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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 17 Number 7 October/November 2014 F E AT U R E S
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Sailing in time
Her first big-eye tuna, Letters.
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The 38th Voyage of the whaler Charles W. Morgan raised awareness of our maritime heritage, highlighted ocean sustainability, and revealed the genius of her design. Jeff Bolster signed on for the cruise. By Jeff Bolster
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In pursuit of the Morgan
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Boats that give back
Instead of shipping aboard the restored whaleship for her 38th voyage, we followed her to two ports-of-call with our 36-foot Jeanneau, Toujours, and, in our car, to Boston. By Marilyn P. Brigham
Whether your inspiration is kids, veterans, a museum, or those with a disability or illness, a love of boating can be combined with your cause to create a positive impact and lasting memories. By Sue Cornell
Corinthians Ocean Race, Racing Pages. 52
True North’s new boat, Yardwork.
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Bake in a barrel, Last Word.
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A barrel bake for the Salty Dawgs No matter how careful you are, eventually you’ll step into something. You’ll be focused on some other matter and not see it coming – like volunteering to do a clambake. By Capt. Mike Martel
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David Roper
Perception is not reality I never really learned to sail. Bob Fraser
The Hough’s Neck Lightship Maybe the smallest light vessel ever. Tim Plouff
Requiem for our wingman Good-bye Mr. Z, wherever you are. D E PA R T M E N T S
Letters..........................................7 My niece has a knack for angling; Buckman’s view from Downeast; Good karma while buying a boat.
Mystery Harbor...........................10 It’s in the Connecticut River. New Mystery Harbor on page 102.
The Racing Pages ........................52 The Corinthians Ocean Race; Windy Laser Masters in Rochester; Light-air Penobscot Pursuit Regatta; R.I. sailor wins J/70 Worlds; Black Watch wins Castine Classic.
Fetching Along ............................70 Thoughts on the cruiser’s art.
Yardwork ...................................72 True North’s go-anywhere boat; Morris upgrades its M-Series; Brooklin Boat Yard’s naval cutter.
Final passages ............................74 Jean Babcock, Suzanne S. Martin, David J. DeCubellis, Michael Fiore.
Media ........................................75 “Sea Trials: A Lone Sailor’s Race Toward Home” by Peter J. Bourque.
Fishing report .............................76 Western Long Island Sound: The bite is on!
Tides......................................78-81
Distribution............................86-89
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Where are they now? he little gaff-rigged schooner stood close inshore, and included such advanced features as a rotating ghosting along the Finnish coast as our vessel mast and furling in the boom. The boat was launched approached a marina in the busy port of Hanko. in 1937 and kept in Saunderstown, R.I. It survived the Even at a distance, that day in 2012, the schooner had Hurricane of 1938, and still sails (in new hands) out of appeared diminutive, and when we encountered her at Martha’s Vineyard and New Bedford.” the marina later in the day, she preJohn Chapin’s website appears to sented us with a number of surhave been updated in 2012, so we prises. can assume Moby Dick was sailing Not only was she very small – peras recently as two years ago. If true, The whalehaps 28 or 30 feet LOA – but I hope readers will send me some back sloop Nokomis (was she named for the sightings. Moby Dick. 1903 Gloucester fishing schooner When I was a little boy, I fished Nokomis, or after Hiawatha’s grandand sailed in Massachusetts’ mother?) also hailed from faraway Duxbury Bay, where two indigenous Gloucester, Mass., and her rig was sailboat designs – the Duxbury distinctly 19th-century, with baggyDuck and the Duxbury Pilgrim – wrinkle in her shrouds, which were left indelible impressions. set up with deadeyes or eyebolts. In The Duck was a graceful 18-foot my mind’s eye, I see chines, which centerboard sloop designed by John tell of a flat-bottomed or deadrise C. Alden (Alden design No. 250, orighull. inally called the Duxbury Duck I couldn’t raise anyone aboard that Knockabout) and built by George evening, and we left early the next Shiverick, Shipbuilder of Kingston, Photo courtesy John Chapin, www.svazura.net day, bound for Helsinki, but I could Mass., and Chaisson’s Boat House in not get the sight of that lovely little passagemaker out Swampscott, Mass. Some 60 Ducks were built since of my mind. When I came home, I researched her on the first one came off the stocks in 1925. the Web, and came up with just one dramatic story The entry for the Duck on Sailboatdata.com reads: about her, bits and pieces of which I remember. As I re- “Designed for the shoal-ridden waters of Duxbury Bay. call, Nokomis had been caught in the swells off North It is thought that few of the original boats still exist. Carolina’s Outer Banks and was washed ashore. I New Boats are reportedly being built by Snug Harbor think she survived the mishap. I would love to know Boatworks. By 2013, one was completely restored at what has happened to this fetching traditional vessel Jones River Landing in Kingston.” since 2002. A 2012 WoodenBoat Forum posting – in response to Another unforgettable boat is a 42-foot whale-backed the query, “Are there any Ducks left in Duxbury?” – sloop I marveled at in Padanarum Harbor in the 1950s reads: “A fair sprinkling of views, but no responses, and ’60s. The aptly named Moby Dick was designed in seems to indicate that the Duck’s time has passed. I am 1937 by one Maurice Chapin of Providence with one not surprised, but I am nostalgic. My Dad is gone, and goal in mind – to go fast. And she reportedly was: Her so it seems is his sailboat.” Do any readers know of the Stephens Institute tank tests showed significant reduc- whereabouts of any of the old Ducks, or have you had tion of “surface and wave-making resistances. . . .”). She any sightings of the new? was built that same year, just in time for fitting out for The Pilgrim has been a tougher nut to crack. In a catthe following year’s epic Hurricane of 1938. boat.com discussion of Shiverick-designed and built In the June 1972 issue of “Soundings,” Doug Cabral sailboats, I found my only reference to the long, rakish wrote: “Almost cigar-shaped, and always rounded and windships: “These boats were not only built by Shiverfair, the topsides have no sharp, flat surfaces to set up ick but designed by him, although he also built from wind resistance. Chapin was a student of streamlining, other designers’ plans, such as the racing class Pilgrim, and was determined to see no obstructions put in the a Sparkman and Stephens design . . . .” way of speed.” Can any Points Easters tell me anything about the Maurice Chapin’s grandson, John Chapin, wrote on Pilgrim-class sloops? Or, for that matter, Nokomis, his website, www.svazura.net, “My grandfather . . . de- Moby Dick, or the Duxbury Ducks? Email me at edisigned the Moby Dick to be as streamlined as possible tor@pointseast.com.
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Letters Forgive a proud aunt for bragging I am a proud aunt here who wants to tell Points East readers about my niece Sophia. Her father, Fred, purchased his fishing boat earlier this year to conduct his own angling excursions, and Sophia insisted that she wanted to be a part of his adventures. Boy, can she hook a line like a pro! On her first Photo courtesy Stacey Simon trip with her dad On her first trip to Hudson Canyon, to Hudson 100 miles offshore, Sophia caught Canyon, 100 miles her first big-eye tuna, which weighed offshore, she in at 130 pounds. caught her first big-eye tuna, which weighed in at 130 pounds. Of course she was able to reel it in with the help of her dad. While having the fish cleaned, she asked that the stomach be opened to determine what baitfish were being consumed by the fish so she could both use that type as bait, and sell that type of bait as well. Yes, she had created a side business at the Montauk Lake Club, where she sells the perfect bait, and she does truly sell. Her business is called Fishy Business, which certainly fits. She certainly has a strong stomach and a knack for fishing. This summer, she also she took first place in a junior angler contest for catching a 32.6-pound striped bass. Sophia has been ambitious since she was a toddler. She attends The Greenvale School, where she excels in advanced classes. She is the eldest of two girls and a doting sister to her little sister Olivia, 8. She spent much of the summer out at the club with her family, and lives in Massapequa, N.Y. Her family’s boat is docked in Montauk year-round. While her Dad has always enjoyed fishing, this season he spent much time teaching Sophia the ins and outs of baiting, throwing a line, and reeling in the perfect catch. She helps clean the boat as well. www.pointseast.com
During the school year she enjoys math, science, story writing and dance. In fact, she often spends time planning dance routines with her sister, to perform for family and friends. Last school year, she joined a poetry contest run by the Walt Whitman Historic Society: She took First Place among 4,400 participants grades K-8. She is a kind-hearted child, often asking to partake in contributing to soup kitchens and local shelters. We’d like to wait until she is older for this as there are sure to be many questions to follow and much emotion involved. Stacey Simon Islip, N.Y.
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Laura and Cliff George could not be happier with their Back Cove 29, Water Sky – and with our Lynn.
Karma is rare when buying boat My wife and I were searching for a used Back Cove 29 for six months. We test-drove one in Miami, and we found another in Rhode Island that we kind of liked. But it did not have an inflatable dinghy, davits, certain specifications and maintenance/care that we were looking for. So I began searching in the classified boat section of Points East for a used inflatable to add to this Rhode Island boat. In the June classified section, I spotted an ad for Water Sky, a Back Cove 29 at Red Fern, Inc., in Bernard Maine, I immediately gave them a call, while thinking that this effort would be futile. Not so, we made acquaintance with Carlton Johnson the broker for this boat. This Back Cove 29 was a real beauty, and Carleton was helpful beyond belief. After looking her over on the first visit, and a later survey and sea trial, we bought Points East October/November 2014
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her. This is our first big boat, and Water Sky has been wonderful all summer. We all know that boat buying is a process, and can be difficult at times. The karma surrounding the purchase of a perfect boat for us, with Carleton’s help, would be too long a story to write. Carleton let us stay on his dock for several days, and we had so much fun in Bernard. We spent the first few days learning all of Water Sky’s systems before moving her to South Freeport. On the first night south, some friends joined us from Rockland. They made a mooring reservation in Perry Creek on Vinalhaven (this is a beautiful spot with hiking trails). Perry Creek had lots of vacant moorings in the middle of June. We questioned our friends, why pay to rent a mooring? They insisted we do so, and we rafted up together all alone in this lovely spot for the night. The very next morning a nice lady named Lynn arrived by Whaler. She brought two beautiful labs and flowers; fresh muffins and coffee for the four of us; and, of course, she wanted to collect the mooring fee. During a very nice conversation, Lynn Emerson Whitney asked about our boat. Come to find out, Lynn is an advertising associate at Points East. She had sold Carleton Johnson an ad in Points East that included a picture of Water Sky. Great karma is rare, and without Lynn’s efforts selling Carleton this ad, I would have never spotted Water Sky or purchased this boat. The karma continues, and we enjoy everything related to our purchase of Water Sky. Cliff George South Freeport, Maine
Serendipity thrives in Round Pond If I had the time, I would write an article entitled Serendipity. My wife and I have had the occasion in the past to visit Round Pond, Maine, in our Sabre 30 Solace, but had not been able to secure a mooring. This year, we had seen an ad in your magazine that mentioned that Padebco Custom Yachts maintained transient moorings. This year, on Friday, July 11, I called Padebco to reserve a mooring for the night. Just before the entrance to the harbor, my wife thought she heard an osprey. Unfortunately for us, this was not an osprey but the beginning of an engine alarm which indicated low oil pressure. After shutting down the engine, I discovered a bilge full of oil and an engine with no oil. My one spare quart of oil allowed us to creep into the harbor and grab the first Padebco mooring. I quickly rowed ashore (remember this is now a Friday afternoon) and met Leon MacCorkle, the new owner of Padebco. When I told him of my dilemma, he told me that he would be right out to check. He had to make two trips out to the boat, interspersed with a trip to town to find parts. He diagnosed a broken oil-sensor
connector, which is why oil had been spurting under pressure out of the engine and into our bilge. With some contortions he was able to repair the problem. By the time he had completed the job, he was very late for a meal his wife had prepared. Not only did he repair our problem and give us some cleaner we could use to scrub the bilge, he gave us an excellent recommendation for dinner ashore. The entire time, Leon exhibited outstanding professionalism and courtesy. We could have been miles away from a harbor, we could have arrived on a weekend with no professional help, and yet this serendipitous experience left us very grateful. I cannot find the words to express my gratitude to Leon, and can only hope that your magazine’s readers will consider a visit to Padebco and avail themselves of this outstanding service-oriented boatyard. David N. Taft, DMD Brunswick, Maine
It’s the least we could do, Sue On behalf of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter, please accept my heartfelt thanks for Points East’s support of MS Harborfest 2014. Your support of MS Harborfest helped raise essential funding that directly benefits the 3,000 people who have MS in Maine. We are thankful that businesses like Points East Publishing recognize and support the efforts of non-profit organizations such as ours with generous in-kind gifts. The funds raised at MS Harborfest help the National MS Society address the challenges of each person who has multiple sclerosis. Your contributions and those of many others also make it possible to fund cutting edge research focused on stopping MS, restoring function that has been lost to MS, and ending MS forever. Thank you again for your generous support, and for joining the movement to create a world free of multiple sclerosis. Sue Tidd, MS Society Maine Greater New England Chapter Portland, Maine
Cruising skinny from Buckman After a seven-week cruise Downeast, I have noted a few items that might be of interest to readers. It was pretty much a southerly summer, and the warm moist air from the tropics blowing over the cold Maine waters produced a bumper crop of fog, though not up to our record 18 days in a row established in the early ’90s. We weathered Tropical Storm Arthur in the Basin on Vinalhaven, and experienced a monsoon of tropical proportions on Aug. 13, when Portland, Maine, LETTERS, continued on Page 10
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LETTERS, continued from Page 8 received an extraordinary 6.4 inches of rain. Sailing into the narrow entrance of New Harbor, with a healthy breeze astern, we were surprised to encounter the Hardy Cruise Boat in the narrow entrance of the Muscongus Bay harbor, and pleased that the captain expertly held the 60-foot vessel clear so we had plenty of room to sluice through. Shaw’s Fish & Lobster Wharf there offers some of the best fried clams on the coast. The Burnt Coat Cove Market on Deer Isle, a popular stop for Downeast cruisers to resupply, has been bought by its employees, and we heard praise for their exceptional customer service. Weathering a southerly blow in the drama and exquisite comfort of Seal Trap on Isle au Haut, it was only the second time in 30 years we’ve shared the little teacup of a anchorage with another boat.
North Haven continues to be one of the friendliest places on the coast. We’d just left the island’s only market, with three bags in hand, when a car pulled up and offered us a ride back to the harbor, two miles away. The popular Sweet Chariot Music Festival at Burnt Coat Harbor on Swans Island drew a great crowd of cruising boats. A few tickets were available for late arrivals. The Maine Coast Bookstore in Damariscotta still offers one of the best places on the coast place to spend a rainy afternoon. We got thoroughly sick of deviled-ham sandwiches a week into the cruise, but found good supplies of crabmeat (which we never tire of) available in various harbors from Jonesport to Portland. David Buckman s/v Leight Round Pond, Maine
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Perspectives Dave, helmsman on the Redbird, jockeys for position in the schooner race, and the outcome was similar to that aboard Streaker in 1960.
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Perception is not reality erb, my friend and neighbor, a perpetual putterer, was engaged in his usual boat puttering, his favorite puttering pastime, as I stepped from the end of the gangway out onto our neighborhood docks in Salem Harbor. He was fiddling with the centerboard trunk of an aged fiberglass dinghy, and looked up as I passed. “Hey, Dave, I’ve been meaning to ask you: How come you don’t sail in some of these big races we’ve been having, especially the classic ones? I figure, you know, a big sailor like you….” “Herb, it’s really simple. It’s because I can’t really sail. That’s why.” In social psychology, the phrase “person perception”
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refers to the different mental processes that we use to form impressions of other people. This includes not just how we form these impressions, but the different conclusions we make about other people based upon our impressions. Take me, for example. I’ve been writing for this magazine for over 15 years, mostly about my adventures and misadventures while sailing. Though some of what I write may tend, on rare occasions, to meander off-course from the truth, you probably have the impression that I know how to sail. Ah, but here’s where you need to be careful about the dangers of ROPER, continued on Page 14 editor@pointseast.com
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“person perception.” Have any of you actually seen me sail? In fact, I have a long history of getting by on the sea without any skill at sailing. You see, I suffer from a childhood sailboat-racing trauma. It goes back to age 10, late in the summer of 1960, in a charming harbor and bay on the south shore of Boston. These should have been my formative sailing years. I hung around boats and the water constantly. But did anyone ever see me take a sailing lesson? Did my dad or older brothers ever teach me anything? Everyone just assumed I could sail, and, for a few years, I did well at floating that assumption. Then one day the great Bobby Shoenbach, the 12-year-old ruling champion of the Dwarf class kids’ sailing fleet, took me aside. I was sucking on a lime popsicle. “Hey Dave. First, I should tell you that you have green all over your face. And, second, I was wondering – well, given how you’re always on the water and all – I was wondering if you would sail my boat Streaker tomorrow for the final day of the summer series.
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“My parents are making me and my brother go to some family wedding thing, so I can’t skipper, and my brother can’t crew either. We’re in first place, as I guess you know. So I need to keep us up there, at least at mid-fleet for the last race in order to take the whole summer series. It’s a big deal and I was thinking of you.” Now, all I needed to say was what I said to Herb 50 years later: “I really can’t sail.” But that would have shattered a common perception. So I nodded and wiped some more popsicle green off my face. Bobby continued: “It’s supposed to be windy tomorrow, so get a fat kid as crew.” He thought for a moment. “Yeah, get Toby Tisdale. And feed him a big lunch first. He can’t sail, but he’ll keep the boat flat; she’s faster when she’s not heeling.” And so that was it. The next day I got Toby all chowed down (though I had to hurry him through lunch), paddled Streaker into the dock, figured out the rigging, and we headed out to the line. There were about nine Dwarfs jockeying around. It was indeed windy and I was glad to have Toby, who had somehow stuffed him-
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self into an undersized faded orange kapok life jacket. He had a Milky Way candy bar in his right hand; in his left, he held the remains of his second hot dog. Toby seemed completely unconcerned with the upcoming race. He looked over at me as I squeezed past him to hank on the tiny jib. I was about to ask him if he had any questions, when he said, “Hey, Dave, do you think this candy bar will melt if I put it under the floorboards?” We got a bad start, and followed the fleet in last place. “We need to sail her flat, Toby,” I said. There was a sudden edge to my voice, and I think Toby sensed it. He finished his hot dog and leaned out over the windward rail. It was soon clear that if I didn’t do something strategically radical it was going to be a bad day for me. And worse for Bobby Shoenbach. “Why don’t we go that way; it’s shorter to the next mark,” Toby suddenly ventured. “There’s a mud flat over there, Toby. There’s probably six inches of water there. That’s why no one’s going that way. We’d look pretty stupid stuck in the mud.” “Yeah, but maybe there’s more than six inches of water. What if there is enough to sail over the flats? We’ll be heroes,” Toby said, and reached down under the floorboards for his candy bar.” And that’s what we did. And there was enough water. And we did go from last to first place. For a little while. The final leg was upwind. Thanks to Toby’s weight, we
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The Hough’s Neck Lightship hirty odd years ago, I was privileged and honored to help Frederic L. Thompson do research for a book he had planned on lightships. Earlier, he had inherited a scrapbook and was intrigued with the many photos of lightships in Nantucket Sound in the 1920s. A Coast Guardsman stationed in Boston at the time, the days of lightships were over by this time. Fred’s book, “The Lightships of Cape Cod” (1983) became the very first book exclusively about these long-gone floating aids. One of the stories he told me was about going into the dead files, or “morgue,” of a Boston newspaper, and finding an article on a tiny lightship anchored in Boston Harbor, and he gave me a rather poor copy of the photograph of this interesting craft. Over the years, a number of details have slipped my mind, but here is what I do recall. Back near the end of the 19th century, the Weymouth Fore River Shipyard, in Quincy, Mass., came into being, requiring a large workforce. Trains and streetcars did provide some transportation for the workers, but a steamship captain decided to establish a line running between Boston and Quincy to carry commuters to Quincy. This line ran down the Western Way, an ill-defined wa-
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terway in the southwest corner of Boston Harbor. The steamship ran between Castle and Governors Islands, then Thompsons and Spectacle islands, Moon and Long islands, Hangman Island and Sunken Ledge, and Nut and Peddocks islands. Then there was a sharp right turn into the combined mouths of the Weymouth Fore and Back rivers. At this turn was the dangerous rock ledge called the Piglets, with the large Pig Rock quite prominent. Even today, there are few buoys marking this route and a sprinkle on Sunken Ledge. No lights marked this waterway. The steamship ran into the late evening, and the greatest concern was Pig Rock, lying so close to the channel at the sharp turn. The captain (whose name slips my mind) discovered an old dory abandoned ashore, acquired it, and repaired it. He built a turtle deck over the hull and rigged two masts. This boat was painted white with a red bow and stern. HOUGH’S NECK LIGHTSHIP was painted in capital letters, in black on the white sides. Lightships were numbered and he placed “15” below the name. When asked why that particular number, the captain
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replied that he charged 15 cents for a boat ticket and the number seemed appropriate. Lightships in this time had circular daymarks atop each mast, so the captain placed a red metal gasoline can atop each mast of his lightship. After dark on a run, the captain would pause at this little vessel and place a red kerosene lantern on each mast. Finally, in 1918, the U.S. Government built an automatic acetylene light on Pig Rock, and the days of the little lightship were over. She was hauled ashore, abandoned, and rotted away. Fred told me he returned the file on the lightship back to the newspaper, but it never made it back to the morgue. Either it was stolen or accidently thrown away
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diac’s charm as his oars had apparently become the casualty of one too many drops from the aforementioned float plane. A strategic patch here and there on his tubes cemented his resume. His mish-mash of patches guaranteed that the air-pump was necessary before each excursion, so he got lots of attention. Subsequent visits to Chase, Leavitt & Co. marine store in Ellsworth remedied most of these blemishes several years later. Friends soon chided us over our distinctively colored inflatable, but we were quick to Mr. Zodiac’s defense: Would you rather have a boat uniquely colored, or one
that looked like every other inflatable on the frothing seas? Mr. Zodiac certainly didn’t shrink from his effervescent color, either: He was proud of his French heritage. In the first years of our adventures, Mr. Z was towed on a long line off the stern of our Sea Ray 215 Express Cruiser, and he didn’t seem to care much for this arrangement. In certain winds, and certain speeds, he was prone to lift off, like a giant kite or an inflatable remembering his earlier days under a float plane. Once aloft, he would spin around and then dive under the ocean surface and become a huge waterlogged
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brake, arresting our forward progress faster than snarling the ever-present lobster buoys. After a few of these episodes, it became clear that a new harnessing arrangement was necessary. If Mr. Z was attached to the port-side cleat on the boat, with another clip on the transom tow cleat, he would be snug up against the swim platform, out of the way of the prop, and actually generate less drag. Peering over the top of the transom like a happy dog in your car, Mr. Z seemed to listen to our conversations and revel in seeing the next approaching island. You could image the little orange boat exclaiming, “I’m going to work!” Dry, secure, and no longer able to create mayhem with a submarine dive at some inopportune time, this setup proved to be a lot less stressful for each of us. Every oceangoing trip included Mr. Z; he was part of the pre-trip planning and packing. Besides working on improving his patches through the years, the boys at Chase Leavitt had also been convinced to fashion a real seat for him. Six years of sitting on an over-turned milk crate had proven to be awkward, at best, as the floor slats were a rather unsteady platform for rolling seas. Mr. Z beamed with his new padded seat, and our rowing was greatly enhanced. Rated for four, we regularly exceeded this rating, plus he carried our assorted island treasures and ashore gear. He was a workhorse,
and he never complained when we crashed his underside on barnacled rocks and coarse beaches. Mr. Zodiac was such a part of our summer adventures, he even got included on some of our Christmas cards. That bright-orange hull seemed to add cheery color to our pictures as well as fond memories of trips at sea. The start of the 2013 boating season had not been kind. Our weekends in May and June had been windy, cool, or occupied with barn restoration, so it wasn’t until the July Fourth weekend that our first trip of the season began. Meeting my parents plus Uncle Bob and Aunt Claire in South Bath, Maine, we planned to journey down the Kennebec River over to Boothbay, and make the scenic trip back through Hell Gate on the Sasanoa River. In retrospect, the signs of trouble were evident. I pulled away from the ramp with a nagging feeling that something was wrong. Mr. Z was still in the back of the pickup – he never got left behind. But today’s passengers weren’t going to be bounding over the transom for island-hopping, not even on their good days – not anymore. That nagging feeling soon proved fortuitous: A steady stream of water exiting the starboard outlet indicated that – in my haste to launch the boat, load all of the gear, and get everyone safely aboard – one key component (that tiny little drain plug that never
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perience, with a vibe like no other. Square-rigger sailors and spectators alike sensed that this was the real deal. The 351-ton Charles W. Morgan looks boxy above the waterline, but her run is remarkably fine, and she sailed wonderfully – 15 sails set simultaneously at times, with nearly 13,000 square feet of sail. Despite showing a good turn of speed under working sail early in the voyage, however, her officers felt she was down by the head. Second Mate Sean Bercaw explained that once the crew shifted her massive anchor chain to the space amidships, where it had been stowed originally, she steered fine and balanced Photo courtesy Mystic Seaport well. The Morgan looks boxy above the waterline, but she sailed wonderfully -- 15 sails set at More nimble and more able once at times, with nearly 13,000 square feet of sail. than the professional crew expected, she showed that a a ride. And I got to go. I’ve sailed tens of thousands of 173-year-old square-rigged whaleship from New Bedmiles on Tall Ships, but this was an unforgettable ex- ford could foot well and tack in light air, not to mention
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siderable money for her owners, and exposed about 1,000 crew of varied nationalities to “the way of the ship.” Today the old relic is a one-of-a-kind artifact, the only wooden whaleship still afloat. The Morgan has been Mystic Seaport’s crown jewel since she arrived at the museum on a towboat hawser in 1941, rather bedraggled after a century of hard use. No one imagined she would ever sail again. Her 38th Voyage this summer would not have been possible without the vision of Mystic Seaport’s president, Steve White, who asked some years ago, “Why shouldn’t she sail again?” Or without the skilled shipwrights, under project foreman Rob Whalen, who worked for more than five years with Quentin Snediker, director of Mystic Seaport’s shipyard, on her restoration. Or without the dedicated donors who made the multi-million-dollar venture financially possible. By the time all the pieces came together and the ship departed Mystic Seaport on May 17, outbound for the first time since 1941, the accomplishment exceeded the sum of all the parts. editor@pointseast.com
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Sailing an historic ship requires a different skill set than restoring one. While Capt. Kip Files had been with the project for many months prior to sailing day, most of the professional crew joined the ship on May 15, only two days before she departed Mystic for New London to finish outfitting and rigging. Before that, most of the work was being done by Mystic Seaport’s shipwrights and riggers. By late June, however, the crew was not only handling the ship expertly, under the direction of Captain Files and his mates, but enthusiastically – very enthusiastically. That gang of tattooed seafarers – rigging knives and marlinspikes slung around their hips, and earrings glinting in the sun – would have looked positively 19th-century were it not for their sunglasses and safety harnesses. And for the fact that half of them were female. The crew included members of Mystic Seaport’s demonstration squad, who had been setting and striking sails on the Morgan dockside for years. But it also www.pointseast.com
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No matter how many times aboard other vessels they had stowed a sail, seen a whale, taken a trick at the helm, or gone aloft, this was different. The presence of the past was palpable, and it Photo by Jeff Bolster
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Another 21st-century difference on the Morgan was that half the crew were Able Seawomen.
included a core crew of professional square-rigger sailors, many of them licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard, hand-picked by Captain Files out of an applicant pool from the best ships sailing today: the barque Picton Castle, the Norwegian full-rigger Sørlandet, the topsail schooners Pride of Baltimore II and Amistad, the barkentine Tole Mour, and the brig Niagara. Collectively they had poured a lot of seawater out of their boots. And yet they all felt the distinctiveness of
sailing the Morgan. No matter how many times aboard other vessels they had stowed a sail, seen a whale, taken a trick at the helm, or gone aloft, this was different. The presence of the past was palpable, and it mattered. Captain Files, also master of the bark Elissa, and a man who usually spends summers skippering his venerable ram schooner Victory Chimes – the only threemaster in Penobscot Bay – felt it. Chief Mate Sam
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Sikkema, who had sailed all the oceans of the world in Sørlandet and Picton Castle, felt it. Second Mate Sean Bercaw, a veteran circumnavigator and usually skipper of the schooners Corwith Cramer or Amistad, felt it. Everyone in the crew with whom I spoke conveyed unabashedly that sailing the Morgan was unique. On the one hand, a ship is a ship. You set sail, coil down, stand your watch, pay attention to your surroundings. Take care of the ship, and she will take care of you. Every sailor knows that. Yet sailing a 173-year-old double-topsail bark that had been handled by so many men in so many oceans, and seen so much history, created a sensation that no one had ever experienced. The high point of the 11-week voyage came on Stellwagen Bank, when scores of humpback whales surrounded the old whaling ship. I had as many as three whales in my field of vision at times – whales spouting, whales sounding, whales feeding, whales breaching, and whales disappearing, flukes silhouetted against the sea. Crew aloft watched humpbacks’ massive white pectoral fins gleaming greenish through the water. What a show! Stellwagen Bank is the most prominent underwater feature between Cape Cod and Cape Ann, a place wellknown to recreational anglers, commercial fishermen and whale-watchers. A critical feeding habitat for whales and other marine mammals during the sum-
mer, its schools of menhaden, herring, mackerel, and squid are nourished by lush blooms of phytoplankton and zooplankton. For three days, the Morgan sailed through a savory soup chock-full of plankton and other organisms. The old whaler was in her element. Once the world’s preeminent whale hunters, New Englanders are now whale-huggers. The 38th Voyage not only raised awareness of Americans’ maritime heritage, but also drew attention to ocean conservation and sustainability. As Captain Files explained, “You can’t help but think how much we as a people have changed. Where the Morgan once hunted whales she now watches them with a message of conservation.” So the harpoons stayed sheathed in the overhead racks on the quarterdeck. But five newly built whaleboats hung from davits, waiting for action, and the crew was chomping at the bit to sally forth among the whales. With the main yard backed to slow the ship, the command rang out: “Lower Away.” Second Mate Sean Bercaw became boatheader, handling the long sweep steering oar. Susan Funk, executive vice president of Mystic Seaport – and a long-time member of the museum’s demonstration squad – rowed stroke. Rachel Thomas-Shapiro, Tim Reilly, Matthew Alan Porter and Lauren Barber each took another oar. Framed by blue sky and white cumulus clouds, the sleek whaleboat wove and bobbed across the surface
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of the sea, atoning to the whales for past atrocities, and redefining the relationship of humans and the oceans’ largest inhabitants. It was clear to all hands that, while historic whaling had provided crucial jobs and amassed capital that underwrote New England’s financial success, the environmental toll had been too great. Our living ocean today calls out for stewardship, not exploitation. Sailing aboard the Morgan was magical. At times we could see or feel a slice of the past, and learn from the ship. Of course, it was never possible to “experience” the past. The past is gone. It sounded differently, smelled differently, felt differently, and tasted differently. However, the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan juxtaposed the 19th century and the 21st century in a very special way. Yet despite the fact that all eyes were on the ancient wooden ship, with its manila rope and handcrafted iron fittings, the 21st century could not help but be front-and-center. It’s our world, and we can’t escape it. Our clothes, shoes, cameras, smartphones and sunblock were all 21st-century. Aboard the Morgan we ate meals abundant with fresh food from distant places. We slept in an oldtimey foc’sle, but one ventilated with huge fans and illuminated by discrete nightlights. The diesel generator hummed in the background. We brushed our teeth and washed our faces with clean, pressurized water, and relieved ourselves in modern, well-lit toilet rooms. Several years ago, during the planning process, Professor Joe Roman of the University of Vermont, a prominent whale biologist, suggested that the 38th Voyage be accomplished without any plastic. He felt such a dramatic statement might direct attention to the contemporary problem of plastic in the sea. Quentin Snediker, responsible for the restoration, dismissed the idea as impossible. The U.S. Coast editor@pointseast.com
Guard would require modern safety and navigation systems, and plastic – that blessing and curse of modern life – would be unavoidable. The 38th Voyage’s symbolic attention to the plight of the ocean could not trump 21st century regulations and practical considerations. Although the ship was restored with meticulous attention to 19th-century detail, and although all the 19th-century pieces were recreated as necessary with wooden timbers, manila rope, and cotton sails, the 21st century could not help but be present. Any of the crew from one of the ship’s first 37 voyages would have recognized their old ship straight away – even as they marveled at changes that made possible a 38th voyage in a world conditioned by 21st-century conventions. This summer’s crew, on the other hand, knew they were sailing a magical hybrid and they felt lucky to be there, voyagers in time with their sunglasses and cell phones aboard an iconic artifact from the past. Hats off to the vision and commitment of Mystic Seaport’s staff for The 38th Voyage. Charles W. Morgan is truly a ship of the past and the present, and one for the future. She marks our passage as a people in time, and she shows how the best and brightest of those oldtimers got it right. There are not many ships or boats today that will ever keep the sea in the tradition of the Morgan, working for 80 years and living through three different centuries. Jeff Bolster, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, is author of the prize-winning books Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail (1997) and The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail (2012). A licensed master mariner, he commanded large schooners and brigantines years ago, and he still logs many offshore miles each year in passagemaking vessels. www.pointseast.com
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Instead of shipping aboard the restored whaleship for her 38th voyage, we followed her to two ports-of-call with our 36-foot Jeanneau, Toujours, and, in our car, to the Charlestown Navy Yard. By Marilyn P. Brigham For Points East first stepped aboard the Charles W. Morgan when I was a young girl, and the experience made quite an impression on me. My family was on an East Coast vacation, and we visited Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn., primarily because of my father’s interest in boats and his love of the sea. My mother, brother and I, being Midwesterners, were less familiar with the open ocean and the lure of the sea. My father, a proud Bostonian and a sailor, was fascinated by all things maritime. We toured the Morgan, and I remember he drew a parallel to the ships that his ancestors had sailed out of Thomaston, Maine. His forebears sailed Downeasters, a type of fast clipper ship used for hauling cargo, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, China, the islands of the Pacific, then back around the Cape to ports along the Eastern Seaboard or to Europe. He asked us to imagine what life would have been like on board for the captain and his family – away from home and kin, in cramped quarters, with sailors from
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many ports, with differing cargos, in all sorts of weather. It seemed so foreign, such a long-ago pursuit, yet his grandfather last sailed a Downeaster in the 1920s. The Morgan – a 113-foot whaleship built in 1841 that worked until 1921 – would almost have been a contemporary, smaller and perhaps a bit less luxurious. We left Mystic Seaport with a large print of the Morgan that has hung in my family’s house for 50 years. When I first read in Points East that the Charles W. Morgan was undergoing a major restoration so that she would sail again, I was intrigued. I got little a little teary thinking about how this proud ship, following such a long and illustrious career, had languished after its forced retirement and, though restored by the Seaport and a National Historic Landmark, was unable to leave the dock. But she would sail again the summer of 2014, on her 38th voyage. I was determined to both see the Morgan under sail and to board her, but this would not prove to be as easy as I had thought. The 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan was designed to celebrate the history of the nation’s oldest com-
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The Morgan and the Shenandoah, a 109-foot square-topsail schooner, lie in Vineyard Haven.
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After five years of Morgan. On her way renovation, she emback home to Mystic, barked in mid-June in late July, the Moron her voyage, callgan called at the Cape ing at the whaling Cod Canal to help obports of New Lonserve that waterway’s don, Conn., and 100th anniversary. Newport, R.I., and The Vineyard then Vineyard Haven port of call Haven, (Martha’s honored the contribuVineyard) Mass. She tions of the Morgan’s sailed on to where crews, which had she was built, her many “Vineyarders” – homeport, New Bedcaptains, seamen and ford, Mass., and harpooners, including there celebrated the her first captain, Capt nation’s birthday. Thomas A. Norton, Next, she sailed up hailed from Photo by Marilyn Brigham who Buzzard’s Bay, The author and her husband reserved a slip for Toujours in Provincetown Edgartown on the through the Cape for three days that overlapped with the Morgan’s visit. Vineyard. On the first Cod Canal, to voyage of the Morgan Provincetown, Mass., in 1841, the second where she sailed several times out to the Stellwagen mate, James Osborn, also from Edgartown, wrote in his Bank National Marine Sanctuary to marvel at whales, log, “May kind Neptune protect us with pleasant gales rather than to harpoon and kill them. and may we be successful in catching sperm whales.” Then it was on to Charlestown, Mass., to berth next As Vineyard Haven was as close as the Morgan would to the USS Constitution, the nation’s oldest warship and berth to my boat’s homeport, Quissett Harbor, in Falthe only other floating American ship older than the mouth, Mass., the Vineyard was the most logical place
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for me to visit her. I was anxious to do so – perhaps even ability that we would see her under sail. Reading her glimpse her under sail. My husband and I sailed our 36- published 38th Voyage schedule – but not paying close foot Jeanneau, Toujours, to Vineyard Haven for the day, enough attention to the logistics of her Provincetown and there she was, docked by the schooners Shenandoah visit – we realized only later that the Morgan would be and Alabama. The three of them looked like they be- moored, not docked, in Provincetown Harbor. There longed together. would be no opportunity to board her there; we could No one seemed to care as we maneuvered our boat only hope to see her under sail. Nonetheless, we made close to the Morgan to get a good look at her. After cir- arrangements for a slip in Provincetown for three days cling the boats and the overlapping with the Morharbor a couple of times, gan’s visit. we grabbed an empty She heads across Cape Cod Bay with a prudent sail plan. Our journey from Quismooring over by the sett through the canal and breakwater and had into Cape Cod Bay was unbreakfast in our cockpit. eventful. The day was Hailing the harbor sunny and warm; the launch, we went ashore breeze 13 knots, seas were midmorning to do a little one foot. As we drew closer exploring on foot and then to Provincetown Harbor, walked to where the Morwe saw what could only gan was docked. have been the Morgan in Unfortunately, with the distance. What luck! long lines of people waitThis would be the opportuing to get on board and to nity to see her out on one of Photo by Marilyn Brigham access the dockside exhibits her sails to Stellwagen. As surrounding her, we were fearful that if we took the time we drew closer, we could tell that she was being towed we felt we needed to see the ship and learn from the ex- into position to sail by a tug. hibits, the current and tide would be unfavorable for our Up went the staysails … we drew closer … and down return trip through Woods Hole to Quissett. We’d en- from the yardarms came the topsails and courses. We joyed seeing the Morgan, but decided we couldn’t visit were now under power, and we joined a small flotilla of her – not that day. We sailed back to Quissett, my mis- boats surrounding the Morgan at a respectful distance. sion only partially fulfilled. We enjoyed seeing her being maneuvered into position Deterred, but determined to visit and learn from her, by the tug, the cable removed, the tug falling off, and her we laid plans to cruise to Provincetown in mid-July sails filling. The Morgan was sailing. What a thrill! when she would also be there. The advantage to followNot all the sails had been unfurled, probably due to ing the Morgan to Provincetown was that she was the wind. We reasoned that the Morgan’s 22nd captain, scheduled to sail out of Provincetown Harbor to Stell- Capt. Kip Files, had no desire to take any chances and wagen Bank on several days, so there was a high prob- sailed her prudently. After all, he was sailing the last
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wooden whaling vessel in the world. We would find out later that the Morgan did not make it as far as Stellwagen Bank that day, due to the wind, but it was enough for us to see her sails billow as she sailed across Cape Cod Bay. I thought it poignant that the Morgan took time to sail with the whales. In some way, I felt this allowed the ship to pay homage to the creatures whose oil and baleen had brought so much wealth to her owners. While the ship (along with all the other whaling vessels) had no way to make amends for hunting these mammals almost to extinction, it seemed a fitting gesture. As explained on the Mystic Seaport website, “Mystic Seaport partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to bring the Morgan to sail among whales once again. “However, this time the goal was to raise awareness of the fragile state of our oceans, and how important they are in our ecosystem. Sailing an artifact of a defunct – yet once very important – industry among the creatures it sought to kill, offers an opportunity to compare current practices and technology with the past. Both the Morgan and the whales have survived, and there are lessons in that survival.” If you watch the several videos on the Mystic Seaport website of the Morgan sailing on Stellwagen Bank, you’ll see whales feeding and frolicking in a marine sanctuary, while an antique adversary plied the same waters, sailing once again. These serve as a reminder that, although there is more to be done to conserve the oceans and protect the whales worldwide, progress has been made on both scores in recent decades. In the videos, whales are cavorting all around the ship, and people are yelling, “Whale ho!” and “Thar she blows!” The whaleboats are dispatched, but only reverence for the www.pointseast.com
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we watched their comings and goings from our slip at the Provincetown Marina. We were envious of those who were able to join the crew for the sail to Stellwagen Bank, but it seemed that the rest of Provincetown, in typical party mode, was oblivious to its famous visitor. We awoke early on our second day in Provincetown to find that she was gone. She’d left for Boston in advance of a cold front, and we were sad that we had not seen her departure. Yes, it was exciting to see the Morgan sail, but I had still not had an opportunity to get aboard her. Undaunted, after two attempts, I made the trip to Charlestown – by car. The Morgan and “Old Ironsides” were berthed together at the Charlestown Navy Yard, a facility maintained by the National Park Service. Finally, I had the opportunity to see most all the exhibits surrounding the Morgan – the NOAA exhibit on the state of our oceans; “Spouter,” the inflatable sperm whale; a live demonstration by a cooper and a shipsmith; and a video with an overview of the 38th Voyage. Mystic Seaport developed many of these exhibits to help educate us and get us to thinking a bit about the changing perception of whale hunting, about the interdependencies and complexities of the Morgan’s interracial crew in an era when that was not the norm, and the importance of whaling and whaling ships as emissaries of a global enterprise of a seagoing America.
And, finally, I boarded the Morgan. I found I had forgotten much of the ship from my youth. It was still difficult to imagine a crew of men (and sometimes the captain’s wife and family) living and working confined to such a small floating reach for years on end. It was still hard to grasp the degree of tedium waiting for a whale sighting, the perils of storms, the frustration of being becalmed, the trials of living in close quarters. And then there was the business of whaling: hunting, then harpooning, the mammal; the “cutting in” of the skin and blubber; the “rendering” of the blubber into oil; putting up the oil in barrels and loading the barrels in the hold; preserving the baleen. How perilous the journey and the hunt; how hard the work and the lives of these sailors. However, it was not hard for me to imagine the experiences of the 38th Voyage crew. It must have been the thrill of a lifetime to sail such a ship on a voyage that may never happen again, one the crew will no doubt treasure for the rest of their lives. Marilyn Brigham, with her co-captain/spouse Paul, sails Toujours, a Jeanneau 36i, out of Quissett Harbor. She is a member of both the Quissett and Cottage Park yacht clubs. Toujours and her crew have spent years cruising the waters between Narragansett Bay and the Gulf of Maine.
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Whether your inspiration is kids, veterans, a museum, or those with a disability or illness, a love of boating can be combined with your cause to create a positive impact and lasting memories. By Sue Cornell For Points East here’s a good reason the last four letters in the word “pastime” are t-i-m-e. Hobbies, particularly boating, can take considerable time. If you boat,
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is!” Sherman said. The woman was Carline “Collie” Lutynski, president of the nonprofit Del Function, Inc., which was just starting clinical trials with Wave Motion Therapy. Lutynski, by the way, is a boater and breast-cancer survivor. “Women with breast cancer would lay on the boat and measure the wave motion while they were resting,” Capt. Joy explains. “This was back in 2006, and we’ve been doing it every year on the boat. Now the clinical trial is over with and we do it as therapy. It’s free to the patients and caregivers.” Eight years later, Lutynski and Sherman are still volunteering together, and the Wave Therapy Research was just presented in May 2014 at Association of Oncology Social Work in Baltimore by a Del Function Research Team member of Smilow Cancer Center. People come on board and lie down for an hour to get the maximum benefit. Lutynski explains. “When they lie down, they maximize their body strength. It also mimics the prenatal period when we were in somewhat of a buoyant environment.” “There are several stimuli that are attached to that prenatal environment: relative warmth, closeness, vestibular (in somewhat of a vessel-type area, and you don’t get much more “vessely” than in a boat), you have water sounds, the buoyancy, and the cyclic wave motion.” This summer, the program opened up to include those with other types of cancer as well as men and caregivers. “We have an interesting sprinkling of participants,” she says. “It’s always been said to us that the participants have a rugged emotional time, and some have never healed from that scary moment. Something like this might be useful to them to get a neural reset.” While participants have other forms of therapy, “It does get deep down inside and utilizes a powerful stimulus.”
Lutynski believes what she is doing has a reasonable future as a therapy and hopes to have satellite boats following the protocol in Maryland, Georgia and Florida, as well as boats on the West Coast. “It is a special time to know that healing is going on aboard my boat,” says Sherman.
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Debra Lentine, who is undergoing treatment, hugs her husband, Mike, aboard HealingWinds’ Jubilee.
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out, but on the Jubilee they can do something with you. The boat was a donation from a friend dying of cancer. Johnson’s crew is made up of cancer survivors, family members, and lovers of sailing who share HealingWindsVermont’s mission: “A sailing reprieve for those affected by cancer and all who love them.” The name Jubilee came to her ... truly. “I wanted a name that gave joy and happiness and healing, and one that everyone would understand. I saw it online and knew immediately that this was to be her name,” she says. HealingWindsVermont shares the experience with cancer patients and their loved ones throughout the summer at no cost. Johnson’s goal this year is to take out 75 people onto Lake Champlain. The overall goal is to raise $40,000 for the first year (by Dec. 31, 2014). “Then, our long term goal is to start this same organization down along the Eastern Seaboard in other seaports that have cancer centers and hospitals. HealingWindsVermont will be the template of this concept: Spread the joy of healing to other communities along the water while sailing.” Breaking news: “I just opened a letter from the IRS, and we have been given the 501c3 status, and we are an official, stand-alone nonprofit,” Suzanne rejoices. “This is very exciting, and only shows that we are doing the right thing with a tremendous satisfying feeling of purpose that comes from making a difference in this world.”
Sail Trim Again Sail Trim Again is another example of giving back, but to an institution near and dear to the captain’s heart and well known to us all: Mystic Seaport. In partnership with the Ocean House Resort in Watch Hill, Capt. Jack Spratt offers his repurposed 30-foot
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Sail Trim Again has two boats: the 30-foot MacKenzie bassboat Encore, above, and the catboat Trim Again for tours of Watch Hill, Stonington and Fishers Island. All charter fees are donated to Mystic Seaport Museum.
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Capt. Jack, a lifetime member of Mystic Seaport, has been doing Sail Trim Again for the benefit of the Seaport for four years. He says the cause “represents the important relationship between America and her seafaring history. To understand our country’s origin, and to preserve the artifacts and stories of our life and liberties brought forth from our relationship with the sea, . . . is very important to communicate and preserve.” His role, he feels, is to be more than a fundraiser or ship captain: “I work very hard at interpreting the remarkable history from the shores of New England.” The captain wanted to do more than serve on notfor-profit boards. Instead, “I wanted to develop a notfor-profit entity that combined my love of the sea with my passion for history. Building businesses is what I do professionally, and it has been a real treat to put together a partnership between a world-class museum and a top-five internationally recognized resort. I have also enjoyed the opportunity to connect people and organizations that have connections to the seashore.” Among his goals is to create interest “from philanthropic individuals and organizations to get involved with the Seaport through helping build awareness and to support building an endowment for the preservation and interpretation specifically of the ship artifacts.” Financially, Spratt’s goal is to donate $100,000 in five years. He is nearly three-quarters of the way there.
Rackliff says that most of the volunteers are “retired guys from the community. They come down for a twohour sail. I call them up and get them to take a group out.” They sail Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and some Sundays, which works out to about 150 sails a season. “We average five and a half people per boat when we go out for a ‘sail experience,’” Rackliff says. He explains: “We might hit 1,000 this year in terms of sail experiences. When we go for funding, that’s what we count. Every time a person goes out for a sail, we call it a sail experience. If one person goes out 10 times in a season, that’s 10 sail experiences.” A few want to learn how to sail, but nearly all just want to go out on a sailboat ride. “Sometimes people will take the tiller for a while,” Rackliff says. “They’ve never sailed before, want to try it for a few minutes, and then hand it back.” The ages of participants range anywhere from three years up to over 90, and “everyone who goes out has some disability component with them.” Rackliff doesn’t ask what the disability is unless it’s for safety reasons and an accommodation needs to be made.
Sail Connecticut Access Sail Connecticut Access offers yet another twist on the theme of charitable work with boats. This organization and its volunteers have been providing sailing opportunities for persons with special needs for 25 years. Sail Connecticut Access teaches those who want to learn to sail, and give rides in Photo courtesy Sail Connecticut Access specially outfitted sailboats to, Sail Connecticut Access has provided those who sim- sailing opportunities for those with ply want to sail. special needs for 25 years. Director of operations Robert 48 Points East October/November 2014
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Virginia takes the helm as Sea-Legs’ founder Dick Lathrop watches the water ahead.
Sea-Legs Inc. When Dick Lathrop retired from teaching and coaching sailing, he took what he had done his entire life and founded Sea-Legs, Inc., a New London, Conn.based nonprofit that uses sailing to teach life skills to kids. “Sea-Legs was designed to teach kids things they were supposed to be learning in school but didn’t know why they were learning them, and didn’t have any connection to the real world with what they were learning,” explains Sea-Legs’ captain, founder and CEO. editor@pointseast.com
“The program helps kids who are marginalized or troubled or have serious mental health problems – basically kids who were not able to have any maritime experience, but who were likely to thrive on maritime experience.” In a nutshell, participants are individuals who thrive in certain environments, and Lathrop tries to provide that environment. Roughly five years ago, he added an apprentice program for those who’ve grown up in the Sea-Legs program. Apprentices maintain and refurbish boats. “The program is set up so that the apprentices can be paid for their work with the proceeds of the boats they’ve refurbished,” says Lathrop, “and we’ve been able to sell.” “It’s a great way to introduce our sailors to vocations,” says the captain. “Many of them go to college and do well. Many are ordinary kids who’ve found a maritime identity through us and are able to use that identity for their own good and for the good of society for years to come.” Sea-Legs is all-volunteer, and Lathrop is involved full-time. His small stipend covers just his expenses. There’s a board of directors that includes two very involved individuals. With addition of the apprentice program, Sea-Legs runs year-round. “Part of the reason I started the apprentice program is because I wanted to keep in touch
with the kids in the winter,” he says. “I very much enjoy working directly with the kids. Even though I’m 75 years old, I have daily interactions with kids who are 9 years old on up. I’ve always been a humanist, and believe you can bring out the best in people under any circumstances, but you need to set up an environment in which that’s possible.” Lathrop admits that when he was growing up sailing was “a very exclusive sport.” “You had to have a certain background and social and economic class to have access to that. The barriers to the water come from snootiness, exclusiveness, but there are just as strong barriers on the other side. When you open up a yacht club or a dock to people who don’t have that access, they don’t necessarily go flocking. You have to do more and be proactive,” he says. Being proactive might mean attracting new kids with something as simple as pizza. Lathrop sums it up: “I suspected all along these kids could thrive in a boating environment. They’re not thriving because they want to sail in the America’s Cup or become Olympic champions as we did; they have no concept of that, but do want to know about the water and to work as a team. As soon as they learn something, they want to show others. That’s the ethic of the Sea-Legs program.” FMI: www.sea-legs.org.
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Sail To Prevail has roughly 100 volunteers, who are rewarded with the satisfaction gained from knowing they make a quantifiable difference in adults’ and children’s lives.
Sail To Prevail In Newport, R.I., and Nantucket, Mass., Sail To Prevail (originally called Shake-A-Leg Newport) has been creating opportunities for disabled children and adults to overcome adversity through therapeutic sailing. Sail To Prevail has roughly 100 volunteers, according to Paul Callahan, chief executive officer. “We use volunteers to assist on the land and on the docks, perform maintenance on the boats, and do community outreach to spread the word,” he explains. For example, someone with expertise in engineering, electronics, sailing or carpentry can be used to meet various challenges in maintenance. About half of all volunteers are boaters. “With the results and outcomes we get from our participants,” Callahan says, “volunteers know that their time is contributed to something that is uniquely and quantifiably measurable. It’s a feeling of satisfaction that they help, but more important is the satisfaction that they make a quantifiable difference in adults’ and children’s lives.” Callahan finds that “in both communities [Newport and Nantucket], people are extremely 50 Points East October/November 2014
In a fairly lowincome neighborhood in East Boston, the nonprofit Piers Park Sailing Center offers sailing opportunities, lessons and membership to anyone, although the focus is on East Boston and neighboring lowincome communities. Piers Park Sailing Center has three primary objectives, Photo courtesy Piers Park Sailing Center explains Gray Harrington, Di- At Piers Park Sailing Center, in East rector of Sailing: Boston, Mass., sometimes hugs, smiles “One is to offer and victory signs speak more elothe most afford- quently than words. able waterfront recreational access to the neighborhood; youth outreach, a youth development program during July and August, totally free weeklong sailing targeting about 1000 kids; and, finally, a very active adaptive sailing program.” “We are very proud of the fact that we’ve never encountered a disability we’re not able to accommodate with special equipment and training of the staff. We can get people out on the water regardless of whatever physical, emotional or mental limitation they may have. We don’t have any barriers,” crows Harrington. All programs use volunteers, although the Adaptive Program relies most heavily on volunteer involvement. “We pull largely from our membership base – people who’ve been sailing here for a long time and have received training,” she says. Whenever there is an adaptive event, members receive an email regarding volunteer opportunities. “There are about 10 consistent volunteers and then a good solid additional 10 who come out when we are hosting an event,” says adaptive recreation director Caitlyn Ridgely There is also a Companion Sailor Program in which, in exchange for their time, certain individuals are given membership. “They dedicate 20 hours to us to editor@pointseast.com
go out for a sail with our adaptive sailors because some are not comfortable going out without an additional set of hands,” she explains. “It’s more of a camaraderie thing.” Piers Park Sailing Center also offers a Sailing for Veterans program, run largely by volunteers. “The chairman of our board of directors is a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg there,” Harrington points out. “He’s been a very significant contributor as a volunteer. Working with veterans, especially disabled veterans, is very important to him.” Whether your inspiration is kids, veterans, a museum, or those with a disability or illness, a love of boating and water can be combined with that cause to create a positive impact and lasting memories.
R. I. Saltwater Anglers This season, the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association hosted another successful “Take-AKid Fishing Day” at Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina, in Warwock, R.I. This year’s event involved 55 boats, 150 adult volunteers, and 185 kids from 16 organizations. The event, now in its 17th year, is an annual tradition. “We have one of the largest oneday saltwater fishing days for kids in the country,” said Stephen Medeiros, president of the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers. “Many children have never fished, and most have never experienced being on a boat.” “Besides fishing, marine conservation, etc., we also strongly believe in community involvement and service,” Medeiros said, “and we are a family friendly organization encouraging youth to participate. This is one of the reason we also began the R.I. Saltwater Anglers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that helps us to give back.” A resident of Killingworth, Conn., regular contributor Susan Cornell and her husband, Bob www.pointseast.com
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Atlantic (above), a J/160, took line honors in the Corinthians Ocean Race.
The Corinthians Ocean Race, Stonington to Boothbay Harbor This year’s race featured ideal weather conditions. Principal race officer Robin Wallace signaled the first warning at 1100 hours on July 25 with a light northerly breeze and sunny skies. A spinnaker start gave the spectators a colorful presentation. For most yachts, the race was enjoyable since the wind conditions provided for comfortable reaches and downwind sailing. Atlantic, skippered by Ben Blake took line honors and won the Cruiser division, finishing at 0932 hrs on Sunday morning, July 27, well CORINTHIANS, continued on Page 54 52 Points East October/November 2014
Laser Masters: Be careful about what you wish for After four light-to-medium-air races in Rochester, N.Y., the weekend of Sept. 12-14, the 2014 U.S. Laser Masters Championship fleet was pining for more breeze on Lake Ontario. It got what it wanted. Before the gun of the fifth race, 90 white Laser sails waited as the RC posted course D, a windward, leeward, windward, reach, LASER, continued on Page 64 editor@pointseast.com
NGPAGES Light air plagues the Penobscot Pursuit Regatta
Headed home at the Penobscot Pursuit.
By Jesse Henry For Points East There were highs and there were lows. There was strong wind and there was no wind. There were large bangs and not a whisper to be heard. It was a weekend of extremes, putting smiles on many sailors’ faces. In all, 40 boats registered to sail in the Penobscot Pursuit Regatta (formerly the Rockland-Castine Regatta) July 19-20, but only 37 made it to the starting line. A postponement and weather forecast for light wind on Saturday gave the race committee a true test of patience. They decided to move down the Bay to RW bell off Rockport Harbor and wait. Finally, around 1 p.m. the wind started to fill and the boats were started at 1:30. Solid wind built, starting at about six knots at the beginning of the race and gradually increasing to 15 knots by the finish. The whole fleet enjoyed a quick trip down West Penobscot Bay. Rounding marks at Ensign Island and Lincolnville Beach provided a bit of variety and a zigzag course down the bay to the finish at RW bell near Turtle Head Cove PURSUIT, continued on Page 56 Photo by Ann-e Blanchard
Skippers meet the challenge for record MS Harborfest By Eileen Curran and Dr. Timothy Tolford For Points East Al Strout, captain of the lobsterboat Merganser, looks over his shoulder at a boat bearing down on him in Portland Harbor, and proceeds to push his own boat to the limit. “I had to floor it,” he says. While Strout enjoys the thrill of competition, he was also racing for a cause – helping the 3,000 people in Maine living with multiple sclerosis.
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A rough ride in the Ida Lewis Distance Race Mother Nature packed an extra punch for the 10th Anniversary of the Ida Lewis Distance Race, with high winds (up to 25 knots) and rough seas challenging its record 47-boat fleet and forcing 12 to retire from racing. Nevertheless, the popular overnighter, which started Friday, Aug. 15, at 12:30 p.m. off Fort Adams in Newport, R.I., delivered lots of fun summer memories for its IRC, PHRF, Doublehanded and Multihull competitors, all racing on the 150-mile “Block Island” course. Steve Benjamin’s Carkeek HP 40 Spookie won IRC and claimed line honors after crossing the finish line at 8:42 a.m. on Saturday. Dave Lussier aboard the F-31 trimaran Photo by Meghan Sepe Bazinga! took 1st place overall in the Multihull Brisk conditions at the Ida Lewis Race (PHRF start pictured above) Division after the rest of his class retired due to created lifelong memories for some and forced others to retire. the challenging conditions. The 37.65-mile upwind leg from Buzzards Bay Class. to Montauk Point proved tricky for the entire fleet, inAwarded the Arent H. Kits van Heyningen Trophy for cluding Kevin McLaughlin’s Farr 47 Crazy Horse, which winning the Youth Challenge (also separately scored) won the race’s separately scored Collegiate Challenge was Alfred Van Liew’s team on the J/111 Odyssey. To (representing Duquesne University) and took 2nd place qualify for the Youth Challenge, more than 40% of the in PHRF, behind Tristan Mouligne’s Quest 30 Samba. crew had reached their 14th birthday but not turned 20 Samba was awarded the Lime Rock Trophy for best cor- prior to Aug. 15. rected time in the PHRF Division. The Duquesne team The Doublehanded Class went to Edward Cesare, was awarded the William Tuthill Memorial Trophy for aboard the Class 40 Pleiad Racing, and Bill Clavin won their win in the challenge, and also received the Lois J. the Cruising Spinnaker Class aboard Duck Soup, a C&C Muessel Memorial Trophy for best elapsed time in PHRF 37. FMI: www.ildistancerace.org.
CORINTHIANS, continued from Page 52 ahead of the closest challenger. Daniel Biemesderfer aboard Shearwater, a Mason 43, won the Corinthians Ocean Race Racing division, David Caso aboard Silhouette, a Cherubini 44, won the Racer division, and Ian Gumprecht on Roust, a Sea Sprite 34, won the Doublehanded division. In 2008, The Corinthians Association conceived and executed the first Stonington, Conn., to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, race, a 326-nautical-mile sailboat race around Nantucket Shoal. The Corinthians enlisted the aid and support of The Stonington Harbor Yacht Club and The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club to facilitate the race. The race is a natural rounding out of the North Atlantic racing scene, with a race that is challenging for skippers and crews and provides an entry to the world of offshore sailing. The race is a collaborative effort, with the organizing authority consisting of all three clubs. The race, which is held every two years is an ideal race for those wishing to cruise to a “vacation destination” along the 54 Points East October/November 2014
beautiful coast of Maine. The race is designed to be very affordable since the start and finish are easily accessible for crew transfers. The Corinthians Offshore Race will run again in 2016. FMI: www.thecorinthiansoceanrace.com. editor@pointseast.com
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Dave Kane’s Able takes the Stone Horse Cup Dave Kane of Newport, R.I., and his crew, Paul Cardoza, Paul Tagliabue and Charles Kehres, sailed Able, Hull No. 101, to 1st place in the 2014 Stone Horse Builder’s Cup race on Buzzards Bay, off Padanaram, on Aug. 9. Able survived fickle air, adverse current and a late challenge by Pegasus, skippered by Jim Stewart of
Where’s the wind? Three Stone Horses, hobbled.
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PURSUIT, continued from Page 53 and the north end of Islesboro. Shorthanded sailor Peter McCrea, aboard Panacea, led the fleet for most of the way only to get passed by Chaise Lounge, a J/80 skippered by Jeff Dinse in the last part of the 16-mile course. Chaise Lounge was the first boat to cross the finish line around 4:22 p.m. However, due to a race committee decision before the start of the regatta, Gosling, skippered by John Blodgett, was asked to start with the next slowest boat to shorten the overall time of the starting process and therefore hopefully create more fair conditions for the whole fleet. Gosling, with a rating of 273, was owed over 22 minutes on the course and corrected out to win
Marion, Mass. Finishing in 3rd place overall was Tom Kenney from South Dartmouth, Mass., aboard Windfall. The course was 7.5 miles over four legs. Light and shifting winds from start to finish bedeviled a fleet that would have much preferred Buzzards Bay’s more characteristic 15to 20-knot southwesterlies.
the race by a sizable margin. Sunday started off as the same story as Saturday. The race committee postponed and shortened the course with a start off Turtle Head Cove at 11:30 a.m. The wind gradually died altogether, and the race was cancelled at around 2 p.m. The winners were (based on the one race on Saturday): Cruising - Tom Higbee on Althea, Pearson 30; Multihull - James Love on Irish Lady, F-82A; Racing 1 - Michael Cook on Lynnette, Eggemoggin 47; Racing 2 - Tom Hall on Dune Buggy, Pacer 310; Racing 3 - Jeff Dinse on Chaise Lounge, J/80; Racing 4 - John Blodgett on Gosling, Ostkust 25; and Shorthanded - Peter McCrea on Panacea, Freedom 32. FMI: www.penobscotpursuit.org.
2014 Hospice Regatta of Maine JUNIOR RACE RESULTS 420s: 1 Tom Frikker & David Encarnation 2 Alec Fischella & Chris Basher 3 Tie: Bryan Trammell & Ryder Henry, Skye Erhart & Allison Gingerich Optis: 1 Terra Erhart 2 Ellen McInnes 3 Jacob Peabody SOUTHWEST HARBOR FLEET Bullseye Class: 1 Laurie Hinckley Towers 2 Pete Wells Luders: 1 Ned Johnston 2 Jim Fernald 3 Rick Wheeler
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ONE Regatta features diverse competition, various courses In all, 86 boats raced in 11 classes over three lines, sailing hundreds of miles in the waters off Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 22-24. Friday featured six to 12 knots out of the north-northeast, which provided great racing for Line 1 (larger PHRF racing boats) and Line 2 (one designs and PHRF Class 5). Both lines got off three races sailing 1.2- to 2-mile legs of windward-leeward courses. The wind stayed up and actually built a little as the day went on to provide great racing for the shorthanded class, which raced a 90-mile offshore race on Friday night that finished Saturday morning. Saturday the wind built from the northeast with a good swell and chop to provide champagne sailing and a perfect platform for championship racing. Line 1 got off three long races capped off with a five-leg race with two-mile-long legs. Line 2 raced four races providing some great surfing conditions for the J/70s and J/105s. The Navigator classes and PHRF Class 6 started their regatta off on Line 3, “the inside line” near Salem/Beverly harbors. These boats raced four races around the buoys as well as drop marks, getting to see some of the great scenery around the Marblehead waters. Sunday the wind gods were a little sleepy and the racing didn’t get started until between noon and 1 p.m.
Vida Zee, a Thompson 35, won Class 1.
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or so, depending on what line/area you were starting at. Each class got off one race in 5 to 7 knots of wind. The short-handed class joined Line 3 and raced a 13mile course that went past Manchester by the Sea. The winners of the various classes are: Class 1: Vida Zee, Rob Gorman, Thompson 35; Class 2: Scherherazade, Hugh Chandler, Farr 395R; Class 3: Heat Wave, Gary Weisberg, J/109; Class 4: Claddagh, Leo Fallon, Nelson Marek 40; Class 5: Hot Spur, Phil DiCarlo, Frers 36; Class 6: Shenanigan, Bob Maxwell, Pearson 30; Nav 1: Amazing Grace, Hoff Stauffer, Alerion Express 38; Nav 2: Corsair, Ralph & Peter Carlton, Pearson 30; J/105 Class: Allegro Semplicita, Fred deNapoli; J/70 Class: Africa, Bill Lynn; SH Class: Rockit 2.0, Lance Ryley, Columbia 32. FMI: www.oneregatta.org.
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2014 MS Regatta Results Rank Boat Name
Owner/Skipper
Boat Design
Henry Sesselberg Kenneth Colburn David Ruff Lynn Beauchinger Bob Kellogg Ryan Raber Richard Parent Andrew Tisdale
J-105 J-105 Beneteau First 36.7 J-105 Farr 43 C&C 34 Beneteau 456 Tripp Café Racer
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Racing Division 1 1 Ubuntu 2 Ghost 3 Go Dog Go 4 Intangible 5 Tamarack 6 Scapa 7 Beausoleil 8 Prevail
Racing Division 2 1 Laurentide 2 Saphaedra 3 Pilgrim 4 Dune Buggy 5 Dragon Lady 6 Twilight Zone 7 Jester 8 Boy Toy
Mike Casey Ben Davis Marie & Steve Perry Tom Hall Robert Bowditch Jim Greenwell Tracy Sommers Al Carville
Carrera 290 51’ Ketch C&C 33-II Pacer 310 Viper 640 J-80 Laser SB20 J-70
Rob Meharg Jeff Smith Jake Maloney Richard Ketchum Philip Friedman Chris Korzen
Wavelength 24 J-24 Pocket Rocket 22 J-24 Oleson 25E Pearson Ensign
1 White Hawk 2 Fotofinish 3 Aeolus 4 More Cowbell 5 Greyhound 6 Touch of Gray 7 Tuesdays Witch 8 Voodoo 9 Yale Cordage 10 Butter
Tim Tolford J Scott Thomas Rick Doherty Christopher Morin John Milburn Timothy Caven John Corson Ralph Carpenter Skip Yale Joe Seremeth
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Christie DeMichael Peter Freeman William Hill Ed Larlick James Vitale Daniel Green
Pearson 34 J-22 Catalina 34 Caliber 35 Catalina 320 O'Day 32
Cruising Division 1 1 Honalee 2 Cadre 3 Emily Jane 4 Defiant 5 Enterprise 6 Happy Ours 7 Dirigo 8 Too Elusive 9 Southern Cross 10 Soroki
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O'Day 25 Pearson Commander Pearson 26 Pearson Ensign Morgan 25 Capri 22 TM Tartan 30 Catalina 310 Dufour 28 Sabre 28
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MS HARBORFEST, continued from Page 53 This year’s annual MS Harborfest: Racing for a Cure was the most successful in the event’s 33-year history. The three-day festival, which took place Aug. 15-17, included a sailboat regatta, benefit auction, lobsterboat races and tugboat muster. It raised more than $150,000 for the National MS Society. Driving the record-breaking fundraising was a challenge from long-time regatta participant Arthur “Kitt”
Watson, Jr. Watson owns a home in Camden, Maine, and races his boat Too Elusive. This year, Watson challenged the other skippers: If they raised a combined $50,000, he would match that amount, for a total of $100,000 for the Society. “I always stress team – the importance of team,” said Watson. “We can beat this disease as a team.” The team mantra worked, and Watson gladly announced he was giving the $50,000 match at a post-regatta barbeque Saturday night. Race organizers then
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surprised him with a newly created award in his honor, The Arthur K. Watson Jr. Team Award. Watson choked up when handed the inaugural award. It seemed everyone was in a giving mood. Lobstermen who received cash prizes for winning their races on Sunday donated the money back to the MS Society, adding another $3,000 to the total. Sixty-six boats raced in eight classes in the regatta (see pages 58 and 59); 17 boats and crews were new to the event. “This made awarding the Green Horn Award a bit dicey,” said organizer Tim Tolford. The award is given to a firsttime participant. It went to Sephaedra, a beautiful wooden Photo by Ann-e Blanchard ketch. The best-dressed boat award One of the more unusual features of MS Harborfest Weekend is the tugboat went to Ghost, and best-dressed muster, which might be the highest-displacement race in Maine. crew went to Gaelic. The best boat with lots of kids aboard, the Hank were in the Classics division, and 22 boats were diSpenser Award, went to Go, Dog. Go! vided among three Racing divisions. Multiple Sclerosis The Etchells Class was the largest with 11 regis- Harborfest historically occurs on the third weekend in tered crews, and the Cruising classes, always the August. FMI, MS Harborfest Weekend: www.eventbiggest, had 25 boats filling three classes. Three boats mam.nationalmssociety.org.
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The wind gods were tricksters at the Friendship Chowder Cup By Nina M. Scott that Charlie Witherell paddled his Rhodes 19 to the For Points East starting line. Boats slatted desultorily about the startThe morning of the 35th Chowder Cup Race, in ing line up to 12:50, when the tiniest zephyr began to Friendship, Maine, on Aug. 2 was practically a mirror ruffle the water and spirits picked up. The afternoon image of last year’s event: no wind, bay like a improved quickly, and no complaints were heard about the wind after the race was millpond, race organizers over. In fact, in the sprint to Charlie Witherell and Bill the finish line many boats Shaughnessy in a bind to were doing six-plus knots. decide by 11 a.m. whether Because the day had to race at 1 p.m. or to postpromised so little in the pone until the next day. morning, we did not have I was walking desponthe usual speedsters from dently around our point Round Pond to augment the when I ran into David fleet, but, nevertheless, 30 Kennedy, fellow racer/skipmonohull boats were atper. “God, David,” I tracted in the three classes: moaned, “no wind, and we A: 28 feet and over, B: 18 to are starting at absolute low 28 feet, and C: 18 feet and tide. Oh well, I guess that Photo by Nancy Todd under. What was really wonmakes the ledges easier to Conditions early on were grim -- one racer had to paddle derful was the participation see.” to the start -- but by race’s end boats did six-plus knots. by entire families in this “Yep,” he agreed. “If you race: David Kennedy had run aground, there’s no way to go but up.” Our event is peopled with philosophers his son and three grandsons under seven in his boat, and Jim and I raced with our daughter and two grandlike Dave. The decision was made to race. Things were so slack children. Kenneth, our 17-year-old grandson, said of
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the massed boats at the start, “This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.” We were happily back in our Pearson Triton Caledonian, which we could not race last year, and something must have come into our 50-year-old gal because, for once, we were not at the tail-end of the fleet. Neither were we among the leaders. Jim kept looking over his shoulder in disbelief and asked more than once, “What are all those boats doing behind us?” We were very proud that we finished in a dead heat with Tom Hammermeister’s lovely and much younger Point Bridges Sloop Merlot. The post-race potluck stories and the many photographs taken by our dedicated Photo Corps (Meg Dawson, Candy Gleason, Polly Jones, Sarah Spencer and Nancy Todd) were of infinite help in piecing together the interior dynamics of the race, but first the results: Class A: 1. Keith Bridge, Merry Wing, Allied Seabreeze sloop 35; 2. Alan Hill, Born Free, Hinckley Bermuda 40 yawl; 3. Dave Gleason, Turtle, 37-foot Bostrom sloop. Class B: 1. Chris Duda, Sea Monkey, J/24 (overall AB winner); 2. Chuck Thompson, Triple Lindy, Colgate 26; 3. David Jones, Zalamera, 23-foot Blazer. Class C: 1. Peter Armstrong, Barbara C, 16-foot Friendship Catboat; 2. Rebe Armstrong, Rattle Ya Dags,16-foot Friendship Catboat; 3. Odette Kent, no
name, 17’ O’Day Daysailer Corrected time winners: A Class: Jim Scott, Caledonian, 28-foot Pearson Triton; B Class: Ken Baker et al., Kairos, Bristol 27. A funny episode was told by Dave Jones (Blazer Zalamera). He had an experienced sailor with him, who advised him to hoist his spinnaker on the starting line. Result? When the wind shifted to the southwest, his spinnaker wrapped, and he sailed backwards until they could claw it down. Irv Lash (Blue Heron, Bristol Corsair 25) started the race 12 minutes late due to a family event, but still did not finish last: That honor went to Sam Cady and David Kennedy in Scoon (Cape Dory 25). Irv once again donated a Friendship Sloop half-hull, which was raffled with the proceeds going to the Friendship Memorial Scholarship fund. It was won by Bob Zeitlin, former organizer of the Chowder Cup, so there is justice in the world. Edith Armstrong created a handsome cream-and-maroon shirt, which sold out so fast it is already a collector’s item. Enormous thanks to Bill Shaughnessy and Charlie Witherell for organizing this fractious event, and to many others, including the arrangers of wildflowers to decorate the tables and make the potluck very festive. We are neither as big nor as swish as some races, but we have a superb time nevertheless. Please join us next Aug. 1 for the 36th annual Chowder Cup race.
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Penobscot Bay Rendezvous big win for LifeFlight Camden, Maine, Aug. 14-17: No one cared that Mother Nature book-ended the three days of sailing with littleto-no-wind, which resulted in only one day of racing. The conditions on that day – Saturday – were perfect on Penobscot Bay, and each night over the course of the weekend the skippers and crews of the fleet of sail and power yachts were entertained at three different venues, and in a variety of ways, all to benefit LifeFlight of Maine. As the state’s only helicopter critical-care service, LifeFlight serves everyone, from Fort Kent to Kittery, Calais to Bethel, and while healthcare insurance pays for some of the service, LifeFlight needs donations from individuals, businesses and foundations to purchase essential specialized equipment, as well as additional aircraft to meet Maine’s growing need. The need is so compelling, that over the weekend someone in the fleet pledged to donate $20,000 to this vital service. To learn more about
LASER, continued from Page 52 jibe, leeward, finish – and the breeze filled in at a solid 20 knots. Up the first beat, the breeze increased to 30 and then to 35. Rain fell in a great white sheet and visibility became near to zero. There were no atheists in this race; everyone said a prayer. While some made deals with their particular Gods, and others struggled to survive, two were out to kill. Tracy Usher of San Francisco started at the pin, and with his hiking strap as loose as possible, he hiked and hiked and then hiked some more. Peter Shope, of Newport, R.I., started closer to the boat, and with his strap just as loose and his legs just as straight, joined Usher in this display of big-wind domination. In the 35-mph breeze, fellow racer Scott Pakenham observed that Shope was actually tacking on the shifts. Shope’s red yacht, named Fluffy, a tribute to the cat sleeping in his Toyota minivan, was a red burst against the white-out conditions, going up the breeze not so much
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Friday and Sunday of the PBR were a trial wind-wise, but Saturday featured a fresh breeze with partly sunny skies.
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sailing as flying, pressing the bow down driven by adrenaline that had been locked away during the previous races. Shope would go on to win the race and the regatta with a 2, 1, (8), 5, 1, 1, throwing out a race that many sailors in the middle of the fleet would have loved to pluck from the discard bin and call their own. At the weather mark in Race 5, one boat missed the layline, tacked, and capsized. Soon, there was a multiboat pileup of carnage, boats stuck together, upside down. The more humble competitors overstood, sailed around the carnage and focused on survival. Downwind, the waves had kicked up to five-foot steep moguls and the leaders were dancing down them with loose vangs, sitting in the back of the cockpit, rooster tails flying from the transoms. For these sailors, like Mark Bear who sailed to a 3rd in Race 5 and a 2nd overall with finishes of 4, 3, 12, (20), 3, 3, “Master” is a term of sailing skill rather than one which denotes entrance into the AARP. FMI: www.regattanetwork.com.
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Healy (02) and Ronning (87) dominated the J/70 Worlds, with Healy edging out Ronning by 11 points.
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Healy wins the 2014 J/70 World Championship For the final day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, Sept. 8-13 in Newport, R.I., the New York Yacht Club race committee moved the fleet out of Narragansett Bay into Rhode Island Sound, where three races were run in eight to 14 knots of breeze. Winning the first race of the day was Joel Ronning of Minneapolis on Catapult. Ronning had led the standings for the first two days of the championship, but came into the final day 14 points out of 1st place behind Jamestown’s Tim Healy and his crew on Helly Hansen. With Healy crossing the line in 4th, Ronning was able to chip away at the deficit and, in
Race two, the margin was further cut to seven points when Ronning finished 4th and Healy finished 8th. However, in the final race, won by Brian Keane of Weston, Mass., on Savasana, Healy crossed the line in 2nd with Ronning back in 4th, earning Healy and the Helly Hansen team the championship title on 28 points to Ronning’s 39. Keane retained 3rd overall with 61 points, while Florida’s Martin Kullman, on New Wave, and Boston’s Heather Gregg-Earl, on MUSE, were tied, respectively for 4th and 5th, on 83 points. Gregg-Earl and the crew on MUSE were also the Corinthian (non-professional) division winners. FMI: www.j70worlds.com.
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Full-moon tides had competitors heading for shore at the Cottage Park Yacht Club, where Aine McLean Fretwell and Claire Riedman eked out a 1st-place finish.
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Fretwell and Riedman win the Snipe Women’s Nationals The 2014 Snipe U.S. Women’s National Championship, held Aug. 9-10 at Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop, Mass., was fortunate to have beautiful sunny weather. Winds were light and shifty early both days, but built to between 10 and 12 knots and steadied as each day progressed. Currents were especially strong with the full-moon tides, causing the competitors to make a beeline for the shore of Deer Island to
get out of the tide. Aine McLean Fretwell and Claire Riedman won the final race, winning the tiebreaker over runner-up Carol Cronin and Linda Epstein. Jennifer Rousmaniere and Anne Walt were consistent throughout the regatta, finishing third. The top-placing junior women were Emma Montgomery, 14, and Cecelia Moreira, 16, racing a Snipe for the first time. FMI: www.snipeusa.com.
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Briefly DeVos family rocks at Melges 32 Nats On the final day of the Melges 32 U.S. National Championship, hosted by Sail Newport Aug. 1517, the youngest helm in the fleet – Dalton DeVos – posted a 2-2 to take the 2014 tiPicture courtesy Melges 32 U.S. Nationals tle. DeVos’ Delta Family affair: Dalton DeVos (a portion crew, with of his crew pictured above), beat his Jonathan McKee as tactician along- 2nd-place-finishing older brother by just one point. side Morgan Reeser, Zach Hurst, his father Doug, John Wallace, Linda Lindquist-Bishop and Cody Schlub, finished one point head of Ryan DeVos on Volpe. Double National Champ Jason Carroll aboard ARGO finished out the podium in 3rd. FMI: www.melges32.com.
Brazil entry wins Melges 20 U.S. Nats History was made at the 2014 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship, hosted by Sail Newport Aug. 21-23,
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New rally to connect Maine to M-B race Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association, Inc. will run a cruising yacht rally from South Freeport, Maine, to Marion, Mass., in advance of the 2015 Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race. Called the M2M2B (Maine to Marion to Bermuda), the rally will be hosted by the Harraseeket Yacht Club in South Freeport. Maine-based skippers will be able to sail from Maine to Marion, Mass., in company, as they stage their boats for the 2015 Marion-Bermuda Race. Boats will depart South Freeport on Monday, June 15, and will sail overnight to the Cape Cod Canal and on to Marion. M2M2B boats will receive special recognition at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion at the Marion-Bermuda Race reception on June 18. A trophy will be awarded to the first yacht to complete the rally course on corrected time. On Sunday, Oct. 19, the Harraseeket Yacht will host a presentation by the Marion-Bermuda Race Committee on race preparations and details on the M2M2B Rally. FMI: www.m2m2b.com, www.marionbermuda.com.
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Black Watch wins Ames Cup in Castine Classic In the 15th annual Castine Classic Yacht Regatta, lead the NY-32s in the three race series. Black Watch, a 67.8-foot Sparkman & Stephens yawl In the Classic B Class, Rogue, a 37-foot built in 1958, sailed by Peter McCausland, led a fleet Herreshoff/Newport 29 sloop built in 1953 sailed by of 32 classic yachts to win the coveted Ames Cup. The Seville Simonds, bested Palawan, a 47-foot Sparkman Ames Cup honors the memory of Richard Glover Ames & Stephens yawl built in 1952 skippered by Scott and Henry Russell Ames who were lost at sea on June Gazelle. Alera, a Herreshoff NY-30 built in 1905 and 9, 1935, south of the Grand Banks, during the Newport skippered by Claas van der Linde, followed in third to Bergen, Norway yacht place. race. The Ames family Thora, a Little Harbor hailed from Castine. 36 built in 1960 sailed by This year’s Castine ClasVince Todd, led the Classic Regatta celebrated the sic C Class, followed by iconic Maine lobsterboats Otter, a Concordia 41 and their lobsteryacht yawl built in 1954 sailed progeny. The Castine event by Robert Keefer. Geskicked off three days of ture, a 43-foot sloop declassic boat racing, culmisigned by F. S. Kinney nating in the Eggemoggin and built in 1967, sailed Reach Regatta. The 19.6by Malcolm Bromilow, mile race from Castine to took 3rd. Camden, sponsored by the In the Spirit of TradiCastine Yacht Club, was Photo courtesy of Kathy Mansfield tion Class, Isobel, a 75sailed under ideal condi- Start of the Classic A division, which included six Sparkman foot sloop designed by tions this year featuring & Stephens-designed NY 32s, as well as Black Watch, the Stephens-Waring and eight to 12 knots of breeze. Ames Cup winner. built in 2011, sailed by The boats beat down east Richard Schotte, claimed Penobscot Bay, rounded Robinson rock off the southern first-place honors. Pleione, the 48-foot Taylor 8 Meter end of Islesboro and ran under spinnaker to finish off built in 2004 skippered by Bruce Dyson, took second, Curtis Island at Camden. followed by Lynnette, an Eggemoggin 47 built in 2013 In the Classic A Class, Black Watch was followed by sailed by Michael Cook. Spartan, a 72-foot Herreshoff-designed NY-50 built in The Ames Cup and the Sparkman & Stephens tro1912 and skippered by Victor Paul. Sonny, a 53-foot phy went to Peter McCausland of Black Watch. The Sparkman & Stephens yawl built in 1935 sailed by Joe Mitch Gibbons-Neff trophy, presented in memory of Dockery, took 3rd place. The Classic A Class included Mitch Gibbons-Neff, late head of S & S, was awarded a highly competitive match race among six Sparkman to Bob Scott, skipper of Falcon, the top NY-32 in the & Stephens 45-foot NY-32s built in 1936 – believed to three race series. The Phalarope trophy, awarded to be the largest NY-32 fleet in over 50 years. Falcon, the top Concordia yacht in memory of Thomas G. Ashsailed by Bob Scott of Castine, edged out Siren, sailed ton Sr. of Castine, was presented to Robert Keefer of by Peter Cassidy, and Isla, sailed by Henry May, to Otter. FMI: www.castineyachtclub.org. Hand Crafted, High Efficiency Overhead Lights LED Reading & Berth Lights Brighten your cabin with: Better light quality Superior color rendition Lower battery drain! Different wood selections to match your interior Night vision and splashproof models available Choose LED or CFL, 12-V or 24-V NEW! Dimmable Reading Light Option! P.O. Box 415, Eureka, MT 59917
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Discovering new anchorages, like this teacup of a tide pool in Maine's Steele Harbor Island, adds a particular intensity to a cruise.
Of the cruiser’s art uddling along the New England coast in the ’70s, bent on learning the craft of coasting, I admired the way some seasoned crews quietly practiced the art of it, which contrasted rather dramatically with my sometimes awkward ways. It wasn’t art in an esoteric sense, but simple, subtle and practical designs that added depth to their seagoing compositions. It took years to fathom their ways, for they seemed blithely unaware of their finesse and didn’t talk about it. I was hoping for a few memorable rules like the navigational phrase, “Red, Right Returning,” but what little I could glean from between the lines of their stories were less bombshells of wisdom than the application of entirely ordinary elements. One of the first things I noticed was the way they addressed the subject of time, and rarely seemed to be in a hurry or stressed. There was a deliberate manner to their ways that clashed with my impulsiveness.
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While challenges have their virtues, they were good at picking their fights. Unproductive tensions were a waste. They accepted what was with equanimity, while I fussed and fidgeted. There was a suppleness to their ways. They were paragons of patience, and had long come to terms with “sea time.” Skilled at dodging and parrying, they waited out wind, weather and tides, thought days ahead, and knew when to go for it. There was no bridling at slower than desired progress, like I did. It was expected. There was no presumption that nature was obliged to favor them with fair conditions, or that the forecast and reality would always agree, while I was good at grumbling about foul weather. Expecting too much is burdensome. Against the usual pace of life, three knots to the good is admittedly slow, but I could see that they reveled in the grace of quiet days spent pottering about, a musical chuckling along the waterline and a silver ribbon editor@pointseast.com
unraveling under the bow. They knew that speed in matters of pleasure often came at unacceptable cost in terms of quality. Convenience wasn’t everything. There was general agreement that motoring when you could be sailing, even to windward, paid poorly. I often saw them sail into anchorages and up to moorings. They took pride in their boat handling and thought it no more than an ordinary skill. When it blew up, they reefed early. Hard dinghies, rowing and listening to nature’s voices, were much preferred to the noise of an outboard motor. Stretching the core is good for tone, body and spirit. While my mentors could be generous with their words, there was a decided taste for quiet times. They thought that living reasonably outside hyper communication sharpened their focus. They reveled in awareness, the song of waves, keening of wind in the rigging, and the boat’s expression of its union with the sea. It was an ancient poetry that even a savage of my ilk came to savor. The making of a journeyman/woman was rooted in the thrill of discovery. I could sense the excitement of it in their voices when they spread out a chart and shared their latest revelations. While various guides were essential, there is much unwritten about the coast, and knowing a few “secret” places was invested of a particular intensity. There was much more to my apprenticeship, which is ongoing, but as noted British sailor/mountain climber, HW Tillman wrote, “The sea is for sailing. Strenuousness is the immortal path, and sloth the way of death.” David Buckman’s book, “Bucking the Tide,” is about a trio of adventurers, so green that when they started exploring the New England and Fundy coast in a $400 yacht, they kept within swimming distance of shore whenever possible. It’s available at www.eastworkspublications.com. www.pointseast.com
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Morris adds three supercharged X-Type models Morris Yachts, Trenton, M-Series boats, Morris partMaine, has decided to ennered with Sparkman & hance the performance of Stephens to push the design their Series boats with the inenvelope further to gain maxitroduction of the M-Series Xmum sailing performance in a Type designs. The broad plan variety of conditions. To this is to build on the success of its end, standard on all X-Type M-Series line by introducing models are powerful, highwhat they feel is a natural modulus carbon-fiber rigs from product-line extension. Hall Spars and high-perforThe X-Type packages from mance 3Di sails from North Morris will be available in Sails. Also standard are Photo courtesy Morris Yachts deeper, three of its M-Series Yachts as high-aspect-ratio the M29x, M36x and M42x. Morris partnered with Sparkman & Stephens to push stainless-steel fin keels that The core focus of the X-Type the M-Series to gain maximum sailing performance in improve sail-carrying ability program is to enhance sailing a variety of conditions. while removing additional performance and driver feedweight out of the boat. Each back to the already successful M-Series line. “These hull is faired to precise tolerances and covered with boats are for the type of owner that appreciates having drag-reducing bottom paint. Morris says that weight a little more under the hood,” says Morris CEO Doug has been reduced by using resin-infusion on the hull Metchick. and by covering the deck with simple nonskid rather To achieve this, while maintaining the appeal of the than teak. FMI: www.morrisyachts.com.
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Jean Babcock 87, Portsmouth, R.I.
Jean slipped her mooring on Aug. 10, and sailed into the morning sun. All her life Jean was a busy and active participant in many social and civic programs on Aquidneck Island. She served on the Middletown School Committee, as a trustee of The Newport Yacht Club Endowment, Newport Hospital Board of Governors, Board of Directors of The Friends of Glen Manor House, Salve Circle of Scholars, and the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport/Bristol Counties. The alumni activities of Rogers High School and Simmons College, Rose Island Foundation, Seaman’s Church Institute, and WOWS gave her great fulfillment. Jean’s enduring curiosity led her to many travel adventures. For years she ran a local shop, Iron and Pine, when she wasn’t skiing, sailing, or traveling. A memorial service celebrating Jean’s life was held at the Newport Yacht Club.
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sciences. She was an accomplished watercolor artist, advanced master gardener, past president of the Hampstead Garden Club, and past president of Hampstead Historical Society. At the time of her passing, she was training to be a marine sciences docent with the University of New Hampshire Extension Service. She saw great value in introducing young people to the sea, seeing and touching marine creatures by using the marine environment to engage students and to inspire them to excel in the sciences. Though Suzy has crossed over the bar, the Gulf of Maine will never quite be the same. She stirred up the enough waters while she was here that it will be a long time before the waters calm. Robert S. Martin Hampstead, N.H.
David J. DeCubellis 66, Wakefield, R.I.
Suzanne S. Martin 68, Hampstead, N.H.
It is with a sense of great sadness that I must let you know that Suzanne Martin passed away on May 27, from complications of a brain tumor. She fought a valiant battle for about sixteen months before the disease took her life. I just received my September 2014 copy of Points East and was shocked to see an article (Guest Perspective: “Snowbird Survival Guide”) by Suzy included in the issue. I had no idea that she had submitted an article for publication. I appreciate your publishing her story as she was very proud of making the winter trip to Florida as indicated by the two articles she wrote and you published on the subject. She loved reading Points East, but her real enjoyment was living the experiences of cruising, not just reading about them. Besides her satisfaction of completing the nine-and-one-half-month trip from Maine to Florida and back, she cherished our Points East Flotilla trips with Bernie Wideman and our other wonderful cruises with the Portland Yacht Club. The Portland Yacht Club and Points East Flotilla cruisers who knew Suzy knew her as a warmhearted person who liked everyone and certainly enjoyed a good time and a party whether the sun was over the yardarm or not. However, there was the other Suzy that was not necessarily apparent during cruises and social engagements. The other Suzy was an educator with a Ph.D. in science education. She was a passionate teacher, inspiring thousands of high school and college students over her 30-plus-year career. Her pursuit of knowledge was not limited to only the 74 Points East October/November 2014
David passed away on Aug. 18, surrounded by his family and his friends. In 1971 he co-founded with his father Jim’s Dock, Marina & Restaurant in Jerusalem, where he could often be found being the official greeter and “maintenance man,” and spending time with his sketchy friends. Jim’s Dock was an important part of Dave’s life and one of his greatest accomplishments. He was the founder of Succotash Boat Yard, in Wakefield, and responsible for building many docks and installing many moorings in the Salt Pond. Dave served in the U.S. Marines during Vietnam and was a recipient of several medals including the Purple Heart. He was a lieutenant with the R.I. State Police, where he served for 22 years before retiring.
Michael Fiore 44, Bristol, R.I.
A boating accident Aug. 26, during a powerboat race shootout competition in Missouri has taken the life of Mike Fiore. Fiore was the throttleman in the 42-foot catamaran Outerlimits that lost control and flipped multiple times during a run down the mile-long course at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout. Mike was owner of the Bristol, R.I.-based Outerlimits Offshore Powerboat Company, which he founded in 1993. He and Joel Begin, the boat’s driver, were extricated from the badly damaged boat by emergency crews. A report from the Missouri Highway Patrol after the accident says the crash was caused when the boat “lost control at high speeds due to wind interference.” “Mike’s love for high-speed boating was only outmatched by the love for his wife, three young children and his family,” said Frank Sciacca, general counsel of Outerlimits. editor@pointseast.com
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This engaging story is written to rhythms of life, sea Sea Trials: A Lone Sailor’s Race Toward Home By Peter J. Bourque, International Marine/McGraw-Hill Education, 2014, 240 pp., $24.
Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East I’ve been harping recently in these pages on the dearth of good new books about sailing, but Peter J. Bourque has put a stop to that. If you’d like to know how to create an engaging, absorbing, interesting story that successfully weaves together the challenges of both sailing and life, read “Sea Trials: A Lone Sailor’s Race Toward Home.” Or read it if you just want to read an engaging, beautifully written story of a humble man’s quest for balance and equilibrium at sea and ashore. “Happiness,” Bourque writes, “is not a matter of intensity, but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” Bourque came to sailing later than most, sought out as a distraction and challenge after the death of his wife. He plunges into the backstory of this grippingly sad period of his and his two young children’s lives within the first few pages of the book, establishing himself as a sensitive, thoughtful, dedicated, and loving parent and husband and, through his honesty, endearing us to him. From then on, drawn in by his intimacy, we care about his journey through life and, eventually, across the Atlantic as a participant 2009 singlehanded OSTAR race from Plymouth, England, to Newport, R.I., only 10 years after taking up sailing. That may sound like Bourque is using emotion to manipulate his reader, but that is not the case. He is not asking for sympathy. He is simply opening a door and letting us into his life, where we meet a very thoughtful and articulate philosopher. “Loss in all its forms, sudden and vicious, or slow and withering, it has either paid us a visit or it’s on the way. Getting up after a knockout blow, finding new purpose or reaffirming old goals, and putting one foot in front of another is a call to arms. We must respond or retreat into cowardice.” Which brings us to the starting line of the OSTAR, a place where cowards don’t tend to gather. So what was Bourque doing here, maneuvering his Outbound 44 – not a typical racing boat – toward the starting line of the 3,000-mile 2009 OSTAR, with less than 10 years experience on only two boats? Testing himself, just as he had tested himself in business, and just www.pointseast.com
as he had tested himself in Vietnam. He is a man who sets a high threshold for himself, and he is not used to failure. He’s also not a fool. He’s not out to win the race. He just wants to get there alive, with the boat in one piece, and to do it competently by minimizing risk through careful study. He ranks the risks: collision, falling overboard, fear itself, gear failure (particularly hull, rig or rudder), injury or sickness, navigational errors, unavailability (for the kids), and weather, and he prepares himself for all these. In the quieter moments, as Bourque takes on the Atlantic, we follow the course of his reveries as he recalls the events of his life and reflects on their meaning and significance. These are not long diversions, and some event aboard his boat, Rubicon, always snaps us back to attention – a luffing sail, a bit of water where it doesn’t belong. He is not one to obsess on a thought. His ruminations come and go with the rhythms of life, of life at sea. They come and go like the waves, the clouds, the nights and the days. For the reader, these rhythms are gentle and calming. Many boating stories involve struggle and crisis, but Bourque offers us a wonderful and reassuring sense of peace. On Day 37, approaching North America: “A light breeze is flirting with us as we nudge over the cusp between drifting and sailing. It’s a lovely repeat of last night, with a clearing sky and visiting stars, and I listen to Horowitz play a Tchaikovsky piano concerto as I adjust the control lines on the wheel. The sails catch the air as if taking a deep breath, and we’re on the move again.” Co-founder (along with Bernie Wideman) of Points East, and the magazine’s original editor, Sandy Marsters is our nonpareil media reviewer.
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Get into the autumn action: The big bite is on By Richard DeMarte For Points East This is the time of year in the Western Long Island Sound when the biggest problem fishermen have is deciding which fish to set their sights on. It’s open season through year-end in Connecticut for black seabass, stripers, bluefish and porgies (aka Scup), and, in New York, with the exception of striper season, which ends on Dec. 15, it’s also open season. In addition, the longawaited blackfish (aka tautog) season is open from Oct. 10 through Dec. 6 in Connecticut waters, and Oct. 5 through Dec. 14 in New York waters.
to watch the bunker break the surface and make it a frothy white as the blues come blasting up into them from below. Shut down your engines when you get within 100 feet of the pods, snag up a few bunker, and quickly set them back out (livelining and in chunks) on 8/0 hook. Then hang on, since the bluefish bites come fast and hard.
Striped bass: The two large bodies of stripers that inhabit the western sound each year – from the Hudson River and from Chesapeake Bay – are Bluefish: The starting to move amount of bait, in back out of our the form of huge area to their pods of adult wintering bunker, is a key grounds already. driver behind the The striped bass absolutely amazing action has albluefish bite under ready signifiway, with fish from cantly slowed, three to 10 pounds but there are most common, and Photo by Richard DeMarte some still even a few tipping around. Most acthe scales at 15 Mark Pezzano hefts a brace of blackfish he landed in the rock piles around one tion is coming pounds mixed in. of the Captain islands off Greenwich, Conn., using Tidal Tail Jigs tipped with under bunker Find the bunker Asian crabs. pods and along and you’ll find the shallow rocky areas and reefs in 15 to 30 feet of water bluefish. These pods of bait, which are making a much just outside all the main harbors along the Connectistronger than usual showing this fall, are typically cut shoreline. Also, fish bunker chunks at the tips of found in and around the entrances to Greenwich, the jetties at Greenwich and Stamford harbors, as well Stamford, Norwalk and Bridgeport harbors. They as the Norwalk islands, for the best odds of hooking seem to be hanging around those areas all day long, into your last few linesiders of the year. Remember: unlike earlier in the year when they were only found Some stay in the area into early December. near harbors around sunrise and sunset hours. These Porgies and seabass: While most of the porgies pods are thick and easy to spot since they are clustered right at the surface of the water. With hordes of ag- and seabass are smaller now, there are still some of gressive bluefish attacking them from below, it’s fun bigger 3-4 pounders in the mix. Bait up with sand76 Points East October/November 2014
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worms on double-hook porgy rigs, using a two- to three-ounce sinker, and find the nearest rock pile. Set up a chum slick, using crushed mussels or clams, to get the bite started. Blackfish: This is what many fishermen look forward to all year long. With blackfish season open from Oct. 10 through Dec. 6 in Connecticut, and from Oct. 5 through Dec. 14 in New York, you’ll see clusters of boats anchored on the rocky areas that consistently produce blackfish. Favorite spots include Hens and Chickens, northeast side of Wee Captain Island, as well as in between Great and Little Captain islands off Greenwich. The Cows, off Shippan Point, at the entrance to Stamford Harbor, is another great hotspot every fall. The age-old debate over which types of crabs work best will no doubt be the topic of conversation again this year. Most frequently used as bait for blackfish include Asian crabs, green crabs and fiddler crabs. Bait
them up using either standard blackfish rigs with oneto three-ounce sinkers, or cut into pieces and tipped on the hooks of Tidaltails Blackfish Jig’z. Whichever type of crab and method you use, once they are hooked, you can count on them heading for the cracks and crevices within the rocks they call home. As you feel the gentle tap of a bite, quickly lift the tip of your rod straight up a couple of feet and start reeling. So load up your bait pail with crabs and get out to your favorite rock piles early to stake out your spot. Highliner Richard DeMarte is a junior at Binghamton University this fall, where he’s majoring in biology with a minor in environmental studies. His fishing, boating, birding, photography, environmental activities, and outdoor writing will continue full-steam ahead, so you can count on seeing more of his articles and forecasts in Points East in 2015. Contact him at Richard@nyctfishing.com, www.nyctfishing.com.
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6.52 6.57 0.4 0.18 -0.1 -0.37 -0.57 -0.65 7.99 7.83 7.57 7.25 6.91 6.62 6.42 6.35 1.02 0.96 0.83 0.67 0.51 0.39 0.31 0.28 7.03 6.99 6.92 6.81 6.72 6.7 6.78
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01:16 AM 02:14 AM 03:16 AM 04:21 AM 05:24 AM 06:22 AM 12:30 AM 01:12 AM 01:55 AM 02:38 AM 03:20 AM 04:02 AM 04:45 AM 12:43 AM 01:37 AM 02:31 AM 03:26 AM 04:23 AM 05:16 AM 06:02 AM 06:41 AM 12:32 AM 01:06 AM 01:41 AM 02:17 AM 02:55 AM 03:35 AM 04:18 AM 12:03 AM 01:01 AM 02:00 AM
3.29 3.36 3.52 3.77 4.13 4.51 -0.24 -0.34 -0.36 -0.29 -0.14 0.07 0.33 3.43 3.24 3.12 3.09 3.14 3.27 3.46 3.67 0.14 0.02 -0.06 -0.09 -0.08 -0.03 0.07 3.45 3.46 3.55
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06:17 AM 07:27 AM 08:51 AM 10:14 AM 11:22 AM 12:17 PM 07:15 AM 08:05 AM 08:54 AM 09:43 AM 10:32 AM 11:22 AM 12:15 PM 05:31 AM 06:26 AM 07:35 AM 08:59 AM 10:09 AM 11:00 AM 11:43 AM 12:24 PM 07:18 AM 07:54 AM 08:31 AM 09:10 AM 09:53 AM 10:40 AM 11:31 AM 05:06 AM 06:03 AM 07:15 AM
M O O N
Day Oct.1 Oct.2 Oct.3 Oct.4 Oct.5 Oct.6 Oct.7 Oct.8 Oct.9 Oct.10 Oct.11 Oct.12
0.92 0.84 6.78 7.13 7.57 8.01 8.35 8.54 -0.59 -0.4 -0.1 0.26 0.63 0.95 1.17 1.25 6.41 6.58 6.81 7.06 7.28 7.45 7.58 7.65 0.3 0.36 0.46 0.57 0.66 0.7 0.61
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05:13 PM 06:18 PM 01:14 PM 02:17 PM 03:16 PM 04:12 PM 05:05 PM 05:56 PM 12:19 PM 01:07 PM 01:55 PM 02:44 PM 03:36 PM 04:31 PM 05:28 PM 06:27 PM 01:15 PM 02:10 PM 02:59 PM 03:45 PM 04:27 PM 05:08 PM 05:47 PM 06:27 PM 12:43 PM 01:24 PM 02:09 PM 02:59 PM 03:55 PM 04:57 PM 06:02 PM
Newport, R.I.
Moonrise 1:44 PM 2:33 PM ---3:18 PM ---3:59 PM ---4:37 PM ---5:14 PM ---5:50 PM ---6:26 PM ---6:58 PM ---7:51 PM ---8:46 PM ---9:43 PM
0.45 0.53 0.49 0.3 0.07 -0.14 4.83 5.02 5.03 4.89 4.6 4.25 3.88 0.59 0.82 0.96 0.96 0.82 0.64 0.44 0.25 3.86 4.01 4.12 4.16 4.14 4.07 3.98 0.21 0.38 0.52
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Moonset 11:49 PM ---12:54 AM 2:04 AM 3:15 AM 4:28 AM 5:41 AM 6:54 AM 8:04 AM 9:13 AM 10:17 AM 11:16 AM
01:43 PM 02:43 PM 03:47 PM 04:53 PM 05:54 PM 06:49 PM 01:09 PM 02:00 PM 02:50 PM 03:35 PM 04:17 PM 04:59 PM 05:44 PM 01:10 PM 02:04 PM 02:59 PM 03:55 PM 04:51 PM 05:39 PM 06:20 PM 06:57 PM 01:04 PM 01:43 PM 02:23 PM 03:02 PM 03:41 PM 04:21 PM 05:05 PM 12:28 PM 01:27 PM 02:27 PM
Oct.13 Oct.14 Oct.15 Oct.16 Oct.17 Oct.18 Oct.19 Oct.20 Oct.21 Oct.22 Oct.23 Oct.24 Oct.25 Oct.26 Oct.27 Oct.28 Oct.29 Oct.30 Oct.31
78 Points East October/November 2014
7.2 7.23 0.61 0.25 -0.15 -0.52 -0.78 -0.88 8.56 8.39 8.09 7.69 7.26 6.87 6.58 6.42 1.18 1.01 0.77 0.53 0.3 0.1 -0.05 -0.14 7.69 7.67 7.59 7.46 7.3 7.17 7.1
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3.75 3.8 3.9 4.07 4.28 4.47 -0.26 -0.29 -0.23 -0.08 0.14 0.4 0.66 3.55 3.3 3.12 3.03 3.04 3.12 3.24 3.38 0.11 0.01 -0.04 -0.04 0.0 0.09 0.22 3.89 3.83 3.8
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11:49 PM
07:23 PM 08:25 PM 09:23 PM 10:18 PM 11:10 PM
0.51
7.36 7.58 7.8 7.97 8.04
06:45 PM -0.82 07:34 PM -0.61 08:24 PM -0.28 09:14 PM 0.09 10:07 PM 0.46 11:01 PM 0.77 11:58 PM 0.96
07:25 PM 08:18 PM 09:07 PM 09:52 PM 10:34 PM 11:14 PM 11:53 PM
6.39 6.47 6.6 6.74 6.87 6.96 7.02
07:09 PM -0.17 07:52 PM -0.13 08:40 PM -0.04 09:32 PM 0.08 10:29 PM 0.19 11:30 PM 0.24
07:22 PM 0.66 08:52 PM 0.6 10:10 PM 0.41 11:04 PM 0.17 11:48 PM -0.06
07:40 PM 08:29 PM 09:18 PM 10:07 PM 10:57 PM 11:49 PM
06:45 PM 08:36 PM 09:39 PM 10:21 PM 10:55 PM 11:27 PM 11:59 PM
07:33 PM 08:10 PM 08:50 PM 09:32 PM 10:18 PM 11:08 PM
05:57 PM 07:04 PM 08:31 PM
---10:39 PM ---11:36 PM ------12:54 AM 1:50 AM 2:47 AM 3:44 AM 4:43 AM 5:42 AM 6:43 AM 7:44 AM 8:46 AM 9:47 AM 10:46 AM 11:41 AM 12:32 PM 1:17 PM 1:58 PM
4.58 4.58 4.46 4.25 3.97 3.69
0.88 0.97 0.93 0.82 0.67 0.48 0.3
3.51 3.61 3.65 3.63 3.58 3.5
0.36 0.46 0.44
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2.41 2.46 2.61 0.11 -0.01 -0.13 -0.21 -0.24 -0.19 -0.07 0.11 2.78 2.64 2.52 2.44 2.44 2.51 0.55 0.52 0.46 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.29 0.3 0.34 2.56 2.51 2.49 2.5 2.58
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09:33 AM 10:35 AM 11:36 AM 06:09 AM 07:02 AM 07:52 AM 08:40 AM 09:29 AM 10:18 AM 11:08 AM 11:59 AM 06:52 AM 07:48 AM 08:48 AM 09:49 AM 10:48 AM 11:44 AM 06:13 AM 07:00 AM 07:42 AM 08:21 AM 08:59 AM 09:36 AM 10:13 AM 10:51 AM 11:31 AM 06:20 AM 07:13 AM 08:13 AM 09:17 AM 10:21 AM
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
04:48 AM 05:46 AM 12:33 AM 01:34 AM 02:33 AM 03:29 AM 04:23 AM 05:14 AM 06:03 AM 12:48 AM 01:38 AM 02:28 AM 03:19 AM 04:11 AM 05:06 AM 06:03 AM 12:39 AM 01:34 AM 02:25 AM 03:12 AM 03:55 AM 04:36 AM 05:16 AM 05:56 AM 12:35 AM 01:16 AM 02:00 AM 02:46 AM 03:36 AM 04:31 AM 05:29 AM
9.16 9.18 0.2 -0.03 -0.37 -0.73 -1.02 -1.18 -1.14 11.18 10.82 10.35 9.83 9.32 8.92 8.67 1.31 1.37 1.3 1.13 0.93 0.73 0.56 0.44 9.84 9.81 9.74 9.64 9.53 9.48 9.54
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10:54 AM 11:53 AM 06:48 AM 07:49 AM 08:48 AM 09:44 AM 10:37 AM 11:28 AM 12:17 PM 06:52 AM 07:39 AM 08:28 AM 09:17 AM 10:09 AM 11:03 AM 12:00 PM 07:00 AM 07:54 AM 08:44 AM 09:29 AM 10:11 AM 10:50 AM 11:28 AM 12:06 PM 06:36 AM 07:18 AM 08:01 AM 08:48 AM 09:40 AM 10:36 AM 11:36 AM
0.61 0.51 0.37 2.84 3.1 3.35 3.54 3.66 3.67 3.61 3.46 0.32 0.52 0.68 0.77 0.79 0.76 2.64 2.78 2.92 3.04 3.13 3.2 3.24 3.25 3.25 0.4 0.45 0.48 0.46 0.38
Oct.1 Oct.2 Oct.3 Oct.4 Oct.5 Oct.6 Oct.7 Oct.8 Oct.9 Oct.10 Oct.11 Oct.12 Oct.13 Oct.14 Oct.15
Sunrise 6:41 6:42 6:43 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:48 6:48 6:50 6:51 6:52 6:54 6:55 6:56 6:57
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03:26 PM 04:34 PM 05:38 PM 12:37 PM 01:35 PM 02:30 PM 03:23 PM 04:14 PM 05:04 PM 05:55 PM 06:47 PM 12:52 PM 01:46 PM 02:44 PM 03:47 PM 04:50 PM 05:49 PM 12:36 PM 01:24 PM 02:07 PM 02:48 PM 03:28 PM 04:08 PM 04:49 PM 05:32 PM 06:19 PM 12:16 PM 01:06 PM 02:02 PM 03:05 PM 04:12 PM
Boston, Mass. 1.01 0.97 9.37 9.77 10.3 10.88 11.39 11.74 11.88 -0.91 -0.51 0.01 0.59 1.14 1.58 1.84 8.62 8.75 9.01 9.34 9.69 10.01 10.3 10.53 0.38 0.38 0.44 0.55 0.68 0.77 0.75
OCTOBER 2014 Day
1:39 PM 2:16 PM 2:50 PM 3:21 PM 3:50 PM 4:18 PM 4:47 PM 5:17 PM 5:50 PM 6:26 PM 7:06 PM 7:52 PM 8:45 PM 9:43 PM 10:46 PM 11:53 PM ----
New London, Conn.
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sunset 6:26 6:24 6:22 6:21 6:19 6:17 6:15 6:14 6:12 6:10 6:09 6:07 6:05 6:04 6:02
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05:05 PM 06:05 PM 12:55 PM 01:57 PM 02:58 PM 03:55 PM 04:50 PM 05:42 PM 06:33 PM 01:05 PM 01:53 PM 02:41 PM 03:32 PM 04:24 PM 05:20 PM 06:17 PM 12:58 PM 01:55 PM 02:47 PM 03:35 PM 04:19 PM 05:01 PM 05:42 PM 06:23 PM 12:45 PM 01:25 PM 02:09 PM 02:56 PM 03:49 PM 04:46 PM 05:47 PM
3.03 3.05 3.11 0.18 -0.02 -0.2 -0.32 -0.38 -0.34 -0.23 -0.06 3.27 3.06 2.85 2.69 2.6 2.58 0.68 0.58 0.46 0.33 0.21 0.1 0.03 0.0 0.01 3.22 3.16 3.07 2.98 2.91
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10.2 10.23 0.76 0.34 -0.21 -0.79 -1.28 -1.58 -1.64 11.78 11.46 11.0 10.45 9.91 9.46 9.17 1.9 1.74 1.44 1.06 0.67 0.29 -0.02 -0.26 10.69 10.77 10.78 10.69 10.55 10.38 10.26
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06:35 PM 07:27 PM 08:16 PM 09:04 PM 09:53 PM 10:43 PM 11:33 PM
0.3 0.22
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07:10 PM 08:05 PM 09:03 PM 10:00 PM 10:56 PM
2.59 2.62 2.65 2.67 2.68 2.67 2.64 2.6
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06:39 PM 07:23 PM 08:04 PM 08:42 PM 09:20 PM 09:58 PM 10:37 PM 11:18 PM
0.13 0.3 0.43 0.52 0.55
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10.38 10.64 10.95 11.22 11.38 11.37
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9.05 9.08 9.22 9.4 9.57 9.71 9.8
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07:23 PM -1.45 08:12 PM -1.05 09:02 PM -0.51 09:53 PM 0.08 10:47 PM 0.63 11:42 PM 1.05
07:05 PM 07:48 PM 08:34 PM 09:23 PM 10:16 PM 11:13 PM
-0.42 -0.48 -0.45 -0.34 -0.2 -0.08
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Times for Boston, MA Oct.16 Oct.17 Oct.18 Oct.19 Oct.20 Oct.21 Oct.22 Oct.23 Oct.24 Oct.25 Oct.26 Oct.27 Oct.28 Oct.29 Oct.30 Oct.31
6:58 6:59 7:01 7:02 7:03 7:04 7:05 7:07 7:08 7:09 7:10 7:11 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:16
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editor@pointseast.com
October Tides 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
04:28 AM 05:29 AM 12:15 AM 01:20 AM 02:22 AM 03:21 AM 04:15 AM 05:06 AM 05:55 AM 12:40 AM 01:30 AM 02:21 AM 03:13 AM 04:07 AM 05:03 AM 06:01 AM 12:42 AM 01:38 AM 02:29 AM 03:14 AM 03:55 AM 04:32 AM 05:07 AM 05:42 AM 12:21 AM 01:00 AM 01:42 AM 02:28 AM 03:18 AM 04:14 AM 05:15 AM
8.77 8.76 0.26 0.05 -0.28 -0.64 -0.94 -1.1 -1.06 10.79 10.42 9.95 9.43 8.95 8.56 8.34 1.18 1.24 1.18 1.05 0.89 0.74 0.62 0.52 9.39 9.37 9.31 9.22 9.13 9.08 9.12
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Portland, Maine
10:29 AM 11:30 AM 06:33 AM 07:38 AM 08:40 AM 09:37 AM 10:30 AM 11:20 AM 12:09 PM 06:43 AM 07:31 AM 08:20 AM 09:11 AM 10:04 AM 11:02 AM 12:02 PM 06:59 AM 07:53 AM 08:43 AM 09:27 AM 10:07 AM 10:43 AM 11:18 AM 11:53 AM 06:18 AM 06:56 AM 07:38 AM 08:25 AM 09:17 AM 10:14 AM 11:18 AM
0.95 0.95 8.92 9.29 9.82 10.4 10.91 11.27 11.39 -0.82 -0.42 0.08 0.63 1.13 1.51 1.73 8.29 8.4 8.64 8.94 9.26 9.57 9.83 10.05 0.47 0.46 0.51 0.6 0.71 0.8 0.79
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04:45 PM 05:48 PM 12:36 PM 01:43 PM 02:47 PM 03:47 PM 04:42 PM 05:34 PM 06:25 PM 12:56 PM 01:44 PM 02:33 PM 03:24 PM 04:18 PM 05:16 PM 06:15 PM 01:02 PM 01:59 PM 02:50 PM 03:36 PM 04:18 PM 04:56 PM 05:32 PM 06:09 PM 12:29 PM 01:07 PM 01:50 PM 02:37 PM 03:30 PM 04:28 PM 05:33 PM
9.76 9.77 0.77 0.39 -0.14 -0.71 -1.19 -1.48 -1.53 11.28 10.96 10.5 9.97 9.46 9.04 8.77 1.75 1.59 1.32 0.98 0.64 0.33 0.07 -0.14 10.21 10.3 10.31 10.24 10.1 9.94 9.8
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06:54 PM 9.9 08:00 PM 10.16 09:03 PM 10.5 10:02 PM 10.8 10:57 PM 10.98 11:49 PM 10.98
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07:15 PM -1.34 08:05 PM -0.96 08:56 PM -0.46 09:49 PM 0.09 10:45 PM 0.58 11:43 PM 0.96
06:47 PM 07:28 PM 08:13 PM 09:02 PM 09:56 PM 10:55 PM 11:58 PM
8.67 8.71 8.84 9.01 9.17 9.29 9.36
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Corrections for other ports
Reference Port Maine/ New Hampshire Stonington Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Rockland Boothbay Harbor Portland Kennebunkport Portland Portsmouth Portland
Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole
Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol
Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport
Time Corrections
Height Corrections
Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport
High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,
High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40
New London Newport Newport Newport
High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,
High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14
Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport
High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,
High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, Low *0.96 High *1.36, Low *1.35 High *1.24, Low *1.25 High *1.01, Low *0.97 High *0.85, Low *0.85
High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,
o c t o b e r New Moon
Oct. 23 www.pointseast.com
High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86
2 0 1 4
First Quarter
Oct. 1
Bar Harbor, Maine
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
04:08 AM 05:09 AM 06:13 AM 01:04 AM 02:06 AM 03:04 AM 03:58 AM 04:49 AM 05:39 AM 12:19 AM 01:08 AM 01:59 AM 02:50 AM 03:44 AM 04:40 AM 05:38 AM 12:21 AM 01:17 AM 02:08 AM 02:54 AM 03:37 AM 04:16 AM 04:52 AM 05:28 AM 12:01 AM 12:39 AM 01:21 AM 02:06 AM 02:57 AM 03:53 AM 04:54 AM
10.15 10.14 10.33 0.01 -0.39 -0.82 -1.18 -1.37 -1.33 12.48 12.06 11.49 10.88 10.31 9.87 9.61 1.19 1.23 1.14 0.97 0.78 0.62 0.5 0.44 10.9 10.88 10.81 10.7 10.58 10.51 10.55
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10:13 AM 11:16 AM 12:23 PM 07:18 AM 08:20 AM 09:17 AM 10:10 AM 11:00 AM 11:49 AM 06:27 AM 07:15 AM 08:04 AM 08:56 AM 09:50 AM 10:47 AM 11:46 AM 06:36 AM 07:30 AM 08:20 AM 09:05 AM 09:46 AM 10:24 AM 10:59 AM 11:35 AM 06:04 AM 06:41 AM 07:23 AM 08:09 AM 09:01 AM 09:59 AM 11:04 AM
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
04:18 AM 05:17 AM 12:15 AM 01:18 AM 02:19 AM 03:17 AM 04:12 AM 05:04 AM 05:53 AM 12:21 AM 01:10 AM 01:58 AM 02:48 AM 03:39 AM 04:34 AM 05:30 AM 12:18 AM 01:14 AM 02:07 AM 02:57 AM 03:42 AM 04:25 AM 05:06 AM 05:46 AM 12:09 AM 12:49 AM 01:31 AM 02:17 AM 03:06 AM 04:01 AM 05:00 AM
17.78 17.7 0.49 0.1 -0.55 -1.31 -1.97 -2.37 -2.4 21.29 20.71 19.88 18.94 18.0 17.23 16.73 2.05 2.12 1.9 1.51 1.07 0.66 0.37 0.2 19.09 19.08 18.98 18.79 18.55 18.35 18.29
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10:39 AM 11:39 AM 06:20 AM 07:23 AM 08:23 AM 09:20 AM 10:14 AM 11:05 AM 11:54 AM 06:42 AM 07:29 AM 08:17 AM 09:06 AM 09:57 AM 10:51 AM 11:47 AM 06:28 AM 07:24 AM 08:16 AM 09:04 AM 09:48 AM 10:29 AM 11:08 AM 11:46 AM 06:26 AM 07:07 AM 07:50 AM 08:36 AM 09:27 AM 10:22 AM 11:23 AM
1.12 1.11 0.89 10.75 11.35 12.02 12.61 13.0 13.13 -1.06 -0.6 -0.01 0.61 1.17 1.59 1.82 9.56 9.71 9.99 10.35 10.72 11.06 11.34 11.57 0.43 0.47 0.56 0.68 0.82 0.91 0.88
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04:28 PM 05:31 PM 06:37 PM 01:30 PM 02:33 PM 03:31 PM 04:26 PM 05:18 PM 06:08 PM 12:37 PM 01:25 PM 02:14 PM 03:06 PM 04:00 PM 04:57 PM 05:56 PM 12:45 PM 01:41 PM 02:32 PM 03:18 PM 04:01 PM 04:40 PM 05:17 PM 05:54 PM 12:11 PM 12:50 PM 01:32 PM 02:19 PM 03:13 PM 04:12 PM 05:16 PM
11.13 11.15 11.32 0.43 -0.2 -0.86 -1.41 -1.74 -1.79 12.98 12.59 12.04 11.43 10.84 10.37 10.08 1.82 1.63 1.31 0.94 0.56 0.24 -0.03 -0.23 11.72 11.8 11.79 11.69 11.53 11.35 11.23
Eastport, Maine 1.5 1.54 17.92 18.53 19.42 20.43 21.32 21.92 22.12 -2.05 -1.37 -0.46 0.55 1.51 2.29 2.77 16.58 16.79 17.26 17.87 18.51 19.08 19.55 19.88 0.16 0.24 0.42 0.67 0.94 1.15 1.19
M o o n Full Moon
Oct. 8
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04:42 PM 05:43 PM 12:42 PM 01:46 PM 02:47 PM 03:45 PM 04:39 PM 05:31 PM 06:20 PM 12:42 PM 01:29 PM 02:18 PM 03:08 PM 04:00 PM 04:55 PM 05:53 PM 12:44 PM 01:40 PM 02:33 PM 03:21 PM 04:06 PM 04:48 PM 05:29 PM 06:09 PM 12:25 PM 01:05 PM 01:48 PM 02:35 PM 03:27 PM 04:24 PM 05:25 PM
18.8 18.78 1.24 0.56 -0.39 -1.41 -2.28 -2.8 -2.9 21.9 21.31 20.45 19.46 18.51 17.72 17.22 2.89 2.64 2.13 1.47 0.79 0.19 -0.28 -0.6 20.07 20.13 20.06 19.84 19.53 19.21 19.01
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10:56 PM 11:59 PM
0.36 0.27
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07:43 PM 08:45 PM 09:43 PM 10:37 PM 11:29 PM
11.65 12.07 12.45 12.68 12.7
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06:54 PM 07:49 PM 08:40 PM 09:26 PM 10:07 PM 10:46 PM 11:24 PM
9.98 10.05 10.22 10.42 10.62 10.77 10.86
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06:58 PM -1.57 07:48 PM -1.13 08:39 PM -0.56 09:31 PM 0.04 10:27 PM 0.58 11:24 PM 0.97
06:31 PM 07:12 PM 07:56 PM 08:45 PM 09:39 PM 10:39 PM 11:42 PM
11:14 PM
-0.35 -0.4 -0.36 -0.26 -0.12 -0.01 0.02
0.59
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19.04 19.58 20.28 20.95 21.41 21.54
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06:51 PM 07:47 PM 08:39 PM 09:26 PM 10:10 PM 10:51 PM 11:30 PM
17.07 17.22 17.58 18.02 18.44 18.77 18.99
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07:09 PM -2.56 07:57 PM -1.88 08:46 PM -0.97 09:36 PM 0.02 10:28 PM 0.93 11:22 PM 1.64
06:50 PM 07:33 PM 08:18 PM 09:06 PM 09:59 PM 10:56 PM 11:56 PM
-0.76 -0.78 -0.66 -0.43 -0.16 0.07 0.14
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P h a s e s Third Quarter
Oct. 15 Points East October/November 2014
79
November Tides 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
12:31 AM 01:31 AM 01:28 AM 02:22 AM 03:13 AM 04:02 AM 04:49 AM 05:35 AM 12:15 AM 01:02 AM 01:50 AM 02:39 AM 03:30 AM 04:24 AM 05:18 AM 06:11 AM 12:47 AM 01:35 AM 02:20 AM 03:04 AM 03:46 AM 04:29 AM 05:12 AM 05:57 AM 12:39 AM 01:28 AM 02:21 AM 03:19 AM 04:19 AM 05:20 AM
03:01 AM 03:03 AM 04:06 AM 05:05 AM 05:58 AM 06:47 AM 12:26 AM 01:08 AM 01:52 AM 02:35 AM 03:18 AM 04:03 AM 12:03 AM 12:54 AM 01:44 AM 02:34 AM 03:26 AM 04:16 AM 05:01 AM 05:43 AM 06:23 AM 12:10 AM 12:51 AM 01:35 AM 02:20 AM 03:07 AM 03:57 AM 04:55 AM 12:44 AM 01:43 AM
M O O N
0.19 0.05 -0.13 -0.31 -0.42 -0.44 -0.36 -0.18 7.23 6.99 6.75 6.53 6.38 6.31 6.35 6.49 0.83 0.7 0.54 0.38 0.25 0.14 0.08 0.05 6.99 6.97 6.95 6.95 7.01 7.15
3.7 3.91 4.19 4.48 4.71 4.82 -0.27 -0.21 -0.1 0.06 0.25 0.46 3.13 3.02 2.98 3.01 3.11 3.29 3.52 3.76 3.99 -0.23 -0.31 -0.33 -0.28 -0.18 -0.01 0.21 3.72 3.8
Day Nov.1 Nov.2 Nov.3 Nov.4 Nov.5 Nov.6 Nov.7 Nov.8 Nov.9 Nov.10 Nov.11 Nov.12
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Bridgeport, Conn.
06:40 AM 06:40 AM 07:38 AM 08:31 AM 09:22 AM 10:10 AM 10:57 AM 11:43 AM 06:21 AM 07:07 AM 07:55 AM 08:46 AM 09:40 AM 10:36 AM 11:33 AM 12:28 PM 07:01 AM 07:48 AM 08:32 AM 09:14 AM 09:56 AM 10:37 AM 11:19 AM 12:04 PM 06:45 AM 07:37 AM 08:34 AM 09:36 AM 10:40 AM 11:46 AM
7.0 7.33 7.7 8.03 8.26 8.34 8.28 8.07 0.07 0.36 0.65 0.9 1.08 1.16 1.12 0.97 6.68 6.91 7.14 7.36 7.54 7.69 7.78 7.8 0.08 0.14 0.22 0.28 0.25 0.13
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01:01 PM 01:04 PM 02:03 PM 02:58 PM 03:50 PM 04:39 PM 05:26 PM 06:12 PM 12:29 PM 01:15 PM 02:04 PM 02:54 PM 03:48 PM 04:44 PM 05:40 PM 06:35 PM 01:20 PM 02:09 PM 02:54 PM 03:38 PM 04:20 PM 05:03 PM 05:48 PM 06:34 PM 12:52 PM 01:44 PM 02:40 PM 03:41 PM 04:45 PM 05:49 PM
Newport, R.I.
08:51 AM 09:25 AM 10:27 AM 11:18 AM 12:05 PM 12:51 PM 07:35 AM 08:21 AM 09:08 AM 09:55 AM 10:43 AM 11:33 AM 04:53 AM 05:54 AM 07:10 AM 08:27 AM 09:28 AM 10:16 AM 10:59 AM 11:40 AM 12:20 PM 07:05 AM 07:48 AM 08:34 AM 09:23 AM 10:16 AM 11:12 AM 12:10 PM 06:09 AM 08:06 AM
Moonrise ---2:36 PM ---2:11 PM ---2:46 PM ---3:21 PM ---3:48 PM ---4:37 PM ---5:20 PM ---6:07 PM ---6:58 PM ---7:51 PM ---8:46 PM ---9:43 PM
0.51 0.34 0.13 -0.03 -0.13 -0.16 4.79 4.62 4.35 4.02 3.67 3.36 0.67 0.83 0.88 0.8 0.63 0.43 0.23 0.04 -0.11 4.17 4.28 4.31 4.25 4.14 3.99 3.85 0.39 0.43
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03:29 PM 03:33 PM 04:34 PM 05:30 PM 06:22 PM 07:10 PM 01:35 PM 02:16 PM 02:54 PM 03:31 PM 04:10 PM 04:55 PM 12:23 PM 01:11 PM 01:58 PM 02:48 PM 03:41 PM 04:31 PM 05:17 PM 06:00 PM 06:43 PM 01:02 PM 01:45 PM 02:27 PM 03:10 PM 03:55 PM 04:45 PM 05:44 PM 01:09 PM 02:09 PM
Moonset 1:02 AM
Nov.13
1:12 AM
Nov.15 Nov.16 Nov.17 Nov.18 Nov.19 Nov.20 Nov.21 Nov.22 Nov.23 Nov.24 Nov.25 Nov.26 Nov.27 Nov.28 Nov.29 Nov.30
2:22 AM 3:33 AM 4:43 AM 5:52 AM 6:58 AM 8:00 AM 8:58 AM 9:49 AM 10:34 AM 11:14 AM
Nov.14
80 Points East October/November 2014
0.4 0.08 -0.27 -0.57 -0.77 -0.83 -0.75 -0.55 7.77 7.4 7.02 6.66 6.36 6.16 6.07 6.1 0.75 0.47 0.19 -0.07 -0.3 -0.46 -0.55 -0.56 7.72 7.56 7.34 7.11 6.92 6.82
3.8 3.86 3.97 4.1 4.19 4.21 -0.13 -0.03 0.11 0.28 0.47 0.64 3.11 2.92 2.8 2.76 2.8 2.93 3.11 3.3 3.48 -0.21 -0.26 -0.26 -0.21 -0.1 0.03 0.15 3.72 3.61
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07:07 PM 07:09 PM 08:07 PM 09:01 PM 09:52 PM 10:41 PM 11:29 PM
7.14 7.25 7.39 7.5 7.56 7.53 7.41
06:58 PM -0.27 07:44 PM 0.06 08:32 PM 0.38 09:21 PM 0.65 10:13 PM 0.84 11:05 PM 0.93 11:57 PM 0.92 07:26 PM 08:14 PM 09:00 PM 09:43 PM 10:26 PM 11:09 PM 11:53 PM
07:23 PM 08:15 PM 09:11 PM 10:09 PM 11:09 PM
6.2 6.36 6.53 6.7 6.84 6.93 6.98
-0.5 -0.38 -0.24 -0.13 -0.07
09:47 PM 0.3 09:40 PM 0.13 10:23 PM -0.05 11:04 PM -0.18 11:44 PM -0.26
07:58 PM 08:45 PM 09:32 PM 10:21 PM 11:12 PM
4.13 3.98 3.76 3.52 3.3
05:52 PM 0.76 07:04 PM 0.79 08:08 PM 0.72 08:57 PM 0.59 09:38 PM 0.41 10:16 PM 0.22 10:53 PM 0.04 11:31 PM -0.11 07:27 PM 08:13 PM 09:01 PM 09:53 PM 10:48 PM 11:45 PM
06:58 PM 08:13 PM
---10:39 PM ---11:36 PM ---12:33 AM 1:30 AM 2:29 AM 3:29 AM 4:30 AM 5:33 AM 6:36 AM 7:37 AM 8:36 AM 9:29 AM 10:17 AM 11:00 AM 11:38 AM 12:14 PM ---12:48 PM
3.61 3.69 3.7 3.68 3.66 3.67
0.2 0.17
11:49 AM 12:21 PM
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04:52 AM 04:53 AM 05:47 AM 12:36 AM 01:27 AM 02:15 AM 03:03 AM 03:49 AM 04:36 AM 05:25 AM 06:17 AM 12:46 AM 01:41 AM 02:40 AM 03:40 AM 04:36 AM 05:25 AM 06:09 AM 12:36 AM 01:18 AM 02:00 AM 02:42 AM 03:25 AM 04:11 AM 05:00 AM 05:56 AM 12:25 AM 01:24 AM 02:28 AM 03:33 AM
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
-0.04 -0.1 -0.25 -0.43 -0.58 -0.63 -0.56 -0.35 10.26 9.92 9.55 9.19 8.9 8.73 8.7 8.81 1.39 1.27 1.08 0.85 0.61 0.38 0.2 0.08 9.95 9.96 9.95 9.95 9.99 10.12
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11:23 AM 11:24 AM 12:22 PM 06:36 AM 07:23 AM 08:10 AM 08:56 AM 09:44 AM 10:33 AM 11:23 AM 12:15 PM 07:14 AM 08:12 AM 09:10 AM 10:06 AM 10:58 AM 11:47 AM 12:33 PM 06:49 AM 07:27 AM 08:04 AM 08:43 AM 09:23 AM 10:08 AM 10:56 AM 11:48 AM 06:57 AM 08:01 AM 09:06 AM 10:08 AM
0.25 0.09 -0.08 3.39 3.53 3.58 3.55 3.45 3.3 3.11 2.91 0.64 0.72 0.74 0.71 0.63 0.52 0.38 2.99 3.1 3.19 3.26 3.31 3.31 3.26 3.17 0.2 0.2 0.16 0.08
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Nov.1 Nov.2 Nov.3 Nov.4 Nov.5 Nov.6 Nov.7 Nov.8 Nov.9 Nov.10 Nov.11 Nov.12 Nov.13 Nov.14 Nov.15
Sunrise 7:18 6:19 6:20 6:21 6:23 6:24 6:25 6:26 6:28 6:29 6:30 6:31 6:32 6:34 6:35
AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM
05:17 PM 05:16 PM 06:09 PM 01:17 PM 02:09 PM 02:59 PM 03:46 PM 04:33 PM 05:21 PM 06:11 PM 07:02 PM 01:09 PM 02:06 PM 03:05 PM 04:05 PM 04:59 PM 05:47 PM 06:30 PM 01:17 PM 02:00 PM 02:42 PM 03:26 PM 04:11 PM 04:58 PM 05:48 PM 06:42 PM 12:44 PM 01:44 PM 02:49 PM 03:55 PM
Boston, Mass.
06:30 AM 06:31 AM 07:30 AM 08:25 AM 09:18 AM 10:08 AM 10:55 AM 11:42 AM 06:15 AM 07:01 AM 07:48 AM 08:37 AM 09:28 AM 10:22 AM 11:17 AM 12:13 PM 06:57 AM 07:45 AM 08:30 AM 09:12 AM 09:54 AM 10:35 AM 11:18 AM 12:02 PM 06:40 AM 07:30 AM 08:22 AM 09:19 AM 10:19 AM 11:22 AM
9.75 10.11 10.57 11.03 11.4 11.62 11.66 11.5 -0.03 0.38 0.82 1.24 1.59 1.82 1.88 1.76 9.05 9.38 9.75 10.14 10.51 10.83 11.08 11.22 0.04 0.08 0.17 0.28 0.33 0.28
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Sunset 5:38 4:36 4:35 4:34 4:33 4:31 4:30 4:29 4:28 4:27 4:26 4:25 4:24 4:23 4:22
12:39 PM 12:42 PM 01:43 PM 02:41 PM 03:35 PM 04:26 PM 05:15 PM 06:03 PM 12:28 PM 01:13 PM 02:00 PM 02:49 PM 03:41 PM 04:35 PM 05:30 PM 06:26 PM 01:07 PM 01:57 PM 02:45 PM 03:30 PM 04:14 PM 04:57 PM 05:42 PM 06:27 PM 12:49 PM 01:39 PM 02:32 PM 03:30 PM 04:31 PM 05:35 PM
Day PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PMDay
2.89 2.89 2.91 -0.23 -0.33 -0.37 -0.34 -0.24 -0.1 0.07 0.23 2.71 2.54 2.41 2.34 2.33 2.35 2.39 0.22 0.05 -0.1 -0.21 -0.28 -0.28 -0.25 -0.19 3.02 2.86 2.7 2.59
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0.57 0.21 -0.26 -0.74 -1.13 -1.35 -1.36 -1.18 11.19 10.76 10.27 9.79 9.35 9.02 8.82 8.76 1.48 1.08 0.63 0.17 -0.26 -0.63 -0.9 -1.05 11.24 11.12 10.87 10.55 10.23 9.98
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11:51 PM 0.02 11:44 PM -0.04
06:59 PM 07:46 PM 08:33 PM 09:21 PM 10:11 PM 11:01 PM 11:52 PM
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2.91 2.89 2.85 2.78 2.71 2.63 2.55
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07:11 PM 07:49 PM 08:29 PM 09:09 PM 09:53 PM 10:40 PM 11:31 PM
2.43 2.47 2.5 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55
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06:51 PM 06:55 PM 07:57 PM 08:55 PM 09:49 PM 10:41 PM 11:30 PM
10.23 10.3 10.45 10.6 10.68 10.66 10.52
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07:19 PM 08:10 PM 08:57 PM 09:42 PM 10:26 PM 11:09 PM 11:54 PM
8.82 8.98 9.18 9.4 9.6 9.76 9.88
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07:55 PM 08:47 PM 09:37 PM 10:24 PM 11:10 PM 11:54 PM
0.35 0.44 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.42
07:38 PM -0.14 08:35 PM -0.1 09:31 PM -0.08 10:26 PM -0.08
06:49 PM -0.83 07:36 PM -0.38 08:23 PM 0.11 09:11 PM 0.58 10:02 PM 0.98 10:54 PM 1.25 11:46 PM 1.39
07:15 PM 08:05 PM 08:57 PM 09:53 PM 10:51 PM 11:50 PM
-1.06 -0.96 -0.76 -0.51 -0.28 -0.12
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Times for Boston, MA
NOVEMBER 2014 Day
12:51 PM 1:19 PM 1:47 PM 2:17 PM 2:48 PM 3:22 PM 4:01 PM 4:46 PM 5:37 PM 6:35 PM 7:38 PM 8:45 PM 9:54 PM 11:30 PM ---12:12 PM
12:12 AM 01:13 AM 01:11 AM 02:08 AM 03:01 AM 03:52 AM 04:41 AM 05:28 AM 12:18 AM 01:05 AM 01:52 AM 02:40 AM 03:30 AM 04:22 AM 05:15 AM 06:07 AM 12:37 AM 01:26 AM 02:13 AM 02:58 AM 03:41 AM 04:25 AM 05:08 AM 05:53 AM 12:40 AM 01:28 AM 02:19 AM 03:14 AM 04:12 AM 05:11 AM
2.74 2.96 3.19 -0.1 -0.14 -0.14 -0.08 0.02 0.17 0.34 0.51 2.49 2.44 2.44 2.5 2.6 2.73 2.86 0.36 0.3 0.23 0.16 0.12 0.11 0.12 0.16 2.57 2.61 2.69 2.81
New London, Conn.
Nov.16 Nov.17 Nov.18 Nov.19 Nov.20 Nov.21 Nov.22 Nov.23 Nov.24 Nov.25 Nov.26 Nov.27 Nov.28 Nov.29 Nov.30
Sunrise 6:36 6:37 6:39 6:40 6:41 6:42 6:44 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:48 6:49 6:50 6:52 6:53
AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM
Sunset 4:21 4:21 4:20 4:19 4:18 4:18 4:17 4:16 4:16 4:15 4:15 4:14 4:14 4:13 4:13
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November Tides 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
06:19 AM 01:01 AM 01:03 AM 02:01 AM 02:55 AM 03:46 AM 04:35 AM 05:21 AM 12:11 AM 12:58 AM 01:46 AM 02:35 AM 03:25 AM 04:18 AM 05:11 AM 06:04 AM 12:36 AM 01:23 AM 02:07 AM 02:49 AM 03:29 AM 04:08 AM 04:49 AM 05:32 AM 12:23 AM 01:12 AM 02:04 AM 03:00 AM 04:00 AM 05:02 AM
9.31 -0.02 -0.18 -0.37 -0.52 -0.58 -0.5 -0.28 9.9 9.55 9.17 8.81 8.53 8.36 8.32 8.42 1.36 1.27 1.11 0.91 0.69 0.48 0.31 0.2 9.52 9.54 9.53 9.53 9.57 9.69
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Portland, Maine
12:25 PM 06:22 AM 07:23 AM 08:20 AM 09:12 AM 10:01 AM 10:49 AM 11:34 AM 06:07 AM 06:54 AM 07:41 AM 08:30 AM 09:23 AM 10:18 AM 11:16 AM 12:13 PM 06:54 AM 07:40 AM 08:23 AM 09:03 AM 09:42 AM 10:21 AM 11:02 AM 11:45 AM 06:19 AM 07:08 AM 08:02 AM 09:01 AM 10:05 AM 11:13 AM
0.63 9.66 10.12 10.59 10.97 11.2 11.22 11.05 0.06 0.46 0.89 1.28 1.59 1.78 1.82 1.69 8.64 8.95 9.31 9.69 10.05 10.37 10.62 10.76 0.16 0.2 0.28 0.38 0.43 0.35
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06:40 PM 12:33 PM 01:37 PM 02:36 PM 03:30 PM 04:21 PM 05:10 PM 05:57 PM 12:19 PM 01:05 PM 01:52 PM 02:41 PM 03:33 PM 04:28 PM 05:26 PM 06:22 PM 01:07 PM 01:56 PM 02:41 PM 03:23 PM 04:03 PM 04:43 PM 05:25 PM 06:09 PM 12:31 PM 01:21 PM 02:16 PM 03:15 PM 04:19 PM 05:27 PM
9.77 0.28 -0.2 -0.69 -1.09 -1.3 -1.31 -1.11 10.72 10.29 9.81 9.33 8.92 8.6 8.4 8.34 1.43 1.07 0.66 0.25 -0.15 -0.48 -0.74 -0.88 10.77 10.65 10.41 10.1 9.79 9.57
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06:48 PM 07:51 PM 08:50 PM 09:44 PM 10:35 PM 11:24 PM
9.87 10.05 10.24 10.35 10.33 10.18
06:43 PM -0.77 07:30 PM -0.32 08:18 PM 0.15 09:07 PM 0.59 09:58 PM 0.96 10:51 PM 1.22 11:44 PM 1.35
07:16 PM 08:05 PM 08:51 PM 09:34 PM 10:15 PM 10:56 PM 11:38 PM
8.41 8.56 8.76 8.97 9.17 9.34 9.46
06:56 PM -0.9 07:46 PM -0.8 08:40 PM -0.62 09:38 PM -0.4 10:39 PM -0.19 11:42 PM -0.05
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Corrections for other ports
Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Bar Harbor Stonington Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Portland Kennebunkport Portsmouth Portland
Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole
Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol
Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport
Time Corrections
Height Corrections
Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport
High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,
High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40
New London Newport Newport Newport
High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,
High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14
Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport
High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,
High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, Low *0.96 High *1.36, Low *1.35 High *1.24, Low *1.25 High *1.01, Low *0.97 High *0.85, Low *0.85
High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,
n o v e m b e r
High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86
2 0 1 4
Bar Harbor, Maine
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
05:58 AM 12:46 AM 12:48 AM 01:46 AM 02:40 AM 03:31 AM 04:19 AM 05:06 AM 05:52 AM 12:36 AM 01:23 AM 02:12 AM 03:03 AM 03:55 AM 04:49 AM 05:42 AM 12:18 AM 01:07 AM 01:52 AM 02:35 AM 03:15 AM 03:55 AM 04:35 AM 05:18 AM 12:02 AM 12:50 AM 01:42 AM 02:39 AM 03:39 AM 04:42 AM
10.76 -0.08 -0.29 -0.53 -0.73 -0.81 -0.72 -0.46 -0.07 11.09 10.63 10.2 9.87 9.67 9.62 9.73 1.4 1.29 1.12 0.91 0.69 0.49 0.33 0.23 11.12 11.13 11.1 11.08 11.11 11.23
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12:11 PM 06:02 AM 07:03 AM 08:00 AM 08:52 AM 09:42 AM 10:30 AM 11:16 AM 12:01 PM 06:39 AM 07:26 AM 08:16 AM 09:09 AM 10:04 AM 11:01 AM 11:57 AM 06:32 AM 07:19 AM 08:03 AM 08:44 AM 09:24 AM 10:04 AM 10:44 AM 11:27 AM 06:03 AM 06:53 AM 07:47 AM 08:47 AM 09:52 AM 10:58 AM
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We threw a traditional Rhode Island clambake, barrel-style, for the Salty Dawg Rally’s Bristol Fourth of July celebration, and now the organizers want to make this an annual thing.
A barrel bake for the Salty Dawgs ang around boats and waterfronts long enough, and you soon learn a few very important basic rules. One of them is to always watch where you put your feet, lest you step into an open hatch or a bucket of copper paint. But no matter how careful you are, eventually you’ll step into something. You’ll be focused on some other matter and not see it coming. One foot goes in, the other leg crumples, and down you go. This is basically what happened to me two weeks before the Fourth of July. I was sitting in the cockpit of Sapphire, Bill and Linda Knowles’ lovely Jeanneau flagship for the Salty Dawg Rally, at the dock in Bristol, R.I., harbor. Bill and Linda were filling me in on their ambitious plans for the Fourth in Bristol, and for several events, including a lobster and steamer clams night, a barbecue night, and a clam-boil night, while hosting the other Salty Dawg Rally boats, which would be in town for the festivities. I had not been aboard since the Knowles’ returned from the British Virgin Islands on the Dawgs’ spring migration back north, so I did not come empty handed (we don’t do that in Bristol), and Bill, a famous seagoing hospitality chemist in his own right, was mixing the sundowners. Somewhere along the line, as the spirits flowed, we began discussing the relative merits of a clam boil versus a clambake, and I was arguing the superiority in flavor of a traditional clambake versus a boil with the passion of a barrister defending an innocent client from a hostile court and the gallows. Bill, I think, sensed this; “You need a refill,” he said.
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This gentle and hospitable intervention occurred at least once more, but by that time I had made my case quite enthusiastically for the traditional Rhode Island clambake. And as I was making my closing arguments, I heard Bill and Linda say, as my foot and entire leg stepped deeply into the virtual clam-bucket, “Good! Then you’ll put on a bake instead? That’s wonderful! Everyone will love it!” I suddenly realized that I had become the proverbial fellow who had successfully volunteered himself. Only I had stepped into it with both feet. To put it simply, a clam boil is when steamer clams, sometimes called soft-shell clams, are placed in cheesecloth individual-serving-sized bags with onion, sausage, potato, corn and such, and are stuffed into a pot and boiled, then served to guests with drawn butter. The boiling takes most of the flavor out of the food; that flavor ends up in the broth, which most people don’t drink anyway. Clam boils are fairly easy to do; you need a big stockpot with a cover, a heat source, and some extra hands. Clam boils make good meals for fund-raising events here in New England. From Cub Scout packs to Hook and Ladder Fire companies, clamboils can be put on by just about anyone. Roll out a keg of beer, and it’s a winner. A clambake is an entirely different animal. It’s more difficult to prepare and do, but well worth it since the flavor is so much better, and is, in fact, unique. But it isn’t done often because it’s a lot of work, and not very many people editor@pointseast.com
know how to carry one off. To done for generations. Philly add insult to injury, scurpeople go to the Jersey rilous wags often refer to a shore. New Yorkers to wherclam boil as a clambake. And ever New Yorkers go, and so they are dead wrong about it, forth. Summer vacation was in addition to being thora fun time for the Indians; oughly dishonest in misrepquarrels between tribes resenting it so, and giving a were put on hold. true clambake a bad name. After a full day of playing In a clambake, clams and at the beach, everyone got other food items are steamhungry, and a communal baked in a fire-pit over rockmeal such as a clambake, weed, the brown seaweed lobster bake, oyster bake, or with floating bladders, and something of that sort was they are also smoked when an efficient way to feed a lot the rockweed burns, impartof people at day’s end. PerPhoto by Capt. Mike Martel haps everyone had a differing an unusual and very, well, aboriginal flavor, as it Line the bottom of your fire pit with flat stones, with round ent job; some gathered should, because the native stones, no larger than grapefruits, mixed in with dry firewood. firewood, others collected Eastern woodland Indians in- The barrels will receive the glowing stones and rockweed. stones; some fished, some vented the clambake in the gathered shellfish, others first place. scavenged about for roots The way I understand it – and I am sure that I’ll be cor- and tubers. rected if I am wrong – the local tribes spent their winters A fire was built with a column of wood and stones, and inland, but migrated to the shore every summer to play when the fire burned down and the stones were glowing, sports on the beach and eat seafood. This is the same piles of rockweed were put on top, followed by baskets of thing that other East Coast people, who have no connec- food, and the whole thing covered with multiple layers of tion to the woodland Indians at all, do nowadays and have BAKE, continued on Page 90
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Don’t have to cook for 50? No problem. The “barrel bake” method scales nicely to accommodate any size crowd. Simply substitute a smaller pail and use steel weights from the weight set that’s sitting unused in the basement. Heat the weights in a fire, drop them in the bucket, and put a stainless-steel basket of food on top and cover. Capt. Mike Martel
BAKE, continued from Page 85 hides and skins to keep in the steam and heat. Steam from moisture driven out of the rockweed cooks the food; some water has to be added at intervals; and smoke from the burning rockweed adds a peculiar but mouth-watering flavor to the bake. Nowadays, canvas tarps take the place of skins and hides, and wooden crates, their bottoms replaced by wire mesh or hardware cloth, take the place of woven baskets; but the basic concept hasn’t changed, just the menu. White potatoes, sweet potatoes, and onions are the root vegetables; bockwurst, or white pork sausage (we call ’em “bockeys”); wieners or Saugies or any German-style hot dog; pieces of spicy Portuguese chourico sausage; and white fish wrapped in brown paper packets complete the ensemble. These are accompanied by the clams, plus corn on the cob, and we serve it all with drawn butter. Sometimes a bowl of quahog (hard-shell clam) chowder kicks it off, and we always finish with slices of cool, ripe watermelon. The native peoples would have had clams, mussels, fish, root vegetables, venison and game, oysters, and more. Just as a ship has a captain, a clambake has a bakemaster, and there are a few things that the bakemaster can do wrong. The worst transgression is not getting the rocks hot enough before putting the seaweed and food on and covering the bake. The stones need to be dull red with heat before they are ready to cook on. Another mistake is not adding occasional water, or a can of cheap beer, creating a “dry” bake, where some of the food burns and spoils the lot. The beer isn’t wasted; consider it a sacrificial offering to the Clambake God to 90 Points East October/November 2014
ensure a good harvest. Some years ago, a Massachusetts publicist I knew told me that, as a sideline, he put on occasional “Barrel Bakes” for family and friends. I was intrigued. He explained that using fresh, clean galvanized metal barrels was a great way to efficiently put on a small clambake. “There’s less mess, but also it’s very controlled,” he explained. “The barrel keeps the steam and heat contained, so everything is cooked thoroughly and it tastes great.” I experimented a bit with that idea, and eventually came up with what I consider to be the best method for putting on a barrel bake. It’s busy work, but as long as there is a reservoir of cold beer standing by, the bakemaster and helpers don’t mind the toil. This is what I did for the Salty Dawgs. We anticipated 40 people, but my setup could have fed 50. Figure that each barrel will handle 25 meals. So you go to the Home Depot, Lowe’s, or whatever store still carries galvanized-steel trash cans, and purchase one 30-gallon can for each 25 persons. Be sure to get the covers with the cans. Gather your rockweed at low tide; you can pick it as early as two days before the bake, just keep it out of the sun. A heavy trash bag, such as a contractor’s trash bag, works fine; you will need the equivalent of about four gallons, or one-quarter bushel for each barrel. Also, for your sweet corn, peel back the husk and remove the silk the day before the bake; then fold the husk back and soak the corn overnight in salt water. Use Kosher salt and fresh water to cover if no clean seawater is available, but it should taste as salty as seawater. Some people like to add white sugar to the “brining” solution. editor@pointseast.com
Build your fire pit; line the bottom with flat stones, with your round stones, no larger than grapefruits, mixed in with your dry firewood. Build a crude structure of firewood and stones, and use plenty of wood, with the stones more toward the top of the pile. Keep a garden hose and nozzle, with the water pressure on, nearby. You will need some sort of table, lawn-furniture type, and two long-handled shovels or spades, and perhaps a steel rake. Wear long pants, an apron and work boots, and you will need heavy gloves, or welder’s gloves, for two people. Lastly, you will need wire clamming baskets, the half-bushel size. You will put the food in these, and lay the corn on top. If potatoes are grouped in their own net bag, they should be near the top. Light your fire and let it burn down. Some rocks, containing moisture, will explode when hot, so don’t stand too close. Watch the very hot fragments as they can ignite small fires of their own in the nearby grass or groundcover. This is where the garden hose comes in handy. When most of the wood is burned and the rocks have a barely discernible red glow, they are ready. Using the long-handled shovels, scoop up the hottest rocks, and dump them into the barrel(s). This is uncomfortable work since it will be very hot near the fire. Fill the barrel by about one-quarter with these glowing stones. Now you must move the barrel onto the fire pit. Two fellows with large C-clamps can do this easily; hook them through the barrel handles on each side and quickly hoist the barrel together and place in the pit. Now put the rockweed into the barrel – enough to cover the rocks to a depth of four inches or so. Too much will insulate the bake, too little and the rocks will burn through and the food will burn. Put the clam basket on top of that, and put the food into the basket. The food can be in individual bagged portions or gauze net bags of everything in groups (sausages, potatoes, etc.). Do not use plastic net bags. www.pointseast.com
Now pour a quart of beer or beer and water over the top and push the lid down. Live steam will rise in a few seconds and try to blow the lid off, and it will hiss out from under the lid and burn the unwary. Put a rock, or two pieces of cordwood, on top of the lid to keep it on, and step back. The hard work is now done; stand back and enjoy a cold beer with your helpers while steam shoots out of the barrel and the aroma of food cooking begins to fill the air. Every 15 minutes or so, pour a small can of beer into the bake – or a glass of water and cover again. After one hour, the bake should be done. By that time, the aroma from the bake and rockweed smoke will be making your mouth water. Now you can remove the can lids and test a potato with a bamboo skewer; all should be cooked. Remove the food to the serving table, cut open the net bags, and serve with small butter-bowls of drawn melted butter. For the Dawgs, we had a couple of large coolers standing by, nearby in
the bed of my pickup truck. We loaded the food into the coolers (since they insulate and keep hot food hot when used this way) and drove over to Dawg member Mary’s yard a couple of miles away, where the tent and tables had been set up all through the Fourth holidays. When we got there, the bar was awash, littlenecks were on the half-shell, and the party was in full swing. And that’s how we threw a traditional Rhode Island clambake, barrel-style, for the Salty Dawg Rally’s Bristol Fourth of July celebration, 2014. “And so,” Bill said to me, mixing me a gin and tonic after the tables had been cleared, “What do you say we make this an annual thing?” Capt. Mike Martel lives in Bristol, R.I., where he writes about marine subjects and is restoring, in his free time, his 1930 Alden-designed gaff yawl Privateer. An ex-Coastie and licensed Master, he seeks opportunities to get out on the sea as a delivery skipper or professional crew, and he romances rotted wood in his boat shed.
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15’ Apprentice 15, 2011 Traditionally built double-ended daysailer designed by Kevin Carney. Cedar on white oak, lapstrake construction. Dynel deck, white oak trim. Sitka spruce spars. Nat Wilson sails. All bronze fastenings and hardware. Launched June 2011. Price: $20,000. Call Eric Stockinger at 207-594-1800 or email www.apprenticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org 24’ Quickstep, 1988 One owner sloop. She has had very good care. She has accommodations for two with a head and small galley. There is ample storage space in the cabin. Sail inventory includes a main and 150% genoa, and a cruising spinnaker. Running rigging is new. Power includes a 10hp 2008 Yamaha OB. She is a sound vessel with many years of enjoyment remaining. Located in Maine. $3,500. 617-930-9506.
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$46,000. 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 30’ Nonsuch 30 Ultra, 1988 Refurbished and updated: plumbing, electrical system and rigging. Awlgripped. Universal Diesel MB5 rebuilt 444 hrs., 3 battery banks, radar, chart plotter, below deck auto pilot, electric windlass. $60,000. Owner 617-233-1105 nonsuchforsale@comcast.net
30’ Morgan Sloop, 1970 Hull refinished with Awlgrip, 1998. Fully equipped for cruising or daysailing. Dodger, Main, working jib and spinnaker. Roller furling jib, Doyle stack-pack for main. Full electronics. Excellent condition. $15,000. For more information contact S.K. Wiley 207-833-5721.
30’ Allied Seawind, 1971 Exceptionally stable boat, very smooth. Westebeke diesel engine, mostly original equipment. Six sails included. Roller furling jib. Sleeps four. New head, holding tank. Motivated seller, asking $7,000. Call 603781-0447. mikefarrell_43@yahoo.com 30’ Aage Nielsen-Walsted K/CB Yawl, 1960. A lovely CCA-era yawl designed by Aage Nielsen, built to very high standards by the Walsted yard in Denmark. $35,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 30’ Catalina Tall Rig, 1982 $15,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 31’ Cape Dory Cutter, 1984 $59,500. David Perry CPYB. Robinhood Marine Center, 800-255-5206 robinhoodyachts.com
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31’ Grampian, 1967 Full keel sloop, made in Canada, Atomic 4 engine. Auto helm, roller furling, sleeps 4, GPS, plotter, radar, depth sounder, propane stove. $10,900 OBO. 207-497-2701 info@jonesportshipyard.com 32’ Whistler 32, 1981 Designed by CW Paine and built by the highly regarded Able Marine. Deep bulwarks and a cat ketch rig make her an easily driven, comfortable vessel. 43,000 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com 32’ Beneteau Evasion Motorsailer, 1977. A very well-built 32 Beneteau Evasion Motorsailer ketch which not only has a powerful 28 hp engine, but has a reputation for sailing very well. $24,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 33’ J/100, 2006 Eight Belles is a well maintained vessel. An easily sailed boat with the running rigging lead to the cockpit allowing for singlehanding. Lifelines, closed transom, accomodations for four and an enclosed head are some of her features. $95,000. Call 207244-7854 or email jwboatco.com billw@jwboatco.com 33’ Morgan Sloop, 1979 50hp Perkins, roller furling, windlass. Marina Maintained. Asking $18,000. Contact 207-691-1637 www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts 33’ J/100, 2005 Asking $125k. Major upgrades including 2013 Awlgrip job in Downeast red. Sail inventory includes 2013 carbon racing sails and 2008 North Marathon cruising sails.
34’ Hinckley Sou’Wester, 1950 GRANDE DAME A yachtsman’s sloop in striking condition. $29,950. Email for details/photos. 802-9992094 Shelburne, Vermont. grandedame34@gmail.com 34’ Sea Sprite 34, 1982 Classic Luders design, Universal diesel, Harken roller furling, sleeps 5. Includes winter frame, 5 jack stands. Good shape. $25,500. Call Bob 508-221-5649. myelayna@aol.com
yard in Hong Kong to a Ross design. Beam 8’6, draught 6’2, displacement 8 tons. Teak planking on iroco frames, teak decks, varnished mahogany deck joinery and varnished spars. New Beta diesel. A sailor’s cruising boat. Contact Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.
35’ Alberg, 1960 Excellent condition, $19,995. 207497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 35’ Pearson, 1979 $25,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com
34’ Pearson, 1984 $37,500 In the water and ready to sail. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com
36’ Swanson, 1976 $49,500. Call David Perry CPYB, Robinhood Marine Center 800-2555206 robinhoodyachts.com
35’ Choey Lee Robb, 1963 GLORY has undergone considerable upgrades and remains well-maintained. Upgrades include: new Yanmar diesel engine (less than 200 hrs), new tempered glass in each window, installation of an electric windlass, new ribs and re-fastened from midship aft, new prop. GLORY is professionally maintained and stored indoor. $39,500 www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com
36’ Sabre Spirit, 2008 A luxury daysailer that is perfect for a sailor who wants traditional style with modern amenities. She is beautiful down below, complimented with ultra-suede upholstery and high-gloss varnish. Sailing is a breeze with the Leisure Furl Boom and Doyle carbon sails. For a personal inspection please contact John Fallon at McMichael, 914-7142682 or email www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com johnf@mcmyacht.com 36’ C&C 110, 2005 Asking $139,900. Modern epoxy-
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built racer/cruiser with deluxe cherry interior and carbon fiber mast. North 3DL inventory and full Raymarine electronics. Stored indoors for winter, now in Stonington. Contact Rick Fleig at McMichael, 401-743-6318 www.mcmyacht.com rickf@mcmyacht.com 36’ C&C, 1982 Great Condition. $39,000. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 37’ Gulfstar Sloop, 1977 The 37’ Gulfstar is known as a safe, lively performer and this owner has owned her for approximately 30 years. He has maintained her well along with the help of one of Maine’s finest boatyards. $26,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 39’ Concordia Yawl, 1938 JAVA is the first of the Concordia Yawls, built by Casey in 1939. The collaboration of Ray Hunt and Waldo Howland, a maritime legend, began with JAVA. Rebuilt in 2002 by the International Yacht Restoration School. JAVA retains the simplicity of the original yawls, but is nicely equipped. Professionally maintained and stored indoor. $125,000 www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com
40’ Concordia Motorsailer 1964. Bud Mcintosh built. Forespar furling main, Profurl furling jib. Wind generator, CPT autopilot, Raymarine radar/plotter, Force 10 propane
stove, davits, Ideal windlass. Perkins 85hp. Email for additional information, equipment too numerous to list. $37,500 OBO. 727-365-0943 skip1shep@gmail.com 40’ Beneteau First 40.7, 2001 An immaculate racer/cruiser meticulously maintained and upgraded. Roomy cockpit and elegant interior with 3 cabins. A perfect dual purpose boat. You must see this boat. Located in Wickford, RI. $139,500. Call Rick Fleig, McMichael Yacht Brokers 401-743-6318 www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com Rickf@mcmyacht.com 44’ J/44, 1989 Irreplaceable sailing yacht, with numerous upgrades that could be yours for the next blue water passage, a family weekend home, and/or a racing machine. Call John Fallon, McMichael Yacht Brokers 914-714-2682 www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com 46’ Moody 46, 2000 Asking $260k. Turnkey cruiser with generator, air, elec winches, tender and more. Single owner boat with low hours. Center cockpit layout with full canvas enclosure. Contact Tom Bobbin at McMichael Yacht Brokers, 203-554-8309 or email www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com tomb@mcmyacht.com
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49’ Hinckley Ketch Classic center cockpit ketch. Comfortable live-aboard and ocean cruiser with two private staterooms and fireplace. Equipped for shorthanded sailing. Bow thruster. Will not last at just $99,000. 315-3231905. mahlonclements@aol.com 51’ Custom Sloop, 1985 Herreshoff-inspired, FANCY is striking in appearance and easily singlehanded, cruising along at a good 8 to 9 knots upwind. Cold-molded, her keel and underbody are 90/10 copper/nickel. Offshore capable and well equipped. Professionally maintained and always stored indoor. $285,000. www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com
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48’ Sou’Wester 48 Yawl, 1975 Must sell my 1975 Hinckley Sou’Wester 48 yawl. Dark Star has had 4 major refits, last in 2013. Ready to go anywhere. $295,000.
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16’ Dee Wite, 1929 Fully Restored 2012. A show winner. Call for price. Call 207 831-3168 Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com
17’ Rossiter, 2014 CD Classic Runabout. 7’ beam, 115hp Yamaha 4-stroke, custom trailer. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru, 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 17’ Tidewater, 2014 170CC Adventure. 7’2 beam, 70hp 4-stroke Yamaha, custom trailer. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru, 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com
18’ Runabout, 1996 Glass over marine plywood. All plywood coated with epoxy. Two 40hp Honda outboards with 145 hours. Radar, GPS, depth sounder, full mooring cover, trailer. $7,500. Islesboro Marine, 207-734-6433. 19’ Lyman Runabout Completely re-worked 1967 Lyman 19’ inboard runabout, 165hp Ford V8. Trailer included. Call or send email to request complete description and pictures. 207-832-0321 sailmates1@gmail.com 21’6 Tidewater 216CC Beam 8’6, draft 14, fuel capacity 70 gal., max. HP 225. A smooth, dry ride with big fish features; dual livewells, large fish boxes, gunwale rod storage and large console for electronics. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com
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24’ Grady White, 1997 w/twin 2008 Yamaha 150s, w/trailer. $49,999. 207-633-0773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
22’ Pulsifer Hampton, 2001 Bristol condition, low hours on Yanmar 27hp. Custom trailer, complete full canvas set like new. Fully equipped, a must see at $24,500. Call Mike 860-304-5151
22’ SISU SISU bass boat with cuddy cabin with eve berths; 2012 115hp Evinrude E-TECH; new hydraulic steering, new Standard Horizon GPS; So. Bristol. $29,500. 207-563-6331 loon@tidewater.net
22’ Norwegian Snekke, 1961 2003 Yanmar diesel. Rides the waves like a leaf. $19,550. Call 207831-3168 Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com 23’ Rossiter, 2014 Classic Day Boat. 8’5 beam, 250hp Yamaha XCA, custom trailer. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru, 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com
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23’ Proline, 1993 Proline with walk around cuddy in great shape. 150hp Yamaha, adjustable kicker plate, radar, dual VHF, Lowrance plotter w/depth finder, 2 deep cycles, lower cabin for 2 w/ hatch, portholes & storage. Live wells x 2, multiple rod holders. Hull and bottom paint 2013, new seats & marine canvas all around. Long range 75gal. S/S fuel tank. Galvanized dual axel tip up trailer included. Yamaha is a 1998 purchased from dealer w/ all new seals & tune up - runs excellet, very clean. Boat 1983 w/thick all glass hull. sblpac@hotmail.com 23’ Tidewater 230CC LOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuel capacity 103 gal., a big 23 footer designed to be a great offshore fishing machine. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 23’ Sea Fox 236WA, 2007 with trailer. $15,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 24’ Frank Day & Benjamin River Marine, 2001 BOSS ALMIGHTY is an Arno Daydesigned motor launch with center console. Her hull is cedar on oak and she’s powered by a Yanmar 4JH diesel. Perfect for short days on the water. $44,000. www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com
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24’ Mahogany Runabout, 1974 Bass Harbor Boat Company built mahogany runabout, reconstructed 2006-2008. Recently repowered with 350hp Mercruiser. $65,000. 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com 25’ Boston Whaler Walkaround 1990. Not many of these boats were built. Single 250hp Yamaha currently on the boat. A pair of Yamaha Optimax 225’s are included in the deal. $12,500. Call 207-244-7854 or email jwboatco.com billw@jwboatco.com 25’ Padebco, New Design the boat of your dreams. Padebco Custom Boats offers fiberglass 21 to 32 foot custom cruisers. Down East style, great lines, no two alike. Padebco 207-529-5106 Padebco.com 25’ Rosborough, 2006 Volvo D-3 400hrs. Garmin. Separate head, V-berth, galley. Asking $79,900. Contact John Morin 207691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com 25’ Ranger Tugs R25 Classic 2008. $104,500. Great condition, well-maintained, one owner. Cummins diesel engine, 150hp, 59 hours. Raymarine C-120 Nav Pkg, A/C with reverse cycle heat, marine head, electric stove, refrigerator, bimini. 2GPH at 7.5 knots, range 250 knots. Located in Salem, MA, at Winter Island Yacht Yard. www.wiyy.net/ranger-tugs/35ranger-tug-models/53-pre-owned-
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25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 With twin 150hp Merc salt water series - less than 100 hours, 2013 Load Rite tandem trailer, full electronics. Well equipped for tournament fishing: battle station, down riggers, center rigger, out riggers, air horn etc. Too much to list. Vessel has been well maintained - Great fishing and cruising. $73,800 207633-2922 jackcogswell41@yahoo.com
26’ Lyman Offshore, 1970 Fully restored in excellent condition. FWC V/8, 350 hours, Garmin GPS & depth, VHF, trailer. 2011 Marine Survey. $29,000. Maine 207-725-8126 or email kaligor@comcast.net
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32’ Newman Hard Top Cruiser New Yanmar 6BY2-260 (220HP), upgraded electronics, bull varnish work (high end), in the water, ready to go. Call for details. Farrin’s Boatshop 207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com 26’ Grady White, 2000 265 Express with twin 200hp Yamaha HPDI outboards. Professionally maintained yearly. Low hours. Basic electronics. Very clean. Brunswick, ME. $48,900. Call 207729-3303 www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine.c om 26’ Fortier, 1997 The Fortier 26, an Eldredge-McInnis design, is a proven design for the serious bass fisherman, picnic boat or weekend cruiser. Single diesel, $68,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com
28’ Albin 28, 1998 Very clean, yard maintained, blue topsides, radar, 2GPS, fathometer, SS radio, 2 showers, head, swim platform, 300 turbo diesel, 1000 hours. $54,900 OBO. 508-548-9418 or email bluechip7676@hotmail.com 32’ Dyer Trunk Soft Top, 2006 New to market. Call David Perry, CPYB. 800-255-5206 robinhoodyachts.com 30’ Mainship Pilot, 1999 This is a great boat. Well laid out and lots of features. Priced to sell. $69,500. 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
26’ General Marine Downeast Cruiser, 1986 $25,000. 207-799-3600 tyc@southportmarine.com 27’ Launch, 1908 3-cycle Universal 26hp diesel w/37 hrs. In water, ready to enjoy. Call for details. Farrins Boatshop 207-5635510 www.farrinsboatshop.com 27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005 $52,500. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com
31’ Tiara 3100, 1991 Needs some cleaning so we cut the price - way below market to $27,000. Compared to others -YOU WIN - call 207 831-3168 Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com
27’ Picnic Launch, 1908 Raised forward deck, open cockpit picnic launch, two berths, head, with a new 3 cylinder Universal diesel. Farrin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.FarrinsBoatshop.com 32’ Nordic Tug, 2006 Cummins 270hp, low hours (580), water purifier, propane stove/oven, full electronics, Bose, Toshiba TV, 3GPH, Lightly used. Excellent shape. $195,000. 860-550-3682. lesserlight1941@gmail.com
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32’ Shannon Brendan 32 Express, 1987. A well equipped and continually updated Brendan 32. Shannon Boat Company, well known for their line of offshore cruising sailboats, built the Brendan 28 and 32 to the same high standards. $39,500. Call David Perry, 800-2555206. robinhoodyachts.com 32’ Down East New 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East design, cedar on white oak, silicon bronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder installed, will finish to your custom design, work or pleasure. 508-2243709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com
33’ Sea Ray 310 Sundancer 2007. One owner. Hull, exterior accommodations and interior are in excellent condition with little or no wear and tear. Mercury MX6.2 MPI V-Drives (exhaust risers/manifolds replaced in 2013), generator, bowand sternthrusters, electric windlass, AC/Heat, two flat-screen TV’s with DVD players, wood interior package, full canvas package - including cockpit bimini and full enclosure, foredeck sunpad. Asking $120,000. email, or call 888-5259457. ham@neyacht.com
equipped her very well including Genset, Air conditioning and heat, the prefered 440 Yanmar diesel, and much more. She is the hardtop model, thus more comfortable seating was included at the helm and mate positions. The beautiful Flag Blue Awlgrip Robinhood 33 is in great condition. She is now stored ashore for the off season and located at Robinhood Marine Center, where she was built. $269,500. Call David Perry, 800-255-5206. robinhoodyachts.com
34’ Silverton Convertible, 1987 Twin 350 Crusaders - fresh water cooled. Yard maintained. This boat is in excellent condition. Asking $19,900. Located in Yarmouth, Maine. Call 207-415-3342. robert.l.daggett@gmail.com
34’ Mainship Pilot, 2003 Green hull, 900 hrs., Gen, AC, bow thruster, Garmin GPS and radar. 370hp Yanmar. In the water, Boothbay Harbor. $115,000. 207-4625660 / 5661 ernestine@jmcamper.com 34.5’ Avanti Flybridge, 1996 Dual control stations, twin 454 gas engines, fresh water cooled, w/many options included, yacht condition. Asking $33,500. Located at Carousel Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 207-633-2922 jackcogswell41@yahoo.com
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35’ Bruno Stillman, 1980 2001 355hp CAT 1,000 hrs, bow thruster, windlass, with major refit in 2010 incl. heat & a/c, Raymarine E120, new steering & rudder, and new salon interior. All systems updated; this is a must see. $89,500. in Portsmouth, NH. 207-773-7632 www.dimillosyachtsales.com
38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler 1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels, roomy, comfortable, economical, stable. Many upgrades 2010-2013. New price, $87,500. call 207-4972701 or email info@jonesportshipyard.com
42’ Grand Banks Woodie, 1968 Twin Ford Lehman diesels. 3-4 gph cruising. 2 staterooms. 2 heads. Inflatable with new 6hp Suzuki. New paint, varnish. Lying Cape Cod. $45,000. 508-737-0610 woodenrules@gmail.com
38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 Fishwife. First Stanley 38 built in 1984 and owned by the same family since her launch. She is in excellent condition. $285,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com
42’ Marine Trader, 1984 Twin diesels. $75,000. 207-6330773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
36’ Clifford Alley, 1971 Fully restored lobster/picnic boat, Ford Lehman diesel, very handsome. $39,900. 207-522-7572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com 37’ Paul Chapman Workboat 2011. New. Cedar on oak, CAT. Contact John Morin, 207-691-1637 www.wilburyachts.com
47’ Novi Flybridge Cruiser 2003. CAT diesel. Composite overbuilt hull, genset, many upgrades. Asking $132,000. Contact John Morin 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts.com
38’ Chris Craft Catalina 381 1986 $47,000. 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
38’ Bayliner 3818 Motoryacht 1988. Well maintained boat with lots of room. Great for cruising or cottage on the water. $59,900. 207633-0773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
48’ Egg Harbor, 1970 See website for information. maine.craigslist.org/boa/461898740 4.html trich@knowlesindustrial.com 38’ Waterfront Property Our H&H Osmond Beal makes a great live-aboard. Check out our website. $170,000. Call Tim for more info. 603-770-8378. www.sites.google.com/site/dotgale38/ dotgaleforsale@comcast.net
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10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,150 and $1,500. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-390-0300. jerrymax@roadrunner.com Avon Dinghy and Engine 1992 soft bottom Avon Dinghy with 1994 Evinrude 4hp 2-stroke outboard engine. With fuel tank, oars, pump. $500, or best offer. abposs@comcast.net
15’ Chester Yawl Chester Yawl by CLC boats, recent build in like new condition 15’ X 42 100lbs. Three oarlock pairs installed for solo and double rowing in top of a new Trailex aluminum trailer SUT350. Boat and trailer $4500, boat only $3600. Watertown Mass. Armandome@comcast.net 16hp Beta Marine Diesel with 3.5 hrs; transmission and all the installation gear; new controls, exhaust muffler and riser, fuel and raw water filters...direct replace for the Atomic 4. $6,500 firm. 603-3436299 afternoons. allenstorms44@gmail.com Free Dory 27’ St. Pierre Dory for free - needs
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fiberglassing. Engines, trailer, and running gear negotiable. 302-6280312 hutton3@comcast.net Lewmar Winches 2 Lewmar #16 self-tailing 2 speed winches used one month, $400. each. Call 603-343-6299 afternoons. allenstorms44@gmail.com Hiring - Marine Technicians Permanent Position. Marine Repair business - Hilton Head, SC seeking diesel and electrical Marine Technicians. Minimum of five years experience is required. Email resumes. www.marinetechhhi.com info@marinetechhhi.com Purchasing/Associate Buyer Hamilton Marine currently has an opening for a Purchasing Associate/Buyer. The Buyer will be responsible for executing the sourcing plan for the business. This includes maintaining the item master records, ordering and expediting product, supporting sales, and may include market analysis, product evaluation, and other duties required to support the purchasing or product line managers. Perform sourcing for assigned vendors or product line manager - Proposing, placing, and managing open and pending PO’s to achieve desired inventory and service levels - Special orders - Quotes - ETA’s Maintain Item Master File Enter New Items - Follow product line/purchasing mgr direction for: – Pricing – Min/Max’s -And all the other fields that need appropriate maintenance Sales Phone team -
Support sales by being on the phone team Successful candidates must have computer experience and be proficient with Excel, must have excellent communication and customer service skills, and must adhere to stringent confidentiality expectations. Please send completed Hamilton Marine Employment application (available in any of our stores or online at www.hamiltonmarine.com) and resume to jmacleod@hamiltonmarine.com or drop off in our Searsport store. EOE. www.hamiltonmarine.com jmacleod@hamiltonmarine.com 14’ Wooden Rowboat Two rowing stations, fiberglass outside of hull. Two sets of oars. Call for details. Farrins Boatshop 207563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com Motor Vessel Delivery Onboard Training Professional mariner with over 30 years in small ships and big boats training operators at all levels. Multiple recent service between So. Maine and the Bahamas. 1600 ton Ocean Master, Marine training specialist, operating engineer. References. See motorvessel.org for details. Flexible rates to suit your cruising needs. Capt. Bill Madison Jamestown RI 401 527 7913 capt_bill@cox.net Mechanics Needed Year-round work. 100 year old business storing 80 boats inside. Training and schooling available, experience a plus. Health, 401K and
competitive rates. F. J. Dion Yacht Yard - Salem, MA. 978-744-0844 ext 203 fjdions@msn.com Repower, Refit & Repairs Experienced full-service boat yard wood, fiberglass, power & sail. Carpentry, hull maintenance, painting, brightwork, electrical, engine work, rigging & tuning, un/stepping masts. Padebco Custom Boats at 207-529-5106 Padebco.com Storage - Inside & Outdoor Reserve 2014-2015 inside and outdoor storage space now. Full service boat yard, winterizing, spring commissioning, mast un/stepping, spar storage. Competitive rates, professional work. Padebco Custom Boats 207-529-5106 Padebco.com Moorings - Round Pond ME Seasonal and transient moorings available in well-protected Round Pond Harbor; gateway to the Penobscot Bay cruising grounds. Max 65. Walk to restaurants. Padebco Custom Boats at 207-529-5106. Padebco.com
Selling or Buying? We are always happy to discuss either when it comes to quality, wellmaintained boats. Both recreational and commercial. Consider utilizing the services of a broker who shares your passion for boats and boating. David Etnier Boat Brokerage. Contact David at 207-522-7572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com
Listings Wanted Quality commercial fishing vessel listings wanted. Maine fishermen should consider listing their vessels with David Etnier Boat Brokerage for prompt service and knowledgeable and effective sales effort. Reasonable commission. Please contact David directly to learn more. 207522-7572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com Slips & Moorings Enjoy the NH Seacoast’s only full service marina, limited availability, affordable rates, complete amenities. Great Bay Marine 603-4365299 www.greatbaymarine.com cs@greatbaymarine.com V8 350 Block Fresh water cooled, wet exhaust, B/W gear running well when replaced with a diesel engine. Farrin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.farrinsBoatshop.com Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners welcome on deliveries. Also available for instruction. Captain Tim. 603770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com tphsails@comcast.net
Canvas Cleaning This year, have Gemini Canvas service your bimini or dodger. Professionally cleaned w/ water-repellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks, only industry approved cleaners that
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work. We ship UPS, call us at 207596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round position available for Fiberglass/Composite Structure Repair Technician. Yankee Marina is a full-service marina and boatyard. Please send resume with cover letter summarizing work experience to www.yankeemarina.com deborah@yankeemarina.com Moorings Available Boothbay Region Boatyard has seasonal moorings available, $950. We are located in well protected Ebenecook Harbor, with free launch service, parking, showers, laundry and a well stocked ship store. Email Amy or call us at 207-633-2970. www.brby.com dockmaster@brby.com Mercury, Yamaha Service Kennebunkport Marina has the only
factory trained Mercury and Yamaha technicians located on the water in Kennebunkport to service all of your mechnical needs. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Seasonal Moorings Handy Boat as one of Maine’s premier boat yards, located in the heart of Casco Bay, has seasonal moorings available for up to 65’. Enjoy all our new restaurant and marine facilities have to offer. Call now for this great opportunity. 207-781-5110 http://handyboat.com/
in new building. South Bristol offers ideal location amid Midcoast Maine’s spectacular cruising grounds. Competitive rates. Fine repair services, too. Reserve now: 207-644-8181. gamageshipyard.com gamage@tidewater.net Handyman Service Besides residential and commercial construction, Maine Coast Construction also offers a Handyman Service to take care of those maintenance jobs on your list so you’re free to pursue your passion - boats & boating. Contact us with your to-do list today. Serving Mid Coast Maine since 1968. 207-236-6000. 107 Elm Street, Camden, Maine wwwmainecoastconstruction.com
More Heated Storage at Gamage Shipyard. Worry-free heated storage, conscientious care
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Boat Transport Best rates, fully insured. Nation-wide and Ocean freight. Reliable service. Rob Lee, Maritime. 508-758-9409. www.marinasandtransport.com boattransport@comcast.net Warehouse Sale Stainless steel refrigeration: Vitrifrigo DW180 Double drawer fridge/freezer, Vitrifrigo DW180 Double drawer freezer, Isotherm Cruise 49. In perfect condition, used for boat shows. For more information call: 866-209-6132
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Advertiser index Allied Boat Works 66, Alpenglow Marine Lights 68 Apprenticeshop 83 Arborvitae 83 Atlantic Boat Company 49 Atlantic Outboard 36 Bay of Maine Boats 82 Bayview Rigging and Sails 35, 83 Beta Marine 61 Black Rock Sailing School 46, 101 Blue Frontier, LLC 43 Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 69 Bluenose Yacht Sales 44 Boatwise 22, 101 Bohndell Sails 85 Bowden Marine Service 26 Brewer Plymouth Marine 19, 45, 104 Brewer Yacht Yards 9, 13, 83 Brooklin Inn 69 Burr Brothers Boats 19, 104 Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys 96 Carousel Marina 67 Chase, Leavitt & Co. 91 Chebeague Island Boat Yard 60 Conanicut Marine 19, 104 CPT Autopilot 95 Crocker's Boatyard 19, 104 Custom Float Services 15 Dark Harbor Boat Yard 47 David Etnier 93 DiMillo's Yacht Sales 67 Dolphin 83 Duchak Maritime Services 95 East Marine 67 Eastern Yacht Sales 36 Everglades Boats 11 Farrin’s Boatshop 64 Fatty Knees 83 Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard 19, 45 Gamage Shipyard 97 Gemini Canvas 47 Gray and Gray 93 Great Bay Marine 19, 39, 65, 104 Great Water, Inc. 14 Gulf of Maine Boat Surveyors 98 Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales 92 Hallett Canvas & Sails 41 Hamilton Marine 2
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Hampton River Marina 67 Handy Boat Service 104 Hansen Marine Engineering 23, 97, 104 Haut Insurance Agency 14 Herreshoff Marine Museum 28,82 Hinckley Yacht Services 19, 43, 45, 65, 104 Hodgdon Yacht Services 19, 27, 45, 104 Hospice Regatta 56 International Chrome Plating Co. 72 Island Mooring Supplies 83 J-Way Enterprises 19 J.R. Overseas 97 Jackson’s Hardware 72 John Williams Boat Company 23, 93 Jonesport Shipyard 62 Journey's End Marina 45 Kennebunkport Marina 77 Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor 97 Kingman Yacht Center 17, 19, 43, 45, 63, 65, 104 Kittery Point Yacht Yard 19, 104 Lake and Sea Boatworks 58 Landfall Navigation 31 Learning Center 101 Lee Sails 59 Linda Bean 96 Lock One 61 Mack Boring & Parts Company 3 Maine Coast Construction 32 Maine Sailing Partners 30, 82 Maine Yacht Center 16, 67 Manchester Marine 19, 43, 61 Marblehead Trading Company 43, 104 Marion Bermuda Race 57 Marston's Marina 77 Mattapoisett Boatyard, Inc. 19 McMichael Yacht Sales 40 Merri-Mar Yacht Basin 19, 45, 65, 104 Mid-Coast School of Technology 71, 101 Mobile Marine Canvas 39, 82 Moose Island Marine 19 Mystic Shipyard 104 Nantucket Bagg 83 Nautical Scribe Books 82 Navtronics 43, 63 New England Boatworks 19, 37, 104 New England Marine & Industrial 73 Newburyport Harbor Marina 67 Niemiec Marine 19, 45, 104
North Sails Direct 62 Ocean Point Marina 92 Ocean Pursuits 47 Padebco Custom Yachts 60 Parker’s Boat Yard, Inc. 71 Paul E. Luke 82 Paul's Marina 67 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous 55 Penobscot Marine Museum 83 Pope Sails 33 Portland Yacht Services 38, 101, 104 Reo Marine 65 Rhode Island Yacht Club 82 Robinhood Marine Center 19, 21, 43, 83. 93. 104 Royal River Boatyard 22, 67, 104 Rumery's Boat Yard 19 SailMaine 82, 85. 101 Sailmaking Support Systems 91 Salty Boats of Maine 75 Sawyer & Whitten 43, 63 Scandia Yachts 92 Seal Cove Boatyard 19. 69 Shape Fabrication 99 Southern Maine Marine Services 91 Sound Marine Diesel 61 South Port Marine 19, 26, 77 The Yacht Connection 92 Sudbury Boat Care Products 29 SW Boat 59 Theriault Marine Consulting 59 Thomaston Boat & Engine Works 65 Traditional Boat 47 Triple Eight Distillery 103 Turnstone Marine Survey, LLC 98 Voyager Marine Electronics, Inc. 63 Waterline Services 99 Wayfarer Marine 19, 63 Webhannett River Boat Yard 66, 77, 82 West Harbor Yacht Service 61 Whiting Marine 61, 104 Winder Associates 100 Winter Island Yacht Yard 19, 20 Winterport Boat Yard 68 Women Under Sail 58, 101 Yacht North Charters 71 Yankee Marina & Boatyard 19, 43, 104 YMCA Auction 100
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Forepeak/Marblehead Trading Co. Marblehead, MA 781-639-0029 www.marbleheadtrading.com
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Robinhood Marine Center Georgetown, ME 800-443-3625 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com
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Merri-Mar Yacht Basin Newburyport, MA 978-465-3022 www.merri-maryachtbasin.com
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Conanicut Marine
MASSACHUSETTS Brewer Plymouth Marine Plymouth, MA 508-746-4500 www.byy.com/plymouth
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Burr Brothers Boats Marion, MA 508-748-0541 www.burrbros.com
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Hansen Marine Engineering, Inc Marblehead, MA 781-631-3282 www.hansenmarine.com
CONNECTICUT Mystic Shipyard Mystic, CT 860-536-6588 www.mysticshipyard.com
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