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Letters You Should Believe Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Calendar — Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race)

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

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2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Create a Plan; Predictions

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Family Island Regatta, Georgetown, Bahamas

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The Havana Challenge: Hobie 16s Race to Cuba from Key West

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Carolina Sailing: Sailors Going Green

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47th Regata del Sol al Sol

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Bone Island Regatta to Key West

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The Thistle Story

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Wharram Rendezvous

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Southern Regional Racing Calendar

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Marine Marketplace

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Cuba is the Hot Topic The Havana Challenge

The Bone Island Race

In this issue, we have an article about the first race to Cuba since 2003. Called the Havana Challenge, the race went from Key West to Cuba on May 16. That’s news, but even more remarkable is that it wasn’t just some sailboats that made the crossing to Cuba, it was five Hobie 16s. If just one Hobie 16 was going to make the 90-mile crossing, that would be quite an accomplishment for a beach cat, although George Bellenger, one of the founders of the Havana Challenge, has done the crossing many times on a Hobie 16.

Five Hobie 16s made up the race to Cuba, but they did have some strong support. Each Hobie had a support boat, and a 60-foot salvage boat went along to help out if any problems arose (and there were some). And another eight boats also went along, although not racing. They did get lucky, though—they had great weather and sea conditions for the crossing.

Including the crew on the Hobies, 90 people went to Cuba in this well planned-out event, spent a few days there, raced Cuban Hobies off Havana and returned. It wasn’t a heavily publicized event until it happened. But the Key West community worked at keeping it under wraps, so that they weren’t inundated with a paparazzi-like media crowd.

The media were in Cuba on their arrival, and news of the event really never made the big time, but it was a big event.

Race organizers and the city of Key West worked for months to get permits, and all went quite smoothly, unlike the last race to Cuba in May of 2003—the Conch Republic Cup from Key West to Cuba. That year, after eight years of the running of the race, the Department of Commerce, on the morning when the race was starting, came to the docks and told the group that they needed a special license to take their boats to Cuba, even though at the meeting the evening before—which was attended by a representative of the department—they made no mention of it. The boaters were all baffled but left anyway. On their return, authorities came to the boats and confiscated what they wanted. All were warned that they could be fined and have their boats confiscated. Nothing ever happened legally, but for the next year, they were all harassed and the 2004 race was canceled.

This year, the U.S. Government harassed no one and all were allowed to go and return without a problem. And a good time was had by all.

Leaving Key West right about the time the Havana Challenge group was returning was another small group of four sailboats that also did another race from Key West to Cuba. This race was an added leg to the 6th Annual Bone Island Race that has starts from Tampa, Sarasota and Naples, and goes to Key West. With the Cuba restrictions opening up this year, organizer Alice Petrat applied to the powers that be to add an additional and optional leg of the race to Cuba from Key West (a report on the Bone Island Race to Key West is in this issue). Permission was granted in a reasonable amount of time. They went to Cuba, had a great time, were treated well and returned without any problems. Read more about this race in the August issue.

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Pensacola to Cuba, October 31 The Pensacola Yacht Club is organizing another race to Cuba in late October and is looking for entrants for that race. The planning and permits for these races takes time, and for those interested, you can learn more about the race in the Short Tacks section.

Private Boats Going to Cuba So far, the only American boats that I know that have gone to Cuba were all part of these two races. Both applied for and received permits to take boats to Cuba. In 2004, the Bush administration began to enforce a new rule requiring every boat that goes to Cuba to have an “export license” from the Department of Commerce. But every application made for a pleasure boat was denied. What the Obama administration has done in the two races mentioned above is to grant these licenses for the boats that went—a huge change in policy. But these were organized groups that applied for licenses for the individual boats., I know of no single U.S.-flagged boat that has applied for a permit to go on its own and not part of a group, although a few have contacted me that they are planning to. If anyone has applied for an “export license” for their boat, we would like to hear about it, especially after you have made the trip and returned.

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I enjoyed reading the write up on this year's Everglades Challenge in the May issue and the cancellation by the Coast Guard. It refreshed some memories and filled in some blanks in my knowledge base of the event. There were two Windrider 17s in that start: mine in class 5 and "dorsails" in class 6 with a Torqeedo. Our write-ups were posted on the Windrider forum (www.windriderforum.com). My major accomplishment was just getting my Windrider off the beach all by myself. This was a first event for me. I did have a coworker to sail with, he was at the helm and I was the coxswain. I have sailed up and down the coast from Crystal River to Ten Thousand Islands. I may try the full challenge course next time knowing that I can get the boat off the beach solo.

I absolutely had some of the most fun sailing out in the bay that morning. Wind and waves as described were what Jim Brown and Andy Zimmerman had in mind when the Windrider boats were developed. The Windrider17 was born for those conditions and more. We had a blast surfing at 12-plus knots all the way to Anna Maria under reefed main and the jib.

Just 10 minutes after the start, I saw a small monohull capsize 100 yards off the east beach at Fort Desoto. I saw the Coast Guard and FWC boats in SAR (search and rescue) mode and listened to channel 16 all morning on the rescue calls. I was surprised to know that although everyone has VHF as required equipment, not many had it on to conserve battery life. As we were rounding Anna Maria Island and reaching down the coast past Longboat Key, the Coast Guard chopper was buzzing the beach line announcing on channel 16 to seek safe harbor and the regatta was cancelled. Bummer. I’m a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla in Dunedin, and after hearing that, I complied and sailed into the Sarasota Sailing Squadron and called it a day. We were in it only for the Ultra Marathon to Cape Haze since I could not get more time off work. Too bad as the sailing was outrageously fun.

The WaterTribe leaders need to over communicate with the Coast Guard, the FWC and others. Their viewpoint is that because the WaterTribe communicates via the website and blogs the Coast Guard "should" already know what's going on. Well, no. The Coast Guard made the right decision as they observed lots of folks on rough water, and a few in the water needing help. Plus, the spot tracking system was down due to a configuration change two days earlier, and like no other regatta I have been in, just about no one was communicating on VHF except those desperate for help. I wish I could have recorded channel 16 for later review—it sounded like a mess. One thing missing on all the other blog posts and news reports was channel 16 chatter. That in itself tells a bigger story. In between the calls for help and coordinating the responses to locations, the Coast Guard was announcing about every 10 minutes a notice to all mariners on the dangers of capsized boats in the Tampa bay entrance. I can't imagine the chaos if there had been a tanker or cruise ship in the channel.

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EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder.

Sail Trim and Rig Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, July 15 This seminar shows in clear and simple terms how to use and adjust sails for optimum performance under a wide range of conditions. The seminar comes with waterproof USPS Captain’s Quick Guide written by North Sails, along with “Student Notes.” Wednesday, July 16, 7-9 p.m., St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. Instruction free, materials $30 per Family.

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40th Annual Regatta Time in Abaco, July 3-11–More Than a Regatta “It’s a party every night...in a different location.”

This annual regatta, one of the most famous in the Bahamas and Florida, starts with Bob Henderson’s immense “Cheeseburger in Paradise” picnic and runs through a week of festivities and casual racing with Bahamian boats and cruisers from all over. Bob’s “Stranded Naked” party, as it’s also called, is the kick-off event for the regatta. Over 1200 cheeseburgers—plus fries, hot dogs, margaritas and rum punch—are fed to hundreds of visitors who come by every means possible—but mainly by boat. The party is followed by a series of five races that are held throughout the Abacos, all of which end at Hope Town where the final race and party are held. Regatta organizers promote the event as “It’s a party every night...in a different location.” For more information, go to www.regattatimeinabaco.com.

Florida Lobster Season July and August Openings Florida has two spiny lobster seasons for recreational divers. The first is the two-day mini sport season, which is always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, falling this year on July 29-30. The regular 8-month season always runs Aug. 6 through March 31. For regulations and more information, go to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission website at www.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/lobster.

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Seven Seas Cruising Association and Ocean Cruising Club, 24th Downeast Gam, Islesboro, ME, July 3-Aug. 1 The 25th Annual Downeast Gam will be held Saturday, August 1, at Dick and Kathy de Grasse’s cottage at the north end of Gilkey’s Harbor, Islesboro Island, Maine. The Gam is being held on August 2 to give cruisers time to arrive, cruise Maine or Nova Scotia, then head back south. This year’s Gam will kick off on Friday afternoon, July 31, with a dinghy raft-up cocktail party. Come ashore Saturday, August 1, at 11:00 am, and bring your contribution to the potluck lunch at the de Grasse’s cottage. Coordinates 44º16.9’N, 68º 55.9’W will put you in sheltered Broad Cove in front of the cottage. There’s plenty of room to anchor in all-weather Gilkey’s Harbor. Dinghies can land on the seaweed beach in front of the cottage or tie up at the town dock (free) and walk a quarter mile to the cottage. SSCA members and non-members are welcome. About 60 boats anchor in the harbor each year. For more information, call cell at (781) 635-5439. After June 1, call (207) 734-6948 at the cottage.

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Young Woman Sailor Award Given to Tampa Sailor The Florida Women’s Sailing Association (FWSA) presented its Young Woman Sailor of the Year award to Rebekah Schiff, a Tampa resident and College of Charleston rising senior.

The Young Woman Sailor of the Year Award recognizes a female resident of Florida, who is 10 to 30 years old and is dedicated to competitive sailboat racing. Sailors are nominated by one of the FWSA member sailing clubs. The Mainsheet Mamas sailing team of Tampa Yacht & Country Club nominated Ms. Schiff. She received a trophy and cash award in May at the FWSA’s annual meeting held at Davis Island Yacht Club, hosted by the DIYC women’s sailing team, the Dinghy Dames.

An avid sailor, Rebekah learned from her parents, April Okeechobee Water Level Goes Down One Foot Since May As of press date in early June, Lake Okeechobee was at 12.63 feet above sea level, about one foot lower since early May. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 6.57 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 4.77 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 51.07 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com. See the left column.

and Gordon Schiff. She sailed, coached and volunteered in the youth sailing programs at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club and Davis Island Yacht Club. She also sailed competitively in the sailing program at Plant High School as both crew and skipper and was chosen senior captain and president of her high school sailing team. Now, matriculating at the College of Charleston, Rebekah is an active member of the varsity dinghy team as both skipper and crew in collegiate inter-conference events. She has represented the College of Charleston at the Laser Radial Women’s National Championships. She is the heavy air crew for an A division All American skipper and is crew for the B division skipper while continuing to develop her skills sailing with the women’s team at the College of Charleston Ms. Schiff’s present goal is to win the College National Championships. She strives to become a double AllAmerican as a crew and as a skipper, one of the highest accolades a college sailor can achieve.

The Florida Women’s Sailing Association was organized in 1973 to encourage women to race sailboats and to promote and coordinate interclub, match and team racing for member clubs. The member clubs include the Clearwater Yacht Club’s Bow Chasers, Davis Island Yacht Club Dinghy Dames, Dunedin Marina’s Windlasses, Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Luffing Lassies, St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Salty Sisters, St. Petersburg Yacht Club at Pass-a-Grille’s Broad Reachers, Tampa Yacht & Country Club’s Mainsheet Mamas, The Club at Treasure Island’s T.I. Tackers, and Venice Women’s Sailing Squadron’s Bitter Ends.

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2. On the left-hand side of the License Manager page, click on “Download Electronic Authorizations” 3. On the License Manager’s Download Authorizations page, select/add the authorizations you want to print.

4. Print and/or save the authorizations you selected.

The FCC specifically excuses U.S. vessels carrying only VHF radios, EPIRBs, and/or radar, sailing in U.S. and/or Canadian waters from FCC licensing. If there’s any other transmitting equipment on board, e.g., Inmarsat satellite communications system, or the vessel is operating outside of U.S./Canadian waters, it must be licensed.

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Shorecrest Preparatory School of St. Petersburg Varsity Sailing wins High School Team Race Nationals, May 23-24, Chicago, IL

By Lisa Baird The Baker Championship, which determines the top high school team race squad in the country, was held in Chicago, Illinois, on May 23-24. Hosted by Chicago Yacht Club, the event pitted the top 12 high school teams against each other in a team race format. In order to reach the championship, each of the teams qualified in their respective regions, and schools from as far away as Washington State, California, Florida and Rhode Island were represented.

After two days of racing and 52 races, there were two teams tied for the lead. In an exciting three-race sail-off, Shorecrest bested its cross-state rival St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2-1 to win the event and become the National Champions.

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Members of the sailing team pose with the National Championship plaque after winning in the Baker Team Race event in Chicago, IL. Front Row (l-r): Kathryn Booker, Hannah Steadman, Peninah Benjamin, Cole Smith, Andreea RanneyPace. Back Row (l-r): Nic Baird, Josh Dochoda, Patrick Shanahan, Kyle Dochoda. Courtesy photo.

High school sailing is divided into five different disciplines, each having a regional championship that is a qualifier for a national championship. The disciplines are Singlehanded (Radial and Full rigs), Doublehanded, Keelboat, and Team Race. Shorecrest won all five of their regional championships to qualify for all five high school sailing national championships. They went on to win four of the five high school national championships: Singlehanded Radial Rig: Nic Baird Singlehanded Full Rig: Patrick Shanahan Keelboat: Nic Baird, Patrick Shanahan, Josh Dochoda and Kyle Dochoda Team Race: Nic Baird, Patrick Shanahan, Hannah Steadman, Josh Dochoda, Kathryn Booker, Peninah Benjamin, Kyle Dochoda and Andreea Ranney-Pace The team placed fifth at the ISSA High School Doublehanded National Championship at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The team’s accomplishments this year cemented their position as one of the best high school sailing teams in the country, if not the best team in the country.

Congratulations to all the young sailors and their coach, Todd Fedyszyn.

For more on the Baker Championship, go to http:// hssailing.org/baker. For more information on Shorecrest Preparatory School, go to www.shorecrest.org.

Pensacola Yacht Club Rally and Race to Cuba, Oct. 31 The Pensacola Yacht Club is organizing an offshore rally and race from Pensacola, FL, to the Hemingway International Yacht Club near Havana, Cuba, with a start on Oct 31. The event is intended for experienced sailors and seaworthy cruising sailboats.

The race management will be biased towards cruiser sailboats with the objective of doing an initial “trial balloon” race to Cuba to consider the feasibility of a recurring series, encouraging cruiser-type sailboat participation, and controlling participant costs. To accomplish these ends the organizing committee has planned the rally and race to include: • Wording in the NOR that places the full responsibility on the participating skippers to ensure the seaworthiness of

their vessels, recommended compliance with the US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirements (www.ussailing.org/safety/equipment-and-requirements) and to assure the competency of their crews. Some equipment will be mandated by the committee, and this will include offshore communication (SSB or Sat phone) and a vessel tracking system.

• A starting window of up to three days to avoid poor weather at the discretion of either the race committee or participating skippers.

• A Bermuda start so that the vessels will finish closer together, and the start will not be en masse.

• Classes of Classic Cruisers (older than 25 years, with a SA/D of less than or equal to 16); Modern Cruisers (newer than 25 years old with a SA/D of less than or equal to 20); Racer Cruisers, and Multihull Cruisers. The organizing authority will have the authority to make specific exceptions if warranted and necessary.

• Handicap adjustments for size, material, and age of sails; cruising equipment adding weight (dinghy, davits, radar, other gear not normally found on racers); cruising propellers, cruising canvas left in place (dodger, etc). Specifics will be included in the notice of regatta.

All participants in the race will require licensing from the Department of Commerce. Instructions will be provided to entrants. The anticipated time frame for issuance of individual licenses is 30 to 45 days.

If you are interested, plan on it and let the organizers know. Additional information, including a notice of rally and race will be distributed in the next 45 days. The contacts are Bob Kriegel (bkriegel@panhandle.rr.com (850) 455-7695, or Dave Oerting, PYC Fleet Captain, (850) 444-6512.

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ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON 2015 It’s That Time of Year Again: Hurricane Season & Annual Storm Predictions

By Steve Morrell

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une 1 means the Atlantic hurricane season begins (it runs through Nov. 30). And again, the forecasters are making predictions. The predictions vary for 2015, one being that it will be 20 percent below the long-term average (I wonder how long of a “long term” that means). Another predicted four to five “major” hurricanes, while someone else predicted two “intense” hurricanes. I believe each season is unique and we don’t know enough to make predictions. I hope they keep trying, but let’s all downplay it and take it for what it is—a very inexact science. They are great at short-term predictions, but seasonal, I don’t buy it. They need data from more years—preferably from many more decades and maybe even centuries—under their belt to really start counting on it.

What Boaters Need to Know What is the chance of getting hit? The annual hurricane predictions don’t tell you much about where the storms will hit, but about how many tropical storms will develop and how many of those will reach hurricane level and, of those, how many will be major storms.

But for all practical purposes, the only thing boat owners need to know is how to prepare. Below are my predictions—all based on what you need to do and chances of getting hit. I created these predictions after the 2004-05 storm years, and this year, I print them again.

Our website hurricane pages have a good and simple plan for protecting your boat, along with a wealth of other information with links to other plans, information and weather websites, stories of success and failure in boat preparation and even hurricane drink recipes (often essential to calm the nerves, as long as you don’t overdo it). I believe it is one of the best resources out there.

Morrell Hurricane Predictions for Boaters for This Year You can use these predictions every year for the rest of your life.

Winds from 39 to 73 mph, up to 4 feet of surge (tropical storm) High probability: from a direct hit or from the outer bands of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 74 to 95 mph, 4-5 feet of surge (category 1) Good probability: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 96 to 110 mph, 6-8 feet of surge (category 2) Reasonable chance: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy to prepare your boat for.

Winds from 111 to 130 mph, 9-12 feet of surge (category 3) Small chance: from a direct hit or from the outer edges of a stronger storm. Easy, but even more preparation work required. You will likely suffer some damage, but you can minimize it enough that you can take your boat sailing after you put the sails back on.

Winds from 131 to 155 mph, 13-18 feet of surge (category 4)—or above 155 mph, 18 feet and up surge (category 5) Very small chance: from a direct hit or category 4 winds from the outer edges of a category 5 storm. This will take a lot more prep work, but possible to survive with not too much damage if you are prepared and get lucky at the same time.

If you don’t prepare and get lucky, it will be as if you didn’t get lucky, so prepare and hope for luck. If it’s a strong storm and lots of surge and you take everything off the boat you can, you will have that stuff, like sails, canvas, knives, spoons, forks and miscellaneous gear, for your next boat.

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Go to the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com and learn about the most important aspects of creating a plan to protect your boat. Read the first article, “A Good and Simple Plan for Your Boat.”

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Spectators on dinghies await the start of the A Class.

62nd Annual Family Island Regatta, George Town, Exumas, Bahamas, April 21-25 Continuing the 62-year-old Tradition – the National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas

By Jan Pehrson Cover: Sailing in the C Class.

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or people growing up in the Bahamas in the old days, sailing was not a pastime but a way of life. On the outer islands and small cays sailing was the only transportation.

Out of this environment outstanding sailors and boat builders developed. With no engines or instruments the old sailors had to navigate difficult passages between Raising the sails shortly after the reefs and the islands. the start in the C Class.

Speed was important so that fishermen could be the first boat into Nassau to deliver the fish kept alive in their “wet holds.” Sniffing for wind, the old sailors sensed the fastest course to market, guiding boats shaped just right for the local conditions on their island.

Inter-island sailing rivalries emerged that continue to be played out in the National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas held each April in George Town, Exuma, now in its 62nd year. One of a series of regattas, the George Town regatta is the original and the biggest.

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descended from the original families. Sloops must be Bahamian designed, built, owned and skippered. They must be constructed of wood, and sails must be canvas.

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Spectators were both on shore and in dinghies to watch the racing.

Pulling up anchor in the Le Mans start in the C Class.

Tida Wave, winner of last year’s C Class. The boat again took the title this year.

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because only the boat’s length is restricted. Mast height, boom length, number of crew, amount of sail area and lead ballast are not.

As crews push for more-and-more speed, mast heights tend to grow taller over time. From the racing rules: “We recommend for new construction in Class “A” an overall mast length of 60 feet and a boom length of 32 feet.” Note: this is a recommendation only, not a rule. Rule or no rule, masts height can be self-restricting. “If the mast is too high, it takes itself down,” observes long-time boat builder Mark Knowles from Mangrove Bush, Long Island.

If a sloop sinks during racing—caused by, for example, the huge boom slamming across the deck and heeling the boat over during a windy gybe— divers must dive down inside the hull to remove the pieces of lead before the wooden sloop is light enough to re-float. “You have to get the lead out— a lot of work,” adds Knowles.

In Class-A, there may be 15-18 people in the crew on a windy day, eight sitting one behind the other on the “pry board.” Their weight balances around 7,000 pounds of lead in the keel, according to Knowles. In the old days, extra people in the crew were dropped into the water at the upwind mark to lighten up the boat for the downwind leg.

A rule was passed to stop this practice—now you must finish with the same people you started with!

I got my first taste of the Family Island Regatta in 2014 when I sailed to George Town to write and photograph for SOUTHWINDS Magazine.

The regatta was unique, exciting, addicting. In many parts of the world, indigenous sailing has all but disappeared, but Bahamian sloop sailing is stronger than ever.

I had to go back! After all, my SOUTHWINDS’ photo from last year was chosen for the 2015 official regatta program cover and T-shirts. My plan for this year was to sail to George Town with my friend Ken on Slowpoke, his Morgan Out Island 36.

But true to her name, Slowpoke wasn’t ready to go anywhere. She was on the hard in Titusville, FL, with Ken muttering to himself while hard at work on her engine, wiring and plumbing.

With no transportation and no reservations in George Town, I made a resolution to skip this year’s contest. The event is popular, and flights and hotels are booked weeks and months in advance by people who plan ahead. I consoled myself with the idea that maybe Slowpoke will be moving by 2016, and Ken and I can sail to next year’s regatta together.

My resolve to stay away faded six days before the regatta as I watched the pre-race launch of defending Class-A champion Tida Wave on the regatta website. Once again, I got caught up in the excitement of the event.

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seriously. Rolly Gray, the very first Class-A winner in 1954, was from here. Today, one of the island’s few roads is named after him, and his descendants and their families continue to sail—and sail fast.

Looking straight into the video camera during the launch, the Staniel Cay sailors taunted their Class-A completion, the “Long Island Boys” and the teams from Nassau, Ragged Island, Cat Island, Black Point and New Providence.

“We’re gonna’ fly” they bragged as twenty strong men rolled their 28-foot sloop Tida Wave down logs, splashing her into the sea.

Unable to stay away from George Town after watching Tida Wave’s brazen challenge, I jumped on a last-minute flight Hiking out in the B Class. and showed up. Wanting me to learn more about Bahamian sloop sailing, my friends from last year put me up in the center of the action—at race committee headquarters at Regatta Point, sharing space with the trophies. Each day, winners lined up at the door to collect prize money from the regatta’s pay mistress.

True to their word, Tida Wave did fly. But so did Red Stripe from Black Point and Running Tide and Rupert’s Legend from Long Island. By the final leg on the last day of the regatta, these old rivals were separated by only a few points in the 11-boat Class-A fleet. In front of land-based spectators watching from the George Town seawall and mostlyAmerican cruisers watching from their anchored yachts and dinghies, the score was settled. Tida Wave defended her championship by one slim point.

Sloop sailing is alive and well in the Bahamas.

The 2015 regatta was the biggest ever, with hundreds of sailors on the water each day. In addition A relaxing sail during an A Class race.” to the 11-boat Class-A fleet, 14 boats competed in Class-B (21 feet long), 32 boats in the most popular class, Class-C (17 feet long), and 10 boats in the youth class, Class-E (12 feet long).

I’ll be back next year—hopefully aboard Slowpoke!

For more information about the National Family Island Regatta of the Bahamas, go to www.nationalfamilyislandregatta.com Jan Pehrson is a sailing photojournalist who spends summers in San Francisco, CA, and winters in St. Pete Beach, FL. Contact her at www.janpehrson.com Running Tide sailing in the A Class.

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Hobies Racing off Havana. The Schooner Dream Catcher, which was one of the two schooners that made the crossing, can be seen in the background.

Havana Challenge 2015 Hobie 16s Race from Key West to Cuba, May 16

By Jeff and Lin Drechsler

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n May 16 at 7:40 a.m.—at the starting sound of a conch shell—five Hobie 16s, with two crew on each boat, left on a race from Key West to Cuba, in the first U.S.-authorized sailboat race to Cuba in about 15 years.

They were accompanied by 14 support and other craft.

Including the crew on the Hobies, a total of 90 people on 19 boats set out for Cuba. Called the Havana Challenge, the Key West community did their best to keep the event under the main news media radar, making it just a “Key West thing” and not have the entire world’s press come down on them with hundreds of TV crews and reporters. Although not completely out of the news, those who pulled it off did a fairly good job of coming close to that goal.

With cooperation from the city of Key West lobbying department and a big push from some U.S. Senators, race organizers George Bellenger, his wife Carla and Joe Weatherby were able to get all the necessary permissions and documentation to hold the Havana Challenge in a fashion not seen in many years. It was many months of planning and permits. The ease of restrictions in Cuba travel made this just the right time, place and event for both nations to show dedication towards normalizing relations in a spirit of maritime traditions.

Bellenger last sailed the Havana Challenge in Cuba in 2000, although not with U.S. government permission—he and others just made the crossing and raced against Cuba sailors while there. This year’s event also had a planned race to be held in Cuba with Cuban sailors. Bellenger is also president of the Key West Association of Catamaran Sailors (KWACS), which was the representative sailing club in this race to Cuba.

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Andrew O’Conner and Rio O’Bryan sailing a Hobie 16 across to Cuba. Both are schooner captains who worked with one of the two schooners that made the trip to Cuba. Neither one had ever sailed a beach cat before.

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changed crew to keep a crew of two on the Hobie. Other boats helped in support of the event. Among them was a navigator boat that was in the lead of the 19 boats making the 90-mile crossing. Also along for the trip was a media boat, a backup support boat and two schooners (a 64-footer and a 72-footer). A 60-foot salvage boat and a quickresponse boat to help if any of the Hobies got in trouble were also making the crossing.

Although winds were light at the start, they increased to 18-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots and 12-foot seas—all making for a few mishaps and breakdowns, even an encounter with a whale. But the wind direction was favorable and the crossing was made on a broad reach—great conditions for making a quick and comfortable passage on a catamaran. One Hobie broke apart and was lost in the crossing, but the four others made it across, with the first boat—Team Wolbem, captained by race organizer George Bellenger—reaching Cuba in 10 and a half hours. The other SOUTHWINDS

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three Hobies all made it in after 12 hours, although one of them had to be rescued and came in on the salvage boat. All were greeted by reporters from around world, along with a welcoming group from Cuba headed by Jose Escrich, the Commodore of the Club Nautico Yacht Club of Marina Hemingway, who spoke with much passion about the relationship between Key West and Havana.

Given a 24-hour rest period after the finish, the racers were welcomed the next evening with a very warm reception at Club Nautico International in Marina Hemingway. Gifts were presented to the host club and many welcomes and congratulations came from the commodore and other Cuban dignitaries. Commodore Escrich complimented and congratulated the American sailors who made the 90-mile crossing.

“This is a historical day,” he said.

“Against strong tides you have made it here. Love has guided us here. You are the best gift.”

Next on the list of events was a practice day on Monday, May 18,

Just before her departure, Carla Bellenger was rewarded for all her hard work and dedication from the backfield with a great expression of gratitude from Commodore Escrich. Carla was given a handpainted cap and honorary membership in Club Nautico. From left to right are Liliet Martinez Beune (Escrich’s translator), Club Nautico Vice Commodore Marisel Abeledo, Senora Escrich, Carla Bellenger, George Bellenger and Commodore Jose Miguel Escrich. Photo by John Pickens.

Cuban and Key West Hobie sailors gather for a group photo..

for the upcoming race against the Cuban national sailing team on Tuesday. The Cuban team boats arrived Monday morning (some assembly required) and the U.S. teams had a big repair list for their own fleet. Practice was cancelled as all sailors from both teams worked together assisting each other in whatever was needed to be done to prepare all vessels for the next day’s race. Sails were swapped and borrowed, trampolines tightened and even a starboard hull on one of the U.S. vessels was replaced with great assistance from the young Cuban athletes.

On Tuesday, four U.S.-flagged Hobie 16s, five Cuban Hobie 16s and one Cuban Hobie Wave, along with many support vessels from both nations exited Marina Hemingway. A windward/leeward course was set by the Cuban race officials in front of the historic Hotel Nacional 30

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on the Malecon for the first “Copa de Armistad,” or “Friendship Cup.” Three races were held under ISAF rules led by principal race officers as outlined by the Cuban National Team coach Vincente de la Guardia in the verbal sailing instructions the previous day. The Cuban sailors proved their dedication to their sport by taking all three podium finishes in all three races. The U.S. teams did give the Cubans a push on the starting line but simply could not match the precision crew training of the Cuban National Team. This cup remains with the Club Nautico winners until next year when the KWACS return for another challenge (date not yet set). The race was broadcast live on Cuban television for the nation to see.

History was made with a closing parade of all boats into Havana Harbor on Wednesday. It was the first time U.S.-flagged vessels had been allowed to enter Havana Cuban sailors sailing on one of their Hobies with borrowed sails from the Americans with Cuban Harbor in over 50 years. The race support boats nearby.

Cuban National Sailing Team and U.S.-flagged boats, including the Hobies that raced on the their family members were allowed passage on the U.S.previous day, had to receive permission from the Cuban govflagged schooners that made the trip from Key West. All ernment whenever they left port in Cuba and returned to port in Cuba. Giving the Cuban sailing team and their families this permission was a historic step in the new CubanAmerican relations—another first in recent history showing that the KWACS’s efforts to inspire change was reciprocated as more and more cooperation of efforts between the two maritime clubs came with each passing day.

During the boat parade, Commodore Escrich gave a sigh of relief when he was told that Bill Malone of the schooner Jolly II Rover had left the signal cannon at home. If he hadn’t, Escrich was going to request “no boom” as the boat sailed through Havana Harbor.

For all her hard work and dedication from the backfield, Carla Bellenger was rewarded with a great expression of gratitude from Commodore Escrich. Just before final departure at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, the commodore, along with his wife and his dedicated translator and assistant, arrived dockside at the schooner Dream Catcher where the Bellenger family had boarded for their return trip across the straits. Carla was presented with a hand-painted cap from a well-respected Cuban artist, as well as an honorary membership to Club Nautico International in Marina Hemingway.

The Hobie 16s were loaded onto the salvage boat, and everyone returned to Key West on one of the 14 returning support boats.

Article co-author Jeff Drechsler, an avid racer, sailor and US Sailing-certified instructor, was the team coach for some of the Key West sailors, teaching them race tactics before they set sail.

The challenge was to get 10 beach guys from Key West trained in four days to compete against the Cuban National Team. Jeff’s wife and article co-author Lin also made the trip to Cuba.

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Sailors Going Green Need any more reasons for doing the right thing?

Here are a few more, and a few resources to go with them.

By Dan Dickison

Summer is upon us. Yes, that time Bottenus—the organization’s susof year when sailing activity across tainability director—is the awarethe Palmetto State—and the counness that’s been generated about the try—skyrockets. More sailboats are importance of integrating sustainable on the water during June, July and practices into the sport. “As sailors we August than at any other time of the spend a lot of time on the water and by year. No surprise there, of course. But the water. Right now, we’re at a critical what may surprise readers is the number junction and we need to begin taking seriof sailors (and boaters in general) who don’t ous steps to protect and conserve our waters. fully grasp the impact that this collective activity All sailors should consider this an obligation that can have on the environment we all enjoy. we cannot put off until tomorrow.”

Fortunately, a number of organizations get this and Read between the lines and Bottenus is saying several have set up programs to raise awareness about that environmental awareness and conservation should best practices for boaters regarding environmental impact. be a natural inclination for sailors. We should be the leadOne example is Sailors for ers. Unfortunately, this isn’t the Sea, a conservation nonalways the case. The good profit based in Newport, RI, news is that awareness—and that has been in operation the productive changes that it since 2004. This spring, for the can lead to—is increasing. third year in a row, Sailors for Along with Sailors for the Sea, the Sea partnered with the numerous other organizations organizers of Sperry Charlesare urging us in this direction. ton Race Week to implement Consider the work of the sustainable practices at this Ocean Conservancy (www. oceanconservancy.org). This mega regatta. One significant international organization has outcome was that the event developed the Good Mate attained Gold Level certificaProgram, which offers advice tion from the organization in on the best practices for any its Clean Regattas Program boater, sailor or otherwise. (www.sailorsforthesea.org/ programs/clean-regattas).

The folks at this nonprofit To accomplish this, the have published The Good Mate regatta’s organizers adopted a Come summer, there are a lot of sailors on the water, and not all Manual that can be downmajority of the program’s best of us do the right things to protect the sensitive environment loaded from their website. practices, including reducing that’s so vital to our pastime. Dan Dickison photo.

In the Palmetto State, the reliance upon single-use plasSouth Carolina Clean Marina tic water bottles. They also made it possible for participants Program is an important effort to protect and improve to recycle beverage containers and compost food service water quality by controlling nonpoint source pollution at materials at the post-race parties. To do all of this, they idenboatyards and marinas. Administered jointly by the tified a dedicated green team that coordinated these efforts, National Marine Manufacturers Association of South but most important among the steps they took were their Carolina in partnership with the state’s Department of efforts to raise awareness about the need to mitigate the Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Coastal impact of the event on the marine environment.

Resource Management, the program offers a Clean Marina Worldwide, Sailors for the Sea has partnered with more Guidebook that can be downloaded for free (www. scdhec.gov/cleanmarine/). Businesses that participate in than 650 regattas through its Clean Regattas Program. Across the Clean Marina program are recognized for their enviall of that activity, the greatest accomplishment, says Tyson 32

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ronmental stewardship. At the moment, 13 outfits on the coast and two that are inland are participating. It’s important to note that these businesses also encourage their customers to adopt similar sustainable practices for protecting our waterways.

The Clean Marina Guidebook advises, for example, that one quart of oil spilt will create a slick over two acres in size—the equivalent of nearly three football fields; and that a single gallon of fuel spilt can contaminate over a million Amid the shoreside revelry at Sperry Charleston Race Week, it was gallons of water. Those “small drips and spills of gasoline, easy to miss the fact that the organizers provided recycle bins and diesel, and other petroleum products add up and can have compost bins for the attendees to use to lessen the impact of their a serious effect on the marine environment, such as: death participation. Sperry Charleston Race Week/Brian Carlin photo. of fish, mammals, and birds; cancer, mutations, and/or birth defects; destruction of plant life; and reduction of food supply for marine organisms.”

That same document suggests non-toxic alternatives for cleaning boats. For example, need an all-purpose cleaner?

Skip the Simple Green or Fantastic and opt for one cup of white vinegar mixed with two gallons of fresh water. And instead of bleach for removing stubborn mildew stains (say, on a white rub rail), try Borax or hydrogen peroxide.

Also in the Palmetto State, the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium (www.scseagrant.org/ ) urges better practices by sailors and boaters. At the end of April, this organization held a two-day Clean Marine event in Charleston County that offered all boaters a chance to responsibly dispose of unwanted fishing gear and marine debris, all of which can be harmful to the marine environment if left in the wild.

One ongoing problem in coastal communities across the Lowcountry is abandoned boats, and the SC Sea Grant Ericka Mueller (left) and Randy Draftz (right) accept the Gold Level Certification on behalf of Sperry Charleston Race Week from Tyson Consortium is just one of several organizations attempting Bottenus (center) of Sailors for the Sea. Sperry Charleston Race to address that issue.

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Even the American Boating Association is getting in on the act. This advocacy organization is raising awareness about the importance of sustainable practices through its Clean Boating Program (www.americanboating.org/clean.asp). In some of its literature, the ABA warns that much of the debris found in coastal waters can persist for a very long time in marine environments and that can cause devastating damage. Mylar balloons, for example, actually last centuries, as do derelict fishing gear and plastic bags.

Cigarette butts don’t deteriorate for two years or longer. Plastic bottles can last 450 years, while aluminum cans 200 to 500 years. And Styrofoam can stick around for up to 80 years.

Also working on a national level is BoatUS Foundation, the membership-based advocacy organization. BoatUS is aiding these efforts in a number of ways, but most importantly by recognizing exceptional leaders in environmental stewardship. So, if you know of a group, program, organization, company or individual sailor who is making a difference in protecting our waterways, get in touch with BoatUS and make a nomination (www.boatus.org/enviroaward/). Any significant effort that advances clean To avoid relying on single-use plastic water bottles, every regatta should boating and educates sailors about minimizing our have a mobile filtration system such as this one from Zip2Water.com, which environmental impact is big step forward for all of us. is capable of refilling 800 quart bottles an hour.

The 47th Annual

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Island locals board up on Midnight Sun for the Regata de los Amigos.

Because boats were late arriving at the island, the regatta almost didn’t happen, but John Gardner, on After You from SPYC, and Blaise Pierson on Midnight Sun from Bradenton Yacht Club, along with a boat from Isla Mujeres, loaded up with as many as they could possibly take.

he 47th Regata del Sol al Sol began with a few clouds and sprinkles, but opened up to blue skies as the day progressed on April 24. The race committee was able to get the race started at the 10:05 a.m. scheduled time. The 15 boats that entered first paraded by the two VIP motor vessels Here Today, captained by Charlie Evans, and Patient Wader, captained by Larry Wissing. Also helping out was the Ham Radio Operators Club of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.

After the start, the vessels proceeded uneventfully out of Tampa Bay with a slight lull in the wind for those at the rear of the pack. But they were all out of Tampa Bay by the end of the afternoon. However, the conditions quickly changed to winds of more than 20 knots and dead on the nose. This led to four vessels choosing to turn around and go back to various places on the west coast from the Keys to Tampa Bay. Reasons for returning were varied, but the wind on the nose for two solid days, along with the unpredictable wave action, seemed to be the main ones. Ten Vessels continued their journey and arrived safely on the beautiful island of Isla Mujeres. The first boat to finish was XTC, skippered by owner Tom Glew’s son, Eric. The last vessel to finish was Bel Esprit II with Ted Riley at the helm.

Due to the sailing conditions, this is one for the record books with the first finisher coming in on Tuesday— four days after the start. Most years, at least one boat has finished by early Monday morning, and one year one came in just before midnight on Sunday.

Once on the island, all is forgotten and forgiven, as Renee Benson from Tattoo put it, “I was saying I am never going to do this again. I can’t believe how long it took.” But as soon as she stepped onto the dock she said, “I am going to do this again.” The Gulf of Mexico does offer its challenges, and there is not one time that I can remember, since 2002, that anyone has said, “It was exactly like last year.” But the feeling once on the island is, “I made it,” and that’s what this regatta is all about. Five boats have already signed up for next year.

Congratulations to all competitors for keeping their boats and themselves safe on this journey, whether it was to the final destination or not. Quote “Discretion is always the better part of valor.”

Due to the fact that the arrivals of the vessels were so late, the Amigos race almost did not happen, but Kudos go out to John Gardner, on After You from SPYC, and Blaise Pierson on Midnight Sun from Bradenton Yacht Club, along with a boat from Isla

The crew of XTC on board, showing they made a clean sweep of the awards.

Mujeres. The boats were loaded up with as many as they could possibly take, and away they went for a ride around the harbor area.

As the passengers departed the vessels, they received gifts from the skippers and crew of each boat. Due to the efforts of Judy McFadden and other committee members, a new tradition may have been started. After the Amigos race, the children proceeded to the convention center where they enjoyed hot dogs, drinks and games. Tampa Bay Rays hats were distributed, as well as soccer balls and other goodies.

Earlier in the week, Dick and Mary Lou Morduant, members of the regatta committee, toured and delivered supplies to the local hospitals that had been collected in the states from many different locations. They learned a lot about the needs of the island and will be organizing the medical and school supplies again next year.

After the Regata de los Amigos, Tampa Bay Ray’s hats were handed out. Other gifts, The activities on the Island were a big including soccer balls, were also given out. hit, from the skipper/navigators reception at the House on the Rocks, the Mayor’s Reception at the Town Square Municipal building, the Poker Run, Bally Hoo’s Party, the long standing basketball game (40-plus years)—which we came close to winning Gringos 30-Locals 36 (Commodore Harvey Ford played the whole game)—to the final awards party on Friday night.

This year, the wind gods provided wind but a little too heavy and from the wrong direction. This not only resulted in late arrivals but also late departures. But the skippers and crews bided their time well and all had returned to the states by Friday, May 8.

Special Award winners were: First to Finish, First Overall, and First in Class honors all went to XTC with Eric Glew Skipper (owner Tom Glew); Friendship The crew of XTC receive the awards for first to finish, first in class and first overall.

Trophy and first place in the Regatta dance); Best Finish of a New Entry was Split Decision with Amigos went to Midnight Sun with Skipper Blaise skipper John Hamm.

Pierson; Sportsmanship Trophy and second in the For full results, and to view the YB tracking, go to Regatta Amigos was After You with Skipper John www.regatadelsolalsol.org, or www.spyc.org (go to Gardner; Most Participation award went to Bel Esprit II Regatta Results and Satellite Tracking). with Skipper Ted Riley (25 years of consecutive atten-

SPYC Commodore Harvey Ford and Judy McFadden with winners of the basketball game. Locals won the game 36 to 30.

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Bone Island Regatta Southwest Florida to Key West, May 13-14

By Alice Petrat, Regatta Organizer

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ailors in the 6th Annual Bone Island Regatta enjoyed fair skies, favorable winds and accommodating seas for most of the trip. The last leg through the Northwest Channel to Key West was a final challenge, with the sailor’s best friend, the Windex, announcing in a clear voice that the wind was right on the nose. There were 19 boats in the Sarasota start on May 13 and 12 boats in the Naples start on May 14.

The Sarasota start experienced ESE winds of 8 knots at the start, with an easy sail down the coast until the wind clocked south in the evening. The winds for the Naples start were 5-7 knots from the east and then variable throughout the afternoon. In the late evening, the winds picked up. Florida Bay was generous to all, with east winds piping up and giving everyone a quick Richard Gress and crew on Mother Ocean, an O’Day 40, receives the award in Key West for trip to the leading mark for the first in the Spinnaker Class and first in Corrected Time Overall for the Sarasota fleet.

Northwest Channel. The final leg down the Northwest Channel was challenging for both the Sarasota and Naples fleets, with head winds and occasional squalls and showers.

Mother Ocean, skippered by Rick Gress of Sarasota Yacht Club, took first place in Spinnaker Class and First Corrected Overall for the Sarasota fleet. Warrior, from the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, took line honors and second on corrected time with Grant Dumas as skipper and a youth racing sailor crew.

Tom Rinehart, US Sailing, of Hoku Lele, was first in Non-Spinnaker. Greg Petrat, Sarasota Yacht Club and captain of White Hawk, was first in the Cruiser Class. Overdo, a Corsair from the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, was first in Multihull.

Tim and Debbie Haskett, of Passing Wind, received a specialty trophy in recognition of the smallest vessel to undertake the challenge. Tim and Debbie made the trip in their Cal 28 and enjoyed the whole ride.

In the Naples start, Tropical Storm, skippered by Doug Forster of the San Francisco Yacht Club/Gulf Coast Sailing Club, took first in Spinnaker Class and line honors. H2O, skippered by Bob Waddell of the Naples Yacht Club, placed first in Cruiser Class and took first overall on corrected time. Placing first in the Non-Spinnaker Class was Jerry Poquette of the Punta Gorda Sailing Club.

The Bone Island Regatta is an annual regatta held in May. In 2016, the Sarasota start will occur on May 11; the Naples start will be on May 12. The website is www.boneisWarrior sailing close-hauled into the Northwest Channel. Warrior landregatta.com. To contact Alice Petrat, race organizer, took first to cross the line, but second in corrected time, in the email gap4737@aol.com.

Spinnaker Class for the Sarasota fleet.

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SMALL BOAT REVIEW

Thistle Story

By Jabbo Gordon Photos by Deb Fewell Originally, these boats were of molded plywood, and the spars were spruce. Some Thistles are still built at home using wood, but they are not very competitive if their owners choose to race them. Most construction has gone to fiberglass hulls and aluminum rigging.

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ecognized as one of the best and largest competitive one-design classes in the country, this high performance racer is sailed by rock stars as well as youth and families. Therefore, the class welcomes new and experienced sailors alike, attempting to match them with available new and used boats.

The Thistle is similar to the International 14’s hull design that includes a plumb bow, and some sailors refer to International 14s as the Thistle’s little sister since they are three-feet shorter. There’s a reason, but it will require taking a short tack down a rabbit trail.

Sandy Douglass and Uffa Fox had been sailing canoe buddies around the United Kingdom before World War II. Fox had created two breakthrough hull designs for the International 14, a developmental class, in 1931 and 1935, but four years later, Europe was at war.

Douglass had liked the looks of his friend’s creations, but wanted something a little larger. So, after the war, he drew up plans for the Thistle. (Continuing to commemorate

Specifications LOA Beam Draft Weight Sail area Sail area Mast height

17’ 6’ 4’ 6”/6” (board down/up) 515 pounds (hull only) 191 square feet (main and jib) 220 square feet (symmetrical spinnaker) 25’

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Three people, male or female, normally race a Thistle. There’s the skipper, a forward person and one in the middle. With its open cockpit, it will carry six when day sailing. Shown here are five onboard racing.

Hiking straps are allowed on a thistle, but a trapeze is not.

his Scottish heritage, Douglass later designed the Flying Scot, a 19-footer, and the Highlander, which is 20 feet long).

Interestingly, hull No. 1 belongs to Chris Klotz of St. Petersburg and he won the national championship with it in 1990. Although Klotz races a newer Thistle in his stable now, he still takes No. 1 out for an occasional spin.

“It was funny,” Klotz recalled. “Sandy put an ad in the Bagpipe (the association’s newsletter) in 1957. My dad (Harold) called and sure enough it was still for sale. So, he bought her and we restored her. I moved down here to St. Petersburg from Pittsburgh in 1992 and brought her with me.

She is in great condition, but I don’t campaign her as much presently, because I have another Thistle that I also race.”

Originally, these boats were of molded plywood, and the spars were spruce. Some Thistles are still built at home using wood, but they are not very competitive if their owners choose to race them.

Most construction has gone to fiberglass hulls and aluminum rigging. New boats do feature wooden trim, using a combination of mahogany and ash, although some Thistles may have a teak trim.

Even fiberglass hulls tend to soften over the years, depending on its use, but even softer boats are still fast.

They are simply not as competitive at national levels.

Hulls have no decking or spray protection, and therefore, they are light for their size. In addition, these hulls have wide, rounded bottoms and that allows Thistles to plane in winds as low as 10 knots.

However, the sail plan is large for a Thistle’s weight.

Thus, a light hull and a lot of sail equates to a lot of speed.

Like the John Westall-designed International 505, which is only five inches shorter, a Thistle can plane at the drop of a proverbial hat.

In light and shifty winds, usually found on lakes, a Thistle will use its light hull and large sail area to an advantage. It’s not unusual for a Thistle to glide easily past a J/24.

In fact, it may be the only boat moving if the wind is only 2 to 3 knots, gusting to 4 or 5.

Fiberglass is much more tolerant of rain, snow or sun,

but most owners still keep their Thistles on a trailer in a garage, although some may be spotted at some club or squadron in a dry storage area with a cover, of course.

Three people, male or female, normally race a Thistle.

There’s the skipper, a forward person and one in the middle, a total 450 to 480 pounds, depending on the wind, but they should be strong and agile.

Actually two people can manage the boat if the wind is not too strong. And with its open cockpit, it will carry six when day sailing. Hiking straps are allowed, but a trapeze is not.

Easy to launch and rig, it is not unusual for sailors to hook up their vessels and go for a sail after work. Even after a few minutes on a bay, lake or river, work tension seems to evaporate. However, if there are one or two or more other boats on the water, tension may return as a skipper’s competitive juices start to flow.

Downing Nightingale III of Jacksonville is one of the few Thistle builders left in the United States. And of course, he races one with much of the same passion that he campaigns his J/24. But finding the right crew for racing can be a challenge.

“Racing a Thistle is very similar to racing at NASCAR,” Nightingale said. “The lighter the machine is, the faster you can go.

“That is why choosing your crew is important. Since you want to go fast, you have to have light, strong and agile people,” the builder/skipper concluded.

To give the reader an idea of how competitive the class is, the Thistle’s Portsmouth Rating is 83.0. A Daysailer, designed by the aforementioned Fox, is 16-9, but its rating is 98.5. A 470 which is an Olympic class, but only 15-5, has a rating of 86.3. However, a 5-0-5, which is 16-7, has a 79.8 rating.

Well, why a Thistle? “Well, why not?” replies Dr. Thomas Hubbell, president of US Sailing and two-time president of the Thistle Class Association.

“It’s a great family boat,” he said. “Even if some of your crew is not a real member of your family, they are still family.

“It’s a lively boat that goes fast. And while we have

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Two people can manage the boat if the wind is not too strong.

Hulls have no decking or spray protection, and therefore, they are light for their size. In addition, these hulls have wide, rounded bottoms and that allows Thistles to plane in winds as low as 10 knots.

fleets all over the nation, Thistles seem geared more to small lakes. I think it is too big for kids in big water,” Hubbell opined.

In spite of all this racing talk, Douglass reportedly designed the boat as a racer/cruiser. And that is what a lot of owners do with the roomy vessel. It has more space than a Wayfarer, which at 15 feet, 10 inches is a popular multipurpose vessel.

Many of Atlanta Yacht Club’s Thistle fleet members combine camping with racing as they camp at racing events.

And it’s back to the family thing, a major point for this multigenerational boat.

“It’s a family class boat,” said Eileen Fahrmeier, director of the Baltimore County Sailing Center. “My dad had one and I started crewing for him when I was only eight.”

After graduating from Clemson University and college sailing, Fahrmeier would crew for anything she could get on and received many phone calls inviting her to crew on someone’s Thistle.

“I have a Thistle, but I can’t afford to campaign it, and so I crew,” she explained. “I like the social connections.

“It’s a fast boat and it can be challenging especially when it’s blowing more than 18 knots. But it’s a fun class.

Everyone is willing to share his or her expertise after you get off the water.”

Fahrmeier admits that a Thistle’s narrow rail can be more than challenging, especially on the second day. And if a boat capsizes in a regatta, it is usually out of the running.

“I would say that a Thistle is a good boat for a racer sailor, but not for a novice sailor,” she said.

Alex Padgett, formerly of Dallas but living in Atlanta, has sailed all over the southeast since he was a student at the University of Alabama. He too likes the class’ social atmosphere, but also appreciates the boat’s ability to last a long time.

“It’s basically a young person’s class,” he said. “Two guys and a gal can get together and race. If you can hike on a Thistle, you can hike on anything.

“And yet you don’t have to buy a new one every 10 years. They are simple to rig and you’re not adjusting your rig constantly.

“It’s a very competitive class, but there are no secrets in Thistle racing,” he concluded.

Note: Anna Moulder, a Jacksonville high school student, contributed to this story.

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Hui Wharram Islamorada, FL (The Keys), May 15-18 Beautiful Weather, Nice Sailing and Great Camaraderie

By Dan Kunz, Hui Organizer Five Wharrams on the beach at the Lorelei. From left to right: Hitia 17 (only the bow of the port hull can be seen), Wayfarer 21, Tangaroa 36 and a Pahi 31. On the far right is the Tiki 21 (only the mast can be seen here). Photo by Shaun West.

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his year, as in most past years, the weather gods cooperated. Winds were perfect, sun shone and temperatures were ideal. You expect something else in the Fabulous Florida Keys?

Nearly 70 Wharramites and Wharramite wannabees attended, and more than 40 were at the Dutch-treat dinner on Saturday night. The Lorelei Cabana Bar in Islamorada again provided the perfect venue and great service to all who attended.

Five Wharrams were on the Lorelei beach for everyone to inspect. In attendance was a Hitia 17, Wayfarer 21, Tiki 21, Pahi 31, Tangaroa 36…and a nearby Narai 42. All the boats on the beach went out sailing with guests during the weekend…and, of course a little friendly competition developed. The smaller Wharrams skimmed across the flats with

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abandon and the larger boats ripped across Florida Bay to the astonishment of monohull sailors and even power boaters. The larger boats had as many as 12 people on board at any one time, and they still reached double-digit speeds.

Many of the attendees who were thinking about a Wharram, but had never been on one or in some cases had never seen one, were convinced that there will be one in their future.

This year, people came from as far away as Australia and Hawaii to join in the festivities and solidify their Wharram desires. Many stories were told of adventures around the globe, and we also paid special tribute to the life of Gene Perry who was the reason these events occurred for the past decade or so. Gene kept us on our course and focused on our cause. Since Gene is no longer with us, this will be the last Wharram Rendezvous, unless someone else takes up the cause.

Some preparation was done for the Wharram flotilla that will head for the Bahamas sometime early in 2016 (some will return to the U.S., and some will then head to parts unknown). Fair winds to all!

The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce provided welcome packages to all and the Free Press provided their paper. Included in the welcome package was a copy of both SOUTHWINDS and Cruising Outpost magazines. Signed copies of the books of Chuck and Corinne Kanter, Frank Papy and Scott B. Williams were provided as door prices. In addition, the Lorelei Cabana Bar, BoatSmith Florida and Cruising Outpost provided additional door prize items.

Our very special and most coveted awards (the deteriorating laminated signs for the event that were lashed to Lorelei’s trees for months before the event—suitable for place mats, decoration or use as pooper scoopers) went to the following people (first names only to prevent embarrassment for some awards): Furthest distance from home without a boat: Steve and Madeline (Hawaii)

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Longest distance sailed in: Greg and Barbara, who came in their Pahi 31 from Panama City, FL— about 450-plus miles) Longest distance traveled overall to get a boat to the Hui: Shaun and Casey, who came from Australia and Mexico, and then built and towed a 21-foot Wayfarer from New Mexico. They also got a second ary award for the best “Saws All” beachside modification of a Wharram at the event—a beam “adjustment!”

Best upgrading work being done: Brandon and Danielle on their Tangaroa 36 And then…the “Shame” awards given to people who say, “Don’t worry, next year my boat will be done and it WILL be here”: Thom, Ivan and Cindy, KC and Troy, Casey and Angie…with subtle acknowledgement also to David and Roger and Dixie.

And we also retired the last laminated Hui sign in honor of Gene Perry, our inspiration.

Overall a fun and enjoyable event.

Surf Rider, a Pahi 31 out of Panama City, under sail. Photo by Casey Kimberly.

A Wayfarer 21. Shaun West and Casey Kimberly, who came from Australia, built this boat in New Mexico and towed it to the Hui, winning the award for Longest Distance Traveled. Photo by Pat Simpson.

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Oriental, North Carolina A Great Place to be Rained Out

By Marci Lynn McGuinness

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Oriental Harbor aglow, taken from a balcony at the Oriental Marina & Inn. Oriental is known to have 1000 residents and 3000 sailboats at any given moment.

ast summer, in early August, I spent two days in the sailing capital of North Carolina intending to cover the Dragon’s Breath Sailing Regatta. Instead, I met 91-yearold Oma Fay Midyette Bond, an Oriental native. The Oriental Dinghy Club had canceled the race due to five inches of rain, so Fay took me on a two-day tour in her golf cart. Her Golden Retriever, Goldie, accompanied us.

When I came to Oriental, I stopped in the office at the Oriental Marina & Inn to let them know I had arrived.

General Manager Tom McIlhenny checked with his staff and asked me to return in an hour or so. I walked across the

street to the Village Gallery where local sketch artist Betty Brown wowed me with the gallery’s displays of maritime art. I then took a seat in one of the harbor-view porch rockers next to a young woman. She was there to crew on a sailboat in the postponed regatta. When she found out I was writing about Oriental, she introduced me to her mother who lives across the street from Fay Bond. Fay was born there in 1923. They said she was their Yogi and historian. I was intrigued. They got Fay’s permission for me to call and set up an interview.

When I checked into the inn, there were two of Betty Brown’s sketches on the walls.

One was of the Tiki Bar just below my balconies. Torrential downpours had the harbor filled with all types of boats— shrimp, sail, and power. What a view I had; every room does. It was like watching over the kingdom. The harbor, swimming pool, Tiki bar and Toucan Grill were at my fingertips. It is a lucky sailor who docks here (MM 182 ICW). I had driven from southwestern Pennsylvania, spending two days in New Bern, and had a leisurely drive to Oriental down Route 55. Either way, dock it or park it, because Oriental is one of the best walking towns I’ve visited.

The Tiki Bar at the Oriental Harbor Inn & Marina is a favorite of sailors worldwide. The inn’s balconies give visitor’s a full view of the happenings on land and sea.

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Tom McIlhenny had said that I could meet the local sailors at his Tiki Bar in the evening and at the Bean coffee shop across the street in the morning. I followed his advice, but first, I called Fay Bond.

passed away, his son Arthur put building lots on the river side.” Then Fay asked, “So, do you want to hear about my love life?”

An Oriental Love Story “When my husband, John, Fay Bond came to live in Oriental, we Four feet ten inches and tan, were young. He was going into she is the most energetic eighth grade that fall. He saw human I have met in ages. me walking across the schoolAfter we talked for over an yard and said, ‘I’m going to hour, she took me out to feed marry you!’ I told him that I her (50 on some days) turtles, wouldn’t marry him if he as the and invited me along on last man on earth. His Daddy Goldie’s daily walk. This is gave him a rowboat that he where the golf cart came in. fixed up for sailing. Any time I Luckily, it was equipped with saw him at the dock on that an enclosure, as it continued to boat, I went running. I loved to Waterside towns often lose their land as shown in this compour down rain. Fay not only memorative sign on South Street. sail with him and Tom Smith, knows the town’s legends, she is but I didn’t think of him like one. Ninety-one on September that. We were all neighbors.

29, she teaches stretching and “John had gone to the Navy aqua aerobics five days a week, and when he returned, he prowins broad jump medals at the posed to me on the old bridge.

Senior Olympics, and shared I said yes. It was freezing! her Oriental love story with me.

When I married him he was in “Uncle Lewis Midyette the Navy, then we lived on a from Stumpy Point founded farm in Bertie County on Oriental while seeking a better Albemarle Sound for 24 years. market for his fish,” she exWe grew tobacco, cotton, plained. “He and his crew had watermelons, lots of things. been taking them to Norfolk. He We lease it now. John had a lot thought this would be closer. of businesses, but that’s where They ran aground in Smith we get the watermelons for the Creek, so he climbed a tree and annual cutting.” spied out a light. The old timers “Wait, what is a cutting?” I always said that he ‘clumb’ a had to know. tree when telling this tale,” she “John and I started havlaughed. “He found a gentleman Oriental native, Fay Bond, 91, and Goldie take their daily ing them long ago,” she smiled who helped pull the boat out. He cruise around North Carolina’s sailing capital. at me. owned the land here.

“How long ago?”

“When Lewis returned to Stumpy Point, he spoke with “Next Sunday is the 45th annual. We get about 400 peoRobert Midyette who had a bit of money from salvaging ple, usually. In Oriental, we do all kinds of crazy things, like shipwrecks off the coast. They pooled their resources and the Independence Day Pamlico County Croaker Festival. We bought the land known as Oriental today. Uncle Lewis got sure have a lot of fun dressing up like the olden days. I wear the land on the creek side and Robert got the land on the my Momma’s dress every year in the parade,” she said. river side. They encouraged others from Stumpy Point to But I wanted to know how the watermelon cutting come. Lewis sold building lots to them. socials began. “I worked for a realtor and we had the farm, “Oriental got its name by Aunt Becky, Uncle Lewis’s all those melons. I thought it would be a good way to get the wife. Her sister lived on the Outer Banks. During the Civil locals and visitors together. It worked. We cut melons all War the federal steamship, the Oriental, was taking prisday until the last person arrives. It’s the second Sunday in oners down south. When it got to the Outer Banks, it ran August every year. We cut at least 60 watermelons, someaground and sunk. There was no loss of life, but in 1886 times more. We were married for 66.5 years and had a when Oriental needed a post office name, residents suggrand time. We had all kinds of boats.” gested Midyetteville, Smith Creek, different ones. Aunt Becky’s sister had found the nameplate from the Oriental.

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I also noticed that at 8 a.m. no one in the coffee shop or on the porch was texting. They were having conversations at each table, joking, laughing. Two sailors were keeping an eye on the weather on their tablets as the downpour continued.

Due to the abundance of characters, boats and dogs in Oriental, Keith Smith and Melinda Penkava have endless copy for their web site towndock.net. Of his column, Pet of the Month, Keith says, “After the initial interview, I wait a couple of days and return with questions. Dogs are complicated. Jack came to us by default. Now when we come out of the Bean he is waiting.

“Melinda and I bought a boat here years ago. While cruising and looking for a place to settle, it dawned on us that we were visitJack takes his job as speed control seriously, while watching the door of the Bean and ing places that reminded us of enjoying the view of the harbor.

Oriental. In 2002, we agreed that me well that Saturday evening, as the sun set over the harwe should move here.” They had, after all, married there bor. It quit raining long enough to give us an amazing sunin 1981. set. The shrimp boat captains were there chatting, along With his communications skills and Melinda’s journalwith sailors, locals and tourists. I had a few and chatted too, ism experience, they have created, for this very groovy sailbut it had been a long day, so I listened to the rain and the ing town, a first-class web site with marine weather, news Tiki bar action from my upstairs balcony. on visiting boats, events, photos, town news, artist sketches I must say, when I realized I had an entire two-floor of the area, and daily dock quotes. Watch what you say! condo, which they call a studio, I was thrilled. Full kitchen, These are a few quotes I overheard at the Bean... a bath and a half, comfortable furnishings and two bal“Jack won’t come in because there are two strangers conies for harbor-, people- and dog-watching—and taking coming up the steps.” photos. Because Oriental’s harbor accommodates 6-foot “You catch what you catch.” drafts, 20-foot beams and 80-foot long boats, I gazed at an “I moved here 14 years ago because I didn’t want my interesting mix of vessels. son to grow up at a mall. I wanted him to play. Now he does I cannot imagine a better place to stay in Oriental. The environmental work. It’s been worth it.” marina and inn are on the water with a wonderful view, restaurant, Tiki bar, courtyard, raw bar and grill. Sailing High Water? Take a Walk towns are relaxed and filled with talented people, I have On that rainy Sunday, I walked all over Oriental, “visiting” found. Many just sailed there and never left, like Jack’s folks. as the rain came down in sheets. Susan Conley at Nautical Wheelers said, “Oriental is a quirky town. You can be sitJack ting next to a disheveled sailor and never know he is some On Sunday morning, I videoed the downpour and put it on wealthy high-powered businessman. Here, no one cares YouTube, then grabbed my trusty rain jacket. Oriental is how big your house is. Here it is the boat, the sailing, the known to have 1000 residents and 3000 sailboats at any storytelling.” given moment. It also has an assortment of very cool dogs.

I wandered around the museum, shopped and stopped One in particular is impossible to avoid. They call him Jack. at the Village Gallery again. High water signs sat in the I walked across the street from the inn to the Bean and streets. Water lay everywhere. I was starved when I walked claimed a small table next to the window. This afforded me into the Toucan Grill next to the inn, and happy to see a full view of the happenings both inside and out. familiar face. Missy made me the best spinach salad I have I asked about the dog in the road and a few of the locals had in years, with their homemade light wine dressing. I told me his name. I watched. Jack’s lying in the road in took my time. This gave me the resources to walk over to between the harbor and the Bean serves many purposes, if I Fay Bond’s house for more photos and info. The docks were am not mistaken. He guarantees drivers observe the 15still quiet, as the rain was relentless. mph speed limit, keeps a sharp eye on the door of the Bean, When I sat down at Fay’s computer to open a video of greets those who park along the curb which results in many her television debut, she served me homemade chocolate treats, checks out incoming dogs and boats, and gives visizucchini cake with two kinds of ice cream. It made me want tors great photographs to share. to move there. Land or sea.

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RACE CALENDAR Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX) NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information.

Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule.

For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.

Major Upcoming Regattas

14th Annual Harker’s Island Sunfish Regatta, Harkers Island, NC, July 11-12 The Island Wind Race, held on Saturday, is often described as an obstacle course where sailors choose which direction they circumnavigate the island, typically with a reliable sea breeze. Post race appetizers, beverages, a low country boil dinner and video tape replay of the race are included and this year’s party features a rum cake dessert contest.

Sunday’s schedule includes breakfast and short-course racing in the morning followed by lunch and an awards presentation. Old, but seaworthy boats can choose to compete in the new “Beater” class and the event can be an allout race or simply a memorable outing.

Sponsored by the My Own Bloody Yacht Club. www. mobyachtclub.com. Click on Harker’s Island. Registration info/details, contact Rob Eberle at eberlemarine@gmail.com.

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Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta, Charleston, SC, July 18 This youth regatta is one of the largest events the yacht club supports during the year with over 100 boats participating.

Several classes race: J/24s, SIOD, E-Scows, Melges 24, YFlyers, MC Scows, Sunfish, Lasers, 420s and Optimists. On occasion, there have been fleets of Snipes, Holders, JY-15s and Hobies. Sailors travel from the many locations in the Southeast, including SAYRA clubs located in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information and the NOR, go to http://charlestonyachtclub.com.

Race Calendar Club Racing: Go to the local association and club websites for club racing.

The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month and are not listed in the below calendars: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club racing.

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club racing.

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina). (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4 Commodore’s Regatta. PHRF. Cape Fear YC (NC) 4-5 4th Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 11-12 Hobcaw Open Regatta. Open. Hobcaw YC (SC) 11-12 Harker’s Island Sunfish Regatta.* 19-20 Governor’s Cup Regatta. Open. Carolina SC (SC) 20-21 James Island Open. James Island YC (SC) 25-30 US Sailing Jr. Women’s Double-handed Champs. 420s.

Carolina SC (SC) 27-28 Low Country Regatta. Open. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) AUGUST 1-2 Carolina Open. Carolina YC (NC) 1-2 Rockville Regatta. Sullivan Island YC (SC) 8 Mt. Pleasant Youth Regatta. Hobcaw YC (SC) 21-23 Rocket Regatta. PHRF. Cape Fear YC (NC) CHARLESTON OCEAN RACING ASSOCIATION (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina JULY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 18 Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta* AUGUST No regattas scheduled. Go to CORA website for local club racing.

LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php See club website for local club racing.

LLSC. Lake Lanier SC. www.llsc.com BFSC. Barefoot SC. www.barefootsailing.org AISC. Atlanta Inland SC. www.aiscracing.com SSC. Southern SC. www.southernsailing.org JULY 19

Newcomers Race. SSC

AUGUST 29-30 Vern Pickering Commodores Cup. Lake Lanier SC SOUTHWINDS

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Regional Sailing Organizations:

Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River.

Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly.

The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com) holds reverse handicap races on alternating weekends; Sunday afternoons in the winter and Friday nights from April to Oct. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends year around. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Race Series for Co-ed racers and a monthly all-female DP series.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races.

Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; race series organized seasonally.

Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Sailing on Lake Monroe, a segment of the St. Johns River. Tequila Sunday Racing and Jager Cup Race series, alternating every two weeks, with one race in the series held monthly. March through October, Wednesday Night Rum Races. Seasonal race series on Saturdays once a month.

Manatee Cove Marina (at Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Saturday and Sunday races MC Scows. Flying Scots, Wayfarers, Lasers—twice a month, September through May. Laser races every two weeks during the summer.

Port Canaveral YC Sunday Funday PHRF ocean races second Sunday of each month. www.pcyc-fl.org.

US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com USSC US Sailing Center JULY 11-12 18

J/24 Fleet 10 Districts. USSC Commodore’s Cup. CGSC

AUGUST 8 Single-Handed Race. CGSC 9 Double-Handed Race. CGSC

Florida Keys Race Calendar JULY 4 4 12 12 18-19 19 26

Fire Cracker Ocean Regatta. Port Canaveral YC Annual Patriotic Salute Boat Parade. Ft. Pierce YC Double Handed Race. Halifax River YC Liberty Race. St. Augustine YC Ohio Shoals Ocean Race. Melbourne YC & Port Canaveral YC Liberty Race. St. Augustine YC Ft. Pierce Summer Doldrums Race. Ft. Pierce YC.

AUGUST 1 Moonlight Race. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 1 Full Moon Race. St. Augustine YC 15 Double-Handed River Race. Melbourne YC 22 Double-Handed River Race. Melbourne YC 23 Hope There Isn’t a Hurricane Race. Ft. Pierce YC 29 Full Moon Regatta (Patrick Lambert Regatta) Melbourne YC

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Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Smallboat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available.

Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com.

Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.

JULY-AUGUST No races scheduled.

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Major Upcoming Regattas

Joey Meyer Regatta, Apollo Beach, Tampa Bay, FL, August 29 The Tampa Sailing Squadron hosts this regatta for kids and teens. Graduates of TSS Youth Sailing’s sailing and racing classes, and sailors recommended by the Youth Sailing coaches are eligible to race.

The regatta is free but there are only a limited number of race boats, so an RSVP is required for race boat assignments. Some spectator boats are available—RSVP requested. To RSVP, leave message at (813) 645-2262 with your phone number, name, age, and when you took TSS Youth Sailing’s sailing or racing classes. For spectator boats and awards party, please leave the number of family members attending.

TSS Youth Sailing’s Joey Meyer Regatta memorializes a young sailor who grew up at the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach to join the US Coast Guard.

For more information, go to TSS Youth Sailing’s website, www.youthsailingapollobeach.org, or Facebook, TSS Youth Sailing. TSS Youth Sailing, Inc., is a Florida nonprofit and federal 501(c)(3) educational organization.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron 69th Annual Labor Day Regatta, Sept. 4-6 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will be hosting its 69th Labor Day Regatta. With six courses on Sarasota Bay and PHRF racing in the Gulf, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Courses will be set up hosting Opti Red, White, & Blue fleets, Opti Green Fleet, Laser, 420, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Event. Camping is available on the club grounds.

About 300 boats generally race in this regatta. Free dockage and limited camping are available. Food and entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend.

Contact the SSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information.

The NOR and online registration is available at www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org

Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org.

Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com.

Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com.

Safety Harbor Boat Club. Saturday races year around, usually twice a month, once a month during summer. Wednesday evening races organized seasonally. For the current schedule, go to www.safetyharborboatclub.com.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunday series, year around with skippers meeting at noon. April through September Friday evening racing. 5:45 skippers meeting. www.sarasotasailingsquad.org.

St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the: (DIBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) JULY - no regattas scheduled AUGUST-SEPTEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) Aug. 29 Joey Meyer Regatta. Youth sailing. Tampa Sailing Squadron* Sept. 4-6 69th Labor Day Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron*

West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. www.sailbcyc.org.

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RACE CALENDAR 2015 USODA National Championship, Pensacola, FL, July 18-26 Major Upcoming Regattas

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Gulf Coast, July 3-5 Optimist Red, White, Blue and Green Fleet; Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7; Club 420s; Flying Scott. Pensacola Yacht Club. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

41st Annual Horn Island Hop, Ocean Springs, MS, July 4-5 A multihull regatta launching from Ocean Springs Yacht Club and racing out to Horn Island. The sailors lunch, then race back. The final leg is the next day when there is another opportunity to beat the time around Deer Island.

Go to www.osyc.com for more information.

Texas Youth Race Week, Houston Yacht Club, July 11-17 A US Junior Olympics Sailing Event and USODA Team Trails Qualifier hosted annually by Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah), Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook), and the Houston Yacht Club. www.texasyouthraceweek.com.

Women’s Trilogy Races, July 18, July 25, Aug. 1 The Women’s Trilogy Series is typically held every July and August. The first race, the Bikini Regatta, is held at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. It will he held July 18 on Pensacola Bay. In this regatta, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.navypnsyc.org. The second race, the Race for the Roses, will be held on July 25 at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and only female crew are allowed to race. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org. The third race, the Fast Women Regatta, is at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine, AL, and will be held on Aug. 1 on Perdido Bay. In this race, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.pointyachtclub.org. Awards will be at each regatta.

At the last regatta, there will be a special Trilogy Trophy for the contestant who enters all three races and earns the most combined points.

Over 400 youth sailors are expected to compete in the USODA National Championships at the Pensacola Yacht Club. Events include: Team Race National Championship July 19-21; Girls National Championship July 21; and the USODA National Championship July 23-26. Volunteers are needed to help with daily check-in, information, parking, patrol boats with drivers, press boats with drivers, spectator boats with drivers, judges, safety and general all-around help. www. usoda2015nationals.com. www.visitpensacola.com

Texas Race Week 2015, Galveston, TX, July 23-25 Texas Race Week is the premiere offshore yacht-racing event held by the Galveston Bay Cruising Association (GBCA), with race headquarters at the Galveston Yacht Club. The regatta encompasses three days of offshore sailboat racing on a variety of courses, beginning on Thursday with a 15- to 30-mile offshore route that lasts for five hours.

Courses on Friday and Saturday run along the beach so onshore spectators can view the racing. The 40 to 50 yachts expected to compete will race PHRF, One-design and level fleets. Register online at www.gbca.org.

GYA Women’s PHRF Championship, Pensacola, FL, Aug. 8-9 This championship is hosted by the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and is open to all spinnaker boats with a valid GYA PHRF rating and skippers must be members of a GYA-affiliated yacht club. The one-day competition will begin at 10:00 am with no race starting after 1:30 pm. Registration will be held from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 1, at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club. For more information, go to www.pensacolabeach-yc.org

95th Annual Lipton Cup, Bay St. Louis, MS, Sept. 5-6 The Bay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St. Louis, MS, will host the 95th Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup on Labor Day Weekend. The regatta is an inter-club competition between the 33 member clubs of the Gulf Yachting Association.

Competitors sail the 19-foot one-design, the Flying Scot, in five races held over three days. The winning club hosts next year’s Lipton Cup. www.baywavelandyachtclub.org.

Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.

Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org See RACE CALENDAR continued on page 61

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Beneteau SENSE 55 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau Sense 50 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $459,900 Beneteau M50 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$130,000 Beneteau Sense 50 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$450,000 Beneteau 49 (two to choose) starting at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$290,000 CAL 48 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Beneteau Oceanis 48 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau 473 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$204,000 Catalina 470 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$229,000 Beneteau 461 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,900 Sea Master 46 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120,000 Beneteau Oceanis 45 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Gulfstar 44 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,000 Jeanneau 42 Deck Salon 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$205,000 Catalina 42 MkII 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86,500 Beneteau ST42 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$249,000 Beneteau 411 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 Hunter 410 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$105,000 Beneteau 400 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Beneteau 393 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$111,900 Beneteau 381 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$81,000 Catalina 380 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 Catalina 380 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,500 Island Packet 380 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$188,000 Beneteau Oceanis 38 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Cabo Rico 38 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,500 X Yacht 372 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60,000 Beneteau Idylle 11.50 (37') 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$51,000 Pearson 365 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,500 Beneteau 361 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$73,000 Dufour 36 Classic 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86,000 Wauquiez Pretorien 35 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 Beneteau Oceanis 35 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Beneteau 343 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Beneteau 311 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 Beneteau 31 Centerboard 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$103,000 Seaward 26RK 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 J/Boats J/70 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In Stock/Call for Package Perry 20 2011 (Custom Bob Perry Design) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,900

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43' Young Sun Offshore Cutter, 1978, Late model Yanmar, Solar, wind generator, Dual racors Wind Vane steering, Serious Bluewater cruiser, $99,900, Kirk @ 954-649-4679

42' Moody 419 1985, Bluewater cruiser, Solar, 38' Shannon Ketch, 1983 Very Well maintained, Garmin Autopilot, built to Lloyds Standards, A/C, Watermaker, solar, generator, Davits, New $89,900, Kevin @ 321-693-1642 canvas, $110,000, Jane @ 813-917-0911

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2009 DYER DHOW. 8 feet. Very good condition, oars w/leather, engine mount, embedded serial numbers, perfect towing, three persons plus equipment. 4-cycle Yamaha 2.5 engine. $1000 for boat. Engine $500. Richard Edson (727) 940-2695. (8/15)

Luders 16, 1952. Current owner since 1965 (named Windrider, previously Thunder). Won Columbus regatta Miami three times. 24-feet on deck. Appears totally original and tight with main and jib. Hull #570, racing number 33. Epoxy glass over wood. Elderly owner wishing to sell. $9995. Located Anna Maria Island, FL. (941) 778-9435 (9/15) 54

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17’ Com-Pac Suncat 2013. Excellent condition, trailer, unique hinged mast system, shoal draft keel, outboard brackets, bimini, lazy jack, portable head, transom ladder, sleeps 2. $19,831. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

1985 Wilkinson 22 ft Cat Boat. Gaff Rig, 8HP Yanmar Diesel rebuilt 2012, Hull refinished 2014, V-berth, enclosed head, galley sink, large storage areas. Call (813) 447-1989.

Lauderdale area, make offer. (7/15)

24’ Bahama Sandpiper. Gaff-rigged Cat Ketch, 1978, with trailer. Pocket cruiser is a head turner in any fleet, by Chuck Paine. 18” draft, 1500# lead ballast. Now $3,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

Seaforth 24, 1981. Full keel, 2.5 ft draft.

NEW: stern rail, Lewmar hatch, rigging, sails, roller furling, canvas, Seadeck non-skid, more.

Must see. New bottom job. Cockpit well, 2011 Suzuki 6 LS, trailer available. $8,500.

Call Tony at (941) 545-1179. (9/15)

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26’ Seaward 26RK 2012 w/Trailer, 1’3 to 6’ draft, electric retractable keel, mast lowering/raising system, 8 S/S ports, roller furling genoa, $69,900. (800) 826-2807. Pics & specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

Restored 1976 27-foot O’day Performance Sloop. New sails .75 spinnaker, Profurl, A-4 Inboard, Sleeps 5, 78x36” 1/4 Berth.

Race/Cruise. 6 winches. Fort Myers Beach $7800. (239) 560-9656. No text messages, please. (9/15)

1984 27’ Albin Family Cruiser. Trawler cruising on a budget. Diesel engine, wind and solar power, air conditioning, inverter, refrigeration, center cockpit with forward and private aft stateroom. Alan (941) 350-1559.

AlanWYS@gmail.com. Details at; www.windsweptyachtsales.com. $25,000

H-28 by Parkins Marine, Fort Lauderdale.

Fiberglass. 1982 cutter rig, Yanmar 2GM diesel. Impeccably maintained by professional yacht captain owner. Many upgrades. Asking $49,500. Negotiable. Located St. Augustine.

For details, call Bill at (239) 246-1777. (8/15)

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1976 28’ Sabre - $20,000 - Curtis Stokes (954) 684-0218 curtis@curtisstokes.net

1987 30’ Catalina MKII. 3’10” Shoal-draft wing keel, one-owner boat with roller furling head sail, Universal diesel, propane SS cooktop w/oven, microwave, shore power, all original except for custom hard bimini top and in good condition. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

SAILORS, THINKING ABOUT A POWERBOAT? Will Trade. I am thinking about a 24’ to 28’ cruising sailboat, similar value and/or possible cash difference. 30’ Luhrs Downeaster 1987, displacement hull, single 270hp, gas, includes bow thruster, a/c, full electronics, 7 large batteries with inverter for overnite/fishing, many upgrades in last 5 years. $14,500. Negotiable. Cell (239) 8391884. (9/15)

2006 Columbia 30’ Sportboat. Great around the buoys or offshore. Shallow canal no problem. Lift Keel Draft-up: 3’, down: 7’. Original owner, Ullman Sails, Trailer, Dry Storage, Yanmar Diesel. Beam 9’ 6”. $55,000. Contact Thomas @ (813) 324-7424 or darcytj@gmail. com. (9/15)

31’ Allmand 1983. Universal 24hp,long shallow keel & partial skeg hung rudder, Nav station, solar panel, elect windlass, bimini top, stable when sailing & easy to single hand, very roomy & comfortable, MUST SEE! $18,000.

Call Cal @ (561) 312-0010. www.Sailboats inFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

31’ Pacific Seacraft Mariah 1977. Yanmar diesel, project boat, needs starboard side cap rail, electrical and interior clean up. Please call George for details and appointment for inspection. Asking $19,900 with offers encouraged. (941) 792-9100. Grand Slam yacht Sales.

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Classic Bayfield 32C tall mast cutter, 1987.

New sails, electronics, radar, autopilot, 7 winches, A/C, galley, refer, sleeps 5, Yanmar 3GM30F diesel, New dodger & bimini, dingy & motor. More. Located Apollo Beach, FL. $39,000. Contact Jack at (863) 944-7972. jlwsail@tampabay.rr.com. (9/15)

32’ CATALINA 320 1999. Well kept racer/cruiser. Roller furling jib. Flaking system on main. Yanmar 27hp recently maintained.

Wing keel. Lots of electronics with portable air conditioner and flat screen TV included. Full cockpit bimini. Clean and smells like new.

Motivated seller. $62,500 obo. Call Dave at (941) 685-5755. (8/15)

34’ Beneteau 343 2008. 4’9 draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini/Dodger, Refrig/Freezer. $95,000. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

1984 34’ Sabre Classic. A rare opportunity to purchase a classic boat that needs a little “sweat equity”. Centerboard; 4’ draft, sails, canvas, diesel, new batteries. See our website for details on what she needs for restoration. www.windsweptyachtsales.com. Alan (941) 350-1559. AlanWYS@gmail.com. $13,000.

34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $12,500 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at (941) 723-6560. (9/15)

36’ Presto Ketch 1982. Fiberglass, shoal draft, tanbark sails, Yanmar 30 diesel. Perfect for Bahamas, Florida Keys and Chesapeake. $24,800. Located in NC. Specs and pictures at www.beaufortyachtsales.com

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32 ft. Dutchflyer/Holland Yachts 1983. Fully equipped for cruising/liveaboard. Solar panels, full enclosure, radar, chartplotter, Autohelm, SSB, TV antenna, 3GMF Yanmar, new bottom paint. Just returned from Bahamas. $27,000. Located in LaBelle, FL. billpattysail@aol.com (410) 279-7942. (7/15)

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OVER continued from page 62 launched the little motor into forward.

The prop churned in the water; our sliding stalled. Slowly, we began to climb out of the watery trap. The bridge was less than five yards behind us We were shaken; a front stanchion was bent; but it could have been much, much worse. We all took it as a lesson.

Last summer I discovered there was still a lot I had to learn about sailing, but I also came to understand that you can’t be prepared for everything.

You just have to find a balance between confidence and caution—especially without a depth sounder.

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J Prop............................................12 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales..........52 Kelly Bickford, Broker ....................49 Key Lime Sailing............................19 Keys Rigging .................................20 KnotStick ......................................18 Laser ...............................................3 Mack Sails .....................................31 Madeira Beach Municipal Marina....9 Marine Tech Services.....................16 Martek Davits................................22 Masthead Enterprises ..........18,21,49 Mastmate ....................................18 Mobile Marine Services .................16 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ........52 National Sail Supply ......................21 Nature's Head ...............................19 Nickle Atlantic...............................18 North Sails ...................................37 Optimist..........................................3 Outland Hatch Covers...................19 Panama City Marina......................26 Panel Visor ....................................19 Paradise Marina ............................27 Pasadena Marina...........................26 Ponce de Leon Hotel.....................59 Port Canaveral YC .........................21 Precision .........................................3 Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers............51 Regatta Pointe Marina...................26 Rigging Only.................................20 Safe Cove Boat Storage.................30 Sail Repair .....................................21 Salt of a Sailor book ......................17 Schurr Sails ...................................39 Sea School ....................................15 SeaTech ........................................59 Seaworthy Goods.....................19,41 Simple Sailing ...............................14 Source Mobile Marine...................16 Sparcraft - Wichard .........................7 Sparman USA................................23 Spotless Stainless...........................19 St. Petersburg Marina ...................26 Sunfish............................................3 Sunrise Sails, Plus ..........................20 Tackle Shack....................................3 Teak Hut .......................................19 The Yacht Sales Company .............49 TideSlide .........................................5 Tiki Water Sports ...........................20 Tohatsu Outboards .......................20 UK Sailmakers ...............................21 Ullman sails..............................16,21 Vacu Wash ....................................21 Wheelez ........................................39 Wichard - Sparcraft .........................7 Windrider Trimarans......................40 Windswept Yacht Sales..................63 www.southwindsmagazine.com

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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau......................................................64 Curtis Stokes Yacht Brokerage ......................50 Dunbar Sales................................................51 Eastern Yachts ..............................................64 Edwards Yacht Sales .....................................53 Flying Scot ...................................................16 Grand Slam Yacht Sales................................63 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ................................3 Kelly Bickford, Broker ...................................49 Laser ..............................................................3 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina ...........18,21,49 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau .......................52 Optimist.........................................................3 Precision ........................................................3 Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers...........................51 Sunfish ...........................................................3 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg ....3 The Yacht Sales Company ............................49 Windrider Trimarans.....................................40 Windswept Yacht Sales.................................63 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Anchor Rescue .............................................17 Beaver Flags .................................................17 Borel ............................................................17 Cajun Trading Rigging .................................20 C-Head Compost Toilets ..............................18 Coolnet Hammocks......................................18 CopperCoat .................................................28 CPT Autopilot ..............................................59 Cruising Solutions ........................................13 Ecotop .........................................................18 Froli Sleep ....................................................18 Garhauer........................................................2 Hotwire/Fans & other products ...................18 J Prop...........................................................12 KnotStick .....................................................18 Martek Davits...............................................22 Masthead Enterprises .........................18,21,49 Mastmate Mast Climber...............................18 Nature's Head ..............................................19 Nickle Atlantic..............................................18 Outland Hatch Covers..................................19 Seaworthy Goods....................................19,41 Sparman USA...............................................23 Spotless Stainless..........................................19 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision ............3 Teak Hut ......................................................19 TideSlide ........................................................5 Wheelez .......................................................39 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES, CANVAS Advanced Sails .............................................20 Atlantic Sail Traders ......................................20 Bacon Sails...................................................20 Cajun Trading Rigging .................................20 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging ..........59 Far East Sailmakers .........................................6 Keys Rigging ................................................20 Mack Sails ....................................................31 Masthead/Used Sails and Service .......18,21,49 National Sail Supply, new&used online ........21 North Sails ...................................................37 Rigging Only ...............................................20 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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New Orleans Yacht Club. www.noyc.org Southern Yacht Club. www.southernyachtclub.org Clubs with regattas listed this month BSC Birmingham SC, Birmingham, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL GBCA Galveston Bay Cruising Assoc., Galveston, TX GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS LBYC Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MS LYC Lakewood YC, Seabrook, TX MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA NYCP Navy YC Pensacola, FL OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PCYC Pass Christian YC, Pass Christian, MS PtYC Point YC, Josephine, AL PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PontYCPontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA JULY(* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas”) 3-5 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival.

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PCYC 1-2 Summer in the Pass. PCYC 8 Round the Rig. MYC 8 Little Salts n’ Old Salts. PYC 8-9 GYA Women’s PHRF Championship. PCYC* 15-16 GYA Flying Scot Knost Regatta.

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“Over Prepared” for the Intracoastal Sailing an old boat up the marked waterways can’t be that hard, can it?

By Benjamin Hayward

L

ooking at our boat, you might have thought my Father was over-prepared for the Intracoastal Waterway.

In some ways he was—spare sails and fenders lashed to the deck, life jacket on tight—but nothing can prepare a captain for an old vessel or a young crew.

A 36-foot, aluminumhull Cutter from 1979, Rover had been neglected to the elements for three years before Dad bought the boat last spring. This was the third “fixer-upper” of his retirement, and he tackled the project with everything he had. We set sail with probably enough tools and spare parts to refit an entire second vessel.

Other captains were surprised that we were taking the Intracoastal when Rover was supposed to be deep-sea-worthy, but my Dad wanted to test the vessel and the crew first. It was a wise decision.

The other two crew and I had limited sailing experience. We trained by practicing our man-overboard drill and readying about when first a hat— and then a towel—were taken by the wind. Neither object was recovered before it sunk.

When we were motoring, which was over half the time on the waterways, we were taught to always listen for irregular sounds coming from the engine. My Father said these are hints of an impending problem.

The first time, our prop had climbed out an inch against the hardturned rudder and would no longer feather into reverse. After a day, we discovered it only needed to be hammered back in from the water.

The second time, the temperature gauge was climbing. After investigation, we found out that only the impeller in the water pump needed replacing. We had three spares.

The third time, however, the engine died before I could reach the shut-off switch. It was seized. The repair was beyond Dad’s many years

of diesel engine experience. We were towed to a marina where we discovered that waiting for a mechanic and then parts could take weeks.

Instead, my Dad bought a used 9hp outboard, and we bolted a mount to the back of the sailboat. We had to lean down to adjust the speed on the handle, but with the replacement aligned off-center of the keel, it turned out we were just as fast as with the old 33-hp diesel.

Despite our preparations, we also had a faulty depth sounder. We accommodated by using a marked pole from the bow whenever we searched for a spot to anchor. During the day, we followed the channels with the “Red, Right, Returning” rule.

But it turned out sailing and even motoring between a series of marked posts was harder than it looked.

The first time we ran aground was the most stressful. The tide was high, and the winds were only making it worse. “Everyone to port,” my Dad commanded. “Hang from the boom,” he shouted to me. I was incredulous, but I swung to the end of

it. The boat tilted with our movement, my feet dangled in the water, the exhaust sputtered in the waves, and we pulled free.

The second time, tilting the boat didn’t work.

Instead, he taught us the trick of planting the anchor into the channel with our dinghy and winching the boat free.

The third time, the tide was going out, and we had to act fast. I rushed with the anchor winch and then saw the handle slip from my hands into the water below.

I jumped in after it and laughed. The water was no deeper than my thighs. We gave in, anchored the boat toward the shore to keep it from tipping, and waited over lunch for the tide to rise again.

None of our previous dilemmas were as bad as a strong current in the wrong place, however. My Dad warned us not to be too cocky in the metal boat: “Have you ever seen a can-opener?” he asked.

It happened under motor when we needed to delay for a swinging bridge in a narrow channel. The current was pulling us forward, so we had to turn around and backtrack upstream. The bridge was already opening, however, so we decided to make a full circle and pass through.

The current caught us when we turned. We slid too far to port and were lined up to lose our mast under the wrong part of the bridge. I leaped for the outboard and heaved it into reverse. We kept turning despite the rudder. Our bottom scraped near the edge. The bow bounced off the wooden guard. We were caught between jetty and pile, and the current was pulling us toward the road crossing.

Then our bow faced back out of it. I See OVER continued on page 60

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