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Attitudes

ife isn’t about finding yourself. ife is about creating yourself.

G eorge B ernard Shaw

B y B ob B itc hin

Last w eek J ody and I w ere sailing dow nw ind through Sir F rancis D rak e C hannel w ith our friends T om and Sharon on D istant S tar, their H ylas 5 4 . It w as one of those perfect B V I days. T he sun w as out, the breez e w as a steady 1 2 -1 5 k nots, and w e w ere drifting at about 6 -7 k nots w ith only the headsail to pull us dow n-channel. T hen the 1 5 0 -foot schooner-rigged yacht A rabella appeared off our starboard bow .

T hat m om ent w as a k eeper.

Twenty years ago ody and I were just finishing a tw o-w eek voyage from H aw aii back to our hom e port in R edondo after cruising the islands and the South Pacific. We were both kicked back on beanbag chairs on the foredeck w ith “ O tto” ( our autopilot) handling the steering w hen w e spotted the C hannel Islands.

All of a sudden I heard J ody say, “ C an’ t w e j ust turn around and k eep sailing? ” T hat w as another k eeper.

Y ou never k now w hen a “ k eeper” w ill happen.

It can be sitting in port enj oying an afternoon w ith friends at the marina bar, or when you first see the light from underneath the dark clouds of a storm you’ ve been sailing thru.

Y ou can’ t plan a k eeper. T hey j ust happen w hen you least expect them . In the 3 5 years I lived aboard and sailed I have been pretty luck y. I have had lots of keepers. Sighting Gibraltar the first time and realizing how m uch I ow ed to m y 5 th grade teacher, M rs.

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C anavan, for m ak ing m e study and w rite a report on it w hen I w as abut 1 0 years old, w as one. Another k eeper w as w hen I sailed into N uk u H iva in the M arquesas on my first sail across the e uator. In fact, the first time I crossed the equator w as one too.

N o, you can’ t plan these events. T hey j ust happen.

And they seem to happen a little m ore frequently w hen you are “ out there” experiencing life on a boat.

I k now I am alw ays spouting off about how you j ust need to “ get out there” and I realiz e it is never that easy. B ut there is one thing I can say w ith certainty and that is, once you are out there you w ill experience som e k eepers that w ill stay w ith you the rest of your life.

I realiz e how luck y I w as to be able to do it. I didn’ t plan it, things j ust seem ed to com e together until I found m yself casting off the dock lines and doing it.

T he m ore I think about it the m ore I realiz e how m any k eepers I have been luck y enough to have: the first time I untied my Cal , R ogue, and sailed by m yself the 2 4 m iles to C atalina Island, or the day I bought L ost S oul, m y 5 6 ’ k etch that becam e m y hom e for alm ost 2 0 years. I can still feel the tingling inside as I guided her into the yard, think ing how huge she w as.

I am not saying you can only am ass a collection of k eepers if you spend tim e on a boat, but I can tell you this: life is a pretty w ild experience, if you j ust let it happen to you!

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Part VIII Cold Water and the North Channel

By Jessica Zevalkink

T he w ater w as deep w ith am biguity, but black w ith clarity. T he depth sounder danced over rock s and boulders below , w hile corm orants played hide and seek a t the surface. If I focused on reading the depth sounder its inconsistency gave m e anxiety.

It read as if we were oating over a mountain range.

I rem inded m yself to look u p and focus on the channel m ark ers. I w as on edge about running into m ore rock s and still recovering from the dent I put in m y confidence from the last grounding.

These waters are the definition of bipolar and change drastically hour to hour, day to day. T he w eather had com plete control over everything that w e w ere m ade up of. It controlled our attitudes, our m oods, our conversations, our route, our confidence, our hesitations, our physical comfort, our relationship with nature, and our relationship w ith each other. I had never been tossed around and controlled to that extent by anything or anyone in m y entire life.

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The Whole Nine Yards M inutes had a w ay of w arping them selves into hours w hen in an uncom fortable situation. Lik e silly putty, those m inutes w ere m alleable. T im e stretch w as m ental, but it could be so pow erful that it lead m e to believe that yes, in fact, that nipple-hardening and terrifying 2 0 m iles through an angry w om an-eating channel took d ays ( it took four hours) .

Waves crashed over the bow w hen they got bored and tried to k nock u s sidew ays. Strong w esterly w inds had us horiz ontal in the sm all-craft channel w inding through rock s w ith teeth. T he depth sounder w as chuck ing random and inconsistent num bers at m e. Y ou k now w hat they say about pods of dolphins? F or every one that com es up, there are ten underneath. I believed this theory to be true with every exposed rock we ew by. And I’m serious when I say ew. L oui se was ying at B oeing 7 4 7 s peeds ( 6 k nots) through the m ost inappropriate and shallow rock m az e. Who did she think s he w as? White w ater surrounded us as it m et granite teeth in every direction. T he rain fell sidew ays. C atastrophic scenes played on repeat in m y head: T he k ing sheet ( genoa) ripping in half. T he engine quitting and having to go in the basem ent to bleed the fuel. T he rudder snapping.

T he tiller crack ing. T he k eel bashing. Y ou nam e it, I w as think ing it.

T his w as w hen those m inutes began w arping them selves into hours. I k new it w as a m ind gam e and I w anted to w in. I nervously w iggled m y toes in my boots to stay warm. I did high-knees in between waves to keep my blood owing. We turned the m usic up louder and w atched the birds ride the gales. It w as a disastrous scene, but K atie and I w ere so cold and w et I didn’ t k now w hat else to do besides sing as loud as I could.

I swore we were in Alaska. My bones rattled.

M y eyeballs froz e still in their sock ets. M y hands w ere purple. Soak ing w et and over it… o ne thing rem ained on the top of our priority list… “ H enrys Fish Camp, a famous fish and chip restaurant on a big slab of rock only accessible by boat or oat plane. T urns out w e happen to live on a boat that w as pretending to be a tank a nd being captained by crazy people who desperately wanted fried fish and rum plem intz spik ed hot chocolate. We arrived at H enrys’ F ish C am p a little shak en up only to

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Part VIII - Cold Water & the North Channel find out that most people don’t choose to go ying or boating in minor s ualls and that we would be drinking well deserved cocktails alone. Like two old men. We drank. We ate. We sat on the pot. We fell asleep. And that’s what life was all about.

The North C hannel We stopped caring about a lot of things that are known to be socially acceptable. Like clothes for example.

Besides the fact that our entire Canadian experience had been that of an Arctic exploration, any moment the temperatures were suitable for nudity, we were nude. I became the designated fire starter although it was not my gift. Something about starting a fire naked felt more like a survival task than an I-am-in-Canada-on-a-coolrock-and-there-is-a-fire-pit-right-there task. Therefore, my desire for survival increased and I pretended my face was painted tribal and my warm clothes were not laying on a log behind me.

Woman make fire or we will die and POOF, there was fire. In reality, I was scrambling around breaking branches, swearing, and blowing on the base of the fire until I blacked out.

The soles of my feet were torn up from running around barefoot, climbing rocks and crouching in peculiar positions to avoid spiders. I found a beautiful black feather, a frog prince, marble-sized eight legged creatures, a raspberry patch, neon green moss to sink my feet into, an otter residency, and a water snake.

A dense web stopped me dead in my tracks millimeters before my face broke through its camou aged dinner plate. uiet from the moment we anchored in the Benjamin Islands, atie and I had spent the day in silence, exploring alone.

Dinghy rides, in particular, brought out the children and it didn’t take long to break the silence. We mounted Bill outboard on Bonnie dinghy and

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The Whole Nine Yards

explored the B enj am ins j ust as w e had 1 0 y ears ago w ith m y fam ily. T he classy w hine of gasoline feeding into the m otor and the sm ell of the exhaust itself w ere nostalgic.

We pointed out fam iliar rock s, ones w e j um ped off and ones w e slept on, the place w e tried to brand ourselves w ith a m etal s’ m ores stick , and the w oods w e ran around in nak ed. B ased off of old photos, w e hadn’ t changed a beat. B esides not having braces and over-pluck ing m y eye brow s, I don’ t even think m y boobs had grow n. K atie still w ore the sam e hem p bracelet she had on last tim e w e w ere here. She w as still the sam e distance taller than m e, and still one of the w eirdest people I k now . It w as tem pting to pierce each others ears w ith a safety pin j ust for tradition,

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lik e w e once had on the bow of m y fathers boat w hen m y parents w ere dow n below sleeping.

As a k id I never really listened to w hat m y dad had taught m e on his boat. I didn’ t care about sailing. I didn’ t pay m uch attention to m y m om and I thought m y sister w as w eird. And here I w as in the exact sam e place, feeling desperate to re-live that fam ily trip as an adult. It seem ed lik e it w as yesterday I w as in the galley begging m y m om for a sugar cube, staying out of m y dad’ s w ay w hen something broke and he stomped around trying to find his tools, and hiding the j ealousy from m y sister w hen she got to learn to row the dinghy before I did. And again, here I was living in my own fiberglass hull, feeding myself

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sugar cubes in the galley, stom ping around look ing for tools w hen som ething brok e, and hiding m y j ealousy w hen K atie and R eggie w ent for dinghy rides w ithout m e.

All of it w as alm ost over. T he circle w as dam n near connected start to end. If I thought too hard about it I’ d get upset. If I didn’ t think too hard, I’ d sm ile at the thought of the people I w as going to hug, all the space for handstands, fresh vegetables, and driving around in m y truck w ith the m usic turned up loud. I didn’ t enj oy driving L oui se long hours lik e I once had.

U p until the last m onth I loved tuning out at the helm , spending hour upon hour in silence, com pletely enthralled in m y ow n stream of thoughts. Som ething changed.

I could barely stand to sit in silence w ith m yself. I w as sick of think ing about the sam e shit all day; the sam e scenarios, the sam e conversations, ask ing the sam e questions I continued not to be able to answ er. I w as alm ost hom e, but w ith m ore questions than I had tw o years ago. I w as irritated w ith how hard m y brain w as w ork ing and how little it w as accom plishing. Staring at the clouds helped. T hey w ere constantly changing. I becam e com pletely obsessed w ith them . T hey distracted m e from m y ow n m ind.

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T he days seem ed to shove them selves into m y face w ith satisfaction and reluctance satisfied with every choice we had made that had gotten us this far, reluctant to figure out how to live any other w ay. Lik e a fat k id eating cak e, an entire auditorium was screaming to finish every last bite. E very person w e m et, everyone w e already k new , every conversation w e had revolved around “ w hat w as next.” What do people expect? F or m e to go to outer space? N o one w anted the show to be over and w hen it w as over they w anted a sequel. B ut it seem ed that friends and fam ily didn’ t quite understand. It w as not a show . We w ere not an act. T his w as how w e had chosen to live, it w as our reality and quite frank ly, w e w ere both concerned about the transition back to w hat everyone else k new as reality.

R elationships w ith anyone w ho w as not a cruiser grew distant.

What happens w hen the cak e is gone and everyone stops cheering? Are you fat and happy? O r j ust fat? Less than tw o w eek s until com pleting Am erica’ s G reat Loop I had exhausted m yself w ith other peoples expectations. We w ere still talk ing about turning around.

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E very other sum m er our fam ily of seven leaves the shallow w aters of the C hesapeak e B ay and sails to N ew E ngland for a m onth. T he trip is brok en up into three legs. We transit from the C hesapeak e B ay to the D elaw are B ay via the C hesapeak e & D elaw are ( C &D ) C anal and then dow n the D elaw are B ay to C ape H enlopen. T o save tim e w e m ak e the j um p offshore from C ape M ay, N J , to B lock I sland, R I. T his passage tak es less than tw o days and is usually very enj oyable. F rom B lock I sland it is a short hop into P oint J udith P ond so w e can top up our fuel and w ater tank s, then head into N ew port, R I. Little w as I to k now this trip w as going to be com pletely different.

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Wai ti ng out the storm i n C ape M ay

We left our berth on the Sassafras R iver and proceeded north to the C &D C anal. O ur children love transiting the canal. T he chance of com ing across a “ B ig B oat” as the j unior crew calls them , is alw ays high.

Our children, all five of them, take turns helping us keep watch. We give them a -minute watch each. Our youngest, M atilda, alw ays sits next to m e for her w atch. It is always fun to jest with the younger kids when we pass a large tug boat or freighter. Do you think we are going to make it Is there going to be enough room for both of us Their eyes get real big as the freighters pass us by lots of fun We ask the same uestions as we pass under the bridges. Will we make it How close is the top of the mast Will we clear My wife and I can no longer fool the older kids. They look at us and say, If that Big Boat made it I think we will be okay Liam and Matilda, our youngest, always stay on deck watching the masthead as we glide under the bridges - just to make sure.

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O nce out of the C &D C anal w e pushed south towards Cape Henlopen. We call this portion of our trip “ sailing into a w ashing m achine.” T he further south w e go the m ore m other nature turns up the spin cycle.

Our children rush to the bunk beds in the forw ard cabin and get ready for the fun.

They take turns becoming weightless as we plow through the big w aves. I am alw ays amazed that they do not get seasick with their antics during times like this. Who says you can not get exercise on a boat It was nighttime when we finally dropped the hook behind the breakwater at Cape Henlopen and I was ready for a good night’ s sleep. T he next day w as m et w ith thunderstorm s and strong w inds from the north. It w as tim e to treat ourselves to a dock in Cape May while we waited for better w eather. A short j um p from the D elaw are side of the bay put us on the N ew J ersey side and w e tied up at South J ersey M arina. South J ersey M arina typically caters to sport fisherman boats, but their deep w ater slips bring in the sailboats, especially w hen the w eather is bad. We enj oyed a m eal out, a few stream ing m ovies dockside, and even did some laundry. We w ere getting now here fast, but enj oying life j ust the sam e.

T he w eather w as forecasted to get better over the next 4 8 h ours so w e decided to give the offshore passage a go! T he staff at the marina had to jockey a few boats around to get us out the next m orning. Apparently w e w ere the craz y boat that decided to leave w hile the w aves w ere still a bit uncomfortable for some. Our Formosa 5 does not sail well to windward, but her full keel and heavy displacement make her a very sea-kindly boat, especially when we motorsail and take the waves on the bow.

As we left Cape May we hugged the coast, keeping the four- to eight-foot swells at a 5-degree angle off our bow.

Six hours later the seas calm ed and w e pointed our bow towards Block Island, Ambrose Channel and the approaches of New ork Harbor. Hudson Cannon here we come In good w eather night passages are relaxing and non-eventful, at least from my experience. The shipping lanes of New ork are something to take seriously, but m ost boats are either arriving or departing and have an alert crew on watch. Our radar allows us to see almost

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heading! In the cock pit w e k eep a reference card to help m iles as w e m otorsail through this busy area. F or m ost of w ith vessel light recognition w hen traveling at night. I this passage w e are out of sight of land, close to 4 0 m iles w ent over the card again and again but the lights in front offshore. of m e m ade no sense.

As w e settled into our I check ed the charts routine the m iles passed to verify our location. We under the k eel. N ight w ere alm ost out of the arrived and everything separation z one betw een w as going w ell. T im e for N ew Y ork H arbor and another pot of coffee! the H udson C anyon. T he Around 1 :0 0 a .m . w hite lights w ere directly som e unusual lights in front of m e and they appeared on the horiz on. w ere beginning to spread I check ed the radar to see if w e could identify out. I got on the radio and tried to hail the vessel the vessel and the chart that w as clearly in front of plotter’ s radar screen w as m e. F irst I tried channel blank ! I turned up the 1 6 a nd then channel 1 3 . gain and tried again. Still N othing! I w as not able to nothing. T he radar w as D i nner on board get a response from this w ork ing, but w hatever m ystery vessel. w as in front of us w as We could not w ait any longer; it w as tim e for action. not re ecting the radar’s signal. As our boat got closer to the lights I noticed that it w as a cluster of w hite lights, I k new that our boat w as getting closer to w hatever w as in front of us. I needed to change our course to avoid a about six in all. T he lights m ade no pattern that I could collision. I chose to m ak e a 9 0 d egree turn to port and recogniz e and to m ak e m atters w orse, there w ere no red head directly for N ew Y ork H arbor. T ak ing this course or green to help m e determ ine w hich w ay the vessel w as

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Anchored in the Hudson Canyon? w ould either k eep the lights on m y starboard side or cause them to fade aw ay as w e both headed opposite directions. After 2 0 m inutes of m otorsailing to the w est the w hite lights appeared to be fading. I tried again to find something on the radar, but it was still blank. A few m inutes later I decided to return to m y original course and head once again to B lock I sland.

T he w hite lights w ere still visible off the starboard side as w e pressed on through the night. A few hours later they w ere gone. T he excitement was over, but the uestion remained, w hat had j ust happened?

T he sunrise w as sim ply fantastic. We w ere still 3 5 m iles southw est of Montauk Point, N . The m iles w ere passing under the k eel easily now as w e m otorsailed through calm w ater. It w as alm ost lik e w e w ere in a lak e or a pond and not the Atlantic O cean.

As I scanned the horiz on there w as not another ship in sight. We had the w hole ocean to ourselves, so I U nder sai l off M snapped off a few pictures.

A beautiful sunrise and a fresh m orning cup of coffee; w ho could ask for anything m ore?

All of a sudden the radio crack led to life. Som eone was on channel shouting into the microphone, Hey guys, it’s time to wake up Let’s go and pull up our pots Get up everyone I w as com pletely shock ed and even a little bit m ad. ou have got to be kidding me Now it all made sense.

T he m ystery w as over. What w e had com e across on our overnight sail w as a series of sm all boats anchored in the Hudson Canyon waiting until morning to pull up some lobster pots. T heir anchor lights m ust have been w hat w e had com e across. T heir boats w ould have been so small that without a radar re ector they could easily go undetected. They all had anchor lights on, but were close enough together that they appeared to be one large vessel.

I doubt they w ere even anchored since the depth of the w ater w as w ell over a hundred feet. T his gave them the appearance of a ship that was moving T hese guys cam e out 3 0 + m iles offshore and dropped som e lobster pots. T hen they w ent to sleep w ith their

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anchor lights on as they drifted in one of the busiest separation lanes on the East Coast. Now they were on channel , the international hailing and distress channel, yelling at each other to wake up so they could go fishing I got on our radio and tried to hail them, but they ignored m y calls. I hope their catch w as w orth the huge risk t hey had j ust tak en.

We arrived at B lock Island m id-afternoon and spent the night on a m ooring in the G reat Salt P ond. In the m orning the k ids scanned the anchorage looking for Aldo’s B ak ery B oat. If you have never been to B lock Island you are m issing out on a New England treasure. Aldo travels from boat to boat selling pastries every morning. His fam ily m ak es these treats fresh early in the m orning and then loads them on a sm all boat w ith ontauk P oi nt, N Y several gallons of coffee for the hungry but sleepy eet of sailors. He wakes everyone up by shouting Andiamo . . . andiamoooooo Apparently this means Let’s go’ in Italian.

After our break fast w e did j ust that. We dropped the m ooring lines and headed into P oint J udith for fuel and then on to Newport, RI, for groceries and to meet some friends.

Would they even believe the story I w as about to tell them ?

We have made several trips to New England from the Chesapeake Bay and back again. Most sailors who venture offshore are cautious and m ak e the proper preparations.

I have alw ays felt safer offshore than in a bay or a busy canal. T he m ariners you com e across offshore are seasoned sailors and k now w hat they are doing. Am ateur sailors are typically scared to head offshore and rightly so.

O nce you sail enough you w ill k now w hen you are ready. I w ill never forget the night our boat cam e across half a dozen drifting fishing boats. The four hours of my life that I spent trying to identify, avoid and communicate with them w ill not be forgotten anytim e soon. It j ust goes to show that you must always be alert and focused. ou never know w hat you w ill com e across w hen you set out to sea.

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Sai l i ng at F re e w ay Sp e e d

I sl and P ac k e t and B l u e Jac k e t Y ac h ts T ak e n O ev r b y H ak e M ari ne

H ak e M arine, parent com pany of Seaw ard Y achts, has acquired both the Island P ack et and B lue J ack et brands. T his, j ust a year after Seaw ard Y achts entered into an agreem ent w ith Island P ack et Y achts to build their sailboats. All three brands are being built side by side in the form er Island P ack et shipyard in Largo, F lorida. J essica Lynch, D irector of H ak e M arine said, “ O ur plan is to further develop each brand w ith new designs, stream line manufacturing processes, and organize for efficient and effective boat production.�

A g ossi p i s someone w i th a g reat sense of rumor.

As of N ovem ber of 2 0 1 2 , the fastest sailing speed on record w as 6 5 .4 5 k nots, or over 7 5 m iles per hour! P aul Larsen on S ai lrock et 2 did this in the w aters of N am ibia. S ai lrock et 2 is an unconventional design intended for sailing on one tack in a straight line on at water. Not the most practical boat for the average sailor.

Nautical Trivia Is it a boat? Is it a ship? A lot of people are not sure how or w hy they are distinguished. Are you? ( W anna c heat? T he answer is on page 47

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A new polar research ship com m issioned by the U K ’ s N atural E nvironm ent R esearch C ouncil ( N E R C ) w as in need of a nam e. In order to drum up interest in the proj ect, N E R C ask ed the internet to nam e the ship. As a guideline they suggested all k inds of nam es for the R oyal R esearch Ship ( R R S) , from Arctic explorers ( R R S H enry Worsley) and legendary actors ( R R S D avid Attenborough) to a 1 6 -m onth old girl w ith term inal cancer ( R R S P oppy-M ai) . B ut the w inner, in a landslide, w as B oaty M cB oatface. It w as a j ok e according to suggester and B B C com m entator J am es H and, but his j ok ey suggestion spurred far m ore interest in N E R C ’ s proj ect than they could have ever hoped for and earned 1 2 4 ,1 0 9 thousands votes - three tim es m ore votes than the next runner-up. N ot amused, a British official suggested he wouldn’t respect the results of the online poll. H ow ever, J ulia M addock , N E R C ’ s Acting Associate D irector for C om m unications Engagement, confirmed the new , , research vessel w ill be christened “ R R S B oaty M cB oatface.”

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“As a young child my mom told me I could be anything I wanted to be. It turns out that the police call this identity theft.”

- stolen from Music Man Dave

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Scuttlebutt B oatU .S . i s Si xt y!

G et a new car for y our sp ouse - i t’ ll be a g reat trade!

9631 – P rinceton U niversity and Y ale Law School graduate R ichard Schw artz heads out on the C hesapeake B ay w ith a friend w ho has j ust bought a new boat. T he boat is quickl y boarded by the U .S. C oast G uard, w ho cites the boat ow ner for having a faulty engine com partm ent ventilation system . Schw artz is stunned to discover that boat m anufacturers have no liability for m eeting governm ent safety regulations, and the U .S. C oast G uard has no j urisdiction over the m anufacturers to m ake sure they build safe boats – s o the C oast G uard is going after boat ow ners. Schw artz asks his boating friends if there is anyone fighting for their interests and the answer is no. And this is w hen B oatU .S. w as born!

Sh annon Y ac h ts N e w Cru i se r

Walter Schulz , the creator of Shannon Y achts, has com e up w ith a new design for boaters w ho are look ing for a sim ple and easy to handle cruiser. T here is m ore to the new boat than m eets the eye, and he has also com e up w ith a new sail design as w ell! See: shannonyachts.com

I don‛t know where the yacht is coming from or where we are. I believe when I updated the navigator last time I crossed the software with my computer game “Battleships!”

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In Shak espeare’ s tim e, m attresses w ere secured on bed fram es by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the m attress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... “ goodnight, sleep tight.”

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F ourteen adventurers w ere rescued off the coast of C hile after atypical w inds ended their recreation of a historic m aritim e j ourney. T he K on- T i k i 2 expedition had been sailing tw o balsa rafts from P eru to E aster Island and back , docum enting clim ate change, m arine life, and the im pact of pollution.

After 1 1 4 days at sea, reaching E aster Island and covering 4 ,5 0 0 nautical m iles, they requested a rescue about 9 5 0 nautical m iles from C hile. T hey realiz ed that reaching South Am erica w ould tak e too long and preferred evacuation to ensure safety for all.

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B ad B ob ! W rong I nf o L ast I ssu e !

B B w as so busy look ing at the cover shot for last issue’ s cover that he put the w rong info up on the T able of C ontents page. As it turns out, the girl’ s nam e is C olleen Sm ith and the photo w as tak en

by M arcus O ania ( m arcuscoania.com ) .

T hey w ere sailing from Anegada to V irgin G orda in the B V Is. T he boat w as a V oyage 5 2 0 nam ed S i lver L i ni ng .

F e e l i ng A L i ttl e L one l y?

If you think nobody cares, try m issing a couple of paym ents.

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T he corpse of a m an w ho appears to have been trying to m ake a desperate m ayday call w as found by two fishermen in the seas off Surigao del Sur province, about 5 0 m iles off the Philippines. He has been identified as German adventurer M anfred F ritz B aj orat.

T he grey corpse, w hich w as preserved by dry ocean w inds, hot tem peratures and the salty air, w as still sitting at a desk near radio equipm ent on the 4 0 -foot yacht called S ay o, w hich w as partially subm erged. It is not year clear w hen he died, but no one has reported seeing him since 2 0 0 9 .

Local officials rem ain puz z led by the death. T hey have yet to com pletely rule out foul play, as som e of his personal item s could have been dam aged by force.

My wife got the sails in the divorce!

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A 1½-year-old, blue-eyed German shepherd/husky mix named Luna fell overboard from a fishing boat off the coast of San Clemente Island, CA in February. Her owner, 20-yearold Nick Haworth, a commercial fisherman, and his one-man crew were fishing two miles off the island on the 45-foot boat Elizabeth H. when they noticed that the 40-pound dog was missing. “One moment Luna was there, and the next, she was gone,” Haworth told Navy officials at the time. Haworth called for help and a search was launched. Devastated, he spent two days in the area looking for her, but she was never spotted.

Meanwhile on the island, Navy crews searched for the dog from the land and from above but never spotted her. Then, five weeks after Luna disappeared and everyone had lost hope that she would be found, she turned up near a naval facility on the island. Crew members driving along the island’s main road found her sitting by the side of the roadway, opened up the car door, whistled and she jumped right in. Luna had apparently swum to shore and survived on her own for five weeks. She was found to be a bit malnourished but otherwise healthy and uninjured. It appeared she had eaten small rodents to survive.

Luna was flown to Naval Base Coronado to be reunited with her ecstatic owner.

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R oyal Cru i si ng C l u b T rop h y W i nne rs

A chi ck en crossi ng the road i s p oultry i n moti on.

T he C ruising C lub of Am erica ( C C A) announced that Scott and M ary F landers are the recipients of the organiz ation’ s 2 0 1 5 R oyal C ruising C lub T rophy. T he perpetual trophy is aw arded annually to the C C A m em ber w ho has undertak en the m ost interesting cruise of singular m erit and m oderate duration.

T he F landers com pleted a 4 ,1 7 6 -nautical m ile voyage from F ort Lauderdale to Iceland, via N ova Scotia, Labrador and G reenland, aboard their 4 6 ’ traw ler, E g ret. P rior to becom ing C C A m em bers, Scott and M ary circum navigated the globe w estabout, via C ape H orn and the C ape of G ood H ope, aboard E g ret. It’ s believed that they are the only ones to have done this w ith a pow er-driven yacht.

We heard from Steve Shapiro, w ho tells us that the story about his calling for rescue nine tim es, “ w as a bit overplayed.”

H e says he bought the C olin Archer cutter in N orw ay and planned to sail her back to M aine, U SA. T he adventure w as w hat happened along the w ay, not an intention at departure.

O f the nine lifeboat stops, four w ere in one harbor w here they w ere pulled off sand bars, often because of m ism ark ed or poor buoy m aintenance.

T he yacht w as left by the R oyal N avy, w arning against a m ast tie, and that’ s w hy she fell off her m ooring w hile tied in H ayle to hide from im pending storm s. H er prop shaft drive and variable pitch collar had loosened preventing locom otion, so she had to be tow ed. T hus, the calls.

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B ecause D SC is such a great w ay for boaters to com m unicate, share inform ation and help each other, a num ber of people from different parts of the w orld put together the Worldw ide G roup C all System . T he num bers should be program m ed into both V H F and H F radios.

F or lots m ore inform ation on this you can go to http:/ / w w w .bruneibay.net/ bbradio/ bbrN AV AR E AgroupID s.htm

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In April the D efense Advanced R esearch P roj ects Agency and the Office of Naval Research christened their new toy, the S ea H unter. It’ s designed to operate at sea for m onths at a tim e, travel thousands of m iles, all w hile follow ing navigation rules and avoiding collisions. T he 1 3 0 foot trim aran is designed w ith a ton of advanced features that the N avy envisions it can use for hunting subs and m ines, but could j ust as easily be used for surveillance.

G ood N e w s f or T onga C ru i se rs

O ur friends, Shane & H elen Walk er, have j ust sent us som e good new s for people w ho w ant to cruise V ava’ u, T onga. F ij i Airw ays w ill now have direct ights to Vava’u from N adi, F ij i’ s International Airport. In the past all ights had to go thru T ongatapu, w hich m eant three stops and plane changes. F or cruising boats this m eans crew changes can now be m ade easily.

Shane & H elen run the M oorings and Sunsail charter bases, so now you can fly in and charter in one of the best cruising grounds in the w orld m uch m ore easily than before!

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st A sk f or H e l p !

T hree m en, w ho w ere stranded on the tiny deserted island of F anadik in M icronesia, w ere rescued after three days w hen a U .S. N avy plane spotted the w ord “ H E LP ” w hich they had spelled out on the beach w ith palm fronds. T he m en had been underw ay to another island w hen their sm all sk iff w as capsiz ed by a w ave. A local boat pick ed them up and took them to a hospital.

G i ve me one g ood reason to act my ag e!

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N ew = D ifferent color from previous design All N ew = P arts not interchangeable w ith previous design U nm atched = Alm ost as good as the com petition D esign Sim plicity = M fg. costs cut to the bone F oolproof O peration = N o provision for adj ustm ent Advanced D esign = C opy w riter doesn’ t understand it B uy D irect = M anufacturer had argum ent w ith distributor R ugged = T oo heavy to lift

T he latest survey show s that three out of four p eop le mak e up 7 5 %

of the p op ulati on.

A L i ttl e G ood O l ’ F ash i one d P ayol a!

So our friend D anny, w ho runs the T ees by B o B ooth at the St. P ete B oat Show and is a M aui J im Sunglasses dealer, w as telling J ody about this new “ H C ” lens technology.

It w ipes out 9 9 .9 % of glare, 1 0 0 % of harm ful U V and boosts color via specially designed lens treatm ents. Long story short, he had M aui J im send us a pair to “ test.” O k ay, they got us. T hey are great on the w ater! T hey cut the glare, protect your eyes from the sun’ s glare, and cut the reflection. C heck out the H C lenses on a pair of M aui J im ’ s next tim e you’ re on a boat, and you w ill see w hat w e m ean. O k ay, so payolla does w ork som etim es!

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H op e f or O l d E ye s

That’s the concept. The yacht’s design - a tetrahedron structure hovering over the water, is a collaboration between onathan Schwinge and Marcel Muller of Inmainco Visionary Marine Management. Once constructed the yacht will have a take-off speed of 5 knots and y above the waterline at knots.

G et ready to put aw ay those reading glasses! R esearch on the elephant nose fish ever heard of that one may lead to the development of a contact lens with the ability to autofocus within milliseconds - providing help for people with presbyopia, the eye condition that makes it hard to focus on close objects due to stiffening of the eye’s lens. The elephant nose fish lives in low-light muddy rivers, but due to its uni uely shaped retina, it can see just fine. Basing a lens on the fish’s retinal structure could help those of AARP age to see a whole lot better

Nautical Trivia

( A nswer to qu estion on p age 26)

The O x f ord English D ic tionary says the f ollowing. . .

B oat: “A small, typi c ally ope n v essel f or trav elling ov er water, pr ope lled by oars, sail, or an engine .

S hip : “ A large sea-going v essel ( as op p osed to a boat) . ” A nother way to look at is, ships c arry boats, boats do not c arry ships !

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I f I w as a bi rd I ’ d k now w ho to poop on.

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L T , Cal l ao A nc h orag e N o. 1 2 , P e ru : D e c k w atc h k e e p e rs on rou ti ne rou nds on ru de oi l tank e r noti c e d a rob b e r atte m p ti ng to b re ak i nto th e f ore c astl e store . orm e d, al arm rai se d, f og h orn sou nde d and c re w m u ste re d. Se e i ng th e al e rte d rob b e r e sc ap e d. N oth i ng re p orte d stol e n.

A p ri l 2 1 , 2 0 1 6 - 1 8 3 0 L T , A rou nd 1 8 nm E ast of D al ang ane m I sl and, P h i l i p p i ne s: Cre w onb oard a b u l k c arri e r u nde rw ay noti c e d a sp e e d b oat ap p roac h i ng at h i g h sp e e d. A l arm rai se d, w h i stl e sou nde d, c re w m u ste re d and fire hoses activated. The boat closed to a distance of 40 meters and se e i ng th e al e rte d c re w ab orte d th e ap p roac h .

A p ri l 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 - 1 8 1 5 L T , arou nd 5 8 N M SW of B rass, N i g e ri a: Se v e n p i rate s arm e d w i th g u ns ap p roac h e d a tank e r u nde rw ay. A l arm rai se d, c re w m u ste re d, w ate r h ose ac ti v ate d and M aste r c om m e nc e d e v asi v e m anoe u v e rs. D u e to th e h i g h f re e b oard and h arde ni ng m e asu re s de p l oye d b y th e v e sse l , th e p i rate s ab orte d th e attac k and m ov e d aw ay. A l l c re w saf e .

A p ri l 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 - 0 5 3 0 L T , arou nd 3 9 N M Sx W of B rass, N i g e ri a: P i rate s attac k e d and b oarde d an of f sh ore su p p l y v e sse l u nde rw ay. A l arm rai se d and c re w m u ste re d. N one sse nti al c re w s re tre ate d i nto th e c i tade l . P i rate s e sc ap e d b e f ore N i g e ri an N av y b oarde d th e v e sse l . A l l c re w re p orte d saf e . V e sse l e sc orte d to a saf e p ort b y N i g e ri an N av y.

A p ri l 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 - 0 7 1 7 L T , arou nd 9 7 N M SW of B rass, N i g e ri a: P i rate s attac k e d and b oarde d an of f sh ore su p p l y v e sse l u nde rw ay. A l arm rai se d and c re w m u ste re d. N one sse nti al c re w s re tre ate d i nto th e c i tade l . P i rate s rob b e d and k i dnap p e d tw o c re w m e m b e rs.

A l l re m ai ni ng c re w i s saf e and p roc e e di ng to a saf e p ort.

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Another Way It’s difficult to be disengaged these days, to try and not be consumed by the news, politics, global events.

With near constant media mediating our impressions of the world, and the same players showing up everywhere, things feel really messy, and messes are huge distractions. Thank you, bonehead messmakers, who, for some reason, seem to get most of the airplay.

Because they’re always up in our faces, the one universal trait I’ve noticed these attention seekers share, what makes the biggest mess, is inflexibility—for some, there’s only one right way, no other options. Inflexibility rarely ends well.

Clearly, I keep thinking, these boneheads are not sailors. Flexibility is something else we learn with sailing that may set sailors apart from the mainstream.

Thanks to current events, the fact I am a boat owner with cruising plans that keep morphing, the topic of flexibility has been surfacing a lot for myself, too.

Choosing to sail boats can teach us a lot about the dangers of being too rigid.

First, there’s weather, the supreme dictator of everything, benevolent or not. Weather is a force of nature no media outlet, politician, oligarch, or one-percenter can manipulate. As they say in New England, “if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.”

Sometimes, this is true, sometimes it rains for days and days and days. Rain is good for many things, as anyone sitting in a remote anchorage without a watermaker can tell you. Rain provides showers, cleans decks with fresh water, fills tanks, we need it. The one time my well ran dry fifteen years ago, I swore to never, ever again complain about rain.

So, I can’t complain when I’ve blocked out several days for boat maintenance work and it decides to rain the whole time. Or, be cold and blustery. Nor can I stubbornly proceed with painting, or varnishing, or caulking. Alternate plans must be made, like below deck projects, or a book.

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Rather, it is others who can be inflexible about my plans and need patient explanations. Originally, I said I was going to leave on a year-long cruise. But, family matters, financial logistics and homefront complications make a six month-long absence and a revised itinerary more practical. Now, I have to keep telling some people: please, stop telling the world about my fi rst plan. Grrrr.

Sometimes, I am inflexible when it comes to having patience with the inflexibility of others who can’t keep up with change, who need to hold onto old, tired stories because they like them better.

Life is an obstacle course, around which detours and adaptation are the only choice. My formative years were spent honing this ability. On a small boat with an unreliable engine, no matter how badly I wanted a landfall, I spent extra days at sea waiting out strong headwinds. Regardless of how much I wanted to stay in bed, the sound of a dragging anchor always required immediate attention on the foredeck. Customs officers don’t care if you’ve been craving a salad for weeks on end; if you arrive after hours, they’re closed and you have to wait. These are just a few examples.

How many times has flexibility saved a sailor, for whom happiness, safety and comfort rely almost entirely upon bending to forces beyond their control?

How many times has it been—and this is said with zero intention of being overly dramatic—a matter of life and death? Tales of disasters at sea are often all about inflexibility, of somebody being unable to submit to the true power of nature.

During an ocean passage last year, everyone aboard our boat benefited from actually stopping forward progress and heading away from our destination in order to avoid the worst of a front. At fi rst, some of the passengers were vocally frustrated by this decision, distressed by our errant rhumb line. Accustomed to dependable schedules, trained to be on time to make their flights, prudence took a back seat. Because the

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decision was made before the weather got bad and the wind was still favorable, they needed frequent explanations for why stopping was necessary, how we were detouring around the front, that an extra day at sea wouldn’t really make a huge difference in the big picture. Then, once the front blew north and we heard about the more severe weather experienced by others up where we could have been, happiness reigned.

Several months later, a cargo ship was lost at sea off the Bahamas because waiting in port for a hurricane to pass threatened the bottom line, bean counters said the delay would cost them tons of extra money. They got caught in the tempest, engines were disabled, and none of the thirty-three mariners, including a couple of my sons’ maritime academy classmates, survived. I spent a lot of time imagining the horror of those last few hours of still believing everything might turn out okay, until it didn’t. This was a true tragedy.

A couple months ago, while sailing in Thailand with another load of passengers, a night was spent anchored off an uninhabited island because the wind and waves had been too strong in the anticipated anchorage with facilities. Instead of worrying about grinding anchor chains, uncomfortable bobbing, and potential dragging, we had the most peaceful night. The next day, we returned to Koh Lipe to see the sights, eat some more yummy Thai food ashore, and anchored and re-anchored about seven times before I was certain we were properly hooked. Totally annoying. But, again, that night, even though the wind howled, the swells picked up, and the boat next to us dragged, we stayed put, and everyone slept.

Finally, the other day, after an unusually mild winter up here, the daffodils were blooming, trees were budding and beginning to leaf out when, on April 26, the hills received four inches of snow. The white stuff took many by surprise, cars that had already switched out snow tires for all-seasons slipping and sliding all over greasy roads.

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you had to go to work or school, flexibility required an earlier departure. Even if you did nothing more than sit at a window and look outside, a little flexibility helped you adjust to the sight of white covering all the exciting signs of spring.

I postponed a planned trip to town, and instead listened to an inflexible neighbor vent about the weather on the phone, as if anything anyone says or feels could change the situation. I wondered why I wasn’t as upset, and realized that having learned early on in life to be fine with forces beyond our control was why I didn’t mind the snow. And, in large part, it was why I had been recently able to easily reshape plans with my boat.

These are the stories about flexibility I can remember because they happened fairly recently.

Scores more have been buried under memory bank clutter, waiting to resurface as we head into another season of boating and cruising where my flexibility will continue to be tested. Meanwhile, I can inflexibly keep fantasizing about a world where all the boneheads are put onto boats and cast out to sea. The cameras will follow for the ratings windfall of the millennium.

Meanwhile, the rest of us can clean up their messes and look forward to every episode. Win-win.

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a Sailor Girl B y O liv ia Frank

B orn in the middle of the desert in A rizona, with no oc ean or k nowledge of the water world beyond my c ac tus borders, I write this as I now sway on the op en oc ean with wav es gently roc k ing beneath our sailboat.

S altw ater i n the ai r, w i nd i n my hai r, a nd sounds of sea li fe surroundi ng me i s a p lace I have called home for the p ast four y ears. I must confess li fe on thi s sai li ng v essel has become me, e nri chi ng m y soul each day , ex p andi ng m y mi nd on the p laces a sai l can tak e me, p rovi di ng t hat feeli ng of p eace only nature can p rovi de‌ .

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Surrounded by a w ater w orld I understand now , as fem ale sailors w e are a special breed. We com e from different back grounds and our souls call for the ocean. We are com fortable w ith solitude.

We choose to understand fear and at tim es chase it, a natural instinct and one that should never hold us back . We m ay not be born into the life, but our souls somehow find a way to a place that seems all too fam iliar. Whether at the lak e or on the sea, anticipating the m om ent when the wind fills our sails brings a smile. Where nothing is easy, strength and creativity seem to just ow like the currents.

Inspired by the w ater and the liberation of that particular feeling sailing gives w ill forever have a place in m y heart. An outlet w here our souls set sail, w hether it is to k eep the dream alive, to w in a race, or to j ust sim ply escape for a short tim e, w e give hope and uplift others. F riendship and respect are m ore valuable than m oney on our turf. O pening eyes to a different perspective, on the w ater w e help each other. A fem ale sailor is a different breed, absolutely. Weather, or whether the situation, like the wind we are the first ones to tie our hair back , ready to see things w ith a clear view .

Sailing has given m e a different outlook on life and how I see things. N ature has the answ ers to everything. N ot sw eating the sm all stuff, but to appreciate all the m om ents, all the im perfections, all the little things. I adm it I usually sail in a sk irt, functional and free none the less. M y galley is the siz e of a sm all closet and I require nothing m ore. M y actual closet is the siz e of m ost k itchen cabinets, yet it is all I need. I chipped m y front tooth on this sailboat w ith no dentist around for days. I eventually forgot about it, yet w hen I look into the mirror now I find character in the mishap itself, loving my im perfection because it is w ho I am . Lik e the ocean, nothing is ever perfect, yet we find ways to accept the natural and deal with the

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elements, finding comfort in patience, knowledge in the struggle, and realizing the beauty behind it all: Sailing, knowing we rely solely on the wind to travel. Climbing up the mast feeling the energy of nature with a bird’s eye view. Swimming in the ocean to feel the weightlessness of space here on Earth. Discovering it’s not how we see ourselves in life, it is how we choose to see life.

Humbled by each moment, I live each day with no regrets and appreciate the beings around me, all things natural that encompass me. I have grown a profound respect for Mother Nature since living on this sailboat and I am grateful every- single- day. Seeing the effects of ocean pollution, ocean life suffering, I search for ways to give back all that it has given me. Each journey tells me more and more that things need to change. Where nature teaches, if we can learn, we can change. Each of us caring, helping in small efforts, we can make a difference, this I know. All that is real is found in nature: the cures, the hope, the magic that is still out there for us to discover, a world like no other. A course all your own, it is not an easy life by any means, but that’s what makes sailing special, life special. It is a ride you will never forget.

As I look out towards the ocean I must confess.... at sea I not only became a sailor, I became no longer a girl but a woman who knows exactly who she is, a desert soul that loves to sail the big blue and appreciates what nature has to offer every day. I became a woman of the sea that has wings to y and now, a soon to be mother. A precious soul grows inside my belly on this sailboat and I can’t wait to share this world with him.

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What’s Out There?

T he D ufour 4 6 0 w as introduced in Septem ber 2 0 1 5 , replacing the D -4 5 0 w ith a com pletely new hull, deck a nd interior design. A w ider beam has allow ed expansion of the interior living spaces, w hich are arranged to m axim iz e social enj oym ent. T he forw ard galley placem ent and an outdoor cook ing area provide an easier life at sea.

D espite these changes, the new 4 6 0 has retained the sailing perform ance w ith easy handling that D ufour yachts have becom e k now n for. T he deck layout includes

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an aft deck platform , 2 4 ” -w ide side deck s for easy w alk through in heavy w eather, and a foredeck sail lock er for easy access during sail changes or w hen anchoring.

Sailing is m ade easy w ith their “ no aft w inch” system that brings all sail handling into the cock pit. T he selftack ing j ib adds to the sim plicity of sail handling.

In all, the D ufour 4 6 0 i s a good-look ing and com fortable boat w ith higher than average sailing capabilities. As w e lik e to say, it is a real perform ance cruising sailboat - the best of both w orlds!

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Dufour 460

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What’s Out There?

T he Lagoon 4 2 i s a relative new com er to their line. While m aintaining the m ain features of the latest generation of Lagoons, it has evolved into a m ore cruiser-friendly design.

O n deck t he m ast has been m oved further aft, along w ith the self-tack ing j ib, for perform ance, ease of handling, and to bring all operations together in one place. T he helm position allow s for direct com m unication betw een the cock pit and saloon, as w ell as im proved circulation forw ard and aft of the helm ing

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station. T here is easy, direct access to the coachroof and boom , helped by a com posite bim ini w ith a sliding panel to ensure a good view of the sails.

A glaz ed door occupies the entire w idth of the coachroof for access to the large interior living areas.

Below, in each hull, you will find comfort in the large bunk s and plenty of space for stow ing cruising gear.

With the increasing popularity of catam arans as cruising boats, this new Lagoon fits right into the needs of a cruising couple or fam ily!

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Lagoon 42

G et all the facts: www.cata-lagoon.com A vai lable i n three- cabi n ( show n) and four- cabi n lay out)

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LAGOON 42 LOA 42’ Draft 4’ 1” Beam 25’ 3” Power Yanmar 2 X 45 hp Fuel 79 USG Fresh Water 79 USG Mast Clearance 67’ 9” No. of Berths 6 -12

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POWER CRUISER

R anger T ugs are k now n for their “ look .” N o m atter w hat k ind of boat you are into, w hen a boater sees a R anger T ug their gaz e usually lasts a little longer.

T he R -3 1 C B shares m any of the features and qualities of her sm aller sisterships, but som e notable additions to this larger m odel m ak e her ideal for extended cruising w hile still being a trailerable traw ler. T he R -3 1 C B features a ybridge e uipped with electronic controls at both the upper and lower helm. The ybridge also retracts to allow for trailering. T he builders at R anger T ugs also equipped the foredeck w ith seating and a table that can be raised or low ered depending on w hether the boat is under w ay, or at anchor or dock for entertaining.

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RANGER TUG 31 CB

T he interior layout of the R -3 1 C B features tw o stateroom s— one large island berth forw ard w ith en suite head, and a m idship berth and day head. A starboard side door provides easy access from the low er helm to the side deck s so crew can get to the bow for line handling.

Look ing for a trailerable traw ler to cruise?

T his is one you should look at!

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35’ 2” 31’ 2” 10’ 28”

V olvo D 4 3 0 0 hp

180 USG 80 USG 11.500 40 US Gal 10’ 3”

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Marlene VS.

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

By Dennis Mullen

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O U N E E D T O M O VE Y O U R B O A T ! N O !W ” It was the kid from the dredge, and he was yelling. Y elling loudly. T he kid was thin, dirty and tall, maybe in his twenties, and he was yelling at me, so I ignored him.

Y ou could tell he wasn’ t from the South. Southern kids are polite. Southern kids say “please” and “thank you” and they call you “sir” and they mean it. I like

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that. If the kid had been from the South, he would have said something like, “E x cuse me C aptain, I hate to bother y’ all, but there’ s been a mix up, and my captain, the captain of the dredge, sent me over to ask if y’ all’ d be kind enough to move y’ all’ s boat to another slip? ” and we would have moved.

Not without a little grumbling; moving D i fferent D rummer takes more effort than I had budgeted for that beautiful Saturday morning at the National Park Service docks on O cracoke Island. But we would have moved, and everything that was about to happen

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wouldn’ t have happened. But I could not abide this impolite young man and his order of “Y O U NE E D T O MO V E Y O U R BO A T ! ” “No I don’ t,” I said as I turned in my captain’ s chair to face the young man for the first time. I spoke very slowly, but with measured authority. I made sure it sounded more like a growl.

The kid saw the wild look in my good eye and the spark from the other one, then he looked at the braids in my beard and the tangles in my hair, and then, finally, he focused on the umbo si ed can of

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“RAI tra Strength asp and ornet iller” that I was holding in my right hand, and wisely returned to the dredge.

U p until then, it was a pretty good day. I didn’ t know that badges and guns were headed our way. arlier, the day started out like one of those kinds of mornings the folks back home think we have every morning. The sunrise had turned Silver ake gold, the huge ferries to the mainland were long gone, and the illage of cracoke was coming to life. iamonds were sparkling on the lake’s surface as the pelicans awoke and the lighthouse went to sleep. ne by one, fishing boats headed out through the “ditch” to the Pamlico Sound and the Gulf Stream and its hidden trophies of monster fish. arlene was sleeping in after our evening of tuna and rum at the Jolly Roger with Ranger Bob and Brenda, and I was en oying my third or fourth or fifth or si th cup of coffee, sitting in D i fferent D rummer’ s cockpit, watching cracoke’s day begin.

It was late summer, most of the tourists had gone home, and there was only one other sailboat at the docks, a ’ monohull tied to the dock directly across the fairway from us, probably feet away. It’s times like this that I love. Simple, uiet, pleasures. y kind of heaven.

Then all hell broke loose. The dredge was back, and the dredge was pissed. e were in its spot.

T here’ s no need to discuss the need for dredges; if not for the dredges, cruisers couldn’ t cruise. Inlets shift, channels fill in, shoaling happens, and the dredges come to the rescue, year after year. But they don’ t have to be assholes about it. T his one was.

Before we pulled anchor and moved to the dock, Ranger Bob the kind of park ranger all park rangers should be told us that the dredge had not made reservations, and wasn’ t expe cted to come in over the weekend to dock. After being on anchor for over a week, it was time for us to charge the batteries, fill the fresh water tanks, and get a couple of good night’s sleep while tied to the dock, so we paid for our slip through Tuesday. The PS docks in cracoke are available on a first come basis only, no reservations are accepted, and you can’ t hold a spot for your buddy

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( who may or may not make it across the Sound) . T he dredge, however, after pissing off enough cruisers, is now required to make reservations. T he dredge is huge, and it IS the A rmy C orps of E ngineers, for C hrist’ s sake; but they’ re supposed to play by the rules like everyone else. C ruisers were getting tired of being bullied by the dredge and intimidated into moving their boats if they were in “its spot” and they complained. Ranger Bob agreed with the cruisers ( he’ s one of us) , and asked the A rmy C orps of E ngineers captain of the dredge for the courtesy of advance notice, and the dock would be reserved for them, similar to the arrangement the NPS has with the C oast G uard. S imple solution.

C ourtesy be damned. T he dredge stormed through the ditch, made a 9 0 -degree turn to port, and was now

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facing D i fferent D rummer’ s cockpit like we were the enemy. It was huge. T he dredge has a gigantic barrel that pumps sand and looks like a WWII tank’ s cannon sticking out forward, and I had visions of the ‘ 6 0 s T V show “C ombat” starring V ic Marrow, and thought about dying. I had my hand-held radio on channel 1 6 , silence; I switched to 1 3 , more silence. A s the dredge sat there, hissing, stinking, and kicking up waves, the crew were all standing on the port side with dock lines in their hands, anx ious to get off of their stink pot and into the Jolly Roger, but we were in their way and they hated us. T he cruisers on the sailboat across the fairway were watching and waiting, because the dredge was known to force boats off of the dock they were on, also.

T o our horror, the captain of the dredge pushed the throttles to full-speed-ahead and blasted up the

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VS. CORPS OF ENGINEERS fairway between our two sailboats, heading straight for the concrete bulkhead, with the crew hanging on for dear life. A t the last minute, the captain reversed throttles to full speed, but it was too late. T he huge timbers protecting the bulkhead ( newly replaced after H urricane Sandy) sounded like a 12- gauge shotgun going off when they splintered from the crash, and the safety ladder leading into the water was no more. But the dredge came to an immediate halt, sending t h e crew sprawling.

A l l three boats were now thrashing about from the kicked-up water, and I saw both folks on the monohull ( respectable 6t h grade school teachers who were getting ready to retire) , give the captain of the dredge the finger and disappear into their boat, closing the companionway behind them.

T hat’ s when the captain sent the kid to see me.

It took about two minutes after the kid backed away before the captain came out on his bridge, and saw me taking pictures of his dredge and its way-too-close prox imity to D i fferent D rummer. “A re you preparing to move that vessel? ” he shouted above the roar of his engines. I took my time taking a couple of more pictures just to piss him off ( I knew the camera’ s battery was dead, but he didn’ t) , then shouted back, “Nope, we’ re here through T uesday… got a problem with that… call the Park Service.” e flipped his cigarette butt into the water, and I pretended to take a picture of that, too. T hen I went inside to fi more coffee.

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( remember Marlene? ) head was shut. T his meant two things: she was up, and, since it was before 08, she was pissed. Marlene is the sweetest, most forgiving person on the planet. A tax preparer, she owns a company that prepares taxe s for rock stars, bricklayers, farmers, sailors, and aspiring writers ( ? ) .

When we are not cruising, Marlene is working night after night of long, late hours, protecting us from the IRS. When we are onboard, she likes to sleep late, and more power to her. When Marlene is wakened suddenly in the morning, particularly by someone else’ s asshole maneuver, she can be disagreeable.

T his was one of those times. I took my coffee outside.

T he NPS Bronco was pulling into the parking lot adjacent to the docks just as I settled back into my captain’ s chair. I felt smug thinking Ranger Bob was about to straighten things out, until I saw it wasn’ t Ranger Bob getting out of the Bronco. It was a Ranger with a great big gun, and a great big badge; a bigger badge than Ranger Bob’ s. Ranger Bob never wore a gun. Ranger Bob didn’ t need a gun. A nd if the bigger badge meant that this Park Ranger ( who was gingerly heading our way after a finger pointing, arm flailing fit on the bulkhead by the captain of the dredge) was higher in rank than Ranger Bob’ s little badge, well, wouldn’ t D r. F reud have a good time with that.

But, here he was, hand on holster.

“Mornin’ C ap’ n,” he said, “do we have a problem, or can we all play like adults? ” Play like adults. I didn’ t like the sound of that.

“H ow can we have a problem? ” I said. “We haven’ t even met. T he asshole on the dredge has a problem, but we don’ t.”

“G ood,” he said. “F irst, let’ s stop calling each other dirty names, and then we can all play like adults.” I

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Marlene felt like a spanking was headed my way as he saw me eyeing his gun and badge. “I’ d like to ask you to move your boat to another slip.”

“Sure,” I said in my most agreeable voice. “No problem.” T he Ranger was shocked. “Y ou’ re the first person that asked,” I said. “ obody else asked.

We won’ t move to another slip, but we’ ll move back out on anchor in Silver L ake.” I didn’ t want to be anywhere near the dredge. Its generators and lights run all night, and it hisses and stinks. “Y ou’ re not a cruiser, are you? ” I asked. H is “play like an adult” crack was a dead giveaway. “ o. Today’s my first day on cracoke.”

I could hear Marlene in the port hull, starting to make angry, very un-Marlene-like noises.

“Well,” I started, “moving a sailboat’ s not like moving a car. Y ou don’ t just put it in reverse and back up. irst, I need to fill our water tanks, all of them, and that will take at least an hour. My house batteries won’t finish charging until after noon, and we’ll have to return our rented bicycles to T im, after we ride to the store for groceries. A ll cords, lines and hoses have to rolled up and stored away. In other words, we’ ll move, but tell those assholes on the dredge to get comfortable, because we’ re looking at about four hours.”

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a splash of color ( she’ s always a splash of color) and sun-bleached hair, clutching in her right hand the one weapon the government and the IRS fear the most: a receipt. As fluid and lithe as a ga elle from the summer of living aboard, Marlene vaulted her tanned body out of the cockpit, over the lifeline, and onto the dock like a performer from C irque-de-Solei. A s she headed up the dock at a near trot, she looked over her shoulder at us and shouted, “Stay where you are, Piggy,” using her pet name for me, “we’ re not going anywhere! I’ m getting Ranger Bob! ” and she disappeared across the parking lot, heading to the PS offices on a mission.

“U h oh,” I said, “she’ s pissed.”

“What’ d she call me? ” the Ranger asked. “D id she just call me a pig? ” T he poor guy was having a tough first day, and it was way before noon. I e plained the misunderstanding to him, how my nickname had been “Pig” for 40 ye ars, and he felt better and went and sat

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VS. CORPS OF ENGINEERS down on the park bench to try and sort things out while the captain of the dredge and I glared at each other, and I started filling our water tanks. The school teachers on the monohull remained out of sight, and the boats kept on rocking.

Just when I thought the dredge was going to launch an attack and smash us against the dock, I saw Marlene, still waving our receipt, leading Ranger Bob and a gaggle of NPS Rangerettes in their brown uniforms across the parking lot, in a bee-line for the dredge and its captain, who was now waiting on the dock. There was a huddle with all parties concerned, the captain of the dredge flailed his arms some more, I saw Ranger Bob shake his head and point at the splintered timbers on the bulkhead, and

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the captain got back on his dredge, backed out of the fairway, and left.

There was celebration on the docks. The Rangerettes surrounded Marlene like she had just killed the Wicked Witch, Ranger Bob, even more of a hero than he was to begin with, came onboard for a cup of coffee, and the school teachers opened their hatches and a bottle of wine. The Ranger with the gun who wanted us to “play like adults” quietly got back into his Bronco and left.

Marlene was smiling when she walked back down the dock, still holding our receipt in her hand. In fact, she was radiant. She gave me kiss as she walked by on her way to the cockpit. “Always keep your receipts, Piggy,” she said, “I’m going back to bed.” God I love her!

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“ AAAAAG G H ,” I gurgled as w ater rushed in m y partially dislodged snork el. M y hands frantically grappled w ith the dinghy’ s polypropylene lifeline, w hile I scissor-k ick ed m y legs in a futile attem pt to vault m yself back into the boat. M y husband stared dow n at m e from the dinghy w ith a half-m oon frow n plastered across his face. “ H ey! ” he how led, “ get back in the w ater.” H e thrust our G o P ro cam era w ithin inches of m y fogged, saltstreak ed goggles and added, “ you forgot this.”

My eyes remained fixed on the water in front of m e as m y left hand folded around the sun-bak ed plastic of the cam era’ s w ater-tight housing. H esitantly, I slid back dow n the side of the boat, the cool sensation of the w ater prick ling m y sk in and causing goose bum ps to erupt across m y calves and forearm s. I cleared m y snork el and took a deep breath of fresh Sea of C ortez air accented w ith a tinge of aged plastic. It w as tim e. I raised the tiny

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cam era, the only thing standing betw een m e and the dark grey blur grow ing larger against a back drop of brilliant turquoise. And I w aited.

The gaping white mouth was first to materialize, follow ed by tw o beady eyes trailing a m onstrous fuselage of a body. T his w as not your average shark . Instead of razor-sharp pearly whites extending from his m assive arced m andibles, his lips parted to reveal a sea of m ilk y w hite sk in, as soft and inviting as a cloud from a mile-high window seat. A disorganized array of white polk a dots stood against the dark g rey of his back a nd fins, and coupled with his docile dem eanor, gave m e the im pression he w as torn from the pages of a com ic book r ather than the set of J aw s. C om pleting the effect w as a rem ora w hose tail w riggled out at m e from a hole behind the anim al’ s eye. I bit dow n on the hardened rubber of m y snork el as I gulped another breath of air, shak ing off the terror from earlier, and think ing to m yself, “ WO W, w hale shark s are cool! ” T hese enorm ous, dotted shark s can grow up to 1 4 m eters in length and w eigh 1 2 t ons, landing them squarely

in first place as not only the largest shark, but our oceans’ largest living fish. They can boast upwards of 5 rows of m iniature teeth in their hefty j aw s, w hereas m ore vicious predators of the sam e class, for exam ple, the G reat White, only harbor 5 to 5.

Where w hale shark s roam off the K enyan coast they are nam ed P apa Shilingi, after the w hite dots splayed across their back . T hese w hite dots are said to represent silver shillings throw n dow n from the heavens by G od in adm iration of his exceptional creation. It m ak es one wonder how this magnificent creature, this gentle giant w ho is adored by gods and dwarfs all the other fish in the sea, finds itself on the World C onservation U nion’ s ( IU C N ) red list as vulnerable to extinction.

I feverishly thrust m yself up and over the stout side rails of the dinghy, still dripping w ith the giddiness of the encounter. M y husband sm irk ed as he glanced at the unrem itting grin w hich consum ed every inch of my face, barely visible beneath my oversized goggles.

T he engine sputtered to life and he threw us into gear,

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turning abruptly to follow behind our new colossal com panion. E ven from our respectable distance, the gray lum p of his body shim m ered in the sunlight beneath the w aves, m ak ing easy w ork o f track ing him w hile his snail’ s pace provided little com petition for our 3 .5 horsepow er outboard. Within m inutes his sw im m ing ceased and he reoriented him self w ith his at, rectangular head inches below the surface of the w ater and the long length of his tail stretched out directly beneath him . We cam e to a halt and w atched transfixed as he hung there feeding, motionless, except for the opening and closing of his gigantic m aw . F rom his vertical stance the w hale shark s uctioned salty m outhfuls of w ater, trapping m icroscopic plank ton against tiny tooth-like scales before expelling the super uous water out of his gills.

B ut this behavior, this w andering of the oceans m ere m eters from its sunlit surface, coupled w ith low birth num bers due to late m aturity, are the prim e reasons these magnificent creatures are threatened. T hey are an easy target for fisherman and are hunted for the oil in their liver, the protein in their m eat, and the colossal size of their fins that could fill many a bowl of shark fin soup. They have been over-fished, caught in nets and victim to the disgusting practice of finning.

I gaz ed dow n at the outline of this incredible creature through the placid turquoise of the sea; this creature w hom I had shared the w aters of his nutrient-rich habitat less than an hour before, w ho w as the w eight of as m any as 6 Nissan Pathfinders, who could have broken most of the bones in m y body w ith a single tw itch of his tail. It w as impossible to be in the presence of such a magnificent being and not be consum ed w ith respect and tenderness for a body so large, yet so gentle.

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Luck ily for the w hale shark , I am not alone in m y adm iration. With the onset of ecotourism a m iraculous thing has happened; a w hale shark puts m ore food on the table alive than dead. In several locations throughout the tropical w aters of their hom e range, their w orth is no longer calculated by the am ount of m eat stick ing to their cartilage or the size of their fins, but instead, by the num ber of people w ith their heads protruding from puffy orange lifej ack ets paying good m oney to see a w hale shark thriving in their natural habitat.

Along w ith the good there is alw ays the bad, and over the past few years there have been stories of abuse in the form of baiting and overcrow ding labeled under the pretense of ecotourism . H ow ever, as long as it is perform ed in a hum ane and sustainable m anner, k eeping the shark s’ best interests ahead of their price tag, ecotourism m ay have a substantial im pact on the recovery and preservation of the whale shark population over the next few decades.

Cruising Mexico’s Sea of C ortez on our 3 6 -foot C ascade has been a course in terrestrial and m arine biology; from frigates and blue footed boobies to an unparalleled diversity of fish, w ild j um ping rays, and an unfortunate num ber of bees that ock to any fresh water you m ay have naively left on board w hile you scam pered off to shore. B ut w hen I think back to that day, the day a gentle giant allow ed m e to share his w atery hom e, m y breath still catches in m y throat and I can alm ost m ak e out the silvery outline of his body slipping beneath m e in the cool w aters of the Sea. My only hope is that years from now, fellow cruisers meandering down to the Sea of Cortez will lean over their stout lifelines and w itness the w hale shark ’ s shillings still shining beneath the w aves.

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L i fe s t y l e A Look at Why We Do What we Do

E ver w ondered w hy people love the boating lifestyle?

Well, here in the L i festy le section folks from all over the w orld give an insight into w hat it’ s really like out there.

If you have a photo you think tells a good tale, w hy not send it to us? We prefer you send a digital pic, in as high resolution as you can. T ell us w ho took the pic and w here it w as take n. We w ill probaby throw it into our “ digital pile” and pull it out som eday. We w on’ t send you any m oney, but you w ill be fam ous w orldw ide!

E m ail to: Lifestyle@ C ruisingoutpost.com .

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B y K eith Engstrom, lunc h on L ake Mic higan, last sail of the season

B y K imberly Paternoster of husband D av id enj oying the pl easures of boat ownership!

This is a pi c ture of Jake the pu g by his dad, C apt ain C lif f C lements

B y D anny W ebb, S an Franc isc o

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B y Primus W ind Power of S / Y Z E R O and c rew sailing the world. B log & v ideos are at www.s y-zero.de

B y B rad Moore, B uzzard’s B ay, of a S eaS pr ite 34

B y B ill A lbany of wif e Pat in the S ir Franc is D rake C hannel

B y D on H odder, C onc ept ion B ay, Newf oundland

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I w ondered w hy the ball w as ge tti ng bi ge

r. T hen i t hi t me!

L aunc hing H ori z on af ter a typh oon haul out, or taki ng trailer sailing to a new lev el, f rom John H oward, O saka, Japan

B y C apt ain Mike in G uanac aste, C osta R ic a

B y Mike B onif ac e, enrout f rom H alif ax to the B VI s.

B y R obert S c ott, S / V H one ym oon F ore ve r

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B ob’s f oot on a C aic os pas sage

B y D av e W ilmington

C indy on T e nac i ty enroute ac ross the A tlantic to the A zores

B y D av id Miller, B elize

From C arol & Terry H ogan aboard S / V Com m on Se nse , G ibralter

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B y Jef f & Jean - notic e the uniqu e design that c reates v ertic al lif t f rom the sail f oils as well as of f ers a nic e, smooth, rounded bottom with low drag - maintaining steerage is an issue

W atc hing C apt ain R on

by D an O lsen

Val L ic hner at the helm of S / V Sc arl e tt in the G ulf of Mex ic o heading f rom Panama C ity, S t. A ndrews B ay, to S t. Joe bay - tak en by B ob L ic hner B y B ill Malone, K ey W est

B y B rian D uc ke tt, S ausalito sunrise

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B y D av id C lark of First Mate of S / V T i m e & leav ing f or a sail on K entuc ky L ake

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B y A llison G iesc hen, f amily daysail

B y Mike B onif ac e of storm on the way to Q ubec C oty

B y C ap’ n B rian, I roqu ois Point Marina in Ewa B eac h, H I

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T he reason p oli ti ci ans try so hard to g et re- elected i s that they w ould ‘ hate’ to have to mak e a li vi ng under the law s they ’ ve p assed

B y Terry H ogan, transiting the C orinth C anal

B y B ob W ard of S / V T re s Jol i e of S ki pe r D av e with a nic e yellowtail, sailing south of Turtle B ay, MX

W i l d G oose arriv es in L agos, Portugal

B y I an D av ies, a G reek f ishing boat at H ydra K irsty, C onn and S all, all liv aboard sailors on S / V JA SM Y N , a 53- f oot A mel Mango, at H inc hinbrook I sland, A ustralia

L ido 14 owners f rom A lamitos B ay Y .C . on R u nni ng F re e at C atalina I sland - ph oto

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S unset ov er B oston aboard D allianc e by John Maic hle

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by Mark C urtis of f S / V K a’M ak ani take n on S and C ay, A bac os of A dmiral Mary at a v ery low tide

S ent in by C huc k S ilv ers, B oc as D el Torro, Panama

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B y Mic hael C otton, D upl in R iv er, aboard S / V M ’ai sl i ng, of their ki tty “S pr oc ke t” the boom walke r

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From Vic tor Marolda, B ahia de B anderas, Nayarit

From Thomas, take n at Jost Van D yke , B VI s

G ary, S ailing through the Philippi nes

G lann Mortland, Texas

B y Jordon R ogers, Merritt I sland, FL

Jim Mc L ean, H onningsv ag, Norway, 71 degrees North

From D av id, S andy C ay, B ahamas

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B y Jim Paddoc k of Faith in the B VI s

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THE CONTROVERSY OVER GPS Learning advanced navigation for the USCG captains’ license - is this obsolete?

B y D ari a and A lex B lack w ell

P eriodically, and seem ingly To navigate you must be w ith increasing frequency, a cruiser som ew here posts a rant brave, and to be brave you about how technology has reached must remember the stage w here paper charts and Mau Pailug, Polynesian Nav igator traditional navigation have been rendered obsolete. Som e of these cruisers are very experienced ( and w e w ould have thought they should k now better) . It is also not so long ago that G overnm ent agencies professed the sam e opinion.

In preparing for the U SC G captains’ license and m asters’ exam inations, one m ust prove proficiency in multiple forms of coastal navigation techniques, typically dead reck oning and G P S. T here too, discussions cam e up w ith regard to w hether or not this m ade sense.

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you can’ t hack a sextant,” reports the M ilitary T im es.

Let’ s look a t w hy reliance on any one technology is a really undesirable position to be in and has potentially serious consequences for the safety of the crew . It also underm ines good seam anship practices. T his is, of course, exacerbated by the fact that any technology, such as the G lobal P ositioning System , or G P S, certainly has its strengths, but it also has its w eak nesses.

W hat is G PS ?

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it is receiving. T he point at w hich these circles intersect can be m obile devices or perm anently installed units. is the position of the G P S receiver. T he accuracy of M ost sm art phones have in-built G P S as w ell as cell tow er the position increases w ith the num ber of satellites triangulation capabilities. T here are excellent apps for the m onitored. It decreases the faster latter w hich incorporate the sam e the receiver ( vessel, car, aircraft, digital charts and m aps as used by the etc.) is m oving. m ore costly dedicated plotters.

T he original G lobal P ositioning O f course, com puters can also System w as developed in secrecy run chart plotter softw are and display by the U S m ilitary. P resident digital charts, w hich are free in the R onald R eagan issued a directive U S. Add a G P S m ouse ( receiver) and m ak ing the G P S system freely the com puter can becom e a fully available for civilian use “ as a functional navigation system . com m on good” in 1 9 8 3 , after a Potential Flaws in the S ystem K orean Air Lines j et airliner w as As m entioned earlier, the G P S shot dow n. It had strayed into the signal is very w eak , the current system s U SSR ’ s prohibited airspace. Sim ilar are prim arily controlled by the m ilitary, system s have since been developed and the G P S receiver or chart plotter by other countries. is a very delicate piece of electronic O f note is that the signals are equipm ent. It therefore does not tak e very w eak . T hey are lik ened to m uch im agination to understand that it a 2 0 w att light bulb view ed from w ill have its vulnerabilities.

H ow G P S w ork s.

1 2 ,0 0 0 m iles ( 1 9 ,3 0 0 k m ) . M ore on in a ime of on ict ar this below .

T he original G P S, and m ost of G PS A c c urac y its successors, are controlled by the m ilitary. K eeping G P S has a nom inal accuracy of about 1 5 m eters – in m ind that G P S w as developed by the U S m ilitary m ore realistically 8 0 o r m ore m eters. D G P S ( differential as a device to assist in the highly accurate delivery G P S) , w hich uses ground stations, im proves the location of sm art bom bs and m ilitary navigation, they have accuracy to about 1 0 cm w hen im plem ented under optim al the pow er to degrade or sw itch off the service at w ill. conditions. P resident B ill T hey opened it up to civilian C linton m ade D G P S available use as a m atter of safety to the general public in 2 0 0 0 w hen they realiz ed the value by executive order. It is solely for civilian airliners and because of this accuracy that shipping. B ut they reserve the G P S devices in cars, etc., right to block the signal to becam e a viable option. civilians if necessary. T hey O ther G P S system s such occasionally have shut dow n as G LO N ASS, can be accurate the D G P S signal. P erhaps to 2 .8 m eters under ideal that is w hat accounted for conditions. D O R IS, the F rench the z ig-z agging track s w e ground-based radio-beaconhave occasionally seen on our to-satellite D oppler system , is chart plotter. T here is also accurate to w ithin centim etres anecdotal evidence w e have T hi s w as the bottom of our boat’ s k eel, w here the and m illim etres of altitude. received from fellow cruisers li ght ni ng had ‘ ex i ted’ .

U sing G PS that suggest that G P S signals GPS receivers come in many avors and are found in can be unavailable at or near m ilitary installations, m any devices. T he sim plest j ust give the user a latitude nuclear subm arines, or near sensitive places such as and longitude position. O thers w ill provide a track a nd Washington D C or N orfolk , V irginia. can direct the user tow ards a predeterm ined w aypoint.

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THE CONTROVERSY OVER GPS had w as struck t w ice by increase, the num ber of lightning, and it did have lightning strik es w ill a brush dissipater on the increase by 1 2 % . It m ay mast head. The first was not sound lik e a lot, but in a static charge that only lightning prone regions, it caused our V H F to fail. could significantly increase T he second tim e, the the risk o f being struck . vessel took a direct hit G PS A nomalies that w as clearly seen from G P S anom alies are far shore – f ortunately w e m ore com m on than one w ere not aboard. All the m ight expect. Som e are electronics w ere fried: even docum ented on charts C hartplotter, V H F , radar, and in cruising guides. autopilot, depth and speed We have tw o com pletely A G P S anom aly w i tnessed i n M ai ne, i n heavy fog, of course. sensors,etc. T he w iring independent fi xed GPS on the boat had m elted, so system s on board and have all electrical system s had to be com e across areas w here both replaced. E ven the handhelds reported very strange fi ndings. w ere destroyed.

O n a foggy day w hile N ot k now ing that the lightning negotiating a trick y stretch of had also blow n out the fairing at the w ater in M aine, w e w ere closely bottom of our k eel, w e k ept sailing w atching the chart plotter w hile for several w eek s before having passing betw een tw o islands her hauled out for inspection. Who and several rock y shoals. We needs electronic instrum ents? We had confi rmed our course on had charts, w e navigated carefully, the paper chart and w ere also and w e w ere able to see other track ing our progress on the vessels and w hat the w eather w as radar. Suddenly our position on doing ( w ith our eyes) . the plotter started j um ping all With that in m ind, consider over the place. At fi rst we tried that a study published in Science com pensating by steering w ildly M agaz ine concluded that clim ate to correct our course. O ur error A G P S anom aly recorded i n Sc otland. N ote z i g change is causing an increase in w as evident visually and on z ag c ourse on the left. C ould i t have been si gnal frequency of lightning strik es. F or i nterference by the P aps of J ura? radar, so w e resum ed our original every one degree of tem perature course. With horror w e w atched

S ai li ng over land as seen on our chartp lotter and look i ng at the same land from our boat.

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O verlay i ng t he N avi oni cs™ Sonar C hart™ , bas ed on satelli te i mage ry and modern soundi ngs , ov er the outli ne of the ‘ normal’ chart ( black li ne) clearly show s the datum error.

the chartplotter’ s antics, m im ick ed by our back up system . At one point our plotted position j um ped over a m ile south. H ad w e com pensated, w e w ould have gone aground on the rock s to our north. After a stressful hour m otoring slow ly, w e sighted the next navigation aid right w here w e expected it, and continued on our w ay using dead reck oning.

A sim ilar thing happened to us in Scotland. T his tim e our plotted course k ept z ig-z agging lik e a sew ing m achine w hile w e m aintained a constant heading.

O nce again our back -up G P S show ed the sam e track . And of course, it w as in a narrow , convoluted, rock y channel.

Som e tim e later, w e had the sam e experience in Ireland, w ith z ig-z ags replacing w hat should have been a perfectly straight line.

G PS C hart A c c urac y Whereas the G P S itself is quite accurate, the inaccuracy of the charts in Som e commerci ally avai lable G P S j ammi ng de vi ces. L eft, t he the chartplotters Wave B ubble, for w hi ch pl ans are avai lable onli ne. is an additional T he U nited States’ G lobal P ositioning System ( G P S) consists of up to 3 2 m edium E arth orbit satellites in six different orbital planes, w ith the exact num ber of satellites varying as older satellites are retired and replaced.

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com plication. T he charts in m any parts of the w orld often date back to the 1 8 0 0 s.

F or our local w aters, w e have som e of the original Adm iralty charts. T he only difference from the new ones is that m ost depths and haz ards have been deleted, as they have not recently been confirmed. A potentially even w orse problem is that the datum can be w ay off.

In our inlet, w e see exactly w hat that m eans.

Whereas by sight and dead reck oning w e k now w e are exactly in the m iddle of the channel, the G P S chartplotter show s us traveling over land. T he entire bay is variously offset by up to a 1 / 2 m ile.

G PS Jamming, H ac k ing, and poofing N ational Interest M agaz ine ran an article on the U S m ilitary’ s w orries about the G P S system .

G P S j am m ers are readily available and quite cheap.

Although illegal in the U S and other j urisdictions, G P S j am m ing devices are easily obtained. P lans for the original Wave B ubble are available free online.

H ack ers can also disrupt the system , w hich is controlled from com puters based in ground stations.

T here is a story of all G P S receivers in Wall Street failing at a particular tim e on m ost days. T his w as assum ed to be a delivery person trying to evade their boss track ing their progress. T hese j am m ing devices ( and they exist for cell phones as w ell) , create a spherical area up to several m iles w ide and high w here all G P S devices fail. As one m ight easily im agine, this could potentially have devastating repercussions.

Then there is spoofing, w hich has been proved to w ork . H ere, a strong signal m im ick ing the real, but very

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T he E uropean U nion and E uropean Space Agency introduced G alileo in 2 0 0 2 . It is expected to be com patible w ith the m oderniz ed G P S system .

T he receivers w ill be able to com bine the signals from both G alileo and G P S satellites to greatly increase the accuracy. G alileo is planned to be operational by 2 0 1 6 ( and fully deployed by 2 0 2 0 ) . w eak satellite signal overpow ers the latter and gives the G P S receiver false inform ation. T his can result in a “ carry-off attack ” w here a vessel, aircraft, or even a sm art bom b is directed to a different, potentially far aw ay location. T his w as the basis for a sub-plot in Alex’ s recent thriller novel.

U S G ov ernment’s Position R ecent budget cuts in m ilitary defense spending have raised questions about w hether the aging satellites currently in orbit that support the U S G P S array w ill be replaced. T he oldest one currently in service w as launched in 1 9 9 0 . It has a seven year stated life span. H ow ever, since 2 0 1 0 , 1 2 new G P S satellites have been launched. And m ore are planned.

T o overcom e som e of the w eak nesses of the G P S system , the U S Special O perations C om m and has called for sm all business innovation research to develop a P ositioning, N avigation and T im ing ( P N T ) system that allow s navigation by radio signals – sim ilar to Loran-C ( see below ) . T he U S Air F orce is look ing at P N T using low ying mini-satellites that can still transm it w hen the m ain satellites are block ed. E ither of

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these w ould provide a far stronger signal than that of the satellites.

L oran-C as B ac k up Loran-C w as a brilliant U S land-based system that w as decom m issioned as obsolete in 2 0 1 0 . It is a radio navigation system that triangulates position based on radio frequencies transm itted from tow ers on the ground. T he N avy has proposed reinstating the system noting that the technology can be used by civilian airliners if their G P S navigation is disrupted.

Will this happen? It m ight. B ut it’ s only useful near the land, as it is technology that depends on line of sight R F signals.

The Prudent Mariner With all these potential pitfalls, w eak nesses, potential obsolescence, and threats from outside sources, the prudent m ariner, and indeed every sensible boat ow ner, m ust surely see the sense in w hat m ight be seen as old-school navigation techniques.

D ead reck oning, using our paper charts, is w hat helped us each tim e w e had “ issues” w ith our G P S. C hina has indicated they plan to com plete the entire second generation B eidou N avigation Satellite System ( B D S or B eiD ou-2 , form erly k now n as C O M P ASS) , by expanding current regional Asia-Pacific service into global coverage by 2 0 2 0 . T he B eiD ou-2 system is proposed to consist of 3 0 M edium E arth O rbit ( M E O ) satellites and five geostationary satellites. A 1 6 -satellite regional version covering Asia and Pacific area) w as com pleted by D ecem ber 2 0 1 2 .

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THE CONTROVERSY OVER GPS

T he author, A lex B lack w ell, w i th hi s G P S

If you k now your hom e w aters and never travel further afield, you w ill hardly require m uch in the w ay of electronics or paper charts. In that type of a situation, local knowledge and a chartplotter m ay be all that is needed. We k now m any boats w here the latter is installed, even switched on, but in reality, rarely actually used.

However, if you are sailing into new waters, you will certainly want to m ak e use of all available resources – electronic and conventional. We saw w hat could happen w hen our boat w as struck by lightning. Coastal waters are strewn with rocks and shallows which, w ithout an accurate chartplotter and the correct paper chart, might come out to bite you. R adar is also a useful backup when sailing near coastal provided of course, that one has practiced using it.

When w e sailed across the Atlantic we always had backups: two sextants, a Nautical Almanac, the re uired tables, a handheld navigation computer for automated sight reductions, star charts, as well as paper navigational charts. By using the backup e uipment routinely, we were assured we had not lost our ability to navigate by alternate m eans and w e w ere able to enj oy the sim plicity of our electronics.

Of course, you can now download Google Earth images and overlay them w ith charts; w e have often done

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this in advance for new or difficult approaches. Doing this offshore would, however, most often be prohibitive.

Taking the chart inaccuracies into account, it is no real surprise that computer chart programs which update the charts as you travel have become popular with commercial and recreational fisherman. They take position information from the boat’s GPS and depth information from the sounder and combine it to make updates to the charts which are then displayed. The resulting charts are not only more accurate, but also a lot more detailed. Navionics Sonarcharts is an example. Crowd sourced bathymetry may, indeed, be the future of cartography.

It may also be well worthwhile looking at things like traditional Polynesian navigation, which is making a comeback. The San Francisco Exploratorium Museum of Science has a very worthwhile site on wayfinding.

Whatever you choose, the uestion of whether you need backup or not will remain unanswered until the day the Lights Go Out on Broadway. And then, uite frankly, you will want everything you can get your hands on.

W hat’s a G ood B ac k up S ystem?

We were both scouts, and like it or not, we subscribe to the motto: BE PREPARED. We have redundant GPS systems on board. We have the

The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System IRNSS is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system being developed

by Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO covering India and Northern Indian Ocean. It will consist of a constellation of seven navigational satellites. The first four satellites have been launched. The remaining three satellites are scheduled to launch in early primary chartplotter unit, as well as an independent backup unit, two handheld GPS, two smartphones with Navionics navigation apps one with GPS and GLONASS, and a dedicated laptop with navigation software and a GPS mouse which we could fi re up if needed.

We carry paper charts for all waters we will be visiting and then some. We have a library of guidebooks and sailing directions with chartlets for the local harbours.

We do not necessarily carry paper charts of all the harbours that would be too expensive and in many remote locations these are unavailable. The guidebooks do tend to have very good representations of the haz ards in harbours. They often have better information than what one might find on old charts.

Daria and Alex Blackwell are bluewater sailors currently based in the west of Ireland. They have sailed their Bowman 57 ketch along the East Coast of the S, across the North Atlantic to Ireland, then on to the Caribbean via Spain, Portugal and the Canaries, before returning to Ireland via the Azores. They have since sailed the west coasts of Ireland and Scotland and are co-authors of Cruising the Wild Atlantic Way and the bestselling Happy Hooking - The Art of Anchoring. Daria is a SCG-licensed captain and Alex is a Master Mariner.

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There’s This Place:

It all started pretty sim ple. About a year ago w e ran a photo on our F acebook page of a beautiful beach w ith a sailboat in the back ground. N ot an unusual thing for us to do, but w hat w as unusual w as that w e got an e-m ail from N orw ood Sm ith w ho w ork s w ith Scrub Island R esort, Spa & M arina, thank ing us and letting us k now m ore about the place. It sounded great and w e said w e’ d lik e to visit som eday and do a story on it in our m agaz ine. T hen it w ent onto the back burner.

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H onestly, w e k ind of forgot about it until the day I got a call from m y G randdaughter, T abitha. She had j ust signed w ith a T V netw ork t o do a show called “ P rivate Islands” and she ask ed if I k new any she could do a show about. I rem em bered the call from N orw ood about Scrub Island, look ed up his info and gave it to her.

About a m onth later I w atched her host a show on the island. It look ed

great! J ody and I w anted to go. As it turned out, w e w ere going to be in T ortola for our B ritish V irgin Islands C ruisers’ P arty, so w e had a chance to go and check i t out.

A quick c all to N orw ood and w e w ere set. B efore w e k new it w e w ere arriving at B eef Island on T ortola, to be sw ept aw ay by a boat w aiting to tak e us the m ile and a half to Scrub.

T o top it all off, our friends T om m y

T he sw i m- up bar i n the pool , ov erlook i ng t he mari na and bay .

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L ook i ng out across the channel, ov er M ari na C ay to the li ght s of T ortola

and Sharon B row nell w ere in the area for the C ruisers’ P arty. T hey had sailed w ith us all over the w orld on our Share the Sails and offered to “ give us a ride” to the party on Saturday. T hey had tied up at Scrub Island and w ere w aiting w hen w e arrived that evening.

As m any of you k now , J ody and I sailed all over the w orld and lived aboard our boat for m any years.

D uring that tim e w e had stayed at m any m arinas in different places, but w e’ d never stayed at one lik e this.

F irst of all, Scrub Island is a resort and not j ust a m arina. A stay at the m arina is not inexpensive, but the facilities are top-shelf.

T his private island resort is the first to be built in the British Virgin Islands in nearly 2 0 y ears and is only accessible by boat or helicopter.

J ody tri y i ng out the sli de at the pool !

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D istant Star T i ed up at the mari na.

T he hot tub and pool at ni ght .

E very ni ght w as more beauti ful than the last.

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R esort dining options include perfectly prepared steak a t C aravela and eclectic fare at T ierra! O r treat yourself to a m assage at the Ixora Spa, or lounge by the infinity pool which includes two swim-up bars.

The 55-slip marina can accommodate yachts up to feet, and electricity and water are on the docks along with a very helpful marina manger and crew to help you tie up and depart.

While there, T om and Sharon on D i stant S tar enj oyed all of the facilities of the resort as part of their slip usage, and were treated the same as the regular guests who were staying there.

In all I have to say the three days we stayed there were pretty decadent, and as I always say, I cannot recommend decadence as a way of life, but

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T om, Shar on & J ody at the pool on the north si de pr i vate beach. it does w ork for m e! J ody, T om and Sharon all agreed. T his w as one heck of a w ay to enj oy cruising the B ritish V irgin Islands. O f course, sailing from there to the C ruisers’ P arty probably topped it all off!

If you are cruising the B V Is and w ant to spend a few days spoiling yourself and your crew , w e can highly recom m end a stay at beautiful Scrub Island R esort!

A n outak e from T abi tha’ s T V show , P ri vate I slands.

O ne Shoe B each B ar i s located on the i dy lli c north si de of the i sland.

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LIFE WITH THE KUNAS

by Karl Livengood

After a w onderful m onth in C artagena, C olum bia, A urora, our center cock pit N antuck et Island 3 3 -foot sloop, w as ready for an overnight passage to Aligandi V illage on a sm all island located near the D arien P eninsula in eastern P anam a. Aligandi is off the edge of the “ k now n w orld,� as the U .S. D efense M apping Agency charts stop further w est tow ard the P anam a C anal. T o locate the island, I had to use hand-draw n charts that Steve, another cruiser on K eeha, had given us which identified the latitude and longitude coordinates of the narrow pass through the reef close to Aligandi.

O ur last Sat N av position w as tak en hours before the sun began to set. I searched the reef ahead w ith m y

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binoculars, hoping to see a patch of sm ooth w ater to confirm that my dead reckoning course was correct. It finally appeared in the fading light and I steered A urora gingerly through the narrow opening w ith m y w ife, J oAnne, on high alert on the bow , w atching for changes in the color of the w ater. Soon w e w ere into the deeper blue w ater behind the reef, sighing w ith relief. After anchoring betw een tw o sm all islands in sheltered w ater, w e had a quick d inner and poured our tired selves into bed.

The early morning light revealed a eet of about dugout canoes w ith K unas paddling out from Aligandi to fish. After breakfast we motored our sailboat over, anchoring j ust off the island w hich w as covered w ith

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palm -thatched palapa houses along its shore. Soon, a dugout canoe filled with unas paddled out to us bringing their m olas for sale.

We want to come to your island to buy molas, I told them in Spanish. They nodded and returned to shore. A few minutes later a young man, who introduced himself as D aniel, cam e out to us.

I have fresh bread and lime juice for sale at my home, he said.

We’ll come to the island soon, oAnne said.

Okay, Daniel said. I’ll be waiting for you.

After we dinghied in to the island, a small, smiling, brown-skinned child walked up to greet us. She took oAnne’s hand leading us into the village to a small restaurant. Cold soda was the order of the day. We saw a small concrete block health center next door and the school built by the government of Panama for the indigenous people of the una ala, encompassing all the San Blas Islands. Here, the unas live on densely populated islands with as many as , inhabitants per island. Some families own smaller islands where they grow coconut palms.

Coconuts are a currency for the unas.

Is it possible to buy molas I asked a woman who stood there observing us. ust as the words left my mouth, a crowd of women rushed out of the shadows of the buildings holding

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up their molas. A sea of women and their molas surrounded oAnne. They shouted, Mira, mira, mira Look, look, look We began selecting the most interesting molas from the throng of women holding up their best work. The women calmed down when they realized that we were serious buyers. We paid the asking price of each for the molas, considering them works of art.

Daniel soon arrived and we followed him along a path between the stick houses within fenced off living areas to his own father and mother’s compound where his sisters and their families also lived. A small store and bakery fronted the path past their gate. When we walked into the courtyard, we felt a warm greeting radiated by everyone’s smiles. With just a few words, Daniel’s father organized a children’s dance, accompanied by ute and maracas, in our honor. The kids moved and swayed to the music.

Waving goodbye, Daniel guided us on narrow paths to the library where , books were stored.

Daniel introduced us to Alberto, an Albino una, with white hair and fair skin. Albinos here are called Moon Children. He gave us a short description of the una culture.

Our culture is matrilineal since property is passed from m other to daughter. When a m an m arries, he goes to live with his new wife’s family in their own palapa

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Flotsam & Jetsam inside the fam ily com pound. T he w om en tend their sm all gardens on the island, tak e care of children and sew molas, both for the family and for sale. The men fish in the surrounding seas, harvest coconuts, and tend larger gardens allotted to each fam ily located on the D arien P eninsula about a m ile aw ay.”

D inghying back to A urora w ith our treasures, w e decided to m ove further from the village to Islandia, a group of three palm -covered islands. We anchored In a lagoon near the outer reef w here the breez es from the C aribbean Sea cooled the boat and us. T he sound of the sw aying palm s close by and seeing the green m ountains of the D arien nudging the clouds created our new found paradise.

T he next day, E ladio Anderson, a K una about 5 0 y ears old, and his handsom e teenage son, Irving, paddled their dugout canoe up along side A urora. E ladio spok e excellent E nglish, having been taught by his father w ho w ork ed for the U .S. Arm y during WWII w hen the P anam a C anal had been under threat of attack b y G erm an subm arines.

E ladio related, “ T he soldiers w ere very friendly, alw ays sm iling, drink ing beer, they gave us k ids gum and candy. We loved w alk ing around w ith them , holding their hands. M y m em ories and those of m y friends account for this special feeling that K unas have for Am ericans.”

Later, talk ing w ith J oAnne, “ I’ ve read that the w om en control the m oney and the fam ily w hile the m en exercise control over the village and the w hole string of San B las Islands that com pose K una Y ala. T he K una are the second shortest people on earth after the pygm ies of the K alahari D esert, and are one of the m ost successful groups of indigenous peoples in the w orld.” “ J udging by their m olas, I w ould add that they are one of the m ost creative people, too,” she said.

E ladio and Irving paddled up to A urora on one of their daily fishing trips. We invited them aboard for

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som ething to drink . Sitting in the salon, E ladio related a part of his oral history to us. “ M y grandfather and m y ancestors w ere all born in the m ountainous j ungle of the D arien w here they had ed at the time of the Spanish Con uest, about 1 5 4 0 . B ecause our historic hom es on the San B las Islands m ade it too easy for the Spanish to attack and m ak e us slaves, all the unas ed up into the mountains. “ Alm ost 4 0 0 y ears later, in the 1 9 2 0 s, m y father w anted to return to the islands that he had heard about in our fam ily stories. So he ask ed m y grandfather to com e w ith him . H e refused to go because he w as still afraid that the Spanish w ould m ak e him a slave.”

E ladio’ s grandfather w as living in the im penetrable j ungles of the D arien P eninsula, w here even today, rivers serve as the only roads. T he P an-Am erican H ighw ay goes no further south than P anam a C ity.

O n another day, the Anderson fam ily, including E ladio, his w ife E loisa, son Irving and granddaughter E velyn, paddled out in their canoe to see us, bringing gifts of seashells for us. We reciprocated w ith gifts of book s for E ladio and Irving, spare reading glasses for Eloisa who was having difficulty seeing her tiny stitches needed for m ak ing m olas, and balloons for E velyn. We learned that m ost of their children had gone to college and that their daughter, also nam ed E velyn, w as a teacher on the island.

As they w ere leaving E ladio said, “ P lease com e to visit us at our blue stucco house on Aligandi. O ver there,” he said, pointing.

O n the m orning B reak fast C lub H igh Seas R adio N et, I had a radio conversation about the K unas w ith M aury G ladson w ho w as speak ing from his house in P laya del C ocos, C osta R ica “ In the m id-1 9 5 0 s, w hen m y w ife and I sailed to the San B las Islands, I saw K una w om en bringing halves of

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coconut shells filled with fresh water lining the bottoms of their canoes as they paddled from the mainland to their home island. They had no other way of carrying water, so we gave them some large plastic containers.

They were thrilled On our visit however, what we saw was a water tower supplied with fresh water being transported from a spring on the mountainside in white PVC pipes laid under the sea and distributed in pipes to the family compounds. The Peace Corps probably initiated this wonderful improvement The next day we landed our dinghy on Eladio’s beach. The four generations of his family warmly greeted us in English, Spanish, and una.

I feel like Columbus arriving in the new world, I whispered to oAnne.

Looks like Eladio and Eloisa have created an amazing family of bright, happy people, oAnne whispered. I could feel at home here.

On our last morning in the lagoon at Islandia, Eladio and Irving paddled over to say goodbye. Looking up from his canoe Eladio said, Someday my son or grandson will come to see you in the States.

If we’re home from our travels, we’d love to have them stay with us, I said. We wanted to stay, but needed to press on since the hurricane season would soon threaten the Caribbean routes of our voyage.

In coming years, I had deeply felt yearnings to return to the San Blas Islands and the village of Aligandi to renew my friendship with Eladio and the una people.

Thankfully, I would return some eighteen years later.

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Im agine being underw ay. N ot seeing land in w eek s, and probably not seeing it again for a few m ore. T he m aintenance is done. All the cleaning is done, and one w ould go insane having to w atch the sam e m ovie for the 1 1 th tim e over. What’ s a sailor to do in this situation?

Sailors used to turn to fancyw ork .

F ancyw ork , often called “ boat j ew elry,” is a centuriesold form of decorative k not tying. T raditionally, sailors w ould pass tim e underw ay by m ak ing fancyw ork . T hey would decorate the ship, make gifts for significant others out of it or sell it w hen pulling into different ports. Sailors w ould even tie fancyw ork a round the glass j ugs they hung from their rack s to reduce the clank ing sound as the j ugs k nock ed around in rough seas. “ Adding fancyw ork g ives ships m ore personality and gives the crew m em bers m ore pride and ow nership,” said Petty Officer st Class Warren Wilson, Executive Petty Officer of Coast Guard Cutter C hock .

F ancyw ork c an be displayed on ships or as a decorative touch to personal belongings. T hough som e of it is purely ornam ental, m uch of it also has practical use.

O n ships, fancyw ork i s com m only found on poles, handrails and ladders, but can be alm ost anyw here there’ s room to attach a line. When attached to handrails and ladders, fancywork acts as a grip or something extra to hold onto, to prevent slipping.

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by Petty Officer Jasmine S. Mieszala “ I started tying fancyw ork w hen I j oined the C oast G uard alm ost 1 4 years ago,” said Wilson. “ T he continuous turn of the half hitch k not w as the easiest. I w ould tie that on everything -- m y rack , k nife handle, the sm all boat and anything else I could get m y hands on.”

Wilson said he learned m ost of his k not tying and fancyw ork s k ill from his old, “ salty” chief w ho had prior service in the N avy.

For Petty Officer rd Class Elizabeth Murray, a Boatswains Mate at Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team B altim ore, fancyw ork is an extension of her creativity.

Most of my fancywork has a practical use, said Murray.

I put decorative wraps and zipper toggles on the weather curtains on the 2 6 -foot trailerable aids to navigation boat.”

Murray said she’s self-taught and started learning fancyw ork i n the second grade w hen she m ade friendship bracelets and m acram é j ew elry for fun. She said she enj oyed w earing the j ew elry she m ade.

Aside from ornamental decorations, fancywork can also be used for functional purposes, such as splicing lines. ou can’t always order something pre-made, said Murray. ou could be hundreds of miles from shore and need a line replaced on the spot to k eep operations going, and all you have is a spool of line. It’s important to know how to do this k ind of thing.”

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w ith fancyw ork . Wilson said it’ s im portant for him to teach an old tradition to a new crew . “ Lik e m y old supervisor, I w ant to show people w hat I k now ,” said Wilson. “ M y next proj ect w ill be to tie som e fancyw ork o n the C hock . I’ ll show the j unior m em bers, and w e w ill w ork t ogether in tak ing pride and ow nership of the C hock . ”

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Delivering a

BIG Boat

by Captain Lee Rosbach

As an adventurous individual, w hen presented w ith the opportunity to m ak e a delivery of a 1 5 7 ’ T rinity m otor yacht from St. T hom as to Seattle via the P anam a C anal, I j um ped at the chance. After all, how often does one get to check off a “ buck et list” item and get paid for doing it? So w hen ask ed, m y response w as, “ I’ m in.”

I m et the yacht in St. T hom as a few days before our scheduled departure. We had put on extra crew so that w e could m aintain our am bitious schedule of being in Seattle in less than 3 0 d ays. We w ould pick up t he ow ner for a daytim e passage through the canal, play a bit off the coast of Panama, maybe do some fishing with the owner, and then he w ould depart and m eet us once again in Seattle for the rest of the passage to Alask a. I w ould go only as far as Seattle due to accom m odation constraints.

T his is a long voyage of approxim ately six thousand m iles, so w e had to be diligent in our efforts to m inim iz e any delay in order to k eep our scheduled date w ith the ow ner in C olon, P anam a and then in Seattle. A lot of ocean to cover in a short period of tim e. As I stated, w e took o n extra crew so w e could run in team s of tw o around the clock w ithout anyone getting burned out. We w ould do one four-hour shift a day w ith our team m ate.

We departed late M arch, as w e w anted a m id-M ay arrival to be sure of getting to Alask a in plenty of tim e

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for the upcom ing sum m er charter season. D ropping the lines and leaving out of Y acht H aven G rande in C harlotte Am allie, w e w ere underw ay and heading to C olon, P anam a to really begin our adventure. C rossing the C aribbean Sea in very early spring can be a bit of a tough ride heading the direction w e w ere. We w ere tak ing 1 5 -2 0 k nots on the nose and four-six all the w ay to C olon. T he T rinity took i t all in stride and never m issed a beat all the w ay to C olon, and believe m e, it w as a beat.

It’ s alm ost 1 2 0 0 m iles to C olon and w e w ere glad to see her on the horiz on in four days tim e. We had to m aintain a decent speed as w e had a strict schedule for our passage through the canal. We gave ourselves a tw o-day cushion j ust to be sure w e w ere going to be on tim e.

P ulling into the inner harbor of C olon through the break w ater is a very interesting sight. I don’ t think I have ever, in m y life, seen so m any container, fuel, passenger ships all in one sm all space, all w aiting their turn to transit the canal. R eally, a sight to behold. T hey w ere everyw here.

All w ere at anchor and all w aiting their turn at passage.

C olon itself, in m y opinion, leaves a bit to be desired.

T he m arina w as adequate, the staff w as friendly and accom m odating, but w e w ere w arned about venturing out into dow ntow n C olon at night and certain areas w ere even considered off lim its in the daytim e. T hey even have areas on the tourist m aps that w ill tell you, “ D o not go here

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So, as the ow ner w as com ing into tow n to m ak e the trip through the canal w ith us, I took a room at the m arina w hich I found to be quite pleasant and adequate.

We had a couple of days to k ill before the boss arrived so we got the boat ready for his arrival and finalized our passage plans w ith our agent. I m ight add at this point, a good agent is a m ust for anyone m ak ing the passage. A good agent w ill save you tim e and m oney and grief, so do yourself a favor and by all m eans use one.

O ur ow ner w as quite generous in paying the extra fee for a private yacht to transit the canal during the daylight hours. U sually, private yachts are required to transit at night. N ot sure if this policy has changed at all, but w hen w e w ent through there w as a substantial fee to do a daytim e transit. T here are som e w ays to get around this so that at least part of your transit is during the daytim e hours, but it w ill add to your transit tim e by a day, so if you’ re not in a hurry, you m ay w ant to check that out.

O n the day w e w ere schedule to m ak e our transit, w e w ere instructed by our agent to be off the dock a nd anchored in the harbor by : a.m. for a 7: a.m. entrance into the first set of locks. They will do all the paperwork at this

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tim e and m ak e sure everything is in order, and they w ill also board your line handlers at this point as w ell. If you have teak d eck s and you value them , m ak e sure you have booties for the line handlers to w ear as they com e aboard w ith hard hats, w ork c lothes and w ork b oots that they are not going to rem ove.

At prom ptly 0 6 3 0 our pilot instructed us to w eigh anchor and proceed to the first set of locks to begin our journey. As you enter the first lock there will be a rowboat on both sides of your yacht w ith tw o line handlers in it.

T he canal line handlers w ill low er your line dow n to them and they w ill attach their cable to your line, w hich you w ill attach to your yacht. T he reason for this is the lines they use are m ade of braided steel cable and w ill do a real num ber on your paint j ob if you don’ t use nylon lines to m ak e the direct attachm ent to your yacht and k eep the braided stainless as far aw ay from your paint j ob as you can.

Y ou w ill have tw o lines forw ard and tw o lines in the stern w hich are attached to the electrically pow ered m ules that w ill be used to k eep you in the center of the canal, and not banging off the sides, during the raising and low ering process all the w ay through the lock s. Incidentally, the electricity to pow er the m ules com es from three dam s that supply the electricity for the operation of the entire canal. T hey can also assist in pulling you through the lock s should you lose propulsion, som ething you really don’ t w ant to see happen.

O ne of the m ule operators w as k eeping the tension too tight on the port forw ard line and pulled a haw ser right out of the yacht. I bring this up because, w hile it

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was clearly his fault, you cannot file a claim for damage done until the Port Commander in Panama comes out to visit your yacht and inspect the damage, make a report and have it submitted for review, which may take weeks. ou must remain in Panama all the while this process is taking place you cannot leave or your claim will be invalidated. So, take extra care and pay attention to what the line handlers, the pilot, and the mule drivers are doing or expect to pay the tab for any repairs caused by them yourself.

Now keep in mind, the Panama Canal was not built because of the massive difference between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans there is only about ’ difference between the two. It was built because of the terrain, which at its highest point is about 5’ above sea level between the cities of Colon and Panama City. Another thing to keep in mind is the canal runs north and south, not east and west as some would think. There are no pumps used in the raising and lowering of the water in the canal. It’s all done by gravity feed and the water to supply this all comes from the enormous lake in

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between the two sets of locks. As you are being raised up, the mule operators take in the slack on the lines to keep you centered in the lock to prevent any mishaps.

So there we were in the fi rst set of locks on our way to Gatun Lake. We passed through three locks on our way and each lock raised our vessel up to the present level of Gatun Lake. We were in a lock with a container ship directly in front of us and a small tug behind us. The locks are a ’ long so many ships are built with that in mind. A new set of locks has been under construction to accommodate larger ships.

As the tug behind us entered, the massive lock doors began to shut and as they did water started rushing in at a rate you would not believe, creating massive turbulence. We were grateful for being tethered to the mules and they gathered in the lines as we were being raised up to the level of the next lock.

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T his all happened in a m atter of m inutes and is really an engineering m arvel to observe.

T his w as repeated in each lock up t o Lak e G atun.

O nce on the lak e w e m otored the 3 0 o r so m iles to the other lock s, w here the gates took u s dow n using the sam e system , only this tim e in reverse. B efore w e k new it, w e w ere back a t sea level and pulling into P anam a C ity. It w as quite a day!

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Johnny Tuna Cutest Fish Dog I’ve ever met

by Fiona McGlynn

Our first .S. stop was Eureka, California. There, Robin and I came to make the ac uaintance of a two-yearold Pomeranian named ohnny Tuna. ohnny lived in the fish boat parked across from us with his owner, im.

He wasn’t always named ohnny Tuna.

It used to be just ohn, but when he went out on his first tuna fishing trip as a puppy, he leapt and barked with such excitement when the tuna came in that he covered himself head to tail in tuna blood. Thus, everyone started calling him ohnny Tuna.

There are a couple of things to know about ohnny Tuna. The first is that he is the cutest dog ever. The moment I saw him I had to fight the compulsion to pick him up, bite his cheeks and put him in my pocket.

The second thing to know about ohnny Tuna is that he most certainly doesn’t give two licks. As an example, the first time I saw him come

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strutting down the dock I fell to my knees simpering, Well, hello there little guy. His little Pomeranian face shot me a ash of disgust. He sidestepped and absolutely refused to have anything to do with me.

A few days later, I was sitting on a bench outside the chandlery when ohnny Tuna came sauntering along. ohnny Tuna I s uealed, crouching down to eye-level and opening my arms for a big embrace. He made eye contact and without a moment’s hesitation came racing towards me. I thought, this is it, he recognizes me from the dock, it’s finally happening, I’m going to cuddle the heck out of that little guy He was only a foot away when I realized he was a bit too far off to my left to make contact and with a frigid swish’ of his tail, he blew right past me, seemingly to investigate absolutely nothing. It was a particularly low moment, finding myself s uatting

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in the parking lot of a fish rendering plant, wondering if ohnny Tuna had devised these theatrics as a means to humiliate and in ict suffering, or if he came by it honestly and really did just find me that unbearably repugnant.

A few days later I saw ohnny Tuna again on the docks with his owner, im. Perhaps wanting to avoid another scene, or just to preserve what was left of my dignity, im swiped up ohnny Tuna and, thrusting him towards my already instinctively outstretched arms muttered, Here, you can hold him. Finally. All I wanted was a little snuggle, a wet nose and soft fur against my cheek. I didn’t think I was asking for so much. But ohnny wasn’t having any of it. He didn’t struggle or s uirm. He lay rigid in my arms, unresponsive and avoiding eye contact, all but saying, ou can have my body...

I couldn’t really go through with a cuddle after that, and feeling genuinely ashamed, gently lowered the still little guy down to the ground. Miraculously energized, he sprung up and put a good bit of distance between us. im shrugged and I sighed. It seemed that ohnny Tuna would not be sitting on my lap anytime soon, and you kind of had to respect it. After all, how many other Pomeranians do you know who really know what they’re about

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Book Review

B y C apt . J i m C ash

Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster & Survival in Superstorm Sandy B y M i c h ae l J. T ou gi as &

T here is a lot to learn from sea disasters, and “ R escue of the B ounty” is a true disaster story show ing how those aboard tried to get through Superstorm Sandy.

T his latest m aritim e disaster tale from M ichael J . T ougias and j ournalist D ouglas A. C am pbell, tells the nervew rack ing story of the sink ing and rescue efforts surrounding the B ounty , a huge w ooden ship that crossed the path of Superstorm Sandy and w ent dow n in its m onstrous seas.

It happened in 2 0 1 2 , but the event is still m ak ing new s today as the N ational T ransportation Safety B oard and the C oast G uard continue to investigate the cause of the tragic sink ing of the B ounty in the Atlantic O cean. In fact, in this issue you will find some info on this by Lee C heasneau, w ho w rites our w eather colum n.

In 2 0 1 4 t he N T SB released a report nam ing the captain of the B ounty , R obin Walbridge, as the probable cause of the ship’ s sink ing. T his book d irectly confronts the reasonable questions about the captain the outside w orld is bound to ask . Why w ould Walbridge, after being heavily w arned by w eather forecasts and the m edia about the com ing storm , push his crew to try to outm aneuver Sandy? T ougias and C am pbell reveal the psychological

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D ou gl as A . C am p b e l l and personal m otivations that drove a proud, principled captain to set sail on a dangerous voyage.

T he book g ives an exciting m inute by m inute narrative.

T hey also give a long look a t the history of the boat, w here it cam e from , and w here it w as going. T his history of the ship, w hich w as the actual replica used in the classic 1 9 6 2 m ovie M utiny on the B ounty, and its crew , include a variety of intriguing characters.

Also, a descendent of F letcher C hristian, the leader of the original m utiny on the original B ounty w as aboard as w ell. T he authors com bine suspense, high-stak es hum an drama, and meticulous firsthand research to tell the extraordinary story of the ship’ s past, its disastrous m isadventure in Sandy, and the C oast G uard’ s resulting rescue effort, w hich ultim ately proved one of the m ost m assive in its entire history.

In this incredible effort, the C oast G uard resolutely ew two ayhawk helicopter crews into the heart of the hurricane and low ered rescue sw im m ers into the raging seas again and again despite the enorm ous dangers such an endeavor presented. T he exceptional bravery and rem ark able sk ill of these rescue team s are on full display in this insider account, which benefits from

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the authors’ interview s w ith all the rescuers and their support team s.

T he B ounty w as a living tribute to the days of iron m en on w ooden ships, and reading w hat happened is an unforgettable, fascinating tale about the brutality of nature and the pow er of the hum an w ill to persevere. T his w as a tragedy, and the story about it is as riveting as a story can get about survival at sea.

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cement ballast fitted in a hollow keel. She is powered w ith a 1 8 0 H P C um m ins engine. T he m ain and m iz z en are both steel tapered m asts. T he m ain m ast is 6 5 feet from the w aterline and the m iz z en about 5 0 feet. B oth are deck stepped. She carries 3 0 0 gallons of w ater and 3 0 0 gallons of fuel. We are the third ow ner and w ere fortunate enough to m eet the original ow ners. After m eeting the ow ners w e decided not to change the nam e, plus it is w elded on the stern and w ould have tak en a lot of grinding…

C ruising O utp ost: What changes did you m ak e to J oana?

Maria: Lots! We changed out the steering system , repow ered w ith a new engine, new oors, all new electrics.

We added a generator and w aterm ak er, changed the rigging and bow sprit, and rebuilt the cock pit to be m ore com fortable w ith a large table. She w as a square-rigger and had a loose-footed gaff that w e couldn’ t get to easily, so w e put in a boom .

C athy: T he best change started one night w hen M aria took a n em pty w ine bottle and drew a line around the cabin ( it block ed the view from the cock pit) and took a saw sall to it cutting the entire top off. It’ s a good thing she is a w elder because she w elded a new top on the cabin. Y ou should have seen the look s w e got from passers by w ho w atched her cut the top off!

C ruising O utp ost: D o you do all the w ork y ourselves?

Maria and C athy: Y es, doing all the w ork o urselves has had a huge learning curve but w e k now our boat because w e have done the w ork .

C ruising O utp ost: H ow do you provision and get the things you need?

I f p eop le from P oland are called “ P oles” are p eop le from H olland called “ H oles? ”

hat do you get w hen you m ix a lady investm ent bank er, a lady w elder and a big, 3 7 -ton, 7 2 -foot, ocean going steel tank ? F un! While in the San B las Islands on the C aribbean side of P anam a, w e k ept seeing this big steel boat w ith red sails and tw o gals sailing through the islands and had to m eet them .

C ruising O utp ost: P lease give us a little back ground on the tw o of you.

C athy: I grew up in F lorida w here m y parents took m e sailing on the Intracoastal Waterw ay on w eek ends. After college I becam e an Investm ent B ank er on Wall Street and after ten years of w ork ing I began to get the urge to sail. A friend j ok ingly told m e I should quit m y j ob and sail around the w orld on a tall ship and that is w hat I did. I sailed on a 1 8 0 -foot tall ship, the P i cton- C astle, as a sail trainee/ deck hand. I m et M aria, the B osun/ 3 rd M ate, and w e becam e good friends.

Maria: I w as born on a boat in the F lorida K eys and honed m y sailing sk ills in N ova Scotia, C anada. I j oined the crew of the P i cton- C astle and circum navigated the globe tw ice in four years. I also w ork ed on various other tall ships including the P ri de of B alti more I I and the L etti e G H ow ard. M y cousin and I w ere in the planning stage of buying a boat of our ow n w hen he decided to back out and C athy said she w anted in.

We found J oana on P rince E dw ard Island in 2 0 0 6 , bought her, m ade lots of changes, m oved aboard and haven’ t look ed back . T he day C athy quit her j ob in N Y there w as a double rainbow over the city that w e took as a good om en.

C ruising O utp ost: T ell us a little about J oana.

Maria and C athy: J oana w as constructed in the m id 1 9 7 0 s from the plans of H erreshoff’ s M anana design. She is a steel boat w ith a 2 .1 m eter draft and a

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Editor R obin S tout A board M erm aid Maria and C athy: T here are veggie boats that com e around the anchorages. Som etim es w e go into the sm all villages on N argana/ C oriz on de J esus and get som e provisions. We also som etim es get a w ater taxi to C arti, then catch a taxi to P anam a C ity w here w e spend a day or tw o provisioning before doing the opposite back t o the boat. O nly one of us w ill go at a tim e and the other w ill stay w ith the boat.

C ruising O utp ost: D o you w orry at all w ith only one of you on the boat anchored?

Maria and C athy: N o, w e can handle the boat and there are lots of helpful cruisers around if w e did need som e help.

Maria and C athy: O ccasionally w e w ill tak e friends or fam ily on long passages, but usually it is j ust us plus our dog N ik o that w e rescued from a shelter in N ew J ersey, as w ell as C love and T urk , our tw o cats.

C ruising O utp ost: Are you m et w ith challenges being tw o w om en on a boat?

Maria and C athy: N o, actually the opposite. We have found that officials and other boaters are curious and very friendly. In som e w ays it m ay be easier being tw o w om en on a big steel boat. J oana’ s not “ yachtie” look ing so people aren’ t intim idated. We have never felt unsafe or threatened. We are alw ays ask ed if w e are w orried about pirates and w e j ust say no because w e could turn and run them over. With a 3 7 -ton boat at nine and a half k nots com ing at them , they should be scared of us.

C ruising O utp ost: H ow can you afford this lifestyle?

Maria and C athy: We tak e charterers aboard. T hey have fun and w e enj oy show ing people the San B las Islands from a big steel boat. She’ s not your typical charter boat. We have all the toys and San B las is j ust so beautiful. We have a w ebsite if anyone w ants inform ation: w w w .sailj oana.com C ruising O utp ost: H ow long do you intend to live aboard J oana?

Maria: We don’ t have any intentions to stop. I guess as long as it is fun w e w ill k eep going.

C athy: If I had to go back to a desk job in an office, I w ould be m iserable. I k now this lifestyle exists and I love it!

C ruising O utp ost: What advice do you have for anyone w ho m ight be think ing of living aboard?

Maria and C athy: D on’ t look at stereotypes, ask lots of questions, j ust do it. D on’ t second guess your inner feelings!

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T he only thing better than sailing aw ay on a beautiful voyage is to inspire som eone else to sail aw ay on a beautiful voyage.

M y good friends C raig and D ana had frequently j oined m e for cruises aboard m y C atalina 3 4 , U k i y o, w here I regaled them w ith innum erable tales of how great the sailing life is. B elieve m e, I did this w ith all the accom panying blem ishes: dragging anchors, ripped genoas, engine failures; all w ere included in the dialog to present a balanced overview of the life a oat. And, I added with alacrity, the best boat to sail will always be a friend’s boat like you’re doing now.

B ut it w as obvious m y w ords of caution held no sw ay, they w ere sm itten w ith sailing, even j oining

me for work days in the boat yard. And one fine day I received an em ail from D ana saying that they had purchased a 1 9 84 H unter 3 7 i n C onnecticut, and christened her H y p ati a.

After a uick sell off of their land-based assets C raig, D ana, and dogs m oved aboard and began riding the steep learning curve that sailors k now so w ell. T he em ails w ith attached photos cam e frequently, ask ing advice on hull blisters, undersiz ed anchors, autohelm s and rusted exhaust elbow s. I replied the best I could, adm iring their pluck and enthusiasm as they tack led the long to-do list, determined to spend summer 5 in the islands of M aine.

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the great adventure. After a tough three days of boat prep w e cast off the lines and headed dow n river. N ear the m outh of the C onnecticut w e tiptoed through the shallow channel into N orth C ove and grabbed a m ooring j ust as the tide bottom ed out. D ana passed up a delicious dinner to the cock pit and even the dogs sighed w ith contentm ent as the sk y exploded in hues of lavender and pink .

T he forecast called for coastal fog and fair w inds for our B lock Island passage. If you haven’ t sailed in N ew E ngland, w hen they say fog, they m ean the w atch on your w rist w ill be hard to see.

We crept along the right river bank , careful to ID not j ust the color, but the num ber of each nav aid, mindful of the constant boat traffic around us.

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New England Shakedown B efore long H y p ati a punched through the last of the fog into a glorious sunny m orning. We set the yank ee and staysail, and k illed the engine. T im e f lew and about 1 5 0 0 w e spied a long w hite line hard on the starboard bow . T he w estern bluffs of B lock stretched out before us and soon w e w ere grabbing a m ooring in G reat Salt P ond and deploying the dinghy. T he first passage com plete, w e enj oyed adult beverages at the O ar and w atched the m any tw entysom ethings prancing about in w edding regalia.

B y next light w e w ere off to N ew port and w ere confronted w ith the largest m ooring field I have ever seen, m aybe 8 0 0 boats of every siz e and description.

E ven w ith the shelter it’ s pretty rough in there. T he anchor w ouldn’ t hold so w e grabbed a m ooring in B renton C ove and prepared the crew and dogs for shore leave.

H ow true is it that the w orse thing about port tow ns is leaving them ? If only w e could m eander there all season. At 0 9 0 0 w e w ere bound for B uz z ards B ay. With every turn of the w atch I could see D ana and C raig gaining confidence w ith the boat; it w as a good feeling observing them j ell as a team . N ow w e j ust had to get those dogs feeling the sam e w ay.

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After a restful night in O nset B ay w e w ere off through the Cape Cod Canal with the ood tide and entered the bay in j ust under tw o hours. Let’ s see, P rovincetow n or P lym outh, w hat w ould it be? A light northeast w ind m ade the decision for us and it w as off to P lym outh for fuel, w ater and shore leave in perhaps Am erica’ s oldest tourist tow n.

N ext afternoon w e snak ed our w ay out of the harbor and headed upw ind for P rovincetow n, w hich you can’ t m iss as the P ilgrim M em orial there is visible from 2 0 m iles. It w as rough, m aybe F orce 7 in the harbor, and w e paid for a m ooring for the peace of m ind It’ s expensive, but in m y sailing life I’ ve never regretted getting one.

T he w ind clock ed to the southw est and the dinghy ride to and from the w harf w as m ade w ith foulies on and m y laptop z ipped inside. N ext day w as m ore of the sam e, w hitecaps in the harbor, so w e took show ers and I headed to the library for wifi time and to look at their half scale replica of the R ose D orothea schooner upstairs. It’ s a sight to see, literally built into the library. Why didn’ t they j ust put it in the w ater?

B ack aboard our dancing boat, D ana served up another feast of clam s and m ussels, then w e turned in, hopeful that the w ind w ould abate and allow us to

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depart in the m orning. At 0 5 0 0 a bloody sk y and its attendant w arning spread across the northeast. B ut the harbor w as sm ooth so w e dropped the m ooring and headed to the dock s to grab a last show er and pay the bill.

B ack ing out of the slip a strange k nock ing w as heard from below . We quick ly review ed our options after pulling back in, agreeing it w as m ost lik ely a pendant that w e cut w ith the prop a few days prior.

We all look ed at each other and suffered an aw k w ard m om ent; som eone had to go in the w ater. N ow , in 1 7 years of sailing I’ ve done this drill 3 0 -4 0 tim es. It’ s no big deal, j ust put on the m ask and gloves, tak e a sharp k nife and be careful as you cut the line off. I could have done it this tim e, but that w ouldn’ t have been right. T his w as C raig and D ana’ s new boat and it w as a com m on task they needed to learn. I talk ed them through the process and in the end it w as D ana w ho

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New England Shakedown took the splash in the chilly w ater to cut the bird’ s nest and get us underw ay.

T he light southw est w ind w as j ust enough to sail by, and for m ost of the day w e had a delightful sail across the bay. B y noon the haz y outline of B oston popped over the horiz on. J ust after 1 8 0 0 w e entered B eantow n H arbor via N antask et R oads under full sail. O f course it’ s a m aj or port and I w as concerned that w e could be a m ouse scurrying am ongst elephants, but w e took the south channel in and the traffic was light.

We passed the lighthouse to starboard and T elegraph H ill to port w ith the m any anchor-friendly islands of the N ational P ark Service ahead. We chose P eddock s Isle and dropped the hook on the w est side in P erry C ove. After a quick toilet trot w ith the dogs on shore, w e reunited w ith D ana and w atched an

explosively red sunset over B oston, punctuated w ith w isps of j et exhaust from nearby Logan Airport. T his w ould be our last night together, so D ana k nock ed out another hom e-run dinner that featured today’ s m ack erel catch and m ade m e think how luck y C raig w as to have her as a sailing m ate.

Y ou learn quick ly w hen you sail that the schedule of the voyage is that there is no schedule.

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sailing, then w alk ing.” I had six hours until the f light, so w e proceeded to pull the anchor chain and it w as fouled. N ever fails— m ak e a firm tim e com m itm ent on a boat and you’ re j inxed.

O n the north side of the m ain channel at J effries P oint, the B oston H arbor Shipyard & M arina is dow n a long narrow entrance w ith a fuel dock at the end. It’ s about a half-m ile w alk to Logan, and D ock m aster T ina greeted us w ith a big sm ile and treats for the dogs. She let us grab a spare slip for off-loading m e. What a great place to exchange crew .

N o one lik es long farew ells; I m ak e m ine quick .

Stepping over the lifelines I handed C raig a leatherbound boat log as a boat w arm ing gift, telling him that next w e m eet I expected it to be full. T hey sm iled and w aved languidly as I w alk ed brisk ly for the airport.

T he dogs w ere busy bark ing at a bird.

N o doubt they’ ll face m any challenges as they head north to the P ine T ree State, but they have a good boat, a toolbox, tw o dogs and each other. What m ore do you need?

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WRECKED AT SEA B y Julie &

Frank T urner

E ve r A f te r before the w reck

We had a terrible w reck a t sea during a night crossing and w e lost our m ast, sails, boom and all our running and standing rigging. It w as D ecem ber 1 0 th. We w ere on our way to Puerto Rico, about five miles off Samana, Dominican Republic on a four-day sail passage. It was our second night of continuous sailing w hen our m ast brok e!

We were reefed down, sailing in about 5-knot winds on a very dark night. Everything seemed fine, then it happened: around 9 o’ clock the loudest crash noise in the uietness of a night passage. It was terrifying to see that w e w ere in SERIO S trouble. Our entire m ast, boom and forestay came crashing down. Our beloved sailboat, E ver A fter, had been instantly stripped of all her sailing ualities.

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It seems to have been the failure of a clamp at the bottom of the turnbuckle of the standing rigging that gave way, causing everything else to come crashing dow n at the sam e tim e. M y husband F rank has alw ays been very conscientious about checking our rigging and keeping our boat safe.

T his w as som ething that he could not see.

Let m e stress that it was pitch-black dark out on the sea, and now all we had was a ashlight on deck. Our jib and roller-furling, our mast with almost a full sail, the boom and all the standing rigging, w ere A fter the w reck still connected to our boat, but no way to save any of it. Everything w as in the w ater w ith the boom caught and hanging on the port-side lifelines. With the waves causing the mast to crash against our hull, we

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w ere afraid it w as going to punch a hole in it. We had to cut the m ast loose as soon as possible to try to save w hat w e could, our boat and our lives! It w as very scary.

We had no radio contact because our antenna for our regular V H F radio w as attached to our m ast and now about 6 0 f eet deep in the w ater. O ur hand-held radios w ere useless because w e w ere out of range.

F rank w as using the bolt cutters to cut the cables that connected the m ast, boom and all the standing rigging, while I held the ashlight. Frank worked with the bolt cutters for about tw o hours and his shirt w as bloody w ith num erous cuts from the efforts of his w ork . It w as close to : p.m. by the time we finally cut ourselves loose from all the cables. N ow it w as tim e to m otor aw ay, but it w as also very scary to actually put her in gear. We had to be sure that there w ere no cables caught under the boat that could possibly get caught in the propeller, leaving us w ith yet another problem . We shined the spotlight all around us to check .

T he w ater w as a couple thousand feet deep, so there w as no choice to anchor. We w ere exhausted, but had to motor on until 5: a.m. before we finally got to shallow enough water to find a place to drop anchor. We were exhausted and heartbrok en.

We spent the next day resting, cleaning up w hat w e could from the dam age, and trying to w rap our heads around w hat had happened. O ur beloved E ver A fter had been stripped of all her sailing qualities except for her w inches; everything else w as gone. H er railings w ere all bent up and the lifelines w ere ruined. We w ere heartbrok en to see the dam age, but thank ful she still oated and we were safe.

We w ere not far from Sam ana, D om inican R epublic, anchored at the m outh of the huge bay. After resting w e found that w e actually had an internet connection thank s to the hotspot on our cell phone. We had j oined F acebook about three months earlier yes, we finally joined FB , so I posted about w hat had happened to us the previous night and our w reck at sea. T he outreach from other cruisers w as am az ing and w e even got a call from the D om inican R epublic C oast G uard and a conference call w ith the D om inican R epublic N avy offering assistance if w e needed it which we did not . They had actually read our Facebook post and researched our profile on FB to get our phone num ber ( because w e did not answ er nor hear their m any radio calls to us . We did not need their assistance, but we w ere thank ful for their phone call. We w ere alone, and w e needed that day alone to rest not only our bodies, but our em otions and m ental state for w hat w e had been through.

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T w o days later w e m otored across the bay and reached M arina de B ahia w ith our hand-held radio to see if they had room for us. M ost thank fully, they did. O ur dear friends on H oney moon F orever, R obert and V irginia, had spent their hurricane season in Sam ana at M arina de B ahia and loved it. Also at M arina de B ahia w ere tw o other boats/ cruising friends that w e k new from spending our hurricane season together in Luperon. T hat w as Linda and C huck of S i lent D ream and B ob, The c lamp t hat f a solo sailor on C hi na R ose. B ut w e was this type hadn’ t talk ed to any of them since our w reck . T hey heard our radio call to the m arina and w ere all w aiting at the dock to catch our lines as w e pulled in.

U p to this point I had not cried, because during the em ergency w e had to do w hat w e had to do. After that, the shock of it all set in and I w as physically shak ing for tw o days after our w reck , but no crying. So w hen

w e pulled into the dock and w ere em braced in the hugs of our friends, my ood gates opened and I cried.

We stayed at the m arina for three days. It is a beautiful m arina and resort, and w e w ere surrounded by friends - the best m edicine.

N ow our plan w as to continue on to P uerto R ico. O ur friends on their sailboats S i lent D ream and C hi na R ose decided to m otor w ith us, k eeping us in sight along w ith hourly radio check s. We traveled at ailed night because that’ s w hen the seas are quieter there. We arrived in B oqueron, P uerto R ico, w here w e j oined m ore friends, E lisa and R udolph of T ulum I I I , and spent som e tim e enj oying the delightful tow n. We m otored again in com pany w ith our cruiser friends to Salinas w here w e are currently anchored.

O ur cruiser friends have all left now , heading off in different directions, sailing tow ards different

A nchored i n B oq ueron, P uerto R i co

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adventures, w hile w e w ait for all the m aj or parts w e are going to need to put our sailboat back together. We have ordered a new m ast, boom , sails, and running and standing rigging out of F lorida, w hich are being custom m ade and w ill probably tak e another m onth or m ore to be delivered.

We w ill put our beloved E ver A fter back together again and she w ill be so m uch better and stronger, as w e are, from this experience. We are getting an education in the process, as w e w ill be doing m ost of the w ork ourselves w ith the consultation services of one of the best riggers in P uerto R ico, J orge H ernandez , a friend of a friend w ho w as also recom m ended by three others. It’ s probably going to end up costing us around $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 out of our savings ( no, w e do not have insurance) , w ith us doing all the w ork ourselves. We are very capable and have alw ays been do-it-ourselves k inda people. We k now that for m any cruisers this k ind of thing could have ended their cruising am bitions, but not us. We love it too m uch and look forw ard to m any m ore sailingadventure years ahead.

We continue to do lots of canvas ( sew ing) w ork f or other cruisers, m ak ing dinghy chaps, j erry j ug covers, generator covers, and doing sail repair. We are also cleaning a few boat bottom s w hich is easy dollars for m e w ith m y love for sw im m ing. We can alw ays use the extra m oney w e m ak e, E SP E C IALLY right now w ith all the big buck s going out!

O ur attitudes are good, even in the face of the huge challenges ahead of us. We are putting our beloved E ver A fter back t ogether because w e are so thank ful to have each other and w e love our life at sea.

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B y F rances L i ma H ow m any boats designed by a H erreshoff are cruising today? H ow m any 8 0 -year-olds do you k now that get their boat out on the w ater over 2 0 0 d ays a year? I m et G ene and J o Weatherup on a w eek end cruise in 2 0 1 4 w hen three T am pa B ay boating clubs held a com bined anchor-out. G ene ask ed m e to put together an article about his boat, but he and his w ife J o are part of the story too.

Since retirem ent, the Weatherups have cruised the B aham as, the F lorida K eys and the w est coast of F lorida.

T hey have extensively explored the “ sk inny” w aters north of T am pa B ay thank s to S henandoah’ s three-foot draft w hen the centerboards are up. G ene presented on this topic at the 2 0 1 4 SSC A ( Seven Seas C ruising Association) G am in St. P etersburg. G ene grew up near M iam i sailing the shallow s of B iscayne B ay. J o is from Atlanta, G eorgia, and they m et there w hen G ene attended E m ory U niversity.

T hey have loved S henandoah because she is fun, fast, com fortable and beautiful.

S henandoah w as com m issioned in 1 9 7 4 b y a physician w ho read L. F rancis H erreshoff’ s book “ T he C om plete C ruiser.” T he doctor k new L. F rancis and ask ed him to design a custom boat based on the shallow draft “ G olden B all” design. Allan V aitses, a w ell-k now n builder, w as contracted to build S henandoah of fiberglass and epoxy resin. She w as launched in 1 9 7 8 w ith the nam e S henandoah.

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T w in fore and aft centerboards are a unique feature of S henandoah. U sed together the boards are sim ilar to having a fin keel and a spade rudder. They give the boat the ability to sail close to the wind. The forward board is eight feet long, is used as a normal keel on all points of sail except running, and gives a seven-foot draft. The aft board or Steering Board was designed to aid the three-foot-deep

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rudder and is four feet long. It is used on all points of sail.

T he boards are raised and low ered by cables on w inches inside the m ain cabin.

S henandoah is pow ered by tw o Y anm ar 5 0 h p engines. T he Weatherups norm ally cruise on one engine, alternating engines to k eep both running sm oothly.

R unning on one engine burns 0 .6 ga llons of fuel per

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hour cruising at 6 .5 k nots. T here is alw ays the option of using both engines ( 1 0 0 h p) to pow er into heavy seas or to increase the speed to 8 .5 k nots. T hree hatches in the cock pit open to allow access to the engine com partm ent.

T here is a bow thruster w hich G ene really lik es because it m ak es him look g reat dock ing the boat.

S henandoah is a center cock pit k etch w ith roller furling on all three sails. T he m ain and m iz z en have in-

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m ast furling. T he m ain m ast has rope and w ood ratlines to a crow ’ s nest at the spreaders; m ast steps go up to the top. B elaying pins are incorporated into the forw ard ratlines. M ast steps tak e you up the m iz z en m ast. A solid w ood boom k in is the attachm ent for the back stay and also holds the dinghy w hen underw ay. T he headstay is double grooved for an extra headsail w hen going dow nw ind.

All the lines from the foredeck lead through clutches to a large electric w inch inside the dodger. It is easy to handle the sails from the cock pit, even heaving-to can be done w ithout going out on deck . T he Ideal w indlass can be controlled on the foredeck and from the cock pit. B ehind the w indlass is a hatch to an anchor lock er and beneath that is the chain lock er. T he prim ary anchor is a 5 0 -pound C Q R . A classic w ooden bowsprit finishes off the foredeck.

T he cock pit is a great source of j oy for the Weatherups because it is com fortable underw ay and great for entertaining. G ene lik es to tell about an anchor-out w hen J o served dinner for 2 0 people on S henandoah w ith no notice at all. T he cock pit even has a day cooler with a holding plate, plus teak oor grates and a teak ship’ s w heel. T he cock pit can be fully enclosed w hen necessary.

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In the cabin an L-shaped galley is to the right of the com panionw ay.

A table in the center of the m ain salon seats six w hen fully extended.

P ullm an berths on the port and starboard sides of the salon form the seats for the table. T he port side pulls out to a double berth and the starboard side a single berth. O ne of the heads is in the m ain salon to the left of the com panionw ay. A beautiful opening sk ylight is in the center of the overhead. T he sole is classic teak and holly.

T he galley has a four-burner P rincess electric stove and a m icrow ave/ convection oven. T he top loading refrigerator/ freez er has a 1 1 0 -volt, one horse pow er electric driven com pressor w ith holding plates. T here is a double sink , lots of storage plus a unique m ultilayer pull-out shelf for f latw are. A trash bin is built-in to the right of the refrigerator adj acent to the com panionw ay.

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T he forw ard stateroom has a double P ullm an berth on the port side. T here is counter space next to the berth, a hanging lock er, a lock er w ith deep shelves and m ultiple storage areas. T he adj acent head has a separate show er stall.

T he com panionw ay to the aft cabin is in the rear of the cock pit on the port side. T he navigation station w ith a hinged desk top is in the center of the cabin facing forward. A wide cushion ush with the hull forms the seat for the navigation station and continues forw ard on port and starboard to form tw o pipe berths.

T hough they are not cruising full tim e, G ene and J o exem plify the cruisers’ attitude. T hey are alw ays happy to m eet new people, share their k now ledge and bring sailors together. T hey are an inspiration to those of us w ho love sailing and cruising and w ant to continue enj oying life on the w ater for as long as possible.

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Cruising Outpost Event News If It’s Gonna Happen It’s Gonna Happen Out There Issue #15

Evening Edition

T h e 1 6 th P N W

Summer 2016

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An event that started with just 13 people has grown to be one of our biggest & most fun events!

In August of the first PNW Cruisers’ Event took place on Sucia Island in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Six boats and people were there.

In we had the th Anniversary PNW event and it started at Sucia, with about 5 people, and ended at Friday Harbor with about people joining in.

Each year the event is held in a new town which is chosen by whoever volunteers to the first

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handle all the legwork it takes to put on an event like this. Once they have done it, they are initiated as ing ueen of the Brethren of the Sound. This year it is being held August at the marina in Port Townsend. As you can see by the below photos, this event has become the Pirate Happening of the year in the Pacific Northwest Want the latest info It’s easy, just go to www.cruisingoutpost.com forum

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T h e N e w p ort I nte rnati onal B oat Sh ow Starts th e Se ason Sept. 15-18 on America’s Cup Way, Newport, RI

NIBS, also known as the Newport International Boat Show in Newport, RI, has become the premier boat show and it opens the Show Season for many in the industry. This is usually the first showing of many new model sailboats and powerboats, plus new gear.

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nfortunately, the new ownership of the site has changed the rules and there will NOT be a Cruisers’ Party this year. Bob ody and the staff will have a booth, but alas, no party. We are working with the show management to change this as soon as possible.

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2nd Annual British Virgin Islands Cruisers’ Party

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or the second year in a row T radew inds R adio j oined w ith C ruising O utpost and a host of cosponsors for the B ritish V irgin Islands C ruisers’ P arty. O nce again it w as held at the popular M yett’ s G arden Inn on beautiful C ane G arden B ay.

Over boats filled the bay, with the balance of the boats w ho could not get m oorings there tied up on Soper’s Hole, Road Town and Fat Hog Bay. An estimated 5 people showed up for the party, consisting of m ostly cruisers and m any of the local skippers from the charter eets at Sunsail, Dream achts, Conch and Horizon Charters.

Once again a raf e was held to raise funds for the R oyal B ritish V irgin Islands Y acht C lub’ s Y outh Sailing

Program, which is helping to bring BVI kids into the cruising and sailing lifestyle.

T radew inds R adio and C ruising O utpost w ere the title sponsors, but this event could not have happened without the cosponsorship of Fortress Marine Anchors, uickline SA, Sunsail Charters, Mount Gay Rum, The Triton, All at Sea, CBN TV 5 , Road Town Wholesale Trading, Rite-Way Markets and Destination Virgin Islands.

P lans are now being m ade for the T hird Annual BVI Beach Bash and Cruisers’ Party, so make your plans to sail in on your own boat, charter from one of our great sponsors, y in, or... Do what ever you must, but don’ t m iss it!

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2nd Annual Kimsha Beach, St. Maarten Cruisers’ Party

nce again cruisers from all over gathered on K im sha B each at the B uccaneer B ar to celebrate the cruising lifestyle. C ruising O utpost M agaz ine and T radew inds R adio j oined forces to m ak e this happen, w ith the help of our international sponsors lik e Sunsail, F ortress Anchor and Q uick line U SA and m any of the local businesses.

T his year P laisance P rincess C asino helped out by sending a troop of their dancers to entertain on the beach. Absolute V odk a, B udw eiser B eer, the Atrium B each R esort, St. M aarten Shipyard, T riton N autical, All at Sea, M arine M anagem ent C onsulting and Island 9 2 R adio helped sponsor as w ell.

There was a raf e held with many prizes donated by the local businesses, w ith the proceeds going to the Sister B asilia C enter to help the poor and underprivileged.

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C ruisers from all over cam e together, m any sailing from the party the w eek before w hich w as held on C ane G arden B ay in the B V Is. T hey w ere j oined by local cruisers as w ell as m any of the crew s from the larger yachts that frequent St. M aarten and call it hom e.

T he entertainm ent for the night w as provided by the band “ O ne White C hick ” and they k ept the boaters hopping all evening in perfect w eather. At one point recording artist D on C layton took the stage and j oined in for som e great sounds.

P lans are already in the w ork s for a bigger and better C ruisers’ B ash for St. M aarten, as w ell as perhaps an added event a little further “ D ow n Island.” B ut m ore on that as it progresses. So set aside som e tim e next J anuary for som e fun in the sun!

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16th Annual Miami Strictly sail Cruisers’ Party

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he M iam i Strictly Sail Show is one of the very first Cruisers’ Parties we hosted, and it also holds the record for the largest Cruisers’ Party we’ve ever hosted.

This year an estimated 7 people attended the annual event, and the folks at the NMMA, who helped host the event, gave us a little more room to spread out.

The weather was perfect and everything just seemed to click into place with a lot of work by ody, the staff and the volunteers . The Eric Stone Band came up from his Dockside Tropical Cafe to handle the entertainment once again, and he had the cruisers on their feet most of the night.

The free beer lasted all evening, and the 5 pizzas turned out to be just the right amount, with the last slices being handed out just as the last people in line came thru. It was perfect.

The Spectra Watermaker was the top prize for the raff le and once again was donated by the good folks at Halden Marine Services. There were plenty of other great prizes including a Spot from Sea-Tech Systems, and dozens of other great prizes donated by the exhibitors at the Strictly Sail Show. The proceeds from this event went to the Educational Tall Ship Foundation who are building the ’ tall ship M atthew T urner.

This event would not be possible without the help of our cosponsors: Sunsail, Copper Coat, Fortress Anchors, ltra Marine West uickline , Halden Marine Services, Spectra Watermakers, Mack Sails, Beta Marine, Tradewinds Radio and the folks at Miami Strictly Sail.

We are all looking forward to next year’s event at the new location on Virginia ey.

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16th Annual Pacific Strictly sail Cruisers’ Party

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he all-new Pacific Strictly Sail Show was held this year at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California, and it was a huge success. Even rain on Saturday couldn’t keep the sailors from turning out to see what was new in boat e uipment, and to attend the many seminars that were part of this great event.

The new venue for the show, the Craneway Pavilion, is a huge, open building right on the waterfront. The water side is completely glass, overlooking San Francisco Bay and the city of San Francisco.

This was the th year we have hosted the Cruisers’ Party at the Pacific Show. Our sponsors this year were the Maritime Institute, Sunsail, ltra Marine West uickline, Fortress Anchors, Passage Nautical, Copper Coat, anberra, and the Educational Tall Ship Foundation. There was a raf e with dozens of

prizes, the proceeds going to the building of the new M atthew W. T urner tall ship by the Educational Tall Ship Foundation. We had to move the party into the Assembly Restaurant due to the rain, but it didn’t seem to slow anyone down. There were about 5 people enjoying the free pizza, beer, and great music provided by the Eric Stone Band.

The Craneway Pavilion started life in as the Ford Company assembly plant. The 5 5, s . ft.

Ford Plant was retooled in WWII to process tanks and jeeps. The building is perfect for the Pacific Strictly Sail Show, with plenty of space for the exhibitors and seminars, and a marina just a short walk down the dock.

Sail America, the show’s producers, did a great job, and we are all looking forward to next year’s event

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Harken Single-Function Switch Renewable Energy System Designed for Boats - In Use by the US Armed Forces

H ark en has announc ed the addition of a single-f unc tion D igital S ystem S witc h to its uniq ue switc h line. D esigned to p air with H ark en’s single-sp eed U niPower winc h f or c ruising sailboats, this waterp roof switc h sets the standard f or reliability and saf ety when op erating elec tric ally-p owered systems.

To ac c omp lish this, saf eguards hav e been built into the system. C ontrol buttons send on/ of f digital signals rather than c ontinuous analog signals, p rev enting ac c idental system ac tiv ation-ev en if system wiring is damaged. W atertight seals are nev er ex p osed, ev en in the on p osition, eliminating p otential damage f rom sun

and p rolonged use. U nderneath the c ontrol button, two c ommand switc hes must work in unison bef ore a signal is sent. The c ov er rotates to ex p ose the ac tiv ation buttons.

R otating to O FF c onc eals the c ontrol f unc tions and p rotec ts against ac c idental ac tiv ation. I ntegrated lighting p rov ides low light v isibility f or additional usability.

H ark en D igital S ystem S witc hes resist imp ac t, wear, and c orrosion. The p roduc t is of f ered in blac k p olyamide resin or stainless steel. A uniq ue adhesiv e mounting system is av ailable where drilling is undesirable.

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It May Not Be a Problem in Your Marina, But It’s a Problem When Cruising!

A nyone who has been c ruising k nows that there are some doc k s you will tie to, maybe to get water or whatev er, and rats will find a wa of climbing up the doc lines and ma e their wa into our boat at uard from wi ec eeps our boat clean of rats and other ermin t comes in three different si es for different ropes and e en chains he wi ec at uard spins around so the unin ited guests not onl don t get on our boat, they get a gratis bath in the sea. O h, yeah, it is used by the o al a so it reall wor s nfo at www swi tec us

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Weems & Plath Electric Flare Eliminates the Need for Buying New Flares Every Season!

W eems & Plath, in p artnership with S irius S ignal, now manuf ac ture and mark et a new rev olutionary elec tronic f lare. Named S O S D istress L ight, this remark able p roduc t was designed and p atented by S irius S ignal. I t is U . S . made and is the only alternativ e to traditional p yrotec hnic f lares that meets U . S . C oast G uard req uirements. U nlik e traditional f lares, this S O S D istress L ight nev er ex p ires, whic h solv es the c hallenge of f lare disp osal.

The announc ement of this c ollaboration with S irius S ignal launc hes

W eems & Plath’s ex p ansion into a new c ategory of saf ety p roduc ts. They hav e built their rep utation and brand on the p rinc ip les of f ostering saf e boating and c reating p roduc ts f or lif e aboard.

They want p eop le to be c onf ident that the U S C G has giv en them p ermission to buy the new elec tronic f lare as a saf e alternativ e to traditional f lares.

S irius S ignal is p artnering with W eems & Plath bec ause of their p assion f or saf e boating, their dominanc e in the marine ac c essories mark et and their worldwide manuf ac turing ex p erienc e.

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Cruising Outposts Dixie Barbecue - Johnson City, Tennessee Our First Dealer is Retiring!

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T he crew at D i x i e B arbeque

it all, thru the thick and the thin, the good years and the bad, D ixie B arbeque has been there for us. T hey hold the record as Lats & Atts’ and C ruising O utpost’ s longest running dealer.

O ver the years J ody and I have been able to stop in as w e w ork the E ast C oast B oat Show circuit, driving from Annapolis to M iam i or St. P ete to Atlantic C ity.

Whenever w e can, w e still stop in to see Alan and the gang at D ixie B arbeque.

Well, I guess it had to happen. We got a call from Alan the other day and as of F ebruary he w ill be closing the doors and retiring.

We still plan on stopping in to see him w henever the show circuit tak es us anyw here near J ohnson C ity, T ennessee. B ut now w e w ill be A lan H ow ell, doi ng stopping by his w hat he loves! house by the lak e.

We k now that tim es have to change and that tim e m arches on, but w e w ill m iss D ixie B arbeque.

Alan, best of luck in your life of leisure!

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It w as alm ost 2 0 years ago, w e had j ust created Latitudes & Attitudes M agaz ine, the first issue had hit the stands and w as doing w ell. O ne day I got a pack age. It w as a “ care pack age” from Alan H ow ell at D ixie B arbeque in J ohnson C ity, T ennessee. It had a few pounds of pulled pork , som e ribs, and a quart of the best barbeque sauce I had ever tasted.

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Pusser’s Marina Cay British Virgin Islands

North County Grill & Pub 420 St Joseph Ave Suttonbay , Michigan

The Shed 15094 Mills Road Gulfport, Mississippi

The Shed 7501 Hwy 57 Ocean Springs, Miss Indiantown Marina 16300 SW Famel Ave Indiantown, Florida

South Pacific

El Cid Marina Puerto Morelos Mexico

El Cid Marina Mazatlan Mexico

Myett’s Bar, Grill & Hotel Cane Garden Bay British Virgin Islands

The Mango Bar & Cafe Moorings Charter Base Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga

The Bocas del Toro Bocas del Torro, Panama Fish & Lime Soper’s Hole Tortola, BVIs

Marina Chiapas Puerto Madera Chiapas, Mexico

Scrub Island North Of Tortola BVI’s

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Rose Corser's He'e Tai Inn BP 21, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquesa

Panama

Bitter End Yacht Club North Sound Virgiin Gorda, BVIs

Marina Vallarta Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Bloody Mary’s On The Beach Bora Bora

Red Frog Marina Bocas del Toro, Panama

Kentucky

S. Dakota

Green Turtle Bay Resort 263 Green Turtle Bay Drive Green River, KY

Lewis & Clark Resort Highway 52 Yankton, SD

Smugglers Cove 85500 Overseas Hwy. Isla Morada, Florida

Massachusetts

Bocas Yacht Services Bocas del Toro, Panama

Kingman Yacht Center Cataumet, MA

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Misty Waters’ Summer Cruise

B y Mic hael A nderson

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ave you ever captured lightning in a bottle? It is very difficult to do, and it can never be planned or anticipated. Y ou probably don’ t even k now you have done it until m uch later.

Nothing is ever perfect, but som etim es the ‘ perfect im perfections’ com bine to m ak e a holiday very special indeed. It helps to start with good company, add a generous dose of a magical setting, and finally wrap the whole thing with a bow of w onderful w eather. T his is m y account of a fam ily cruise against the back drop of the San J uan Islands of Washington State.

Gina and Robin, my wife D onna’ s aunt and uncle from England, arrived in Friday Harbor aboard a small plane after a short ight from Boeing Field in Seattle. Their plane

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swept low over the Friday Harbor Marina on its approach.

D onna saw the plane from the m arina park ing lot and w e hustled up to the airport to greet a couple w e hadn’ t spent enough tim e w ith in far too long.

That first day we were able to show G ina and R obin around the island just a bit, get them settled on the boat and get a few provisions purchased. T here is a resident clown’ that lives at the docks. Her nam e is P opeye and she is a harbor seal. She is readily identifiable by her odd look . O ne of her eyes is clouded w ith a cataract and is probably useless. T his certainly does not prevent her from living a full and happy life! She entertains young and old as she rises up all around the marina, but mostly near the fish store, re uesting and even demanding food.

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T he tow n w as a far m ore fam iliar setting than the boat for G ina and R obin; they don’ t have a bunch of experience on sm all boats. T hey boarded ours, M i sty Waters. She is a North Pacific . M i sty Waters is slightly faster than a sailboat under pow er and has a full k eel for a k inder ride than fast pow er boats in a choppy sea. She is heavy and safe and very com fortable.

T he day w as gorgeous and soon w e had the big C um m ins diesel hum m ing. D onna and I use headsets to

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com m unicate w hen w e are m aneuvering in close quarters so it is a quiet, controlled affair back ing out of the slip.

We m ade our w ay up San J uan C hannel w ith barely a breez e to cool us. T here is a sm all island about six m iles north of F riday H arbor called J ones Island. It is a State P ark , there for our use and enj oym ent. M any of the best places in the San J uans are State P ark s. J ones Island is also one of the sm aller and m ore popular islands, and therefore a bit more difficult to find moorage. ou need to be a bit

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lucky to find an empty mooring in their small field. We were a bit lucky A small vessel, a neighbor of ours in Friday Harbor, was just dropping their mooring as we entered the north cove. We waved our gratitude and were uick to attach our bowline to the permanent anchor.

A refreshing glass of white wine to celebrate the beginning of our cruise was in order. We enjoyed our early afternoon glass of wine with a few munchies on the upper deck, then Donna and Gina decided a nap was next on the list of things to do. Robin and I found shade in the cockpit and started to catch up on the years.

Fresh Dungeness crab went into boiling water for dinner and soon came out ready to be cracked and eaten. The cod was saut ed golden brown and went beautifully with the mango salsa Donna and Gina lovingly prepared. It was the freshest seafood one could ever hope for and was just wonderful.

The walk around ones is one of the finest walks I have ever taken. This is the walk I take in my mind during the long, dark, winter months. The trail is fairly well worn and winds easily along the shoreline. It is cut into the gentle slope of the hills that lead to the water. The shore is rocky and provides many nooks and crannies to explore.

The hills are covered with natural grasses bleached by the sun and softened by the wind.

They invite you to sit for a while on their carpet and enjoy the view of the channel to the west and the forest behind you.

Refreshed from the sleep and rejuvenated from the hike, we uickly got under way for our next destination. We gave our mooring to a deserving sailboat headed into the cove and bade ones Island goodbye.

Harney Channel cuts a path through the very center of the San uan Islands. The mountains of Orcas rise to the north while Shaw passes peacefully to the south. Soon enough, Lopez Island came into view and we found a mooring at another State Park, Spencer Spit. The park is on a peninsula that has been formed by thousands of years of wave action. It

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runs out from Lopez Island and nearly touches Frost Island, leaving only a 5-yard channel of water at mid tide.

The wind can come up a bit at Spencer Spit and did so the next morning. We elected to slip our mooring a bit early and went up to a small village called Olga on Orcas Island.

They were kind enough to put in a very nice dock to entice people to have a look, so we did. We hiked up the sunny road a bit to find a nice lunch and art gallery not too far away.

M i sty Waters is a big, heavy boat and she shouldered through the short whitecaps and waves with ease. I think she has a very solid and substantial feel to her. She is a joy to drive in those conditions.

We put our nose into the Rosario Resort Marina on Orcas Island and received our slip assignment for the night. The bow and stern thrusters made maneuvering the narrow fairways between the docks uite easy and soon the stern of the boat was facing the little pond on shore that boasts fountains and hanging baskets of beautiful owers.

We cleaned up a bit for a nice evening and walked up to the mansion. The overstuffed couches next to the fireplace in the bar were a lovely spot for a pre-dinner cocktail. We didn’t really want to get up when it was time for dinner, but we were glad we did once we sat down at our table as the food and service were excellent. We enjoyed the view down East Sound as well as the company.

Laughter was never far away for us on this trip, and we found we treasured each other’s company.

The water was impossibly blue once again the next morning. We headed out on the longest leg of our trip, about three hours. We turned into Harney Channel and drove through the heart of the San uan Islands, this time headed west. The pass along the north side of Speiden Island avoids much of the current in Speiden Pass and has the lovely Cactus group next to it so we decided to use it. We usually keep the RPMs on the engine down around 5 . The -horsepower diesel then pushes the boat at about 7 knots, WWW.CRUISINGOUTPOST.COM

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burning 2 U .S. gallons per hour of diesel fuel. It sounds lik e it is purring. We pushed the throttle up a bit to counter the current owing through ohn’s Pass.

Once to the north of the pass, we bore left along the north shore of Stuart Island. We made the turn into the west channel for Prevost Harbor, yet another State Park. Our luck held as there was room at the dock for us. Welcoming hands grabbed our lines and soon we were secure.

Hikes were the next order of business and we were uickly off. There are two loops to choose from, both have great elevation changes and incredible views of both Prevost Harbor to the north and Reid Harbor to the south.

Both harbors were filled with boaters on holiday.

No boat movements were planned for the following day, so we ran the dinghy over to the county dock in the morning where we made our way to the lighthouse at the west end of the island called Turn Point. Once at the lighthouse we had the place to ourselves. We sat down to enjoy the view. Donna looked up and saw the whale watching boats closing in. That usually means orca are nearby. We watched a small group of whales with absolute delight before they moved off, taking the boats with them.

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It was definitely time to move on the next morning. We were low on everything except trash By now we were great friends with our neighbors on the dock.

We were soon tied up at Roche Harbor Resort. We had a nice lunch at the Lim e K iln C afé and a nice hik e through the art park, then retired to the boat. We sat and talked and enjoyed the company, as well as the wine, far into the evening.

We next went just a few miles away to Garrison Bay and English Camp. We came around the bend into Garrison Bay and Robin was greeted by the sight of an immense nion ack ying gracefully from the top of a tall agpole. It was the same size as the one own during the active Garrison. We anchored in its sight and soon we were exploring what has been restored in the old Garrison.

It was beautiful, and hopefully a bit of home for all British who visit. It was our last night out and we shared a special m eal back o n the boat.

Robin helped me retrieve the anchor from the gunk in the bright morning sunshine. Happy, we spun the wheel and headed back to Friday Harbor. We celebrated the successful finish of our cruise with a great dinner at Vinny’s. The food was great, the company was better What a wonderful trip. I think we became more than family, we also became good friends. The entire experience exceeded all expectations. It would be very difficult to top, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying. Is it possible to capture lightning in a bottle twice I sure hope so

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Talk of the Dock - What’s N Playtime

So you’ ve sailed to the perfect cove and now you’ ve got the hook d ow n in a pristine anchorage. As if that’ s not enough, right? B ut hey, before you break o ut the sundow ner cock tails, it’ s tim e to have som e fun on all that surrounding aquam arine w ater and even – ga sp – g et som e exercise before digging into the hors d’ oeuvres.

T hat’ s exactly w hy w e carry toys – t o unplug and maximize the precious time we have when we finally m anage to get aw ay. H ere are a couple of choices that you can carry on the big boat to k eep you w ell entertained..

H ob i e M i rag e E c l i p se

Im agine that a Stairm aster and a Stand U p P addle B oard ( SU P ) had a baby and you can w rap your m ind around H obie’ s new est and com pletely groundbreak ing new w ater toy, the M irage E clipse. T he new board look s lik e a SU P but instead of a paddle, H obie has added their revolutionary M irageD rive propulsion system that they’ ve used on k ayak s for years. It took a bit of design

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w ork t o allow the drive to w ork vertically rather than horiz ontally to propel the vessel w ith underw ater fins and the result is a craft that uses the strong m uscles of the legs to m ove quick ly, even against a headw ind.

I tried out the tw o m odels in N ew port H arbor, C alifornia, prepared w ith a change of clothing in case I w ent in the drink . It couldn’ t have been easier. I started on the big 1 2 -foot board that is rated up to 2 7 5 pounds of capacity. T he board w as as steady as a bus alleviating any w orries that I’ d go sw im m ing that day. It w as easy to m ove about and stair-step to quick ly accelerate. T he height-adj ustable handlebars have steering controls that resem ble bik e break handles to control the rudder. H olding the bars for stability, I j ust squeez ed left or right to turn. T he board m ade even arcs and I noticed that slow stepping m ade the turns sharper.

C hanging to the 1 0 -foot board, things got a bit m ore exciting. T his board is rated for 2 2 5 p ounds of capacity.

But because it is shorter, two inches narrower and five pounds lighter, I could m aneuver it m ore easily, especially in turns. It was a little more s uirrely at first but within a m inute, I adj usted m y m ovem ents to rem ain steady and get around faster.

I thought of the tim es w hen I had used a paddle to get back to m y cruising boat against the w ind, even resigning to paddling on m y k nees to lessen the w indage. H ow ever, the M irageD rive tak es care of that and gets you back regardless of the blow - and you w on’ t even be breathing hard.

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That snugs the fins up against the bottom of the board, allow ing it to glide up onto the sand. I then j ust stepped off w ithout an audience-w orthy landing. T o get started again, I sim ply turned the board around, nudged it into deeper w ater, WWW.CRUISINGOUTPOST.COM

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s New & What’s Goin’ On?

By Zuzana Prochazka

All The Latest News That Fits Between The Sheets As an “Insider” Zuzana sees a lot of what’s happening inside the boating industry. If you are into the boating lifestyle, chances are you’d like to be privy to some of the things that will affect your lifestyle as soon as they become available. So here is some of the inside info she has found while working the boat shows and industry functions. got on and started stepping. E verything is easy peasy except for stopping. Since the M irageD rive cannot reverse, stopping or back ing w ithout a paddle in hand isn’ t possible so plan your dock ing m aneuvers carefully.

E verything on these boards is rem ovable for easy storage and transport. T he handlebars click i n and out as does the M irageD rive. T he k ick -up rudder can be rem oved to prevent dam age during storage or it can lock i nto place if you w ant to use a traditional paddle and your arm s for locomotion. ust lift up the foot pedals, remove the fins, lock i n the rudder and w ith the optional paddle, you’ re exercising your upper body j ust lik e a norm al SU P .

T he boards are available in blue or yellow , have a bungee cord tie dow n to secure item s you w ant to tak e along lik e a w ater bottle and a neoprene handle on the back . T he E V A deck pad provides soft non-sk id footing on the pedals as w ell as the aft end of the board in case you w ant to tak e your pooch for a ride.

P ricing starts at $ 2 ,4 9 9 f or the short board and $ 2 ,5 9 9 for the big one. Accessories and a paddle are extra. V isit H obieC at.com for m ore inform ation.

D u al J e t M ari ne K ayak and Canoe D ri v e

H ere’ s another w ay to get back a board if you’ ve tak en a long paddle on a k ayak o r canoe. D ual J et M arine Adventure C om pany has com e up w ith a j et engine to help you return to the beach or the boat after an extended adventure or fishing excursion around the cove.

T ak e tw o j et m otors about the siz e of large bullet-shaped audio speak ers and connect them w ith a cross bar on w hich sits a sm all lithium battery. Add a j oystick c ontrol m odule and you have an electric propulsion system lik e a m ini tw in-screw drive for your k ayak .

P lace the tie bar behind the k ayak s eat and secure. T he m otors m ay be low ered to accom m odate the higher sides of a canoe. T he j oystick l ets you turn right or left by applying m ore thrust from one m otor or the other w hen you tw ist the k nob and accelerates or slow s dow n by m oving it forw ard or back w ard.

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T he m otors w eigh about 2 2 p ounds w ith the bar and the 1 2 V 3 6 a H lithium battery and they provide ½ hp of thrust at 1 2 0 0 m ax rpm . O n one charge, expect to drive 2 -5 m iles depending on speed and conditions or anywhere from 5 minutes to five hours. The joystick is w ater resistant to IP 6 7 s tandards so it can tak e a splash or subm erge to three feet for 3 0 m inutes.

T he D ual J et D rive is expected to run $ 1 ,2 9 5 a nd w ill initially sell via the com pany’ s w ebsite and through k ayak s pecialty retailers. F or m ore inform ation, visit D ualJ etM arine.com .

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Tech Tips

from Capt’n Pauley’s Workshop There are a lot of little things that c an mak e your boat easier to use and more enj oyable. H ere are some tip s f rom Paul Esterle, the author of C ap t’n Pauley’s W ork shop . More c an be f ound at www. c ap tnp auley. c om.

Installing a Hatch Vent With the exception of liveaboards, m ost boats are left closed up for days and w eek s at a tim e. Som e for m onths off-season. It is a sad fact boaters have to live w ith.

P roper ventilation is a m ust to k eep dow n m old, m ildew and condensation. H ere is an effective w ay to provide ventilation and help k eep m old and m ildew from tak ing over the boat. Y ou can add solar pow ered vents w herever possible.

T his exam ple is of one prim e location, w hich is a natural, on the top of an opening port. B ut you can use these sam e sim ple steps to add m ore solar vents depending on your boat’ s layout.

T he beauty of these are the fact that solar pow ered vents have a rechargeable battery that charges during the day and k eeps the vent running at night. So it w ork s w hile you are aw ay from your boat and there is nothing that has to be turned on or off. It’ s all autom atic.

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S ix S imp le S tep s

1 : T he solar vent m ust be disassem bled to access the lower mounting ange.

2 : B lue m ask ing tape provides a surface to m ark t he pilot hole location for the hole saw .

3 : B eg, borrow or buy the correct siz e hole saw for the vent.

4 : D rill slow ly and carefully and m ak e sure the hole saw m ak es even contact w ith the hatch plastic.

5 : A view from the top show ing the finished installation.

6 : A view of the com pleted installation from inside the head.

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Tech Tips from Capt’n Pauley’s Workshop

Simple Storgae Under the Berth Cushions T he existing berth tops in m y proj ect boat w ere old 3 / 8 ” AC P lyw ood. T hey creak ed and groaned as you m oved around on the berth cushions. T hey also sm elled lik e “ old boat.”

So I decided to replace the 3 / 8 ” w ith 1 / 2 ” M D O plyw ood. M D O ( M edium D ensity O verlay) is exterior plyw ood w ith a phenolic paper coating on one or both sides. T he M D O plyw ood w as designed for outdoor signs and is void-free. T he phenolic coating readily accepts glue or paint w ithout any further prep w ork .

A F orm ica lam inate w as glued in place w ith contact adhesive. T he lam inate provides an easy to clean, w aterproof surface. T he new , larger, access panels w ere cut and also covered in lam inate.

O nce the old berth tops w ere rem oved, the w ater tank w as steam cleaned. T he hoses w ere replaced and the space under the berth painted w ith w hite bilge paint.

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T he new port berth top w as cut w ith larger access holes. T he forw ard com partm ent contains the thru hulls and seacock s for the head, so w ider access panels give better access w ithout having to unfasten the berth top.

T he starboard side berth tops got the sam e treatm ent. T he open area ahead of the new tops is the battery com partm ent.

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By Lee Chesneau

Reviewing & Updating the Mariner’s 1-2-3 Rule & “Danger Area to Avoid”

The hurricane season officially begins une st for the North Atlantic Ocean May 5th for the eastern North Pacific Ocean, east of the International Dateline, degrees longitude . The season has already gotten off to an early start in the Atlantic with out of season anuary Hurricane Alex in the North Atlantic Ocean that affected Portugal’s Azores. This does not necessarily

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mean that the hurricane season will be above normal. In the North Atlantic Ocean the average number is , and in the eastern North Pacific Ocean, the normal number is 5.

The tragedies of the tall sailing ships S V F antome and HMS B ounty in past recent years, and now even more so with the loss of the M V E l F aro, with souls on board last early October, clearly make headlines and

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the M onday m orning quarterback ing that follow s. I teach in M iam i, F L. is international in scope. N H C is a m aj or about “ T ropical C yclones” ( T ropical D epressions, Storm s, com ponent of the N ational Weather Service ( N WS) as or H urricanes) and their avoidance in m y education and a national center, and has the ultim ate responsibility for training endeavors routinely at a num ber of continuing forecasting “ T ropical C yclones.” T he N H C ’ s overall core professional m aritim e education and training institutions task i s to form ulate and issue advisories and forecasts for around the country. T he understanding and tactics “ T ropical Storm s” - sustained w inds betw een 3 4 -6 3 k nots, em ployed for “ T ropical C yclone” avoidance based on “ H urricanes” and “ H urricane Warnings” - sustained today’ s m ethods, need to be better understood throughout w inds of 6 4 k nots and above. T he area of responsibility the m aritim e industry, w hether it involves large for the NHC is for the North Atlantic and North Pacific com m ercial tank ers, or bluew ater cruising sailboats.

O ceans east of 1 8 0 .

T he m ost im portant vessel routing tactic in dealing w ith T he statistics the N H C uses to evaluate its sk ill in Tropical Cyclones is avoiding them in the first place. The forecasting the center of a “ T ropical C yclone” is from the M ariner’ s 1 -2 -3 R ule originally w as an adaptation m ade from initial position through 7 2 h ours. Since 2 0 1 0 h ow ever, the a .S. Navy training film N H C forecast sk ill scores “ A T im e for All M easures” for storm center positions w hich w as in use during now extend further, from the early 1 9 7 0 s. T hen, 7 2 h ours through 1 2 0 the U .S. N avy adopted a hours. T he N H C also policy of creating a radius provides forecasts for w ind of 3 0 -k not w inds to a radii, but only through storm ’ s initial and forecast the 7 2 -hour fram e w hich center predictions. T his also has not changed since w as at a tim e w hen there the 1 9 7 0 s. T o the left are w ere considerable forecast the graphical sk ill scores track errors for “ T ropical for the N H C forecasting C yclones,” let alone their “ T ropical C yclone” center intensity. B ack then, the positions ( F igure # 1 ) . w ind radius for avoidance T he graphical form at w as very large because of provides the m ost up-tothe greater uncertainty of date forecast sk ill scores forecast track errors that that one can com pare to F igure 1 : N H C Sk ill Scores for N orth Atlantic B asin w as added on to the 3 0 previous decades. T he for both “ T ropical Storm s” and “ H urricanes.” Included in k not w ind radius ( call it a consistent im provem ents this illustration is the increm ental degrees of latitude ( 6 0 buffer z one) . through the decades from nm -1 2 0 nm & 1 8 0 n m or 1 -2 -3 d egrees of latitude to form T oday, w e have the 1 9 7 0 s are obvious. T he the basis for the M ariners 1 -2 -3 R ule and the “ D anger modified the same concept latest sk ill scores from Area to Avoid.” that the U .S. N avy used, but 2 0 1 0 t o 2 0 1 5 c ontinue to now incorporate a different show steady im provem ent, m inim um standard w ind but are only five-year radius in nautical m iles ( nm ) of 3 4 k nots, w hich happens to averages, so w e w ill have to w ait another four years until be at the low er range for a “ G ale Warning” of 3 4 -4 7 k nots.

2 0 1 9 t o consider 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 9 a s a decade forecast average.

We also include a relatively sm aller buffer z one to the 3 4 N ow , before one constructs any “ D anger Area to k not w ind radius that is based on 1 0 -year forecast averages Avoid,” the “ T ropical C yclone” advisories and w arnings for “ T ropical C yclones” center forecast location sk ill scores. as issued by the N H C , need to be explained and We call this com bined 3 4 -k not w ind radius plus the buffer understood. These are contained officially in an advisory z one as the “ D anger Area to Avoid.” text m essage k now n as the “ T ropical C yclone M essage” T he N ational H urricane C enter ( N H C ) , housed on ( “ T C M ” ) . See F igure # 2 f or “ T R O P IC AL ST O R M the cam pus of F lorida International U niversity, located E R N E ST O ” AD V ISO R Y # 9 .

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“ T C M s” are form atted for the F ederal E m ergency 55 knots, and finally, the central barometric pressure in M anagem ent Agency ( F E M A) and are not really millibars mb mb. The storm’s current synoptic constructed w ith an ocean navigator in m ind. F E M A position time, . N . W at Aug TC , receives the “ T C M ” at the sam e tim e as the advisory is once again w ill alw ays be three hours behind the current released or issued into the public dom ain ( issuance tim e advisory position time, . N . W at Aug is posted w ithin the m essage header) . O ne w ill note that U T C . T his inform ation can be found directly under the the issuance tim e m atches the exact sam e “ valid date current “ advisory position & tim e” w here it is repeated and tim es” of the initial again for the second tim e. “ T ropical C yclone” center N ow one can com pare both position otherw ise k now n “ advisory and synoptic as the “ advisory position positions and tim es” w ith its and tim e.” T his is w hat associated detailed latitude F E M A has requested from and longitudes inform ation, the N H C . since they are underneath H ow ever, the “ T C M ” one another. O ne w ill is still constructed in also find the latitude and a chronological tim e longitudes to be in close sequence that one can proxim ity, except for very logically follow . In fast m oving storm s. It w ill publication the “ T C M s” depend of course on the still w ill be hard to forw ard speed of the storm . read w ithout clearer In the case for “ T R O P IC AL explanations. So, in ST O R M E R N E ST O ” the deciphering F igure # 2 , forw ard speed is a rather one needs to read past slow five knots. the “ T C M ’ s” product T here are sequential identification header forecasts that extend beyond T R O P IC AL ST O R M the “ advisory and synoptic E R N E ST O AD V ISO R Y positions & tim e” w ithin N U M B E R 9 , in order the “ T C M ” that provides to review the specific forecast inform ation from initial “ T ropical C yclone” - - - -and 7 hours Figure : We begin with the current conditions, w hich are all based out. H ow ever, this should only “ synoptic position & tim e” for the storm center’ s from the “ advisory tim e” be based from the current position already noted above. T his is follow ed for figure - TROPICAL “ synoptic position & tim e.” It by the increm ental forecast segm ents containing STORM ERNESTOis im portant to m ention this in the sam e inform ation; storm center positions U T C F R I AU G 3 rd. T his fine detail because what follows and their “ valid date & tim e in hours” … w hich w ill alw ays be three hours are the sam e inform ation in the are all annotated and highlighted in red to the after the traditional current chronological forecast segm ents left w ithin the “ T C M ” for the storm ’ s “ valid synoptic hours of that follow . In addition to storm date and tim e,” latitude & longitude position, U T C or Z U LU tim e, form erly forecast center position, also and the -knot wind radius. understood to be G M T . T he included are the associated “ advisory position & tim e” on -, 5 -, and -knot wind the “ T C M ” exam ple above for radii that extend outw ard TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO is . N . W at from each of the storm ’ s center forecast tim e segm ents.

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positions how ever, w ill j ust depict the latitude and specifically , , and 7 hours are also not labeled, longitude as w ell as m axim um w ind intensity near the w hich should be for better focused view ing. Without it, center, w ithout any w ind radii forecasts. this can be a bit cum bersom e and distracting if it w as N ote that the “ T C M ” is dissem inated by the N H C not done. T he actual forecast hours as gleaned from the every six hours. It is not a coincidence that the “ T C M ” “ T C M ’ s” can be determ ined by inspecting the “ valid m atches the six hourly updated synoptic surface pressure date and tim es” for each forecast segm ent and alw ays analyses charts as issued by the N WS. At the end of the referencing the “ synoptic position and valid date and TCM in figure , it will tim e.” T his is w hy you also tell you w hen the next see all the specific times updated issuance tim e w ill annotated and highlighted be, N E X T AD V ISO R Y in red for “ T R O P IC AL 0 4 / 0 3 0 0 U T C , j ust ST O R M E R N E ST O .” O ne above the forecaster’ s w ill have to m anually nam e. F or “ T R O P IC AL insert the hours for ST O R M E R N E ST O ” each forecast segm ent AD V ISO R Y # 9 T he for evaluation of future forecaster is “ B LAK E .” “ T C M s.”

Breaking down figure N ow w e are ready , the information for an to start constructing a ocean navigator to plot “ D anger Area to Avoid” out the “ D anger Area using exclusively the to Avoid” is highlighted w ind radius of 3 4 k nots in the “ T C M ” for beginning w ith the storm ’ s “ T R O P IC AL ST O R M center “ synoptic position E R N E ST O .” We begin & tim e” as m easured w ith the current “ synoptic in nautical miles nm position & tim e” for the from each sequential storm center’ s position forecast storm position already noted above. and their “ valid date T his is follow ed by the and tim es” as depicted F igure # 3 : T he 3 4 -k not w ind radius w hich extends increm ental forecast w ithin the “ T C M .” It also from the center is equal in all quadrants! T hus, from segm ents containing the is im portant to note that the synoptic position time we continue to add -, sam e inform ation: storm the w ind radius is given -, and 7 -hour forecast storm center positions and center positions and their in quadrants of nm . T he the associated 3 4 -k not w ind radius ( again, sk ipping the “ valid date and tim e in quadrants are N E , SE , SW, interim - and -hour forecast segments . hours” … w hich are all and N W. T he som etim es annotated and highlighted asym m etrical nature of a in red to the left… a nd “ T ropical C yclone’ s” w ind “ highlighted in yellow ” w ithin the “ T C M ” for the storm ’ s field is such that the wind radius of a given wind strength “ valid date & tim e,” latitude & longitude position, and the e.g. , 5 knots may not be e ual in nautical 3 4 -k not w ind radius. miles during a significant portion of the storms life cycle.

F or this particular article, this form at should be We w ill alw ays use the 3 4 -k not w ind radius. F or easier utiliz ed for one’ s im m ediate review and evaluation in plotting one should m ak e the largest quadrant the sam e for plotting out the “ D anger Area to Avoid.” G oing forw ard, all other quadrants. Also, only in the storm s current initial it becom es apparent that one w ill need to do their ow n conditions segm ent ( both “ advisory positions and synoptic highlighting for subsequent storm ’ s “ T C M s” as a m atter times , the radius of -foot seas is provided. However, of standard form at view ing and plotting procedures. the -foot seas radius is not available with any of the N ote also that the forecast segm ent tim e fram es ( e.g. forecast segm ents. As illustrated in F igure # 3 , the 3 4 -

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F igures 4 A & 4 B above are the N H C graphical depictions of “ D anger Areas to Avoid” for real-tim e nam ed Tropical Cyclones for the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans east of . k not w ind radius w hich extends from the center is equal track locations, over the decades, have significantly in all quadrants. T hus, from the “ synoptic position & im proved. When one review s the steady and com pelling tim e” w e continue to add 2 4 -, 4 8 -, and 7 2 -hour forecast N H C forecast im provem ent over the decades since the storm center positions and the associated 3 4 -k not w ind 1 9 7 0 s, w e can adj ust accordingly and construct a buffer radius ( again, sk ipping the interim 1 2 - and 3 6 -hour zone to fit today’s realities by maintaining the use of forecasts segm ents) . the M ariner’ s 1 -2 -3 R ule concept and include the m ore O nce w e have evaluated and plotted the “ T ropical accurate N H C sk ill score data from 2 0 0 0 t o 2 0 0 9 . U sing C yclone” center positions and the 3 4 -k not w ind radius, the 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 9 s k ill score estim ates ( F igure. 1 ) , this m eans next w e need to m anually construct a “ D anger Area to w e should provide additional errors of uncertainty to the Avoid” w hich includes both the 3 4 -k not w ind radius outer radius of 3 4 -k not w inds as forecast in the “ T C M ” : as contained w ithin one ( 1 ) degree of the “ T C M ” plus the latitude or 6 0 nm at 2 4 extended buffer z one. hours, tw o ( 2 ) degrees N ote that N H C ’ s w eb of latitude or 1 2 0 nm page offers a graphical at 4 8 hours, and three representation look ( 3 ) degrees or 1 8 0 nm of the “ D anger Area at 7 2 h ours ( dashed in to Avoid” through 7 2 superim posed lines in hours based on 1 9 9 0 s F igure # 1 ) . F igure # sk ill scores.

5 p rovides an updated F igures 4 A & M ariner’ s 1 -2 -3 R ule 4 B are for the N orth illustration that should Atlantic Pacific be adopted for “ T ropical O ceans east of the C yclone” avoidance.

International D ateline.

F igure 5 : When F igure # 5 : An updated M ariner’ s 1 -2 -3 R ule illustration that See N O AA’ s “ T ropical w e recogniz e the should be adopted for “ T ropical C yclone” avoidance.

C yclone D anger Area 3 4 -k not w ind radius, to Avoid” graphic w e are referring to explanation: http:/ / the m inim um w inds w w w .nhc.noaa.gov/ pdf/ T AF B _ danger_ graphic.pdf for “ G ale F orce” w here the higher w ind conditions As previously discussed and noted in F igure 1 , the for that category of w arning can range up to 4 7 k nots. overall sk ill scores of the N H C for “ T ropical C yclone” T hus, the corresponding sea states can and do O F T E N

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get exponentially higher. E nhancing or extending the E l F aro left J ack sonville, F L, en route to P uerto R ico. siz e of the w ind radius due to building storm s also T he track line of the ship relative to the storm suggests increases the fetch area and the potential for increased that E l F aro did not make any apparent significant w ave heights, as w ell as possible adj ustm ents to its route plan as break ing conditions. When one it continued sailing directly into considers the persistence of these the storm . F igure 6 B depicts conditions over an extended j ust how far inside the “ D anger period of tim e, such persistence Area to Avoid” E l F aro w as, w ill not only favor the generation seem ingly disregarding applying of fully developed sea states, but the M ariner’ s 1 -2 -3 R ule for higher and even extrem e w aves, avoiding the 3 4 -k not w ind w hich can be double the norm al radius, including the forecast significant wave heights defined errors of uncertainty Danger as the average of highest 1 / 3 o f the Area to Avoid” ) . w aves present) .

M y concluding com m ents T he buffer z one w ill offer are to recogniz e that the N H C added safety protection for does an incredibly outstanding F igure 6 A: E l F aro & H urricane im proved vessel m aneuverability. j ob in forecasting “ T ropical J oaquin track s including various w ind T herefore, an ocean navigator C yclones” even though they radii depicted from the “ T C M .” should not be fixated on the heavily bias their forecasts on storm center w inds alone! With land-falling storm s. M ariners’ the proposed new M ariners 1 -2 -3 R ule and its “ D anger need to tak e the initiative by rem inding them selves Area to Avoid,” a m ariner is not j ust avoiding the storm of a fam ous quote from the “ N im itz T yphoon Letter” center w here the strongest w inds as w ell as higher from World War 1 1 : “ T he tim e for all m easures is w hen energy sea state conditions are, able to do so e.g., embrace the but also the outer extension of “ D anger Area to Avoid” concept) . the 3 4 -k not w ind radius plus. “ T ropical C yclones” and their In other w ords, the buffer z one critical im pacts often com e w ell thus becom es the m inim um before a storm has reached its distance a vessel needs in order peak intensity and has already to m aintain its safety position disrupted com m erce shipping operating, or m aneuverability lanes! M ariners need to further from a “ T ropical C yclone” respect the pow er of these storm s w ithin 7 2 hours of its initial even m ore so w hen they are still position. O bviously, for a vessel in their infancy. T he fact that operating in these deteriorating even though the sk ill scores of conditions, regardless of it’ s siz e, prediction have significantly the strategic options becom e im proved over the decades, the F igure 6 B : E l F aro’ s planned voyage significantly reduced. This is ability of the N H C to predict track & N H C ’ s “ H urricane J oaquin’ s” even m ore applicable w henever their intensity lags behind! T he forecast track re ects how well inside there is a high degree of forecast N H C w ill readily adm it to that the ship w as w ithin the “ D anger Area to uncertainty. T his m ay have been hence another reason for the Avoid” w ith the extended 3 4 -k not w ind the case for E l F aro in dealing buffer z one) . T he bottom line radius superim posed. w ith “ H urricane J oaquin.” for im proved decision m ak ing is F igure 6 A reveals E l F aro’ s to physically plot the “ T C M ’ s” track vis a vis “ H urricane J oaquin” w hich underw ent a pertinent inform ation on a navigation plot, especially its steady intensification into a major Hurricane as it was “ D anger Area to Avoid.” T his w ill allow for analyz ing developing and intensifying as a “ T ropical Storm ” w hen precise visuals for clear and rational think ing!

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Just A Day Sail B y B ob B itc hin

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t didn’t seem like such a big deal. We’d own into the British Virgin Islands a couple days early for the Cruisers’ Party we were throwing on Cane Garden Bay. Our Granddaughter, Tabitha, had arranged for us to spend a couple nights at this great resort, Scrub Island, which she’d been filming at a month or so earlier for her TV show Private Islands. I guess you could call it a perk for having a beautiful and talented granddaughter. Prejudiced Me No way Anyway, we had not been sailing in uite awhile. Boat show season didn’t allow for such luxuries and I have to admit, after 5 years living aboard L ost S oul, I missed it. But I didn’t realize how much until our friends, Tom and Sharon Brownell, offered to give us a ride to Tortola from Scrub Island on D i stant S tar, their Hylas 5 cutter.

They’d pulled in a day or two early and we saw their boat tied up at the dock when we arrived. So we spent a couple days enjoying the luxury of Scrub Island. We felt about as decadent as one could feel. As I like to say, I can’t recommend decadence as a way of life, but it’s worked for me

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Just A Day Sail O n our arriv al we f ound D i stant Star tied up at S c rub I sland, waiting!

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When w e lived aboard, daysails w ere not m y favorite thing to do. I did love to set sail for a m aj or adventure, but after 2 0 years or so, to untie the boat and go out for a few hours didn’ t really do it for m e.

B ut this day gave m e pause. When w e untied from the dock I felt an excitem ent inside and couldn’ t for the life of m e figure out why. We were j ust going to sail a few m iles dow n the Sir F rances D rak e C hannel and then hook around into Soper’ s H ole, a sail I had m ade doz ens of tim es before.

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B ut this tim e it w as different. Q uite a bit different. T his tim e I w asn’ t “ T he Sk ipper.”

I w as j ust crew . I didn’ t have the w orries of w hat m ight happen once out there. N o, that w as C aptain T om ’ s j ob.

As w e pulled out of the slip at Scrub Island and headed out the pass betw een there and M arina C ay, I felt the feeling I could rem em ber w hen I first started sailing: the adventure of w atching the harbor fade behind m e, look ing forw ard to seeing the headsail

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unfurl and feeling the tug of the w ind at the sails. When the engine shut dow n I w as in paradise.

As w e drifted dow nw ind thru the pass nam ed after the great sailing legend, I could almost picture a eet of tall ships w ork ing their w ay to R oad T ow n or Soper’ s H ole. And then I saw the tall ship A rabella appear from beneath our headsail.

T hat m ade the day - sailing dow n D rak e’ s C hannel, day-dream ing about the old days

haron od and om en o ing the downwind sail

first iew of A rab e l l a under sail in ra es hannel

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of sail and all of a sudden one of the m ost beautiful tall ships I have seen in a long tim e sails into view . N ot only did she sail into view , but j ust as w e passed her she tack ed! P oetry in m otion.

As w e m ade the turn tow ard Soper’ s H ole none of us w anted the day to end... so T om turned the boat back d ow nw ind and w e sailed out for another hour, tim ing our arrival into Soper’ s hole j ust before sunset.. lik e real sailors!

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Bubba Whartz B ubba C auses a D S Q

B y Morgan S tinemetz

I was standing in a long line at the post office ou hurt my arm, whined Whartz, as some tobacco dreaming of olden times when postal clerks didn’t wait juice ran out of the right hand corner of his mouth and until you got right up to the counter before they put up onto his chin. the Next Window sign and went on a break. In the I didn’t know it was you, I said rather loudly, for the golden, olden times, they didn’t have such signs. Such benefit of the postal patrons, some of whom had a case of signs did not exist. the big eyes, so startled were they. Besides, I thought you I used to spend m y sum m ers in N ew H am pshire; the were picking my pocket. woman who was in charge of the post office in the little I am not a picker of pockets, grumbled Whartz, town of Fitzwilliam couldn’t do enough for you. She did it wiping the tobacco juice off his chin with the back of his because she was a neighbor. She did it because she knew left arm. I am a sailor. That was a prank. everyone in town. And she always did it with a smile. ust what in the hell does he mean by that I heard one Those were the days when a postcard cost two cents to elderly woman hiss to another woman in line in front of her. mail, a first class letter went for a Because I had to deal with Bubba, I nickel and dumb kids like me smoked was unable to answer her uestion, A s I said, I was think ing corn silk in corncob pipes on the and the woman she was talking to about how things had granite steps of the general store. That w ore a hearing aid the siz e of a sm all c hanged when I f elt was public display. When we later nuclear reactor in her ear, so I knew the someone behind me in line got sick from that noxious stuff we uestion would remain unanswered. smoked, we did it in private.

Bubba, I began, intent on stealthily trying to remov e As I said, I was thinking about changing the subject and the mood, my wallet f rom my right how things had changed when I felt how are you doing I’m glad it was rear p ants p oc k et. W hen someone behind me in line stealthily you and not some thief I didn’t know. you are getting your wallet trying to remove my wallet from my T hat sam e elderly w om an m uttered lif ted, in a U nited S tates right rear pants pocket. When you are out loud to no one in particular, This post office it will er ou getting your w allet lifted, in a U nited guy is happy because there’s a thief States post office, it will jerk you back he does know picking his pocket bac k t o reality real f ast. to reality real fast.

It is a bit more than one expects in I spun to my right, balanced on the a long line at a post office, a female ball of my right foot and, using my right forearm, knocked Henny oungman with hair the color of peach-like cotton, away the arm that was attached to the hand that was in a dress, on Social Security and Medicare. trying to pick my pocket.

Whartz shifted his red baseball cap, the one with the Oww said the person whose arm I clobbered. It was, Peterbilt emblem on it, upon his head, pulled it lower of all people, the sometimes-famous, live-aboard, liveover his eyes, and informed me that he was filing an alone sailor Bubba Whartz, owner of the ferro-cement administrative notice of appeal with S Sailing in sloop R i g ht G uard. The regimentation of the people lined Rhode Island. up to mail things, each close upon the heels of the person Wow, Bubba, I said. I have only filed one protest in in front of them, splintered like kindling under the weight my whole life and you are filing an administrative appeal. of a heavy axe as folks stumbled to get out of the way of ou must really know the Racing Rules of Sailing. what they were sure was the start of a fist fight.

I don’t know all that much about the rules of sailing, God, Bubba, it’s you I exclaimed. said Bubba, but the boat that I was racing on got thrown

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out of a race because of a supposed infraction that go below to tak e a leak . I really needed to go. ‘ N ot now ,’ he said to me, the P ag will be up in about seconds.’ I happened at the start.” “ Were you over early? D id you hit another boat? R ight told him to let me know when the P ag went up and went to the stern to position m yself. It w as of w ay problem s? H it the m ark ? ” I questioned, think ing of the bad things real soon that som eone on the boat ha e onl fi lled one that can possibly happen at a sailboat shouted, The P ag is up ’ That was w hen I started to tak e leak o ver the race start. p rotest in my whole lif e “ N o, it w asn’ t that. It w as a back o f the boat.” and ou are filing an That was your pre-start m iscom m unication thing,” B ubba administrati e appeal ou explained. “ I had been drink ing a lot m aneuver? ” I interj ected. B ubba must reall now the acing didn’ t get it. H e plow ed on. of beer that m orning. I w as probably ules of ailing j ust a little bit dehydrated from the “ Well, w hen you are full of beer and you start to relieve yourself there is beer drink ing I had been doing the no w ay you can stop it. I j ust w ent and night before. Anyw ay, ‘ hair of the dog’ never hurt anyone. w ent and w ent. I w as still going w hen som eone yelled, ‘ T he “ T he sk ipper of the boat said that w e w ere already in the P ag is down One minute to start.’ At that point I was not five-minute starting se uence, when I asked him if I could em pty. I m ust have been on full,” B ubba elucidated.

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sportsm anship and generally disorderly conduct at the “ Y ou are telling m e that you had been urinating for three m inutes and you w eren’ t dry yet? ” I said w ith astonishm ent. start,” Whartz explained. “ What is your adm inistrative appeal all about? ” “ T hat’ s exactly w hat happened,” B ubba grouched. “ It is all about clarity of starting signals. H ow can U S “ What did he say? ” ask ed the w om an w ith the big Sailing come up with a ag like the P ag, something that hearing aid. can be m isunderstood so easily? ” B ubba ask ed. “ Shut up. I’ m listening,” said the fem ale H enny “ Well, P stands for ‘ P reparatory,’ ” Y oungm an senior citiz en crone.

I said. “ So w hat happened next? ” “ O h, yeah, there was a “ It m ight stand for w hat you said I ask ed. p rotest hearing.

The boat I was it stands for in the effete w orld of “ I w as still tak ing a leak w hen w e on was disqualified for a gross sailing,” grum bled Whartz , “ but crossed the start line on starboard in the rest of the w orld it stands tack . Another boat, a port tack er, breach of sportsmanship and for som ething else entirely. I think cut by our stern, and it seem s that I generally disorderly c onduc t at urinated on their boat. T hey yelled that U S Sailing should get w ith the start,” W hartz ex p lained. the program and get rid of m ixed ‘ P rotest! ’ and put up som e k ind of messages. That’s why I am filing red ag. Then I heard someone from this appeal.” the race com m ittee say, ‘ I w itnessed What’s he filing asked the lady with the hearing aid. that ’ Then the committee boat put up a red ag. As “ An appeal,” I nearly shouted. w e sailed aw ay from the line, I think I heard one of the ou need a knife for that, not a file said the woman. w om en on the com m ittee boat say, ‘ I have j ust spotted the I had no idea of w hat she m eant. She m ay not have had a m an I w ant to m arry.’ ” clue herself. “ So w hat happened later? T here w as a protest hearing, At exactly that tim e, it w as m y turn at the counter. J ust as right? ” I assum ed.

I stepped up to the clerk , she put a sign up that read “ N ext “ O h, yeah, there w as a protest hearing. T he boat w indow ” and w ent on a break w ithout ever look ing.

I was on was dis ualified for a gross breach of

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Growing up in Wisconsin, my family, inspired partially by Latitudes & Attitudes and the cruising community, decided to sell everything- house, cars, motorcycles, furniture- and we moved onto a small sailboat for two years, exploring the entire Caribbean down to Venezuela. It completely revolutionized my world view and jump-started my independent traveling. To date I have been to over 75 countries, and already have my next adventures booked.

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B ob started L ati tudes & A tti tudes M ag az i ne w hen he g ot back from a coup le tri p s around the w orld on the Lost Soul, and more recently launched C rui si ng O utp ost w hi ch i s a q uarterly crui si ng bi ble. .

C y nda, featured i n thi s arti cle, and her brother A usti n, w ere i nfluenced g reatly by B ob’ s L ati tudes & A tti tudes - they even sent i n a few arti cles to hi m, ag ai n p rovi ng i t’ s “ A S mall World. ” S eems w e all li k e motorcy cles, tattoos and boats!

Joe Teresi, Publisher, Easyriders, Tattoo, V-Twin Asia for two years and putting my social work degree to good use, I decided to give the boat life a try. It suits me pretty well. I’m used to moving around often in my free time, so I certainly wasn’t opposed to making a living through traveling.

My most recent trip took me to Daytona, Florida for Bike Week’s 75th anniversary. I happen to be a big motorcycle fan, and we did the tattoo photo shoot during this week, so the trip really brought everything full circle.

Last fall on one of my numerous backpacking trips, I randomly found myself at a Tattoo Expo in Reykjavik, Iceland. Having always wanted my tattoo traditionally hand-tapped but never having the opportunity, I paired up with world renown New Zealand artist Brent McCown and had detail work rammed into my skin.

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People often ask if my yachting lifestyle will lead me to more tattoos. I always insist this is my one and only, but if I find myself in the South Pacific, I’m definitely up for getting more hand-tapped detailing done.

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* Cruisians Who left the bag of i di ots op en? ? ?

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This is Mark & Deb aboard Always & All Ways, their FountainePajot Belize 43.

They are anchored somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Bahamas. They say it’s one of their favorite places, and I can see why. Now this is what you call enjoying the cruising lifestyle!

Trudie & David from S/V Persephone, a Saber 42 out of CT, have been cruising now for 7 years. AND, Randy is wearing the big hat and sails on S/V Sinbad, which is a Whitby 42 out of Michigan.

They came to St Maarten for the Cruisers’ Party in February 2016 and seemed to have a pretty good time!

Ian & Cindy Smith are long time supporters of Cruising Outpost.

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David & Nancy Nicholson sail on S/V Fawkes, which is a 47’ John Alden Dolphin ketch.

They are from Iowa and met Bob & Jody 15 years ago at the Chicago Strictly Sail Boat Show. They have been cruising now for 8-1/2 years.

This photo was taken of Don Clayton as he “sat in” (looks more like he was standing in?) with “One White Chick” at the Kimsha Beach Cruisers’ Party in St. Maarten. He had the people up on their feet the whole time he played. His albums and music are popular with the cruising set!

Meet Chris & Pam Sellars.

They are “enjoying the good life” as they have been doing for years.

About 25 years ago Chris made the sails for the L ost S oul when heading out to explore the world. They were also one of the first “Share the Sail” skippers. They are still part of the Outpost Family.

Kipper Kite skipper Jeff (CO Founders’ Circle member) is seen here chilling in the cockpit in Roche Harbor (San Juan Islands), Washington. Thanks Jeff!

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