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IRC 2 - Farr 40... 2, 3IRC 3... 1, 2, 3 IRC 4... 1st

IRC 5 - Beneteau 36.7... 1stRolex Farr 40 NAs... 1st

Boat of the YearBeneteau 36.7... 1stBeneteau 40.7... 1, 2

J/105... 1, 2, 3Tartan 10... 1st

Annapolis Race WeekCal 25... 1, 2, 3J/24... 1, 2, 3

Farr 30... 1, 2, 3Melges 24... 1*, 2, 3Beneteau 36.7... 1, 2

Farr 40... 1, 2, 3*PHRF A0... 1st

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Beneteau 36.7... 1, 2J/35... 2, 3

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Etchells... 1stJ/24... 2, 3

Cal 25... 1, 2J/30... 1, 2, 3

Melges 24...1, 2, 3Beneteau 36.7... 1stC&C 115... 1, 2, 3

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Overall...1, 2*, 3Doublehanded Div... 1, 2 Cruising Division... 1st

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Swiftsure InternationalLightship Classic Overall...2, 3

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D Fleet... 1, 2, 3Whidbey Island RW

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CYC PSSCFleet 1... 1, 2Fleet 2... 2, 3

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Melges 24... 1, 2SYC Grand Prix

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Round County Div... 1, 2, 3Division 0... 1stDivision 1... 1stDivision 3... 2, 3

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12 Meter WorldsGrand Prix Div... 1st

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NYYC Annual RegattaIRC 1... 1, 2, 3

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Swan 42... 1, 2, 3J/122... 2, 3

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VOLUME 16 ISSUE 1

Bruce Gardner and his team on the 10M Beneteau l’Outrage won their class in the 2009 Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race and took second at Key West Race Week. The crew will be back for action in the 2010 editions of these popular re-gattas. To read our preview, turn to page 57. Photo by Shannon Hibberd/SpinSheet

24 Southern Baywatch: Hampton Roads by Ruth Christie

40 2010 Sailing Resolutions 36 1200 Miles and Counting by Andy Schell

37 Two Weeks Before the Mast: Adventures of a Crew Trainee on a Square Rigger by Philip G. Gallman

44 Genetic Defect or Lifestyle Choice? Wintering Aboard by Tony Ireland


57 Gearing Up for Key West Race Week

IN THIS ISSUECRUISING SCENE46 Charter Notes: Fish Out of Water by Eva Hill

48 Cruising and Sailing Club Notes

RACING BEAT56 Chesapeake Racing Beat: Key West Race Week

2010, the Gaboon Race, Planning a J/80 Worlds Campaign, and More

69 Annapolis Performance Sailing Spotlight: Arnis Baltins

70 CBYRA Traveler

DEPARTMENTS and FEATURES10 Editor’s Notebook

12 SpinSheet Readers Write

12 SpinSheet Spotlight

15 Dock Talk

22 Winch & Kent

22 Kids’ News

26 Boatyard Bar & Grill Chesapeake Calendar

32 Chesapeake Tide Tables

34 Where We Sail with Kim Couranz

35 Baltimore Beat with Stephanie Stone

42 Eye on the Bay: Annapolis YC Frostbite Sundays

62 Subscription Form

71 Farewell to Friends: Dorsey Owings

72 Brokerage Section

80 Brokerage Form

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Editor’s Notebook with Molly Winans

Dockside Digs

You wake up snug and warm under a down comforter. The wind is

gusting, probably up to 20 knots, you think, based on the whistling sound, the rock of the boat, and the squeak of fenders against the side when you rock. It’s dark in here, darker than usual. You’ve slept in, as you do on Satur-days, and in this warm nest, you have no concept of time. As you awaken, the memory comes back to you—a weather forecast, a storm, a real whomper. The snow-covered port holes and hatches tell the tale. The blizzard of 2009 has begun.

Hundreds of liveaboard sailors in Chesapeake country woke up to this scene on December 19. By 10 a.m., it had snowed nine inches in Annapolis, and the steady dump of snow would go on all day and deep into the eve-ning accumulating another foot. SpinSheet writer Cindy Wallach woke up in “what felt like a cave” on her St. Francis 44 catamaran with her husband Doug Vibbert and five-year-old son Zach. She was thrilled that their makeshift tarp over the cockpit worked well enough that they could open the companionway door.

The first step to escaping the cave is to shovel your way out of the cockpit “very carefully,” says Vibbert. “Gingerly,” notes his dockmate. Liveaboards use shovels—preferably plastic so as not to scrape the deck—or dustpans (and we heard one rumor of a “southern-belle-style” shovel act with a pewter serving tray). Some shovel the whole deck; others, such as a couple of the cruisers living at City Dock this winter, only shovel a path out of the cockpit and let the sun do the work. A few noted that the difficulty arises when the path you’ve cleared freezes. Going into the icy drink, especially when you’re alone, lifejacketless, and lacking easy access to a swim ladder is beyond uncomfortable; it’s deadly.

Some liveaboards at the Annapolis Landing Marina have an ingenious solu-tion to the traction issue: YakTrax. These

strappy contraptions of woven rubber and metal slip over your shoes, as old-fashioned roller skates or crampons would, and act as “snow tires for your feet,” according to Wallach, who’s convinced that YakTrax should be as mandatory for winter dock safety as lifejackets and the buddy system.

Once the decks and docks are shoveled and salted, and a few extra space heaters are in place, what’s left to do in a bliz-zard? “A lot of baking,” says Wallach, who admits that a full blizzard day at home in a cave with no natural light was making her “a little kooky.” She and her family filled their day melting chocolate, baking muffins and bread in the shape of a sun for the solstice, burning candles, and drinking tea, maybe with a dash of rum.

Carrie Gentile, another SpinSheet writer and sailor who lives on a trawler with her boyfriend, Chris Sullivan, cross-country skied through Eastport, made chocolate and peanut butter buckeyes, napped, and shared homemade soup and hot buttered rum on her neighbor’s boat in celebration of the storm. “Chris is from Michigan, and

I’m from Vermont, so we love the snow,” she says. With two big dogs to walk, Gentile is no stranger to slippery docks in foul weather. For traction in footwear, she’s partial to Salomon snow clogs.

Tony Ireland, another livea-board sailor and new writer for SpinSheet, who wrote “Genetic Defect or Lifestyle Choice? Win-tering Aboard” (page 44) says, “I thought Saturday was going to be a day of books and pay-per-view, but while I was at CVS buying milk, the guy in front of me in line was buying a long Santa hat and shared his plans to participate in the Speedo Run...” Ireland had to check out this quirky, humor-ous charity event, involving about 40 Santas in Speedos from various running (and drinking) clubs, who run up and down Main Street to the cheers of the crowd, which was rather slim, as the blustery blizzard did not let up for

a moment. Ireland enjoyed the spectacle and the pub crawl following the event with a bunch of other friendly neighbors.

With the exception of a few of them noting how stepping off a boat to a skinny finger pier is daunting in snow, I tried and failed to get Ireland and the other livea-boards to give me negative nuggets about their life onboard, even during a blizzard. I asked, “Isn’t it tricky to shovel the slippery deck?” I pushed on, “Must have been a rough day… It’s got to be cold down there.” It’s not that bad, they tell me. You figure it out. Plug in more space heaters. Throw down some more salt. Bake cookies. Party with your slip mates. Even Wallach, who despises winter and is counting the days before she can visit family in Hawaii this month, had a happy blizzard weekend.

If you’re looking for lighthearted com-pany with someone who likes to talk about sailing, invite a liveaboard sailor to share hot toddies and stories by your fireplace one night this winter. Your hospitality will be greatly appreciated—and maybe recip-rocated with a day sail come spring.

A liveaboard at Annapolis City Dock, Sarah shovels off her deck with a dust pan. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet


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SpinSheet Readers Write…

Al SchreitmuellerMeet SpinSheet photographer, Al Schreit-

mueller. A native of Hartford, CT, who moved to the Washington, DC area in

his early teens, Al started sailing when he was “a little weed whacker” with his Uncle Frank on a

Sunfish. He met his wife Betsy, a fourth gen-eration Annapolitan, while the two of them were working on MBAs at the University of

Maryland. The couple and their friends, Rod Coleman and his future wife

Leslie, both fellow Terps, sailed on the Tartan 27 Allegra every weekend in the early 1980s.

His next boat was an Alberg 30, “which is why Betsy married me,”

says Al. But it wasn’t easy. The marriage proposal—25 years ago this year—involved a “Marry Me” sign on a jib stashed in a car trunk for months, a herniated disc, a break-up, assistance from a fu-ture father-in-law, a grandmoth-er (named Gretchen, as was the boat) and her ring, a weird reason for raising a storm jib on a light

air day, and finally a “Yes.”

The Schreitmuellers have owned a J/30, a J/22, a Dyer 29, and currently a J/40 called Lark. Although he’s no stranger to the big boat racing scene on the Bay and beyond (offshore racing to Newport and Bermuda) and can often be spotted on the deck of an Annapolis YC race committee boat, Al did quite a bit of weekend cruising in 2009 and is wrapping up his year-long stint as commo-dore of the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake.

Photography has been Al’s passion for more than four decades, the fruits of which he’s shared with SpinSheet for more than four years. 2009 was an exciting year for his fine art photography, as he won four contests and expanded his gallery presence to include the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Chesa-peake Bay Heritage Gallery, Whitehall Gal-lery, Bella Photo Art and Framing Gallery, and the Captain Avery Salem Museum.

Besides rising early to capture dawn light on City Dock and moonlighting as an ice skating rink guard at Quiet Waters Park, what does Al love about life along the Chesa-peake? “In my later life, I’ve understood how interconnected things are and the value of each of those connections. I think the sailing community here on the Bay epitomizes that idea.” Al loves SpinSheet, and we love him—his photos, his stories, and his contagious laugh. Happy 2010 and Happy Anniversary to the Schreitmuellers! ~M.W.

The Big, Invisible Kahuna

The boat on the cover of the November issue is my J/30 Big Kahuna. The crew from left to right are Tom Miller, Andy Elder, Sara Mahood, David

Hampton, and Dave Chinea. Not shown but on board that day are Chris Junge, and you can just see the top of my white hat in the background. Just my luck,

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I picked up a copy of the December issue of SpinSheet and noted that you devoted a full page article (page 30) to junk mail, yet were unable to

find room in a supposed sailing magazine for more than two photos of the Baltimore Harbor Leukemia Cup Regatta, which had 40 boats involved.

I sent you an e-mail in April noting how a south Florida sailing magazine (Southwinds) was better than SpinSheet in covering sailing news and informa-tion. I see everything is still the same at SpinSheet; per Kim Couranz’s article, perhaps the environment would benefit if there was less SpinSheet to distrib-ute. It is odd how the impact of other resource users is bad, except for yours.

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Jaye Lunsford on Cinderella in the Exumas. Since she and her husband Dan were featured in a cruising article in SpinSheet in October, the couple has been heading south and creatively spending their extra “boat bucks” by rebuilding the carburator on the outboard (twice) and buying an unlocked cell phone and local SIM card, a handheld chartplotter (they’re “addicted”), a “really awesome” titanium skillet, a nice LED Davis light for the cockpit, and a bigger anchor. Dan says, “We sleep really soundly even when its blowy out... smugly reading the Annapolis weather forecast (high of 35!) and looking around at the blue skies and sunshine here.” Photo by Dan Lunsford


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Besides the obvious components of a boat show, exhibitors selling their wares, the Baltimore Show is particularly good at amusing grownups and kids alike. As well as interactive fishing games—including one video game in which you’re strapped to a chair with a tension-filled fishing rod in your hand catching a feisty marlin you see on a screen—there will be self-steered paddle boats on a mini-lake for kids, fun activities with the National Aquarium, and Steve Buckley reading his latest children’s book Blackbear the Pirate.

The chance to win a $250 shopping spree and the “Affordability Pavilion,” which will showcase affordable boats and financing options, will help those of us (all of us?) with smaller budgets.

An innovative electric boat, antique and classic boats, and a Discover Boating center to enlighten those new to life on the water will be available for show goers, as well as the chance to talk to more than 80 exhibitors from all over the region and country. Former Orioles outfielder Larry Sheets will be there with special guest, the Oriole bird at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Sponge-bob Squarepants will be around to pose for photos, too.

Annapolis School of Seamanship will sponsor seminars each day of the show, with a Start Sailing Now panel discussion led by SpinSheet editor Molly Winans to be

held at 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday (times are subject to change, so check the schedule posted once you are at the show). Other seminars include Diesel Basics, Collision Avoidance, Boat Buying, Family Cruising, Safe Boating, and Fishing.

The SpinSheet and PropTalk team will be there every day to talk to readers and scope out the action. Please stop by and say hello. We’ve been going to these shows for many years and pay close attention to what’s new, what’s worth checking out, and which places are the best for lunch, espe-cially just outside the Convention Center, conveniently located right in the Inner Harbor, where your restaurant, shopping, and activity choices are vast. We’re happy to share our knowledge and listen to what you have to say.

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Ralliers Celebrate their Offshore Accomplishment

Annapolis’s 61-year-old chandlery, Fawcett Boat Supplies, announced a

move from its downtown Com-promise Street location, along the vestige of water affectionately known as Ego Alley, to a new loca-tion at 919 Bay Ridge Road, across from the Giant Foods near the intersection of Edgewood Road. With a move tentatively scheduled for the third week in January, both locations will be closed for busi-ness, and the phones will be down for one week.

The new property is larger than the old one with more than 12,000 square feet, making for more room for offices, outboard engine services, and inflatable boat repair. The property is also closer to many big boat yards and waterfront communities and a major thor-oughfare.

Stephen Ripley, Fawcett presi-dent says, “I’m sad about it. I loved the fact that there was a little bit of maritime industry downtown.

But I’m excited about the new building and excited that Fawcett will be able to control its own destiny. Our service business has been growing steadily over the last three years, and in the last year, we have added the capabilities of the e-commerce site pyacht.com and Chesapeake Marine Fasten-ers. The new building offers us greater capacity for those parts of our business as well as new retail space.”

Founded in 1948 in Eastport, this marks the business’s fourth location change in its history; pre-vious locations were on 2nd Street in Eastport and on Compromise Street, where the Fleet Reserve Club stands. Ripley doesn’t know what the plans are for a future ten-ant in the downtown building. He says, “I would want any business that’s going to bring more people downtown and keep either the historic or maritime character of the city.” fawcettboat.com

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Fawcett Boat Supplies has long been a backdrop for sailors on An-napolis’s Ego Alley, as it was in this scene at the October 2009 Mel-ges 24 World Championship Regatta. Fawcett will relocate out of the Historic District in January. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet


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Having grown up on the Magothy River, Epkins says, “The zeal I have to protect our Chesapeake Bay stems from my childhood experiences and understanding the Bay’s impact on generations to come. I feel both humbled and excited to wake up every day as an advocate for the Oyster Recovery Partnership’s worthy mission and feel at home on the ‘front lines’ of communicating why oysters are a requirement for long-term Bay health. Many people don’t realize that oysters are the Bay’s unsung heroes.”

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“We’re still getting calls from people who want to quilt,” says Genevieve Kaplan at BDM. The quilt is now in Connecticut launching its national tour and will return to Maryland in March for display at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore. BDM is a 25-year old museum in Annapolis dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American Heritage. bdmuseum.org

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I n 2010, local Opti sailors won’t have to road-trip too far to participate in the USA’s biggest National

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by resume to the U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics Development Team Clinic December 18-22 at the U.S. Sailing Center in Miami. Scott Houck will be sailing in the Laser Radial, while Maeve White/Madeline Alderman and Patrick Floyd/Waverly Askew will sail International 420s. USA’s Olympic coaches, current and past Olympians, including medalists, will lead this high-level clinic, along with Annapolis YC’s Waterfront Director Jay Kehoe. sailingteams.ussailing.org


I nterscholastic Sailing Association (ISA)-governed high school sailing is one of the few high school

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Inaugural Atlantic Coast Champs Results for Bay Competitors

School Score1 Norfolk Collegiate School ......................................... 1042 Christchurch School, VA .......................................... 1488 Norfolk Academy ...................................................... 27510 Maury HS, Norfolk ................................................... 29611 Deep Run, Richmond, VA ....................................... 31012 Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg, VA .............. 31216 Smithfield HS, Smithfield, VA ................................. 362

Some of the action during the first high school Atlantic Coast Championship

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High competing toe-to-toe with 2008 National Champion, Severn School. In the Southern Bay, Norfolk Collegiate and Christchurch Schools are defining a new hotbed of high school sailing; the schools finished sixth and ninth in the 2009 ISSA National Fleet Race Championship (Mallory Trophy).

To build camaraderie across dis-tricts and create a national cham-pionship-type event in the fall, the Virginia ISA held the inaugural At-lantic Coast Championship (ACC) November 7-8 at the Norfolk Yacht & Country Club. Though berths were allotted to each of the seven districts, travel proved difficult for west coast

teams. Sixteen teams from as far away as Chicago and New Orleans competed in the two-day event. Each team fielded an A an B Division boat, and a rotation of races was held.

After two days of seven-12 knots resulting in 15 races for each division, this year’s ACC winner was home-town favorite Norfolk Collegiate School. This added to their growing trophy haul, because Norfolk Col-legiate also won this year’s Mid-Atlantic Team Race Championship and NESSA’s Coast Guard Academy Championship in October. Nor-folk Collegiate’s rival, Christchurch capped off a great season with a second at the ACCs. sailvisa.com

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Looking Back a BitEnglish captain Christopher Newport’s Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery landed on the Chesapeake’s south shore and then established the first success-ful English colony in the New World on Jamestown Island May 14, 1607. The early

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Since the 1830s, Fort Monroe on Old Point Comfort and Fort Wool on a small island near the middle of the channel have defended the entrance to Hampton Roads from the Chesapeake Bay. A young Robert E. Lee did a lot of work on the fortresses. Hampton Roads was the site of the first engagement between iron-clad vessels, the Confederates’ Merrimac (aka Virginia) and the Federals’ Monitor (a Yankee cheese-box on a raft) March 9, 1862. In a bizarre incident, President Lincoln and Secretary of War Seward’s personal reconnaissance found that troops could be landed, contrary to military intelligence at the time. This knowledge led to the fall of Norfolk and Virginia’s demise.

Fort Monroe was the launching place for Union General George McClellan’s massive 1862 Peninsula Campaign, which took control of Hampton Roads, Nor-folk, and the lower James River. President Lincoln and Secretary Seward met with Confederate commissioners for the Hamp-ton Roads Conference on a Steamer near Fortress Monroe February 3, 1865; they were unable to negotiate an end to the war. The fort also is the site of the first self- contained African-American community in the United States.

In 1957, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel was the first bridge-tunnel complex in the world, to be followed by the area’s much longer Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in 1963. Since 1989, Hampton Roads has been the mid-Atlantic leader in U.S. waterborne foreign commerce and has the largest, most efficient and modern coal-loading facilities in the world. visithamptonroads.com

For Your 2010 To-Do ListRomero adds, “The High Street Land-ing in Olde Town Portsmouth is one of my favorite places to sail to. It’s one of the most accessible spots no matter what the draft of your vessel is. The dockage at the city-maintained landing is free, and you can overnight there, as well. It sits right on the ICW about a mile south of Mile Marker Zero and is within walking distance of almost all the local attractions in downtown Portsmouth. If you fancy a jaunt over to Norfolk, the HRT ferry has a stop at the Landing. If you dock overnight, the smell of fresh-brewed coffee wafts in the morning air, courtesy of the Starboards Coffee Kiosk just across the road. So, go gunkholing all over the Hampton Roads area, but don’t forget about this gem.”


Thru Jan 3 100 Miles of Lights

Tour millions of holiday lights displays in Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Ports-mouth, Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. 100milesoflights.com

Thru Jan 3 McDonald’s Holiday Lights

at the Beach Drive Virginia Beach’s Boardwalk (between Second and 34th Streets). See festive fish, jumping dolphins, frolicking porpoises, Santa and his elves, and more all in bright, colored lights. beacheventsfun.com

Thru Jan 4 AAMC’s Lights on the Bay

5 to 10 p.m. Sandy Point State Park. $14 per car. (443) 481-3161

Thru Jan 11 GardenFest of Lights

5 to 10 p.m. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA. Family fun, dining, music, and more. lewisginter.org

Thru Jan 1 New Year’s Annapolis

Clean family fun to ring in 2010, includ-ing stage and street performances and fireworks for kids (7:30) and grown-ups (midnight). newyearsannapolis.org

1 First Friday in Leonardtown 5 to 8 p.m. Visit shops, galleries, and

restaurants to see works by local artists and enjoy fine cuisine. leonardtownfirstfriday.blogspot.com

1 New Year’s Day High Noon. Roll out of bed, mix a Bloody Mary, and

celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring in 2.5 months.

1 On the Water: Stories from Maritime America Permanent

exhibit. National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

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

MD. ci.north-beach.md.us

1-Apr 4 Real Pirates at Nauticus Norfolk, VA.

See “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship,” a 16,000-square-foot interactive exhibit with more than 200 artifacts. $18.95.

2 Happy 300th Birthday, Easton! The town will celebrate its 300th an-

niversary all year long. town-eastonmd.com

2 Run It Up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes Day

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3 Festival of Sleep Day holidayinsights.com

9 John Smith Is Baptized, 1580 Captain John Smith was born

about 150 miles north of London.

9 Safe Boating Seminar 10 a.m. to Noon. West Marine,

113 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis. Presented by the Annapolis School of Seamanship. (410) 268-0129, westmarine.com

10 Scientists Confirm: The Bay Holds More Than

18 Trillion Gallons of Water, 1972

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12-Mar 2 CBF Hampton Roads VoiCeS

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

13-Feb 17 Winter Luncheon

Series 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Captain Salem Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. Savor homemade soup, specialty breads, beverages, and dessert as you learn local lore. $85 for the entire series, $17 for a single luncheon. Reservations required. shadysidemuseum.org

13-Mar 24 Winter Lecture

Series Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis. 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Free seminars on maintaining diesels and repairing most everything on a boat. (410) 267-8681

14 Comedian Bill Cosby Serves in the Navy, 1956-1960

Among other things, Cosby says, “A word to the wise ain’t necessary. It’s the stupid ones that need the advice.”

15 Rolling Stones Tribute Shows 7 and 9:30 p.m. Calvert Marine

Museum, Solomons. Celebrate the Rolling Stones Experience. $30. Beer, wine, soda, and water available, too. calvertmarinemuseum.com

16 Chesapeake Lights! 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum,

Solomons. Presented by the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society. Speakers include Wayne Kirklin from the Overfalls Lightship and Jane Cox, owner of the Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse.

16 Marine Electrical Systems Seminar 10 a.m. to Noon. West

Marine, Annapolis. Features Bob Campbell of Marine Electrical Systems and Annapo-lis School of Seamanship. (410) 268-0129, westmarine.com

16-17 Coastal Navigation Class

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. J/World Annapolis. $225. jworldannapolis.com

16-17 Diesel Engine Class Annapolis School of

Seamanship. For more courses, visit annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

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16-17 Nautical and Wildlife Art Festival

Ocean City, MD. Noted painters, sculptors, model shipbuilders, and multimedia artists will showcase their works and give demos. oceancity.md

17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day holidayinsights.com

17 Popeye the Sailor Makes First Appearance in Kings Features

Comic Strip, 1929 Olive Oyl gets up-staged again. She was a main character for 10 years before Popeye popped up.

21-24 Baltimore Boat Show Move over cabin fever.

The Baltimore Convention Center will bust at the seams with boats, boats, and more boats! Feel the party atmosphere as you enjoy displays, demos, seminars, and fun for all ages. baltimoreboatshow.com

21-Mar 25 AMM’s 2010 Maritime

Seminar Series 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM). Learn about Bay creatures; saving the Bay; maritime Annapolis; NOAA’s smart buoys and the Captain John Smith Trail; the Bat-tle of the Chesapeake Bay; Baltimore’s free black caulkers and the riots of 1858; and Chief Winterhawk of the Nause-Waiwash Tribe. For fees and more details, call (410) 295-0104 or visit amaritime.org.

22-24 Virginia Boat Show Greater Richmond (VA)

Convention Center. One-stop, wet and wild event focused on sailing and family boat-ing. Sailboats, powerboats, info from the pros, and more. agievents.com

28 Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Moon lights,

live music from Nautical Wheelers, danc-ing, and local favorites, including lunar chili dogs and full moon gumbo. boatyardbarandgrill.com

30 Marine Diesel Engines 10 a.m. to Noon. West Marine

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30 MSP Polar Bear Plunge Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Live

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January Racing

Thru Jan 1 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

This legendary yacht race begins its 628-Nm trek south along the coast of Australia. Track the action at rolexsydneyhobart.com

Thru Mar 28 Keelboat Classes

1 p.m. Sundays. Annapolis YC. PHRF, Cal 25, Etchells, J/22, J/80, and J/105. race.annapolisyc.org

Thru Apr 25 Inter-Club Frostbites

1 p.m. Sundays. Severn SA, Annapolis. severnsailing.org/fleets/IC

1 Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s Madness Race Sponsored by Old

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1 Hangover Bowl Annapolis YC. race.annapolisyc.org

1 Ice Bowl Now in its 56th year, Severn SA’s 13-mile race takes sailors up the

Severn, around St. Helena Island, and back. severnsailing.org

1 Soling Ice Bowl A 13-mile New Year’s Day race up the Severn River,

around St. Helena Island, and back. [email protected] severnsailing.org

18-22 Key West Race Week Turquoise water, sweet

breezes, and a world class racing venue. premiere-racing.com

February2 Groundhog’s Day

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

costumes, music, sand sculptures, ice carvings, vendor displays, giveaways, kids’ fun, and more. Saturday plunge at 2:30 p.m. Benefits Special Olympics Virginia. polarplunge.com

6 Bermuda Ocean Race Safety Briefing 9 a.m. to Noon.

Comprehensive safety briefing for offshore sailors at Eastport YC. Open to public, but RSVP by calling (410) 263-0415. bermudaoceanrace.com

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

Deale, MD Vendors and organizations will have a variety of boating equipment including boats, anchors, plumbing parts, GPS watch, deck chairs, and much more. Donate your items to the West/Rhode Riverkeeper for a tax receipt. [email protected]

7 Lewes Polar Bear Plunge Rehoboth Beach, DE. Benefits

Special Olympics Delaware. sode.org

10 Huge Ice Floe Breaks Screwpile Cottage of Sharps Island Light

from its Foundation, 1881 Keepers Butler and Tarr drifted in the cottage for 16 hours, until it ran aground in Paw Paw Cove on Tilghman Island.

11-15 Miami International Boat Show and

Strictly Sail Miami Miami Beach Convention Center and Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center. See the best in boating and snap up deals on powerboats, sailboats, and accessories. miamiboatshow.com

11-15 Washington (DC) Boat Show Washington Con-

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14 Valentine’s Day

18-Apr 17 VoiCeS Adult Training

Course 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Annapolis. Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards (VoiCeS) is CBF’s adult educa-tion volunteer training program about the Bay the national treasure it is. $25. cbf.org/voices

20 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference Chesapeake College,

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

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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

25-26 Winter Sailing Seminar Doyle Sail-

makers, 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

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

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

28 Two Years Until Leap Year, 2012

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where we Sailwith Kim Couranz

I do enjoy oysters. I’ll happily dive into oysters on the half shell, oysters Rockefeller, or my personal favorite,

fried oysters. I can’t put my finger on why I like the taste—perhaps it’s because of their nature that they taste like the body of water from which they come. And in the heart of wintertime, oysters are “in season” and desirable. There’s a reason oyster stuffing is on the menu for holiday meals—but not Fourth of July picnics!

The old saw was to eat oysters only in months that are spelled with “r,” which came from when, without refrigeration, oysters would quickly go bad. Now we have technology on our side, but science and research have taught us that the “r” months are good for another reason: the life cycle of the oyster. Oysters spawn over the summer when the water is warmer. Because they are then focused on making more oysters—rather than on being tasty niblets—they tend to be watery and not as tasty.

The oyster that is native to the Chesa-peake Bay—the eastern oyster or Cras-sostrea virginica—is a capable multitasker. In addition to starring on dining room tables, our oysters also could be featured on an episode of “Dirty Jobs.” Because they are filter feeders, they do a good bit

of vacuum cleaning of our Bay, sucking up the icky stuff for their benefit.

All this vacuuming has left our oyster population quite a bit worse for the wear. Poor water quality means poor food for the oysters. And for a handful of decades, they have also had to combat Dermo and MSX, diseases to which our native oysters are vul-nerable. Adding to their challenges, oysters aren’t the most mobile of creatures. Strike that. They’re not mobile at all. They are sit-ting ducks, unable to escape summertime’s “dead zones” (where oxygen levels are so low, nothing can live there) or to outrun eager oystermen. Add up these challenges, and it leaves us with drastically fewer oysters than historically populated the Bay. We’re talking less than five percent.

So, what is an oyster to do? Again, with that non-mobile factor, it’s not really able to advocate for itself, highlighting its peril-ous situation. It is a day for great happiness when someone picks up the banner for the vulnerable oyster.

Last month, Maryland took some bold steps to pave the way for strengthening the Bay’s oyster population. Governor Mar-tin O’Malley announced elements of the state’s proposed “Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan,” a three-pronged approach, which would increase

the area considered an oyster sanctuary, where no fishing for oysters is permitted; increase the acreage available to be leased for aquaculture; and clarify which areas could not be leased, the areas that would still be available for the open oyster fishery.

The plan includes some pretty im-pressive goals, including increasing the sanctuary area from nine percent to 24 percent of viable areas. (Oysters can’t grow everywhere in the Bay—for example, they need to settle on a hard bottom surface so they don’t sink into the muck and suf-focate.) That’s a pretty impressive jump, all things considered. And to protect this area, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is looking into new enforcement methods, including radars and cameras, to help catch poachers.

Growing the areas that would be leased for aquaculture is perhaps the most innova-tive part of the plan. Oyster aquaculture, which has been quite successful in Virginia, would work in Maryland as well—provid-ing ecological services (that vacuuming of the ick) for the time when the oysters are in the water and being a financial positive for those who undertake the effort. There are many watermen and oystermen looking for more work these days. While a desire to “retain the culture” is often voiced, aquaculture could be an effective middle ground. Nobody’s job is ever guaranteed. That much we have definitely learned over the past year. Compromise is necessary. People still would work in an outdoor, “be one’s own boss” environment, just on a slightly different project. Estimates from the governor’s office suggest that the plan could create more than 200 jobs.

All in all, it’s a good step forward, both for the oysters and for humans.

About the Author: Kim Couranz is an An-napolis resident who writes on Bay-related topics. A member of Severn SA, she en-joys racing on one-design boats including her Laser. She welcomes story ideas or questions at [email protected].

Bringing Back the Oyster

Hand tonging for oysters at the mouth of the Severn River, c. 1953.Photo by Marion E. Warren © M. E. Warren Photography, LLC


Baltimore Beatwith Stephanie Stone

It’s comforting to meet someone who’s at peace with herself, even on a blustery day on an icy deck, trying to resurrect a

homemade boat cover of PVC pipe cobbled together with self-tapping screws.

I’m visiting Captain Linda Gunn aboard her schooner Farewell at the Anchor Bay East Marina on Bear Creek (coming from the Bay, first right after Sparrows Point). The place is tranquil and homey. The silence of marsh is broken by the drip of yesterday’s snow off tarped boats into still water, the caws of a few gulls, and the intermittent rattling of car tires on the grating of the draw bridge on Interstate 95. I find Farewell without asking—the marina is small, and she is the only blow boat around.

I greet the captain and her helper, climb aboard, and sit on the foredeck while they work. I review the fitments of a traditional rig—a staysail boom here, a mainsail gaff there—and allow the peace of the marsh to salve the tumult of the highway. Strains of the project waft forward: “That couldn’t go there,” “OK, here’s eight-to-nine port,” “It’s upside down. I’m very confused,” “Well, it’s in. That’ll do for now.”

Farewell is a two-masted schooner, about 40 feet on deck, almost 50 with bowsprit. She’s big enough to feel secure, small enough to be manageable. Her low freeboard portends a wet ride, and her bass belly bilge a kind one. When the work party is done, I help lash down some of the Rube Goldberg structure and talk with the captain.

Linda is clad in coveralls and sports a knit cap with a sequined skull and cross-bones that reflect the afternoon sun. Her ears have clusters of earrings, one of which is a very pointy saber like you’d see in a pirate movie. Then she introduces me to her cat Musket Ball.

Captain Gunn is a real captain, of the Coast Guard-licensed variety. The Farewell is her home and her love. They say that converts are the most fervent zealots, and Linda is a convert to the faith of schoo-ners. “It’s who I am,” she says. She swam competitively throughout school, but didn’t meet boats until the fourth grade when she went on a class trip on San Francisco Bay. She decided on the spot to become a marine biologist. For college, she chose Oregon State because it let undergrads do

marine biology, not just read about it.

After college, she worked in Alaska, inspect-ing catches on foreign fish-ing boats and conducting research. What was it like being a woman at sea with a boatload of fisherman? “Pretty rough,” she says simply. “You had to work twice as hard to prove yourself. A woman was something different. It ran the gamut from a lot of fun to not so much fun.”

When she moved to Baltimore, Linda got a job at the National Aquarium and started volunteering on the Lady Maryland. Her conversion to schooner had begun. “I did a delivery on Lady Maryland in 1994,” she says. “I didn’t have much schooner experience, but I’d been offshore in Alaska, so I got to go to Canada with them. There was a moment during that passage when I said, ‘This is what I need to be doing—this boat thing is what I’m about.”

More experience came on the A. J. Meerwald, an educational schooner on the Delaware Bay, and on the Minnie V in Baltimore. “Captain Steve on the Minnie V really pushed me,” she says. “He said, ‘You can do everything on this boat I can.’ He made it his mission to have me sit for the exam.”

Her first sail in the Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was aboard the Meerwald in 1997, the year she was diagnosed with cancer. In its aftermath, she says, “This was my Disneyworld. I wanted to sail in the schooner race for myself, not on somebody else’s boat.” The following year, Linda raced again on the Meervald; Farewell won. When her owner put her up for sale, Linda and her husband bought the boat—“At the time, it was a big undertaking.”

“This is what I wanted to do,” says Linda simply. And still does. She has sailed in every Schooner Race for the last 15 years, 11 of those on Farewell—usually fin-ishing in the top three. When she and her husband divorced, Linda moved aboard, completing her conversion to schooner. Running the boat alone takes a devoted web of friends and a helpful marina that lets her do her own work. It also takes resourcefulness and a fondness for endless repair jobs. “I love this mess,” she laughs, waving at the contents of cockpit locker disgorged onto the deck. “Give me some-thing to fix, I’m good.”

Oh yeah, about all that pirate stuff? When Linda’s not working at the Aquari-um, she captains the pirate excursion boat Fearless.

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

A Convert to SchoonerSchooner convert Captain Linda Gunn on the mast of Farewell.


After 1200 miles and 14 days, my fiancée Mia and I have made it to Florida on Arcturus. We’re still a

long way from Sweden, our ultimate goal. Longer, geographically, than if we hadn’t left Annapolis at all.

Mentally, we’re well on our way. Arc-turus, our 1966 Allied Seabreeze yawl, has miles under her hull now, miles with us tirelessly manning the helm, miles sailing offshore, and many more under power on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). We’ve learned her annoying habits, embraced her wonderful traits, and have increased our “To-Do” list 10-fold. Prior to this trip, we’d never made it south of Oxford on the Chesapeake in Arcturus.

Unfortunately, we were in a hurry; after one leisurely day in Oriental, NC, where a fellow Seabreeze owner, Roy Harvey, hosted us for the day, we turned south again, full speed ahead. Arcturus was put-ting in 70- and 80-mile days motoring down the ICW. We often never saw our anchorages in daylight, for we’d set out before dawn and drop the hook with the aid of a flashlight, well after sunset.

Our engine was giving us headaches. Since I’m not much of a diesel mechanic, I decided to do what I know best—and what the boat loves the most—and sail. Mia and I re-fitted twin backstays at the dock in Wrightsville Beach, NC before heading offshore. We used new synthetic rigging, and the four splices took me only one hour while motoring down the waterway. The deadeyes and lashings that replaced the turnbuckles are old-school cool and look rather dandy on our classic yawl.

We went outside at Masonboro Inlet, north of Wilmington, NC, set the jib and mizzen in a brisk northerly, and banged out 160 miles in our first 24 hours of ever sailing Arcturus in the ocean! It was a raucous ride, and the boat loved it. She was thanking us for turning off the motor and letting her stretch her legs. I’m still amazed at how effortlessly she sails, when it feels like such a struggle to make five knots under power. She’s an absolutely wonderful sailing boat.

The second night we got caught out in a low-pressure system that materialized into more than the weathermen predicted (imagine that), with gusts over 40 knots. We blasted off doing eight knots with only half the jib out. The worst of the storm was

actually the end—the seas were huge, and from every direction, but there wasn’t a breath of wind. We rolled on our beam-ends for 12 hours, becalmed. Finally at sunrise a light northwesterly sprang up, and we set full sail for the last 150 miles to Fernandina Beach, FL, which we made early the third morning, sailing all the way in the inlet for fear that my engine wouldn’t make it. Miracu-lously, the diesel actually posed no more problems in the week it took us to do the remainder of the ICW. We ar-rived at our new slip in Pompano Beach, FL last night.

Mia and I learned a lot by doing that 300-mile hop offshore. The most glaring item missing on Arcturus was a means for self-steering. I can’t wait to get the wind vane from Yves Gelinas. It was brutal hand-steering for three-hours-on, three-off for 72 hours. We met Yves at this years’ U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis—his tape measure currently resides in Arcturus’s bilge, after he came by during the show to measure for our vane. He still personally builds his Cape Horn vanes he invented for his circumnavigation via the Great Capes in his Alberg 30 Jean-du-Sud. Yves’s single-handed circumnavigation ranks right up there with Chichester and Moitessier, circling the globe with only one stop, unplanned, after a dismasting in the Southern Ocean. His movie, “Round the World with Jean-du-Sud,” is a classic.

Furthermore, I am not going offshore again without first re-doing the rest of the rigging, something I knew at the outset, but didn’t take seriously. During the storm, I was practically waiting for the forestay to go, and it was an unnecessarily tense night.

Finally, with the right preparation, Mia and I are further convinced that Arcturus is a very suitable offshore sailor. She is incredibly fast off the wind and loves to surf. Despite the uncomfortable motion, she handled the confused seas left over from the low without so much as getting her decks wet. The 160 miles we covered with only jib and mizzen in the first 24 hours was some of the best sailing I’ve had in my career.

At the outset, we never actually pictured arriving at our slip in Florida, for the long slog. Even dimmer was the image of mak-ing a summer landfall in Sweden next year. Yet after all this—1200 miles inshore and off—the Trans-Atlantic, which seemed a distant pipedream only two weeks ago, suddenly seems real.

About the Author: Andy Schell and his fiancée Mia plan to winter in Florida on Arcturus to complete her refit in warm weather before heading to Sweden in the spring. A professional captain and writer, Andy maintains a sail training business with his dad: fathersonsailing.com.

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Mia Karlsson ventures out into the blue yonder. Photo by Andy Schell


Out of the dark came a voice: “Wake up! It’s time for your watch.” As I slowly woke, I remembered that

I was on a square-rigged tall ship sailing from Bermuda to Charleston, SC in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge 2009. Sailing a square-rigger has been a dream of mine ever since I read John Mase-field’s “Sea Fever” as a kid and took up sailing on the Chesa-peake Bay two decades ago. Now I was fulfilling that dream, expe-riencing a little of the old time seafaring life, in the middle of the Atlantic, on a Bark, in a race.

I was sailing as crew trainee on the Europa with 14 professional crew and about 40 crew trainees ranging in age from 15 to 71, with over half of them being women. Europa is a beautiful, three-masted bark with six square sails on each of the foremast and mainmast, two fore-and-aft

sails on the mizzen mast, and 10 fore-and-aft jibs and staysails. She can also set six studding sails (“stunsls”) on yard arm extensions to the yards—1250 square meters (13,450 square feet) of canvas in 30 sails with about 200 running rigging lines. This gives real meaning to the term

“learning the ropes.” (There are no ropes on a boat, so this phrase must have been coined by a landlubber). By the time we reached Charleston, we had set, trimmed, and doused all of them many times.

Bermuda gave the 17 ships in the race a grand send-off. The first night at sea was one to remember. A squall was quickly approaching, and we needed to douse most

of her sails. One thing you want to avoid with square sails is being caught aback. The masts are not stayed to withstand wind from forward. A strong gust with too much canvas can easily break a mast. One of the ships in our class, the Kruzenshtern (Rus-sia), broke her foremast the night of the

squall and had to retire from the race.

Unlike my sloop, on a square-rigger, you don’t turn into the wind to relieve wind pressure and let the sails drop

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maneuver the boat to keep the wind abaft the beam for safety and keep sailing, for this was, after all, a race. This was no easy task in strong changing wind.

After the squall had passed, my next

duty was standing watch on the foredeck. You don’t know what a starry sky is like until you see it in the middle of the Atlantic. Stars, the Milky Way, a meteor or two, complete silence except for the boat sounds, creaks, groans, wind whistling in the rigging, the rise and fall of the deck, splashing as the bow rises and falls, and the sounds of canvas rippling with slight changes in

wind. Offshore, you have solitude and time to contemplate what it must have been like to go to sea for years at a time 100 years ago.

The two foredeck lookouts were clipped into safety jacklines at night and in rough weather. Maintaining a proper lookout is required by COLREGS (International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea) and common sense. It is especially important on a square-rigger, where forward visibil-ity from the helm is problematic with the lowest square sails set. The helmsman steers by compass and depends on the lookout for forward visibility. The captain or mate is on duty in the wheel house, where he monitors radar, but radar doesn’t show the almost completely submerged containers, whales, and other relatively small and low stuff.

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The captain had told us that we were not as fast as the other ships in the race, so we had to try something different. We headed north of the rest of the fleet hoping to catch more wind. Since a square-rigger can only sail 75 degrees to the true wind, we were limited in maneuverability. At one point on our journey, we actually lost forward prog-ress and thought we would see Bermuda again.

When we approached Charleston harbor 10 days later, we had claimed the number two spot for our class. In honor of the race, Charleston held a three-day Harbor Fest with an air show, wooden boat building, and the chance to sail on some tall ships. I said good-bye to my crew mates and headed home. The next day, a new group of crew trainees boarded the Europa for the next leg of the race to Boston, followed by Halifax, Nova Scotia and Belfast, Ireland.

About the Author: Author of Radar Reflectors for Cruising Sailboats and several sailing maga-zine articles, Philip Gallman lives in McLean, VA and sails out of Herrington Harbour South. A licensed captain and member of the Hunter SC Station 1, Gallman enjoys gunkholing on his 42-foot Hunter Dolly G. Visit his website: theradarreflectorsite.org.

Opportunities to sail on tall ships abound; berths are available worldwide for crew, trainees, and even passengers.

Sail Training International (STI) is an international non-profit orga-nization that coordinates roughly 26 national sail training organizations. STI-organized activities emphasize sail training for youth. At least half of the crew has to be between the ages of 15 and 25. However, most of the tall ships provide active programs in education and training apart from races and pa-rades. Some also provide cruise oppor-tunities for all ages. The Bark Europa makes five cruises to the Antarctic dur-ing the summer. On the Chesapeake Bay, we have the Pride of Baltimore II, Lady Maryland, Sultana (Chestertown, MD), Woodwind (Annapolis), and Virginia (Portsmouth, VA).

tallshipsraces.com/mapping follow the Atlantic Challenge 2009

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barkeuropa.com Bark Europa

pride.org Pride of Baltimore II

virginia.org Schooner Virginia

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Tall Ship Sailing Opportunities

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We noticed a trend last year. When our sailing friends got fired up about something they

did on the water, it made us also want to try something new—or something familiar we hadn’t done for awhile. Good vibes naturally get passed from friend to friend. Based on what we’ve heard from SpinSheet friends, staffers, and readers, here’s a list of energizing on-the-water and shoreside activities to shoot for in 2010. We’re calling them sailing resolutions and passing them on to you. What makes a sailing resolution better than a New Year’s resolution? It’s more fun to keep!

“It’s probably one of the most fun work-outs I’ve ever done. Trains the core without even trying.” Stand-up paddleboarding has gained a loyal following of sailors for another reason beyond fitness (and showing off around the neighborhood): you can do it when there’s no wind. East of Maui (eastofmaui.com) is the SUP dealer in Annapolis, and it also rents boards and offers lessons. To try it in Solomons, visit the Patuxent Adventure Center (paxadventure.com). Take a Non-Sailor Sailing. A lot of articles recommend taking kids sailing—and of course, we think that’s a wonderful

idea. It’s also a great idea just to take someone sailing, regardless of age. Would your grandfather enjoy an afternoon on the wa-ter? Do you have a neighbor or coworker who thinks your sail-ing sounds like a mysterious and exciting sport? Why not invite him or her for a day sail with a picnic lunch or chance to crew on a calm Wednesday night race? Sailing is always better when shared. Have a Sail/Yak Attack. When Backyard Boats started an owners’ club for Hobie Mirage Adventure Island, also known as sail/yaks, the organizers had no idea how quickly the excitement would spread and how success-ful the fleet’s first race in St. Michaels would be. Sail/yaks are trimarans—a kayak with amas or arms on the side and foot peddles—that point like a Laser. Offering a wet, but stable ride up at up to 10 knots of speed in 15 knots of wind, sail/yaks are popular among non-sailing kayakers, as well as sailors seeking new, lightweight (115 pounds total), car-toppable

toys. backyardboats.com Buy It. It’s a buyer’s market, and it won’t be forever. SpinSheet lists used boats for sale on page 72 and on our website at spin-sheet.com. Could this be your year?

Sell It. We had to throw that in there. You know the old expression about the happiest day of your life being the day you buy your boat and then again, the day your sell it. If she’s taking up yard or dock space, why not pass your boat along to someone who will find joy in her? You can sell the boat via SpinSheet at (410) 216-9309. You may also consider donating her. Organi-zations such as Annapolis Community Boating (annapolisboating.org), Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (crab-sailing.org), and Planet Hope (planethope.org) are always accepting donations. They may even come to pick a boat up.

Swap It. The sailing gear you never wear may be the ideal gear for one of your friends. Time to throw a gear swap party! Ask guests to bring five items of sailing gear they are willing to part with… and maybe a little rum to warm up fellow swap-pers. New gear for free. It’s worth a try.Cast Off Your Lines. Chris Neumann, his wife Rebecca, and their daughter Rachel had been batting around the idea of tak-

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The young crew of Rachabel in the Exumas. Photo by Chris Neumann

Stand-up paddleboarding is a great core-strengthening exercise for when there’s no

wind. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

See What’s SUP. The Stand-Up Paddle-board (SUP) bug has bit a few SpinSheet friends, including our personal trainer, Harry Legum at Annapolis Sailing Fit-ness, who paddles his Laird Hamilton 12.1 at dawn near Horn Point. He says,


ing a cruising sabbatical for a few years. Last July, they cast off the lines of their Bristol 45 Rachabel, waved goodbye to their friends at the dock at Sarles Boatyard and Marina, and launched an adventure. Since then, they’ve traveled to New York City and north to Martha’s Vineyard, back down and around the Bay, down the In-

a few hours on a Saturday. Do you like teaching sailing? Check out your local community sailing program. They always need volunteers in everything from boat maintenance to helping disabled sailors get on the water. If you’re looking for new friends who enjoy being by the wa-ter, we say don’t wait. Go get them!

Take the Helm. Most of us call ourselves sailors, but many of us get comfortable in the positions of first mate, crew, snack-tician, or “rail meat” and rarely, if ever, take the helm. Our friend Regan Weaver took the helm of her parents’ Farr 30 Rhumb Punch at last summer’s Screwpile Regatta, and she had a blast. “I got encouragement not only from my crew but also from my closest competitors… When I got the gun in race six, I could hear the cheers com-ing from boats all over the fleet. It was amazing.” The experience rejuvenated her love of sailboat racing and taking the helm. For cruisers and day sailors, it’s also empowering to change your perspec-tive and steer for awhile. So, captains and helm-hogs give it up. Let someone else do the driving for awhile. You may be surprised by how their mood changes for the better.

Connect a Friend to Sailing. Give a friend our free Start Sailing Now guide, which can be found in hard copy at regional locations where sailors tend to hang out and digitally at startsailingnow.com. Bring your friend to our Crew Listing Party (slated for April 18 in Annapolis and April 3 in Hampton). One hour before party time, we will hold a panel discus-sion with experienced local sailors geared to help newcomers get into sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.Be a Joiner. For almost 15 years, SpinSheet has provided a free, online Crew Listing service to connect skippers and crew for both racing and cruising. It only takes a few minutes to register. Click on the Crew Listing link on spinsheet.com to get started. While you’re there, sign up for monthly e-mail updates so that we can keep you updated on must-attend events all over the Bay.

Make a Difference. Volunteer Opportunities:

Community Sailing Programs:Baltimore’s Downtown Sailing Center downtownsailing.orgBaltimore County Sailing Center bcsailing.orgAnnapolis Community Boating annapolisboating.orgChesapeake Region Accessible Boating crab-sailing.org

Maritime Museums: Annapolis Maritime Museum amaritime.orgCalvert Marine Museum calvertmarinemuseum.orgChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum cbmm.orgMariners’ Museum mariner.org

Environmental Organizations:Bay Journal has a comprehensive list of environmentally-oriented volunteer opportunities in each monthly edition. bayjournal.com

Annapolis sailor Regan Weaver rejuvenating her love of sailing by taking the helm again.

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Sailing RESOlutiOnS 2010

tracoastal Waterway, and offshore down to Florida and the islands. In the last update, they were snorkeling and enjoying remote, wide, white, sandy beaches in the Exumas in the Bahamas… What’s your cruising dream? Is this the year you’ll take a step closer to living it?Go Get ‘Em. As we at the SpinSheet team have learned through our volunteer experi-ences, you simply cannot do volunteer work without making new friends. We also know that it can be daunting to choose an organization because there are so many good ones to choose from. We recom-mend starting with where your heart is. Are you concerned with the Bay’s health? Why not think about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation or the Oyster Recovery Partnership? Do you like kids? Check out your local maritime museum’s educational programs. They can always use someone for

Why Wait for Spring? Frostbite Racing Season Is

On!

They admit it—they’re not the sexiest fleet on the Chesapeake, but the Cal 25s have all the spirit and some may say, all of the fun. They get out on

the water en masse in summer and winter, in rain or sun-shine, and in heavy and light breeze. Cal 25 sailor Steve Cota shares his perspective from a December Sunday af-ternoon in the Annapolis YC Frostbite Series.

We know of many frostbite racers, both in dinghies and big boats, in the Annapolis area, a few in Hamp-ton, and a fleet in Alexandria, VA, but we know there are more out there who are not in touch. Please reach out to SpinSheet and tell us about your winter racing (and cruis-ing) adventures. We love to hear about sailors who don’t let wintry weather mess up their fun. Send high resolu-tion photos and stories to [email protected].

Photos by Steve Cota

Sean and Leo topping off while waiting for the first race of the day.

The 3 Amigos at sunset in Spa Creek

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The School Bus, a.k.a. the Short Bus, crew. SpinSheet writer Carrie Gentile to the far left.

The 3 Amigos crew at the start



uis “Luccho” Miranda will always be for me larger than life. Born in Peru, he was a race car driver in his

twenties. Over the years, he has married several times, with each wife more beauti-ful than the last. Luccho remains the life of every sunset party, as well as a success-ful real estate salesman, mortgage banker, and investor. He was also my neighbor and friend, and last year, he helped me through my first winter living aboard my boat at the Bay Bridge Marina on Kent Island.

And I needed lots of help. There were discussions on which systems to winterize, which heaters worked best, and how to best manage power. The placement and deploy-ment of de-icers, boarding safety, waste pump-out schedules, fresh water intake options, the value of snubbers, checking of dock cleats, and dock line maintenance were all topics of deep interest to me. In many ways, I felt like a new homeowner first learning about the furnace, air handler filters, and security alarm system.

I will never forget my first haircut on Kent Island after moving aboard my 42-foot sloop. The barbershop boasted a large antique chrome and vinyl barber’s chair complete with ashtrays built into the

armrests. The barber himself sported an admirable toupee, and his comments when I told him I had recently moved aboard my boat were equally unforgettable: “I lived aboard my own boat for 12 years,” he said. “The air never smelled so sweet, and the coffee never tasted so good as when I lived on that damn boat.” Then he asked, “Have you spent a winter aboard yet?”

For those who lack this particular genetic defect, the thought of living on a boat for any considerable time is about as remote as climbing Mount McKinley, learning Pashto, or growing a Mohawk. People actually do these things, but they are rare, and one can’t help but wonder about them. When my daughter first learned that I had rented “our” place and moved aboard my boat, she let me know in no uncertain terms that she would have been happier had I changed my sexual ori-entation. Thankfully, she has since forgiven me. And while there are indeed some who fit the Hollywood model (she keeps the house, and he gets the boat), the decision to live aboard is necessarily deliberate; what does one do with all that stuff?

In the Annapolis area alone, there are scores of people who live aboard their

boats year round. The boats range from mega-yachts to small sailboats, making the demographics as unpredictable as the people you find sprinkling salt on the piers after a snow. When I asked Carol, a long time Annapolis resident, what she thought when she learned that someone lived aboard their boat, she said without hesitat-ing, “How big is it?”

Living aboard is hardly an Annapolis phenomenon; Luccho now keeps his boat at National Harbor in Washington, DC, as it shortens his commute to his office in Virginia. Significant populations live aboard year round on Kent Island, in Baltimore and Washington DC, and all the rivers and towns in between. A quick search of the Internet reveals stories of people wintering on boats in Toronto and all over the New England coast.

Most grasp the fun one might have living aboard a boat during the summer months: million-dollar waterfront vistas, the freedom to explore places on a whim, sunbathing on the deck, gin and tonics and Jimmy Buffett as the sun sets. But why would anyone live aboard during the win-ter? Doesn’t it feel confined? Isn’t it cold, even dangerous? None who live aboard


during the winter will deny that there are some unique challenges. Fortunately, the communities of people who do this are particularly willing to share information on how to make life aboard both comfortable and safe.

When I met Dee and John the other day, they were preparing to leave City Dock in Annapolis to make room for the annual Eastport YC Parade of Lights. They have been returning to winter in Ego Alley aboard their spacious catamaran each year for the past several years. When I asked where they spent their summers, Dee responded, “Different places.” The view from their boat includes the Christ-mas tree and holiday lights along Market Square, the various church steeples and domes that regularly toll their lovely bells, couples holding hands as they stroll along the piers, and that soft rosy December light that permeates this brick-paved waterfront capital on clear evenings.

How do they keep warm and cozy during those long cold winter months? Fortunately, there is no shortage of advice or special gear. For heat, many who live aboard recommend oil-filled electric heat-ers as they are both efficient and quiet. Many are big fans of electric blankets. On some boats the walls and hatches literally drip with condensation due to insufficient insulation; thankfully, there are cures, including shrink wrapping, taping of

portholes to create additional air barriers similar to double-paned windows, and de-humidifiers. For entertainment, most boats in this modern age are equipped with flat screen televisions, DVD players, stereos, and wireless Internet. I am most thankful for my microwave: that hot tea laced with Goslings rum is only two minutes away.

Safety is another key concern. Fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, and accidental falls in the water are the three most serious risks associated with winter living on a boat. To help protect against these risks, the Annapolis Harbormaster requires two smoke detectors and one carbon dioxide detector on every boat at their slips on Ego Alley. This happens to be pretty good advice in more stationary homes as well. An accidental fall in the water, however, is probably the greatest danger unique to winter life aboard a boat.

According to Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, a renowned thermo-physiologist, upon ac-cidental immersion in cold water the body reacts with an involuntary gasp followed by hyperventilation of up to 10 times regular breathing. If one’s head is underwater dur-ing that initial deep gasp, one can inhale enough water to drown. Such sudden immersion is rare, but immersion in cold water will also incapacitate a person to the point where muscles stop working within 10 minutes, making self-rescue impossible after that period. It is therefore critically

important to keep the swim ladder lowered during cold periods.

Of course, maintaining a supply of salt to treat icy piers and gangways to reduce the risk of accidents is strongly advised. Excessive alcohol consumption contrib-utes to most fatalities associated with cold water immersion, so you should always get a friend to walk you home after too much holiday wassailing. If they should then decide to join you aboard, better yet.

Winter offers some discomfort, no mat-ter how one lives. The best idea would be to head south sometime in October and avoid it all together; for those of us who live on boats, that dream is only one job away. However, it turns out that winter life aboard a boat in the Chesapeake is easily managed with some common sense and practical precaution. That said, if you should ever meet one of these odd souls this winter, consider inviting him or her to join you for a spell by your fireplace. Not only will you be entertained with wondrous tales, but when the weather turns in the spring, you will be heartily welcomed to sun yourself on their deck and to drink their margaritas.

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A lthough it’s hard to imagine some-one finding fault with paradise, it’s occasionally been known to hap-

pen. Recently, I read a landlubber’s review of a trip to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The reviewer complained that the other visitors—sailors—were snobby and exclusive, and that restaurants and bars were totally focused on the sailing crowd, making him feel left out. In thinking about it, while making allowances for larger crews that tend to be units unto themselves, I mentally defended the sailors and BVI hosts. After all, the BVI are—both by happenstance and design—a sailing mecca, and fellow sailors are magnetically drawn to each other. That others may feel incidentally ignored or snubbed is unfortunate, but a byproduct of the tourism focus there.

I expected a similar vibe before embark-ing on a recent trip to Staniel Cay in the Exuma chain of the Out Islands of the Bahamas. The Staniel Cay YC (SCYC), where I stayed, has long had a reputation as being a haven for cruising sailors. What I didn’t take into account, however, was that a November visit meant that most sailors were still in the United States waiting for hur-ricane season to be over before crossing the Gulf Stream over to the Bahamas. Instead, we encountered guests who were most decidedly not sailors and from whom we drew blank looks when we mentioned that our “cruising” friends recommended SCYC. They weren’t quite sure what non-cruise ship “cruising” was, much less our interest in finding our clubs’ flags among the dozens of burgees hanging from the rafters.

While our hosts and fellow Staniel Cay guests traveling solo or as couples were friendly and open to conversation, the larger groups—mostly pilots of private planes who also flock to the Exumas—made me feel a bit out of my element. They seemed to circle the wagons around themselves, convers-ing in a language totally foreign to me and appearing unwelcoming to outsiders. It was disconcerting to feel like an outsider in a place where I’d expected to be part of the crowd. All of a sudden, I knew how the BVI traveler felt, and instead of mentally defending my sailing brethren, I began to empathize with the outsider.

While it may be inevitable that people are attracted to others who share their own interests, it doesn’t mean they have to snub people who don’t share the same interests. The place I visited after our few days in Staniel Cay was on the remote Bahamian island of Andros, and the resort I’d chosen was principally a dive resort. Based on my

experience at Staniel Cay, and due to my being a non-diver, I was concerned that I’d be bored or ignored by talk that was all SCUBA, all the time. Fortunately, my fears were unfounded. From the moment of arrival, I encountered people, including the dive staff, who were both interesting and interested. Sure, they talked about diving; but the conversations were so far-ranging and inclusive and at times spell-binding that by the time I left a few days later, I felt like I was leaving friends behind.

In a few days of travel, I was reminded that even if much of my life revolves around sailing, that’s not necessarily true for the

people around me. So while I might just be dying to talk about that great little anchor-age or an afternoon of perfect breeze, the people around might not care; worse, they may feel snubbed. I need to be mindful of that. We all might get a little more out of life if we remember that, abroad and at home.

About the Author: Eva Hill is a corporate lawyer at Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston in Baltimore. She and her husband, Rick,

sail their Sabre 38 out of Annapolis and escape to tropical anchorages in the offsea-son. E-mail her at [email protected].


Cruising Club Notes

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I n November, 80 Dickerson Owners Association (below) mem-bers were asked to fill out a survey about their winterization proce-dures. Twenty-one completed forms came from the Mid-Atlantic

area and beyond and were used to develop a check list for the club. It turns out, Dickerson owners are quite knowledgeable about winter-izing their boats and give a high priority to covering them, removing and inspecting sails, and changing lube oil and fuel and lube oil filters. They also check cockpit drain hoses, close sea cocks, and winterize fresh-water systems and heads. Most are hands-on sailors who are accustomed to doing the work themselves. Yet, three Dickerson sailors decided that cruising south is the best solution to that terrible job of going on the hard, putting on canvas, and fighting the cold. D and Don Wogaman (Southern Cross) are hibernating in Oriental, NC; Bruce Franz (Hemisphere Dancer) is working his way to Florida; and Eric and Jackie White (Compass Rose) are sailing to Nassau. Compass Rose is a 1980 Dickerson 41 that was built in Trappe, MD with a long, shal-low keel (dickersonowners.org). —by Bruce Franz and Joe Slavin

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A s part of the winter lectures series presented by the Windjammers of the Chesapeake, Tania Aebi will recount her adventures since age 18 sailing

around the world and her trip to the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal to the South Pacific with her two teen-age sons. Come hear this fascinating tale January 16 at 8 p.m. at the Severn School in Severna Park, MD. Tickets can be purchased at the door or ahead of time ((410) 439-9340, windjammers-chesapeake.org). —by Leah Duer Alfriend

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C atalina 36 Fleet 3 on the Chesapeake Bay ended our social season by meeting at a Community Center in Severna Park, MD. We ordered out the main

entrée, and everyone brought an appetizer or a dessert. After the delicious luncheon, we received committee reports. Our numbers are holding near 50, but naturally, we would like to continue to grow even though Catalina no longer produces the 36. We continue to search for new members who own 36s. In reality, we are open to any new member who seeks fun-loving comradeship and seamanship. We have 14 weekend raft-ups planned for 2010 as well as a few week-long trips, beginning with our annual wine-tasting event in the West River on Me-morial Day weekend and concluding with a Frostbite Cruise on the Eastern Shore (if weather permits!) in mid-October. Our spring meeting will be at Pirates Cove Restaurant in Galesville, MD March 27 (c36fleet3.com) —by Bob Halter and Ann Miller (below)

All Is Not Lost… Literally

Sure, the Bay sailing season is in our rearview mirrors, we’re smack dab in the middle of winter, and our boats are not returning our calls. But, just look on the bright side. Our clubs are still getting together to party and bump up their book smarts, a new sailing season is right around the corner, and if you’re lucky, you’ve got some new gear to try out

this year. January brings club stories about winter-prep traditions, meetings full of food and beverages, new officers stepping up to the plate, fun cruising plans for 2010, frosty sailing adventures, and rowdy roustabouts from the past. We’ve even got a lost (and found?) story and some rivalries between states and countries. Enjoy! —by Ruth Christie/[email protected]

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In with the New… and the Old

L ike many other clubs, the Annapolis Naval Sailing Association (ANSA) elected new officers for 2010 to manage the club starting January 1. Four officers chose to

remain for another year by volunteering for re-election. The New Year will begin with two requests: that members pay their 2010 dues and indicate which types of training classes they want before the sailing season arrives. In the meantime, skippers and other members interested in gaining knowledge about boat systems and their repair will maintain the club vessel (ansa.org). —by Tom Warrington Ann Miller and Bob Halter, Catalina 36 Fleet 3 co-captains.


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Women Outnumber Men?

T he Universal Sailing Club wrapped up another fun season with our end-of-the-year meeting and elections. Dolly Turner (fourth from right above) was elected commodore. The club is the largest African-American sailing organization on

Chesapeake Bay, drawing members mainly from the Baltimore and Washington, DC ar-eas and also Delaware and Pennsylvania. Despite the composition indicated by the photo, the club is about half male and half female (universalsailingclub.org). —by Baxter Smith

A Tale of Two Davids

D avid Bourdon, our outgoing Tartan 34 Classic Association commodore, will host an Executive

Board Meeting at his house in Arnold, MD January 10 at 10 a.m. Our new commodore, David Cochran, will attend by confer-ence call from his home in Norwell, MA. The trick to keeping members of our club together is the creative use of information technology. We have more than 100 mem-bers in 12 regions throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Each regional captain involves members in his locale with events on and off the water, and our eye-popping TCA34 Classic Cup is awarded in a different region each year to a member who wins a race there. To keep everyone current on what is happening elsewhere, we post news and photos from all regions on t34classic.org. This site also features very popular forums that give everyone a chance to compare projects and swap ideas and a classified section for people looking to buy or sell a Tartan 34C. We are always looking for Tartan 34Cs to join our roster. We wish sailors everywhere a Happy New Year and a sailing season of all the best winds and seas! —by Grace Holt


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D ecember was a month of endings for the Herrington Harbour SA (HHSA): the racing season ended and a Commodore’s Cup winner was decided, warm sunny

days and pleasant cruises became unobtainable, and the days of a quick sail after work became impossible without flashlights and shoveling the snow off the deck. Luckily, every day of winter that passes brings us all closer to our desired season. To bring the 2009 season to a formal close, on January 30, HHSA will hold our annual awards banquet at the Tower Club in Tyson’s Corner and install new officers for the upcoming 2010 season. Be sure to find our highlight pictures online at hhsa.org. —by Keith Morgenstern

Happy New Year!

T he Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC) (below) welcomes newcomers to our wide-ranging activities and cruises all year long. If you’ll be in Florida

this winter, come to our annual Dinner/Dance evening in Mara-thon February 13. Contact Elinor Adensam at (443) 255-8638 or [email protected] “for all the skinny as it develops,” she says. Our new commodore, Bob McFarland, will lead the Planning Meeting at Bodkin YC January 23, with happy hour at 3 p.m., the meeting at 4:30 p.m., and a potluck supper to follow. We’ll plan all our favorite annual events, from the Spring Symposium and Nautical Flea Market to our Regatta and Crab Feast. Plus, we will fill up the sailing calendar with cruises to our favorite harbors and gunkholes all over the Bay. The ice and snow won’t stick around forever, so put another log on the fire and join us as we dream about spring (cbtsc.com). —by Grace Holt

Bivalves and Beyond

O n January 10, the Jewish Navy will gather for Sunday lunch to learn about The Israel Project and get an update on the current situation in

the Middle East, as well as information relating to press coverage and accuracy in Middle East reporting. Our monthly, off-season luncheons are held at a local restau-rant on the Magothy River. Reservations are required. During December, we learned more about the inter-play of environmental and legislative events that have produced the current “sorry state” of the Bay. However, group members were inspired by BaySaver’s creativity and the positive results that can be produced by floating oyster reefs. This has given us all pause to reflect on the “mitzvah” of oyster farming. We appreciate that the early bird gets the worm, but realize that it is the second mouse that gets the cheese. Be an early bird, or second mouse, and make your reservation for our January luncheon ([email protected]). —by Adiva Sotzsky

Make that Three Dozen, Please

A fter an exciting 35th anniversary celebration, newly installed officers of the Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC) (below) have been busy

drafting plans for the coming season. Members will be able to enjoy long-standing club traditions, such as CBC’s Sunflower Raft-Up and newer programs such as the Broad Arrow trophy racing series. To help fill the time before the sailing begins, there are a couple of winter events for land-bound CBCers, including the an-nual Winter Doldrums Parties North and South in March. To kick off the season, we are thinking about our annual visit to the Baltimore Boat Show, January 21-24. For more information about the trip and other CBC events, visit cbclub.info. Sailboat owners of all makes and mod-els are always welcome. —by Deb Coons

This goose-eye view of CBTSC’s October raft-up in Grays Inn Creek shows Meridian, Something Special, White Bird, and Lady Meadow. Blue Moon and Orion were anchored nearby. Photo by Chris Crighton from Orion’s mast

New officers during CBC’s annual luncheon this November (L-R): treasurer Dave Burka, commodore Pete Madden, vice commodore Elinor Adensam, rear commodore Mickey Doran, secretary Logan Hottle, and past commodore Janet George. Photo courtesy of Ted Reinhold and CBC


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The Hosts with the Most

T he Rock Hall YC (RHYC) will host the USA Junior Olympics (JO) Sailing Festival for the Chesapeake

Bay July 9-11. RHYC is looking forward to hosting Optimists, Laser Radials, C420s, Boardsailors, and Hobies for the JOs. With a rich history of sponsoring numerous regattas over the years, the yacht club on the Chester River provides ample space for young sailors to explore their love of the sport and water. In the immediate future, the club will welcome new members during the New Year Dinner January 16 and savor the Crockpot Cook-Off January 30 (rockhallyachtclub.org). —by Connie Ranney

Lasers Heat Up Frostbites

I sold my Lightning last spring and started to have withdrawal symptoms. So I bought my first Laser and started

frostbiting with the folks from the North East River YC (below) and sailors from Havre de Grace YC’s Lightning Fleet. It’s been a lot of fun, but after flipping my boat twice this past Sunday and sticking the mast in the mud, I sailed in and grabbed my camera (frostbitesailing.wordpress.com). —by Mark Hergan

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S ure it’s cold outside, but that’s okay; just sit by the fireplace, wrap up in a blanket, and read a good sailing

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meeting for 2009, we all enjoyed plenty of genuine Smithfield ham with terrific side dishes to round things out. Come to think of it, my stomach is a little rounder than normal after all the feasting this week… We unanimously approved next year’s NNSA officers, includ-ing commodore Dick McCrillis, vice commodore Kent Mack, treasurer Jason Ginsberg, rear commodores John Bouma (Nor-folk) and Mike Brannon (Little Creek), secretary Kent Mack, rac-ing captain Kathy Barber, cruising captain John Peterson, newsletter editor Tim Dull, ship’s store Mike Barber, hospitality Pat Hazzard, training officer Tim Dull, historian Fred Wright, and webmaster John Peterson. Next on tap are the annu-al banquet at the Vista Point Club January 23 and John Hazzard’s Virginia Boating Safety Course at the Norfolk Naval Sailing Center January 19 -20 (norfolknavalsail-ing.org). —by Tim Dull

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B arnacle Cup Racers (above) had a nice dinner social together at Fitzie’s Marina and Irish Pub

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C hesapeake 20 Association sailors elected officers November 14, including president Clay Taylor,

vice president Robin Hartge, treasurer Car-ole McCullough, and me as secretary. We announced the winners of major regattas, reviewed a draft schedule for 2010 racing, and learned about our exhibit at the Annap-olis Maritime Museum. Jack Lynch, former West River Sailing Club (WRSC) commo-dore and well-known Star racer, described his first sailing encounters in a Chesapeake 20 on the Potomac. He joined WRSC in

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took part in the 45th Friendship In-ternational Race Series in late Octo-ber with two sister fleet boats from Canada. Winds were over 25 knots for the two-day event, and there was much rain. However, every-one had a ball driving Alberg 30s through the Magothy River’s mod-est seas. The Potapskut SA hosted the event, and our club provided the crabs and drinks. Argo and Laugh-ing Gull soared into first place and captured the Bruce Rankin Memo-rial Trophy, Solstice and Windswept breezed into second, and Rinn Duin and Shybird flew into third. During our annual dinner meeting at the Admiral Fell Inn in Fells Point, MD January 9, we will award the prior season’s racing and cruising trophies and Special Awards for the strange and unique actions of some members. This is one of the highlights of our year (alberg30.org). —by Rolph Townshend

Living the Life

T he Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is organizing

monthly get-togethers for cruis-ers to meet, swap stories, trade tips, and enjoy being part of the cruising community. They will tour marine-related businesses, dine with guest speakers, learn about cooking onboard and un-derway, share potluck suppers, and more. Cruisers’ Coffees are Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Leeward Market in Eastport and open to everyone. On January 23, the Annapolis area SSCA will tour UK/Allen Sails to see how sails are made and learn some tricks about emer-gency sail repair underway. You must register for this free event at [email protected] (ssca.org). —by Sally Reuther

They Put the Egg in Nog

I n November, seven intrepid Annapolis Corinthians Fleet members—Denise Gill, Andrew Barrett, Tom Berry, Julian Bigden, Cathy Stavely, Dick Tudan, and Peter

Viera—braved unfamiliar good weather for a Saturday visit to Chesapeake Rigging in Annapolis. Collin Linehan provided an excellent low-key tour of the facilities and described what they do, how it’s done, and how they and we can keep our rigging fit for its purpose. Thus enlightened, we retired to Squisito for lunch and additional camaraderie.

Several Philadelphia fleet sailors joined the Annapolis fleet December 6 for the annual Eggnog Party at the Kent Island YC (KIYC), thanks to the generosity of KIYC members and the efforts of Marty and Bev Halvorsen and Julian and Jill Bigden. The record turnout included 105 members and guests! After a praiseworthy cocktail hour, the fine and hearty buffet brunch had something to please everyone. Most of the guests were slip neighbors of their hosts; proves that boating is truly a neighborly activity. Outgoing fleet captain Peter Quirk said the state of the fleet is “great” and “it rocks.” After the awards were presented and officers were elected, lo and behold, the bar was still open (thecorinthians.org). —by Tom Berry


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It’s okay. You’re in good company here.Between the sailors who hop on

planes or drag trailers south and those who tough it out at home, the Chesa-peake Bay is home to sailors who do exactly what people assume we don’t do in winter—sail! The Key West Race Week competitors are the first of the traveling sailors to turn those of us who stay home green with envy, as they take off for their annual pilgrimage to the southernmost point this month. We’ve dedicated a section to this event, known for attracting hundreds of Bay sailors year after year (see page 57). There are more opportunities to race in tropical climes, so look to our southern racing schedule to plan an escape. It’s not too late.

Off to a Fresh Start

A number of memorable events unfold on New Year’s Day, including the Annapolis YC Hangover Bowl and the

13-mile Ice Bowl out of Severn SA, which is a race from Annapolis, up the Severn River, around St. Helena Island, and back. The Hampton YC in Virginia hosts the Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s Madness Race and breakfast buffet. The Potomac River SA’s Laser fleet hosts its Hangover Regatta on the first as well.

Later this month, Severn SA will host the Interclub (IC) Midwinters (January 24-25), which attracts a hearty bunch of northeast sailors, as it’s held during a time when most of the IC fleets do not race due to severe ice and cold. New Englanders and New Yorkers are pleased to flock to our fair Bay that weekend. Stay tuned to SpinSheet for results and stories, and in the case of the IC fleets, fun post-race photos by the fireplace.

No Rest for the AddictedRight here at home, more Bay sailors get

out on the water for frostbite events every year. Chalk it up to better gear or perhaps the competitive racers’ gene (if they can do it, I can), but it’s a trend you can’t ignore if you’re standing on the U.S. Naval Academy seawall watching 100 big boats and 30 Lasers sailing in Annapolis Harbor on a winter Sunday. There are smaller pockets of frost-biters out there, too, such as the eight-boat Gibson Island 210 fleet, which has been a steady presence on the water on cold Satur-days for five years, and a fleet of Lasers out of Alexandria, VA. We here at SpinSheet would like to hear your frostbite stories and help promote your fleets. Please drop us a note at [email protected] if you would like to see your fleet featured in our racing pages. Send-ing current, high resolution, digital photos of friends smiling on or near boats always increases your chances of getting noticed around here in any season.

Annapolis YC Sunday frostbite series has 100 registered boats and is scheduled through spring. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

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When racing sailors ask you if you’re going to Key West, they almost never mean on vacation. With

the promise of turquoise waters and a well-run, high-level event, if not always tropical temperatures, Key West Race Week (KWRW), presented by Nautica, attracts sailors from all over the world, a couple hundred of them every year from the Chesapeake Bay to the two- by four-mile island, known as the south-ernmost point of the United States. Last year, we noted that “shorter lines at the bar” would be the regatta’s theme. It was. Many sailors commented that the less crowded parties were much more enjoyable, “more energized,” according to one Annapolis sailor, and the quality of racing was not compromised, as the boats that made the trek were serious about the game. The 23rd edition of the top-notch event is shaping up to be similar to last year’s, with fewer boats than in better economic times. More than 130 boats had registered at the time of print; 15 of them are from Chesapeake country, which is the equivalent of last year’s Bay contingent at this hour. Still more Bay sailors will crew for out-of-town boats, and 20 of them volunteer for race com-mittee year after year. Ennio Staffini and his crew on the JV 52 Anema and Core will be back in action again in the IRC division. Bruce Gardner’s Annapolis-based 10-meter Beneteau L’Outrage crew will be back, as is their tradition, after a second in class in PHRF last year and multiple awards at the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West feeder race. It’s no surprise that Annapolis sailor Gerry Taylor and his team on the Cape Fear 38 Tangent have signed up after posting eight bullets in 2009 and fending off L’Outrage in the final hour. Bill Sweetser’s J/109 Rush crew, who took a second last year, will also be in the mix. Annapolis pro and 2008 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Terry Hutchin-son will be the tactician on Jim Rich-ardson’s Newport-based Farr 40 Barking Mad, trying to recapture the team’s winning title in the class and Boat of the

Chesapeake Connections at Key West Race WeekRace Committee Members and Shoreside Staff

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Week award from 2008. Hutchinson says, “Race Week provides Barking Mad with the chance to check in with our competi-tion prior to our 2010 world championship in the Dominican Republic… It’s a great way to start the New Year.” With Farr 40s from Italy, Monaco, Germany, Denmark, Canada, California, the U.S. East Coast, and the Great Lakes, this Grand Prix class boasts more entries this year than last. The J/80 Mid-Winters at Key West launch the class’s East Coast tour. As an increasingly popular one-design class here at home, J/80s from the Chesapeake will be well represented with six boats regis-tered at print time: class president Kristen Robinson and her husband Brian on Angry Chameleon, Aaron Galvin on Blind Faith, Gary Panariello on Emotional Rescue, Jer-emy Reynolds on Magic in Motion, Ramzi Bannura on Stacked Deck, and Kristen Berry on Willy T. The Melges 24 class is a sizeable one, with only one Bay boat registered at press time: David Happ and Keith Musto and the Mustgo team. Key West veteran (for-merly on a Farr 40) and Annapolis sailor Rod Jabin and team will compete on the Melges 32 Ramrod. John Edwards and his

crew on Rhumb Punch wouldn’t miss the event after such an exciting week in 2009 in which they snagged top honors in the Farr 30 class, as well as being honored (and surprised) to win the Paul Washburn Award for the Love of the Sport. Annapolis sailor Dick Neville, who has been volunteering on race committee at Key West for a decade, says, “It is a great venue. Bigger classes are not necessarily better. In fact, the competition seemed better last year with smaller classes. This

may be a result of the top teams showing up when economic times are tough… After a busy year end and start to the New Year in business, KWRW comes at the ideal time for a get away. I always look for-ward to getting together with fellow race committee personnel and the sailors. Race committee is similar to racing but with no hiking! We look forward to trying to earn the respect of the sailors by giving them the racing they want.” For more information, visit premiere-racing.com.



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13 and run south to the end of the Florida Keys. In a good breeze, competitors begin to finish at dawn. The unofficial feeder Race for Key West Race Week is orga-nized by the Storm Trysail Club and the Lauderdale YC. At the time of print, 53 boats were registered. For the first time, land-based friends and family will be able to follow the competitors online, using a complimentary IonEarth Global Race Positioning, also well known for tracking competitors in the TransPac. To learn more, visit keywestrace.org.

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Premiere Racing also manages the Mi-ami Grand Prix Regatta March 4 to 7. Many of the same players in Farr 40,

Melges 32, Swan 42, and IRC classes, who compete against one another in Key West, will gather in the Atlantic Ocean off South Beach in Miami. For details, visit premiere-racing.com.

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On a chilly day in October with south-erly winds gusting up to 25 knots, exactly one year before the start of the

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You would think that four sailing coach-es from affiliate companies located in the same dock space could easily sail as a team at the regattas of their choosing, but it’s not the way it works. Sailing professionals and coaches work on weekends and during major regattas. Kristen Berry (J/World

coach), Jeff Jordan (J/World director), Dan Wittig (former director), and Grady Byus (manager for Chesapeake Boating Club at J/Port)—all friends as well as colleagues—struggle to carve out time to sail together.

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back seat when helping students reach their goals. Berry says, “As an instructor and coach, my job is to quickly identify the goals of the clients and leave mine at the dock.” While working with sailing club members, Byus’s job, especially with new club members, is to help such sailors feel comfortable on the boat. “The competitive aspect isn’t there for me at work,” he says. Both admit to being very excited about the prospect of sailing “full throttle” and getting “out on the edge” in a way they can’t always do with clients onboard. “We have extremely high expec-tations of ourselves competitively,” says Berry. The foursome has more than 20 years combined experience teaching and coaching sailing, much of it performance sailing.

Last year at Key West Race Week, the crew talked about how much they missed sailing with their peers, the sailing that had nothing to do with a paycheck. The idea blossomed and was sealed later on that windy October day off Annapolis. Byus notes that the crew’s commitment to doing this event serves two purposes: personal sailing goal attainment and professional development. “Our intent is to put in the time to do well and be competitive. We want to be able to say that we tried our best with mental, physical, and boat preparation.” In the process, the crew is learning how to organize a world-championship-level campaign, which is something their customers may benefit from in the future.

The greatest challenge the team faces is creating time slots for sailing together and making the necessary concessions to make it happen. “This is why we had to start a year out,” says Berry. Before the October World Championships, they intend to compete in three major events: the Annapolis NOOD Regatta in April, the Eastport YC One Design Classic in May, and the J/80 North American Championships in Buzzards Bay in Sep-tember. J/World Thursday night series and weekly practices will be a regular part of the program, and with their busy weekend coaching schedules, team members will have to plan supplemen-tal regattas as the opportunities arise.

Thus far, the Dead Flowers Racing Team, as they call them-selves in reference to a Rolling Stones’ song (a name they’re open to changing, particularly if they find a title sponsor), has signed on J/World Annapolis and Hyde Sails as sponsors. They are seeking more sponsors, as organizing a competitive worlds campaign is neither cheap nor simple. Among the costs are: boat charter fees, transportation costs, lodging, crew gear, and gear on the boat itself. The crew intends to replace halyards, sheets, blocks, and more. Then, of course, there is a huge amount of time involved getting in shape physically, prepping the boat, and practicing on the water.

“We’ll draw on our own talent pool for coaching and out-side opinions,” says Berry, who notes that members of the J/World coaching staff—Kevin Ryman and Aaron Galvin among others—are close at hand to help in kind.

It’s an exciting year for J/80s on the Bay with new boats joining the fleet in Annapolis and in other racing towns such as St. Michaels and Oxford and the class’s newly initiated recogni-tion with CBYRA one-design High Point standings. The Dead Flowers Racing Team members are fired up about putting their skills and heads together to plan the J/80 Worlds campaign, as well as sharing the experience with SpinSheet readers. Stay tuned to spring issues of SpinSheet for updates. To learn more, visit deadflowersracing.com.


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Preceded by three days of steady 30-knot winds with much higher gusts, an ominous forecast, and sad grey skies,

the big season-ending party and Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta (ICPFR) happening at all was a small miracle. While attendance was down compared to last year, 13 boats registered and 12 sailed five races in a light northerly under overcast skies with no rain. Much more agreeable conditions than the 25-knot winds served up at last year’s regatta.

Kim Cochran with her sisters Beverly and Sharon began planning for this event when last year’s ICPFR ended. There is no end to the detail. Special Penguin cos-tumes, ICPFR hats, a special course chart with appropriately re-named shoals and points, and an endless list of awards are some of the requirements for this end-of-the-season celebration. There are oysters to be specially dredged and shucked, special dishes to be cooked, and refresh-

Frostbiting in Penguins at the ICPFRby Paul Hull

Nick Floyd and Jonathan Bartlett, the winners of the Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta November 7. Photo by Charlie Krafft


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The entire Island Creek neighborhood is pressed into service to help launch and retrieve boats, serve food and drink, and generally ensure that the party is a happy all-day affair.

When Gray Benson and I rounded the wing mark, strategically placed about five feet from the dock, I noted that there were easily many more spectators offer-ing refreshments to those who sailed close enough than there were sailors. Please note, Kim, it would be helpful if you had a larger dock for the spectators and specially equipped oyster tongs to serve drinks to the sailors as they pass. I think extra points should be awarded to those who can suc-cessfully snare a drink in the middle of a gybe.

A port-favored starting line and triangu-lar course dictated that the boats who could execute well in the first 50 yards would be successful with few other chances at re-demption. Only winners Jonathan Bartlett and Nick Floyd managed consistently low scores. For the less skillful, four points separated second from eighth place. Char-lie Krafft and Donna MacKenzie broke a tie for second with Read and Read Beigel, with the more talented Read at the helm as evidenced by big Read’s poor performance in the crew race.

Fourth and fifth were also tied with Scott Williamson and Aubrey Barringer prevailing over Matt Lane and Patrick Firth. Last year’s International champs Mike and Rachel Hecky managed sole possession of sixth one point ahead of Grey Benson and me. Thom Bowen and Sewell Cox rounded out the top eight.

Celebrity attorney Sandy McAllister and April Elliott headed up the next batch followed by new Penguin sailor and former Miss Penguin Elizabeth Wainwright sailing with the youngest sailor Caroline Benson. They were followed immediately by oldest sailor (a special award), John Ma-jane, and Craig Taylor, and finally Patrick, Sean, and Martha Callahan.

The crew race was won easily by Grey Benson over Beigel. Floyd was third and Firth, fourth. This fleet boasted very talented young crew. (Not big Read. He is talented, but to include him as young would be a stretch even beyond my im-modest capabilities.)

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Paul Hull and Grey Benson at the best Penguin regatta on the Bay. Photo by Charlie Krafft


Becky Firth’s committee boat. Victor DuPont handled the crash and mark boat. John Danley, Joe Balderson, and Co-lin Edgell made this regatta so enjoyable by launching and retrieving that I have no idea what we’ll do if their waders spring leaks.

A final note: I had a lot of fun ragging on big Read in this summary, but in truth, he is doing what we all should do in Penguins. He is letting Read, Jr. sail the boat. All the time. Every regatta. Is there a better way to encourage the next generation of Penguin sailors? The winner, Bartlett, said it simply during the awards presentation, “This is the best Penguin Regatta on the Bay. Period.”

Early Bird Benefits at Charleston Race Week

A race week known for its charming venue, reliable sea breezes punc-tuated by the passage of occasionally strong frontal systems, and strong currents, Charleston Race Week (April 8 to 11) is a favorite

for Chesapeake racers. This year, organizers chose the earlier time to capitalize on the

spring currents. Properly timed dates provide offshore competitors with a three- to four-knot tidal “moving sidewalk” to and from the two ocean courses, making their morning and afternoon commute an easy ride past historic Fort Sumter. The optimal tide for 2010’s running of the event takes place April 8-11, adding the additional benefit of spreading the event out from later spring regattas further north.

The first 35 registrants will receive free rafting moorage for the entire event, which is a strong incentive to those who already have in-vested quite a bit to travel there. To learn more about the 2010 event, visit charlestonraceweek.com.

Plan Your 2010 Racing Schedule

Great news--the Chesapeake Bay Yacht RA (CBYRA) has finalized and published the racing schedule for 2010 on its website. You may find it on the home page, where you can also review your member benefits and renew your membership. cbyra.org

2010 Southern Regatta SceneJanuary 13 Ft. Lauderdale to Key West keywestrace.org

January 18-21 Key West Race Week premiere-racing.com January 24-30 Rolex Miami OCR rmocr.ussailing.org

March 4-7 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta heinekenregatta.com March 4-7 Miami Grand Prix premiere-racing.com

April 8-11 Charleston Race Week charlestonraceweek.com April 24-30 Antigua Race Week sailingweek.com

Then come home to Chesapeake country…April 30 – May 2 Annapolis NOOD Regatta sailingworld.com

The Miami to Nassau Race, usually held in February, is being reorga-nized under the SORC banner and will be held in November at a date

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Spittoon rhymes with Gaboon; hence, the Gaboon Race trophy is a brass spittoon. That’s really the only con-

nection between the Gaboon and spit. That said, it was indeed cold enough to freeze spit, even Superman’s spit, during the 2009 Gaboon Race.

The air temps were well below 40 degrees and with the wind around 10 knots and out of the north at the start, first-time Gaboon-ers were big-eyed and bundled up. One of the boats racing traveled the 12 miles upwind out the Elizabeth River from Portsmouth to Hampton the morning of the race. Tony Thornton and his crew of TL Sea, a Cal 31, figured they deserved recognition for that feat in and of itself. “We’re ready to race, though. The boat is really light—we didn’t need to carry any ice for the beer,” one of the TL Sea crew announced at check-in.

The Gaboon Race is an annual event sponsored and organized by Hampton YC (HYC). Phil Briggs, the visionary of Gaboon, has been the one and only event chairman for all 32 years of this Southern Bay favorite. Phil sails his J/36, Feather, in the PHRF A fleet in and beyond the Hampton Roads area.

The Gaboon Race is a pursuit race or a staggered-start race. The slower boats start first, and the faster the handicap rating, the later the boat’s start. The handicap allow-ance is figured in at the start. Theoretically, all the boats should finish together. That seldom happens, although the finish line in Hampton River off the HYC docks can become congested.

This year, the racers did just fine. There was, as Grandma used to say, “ample suffi-cient” wind to get around the course before real frostbite set in. And, as there has been for 32 years now, there was plenty of Irish Coffee served in the clubhouse lounge at the post-race gathering. After the race, some of the racers put away their fur-lined foulies, but most of this crowd kept them ready for the up-coming New Year’s Day races.

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Size matters, yes, but if you tack on experience and a positive outlook, Arnis Baltins could very well be a Star skipper’s dream crew. A native Anne Arundel County kid,

Baltins was too busy cruising and racing with his parents on a San Juan 28, hitching rides on log canoes, racing on 420s, windsurfing, and doing deliveries with his neighbors to get involved in a junior sailing program. After “happening upon” St. Mary’s College on a family cruise, he enrolled in 1987, majored in “economics, sailing, and rugby,” and made his way to the Ukraine for the Black Sea Regatta in 1989, where the team took second.

Starting in the late 1980s, Baltins has raced on a variety of programs on J/29s, J/35s, and Shock 35s, as well as on high-level programs such as TP 52s, Maxis, and 50-footers. He started sailing Stars in 1991. Two years later, he launched into “a pretty good” seven-year run with Annapolis sailor Kevin McNeil sailing Stars and a J/35. They won numerous High Point honors in both classes and won or placed in the top three in every C-level Star regatta on the East Coast, including winning district championships.

Following the Olympic trials for the 2000 games in Stars and the Star World Championships in Annapolis, Baltins had “had enough” and decided to go fishing. For four years, he fished an average of three times per week and “got to know the Bay at the mid-Atlantic bight very well.” He credits his extensive knowledge of currents, tides, and wind patterns in the Middle Bay to this experience, which has been useful in sailing.

In 2004, Baltins began to sail with Annapolis sailor John White—as one of the crew known as Many Bad People—on his Henderson 30 and remains a regular onboard the unnamed purple boat. He has also sailed with Bill Kardash on the Swan 44 Aura and twice competed in the Swan Cup in Porto Cervo, Italy, placing second in 2006. In 2007, Baltins started to sail with Dave Askew on the J/120 Flying Jenny V (now the J/122 Flying Jenny VI). The crew won its class at Block Island Race Week (2007), took second in class in the Annapolis to Bermuda Race (2008), won its class in the Annapolis to Newport Race (2009), and took a second at Block Island Race Week (2009).

When he’s not sailing, working in the software industry, or playing on his 23-foot Seacraft fishing boat with his wife Diane, Baltins is a volunteer coach with the Navy Varsity Offshore Sailing Team.

SpinSheet: Who are your sailing mentors?Kevin McNeil, Jonathan Bartlett, Mike Ironmonger, John White, Steve King, and Jahn Tihansky.

Do you have a favorite place on the Bay?Lately, the lower Potomac—the Yeomico River, Bloodsworth Island, and Point Lookout.

Do you have a Chesapeake Bay sailing story you’ve told over and over?We were struck by lightning once on John White’s Henderson 30 when a storm blew in during Annapolis Race Week. An Albacore came by planing out of control and sank, and we picked him up and called the Coast Guard to report the sunken boat in Whitehall Bay…

What television shows do you watch?Mad Men and Entourage.What magazines do you read?Seahorse, Wired, Inc., SpinSheet, and PropTalk.What are your non-sailing passions?I try to ride 130-150 miles per week on my road bike. Fishing and snow-boarding.

You could live in a lot of places. Why do you live here?Every once in awhile, I get a bug to go live in a “lifestyle town” like Charleston or somewhere I can be a ski bum. It’s hard to leave, though. I can launch a kayak or paddleboard from the end of my street, ride my bike most places, and rarely get in my car. No matter what you’re looking for in a lifestyle town, we have it here.

What advice do you have for a young racing sailor?Go in with open eyes and be willing to do whatever task you’ve been asked to do, even if it seems menial or disgusting. Be a team player, someone who can be counted upon. People will notice and take you under their wings. No whining [laughs].

What gear do you depend upon?Dubarry boots, Henry Lloyd ocean racing smock, Camet shorts, and Kaenon sunglases.

What are your sailing goals?I’d like to do another Olympic campaign in the Star class.

If you won the lottery, what kind of boat would you buy?Three Farr 40s, one in Europe, one in the U.S., and one in Australia. Maybe a Melges 32 or an old TP 52…

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With 2009 behind us and the New Year ringing in, there is no better time to brush up and re-evaluate

what we as individuals aspire to achieve both personally and professionally in 2010.

On the personal front, I will simply state that my goal is to decrease my daily cof-fee intake. Professionally, I have much broader ambitions as the newly inducted President of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht RA (CBYRA).

In less than five years, CBYRA will reach its 100-year benchmark. I want to make that celebration a great one, and I firmly believe that in this upcoming year, with an excellent executive committee and me at the helm, the goals we set for CBYRA will guarantee that when that day arrives in 2014, we can be proud of what we have contributed.

The course that I have laid before us includes two primary objectives. First, CBYRA needs to become more engaged with our members, our club members, and the communities we serve through-out the Bay region. This tactic is vital to sustaining our reputation and pro-viding the services our members need and want. We have already kicked the year off with several new and exciting partnerships. West Marine/Port Supply, Topaz Sailing Systems, Fawcett Boat Supplies, and of course, Corum are inte-gral relationships, which signify promise and a burgeoning of benefits to CBYRA members.

Secondly, CBYRA needs to lever-age the advances in technology that are so apparent in all of our daily lives. By embracing new tools, we can work

more efficiently and, pardon the pun, sail faster. Our current website is soon to be replaced by a fresher version, which will be easier to navigate to locate the resources that CBYRA is known for contributing to the sport of sailboat rac-ing. By year’s end, the final mark is for all members to have a clear and concise picture just by “visiting.”

I look forward to serving CBYRA in the capacity of president. I realize there are challenges abroad, as there are for many associations during this time. But, we are sailors, and we are known for our resilience and ability to accomplish and solve. In effect, by following the course we have plotted, CBYRA can continue to live up to its fundamental principle “Founded by Sailors for Sailors.”

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Welcome Aboard to the 2010 CBYRA Executive Committee!

Garrett Cameron ... PresidentKarin Masci ........... Executive Vice PresidentScott Sauvageot ... TreasurerRay Wulff ............... Secretary

Glenn Harvey......... Region I Vice PresidentWick Dudley .......... Region II Vice PresidentBill Adams ............. Region III Vice PresidentRandy Pugh........... Region IV Vice President

Penny Zahn ........... Cruising One Design Division RepresentativeElliott Oldak ........... One Design Division RepresentativeDavid Houck Junior Division RepresentativeTaran Teague U.S. Sailing Representative (three-year term)Tim Layne Handicap Division

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Farewell to FriendsRichard Dorsey Owings

1950-2009

Eastern Shore sailor Richard Dorsey Owings died No-

vember 25. He was 59.After a year-long sailing ad-

venture with his family between Annapolis and the Bahamas, which included racing the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit with his father, at the age of 12, Owings and his family settled into farming life on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. When he wasn’t growing corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, tomatoes, or spinach, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, crabbing on the Chester River, and sailing.

Annapolis sailor Wilfred Keyworth remembers sailing with him as a kid. “We used to race Penguins and Hamp-ton One Designs,” he says. “Back in those days, there was a rivalry between Eastern Shore kids and Western Shore kids—I was one of those. We had an affinity for one another.

After college when I became a sailmaker, he came to me to talk about buying a J/30. We started sailing together, instead of against each other, for the first time. We had more fun than should be legal.”

Owings’s J/30 Sea Biscuit team competed in 12 J/30 North American Champion-ships and placed in the top 10 in each one from 1994 to 2003, capturing top honors twice (1997 and 2000). He also owned a Mumm 30 called Sea Biscuit, in which he competed in many regattas, including taking a second at Charleston Race Week. Owings’s wife of 22 years, Gail, was a regular crew member. The couple recently a purchased a trawler named Sea Biscuit, which they planned on cruising extensively.

What was he like to sail with? “He couldn’t hear very well from spending too much

time on a combine, so we used a lot of hand signals,” says Keyworth, laughing. “Dorsey was really relaxed. He didn’t care that much about winning. He just wanted to have a good time with it. He knew every rule there was. He would push every one of them to the edge, but he wouldn’t break one. He was a fair, clean sailor and a big, tall, handsome, genuine, likeable guy and one hardwork-ing dude. He would think nothing of calling you at five in the morning.”

Owings was known for inventing the Sea Biscuit cocktail, a vodka and tonic with a slice of cucumber (especially memorable, according to Key-worth, when cut with a rusty Leatherman tool).

He is survived by his wife, Gail Webb Owings; two sons, Marshall Dorsey Owings of Chestertown, MD and Casey

Clinton Owings and his wife Megan of Centreville, MD; his father, Meredith Dorsey Ow-ings of Millington; two sisters, Rebecca Owings Forney and her husband, Dennis, of Lewes, DE and Elizabeth Howard Owings of Chestertown; a brother, Samuel Sheridan Ow-ings of Church Hill, MD; and his beloved hound dog Rosie.

Photos and memories of Owings are posted on the J/30 Association blog and forum at j30.org. Donations in his honor may be made to Johns Hopkins University (Dorsey Owings Memorial, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 440-C, Baltimore, MD, 21201), the Eastern Shore Land Conser-vancy (eslc.org), or the Chester River Association (chesterriver-association.org).

1997 J/30 North American Champions (L-R) Tony Rankin, Chris Conway, Betsy Prout, Gail Owings, Dorsey Owings, Sarah, Will Keyworth, Mitch Grieb (front), and Joe Krolak. Photo courtesy of Joe Krolak


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Cape Dory 28 flybridge fast trawler. 1989, 30 ft. overall. AP, single engine, bowthruster, 4 year old engine. Asking price reduced to $63K. Seriously for sale Make offer. [email protected]

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Chesapeake 20 Picardy #210 Best built and stiffest Chesapeake 20 w/an excellent race record. Completely refurbished. Up-to-date sails, trailer and cover. $17,000 to willing participant in Chesapeake 20 fleet. (703) 533-2815 [email protected]

24’ Rainbows Pick from a few donated boats for sale at Center Dock Marina, Fells Point, Baltimore. Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore-Washington based non-profit educational organization that teaches youths with experiential learning- “learning by doing.” (Several available) Best offers accepted. livingclassrooms.org (410) 685-0295.

26’ MacGregor ’02 With trailer, easy mast raising system, used only one season, sleeps 6, enclosed head, 50-hp Honda, many extras, including full electronics. Sea Scouts, $13,900, Joel David (703) 587-9920, [email protected].

26’ Ranger ‘72 Donated boat for sale at Center Dock Marina, Fells Point, Baltimore. Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore-Washington based non-profit educational organization that teaches youths with experiential learning- “learning by doing.” $2,000. www.livingclassrooms.org, (410) 685-0295.

27’ Cape Dory Cutter ‘79 Needs brightwork and canvas. Excellant structural shape. Yanmar in great shape. Sails need cleaning. $12,000. Location, Hartge Yacht Harbor. Contact: 410-721-9483 or [email protected].

27’ Catalina ’74 Ready to race, with full set of North racing sails including spinnaker and 3 jibs. Faired keel, Baltoplate bottom, full instrumentation, 8-hp Yamaha OB. This boat has a distinguished one-design racing record on the Chesapeake Bay. $6,000. Call (410) 721-0322.

27’ Catalina ’76 Keel Sloop, good cond., 9.9-hp OB good cond., main & jib good cond., Sea Scouts $2,900 obo. Steve Alexander (301) 646-0805, [email protected] or Doug Yeckley (410) 326-4291, [email protected]

27’ Corsair Trimaran ‘89 $25,000 Call Jim (410) 544-3951

28’ Alerion Express ‘04, Excellent condition, Volvo-Penta saildrive, low hours, folding prop, 4’ draft, flag blue, full electronics, autopilot, cruising spinnaker, loaded. $89,900 Lewes, DE (302)598-5360

28’ Pearson ‘79 $7,500 Well maintained cruiser/sloop...Not a racer...or luxury liner… Functional with good looks; Perfect Bay boat for small families; Read review at http://www.c-2.com/reviews/revread.tpl?fno=499.49&id=11933583313836494; Slip optional; [email protected]; (703) 793-9054.

Etchells USA 294 Ready to race w/trailer. New North light/medium. Recent ($9K) of work done in 2003 by Ontario Yachts, Canada: Keel, rudder. $7,000. Call (410) 353-6688.

30’ Alberg ‘64 Yanmar 2GMF, Profurl RF, H/C pressure water, new propane Force 10 stove. Adler Barbour refrig. Lots of upgrades. Ready to go. Slip in Inner Harbor through March. $11,500. (443) 717-2003, [email protected]

Beneteau 323 ‘05 AC/heat, AP, GPS, full set of instruments, bimini, VHF, stereo, in-mast furling and more. See it on www.getawaysailing.com $78,000.

32’ Rhodes Chesapeake ‘65 Classic keel cruising sloop designed by legendary Phillip Rhodes, RF, 30hp gas inbd, sleeps 4, large icebox, aluminum spars, teak trim, serviceable but needs some TLC, Sea Scouts, $1100 or assume $1100 yard bill and take over future payments, Steve Nichols, (703) 408-8247, [email protected], Steve Alexander 301- 646-0805, [email protected]

Beneteau 343 ‘06 AC/heat, AP, GPS, refrigeration, full set of instruments, bimini, VHF, stereo and more. See it on www.getawaysailing.com $110,000.

34’ Catalina ‘00 AC/heat, AP, GPS, windlass, bimini, refrigeration and much more. See it on www.getawaysailing.com $78,000 Call (410) 342-3110 or (443) 668-6686.

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36’ S-2 11.0A ’82 Aft cockpit sloop. 4’8” draft. New 40-hp Yanmar dsl installed 2002. Generous storage & tankage. Well equipped & maintained. $48,000, (703) 573-7344 or [email protected]

40’ Cabo Rico NE Motor-sailer ’99 50% or full sale. Optimum motorsailer w/rare performance under both power & sail. 9 knot speed, full cabin visibility, proven off-shore stability. Unique open space design, all on 2 nearly equal levels. Sleeps 6, owner’s cabin, guest stateroom. Elegant teak, wood joinery through-out. Fully outfitted for extensive, comfortable cruising. Professionally maintained. Boat now in outstand-ing Seattle cruising area. $348,000 or negotiable 50% interest. (360) 378-7145

42’ Tayana ’84 Vancouver Aft Cockpit Immaculate liveaboard ocean cruiser. Tons of storage. A must view at a bargain price: $80,000 Contact Don (410) 263-3370. In Annapolis.

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410·505·4144J/105 ’98 has earned a well-deserved reputation as the largest class of cruiser/racer sailboats in the US. This boat is immaculately kept and professionally maintained. New instruments and sails in ’07, new jib for ’10. Offered for $94,500 Robert at (410) 562-1255 or [email protected]

Santa Cruz 37 ’08 Sail Magazine’s 2009 “Sail Boat of the Year”. A cutting edge performance sailing boat with full interior including bunks for 6. Priced to sell at $299,000 including options, instruments and commissioning. Tate or Robert at (410) 505-4144 or [email protected]

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Beneteaus, Beneteaus, Beneteaus!! All sizes and prices available. Great selection available in or near Annapolis. Call Dan Nardo, your Beneteau man for any info 410-267-8181 or [email protected]

30’ Beneteau First 305 ‘85 Well maintained, excellent performing cruiser. Owner has continually upgraded her including new 140% Quantum genoa, bimini, sail cover, GPS/chart plotter, more. Asking $28,000. Charles (410) -267-8181 or [email protected]

30’ Nonsuch 30 ‘87 Spacious 30 foot cat boat w/large cockpit, wheel steering and roomy accommodation below. Simple systems and sail plan. $64,500. Call Jonathan at (804) 436-4484 [email protected]

33’ Hans Christian ‘92 You won’t find a more recent model or HC33 in this cond. in the US. Brightwork refinished, black hull, loads of cruising gear, set up for liveaboard. Jonathan at (804) 436-4484 [email protected]

34’ Catalina Mark II ‘05 Well cared for cruiser, heat & air, furling main, autopilot, dodger / bimini, winter cover, immaculate interior. Asking $127,500 Call Paul at (410) 267-8181 or [email protected]

34’ Gemini 105Mc ‘09 Brand new boat, owner selling for personal reasons. Set up for cruising including davits, full enclosure & more - go south this winter. Call Jonathan at (804) 436-4484 [email protected]

38’ Catalina 380 ’03 Cleanest Catalina on the market! Fully equipped in “turn key” cond. Finest production sailboat in this size & price range in Mid-Atlantic. $149,900. Call Denise (410) 267-8181, [email protected].

39’ Beneteau 393 3-cabin ’03 Gorgeous w/nice equipment. Unbelievably low price of $139,900. Finest 3-cabin production sailboat for this size/price range in the Mid-Atlantic. Won’t last long! Call Tim (410) 267-8181 or [email protected]

42’ Beneteau 423 ’03 Asking only $182,900. This B-423 has been sailed very little, a true sailors dream. Owners are anxious. Best price on the Bay!! Call Dan @ (410) 267-8181.

42’ Beneteau 423 ’04 Offshore equipped & ready to go cruising/racing in bluewater. Well maintained by knowledgeable owner, ready to take her next owners to far off places. $196,000 Tim (410) 267-8181 or [email protected]

43’ Elan Impression 434 ’05 Only Elan 434 on the market! Furling main, RF genoa, radar, chart plotter, GPS, AP. Perfect for the couple who demands performance & quality. $280,000. Charles (410) 267-8181, [email protected].

57’ Beneteau 57 Center Cockpit ’04 Built by Beneteau France, commissioned, maintained by AYS. One owner yacht. Ready to sail. All the extra equipment you would expect. $689,000 Paul Rosen 410-267-8181, [email protected]

34’ Catalina ’01 Schaefer in boom furling, air, nice canvas, 4’3” draft, refrigeration, bimini top, chart plotter, AP. $98,000, bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

38’ C&C Landfall ’84 Solid capable cruising boat. 4”11” draft. new canvas, epoxy bottom. New dark blue paint job. $59,000 bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

38’ Ericson ’85 Excellent cond., rebuilt dsl 20 hrs, 2005 sails, new upholstery, electric halyard winch, PHRF 132, great quality in an excellent sailing boat $64,000 Bay Harbor Brokerage (757) 480-1073.

47’ Beneteau ’02 Like new cond., bow thruster, generator, air, in mast furling, custom rubrail, gennaker, 2 stateroom layout $214,900 Bay Harbor Brokerage (757) 480-1073.

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30’ Catalina ‘09 Wing keel. 21-hp Yanmar dsl. Selden furling mast. Folding leather wrapped wheel. Electric windlass. Bimini/dodger/connector. Cockpit cushions. $106,998. (804) 776-9898 or [email protected].

31’ Catalina ‘05 Lightly used, well-equipped. FWC Universal 26-hp dsl. Centerline queen berth. Roller furling main & 135% genoa w/whisker pole. $79,900. (804) 776-9898 or [email protected].


35’ Catalina ‘09 Wing keel. 30-hp Yanmar dsl. Reverse cycle AC. Furling mainsail. Ultraleather. Folding wheel. Bimini, dodger, connector. Full electronics. $189,499. (804) 776-9898 or [email protected].

35’ Catalina ‘06 Well equipped & maintained with 35-hp Universal dsl, furling main & genoa. Heat & air. Full canvas. Windlass. Complete electronics. $149,900. (804) 776-9898 [email protected].

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27’ S2 ’86 Well maintained, low hrs on dsl. $12,000. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-7059 .

28’ Cape Dory ’76 Well maintained, clean dsl engine, $ 19,500. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-7059.

30’ Catalina ’78 Fin keel super clean and well maintained $15,750. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-7059.

356 Hunter ’04 In Mast Main furler super clean and well maintained $119,900. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-705.

39’ Jeanneau ‘07 Many upgrades. Ultraleather upholstery, AC/heat, 2 private staterooms, electric heads, furling mainsail & genoa, bowthruster, state-of-the-art electronics. Like new. $188,000 (410) 269-0939www.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

42’ Jeanneau DS ‘07 Superb cond! AC/heat, refrigeration, flat screen TV, leather interior, chartplotter, AP, wind/speed/depth, windlass, in-mast furling, much more $269,500 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939, www.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

Able Whistler 32 ’86 Blue Water Cruiser, Ready to sail – Cutter Rig w/ dual furling gear, full, swing keel, very good cond., rebuilt Yanmar dsl, Refrigeration & more - $ 49,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. 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]

35’ Hunter Legend 35 ’88 Very clean, new sails 2001, new GPS, AP, knot, depth, flat panel TV, Carry-on Air, dodger, bimini many recent upgrades, exceptional cond $42,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or evening), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. 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],

28 Albin '00 Creek cruising to fishing the Albin does it all. This beautiful flag blue boat has is very clean with low hours and new electronics. An ideal sailors' introduction to power boating. Offered at $81,900. Contact David 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

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 performance 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 Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

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2007 Wauquiez 41PS$290,000

2005 Hunter 27$54,900

1987 Nonsuch 30$64,500

2001 Beneteau 331$87,500

1987 Bayfield Cutter 36$92,500

2000 C&C 121$189,000

1983 Sigma 41$89,500

1986 Sabre 30 MKIII$59,000

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27 Hunter 27 '05 ............................$54,90028 Albin 28 '93 ................................$58,50028 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '87. $124,90028 Catalina 28 '92...........................$31,80028 Telstar Trimaran 28 '08 ..........$75,00029 Back Cove Hardtop 29 '06.. $171,90030 Beneteau First 305 '85.............$28,00030 C&C 30 '88 ................................$49,50030 C&C 30 MKII '91 ......................$45,00030 Catalina 30 '89...........................$26,00030 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner '59..$44,00030 Nonsuch Ultra 30 '89 ..............$75,90030 Nonsuch 30 '87 .........................$64,50030 O'Day 30 '81..............................$17,50030 Pearson 30 '87...........................$37,90030 Sabre 30 MKIII '86 ....................$59,00031 Beneteau 31 '08...................... $129,90031 Bristol 31.1 '85 ..........................$44,90031 Dehler 31 '89.............................$33,00031 Pearson 31 '87...........................$31,90032 Beneteau 323 '04 ......................$84,50032 Beneteau 323 '05 ......................$87,50032 Halvorsen Island Gypsy 32 '03. $229,90032 Mabry 32 '07 ........................... $149,90032 Westerly Fulmar 32 '83...........$34,50033 Alerion-Express 33 '08 ......... $235,000

33 Beneteau 331 '01 ......................$87,50033 Beneteau 331 '03 ......................$88,90033 Beneteau 331 '01 ......................$78,00033 C&C 33 MKII '85 ......................$39,90033 Hans Christian 33 '92 ........... $109,50034 Beneteau 343 '07 ................... $134,90034 Beneteau First 10R '06 ......... $132,00034 Catalina 34 MkII '01..................$94,90034 Gemini 105mc 34 '09............ $170,00034 Hunter 34 '83 ............................$26,00034 Pearson 34 '84...........................$34,90035 Beneteau 350 '88 ......................$55,90035 Beneteau 351 '96 ......................$76,90035 Contest 35s '90 .........................$89,00035 Hallberg-Rassy 35 '72...............$59,00035 Tartan 3500 '04...................... $187,50035 Tartan 3500 '00...................... $149,00035 Wauquiez Pretorian 35 '85 ....$74,90036 Albin Trawler 36 '79 ................$69,50036 Bayfield Cutter 36 '87..............$92,50036 Beneteau 36.7 '03 .................. $104,90036 Cheoy Lee 36 '69......................$69,90036 Pearson 36 '86...........................$64,90036 Sabre 36CB '85..........................$65,50037 Beneteau 373 '07 ................... $147,00037 Fisher Motor Sailor 37 '75... $107,500

37 Hunter 376 '98 ..........................$88,50038 Catalina 380 '03...................... $149,90038 Morgan 38 '84............................$55,00038 Pearson True North 38 '04. $299,90038 Pearson True North 38 '02. $289,00039 Beneteau 393 '03 ................... $139,00040 Beneteau First 40.7 '00......... $159,00040 C&C 121 40' 2000................. $189,00040 Cal 40 '64....................................$33,00040 Catalina 400 '95...................... $134,90040 Hunter 40.5 '95 ...................... $109,50040 Palmer Johnson NY 40 '78 .....$69,00040 Hanse 400 '06 ......................... $199,90040 Hinckley Bermuda 40 '63..... $115,00040 Tashiba 40 '87......................... $185,00041 Beneteau 411 '03 ................... $179,90041 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 ......... $174,00041 Sigma 41 '83 ...............................$89,50041 Wauquiez PS 41 '07 .............. $290,00042 Beneteau 423 '04 ................... $179,00042 Beneteau 423 '03 ................... $182,90042 Beneteau 423 '06 ................... $230,00042 Catalina 42 '89...........................$99,90042 Hunter 420 '02 ....................... $179,00042 Whitby 42 '82............................$99,50043 Elan Impressions 434 '05...... $280,000

43 Young Sun 43 ' 78.....................$39,99944 Beneteau 44.7 '05 .................. $259,90044 Morgan 44 CC '90 ................. $139,90045 Fuji 45 '74 ................................ $119,50045 Howdy Bailey 45 '73 ............. $164,90045 Peterson CC 44 '77 .............. $109,50046 Beneteau 461 '01 ................... $199,00046 Beneteau 461 '99 ................... $159,90046 Beneteau 464 '96 ......................$98,00046 Hunter 46 '02 ......................... $184,90046 Tartan 4600 '95...................... $260,00046 Tartan 4600 '96...................... $324,90047 Beneteau 473 '02 ................... $219,90047 Beneteau 473 '04 ................... $239,90047 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .................. $284,90047 Beneteau 47.7 '04 .................. $319,90047 Franchini D/S 47 '02 .............. $335,00047 Marine Trader M/Y 47 '90 ... $169,00050 Beneteau 50 '07...................... $585,00050 Beneteau 500 '88 ................... $149,00050 George Buehler '02 ..................$99,00050 Ocean Alexander 50 '79 ...... $150,00057 Beneteau 57 CC '04.............. $689,00065 Kanter Yachts 65 '87 ............ $435,00076 Franz Maas 76 '74 .................. $750,000

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39' Pearson '77 A classic K/CB yawl. This recently surveyed boat will turn heads. With AC, refer and new sails she's ready to take you to the Bahamas and beyond. A good value with recent price reduction. Offered at $49,900. Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or [email protected]

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]

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.

33’ Cape Dory Sloop ’81 Original owner boat that has only been sailed on the Chesapeake Bay. Draft 4’10”, Volvo dsl engine, Hood RF for head sail, Lewmar winches, mail, jib & genoa. She is lightly equipped but the Cape Dory is known for being a very capable cruiser. This is an honest vessel. Asking $33,000 OBYS(410) 226-0100.

36’ Allied Princess Cutter ’79 Courtship is a lovely, well maintained & nicely outfitted vessel. Rare Cutter Rig, 40HP dsl engine, dodger, bimini, 4’6” draft etc. Excellent Bahama or island live-aboard. Asking $48,900 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

28’ Pearson Triton ’64 “Shearwater” Meticulously restored and in immaculate cond. A Real Museum Piece. Too many custom features to list. Must see to believe. Review pictures on our web page. Asking: $19,950 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 ’88 Ladybug 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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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 Legend ’87 Ready to go cruising, all the extras like radar, chartplotter auto helm, AC/HT, ref/fr, RF and much more, Asking: $57,900 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 (410) 571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com

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 ’00 Lovely 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

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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 ’78 Traditional 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.

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2005 C&C110 RENEWAL impressive list of equipment from watermaker to XM weather race or cruise. Offshore ready. $179,000

45.5 Bristol '90 Center cockpit, shoal draft, fresh Awlgrip blue hull, Long list of up-grades 2008. A very good cruising boat in the $285,000 range

1999 Bristol 47 Raven The last Bristol built. Aft cockpit very custom and immaculate condition. $499,000.

1989 68' Oyster Viking IV Raised saloon, inside steering, T/dsl world cruiser. Located in Charleston, SC Trades?

2002 Jeanneau 452 Sun Odyssey 3 Cabin 2 head layout with R/F Main and Genoa. Loaded with upgrades. Best price and condition on the market!

43' Alden '93 Aft cockpit, two cabin, fast sailing yacht. Continual upgrades, new Awlgrip, sails, long equipment list. Beautiful yacht. $379,000


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

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28’ Southern Cross ’80 Professionally built by Ryder Yachts “Archangel” is a little Gem! 120 hrs on recent Yanmar. Great shape…NOW $27,500 Call us: (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 (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……$ 99,000 Call us: (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

45’ Jeanneau SO ‘06 Stars and Stripe Blue 2 cabin version, loaded with gear… $279,000 Contact : Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

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C&C 99 ‘04 BZing Race and Cruise equipped. Lovingly cared for by original owner. Many updates, newer sails, AP, refer, GPS plotter, carbon 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!

Bavaria 32 ‘05 Irresistible Coming in on Trade - Like New - One owner. Professionally maintained and updated. ChartPlotter, AutoPilot, Air Conditioning, 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.

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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 ft 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

25 Cal (1970) Recent Main, Genny, w.jib, Spinnaker, Bimini, s/s grill, 9.9 hp OMC Yachttwin OB. In sound condition, ready to go $1,200

Pacificana 25 (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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Tartan 40 ‘88 - Sweet Inshore of Offshore cruiser. Needs a good cleaning and a few updates. Beautiful Tartan quality and 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!

Walczak Yacht Brokerage Has a list of downeast boats and trawlers to meet the needs of those sailors drifting towards power. Contact our brokerage staff any time of the day. Call (410) 268 1611.

38.8 Bristol '85 Great sailing yacht in good condition, long equipment list from radar to AP, black hull, windlass to center-board. $139,000. Contact Frank Gary 410-703 4017 of Walczak Yacht Brokeragewww.walczakyacht.com

41' Bristol Aft Cockpit '81 Good condition Bristol with lots of equipment, and a proper asking price of $145,000 Call Frank Gary (410)703-4017 www.walczakyacht.com

47.7 Bristol '87 Rare aft cockpit model, great looking, great sailing yacht with shoal draft. Flag Blue hull, new teak deck's, great two cabin interior, large salon. Good equipment. $279,000 Contact Frank Gary 410-703 4017 of Walczak Yacht Brokerage www.walczakyacht.com

48' Saga '03 aft cockpit, bluewater/ICW capable. Two cabin, large salon, inside helm and two cockpit helms. New electronics and mainsail. Loaded. $453,000 Contact Frank Gary 410-703 4017 of Walczak Yacht Brokerage www.walczakyacht.com

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28’ Laser Hull #237 ‘87 Tiggerific is well maintained and race or day sail ready with a full inventory of racing and delivery sails. Running rigging recently updated. 10 hp dsl Bukh engine. New lifelines and cushions in ‘08. New speed, depth and wind instruments in ’04. Just hauled for bottom cleaning and re-zinc of saildrive. $18,900. Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

29 Chaparral Signature ’05 Lots of custom features including a 10K custom hard top, salon upgrades. Twin Volvo 270hp gas engines w/very low hours. Extended warranty on boat and engines until 2010. Like New! $79,950. All reasonable offers encouraged. Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

41’ Morgan Classic ‘88 Adastra is well outfitted with generator in full sound enclosure, 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! $100,000. Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime

30’ Pearson Flyer ’81 FAST! Good cond., rebuilt dsl, good sail inventory. $2,500 below lowest book value at $9,999. Call Robert (757) 876-5829, [email protected]

37’ Tartan ‘76 Circumnavigator, SSB, radar, autopilot, wind, solar, frig, ‘08 FB mainsail, Profurl, hot water, inverter. Missing centerboard, previous owner broke, removed, glassed over, still sweet sailing S&S design. 39,000 [email protected], (301) 974-2620


ACCESSORIESARTATTORNEYBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESCAPTAINSCHARTER

CREWDELIVERIESELECTRONICSEQUIPMENTFINANCEHELP WANTEDINSURANCE

MARINE ENGINESMARINE SERVICESMISCELLANEOUSREAL ESTATERENTALSRIGGINGSAILS

SCHOOLSSLIPSSURVEYORTRAILERSVIDEOSWANTEDWOODWORKING

ACCESSORIES

ART

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Delivery USCG Captain and ASA Instructor. Intracoastal waterway or transport your boat by truck or tow your trailer, I-95 corridor. Call Captain Alberto (703) 898-4723 [email protected]

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Index of DisplayAdvertisers

Accent Graphics ........................... 54

Alexseal Yacht Coatings .............. 20

Annapolis Accommodations ........ 60

Annapolis Bay Charters ............... 47

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

Annapolis Inflatables ................... 16

Annapolis Performance Sailing . 67,69

Annapolis Sailing Fitness ............ 14

Annapolis School of Seamanship .. 5

Annapolis Yacht Sales ............ 30,75

Bacon & Associates ..................... 11

Baltimore Boat Show ................... 27

Bermuda Ocean Race ................... 58

Blue Water Sailing ....................... 46

Boatyard Bar & Grill ................... 26

Campbell’s Boatyards .................. 16

CBYRA ........................................ 70

Center Dock Marina ..................... 78

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

Coastal Properties .......................... 4

Coppercoat USA .......................... 38

CRAB ..................................... 78, 85

Cruising Rally Association .......... 52

Crusader Yacht Sales ................... 79

David Virtue ................................. 27

Defender Industries ...................... 20

HELP WANTED

SpinSheet and PropTalk Seek a college-aged writer for a winter 2009/2010 unpaid internship. Writing, sailing, and/or powerboating experience preferred. 6-8 hours in the Annapolis office per week, with an end-of-semester stipend. Send resumes and 2-3 writing samples to [email protected].

Graphic Design Advertising Traffic PropTalk and SpinSheet magazines are looking for a graphic designer with excellent organization. If you have experience in Illustrator, Photoshop, DreamWeaver, and InDesign and designing print and web marketing, advertising, and promotional pieces, this is the job for you. Boating experience on the Chesapeake a plus. Send resume to [email protected]. No calls please.

Editor PropTalk Magazine is in search of an editor. Candidate must have loads of powerboat and writing experience. Must love boating and the Chesapeake Bay and be interested in attending boating events all over the Chesapeake. Management and organizational experience a must. Please send resume and letter 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.

Marine Repair, Installation & Restoration Company Now taking applications for: electronics, electrical, mechanical, carpentry, Marine Spray painter, fiberglass/gelcoat & maintenance technicians. Knowledge of shipboard systems required. Rapid advancement opportunity. DMS INC (410) 263-8717 Annapolis area, www.dmsinc.net

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.

Sailboat Sales Leader Wanted Knot 10 Yacht Sales continues to grow! We are looking to take our success and expand our efforts into the Sailboat arena. To do that we need an aggressive self-starter who is ready to meet the challenge and manage this new division. Experience in Sailboat sales up to 60’ desired. For the right individual this will provide a unique and lucrative opportunity. Please send your resume to [email protected] or contact Gary at (410) 279-2539.

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Shrink Wrapping & WinterizationDiversified Marine Service. Inc.

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EASTPORTYACHT SALESBrokers for Quality Power & Sail

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RIGGING

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Diversified Marine ....................... 51

Doctor LED .................................. 29

Eastport Yacht Company ............. 65

Euro Marine Trading, Inc. ........... 63

Fair Wind Sailing School ............. 28

Fawcett Boat Supplies .................. 17

Herrington Harbour ...................... 31

Hotwire Enterprises ..................... 18

IMIS ............................................. 32

Inner Harbor EAST ...................... 52

J. Gordon & Co. ........................... 38

J/World ......................................... 31

JR Overseas Company ................. 54

Kelly’s Caribbean Bar .................. 61

Knot 10......................................... 78

Landfall Navigation ..................... 87

Mack Sails .................................... 51

Madden Masts & Rigging ............ 54

Martek Davits ............................... 54

National Hospice Regatta ............ 64

Nilsen Insurance & Financial ....... 59

North Point Yacht Sales ............... 13

North Sails Chesapeake ................. 3

North Sails .............................. 39,49

North Sails Direct ........................ 46

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Ocean Options .............................. 59

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid ............. 56

Planet Hope .................................. 30

Pride of Baltimore II .................... 61

Pro Valor Charters ....................... 47

Quantum ....................................... 88

Refrigeration Parts Solution ......... 55

RogueWave Yacht Brokerage ...... 76

Sail22 ........................................... 58

Sailrite Enterprises ....................... 55

Schooner Wharf Bar .................... 60

Singles on Sailboats, Inc. ............. 62

Steven Uhthoff Marine Surveys ... 78

Strictly Sail Shows ....................... 19

Stur-Dee Boat Company .............. 55

T2P.TV......................................... 85

Tartan C&C Yachts ...................... 76

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

Vane Brothers .............................. 64

Walczak Yacht Sales .................... 77

West Marine ................................. 53

West River Rigging ...................... 18

White Rocks Marina & Boatyard 21

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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

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

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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

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SLIPS28’ - 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]

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.

Don’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

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CHESAPEAKE CLASSICEdmund A. Cutts Sr. (1927 to 2009)

by Fred Hecklinger

H ere in Chesapeake Bay Country, we did not know of Ed Cutts until 1964 when he arrived at

Oxford, MD from New York and—with his partner John M. Case—took over the boatyard of Ralph Wiley. It did not take long, however, before we were aware that Ed was a highly competent and innovative designer and builder of small craft, both power and sail. Early on, Ed had become interested in small craft, and after a normal schooling, he enrolled in a Brooklyn Navy Yard Apprentice Program through the New York Maritime School. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he focused on learning all of the skills necessary for the design and construction of small craft. Ed found his way to City Island, NY, which at that time was a center for top-quality yacht construc-tion.

One of the yards where he was em-ployed was that of Henry B. Nevins, where many yachts designed by Olin Stephens had been built since the 1930s. Nevins built the Stephens-designed 12-metre Columbia for the successful 1958 defense of the America’s Cup and continued to be a builder of choice for Cup defenders until 12-metres were no longer used for that competition. Ed served in all departments at Nevins and worked with Nils Halverson, the head lofts man there for many years. Ed had selected his mentors well and had a long-term relationship with L. Francis Herreshoff of Marblehead, MA, who at that time was a most respected designer of unusually attractive, light, and able sailing yachts. Among the many yachts of his design that Ed admired was the 72-foot ketch Ticonderoga. Ed later had his own business of designing and building small craft at Locust Valley, NY and then came the opportunity to take over the Ralph Wiley yard at Oxford, which became Cutts and Case, Inc. This is where Ed could re-ally develop the type of boats for which he is known today, and he did so there for 45 years.

Wood was the material of choice for construction, and Ed was ever alert to the development of adhesives and procedures that would be suitable for boatbuilding. Ed would say that if a boat was built of wood

Ed Cutts this summer. Photo by John Bildahl, who says, “My mom, Marilyn Bildahl, is buried in the same cemetery as Ed Cutts. They have the same view.”

to his standards, there would be no devel-opment of rot in the wood. In our experi-ence after all of these years, this was true. Early on, his boat hulls were planked with the strip-planked edge glued and nailed system, and all of the fastenings were of a respected bronze alloy. Later he found that sometimes the wood could deteriorate near some of the bronze due to galvanic action, and he decided to not use any metal at all in the construction of the hull. He developed a system that used Kevlar cords and epoxy to hold it all together. This was known as “the Cutts Method,” and the re-sult was a strong hull with less weight. Ed had no tolerance at all for any unnecessary weight in a boat, because it inter-fered with the boat’s performance under sail or power.

The well-managed boat-yard permitted Ed and his wife, Maggie, to raise three children in a colonial era house that was right next to the boatyard itself. Although boats were his dominant interest other then his family, Ed Sr. was an active airplane pilot, a collec-tor and rider of vintage motorcycles, and a collec-tor of nautical hardware such as anchors, bells, and saluting cannons. He was an enthusiastic Bible student and believed that Jesus of Nazareth, besides working as a carpenter with Joseph, built and repaired boats for fish-ing and transportation on the Sea of Galilee. Ed observed that of the original 12 dis-ciples, four were fishermen.

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200 persons gathered on a bright, clear, and brisk day at the Oxford cemetery November 21. Ed was laid alongside Mag-gie after a graveside service and military honors by the U.S. Navy. The grave site is just across Town Creek from the Cutts and Case Boatyard, where Ed can still keep an eye on what is going on.

Ed was preceded in death by his wife. They are survived by their three children: Edmund A. Cutts, Jr., Linda C. Feather-man, and Ronnie Cutts. Ed Jr. and Ronnie were brought up working at the boatyard, and they are going to continue to operate

the yard.


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