country. Priced below market for quick sale - Offers encouraged - Contact Scott Dodge 410-571-5551 Buckeye Yacht Sales

37’ Tartan 3700 ‘00 The very Special hull # 1 - Lovingly cared for by the original owners. Fresh bottom, newer sails, always covered for winter. Excellent opportunity, asking only 190k - Check www.BuckeyeYachtSales.com for full specifications

Clean, Clean, - New Raymarine C80 plotter, Pilot, New Air/Heat, full canvas, 2 refrig/freezer units, New teak cabin sole, new canvas & many more recent upgrades $54,900 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, www.greatblueyachts.com

29’ Hunter 29.5 ’94 New Raymarine electronics – wind, knot, depth, pilot, full batten main, spinnaker w/retractable pole, full canvas $36,900 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

30’ Sabre 30 ’86 Sabre quality and

34’ Pacific Seacraft ’98 Classic C&C 99 ‘04 Blue Hull, Aluminum rig, Race or cruise equipped. Very gentle use by original owner. Located in NJ, but relocating to Annapolis soon. Contact Mike Titgemeyer / Buckeye Yacht Sales for full Specs www.BuckeyeYachtSales.com

Bill Crealock designed canoe stern cutter. Beautifully maintained. 600 hrs on Yanmar. Monitor windvane, liferaft, dinghy… $150,000. (410) 269-0939 www. crusaderyachts.com

performance, new main ’06, spinnaker, genoa, jib, RF, knot, depth, wind -all new electronics ’06, pilot, VHF, bimini $34,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com,, www. greatblueyachts.com

32’ Hunter ’02 Very clean, full main, 35’ Contest 35S Cutter ’90 RF, dodger, bimini, Air/Heat, $75,500 New color chart plotter, W/S/D, AP, davits, windlass, bimini, dodger, much more. A strong, clean boat & ready to go. $85,000. Crusader YS 410-2690939 www.crusaderyachts.com

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C&C 110 ‘04 Two available, White & Blue, Deep & Shoal draft. Original owners, nicely equipped and cared for boats. Both located here in Annapolis. Asking 135k & 149k - Contact Mike Titgemeyer - Buckeye Yacht Sales 410-571-5551

37’ Tartan 3700 ‘07 Well equipped, deep keel version, a sleeper on around the cans on Friday nights...Motivated owner, asking $239k - almost 400k to replace. Ultrasuede Interior, Carbon Rig, Epoxy Hull, RayMarine Electronics and More Contact Buckeye Yacht Sales 410-571-5551

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Twin Wishbone rig w/staysail, Universal dsl, pilot, dodger - ultimate in solo sailing! $29,900 Call Tony Tumas’s cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office (800) 276-1774 Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com www.greatblueyachts. com 41’ Bristol 41.1 Keel Centerboard Center Cockpit. Ted Hood Design. Fully Battened Mainsail system (2009). Flag Blue Hull. Air conditioning. $184,750 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

45’ Hunter 450CC ’00 Just Listed! Beautiful Center Cockpit, full island berth aft, private suite forward, In Mast, 2 Zone Air/Heat, Gen Set, bow thruster, plotter/radar, pilot, washer/dryer, cockpit enclosure & many, many wonderful upgrades & additions $189,900 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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35’ Hinterhoeller Niagara 35 ’82 Beautiful green hull, radar, chart plotter, AP, wind generator, dinghy davits, hard dinghy, Air/Heat, dodger, bimini, Two aft berths – one double, one single. $46,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

35’ Hunter 356 ’03 In Mast Furl53' Bruce Roberts ‘90 Proven circumnavigator. Steel ketch. Watermakers, SSB, life raft, dinghy, solar, wind gen, autopilot, wind vane, great shape, $240,000 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

41’ Hardin Sea Wolf ‘76 Beautiful Classic Ketch – new teak decks, Volvo dsl, generator. Perfect Liveaboard cruiser, Private suite forward, Separate dinette & Salon area. Call for details $48,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

ing, Air/Heat, C80 plotter/radar, AP, full canvas, refrigeration, freezer, exceptionally clean! $109,900 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts. com,www.greatblueyachts.com

36’ PDQ Capella 36 ’00 Exceptional World Cruiser – Loaded with all the right gear!!! A must see for anyone considering the cruising lifestyle $194,900 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com

43’ Beneteau Cyclades ‘05 located at the Chart House in Eastport area of Annapolis. Priced for immediate sale $140,000 Contact Trip at (410) 280-0520

36’ Catalina MKII ’96 Univ. 30hp dsl, radar, inverter, R/F $88,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300

37’ Hunter 376 ’96 Yanmar dsl, RF, AP, AC/Gen, new listing $82,500 www.lippincottmarine.com, (410) 8279300.

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37’ Hunter 376 ’98 Yanmar, AC/ Gen, RF, AP. New listing $86,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 40’ Hunter ’95 Yanmar 50-hp, elect., self-tailing main, full batten main w/Dutchman, Air, AP, inverter $109,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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J/120 ’98 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION!!! The owner of K2 wants the boat sold quickly. Hull and deck are in great condition, interior looks good. The J 120 provides exciting performance with a PHRF of 51 and great accommodations for 6. It drives to windward as if it is on rails but yet is great for a day's sail for 2. On the Hard in Bert Jabin’s Brokerage section. Please contact Paul for more information. paul@northpointyachtsales.com 410-961-5254 direct.

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34’ J 34C ‘88 This J 34c is a New Listing and will provide elegance and comfort at any speed. Great performance oriented cruiser! She is in great shape and priced to sell quick, offered at $79,000. Owner has purchased another boat. Please Contact Paul (410) 280-2038 ext 11 or Email at Paul@NorthPointYachtSales.com

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J/105 '03 Gringo. Rigged and ready for racing. The bottom has a full race finish by Waterlines. Very clean low use boat will be a good J 105 Class racer Price Offered at $107,000. Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@NorthPointYachtsSales.com.

J 42 ’00 She is a proven Racer Cruiser that will appeal to the sailor looking for a boat to race and cruise. She has White hull that has just been polished and that creates a beautiful classic look. Offered at $249,000. Contact Paul at (410) 280-2038 Ext 11 or Paul@NorthPointYachtsSales.com.

Cape Fear 38 ‘02 A winning race record and a comfortable cruising interior. Shoal draft with A-kites make this an easy boat to have fun with. Offered at $155,000. Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

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J/122 ’07 This J 122 is now available as the owner is moving up. Catapult is the best equipped boat on the market and ready for you to make an offer. She offers a huge North Sails inventory and new Full B&G electronics system. She is recently painted light grey and looks like a new boat. She is on the Hard at Bert Jabin’s and is ready to start winning races. Please call Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511 or Email at Ken@NorthPointYachtSales.com. Make an offer for a quick sale! Looking forward to helping you win silver and cruise in style!

49’ Beneteau ’07 Pavane was set up by a couple that was interested in making a wonderful boat even better with lots of custom details. She is Shoal draft with a three cabin version that will make cruising enjoyable in this optimized Custom Beneteau 49. The Low hours and details will be what stands out making Pavane a must-see boat. She should be on your list when shopping for your next boat. In 2007 the Beneteau 49 won "Cruising World's" Boat of the Year award for the full-size production cruisers. This is a great example of a solid boat that will take you on your next journey. Please Call our Office to schedule an appointment at 410-280-2038 and any one of our qualified brokers can help. Offered at $339,000

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www.nortonyachts.com 38’ Hunter ’06 Bronze Penny This nearly new yacht has in-mast furling, 40-hp engine, anchor windlass, ST60 knot/depth, ST60 wind, refrigeration, AC/Heat, stereo w/CD, TV/DVD, AP, GPS/chartplotter, bimini, dodger, connector. $164,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts. com

Hunter 460 ’01 Sweet N’ Slow is a stunning beauty with a solid, extraordinary performance package and all the comforts of home below. This professionally maintained yacht is equipped ready for the sea. $215,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com

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46’ Hunter ‘02 Tallulah is a one owner fully loaded vessel seeking some blue water! Tallulah has some unique appointments & the all new canvas is just the start of a long list of amenities & equipment. Be sure & put this boat on your short list! $195,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

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Jeanneau 49 Sun Odyssey ’05 This beautiful sailing yacht has everything you will need for long term cruising. Accommodations include 3 double cabins, 2 heads, AC/Heat, refrigerator & freezer, Tridata ST60, E-80 Nav and E-120 helm, AP St6000+. $299,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

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30’ J-30 ‘79 15-hp Yanmar dsl, KVH depthsounder, KVH wind instruments, BHF, KVH speed and dist. Logs, Garmin GPS map 440, ’05 Main sail, ’99 Kevlar #3 Jib, ’95 Kevlar #3 jib, ’03 Kevlar #2 jib, ’96 Kevlar #1 jib, ’06 Kevlar #1 jib, 1/2pz North spinnaker, 1/4oz ’03 spinnaker, 1.5oz spinnaker. She was built to race and race she does. She is nicely equipped and ready to sail without emptying the bank. Asking $14,000 OBYS 410-226-0100 36’ Allied Princess Cutter ‘79 Courtship is a lovely cruising vessel that has been very well maintained. Volvo 40-hp dsl engine, and everything you need to go cruising. Only a select few were built with a cutter rig which opened up the cockpit tremendously. If you are looking for a sound, safe, soild, well cared for vessel, look no further. Recently reduced and asking $43,500 OBYS 410-226-0100

37’ Tartan Sloop ’69 Maja is a lovely, traditional, shoal draft vessel having 3’10” draft with the board up. Her hull sides were recently refinished by Hinckley as well as having a custom rub rail installed. Earlier models of this “Blackwatch” vessel had wood cabin sides; this was one of the first years she had a molded fiberglass trunk cabin & deck. 24-hp Yanmar dsl, APt, depthsounder, VHF & speed log. She is recently reduced to $27,500 and looking for offers. OBYS 410-226-0100 42’ Sabre 426 Sloop ‘06 Patriot is a perfect match for the individual who desires “as new a used boat” as they can possibly find. Originally commissioned in mid 2007. Her most recently upgrade was a complete installation of marine AC & heating. She is ready for inspection & will exceed expectations! Asking $399,000 SOA 877-267-1808

Kate and Bernie of RogueWave specialize in high quality, offshore capable sailing vessels! We are proud to be dealers for Outbound and Valiant Yachts. We sell only blue water ocean going sailboats. We want to sell your high quality, blue water boat. Let us help you find your dream boat! By Appointment Only! Any time.

Special Offerings! 58 Tayana Deck Saloon ’03 Gorgeous Tayana 58 3-stateroom center cockpit yacht. All amenities, including the washer dryer! $695K

Tayana 52 Center Cockpit, ‘88 Great Bob Perry design and perfect three-stateroom family voyager equipped with everything and ready to sale south this winter. Turnkey $Reduced!

Valiant 50! And Two 42s, Available! Great opportunity to own a preowned Valiant or get a great deal on a new Valiant through RogueWave.

27 NorSea 27 ’95 ......................$79K 28 Channel Cutter ....................$79K 31 Bristol 31.1 ..........................$44K 32 Contessa ’07 ......................$150K 34 Pacific Seacraft ’94 ............$129K 35 Endurance Cutter ..................’89K 37 Tayana ’85 .........................$137K

37 Valiant Espirt ’79................. $89K 40 Tashiba ’97 .........................$219K 42 Valiant ’95 ..........................$295K 42 Valiant ’01 ..........................$349K 42 Custom Norseman .............$369K 47 Vagabond ’84 .............$Reduced! 50 Valiant ’02......................... $519K

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30 foot center cockpit cruiser, double cabins with 6’3” hdrm, 13-hp Yanmar dsl Asking $19,950 call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457, www.regentpoint.com

34’ Pacific Seacraft Crealock ’90 Sound Harbor Great sea going vessel, radar, chartplotter, AP, Ref. Clean 2 owner boat, many extras, Asking $105,000 Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457 www.regent-point.com

35.5 Hunter Legend ’88 Ladybug 27 HP Yanmar dsl, A/C-Heat Pump, Ref, Auto Helm, RF, dodger, bimini, Many features. Price Reduced: $39,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-7584457, www.regent-point.com. 2007 Island Packet 48’ $675,000

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28 Bristol Channel Cutter ’00 Sam L Morse factory built, Lyle Hess BCC28 very well equipped with great radar, plotter, monitor windvane steering, low hours! $179K

32’ Contessa 21 ‘07 A gem! A beautiful boat to just sail the Bay! Built in England by Oyster. No expense spared. Finest aged mahogany and the best shipwrights. She cost over $350K to build. Now Reduced to $150K RogueWave (410) 571-2955, www. RogueWaveYachtSales.com 34’ Pacific Seacraft ‘95 Nice clean boat with AC, Microwave, Radar, GPS, SSB, custom features. Ready to go sailing. $129K, (410) 571-2955, www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com 35’ Endurance 35 Cutter ‘80 A

great little voyager for not a lot of money. Solid build. Great new equipment. 37’ Beneteau Evasion ‘83 Complete package with radar, plotter, Ketch 22 Rare center cockpit pilotSSB, Refrigeration, dsl heat, sleeps six! house design Ketch. One of only a few Sail away $89K. RogueWave YS (410) made. Set up for major cruising. 50-hp 571-2955. Perkins dsl. Dual helm stations, Three cabin layout, 2 heads. Asking: $65,000 call Regent Point Marina @804-7584457 www.regent-point.com

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37 Tayana ’ 81 This one is the queen of the fleet. She is well maintained and well equipped with everything you need to go cruising now. She needs nothing! You will not be disappointed unless you miss it. $137K

37 Valiant Cutter ’79 Own a wonderful, great sailing, well built boat. Perfect single hander and capable of the bay, the oceans, and the world. Low hours, Furuno Radar, Navman Plotter, Flat screen, 500 amp hours of batteries. $89K

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www.sailingassociates.com broker@sailingassociates.com 27’ Gulf ‘81 $5,500 Inexpensive way to go cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 28’ Cape Dory ’78 Great starter boat at $14,900. AC. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

37’ Hunter 37.5 ’92 Fast, roomy and attractive. ’06-‘07 NEW STANDING RIGGING, NEW INSTRUMENTS, NEW LIFELINES, NEW CANVAS AND MORE! Perhaps the most sensible layout ever for a 37’ boat including a walk in shower and tons of galley space. She has been lovingly maintained. $68,000 Call Ben at (410) 639-9380 www.saltyachts.com

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31’ O’Day ’86 $22,900 Ready to go. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

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had all teak refinished and completely waxed! low hrs, radar, Air, Recent electronics Bristol cond. $143,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

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38’ Morgan 382 ’81 $44,900 Completely equipped for offshore cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 40’ Palmer Johnson ’78 Traditional ocean racer, ready to go. $59,900 Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 50’ Costa Mesa ’74 At $47,000 a great ocean cruising boat. Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

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33’ Pearson ’88 Shoal draft, New Sails! New running rigging, New sails, below deck autopilot! Mast out rig inspection 2010…in great shape! $47,000 (410) 639-9380, www. saltyachts.com

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Hunter 376 1996 Yanmar DSL, RF, AP, AC/Gen New listing. $82,500

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387 Catalina ‘05 Much sought-after centerline island aft berth, dual zone A/C, in-mast furling, dodger, bimini & connector, winter cover. Lightly used w/ only 76 engine hrs. $159,500. Call 800960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www. tidewatermarina.com. 40’ Hunter ‘87 Many upgrades over past few yrs w/only 950 engine hrs! Custom dodger, Raymarine AP, depth, knot, extensive sail & rigging equipment, anchor washdown. A clean, must see. $68,500. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewatermarina.com. 426 Hunter ‘03 In-mast furling, dual zone A/C, custom hardtop bimini w/full enclosure, elect. anchor windlass, v-berth innerspring mattress, washer/ dryer, nicely equipped & maintained. $179,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewatermarina. com.

30’ 1979 30’ 1984 31’ 1983 34‘ 1987 36’ 1996 37‘ 1998 37’ 1996 40’ 1995 40’ 1984

S2 Univ. DSL, RF, wheel $ 17,500 Seldelmann 30T Yanmar 13hp DSL, RF, shoal $ 14,500 Dufour 3800 Volvo dsl, wheel. Call/OFFERS Hunter sloop Yanmar 27hp dsl, RF, AC, AP $29,900 Catalina MK II Univ 30hp DSL radar, inverter, R/F $ 88,500 Hunter 376 Yanmar AC/Gen, NEW LISTING $ 88,500 Hunter 376 Yanmar DSL, RF, AP, AC/Gen $ 82,500 Hunter Yanmar 50hp, A/C, AP, Inverter $109,500 Lancer CC Excellent liveaboard, cruise equipped $ 58,500

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45’ Hunter ‘06 Like new w/only 185

Sailboats for Sale:

engine and 123 generator hrs, in-mast furling, dual zone A/C, dinghy w/motor, bimini w/side curtains, elect. anchor windlass, and much more! $259,500. Call 800-699-SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www.tidewatermarina.com.

Contender One Design 18. A hot planing sloop of Australian design with sails and trailer . $1500 22 Hunter 22 (1984) Keel-model. 2 Mains, roller-furling jib, 8 hp electric start Longshaft 4-cycle Tohatsu OB, autohelm. Good condition. $2,000 23 Pearson (1982) Cat-rig Good condition. Only forty cat-rig Pearson 23s were made. This boat is great for beginners up to seasoned sailors. $2,000.

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36' Monk Trawler '94 Nova Scotia-built and equipped for extended cruising. 350hp Cat diesel rebuilt in 2006. AwlGrip flag-blue hull. RIB and outboard on custom davits. Recent electronics and Northern Lights genset. Hop aboard and head to Maine, Florida, Bahamas. She's been there before. Ideal for doing the Loop. $169k. Contact bartellh@gmail.com or (410)829-3833

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, 866735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

27’ US Yachts ‘83, keel fiberglass cruising sloop, good condition, Volvo diesel, wheel steering, RF, Sea Scouts, $4900, obo, Steve Alexander 301-6460805, stevedalex@msn.com 30’ Catalina ‘87 Excel. cond., std rig, RF, wheel, depth, speed, wind, dodger, bimini w/bridge, Universal M25 XP dsl, at Worton Creek $28,900 (215) 518-1354.

25 Macgregor (1984) Swing keel. R/F Jenny. New Mercury 9.9 four-cycle OB. Boat is very clean. With trailer. $3,500. 25 Pacificana (1975) Traditional style sailboat, with long overhangs and low freeboard. O/B. Main and roller furling jib. Fresh bottom paint. Sound boat. Ready to sail. $1,500 25 Whitby (1964) Folkboat design, modified by Carl Alberg. 98% prepped for round-the-world voyage. New standing & running rigging, rudder, toe rail, life lines, radio and antenna, reinforced stanchions, and much more. Fresh bottom paint. $5,000 30 Hunter (1977) Keel model. Yanmar Diesel, Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and above average. $8,000. 30 Tartan (1975) Atomic 4. Recent Main & 150 Roller Furling Genoa. 135 jib, working jib, and storm jib; 2 spinakers. Wheel steering and autopilot, Dodger, small inflatable dinghy, ground tackle. Everything works. Sound boat. $8,000

Sailboat Fractional Sharing Hunter 36. We are interested in adding an additional participant (for a total of three) sharing our boat based in Annapolis. Appropriate sailing resume required. For details contact ken.daniel@ gmail.com or call (703) 945-7863.

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Cal 25 (1970) Recent Main, Genoa, Jib. 9.9 hp OMC Yachtwin OB, electric start. Cabin needs clean-up; ready to sail. $1,200

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Beautiful fast sailing 2004 Bavaria 36' sailing yacht available for bareboat in the Northern Chesapeake.

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DELIVERIES Captain Bob Dunn, Deliveries, Charters, check outs. Don’t have time to get boat to the yard? Call me. 4 hr minimum. (410) 279-0502, dunnboat@vzw.blackberry.net Deliveries, Instruction, Owner-Assisted Passages, sail or power. Local, coastal, Gulf, Ca-

ribbean. Three experienced USCG licensed captains. Outstanding references. Insurance approved. (443) 243-4925, www.marylandsailing.com

Endurance Yacht Deliveries Local and Long

distance. Twenty one years experience with clean insurance approved resume. Local references. Recent deliveries incl. Little Harbor 53 Annapolis to Maine, Island Packet 485 from Green bay to Annapolis, Lagoon 385 from Puerto Rico to Annapolis. See the new website for details and resumes: enduranceyachtdeliveries.com Please call Simon Edwards 410-2129579 or email simon@enduranceyachtdeliveries.com

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R & R Charters Crewed day, weekend, and

week-long charters, leaving from Kent Narrows. Also available certified ASA sail classes. Contact Capt. Dave at (570) 690-3645, renolldh@epix.net, www.randrchartersandsailschool. net

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MARINE ENGINES

MARINE SERVICES

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hoist, 25’ foot, 3/4 oz tri-radial, blue, green & white. $400. Boom - aluminum, slotted, eliptical shape, 14’ x 6” x 1/8”. $300. (410) 8286848.

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Slippy’s Slippy’s

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Hull Cleaning

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RIGGING

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EASTPORT YACHT SALES Brokers for Quality Power & Sail

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YACHT CHARTERS

Deltaville Boatyard.........................28,29

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Solomons, MD

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Diversified Marine................................27 Fawcett Boat Supplies.........................75 Forespar..............................................33 Hartge Yacht Harbor...........................67 Haven Harbour Marina........................49

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J. Gordon & Co....................................67

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J/World................................................52 Levelift.................................................36

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Porpoise Sailing Services New Custom Sails New & Used Surplus Sails New & Used Roller Furling Systems

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Martek Davits......................................21 Martin Bird & Associates.....................90 Moorings - Leopard Catamarans.........86 Nilsen Insurance & Financial...............75

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Norton’s Yacht Sales...........................88

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Bell Isle

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Portside Marine...................................76

SLIPS

SLIPS 55-Ton Travel-Lift 27,000 lb. Fork-Lifts (Lower (Lower Bay) Bay)

Hampton, VA (757) 850-0466

www.BELLISLEMARINA.com

Pro Valor Charters...............................53 Profurl/Wichard....................................19

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. www.pier4annapolis.com 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.

28’ - 38’ Slips Great Rates 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

Project Liberty Ship.............................34 Quantum............................................100 RogueWave Yacht Brokerage.............89

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.

Sailrite Enterprises..............................61 Scandia Marine...................................21

40’ Slip, Back Creek Electric included, depth

8’-plus, 13’ beam, no liveaboards, no pets, $4,000 for the year. (410) 271-0112.

Shipwright Harbour..............................57 Short Walk to:

Singles on Sailboats............................49 SUMMER SAVINGS:

Stur-Dee Boat......................................21 Sunfish Regatta...................................70 T2P.TV................................................68 Tidewater Yacht Service Center..........57 UK-Halsey Sailmakers..........................7 West Marine.....................................2,31

August & September Stay for 3 nights, pay for just 2. Reservations required.

Dock in the heart of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor!

Movie Theatre 17 Restaurants Whole Foods Liquor Store Retail Shops Harborplace Aquarium Fells Point Little Italy

410.625.1700

Be A Part of The Island

Slip For Sale - Magothy Marina 32’ by 12’2”

410-326-2401

Why Pay High Annapolis or Baltimore Rates? Slips $1,250 - $2,200 yr. Land storage

40’-70’ deepwater slips with floating piers in the heart of Solomons Island. Call Solomons Yachting Center today.

West River Rigging..............................57 White Rocks Marina & Boatyard.........61 Womanship International.....................19 WRNR.................................................81

St. Mary’s Yachting Center Looking for a quiet place to spend the summer boating? We have boat slips and campsite right off the Potomac River. Great fishing, boating and camping in a protected harbor. Slips ups to 50’ now renting. Call 301-994-2288

Catamaran Slips Available 40ft & 50ft Baltimore Marine Center Kevin McGuire 410-675-8888 www.baltimoremarinecenter.com 15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Mago-

thy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982.

20’ - 52’ Slips Available Shipwright Harbor Marina Deale, MD. Boater’s Hideway on Herring

Bay. Full service marina. Beautifully landscaped and pool with deck. Very friendly atmosphere and monthly activities. (410) 867-7686

Chesapeake Bay Sailing

Don’t Pay Annapolis Rates this Winter Winter storage $3/foot/month. $90 minimum. $12/ foot HWBL. In-water storage open and covered up to 50 feet LOA. Full-service BY or DIY. Winterization, sail & battery storage, variety of services: brightwork, shrinkwrap, ask us! 7-foot depth. 30-Ton TraveLift. (804) 472-3955, www. colespoint.com Fresh docks, onsite fuel, pump-out, heads, showers, swimming pool, launching ramp, and ice. Secure parking. Power and water at slip. (410) 975-9881.

$110 monthly. Haulouts $8.50 per foot. Minutes to Bay and Baltimore Beltway. Old Bay Marina (410) 477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina. com

SURVEYORS ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Sail & powerboat

surveys, big or small. Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMS-CMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll free (866) 608-4404.

Accredited SAMS Marine Surveyor Capt. Jon Sheller, AMS, established 1980, serving MD/ DC/VA, ABYC Master Marine Technician, Power & Sail, Gas & Diesel. Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Finance, Corrosion, (410) 349-7016, jons2011@aol.com

TRAILERS

Sailboat Trailers & Cradles

Custom-built & fit

Viking Trailers 724-789-9194

www.Sailboats.VikingTrailer.com

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CHESAPEAKE CLASSIC

Eastportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trumpy Boatyard circa 1955

amous for his iconic Chesapeake Bay images, Marion E. Warren captured this photograph at the Trumpy Boatyard in the Eastport section of Annapolis in 1955. John Trumpy and Sons built exquisite motor and sail yachts in the facility on Spa Creek from 1947 to 1974, at which time the popularity of fiberglass boats and the shortage of skilled craftsmen led the family to close up shop. This ended the era of wooden boatbuilding in Eastport. Today, the recently renovated W&P Nautical property at 222 Severn Avenue is filled with maritime businesses, shops, and boat

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slips. The official home of Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photography collection is a few blocks away at the Eastport Gallery at 419 Fourth Street. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday, the gallery is one of many businesses in which you may pick up a free 2010 map of Eastport and listing of where the locals do business, created by the Eastport Business Association (EBA). To learn more about the Eastport Gallery, call (410) 268-2898, e-mail jasurette@earthlink.net, or just stop by. To learn about EBA, visit eastportbusiness.org.

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Wind Water...

The Exhibition The Art & Photography of: Cory Deere & Sara Proctor Catered Food & Drink + Door Prizes

What:

Art On, In, & About the Water.

Where:

Annapolis Sailing Fitness. Eastport Yacht Center 726 Second St. Annapolis, MD 21401.

When:

September 10th 6:30-8:30

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