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SOUTHWINDS
News & Views for Southern Sailors
January 2008
For Sailors — Free…It’s Priceless
SOUTHWINDS January 2008
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SOUTHWINDS
NEWS & VIEWS
FOR
SOUTHERN SAILORS
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Editorial: Southwinds Goes All Color
By Steve Morrell
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Letters
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Bubba & Manatee Dick
By Morgan Stinemetz
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Southern Regional Monthly Weather & Water Temperatures
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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South
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Our Waterways:
FWC Actions Questioned; Wag Bag Use; Derelict Vessel Removal
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South Carolina Sailing
By Dan Dickison
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Getting an Education…at the Boat Shows
By Paul Warren
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Dry Storing a Boat for Hurricane Season, Part I of III
By Capt. Ron Butler
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The Building of Pelican, Part II
By Robert Bland
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Port Canaveral Yacht Club
By Pat Small
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Boat Review: Bayfield 29
By Rebecca Burg
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Travels With Angel: Hopetown, Bahamas
By Rebecca Burg
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US Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course
By Jabbo Gordon
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Southern Racing:
Southern Race Reports and Upcoming Races,
Southern Regional Race Calendars
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Couple Crosses the Gulf Stream
By Anita Lockamy
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Marine Marketplace
Boat Brokerage Section
Classifieds
Alphabetical Index of Advertisers
Advertisers’ List by Category
Subscription Form
Storing Your Boat on Land. Photo by Ron Butler.
Page 47.
Bayfield 29 boat Review. Photo by Rebecca Burg.
Page 54.
COVER:
Kids from the Venice Youth Boating
Association sail and play during a Level 1
Instructor Course. Photo by Jin Dietrich.
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See Us at the Strictly Sail
Miami Boat Show — Feb. 14-18
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FROM THE HELM
SOUTHWINDS in Living Color
W
e have decided to kick off the new year with a bang.
Starting with this issue, Southwinds magazine will
now be printed with all pages in a four-color process. After
the last few years’ growth and popularity of the magazine,
plus more modern and better printing presses provided by
our excellent printer, we are making this quantum leap in
quality to give the magazine a richer look. Before this issue,
50 to 60 percent of our pages were color. Now, all photos
and some text will be color, plus many pages which were
rarely color—like the beginning pages of the book—will
always be so. This will allow many of our loyal advertisers
who wanted to be in the front—but couldn’t because they
wanted color ads—to now be in those positions. This will
also allow our classified boat photos to be in color. We hope
our readers enjoy the improved look of the magazine.
News on the Folkboat from the Movie Caddyshack
In the November issue, I put a call out in hope of locating
my old Folkboat, Trifid, which was in the movie Caddyshack.
I received two responses. One was from Gary Butts of St.
Petersburg, FL, who wrote that he stayed on Trifid when it
was behind the movie producer’s home on a canal in Fort
Lauderdale and saw it there as late as 1983. I received another call from a sailor in Tampa Bay who said he was hoping
to speak to someone who knew about the boat recently, but
still nothing. We are still looking for Trifid. She is more recognizable than many Folkboats in the United States because
she is carvel planked and not lapstrake like many.
CORRECTIONS
SOUTHWINDS again is proving that it is human (these mistakes are not intentional, I promise you, although I want
everyone to know that we are human) by correcting three
errors we recently made:
Boater’s World - Strictly Sail Boat Show
In the November issue, in our pre-boat show write-up on
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the Strictly Sail show in St. Petersburg, we mistakenly noted
that West Marine was a major sponsor of the show. The correct sponsor was Boater’s World, who is also the sponsor of
the Strictly Sail Show in Miami in February.
Marco Island Case Error
In the editorial in the December issue, I made an error in the
editorial which I did not catch in proofreading when I made
this statement.: “The Marco Island case was…a victory for
those who thought that if they owned waterfront land, they
could buy the rights to the waters they see…”
I meant to say, “(it was)…a victory against those who
thought that if they owned waterfront land they could buy
the rights to the waters they see…”
I would have thought that there were a few Marco
Island residents—who favored the anti-anchoring law—
who chuckled quietly about this error, but I will give them
no ground. I admit it was a mistake in proofreading only. I
was caught up in the momentum of the article and the thrill
of victory. My apologies to those who took offense.
Andy Wall not Identified in Photo
And last—but not least—in this list of errors, we misidentified Andy Wall in a photo in an article on the Seven Seas
Cruising Association Gam in the December issue, page 37.
We identified the person giving the rope demo as Jack
Klang, while in truth, it was Andy Wall. Andy’s wife, Pam
Wall—a notable seminar speaker in her own right—politely notified us of this error when she realized that the individual had a remarkable resemblance to her husband.
Turns out, it was. My apologies to Pam and Andy—and
Jack Klang.
We will endeavor, I promise, to keep a tighter ship and minimize such errors in the future. I guarantee, though, we will
continue to make mistakes.
Steve Morrell, Editor
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“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”
H.L. Mencken
In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS
invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions.
E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com
S O U T H W I N D S MAKING AN IMPACT IN PENSACOLA
Want you folks to know what impact S O U T H W I N D S is
having in this part of the world concerning your crusade for
boaters’ rights. Each new issue of Southwinds creates a new
round of discussion here at the store. Anyone who has been
“out there” has experienced the phenomenal abuse that the
state of Florida and now others are doing to cripple the
rights and freedom of boaters. You’re doing a great job.
Hang in there.
Also, I’d like to thank you for printing the article that
Julie Connerley wrote on the Scurvy Dog. Received many
compliments.
Fair Winds,
Chris Forrer
Scurvy Dog Boat Works & Marine Gear
Pensacola, FL
FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE ENCOUNTER
ON ANCHORING RESTRICTIONS
On August 29, we were anchored in the Middle River cove in
Fort Lauderdale. We had been there for one day and planned
to stay two more days. That evening, a Ft. Lauderdale police
boat approached and told us that we could not anchor for
more than 24 hours. When I informed them that we had a
reservation for a slip at the city marina two days from then,
they said that didn’t matter and that if we were still there the
next day they would arrest me and impound my vessel!
When I told them they were violating the state law, they said
that they were aware of that law but still intended to enforce
their ordinance and that I might win in court, but they would
arrest me and impound my vessel anyway.
The next day I called the city attorney’s office and chief
of police’s office and was shuttled down the chain of command to the head of the marine patrol, Sgt. Andy Pallen,
who told me that he agreed with his officers, would not discuss the law with me, and unless I was gone within an hour
or agreed to move my vessel right then to the city marina,
he would be there himself to arrest me and impound my
vessel. I am sorry to say that at that point I “folded my
cards” and agreed to move my boat to the city marina since
we had plane reservations to fly North to see my daughter.
I was willing to get a citation and fight that in court but was
not prepared to be arrested and have my boat seized and
impounded. We had sailed up the East Coast this summer
from the Florida Keys to Charleston, SC, and back with no
harassment from the police anywhere until we got to Fort
Lauderdale. Hopefully the Marco Island case will be settled
eventually, and the courts will make it clear that Fort
Lauderdale, Miami Beach and other cities still illegally
enforcing anchoring restrictions must stop doing so. In the
meantime, we are returning to Marathon/Boot Key Harbor
in the Keys where cruisers are made to feel welcome.
Larry Sherman
s/v Enchantress
Green Cove Springs, FL
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Larry,
This is another statement of the sad state
of affairs of the Florida water cops. With
stories like this, how long before boaters
just won’t come here anymore? I am hoping that maybe dealers—and related businesses, like charter companies—of cruising boats, both sail and power, will help
and take a stand on this because Florida’s
reputation is of a state gone wild. I read a
letter to the editor in a recent newspaper
here in west Florida how Americans are
afraid of their government. This is an
example of why. These cops—and the communities that support them—are out of
control. I thought it was mainly the FWC,
but I have heard other stories of similar
tactics by power-crazy cops—backed by
power-crazy communities—in places like
Gulfport and Miami. Ironically, it is the
cops in Marco Island who were always
talked about as being respectful to all the
boaters in enforcing the anti-anchoring
ordinance. No one ever said a bad word
about them, and it was known they did not
like having to enforce that rule.
How long before these waterfront
communities just put gates up around
themselves and patrol the ICW, which is
federal waters, so no one, unless they fit
the perfect profile, will be allowed to pull
off the ICW and go into town. Of course,
we all know megayachts will be welcome
with open arms. Follow the money.
Editor
BOAT WASTE AND
BURSTING SEWER PIPES
In the October issue, you said one of
the things that municipalities use
against boaters that anchor in the public waters is the holding tank and MSD
restrictions. I agree with you. In north
Florida last year, we had a pipe burst
and leak millions of gallons of raw
sewage into a creek that flows into the
ICW. Not much was said except that
the pipe was defective and that it was
being fixed. I have to believe that this
goes on in many other areas also and
am not so sure whether it is reported
in all cases. Anyway, I enjoy your
opinions and magazine.
Alan Kemp
Neptune Beach, FL
Alan,
Thanks for your support. If people knew—
that is, if they read the paper, as this information is published—how often millions of
gallons of raw sewage is “accidentally”
dumped onto our streets and into our
waters by sewage systems, they would look
at boat waste as a polluting factor like a
grain of sand at a beach. I remember when
in August of 2003, 2-million gallons of raw
sewage from a broken main on Davis Island
in Tampa Bay flowed onto the streets and
into the Hillsborough River. It was the residents of Davis Island who so often complained that boats anchored in the seaplane
basin there were spoiling the waters,
although the beaches there were never
closed for any reason other than sewage
leaks. On Nov. 1, 2004, 21-million gallons
(you are reading that right—21-million
gallons) of sewage flowed into the streets of
Tampa and made its way to the same river.
There were human turds from the spill on
lawns and driveways in Tampa.
This was all reported in the Tampa
Tribune, but then again—most people
don’t read the paper and don’t know about
these spills.
Editor
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FWC—THE FASCIST WATER COPS?
After hearing about all the tactics and harassment that the
FWC officers have been using against sailors cruising
around, I think we should rename them the Fascist
Watercraft Cops.
Attached is my experience with the Sarasota Police on
Sarasota Bay. No sense letting the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission take all the heat. There are plenty of Cop Buffs who like to ride in their big expensive boats
with all the bright lights and terrorize people.
It was a potty raid. “I can’t hear you, I’m deaf.” I was
voicing and signing at the same time. My guide dog, Jenny,
was barking furiously. Jenny never barks to tell me anything; she knows I’m deaf. She was barking to warn the
intruders to stay away. Four men in uniforms are aboard
this boat, and there are two other police boats bothering
other people in the bay. By reading lips, I got that one man
wanted to inspect the toilet. It was extremely hard to figure
out because ships and boats don’t have toilets, they have
heads. My boat is one of very few places in the world where
it is okay to be deaf. It is bad enough that it was invaded,
but it was invaded by hostile, armed and uniformed troops
who didn’t speak the language (American sign language).
This is something that happens in Bosnia or Iraq, not
Sarasota.
If my boat were in a slip at Marina Jacks, their revenue
would increase by over $1,000 per month. Since no potties
were inspected at Marina Jacks, the message conveyed is:
“If you don’t want to be invaded by uniformed troops who
don’t speak the language, pay the money to Marina Jacks.”
Why is the Sarasota Police Department committing extortion for Marina Jacks?
Gregory H. Lawrence
s/v Shambhala
Gregory,
They can board your boat, but not if they don’t ask you. It is a
strange rule, but that is the rule. If they ask, it is best to say, “I
prefer you don’t.” (This wise suggestion is courtesy of Bruce
Bingham—see letter in next month’s issue). Then they can only
board to inspect the waste setup. Everything else, you can bring
up top for them to inspect, like safety equipment.
It appears they didn’t care in your case. They just want to
rule over you, keep an eye on you, keep you in line, make sure you
act correctly.
Editor
ST. AUGUSTINE DINGHY FEE
In Robbie Johnson’s article, “Old Saint Augustine—Sailing
into History,” in the November 2007 issue, he characterizes
the municipal marina’s dinghy dock fee as “modest.” The
fact is the city of St. Augustine charges a hefty TEN DOLLARS per day to tie up to their dinghy dock. Oh, sure,
they’ll tell you that you get to use the showers and their
restrooms for the excessive fee, but for sailors like me who
have plenty of water to shower with, and an MSD Type I,
the high tie-up fee equates to a “surcharge” to visit their fine
city. Had the St. Augustine City Council opted to install
moorings in one of the ICW’s truly bad anchorages and
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charge the fee for a safe night’s sleep, THAT would have
shown me that they are truly interested in me and my cruising dollars. Until such a time comes, I will continue to pass
up St. Augustine and spend my dollars at the other numerous cities and towns along the ICW that WELCOME me
with free or more reasonable rates for the use of their
dinghy dock.
Ken Trepagnier
S/V In Dreams
Ken,
I believe St. Augustine is planning to put a mooring field in, and
I spoke to someone in harbor management there and they want to
be more welcoming to boaters. I am not sure everyone agrees with
all these fees, as it is under the direction of the City Council, and
they are ruled by the residents, and since the residents are in the
majority, they don’t really care about the minority, you cruisers.
Of course, they want to charge a dinghy fee because they
want to have user fees for everything. Why should a landlubber
pay for a dinghy dock if he never uses it? But I really don’t
understand the concept because don’t they have free parking
places in town for visitors? I know they have parking places with
meters on many of them, but aren’t meters supposed to keep people from parking there all day? I don’t believe they are for charging user fees or for revenue—at least that’s what we were told
about parking meters when they were brought into existence
several decades back.
We are becoming a turnstile society where you pay for everything with a user fee. No one wants to pay for something they
don’t use. We should charge user fees for each street and each sidewalk. Why should you have to pay for street maintenance on the
street you never use? Why should you have to pay for maintenance of a sidewalk if you never walk down that sidewalk? Let’s
put turnstiles and toll booths everywhere and then nobody will
have to pay taxes for anything that they don’t directly use. Why
charge just a dinghy fee? How about an additional fee for just
coming ashore?
Editor
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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures
and Gulf Stream Currents – January
Weather Web Sites:
Carolinas & Georgia
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml
Florida East Coast
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml
Florida West Coast & Keys
http://comps.marine.usf.edu
Northern Gulf Coast
www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/
NORTHERN GULF COAST
Pensacola, FL 43º lo – 61º hi
Gulfport, MS 43º lo – 61º hi
Water Temperature –58º
WEST FLORIDA
St. Petersburg 54º lo – 69º hi
Naples 53º lo – 75º hi
Water Temperature
St. Petersburg – 62º
Naples – 66º
CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA
Cape Hatteras, NC 40º lo – 53º hi
Savannah, GA 38º lo – 60º hi
Water Temperature
Cape Hatteras, NC – 49º
EAST FLORIDA
Daytona Beach - 47º lo – 70º hi
Jacksonville Beach - 46º lo – 63º hi
Water Temperature
Daytona Beach – 61º
Jacksonville Beach – 57º
Gulfstream Current – 2.3 knots
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Miami Beach – 63º lo – 73º hi
Stuart – 55º lo – 74º hi
Water Temperature
Miami Beach – 71º
Stuart – 67º
Gulfstream Current – 2.4 knots
FLORIDA KEYS
Key West 65º lo – 79º hi
Water Temperature
Key West –69º
WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These
have been recorded over a long period of time. In general,
the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came
from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the
winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long
to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.
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The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage
of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the
arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100
percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the
strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is
Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.
EVENTS & NEWS
OF INTEREST TO
SOUTHERN SAILORS
To have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
Send us information by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later.
Changes in Events Listed on SOUTHWINDS Web site
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■ RACING EVENTS
For racing schedules, news and events see the racing section.
■ UPCOMING SOUTHERN
EVENTS
Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list of
youth sailing programs in the southern coastal
states, www.southwindsmagazine.com. The list
was printed in the April 2006 issue.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING
Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship
Programs. St. Petersburg, FL
Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating skills and
seamanship programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St.
Petersburg. Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs,
weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating
and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to
have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boaters insurance premium or
just hone your safe boating skills.
Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week Public
Boating Course begins every Monday. Includes safety
information plus basic piloting; charts, course plotting, latitude/longitude and dead reckoning. Satisfies Florida’s
under age 21 boater requirements. (727) 867-3088. Other
courses continuously offered. (727) 565-4453. www.boatingstpete.org.
Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1)
Public Boating Programs
America’s Boating Course, weekend course, two l
essons—Jan 6-7. America’s Boating Course,
three-day course, three lessons—Jan. 29-Feb. 1. GPS
and Chart Reading, evenings. Feb 12, 15.
America’s Boating Course and other courses
regularly posted on the Web site.
For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety
check call (727) 469-8895 or visit www.a0701101.
uscgaux.info. Click on Public Education
Programs.
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC
Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30-foot keelboat. $50$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252)
728-7317. Reservations/information: call The Friends’ office
(252) 728-1638
Ruskin , FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers
Home Study Safe Boating Course
The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety
course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not
have the time to attend the courses, so it is now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members
will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests
will be held bi-monthly. Entry into the course will also
allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813)
677-2354.
Marine Systems Certification. Jan. 8-11. Fort Lauderdale,
FL. American Boat and Yacht Council. (410) 990-4460.
www.abyc.org.
International Marina and Boatyard Conference. Jan 19-20.
Professional development seminars. Atlanta, GA.
International Marina Institute/Association of Marina
Industries. (401) 247-0314. www.marinaassociation.org.
CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHWINDS
WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED
SOUTHWINDS is always looking for articles and photos
on various subjects about sailing (cruise or race) in our
Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. For
more information, go to our Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com, and see the “Writers Guidelines” page, or
e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
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A/C & refrigeration Certification. Feb 5-8. Fort
Lauderdale, FL. American Boat and Yacht
Council. (410) 990-4460. www.abyc.org.
COMITT 2008. Feb 18-20. Fort
Lauderdale, FL. American Boat and Yacht
Electrical Certification. Feb. 26-29.
Jacksonville, FL. American Boat and Yacht
BOAT SHOWS
Houston International Boat, Sport and Travel Show. Jan. 413. Houston, TX. www.houstonboatshows.com. Reliant
Center. (713) 552-1055
Atlanta Boat Show. Jan 9-13. Georgia World Congress
Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.
New Orleans Boat Show. Jan 9-13. Ernest Morial
Convention Center. New Orleans. NMMA. (504) 780-1818.
www.nmma.org.
Stuart, FL. AllSports Productions. (305) 868-9224.
Austin Boat Show. Jan. 17-20. Austin
Convention Center. Bring the whole family to
the largest boating event of the year featuring
over 200 vendors and boat dealers. Thursday
and Friday, 12 pm-9 pm. Saturday, 10 am-9
pm. Sunday, 10 am-6 pm. Visit www.austinboatshow.com for more information.
San Antonio Boat Show. January 24-27 at the
Alamodome. Bring the whole family to the largest boating
event of the year featuring over 150 vendors and boat dealers. Thursday and Friday, 12 pm-9pm. Friday, 12 pm-10 pm.
Saturday, 10 am-9 pm. Sunday, 10 am-6 pm. Visit www.
sanantonioboatshow.com for more information.
Charleston Boat Show. Jan. 25-27. Charleston Convention
Center, Charleston, SC. (843) 364-8491. www.marinesource.com/Boat_Shows/charleston_boat_show.cfm.
67th Annual Miami International Boat Show and Strictly
Sail Miami, Feb. 14-18. One of the largest boat shows in the
world, this event combines the main show at the Miami
Convention Center, the annual Strictly Sail Miami Show at
Stuart Boat Show. Jan 11-13. Waterway Marina, the Allied
Richard Bertram Marine Group Marina. Stuart harbor.
ARTICLES WANTED ABOUT
SOUTHERN YACHT CLUBS, SAILING
ASSOCIATIONS AND YOUTH SAILING GROUPS
SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing
groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL,
AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about
a club’s history, facilities, major events and general
information about the club. The clubs and associations
must be well established and have been around for at
least five years. For information about article length,
photo requirements and other questions, contact editor@Southwindsmagazine.com.
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the Miamarina at Bayside Marketplace and the Yacht and
Brokerage Show on the 5000 block of Collins Avenue with
in-water displays of powerboats at the Sea Isle Marina and
Yachting Center at 1633 North Bayshore Dr., Miami.
The Strictly Sail Miami Show is the largest Catamaran
show in the world. Sailboats of all sizes, monohulls and
multihulls, are on display along with numerous vendors
and exhibitors. Boating and sailing seminars
are held daily.
Children 12 and under free. Ages 13-15
at $6. $16 for adults for a one-day pass, $30
for a two-day pass (any two days), Friday
through Monday. Premier Thursday costs
$30. Hours are 10-6 Thursday thru Monday.
In-water displays close at 6 p.m. E-tickets can be
purchased in advance at www.miamiboatshow.com or
www.strictlysail.com. All tickets include entry to the convention center show and vice versa if you purchase the tickets at the center. If you go to the convention center, a shuttle will take you to the sailboat show and vice versa.
For more information, go to www.strictlysail.com
Carolina Power and Sailboat Show. Feb. 15-17. North
Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC. Southeast
Productions Inc., (336) 855-0208. www.ncboatshows.com.
Central Carolina Boat Show. Feb. 22-24. Greensboro
Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC. Southeast
Productions Inc., (336) 855-0208.
www.ncboatshows.com
Savannah International Boat Show. Feb 29-March
2. Savannah International Trade and Convention
Center, Savannah, GA, JBM & Assoc. (864) 250-9713.
www.savannahinternationalboatshow.com.
■ OTHER EVENTS
Useppa Island Catboat Rendezvous,
Useppa Island, Southwest Florida,
Jan. 25-27
You don’t need to own a Catboat, be from Florida, or bring
your boat to attend this event. You just have to be a Catboat
aficionado. But please DO bring your boat—sail, trail or tow
it to Useppa. There will be racing, fun sails, a beach party,
Saturday night dinner, Sunday brunch and awards ceremony.
Useppa is a real island, but easily accessible. For more
information see the Catboat Association Web site or contact
Gretchen and John Coyle at (239) 283-5008, or e-mail to
Gfcoyle@msn.com or coyle_john@msn.com.
Marine Flea Market, Dunedin,
Tampa Bay, Feb. 9
The city of Dunedin is holding its 2nd annual marine flea
market at the city pool, Highlander Pool, near the Dunedin
Community Center at 1937 Ed Eckert Dr., Dunedin 34698.
(727) 298-3266, ask for Rachel. Sellers call for information.
2008 Marina Hurricane Preparation
Symposium, Orlando, FL, March 4-5
WHAT: A practical look at reducing the impact of future
hurricanes, this two-day symposium will give marina own-
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ers and yacht club managers the tools they need to weather
the next hurricane, minimize damage and successfully
recover.
If you think 2007 has been a “quiet” hurricane season,
think again. For the first time since hurricanes have been
recorded, there were two Category 5 hurricanes that came
ashore this year, both in the sparsely populated Yucatan
Peninsula. Imagine what would have happened if those
monster storms had come ashore in Houston, Miami, or
Long Island.
National Weather Service predictions say that increased
hurricane activity will continue for at least another decade.
If you are responsible for protecting a facility—a marina,
boatyard or yacht club—this conference will show you how. It’s a critical
topic for any facility operator in the
hurricane belt from Texas and the Gulf
states all of the way up the Atlantic
Seaboard.
SYMPOSIUM GOALS: To help
develop a hurricane plan that gives
your facility the best chance possible to
survive a storm.
• Learn preparation techniques from
your peers that have worked well at
other facilities.
• Take a look at what “storm-hardened” marinas will look like in the
future.
• Learn what is within your legal
rights for preparing boats for hurricanes.
• Discuss techniques that will get
maximum effort from your staff
and boat owners.
• Get your questions answered and
discuss ideas.
• See exhibits of the latest in state-of-the-art hurricane
preparation and damage mitigation products.
The symposium is sponsored by the Boat Owners
Association of the United States in conjunction with the
Association of Marina Industries, Marine Industries
Association of Florida and Marine Industries Association of
South Florida.
The symposium will be held March 4-5 at the Rosen
Plaza Hotel in Orlando, FL. Go to www.BoatUS.com/hurricanes/symposium to sign up to register, receive e-mail
updates, reminders, press releases or to book a room. Or,
call Kristin Lloyd at (703) 461-2878, x3561.
(This year, SOUTHWINDS is one of the minor co-sponsors of the symposium.)
ASA Sailing Week in Antigua,
March 7-14
By Jean K. Levine
ASA-certified instructor Dennis Harms takes the helm while ASA
members enjoy a mini-flotilla in the turquoise waters of Jolly
Harbour during ASA sailing week in Antigua.
It seems like only last month since we returned home from
sailing week in Antigua (see SOUTHWINDS, October 2007,
page 50, for an article by Jean Levine on the 2006 Antigua
ASA week—available online in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com) and we haven’t stopped talking
about what a great time we had reminiscing with new
friends via e-mail.
The warm tropical Caribbean waters and the consistent
breeze for sailing Lasers to Beneteau 473s is calling us back
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA SAILING AND
BOATING NEWS WANTED
SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for writers to cover
sailing and boating news from southeast Florida.
Articles and news wanted on racing, waterways issues,
boaters’ rights, mooring fields, businesses, etc. Please
contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.
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again. Tour the famous Nelson’s dockyard, watch the
sunset from Shirley Heights or go on an Eco tour, circumnavigate the island on a big catamaran, snorkel
with the sting rays or just sit by the beautiful
crystal clear pool among the waving palms.
Sailors from all over the country come to sail
and share their experience with those who
have always just dreamed about sailing.
If you are not a sailor, this is a great place to
learn or a great way to get a small sample of sailing in the
Caribbean. Jeff Grossman and Jean Levine from
Clearwater, FL, will be co-captains of one of the Beneteau
473s, and we would love to share our local knowledge of
Antigua with sailors from our home state so come and
join us.
Next year is just around the corner and Kathy
Christensen, event organizer, has done it again. Sunsail and
Club Colonna have a package that includes accommodations for seven nights, unlimited use of all small boat sailing
and water sports equipment, along with the exclusive use of
two premium Sunsail charter yachts. The package includes
all breakfasts, two lunches, five dinners, afternoon tea and
cakes. The ASA will have a spring fling party, barbecue,
farewell rum punch party and prizes. See the details at
www.american-sailing.com and to sign up.
■ NEWS
Florida Sea Base in Florida
Keys Looking for Charter
Boats and Captains
Florida Sea Base, a high adventure camp
serving the Boy Scouts of America, is looking
for sailboats to run our next summer season beginning the end of May 2008, through the end of August 2008.
The ideal boat will either be a Morgan 41 Out Island or the
CSY 44 or something similar (5.5-foot draft or less, less than
65-feet vertical clearance and less than 15-foot beam). Weekly
trips include training, fuel, dockage at Sea Base (located in
Islamorada) and Key West. All provisions are included. If you
have a boat and would like a contract captain to run it, we have
several very qualified captains to put you in contact with.
Also, Sea Base is looking for a schooner 80 feet long (+)
overall for week trips as well. The ideal candidate will have
a draft of six feet or less and a vertical clearance of less than
65 feet. These boats run week trips from Marathon to Boca
Grande with a day/night stopover in Key West Bight.
Contact Capt. Rich Beliveau or Capt. Steve Willis at
(305) 394-0365 or (305) 393-7373.
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Tornado Hits Pensacola Yacht
Club, Oct. 18
By Kim Kaminski
Tornadoes rarely hit the
Pensacola area in the
fall and are even less
frequent across the
United States at this
time of year, but on the
morning of October 18,
one came ashore and
did its share of damage.
Public safety officials
believe that a category
EF-1 tornado came
ashore at the mouth of
Bayou Chico, moved
north toward downtown Pensacola and Boats that were knocked over at the
continued on in that October. Photo by Kim Kaminski.
direction toward the
Pensacola Regional Airport where it finally dissipated. It
was about 150 feet wide with 100 mph winds
The tornado formed near the Pensacola Naval Air
Station and came to shore in the Warrington area adjacent to
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the naval base along Bay Shore Drive. The dark cloud
skipped around near the Bayou Chico entrance and sailed
straight for the boat storage dock on the property of the
Pensacola Yacht Club. Commodore Roger Moraski was
driving into the entrance of the yacht club just before 11:00
a.m. when he saw the
cloud coming. He
parked his vehicle and
tried to get out of his
car, but the pressure
was so strong he couldn’t open the car door.
He was forced to sit
and watch the whole
event unfold as powerboats, sailboats and
trailers were flung
about the yard. Although he was visibly
Pensacola Yacht Club from a tornado in shaken, he survived
untouched.
Several
boats
were destroyed or damaged including small interclub racing boats, large sailboats on trailers, powerboats of various
sizes and a number of catamarans. Pensacola Yacht Club
member Charlie Harp had spent this summer repairing his
racing class catamaran that was damaged
from the hurricanes in the previous years.
He missed out on sailing his boat for the
entire season. He was, however, at the
point of getting his boat back into the
water when the tornado tossed the catamaran about and threw it into the trees
and brush that was adjacent to the
Pensacola Yacht Club storage area.
Broken-hearted at discovering his loss,
he began salvaging what he could of
the boat to start the process all over…
once again.
In 2006, Pensacola Yacht Club member George Gamble
purchased two Melges 32s—two so he could practice for
this season’s Key West Race Week. He recently sold one of
the boats to Stuart Smith and Lynn Dell. The sale was complete and before the new owners had a chance to get the
boat out on the water to race, the tornado severely damaged
both boats. Smith and Dell, though disappointed, plan on
purchasing another Melges boat in the near future.
Although the boats in the storage yard received significant damages, the Pensacola Yacht Club did not. The facility, along with the boat docks and the new sailing center
building that is under construction, survived the twister
with little or no damage.
There was significant other damage from
the tornado in Escambia County. Four houses were destroyed, 24 received major damage and 58 received minor damage.
Besides the Pensacola Yacht Club damage,
other boats were damaged; a camper was
overturned and several cars damaged.
There was structural damage found at the
Bahia Mar Marina, roof damage at an elementary school, a church and a day care
center. Despite all the property damage, no
one was severely injured or killed, although
some suffered minor injuries.
Sailor Missing After Boat
Found in the Gulf
Submitted by Gail Wohl
U.E. “Sam” Didier III, born on March 8, 1938, was presumed
lost at sea on October 15, 2007. His sailboat, Tranquility, was
found anchored in the gulf, no one aboard, 68 miles off the
Gulf Coast of St. Petersburg Beach, FL. Sam, born in
Shreveport, LA, was a 1956 graduate of C.E. Byrd High
School, and Louisiana State University. There were several
places he called home along Florida’s Gulf Coast including
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Sam Didier, who was lost
at sea after his boat was
found in the Gulf. Photo by
Gail Wohl.
Allied Boats Rendezvous/Gam
Being Planned in West Florida
Slidell, LA, Gulfport, FL, and Key
West, FL. He had
enjoyed the singlehanded sailing life
since the mid ’80s.
Sam was wellknown and loved,
sailing to ports in Mexico, Cuba, and the Gulf Coast
from Louisiana to Key West. He was a true patriot, a
man of his word, always ready to lend a helping hand
no matter how strenuous the task.
Sam spent many months in Slidell, LA, after
Katrina ravaged the area, giving freely of his time and
energy to assist his friends and neighbors in their grief
and recovery. Sam had an inquisitive mind and joined
the libraries of whatever port he was in. Sam always
drew an interested group of listeners when he would
tell his stories of adventures at sea or of experiences
such as Katrina. Sam was a principled person who
strenuously would stand by his beliefs. His friends and
acquaintances will always remember his friendly smile
and demeanor and his helping and generous ways.
Prior to his time spent sailing, Sam distinguished
himself as an Army officer in Germany, (1962-1965), and
was a long-time sales representative for an Atlanta company. He held leadership positions in many clubs in
Louisiana and Tennessee including the Jaycees. Sam An Allied ketch. An Allied boats gam is being planned for West Florida.
made many trips home to Shreveport to visit friends Photo courtesy Ed verner.
and attend Byrd reunions over the years.
A gam of Allied Boats is being planned for a weekend in
Donations may be made in memory of Sailor Sam
April of 2008 in Tampa Bay, FL. Any Allied sailboats are welDidier to the U.S. Coast Guard, which was most helpful to
come, such as the ketch boats: Seawind I 30, Seawind II 32,
the family during the search for Sam. Checks should be
Princess/Contessa 36, Mistress 39, or the 42 foot S&Smade out to U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 7 and
designed yawl. If there are any of the more obscure Chance
mailed to the following address: Wally Lowry (Finance
30s or Luders 33s made by Allied in the area, feel free to join
Officer), 601 Valle Vista Dr., Brandon, FL. 33511.
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in the fun. This gam would also include Allied
successor Wright Yacht boatbuilders, etc.
To add yourself to the e-mail contact list
as details gel and plans are made, please contact Ed Verner (a Seawind II owner hailing
from Apollo Beach, FL) via e-mail at seawindii@yahoo.com with you and your vessel’s information. Details are still being
sorted out, but ideas so far are for a two-day
event to offer aerial photography, a raft-up
anchor session, possible dinner, activities
and/or flotilla.
Fourwinds Enterprises
Has a New Home
Paul Marcuzzo, owner of Fourwinds Enterprises, manufacturer of the Fourwinds II and the Red Baron wind generators, has expanded his operation with the opening of an
energy efficiency store at his manufacturing plant in Punta
Gorda, FL. The Fourwinds generators have long been
known for their quiet operation, low wind speed power
production and user-friendly installation and operation.
In addition to wind generators, Fourwinds carries inno-
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Feb. 14-18
SEE THE NEW CATALINA 375
Contact these
local dealers for Special
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vative products for the production, storage and
use of electrical power, primarily for cruising
sailboats. Taking a systems approach to power
management, Fourwinds can help customers
estimate boat power requirements, determine
adequate power storage components and
design a system to produce the required power.
The expanded service of Fourwinds allows the
customer to buy a complete power system or specific portions of a system that are energy-efficient
in cost and capability.
Paul now carries a complete line of solar panels
and solar controllers, engine generators, a full line of gel
and AGM batteries, and energy-efficient refrigeration,
watermakers, air conditioners and LED lighting for interior
and navigation lights. He is now able to provide LED
replacement bulbs for the most common interior fixtures
and the exterior navigation lights.
Paul says the goal of his new store is to provide innovative energy production and energy usage products for both
sail and powerboats, with the emphasis on efficiency. See
the complete line of Fourwinds products at www.fourwinds-ii.com.
The company’s new location is at 204 E. Mckenzie St.,
Unit C, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. (941) 575-4404.
OUR WATERWAYS
Boot Key Harbor in the Florida Keys
SOUTHWINDS has created this section to inform our
readers about changes in our waterways. We are all in the
midst of great change—through the conversion of many
boating properties to condominiums, restrictions on
anchorages, and other economic forces at work.
Our coastal waters and our waterways belong to all
of us, and all of us have a right to use them. These waters
are not just for those who live on the water, and it is up to
us boaters and lovers of these waters to protect that right.
We hope that by helping to inform you of these changes,
we will contribute to doing just that.
We are looking for news and information on
changes, land sales, anchorages, boaters’ rights, new
marinas, anchoring rights, disappearing marinas, boatyards and boat ramps, environmental concerns and other
related news. Contact Steve Morrell, editor@southwindsmagazine.com, or call (941) 795-8704
St. Augustine Considers
Mooring Fields
After two years of removing 19 abandoned and wrecked
vessels from the local waterways, the city of St. Augustine is
giving serious consideration to building mooring fields.
This was announced by the St. Augustine Port, Waterway
and Beach District. The city recently looked at mooring
fields in Fort Myers Beach, Vero Beach, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island. The city would also establish a harbormaster who would check boats that want to stay at the
mooring field. Boats would be inspected for proper sanitation equipment. The city says it may begin building them
within one year. One of the main goals stated was to clean
up the harbor waters. The city of St. Augustine currently
provides free pump-outs to anchored vessels in the harbor,
through a pump-out boat.
Sarasota Mooring Field
Moves Forward
By Harmon Heed
After eight years of seemingly countless meetings of commissions and councils, it seems the plans for the Sarasota
city mooring field are close to being finalized. The permits
have been permitted, the funding funded and the concessionaire consigned. But the lease has not yet been let. (A
final decision on the operation may have been handed
down at a meeting on Dec. 17, too late to be included in this
issue of SOUTHWINDS.)
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During a tropical storm in 2004, boats washed
ashore at Island Park in Sarasota, FL, causing
many people to push for a mooring field at the
anchorage, which is seen in the background.
Photo by Steve Morrell.
The plans are for a total of 109 mooring balls for boats
from 20 to 100 feet. Three fairways will run through the
field. The field will be constructed in three phases, and the
first phase should be completed within a year. The mooring
field will be managed by the marina adjacent to the field,
Marina Jack. To permit the field, the state of Florida requires
“upland amenities”—like dinghy dockage, heads and
garbage receptacles—be provided. Marina Jack already had
most of them and then added a new 110-foot dinghy dock,
10 new heads with showers and added air conditioning in
the laundry area. According to Dockmaster Sam Chavers Jr.,
Jack Graham, Inc., the owner of Marina Jack, has invested
$450,000 in upland amenity improvements.
Other proposed moorage amenities are pump-outs at
the boats, post office boxes for live-aboards, and a business
hours shuttle between the boats and the dock, all free. Since
the city will lease the submerged land from the state, no
profits are allowed to be made by the city, Jack Graham, Inc.
or Marina Jack.
There are two major bones of contention between the
boaters and the proposed plan. First is the mooring rate:
Marina Jack proposed a $13.50 per foot, per month longterm fee. Assistant City Manager Peter Schneider said that
was commensurate with other mooring fields’ rates. But a
few calls to other fields, like Fort Myers, Vero Beach and
Boot Key Harbor, show that rate to be about a third more
than what other fields charge.
The second is that boats anchoring outside of the field
will not be allowed to remain longer than 72 hours. The
city’s consultant, Michael Poff, advises that the Florida
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Department of Environmental
Protection will make the “72hour rule” a condition in the
lease of the submerged land
from the state.
The Marco Island decision boaters are banking on
may not be binding in
Sarasota County until an
appeal is completed. Neither
the Collier County Court
decision nor a 20th Judicial
Circuit Court appeal have
jurisdiction in Sarasota. A
decision binding on Sarasota
County would have to be
made by the 2nd District
Court or the Florida Supreme
Court.
Most Sarasotans, boaters
and lubbers alike, are hoping
the city can get the work started and work out the rate and
time limit details during the construction time.
SOUTHWINDS is planning on a more complete article with
details of the mooring field in the February issue.
Patti’s Boat Storage provided the crane to hoist the derelict vessel
Webbymon after it sank in Bayou Chico and was re-floated by Sea
Tow. Escambia County is seeking restitution for disposal costs from
the boat owner. Photo by Julie B. Connerley.
Derelict Vessel Removal
Grant Approved —
Boat owners May Be Liable
By Julie B. Connerley
Boat owners whose vessels have been “abandoned” in
Escambia County’s public waterways may find themselves
in hot water under the terms of a derelict vessel removal
program, which will soon be under way in the Greater
Pensacola area, thanks to the efforts of the Escambia County
Marine Resources Division (MRD).
Established in April 2000, the county’s MRD has taken
a proactive role to ensure the long-term health and accessibility of the county’s marine, freshwater and coastal
resources.
As part of their duties, MRD staff routinely monitors
Escambia County’s waterways for derelict vessels and upon
finding them, works with the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement to
identify owners and persuade them to remove vessels that
are deemed hazardous to safety or the environment.
However, after back-to-back hurricane seasons, “MRD
faced a new challenge,” explained Capt. Robert Turpin,
chief of MRD. “Many vessels ‘totaled’ by insurance companies were sold at auction, and a lack of adequate recordkeeping and failure of new owners to change title resulted
in a large number of unidentifiable vessel owners. This has
severely limited our ability to recover derelict removal disposal costs.”
Moreover, most of these abandoned vessels have no
lighting and are hazards to navigation. Some are barely visible above the water’s surface.
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Under FFWCC’s Florida Boating Improvement
Program, Turpin submitted a grant request for $104,825 to
remove 17 derelict vessels. Upon determining ownership
through FFWCC’s Division of Law Enforcement investigation, the county would then bill the boat owners for the
removal costs. Any restitution received would be returned
to the state.
If the FFWCC issues a citation for an abandoned vessel,
that information is reported to the Division of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles. Florida Statutes 705.103(4)
addresses lost or abandoned property, stating that the identified owner is responsible for all associated costs of removal
and disposition of said property. Furthermore, the individual who “…neglects or refuses to pay such amount is not
entitled to be issued a certificate of registration for such vessel or motor vehicle, or any other vessel or motor vehicle,
until such costs have been paid.”
Recently, an emergency situation necessitated the first
abandoned vessel removal from Bayou Chico after it sank
with a variety of hazardous materials on board.
“I had been monitoring the dismasted sailboat for two
weeks and watched the bow getting lower in the water,” said
Turpin. “The cockpit was littered with paint thinner, varnish,
a can of gasoline, several unlabeled containers, two outboard
motors, and a portable generator among other items.”
Turpin received permission to hire a contractor, Sea
Tow, to re-float the boat, named Webbymon, tow it to Patti’s
Boat Storage where it was hauled out and placed on a county flatbed truck for transportation to the Perdido landfill.
The owner has been identified and has a court date set for
the county to seek restitution for disposal costs.
Frank Patti, Jr., owner of Patti’s Boat Storage, provided
his crane as a public service to Escambia County, noting, “I
live and work on this bayou, and I will do anything I can to
help make it better for everyone.” He has extended his service to future abandoned vessel haul-outs for Escambia
County.
It serves as a reminder to all boat owners to be sure to
have the title changed whenever a bill of sale or gift is made.
Hurricane’s Destruction Creates
Needed Business
By Julie B. Connerley
It is ironic that with nature’s worst destruction comes new
beginnings. An example is Patti’s Boat Storage, the result of
Hurricane Ivan, the strongest hurricane of 2004’s Atlantic
season and its effect on Bayou Chico.
The bayou is a heavily used T-shaped estuary situated
on the northwest side of Pensacola Bay. Expensive newer
homes, older comfortable homes, and the Pensacola Yacht
Club share its waterfront, along with commercial business-
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es ranging from restaurants, marinas, yacht brokers, and
Patti’s Boat Storage,
However, one cannot mention Patti’s Boat Storage
without thinking of its sister namesake, Patti’s Shipyard,
Inc., located next door.
Established in 1979 as a privately held company, the
internationally known shipyard builds customized fishing
vessels, ocean tugboats, river towboats, research and passenger vessels, and ferries.
“Property adjacent to the shipyard originally was to be
used for construction of new steel and aluminum vessels as
an expansion of Patti’s Shipyard,” began Frank Patti, Jr.,
president of Patti’s Shipyard. After the storm, the high
demand for waterfront sites prompted the alternative use
for the yard.
“A boat auction of 240 hurricane-damaged vessels was
held at the site in December 2005,” Patti continued. The following January, Patti’s Boat Storage was founded to accommodate vessels which had no alternative site for storage
since virtually every area marina had been destroyed or
had sustained damage.
Patti purchased a 50,000-pound capacity marine
hydraulic 18-wheel trailer, boat stands, chains, blocking,
and a 140-ton truck crane to lift vessels in and out of the
water.
His son-in-law, Jeff Lacour, a recreational boat salesman and broker, came on board to help manage the boatyard, sharing duties in this newly formed family business.
As the business grew, Frank hired Belinda Bundy as his secretary, providing the company with her years of experience
and knowledge in marina accounting and management.
With the three main elements in place, Patti’s Boat Storage
has combined a friendly family atmosphere with a personal attention to detail.
Frank grew up in a family business (Joe Patti’s
Seafood) and now enjoys his own marine businesses on the
bayou. He and his wife Gretchen, four children, two sonsin-law, and three grandchildren reside on Bayou Chico as
well, making Patti’s Boat Storage a true family affair.
(Patti’s Boat Storage is located at 300 S. Pinewood Lane,
Pensacola, FL, 32507. Its Web site is
www.pattisboatstorage.com.)
Boater Questions Encounter with
FWC Officer in West Florida
By Steve Morrell
I first heard about this incident in a phone call I received in
October from the boater, Roy Feuerbacher. His experience
with the FWC was shocking but not surprising—since I
have heard so many stories of bad FWC behavior. I later
found out that this incident occurred approximately two
years ago. After learning this, I was then hesitant to report
on it because of its age, but after Mr. Feuerbacher faxed me
the response he received from the FWC, I realized that it
was important to publicize this incident. I later asked Mr.
Feuerbacher to write up a short summary of the experience.
Here it is, in his own words:
“We had been offshore and out of the country cruising in
our catamaran for over a year and came to Florida for a short
visit for only a few weeks. We were headed back out to cruise
for two more years and were heading south on the ICW just
past Venice when we were approached by FWC Officer Tim
Erickson who came up alongside us in his patrol boat.
Erickson asked me to gather all the ship’s papers together
and board his boat. I advised him of this not being a safe area
to instruct my wife to continue on by herself in the catamaran. Officer Erickson insisted and I—foolishly—boarded
(never again) his boat. He motored away in the opposite
direction from my boat against my wishes, and it took about
an hour before we returned to my vessel. While on his boat,
he told me my boat was documented for loan purposes, to
which I replied it was paid for. He then asked me where and
how I earned my money. Although I told him at least three
times to return me to the vessel, he refused to bring me back
to my boat, which put my boat in danger, as my wife had
never handled it in the ICW, especially alone and in the narrow area he told her to proceed to.
“We were in our rights and not in need of a registration
sticker for which he issued a summons anyway. I told him
we were in Florida for just a few weeks and were on our way
out of the country to continue cruising. He then said that
now I could not leave the area because of the summons.”
Mr. Feuerbacher told me that he was cruising with other
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boaters at the time who were south of him on the ICW. They
were all heading out of Florida and the United States. Mr.
Feuerbacher decided to continue on his cruising plans
and—being convinced that he was in his rights about the
registration—did not appear in court and he wrote a letter
to the FWC. The ticket was dismissed by mail.
He wrote a letter to the FWC complaining of the conduct of Officer Tim Erickson, explaining the incident. Mr.
Feuerbacher faxed me a copy of the letter from the FWC that
he received in response to his letter. In that letter, the FWC
captain who investigated the incident stated that he found
no violations of agency policy by Officer Erickson. The letter also stated that Erickson’s superior did discuss with
Erickson the “mannerism, approach and choice of words
acceptable when communicating with citizens.”
The letter also stated that Erickson stopped his boat in
the ICW because it did not display a registration decal. The
letter also quoted a Florida statute, 328.68 (1), which stated
that a “certificate of registration shall be issued for any documented vessel…” The letter did not mention that boats
from out of the state that are not planning to stay in the state
have up to 90 days and do not have to register during that
period of time. Nor did the letter state that it was illegal to
not display a registration decal, only that that was the reason that he was stopped.
I have heard of many cases of complaints about Officer
Tim Erickson, and a major west Florida newspaper even did
an article about a year ago about his behavior and how
many boaters had complained about it. I have also heard, as
a result of so many complaints, that Erickson has been
“reined in” in the last few years and is supposedly a better
FWC officer. It was because I had heard that Erickson had
been “reined in” that I first hesitated to report on this incident but after reading the response letter from Erickson’s
superior who looked into this incident, I realized that this
sort of behavior is institutionalized in the FWC. Since—in
the last few years—I have heard more and more stories of
inappropriate FWC behavior, I really wonder if actions like
Officer Erickson displayed in this incident are actually
looked upon as favorable by the FWC hierarchy.
Mr. Feuerbacher acknowledges that his mistake was
getting off his boat and getting onto an FWC boat, leaving
his wife alone to motor his boat down the ICW—an action
he feels endangered his vessel. A captain of a vessel’s first
responsibility is to the safety of his passengers and his vessel—not to an FWC decal inspection.
I would have liked to have read, in the letter from the
FWC, comments that the policy of the FWC is to not ask
boaters to get off their moving vessels in order to question
them about such an infraction and that the officers should
be able to judge—before asking a captain—that it might not be
safe. If an FWC officer cannot make that simple judgment,
he himself should not be on the water.
I would also have liked to have read comments that if Mr.
Feuerbacher had refused to get off his vessel because he
believed it would have endangered it, then an FWC officer
would acknowledge the captain’s right to not leave his vessel.
I would also have liked to have read that it is the policy
of the FWC that their officers have no right to question why
a boat is documented. It is none of their business. And I
would have liked to have read that the FWC policy is that
officers have no right to state that a boat is documented for
loan purposes, nor do they have a right to ask what a person does for a living in order to pay for “such a nice boat”—
all basically because it is none of their business.
I would also have liked to have read that FWC officers
must stick to the subject of the infraction at hand that they
are supposedly questioning and investigating someone for,
and that any officer who goes so far out of the norm of civil
behavior as Officer Erickson did is either fired from his job
or heavily reprimanded. If such actions are backed by the
FWC hierarchy, then something is terribly wrong.
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Mr. Feuerbacher also stated, “My name can be published, as I would be happy to testify against this unstable
person…he needs to be stopped.”
Brave soul.
Boot Key Harbor Changes Rates
By Joe Corey
During a regularly scheduled meeting on August 13, the
Marathon City Council voted unanimously to change the
rate schedule for Boot Key Harbor services. Mooring ball
rentals will go from $170/month to $250/month; $66/week
to $94/week; and $18/day to $20/day.
The biggest difference is that now mooring fees will
include dinghy dockage, showers, and car parking.
Previously, those extras were charged for separately.
Assuming one takes advantage of the amenities, this rate
change can be seen as a rate decrease. Similar rate changes
were made for the few available seawall spaces. The biggest
change can be seen in the rate changes for anchored boats.
Dinghy dockage will go from $70/month to $120; $28/week
to $40.50; and $6/day to $12.50. These new rates are also allinclusive for pump-outs, showers and car parking.
The city of Marathon has hired an outside firm to assess
the facilities for ADA compliance and vows to implement
any needed changes to accommodate the disabled.
Construction on the new bathhouse and laundry facility is
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expected to begin soon.
The price increases are final and were to go into effect
on Aug 15. Boaters who have already paid for the month of
November will not see the change until December 1. People
who have leftover $1.25 shower tokens may redeem them
for an equal value discount next billing cycle or for other
items such as ice. Until the ADA survey is complete and any
needed improvements made, dinghy dockage will not be
charged to anyone who can provide documentation of their
disability.
Moorings are available on a first come basis. Marathon
City Marina can be contacted at (305) 289-8877, VHF 16, and
www.ci.marathon.fl.us/. Go to the “Residential and Visitor
Information” menu.
Using Wag Bags
From Steve Morrell, Editor
In the October issue, we printed an article on using Wag
Bags as a method of disposing of human waste onboard
boats. This article can be viewed on our Web site,
www.southwindsmagazine.com, by downloading the
October 2007 issue and going to page 36, or, for those who
do not have broadband—or want quicker access to the article—you can read the article on the “Our Waterways” page
accessed from the home page.
When I first received the Wag Bags, I tested them in
my home. I took all the water out of a toilet and put the
Wag Bag in the toilet. The bags are quite large and there is
plenty of room to put the bag in there and overlap it over
the sides. I then used the bags for three days for #1 and #2.
(For those of you who do not understand this number system, #2 is generally more solid and #1 is always liquid,
often called urine or “piss” or “pee.”) For urination, the
bags work well and the powder (Pooh Powder, as it is officially called) in the bags solidifies/gels the urine pretty
well, even with a fair amount of liquid. I had some extra
powder, so I helped it along after several pisses. This is
important with three days of pissing.
For #2, it was pushing it after the first time with that
smell we are all so familiar with (it comes with life). I
sprinkled some extra powder over it, but I couldn’t tell
that it reduced the smell, so I dropped the top down over
the toilet. That contained it pretty well, but I did close the
door to the bathroom—encasing the smell in the room.
When I returned, there was enough of a smell that I knew
I must choose a different tactic. So I lifted the seat up and
took the Wag Bag and lightly closed it in on itself. This
worked in containing the smell and, of course, I opened it
up every time I used it again. (Don’t try this in the dark,
because it could be a disaster if you forget, like in the middle of the night.)
After three days and three #2s and several pisses, I
decided that was more than enough, so I removed the bag
from the toilet and put it in the sealable bag that comes with
the kit and is part of the Wag Bag system. I took this and put
it on the garage floor next to the trash can to test and see if
the smell would be noticeable after one day. I really could
not smell it being in the room, but when I picked it up and
put the nose nearby, there was a slight
Please let us know of your experiences with
undesirable odor. At that point, it went into
Wag Bags via e-mail to editor@southwindsmagazine.com, if possible, and if
the trash can.
not, then call at (941) 795-8704. We will
I believe we are the only boating magprint your ideas and suggestions and what
azine promoting Wag Bags and selling
you have learned in future articles to
them for marine use. At the Strictly Sail St.
exchange ideas on their use. You can also
Pete boat show, we sold out the few I
order them at those same contacts ($30 for
ordered on the first day (the slowest day!),
10, plus shipping and applicable sales tax,
as it appears people were real interested
or available for pickup in Bradenton, FL).
after reading the article in the October
Don’t worry, we will not print your
issue. Since then, I have sold another 50
name if you prefer us not to, as I know that
out of the magazine ad and intend to keep
promoting them. (I am not making it rich Wag Bag in use on a marine toilet. for some—this is a very delicate subject—
The Wag Bag, with the Pooh
off these Wag Bags, but I am promoting Powder in it, installed. The sealable and we want the good along with the bad,
them as part of S O U T H W I N D S’ ongoing bag that the used Wag Bag goes including all the embarrassing facts and bad
effort of educating the world population into rests on top of the toilet. Photo experiences, as well, which in the name of
science, we will not refrain from printing.
on various subjects.)
by Robbie Johnson.
There is a lot to learn about the use of
Wag Bags on boats, and I am asking those who have
News and Information Wanted on Our Waterways
bought them—and others who might have used them—to
Issues – Disappearing Working Waterfronts,
let us know what they learned about using them. We can
Waterfront Condoization and Boaters’ Rights
then pass this information on to others in future issues. At
this point, I believe they can be a valuable tool in dealing
As our working waterfronts disappear and the waterwith human waste on boats. For those who have
fronts become built up with wall-to-wall condominiums,
LectraSans, they are the answer when you go to places that
we are asking our readers to send us local information—
do not allow any dumping of any waste (even treated), as
in the form of links, e-mails, newspaper articles—to help
in the Florida Keys. They can also be used in an emergency
spread the word and maybe put a stop to this trend. Send
if you are anchored out and find, by surprise, that your
us news about disappearing marinas and boatyards, old
holding tank is full. Wag Bags can be kept on board just for
Florida spots giving way to new condos and other issues
such an emergency. They can also be useful if you just
that relate to this problem. We are also looking for news
plain can’t stand holding tanks, which could be the majoron water pollution, boat human waste disposal and the
ity of the population.
health of the waters we sail in.
I did meet one couple at the boat show who, I will say,
Although the Marco Island boaters won in court,
were around 70 years old, give or take a few years (since
the battle is not over. The ruling still has to be appealed,
they might be reading this, I think this is a good
and—even if the ruling is upheld—I guarantee some comrespectable guess in honor of them), who had been using
munities will push for changes in state laws to bring conWag Bags for several years. They used them all the time,
trol of our waterways under more strict control—policed
especially when they had their children and grandchildren
by more police, controlled by more restrictions. Send us
on board on a short cruise. They were very satisfied with
news on boaters’ rights issues in your area—throughout
using them as a solution to onboard human waste. They
the eight Southern states that Southwinds serves.
stored the used bags in a container in a compartment
E-mail to editor@southwindsmagazine.com, fax to
under the V-berth of their boat where they slept. They said
(941) 795-8704 or mail articles to Southwinds, PO Box
they never had any problem with the smell in that location,
1175, Holmes Beach, FL 34218. Written articles on these
which is important, as storage of the used bags is an
subjects are also welcome. Contact us first to discuss them.
important concern.
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SOUTH CAROLINA SAILING
The Spirit of South Carolina. Photo by Dan Muller.
South Carolina’s
Spirit
Active Through the Off-Season
By Dan Dickison
A
s 2007 comes to a close, the waters around Charleston,
SC, have begun to chill considerably, and along with
them, the amount of sailing activity in this port city.
Boats up and down the Cooper and Ashley rivers are most-
Capt. Tony Arrow speaking to students on board. The school kids in
this photo were sponsored by Charleston’s Downtown Rotary Club.
Many schools in South Carolina don’t have the budget to pay for
these outings (the foundation only charges the schools a nominal
fee). They even lack the funds to transport their students to
Charleston. So when a group like the Rotary Club steps in to fund an
outing, it is a significant contribution. Photo courtesy SCMHF.
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ly idle these days as the denizens of this region—particularly native Charlestonians—prefer sailing in the warmer seasons. Still, one of the most remarkable vessels in these
waters remains very much an active presence on Charleston
Harbor even as the average low temperature hovers around
40º F. The Spirit of South Carolina, the 141-foot traditional
wooden schooner that was launched just last spring
(Southwinds, April 2007) by the South Carolina Maritime
Heritage Foundation (SCMHF), has continued to perform
its duties as an educational platform for the state’s youth
throughout the late fall and into the early winter.
As of early December, the Spirit had been afloat for just
10 months, but already this tall ship and its new crew have
made significant inroads into the education of youngsters
from all around South Carolina. To date, nearly 1,000
schoolchildren—fifth and sixth graders primarily—have
had the opportunity to sail on board the ship and experience many of the duties required to manage a vessel of this
ilk. Through a series of day sail programs that only began in
October, student sailors have swarmed the teak decks,
working as members of a team to hoist sails, navigate and
steer. Additionally, their teachers have worked in concert
with the ship’s onboard educators to impart crucial lessons
that meet the state’s curricular requirements.
“We’ve just finished our first season of student day
sails,” offered the education director for the SCMHF, Sarah
Piwinski. “Since our first outing, we’ve logged 29 trips.” All
told, she said, those trips include students from 25 different
schools all around the state. So far, said Piwinski, the results
have been astounding. “Teachers are telling us that this is
one of the best out-of-school programs that is tied to state
standards. We’ve gotten thank-you cards from almost every
class, but the real proof is that our sign-up sheet for next
spring is almost to capacity already, and we only began
signing up classes in mid-November.”
According to Tony Arrow, the Spirit’s captain, the
results to date are satisfying but not entirely surprising.
“We’ve got a great team in place and we’re working hard to
offer an extraordinary experience to these students—something they’ll remember their whole lives, both on an emotional level and an academic one.”
Arrow alludes to the power of education via sail training when he describes the instruction that takes place on
board. “We focus both on creating a unique experience and
applying the state academic standards in a very practical,
hands-on way, like having the students use compasses to
take bearings and then figure out just where the ship is on
SCMF Executive Director Brad Van Liew and his daughter Tate getting ready to hoist one of the sails on board the Spirit. Photo courtesy SCMHF.
the chart. We also have them conduct time-distance-speed
calculations that are applied to navigate the ship, and we
use the concept of mechanical advantage to explain elemental physics when they hoist the sails. We also have microscopes on board, and the students examine plankton after
they pull samples from the sea. That then leads to discussions regarding the health of the water in the harbor wherever we are at at the time. All of this,” he says, “is done in a
way that leaves these students with not only a memorable
experience, but also the facts and concepts that they need to
continue learning in the classroom.” And now that the initial break-in period is over, he anticipates that the Spirit will
be able to serve over 3,000 students on an annual basis.
As pleased as Arrow and Piwinski are with the success
of the onboard educational programs, they’re equally
impressed by their new ship and how it has performed so
far. “The Spirit has been operating very well on a day-sailing
basis,” explained Arrow. “She’s been relatively easy to manage and has turned out to be a very effective platform for the
groups we’ve been taking out. Usually we have 30 students
on board during each outing, as well as several teachers and
chaperones, and it turns out that there’s plenty of on-deck
space for a group that size. It works equally well when we
break up into smaller groups for some of the lessons.”
Arrow relayed that the ship will undergo some minor
modifications before it’s truly ready for offshore work. One
project involves reconfiguring the way the mainsail’s sheet
is led because it’s not currently an optimum configuration
for heavy weather jibes. And, in late October, the organization briefly pulled the ship out of service to replace some of
the bronze fittings on deck with steel alternatives, but other
than that, Capt. Arrow said it’s been smooth sailing.
Though the Spirit has made a few brief passages offshore—notably one 60-mile jaunt north to Georgetown,
SC—her first real ocean passage is scheduled for early
February when high school students, their teachers, and the
crew will voyage to the Bahamas for a 10-day educational
session. “We’ll conduct a similar kind of instruction there,
but obviously it will be more intensive with them staying on
board and going into the open ocean for such a period of
time,” explained Arrow. “Then, in March, we’ll return to
South Carolina to resume our day sailing schedule with
fifth, six, seventh, and eighth graders.” This summer, he
said, the ship will make an even longer passage north to
Portland, ME, where it will initially serve as a floating
ambassador for South Carolina. Later in the summer, high
school students from the Palmetto State will travel north for
several two-week stints sailing and learning on board.
Despite having attained a level of success with its educational programs, and what Arrow terms a “reasonably
good amount of press,” the SCMHF still must find ways to
support its ongoing work. “The Foundation has limited
resources,” he explained, “so one of the efforts we’re making is to establish partnerships with entities that can help us
bring in those schools that don’t have the necessary funding
to participate on their own. We’re working on that.
Everyone involved is truly committed to developing our
programs, and we’ve got a great team in place, from the
board of directors to the office staff to the many volunteers
who are so critical to our operation.”
Certainly, some of the effort Arrow, Piwinski and their
SCMHF colleagues have expended is beginning to pay off.
At the organization’s largest fundraising event this fall—the
Spirit Ball—donors ponied up more than $150,000. That
won’t pay for everything, of course, but along with the
impact that’s been made on almost 1,000 students, it’s what
you’d call a good start.
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BOAT SHOW SEMINARS
Getting an Education … at the Boat Shows
Learning Opportunities Abound at Annapolis, Other Shows
By Paul Warren
Now, mind you, I think I’ve got pretty good credentials
already: 50+ years of sailing, 100-Ton USCG Master’s
license, 20,000 sea miles, certification by US Sailing as a
cruising/coastal navigation instructor, U.S. Naval Academy
volunteer sailing coach, and occasional writer on
sailing/boating topics.
But, as I’m fond of telling my “learn-to-sail” novice
sailors: I’m always still learning, despite my credentials and
experience. I tell them: Every time out on the water brings
me either a new lesson (in a new sailing area or a different
boat) or an old lesson re-learned. Now, I can add the lessons
of other sailors, retold in boat show seminars.
It’s a fairly recent trend that boat shows started adding
educational experiences. In “ancient” times (say the ’70s
and ’80s), boat show seminars were unknown. However, in
recent times, the sailing industry has gotten smart – recognizing that education (about boats and about the sailing
lifestyle) is integral to marketing the sport and, ultimately,
the products and services that go with the sailing industry.
My experiences at the recent Annapolis and St.
Petersburg sailboat shows were indicative of the current
educational opportunities. (I also attended the recent Fort
Lauderdale International Boat Show, but the seminars there
were mostly about fishing.) The Annapolis show offered a
total of 16 different seminars while the St. Pete show delivered 18 seminars a day over the four-day run of the show.
That’s a staggering 72 seminars (some were duplicated)
over the course of the weekend.
My “classes” were about cruising, about destinations,
about passage-planning, about piracy, just to name a few.
They were up-close and personal seminars by such wellknown sailing experts as Gary Jobson, Pam Wall, Don Street
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UPCOMING BOAT SHOWS:
Atlanta Boat Show
Jan. 10-14
www.atlantaboatshow.com
.
Strictly Sail at the
Miami Boat Show
Feb. 14-18
www.strictlysail.com
and Jimmy Cornell.
Collectively, I’d guess
that the “teachers”
had over 500 years
of sailing experience
to draw from.
The offered topics covered the current racing scene,
understanding marine weather forecasts, world cruising routing, sailing in
French- and Spanish-speaking islands, boat and crew
preparation for distance cruising and a quick introduction
to the mysteries of diesel engine troubleshooting and
maintenance. They also included discussions about sailing
in the Mediterranean, the technical aspects of self-steering
systems and the inclusion of yoga as an onboard relaxation
technique.
And, best of all, there’s no cost for the seminars. (You
don’t even have to buy a ticket to the Annapolis show to
attend the seminars, as they’re held outside the gates of the
show itself.) They were filled with useful hints, strategies
and experiences, based on each sailor’s adventures to exotic locations. With each new PowerPoint slide showing
Martinique or Tahiti or the Canary Islands, it was hard not
to dream anew about sailing off into the sunset. In fact, I’d
bet that many sailors came away from those seminars with
not only a better understanding of how to get to distant
cruising grounds safely, but also a renewed determination
to “get there.”
So, here are some of the more salient tips and recommendations made by some of the speakers.
Don Street
Jimmy Cornell, author of A Passion for Cruising, speaking at a seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show to a standing-room-only/seated
audience.
Jimmy Cornell
Jimmy Cornell, just back from his third circumnavigation,
allowed that every voyage begins with a dream. The author
of A Passion for Cruising urged the SRO audience to go cruising – soon and often. Other “pearls” he offered included:
• The four essential ingredients for a successful cruise
are: good preparation, a good boat, a good crew and
common sense.
• Cornell’s “Rule #1” is “Be in the right place at the right
time,” meaning plan your itinerary and routes so as to
avoid weather issues, have access to supplies and
repairs, and leverage the local conditions and activities
to your advantage (such as planning to be in Trinidad
for Carnival season).
• He had his own answer to the age-old question about
having guns aboard: Don’t bother, since weapons are
typically confiscated by local customs and/or police
authorities while you’re in a given port anyway. His
own position was corroborated by a survey he’d done
recently, where only 10 percent of 100 well-seasoned
cruising sailors said they kept armaments on their
boats.
• His list of potential passage concerns, which he discussed, included personal safety (onboard, theft, health
and piracy/robbery), weather, auto-pilot/self-steering
failure, adequate electrical supply (he likes solar power
and a towing generator), communications, provisioning and rudder failure (a frequent problem for distance
cruisers). Regarding the latter, Cornell suggested testing of the emergency steering system before it’s needed, and learning how to sail your boat without a rudder (through sail trim and weight distribution).
• He also suggested “cruising in stages” – the concept of
exploring one cruising area and then leaving the boat
in a safe haven for a period of time, flying to/from the
boat to continue your voyages. He emphasized that
there are excellent facilities worldwide that help to
implement this strategy.
Other cruising insights were presented by another world
cruiser, Don Street, author of seven books and cruising
guides. For cruisers headed south, Street advised:
• Start your passage-planning with Imray Chart 100,
“Atlantic Routing Chart,” covering the entire North
Atlantic from Newfoundland to Brazil and the
Caribbean to Gibraltar. This gives you an overview of
your cruising area and helps to keep your passagemaking schedule realistic.
• Weather forecasts have decreasing validity and accuracy as the month of November progresses: In early
November, a 48-hour forecast is probably valid, but by
mid-November a forecast is only valid for 36 hours, and
by late November he considers a forecast only valid for
24 hours.
• If your boat and/or crew has not been offshore, Street
recommends a coastal passage as a shakedown, which
will likely reveal potential equipment failures and/or
crew incompatibilities. After this, he reasons, it’s likely to
be safe to depart to areas where parts and repairs are less
available and crew exchange is more difficult. He also
jokes that sailors looking for offshore experience or
transport to warmer climes should visit Bermuda
because it’s where skippers likely lose one or more crewmembers after a stormy trip from the U.S. East Coast.
• His preferred departure points for the Caribbean are
Norfolk,VA; Beaufort, NC; and Jacksonville, FL. From
all locations, his strategy calls for leaving port on the
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John Otterbacher, author of Sailing Grace, speaks
at a seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show with his
wife and daughters, who also participated in his
presentation,
tested” equipment (e.g., Perkins engines) on
your cruising boat to facilitate availability of
spare parts and repair services.
Capt. Randy Deering
“face of a nor’wester” and heading east/southeast
“until the butter melts.” Then head south until you
reach your island destination.
• Other practical tips showed off his better-than-“nice to
know” knowledge:
• Install (removable) fiddle rails on all horizontal surfaces, in order to keep items from sliding off when the
boat heels or rocks.
• Sails usually rip from the leech inward; check and
repair your sails in advance of departure.
• Rig inspections should include chainplates; X-ray or
other non-destructive testing techniques are available
for embedded rigging anchor points.
• Most factory-installed de-watering pumps are undersized; retrofit a “Y” valve on your engine pump to
enable it to be used in major flooding situations; 2.5inch intake/discharge hoses are best for pumping large
volumes of water.
• Know in advance how to bleed your engine’s fuel line;
laminate copies of the engine manual’s pages on fuel
system bleeding; have a separate tool kit pre-assembled with proper tools to complete the bleeding
sequence.
• Store your cloths and other gear in plastic bags to keep
them dry/waterproof.
• Wear medical “scrub” uniforms and/or pajamas for
lightweight protection from the intense Caribbean sun.
• Don’t use flat nylon webbing for safety jack lines – the
material is very susceptible to the UV sunrays, which
will weaken them; he prefers wire, instead.
• Have at least three anchors onboard, each a different
type to accommodate different holding ground types,
giving you a “mix of weapons” to use to battle the
inevitable 4 a.m. thunder squalls and accompanying
180-degree wind shift.
Liz Copeland
More fascinating insights came from Liz Copeland’s island
and Mediterranean travelogues that were loaded with helpful hints. A veteran cruiser and author, she warned about
poisonous trees on the beaches of many tropical islands and
emphasized the importance of a good dinghy – “your lifeline to the shore,” as she calls it. She also advised that in
“the Med,” Club Nautico provides public access facilities in
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In St. Pete, Capt. Randy Deering gave an interesting accounting of the parallels between
sailing and business leadership. He cited
Confucius’ warning that “if nobody’s following you (as the captain/skipper), you’re simply out for a walk.” Regarding sticking with the status quo
and not taking risks, he observed that “lying at anchor gets
you nowhere.” Captain Deering, a local author, sailing
instructor and lecturer, noted a quotation from John
Rousmaniere that in sailing, like business, the goal is not to
sail the boat but to help the boat sail itself.
He recommended that successful sailing adventures,
like successful business ventures, start with a plan – planning intentionally, as he calls it. He suggested that in sailing,
as in business, problems will always occur: One philosophy
used by Lin and Larry Pardey, the world-class cruisers, is
that “if you can’t fix it yourself, it shouldn’t be aboard.”
(The Pardeys sail without an engine onboard their boat.)
Deering advised leading “by example and influence” rather
than by position; translation: Your title as “Captain” needs
to be earned, not just demanded. Quoting the round-theworld sailor, Sir Robin Knox-Johnson, Deering reminded
the audience that “prevention is better than a cure” in solving equipment failures and other seamanship mishaps.
Other Boat Show Education Opportunities
Besides the formal seminars organized by the shows’ producers, there were several other educational opportunities
available – again, most were free. At the Quantum Sails
booth, Capt. Jack Klang demonstrated a number of seamanship and line (rope) handling techniques. (At other shows,
he also presents an interactive class on basic navigation and
docking techniques.) Further, the US Power Squadron was
promoting its continuing series of boating courses. And, in
the week following both shows, meteorologist Lee
Chesneau, a seminar presenter at both shows, taught a 2day detailed course on marine weather, including how to
get and read marine weather data (tuition fee required).
Although the fall 2007 boat show season is over, the new
2008 season is about to begin. Each of the following shows
in the SOUTHWINDS readership area have seminars of
interest to sailors:
• Strictly Sail show in Miami (Feb. 14-18, 2008)
• Atlanta Boat Show (Jan. 10-14, 2008)
So for all you sailors who think you’re an “old salt” who
knows every trick, I say … go sit in on one of these seminars. You might learn something. I know I did.
Dry Storing a Boat for Hurricane
Season in the South, Part I of III
By Capt. Ron Butler
We prefer keeping our boat on the
hard during hurricane season for a
number of reasons, not the least of
which is a sizeable break on our
BoatU.S. insurance policy. We have
arranged a policy that gives us a
decent discount provided the boat is
in dry storage from June through
November.
This also suits our lifestyle these
days. We generally launch the boat
in early December and sail to the
Bahamas for the winter months
returning to the United States in
May. During the summers, we’re
lucky enough to be able to land
cruise to cooler northern climes and
so escape Florida’s heat for the most
part. With the boat stored properly,
we feel we can leave her for extended periods with less risk than if we
had left her in the water. Apparently,
our insurance underwriter agrees.
Our Experience
Kismet, our Ericson 38, has survived five hurricanes since
we’ve owned her. During two of these storms, we had the
boat stored on the hard and survived both with no damage.
The first one was Isabel that ripped through Annapolis,
MD, just two weeks after we bought her. The second,
Wilma, scored a direct hit on Indiantown Marina near Lake
Okeechobee—one of the most popular sailboat storage
areas in Florida—where Kismet was stored for the season.
During Isabel, we were on the hard at Port Annapolis
Marina, and not one boat in the marina had serious damage.
The yard was high enough that the flooding didn’t reach
Kismet. During Wilma, about 40 boats of the 400 stored at
Indiantown sustained serious damage while at Glades Boat
Storage in southwest Florida, another popular sailboat storage yard, only a dozen or so of the 300 there had damage.
Luckily, Kismet escaped damage from both Isabel and
Wilma. She also survived three hurricanes while stored in
the water with minimal damage.
I’m Capt. Ron, a USCG licensed captain (50T, Sail) for
over 20 years. My wife and I have been sailing together now
for over 40 years and have owned a variety of boats and
kept them in and out of the water during hurricane season.
As I write this in late summer, our Ericson 38, Kismet, is on
the hard at Indiantown Marina (again) sitting out the 2007
hurricane season. Basically, we have had many years experience with sailboat storage and hurricanes on land and in
the water.
Preparing for Storage
Probably the first consideration in storing your boat on the
hard is the “where” part. You have to choose a yard. We
chose Indiantown Marina on the St. Lucie River just east of
Lake Okeechobee (www.indiantownmarina.com). We chose
it first of all because of its more or less inland location, and
second of all because we’d been there before and have some
familiarity with its routine. Indiantown’s inland location
behind the St. Lucie lock to the east and the Port Myacca lock
to the west means that we don’t have to worry much about
high water. Indiantown is also about 6 miles east of Lake
Okeechobee so while a breached dike may flood the area, it’s
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Kismet, the author’s Ericson 38, stored
and strapped down for the season.
unlikely to flood Indiantown very
deeply. On the west side of the big
lake, you might consider Glades Boat
Storage (863-983-3040). The yard
there is just as inland as Indiantown
and also protected by locks in the
Caloosahatchee River.
Choosing a Yard: Location,
Location, Location
They’re not the only yards worth
considering, however. Some yards
near the coast offer decent protection,
too, so perhaps your decision should
be influenced somewhat by where
you live. Obviously, the most convenient location would have advantages. Your backyard might be great,
for example. It’s hard to beat the convenience of working on a boat in your own yard. Of course,
a storm that blows your house down likely destroys the
boat, too.
That, too, is an issue for us. By having our home and
our boat in Florida, we run the risk of a single storm taking
out both assets. On the other hand, we have decided that
any yard farther away than about two hours’drive time is
too far away. We like to check up on our boat from time to
time and do the odd boat task on occasion so a two-hour
drive is about it. Even at two hours, your workdays on the
boat will be limited by the time on the road plus the extra
trips because tools or parts were forgotten at home. (Why is
it the tool you need is always in the other place?)
We’ve considered leaving the boat in yards anywhere
from Baltimore south, and if we were cruising to the
Chesapeake, we’d likely try Deltaville, VA. We previously
had good luck at Port Annapolis Marina in Annapolis, MD.
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia also offer a
number of qualified yards. Unfortunately, there aren’t many
haul-out/storage facilities for large sailboats south of
Tarpon Springs on Florida’s west coast. It seems that many
yards and marinas are now being converted to condos.
Another issue to consider is whether the yard is a sailboat yard or a powerboat yard. I’d recommend picking a
yard that knows sailboats and is popular with sailors. It will
be more familiar with blocking and moving requirements.
Don’t forget to consider the water, too. If you draw
seven feet, you may not be able to use a marina like
Indiantown due to draft restrictions in the St Lucie River,
which is somewhat dependent on Lake Okeechobee water
levels. In fact, this past spring, the locks were operating on
a restricted basis. This meant that we had to plan our travel
up the St. Lucie to coincide with the very few lock openings.
Mast height is also an issue. For example, to get to
Indiantown Marina you must pass under bridges and
power lines that have a mere 55 feet of clearance. This may
mean pulling your mast before the trip up river. Other
marinas such as the Ortega River Boatyard near
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Jacksonville also have this issue. Kismet needs 54 feet after
we remove the antennas and wind birds.
Cost
Obviously, cost is an issue and may be the determining factor in choosing a marina and costs do vary quite a bit. The
least expensive yards we found were in Deltaville, VA, with
Washington, NC, coming close. Interestingly, we found that
Indiantown was less expensive than the more exposed
marinas along the ICW between Titusville and Fort
Lauderdale. I suppose they charge more because they’re so
convenient to the ICW. More than likely, the land is more
expensive, too. You will need to look at the total cost
though. Storage fees are just part of the equation.
Yards often break down their charges into the small
details of storage. Charges broken down to per month/per
jack stand are common at every yard where charges are
priced by the foot of vessel length or duration of stay—or
some combination. Services include haul-out, pressure
washing, blocking, tie-downs, moving, reblocking, launching, etc. Then there are repair and maintenance services
such as bottom stripping, bottom painting and any variety
of repairs, prices for which vary widely.
Just be sure you understand how you will be charged to
avoid unpleasant surprises. The yard should have written
agreements that spell out all the terms and conditions
including things like insurance requirements. Be sure you
read these agreements carefully and understand the implications. You likely won’t be able to modify these agreements because the yard owners have carefully set up the
terms to fit their own legal and insurance requirements, but
you must understand where your responsibilities begin and
where theirs end.
Likewise, make sure you get written estimates for any
and all repair work that will amount to anything more than a
few bucks. The days of handshake agreements are long gone.
Our costs this year will be right around the $2000 mark
altogether just for six months’ worth of hauling, storage and
Boats at Indiantown after the hurricanes in
2004. Some boats knocked over the boat next
to them, while others did not. Most, in this
section, remained upright.
this is because the yard has limited travel lift capability especially at key times of
the year. The beginning and end of hurricane season are very busy times for the
storage yards. You will need appointments for hauling, moving to work and
launching. Be sure to make these reservations as far in advance as practical. Make
your launch reservation when you haul
out. You can always change it later if
need be, but get it booked early. Some
yards, like Indiantown and Glades, will
require non-refundable deposits for
reservations, too, especially if you’re a
new rather than returning customer. A
non-refundable $100 deposit will likely
hold your spot.
launching. This doesn’t include the nearly $5000 worth of
transmission and bottom work we’re doing. (BOAT = Break
Out Another Thousand, folks.)
Services/DIY
In part II, we will discuss a checklist, whether to leave your mast
up or down, the engine, water tanks, holding tanks, dinghy, sails
and canvas, batteries, antennas, deck gear, blocking your boat,
jack stands, and tie-downs.
One cost factor you should consider is whether or not you
can do your own work in the yard. Many yards do not allow
you to DIY (Do It Yourself). Some, like Indiantown and
Glades Boat Storage, have restrictions. At Indiantown, you
cannot work on a boat in the storage area except to load or
offload gear. You must first have the yard move the boat to
the “work area” and reblock it before doing any repairs or
maintenance work. There are extra charges for this, but at
Indiantown, they are reasonable.
Likewise, if you want to hire contractors to work on
your boat, you need to understand if the yard allows outside contractors or if you must use the yard’s own shops.
Some yards, like Indiantown, have insurance requirements
that contractors must meet before they can work in the yard.
You should also consider slip rent or the equivalent
since you may have a day or two of loading/unloading
activity when the boat is in the water. It always takes us a
few days of reorganizing, provisioning and loading the
boat once it’s back in the water. Some locations like
Indiantown have transient slips. Others like Glades do not.
Convenience to shopping, boat supplies, food, sailmakers, diesel mechanics, etc., may also influence your decision.
Both Glades and Indiantown are a considerable drive away
from much in the way of provisioning or marine gear. Once
the boat is launched at Indiantown, we like to take a mooring
at Southpoint Anchorage in Stuart (just down river) because
it’s especially convenient to shopping, marine stores and the
like. It is also convenient if you don’t have a car because they
have bus service and many stores within walking distance.
Reservations
In most yards, like Indiantown, reservations are a must.
Very few operate on a “when you show up” basis. Mainly
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Pelican in the water at Dauphin Island.
When last we saw them in the December
issue, after extensive planning and seven
years of construction, Robert Bland had
finished building Pelican, a 34-foot
sharpie. In January 2007, she was just
launched near Pascagoula on
Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
The Building of Pelican
Part II:
Pelican’s
First Voyage
By Robert Bland
First Night
We shuttled some gear from the car aboard for the night.
After talking for a while, the crew (Cathy, my wife, and my
daughter, Victoria) of Pelican settled down for our first night
aboard. It was cold, in the low 30s. Luckily, we had a small
1500-watt heater and sleeping bags.
The marina was very nice and convenient, but there
were major roads on every side within a half mile. This was
great for getting stuff and going places, but, to be honest, it
was all a little too much for me. What can I say? I’m a country boy. I do not care much for crowds, and so we decided
to move to a quieter place.
The River Trip to a New Slip
Our new home-to-be for Pelican was a quiet place, protected from storms. The dock was in Paige Bayou, just north of
Interstate 10. The bayou is surrounded by cypress and black
gum. A wildlife refuge is adjacent to the dock, and many
species of birds adorn the Spanish moss-covered trees,
including a few bald eagles. There is deep water in most of
the channel, with few snags. The dock needed some work—
it had no power or water. Hurricane Katrina had flattened
the place in August 2005. However, I liked it and was willing to do whatever it took to make it work.
We took our 14-foot skiff to sound the way for Pelican,
a 14-mile trip that was mostly up river. Without a depth
sounder, we did it the old-fashioned way using a lead line.
Another point of concern was clearance of the I-10 bridge,
as it was not on my chart. Fortunately, I had my trusty tape
measure. No, it was not 60 feet long, and I did not climb the
bridge. I marked a point 5 feet above the water. Then from
several hundred feet away, I sighted that point along the
tape, did a little math and found the clearance to be enough.
I managed to run the skiff aground but after about 20
strenuous minutes of pulling, pushing, and shifting positions, we were free. A careful note was made on the chart that
Cathy made by enlarging a D.O.T. map of Jackson County.
This chart allowed us to mark shoals and snags in the river.
She numbered each one and gave it a description. Cool, huh?
On moving day we got up early and peered out at the
fog. The wind was light and out of the north, with a temperature of about 37 degrees. The forecast had the winds to be
A view of Pelican showing the port leeboard and the port
outboard engine. Pelican has outboard engines and leeboards
on both sides of the boat.
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The stern showing the tiller/rudder assembly on Pelican.
15-20 knots from the northwest, the exact direction we were
headed. Oh well, that is what two engines are for, I figured.
The two little 8-hp motors pushed us along at 4-5 knots,
even into the cold 15-knot wind.
Somewhere around the halfway point is where I had
the first of what I am sure will be many heart stoppers.
Pelican was in the center of the river in 20 feet of water as I
started the turn onto Bluff Creek…BUMP-BUMP…I looked
at the sounder, 2 feet! The props were kicking mud up, but
she cleared.
Doing this for the first time causes a feeling that defies
words, and it is definitely not good. I knew that there would
be groundings, but the first day, come on! Thankfully, no
damage was done and we never actually came to a stop.
The rest of the trip was uneventful. Both the crew and I
were getting used to things. Pelican handled well and all
was fine until we reached the dock.
Now remember, this was only my second time to dock
this big joker, and the crew had never docked a boat before.
The wind was blowing onto the dock, and the current was
from ahead. There was another boat tied just up current from
our slip. We bumped against the piling pretty hard — just a
scratch. A scary moment, yes, but all was well. It gets your
heart pumping and it makes memories. It absolutely requires
your undivided attention and whole-hearted participation.
At the end of the day, you know you have accomplished
something. As scared as you were, so are you proud.
Small bait trawlers were working the channel south of
the bridges. As they worked, they attracted several dolphins. These were the first that we had seen in a long time,
and it was good to see them. Many small boats churned the
waters of the harbor, alongside the massive warships that
lined the west bank.
Pelican was introduced to her first real open water chop
as we cleared Spanish Point and the entrance of the
Pascagoula Inner Harbor. The southeast wind and chop
were right on our nose, but Pelican paid no notice to either.
After motoring out the channel, it was time to sail. We got
the motors up and bore off on a starboard tack, close hauled.
Our destination was the west end of Petit Bois Island. The
day was absolutely beautiful. The southeast wind was
steady and stayed 10-12 knots. Sunny skies, with 2-3 foot
seas made for a great first day’s sail! We did some practice
tacks, and at about 3:30 p.m., the anchor was set just off the
island. The original plan was to anchor close enough to go
ashore in the dink. A walk on the sand would have been
good, but the wind was just a little too high.
We made supper, watched the ships, listened to some
music, star-gazed, and finally went to sleep. Cathy and Victoria
had performed very well, but they were obviously tired.
The trip back under power took about five hours. I had
learned a lot about the boat, the crew, and had fun to boot.
There are a few items that need to be fixed or changed
before we sail again. Our next adventure will be sailing to
Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Our Maiden Trip to the Island
Finally, we were going to head out to open water. Our destination was Petit Bois Island, part of the Gulf Island National
Seashore. This would be Pelican’s first sail and a chance for
me to see any problems — a “shakedown” cruise.
The cheerful chirping of the birds and the smell of the
bayou made its way into the boat and woke me early. The
wind was out of the southeast and forecast to stay there for
the next few days. I wanted the weather to be perfect. First
impressions are important to a green crew.
We motored down the river to an old storm-battered
pier on the Pascagoula River, just north of the Highway 90
bridge. A few shrimp boats were tied up here and there. We
stopped for the night to avoid starting our sail in the dark.
Our mascot, a pelican, perched on a nearby piling and
stayed all night. We settled in, ate supper, and Victoria did
some schoolwork.
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The Port Canaveral
Yacht Club
By Pat Small
L
ocated in one of the most accessible harbors
on the east coast of Florida, Port Canaveral
Yacht Club (PCYC) enjoys the benefits of
direct ocean access, deep water dockage and awesome rocket launches.
The club was formed as the Cocoa Beach
Yacht Club over 20 years ago by a few avid
sailors, most of whom worked in the space industry. The founding members secured a lease from
the Port Canaveral Authority and built 25 docks,
largely with member labor. A few years later, a
loan was secured to build the two-story clubhouse.
The first floor provided restrooms and showers for
the docks, while the second floor contained a bar, The Port Canaveral Yacht Club clubhouse. Photo by Don Foley.
kitchen, dining area and dance floor. Over the
years, additions of a tiki bar, gazebo, workshop and 25 addinizable name than Port Canaveral. However, in 2005, the
tional wet slips brought the club to its present configuration.
name of the club was changed to the Port Canaveral Yacht
When the club was formed, Cocoa Beach was a more recogClub to better reflect its location in the port.
The 50 docks range in length from 30 feet to 60 feet and
are constructed of aluminum with cement pilings and contain one finger pier shared by two slips. Each slip has fresh
water and electric hookups, and lease holders can install a
satellite dish and dock box. A 100-foot floating dock is available for members for boat maintenance. Visiting yachtsmen
who are members of a recognized yacht club are welcome to
rent short-term dockage from the club. Members and visitors
have full use of the club’s facilities, which include a workshop where small projects can be accomplished as well as the
club’s workboat and hand-operated crane. Dinghy storage is
available at no additional charge to members. The water side
of the clubhouse contains a gazebo with a barbecue grill, picnic tables, car washing area and tiki bar. The club recently
completed a major renovation to its docks that included
upgrading the electrical and water systems. Once again, the
membership stepped up to the challenge and contributed
many hours of labor to reduce the cost of this project.
Our location, which is directly across from the cruise
terminals, provides the best view of the Port Canaveral harbor. We can watch as the Disney, Carnival and Royal
Caribbean ships leave port almost every afternoon between
4 and 5 p.m. We also have a front and center seat for space
shuttle launches as well as other rocket launches, such as
the recent Delta II launch headed to Mars. After each space
shuttle launch, the NASA recovery ships, the Liberty Star
and Freedom Star, head to sea to retrieve the solid rocket
boosters and tow them past our docks heading back to the
NASA facility. Port Canaveral also serves as the entry point
for the barges that carry the shuttle’s external tanks from
Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana to NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center. This unique and large barge makes
quite a sight as it enters or leaves our port.
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The main docks at the yacht club with a cruise ship and rocket
launch in the background. Photo by Don Foley.
PCYC club members at the club’s tiki bar. Photo by Don Foley.
PCYC’s location in the Space Coast provides easy
access to many activities. First, we have the beaches, which
are literally just five minutes away. If you’re looking for a
more secluded beach than Jetty Park and Cocoa Beach, you
can travel north to the Canaveral National Seashore that
contains 25 miles of undeveloped barrier island preserving
the natural beach, dune, marsh and lagoon habitats for
many species of birds. The Space Coast offers some of the
best fishing in the country. Few places in the world offer the
variety of species found here. There are big bass and crappie on the St. Johns River, giant redfish, trout and snook in
the Indian River Lagoon and exciting billfish action offshore in the Atlantic. If kayaking is more your style, pack
up the gear and head for the Indian River lagoon where you
will find many launch sites, spoil islands and bird sanctuaries from which to choose.
The club has an active racing program that hosts several regattas each year including the Firecracker Regatta held
over the Fourth of July weekend, the Mermaid Race held in
June and the Steak and Lobster Regatta held over Labor
Day weekend. Our race program also includes one or two
long distance races each year, which typically contain a
cruiser category to entice our heavier boats to participate.
Other fleet activities include cruising events to the spoil
islands and to local events such as Mardi Gras in Cocoa
Village or to Melbourne for the Art Festival or the St.
Patrick’s Day Parade and party.
The yacht club operates a full bar and restaurant, which
is open five days a week. On Wednesdays and Fridays, a
buffet is available, and on Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays, food can be ordered off the menu. Sundays are
started with a breakfast at 9 a.m. that ends at noon with the
afternoon usually spent at the newly decorated tiki bar. We
are fortunate to have many talented members at our club,
and a few of them were responsible for the stunning mural
in the tiki bar. Our facilities can be contracted to members
for events including weddings, showers and family
reunions. PCYC hosts several non-boating events each year
including a New Year’s Eve party, Super Bowl Chili CookOff, Mother’s Day brunch, Easter brunch, St. Patrick’s Day
celebration, Halloween party, Christmas party and the
Commodore’s Ball.
PCYC offers both general memberships and social memberships and currently has a few wet slips available. With a
lease that secures our position until 2021, PCYC is one of
the best kept secrets in Florida. The lease provides for a
dock expansion and clubhouse improvement, both of
which are in the very early design stage. The club is currently conducting a fall membership campaign with a
reduced social membership initiation fee. This offer lasts
only until December 31, 2007, when the initiation fee
returns to its regular rate for social memberships.
For more information about the club, go to www.pcycfl.org, or call (321) 784-2292, Mondays through Fridays, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
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The
Bayfield 29
A Timeless
Classic
By Rebecca Burg
Designer: Ted Gozzard
LOA:
29’ 0”
LWL:
21’ 6”
Beam:
10’ 2”
Draft:
3’ 6 “
Ballast:
3,000 lbs
Displacement: 8,000 lbs
I
n 1970, a humble wooden shed in Bayfield,
along Lake Huron in Canada’s Ontario
Province, became the birthplace of a
Gozzard-designed series of sailboats. In time,
Bayfield Boat Yard, Ltd., outgrew the shed and
moved to the nearby town of Clinton.
Production included a 25-foot sloop, 29-foot, 32-foot and 36foot cutters and 40-foot and 46-foot ketches. In the late ’80s,
a fire damaged the yard and forced a shutdown.
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The Bayfield 29
About 350 Bayfield 29 cutters were
splashed during the yard’s brief, but productive existence. Like her sisters, the Bayfield 29
features Gozzard’s trademark clipper bow
with scroll-work trail boards and a sweeping
sheer line. Fiberglass mat and woven roving
was layered by hand for a solid hull while the topsides were
cored with balsa. The interior cabin headliner is a separate
section of fiberglass finished with white gelcoat. A slotted
black aluminum toe rail is part of the through-bolted hullto-deck joint. Internal ballast is 3000 pounds of solid lead
under a keel-stepped anodized aluminum mast. A medium
displacement cruiser, the 29 weighs in at around 8500
pounds. (The boats ended up being slightly heavier than
their stated displacement.)
The 29 is masthead-cutter-rigged with a teak bowsprit
platform. Many 29s have been customized with longer
bowsprits that extend past the beak, the forestay moved forward and a bobstay installed. When shopping for a 29, be
sure to inspect the in-deck chain plates that support the
outer shrouds. If the caulking around this area isn’t maintained, water intrusion will spoil the interior woodwork.
Hidden behind removable wood trim, all chain plates are
accessible from the cabin interior for inspection/replacement. Visually appealing, but costlier to create, the hull has
some tumble home and molded eyebrow grooves. Tumble
home, a convex curve in the hull’s sides, was a trend started by the wooden ships of old in their attempts to discourage pirates from boarding. Tiller steering is standard, but an
Edson wheel was a popular option. Most Bayfield 29s on
the market will have wheels. A gunkholer’s joy, the boat’s
underbody is shoal draft at 3’ 6”, with a fixed full keel and
cut-away forefoot. With that wide, flat-bottomed keel, the
29 doesn’t sweat soft groundings. External teak accents
such as handrails, trim and stern taffrail add traditional
appeal. A molded-in deck anchor locker with lid and drain
hole fits a Danforth-shaped anchor.
The interior layout is an uncommon one. Instead of a Vberth, there is a head with sink, vanity, toilet, cushioned
seating and hanging locker with storage spaces forward.
Teak grating is fitted over the floor. A wooden door closes
and locks to the head area.
Cockpit of the Bayfield 29
Early models, built in the late ’70s to early ’80s, do not
have the main bulkhead and coach roof bolted together. So,
when the boat is sailing, the four coach roof-mounted inner
shrouds want to pull the roof upwards. This slight flexing
during a brisk sail can be disconcerting, and this is also the
cause of mysterious creaking noises that have baffled many
Bayfield owners. I’ve seen two 30-year-old “non-bolted” 29s
contend with the ugliest weather, including the eye wall of
a catastrophic hurricane, with no damage to this questionable area. Overall, this bug is a correctable hassle instead of
a fatal structural time bomb. Settees convert to sleeping
berths on port and starboard sides, midships. The starboard
berth cleverly converts to a double bed. Quarter berths are
on both port and starboard sides. The main bulkheads have
panels that can be slid down or raised, and it’s recommended that they’re locked in the raised position when under
way. The galley includes a dual burner alcohol stove, rectangular stainless sink and a deep ice box. Cabin headroom
is six feet and slopes to 5’8” in the forward head.
A 15-hp diesel was standard, but today many 29s have
been repowered with larger engines. To remove the propeller, the rudder must be dropped. Later models were provided with an engine access hatch in the cockpit floor. Over
time, the original bilge-located aluminum fuel tank is prone
to corrode at its base due to contact with bilge moisture.
Owners solve this by setting the tank on wooden legs, raising it above the moisture. Desirable when not wishing to
hold onto an excess of green water, but not conducive to
parties, the cockpit is tiny. When seated, skippers of average
height cannot see far enough over the cabin top.
While a 10’2” beam provides stability and ample interior space, it, along with a stubby 21’9” waterline, does not
lend itself to speed or comfort in choppy seas. The 29 has a
buoyant nature and at anchor, she fidgets like a restless
child. This squirming, along with a high bow that blows off
quickly, leads to anchor dragging mischief. Good ground
tackle and proper setting techniques must be used to keep
the 29 obedient. Responsive, she thrives in firm breezes and
reaches her greatest speeds when running downwind. Five
to six knots is average on other points of sail, depending on
conditions. Theoretical hull speed is 6.2 knots, and sail area
is 468 square feet. The cutter rig’s three sails provide a variNews & Views for Southern Sailors
The head of the Bayfield 29 is located forward where a V-berth is
commonly located on many boats.
ety of sail combinations and easy handling for short-handed crews. When in the groove, the 29’s clipper bow slices
through the seas with a balanced, sure-footed grace.
Though tough enough for offshore duty, the Bayfield
29 is at her best when coastal cruising and gunkholing.
Liveaboard features are reasonably comfortable for a small
cruiser her size. The clipper bow, voluptuous figure and
traditional lines add head-turning sex appeal. With traits
like a protected prop, solid fiberglass hull, keel-stepped
mast, and internal lead (non-rusting) ballast, this timeless
classic was built to last. And they do. Currently, well-maintained Bayfield 29s range in price from $25,000 to $39,500.
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TRAVELS WITH ANGEL
Hope Town (Elbow Cay) & Lubbers
Quarters, Abaco, Bahamas
By Rebecca Burg
“Look!” Bill said,
pointing at a birdlike
creature disappearing
into the dense
undergrowth —
“A penguin!”
The pier to Cracker P’s.
I
laughed and said, “Penguins aren’t in the tropics.” Bill
was convinced that he saw one. Still giggling, I followed
my seemingly confused cruising buddy along a narrow
path through the small, verdant island of Lubbers Quarters,
which is next to Elbow Cay in Abaco, Bahamas. Boaters visiting Elbow Cay typically make their rounds to Lubbers
Quarters for its bar/restaurant, Cracker P’s. Fresh food,
social events and a cheerful ambiance has put this place on
the map. Cracker P’s is also the clubhouse and wall of fame
for Abaco’s legendary, wooden racing sloop, Abaco Rage.
After lunch, Bill and I toured a cottage and tree house hidden in the island’s tangled tropical foliage. Owned by
renowned artist and friend, Marlee Mason, the cottage was
a self-sufficient marvel with solar power and rainwater cisterns. Socializing, we sat on the upper deck and watched
Marlee’s little white dog chase hermit crabs in the grass
below. Bill kept an eye out for his mystery penguin.
Bill’s ketch, Defiant, and my cutter, Angel, were
anchored in the sandy bottom shallows just north of Eagle
Rock near the entrance to Hope Town Harbour. Boats can
also anchor between Elbow Cay’s western shore and the
Parrot Cays. Deeper drafts must watch out for the five-foot
mounds on the seafloor. The channel into the harbor is 6-7
feet deep MLW, and opens to a completely sheltered area
that’s about 8-15 feet deep. There’s no room to anchor
between the moorings that have filled the harbor. Moorings
can be rented. A handful of marinas in the harbor offer slips,
fuel and resort facilities. Dinghies can nose up to one of the
two public docks, and the Harbour View Grocery store
thoughtfully has a dock for its shoppers. Like almost anywhere in the Bahamas, stern anchors are used while at the
docks. Step ashore and Hope Town’s pastel village, perfect-
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ly landscaped and clean, beckons.
Elbow Cay has a fascinating history. Recently, a 600year-old native Lucayan skeleton was uncovered during a
dig to build a house in Hope Town. The Lucayans were
among the first to inhabit the islands. During a sailing tour
through Abaco, Christopher Columbus described these
island people as “well formed, naked and generous.”
Unfortunately, after the Spanish slave raiders swept
through in the 1500s, the Lucayans disappeared, and the
islands were uninhabited for a time. In the 1600s, the
English began to colonize the Abacos, and Hope Town’s
tiny community was established in 1785. The British
Imperial Lighthouse Service built the now famous lighthouse in 1863. Today, this treasured maritime monument
still uses its original hand-wound kerosene mantle and
glass prism lenses to guide distant ships. Its functioning
antique mechanism is the last of three that are still in use in
the entire world. Visitors can climb the lighthouse’s spiral
stairs and marvel at the gull’s eye view. Bill and I found it
particularly amusing to see our anchored sailboats, which
resembled ant-sized toys at such a height. For another nostalgic journey through time, Hope Town’s Wyannie Malone
Historical Museum shares a wealth of artifacts and curious
glimpses into a hard life way back when. I was amazed by
the historic dress code, which was incongruous with the
tropical climate. Dark, long pants and hats were worn by
the men, and women were wrapped in layers of body-hugging fabrics and long dresses.
Such exploring works up an appetite. Elbow Cay has
two grocery stores, a bakery and two liquor stores. In Hope
Town Harbour, Capt’n Jacks and Harbour’s Edge serve up
Bahamian delights with a view of the harbor and lighthouse.
Hopetown Harbor
On Da Beach and Hope Town Harbour Lodge offer meals
with a grand vista of the Atlantic. The Atlantic side also has
a generous beach where surfers catch waves in frisky weather. In the White Sound entrance, on the island’s southern end,
there’s Abaco Inn and a good marina, Sea Spray Resort. Both
serve quality meals with bar service, and my laptop snagged
a free Wifi signal at Sea Spray. Next to White Sound, on
Elbow Cay’s southwestern tip, is Tahiti Beach. This dreamy
shimmer fringed with coconut palms and white sand bars is
the place for boat-in picnics and kid-safe swimming. Deeper
draft boats traveling between Lubbers Quarters and Tahiti
Beach must watch the charts to avoid the sand bar’s edges.
Later, Bill and I followed Marlee through the trees and
down a coral path to her boat dock. The ever-energetic dog,
now chewing on an unidentifiable object, wove around our
legs. Bill suddenly stopped and made a face while shaking
his foot. “Yuck! I just stepped in penguin crap,” he complained. “But penguins can’t be here,” I said, now with some
uncertainty. Marlee stopped and coaxed her dog to relinquish its tattered chew toy. It was a peacock feather. “There’s
your ‘penguin,’ ” Marlee said, chuckling. She found more
iridescent feathers along the path. Wild peacocks inhabit
Lubbers Quarters, their haunting cries occasionally echoing
through the hills. Nose wrinkled in distaste, Bill rubbed his
stained shoe in the grass. “Peacock, penguin,” he shrugged.
“Why do I always end up stepping in it?” I grinned and
said, “Life can be like that. You get new shoes and then end
up stepping into a fresh, squishy pile of sh-.”
“OKAY, you two,” Marlee interrupted, rolling her eyes
in mock exasperation. “Let’s go get some dinner.”
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The Level 1
US Sailing Course
By Jabbo Gordon
Cover Photo: Kids saiing and playing during the Level 1
Instructor Course at the Venice Youth Boating Association.
Photo by Jin Dietric.
E
very year, US Sailing launches hundreds of instructors
throughout the nation to teach the sport they love to
others. One of the key courses is Level 1 (small boat),
and most of these courses are held in the spring as yacht
clubs and community sailing groups prepare for their summer learn-to-sail programs.
This past year, for example, US Sailing certified more
than 1,100 Level 1 instructors as a result of 110 courses that
were conducted around America. Not all of these newly certified instructors are teaching tyros either. Some have been
instructing or coaching for years, but for one reason or another, they never received US Sailing certification. Allison Jolly of
St. Petersburg, FL, (470 class gold medal winner in the 1988
Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and long-time sailing coach), took
the Level 1 course in Sarasota in 2004. Very humble about her
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In a Boston Whaler, sailing course instructor Jabbo Gordon, standing on the left, talks to a group of instructor candidates while
Venice Youth Boating Association sailors, acting as guinea pigs for
the course, wait in their boats nearby. Photo courtesy Jin Dietrich.
accomplishments, she was the honor graduate.
Many prospective sailing instructors happen to be
schoolteachers who are looking for summer employment.
But most of the candidates are older teenagers who have
been involved in sailing for a few years and who are also
searching for a summer job.
The minimum age is 16 and US Sailing is strict about
that. On the other hand, 75-year-old Jim Hoffman of Apollo
Beach was the elder statesman of a course in Venice, FL, last
August. Interestingly, US Sailing recommends matching up
an older sailor with a younger sailor when forming twoperson teams during a course. And the system works, as
both the senior and junior teammate will attest.
Beth Anderson, captain of the Bitter Ends (Venice’s version of the Florida Women’s Sailing Association) and secretary of the Venice Youth Boating Association, liked the wide
variety of ages when she took the course in Venice.
“One special thing about taking this course was being
in a classroom that mixed high schoolers and college students with much older instructor candidates,” the retired
collegiate librarian said. “The sailing knowledge and love of
the sport that the youth exhibited showed me in a concrete
way the value of youth sailing programs.”
“These kids were pretty impressive, and I’d like to
think one of the reasons is their youth sailing experience,”
she concluded.
While most of the courses are held at coastal venues
around the country, some are held on inland lakes. A key
prerequisite to hosting a course is to have enough boats
(preferably double-handed vessels) and adequate classroom facilities.
Some instructor trainers prefer to use two-person boats
for two reasons. One is that the scoop method of a capsizeand-recovery exercise can be performed more effectively.
The other is that often there is an opportunity to observe
how well a candidate can sail a double-handed boat by himself or herself.
Scheduling a course around regattas and various
school exams and tests can be a challenge, especially in the
spring when graduation ceremonies add to the mix. Since it
is a 40-hour course, it is normally set for four straight days
or two consecutive weekends.
Kids play during a Level 1 Instructor course. Photo courtesy Jin Dietrich.
Some Florida sites hold courses in March to coincide
with spring breaks and have found many prospects anxious
to leave the ice and snow of New York and Michigan for a
few days. Once a course goes on US Sailing’s calendar, people from different locales will register for it.
Jacksonville’s Rudder Club in Florida perennially hosts
a four-day course between Christmas and New Year’s. That
might appear to be an unusual time frame—and the St.
John’s River can be pretty chilly then—but there is usually
a full roster of would-be instructors.
Although US Sailing normally requires a minimum of
eight candidates before having a course, most classes have
a maximum of 12 candidates. If two instructor trainers are
available, a course can expand up to 24.
While some of the topics, such as risk management and
practical factor requirements, like the swim check, can be
handled as one group, instructor trainers usually divide the
class for such phases as presentations. Each IC must make
at least two presentations to the class.
The primary prerequisite as far as candidates are concerned is that they must have successfully completed a
boating safety course, either through their state or through
a national organization. The only exception allowed is if a
person holds a current Coast Guard captain’s license.
Prospective instructors also should take CPR and first
aid courses before taking the Level 1 course, but that is not
mandatory. They can take those courses later, but there will
be a delay in receiving their certification.
US Sailing allows their trainers some latitude as far as
scheduling is concerned, but generally, the trainers will
cover classroom work in the mornings and do the water
work in the afternoons. Water work includes sailing, running a powerboat and conducting drills.
These courses are not how-to-sail sessions. They are
meant to teach people how to teach sailing. They are not set
up to help people establish a community sailing program,
although people can learn much during breaks, over lunch
or after the day’s session is over.
Many sailors may not have run a powerboat very
much, if at all, and may question the need for so much
emphasis on that part of the course. Some like to be on
board a vessel with their students or they may teach from
another sailboat or even a kayak.
In truth, although teaching while sailing together—or
perhaps from another sailboat—may be fun, it can be dangerous should an emergency arise or the weather turn sour.
Drills include land drills as well as on-the-water exercises. This can be a new approach to some candidates.
“I’ve taught kids being in the boat with them, but I’ve
never run a drill,” said Ty Kaub of Englewood, FL, himself
a teenager. “I think that having actual junior sailors to put
into your drill is great practice before heading off to your
own program to do it.”
Kaub was referring to an experiment that involved
some 10 members of the Venice Youth Boating Association
who served as a class for the instructor candidates. Usually
the ICs have to run drills using their classmates as subjects.
Craig Keller, a Naval Academy graduate and key member of the Englewood Sailing Association, echoed Kaub’s
comments. “As an instructor in training, it was a pleasure to
have the opportunity of coaching young sailors in the Opti
fleet,” he said. “With 10 student sailors and three coach
boats, we had a wonderful afternoon on Roberts Bay.”
“This was the highlight of our third day in the four-day
courses,” Keller commented.
Samuel Dolby, who learned to sail in Venice but who
works with the Englewood group, summed up his feelings
about the course and its value to him. “I’ve been sailing all my
life, and I believe that these past four days have been one of the
most informative weeks on sailing and instruction of my life,”
the high school senior said. “This class has re-enforced everything I formerly knew, and I learned a ton of new things.”
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■ RACING SEMINARS/
INSTRUCTION
US Sailing Race Management
Seminar and Test, Mobile, AL,
Jan 11-12
By Kim Kaminski
The Gulf Yachting Association and the US Sailing Race
Management Committee will be sponsoring a two-day seminar, Race Management Skills and Training Certification
Program. It is designed for participants with some race
committee experience. However, it is a perfect opportunity
for newly elected fleet captain officers and other newcomers
to race management, who are also welcome.
Seminar topics include race committee objectives, com-
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petition formats, notice of race, sailing instructions, race
committee jobs, race committee equipment, race day preparations, setting the course, race starts and race committee
actions during the race, finishing the race, post-race race
committee responsibilities and scoring the race.
Jim Tichner, a US Sailing national race officer and senior
judge, will be the principal instructor during the program
that runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 11-12, at the Tillman’s
Crossing Holiday Inn in Mobile, AL. Assisting Jim Tichner in
the training sessions will be two US Sailing senior judges and
race officers, Walter Chamberlain and Cal Jones.
Participants will need to bring their own copy of The
Racing Rules of Sailing. All participants will receive their
own copy of Join the Race Committee Team. Seminar study
questions can be located on the US Sailing Web site,
www.ussailing.org/racemgt/Race_Officer_Prog/Documen
ts/RMStudy-ADV.pdf.
All seminar participants must bring a copy of their
completed study questions found on the above Web site to
the training seminar and turn them in at the start of the
seminar. At the end of the course, tests will be given but are
considered optional. If participants wish to receive official
certification in the US Sailing Race Officer Program, they
must attend a basic or advanced seminar and pass the tests
at the required level. If participants wish to be nationally
certified, they must also pass an essay test. In addition, race
officer certification requires all candidates have their own
copy of the current US Sailing Management Handbook as well
as meet the program’s other requirements.
Advance registration is required with a limited number
of seats (30) available. Registration is $65 for US Sailing
members ($95 for non-members). This fee includes continental breakfast, lunches and all seminar workshop materials. Registration is available online, and the deadline is Jan.
2. For more information, contact John Morrow at
rush29@bellsouth.net or call him at (800) 239-4242.
North U Clinic and Women’s Match
Race, Winter Park, FL, Jan. 19-21
The Lake Baldwin Florida Community Sailing Program is
hosting a North U Clinic and Women’s Match Race on Lake
Virginia in Winter Park, Fl. The Clinic will be conducted
on Saturday Jan. 19 and Sunday Jan. 20. The match race, an
ISAF Women’s Grade 5 event, will be held on Monday Jan.
21. Registration is limited to 12 women. Registration and
class schedule is obtained online at www.northu.com.
■ NEWS
Regata del Sol al Sol up to a
Record 71 Entrants
The Regata del Sol al Sol has now received 71 entrants into
the 2008 (40th anniversary) regatta. There are 21 boats on a
waiting list for dock space. With these record numbers, spe-
cial provisions have been made with the crew on Isla
Mujeres to be able to accommodate these entries. Everyone
may not have dock space, but there is a great anchorage for
the overflow boats who wish this option.
The organizers are planning on having a live demo of a
life raft deployment at the SPYC pool, sponsored by
Solution One of Tampa during the pre-race seminars. The
first time you see your emergency equipment should not be
the first time you use it! This will help everyone to understand deployment and proper usage of one’s life raft.
A silent auction is also being planned to help replace
the damaged city scoreboard (damaged from 2005 hurricanes) in the city square on Isla Mujeres. The island is looking for sponsors to help with this as the expense is large, but
all enjoy this city square and their community basketball
court. A sponsor’s name will be placed permanently on the
scoreboard. The auction will be at registration on April 24.
The winner will have a permanent plaque installed on the
score board itself.
The Regata de los Amigos, the race held during our stay
on the island for the kids of the island, will again be the
largest in history. All the local schools and the organizers
have agreed to have this at 2:00 p.m. so—once again—ALL
children will be out of school and able to attend. There will
be special treats for the children, hot dogs and drinks, and a
special gift of ice cream which is being donated by one of
the boats participating. This event is extremely moving and
affects generations. You have to be there to see the smiles on
the faces of all the kids. Last year there were approximately
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700 children!
As always the group accepts school supplies and clothing to take to the children on the island. It also takes hospital supplies to the two hospitals on the island. A collection
site and day for anyone who wishes to donate items will be
announced in the near future. Items collected are then
boxed up and carried to the island on the support boats and
sometimes on competing boats.
Many more parties are being planned for this year, and
the organizers recommend everyone check the Web site frequently for updates and changes.
For more information, to sponsor gifts, donate and/or
help out, go to the regatta Web site at www.regatadelsolalsol.org or www.mexicorace.com.
■ UPCOMING MAJOR
SOUTHERN RACING EVENTS
O’Pen BIC Mid-Winter Regatta,
Miami, FL, Jan. 19-20
The O’Pen BIC Mid-Winter Regatta will be held at Shake-ALeg Miami, Jan. 19-20. The format will follow the same newage “un-regatta” style that was so successful at the U.S.
O’Pen Cup at Sail Newport in August. Don’t expect traditional round-the-buoys racing or normal 1-2-3 prizes.
Freestyle, slalom, and mandatory capsizes are part of the fun!
The O’Pen BIC Mid-Winters is being held in conjunction with the Alex Caviglia Blue Water Classic, and ages 717 will be divided into two age groups. Charter boats are
included in the registration fee for the first 40 competitors.
This unorthodox and loosely competitive event comes the
weekend after the National Sailing Program Symposium
and falls over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
For event notice (NOR) and registration, go to
www.shakealegmiami.org. To see the exciting video of a
similar event in France, go to http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=ysy0edAmFA8.
For information on the new age of youth sailing, go to
www.OpenBic.com, or contact info@BicSportNA.com.
Get Ready to Rumble! Acura Key
West 2008 Preview, Jan. 21-25
By Rebecca Burg
On January 21-25, Key West is the place to be. Sailing into its
third decade, Key West Race Week is the ultimate challenge
for any competitive sailor. Legends, professionals and rising
new talents from around the globe get to mix it up and write
another chapter in the annals of yacht racing. New names
will be made, new stars will shine. Acura Key West 2008, presented by Nautica, is in gear for the upcoming action.
Highlights include some new boat designs that will be
testing their mettle on the field. Hot off the press with the
paint barely dry is the new IRC 68, Dan Meyers’ next incarnation of numbers. Other unique designs will be making
their debut, and it’ll be interesting to see how these speed
machines perform. The one-design classes are taking shape,
and there’s talk of a new Swan 42 class. The one-design
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Melges 32 class will be back in force with Let’s Roll returning to defend last year’s winning title. Melges 24, Mumm
30, Farr 40, Corsair 28R and the J/Boat classes will also be
back to settle old scores. A number of midwinter championship titles are at stake for 2008, and the PHRF National
Championship will once again take place in Key West.
Along with superb competition on the water, there’s
much to enjoy ashore. After the racing, daily discussion
panels take place under the main tent in the Historic
Seaport. Later, the day’s awards are presented after a social
time of refreshments and story-swapping. TV screens in the
tent show videos of the racing action..
For more on Key West Race Week, go to www.premiereracing.com.
4th Annual Hospice Regatta,
Avow Hospice, Naples, FL, Feb. 2
The 4th Annual Hospice Regatta will benefit Avow Hospice
(the new name for the Hospices of Naples, Marco Island
and Immokalee). The Avow Hospice Regatta (formerly
known as the Naples-Marco Island Hospice Regatta) is
sanctioned by the National Hospice Regatta Alliance and
will take place on February 2, 2008. Proceeds will support
the Avow Hospice. Avow Hospice is a non-profit organization that has served patients and families facing end-of-life
issues in Collier County for nearly 25 years.
The skipper of the boat raising the most funds will be
recognized as the winner of the 2008 Winds of Hospice
Perpetual Trophy. This trophy was dedicated in 2004 in
memory of Joan R. Day for fundraising excellence. The person (skipper or crew member of any boat) raising the most
funds for Avow Hospice will also be recognized and will
receive a $100 gift certificate to West Marine in appreciation
for his/her fundraising efforts The winner of the regatta
will represent Avow Hospice in the Hospice Regattas
National Championship in Annapolis in May 2009.
Race chairman is Jerry Watkins and principal race officer is Fairlie Brinkley.
For information, call Carolee Steelman at (239) 6918458. All regatta forms and information are available at
www.avowhospice.org. Deadline for entry is February 1 at
1800 hours.
Gasparilla Regatta, Feb. 2-3,
Tampa Sailing Squadron,
Apollo Beach, FL
Tampa Sailing Squadron will be the host for the annual
Gasparilla Regatta on Feb. 2, sponsored by Lexus. This will
be followed on Sunday, Feb. 3, by the Women’s Gasparilla
Regatta. These racing events tie in with the annual
Gasparilla celebrations, parades, and pirate festivals in the
Tampa Bay area.
Racing will include both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker
classes as well as True Cruising and Mother Lode. OneDesign fleets are encouraged to attend.
Mark your calendars now! Additional information will
be available in the December issue of SOUTHWINDS. You
can also go to www.tampasailing.org.
Mardi Gras Regatta,
New Orleans, LA, Feb. 8-10
New Orleans requests your presence to participate in two
events that together equate to the world’s largest party.
What would Mardi Gras be without a monster regatta? In
what will be a true carnival experience, the New Orleans
Yacht Club is holding its annual premier racing event the
weekend of Feb. 8-10. Following on the heels of Fat Tuesday
and two weeks after Key West Race Week, Southern racers
refuse to let the party end and will be ready for more hardcore one-design and PHRF racing.
With six boats constituting a class, the one-design classes expected are Melges 32, Melges 24, Finn, J/22, J/24, J/30,
J/80, Lightning, Open Flying Scot, R-19, V15, Fish Boats,
Sonars, Sunfish and Optimist.
More information, as well as hotels and directions are
posted on the Web site, www.mardigrasregatta.org. Limited
free “college style” housing is available.
See you in the Big Easy!
■ RACE REPORTS
Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth
Sailing Program, Joey Meyer’s
Regatta, Oct. 13
By Bob Shaw
Sailors from the Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Sailing Program,
Joey Meyer’s Regatta. Photo by Bob Shaw. From left to right.
Zachariah Merschdorf, Aidan Polly, James Moore, Cole Anderson,
Brian McKeithan, Marcos Darcy.
What a season! Kids returning back to school marked the
end of another youth sailing season at the Tampa Sailing
Squadron with the capstone event being the annual Joey
Meyer’s Regatta held this year on October 13.
Six young racers came out for what was a perfect day on
the water. The wind was steady all day out of the north. The
first of five races started with kids figuring out where the
starting line was, and the last race had five boats lined up
right on the line for a photo start. They say you never forget
your “first time.” We had a lot of “first times” on the course;
first time turtling a boat, first time hitting and dragging a
mark, as well as a first time to take first place. It was great!
We’ve all been on the water when there seemed to be no
wind all day, and as soon as we hit the porch the wind just
didn’t seem to stop. This year’s Joey Meyer’s Regatta was
just the opposite—the wind blew steady all day from early
morning to the end of the last race around 3:00 (no standard
midday lull and no clocking as the sea breeze came in). Then
when we hit the porch, the wind died as clouds filled what
had been a pristine sky. Trophies were given for first, second,
and third places as well as to each participant to mark their
initiation into racing. Fun was had by all.
Many thanks go to everyone who helped make this a
super event and to Bob and Doris Meyers for donating the
trophies as well as the regatta name on behalf of Joey—he is
still missed by everyone who knew him.
We’re gearing up for the 2008 season now. Consider
what you can do to help the next generation of sailors find
their first puff of wind as they shove off from the pier for the
first time. There are opportunities to serve on the board,
help out with boat maintenance, or donate a boat or equipment to this worthy cause. Call Bob Shaw at (813) 645-2774
to see what part you can play in the 2008 season.
Thanks much to all “TSSes” for making the club available for the kids.
A-Cat World Championship,
Islamorada, FL, Nov. 9-16
By Dave Ellis
Glenn Ashby of Australia has been winning nearly all his
races overseas. Lars Guck has been winning all of his races
in the United States. The showdown was at the 2007 A-Class
Catamaran Worlds held at Islamorada on the Atlantic side
of the Florida Keys on Nov. 9-16. All but one of the seven
races were won by these two experts. Pease Glaser of
California won the remaining race in the lightest air. This is
remarkable in a fleet of 98 competitive boats. The final races
were cancelled due to excessive wind and seas, denying the
final shootout. Ashby won the event by two points.
Former world champ Pete Melvin of California was
third, followed by Luc DeBoise of Switzerland, Mitch Booth
of Australia by way of The Netherlands and Charlie
Ogletree, the USA Tornado Olympic rep. Florida’s Robbie
Daniel placed 11th.
The A-Class Catamaran is a development class that has
few parameters. The twin hulls are 18-feet long and have a
maximum beam of 7-1/2 feet. Sail area is only 150 square
feet, including the spar. Most important, the minimum total
weight is 165 pounds. This is half the weight of the Hobie 16
hulls alone. Much effort has gone into tweaking hull shape.
Surface piercing bows are now normal, making the hulls
look upside down. Carbon wing masts soaring nearly 30
feet aloft weigh less than Laser spars. Ben Hall showed up
with a wing mast similar to a scaled-down version of a CCat wing. He was very fast on reaches and runs, but needed more time to develop upwind speed. The A-Cat is
among the fastest water sailing craft upwind. These exotic,
sexy-looking, expensive boats are also among the fastest
growing catamaran classes anywhere.
For complete results of the worlds, go to www.acat.org.
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SOUTHERN RACING TAMPA BAY SAILING
WORLD SAILOR OF THE YEAR: Ed Baird has won the
2007 ISAF Sailor of the Year award. The St. Petersburg
resident was the skipper of the winning America’s Cup
boat. He had time to play Opti-Dad at the DIYC
Thanksgiving Regatta for sons Nic and Ty before being
called back to Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO MASTERS: John Jennings of St.
Petersburg Yacht Club has won the annual Masters
regatta for accomplished sailors of vintage. The regatta
was held in J/105s at St. Francis Yacht Club.
Area “D” South Alter Cup, Gulfport
Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, Nov. 3-4
By Dave Ellis
Boats rounding the mark in the Area “D” South Alter Cup in
Gulfport on Nov. 3-4. Photo by Dave Ellis
Florida’s Gulfport Yacht Club staged the Area D-South Alter
Cup catamaran qualifier on a warm, windy first weekend in
November. The city of Gulfport embraced the event as part
of a festival, accommodating the boats on the public beach
with race headquarters nearby.
Windward-leeward courses with an offset at the top
mark and gate at the leeward, twice around with a downwind finish, kept crew on their toes. Numerous capsizes and
a few breakdowns separated the fleet. Previous Alter Cup
winner Robbi Daniel became separated from his new A-Cat
before the first start, only to see it sail by itself headlong
onto a sea wall. Others had torn mainsails after capsizes and
other woes.
Matt and Gina McDonald of Titusville won five of the
10 races and had only one third to go along with second
places in the others. They, too, had one race with a temporary rig problem, their throw-out race. Sailing a Blade
Formula 16 that his company produces, they often finished
in front of F18s and Nacra 20s boat for boat.
Olli and Kelly Jason of Oldsmar, FL, sailed their Formula
18 Capricorn to a solid second place, winning three races.
Brian Karr and John Casey placed third on the F18 Infusion.
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It was not an A-Cat weekend. Ben Moon, however, was
doing well, actually winning race five. He was dropped in
the water on a sudden lull and had a leg injury on
Saturday’s last race. With the A-Cat Worlds starting a few
days thereafter, he opted out of Sunday’s racing.
It was a tired group of racers Sunday afternoon thanking Fairley Brinkley’s race committee and sending the
McDonalds on to the Alter Cup finals to be run at the same
venue next April.
Carlisle Classic, Clearwater, FL,
Nov. 17-18
Dan and Nadine Carlisle have long supported the
Clearwater Community Sailing Center, serving as hosts for
the annual Carlisle Classic Regatta. Nearly $6,000 was
raised for sailing programs.
The weekend of Nov.17-18 produced delightful warm
weather with light winds. On the catamaran racecourse in
the Gulf, Race Officer Dave Ellis saw the wind vary from
zero to five from the southeast, east, northeast and north ….
and that was just in one race. There were five races for the
Multihull fleet.
Under the guidance of Race Officer Dave Billing, racing
on the bay waited for wind on Saturday morning, but eventually seven races were held for most classes. Clearwater
Sailing Center is known for its Access Dinghy fleet, enabling
those with mental challenges to sail and race. Some of the
competitors had help to sail, while others handled all of the
tasks by themselves. All made it known that they were having a great time.
The Optimist Dinghy has its roots in Clearwater, the
original having been designed by the late Clearwater sailor,
Clark Mills. Other classes were Sunfish, Daysailer, Club 420,
Big Fish and Portsmouth group, along with Formula 16 and
18, Nacra, I-20 and Hobie 16 catamarans. For results go
online to www.clwyc.org.
Snipe State Championship,
St. Petersburg YC, Nov. 17-18
World Champ Augie Diaz of Miami won the light air States
hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Kris and Antoinette
Klotz placed second. Winds were frustratingly light Nov. 1718. www.spyc.org.
Egmont Key Race, Davis Island YC,
Davis Island, FL, Nov. 17
One of the few remaining longer distance races locally is the
course from Davis Island Yacht Club around Egmont Key
and return. The fleet had the usual parking lot in the early
afternoon of Nov. 17 near the Skyway until the sea breeze
filled in. A few yachts missed a navigation mark that was
required to be passed on one side; Prime Plus returned to
correct the error, costing valuable race time.
Among the 23 boats, Renegade sailed by Jamie Myers led
the Spinnaker A fleet; Grant Dumas on Lacerta Spinnaker B;
Allen Saunders on Cat’s Meow the Racer-Cruiser division.
www.diyc.org.
TAMPA BAY SAILING
BY DAVID ELLIS
Spinnaker 1 class was taken by Josh Wilus on his SR21
Cake Walk; Spinnaker 2 by Amanda, the Morgan 24 sailed by
David Barber. Non-Spinnaker was led by the Wavelength 24
Limerick, sailed by Jim Kalahar; True Cruising by Jack
O’Connell on Gael Force, a Hunter 29.5. www.spsa.us.
Thanksgiving Day Regatta,
Davis Island YC, Nov. 24-25
A type of regatta that has faded is an all-class event. Davis
Island still runs this popular regatta with three race courses.
In light air racing Nov. 24-25 there were holes and
streaks in the wind, putting a premium on observation.
Optimist Dinghy, Sunfish, Laser, Radial, 4.7, C420, Flying
Scot, Lightning, Windmill and a Portsmouth Handicap fleet
filled the bay. www.diyc.org.
Sailing in the Egmont Key race. Photo by Francis Mickevich.
SPSA Commodore’s Cup, Nov. 10
The St. Petersburg Sailing Association’s annual Commodore’s
Cup drew 15 boats to the start near The St. Petersburg
Municipal Pier, Nov. 10. The weather was perfect for sailing
with a cool wind of 10 to15 knots and plenty of sunshine. A
course of 16 miles was sailed around navigation buoys on
Tampa Bay.
America’s Disabled/Open,
St. Petersburg YC, Nov. 29-Dec. 2
St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s race officer Bob Johnson ran all
three of the Paralympic classes Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. Most of the
top Paralympic sailors were competing, some with ablebodied crew to fill in. This event was the brainchild of Gene
Hinkle a decade ago to raise the level of disabled sailing by
including able-bodied sailors. Today the level is high
indeed. For results go to www.spyc.org.
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2nd Annual Cruising Couple
Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club,
Nov. 17
2007 Sunfish “No Frills” Sunfish
Regatta, Melbourne Yacht Club,
Nov. 17-18
By Kim Kaminski
By John Fox
Commodore Roger Moraski presents a trophy for the 2nd Annual
Cruising Couple Regatta to Jerry and Karen Allen, who were
onboard Recess. The Allens won the award for the Slowest Boat to
Finish and for the Oldest Couple Racing (combined ages). Photo by
Kim Kaminski.
The second annual Cruising Couple Regatta was held on
Nov. 17 at the Pensacola Yacht Club. This event was created
not only to invite new sailors into the “racing arena” but to
give couples an opportunity (couple of friends, married
couples, significant others or siblings) to try their hand at
racing with just two crewmembers handling the boat.
Competitors were given a “steeplechase” racecourse
around the northern part of Pensacola Bay, sending the
pairs to various channel markers in a 6.3-mile course. Race
day was filled with plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures
and fair breezes, making the occasion ideal for this fun
experience at sailing.
For some of the couples, (like the Allens), the Cruising
Couple Regatta was their first race, or for one couple, (the
Oylers), it was their first opportunity to race their new boat.
For others, they just enjoyed the chance to sail.
Nineteen boats entered. Thirteen boats competed in the
Espoused Couples class, and six were in the Non-Espoused
Couples class. Special awards were given to the oldest couple (the Allens), the youngest couple (the Roberts), the
slowest couple (the Allens), the first couple (the Gillettes),
the first fully loaded (cruising) boat (the Williams in the
Espoused class and Oerting/Berry in the Non-Espoused
class) and the first-in-fleet couple (the Gillettes). Novelty
nautical gifts were given as trophies to the smiling couples,
who enjoyed the chance to sail together in a fun setting.
If this year’s event is any indication, watch for the
cruising couples to appear once again for a day of nautical
bliss.
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November 17-18 marked the fourth anniversary of the “No
Frills” Sunfish Regatta started by Fleet 669 as an example of
how to host a good, fun event without spending a lot of
money. The entry fee is $10, which goes to gas for the mark
boats, and awards, which for the last two years were
embroidered Sunfish hats. After racing, the grill gets fired
up and there is an MYC “burn it” where everyone brings
their own meat for the grill and a dish to share. The Sunfish
fleet provides free beer and sodas.
Saturday brought sunny skies, a delightful 75-degree
temperature, and light fluky winds as the southeast sea
breeze fought with the northeast leftovers of the front. With
50-degree wind shifts, the best the race committee could do
was set the course and line for the average and hope that
sometime during the starting sequences, the line was close
to square. There was also a southerly current flow, which is
very unusual for the Indian River. Through all of that, not
one boat was over early in any of the races. The race committee got a good workout moving marks, and all 22 boats
are now well versed in rule 33.
With wind swings like that, nearly everyone had a
chance to shine, only to be vanquished into obscurity when
caught on the wrong side. The exception was Linda Tillman
who just seemed to be in the right place at the right time—
ALL THE TIME. She finished 2-1-1-2 on Saturday to put a
13-point lead on the second-place boat. The next five places
were only a few points apart.
Sunday morning brought very light winds from the
north to northeast. After a half-hour postponement on
shore, the fleet sailed out in hopes that the breeze would fill
enough to get a race off. The wind got up to four knots, the
course was set and off they went. The breeze tapered off to
1-2 knots, and there were two course changes to keep everything squared up. Paul Strauley, James Liebl and Shannon
Fox managed to pull well out in front of the pack, while
Linda’s luck appeared to run out. However, her ninth place
was good enough to retain the lead. There wasn’t much
hope for enough wind to race, so the committee abandoned
the remaining races.
Final Standings were: 1st Linda Tillman, 15 pts; 2nd
James Liebl, 21 pts; 3rd Paul Strauley 25 pts; 4th Dave
Silverman 30 pts; 5th Mindy Strauley 33 pts.
Full results, go to www.sail-race.com.
Lake Monroe Sailing Association
Hosts the Kettle Cup, Lake Monroe,
Sanford, FL, Dec. 1-2
By Willie Blevins
The Kettle Cup 2007, the premier annual event of the Lake
Monroe Sailing Association, was completed on the first
weekend of December in the tradition of what was once
billed as the largest inland regatta in North America. The
hull speed.
Friday evening, LMSA hosted a special
video event and discussion of the 32nd
America’s Cup completed this summer in
Spain with additional information relative to
the 33rd America’s Cup and the success of the
Golden Gate Yacht Club effort to replace Club
Náutico Español de Vela (CNEV) as the challenger of record.
LMSA opened a hospitality room Friday
and Saturday evening for the competitors to
enjoy an array of donated refreshments and provided an excellent opportunity to view the door
prizes and place bids for the items designated for
the silent auction. The spirited and generous
group of attendees made it possible for the Lake
Monroe Sailing Association to donate a sum of
money to the Salvation Army nearly twice as
large as the previous year’s regatta.
Thanks to the sponsors of this event, (well
over 50), there were an incredible number of
excellent door prizes and several exceptional
items for the silent auction. The Lake Monroe
The Kettle Cup 2007 on Lake Monroe in Sanford, FL. Photo by Willie Blevins.
Sailing Association has been sailing and holding events on Lake Monroe for over 22 years.
The racing was broken into three separate starts, two
number of competitors was less than the 700-plus boat
Portsmouth classes in each of the first two starts, and the
record of the Sailfest set in the ’90s, but the quality of the
Cruising class made up the third start. Many well-known
event was just as extraordinary. The Kettle Cup is designed
classes were represented. Lightning, SR Max, S2, Merit, and
to benefit the Salvation Army and its efforts to help underPearson—with very low Portsmouth numbers—and
privileged children in Seminole County have a great
Hunter, Precision, O’Day, San Juan, and Catalina—with
Christmas.
more moderate handicaps—allowed for competition to be
Five classes competed on two separate courses
grouped into classes with narrow windows and conseSaturday and Sunday on Lake Monroe in Sanford, FL. Four
quently generated some very tight contests. Mistakes, sucopen Portsmouth classes and a Cruising class sailed in percesses, protests, equipment failures, port starts, close cover,
fect weather on Saturday and marginally acceptable weathlead changes, dip starts, overlapped finishes, perfect sets,
er on Sunday. Saturday, during the three windward leeward
twisted spinnakers, OCS (over early) and luffing matches in
events, the racers enjoyed a 12 to 15 knot breeze that was
just the perfect balance, combined with good courses and
just shifty enough to be challenging. The breeze lessened as
excellent committee work, made this a terrific regatta.
the day went on, but there was always plenty of air to make
Catalina 22 Florida State
Championship,
Cocoa, FL, Dec. 7-10
By Roy Laughlin
The
Catalina
22
Florida
State
Championship, held in Cocoa, FL, on Dec.
7-10, sent a message: persistence pays.
Five teams scored at least one bullet during the two days of racing. Overall standing changed with each race. In the final
tally, it was Frank Brown on True Love,
whose team included his daughter,
Jennifer, who took first place with a total
Catalina 22 Florida State Championship. At
the start of the third race on Saturday, Vince
Harano on Overtime, Scott Carron on Blew
Ghost and Glen Warner on Goblin vie for the
best position. Photo by Roy Laughlin.
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of nine points. Frank has been racing for four decades on
True Love. It is Catalina 22 hull number 10. This is Frank’s
first Florida championship. Congratulations!
A different persistence gave Brad Ruff’s team on Mercury
Rising its second-place standing in the regatta. This team
never finished with a bullet. But a consistent set of secondand third-place finishes for the final tally put it in second
place with 17 points.
Team Game Over finished in third place with 23 points.
This team had a first-place finish on Sunday morning but
also had a string of fourth- and fifth-place finishes that kept
it from advancing any further in the final tally.
Mike Brown, with his team on Lator Gator—fourthplace finishers—is Frank Brown’s son. Like his father, he
had a good race. In the second race, he finished first with his
father behind in second. A poor third-race showing kept
them from third place in the final tally. But when this team
was good, it was very good.
The weather on this early December weekend could
hardly have been better. With temperatures in the low 80s
and breezes about 10 knots, conditions were about as good
as they can get for a relaxed regatta. Breezes for this regatta
were entirely generated by land heating, and consequently,
they were much more like winds on a lake rather than the
consistent sea breezes typical of the summer. A sizeable
component of luck—or talented ability to read the water for
the wind—made a big difference in a successful racing strategy. The regatta fleet spread all over the Indian River hoping to get that good breeze for a few minutes that would put
the sailors just a boat length ahead and keep them there.
Some of the racers credit their good luck to Joe Water’s
racing clinic, held on Friday afternoon before the regatta.
Joe is both a sailmaker in Columbia, SC, and a coach. His
clinic included an on-land seminar and experience on the
water afterwards. On Friday afternoon, five boats were on
the water practicing with Joe, who was giving advice on sail
trim and general racing tactics. Joe was on the water in a
chase boat during the regatta, collecting observations for a
post-mortem at the end of each day.
As a part of the holiday season, nothing beats one good
regatta. For the C 22 sailors, this one was that regatta.
lished, contact the editor. Changes can be put on our Web
site, if possible.
JANUARY
Charleston Ocean Racing Association.
www.charlestonoceanracing.org
Club Racing every other Sunday.
1,27 Frostbite #1, #2
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org
1
New Bern. Blackbeard Sailing Club. Fred Latham Regatta.
BSC
13,27 New Bern. NYRA. Winter Race 5,6
Lake Lanier. www.llsc.com
1
Poker Run/Mad Hatter’s New Year’s Day Outing.
BFSC/SCC
6
LARC Winter #1 UYC Hosts
19
LARC Winter #2 LLSC Hosts
South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com
nothing scheduled
www.longbaysailing.com
nothing scheduled
FEBRUARY
Charleston Ocean Racing Association.
www.charlestonoceanracing.org
Club racing weekends.
16
Frostbite #3
Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org
17
Sweetheart Regatta. PSC
24
Commodore’s Ball Regatta. NYRA
Lake Lanier. www.llsc.com
2
LARC Winter #3 AISC Hosts
9
Hot Ruddered Bum (Open). UYC
17
LARC Winter #4 SSC Hosts
■ REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS
South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com
1
SAYRA Annual Meeting. August, GA. ASC.
Regattas and Club Racing—
Open to Everyone Wanting to Race
The races listed here are open to those who want to sail. No
individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or membership in a regional sailing association is often required. (If
individual club membership is required, please contact us
and we will not list their races in the future.)
For publishing of your event, questions and information, send us your race schedule by the 5th of the month to
editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of the
event, date, location, contacts (Web site, e-mail and/or
phone), and, if you want a short description. Do not just
send a link in to this information.
Since race schedules and venues change, contact the
sponsoring organization to confirm. For changes to be pub-
www.longbaysailing.com
nothing scheduled
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JANUARY
1
Hangover Regatta. Melbourne Yacht Club
1
New Year’s Fun Race. Titusville Sailing Center
1
Hangover Regatta. Rudder Club
5,26 Frostbite Winter Series #1, #2. Rudder Club
6
Winter Rum Race #4. Melbourne Yacht Club
5-6
Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club
13
20
19-20
21-25
27
27
Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne Yacht Club
Winter Rum Race #5. Melbourne Yacht Club
Key West Race Week. www.premiere-racing.com
Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne Yacht Club
Small Boat Racing. US Sailing Center, Jensen Beach
FEBRUARY
2-3
8-10 9th Annual Wayfarer Regatta. Lake Eustis Yacht Club
8-9
Hagar’s Run (Sat) and Hagar the Horrible Regatta (Sun).
Beach Cat Regatta. Space Coast Catamaran Association.
9,24 Frostbite Winter Series #3, #4. Rudder Club
16
Spring River Race. North Florida Cruising Club
16-17 38th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta (open
regatta). Lake Eustis Yacht Club
15-17 Laser Masters Midwinters East. Melbourne Yacht Club.
8-10 9th Annual National Wayfarer Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing
Club
16-17 38 Annual George Washington Birthday, Open Regatta.
Lake Eustis Sailing Club
23-24 Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club
Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the
Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993.
www.keywestsailingclub.org.
Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to
sail. Non-members and members welcome.
Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start
racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.
Dinner and drinks afterward.
Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC).
www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Regular club racing open to all.
JANUARY
1
Hangover Regatta
4-6
Catalina 22 Fun-N-Sun Regatta
19
Fleet Captain’s Regatta. Portsmouth
20
Fleet Captain’s Regatta. PHRF
21-25 Key West Race Week. www.premiere-racing.com
26
Winter Portsmouth. Series 2
JANUARY
4
BBYRA Annual Meeting & Registration CGSC
5-6
Etchells Sid Doren Memorial - BBYC
5-6
Star Levin Memorial
12
BBYRA OD #1 - MYC
13
BBYRA PHRF #1 - CGSC
16-18 Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race Week - LYC/STC
18-20 The Alex Caviglia Bluewater Classic - SAL/Flat Earth
Racing
24-26 2.4M Midwinters - Flat Earth Racing/SAL
26-27 Star Biscayne Trophy
28-2 Miami Olympic Classes Regatta - USSC/SALM
FEBRUARY
3
BBYRA OD#2. BBYC
10
Etchells FL State Championship. BBYC
10
Stars Masters Regatta
10
Commodoro Rasco Snipe Regatta. CGSC
15
Yngling Women’s World Championship. US Sailing
16,24 BBYRA PHRF #2,#3. MYC
19-21 Sonar Midwinters. KBYC/Flat Earth Racing
23
MYC Annual Regatta. BBYRA OD #3
29-2 Etchells Mid-Winters. BBYC
BBYC
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net
CGSC
Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org
CRYC
Coral Reef Yacht Club. www.coralreefyachtclub.org
KBYC
Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org
MYC
Miami Yacht Club. www.miamiyachtclub.net
SCA
Sailfish Club
FEBRUARY
2
Commodore’s Regatta. Portsmouth. Bayside
3
Commodore’s Regatta. PHRF. Bayside
8-10 JY-15 Midwinter Championship. Bayside
10
Oceanside Championship #4. PHRF. Oceanside.
16
Winter Series #3 & Awards. Portsmouth. Bayside
24
Women’s Day Racing. Bayside.
S O U T H W I N D S Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar
Posted Sept. 1
For the past four years, S O U T H W I N D Smagazine has posted the
annual race schedule/calendar (9/1/07 — 8/31/08) on its Web site
for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of
Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters
in the area would like to post. The Boat of the Year races are listed
for all the areas of the West Florida PHRF organization.
Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race,
although all yacht clubs that are part of the West Florida PHRF will
already be included, although regular local club races must be sent
to us separately. We do not have space to list all the club race dates,
but we will list any club race that is regularly scheduled (for example: every Thursday evening at 6 p.m.) plus the contact to enter the
race. We do not list races that are not open to the general public and
that are limited to club members only. (We list club races that
require a club membership or US Sailing membership.) We will list
any other races, even if not sanctioned by a PHRF organization.
Contact the editor with those races.
We ask that you not just send us a link (we will not accept
them), but send the following information: The regatta/race name,
type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat, or ?), race location,
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dates, sponsoring organization (club, sailing association, etc.), email and/or phone contact and Web site (if applicable).
The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pages link
at www.southwindsmagazine.com. It is also the race calendar link at
the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org) and
many other sailing associations and yacht clubs in the area.
Limited banner advertising is available on the race calendar
page at very low monthly rates. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com or call (941) 795-8704.
Club Racing
Bradenton YC. Winter Races starting in October until April.
Sunday Races at 1:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River.
For info, call Susan Tibbits at (941) 723-6560.
Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. For more information,
contact saraherb@aol.com.
Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing
once a month, year-round
john@johnkremski.com
Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round.
pbgvtrax@aol.com.
Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday
afternoon racing begins Sept. 9 through Nov. 18.
www.pgscweb.com.
Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April.
www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.
Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each
month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet.
www.venice-sailing-squadron.org
JANUARY
1
Tampa Bay Catamarans. Hangover, Dunedin Causeway
1
Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Hangover Regatta, PHRF
5
Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Fall #4, PHRF
5-6
Davis Island YC. Commodore’s Cup, PHRF & J/24.
(SuncoastBOTY)
11-13 St. Petersburg YC. Multiclass Regatta, One Designs
12-13 Platinum Point YC. Golden Conch Regatta. (CHBOTY)
12
St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF
12
Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Snowbird Regatta, PHRF
19-20 St. Petersburg YC. Southeast Team Champs, Optimist
Dinghies
FEBRUARY
1
West Florida PHRF. Hospice Charity Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY)
1-3
St. Petersburg YC. Disabled Midwinters, Paralympic
Classes
2
Tampa Sailing Squadron. Gasparilla Regatta, PHRF
2-3
Gulfport Yacht Club. Classic Moth Class Midwinters
3
Tampa Sailing Squadron. Women’s Gasparilla Regatta,
PHRF
8-12 Davis Island YC. J/24 Midwinters
8-10 505 Midwinters & A-Cats. Fort Desoto southeast beach.
ethan.bixby@northsails.com
8-10 Lake Eustis SC. Wayfarer Nationals
9
Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Cherry Pie Pursuit Race, PHRF
(SBBOTY)
9-10 St. Petersburg YC. Valentine’s Regatta, Juniors Opti and
Laser
9-10 Valentines Massacre, Sunfish. Port Charlotte. Paul
Odegaard 561-744-5384
13
Davis Island YC. J/24 Race to St. Petersburg YC
15-17 St. Petersburg YC, Sailing World NOOD Regatta
16-17 Lake Eustis SC. Washington’s Birthday Open Regatta
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Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Cherry Pie, PHRF Pursuit race
21-24 Clearwater YC. Laser Midwinters East
22-24 FUN Maritime Academy. Catalina 22 Midwinters,
Sanford, FL
22-24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. 29er Regatta. Midwinters
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Mobile, AL
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Food World Senior Bowl Sailing Regatta, Mobile Yacht
Club, Mobile, AL
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Super Bowl Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club, FL
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Mardi Gras Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club, FL
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Frostbite Regatta, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, FL
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Sunfish Superbowl, Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St.
Louis, MS
9-10 Mardi Gras Regatta, New Orleans Yacht Club, New
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Sunfish Sailboat. About 10 years old. Good
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Very sturdy split mold. Boats were built under
the name Clearwater Canoe. Ellie’s Sailing
Shop. Clearwater. (727) 442-3281. (3/08)
Interlake 18, 1982. Divorce Sale! Refit by
Customflex 2005 w/new open centerboard
well, stainless centerboard, flotation tanks and
more. All Harken gear, (2) sets sails, 1 spinnaker.
2005 Road King galvanized trailer, Bearing
Buddies, spare tire. Great sailer, excellent condition. Asking $2,800. Located Sarasota. (941)
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2006 Compac Eclipse. 20’ 10” LOA. R/F
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Dovekie 1983. Great shallow-water cruiser!
21.5 feet, 4-inch draft with leeboards up.
Tohatsu 5-HP, 4-stroke with alternator. Lights,
solar panels, Bimini, cockpit enclosure, trailer.
$6000. John (813) 841-7227. (1/08)
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Pearson Ensign 22. Beautiful day sailor or competitive racer (3rd in ‘07 mid-winters) Complete
restoration in ‘06-07 included new standing and
running rigging, complete topside and bottom
refairing and repaint, refinish mahoghony seats
and trim, new sheet winches, new rudder and
post, new tiller. Sails, including spinnaker, are in
excellent shape. Asking $8,500 obo. (727) 4392501. (2/08a)
1965 Pearson Triton 28. Sails safe fast & consistently, in race-ready condition, ready to go.
New Main, new headsails, recent standing &
running rigging & electronics. Single-hand
sailing capable, good canvas. Atomic 4 with
elec. Ignition. $9700. Slip in the St. Petersburg
Municipal Marina can be transferred to the
new owner, if desired. (813) 376-6692
jtoner@terratectonics. com. (1/08)
22’ 1968 Westerly Cirrus. Stout little cruiser.
Yanmar 2005, Navik self-steering vane, standing headroom (6’), enclosed head. Lying in
NE Florida. Ready to go. Excellent condition.
$10,500. (228) 324-6504. (3/08)
Albin 28 Mariner #79, 1977. Good condition. Watermaker, 10hp diesel, 7 sails. Auto
pilot, GPS, Loran, VHF. 3’ 6” draft. $10,000.
On a trailer in good condition in Fort Myers.
(651) 675-9110. (2/08)
1968 Pearson Lark 24. Sails and all.
$1000/OBO.Sea Scouts boat with too deep a
keel for us to use enough. 4’ draft. call David
Zimmer (Skipper) (727) 638-2346. The driest
boat we ever had! (3/08)
Alberg 30, 1965, hull #72. Classic cruiser in
great condition New gear includes Yanmar
3GM, drivetrain, shaft, prop, VHF, radar,
windlass, wiring, batteries, more. Heavily
built, will take you anywhere! In Key Largo, FL,
$17,500. (305) 849-0646.
Erlandrum@gmail.com (3/08)
1984 Islander 30, with freshwater-cooled
Yanmar diesel. Very clean and well maintained
by owner. Harken roller furling with genoa, jib
and storm jib. Main sail with dutchman system. Edson wheel and cockpit table.
Anderson ST winches. Navico autopilot.
DataMarine depth. ICOM VHF, compass.
Hiller stove and oven. Adler Barbour refrigeration. Pressure water. Hella fans, great interior.
Battery charger, 2 anchors with chain and
rode, 110/30 amp shore power. USCG safety
equipped. A must-see boat located on
Longboat Key, or go to www.cortezyachts.com.
Asking $26,500. Call (941) 792-9100.
31 Cal (1983) Original owner, complete refit
all new 2004 - standing rigging, running rigging, wiring: Universal 16 diesel, cold plate
Refrigeration - shore power and engine driven, pressure water, Garmin chartplotter,
Furuno radar, 2 blade Maxi Prop. Exceptional
condition. Too many goodies to list, $35,000
or best offer. rffmtg@hotmail.com. (727) 4606868. (3/08)
30’ Newport 1973. Diesel. Good working
condition. Upgrade. Documented and registered. Ready to cruise to Bahamas. Extra sails.
Best boat for this price. $9,950 OBO. Located
at Dania. (305) 331-3317. (2/08)
Stilletto 27 stock catamaran. Multiple champion. Refurbished 1995 (1976), excellent.
Cockpit winches plus high-tech fresh sails, 25
ELH Mercury OB, galvanized trailer, berths,
head, galley. $25,000 OBO. (941) 722-3532.
Bill. (2/08a)
31’ Catalina 310, 2004. Just taken in trade on
new Catalina. In-mast furling, air conditioning, Autopilot, ST-60 wind/speeddepth, VHF
w/Ram Mic, custom Bimini/windshield,
microwave, nice condition $89,900 Massey
Yacht Sales. (727) 824-7262 St Petersburg, or
(941) 723-1610 Palmetto, FL.
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28’ S-2 Sloop 1979. Yanmar diesel, 4’6” draft,
wheel steering, auto pilot and Tri-Data
Autohelm instrument new 2002, 12V refrigerator, good sail inventory, quality construction and proven design. Asking $19,900.
Open to Offers. For more info, call (727) 5600901. (1/08)
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Irwin 32 Centerboard sloop 1971. 30 hp
diesel, wheel, furling, spinnaker, A/C, full bouquet electronics, GPS plotter, inverter,
microwave, inflatable, Bimini, total refurbishing, turnkey. $12,500. Charleston, SC. (843)
327-9509. (3/08)
32’ Pearson Vanguard 1964.On hard San
Mateo, FL. Best offer takes this classic. (443)
822-8785 or opinicus@earthlink.net. (3/08)
32 Gulf Pilothouse, complete refit: all new
2005- standing running rigging, performance
sails, wiring, circuit breakers panel, water
heater, holding/macerator, fuel tanks, 12v/110
standing fridge-freezer, propane cooktop,
infared broiling, 3 batteries, autocharger,
17000 btu heat/air, Bimini.
$29,500.
sailsetc@aug.com (904) 810-1966. (2/08a)
Morgan O.I. 33. Full keel, only 3’ 11” draft.
Yanmar 38hp diesel w/only 950 hrs. The Out
Island series by Charlie Morgan is well known
for their exceptional interior volume. The shallow draft make it an excellent choice for cruising the Keys and Bahamas. Loaded with new
equipment and upgrades including: Autopilot, color chartplotter GPS, electric windlass,
wind generator, propane stove, refrigerator,
marine air conditioning, dinghy with new OB,
flat screen TV, stereo and more. Owner has
new boat ordered. Here is a chance to get a
great boat for a great price. Located
Marathon. Asking $27,500, but let’s hear your
offer. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.
Hunter 33.5’, 1993 Naples transferable Slip!
Diesel engine w/ low hrs, Autopilot, Priced
right @ only $37,500, Call Joe @ (941) 2249661, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings,
Professional Brokers,
www.SailboatsInFlorida.com
2004 Catalina 34 MK II, loaded and ready.
This boat is equipped for the discriminating
sailor for pure pleasure or the competitor for
pure enjoyment. Everything you need in a
boat. Two complete sets of sails, one to cruise,
another to race. Everything is like new.
$127,500. www.Cortezyachts.com for listing
or call (941) 792-9100.
33’ Tartan Sloop 1980. Shoal Draft. Universal
diesel 24 hp, 990 hrs, owner of 15 years has
done constant upgrading, full electronics
w/radar, AC-heat, roller furling main & headsail,
a beauty in and out. Asking $33,000. St
Augustine, FL. (toll free) (866) 610-1703. Will trade
for 40’+ sailboat. www.sayachtsales.com.
Hunter 34. 1985. Fully equipped for weekend
or Island cruising. A/C, dinghy w/OB, electronics. Constant updates and maintenance.
Asking $33,900. Clean and a pleasure to
show. Call Jacek at (727) 560-0901 for more
information.
Ranger 33, Misty. Voted the top PHRF boat of
all times by Sailing World Magazine. New topside, bottom ,deck paint ,Yanmar diesel, Kevlar
Laminate 155% Genoa, spectra halyards, faired
bottom keel and rudder and much more.
Winner of 2005, 2006, 2007 Sarasota Boat of
the Year. Call Gregg @ 941-730-6096, $25,000
TARTAN 34 1985. Awlgrip blue. Shoal draft
4.5’. Sleeps 6. Diesel. Refrig. Fully equipped.
Step aboard, race or cruise. Excellent condition. $59,500. Fort Myers, FL. Contact Barrie
Smith. BarrieJanet@gmail.com. (239) 4333703. (1/08)
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Beneteau 35. 1995. Great performance boat,
most accommodations for its size. A/C, radar,
autopilot, radar, in-mast furling main, shoal
draft and more. Asking $93,000. For more
information, call Jacek at (727) 560-0901.
Pearson 36 Centerboard, 1985, Autopilot,
GPS, Wind generator, Dinghy davits, Perfect
for the FL. West Coast, $68,000, Call Joe @
941-224-9661, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality
Listings, Professional Brokers,
Fantasia 35. 1980. Double ender. Center cockpit bluewater cruiser. 3 cabins, workshop, solid
teak interior. A/C, autopilot, GPS, Harken furler,
refrigerator, wind generator & more. Bristol
condition. $79,900. (239) 565-6908 (2/08a)
Union 36’ Robert Perry design, 1979, New
electronics in ’05, Solid bluewater cruiser
ready to take you anywhere! Call for details,
$64,900, Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards
Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional
Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com
Gozzard 36, 1987. Excellent Condition.
Brand New Sails. Partial Awlgrip. New Bottom
Paint. Radar, SS Radio, B&G instruments.
Bimini/Dodger, hard windshield. Hard Dinghy
and Motor. Davits. Bob (314) 487-4543,
rgruener@earthlink.net. (1/08)
36’ Morgan Out Island Sloop 1974, Perkins 50
hp, 2003 electronics, upgraded sails and 2003
standing /running rigging, Generator, custom
drive platform, lots of ugrading,ready to cruise,
$39,900. St. Augustine, FL, (toll free) (866)
610-1703. www.sayachtsales.com. (12/07)
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Searunner 37 Phaedrus. New main, water
maker, solar, Yanmar 2GM, new rigging & lifelines LPU paint, new bunks & galley cushions.
Much more. Just back from western Caribbean
$54,999. captpondo@yahoo.com. (985) 966
3504. (1/08)
Irwin 37 center Cockpit Mark III. This 4’
draft centerboard Cutter Rig has had a total
refit in 2005. My wife and I have lived aboard
and traveled the Bahamas, Keys and the ICW
for 3 years. It is very spacious, sails and
motors well, and is a quite comfortable liveaboard. http://www.island-dreamer.com/
bonitamama.htm. $33,800. Contact Harold
(561) 281-2689. (3/08)
$50 – 3 mo. Ad & Photo
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REDUCED AGAIN!! 1978 38‚ Moody Sloop. 3
Staterooms, 2 heads, center cockpit. Partial refit,
needs completion. Hull repainted, S/S rigging,
roller furling, newer Yanmar diesel installed - all
in ’99. $40k OR BEST OFFER. (727) 638-5517 or
sailorfl@tampabay.rr.com (1/08)
2000 Hunter 380 with upgraded 40hp
Yanmar and only 400 hours. A beautiful crisp
new-looking boat with broad beam and walk
thru transom. Great cockpit with stern rail seats
and integrated helm console. Genoa Pro-furl
system with Navy Sunguard. In-mast roller furling main. Seldon spars and Lewmar winches.
Heavy 316 Stainless Steel radar arch with main
sheet traveler. Navy Sunbrella full Bimini. ST-60
instuments, ST 5000 Auto pilot and VHF radio.
Garmin GPS, RayMarine radar and stereo at
Nav station. Grunert refrigeration and freezer.
3 burner propane stove and oven. Built in
microwave. King size aft cabin. This boat
comes ready to sail away. Asking $128,500.
Call
(941)
792-9100,
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Robinson Caine 38’ Leopard, 1999, Twin
Westerbekes, New Sails, New Electronics
Upgraded and clean! $229,900, Call Jeff @
954-224-8291 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality
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Endeavour 40’ Center cockpit, 1983, Diesel,
Well equipped cruising boat, Many upgrades,
Offers welcome. $ 100,000, Call Jeff @ 954224-8291, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality
Hans Christian 41, 1985, Blister Free bottom,
Showroom Interior, World cruising equipment
list, This a Beautiful yacht, A real must SEE!,
$189,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards
Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional
Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com
39’ Fair Weather Mariner Sloop 1986, Robert
Perry design, 42 hp Mercedes diesel, sleeps 6,
Great headroom and extra long berths,
tremendous storage, high quality in and out,
Burmese teak tongue and groove, a must see,
asking $126,900 St Augustine, FL. (Toll free)
(866) 610-1703 www.sayachtsales.com.
1979 Bristol 40 Yawl. 40 HP Perkins Diesel,
Harken Roller Furling, Main, Mizzen, 100%
Jib, 140% Genoa, Epoxy bottom, cockpit
table, propane stove, windlass, CQR anchor
w/ 150’ chain, Fortress anchor, classic sailing
yacht. Asking only $54,900. Call Major Carter
at ( 941) 792-9100 or go to
www.cortezyachts.com
41’ Morgan Out Island 1972. Repower 52 hp
Westerbeke, NEW mast (Selden in-mast furling), new running and standing rigging, new
chain plates, new lifelines, new mainsail, new
Adler Barbour refrigerator, Heart invertor,
electric windlass, etc.! Completely refurbished
interior. Must sell. Asking $57,500 $48,500
(239) 699-2833. (2/08)
Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutter
ketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984.
Exceptional condition with lots of new gear.
Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air,
WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB,
cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar,
dinghy, life raft $119,000 Call Major Carter or
visit www.Cortezyachts.com (941) 792-9100
Tayana 42 Cutter, 1988, Original owner has
babied her! Total refit in ’03, A/C, Most of her
life was lightly used in the Great Lakes. This
one is Bristol! $194,900 Call Roy S. @ 305775-8907 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality
Privilege 39 1988 Cat. 4 cabin, 2 head.
Yanmar 27hp. Major refit 2005. New UK sails,
AC/heat, Onan genset 6.5kw, Autohelm
7000, new interior, Corian counters, teak sole,
Bimini/dodger $168,500. (321) 917-5863.
palexy@cfl.rr.com. (2/08a)
1988 Beneteau Oceanis 390. 39-feet. Over
$40K in upgrades since 2003, including new
Yanmar engine and related equipment.asking
$89,900 see specifications and photos at:
www.roads2trails.com/. Phone: (772) 9794326. (3/08a)
Passport 40’aft cabin, 1983, A Plan, Teak is
bright, Gelcoat shines!, New Sails, Original
Owner, This one is PERFECT! $169,500, Call
Roy S. @ 305-775-8907 Edwards Yacht Sales,
Quality Listings, Professional Brokers,
See Classified Information page 77
1996 Beneteau 44. Center Cockpit, 2 staterooms, Volvo-Penta 78hp, low hours. New
2004/05: Dodger & Bimini, electronics(C80
Chartplotter, 2007 Chip SE & Bahamas, GPS
125, etc), VHF, UK Sails, batteries, chain & rode,
interior cushions. Ready to cruise again from
Brunswick, GA. Very good condition. Details
at www.SOULSENDER44.COM. Reduced
to$157,000. call (707) 343-1504 (12/07)
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Aries Self-Steering Vane w/wheel drum fully
operational. $750/OBO. Hookah Diving gear,
gasoline-powered compressor. Two 50-foot
hoses w/mouthpieces. $200. E-mail
jrvd888@yahoo.com. (2/08)
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Broadblue Prestige 46’ “Prout” Catamaran,
2004, 300 hrs on twin engines, 100 hrs on
genset, 48K BTU of A/C, 4 solar panels, many
upgrades, $545,000, Call Rick @ 727-4228229, Edwards Yacht Sales. Quality Listings,
Professional Brokers,
www.CatamaransInFlorida.com
Jeantot Marine 51’ Privilege 1994, Big,
beautiful cat loaded with electronics, genset,
watermaker, dive compressor, dual a/c, cherry
interior Sleeps 10 in 5 double cabins,
$530,000, Call Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards
Yacht Sales. Quality Listings, Professional
Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com
POWERBOATS
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43’ Californian Cockpit Motoryacht/
Trawler 1985, T/ Cat 210 diesels, very economical to run, 8 kw Westerbeke generator
w/ 784 hrs., Marine Air AC/Heat, Custom aluminum Hardtop with new enclosure, roomy
double stateroom, double head, no teak
decks, aluminum fuel tank, $87,500 Will
consider sailboat in partial trade. St
Augustine,FL. (866) 610-1703. www.sayachtsales.com
Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#,
Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55#
Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15
w/Rode, Edson Rack & Pinion steering
w/wheel, new awning w/side curtains.
Nautical Trader, 110 E. Colonia Lane,
Nokomis, FL. Shop online at www.nauticaltrader.net. (941) 488-0766.
Schucker 440 Trawler. Bruce Van Sant’s trawlerized Tidak Apa. Spend summer safely
moored in Luperón. Fit out with Bruce’s help.
Asking $70,000. Get complete information
and photos at www.LuperonCruising.com.
(809) 821-8239. (1/08)
BOAT GEAR & SUPPLIES
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Hobie 18 Mast for Sale. (We think it is a
Hobie 18). Measures 26 feet. Top 7 feet is carbon. Serial # 38272 Coleman Co. $60. Near
Sarasota, FL. (941) 966-4737.
2005 Albin 31 TE. Twin Yanmar 370 turbos wolf in sheep’s clothing!!! 53k less than
replacement!!! New warranties apply. Options
package worth 18k. Never titled. Most powerful 31 on market. Call today and let’s talk
dream boats. $223,900 (561) 844-1100.
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Sail Loft and Sailboat Services business for
sale. Well-established business with an established loyal customer list. Includes lots of
excellent equipment. Tampa Bay Area. (941)
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FOR SALE: Florida East Coast Sail Loft.
Established 10 years. Well-equipped, extensive inventory and client list. Walking distance
to several marinas. New sail design, construction and repairs. Custom canvas work, exterior/interior, and cushions. Strong used sail
inventory. Also dealing with architectural
soft product. Respond to LOFT220@hot
mail.com.
(1/08)
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Sail Loft/Canvas/Upholstery Space For
Rent. Lake Lanier, NE Georgia. 2400 Sq Ft.
Great potential in shared building with established sailboat dealership. Includes 22’ ceilings, luan mahogany floor, 2 sewing pits,
internet hook-up, and yard space. Located on
busy highway near Lake Lanier in NE Georgia.
Call (770) 540-9796 or ann@snugharborboats.com. (3/08)
CREW AVAILABLE/WANTED
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Wanted: Female companion over 50 to
share sailing experiences. Athletic.
Sailmykeys@pocketmail.com (2/08)
DONATE YOUR BOAT
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Donate your boat to the Safe Harbor Boys
Home, Jacksonville, Fl. Setting young lives on
a true path. Please consider donating your
working vessel. http://boyshome.com/ or call
(904) 757-7918, e-mail harbor@boyshome.com
HELP WANTED
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★★ SAILING CLUB MANAGER ★★
Sarasota Sailing Squadron Seeks Club
Manager. Full time employment. Benefits
Package Included. More Info at http://
tinyurl.com/2qt4a7.
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Sailing Coaches and Instructors Wanted.
The Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club
(www.byscnet.com), is seeking 3-4 experienced Coaches and US Certified Sailing
Instructors for our 2008 summer programs
and camps. Duties include curriculum development, regional regatta coaching, private/
group lessons, and assistance with boat
repairs. Fleet consists of Optis, Lasers,
Sunfish, and JY15s. Ideal candidates will
have collegiate team and coaching experience. Free housing, free loaner vehicle, use
of Club boats and facilities, super salary or
hourly rate, plus extra pay for private lessons. Please e-mail resumes and references
to ”Bo” Von Harten at gm@byscnet.com.
Beaufort, SC, is located between Charleston,
SC and Savannah, GA. (2/08)
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Editor Wanted. Seven Seas Cruising
Association. (www.ssca.org) has an opening
for the position of Editor in Ft. Lauderdale.
Monthly newsletter + other digital & print
publications, web content and ads, publicity,
event planning, team support. Qualifications
include: proven editing, writing & web experience, self-starter, team player, excellent people skills. Sailing background desired. Email
resume
to office@ssca.org. (3/08)
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Assistant Editor Wanted. SOUTHWINDS is
looking for an assistant editor to help run all
facets of the magazine, from bookkeeping
and office work to editing to reporting and
writing. Part time job to start to develop into
more time after several months. Must live in
West Florida from greater Tampa Bay Area
south. Must be into sailing, very computer
savvy, have a great home office among other
requirements. For a complete job description,
job qualifications and application procedure,
go to www.southwindsmagazine.com/editor.
Do not contact us without totally reviewing
the
information on this page.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
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Deepwater Boat Slip Included! 3 bedroom,
2 bath, 2-car garage townhome. Mariners
Pass, St. Petersburg, FL. $246,900. Loads of
updates. Call Bob Sackett, Realtor (727) 5609119. (3/08)
Yacht Broker Wanted. Growing company,
with years of experience, in Tampa Bay looking
for a team player. Great company support. Call
(727)
823-7400, or Jacek at (727) 560-0901.
_________________________________________
Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you
prefer to sell yachts from your home office?
If you do and you are a proven, successful
yacht sales professional, we have positions
open for Florida west and east coast. Take
advantage of the Massey sales and marketing
support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling
brokerage sail and power boats. Call Frank
Hamilton (941) 723-1610 for interview
appointment
and position details.
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Writers, Reporters, Articles, Photos Wanted.
SOUTHWINDS is looking for articles on boating,
racing, sailing in the Southern waters, the
Caribbean and the Bahamas, and other articles
on the following subjects: marinas, anchorages,
mooring fields, disappearing marinas/boatyards, marinas/boatyards sold for condos,
anchoring rights, sailing human interest stories,
boat reviews, charter stories, waste disposal—
and more. Photos wanted, plus we want cover
photos (pay $65) of both race and non-race
subjects, but about sailing. Cover photos must
be very high resolution and vertical format.
Waterfront Island Estates Home For Rent.
306 Windward Island, Island Estates,
Clearwater, FL. 4 BR/2BA. Two-Car garage.
Sunset View, Immaculate. Deepwater 40’
Dock, Perfect for Sailboat. Rent $2400/Mo.
(402) 943-9189) or (727) 458-6111 (1/08)
“SAILBOAT WATER” DUPLEX. Redington
Shores in Pinellas Co., Tampa Bay. Just off the
Intracoastal Waterway. Dock with 2 slips to
accommodate two 40’ boats. Drastically
Reduced - $379,000. Bob Sackett (727) 5277373 Hofacker & Associates, Inc., Realtors.
(1/08)
LODGING FOR SAILORS
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Ponce de Leon Hotel
Historic downtown
hotel at the bay, across
from St. Petersburg
YC. 95 Central Ave.,
St. Petersburg, FL
33701
(727) 550-9300
FAX (727) 896-2287
www.poncedeleon
hotel.com
Tarpon Springs Deepwater slip. Beautiful
fourth floor corner condo. Gulf views on two
sides. Near ICW. Heated pools, clubhouse,
tennis courts, putting green, fitness center.
Reduced for quick sale. Owner $299,500.
(727) 786-1640 or (813) 907-2164. (1/08)
SEE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON PAGE 77
SOUTHWINDS
January 2008
83
CLASSIFIED ADS
REGATTA MUSICIANS
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY
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The Bilge Boys acoustic duo is available for
your regatta, sailing events and yacht club
parties. We play beach/island/classic rock
and lots of Jimmy. Book now for the upcoming sailing/holiday season. West Florida.
www.freewebs.com/thebilgeboys or (727)
504-2328. (2/08)
SAILS & CANVAS
1980/81 Peterson 34’ Yanmar Diesel. 6 sails,
8 winches, rod rigging, A/C, Bimini. Very
clean & well-maintained. Asking $28,000.
(281) 413-4052. Texas. (3/08)
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SLIPS FOR SALE OR RENT
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99-Slip Marina with clubhouse (kitchen, 2 televisions), free ice, 30-amp 120-volt power.
Boats from 25 to 60 ft. Liveaboards welcome.
Marsh Harbor Marina. Located at Shell Point
Beach, 30 miles south of Tallahassee. Call Ted
Gaupin (888) 926-7811. (2/08)
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
OF
ADVERTISERS
AMERICAN MARINE AND SAIL SUPPLY . . . . . . .7,29
ANNAPOLIS PERFORMANCE SAILING . . . . . . . . .61
ANTIGUA SURVEYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
AQUA GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
ATLANTIC SAIL TRADERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
BANKS SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
BAY RIGGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
BEACHMASTER PHOTOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
BENETEAU SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC
BETA MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
BOATERS EXCHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,52
BOATPIX PHOTOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
BOATUS HURRICANE SYMPOSIUM . . . . . . . . . . .34
BOATUS INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
BO’SUN SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
CATALINA YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,29
CHARTER VIRGIN ISLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CORAL REEF SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
CORTEZ YACHT BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
CRUISING DIRECT SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,84
DEFENDER INDUSTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
DOCKSIDE RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
DOYLE SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
DUNBAR SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
DWYER MAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
EASTERN YACHTS/BENETEAU . . . . . . . . . . .7,76,BC
EDWARDS YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74,75
E-MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39,82
FLYING SCOT SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
FOUNTAINE/PAJOT CATAMARANS . . . . . . . . . . .72
FOURWINDS ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
GARHAUER HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
GASPARILLA REGATTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
GLACIER BAY REFRIGERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
GOURMET UNDERWAY COOKBOOK . . . . . . . . .16
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TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN SOUTHWINDS! SOUTHWINDS provides these lists as a
courtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising.
GULF COAST YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
GULF ISLAND SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,29
HOBIE CATS/TACKLE SHACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
HOTWIRE/FANS & OTHER PRODUCTS . . . . . . . .39
HUNTER MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
HURRICANE HOOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
INNOVATIVE MARINE SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . .38,40
ISLAND YACHTING CENTRE/GREG KNIGHTON .71
J/BOATS - MURRAY YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . .73,BC
JR OVERSEAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
LAURIE KIMBALL REALTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
LEATHER WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
LIGHTHOUSE BUILDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
MASSEY YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . .IFC,7,10,16,IBC
MASTHEAD ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . .29,35,72,84
MASTMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
MIAMI BOAT SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
MURRAY YACHT SALES/BENETEAU . . . . . . . . .73,BC
NATIONAL SAIL SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
NAUTICAL TRADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
NEW JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
NORTH SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,84
OUTBOUND YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
PALM BEACH SAILING CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
PAUL WOLBERS, REALTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
PEAK MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
PORPOISE USED SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
QUANTUM SARASOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
RB GROVE/UNIVERSAL AND WESTERBEKE . . . . . .51
REGATA DEL SOL AL SOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
REGATTA POINTE MARINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
RIVER CITY HARBOR MARINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
ROHLAND RIGGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
RPARTS REFRIGERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
SAIL AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
SAILING FLORIDA CHARTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
SAILORS WHARF BOATYARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
SAILTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SALTY JOHN MARINE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SCHURR SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
SCUBA CLEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
SCURVY DOG MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
SEA SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
SEA TECH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
SEAWORTHY PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SHADETREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SNUG HARBOR BOAT WORKS & CO. . . . . . . . . .29
SOLAR LITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
ST. AUGUSTINE SAILING SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . .40
ST. BARTS/BENETEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC
SUNCOAST INFLATABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
SUNRISE SAILING SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38,41
TACKLE SHACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON YOUTH PROGRAM 23
TIDEMINDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
TURNER MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
UK HALSEY SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
ULLMAN SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
US SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
WAG BAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
WEST MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
WESTON MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
WILMAR USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
WINCHMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
WINDPATH FRACTIONAL SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
WYVERN CHARTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
YACHTING VACATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ADVERTISERS INDEX
BY
CATEGORY
TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN SOUTHWINDS! SOUTHWINDS provides these lists as a
courtesy and asks our readers to support our advertisers. The lists includes all display advertising.
SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BENETEAU SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC
BOATERS EXCHANGE/CATALINA SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,52
CATALINA YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,29
CORTEZ YACHT BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
DUNBAR SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
EASTERN YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,76,BC
EDWARDS YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74,75
FLYING SCOT SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
FOUNTAINE/PAJOT CATAMARANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
GULF COAST YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
GULF ISLAND SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,29
HOBIE CATS/TACKLE SHACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
HUNTER MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
ISLAND YACHTING CENTRE/GREGG KNIGHTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
MASSEY YACHT SALES/CATALINA//HUNTER/ALBIN . . . . . .IFC,7,10,16,IBC
MASTHEAD YACHT SALES/CATALINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,35,72,84
MURRAY YACHT SALES/BENETEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73,BC
OUTBOUND YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
ST. BARTS/BENETEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC
SUNCOAST INFLATABLES/ WEST FLORIDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
TACKLE SHACK/HOBIE/SUNFISH, ST. PETERSBURG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON YOUTH PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
TURNER MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
WILMAR USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING
ANNAPOLIS PERFORMANCE SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
BOATERS EXCHANGE, BOATS, GEAR, ETC. ROCKLEDGE FL . . . . . . . .29,52
BO’SUN SUPPLIES/HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
CORAL REEF SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
DEFENDER INDUSTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
E-MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39,82
FOURWINDS ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
GARHAUER HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
HOTWIRE/FANS & OTHER PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
HURRICANE HOOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
JR OVERSEAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
LEATHER WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
MASTHEAD ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,35,72,84
MASTMATE MAST CLIMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
NAUTICAL TRADER/BUY/SELL/CONSIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
RPARTS REFRIGERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
SALTY JOHN MARINE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SEAWORTHY PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SHADETREE AWNING SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SOLAR LITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
TACKLE SHACK/HOBIE/SUNFISH, PRECISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
TIDEMINDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
WAG BAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
WESTON MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
WINCHMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES
ATLANTIC SAIL TRADERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
CRUISING DIRECT/SAILS ONLINE BY NORTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,84
DOYLE SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
DWYER MAST/SPARS, HARDWARE, RIGGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
INNOVATIVE MARINE SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38,40
MASTHEAD/USED SAILS AND SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,35,72,84
NATIONAL SAIL SUPPLY, NEW&USED ONLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
NORTH SAILS, NEW AND USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,84
PORPOISE USED SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
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SOUTHWINDS
January 2008
85
Sailors Cross the Gulf Stream for the First Time —
Expressing the Joy & Excitement of Accomplishment
(SOUTHWINDS received this e-mail and found it so personal and admirable
that we reprint it here with permission from these sailors—
perhaps to act as inspiration to others who might dream of venturing out,
but are apprehensive in letting the dock lines go.)
WELL, WE DID IT! We have been
gentlemen who aren’t as excited
about sailing the open ocean as their
trying for at least three years to sail
other halves. It has taken me a numto the Bahamas. We left Burnt Store
ber of years to get used to being on
Marina in Punta Gorda, FL, around
the water, but I am slowly warming
2:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. We
up to it. Now if I can just get IN the
went through Marathon on Saturday
water—that would be a MAJOR
about 1:30-ish on Saturday (sorry,
Capt. Jim, no time to stop this
trip).
Entered the
Gulf
Stream around midnight-ish
on Saturday/Sunday and
arrived in Bimini around 2:30
p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
The stream wasn’t too
bad either, but I still got a little sick even using the
Sturgeron pills. I have to
admit I was very nervous
about going across. You hear
so many horrible stories
about boats in the stream and
the
rough
seas
they
encounter. We actually only
had a few hours of uncomfortable seas. And believe
me, that is very important to
this chicken of the sea!
All in all, it wasn’t really
that bad. I am saying this for
Why Knot at anchor at Gun Cay in the Bahamas.
the benefit of those ladies and
Photo by Anita Lockamy.
86 January 2008
SOUTHWINDS
breakthrough!!
When the rain stops and we get
the chance to take pictures, I will
post some to the IP photos on our
Web site.
Till later ...
Anita
(not quite full-time cruisers,
but working on it!)
S/V Why Knot
Island Packet 37
Anita Lockamy and her partner (husband on occasion) Bill
Brewer, have been together 20
years April 2008. They live in
Austin, TX, and their boat, a
1995 Island Packet 37, lives at
Burnt Store Marine in Punta
Gorda, FL. They have owned
it since 2001. Anita says that
Bill is the sailor in the family.
Next year they hope to retire
and sail full time.
You may view photos of
their boat at www.islandpacketphotos.com and type in
“Why Knot” in the search
line.

Part I January 2008, Pg. 46

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