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30We Never Believed He Could Be SailingSpecial boats designed for people with disabilities and dedicated volunteers make it possible for Joshua Golden—a man who needs 24/7 care—to experience the freedom of sailing at Baltimore’s Downtown Sailing Center.by Jean Korten Moser

32Stay WarmWhen you’re a winter liveaboard accustomed to a life in which your hair may freeze while walking back from the shower to the boat, you learn some tricks to stay warm. by Andy Schell

33 Postcard from Rock CreekUnderway, but not making way… a sailor, who meant to send his postcard from the Intracoastal Waterway, sends it from his home dock, as he busily prepares for a delayed southbound adventure.by Sebastian Watt

38Great Gifts for Savvy SailorsEver buy a gift for someone that you knew was a bad idea, but you gave it to her anyway? Well, stop that! Here are SpinSheet’s top gifts for sailors this season.by Ruth Christie

43It’s Winter… Now What?What do sailors do in winter on the Chesapeake Bay? If you are at a loss of ideas, fear not. We have many.

48Being an American Cruiser AbroadBeing the object of affection, suspicion, stereotypes, and some truly bizarre moments are side effects of flying Stars and Stripes from your stern while cruising abroad.by Lisa Borre

5710,000 PicturesThat’s how many shots SpinSheet racing photographer Dan Phelps took this fall on the Bay during a busy, exciting championship racing season. Find the full stories in the Pettit Racing Beat.

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by Molly WinansEditor’s Notebook

In late October, while dining at the cozy L’Auberge Nicolas Flamel (located in the oldest house in Paris, circa 1407), one of my French friends admitted that she had never heard of

the Chesapeake Bay. It had been 24 years since I lived in France as a college student, 14 since my last visit, and 10 since I had had a meaty conversation in French. My old friends and I had some catching up to do, as did the language compartment in my brain.

The French have a versatile expression that fits how I speak the language: je me débrouille. I manage. I get by. The literal meaning: I untangle myself. This expression fits a myriad of sail-ing and life situations. Maybe it was that godsend of a language lubricant, red wine, but during my recent vacation, I was pleased by how well I uncoiled those moldy old verbs in hiberna-tion in my mind.

That my handful of Spin-Sheets weighed my baggage down by three pounds did not stop me from lugging them across the pond and passing them out to my four French friends in said cozy restaurant. As I fielded ques-tions about my life—from “Do you have kids?” to “Is the editor job full-time?”—I was reminded how exhilarat-ing it is to step so far outside your day-to-day life that no one knows your story. However surreal it is to tell it in another language, it’s so much fun. I had forgot-ten. Rooted as I am here in Annapolis, where I can’t walk to work without waving hello to seven friends, and in this magazine devoted to Chesapeake sailors, it’s also easy to forget that there are people who do not sail or know where the Bay is.

What’s frustrating about speaking a foreign language, even when you’re on a roll, is that you can be adept at communicating the big picture, but specifics require more time, concentration, and vocabulary words. I explained to my friends how large the Bay is, how wide our magazine distribution is, that we have a dozen full-time employees, and that I love my job; yet the gap between what I wished I had said about my sailing life and the actual words was wide. I couldn’t quite articulate that 2011 wasn’t much of a racing year for me, but that I had had more delightful weekends on the hook in one summer than I could remember. (French word for gunkholing? Anyone?)

I did not convey how many of my “ordinary” work days involve beautiful moments, such as rushing out on the SpinSheet

boat to snap photos of 150 race boats headed out for an over-night race. Ah, those beautiful summer evenings when the light is just right, and there’s a palpable excitement and lighthearted-ness among racers on the water. Then, there are days like today, when the head coach of the U.S. Naval Academy varsity offshore sailing team, Jahn Tihansky, will take time out of his schedule to stop by and chat with me (see page 70). Talk about a job perk.

I didn’t mention any of the awesome events that I’ll go to next year. In June 2012, a parade of international tall ships will sail up the Bay for OpSail 2012 to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of the “Star Spangled Ban-ner.” From June 1-12, the ships will be in Norfolk, Portsmouth,

Chesapeake, Hampton, and Yorktown. From June 13-19, they will parade up the Bay for celebrations in Annapolis and Baltimore. Along with American vessels such as the USCG Barque Eagle, tall ships from Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway will join the parade. How many people have in-ternational tall ship parades in their backyard? Not to mention that the public will be able to board the ships for free. It will be vraiment formidable. (Stay tuned to SpinSheet for details.)

Had I had more time with my French friends, I

may have elaborated on all I have to look forward to in 2012. I’ll have the pleasure of watching the Bermuda Ocean Race start within a five-minute boat ride from my office, and I may be on the docks in the Onion Patch for the finish. Some Annapolis friends and I are planning a Caribbean charter, for research pur-poses, of course. I’ll go to dozens of regattas and sailing events and mingle with and write about hundreds of dedicated, exuber-ant sailors. As often as possible, I will relax on the water, too. I will anchor up quiet creeks and paddleboard and kayak around in search of blue herons.

And in winter? Well, that doesn’t involve too many vocabu-lary words. I will bundle up and sail a few times, read a few books, paint a few pictures of Parisian streets, and follow my own advice on what to do in the off-season (page 43). I’ll get by. Je me débrouille.

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I have to say, “Wow!” What a surprise to see my old command on your mag’s cover. Ken Kaye (owner of Woodwind) and I were having lunch at

the Portside Cafe today talking of past Chesapeake Bay Schooner Races when, shiverrr me timbers, I looked over to see Clipper City on the cover of SpinSheet. I was overwhelmed with joyful memories. The CC was a ma-jestic vessel in her day with lots of good stories. I would be happy to share some of them with you some time. She is once again spreading smiles and making memories but in another harbor.

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A quick call with Ferguson revealed why the Clipper City remains dear to his heart. “We never won a race, but we always won the party,” he says, after having competed in many schooner races onboard the 158-foot lumber-hauling schooner replica. As the vessel was a commercial endeavor, built to carry 150 passengers, she and her crew offered three public sails daily, as well as hosted weddings, corporate events, and kids’ educational programs. “She was a training ground or first step for many, many crew, who ended up on the Pride of Baltimore or other traditional schooners… She may not have been that glamorous, but she was a true commercial vessel with a real salty side—a bit of a rogue boat—but so many good people came out of it. She developed and spread friendships and smiles and had a lot to offer.”

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Conceived in Havre de Grace

The idea for Clipper City (November cover) originated in the early 1980s

with Tom Waite. Tom and his wife, Barbara, were fellow liveaboards and my neighbors at Tidewater Marina in Havre de Grace, MD. Tom had obtained a set of drawings for a 19th century schooner, and he dreamed of having an approximate replica of her built to modern standards. The ship was to support herself by doing passenger daysails, group charters, and dockside parties.

In 1983, Tom was able to assemble a group of investors to fund the design and construction of Clipper City. A naval archi-tect was retained, and plans were produced to construct the ship of steel. Bids were ob-tained from three builders, and a contract for construction was awarded to a yard in Green Cove Springs, FL. Green Cove Springs is on the St. Johns River about 30 miles south of Jacksonville.

Construction was started in the fall of 1984. The original plan was to have the ship completed in the spring of 1985 and then bring her north to Baltimore for the summer season. Part way through construc-tion, however, the yard owner realized that he had seriously underestimated the cost and was on the verge of abandoning the project. The yard superintendent intervened and came up with a plan whereby he would lease the yard facility from the owner and move the construction forward on a time and material basis. The eventual cost, of course, far exceeded the original bid.

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Marina sailors (including me) who had been invited to be guests on the voyage north kept changing their plans accord-ingly. Finally, in August we were called to Jacksonville where the ship was undergoing final outfitting. The anticipated departure was to be in three to four days. This turned out to be three weeks, but that’s another story entirely.

Clipper City finally departed Jackson-ville on her maiden voyage September 5, 1985 and arrived in Baltimore September 9. Since that time she had been mostly used as originally intended, sailing out of Baltimore in the summer and various southern ports in the winter. Owner-ship and investors have changed over the years, and she may have been proposed for scrap at some time. I haven’t followed closely enough in recent years to say one way or the other.

~ Allen R. Philippe Havre de Grace, MD

Where Is She Now?

The topsail schooner Clipper City (No-vember cover) is active and sails out

of South Street Sea Port, Pier 17, in New York City. Formerly she sailed out of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore for years; with trips to the Caribbean in the charter trade.

~ Michael Hulme via e-mail

When We Were Wed

Clipper City… She’s a great boat. Must be. My wife Sheila and I got married

on her during a three-hour private charter out of Baltimore Harbor, in June, 1996. We hosted 80 guests for the sunset cruise wedding and reception. It was wonderful.

When I read in the November 2011 SpinSheet she may have been sold to Brazil for scrap, our hearts sank. But, a quick In-ternet search by Sheila revealed it isn’t true! She’s alive and well in New York City, after a major rehab. See the link from her current owner, Manhattan by Sail: manhat-tanbysail.com.

And, in your November “Editor’s Notebook,” great Thanksgiving season thoughts from your staff on what they’re thankful for. My favorites: Eva Hill, Tracy Leonard, and Fred Hecklinger.

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quickly. In the course of a year, we’ve added and subtracted articles and blogs, made the calendar and photo pages more user-friendly, and responded to helpful reader feedback, sometimes within min-

What’s New at SpinSheet.com?

Armchair Sailor Logbooks ■ Molly’s Blog: Snippets from her weekend sails, clipped tidbits from our print magazine, and other gems that make the editor go “hmm” find their way to SpinSheet editor’s web-log.

■ Breaking News: What Chesapeake Bay sailors ought to know about, talk about, act upon, be proud of, or laugh about shows up in this blog.

■ Life Aboard: Annapolis sailor Carrie Gentile lives on a 42-foot powerboat with her boyfriend and two big dogs. She writes about the beauties and quirks of this lifestyle about once a week in Life Aboard.

■ Southern Bay Racing: Lin McCarthy’s popular weekly digital newsletter “Southern Racing News You Can Use” appears in its entirety here.

■ Off the Bay: Although we specialize in regional sailing, we like to follow Chesapeake sailors in their travels to distant regattas and cruising grounds. You’ll find the latest news on far-flung Bay sailors in Off the Bay.

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Boats for Sale page. When readers place ads in our Brokerage section (page 73) via phone or the website, their ads are placed at spinsheet.com, often on that very day and usually, before the magazine goes to print. This is why you will sometimes see “sold” signs over boat ads in the print magazine. This means the boat has sold via spinsheet.com before the print magazine arrives on the docks.

What To Do This Weekend…In an effort to make our print magazine calendar more reader-

friendly, we streamlined it and removed the websites for each event and placed them online only at spinsheet.com. If you click to an event on our online Calendar page, it will take you right to the event page for details.

Where’s the Wind?As well as hot links to our favorite weather websites, we have a

real-time WindAlert map of the Chesapeake on our weather page. At the time of this writing, it was blowing 10 knots from the southwest at Thomas Point Light and 11 from the west southwest at Patapsco buoy. Do you have a weather website you think is lacking from our collection at spinsheet.com? Please send it to [email protected].

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December on the Bay brings a boatload of great things to do. We’re talking lighted boat parades and holiday parties, seminars and lectures, sails and cruises, star-gazing events and home

tours, festive decorations and light shows, concerts and shopping sprees, and open houses and roasted oyster feasts.

Throughout December, the little wonders in your life will especially appreciate your taking them through holiday displays of lights. Good places to go are Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis, Chesapeake Beach, Virginia Beach, and other major ports in Virginia. Many Bay ports decorate their waterfronts for the holidays. Buildings in Hamp-ton, for example, are all lit up for the holidays to get the right mix of holiday cheer reflected on the water nearby. In addition to seeing lights displays along the beach, you’ll also enjoy spying blue dolphins jump-ing and other fun animated lighted displays gracing some of the high rises in Ocean City, MD.

The first and second Saturdays in December you’ll be able to take part in or just bask in the glow of lighted boat parades in Annapolis, Balti-more, Colonial Beach, Hampton, Old Town Alexandria, Richmond, Solomons, Tall Timbers, and Yorktown. Nothing compares to seeing holiday lights strung out on vessels and reflected in the Bay’s waters.

It’s December… Get Out There, People!by Ruth Christie

In the first few weeks of December 25, similar town-wide parties happen all over the Bay, including Fells Point, North Beach, Solomons, and Vienna in Maryland and Reedville and Hampton in Virginia. For starters, Christmas in St. Michaels brings tours of waterfront homes, decorated storefronts, and oysters and Irish Coffee overlooking a glowing harbor.

Move over waterskiing squirrels… December 24 brings Santa and his helpers to the Potomac River waters off National Harbor in Owing Mills, MD. But rather than a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, the preferred modes of transportation across the water are powerboats, jet skis, waterskis, and kneeboards. Grab a viewing spot along the shore by 1 p.m. and then enjoy some steamy cocoa as the costumed characters fly by.

December 31 brings great ways to celebrate New Year’s, including dinner cruises, in Alexandria, Easton, Rock

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Founded by Annapolitan and sailor Mike Ashford, the ADBC is a non-profit organization established to support the physical and emotional recovery of breast cancer survivors. Ashford, a local busi-ness owner, retired pilot, and breast cancer survivor, says, “I originally saw Dragon Boats years ago in Asia. They date back about 2500 years in China. Then, about a year and a half ago, while preparing to give a keynote address at Anne Arundel Medi-cal Center for National Cancer Survivors Day, I learned that breast cancer survivors around the world have a lively and thriving community of Dragon Boat paddlers. It’s

great physical therapy, lots of fun, and gets the mind off cancer and surgeries.”

Thus began ADBC, which recently held a successful Bull and Oyster Roast Fund-raiser at Sarles Boatyard. “It was really, re-ally fun,” says Ashford. “It was the Saturday that the nor’easter hit, and it rained a lot. But inside it was like a Norman Rockwell painting of an old-time workshop with a potbelly stove and Christmas lights strung. We had a generous, rosy-cheeked crowd of about 200 people, and we raised a good deal of money. So, now we can finish our winter projects, which are to build a covered lift and a float at Sarles.”

Around the country, Dragon Boat racing has become an exciting new fun-draiser for breast cancer research. Each boat is paddled by a team of twenty-two. The boats are colorful, long, and narrow with two rows of 10 paddlers, a drummer in the bow, and someone to steer in the stern.

ADBC welcomes new members who are breast cancer survivors, but

it also needs and wants other supporters. “Generally, the supporters have been hus-bands who have jumped in and been very helpful,” says Ashford. “When husbands get involved, it gives them a sense of fighting the good fight. We’ve also been approached by, and accepted, women rowers who are interested for the fun and exercise of it,” he adds. For more information, to contribute, or to register as a member, visit annapolis-dragonboatclub.org.

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The Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM) recently received a major grant from the National Oceanic

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MUDDY FEET stands for Maritime Unbounded Damp and Dirty Yucky Fun Environmental Education and Training program. The grant will provide MUDDY FEET with nearly $250,000 over three years. As part of the program, school chil-dren have the opportunity to learn about the Bay and its wildlife first hand through boating and other encounters with nature. Students also learn about the people, both past and present, who work to harvest and process crabs, oysters, and other Bay delicacies, and the contributions watermen have made to our culture.

“With this grant, we will reach more than 7000 students over the next three years,” says AMM director Jeff Holland. “What makes AMM unique is that we talk not only about environmental issues of the Bay, but also the cultural heritage of the people working on the Bay. It’s the interaction over time that defines who we are. AMM has always been dedicated to educating visitors and residents, and now with the Education Center at the AMM and MUDDY FEET, we are reaching students in public schools in and around the City of Annapolis.”

The MUDDY FEET curricula have been developed in partnership with Anne Arundel County School teachers and administrators to assure that they adhere to county and state standards. “These NOAA grants are not easy to get, especially in these tough economic times. As state budgets get thinner, the competition for these grants gets fiercer. The fact that the Annapolis Maritime Museum is receiv-ing this award speaks to the excellence and effectiveness of the MUDDY FEET program,” adds U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Senate Water and Wildlife Subcommittee.

The NOAA grant has been matched by grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the Bank of America Foundation, the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation, the City of

Annapolis, and funds from AMM members. Corporate partners Watermark Cruises and the Annapolis Bus Company provide substan-tial in-kind services. This past year, 48 volun-teers donated more than 2500 hours of their time, talent, and energy to the program. Hol-land tells SpinSheet that those volunteer hours are doubly important because, in addition to the good work that is accomplished, volunteer hours count toward matching grants. To learn more, visit amaritime.org.

# AMM volunteer Fred Millheiser with Annapolis Middle School kids.


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The McCartneys have two boats. They have a J/24 Irish Rose that they use when they are racing and cruising. In the book, the family sails Irish Rose to Cape Hatteras, NC. The boys also have a smaller boat, The Breeze Racer. They can sail this boat in the cove without their parents.

The boys love to explore, sail, and fish. And the whole family likes to eat dinner at

Editor’s Note: McCartney is sponsoring an art contest in partnership with the Chesa-peake Conservation Corps, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mu-seum (CBMM). Children in grades three to five may submit original artwork reflecting their interpretation of the Bay and its issues. The artwork will be displayed at CBMM from January to March 2012.

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The man largely credited with founding the accessible sailing program at the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) a decade ago died October 27. He was 57.

Steve Gross started taking sailing lessons at the community sailing center in the late 1990s. He was named DSC marketing director in 1999 and served as president from 2000 to 2002. In 2001, he helped found the center’s accessible sailing program.

“He was one of the movers and shakers in downtown sailing,” says close friend and former DSC executive director Kirk Culbertson. “Steve was very drawn to sharing the joy of sailing with others.”

Gross had a particular affinity for the disabled, friends say, as his late father, a double-amputee, and his brother, who was born with spina bi-fida, were wheelchair-bound. In 2002, U.S. Sailing presented him with its Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion Award as part of its Commu-nity Sailing Awards. He also received a citation honoring him for his work with the accessible sailing program from Kristen Cox, Maryland’s Secretary of Disabilities, on behalf of then-Governor Bob Ehrlich. “Things like that embarrassed him,” Culbertson says. “He liked being behind the scenes… He was humble to a fault.”

Gross grew up in Pikesville, MD, where he graduated from high school in 1972. He went to college at the University of Baltimore and the University of Maryland, and then helped run his dad’s bar. He later went into the printing business and was president of Print Graphic Services. He was devoted to his parents and took care of them in their old age, even when it meant not taking more than a day’s vacation at a

time, Culbertson says. “He was in constant motion. He exhausted me,” he adds.

Shannon Darlington met Steve at DSC in 1998. Both got involved as volunteers and served on the board of directors together. She recalls, “Steve always began each conversation with ‘What’s good?’ I just thought of it as a catch phrase, but looking back, I realize how much those two words represented who Steve was as a person,” she says. “He always looked for the good in every person and every situation. He did not see obstacles in life, only challenges to overcome. Steve was the embodiment of community sailing and outreach. It did not matter your age, size, experience, or ability level. If you wanted to sail, he would get you on the water.”

Ed Duggan, who has multiple sclerosis, met Gross seven or eight years ago. “Steve taught me to sail,” he says. “Never did I ever imagine being able to sail by myself, but Steve never had any doubt.”

Gross will be remembered as the man who grew DSC’s member-ship, fleet, and programming tremendously and whose name was synonymous with the accessible sailing program. “Steve’s profound passion for sailing—especially sailing for people with disabilities—was infectious,” says current DSC executive director Kristen Berry. “I will remember Steve as being the epitome of what good sailing can do for everyone.”

The Downtown Sailing Center has set up a perpetual fund, the Steve Gross Memorial Fund, dedicated to funding the accessible sailing program. To make a donation, go to downtownsailing.org/SteveGross.

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National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) members hon-ored their first class of inductees October 23 at the San Diego YC in San Diego, CA. Inductees, chosen for their

exceptional contributions to the sport of sailing, include Betsy Alison, Hobie Alter, Charlie Barr, Paul Cayard, Dennis Connor, Nathanael Herreshoff, Ted Hood, Gary Jobson, Buddy Melges, Bus Mosbacher, Lowell North, Joshua Slocum, Olin Stephens, Ted Turner, and Harold Vanderbilt. Turner and NSHOF presi-dent and Annapolis sailor Dick Franyo are shown here.

The Annapolis-based National Sailing Center and Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history of sailing and its impact on our culture, honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to American sailing, teaching math, science, and American history, inspiring and encouraging sailing development, and providing a landmark for sailing enthusiasts. nshof.org

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To keep you in the know, SpinSheet wants to follow up on a few serious and not-so-serious competitive happenings that we’ve been following this season.

Tugging at Your Heart Strings—The 14th running of the Maritime Republic of Eastport’s (MRE) Tug of War versus An-napolis and the World hit the ground pulling and brought out the best in people November 5. Behind the Chart House Restaurant in Eastport, hundreds enjoyed live music, hot food, and cold drinks, while the Annapolis side was more subdued. The final tally was a three/three tie. The Annapolis Fire Department, BB&T, and SPCA won for MRE; and Annapolis Bootcamp, Annapolis Coed, and Navy won for Annapolis. The tug of war between the 4th Street Bars in MRE and Downtown Barhoppers in Annapolis ended in a tie. Congrats to all, especially two county firefighters who had begun dating during last year’s Slaughter Across the Water and got engaged during this year’s heat of battle. The event benefitted An-napolis Community Boating, The Bernie House, Civil Air Patrol, Eastport Elementary School, Eastport Girl’s Club, Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, and We Care And Friends. themre.org

Interlux Challenge—For removing nearly 13 tons of trash from a local creek, the South River Federation in Edgewater, MD, was one of five regional winners of 2011 Interlux Waterfront Chal-lenge awards of $4500 each. As the national winner of this year’s challenge, the Vermont-based Rozalia Project For A Clean Ocean received a $20,000 check from Interlux. Information about the 2012 Interlux Waterfront Challenge is due in February; stay tuned. southriverfederation.net

Grand Prize Winners at the Boat Shows—During the U.S. Sailboat Show this October in Annapolis, Laurie Jenner from Churchton, MD, won the Grand Prize Drawing. She is the proud new owner of a one-week Sunsail charter in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), with airfare sponsored by the BVI Tour-ism Board. On the U.S. Powerboat Show side, Jacqueline Doody from Ozone Park, NY, took home the Grand Prize: a one-week, Moorings charter in the BVI, again with airfare sponsored by the BVI Tourism Board. Be sure to sign up for a chance at the Grand Prizes during the shows in 2012. usboat.com

Lighthouse Challenge Winners—Marylanders were among the first finishers in this year’s Lighthouse Challenge September 17-18, including Charlita Allen, Dennis Bahr, Jr., Jeff and Kathy Budd, Anthony Floyd, Darnell and Frank Fried, Denise Green, Betty Lugay, Robin Ponton, Tricia Sammons, David and Andrea Wray, and Karl, Cory, Claudia, and Val Talbott. By completing the challenge in one day, the Talbotts also were the Grand First Finishers. cheslights.org


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The non-profit Baltimore County Sailing Center (BCSC), located in Rocky Point Waterfront Park, hosted the U.S. Optimist Dinghy Association (USO-

DA) Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta September 23-25. About 250 sailors ranging in age from eight to 15 years from all over the East Coast and as far away as Texas, Massachusetts, and Florida descended on Baltimore County to compete for the championship Saturday and Sunday.

It was disappointing that with all the competitors and their handlers gathered and prepped, the one element of sailing that nobody has complete control over is the weather. Unfortunate-ly, the wind never arrived after the torrential rains on Friday created a challenging mud-lined experience for everyone, including the competitors, parents, coaches, and BCSC volun-teers, who made every effort to overcome the obstacles provided by Mother Nature. The Race Committee had the champion-ship fleet out on the course ready and waiting on Sunday. Some people were heard doing wind chants. But to little use.

Amy Gross-Kehoe says, “Race committees always try to get races off safely, but sometimes that’s not possible because of the weather, wind, and other circumstances. Lack of wind and too much wind are common problems. The main regattas that really count are qualifiers to international teams.”

The good news is: the Green Fleet got a couple of races in. Lars Kristensen (Edgewater YC [EYC], OH) took first, Niels Kristensen (EYC) sailed to second, and Jake Vickers (Annapo-lis YC [AYC]) earned third. Also sailing were AYC’s Caroline Bayless, Connor Bayless, Jordan Bruce, Sam Bruce, Charlie Carty, Maddie Hawkins, Sam Reilly, and Kate Riley; Miles River YC’s Zadoc Bond and Nate Dunker; Hampton YC’s Britani Redford and Gavin Smith; Norfolk Yacht & Country Club’s Christopher Robertson; Severn SA’s Trevor Davis and Maddy Wilson, and BCSC’s Teddy Quirk, Olivia Yazigi, and Sophia Yazigi. bcsailing.org

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ctober 22-23 brought AYC’s annual Halloween Howl. In the Optimist Red/Blue/White Fleet, Stephanie Houck got first, Leo Boucher secured second, and Jed

Londrey took third. In the Optimist Green Fleet, Sam Reily earned first, Maddie Hawkins sailed to second, and Sam Bruce netted third. annapolisyc.com

Update on Corum Cup High Point

As of our print date, we found these preliminary Corum Cup High Point standings in CBYRA’s Junior Sail-ing Program. In order of first-, second-, and third-

place finishes, respectively, we have: Jed Londrey (Fishing Bay YC [FBYC]), Gray Benson (Tred Avon YC), and Josh Paper (SSA) in the Optimist series; Jeremy Herrin (FBYC), Ben Buhl (FBYC), and Matt Schofield (SSA) in the Laser Radial se-ries; and Patrick Floyd (AYC), Elena Vandenberg (AYC), and Andrew Harrington (SSA) in the Club 420 series. Buhl won last year’s CBYRA Chesapeake Bay Open Junior Laser Cham-pionship Trophy, and Floyd and Harrison Hawk won last year’s CBYRA International 420 Open Junior Championship Trophy. The annual CBYRA High Point Awards Ceremony will be this February. Stay tuned. cbyrajuniorsailing.org

Wind? What Wind?

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# Some of the action during the Junior Olympics this past summer. Photo courtesy of Rock Hall YC

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1 Two Teams Digging the Chunnel Meet Under the English Channel,

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1-24 Track Santa with NORAD’s Help

2 Christmas Carts and Carols Irvington, VA. Decorated cart

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5-9 Maryland Boating Safety Course Three evenings.

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7 Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony Pier 5, Baltimore.

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10 Holiday Open House Eastern Neck National

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10 Santa Swim 10 a.m. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay,

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10 Total Eclipse of the Moon Visible from North America.

10 Understanding Racing Rules J/World Annapolis. $125.

10-11 Christmas on Cockrell Creek

Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, VA.

10-11 Marine Diesel Engines: Level II

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11 Maritime Christmas Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, MD.

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15 Cat Herders Day

17 Luminaria Night Celebration 5 to 8 p.m. Vienna, MD.

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17 Sir Francis Beaufort, Inventor of the Windscale that Bears

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17-18 Coastal Navigation Seminar J/World

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18 Season of the Sailor Concert with Calico Jack and Bob

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19 The First Issue of Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s

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20 National Sangria Day

20-28 Hanukkah

21 John Trumpy & Sons, Builders of Fine Yachts,

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21 Winter Begins

22 For Good or Bad, Fruitcakes Are Invented, Middle Ages

24 Annual Christmas Eve Row 8 to 10 a.m. Mathews, VA.

24 Waterskiing Santa and His Helpers 1 p.m. Wilson Bridge.

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29 The USS Monitor, Under Tow for Charleston, SC, Sinks in a

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30 Rudyard Kipling, Author of Captains Courageous and The

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31 New Year’s Eve So long, 2011.

31 The Beach Boys Play First Gig Under that Name, 1961;

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3-17 InterClub Frostbite Racing Two Sundays.

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4-Jan 1 Frostbite Series Annapolis YC. Three

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4 Frostbite Series Sundays. Hampton YC, VA.

4 Gaboon Race Hampton YC. The only race of the

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4-18 Laser and Vanguard 15 Frostbite Racing

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26-30 Orange Bowl International Youth

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1 Freezin’ for a Reason 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the

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1 Leo Brady Exercise Like the Eskimos Noon. Bethany Beach, DE.

1 Polar Bear Swim 1 p.m. North Beach, MD.

1 Rappahannock County Is Founded, 1833

4 Isaac Newton Is Born in England, 1643; and the Smuttynose Brew-

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5 The First Ocean Liner, The James Monroe, Sets Sail on Her Maiden

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7 Captain’s License Renewal Class Annapolis Elks Lodge #622.

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7 The Morse Code Distress Signal CQD Is Established, 1904

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12-15 Providence Boat Show Rhode Island

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13-22 First Winter Youth Olympic

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16 Peter Benchley’s Jaws Is Published, 1974


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28 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge

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30 The 172-Foot USS Monitor Is Launched, 1862 The ironclad

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1 Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s Madness Race Old Point Comfort

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1 Hangover Bowl Annapolis YC.

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DIFFERENCES spring high low h. ht l. ht rangesharps island light –3:47 –3:50 *1.18 *1.17 1.5havre de grace +3:11 +3:30 *1.59 *1.59 1.9sevenfoot knoll light –0:06 –0:10 *0.82 *0.83 1.1st Michaels, Miles river –2:14 –1:58 *1.08 *1.08 1.4

DIFFERENCES spring high low h. ht l. ht rangeMtn pt, Magothy river +1:24 +1:40 *0.88 *0.88 1.0Chesapeake Beach –1:14 –1:15 *1.12 *1.14 1.1Cedar point –3:16 –3:13 *1.33 *1.33 1.4point lookout –3:48 –3:47 *1.37 *1.33 1.4

DIFFERENCES spring high low h. ht l. ht rangeonancock Creek +3 :52 +4 :15 *0.70 *0.83 2.2stingray point +2 :01 +2 :29 *0.48 *0.83 1.4hooper strait light +5 :52 +6 :04 *0.66 *0.67 2.0lynnhaven inlet +0 :47 +1 :08 *0.77 *0.83 2.4

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Corrections Applied to Batlimore Harbor Approach Corrections Applied to Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Current Differences and Speed Ratios

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Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles northChesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) stingray point, 12.5 miles eastsmith point light, 6.7 n.mi. eastpoint no point, 4.3 n.mi. east

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We Never Believed he Could Be sailing

Baltimore Beat

Whether he’s swimming or sail-ing, there’s something about the water that attracts Joshua

Golden. “He doesn’t just like it, he adores it,” says his mother Jackie Golden. “We have to hang onto him because he gets so excited about going out on the water.”

Sailing and swim-ming are remarkable accomplishments for 30-year-old Joshua who cannot feed himself, dress himself, or talk. Born with Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder, he needs 24-hour care, seven days a week. But thanks to a partnership between the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) and the League for People with Disabilities, he’s been sailing spring and fall for nearly a decade.

“He surprises us,” says his dad Mike Golden, who has accompanied Joshua on most of his sailing excur-sions over the years. The family started sailing on Mike’s father’s Gulfstar 36 when Joshua was a baby. They stopped when it appeared their son didn’t like being on the boat. “We thought he was upset by sailing,” explains Jackie. “Actually, he adored it.”

As a young child, Joshua spent five years in a pediatric hospital, which his mother remembers as “five years of hell… I didn’t want him to be in an institution the rest of his life. I wanted more for him. I wanted him to live and enjoy life.”

After the hospital was shut down, Joshua moved to a group home. Then, 11 years ago, the Goldens created Joshua’s House, the first microboard in the state of

Maryland. A nonprofit agency built around Joshua, with a volunteer board of directors composed of family and friends, it gave Joshua something he had never had before:

the power of self-determination, self-directed care (control over who provides services and support and how they are managed), and the freedom to do things he couldn’t do under the jurisdiction of large institutions/agencies.

Once unable to have friends or a dog, Joshua now has a service dog and a best friend who lives with him. Once unable to experience extracurricular activities most people take for granted, he now enjoys bike riding, swimming, sailing, and horseback riding. With the advent of Joshua’s House, “his life has been his own,” says Jackie. The formation of the agency also laid the

groundwork for the wheelchair-bound man to take sailing classes through the acces-sible sailing program at DSC.

His parents had their reservations at first. “We could not imagine him getting in a sailboat,” his mom recalls. “We never believed he could be sailing.” Special boats designed for people with disabilities, com-bined with special lifts to get people with limited mobility on and off the boats, and scores of volunteers made the impossible possible.

This fall, when his father Mike was being treated for prostate cancer and was un-able to take Joshua sailing, DSC volunteer Brian Kane

did. “I talked to Joshua and I explained to him what I was doing, but I sold him short,” says Mike. “Brian had him operate the controls.”

Kane was named volunteer of the year at the September 24 awards ceremony following the Ya Gotta Regatta, a competition for sailors in DSC’s accessible sailing program. “Brian is very committed to our accessible program and has the ability to connect with every participant,”

says Lynn Handy, manager of outreach and accessible sailing at DSC. “Brian and Joshua had an instant connection.”

Once he began sailing, Joshua hasn’t stopped. “He is loving every minute. He’s loving life,” says Jackie. “Imagine someone who has to have someone with him at all times to be that free, to be in a boat. It is pretty amazing.”

About the Author: Jean Korten Moser is a journalist and USCG-licensed boat captain who sails out of Rock Hall on a Caliber 38. E-mail her at [email protected].

Photo and story by Jean Korten Moser

ten Years of Accessible sailing

DSC estimates that more than 3000 people have par-ticipated in the accessible sailing program since its

inception 10 years ago. They sail on 10-foot Access Dinghy 303s, which are steered by joysticks rather than tillers.

DSC, located at 1425 Key Highway (at the Baltimore Museum of Industry), offers sailing instruction and access to sailing to ev-eryone regardless of age, income, ability, or disability. It owns and maintains a fleet of more than 50 boats.

To learn more or to volunteer, contact Lynn Handy at (410) 727-0722 [email protected].

# Joshua Golden and Brian Kane, a volunteer at DSC in Baltimore, take a late September sail in the Inner Harbor.


All my life I have been accused of cogitating too much, of sitting and pondering, of “overthinking” an

issue. Guilty, your Honor. The trouble—or, convenience—of course, is that no one knows precisely what’s going on inside when one is “thinking.” And we the devout in this religion are often called lazy. After sufficient and requisite thought, I guess I plead not guilty.

Some time back, in 1979 or 1980, I came by a copy of Howard Chapelle’s classic 1941 treatise, Boatbuilding: A Complete Handbook to Wooden Boat Construction. Mind you, Chapelle likely never saw a pot of epoxy or what is now contemporary chemistry; his expertise and this book, clearly dated, dealt with tradi-tional methods of plank-on-frame or carvel planked and lapstrake designs. In just nine chapters, the naval architect and (later, Smithsonian) maritime histo-rian explained plans, loft-ing, setting up the backbone, joinerwork, care of tools, and flat-, vee-, and round-bottom construction.

The man’s writing style was dry as chalk, but hugely practical, and was set out for the layman seeking to learn about and perform this elusive set of skills. Even plain ol’ Joe Baggadough-nuts (Thanks, Arnie Gay, for introducing that term to me) could be a yachtsman, if only he had read this book, reserved space for a year or three in the garage, and learned to work in wood at the expense of knuckles and matrimony. This was not light reading and contained nothing bely-ing the writer’s sense of humor… but for just one brief passage in the introduction that so touched me that I remembered it fully 30 years later.

Chapelle’s timeless final paragraph of the Intro reads as follows: “In every amateur boatbuilder’s shop there should be a ‘moaning chair’: this should be a com-fortable seat from which the boat can be easily seen and in which the builder can sit, smoke, chew, drink, or swear as the mo-ment demands. Here he should rest often and think about his next job. The plans should be at hand and here he can lay out

his work. By so doing he will often be able to see mistakes before they are serious and avoid the curse of all amateur boatbuilders: starting a job before figuring out what has to be done to get it right.”

Years back, so enamored was I with this little fillip of a passage that I mentioned it in print; although I’d have to think about this. Then, late this summer, Dave Hannam

still do that at Sarles. “The chair’s solid and sturdy, and I have it where I can sight down the boat’s lines to see if they’re true,” says Hannam. He confesses to having a lot of coffee, so seated. He says, “I can look over progress, then look further ahead, so I don’t have to back up.” Voilà!

Well, in an oblique Rambleresque way, all of this intersecting kismet piqued my

Chesapeake Ramblerby Fred Miller

“In every amateur boatbuilder’s shop there should be a ‘moaning chair’...”

Sit On Itwas interviewed about a sweet little 16-foot Gar Wood Speedster he’s building in his spare time at Sarles Boatyard and Marina. There’s always something creative and neat going on at Sarles, and this is an example. Hannam, a skilled boat restoration car-penter, mentioned sitting in his “ponder-ing chair” and thinking about the finished product. My jaw dropped. I reached for the phone. This was conceptually far too close to Chapelle for mere coincidence. These kinds of anomalies wake me up at 2 a.m., and Ursula is wonderfully patient with me at that hour.

Anyway, Hannam told me that, no, he’d never read any of Chapelle’s (nine) books, but that he’d discovered this comfort-able old chair up in Sarles marine railway engine room. This is where the huge and ancient power winch is operated when drawing vessels from the water by this traditional and low-tech method. They

interest, and I needed some Chapelle background. I called on Fred Hecklinger, traditional yacht surveyor and authority on most things nautical. We hadn’t talked in a while. I said, “Fred, I don’t suppose you ever met Howard Chapelle.”

“Of course,” Hecklinger snorted, as if to ask, ‘How foolish can you be, Miller?’ Somehow I wasn’t surprised they’d known each other. So, pondering moaning chairs and moaning about pondering chairs, I thought I’d conjure a little Chapelle for you. For Hecklinger had known him. Cha-pelle was tall, but not big. And “nice.” He had a mustache, “and he could draw while he was talking,” recalls Fred. Then, surpris-ingly, “He was not a skilled boatbuilder,” says Hecklinger, pausing, “but he was a skilled observer.”

Yes. And he knew a thing or two about the art and execution of just sitting and thinking.

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Today seems appropriate to write about warmth. Reading, PA, where I grew up, just got 10 inches of snow over the weekend.

The power is still out at Schell’s Drive-In, the family business back home, and my dad is running around trying to save the food about to go bad because the fridge does not work anymore. Down in Hampton, VA, where I am stationed for the start of the Caribbean 1500, boats have had to delay their arrivals due to the weather; the temperature plunged below freezing two nights ago. I am happy to be living in a hotel room.

The way magazine deadlines work, I am usually writing on a topic that will not appear in print for more than a month. It is sometimes difficult to put myself in the correct frame of mind on a particular topic, but this one is easy. My wife Mia, still in Sweden, is outside running around in a T-shirt in the unseasonably warm weather near 60 degree north. It is still October. It is supposed to be the other way around.

I will not be sailing Arcturus on the Bay this winter. She is safe and snug in North-ern Ireland after our Atlantic crossing last summer. But I know something of it, hav-ing lived aboard through several Januarys. In 2008, Mia and I took a four-day New Year’s cruise on the Bay. I had been living aboard at the old Fawcett’s dock at An-

napolis City Dock for a while (the ice was thick enough at times to walk on). It was very convenient being able to step off the boat and be at the coffee shop in a few sec-onds. My hair sometimes froze by the time I got back from the shower at the Harbor-master’s office. We left January 2.

Our plan was to sail to Oxford and visit Ben Weems and his wife Francis, from whom we bought the boat and who had become close friends. Arcturus was the only boat on the Bay that whole week. The low January sun lit up the sky in a way not seen in the summertime. I danced in the cockpit to stay warm.

For four days, we had ice on deck that never melted. Arcturus does not have a fridge, but that week we were more con-cerned with keeping the milk in a liquid state rather than worry about it going bad. After spending the night at Ben’s house (one way to keep warm on the boat in wintertime!), we sailed out the Tred Avon River in a snowstorm before the clouds fi-nally broke up going through the Narrows. We spent another warm night in my friend Dave Ansel’s house, helped to sleep by the inappropriate quantities of wine we con-sumed during dinner. He lives up in one of the creeks off Whitehall Bay and picked us up in his canoe after we anchored just off his house. There was a fine layer of ice on the water that tinkled when he paddled.

Matt Rutherford, the Annapolis sailor who recently set the record for the smallest boat single-handed through the Northwest Passage, did not even have the boat insu-lated before his trip. He packed a warm sleeping bag and government-issued sur-vival gear from a scientist-friend of his who used to be stationed on Antarctica. (His 27-foot Albin Vega St. Brendan, donated by CRAB for Matt’s ambitious attempt at circumnavigating both North and South America.)

Steve Allan and I have been corre-sponding for the past week or so on the topic. Steve is a Northern Bay sailor who contributes to SpinSheet and sails his 1983 Laguna 26 out of Middle River often and enthusiastically during wintertime. Annie’s Rose is not insulated either, but Steve does not seem to care, preferring instead the warmth of his Eureka sleeping bag (rated down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit), which Steve refers to as his “eight pounds of toasty warmth for those nippy nights in the quarterberth.” Dockside Steve keeps two electric cabin heaters, a halogen NOMA model (“silent but very bright,” he claims), and a West Marine heating unit that keeps him up at night when the fan cycles on and off.

Mia and I installed a Dickinson diesel heater in Arcturus a few years ago, and it works wonders. Steve thinks it is “better to be cold for a few minutes getting dressed in the morning than to go on my ‘longest journey’ at the hands of carbon monox-ide poisoning.” I cannot disagree with him, but we love our heater, nonetheless. It gets hot enough inside the cabin to keep the companionway open, ensuring good airflow and ventilation, and we always keep the carbon monoxide detector close by. We shut the unit off at night anyway—it only takes a few minutes to get it going in the morning. The ambience it provides in the evening is well worth the effort. When we get the boat to Sweden next year, I am positive we will appreciate it even more.

About the Author: Andy Schell is a profes-sional Annapolis-based sailor, who writes about his adventures aboard his yawl Arcturus. Learn more at fathersonsailing.com.

“He picked us up in his canoe after we anchored just off his house. There was a fine layer of ice

on the water that tinkled when he paddled.”

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# Andy and Mia brave January on the Chesapeake on Arcturus.


There is a nautical term that appears contradictory; Underway but not making way. It implies a state of

motion but no forward progress, very apt for Shalamar and her patient crew waiting to cast off their collective binds to shore.

The passage plan expected a departure in October following the Constellation Cup Race. It is now delayed until December 1. I have discovered that getting a 70-year-old wooden yawl ready for such an extensive journey would test the patience of the most devout student of the Dali Lama. Get-ting struck by lightning last August didn’t do much to help speed things up, either; although, it did accelerate my interest in Buddhist philosophy. Blowing out three sails while racing was also a slight setback, and finding some rot in my stern rail has allowed us to linger in the welcoming bo-som of the Maryland YC for two months longer than planned. The club is a haven of Chesapeake salts, who have proved unfail-ingly polite and helpful, even to this Eng-lishman. It is the 10th oldest yacht club in the country (formed in 1857) and occupies a beautiful spot at the entrance to Rock Creek with the clubhouse bar commanding a view over White Rocks—a view I have gotten to know well and remains just as enchanting as it steadily gets out of focus as the liver compromisers take effect.

Owning a vessel built in 1941 generally gives me the ineffable pleasure of being able to boast to anyone prepared to listen

that I have the oldest boat in the dock. Sadly, Sod’s law states that no matter how beautiful, big, or venerable your boat, there is always another more beautiful, bigger, or older vessel, normally in the same dock. This is true even at the Maryland YC. Sitting at the end of A dock is Witchcraft. Built in 1903 by Lawley, designed by Crowninshield, she is 66 feet of unsur-passed elegance, all scrubbed teak and gleaming varnish. An antidote to the sea of plastic cruisers surrounding her.

The route for the passage itself remains unchanged. Depart the Chesapeake, enter the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, and do battle with bridges, locks, narrow chan-nels, tugs, tows, missing day marks, and shifting mud banks for 1000 miles through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Cross the Gulf Stream from Miami to Bimini, stop to replenish the necessary courage re-enforcing liquids, and thence down the Bahamian Island chain to the Turks and Caicos. From there, across to Luperon in the Dominican Republic and then, along the north shore to Puerto Rico to the final destination of Vieques. Some say this is the thorny path route, but a little discomfort is surely good for the soul? In any event, you will hear of every watery, salt-stained, mal-de-mer moment through my regular postcards.

For now, the boat is almost provisioned. A huge collection of canned and dried

goods waits to stowed (I’m particularly looking forward to the Madras Spicy Lentils. Not so sure the mate is looking forward to the effect on my digestive system, as it promises to bring home the truth of that old nautical toast “May the

wind at your back not be your own.”) A steady stream of sailing friends has meant the rum locker has had to be enlarged. Let me tell you, adding wa-ter to make grog doesn’t go down too well with my shipmates who appear to all be hardened alcho… moderate drinkers.

The fridge awaits, and the filling of it has proved all those “wasted” years of trying to solve Rubric’s Cube were not wasted after all. Shalamar’s repaired sails are almost ready. Her magnificent new mahogany stern rail is about to be fitted, allowing hope to settle its ample behind down on something more solid than the usual guff. Hope, of course, being the belief we will leave on time.

So, my dear friend, the adventure of Shalamar and her crew (two of whom have four feet and fur—if only I could get them to use a can opener they would be self-sufficient) is about to begin.

And because I know you are dying to ask… the oldest yacht club? Not New York but… Detroit!

POSTCArDfrom Rock Creek by Sebastian Watt

About the Author: Sebastian Watt’s first memory is of beating down the river Orwell on his grandfathers Z 4 tonner Ballerina shortly followed by a pint of bitter at the Butt and Oyster in Pin Mill, a tiny village in Suffolk, England, where the tide washes against the pub›s wall. The North Sea, English Channel, Medi-terranean, North Atlantic, and Chesapeake Bay have all passed under his keel, and the Caribbean is the next sea to suffer.

# The 70-year-old yawl Shalamar loaded and almost ready

for her trip south December 1.


Marc and Alison LeBlanc can’t recall the exact moment they de-cided to put their boat on the hard

and take off out west in an RV. The idea had been brewing for a few years. No longer full-time cruisers, they are destined to continue traveling, this time on land, to meet new people, hike new trails, and visit national parks and other landmarks throughout the United States.

“I made a similar trip back in my 20s,” recalls Marc, who is approaching his 60th birthday. “If I have half as much fun as I did then, I will consider the trip perfect.”

The couple began cruising and living on their Pearson 365 Ketch Angel in 1999. They beat a path from Florida to Annapolis and then to the Bahamas. They currently split their time between Annapolis and the Bahamas, living on Angel full-time. I met them the week before they left for Arizona,

after putting Angel on the hard in Delta-ville, VA, not planning on returning until summer.

The idea to purchase a home on wheels was born out of mid-winter boredom and the desire to visit national and state parks in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware on their days off.

“There are only so many new casseroles to make or new cabernets to try before you get bored,” says Alison, a native Floridian who never really took to cold winters in Annapolis.

So, a few years ago, the LeBlancs pur-chased a 25-foot class C RV, a mini-motor home, to augment their sailing. “It’s big, square, and roomy. It offers much more room than our boat,” says Alison.

But, each winter, the inclination deep-ened to leave the cold, dreary mid-Atlantic winters for warm, dry weather that the Southwest provides. Now they are turning their hobby into a way of life.

The couple speaks with equal enthusiasm and deliberation about their impending trip. “We want to wake up in the morning in a beautiful setting and be able to take off

for a hike,” says Ali-son.

Cruis-ing and RV-ing are dif-ferent in

scale and details, but the idea is similar: be-ing able to take your home with you as you travel. Although, RV-ing can cost more money than sailing.

Their agenda includes stops at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks. They want to remain fluid and somewhat flexible, so they have made one reservation at the popular and vast Yellowstone Park. The only other reservations they have are bear encounters. “When you’re moored on your boat, you don’t have to worry about unwanted visi-tors,” says Alison.

They’ve mastered the art of frugal-ity when sailing and are now researching options to keep their budget from hemor-rhaging. Alison and Marc stay on the hook 99 percent of the time when underway and use the engine as little as possible to mini-mize fuel costs. But RV-ing can cost a bit more when you consider fuel and nightly campground fees. Their cozy RV guzzles 10 miles per gallon at best. And they will be towing their car (also called a dinghy in the RV world), lowering their mpg.

They have researched ways to camp for

free, including volunteering at state parks in exchange for free parking. According to Marc, most Walmarts and Cracker Bar-rels welcome free overnight parking. They plan to stay on Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The BLM administers 260 million acres—about one-eighth of the nation’s land mass—in the 12 western states and has more than 400 campgrounds. Short-term camping is free, but the LeBlancs will purchase a long-term pass for $180 that lasts for six months. BLM long-term visitors have access to water and sewer dumping stations. To help

sustain them, the LeBlancs are installing solar panels to generate enough power so that they don’t drain the batteries.

Before they moved onto their boat, Alison and Marc

worked in

a corporate atmo-sphere, Alison as a supervisor at a mental health program and Marc as a human resources officer at a large company. They decided to quit their stressful jobs decades before retirement age for the cruising life.

“It’s been great,” says Alison. “We have been living, breathing, and working boats for a long time. It’s time for some balance.”

But leaving Angel is bittersweet for the LeBlancs. “She’s so comfortable. She is our home. We haven’t left here in nine years—she’s taken us so many places, and she now has her own persona. It’s hard to give up.”

But I am sure this genial and energetic couple will soon begin making new memo-ries as they hit the road.

About the Author: Carrie Gentile is an East-port-based freelance writer and liveaboard, who co-owns a Cal 25 with her boyfriend and races J/22s on Thursday nights.

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Take Your Clothes Off. What better way to celebrate winter than taking off your clothes, jumping into the Bay, and giving money to a charity? In our calendar on page 24, we list polar bear swims, start-ing with the Santa Swim December 10 at the Hyatt in Cambridge, MD, and ending with the Polar Bear Plunge January 28 at Sandy Point State Park on the northwest side of the Bay Bridge. Know that if you participate in such any icy swim, there will be photographers there, so you ought to wear a fun hat to ham it up for the me-dia—or run fast to remain anonymous.

Sail Around the World. It’s not too late to join in the virtual Volvo Ocean Race at volvooceanrace.com. Log onto your com-puter or your smart phone to adjust your sails according to ever-changing wind con-ditions that mirror those of competitors in the real-time race. One SpinSheet friend, who was woken up early by his niece, was rumored to have said (by the light of his iPhone in bed), “Good thing she woke me up. I needed to gybe.”Learn Something New. Be hon-est—are you a little fuzzy on the racing rules? Could you use some sail trim tips,

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We try to console ourselves by saying things like, “Winters are not bad on the Chesapeake compared to New England,” or “I like the downtime,” but the cold reality of the off-season makes us feel a little blue. Most of us are not sailing now. We miss it. We miss our Wednesday night races, weekend raftups, flip flops, and our sailing buddies. What do you do to make the quiet season brighter? Here’s the SpinSheet

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ite winter activities, sign up for our e-mail list via [email protected] or “like” us on Facebook via facebook.com/spinsheet. Swap Gear. Do you have gear envy? How many times have you pined for a friend’s spray top when water was dripping down your neck? Remember, one sailor’s “old” gear may be exactly what you need to complete your kit. Why not invite a bunch of sailing friends over and ask them to bring a bag of gear to give away? You might find that the jacket that has never quite fit you may be ideal for one of your crew. We haven’t tried this idea, but we like the the spirit of it. If you host a gear swap, please write to [email protected] to share your story and photos. Chill with Chili. Chili, spaghet-ti, soup, lasagna, comfort food. With the chill in the air, it all sounds pretty good right now, doesn’t it? Why not invite your sailing friends over for some comfort food and sailing talk? Break out the 2012 calendar and



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pencil in some weekend excursions or overnight races on the calendar. Once activities are on the calendar, they are more likely to happen. As winter settles in, it will give you and your crew something to look forward to. Take a Daysail. Do you have a friend who keeps his boat in the water all year long? Sure, we’ve had a few blizzards the past few years, but we’ve also taken note of some not-so-wintry days in the 50s or 60s. Make way while the sun shines! And even if it’s c-c-old, can you say hot buttered rum? Get out on the water this winter. You will enjoy the lack of boat traffic.Try Frostbite Racing. Why are the numbers of frostbite racing participants going up every year? Some say because kids’ soccer game season is over, which gives many sailing parents some much needed free time. Others say that there’s nothing quite like the exhilaration they feel sailing in winter. Still others say that high tech gear has made the sport more comfortable than ever. No matter the reason—if you are in the mood to try frostbite

racing, there are more boats needing crew than ever. Turn to the Racing Calendar on page 25 and connect with the clubs offering races to find crew opportunities. You may also sign up for our free online crew listing service at spinsheet.com. Do It Yourself. Do you have some cushions to sew or a rudder to varnish? It may not be the most glamorous weekend activity, but if it will make your boat prettier or more user-friendly come spring, it’s worth the time and will make your winter free time more productive. If you have good sailing-related DIY projects go-ing on at home this winter, we would like stories and photos via [email protected]. Get Out. If it gets bone-chillingly cold and you can’t take it anymore, there may be only one option for you. Escape. We share ideas in our Charter Notes section (page 46) every month, and in this month’s Racing Beat, we’ve included lists of southern regattas, such as Quantum Key West Race Week or the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta (page 66).



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last trip I took to the Caribbean during September, back in 1998. Until that time, I’d taken the calculated risk of traveling down island in the summer because of the payoffs of reduced rates, (generally) good weather, and an even more laid-back vibe. In 1995, I had to cancel a Grenadines sail the day before departure because Hurricane Marilyn loomed. But that wasn’t enough to deter my crew from attempting a bareboat sail in the British Virgin Islands in Sep-tember 1998.

Being veteran Weather Channel “Tropical Update” watchers, we decided that our chances of missing the growing storm churning away in the Atlantic were good enough to hop down to the islands. Neither our charter company (The Moor-

ings) nor American Airlines stopped us. But by the time Hurricane Georges had intensified to Category 4 and made the Virgin Islands one of its many targets, we were stranded, with all flights and ferries cancelled. Unlike the mainland United States, on an island, there are no roads inland to take us to safety, so we had to make preparations to be safe where we were, inside the hotel at the charter base.

Our charter briefing prepared us for the “experience of a lifetime.” All charter boats were called back to base, and those still at base were secured with extra fenders and lines, with all potentially flying objects stowed. The base was a hive of purposeful activity, as hotel windows were boarded up, and all sailors were accommodated in rooms (five in one room). We were told to use our mattresses to cover sliding glass doors should the wind direction turn to the west. Our crew loaded up on necessi-

ties such as duct tape and trash bags, while others found local doctors to prescribe Valium. It was all quite surreal, because the sun was shining, and the pool and bar were doing brisk business. However, on the Weather Channel (running 24/7 at the bar), the big red blobs on the Doppler radar brought us back to reality. For once, perhaps, they weren’t exaggerating.

In the calm before the storm, all of the airborne beasties that are normally kept at bay by the steady tradewinds used the still air as an opportunity to feast on my (evi-dently) delicious flesh. Nearly going insane from itching, I resorted to dosing myself with Benadryl, which knocked me out. As a result, I spent most of the storm—the eye of which passed just 30 miles south of Tortola—semi-conscious (but no longer itchy) on a mattress on the floor.

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Using duct tape to keep out most of the water that was blowing in through the doors and windows. Watching boats in the marina heeled over, bucking, and straining at their lines in driving grey rain. Listening to the only entertainment we had, a radio station in St. Croix, cut off as its roof blew off. And mostly, the unrelieved noise of roar-ing, keening, whistling wind, water, and flying debris, which was replaced the next morning with the sound of chain saws hacking through displaced vegetation.

Thankfully, islanders know how to handle these storms, so we were able to sail shortly af-ter Georges passed the Virgin Islands. In fact, we were better off at sea on a self-contained vessel, with the ability to generate our own power and feed ourselves, than ashore where electricity and supplies were spotty. Where we did go ashore, we found even fewer

crowds than the usual slow September and warm wel-comes and discounts (where there was food or drink to be had). Those discounts were due, in part, to the fact that cash registers and credit card machines weren’t working.

Our “experience of a life-time” was—as promised—un-forgettable. No one was hurt, and except for inconvenience, damage in the Virgin Islands was modest. The Moorings took good care of its guests, and trip insurance covered the rest. When we finally got to sail, despite needing to take extra care to make sure naviga-tional aids and moorings balls hadn’t been compromised, the islands were beautiful.

But I never want to repeat the sick feeling I had in the pit of my stomach before Hurricane Georges arrived by putting myself in the Carib-bean at the height of hurricane season again. September? Nevermore.

# Looks like an angry red sore, which Hurricane Georges kind of was, meterologically speaking, that is. Photo courtesy of NOAA


Most tourists don’t walk around waving their national flag or displaying the name of their

hometown in four-inch-high block letters on their rear end. But this is sometimes what it felt like when we cruised overseas in an American-flagged sailboat with An-napolis as our hailing port.

We found that the more remote the cruising ground, the more interesting the experience of being an American abroad be-comes. In the Caribbean, for example, yachting has become so common that an American-flagged yacht is no big deal. This was most evident for us in places like St. Maarten and Guadeloupe. At the world-class marina in Pointe-à-Pitre, our seaworthy vessel was considered passé com-pared to the sleek maxis that set around-the-world speed records and the tiny beach cat that a crazy Frenchman sailed solo from the Bay of Bis-cay across the Atlantic.

In the Mediterranean, on the other hand, we found fewer American cruisers except in some of the larger yachting cen-ters, where circumnavigators and seasonal cruisers congregate for refit and repairs and to rest. Outside of these yachting centers, local people seemed genuinely surprised to learn that we had sailed all the way from America. At a tiny yacht club on the south-ern coast of Spain, members asked what it was like to cross the Atlantic. We would hear stories, especially from Portuguese, Italians, Greeks, and Turks, about their relatives in America.

Yachting on the Black Sea is not the novelty it was shortly after the Iron Curtain fell, but it was a place where we were very

aware of our nationality. Arriving in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia from Turkey was one of those times. Georgians consider a visitor to be a “gift from God,” and so we had high hopes for our visit even though we were one of the first foreign yachts to visit after a brief war with Russia in 2008. Although we were inspected at sea after crossing the border due to tight

security that day, we arrived in port with the help of a commercial pilot escort and the port officials’ enthusiastic, “Welcome to Georgia,” as they caught our dock lines. The over-the-top hospitality of Georgians, as well as their neighbors in Turkey, is world famous, but being an American and arriving by sailboat in these off-the-beaten-path locales, are truly special experiences.

On Gyatso, we fly our ensign from the backstay, and the boat’s name and hailing port appear in burgundy lettering on both sides of our Tayana 37’s canoe-ended stern. Our friend Jayne, the owner and skipper of Aorangi, an American-flagged S&S Swan 47 based in Italy, flies the largest American flag she can get away with from a flag staff

on the stern. Waving in the breeze above the Portofino-green reverse transom, the flag is a favorite backdrop for photo ops, especially among the European clientele on her chartered cruises. Gyatso’s flag is more modestly sized, but flown with no less pride or enthusiasm.

Our overall experience was very positive, except there were a few times we arrived

in ports with a feeling of trepidation about how we would be received as Americans, mainly when encountering Soviet-style border police in several ports in the Ukraine. It was nothing like the “fear and trembling” Mark Twain experienced when traveling to some of those same ports in 1867 on an American side-wheel steamer with auxiliary sails. In his account of sailing with a borrowed passport from Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) to Sevastopol (now in modern-day Ukraine) in Innocents Abroad, he, too, realized there was

no need for fear: “…all that time my true passport had been floating overhead—and behold it was our flag. They never asked for any other.” Although the American flag does not suffice as a passport in today’s world, in most instances, it certainly helped us smooth the way.

The most bizarre experience of entering a country by sailboat had nothing to do with whether we were Americans. Mo-ments after arriving in Tunisia from Sicily in July 2009 and securing our docklines at the marina in Sidi Bou Said, the health in-spector pressed an instant-read thermom-eter against my forehead. The marina has a direct view of the presidential palace and the site of recent uprising there, but at the

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time, they were worried about swine flu. With a bright red face and dripping with sweat in the mid-day sun of North Africa, I was shocked that my temperature was declared “normal.” We were warmly greeted with a trilingual “welcome” in Tunisian, French, and a more hesitant but no less sincere, English.

When we first arrived in Turkey two years ago, we experienced a case of mistaken identity. It took a few days and some awkward moments of what must have seemed like overly enthusi-astic greetings directed toward people on American-flagged sailboats in the marina. Since sightings of American cruisers had been fairly rare for us after two years in the Med, I went out of my way to say hello. I never imagined that people from another country would want to fly the American flag, but I grew suspicious when my over-tures were met with blank stares. The people onboard didn’t speak English, but responded more warmly to the Turkish greeting, merhaba. I noted that most of these boats were from Wilmington, DE, and that the stars and stripes were printed, not sewn on their flags.

We later learned that to avoid paying taxes in some countries, Turks and others register their yachts with the Dela-ware Department of Natural Resources. They can do this if the yacht is an asset of a foreign, Delaware-registered corporation. We saw hundreds of foreign-owned, American-flagged yachts in the Eastern Mediterranean. Because of this, we were commonly asked, “Are you real Americans?”

Sometimes we had to deal with stereo-types others have about Americans. These are particularly funny in out-of-the-way places. Once while taking new Turkish friends on an evening sail, one of them turned to me at the helm and admitted, “You’re not like those women on Sex and the City!” I considered it a great compliment.

Like the typical American tourist who can be immediately recognized in a foreign land, most cruisers—foreign or not—stand out when they step ashore. Being one of them myself, I see cruisers around Annapolis all the time, especially during the fall Snowbird migration. Just

the other day, I noticed a couple examining the bread selection at a local supermarket. Everything about them screamed “foreign cruisers,” from the well-worn back-pack over her shoulder to the quiet mannerism of their conversation. With my loaf of sesame semolina in hand, I greeted them and said, “The rustic wheat bread is pretty good.” They smiled and nodded, either surprised by my friendliness or shy to speak English. A dead giveaway was when I informed them that they could have the bread sliced out back, which triggered a French-accented reply, “Oh no thank you, we like to slice it ourselves.” Living ashore this past year, my own cruiser-look must be fading, because they dashed off before asking me which creek I was anchored in.

About the Author: After cruising full-time for five years, Annapolis sailor Lisa Borre and her husband are living onshore in An-napolis while they plan new adventures. Their Tayana 37 cutter, Gyatso, awaits them in Marmaris, Turkey.

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T his month, to seal the envelope of memories of a fine sailing season, several of our clubs sent us ap-ropos images of suns setting over the Bay’s waters

and stories about the season that was. Nice work, clubs! Like a grab bag of seasonal treats, their stories touch upon turkey vultures and heated pools, snow and “punkins,” twisted wires and waterfowl, tales from afar and birthday

galas, cozy fires and Irish coffees, barn parties and dreams of Tahiti, Southern hospitality and putting boats to bed, plans for spring and frostbite racing, leisurely socials and mast-lowering parties, and educational opportunities. Enjoy. By December 10, send [email protected] your Club Notes, high-resolution photos, Club Directory updates, and a sunset burger (myrecipes.com).

It’s That Time of Year Again…

W hen the turkey vultures take up residence on the roof tops in Galesville, MD; the leaves are disappearing from the trees; and the days are

shorter and darker. The wind has a bite and is not the wel-come breeze it was just a short while ago. Another boating season has come and gone, faster, it seems, than the one before. Some things are the same each year, such as annual meetings and raft-ups. But each year has a different mix of people bringing the spice to our lives. Catalina 36 Fleet 3 has had many events this year and keeps going with an active core group that always comes forward to host raft-ups. A new event this year was a joint Oktoberfest raft-up in the Rhode River with another club. We hope this will be an annual event to add to our annual Memorial Day Wine Tasting, Day of Absurdity, fall Liar’s Cruise, and Shaw-a-Palooza as well as miscellaneous raft-ups and two land-based meetings, including one in Baltimore’s Little Italy. Our fall meeting marks the end of another season, so we use it to plan the next season’s events, to ease the pain. Some members have already winterized their boats, and some of us more stubborn members are holding out until the last possible moment. Somehow, a boat just isn’t the same on the “hard” as it is in the water. It seems that just yesterday we were launching and filling the water tanks and washing the winter grime away. Now we are planning the last few boating weekends and scheduling our haul-out. There will be winter projects and weekend trips to check on things, but it just won’t be the same until we’re back in the water in the spring with a whole new season ahead of us (c36fleet3.com)! —by Sally Jack

What’s This? Could It Be? Plans for Spring!

S even members of the Chesapeake Bay Nonsuch Associa-tion (CBNA) gathered on Shaw Bay for the start of our annual fall rendezvous (above). The quiet anchorage offered a

welcome treat after a day of dodging floating trees and other debris Tropical Storm Lee set adrift. CBNA members sailed to St. Mi-chaels for a day in town and dinner at the Crab Claw Restaurant. Those who did not sail arrived by car to join the camaraderie, as did a guest couple planning to buy a Nonsuch. The rendezvous ended on Sunday, and the day’s 16- to 20-knot winds ensured everyone had a fun, exciting sail home. Our spring 2012 rendezvous is sched-uled for the third weekend in May. Nonsuch owners and prospec-tive owners are all welcome ([email protected]). —by Phil Wagner

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M embers of the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron (NVSPS) cruised to the Chesapeake Yacht Club (CYC) on the West River (above) over Labor Day weekend. The marina is terrific;

beautifully landscaped with a heated pool, upscale showers, and an excellent but reasonably priced restaurant, among other amenities. Squadron cruise chair and past commander George Degnon organized a fabulous weekend. Upon getting secured at CYC, the commander’s locker of adult beverages was opened, and we settled in for a weekend of fun, food, and friends. On Saturday, we went on a “field trip” to the nearby Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) where we received a lecture and tour on marine life and vegetation in the Bay. We also saw the Java Mansion ruins on the grounds of the Contee Farm, which is now part of SERC. We capped off the evening by sitting around the large outdoor fireplace on CYC’s grounds. On Sunday, a group went on a day cruise up the Rhode River where we could swim without worrying about those nasty sea nettles. We invite all boaters, power and sail, to join our safe boating courses and other training activities (nvsps.org). —by Frank Shults

Jack Frost and Jack-o’-Lanterns

A midst sleet and snow (below), the Chesa-peake Bay Sabre Association’s (CBSA) rendezvous season came to a close Octo-

ber 29 at the Annapolis home of Howard and Pat Brooks. More than 40 Sabre owners and former owners celebrated the season’s end... Our perpetual Hospice Cup regatta trophy for Best Perform-ing Sabre in Hospice Class went to Greg Whalen (Sailin’ Whalen), who took first place September 24. Eight Sabres collectively raised more than $5000 for Maryland hospices for the fifth year in a row. We look forward to reconvening in January 2012. CBSA welcomes both sailing and power vessels (cbsa-sabre.com). —by Julie Philips-Turner

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Happy Halloween Haunts

F or the Back Creek YC’s (BCYC) Fall Fest near Weems Creek in Annapolis October 22, 35 members arrived by boat or land yacht to greet hosts Bill and Karen Kran-

zer. After appetizers, all feasted on fabulous chili with all of the fixings, roasted weenies, and toasted s’mores over a bonfire, just the ticket for a fall afternoon. The fun featured a jack-o-lantern carving contest, stuffing a scarecrow appropriately dressed for the occasion, and chunking a few “punkins” before everyone settled in around the campfire. During our Halloween Happy Hour October 28, we discussed the summer’s fun events. At our annual Membership Meeting and Party the Fleet Reserve Club No-vember 6 (above), we announced plans for the coming summer. Come join us during our Holiday Brunch in Grasonville, MD, December 11 (gobcyc.com). —by Otto Hetzel

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M embers of the Fells Point YC are done twisting wires, cutting boards, stringing lights, and otherwise prep-ping for the Baltimore Parade of Lighted Boats and

Olde Tyme Christmas December 3. December 14 brings the club’s gift exchange party, and December 28 brings an officer’s meeting (fpyc.net). For other parades of lighted boats, see page 27.

Brunch Season Is Underway

S ingles on Sailboats bid a reluctant farewell to the 2011 sailing season with our ‘Blue Lips’ weekend sail November 5-6. Our winter social schedule began with a brunch No-

vember 12 at the DoubleTree Inn in Annapolis, which featured a presentation by Melanie Lynch on ospreys and eagles in the Chesapeake Bay area. During our December 11 brunch at the DoubleTree, Mike and Kelly Lange will provide original and classic maritime-themed musical entertainment. Happy hours are scheduled throughout the area, including Annapolis, Balti-more, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and numerous sites in the surrounding suburbs. The public is welcome to join our happy hours and brunches. Come swap sailing stories, learn about the club, and generally share our love of the Bay. Singlesonsailboats.org provides details on times and locations and general information about the club. You can also find us on meetup.com. —by Alex Doyle

Intriguing Stories from Waters Far and Near

T he Windjammers of the Chesapeake are at it again… Here’s their lineup of winter lectures at the Severn School in Severna Park, MD; lectures begin at 8 p.m.,

unless otherwise indicated. On December 3 (5 p.m.), Gary Job-son will provide highlights from the Annapolis-Newport Race, preview the upcoming Olympics, comment on current America’s Cup activities, look at collegiate sailing, and recount the best and worst of offshore sailing. January 14 brings Pam Wall’s take on preparing offshore sailors for hurricanes when sailing around the Abaco Islands in the northwestern Bahamas. February 11 brings Gary Burris and his stories about the history of the Owens Yacht Company. March 10 features Sandy Purdon’s tales of taking his Fleming 55 6000 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to San Diego, CA (windjammers-chesapeake.org). —by Beth Perry and Mitchell Owens

# BCYC members enjoy the annual meeting, with commodore Bill Falk presiding.

# Carl Reitz, Chantal and Freddy Haller of the Swiss catamaran Micromégas, and Sue Reitz wouldn’t let an early November chill prevent an international happy hour. Photo by Bob Smith

What, Pray Tell, Are International Happy Hours?

T he Hunter SA (HSA) currently is looking forward to the annual Parade of Lights gala at the Annapolis Wa-terfront Marriott December 10. During November’s mix

of weather, club members enjoyed day sails on the Bay when the weather was right. When it wasn’t, they huddled in their cockpits (above) or cabins… or at home in front of a cozy fire dreaming of sailing. The one HSA boat going to the Bahamas for the winter, Tally Ho, made it to Vero Beach for Halloween and welcomed No-vember waiting for the Gulfstream to calm down. Captain Andrew reports, “Add the seas to the swells and one could get 20-foot seas. Not for us. So we play cards with friends, shop, eat, and drink.” Late November brought our annual meeting and awards ceremony. Pick up the January 2012 issue of SpinSheet to learn the names of our 2011 Sailor of the Year, Member of the Year, and new HSA officers (hsa1.org). —by Carl Reitz


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A s Chesapeake Bay sailing days have come to an end…Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay members are fondly remembering

the great times we enjoyed as a club. We had a huge turnout for our annual Annapolis Yacht Sales (AYS) Boat Show Party (right). After spending time and money browsing through the 2011 An-napolis Boat Show, everyone gathered at the AYS “barn” for a potluck dinner, a cocktail or two, and conversations about our purchases. This fun event was organized by Carolyn Dales with help from the staff at AYS. Once again, weather played a role in the cancellation of another of our annual events… the Pirate and Winches Raft-Up to be hosted by Jeff Taylor. Our costumes are back in storage wait-ing to be worn next year. If you have an ownership interest in a Beneteau sailboat on the Bay, join our club and enjoy the camaraderie with our members (cb2.org). —by Jeanne van Hekken

CRUISING CLUB NOTES

What Are Your Plans for Your Bottom?

T he cruising and racing seasons are winding down in Herring Bay. A very successful season saw club members sail near, far, often, and fast. The year will officially end January 28 with the Herrington Harbour SA banquet. Club officers for next season were elected at November’s annual organizational meeting, with few changes. Maris Eshleman will continue to serve as com-

modore, the vice commodore will be Tom McGarry, the rear commodore for racing is Joe Laun, the rear commodore for cruising is Richard Clough, the secretary/treasurer is Michel Jichlinski, the rear commodore for communications is Arne Fliflet, and our newslet-ter editor is Ted Slotwinski. Several members are gearing up for a cruise in Tahiti, and the rest of us are looking forward to hearing their tall tales. Racing continues through December 11, when we will call it quits until spring. We’ll have to be content with land cruises and time spent faring our bottoms (hhsa.org). —by Joe Laun

# Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay members enjoy the annual Boat Show Party at the Annapolis Yacht Sales “barn.”

Excellent Southern Escapades

“S outhern hospitality” was the theme of the Dickerson Owners Association get-together in Virginia October 8. Over the past year, the Dickerson boat population in the Piankatank River

region has increased by two, and it was time to celebrate. So after the motivation provided by the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, five Dickerson crews enjoyed a glorious day of sailing and camarade-rie on Queens Creek off the southern shore of the Piankatank. This picturesque setting provides the grist from which coffee table books are created. But be careful if you draw more than five feet—not a problem for our Bay-designed and Bay-built boats. As happens whenever Dickerson sailors get together, we admired each other’s boat improvement projects and checked the progress of ongoing work. Our hosts, Chris and Bill Burry, recently moved to a beau-tiful estate from the Washington, DC, area. Naturally, a proper dock suitable for their Dickerson 41, Plover was a primary property selection criterion. We capped the evening with a delicious din-ner (Virginia ham, of course) and a night sail under the stars (not a cloud in sight). We’re gonna do this again (dickersonowners.org). —by Barry Creighton

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A Sprinkling of Seasonal Salutations

A s the year draws to a close and the events have been crossed off the calendar, Chesa-peake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC)

members are putting their boats to bed and remi-niscing about the great times we had together in 2011 (right). We’ll have our winter project and wish lists to keep us occupied while we look forward to the 2012 sailing season. Our planning meeting is not yet scheduled, but will be sometime in late Janu-ary or early February, so check the website for the date and location. Members are encouraged to put together a cruise or event to contribute for filling out the calendar. We wish the Chesapeake Bay sailing community a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe holiday season (cbtsc.org). —by Peter Kreyling

What’s Up at the Clubhouse?

F or members of the Southern Maryland SA in Solomons, Sundays mean frostbite racing through the end of December, and Fridays

mean club socials all year long. Also on tap are the Christmas Walk Open House and Happy Hour December 2, the Christmas Party December 3, a meeting December 12, and the Commodore’s Din-ner December 15 (smsa.com). —by Sandy Leitner

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Happy Holidays to You and Yours

C ommodore Andrea Landis invites seriously interested sailors to join Sailing Chavurah’s Chanukah Celebration December 17 (3 p.m.) in the Party Room at Leisure World in Silver Spring, MD. Following

a festive holiday meal and a community lighting of the Chanukah Candles, Andrea will conduct a brief business meeting to discuss possible destinations for our Spring Fling weekend, cruise planning for the 2012 sailing season, and preliminary planning for Chavurah’s traditional Summer Cruise. On behalf of Sailing Chavurah, we wish everyone happy holiday tidings. May a following sea gently guide you to all your destinations (sailingchavurah.com). —by Steve Permison


CRUISING CLUB NOTES

Oh What Fun It Was…

T he Northern Chesapeake Cruising Club (NC3) (formerly Catalina 25 Fleet 8) wrapped up the 2011 season with a tradi-

tional Change of Watch meeting hosted by Bob and Barb Pulyer November 12. Ten memorable cruises marked the year (left), including two week-long treks that involved transiting Knapps Narrows. More fun, frolicking, and camaraderie are already cooking for 2012. Most, but not all, of us will be on the hard for the winter. Sure enough, the coldest day of the year will be picked for a mast-lowering party in the yard. But other than that, we’ll be counting the days until spring. NC3 is based out of the Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek. All boat types and sailor types are welcome, even Canadians (nc3sailing.org). —by Steve Allan

Have Safe and Joyful Holidays

T he Rockville Sail and Power Squadron (RSPS) will launch a Seamanship class January 17 in Bethesda, MD (see page 24). RSPS is a non-profit boating organization based in Montgomery County. Our membership includes all types of boat owners (sailors, powerboaters, and paddlers) and non-owners, as well. Classes and

land-based social activities are held within the Washington-Baltimore area, and boating activities are held in the Chesapeake Bay area. For winterization tips and more information about RSPS, visit rspsonline.org. —by Patricia Peter

# The sun sets over the Bay near Tolchester, MD.


Chesapeake Racing Beat

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That’s how many photographs SpinSheet racing photogra-pher Dan Phelps took of regattas on the Bay in October alone. Just as many begin to haul their boats and cringe over

winterization tasks, starting in late September, with the last dance in November, Chesapeake racing sailors are rocking it at championship events. And what a championship season it was!

This racing section is packed with recent regatta recaps and tales from the champions. What we cannot do justice to in the

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# The Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championships unfolded October 28-30 off Annapolis.

# The J/80 East Coast Championship was hosted by Eastport YC October 28-30.

# The J/109 North American Championship came to Annapolis for the first time October 13-16.

# The J/105 East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championship was contested off Annapolis October 29-30.


Catapult Wins IRC Mid-Atlantic Championships

Seventeen boats competed in the 2011 Storm Trysail Club IRC Mid-Atlantic Championship Regatta off Annapo-lis October 21-23. The event was comprised of a 30- to

45-mile Friday distance race followed by Saturday and Sunday around-the-buoys races. Conditions were mild, with generally light breezes for the three-day event.

Marc Glimcher’s J/122 Catapult team, with Annapolis sailor Geoff Ewenson calling tactics, won IRC 2 and overall top hon-ors. Lawrence Dickie’s Ker 43 Ptarmigan placed second in IRC 2, with Andrew Weiss’s J/122 Christopher Dragon in third.

Annapolis sailor Dave Askew and crew on the TP 52 Flying Jenny 7 topped the IRC 1 division, with Ennio Staffini’s JV 52 Anema and Core and Daniel Meyers JV 66 Numbers in second and third respectively.

Bill Sweetser’s Rush crew, placed first in IRC 3 and posted nothing south of a first-place all weekend. Rush was followed in second place by Paul Milo’s J/109 Vento Solare team and in third place by Colin Nevins’s crew on the Navy 44 Defiance.

Notably absent from the event were the Farr 40 and the Beneteau 36.7 classes who have sailed in the event in recent years but bowed out due to scheduling constraints or lack of sufficient entries to form one-design divisions.

Storm Trysail hosted a come-as-you-are outdoor party with pizza and beer, which by all accounts was a relaxing way to unwind with racing friends on Saturday, and an awards buffet on Sunday night at Annapolis YC. stormtrysail.org

# Marty Roesch’s J/111 Velocity team follows overall winner of the IRC Mid-Atlantic Championship, Marc Glimcher’s J/122 Catapult.

# Daniel Meyer’s JV 66 Numbers placed third in the IRC 1 division. First place was captured by David and Sandra Askew’s Annapolis-based TP 52 Flying Jenny 7. Photos by Dan Phelps

# John Cooper’s Cool Breeze placed fourth in the nine-boat IRC 2 division.

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Fresh to Frightening at the J/109 North Americans“Fresh to frightening” are the words the J/109 class posted about

the conditions for the North American Championships held off Annapolis October 13-16. The three-day event included

a Friday distance race and Saturday and Sunday buoys races for 15 boats in winds ranging from 10 to 35 knots.

Ted Herlihy of New Bedford, MA, and team on Gut Feeling won the regatta convincingly with a 12-point lead over the second-place finisher, Rick Lyall (Cedar Point, CT) and his crew on Storm. Donald and Cristina Fillipelli (Amagansett, NY) and their Caminos crew, including a couple of Annapolis sailors with good local knowl-edge, placed third after close competition with Storm, with both competitors posting a couple of bullets.

The top local finisher was Annapolis YC (AYC) member Bill Sweetser on Rush, who ended the regatta with a bang and first-place finish in the last race and a fourth-place finish overall. As local fleet captain, Sweetser was excited to have the first national-level J/109 event in Annapolis and especially to have signed on 15 boats. “It was a very competitive event. If you look at the final scores, you can see that just about everyone had some time to shine. Even those who didn’t do well in the end had a good time. That’s what it’s all about for me.”

Rick Hanson of North East YC, skipper of Rosalita, finished in sixth place. He says, “The J/109 North American event was one of the best organized I have been to in a while. The AYC hospital-ity was excellent, the race committee did an excellent job, and the racing was fantastic. Each day presented a new set of challenges for the fleet and the race committee… The distance race added a nice challenge and break to the normal windward leewards so often run.”

Hanson has only owned Rosalita for two years, always sails with a friends and family crew, and aims to have fun and finish in the top half. “All of which we accomplished,” he says. “My crew was made up of friends and family who had only sailed together as a complete crew in maybe one other event. So, we had some learning to do to come together as a team pretty quickly if we wanted to be competi-tive… Going into the last day, we were sitting in fourth, so our strategy to avoid major screw ups was working.”

Hanson says, “The highlight of the trip was our second in the 17.7 mile distance race. We were only a few boat lengths behind Storm the entire race. This race highlighted the competitiveness of the 109s, as the entire fleet was maybe spread out less than a 1/4 mile after almost 18 miles… Our sixth place finish, in spite of our mistakes, was well above where our expectations were. Knowing that we could hold our boat speed against the big dogs was a confidence builder. What made it special was sailing with my son, who has been racing with me for his entire 21 years. He now coaches me and is not afraid to tell me I am too high, too low, not paying attention, or just plain doing a lousy job.”

Sweetser adds, “AYC did a great job of managing the event as usual. We were all tied up together on the Annex side, where we all had a beer together at the end of the day. There were wonderful social events—I thought that mixing with the AYC big boat event on Saturday night added a lot of color.”

For complete results, visit race.annapolisyc.com.

# Ted Herlihy’s Gut Feeling won the J/109 East Coast Championships off Annapolis October 28-30. Donald and Cristina Fillipelli and their Caminos crew placed third.

# Rick Lyall (Cedar Point, CT) and his crew on Storm placed second. Photos by Dan Phelps

# Rick Hanson’s Rosalita.


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# EYC member Chris Chadwick proved victorious at the J/80 East Coast Championships off Annapolis October 28-30. Photo by Dan Phelps

The J/80 East Coast Championship Regatta, hosted by Eastport YC (EYC), unfolded October 28-30 in chilly, breezy

conditions—interrupted by a Saturday nor’easter strong enough to cancel racing—and ended on a cold and shifty note. Seven-teen competitors finished seven races in all.

Sailing out of his home club, EYC mem-ber Chris Chadwick and his crew on Church Key beat the second-place boat, John White’s team (sail #1162), by a 10-point margin. Will Crump’s team on Jeff’s Boat finished behind White by only two points, posted three bul-lets, and placed third.

Chadwick says, “If anyone has seen Church Key, you’ll know what I mean when I say she doesn’t look all that special. She’s hull num-ber 59. She’s a little beat up, with outdated blocks and parts, many of which we have scavenged from discards of other boats (we actually took smaller parts off of bigger bro-ken things, like masts, to stay sailing at the Worlds). As a military family with three chil-dren (all of whom sail), resources are tight. As a result, the old girl doesn’t get much love, but we do the best we can. Kerry Klingler, a longtime friend and the Quantum Sails J/Boat guru, helps us out as best he can, often selling “lightly” used sails to keep us on the water. This year we were fortunate to hook up with Sail 22 for rigging sponsorship.”

“After a whirlwind summer experienc-ing moderate success traveling around the Northeast, the old girl made it home in time for the event,” says Chadwick. “We finalized the crew for the event only two weeks prior at the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Tom Murray, my constant on the boat, was set to trim jib. Ed and Becky Furry, owners of Sail22, were going to be in town. Ed trimmed spinnaker and called the upwind shots, and Becky called wind, boats, and generally attempted to keep me at least moderately in check during an incredibly shifty regatta.”

Chadwick adds, “As we all know, the driver is just the idiot in the back of the boat trying not to screw it up! All credit for the win goes to Tom Murray, who is always there for me on Church Key, and the Furrys, whose support for our family program on and off the water has been truly a blessing. And without the joy of sailing against such a tight group of friends that is the J/80 class, what would be the point?”

Find complete results at eastportyc.org.


Fifty-one competitors from as far as Maine and Florida gathered October 28-30 off Annapolis for

the Hillman Capital Management J/24 East Coast Championship Regatta. The event began under sunny skies with a cool and moderate northerly breeze with puffs up to 14 knots and shifts up to 20 degrees. Saturday’s rac-ing was canceled due to foul weather. Sunday’s light to moderate northerly breezes brought more shifts and colder temperatures.

With the goal in mind of reinvigo-rating the event and boosting participa-tion, organizers added sponsors and coaching options. Chuck Allen of event sponsor North Sails says that in an ef-fort to do something more creative than give raffle items, they came up with the idea of a North Sails Super Clinic, held the day before the regatta. “Boats could sign up online for the day or just show up that day. Classes were held over at Eastport YC (EYC) in the morning covering anything from boat set up, tuning, speed tips, crew placement, trim, and so on. This went until noon. The room was packed. Everyone broke for lunch and met for the on-the-water portion of the day around 1:30 p.m. Our North Sails team broke up into teams and went boat to boat helping teams set up for the light to moderate conditions that afternoon.”

HCM J/24 East Coast Championship 2011 Final Results (51 boats)

1 Flip Wehrheim Team Poop

2 Stuart Challoner Spoilsport

3 Will Welles Cougar

4 Mike Ingham –

5 Pete Levesque West Marine Rigging

6 Rossi Milev –

7 Tim Healy –

8 Scott Norris Sleeper

9 Satoshi Kume Sokokumaru

10 Tony Parker Bangor Packet

For complete results, visit the event website at: j24eastcoastchampionship.com

Coaching Boosts Competition at the J/24 East Coast Championships

# Annapolis sailor Tony Parker’s Bangor Packet team placed in the top 10 in the 51-boat J/24 East Coast Championships.

# Will Welles and his team on Cougar posted two bullets and finished third overall at the J/24 East Coast Championships.

# Flip Wehrheim’s Team Poop captured first place by a 10-point margin at the HCM J/24 East Coast Championships off Annapolis October 28-30. Photos by Dan Phelps

He continues, “The water portion was awesome with 20 boats show-ing up on the line. We had a bunch of practice starts to get the teams primed. Some tacking on the whistle helped with warm up as well. We went right into as many windward/leewards as we could fit in. I ran the race committee, and we had two coach boats following the fleet giving instant feedback to the teams, items like moving weight around, trim-ming of the genoa, and more were all discussed. We ended the Super Clinic with a debrief at the Severn SA tent area so that sailors could ask anything they wanted. Cold beer and pizzas showed up during this session—it was popular to say the least. A big thanks to Mark Hillman again for helping North Sails pull off a wonderful J/24 Super Clinic.”

Individual coaching and weather briefs during the event itself were facilitated by Mike Coe of North Sails, Bary Gately from Quantum Sails, and Olympic medalist Scott Steele from Hyde Sails. For nearly 30 sailors who signed up, coaches covered such topics as adjusting to changing weather conditions, start line strategies, choosing which side of the course to sail, and not losing sight of the big picture despite the number of competitors.


McChesney Clinches J/105 East Coast Championships

J/105 East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championship Final Results

1 Peter McChesney Annapolis YC The Mystery Machine

2 James Rathbun Royal Canadian YC Hey Jude

3 Jim Konigsberg Annapolis YC Inigo

4 Marty Hublitz / Eddie Hornick Severn River YC Veloce

5 Andrew Kennedy Annapolis YC Bat IV

6 Bruce Stone St. Francis YC Arbitrage

7 Chris & Carolyn Groobey Annapolis YC Java

8 Gerrit Schulze Corinthian YC Max Power

9 Mary Cox Naval Academy SS Allegiance

10 Robert Reeves Annapolis YC A Train

For complete results, visit: race.annapolisyc.com.

It was a challenging weekend for 17 boatloads of J/105 sailors who competed in the East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Cham-pionships out of host club Annapolis YC October 29-30. Shifty

northwest/northeast winds, with varying velocity from four to 12 knots, combined with current moving across the course made for an exciting three-race event, with Saturday racing having been canceled due to an abominable forecast that came true.

Annapolis sailor Peter McChesney and his Mystery Machine crew took top honors at the event two points ahead of second-place finisher James Rathbun from the Royal Canadian YC on Hey Jude. Annapolis sailor Jim Konigsberg and his crew on Inigo placed third.

McChesney attributes his win to consistently good crew work and being patient while waiting for the next shift. “Connecting the puffs was important,” he says. “I would say the race commit-tee did an excellent job. They didn’t get rattled with the big shifts and found the mean direction to set the course, which worked out well. I think they only made one minor adjustment to the right, which was correct, also.”

Known for its camaraderie and consistently tight racing, “No question the J/105 class is the place to be for larger one-design keelboat racing,” says McChesney. “The class provides consistent strong numbers, great competition, comfortable boats to sail at a reasonable cost.”

# The trip from Canada was worth it to James Rathbun and his team on Hey Jude, as they took second place in the event. Photos by Dan Phelps

# McChesney and team on the Mystery Machine emerged on top at the J/105 East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championships October 30 off Annapolis.

# Jim Konigsberg and his Annapolis-based crew on Inigo placed third.


Aunt Jean Nails the J/35 Mid-Atlantic Championships

The 2011 J/35 Mid-Atlantic Championship competitors could say a lot of things about this regatta, hosted by West River SC (WRSC); it being a boring event was not one of them. In

what was forecasted to be a windy Friday to launch the three-day event November 4-6, winds started at 15 knots and built to the upper 20s with gusts exceeding 30 knots. Despite a real-live man-overboard drill, which ended well, and a crew member hit by a boom, who is okay, the first day of the regatta was exciting for its six competing boats. The next two days offered their own unique weather challenges.

On Friday, competitors beat up to the Bay Bridge in a north-erly breeze, sailed south to the mid-channel marker, north near Thomas Point and then south to the finish off the West River.

Saturday’s racing was postponed, as the winds were still “howl-ing” according to Steve Carton of Uncle Joe (who did not finish on Friday due to the need to warm up his bowman, who had taken a swim; he considers the safe recovery a win for his team). Teams eventually got off three races on a 1.2-mile windward-leeward course in moderate breezes. Carton says, “Back at the dock, WRSC hosted an Italian dinner and a DJ for a great after-race party, which left us in the mood for more racing.”

Sunday was a two-race, light-air day with shifts and breezes veering toward the east and south before dying, quite a contrast from day one.

Jim Sagerholm and Jerry Christofel’s Aunt Jean ran away with the event posting five bullets in six races and finishing five points ahead of second-place finishing team Karin Masci and Mark McGonigle’s Windependent. Bruce Artman’s T-Bone crew placed third.

In his race blog, Carton says, “I felt the weekend was a success. We hadn’t raced in a year (this event last year, in fact). And several of the crew were novices. My goal was to be better at the end of the weekend than we were at the start, and we certainly did that. Ended up fifth overall—tied fourth with Maggie, but they had a bullet on Saturday, so stayed ahead in the standings. WRSC’s race committee did a fantastic job, especially on Friday, staying out in that gale, and on Sunday, moving the course continuously to stay with the progressive shift. Kudos to them. Great weekend.”

For final results, visit westriversc.org.

J/22 East Coast Championships Final ResultsOctober 30 hosted at Eastport YC

1 Jeff Todd Hot Toddy

2 Brad Julian Julian Associates

3 Todd Hiller Leading Edge

4 James McKenna –

5 Sandy Adzick Hot Ticket

6 Alister Thomson You Just Know It

7 Gode Gunnar Yeah Buoy!

8 Terry Schertz Liten’ Up!

9 Nick Imperato Juat?

10 Pat McFadden Justenuff

# The winning Aunt Jean crew at the J/35 Mid-Atlantic Championships hosted at WRSC November 4-6. Photo by Doug Smith

# Annapolis sailor Jeff Todd on Hot Toddy won two of three races at the J/22 East Coast Championship off Annapolis October 30. Here is Todd at the 2010 event in which he placed third. Photo by Dan Phelps


Southern

As is usual, it was what a great race should be—chal-lenging and exciting! On October 22, Mother Nature gave us moderate winds of eight to 12 from the

northeast, a bit better than the predicted five to 10 that the racers expected. It was a wonderful day for the spinnaker boats, as they experienced an uninterrupted nine-nautical-mile (nm) run for the downwind portion of the race from Thimble Shoals Light to Middle Ground Light.

For those who are unfamiliar with this race, it is a Chesa-peake Bay YRA (CBYRA) sanctioned distance race, sponsored by the Old Point Comfort YC (OPCYC) at Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA. Starting and finishing off the docks of the Old Point Comfort Marina, the race takes place in the Southern Chesapeake Bay, rounding two lighthouses (Middle Ground and Thimble Shoals) over a course of 18.5 nm. Spinnaker, non-spinnaker, and cruising classes all participate in this chase start race, where PHRF ratings are used to determine the starting times.

This race pits skipper and crew against the elements of wind and current. As the skipper can elect to round either lighthouse first, particular attention must be paid to the time, direction, and velocity of the current, as well as the wind direction and velocity, throughout the entire race. If a skipper chooses one direction, there can be a negative consequence of losing ground to boats that went in the other direction, depending on how each boat performs under the ever-changing race conditions.

The accompanying photos were taken by Jean Brzozowski from OPCYC. Jean was able to get many action photos from a chase boat most graciously provided and operated by the newly managed Old Point Comfort Marina.

The first to cross the finish line and become the overall winner was David Eberwine’s Sea Star, which was awarded the perpetual trophy made from an original plank of the Middle Ground Light-house. At the after-race party held in OPCYC’s clubhouse, captains and crews devoured pizza and liquid refreshments while awards were handed out.

Respectively, the first-, second-, and third-place winners are: Da-vid Eberwine’s J/36 Sea Star, Phil Briggs’s J/36 Feather, and Chris-tian Schaumloffel’s Hobie 33 Mirage (PHRF A); Andy Armstrong’s Soverel 30 Virginia H. II, Bob Archer’s Pearson Flyer Bad Habit, and Greg Cutter’s Elliot 770 Gremlin (PHRF B); Justin Morris’s Hunter 26.56 The Hunter, Vernon “Bumps” Eberwine’s Olson 25 Spray, and Alan Bomar’s J/24 Roundabout (PHRF C); David Nichol’s Cal 33-2 Pelican, Ronald “Lewie” Lewis’s Olson 30 Incentive +, and Leo Wardrup’s Irwin 38-1 Black Widow (PHRF NS-1); Jeff Rogers’s Columbia 28 Halaha, Tony Thornton’s Cal 31 T L Sea, and Steve Lunsford’s Catalina 320 Joy (PHRF NS-2); Larry Baun’s Tartan 37C Base Runner, Gary Prizzia’s Beneteau 423 Outpost, and Jim Beaudry’s Hunter 35.5 Black Dog (Cruising Fleet 1); and Michael Turner’s Is-land Packet 44 Cats’ Paws, John Peterson’s Watkins 27 Dream Date, and David Washbourne’s Catalina 310 Valcour (Cruising Fleet 2). All results and the entire photo album can be viewed at opcyc.org.

‘round the Lights raceStory by Michael Turner

Photos by Jean Brzozowski

# (L-R): Bad Habit (a Pearson Flyer) and Spray (an Olson 25)

opt for opposite tacks during the ‘Round the Lights Race

on the Southern Bay October 22.

# Cats’ Paws (an Island Packet 44)

rounds Middle Ground Light.

# Charis (an Alden 42) rounds Middle Ground Light, too.


Get Ready to Point Your Bow SouthPhotos by Shannon Hibberd

More Southern Racing: Winter Into Spring 2012

We will expand our coverage of southern regattas in the winter and early spring of 2012. If you are a Chesapeake Bay sailor traveling to a tropical regatta this season, please let us know. Your photos and story ideas are welcome via [email protected].

Rolex Miami OCR (Miami, FL) Jan. 23-28, rmocr.ussailing.org Pineapple Cup (Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Montego Bay, Jamaica) Feb. 9, montegobayrace.com

RORC Caribbean 600 (Antigua, BVI) Feb. 20, caribbean600.rorc.org St. Maarten Heineken Regatta (St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles) Mar. 1-4, heinekenregatta.com

International Rolex Regatta (St. Thomas, USVI) Mar. 23-25, rolexcupregatta.com BVI Spring Regatta and Festival (Tortola, BVI) Mar. 26-Apr. 1, bvispringregatta.org

Charleston Race Week (Charleston, SC) Apr. 19-22, charlestonraceweek.com

# Quantum Key West Race Week party central. # Wind, water, warmth, and a good day for shorts in Key West. Does it get better than this?

# Quantum Key West Race Week unfolds January 15-20, 2012.

That first blast of winter air feels a little colder every year, which is why so many Chesapeake Bay sailors are already

counting down for their annual pilgrimage to the Southernmost Point for Quantum Key West Race Week, this time for the 25th anniversary edition January 15-20, 2012. One-Design, PHRF, and IRC boats are dreaming of those turquoise waters and confirming their reservations.

Among the Chesapeake Bay entries already registered at print time are An-napolis sailor Ennio Staffini and his crew on the JV/52 Anema & Core, Charles Engh on the GP 42 B&C Stray Dog, Tapio Saa-valainen on the Grand Soleil 37 Kalevala II, Bruce Gardner on L’Outrage, Jim and Julia Graham on the Soverel 33 Renegade, and Annapolis sailor Bill Sweetser on the J/109 Rush.

When it comes to one-design sailors from the Bay, as usual, Solomons sailors John and Linda Edwards on the Farr 30

Rhumb Punch wouldn’t miss this event. Brad Kauffmann and his Annapolis-based Farr 30 Mummbles crew are in, as is Baltimore sailor Nate Tower on the Farr 30 Gotcha. Signed up and fired up from the J/80 class are Annapolis sailors Kristen and Brian Robinson and the Angry Chameleon crew, Chris Chadwick and his Church Key team, Ramzi Bannura on Stacked Deck, Bert Carp on USA 11, and Alexander Kraus of Alexandria, VA, on CoolJ.

The party venue will be in Old Town Key West as tradition dictates and as at last year’s event, party central will be three and a half blocks from the previous shore side location, right next to Duval Street at Kelly’s Caribbean Bar and Grunts on the expansive, tree-lined section of Caroline Street. The block between Duval and Whitehead Streets will be closed off as an important part of Race Village.

For more information, visit premier-racing.com.


After so many years of relentlessly big breezes and almost winter conditions this year’s eighth Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta seemed very unlike what has become a

traditional ICPFR (Icy Puffer). There were, of course, oysters, chili, and lots of good food provided by not only the contenders as entrance fees but by the dozens of ICPFR spectators. Warm and puffy southerly breezes dictated shorts as the sailing outfit of choice and the crash boats saw no action on this fine spring like day. Nineteen Penguins competed in what has become the

season’s most popular Penguin regatta. Long time Penguin sailors David Cox and Bill Lane were

jointly responsible for four of the top ten boats. Jeff Cox with Jane Delashmutt and Matt Lane and Luke Dufore have, over the past few years, gradually taken over their dad’s boats; although both had to beat Bill in this event since Jeff borrowed a third Alice in Wonderland boat. Jeff’s sister, Sewall crewed for Patrick Pen-well in David’s Fox’n Sox. Scott Williamson and Aubrey Barrin-ger sailed another very old Penguin, Thunder Chicken; the big and

2011 Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regattaby Paul Hull

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# The Harbor Cup start at Baltimore Light.Photo by Adam Podbielski

A Challenging Baltimore Harbor Cup

by Raymond Peroutka Jr.

The Baltimore Harbor Cup was challenging for the 53 boats that started this 20-mile classic. Unlike some prior years in which racers faced near gale conditions, this year’s edition

presented light and variable (but generally favorable) winds. The race north from Baltimore Light to the Craighill Channel Lower Range Light was a single close-hauled tack for most of the fleet with winds varying between five and nine knots. But as the fleet approached the Craighill Light, the winds became extremely light and unpredictable. The beat up the Patapsco gave everyone a taste of the shifting conditions they would experience inside the Key Bridge.

Inside the bridge, those who favored the southern shore did considerably better. Although local wisdom normally predicts better winds along the Dunkalk and Seagert Terminal walls, those boats that went north were punished with lighter winds and generally lost time to those who stayed south. Inside Fort McHenry, commercial wharf buildings produced swirling eddies to challenge everyone’s race skills.

Andrew Eyring and Hero Squad took the gun for line honors, as the first boat to finish in the A fleet as well as first overall. Second and third in the A fleet were Bandit and Problem Child, respectively—only nine seconds apart. Flying Circus, Triangle, and Lola3 finished first and tied for second in the multi-hull fleet. Incredibly, Triangle and Lola3 both finished in three hours, 57 minutes, and 15.8 seconds on corrected time. In the B fleet, top honors went to Flying Circus (the Pearson Flyer), Incommunicado, and Torch.

The C Fleet was led by Red Streaker, Actaea, and Swell. The non-spin fleet was led by Bumble Bee, Kolohe Anakiawia, and Dogwood Bark. Luckily for the race committee, the majority of the fleet was able to finish before a 540-foot bulk carrier departed the Domino Sugar plant and motored across the finish line, with only a few feet to spare between the boat and the pin buoy. Coordination with a very gracious harbor pilot allowed this to make for an exciting, but uneventful finish, and a great example of the challenges to racing in Baltimore.

Following the race, many boats tied up at the Broadway Pier in Fells Point and their crew found their way to Shuckers for food, drinks and awards. It is a loosely guarded secret that Baltimore’s Harbor Master never seems to get down to Fells Point to collect dockage fees from those later-day pirates who haunt the bars and spend the night tied up to the city docks. Three cheers for rum and tax evasion!

Find complete results at cbyra.org.

■ In Aimée Poisson’s “Eastern Shore Racing Beat” on page 70 of the November issue, the winner of the 57th NASS Race to Oxford was incorrectly printed. David Shiff on Odyssey was the winner of the 2011 Aloha Cup as well as first-place finisher in PHRF C. The Odyssey crew took first in class and first overall the next day in the Hammond Memorial Race back to Annapolis.

■ We failed to print the name of the photographer for the photo accompa-nying the article on the Constellation Cup on page 68 of the November issue. His name is Olivier Rousset.


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# Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta, also known as the ICPFR or the Icy Puffer. Photo by Charlie Krafft

little Read Beigels appeared in Zoom Zoom, and finally, after all these years, long absent Susan Taylor put in an appearance with Jennifer Sturmer in the recently rehabilitated Jumbo Express.

The top three spots were dominated by reliably excellent sailors with many years of experience in the class. Jonathan and Annie Bartlett exhibited fine boat speed but, more importantly, mistake free sailing to win the regatta for the fourth year in a row. 2008 International Champions Mike and Rachel Hecky demonstrated that they haven’t forgotten how to make a Penguin go, and Charlie Krafft and Donna McKenzie demonstrated the skills which made them International Champions for the past three years.

Special awards included Sandy McAllister who won the Puck Up trophy for an undisclosed and misunderstood infraction, possibly of the rules but more likely of decorum reasonably expected in this very high class group.

Will Wagner sailed with the youngest crew, while Peter Bailey and Jamie Brohawn earned the somewhat dubious distinction of combined oldest.

Thanks, as always, to Kim Corkran who made the whole thing come together and hosted the fleet on her beautiful Island Creek estate. Thanks as well to Tot O’Mara who served as PRO and all the Corkran friends and neighbors who helped cook, launch, and retrieve boats, run crash boats, and contribute to the general gemutlichkeit which is always the most important part of this regatta.

Photos and results are at penguinclass.com.

2011 Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta

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Small Boats, Big Storiesby Kim Couranz

Small boat stuff is generally smaller and less expensive than bigger boat stuff. For example, a new class-legal Laser

Radial mainsail runs between $500 and $600. A new Kevlar main for a big boat? Well, I’ll guess it probably means adding a zero to the end of those prices. So, as you’re pondering what to get your friends and family this holiday season, get the small-boat sailors in your life something sailing-related they want, need, and will use.

I recently chatted about holiday wishes with some of my dinghy-sailing friends, and they have some fun ideas on their lists. Many are looking for some warm gear for wintertime frostbite sailing. Try a Pata-gonia Windproof Duckbill Hat—it’s the best of both worlds: warm and a ballcap. Henry Lloyd has also recently hopped on the recyclable train, offering a hat, neck gaiter, and scarf made from their recycled “blueeco” line.

Keep your loved ones’ little piggies warm: SmartWool socks, which are available in a ton of different colors and thicknesses, are a sure bet. If your drysuit doesn’t have booties, you might want to invest in Rocky Gore-Tex socks to cover up your warm sock layer. And fingers? Need to keep them warm and nimble so as not to drop the mainsheet on a February day. I’m interested in trying out Musto’s new OutDry gloves—waterproof, includ-ing the seams!

A few other items are relatively inexpen-sive and have a great return. Track down a great photo of your sailing buddy from a recent regatta and have it framed. The SpinSheet photo gallery (spinsheet.com/ss-photos) is a great place to start, or visit regatta websites. They often have a photo section as well.

Sunglasses are a great investment, but for a little (okay, a lot) less cash layout, you can make sure pricey polarized glasses stay attached, even on the most chaotic of spin-naker douses. Check out Henri Lloyd’s cap retainer, which features stainless steel parts. At just $4, it’s a deal!

Taylor Scheuermann, who competes for the University of Miami sailing team and is an up-and-coming Snipe standout, says she could use some new items for her toolkit. “I would really love a new pair of needle-nose pliers to replace my old, rusty ones. And a rivet gun to replace those pesky rivets. And some McLube or WD-40. More than anything, I want a leader wire (does that even classify as a tool?) for those lines and bungees that keep getting lost inside my spars! Please, Santa, I’ve mostly been good this year, right? Not too many protests, screaming matches over right of way, barging maneuvers at the start, boat-damaging collisions... right?”

If you’re looking for a few tools to start with, Taylor notes that the most important elements of her tool kit are electrical tape, a multitool (e.g., Leatherman or Gerber), needle-nose pliers, and a tape measure.

Now, just because many small-boat items are smaller and less expensive, doesn’t mean you can’t make a good at-

tempt at breaking the bank. While it’s not as expensive as a full-on computer system, a TackTick Micro digital compass ($500) or a more traditional compass ($100 and up) can still run you a chunk of bucks. The traditional compasses come in a variety of setups. (I prefer degrees; others like the color-coded versions). It’s best to know what your sailor prefers before signing on the credit card receipt.

Personal preference is also important in choosing clothes, from spray gear to hiking pads, and in selecting sizes. Sailing one-design boats does make choosing sizes a little easier for some larger investments: sails, boat covers, and dollies. (And, heck, boats!)

Drysuits are a needed and often required item for small-boat frostbite sailing. Lisa Pline’s daughter Lexi, who has discovered high school sailing—and its “into late fall, starting in early spring” seasons—has a drysuit on her wish list. But with kids outgrowing clothes at a speedy pace, how do you handle keeping them outfitted in gear that’s up to the dual tests of weather and fashion?

“Some have the means and opportunity to buy new ones, some get hand-me-downs. There’s some buying/selling going on between older kids who have outgrown drysuits and younger ones who need them,” Lisa notes. Lots of kids are comfortable with used or “vintage” gear. As long as it still works, pass it along to someone else who needs it!

Friends told me I wasn’t dreaming big enough, just hoping for a Laser mainsheet. In the “dream big” category, Linda Ep-stein, an avid frostbite Interclub sailor from Boston, wins for creativity: “A self-bailing Interclub with solar-powered radiant floor panels. My feet are usually coldest on those sunny, windless days.”

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Seven years ago, if you had told Jahn Tihansky, owner of J/World Annapolis, that he would be the head coach of the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) varsity offshore sailing team,

he would have told you that you were nuts. With a sailing school to run, he wasn’t exactly looking for work—certainly not the kind which would consume 60 or 70 hours per week in sailing season. But, opportunity knocked. After much debate, as well as some prodding from Annapolis sailor Gary Jobson, (who’s a “rainmak-er,” says Tihansky), who assured him that it was the opportunity of a lifetime, the business owner had to quickly find a way to make his school run without him and immerse himself into his new, challenging post. Six years later, Coach T, as the midship-men call him, is still surprised at his good fortune and how well the pieces have come together.

A native of Tampa, FL, Tihansky’s family joined the Davis Island YC “because it had a pool.” Curiosity and courage enough to hitch a ride on a Cal 27 at the age of 12 led him deep into the sport. “The crew figured out that I’d do anything on the boat from open beers to set the spinnaker, so they taught me to sail,” he says, which opened the door to yacht deliveries and many years of interesting racing experiences such as the 1978 Key West to Cuba Race.

After having run his own Sobstad loft as a young man and a stint at Sobstad’s corporate headquarters in Connecticut, Tihansky moved to Annapolis, where he worked for Sobstad for four years before his opportunity to run J/World Annapolis and in 1993, to buy the sailing school. It was his brainchild, the J/World big boat winter training program—during which students would train for and successfully compete in big regattas, such as the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race and Key West Race Week—that fit the type of coaching experience USNA was seeking.

What makes the USNA offshore sailing team unique is that beyond winning sailboat races, participation on the team counts as professional leadership development. “Other sports just can’t compare to a kid leading a team of seven to prepare a big boat to go to Bermuda or even down the Bay,” says Tihansky, who says that coaches are on the boats as mentors, but the team runs the boat. “It’s a huge responsibility to learn to take care of an asset and take care of teammates. In the tough situations, that’s when your character comes out—you’re puking and cold. It’s 2 a.m., and you’re called on watch. The crew must perform. They have to drive, trim sails, navigate, and compete. We do sail to sail well.”

In early November, Coach T’s USNA varsity offshore sailing team clinched top honors in the Kennedy Cup, which serves as the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s offshore national

championship. The team, led by senior skipper Dillon Ros-siter, won five of nine races and beat the nine other teams that qualified for the event; among them were SUNY-Maritime, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and St. Mary’s College.

Has anything surprised you about working at USNA?The rate at which these kids climb the ladder is very high. We will take five or six boats to Bermuda next summer and 40 percent of those kids will only have sailed for nine months. They are on a fast track… I also hadn’t considered how this job and the kids’ level of fitness would keep me young. I am fitter now than I used to be by just keeping up. It’s a perk.

What’s your favorite place on the Bay?I sail my A-Cat out of the West River SC in Galesville. That’s a neat little part of the world down there.

What are your non-sailing passions?I fly. I have a pilot’s license and don’t get out there nearly enough, so sometimes I take lessons. I also have a work bench and like fixing stuff.

What’s on your iPod?I like old rock and roll: Eric Clapton, the Neville Brothers, even something like Lynard Skynyrd. Some Jimmy Buffett.

Have you read any good books lately?I just read John Adams by David McCullough. Adams was instru-mental in getting the U.S. Navy started. I also read some fiction, The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth.

What sailing gear do you depend on?A Ronstan skiff suit, a Henry Lloyd spray top, Musto offshore top and bibs, Dubarry boots, Gill undergarments—rash guard-type stuff—and Gill wet socks. Someone recently turned me on to Atlas $5 garden gloves. Awesome grip.

What’s your advice to a young racing sailor?Don’t get frustrated by not winning. You have to have patience. Keep your ears open. There are a lot of great people in this sport willing to share information. Find those people. Don’t give up.

Jahn Tihansky

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Region 1 - Glenn Harvey

The Tune-Up Series was hosted by Glenmar SA (GSA) May 21. A moder-

ate, southerly greeted the 12 boats racing in PHRF B, C, and N fleets. Two windward/leeward races were completed in this spring classic.

North East River YC’s Invitational regatta June 11 started with a promising northeasterly breeze that soon became a dis-appointing calm. Thirty-five racers struggled to finish a shortened course that afternoon. But later, a roast pig and a free keg were enjoyed by the partiers back at the club.

GSA’s Northern Bay Regatta was held June 25-26. There is a very nice report about this event in the August edition of SpinSheet written by some commodore! Make plans to be at the 25th anniversary edition of Northern Bay Regatta next year.

The Bay Jam race cannot catch a break! Originally scheduled for September 10, it was postponed due to the flooding and de-bris from Tropical Storm Lee. The new date was set for September 24—but somebody forgot to tell the wind gods that the date was changed. Twenty-five boats drifted on the glassy calm until the race was aban-doned after a three-hour wait. At least there was a motoring race back to Turner’s Creek for the party!

On October 1, the Havre de Grace YC hosted 40 racers for its Fall Invitational Re-gatta. One week after the autumn equinox, a chilly breeze made this race a success. The race committee provided some lengthy courses, and the racers ate it up. Then at the party, the racers ate up some great steaks and salmon provided by the sponsors. Win-ners at this event are awarded hand-carved duck decoys. These unique trophies are coveted by Northern Bay racers.

Region 2 - Wick Dudley

CBYRA’s Region 2 is a very diverse area of the Chesapeake Bay. It runs from

the William Preston Memorial Bay Bridge north to Baltimore. From the west, it spans from the Magothy River to the east, fol-

lowing the Chester River north to Chester-town, MD. We have clubs that are urban in nature such as Universal, and we have very rural clubs such as the Corsica River YC, which is situated on a farm subject to a conservation easement. Sailing is one of those sports that brings together people of diverse environments and backgrounds who enjoy being on the water, especially on the Chesapeake Bay. There is just something about harnessing the wind to get you where you want to go whether fast or slow that is pure enjoyment. Whether getting away for a few days or just a couple of hours, it is possible in our area because we have the Bay right here in our back yard.

CBYRA supports its member clubs and their members in the sport of sailboat racing. Racing is for all ages whether one is five or 95 years old, and there is a boat size to fit all. You can sail in boats that range in size from seven to more than 100 feet. Our Region 2 hosts events for junior sailors that may have over 200 boats participat-ing as well as overnight races for the bigger boats. There are also evening races during the week, such as Magothy River SA’s ever popular Wednesday evening races, with 50 plus boats, where everyone gets together for a potluck dinner after the racing ends. Our racing season begins in March and continues into November, so there are ample opportunities to get on the water. Boat ownership is not necessary if you want to sail, as many boats are in need of crew. Please come out and join us in Region 2.

Region 3 - John Stefancik

The 2011 racing season was kicked off on April 16 with 38 boats competing in the

annual Naval Academy Sailing Squadron (NASS) Spring Race. Then the National Off-Shore One-Design Regatta followed at the end of April with more than 200 boats racing in 16 fleets.

The inaugural Coast Guard Foundation Cup distance race was run May 14. On that same weekend, the Eastport YC held its Spring One-Design Classic.

Memorial Day Weekend hosted the Down the Bay Race and annual Annapolis to Miles River Race. The breeze was out of the southwest, which led to the 120 boat fleet flying their kites down the Eastern Bay toward Miles River.

June began with the Ted Osius Me-morial Regatta and then the Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta. Unfortunately, the wind did not cooperate, and few were able to finish the Leukemia Cup. The Shearwa-ter Twilight Race ended the month with 52 boats in nine classes.

Always a great feeder race, the 31st Annual Solomons Island Race was con-ducted July 15. In all, 120 boats competed across 12 fleets in this distance race. The Governor’s Cup race to St. Mary’s College was started on Friday evening August 5 by an astounding 155 boats, including 15 multihulls.

Annapolis Race week was held in great conditions over Labor Day weekend and followed by 130 boats sailing in the NASS Fall Race to Oxford on September 17. The Annapolis YC Fall Series was held in October with a total of more than 75 boats registered. On Saturday, October 16, the breeze kicked in with gusts up to and over 35 knots. A number of boats withdrew due to equipment failures, but for those who raced, it was a heck of a day.

Region 4 - Randy Pugh

The South has risen again, that is, as far as sailboat racing in the Lower Bay is

concerned. The region has seen a record number of participants in both big boats and one design racing this year.

Southern Bay Race Week had a record 98 entries. Virginia State Junior Champion-ships at Fishing Bay drew 76 juniors and was followed by the Junior Olympics at Hampton YC, which had 63 participants. One-design races at Fishing Bay and Ware River saw large numbers of entries. Broad Bay’s Cape Charles Race had 85 competi-tors. As the season wanes, we look forward to an even better 2012 on the Lower Bay.

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Recaps of Sailing Season in Four Regions


After celebrating 30 years of ownership, Nancy Cann—founder and owner of Crusader Yacht Sales—has sold the busi-ness to Mike Titgemeyer. “I know Mike will keep our strong company culture and guide the company to new heights. I look forward to remaining involved with the company for a long time to ensure a smooth transition and continue

doing what I love—without the strains of ownership,” says Nancy. Mike—a life-long sailor, Certified Professional Yacht Broker, and Annapolis resident—has held various positions within the sailing in-dustry over the last 25 years, saying, “The Crusader team welcomed me in 2010, and I am excited to build on Crusader’s sterling reputation and industry suc-cesses. Nancy has shattered glass ceilings throughout the industry, and I can only hope to live up to her high standards.” Nancy will remain in a general manager/founder role for the foreseeable future. Crusader is a leading broker and dealer for Tartan, C&C, Malo, Legacy, and Bruckmann Yachts. crusaderyachts.com

This November, Zimmerman Marine (ZMI) opened a full-service boatyard at Herrington Harbour North in Tracys Landing, MD. Zimmerman Marine in Deltaville and Mathews, VA, has been providing boat repairs on the lower Chesapeake for the past 30 years. Com-pany president Steve Zimmerman says, “Herrington Harbour is an outstanding facility focused on customer satisfaction and stewardship of the environment, and ZMI shares those priorities.” zimmerman-marine.com; herringtonharbour.com

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# Making something new out of something old... The new small boat shop at Ruark Boatworks in Cambridge, MD.

# Changing of the guard… Mike Titgemeyer and Nancy Cann. Photo courtesy of Crusader Yacht Sales

Weems & Plath in Annapolis recently promoted Chelsea Mahoney. She now is responsible for all corporate and special market sales on a national level. Since 1928, the company has manufactured, sold, and serviced fine navigation tools and nautical instruments. weems-plath.com

EPIC Yachting is the new name for the Mid-Atlantic Marine Group, the Blue-water Group, and service subsidiaries. And, Captain Richard Piller is the new sales director for EPIC Yachting’s broker-age sail platform. EPIC Yachting offers a “one-source” approach to serving yachting needs at marinas, service centers, and sales locations all over the East Coast, including Cape Charles, Gloucester, and Virginia Beach, VA. Among other features, the company’s new website, epicyachting.com, lets customers monitor progress on their vessels and access other types of individual-ized information.

Alex Schlegel—owner and general manager of Hartge Yacht Yard in Galesville, MD—says, “Our yard is constructing new Marine Travelift runway piers and has dredged to accommodate deeper draft vessels. The Travelift installation is by Cyr’s Marine, well respected for their quality of heavy-duty pier construction. The project was completed in early November, and we are operating two Travelifts and a Brownell hydraulic rail lift, all in full swing for winter haulouts. My 25 personnel and I are look-ing forward to more facility improvements over the winter and waiting on permits for a future rebuild of the marina slips, office building, and restrooms.” The yard relocated 2.5 years ago to Woodfield Road, where they have transformed the former Woodfield Fish & Oyster House into a bustling marine complex, which offers all categories of yacht repair and maintenance. hartgeyard.com

Volunteer Jim Leech says, “Ruark Boatworks in Cambridge, MD, has a new small boat shop. It’s a reclaimed late 19th-century Eastern Shore barn.” Ruark Boatworks is a division of the non-profit James B. Richardson Foundation. richardsonmuseum.org

Mechanic Ronnie Thomas of Composite Yacht in Trappe, MD, recently completed Yamaha University’s Outboard Services Program. He spent three weeks in Geor-gia to receive the certification. compositey-acht.biz

Kent Island Crab Cakes recently opened in Stevensville, MD. Operated by three generations of the Kauffman family, the company ships appetizers, samplers, des-serts, soups, steaks, and other specialties to customers around the country via kentis-landcrabcakes.com.

After acquiring Andersen in the fall of 2010, Ronstan International began for-mal U.S. distribution of its stainless steel winches this October. “Andersen winches are the perfect complement to Ronstan deck hardware,” says Ronstan’s managing director Alistair Murray. Today’s range of Andersen Winches includes self-tailing sheet winches and capstan models in manual, electric, and hydraulic versions. ronstan.us/marine5; andersenwinches.com

Leopard Catamarans and The Moorings Yacht Brokerage are pleased to announce the addition of broker Rod Taylor to its Annapolis, MD, office. Rod brings over 30 years of Chesapeake Bay boating knowledge, along with a diverse profes-sional background, and will be a valuable resource in helping you find your next yacht. Stop in the office at 222 Severn Ave, Annapolis, MD, or call Rod at (800) 672-1327. [email protected]


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26’ Bristol ’73 Classic Great sailing sloop. H. Herreshoff design. Thousands in upgrades since 2003. Electric start Honda 9.9, cabin cushions, Raytheon inst., teak hand rails, standing rigging, hatch AC. Asking $10,500 OBO (703) 764-1277

27’ Cape Dory ’78 18-hp Yanmar dsl. Full keel, 4’ draft, blue water cruiser has sailed Chesapeake to Bahamas to Maine. Good condition, needs only cosmetic TLC. $12K. [email protected] or 301-365-0714.

J/80 ‘94 Eight sails, outboard, trailer, GPS, Tick Tacks, safety equipment & more. Winter storage & launching included. $18,000 (410) 942-0035.

27' O'Day 272 '88 Excellent Shape New Merc 9.9 OB. Water tight, big cockpit and large cabins below. Ready to sail or keep in my ice free slip till spring. Rock Hall, MD $12,900 410-708-7788

27’ US Yachts ‘83 Keel fiberglass cruising sloop, good cond., Volvo dsl, wheel steering, RF, Sea Scouts $2,400 obo Steve

28’ Alerion Express 28 ‘07 Lizbeth #359 is a one of a kind, tastefully customized, Bristol example of the breed. She is berthed in the San Francisco Bay. Please visit my web site for more information and photos lizbeth359.com, (415) 608-6919.

28’ Ranger ’76 Race & cruise. She does both perfectly. Fast, clean, & comfortable classic. 2 spinnakers, kevlar main, new jib. New electronics. Chartplotter & autopilot. Need slip, bring offers. Asking $7.5k. http://tiny.cc/ehzqw, (202) 657-1099.

28' Sabre 1977 Classic Sabre 28' in great condition; rf, self-tail winches, wheel, new upholstery, diesel inboard, new head, alcohol stove, new bottom paint, well maintained. $11,000 (703) 988-9154.

28’ Classic Sabre ’73 w/Atomic-4 Good cond. Tiller steering, furling jib. Northern Bay. Best offer. Lee (570) 650-5360.

30’ Cape Dory Cutter ’82 $19,500 Fully battened main, new sail covers, new cushions (2007), cruisair, ST 4000 Raymarine, Autohelm depthsounder, Autohelm speed and Dist. logs, Apelco VHF, Handheld Garmin GPS, Autohelm w/new wheel drive (replaced 2008). MORE (240) 753-5278.

30’ Tartan 30 ‘72 Ready to sail w/4 sails. Water tight & very well maintained. Great sailing boat w/many extras including Awlgrip® and holding tank. $10,000 negotiable. Located Middle River, MD. Paul 925-234-0232 or Joanie 781-799-4039.

Beneteau 311 (32’) ’99 Boat Show Special Every option available. New main & cover ’08, Dutchman system ’08, head refitted ’09, AC, autohelm, custom made winter cover, Avon dinghy, $52,500 Must sell due to health problems. (410) 757-2050, [email protected]

32’ Catalina 320 ’94 Perfect Bay boat, not raced, new main, lifelines, water pump, radio w/RAM, new battery charger, autopilot, GPS. USCG documented. Herrington South, $51,750. http://www.catalina320.com/classifieds/index.php/detail/20100623171707773, Call 410-286-3966.

33' Gemini 105M '96. Very Popular Multi hull layout, she cruises in less than 2ft of water can fit in any sized slip. Great condition and tons of room. Lying in Cape May NJ. Ask $84,900. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, [email protected], www.boemarine.com

34’ C & C ‘79 Main roller furling jib-spin clean and ready to sail. Pressure hot water, 3 burner stove with oven. Boat is complete and great condition. $32.5K, (410) 924-3614

35’ Young Sun Cutter ’83 Perry designed double ender, Yanmar dsl, radar, Aries vane, water maker, dodger, classic blue water cruiser. Hampton, VA $65,000 [email protected] (407) 488-6958.

37' Heritage West Indies ‘77 Swing keel (7' to 3.5') draft. Blue Water boat. 1977 Oldie but goodie. Built to sail, ready to cruise. Solar, Auto pilot and much more. $38,000 OBO [email protected]. 848-702-4160

38’ Catalina 387 ’04 with roller furl main and jib, inverter, Kato davit, 2 AC units, elect windlass, Raymarine electronics, DVD, flat screen, CD. Great condition. Asking $159,900. 703-282-2720.


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38’ Morgan ‘81 B&G instruments, 2 chart plotters, 2 autopilots, SSB, AIS, sonar, loran, GPS, radar, EPIRB, life raft, 2 mains, 2 jibs, spinnaker, spares: alternator, starter. $39,500, contact [email protected]

42’ Endeavour CC Sloop ‘86 Fully equipped w/radar, chartplotter, autopilot, 2 factory installed A/C units, Doyle stack pack, clean low hr 62-hp Perkins and much more. Currently on the hard in Baltimore for bottom paint and detailing. Below market value at $79,900 Call 443-838-7141 or email me at [email protected], endeavourowners.com

42' Hunter Passage '02 Best master cabin in its class. Fast and easy to sail. Professionally maintained. Generator, inverter, chartplotter, autopilot, radar, flat TV, stereo, AC, davits, more. $185,000. 410-504-9150, d e w 1 2 @ c o m c a s t . n e t , http://home.comcast.net/~dew12/site/

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30’ Bristol Sloop ’81 The yacht recently had her interior teak refinished and her price reduced to $27,500. See full specs at www.adventure-yachts.com or call 410-626-2851.

30’ Hunter ’03 This Hunter 306 is lift kept . Her in-mast furling main and roller furling genoa make her easy to single hand. A nice, clean, late model yacht asking $54,900. See full specs at www.adventure-yachts.com or call 410-626-2851.

36’ Packet Craft Express Built by Island Packet, and has been lift kept. Shows extremely well. Asking $229,500. See full specs at www.Adventure-Yachts.com or call 410 626-2851.

38’ C&C Landfall ’82 This classic performance cruiser is well worth a look. A newer main (2005) and other upgrades have kept her young. Asking $49,900. See pics and specs at www.adventure-yachts.com or call 410-626-2851.

GRAND SOLEIL 40 '07 Very lightly used high performance cruiser with a great equipment list. Price has been reduced for a quick sale, replacement cost is $450K and asking price is only $329,000. Call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171. [email protected]

Grand Soleil 40 '03 Head south in speed, comfort & style on board this Italian beauty. Lightly used & extremely well priced at $199,000. Please call for complete details and viewing instructions. Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 [email protected]

DUFOUR 44 PERFORMANCE '05 Huge sail inventory and cruising amenities make this a true fast cruiser. Shoal keel version expands the cruising ground from the Chesapeake to Florida. Asking $270K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or [email protected]

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MASON 44 1989 Just listed and ready to show. Great value for a seasoned veteran of the Mediterranean. All recent electronics so vessel is ready to go out again at a moments notice. Asking $180,000 Call Harold @ 410-268-7171. [email protected]

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GRAND SOLEIL 46.3 2000 Recently upgraded in 2008-09 (including blue Awlgrip) and just launched July '11 with fresh bottom and all systems ready to go. Asking $249K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or [email protected]

CATALINA 470 '01 Loaded veteran of the Bahamas and Caribbean. One owner well cared for vessel with every imaginable option for long distance voyaging. Asking $269K Contact Harold @Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or [email protected]

AMEL MANGO 53' 1988 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser. This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again! Asking $249,000. Contact Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171. [email protected]

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33’ J/100 ’05 Just Reduced to $89,000 Excellent shape, sails continuously upgraded, great race record and a fun boat to sail. Contact Bob Oberg at (410) 267-8181 or [email protected]

35’ O’Day ‘88 Fresh water boat until ’08 . Equipped for cruising. Shoal draft. New Simrad instruments. New bottom paint. New rigging ’07. $39,900 in Deltaville, VA Call Jonathan (804)776-7575 or [email protected]

35’ Tartan 3500 ‘97 Priced to sell at $99,900! Many recent upgrades including new standing and running rigging, new electric windlass, flat screen TV & more. Call Denise Hanna at (410) 267-8181.

38’ Sabre 38 MKII ’89 Gorgeous C/B model! Equipped with elec windlass, A/C, Refrigeration, and more. Owners are moving up in size. Priced to sell quickly. Call Denise at (410) 267-8181 or [email protected].

39’ Beneteau 393 - Three Available Very clean 2 & 3 cabin models from $129,000. Some are loaded with great gear, others are equipped for pleasurable coastal cruising. Contact Tim at 410-267-8181 [email protected]

41’ Beneteau 411 ’00 Nicely equipped with lots of extras and nice toys! Sailed & maintained by knowledgeable owner on the Bay. Amazing cond.! $174,900 Please contact Tim at 410-267-8181 [email protected]

41’ Beneteau ’99 NEW LISTING! 411 model, Genset, Air/Heat, In mast furling, shoal draft, folding prop, rubrail, New Raymarine C120W with 4kw HD radar. In Deltaville, VA. Contact Jonathan (804)776-7575 or [email protected]

46’ Beneteau ‘08 Very well maintained & equipped: Yanmar; N/Lights Genset; Raymarine instruments; full enclosure; shoal draft; In mast furling; Whisker pole on track. $304,500 in Deltaville, VA. Call Jonathan (804) 776-7575 or [email protected]

46’ Beneteau 46 ’07 Cruise equipped, great gear, TV, electronics, canvas and more. Lack of use forces sale. In Annapolis. Asking only $279,900, bring all offers! Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or [email protected]

49’ Beneteau 49 ‘07 Boat of the Year 2007. Many custom features - 330 hrs on Yanmar dsl – Professionally maintained – comfort and performance by Berret-Racoupeau, Built by Beneteau USA. Reduced $350,000 Call Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 [email protected]

50’ Beneteau / Moorings 505 ’02 One owner. 400 hrs on rebuilt Perkins Sabre 85-hp. Professionally maintained, New Canvas, great sails & electronics. 3 cabin Just Reduced $180,000 Call Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 [email protected]

52’ Beneteau 523 ’06 ‘The best of the best.’ Equipped for Bay sailing and Caribbean cruising. Dark blue hull, great electronics, new sails, more. Annapolis. Asking only $464,900 Contact Dan 410-570-8533 or [email protected]

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32 Westsail 32 '78 ...........................................$54,00033 J-Boats J/100 33 '05....................................$89,00033 Cherubini Raider 33 '81............................$37,50034 Aloha 34 '84 ................................................$49,50034 Bavaria 34 '00 ..............................................$73,99934 Bavaria 34 '01 ..............................................$78,90034 Beneteau 343 '06 '08 2 from ................ $124,90034 C&C 34 '80..................................................$39,90034 Hatteras 34 '65 ........................................ $199,00034 Sabre 34 MKII '81.......................................$42,00034 Tartan 34 '86 ...............................................$59,50034 Westerly Seahawk '85...............................$65,00035 Allmand 35 '82 ............................................$34,90035 Beneteau 350 '89........................................$46,90035 Beneteau 352 '99........................................$79,90035 Bristol 35.5 '79............................................$59,00035 Freedom 35 '94...........................................$79,90035 O'Day 35 '88 ...............................................$39,90035 Schock Sloop 35 '01...................................$64,50035 Tartan 3500 '97 ..........................................$99,90036 Albin Trawler 36 '81..................................$54,90036 Beneteau 36s7 98.......................................$89,00036 Beneteau 36.7 '02 '04 2 from ..................$99,00036 Catalina 36 '95 ............................................$75,90036 Hunter 36 '05........................................... $116,50036 Sabre 362 '94 '96 2 from ....................... $115,00037 Beneteau '08............................................. $159,00037 Beneteau 373 '07..................................... $149,900

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20 Alerion 20 '09 .............................................$36,00020 Compac 20 '04............................................$29,90024 Rosborough RF- 246 '91...........................$39,90025 Harbor 25 '10..............................................$95,00026 Nonsuch 26 '86...........................................$43,00028 Albin 28TE '99.............................................$67,92528 Alerion 28 '06 .............................................$88,00028 Beneteau 281 '99........................................$32,50028 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '81 '87 2 from $89,90028 Aloha 28 '83 ................................................$14,90028 Cape Dory 28 '82.......................................$28,50029 Bayfield 29 '87 .............................................$29,00029 Bristol 29.9 ' 77...........................................$29,90030 Baba 30 '83...................................................$49,90030 C&C 30 '88 3 from ....................................$34,90030 Siedelmann 30T '85....................................$19,50030 Nonsuch 30 '83...........................................$39,90030 Sabre 30 Mk III '87 .....................................$39,90030 S2 9.1 30 '85 ................................................$26,00031 Beneteau 31 '09 ....................................... $109,50031 Catalina 310 '00 ..........................................$63,50031 Contest 31 '72 ............................................$21,20031 Tashiba 31 '86 .............................................$75,00032 Beneteau 321 '97........................................$57,00032 Beneteau Oceanis 321 '97........................$57,89932 Cruisers3275 '03 ........................................$59,90032 Freedom 32 '83...........................................$32,00032 Halvorsen Island Gypsy 32 '03 ............. $159,900

37 Beneteau Evasion 37 '82 ...........................$49,50037 Hunter 376 '97............................................$85,00037 Lord Nelson Victory Tug '86 ............... $155,00037 Moody 376 '88 ............................................$98,50037 Nordic Tug 37 '99................................... $259,90037 SeaRay express 37 '99............................ $155,00038 Beneteau 381 '98 '99 2 from ...................$94,90038 Bristol 38.8 '86............................................$99,50038 Catalina 38 '85 ............................................$45,00038 Sabre 38 Mk II '89 ................................... $119,90038 Sabre 38 '85.................................................$82,00038 Wauquiez Hood 38 '86.......................... $117,90038 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII '84...................$89,90039 Beneteau 390 '92........................................$67,90039 Beneteau 393 '02 '03 '06 5 from.......... $129,90039 Pearson 39 '89 ............................................$88,00040 Beneteau 40 '08 ....................................... $199,50040 Beneteau Oceanis 400 '93..................... $105,00040 Beneteau 40.7 '01.................................... $169,90040 Catalina 400 MKII '98 ............................. $149,50040 Catalina 400 '95 ....................................... $119,50040 Cheoy Lee Trawler 40 '73 .......................$49,90040 Delphia 40 '06 .......................................... $199,90040 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3 '05............ $159,90040 Palmer Johnson NY 40 '78.......................$57,00040 Hinckley Bermuda 40 '66 ...................... $124,90040 Hunter 40.5 '95...........................................$94,90040 Sabre 402 '97............................................ $229,000

41 Beneteau 411 '98 '00 2 from ................ $135,90041 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 ........................... $174,00042 Beneteau 423 '03 '04 3 from ................ $185,00042 Catalina 42 '93 2 from............................ $110,00043 Pan Oceanic 43 '81 ................................. $109,50043 Beneteau 43 '08 2 from ......................... $209,90043 Irwin CC 43 '89 ....................................... $115,00044 Beneteau 44.7 '05.................................... $229,90044 Dean Catamaran 440 '02....................... $298,00044 Concordia 44.5 '93 ....................................$69,00044 Navy 44 '88..................................................$65,00044 Morgan 44 CC '90 .....................................$89,00045 Beneteau First 456 '85 ..............................$99,00045 Howdy Bailey 45 '73............................... $164,90046 Beneteau 461 '99..................................... $169,00046 Beneteau 46 '07 '08 2 from................... $279,90046 Leopard Catamaran 46 '09.................... $699,00046 Tartan 4600 ' 93 ...................................... $279,00047 Beneteau 47.7 '04.................................... $298,50047 Compass 47 '81 ..........................................$98,00049 Beneteau 49 '07 2 from ......................... $350,00050 Beneteau Mooring 505 '02.................... $180,00052 Beneteau 523 '06..................................... $464,90050 Beneteau 50 '07 ....................................... $585,00058 Nexus 600 Catamaran '10 ................. $1,360,00064 Beneteau 64 '03 ....................................... $850,00076 Franz Maas 76 '74.................................... $499,000

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30’ Cape Dory MK II ’90 This is a full keel cruising boat that is in near perfect cond.. Her varnish shines & she is very clean. Not to be mistaken with the original version, the mk II is beamier and has much more room. $55,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073

32’ Hunter Vision ’91 The Vision is the model with the big mainsail, unstayed mast & small furling jib. This makes her easy to get around on and easy to sail. There is lots of interior volume & a private aft cabin. She is clean & nice. Ready to sail $29,900 www.bayharborbrokerage.com, 757-480-1073

35’ O’Day ‘88 Swim platform, newer sails, dodger bimini & connector. All gear on board conveys, TV, converter box, dishes, flatware, fenders. This boat is in very nice cond. and ready to go cruising $37,500 www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

38’ Endeavour ‘84 Aft cockpit model with 4’11” draft. She has lots of volume down below & is a good sailing boat $49,000 She is ready for your updates to a nice cruising platform. www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073

50’ Dufour ‘99 This boat is a great live aboard with her forward cabin that has been converted by combining original 2 forward cabins! This provides for a queen sized centerline berth & lots of head room. This converted charter boat is big & she sails & entertains well. $149,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073

32’ C&C 99 Two available 2003 / 2004 - Blue & Black ones. One with carbon rig. Call for the details on them all. All equipped for racing & Cruising. We have the one you want! Starting at $99,000. Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com.

37' Dickerson '94 Beautifully classic yacht. Repowered in 2007, chart plotter, B&G instruments, refrigeration, barrier coat, leather interior, much more. Must see to appreciate! $140,000. Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

41’ Hunter DS 2005 You’ll love the airy feeling of the deck salon. Roomy, luxurious interior; clean deck layout. $185,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

42’ Endeavour ’85 Center Cockpit Better than average condition. Perkins diesel . 2011 Electronics, upgrades. Electric windlass, full cockpit enclo-sure. $115,000 CYS (410) 269-0939. www.crusaderyachts.com

44’ Tartan 4400 ’08 & '07 Two Available and they both have it all....Genset, Air, Thruster, Leisure furl boom, Radar / Plotters & More. Ready for offshore or inshore cruising. Replacement value over 700k a very smart value if you are considering new. From $550,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

53’ Mason Center Cockpit Ketch Ta Shing ’84 NON SKID decks. (NO TEAK!) White Awlgrip hull. Yanmar 140-hp (2002). Kohler 8KW generator (2000). Electric winches. Just Reduced to $265,000 www.crusaderyachts.com (410) 269-0939.

27’ Catalina Wing Keel, Wing Keel, Universal dsl, wheel steering, newer sails (2004), new electronics (2006), - perfect starter boat $18,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: [email protected],www.greatblueyachts.com

35’ Hunter 35.5 ’92 Dodger, bimini, dinghy davits, dinghy w/ Outboard, AC / Heat, refrigeration, Doyle Stack Pack, GPS / Plotter – Slip and Storage thru March ’12 $52,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: [email protected], www.greatblueyachts.com

35’ Hunter 356 ’03 In Mast Furling, Air/Heat, C80 plotter/radar, AP, full canvas, refrigeration, freezer, exceptionally clean! $99,500 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: [email protected],www.greatblueyachts.com

Hunter 41 Deck Salon ’06 Loaded! Beautiful blue hull, air, gen, bow thruster, full canvas, in-mast furling, Raymarine E120 and E80 $182,900. Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: [email protected], www.greatblueyachts.com

41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ’82 Ketch rig center cockpit – Loaded! Dual zone AC / Heat, generator, full cockpit enclosure, AP, frig, freezer, many recent upgrades $69,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:[email protected], www.greatblueyachts.com

43’ Hunter Legend ’91 Clean! Many upgrades, Ready for immediate cruising! Newer sails, cutter rig, AC/Heat, 3 cabins - convertible office w/twin bunks, $109,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: [email protected], www.greatblueyachts.com

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350 Island Packet ‘97 Thoroughly and thoughtfully equipped for serious cruising. Please call for detailed specs, more photos and resent survey. The Moorings Brokerage Annapolis 410-280-0520

J/32 ’01 Shoal draft 4’10” and fantastic cond. New dodger, bimini & wheel cover, new chart plotter, 3 blade max prop, and very light use. The shoal draft is perfect for the Chesapeake. Original owners are retiring from sailing. She is well priced and needs nothing. $111,900, call Paul Mikulski 410-961-5254 [email protected]

34’ 1994 Beneteau First Class 10 If you want to win, than this is a boat to look at!!!! The Purple boat has always been the boat to beat. Now you have a chance to continue this winning tradition. The Purple Boat is now offered at $36,000! Time to win some silver…410-280-2038 Please Call Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511.

34’ J 34s The J 34c Has an open layout that is great while on the hook or during an overnight passage. Come talk to the original J Daddy Paul Mikulski. He has two very nice listings he would like to show you, so please call for an appointment. Call direct 410-961-5254

34’ J 105s Yes we have them so come talk to the J Boat Experts and see the why this is the best One Design boat on the Chesapeake Bay. We have many available and would love to show them to you. Please call the office and talk to any of our staff at at 410-280-2038

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“Lilia 2”3 Cabins / 1 HeadAsking $80,000

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“Cascadura”4 Cabins /4 HeadsAsking $379,000

“Sas Sea Lady”3 Cabins / 3 HeadsAsking $370,000

“Life of Reiley Too”3 Cabins /3 HeadsAsking $135,000

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“Gemini”3 Cabins /3 HeadsAsking $130,000

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“Cedar”5 Cabins /5 HeadsAsking $169,000

“Vivo Libre”5 Cabins /5 HeadsAsking $220,000

“Seaduction”4 Cabins /4 HeadsAsking $299,000

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“Friends’ Ship”3 Cabins /2 HeadsAsking $120,000

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34’ Tartan 1986 New listing! 2nd gen-eration S&S model; masthead/double spreaker rig; Scheel keel 4’6” draft; 27 hp Yanmar; RF genoa; self tailers; sleeps 6. Priced to sell at $49,500. Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or [email protected]

35’ 1986 C&C 35 MKIII This is a very nice clean boat that will make a nice cruiser or great club racer. To Learn more please call David Malkin 410-280-2038. This boat is price to sell as his NEW Dufour is on the way. Offered at $41,500 Trade Boat. Will take reasonable offers. (410) 280-2038.

37’ B&C ’05 Grand Soleil Win races in style. Extra tall rig & deep keel make this Grand Soleil an outstanding performer in PHRF and IRC. ORC cat 1 certified. She has a beautiful Italian crafted teak interior w/full cruising amenities. You won’t find a nicer dual purpose yacht. $259,000 Contact David at 410-280-2038 or [email protected]

Cape Fear 38 ’02 Major price reduction owner says sell....A winning race record & a comfortable cruising interior. Shoal draft with A-kites make this an easy boat to have fun with. Now offered at $119,000. You need to see this boat! Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

40’ J120s North Point has two J 120s. If you want a very competitive boat that likes to be in the ocean and race on the bay than you need to look at the J 120s. The Class is looking into forming a J 120 class here on the bay to race One Design! Call us to learn more 410-280-2038

40’ Archambault A40RC ’08 Just Reduced!!!! If you are looking for a Newer IRC race ready boat than look no further. Jubilee is a fast boat that would be very happy in the ocean or great for local sailing. Please Call Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511 for further information. Offered at $275,000!!!

41’ Bristol Center Cockpit 1989 among last built; dark blue hull; new varnish; new Yanmar diesel; new genset; new A/C-heat; in-mast furling; radar; A/P; cruising chute; windlass; custom built & one owner. Price just reduced to $145,000. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or [email protected]

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36’ Hunter ’08 Captain’s Lady is a one-owner 36 that has been meticulously maintained. Equipped with In-Mast Furling, Raymarine C80 GPS/Plotter, Auto-Pilot, AC/Heat, freezer & much more. $169,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

38’ Hunter ’06 Airam is a beautiful sailboat & like new. Equipped with in-mast furling, ST60 upgrade, Bose system, AC/Heat, Stereo/CD, TV/DVD, & much more. $147,000. Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

41’ AC Hunter ‘05 Fiji Girl is a well-maintained, one owner sailboat with In-mast furling, AC/Heat, generator, AP, Raymarine C80/GPS & much more! Great cond.!. $190,000, Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

426 Hunter ’03 Dolly G A cruiser with ample space below & walk-thru transom. Sleeps 6 & equipped with Raymarine RL80CRC/GPS,Autopilot, In-Mast Furling, 2 TVs/2 Stereos, AC/Heat,Generator,2 heads/shower & much more. $189,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

456 Hunter ’03 Check Formation is a beautiful cruiser that has been professionally maintained. Equipped with in-mast furling, lewmar winches, CD, TV/Stereo, Ray Marine E120 color chart plotter, AC & much more. $235,000. Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

460 Hunter ’01 Sweet N’ Slow is a stunningly beautiful vessel equipped with teak interior, TV/DVD, Sirius radio, AC/Heat, In-Mast furling, E-80 Raymarine, & MUCH MORE! $199,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

32’ Hunter Vision ‘91 Nice cruiser, sleeps 6, shoal draft of 4’3”, spacious interior, dsl eng., roller furling, self-tailing winches and more. Asking $32,500. OBYS 410-226-0100

38’ Seafarer Sloop ‘76 Phil Rhodes design, offshore capable, 4’6” draft, large raised salon, separate shower, roller furling main & genoa and a Perkins dsl eng. Asking $35,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

38’ Wauquiez - Ted Hood Design ‘83 4’6” to 10’8” draft centerboard, Perkins Dsl eng., Roller furling, self-tailing winches, 2-3yr old main, etc. Nicely equipped and well maintained asking $74,900 OBYS 410-226-0100

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'96 Jeanneau 52.2 - $255,000 '09 Hunter 31- $101,000

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'04 Hunter 420 - $175,000

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SELECTED BROKERAGE240 Hunter ‘02............... $ 12,900260 Hunter ‘02............... $ 27,00028 S2 8.6 ’85 ............... $ 16,90028 Hunter ‘90............... $ 24,90029.5 Hunter ‘97............... $ 34,99930 Hunter '78............... $ 16,00030 Hunter ’81............... $ 15,00030 Hunter ‘86............... $ 30,00031 Allmand ‘80............. $ 22,00031 Pearson ‘87 ............. $ 39,50031 Hunter '09............... $101,00033 Hunter ’81............... $ 18,00033 Pearson '89 ............. $ 49,00034 Hallberg Rassy ‘76... $ 49,90035.5 Hunter ’87............... $ 34,50036 Hunter ’08............... $169,00036 Hunter '10............... $150,00037 Irwin Ketch '76........ $ 49,900

376 Hunter ’96............... $ 84,000376 Hunter ‘97............... $ 72,000376 Hunter ‘97............... $ 84,00038 C&C Landfall '80..... $ 55,00038 Hunter ’06............... $147,00038 Hunter '09............... $170,000380 Hunter ’00............... $110,000380 Hunter ‘02............... $119,000380 Hunter ’02 Sloop..... $120,00041AC Hunter '05............... $190,00041AC Hunter ’07............... $189,000420 Hunter ’04............... $175,000426 Hunter ‘03............... $189,000456 Hunter ’03............... $215,000460 Hunter ‘01............... $199,000460 Hunter ‘02............... $169,90052.2 Jeanneau '96 ........... $255,000530CC Pearson ’81 ......... $249,000

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40’ Bristol Sloop ‘69 Stunning classic, full keel, Westerbeke dsl eng. Many upgrades in 1997 ie. roller furling-fully battened North main-155% North genoa-North genaker and updated interior etc. ST winches and so much more. A true “Head Turner”. Asking $50,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

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S-2 8.5 ’83 Willowind 28 Sloop w/wheel steering, RF, full batten main, Autohelm 3000, 15-hp Yanmar dsl, clean, well, maintained, ready to go. Asking:$14,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

28’ Hunter 285 ’87 Brown Eyed Girl” Very clean cruiser, new sails, RF, Bimini, new thru hulls, Yanmar dsl in excellent cond., Ready to Go Sailing: Asking:$14,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

31’ Irwin Citation ’83 Tolume Yanmar 15-hp dsl, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, dinghy w/ 1.5-hp OB, Asking: $16,900 US, Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

31’ Tartan 310 ’88 Bora Bora Quality cruiser, AP, Adler Barbour refrigeration, RF, bimini, Lazy Jacks, sleeps 7 w/ Pilot berth, Ready to Go. Asking $49,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’94 Art’s Place Furling main and genoa, AC/Heat, dual strms, many features, clean boat ready to GO! Asking: $52,900 Regent Point Marina 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ideal live-aboard. Rare center cockpit pilothouse design ketch. One of only a few made, Set up for major cruising, Duel helm stations, 3 cabin layout, 2 heads. $59,500 PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

RogueWave specializes in high quality, ocean-going vessels of substance and character. We want good boats to represent. Proud reps for Valiant Yachts and Outbound Yachts. If you want a good solid blue water boat cruising boat, call RogueWave at 410 571-2955. Check out our Buyer’s Agent Services. By Appointment Only!

Saga 43 ’95 Bob Perry’s modern per-formance cruiser, fast and fun to sail. Spacious interior. Two staterooms, two heads and a quarter berth. Low maintenance, great sailing boat. Like sailing fast? Love Bold Spirit. Make offer. 410-571-2955

Morgan 44 Center Cockpit ’88 Incredible family boat for the Bay and Beyond, Bamahas vet with ALL equipment. New electronics, powerful autopilot, new cushions, dinghy and outboard! Reduced $119K 410-571-2955

Stevens 47 Cutter ’81 Big, powerful, proven, three-stateroom live aboard voyager. S&S design and sought after layout. Carib 1500 Vet. Complete cruising and safety gear. Reduced. Great price. $129K 410-571-2955

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Our Most Incredible Values!Norseman 400 ’05 (89) Absolutely beautiful performance sailing machine, equipped for single-hand sailing. Family friendly, 3-stateroom layout, amazingly beautiful, new everything! $299K!

Island Packet 485 ’07.................... $429KLaurent Giles 57’ Yawl..................... CALLMoody 54 ’01 ................................ $540KHallberg Rassy 49 ........................ $349KStevens 47 Cutter ’83 ................... $139KMorgan 44 CC ’88.......................... $119KAntiqua 44 ’88............................... $159KSaga 43 ’96 .................................... $215KNorseman 400 ’89......................... $289K

Valiant 42’04 ................................. $319KValiant 40 ’82 ................................ $109KHans Christian 38.......................... $139KOvni 39’ 94..................................... $159KTashiba 36 ’87 ............................... $119KTayana 37 ’78 .................................. $69KPaci�c Seacraft 37 ’92..................... CALLTayana 37 ’85 .................................. $89KCape Dory 36 ’90............................. $89K

Valiant 42’04 ................................. $319KValiant 40 ’82 ................................ $109KHans Christian 38.......................... $139KOvni 39’ 94..................................... $159KTashiba 36 ’87 ............................... $119KTayana 37 ’78 .................................. $69KPaci�c Seacraft 37 ’92..................... CALLTayana 37 ’85 .................................. $89KCape Dory 36 ’90............................. $89K

Hallberg Rassy 39 ’01 Frers design, equipped blue water with solar and wind. Beautiful condition, ready to go sail away. Great value! $289K

Tartan 3500 ‘01Beautiful and great sailing family cruiser for the Bay and coastal, well equipped and recently reduced. $147K!

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Hallberg Rassy 49 Ketch ’88 Perfect affordable world cruising platform. Safe and secure, easy for a couple to sail. Expert maintenance, new teak decks, everything in working order. Truly complete. Reduced $349K 410-571-2955

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25’ Hunter ‘85 $6,000 In good cond. and value priced. Owner is anxious to sell asap. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

27’ Hunter ‘78 $7,200 Many upgrades. Includes outboard and wheel steering. Sailing Associates. (410) 275-8171.

28’ Cape Dory ‘77 $11,000 A great cruising boat. Priced to sell. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

29’ Bayfield ’82 $22,000 Air conditioned and a “Go anywhere” cruiser. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

30’ Islander ‘74 $19,500 New listing! Recently rebuilt engine. Clean and ready to go! Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

30’ Seafarer ’83 $1,5900 A good sturdy boat. An inexpensive way to go cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

31’ Hunter ’84 $17,900. Reduced! A great cruising boat for a very reasonable price. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

32’ Morgan 323 ‘84 $24,900 New listing! Well maintained traditional cruiser. A great value. Sailing Associates (410) 257-8171.

38’ Morgan 382 ’81 $44,900 Completely equipped for offshore cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

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33’ Hunter ‘04 In-mast furling, A/C, ST 60 knot, depth, Acu Gage tank monitor, only 207 eng. hrs. Clean, one owner, sleeps six. $74,900 Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.co.

36’ Catalina ‘93 Extensively equipped with: A/C, elect. windlass, elect. halyard winch, Lazy Jacks, rigid inflatable w/motor, R10X radar 182C chartplotter, new headsail & bimini. $67,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com

36’ Hunter ‘04 A/C, in-mast furling, elect. windlass, Raymarine RC435, 4000+ autopilot, ST60 knot, depth, wind, bimini, dodger. New bottom paint & batteries 2011. $99,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

38’ Hunter ‘06 Meticulously maintained with dual A/C, in-mast furling, elect. windlass, North Sails bimini, Flexiteek in cockpit, Raymarine tri-data, autopilot & chartplotter. $157,900. Call 800-699-SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

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New Annapolis Listings Needed ASAP We are selling as fast as we can get them! Complimentary deep water Annapolis dockage and wash and chamois for WELL MAIN-TAINED power or sailing yachts to 75'. Contact John Kaiser @ (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 cell /text anytime Email: [email protected]: www.yachtview.com

1980/2001 Morgan 461 “Liberty” has been extensively restored in 2000/2001. She is worth your personal inspection! 100’s of photos @ www.yachtview.com or call John Kaiser @ 410-923-1400 or 443-223-7864 cell. Reduced to $139,900 for immediate sale!

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY25’ C&C ‘75 Well cared for small/entry level boat. Sails, outboard, bimini in excellent cond. Bottom and non-skid replaced in late 1990s. Located Deale, MD. $5,000. 703-801-5882 or [email protected]

Proceeds from these sales support Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB), a not-for-profit group which provides sailing opportunities for people with disabilities. CRAB accepts boat donations.

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SAILBOATSLife Raft. 6-man Offshore life raft, in case. Make an offer.14 ft Force Five with mast and sail. $650.1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet). Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $500. 1976 Catalina 22. Swing-keel sloop with pop-top. Main and jib. Average condition. $800. 1974 Dufour 24. Main, 2 jibs. Volvo Diesel. Clean and sound. $1,990.1975 Bristol 24. Main, 2 jibs. Sturdy small cruiser. Depth finder, compass. 8 HP Yamaha. $1,495. 1983 Catalina 25. Main, roller-furling. 4-cycle o/b. Good condition. $3,000.1975 Ericson 25 keel-model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800. 1982 O’Day 25. Keel/CB Model. Main, 150 Genoa. 7.5 HP OML Sailmaster O/B. Good condition. A great shallow draft starter boat for the Bay. $2,500.1985 Hunter 25.5. Main, Jenny, Jib. Good Condition. $3,000. 1976 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. 4-cycle O/B. $1,500. 1974 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. Yamaha 8HP 4-cycle long-shaft. $1,500. 1977 Hunter 30. Keel model. Yanmar Diesel. Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and good condition. $6,500.

COMING SOON - Call for more info and pricing.1985 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27. Main, r/f. Diesel.1972 Watkins 27. Main, hank on 150 Genoa. Yanmar engine.

POWERBOATS1982 Boston Whaler 17 ft. Nauset Center console model. Very nice hull: soda-blasted, compounded, waxed. New rubrail. No motor, steering mechanism or engine controls. Clean. Trailer. $3,500.

SAILBOATSLife Raft. 6-man Offshore life raft, in case. Make an offer.14 ft Force Five with mast and sail. $650.1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet). Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $500. 1976 Catalina 22. Swing-keel sloop with pop-top. Main and jib. Average condition. $800. 1974 Dufour 24. Main, 2 jibs. Volvo Diesel. Clean and sound. $1,990.1975 Bristol 24. Main, 2 jibs. Sturdy small cruiser. Depth finder, compass. 8 HP Yamaha. $1,495. 1983 Catalina 25. Main, roller-furling. 4-cycle o/b. Good condition. $3,000.1975 Ericson 25 keel-model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800. 1982 O’Day 25. Keel/CB Model. Main, 150 Genoa. 7.5 HP OML Sailmaster O/B. Good condition. A great shallow draft starter boat for the Bay. $2,500.1985 Hunter 25.5. Main, Jenny, Jib. Good Condition. $3,000. 1976 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. 4-cycle O/B. $1,500. 1974 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. Yamaha 8HP 4-cycle long-shaft. $1,500. 1977 Hunter 30. Keel model. Yanmar Diesel. Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and good condition. $6,500.

COMING SOON - Call for more info and pricing.1985 Pacific Seacraft Orion 27. Main, r/f. Diesel.1972 Watkins 27. Main, hank on 150 Genoa. Yanmar engine.

POWERBOATS1982 Boston Whaler 17 ft. Nauset Center console model. Very nice hull: soda-blasted, compounded, waxed. New rubrail. No motor, steering mechanism or engine controls. Clean. Trailer. $3,500.

53’ Mason `84 ........................................................$265,00044’ Tartan 4400 `08 ...............................................$585,00043’ Saga `00 ...........................................................$245,00042’ Catalina 42-3 `89 ...............................................$95,00042’ Endeavour Center Cockpit `85 ......................$115,00041’ Bristol Aft Cockpit `87 ....................................$159,00041’ Hunter 41DS `05 ..............................................$185,00040’ TARTAN 4000 ...................................... NEW IN STOCK40’ C&C 121 `04.....................................................$229,00040’ J Boat J/40 `87 ................................................$129,00038’ C&C 115 ............................................... NEW IN STOCK38’ C&C 115 `08.....................................................$185,00038’ C&C 38 `76.........................................................$42,00038’ Tartan 3800 `97 ...............................................$175,000

37’ Dickerson 37 `94 .............................................$140,00037’ Pacific Seacraft `87...........................................$79,00037’ Tartan 3700 `06 ...............................................$245,00037’ Tayana `83 .........................................................$89,90035’ Beneteau Oceanis 351 `97 ...............................$75,00035’ Contest 35S `90.................................................$69,90035’ Island Packet Packet Cat `93 ...........................$95,00035’ Wauquiez Pretorien `84 ....................................$88,00034’ Beneteau 343 `07 ............................................$119,00034’ Najad 343 `84.....................................................$89,90033’ Hans Christian 33T `86 ...................................$112,50032’ C&C 99 2 from `04............................................$99,00031’ Pacific Seacraft `89...........................................$74,00024’ Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 `86 ............................$55,000

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REAL ESTATEWaterfront Office Space Available Waterfront office space available on Jackson Creek in Deltaville, VA. Deltaville Marina, home of the Deltaville Boatyard. Contact [email protected].

RENTALS3 Bedroom - Waterfront Cottage in Annapolis (Harness Creek). Currently being renovated. Ready late November. $2800 mo. plus utilities. Room for up to 35 ft. sailboat. Call Larry 410-693-9100

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Early this past summer, I stood with Art Libby on Kent Island. He was beaming and flashing his famous smile. He had watched and cheered as, one-by-one, his two

granddaughters, his wife, and his daughter emerged exhausted and elated from the Bay and stepped onto the sandy edge of the Eastern Shore. All four of them posted trophy-winning times in either the one-mile or the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay swims. His daughter, Paige, completed her tenth 4.4-mile crossing. Art was enthusiastic, and he was proud.

A few weeks later, I encountered him again along the water’s edge and, again, he was beaming with pride and flashing that contagious smile. After inquiring about my family, my sailing, and my swimming—he was always so polite and interested—he told a fresh story about him and his teenage grandson, who was emerging as a top junior sailor.

Early in the season, Art had been racing with the grandson and a few of the boy’s friends on the family J/22 in an effort to get the young team tuned up and checked out on the boat. With several sessions completed, they were all back aboard and about to shove off for a race when, suddenly, Art stepped back ashore and pushed the boat away out toward the open waters of Spa Creek without him.

“You’re ready! Have fun!” he shouted after the crew. As he watched the shocked juniors sail away he no doubt held

that megawatt smile and was warmed by knowledge that another family member was safely, enthusiastically, and properly launched into a sport and a lifestyle he loved.

The ability to pass one’s knowledge and passions along to two generations and then watch them fall in love with the same things you love is a great and rare gift. It is a gift Art treasured, especially this past summer, his last summer on the Bay.

A couple months later, as that last summer turned into the final fall, the seriousness of his sudden illness became apparent to his family. They asked him if there was any unfinished business. He smiled and he said no, he had everything he wanted.

Art worked hard for his wonderful life and it is clear he enjoyed it, but he never seemed to force it. For example, he was a cham-pion sailor and a former Annapolis YC junior instructor, ingredi-ents that might produce a nightmare parent in the hothouse junior racing world of Annapolis. But Jonathan Bartlett, who was head instructor at Severn SA when the Libby kids were sailing there, says, “Art was a great role model for junior sailing parenting. He was involved and supportive but not overbearing. He didn’t push his kids, he just provided them the opportunity to learn to love the sport he loved.”

On November 8, Arthur Allen Libby III passed away at age 73, and the scope of his life and influence were reflected in decades

Art Libby’s Giftby Dave Gendell


of accomplishments, friends, sun, trophies, fun on and in the water, smiles, and, above all, family.

Art was a successful businessman who worked hard to ensure a balanced life.

Art was a Commodore of the Annapolis YC and at his packed memorial mass, the somber phalanx of black-blazered men—past, present, and future commodores of the old club—was one of the defining images.

Art won hundreds of sailboat races starting back in the mid 1950s with back-to-back High Point championships in the Penguin class, continuing through the 1990s, including one season in which he won every single race he entered, and push-ing into the 2000s when he continued to collect silver aboard family-owned J/22 and J/105, two classes he was instrumental in introducing to Annapolis.

Art owned and raced 12 different one-design boats. His final one was a project Cal 25 he bought in distressed condition for $1. He brought her back to racing shape, but it didn’t stop there—of course if didn’t. Art sailed that boat, Glory, to back-to-back overall wins at CBYRA Annapolis Race Week in 2005 and 2006.

Pat Nolan, Art’s friend since the 1950s, raced with him from 1989 through 2006. He says, “He left a legacy of skill, integrity, and fairness on the race course that will be difficult to dupli-cate.”

Art is survived by his wife of 47 years, Joan Johnson, his children, Arthur Libby IV (and his wife Sandra), Paige Libby Bauman, and Timothy Libby (and his wife Kimberly), all of Annapolis; and his grandchildren, A.J, Jack, and Oliver Libby and Alden, Amalie, and Trippe Bauman.

You will see this Libby crew all along, on, and in the water for decades to come. And when you see them in action, you will understand Art’s gift. And you’ll certainly smile, just as Art did.

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