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10 Editorial: Bareboat Chartering in the Florida KeysBy Steve Morrell

13 Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

16 For Auld Lang Syne, My DearBy Morgan Stinemetz

18 Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

19 Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

36 The Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show Preview and Seminars

38 Book Review: Jimmy Cornell’s Ocean AtlasBy Roy Laughlin

40 Bareboat Chartering in the Florida KeysBy Mike Alyea

46 Carolina Sailing: The Spirit of South Carolina —New Chapter or Final Voyage?

By Dan Dickison

49 Cabo Rico 36 Boat ReviewBy James Williams

53 Kids Sailing – Is There A Problem?By Robert Wilkes

56 Cruise to Naples and Fort Myers Beach

62 Southern Racing: News, Upcoming Races, Race Reports, Regional Race Calendars

86 I Learned About Sailing from That:A Summer Night in the South Pacific

By Allen Richman

30 Marine Marketplace48 Southern Sailing Schools Section52 Florida Marinas Page71 Boat Brokerage Section 77 Classifieds84 Alphabetical Index of Advertisers85 Advertisers’ List by Category

Bareboat Chartering in the Florida Keys. Page 40.Photo by Rebecca Burg.

COVER: Moth racing off Miami in the Moth winter series. Page 65.

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Cabo Rico 36 boat review. Page 49. Photo by JamesWilliams.

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FROM THE HELM STEVE MORRELL, EDITOR

This month we have an article by Mike Alyea about charter-ing in the Florida Keys. In the October issue, we publishedMike’s story, titled “Keys Charter: Always an Adventure.”(read it online in Back Issues). Mike agreed to do furtherresearch and wrote this month’s article.

Mike’s charter was in February—the middle of winter—and you never know what you’ll get in winter, since theweather can change from week to week, and you generallymust plan your charter out long before you can predict theweather. But all winter, it’s perfect weather for hanging out inshorts and T-shirt. There’s always wind, and, after all, it’s theKeys—always lively and more so in the winter as visitorsfrom around the world descend on this island chain.

Lobster season is open in winter (Aug. 6 through March)and you can dive for this delicious meal (license needed), but

you might need a wet suit as the water gets down to 69degrees average—not too cold, but bearable. That’s warmenough for millions to swim in summer in SouthernCalifornia (remember Baywatch?).

Chartering in summer? Barring a hurricane, it’s prettygood, and I often think of the Keys as superb in summer:Water temp is in the high 80s, and every day is perfect withclear and sunny weather (and an occasional thunderstorm).Of course, that’s if you don’t mind the high humidity, whichis nothing when you’re sailing in a summer breeze—which ispretty consistent—and you get to jump in the water anytimeand love it. But you better have AC for sleeping at night—ora real good wind scoop in the forward hatch.

So, take your pick; the Keys is good year around—andremember, in the Keys, it’s always an adventure.

Send us Your Youth SailingPrograms by March 1In April, we publish our annual list of youth sailing pro-grams, concentrating on the summer programs available forkids throughout the Southeast. We need these by aroundMarch 1. You can view the current list at the Youth Programspage at www.southwindsmagazine.com. Please send us theupdated information and not just a link to your website. Sendto [email protected]. We are also looking forsomeone (for pay) who would like to help compile this list.Contact the editor.

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SOUTHWINDS IN ANNA MARIADon’t I feel dumb! After YEARS of reading SOUTHWINDSmagazine, I finally noticed you were based on Anna MariaIsland, FL. I just wanted you to know I really enjoy yourwork and regional coverage. I especially appreciate youreditorials and advocacy of “cruisers” issues.

SOUTHWINDS is one of my top three rags (along withLats & Atts and Good Old Boat). And you can’t beat the price!I have found local tradesmen and support the local marineindustry—and I always tell them I saw the ad in SOUTH-WINDS.

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Ken,Thanks for the letter and comments. Technically, SOUTHWINDS isnot located on the island, but I was when I purchased the maga-zine in 2002. It is now in west Bradenton, just a few miles east,but I still get the mail on the island at the small post office therein Holmes Beach. Since the postmaster there, Peggy, is the great-est postmaster in the United States, it’s a good idea to keep thatP.O. Box—plus I get to visit that beautiful island—which stillretains some ‘ol Florida charm—on a regular basis. And that’salso where I keep my Windrider trimaran..

Editor

EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS NAVIGATION ADVICEEvery time I switch on my chart-plotter at the nav station onmy motorsailer Viva Yo, I get a warning on the screen not toentirely rely on the data presented and to use other meth-ods of navigation that are available.

All chart-plotters carry this warning, yet at the inletsalong our coasts, every day one can see all kinds of vesselsfrom outboards to cruising sailboats heading offshore thatcarry nothing but GPS-powered methods. Some don’t evenbother to carry a magnetic compass!

As an old time celestial navigator, I am horrified thatanyone would put to sea without paper charts of the coastbeing transited. During any passage, I maintain a “runningfix” of my position, and every hour or so, update the papercharts with a penciled in “fix,” as verified by the GPS. Inthis way, in case of any electronic failure, e.g., a lightningstrike, I can plot a course from my last known position. Most marine charts are designed for use on larger ships, soit becomes necessary to fold the sheets to fit the averageyacht nav table. It becomes difficult to plot a position,because to get to the Lat/Long scales on the edges, one hasto unfold and refold the sheet.

An easier way is to first establish a course line for your

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route and pencil it in on the chart. The next step is to get theLat/Long of the center of the compass rose, which is onevery chart. Enter this Lat/Long as a waypoint into yourGPS and one can get course and distance from that point atany time. Establishing a fix can then be done by laying astraight edge across the “true“ degree to your previouslyestablished course line.

As most magnetic compasses require a deviation cor-rection, it pays to keep a record of what your compass isreading when compared with the true course of your GPS,so that in the event of an electronic failure, you can steer amagnetic course to your destination.

Ken ClarkS/V Viva Yo

Ken,This is great navigation advice. But, as a result of my past navi-gation experience, the GPS has had another little known effect onboaters.

My first real navigation as sailboat captain was sailing fromthe Miami area to the Bahamas in 1979. This was long beforeGPS, and all I had was a chart, knotmeter, compass and a goodwatch, plus some chart tools: pencil, dividers and parallel rulers.I had only a battery to run the knotmeter and running lights asthere was no engine. My first crossing was at night so we wouldarrive under the safety of daylight the next morning.

Navigating that first time was one of the most exciting andinteresting things I’ve ever done, as was every other time. I wenteverywhere by using only those tools, which included that entiresummer cruising the Bahamas. When we crossed, we lost wind inthe middle of the night—in the middle of the Gulf Stream—butbecause I had plotted our position every 30 to 60 minutes, know-ing the Gulf Stream’s speed, we ended up roughly where we plot-ted—not at our original destination (Gun Cay), of course—butabout 40 miles north in the Northwest Providence Channel.When we realized that we were roughly where we thought wewere, after all that plotting and working our way out of what weknew was the Gulf Stream—which was quickly carrying usnorth—we were ecstatic. It would have been nothing with GPS,but the feeling of triumph we attained from that navigation wasworth all the GPSs in the world (well, maybe, not all). From thenon, I looked forward to every navigation that was by dead reck-oning, which included numerous approaches to cities and harborsat night, with only the tools mentioned above. If you have neverdone that, you have no idea what you are missing.

We lost this aspect with the advent of all these modern elec-tronic navigation instruments—as great as they are. I hope that Iwill have the strength, and opportunity, someday to again make acrossing like that night and not use my GPS—all just for thethrill you get, although I will certainly keep one on board for safe-ty. After all, safety is what it brings with it, too—and safety isimportant. But how safe are we if we depend on it too much?

Editor

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Judy,We reported on that spill in the January issue, and I try to report onevery spill I hear about, which is a very small percentage. Glad tohear other boaters are paying attention to this problem on their own.Million of gallons a year of raw sewage spill from Florida munici-palities into the waters of Florida. And we sail and boat and swimin them. So, the next time taxes are levied to fix old sewer pipesright away, I suggest complainers about boaters dumping either putup or shut up—IF their main concern is clean waters.

Editor

EL TOROS AND SABOTS IN CALIFORNIADave Ellis states [in the December issue article on theOptimist] that “even the bastion of El Toros in SouthernCalifornia and Sabots in Northern California, long the juniortraining boats of those areas, have large Opti fleets racing.”

First, the Naples Sabot is a Southern California boat,and the difference between that and the windward, or USSabot, is that the Naples (Naples is an island in AlamitosBay, Long Beach, CA) Sabot is a leeboard boat—and theWindward, or US Sabot, is a daggerboard boat. At least untilrecently, the Naples Sabot was both the youth trainer and aboat used as a dinghy (better to row and power with the lee-board)—and there are adults, including seniors, sailing theNaples Sabot (hard to envision myself at 190 pounds and 6’2” in an Opti, yet I have successfully raced a Naples Sabot).Naples Sabots are raced in Long Beach, Newport Beach andSan Diego. In the past, the larger fleet of Windward Sabotswas in Marina Del Rey, King Harbor and other harborsnorth of Los Angeles.

The El Toro is a San Francisco Bay boat. It also wasbuilt as an offshoot of the McGregor plans in Rudder (aswere all of the other prams of this era) in 1939 at theRichmond Yacht Club. The El Toro has a foredeck and alsois a daggerboard boat.

I have been out of the Southern California racing scenefor a number of years and understand that the Optis havesurpassed the Sabots in some of the areas in SouthernCalifornia. However, I suspect that there are far more kids(and adults) sailing Sabots than Optis in SouthernCalifornia—and an El Toro is very rare there.

Bob AustinPensacola, FL.

Reply from Dave Ellis:Yes, I noticed the gaffe when I read over the article afterpublication. The point is that the Optimist Dinghy is mak-ing great inroads on the fleets of both boats, wherever theyare sailed in California. Yes, the adults can get into theCalifornia boats easier than the Opti. The Optimist Dinghyis the KID’s boat!

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As long as I have been a cus-tomer, I’ve never knownDoobie to shut down The

Blue Moon Bar when she canmake a buck on other peoples’thirsts, but she just did so onNew Year’s Eve, of all nights.

Doobie, Trixie LaMonte,Tripwire, Bruno Velvetier,Shorty and Capt. BubbaWhartz all were going out on Right Guard, Whartz’s ferro-cement sloop, to tripthe light fantastic and stop at a few bars by the water. Iwas invited, also. It was an honor I could not refuse. Bubbahad scored at about the $150 level in the Florida Lottery, sohe was the host; he put on the party. On board for his guestshe had all kinds of eats, most of which came in small pack-ages made of plastic and paper of the same type that cheesenachos come in. Certainly, Bubba had not used the servicesof a professional caterer for the victuals.

For wine, he had gone to the local icehouse and boughtnumerous pint bottles of many different wines. He calledthem “splits,” but I doubt that anyone officially in the wineindustry would have made the same designation.

The plan for our assembled septet of celebrants was tostop at any bar that had a dock and have a drink beforemoving on to the next one. Bubba decided that we wouldall meet at Marina Jack, a downtown Sarasota eatery andbar combination with an outside deck area where alcoholicbeverages have been known to be consumed in style, largequantities and with varying effects. Bubba would have theboat there, he said.

This plan had already been formulated before Bubbaentered Right Guard in the Sarasota Christmas Boat Paradeof Lights and rammed the judges’ float after being cold-cocked by a half-full bottle of Lagavulin Single MaltScotch Whisky. The whisky appeared to have come fromthe general direction of the assembled judges and politi-cians. The resultant confusion caused all the judges andpoliticians to be dumped into the waters of Sarasota Bayin their finery. This same scenario has happened, in one

form or another, for thepast dozen years or so, andit surprises me that peopleselected to be judges of theannual boat parade aren’tissued wet suits.

Often, though, citizenswho have been either

appointed or elected to posi-tions of power within the

municipal structure of the Cityof Sarasota are slow to learn what may

seem obvious to others.Be that as it may, we all assembled at Marina Jack and

had a nice, circular table for ourselves. Doobie was wearinga pair of deerskin slacks, high heels, and beige cashmereturtleneck. She had a single strand of white pearls aroundher neck. I noticed that when she arrived and joined ourcongregation that the noise level on the Marina Jack patiodropped precipitously. She was followed by Trixie LaMonte,who was wearing a black skintight unitard, black high heels,and around her neck a single gold Krugerrand in a goldbezel on a demure gold chain. It was not like the big goldchains worn by rap artists and gangsters, and I was some-what relieved about that. I have an aversion to rap artistsand gangsters. They attract bullets like garbage dumpsattract seagulls.

It may seem to be a case of overwriting to detail whatthe men—Shorty, Tripwire, Bubba and Bruno Velvetier—were wearing. Bruno had on something frilly. I was attiredin my usual, conservative getup. Bubba had on a pair ofoveralls, a white T-shirt with some holes in it, sandals and ared baseball cap with a Peterbilt emblem on it. Tripwire waswearing cammies. Shorty was attired in a green suit. Godknows why. He looked like a leprechaun. All he needed wasred hair and a green hat.

I cannot remember what the others ordered for drinksat Marina Jack. I ordered an old-fashioned. Personally, I can,at home, make the world’s best old-fashioned. I learnedhow from my stepfather, a master at it.

For me, then, ordering an old-fashioned at a bar is a bitlike buying a lottery ticket. I hope for the best. Consistentlymy expectations are dashed by universal bartender incom-petence. When I worked in Aspen as a bartender about 50years back, some of my customers were August Busch III,Jill St. John, Jimmy Stewart and his wife, Ted, Bobby, Joanand Ethel Kennedy, Dina Merrill and some lesser lights aswell. I gave them what they asked for because I knew howand didn’t cut corners.

I should know better than to order an old-fashioned ata bar. Even when I go over every detail with the waitress,the drink comes back wrong. Even when I supply the bar-tender with written instructions and drawn pictures, thedrink comes back wrong.

Thanks to my stepfather, the old-fashioned was onevery tasty, satisfying drink, so much so that my formerbrother-in-law can still, to this day, remember how goodthey tasted when he and his wife and his two boys had driv-

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en up to New Hampshire from New Jerseyand arrived well after dark to be met with acouple of my stepfather’s old-fashioneds.

Commercial bartenders are like cre-ationists. As far as they are concerned theold-fashioned arrived on this earth fullyformed. It’s a religion with them. Theycannot understand, maybe becausetheir intellects are stunted, thatthrowing an orange slice, acherry, a shot of whiskeyand gunning some clubsoda into a glass is not sufficient,because the bartender actually tends tonothing. They are looking for quick. I am lookingfor a quieting, relaxing experience. Our goals are mutuallyexclusive. I know, however, the perfect old-fashionedevolved over time. It may have taken decades or centuries,even six thousand years.

At any rate, I am sad to say, my discussion with thewaitress who brought a drink unlike the one I specificallyordered eventually led to a discussion with the bartenderwho made it and then eventually entailed a conversationwith the manager. New Year’s Eve is a busy time. Lots ofalcohol gets served in any drinking establishment. No onehas time to debate the fine points of how to make one drinkmy way, when they have been creating the standard right-out-of-the-bartenders-guide old-fashioned since they start-ed as a rookie. If you think a woman’s mind is hard tochange, it’s like cotton candy compared to the thoughtless,roboticized, ingrained routine that some bartenders havepracticed for years.

The upshot of all this is that we were asked—because ofmy recalcitrance—to settle up our bar tab and leave, thoughwe didn’t have to pay for the old-fashioned I wouldn’tdrink. Here it was, the start of a New Year’s Eve ramble andmy, shall we say, needs caused a big hitch at the preamble,and we got thrown out of the first place we visited. It wasembarrassing, to be frank. I got invited to the party and thencaused the festivities to fizzle instead of sizzle.

To say that I was discomfited wouldn’t even begin tocover how dumb I felt. No one said a thing. They just filedback to Right Guard like a line of Indians on the Trail ofTears. Dejected, I wasn’t sure I was even wanted by the oth-ers. Doobie stood there with me. Maybe she could tell howbad I felt, that I needed a friend. Women seem to knowthings like that.

“It wasn’t your fault,” Doobie said to me. “You stoodyour ground when they brought you a drink you veryspecifically did not order. That’s honest and courageous.Admirable even.”

“But I spoiled the evening,” I said, wincing.“Not mine,” she said.I looked into her eyes. They were shimmering like col-

ored diamonds in the bottom of a nearly empty martiniglass. My heart skipped a beat, I know.

“Look,” she said, “my car’s here. I’m going to take youhome and you can make us both one of your perfect old-

fashioneds. Just let me tell the rest of the guys thatwe won’t be joining them. I’ll be right back.”

She walked away, down toward Bubba’sboat. I watched her go, thinking of

symphonies, adagios, poetry andgrace and breathing in littlegasps. I may have evenmoaned once or twice.

Within a few minutes shewas back. She got a silver

Porsche Carrera I had never seenbefore from valet parking, and in

minutes we were flying through trafficas if we were on a cloud. The car’s stereo

was playing Vivaldi’s Alla Rustica.“What is it you need to make your drink?” she asked,

looking right at me.“An orange.”“Okay”“Angostura bitters.”“Check.”“Canadian Club.”“Right.”“A muddler.”“Got it.”“Club soda.”“No problem.”“And some simple syrup.”“I have that.”It took 15 minutes to get to Doobie’s place, maybe less.

I didn’t count. It’s impossible to count when one is in a stateof elevated bliss and fulminating expectations.

I initially made two drinks in her kitchen. They wereperfect. She said so herself. And we had more, I know.

Sometimes, when things seem to be crashing downaround you in a tumult of destruction caused by your ownrefusal to accept less than you expect, less than you deserve,divine providence can offer a helping hand. It comes inmany forms. On New Year’s Eve last it came in a beige cash-mere turtleneck sweater, a single string of pearls, high heelsand deerskin slacks.

Unbelievable.

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WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direc-tion of the prevailing winds in the area and month. Thesehave been recorded over a long period of time. In general,the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds camefrom that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often thewinds came from that direction. When the arrow is too longto be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.

The number in the center of the circle shows the percentageof the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of thearrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates thestrength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather isForce 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.

For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center atwww.ndbc.noaa.gov

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� RACING EVENTS

For racing schedules, news and events see theracing section.

� UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS

Youth Sailing ProgramsGo to our annual list at http://www.southwindsmagazine.com/yacht_sail_dir.php.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOn-going adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoingtraditional boatbuilding classes.www.ncmm-friends.org, [email protected], (252) 728-7317.

Composite Boat Builder Certification, Fairfield Inn &Suites, Melbourne, FL, Feb. 7-10

American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460

Electrical Certification Course, Lamb’s Yacht Center, Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 14-17American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460

Safe Boating Seminar on GPS, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 15Using GPS is a two-hour class presented in one evening and

is available to anyone 12 or older. Principles ofway-point navigation and shows you how torelate the GPS to your charts, and how to usethe GPS and how to purchase one. Bring yourhandheld GPS if you have one. St. Petersburg

Sail and Power Squadron, Wednesday, Feb. 15,7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd

Ave SE, Demens Landing, St Petersburg. Instruction isfree, materials $25 per family. Maximum of 20 students. Pre-registration required. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

Gasoline Engine & Support Systems Certification, Broward College, Miramar, FL, Feb. 21-24American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460

Marine Varnishing Seminar, Sarasota, FL, Feb. 25Everything you ever wanted to know about removing,applying and maintaining varnished surfaces on your boat,featuring renowned industry expert Capt. Doug Ely ofDakota Marine Yacht Services. 10 a.m. to noon at TheTeakhut, 7081 15th St. East, Sarasota, FL 34243. For informa-tion or directions, call Roberto Centurion at (941) 755-5887.

ABYC Standards Certification, Miramar, FL, Mar. 6-8American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460

Adult Basic Sailing School, Boca Ciega Yacht Club,Gulfport, FL, March 7-April 12Boca Ciega Yacht Club will be offering an adult basic sailingclass beginning Wednesday, March 17. The courseincludes five Wednesday evening classes as well as four

EVENTS & NEWS OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN SAILORSTo have your news or event in this section, contact [email protected]. Send us information by the 5th of themonth preceding publication. Contact us if later. We will print your event the month of the event and the month before.

weekend waterfront sailing sessions. Students will putclassroom theories into practice sailing the club’s Catalina16.5 fleet. Cost is $250 per person including all classroommaterials and a US SAILING Certification textbook man-ual. Participants will receive a complimentary three-month membership. With a 2/1 student teacher ratio, thisis the most reasonably priced program in the Tampa Bayarea. For registration information, visit www.sailbcyc.org,or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544. Preregistration isrequired.

Anchoring Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, March 21This is a two-hour class presented in one evening and isavailable to anyone 12 or older. The seminar explains howto select the appropriate anchor, rode and componentsand their use depending on sea and bottom conditions.Tables are used to determine the sizing of your anchor andits components based on the size of your boat. Materialsinclude USPS’s Anchoring Quick Guide and Student’s Noteswith copies of the presentation slides. St. Petersburg Sailand Power Squadron, Wednesday, March 21, 7-9 p.m. St.Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, DemensLanding, St Petersburg. Instruction is free, materials $25per family. Maximum of 20 students. Pre-registrationrequired. Register at www.boating-stpete.org.

About Boating Safely Courses—Required in Florida and Other Southern StatesEffective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1,1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate aboat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to haveboater safety education if they were born after a certaindate, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be requiredto have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state,go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun bythe Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education require-ment in Florida and most Southern States and also givesboaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) inboating safety. Other organizations offer other courseswhich will satisfy the Florida requirements.

The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects includ-ing boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailer-ing, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermiaand more. Many insurance companies also give discountsfor having taken the boater safety education course.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **):

**Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2012 Schedule in FortPierce, FL/ Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click onClasses) for class information. 2012 schedule: Feb. 18, March17, April 21, May 26, June 16, July 28, Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct.

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20, Nov. 17 Classes are usually very full. Call and reservespace on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 foreach additional family member). Classes held month-ly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58, Coast GuardAuxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL.(772) 418-1142.

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**Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Mike Christnacht. (904)419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go towww.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule, location and toregister.

**Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.The flotilla has found that many boaters do not have thetime to attend the courses, so they are now also offering ahome study course at $30. Additional family members willbe charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests heldbimonthly. Entry into the course allows participants toattend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC,GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX)For more on course locations, contact information, coursedescriptions and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussail-ing.org/Course_Calendars.htm, or call (401) 683-0800, ext.644. Check the website – courses are sometimes added late.

US SAILING Level 1 Small Boat Instructor Course, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 22-25This 40-hour course is designed to provide sailing instruc-tors with information on how to teach more safely, effec-tively and creatively. The goal of the program is to produce

highly qualified instructors, thereby reducing risk expo-sure for sailing programs. Topics covered in the courseinclude: classroom and on-the-water teaching tech-niques, risk management, safety issues, lesson plan-ning, creative activities, ethical concerns, and sportsphysiology and psychology. Must be 16 years oldand have successfully completed a NASBLA safe boat-ing course. Holding current CPR and First Aid cards isstrongly suggested. Southern Yacht Club. GeorgeGoodall, [email protected], IT: James Miller.

US SAILING Powerboat Instructor Course, Clearwater, FLThis course will prepare candidates to safely run the USSAILING powerboat courses and teach race support andpowerboat operators precision boat handling and sailboatrescue and towing techniques. It is recommended that can-didates have a Safe Powerboat Handling certification.Candidates must also have CPR and first aid, be at least 18,and able to swim 50 yards with and without a PFD.Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Jennifer Davies,[email protected], (401) 683-0800. IT: DickAllsopp, Richard White.

US SAILING Sailing Counselor Course, Seabrook, TX,Feb. 25-26A two-day course designed to prepare camp counselors andstaff from community sailing and scouting programs tosupervise small boat recreational sailing activities typicallyconducted on sheltered and protected waters. Sailing coun-selor training will also provide a model for how a counselormight structure actual sailing activities. Must be at least 14years old. Lakewood Yacht Club. Jill Hughes, [email protected]. IT: Stephen Gay.

US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe PowerboatHandling, Fort Lauderdale, FL, FebruaryA great course for those who operate whalers and similar

single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters,sailing instructors, race committee and other on-the-watervolunteers with some boating experience whowant to learn the safe handling of smallpowerboats, or improve their on-the-waterboat handling skills. A US SAILING SmallPowerboat Certification is availableupon successful completion of thecourse and satisfies the requirementfor instructors seeking a US SAILINGLevel 1 certification. This is a two-day coursewith two full days; or a three-day course, part time eachday; or the accelerated one full-day course.

Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. [email protected]. (954) 523-0033:Accelerated One-day courses: Feb. 18. Standard Two-day Course: Feb. 4-5

BOAT SHOWS

Mid-Atlantic Boat Show. Feb. 9-12. Charlotte ConventionCenter, Charlotte, NC. www.ncboatshows.com.

Carolina PowerBoat Show and Sale. Feb. 17-19. NorthCarolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC. SoutheastProductions Inc., (336) 855-0208. www.ncboatshows.com. Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail,

Miami Boat Show, Miami, FL, Feb. 17-21. Seepages 36-37 for show information and seminarschedule.

10th Savannah Boat and Outdoor ShowMarch 2-4Savannah International Trade and ConventionCenter. Friday, 12-6. Sat., 10-6. Sunday, 11-5.Adults $8 ($5 on Friday). Ages 4-12, $3. Kids 3and under free. For information, go to

www.SavannahInternationalBoatShow.com.

27th Annual Palm Beach Boat Show, March 22-25Flagler Drive on the water in downtown West Palm Beachand also at the County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL.Thurs. 12-7, Fri. and Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6. $14, $12 online.Children 6-15 $5, $3 online. Children under 6 free. (800) 940-7642. www.showmanagement.com.

4th Annual Southwest International Boat Show, Houston, TX, March 22-25Largest in-water boat show in Texas. Sail America has part-nered with the show to create a Sail America Village and willbe selling space, managing seminars and running a DiscoverSailing program. South Shore Harbour Marina, Houston.Thursday, 12-6; Friday 12-7; Saturday 10-7; Sunday, 12-6.www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com.

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Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 20-21Sailing has been a big part of the spring Southeast BoatShow in Jacksonville, FL, for the show’s 16 years,because the show’s producer, Jimmy Hill, is a sailorhimself. The show’s sailing section, called SailingShowcase East, was created as sailing’s EastCoast spring venue and is marketed to sailorsand treated like a stand-alone feature. Most ofthe big name production boats like Catalina,Hunter, Beneteau and Gemini are present.

This year, there will be more seminars.Last year’s rigging seminar was a big hit, and Julian Crispof Sparman USA will host rigging seminars at this year’sshow. John Anderson of The Catamaran Company in St.Augustine will be holding a seminar in multihulls. John is amultihull expert with over 17 years of sailing and sellingcatamarans.

There will also be hundreds of vendors selling gear andaccessories for both power and sail. The show is also asmuch a festival as it is a boat show with live music, goodfood, and a happy hour at the famous marina tiki bar—witha bikini contest on Friday at 6 p.m. The show is held acrossfrom Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. The stadium park-ing lot is available for show visitors. The show can also bereached via water shuttle from the Jacksonville Landing.

Dockage is available on a first-come, first-serve basis forthose who come by boat. Some consider this the bestboat show venue in Florida. There will be between 80and 150 in-water sail and powerboats, and severalhundred boats on land spread across the seven acresof the waterfront show. Hours are 10-8, Friday andSaturday, and 10-6 on Sunday. $10 entry and chil-dren 16 and under free.

� OTHER EVENTS

International Marina and BoatyardConference, Lake Buena Vista, FL,Feb. 1-3Professional development seminars. Disney’s CoronadoSprings Resort, Lake Buena Vista. International MarinaInstitute/Association of Marina Industries. (401) 682-7334.www.marinaassociation.org.

Trawler Fest, Fort Lauderdale, FL,Feb. 2-4This event is sponsored by PassageMaker magazine and willbe held at the Bahia Mar Resort & Yachting Center in Fort

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Lauderdale. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina,or by land, staying at one of the local hotels or the resort.Seminars, on a wide range of topics, include the following:How to select the right boat, single screw versus twin, cus-tom boats, steel versus fiberglass, engine maintenance, elec-trical, anchoring, electronics, medical, safety, communica-tions, living aboard, and local and long-distance cruising.

For more information, go to www.trawlerfest.com.

Nautical Rummage Sale,Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 4The North Florida Cruising Club will host a Nautical rum-mage sale Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lotof the New Orleans Cafe, 12760 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville(Julington Creek/Mandarin). Sailors from various local clubsand organizations will be selling, giving, or bartering boatingequipment and nautically themed household items. CallBarbara Burke at (904) 310-5110 for more information.

Palm Beach Marine Flea Marketand Seafood Festival, Feb. 10-12South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach, FL. (954) 205-7813. www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.

2012 Useppa Island, FL, CatboatRendezvous, Feb. 23-25The Useppa Island every-other-winter catboat rendezvouswill be held Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 23-25. Thoseattending are invited to come a few days early and stay afew days later. There will be lots of sailing, races for theworld championship of 15-foot Sandpipers, a beach party,and other fun events. For sailing information, contact MikeAlbert at (941) 376-1200, [email protected], or Jay Taylor at(941) 737-4807, [email protected]. For housing, call theUseppa Island Club at (239) 283-1061. Mention CatboatRendezvous 2012 for special rates.

16th Annual Gigantic Nautical FleaMarket, Islamorada, Florida Keys,Feb. 25-26Sponsored by the Upper Keys Rotary Club. Held atFounders Park on Islamorada, MM 87, Bayside. New andused boats, marine gear, dive gear, products, clothing,electronics, antiques, fishing, nautical arts and crafts. Sat.8-5, Sun. 9-3. (305) 453-3802. www.GiganticNauticalFleaMarket.org.

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32nd Annual George TownCruising Regatta, Exumas,Bahamas, Feb. 25-March 11

This is a cruisers regatta that builds up overseveral months. Most boats start arriving from around theUnited States, Canada and other countries in Novemberand stay till March. When regatta days start, sailboat racesare held in the harbor and around Stocking Island with vol-

leyball tournaments and other beach events inbetween. Opening night of the regatta is a verybig event held Feb. 27. The first event is the“Pass in Review” of the fleet. There also is

Softball, tennis, coconut harvest, bridge, Texashold’em poker, beach golf and much more.

For more information, contact BillSandelin, regatta chairman, at (305) 496-9553, or

[email protected]. www.georgetowncruising.com (goto Regatta Information for 2012 schedule).

33rd Annual Dania Marine FleaMarket, Dania Jai Alai Fronton,Dania Beach, FL, March 15-18The world’s largest marine flea market is held at the park-ing lot of the Dania Jai Alai Fronton, Dania Beach, FL.Private individuals and corporate vendors sell marineequipment, coral encrusted antiques, used boats, fishingtackle, diving gear, marine artwork and other boating relat-ed items. Thursday- Saturday. 9-6 p.m. Sunday 9-4 p.m.Thursday $12. Friday, Saturday, Sunday $10. Childrenunder 12 free. Free parking. Al Behrendt Enterprises, (954)920-7877. www.daniamarinefleamarket.com.

Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs,Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups

SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on indi-vidual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sail-ing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC,GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wantedare about a club’s history, facilities, major events andgeneral information about the club. The clubs and asso-ciations must be well established and have beenaround for at least five years. Contact [email protected] for information about arti-cle length, photo requirements and other questions.

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Sarasota Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival,March 31-April 1Nautical flea market and public boat auction. New andused boats, seafood vendors, kids zone, beer and wine gar-den, and reggae music. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sarasota CountyFairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Venderspace available. www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.

27th Morgan Invasion to beHeld With Catalina Rendezvous,Treasure Island, Tampa Bay, FL,May 18-20This year, the Morgan Invasion, traditionally held inTreasure Island in the Tampa Bay area, will also be aCatalina Yachts rendezvous. The Catalina Yachts’ factory islocated in nearby Largo and has been since Catalina pur-chased Morgan yachts in 1984, changing the name of thefactory to Catalina Yachts Morgan Division.

The Invasion and Rendezvous will be held at The ClubTreasure Island on May 18-20. Visitors are welcome to comeby boat or on land. Dockage is available for all boats, and aboat ramp is available for those who want to trailer and

launch their boat (ramp available at The Club). There isample room for a large number of boats to raft together atthe extensi ve docks at The Club. Boaters are invited toshow up for the welcoming party on Friday afternoonand evening. On Saturday, there will be a race in theGulf, followed by a party and awards ceremony.Sunday is breakfast with Charley Morgan (who willbe there all weekend), after which everyonedeparts. For more information, go towww.MorganInvasion.com, or call DockmasterLes Lathrop at (727) 367-4511, ext 236.

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SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their ownboat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat own-ers. If you like to write, we want your review. It can belong or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new orold, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s aliveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast?Have you made changes? What changes would youlike? Contact [email protected] formore specifics and specifications on photos needed.Articles must be sent by e-mail or on disc. We pay for thereviews, too.

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Inland sailing at its best, with outstanding foodon Saturday night with music on the dock.

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NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS

Okeechobee Water Level Comes Back UpAs of press date in mid-January, LakeOkeechobee is at 13.50 feet above sea level,dropping only a quarter of a foot since mid-December. This makes the navigationaldepth for Route 1, which crosses the lake,7.44 feet, and the navigational depth forRoute 2, which goes around the southerncoast of the lake, 5.64 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka wasat 50.16 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily heightof the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance,go to www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/ Operations/LakeOWaterways.htm (copy this address exactly as it ishere with upper and lower cases). This link is available onour website, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

The Everglades Challenge, Tampa Bay, March 3What is the Everglades Challenge?By Ron Hoddinott

The Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expedition-

style adventure race for kayaks, canoes and small sailboatsthat starts above the high tide mark on the east beach of FortDeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, FL, and ends in Key Largo. Itis run by the Watertribe, whose fearless leader, Steve Issac,conceived of the race in 2000.

This year’s event starts at dawn on March 3, although ifyou want a good look at the boats, go on Friday, March 2,when the competitors will be going through inspection andsetting up their boats on the starting line. Along the 300-mile course, competitors are required to sail, row, or paddleinto three checkpoints, but not required to stay there. Thecheckpoints going south along the coast are Placida,Chokoloskee, and Flamingo before the boats head to the

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point, and push off to break personal bests, or toattempt to better records that have been set inyears past. Previous records include the 2010record of 1 day, 2 hours, and 12 minutes, set byJamie Livingston and Kenny Pierce aboard awell-sailed Olympic-class Tornado 20 catama-ran. The class four record for monohulled sail-boats belongs to Graham Byrnes and RandyMarshall, who finished in 2 days, 5 hours,and 56 minutes in 2007, sailing Graham’s owndesign, the EC 22, an unballasted cat ketch.

World-renowned racers Randy Smythe, andMeade and Jan Gougeon have been entrants for the past fewyears. Anyone who is willing to sign a form releasing theWatertribe of any liability in case of his death can enter, aslong as he has the entry fee of $395 per person, and he cer-tifies that he is an expert in the handling of his boat.

The start can be viewed at the park on March 3 beforedawn, or from a boat as the competitors head south throughTampa Bay.

For more on the Everglades Challenge, go towww.watertribe.com and go to the Events page.

Florida Maritime Museum inCortez Florida Raffles Catalina 22The museum is raffling off, at $5 a ticket, a used Catalina 22,in good condition, with outboard motor and sails. The boatcan be loaded on a trailer (trailer not included), or put it inthe water to sail away. The boat can be viewed at theFlorida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th Street West, Cortez,FL 34215. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the museum,or by mail at the same address. The proceeds will go to themuseum’s award-winning Boat Works program, helpingvolunteers build a traditional wooden Florida skipjack.

The skipjack will be used in various programs, includ-ing the Turner Maritime Challenge at Cortez, the muse-um’s youth program.

The winning ticket will be drawn at the end of theCortez Commercial Fishing Festival on February19. For more information, contact Ted Adams at themuseum; call (941) 708-6120, or e-mail [email protected].

Clearwater Community Sailing Center Offers

Spring Kids Sailing ProgramIn recognition of the many kids just wanting to have fun onthe water and not necessarily be competitive, theClearwater Community Sailing Center is introducing a KidsSailing Just for Fun weekend program, March 3 throughJune 2, Saturdays from noon until 4 p.m. Cost is $150 forthree months. Kids will learn boat and water safety, whilesimply having a great time hanging out with friends, goingon cruising rallies to various surrounding islands, tryingout different types of sailing craft and learning more aboutthe Intracoastal Waterway.

The center is also hosting a Share the LoveMembership Drive, offering a Harken jacket for the mem-ber who introduces the most new members to the centerby Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. One of those new memberswill be eligible for a chance to win a renewal membershipfree in a drawing on Valentine’s Day. The center’s goal is100 new members.

Center staff member Rich White was the recent recipi-ent of the US SAILING Community Sailing ProgramDirector of the Year award. For more information, contactSue Steward at (727) 517-7776. The center is located on SandKey at 1001 Gulf Blvd. in Clearwater. www.clearwatercom-munitysailing.org.

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Raft & party on FridayRace in the Gulf & Party on Saturday

Breakfast with Charley Morgan & depart on Sunday

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SAILING FOR HOSPICE

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The ShipwrightShop HoldsBoatbuildingFestival in Fort Myers onMarch 8-11,Ages 11 and UpThe Shipwright Shop inFort Myers, owned bymaster shipwright Capt.David Bickel, is putting onthe Southwest FloridaBoat Building Festival atthe Lee Civic Center inFort Myers. The event willbe held at the 22ndAnnual Southwest FloridaBoat Show, March 8-11.

Teams of four to fivepeople per team, ages 11and up, are invited to build a boat. Professional boat-builders will oversee the building of a boat over a two-and-a-half-day period for the teams. Up to 20 teams of five peo-ple will build a 12-foot Bevins Skiff. Registration fees willcover all tools, materials and professional instruction. Theteams will return home with their boats. Local judges willaward prizes. No experience is necessary.

Sponsors are being sought for the event. For more infor-mation, for sponsorships, and to register, contact DavidBickel at [email protected], or call (239) 267-7526.www.theshipwrightshop.com. A video link is available onthe festival at the website.

Mainsail News TV Launched byWest Florida Sailor for Local andInternational Regatta CoveragePunta Gorda sailor Jeff Drechsler recently launchedMainsail News TV—an online TV website that has videosand news of national and international high end regattas,

along with information and coverage of local regattas.Along with RSS feeds of regatta websites with video andcommentary of regattas from around the world, MainsailNews TV will help local sailors get started in feeling morecomfortable in getting into local racing. The website willhave information, videos and help on racing rules, coursetactics and helping local weekend and new sailors learnabout boats they will be racing against. The site will havesome coverage of small, local regattas. Videos are current-ly on the website about getting into sailboat racing, alongwith Jeff’s videos of interviewing entrants in the IFDSworlds in Punta Gorda in January. Jeff plans to video morelocal racing, something never done before.

Another department of the website is intended toencourage young potential sailors to pursue their ambitionsby introducing them to youth sailing opportunities and ven-ues, including the information on how to compete on a col-legiate level or even obtain a sailing scholarship.

Log on at www.mainsailnews.tv, or call Jeff Drechsler at(941) 735-8363, or email [email protected]

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One of the largest boat shows in the world, this eventcombines the main show at the Miami Convention

Center, the annual Strictly Sail Miami Show at theMiamarina at Bayside Marketplace (see sidebar location anddirections) and the Yacht and Brokerage Show on the 5000block of Collins Avenue with in-water displays of power-boats at the Sea Isle Marina and Yachting Center at 1633North Bayshore Dr., Miami.

Although many monohulls are at the show, the StrictlySail Miami Show is also the largest catamaran show in theworld. Sailboats of all sizes, monohulls and multihulls, areon display along with numerous vendors and exhibitors.Boating and sailing seminars are held daily.

Children 15 and under free (must be accompanied byan adult to get in free). $18 for adults for a one-day pass, $32for a two-day pass (any two days), Friday through Monday.Premier Thursday costs $35. Hours are 10-8 Thursdaythrough Sunday and till 6 on Monday. Two other boat showlocations (not part of Strictly Sail) at Sea Isle Marina and the

Miami Convention Center are open 10-6 daily. E-tickets canbe purchased in advance at www.miamiboatshow.com, orwww.strictlysailmiami.com. Group tickets are available forgroups of 20 or more (purchase 20 tickets at the regular priceand receive five free tickets). All tickets include entry to theconvention center show and vice versa if you purchase thetickets at the center. If you go to the convention center, ashuttle or water taxi will take you to the sailboat show andvice versa. Shuttle buses and water taxis run back and forthbetween the show locations.

For more information, go to www.strictlysailmiami.com. Tickets include a one-year subscription to one of thefollowing magazines: Yachting, Motor Boating, CruisingWorld or TransWorld Surf ($10 value).

Discover Sailing Free half-hour lessons and sail with an experienced sailorfrom the docks. 10-6 every day—free. Sign up (online earlyavailable Jan. 15) to spend 90 minutes learning the basics ofsailing. There will also be hands-on 90-minute CoastalCruising clinics for more advanced sailors. Or attend one ofthe daily seminars (seminars going on all day) on sailing(see next page).

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Latitudes & Attitudes Miami Cruiser’s BashSaturday night, February 18, the Annual Latitudes & AttitudesMiami Cruiser’s Bash. Enjoy the tropical sailing sounds of theEric Stone Band live on stage with FREE pizza & beer!Everyone is invited! But you must be inside the Strictly Sailgate, Saturday night by 6 p.m. or you won’t get in. So comeearly, enjoy the boat show and stay for the concert.

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STRICTLY SAIL SEMINAR SCHEDULEFREE Seminars. This list is also available online at www.strictlysailmiami.com.

Check the schedule, as some seminars require registration. “A” and “B” are the seminar tent locations at the show.

THURSDAY11:45 Jeff Grossman & Jean Levine Grossman

A Take the Drama out of your Dream11:45 Charles Kanter B The Most Important Skill: Anchoring11:45 Travis Blain C Sail Handling13:00 Liza Copeland A The Caribbean Circuit13:00 Steven Bowden B Communications for Cruisers13:00 Vern Blanc C Yacht Financing & Insurance in the New Economy14:15 Kathy Parsons A Proper Provisioning14:15 Matthew Dunning B Outfitting a Catamaran for Liveaboard Cruising14:15 Jean De Keyser C Chartering and Learning to Sail in Southwest Florida15:30 Pam Wall and Kathy Parson

A Women and Cruising15:30 Tony Wall B Gulfstream Crossings: Wind and Wave Considerations15:30 John Franta C Affordable Synthetic Standing Rigging16:45 Pam Wall A Cruising the Bahamas16:45 Bob Williams B Solar and Wind Power Technologies16:45 Corinne Kanter C Galley Secrets A-Z

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25 Great Sailboats For World Voyaging11:45 Kim Hess C Healthy Cruising with Yoga Onboard™13:00 Liza Copeland A Cruising for Couples13:00 Scot Wiliman B Care and Feeding of your Mast13:00 Etienne Giroire C How to Fly and Retrieve the Spinnaker14:15 George Day A The Countdown To Cruising14:15 Mike Moriarty B LED Lighting

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B Couples Cruising to the Caribbean16:45 Charles Kanter C Understanding the Catamaran Phenomenon

SATURDAY10:30 Jeff Thomassen A Satellite Communications at Sea10:30 Zack Smith B Parachute Sea Anchors & Storm Drogues10:30 Jean Larroux C Charter Yacht Ownership 10111:45 Kathy Parsons A Through the Bahamas to the Caribbean:

Successfully Sailing South11:45 Anson Mulder B Spinnaker Sailing11:45 Gerry Douglas C Designing Modern Sailboats for Today’s Customers13:00 George Day A The 10 Things They Never Tell you about the Cruising Life13:00 Kevin Carlan B Basic Diesel Maintenance13:00 Chris Kreitlein C An Overview of Celestial Navigation14:15 Bob Bitchin A Cruising the Big Blue Ball Called Earth14:15 Phillip Berman B Ten Biggest Mistakes when Purchasing a used

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SUNDAY10:30 Tony Wall A Gulfstream Crossings: Wind and Wave Considerations10:30 Bob Williams B Marine Refrigeration10:30 Charles Kanter C Yacht Survey: Why? When? Where? Who? And How Much?11:45 Jimmy Cornell A Impresiones de una vida en la mar (Highlights of a Sailing Life) 11:45 Tadji Kretschmer B Canal Boating in France11:45 Doug Hanks C Sailboat Buying 10113:00 Jimmy Cornell A Pilot Charts13:00 Kathy Parsons B Cruising the French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean13:00 Doug Hanks C Biscayne Bay’s Best Cruising Spots14:15 John Kretschmer A Atlantic Crossings: Lessons Learned from 20

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MONDAY10:30 John Kretschmer, Moderator A Fit out, Refit, and Repair Everything (two hours)10:30 Jean Larroux B Charter Yacht Ownership 10110:30 Kim Hess C Healthy Cruising with Yoga Onboard™11:45 Phillip Berman B Finding the Right Catamaran to Suite Your Needs and Budget11:45 Zack Smith C Parachute Sea Anchors & Storm Drogues13:00 George Day, Moderator

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Cornell’s Ocean AtlasBy Roy Laughlin

Jimmy Cornell, noted blue-watercruising guru and author, recentlypublished his latest work,Cornell’s Ocean Atlas. The OceanAtlas is a condensation of meteor-ological data into a month-by-month presentation of winddirection, currents and othermeteorological information rele-vant to blue-water cruisers. Thedata is presented as wind rosesand current vectors for each inter-section of latitude and longitude.

Cornell’s Ocean Atlas is basedon a completely new and updat-ed set of meteorological data,most of it collected by satellite and buoy remote sensing.Jimmy’s son, Ivan (co-author on the Ocean Atlas), a comput-er scientist by education and a sailor by avocation, collectedand analyzed the data. “Ivan analyzed NOAA and NASAdata. He extracted and synthesized the information to endup with wind roses and currents.” The result is succinctlypresented graphically in 129 charts.

Cornell noted that differences in his new compilation ofdata and older pilot charts arise from three likely sources.First is that prior knowledge was often derived from limitedor seasonally incomplete data. Satellites never sleep and havebeen on the job for two decades or longer, producing a sub-stantially more detailed data record. The second is that someof the oldest observations were from sailing ships.Measurements of true wind direction and speed need to becorrected for apparent wind, a correction that likely was notroutinely made in ships’ logs, and whose uncorrected valueshave been passed down uncritically in old data sets. Climatechange is the third significant factor necessitating a fresh,comprehensive evaluation of meteorological data for theworld’s oceans. Differences between old and new wind rosesfor specific locations are often significant. The illustrationpresents two for the eastern Pacific. Cornell explained, “The

new one shows an entirely different wind, from the south-easterly [in the old charts] to northeasterly,”

The father-son Cornell team undertook this massive dataset evaluation because, “In Voyage Planner (a book currentlynear completion and to be available by mid-2012), I realizedthe current old information was no longer accurate and doesnot present an accurate view of the current weather.” TheCornell’s atlas reflects current meteorological research find-ings. The location, strength and coverage of global high-pres-sure cells and the weather associated with those cells haveshown profound changes in recent decades—the cause of“change” in “climate change.” But Ocean Atlas is a presenta-tion understandable and usable by blue-water cruisers. Thechart format and spiral binding, that lays flat, are compatiblewith traditional nav station dimensions.

Cornell estimated that there are about 10,000 full timeblue-water cruising sailboats currently voyaging; perhaps asmany as 4,000 of them are Americans. This book is writtenprimarily for this group. “I always try to describe my booksas the kind I wish I had when I started out,” Cornell notedafter 35 years of blue-water cruising. This book will also be anexcellent reference for a much broader group, from oceanog-raphers and meteorological students, to commercial ship-ping. It is a notable accomplishment, but for cruisers andthose with dreams of cruising, it is an essential resource.

Cornell’s Ocean Atlas is currently available in select nau-tical booksellers in theUnited States. Bibliographic informa-tion is: Jimmy and Ivan Cornell; Cornell’s Ocean Atlas.Published by Cornell Sailing, Ltd. December 2011. ISBN:978-0-9556396-5-4. Size: 11.7” X 16.5”

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Keys GeographyMany people think of the Florida Keys as beginning on thenorth with Key Largo—the first key you land on when youcross the ICW as you drive south down Highway 1 on theFlorida mainland. But technically, the Florida Keys beginssouth of Key Biscayne—up near Miami—with Elliot Key thenorthernmost key. The Keys are the exposed part of anancient coral reef, and Elliot Key—the northernmost key onFlorida’s southeast coast—is the first of these coral islands,while Key Biscayne to its north is a sand barrier island.

A tropical archipelago, the Keys consist of over 1700individual keys, islands and isles that are bounded on thewest by shallow Florida Bay and on the east by the FloridaReef. Beyond the reef is the northbound Gulf Stream—run-ning at two to three knots—and the deep Atlantic Ocean.The reef parallels this arc of keys on the Atlantic side all theway from Key Largo to a little past Key West, running fourto five miles offshore. Then reefs continue west to the DryTortugas. Inside this reef, about midway, is Hawk Channel,a navigable route with depths of 15 to 20 feet that runs alongthe Keys from Biscayne Bay to just past Key West.

Key West is called Key West because the Florida Keys’arc runs north-south at its northeast end and curves aroundto the west by the time it gets to Key West, where theOverseas Highway ends at its westernmost point. The Dry

Tortugas are straight west from there—out about 70 miles—where you can visit historic Fort Jefferson.

Cruising grounds are all of the Florida Keys from ElliotKey in the north to the Dry Tortugas in the southwest end,with great diving, fishing and cruising around coral reefsand tropical keys.

Keys Lingo: Inside, Outside, Bayside, OceansideNavigating the Keys requires an understanding of somelocal terms, such as “inside,” meaning the bay side (theGulf); and “outside,” meaning the ocean side (the Atlantic).Addresses in the Keys on the Overseas Highway (Route 1,

the main road running through the Keys) frequently say“Oceanside” or “Bayside” on them for easier locating.

Nautically speaking, sailors cruising the Keys quicklybecome accustomed to defining their float plan using theterms “inside” or “outside” when discussing on which sideof the Keys they’ll be sailing.

The inside—the bayside where Florida Bay lies—is veryshallow and, except for some man-made channels, is notsuitable for keeled boats—or for any boat that draws morethan a few feet. The ICW runs down the inside (starting atElliot Key), mostly hugging the bay side of the Keys as itmeanders its way to Key West. The ICW is shallower in theKeys than elsewhere, running only six to seven feet deep,

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Bareboating theFlorida KeysBy Mike Alyea

A tropical archipelago, the Keys consist of over 1700 individualkeys, islands and isles that are bounded on the west by shallowFlorida Bay and on the east by the Florida Reef. Photo by NASA.

Sea life, nightlife, bird life and the sailing life—the Florida Keys pretty much has it all. Sweeping in a 200-mile southwesterly arcfrom the southeastern tip of the Florida Peninsula, past Key West, to the Dry Tortugas, is a cruising ground unsurpassed in NorthAmerica. Coral reefs, warm clear water, balmy breezes and sandy beaches abound, and you don’t need a passport to enjoy thistropical paradise strung out along our most southern shores.

depending on the tides, but most bareboat fleets are set up tonavigate it. The rest of Florida Bay has too many shallowspots for a keeled boat to navigate on, although a few chan-nels allow one to head west and north into the Gulf. Evensmall powerboats must keep their eyes open for the shallows.

A day spent sailing outside finds one on the ocean sideof the Keys sailing in either Hawk Channel, or beyond thereef out in the Atlantic. Most people that charter don’t goinside, but follow the outside route in Hawk Channel, duck-ing in and out of it to go to the reef, or to the marinas andanchorages nearer the Keys.

The Upper, Lower and Middle KeysGeographically and conversationally, the Keys are dividedinto Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. While the delineationis not as specific as lines of latitude, the rough approxima-tion is that the Upper Keys extend from Biscayne Bay toLower Matecumbe Key, the Middle Keys from Long Key toMarathon and the Lower Keys from Bahia Honda to the DryTortugas. While this Upper, Middle and Lower Keys desig-nation is a bit broad, the specific locations of marinas,resorts and restaurants are often referred to in associationwith the mile markers (MM) along the Overseas Highwayas it runs from Key Largo, MM 120, to Key West, MM 0.

You can cross over from the outside to the inside, andvice versa, but only at two points. You can either leave orenter the ICW on the bay side. One is at the opening bridge(65-foot clearance to cables) at Channel Five (plus or minus5 feet depth, depending on the tide), MM 71, betweenLower Matecumbe Key in the Upper Keys and Long Key inthe Middle Keys. The other crossover point is MosherChannel (7 feet depth at low tide) where you can pass underthe 65-foot tall span of the 7-Mile Bridge near MM 44. Thispoint is also where the Middle Keys end and the LowerKeys begin. From these two crossover points, going west,one can enter channels which will enable one to crossFlorida Bay into the Gulf and up to West Florida. Depths ofaround seven feet, plus or minus, are in these channels—also depending on the tide.

Sailing in the Keys — Lots of Skinny WaterIf there is one characteristic that defines sailing in theKeys—besides turquoise water, beautiful coral reefs andgorgeous sunsets—it would be shallow water—called“skinny” water. On the outside, you can sail for hours downHawk Channel, or all day beyond the reef, without everflinching. But when it comes time to enter a marina channelor find a protected anchorage, you will usually be lookingat single digits on your depth sounder.

No big deal really, it’s just that shallow water requires alittle bit of extra attention and planning. Integrate the localtide chart in your cross-check and plan your approach tomost marinas at high tide. Local bareboat operators offermany boats with a draft of five feet or less, giving you a goodmargin for navigating shallower water. Or you might want toconsider the catamarans offered in some local charter fleets.

The decision to anchor out or pull into a nearby marinaovernight is usually dictated by your draft, the tides, theweather, sea state and the desires of the crew. In all but asoutherly blow, you will find comfortable anchorages alongthe entire length of the Keys in eight to 10 feet of water,

often close enough to shore for a quick dinghy ride to near-by marinas, bars and restaurants.

Finding an accessible marina usually means targetingthose located on the ocean side of the Overseas Highway toavoid bridge clearance issues. Most marina entrance chan-nels have at least five feet of water, and usually more along-side the dock, enabling one to enter some at high tide, whilenot having to worry about resting on the bottom at the dock.Although many charter yachts come equipped with shore-powered air-conditioning, it can be hard to beat the pleasureof an evening breeze in your own quiet anchorage at sunset.

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Coral reefs, warm clear turquoise water, balmy breezes and sandybeaches abound in the Florida Keys. Photo by Mike Alyea.

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Seasons in the Keys: When to GoIt is important to consider the seasonal weather patterns indeciding when to visit the Keys, since the weather can bequite different as the year progresses. We’ll discuss Keys’weather only here, as the rest of Florida can be quite different.

Winter—the real tourist season—goes from about mid-

November to mid-April (the “winter season”). During thattime, the average high temperatures go from the high 70sto the low 80s by April, with the lows in the high 60s to thelow 70s over that period. The water temperature goes fromthe low 70s to 80 by the end of April. Those 70s tempsmight seem cold to many, but keep in mind that the wateron those Southern California beaches in summer rarelyreaches 70. That means that for most people, there’s goodswimming in Key West in the middle of winter, with realwarm water in spring.

If you’re escaping the cold of winters elsewhere, you’llfind warm, sunny days with breezy winds punctuated by theoccasional “winter northerly” that can blow in and droptemps by 15 degrees. Although the weather can be unpre-dictable, you’re likely to have the best sailing winds in win-ter, although some storms could bring conditions that you’llwant to find protection from—but nothing ever too serious.

In summer—which, for the purposes of this discussion,should be figured as the non-winter season mentionedabove—the air temperatures, along with the humidity, buildsup to around 90 in midsummer, but if you are on the coast, abreeze makes all the difference in the world. Evenings are sowarm that you will love them with the breeze blowing.Diving and swimming in these conditions can’t be beat, asthe water temperatures are well into the 80s all the way intoearly November—and the water is very clear. Summer divingin the Florida Keys is one of the best things you can do, andyou will really appreciate the walk-thru transoms in theseconditions (as you will all year around in the swimming-friendly Keys). The only downside to the summer is that it’shurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November30, but there’s only a very small chance of a major stormexcept in August, September and till late October.

One thing you can do with the summer is predict thatevery day will be the same—except if there’s a hurricane. Itwill be hot, humid, beautiful, warm water, and clear andsunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Only ahurricane can throw off your plans—but you’ll know ifone’s coming before you start your charter and can cancelwithout penalty. Plus, in summer, rates are down. Lots ofadvantages to summer, but you will probably want to sleepin an air-conditioned cabin, which means being at the dock,unless you have one of the larger boats with an onboardgenerator to run AC—or you just plain don’t mind thoseconditions. But you best be ready for them and at least havea windscoop to blow the breeze down below.

During the fall and spring seasons, these temperaturesand conditions are in between the conditions mentionedabove, but you also can have warm water and warm weath-er—and some charter companies might offer slightlyreduced rates during these transitional seasons.

And for those who like lobster, you can dive (Floridalicense needed) for this delicious and wily beast from Aug.6 through March 31, with a special mini, two-day lobsterseason in late July.

Charter and Sail to the Keys—or Charter in the Keys?There are basically three ways to do a bareboat charter in theKeys: 1) You can charter from a location in the Keys and

The docks where Treasure Harbor Marine charters is located on Plantation Key, Islamorada, in the Middle Keys. The marina is a small ‘ol Keys’ marina on the ocean side. Photo courtesyTreasure Harbor Marine.

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you’re right there; 2) You can charter out of the FortLauderdale/Miami area and sail to the Keys in a fewhours; or 3) You can charter out of southwest Floridaand reach the Keys after 24 to 30 hours under sail,entering the Keys on the bay side or heading straightto Key West or the Dry Tortugas.

Some companies even offer one-way charters, orpre-positioning of boats that will allow you to start or end yourcharter at the location of your choice. For instance, you canstart your charter with 360Yachting out of Key Largo HarborMarina and drop the boat a few days later in Key West.

Fun in the Sun Yacht Charters in Fort Lauderdale isanother company offering a one-way charter service. Youcan board your boat at its docks, sail it to the Dry Tortugasand drop it in Key West to catch your flight home.

Plan your charter with Florida Yacht Group, and youget to choose between two bases, one in Miami and anotherin Key West.

Located in the Keys, Treasure Harbor Marine is a bare-boat operator on Plantation Key in the Upper Keys that willhelp you get acquainted with local tide planning techniquesby having you schedule your departure and arrival to coin-cide with high tide.

If your experience level or time frame doesn’t support along distance itinerary, Florida Keys Sailing offers three-daycharters, limits the operation of their boats to within 25miles of their Marathon base and encourages skippers totake advantage of a free slip each night at their marina base.

Maybe you want to start your charter in southwestFlorida and take a long sail south. If so, contact SailingFlorida Charters in Saint Petersburg, or Yachting Vacationsin Punta Gorda. They allow skippers to island-hop orovernight sail their boats to the Keys.

Another popular option is to work with a local areacharter broker such as Cruzan Yacht Charters, Miami YachtCharters, The Catamaran Company, or Tropical Yachts.These companies act like a “charter travel agent” and willreview your level of experience, help with itinerary plan-ning, and place you with a bareboat company or on a pri-vate boat that meets your needs.

No matter which way you go, working directly with theright bareboat operator or charter broker is sure to result ina great charter experience.

Getting ThereBefore you can cast off, you’ve got to get there, and thatcouldn’t be easier. You can fly in and out of Miami, FortLauderdale, Palm Beach and Key West InternationalAirports. For southwest Florida, you can fly to Tampa,Bradenton/Sarasota or Fort Myers.

Once you land, a rental car will allow you to travel toand from your charter base. It’s also useful if you need doyour own provisioning. Driving to and through the Keys isa great experience, plus driving guarantees at least one greatmeal at The Fish House in Key Largo, MM 102, on the oceanside of the Overseas Highway.

Planning Your CharterA successful plan begins with an understanding of which

Keys and anchorages you wish to visit and what options areavailable from the charter company you select. Ask yourselfand your crew: Do we want to snorkel, dive, and fish?Would we prefer exploring Fort Jefferson in the DryTortugas or spending a couple of nights in a slip at HawksCay Resort & Marina in the Lower Keys?

You can spend full days under sail and knock off 50miles between anchorages or slow the pace and linger atyour favorite resort marina or dive spot. If the winds arefavorable, you could start in Fort Lauderdale and be in KeyWest in a couple of days, then slowly meander back, andeven explore the mangroves of Florida Bay, and then headoffshore to sail the northbound Gulf Stream to home port

For a week-long bareboat charter, you can expect to payabout $1500 for an older 32-foot monohull, to well over $4000for a 41-foot Lagoon Catamaran, depending on the time ofyear. High season is typically mid-November to the end ofMay with low season being June to mid-November. You maysee a seasonal variation of a few hundred dollars or more,although this will vary depending on the charter company.

If you have only a few days, shorter trips are available,though many companies set a minimum of three days for abareboat charter.

Activities Abound in the KeysHow are you going to keep your crew entertained for aweek? How about diving, snorkeling, fishing, lobstering,spearfishing, exploring, bird watching, beachcombing, artfestivals, nightlife, shopping and restaurants—what have Ileft out? Oh yeah, great sailing! You may not be able to fit itall in, and it’s not all available at every anchorage—but it isall here in the Keys!

While the fishing, spearfishing and lobstering can befantastic in the Keys, much of the area lies within the FloridaKeys National Marine Sanctuary and John PennekampCoral Reef State Park (Key Largo). As such, there are regu-lations to be aware of in order to avoid violations and fines.

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Pre-plan and log on to the Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission website at www.myfwc.com forspecifics and remember: “If in doubt, don’t take it out—ofthe water.”

For a well-rounded charter, mix in some resort ameni-ties with some boating diversity, such as: motorsailingdown the ICW, gunkholing the smaller keys, crossing 70miles of open water to the Dry Tortugas and heading off-shore to sail the Gulf Stream.

One thing’s for sure, you will not be bored in the Keys.

Some Highlights of the Keys for Planning Your CharterNow, with that overview in mind, let’s set sail down HawkChannel heading toward Key West and stop at a few of themust-see locations in the Keys.

Home to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (MM103), Key Largo offers some of the best snorkeling to befound in the Upper Keys. The beautiful reefs in the area arejust a few miles northeast of a great anchorage at RodriguezKey (MM 98).

Tavernier Key (MM 91), just a little farther pastRodriquez, is a beautiful mangrove green island set in aturquoise sea with an anchorage flanked on the southwestby a sandy white bonefish flat.

A one-hour sail south of Tavernier Key will find youapproaching Holiday Isle Resort and Marina (MM 84) onWindley Key, with its white sand beaches, restaurants,water sports, art and shopping. The famous Keys’ RumRunner drink was allegedly invented at this spot. Beware.

To stretch your legs and explore ashore, anchor offIndian Key (MM 78), situated five miles southwest ofWindley Key. Here you can dinghy in and explore the smalluninhabited island and the village ruins that were long agothe center for the local “[ship]wrecking trade.”

Next, we enter the Middle Keys. Duck Key (MM 61),home to Hawks Cay Resort & Marina, appears as the shapeof an upside down duck’s head on any chart. Once tied upat the resort’s dock, you can enjoy poolside bars, tenniscourts, restaurants, fitness facilities and daily dolphinshows. The only problem may be getting your crew backonboard when it’s time to leave.

Coffins Patch Reef, located five miles southwest ofDuck Key, seems to be off the beaten path for many divers.It’s home to numerous species of fish, and if you’re onlygoing to snorkel one reef in the Middle Keys, make CoffinsPatch the one.

The lively sailing town of Marathon (MM 60) offersBoot Key Harbor and everything from a West Marine to aPublix supermarket. You’ll find a municipal mooring field,provisions, and full service marinas, though the mooringfield can be very crowded in the winter. This is a hugemooring field and is one of the most popular ones inFlorida. It is also one of the most protected harbors in theKeys, and many a cruiser spends his winter moored here.

Noted for stands of Elkhorn coral, Sombrero Reef, locat-ed just off Boot Key, is considered by many to be the numerouno location for snorkeling in all the Keys. The 30-acreexpanse of coral ranges from a depth of two to 30 feet and isa perfect snorkel adventure for the entire crew.

After Marathon, you will sail parallel to the 7-MileBridge—a major Keys landmark and the greatest bridgeexpanse in the Overseas Highway. It is also one of thecrossover points into Florida Bay. At the other end of thebridge, you enter the Lower Keys and you quickly come toa popular and well-known Keys destination for both boatsand cars, Bahia Honda State Park (MM 37). Beach loverswill not want to miss Sandspur Beach at this park. Anchornear shore and enjoy what is arguably the most beautifultropical beach in North America. Do wear reef shoes walk-ing to and from, as there’s good reason for the name.

For a taste of tropical luxury, the western end ofNewfound Harbor Keys—about five miles past BahiaHonda, is home to Little Palm Island Resort and Spa—soremoved from the mainland that it can only be reached byboat or seaplane. Slip fees are expensive, but the opportuni-ty to dine ashore in a resort setting comes with complimen-tary dockage while dining. The nightly fee here for a cottagecould be almost as much as your next Keys charter boat. Themovie PT 109 was filmed on this island, and water andpower brought out to it for the movie enabled the island tobe developed into a resort.

At the southernmost tip of the United States, you’ll findthat Key West offers innumerable options for marina servic-es, provisioning, dining, recreation and entertainment. Anevening stroll down Duval Street will reveal that its colorfulhistory continues on today, and the party-hearty reputationof the Conch Republic is well earned. Jump off here to sail70 miles west to the Dry Tortugas with an en route stop at

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the Marquesas. The Marquesas Keys lie 25 miles west andare arranged in the shape of an atoll, with shallow MooneyHarbor in the middle. A dinghy ride through the channelsand mangroves provides for some excellent birding beforecasting off for points west.

Cross another 45 miles of open water and you will findthe remote Dry Tortugas. However, you will not find provi-sions, water or services—and you may not even find assis-tance if needed; you are on your own in the Tortugas.However, when properly planned and executed, you willfind a beautiful tropical adventure, stunning sunsets and FortJefferson, the most isolated national park in the United States.

So, Let’s Go CharterThere you have it; make a call, buy a ticket and go sail theKeys. Start at one end or the other, or somewhere in the mid-dle. You’ve got the planet’s third largest barrier reef bound-ed by the cobalt blue Gulf Stream and over 1700 sandy keys,all of it mixed with the glitz of Miami’s Gold Coast andblended with the quirky character of the Conch Republic.Regardless of your experience level, you’ll find that there’ssomething here for every sailor—after all, these are the lati-tudes that will change your attitudes.

Information and ResourcesYour yacht will likely come stocked with one or more cruis-ing guides onboard, but below is a list of guides available.While these guides offer good cruising information, the firsttwo offer a little bit more personal and local information,and would be good, along with any of the other three.

Cruising the Florida Keys by Claiborne Young and MorganStinemetz. Lots of information on the water and land fea-tures, with information on entering channels and mari-nas, anchorages and approaches. The land informationmakes this guide unique with a bit of local history andcolor throughout the Keys.

Cruising Guide to the Florida Keys by Frank Papy. Papy hasbeen spending winters in the Keys since 1967 and has pro-duced his guide for over 30 years with at least 12 editions.Papy’s 40 years in the Keys makes this guide unique. Lotsof knowledge, both details and facts, along with uniquelocal information.

Dozier’s Southern Waterway Guide Southern 2012. Florida,Keys and the Gulf Coast.

Florida and the Bahamas by Embassy Cruising Guides byMaptech.

Managing the Waterway. Biscayne Bay to Dry Tortugas. ByMark and Diana Doyle.

Combine any of these guides with the local area briefinggiven by the charter company, and you will quickly feelright at home navigating the Keys.

Before you go, log on to these websites and do a littletropical daydreaming while planning your trip.www.fla-keys.comwww.floridakeys.noaa.govwww.floridakeysnews.info/florida-keys-weather.php

www.flkeys-diving.comwww.myfwc.comwww.floridalobstering.com

Bareboat Charter CompaniesTreasure Harbor Marine, Plantation Key. www.treasurehar-

bor.com. (800) 352-2628360 Yachting. Key Largo Harbor Marina.

www.360Yachting.com. (866) 561-2175Fun In the Sun Yacht Charters. Fort Lauderdale.

www.funinthesunyachts.com. (800) 327-0228Florida Yacht Group. Miami and Key West bases.

www.floridayacht.com. (800) 537-0050Florida Keys Sailing. Marathon. www.sailfloridakeys.com.

(305) 731-8105 Sailing Florida Charters. Saint Petersburg. Yachting Vacations. Punta Gorda.Florida Keys Sailing. www.sailfloridakeys.com. (

305) 731-8105

Charter BrokersThe Catamaran Company. www.catamarans.com.

(800) 262-0308Cruzan Yacht Charters. www.cruzan.com. (800) 628-0785Tropical Yachts. www.tropicalyachts.com. (888) 575-1639Miami Yacht Charters. www.miamicharters.com.

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Mike Alyea sails his 1982 Hunter 30 ‘Bout Time on LakeAllatoona, GA, and charters whenever his schedule allows. He’ssailed the Chesapeake, Puget Sound, Florida, Southern Californiaand the BVIs, and is available for questions and comments [email protected].

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On a cold, clear morning in early January, the Spirit ofSouth Carolina tall ship quietly slipped its mooringsand moved out into Charleston Harbor. Aboard the

140-foot schooner, a skeletal crew—assisted by 19 young-sters from a local private school—methodically raised thesails. Then, the traditional wooden vessel struck a majesticpose, gradually disappearing through the harbor’s jettiesand into the Atlantic under full sail. It was an impressivesight; one that locals here have been privileged to witnesscountless times over the past five years. But it was also a bit-tersweet vignette for anyone aware of the ship’s shaky sta-tus as the centerpiece in a legal battle involving its owner—the South Carolina Maritime Foundation—several of thefoundation’s board members, and the bank that holds a$2.2-million loan on the ship. The situation is complicatedand far from resolved, but one aspect is clear: unless someprovidential solution is devised in the near term, the Spiritwill be sold, and one probable consequence is that it may

sail away from the Low Country for good.Word came to the public in mid-December that the

foundation—the organization that built the ship and hasoperated it for the past five years—was in default on a loanfrom its principal creditor, T.D. Bank. The bank had filedsuit against the foundation and three of its board memberswho are guarantors on that loan. It was astonishing newsfor some and less surprising for others, but either way, itdidn’t bode well for a ship that has come to be revered bysailors and non-sailors alike across the Palmetto State.

Just days later, an op-ed appeared in Charleston’s dailynewspaper, written by the chairman of the foundation’sboard, Teddy Turner, Jr. “Many have been surprised andsaddened by recent reports that the South CarolinaMaritime Foundation has plans to sell our tall ship…” wroteTurner. “This has not been an easy decision, yet one forcedby the financial strains of building and operating a tall shipin current economic times.”

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Sarah Piwinski, the foundation’s executive director,echoed Turner’s explanation. In an interview, she explainedthat the organization’s leadership was led to its decision byseveral compounding factors. “Much of what’s happened isdue to bad timing. We’ve had a string of hurdles to contendwith in the past two and half years, beginning with the depar-ture of our then executive director and deputy director. Thedownturn in the economy meant greater challenges withfundraising. It was about then that federal funding stopped.”

“Programmatically,” she says, “we’ve done really welland the results are significant. People love what we’re ableto do with the ship. We’ve had the chance to work withalmost 10,000 students from all across the state. But finan-cially, it’s tough to keep up.”

Piwinski, who has been with the foundation for sixyears, explained that operating the ship costs somewherebetween $900,000 and $1.1-million a year, which includesstaffing, upkeep, service on the debt, and all the associatedcosts. “The ship can bring in about $300,000 to $350,000 peryear through the programs we run. So you’ve got about$650,000 to $700,000 to make up. We made up part of thatgap with federal money, roughly $250,000 to $350,000 peryear. But when federal funding, through earmarks, was nolonger allowed, that hurt. That meant that we had a muchlarger gap to make up. When you add it all up—the drop infederal funding, the changes in personnel, the sluggisheconomy—it was a big hit. And that all happened in 2009.”

Another thing that happened that year was a reassess-ment of the organization’s impact. “We did a communitysurvey,” Piwinski recounted, “and looked at our programsand their impact. We realized that through our multiday, at-sea programs, we were not able to reach a diverse popula-tion within the area, the state, or wherever we traveled. Wewere reaching a population with higher income levels, andwhile that is a group we want to continue to serve, we real-ly weren’t reaching the other end of the spectrum.”

So, the organization secured funding under the 21stCentury Community Learning Center initiative (a federal,grant-funded project) to run a seven-week summerdropout-prevention program for at-risk students inCharleston County. For six of those weeks, they conductedshore-based programs, and then the students sailed aboardthe Spirit for one week. “After that initial experience, wewanted to take it one step further. The foundation’s ultimategoal is to serve as many students as we can, but there areonly so many kids you can accommodate on a tall ship in agiven year. By having something like an after-school pro-gram, we could utilize the same principles that we taughton board the ship and apply them in a shoreside setting.”

Since then, the foundation has run its 21st Century pro-gram for two additional summers, while also continuing itsday sailing and multiday programs. Then last spring, theorganization took over the Shaw Community Center, thesite of the former Boys and Girls Club in Charleston. This11,000-square-foot facility, said Piwinski, enables the organ-ization to focus more on shore-based programs, which itnow does at the center as well as at two area schools.

“I know people see this move on our part as a deviation

from ourcore mis-sion, butour coremissionis to useexperiential education to give students opportunities tobroaden their horizons. We did that with an amazing plat-form on the tall ship. But it’s also a very expensive platform,and in today’s economy, more and more, people didn’t wantto continue to fund it. It’s so sad to lose it, and I know peopleare heartbroken, and we really hope that the ship can stayhere and continue to do educational programming, but thatwill take the ship making money at the same time.”

Piwinski’s assessment regarding the reaction to theorganization’s move is accurate, but not complete. People inCharleston and elsewhere are indeed heartbroken, butmany are also disappointed, perplexed and in some cases,angry. Reaction to these developments has stirred onegroup of locals to form a syndicate with the objective ofacquiring the tall ship to keep it in Charleston. With luck,perseverance and substantial capital, there’s a chance thatthe Spirit can remain in the city of its birth. It’s a long shot,but then again, getting an authentic, 19th century tall shipbuilt, launched and operating was, as well.

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Alizee is my fourth boat,and I came to her by acircuitous route. My

first boat was a trailerableVenture 21, which I dry-storedand sailed out on SanFrancisco Bay in the early1970s. When my boat partnerwanted to sell and I could notbuy him out, I ended up ondry land, which lasted for over20 years. But a ride on a Tartan32 in Salem, MA, pulled meback to the water.

At home in the SanFrancisco Bay area, I hauntedmarinas, devoured sailingmagazines and took ASA’sbasic and keelboat classes.Through the ASA club, I saileda variety of boats, and in 2000,finally bought my secondboat, a Bob Perry-designed1981 Islander Bahama 28. Shewas a great boat, yet I still fellvictim to the sailor’s syn-drome: lusting for a larger boat.

About three years later, I bought half-ownership in a 1980 Cal 39-2, a “cruiser/racer”designed by Bill Lapworth. Since I was now a sailor, which by definition is not terribly ration-al, I kept my Islander, as well, which, with dinghies, meant I had a mini-fleet. While the Calwas in and out of the yard more than once being repaired, refitted and improved, we sailedthe Islander and looked forward to finally finishing work on the Cal. But when it was done,it turned out we had different dreams for the boat: cruising versus local sailing.

So, in 2008, my partner bought me out and, while I still sailed my Islander, my cruisingdream led me to change my life. I downsized from house to townhouse and, sight unseen,purchased Alizee, a 2001 Cabo Rico 36 located in Annapolis.

Finding AlizeeMy experience is that older and reasonably priced used boats are often in pretty poor shape.Owners gradually lose interest in sailing, stop maintaining the boat and let it deteriorate. I’msure for many owners, the romance of sailing keeps their boat sitting idle in its slip for far toolong. As a result, buyers are challenged to find a well-maintained used boat with solid rig-ging and sails that is also cosmetically in good shape. Moreover, whatever boat one finallychooses will probably be begging to have its electronics upgraded and its engine refurbished.Thus, I began my search for a blue-water cruiser fearing the worst. Certainly, I thought, I’llnever find a turn-key used cruiser.

Because I was used to a fairly fast boat with traditional lines, I first looked at fin-keel boatssuch as the Swan and Hallberg-Rassy. I even made a failed offer on a newer model, cruising-

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Alizee2001 Cabo Rico 36By James C. Williams

LOA . . . . . . . .38 ft. 7 in.Fuel . . . . . . . . . .50 gal.LOD . . . . . . . .35 ft. 7 in.Engine . . . . . . . .40 h.p.LWL . . . . . . .26 ft. 10 in.Hull speed . . . . . . .6.85Beam . . . . . . . . . .11 ft.Bridge clearance . . .47 ft.Draft . . . . . . .4 ft. 10 in.D/L . . . . . . . . . . .395.12Displacement 17,100 lb.B/D . . . . . . . . . . . .34%Ballast . . . . . . .5,900 lb.SA/D . . . . . . . . . .19.69Sail area (total) . . . .817Comfort . . . . . . . .35.45Water . . . . . . . .146 gal.Capsize . . . . . . . . . .1.71

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ready Hallberg-Rassy 36 sitting inMexico. But since I wanted to cruisethe Bahamas and East Coast thin-water areas, I pushed such boatsinto my second tier and looked atshallower-draft, full-keel boats.

I narrowed my focus toGozzard, Island Packet, PacificSeacraft and Cabo Rico. An unex-pected encounter with a coral headwhile chartering an IP 37 in the U.S.Virgins persuaded me of the valueof a full keel but otherwise proved adisappointment. The IP handledsluggishly, and while its layout waswonderful, the plastic interiormade it seem rather cheesy to me. Istruggled with the importance ofaesthetics versus function, hoping Imight find both in one boat.

Among Gozzards I particularlyliked the Gozzard 37, which unlikethe more numerous 36 model has acut-away full keel and promised abit more speed and quicker han-dling. But only a handful had beenbuilt, and none came to marketwhile I was looking. Meanwhile,the Pacific Seacraft 37’s canoe sternand resulting small cockpitknocked it off my list.

This left me with the CaboRico, a boat Ferenc Máté includes inThe World’s Best Sailboats (vol. 2) andwhich had captured me at a coupleof boat shows. But, whew! ...what apricey boat! And, all those on themarket were 15 years or older, and all appeared to needexpensive upgrades or refitting. I was sure I could neverafford one.

About to give up and resign myself to bay-sailing myIslander, a new CR 36 listing in Annapolis caught my eye.While priced over my head, she was Bristol and just sixyears old. Curious, I phoned the broker and discovered theowner had purchased another boat several months previ-ously and was very motivated. I calculated that if she sur-veyed out and required little upgrading or refitting, I couldmanage it if I got the price down. So I made a low-ball offerand with just a little dickering struck a deal. Two monthslater, she was mine.

About AlizeeThe CR 36 is a W.I.B. “Bill” Crealock redesign of his earlier34 model, which was launched in 1988 and saw over 20units built. Cabo Rico wanted to improve the appearance ofthe 34’s large transom and improve access to the steeringsystem, so they asked Crealock to design a two-foot addi-tion to the stern. To date, six 36s have been delivered, the

last in 2007. Alizee is hull numbertwo, launched in 2001.

OverallThe first thing you notice about aCabo Rico is flawless workman-ship. Quality is fundamental inconstruction, from solid-glass insu-lated hull to elegant teak cap railsand jewel-box quality teak interior.Welds on the 316 L stainless arealmost invisible; there is no woodbeneath the cabin sole to encouragerot; louvered doors are identicalinside and out; joinery throughoutis impeccable. Moreover, each boatcomes with a photographicallyillustrated owner’s manual plus acomplete set of electrical, mechani-cal, plumbing, layout and elevationblueprints, all for just that particu-lar boat

Alizee has a timeless quality. Hersheer line is lovely, and the relative-ly low profile of her cabin trunkblends seamlessly into the cockpitcoaming. The true clipper bow withsprit keeps her from diving downinto waves. Below the waterline thefull keel is cut away by a third, andthe rudder is attached to the keel’strailing edge with the propellercompletely protected in an aper-ture. The hull shape, resembling thecurves and shape of a dolphin,gives her a smooth, gliding motioncondition. She is very sea-kindly in

a following sea, and her sail area displacement ratio putsher in the cruiser-racer category.

On DeckA true cutter, not a modified sloop, the rig is stable and for-giving. The mast is keel-stepped, and the mast step is afiberglass bridge spanning a couple of floors. Sail controlsare led aft, and the mainsheet traveler is forward of the com-panionway with a mid-boom sheeting arrangement. TheGenoa and staysail sport Profurl roller furling.

The cockpit is ample, and the curved seats are extreme-ly comfortable, even without cushions. A deep port lockergives access to a Spectra watermaker and Heartcharger/inverter plus lots of storage. There is another lock-er under the driver’s seat with access to the steering assem-bly. The Edson pedestal supports ST-60+ wind/depth/speed instruments and ST-6000 autopilot controls. I replacedan older Nauticomp repeater connected to a computer-based Nobeltec and Sytex radar system with a RaymarineC-80 chartplotter with 4 Kw radar, Sirius weather and Type-B AIS.

Starboard, looking forward. Below decks, Alizee isbathed in stunning, honey-colored Costa Ricanteak, varnished and hand-rubbed. You have tosearch to find a bit of bare fiberglass surface.Forward of the settee is the navigation table.

Port, looking forward, is an L-shaped settee with asalon table hinged on a wonderfully-crafted, bulk-head-mounted cabinet for china, glasses and sil-verware plus a small liquor cabinet.

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Side decks are easy to navigate,even when it is blowing, and thestanchions are tied into the bulwarkfor additional support. The deck isnon-skid; there are handy teakhandrails, and the mast pulpits giveenormous stability when workingat the mast. The bowsprit hostsCQR and Delta anchors twin stain-less rollers. A Muir windlass is justbehind the staysail foot with chainand rode dropping into an enclosedanchor locker accessible from the V-berth. A storage locker behind thewindlass contains a wash-downhose and room for several lines.

In designing the CR 36, theback porch Crealock created added a verylarge aft locker to the boat, which providesample room for fenders, lines, a Honda2000 generator and other equipment. AKiss wind generator is mounted on a poleon the port stern – even with the refriger-ator running full time, it keeps the batter-ies sufficiently charged while at anchor orsailing. I added Kato davits to stow aWalker Bay dinghy, which adds moreweight aft to offset 200 feet of anchorchain forward.

Down BelowBelow decks, Alizee is bathed in stunning,honey-colored Costa Rican teak, var-nished and hand-rubbed. You have tosearch to find a bit of bare fiberglass sur-face. Everywhere you look are cabinetsand lockers, and I have replaced all interi-or light with LEDs. Ventilation comesthrough two dorades, four overheadhatches and opening port lights, all ofwhich are screened.

There is a port-side, U-shaped galley with double sinks,a Force-10 three-burner stove/oven, a huge Nova Coolrefrigerator/freezer and Corian countertops. Compact, thegalley is nonetheless filled with clever storage spaces, towhich I added a teak spice holder and knife holder. Coriancovers for the sinks are stored cleverly in the aft cabin hang-ing locker when not wanted.

Beyond the galley is an L-shaped settee with a salontable hinged on a wonderfully-crafted, bulkhead-mountedcabinet for china, glasses and silverware plus a smallliquor cabinet. A straight settee is opposite on the star-board side along with the navigation table between it andthe small double-berth aft cabin. The VHF and SSB radios,a back-up Garmin GPS, battery monitors and electricalpanels are at the navigation table. The head is to port, for-ward of the main bulkhead. Starboard, across the compan-ionway, is a hanging locker containing an after-market

16,000 Btu air-conditioner. An off-set double berth with ample lock-ers and a small seat starboard com-pletes the layout.

The 40-hp Yanmar engine is cen-terline under the L-settee, and adry-storage bin adjacent to the dou-ble sinks. Along with an accessdoor in the galley, the settee lifts togive easy access to the engine. The45-gallon fuel tank is shaped to fitthe bilge cavity and aft of theengine, and the tank also feeds anEspar diesel space heater, which ismounted in the back porch storagelocker. Three Group 27 batteries areunder the bottom step of the com-

panionway steps.

Evaluating AlizeeWhile not built for casual day-sailing orto race around the buoys, Alizee is sur-prisingly quick. When the wind reaches10 knots, she accelerates swiftly towardsix knots. The cutter rig gives stabilityand great security, as my wife and I dis-covered when we recently lost the clevispin securing the foot of the Genoa in 15-knot winds. The entire forestay swungabeam the boat, but the inner forestaycontinued to support the mast until wecould drop the other sails and secure theGenoa and forestay. On a sloop, wewould have lost the rig!

While the Cabo Rico is the driestboat I’ve ever sailed, on a port tack, Irecently discovered a lot of salt waterseeping in to the sole at the base of thestarboard settee. Early CR 38’s sufferedleaks around the scuppers on deck, and

that, or a stanchion leak, may be my prob-lem. As with any keel stepped mast, leaking around the bootcan be a problem. From other CR owners, one hears nothingbut praise for seaworthiness and long-distance cruising.

My wife and I have sailed Alizee to the Bahamas, twicecruising the islands for a total of nine months. We havesailed between Annapolis and Florida, easily running offNorth Carolina at 10 knots under a reefed staysail in 30-plus-knot winds and 10-foot seas. Most recently, we sailedher from Daytona Beach around the Keys to St. Petersburg,where she is now berthed. Alizee is an exceptional cruiser,and while Cabo Ricos are still a bit expensive, I am wellpleased that I went the extra mile.

James C. Williams and his wife, Penelope Mayer, are members ofthe Dolphins Sailing Club of Tampa Bay. Their web site iswww.alizee.us.

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The cockpit is ample, and the curvedseats are extremely comfortable, evenwithout cushions.

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Designing a Recreational Sailing ProgramSome of the comments make sense. No one can argue withthe proposal to “make it fun. Make it educational. Makeit social.” Sailing games, trips to other waters, even fishinghave their place. But I do wonder if such programs alonecan retain the interest of today’s young people beyond theirfirst year.

I see reports of programs which proudly claim to havetaught hundreds of kids a year to sail. I just wonder whatthose kids do then. Nowhere in my travels have I seen orheard of thousands of teenagers playing sailing games,“gunkholing” or otherwise engaged in “recreational” sail-ing. What I have seen everywhere—and found on theInternet—is tens of thousands of teenagers racing at alllevels in many different types of boats.

Junior Sailing Is Not ShrinkingJabbo’s comment that sailing could be compared with achurch with “not many folks coming through the frontdoor” is far from reality. Gary Jobson, president of USSAILING, commented recently: “I think that youth sailingin America is incredibly vibrant. There’s over 500 highschools now with sailing teams around the country and

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over 200 colleges with teams, so Ithink we’re doing pretty well. Lastyear I spoke at 118 clubs, and every-where I go, the junior part of this isdoing pretty darn well.”

The main drop-off in sailingseems to occur mostly at postgraduateage for socio-economic reasons.

Returning to Traditional ValuesMany of the comments on kids sailingcalled for a return to something thewriters believe has been lost. But thefather of Cliff McKay, the “firstOptimist sailor,” was clear in 1948what he wanted to achieve in promot-ing Optimist Prams: “Racing, ratherthan just day-sailing, is emphasized inthe Pram program. Experience hasshown that this provides the most interest for the skippersand that the character-building aspects are better realizedwhen competition is involved.”

If, as M.F. Reid wrote: “We are too fat, too proud and tooentitled”—is this perhaps because we don’t talk about char-acter-building these days?

Racing does not mean that winning is everything. Sailboatracing or any other competitive sport for young people will

show them what it is to win, to lose, totake calculated risks, to measure theirperformance against others, to acceptthat sometimes they will be lucky andsometimes unlucky. As GeoffreyEmmanuel put it, preparing kids “forall of the complex and diverse chal-lenges of adult life.” And they will notlearn this from “just day-sailing.”

There were frequent commentsthat “a majority of young folks maynot want to race.” No evidence is pre-sented, but even if it were true, is itnot also the case that a majority ofyoung folks may not want to eathealthy food, may not want to dotheir homework, may not want toread books, etc.?

Large Intake May Mean Large DropoutBill Sandberg wrote: “The first-year group may have 30 kids,down to 20 the second year, and less than 10 by the third.”This need not necessarily be a cause for concern. It is goodthat as many kids as possible get to try the sport of sailing.But they may also have tried other sports. A recent interviewwith sailing Olympian Amanda Clark mentioned that she“followed her older siblings onto the water. Her brother and

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sister left the sport for greener pastures—horseback riding,and soccer and lacrosse, respectively—but she was hooked.”Should we count her siblings as dropouts? Sport for kids, Isuggest, should be about finding something that they aregood at and enjoy. If that is sailing, so much the better, but Icannot believe that for many it will be to ”sit in the back of theboat and watch clouds while dipping a hand in the water”.

Parental PressureNo one needs to tell me that some parents can be a pain. Assecretary of the IODA, I met a few shockers.

As detailed in Dave Ellis’ excellent article on the reviewof the Optimist in December, the IODA largely stopped thearms race, with the added benefits that annual depreciationof an Optimist is minimal, and you need no longer transportyour own boat to regattas. But parents naturally want the bestfor their children and may spend on coaches and travel whatthey cannot spend on gear. It is interesting that money doesnot seem to be a substitute for talent. At the 2011 US OptimistNationals, the top 50 places were taken by sailors from 28 dif-ferent clubs with, presumably, 28 different coaches. Andinternationally some of the top teams, such as Malaysia andArgentina, travel to only one or two major regattas a year.

Scott Mason wrote that parents “have much higherexpectations than their offspring.” He is right, though notperhaps in the way he meant. Young people are reminded inevery school test that not everyone can come out on top, andthey don’t expect to in sailing. Not winning does not drivethem away from the sport. In 2004, I made a study(www.optiworld.org/lowdropout.pdf) of 112 under-13sailors at the US Nationals of 1996—surely those most underpressure from parents at a high-powered event at an earlyage. Eight years later, I could find on the Internet 72 percent

of them, now aged around 20, still actively racing. Readerswho don’t like statistics might have a look at the resultsarchives on the USODA website (www.usoda.org) andcheck out the last-placed in the regattas of 2003; then Googletheir names plus the word “sailing.” (Google, e.g., “JohnSmith sailing”). They will find, like me, that a majority ofthese “unsuccessful” sailors are still racing.

Racing Sells Sailing The most damning word in a teenager’s vocabulary is “bor-ing.” Sailboat racing properly conducted—and, yes, thatmay have to include Notices of Race, black flags andprotests—is fun. If fleet racing is getting boring, try teamracing—short sharp races where quick thinking can be asimportant as boat speed and teamwork is essential.Obviously the level must be appropriate to the age groupinvolved, but racing is succeeding in attracting and retain-ing young people in our sport.

I end with a little anecdote I found on the website of therecent US SAILING summit where a club representativenoted that “Sail Sheboygan used ‘Sea Scouts’ as a brandname for their junior program, but now they named theirprogram, ‘Sheboygan High School Racing League.’ The pro-gram has generated more interest since this name change.”

Robert Wilkes from Howth in Ireland has been involved withOptimist sailing for over 35 years, initially through his wife,Helen Mary, and later as secretary of the International Class1996-2008. He remains responsible for class development in newcountries such as, recently, Belize and Mozambique. He followedhis kids into sailing in his 30s, raced a 19-foot, local one-design forover 20 years without ever winning a race, and cruised both theCaribbean and Mediterranean with his family.

Racing does not mean that winning is everything. Photo by Steve Morrell.

Rounding Cape Romano and heading north on Florida’swild and exquisite southwest coast requires time andmeticulous attention to the depth sounder and charts.

Negotiating out and around some very skinny water as faras three miles off the Cape is a patience test for a slow sail-boat with a five-foot draft. Northbound, the ritzy skyline ofMarco Island is always in sight, but we know it’s going totake us through breakfast, lunch and late-afternoon snacksto get there.

We usually sail right on by Marco Island, the last bas-tion of civilization at the base of the 10,000 Islands and thatmysterious, powerful yet delicate treasure known asEverglades National Park.

A snowbird migrating north, Chip Ahoy had a latedeparture from Russell Pass in Everglades Park on a calm,sunny March morning. Located about three miles off thechannel heading into Everglades City, Russell Pass is a love-ly anchorage verdantly characteristic of the 10,000 Islands.Its tidal white sand beaches, tangled, mangrove-lined estu-aries and plankton-peppered brown-green waters are full ofsurprises, from seahorses to dolphin-watching park boatsblasting down the channel and zigzagging into the bays tomake a wake for the acrobatic mammals.

You never know what you will see here. Once I spotteda pink flamingo, in the same area where quintessentialwildlife artist James Audubon came to sketch the birds ofnearby Indian Key. My bird book says that today anyflamingo seen in the wild is most likely a rare zoo escapee.

It was equally amazing to observe on another stay afull-out harbor blockade, with Immigration, HomelandSecurity, Coast Guard and assorted other local, national andfederal police agencies on the hunt for smugglers of somesort. Throughout the night, their lights blinked along thechannel. We never did find out what they were looking for.

In its hell-raising glory days, Everglades City wasknown to have a thriving marijuana highway. A noteworthyfederal bust and the erosion of commercial fishing settledthings down. But patrollers remain vigilant. Back in 2004, anassortment of law enforcement agencies surprised us withmultiple inspections of our documentation and questionsabout where we had been and where we were going as ChipAhoy lay at anchor in Russell Pass waiting out a cold front.My mistake was hanging out bedding to air. The V-berthcushions propped on deck and clothes-pinned blanketsdraped over the cutter mast possibly made it appear that wewere unpacking illegal immigrants or other contraband.

Cruisers passing through must adjust to the local cli-mate, from weather to crime. With both, prepare, take adeep breath and pray for patience. When the second CoastGuard boat came over to ask for the same info we had pro-vided to their fellow agency the previous day, I remarkedthat we should have our papers laminated after so muchhandling. Scott shushed me from further comment, shoot-ing me one of those looks, and I was reminded that in all

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cases the crew is to zip it. The rule is that the captain doesthe talking.

Chip Ahoy plies the waters in accordance with all appli-cable laws and requirements. It isn’t that we don’t carry lifejackets or registration papers on board; I just don’t like beingstartled by police.

In 2010-11, another Russell Pass surprise awaited us. Wewere accustomed to constantly working the boat to mid-channel in the main entrance, passing Indian Key. After that,the water normally deepens, but not this year. Shoalingacross the Russell Pass anchorage entrance now makesentry and exit into this haven akin to threading a needle.Working with the tides takes a good measure of stress out ofthe process. We were up at sunrise waiting for the water tocome up, and the coffeepot was empty before the tide coop-erated in a stress-free exit.

And so it was that by the time Chip Ahoy successfullyrounded Cape Romano, Scott was calculating how far wecould go before we ran out of light. The friendly, familiarFort Myers Beach municipal mooring field had been theintended goal. The entry into Matanzas Pass from the bot-tom of San Carlos Bay is well known to us. Entering afternightfall isn’t a feat worth attempting, let alone finding andsnagging a mooring ball in no light in a nearly fully occu-pied mooring field.

“We’ll never make it before dark,” opined Capt. Scott.“Let’s give the Naples balls a try.” With some trepidation, Iagreed. If worse came to worst, there are some possibleNaples anchorages listed in the guidebooks. But we’d heardthat the natives were not friendly to anchored boats.

Farther up San Carlos Bay, the Point Sanibel anchorage isa delight in settled weather. But the forecast indicated a seachange that meant we’d be hauling up the anchor in sportyopposing winds the next day. We don’t like to work that hardat anchoring. Our ideal scenario involves dropping the Deltaand a bunch of chain on a sand or soft mud bottom in calmconditions. Plus, Capt. Scott had his heart set on a ball; he wasjust plain curious about the Naples Mooring Field.

On to Naples A call to the Naples City Dock (239-213-3070) confirmedthere were mooring balls available at the bargain sum of$10.60 per night (including tax), with a four-night stay per-mitted, or eight days within 30 days, with non-consecutivefour-day limits (winter 2010). Yes, there are a lot of ruleshere. We were advised to proceed first to the fuel dock for amandatory pump-out and inspection to ensure the holdingtank was locked in the “non-overboard” position.

I’m not a Naples newbie. During our first America’sGreat Circle Loop, Chip Ahoy docked at Naples Boat Club.We had recently repowered our DownEast 32 sailboat,installing a Yanmar diesel in Tarpon Springs. Unfortunatelythere were some issues with the engine. We needed to stayclose to shore services for a few days to replace a split hoseand obtain an analysis of the ominous white gunk showingup in the oil pan.

At the time, Naples City Marina wasn’t an optionbecause we also needed fuel, and the municipal gas dockwas closed for renovations. Once we had maneuvered inopposing winds into the Naples Boat Club fueling area, itwas just easier to slide over and tie up there. The plush club-house, delightful pool and friendly staff made it a visit toremember. I still need to return the Tristan Jones book,Adrift, that I borrowed from the clubhouse. I was onlyhalfway through it when we left, and it was too good a readto not finish. That was seven years ago. I sincerely hope nooverdue fines will be levied when I finally do return it!

Since Chip Ahoy’s last visit, we’d heard of an unpleasantreception for boaters anchoring in Naples. It was alsounclear what the mooring field situation entailed. We knewthe balls were back in operation following an untimely

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Traffic makes a wake on the way to the Naples mooring balls.

absence due to municipal wrangling with theFlorida Department of Environmental Protectionbeginning in 2005. Reportedly, the departmentclaimed that the city of Naples had installed themoorings without following the proper permit-ting process. Asking for forgiveness rather thanpermission may work in some cases, but not inthis instance. In 2008, however, the 12 mooringballs finally received the official sanction.

Unfortunately, by that time the general per-ception in the cruising community was that boaters withlarge vessels and deep pockets who dock at marinas are pre-ferred over the skippers with modestly sized vessels whoare traveling on a budget. Reports of anchored sailboatsbeing hassled added to the negative image.

My other concern was entering Gordon Pass and nego-tiating the rude traffic of the Naples waterway. On our firstvisit, we were waked unmercifully from the entrance jettyall the way down the 30-mph channel as we ran an obstaclecourse of indifferent pleasure and commercial touring ves-sels blazing along with little regard for the little people intheir little boats.

Our entry into Naples this time was par for the course.With thousands of more miles of cruising under my belt, Iwas able to remain composed despite dozens of trollingfishing boats blocking the waterway and the sailboat that

passed us in the narrowest part of the channel. I was finallytaking a moment to enjoy the spectacular homes that linethe Naples waterfront when the inappropriately named go-fast power yacht, Daisy, careened past us—and then sharplyand inexplicably veered to port at 35 mph, aimed directly atthe other sailboat’s starboard stern. Luckily, the sailboat wasdragging an inflatable dinghy, so Daisy smacked that first.The dink acted as a big bumper, deflecting Daisy before shecould hit the mother ship. Daisy’s skipper had been fiddlingabout at the console with his head down at the console. Helooked up when he hit the dinghy. His startled expressionwould have been funny if there weren’t so many vessels andlives at stake.

To his credit, he had the grace to apologize at theNaples City Marina fuel dock, explaining that he had beentesting a new autopilot when the boat accelerated out ofcontrol. I think the 30-mph speed limit in the Naples chan-nel is madness, anyway, but as always the cruiser mustadapt to local customs.

Staff was ready to close up at five, which fellow har-bormaster Scott could certainly relate to. Multitasking boat-ing couple that we are, he was already uncoiling the hose onthe pump-out machine for the required emptying and lock-ing, while I gathered the documentation papers and moor-ing fee and then headed to the office for registration.

From the office doorway I heard Scott shout. It was theoutraged sound of a man whose ball cap had just beenknocked off by spewing sewage shooting straight up out ofthe tank. Naples was named by a group of rich Kentuckyreal estate developers for its resemblance to that ancientItalian harbor and its beautiful city known for its feisty, pas-sionate population. The Italian phrase for eating shit is“mangiare merda.” In any language, Scott was in deep caca.We had last pumped out in Marathon, four days prior, sothe situation was easily contained after that first incrediblygross spurt. It could have been worse, but that was smallconsolation. With all haste, I registered.

Chip Ahoy was off the fuel dock in no time. I have neverseen anyone catch a mooring ball faster. Rather thanoffloading the outboard engine to the dinghy, Scott nimblyclimbed into our new inflatable and started rowing for theshowers. He was halfway to the dock before he realized thatthe oars were still in the retracted position, like short littleclown oars. I was reminded of grown men riding miniaturetricycles in the Shriner’s Circus. Once he pulled the oars outto full size, he was rapidly ashore enjoying the amenities. Ahot clean shower is a cruiser’s dream. Even more so in thiscase. Meanwhile the sailboat that had initially passed ustied up to an adjacent mooring ball. With Scott’s befouledhat and T-shirt soaking in a bucket of detergent and water, I

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Scott assists a single-hander picking up a ballin Fort Myers Beach.

poured a shot of Nassau Royale and kicked back to watchthe sunset.

The Naples mooring area couldn’t really be called a“field.” There are six alphabetically numbered balls directlyadjacent to the marina in a niche off the canal and six morein a similar notch off the canal by nearby Naples Yacht Club.

Naples didn’t lure us into staying too long, becausesnowbirds must head north in the spring. We did not sam-ple the many excellent restaurants, stroll and shop in TinCity or grab a taxi for provisioning at the closest grocerystore, which is not within walking distance. But we recom-mend all this gorgeous Florida community has to offer andwill now feel comfortable coming back.

Fort Myers Beach BoundFort Myers Beach is an easy day’s sail from Naples. After thespring fog lifted in the morning, Chip Ahoy motored out thechannel with the dolphins. A sailboat coming out of a cul-de-sac anchorage waved jauntily and promptly ranaground. Those trolling boats were even worse than the daybefore. A frenzied mass of anglers was being driven crazyby the amount of fish swarming and biting. Fishermeneverywhere are like that when the fishing is red hot. Theyare catching fish and should not be interrupted. In thisatmosphere of equal irritation, we swear they are purposelytoying with us, seeing how long they can stay in the middleof the channel before they have to move. As I stood on thebow calling out “Excuse me, excuuuuse me,” Capt. Scottlost his cool at the tiller. There were some interesting con-versational exchanges such as,“You have a nice day.”

“I will, at your funeral.”Wincing, I was grateful for the comic relief provided by

the dolphins that also crowded the channel. And with a sighof relief, we hoisted sail in a fresh breeze headed for famil-iar Fort Myers Beach and its professional mooring field.

No mooring field is perfect. But this city mooring facil-ity, privately administrated through the Matanzas Inn, is asuperb example of a win-win situation. Because the inn isprimarily a bayside resort with two restaurants, hotelrooms, a pool, hot tub, docking piers and a marina, you willneed to approach your stay with some understanding thatthere are a lot of land-side customers here. The office doesnot monitor Channel 16. Some of the newer employees maynot know much about the mooring field. But Matanzas InnManager Jerry Nestor specializes in hospitality. When you

call the front desk to arrange for your mooring ball assign-ment, you will receive clear and pleasant instructions onwhat balls you are not allowed to take and free rein to tie upto whatever suits according to your boat’s size. The mooringfield phone number (239-463-9258) is posted on the fixed highbridge you will pass under after negotiating the beautiful,curving entry that passes close around Bowditch Point Park.

There are 70 mooring balls up the center of the bay, witha marked channel on either side. Cost was $13.78 per nightor $260 per month in early 2011. There’s no limit on yourstay. Check out the town of Fort Myers Beach website atwww.fortmyersbeachfl.gov for complete Matanzas PassMooring Field information.

The preferred balls are closest to the fixed bridge, nearthe Matanzas dinghy dock encircled by a channel. Respectthe channel and watch out for significant traffic, includingthe gambling boat The Big M and the behemoth Key WestExpress, which snuck up on us under the bridge while wewere headed back to our boat in our dinghy one night. The“You Big, Me Little” theory should never be tested. I wasreminded to always look behind me in this harbor.

In days of yore, Salty Sam’s Marina, at the opposite endof the long, narrow harbor, administrated the mooring field.If you are stuck way down on “the end” coping with a longand sometimes wet dinghy ride to the Matanzas Inn, yourconsolation is being close to Salty Sam’s and the adjacentbar, The Big Game. Salty Sam’s has arguably the best GreenBay Packer football parties in Florida, and The Big Gamefeatures fabulous happy hour drinks and appetizer specialswith a jillion TVs broadcasting the latest sports.

Beyond the end of the mooring field there, an anchor-age is occupied by mostly local shallow-draft vessels.Depths must be watched carefully when dropping the hookthere, but it can be done.

On the Gulf-side shore opposite the end of the mooringfield, a narrow, shallow channel with homes on one side anda mangrove thicket on the other leads to a small, muddy

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The Matanzas mooring field, looking south.

landing where you can tie your dinghy to a treeand head to nearby Topp’s Grocery store. It’s in arundown area of the Fort Myers Beach strip, andyou should definitely lock your dinghy, but thestore is well-stocked and has a nice selection ofmeats along with a tasty deli. Farther down thestrip to your left, on the trolley or by taxi, there’sa Publix supermarket. Or you may ride the trol-ley to the mainland, where there is a Winn-Dixie,Publix, Super Target, etc. Traffic over this bridge to thebeach sometimes creates a bumper-to-bumper waitinggame. Riding the trolley saves money, but not time. Adinghy with outboard is more useful to the cruiser than acar in Fort Myers Beach. Almost everywhere you want togo, from the beach to the bars, is a short walk away.

On the mooring field, Harbormaster Mark Booda, aka“Booda,” takes care of all the pump-outs, mooring ballmaintenance and other boater concerns on a 9 to 5, Mondayto Friday basis. When you see him out on the field, you mayhail him on 16 for a quick response. There is also a pump-out sign-up sheet in the Matanzas Inn office. The office istiny, but stocked with cruiser essentials, such as area maps,trolley schedule, shower keys and Internet access.

But back to Booda: we find this low-key, cheerful har-

bormaster to be wise, kind and competent. You won’t find amore helpful resource if there is anything you need. Youmay also count on kindnesses from the mooring field com-munity. Boats are not within spitting distance, as they are inmore closely spaced fields in Marathon and Naples. Butyou’ll find plenty of opportunities to meet and greet at thebusy dinghy dock, or while doing laundry.

There are weekly boater get-togethers; info is posted inthe cruisers Laundromat near the comment box. Duringpast visits, we enjoyed a “Burp & Slurp” oyster feast, withcruisers kicking in $5 apiece for their share of tasty crus-taceans and bringing along their beverage of choice. Thesame $5 deal applies at Surf Pie, where cruisers meet for hot,delicious pizza at the popular joint just off Times Square.

Following the trail of many cruisers, Chip Ahoy visitsFort Myers Beach on the way down to the Keys and on theway back up every winter. In early December, there aremany balls available. After Christmas, the field begins fill-ing up right along with the inhabitants of RV parks andcondo complexes ashore, some of whom are former cruiserswho still hang out by the waterfront and embrace the cama-raderie of fools and sailors! By Spring Break, Fort MyersBeach is alive with girls in bikinis strutting down everyblock of the strip, escorted by young dudes in baggy swimtrunks hanging low on their hips. The mostly older snow-birds nesting on the mooring field can’t help but be exposedto a young, enervating vibe. The harbor resounds with theshouts of the pirate ship’s crew taking passengers out to seaon morning and sunset cruises, often accompanied by thechatter of rented pontoon boats carrying five generations offamily members—from grandmas to grandkids whooping itup. Add to that the live and canned music floating out fromthe many bayside clubs and restaurants, and young folkcamping out on rental sailboats cranking the music as theylearn to climb the mast. Fort Myers Beach is truly an ener-getic place to relax during high season.

As we approached our chosen ball, number 54 on thefar end of the nearly fully occupied mooring field in March,Harv from the nearby catamaran, Camelot, dinghied over tohand up the mooring pendant. We’d last seen Harv andwife Anne in Marathon in the Boot Key Harbor mooringfield. Help was appreciated, given wind and current chal-lenges. A storm was kicking up; the temperature dropped.This was Spring Break with sweatshirts.

While the field is a secure place to ride out bad weath-er, “ride” is the operative word. San Carlos Bay has two out-lets. The southernmost entry, crossed by a lift bridge, is notrecommended without local knowledge. Most moored here

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Looking north in the Matanzas Harbor mooring field,which offers incomparable access to popular Fort

Myers Beach. You pass under the bridge to enter themooring field as you come in from the Gulf.

never see it, but all feel its influence. The tidal changes swirlthe water, kick up chop and almost always result in a case of“blue ball,” caused by the painted blue stripe around thecenter of the white mooring balls. When the ball roams inthe reversing current—and especially when there is windagainst tide—the blue rubs off on the hull exactly like poolcue chalk. It’s a bugger to wash off.

We have seen balls submerged under moored boatsnumerous times. We have been awakened by the ball knock-knock-knocking on the outside of the V-berth. HarbormasterBooda advises boaters to bridle up the ball as tight as possi-ble, while still allowing some give for the tidal swings. It is anart and boaters should plan on making appropriate adjust-ments at any given time. We are always looking at differentboats to see how they have addressed the situation; some ofthe mooring field regulars have clever rigs.

There are happy hours from early morning on in FortMyers Beach, along with abundant live entertainment.Visiting Bonita Bill’s is obligatory at least once, if not sever-al times. Located on the bayside directly across from theMatanzas Inn, with a dinghy dock at the foot of the fixedbridge, Bonita Bill’s is a Fisherman’s Wharf institution fea-turing live music, cheap and tasty food, drink specials andan atmosphere you will not find anywhere else. The shrimpboat Cher docks here, and when she is in, shrimp can be pur-chased fresh off the boat for a very reasonable price. OnSaturdays in season, the exquisitely coiffed Lycra-cladPeppermint Patty holds court; the moves on the dance floorare proof-positive that you can shake your tail feathers atany age. Scott has also enjoyed playing at open mike nightat Bonita Bill’s, but only when the temps are above 60. FortMyers Beach can and does get chilly in December andJanuary, especially when the sun goes down. It’s just anoth-er reminder of Florida’s subtropical nature. In December2011, I walked the beach in my foulies and boots, collectinginteresting shells that would have been quickly snatched upon a warmer day. On the return trip in March 2011, SpringBreakers were once again infusing the strip with their ener-gy but many had windbreakers on over their swimsuits.That persistent, pervasive beach spirit typifies Fort MyersBeach, with its high-flying parasailers, perpetual happyhours and ever-present shrimp fleet. What a pleasure to dis-cover a safe harbor where fun and function mesh so well.We know it’s a “Keys thing,” but Capt. Scott has taken toblowing the conch at sunset in Fort Myers Beach. The moor-ing field has a prime view of the western sky. The sunsetsare magnificent.

Mixing new ports with favorite stops keeps Chip Ahoy’stravels endlessly entertaining. Not-so-nasty Naples is greatfor a short stop, and Fort Myers Beach is a model of what amooring field should be. I recommend both to cruisersexploring the exquisite waters of the southwest Floridacoast. And I encourage Florida boaters everywhere to speakup in favor of well-run mooring facilities in their cruisingwaters. Pilot Program Stakeholder workshops began in June2011 to gather public comments on what is and isn’t work-ing. Many visiting cruisers who use the mooring fields arenot able to attend the meetings in person, Thanks to theInternet, we can still comment. Charmaine Smith Ladd, anautical writer covering the workshops, has vowed to for-ward all comments she receives to the appropriate officials.“Please have others comment and continue commenting; donot stop,” she advises. “It will ALL be very beneficial in thelong run.” Check out Charmaine’s reports on the meetingsand add your voice to this important dialogue atwww.cruisersnet.net

Writer Cyndi Perkins and husband Scott completed twoAmerica’s Great Circle Loops and have been sailing on their homewaters of Lake Superior for 17 years. Four years ago, they becamesnowbirds, fleeing winter aboard their 32-foot DownEast sailingvessel Chip Ahoy. Questions or comments may be sent [email protected]

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Salty Sam’s is no longer the mooring field administrator, butremains the center of football action, especially for Green BayPacker fans looking for a tailgate party close to the field.

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2012 Lightning Class SouthernCircuit Gears Up, Savannah, Miami, St. Petersburg, March 10-18For nearly 40 years, the annual Lightning Southern Circuithas been sending a fleet of 50 or so boats on a combinationroad rally and regatta that includes three stops in the South.

The series kicks off at the annual Deep South Regatta, heldMarch 10-11 at the Savannah YC. On March 12-14, theLightning Midwinter Regatta will be hosted at the CoralReef YC in Miami. The Lightning Winter Championship inSt. Petersburg will take place on March 15-18. Competitorsfrom South America, Europe, and North America will be onhand, as well as former and current world champions andOlympic sailors. For more information, go to www.light-ningclass.org.

32nd Annual George Town Cruising Regatta, Exumas, Bahamas,Feb. 25-March 11See “Short Tacks” for more information.

44th Regata del Sol al Sol Gears Upfor the 2012 Race, St. Petersburg toIsla Mujeres, Mexico, April 27The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—therace, from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo,Mexico— will be setting out for Mexico on April 27. There isa 50-boat limit. The entry list is up to 14 with two entriesfrom Mexico.

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The special early entry fee deadline of January 31 is fastapproaching. After that date, the entry goes up to $900.There is still a lot of time for boats to get prepared and turntheir entry in by April 7, which is the final entry deadline.(See the section called Fees in Notice of Race. Organizers arehoping to break the record of 43 entries this year.)

Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can becontacted through the website at www.regatadelsolalsol.org(click on [email protected] on the homepage, or in the Notice of Race).

The “Island Activities” committee has lined up somevery interesting extracurricular activities, which willinclude the ever popular Golf Cart Poker Run, miscella-neous parties, and the United States vs. Mexico basketballgame. Check the website often for updates.

Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island,but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then,it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride, to Isla Mujeres. In orderto keep track of the boats and others coming to the island,people can get their regatta hotel reservations and groundtransportation through the website using the “special”reservation logos that will soon appear on the website.There will be a special announcement when this occurs.

There is a secure website page for online entries, or mailthe entry in (address available on the website). The regattaalso now has a Facebook page. For more information, go tothe website.

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To list an event, send the regatta/race name, type ofracing (PHRF, one-design and type boat), location, dates,sponsoring organization), e-mail and/or phone contactand/or website (if applicable) to [email protected]. DO NOT just send a link to this information

Since race schedules and venues change, contact thesponsoring organization to confirm.

Contact information for the sailing organizations list-ed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory atwww.southwindsmagazine.com.

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club racesyear around open to everyone and new crew is generallyinvited and sought. Contact the club for dates and infor-mation. Individual club races are not listed here. We willlist your club races if they happen on a regular schedule(eg, every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.).

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

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Instead-of-Football Regatta,Oriental, NC, Jan. 1By Carol Small

January 1, 2012. 12:00 noon. Most sailors are in their arm-chairs, beverage of choice in hand and football on the TV,

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but, in Oriental, NC, things are a bit different. Sixty-threeboats filled with upwards of seven crew (on most of thelarger boats) sailed in the Instead-of-Football Regatta.

Starting between a floating football-shaped mark and agovernment mark, hundreds of sailors in Oriental chose tobe out on the water instead of in their armchairs. This year,the weather and wind gods provided an absolutely perfectday and conditions for enjoying and celebrating the start ofthe new year. This is a fun race, and winners are determinedby drawing from a hat at the required meeting following therace at the local restaurant, M&M’s Cafe, where adult bev-erages and free soup are enjoyed by all. The tradition wasstarted more than 20 years ago, and one year, only threeboats chopped their way from their slips through ice to par-ticipate. However, most years the weather is nice, and alarge number of participants can be expected.

For more, including photos, on the Instead of FootballRegatta, go to http://towndock.net/news/instead-of-football-regatta-2012?pg=1.

Southeast Coast Race Calendar

FEBRUARYSouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to thissite for a list of the clubs in the region and theirwebsites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state inparentheses) No regattas scheduled in FebruaryCharleston Ocean Racing Association.www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.Regular local club racing—see club website fordetails. No regattas scheduled in FebruaryNeuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org.New Bern, NC. Regular local club racing—seeclub website for details. No regattas scheduledin FebruaryLake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GARegular club racing—see website for details.4 1064 Race. Lake Lanier SC11 Hot Ruddered Bum. University YCLong Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comRegular local club racing—see club website for details.2012 Calendar not posted as of press date

MARCHSouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of theclubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.(state in parenthesis)

3-4 Y-Flyer Midwinters. Carolina SC (SC)3-4 Laser Southern. Lake Lanier SC (GA)10-11 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24. Lake Lanier SC (GA)10-11 Deep South Regatta. Lightnings. Savannah YC.17-18 Keelboat Midwinters. PHRF. Lake Norman YC (NC)Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular local club racing—see club website for details.10 Spring Harbor Race17 Spring Harbor Race24 Sheriff’s Cup to BohiketNeuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NCSee club website for local club race schedule5 Commodores Ball Regatta.26-27 NYRA InvitationalLake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule3-4 Laser Southern. Lake Lanier SC 10-11 Atlanta Cup. J/22, J/24. Lake Lanier SC 17 Around Alone. Barefoot SC.Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comSee club website for details.2012 Calendar not posted as of press date

Race Reports

Bull Bay Single-Handed Race,Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 10By Andrea J. Lynch, North Florida Cruising Club Secretary

The 21st annual Bull Bay Single-Handed Race was held inJacksonville, FL, on Saturday, Dec. 10. Mother Nature pro-vided 15-20 knots of wind straight out of the north withovercast skies. The race was run on the St. John’s River outof Fleming Island Marina. Ten eager captains participated inthree categories. The race results were as follows: Racing A:

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Celebrating a cold New Year’s Day at the 20-year-old Instead-of-Football Regatta in Oriental, NC. Sixty-three boats sailed, manycrew with beverage in hand, instead of watching football. Photoby Carol Small.

Bull Bay Single-Handed Regatta race captains and race organizers Bill Luebker andTed Jones. Photo by Andrea Lynch.

1. Benedek Erdos on Lil’ Bot; 2. Bob Porter on Wet Monkey; 3.Manuel Lluberas on Truant II. Racing B: 1. Denise Smith onJust Breezin’ Thru; 2. Dale Carter on Francisco Sea Warrior; 3.Peter Korous on Caper. Racing C: 1. Tom White onContemplation; 2. Jerry Rehkopf on his unnamed Freedom21; 3. Sten Lenkerd on Lily P.

Appropriate libations were served after the race as flagswere awarded. The day was a resounding success. Manythanks to race organizer Ted Jones and his race committee—Bill Luebker, Andrea and Matt Lynch, and Kevin Mahoney.Thanks are also due to Tom White of Wind Dancer Sails forcreating the unique award flags. www.nfccsail.com.

Upcoming Regattas

Catalina 22 Midwinters, Cocoa, FL,Feb. 25-26The Indian River Yacht Club will again host the Catalina 22Midwinters. Windward/Leeward races will be held on theIndian River in the vicinity of government marks 77 and 79.Exact distance and course are weather-dependent and willbe announced at the skippers’ meeting on race day. The skip-pers’ meeting and awards ceremony will be held at LeeWenner Park, 300 Riveredge Dr., Cocoa, FL. Boats will behauled out after racing on Saturday and stored, mast up, ontheir trailers. Entry fee is $40. Register on Feb. 25 at LeeWenner Park on Saturday at 9 a.m. Skippers’ meeting will beat 11 a.m. The first race will start at 12:30 p.m. On Sunday, thefirst race will start at 10 a.m. For more information, contactJerry Butz at [email protected]. (321) 427-2155.

2012 First Coast Offshore Challenge,St. Augustine, FL, March 28-31First Coast Offshore Challenge, the premiere offshore sail-ing event of the spring season in northeast Florida kickingoff the north Florida offshore season, is set for March 28-31.FCOC 2012 features a new format this year with all eventsstarting and finishing in St. Augustine.

Three offshore races will be held. Race one and two areon March 28 and March 29 and are held offshore St.Augustine. The third race is on March 30 and will race fromSt. Augustine to Jacksonville and back. The regatta is co-sponsored by the North Florida Cruising Club and the St.Augustine Yacht Club. Participants come from throughoutthe southeast. Classes invited are Spinnaker, Non-Spin,Cruiser and One-Design. Complete information is availableat www.fcoc2012.com.

East & Central Florida Race Calendar

Club Racing (contact club or website for details):Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekendraces organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns RiverIndian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organ-ized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.Winter Series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March14. Wednesday evening races weekly.Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons;Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year,

sometimes suspended during regattas. Also have a J/24 race series.East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regu-lar series; At least one event each month. Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup RacesHalifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Raceseries organized seasonally.Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend racestwice monthly, Sept through May The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghyclub race series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoonon Lake Baldwin. January through November,

FEBRUARY3-5 Wayfarer Midwinter Championship Regatta & MC Scow

Train Wreck Regatta. Lake Eustis SC17-19 42nd George Washington Birthday Regatta. Lake Eustis SC18-29 Flying Scot District Championship Races. Lake Eustis SC11-12 Hagar the Horrible. Distance race on Saturday; Fun race

on Sunday. Space Coast Catamaran Association 16-19 Laser Masters Midwinters East. Melbourne YC18 Sweethearts USO Regatta. NavyJax Yacht Club

MARCH3 Spring River Race. North Florida Cruising Club13-14 Zenda U for MC Scows. Lake Eustis SC15-17 4th MCSA Midwinter Championship Regatta. Lake Eustis SC16-18 Sunfish International Master Championship17-18 River City Regatta. Rudder Club28-31 8th Annual First Coast Offshore Challenge. St Augustine YC.

Race Reports

Moths in Flight: Layline MiamiWinter Series, Dec. 17-18, Jan. 7-8By Marylinda Ramos

Imagine flying three feet above the water. It’s a clear day;the water is flat; the wind is a refreshing seven knots. “Sothis is what it must be like,” you think, envisioning a gullskimming the surface on a breeze. “It’s so quiet.” You areflying. Literally—at way more than seven knots. And theentire hull is out of the water by three feet.

There is only one hull. The Layline Miami Moth Winter Series is a three-event

series that includes a regatta, clinic and slalom event heldDec. 17-18, a regatta Jan. 7-8, and in March, a chance forsailors to fly a demo boat at a clinic and slalom race inCoconut Grove. The series is sponsored by Layline andhosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Shake-a-LegMiami is providing storage between events.

In the first two events world champions raced wing-to-wing alongside sailors who embraced the challenge to defygravity. Bora Gulari, a previous U.S. Yachtsman of the Year,

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Moth world champion, and U.S. National Melges 24 cham-pion, won the first event with a hit-the-line-in-flight-with-speed strategy common among top finishers. John Harris,winner of the 18-foot Skiff Worlds and 2008 Moth WorldChampion, started out in the lead before Gulari hit hisstride. Anthony Kotoun, a J/24 World Champion who isnow the North American dealer for the Mach 2 Moth, wonthe second event in breezes too light for many to remain air-borne. The rest of the fleet included a student, a banker, apilot, an engineer and a physical therapist to one of theOlympic sailing teams. She built her own boat, CarbonFootprint.

Foiling is the skill to master and the key to happiness ina Moth. It’s the ability to get the hull out of the water, whichreduces drag and increases speed. Seven knots of wind isenough to lift the 60-pound hull out of the water. Hydrofoilsat the bottom of the four-foot centerboard and the rudderprovide lift. A sensor skimming the water from the bow con-trols flaps on the centerboard’s foil to prevent the boat fromlifting out of the water and out of control.

Tacking is the next skill set. At first, it may mean land-ing and foiling again. To maintain lift and boat speed, how-ever, mastering the tack while on a foil is essential.

The most common response from Moth sailors aboutwhy they chose this boat is because it’s so much fun—whether or not they are competing. With championshipscoming up in Italy and Hawaii, however, the temptation totake flight is tough to resist.

Top 5 finishes in Event 1: 1. Bora Gulari; 2. AnthonyKotoun; 3. Matt Pistay; 4. George Peet; 5. John Harris. Top 5finishes in Event 2: 1. Anthony Kotoun; 2. Brad Funk; 3.Bora Gulari; 4. John Harris; 5. Erik Aakhus.

Upcoming Regattas

2012 Washington’sBirthday Regatta,Palm Beach SailingClub, Feb. 18-19Featuring ocean racing for allclasses: Opti IOD all classes(except Opti Green), Lasers allclasses, Sunfish, Snipes andPortsmouth. Palm Beach SailingClub. Information and registrationat www.pbsail.org. (561) 881-0809.

Washington’sBirthday Regatta,Barnacle HistoricState Park,

Biscayne Bay, FL, Feb. 25The 17th annual revival of this regatta takes place onBiscayne Bay just off shore of Barnacle Historic State Park at3485 Main Highway in downtown Coconut Grove. Theregatta was first organized in 1887 by Commodore RalphMunroe, founder of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club andCoconut Grove pioneer. The race is open to traditional-stylesailboats (eg, Mud hens, Sea pearls, Bullseyes, Sharpies,Bahama dinghies, cat boats, gaff-rigs, etc.). It is a great spec-tator event by land or sea. Award ceremony follows the raceat the park.

The entry fee is a suggested donation of $15 per boat,made payable to The Barnacle Society, a not-for-profit volun-teer organization whose mission is to support the state park.For more information and the NOR, go to www.floridas-tateparks.org/thebarnacle/Events.cfm, or call (305) 442-6866.

2012 Acura Miami Grand Prix,March 10-13Farr 40, Melges 32, Swan 42 and IRC boats are invited torace in this event. Four race days. Event details, entries andpast results are available at www.Premiere-Racing.com.

Southeast Florida Race Calendar

Palm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club website forclub racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday of each month (Son ofa Beach Regatta).Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association.www.bbyra.netGo to the website for local club races.

BBYC Biscayne Bay YCBBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netCGSC Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.orgCRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

Built for speed, flight, and flat water, the Mach 2 Moth drawsjust 4 feet and uses foils at the bottom of the carbon fiber centerboard and rudder to lift it out of the water in just 7 knots of breeze. Photo by Marylinda Ramos.

LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org. SALM Shake-a-Leg Miami. www.shakealegmiami.org.

FEBRUARY2 International 2nd Olympic Qualifying Women’s Match3 29er XX Class Regatta. CGSC4 Comodoro Rasco Snipes. CGSC4 Etchells FL State Championships. BBYC4 Walker Cup. Stars. CRYC11 Zagarino Masters Regatta. Stars. CRYC24 Etchells Midwinter’s East Regatta. BBYC25 Barnacles’s George Washington’s Birthday Regatta. CGSC

MARCH1 Melges 32s off Miami Beach. CGSC5 Bacardi Miami Sail Week. BBYC CRYC, CGSC, SALM,

US SAILING12 Lightning Midwinter Championships. CRYC16 46th Annual Don Q Snipe Regatta. CGSC20 Nassau Snipe Series23 Etchells Coral Reef Cup. CRYC30 Snipe Pan Am Trials. LYC

Race Reports

Wave National Championships, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 1-3By Rick White

Barb Short almost out of control sailing in the Wave Nationals in Key

Largo. Barb is owner of Founders Park Watersports in Islamorada.

Photo by Stewart Glegg.

There has only been one triplewinner of the Hobie WaveNationals since its existence untilthis weekend. Patrick Greenfrom Put-in-Bay, OH—who nowlives in Key West—sailedextremely consistently, and alongwith taking six bullets out of 16races, won the event by 32 pointsover the second-place boat.

Local Key Largo favoriteswere Dave White and LeahWhite. Leah is a two-time pastNational Champion in the class,and husband Dave has finishedsecond place several times.However, this year the windwas too much for Leah, as she is

a very petite lady. After the first day, Leah was in third placeand still in contention, but as the winds picked up, herhopes for a third title were dashed. She still managed to takeseventh place overall and win first in the Women’s Division.

On the other hand, Dave had a horrible day of sailing onFriday and was in 10th place, but rallied by winning severalraces and always finishing in the top five, putting him in thetrophies at fourth overall in a very tough fleet of racers

Four Miami sailors joined in the fun and placed well:Mike Powers, John Sherry, John McKnight and Jack Wolfefinished in places 10-13 of the 30-boat fleet of racers.

Barb Short of Key Largo, owner of Founders ParkWatersports, finished in second place in the Women’sDivision, and 17th overall. And local sailor Inger Hansenwon third place for the women.

The Wave National Championships were hosted by theUpper Keys Sailing Club of Key Largo over the three-dayweekend of Dec. 1-3 and sponsored by Catamaran Sailormagazine (www.catsailor.com), www.OnLineMarineStore.com and Founders Park Watersports.

Winds were 15-20 mph on Friday for the event, thenjumped up to 22-plus mph on Saturday. Sunday eased off abit, but winds were still gusting to around 20 mph. TheHobie Wave catamaran, however, loves heavy winds, andthe sailors were all in seventh heaven about the ideal condi-tions of heavy air and fairly flat seas in Buttonwood Sound,on the bay side of the island chain.

The Wave is a roto-molded catamaran whose class hasbeen growing rapidly in the United States and is consideredone of the most active fleets in the country. The boat is 13feet in length, has only one sail and is sailed by one person.

This national event has been held in the Key Largo areaon the first weekend of December for 16 years now, bring-

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ing lots of sailors and their friends to this great sailing venueduring the off-season time for the Keys. The visitors alwaysenjoy the great sailing in our warm and clear waters. Nextyear’s event is scheduled for Dec. 6-9, 2012.

Miami Sailors Win 27th AnnualKey Largo Steeplechase, Dec. 10-11By Rick White

Georgia sailors Mike Krantz and Dave Lennard were a close thirdplace overall at the Steeplechase in Key Largo in December. Photoby Rick White.

Sailors came from all around the United States and Canadato sail the 110-mile trek around Key Largo on high-tech,light-weight, high-speed beach catamarans on the weekendof Dec. 10-11. The event was based at Gilberts Marina, locat-ed on Jewfish Creek in Key Largo.

This long-time traditional race begins in Barnes Sound,where the sailors head north to Angelfish Creek, then downHawk Channel with spinnakers flying to a first-day finishon Lower Matecumbe Key, a 70-mile jaunt. The first boatfinished in just under four hours, averaging almost 18 mph,and with top speeds over 30 mph.

Miamians Brett Moss and John Casey teamed up for thesecond year on a Marstrom 20 to win all the honors for 2011,both line honors and handicap. This was their second suchvictory in a row.

Mike Phillips and Kenny Pierce, also from Miami, wereshadowing the leaders both days but had tosettle for the second spot overall. They havebeen previous winners of the event.

The race is not for the faint-hearted, asoften many sailors fail to make the entire dis-tance without mishaps. A complimentary bot-tle of champagne is awarded to everyone whosimply makes the entire distance and finishes.

The event was not without problems withseveral of the boats. One team capsized inHawk Channel, and the skipper was separatedfrom the boat with the crew unable to get backto pick him up. The crew notified the U.S.Coast Guard who arranged for Sea Tow to pickup the stranded sailor, unite him with his boatand crew, and go on to finish the race.

Another occurrence was at Card SoundBridge. One of the boats decided to go underthe bridge closer to the land to save some time,instead of the middle of the bridge, where it ishighest. The mast hit the bridge and downcame the carbon-fiber mast in splinters.

This famous race, known around theworld by catamaran sailors, was founded andstill managed by local Rick White and his wifeMary Wells. Rick has won the event manytimes in the past but now prefers to just run it.

Sponsors for the event are Catamaran Sailormagazine (www.catsailor.com) and its store atwww.OnLineMarineStore.com.

Upcoming Regattas

Wrecker’s Cup Race, KeyWest, January, February,March, AprilThis race is sponsored by the Schooner WharfBar on the waterfront in downtown Key West.This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the

race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’smain business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles outto Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back. The racehas five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors areinvited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-but-serious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed.Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship always apply.

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Four races are held over four months. The race is videotapedand the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves aBBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV.Beer drinking is very common.

Race dates are Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 25, April 29. Thereis a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7pm, where “captains and crew contemplate strategy whilereviewing course and race rules.” www.schoonerwharf.com.

Florida Keys Race Calendar

Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West SailingClub). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305)292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane offPalm Avenue in Key West. Come by the center to sail. Non-mem-bers and members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racingduring Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing yeararound at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basinnear the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC).www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.

FEBRUARY18-19 Key Largo Catboat Regatta23-25 Force 5 MidwintersMARCH17-18 Glander Cup

SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race CalendarPosted Sept. 1For the past six years, SOUTHWINDS magazine has posted therace schedule/calendar on its website for all racing in thecentral west Florida area from just north of Tampa Baysouth to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduledraces of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.west-floridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any othersthat boaters in the area would like to post. The schedule isfrom Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 each year.

Contact [email protected] to list yourrace. Although all yacht clubs that are part of west FloridaPHRF will already be included, regular local club racesmust be sent to us separately. We only list club races that areregularly scheduled (for example: every Thursday eveningat 6 p.m.) plus the contact to enter the race.

Do not just send us a link, but send: The regatta/racename, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat, or ?),race location, dates, sponsoring organization, e-mail and/orphone contact and website (if applicable). All pre-racewrite-ups that get a short paragraph in the “UpcomingRegattas” section of each region are for significant regattasin the area (decided by the editor as to what merits that) andmust be kept in the 100- to 125-word range.

The race calendar can be accessed through the racing

pages link at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Sportboat Classes to HeadlineCharlotte Harbor Regatta, Feb. 2-5The 2012 Charlotte Harbor Regatta is scheduled for Feb. 2-5and will feature more than 100 boats in 11 classes, includingthe Viper 640, S2 7.9, Hobie 16, Hobie Wave, Weta, F16, F18,Flying Scot, Laser, Sunfish and Precision 15 classes. Forinformation about sponsorship and volunteer opportuni-ties, contact regatta co-chairs Clif Kewley at [email protected], or Sarah Buck at [email protected]. www.charlotteharborregatta.com

St. Petersburg NOOD RegattaOffers PHRF Racing New This year,Feb. 17-19The St. Petersburg Yacht Club is hosting the upcoming St.Petersburg NOOD (National Offshore One-Design) event onFeb. 17-19. Several popular one-design classes will be repre-sented. Last year’s NOOD regatta featured nine separateclasses with entries from across the eastern half of the U.S.

New this year will be PHRF handicap class racing witha combination of windward/leeward and distance racingcourses. All entrants for the PHRF classes will need to applyfor a west Florida PHRF certificate at www.westflori-daphrf.org. Go to the Sailing World NOOD website for moreinformation at www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas.

Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, Feb. 4-5Tampa Sailing Squadron will host the 48th annualGasparilla Regatta. This regatta ties in with the annualGasparilla celebrations, parades and pirate festivals in theTampa Bay area. It also includes a shoot-out challenge tothe Davis Island Yacht Club Racer/Cruisers for the covetedPirate Musketoon.

Racing will include both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnakerclasses, as well as Racer/Cruiser, Multihull, True Cruising andMother Lode. One-design fleets are encouraged to attend.

Go to www.tampasailing.org for more information.

Evander Cup (formerly MichelobCup)/Jimmy Burns MemorialRegatta, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, March 3Racing in Tampa Bay. In its 31st year, this race is a SuncoastBoat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challengeevent. All classes are invited. The event has enjoyed a var-ied venue over the years, finally landing at the St.Petersburg Yacht Club. The NOR and entry forms are onlineat www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht RacingAssociations website at www.wfyra.org. Free beer, T-shirts,great food and entertainment after racing on Saturday.

19th Annual Conquistador Cup,Charlotte Harbor, March 3-4Historically the largest regatta in southwest Florida, thisevent is run by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club and the RoyalOrder of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors. The regatta beginswith registration on Friday evening, March 2, at the PuntaGorda Boat Club at 802 West Retta Esplanade. Two buoy-course races are planned for Saturday with Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Cruising, and Multihull divisions. A get-togeth-er is planned with a buffet dinner for Saturday evening atthe adjacent YMCA Bayfront Center.

On Sunday, the reverse-start long distance Conquista-dor’s Cup will be held. In excess of 70 boats is expected forthis event. The winner will be awarded the coveted Poncede Leon Conquistador Helmet and gets his boat picturedon next year’s regatta T-shirt. An awards ceremony willfollow the completion of Sunday’s race at the Punta GordaBoat Club.

Go to www.pgscweb.com for the NOR and entry forms.

Bradenton Yacht Club AnnualAround Egmont Key Race, March 10Racers can choose to go either direction around the island.Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, Multihull, andTrue Cruising fleets. [email protected] at www.bradentonyachtclub.com.

Sarasota One-Design Midwinters,March 16-18The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its annual One-Design Midwinter Regatta March 16-18 for fleets of five ormore boats. Anticipated fleets include E Scow, Daysailer,Albacore, I-20, S2 7.9 and Flying Scot, with invitations to allOne-Design fleets with boats of five or more includingWindmill, Laser, SR Max 21 and Melges 24.

For NOR, fees and schedule, go to www.sarasotasail-ingsquadron.org, or www.regattanetwork.com. Jim Barr,regatta chair: [email protected].

Crown Cars Regatta, Gulf of Mexico,Tampa Bay, March 24This event is now in its 28th year and continues to give par-ticipants a great time on the Gulf of Mexico. It is open to allclasses with windward/leeward and random-leg coursesfor different classes. This regatta is a Suncoast Boat of theYear and SPYC Ocean Racing Challenge event.

NOR and entry forms can be found on the St.Petersburg Yacht club website at www.spyc.org and theWest Coast Florida Yacht Racing Association’s website atwww.wfyra.org. Entrants for Suncoast Raceweek can makearrangements to keep their vessels at the St. PetersburgYacht Club downtown marina by making reservations withthe dockmaster at [email protected]

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay,March 30, 31-April 1Hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in cooperation withthe Davis Island Yacht Club and Bradenton Yacht Club.

A long-standing tradition among regattas on TampaBay, this will be the 34th year of this event. There will bethree days of racing, beginning with registration and start atDavis Island Yacht Club and racing to Bradenton YachtClub, then to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club where racingwill be on windward/leeward courses for Spinnaker whileall others will do a random leg course around governmentmarks. This is a qualifier for both Suncoast Boat of the Yearand St. Pete’s Ocean Racing Challenge. Notice of Race andentry forms can be found on the SPYC website at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht RacingAssociations website at www.wfyra.org

West Florida Race Calendar

Club Racing

Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the thirdFriday of each month. Skippers’ meeting at 10am, PHRF racing,spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racingevery Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at(727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April.Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRFracing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturdayof each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or [email protected]. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend clubraces. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf ofMexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternateWednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or [email protected]. Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racingonce a month, [email protected] Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing onMondays starting at 1 p.m. on CharlotteHarbor. www.ppycbsm.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, [email protected] Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing.www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April.www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) throughAug. 28. 16:30 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of eachmonth, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org

Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (not yet confirmed - please checkwith West Florida PHRF -www.westfloridaphrf.org)Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY)Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)

FEBRUARY3-5 Platinum Point YC, Charlotte Harbor Regatta

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4-5 St. Petersburg YC, Valentine’s Day Regatta4-5 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Gasparilla Regatta11 Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Cherry Pie Regatta (SBYA-BOTY)11-15 Davis Island YC, J24 Midwinters16-19 St. Petersburg YC, NOOD18-19 Lake Eustis, George Washington Regatta18-19 Wave Class Regatta, Clearwater Sailing Center22-26 Clearwater YC, Laser Midwinters East24-26 St. Petersburg YC, Distance Classic (SPORC)25-26 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Island Classic Windsurfing Regatta25-26 Sarasota Sailing Squadron and Venice YC, Windjammerfrom Sarasota to Venice (SBYA-BOTY)

MARCH2 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Pot O’ Gold Regatta.3 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Evander Cup (formerly

Michelob) (WFPHRF-BOTY)3-5 Punta Gorda Sailing Club, Conquistador Regatta4-9 St. Petersburg YC, Thistle Midwinters9-11 Davis Island YC, Fireball and Friends10 Bradenton YC, Race around Egmont (SBYA-BOTY)10-11 St. Petersburg Sailing Center, Allison Jolly Regatta12-14 Clearwater YC, Snipe Midwinters15-18 St. Petersburg YC, Winter Lightning Championship16-18 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. One-design Midwinters.16-18 Sunfish International Masters at Lake Monroe SA 17 Isles YC, Leukemia Cup (small boats)22-25 Sunfish U.S. Midwinter Nationals at Edison Sailing Center,

Fort Myers23-24 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Crown Cars Regatta (WFPHRF-

BOTY)24-25 Isles YC, Leukemia Cup 30-1 St. Petersburg YC, Suncoast Raceweek (WFPHRF-BOTY)31-1 Mount Dora Yacht Club, 59th annual Mount Dora Regatta

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Upcoming Regattas

Maxine Sansom Series 2012,Pensacola, FL, March 3, 10,17By Kim Kaminski

The Maxine Sansom Regatta is a unique three-race seriesheld on Pensacola Bay every March. The series honorsMaxine Sansom for her work through the years on variousrace committees at the three Pensacola-area yacht clubs.

The race format has three different competitions, eachone held at one of the three clubs Sansom frequentlyworked with. Each of these races is held by the individualyacht club fleet captains but are combined for an overallseries trophy. The first race is held at the Navy Yacht Club ofPensacola in conjunction with its first race of the season, theCommodore’s Cup Race #1. The second race is held at thePensacola Beach Yacht Club in conjunction with its spring-time race, the Rites of Spring Regatta, and the final race of

the series is held at the Pensacola Yacht Club (which wasMaxine’s home club) and is known as the Maxine SansomSeries Final.

Participants can race in one race, two out of three racesor in all three races. However, the overall series trophy goesto a participant of all three races. Race #1 will be held onMarch 3, Race #2 on March 10, and Race #3 on March 17,with the awards ceremony held at the Pensacola Yacht Clubfollowing the final race.

For registration and more information, go to www.pen-sacolayachtclub.org.

Mardi Gras Race Week, New Orleans, LA, February 21-26The New Orleans Yacht Club is holding its annual premierracing event with One-Design racing Feb. 24-26. Mardi Grasis on Feb. 21. Boats and sailors arrive on Feb. 22, practiceraces are on Feb. 23 and racing starts on Feb. 24. With sixboats constituting a class, the one-design classes expectedare Melges 32, Melges 24, Finn, J/22, J/24, J/30, Lightning,Lasers, Kiteboards, Club 420s, Open Flying Scot, Viper 640,VX, V15, Moths.

More information, as well as hotels and directions areposted on the Web site, www.mardigrasregatta.org. Limitedfree “college style” housing is available.

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46' Beneteau Oceanis 461, 2000, Never char-tered, 2 cabin, Electric winches, New Sails,. Newelectronics, Fresh Bottom, $195,000, Clark @561-676-8445

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MULTI-HULLS60' CUSTOM CATAMARAN 1999 $574,900 TARPON SPRINGS BILL51'JEANTOT/PRIVILEDGE CAT 1994 $499,000 WEST PALM BEACH TOM48' NAUTITECH CATAMARAN 1998 $349,000 PUNTA GORDA HARRY46' FOUNTAINE PAJOT BAHIA 2000 $239,000 ST. AUGUSTINE TOM45' VOYAGE CATAMARAN 2007 $359,900 BVI TOM44' LAGOON POWER CAT 2007 $569,000 SARASOTA DOUG44' LAGOON CATAMARAN 2007 $499,000 CARIBBEAN KEVIN44' LAGOON CATAMARAN 2004 $359,000 GRENADA KEVIN44' LAGOON CATAMARAN 2007 $499,000 COLUMBIA BOB43' VOYAGE CATAMARAN 1998 $259,000 FLORIDA TOM43' PRIVILEDGE 435 2001 $447,206 ITALY TOM42' LAGOON CATAMARAN 2007 $449,000 FLORIDA KEVIN38' ROBERTSON CAINE CAT 1999 $210,000 GUATEMALA RICK36' ENDEAVOUR POWER CAT. 2001 $169,000 PUNTA GORDA LEO36' INTERCONTINENTAL TRI. 1969 $ 64,900 GULFPORT ROY S. 36' G-CAT POWER CAT 2008 $249,900 DADE CITY ROY S35' ISLAND PACKET CAT 1993 $144,900 TAMPA MARK34' PDQ CATAMARAN 1990 $124,900 FT MYERS LEO23' TREMOLINO TRIMARAN 1979 $ 5,995 PANAMA CITY BUTCH

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53’ Custom Herreshoff Ketch 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$225,000

50’ Beneteau Oceanis Custom 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD

44’ Morgan Catalina CSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$67,900

43’ Hinckley 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD

42’ J/Boat 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$198,500

41’ Bristol 41.1 Center Cockpit 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000

40’ Freedom Ketch 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900

37’ Tayana Cutter 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86,500

36’ Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$137,900

35’ Catalina 350 Sloop 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD

32 Melges (2) ’05 & ’07 - good sails, light use, sellers will trade down $99,000

32’ C&C 99 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED ASKING $104,000

41.1 Bristol Center Cockpit 1983.This one owner boat has recently hadher decks & nonskid professionally re-finished, repowered Yanmar diesel,new Garmin Plotter/Digital Radar.Asking $165,000.00. Call Tom D’Am-ato 727.480.7143

39’ Beneteau 393 Sloop 2002 -140% genoa (2008) on roller furler, fullbatten main w/ "Stackpack" (2008),cruising spinnaker w/ ATN sock, 56HPYanmar, dodger, cherrywood interior,Raymarine electronics w/ radar, Gar-hauer dinghy engine lift, and more.Asking $117,500. Call Andy Gillis239.292.1915 or [email protected].

2004 32’ C&C 99 well maintained andlightly used since 2008. Racing andcruising sails, full electronics, docksideA/C. Ready to race or cruise. RE-DUCED ASKING $104,000, bring of-fers. Call Rick 727.403.9910

44’ Morgan/Catalina CSY C/C Sloop1988. Yanmar diesel, roller furling,radar, SSB, windvane steering, dinghyw/OB. Reduced to $67,900. Call AndyGillis in Fort Myers [email protected]

54’ Morgan/Heritage Custom ketch1993. This vessel is for the serious liveaboard cruiser. Shoal draft, stoutlybuilt. Call Courtney Ross for details727.709.1092.

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SAIL AND POWER BOATS66' 2004 NOVATEC ISLANDER..............................................$499,00054' 2006 HYLAS .....................................................................$990,00054' 1988 CROWTHER CATAMARAN......................................$259,90051' 2006 PASSPORT 515 VISTA CENTER COCKPIT............$895,00050' 2003 SYMBOL PILOTHOUSE ..........................................$339,90047' SEA RAY 2008 SEDAN BRIDGE ......................................$535,00047' 2001 CATALINA 470 .......................................REDUCED $229,90043' ALBIN TRAWLER 1986 CLASSIC DC .............REDUCED $99,90042' 1983 BENETEAU FIRST.....................................................$78,90042' 1987 SABRE SHOAL DRAFT ...........................................$135,00042' SABRE 426 2004 ..............................................................$325,00041' 2003 MAINE CAT 41 CHARTER CAT ............REDUCED $349,90040' 1983 JEANNEAU SUN FIZZ ...............................................$81,00040' 1997 SABRE 402....................................................................SOLD40' 1956 HINCKLEY..................................................................$39,90040' 1987 BENETEAU 40 FIRST CLASS 12 .............REDUCED 52,90038' SABRE 386 2010 ....................................................................CALL38' 1990 ISLAND PACKET CUTTER ......................................$149,90038' 1983 SABRE 38 CENTERBOARD......................................$63,90038' 1983 SABRE 38 CUSTOM BULB KEEL 5' DRAFT.............$79,90036' 1996 SABRE 362 ..............................................................$139,90036 1970 CHEOY LEE CUTTER YAWL......................................$66,90035' 1969 CLASSIC ANSTEY STRIDER...................................$19,50032' 1985 SABRE SHOAL DRAFT .............................................$45,000

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2007 West Marine dinghy Model HP2. A lit-tle used. 9’ 2” inflatable, weighs 88 poundswith a capacity of 885 pounds. Doesn’t fit onmy davits, so want to sell. $900. (941) 927-3373. Sarasota, FL. (2/12) _________________________________________New WindRider 17. $8995. Call Brian atBimini Bay Sailing. (941) 685-1400

2007 Com-Pac Horizon Cat 20’. Yanmardiesel, w/trailer, Bimini top, cockpit cushions,dual battery w/built-in battery charger andmuch more. $31,671. Call Paul at MastheadEnterprises (800) 783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

28’ O’ Day Sloop 1983, with Universal Diesel.Clean boat, wheel steering, roller furling,155% genoa, 100% jib, main w/2 reefs,Bimini, galley, stove, ice box, pressure water,enclosed head, V-berth, shore power, 2anchors, VHF, depth. Sleeps 5. Asking$11,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

1985 S2 9.1. Two Mains, 3 chutes, Harken RF,multiple headsails, cruising chute. GPS/ChartPlotter, Nexus instruments, Auto tiller, LifeSling, folding prop, Bimini. Bcoated. 5’ 6”draft. $17,200 OBO. (352) 746-1329, (352)445-6359. (3/12)

J/29 for sale. Racing yacht. 1983 mast-head/outboard version. Large inventory ofracing sails. Almost new 2 1/2hp Tohatsu.Interior recently refurbished. Well cared for byskipper until his recent passing. Located atFort Walton Beach, FL. Asking $14,900. CallGeorge at (850) 585-1028, or Rick at (850)261-4129. (2/12)

1968 International 210 Racing Sloop.Includes trailer. Very good condition. 29 ft, 10in. Danish plywood hull with fiberglasssheath, aluminum spars, lead keel.http://1968international210.shutterfly.com,www.210class. com, $3700. Jacksonville, FL,(904) 923-3923. (3/12)

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'02 CATALINA 470...................................$275,000'01 CATALINA 470...................................$265,000'90 MORGAN 41 .......................................$96,000'06 BENETEAU 373 ................................$158,900'84 CAL 35.................................................$35,500'09 BENETEAU 31 ..................................$110,000'85 J/27......................................................$22,000'85 WAVELENGTH 24.................................$8,500'84 CATALINA 22.........................................$5,000'07 WEST WIGHT POTTER 19 .................$11,500

J/30 1972 in excellent shape. Ready torace/cruise, many sails and all workinginstruments, green hull. Pics at www.sal-saverde. org, in Apollo Beach, FL. Asking$24,000 obo. Call (352) 562-4030, [email protected]. (4/12)

$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutterrigged ketch. Hull & Volvo engine & trans-mission were completely re-conditioned in2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built inSweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot set-tee/berths each side and a semi-enclosedforward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL.Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613 [email protected]. (3/12)

31’ Mariner Ketch 1970. 44 HP rebuilt PerkinsDiesel. Complete retro. Full keel. 2 mains, 2mizzens, cruising chute w/sock, windlass,Bimini, dinghy, S/S propane stove, GPSw/charts. A must see at our docks. Asking$29,900. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100

31’ Beneteau First 310 1993. $41,000.Shoal Draft, wheel steering, Volvo dieselpower, refrigeration, excellent sail inventoryincluding full batten main and spinnaker. CallNic Ware (305) 510-7081. Email;[email protected].

2004 Catalina 310 $61,900 Over $30,000 ofUpgrades All New Electronics, AC, Wiring,Batteries etc Shoal Draft, R/f Genoa St.Petersburg, FL 727-214-1590 x 3 Full Specs &Pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

32’ Catalina 320 2000. Yanmar 27hpw/485hrs, wing keel, new Raymarine elec-tronics 2009 incl. C70 GPS/Plotter, full battenmain w/Dutchman, 135% r/f genoa, mostrunning rigging replaced 2011, dinghy &O/B, electric windlass, and more. Excellentcondition, lightly sailed. Asking $75,900.Scott Pursell, Massey Yacht Sales, (941) 720-4503, [email protected].

32’ Catalina 320 Wing Keel. 1995,Tall rig!Wing Keel! Perkins M30 just majored!Marine A/C. $44,900. Leo @ 941-504-6754,www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards YachtSales.

1970 Pearson 33. Good sails. Full battenmain. Profurl head sail. Westerbeke diesel.Many upgrades. $12,700. Will consider tradeof small boat on its trailer towards payment.Call Jesse (813) 363-3172. (2/12)

33 CSY 1980. Beautiful liveaboard cruiser,Cutter rig, Deep Draft, 50 HP Perkins, A/C,Wind & Solar power, Inverter-Charger,Watermaker, ST5000 Autopilot, LofransWindlass, GPIRB, much more. $43,900. RivieraBeach, FL. (305) 942-3167. Email [email protected] for specs and equipment list.(4/12)

2011 Beneteau 34. $156,000. Commissioned12/2010, AC, Refrig, AP, A90 Chartplotter, 4’6shoal draft, In mast furling, r/f genoa, ST70electronics, NEW Condition. St. Petersburg,FL. (727) 214-1590. Full Specs & pics atwww.MurrayYachtSales.com.

34’ Hunter, 1984. Yanmar 23 hp, fridge, VHF,GPS, speedo, depth, dinghy, outboard, 4’3”draft. $23,000. Stewart Marine, Miami,(305) 815-2607.

34’ PDQ Catamaran,1990. Solar Panel! WindGenerator! Windlass! Dinghy & Davits! A/C &MORE! $124,900. Leo @ 941-504-6754,www.CatamaransinFlorida.com. EdwardsYacht Sales.

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Bristol 35 1973. Good boat for a serioussailor. 6 ft. full keel, sea-friendly. Yanmardiesel. Dinghy w/OB. Autopilot, chartplotter,roller furling and all required equipment. Boatand all equipment in good condition. Readyto cruise. Location Jacksonville. $22,000. [email protected]. (4/12)

35’ Catalina 350 Sloop 2006. In-mast main-sail furling, 135% roller-furling genoa, dodgerw/Bimini, A/C, Raymarine E80, ST series, &autopilot. Dinghy w/ outboard, $127,900Raymarine E80, ST series, autopilot. AndyGillis in Fort Myers. (239) 292-1915.

Intercontinental Trimaran 36’X18’X3’2”.Molded FG, 36hp Yanmar. Extensively recon-ditioned/outfitted. Spacious cockpit: newcushions, full enclosures, Chart plotterw/Sirius radio/weather. Finely fitted yachtinterior: two full-sized double beds, newupholstery, 10,000 BTU AC unit, solar panel,TV, 3-burner range/oven, cold-plate refrigera-tor, microwave, 2KW generator. Aft cabin.$64,900. Gulfport.(813) 956-3119. (3/12)

2006 Hunter 36 trade in. We sold it new andtook it in trade. Very well equipped and main-tained, GPS, AP, A/C, canvas etc. Priced to sellat $111,000. Call Frank Hamilton at (941)704-3300 or e-mail [email protected]

Wharram Tangaroa MKIV+, 2002 36 ’x19’. Beams lashed on top of deck, singlemast with gaff wing sail, jib, large Bimini,unique cockpit, 6+’ standing headroom inextended cabins, 230w solar with large bat-teries, two 8hp Yamahas, inflatable with out-board, solid boat to liveaboard or cruise theislands, $65K. Dan (305) 664-0190. (3/12)

36’ Jeanneau 36i Sun Odyssey 2007. In-mastmainsail furling, roller-furling genoa, shoaldraft, A/C, dodger w/Bimini, Raymarine E80,ST series, & autopilot. $137,900. Andy Gillisin Fort Myers. (239) 292-1915.

CAL 36. Classic racer/cruiser. Fast,Strong. 2005 diesel. Newer mast/boom/rig-ging. A/C and Heat. 7 sails. Fullyequipped. Sailed regularly. OFFERS. (727)821-0949. St. Petersburg (3/12)

37’ TARTAN Centerboard Sloop. 1977 w/Westerbeke diesel, Harken RF, Jib, Genoa,Main, Storm Sail, Sea Anchor, Spinnaker,Autopilot, 2 X VHFs, SSB, Wind, Depth, GPSNavigator, Stove, Ice Box, Pressure Water,Dinghy w/OB, lots of gear and spares. Asking$49,000. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

37’ Irwin MK IV, 1981. Well maintained andupgraded! Totally Renovated. Custom TeakMaster Stateroom, fully battened Mainw/Doyle Stack Pack, Depth sounder, GPS,A/C & more! $39,900. Call Clark @ 561-676-8445, Edwards Yacht Sales,www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

2008 Tartan 3700. Lightly used as a day sail-er since new. Only 50 hours on the dieselengine, 5-foot draft, BLUE Hull, teak toerail,stainless steel hand rails, dorades. Generator,Air Conditioning, Autopilot, Chartplotter,Bow Thruster, Bimini, Cockpit Cushions andRemote Electric Anchor Windlass Control.This boat has never been slept on so electrichead, stall shower and beds are nearly new.Call Bill at Massey (727) 492-7044

37’ Endeavour 1979, with 50hp Perkinsdiesel. Traditional “B” Plan layout with for-ward V-berth. Harken RF, GPS Chart Plotter,Radar, Auto-Pilot, Manual Windlass, S/SDavits, Marine Air, Propane Stove. Beautifulinterior. At our docks. Asking $29,900.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

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37’ Tayana Cutter 1985. “Pullman” berth lay-out, 33 HP Yanmar diesel, dual Harken furlers,Awlgripped topsides and deck, wind generator,watermaker. Asking $86,500. “ASK ANDY!”Andy Gillis (239) 292-1915 [email protected].

Premium Island Packet 380 2003 Out-standing equipment, proven blue water readyto sail away for extended cruising. The ownershave taken excellent care of this vessel, nothingleft undone. For the serious buyer that knowswhat they want. Recently NEW EquipmentAuto Pilot, Radar, Chart Plotter, Inverter,Windlass, JBL Stereo System, Wind, Speed, andDepth, VHF, and Flat Screen TV. Located inIndiantown, Florida. Details: John McNally(561) 262-3672 [email protected] Stuart FL location

1983 Sabre 38. Shoal Draft. 2 starting at$63,900. Choose 4’3” swing keel or 5’ BulbKeel. Performance Cruising on a budget. Callfor details or visit our website for pix andspecs. [email protected]. 941-350-1559.www.grandslamyachtsales.com.

38 Cabo Rico Cutter, 1981. Cruise readynow. Recaulked this summer, indigo canvas2008, 6 coats epoxy 2007. Six sails, windlass,autopilot on rudder post, top loading fridge.$85,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607, or www.marinesource.com.

39’ Corbin Pilothouse 1981, 64 hpPathfinder diesel 200 hrs, blue water cruiser,Gen Set, All Roller furling, solar, wind gen,radar, auto pilot, GPS, electric windlass, fullgalley + more. $99,900. Cortez Yacht Sales(941) 792-9100

39’ Beneteau 393 2002. $129,900. Shoaldraft, new dodger, Raymarine plotter, ST60system, and radar. Heat & AC. 56 hpYanmar. “Call Kelly.” Kelly Bickford CPYB,Massey Yacht Sales. [email protected]

39’ Beneteau 393 Sloop 2002. 140% genoaroller furler, full batten main, cruising spin-naker, 56HP Yanmar, Dodger and fly,Raymarine electronics w/radar, more. Asking$117,500. “ASK ANDY!” Andy Gillis (239) 292-1915. [email protected].

Schucker 40, 1980. Asking $99,500. Perkins65hp, generator, AC/Heat, refrig, 200-gallonfuel/water, 100 gallon-holding, 14’ beam 3’2” draft. Call Bob for details. Located CapeCoral, FL. (239) 560-0664. Bring offers.(3/12)

40’ Jeanneau Sun Fizz 1983. $81,000.Proven Passagemaker. Radar, GPS, PerkinsDiesel, Fridge and freezer, Solar panel andincludes dinghy and life raft and lots more.Call Nic Ware (305) 510-7081. Email;[email protected].

40’ Condor Trimaran 1987. USCG-Docu-mented Vessel with unrestricted CoastwiseEndorsement. LEX-SEA was previously ownedby Ted Turner Jr. as Troika. Fast, fun and capa-ble of ocean racing. Great sail inventory,recent Yanmar 29, Maxi Prop, New Dodger,Stack Pack, Hood RF, Custom Helm Seats.RayMarine Electronics. Key Largo. $59,900.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

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56' Custom Wood Schooner ’07 . . . . .$950,00045' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,00040' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,90039' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,90037' Tartan 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,00037' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,90031' Mariner Ketch 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,90028' O'Day 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900

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42' Express Bridge 1988 Diesel . . . . . . .$92,00034' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . . . . . .$24,90034' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . . . . . . .$29,90028' Diesel Charter Boat & Business . . . .$44,000

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2002 Beneteau First 40.7 $147,900. OneOwner. AC, Full Racing Inventory, FullElectronics, Extremely Well Maintained,Race/Cruise Ready. (727) 214-1590 ext. 3.Full Specs/Pics : www.MurrayYachtSales.com

41’ Morgan Out Island 416 Ketch, 1981.Perkins 82hp diesel, fully battened main, spin-naker, #48 Lewmar self-tailing sheet winches,dinghy, outboard. $45,000. Stewart Marine,Miami. (305) 815-2607.

41’ Concordia Sloop 1953, Yanmar diesel.Own a classic piece of yachting history, Actaeawas the flagship for the New York Yacht Cluband also has a winning racing history.Completely restored and the most beautifulyacht. Last haul 4-11. Check our website forall info and lots of pictures. www.sayacht-sales.com. (904) 829-1589

2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning,Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In MastFurling $224,900. St. Petersburg, FL. (727)(214) 1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996,Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins,two heads w/shower, roller furling main, elec-tric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley,Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $109,000.Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

47’ Catalina 470 Sloop 2001. $234,900. Inmast furling, electric winch, GPS chartlplotter,bowthruster, full canvas package, generator,electric windlass, wind generator, refrigera-tion, freeze. Alan Pressman 941-350-1559,[email protected]

1999 Catalina 470. Bowthruster, Genset, 3AC, Windlass upgrade, custom arch anddavits, and a lot more. $224,000. NewOrleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. www.murrayy-achtsales.com.

51’ Beneteau Idylle 15.5, 1986. Well-equipped cruising yacht, low enginehours, Genset, A/C, radar, chart plotter,recent bottom job and more! $149,000. CallJane @ 813-917-0911, Edwards Yacht Sales,www.SailboatsinFlorida.com

2006 Passport 515 Vista. Better than new.Fully loaded, shoal draft, Yanmar 300 hours,generator, custom arch, Bow thruster, ice-maker, refrig/freezer, in mast furling, full can-vas and more. $895,000 [email protected]. 941-350-1559. www.grandslamyacht-sales.com.

60’ Custom Aluminum Motorsailer 2003,Detroit Diesel w/600 hrs., Structurally over-built, Autopilot, Depth, Compass, SSB, GPS,Avon Dinghy, Electric dinghy davits, Washer,Dryer, Electric Windlass, AC, Crash Bulkhead,59’ mast height, 5’ draft, 3 staterooms, SidePower bow thruster, Great Cruising boat.Asking $249,000. www.sayachtsales.com.(904) 829-1589

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Cape Cod Sailor - Boatowner (experienced &well qualified) would like to rent a sloop,approx. 30 ft.—give or take—for 1 or 2months, for cruising in the Ft. Myers/Bradenton area. Flexible on most aspects.Please contact Tony Volk, tel. (508) 420-8834,or email [email protected]. (2/12)

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Running lights. Antique copper. Embossedport, starboard, stern and two masthead lights.Some dents. Sound lenses. Electric needs over-hauling. Approximately 5.5 inches high, 3.5inches wide, 3.5 inches deep. All 5: $200.(252) 331-1559. [email protected].

BOYE BOAT KNIVES. Cobalt blades, extremecutting power. No rust, ever. Handcraftedquality, lightweight, great everyday and safe-ty carry, stays sharp. Super reviews. Made inUSA since 1971. www.boyeknives.com. (800)853-1617. (2/12)

Marine Flea Market and Clearance—New &Used blocks, cleats, line, fenders, boat hooks,electrical, trailer parts, marine BBQ, portableA/C, furling units, anchors, winches & oddparts. Masthead Enterprises. 2201 1st Ave. S.,St. Petersburg, (727) 327-5361

_________________________________________Catamaran Parts. NACRA 18-Square, twohulls, cross beams, sail with battens, assortedgear. Make an offer for each part or all. DaveEllis. St. Petersburg, FL. [email protected]. _________________________________________Stainless Steel Propeller, Michigan Matchright hand 14 1/4 x 23”, part # 013050, $20Shore power “Y” adaptor cable, like new,$100. (609) 231-9052. (3/12) _________________________________________Solar Panel, Siemens 55 watt, approx 31” x23”, produces 2 amps, $50. Palmetto (941)776-5580 or [email protected].(3/12)

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2 New Marine Engines. 2 New Yanmar3JH4E 37HP V-Drives. Full Warranty. Type BPanels. $4800 each, or $9000 for the pair.(941) 722-2400. (2/12)

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Edwards Yacht Sales is Expanding! We haveseveral openings for Yacht Brokers in Florida.Looking for experienced broker or will train theright individual. Must have boating back-ground and be a salesman. Aggressive adver-tising program. 37% sales increase in 2010,Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence,Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222www.EdwardsYachtSales.com,Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com._________________________________________Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do youprefer to sell yachts from your home office? Ifyou do and are a proven, successful yacht salesprofessional, we have positions open for Floridawest and east coast. Take advantage of theMassey sales and marketing support, sales man-agement and administration while workingfrom home selling brokerage sail and power-boats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or sendresume to [email protected] (Inquiry will bekept in confidence)

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Tropic Isles Mobile Home Park & Marina. A55+ resident-owner waterfront community.Lots and homes available, with and withoutslips. Located on the coast of Terra Ceia Bay inthe Palmetto-Bradenton area, FL. (941) 721-8888, or (941) 721-7687. (4/12)

Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake inNortheast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lake-front adult mobile home park. Convenientlylocated, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $3500to $14,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecres-centflorida.com (3/12A)

High (35+ feet ASL) wooded, building lot 1/2mile southeast GeorgeTown, Exuma,Spectacular views: Elizabeth Harbour, StockingIsland, Crab Key. Road and Power in. Beachaccess. $65,000. (813) 956-3119. (3/12)

WHY PAY BOAT SLIP RENT WHEN YOU CANOWN YOUR OWN!! For sale, lot and slip onprime location in Pensacola, FL. 5 miles fromPensacola pass (open water) and 3/4 milesfrom boat ramp. Has a dock w/powerpedestal and water. Private and quiet locationin Davenport Bayou. Perfect place for yourdream home on the water. (662) 285-7129. Priced to sell $165,000. (4/12)

Waterfront home with dock for rent. FortLauderdale, Riverland area. Sailor’s Delight. 2/2house on deep water w/pool, 65’ dock space, 8’low tide. Please call (954) 294-2168.

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Tropic Isles Mobile Home Park & Marina.Slips available $6.50/ft/mo. Utilities Included.Sail the protected waters of Tampa Bay or theblue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. No bridges.(941) 721-8888, or (941) 721-7687. (4/12)

DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips startat $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. ShelteredMarina accommodates up to 28’ sail or powerboats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office:(941) 755-1912. (3/12A)

WET and DRY SLIPS AVAILABLE. Very reason-able rates. Gulfport Yacht Club, Florida. Wetslips for boats up to 26 feet, shoal draft. Dryspaces up to 22 feet, mast up, multihulls wel-comed. Next door to Gulfport MunicipalMarina. www.Gulfportyachtclub.com. Pulldown menu for rates. Contact [email protected]. (4/12)_________________________________________

35’ boat slip for sale or rent at Dowry CreekMarina in Belhaven, NC. Can hold a largersailboat. $9,900 to buy or $125/month torent. Call (303) 921-7767. (3/12)

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Absolute Tank Cleaning.................................30Advanced Sails ..............................................34All American Boat Storage.............................30Alpen Glow ...................................................27American Rope & Tar ..............................31, 56Aqua Graphics...............................................30Atlantic Sail Traders .......................................34Aurinco Solar.................................................31Bacon Sails ..............................................34, 58Beaver Flags ..................................................31Beneteau Sailboats ........................................BCBeta Marine...................................................57Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals............................55Bluewater Insurance ......................................61Bluewater Sailing School ...............................11Boaters’ Exchange .........................................54BoatNames.net..............................................30BoatUS Insurance ..........................................25Borel .............................................................31Bo’sun Supplies .............................................38Cajun Trading Rigging...................................33Capt. George Schott .....................................30Capt. Jagger ..................................................30Capt. Marti Brown ..................................30, 46Capt. Rick Meyer...........................................30Captains License Class ...................................82Catalina Rendezvous .....................................28Catalina Yachts.......................................IFC, 54Catamaran Boatyard ...............................30, 41Charleston Sailing School ........................47, 48Clear Air Systems...........................................19Clearwater Municipal Marina ........................52Commercial Marine Coatings ..................31, 62Coolnet Hammocks.................................32, 60CopperCoat ..................................................59Cortez Yacht Brokerage .................................81Couples Sailing School ..................................48CPT Autopilot................................................82Crown Cars Regatta ......................................15Cruising Solutions .........................................46Dania Nautical Flea Market .............................7Defender Industries .......................................10Dockside Radio..............................................44Doyle/Ploch Sails ...........................................34Dr. LED......................................................9, 32Dunbar Sales .....................................IFC,54, 71Dunbar Sales Sailing School ..........................48Dwyer mast...................................................82Eastern Yachts ...............................................BCEastern Yachts/Beneteau ...............................BCEco Clad Bottom Paint ..................................12

Edwards Yacht Sales ......................................72Ellies Sailing Shop..........................................30Evander Cup .................................................15Fair Winds Boat Repairs .................................33Flagship Sailing .............................................48Florida Yacht Group ......................................BCFlying Scot Sailboats......................................80Ft. Myers Beach Mooring Field ......................43Garhauer Hardware .......................................39Glades Boat Storage ........................................8Grand Slam Yacht Sales .................................76Gulfport City Marina .....................................26Gypsy Wind Solar ..........................................29Harborage Marina........................................IBCHawk’s Cay Marina........................................52Hidden Harbor Marina ..................................52Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack................................20Hotwire/Fans & other products ....................32Innovative Marine Services ......................30, 34Irish Sail Lady ................................................34Island Packet .................................................73J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales ..........................75Kelly Bickford, Broker.....................................74Key Lime Sailing ............................................33Knighton Sails ...............................................34Leather Wheel ...............................................32Mack Sails .....................................................63Madeira Beach Municipal Marina ..................55MainsailNewsTV ............................................53Maptech Cruising Guide ...............................42Marine Supply Warehouse.............................32Massey Yacht Sales ................................IFC, 73Masthead Enterprises ...................32, 35,54, 74Mastmate .....................................................32Matthews Point Marina .................................48Miami Boat Show............................................3Moor Electronics ...........................................32Morehead City Yacht Basin............................17Morgan Invasion ...........................................28Mrs. G Diving ...............................................31Mt. Dora Yacht Club .....................................26Mug Race......................................................11Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ...................75,BCNational Sail Supply ......................................35Nature’s Head ...............................................32Nautos Sailboat Hardware .............................32Nickle Atlantic Bedding Systems....................40North Carolina School of Sailing ...................48North Sails ...................................................62North Sails Direct ..........................................36North Sails Outlet..........................................83

NV-Charts......................................................31Offshore Sailing School .................................48Palm Coast Marina ........................................52Pasadena Marina ...........................................52Pedersen Canvas ...........................................40Porpoise Used Sails........................................35Regata del Sol Al Sol Regatta...........................4Regatta Pointe Marina.....................................9Rigging Only .................................................33Rivertown Marina & Boatyard .......................52Riviera Dunes Marina.....................................22Ross Yacht Sales.............................................74Sail Repair .....................................................35Sailing Florida Charters..................................48Sailing Florida Sailing School .........................48SailKote ...................................................18, 35Sailrite ...........................................................23Sarasota Nautical Flea Market........................14Schurr Sails....................................................63Sea School ....................................................16Sea Tech........................................................82Seafarer Marine Supply .................................33Seaworthy Goods....................................24, 33Shadetree......................................................53Simply Danish ...............................................33Snug Harbor Boats & Co...............................54Southeast US Boat Show .................................5Sparman USA ................................................29Spotless Stainless.....................................33, 37SSB Radio Books......................................30, 46St, Petersburg Yacht Club Races ....................15St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises....................48St. Barts/Beneteau.........................................BCSt. Petersburg Municipal Marina ...................52Star Marine Outboards..................................34Strictly Sail Miami............................................3StrictlySailing.com.........................................78Suncoast Race Week......................................15Sunrise Sails, Plus ..........................................34Tackle Shack..................................................20Tiki Water Sports ...........................................54Treasure Harbor Marine.................................52Turner Marine Yacht Sales ............................IFCTwin Dolphin Marina.....................................52Ullman sails .............................................30, 35US Spars........................................................57Wayward Winds Book....................................45West Marine ..................................................13Windrider Trimarans ......................................24Yachting Gourmet .........................................31Zarcor Marine Products .................................21

Northern Gulf Coast Race CalendarSee local club websites for club races.

LEGENDBucYC Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, ALBWYC Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MSCSA Corinthian Sailing Association, New Orleans, LAFWYC Fort Walton Yacht Club, Fort Walton Beach, FLFYC Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, ALHYC Houston Yacht Club, Houston, TXGYC Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MSJYC Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MSLFYC Lake Forest Yacht Club, Daphne, ALNYC Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FLMYC Mobile Yacht Club, Mobile, ALNOYC New Orleans Yacht Club, New Orleans, LAPBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FLPontYC Pontchartrain Yacht Club, New Orleans, LAPYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FLSYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA

FEBRUARY4 Mardi Gras Regatta. PYC5 Super Bowl Regatta. BWYC11 Valentine Regatta. PBYC12 Billy Goat Regatta. BucYC25-26 Mardi Gras Regatta. NOYC

MARCH3 Maxine Sansom Series #1, NYC10-11 USODA Gulf Coast Championship - BWYC11 Maxine Sansom Series #2 – PBYC17 Maxine Sansom Series #3 – PYC17-18 Alfonso Sutter Laser D14 Championship – GYC17-18 So. Nichols Team Racing – SYC17-18 HS Sailing Regatta – PontYC18-23 FS Midwinters - SYC24-25 Dogwood Regatta – FYC24-25 Spring Fling Jane England – JYC24-25 N.O-Mandeville &Return – SYC/PontYC/CSA/NOYC24-25 Elissa Regatta – HYC24-25 Spring Showdown – FWYC31 Ragtop Regatta – LFYC31-1 Wet & Cool - FYC

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............................................32,35,54,74National Sail Supply,new&used online...................................................35North Sails Direct/sails online by North .................................................36North Sails,new and used .................................................................62,83Porpoise Used Sails ................................................................................35Rigging Only ........................................................................................33Sail Repair..............................................................................................35Schurr Sails,Pensacola FL........................................................................63Sunrise Sails,Plus ...................................................................................34Ullman Sails ......................................................................................30,35

US Spars ................................................................................................57CANVASPedersen Canvas....................................................................................40Shadetree Awning Systems ....................................................................53SAILING SCHOOLS/CAPTAIN’S LICENSE INSTRUCTIONBluewater sailing school....................................................................11,48Captains License Class ...........................................................................82Charleston Sailing School .................................................................47,48Couples Sailing School...........................................................................48Dunbar Sales Sailing School...................................................................48Flagship Sailing......................................................................................48Offshore Sailing School..........................................................................48Sailing Florida Charters & School...........................................................48Sea School/Captain’s License ................................................................16MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIESBeta Marine ...........................................................................................57Star Marine Outboards ..........................................................................34MARINAS, MOORING FIELDS, BOAT YARDSAnchorage Marina .....................................................................................Catamaran Boatyard .........................................................................30,41Clearwater Municipal Marina.................................................................52Ft. Myers Beach Mooring Field ..............................................................43Glades Boat Storage ................................................................................8Gulfport City Marina..............................................................................26Harborage Marina ................................................................................IBCHawk’s Cay Marina ................................................................................52Hidden Harbor Marina...........................................................................52Madeira Beach Municipal Marina...........................................................55Matthews Point Marina..........................................................................48Morehead City Yacht Basin ....................................................................52Palm Coast Marina ................................................................................52Pasadena Marina ...................................................................................52Regatta Pointe Marina .............................................................................9Rivers Edge Marina ....................................................................................Rivertown Marina & Boatyard................................................................52Riviera Dunes Marina .............................................................................22St. Petersburg Municipal Marina............................................................52Treasure Harbor Marine .........................................................................52Twin Dolphin Marina .............................................................................52CHARTERS, RENTALS, FRACTIONALBimini Bay Sailboat Rentals ....................................................................55Flagship Sailing......................................................................................48Key Lime Sailing ....................................................................................33Sailing Florida Charters ..........................................................................48Treasure Harbor Marine .........................................................................52MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, DIVE SERVICES, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC.Absolute Tank Cleaning .........................................................................30Aqua Graphics .......................................................................................30Bluewater Insurance...............................................................................61BoatNames.net ......................................................................................30BoatUS Insurance...................................................................................25Fair Winds Boat Repairs/Sales.................................................................33Innovative Marine Services................................................................30,34Mrs. G Diving .......................................................................................31CAPTAIN SERVICESCapt. George Schott..............................................................................30Capt. Jagger ..........................................................................................30Capt. Rick Meyer ...................................................................................30MARINE ELECTRONICSMoor Electronics....................................................................................32Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication....................................................82SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKSBoatNames.net ......................................................................................30Capt. 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Dora Yacht Club..............................................................................26Mug Race ..............................................................................................11Sarasota Nautical Flea Market ................................................................14Southeast US Boat Show..........................................................................5St,Petersburg Yacht Club Races..............................................................15Strictly Sail Miami ....................................................................................3Suncoast Race Week ..............................................................................15

It was summer, January, 1987, andwe were halfway between Ponape

and Chuk Lagoon in the NorthernMarianna Islands. I had been sailingFlame, my 52-foot ketch, for over fouryears in the South Pacific—a realdream come true. My son Scott hadjoined me the year before in NewZealand, and we were having a ballbeing on board together. Before leav-ing Ponape, I had met Bill, a manonboard our flight from Guam toPonape, who had expressed interest insailing with us. It would be a short,three-day sail in ideal conditions fromPonape to Chuk.

Bill was a very likable guy andknew some people with the airlinethat I knew, so I invited him. My sonand I, with the help of Bill and ourfriend Jack, departed Ponape for Chukon Jan. 10 at nine in the morning. Theweather was ideal. Before the sun hadset on our first day, I had noticed thatBill was feeling very uncomfortableon the boat. He even had a hard timewalking around on deck, consideringhe wasn’t seasick, and the boat waslaying very level in the water. Wewere sailing downwind in light tomoderate winds. The first night, Billhad showed concern about our navi-gation in how we knew our position. Itried to console him by explaining thatnot only was I a retired airline pilot,but I had been sailing the Pacific formany years and felt as safe aboardFlame as I did aboard a commercialjetliner.

Bill seemed to take the secondnight much better. But we were mak-ing too much speed, and our arrival inChuk would be before daylight. Ialways plan my arrivals at all ports ofcall during daylight hours. Before Iwent to bed on the last night of ourtrip, I had Scott plot a tack out of ourway to the northeast and then back oncourse to the west, so we would arriveabout nine a.m. Even with the slowingmaneuver, the wind had picked up andwe were still going too fast to arriveafter sunup. I decided to lower themainsail and motor-sail with only asmall headsail. I could not have imag-

ined that this maneuver would benefitus later. It was three in the morning.Our estimated arrival time was 9 a.m.

Bill had been on watch since 1 a.m,but with his experience level, he washaving a tough time holding a compassheading, so I was standing watch withhim. He was complaining that his lifewas in danger and that he was going todie aboard Flame. He was losing hissense of reality—totally losing it. It wassoon my son's turn to come on watchand relieve us. As Scott entered thesteering station to take the helm, Billstepped out from behind the helm,made a left turn onto the deck and

rolled over the lifelines on the portside, disappearing into the night.

The next few moments were filledwith decisive action. Jack came topsideas I ran to the stern and launched ourman overboard module. A man over-board at night in almost any sea condi-tions is usually a no-possibility situa-tion for rescue. I took the helm, andScott went forward and lowered theheadsail, which only took a few min-utes. Fortunately, we had taken themainsail down earlier, as it would'vecost much needed time to lower. In afew minutes, we came about. I wentbelow and logged our present position.

We also had our spotlight goingon the water. We started the searchpattern using our overboard markerand strobe for a base point for thesearch. I was also communicatingwith airline traffic to alert the U.S.

Coast Guard in Guam to contact anyfishing boats from Chuk Lagoon toassist us. Sea conditions were 2 to 3feet, but the important factor workingagainst us was the 70-degree watertemperature. It meant that over onehour in the water would mean serioushypothermia, so we were not surehow long Bill could last after the firsthour in the water. We had been con-centrating our search pattern down-wind from our floating marker andstrobe light. The marker had a seaanchor, so it would have very littledrift from its original position. Afterthe first hour of searching, we all feltin our hearts we had lost Bill.

I thought I heard a voice upwindfrom our search marker. I knew itwould be a slim chance that Bill wouldswim against the wind, considering hewent overboard fully dressed—withlong pants and running shoes. Weturned upwind of our marker and start-ed searching about 1,000 yards. It wasalmost 5 a.m, and I had gone downbelow to answer a call on our receiver. Iheard a scream—and there he was! Icame topside. Scott had Bill in the spot-light about 70 yards off our port side.We prepared a line with the horseshoeflotation, and as we neared him, heseemed to give up and went under. Butin a few seconds, he reappeared andhad a good hold on the horseshoe. Allof us got flat on the deck, and in a burstof adrenaline, we managed to get Billon deck. He was blue and going intoshock, so we covered him with blanketsand carried him below. He had been inthe water for two hours.

We arrived at the fuel dock inChuk, and cleared in. Bill told us thathe had become so annoyed that hethought his life was in danger andthat the smart thing to do was to jumpoverboard and swim 35 miles to thelagoon. We later found out that he wasan alcoholic, and because of my laterefforts, he went into a special programfor help. It took him over six monthsbefore he could even return to work.

For us and Flame, I thanked thegood Lord for his help in an almostimpossible situation.

A Summer Night in the South PacificBy Allen Richman

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