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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England

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30 Trials with the F-wordFor us, this meant fiberglass. Our old wood yawlwas not as bulletproof as she was beautiful, andwe wanted a monocoque hull to keep the waterout. It wasn’t that easy

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48 Fish! Long Island SoundStripers and blues will maraud, porgy andblackfish will prowl, and even the dog daysof August will produce. A highliner tellswhere, when, how, and what for an entice-ment.

By Richard DeMarte

Volume 16 Number 2 May 2013

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COLUMNS

18 David Roper

Frightening lightingIt can ... start a boat’s engine?Ray Pickles

A different Maine cruiseWe explored rivers in our Bertram 35.Dick Klain

The Bold’s last voyageFarewell to a beloved research vessel.

Letters..........................................8Bristol 42 handsome, efficient, seakindly;Points East has many uses aboard ship;Down south, Winter and Cheney rub it in.

Mystery Harbor...........................12Fly into Logan and you’ll see this place.New Mystery Harbor on page 81

News..........................................26New radar, rescue boat for Coast Guard;Edgewood Yacht Club rebuilds after fire;New pellet plant in Eastport.

The Racing Pages ........................60Castine Classic to honor Concordias;Edgartown Race Weekend adds a day;20 clubs race in NYYC Invitational.

Yardwork ...................................70Morris’ concept for coastal families;Bay of Maine Boat’s batwing peapod;Check out GMT’s Park Avenue Pocket Boom.

Fishing report .............................74Southern N.E.: Cod, school stripers, scup and squid.

Fetching Along ............................76Off the beaten track close to home.

Media ........................................78Here are some useful boating websites.

Tides......................................90-91

Distribution............................92-95

Final Passages ..........................102Charles M. Leighton, Phil Descamps, James RhodesBarker, Richard Barre Nye, Wesley Austin Lash.

Last word .................................103John Mecray: Marine artist. The life of Jamestown,R.I.’s, iconic painter.

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POINTS EASTThe Boating Magazine for Coastal New England

Volume 16, Number 2

Publisher Joseph Burke

Editor Nim Marsh

Marketing directorBernard Wideman

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ContributorsDavid Roper, David Buckman, Randy Randall, Mike Martel,

William R. Cheney, Bob Brown

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On the cover: In 2006, 11-year-old Richard DeMarte fights a striped bass atSaw Island, just outside the Mianus River in Cos Cob, Conn. Eighteen-year-oldRichard has written our spring fishing forecast, on page 48.

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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Marsh

I’m not a complete idiot

Ihave this 10-foot sailing dinghy that I revere.While I’ve cruised on boats up to 60 feet LOA, forme, this cockleshell embodies most every aspect of

the God-given miracle of sail. Built on the southeastcoast of England some 60 years ago, she brings to mindthe Italian word sopranino – the diminutive of the so-prano wind instrument – which was the name of theLaurent Giles-designed 18-foot transatlantic passage-maker of the 1950s. When sailing my dinghy, you“play” it like a hybrid instru-ment, feeling every nuance ofwave and wind, the tiller thebow, the sheets the strings.Cod-head and mackerel-tail in

design, my dinghy has greatfreeboard, stability, and buoy-ancy forward, as was typical ofthe beach-fishing boats whosemodel she was built to. And sheis most weatherly, except in achop, when she stops short, and,without argument, you simplybear off. She has endured windsexceeding 30 knots, and on onesuch breezy day, a decade ago inupper Narragansett Bay, heroriginal bronze gooseneck broke,which is where this comedy be-gins. To get her right back out on the water, I replaced the

old gooseneck with a stainless one found at a consign-ment store, and for the next decade this junk hard-ware performed admirably, but it just didn’t look right.The old bucket deserved better, but I never found abronze gooseneck that would fit perfectly on the buttof her boom. Until this year’s Maine BoatbuildersShow in March, when, for 65 bucks, I scored a tinyWilcox-Crittenden number at a used-gear booth. Back home, with sandpaper I shaped the end of the

boom to receive the new gooseneck. Then I struggledclumsily with three clamps to hold the spar steady andbring the gooseneck’s straps on either side of it closeenough to the wood to present a couple of threads ineach bolt with which to gain purchase with the tinynuts. My focus on this operation was so complete I was

blind to, shall we say . . . the attitude of the spar. Laterin the day, I went down to the shop to appreciate myhandiwork, and something did not look right: The eyefor the downhaul was on the wrong side of the boom.I’d mounted the gooseneck upside down.

Family and friends got a real kick out of this, as didthe perpetrator, and this is all good. We like to pokefun at ourselves, not only because we know how farfalse pride goes at sea, but also because we’ll take agood laugh anywhere we can find it, even (especially?)if it is at our expense. One of the joys of the marine in-dustry and New England cruising is the frequentrekindling of old friendships, and the great pleasurewe all take from the blunders and fire drills we’ve all

logged along the way. And we cherish writers who

take lighthearted approaches totheir gaffes, miscalculations, andshortcomings, and are secureenough to share them with ourreaders. Inveterate cruiser andromantic Dave Roper, who’s writ-ten in most every issue of PointsEast since it was launched in1998, immediately comes tomind.So does New Zealander Peter

Winter. In this issue, as the in-tense, exciting, and ever-so-seri-ous America’s Cup events – withtheir Mad Max-like vehicles andgear – draw near, Peter gets upclose and personal with his ownfrailties while crewing for Team

New Zealand 2007, during the 32nd America’s Cup Va-lencia. The very first sentence in his mea culpa, “The 18th

Man: A Legend in My Own Mind” on page 38, reads: “Ihate to tell you, but I’m not a great sailor.” Yet he ad-mits to being an “exalted legend” in America’s Cup cir-cles. Peter at one point writes: “I thought of my mother,watching the spectacle of her son standing proudly onTeam New Zealand’s America’s Cup boat as it racedendlessly in circles. She had seen this metaphoricalpassage before.” It gets worse: There is the embarrass-ing Valencia Incident, which elevated him to legendstatus.The mantra of my uncle, a 13-time Iditarod dogsled

racer, was, “Dare to fail.” In my own small way – interms of derring-do in the face of certain failure – Ithink I’ve carried the family standard with aplomb,the gooseneck debacle just one small example. So,above my desk is a sign that reads: “I am not a com-plete idiot . . . Some parts are missing.” Amen to that.It’s what makes me human. And Dave and Peter sovery human, too.

Photo courtesy Nim Marsh

Force 7, one reef down, broken gooseneck.

Letters


Rick’s criteria found in Bristol 42Rick Klepfer’s article on choosing a powerboat after

years of sailing (“Our Sail-to-Power Transition,” April)was remarkably similar to our own search for the idealpowerboat, although without the sailboat experience. Mywife and I quickly determined that our Social Securityyears were not the time to take up sailing. Rick mentioned stout build, classic lines, simple sys-

tems, and seakindly motion, all of which we found in ourBristol 42 trawler, designed by Eldridge-McInnis andbuilt by the Pearson family in Bristol, R.I., in 1969. Wewere looking for efficiency, as well, and found it with asingle Cummins diesel. The skeg under the single propwas important to minimize damage from groundings andlessen the chances of picking up lobster and crab-pot-buoy lines.We found that any boat under 36 feet felt cramped, but

anything over 45 seemed to cross a threshold of being toobig for us. We wanted two staterooms with some separa-tion between them, which the aft-cabin trawler provided.Most of the boats under 36 feet utilized the head com-partment for the shower, which I did not want. The Bris-tol has two heads and the aft has a small tub with a largeshower. I want to enjoy lovely surroundings while cooking and

eating, so having the galley and dinette up was an im-portant feature. I’m actually raising the dinette seat toimprove the view. I also wanted doors on each side of thelower steering station so I could step out and handlespring lines, especially when singlehanded. Side-decks are important to me, as they are to Rick. I

also wanted a cockpit at the stern with easy access to theswim platform. Some of the sundeck models we lookedat required an elevator to carry groceries from the swimplatform onto the boat. I’m not afraid of heights, but I got

dizzy looking down from the aft deck on some of thoseboats.We quickly disqualified sedan cruisers for reasons that

included less space both inside and out and the steep lad-der that provides the only access to the flying bridge. Wepreferred the Bristol trawlers with a stairway to the topof the aft cabin at the rear of the saloon, but ours camewithout that feature. That is being rectified this winter.We eat a lot of meals on the flying bridge or on the aftcabin top, making safe and easy access important.I can only echo Rick’s observation that you learn what

you like and don’t like by looking at a lot of boats. I guessit’s like they say: “You have to kiss a lot of frogs….” Oddly, I also share with Rick the fact that we both

served on U.S. Army landing craft in Viet Nam. That’s apretty small group.

Dick Allenm/v Sunshine Girl

Westerly, R.I.

Points East keeps our bums dryAs a cruising couple along Midcoast Maine, we always

look forward to each issue, checking the newsstand fre-quently for its appearance. As we both enjoy reading, wewill gather up two copies.So we get in our truck and head for the marina, while

my first mate, Shawn, starts right in reading. To say theleast, this is a little discouraging. As she reads, of courseshe makes reference to this article and laughing at thisor that. Well, by the time we reach our boat and bunks,I’m about in a state.

LETTERS, continued on Page 10

Photo courtesy Dick Allen

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Finally, while I’m getting a chance at an article, Shawnis about ready to rap it up, she being a very fast reader.OK, now it’s time to start dinner, maybe I’ll have a chancelater.We read Points East from cover to cover – and just

about everything, including ads. Taking note of websiteswe want to visit, we consign the magazine to the head sowe’ll be sure to wring out every last bit of information.The second copy takes on a new dimension as a valuableasset. We now put it to use for posterior protection fromdew-laden seats in our tender, flipping pages as neededto keep our seats dry. With only so many pages, its use islimited, so could you please add a few more articles. In the end, we take the magazine and dry the pages,

either in a vehicle or the warmth of the boat stove. Then,finally, it becomes fire-starter itself, starting an eveningstove to enjoy the warmth while we settle in.We sometimes wonder what other great uses Points

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s/v AcaciaSouthport, Maine

13th year for St. George SailingThis summer, the St. George Community Sailing Foun-

dation, in its 13th season, offers six weeks of instruction,from July 8 to Aug. 16, split into three two-week sessions.Mornings from 9 a.m. to 12 noon are for beginning andintermediate sailors aged 9-12 and will stress basic sail-ing. More advanced sailors, aged 12-15, will fine-tunetheir skills and learn racing and navigation from 1 to 4p.m. More than 90 juniors are expected to sail in its 12

Hunter 90 dinghies (nine-foot catboats), four 420s (14-foot sloops), and three larger sloops. Campers from Blue-berry Cove Camp, operated by the Tanglewood Campand Learning Center of Lincolnville, Maine, will also sailin these sessions. Afternoon junior sailors will race withtheir peers from the Rockland Community Sailing Cen-ter and participate in some of the weekly Maine Inter-club Racing Circuit races.Will Gibney, who graduates from Bates College in May,

returns as our head instructor, assisted by Jack Hupper,of Concord, Mass.; Hallie Southworth, of Andover, N.H.;and Maz Higbee of Owls Head, Maine. All are graduatesof the program.The foundation is a non-profit organization formed in

2001 to teach sailing, seamanship, and safety, plus a re-spect for our water environment and Maine’s nauticalhistory, to young sailors from Port Clyde, Tenants Harbor,Wileys Corner, Spruce Head, and the islands of Mus-congus Bay. The foundation also encourages parents andfriends to contribute to its work, to help buy equipment,and to support its Endowment Fund that subsidizes the

low tuition rates. FMI: Contact St. George Sailing by tele-phone (207-372-8174), email ([email protected]), orat www.stgeorgesail.org.

Felix KlomanSt.George Sailing

Tenants Harbor, Maine

We wish we had been there, tooI thought you would enjoy this photo of the two

Points East buccaneers, Bill Cheney and me, currentlybased in South Carolina (“PE Scribes Meet on S.C.Beach,” Letters, April), preparing to head out for a sailin February in Cap’n Cheney’s beautiful catboat,Shorebird. Yes, I know it’s snowing up there, but it wasa beautiful day down here, rivaled only by the qualityof the captain’s fried chicken. Wish you were here.

Peter M. WinterGeorgetown, Maine

‘Free’ is terrific in this economyI thoroughly enjoyed your April issue, read it from

cover to cover, and now you have a new dedicated reader.Thank you for a publication well done in terms of interestand content. In today’s marine economy, there is enoughbad publicity and issues in the marine industry, espe-cially in New England. Your publication serves as a con-stant reminder of what is so good about boating in NewEngland and spending disposable income on such a shortseason. I have been boating for almost 25 years, but, unfortu-

nately, have come across your publication infrequently. Ipicked up your April issue at West Marine in Plymouth,Mass. I boat out of Marshfield/Marion and cruise Buz-zards Bay, Cape Cod and the islands, to Rhode Island.Keep up the great publication. It’s free? How great is

that in our economy?Dennis Vetrano

Marshfield, Mass.

LETTERS, continued from Page 8

Photo courtesy Peter Winter

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Y.C., or the nearby Cottage Park Y.C., it is well worththe trip. Both provide services to the visiting yachts-man, and I have found them friendly and welcoming.Winthrop Y.C., being the larger of the two, has ap-

proximately 700 members. You can tie up to the frontof the dock for water and fuel and check in with thedockmaster for overnight slip space. Food and drink isavailable in the clubhouse. Getting there is very

straightforward. Head forBoston via President Roads.Leave Deer Island to star-board and Logan Airport toport. The channel is wellbuoyed and has good depthas long as you stay in thechannel. You need to make adecision at Snake Island: Goto starboard for WinthropY.C. or go to port for CottagePark Y.C. I know this soundsa bit simplistic, but if youlook at a chart it all becomesclear.The protection here is exceptional. If you ever find

yourself heading into Boston, and you see the thun-derheads building over the city, this is a great place toduck for cover. My wife and I have enjoyed sitting in

the cockpit during cocktail hour and watching planeafter plane take off and land at Logan. It’s very im-pressive. Add to that the Boston Skyline as a backdropand you have a memorable view.One more note: These clubs are in residential neigh-

borhoods. If you are looking for glitz and glamour, keepheading into Boston Harbor. But if you want to try anew out-of-the-way harbor, give Winthrop a try.

Russ Roths/v Skiya

Portsmouth, N.H., and Rockland Maine

Mystery Harbor has a neat village Winthrop harbor is a pretty harbor tucked into the

northeast corner of Greater Boston Harbor. The harborleads to a village that is well worth a visit.

Averisera first went up therefor a Fourth of July celebra-tion some years ago. We pickedup a mooring near the en-trance of the harbor at thesuggestion of the harbormas-ter and settled in to watch thefireworks. Dinghy traffic wasamusing, and some folksstopped by to welcome us. Thefireworks show was topdrawer in part because it wassuch a fun family affair. Since then, I have led many

short navigation-trainingcruises up into the harbor. We

sail around Snake Island at half-tide or better as astudy in piloting. Usually I enter on the east channeland sail past the Winthrop Y.C. docks.Those docks sport a neon-flamingo and palm tree-

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Cottage Park Y.C. Cottage Park hasa vibrant juniors program, andthere are days with what seemslike a thousand Opti sails jammedtogether, moving en mass, in amanner similar to a school of min-nows. On Averisera’s wish list is an-other overnight in the harbor,complete with a walk ashore onSnake Island, followed by fish andchips intown.

Norman Henry Martins/v Averisera

Medford, Mass..

It is Winthrop Harbor,inside Crystal Cove That is the Crystal Cove part of

Winthrop Harbor. The large build-ing on the right is the WinthropYacht Club, a nice facility with alaid-back attitude. Lots of “PirateRaids” leave from here. The down-side is the low-flying aircraft goingin and out of Logan farther to theright in this picture.Leaving the harbor you find

yourself in the outer part of BostonHarbor with the “eggs” of thesewer-treatment plant and the endof Deer Island just there. Thisopens to the Boston North Chan-nel, which puts you in the openocean with The Graves in view. Justdown from the yacht club is a boatramp with lots of parking.

Chris LippincottPortsmouth, N.H.

Even the Elks Lodge is a marina in WinthropApril’s “Mystery Harbor” is no

mystery to us: It’s our home! It’sWinthrop Mass. We live here, andsail our boat out of Cottage ParkYacht Club. The photo appears tobe taken from the Winthrop ElksLodge parking lot, looking south. The marina in the foreground is

at the Elks. The shrink-wrapped

boats are at the Crystal Cove Ma-rina. In the distance is our watertower, painted red, white and blue;the blue stripe is obscured frommany vantage points by trees on itshill. The large building on theright, extending over the water, isthe Winthrop Yacht Club.Winthrop, only five miles by roadfrom Downtown Boston, extendsout into Boston harbor. It’s surrounded by ocean, harbor,

tidal salt marsh, and a harbor is-

land, so it’s no surprise that our 1.8square miles include three yachtclubs, a boatyard, a marine store,and marinas. Even our Elks Lodgeis a “yacht club.”

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Winthrop Harbor looking out toward Crystal Cove and theWinthrop Yacht Club. You can see the old trestle left overfrom the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn (B.R.B.) Railroadon the left side of the photo. The red, white, and blue water tower is elevated in the

background, which makes it an excellent point of referenceto steer toward when heading into Winthrop Harbor fromBoston Harbor. Many ideas have been floated over theyears to turn this tower into a marketing scheme, such asa giant Bud can. The location from which the photo was taken is just a

few doors down from the home of the late maritime author,Tink Martin. Tink co-authored “The Cruising Guide toNarragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts,”and also wrote the “Around the Waterfront” weekly col-umn in the town’s paper. Tink passed away in Septemberand the town lost a great personality, historian, and pro-ponent of anything marine/coastal. She is missed, and thisphoto reminds me of her looking out onto that trestle be-hind her house on the water. Here is a link for a little moreabout Tink: http://boatinglocal.com/news/ne-boating-writer-anita-“tink”-martin-dies.html

Brian CorbettMarblehead, Mass.

I got chased from the W.Y.C. lotI have not seen this view since 1969. Growing up in

Winthrop, I think you’re looking out from what I re-member being the Elks parking lot, but the docks werenot there then. Winthrop Yacht Club is on the right,and Crystal Cove on the left. Can’t tell you how manytimes I got chased out of that lot.

Capt. Alan LeibovitzBillerica, Mass.

Club good to my rottweiler RockyI believe the mystery harbor to be Winthrop Harbor,

looking south-southeast from the Cottage Park YachtClub parking lot. I have enjoyed many a lunch at theCottage Park Yacht Club, and they are always friendlyto my rottweiler, Rocky.

Capt. Frank PrallHull, Mass.

I raced Indian-class sloops thereThat’s Winthrop Harbor from the Cottage Park

Yacht Club parking lot. I spent many summers sailingfrom the Winthrop Yacht Club, crewing with a wonder-ful man named Bob Campbell on his Indian-classsloop. I later crewed with him on many other one de-signs in Winthrop and Boston harbors.


A few years ago, after membership in anotherBoston-area club, I joined the Cottage Park YachtClub, from which this picture was taken. Cottage Parkand Winthrop Harbor are a boater’s paradise – wellprotected and a perfect place to fish, kayak, sail, andpower. And we have, I like to think, the best junior sail-ing program in the area. If you are in the neighbor-hood, and are looking for a lovely place to visit, comeinto the Cottage Park Yacht Club, have a drink or asnack at our clubhouse, and see all our harbor has tooffer.

Mark B. McDonoughCottage Park Yacht Club

Winthrop, Mass.

Sailed ‘wooden shoe’ in WinthropThe photo is of the Cottage Park Yacht Club at

Winthrop, Mass. My dad kept his first boat, a Pennant-class sloop, on a mooring at Cottage Park back in themid-1950s.I remember going back to Massachusetts and visiting

Cottage Park as a kid, and marveling at the bowling alleybuilt over the water. Dad frequently told stories about ahurricane coming through, and finding his belovedHoutenklomp (he named her “wooden shoe” due to thePennant’s, shall we say, less than graceful profile) hardaground on a runway at Logan airport, right across the

channel.The boat survived that incident to sail again, but sadly

life changed (I came along), and he had to sell her. Dadis gone now, but his tales of Cottage Park live on.

Bruce D. Suppess/v Bellatrix

Stockton Springs, Maine

This ID is short but informationalThe picture is of Winthrop Harbor. There are Frosty

races from the Winthrop Yacht Club, which has a bowl-ing alley inside.

Bob Linehan Seabrook, N.H

Recalls airplane crashing in harborI believe this harbor to be located in Winthrop, Mass.

As a child in the 1940s and ’50s, I would visit my auntand uncle Bob and Alison Daw, who lived on ForestStreet and Shirley Street. They would often take meto the Winthrop Yacht Club, in the background of yourpicture. I also remember that plane that crashed intothe harbor.

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He was an Explorer Scout thereThe mystery harbor is located in Winthrop, Mass.,

harbor. I grew up in Winthrop and was an ExplorerScout, sailing on the Viking, out of the Winthrop Lodgeof Elks. Later I raced Radio-class sailboats out of thePleasant Park Yacht Club, and then moved on topowerboats. I believe the picture was taken from theElks parking lot, looking across the old narrow-gaugerailroad bed. The Winthrop Yacht Club is in the back-ground.

Dick HaleyMelvin Village, N.H

Boston’s twinkling lights are magicThe Mystery Harbor depicted in the April issue is

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just east of Isle au Haut in Maine. Some say my stories strain credibility. I

lean more toward Mark Twain’s philoso-phy: “Truth is the most valuable thing wehave. Let us economize it.” Anyway, there isone story that at least two people believe.For this one, we have to travel back in timeto 1980, to a body of water we’ve never ex-perienced together. It’s in northwest Min-nesota, 60 miles from the North Dakotaborder. Sound like fun?When I first flew out to tiny Hector Inter-

national Airport in Fargo, N.D., I was on a“new boyfriend meets the parents” mission.

When I got off the plane, no one was there to meet me.Well, I’ll just step outside and grab a cab, I thought.Like a “Twilight Zone” sequence, I pushed open thedoor, expecting the bustle of an airport ground-trans-portation system; instead I found only the sound ofcrickets chomping their way through the prairie.

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My ride did finally show, and offmy new girl and I went to meet theparents in their cozy 1920s lake cot-tage in Detroit Lakes, Minn. “Dadhas several boats; that should keepyou happy,” Mary Kay (my wife of 32years now) said as she noticed a be-wildered, abducted look invade myface. Bob, my future father-in-law,proudly showed me his 20-foot DScow sailboat and his stern-drivepowerboat, both of which sat justout of the water on their boat lifts. They each had full covers over

them; underneath were webbed re-taining straps like giant seatbelts. Ilooked at the pair of substantialboats and asked, “What’s with thestraps?” Bob gave me a knowinghalf-smile and looked across thelake to the south. “Storms can getreally intense out here,” he said. “Yeah, but these are big boats, and

it doesn’t seem you’d need thesestraps for….” “Let’s go in for ice cream and pie,”

he said. A couple of years later, a year af-

ter his daughter and I were mar-ried, I found out what Bob meantabout intense. Maybe he shouldhave said “weird.” My new wife andI had been sleeping soundly in thefront bedroom, maybe 75 feet fromthe lake. That night had been un-usually still as we drifted off. Theold white and blue cotton curtainshung limp from their wooden polesabove the wide-open windows of theold cottage. About one in the morn-ing we awoke to a rumble and thena crash. “One’s coming,” my new wife said,

as she shot out of bed and threw onher robe. “One what?” I asked, rubbing my

eyes. “One from across the lake.”I expected some 400-foot tall Gila

monster from a cheap horror movieto come wading towards us from theother shore. “Can get bad,” she continued. “We

need to close all of the windows.”When it hit, we were back in our

bedroom, all closed in, sitting on the

edge of the bed with the curtainstied back so we could view thestorm. It was the blackest night Ihave ever seen. Then the windcame, wailing like a bansheethrough the mast and rigging of theD Scow on its boat lift, and thencrashing against the old windows ofthe cottage. I thought about Bob’stie-down straps. Even though thelake is under three miles wide, thewaves crashed like we were on an

ocean lee shore. Then there was the lightning.

Frightening lightning. “That light’scoming at us at 186,000 miles persecond; I bet you can’t duck in time,”I joked.“Shhhh!” my wife said. “Listen. I

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“Sounds like a boat out there. Right off the dock.”“That’s impossible. Nobody could be out in the lake

now.”And then, as quickly as it started, the wind stopped.But not the noise. Bup, bup, bup, bup….“Someone’s out there in a boat in this stuff, or else

they’re stealing Dad’s powerboat.”“That’s impossible,” I said again, pulling on my shorts.

“I’ve got to go out there and find out.” We headed down-stairs, past the fireplace, to the front door by the lake. “Grab something to protect yourself, if it’s a thief,” my

dear wife said. “I’ll be right behind you.” And so – andthis is easily one of the most idiotic things I’ve ever done– I grabbed a fire iron from the fireplace, held it up inthe air (think: lightning rod), and marched through thefront door.It was still pitch-black, but it was clear that the sound

came from the dock. The sailboat was safe on its lift. Sowas the powerboat, still fully covered and strappeddown. But the powerboat was running. The bup bup buphad been coming from the stern-drive, which was ex-hausting above water due to the boat being up on thelift. Realizing it would overheat soon, I pulled off thesnaps on the cover by the steering and controls to turnit off. But there was no key in the ignition. “I must bedreaming,” I said aloud. “The key’s on the hook in the front of the cottage; I’ll

get it,” my wife said. When she returned, I put the key

in the ignition, turned it to the right to “on” and thenback to “off.” The motor stopped. And so does this story.Almost. For years, my father in law just rolled his eyes when

we related what happened. Actually, everybody did.Even the locals. One summer a couple of years later, mywife said, “Why not ask old Clem? He runs the marinaon the other end of the lake. He’s seen everything onthis lake for 75 years. See if he rolls his eyes.” And sowe took the powerboat over to his place. He was bentover, fiddling with an old Coke machine by his docks. “Quick question for you Clem,” I said. “You ever see

lightning start up a boat’s engine?” Still kneeling, hereached into his pocket, grabbed two quarters, put themin the machine, banged it once, and a can fell into thecatch slot. “Good, that’s fixed,” he said. Then he got upslowly and looked at me. “Yup,” he said. “Seen it happen.” He looked across the

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tural and social offerings. For thoseof us who love the sea, being pier-side is at best tolerable. Ships weremade for the marine environment;houseboats are made to be tied up

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extended tie-up at that naval facility. The trip southfrom Boston led to the Cape Cod Canal, past the Mas-sachusetts Maritime Academy, down Buzzards Bay,then past Block Island to the open ocean – at last. The49-hour trip was uneventful until the last bit. Withgusts of 46 and 47 knots, we were happy to pull intothe lee of a much larger Navy ship as we approachedpier 18. The heaving lines were tossed to the waiting naval

personnel, and the Bold found herself secured to hernew home. Electrical, sewage and water lines were runto the pier. After switching over to these pierside util-ities, the diesel generators were shut down, and thehum of the electric motors was silenced.

At this point, the Bold’s future is a big questionmark. Because of budget cutting, funding for the Boldwas excluded from the 2012 federal budget. How theEPA will meet some of the clean-water-standardsmandates without her remains to be seen. On Nov. 9, the crew was reduced in number to care-

taker status. No one knows what company will be incharge. No major work will be done on her, just theregular maintenance needed to keep her in goodenough shape to take to the seas again within aneight-week window if funding should be found. This tie-up may be a year. It may be longer. It may

be shorter. No one knows for sure. For those of us whohave learned to love her quirks and quaint, 25-year-old ways – we who have served aboard her – will missher solid, if not always stable, ride and the cama-raderie that only serving aboard a small ship canbring. May Poseidon continue to bless her in the future.

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sign for the new EdgewoodYacht Club facility that is evoca-tive of the historic buildingwithout trying to look historic”said Werenfels. “The new build-ing will fit into the neighbor-hood and create a welcomingpresence on the water. Throughthe incorporation of porches, acupola and multiple roof forms,the design is intended to be aproduct of today, with referencesto the past.” The EdgewoodYacht Club was founded in 1889and incorporated in 1902. FMI:www.edgewoodyc.org.

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For 14 years my wife Molly and I owned the pret-tiest boat in New England, a product of the cou-pled genius of K. Aage Nielsen and Paul E.

Luke. Magic’s exquisite double-planked hull floated forthe first time in East Boothbay on a cold spring day in1961. She had acres of varnish and a clean, sweetsheer. We never tired of pausing on the oars as we pulled

away from the mooring. Just one more look. One after-noon at Luke’s, Paul’s widow strolled by and remarked

matter-of-factly, “Aage sure could draw a pretty boat.” Magic saw us through squalls-with-attitude,

through the tornado that ripped apart the Hog IslandAudubon camp in 1999, through foggy nights east of’Tit Manan and the Reversing Falls at Saint John,New Brunswick. She earned compliments at everyturn. It was impossible to sail that boat and not feellike a million bucks.We logged about 750 days under way. No one

counted days I spent re-fastening, caulking, painting,varnishing, rigging and fixing, in addition to fine workby Paul E. Luke’s and, later, Kittery Point Yacht Yard.

For us, this meant fiberglass. Our old wood yawl was not asbulletproof as she was beautiful, and we wanted a monocoquehull to keep the water out. The transition wasn’t that easy.

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Magic’s hull was so fair that most people thought shewas fiberglass – at least until the bilge pump switchedon.Our Magic was not as bulletproof as she was beau-

tiful. Well-built, her scantlings weren’t heavy. She’dbeen a racing boat. And she had been sailed hard.Magic may have looked like the same boat that hadslid down the ways on her first launching day, but weknew that “to everything, there is a season.” And herseason for going offshore had passed.By the time offshore thoughts began to gel, and it

seemed like there might be another boat in our future,I had spent a lifetime around the water, including adecade as a young guy running big schooners betweenNewfoundland and Latin America. My wife worked atMystic Seaport when I met her. Better yet, she owneda Herreshoff Fish Class sloop, built in 1907. We knewwhat sang to us, what pleased our eye, and how weneeded to feel connected to mariners past. Friendswith different histories and newer boats needled usabout being stuck in our ways.Confronting Magic’s limitations – including never

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I had never paid attention toboats younger than my wife.My eye began to wander rightafter the bittersweet dayMagic’s new owner took over.Armed with a well-worn copy ofCharlie Doane’s “The ModernCruising Sailboat: A CompleteGuide to its Design, Construc-tion, and Outfitting,” we begansearching for a bulletproof clas-sic to venture offshore.Bob Perry’s Valiant 40 was

promoted as the first “perfor-mance cruiser.” Radical in itsday, it is regarded now (40 years later) as somewhatstaid, almost traditional. That worked for us, though Iwasn’t sure any boat with multi-colored rope could becalled “traditional.” But the Valiants’ reputation waswell earned, not least by carrying solo sailors aroundthe world via the great capes.One of my friends, Bill Pinkney, had sailed a larger

cousin, the Valiant 47, on just that route. He ravedabout the boat. And Perry had borrowed the Valiant40’s canoe stern from Holgar Danske, Aage Nielsen’smost famous (and favorite) design. Something aboutthat connection to Aage made it feel right, like we werestill among family. Not to mention the beckoningpromise of maintenance-lite sailing.We first saw Lantana, as she was known, well up

Florida’s St. Lucie River, languishing far from theocean. A blue-water boat in a ripple-free marina, sep-arated from the sea by rusty lift-bridges, ominous shal-lows, and miles of brackish water without the room toease a sheet: it didn’t seem right.Her power and seakindliness were apparent, even

at the dock. She had more frills than we wanted – airconditioning, for instance, and a TV that would bepitched straight away. But in a far-from-clean world,she seemed close to pure. This boat could be pushed.Despite her muscle, she looked forgiving, like a boatthat would bring her crew home without too muchfuss. The Port St. Lucie River is 1,600 miles from

Portsmouth, N.H., where we live. An offshore tripwould test the surveyor’s report. As he saw it, most ev-

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The sailor and the birdwatcher – a.k.a. Chris Pastore and Dave Bolster – decompressafter the Gulf Stream calmed down.


erything on the 22-year-old boat was “good.” VolvoPenta engine? “Good” It had been recently painted, astately dark green. Running rigging? “Good” Whatabout that relentless Florida sun? Dodger, bimini, andother canvas work? “Good” Anyone could see that was-n’t true. What other gremlins might be lurking on thisalmost-modern fiberglass boat?Mack Sails in Stuart, Fla., replaced the lifelines and

reinforced the head of the genoa. A local mechanicblessed the main engine and generator. We got the fireextinguishers serviced. But arranging for tradesmenfrom 1,600 miles away cannot be called “best practice.”We had to get the boat home.Accustomed as I was to sailing with my wife, I knew

she couldn’t leave her job for a long ride aboard anuntested boat. So I rounded up three comrades fromformer adventures: a birdwatcher, a sailor, and a guy-who-could-fix-stuff.Things went fine for the first 45 minutes. The diver

hired to scrub the bottom had neglected to clean outthe seawater intake, an issue not apparent idling atthe dock. Under load, the thirsty Volvo Penta over-heated. We shut down just past a rusty lift-bridge anddove on the problem. Under way again, it became ob-vious that the shaft seal on the raw water pump hada pronounced leak, too pronounced for 1,600 miles.Back to the dock we went.I understand project-management. Problems crop

up and need to be addressed. But we were running outof time. The sailor and the guy-who-could-fix-stuff suf-fered from Overloaded Calendar Syndrome. I had ad-vertised a boat ride, not a yard period. If we couldn’tsort things out, I was going to lose my crew.We finally got to sea through the Fort Pierce Inlet a

few days later, bound for Annapolis, ecstatic to be freedfrom the shore. Under mainsail, staysail and genoa,the boat settled in to a light easterly, steered by an el-derly autopilot whose curled control cord might havecome off a Ma Bell rotary phone. We were easing into“modern” gradually.The Gulf Stream is always Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde.

Filling in from the north-northeast that night, thebreeze intensified. We reefed the main and partiallyrolled up the genoa. By the time we tucked in the sec-ond reef, and stowed the genoa entirely, the Streamwas in a nasty mood. The guy-who-could-fix-stuff – bynow known respectfully as “Chief Engineer” – hadsailed with me in Magic. He agreed the Stream thatnight might have been her undoing. The Valiant tookit in stride.Sort of. The bilge kept filling. Not enough to sink us,

at least not straight away, but enough to make uspump every watch. Meanwhile, the interior of the boatwas a swamp. Magic’s hull had leaked when we droveher, but her decks and cabin-top had always beentight. I like dry bunks. And I don’t like soggy charts.


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or the shaft stuffing box.We finally arrived at therudder-post packing, in-conveniently located inthat lovely canoe-stern.Every time she pitched ina cranky Gulf Streamsea, Old Faithful eruptedaround the rudder post.We kept pumping.Within 60 miles of An-

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wispy fog came and went. And we timed the flood forNew York Harbor perfectly, catching a lift all the wayfrom Sandy Hook through the lower harbor and intoLong Island Sound. Thankfully, we got through theEast River and Hell Gate without incident.Because, that after-

noon, the grinding noisecoming out of the engineroom sounded like fin-gernails on a blackboard,expensive fingernails.The only good news isthat we were near my oldstomping grounds,Rowayton, Conn. Fromthe security of a mooringat the Norwalk YachtClub, with Sheffield Is-land and its high-schoolmemories as backdrop, Iconfronted a fatallycracked bell housing onthe Volvo Penta. The en-gine was a dead manwalking.Days passed. Dollars

changed hands. Finally,with the Green Monster on life support, the last leg ofour star-crossed delivery got under way. We romped upLong Island Sound in a fresh sou’westerly, shotthrough The Race after midnight at 10 knots, and mo-tored serenely through the Cape Cod Canal. Then thespinnaker halyard parted, only 40 miles fromPortsmouth, delaying our triumphal homecoming.With the delivery done and the summer half gone,

dreams of winter in the West Indies were still alive. Itwouldn’t be easy. Our affection for the boat had grown,but so had the punch-list. She needed a new engine,new running rigging, new hatches and portlight gas-kets, new wind instruments, new bottom paint, andnew canvas, not to mention repacking the rudder post.We wanted to install a Monitor self-steering gear. And

the headsail furler, sea-cocks and reefer all wantedservice. Magic had been simple. I enjoyed doing much of the

work myself. The Valiant is only four feet longer, andshe has one less mast. But her systems are more

daunting. And time wasof the essence.Kittery Point Yacht

Yard had come throughfor us before with severalprojects on Magic, andgenerously donated valu-able services to the Gun-dalow Company, thenon-profit organizationthat my wife directs.KPYY had installed thenew gundalow’s main en-gine in 2011 without ahitch. The crew wasfriendly and capable.With punch-list in hand,and his trademark wrysmile, General ManagerJohn Glessner said onemonth on the hardshould suffice.

KPYY delivered on time and within budget. Vic andDana squeezed a shiny red Westerbeke into the engineroom with little fanfare, despite having to engineer anew raw-water system and muffler. Bob installed theMonitor and new Lewmar hatches. Vic attacked therudder-post stuffing box, and when flax packing didn’twork, found a synthetic replacement to solve that nag-ging problem. John and Jason upgraded the rig withhard work and thoughtful suggestions. Ike brought outthe luster in the topsides and sheer stripe. At everystep of the way, the guys at KPYY asked thoughtfulquestions and made useful suggestions. We were ingood hands.Launch day called for cake, champagne and a live

rooster. Blood sacrifice was not in the offing, despite


The mast boot, with goop applied from the inside, was a likelysource of leaks while driving hard to windward.


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my familiarity with launching rituals for schoonersbuilt in Bequia and Carriacou, where we hoped to go.Roosters are our family totem, and the boat was to bere-christened Chanticleer, after the sassy rooster inChaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The champagne flowed,the rooster crowed, and then, in the presence of wit-nesses, we asked the gods of sea and wind to bless thisreborn vessel, and grant her safe passage.Boats are never easy. We traded brazen beauty for

bulletproof, and we got what we wanted. By Christmaswe were in the Virgin Islands; by mid-January inGuadeloupe, courtesy of Chanticleer. She’s a damn fineboat. She’ll never be as breathtakingly beautiful asMagic, but she is reassuringly strong and oh-so-seakindly. Pounding to weather in the Anegada Pas-sage on the way to Saba, Montserrat and Guadeloupe,with the Monitor steering and the ocean staying out-side, neither Molly nor I wished we were back inMagic.Of course, Chanticleer is still a boat. Off the wind,

everything is rosy. Driving hard to windward, sheleaks from above, probably through the mast boot ormast collar. I don’t like wet bunks or wet charts anymore than I used to. After our passage to Guadeloupe,we dropped the overhead panel from around the mastand found a previous owner’s attempted fix – goop ap-plied from inside. That will need an upgrade. MaybeI’ll ask advice from my buddies who pitched fiberglass

boats as maintenance-lite.Jeff Bolster, a licensed master mariner, has sailedtens of thousands of ocean miles in addition to endlesssummers coastwise, and been in virtually everythingthat floats, from eight-oared shells and Piscataquawherries to 300-ton schooners and tramp coasters inScandinavia. Chanticleer’s passage from Kittery toGuadeloupe was his 15th trip between New Englandand the West Indies.

W. Jeffrey (Jeff) Bolster has been named by ColumbiaUniversity one of the winners of the 2013 Bancroft Prize,for his book “The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in theAge of Sail” (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,2012). “The Mortal Sea” was described by the Columbiatrustees as “. . . a gripping and eloquent history of the hu-man impact on the ocean.” The Bancroft Prize, which in-cludes an award of $10,000 to each author, is consideredone of the most distinguished academic awards in the fieldof history. It is awarded annually by the Columbia Universitytrustees; 223 books were considered for the 2013 prize.Winners are judged in terms of the scope, significance,depth of research, and richness of interpretation they pre-sent in the areas of American history and diplomacy. Theother winner was John Fabian Witt for his “Lincoln’s Code:The Laws of War in American History” (Free Press, 2012).

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18or, ‘A legend in my own mind’

Valencia, Spain: The stage for the 32nd America’s Cup. Twelve countries.Pomp and circumstance. Spanish sun. Whimsical winds. Great sailing. Asyou can see, I was chafing at the bit to get out there.


39Points East May 2013

By Peter WinterFor Points East

Ihate to tell you, but I’m not a greatsailor. Since I’m not a great sailor,it’s probably difficult for you to un-

derstand why I’m such an exalted leg-end in the elevated sailing circles of theAmerica’s Cup. Harry Vanderbilt. Con-nor. Turner. Jobson. Blake. Spithill.And Winter. I beg your pardon? What’s that?

What do you mean, you’ve never heardof me? You mean, you’ve never heardabout my singular, quite extraordinaryAmerica’s Cup accomplishments? Seri-ously? I thought everyone knew. I’mshocked. I feel compelled to elaborate.Listen up, OK? I’m only doing thisonce. Years ago I came into some money, a

windfall, right out of the blue. Nothingat all to do with working 12 hours aday, six days a week, and enduring allthe slights and inequities of corporatelife. College tuition for the kids takencare of. Check. Mortgage liabilities re-duced. Check. Vacation taken. Check.Large present bestowed on the saintedwife. Check. With ribbons, bows andcard. Check. What else was I to do? Iknow, I’ll help out the Kiwis with theirAmerica’s Cup challenge. So I donateda little bit of scratch to Team NewZealand.I love big sporting contests. I love

watching athletes at the top of theirgame in any sport. If I had a chance towatch the two best tiddlywinks playersin the world go at it, I’d pay for a front-row seat. That’s why I’ve been to everyAmerica’s Cup for 30 years. I know

I thought of my mother,watching the spectacle of herson standing proudly onTeam New Zealand’s Amer-ica’s Cup boat as it racedendlessly in circles. She hadseen this metaphorical pas-sage before.18th

man

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or, ‘A legend in my own mind’


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what you’re thinking: It’s just guys with too muchmoney on an ego trip. Well, despite its hifalutin rap, ithas captivated me for as long as I remember, this ab-

surd mix of sailing excellence and high technology, ofhistory and modernity, of courage and mendacity, andof honesty and pretention.

Photo by Peter Winter

I know what you’re thinking: It’s just guys with too much money on an ego trip. The Cup is filled with an inherent set of self-contradictions that reveal human nature at its best…and its worst. I, for one, find that fascinating.

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Sort of P.T. Barnum meets Herreshoff, if you don’tmind me putting the snake-oil salesman and the mas-ter together in the same sentence. Yes, the Cup is filledwith an inherent set of self-contradictions that revealhuman nature at its best…and its worst. I for one findthat fascinating.My favorite race to this day came in the 2007 regatta

off Valencia, Spain. Race 3. After a real battle, Alinghi,from Switzerland (see above re self-contradictions)had the lead at the final mark, but after a left-rightseparation of over half a mile, Team New Zealandcame from behind to jibe slightly in front and win byless than a couple of seconds. If you have 10 minutesfree at the office tomorrow, announce that you needsome quiet time to think, hold all calls, close the doorand check out that race on YouTube. Trust me, no mat-ter what flag you fly, you’ll love it. I still remember when the Kiwis won the Cup, in

San Diego, back in 1995. I knew we were going to winafter the very first day’s sailing, and not because TeamNew Zealand won the race that day. In fact, nothingthat happened on the water led me to conclude we hadit in the bag. It was what I saw off the water that mat-tered. We repaired to the Team New Zealand compound

immediately after that first race and watched as theentire sailing crew climbed off the boat, then workedtogether to remove it from the water, wash it down,Photo by Peter Winter

It’s sort of P.T. Barnum meets Nathanael Herreshoff,if you don’t mind me putting the snake-oil salesmanand the master together in the same sentence.


and store it safely for the night.Above the sail loft was a tinyroom where spouses and girl-friends had prepared snacks fortheir fellas – New Zealand lambchops (of course), Okato cheeses,Stewart Island mussels, Stein-lager beer, and the ubiquitousMarlborough Sauvignon Blanc. After a few minutes of chat-

ting, syndicate head Peter Blakerose to his feet. He was one ofthose people for whom a roomfalls silent without any encour-agement. The opposite, of course,of me. “Good run today, boys,” hebegan. “I liked what I saw. Butwe have plenty of work to do. Yougrinders were sloppy – andCoutts, we gave up far too muchon the run in for the line. Whathappened there?”That set the tone. Each team

member’s performance was pub-licly assessed by fellow team-mates, honestly and directly,without approbation or censure.The remarks were uniformly un-

Photo by Peter Winter

I tried to be cool as I approached the skipper, as nature was not so much calling asinsisting. And there is absolutely nowhere to go on an America’s Cup boat when na-ture calls.


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sparing, but always good-na-tured, and rendered withoutany care at all about the hier-archy on the boat. This was apragmatic self-examination,given in the spirit of wantingto improve. The boys knew that they

carried their country on theirbacks, and they took that obli-gation very seriously, certainlymore seriously than their ownegos. You know and I knowthat such an atmosphere can only be achieved throughtrust, confidence, mutual respect and an unmitigateddesire to win. Discussion over, each team member wandered off to

his billet somewhere in San Diego, flip-flops on, sailbag over the shoulder. Since Team New Zealand wasturning in early, we wandered off to the San DiegoYacht Club. The first thing we noticed as we strodedown the manicured driveway was the long line ofwhite Cadillacs parked alongside it. “Proud Sponsor ofTeam U.S.A.” was on each door, right above the nameof each team member. As we entered the bar, we hearda commotion coming from an adjoining private diningroom. Team U.S.A. was enjoying dinner (looked likeroast beef), each person resplendent in blue blazer, red

tie, and white pants. A loudtoast was being proposed.“Hold on,” I thought. “They’retoasting each other. And theyjust lost the first race?” That’s when I knew.But, sorry, I digress. This was

supposed to be about my fabledAmerica’s Cup exploits, and Iknow you’re dying to hearabout them. Excuse me, andcome with me again back to2007, Valencia, Spain, magnifi-

cent stage for the 32nd America’s Cup. Now we’re re-ally talking a classic sporting event.Twelve countries. Pomp and circumstance. Spanish

sun. Whimsical winds coming down from the moun-tains in the afternoon, day after day, equalizing com-petition and reducing it to a true test of skill andstrategy. Great sailing. Wildly enthusiastic crowds.And a huge spectator fleet, literally hundreds uponhundreds of boats of all shapes and sizes out on thewater to watch the racing.One of the great traditions of the America’s Cup (be-

fore American software giant Larry Ellison, owner ofBMW Oracle Racing, got his hands on it) was thatroom was always left for an 18th man, in addition tothe 17 crew. In the old days, this is how Vanderbilt

The team needed the regula-tory weight, and there was I,a well-girded specimen sit-ting, as is my custom, on abar stool in the team lounge.“You’ll do,” I heard.


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watched the racing. He owned the boat after all. Thesedays the lucky guy is usually a well-heeled contributor,or a sponsor representative, or somebody pretty im-portant. On this particular day in the Team New Zealand

base, there happened to be nobody like that around.The team needed the regulatory weight, and there wasI, a well-girded specimen sitting, as is my custom, ona bar stool in the team lounge. “You’ll do,” I heard. Sothat’s how, with remarkable lack of recognition or cer-emony, I became the 18th Man in an America’s Cuprace.I immediately did what you would do. I called my

mother. Down in New Zealand, she and her pals werealready assembling down to watch the race. Here, atlast, after 55 years, was some kind of faint confirma-tion that her wayward son had finally amounted tosomething. It wasn’t much, but she was going to takeit. Like many mothers, she had been waiting for sucha call for a very long time. “You mean, you’re actuallyon our boat today?” she asked, trying hard to disguiseher skepticism. “Yes Ma, I’m the 18th Man. Look for me on TV.” With that, I told her that I had to go and prepare

myself for the challenge that lay ahead, and asked herto wish me, and my team – for that’s what it was now,my team – good luck. “I’ll do the best I can for every-body back home,” I solemnly promised, before I rushed

off to the boat, ignoring the respectful gathering ofKiwi families standing outside with their irritatingcameras. Naturally, I was now far too busy for that pa-parazzi nonsense. I had far more important things toworry about.Out we sailed, through the canal and past the cheer-

ing crowds, me alternately leaning with practicedgrace on the mast, lost in heavy contemplation of thechallenges ahead, or casually waving to the adoringthrong who had gathered to catch a glimpse of me.There was a natural separation between the crew andme. I put that down to their respect. Clearly, I was al-ready an integral cog in one of the finest sailing teamson the planet. Everyone could see it. A legend wasabout to be born on the waters off Valencia.The afterguard tactician came to brief me. Now, I

have always fancied myself as something of an expertat race-start maneuvers and was ready to opine. Butapparently, this young know-all was one of those peo-ple who don’t take advice well, because the conversa-tion was somewhat terse, as in I didn’t get a chance tosay anything. “You stand here, your arms around thisstrut, and do not move or speak,” he said. “And hangon tight; we had a guy lose his finger in that flywheellast week.” That was it. We began to put the boat through its paces. We

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warmed up, sailing as we were in the Spanish sun inthe middle of the afternoon. But still we kept on, un-relenting, pushing ourselves to maintain focus. Wewere going to be as ready and as sharp as we could bewhen the winds finally came down from those moun-tains. And as you would expect, I set the right example for

my team, erect and solid as a rock, seemingly at onewith the boat, but actually hanging on for dear life aswe tacked and jibed and furled and hoisted. Up anddown each side of the course we went, past the admir-ing lines of spectator boats, crammed with thousandsof people relaxing, cool drinks in hand, in the shade,having a lovely time. I thought of my mother, up withher pals late at night, watching the bewitching spec-

tacle of her son standing proudly on the back of theboat as it raced endlessly, in circles. She had seen thismetaphorical passage before.The alert reader will have remembered that my se-

lection as 18th Man had taken place while I was enjoy-ing a quiet, midmorning libation in the team lounge.That was now four, long, hot hours ago. At this point,dear reader, nature was not so much calling as insist-ing. Loudly. And as you will also understand, an Amer-ica’s Cup boat is optimized for weight. Simply put,there is absolutely nowhere to go when nature calls.There was only one person who could help me out ofthis jam. The skipper. Famed match racer andOlympian Dean Barker.“Dino, I badly need a rest-room break. What do you

...as the blessed act of relief began, Dino turned the boat alright, butnot away from the spectator fleet. Nope, his new heading took the boatstraight down and immediately in front of the starboard line of specta-tor boats. He’s a wonderful helmsman, Barker, and he made sure wewere nicely heeled over, thus ensuring maximum exposure as I took mymagnificently undignified salute.


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over to the stern, kneel down andget ready. Boys, prepare to goabout. We’ll head away from thespectators and let Winter get abouthis business.”So I did. And as the blessed act of

relief began, Dino turned the boatalright, but not away from thespectator fleet. Nope, his new head-ing took the boat straight downand immediately in front of thestarboard line of spectator boats.He’s a wonderful helmsman,Barker, and he made sure we werenicely heeled over, thus ensuringmaximum exposure as I took mymagnificently undignified salute. I was revealed, all of me, to all

present, and to the worldwideviewing audience. I was also posi-tioned perfectly to hear the hyster-ical laughter and ribaldcommentary that ensued in adozen different languages fromhundreds of previously bored on-lookers ready for any diversion andmost appreciative of this particularone, commentary far too ribald tobe repeated in this fine familymagazine. Meanwhile, far away Down Un-

der, a country looked on in stupe-faction at the sight of our corpulenthero with his shorts down at half-mast, getting about his business onthe back of the nation’s pride andjoy.This included my mother, now in

the midst of regaling her exhaustedfriends for the umpteenth time withcomplete fictions about my remark-able sailing prowess, and the detailsI had very confidentially sharedwith her about the secret tactics Iintended to apply to ensure victoryfor the country in today’s race. Regrettably, of course, my un-

usual actions on the stern had thesad effect of undermining her argu-ment. In fact, they had the effect ofconfirming to her and her friendsthat she had, indeed, raised an id-iot. I also regret to report that mystanding back home has never re-


Not to rain on your parade, but the America’s Cup eventswill be held, and televised live, from April through September,without the hero of the Valencia Incident, our own Peter Winter.In case you’re still interested in the AC extravaganza, here isthe schedule of 2013 competitions:2012-2013 AC World Series, April 16-21, Naples, ItalyLouis Vuitton Cup: July 4-Aug. 30, San FranciscoRed Bull Youth America’s Cup: Sept. 1-4, San FranciscoAC Finals: Sept. 7-21, San FranciscoThe 34th America’s Cup events will be aired live on NBC

Sports and NBC television. FMI: www.americascup.com.

2013 America’s Cup events and coverage

covered from what has subsequently become known as“the Valencia incident,” not that it was ever very highto begin with. But let me tell you, as a result of my ex-ploits in Valencia, I am famous in sailing circles all overthe world. Or is the correct word here, notorious? An America’s Cup fleet in full flight is a magnificent

sight to behold. It is a tragedy that such a sight willnever be seen again. In the naïve misconception thatonly huge 72-foot catamarans are sufficiently excitingto attract mass television audiences – and thus enablethe construction of a global, popular circuit just like For-mula 1 auto racing – Larry Ellison and Russell Couttshave killed this magnificent event. This is not sailing.It’s drag racing. These are not sailboats. These are gold-plated cowpats with knobs and dials and flashing lights,bizarre craft designed by people who had no real con-cept of how they might work. So they don’t. These boats stall. They flip over. And they’re ugly. Or-

dinary sailors cannot relate to how they work or feel.Besides, even for rich people, they are prohibitively ex-

pensive. You know how many countries have signed onfor next year’s regatta in San Francisco? Five. Oracle,from the USA; Emirates Team New Zealand; ArtemisRacing from Sweden; Team Korea; and Luna RossaChallenge from Italy, which will be sailing in a boat de-signed by New Zealand, because that’s the only waythey could afford it.San Francisco is not that far away from Maine, but

for the first time since 1986, I may sit this one out.Given my mythic exploits on the water in Valencia, Ihope they can get along without me. If they can’t, Iguess I stand ready for the call. After all, they may needanother personal appearance from Winter to improvethe ratings. It’s the least I could do.

Peter Winter is a retired media executive who lives inGeorgetown, Maine, with his wife, Elizabeth. They es-cape to his native New Zealand each winter. His newbook, “Watching Newspapers Die,” will be published in2013.

Course map courtesy America’s Cup



Stripers and blues will maraud,porgy and blackfish will prowl, andeven the dog days of August willproduce. A highliner tells where,when, how, and what for an entice-ment.

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As the days keep getting longer and warmer, welook ahead to what the spring, summer and fallmight have in store for those of us who take ev-

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what’s in store for the glorious months ahead.Going over start-of-the-season checklists is a good

idea. Are flares, fire extinguishers and lifejackets allchecked out, onboard, and easily accessible? Is the listof my tools-of-the-trade complete: the over 150 newstriper and bluefish rigs I made up over the winter(with sharp, cutting-edge-design VMC hooks and SufixFluorocarbon leaders), along with Redi Rig ReleaseFloats, Esca flashing lure lights, and an ample supply

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May: As I fire up the twin 150-horsepower Suzukioutboards on my Sea Fox 256 Walkaround, I flip on theswitch to my livewell pump so it’s filled and ready as Ibegin the hunt for live bait. May offers some of the bestbuild-ups of bait and fishing action as the water warms

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and the migratory species literally pour into our waters. Schoolie stripers, 12 to 24 inches long, will be most respon-

sive to small, four- to five-inch rubber shads. These are fishedalong the rock outcroppings, breakwalls and flats in harborsand bays where the water warms quickest under the Maysun. As more and more baitfish appear – from small spearingand glass shrimp to adult bunker of one to two pounds – thebigger stripers and bluefish will make a showing as well. Since bait can at times be tricky to spot early in the season,

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June: The waters warm more and more as the MemorialDay holiday weekend leads us into the month of June, whensunsets, ferry boats, and even floating art fairs can all befound in full swing. Traffic in the Long Island Sound in-creases, but not without great beauty and interest.The fishing also shifts into high gear this month as bait be-

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peaks. Using live bait,chunk baits, jigs and trolled lures are all sure ways toget your reels screaming. The action can really get fastand furious, and even the party boats get in on the

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July: By Independence Day, fishing is in full swing,with a full complement of species present, including

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stripers, blues, weakfish, fluke andporgies (scup). Last July, I was fortu-nate to hit a special personal mile-stone, which as a fisherman andconservationist meant a lot to me.Over the past several years, I taggedand released every striped bass Ihooked, and on last July 3, I landed,tagged, measured, weighed and re-leased my 1,000th striper. Theseranged in size from 14 inches, weigh-ing less than two pounds, to my per-sonal best, which measured 49inches and weighed 36 pounds.

August: Can this month be writ-ten off as the dog days of summer, orshould we consider it just anotherchallenge? I say the latter. Depend-ing on weather conditions, or shouldI say water temperatures, the greatfishing will continue well into thismonth, or, if the waters heat up toomuch, it will turn off significantly orcompletely. Your best bet is to sched-ule most of your fishing outingsaround early morning or evening (in-cluding into the night). Bait and lures are both worth a try

during this period, and then shift towhichever attraction is getting youthe most strikes. By avoiding theheat of the day, you significantly in-crease your odds of a hook-up. Spendyour daytime hours swimming,cruising to a local harbor or on-the-water restaurant, enjoying theshoreline wildlife – or scoping out anew fishing spot.

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miss out on.Although Labor Day marks the official end of summer,

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before fall creeps up on us. The baitfish and bluefishspawns will have filled the waters with their offspringby this time, so the adult and peanut (baby) bunker,along with snapper (baby) blues, are filling the bellies ofcormorants, ospreys, bluefish and stripers. Late August into early September is also a great time

to help pre-schoolers hold a fishing rod for their firsttime. You can help them catch snapper blues from docks,piers, boats and the shoreline at a nonstop pace, so getthose cameras out and be sure to capture your little one’sfirst catch.

October:With the number of boaters slimming by theweek, October always holds great promise as stripersand blues gorge themselves in preparation for their mi-grations south to warmer waters. October is also thestart of the blackfish (tautog) fishing season along theNew York and Connecticut shorelines, and some of thebest fishing occurs in the first few weeks of the season(before all the “big ones” are already caught). So get readywith an ample supply of crabs and blackfish jigs andhang on. A steady feel and quick reflexes are keys to get-ting these rock lovers out of their lairs and into your boat.

All year-round:Last year, while cruising, swimming,hiking and fishing, I filled several garbage bags withplastic and glass bottles, pieces of Stryofoam, sandals,plastic bags, fishing line, deflated balloons, and othergarbage I picked up in the water or on the shore. I sawseveral ospreys using fishing line, strips of plastic, andeven a leather belt to make their nests. Many recre-ational mariners I see frequently along the NewYork/Connecticut border do the same, often wading the

If you boat and fish along the New England coast, and youare willing to step up to help keep our waters clean, I’ve gotsome great products, compliments of Cobra Marine (VHF ra-dio), Rapala (Lures), Sufix (fishing line, shirt and hat) andRedi Rig (fishing floats) to be awarded as prizes in the sim-ple contest described below.

From now through July 31, 2013, email me ([email protected]) a paragraph about something you’ve done tohelp keep our waters clean (beach clean-ups, etc.) this year.Attach a photo of your best boating or fishing adventure, inwhich you’re having fun fishing, sailing, bird-watching, clean-ing up a shoreline, etc. (one entry per person, and no morethan three photos per person, please).

Only high-resolution (at least 200 dpi), original images willbe considered. Include your name, email address and thename(s), date(s), location(s), and any other details you feelwill be helpful in our selecting the winners. The winning en-tries will be published in an issue of Points East this comingfall. Prizes include:

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By Bill HezlepFor Points East

Over the winter and spring of 2012, we drove ourCape Dory 28 hard-top from Texas to theChesapeake Bay, listed it for sale with Anne

Gray at Gray & Gray Yachts (York, Maine), and, at theend of May, it sold. It had been a good boat; in the fiveyears we owned it we made three round-trips toFlorida, cruised the Bahamas, and explored the GulfCoast.

shakedown cruise

Between Hyannis and Jacksonville Beach, we put 167.1 hours on the 28-footer’s 315-horse Yanmar, burning 545 gallons of diesel, an average of 3.26 gallons per enginehour, at a cost of $2,168 for diesel and an average of $3.73 per gallon.

With breakers on the Chatham bar, and Monomoy Point ugly, Betty guided Nauset onto an hydraulic trailer for the short haulto Hyannis and a calmer embarkation point. Inset: Nauset in Stonington, Conn.

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Before buying the Cape Dory,Betty and I had been full-timecruising liveaboards, sail andpower, for 14 years, and one of usthought a slightly larger boat – saya 31- to 33-foot Downeast hard-top– was what we needed. The winterI listed the Cape Dory, a half-dozenboats were on Yacht World that fitthe general description of ourdreams and might fit our budget.At the end of May, there werenone. It did not take long for lifewithout a boat to prove unsatisfac-tory. In early August, Gray & Grayput together a list of boats that wemight be interested in, and we setoff on a two-week land cruise – scouring boatyards,marinas and brokerages from Essex, Conn., to the

shores of Penobscot Bay.The first boat we looked at was a

1995 Nauset 28 hard-top at NausetMarine in Orleans, Mass., but wewanted a bigger boat. Two weeksand a bunch of boats later, we wereback in Orleans, surveying andsea-trialing the little Nauset. Afterthe survey and sea trial we re-turned to the house to wait for thewritten survey and think aboutboats. But both of us knew that the 28

was our next boat: it was a visuallyattractive Royal Lowell design, thebasic structure – hull, deck andbulkheads –was in excellent condi-

tion, the spotless 315 Yanmar had less than 300 hourson the meter, and Nauset was still in business and still

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in Orleans, and we were at the house in Texas, morethan a thousand miles away. We wanted to drive theboat south rather than winterize and shrinkwrap it.We could, of course, have it trucked. But for less thanthe cost of hiring that truck, we could have an enjoy-able four- to six-week shakedown cruise – not much ofa contest there. However, if Nauset was going to cruisesouth, a few things needed to be done. I talked to Ron Deschamps, the Nauset service man-

ager, and rather to my surprise he agreed to have theyard take care of most of my to-do list while the pa-perwork was still churning. My good friends at Hamil-ton Marine, Defender, West Marine and Navionicswere more than willing to ship lots of good stuff out toOrleans, and the folks at Nauset got everything on thework list done. When Betty and I arrived in Orleanson Sept. 18, Nauset was ready to go: spotlessly clean,in the water, fuel and water tanks full.

Ready to goAfter three days of finalizing paperwork and shop-

ping for groceries, beer, bedding, and everything elsethat we did not bring up with us, we were ready tostart south. But we were at Nauset’s marina in Or-

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shakedown/delivery would begin on schedule – on atruck? Nauset hauled Nauset out on their big hy-draulic trailer, and we paraded down the Mid-CapeHighway to Hyannis. At dawn on Saturday, September22, after a night on the dock in Hyannis and a gooddinner at Tugboats Restaurant, we started south, des-tination Jacksonville Beach, Fla.The trip south began in fog, running in company

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were taking on water somewhere up in the bow. We di-verted into Oyster Bay and the Oyster Bay MarineCenter, a working boatyard where help, if needed, wasavailable. No help was needed.Out on the sound, when I looked in the chain locker,

I had been very much afraid that the hull-to-deck jointwas leaking. It wasn’t. At some point over the years, adeck-mounted windless was added, and it was notwell-bedded. Seawater was getting in under the wind-less and going down along the two forward bolts hold-ing the windless. Water had also come in through the deck opening for

the chain. The Nauset 28 has a “shoe-box” hull-to-deckjoint; the hull slides up inside the down turning deckflange. If that style of joint is done right, and Nauset’sare, it makes a strong, tight joint. But the top edge ofthe hull, inside the deck flange, forms a three-eighths-inch-wide ledge that runs from bow to stern, andwhere the forward (chain locker) bulkhead was

glassed to the hull, there was a very small hole in thatledge. Some of the water coming through and underthe windless had run aft along the ledge, through thattiny hole and then down behind a piece of teak trim.The water emerged at the forward end of the V-berthcushions and soaked the cushion covers, sheets and allthat. Luckily, the cushions were closed cell, sealedfoam and did not soak up the seawater.So, Wednesday in Oyster Bay: Rinse and dry the V-

berth area, wash everything, rebed the windless, enjoyan excellent dinner at Jack Halyard’s American Grill(62 South St., Oyster Bay). Could have been a lotworse.Thursday, September 27, in much-improved condi-

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Edgartown Weekendadds extra race dayThe Edgartown Yacht Club, in Edgartown,

Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., has added an extraday to its 2013 Big Boat Buoy Races (BBBR),which were inaugurated in 2012 as a one-daypartner event to the club’s popular ’Round the Is-land Race. Now the club, located on therenowned island retreat of Martha’s Vineyard,can offer three full days of racing as part of itsannual Edgartown Race Weekend, scheduled forWednesday through Sunday, July 17-21. The event is for IRC, PHRF, Double-Handed,

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The District One J/24 Championships, June 1-2, will be hosted by Fleet 139 in Portsmouth N.H., Piscataqua Sailing Association (PSA) and theKittery Point Yacht Club in New Castle N.H. See story on page 62.

InternationalCorinthiancompetitionin NewportThe biennial New York Yacht Club Invita-

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Interlodge (foreground), representing the EasternYacht Club in Marblehead, Mass., competes in lastyear’s NYYC Invitational.

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Eggemoggin Reach Regatta is on Aug. 3.Designed by C. Raymond Hunt, with the col-

laboration of Waldo Howland, the ConcordiaCompany commissioned 103 Concordias – 39feet, 10 inches and 41 feet LOA – from 1938 to1966, all but four of which were built at theAbeking and Rasmussen shipyard in Germany.With their success as offshore racers and cruis-ers, Concordias became the biggest class of largewooden sailboats ever built. On Wednesday, July31, fine specimens of the class will be on exhibi-tion at the Castine Town Dock. Concordias will also be honored at a sympo-

sium on July 31 at 4 p.m., in Delano Auditoriumat Maine Maritime Academy, during which theirdesign, construction and sailing qualities will bereviewed. John Eide, editor of “The Concordian”and skipper of Hull 65 Golondrina, will chair thediscussion. The panel will include restorers, his-torians, and sailors of Concordia yachts. The panel is expected to include Doug Adkins,

author of the definitive biography of Dorade (with fore-word by Llewellyn Howland), who brought back fromthe ashes his Concordia, Coriolis; Queene Foster, au-thor of “Chapman Boating Etiquette,” who now skip-pers the Concordia Misty; Ben Mendlowitz, noted

marine photographer and owner of the ConcordiaStarlight; and Giffy Full, renowned wood-boat sur-veyor.

The race notice/entry form and sailing instructionsfor the Castine to Camden race are available atwww.castineyachtclub.org. Information on Camden toBrooklin race and Eggemoggin Reach Regatta is avail-able at www.erregatta.com.

Each weekend in August will fea-ture a Concordia talk or race, orboth, as the fleet sails from Castine,Maine, to Padanaram, Mass. Thelist of interesting presenters for theConcordia Symposium at Maine Mar-itime Academy in Castine is being fi-nalized. The plan is to assemble thefleet in Castine on Tuesday, July 30.A cocktail party will precede a float-ing, potluck dinner aboard the boatsat the town dock and in the MaineMaritime basin.

The MMA symposium on Wednes-day will be followed by awards andpresentations at the Castine YachtClub. Also in the works is a displayof Concordia publications from Eliza-beth Meyer’s attic as well as otherhistoric artifacts. A series of Batikaraces, solo and crewed, will be held,as well as a race by younger mem-bers of the Castine Yacht Club sail-ing school. Batikas are the eight

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75th Anniversary ofConcordia Yawls

Coriolis, a 39-foot Concordia yawl, was “brought back from the ashes”by her owner Doug Adkins. Doug will be on the Concordia panel.

Photo courtesy Castine Classic Yacht Race


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There will be no dinner at the Camden Yacht Club, but a Concordiagam is in the works Thursday evening, Aug. 1. And there is thefeeder race on Friday, Aug. 2, from Camden to Brooklin, and then thebig Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on Saturday, the 3rd. A trophy will begiven to the Concordia that enters and places best in all the races –seven at last count – between Castine and Padanaram.

The seminar at Marblehead has James “Sham” Hunt speakingabout his father’s yacht-design accomplishments. The ConcordiaCompany’s Brodie and Stuart MacGregor are putting the finaltouches on the Reunion Weekend in Padanaram at the end of Au-gust. Full details will be in the May issue of “The Concordian.”Please check the links below to keep posted. Mark the August week-end dates on your calendar, make sure your varnish is perfect andyour bottom is buffed, and join the party.

FMI: Castine (July 31-Aug. 1, www.castineyachtclub.org); Camden(Aug. 1, contact Tom Kiley at [email protected]); Marble-head: Aug. 9-11, www.corinthianclassic.org); Nantucket (Aug. 18,www.operahousecup.org); Padanaram (Aug. 23-25, contact eitherBrodie MacGregor at [email protected] or StuartMacGregor at [email protected].

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Concordia Hull No. 65 Golondrina is skippered by John Eide, ed-itor of “The Concordian,” who will chair a symposium on thedesign at Maine Maritime Academy. Photo courtesy Castine Classic Yacht Race


Kick off the boating season at the Upper Cape’sonly in-water boat show, as the best of the big city shows come to your home waters!

One day only, Saturday May 18th from 9 ‘til 5.Rain or Shine, on the lawns and docks at the Chart Room and Kingman Yacht Center.

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More than 60 boats, marine products and services on display. Names like Sea Ray, Raymarine, Sabre Line,Castafari Sport Fishing, Parker Boats, Stuart Knockabout,Boston Whaler, Simrad, Yellowfin and Sea Tow.

Demo rides, special show pricing, informational seminars and hands-on demonstrations.Entertainment for the kids too!

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The first-ever Red Brook Harbor Boat Show takes over Cape Cod’slargest marina

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Hospice Regatta moves base to MorrisThe 17th Annual Hospice Regatta of Maine will be held July

12-13 at Morris Yachts’ Service Yard in Northeast Harbor.Morris, which has donated its facilities and staff for theevent, has already begun helping the organizers plan activi-ties.

This year’s regatta will build on several well-established tra-ditions, but also feature some new events. Regatta winnersqualify for a national championship race. Representing theHospice Regatta of Maine in this year’s National Hospice Re-gatta Championship April 11-14, in St. Petersburg, Fla., wereJim Fernald and his team. This was the second year Fernaldand his crew traveled to St. Petersburg for the national event.

Powerboaters can play a rousing game of poker on the wa-ter in the High Card for Hospice poker rally, with prizesawarded to those holding the best poker hands. High Card willstart and finish at the Northeast Harbor Town Dock, next toMorris Yachts.

All proceeds benefit the free end-of-life and grief supportservices provided by Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County,now in its 33rd year of service. Sponsorships for the HospiceRegatta of Maine are being accepted, and the host committeeis being formed. FMI: www.hospiceofhancock.org or call 207-667-2531.

Around Islesboro Race is set for Sept. 7The Northport (Maine) Yacht Club has scheduled the Around

Islesboro Race (AIR) for Saturday, Sept. 7. Proceeds fromsponsors and participants support the Northport Yacht Clubsailing school, which provides sailing and racing lessons toclose to 100 kids.

Last summer, 38 boats entered and 33 finished in condi-tions that included 20 knots of wind along the east side, withgusts to 25 knots; then 10-15 knots on the west side return-ing home. There was no rain, but the dew point and fog madevisibility a challenge during the first half of the race. The AIR isalways held on the first Saturday after Labor Day. FMI:www.northportyachtclub.org.

Monhegan Race is finishing in Pen BayThe 79th annual Monhegan Race, with events beginning July

12, finishes in Penobscot Bay. With the growing popularity of des-tination racing, the choice of Pen Bay as a cruising center – andmore racing in the Rockland-Castine pursuit race the followingweekend – presenting a new look with new racing challengesseemed to be a natural for the oldest race on the Maine coast.

Festivities kick off Friday, July 12, with a cocktail party at Port-land Yacht Club. The race starts Saturday morning in Casco Bayand ends outside of Camden Harbor, with both offshore and in-shore courses for racing machines and cruising platforms. The


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Volvo Ocean Race to stop in NewportNewport, Rhode Island will host the Volvo Ocean Race for the

first time after winning a place on the route for the 12th editionof sailing’s premier round-the-world challenge in 2014-15. Theevent will cover 39,895 miles in nine months, the longest routein its history. The race will reach Newport around May 2015, af-ter a stop in Itajaí, Brazil.

From Newport, the teams will sail across the Atlantic for the fi-nal legs around Europe. The Volvo Ocean Race has visited theUnited States in every edition since 1989-90, but despite New-port’s great sailing heritage, the City by the Sea has never beforehad host-port status. The 65-foot boats will start in Alicante,Spain, Oct. 4, 2014, and visit Recife in northeast Brazil. Later,

the teams will race to Auckland in New Zealand before roundingCape Horn and making a second Brazilian stop in Itajaí and thenheading to Newport. The world-girdling event will finish in Gothen-burg, Sweden. The remaining stopovers on the 2014-15 routewill be revealed over the coming weeks. FMI: www.volvoocean-race.com.

Notice of race: BHYC RegattaThe Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta is scheduled for Sat-

urday and Sunday, Aug. 3-4, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This two-day regatta in Midcoast Maine features classes of competitionfor everyone, from the hard-core racer to the cruiser trying racingfor the first time. In its 39th running, the annual BHYC Regattahas been a premier GMORA event for nearly four decades.Coastal islands such as Squirrel, Southport, and Damariscoveact as picturesque backdrops and interesting geographical obsta-cles, testing the strategy of skippers and crews. Once the day’sracing is done, return to the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for aclambake and entertainment or visit the charming village ofBoothbay Harbor. Details and race information are availableon www.bhyc.net.


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The innovative M46 Modern Classic, built by MorrisYachts, on Mount Desert Island, Maine, was designedby Sparkman & Stephens to be a true modern classicwith genuine cruising capabilities and a racing pedi-gree. The new M46, introduced before the Maine Boat-builders Show, kicks off a five-year company plan torevitalize the marine industry in Maine by renewingthe company’s focus on developing new products andtechnologies.Morris set out to create an entirely new boat that fit

into the M-Series line range like a sister, not an iden-tical twin. Increased sailing performance and a largercabin were penned into a brief as well as additional el-ements not often found in classic designs, such as afold-down swim transom for versatility for today’s ac-tive sailing family.Working with S&S, the result is a new hull design

with a longer waterline, enhanced tumblehome and amore traditional bow than graced her predecessors.The design achieves a lower displacement-to-lengthratio for increased acceleration and improved perfor-mance. The new hull shape also provides a higherlength-to-beam ratio, resulting in less resistance andmore overall speed. “The M46 is powered up, but easy and comfortable

to sail in all conditions,” said S&S chief architect Bren-dan Abbott. “She utilizes modern construction, hard-ware, rigging, and appendage design and boasts awell-appointed interior and generous cockpit.” All linesare fed to the captain’s station and integrated withpush-button sail handling provided by electricwinches.

Bottom line: Morris says the M46 was created for to-day’s coastal family, which likes to mix it up: Somedays are for cruising, some are for racing, and someare for just lying at anchor and enjoying a quick swimor cocktail with friends. FMI: www.morrisyachts.com.

M46 is designed for today’s coastal families

Working with S&S,the new hull designhas a longer water-line, increased perfor-mance, enhancedtumblehome, a largercabin, and a more tra-ditional bow thangraced her M-Seriespredecessors.

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A 13-foot, six-inch long by 52-inch wide Ram IslandPeapod, built by Bay of Maine Boats, in Kenneb-unkport, was displayed at the Maine Boat Builders’Show this past March. The peapod was traditional inmost every way, except for an unconventional rig anda batwing sail. Instead of the usual, roughly 56-square-foot spritsail rig used on peapod workboats, theBMB model had a full-batten 59-square-foot batwingtype of sail usually seen on windsurfers.Bay of Maine asserts that full-battened sails create

a well-formed airfoil, as opposed to the loose-footedspritsail rig, which, BMB claims, provides a less effi-cient sail when tacking and sailing down wind. Thebattens can be tensioned or slackened to improve per-formance under various wind conditions. Anotherwrinkle offered by this rig: A three-foot zippered reefcan be quickly taken in when the wind comes up andyou want to get safely home. This reef was put in be-cause the exhibit room’s ceiling was too low to allowfor the full 14-foot hoist of the sail.Bay of Maine Boats reported that the peapod per-

formed well during sea trails, saying the rig was “eas-ily controlled, tacked, set up and taken down,” andcompact, for mast and sail storage as the mast is insections. FMI: www.bayofmaineboats.com.

Ram Island Peapod sports afully-battened batwing sail

Battens can be tensioned or slackened to improve perfor-mance under various wind conditions, and a three-foot zip-pered reef can be quickly taken in when the wind comes upand you want to get safely home.

Photo courtesy Bay of Maine Boats

Back Cove Yachts, in Rockland, Maine, has unveiledits latest design, the Back Cove 41, which will debutin February 2014. The 41 is designed for couples withserious cruising in mind. A single Cummins 600-horse-power diesel engine, bow and stern thrusters, a gener-ator set and reverse-cycle heat and air-conditioningsystems are standard. The interior arrangement in-cludes two comfortable staterooms, each with a privatehead. The centralized galley location serves the open-

air cockpit as easily as the saloon. Back Cove 41 Spec-ifications: Hull Length 41’ 8”, Beam 13’ 10”,Displacement (full load) 27,000 lbs., Fuel 400 gals.,Water 140 gals., Powerplant 600-horse Standard En-gine Cummins QSC8.3., Headroom 6’ 6”, Sleeping ac-commodations 6@6’ 6”. Their Downeast 37 will beintroduced in summer 2013. FMI: www.backcoveyachts.com.

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Edson International, of New Bedford, Mass. – manufactur-ers of marine steering systems and accessories, boat davitsradar towers, and marine pumps for sail and powerboats –has unveiled its latest addition to their custom sailboat wheelofferings: a carbon, teak, and holly Vortex Wheel. It featureselegant design details of alternating wood and composite ma-terials that is not only stylish, Edson says, but also has alightweight structure that enhances the light touch that skip-pers covet. The name of the yacht can be emblazoned on thewheel hub. This wheel is available in a range of diameters andcan be made to suit various wheel-shaft sizes. FMI: www.ed-sonmarine.com.

Alerion Yachts, in Warren, R.I., reports that the launch ofthe first Alerion 41 constitutes the 650th Alerion to be builtduring the past 20 years. Popularized by the Alerion Express28 and 33 daysailers, Alerion has extended its reach to a newAlerion series of cruising boats, in which the Alerion 41 falls.Its opening transom for swimming and boarding is retractablewhen not in use. Standing headroom, large saloon, and twosleeping cabins all lend themselves to coastal cruising. Thesail plan is simple to handle, enabling fast getaways, evenwhen singlehanded. FMI: www.alerionyachts.com.

The Apprenticeshop, in Rockland, Maine, has appointedMargaret Macleod, of Rockport, Maine, as the new executive

director. Macleod has served ably as interim executive direc-tor since mid-December 2012, upon the departure of EricStockinger. Before that, she was The Apprenticeshop’s devel-opment director for three years. Macleod also worked forother Maine nonprofits, including Maine Audubon and Ash-wood Waldorf School. FMI: www.apprenticeshop.org.

Jamestown Distributors, of Bristol, R.I., has launched anew concept: the TotalBoat line of maintenance products de-signed and tested by boaters for boaters. The goal,Jamestown says, is to offer the best combination of perfor-mance and value to enable the boat owner to produce profes-sional results. The company says it has spent the past twoyears testing, evaluating and developing the TotalBoat line,which includes Totalboat 5:1 epoxy for a wide range of boat-building and repair projects; Thixo, a thickened epoxy adhe-sive; TotalBoat Marine Wood Finish, which penetrates deeplyto create a rich, warm, glossy finish; TotalBoat Soap, abiodegradable marine-cleaning formula; TotalBoat FiberglassPolish, a one-step cleaner and wax; and TotalBoat PremiumBoat Wax, a protective high gloss coating. FMI:www.jamestowndistributors.com.

Front Street Shipyard of Belfast, Maine, has received the2013 Boatyard of the Year Award by the American BoatBuilders & Repairers Association (ABBRA). The honor is given

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Classic Boat Shop, of Bernard, Maine, reports that itsnewest Pisces 21, Blossom, is taking on a personality of herown. Her owner conceived the idea of a folding mahoganycockpit table, and worked with the yard from design to com-pletion. The daysailer, inspired by the traditional HerreshoffFish class daysailer, was designed by C.W Paine in 1999, isavailable in both cold-molded and fiberglass construction.The beautiful table, which can be folded and stored out of theway in the cuddy in a padded bag, has been stained and var-nished. FMI: www.classicboatshop.com.

West Marine, with retail outlets all over New England, hasonce again been named by “Forbes” magazine as one of“America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies.” According toForbes reporter Jacquelyn Smith, the most “transparent andtrustworthy businesses that trade on American exchanges”were selected by partnering with GMI Ratings (GMI), a globalresearch firm that examines environmental, social, and ac-counting risks affecting public companies. Over 60 gover-nance and accounting measures were examined, and WestMarine was featured in the small-cap sector based upon ac-counting transparency, solid management practices and ap-propriate board supervision. FMI: www.westmarine.com.

KVH Industries, in Middletown, R.I., has more than doubledthe broadband network’s capacity in the Brazilian and Africanregions. The ongoing global network upgrade involves deploy-ment of variable coding, spreading, and modulation (VCSM)technology provided by ViaSat, Inc., KVH’s partner in the mini-VSAT broadband network. This is the third major capacity in-crease in less than five months, following upgrades in theCaribbean and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regionsin late 2012. FMI: www.kvh.com.

GMT Composites, in Bristol, R.I., has its fingers in manymaritime pies this spring. GMT built a mast for an Arti-san’s BB-18, and had three rigs a’building for BrooklinBoat Yard builds, and the carbon spar for the Friendship36 being built at Rockport Marine.

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Guy Latour fished aboard the Island Current in early

April and caught his limit of 10 fish, and he is hopingto do the same in his boat shortly. Areas south of BlockIsland to East Grounds and Cox Ledge are popularspots to hit. Seems clams have been working betterover jigs.The back-pond striper fishing has begun as well as

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shoreline with a bag in one hand and a wave to me withthe other. Good things can happen when people care (seesidebar “Free Gear for Keeping Our Waters Clean”). Many such good things happen because of the many

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Monthly fishing reports: Reports for western LongIsland Sound will be published monthly in Points East

from June through October. Keep an eye out for mymonthly fishing report for western Long Island Sound inupcoming issues of the magazine. I’ll include links to fish-ing videos on my website (www.nyctfishing.com) in thosereports. Stay safe, have fun, and remember: It’s not thesize of the fisherman in the fight; it’s the size of the fightin the fisherman.Richard is a freshman at Binghamton University,where he’s majoring in biology with a minor in environ-mental studies (no surprises there). His fishing, boating,birding, photography, environmental activities, and out-door writing continue “full steam ahead,” so you cancount on seeing more of his articles in upcoming issues ofPoints East.

FISHING, continued from Page 53


FETCHING ALONG/David Buckman

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Going to great lengths close to homeLeigh flakes the jib under the shore of Indian Cove in Muscongus Bay.

After a cruise to the Maritimes, and precious fewdays sailing our Muscongus Bay homewaters,the mate and I resolved to revisit the latter’s

charms. We began the quest with three off-the-beaten-path anchorages, none of which ever made the pagesof a cruising guide. Flashes of sunlight dancing about the cabin woke us

to a shimmering Round Pond morning, and as our am-bitions were modest, we were layabouts, checking theforecast and discussing plans while still snug in ourberths. Leigh rustled up breakfast. I wiped down thecockpit, unfurled the flag, and chatted with a couplerowing by. Setting sail to a whispering southwester, feeble cat’s

paws scurried across the harbor, and the tiller came tolife. Though it was silky smooth in the lee of bold,spruce-crowned islands, errant zephyrs filteredthrough the treetops and kept the Leight ghostingeastward, the instruments never showed us making

much more than two and a half knots to the good.Kicking off our shoes and shedding sweaters, weghosted across sky-blue waters, bucking the last of thetide. There was an animal awareness to our moods. Leaving Otter Island to port and inching northward,

a lyrical rustling sounded from under the bow. At deadlow, we made the pastoral reaches of Meduncook River,and in the gut between Crotch Island and BradfordPoint, left a trio of ledges to starboard. Following astring of lobster pot buoys in depths of eight to 10 feet,we turned north into what looked like a small inlandlake. A meadowy slope rose on the northeast flank, an old,

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that’s available everywherealong the New England coasthave a website? I have no idea.Probably because everyone elsedoes. But it’s worth a visit ifyou’re shopping for a boat, sell-ing a boat, looking for tide tables, looking for servicesthrough the Marine Directory or online advertisers,

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GetMyBoat.com: Another way tocharter is through this website, cur-rently in beta testing but fully func-tional. The model is similar to CharterDigest but seems to cater to a differentcrowd who, judging by the videos, like towhoop it up and wear little bikinis. OK, let’s give it a try. I told it I wanted

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I could rent a kayak in Saco, a Sabre 38 inSalem, Mass., a kayak or a paddleboard inWorcester, Mass., a “luxurious four-deck-level yacht” on Cape Cod, or a number ofother boats, including a five-person pedalboat. Clearly, this is not the place forpurists.So that’s it: Boating New England, char-

ter, or boating information from all U.S.ocean-frontage states (well, except Alaskaand Hawaii). These are good resources.Whether you end up making a commit-

ment online is up to you. But it’s good to know what’s outthere. Please let us know what your favorite sites are.Email [email protected].

Sandy Marsters is co-founder, along withBernie Wideman, ofPoints East, and since theformer relinquished thereins of the magazineseven years ago, he hasdone far more boatingthan the entire staff towhich he left his maga-zine. Perhaps there was amethod to his madness.


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To 5/26 Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting atMaine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine. An ex-hibit of more than 150 artifacts and documentscollected by Maine Maritime Museum over thepast half-century, showcasing objects historically

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JUNE1-2 District 1 J/24 Championships Portsmouth,

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26-28 IYRS|ACMA Composites Certification SeminarIYRS Bristol Campus, Bristol, R.I. TheIYRS|ACMA Composites Certification Seminarcombines the CCT classroom training withhands-on lab experience preparing participantsfor the CCT certification exams. The 3-day semi-nar will focus on the following CCT Certifica-tions: Open Molding, Vacuum Infusion (VIP),Light Resin Transfer Molding and Wind Blade Re-pair. [email protected]”

JULY

2 Edgartown Y.C. Round-the-Island Race Edgar-town Yacht Club, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard,Mass. A PHRF Lighthouse Series Qualifier. BigBoat Buoy Races Thursday, July 18 & Friday, July19. An IRC Gulf Stream Series Qualifier. Moor-ings reservations can be made online at Edgar-town Harbormaster Departmentwww.ewdgartownharbor.com. Housing & Hotelcontact Board of Trade www.edgartownboardof-trade.com or Chamber of Commercewww.mvy.com. EYC Housing [email protected]. www.rtirace.org

5 - 7 Dedication Weekend: SSV Oliver Hazard PerryNewport, R.I. Rhode Island’s official sailing edu-cation vessel. Dedication July 5, Newport Ship-yard, 1800 hours (until midnight). Cocktails,entertainment, a dinner/dance and a live auc-tion will raise funds for the SSV Oliver HazardPerry, which will be dockside at Newport Ship-yard. Dedication ceremony and tours July 6, FortAdams State Park, 1100 hours. Dedicationtours July 7, Fort Adams State Park, hours tbd.SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will be open for tours atFort Adams. www.ohpri.org [email protected]”

7 The Voyage of Yankee Lady, CircumnavigatingNew England on a Sailboat A book signing atRiver Run Bookstore, Portsmouth, N.H., 4 p.m.”The Voyage of Yankee Lady” describes the ad-ventures of six retired sailors who cruised threemodest sailboats along the waterways that sur-round New England. Written by a woman who ispassionate about sailing, the book describes en-counters with whales, weather and navigationchallenges, magnificent scenery and everydaycruising life. Itis a good ad-venture storythat will appealto all, both menand women,who dream ofadventure andcruising on aboat. [email protected]”

10 USCG Auxiliary Paddlesports America ClassesJubilee Yacht Club, 127 Water Street, Beverly,MA. This is an introductory course designed toaddress the unique needs of kayakers and ca-noeists. The course covers five chapters ofsafety information and provides a wide variety ofinformation about paddle [email protected] 781-246-6714”

11-13 Edgartown Yacht Club 90th Annual RegattaEdgartown Yacht Club Regatta (“the Regatta”),Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. for One-Design Classes. Open to One Design Classes,


including but not limited to, Wianno Senior,Shields, Rhodes 19, Herreshoff 12-1/2s, Laser,Laser Radial, Club 420, and International Opti-mist Dingy. Participation by other One-Designclasses is encouraged and inclusion will be atthe discretion of the Race Committee.http://www.edgartownyc.org

12-13 17th Annual Hospice Regatta of Maine TheMorris Yachts Service Yard in Northeast Harbor,Maine. Contact Sarah Fawle at Morris Yachts orJody Wolford-Tucker with [email protected] [email protected]

13-14 79th annual Monhegan Race Racing festivitieskick off Friday, July 12 with a cocktail party atPortland Yacht Club. The race finishes in Penob-scot Bay. With more racing in the Rockland-Cas-tine pursuit race the following weekend,switching it up to present a new look with newracing challenges is a natural for the oldest raceon the Maine coast. The race starts Saturdaymorning in Casco Bay and ends outside of Cam-den Harbor with both offshore and inshorecourses for racing machines and cruising plat-forms. Awards ceremony at Wayfarer Marine inCamden. www.portlandyachtclub.com

20-21 Rockland to Castine Regatta Rockland YachtClub, Rockland, Maine. A GMORA tradition, thisgathering of more than 100 sailors at Dennett’sWharf in Castine, complete with rum and livereggae music and the friendly awards barbecueat Rockland Yacht Club following Sunday’s rac-ing, were among the season’s biggest high-lights. Racing will be open to several classesand divisions, including shorthanded racers and“pursuit” racing. www.rocklandyc.org

27-28 Gulf of Maine Solo-Twin Race Rockland YachtClub, Rockland, Maine. The race will start July27 off Provincetown, Mass., and will finish offRockland, Maine. There will be both double-handed and single-handed divisions. The racewill be run largely by the sailors, with a focus onsimplicity and safety. Entry fees will be kept aslow as possible to foster greater participation.This race fits the description of an ORC Cate-gory 3 event. For an abstract of ISAF Category 3requirements go to www.sailing.org/1930.php.www.rocklandyc.org

AUGUST1 14th Annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to

Camden We hope you will join us this summerfor the fourteenth annual Castine Classic YachtRace to Camden on Thursday, August 1. Thisyear’s event will celebrate the 75th anniversaryof the famed Concordia yachts, with notable ex-

amples on exhibition at the Town Dock and asymposium at the Maine Maritime Academy. Amagnificent fleet of Concordias will rendezvousin Castine to kick-off a month-long celebration.For the Race Notice/Registration form and thePreliminary Sailing Instructions, visitwww.castineyachtclub.org. www.erregatta.com

6-8 USODA Optimist New England ChampionshipsSailMaine is hosting the USODA Optimist NewEngland Championships, and expect about 300participants from all over New England and therest of the country to participate. Contact AliciaMooradian, Program Director. www.sailmaine.org207-200-7248”

7 USCG Auxiliary Paddlesports America ClassesJubilee Yacht Club, 127 Water Street, Beverly,MA. This is an introductory course designed toaddress the unique needs of kayakers and ca-noeists. The course covers five chapters of

safety information and provides a wide variety ofinformation about paddle craft. Contact BobAmiro. [email protected] 781-246-6714

9-11 11th Annual Maine Boats, Homes & HarborsShow Rockland Harbor Park, Rockland, Maine.Maine’s only in-water boat and home show willfeature artists, architects, boatbuilders, crafts-people, designers, furniture makers, marine-gear vendors, and musicians. There’ll be livemusic, a Just For Kids activities area, fine Mainefood, and the Annual World Championship Boat-yard Dog Trials. Admission: $12 adults, under12 free. Gates open at 10 a.m. [email protected]”

15-18 2013 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Camden andThomaston, Maine, co-hosted by Wayfarer Ma-rine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. The Penob-scot Bay Rendezvous welcomes both thehard-core sailor as well as the recreationalsailor who is not so competitive but would liketo join in a new activity on the water. Last sum-mer 54 sail and powerboats gathered for thefour-night three-day event; 26 of the 37 skippers


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from the 2011 fleet participated in the 2012event. Super yachts to daysailers are encour-aged to participate. Powerboaters will partici-pate in two days of a Photo Pursuit and a PokerRun. Contact Marnie Read, event organizer.www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com 207-266-9381”

16 Ida Lewis Distance Race Ida Lewis Yacht Club,Newport, R.I. The ninth edition features fourcoastal racecourses between 104nm and177nm and is the perfectly designedovernighter for IRC, PHRF, One Design and Dou-ble-Handed boats of 28 feet or longer. Its round-trip course starts and finishes off the historicIda Lewis Yacht Club and includes turning marksat Castle Hill, Brenton Reef, Block Island, Mon-tauk Point, Martha’s Vineyard and BuzzardsTower. http://ildistancerace.org

24-25 31st Annual Antique & Classic Boat FestivalBrewer Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem, Mass.Sailboats, powerboats, hand-powered craft, re-productions. Judging, exhibits, music. ”Whereelse,” says Pat Wells, Coordinator, ”can one see1900s-60s motor yachts, mahogany speed-boats, sloops, yawls, schooners and a 19th cen-tury gold-leaf canoe? Although many of thesecraft are museum quality, they are real boats inthe water and in use by their owners today.”www.boatfestival.org 617-666-8530”

SEPTEMBER2-7 US Sailing’s International Women’s Keelboat

Championship Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead,Mass. The 15th edition of this Championshipwill be raced in the International J/22 classkeelboat, suitable for four-person teams. The of-ficial Notice of Race has been posted. Held bi-ennially, the event provides women keelboat andoffshore sailors high-quality racing and an oppor-tunity to compete with top national and interna-tional sailors. www.ussailing.org.www.ussailing.org. [email protected]”

7 The Around Islesboro Race Northport YachtClub, Northport, Maine. www.northportyacht-club.org

7-14 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup The 2013New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, presentedby Rolex, returns to Newport, R.I. From the firstedition in 2009, the tradition of internationalCorinthian competition between yacht clubs hasbeen reignited. The biennial event fuses fivedays of intense racing with a glamorous socialschedule to deliver an unrivaled event for com-petitors from around the globe. The 20 yachtclub teams will race one-design NYYC Swan 42son Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound.Contact Event Chairman Paul Zabetakis.http://nyyc.org/yachting-public [email protected]”


This is Trot, a six-year-old beagle belonging to Howard Cannell of Amesbury, Mass. Howard submitted this image ofTrot on watch aboard his Niagara 35 Papillion II off the coast of Salisbury Mass. We couldn’t make it work as a cover,but we’re suckers for pet shots, so we had to use it somewhere.

First mate at the helmPhoto by Howard Cannell


May Tides

01 02:22 AM 3.15 H 09:13 AM -0.09 L 03:01 PM 2.68 H 09:36 PM 0.27 L02 03:26 AM 2.94 H 10:12 AM 0.0 L 04:08 PM 2.71 H 10:41 PM 0.28 L03 04:34 AM 2.76 H 11:09 AM 0.08 L 05:15 PM 2.8 H 11:45 PM 0.25 L04 05:39 AM 2.65 H 12:05 PM 0.14 L 06:14 PM 2.93 H05 12:46 AM 0.19 L 06:38 AM 2.59 H 12:58 PM 0.19 L 07:05 PM 3.06 H06 01:43 AM 0.11 L 07:28 AM 2.55 H 01:49 PM 0.23 L 07:50 PM 3.16 H07 02:34 AM 0.04 L 08:13 AM 2.53 H 02:36 PM 0.28 L 08:32 PM 3.22 H08 03:20 AM -0.02 L 08:56 AM 2.53 H 03:19 PM 0.33 L 09:13 PM 3.24 H09 04:03 AM -0.04 L 09:39 AM 2.53 H 04:00 PM 0.38 L 09:54 PM 3.23 H10 04:43 AM -0.02 L 10:22 AM 2.53 H 04:39 PM 0.45 L 10:37 PM 3.18 H11 05:23 AM 0.02 L 11:07 AM 2.54 H 05:19 PM 0.52 L 11:21 PM 3.11 H12 06:03 AM 0.09 L 11:52 AM 2.54 H 05:59 PM 0.6 L13 12:06 AM 3.0 H 06:45 AM 0.18 L 12:39 PM 2.53 H 06:44 PM 0.69 L14 12:51 AM 2.88 H 07:29 AM 0.27 L 01:26 PM 2.51 H 07:32 PM 0.77 L15 01:37 AM 2.74 H 08:16 AM 0.35 L 02:16 PM 2.49 H 08:26 PM 0.83 L16 02:25 AM 2.61 H 09:04 AM 0.41 L 03:07 PM 2.5 H 09:21 PM 0.84 L17 03:17 AM 2.5 H 09:52 AM 0.44 L 04:01 PM 2.54 H 10:16 PM 0.79 L18 04:12 AM 2.42 H 10:39 AM 0.44 L 04:53 PM 2.64 H 11:10 PM 0.69 L19 05:08 AM 2.4 H 11:26 AM 0.42 L 05:43 PM 2.8 H20 12:04 AM 0.52 L 06:00 AM 2.43 H 12:14 PM 0.38 L 06:28 PM 3.01 H21 12:57 AM 0.32 L 06:49 AM 2.5 H 01:03 PM 0.3 L 07:11 PM 3.25 H22 01:50 AM 0.09 L 07:35 AM 2.58 H 01:52 PM 0.2 L 07:55 PM 3.47 H23 02:41 AM -0.14 L 08:21 AM 2.66 H 02:42 PM 0.09 L 08:40 PM 3.66 H24 03:32 AM -0.33 L 09:09 AM 2.74 H 03:32 PM -0.01 L 09:28 PM 3.77 H25 04:22 AM -0.46 L 09:59 AM 2.81 H 04:23 PM -0.07 L 10:19 PM 3.8 H26 05:12 AM -0.5 L 10:52 AM 2.86 H 05:16 PM -0.08 L 11:13 PM 3.75 H27 06:03 AM -0.47 L 11:48 AM 2.89 H 06:12 PM -0.02 L28 12:09 AM 3.61 H 06:57 AM -0.38 L 12:45 PM 2.91 H 07:12 PM 0.08 L29 01:05 AM 3.41 H 07:52 AM -0.25 L 01:43 PM 2.92 H 08:15 PM 0.18 L30 02:03 AM 3.16 H 08:49 AM -0.11 L 02:44 PM 2.93 H 09:19 PM 0.27 L31 03:04 AM 2.91 H 09:46 AM 0.02 L 03:47 PM 2.94 H 10:24 PM 0.32 L

New London, Conn.

01 12:50 AM 4.16 H 06:45 AM 0.08 L 01:21 PM 3.73 H 06:41 PM 0.31 L02 01:50 AM 3.89 H 08:12 AM 0.22 L 02:22 PM 3.7 H 08:34 PM 0.48 L03 02:51 AM 3.67 H 09:30 AM 0.24 L 03:23 PM 3.73 H 10:15 PM 0.42 L04 03:54 AM 3.52 H 10:22 AM 0.22 L 04:25 PM 3.82 H 11:14 PM 0.31 L05 04:56 AM 3.47 H 11:00 AM 0.19 L 05:24 PM 3.96 H06 12:01 AM 0.22 L 05:53 AM 3.49 H 11:31 AM 0.15 L 06:17 PM 4.1 H07 12:40 AM 0.15 L 06:43 AM 3.53 H 12:02 PM 0.09 L 07:03 PM 4.19 H08 01:13 AM 0.09 L 07:28 AM 3.56 H 12:37 PM 0.04 L 07:46 PM 4.22 H09 01:44 AM 0.06 L 08:11 AM 3.56 H 01:14 PM 0.01 L 08:26 PM 4.17 H10 02:17 AM 0.05 L 08:51 AM 3.52 H 01:54 PM 0.0 L 09:05 PM 4.05 H11 02:52 AM 0.06 L 09:31 AM 3.44 H 02:35 PM 0.04 L 09:42 PM 3.88 H12 03:29 AM 0.12 L 10:11 AM 3.34 H 03:16 PM 0.13 L 10:19 PM 3.69 H13 04:06 AM 0.21 L 10:52 AM 3.22 H 03:57 PM 0.26 L 10:56 PM 3.48 H14 04:43 AM 0.32 L 11:34 AM 3.12 H 04:39 PM 0.42 L 11:36 PM 3.3 H15 05:22 AM 0.45 L 12:18 PM 3.05 H 05:23 PM 0.6 L16 12:18 AM 3.16 H 06:05 AM 0.56 L 01:03 PM 3.04 H 06:13 PM 0.75 L17 01:03 AM 3.06 H 06:55 AM 0.62 L 01:50 PM 3.08 H 07:14 PM 0.83 L18 01:53 AM 3.01 H 07:55 AM 0.62 L 02:40 PM 3.2 H 08:27 PM 0.8 L19 02:48 AM 3.02 H 08:57 AM 0.52 L 03:34 PM 3.4 H 09:39 PM 0.61 L20 03:48 AM 3.1 H 09:51 AM 0.33 L 04:30 PM 3.69 H 10:38 PM 0.35 L21 04:50 AM 3.25 H 10:39 AM 0.11 L 05:26 PM 4.04 H 11:31 PM 0.07 L22 05:50 AM 3.47 H 11:26 AM -0.13 L 06:20 PM 4.41 H23 12:23 AM -0.18 L 06:45 AM 3.72 H 12:14 PM -0.34 L 07:12 PM 4.74 H24 01:14 AM -0.38 L 07:37 AM 3.94 H 01:03 PM -0.49 L 08:03 PM 4.97 H25 02:06 AM -0.51 L 08:28 AM 4.09 H 01:53 PM -0.56 L 08:54 PM 5.06 H26 02:59 AM -0.55 L 09:21 AM 4.17 H 02:45 PM -0.54 L 09:46 PM 5.0 H27 03:50 AM -0.52 L 10:14 AM 4.18 H 03:38 PM -0.42 L 10:41 PM 4.82 H28 04:40 AM -0.41 L 11:10 AM 4.15 H 04:32 PM -0.21 L 11:36 PM 4.56 H29 05:32 AM -0.23 L 12:07 PM 4.08 H 05:30 PM 0.07 L30 12:33 AM 4.25 H 06:27 AM -0.04 L 01:04 PM 4.01 H 06:39 PM 0.35 L31 01:30 AM 3.93 H 07:32 AM 0.14 L 02:02 PM 3.94 H 08:34 PM 0.53 L

Newport, R.I.01 04:07 AM 11.1 H 10:32 AM -0.7 L 04:51 PM 9.97 H 10:53 PM 0.39 L02 05:09 AM 10.64 H 11:32 AM -0.27 L 05:54 PM 9.84 H 11:56 PM 0.61 L03 06:14 AM 10.23 H 12:33 PM 0.07 L 06:57 PM 9.84 H04 01:01 AM 0.66 L 07:20 AM 9.96 H 01:34 PM 0.29 L 07:58 PM 9.97 H05 02:05 AM 0.54 L 08:24 AM 9.82 H 02:32 PM 0.4 L 08:55 PM 10.17 H06 03:05 AM 0.32 L 09:23 AM 9.78 H 03:26 PM 0.46 L 09:46 PM 10.36 H07 04:00 AM 0.09 L 10:16 AM 9.76 H 04:15 PM 0.51 L 10:33 PM 10.5 H08 04:48 AM -0.09 L 11:04 AM 9.74 H 05:00 PM 0.58 L 11:15 PM 10.56 H09 05:32 AM -0.18 L 11:48 AM 9.68 H 05:42 PM 0.67 L 11:55 PM 10.55 H10 06:14 AM -0.18 L 12:29 PM 9.59 H 06:22 PM 0.79 L11 12:34 AM 10.49 H 06:54 AM -0.1 L 01:08 PM 9.47 H 07:02 PM 0.94 L12 01:13 AM 10.36 H 07:33 AM 0.05 L 01:48 PM 9.32 H 07:42 PM 1.11 L13 01:52 AM 10.19 H 08:14 AM 0.25 L 02:28 PM 9.16 H 08:24 PM 1.3 L14 02:33 AM 9.97 H 08:55 AM 0.48 L 03:10 PM 9.0 H 09:07 PM 1.49 L15 03:16 AM 9.73 H 09:38 AM 0.72 L 03:54 PM 8.88 H 09:53 PM 1.66 L16 04:02 AM 9.49 H 10:24 AM 0.92 L 04:41 PM 8.82 H 10:42 PM 1.76 L17 04:51 AM 9.28 H 11:12 AM 1.07 L 05:29 PM 8.87 H 11:33 PM 1.75 L18 05:43 AM 9.15 H 12:01 PM 1.12 L 06:19 PM 9.05 H19 12:28 AM 1.58 L 06:37 AM 9.12 H 12:53 PM 1.06 L 07:09 PM 9.38 H20 01:23 AM 1.23 L 07:32 AM 9.23 H 01:45 PM 0.89 L 08:00 PM 9.83 H21 02:18 AM 0.72 L 08:26 AM 9.45 H 02:37 PM 0.62 L 08:50 PM 10.38 H22 03:11 AM 0.1 L 09:21 AM 9.76 H 03:28 PM 0.29 L 09:40 PM 10.96 H23 04:04 AM -0.55 L 10:14 AM 10.09 H 04:19 PM -0.06 L 10:30 PM 11.5 H24 04:56 AM -1.14 L 11:07 AM 10.4 H 05:10 PM -0.36 L 11:21 PM 11.94 H25 05:47 AM -1.59 L 12:00 PM 10.63 H 06:01 PM -0.57 L26 12:12 AM 12.2 H 06:39 AM -1.85 L 12:52 PM 10.76 H 06:53 PM -0.65 L27 01:05 AM 12.26 H 07:31 AM -1.88 L 01:46 PM 10.78 H 07:46 PM -0.59 L28 01:59 AM 12.09 H 08:24 AM -1.7 L 02:41 PM 10.7 H 08:41 PM -0.4 L29 02:54 AM 11.73 H 09:18 AM -1.34 L 03:37 PM 10.56 H 09:38 PM -0.11 L30 03:52 AM 11.22 H 10:13 AM -0.87 L 04:35 PM 10.39 H 10:37 PM 0.2 L31 04:53 AM 10.66 H 11:10 AM -0.36 L 05:34 PM 10.25 H 11:39 PM 0.46 L

Boston, Mass.

01 04:17 AM 7.53 H 10:48 AM -0.14 L 04:57 PM 7.06 H 11:14 PM 0.42 L02 05:20 AM 7.2 H 11:50 AM 0.06 L 05:59 PM 7.04 H03 12:20 AM 0.48 L 06:25 AM 6.97 H 12:51 PM 0.18 L 07:02 PM 7.13 H04 01:26 AM 0.41 L 07:30 AM 6.85 H 01:50 PM 0.23 L 08:01 PM 7.29 H05 02:27 AM 0.26 L 08:30 AM 6.84 H 02:45 PM 0.24 L 08:56 PM 7.46 H06 03:23 AM 0.07 L 09:25 AM 6.87 H 03:36 PM 0.24 L 09:46 PM 7.61 H07 04:14 AM -0.09 L 10:16 AM 6.91 H 04:22 PM 0.28 L 10:31 PM 7.69 H08 04:59 AM -0.19 L 11:02 AM 6.94 H 05:06 PM 0.34 L 11:14 PM 7.7 H09 05:42 AM -0.21 L 11:45 AM 6.94 H 05:46 PM 0.43 L 11:54 PM 7.64 H10 06:22 AM -0.17 L 12:26 PM 6.9 H 06:26 PM 0.53 L11 12:33 AM 7.53 H 07:00 AM -0.07 L 01:05 PM 6.84 H 07:04 PM 0.65 L12 01:12 AM 7.38 H 07:38 AM 0.07 L 01:45 PM 6.76 H 07:44 PM 0.77 L13 01:51 AM 7.2 H 08:17 AM 0.23 L 02:26 PM 6.66 H 08:25 PM 0.9 L14 02:31 AM 6.99 H 08:57 AM 0.4 L 03:08 PM 6.58 H 09:08 PM 1.03 L15 03:14 AM 6.77 H 09:39 AM 0.56 L 03:52 PM 6.51 H 09:56 PM 1.14 L16 04:00 AM 6.57 H 10:25 AM 0.69 L 04:39 PM 6.48 H 10:47 PM 1.2 L17 04:50 AM 6.41 H 11:14 AM 0.78 L 05:29 PM 6.53 H 11:42 PM 1.18 L18 05:44 AM 6.31 H 12:06 PM 0.8 L 06:21 PM 6.67 H19 12:38 AM 1.04 L 06:41 AM 6.31 H 12:59 PM 0.76 L 07:13 PM 6.9 H20 01:35 AM 0.78 L 07:38 AM 6.4 H 01:52 PM 0.64 L 08:05 PM 7.22 H21 02:31 AM 0.43 L 08:34 AM 6.58 H 02:44 PM 0.47 L 08:56 PM 7.58 H22 03:25 AM 0.03 L 09:28 AM 6.81 H 03:36 PM 0.26 L 09:47 PM 7.95 H23 04:18 AM -0.36 L 10:21 AM 7.05 H 04:27 PM 0.05 L 10:37 PM 8.27 H24 05:09 AM -0.68 L 11:13 AM 7.28 H 05:18 PM -0.13 L 11:28 PM 8.5 H25 06:00 AM -0.89 L 12:04 PM 7.45 H 06:10 PM -0.25 L26 12:20 AM 8.59 H 06:52 AM -0.97 L 12:56 PM 7.56 H 07:04 PM -0.28 L27 01:12 AM 8.52 H 07:44 AM -0.92 L 01:49 PM 7.6 H 07:58 PM -0.21 L28 02:06 AM 8.32 H 08:37 AM -0.77 L 02:44 PM 7.57 H 08:56 PM -0.07 L29 03:02 AM 8.0 H 09:32 AM -0.54 L 03:40 PM 7.51 H 09:56 PM 0.12 L30 04:01 AM 7.61 H 10:28 AM -0.28 L 04:38 PM 7.44 H 10:58 PM 0.3 L31 05:01 AM 7.23 H 11:25 AM -0.02 L 05:37 PM 7.39 H

Bridgeport, Conn.

MAY 2013

MOON

SUN

Times for Boston, MA

Day Sunrise Sunset

May 1 5:39 AM 7:44 PMMay 2 5:38 AM 7:45 PMMay 3 5:37 AM 7:46 PMMay 4 5:35 AM 7:47 PMMay 5 5:34 AM 7:48 PMMay 6 5:33 AM 7:50 PMMay 7 5:31 AM 7:51 PMMay 8 5:30 AM 7:52 PMMay 9 5:29 AM 7:53 PMMay 10 5:28 AM 7:54 PMMay 11 5:27 AM 7:55 PMMay 12 5:26 AM 7:56 PMMay 13 5:25 AM 7:57 PMMay 14 5:24 AM 7:58 PMMay 15 5:23 AM 7:59 PMMay 16 5:22 AM 8:00 PM

Day Sunrise Sunset

May 17 5:21 AM 8:01 PMMay 18 5:20 AM 8:02 PMMay 19 5:19 AM 8:03 PMMay 20 5:18 AM 8:04 PMMay 21 5:17 AM 8:05 PMMay 22 5:16 AM 8:06 PMMay 23 5:15 AM 8:07 PMMay 24 5:15 AM 8:08 PMMay 25 5:14 AM 8:09 PMMay 26 5:13 AM 8:10 PMMay 27 5:13 AM 8:11 PMMay 28 5:12 AM 8:11 PMMay 29 5:11 AM 8:12 PMMay 30 5:11 AM 8:13 PMMay 31 5:10 AM 8:14 PM

Day Moonrise Moonset

May 1 12:52 AM 11:14 AMMay 2 1:32 AM 12:23 PMMay 3 2:07 AM 1:30 PMMay 4 2:39 AM 2:36 PMMay 5 3:08 AM 3:40 PMMay 6 3:37 AM 4:44 PMMay 7 4:07 AM 5:45 PMMay 8 4:38 AM 6:46 PMMay 9 5:12 AM 7:45 PMMay 10 5:50 AM 8:41 PMMay 11 6:31 AM 9:33 PMMay 12 7:17 AM 10:21 PMMay 13 8:07 AM 11:04 PM

May 14 9:01 AM 11:43 PM

May 15 9:56 AM ----

May 16 ---- 12:18 AM10:54 AM

May 17 ---- 12:49 AM11:54 AM

May 18 ---- 1:19 AM12:55 PM

May 19 ---- 1:48 AM1:57 PM

May 20 ---- 2:17 AM3:03 PM

May 21 ---- 2:48 AM4:11 PM

May 22 ---- 3:21 AM5:21 PM

May 23 ---- 4:00 AM6:34 PM

May 24 ---- 4:45 AM7:45 PM

May 25 ---- 5:38 AM8:53 PM

May 26 ---- 6:39 AM9:54 PM

May 27 ---- 7:47 AM10:46 PM

May 28 ---- 8:58 AM11:30 PM

May 29 ---- 10:10 AMMay 30 12:08 AM 11:20 AMMay 31 12:41 AM 12:28 PM

May Tides


Port Reference Time Corrections Height Corrections

Maine/ New Hampshire

Stonington Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.91, Low *0.90

Rockland Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.93, Low *1.03

Boothbay Harbor Portland High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High *0.97, Low *0.97

Kennebunkport Portland High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High *0.97, Low *1.00

Portsmouth Portland High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min., High *0.86, Low *0.86

Massachusetts

Gloucester Boston High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High *0.93, Low *0.97

Plymouth Boston High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *1.03, Low *1.00

Scituate Boston High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High *0.95, Low *1.03

Provincetown Boston High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *0.95, Low *0.95

Marion Newport High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High *1.13, Low *1.29

Woods Hole Newport High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min., High *0.40, Low *0.40

Rhode Island

Westerly New London High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.02, Low *1.00

Point Judith Newport High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High *0.87, Low *0.54

East Greenwich Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.14, Low *1.14

Bristol Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min., High *1.16, Low *1.14

Connecticut

Stamford Bridgeport High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High *1.07, Low *1.08

New Haven Bridgeport High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High *0.91, Low *0.96

Branford Bridgeport High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High *0.87, Low *0.96

Saybrook Jetty New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High *1.36, Low *1.35

Saybrook Point New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High *1.24, Low *1.25

Mystic Boston High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High *1.01, Low *0.97

Westport Newport High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min., High *0.85, Low *0.85

Corrections for other ports

01 03:55 AM 10.64 H 10:22 AM -0.67 L 04:43 PM 9.55 H 10:43 PM 0.5 L02 04:59 AM 10.19 H 11:25 AM -0.29 L 05:48 PM 9.45 H 11:51 PM 0.67 L03 06:07 AM 9.81 H 12:30 PM -0.01 L 06:53 PM 9.49 H04 01:01 AM 0.66 L 07:16 AM 9.57 H 01:33 PM 0.17 L 07:55 PM 9.65 H05 02:06 AM 0.49 L 08:21 AM 9.47 H 02:32 PM 0.26 L 08:52 PM 9.87 H06 03:06 AM 0.24 L 09:20 AM 9.45 H 03:26 PM 0.31 L 09:44 PM 10.08 H07 04:00 AM -0.01 L 10:13 AM 9.45 H 04:14 PM 0.38 L 10:30 PM 10.21 H08 04:48 AM -0.19 L 11:01 AM 9.42 H 04:58 PM 0.48 L 11:12 PM 10.26 H09 05:32 AM -0.26 L 11:44 AM 9.34 H 05:39 PM 0.62 L 11:51 PM 10.23 H10 06:12 AM -0.24 L 12:25 PM 9.22 H 06:17 PM 0.8 L11 12:28 AM 10.12 H 06:51 AM -0.12 L 01:03 PM 9.06 H 06:54 PM 0.99 L12 01:04 AM 9.97 H 07:28 AM 0.05 L 01:41 PM 8.88 H 07:31 PM 1.19 L13 01:41 AM 9.78 H 08:06 AM 0.26 L 02:20 PM 8.7 H 08:10 PM 1.39 L14 02:19 AM 9.56 H 08:44 AM 0.49 L 03:00 PM 8.55 H 08:51 PM 1.56 L15 03:00 AM 9.32 H 09:25 AM 0.7 L 03:42 PM 8.44 H 09:34 PM 1.71 L16 03:45 AM 9.09 H 10:08 AM 0.88 L 04:27 PM 8.39 H 10:22 PM 1.8 L17 04:32 AM 8.88 H 10:53 AM 1.01 L 05:14 PM 8.45 H 11:13 PM 1.79 L18 05:23 AM 8.73 H 11:42 AM 1.07 L 06:03 PM 8.62 H19 12:08 AM 1.65 L 06:18 AM 8.68 H 12:33 PM 1.03 L 06:54 PM 8.94 H20 01:05 AM 1.33 L 07:14 AM 8.75 H 01:25 PM 0.88 L 07:45 PM 9.38 H21 02:02 AM 0.86 L 08:11 AM 8.95 H 02:17 PM 0.64 L 08:36 PM 9.93 H22 02:57 AM 0.26 L 09:07 AM 9.25 H 03:09 PM 0.33 L 09:27 PM 10.51 H23 03:50 AM -0.38 L 10:01 AM 9.59 H 04:01 PM 0.02 L 10:17 PM 11.07 H24 04:42 AM -0.96 L 10:54 AM 9.9 H 04:52 PM -0.26 L 11:07 PM 11.5 H25 05:33 AM -1.41 L 11:47 AM 10.15 H 05:43 PM -0.43 L 11:58 PM 11.77 H26 06:25 AM -1.67 L 12:40 PM 10.28 H 06:36 PM -0.49 L27 12:51 AM 11.81 H 07:18 AM -1.71 L 01:35 PM 10.3 H 07:31 PM -0.41 L28 01:46 AM 11.64 H 08:12 AM -1.56 L 02:31 PM 10.23 H 08:28 PM -0.21 L29 02:43 AM 11.28 H 09:08 AM -1.24 L 03:29 PM 10.11 H 09:27 PM 0.05 L30 03:42 AM 10.8 H 10:06 AM -0.83 L 04:28 PM 9.98 H 10:30 PM 0.31 L31 04:45 AM 10.26 H 11:06 AM -0.4 L 05:29 PM 9.88 H 11:36 PM 0.5 L

Portland, Maine01 03:37 AM 12.12 H 10:05 AM -0.73 L 04:21 PM 11.06 H 10:30 PM 0.46 L02 04:41 AM 11.63 H 11:08 AM -0.34 L 05:25 PM 10.92 H 11:37 PM 0.61 L03 05:49 AM 11.25 H 12:13 PM -0.06 L 06:30 PM 10.94 H04 12:45 AM 0.57 L 06:56 AM 11.02 H 01:15 PM 0.1 L 07:32 PM 11.1 H05 01:49 AM 0.37 L 07:59 AM 10.94 H 02:14 PM 0.16 L 08:30 PM 11.33 H06 02:48 AM 0.08 L 08:58 AM 10.96 H 03:08 PM 0.18 L 09:22 PM 11.56 H07 03:41 AM -0.2 L 09:50 AM 11.0 H 03:57 PM 0.21 L 10:09 PM 11.72 H08 04:29 AM -0.4 L 10:38 AM 10.99 H 04:42 PM 0.3 L 10:52 PM 11.78 H09 05:13 AM -0.48 L 11:22 AM 10.92 H 05:24 PM 0.45 L 11:32 PM 11.74 H10 05:53 AM -0.45 L 12:02 PM 10.78 H 06:03 PM 0.65 L11 12:10 AM 11.61 H 06:32 AM -0.31 L 12:41 PM 10.59 H 06:41 PM 0.88 L12 12:47 AM 11.41 H 07:10 AM -0.1 L 01:20 PM 10.36 H 07:19 PM 1.13 L13 01:24 AM 11.17 H 07:48 AM 0.15 L 01:58 PM 10.14 H 07:58 PM 1.37 L14 02:03 AM 10.9 H 08:28 AM 0.42 L 02:38 PM 9.94 H 08:39 PM 1.59 L15 02:44 AM 10.62 H 09:09 AM 0.67 L 03:20 PM 9.79 H 09:22 PM 1.77 L16 03:28 AM 10.35 H 09:52 AM 0.9 L 04:05 PM 9.72 H 10:10 PM 1.87 L17 04:15 AM 10.12 H 10:38 AM 1.06 L 04:52 PM 9.75 H 11:00 PM 1.86 L18 05:06 AM 9.97 H 11:27 AM 1.13 L 05:42 PM 9.91 H 11:54 PM 1.7 L19 06:00 AM 9.94 H 12:18 PM 1.1 L 06:33 PM 10.23 H20 12:50 AM 1.35 L 06:57 AM 10.04 H 01:10 PM 0.95 L 07:25 PM 10.7 H21 01:46 AM 0.83 L 07:53 AM 10.3 H 02:03 PM 0.68 L 08:17 PM 11.29 H22 02:40 AM 0.18 L 08:48 AM 10.67 H 02:54 PM 0.34 L 09:08 PM 11.93 H23 03:33 AM -0.52 L 09:42 AM 11.09 H 03:46 PM -0.03 L 09:58 PM 12.55 H24 04:24 AM -1.17 L 10:34 AM 11.48 H 04:37 PM -0.35 L 10:49 PM 13.04 H25 05:15 AM -1.66 L 11:26 AM 11.77 H 05:28 PM -0.57 L 11:40 PM 13.33 H26 06:07 AM -1.93 L 12:19 PM 11.93 H 06:21 PM -0.65 L27 12:33 AM 13.38 H 07:00 AM -1.96 L 01:12 PM 11.94 H 07:16 PM -0.57 L28 01:27 AM 13.18 H 07:54 AM -1.78 L 02:08 PM 11.83 H 08:13 PM -0.37 L29 02:24 AM 12.78 H 08:51 AM -1.43 L 03:06 PM 11.66 H 09:13 PM -0.11 L30 03:24 AM 12.25 H 09:49 AM -0.98 L 04:05 PM 11.48 H 10:16 PM 0.16 L31 04:26 AM 11.69 H 10:49 AM -0.52 L 05:06 PM 11.33 H 11:20 PM 0.35 L

Bar Harbor, Maine

01 03:45 AM 20.34 H 10:16 AM -1.05 L 04:21 PM 19.08 H 10:43 PM 0.42 L02 04:46 AM 19.58 H 11:16 AM -0.38 L 05:23 PM 18.69 H 11:45 PM 0.79 L03 05:50 AM 18.98 H 12:18 PM 0.12 L 06:26 PM 18.57 H04 12:49 AM 0.88 L 06:54 AM 18.64 H 01:19 PM 0.37 L 07:28 PM 18.72 H05 01:52 AM 0.67 L 07:57 AM 18.58 H 02:19 PM 0.4 L 08:26 PM 19.06 H06 02:51 AM 0.27 L 08:55 AM 18.7 H 03:14 PM 0.32 L 09:19 PM 19.43 H07 03:44 AM -0.15 L 09:47 AM 18.85 H 04:04 PM 0.25 L 10:07 PM 19.73 H08 04:33 AM -0.47 L 10:35 AM 18.95 H 04:50 PM 0.27 L 10:51 PM 19.89 H09 05:17 AM -0.63 L 11:18 AM 18.93 H 05:33 PM 0.4 L 11:32 PM 19.89 H10 05:58 AM -0.59 L 11:59 AM 18.8 H 06:14 PM 0.65 L11 12:12 AM 19.74 H 06:38 AM -0.41 L 12:39 PM 18.57 H 06:53 PM 0.97 L12 12:52 AM 19.47 H 07:17 AM -0.11 L 01:18 PM 18.28 H 07:32 PM 1.33 L13 01:31 AM 19.1 H 07:57 AM 0.26 L 01:58 PM 17.94 H 08:12 PM 1.71 L14 02:12 AM 18.69 H 08:37 AM 0.67 L 02:40 PM 17.61 H 08:54 PM 2.06 L15 02:55 AM 18.25 H 09:20 AM 1.06 L 03:24 PM 17.32 H 09:38 PM 2.36 L16 03:40 AM 17.83 H 10:04 AM 1.42 L 04:10 PM 17.14 H 10:25 PM 2.56 L17 04:28 AM 17.48 H 10:52 AM 1.68 L 04:59 PM 17.11 H 11:16 PM 2.59 L18 05:20 AM 17.28 H 11:43 AM 1.8 L 05:51 PM 17.29 H19 12:10 AM 2.39 L 06:14 AM 17.29 H 12:36 PM 1.72 L 06:44 PM 17.73 H20 01:05 AM 1.91 L 07:09 AM 17.55 H 01:30 PM 1.43 L 07:37 PM 18.41 H21 02:01 AM 1.15 L 08:04 AM 18.05 H 02:24 PM 0.94 L 08:29 PM 19.27 H22 02:55 AM 0.19 L 08:58 AM 18.71 H 03:17 PM 0.33 L 09:21 PM 20.21 H23 03:49 AM -0.83 L 09:51 AM 19.42 H 04:09 PM -0.32 L 10:11 PM 21.09 H24 04:41 AM -1.77 L 10:42 AM 20.05 H 05:01 PM -0.87 L 11:02 PM 21.78 H25 05:33 AM -2.49 L 11:33 AM 20.52 H 05:53 PM -1.26 L 11:53 PM 22.19 H26 06:24 AM -2.9 L 12:25 PM 20.74 H 06:44 PM -1.41 L27 12:44 AM 22.25 H 07:16 AM -2.96 L 01:17 PM 20.71 H 07:37 PM -1.31 L28 01:37 AM 21.96 H 08:09 AM -2.69 L 02:11 PM 20.47 H 08:32 PM -1.0 L29 02:32 AM 21.38 H 09:03 AM -2.16 L 03:07 PM 20.09 H 09:28 PM -0.54 L30 03:29 AM 20.6 H 09:59 AM -1.46 L 04:04 PM 19.66 H 10:26 PM -0.04 L31 04:29 AM 19.76 H 10:56 AM -0.7 L 05:03 PM 19.28 H 11:26 PM 0.4 L

Eastport, Maine

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MAINEArundel:The Landing School, Southern Maine Marine Ser-vices.Bailey Island: Bailey Island Motel, Cook’s Lobster HouseBangor: Borders, Book Marc’s, Harbormaster, Young’s Can-vas.Bar Harbor: Acadia Information Center, Bar Harbor YachtClub, College of the Atlantic, Lake and Sea Boatworks.Bass Harbor: Morris Yachts.Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum.Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visi-tors’ Center, Coastwise Realty, Front Street Shipyard, Harbor-master’s office.Biddeford: Biddeford Pool Y.C., Buffleheads, Rumery’s Boat-yard. Blue Hill :, Bar Harbor Bank, Blue Hill Food Co-op, Blue HillPeninsula Chamber of Commerce, Compass Point Realty,EBS, Kollegewidgwok Y.C., Mill Stream Deli, Peninsula Prop-erty Rentals, Rackliffe Pottery.Boothbay: Boothbay Mechanics, Boothbay Resort, CottageConnection.Boothbay Harbor: Boothbay Harbor Inn, Boothbay HarborShipyard, Brown’s Motel, Cap’n Fish’s Inn, Carousel Marina,Gold/Smith Gallery, Grover’s Hardware, Municipal Office, PooleBros. Hardware, Rocktide Inn, Sherman’s Bookstore, SignalPoint Marina, Tugboat Inn.Bremen: Broad Cove Marine.Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine.Bristol: Hanley’s Market.Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, BrooklinBoat Yard, Brooklin Inn, Center Harbor Sails, Eric Dow Boat-builder, Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, WoodenBoat School. Brooksvil le: Bucks Harbor Market, Bucks Harbor Marine,Bucks Harbor Y.C., Seal Cove Boatyard.Brunswick: Bamforth Automotive, Coastal Marine, H&H Pro-peller, New Meadows Marina, Paul’s Marina.Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware.Calais: EBS Hardware.Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C.,French & Brawn, Harbormaster, High Tide Motel, Owl & Turtle,PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Waterfront Restaurant, Way-farer Marine.Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer.Castine: Castine Realty, Castine Y.C., Four Flags Gift Shop,Maine Maritime Academy, Saltmeadow Properties, The Com-pass Rose Bookstore and Café.Chebeague Island: Chebeague Island Boat Yard.Cherryfield: EBS Hardware.Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware.Cundy’s Harbor: Holbrook’s General Store, Watson’s Gen-eral Store.Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hard-ware, Schooner Landing Restaurant.Deer Isle: Harbor Farm.East Boothbay: East Boothbay General Store, Lobsterman’sWharf Restaurant, Ocean Point Marina, Paul E. Luke Inc., SparShed Marina.Eastport: East Motel, Eastport Chowder House, Moose IslandMarine, The Boat School - Husson.Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Kit-

tery Point Yacht Yard.Ellsworth: Branch Pond Marine, EBS Hardware, RiversideCafé.Falmouth: Falmouth Ace Hardware, Hallett Canvas & Sails,Handy Boat, Portland Yacht Club, The Boathouse, Town Land-ing Market.Farmingdale: Foggy Bottom Marine.Farmington: Irving’s Restaurant, Reny’s.Freeport: Gritty McDuff’s, True Value Hardware.Georgetown: Robinhood Marine.Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware.Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, McLaughlin Seafood, WatefrontMarine.Hancock Pt.: Crocker House Country Inn.Harpswell: Dolphin Restaurant, Finestkind Boatyard, Great Is-land Boat Yard.Harrington: Tri-Town Marine.Holden: McKay’s RV.Islesboro: Dark Harbor Boat Yard, Tarratine Club of Dark Har-bor. Islesford: Little Cranberry Y.C.Jonesboro: Aunt Millie’s General StoreJonesport: Jonesport Shipyard.Kennebunk: Landing Store, Seaside Motor Inn.Kennebunkport: Arundel Yacht Club, Bradbury’s Market,Chick’s Marina, Kennebunkport Marina, Maine Yacht Sales.Kittery: Badger’s Island Marina, Captain & Patty’s, Frisbee’sStore, Jackson’s Hardware and Marine, Kittery Point YachtYard, Port Harbor Marine.Lewiston: Al’s Sports.Machias: EBS Hardware, Helen’s Restaurant, Viking Lumber.Milbridge: Viking Lumber.Monhegan Is: Carina House.Mount Desert: John Williams Boat CompanyNorth Haven: Calderwood Hall, Eric Hopkins Gallery, JOBrown & Sons, North Haven Giftshop.Northeast Harbor: F.T. Brown Co., Full Belli Deli, KimballShop, Mt. Desert CofC,, McGraths, Northeast Harbor Fleet,Pine Tree Market. Northport: Northport Marine Service, Northport Yacht Club.Owls Head: Owls Head Transportation Museum.Peak’s Island: Hannigan’s Island Market.Penobscot: Northern Bay Market.Port Clyde: Port Clyde General Store.Port land: Becky’s Restaurant, Casco Bay Ferry Terminal,Chase Leavitt, Custom Float Services, DiMillo’s Marina, For-tune, Inc., Gilbert’s Chowder House, Gowen Marine, Gritty Mc-Duff’s, Hamilton Marine, Maine Yacht Center, Portland YachtServices, Ports of Call, Sawyer & Whitten, Vessel Services Inc.,West Marine.Raymond: Jordan Bay Marina, Panther Run Marina.Rockland: Back Cove Yachts, E.L.Spear, Eric HopkinsGallery, Gemini Marine Canvas, Hamilton Marine, Harbormas-ter, Johanson Boatworks, Journey’s End Marina, Knight MarineService, Landings Restaurant, Maine Lighthouse Museum,North End Shipyard Schooners, Ocean Pursuits, Pope Sails,Reading Corner, Rockland Ferry, Sawyer & Whitten, The Ap-prenticeshop.Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster,Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club.

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Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market.Saco: Lobster Claw Restaurant, Marston’s Marina, Saco BayTackle, Saco Yacht Club.Sarentvil le: El El Frijoles.St. George: HarbormasterScarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C.Seal Harbor: Seal Harbor Yacht ClubSearsport: Hamilton Marine.South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Coveside Ma-rine, Gamage Shipyard, Harborside Café, Osier’s Wharf. South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco BayYacht Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C.,Strouts Point Wharf Co., Waterman Marine.South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Shipto Shore StoreSouth Portland: Aspasia Marina, Bluenose Yacht Sales, Cen-terboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Restaurant, Port HarborMarine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grille, South Port Marine, Sun-set Marina.Southwest Harbor: Acadia Sails, Great Harbor Marina,Hamilton Marine, Hinckley Yacht Charters, MDI CommunitySailing Center, Pettegrow’s, Sawyer’s Market, Southwest Har-bor-Tremont CofC, West Marine, Wilbur Yachts.Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine.Stockton Springs: Russell’s Marine.Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Fisherman’s Friend, Innon the Harbor, Island Fishing Gear & Auto Parts, Shepard’s Se-lect Properties.Sull ivan: Flanders Bay Boats.Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C.Surry: Wesmac.Swan’s Island: Carrying Place MarketTenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn,Pond House Gallery and Framing, Tenants Harbor GeneralStore.Thomaston: Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Slip-way.Turner: Youly’s Restaurant.Vinalhaven: Vinal’s Newsstand, Vinalhaven Store.Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham.Wells: Webhannet River Boat Yard.West Boothbay Harbor: Blake’s Boatyard.West Southport: Boothbay Region Boatyard, Southport Gen-eral Store.Windham: Richardson’s Boat Yard.Winter Harbor: Winter Harbor 5 & 10.Winterport: Winterport Marine.Wiscasset: Market Place Café, Wiscasset Yacht Club.Woolwich: BFC Marine, Scandia Yacht Sales, Shelter Insti-tute.Yarmouth: Bayview Rigging & Sails, East Coast Yacht Sales,Landing Boat Supply, Maine Sailing Partners, Royal River Boat-yard, Royal River Grillehouse, Yankee Marina & Boatyard,Yarmouth Boatyard.York: Agamenticus Yacht Club, Stage Neck Inn, Woods toGoods, York Harbor Marine Service.

NEW HAMPSHIREDover: Dover Marine.Dover Point: Little Bay Marina.East Rochester: Surfside Boats.Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club.Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems.

Hampton: Hampton Harbor State Marina, Hampton RiverBoat Club.Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety.New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club,Wentworth-By-The-Sea Marina.Newington: Great Bay Marine, Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, NortheastYachts (Witch Cove Marina), West Marine. Seabrook: West Marine.Sunapee: Lake Sunapee Yacht ClubTuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store.

MASSACHUSETTSAmesbury: Larry’s Marina, Lowell’s Boat Shop, Withum Sail-makersBarnstable: Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser,Millway Marina.Beverly: Al’s Bait & Tackle, Bartlett Boat Service, BeverlyPoint Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club.Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Sailing Cen-ter, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia Yacht Club, The Marina atRowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina.Bourne: Taylor’s Point MarinaBraintree: West Marine.Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina.Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard.Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina.Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine.Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill. Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C.Cotuit: Peck’s Boats.Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina.Danvers: Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Ma-rine.Dedham: West Marine.Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard.Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club.Duxbury: Bayside Marine.East Boston: Boston Bay Marina, Boston Harbor Shipyard &Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Quarterdeck Marina.East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina.Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moor-ings, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harborside Inn.Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine.Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine.Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Ace Hardware, FalmouthHarbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s CapeCod Marine Service, West Marine.Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, CapeAnn’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Sup-ply.Green Harbor: Green Harbor Bait & Tackle, Green HarborMarina.Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, CranberryLiquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina.Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, HinghamShipyard Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club.Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine.Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club.Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club.Marblehead: Black Rock Sailing School, Boston Yacht Club,Corinthian Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead YachtClub, The Forepeak, West Marine.

Points East May 201394

Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros.Boats, Harding Sails, New Wave Yachts.Marston’s Mil ls: Peck’s Boats.Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard.Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Town PierMarina.New Bedford: Bayline Boatyard and Transportation, C.E.Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, Hercules Fishing Gear, Lyn-don’s, Niemiec Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Is-land Marina, SK Marine Electronics, Skip’s Marine.Newburyport: American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Basin,Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, New-buryport Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, Riverside Café, TheBoatworks, Windward Yacht Yard.North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina.North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina.Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace.Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club.Orleans: Nauset Marine.Ostervi lle: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Ser-vice.Plymouth: Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club,West Marine.Provincetown: Harbormaster.Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, Nonna’s Kitchen,POSH, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club. Rockport: Sandy Bay Yacht Club.Salem: Brewer’s Hawthorne Cove Marina, Fred J. Dion YachtYard, H&H Propeller Shop, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Picker-ing Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Winter Island Yacht Yard.Salisbury: Bridge Marina, Cross Roads Bait & Tackle, WithumSailmakers.Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply.Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina,Front Street Book Shop, J-Way Enterprises, Satuit Boat Club,Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C.Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine.Somerset: Auclair’s Market.South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard,Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C.Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard HavenMarina.Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club.Wareham: Zecco Marine.Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina,Wellfleet Marine Corp.West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store.West Dennis: Bass River Marina.Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures,Westport Marine, Westport Y.C.Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine, Tern Harbor Marina.Winthrop: Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, CrystalCove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Harbormaster’s Of-fice, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C.Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine.Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina.Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking.

RHODE ISLANDBarrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina,Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina.Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Is-land Marina, Champlin’s, Payne’s New Harbor Dock.

Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bris-tol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, HerreshoffMarine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum ThurstonSails, Superior Marine.Central Falls: Twin City Marine.Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.Cranston: Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club.East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Green-wich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine.East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club.Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boat-yard..Middletown: West MarineNarragansett: Buster Krabs, West Marine.Newport: Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Is-land Marina, IYRS, Long Wharf Marina, Museum of Yachting,New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, NewportMaritime Center, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor In-formation Center, Newport Yacht Club, NV-Charts, Old Port Ma-rine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, TeamOne, The Newport Shipyard, West Wind Marina.North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard,RI Mooring Services.Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yacht-ing Center, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services,Ship’s Store and Rigging, The Melville Grill.Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina.Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Life Raft & Survival Equipment,Ocean Options, Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard.Wakefield: Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point JudithYacht Club, Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver SpringMarine, Snug Harbor Marine, Stone Cove Marina.Warren: Country Club Laundry, Warren River Boatworks.Warwick: Apponaug Harbor Marina, Bay Marina, BrewerYacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis BoatYard, Ray’s Bait Shop, Warwick Cove Marina.Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard,Marine Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wick-ford Marina, Wickford Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club.

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Branford: Birbarie Marine, Branford River Marina, BranfordYacht Club, Brewer Bruce & Johnson’s Marina, Dutch WharfBoat Yard, Indian Neck Yacht Club, Pine Orchard Yacht Club,West Marine.Byram: Byram Town Marina.Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina,Middlesex Yacht Club.Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Har-borside Marina, Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, River-side Basin Marina.Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina.Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina.East Haddam: Andrews MarinaEast Norwalk: Rex Marine.Essex: Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Boatique, Conn. RiverMarine Museum, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex IslandMarina, Essex Yacht Club.Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery.Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club.Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club.


Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club,Thames View Marina.Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormas-ter.Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.Madison: East River Marine.Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing,Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina.Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, GwenmorMarina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, MysticRiver Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Ship-yard, West Marine.New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, OysterPoint Marina. New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip DockominiumAssoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry,Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina.Niantic: Boats Inc., Harbor Hill Marina, Mago Pt. Marina, Ma-rine Consignment of Mystic, Port Niantic Marina, Three BellesMarina.Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank VillageBoatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club,Spicer’s.Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, WestMarine.Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf.Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina.Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Ma-rina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, MaritimeEducation Network, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance,Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine.Port land: J & S Marine Services, Yankee Boat Yard & Marina.Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club.Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina.South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center,Surfside 3 Marina. Stamford: Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, HathawayReiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Stam-ford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine. Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, MadwanuckYacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club.Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina, West Marine.Waterford: Defender Industries.Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Bill’s Seafood, Brewer PilotsPoint Marina, Duck Island Yacht Club, Pier 76 Marina, SoundBoatworks.West Haven: West Cove Marina.Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.

NEW YORKNew York: New York NauticalOssining: Shattemuc Yacht ClubRockaway: Hewlett Point Yacht ClubSag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club.West Isl ip: West Marine.

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Key West: Key West Community Sailing Center.


and, generally, the Atlantic Highlands marina has thecheapest diesel fuel anywhere between Eastport andKey West – a fact they proudly advertise. However, aswe were passing under the Verrazano Bridge,MarineWeather.com (an app on my Android phone)was reporting calm at the Sandy Hook Coast GuardStation and only four knots at the data buoy 15 milesoff Sandy Hook. We kept going – around Sandy Hook,down the Jersey shore to the Manasquan Inlet, andthrough the Point Pleasant Canal to Mantoloking andthe historic Winter Yacht Basin – now run by HinckleyYacht Services, where diesel, reasonable dockage andspotless heads and showers were available. At theWinter Yacht Basin, we added 45.3 gallons of diesel($4.10 per gallon).

Cape MayFrom Mantoloking, we took the New Jersey inside

route to Beach Haven for the night, and the next daycontinued inside as far as Atlantic City’s Absecon In-let, where we went out for the final 37 miles to ColdSpring Inlet, Cape May and Utsch’s Marina. On theway into the marina, we stopped at the fuel dock and

added 43.0 gallons of diesel ($3.90 per gallon). By sun-set, the transient slips were full and most of the tran-sients looked like southbound cruisers. In the evening,we walked over to the Lucky Bones Backwater Grilland enjoyed an excellent dinner of fresh-caught wa-hoo. I think the crews off half the transient boats atUtsch’s were there.Monday, Oct. 1: Waking up was not a problem. A lot

of charter sportfish vessels and several big headboatsrun out of Utsch’s, and well before dawn, the rumbleof multiple diesels and the noise from charter partiesalready hitting the brew made sure we were up. By7:45 we were clear of Cape May and the Cape MayCanal and were running up Delaware Bay. At 6:15p.m., we picked up mooring No. 50 in Annapolis, Md.,just above the Spa Creek Bridge and the only remain-ing vacant mooring. October, the middle month of theChesapeake Bay’s fall cruising season: The weatherwas perfect, the Annapolis Sailboat Show would beginon Thursday, and a small mob of southbound cruiserswere anchored off the Naval Academy seawall.After three days in Annapolis, enjoying life, seeing

friends, and picking up the rest of our cruising gear –dinghy, outboard motor, Honda gas generator, charts,guides and books, most of my tools, etc. that had stayed


The crew of Nauset woke up to morning fog off Tuckahoe Point, near ICW Mile 104 in North Carolina’s Alligator River.

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in a friend’s basement when we parted company withthe Cape Dory – we left for a few weeks of good Octo-ber bay cruising. First, we went to Deale,

Md., where we added 50.0gallons of diesel ($4.02 pergallon), and then to Her-rington Harbour North, theMarina & Yacht Yard fromwhich we sailed for manyyears. From HerringtonHarbour, we crossed thebay to the Eastern ShoreColonial towns of Oxfordand St. Michaels. In Oxford,we had one of those nautical adventures that, if allgoes well, makes for a good sea story; but if thingsdon’t go so . . . well, ends in an insurance claim. We were in a slip at Campbell’s Bachelor Point Ma-

rina/Boatyard one evening, getting ready to go to thehistoric Robert Morris Inn for dinner, when Chesa-peake Bay decided to visit our bilge, and Nauset, withus aboard, very nearly took a short, fast cruise straightdown. Some quick work with a soft pine plug and a

hammer, an early morning ride in a Travelift, and aday of nautical plumbing took care of that adventure,and the next day we moved up to Baltimore’s Inner

Harbor for some good food,great beer, and cruisingprovisions. In Baltimorewe added 44.0 gallons offuel ($4.20 per gallon).Baltimore’s Inner Har-

bor has half a dozen goodmarinas and a number ofanchoring possibilities.The historic Fell’s Point,Canton, and Federal Hillneighborhoods contain

what not only seems like – but really is – hundreds ofpubs, taverns and restaurants that range upward fromgrubby beer joints to some of the best restaurants onthe East Coast. A Gourmet Safeway, a Whole FoodsMarket, the city’s Broadway (small), Cross Street(large) and Lexington Markets are all within easyreach as are medical facilities, museums, marine sup-plies, and anything else you might need.From Baltimore, we dropped down the bay to


With her spacious, unencumbered cockpit, her bright and airy pilothouse, her inspired Royal Lowell design, and powerful and effi-cient Yanmar, Nauset proved to be an optimal retirement home away from home

In Oxford, we had one of thosenautical adventures that, if allgoes well, makes for a good seastory; but if things don’t go so . . .well, ends in an insurance claim.


Solomons. Md., for two days, and then on to Deltaville,Va., for two more. On Tuesday, Oct. 23, we passed be-tween forts Monroe and Wool at the mouth of Hamp-ton Roads, left the Chesapeake Bay astern, andstarted down the ICW. That night, we stopped at GreatBridge, Va. In Great Bridge, as in Baltimore and a few other

snowbird roosts, everything you need is within walk-ing distance: supermarket, hardware store, banks, andrestaurants, including the excellent Locks Pointe, eastof the bridge. The bulkhead on the west side of the wa-terway, between the Great Bridge Tide Lock and thebridge, and the Great Bridge Battlefield Park dock, onthe east side of the waterway south of the bridge (nopower or water at either place), offer free transientdockage for up to 48 hours. The full-service Atlantic Yacht Basin, on the west

side of the waterway south of the bridge, inevitablyhas the best diesel price south of Atlantic Highlands.In fact, fill up here or in Norfolk, as from here southall the price of diesel does is go north. We took on 65.1gallons ($3.73 per gallon), and it was the cheapest fuelwe bought during the cruise.For a week, we had been watching the weather

closely. An Atlantic Harlot named Sandy was not re-curving out to sea as initially predicted. Betty and Ihave done the Hurricane Dance before: Do you retreatback up the Chesapeake, stay in the Norfolk area, orrun south? The Sandy Guesstimate came down on theside of go south, and we decided to run for New Bern,N.C. New Bern is south of the big, open sounds, south of

most of the Outer Banks, and well up the Neuse River.A Category 1 or 2 storm passing right offshore of, oreven crossing, Cape Hatteras would not do much inNew Bern. We got under way early, and as we motoreddown the Virginia Cut, I called the New Bern GrandMarina and made a reservation for three nights begin-ning Thursday night. Great Bridge, Va., to Oriental,N.C., is 170 ICW (statute) miles, and, from Oriental, itis another 31 miles up the Neuse River to New Bern –two days, 201 miles.We spent Wednesday night anchored off Tuckahoe

Point (ICW Mile 104) at the north end of the Alligator-Pungo Canal, and reached New Bern in the late after-noon on Thursday. New Bern is a nice colonial town,and the New Bern Grand Marina is a clean, well-runmarina, with good, solid floating docks, and it is right


Southbound cruising boats lie alongside the bulkhead at Great Bridge, Va., between the Great Bridge Tide Lock and the bridgeand the Great Bridge Battlefield Park dock.


beside a Double Tree by Hilton Resort Hotel. If the forecast was wrong, and Sandy strengthened

and came ashore in southern North Carolina and itlooked like things were going to get rough, we couldgrab the computer, our papers and some clothes, kissthe boat good-bye, and get a fifth-floor interior roomin the hotel. In the 1990s, we stayed aboard for twoCat. 1 hurricanes. Once was dumb; twice was flat-outstupid. Our first two hours in New Bern were spent prep-

ping the boat: stripping off the canvas, putting all loosegear (including the dinghy) in the cabin, putting on 11long docklines with chafing gear and all the fenders.Then we went out to dinner at Persimmons WaterfrontRestaurant: modern Euro-American cuisine, locallysourced fresh meat, seafood and produce, excellentwine bar, and a good selection of Carolina craft beers. Sandy was the guest who wouldn’t leave: In the end,

it was six days before we could comfortably move on.Sunday, Oct. 28, peak day, the strongest sustainedwind we had in New Bern was about 30 mph. But atthe Frying Pan Shoals data buoy, not that far away,the wind hit 53 knots (approximately 61 mph), and thewaves reached 18 feet. Oct. 30, the wrap-around windsfrom Sandy were still creating small-craft-warningconditions on Pamlico Sound and small-craft-advisoryconditions on Bogue Sound. We finally pulled out ofNew Bern early on Nov. 1. Luckily, the New BernGrand Marina had an excellent weekly rate.Leaving New Bern, we picked up the pace. Playing

around on the Chesapeake and waiting out HurricaneSandy had slowed us down. We had reservations at aFlorida marina, which could have been delayed, butwe also had non-refundable tickets – early morningNov. 30 – to fly to the house for the holidays. First, we cruised south to the anchorage in Mile

Hammock Bay, with a stop en route at the MoreheadCity Yacht Basin for 80 gallons of diesel ($3.80 per gal-lon and the most we have added at one time). MileHammock Bay (ICW Mile 244) is a dredged basin inthe U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune. Normally, tran-sient cruisers may anchor overnight in the basin, butgoing ashore is not allowed – Fido included. Then, inquick succession: Southport, N.C. (Mile 311), the WaccaWache Marina in Murrells Inlet, S.C., where we added53.8 gallons of fuel ($3.82 per gallon), Charleston, and,on Nov. 5, Beaufort, S.C.Beaufort (Mile 536), in the heart of the Carolina Low

Country, is one of the crown jewels of the ICW, and wetook a lay day to do a few housekeeping chores andjust enjoy ourselves: a walk through the lovely historicarea, a visit to the McIntosh Book Shoppe – an excel-lent used book store – and dinner at Emily’s. In 1994, on our first trip down the Waterway, we

reached Beaufort after sunset, in pouring rain on acold December night. After tying up, we followed an-

other cruiser’s recommendation and, in our foul-weather gear, sloshed over to Emily’s, where we en-joyed a fabulous dinner. Emily’s is still good, and, atleast for us, a stop in Beaufort without dinner atEmily’s would, well, it would be wrong.Before leaving the Beaufort Downtown Marina,

bound for the Isle of Hope, outside Savannah, weadded 50 gallons of fuel ($3.94 per gallon). The nextday took us from the Isle of Hope, south to St. SimonsIsland, Ga. And, on the afternoon of Nov. 9, we pulledinto the Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.(ICW Mile 747), our temporary destination. The PalmCove Marina is a clean, well-run, full-service marinawith floating docks (full length finger piers), cleanheads, a good laundry and an easy on/off fuel dock. Theexcellent Marker 32 restaurant is on-site, and a Publixsupermarket, a West Marine and a lot of other shop-ping are within reasonable walking distance. The ma-rina is also safely below the winter freeze line, and ashort shuttle ride from the Jacksonville Airport. Ourfirst stop in the marina was the fuel dock where weadded 65.2 gallons of diesel ($4.20 per gallon), whichbrought the fuel gauge to seven-eighths, its level whenwe left Hyannis. Between leaving Hyannis on Sept. 22, and reaching

the Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville Beach on Nov.9, we were under way all or part of 23 days, and wecovered approximately 1,480 nautical miles/1,702statute miles. We put 167.1 hours on our Yanmar 315and used 545 gallons of diesel, costing a total of $2,168.That equals: 3.26 gallons of fuel per engine hour, 8.85nautical miles/10.1 statute miles per engine hour, and2.71 nautical miles/3.12 statute miles per gallon of fuelused.It was a good trip, we enjoyed it, and our new boat

was now “our” boat. We’ve prepped Nauset for threemonths of quality time on the clear, clean waters ofBiscayne Bay, the Florida Keys and, very possibly, theBahamas.

A professional cartographer, Bill’s lifelong infatua-tion with the sea, ships and boats began in 1961 when,at 17, he went to sea on a square-rigged Norwegianschool ship. He met Betty, an aerospace engineer, math-ematician, pilot and experienced sailor, in a sailingclub in Annapolis in 1993. A year later, they left theChesapeake on what was supposed to be a one-year,round-trip cruise, south to the Florida Keys, over to theBahamas and back to the bay. They never returned totheir former lives. They lived aboard and cruised full-time, power and sail, for 14 years – from Maine and theNew York and Canadian canals, south to Florida, theBahamas, and the Caribbean, west to Texas, andthrough the canals of France. They spend half the yearcruising the East and Gulf coasts and the Bahamasaboard Nauset, their retirement cruising boat.


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Clinic, with his wife Roxanne McCormick Leighton at hisside. He served as the executive director of US Sailingfrom January 2005 through October 2010, during whichhe exhibited an ability to recruit and develop a skilled andcompetent management staff. His strong business background was a key to the orga-

nization achieving and sustaining financial stability. In1968, Mr. Leighton founded the CML Corporation, a con-glomerate of lifestyle brands that included, at varioustimes, Nordic Trak, Boston Whaler, Hood Sailmakers,Smith & Hawkins and The Nature Company. Leighton’s lifelong love was sailboat racing, pursued un-

der a series of yachts named Madcap and Whitecap, aHinckley 42. As a youth, he lived in Chatham, Mass.,where he was active in the Chatham Yacht Club. At Bow-doin, he founded the college sailing team. His participationin sailboat racing spanned five decades, much of it underthe flag of the New York Yacht Club, where he held therank of commodore from 1992 to 1994. As a past com-modore, he chaired the Young America syndicate, the NewYork Yacht Club’s entry in the 2000 America’s Cup com-petition. A memorial celebration of his life was scheduled for this

spring in Newport, R.I. Memorial gifts may be made toSail to Prevail (www.sailtoprevail.org), a national programfor sailors with disabilities, for which he was chairman ofthe board of advisors.

Phil Deschamps87, Orleans, Mass.Phil, one of the founding owners of Nauset Marine, was

also one of the three original members and founders ofthe Cape Cod Boat Dealers Association, now known asthe Cape Cod Marine Trades Association. Phil had a life-long passion for the marine business and the marine in-dustry and will be dearly missed.He was born in Hyannis, resided on the Cape for his

entire life, and, in 1961, co-founded Nauset Marine withhis brother-in-law Pete Walker and father-in-law HowardWalker. He was instrumental in advancing the marineindustry throughout New England, and his family-owned company recently enjoyed its 50th anniversarycelebration.

James Rhodes Barker83, Warren, R.I. Jim Barker died at home on March 20. He spent sum-

mers in Peters Point (Assonet) and Mattapoisett, Mass.,developing a great love of sailing and being active on thewater. Jim’s love of boats was encouraged by his grandfa-

ther and father; much of his youth was spent sailing inBuzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. After service in the Korean War, and graduation from

Amherst, Jim worked for the Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution aboard its research vessel Atlantis, travelingthe Atlantic from the Azores to ports in Africa and SouthAmerica. While he owned many boats over the years, theHerreshoff 12 1/2 was his abiding love, and he taught bothhis sons to sail in the beloved Natrix. He was a longtimemember of the Bristol Yacht Club, serving as Club Secre-tary during the 1960s and ’70s. Donations in his name tothe Herreshoff Marine Museum in support of the DavidMacLeod Grose Junior Sailing Program would havepleased him.

Richard Barre Nye81, Greenwich, Conn. and Ludlow, Vt.The renowned ocean racer died March 14. Both he and

his father, Richard S. Nye, discovered together what wouldbecome a lifelong love for sailing, and they became keenyachtsmen and competitors. In 1946 the Nyes purchasedthe first of three yachts they would name Carina, sailingout of Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn.,with a loyal crew of dedicated amateurs. They made aformidable team and enjoyed numerous triumphs, includ-ing first in fleet for the 1952 Newport to Bermuda Race,the 1955 Transatlantic Race to Sweden, the 1972 Transat-lantic Race to Spain, and 1st in class for the 1966 Transat-lantic Race to Denmark and the 1969 race to Ireland. Mr.Nye was also a member of the U.S. team that won the 1969Admiral’s Cup. When his father could not compete, Nyecontinued with the sport, chalking up numerous wins withthe 3rd and last Carina, a custom-built 48-foot sloop.

Wesley Austin Lash68, Friendship, MaineWesley passed away on March 25. After college, he

started working for his father at Lash Brothers Boatyard,finishing over 200 boats. He took over the Boatyard in1985. His great love was boat racing. He was involved withthe Friendship Boat Races and, with his sons, raced hisboat, the Sea Flea. Wesley’s greatest joy was spending every 4th of July on

Friendship Long Island with his family. There, “Pup” en-joyed showing his grandchildren how to do things “the old-fashioned way.” Wesley was very much involved with theTown of Friendship, starting with the fire department atage 19 and serving as fire chief for 10 years. He also servedfor many years as town selectman. Loved by all who knew him, Wesley took great pleasure

in offering his advice about anything at coffee time at theboat shop. Donations may be made to the Friendship FireDepartment, P. O. Box 207, Friendship, ME 04547.

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John Mecray: Marine artist

John Mecray

To those many people who appreciate and enjoythe exquisitely detailed marine artwork of JohnMecray, it is a disturbing thought to know how

easily he might not have chosen to be a painter of someof the world’s most beautiful sailing vessels.There was little doubt, though, that Johnwould be some sort of an artist. When he was in nursery school, his

mother recognized a talent for doing fingerpaintings, all of which she actually saved.And in his early years of elementary school,his sketches were remarkably good andcaught people’s attention. His grade-schoolart teacher, Margaret Schellenger, recogniz-ing John’s talent and interest in art, en-couraged him further by giving him private lessonsafter his grandmother presented him with an oil paint-ing set when he was only 10 years old. A little later, Agnes Hicks, who worked for the elder

Mecrays, even sent, unbeknownst to John, one of hissketches to the Famous Artist School, a correspondenceart school of the day, for evaluation. The school

promptly contacted him, and he began taking illustra-tion courses by mail. It was no great surprise – to any-one who knew John growing up in Cape May, N.J. –that he attended the renowned Philadelphia College of

Art after high school.In 1957, after his junior year of college,

John joined the U.S. Army, which promisedhim service in Europe. First stationed inthe Bavarian town of Bayreuth with the2nd Armored Cavalry, he soon transferredto Stuttgart with the 7th Army SymphonyOrchestra and Soldier Shows Company,where he designed and built theater setsand posters. Later he worked briefly forthe ominous sounding, 7th Army Psycho-

logical Warfare Unit, illustrating leaflets and posters.John’s artistic skill was not limited to illustration; he

won a prize in the All Army Photo Contest during histour of duty and says, now, that he very easily couldhave become a professional photographer. In fact, hehas an impressive collection of old Leica cameras andhas produced three volumes on the subject.

In this Mecray painting, the 1930 America's Cup defender Enterprise passes the walking-beam steamer Mount Hope as she sailsout of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay for her trials. She would prove unbeatable against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V laterthat summer.


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Military service afforded John the invaluable oppor-tunity to visit the major art museums of Western Eu-rope. Full of inspiration, and with a fresh eye, hereturned to college, and while there obtained a con-tract to illustrate the Senior Girl Scout Handbook.Upon graduation he did assorted freelance work for avariety of clients including Bell Telephone, pharma-ceutical companies, fashion magazines and even amanufacturer of prostheses.A foray into marine painting was spurred by an in-

vitation in 1972 to crew aboard a 40-foot sailing vesselbound for the Virgin Islands. Many other voyages fol-lowed, and it was in this way that John acquired thatincredible familiarity with nautical detail for whichhis works are now famous. But what really propelledJohn into his present vocation was a chance occur-rence. One day, while walking the streets of Philadelphia,

John spotted an intriguing painting of a yacht in thewindow of the renowned Sessler’s Bookstore. John in-quired about the piece and found it had been paintedby James E. Buttersworth, circa 1885. He purchasedthe painting and researched the artist. By fortune, helearned that the well-known yachtsman and CEO ofSchaefer Brewing, Rudolph J. Schaefer, was finishinga book on Buttersworth and John contacted him. It turned out that Mr. Schaefer was unaware of the

existence of the painting John had purchased. The twomet as a result of this fact, and in the process RudolphSchaeffer viewed some of John’s own work. So im-pressed was he that he purchased several of John’spieces, and, more importantly, referred John to NewYork’s Kennedy Galleries. John’s paintings were im-mediately well received, and John recognized that hehad found his niche. Marguerite Riordan of Stonington Conn., one of the

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men. The latter recognize how realistically he portraysthe scenes they have experienced. He has matured asan artist on an assortment of racing and cruising ves-sels and seen them in an array of sea, wind and lightconditions. He knows how to portray crewmembers inaction because he has himself performed their duties. In the cases where John paints historic vessels no

longer in existence, he carefully studies existing photos,reads logs, or makes trips to places where there arerigged models, such as the New York Yacht Club inManhattan or special marine-plans collections, such asthe one at MIT.Painting a seascape is one thing, but if it cannot be

accurately reproduced, then the artist’s skill cannot befully appreciated. Mecray prints have been reproducedby stone lithography, offset lithography, and more re-cently by a process called Giclee, a very high-resolutiondigital print that can take nearly an hour and a half toprint out. John is a man of many interests, cars in particular,

such as his1936 MG/PB, Porsche Speedster and Vin-cent Black Shadow motorcycle He lives with his wife,Mary, on the northern end of Narragansett Bay’s Co-

nanicut Island, in a lovely contemporary home he de-signed, nestled in a pleasant copse. John’s studio runsnearly the length of his house. On easels there areworks in progress, and on shelves there are stacks offinished prints. I watched with discomfort as Leo, thehouse cat, walked very close to valuable pieces on abench. Evidently Leo knew to be careful because hedidn’t walk across any prints, nor was he shooed awayby John.In the living spaces of the comfortable Mecray home,

none of John’s works appear. When I remarked that myneighbor had more Mecray prints on his wall spacethan he did, John simply laughed. He prefers to collectthe roots of his trade, the period posters of Toulouse-Lautrec, Cassandre, and others. To each his own! Me? I’d take a Mecray over a

Toulouse-Lautrec or Cassandre anytime. To viewJohn’s works visit his website at www.mecray.com.

Greg Coppa has been boating his whole life. He hasbeen a teacher, and a writer at the communication firmof Cote & D'Ambrosio. He has also freelanced for threedecades in assorted local, regional and national publi-cations. A short story, “November Christmas,” wasmade into a recent Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. Itand other collected works are found in “NovemberChristmas and Other Short Stories,” available on Ama-zon.

Amelia, 2006, simple & elegant this J-100 has new main and jib (2011)with running and reaching spinakers. New Raymarine C120 and B & Gelectronics. Great performing boat to take out family and friends for a raceor a ride. $98,000

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POWER2005 Stanley 38 $675,0002004 Stanley 38 375,0001998 Stanley 36 350,0002003 Stanley 39 325,0001984 Stanley 38 285,0001990 Ellis 28 86,5001980 Flye Point 25 59,5001948 Custom Steel Tug 35,000

SAIL1996 Pacific Seacraft 34 $129,0001983 Whistler 32 48,0001989 Bridges Point 24 42,0001978 Tartan 30 12,500

DINGHY 2013 15’ Gotts Isl. Peapod $9,9002010 Cold-molded 11’ dinghy 6,0002009 10’ RIB w/6hp Suzuki 2,500

See all the details at our website BoatingInMaine.com(207) 899.0909 YARMOUTH, MAINE

Motor22’ Pulsifer Hampton ’00 $25,900

22’ Norwegian Snekke Just listed

26’ Webbers Cove ’99 diesel 79,000

28’ Shannon Brendon Express ’88 29,900

30’ Cape Classic Flybridge ’04 98,000

30’ Flush Deck Wooden classic 29,900

30’ Sea Ray Weekender ’89 18,900

38’ Ocean Super Sport ’87 41,000

38’ Rampage Express ’07 299,500

Sail24’ Eastward Ho ’74 9,900

25’ Cheoy Lee ’62 Frisco Flyer $12,90025’ Eastsail Cutter – building now29’ Hunter 290 ’01 41,00030’ Frers ’87 (fast racer) 29,50033’ Beneteau Oceanis ’04 89,50034’ C&C ’80 15,90035’ Pearson CB ’71 29,90035’ Ta Shing Baba ’80 89,90035’ Ericson MKIII ’90 44,90036’ Bayfield Cutter ’87 74,90037’ Alden Sloop ’48 44,00042‘ Whitby Ketch ’80 89,90043’ Montevideo ’88 119,500

Whether it is a marketing plan to sell your current boat or a search tofind your next yacht, Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales will produce the

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Please call or email at anytime so we can discuss the services we can offer.A local Brokerage with personal attention and international reach.

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POWER19’ Stingray 190RX ’00 w/trailer $10,50019’ Maritime Skiff w/trailer. 2013

On order. Call20’ Eastporter, ‘90. New 60HP Etec,

w/trailer. 11,50020' Passamaquoddy w/trailer

2011 E-tec ’99 11,50020’ Maritime Skiff Defiant, loaded,

trailer, Yamaha 115hp, 2012 SOLD20’ Maritime Defiant w/trailer.

On order. 2013 Please Call21’ Sea Swirl Striper 2100, ’99 11,80022’ Scout 222 Abaco, ’08 55,000

22’ Scout 222 Abaco ’04 w/ Yamaha 200hp 31,500

32’ Bayliner 3288 ’89 32,90035’ Henriques Maine Coaster ’99 76,00046’ Hatteras Flybridge, ’74 55,000

SAIL23’ Seasprite,’79. New Sails,

AWLGRIP & engine. $8,50027’ Columbia, ‘79 11,50027’ Tartan Sloop, ’65 7,50028’ Sabre Sloop, ’75 15,00029’ Ericson Tall Rig, ’76 5,00037’ Endeavour, ’87 15,00041’ C&C Custom Racer, ’84 86,900

24’ Robalo 240 Center Console,’08, $59,000

38’ Sea Ray Sedan Bridge,’07. Excellent conditionMUST SELL $219,000

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28' Alerion Sloop, 2007

36' LITTON D/C TRAWLER,1980, $57,500

38.8' BRISTOL SLOOP (2)$118,500

34' KAISER GALE FORCECUTTER, 1980, $68,500

35' NAUSET FB, 1984, $69,900

33' ROBINHOOD FB CRUISER,2001, $179,500

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2009 PACIFIC BOAT26’ Super Cab Sleeper.

350 HP Yamaha V8 4-stroke.Like new with only 50 hourson all. Two-axle trailer. Many

options on this top quality,fully welded, marine-grade

aluminum alloy boat.$84,900

2004 HOLLAND 38 FISHING VESSELAn exceptionally well-built and wellcared for, one-owner efficient fishingmachine. You will not find a better one.CAT 3196E with 1400 hours. Fullyequipped in all ways. Perfect for tuna,lobster, sportfishing, charter fishing,cruising, research or any number ofother activities that require a serious,seaworthy and proven boat. $195,000

SAIL30' Cape Dory Mark II 1987 $52,50031' Hallberg-Rassy 1977 immaculate 29,50032' Westsail world cruiser 1975 60,00036' Robinhood Cutter 3 from 139,500

POWER27' Eastern lobster style 2005 $52,50029' Dyer Trunk Cabin Soft Top 2006 179,50032' Grand Banks Trawler 1985 97,50036' Ellis Flybridge 2001 350,000

40' Nordic PerformanceCruiser 1984 $119,500

32' Shannon BrendanExpress 1987 $59,500

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Ship’s Store, and a full service marina.

Power16’SportCraft (no engine) & trailer $1,500

18’Duffy Snug Harbor ’11 39,900

22’Angler ’01 19,500

25’Dusky Marine twin Suzuki 150's & trailer ’11 115,000

30’Mainship Pilot 30 ’99 69,50034’Calvin Beal Jr.Custom

Fishing Boat ’04 175,00036’Alley Built Lobster Boat ’73 6,00038’Bayliner 3818 Motoryacht 59,90043’Marine Trader ’84 97,500

Sail25’Cape Dory ’76 $5,99527' Wellcraft Starwind diesel 12,50028’Ericson ’86 18,00029’Huges ’70 5,00030’Pearson w/diesel engine 8,00033’Coaster Motorsailer ’88 68,90034’Tartan ’71 w/diesel engine 14,50034’Sabre 34 Classic ’90 29,90037' Tartan '79 57,99940’ Irwin Citation ’82 29,90040’Ta Shing Baba ’84 125,000

Tidewater 230CCLOA 23' � Beam 8'10"

Draft 15" � Fuel Cap. 103 gal.

Max HP 250

Woolwich, Maine (207) 443-9781www.scandiayachts.com

A smooth, dry ride with big fish features; dual livewells, large fish boxes, gunwale rodstorage and large console for electronics.

Tidewater Center Consoles are made for long weekends of fishing or just having fun with the family cruising.

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SAIL11’3 Shellback DinghyJoel White design, new build, set upfor sail and row. Ready for your choiceof colors. Email for details and [email protected]

12’ 6 Dory SkiffLap strake design complete with lugsail, oars, trailer. 2hp outboard. Readyto go. Located in N. Kingstown, RhodeIsland.$2,600. Call 401-295-4683.

12’ Skiff from Compass ProjectThis Bevin’s Skiff was built by the Al-ternative Learning group from WescottJunior High School. Length: 12 ft.Width: 4.5 ft. Weight: 120 lbs. $1,750(plus tax). 207-774-0682. [email protected]

12’ 2 Transfusion 2.1Like new, with EZLoader trailer. LOA12’2, beam 5’0, U/K main, jib and

spinnaker. Blue, gray Awlgrip, Harkendeck gear. $4,500. Ideal for lake, pondsetting. 781-545-9939 or 617-435-1303.

15’ Apprentice 15, 2011Traditionally built double-ended day-sailer designed by Kevin Carney. Cedaron white oak, lapstrake construction.Dynel deck, white oak trim. Sitkaspruce spars. Nat Wilson sails. Allbronze fastenings and hardware.Launched June 2011. Price: $20,000.Call Eric Stockinger at 207-594-1800or email [email protected]

16’ H12 1/2 Doughdish, 2004Main, jib, spinnaker, sail and cockpitcovers, Triad trailer. Sailing and dock-ing gear. Excellent condition. $27,500.207-563-3156

18’ American Sail A18, 2001Daysailer, trailer, storage cover, motor

mount, topping lift, wind tel. Excellentcondition. 3.3hp Mariner outboard.Asking $4,000. 207-324-3949.

19’ Cape Dory TyphoonGood condition of sails with customcushions, anchor, bracket for motor.Trailer included. $4,500. 207-546-2824. Gouldsboro.

19’ Stuart Mariner, 1988Centerboard model. Lightly used. Up-dated sails, M&J and rigging, out-board bracket, cabin cushions, newporta potti, galvanized trailer. $6800,Portsmouth area. [email protected]

23’ Sea Sprite, 1979New sails, AWLGRIP & engine.$8,500. 207-799-3600. www.they-achtconnection.com [email protected]

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22’ Bristol 22, 1973Fabulous sailor, overnighter or week-ender. A 22’ with a Bristol 30’ layout.Great condition. Main & 2 Jibs. 10hpSuzuki outboard. $2500. or BO. OldSaybrook, CT. [email protected]

24’ Bridges Point, 1989A cuddy cabin version of the popularBridges Point 24. Roomy cockpit anda unique interior layout. New diesel in2007. A lovely boat to sail. $42,000.207-244-7854. [email protected]

24’ Dolphin Sloopby Lunn Laminates #200. Centerboard,6 sails, roller reefing Genoa, PalmerHusky 8hp rebuilt ‘96 & 2006. In-cludes unused GPS new 2009 and aninflatable dinghy. $6,500. www.jones-portshipyard.com [email protected]

26’ Muscongus Bay Sloop, 1983Completely re-built by Atlantic Chal-lenge Maine in 2003. Excellent condi-tion. Gamble & Hunter sails. Sprucespars, fiberglass over strip 1 cedarhull. Yanmar 2 cylinder diesel. Break-ers, 5 compass, GPS. VHF & depth-

sounder. Sink, water, porta potti. Ex-cellent 2011 survey. Hull, MA $17,500.781-635-6756 [email protected]

26’ Ranger 26, 1974In very good condition with 5 sails,roller furler. No outboard. $2000 firm.207-223-8885 or email [email protected]

27’ Columbia, 1979 $11,50011,500.207-799-3600.www.theyachtconnection.comtyc@southportmarine.com

28’ Luders, 1981Yanmar 18.2hp 85 hrs. Stored inside,Rockland, Maine. Contact John Morin207 691-1637.www.wilburyachts.com

28’ Sabre, 1974Well built, clean, comfortable, easy tosail. Full-battened main, 135%, 150%,165%, and spinnaker. Radio, com-pass, electronics, Edson wheel, furler,jiffy reefing. Many extras. $12,900.Contact : Roger @ [email protected]

28’ Rozinante, 1972ROZINANTE was built for L. FrancisHerreshoff by the renowned Ole Lie-Nielsen, 1972. Mahogany over oak;longleaf-pine deadwood, bronze-fas-tened. Refastened to the waterline,2009-10. Probably the most authentic

Rozinante in existence. Beautiful tolook at, even better to sail. 2013 sur-vey, and photos available on request.Price reduced to $31,500. [email protected]

28’ Southern Cross, 1978Sailaway condition. Spruce Head,Maine. 13hp Volvo Penta Diesel. 2003sails and rigging. Basic gear/electron-ics. 4’8 draft. $12,500. Hooper Brooks,[email protected]

29’ Bayfield Cutter Rig, 1986Well built big little boat, well cared for,great interior design with shallowdraft, private head w/shower, 16hpYanmar. $25,500 Call Regent PointMarina at 804-758-4457. www.re-gentpointmarina [email protected]

29’ C & C, 1983$12,000. Call David Perry RobinhoodMarine Center 800-255-5206www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

30’Pearson, 1974Older boat in great shape with newerengine. 2005 20hp Universal withabout 150hrs. Given the price this is agreat value. $8,000. Call 207-633-0773. [email protected]

30’ Island Packet 27, 1988Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’ 2headroom. Easy single handler. Engine

hours 554. Selling Price: $35,[email protected]

30’ Aage Nielsen-Walsted K/CB Yawl, 1960. A lovely CCA-erayawl designed by Aage Nielsen, built tovery high standards by the Walstedyard in Denmark. $45,500. Call Gray &Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.www.grayandgrayyachts.com

30’ Pearson 30, 1972Hull #100 by Fairhaven Yacht Works,all orig. equipment onboard, and has adiesel engine and a new jib. Well main-tained. New price, $10,900 [email protected]

30’ American Sail Boat, 1992Honda. Loaded, Rockland, Maine. Ask-ing $44,500. Contact John Morin 207691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

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30’ Knarr Class, 1955Skoal is a 1955 Knarr Class. See web-site for details.www.northeastboat.com

30’ Alberg 30The ultimate Classic. She is a real headturner of a beauty. Completely refur-bished in 2007, including new BetaMarine 20hp diesel with 74 freshwaterhours, main and jib, Awlgrip, etc. Boatalso has radar, GPS, knot, depth, VHF,130 Genoa, furling, bright exteriorteak. 207-671-0540 or email for moredetails and pictures. Asking $22,[email protected]

31’ Southern Cross, 1977High quailty, versatile crusing yachtdesigned by naval architect ThomasGillmer & built to traditional specs byCE Ryder. Well maintained above andbelow. $29,900 or best offer. Call 617-908-2048. [email protected]

31’ Grampion, 1967Full keel sloop, made in Canada,Atomic 4 engine. Auto helm, roller furl-ing, sleeps 4, GPS, plotter, radar, depthsounder, propane stove. $16,500. [email protected]

32’ Rhodes Chesapeake, 1961Built by Danboats of Denmark. Excel-lent condition. Solid fiberglass hull,solid teak trim, aluminum mast andstainless rigging. Owned by same fam-ily since 1983, completely profession-ally rebuilt and maintained. Hullpainted recently, new main in 2010,working jib, 150 genoa. Interior cush-ions, dodger, sail cover, Raymarinechart plotter, propane stove twoburner, Lewmar bronze self tailingwinches new 2003, BBQ, swim ladder,stereo w/cd player, custom fitted can-vas cover and frame. $26,000. Call508-563-3719 or email [email protected]

32’ Whistler 32, 1981Designed by CW Paine and built by thehighly regarded Able Marine. Deepbulwarks and a cat ketch rig make heran easily driven, comfortable vessel.

55,000 207-244-7854 or [email protected]

32’ Westsail Cutter, 1975World cruiser. Call David Perry Robin-hood Marine Center 800-255-5206www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

32’ C&C 1980Very well maintained. New lazy jacks,bilge pump, hot water heater, newhead throughout, re-upholstered cush-ions, discharge seacock, stuffing box.Survey 2011. $28,900. For details &photos 603-321-6912. [email protected]

33’ J-100Simple & elegant this J100 has newmain and jib (2011) with reaching andrunning spinakers. New RaymarineC120 and B&G electronics. Great pre-forming boat to take out family andfriends for a race or a ride. $98,000.207-2444-7854 or email [email protected]

33’ Crowninshield Sloop, 1919Sir Tom is a 1910 Crowninshield de-sign. See website for details.www.northeastboat.com

33’ Prior Coaster, 1988Substantial motorsailer built to a highstandard to provide good performanceunder sail and power. A must see.$68,900. Call [email protected]

33’ Tartan 10Race winner - sleeps 6, excellent Yan-mar (low usage) diesel motor. 6 Sails.Complete hull overhaul in 2012.$19,500. Call 603-891-0299 and leavemessage.

33’ Hinterhoeller Nonsuch 331990. DEPARTURE Excellent condi-tion, numerous upgrades. Inside win-ter storage at Yankee Marina inYarmouth, Me. $135,000. More detailsat www.sailboatlistings.com key-word:34432. Call Dick Barker 207-650-8125. [email protected]

33’ Tartan TenExcellent condition. Seven sails. 2010Yanmar 15hp - 10 hours run time.New interior. $14,900. Located New-ington, NH. [email protected]

34’ Pacific SeacraftStoutly built this easily handled bluewater sailer is ready to head offshorebacked by the strength, quality andsafety inherent in these vessels.$129,000 call 207-244-7854 or email [email protected]

34’ John G. Hanna Gulfweed Yawl. In excellent condition.Stored indoors in Belfast. Very fineconstruction throughout. Owner needsto sell. $26,900. David Etnier BoatBrokerage, 207-522-7572. www.et-nierboats.com [email protected]

34’ J34 Sloop, 1989This is no average J-Boat. She is verywell maintained and it shows.$69,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.www.grayandgrayyachts.com

34’ Tartan, 1971With diesel engine. $14,500. Call [email protected]

34’ Pearson, 1984$37,500 Call David Perry RobinhoodMarine Center 800-255-5206www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

34’ Sea Sprite, 1982Classic Bill Luders design. Universaldiesel sleeps 5. Hull waxed, bottompainted. $37,500. Call 508-221-5649or email [email protected]

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35’ Sloop, 1936Pleiades Built in 1936 at the A.H. Kinyard in Hong Kong to a Ross design.Beam 8’6, draught 6’2, displacement 8tons. Teak planking on iroco frames,teak decks, varnished mahogany deckjoinery and varnished spars. New Betadiesel. A sailor’s cruising boat. ContactIslesboro Marine Enterprises, Isles-boro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

36’ Cape Dory, 1981$49,500. Call David Perry, RobinhoodMarine Center, 800-255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

36’ Catalina 36 MKII, 2006Wingkeel, $149,900. Inmast main,rollerfurl, Raymarine E120, chartplot-ter, radar, autopilot, Tridata display,prop cutter, many extras as: full cock-pit screen/glass enclosure. 207-848-8139 [email protected]

37’ Gulfstar Sloop, 1977The 37’ Gulfstar is known as a safe,lively performer and this owner hasowned her for approximately 30 years.He has maintained her well along withthe help of one of Maine’s finest boat-yards. $35,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc.207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayy-achts.com

POWER16’ Lund Laker, 2002With a 40hp Honda and a trailer.$7,700 Contact Bamforth Marine at207-729-3303. www.bamforthma-rine.com [email protected]

18’ Tidewater 180CCLOA 17’8, beam 7’9, draft 10, fuel cap.40 gal, Max HP 115. An 18 footer thatfeels much bigger with a very dry riderunning 40 mph. For further details,stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at BathSubaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1),Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781www.scandiayachts.com

18’ Runabout, 1996Glass over marine plywood. All ply-wood coated with epoxy. Two 40hpHonda outboards with 145 hours.Radar, GPS, depth sounder, full moor-ing cover, trailer. $7,500. IslesboroMarine, 207-734-6433.

19’ Maritime Skiffw/trailer. On order. $30,000. 207-799-3600. [email protected]

20’ Eastporter, 1990New 60hp Etec, w/trailer. $11,500.207-799-3600. www.thetyachtconnec-tion.com [email protected]

21’6 Tidewater 216CCBeam 8’6, draft 14, fuel capacity 70gal., max. HP 225. A smooth, dry ridewith big fish features; dual livewells,large fish boxes, gunwale rod storageand large console for electronics. Forfurther details, stop by Scandia YachtSales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street(Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

21’ Boston Whaler Conquest2000. With a 2000 225hp Evinrude.Has new Garmin GPS Chart Plotterand Fish Finder too. $23,500 ContactBamforth Marine at 207-729-3303.www.bamforthmarine.com [email protected]

21’ Bristol Harbor Center Console. LOA 21’3-5/8, beam8’5, draft 14. The 21CC has classiclines and is great for fishing and familycruising. For further details, stop byScandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru.116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich,Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandi-ayachts.com

22’ PYY 22Maine designed and built PYY 22models for sale. Closed molded, fullliner, fast, fuel efficient, incredibly sta-ble, and beautifully finished. Fishermanbase price $41,900. Picnic-style baseprice $69,900. 207-439-3967. Ask forGeorge or Tom. www.kpbb.net [email protected].

22’ Sisu ExpressRugged construction, very reliable,2005 Johnson 115hp, Bimini top, VHFRadio, swim platform, fresh waterwash down, portable head, double axletrailer. Email or call [email protected]

22’ Pulsifer Hampton, 2000Great condition. Offered at $25,900.Call 207-831-3168, Gulf of MaineYacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com

22’ Banks Cove 22, 2002Lobster cabin model powered byHonda 130hp 4-stroke w/350 hours.Very good condition. $50,000. 207-677-2024. [email protected]

22’ Norwegian SnekkeHuge cockpit. Diesel inboard. Call fordetails. 207 831-3168, Gulf of MaineYacht Saleswww.boatinginmaine.com

23’ Tidewater 230CCLOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuel ca-pacity 103 gal., a big 23 footer de-signed to be a great offshore fishingmachine. For further details, stop byScandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru.116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich,Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiay-achts.com

24’ Hydra-Sports 2390, 2000Center Console with T-Top. With a225hp DFI Evinrude, electronics and a

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24’ Robalo 240 Center Console. $59,000. [email protected]

24’ Seaway Offshore, 2012Factory demo/photo boat. Nicelyequipped and geared for the offshorefisherman. 150hp Yamaha. Call forcomplete specs: 603 652-9213. [email protected]

25’ Hydra-Sports 2450, 1997Walk-around, with a 2007 225hp Evin-rude E-Tec. $37,000 Contact BamforthMarine at 207-729-3303. [email protected]

25’ Rosborough, 2006Volvo D-3 400hrs. Garmin. Separatehead, V-berth, galley. Asking $89,900.Contact John Morin 207-691-1637.www.wilburyachts.com [email protected]

25’ Rosborough RF246, 1993Hull #84. (2) 1994 Honda 45hp four-stroke outboards. Fully outfitted anddocumented. Well maintained. Fueledand ready for the season. Hallowell,Maine. $35,000. 207-629-9180www.tardis246.wordpress.com/about

26’ Webbers Cove PB26, 1999Yanmar diesel. Offered at $79,000. Call207-899-0909, Gulf of Maine YachtSales. www.boatinginmaine.com

28’ Wellcraft 2800, 1987Coastal Offshore Fisherman with twinMerCruiser inboards (fairly new)loaded with extras. $10,000. Call Bam-forth Marine at 207-729-3303.www.bamforthmarine.com [email protected]

28’ Cape Dory Open Fisherman Soft-top, 1989The best-maintained Cape Dory 28that we have seen. $59,900. Call Gray& Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.www.grayandgrayyachts.com

28’ Albin 28, 2003Flush Deck Gatsby Edition, TransomBench Seat, Raymarine Plotter/Radar,Yanmar Diesel, New Awl-grip paint job2011. $96,900, Belfast, ME 207-415-6973 www.curtisyachtbrokerage.com

28’ Nauset 28 Hardtop, 2001Built for cruising, galley-up; 220hpCummins, coldplate ref, davits, wind-lass & 50’ chain, full electronics, lotsof storage, much more. $75,000. CapeCod: 508-432-1210. [email protected]

28’ Crowley Beal, 19986.5 Liter 300hp 1200hrs. Great com-muter, Midcoast, Maine. Asking$61,000. Contact John Morin, 207691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

29’ Back Cove Hardtop, 2005A well equipped example of the verypopular Back Cove 29. Her optionalequipment list includes a full electron-ics package with a Raymarine C120 12color display, an autopilot, GPS andradar, as well as air conditioning, Navyblue hull, windlass, inverter and muchmore. $143,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc.207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayy-achts.com

29’ Dyer Hardtop, 1978315hp Yanmar 225 hours. Galley, sep-arate head, stored inside. Rockland,Maine. Asking $79,000. Contact JohnMorin, Wilbur Yachts Brokerage, 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

30’ Royal Lowell 30Wooden lobster yacht, cedar on oak,bronze fastened, available at presentstage of completion with option forcompletion. $75,000 Traditional Boat,LLC 207-322-0157. www.mainetradi-tionalboat.com

30’ Sea Ray Weekender, 1989Shows like 2009. Offered at $18,900.Call 207-831-3168, Gulf of MaineYacht Saleswww.boatinginmaine.com

31’ Eastern, 2007Factory Demo, equipped for lobsteringw/pot hauler and offshore fishing.Volvo 370 - Full Electronics. A fisher-man’s dream. $115,000. Call for com-plete specs [email protected]

31’ Duffy 31, 2006BILDA is perfect for cruising the coastor open ocean fishing. New Bedford,MA $245,000. [email protected]

31’ Duffy 31, 2006WIND DOWN was built to cruise.Swim platform, built-in storage well,

walk-through transom door. The cabinis light-filled and roomy with galley-up.Ocean Springs, MS $235,000.www.atlanticboat.com [email protected]

32’ Down EastNew 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East de-sign, cedar on white oak, siliconbronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck,done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder in-stalled, will finish to your custom de-sign, work or pleasure. 508-224-3709.www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboat-building/ [email protected]

32’ Nordic Tug, 2007Boarding her Michelle said I could liveon her! We’ve loved LESSER LIGHT 5summers & an adventure to Key West.She’s loved us back. (3 gal/hr.)$229,950/bo. [email protected]

32’ Grand Banks Sedan, 1985$97,500. Call David Perry RobinhoodMarine Center 800-255-5206www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

34’ Lobster Boat, 195234’ Jonesport style lobster boat XannaII. Built 1952 of cedar on oak. New160hp Yanmar diesel. Nicely refur-bished wheelhouse and cabin andmany other improvements. Goesgreat. Contact Islesboro Marine Enter-prises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

TURNSTONE MARINE SURVEY LLCProfessional Marine Surveys

508.737.5052www.turnstonemarinesurvey.com

Sailboat Winch RepairMassachusetts - Cape Cod - Rhode IslandPrices lower than boatyards or marinasBased in Plymouth, MA - 100 Ton Lic.Call 508-746-4730 or 781-799-7110


34’ Webbers Cove, 1970Low hour Cummins, perfectlyequipped for two, very well main-tained. $56,500. David Etnier Boat Bro-kerage, 207-522-7572.www.etnierboats.com [email protected]

34’ Mainship, 1979170hp Yanmar diesel, 300 hrs. Majorrefit all systems 2005 - Garmin chart-plotter and radar. See at Midcoast Ma-rine, Winterport, Maine. $59,000.207-848-4977

34.5’ Avanti Flybridge, 1996Dual control stations, twin 454 gas en-gines, fresh water cooled, w/many op-tions included, yacht condition. Asking$33,500. Located at Carousel Marina,Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 207-633-2922 [email protected]

35’ Bruno Stillman, 19802001 355hp CAT 1,000 hrs, bowthruster, windlass, with major refit in2010 incl. heat & a/c, Raymarine E120,new steering & rudder, and new saloninterior. All systems updated; this is amust see. $99,500. in Portsmouth,NH. 207-363-9212www.grayandgrayyachts.com

35’ Bruno Stillman, 1979Cat 3316-1997- 1,500 hrs. Extensivere-fit. All new systems. New fuel, watertanks, plumbing, electrical. New shaft,bearings prop and cushions through-out. New bottom. Very clean $79,000.Stamford, CT. 203-352-7830 or e-mailfor pics [email protected]

36’ Clifford Alley, 1971Clifford Alley lobster/picnic, fully re-stored, ready to go, large forwardcabin area $37,500. Contact David Et-nier Boat Brokerage for details. 207-522-7572. [email protected]

36’ Lobster Boat, 1973Alley built lobster boat. New shaft andwheel in 2008. $6,000. Can be seen atOcean Point Marina, East Boothbay,Maine. 207-633-0773. www.ocean-pointmarina.com [email protected]

36’ Calvin Beal 370hp Yanmar w/375 hrs. Rugged andbeautifully finished for cruising. Metic-ulous. Turn key vessel, light use. Pricereduced. $258,000. [email protected]

36’ Ellis Flybridge, 2001Must see. Call David Perry, RobinhoodMarine Center, 800-255-5206.www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

36’ Grand Bank Classic, 1983Ready to cruise. Two staterooms withheads/showers. Diesel rebuilt 2007(700 hours). GPS-Radar overlay(2008). Must see. $115,000. RhodeIsland 401-556-1940. [email protected]

37’ Duffy 37, 2001TIME OUT was custom-built for sportfishing. Flybridge, full compliment ofelectronics, live well, tuna door, outrig-gers. Maine $249,000. [email protected]

38’ Stanley, 1984Stanley 38 Fishwife. First Stanley 38built in 1984 and owned by the samefamily since her launch. She is in ex-cellent condition. $285,000. 207-244-7854 or [email protected]

38’ Bayliner 3818, 1982Well maintained boat with lots ofroom. Great for cruising or cottage onthe water. $59,900. Call 207-633-0773. [email protected]

38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels, roomy,comfortable, economical, stable. Manyupgrades 2010-2011. $117,500. call207-497-2701 or email [email protected]

42’ Duffy 42, 2006LADY DIANA was designed and built

for all-out sport fishing. Flybridge, tunatower, five steering stations, live baitwell, insulated fish hold, tuna door, ex-tensive electronics and navigation,1000hp Caterpillar C18, safety equip-ment. All the interior creature com-forts. Galveston, TX $569,000.www.atlanticboat.com [email protected]

42’ Duffy 42, 1997ZORA is rigged for tuna. Full tower,large insulated fish hold, out riggers,green stick. High, wide, and handsomeZORA is ready to fish. MA $245,000.www.atlanticboat.com [email protected]

Seaway BoatsNow taking orders for new 2013 mod-els. If you boat in the northern half ofMaine, please contact Lake & SeaBoatworks for a quote on your newSeaway. We have been in businesssince 1991 and have been a Seawaydealer since 2005. Lake & Sea Boat-works offer full powerboat service &storage including Suzuki & Tohatsuoutboards, fiberglass repair, woodmaintenance and electronics installa-tion. Call 207-288-8961, email, or visitour website. [email protected]

OTHER

10 1/2’ & 12’ SkiffsMaine style and quality. Epoxy bondedplywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowingand towing, steady underfoot. Primerpaint. $1,150 and $1,500. Maxwell’sBoat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-390-0300. [email protected]

Abandoned Boat Sale25’ Oday $1200, 26’ Paceship $2500.Handy Boat Service, 207-781-5110.

207-294-2410www.ShapeFabrication.comwww.ShapeFabrication.com

CUSTOM DOCKS,RAMPS & FLOATSCUSTOM DOCKS,RAMPS & FLOATS

207.232.8820 � Cape Elizabeth, Maine � www.theriaultmarine.com

Pre-purchase surveys � Insurance surveys Damage surveys � Appraisals

Marine Consulting � New Construction surveysCapt. Tony Theriault, NAMS-CMS


[email protected]

Waterfront PropertyLocation, location, location. GrandManan Island. Year-round two-bed-room house, bath - porch - garage.View of: lighthouse, ferry, whales, ea-gles. $400,000. Jack, 603-772-7138.

Delivery CaptainYour power or sail boat deliveredwherever you need it. Owners wel-come on deliveries. Also available forinstruction. Captain Tim. 603-770-8378. [email protected]

Canvas CleaningThis year, have Gemini Canvas serviceyour bimini or dodger. Professionallycleaned w/ water-repellent treatment.No dip-dunk tanks, only industry ap-proved cleaners that work. We shipUPS, call us at 207-596-7705.www.geminicanvas.com

Launch Driver WantedKittery Point Yacht Club, PortsmouthNH, invites part time launchdriver/steward applicants. Scheduleneeds include Tuesday, Thursday andFriday afternoons and evening as wellas weekends and holidays. Dutieswhile not driving including upkeep ofclub and grounds. Requires CoastGuard limited launch driver credentialsand random drug tests. Call Tim 603-770-8378

Offshore Passage OpportunitiesYour Offshore Sailing Network. Sail forfree on OPB’s. Learn by doing. GainQuality Sea time towards your lifetimegoals. Sail on different boats with dif-ferent skippers to learn what worksand what does not. Want to be a paidskipper? Build seatime and networkwith pro skippers. We are the crewnetwork for the ARC, Caribbean 1500,NARC, World ARC Rally, Salty DogRally, Newport/Bermuda Race and de-livery skippers worldwide. HelpingSailors Sail Offshore Since 1993.Learn more and join online atwww.sailopo.com or call-1800-4-PAS-SAGe (1-800-472-7724). Keep theDream Alive for the cost of a goodwinch handle. www.sailopo.com

New LocationSawyer & Whitten Marine Electronicshas moved its Portland location to abigger brighter new store with dock-age just outside our back door whichallows our customers to pull theirboats right up to our dock for serviceor installations. We also have big baygarage access for those rainy day in-stallations. Please come visit our newlocation at 36 Union Wharf, PortlandMaine 04101. 207-879-4500.www.sawyerwhitten.com

Repower & RefitConsidering repower or refit upgradesto your boat? Our two locations offeryou in-house, factory trained techni-cians ready to address your upgradesto the highest standards. Stop by orgive us a call, we’d be happy to talkabout your options. Kittery Point YachtYard. 207-439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. [email protected].

Fiberglass Repair PositionPermanent, year-round position avail-able for Fiberglass/Composite Struc-ture Repair Technician. Yankee Marinais a full-service marina and boatyard.Please send resume with cover lettersummarizing work experience [email protected]

Slips & Moorings in N.H.Limited dockside slips and protectedmoorings available in pristine GreatBay, New Hampshire. Leave traileringbehind and chase the big stripersmore often. Reasonable rates. Great

Bay Marine 603-436-5299 [email protected]

Slips, Moorings, Dinghy Dock In RocklandRockland Landings Marina is now ac-cepting seasonal (up to 40’) and tran-sient (up to 160’) reservations. Ratesfrom $900 to $3,600 30/50/100 amp.includes water, electricity and ample,safe parking. Closest proximity to townwith showers, laundry and restauranton site and 100 yds to Hamilton Ma-rine and all services. Blues Fest, Lob-ster Fest and Maine Boats, Harborsand Home Show reservations fillingfast. CFMI Kevin@ 207-594-4899 or207-596-9171(c). [email protected]

Moorings AvailableKittery Point Yacht Yard has mooringsavailable for the 2013 summer season.Very well protected and just inside themouth of the Piscataqua River. Don’twait - call now for information: 207-439-9582 or [email protected].

Boat StorageKittery Point Yacht Yard has two water-front locations with plenty of off-sea-son storage space available. Store withKPYY and our full service yard andfactory trained technicians are avail-able if you need us. Call to join ourfamily of customers: 207-439-9582 oremail [email protected].

Gift From the SeaHarbor Fish Market has been supply-ing customers locally and nationwidewith fresh seafood for over 40 years.Contact us to arrange a gift from thesea, delivered fresh to the door nation-wide. 800-370-1790 www.harbor-fish.com

Handyman ServiceBesides residential and commercialconstruction, Maine Coast Construc-tion also offers a Handyman Service totake care of those maintenance jobson your list so you’re free to pursue

your passion - boats & boating. Con-tact us with your to-do list today.Serving Mid Coast Maine since 1968.207-236-6000. 107 Elm Street, Cam-den, Maine wwwmainecoastcon-struction.com

Moorings AvailableBoothbay Region Boatyard has sea-sonal moorings available, $950. Weare located in well protectedEbenecook Harbor, with free launchservice, parking, showers, laundry anda well stocked ship store. Email Amyor call us at [email protected]

Mercury, Yamaha ServiceKennebunkport Marina has the onlyfactory trained Mercury and Yamahatechnicians located on the water inKennebunkport to service all of yourmechnical needs. [email protected]

Power Boat RentalKennebunkport Marina now offers apower boat rental program. Come pickout your boat and go fishing for thebig one. Call 207-967-3411. www.ken-nebunkportmarina.com [email protected]

Kennebunkport Boat ClubKennebunkport Marina is unveilingThe Kennebunkport Boat Club. Call967-3411 for details. Become a char-ter member of The KennebunkportBoat Club. [email protected]

More Heated Storage At Gamage ShipyardWorry-free heated storage, conscien-tious care in new building. South Bris-tol offers ideal location amid MidcoastMaine’s spectacular cruising grounds.Competitive rates. Fine repair services,too. Reserve now: 207-644-8181.gamageshipyard.com [email protected]

Dockage Portland HarborSeasonal/transient slips available for2013. Slips include power, water, cleanshowers/laundry facilities, restauranton site & dinghy dock in Portland’s OldPort. Call (207) 767-4729. www.sun-set-marina.com [email protected]

Boat Building & RepairDave Miliner

36 years in the Marine IndustryProfessional, Quality Work

at an Affordable Price� Major Fiberglass repairs

� Gelcoat and Awlgrip resurfacing

� Woodwork� New boat constructionRte. 236, Eliot Business Park

Eliot, ME 03903(207) 439-4230

www.milinermarine.comemail: [email protected]

www.MarineSurveys.comJJaayy MMiicchhaauuddMarblehead

781.639.0001


Seasonal MooringsHandy Boat as one of Maine’s premierboat yards, located in the heart ofCasco Bay, has seasonal mooringsavailable for up to 65’. Enjoy all ournew restaurant and marine facilitieshave to offer. Call now for this greatopportunity. 207-781-5110http://handyboat.com/

Sea KayaksTwo Chesapeake Lightcraft 17 ft seakayaks in perfect condition. Hand-crafted in Marblehead. Fully equippedwith branch paddles, skirts, vest, floatbags and pump. Each kits cost $900and took 120 hours to make - that is15 full days of labor to make. Just$600 over the kit price, plus all the ex-tras. 781-631-0085 or email. $1500each - cash and carry. [email protected]

Rockland’s Dinghy Central HQThe Landings Marina offers mooredboats in the downtown section ofRockland the largest, most conve-

nient, safest, well lighted facility withthe cleanest showers and laundryroom for only $395/season. This in-cludes dock privileges for wash down,loading/unloading, water & more. Wa-ter Taxi service by Two-Toots. Call to-day for worry-free access to yourmoored vessel. CFMI Kevin 207-594-4899 or 207-596-9171(c). [email protected]

Selling or Buying?We are always happy to discuss eitherwhen it comes to quality, well-main-tained boats. Both recreational andcommercial. Consider utilizing the ser-vices of a broker who shares your pas-sion for boats and boating. DavidEtnier Boat Brokerage. Contact Davidat 207-522-7572.www.etnierboats.com [email protected]

Business for SaleAmerican Sailing Assn. Training Centerand Yacht Charters business for sale.Mystic, CT. 860-460-0978

Listings WantedQuality commercial fishing vessel list-ings wanted. Maine fishermen shouldconsider listing their vessels withDavid Etnier Boat Brokerage forprompt service and knowledgeableand effective sales effort. Reasonablecommission. Please contact David di-rectly to learn more. 207-522-7572.www.etnierboats.com [email protected]

Selling your boat?Do you have a boat to sell ? Alwayslooking for quality listings. Call 207-831-3168. Gulf of Maine Yacht Saleswww.boatinginmaine.com

Sail Alaska this SummerSail Glacier Bay. Sound Sailing pro-vides captained/crewed chartersaboard our comfortable 50’Morgan/Catalina, for up to 6 guests in4 double berths. Join us this summerfor whales, fishing, sailing, hiking,kayaking, and exploring our Alaskandream. 907-887-9446.http://[email protected]

Business for SaleAmerican Sailing Assn. Training Centerand Yacht Charers businessfor sale.Mystic, Conn. 860-460-0978. [email protected]

Boat TransportBest rates, fully insured. Nationwideand ocean freight. Reliable service.Rob Lee, Maritime. 508-758-9409.www.marinasandtransport.com [email protected]

For charter reservations call:(207) 244-5511

www.MorrisCharters.com

LUXURY CHARTERS

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“We’re on the job,so you can

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Women Under SailLive Aboard Sailing Instructions - Casco Bay, Maine

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MARINA LOCATION TEL WEBSITE SLIPS LOA MOORINGS LOAMAX MAX

listed geographically

SEASONAL SLIPS & MOORINGS AVAILABILITYCall these marinas to reserve your Spot for the 2013 Season!

CONNECTICUTBrewer Yacht Haven Marina Stamford 203-359-4500 www.byy.com/Stamford Yes 120’ __ __

Brewer Stratford Marina Stratford 203-377-4477 www.byy.com/Stratford Yes 90’ __ __

Brewer Bruce & Johnson's Marina Branford 203-488-8329 www.byy.com/Branford Yes 60’ Yes 30’Brewer Pilots Point Marina Westbrook 860-399-7906 www.byy.com/Westbrook Yes 100’Brewer Dauntless Shipyard Essex 860-767-0001 www.byy.com/Essex Yes 60’ Yes 50’Brewer Ferry Point Marina Old Saybrook 860-388-3260 www.byy.com/oldsaybrook Yes 60’ __ __

Brewer Deep River Marina Deep River 860-526-5560 www.byy.com/deepriver Yes 50’ Yes 50’Brewer Yacht Yard at Mystic Mystic 860-536-2293 www.byy.com/Mystic Yes 65’ __ __Mystic Shipyard Mystic 860-536-6588 www.mysticshipyard.com Yes 65’ __ __

RHODE ISLANDBrewer Wickford Cove Marina Wickford 401-884-7014 www.byy.com/Wickford Yes 100’ Yes __

Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett Warwick 401-884-0544 www.byy.com/Warwick Yes 50’ Yes 40’Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina Warwick 401-884-1810 www.byy.com/Warwick Yes 125’ __ __

Brewer Cove Haven Marina Barrington 401-246-1600 www.byy.com/Barrington Yes 60’ __ __

Brewer Sakonnet Portsmouth 401-683-3551 www.byy.com/Portsmouth Yes 40’ __ __New England Boatworks Portsmouth 401-683-4000 www.NEBoatworks.com Yes 70’ __ __

MASSACHUSETTS Niemiec Marine New Bedford 508-997-7390 www.niemiecmarine.com Yes 120’ Yes 70’Mattapoisett Mattapoisett 508-758-3812 www.mattapoisettboatyard.com Yes __ Yes 50’Kingman Yacht Center Bourne 508-563-7136 www.kingmanyachtcenter.com Yes 120’ Yes 120’Parker’s Boat Yard Cataumet 508-563-9366 www.parkersboatyard.com Yes 50’ Yes 50’Brewer Fiddler's Cove Marina North Falmouth 508-564-6327 www.byy.com Yes 65’ __ __

Burr Brothers Boats Marion 508-748-0541 www.burrbros.com Yes 65’ Yes 65’Brewer Plymouth Marine Plymouth 508-746-4500 www.byy.com/plymouth Yes 150’ __ __

Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina Salem 978-740-9890 www.byy.com/salem Yes 65’ Yes __

Pickering Wharf Marina Salem 978-744-2727 www.pickeringwharf.com Yes 65’ __ __

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin Newburyport 978-465-3022 www.merri-maryachtbasin.com Yes 100’ Yes 60’

NEW HAMPSHIREGreat Bay Marine Newington 603-436-5299 www.greatbaymarine.com Yes 50’ Yes 50’Hampton River Marina Hampton 603-929-1422 www.hamptonrivermarina.com Yes __ Yes 65’


MARINA LOCATION TEL WEBSITE SLIPS LOA MOORINGS LOAlisted geographically

MAINEKittery Point Yacht Yard Kittery 207-439-9582 www.kpyy.net __ __ Yes 65’ Marston’s Marina Saco 207-283-3727 www.marstonsmarina.com Yes 25’ Yes 45’South Port Marine South Portland 207-799-8191 www.southportmarine.com Yes 150' __ __

Sunset Marina South Portland 207-767-4729 www.sunset-marina.com Yes 200’Portland Yacht Services Portland 207-774-1067 www.portlandyacht.com Yes 200’ Yes 60’Maine Yacht Center Portland 207-842-9000 www.maineyacht.com Yes 35'/46' __ __

Handy Boat Falmouth 207-781-5110 www.handyboat.com __ __ Yes 65’Yarmouth Boat Yard Yarmouth 207-846-9050 www.yarmouthboatyard.com Yes 45’ Yes 40’Yankee Marina & Boatyard Yarmouth 207-846-4326 www.yankeemarina.com Yes 65' __ __

Brewer South Freeport South Freeport 207-865-3181 www.byy.com/South Freeport Yes 65’ Yes 42' Dolphin Marina Harpswell 207-833-5343 www.dolphinmarinaandrestaurant.com Yes 65' Yes 65'Great Island Boat Yard Harpswell 207-729-1639 www.greatislandboatyard.com Yes 70' Yes 70’Robinhood Marine Center Georgetown 207-371-2525 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com Yes 65' Yes 65'Boothbay Region Boatyard Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2970 www.brby.com Yes 25'/50' Yes 50’Carousel Marina Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2922 www.carouselmarina.com Yes 75' Yes 45’Ocean Point Marina East Boothbay 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com Yes 140’ Yes 50’Port Clyde General Store Port Clyde 207-372-6543 www.LindaBeansPerfectMaine.com __ __ Yes 50'Landings Marina Rockland 207-596-6573 www.rocklandlandingsmarina.com Yes 54' Yes 60'Journeys End Rockland 207-594-4444 www.journeysendmarina.com Yes 45' __ __

Knight Marine Service Rockland 207-594-4068 www.knightmarineservice.com __ __ Yes 50'Apprenticeshop Rockland 207-594-1800 www.apprenticeshop.org __ __ Yes 35'Ocean Pursuits Rockland 207-596-7357 www.oceanpursuits.com __ __ Yes 70'Front Street Shipyard Belfast 207-930-3740 www.frontstreetshipyard.com Yes 95’ Yes 160’Winterport Marine Winterport 207-223-8885 www.winterportmarine.com Yes 50’ Yes 50’Hamlin’s Marina Hampden 207-941-8619 www.hamlinsmarina.com Yes 40' Yes 40'Atlantic Boat Brooklin 207-359-4658 www.atlanticboat.com __ __ Yes 60'Morris Service Bass Harbor 207-244-5509 www.morrisyachts.com Yes 108’ Yes 70’John Williams Boat Company Mount Desert 207-244-5600 www.jwboatco.com __ __ Yes 60'Morris Service Northeast Harbor 207-276-5300 www.morrisyachts.com Yes 60’ __ __

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Full Marina Listings in June-Sept. issues and online www.pointseast.com

SEASONAL SLIPS & MOORINGS AVAILABILITYCall these marinas to reserve your Spot for the 2013 Season!


Allied Boat Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Apprenticeshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Arborvitae Woodworking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Atlantic Outboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Bamforth Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Bay of Maine Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Bayview Rigging & Sails . . . . . . . . . . . .28,101

Bee’s Knees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

BFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Black Rock Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Bluenose Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Boat U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Boatwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Bohndell Sails & Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Boothbay Region Boatyard . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 58

Bowden Marine Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Bravo Marine Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Brewer Plymouth Marine . . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 58

Brewer Yacht Yards and Marinas . . . . .101,119

Broad Cove Marine Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Brooklin Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Burr Brothers Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17

Cape Cod Maritime Museum . . . . . . . . . . .101

Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveyor . . . . . .114

Carousel Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, 82

Chase, Leavitt & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chebeague Island Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Cisco Brewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

City of Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Conanicut Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Crocker's Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17

Crosby Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Custom Float Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Dark Harbor Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

David Etnier Boat Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . .107

DiMillo's Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Dolphin Marina & Restaurant . . . . . . . .56,101

Donald R. Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Eastern Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Farrin’s Boatshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Fatty Knees Boat Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 58

Front Street Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Gamage Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Gemini Marine Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

GMORA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Golight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Gray & Gray, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Great Bay Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 70

Great Water, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Grundy Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Hallett Canvas & Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Hamilton Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Hamlin's Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 55

Handy Boat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 43

Hansen Marine Engineering . . . . . . .3, 78,108

Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster Co. . . . . . . .56

Harvest Moon Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Haut Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Hercules SLR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Herreshoff Marine Museum . . . . . . . . .100,104

Hinckley Yacht Services . . . . . . .17, 50, 58, 69

Island Mooring Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Islesboro Marine Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . .57

J & W Marine, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

J-Way Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17

J.R. Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Jackson’s Hardware & Marine . . . . . . . . . . .81

Jamestown Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

John Williams Boat Company . . . . . . . .26,106

Jonesport Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Journey's End Marina . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 58,65

Kennebunkport Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 74

Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor . . . . . . . . .109

Kingman Yacht Center . . . . . .3, 17, 50, 58, 69

Kittery Point Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 15, 17

Kneisel Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Lake & Sea Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Landfall Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Linda Bean’s Maine Lobster . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Maine Coast Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Maine Sailing Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 100

Maine Yacht Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,51

Maine-ly Titles, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Manchester Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 57, 69

Marblehead Trading Company . . . . . . . . .3, 69

Marples Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Marston's Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Mattapoisett Boatyard, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 58

Miliner Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Milton Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Mobile Marine Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . .52, 100

Moose Island Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 66

Morris Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Morris Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Morris Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Mystic Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 19

Mystic Shipyard Kayak Rentals . . . . . . . . .115

Nauset Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Navtronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 50, 69

New England Boatworks . . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 37

New England Marine & Industrial . . . . . . . . .83

Niemiec Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 58

North East Rigging Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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

Northeast Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

nv-charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Ocean Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Ocean Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Padebco Custom Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Parker’s Boat Yard,Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Paul E Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Penobscot Bay Rendezvous . . . . . . . . .59,101

Penobscot Maritime Museum . . . . . . . . . . .101

Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Pickering Wharf Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Pierce Yacht Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Piper Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Pope Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Pope’s Island Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Portland Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,40

Red Brook Harbor Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . .68

Rhode Island Marine Trade Association . . . .13

Rhode Island Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Robinhood Marine .3, 17, 20, 69, 101, 107, 115

Royal River Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, 51

Rumery's Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

SailMaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Sakonnet Point Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Salty Boats of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Sawyer & Whitten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 50, 69

Scandia Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Seal Cove Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 25

Shape Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

SK Marine Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Sound Marine Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

South Port Marine . . . . . . . . . . .17, 66, 74, 78

Standout Yacht Fittings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

SturDee Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Sudbury Boat Care Products . . . . . . . . . . . .22

The Yacht Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Theriault Marine Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Traditional Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Turnstone Marine Survey, LLC . . . . . . . . . .112

Wayfarer Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 50, 62

Webhannett River Boat Yard . . . . . .18, 74, 100

West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Whiting Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 57

Wilbur Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Winter Island Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 32

Winterport Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Women Under Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84, 115

Wooden Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Yacht North Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83, 115

Yankee Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . . .3, 17, 69

Yarmouth Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 55, 69

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Looking for a slip or year-round home for your boat? Brewer marinasoffer the finest facilities, amenities and services at 22 beautiful andunique New England locations. Come join our family. Brewervalue is second to none and your satisfaction is guaranteed!

EXPECTmore from a marina

DISCOVERthe ‘Brewer difference’

ConnecticutStamford (203) 359-4500Stratford (203) 377-4477Branford (203) 488-8329Westbrook (860) 399-7906Old Saybrook (860) 388-3260Essex (860) 767-0001Deep River (860) 526-5560Mystic (860) 536-2293

MaineSouth Freeport (207) 865-3181

MassachusettsN. Falmouth (508) 564-6327Plymouth (508) 746-4500Salem (978) 740-9890

New YorkGreenport (631) 477-9594Stirling Harbor (631) 477-0828Glen Cove (516) 671-5563Port Washington (516) 883-7800Mamaroneck (914) 698-0295

Rhode IslandWickford (401) 884-7014Warwick (401) 884-0544Greenwich Bay (401) 884-1810Barrington (401) 246-1600Portsmouth (401) 683-3551

As a customer, you also enjoy the exclusive benefits of free overnight dockage, discounted fuel and a 24-hour help line. Our

Preferred Program rewards members because your loyalty deserves our best!

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Welcome to Port Clyde, Maine. Authentic. Beautiful. Perfect. From my wharf in Port Clyde

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contrived.

Shoot the breeze with

Store. Sit a spell on the dock with a breakfast

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place, too!

Come aboard my lobsterboat

millions of Maine lobsters are caught and bartered along the shore. And where three generations of Wyeths have painted their famous works.

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