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VOLUME 16 ISSUE 2

SpinSheet photographer Al Schreitmueller took this pretty winter shot the day after the blizzard of 2009. To see more Chesapeake Bay snow scenes, turn to the Eye on the Bay on page 50.

44 The Fun of Kids’ Sailing

36 Annapolis and the ARC by Andy Schell 37 Sailing Smarter: Advice from an Aging Solo Sailor by Warren H. Milberg

52 Pilgrim on Land: A Cruiser Walks Away from the Liveaboard Life

by Jerome Zukosky

54 Another Cruise Begins by Carl and Sue Reitz

38 Sailing on the Brain: Winter Learning

NERYC juniors rock! Photo courtesy of Sharlene Wilkins/

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IN THIS ISSUECRUISING SCENE42 Charter Notes: Learning Charters by Lisa Batchelor Frailey

56 Cruising and Sailing Club Notes

RACING BEAT65 Chesapeake Racing Beat: Key West Race Week

Exclusive, Rolex Award Winners, Frostbite Racing, the Southern Racing Circuit, and More

74 CBYRA Traveler

75 Annapolis Performance Sailing Spotlight: David Taylor

DEPARTMENTS and FEATURES10 Editor’s Notebook12 SpinSheet Readers Write12 SpinSheet Spotlight14 Dock Talk20 Southern Baywatch22 Winch & Kent23 Boatyard Bar & Grill Chesapeake Calendar 30 Chesapeake Tide Tables32 Where We Sail with Kim Couranz

34 The Rambler with Fred Miller

35 Baltimore Beat with Stephanie Stone

50 Eye on the Bay: A Snow Day on the Bay

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Editor’s Notebook with Molly Winans

What Cool People Do

According to the NOAA website’s Thomas Point Light Station, the air temperature

is 33.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The Bay, 36.1 degrees. It’s blowing nine knots out of the northeast and gusting up to 12 knots. The sky is clear and ex-pected to remain so. Would you like to go sailing right now on a one-man, 14-foot sailboat? Two dozen Laser sailors from Annapolis say “yes.”

The most obvious first two ques-tions would be, “Why?” and, “Are you crazy?” We tend to ask those questions of anyone at the extremes of a sport. This is not professional sailing here. We’re talking about recreational, Sunday afternoon sailing. Whether we—meaning the non-dinghy-frostbite-racing majority—are racing sailors or cruisers, who prefer “reasonable” weather, we shouldn’t just dismiss these hardcore frostbite sailors as crazy. They have something to teach us.

There have been best-selling books on how to be happy; here’s the free, one-page cliff notes version for sailors.

Do things you love, and you will make friends who share your pas-sion. “I frostbite because the fleet is so gung-ho about it,” says Dorian Haldeman, Severn SA’s Laser fleet captain, who orchestrates the fleet’s weekly frostbite fix all winter. Charlie Pugh says, “We love to sail. We love to race. I think most of us agree that a day racing Lasers on the water will beat a day in the office no matter how bad the weather gets.” “The camaraderie is amazing,” says Ashley Love. “Of course, there is a lot of camara-derie,” adds Bob Tan.

Funny how many times these one-man dinghy racers mention camaraderie. What drives these sailors from a racing perspec-tive are the power and learning experience of relying on their own skills and wits to steer, trim, and navigate their own boats effectively around a race course. That the friends will be there on the docks and race course is the underlying force that propels them to the sailing club in the cold.

Do something that takes you out of your comfort zone, and you may be surprised by how much fun it is. Gavin O’Hare says, “We feel tougher than the average bear when we suit up and brave the elements—classic adrenaline junkie culture.” As a first-year frostbiter, Love agrees, “Everyone’s out there toughing it, and I love being a part of the stories that get told when everyone’s sharing their ‘This day was so cold’ stories. Weather shouldn’t get in the way of doing something you love.”

An on-and-off frostbite racer for 20 years, Peter Young admits that not only does he not like sailing in the cold, but that he’s also not an “adept” Laser sailor. He does it because he doesn’t have the luxury to travel to southern winter regattas as

many of his competitors do, yet he wants to stay on his game and be competitive come summer championship season. He relates his most memorable frostbite racing experience: “One afternoon three years ago, it was snowing quite hard on the water. The snowflakes were huge, visibility was down to about 100 feet at times, and you had to clear three or four inches of snow off the deck after every race. I was smiling the whole time.”

Wear what frostbite racers wear when it’s freezing, and you will be a warm, happy sailor in spring. Of course, a Gortex dry suit would be sweltering in 50 or 60 degrees and would limit maneuverability, but the other layers frostbite dinghy racers wear bode well in many sailing situations. Gortex socks and strap-on hats. A bala-clava, which is a close-fitting hood covering the head, face, and neck, made out of light, high-tech fabric. Wicking base layers and fleece mid-layers. Neoprene hiking pants/shorts, socks, or dinghy boots. (Haldeman recommends wearing dinghy boots a size larger than your shoe size so as not to cut off circulation while wearing thick socks.)

Most of the sailors interviewed prefer ski gloves, thermal garden gloves (found at True Value Hardware for less than $10), or Altas Lobster Gloves (worn by lobstermen) to sailing gloves. The recycling award goes to O’Hare, who dons wool socks, covered with plastic grocery bags inside neoprene booties.

Don’t be afraid to just be your cool self. Hal Whitacre says, “I love winter sailing. The harbor is free of boats, and it feels so cool to be out sailing when most folks are in watching football. The thought of cap-sizing keeps me paying attention. Almost sliding off the ice-covered deck keeps you on your toes, too. I did that about three times last week, laughing the whole time! ...I sailed a few times in Chicago in their Laser frostbite series. You think it’s cold here...”

For more about frostbite racing, turn to page 72.

SSA’s newest Laser fleet member, Charlie Pugh, in an article from a 1976 issue of The Rudder about frostbite racing in Marblehead, MA.


Don’t Try This at Home!

Sara Proctor captured this series of photos as Mike Beasley almost took a swim off Rod Jabin’s Ramrod at Key West Race Week.

SpinSheet photographers were on the scene at Key West. Check out page 66 for Race Week coverage. And visit the photo gallery at spinsheet.com for more photos of the action.


SpinSheet Spotlight:

SpinSheet Readers Write…

Andy SchellThe words “wander-

lust” and “Andy Schell” go hand in hand. Not

your ordinary farm boy from Berks County, PA, Andy grew up among tightly-knit family members, race horses, restaura-teurs, golfers, and sailors. At the farm, there’s a photo of the young sailor in diapers at the stern of his dad’s double-ended Kaiser ketch Sojourner. His most significant early sailing memories are from a six-month-long family cruise from Annapolis to the Bahamas with two parents, two kids (he was nine, his sister seven), and two cats. “The adventure of it is what appealed to me the most,” says Andy.

More than just a sailor, during his last golf match at Schuylkill Valley High School, Andy tied his uncle’s 30-year-old record, which still stands. Originally set-

ting out to be a golf pro by studying in the Carolinas, he ended up graduating from Penn State University with a degree in Tourism Management, a sweet gig aboard the 74-foot Schooner Woodwind in Annapo-lis, and the first inkling that he could make a career of sailing. “I probably learned more in my three years there than any other time.” Winning the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race remains the pinnacle of his Woodwind experience.

We met the author when he sent us a heartfelt article about his life aboard his dad’s ketch at An-napolis’s oldest boatyard, Sarles, in the summer of 2008. With his writing and traveling dreams intact and being realized one by one, Captain Schell began writing a monthly column about his teaching, deliver-ies, purchase of a classic yawl, subsequent refits, and adventures.

At the time of print, Andy was working in St. Eustatius in the West Indies as a skipper on a dive trip and then heading back to Florida, where he and his fiancée, Mia, are refitting their yawl Arcturus for a spring Atlantic crossing to her home in Sweden. He intends to write a book about it.

“For SpinSheet, I like that I can be myself and write about things I believe in. It’s fun connecting my travel tales back to the Chesapeake Bay, and it’s nostalgic when I sit down to write a SpinSheet piece. I love the honesty of the magazine and the openness and personality the staff shows. I wish all magazines operated like SpinSheet!” And we wish all writers were so professional and compelling to read about. Thank you, Andy! ~M.W.

Non-Racer Chaser

Great publication! Any chance 2010 will bring an increased percentage of non-racing articles, interviews with

non-racers, reviews of non-racing boats, and reviews of non-racing gear? In this rush-rush world, speed and hyper-competition are not the end-all to the Bay and Bay sailing—no need to turn sailing into an aquatic version of chasing some type of ball around some type of field.

I believe a big reason sailing has been impacted by less interest from a segment of younger generations is the focus on racing, gatherings focused on racing, groups focused on racing, events focused on racing, member-ship drives revolving around racing-coverage of racing events, and the related push of racing-related sponsors intertwined in same. Please consider more balance.

Anonymousvia spinsheet.com

Seeking Sailing Families

I noticed in the August 2009 issue (Eye on the Bay) about seven families with kids rafting up on the

Rhode River. My marina, Holiday Hill, is on the Rhode River, and I have been trying to find out if there are any sailing associations for families with kids. Our kids lack for folks their own age to sail or raft up with. I am sure there must be such a group, and if not, could you post a call for those interested in such? I wouldn’t mind being the coordinator of such a group, if none currently exists. I think it would be an important thing for the sailing community.

Steve [email protected]

s/v Pneumatos II, Rhode River

Connecting from Connecticut

A couple of years ago, I read Chuck Coyer’s three-article series regard-ing the decline in sailing and his

recommendations. I am curious about the follow-up and results of such efforts if there were any. Here in Connecticut, we’ve experienced a steady decline in our turnouts as well. Here on Eastern Long Island Sound, we are brain-storming for solutions, such as surveying our members. Any words of wisdom you may share will be greatly appreciated.

Rich MagnerVice Commodore

Mystic River Mudhead SAMystic, CT


And the Response…

I applaud your efforts. In particular, I think contacting those who have cho-sen not to participate recently is key.

Polling those who are still around will only reinforce the status quo. They are still par-ticipating because for them, it’s still fun. As a result, any such survey becomes simple ego reinforcement instead of providing input for meaningful change.

I would highly recommend that you read Saving Sailing by Nick Hayes. A lot of what we are missing in the sport is very well articulated by Hayes. There aren’t many statistics, but what is there is far more scientific than anything else available.

Although there have been some efforts made on the Bay, most are not well-pro-moted and are structured to fail. Just in the past year though, there is some indication that reality is beginning to set in. I have cautious hope…

Short term, the biggest available source of “new blood” exists within the myriad owners groups and paper sailing clubs. Our regional organizing group, the Chesapeake Bay YRA (CBYRA), refuses to attempt to deal with any non-member group. Their

myopia results in a loss for the sport. I suggest that you reach out to those folks and try to include them in your activities as is appropriate. Who knows, some might well want to join a yacht club with greater resources if they knew the opportunity existed.

Further, I suggest that an attempt be made to integrate your juniors into the weekend activities on adult boats. Around the Bay, the junior schedule is so intense that even if one of the kids wanted to sail with an adult program, there wouldn’t be any time slots available. It’s no wonder that most have given up the sport by the time they reach their mid-20s. The vast majority of those juniors will never be collegiate all-Americans. Because they haven’t been integrated into the main-stream, they simply fall away. It’s a great loss to the sport and for the kids.

The sad and short answer is that participation levels aren’t going to improve much with any single short-term plan. It’s a long process to undo some of the myopia of the past two decades. However, every single movement that is made to make the sport more inclusive will help. Offer

alternative types of events and see which ones work. Our biggest events on the Bay are charity events run on courses other than windward-leeward courses. I see no reason why a similar approach couldn’t work well for everything other than the very upper levels of competition.

Chuck CoyerAnnapolis

Stay tuned to the March issue of SpinSheet for the first of a series of articles by Sav-ing Sailing author Nick Hayes paired with examples of Bay sailors who are working diligently to bring more sailors into the sport. SpinSheet is actively involved with growing sailing through working with community sailing programs, distributing our Start Sailing Now program (in its third year), continuing our free online Crew Listing service at spinsheet.com, and speaking to groups, as I will on March 13 (tentative date) for “Bring a Friend into Sailing” day at the West River SC. Details to follow in the March issue of SpinSheet. ~M.W.


“It takes every bit of breath out of you.”That’s how polar bear plunger Chris Hall

describes the moment he hits the 40-degree (on a good year) waters off Virginia Beach as part of Virginia’s annual Polar Plunge Winter Festival to benefit Special Olympics.

Hall says at first you lose your train of thought, but eventually, your senses return and you realize how cold it really is. Intuition kicks in, and then you race to shore.

For Hall, it’s a family affair. His 12-year old son Gavin has Down Syndrome and competes in the bowling and golf events with Special Olympics.

“We plunge with our whole family and parents of Gavin’s friends. You get to actually plunge with the kids you’re helping, which makes it more personal.”

Each year, thousands of insane, yet gracious people around the Bay take the plunge to benefit Special Olym-pics. In Virginia Beach, over 4000 people plunge simul-taneously and raise money through pledges and sponsor-ships. Virginia Beach’s event and others have expanded to include a whole festival with music, food, ice, and sand sculpture competitions.

As for the rules? Well, according to Jon Buzby, polar bear plunger and spokesperson for the Lewes, DE Polar Bear Plunge, there are none. (Having said that, a few years ago, a co-worker only went waist deep into the 28-degree water; he never heard the end of it.)

Going on its 19th year, Buzby says his event has raised $4.5 million to date.

There seems to be safety in numbers. Many participants come with a large group, donning costumes while jumping into the Atlantic waters. Others opt for traditional bathing suits and Speedos.

Dock TalkTake The Plunge! by Carrie Gentile

Organizers of Special Olympics Delaware offer these tips to prepare for the plunge:• Bring a robe—great to put on afterwards• Keep your feet covered until the last possible second• Bring extra towels, blankets, warm clothes• Plunge with a friend!

The Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park, also for Special Olympics, will unfold on January 30 (polarplunge.org). The Polar Plunge Winter Festival in Virginia Beach will be February 5-6 (polarplunge.com). Those who want in on the fun have a second chance at the Tim’s Rivershore Polar Plunge February 27 in Dumfries, VA. The Lewes plunge takes place February 7 (plungede.org).


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Last year, Maryland marinas and boatyards saved 400,000 pounds of shrink wrap from clogging up

landfills. Instead, the polyethylene wrap that is used to protect boats in winter was recycled to build plastic highway guard-rail blocks.

Mondo Polymers, the company that picks up and recycles the wrap, says this year they will not pick up the used wrap unless the nylon straps and doors are removed. Ron Wesel of Mondo Polymer Technologies says the nylon straps tied around the bottom of the boat get tangled in the rotors of their baling equipment. And the door melts at a different temperature than the rest of the plastic and gums up the works.

Donna Morrow of Maryland’s Clean Marina Program suggests posting signs where the shrink wrap is collected explaining the new rules. Contact Mor-row for an electronic version of the sign explaining the new stipulations ([email protected]).

Mondo Polymers will collect shrink wrap for free from about mid-April through mid-June. New pick-ups will be added to the list until March 31, or until their schedule is full. Marinas and boatyards that want their shrink wrap reused can contact Wesel at [email protected] or (888) 607-4790.

The Clean Marina Program is host-ing three roundtable meetings aimed at facilities interested in joining DNR’s Clean Marina Program. According to Morrow, participants can talk with local Clean Marina operators to get the gist of the program—the advantages of the certification, how best to begin the


program, and how to solve some of the challenges.

Morrow has mailed invita-tions to marinas, and advance registration is requested. Or, interested facilities can e-mail Morrow at [email protected]. The free roundtables are from 10 a.m. to noon on three different dates: February 9 at Tidewater Ma-

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come a certified Clean Marina: Bunker Hill Insurance is offering certified Clean Marinas an ad-ditional 10 percent off general liability, marina operators legal liability protection, and indem-nity coverage. If you’re a Certi-fied Clean Marina, you can ask your insurance agent to contact Bunker Hill Insurance Agency, Inc.– [email protected] or call (800) 645-7707.

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by Carrie Gentile

DOCKTALK Offshore Cruising Scoop for 2010

The Cruising Rally Association (CRA), the sailing professionals who have made the Caribbean 1500—a 1500-mile rally and

fun race from Hampton to Tortola in the BVI—a fall cruising tradition for 20 years, has announced an exciting line-up for 2010. The 850-mile Atlan-tic Cup, which is known as the companion rally to bring Caribbean 1500 participants back home to the Bay (and beyond), will begin with pre-start festivities May 1, depart from Tortola May 2, and finish in Bermuda four or five days later. The At-lantic Cup is open to all sailors with well-founded offshore boats at least 38-feet long, even those who are not Caribbean 1500 veterans.

“Over the years, we have found it best to split the return trip from the BVI to the states into two legs. In the spring of the year, two shorter weather windows seem to be more frequent than a single longer one,” says Steve Black, founder and presi-dent of CRA. “The Atlantic Cup is an organized rally from Tortola to Bermuda, complete with radio call schedules, professional weather routing, tran-sponders, social events, and awards. The passage often takes advantage of the easterly trade winds. Then, we wait for the next weather window to leave for the second leg. At that point, smaller groups of boats head off for different destinations and infor-mally continue the radio call-ins as they go.”

Skippers may elect to join the Cruising Class or the Rally Class for the event. Boats in the Cruising Class are not scored and participate to enjoy the adventure and cama-raderie of cruising in company. Boats sailing in the Rally Class will be assigned PHRF handicaps and will compete in several classes. Awards for Rally Class participants will be presented in Bermuda.

Satellite transponders are mounted on each boat and send positions to the CRA website (carib1500.com). During November’s Caribbean 1500 Rally, nearly 30,000 visitors from more than 50 countries watched the progress of the fleet on the website.

The two other rallies on CRA’s agenda are, of course, its signature Caribbean 1500 November 1 and the Bahamas Cruising Rally, also November 1. In the meantime, the group is offering three Ocean Sailing Seminars to be held March 13 in New-port, RI, March 20-21 in Annapolis, and September 18-19 in Hampton. Turn to our winter learning section on page 38 to learn more about the seminars, and for complete information and photos of previous events, visit carib1500.com.

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your boat or to reconnect with the Bay and fellow sailors may have set in. Luckily, the folks at the maritime museums that are sprinkled around the Chesapeake feel the same way. These museums are offering an ever-increasing line-up of winter activities in the form of movies, events, classes, and more. The following is not a complete list of what’s on offer, nor is it a list of educa-tional opportunities (see page 38 for our winter learning section); it’s a smattering of events to get you out of the house and perhaps connected with sailors.

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels is hosting a concert by artist John Mock February 20 at 11 a.m. Mock is a landscape photographer (think wooden boats, whitewash lighthous-es, quaint villages) and multi-instrument musician who has worked with such artists as the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, and Nanci Griffith. The fee is $17 for CBMM members; $20 for non-members. Lunch at CBMM is included in the price. For more information, call (410) 745-2916 or click to cbmm.org.

Each Thursday in February is movie night at the Mariners’ Museum in New-port News. The museum staff has dusted off some venerable classic maritime films such as “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” star-ring Don Knotts (February 4) and “Boat-niks” starring Don Ameche. The staff will bring in local maritime experts, snacks, and beverages. For more information, contact Anne Marie Millar at [email protected] or (757) 591-7748.

The Annapolis Maritime Museum has a hefty slate of seminars throughout the win-ter and spring; all are open to the public, including an update on NOAA’s “Smart Buoy” program.

In 2007, NOAA began placing bright yellow buoys around the Bay to help mark Captain John Smith’s voyage more than 400 years ago. Sailors can tap into the buoy via cell phones for a recorded narrative of the sights and events that Smith encoun-tered at each location. John Page Williams, author and naturalist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, will discuss the latest buoy off of Greenbury Point February 11 at the museum’s Eastport campus. Williams can offer advice on plan-

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ning a Bay trip along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. For complete event listings, visit amaritime.org/events.

The Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons has packed its winter schedule with many family- or kid-friendly events (calvertmarinemuseum.com). The noteworthy feature on their events listing is the color-coding to let parents know which ones are aimed at kids. For example, the museum is offering a family-friendly, three-hour class in toy boat building February 15. Cool, huh? Pre-registration is required; call (410) 326-2042, x 41.

On Saturday, March 20, the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum will encourage families to come to learn how to tie knots, build boats, and learn a bit of Bay history. Visit hdgmaritimemuseum.org or call (410) 939-4800.

by Carrie Gentile

A Sign of Spring for the Pride

Thomas Charles Gillmer, 1911-2009

Naval architect and historian of ships, Thomas Charles Gillmer died December 16.

An Ohio native and graduate and former U.S. Naval Academy marine engineering professor, boat designer, and author of the textbook Modern Ship Design, Gillmer was perhaps best known for designing the Pride of Baltimore, a replica of a 19th century clipper ship, in 1976 at the Inner Harbor. It was Gillmer who designed her replacement, the Pride of Baltimore II, after the original ship’s tragic 1986 sinking in a freak squall. The new Pride has watertight compartments and is longer and heavier for additional stability.

Gillmer served in the Navy in the Pacific and Mediterranean until World War II began, when he began teaching naval engineering at the Naval Academy. He resigned his commission in 1946 to become a full-time faculty member, and he stayed at the school until 1967. Then, Gillmer became a naval architect and developed custom and produc-tion versions of private sailboats. In the early 1970s, he began focusing on historical replicas.

According to The Washington Post, he was a “soft-spoken perfectionist.” The U.S. Navy hired him to evaluate the condition of “Old Ironsides,” the 200-year-old USS Constitution before her restoration. His last commission was designing and building a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, which brought Swedes to the “New World” in what would become Wilmington, DE in 1638.

Among his books were Simplified Theory of Flight (1941), Fundamentals of Construction and Stability of Naval Ships (1956), Working Water-craft (1972), and Sailing with Pride (1990).

His wife of 62 years, Anna D. Gillmer, died in 1999. Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Ruth N. Gillmer of Annapolis; two children from his first marriage, Christina Erdmann of Denver, CO and Charles Gillmer of Reedville, VA; two stepsons, Albert Williams of Cary, NC, and Alvin Williams of Fort Myers, FL; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Laurence Woodrow Hartge, 1916-2010

A t print time, we were saddened by the news of Laurence Woodrow Hartge’s death. Look to

the March issue of SpinSheet for an article celebrat-ing his life.

Farewell to Friends

Eastern Shore resident John Garlick, who last year donated his services

and materials to paint the gold-work on the Pride of Baltimore II’s transom and offered to take charge of future maintenance, has become the official “keeper of the gold” for Baltimore’s goodwill ship. At downrigging time in the fall, Garlick took the name boards to his shop. He had them sanded and repainted by Thanksgiving with the final step being gold-leafing the letters

using 23.75-karat gold in lieu of the old “pretend” gold. The finished products are works of art.

In addition to working on Pride II’s two name boards, John is also working on Lady Maryland’s two name boards as well as her Eagle figurehead, and all four of the name boards from Mildred Belle. He also has carved a couple of name boards for some local Eastern Shore boats and will possibly be work-ing on a large name board for the Rich-ardson Museum in Cambridge. Plenty of gold leafing work to keep John busy in his spare time.

The U.S. Yacht Shows are pleased to announce the

appointment of Paul Jacobs to be general manager of all marine related events pro-duced by the organiza-tion. These include the

U.S. Sailboat and U.S. Powerboat Shows in Annapolis, Bay Bridge Boat Show, Annapolis Nautical Flea Market, and the Annapolis Spring Sails Event.

Jacobs has worked for the U.S. Yacht Shows since 2005 when he came onboard in operations. Three years later, he moved up to manag-ing the water portion of the shows, and then the next year, headed up marketing, which was his forte in a past career for IBM before he became a small business entrepre-neur in retail. In between careers, Jacobs cruised with his wife Nancy on their Caliber 40 Aurora in the Caribbean for four years. usboat.com

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originally slated for January 11-24—and the Richmond Boat Show have been combined into a single event February 19-21 at the Richmond Raceway Complex. Affinity Events, the company which runs both events, hopes to run both events separately again in the future. agievents.com

ESR Moves, Lock, Stock and Barrel

In the aftermath of Fawcett’s acquisition of the property on

Bay Ridge Road, Eastport Spar and Rigging (ESR) and staff are moving to Hartge Yacht Harbor at 4883 Church Lane in Gales-ville, MD. The new shop will be located in the western bay of the recently built “paint facility.” John Callewaert, ESR’s owner, says, “The timing for our relocation couldn’t be better in spite of the weather, and the new managment at HYH has been very accommo-dating. Going back to one of the premier boatyards on the Bay and moving into a new modern facili-ty should be a new start for ESR.” ESR offers full service rigging, metal fabrication, welding, and general boat maintenance. The company will continue to service the Annapolis and surrounding areas as it has in the past. To learn more, call Callewaert on his cell at (410) 808-7380, at the office at (410) 867-6633, or via e-mail at [email protected].

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Other events and holi-day celebrations include the Afrikan American Festival, Hampton Lit Boat Parade, Hampton On Ice, Five Alarm Fes-tival and Chili Cookoff, Fourth at the Fort, Great Pumpkin Fall Fling and Halloween Bash, Hamp-ton Cup Regatta, Hamp-ton Holly Days Parade and 400th Anniversary Fireworks, Hampton Jazz Festival, Peninsula Beer Festival, and Spirit of America Festival, among a slew of others. Here are a few other things you’ll want to add to 2010’s busy social calendar:

Not Just for KidsWant to visit Greece, Brazil, or Italy, but a little short on cash? You’re in luck. April 17 brings the world of the International Children’s Festival to downtown Hampton. Kids of all ages will delight in the sights, sounds, and exotic tastes of cultures from more than 30 countries across the globe. Don’t miss the costumed Parade of Na-tions showcasing a breath-taking array of exquisite

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Live Long and ProsperHampton Bay Days will welcome Godspeed from the Jamestown Settlement September 10-12. The vessel will highlight Hampton’s history as a colonial seaport and fishing village, with a strong educational focus on how people affect the Bay’s ecology. Look for the dockside replica customs house, re-enactors, and Hampton History Museum programs, too. baydays.com

What’s Else Is There?You’ll find jam-packed schedules of events at hamptoncvb.com and hampton400.com. If you go to some of these festivities, e-mail your photos to [email protected].

Dragon heads dance and delight the crowds during Hampton’s International Children’s Festi-val in 2009. Photo courtesy of hampton.gov

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A merica’s Navy will come home to Baltimore August 28-September 6 to inspire and delight you. This is out-reach with an attitude! On tap will be demos by the

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Thru Feb 17 Winter Luncheon

Series 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Captain Salem Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. Savor homemade soup, specialty breads, beverag-es, and dessert as you learn local lore. $17. Reservations required. shadysidemuseum.org

Thru Mar 2 CBF Hamp-ton Roads

VoiCeS 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Norfolk, VA. Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS) is an adult education and CBF volunteer training program that creates a deeper understanding of Bay restoration, advocacy, and more. $30. cbf.org/voices

Thru Mar 2 2010 Inter-national

Conference of Professional Yacht Brokers Maritime Institute, Linthicum, MD. ybaa.org

Thru Mar 3 Maryland Safe Boating

Course 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, Columbia, MD. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 22-2. Minimal fee for materials. [email protected]

Thru Mar 15 Winter Whale

Watching Cruises Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach. Guided tours on select dates by Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. Reserve your spot to see hump-back and fin whales, sea birds, and local landmarks. vmsm.com

Thru Mar 25 AMM’s 2010 Maritime

Seminar Series 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM). Learn about saving the Bay, smart buoys, and local lore. For fees and more details, call (410) 295-0104. amaritime.org

1 Brown Bag Lunch Speakers Series Noon. St. Michaels Library. Dr.

Herman J. Viola will discuss the Wilkes Exploring Expedition of 1838-1841. The expedition is credited with discovering Antarctica. tcfl.org

1 Inventor, John Ericcson Gets a Patent for His Screw Propeller, 1838

2 Groundhog Night! 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Virginia Living Museum, New-

port News. Treats, crafts, fun for children, a planetarium show, and a visit from the museum’s own groundhog. $5 for adults; $4 for kids ages three to 12. thevlm.org

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2-5 Basic Boating Certification Course 7 p.m. Four consecu-

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2-May 5 Winter/Spring Boating Safety and

Seamanship Course 7 to 9:30 p.m. 13 weeks. Annapolis High School. Taught by USCG Auxiliary and Anne Arundel Community College. myaacc.aacc.edu

3 Boat Anchoring: It Shouldn’t Be a Drag 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. New-

ark (DE) Senior Center. Hosted by the Wilmington Sail and Power Squadron. For fees and details, contact (302) 733-0289 or [email protected].

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3-Mar 10 Winter Seminars At Fawcett Boat

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4-28 February Fun in Solomons Calvert Marine

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5 USNA Chapel Is Dedicated, 1854

5-6 Polar Plunge Winter Festival Virginia Beach. Parties,

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6 Bermuda Ocean Race Safety Briefing 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Outfitters

USA Services will present a comprehen-sive safety briefing for offshore sailors at Eastport YC. Lunch available. Open to public; RSVP by calling (410) 263-0415. bermudaoceanrace.com

6 First Mate Skills 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis Sailing School. Focuses

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6 Marine Flea Market 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tri-State Marine,

Deale, MD. Everything nautical.Donate items to the West/Rhode Riverkeeper for a tax receipt, and they will sell them. westrhoderiverkeeper.org

6-12 Dump Your Totally Insignificant Other Week

7 Lewes Polar Bear Plunge Rehoboth Beach, DE. Benefits

Special Olympics Delaware. sode.org

7 Super Bowl Sunday Guess who’s on at halftime? The Who, that’s who.

8 Keel of SS United States Is Laid Down in Newport News, VA,

1950 This 990-footer turned heads as America’s first and last superliner.

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9-17 Three Clean Marina Roundtables Free Mary-

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14 Maiden Voyage of Donald McKay’s Last Clipper, Glory

of the Seas, to San Francisco, 1870

14 Valentine’s Day

15 Maiden Voyage of Tea Clipper Cutty Sark from London, 1870

16 Gary Jobson’s 50 Best Sailing Stories! Colonial Players Theater,

Annapolis. Hosted by the National Sailing Hall of Fame and Sailing Center. Drinks at 6:30 p.m.; showtime is 7 p.m. RSVP ASAP to [email protected].

16 Mardi Gras mardigrasday.com

16-apr 20 Piloting Course

7 to 9 p.m. 10 Tuesdays. St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis. Hosted by the An-napolis Sail and Power Squadron. For more details and fees, contact (410) 263-8777 or [email protected]. aspsmd.org

16-apr 20 Sail Course 7 to 9 p.m.

10 Tuesdays. St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis. Hosted by the Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron. For more details and fees, contact (410) 263-8777 or [email protected]. aspsmd.org

17 Ed Casey Youth of the Year Awards Dinner

5:30 to 9 p.m. Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park, Annapolis. Hosted by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Live entertainment, an auction, and more. bgcaa.com

17 GPS Navigation While Boating 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Newark (DE) Senior Center. Hosted by the Wilmington Sail and Power Squadron. For fees and more details, call (302) 733-0289 or email [email protected].


18-apr 15 Be a Bay Advocate

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Nine consecutive Thurs-days. Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis. $25 for materials. cbf.org/voices

20 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference Chesapeake College,

Wye Mills, MD. Presented by the Eastern Shore Writers’ Association. baytoocean.com

20 Captain Joshua Slocum Is Born in Annapolis County, Nova Sco-

tia, 1844 “Who’s he?” you might ask. The first person to sail around the world alone.

20 From the Shoreline 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chesapeake Bay

Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. John Mock sings songs of the people, places, and boats of the Atlantic’s coastlines. $17 for members; $20 for non-members (includes lunch). Pre-registration required. cbmm.org

20-21 Coastal Navigation Course 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

J/World Annapolis. jworldannapolis.com

20-21 Marine Electrical Systems Class

Annapolis School of Seamanship. For more courses, visit annapolisschoolofseamanship.com.

20-27 Alumni Flotilla: J/World Annapolis

Bareboat cruising adventure in the BVI. jworldannapolis.com

20-apr 17 VoiCeS Adult Training

Course 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Easton, MD. CBF’s VoiCeS (Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards) focuses on the Bay’s complex history, issues, and relation-ships. $25. cbf.org/voices

22 USCG Auxiliary Fundraiser Lunch or dinner. Roadhouse

Steak Joint in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Tell your server you support USCGA. steaksrehoboth.com

25 USS Monitor Is Commissioned in New York, 1862

25-26 Winter Sailing Seminar Doyle

Sailmakers, Annapolis. doylechesapeake.com

26 Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Moody moon

lights, live music from Nautical Wheelers, dancing, and local delicacies such as lunar chili dogs and full moon gumbo. boatyardbarandgrill.com

27 Maryland Colonists Sail into the Chesapeake Bay

for the First Time, 1634

27 Night in the Museum Gala 7 to 11 p.m. Havre de Grace

Maritime Museum. Food, costumes, lively entertainment, dancing, a silent auction, and more. $60; RSVP by February 19. hdgmaritimemuseum.org

27 Tim’s Rivershore Polar Plunge Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant,

Dumfries, VA. Dippers benefit Special Olympics Virginia. Live music, costume contests, prizes, and more. polarplunge.com

28-Mar 2 2010 Interna-tional Confer-

ence of Professional Yacht Brokers Maritime Institute, Linthicum, MD. ybaa.org

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19-21 St. Croix YC Hospice Regatta St. Croix,

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1 Roger Daltry of The Who Is Born in London, England, 1944

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6 Racing Strategy and Tactics Seminar J/World Annapolis.

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6 The Women of Leesylvania 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Leesylvania State Park, Wood-

bridge, VA. Meet history in person with costumes, crafts, and fun. $3; $6 groups up to four. dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/lee.shtml

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7 Understanding Sail Trim and Balance Seminar

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7-27 North U Seminars One-day trim seminars

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9 Amerigo Vespucci Is Born in Italy, 1451 His life was full of discoveries,

explorations, and twists and turns. Contro-versy exists over whether he made three or four voyages across the Atlantic.

9-12 Basic Boating Certifica-tion Course 7 p.m. A.I.

DuPont High School, Greenville, DE. Four consecutive nights. $25 in advance; $30 at door. wilmingtonpowersquadron.org

10-17 GPS for Mariners Course

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, Columbia, MD. Hosted by USCG Aux-iliary Flotilla 22-2. $35. Bring your own GPS if you have one. [email protected]

13 Bermuda Ocean Race Weather/Tactics Seminar 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Eastport YC. Learn about weather and tactics on the Bay and Offshore. Lunch available. Free; RSVP at (410) 263-0415 or (443) 458-5537. bermudaoceanrace.com

13 Eagle Festival 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blackwater National Wildlife

Refuge, Cambridge, MD. Free fun for the whole family. fws.gov/blackwater

13 Free Winter Seminar and Open House

2 to 5 p.m. Quantum Sail Loft, Annapolis. Learn about heavy-weather sail selections, onboard sail repair, offshore yacht prep, and new sail technology. Contact Charlie Saville at [email protected] or (410) 268-1161. quantumsails.com

13-14 Safe Boating Course 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Bladensburg (MD) Waterfront Park. Taught USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 24-3. $25. (410) 531-3313 or (301) 261-7735

14 Feathers in Focus Photo Shoot 1 to 3 p.m. Shad Landing, Poco-

moke River State Forest and Park, Snow Hill, MD. Photograph birds of prey in their natural setting. $10. (410) 632-2566

17 St. Patrick’s Day

18 Nathanael Herreshoff Is Born in Bristol, RI, 1848

18 Rudolf Diesel Is Born in Paris, France, 1858

18-21 Basic Boating Certification Course

7 p.m. McKean High School, DE. Four consecutive nights. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. wilmingtonpowersquadron.org

19-21 Maryland Day Tours, events, and programs

bring the history of Annapolis and south-ern Anne Arundel County to life. $1 or less for all ages. fourriversheritage.org

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20 Children’s Day 1 to 5 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime

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20 Understanding the Racing Rules J/World Annapolis.

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20-21 Ocean Sailing Seminar Annapolis. Learn “the

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22 Captain’s Briefing: Transiting the ICW 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. Part of CAPCA’s continuing education program. $35 for members; $50 for non-members. capca.net

22 Maryland Game Bird Stamp Design Contest Deadline

Hosted by Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Proceeds from stamp sales go to waterfowl and migratory game bird projects and research. dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/duckstamp

25 Leonard Calvert and 220 Set-tlers Land at Blakistone Island/

St. Clement’s Island on the Potomac, 1634 Calvert’s expedition brought the first English settlers to Maryland.

26 Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Moody moon

lights, live music from D’Vibe & Conga, dancing, and local delicacies. boatyardbarandgrill.com

27-28 Safety-at-Sea Seminar Annapolis. U.S.

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27-apr 8 MD/DNR Boat-ing Safety and

Certification Course 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 27 and April 3; 6 p.m. review and test April 8. Eastport/Annapolis Neck Branch Library. Hosted by the Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron. For more details and fees, contact (410) 263-8777 or [email protected]. aspsmd.org

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March Racing

Thru Mar 28 Keelboat Class Races

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4-7 Miami Grand Prix Miami Beach Marina. Since there’s

still a chance for a spring snowstorm, it’s best to head to Florida for this annual event. premiere-racing.com

7 J/22 Winter East Coast Championship Annapolis.

Hosted by Severn SA. j22usa.com

11-14 J/22 Mid-Winter Championship

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19-21 Etchells Mid-Winters Biscayne Bay, Miami.

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where we Sailwith Kim Couranz

Y ellow snow is a slightly icky con-cept, but it’s not going to kill us. Dogs, cats, deer, possum, cows…

well, there’s a lot of pee involved, natu-rally. And pee, from whatever source, is generally rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphate—all key ingredients in the fancy fertilizer so many folks buy at the garden store.

In fact, a study con-ducted in Finland and described in an article in Popular Science last year researched the effects of using human urine as “fertilizer” on tomato plants. Turns out that the tomato plants that were fertil-ized with a combina-tion of human urine and wood ash churned out 4.2 more tomatoes than did non-treated plants. And yes, they had a taste-test panel: those tomatoes were just as tasty as those grown with standard-type fertilizer.

Bottom line is: Yel-low snow is not likely to be the downfall of our environment. (Although I’ll be sticking with non-pee-based fertilizers in my back yard. Coffee grounds work well on tomatoes, too.)

Grey snow, however, is another story all together.

Here in Chesapeake Land, many (most?) of us delighted in the historic snowfall of December 18-19. It took a few rounds of shoveling, but the snow was light and dry. There were many inconveniences as a result, but for the most part, it seems we took it all in stride and noted that it even lent a more festive holiday air to the days leading up to (rainy, warm) Christ-mas.

Today, weeks after the hushed flakes stopped falling, remnants of the storm remain. In my neighborhood, a few piles of well-worn snow still stand sentinel, reminding me of the flaky fun we enjoyed that weekend. These piles serve another purpose—they help illustrate just how

much crud is floating around in our air, our water, and our lungs. For these are not the pristine white piles of December 20. These forgotten masses sit there innocently, bombarded by nuggets of yuck, turning more intensely grey, day by day. They are the grey ghosts of snowfalls past.

Of course, snow doesn’t just turn grey

as it ages. The grey is pollution manifest on a blank slate. As these forlorn piles are mostly located on our roadways, pollution from car and truck exhaust makes up the bulk of the junk they harbor.

Exhaust from combustion engines tosses pollutants including toxic chemicals into our ecosystem. In the summertime, it’s not as evident, as it blends into the background on roadways and settles into our yards between our blades of (well-fertilized) grass. Clearly, adding all this ick to our air and water is not good. The cars and trucks we need to get to work or to drive to our boat spew out carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. Toss in sus-pended particles, which contribute to car-diovascular and lung diseases. Add to the mix substances like polycyclic hydrocarbons and benzene, which has been linked to the development of leukemia and lymphoma.

We need these vehicles—but how much? I’m not arguing that everyone

should sell their cars or trucks and walk barefoot 10 miles each way up hill to the grocery store for provisions. I know that’s just not going to happen. But minimizing our impact is critical, both for our Bay and for our health. Think through your errands before heading out, clustering them in one trip rather than making many trips, to

minimize the time you need to spend in the car. Park in a central part of a parking lot, and walk to several stores in a mall, rather than moving your car to go to each different store. Do you re-ally need to go to the 7-Eleven for a Slurpee in your large SUV, when you and your frosty beverage would fit just fine in a small car?

And for goodness sake, don’t leave your car idling. Last week-end, I witnessed a large SUV fueling up at the gas station down the block, with the engine running. Just this

morning, I saw two cars parked in front of a house idling with nobody in them. Just sitting there, spewing toxics, for no reason. Can I just open the door and turn the car off, please? Seems like there is a segment of our population who might be interested in knowing that… car thieves!

These piles do serve an important purpose. They remind us that we need to find a better balance between our vehicular wants and needs and the effects our cars and trucks have on our environment and our health. The way this winter’s weather seems to be setting up, we’ll have some more snowfall—and more grey piles—to remind us. About the Author: Kim Couranz is an An-napolis resident who writes on Bay-related topics. A member of Severn SA, she enjoys racing on one-design boats including her Laser. She welcomes story ideas or questions at [email protected].

“These forgotten masses sit there innocently, bombarded by nuggets of yuck, turning more intensely grey, day by day.”


Whether your goal is to become more comfortable on boats or to make new racing friends,

we can help. For 15 years, SpinSheet’s free Crew Listing service has been con-necting new and seasoned sailors to boats and crews on the Chesapeake Bay.

Here’s the deal: sailors of all levels go to spinsheet.com and register under “Crew Listings.” Everyone from salty skippers to brand new sailors signs up. Just like the lottery, you have to play to win. The most successful crew and skip-pers are those who sign up early in the season (now) and log in as much detail as possible about their previous experience (if

any) and what kind of sailing they hope to do this season.

To enhance the clicking-for-crew com-ponent, sailors gather in person every year for SpinSheet’s Crew Listing Parties, set for Saturday, April 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Marker 20 in Hampton, VA and Sunday, April 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Annapo-lis Maritime Museum beach in Eastport. Newcomers to the program need to register

online before the party. Crew Listing veterans know the drill—old informa-tion will be deleted by the spring-clean-ing date of April 18, so it’s important to click to spinsheet.com and update your sailing information for the 2010 season.

Free beer, new sailing friends, sailing talk, SpinSheet staff bartenders, welcoming skippers with boats, willing crew—can you think of any reasons not to participate?

Click to spinsheet.com and register to sail more often in 2010. Then e-mail [email protected] with your crew stories.

SpinSheet has teamed up with Marker 20 in Hampton to offer a SpinSheet Crew Listing party South on April 3. Now Virginia skippers and crew will have a party of their own. Join us on the third from 5 to 7 and start your 2010 season right!

We will launch our 2010 Start Sailing Now program with a panel discussion and question-and-answer session with local sailing personalities. The free event for new sailors will be held at Mark-er 20 at 4 p.m April 3 and at the Annapolis Maritime Museum at 3 p.m., April 18. Our brand new 2010 Start Sailing Now guide—to help new sailors get into the sport—will be available for free at the party and distributed at outdoor outfitters and other likely new-sailor hangouts in late April.


Chesapeake Ramblerwith Fred Miller

M any years ago, I lay on my back

in the cockpit of my first cruising sailboat and stared up in awe at the annual Perseid meteor shower flying in at us on a dark Au-gust night. At anchor in a cove just off the Miles River, we were far from the nearest streetlight. The Per-seids always appear to originate from within the constellation Per-seus, hence the name. I have learned this just recently, but more on that later.

The night sky wasn’t new to me, frankly. In the late 1950s, I’d stood in the backyard as my father pointed out NASA’s early 100-foot diam-eter inflatable Echo satellites, far above.

Those were early lessons in the marvel of science and technology—and the unmistakable “You are ab-solutely insignificant, Earthling” vastness of the uni-verse. Nothing will help one keep life in perspective quite so much as the realization, the very notion, that the starlight emanating from, say, Aldeberon (65 light years distant), or Betelguese (640 light years) left its source long, long before I was a twitch in… well, long before I was a junior sailor.

Now, I confess to have largely ignored the stars for a long time, even after I started messing about in boats. I mean, the night sky was always fun to look at—for maybe about 10 seconds—in a vague and appreciative way. On several offshore deliveries, the overnight watch was one of those breathtaking sky-fulla-stars events that one remembers fondly and vividly. I had learned some celestial navigation (but didn’t use it), mostly cruising the Chesapeake. Then

came GPS and news the Naval Academy no longer required its Middies to master celestial. The sextant became to many of us like a buggy whip or an IBM Selectric. It still worked just fine, thank you, but there were far more practical alternatives. Sailors of auld steered by the stars, but that was then; although the prudent offshore sailor still carries and knows the sextant.

The sky was still up there for me, but like most people, I found terrestrial activities far more worthy of my attentions. It really is true, that most of us never really look “up.” Then, a life-changing event, out of the proverbial blue. On my birthday, just recently, Ursula presented me with a six-inch diam-eter telescope—“folded optics” Schmidt-Cassegrain design—with all sorts of digital bells and whistles, such as 30,000 pre-programmed sky objects, includ-ing all of the obvious ones. It was a mid-winter surprise, certainly, but what was transformative was how it has affected me and perhaps, how unpre-pared I was for this.

I would say that my new scope has been the catalyst for my rediscovery of astronomy, but I never really studied it in the first place. Besides, I’ve got a great pair of 7x50 Steiners (same source, ahem) that are perfect for stargazing and bird-watching and picking out aids to navigation. What I discovered, as foolishly intuitive as this may sound, is how much there is to learn. Mankind has looked skyward for thousands of years, so it’s no surprise there’s a lot published and online about this subject. I’ve tripled my reading in the past eight weeks.

When I’m not learning the stars and planets and an entirely new vocabulary, three or four nights a week, I’m out on the upper hot-tub deck, look-ing at the Moon or Jupiter or the Pleiades (which are truly amazing through binoculars, although I’d never bothered). In short, I’m spending a lot of time “looking up.” Frankly, with the low temps this winter, on more than one evening, I have wished I’d been born in April or May.

About the Author: Fred Miller spends too much time working on his 41-foot ketch, Julie Marie. Past commodore of the Eastport YC, Miller enjoys reading and gazing vacantly at the pretty boats and the pretty waters. Contact him at [email protected].

Out There


Baltimore Beatwith Stephanie StoneP ractical visionary and passionate

realist, Dick Schuck runs Maryland Aquatic Nurseries in Jarrettsville.

When I visit him at his nursery, the first thing he says is, “I’ll start out by showing you my pond.”

It’s a little bedraggled—this being January—but it’s still striking. Dick has an aesthetic sense and a green thumb, in addi-tion to being a successful businessman and engineer. The first thing that strikes me is that the pond is at grade (most are below) which gives it an immediacy, a “Hey, look at me!” look. It must be knock-out beauti-ful in summer, but the thing I’m really interested in lies to the far side, shrouded by low bushes. It’s a tank, filled top to bot-tom with a mass of water celery roots. The tops have died back in the cold, but the roots reach two to three feet down in an inter-woven mass that looks like spaghetti. This is the biological filter for the pond. Water from the pond is piped through this mess of roots; they suck out the nutrients and return it clean and ready for another tour of duty.

This low-tech way of cleaning water is the reason I’m writing about a nursery-man in a sailing magazine. Dick makes floating wetlands that work the same as his backyard pond system: water plants draw nutrients out of water. We’ve all been drilled on how vital wetlands are for the Bay. Now, wetlands are wet land: that is, places where plants and grasses have their feet in mud. What if you could take the benefit of wetlands, and put it where it’s too deep for proper wetlands? Enter floating wetlands.

Dick is self-taught in the aquatic nursery business. “I started this business in quart jars in the living room 22 years ago,” he says. Today, greenhouses stretch across the back of his property. The nursery propagates almost everything it sells. When I comment that an extra advantage is a sunny, warm, humid refuge on a frigid, blustery day like today, Dick answers, “I come out here in wintertime and sit by the fish [Koi imported from Israel] and think, ‘Boy, am I lucky.’”

“I’ve always been fascinated by water plants, ever since I was a little boy,” he says. “My dad loved the Bay and its tribu-taries. I think he took me boating up every one.”

To understand exactly how floating wetlands exert their goodness on water, it

helps to be a chemist, which I am decid-edly not. Suffice it to say that aquatic plants need nutrients—mostly nitrogen and some phosphorous, the dual nemeses of the Bay—to grow. Some of it goes to grow the tops, some to grow the roots; nooks and crannies harbor microbes that do their part. With floating wetlands, we can get a lot of the benefit of regular wetlands in deep wa-ter where regular wetlands aren’t possible.

Which brings us to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. What if we put floating wetlands there? They certainly aren’t the answer to the harbor’s so-called legacy pollution, a fancy way of saying that we’ve been abus-ing the Patapsco since we stepped foot here. But they can be part of the answer. They are used in the south—where there’s a year-round growing season—for tertiary

treatment of waste water. I call Eliza Smith-Steinmeier,

our Baltimore Harbor Water-keeper, half expecting her to dismiss the idea as a Band Aid that would mask more important interventions, such as controlling runoff from the watershed. But Eliza has a more nuanced view. “It’s a rational idea,” she says. “It provides habitat for birds and fish. But it’s got to be more than land-scaping—it’s gotta work. At least

it’s worth exploring.” Then she adds, “Plus, it provides an educational opportunity. This is what Baltimore used to look like.” And could again.

Water plus education. As soon as I hang up the phone with Eliza, I call the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC). The thing I love about the DSC is their default response to new ideas is usually “Sure!” Dick and DSC’s Peter Hegel are already talking about the possibilities—where to put them, how big, what kinds of plants. The city being the city, I’m sure there are permissions and permits to wade through, but come spring, I’m hopeful we’ll have floating wetlands at the DSC. What if the gazillion kids who sail there see the beauty and catch the clean water bug?What if?

About the Author: Stephanie Stone sails J/22s in Baltimore and beyond. E-mail comments and story ideas to [email protected].

What If?

“This low-tech way of cleaning water is the reason I’m writing about a nurseryman in a sailing magazine.”


T oday is Christmas Day, and I’m writing from the front porch of a Caribbean hotel, drinking an espresso, and trying to ignore the din of idle chat-

ter from the busy lobby. It’s raining hard, that tropical rain that comes down in sheets. It’s not the 20 inches of snow that I heard Annapolis had been ‘blessed’ with for Christ-mas this year.

I’ve been in the islands for the past three weeks to work for the 2009 edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. In its 24th year, the ARC, as it’s known, is a trans-Atlantic sailing event that attracts upwards of 200 boats each fall to sail the 2800 nautical miles between Gran Canaria and St. Lucia.

A team of nine of us—five Brits, a German, a French-man, a Portuguese woman, and I—arrived in St. Lucia on a Sunday, just as the big boats were starting to finish. The

rally not only attracts a very large number of boats, but also a very diverse group of them, ranging from a U.S.-flagged, 112-foot Swan to a miniature 29-footer from England. The first boats, including a veteran round-the-world-racing Volvo Open 60, made the crossing in only 11 days, but the majority of the fleet was strung out across the Atlantic and would arrive over the two weeks we were there.

The boats were finishing in droves, and at all hours of the day. Two-at-a-time, we manned the radio, round the clock, ensuring that each boat received the same warm welcome and warming glass of local rum, which after three weeks at sea must have tasted rather wonderful.

The sheer number of boats in the event was staggering. Perhaps more so, however, were the places they originated from. Though the event is British-run, the ARC attracts boats from around the world, including a large chunk from Scandinavia (including a crowd-pleasing 31-foot Swedish boat crewed by three girls, all under 25), several from the Mediterranean countries, and even a boat from Prague in the land-locked Czech Republic.

So what is the point of all this, and how could it pos-sibly relate to Annapolis and the sailors on the Bay? An-napolis is more than 100 miles from the ocean and doesn’t host the start or finish of any major cruising rallies (which seem to be gaining popularity). Many of the local sailors will never venture offshore. Yet for some reason, our small town on an inland body of water has attracted over the years just as many yachts from just as many nations as the

ARC has—and they’ve mostly come on their own.Annapolis’s reputation for sailing has made it a world-

recognized haven for cruisers and racers alike. Just this fall, I met a couple from England who had crossed the Atlantic on their 39-foot sloop and had tied up in Spa Creek for a well-deserved rest. Come the U.S. Sailboat Show, there are usually more foreign flags in the harbor than American ones. Three times (1998, 2002, and 2006), we hosted the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread), the world’s premier sailing event. We regularly host one-design national and world championships. The local races draw hundreds of sailors out almost every weeknight, and the Chesapeake is considered one of the world’s most interest-ing and diverse cruising grounds.

As a local, I knew all of this, of course, but took it for granted. I didn’t fully understand the global reach of our

small city until chatting with a few of the ARC participants in St. Lucia. Everyone knows Annapolis, whether they come from Iceland, Russia, or South Africa. Most of them have visited at one time or other by boat. Being from Annapolis is an instant conversation starter; even though

many of the people I spoke to in St. Lucia didn’t consider English as their first language.

My hope is that Annapolis continues to remain a real sailing city for real sailors. We must continue welcoming the racers and cruisers who come from the far corners of the globe to visit. We must keep the harbor and down-town authentic, fun, and convenient for visiting sailors and locals alike. We must retain our quirks, be it the Maritime Republic of Eastport or the annual Eastport YC Lights Parade. And most importantly, we have to understand that sailing is the reason that people the world over have come to know and love our town, and we must keep that tradi-tion alive.

My fiancée Mia and I left Annapolis on our yawl Arcturus back in November to explore the rest of the world. But while the boat is in Florida and beyond, we will continue returning to our favorite city to sail with my dad and my best friend, both of who keep their boats in town. I have no idea when our boat will return. But, after the ARC experience, more than ever I am proud to have “Annapolis, MD” emblazoned on her stern.

About the Author: Andy Schell and his fiancée Mia are now in Florida aboard Arcturus refitting her before heading to Sweden in the spring. A professional captain and writer, Andy maintains a sail training business with his dad. father-andsonsailing.com

Annapolis and the ARC by Andy Schell

Being from Annapolis is an instant conversation starter; even though many of the people I spoke to in

St. Lucia didn’t consider English as their first language.


The wind had been rising all day. It was now blowing more than 20 knots and gusting higher. A few

of the dark clouds overhead began to spit some rain. Every now and then, the bow of the boat would bury itself in an oncom-ing wave, sending rivers of green water back into the cockpit. With one hand on the tiller, I struggled into my foulies and boots just as the sun began to set. I was tired from a longish solo sail down and across the Bay from Rock Hall to Herrington Harbour North, my home port. Fortunately, I was pretty close to home when the weather really turned nasty. I kept thinking of Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s classic phrase: “It was a dark and stormy night.” Another thought was: “What am I doing here?”

When the channel into the marina finally hove into sight, I turned the boat upwind, locked the tiller, and readied myself to head out onto the wet foredeck to drop and tie up the genoa. Slip-sliding this way and that, I realized just how danger-ous this part of sailing can be even when using my safety harness. That was about 12 years ago. Since then, I’ve gotten both older and smarter about how and when I sail.

In my younger days, I was something of a hank-on headsail purist. I liked having a lot of headsails and all of them clipped or hanked onto the forestay. I thought this simple method of connecting sail-to-stay to be superior and faultless. Then I got my first boat with a furling headsail. Wow. No more crabbing out onto a wet, slippery, and pitching foredeck to grapple with a wildly flogging headsail. I have had roller furling and reefing headsails ever since. Sure, I suppose like most sailors with furlers, I’ve had to clear a few line jams here and there, but I’ve had no regrets about the decision to go with furling systems.

While hank-on (or Tuff Luff) headsails may allow the diehard racer to carry a few more square feet of headsail, I’ve found that whatever minor speed differential there may be between these systems, hav-ing a furler makes sailing a lot easier and safer. Being able to furl and unfurl a big headsail from the cockpit and to reduce sail area when the inevitable unexpected blow begins are more than worth it to me. I also

like being able to just leave the furled up sail on the forestay at the end of the day rather than having to carry a heavy sail up onto the grass and fold it. Although my present boat, which I expect to keep for the foreseeable future, does not have an in-mast or in-boom furling main, I suspect that having one or the other would make solo sailing for the aging sailor that much more easy and safe, as well. Easier and safer means more fun sailing.

In addition to having a furling headsail, really watching—and paying attention to—the weather also makes a big difference in sailing smarter. Back in the day, my wife used to kid me and wink at friends, when I went sailing when small-craft advisories or watches were already posted. She joked that they really did apply to me as opposed

to all the other sailors who stayed in port when the wind whistled on the Bay and the waves were higher than the freeboard of my boat. As most Bay sailors know, and I’ve just come to appreciate, weather condi-tions on the Bay can deteriorate quickly. Now I keep a sharp ear cocked to NOAA weather radio alert messages on my VHF and have a constant fix on just how long it may take me to duck into a safe harbor

to sit out a blow below. I now leave “toughing it out” to others.

There are, of course, lots of other bits and pieces of wisdom we pick up over the years. Using spring lines to get into and out of your slip, reef-ing the main at the dock, and running all control lines back to the cockpit are chief among them. I’m also looking into in-stalling an anchor windlass on the foredeck to ease the chore of hauling up the Danforth after a nice night on the hook.

And then there is what I call the “Two Knot Rule.” Like most sailing purists, I

used to be averse to turning on the engine until I was in sight of my marina or my final destination. Not any more. When I can’t maintain at least two knots of boat speed for

at least a half hour, it’s time to turn on the iron genny. It sometimes seems much harder to sail the boat in very light winds than in very high winds. You can fight, but cannot beat, Mother Nature. It’s smarter to go with the flow and be happier. This is summed up nicely by that old Kenny Rogers poker witticism: “Know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ‘em.” Sail smarter, and you’ll sail longer. Be careful out there; stuff happens.

About the Author: Warren Milberg is a longtime sailor and contributor to SpinSheet, who believes that sailing is a continual learn-ing experience. He keeps his Hunter 28.5 CrewZen at Herrington Harbour North, Deale, MD. [email protected]

“You can fight, but cannot beat, Mother Nature. It’s smarter to go with the flow and be happier.”

Advice from an Aging Solo Sailor

by Warren H. Milberg


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March out of its new location at 919 Bay Ridge Road in Annapolis (fawcettboat.com):February 3 - AC/DC Electrical Systems

with Andy Fegley from Yacht Elec-tronic Systems.

February 10 - Electrical Safety and Main-tenance by Bob Campbell from Marine Electronics.

February 17 - Emergency Rigging and Sail Repair by Chuck O’Malley from Doyle Sails and Mike Jones from

Fawcett Boat Supplies. February 24 - LP Systems with Kevin

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March 10 - Inflatable Boat Repairs with Steve Ripley from Fawcett Boat Sup-plies

Winter Learning 2010

We write about a lot of brave winter liveaboards and frostbite racers in the winter, but here’s the truth: most of us don’t sail on the Chesapeake Bay when it’s so cold. What’s debatable is whether we are the smart or the whimpy ones… What’s true about sailors anywhere is that we don’t get tired of talking and learning about sailing in any season. There are myriad ways to keep from getting too rusty when the Bay’s cold and

slushy. We list sailing seminars in all seasons in the SpinSheet Calendar (page 23) and in the Cruising Club Notes section (page 56), but in winter, there are so many of them that we’ve created this special section.

J/World Annapolis coach Kristen “KB” Berry discussing sail trim at Singles on Sailboats’ annual Spring Training in 2009. Photo by Richard A. Green/SOS


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Annapolis School of Seamanship will host a free seminar series at West Marine in Annapolis at 113 Hillsmere Drive (annapolisschoolofseamanship.com):

February 13 - Collision Avoidance with Captain John Martino.

February 27 - Get Your Captain’s License with Captain Paul Truelove.

March 20 - Spring Commissioning.April 10 What Boat Is Right for Me?

Quantum Sails will host a free after-noon of seminars on March 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. Topics will include Heavy Weather Sail Selections, Onboard Sail Repair, Offshore Yacht Preparation, and New Sail Technology. Members of the service department will offer hands-on instruction regarding emergency sail repair and give advice on how to properly stock your sail repair kit. Sail consultants will be available to answer questions regarding recent de-velopments in sail technology, their impact on the cruising community, how to make the most of your sail inventory, and how to choose the right sail for the right applica-tion. The Quantum Sail Loft is at 951 Bay Ridge Road in Annapolis. Contact Charlie Saville at [email protected] or (410) 268-1161.

On Saturday, March 13, the West River SC invites the public to a “Bring a Friend Into Sailing Day,” for which SpinSheet editor Molly Winans will give a Start Sailing Now presentation for friends interested in getting into sailing on the Bay. Stay tuned to the SpinSheet Calendar in March for details and start times.

For a Small Fee…

For less than it costs to buy a burger and a beer at a pub, many organizations offer low-priced lectures and learning opportuni-

ties. If you tune into museums and clubs, you’ll find winter learning options galore. For example, the Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM) runs a Maritime Semi-nar Series on Thursdays at 7 p.m. from January through March. A few notable upcoming events of interest to sailors:February 4 - Maritime Annapolis: A His-

tory of Watermen, Sail and Midship-men with Rosemary Williams.


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February 25 - From This Spot, You Can See 400 Years with Phyllis Saroff and John Damm

March 4 - Of Crabs and Crabbers with Mick Blackistone

March 18 - Go Terps! Terrapin Institute Restores Maryland’s Official State Reptile with Jeff Popp

Non-members pay $15 per seminar; members, $10. We have the full schedule in the online calendar at spinsheet.com, and details are on AMM’s website at amaritime.org.

The Shady Side Heritage Society holds a Winter Luncheon Series on Wednesdays for $17, including lunch, at the Captain Salem Avery House Museum in Shady Side, MD. Topics fit for sailors:February 10 - Fight for the Bay: Why a

Dark Green Environmental Awaken-ing Is Needed To Save the Chesa-peake Bay with Howard Ernst.

February 17 - Ospreys on the Rebound with Melanie Lynch.

Reservations are required. (410) 267-0654, shadysidemuseum.org

Many of the sailing clubs listed in the SpinSheet Club Directory (spinsheet.com) hold off-season seminars for members and prospective members.

The Windjammers of the Chesapeake (windjammers-chesapeake.org) and Singles on Sailboats (SOS, singlesonsailboats.org) are two examples of clubs known for their winter learning opportunities.Two remaining Windjammers seminars at the Severn School in Severna Park, MD:February 13 - Annapolis’s own Gary

Jobson on the Racing Scene.March 13 - Dick and Dixie Goertemiller’s

Reminiscences about Exploring the Chesapeake Bay

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Pre-race events coming up at the Eastport Yacht Club

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Safety – Dave Abt & USA Services – Sat., Feb. 6, 9a.m.-1 p.m.

Weather/Tactics on the Chesapeake Bay & Offshore - Sat., March 13, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – FREEBOR Skippers’ Reception – Sat., March 27, 6-8 p.m.

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ing for sailors of all levels March 14 at Broadneck High School in Severna Park. The cost is $50 for non-members; $35 for members. Details will be in the March is-sue of SpinSheet. The best way to find such clubs and their very cost-effective seminars and activities is to read SpinSheet’s Cruising Club Notes (page 56) every month.

An Investment in Better

Sailing

For those willing to make an in-vestment in staying connected to racing or cruising in the winter months, the options grow every

year. The courses listed below range from $100 to $500, less than most boat parts. John Martino, president of the Annapolis

School of Seamanship, started his entire business based on the idea that sailors like to keep their minds engaged in winter. His courses now run year-round with no shortage of opportunities in winter, including courses in Electrical Systems Basics, Navigation and Piloting, Marine Weather, Captain’s License Certifi-cation, and more. Full schedules and pricing for these weekend classes as well as onboard classes are on the website at annapolisschoolofseaman-ship.com.

J/World Annapolis holds indoor winter classes on Navigation, Sail Trim and Balance, Racing Strategy and Tactics, and Understanding the Racing Rules (jworldannapolis.com).

North U will hold a series of Racing Trim seminars: March 7 in Annapolis with Dave Dellenbaugh, March 20 on the Jersey Shore with Todd Berman, and March 27 in

Philadephia with Dobbs Davis (northu.com). The cost is $115 for the skipper (first registrant) and $85 for crew.

The Cruising Rally Association—The organization known for its signature Caribbean 1500 Rally from Hampton, VA to Tortola in the BVI—will host three Ocean Sailing Seminar weekends created for anyone who is interested in making offshore passages: March 13-14 in Newport, RI; March 20-21 in Annapolis; and September 18-19 in Hampton, VA. carib1500.com

These seminar ideas are only a sampling of what you can find on the shores of the Bay in winter. When we hear about interesting learning op-portunities for sailors, we print them in the SpinSheet Calendar and anywhere else in the magazine where they make sense. If you know of an upcoming learning opportunity you have not seen in SpinSheet yet, please tell us about it by e-mailing [email protected].


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So what kind of things can you learn on vacation? One of my favorites happened when a bad knee kept me off the ski slopes for a season—I enrolled in a “Renaissance Art in Florence” university course and spent an amazing eight days in Florence, exploring the masterpieces onsite. I’ve been hooked on “learning vacations” ever since! Whether you’re interested in learning a completely new activity or honing specific skills, there’s an option for you. Opportu-nities abound for sports camps, photogra-phy tours, music and arts weeks, eco-tours, SCUBA-diving, and of course—sailing vacations.

This time of year, the appeal of a week onboard a sailboat in the Caribbean may be reason enough to take a learning-to-sail vacation. If you’ve got a week of vacation time, this option allows “full immersion” sailing. You’ll live and breathe sailing and gain a much greater level of experience than if you spent your time at an after-work or weekend sailing course. A sailing learning vacation is gratifying; you achieve new skills, certifications, new sailing friends, and quite likely, a new outlook on life. When you’re sailing, you focus on the elements, the boat, and the crew; all the nagging land-stuff melts away. How liberating is that?

Whether you’re a solo sailor, a couple, or a family, there are sailing learning vacations to fit. As I write this from Sint Maarten, the kids’ sailing camp sponsored by the Sint Maarten YC is weaving its way through the lagoon anchorage on the club’s Sunfish. Their parents train on Jean-neau Sunfast 20-foot centerboard sloops, enjoying the tradewinds from the shelter of the Simpson Bay lagoon. The courses are open to all, and there is no shortage of beachfront accommodations while you sail. Across the lagoon, Horizon Yacht

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An option popular with solo sailors or couples is a “by the berth” course, where you reserve your berth or cabin onboard instead of booking the whole boat. A number of Chesapeake-based sailing schools have boats based in the Caribbean for winter courses; some offer courses for the passages, as well. Sail Solomons of-fers advanced ASA and informal courses onboard their Passport 47 Zingaro, based from St. Thomas USVI and a passage-making course for the voyage back to the Bay. From spring through fall, most Chesapeake schools offer week-long learning vacations on the Bay. Courses run from beginners to advanced, racing

and cruising. If a week is too long, try a weekend mini-vacation.

With so many options, you might find the choices daunting. So, go back to first principles for choosing any sailing school or vacation destination. Check schedules, prices, and the reputation of the school or charter company. What type of boat(s) will you train on and/or live on; how many are onboard? Does the course include certifica-tion by an accredited program? Does the curriculum fit your interests and abilities? Talk with the instructor if you’re able to; you’ll be living together for a week.

Bring back more than a T-shirt from your next vacation. The skills you learn and memories you make on a sailing vacation can last a lifetime. They are yours to call upon, anytime, anywhere. Whether on home waters or exotic seas, plan your sail-ing learning vacation now!

About the Author: Lisa Batchelor Frailey and her husband Andy own Sail Solomons sailing school and yacht charters (sailsi.com), operating from the Solomons Yacht-ing Center. They sail their Passport 47 Zingaro to the Caribbean every winter for cruises and sailing instruction.

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Kids Sailing

K ids and sailboats go together like ducks and water! There are so many cool kid-friendly sailboats out there:

Optimist prams, 420s, Lasers, Sunfish, Flying Scots, Open Bics, Hobie Cats, windsurfers, the list goes on and on. Sailing combines skill, dexterity, and a sharp mind to harness the wind and go where you want to go. No distractions, just some friends and the great outdoors.

What’s So Great About It, Anyway?Sailing gets kids out-doors and gives them an understanding and respect for the environ-ment; when you get kids out on the water, they care more about what’s in the water. After stressful days at school, sailing can be a wonderful release for many kids. They also gain independence and a sense of accomplish-ment. Sailing kids have to think about gear options, safety equip-ment, weather condi-tions, how to deal with other boats nearby, weight displacement, and wind shifts. All that problem solving and planning use a different part of the brain and help kids achieve a higher level of thinking. Doing something they’ve never done before opens their minds to new experiences, gives them a feeling of success, and feeds their self-confidence. They also will make and keep new friends.

But, enough of all that. Here’s your take-home message: learning to sail is fun. That’s what brings people back to the sport day after day. There’s something new to see, learn, and experience whenever you set sail. Just like sponges, kids soak everything up and learn fast.

One parent says, “Billy has had such a great time. He didn’t think anything existed that was fun in the world except for Xbox and was horrified when I signed him up for a two-day sailing course. I went

from being the world’s worst to the world’s best mother in two days. He had an amaz-ing time and now wants to do more sailing. His sisters also had fun during the course; all three came home exhausted and happy at the end of each day.”

SpinSheet loves to see kids sailing on the Bay, and we’d like to see many more of them. Sailing is something they can enjoy their entire lives. Here are some helpful tips to make that happen.

Where To Start?Bay sailing and boat clubs, sailing schools and centers, community sailing programs, yacht clubs, Chesapeake schooners, chari-table organizations, public schools, and camps abound; they all offer sailing pro-grams for kids. Talented coaches all over the Bay are waiting to pass on what they know and whisk kids into the sailing life.

Whether it’s one-on-one, pair-based, or team-based instruction, the training opportunities are endless and cover all skill levels, from beginners hoping for some fun in the sun to serious racers with pro careers on their minds. One junior sailing coach says, “I became a teacher because of the sailing coaches I had as a kid at camp. I always watched how they taught me things, and when I started taking on the role as a junior instructor, I found the teaching

aspect incredibly rewarding.”The junior page of the Chesapeake Bay

Yacht Racing Association website (cbyra.org) is a good resource for clubs with youth programs, as is the Cruising Club Direc-tory at spinsheet.com. Many clubs in An-napolis, Baltimore, Deltaville, Norfolk, and North East, among others, have informa-tional website pages for juniors.

One family says, “With three growing boys, it is always difficult to find something

new to do. The five-day sailing and three-day catamaran courses that Thomas and Oliver attended have really fired their enthusiasm for sailing. The two older boys were both proud and exhila-rated to be awarded their Level 2 status on a Cat, and I know that they learned a lot while having fun and getting very wet! The boys keep nag-ging me to buy them a dinghy; instead, we’re looking into joining a local sailing club.”

Word of mouth is often the best way to find out about a program. For example, KidShip and Pre-mier Sailing in Irvington, VA find many students by word of mouth; younger broth-ers and sisters of students join the program, and often, the older sailing siblings become instructors.

Many programs are sensitive to the needs of working parents and offer ex-tended care hours, car-pooling, or in-synch adult and youth programs. The best way to find out if a program fits the needs of you and your kids is to call around, ask good questions, and ask for references from other parents so that you can learn about their experiences. You may even be able to visit the facility. Just be sure to sign up early.

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It was my turn to drive the chase boat, a 12-foot RIB that scoots around checking in on our fleet of youth-filled sailboats. I noticed

some commotion coming from a small group of dinghies, so I dutifully headed over to help out. One of the young girls was giving her crewmates and instructor a particularly hard time. After surveying the situation, it seemed that Danielle was really terrified of being out on a boat and just trying to cover it up.

Pulling up alongside, I coaxed her off the sailboat and onto the chase boat. She sat like a statue on the center seat clutching each side with a death grip. We motored along slowly while I explained how stable the boat was and showed her that it would not heel like the sailboat. She slowly loosened up.

A few other youngsters started yelling at her in protest of her new coveted position on the chase boat. After some expletive insults, one youngster yelled, “Why does she get to ride on that boat? She’s not even special.” You

could have heard a pin drop; the sounds of a group of kids on sailboats went quiet while all eyes were now on the two of us. I watched her countenance fall. I loudly gave my “Let’s be nice” speech, and before I realized what I was saying, I finished by blurting out, “and besides, she is special to ME!”

Time froze for a few more seconds, then the commotion of sailing and kids having fun resumed, although something was different. I noticed my new first mate was confidently smiling to herself with her head held high. She helped me corral wayward sailboats, set marks, and run drills the rest of the afternoon.

As I headed out to the docks the next day, there was Danielle, sitting in the chase boat waiting for me. My new first mate would not leave my side, she was my helper for the rest of the week. I even got her to go back out on a sailboat!

I learned that she was telling everyone in the van on the way back to the public housing

complex where she lived that she was special to Capt. Jeff. She acted like this was the first time someone had said this to her. I have visited Danielle and the other kids in her com-munity since her sailing camp, and I always get the biggest hug and smile from her.

I did nothing to make this pre-teen special, and it was only her fear of the water that caused me to take notice. But after some time with her, I “discovered” one of the most help-ful, kind, and hard-working young people that we have taught to sail. I can’t wait until spring to again have the privilege of discovering more treasures.

Planet Hope is a non-profit sailing and adven-ture organization in Washington, DC that gives at-risk, inner-city teens opportunities to go sailing. Planet Hope offers 10 weeks of sailing camps in the summer along with classes and sailing clubs throughout the regular school year. For more details, visit planethopedc.com.

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Kids Speak VolumesHere’s what kids have to say about summer sailing at the North East River YC (NERYC):

Age 18—“Sailing is an amazing sport with endless opportunities and is definitely something more kids should start getting involved in. Not only is it tons of fun, but it allows kids to meet new people and experience awesome new adven-tures. I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer day than out on the water, soaking up the sun, and hanging out with friends. NERYC provides a great opportunity for kids to do just this. I am so lucky to have grown up sailing there.”

Age 15—“Sail camp was amazing fun. I had never sailed before and enjoyed it so much I signed up

for two more sessions. I have already signed up again for this year”

Age 13—“The counselors were so helpful and knowledgeable. They taught me a lot of sailing and racing tactics, and it was great to learn how to rig Optis, Sunfish, and Lasers. Now when we go to the sailing club, I can get out on the water on my own and take my friends sailing. There was something for everyone: racing for expe-rienced sailors, younger sailors learned how to solo, and new sailors learned from experienced ones. I’m really looking forward to going back for several weeks next year, and I’m recom-

mending it to all of my sailing friends.”Age 11—“Sail camp rocks!”Age 10—“Sail camp at NERYC was the highlight of

my summer!”Age 9—“I can’t wait until next year. Sailing camp is

awesome. We have great fun out on the water every day.”

Age 8—“I was proud that I learned to sail an Opti on my own, and I loved sailing across the river to the beach on the other side! It was fun when it got wavy and our boat was rocked around. The capsize drills were such great fun!”

Keeping It RealAny program’s priorities should be safety, fun, and learning—in that order. Kids need to have fun before they start learning. An easy, no-pressure intro to sailing often builds more lifelong sailors than the direct line to the race course.

Top on SpinSheet’s list are those junior sailing programs that go the extra mile. They offer condensed schedules in half-day formats that allow kids to participate in other sports and camps during the summer. They continuously rewrite their curricula to spice them up for teenage sailors and kids of all ages. Some even use GPS trackers, so sailors can see how they are sailing. They transition sailors from dinghies to larger boats to give them a new perspective and to broaden their skills. They inte-grate teenage sailors by making them volunteer junior instructors and honing their skills as they help teach younger kids. They offer a range of physical activities with a solid dose of instruc-tion. In the end, they let kids have good clean fun. Who wouldn’t love to zoom around in a dinghy?

And, don’t forget about windsurf-ing. The new equipment in windsurfing makes sailing fun, easy, exciting, and affordable—key ingredients if you are trying to get kids on the water and keep them excited.

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Annapolis Sailing School president Tim Dowling says, “As we plan our upcoming KidShip sailing season, which starts May 22, we have decided to extend our winter enrollment special. If campers enroll before to May 1, we will honor the 2009 prices

for all KidShip courses! Last year, we introduced two new courses on our Hunter 36 aimed at older kids who sail on their family’s cruising or racing boats. We also enhanced our web presence this winter, adding an e-newsletter to keep our students up to date, and we are now on Facebook and Twitter. To learn more, visit kidshipsailing.com.”

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Kyle Swenson, Laser Radial sailor, Age 16—“Fishing Bay is a great environment for sailing. You get a lot of different conditions to practice in. You can go out into the Bay and get chop, waves, and breeze and also sail in Fishing Bay and experience light, variable, shifty conditions. The club facilities are perfectly maintained, and the club always manages to attract some of the best coaches in the world. The coaches, such as Juan Carlos Romero, Luis “Dingo” Canuto, and Alejandro Cloos all have taught the junior sailors how to be good competitors and good people. I’ve learned a lot about sailing from these Fishing Bay coaches and wouldn’t be the sailor I am today without the experience I’ve been given at FBYC.”

Conrad Roos, Age 14—“The sailing is fun at FBYC because there isn’t much boat traffic and you can sail in the Chesapeake or in Fishing Bay. Also, the club gets great coaches who are nice, and it is not in the middle of the city, so it is quiet.”

Eric Roos, Age 13—“Sailing is fun at Fishing Bay because there is always a steady wind, and there aren’t very many boats in the channel.”

Kendall Swenson, Opti sailor, Age 13—“I enjoy sailing on the FBYC race team a lot. We’re not the biggest yacht club, but we have the biggest desire to sail anywhere and any time we can. The parents are all supportive and very friendly to everyone new

and old to the club. We’re like a little family that looks after each other. The coaches are all very enthusiastic for their kids to sail well and do their best in practices and regattas. The yacht club is in the middle of nowhere, but when you get there, it’s like you’re home. The Fishing Bay kids are lucky because our yacht club has a pool, and we all play sharks and minnows after a long, hot day on the water. The regatta parties are also very fun, and I think FBYC has the best trophies! Now that our yacht club is hosting the Opti Nationals in July, I’m sure more people will discover FBYC and see why it’s so special to us.”

Helen Russell, Age 12—“Sailing at Fishing Bay is awe-some because you can still be a kid but at the same time, learn sooooo much about boats that most kids never get to learn such as when you have wind, you feel like you are gliding on water!”

Zach Quimby, Age 11—“Learning to sail at FBYC is the best! I absolutely loved the races that they do. It is fun because the instructors are great, the courses are fun, and we have lots of time to learn. Each summer, they have a week of sailing. That is the best time to go learn at FBYC. They have different rank levels to fit what you need to learn. I abso-lutely love the sailing program at FBYC!”

Luke Hayes, Age 10—“I have sailed at FBYC in numer-ous Opti programs and raced last year on the Opti

Development Team. I have made a lot of great friends over the last couple of years who are all good sailors. I really love my coach, Coach Cori Radke.”

Hugh Feehan, Age 7—“I liked the part when the boat tipped on its side. I like Cori (Radtke). I like the pool, and I liked doing the treasure hunt at the end of the whole thing.”

Jeremy Herrin—“I enjoyed having Peter Strong as my coach last summer. The club and parents are very supportive of our race teams. Having great coaches and a supportive club made last summer very fun.”

And, finally: when asked what she enjoyed about learn-ing to sail during FBYC’s weekend-OptiKids session, Charlotte Patterson says, “You take a swim test in the pool. You cannot see any jellyfish in the shallow water, and you get to pick your partner.” Charlotte and her little sister, Eleanor, enjoyed sailing around their parents (in hip-deep water) on the first day without a rig while their parents pushed the Optis in a merry-go-round so they got used to steering the boats. Mom Margaret Patterson says, “Many parents volunteered, and the kids were confidently sailing away from the beach within three hours of instruction! Treasure hunts abounded on the shore of Fishing Bay.” Eleanor adds, “It’s fun to put the tiller toward trouble!”

Here are a few choice words from Fishing Bay YC (FBYC) junior sailors:


Kids Sailing A dinghy full of smiles. Neil Quimby captured his son Zach and crew at FBYC last season.

Luke Hayes takes Playful Porpoise through her paces at FBYC. Photo by Mark Hayes

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Eye On the Bay

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by Bob DeYoung

50 February 2010 SpinSheet

Dear Snow,Thank you for your surprise visits this season to Chesapeake Country. It had been a long time since we saw much of you—and years since you made such a dramatic appearance and stuck around for so long. We love how you force us to mix it up, rearrange our plans, and go out and play with our friends and kids. We certainly hope you’ll come back and pay us a little visit or two this month. Short visits would be nice. No offense. We really do like you, but we have… other commitments. If it’s not too rude of us to just say it, it’s okay if you pop by, say, on a Saturday morning, briefly, or during Sunday frostbite races just for a little flurry hour. But would you mind getting that done in February? Yes, we know, it’s an awfully short month, but March is… booked. We’re sailors. We have boats to scrub and paint and will need a bunch of warm, dry days to get that done. Do pay us a visit soon, though, and if you are too busy traveling to New England or such, we totally understand. We’ll see you next winter.

Best Wishes,Your Friends at SpinSheet

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Pilgrim on Land: A Cruiser Walks Away from the Liveaboard Life

by Jerome Zukosky

SpinSheet, like other sailing publications, tends, for obvious reasons, to favor stories that fea-

ture the pleasures of buying boats and cruising and racing them. There is of-ten a piece about the tremendous storm that Bob and his wife Kate and perhaps their cat survived after many horrible moments with great resourcefulness. The word “dream” often appears, and so do many practical and helpful tutorials on the care and feeding of the thing that often takes on the role of the beloved, especially in men’s lives, as you can tell from the suggestive names on transoms.

I would like to talk now, however, about the other end of the spectrum, the part that has to do with the fading of pleasure and the loss of desire. It is the part that bears a resemblance to other aging and end-of-life moments, even though it is only the end of the boating life. But for many of us who have lived aboard and cruised full-time for many years—in my case, 18 of them—it is a similar wrenching pas-sage. There are, no doubt, many sailors on the shores of the Chesapeake who know what I am talking about.

For some unfortunate souls, the end comes suddenly and catastrophi-

cally, a medical disaster perhaps, or an accident. As one of the fortunate ones, I must say that I was surprised at what actually did take place during the last two years that ended with the sale of Pilgrim, my Tayana Vancouver 42, in Annapolis on December 31, 2009.

What was surprising was how the end sneaked up. It tip-toed into my life without me understanding clearly what was happening. Just a year and a half ago, in October 2008, with able seaman and friend Michael as crew, I sailed Pilgrim from Long Island Sound to the Virginia Capes and into Hamp-ton. Michael had a personal schedule


“What was surprising was how the end sneaked up. It tip-toed into my life without me understanding clearly what was happening.”

to meet (“Never promise anyone to be anywhere at any time” goes the first rule of cruising, which I violated). We started out ahead of a cold front and of course, suf-fered the consequences, which were wester-lies at 20 to 25 knots, sometimes more, for 16 hours. Pilgrim’s big main was triple-reefed and her jib partially furled and she flew—7.5 to 8.5 knots steadily (once I saw nine over the ground on the Garmin). I headed enough offshore to keep the waves on the starboard quarter, so we were actually fairly comfort-able, and the powerful autopilot did the steering.

When the front passed, we enjoyed a near-perfect sail along the DelMarVa coast on our third day out. As the sun was setting, Pilgrim had Cape Charles abeam. We doused the sails and motored up the auxiliary Thimble Shoals channel into Hampton Roads. This was familiar water, the weather was clear, and at 1 a.m., 72 hours out, Pilgrim was at rest at a floating dock at the Hampton YC. I was a tired but happy puppy.

Little did I know then that this was a last hurrah. And a fitting one: my seaman-ship was as good as it ever was. Pilgrim was well prepared, and nothing broke. I had spent the summer months before pleasantly cruising alone on Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay. After Mi-chael departed in Hampton, I took Pilgrim alone down the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW) to winter quarters in New Bern, NC and settled in for what I anticipated

would be a comfortable life at a very pleas-ant marina in the heart of town. As indeed it was; many sailors had arrived there in years past and bought houses, including a good friend and his wife who had put many thousands of long ocean-passage miles under their keel.

Hints that something was changing were at first subtle and then not so subtle. I began taking a great interest in house prices and rentals in New Bern. But, of course, not for now. Anyway, given the state of the boat market, selling Pilgrim

would be a foolish enterprise. But perhaps I ought to try. So, I did list her, at a high price I was sure would not fetch a buyer. I was right. I could look forward to another cruising season, perhaps to Maine this time with Michael or another friend as crew for the offshore leg. A cheering thought.

Bringing Pilgrim north on the ICW alone last spring, I found myself for the first time exhausted at the end of a day of motoring (with an occasional sail, includ-

ing a nice one across Albe-marle Sound). I had always

anchored every night on ICW trips, both recently and in the distant past, but this time I docked at Coinjock, took a nice long hot shower, and had dinner at the joint in the marina. (In retrospect, I should not have been surprised: going south in the fall, I ran into strong crosswinds in Currituck Sound and had to pay strict attention to everything—the engine sound, the depth sounder, the chartplotter at the helm, the buoys behind and ahead, all the usual—and found the anxiety level shockingly high.) By the time I arrived at the free tie-up at

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Chesapeake, I decided I had better spend a day there. It would make the trip through the bridges to Norfolk less of what now seemed a great hassle.

What I am describing may appear to many Bay sailors who do the ICW regu-larly as not particularly unusual; of course, it can be anxiety-inducing and trouble-some. But this was not supposed to happen to me, who had sailed many thousands of bluewater, passage-making miles with Judith, my sailing companion—and then, I was in my late sixties. Now, in my seven-ties, it was different. Even cruising around the Chesapeake last summer tasted differ-ent. At anchor in the splendid nooks and crannies of the Bay or idling in Oxford or Chestertown or Annapolis during what was particularly comfortable summer weather should have been joyous. It was not.

There were the niggling mistakes or for-getfulness: not shutting down the propane supply solenoid and wasting valuable amps, not bothering to secure the dinghy in its

davits—too much work!—or deciding that sailing with the jib alone was enough. Raise the main? Too much work! Some-thing inside was whispering that this was not the way it was supposed to be. And I must confess that even now I have no real understanding of what that something was or is. Except to say that it felt as if life aboard was no longer fun.

Many cruising friends have gone through this, and most often have reason-ably good excuses for why they are in a condo on Spa Creek or wherever and not in Trinidad or the Azores or the other great crossroads or even in Daytona or the Bahamas this winter. Their wife or com-panion wants to be near the grandchildren, the bank account is shot, or the arthritis has gotten too bad. I suspect that all these folks have called it quits for reasons they no more understand than I, except that it is no longer fun.

I write this from a very appealing condo apartment on Back Creek, looking

through the bare trees at Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard where I spent many months outfitting Pilgrim; before her, my Hans Christian 38T, Herman Melville, started life in 1987 down the creek at Port Annapolis. Pilgrim was relisted with a broker in Annapolis just a few months ago, and a good offer was made and accepted. Was this the right thing? Who knows? Friends advised. Plans B, C, and D were hashed over: the boat keeps your spirit and body, there is the group Singles on Sailboats... All I know is that after the buyers, a long-married couple of Bay sailors getting ready for retirement and a life aboard, made their final inspec-tion, and we all jumped off to the dock to close the sale, I had no pang of regret. And I suppose that is the best anyone can ask for.

About the Author: Jerome Zukosky lived aboard and cruised his Tayana Vancouver 42 and his Hans Christian 38T for 18 years. He is a former newspaper and maga-zine reporter and editor.

Pilgrim on Land continued...


I t was 70 degrees in the cabin last night. That’s because we roasted sweet potatoes and made meatloaf. The night

before it was below 50. Why do we subject ourselves to the whims of nature? Because

it is part of cruising on a sailboat.We are at it again. Four years ago, the

last time we took WindRose south for the winter, we began our log in Edenton, NC. Our friends Larry and Lynn Morrow had just moved there from Virginia. As our story begins anew, we are about to meet Larry and Lynn for dinner, this time in Belhaven, NC.

The starts of our cruises are beginning to sound the same. This is our third cruise south and the third time we started a day later than we planned. It rained cats and dogs until about 2 p.m. on November 1, our planned departure date from Solo-mons. All through the rain, we were busy down in the cabin with yet another last-minute project: installing soundproofing for the Lectra/SAN, a marine sanitation device. It’s quiet now; no need to announce to the boat and most of the world that someone had just flushed the toilet.

Four years ago, Bob Smith and Chel Zalaga treated us to dinner the night

before our planned departure, and Ivan and Marlene Bekey treated us the next night, the actual night of our departure. This year, the night before our planned departure, fellow Hunter owners Ivan and Marlene

and Bill and Terri Ellis joined us for dinner at Café des Artistes, one of the nicest restaurants in St. Mary’s County, MD. Bill and Terri picked us up at Nancy

Mac-Meek-in’s house where we left Carl’s shiny red truck for the winter. Nancy is a ski and sailing friend from Pennsylvania. Like Carl, she is a transplanted Navy Warmin-ster engineer. Unlike Carl, she stayed in St. Mary’s County after retirement.

When we decided not to leave in the rain November 1, Ivan and Marlene had us aboard their boat Victoria for a delightful dinner. We got off on Monday morning with a nice 25-knot north wind to rush us down the Bay. A few days and several new

friends later, we met up with Bob and Chel in Elizabeth City, NC. We enjoyed dinner out with them one night and aboard Bella Sera, their Shannon 37, the next night.

Are you getting the picture? Cruising is all about having dinner in a different place every night, often with good friends.

We won’t dwell on the stops or the boat jargon. We have mostly been to places we visited in prior trips. One place that was brand new when we visited in April 2005 was the Elizabeth City Museum. It is now pretty much complete with a per-manent exhibit of how the peoples of the Pasquotank River have lived for the past 12,000 years. Yes, they have some artifacts from circa 10,000 BC.

The Odgen Nash poem The Duck is on display in the museum entrance. It is part

of an exhibit about “market hunting” for ducks. We could just picture the Turlock family from Michener’s Chesapeake being related to the North Carolina duck hunt-ers. Follow us as we continue down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

About the Authors: Carl and Sue Reitz are avid sailors and Hunter SA advocates. They sail as often as possible out of Solomons.

Editor’s Note: On November 2, Carl and Sue Reitz of the Hunter SA headed south on WindRose, their 40-footer. Stay tuned with SpinSheet for more news of their travels.

Another Cruise Beginsby Carl and Sue Reitz


Cruising Club Notes

Happy Go Lucky

I n January, the Herrington Harbour SA installed new officers for 2010 at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, VA: commodore Rich

Griner, vice commodore Tom McGarry, secretary/treasurer Maris Eshleman, cruising Al Del Negro, racing Arne Fliflet, communications Joe Laun, newsletter Ellen Harris, and past commodore Ted Slotwinski. Racing High Point awards went to Jubilee, Leap Frog, and Pachanga. Jubilee also won the Commodores Award. In February, we all begin thinking really hard about sailing again, and this starts with our Racing and Cruising Seminar Series (hhsa.org). —by Keith Morgenstern

Thinking Big Thoughts

T he Pearson Sailing Association of the Chesapeake Bay (PSA) enjoyed a very gratifying holiday party December 12. Dur-

ing the Spring Brunch in March at the Eastport YC, we’ll learn about sailing the 2009 Caribbean 1500 Regatta. Once a year, PSA organizes a Round the DelMarVa Rally for those interested in doing it all in one shot in May or June. If you have big ideas for other cruising events, bring ‘em on (cbpsa.org). —by John Martin

All About Albergers

F or the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Associa-tion, our annual Saturday Seminar Program throughout February will cover racing,

cruising, maintenance, and a potpourri of related subjects. We will gather at the Eastport Library on Hillsmere Drive and then have a dinner party at a member’s home ([email protected], alberg30.org ).—by Rolph Townshend

Eggs Benedict, Please

M ore than 30 members enjoyed the Hunter Sailing Association’s Parade of Lights gala at the Annapolis Waterfront Marriott Decem-ber 12 hosted by Up To No Good and Mission Impossible. As always,

the food was fantastic, the conversation was interesting, and the dazzling array of holiday lights once again was really something to see. You know it was a good party when the last people left around 10:30 p.m. During our annual meeting January 24, we elected and installed our new officers. February 21 brings our Winter Brunch at the Federal House Restaurant in Annapolis (hsa1.org). —by Carl and Sue Reitz

Okay... Now We’re Jealous!

I n December, Blue Marsh SA members Alex and Joan Whan chartered a 42-foot Beneteau and sailed the BVI. With Joan at the helm (below), we had a great sail off Norman Island, making our way to Marina Key at the far east

end of Tortola on two very long and exciting windward tacks. To our surprise, a young woman in a Zodiac appeared and aimed a telephoto lens at our boat. She was with yachtshotsbvi.com and randomly patrols the waters taking action shots that sailors could never capture themselves. We have been on many Blue Marsh sails everywhere from Greece to the Lesser Antilles, but have never before cap-tured such vivid images to help us remember the sail. Our photos have made look-ing back almost as much fun as the sail itself (bluemarshsailing.org). —Alex Whan

Nice Aft! Art from the Cockpit

L earning of a different kind took place during the Chesapeake Bristol Club’s fall cruise. Retired art teacher and fellow cruiser Mickey Doran gave drawing paper,

blue markers, and an assignment to all the captains and crew: “Capture a part of your boat with the view beyond, using only the design element of line.” Considering that many of the would-be artists had rarely, if ever, taken pen to paper, the results were impressive. In fact, Doran decreed that the 14 completed works were “All great. All get an A!” One of the best was Shirley Ken-nard’s sketch of husband Hunter aboard their Island Packet, Bon-kers Two, which Doran commended for the artist’s “fine hand and fine eye working together” (left). A video of all of the sketches and his critiques can be viewed at cbclub.info. —by Deb Coons

How Shirley Kennard captured her husband, Hunter, during a creative CBC cruise event last year.

Editor’s Note: To celebrate our learning issue, enjoy this club’s story for February. —Ruth Christie/[email protected]

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Our 20th year was another good one for the West River Catamaran Racing As-sociation fleet. We’re a loose-knit bunch racing open class with no committee, and we tend to keep choosing bars that close down. But for some reason, folks keep coming out and sailing their boats on Tuesday nights. Todd Berget, Keith Chap-man, John Geiger, Kris Hathaway, Joe Kaiser, John McLaughlin, and Ed Mills all kicked butt last season. Members of the Galesville, MD Cat scene traveled near and far and represented the Bay well. The Alter Cup qualifier came to

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More Power To You

T he Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) welcomes power cruisers who have met liveaboard and distance requirements to apply for commodore status. SSCA meets Tuesdays for breakfast at the Leeward Market in Eastport from

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T he Chesapeake 20 Association recently found Waterlous, Hull #20. Captain Dick Hartge built Galatea in 1952 and

traded her to Louis (Buster) Phipps in exchange for a Roadmaster Buick; Buster had a car dealership in Annapolis. Apparently, Buster did not think much of the name and renamed her Waterlous. Buster did not race her and eventu-ally sold Waterlous to William Loux in 1966. After that, the class lost track of her until Roger Longenecker of Reading, PA contacted us about a month ago.

Roger purchased Waterlous more than 30 years ago hoping to restore her. She sailed out of Betterton off the Sassafras River. The boat is in poor condition with some rot in the aft section and very old sails. But, the sails still carry the 20 symbol and #20, the wooden mast is in good condition, and the hull appears not to be hogged. She has a slight chine, is very pretty and fast, and is unusual in design with high freeboard and nar-row hull, demonstrating again that Captain Dick never stopped trying to perfect his 20 designs. Waterlous will be restored at the West River Sail-ing Club in Galesville, MD (chesapeake20.org). —by Ted Weihe

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G lenmar SA sailors gathered in De-cember for our 62nd annual awards and recognition party. Winning

racers, both PHRF and Portsmouth, were congratulated and celebrated. Intrepid cruisers were cheered and jeered, mostly by each other. High Point trophies for the speedy and Left-Handed Golf Club awards for the needy were awarded. Despite the snow that day, 130 mem-bers and guests gathered. Everyone enjoyed the plentiful food and drink as the snow fell. We had so much fun in 2009, we’ll do it all again in 2010, only better. Especially notable is the ongoing growth of our non-spin fleet for all of the Fun Racers in our group. January brought our annual cruise planning party. The last two years have taken us to the waters of New York and Virginia. This year’s focus will be closer to home, the Patuxent River. Our cruise captain is calling it his Pax Cruise. If you live, work, or play on the northern end of the Bay and are looking for some sailing fun, check us out. We are only a little bit crusty and grouchy (glenmarsailing.org). —Paul Rybczynski

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B arnacle Cup Racers (below) finished the season with an exciting Halloween race in windy and misty conditions; very spooky! Several crews dressed up like pirates, and we were lucky to have a committee boat from the Northern Neck

SA (NNSA) join us. 2010 will begin in May, and we hope to draw more skippers from NNSA and from Southern Maryland. During our strategy meeting December 12, we discussed future racing on the lower Potomac River. The club will hold a planning meeting for all available skippers and crew at Fitzies Irish Pub on Breton Bay March 27 at 7 p.m. And, as a holiday present to the Barnacle Cup family, Bob Donaldson recently created the club’s website to share photos, boat information, race courses, calendars of events, messages, member email addresses, and links to other sailing sites (barnaclecup.com). —by Robert “Buzz” Ballard and Bob Donaldson

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F ounded in 1953, the New Castle Sailing Club (NCSC) offers basic sailing instruction and racing clin-

ics to its new members starting February 6. The club’s Thistle, Flying Scot, and Hunter sailboats are jointly owned, main-tained, and sailed by all members. Basic training at the clubhouse runs for nine sessions on consecutive Saturdays (10:30 a.m. to noon). Basic on-the-water sailing safety instruction starts May 1. Before a new member may take a club boat out, he or she must pass a sailing test on the water and a written exam. Junior skippers are welcome, as well. Beginning March 20, NCSC will offer Thistle racing clinics to members every Saturday in season (new-castlesailingclub.org). —by Louise Eliason

the Atlantic on Hull #1, Rubicon, in July. He’ll head down the coast of Europe to the Canary Islands, then west to Barba-dos, up the Caribbean to Miami, and back in the Bay May 2011. This journey will be a homecoming for his boat, which he bought and shipped on an ocean-going ferry from Florida to Hamburg in No-vember 2004. We are always looking for T34Cs that are not listed in our database (t34classic.org). —by Grace Holt

Three Feet? Holy Cow!

O ur first event of 2010, the annual Valentine’s Day Celebration in Marathon, FL

will include dinner and dancing for Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC) members who headed south this year. Although downright cold weather has brought frozen strawber-ries without the benefit of a daiquiri, the party is always warm and happy. Ted and Elinor Adensam welcome all; contact them at [email protected]. Plans for the coming months are underway even as the sun moves steadily back into our corner of the world. Our club is the largest group of Tartan owners in the Chesapeake Bay, and we are a very friendly bunch (see right) (cbtsc.com). —by Grace Holt

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CBTSC’s Goose Cruise brought two T34Cs (Celebration and Squander) out to play in Grays Inn Creek off the Chester River in October with the likes of Puts ‘n Calls and Orion. Chris Crighton tended to Orion’s spreaders and brought his camera. Notice how narrow the clas-sics are compared to the two more recent models.

No Ifs, Ands, or Buts

T here’s no “if ” about the coming of winter. It has been mercilessly cold from Florida to Maine and across

the Great Lakes. So what’s a poor sailor to do? If we can’t sail, we can at least make plans for the warmer days ahead. Tartan 34 Classic Association (T34C) members (below) have been busy with our 2010 calendars, and our 12 regions have special activities lined up. Intrepid Hamburg sailor, Jürgen Mohrmann, will sail across

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I n January, the Jewish Navy triumphed over the blistering cold to gather amid warm company, and good food to hear

about the Israel Project. We will now turn our attention back to boating on the Bay at our February 14 Speaker-Luncheon. The Maryland Watermen’s Association will provide us with a greater understanding of the life, plight, and fortitude of the Bay’s watermen. We look forward to hearing, first hand, about the issues facing the watermen and what can be done to remedy/improve the situation; reservations are required. During the winter, our Speaker-Luncheon Series gives us an opportunity to learn more about boating and the Bay, to schmooze, and to welcome newcomers. We take boating seriously, enjoying all this offers, but also set aside time for lighthearted pondering over questions such as how one knows when he has run out of invisible ink ( [email protected]). —by Adiva Sotzsky

Mike and Mary Swift sail their Tartan 4600, Braveheart, toward Onancock after the CBTSC Southern Cruise to Reedville last September. Sailing buddies Greg and Debby Shields report that Mike had a “suspenseful moment” when a gravel barge came within about three feet of his stern while they were rafted up in Reedville. But no harm done, and the tug operator said he wasn’t worried a bit! Photo by Greg Shields


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M embers of the Portsmouth Boat Club danced the night away at the Sandollar Supper Club on the Portsmouth Naval Hospital Base. The Christmas

Soirée was the highlight of the recently completed sailing sea-son as boat club members cut a fierce rug on the dance floor; it was a great way to close out the decade. Come New Years Day, we officially kicked off the 2010 sailing season by boarding our boats in our new year’s best and cruising the downtown harbor (below). Never any rest for these intrepid sailors! Next up for the members is the Dance Party and Karaoke show at the club-house. Sounds like fun, and maybe we will discover our very own Portsmouth Idol! We are already planning for this year’s Hampton Roads Long-Distance Sunfish Challenge September 25 (hrsunfishrace.com). This unique, dinghy event was a rousing success in its first year (2009); mark your calendars (portsmouth-boatclub.org). —by Jonathan Romero

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S ailors in the Annapolis Fleet of the Corinthians take no break over the win-ter. No siree, rest is for the wicked, not

the active. Upcoming fleet events for the next few months include the Bah Humbug GAM January 23 at the home of fleet captain Mary West, the Icebreaker Dinner/Dance February 20 at the Cape St. Clair Clubhouse, and an Adkins Arboretum Tour March 27 in Ridgely, MD. These events should satisfy our social urges until we can all gather together again on our favorite body of water. If you’re interested in the Corinthians and would like to join us at one of these or any of our other events, e-mail me at [email protected]. —by Tom Berry

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The Annapolis Naval Sailing Associa-tion’s new slate of officers have been busy since January 12 developing the

schedule of training, boat maintenance, sailing, and other fun activities for 2010. We all look forward to our monthly potluck social/meet-ings. Details will be posted at ansa.org when they become available. —by Tom Warrington

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One Sweet Week: Key West Race Week 2010

Although they don’t get much sympathy from their families and friends at home on the Chesapeake Bay, there are years

when you hear sailors complain that Key West Race Week (KWRW) was just too darned cold. The 2010 edition of the event was not one of them.

“Picture perfect” was a common descrip-tion of day one of the popular race week, presented by Nautica, which unfolded in 75-degree weather and steady seven- to 10-knot winds. On three racing circles, competitors from 13 countries and 21 states sailed in more than 130 boats, fewer boats and racing circles than in years past, but comparable numbers to 2009. A solid, however shifty breeze made for tactical racing and marked the week until Thurs-day, when the breeze became steadier and strong enough to please even the largest boat in the event, Irvine Laidlaw’s 82-foot Wally Highland Fling XI of Monaco.

More than 20 KWRW race committee members hailed from Chesapeake country, including Principal Race Officer (PRO) Wayne Bretsch, who ran division three for multihulls and PHRF 2 and 3. PRO Ken Legler headed up the grand prix circle for IRC boats and Farr 40 and Melges 32 classes; and PRO Dave Brennan managed the one-design circle for Melges 24, J/105, and J/80 fleets, all of which were scoring this event as their Mid-Winter Champion-ships as well.

There were few Bay boats and sailors in division one. Annapolis pro and 2008 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Terry Hutchinson, called tactics on Jim Richard-son’s Farr 40 Barking Mad (Newport, RI), which was the 2008 KWRW Boat of the Year. After a tough fight, particularly at the

Many Chesapeake sailors were among the increasingly popular J/80 fleet. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto.com

In their 13th year in Key West, Bruce Gardner’s L’Outrage team placed third in PHRF 2. Photo by Shannon Hibberd/SpinSheet


week’s end as the crew ramped up its performance, they took second place. Giovanni Maspero’s Joe Fly team, who sailed consistently fourth or better in eight of 10 races, won its first KWRW after many years of competing in a few classes.

Annapolis sailor Ennio Staffini’s JV 52 Anema and Core team placed fifth in IRC 1, which was won by the Newport, RI-based R/P 69 Bella Mente. Annapolis pro Geoff Ewenson crewed for Austin Frago-men’s TP 52 Interlodge (New York, NY), which placed third in class and first of the TP 52s. North Sails of Annapolis’s Larry Leonard called tactics on the J/122 Pugwash, which took third in IRC 2; Mike William-son’s Newport-based Summit 40 White Heat topped the class.

Rod Jabin’s all-Annapolis Melges 32 Ramrod crew came in hot fol-lowing their December victory at the Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta in Ft. Lauderdale and after a solid third-place finish on the first day, struggled over the course of the week. Led by tactician Gavin Brady, the crew—still quite new to the highly competitive class made up of teams from Italy, France, Britain, and 11 states—posted a second-place finish in race nine and finished overall eighth of 22.

The Chesapeake contingent was stronger in division two, espe-cially in the increasingly popular J/80 division. Eastport YC sailor and J/80 class president Kristen Robinson and crew, who took third overall last year, finished mid-pack in the 19-boat fleet on Angry Chameleon. Other Annapolis sailors who enjoyed a week of racing in the class—won by Le Tigre of Ft. Worth, TX—were Ramzi Bannura on Stacked Deck, Aaron Galvin on Blind Faith, Jeremy Reynolds on Magic in Motion, and Jeff Jordan on Willy T. Among Jordan and Galvin’s crews were students from J/World Annapolis, who were treated to nightly recaps and race analysis via Kattack software race-tracking systems on each boat.

The Italians captured top honors in the Melges 24 class as well, as Lorenzo Santini’s UKA UKA Racing of Porto Civitanova, Italy won. Da-

Fresh off their Melges 32 Gold Cup win in December, Rod Jabin’s all-Annapolis Ramrod crew. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto.com


vid Happ and crew on the Annapolis-based Mustgo competed in the only Bay boat in the class.

Brian Keane of Marion, MA and his team on Savasana must still be walking on air as they crushed the J/105 fleet, winning an impressive 22 points ahead of the second-place boat, as well as capturing the Mid-Winter Championship title. Fishing Bay, VA-based Travis Weisleder and his team on Lucky Dog placed sixth of 14 and was surprisingly the only J/105 from the Bay.

It was a sweet (or bittersweet?) week for Annapolis sailor Bill Sweetser and crew of the J/109 Rush, who placed second in PHRF 2, after posting five bullets, two seconds, and a third and duking it out with the Eve-lyn 32 Bluto of Bokeelia, FL, a winner by only one point and the PHRF Boat of the Week.

Successful Key West contender and January SpinSheet cover boat L’Outrage, sailed by Bruce Gardner and crew, took third overall this year, followed in fourth by Gerry Tay-lor’s Annapolis-based Cape Fear 38 Tangent team. Taylor’s team won last year’s edition after nailing a memo-rable eight bullets in 10 races.

After completing his 13th KWRW, Gardner told Bill Wagner, press offi-cer, known in these parts as the sailing correspondent for The Capital, exactly what he told SpinSheet: he doesn’t care what the economy does or how many boats show up; he wouldn’t miss his chance to compete in Key West.

Still buzzed from last year’s class victory and winning the Paul Wash-burn Award, Solomons sailors John and Linda Edwards’ Farr 30 Rhumb Punch scored third in PHRF 1 with Clarke McKinney at the helm. James Madden’s Stark Raving Mad (Oyster Bay, NY) won with Marinerscove from Cork, Ireland in second.

The enthusiastic sailing family and Southern Maryland SA members from Solomons handed over the Paul Washburn Award, for sailors who nurture a passion for sailing in others, to its 2010 recipients, John Storck, Jr. and his son Erik of Huntington Bay, NY.

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Jeremy Reynolds and his Magic in Motion crew were among the Chesapeake contingent in the J/80 class. Photo by Sara Proctor/sailfastphoto.com

Class winners in 2009, Gerry Taylor’s crew on the Cape Fear 38 Tangent trailed behind Bruce Gardner’s L’Outrage, placing fourth at this year’s Key West Race Week. Photo by Shannon Hibberd/SpinSheet

Posting five bullets and sailing consistently well, Bill Sweetser’s Annapolis-based J/109 Rush team came just one point from winning PHRF 2. Photo by Shannon Hibberd/SpinSheet


Ramrod Rocks the Melges 32 Class

Newcomers to the class, Rod Jabin and his Annapolis-based crew—Gavin Brady, Mike Beasley, Joe Gibson,

Ted Kaczmarski, Kate Torgerson and Ray Wulff—won the 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup on Ramrod off Ft. Lauderdale, FL December 6. Exhilarated by his victory, Jabin, who formerly sailed a Farr 40 by the same name, says he didn’t expect to win the three-day, eight-race event. Joe Woods (Torquay, UK) and crew on Red took sec-ond, and current U.S. National Champion Andy Lovell (New Orleans, LA) and his team on Rougarou placed third. For full results, visit melges32.com.

Rod Jabin’s Annapolis-based Ramrod crew won its debut Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta off Fort Lauderdale, FL in December. Photo by Becky DaMore/sail22.com

2009 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Bora Gulari won the Moth World Championships in Cascade Locks, Oregon. See article on right-hand page. Photo by Amory Ross/amoryross.com


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Although she lives in Plantation, FL, we revel in the fact that the 27-year-old Tunnicliffe spent her college sailing years sailing on the Chesapeake Bay for Old Do-minion University. Having won this very award in 2008, she is the first woman in 27 years to win the award in back-to-back years, a feat only accomplished by four women in the award’s 48-year history.

“It’s truly amazing to win this award again,” says Tunnicliffe. “I could not have done half of my season without the help of my crew: Molly Vandemoer, Debbie Capozzi, Liz Bower, and Alice Manard.”

Among the (2008) Olympic gold med-alist’s 2009 accomplishments were: win-ning gold at U.S. Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR and Semaine Olympique Francaise in France and bronze at Kieler Woche in Germany; winning the Laser Radial Women’s North American Champion-ship in Florida; and finishing third at the Laser Radial World Championship in Japan.

ODU graduate Anna Tunnicliffe won U.S. Sail-ing’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year for the second year in a row. Photo by Walter Cooper


On the match racing circuit, Tunnicliffe won the Detroit Cup in Ultimate 20s and was second at the

U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion-ship in St. Thomas sailed in IC 24s.

In October, Tunnicliffe won the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Cham-pionship in J/22s, and a month later, was named the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year.

Gulari’s leap from square one in the Moth class two years ago to winner of the World Championship as nothing short of remarkable. Gulari says, “The Moth is so fun that it’s attracting people that have never had any interest in dinghies, and it’s bringing people back to dinghies who thought they were done getting wet.”

Gulari’s sensational year included a win of the Harken McLube Moth Pacific Rim Championship and second-place finishes at the Moth U.S. National Championship and U.S. Pacific Coast Championship. He was a member of the winning teams at the Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Event No. 1, the Muskegon YC One Design Regatta, and Bayview YC North Channel Race (the last two in Melges 24s). He captured first-place finishes at the Sperry Top-Sider Detroit NOOD, the CYC Race to Macinac, Bayview Port Huron to Mackinac Race, and the “Super Mac” (Port Huron to Chicago) Race aboard Phil O’Niel’s Natalie J. Gulari’s need for speed also saw him take a turn in the Viper 640, placing second out of 40 boats at the North American Champion-ship.

A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Gulari came to the United States as a toddler with his sailing and windsurfing parents. From his late start in dinghies during college at the University of Michigan, Gulari went directly into the crew position in a 49er campaign taking aim at the 2004 Olympics (unsuccessful in the end). His team’s best performance was a victory at the class’s North American Championship in 2001.

Gulari raced Melges 24s and was considering going back to his windsurfing

roots with an Olympic campaign when he read an article by Rohan Veal about the foiling Moth, which led to a fascination with this new technology. For a speed-obsessed sailor, the Moth seemed like the next logical choice. Gulari put a deposit on a Moth having never seen the boat in person. In September of 2009, Gulari set a new speed record—30.31 knots in a Moth—breaking the previous speed record of 27.9 knots, which had been held for almost three years.

Gulari and Tunnicliffe will be honored and presented with specially engraved Rolex timepieces during a luncheon Febru-ary 26 at the New York YC in Manhattan. ussailing.org

AYC Changes Fall Series Format in 2010

In 2010, the Annapolis YC (AYC) Fall Series will undergo a major change. Although surveys have helped, the

changes are based more on conversations with sailors and best guesses at what might better serve the multiplicity of competitor groups. The new format will still provide each competitor with three days of racing in this prime time on the Bay, but with a major difference: the series will start with a distance race for all classes on the first Saturday in October.

The race will be scored with a 1.5x weighting factor in the series, giving boats not optimized for “sausage racing” a bet-ter chance in the series. On the second weekend, the J/30s, J/24s, and PHRF B and PHRF C boats will have two days of drop-mark racing. On the third week-end, the J/35s, J/105s, and PHRF A0, PHRF A1, and PHRF A2 boats will sail drop-marks on both days. In addition, the non-spinnaker boats, PHRF N, will be given a start in the distance race on the first weekend. AYC hopes this format will pro-vide some relief to those tired of only doing windward-leeward courses and be more attractive to the traditional racer-cruisers, as it will be easier for boats coming from outside Annapolis Harbor to assemble crew and eliminate the conflict with the U.S. Sailboat Show for the big boats.

The Fall Series has long been one of AYC’s signature events. It was established in 1940 as a series of races run on the first three Sundays in October and was CBY-RA-sanctioned two years later. In 1967, the schedule was changed, and that format

remained unchanged through 2009. The change for 2010 will add a new dimension with different skill sets required for success. AYC hopes provide some new excitement and fun to a great event. annapolisyc.com

Dana Dillon Memorial New Years Madness Race 2010 by Michael Turner, with input from Dennis

Miner and Jeff Rogers

On January 1, some hearty souls braved the elements, competing in the annual Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s

Madness (NYM) Race co-sponsored by the Old Point Comfort YC (OPCYC) and Hampton YC (HYC). This is the first race of the New Year in the Hampton Roads area, and it honors one of the Southern Bay’s most superb sailors and racing skip-pers, who originated this race. The late Dana Dillon was the 37th Commodore of OPCYC, a member of HYC, and skipper of Amarylyn, which he raced quite success-fully in Southern Bay CCV and Hampton YC races. Dillon liked to race on New Year’s Day so that he could state for one day that he had raced every day of that year! After Dana crossed over to Fiddler’s Green, the race was renamed in his honor.

This year, the weather gods were kind to the 14 boats that assembled for the NYM race. The rain at the very end of 2009 gradually left the area, leaving a thin overcast sky with the sun trying to peak through on the first day of the new decade. Temperatures were in the low 40s with the winds out of the north at five to 10 knots. (A day later, and the crews would have had to contend with temperatures in the 20s and 15- to 20-knot winds!).

After crews enjoyed a hearty breakfast at HYC, the race got off on a downwind start with an ebbing tide. The north wind allowed the spinnaker boats to pop their chutes just prior to crossing the start line. The NYM race is mercifully short, just under six nautical miles out of Hampton Creek, around the Hampton Bar, and then finishing at the OPCYC docks.

This being a typical pursuit race, each boat had a separate start time based on its PHRF rating. Even though Stardancer had the last start time, John and Beverley Blais surged past their fellow competitors to take the overall win for the event; a feat they also accomplished in the 2009 race. They were awarded the Amarylyn Award (named for Dana Dillon’s boat) for their victory.


Following the race, skippers and crews slowly drifted into the OPCYC clubhouse for a bountiful and crowd-pleasing post-race feast of chili, grilled cheese sandwiches, black-eyed peas, and some wonderfully warm Irish Cof-fee and Glühwein.

For complete results, visit opcyc.org.

Upcoming Southern Regattas

March 4-7 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta heinekenregatta.com

April 8-11 Charleston Race Week charlestonraceweek.com

April 24-30 Antigua Race Week sailin-gweek.com

Then Back to the Bay …April 30–May 2 Annapolis NOOD

Regatta sailingworld.com

The Miami to Nassau Race, usually held in February, is being reorganized under the SORC banner and will be held in November at a date yet to be announced. miaminassauraceweek.com

CBYRA Announces High Point Winners

At Herrington Harbour South February 27, the Chesapeake Bay YRA (CBYRA) will announce

the High Point winners for the 2009 racing season. Nominations for the Shawn Hadley Foredeck with a Win-ning Spirit Award are due at CBYRA ([email protected]) by February 12. Stay tuned to the March issue of SpinSheet for award highlights and tips from regional winners. To learn more about High Point standings or the upcoming sailing schedule, visit cbyra.org.

Stardancer, Feather, and Flying Colors enjoying a spinnaker run at the Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s Day Race. Photo by Jean Brzozowski

The young one at the helm... Now this is smart racing in any sea-son. AYC Frostbite Series photos by Al Schreitmueller/SpinSheet

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“You will find that only seriously expert sailors will venture out all winter in

rain and snow in a 14-foot Laser. I enjoy the challenge of competition in one-design boats where money cannot buy your way to the top of the fleet, and you must rely solely on your own wits and capabilities to steer, trim, and navigate around the course…”

“The winter temperatures bring with them their own chal-lenges. Several sailors found their Laser mast wells filled with frozen ice and were feverishly boiling hot water to melt the ice, chipping with screwdrivers, and even reverse core drilling to pull the ice from the mast step well. Once on the water, main sheets were slushing up and clogging the main sheet blocks. Ice on the floating dock made launching and recovering boats equally interesting. Frostbite Laser sailors meet each weather-related challenge with the same deliberation and thought that goes into each race. The weather is sim-ply another challenge to the overall experience.” Charlie Pugh

“The Laser fleet is a great bunch of people… I also sail on big boats in Annapolis in the summertime, but frostbite sailing with the Laser fleet is by far my favorite sailing. There is just something about being able to do everything (sail trim, tactics, and boat speed) yourself. It is a great sense of ac-complishment and a phenomenal learning experience. It is also a low-cost barrier to entry. You don’t need to find crew, and you can easily transport your boat anywhere out of town. All around, the best way to sail one design.” Dorian Haldeman

What is frostbite racing like at its

best?

“There’s nothing like a sunny 45- to 50-degree day racing a Laser just off

the Naval Academy with little or no boat traffic.” Bob Tan

What’s frostbite racing like at its

worst?

“It is really cold and really windy, and you are not ‘in the groove,’ despite

working as hard as you can, the racing is not clicking. You have capsized more than once, are getting cold, and are losing dexterity, making it harder to pull off great tacks and gybes. Then, you notice that you cannot ease the mainsheet, outhaul, or vang due to ice buildup on the lines…”

Ali Meller

What experience was memorable this

year?

“I was on race committee last Sunday and loved help-ing people get warm cups

of water to melt the ice in their mast steps, suit up in dry suits, and figure out the best gloves to wear to handle lines and knots that literally froze mid air. One boat had about 10 three- to four-inch icicles all around the bow of his boat that grew with every bow dunk!”

Ashley Love

Laser Frostbiting 2010SpinSheet asked a bunch of Severn SA Laser sailors about their love of frostbite racing. Peter Young may have summed it up when he said, “We’re not (completely) insane!” Here’s what the others had to say:

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I am still pouting over the fact that half of Annapolis fled into the warm weather embrace of January’s Key West Race

Week, and I didn’t. Okay, maybe I am slightly exaggerating but somehow, on this cold day, it helps me to justify my own emerging feelings of internal disharmony. Here I sit at a desk, and something is definitely wrong with this picture. Instead of being sun-kissed and wind-burned, I am sun-deprived and pale and have no ticket stub to prove that I ventured out of Annapolis to join the sailing frenzy in the Sunshine State. I am staring at a blank white screen mimicking the layer of snow that I just brushed off my car. Are you kidding me?

Regardless, to divert a serious gloom and doom crisis, I have decided to focus on all the posi-tives surrounding me—all of the “CBYRA” positives surrounding me. Personal information and print mix about as well as rum and soap.

Anyway, CBYRA. We’ve got so much to talk about here! Tons of great ideas, new partnerships, and fresh initiatives, as well as making sure we take care of our members and member clubs. There

are discounts with West Marine, Fawcett Boat Sup-plies, Chesapeake Rigging, and Topaz Sailing Sys-

tems. We’re working with SpinSheet and the Boatyard Bar & Grill. U.S. Sailing is energetically collaborating with us for the upcoming year and additional member benefits. The calendar is rapidly filling up

for 2010. Then bam—it’s Annapolis Race Week. Wow. Deep breath. I have a lot to do!

I am starting to feel better. I’ve psyched myself up over the pos-sibilities that 2010 has in store. Last fall, I joined CBYRA amid swirling rumors of everything under the sun and now, I am proud to say it was the best decision I could have made. CBYRA is a fantastic organization backed by an almost 100-year history of serving Chesa-peake Bay sailors. Every day, I am surrounded by friends and exciting new challenges and opportunities to make this association be all that it can be. I know, it sounds cliché and shame on me for quoting the Army in a Navy town, but it fits. CBYRA is and should be the “go to” place for all of our regions’ sailors.

The wind is howling outside, the halyards on the boats in the creek are clinking and clanking, and I have emerged out of gloom and doom danger. It feels as if CBYRA has hoisted its main, assembled a great crew, and is backed by promising gusts of wind. I am

thrilled to be onboard! So, come join the fun. Stop by the of-

fice, give us a call, or send us an e-mail. It would be great to hear from you!

by Caroline Morton, Marketing Director and Committee Chair

CByRa Reminders2010 Membership Renewal Time Is Now.Nominations for the Sean Hadley Award Are

Due by February 15.High Point Award Ceremony Is Scheduled for

Saturday, February 27 at Herrington Harbour.Please visit our website at cbyra.org to learn

more information about these and other upcom-ing events.

Heather Dodd won the first Shawn Hadley Foredeck With a Winning Spirit Trophy at the High Point Awards ceremony in 2009. Nominations for this year’s award are due to CBYRA by February 12. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet


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Some sailors seem to have a more prominent give-back gene than others. A Hampton, VA native, David Taylor learned to sail at the Hampton YC

(HYC) junior program and on his father’s Columbia 10.7 and J/24 (one of the first dozen made). He got back into sailing more seriously when he was home on breaks from his studies at Radford University. With a bunch of years under his belt racing locally and at out-of-town regattas on his J/24 MidMorning Buzz, a few years ago, he bought his Andrews 27 Wham Bam.

Taylor has raced and crewed on a variety of boats, ranging from the Hampton One Design he owns with his brother Steve to the Cal 39 Glory Days on which he was the watch captain twice for the Annapolis to Bermuda Race (2002, 2004) and once on the Annapolis to Newport Race (2005). As skipper, he’s won his class (J/24) and taken second (Andrews 27) at Southern Bay Race Week (2006, 2007), and as crew, he’s competed in numerous regattas on various boats including a Pearson 30, Hobie 33, J/105, J/24s, and Cal 39.

A member of HYC and the Cruising Club of Virginia (CCV), Taylor was the CCV treasurer for three years, its vice commodore for two years, the youngest commo-dore in the history of the club for two years, and now a member of the CCV board of directors for two years. He is also involved in CCV’s crew training program. “I don’t think I’ve held a job as long as I’ve been with the organization,” says Taylor.

“I’ve learned a whole lot about sailing by sitting on the other side of the desk. It’s been interesting to learn the organization and structure behind the scenes. You can actively strive for improvement and help to grow the sport. We’re lucky. Our membership in the Southern Bay has been pretty steady, but we still face the challenge to get new people into sailing.”

In an effort to match skippers with willing, avail-able crew—for both racing and cruising—Taylor has volunteered to organize SpinSheet’s Southern Bay Crew Listing party April 3 at Marker 20 in downtown Hampton. We are very grateful for his planning and look forward to meeting more Southern Bay sailors. Look to the March issue of SpinSheet for details; sign up for our e-mail up-dates at the bottom of the home page at spinsheet.com.

SpinSheet: Who are your mentors?Ben Owens, John Blais, and Mike Nestor.

Who are your best sailing buddies? Tom Dixon, Jay Matteson, Dave Ashcom, John Lenard, Tom Fitzsimmons, Tom

Wood, Tim Fallaw, Steven Taylor (my brother), and John Taylor (my dad).

What special place on the Chesapeake reminds you why you want to live here?Definitely the Lower Bay. My first job out of college had me traveling for three and

a half years. When you leave it, you really do realize how nice this place is. I couldn’t live anywhere land-locked.

Can you relate a scary sailing experience?During the second Bermuda trip, someone forgot to secure the bow hatch, and

we took on water. Seeing the life raft bag floating around the cabin while screaming through the Gulf Stream, at night, upwind in 30 knots of wind, was disconcerting.

What sports team do you follow?The Carolina Panthers.

Do you have a favorite watering hole?A few of the bars in downtown Hampton: Marker 20, Goodfellas (for blues bands),

Goodies, and the Tap House.

Do you have any non-sailing passions?Not really. As soon as sailing season is over, I start planning next year’s sailing

season. Oh and my girlfriend, Maria!

Do you have a routine on the day of a race?Get down to the boat, get ready. Do a pre-drill for the crew about the race and

ask, “What’s everyone doing today?” You never have 100 percent consistency in crew, so it’s good to talk it through.

Do you have advice for a young racing sailor?Hop on as many different boats as you can. You really learn a lot from other boats.

Keep an open mind. Once you quit learning, you get stuck. Keep learning. Also, don’t get caught up with the need to always be on the flashiest ride. Egos can kill the sport.

What gear do you depend upon?Gill dinghy boots. When I am on someone else’s boat and get to do bow or sail

dinghies, good dinghy boots are important for keeping your feet planted to allow you to pay attention to more important things.

Do you have a dream purchase when it comes to boat gear?

To build up my sail inventory—starting with a new light #1. What boat would you buy if you won the lottery?

I’d stay in one-design boats in the 24- to 30-foot range. Maybe a traveling Melges 24/32 program. Who am I kidding? Bring on the TP 52!


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37’ Pacific Seacrafts Three amazing examples of this famous Crealock design. ’87 asking $129,000; ’93 - $149,000; ’95- $172,000. All have extensive recent upgrades. 410-269-0939, www.crusaderyachts.com.

41’ Sceptre ’88 Cutter with inside steering station. Good sailing modified fin keel. Loaded with gear. $179,500. (410) 269-0939 crusaderyachts.com

50' Beneteau '00 Owners Version - highly desirable 2 cabin, a/c, roller furling jib and main, Generator '07, Power winches, swim platform, twin helm. $265,000. (410) 269-0939www.crusaderyachts.com

31’ Cal ’83 Proven Sailor with offshore capabilities, Clean: New Yanmar dsl (’06), Full cruising galley, wheel steering, barrier coat, 9’ dink w/ 3.5hp OB – ready to sail away! $24,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or evening), Office: (800) 276-1774 Email:[email protected]

32’ Hunter Vision 32 ’90 Full canvas, Pilot, GPS, full main, RF jib, Air/Heat, refrigeration, Flat panel TV $ 42,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:[email protected]

Hunter 33 ‘06 Beautiful cond. – loaded; in-mast furling, air/heat, upgraded 29hp Yanmar, bimini, AP, chart plotter, Mariner package and much more - $ 94,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 Email:[email protected]

36’ Catalina ’94 Very clean, full main, RF 150, dodger, bimini, Air/Heat, windlass, “L” shaped dinette $72,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:[email protected],

31’ Pearson ’88 Yanmar 18 hp, RF, dodger, shoal draft, $29,900, www.lippincottmarine.com , (410) 827-9300.

34’ Hunter Sloop ’87 Yan 27hp, RF, AC, AP $36,500, www.lippincottmarine.com (410) 827-9300.

36’ Catalina MKII ’96 Univ. 30hp dsl, radar, inverter, R/F $88,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300

37’ Hunter 376 ’96 Yanmar dsl, RF, AP, AC/Gen, new listing $82,500 www.lippincottmarine.com, (410) 827-9300.

40’ Hunter ’95 Yanmar 50hp, elect., self-tailing main, full batten main w/Dutchman, Air, AP, inverter $129,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

25' Schock Harbor '08 Classic beauty and ideal day sailer. The almost new custom built has all the details done right for single handed sailing. A blast to sail and will always be admired in any harbor. Offered at $109,000. Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected].

28' Alerion ‘01 Outstanding performance under sail and is specifically designed to be easily single handed. Very well priced for quick sale. Offered at $69,900. Contact Paul Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

J/92 '93 an extremely fast 30' racer-cruiser with asymmetric spinnaker and inboard diesel. From top to bottom she has been well cared for. Some highlights include a spring 09 bottom, new and nearly new running rigging, clean two tone decks and a bright clean interior Offered at $49,500. Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@ northpointyachtsales.com

J/109 '03 This Deal Will Not Last... PRICED TO SELL. This J/109 is one of the best cruiser racers on the market. The J/109 features the popular carbon fiber retractable bowsprit and asymmetric spinnaker system and a cruisable 2-cabin interior layout w/standing headroom. Offered at $154,000. Contact Ken, (410) 280-2038 or [email protected].

37’ J/37C ‘89 This rare "C" Model of the J37 is the perfect performance cruiser and like all J Boats a great sailing boat in light and heavy air. Beautifully appointed interior and large cockpit. Lines are led aft for efficient short handed sailing or club racing. 5'draft for great Chesapeake sailing. Offered at $104,900. Contact Paul Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

J/120 '98 Well priced and ready to race or cruise. The J 120 provides exciting perfor-mance with a PHRF of 51 and great accommodations for 6. It drives to windward as if it is on rails but yet is great for a day's sail for two. Offered at $160,000 Contact Paul Mikul-ski at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

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1992 Catalina 28 $31,800

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2007 Wauquiez 41 PS $290,000

’01 ‘05 Catalina 34 MKII 2 from $94,900

1987 Gozzard Cutter 36 $119,000

2008 Telstar Trimaran 28 $75,000

1984 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII $99,900

’03 ’04 Beneteau 423 2 from $179,000

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27 Hunter 27 '05 .................... $54,900.00 28 Albin 28 '93 ........................ $58,500.00 28 Bristol Chnl Cutr '87 .... $124,900.00 28 Catalina 28 '92................... $31,800.00 28 Telstar Trimaran 28 '08 .. $75,000.00 30 Beneteau First 305 '85..... $28,000.00 30 C&C 30 '88 ........................ $49,500.00 30 C&C 30 MKII '91 .............. $45,000.00 30 Catalina 30 '89................... $26,000.00 30 Custom Gaff Rig Schnr '59 $44,000.00 30 Nonsuch Ultra 30 '89 ...... $75,900.00 30 Nonsuch 30 '87 ................. $64,500.00 30 O'Day 30 '81...................... $17,500.00 30 Pearson 30 '87................... $37,900.00 30 Sabre 30 MKII '86 ............. $59,000.00 31 Beneteau 31 '08.............. $129,900.00 31 Dehler 31 '89..................... $33,000.00 31 Pearson 31 '87................... $31,900.00 32 Beneteau 323 '04 .............. $84,500.00 32 Beneteau 323 '05 .............. $87,500.00 32 Halvorsen Island Gypsy '03 $229,900.00 32 Mabry 32 '07 ................... $149,900.00 32 Westerly Fulmar 32 '83... $34,500.00 33 Alerion-Express 33 '08. $235,000.00 33 Beneteau 331 '01 .............. $87,500.00

33 Beneteau 331 '03 .............. $88,900.00 33 Beneteau 331 '01 .............. $78,000.00 33 C&C 33 MKII '85 .............. $39,900.00 33 Hans Christian 33 '92 ... $109,500.00 34 Beneteau 343 '07 ........... $129,900.00 34 Beneteau First 10R '06. $132,000.00 34 Catalina 34 MkII '01.......... $94,900.00 34 Catalina 34 MKII '05...... $127,500.00 34 Gemini 105mc 34 '09.... $170,000.00 34 Hunter 34 '83 .................... $26,000.00 34 Pearson 34 '84................... $34,900.00 35 Beneteau 350 '88 .............. $55,900.00 35 Beneteau 351 '96 .............. $76,900.00 35 Contest 35s '90 ................. $89,000.00 35 Hallberg-Rassy 35 '72....... $59,000.00 35 Tartan 3500 '04.............. $187,500.00 35 Tartan 3500 '00.............. $144,000.00 35 Wauquiez Pretorian '85 .. $74,900.00 36 Albin Trawler 36 '79 ........ $69,500.00 36 Bayfield Cutter 36 '87...... $92,500.00 36 Beneteau 36.7 '03 .......... $104,900.00 36 Beneteau 361 '00 .............. $99,500.00 36 Cheoy Lee 36 '69.............. $69,900.00 36 Gozzard Cutter '87 ....... $119,000.00 36 Pearson 36 '86................... $64,900.00

36 Sabre 36CB '85.................. $65,500.00 37 Beneteau 373 '07 ........... $147,000.00 37 Hunter 376 '98 .................. $88,500.00 38 Catalina 380 '03.............. $149,900.00 38 Pearson True North '04 $299,900.00 38 Pearson True North '02 $289,000.00 38 Wauquiez Hood MKII '84 $99,900.00 39 Beneteau 393 '03 ........... $139,000.00 40 Beneteau First 40.7 '00. $159,000.00 40 C&C 40 '80 ........................ $68,500.00 40 C&C 121 40' 2000......... $189,000.00 40 Cal 40 '64............................ $33,000.00 40 Catalina 400 '95.............. $134,900.00 40 Hunter 40.5 '95 .............. $109,500.00 40 Palmer Johnson NY '78 ... $69,000.00 40 Hanse 400 '06 ................. $199,900.00 40 Hinckley Bermuda '63... $115,000.00 40 Tashiba 40 '87................. $185,000.00 41 Beneteau 411 '03 ........... $179,900.00 41 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 $174,000.00 41 Sigma 41 '83 ....................... $89,500.00 41 Wauquiez PS 41 '07 ...... $284,500.00 42 Beneteau 423 '04 ........... $179,000.00 42 Beneteau 423 '03 ........... $182,900.00 42 Hunter 420 '02 ............... $179,000.00

43 Elan Impressions 434 '05. $280,000.00 43 Young Sun 43 ' 78............. $39,999.00 44 Beneteau 44.7 '05 .......... $259,900.00 44 Morgan 44 CC '90 ......... $139,900.00 45 Fuji 45 '74 ........................ $119,500.00 45 Howdy Bailey 45 '73 ..... $164,900.00 46 Beneteau 461 '01 ........... $199,000.00 46 Beneteau 461 '99 ........... $159,900.00 46 Beneteau 464 '96 .............. $98,000.00 46 Hunter 46 '02 ................. $184,900.00 46 Tartan 4600 '95.............. $260,000.00 46 Tartan 4600 '96.............. $324,900.00 47 Beneteau 473 '02 ........... $219,900.00 47 Beneteau 473 '04 ........... $239,900.00 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .......... $284,900.00 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .......... $319,900.00 47 Franchini D/S 47 '02 ...... $335,000.00 47 Marine Trader M/Y '90. $169,000.00 50 Beneteau 50 '07.............. $585,000.00 50 Beneteau 500 '88 ........... $149,000.00 50 George Buehler '02 ....... $119,000.00 50 Ocean Alexander 50 '79 $150,000.00 57 Beneteau 57 CC '04...... $689,000.00 76 Franz Maas 76 '74 .......... $750,000.00

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X-412 '02 She is a proven Racer Cruiser that will appeal to the sailor looking for a boat to race and cruise. She has a blue hull and a teak deck that creates a beautiful classic look. Offered at $247,500. Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 [email protected]

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38’ Hunter ’06 Bronze Penny This nearly new yacht has in-mast furling, 40HP engine, anchor windlass, ST60 Knot/Depth, ST60 Wind, refrigeration, AC/Heat, stereo w/CD, TV/DVD, AP, GPS/chartplotter, bimini, dodger, connector. $169,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

Hunter 41 ’06 AquadocGenerator, AC/heat, in-mast furling, upgraded eng 54hp Yanmar, inverter, AP 6000, ST60 wind, freezer, cockpit cushions, Supreme shades, dinette table/leaf, TV/DVD, 3 burner stove w/oven, quiet flush head system, bimini, dodger & connector, $190,000 Norton’s Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

Hunter 456 ’02 Alcyone 8KW Gen, ST60 wind, ST60 Tridata, A/C, GPS, davits, dinghy, two tvs/dvds, cockpit cushions, bowthruster, Autopilot ST7001+, RayMarine chartplotter RL70+. $249,000 Norton’s Yacht Sales (804 )776-9211 www.nortonyachts.com

Hunter 456 ’05 Persystence AC/Heat, apparent wind machine, Eco Flush heads(2), VHF at the helm, In-Mast furling, GPS/radar, AP 6000+, bow thruster, Sirius Sat weather; Lifetag system; 100 amp alternator; Link 2000; spinnaker; Kato davits, Avon Rover RIB dinghy; Mercury 9.9 HP 2 stroke OB; LOADED $250,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211 www.nortonyachts.com

31’ Tartan Sloop ’90 Well known & well built performance cruiser. Catarina has all the right options ie. Inboard dsl, Harken RF, CNG stove & oven, wheel steering, self-tailing winches, bimini, spinnaker gear and even some new sails, new electronics & more. She is in lovely cond. and a must see. Asking $55,000 SOA (877) 267-1808.

35’ Pearson Sloop ’81Centerboard vessel with a shoal draft of 3’9” is great for the Chesapeake, Bahamas or keys. She has wonderful all around comfort and ease in handling. Universal dsl engine, RF headsail and updated Dacron main w/Dutchman system. Asking $31,000 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

37’ Tartan Blackwatch ’69Though called a Blackwatch she does not have the wood cabin sides; she is all fiberglass. Centerboard design with 3’10” draft with her board up. Recently awlgripped blue hull, Yanmar dsl engine. Lovely, traditional design. Asking $29,500 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

37’ Tayana Pilothouse Cutter ’83 Extremely capable offshore cruiser. She has been well maintained and upgraded appropriately. The seller has reduced her to $79,900 and is willing to listen to offers. OBYS (410) 226-0100.

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25’ Cape Dory ’78 “Doo Dah Day Quantum Sails, RF, 2004 6 HP Four Stroke OB, Great Day Sailor, Clean in very good cond., Price Reduced: $7,950 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457, www.regent-point.com

27’ Cape Dory ’79 Auriana 8 HP Yanmar dsl. RF, Quantum Sails Asking: $14,900 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457, www.regent-point.com

31’ Hunter ’85 Outrageous 18 HP Yanmar dsl, GPS/chartplotter/sounder, Many features. Asking: $14,950 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457, www.regent-point.com

35.5 Hunter Legend ’88Ladybug 27 HP Yanmar dsl, A/C-Heat Pump, Ref, Auto Helm, RF, dodger, bimini, Many features. Price Reduced: $39,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457, www.regent-point.com.

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Bristol Channel Cutter 28 ’95 Sam L Morse, Lyle Hess BCC28 equipped to the max for world cruising complete refit in 07 stem to stern, new rigging, new electronics, diesel heat, water maker,… Choose from several! $124K to $199K www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com (410) 571-2955

32’ Contessa ’07 The mold was resurrected to build this classic bluewater vessel. No expense spared in getting the finest mahogany and the best shipwrights of England. She cost over $350K to build. A must have perfect little gem of a cruiser. $175K RogueWave Yacht Sales (410) 571-2955.

Hallberg Rassy 39 Sloop ’00Lovely Frers design that sails like a dream. Well equipped for offshore work. $329K RogueWave Yacht Sales (410) 571-2955.

42 Valiant ‘95 Rare pullman layout with aft head and massive storage. Well equipped and well cared for. $295K (410) 571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com

50' Valiant '03 Incredible offering, lightly used, in-boom furling. Gorgeous $850K new for $559K. RogueWave Yacht Sales, (410) 571-2955

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30’ Catalina ’87 $33,000 Nice, clean boat. Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

31’ O’Day ’86 $24,900 Ready to go. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

32’ Catalina ’98 Very clean and ready to sail. $69,900 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

35’ Island Packet ’89$119,000 New Listing! Call for details. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

35’ O’Day ’87 New listing $37,000. A great cruising boat. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

38’ Morgan 382 ’81 $50,000 Completely equipped for offshore cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

40’ Palmer Johnson ’78Traditional ocean racer, ready to go. $59,900 Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

42’ Endeavour Center Cockpit ’85 This world cruiser has many recent upgrades. At $109,000 she is a good value. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

50’ Gulfstar ’77 World cruiser! $114,000 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

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Quality Boats for Sale44’ Tartan 4400 2005 .......... SOLD43' Tartan 4300 - 2010..........NEW41’ Tartan 4100 1996 .......235,00041' Tartan 4100 c/b 1996.225,00040’ Tartan 40 1988 ...........110,00040’ C&C121 2004.............249,00038' C&C 115 2009 ................NEW38’ C&C 115 2005 ...........175,00038' Tartan 3800 1996 .......149,00037’ Tartan 3700ccr 2008 .......NEW37’ Tartan 3700 2007 .......239,00037' Tartan 3700 2000 .......190,000

36' C&C 110 2004 ...........159,00036’ C&C 110 2000 ...........120,00035’ Tartan 3500 1997 .......127,00035’ Tartan 3500 1995 .......119,90034’ Beneteau 343 2006 .....114,00034' C&C 1980 c/b ................CALL34’ Tartan 3400 c/b 2008......NEW34’ Tartan 3400 2006 .......169,90032' Bavaria 32 2005..........107,00032’ C&C 99 2004..............124,00032' C&C 99 2004..............129,00030’ Quest 30 1996............... 79,000

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37’ Hunter 37.5 ‘92 Fast, roomy and attractive. Perhaps the most sensible layout ever for a 37’ boat including a walk in shower and tons of galley space. She has been lovingly maintained. $78,000 Call Ben at (410) 639-9380 www.saltyachts.com

38’ Cabo Rico Cutter ’85 Beautiful “B” Layout, light and airy. Costa Rican built capable cruiser, Loaded with gear and ready to go…$99,000 Call us:(410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

38’ Morgan 384 ’83 Wonderful Morgan built Ted Brewer design, lovingly cared for and ready to see the world……$59,000 Call us: (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

47’ Beneteau 473 ‘03 Three words best describe this boat: speed, comfort, and beauty. This boat has been professionally maintained and is in absolutely bristol cond. Ready to take you anywhere in the world. $279,000 Call Ben at: (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com --

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32’ Bavaria ’05 Irresistible Coming in on trade - Like new - One owner. Professionally maintained and updated. Chartplotter, AP, AC, windlass, furling mast, dodger, bimini, cockpit cushions, TV/DVD - Add nothing, go cruising! Open layout, cherry interior, Volvo saildrive! Asking $107, 000 - Call Mike Titgemeyer to get aboard. (410) 703-7986.

C&C 99 ’04 BZingRace and Cruise equipped. Lovingly cared for by original owner. Many updates, newer sails, AP, rig, epoxy hull & Transferable Warranty - asking $129,000 Contact Mike Titgemeyer - [email protected] or 410/703-7986 cell - This is a great value over 180k to replace her. Two boat owner, Offers encouraged!

Beneteau 343 ’06 GodSpeed -Our Trade - One owner boat that is in like new cond. Bimini, AP, radar, plotter, cond., windlass & more. Freshwater only /Lightly used – New bottom paint, ready to cruise in comfort! – Call Mike Titgemeyer (410) 703-7986 or [email protected] - asking $114,000 – Make an offer!

Tartan 40 ’88 Sweet inshore of Offshore cruiser. Needs a good cleaning and a few updates. Beautiful Tartan quality & dependability. If you want a great sailing boat, capable of your offshore adventure, then you’ll want to take a look at this one! Contact Scott Dodge (410) 703-0263 or [email protected] - Asking ONLY $110,000 or make an offer today!

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35.5 Hunter '90 $ 55,000336 Hunter '96 $ 62,000340 Hunter '00 $ 74,00035 Pearson '68 $ 36,00036 Catalina '87 $ 65,00037 Gulfstar ‘76 $ 55,000375 Hunter ‘95 $ 64,700376 Hunter ’96 $ 84,00038 Hunter '07 $185,00038 Hunter ‘06 $169,00038 Hunter '06 $179,000380 Hunter ’00 $134,950380 Hunter '00 $129,00038 Shannon ‘78 $ 98,900410 Hunter ‘00 $144,000410 Hunter ’01 $129,00041 Hunter ‘06 $190,000420 Hunter '04 $190,00044 DS Hunter '04 $239,000456 Hunter '02 $249,000456 Hunter '05 $250,000460 Hunter '01 $190,000

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Boats for Sale:21 Elor 6.5 meter (1985) a Paul Elvstrom design very seaworthy. 12 sails including 4 spinakers. Newly upholstered. $1,200

22 Hunter (1984) keel model. 2 Mains, r/f jib, 8 hp Electric start Longshaft 4cycle Tohatsu ob, autohelm. Good condition $2,000

23 Spirit (1979) Keel/cb sloop. Pop-top cabin (6’2” standing headroom) Main,Jib, Genoa, Stove, anchor, 9.9 hp long shaft Evinrude OB, EZ Loader dual axle trailer (boat weighs 2800 lbs) $2,500

23 Pearson (1982) Cat-rigged model of which only 40 were made! Great sailor; good cond. Sail condition is average. $2,000

25 Hunter (1977) Good cruiser for the Bay. Average condition. Main, jib, genoa. Honda 8hp OB. $1,900

25 Pacificana (1975) Traditional style sailboat, with long overhangs and low freeboard. O/B. Main and roller furling jib. Fresh bottom paint. Sound boat. Ready to sail., $1,500

25 Whitby (1964) New standing & running rigging, rudder, toe rail, life lines, reinforced stanchions, much more. Fresh bottom paint. $5,000

27 C&C 27 (1971) w/Atomic 4, Main, R/F Genoa, Jib, Bimini. $4,500

Frers 30 (1987) Racing sails. Diesel. Needs a little work. A gem for a racing syndicate startup. $8,000

30 Tartan (1975) Atomic 4. Recent Main & 150 RF Genoa. 135 jib, working jib, and storm jib; 2 spinnakers. Wheel and AP, Dodger, small inflatable dinghy, ground tackle. $8,000

31 Allman (1983) Universal diesel. Roller furling. Roomy shoal-draft cruising sloop., $12,000

For more information on these and other boats call Don Backe, (410) 626-0273. 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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36' C&C 110 '05 Don’t want to overspend to start a racing or cruising program? Renewal has sharp lines stunning blue and maxed out with sails and gear to race or cruise. You’ll be impressed. Get a head start this Spring with a sweet C&C 110! Call Chris 443-926-1278, [email protected], www.walczakyacht.com

43' Alden '93 Do you want beauty, accommodation, or great sailing capability? Get all 3 by owning this fantastic local Annapolis yacht. Contact Frank Gary @ 410-703-4017, [email protected] or go to www.walczakyacht.com

2002 Jeanneau 452 Sun Odyssey Best price and condition on the US Market. Original owners maintain her to impeccable standards. Cruise equipped with flawless interior. Ready for Chesapeake and beyond! Call Chris 4 4 3 - 9 2 6 - 1 2 7 8 , chr [email protected], www.walczakyacht.com

45.5 Bristol '90 Great designs and quality construc-tion lasts and lasts. Make sure you see our Bristol Yacht listings. Constantly upgraded. Why purchase a lesser/newer yacht for the same money? Contact Frank Gary @ (410) 7 0 3 - 4 0 1 7 , [email protected] or go to www.walczakyacht.com

47.7 Bristol '87 Rare aft cockpit version. Great design. It is time to make a deal. Are you a buyer or shopper? If a buyer, contact Frank Gary @ (410) 7 0 3 - 4 0 1 7 , [email protected] or go to www.walczakyacht.com

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28' Albin Flush Deck ’04 Only 506 hours use, indoor lift stored in a boathouse for the past four years! Located in St. Simons, Georgia. Priced below current comps at $95,900. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell

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41’ Meridian 411 ‘03 Flybridge Sedan Sake Maru lift kept, beautiful condition, only 411 hours on Cummins 370 hp diesels, 600 on generator. Spacious layout for cruising or living aboard. Inventory includes Onan 11kw Generator, docking on command system, full canvas, bridge auto pilot, Radar and Color GPS plotter and more. $20K Reduction to $199,900! 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

41’ Morgan Classic ‘88 Adastra is well outfitted with generator in full sound enclo-sure, AC/Heat, chart plotter, 2 sets interior upholstery, fully battened main, new running rigging, windlass. Creature comforts include flatscreen TV, DVD, WiFi antenna and cockpit bug screens. A must see! Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime.

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ATTORNEY

www.boatinglaw.comMarine Business & Maritime Litigation

Offshore Flagging, Vessel Tax Defense

[email protected]

Lochner Law Firm, P.C.Todd Lochner, Esq.

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CHARTER

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www.jsail.comChesapeake Boating Club 410-280-8692

Unlimited sailing: from $175 per month

CHARTER

20 Min. From the DC BeltwayDocked At Herrington Harbour North

For a Fraction of the Cost!For a Fraction of the Cost!Sail all season on our boats for less than the cost of a slip! Catalina 25 Pearson 30 Cape Dory 36 Jeanneau 40

Starting at 1500per season

(410) 867-7177

R & R Charters Crewed day, weekend, and week-long charters, leaving from Kent Narrows. Also available certified ASA sail classes. Contact Capt. Dave at (570) 690-3645, [email protected], www.randrchartersandsailschool.net

CREW

Offshore Passage Opportunities # 1 Crew Networking Service. Sail for free. Call for free brochure and membership application. (631) 423-4988.

DELIVERIES

www.capca.net

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DELIVERIESEndurance Deliveries Local and long distance. Twenty-one years experience with clean insurance approved resume. Local references. Recent trips include: Beneteau 54 to Caribbean, Fleming 55 M/Y to Key Largo, Hinckley B 40 from SW Harbor to Key Largo. Please call Simon Edwards (410) 212-9579 or email [email protected]

ELECTRONICS

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EQUIPMENTMarine Moisture Meters For fiberglass and wood. Non-destructive, simple to use and understand. Electrophysics, Tramex Skipper Plus, and Sovereign meters in stock. J.R. Overseas Co. (502) 228-8732, www.jroverseas.com

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Index of DisplayAdvertisers

Annapolis Accommodations ..........69

Annapolis Athletic Club ................62

Annapolis Bay Charters .................42

Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard ...........9

Annapolis Inflatables .....................26

Annapolis Performance Sailing 73,75

Annapolis Sailing Fitness ................4

Annapolis Sailing School ...............47

Annapolis School of Seamanship ..39

Annapolis Yacht Sales ..............13,79

Bacon & Associates .........................5

Bay Bridge Sailing School .............41

Bermuda Ocean Race .....................41

Blue Water Sailing .........................28

Boatyard Bar & Grill .....................23

CBYRA ..........................................74

Center Dock Marina .......................80

Chesapeake Sailing School ............45

Christchurch ...................................45

Coastal Climate Control ...................8

Colorwheelz ...................................64

Coppercoat USA ............................28

CRAB ........................................54,82

Crusader Yacht Sales .....................81

David Virtue ...................................17

Deltaville Boatyard ...................20,21

HELP WANTED

SpinSheet and PropTalk Seek a college-aged writer for a spring 2010 unpaid internship. Writing, sailing, and/or powerboating experience preferred.Send resumes and 2-3 writing samples to [email protected].

Event Sales with Schooner Woodwind Sailing Cruises. Sell private charters, group sails, and more. Professional computer skills a must, F/T salary with benefits. March 1 Start Date. Detailed job information online www.schoonerwoodwind.com/employment.asp

Fun in the Sun and Good $$! Dock staff & customer service reps needed for Annapolis Marriott dock. FT & PT. Boating and customer service experience a plus. (410) 263-7837. Download application @ www.schooner-woodwind.com/employment.asp

Get Paid To Sail! The Woodwind schooners are hiring crew. Some sailing knowledge necessary. Fun people, avg. $12/hour, and lots of great sailing. FT & PT. (410) 263-7837. Download application @ www.schoonerwoodwind.com/employment.asp

J/World Is Looking For a few great sailing instructors. If you’re an experienced sailor who enjoys working with people as well as sharing your love of sailing while getting paid, we should talk. J/World Annapolis is looking for full and part-time coaches with the right stuff to teach all course levels. Call (410) 280-2040 and ask for Jeff to learn more or forward your resume to [email protected].

Madden Masts & Rigging In need of experienced riggers. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Please e-mail resumes to [email protected] or fax (410) 280-2751.

Fairview Marina is hiring experienced and motivated individuals for the following positions: Life Guard / Pool operator (summer), Yacht carpenter/fitter, and Certified Mechanic. Send resumes to [email protected]

Riggers Wanted Need a great job? Atlantic Spars & Rigging is looking for experienced sailboat riggers to join our staff. We offer competitive pay, benefits, & vacation. Send resume to [email protected] or call (410) 268-1570.

Watermark Tours, Charters, and Cruises is seeking a Seasonal Operations Manager at our Baltimore location for the 2010 season. Annapolis positions available as well. For more information, visit www.watermarkcruises.com/aboutEmployment.htm

HELP WANTEDSail Instructors Needed For North East River Yacht Club’s junior sail program. NEYRC junior sail program runs for 10 weeks starting in mid-June. NERYC runs an easy going learn-to-sail program for beginners to intermediate level sailors, with some racing. Visit our website www.neryc.com for club information and contact Rick at [email protected] if you have an interest.

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R&D DIVINGSpecializing in bottom cleaning and zinc changes.

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EASTPORTYACHT SALESBrokers for Quality Power & Sail

www.eastportys.com410-903-1830

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410-280-9988 www.eastportyachtcenter.com

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Waterfront,water view,water privileged,whatever.Expert handling from search through settlement and all the pesky little details in between.(410) 703-2350(410) 972-4090Susan-Nealey.com

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Diversified Marine .........................61

Down the Bay Race .......................69

Downtown Sailing Center ..............47

Eastport Yacht Company ...............17

Fairview Marina .............................57

Fawcett Boat Supplies .................2,57

Herrington Harbour ........................19

IMIS ...............................................30

Inner Harbor EAST Marina ...........62

J. Gordon & Co. .............................63

J/World ...........................................39

Landfall Navigation .......................91

Mack Sails ......................................59

Madden Masts & Rigging ..............64

Mariner Sailing School ..................46

Martek Davits .................................64

Moorings - Footloose .....................43

Nilsen Insurance & Financial .........58

North Point Yacht Sales .................24

North Sails Chesapeake ..............1,27

North Sails Direct ..........................63

North U. .........................................29

Norton’s Sailing School .................40

Norton’s Yacht Sales .....................82

Patsy Ewenson ...............................19

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid ...............65

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Planet Hope ....................................26

Quantum .........................................92

Refrigeration Parts Solution ...........64

Regent Point Marina ......................61

RogueWave Yacht Brokerage ........83

Sailrite Enterprises .........................57

Singles on Sailboats .......................59

Steven Uhthoff Marine Surveys .....80

Stur-Dee Boat .................................58

T2P.TV...........................................53

Tartan C&C Yachts ........................81

UK-Halsey Sailmakers .....................7

Vane Brothers ................................53

West Marine ...................................15

White Rocks Marina & Boatyard ..25

Womanship International ...............40

Yacht View Brokerage ...................83

YMCA Camp Tockwogh ...............49

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AquariumFells PointLittle Italy

15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Magothy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982.

20’ - 40’ Slips, Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs. Electric, water, & showers. (410) 990-9515. www.pier4annapolis.com

28’ - 40’ Deep Water Slips On Middle River/Hopkins Creek. Easy access off Rt. 702. Gated parking, rest rooms. Hilltop Marina (410) 780-3773, [email protected]

28’ - 38’ Slips Power & sail, cozy & intimate MD Clean Marina, Deale, MD. Great boating & fishing, protected harbor, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www.rockholdcreekmarina.com

SLIPSDon’t Pay Annapolis Rates this Winter Winter storage $3/foot/month. $90 minimum. $12/foot HWBL. In-water storage open and covered up to 50 feet LOA. Full-service BY or DIY. Winterization, sail & battery storage, variety of services: brightwork, shrinkwrap, ask us! 7-foot depth. 30-T TraveLift. (804) 472-3955, www.colespoint.com

Tired of Paying Too Much For crowded Solomons? Come join others who switched to the open waters of the Potomac. Deep-water slips, covered slips, Jet Ski & boat lifts, ramp. Breton Bay area, Leonardtown, MD. Combs Creek Marina (301) 475-2017, www.combscreekmarina.com.

30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com.

Why Pay High Annapolis or Baltimore Rates? Slips $1,250 - $2,200 YR. Land storage $110 monthly. Haulouts $8.50 per foot. Minutes to Bay and Baltimore Beltway. Old Bay Marina (410) 477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina.com

SLIPS20’-36’ Slips Young’s Boat Yard Inc. Jones Creek, Patapsco River. Deep, protected slips at reasonable rates. 15-Ton open-end TraveLift. Friendly atmosphere with personal attention. Wed. night racing. YoungsBoatYard.com (410)477-8607.

SURVEYORS

ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Power & sailboat surveys, big or small, gas or dsl. Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMS-CMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll-free (866) 608-4404.

Accredited Marine Surveyor Capt. Jon Sheller, AMS, established 1980, serving MD/DC/VA, SAMS & ABYC accredited. Power & Sail, Gas & Diesel. Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Finance, Corrosion, (410) 349-7016, [email protected]

TRAILERS

Custom-built & fitViking Trailers

724-789-9194www.Sailboats.VikingTrailer.com

Sailboat Trailers & Cradles

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CHESAPEAKE CLASSICThe Bay on Ice

W ater works in mysterious ways… especially when you have 18 inches of it frozen as solid as a

10-year-old fruitcake. Several bone-chill-ing winters in the Bay’s rearview mirror are memorable, largely because of the pow-er of ice. At times, ice has completely put the brakes on all types of transportation on the Chesapeake’s waters. More ominously, ice floes have been known to sweep away Bay vessels, lighthouses, piers, and people.

Which brings us to walking on water—ice, actually. Never a good idea. When the whole Bay froze in 1780, horse-drawn car-riages crossed from shore to shore as far south as Cape Henry. In January 1857, one guy walked 20 miles to and from Norfolk to dine with the captain of an ice-bound steamer off Craney Island. Another wise guy built a pub on the frozen Elizabeth River to serve drinks and oysters to people passing by between Portsmouth and Nor-folk. What were they thinking?

During the winter of 1976-77, Bay tem-peratures did not go above freezing for nearly 60 nights in a row! The Chesapeake froze so hard that big chunks of Maryland and Virginia were declared federal disaster areas. Everyone living on the Bay was help-less against the elements. Ice lifted pilings and piers out of the water and blanketed cockpits. Helicopters had to supply Smith and Tangier Islanders with essentials. So, if you think this winter has been bad on the Bay, think again.

Photo by Bob Graham


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USODA National ChampionshipsGirls 2nd: Holly Tullo (J Sail) 3rd: Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (J Sail) 5th: Kathryn Booker (J Sail)Boys 2nd: Christopher Williford (J Sail)

USODA New EnglandsGirls 1st: Allison Surrette (J Sail)Boys 2nd: Harry Koeppel (Bluemagic)

USODA MidwestsGirls 3rd: Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (J Sail)Boys 5th: Harry Koeppel (Bluemagic)

IODA North AmericansBoys 1st: Christopher Williford (J Sail)

New Jersey State Opti ChampionBoys Jonathan Lutz (J Sail)

Connecticut State Opti ChampionGirls Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Bluemagic/J Sail)

UK NationalsGirls 1st: Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Bluemagic/J Sail)

Noroton Girls Regatta2nd: Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Bluemagic/J Sail)

Noroton Team Race Championships1st: LISOT/Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Bluemagic/J Sail)


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On-Board Yacht Preparation and New Sail Technology. Email us at [email protected] to register today, as space is limited.

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