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Volume 12 Number 9 Midwinter 2010

26 A crack in the electronic armorA fireboat and a schooner may have hit aledge that was not on some charts forMaine’s Whitehead Passage. But it wasmarked on an electronic NOAA version.What’s the story?

By Roger Long

41 The Eggemoggin Reach RegattaCompetition is secondary to sheer spectacle,for it brings together a large collection of clas-sic wooden boats in a setting that’s world-class.

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68 A Gloucesterman’s gutsHoward Blackburn lost all his fingers, half ofeach thumb, and five toes as a doryman, butlater, at age 42, he sailed solo across theAtlantic in a 25-foot sloop.

By Mike Tougias

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33 The Stephen Taber and meSailing before the mast aboard a 74-footcoasting schooner set a steady course for me,toward a rich seaside life with the woman ofmy dreams.

By Capt. Bob Sawyer

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14 David Roper

The dreams of aging sailorsI know what I’ll do when it’s time for Plan B.Tim Plouff

The value of people on the bright seaSometimes the child is father to the man.Dodge Morgan

The machine rulesOn a motorboat, even the language changes.

Letters..........................................7Who’ll take us for our last sail;

A century after Slocum’s death;

Ontario cruisers Maine-bound.

Mystery Harbor...........................10Kinsale Inn is a major attraction

New Mystery Harbor is on page 47.

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Ipswich boat takes US-IRC silver;

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Calendar.....................................56Eastport, Maine’s Speedo run;

Recipes.......................................58Captain Mike’s clam or cod chowder.

Fetching Along ............................62Buckman on Eastport, Maine.

Compass Adjuster .......................66Jon Wilson, Steve White, Ralph Stanley

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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Marsh

Ode to the dead-end street

Consider the much-maligned dead-end street: Itgoes nowhere, the conventional wisdom de-crees, and anyone who travels it must turn

around and tediously retrace her or his steps and lookat the same old things all over again. In short, awaste of time. Well, we don’t buy this – on land or onthe water. We cannot think of any dead-end streets – or their

coastal counterparts, rivers, creeks, coves, fjords, andsounds – that haven’t held some degree of interest forus. Low, late-afternoon sunlight cast on the side of ared-brick warehouse, in a cul-de-sac God seems tohave forgotten, can be a glorious sight to behold,whether seen by boat or Shank’s mare. And the nicestpart of any route requiring retracing of one’s steps isthat most everything looks different on the way back,and you get to say hi to folks on the other side of thestreet.In our youth, we plied, by motor and sail, the same

Buzzards Bay estuary for a quarter of a century. Wenever tired of noting the changes in the bar at itsmouth, the mud flats inside, and the channels whichran between them – moon tide by moon tide, storm bystorm, winter by winter, year by year. During our time in Maine, most every boating ex-

cursion began and ended at the Thomaston landing.As the time, tides and seasons advanced, our St.George River excursions presented a kaleidoscope ofcolors, textures and shapes as well as a four-seasonsea-life circus with a rotating cast of characters.

Some years back, in our 27-foot sloop, we turned thecorner at Cape May, N.J., and headed up intoDelaware Bay. A wild shore opened up to the north,which piqued our curiosity. The cruising guide told us:“The Maurice River is too far out of the way – exceptto take shelter from a northwest blow. . . The town ofBivalve is an oystering port, probably the busiest onthe Delaware,” and that was all we needed to hear. Wecracked off and set a course for the mouth of theMaurice, where we spent several days exploring theriver to the head of navigation, and, of, course, back toits mouth. To ply this estuary was to step back a half-century in history. The experience was so peaceful, soenriching, that we returned some years later bypowerboat to again immerse ourselves in the spell ofthis tidal cul-de-sac.British yacht designer, writer and sailor Maurice

Griffiths spent a lifetime cruising in and around therivers of southern England, designing boats for them,and writing about his simple adventures. In the in-troduction to Griffith’s “Magic of the Swatchways,”Frank G.G. Carr wrote: “Not for him the long oceanpassages of the globe-trotting singlehander, nor yetthe hard-fought contests of the ocean racer. Sailingfor him has always meant the fascination of theshoals and channels of the Thames estuary, thehaunting appeal of the rivers, and the lure of the lit-tle creeks, stretching far inland, where peace and qui-et and beauty can still be found. . . .”Those wonderful dead-end streets.

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Letters

Points East Midwinter 2010

Veteran cruisers Maine boundMy wife, Cheryl, and I are planning a trip to the

coast of Maine in 2011 or 2012. We have sailed thefive Great Lakes and have completed the Great Loop(with a side trip to the Bahamas) in 2005-06, but we

have never cruised the East Coast of the States, northof New York.We live in North Bay, Ontario, but we keep our

Hughes-Columbia 10.7 sloop (see photo) at the NorthChannel Yacht Club on the north shore of LakeHuron. We have registered with the Points EastParley to give us an opportunity to discuss with thelocals and the experienced cruisers of the area pointsof interest, cautions and advice. We have found this tobe a valuable part of the planning process for any ma-jor trip.If you are wondering, we will be going down Lake

Huron, down the St. Clair and Detroit rivers, acrossLake Erie, east on the Erie Barge and New York Statecanals, down the Hudson to New York (all of which wehave already down in the other direction), and up thecoast to Maine.We look forward to visiting your beautiful coast and

State in the near future.Ray and Cheryl Girard

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

His Authors of Year nominationsHow I do enjoy your great magazine. My son, David

Roper, writes for it. As does Dodge Morgan. Both areso very good. May I nominate those two as Authors ofthe Year.

If you see this Hughes-Columbia 10.7 sloop out of NorthBay, Ontario, along the Maine coast this summer, give hercrew a wave.

Photo courtesy Ray and Cheryl Girard

Marking the passing of Bob PondYesterday's email from Stripers Forever mentioned the

passing of Bob Pond of Attleboro, MA, the creator of

the Atom Plug. Dick Russell, author of Striper Wars

was an old friend of Bob's and consulted him while

writing that book. The following are Dick's words

about Bob shared with Stripers Forever membership.

"The passing of Bob Pond at 92 is a great loss, for

he was a true pioneer of stripe bass conservation.

Without Bob's sounding the alarm about the striper

population in the mid-60's, long before anyone else

thought there was a problem, this magnificent fish

would likely have disappeared from Atlantic coastal

waters. After creating the legendary Atom Plug, used

with success by so many anglers, Bob devoted his life

to preserving striped bass for future generations. It is

our job now to carry his legacy forward. Thank you,

Bob Pond, may you rest in peace. – Dick Russell"

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Do you have a memory of Bob that you’d like to

share? Perhaps mark the passing of someone else in

the boating world? Then go to the Points East Parley.

While you’re there, take a look at the other nautical

conversations that are going on and feel free to con-

tribute something about yourself as well. That’s what

the Parley is all about.


Before they took away my car (good idea), I visitedyour offices – most pleasant bunch of people.

Joseph Roper, age 93Marblehead, Mass.

Who will take us for our last sail?I had to write and comment on what a beautiful

piece of writing Dave Roper did on “The Last Sail” inthe December Points East. I’ve always admired hiswriting, and David Buckman’s also, but Dave reallyexcelled on this piece. It was especially poignant to allof us who are entering the sunset of our sailing years.I can only hope to find somebody as sensitive and un-derstanding to take me on my last sail. Hopefully,that won’t be for quite a while!Keep up the good work Dave. My thanks go to

Points East for publishing these unusual essays thatdeal with more than just the technical aspects of sail-ing and boats.

Mike Pothiers/v Dragonfly

Granite-Stater is happy to re-upYour articles are great fun, and having it all avail-

able via both USPS and online is just plain terrific.Keep up the good work. I am happy to “re-up.”Fair winds.

Malcolm Sandbergs/v SparhawkDurham, N.H.

A century after Slocum’s deathIf you have a moment today, pause and drink a

toast to the memory of Captain Joshua Slocum. Todayis the 100th anniversary of the last time that he was

seen alive – Nov. 14, 1909 – as he sailed away fromMartha’s Vineyard in Spray, with the intention of ex-ploring the Amazon and other rivers. He was neverseen or heard from again.According to Slocum’s great biographer, Walter

Teller, Slocum was declared dead (it took some years– until 1924 – for Slocum’s second wife Hettie to getit officially declared) as of Nov. 14, 1909, the day he of-ficially set sail from Martha’s Vineyard for the lasttime. He set out in his aging craft in a rising gale, andwas never seen again as far as we know. He sailed every fall to the Caribbean and southern

waters to avoid, he used to joke, the expense of hav-ing to purchase a winter coat. More probably, he did-n’t like New England winters or the prospect of beingcooped up for months inside in close quarters withHettie. No doubt Hettie felt the same way about be-ing cooped up with him.It’s a rainy, gray, dark, leafless, blowy day outside

today – a nor’easter whipping by – the kind of daythat makes one want to hoist sail and head for south-ern waters for the winter. What happened to CaptainJoshua? Theories abound. One I read suggested thathe was run down by a mail packet steamer at nightsomewhere down in the Caribbean – assuming thathe got that far – near a place called Turtle Island.Slocum always hated steamers. It’s an odd anniversary because it is the last one of

any kind related to Slocum that falls within the cen-tury mark. After this, regardless of the meaningless-ness of dates, days or years following one after anoth-er, there is the sense that a boundary has beencrossed. Slocum is now, I suppose, truly gone, adrift among

old books, statistics, and sepia-toned photographsfrom another age; a certain finality descends on thelegend and last mystery of Captain Joshua Slocum.

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He’s as gone as he ever has been since 1909, but some-how, it seems, after today, he has disappeared beyondthe horizon.

Mike MartelBristol, R.I.

A note from the Manatee ClubThanks kindly for featuring a great manatee edito-

rial and our PSA in the December issue. We really ap-preciate your help and support.

Janice NearingSave the Manatee Club

Maitland, Fla.

This had to be the Caribbean!Our first Fundy Flotilla was memorable. We met

great people on the flotilla, and hospitable folks inNova Scotia, but Carter’s Beach and its Caribbeanfeel stand out.We left Shelburne around 10:30 a.m. for the 30-mile

hop to Carter’s Beach. Heavy fog had set in, so we sawabsolutely no coastline. We had Cruisin’ III close be-hind us and kept in constant contact. A strange blipappeared on the radar heading straight for us at arapid speed. Both of us were trying to decide what todo, when suddenly a helicopter appeared in oureighth-mile range, circled us three times, then disap-peared. A little shaken up, we continued on to Carter’s

Beach Western Entrance. As we cut between the is-lands, the fog dissipated, and we went from black andwhite to high-def color, and we felt that we were in theCaribbean. The waters were a turquoise, the longwhite-sand beach glinted like diamonds, evergreensproviding the contrast. But these were pine trees, not

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Entering Carter’s Beach western entrance exposed astrand with turquoise water and glistening white sand thatcried out “pina colada.”

palm trees, and the water was 30 degrees colder.We anchored in 22 feet of water. We launched the

dinghy, walked the length of the sand beach to thebluffs and climbed to the top of the hill to look out onthe flotilla boats anchored for the evening. Snippets ofeither Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffett wafted throughthe air, enhancing the Caribbean feel. After cocktailson Ocean Magic’s flybridge, we dinghied over toCruisin’ III for great conversation and food, returningto our boat much later with stars twinkling in the sky.

Bob & Maryanne Olsen m/v Ocean MagicFalmouth, Mass.

Time to suck it up, tough it outYou should hear the sheets of ice groan and grind as

the tide falls!Pretty loud. Sounds like a semi pulling a load up a

long hill. Maybe it’s more like a moan – a sad sound,though, because it means the end of boating this year.I notice there are only four lobster boats nestled be-hind the icebreaker pilings in Camp Ellis. Hard-coretypes they are. You ever pull a boat in January? Some years ago,

we had a boat that never left. The owner did not re-turn to claim it, so we left it swinging on a mooring.Not our boat.But then, along about New Years, the harbormaster

knocked on the door and in so many words told us,“You boys need to get that boat out of the river.” “It’s not our boat,” we told him.“Doesn’t matter,” he said. “It’s on your mooring.

You’re responsible.” All we could say was OK. But it wasn’t that easy. We

had to dig the skiff out of a snowbank and drag itdown to the river. Had to break out the Evinrude mo-tor and then make some phone calls to various andsundry friends. “We gotta haul this boat,” we toldthem “and we could use some help.” We had to shovelsnow off the decks and then tow the unwanted craftto the launch ramp downriver. On the high tide weconvinced another friend to haul it out.We were calling in favors and straining friendships

at a great rate. We even had to hire the snowplow to make a place

where we could park the darned thing. At the end ofthe day we were all frozen – and disgusted to boot.But we got it done, and when spring came, we held anauction.But that’s another story. Hope your woodpile is long and dry and that you’re

all snugged down for the next few months. Time tosuck it up and tough it out until the ice disappearsand the stripers return.

Randy RandallMarston’s Marina

Saco, Maine


Kinsale Inn is a major Mystery Harbor attractionThe Mystery Harbor is Mattapoisett

Harbor, Mass. We have moored our J/42Amigo VI here to have a fine dinner at the lo-cal Kinsale Inn. The picture shows the white-roofed Mattapoisett Boatyard on the left andone of the old stone jetties in the bottom leftforeground. Mattapoisett Harbor, on the north shore of

Buzzards Bay, offers reasonable protectionfrom the prevailing southwesterly winds, al-though the seas can grow just outside theharbor off Mattapoisett Neck. Depths aregood with 11 to 16 feet of water at low tide. Ned Point Lighthouse is visible in the cen-

ter background of the picture. Shipyard Parkoverlooks the harbor and is a pleasant placeto enjoy band concerts during the summerevenings. The Mattapoisett Boatyard offersmoorings, showers and fuel.One of the reasons we like going here is to

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enjoy great meals at the Kinsale Inn. Billing itself asthe oldest seaside inn in the nation, it has a warmand lively Irish pub atmosphere. Tie up your dinghyat the public dock at the head of the harbor, and therestaurant is just steps away.While we were staying here, we met a young

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Alberta McLeanMattapoisett, Mass.

It’s a perfect place to hang outMattapoisett Harbor, my home town, is a perfect

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Our friend Mike Pothier nails itI’m not positive, but I think the Mystery Harbor in

the December issue is Mattapoisett Harbor inMassachusetts and the light on the point is Ned Pointlighthouse. I like to stop there occasionally when re-turning from “southern” trips to the Cape andIslands, or to Rhode Island and Long Island.

Mike Pothiers/v Dragonfly

Few harbors compare with thisThe picture is of Mattapoisett Harbor, looking out

to Ned’s Point and its lighthouse from the town wharfat the head of the harbor. On the left side of the pic-ture is the Mattapoisett Boatyard with a Nonsuchsailboat sitting on the dock. In past years, we have of-ten stayed in, and sailed from, this harbor, availingourselves of the fine services furnished by DaveKaiser, the general manager of the boatyard. Forcruising Buzzards Bay, there are few harbors thatcompare to Mattapoisett for ease of access, ready con-venience, and well-marked navigation aids.

Richard FriedMarblehead, Mass.

Mainers love Mystery HarborI first moored my sailboat in Mattapoisett in 1984

and sailed out of there until 2000. My wife and I havespent many beautiful Sundays heading for Ned’sPoint Lighthouse, shown in your photo. We now livein and sail out of Deer Isle, Maine, but we have manyfond memories of, and good friends in, Mattapoisett.

Philip GlaserDeer Isle, Maine

That’s the Grand Banks AnnabelleThe Mystery Harbor is Mattapoisett, Mass. You can

see Ned’s Point Lighthouse in the distance, theMattapoisett Boatyard sheds to the left, the GrandBanks Annabelle, owned by Beth and Randy Kunz,and the custom Brownell in the foreground. The pho-to was taken from the town beach or maybe the towndock. Happy New Year everyone. Summer is comingsoon.

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On Dec. 15, 2009, Kenneth Ketchum,age 80, decided to sail alone toMexico from Houston on his

Downeast 32 sailboat. He had been livingin his recreational vehicle, which he sold tobuy the boat. One hundred and fifteenmiles southeast of Houston, he wasplucked from his boat by the Coast Guard10 days after leaving. The next night hespent in a homeless shelter. “I tried; I wasjust unable to fend for myself out there,”said Mr. Ketchum, a Purple Heart recipi-ent from the Korean War. At age 80, itseems, he was still making valiant efforts.When I read this story recently, I

thought back 30 years to a boat delivery ofa 50-foot yawl from Duluth, Minn., to Stuart, Fla. Mycrew and I were locking down in a little town calledBrockport in western New York along the Erie Canal.

I was leaning against the bow pulpit, han-dling the forward line of the yawl whilethe water drained from the lock chamber.There was a small sailboat, perhaps 23feet long, just ahead of me. An old man saton the side of the cuddy cabin and handledhis two guiding lines, which hung downfrom the lock high above. In hand-letteredscript on his boat’s transom were thewords “Homeward Bound, Auckland.”“Where you from?” I asked. “Auckland,” came the reply. “No, where are you coming from?”“Town of Erie, Pennsylvania. Used to

live there. Lived there for 60-plus years.”“Where are you headed?”

“Auckland.”“As in Auckland, New Zealand.”“That would be the one.”

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There was a long pause on myend of the conversation, as youmight expect.“Soooo, how you are getting

there?” I asked finally.“I’m headed there on this boat,”

he said proudly. “I don’t know ifI’m getting there.”I think he could sense me waver-

ing about my next comment. Hecontinued.“You see, I’d been sitting alone

on this paint-chipped, rottingporch in this rental house for Idon’t know how long since retire-ment, and all I’d been thinkingabout most of those days was re-turning to Auckland, where I wasraised. It’s home, really. It’s stillwhere my heart is.” I cocked my head at the tiny, far-from-seaworthy sloop and its six-horsepower outboard.“You think you’ll make it?” I said

finally.For the first time he smiled, his

face lightened by a broad, knowinglook. “Don’t have the slightest idea,”

he said, adjusting one of the locklines. “But I figure I have twochoices, given my time and finan-cial circumstances. Plan A is to siton that crummy porch, think thatI’m stuck there, and just thinkabout Auckland until I die in thatchair. Plan B is to get there or dietrying to get there. You’re now wit-nessing me on the sixth day ofPlan B. And you’re witnessing ahappy man with a mission.” How many of us will have a Plan

B? How many of us will opt for it?John Steinbeck suffered a stroke

in December 1959. Those close tohim begged him to slow down andtake better care of himself, yet hefelt the very opposite: “I see toomany men delay their exits with asickly slow reluctance to leave thestage. It’s bad theater as well asbad living,” Steinbeck wrote. Incontrast, Steinbeck fitted out histruck with a camper, named therig Rocinante, took his poodleCharley as crew, and prepared to

cross the United States just afterLabor Day in 1960. Because of that journey,

Steinbeck gave us “Travels withCharley” in 1962, which was pub-lished the same year he won theNobel Prize for Literature. In hisacceptance speech, he spoke ofman’s proven capacity for great-ness of heart and spirit – for gal-lantry in defeat and for courage.Westin Martyr wrote his “The

£200 Millionaire” in 1932. He tells

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leys of everlasting peace; of a quiet canal, lostamongst scented reeds and covered with a pink andwhite carpet of water lilies; of a string of tiny lakes,their blue waters ringed with the green of forestpines; of a narrow canal, built by old Romans, butnavigable still, that climbs up through the clouds in-to the high mountains; of aqueducts spanning bot-tomless ravines and a view from the yacht’s deck ofsouthern Germany.” And he talked of the charm of this old earth and the

fun of living on it, if “only you understand the properway to live.”“The secret?” he was asked.“The secret,” the old man replied, “seems to be, to do

everything you can yourself….Take travel. Allowyourself to be carried about the world in deluxe cab-ins, and what do you get out of it? You get bored todeath. Everything is done for you and you don’t evenhave to think. You’re carried about with the greatest

care and wrapped up and fed and insulatedfrom…from everything. But sail all day in the wetand cold, then bring up in some quiet harbor and gobelow and toast your feet before the galley fire, andyou’ll realize what bliss means. But travel in a steam-heated Pullman and then put up at the Ritz…see ifyou find true bliss there!” The next day the aged wanderer was off early,

catching the first of the flood tide, which would carryhim into the Rhine and Germany. “Good-bye, youtwo,” he said to the author and his wife, who gazed athim with the same awe and admiration they had thenight before. He surely sensed their envy. “I don’twant to influence you unduly,” he said as he driftedaway, “but, remember: One step does it and you’re outof the rut for good.”So, to all you aging boaters out there: What will

your one step be? What will be your Plan B for thoseyears?I’ll volunteer to get the ball rolling; I’ll tell you

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But, rest assured, wherever I am headed will have purpose, regardless of whetherI ever get there. And, ultimately, when I am done in this world, it will be in themiddle, rather than the end, of one of these journeys.


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If my precious wife leaves this earth before me, andmy usefulness to others has dwindled, then I’m goingto buy a small cabin sailboat on a trailer. I will fill herwith good wine and cheeses, with my favorite booksand those I never had the time to read, and with pic-tures and scrapbooks to relive my old memories. ButI will not dwell on these too much. I will visit themcarefully the way one visits relatives: I will absorb therichness but will not linger too long. I will not lingerbecause I will be off to make new memories each dayand each season. I will travel by land to a launching ramp in Key

West in the winter, watch the green flash at sunset,and then depart for the Dry Tortugas. In the latespring, I’ll trailer my little vessel to Lake Powell inUtah, with its majestic 2,000-mile shoreline and itsalluring tiny ports of Rainbow Bridge, Wahweap, Hiteand Bullfrog. I’ll sail into remote 50-mile-longcanyons and gaze up at the sandstone cliffs that

house ancient Anasazi Indian dwellings. In the summer, I will sail east to Maine and Nova

Scotia and revisit the harbors I have always loved.And perhaps one year I’ll take an ambitious, interna-tional overland journey to Great Slave Lake inYellowknife in the Northwest Territory. I’ll catch laketrout and watch the Northern Lights while sailing onthe fifth largest lake in North America. But, rest assured, wherever I am headed will have

purpose, regardless of whether I ever get there. And,ultimately, when I am done in this world, it will be inthe middle, rather than the end, of one of these jour-neys.

Dave Roper will be sailing Elsa, a Bruce King-de-signed Independence 31, out of Marblehead, Mass., fora long, long time before turning to Plan B. This isElsa’s 30th year, he says, “and still, despite her age,she’s quite lovely, and she never lets me down.”


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only whetted my appetite for longer, faster sea adven-tures. Include the occasional powerboat excursionswith a gracious Uncle Brian, an enthusiastic mentorbarely older than myself, and it soon became overlyclear that anything short of owning my own boatwould be less than satisfactory.After years of none-too-subtly skirting the topic, my

faithful navigator, Kathryn, finally relented and al-lowed that maybe this dedicated motorhead could seeka suitable boat to consume space in our country drive-way.In preparation for such a prudent spousal decision, I

had already taken the Coast Guard Auxiliary course. Ihad been to numerous boat shows, too, so my dream-boat design had been narrowed to a workable list: aboat that I could comfortably tow with my aging pick-up truck, yet would allow us to enjoy overnight trips onthe water. Incredibly, we bought an inflatable boat first. The

brief ad in “Uncle Henry’s” didn’t tell the story behindour planned island escort boat. Used by a float planepilot to handle his fishing chores on remote lakes, theorange Zodiac showed definite signs of use, signals ofcharacter and durability that would prove valuable tous, too, in the years ahead. I was so excited; I didn’teven wonder why the paddles were missing.By Easter of that year, my boating choice was appar-

ent. At first only a small poster on the bulletin boardat the spring boat show, the 21-foot express cruiserwould have our name on it after taking the in-laws fora Sunday inspection in South Portland. We peeled thewinter plastic back and clambered aboard in ourSunday best, as I could barely contain my enthusiasmfor a dream about to be realized. I didn’t even noticethat every vessel surrounding “my” new boat was eas-ily twice as big. The navigator’s trepidations were quickly dispelled

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Our favorite spots have typically been readily accessi-ble launch sites that lead to adventures in multiple di-rections. Those with fewer options have been one-timevisits, sites that still rendered excellent adventureswith memories that fill my log book.Northeast Harbor’s steep ramp is perfect for all but

the lowest tides, as the trailer doesn’t float very well atthe deep end of this concrete slab. Nonetheless, shenailed the re-load like a pro, and I drove up the ramplike we did this all of the time as a bevy of touristslined the railings on the mail boat dock.Some of the best memories have come from the iso-

lated – and, I dare say, kind of secret – ramp that’s areal gem in West Tremont. I have solo launched herewith relative ease, once into a pea-soup fog that neverlifted and forced a ride back from Southwest Harbor toretrieve truck and trailer, plus another time when Ilaunched at mean-low tide, pushing and pulling to getthe boat off before the tide got lower, only to discoverthat my main battery was as limp as the harbor’s sails. One busy Saturday here found us lining up with the

locals as the day’s weather promised more fun at seathan any landlubber deserved. Trucks were maneu-vering around the ramp, some launching and some re-trieving boats as this normally staid harbor was abuzzwith activity. While we prepared our boat off to the sideof the ramp, a young boy firmly addressed me. “I’ll bedone in just a minute, is that alright, sir?” I turned to see a youngster of no more than 11, his

rubber boots turned down at the top, with large, firmhands running toward the cab of the diesel pickupidling on the ramp. I acknowledged his politeness with

affirmation and explained that he needn’t worry. I cer-tainly didn’t want to create a stir in a place where men,and boys, were obviously working, and we were gettingready to play.The lad quickly bounded down the ramp and jumped

in behind the wheel of the big Ford. He smoothlybacked the truck down the ramp, snatched his smalllobstering boat from the hands of his waiting stern-man, his dad, Ronald “Bruiser” Sanborn – a man rec-ognizable as much for his distinctive voice as his out-going personality – and up the ramp he came underfull power, deftly parking truck and trailer in a spaceseemingly reserved for expert drivers only. As hepassed us, he took special effort to thank my wife andme for waiting for him. It seemed only fair that I com-pliment Bruiser for his son’s exceedingly impressivemanners, and also for the lesson that he and his sonhad shared with us. While boaters of a different sort, we were each there

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A week of strong northeastwinds propelled the 54 sailboats inthe 20th Anniversary Caribbean1500 fleet from Hampton, Va., toTortola, B.V.I. One quarter of thefleet heralded from New Englandports, including five boats fromMaine and a smattering fromRhode Island, Vermont, NewHampshire, Connecticut, and Mas-sachusetts. The boats, which departed

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sailed in the 1990 Caribbean 1500under the tutelage of his father,Peter Sr. Today, Peter Sr. lives inCamden, Maine, and is the imme-diate past commodore of theCamden Yacht Club. This rally, thetwo VanAlstines completed the ral-ly with roles reversed. Peter andhis wife Christine are cruising theCaribbean this winter with theirchildren Hannah and Hayden.Brown-Eyed Girl, an Amel 53

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sage. On the last day of this year’s Caribbean 1500,we completed a 200.6-mile day from noon to noon. Fora boat like ours, a 200-mile day is the equivalent of afour-minute mile.We charged along under blue skies and puffy white

clouds going eight to 10 knots, beam-reaching in 18 to20 knots of wind. It seems that every time we do theCaribbean 1500 passage, we get a day like this as wenear the islands. Makes you forget any discomfortthat may have happened in the days before.Back at the beginning of the trip, we had a rockin’

and rollin’ ride through the Gulf Stream the firstnight. Big rolling seas and swells mixed with a fewsqualls. Wind was 30 to 35 knots, so we were very con-tent to run under our genoa alone with no main. The next morning, as we left the Gulf Stream, we

put up our wing-and-wing rig with the two headsailsand still no main – the equivalent of front-wheel driveon a sailboat. Probably not the way to win a race, butit’s comfortable and very balanced for the autopilot.We all caught up on sleep and, more importantly,caught a mahi-mahi for dinner.The seas settled, the white caps disappeared, and

we charged along at eight knots on a beam reach allday long. The blue sky with its puffy white clouds castits reflection to create that blue-purple color of the

deep, deep ocean water. Flying fish were everywhere;no sea mammals or tropic birds yet. We continued todiscard clothing as the air and the water warmed up.We were down to long-sleeved shirts and jeans, butshorts and T-shirts were the norm by the third day.At night the moon was full at first and then waned

to a half by our last day out, giving the world aroundus a silvery glow. A few of the brighter constellationswere clearly visible, and our old friend Orion was po-sitioned in his familiar place between the second andthird spreaders, leading us to the Caribbean. There issomething very liberating about sailing in the middleof the ocean for days at a time.

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pants from 23 states, three Canadian provinces,Germany, the UK, and New Zealand. The boats av-eraged 47.5 feet in length. Four multihulls and aschooner joined the fleet of sloops and several ketch-es in this year’s fleet.The fleet sailed in two divisions: the Cruising

Class or the Rally Class, to participate in the funrace. In the Rally Class I, Clover III, a Swan 56, skip-pered by David Fraizer from Cohasset Mass., led thepack, narrowly edging out a victory over the J/44Stolen Hour.

CARIB 1500, continued from Page 22

Veteran Caribbean 1500 ralliers Bill and Linda Knowles sa-vor a breakfast at sea aboard the Jeanneau 54 Sapphireout of from Bristol, R.I.



A fireboat and a schooner may have hit a ledge that wasn’t on some charts for Maine’sWhitehead Passage. But it was marked on an electronic NOAA version. What’s the story?

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The damage suffered to the prop, shaft and rud-der of the new Portland fireboat last fall inWhitehead Passage got me thinking long and

hard about modern piloting and navigation. The 65-foot fireboat – and, two years previously, a schooner –may have hit a ledge in the passage between Peaksand Cushing islands, in Maine’s Casco Bay, that wasnot clearly delineated on some charts.

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Photo by the Falmouth Forecaster

If, while on its way back tobase, the Portland fireboat hadrun over the 29-foot spot indi-cated on the electronic chart(left), about where a schoonerstruck two years earlier, under-body damage might have beenincurred similar to that seen inthe photo below.

Screen shot by Roger Long


I know, or thought I knew, thispassage about as well as the CascoBay Bridge. I’ve been throughthere so many times that I longago stopped looking at the chart orGPS. I’ve beaten through itagainst the tide and know it wellenough to go outside the buoys tosave a tack. It’s almost a straightshot through for a powerboat, somy first thought on hearing thenews was How in the....?I then read on one of the

Internet forums about unchartedrocks in the passage. My depth-sounder alarm has never given meany evidence of such, and the pas-sage is a pretty heavily traveledroute to be hiding unreportedrocks. The big ledge around thegreen day beacon is fairly obvious,even at higher tide levels, if youlook carefully at the current flowand wave patterns. This didn’tseem a very likely explanation forboth accidents.I’ve been all over the coast of

Maine, three trips to West QuoddyHead or beyond, with almost 2,000miles of GPS tracks recorded justlast summer alone. I’m a guy wholikes to get in close, and I’ve beenincredibly impressed with accura-cy of the Garmin Blue Charts Iuse. I keep paper charts handy andhave never spotted any significanterrors or discrepancies. I consider myself a fairly careful

navigator. I made long fog runs inmy youth on boats with no morecomplex equipment than a spring-wound pocket watch and the com-pass. Only once in 40 years have Ihit a rock when I wasn’t intention-ally poking around in shallowplaces where a bump of the keelwas an expected part of the navi-gational process. I’d come to think that Maine is

so heavily traveled that just abouteverything gets reported. Therocks don’t move much, and mostof the few chart errors I’ve seenhave been things that aren’t actu-

ally there, like the ghost rock inthe Roque Island Thorofare.Familiarity breeds complacency,though, and I’ve been drifting intogreater and greater trust in the lit-tle LED screen.

I ran across this interesting ac-count on one of the Internet fo-rums about a well-known Portlandschooner discovering somethinghard near where the fireboatstruck:

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visual on the spire and the Nun ‘6’ at the time of con-tact. Commercial sailing vessels with passengers forhire of similar draft use this passage on a regular ba-sis. There is a significant discrepancy. Presuming thetidal data is accurate, this contact would calculateabout 7 feet of depth at MLW for that location. I hireda diver to take a look at the obstruction, and it is asharp spine with numerous bruises from impact with

Figure 2: This shows how Whitehead Passage looks on theGPS I’d come to trust so much. At a marine-supply store,all the chart plotters I looked at showed the passage thesame way.


Figure 2a: This screen shows the area around the beaconzoomed in close. This was really an eye-opener for me. IfI’d been navigating in a strange area, I would have thoughtthat I could pass this mark pretty closely.



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how the passage is shown in the ubiquitous chartbook. I was shocked not to see the ledge shownaround the day beacon. As I said, it’s been so longsince I looked at a chart going through there that I’djust taken the ledge for granted. (Strongly resistingthe temptation to fall back on the old pun and say

“granite.”)According to this chart, I could take my 4-foot, 6-

inch draft inside the beacon, which I know is not thecase. Aside from the fact that I always give beacons awide berth, because they are usually anchored onsomething, I would think, if I were navigating in astrange area, that I could pass this one pretty closely.Figure 2 shows how it looks on the GPS that I’ve

come to trust so much. Figure 2a shows the areazoomed in close. This was really an eye-opener. I wentdown to a marine-supply store and looked at it on ev-ery chart plotter model that had it loaded in a demounit. All the ones I looked at showed it the same way.Time to go back to the definitive source, the original

NOAA charts (Figure 3). This is the electronic ver-sion. Wow! The whole story has been there all along.The 6-foot MLW contour is clearly shown extendingover 100 feet from the beacon. If the schooner was 40feet out, her skipper didn’t need a diver to figure outwhat he struck. A NOAA update shows that day beacon “3” was

repositioned early last year, but it only was moved afew yards to the east-northeast, which does not moveit north of the six-foot contour line, which would leadboats out of harm’s way.As I’ve cruised, I’ve been watching all over the coast

of Maine for just this type of discrepancy. The more

Figure 3: This is the electronic version of the NOAA chart.The whole story has been there all along. The 6-foot con-tour at mean low water is clearly shown extending over100 feet north of the beacon.



By Dave Enabnit, Technical DirectorOffice of Coast Survey, NOAAElectronic charts come in two

types – raster and vector. Rastercharts are digital pictures of the pa-per charts that have been geo-refer-enced for use with electronic posi-tioning systems and navigation soft-ware. Vector charts are not chartsper se, but are databases of chartfeatures and feature attributes. Thedatabases can be read by navigationsoftware and used to produce chart-like displays. Vector charts support some ad-

vanced capabilities that rastercharts do not support. These includeautomated alarms for certain chartfeatures (e.g., obstructions, ownship’s safety contour) and the abilityto simplify a chart display by turningoff classes of features (e.g., aids tonavigation, text). However, bothtypes integrate with GPS to give real-time positioning over a chart-like im-

age, and both types allow for voyage-planning and route-monitoring toolsusually found in navigation software.Official raster charts, called

Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs),and official vector charts – calledElectronic Navigational Charts(ENCs) – are produced by NOAA andcomply with InternationalHydrographic Office standards. RNCsand ENCs are distributed for free byNOAA over the Internet at www.nauti-calcharts.noaa.gov. Both RNCs andENCs are continuously updated byNOAA so mariners are advised todownload often.

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There were very few sailboats where I spent myyounger Downeast days. A rusticator fromMassachusetts had a small sloop that sailed by

my family cottage occasionally. Most of the boats wereworking vessels such as lobster boats, clam digger’sskiffs, and a few trawlers. I learned that sailing was a delightful pastime from

my college roommate, who sailed a 16-foot daysailer

Sailing before the mast aboard a 74-foot coasting schooner set a steady course forme, toward a rich seaside life with the woman of my dreams.

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meThe Stephen Taber, a Mainecoasting schooner built in 1870,is seen here anchored at HarborIsland in Muscongus Bay.

Photo courtesy Capt. Bob Sawyer


out of Portland in Casco Bay. As a result, Isearched for a position on a sailboat where Icould test the truth of my roommate’s con-victions. I landed a position for the summeras a crewmember on the 74-foot coastingschooner Stephen Taber.Capt. Frederick B. Guild hired me for $40

per week, and I found room and board. Theskipper was a sailor’s sailor, and he had nouse for those “monkey-wrenching” power-boats. The first week that I was aboard, wesailed into Christmas Cove, a small cove onthe eastern side of the Damariscotta Rivernear the mouth. I was told that we would bepicking up a mooring, which in those dayswas a log with a hole in one end and theweighted mooring attached to the other. My job was to go up to the bow, get down

on the bobstay with the vessel’s bow line,thread it through the hole in the end of thespar buoy, and then feed it back to the othercrewmember to be secured. The second week, thesame procedure was followed. The third week, I could-n’t quite reach the mooring, and I had to swim for it(the water was much warmer in those days when Iwas 17).

That was when I first realized that there was a lotmore to sailing than driving a car or a powerboat. The

skipper would sail into the cove and roundup into the wind. He couldn’t even see themooring for the last 74 feet or more. He hadto allow for the strength of the wind, the im-mense inertia of the vessel, and any current.The old, retired sea captains on shore wouldring their retired ship’s bells as we picked upthe mooring, saluting the skipper’s excellentseamanship.Of course, Christmas Cove was much less

crowded 60 years ago. In fact, when one ofour passengers complained that he had runout of his cocktail-hour scotch, the skipperused the VHF radio to call Brown Brothersin Boothbay Harbor for help. They had asmall seaplane, which, in 30 minutes or so,landed in the cove, taxied up to the Taber,and delivered the bottle of scotch. The pas-senger happily exclaimed, “Better than roomservice!” There’s not a remote possibility of aseaplane landing in Christmas Cove todayunless it should crash into it. I have numerous fond memories of the

cove, one of which is when the ChristmasCove Yacht Club invited the skipper, thecrew, and all of the passengers to one of its

dances. There were 18 female passengers and twomales. Bud, the other deckhand, and I were orderedto help entertain the passengers. It was tough duty,but someone had to do it.

The skipper towed the disabled Wentworth into NewHarbor, and the two vessels, not counting the tow line,were 150 feet long. He anchored them and claimed sal-vage for the remaining interest in the Wentworth.

Chart scan courtesy Capt. Bob Sawyer

The first week I was aboard, we entered Christmas Coveon the Damariscotta River. I was responsible for grabbingthe spar buoy, and that was when I realized there was alot more to sailing than driving a car.

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During the summer, I witnessed a salvage opera-tion by the skipper. At the time he owned the StephenTaber, and he also had part ownership of the AliceWentworth, an 85-foot coasting schooner. One night,both vessels anchored in Friendship. The Wentworth’scaptain decided to leave about 0900 using the yawlboat for power since there was no wind that early inthe morning. Neither of these old vessels would havepassed Steamship Inspection if they’d had internalengines installed. Therefore, they were pushed byyawl boats secured to their sterns. The skipper wait-ed until noon for the breeze to make up and sailed outof Friendship. As we left, he received a VHF call from the

Wentworth stating that their yawl boat had thrown arod and that they were drifting toward some ledges.The skipper used his yawl boat to push the Taber andtow the Wentworth. At the time, we were in a densefog. I was manning the yawl boat. The skipper told me

to occasionally shut off the engine so we could hearthe bells and gongs and know where we were. I wasimpressed by his navigation skills. I have sincelearned that it isn’t that difficult, even without Loranor GPS. We arrived in New Harbor, a small harbor,and the two vessels, not counting the tow line, totaled150 feet in length. The skipper managed to get themsafely anchored and claimed salvage for the remain-ing interest in the Wentworth.Another memory of New Harbor was when we were

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Bequia, at 90-feet LOAthe largest vessel inthe race, came downthe ways at BrooklinBoat Yard last year.


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By W. R. CheneyFor Points East

The Swan’s Island contingent at the Wooden Boat Regattahad high hopes this past Aug. 1 as we headed for Doug Day’simmaculate 51-year-old Olin Stephens-designed sloopValencia, lying in Mackerel Cove, Swans Island, Maine.Valencia was known as a strong contender in medium toheavy conditions, and we had a talented skipper in RickNavarro who divides his time between sailing big boats intropical waters and piloting commercial jetliners around theworld.Doug Day, who is organizer and moving spirit behind the

uniquely wonderful Sweet Chariot folk-music festivals onSwans Island, fixed a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggsand fried potatoes as we motored through the early morningcalm to Brooklin, Maine, the “WoodenBoat” Magazine cam-pus, and the race. A pretty jaunty crew, we could not knowthat there was an evil jinni lurking in our spinnaker whowould kill our chances in a downwind start before the race

A bit of everything at the EggemogginReach Regatta ’09

Privateer, a Cookson 50 owned and skippered by RonO’Hanley of Ipswich, Mass., took 2nd overall in the 2009yearlong US-IRC Gulf Stream Series. Privateer finished 1stat the Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race and Block IslandRace Week, 2nd in the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race,Acura Key West Race Week and New York Yacht ClubAnnual Regatta, and 3rd at the Ida Lewis Distance Race. Rosebud/Team DYT, the Farr-designed STP65, sailed by

Ipswich boat takessecond in yearlongGulf Stream series

WOODEN, continued on Page 42

IRC, continued on Page 46


had fairly begun.But competition, while it is certainly important in

this event, has to be secondary to sheer spectacle. Theregatta brings together what must be the world’slargest collection of classic wooden boats in a settingwhich, also, can only be called “world class.” If wewere out of the running forgold, we still could not bedenied the glories of theday.Seventy-six boats partici-

pated in this year’s regatta,representing at least fivecountries and ports of callall up and down the easternseaboard. This number wasdown slightly from the re-cent average of around 90entries, but was way upfrom the tally in 1984, whenthere were six. Steve White,owner of the Brooklin BoatYard and co-sponsor of therace along with RockportMarine, says he neverimagined the event wouldgrow into what it has be-come. For the first several years, participation dou-bled every year, and it looked like things were gettingout of hand, but now it has leveled off into somethingthat is “about right.”Entrants are divided into four categories according

to type and then subdivided further according to size.The categories are:1. Spirit of Tradition A (smaller) and B (larg-

er): This is an interesting category made up of rela-tively new wooden boats that look traditional abovethe waterline but boast modern underwater profiles,meaning primarily that, in the interest of speed, thetraditional long keel has given way to a more cutawayprofile where the rudder is separate from the keel.This appears to be pretty much the direction modernwooden boatbuilding is taking. This writer suggested to Steve White that such a

profile must be somewhat of a pain in the derriere inMaine waters, where lobster pots lurk everywhere,waiting to catch on to such rudders, and he agreedthat it was a problem, but one outweighed by the de-sire for overall performance.2. Gaffers and Schooners: Unbelievable ro-

mance and beauty here. My heart was stolen by thelovely old Alden Malabar II, built by Charles A.Morse in 1922.3. Vintage A and B: Older boats built on tradi-

tional lines above and below the waterline. Dates

here range from 1903 (the Herreshoff Bar Harbor 30Desperate Lark) to 1946.4. Classic A, B, and C: Newer boats, traditional

above and below the waterline, 1953 and on.Very light winds marked the staggered start of a

course that started in the Reach ran out to and clock-wise around Egg Rock, then South to and clockwise

around the Halibut Rocks, with a run back to theReach and a finish off the WoodenBoat campus. Asboats passed White Island and arrived in Jericho Bayproper the wind began to pick up and was soon gust-ing to 22 knots or more.Aboard Valencia, we got a taste of what might have

been as the great, old boat made a good progress atcatching many of her rivals, but it was far too late,and besides, the jinni was still hovering around ourspinnaker.The fleet made an awesome sight as it rounded

Halibut Rocks and spinnakers bloomed like giant ex-otic flowers. Notable among this fabulous array ofwooden magnificence was the Joel White-designed76-foot W-Class racing yacht White Wings, skipperedby Donald Tofias, which logged the fastest elapsedtime around the course. Nipping at her heels was thelargest boat in the race, the Brooklin Boat Yard-built90-footer Bequia. And how could we fail to mention Malabar II,

which, in a class by herself, won the “MostPhotogenic” award, an honor with which I totally con-cur. This boat is a subtle symphony of curves, whichcould only have been produced by a complete genius.

WOODEN, continued from Page 41

Doug Day takes a gander at the Irish entry, Cuilan, fromthe foredeck of his 51-year-old Olin Stephens-designedValencia.



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She, more than any oth-er in my humble opinion,looks the way a boatshould look. Sadly, Ifailed to get any picturesof her myself: Navarroand Day were makingme crank on a winchmuch of the time.The event was free of

collisions and majormishaps, the only minorcontretemps being thefate of the yawlCimarron, which be-came entangled with alobster pot. Since shewas a “Classic” and not a“Spirit of Tradition,” wecan’t blame her misfortune on those new-fangled sep-arate rudders.Evening saw the sunburned and windblown crews

repairing to the shore, where chef John Hacadi of“Movable Feast” fame had prepared a spread of ribs,barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, wa-termelon and dessert. Then it was live music fromJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish along with guitaristMike Dinallo of the Radio Kings.

Some of the happymariners were seen tobe making their wayback to their boats aslate as 3 a.m. Sundaymorning, and althoughthere had been feederraces on the Thursdayand Friday precedingthe big one, they wereprobably just as happythat there was no race inprospect for the dayahead.Aboard Valencia, we

borrowed a motto fromthe old BrooklynDodgers, to wit: “Wait’til next year!” In the fu-

ture we will be inspecting our spinnaker very care-fully before any racing is contemplated. And speakingof next year, it’s already arrived, and this year’s edi-tion is scheduled for this coming Aug. 7. For completeresults of the 2009 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, visitwww.erregatta.com.W. R. Cheney sails the engineless Marshall 22

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The 2009 Points East Gulf of Maine Ocean RacingAssociation (GMORA) Yachtsman of the Year awardhas been presented to Scott Smithwick, owner andskipper of Kaos a Frers 41. Many aspects contribut-ed to Scott winning this award, including Scott’s per-formance on the race course, his attention to safetyfor his crew and his boat, his support of regattas be-yond his participation, and his sportsmanship on andoff the water. For 2009, the selection process was changed, and

nominations were opened to the public. Former re-cipients made up the selection committee. Readingthrough the nomination submissions, it’s clear thathis fellow sailors, both crew and competitors alike,have a great deal of respect for Scott Smithwick. Notjust for his skill, but also for his approach to thesport. First, Scott is a tireless competitor. Over the course

of the season, Kaos can be found as far north asCastine, and as far south as Marblehead, with Scottdoing all the deliveries himself. He is “notorious,” asone nominator put it, for having every tool, everyspare part, and every piece of safety gear that couldpossibly be needed. He has taken the time to learnabout his boat, he always gets to the race early, andhe is known for having every detail under controlwell before the race begins, including sandwiches,beer and Oreos. Second, it was very clear that Scott’s style of skip-

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Scott Smithwick is 2009PE Yachtsman of the Year

Consummate sportsman Scott Smithwick, skipper of theFrers 41 Kaos, prepares to receive the Points East Gulf ofMaine Ocean Racing Association yachtsman of the Yearaward from the magazine’s owner and publisher Joe Burke.

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Flotsam and Jetsam By Robb White, Breakaway Books 2009, paperback, 568 pp.,$19.95.

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Sailor, boatbuilder, fisherman, hunter, marine biol-ogist, tugboat deck hand, humorist,philosopher – Robb White was all ofthese things and more. In “Flotsam andJetsam,” he gives us a collection of es-says reflecting the variety and depth ofhis experience. In a graceful, unaffected style, which

incidentally should be a lesson to us allabout the virtues of simplicity and direct-ness, he discourses on subjects as diverseas a nostrum for getting rid of tick infesta-tions (including a vital tip on anatomicalparts to avoid when applying it), how to op-erate a cast net, and how to outwit the craftymullet.Mr. White grew up on a plantation on the

Florida-Georgia line, and his youth was spent be-tween there and a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico.The family was not rich, as these facts might seem toimply, and was, in fact, in the process of losing bothstatus and property. White thus avoided some of the

pitfalls of affluence and, instead, developed ataste for unadorned nature along with mate-rial things of a simple, perhaps old-fash-ioned kind.Want to build a tin canoe from old sheetsof tin off your chicken-house roof? Thisbook will tell you how. Want to own the“best boat lamp in the whole world?” Mr.White makes a convincing argument forthe kerosene mantle Aladdin Lamp,which most of us know only from an-tique stores. This lamp is actually stillmanufactured by a small outfit inTennessee and shipped all over theworld to those in the know. If you wantone, White recommends the “Genie II.”

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lar author of adventure stories for young people inthe 1940s who eventually left the family and ran offto Hollywood. There, among other things, he wrotemany of the Perry Mason scripts for television. Theliterary gene he left down South must have been pret-ty strong because it also popped up in his daughter,Bailey White, who wrote the wonderful bestseller“Mama Makes Up Her Mind.”Our Robb White sailed in the Bahamas, learned

boatbuilding watching native craftsmen in PuertoRico, beachcombed along the Gulf Coast, and workedon tugboats in the Gulf. This book has great storiesconcerning all of this and much more. Perhaps thebest piece of all is something called “PleistoceneCreek.” It’s an almost mythic reflection on lost youth,the inevitable compromise of ideals, and the some-times negative effects of “progress.” Believe it or not,it’s very funny, too, as is a great deal of the materialin this book.Sadly, Robb White passed away in 2006. I really re-

gret never having known him because I would haveliked the opportunity to go out with him in one of hisinnumerable boats to fish some and just listen to himgo on about things. Nobody can do that now, but get-ting a copy of “Flotsam and Jetsam” is the next bestthing.See Bill Cheney’s article on the Eggemoggin Reach

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States entered World War I,William S. Sims, by this time arear admiral, was sent on a se-cret mission to gather informa-tion on wartime conditions and toconfer with the British RoyalNavy. Soon after America entered the war, he was ap-pointed commander of U.S. naval forces operatingnear Europe. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winningbook, Victory at Sea (1920). Sims lived in Vermontwhen he was a boy. After serving as one of the top destroyer squadron

commanders of World War II, Arleigh A. Burke (1901-1996) played a major role in modernizing the Navyand guiding its response to the Cold War.

Described by a shipmate as “like a bull” who could-n’t be stopped, John McCloy (1876-1945) has the dis-

tinction of being one of the fewmen in the nation’s history toearn two Medals of Honor for sep-arate acts of heroism. In 1919,then a lieutenant, he was awardedthe Navy Cross for distinguishedservice as commander of USSCurlew, which engaged in the “dif-ficult and hazardous duty” ofsweeping mines in the North Seain the aftermath of World War I.The first Black American hero

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the battleship West Virginia when the Japanese at-tacked Pearl Harbor. When damage to the ship pre-vented him from reaching his regular battle station,Miller helped with efforts to rescue his shipmates.After helping carry the captain to a more shelteredarea, Miller took over an unattended 50-caliber ma-chine gun nearby and fired on Japanese aircaft.For more details about these stamps, visit

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Sandpiper III, a Gurnet Point 25 built by SouthShore Boatworks of Halifax, Mass., was launched latelast year in Rhode Island’s Sakonnet River. TheDowneast-style powerboat(25’6” x 24’1” x 8’6” x 2’6”) isfrom the board of JamieLowell, a sixth-generation de-signer of Maine lobsterboats. Above the waterline, the

Gurnet Point has a moderateflare forward, slight tumble-home aft, and the uninterrupt-ed sheer of a traditional Mainelobsterboat. Below the water,the 25 has Downeast-stylelines that equate to stability,speed and efficiency. The longfull keel, with faired deadwoodaround the stern bearing, provides a long, straightrun, protects the running gear, and minimizes resis-tance, the builder says.

A lightweight diesel inboard of 170 to 230 horse-power will push the Gurnet Point 25 at speeds of 20to 25 knots. An outboard-powered version of the 25 is

also available with a maxi-mum 200-horsde powerpackage.The Gurnet Point 25 is of-

fered in three configura-tions: open-boat with centerconsole, lobster-style hard-top, and bass-boat. And it’savailable in both cold-mold-ed wood and fiberglass con-struction. With its 8½-footbeam, the 25 is legally trail-erable without special per-mits or restrictions, which isdesirable, the builder re-

minds us, because of the cost and limited availabilityof dock space. FMI: www.southshoreboatworks.com.

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BrieflyCustom Float Services of Portland, Maine, has landed a$500,000 project, the largest in its history. With Port HarborMarine in South Portland, which will build the concrete floatstructures, they will completelyrebuild a 64-slip Newport, R.I.,marina. Custom Float Services isnow building five- by 40-foot fin-ger floats for the marina, whichthey’ll install in the spring, saidpresident Charles A. Poole. FMI:www.customfloat.com.

Brownell Trailers, now ofFairhaven, Mass., builders of hy-draulic boat trailers, was boughtin November by John J. Medeirosof Marion, Mass., owner ofIntegrated Machine, LLC, andshares its new location withIntegrated Machine at 129 AldenRoad, Fairhaven. IntegratedMachine provides automated ma-chining of precision components.The union of these two compa-nies will take the BrownellTrailers, LLC to the next level,Medeiros predicted. FMI:www.brownelltrailers.com.

The Apprenticeshop inRockland, Maine, has four newbuilds and a major restorationproject currently under way.Apprentices have laid the keel for a 23-foot Mermaid Sloop,and begun planking on a 10-foot Abeking and Rasmussenyacht tender, a 14-foot Whitehall, and a 14-foot North ShoreDory. The shop is also restoring a 31-foot, 1931 Haj, aFinnish raceboat with interior space for day cruising. FMI:www.atlanticchallenge.com.

Kingman Yacht Center in Cataumet, Mass., at season’s end,began installation of what is believed to be the largest com-mercial solar project on Cape Cod. The 99.54-kW solar sys-

tem will provide almost one-quarter of the marina’s annualelectrical needs. The solar project consists of 474 panelsmounted on the south-facing roof surfaces of each of the ma-

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Lyman Morse Boatbuilding ofThomaston, Maine, late last yearlaunched Ring Leader, a 65-footExpress Sportfish designed byRobert Ullberg of Winter Park, Fla.,who worked closely with RingPower Corp., the Caterpillar distrib-utor for northern Florida. She’spowered by two C-32s, cruises at39 knots, with a top speed of 43knots. She has two 600-lb./dayicemakers for fish storage, Rupp46-foot hydraulic outriggers andcenter rigger, cockpit corner plug-ins for downriggers and deep-dropelectric reels. FMI: www.lyman-morse.com.

Herreshoff Designs, Inc. of Bristol,R.I., has reintroduced theHerreshoff Alerion 26, a daysailer

originally developed for the last private owner of Capt.Nathanael Greene Herreshoff’s 1912 Alerion, Isaac B.Merriman, Jr., in 1977. This model incorporates the sameclassic styling with cold-molded construction and diesel orelectric power. The first three hulls are now under construc-tion at the Brion Rieff Boatbuilder yard (www.brionrieffboat-builder.com) in Brooklin, Maine. FMI: www.herreshoffde-signs.com.

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October and November for boats to bebuilt this winter, according to Howard’sPeter Eastman. Hull numbers on theFisher Cat have broken into the 20s, hesays, and the shop plans to have HullNo. 30 built before the spring rush. TheBarnstable Cat Boat soon will reach HullNo. 150; Hull No. 148 is in the shop,Eastman says: “We have four in Italy,two in Bermuda, four in the Turks andCaicos, and one bound for Australia.”FMI: [email protected].

AAA Yacht Sales of West Haven, Conn.,is the latest expansion of theMelbourne, Fla., yacht sales and broker-age company. Michael Kuzmuk will man-age the Connecticut office, which will of-fer sales and brokerage services, specif-ically buyer’s brokerage, and will repre-sent several brands of sailboats, cata-marans and motor yachts, as well asseveral lines of inflatable boats anddinghies. FMI: 203-415-3615 or email:[email protected].

Callinectes Boatworks, LLC, inKennebunkport, Maine, received anAntique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS)Show Award for Best of ClassContemporary Replica. The ACBS LakeChamplain Chapter awarded Julie Lynne,a 2009 prototype, the honor. Built ofcold molded Spanish cedar, and pow-ered by a jet pump, the 16’ 3” replicahas a top end of 50 mph. FMI:www.cboatworks.com.

Morris Yachts of Bass Harbor, Maine,has won a contract to build four David Pedrick-designed Leadership 44training vessels. The 44-footers will re-place the old Luders sailboats. Morrisbegan construction at the end of lastyear. Morris says it was selected overHinckley, Tartan, Goetz and Pearson. TheCoast Guard hopes to build as many aseight 44s, one for each cadet company.FMI: www.morrisyachts.com.

Kittery Point Boatbuilders of Eliot,Maine, is building the PYY 22, a line oftrailerable 22-foot boats designed byGeorge A. Patten that can be finished offfor a variety of uses, including sport fish-ing (center console) and cruising (cuddycabin, with two berths and a head). Allmodels have I/O, jet or outboard poweroptions up to 250 horsepower. The stan-dard 150-horse motor will provide 40-mph cruising speeds. FMI: www.kpyy.net.


JANUARY29-31 Trawler Fest, Bahia Mar Beach Resort and

Yachting Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The cruis-ing-under-power-lifestyle celebration produced byPassageMaker Magazine. FMI: www.trawler-fest.com, FMI: [email protected]

29 Pep Rally for Feb. 14 Hearts Warming HeartsBikini and Speedo Dash, The Happy CrabRestaurant, Eastport, Maine, 5 p.m. A greatkick-off for getting people to pledge and get theword out. The event raises money to help ourneighbors, especially the elderly, get throughthe winter. Call Jeff or Leslie Starling. FMI: 207-853-9400

30 Anchoring, Bristol Community College, 770Elsbree, Fall River, Mass. A safe BoatingSeminar from the Mattapoisett and TauntonRiver Power Squadrons in cooperation withBristol Community College's Center forBusiness and Industry. Selection and use of an-chors, rodes and components. FMI: www.bristol-cc.edu/noncredit

30 Tangling with Tugs and Barges on Long IslandSound, Halloween Yacht Club, Stamford, Conn.Free, reservations required, Speaker: Capt. EricKnott, manager of safety and security, MoranTowing Corp. Contact Capt. Bernie Weiss, 203-329-2503. FMI: [email protected]

30 to Oct. 11. Building America's Canals, MysticSeaport, Mystic, Conn. An interactive exhibitionorganized by the National Canal Museum ofEaston, Pa., showing the construction and oper-ation of the nation's man-built waterways. FMI:www.mysticseaport.org/canals

FEBRUARY4 To May 6. USPS Electronic Navigation Course,

Middle Street Education Center, 80 Middle St.,Fairhaven, Mass. 14-week course includes GPSinstruction, voyage planning, tracking progress,piloting, traditional chart work, current correc-tion.FMI: [email protected]

5-7 48th Annual Meeting of The CatboatAssociation, The Mystic Marriot, Mystic, Conn.Three days of tours, exhibits, seminars, discus-sions, dining and dancing. FMI:www.catboats.org

12-14 The Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, TheResort and Conference Center at Hyannis,Mass., organized by the Cape Cod MarineTrades Association. Save the date! FMI:www.capecodboatshow.net, [email protected]

12 Fishing in the Footsteps of Dr. Charles K.Stillman, A Look into One of Our Founder's fa-vorite Hobbies. Mystic Museum's CollectionsResearch Center, Mystic, Conn., 5:30-7 p.m.Cash bar and light snacks available. FMI:www.mysticseaport.org

14 Eastport Valentine's Day Hearts WarmingHearts Bikini and Speedo Run, Post OfficeSquare to the Happy Crab Restaurant, Eastport,Maine, 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Happy Crab,the event raises money to help Eastport's elder-ly and keep people warm in local communities.Bikinis and Speedos encouraged, but competi-tors urged not to frighten the local livestock.Contact John Miller. FMI:[email protected]

20 Recent Advances in Sail Cloth and Sailmaking,Chris Wentz of Z Sails explains their practicalapplications for go-fast racing and leisure cruis-ing. Contact Capt. Bernie Weiss, 203-329-250sFMI: [email protected]

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27 Small Boat "Issues" & Opportunities,Halloween Yacht Club, Stamford, Conn. An opendiscussion with local dockside marine expert

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27 The Mariner's Compass Bristol CommunityCollege, 770 Elsbree, Fall River, Mass. A safeBoating Seminar from the Mattapoisett andTaunton River Power Squadrons in cooperationwith Bristol Community College's Center forBusiness and Industry. How to select, install,calibrate and use your compass.FMI: www.bris-tolcc.edu/noncredit

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Capt. Mike MartelFor Points East

The temperature has been below the freezing markfor days now, and it occurred to me that the time isvery right to share with the readers of Points East acouple of chowder recipes that will warm the cocklesof stomachs, if not hearts. Fish Chowder: If you can buy a whole codfish or

haddock, do so, and after you fillet it, simmer thehead and backbone(s) – tossing away the skin – injust enough water to cover with a couple of halvedgarlic cloves and some cracked black peppercorns. Poach or simmer on low for about 30 minutes after

bringing to a boil. Then strain the bones and headout, and poach the fillets next, by themselves, for 20minutes, maybe add a stick of celery and a halved car-rot. When done, set the fish aside to cool, strain thebroth clear of the vegetables and anything else inthere. This will make a flavorful stock.If you cannot get a whole fish, just poach the fillets

and the stock vegetables together. Strain out the fishand discard the stock vegetables, including the garlicand the peppercorns if you can.Next, add diced potatoes. I like them small, diced in

half-inch cubes or even smaller. Peel if you like, orleave the jackets on. For a finer “chowdy,” use aFrench-fry cutter, and when the fries are pressed

through the cutter, take a knife and cut crosswise.This makes tiny little cubes, and lots of them, quitequickly.If you started with two quarts of water, you will

probably use five or six medium-sized potatoes. Thestock in the pan should cover the potatoes with a lit-tle to spare. Don’t add more water. Instead, add lesspotatoes if the stock does not cover them. Cook thepotatoes until just tender; do not overcook.Clam Chowder: Start with two quarts of shucked

clams and juice. Put in a pot and slowly simmer tonear the boiling point. Juice will turn milky and thequahog edges will curl. Do not boil. Remove from heatand set aside. Strain clams out and set aside in abowl. Add potatoes (as above) to the clam juice andperhaps a little water to cover the potatoes. Cookpotatoes in the clam juice and water broth until justtender, or al dente.Both: Whilst the potatoes are cooking, dice up a

half piece of salt pork or fatback very small and putover gentle heat in a new pot (this will be the pot thatyou make the finished chowder in). You want to ren-der the pork, not burn it. Turn down the heat if itstarts to smoke. You want to generate small, crispybrown salt-pork cracklings. For a more robust flavor,add some nice smoked bacon (diced) to the pot andrender together.

Capt. Mike’s New England clam or cod chowder

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From Left: The author and bakemaster, his mom Eloise Martel, and brother AndyMartel take a break from serving chowder for family and friends at a clambake intheir Bristol, R.I., backyard.

Photo courtesy Mike Martel


While the salt pork is rendering, chop up two medi-um onions (or one very large one) – yellow Spanish orcooking onions. Chop small. When the rendering isdone, scoop out the cracklings and bacon and setaside in a little dish. Now add the onions to the potand, over heat, sauté the onions in the rendered drip-pings until the outer edges of the onion pieces areclear. Do not overcook. Add some ground black pepper.Next, add the cooked potatoes and broth to the

sautéed onions. If clam chowder, you may want to adda half-teaspoon of creamed garlic. A very smallamount of garlic in a pot of chowder will enhance fla-vor without adding a garlic taste. You don’t want to beable to taste the garlic.Now add a quart of half and half and turn up the

heat. You do not want to bring it to a boil, just to thepoint where it is steamy and you can tell that it isquite warm.Add the fish, broken up small, or the clams, and if

the clams are whole, pulse the mixture in a food pro-cessor a few times to break them up into smallerpieces.Now is the time to see if it looks right. Add more

half and half if it seems too thick, maybe anotherpint. Do not add too much so that you make it watery.Stir. Add parsley if you like. Add ground black pep-

per, and now taste-test for salt. The clam chowdermay not need added salt, but a fish chowder will. I use

coarse-grained sea salt.The last thing you put in are the bacon and salt

pork cracklings. Stir. Taste test again.If you like a thick chowder Aidan’s Pub (Bristol,

R.I.)-style, you stir about three to four tablespoons offlour into a cup of half and half, mix well, and thenpour into the chowder and stir while the chowder isjust below the boiling point, after everything else hasbeen added. This will thicken it.Now that you are done, turn off the heat, cover the

pot, and put it in the refrigerator overnight to cool. Donot eat it.Re-heat on the following day and serve with bis-

cuits or clamcakes or fish cakes.Enjoy.Capt. Mike Martel grew up on Rhode Island’s

Narragansett Bay, and has swallowed enough of it totruly be part of his environment. Although he has beenon the water, in one form or craft or another, sincechildhood, he is currently, like Slocum, “cast up fromthe old sea, so to speak” while he refurbishes his an-tique wooden gaff yawl Privateer and ekes out a livingwriting and seeking jobs delivering derelicts from oneforlorn harbor to another. He lives in Bristol, R.I., withhis wife Denise and son Tom. His other two older chil-dren, now grown, have moved southward to warmerclimes, and – perhaps understandably – inland.

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Eastport, Maine offers a lively and interesting stopover for far-Downeast cruisers.

Eastport and the life without riskAs Thoreau wrote, “Travelers generally exaggerate

the difficulties of the way,” and this inclination seemsnowhere more thoroughly exercised than in mattersof Maine’s Passamaquoddy Bay. Here, something of acottage industry has long flourished among the glass-half-empty crowd that puts a fearsome spin on chal-lenges to navigation that can be met with ordinaryprudence.While its 18-foot tides and hard-running currents

demand respect and good timing, in decades of callinghere – first in a small sloop equipped with an enginepossessing less power than a weed whacker – we’veexperienced none of the “frightening tidal commo-tions and maelstroms in constant motion,” nor havewe been spun about in Lubec Narrows or HeadHarbor Passage. The same goes for the terror ofwhirlpools, about which one local offered that, as akid, he “sported” about the biggest of them all, theOld Sow – reportedly the largest whirlpool in theWestern Hemisphere and the second largest in theworld – in a wooden skiff with a five-horsepower out-board motor. A watch, tide book, chart, guide and common sense

are all it takes to enjoy the far, foreign feeling of theseshores, the centerpiece of which is Eastport, a tidyknot of a town perched on the vaulted escarpments ofMoose Island and feeling an era or two removed fromthe moment. Among its attractions, besides a com-manding sense of distance from the familiar, andnearby foreign ports of call, is the fact that Eastport

has not been tarted up for tourists and the locals area friendly lot. Though something of a hardscrabble place that has

known good times and bad, it is possessed of an ap-pealing grace, energy, resiliency, and rousing vitalityof spirit that is reflected in the people you meet, andin its extraordinary Fourth of July celebration. ThePleasant Point Indian Reservation adds another lay-er of local color and hosts an Indian Day celebrationAug. 8, 2010. Landing at the dock just north of the Eastport

breakwater, one is immediately in the heart of thecommunity with Rosie’s Hot Dog Stand, U.S.Customs, and busy Water Street just a few stepsaway. There is an appealing 1900s time-warp sense tothe brick storefronts gathered along the way, housinga hardware store, dry-goods outlets, gift shops, sever-al interesting art galleries, and choice of good restau-rants, including the Pickled Herring, Happy Crab andWaco Diner. The well-stocked IGA is a good place to gather

stores, and, with luck, a local might stop and offer alift back to the dock as has happened to the Leight’screw several times. Fuel is available at the ChowderHouse Restaurant and Pier (207-853-4700), closenorth of the town floats. Set sail for Eastport and other new ports of call.

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04 02:45AM 10.9 H 08:59AM -0.7 L 03:13PM 10.0 H 09:19PM -0.3 L

05 03:38AM 10.5 H 09:56AM -0.2 L 04:11PM 9.3 H 10:14PM 0.4 L

06 04:35AM 10.1 H 10:57AM 0.3 L 05:13PM 8.6 H 11:12PM 1.1 L

07 05:35AM 9.7 H 12:02PM 0.7 L 06:19PM 8.2 H

08 12:12AM 1.5 L 06:37AM 9.4 H 01:08PM 0.9 L 07:24PM 8.1 H

09 01:14AM 1.6 L 07:39AM 9.3 H 02:10PM 0.9 L 08:25PM 8.1 H

10 02:12AM 1.6 L 08:35AM 9.4 H 03:03PM 0.7 L 09:16PM 8.3 H

11 03:03AM 1.4 L 09:24AM 9.6 H 03:48PM 0.5 L 10:00PM 8.6 H

12 03:48AM 1.1 L 10:07AM 9.8 H 04:26PM 0.4 L 10:39PM 8.8 H

13 04:30AM 0.8 L 10:47AM 9.9 H 05:02PM 0.2 L 11:15PM 9.1 H

14 05:09AM 0.6 L 11:24AM 10.0 H 05:36PM 0.1 L 11:49PM 9.3 H

15 05:47AM 0.4 L 12:00PM 9.9 H 06:11PM 0.1 L

16 12:22AM 9.5 H 06:25AM 0.3 L 12:36PM 9.8 H 06:46PM 0.2 L

17 12:56AM 9.6 H 07:04AM 0.3 L 01:13PM 9.6 H 07:22PM 0.3 L

18 01:32AM 9.6 H 07:44AM 0.4 L 01:52PM 9.3 H 08:00PM 0.5 L

19 02:10AM 9.6 H 08:26AM 0.5 L 02:34PM 9.0 H 08:41PM 0.8 L

20 02:51AM 9.6 H 09:13AM 0.6 L 03:21PM 8.7 H 09:27PM 1.0 L

21 03:38AM 9.6 H 10:05AM 0.7 L 04:14PM 8.4 H 10:19PM 1.2 L

22 04:32AM 9.6 H 11:03AM 0.7 L 05:13PM 8.2 H 11:17PM 1.3 L

23 05:31AM 9.7 H 12:06PM 0.6 L 06:16PM 8.3 H

24 12:20AM 1.2 L 06:35AM 10.0 H 01:08PM 0.2 L 07:20PM 8.7 H

25 01:23AM 0.7 L 07:38AM 10.4 H 02:09PM -0.3 L 08:22PM 9.2 H

26 02:24AM 0.1 L 08:39AM 11.0 H 03:05PM -0.9 L 09:19PM 9.9 H

27 03:22AM -0.5 L 09:37AM 11.4 H 03:58PM -1.4 L 10:12PM 10.6 H

28 04:17AM -1.2 L 10:32AM 11.7 H 04:48PM -1.7 L 11:02PM 11.2 H

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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 12:03AM 10.6 H 06:06AM -1.4 L 12:21PM 11.4 H 06:37PM -1.8 L

02 12:53AM 10.8 H 06:59AM -1.3 L 01:14PM 11.0 H 07:27PM -1.5 L

03 01:43AM 10.7 H 07:54AM -1.1 L 02:08PM 10.3 H 08:18PM -0.9 L

04 02:35AM 10.4 H 08:51AM -0.7 L 03:05PM 9.6 H 09:11PM -0.2 L

05 03:30AM 10.1 H 09:52AM -0.2 L 04:06PM 8.9 H 10:08PM 0.5 L

06 04:29AM 9.6 H 10:56AM 0.3 L 05:11PM 8.3 H 11:09PM 1.0 L

07 05:31AM 9.3 H 12:04PM 0.5 L 06:19PM 7.9 H

08 12:14AM 1.4 L 06:36AM 9.0 H 01:09PM 0.6 L 07:24PM 7.8 H

09 01:17AM 1.5 L 07:37AM 9.0 H 02:09PM 0.6 L 08:22PM 7.9 H

10 02:15AM 1.4 L 08:33AM 9.1 H 03:00PM 0.5 L 09:13PM 8.1 H

11 03:05AM 1.2 L 09:21AM 9.3 H 03:45PM 0.3 L 09:56PM 8.4 H

12 03:49AM 1.0 L 10:03AM 9.4 H 04:24PM 0.2 L 10:34PM 8.6 H

13 04:28AM 0.7 L 10:41AM 9.5 H 04:59PM 0.1 L 11:08PM 8.8 H

14 05:04AM 0.6 L 11:16AM 9.5 H 05:30PM 0.1 L 11:40PM 8.9 H

15 05:39AM 0.5 L 11:49AM 9.4 H 06:01PM 0.1 L

16 12:11AM 9.0 H 06:12AM 0.4 L 12:22PM 9.3 H 06:31PM 0.2 L

17 12:42AM 9.1 H 06:47AM 0.4 L 12:57PM 9.1 H 07:02PM 0.4 L

18 01:14AM 9.2 H 07:24AM 0.4 L 01:33PM 8.8 H 07:37PM 0.5 L

19 01:50AM 9.2 H 08:04AM 0.5 L 02:14PM 8.5 H 08:16PM 0.8 L

20 02:30AM 9.2 H 08:49AM 0.6 L 03:00PM 8.2 H 09:01PM 1.0 L

21 03:17AM 9.2 H 09:41AM 0.7 L 03:53PM 8.0 H 09:52PM 1.2 L

22 04:11AM 9.2 H 10:41AM 0.7 L 04:54PM 7.8 H 10:52PM 1.3 L

23 05:12AM 9.3 H 11:46AM 0.6 L 06:01PM 7.9 H 11:58PM 1.2 L

24 06:19AM 9.5 H 12:54PM 0.2 L 07:09PM 8.3 H

25 01:06AM 0.8 L 07:26AM 9.9 H 01:58PM -0.3 L 08:13PM 8.8 H

26 02:10AM 0.2 L 08:29AM 10.5 H 02:55PM -0.9 L 09:10PM 9.5 H

27 03:10AM -0.5 L 09:27AM 11.0 H 03:48PM -1.4 L 10:02PM 10.2 H

28 04:05AM -1.1 L 10:21AM 11.3 H 04:38PM -1.7 L 10:52PM 10.8 H

Portland, Maine01 05:50AM -1.4 L 12:02PM 13.3 H 06:20PM -1.8 L

02 12:32AM 12.7 H 06:43AM -1.3 L 12:54PM 12.9 H 07:10PM -1.4 L

03 01:22AM 12.6 H 07:38AM -1.0 L 01:48PM 12.2 H 08:01PM -0.8 L

04 02:15AM 12.2 H 08:34AM -0.6 L 02:44PM 11.4 H 08:55PM -0.1 L

05 03:10AM 11.8 H 09:34AM 0.0 L 03:44PM 10.6 H 09:53PM 0.6 L

06 04:09AM 11.3 H 10:37AM 0.5 L 04:48PM 9.9 H 10:54PM 1.3 L

07 05:11AM 10.8 H 11:42AM 0.8 L 05:54PM 9.5 H 11:58PM 1.6 L

08 06:15AM 10.6 H 12:46PM 0.9 L 06:58PM 9.4 H

09 01:01AM 1.8 L 07:16AM 10.6 H 01:45PM 0.9 L 07:57PM 9.5 H

10 01:58AM 1.6 L 08:11AM 10.7 H 02:37PM 0.7 L 08:48PM 9.7 H

11 02:49AM 1.4 L 09:00AM 10.9 H 03:23PM 0.5 L 09:32PM 10.0 H

12 03:33AM 1.1 L 09:43AM 11.1 H 04:03PM 0.3 L 10:11PM 10.2 H

13 04:13AM 0.9 L 10:21AM 11.2 H 04:40PM 0.2 L 10:46PM 10.5 H

14 04:50AM 0.7 L 10:57AM 11.2 H 05:13PM 0.2 L 11:19PM 10.6 H

15 05:25AM 0.6 L 11:31AM 11.2 H 05:45PM 0.3 L 11:51PM 10.7 H

16 05:59AM 0.6 L 12:04PM 11.0 H 06:16PM 0.4 L

17 12:23AM 10.8 H 06:33AM 0.6 L 12:38PM 10.8 H 06:48PM 0.6 L

18 12:55AM 10.8 H 07:08AM 0.7 L 01:15PM 10.5 H 07:22PM 0.8 L

19 01:31AM 10.8 H 07:47AM 0.8 L 01:54PM 10.2 H 08:00PM 1.1 L

20 02:12AM 10.8 H 08:32AM 0.9 L 02:40PM 9.8 H 08:43PM 1.3 L

21 02:58AM 10.7 H 09:23AM 1.0 L 03:32PM 9.5 H 09:35PM 1.6 L

22 03:52AM 10.7 H 10:22AM 1.0 L 04:33PM 9.4 H 10:36PM 1.7 L

23 04:55AM 10.8 H 11:29AM 0.9 L 05:40PM 9.4 H 11:43PM 1.6 L

24 06:02AM 11.0 H 12:36PM 0.5 L 06:48PM 9.8 H

25 12:52AM 1.1 L 07:09AM 11.5 H 01:40PM -0.1 L 07:51PM 10.5 H

26 01:57AM 0.4 L 08:11AM 12.2 H 02:38PM -0.8 L 08:49PM 11.3 H

27 02:56AM -0.4 L 09:09AM 12.8 H 03:31PM -1.3 L 09:41PM 12.1 H

28 03:50AM -1.1 L 10:03AM 13.2 H 04:21PM -1.7 L 10:31PM 12.7 H

Bar Harbor, Maine

01 06:08AM -2.5 L 12:10PM 22.3 H 06:36PM -3.1 L

02 12:38AM 21.6 H 06:59AM -2.4 L 01:01PM 21.7 H 07:25PM -2.6 L

03 01:28AM 21.3 H 07:51AM -1.9 L 01:52PM 20.8 H 08:15PM -1.6 L

04 02:19AM 20.7 H 08:44AM -1.1 L 02:46PM 19.6 H 09:07PM -0.5 L

05 03:12AM 19.8 H 09:39AM -0.2 L 03:42PM 18.3 H 10:02PM 0.7 L

06 04:08AM 18.9 H 10:37AM 0.8 L 04:42PM 17.2 H 11:00PM 1.8 L

07 05:08AM 18.1 H 11:39AM 1.5 L 05:45PM 16.5 H

08 12:01AM 2.5 L 06:10AM 17.7 H 12:42PM 1.8 L 06:48PM 16.2 H

09 01:03AM 2.7 L 07:12AM 17.6 H 01:43PM 1.8 L 07:49PM 16.3 H

10 02:02AM 2.6 L 08:09AM 17.8 H 02:38PM 1.4 L 08:42PM 16.7 H

11 02:54AM 2.2 L 08:59AM 18.2 H 03:25PM 1.0 L 09:28PM 17.2 H

12 03:40AM 1.7 L 09:44AM 18.6 H 04:07PM 0.6 L 10:09PM 17.7 H

13 04:21AM 1.2 L 10:24AM 18.9 H 04:45PM 0.3 L 10:47PM 18.1 H

14 04:59AM 0.9 L 11:01AM 19.1 H 05:22PM 0.1 L 11:22PM 18.4 H

15 05:36AM 0.6 L 11:38AM 19.1 H 05:57PM 0.1 L 11:57PM 18.6 H

16 06:13AM 0.5 L 12:13PM 18.9 H 06:32PM 0.3 L

17 12:32AM 18.7 H 06:49AM 0.5 L 12:49PM 18.7 H 07:08PM 0.5 L

18 01:08AM 18.7 H 07:27AM 0.7 L 01:27PM 18.3 H 07:45PM 0.9 L

19 01:46AM 18.6 H 08:08AM 0.9 L 02:07PM 17.8 H 08:26PM 1.3 L

20 02:27AM 18.4 H 08:53AM 1.2 L 02:52PM 17.3 H 09:11PM 1.8 L

21 03:15AM 18.2 H 09:43AM 1.5 L 03:44PM 16.8 H 10:03PM 2.2 L

22 04:09AM 18.0 H 10:41AM 1.6 L 04:44PM 16.5 H 11:03PM 2.4 L

23 05:11AM 18.0 H 11:44AM 1.5 L 05:48PM 16.6 H

24 12:08AM 2.2 L 06:16AM 18.4 H 12:50PM 1.0 L 06:53PM 17.2 H

25 01:13AM 1.5 L 07:20AM 19.2 H 01:53PM 0.0 L 07:56PM 18.2 H

26 02:16AM 0.5 L 08:21AM 20.2 H 02:51PM -1.1 L 08:53PM 19.4 H

27 03:13AM -0.8 L 09:17AM 21.2 H 03:45PM -2.1 L 09:47PM 20.5 H

28 04:08AM -1.9 L 10:10AM 21.9 H 04:36PM -2.8 L 10:37PM 21.5 H

Eastport, Maine

February Tides


Part VII: White, Wilson, Stanley are nice folksBy Bob WitherillFor Points East

A little-known figure in the world of boats is the ma-rine-compass adjuster. Bob Witherill of Belfast, Maine,has been one for more than a quarter-century, and his“Confessions of a Compass Adjuster” will reveal thehighlights of a colorful life devoted to keepingmariners in the middle of the channel.

While all of my customers were nice, a few standout over the years. One was Tom Greenquist. When Iknew Tom, he was president of Bangor Hydro ElectricCo. For a number of years, he would have me adjusthis compasses. Sometimes he would pick up one of mymoorings, and we would do the compass in front of myhouse. Then he and his wife would come ashore andwe would have coffee together with Jean. Although heheld one of the top positions in Maine, he was just asfolksy as could be – no airs or pretension at all – andJean and I both felt at ease with them. Jon Wilson, founder and publisher of “WoodenBoat”

magazine was another good customer and friend. Jonhad me come over to Brooklin and do the compassesin his boats. We had a great time talking about thevarious aspects of boats and sailing. One day I asked,“Jon, you have access to any number of adjusters –some a lot closer than me – so why do you continue touse me as your adjuster?” His answer was simple,“Because you are so fussy.” So I guess it does pay totry for perfection. Joel and Steve White, father and son, were owners

of the Brooklin Boat Yard. I got started with the yardwhen an owner of a yacht kept at the yard was dis-satisfied with his current compass adjuster andasked for someone different. So the yard called me todo a repair. This was about the second year I was inbusiness, and it started a relationship that lastedover 20 years. Steve was managing the yard during this period

and Joel was upstairs doing design work. Each sum-mer, I made three or four trips to the yard and woulddo two or three boats each time. It was a pleasure todo the newly launched boats as they were like pieces

of fine furniture with superb craftsmanship. One day Joel asked me to do his own boat, a husky

cruising vessel. I got it all done and was tighteningthe magnet locking screws when the screwdriverslipped and knocked the magnet out of alignment. Totop it all off, on our way back into the harbor, the windblew the deviation card overboard. I was most em-barrassed, but Joel was very nice about it and not atall critical.Ralph Stanley brought a compass from Southwest

Harbor to my shop for repair. I invited Ralph into thehouse for coffee, and he stayed for over an hour talk-ing about, of all things, boats. He was quiet and unas-suming yet had a twinkle in his eye. With all the hon-ors Ralph has received, I felt privileged to be able tovisit with him and share the hospitality of our home.Alan Pease was working on one of the

Windjammers in Camden, but he had a spoon-bowedsloop of his own. He hired me to adjust his compasson that boat, then he told his father about me. JudgePease then hired me to do the compass on hisNonsuch 30 cat-rigged boat. Later, Alan Pease boughtthe windjammer Lewis R. French, and I did the com-pass on that vessel. So you never know where onecompass job is going to lead.Luke Allen was owner of the Sail Loft Restaurant

and the Rockport Boat Yard. One day, before he wasto leave on a cruise, his wife brought two compassesto my shop for repair. I repaired them overnight, andhe had them back the next morning. That effort re-sulted in my doing all the work for the Rockport BoatYard for 22 years. Later, Taylor Allen, his son, tookover the yard and I continued to do all their adjustingwork. Taylor had married Steve White’s sister, sothere is connection from one boat yard to the other.They have collaborated on a number of building pro-jects.

ing plug, died on Dec. 26 in Attleboro. Bob developedhis famous Atom plug in 1945, testing it in the CapeCod Canal and manufacturing it in Attleboro. Usinghis income from the Atom plug, in the early 1970sBob began a series of research trips to the StripedBass spawning rivers of Maryland. He developed theTri-State Tournament in 1965, and the Tri-State ex-

ists today as an honor code catch-and-release tourna-ment for fishing clubs in Massachusetts, Maine andRhode Island. Dick Russell, author of Striper Warsand an old friend of Bob’s, said about him: “WithoutBob’s sounding the alarm about the striper popula-tion in the mid-1960s, long before anyone elsethought there was a problem, this magnificent fishwould likely have disappeared from Atlantic coastalwaters.”

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the week before school started for the hon-eymoon and use Christmas vacation forour marriage vows. She was too smart – ortoo old-fashioned to buy that offer.Instead, we decided to get married while Iwas crewing on the Taber. Then we woulduse the week off for the honeymoon. Theskipper checked out the legal aspects ofmarrying us on the high seas and agreedto perform the ceremony. As a result, wewere married Sept. 4, 1947, at Latitude 43degrees 45 minutes and Longitude 69 de-grees and 28 minutes – about six milessoutheast of Pemaquid light on theschooner Stephen Taber by Capt.Frederick B. Guild.The knot he tied lasted over 50 years, until Mary

sailed on to the great beyond. My introduction to sail-ing long ago has given me a love for sailing that haslasted to this day. In attendance were my brotherScout and bridesmaid Attlie Hodson.The love of sailing I found some seven decades ago

is still with me. I’m operating Sawyer’s Sailing Schoolout of the Dolphin Marina in South Harpswell andenjoying it still. Capt. Bob retired from General Electric in Auburn

at 59. Upon obtaining his Captain’s license andAmerican Sailing Association’s certifications, he es-tablished Sawyer’s Sailing School(www.SawyersSailingSchool.com), where he teachesASA’s Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising, BareboatChartering and Coastal Navigation courses. He is au-thor of “Capt’n Bob’s ABCs of Coastal Navigation”and “Learning to Sail on the Maine Coast.”

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We were married Sept. 4, 1947, at latitude 43 degrees,45 minutes/longitude 69 degrees, 28 minutes on theTaber by Captain Guild.

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Howard Blackburn first came to the attentionof the nautical world in 1883 at age 23. Hewas trawling for halibut aboard the schooner

Grace L. Fears on Burgeo Bank off Newfoundland. Ona cold and blustery January day, the captain of Fearssteered the ship over this fishing ground. The crewlowered six 18-foot dories, and Howard Blackburnand Tom Welch climbed down into one, rowing awayfrom the mother ship to their assigned area. There,they set the trawl line with hundreds of baited hooksdangling toward the ocean’s floor at 15-foot intervals. Blackburn and Welch were hauling in the trawl

lines when a squall suddenly hit, its snow and drivingwinds pushing their dory away from the ship. Withinminutes, they were in whiteout conditions, and try asthey might, they could not reach the Fears.Exhausted, they decided to drop anchor and wait fora break in the storm. A few hours later, at nightfall,the snow stopped, and the two men could see the dimlight of a torch on the distant mother ship. Theyhauled up anchor and rowed with every ounce of their

strength. With a stiff head wind and rough seas, theywere forced to drop anchor once again, having madelittle headway. Spray hitting the dory instantly froze,coating it in a thick sheet of ice while waves crashedup and over the bow, forcing Blackburn and Welch tobail the entire night. When dawn broke, the Fears wasgone, and the two exhausted men were utterly alone,60 miles from Newfoundland.The seas gave them no quarter and threatened to

capsize the dory, forcing the men to take turns pullingon the oars to keep the bow pointed into the oncom-ing waves while the other bailed. Blackburn took offhis mittens and dropped them in the bilge so he coulduse his fingers to fashioned a sea anchor from a buoykeg. The improvised sea anchor worked, helping tohold the bow to the wind. Water still came up and over the dory, and as Welch

bailed, he inadvertently scooped up Blackburn’s mit-tens, pitching them overboard. A couple of hours lat-er, both of Blackburn’s hands had a sickly gray hue,the blood and tissue having frozen to the bone.

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Knowing he’d be next to useless without his hands, hewrapped his fingers around the oars and let his handsfreeze solid in that grip, like two claws. In this posi-tion he could use his hands for both rowing and bail-ing.Sometime during the second night, the cold sapped

Welch’s will to live, and he stopped bailing and layfrozen, huddled in the water-soaked bow. Blackburngrabbed his mate and said, “Tom, this won’t do. Youmust do your part. Your hands are not frozen andbeaten to pieces like mine.” But Welch replied,“Howard, what’s the use? We can’t live until morning,and might as well go first as last.” By dawn, Welchwas dead.The following day the seas calmed a bit, and

Blackburn used the opportunity to begin rowingnorth, hoping to make Newfoundland before the coldcrept closer to his vital organs, killing him as it hadhis dory mate. His frozen hands were disintegratingbefore his very eyes, and Blackburn later describedthe grizzly details: “The end of the oar would strikethe side of my hand and knock off a piece of flesh asbig around as a fifty-cent piece, and fully three timesas thick.” Late on the fourth day, Blackburn’s tenaciousness

paid off when he spotted land and forced himself tobend to the oars harder still, directing the boat to-

ward the mouth of a river. He found an abandonedshack, where he spent a freezing night, and the nextday finally found an inhabited cabin. The cabin wasowned by the Lishman family. Mrs. Lishman tried toremedy his frozen feet and hands by placing them ina tub of cold water. “In a few minutes, I was wishingmyself in Welch’s place,” wrote Blackburn. “I will sayno more about the agony….” Blackburn’s fingerscould not be saved, and over the next two months drygangrene set in. He eventually lost all his fingers, halfof each thumb, and five toes. His flesh, however, grewout from the stumps of his hands and feet and cov-ered the wounds with scar tissue. Most men, after surviving such an experience,

would understandably curse the sea and never againset foot in a boat. But not Blackburn. At age 42, hemade a solo sail in a 25-foot sailboat across theAtlantic. It took him just 39 days to cross the ocean,recording the fastest, singlehanded (or in Blackburn’scase no-handed) nonstop voyage across the Atlanticsailed up to that point.Michael Tougias is the author of “Fatal Forecast: An

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1998 27’ Maxum Suncruiser $25,500

2001 26’ Boston Whaler Outrage $57,500

2004 22’ Castine Cruiser $25,000

1998 21’ Maxum 2100 SC $11,500

2001 21’ Duffy Electric Boat $22,000

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Redmond Tetra Sailing Skiff New, built on spec (2008) byseller, a former ConcordiaCustom Yachts carpenter andBounty shipwright. Culleresquebeauty of exceptional marinewoods to modern methods:Includes sprits’l rig, swing-uprudder and leathered 7’ spruceoars with bronze-ring oarlocks.Contact Bob at (401) 862-1700or [email protected]

17’ HerreshoffBuzzards Bay Boat.Classic style.Built by the Wooden Boat Schoolin Eastport, Maine. Marconi-rigged with a 3hp Yamaha out-board. $14,000. [email protected]

19’ Cat-Schooner, 2007William Garden cat-schoonerbuilt 2007. Fin keel, teak hatchand trim, 7hp diesel, electriclights, double berth, wood stove,sink, CQR, three sails. Fast andhandsome. Located Cape Cod.$18,[email protected]

24’ Bridges Point, 1989A cuddy cabin version of thepopular Bridges Point 24. Roomycockpit and a unique interior lay-out. New diesel in 2007. A lovelyboat to sail. 207-244-7854. [email protected]

24’ Bridges Point, 2002JUDITH, built by the JohnWilliams Boat Co. Daysailor lay-out. $59,000. Call 207-255-7854or email [email protected]

25’ Eastsail 25, 2006A Little Yacht for These Times.Safe – full keel, recessed deck.Functional, simple systems.Comfortable – full headroom.Marine head, galley sleeps 2-4.

Offered at $59,900. EastsailYachts. Day: 603-224-6579.Evening: 603-226-0500.http://[email protected]

27’ Island Packet, 1988Cutter, full keel, 6’ 2 headroom.Easy single handler. SellingPrice: $43,[email protected]

27’ Catalina Sloop, 1985Nice example of this popularsmall cruiser. Well equiped andcared for. $14,900. 207-799-3600.www.theyachtconnection.com

28’ Sabre, 1982GPS/loran/radio, new main, newrigging. Has spinnaker and 2 jibsails. Recent survey. Teak interi-or, stove, icebox. Newly rebuiltdiesel engine. Well maintained.$25,000. Boston. [email protected]

29’ Hughes, 197029’ Hughes for sale. Great boatfor the money., $5000. Call

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30’ O’DayDiesel centerboard sloop, 1981.Universal 16hp diesel, sleeps 6,GPS, autopilot, 3’6î draftw/board up, professionally main-tained. Many updates. $17,600.Call Suzanne at 207-518-9397. [email protected]

30’ Catalina 30, 1982Sacrifice priced for health rea-sons. Boat, sails and equipmentin excellent shape. Fully bat-tened main with lazy jacks. 3gennys. Propane stove/oven,grille, shower. Full electronics.Wheel steering. Asking $18,[email protected]

30’ Pearson Coaster, 1966Alberg design. Full keel. Recentmain and roller furling jib. Tiller.Rebuilt Atomic 4. Sails beautiful-ly. $6,000. or best offer. Sellingas is. Call Kevin, at 413-499-3153. [email protected]

30’ PEARSON 303, 1986 Yanmar, 10’11 beam, 4’4 draft,clean and turn key. Asking$33,000. Call John Morin atWilbur Yachts Brokerage, 207-691-1637.

30’ Hinckley Sou’wester Sloop1962. Flag blue awlgripped hull‘08, 2004 Yanmar diesel, sleeps

4, new radar-gps, 1998 rollerfurler genoa. Caring ownership$54,000. Gray & Gray, Inc 207-363-7997www.grayandgrayyachts.com

30’ Grampion, 1972Grampion sail boat with Atomic4. Sails in tough shape.Structurally sound. Needs cos-metic work. Good project.$2,250. 207-882-9870.

30’ C&C Cruising Sloop, 19721992 Yanmar. Many upgrades in-cluding new venting portlights,new alcohol stove, cabin heater,roller furling headsail, Dutchmanfully battened main, new throughhull fittings, etc. Well maintained,ready to sail. Located atWinterport Marine. Asking$22,500. 207-223-5093. [email protected]

34’ Irwin Citation Sloop, 198010,000. Contact Ocean PointMarina at [email protected]

34’ Tartan SloopNew Westerbeke 30B & exhaustsystem. $24,000 or best offer.Jonesport Shipyard, [email protected]

35’ Greene Trimaran, 1994LWL 34’6; beam 30; displace-ment 6000 lbs. 3 berths. Loaded.Get a rush and take the nextstep. Cruise/race at 12-15 kts(and more). Excellent condition.

Yard manitained. Located atGreene Marine, Even KeelRoad, Yarmouth, Maine. (Next toCasco Ford on Highway 1.)$123,000. Jake Van Beelen.Mobile: 970-401-2158. GreeneMarine: 207-846-3184. Or email [email protected]’ Hinckley Pilot Sloop, 1970Black hull, outstanding condition.$127,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

36’ C&C, 1979Yanmar (‘95) low hours, manyupdates & new equipment, Allnew sails and interior cushions,10’ Zodiac w/’01 Mercury 5hp.$32,000. Call Suzanne at 207-518-9397. [email protected]

36’ Pearson, 1975Rebuilt ‘01 Universal Atomic 4,decks & topsides recentlyAwlgripped, full sail inventory,GPS. $29,900. Call Suzanne201-518-9397.www.newwaveyachts.comsuzanne@newwaveyachts.com

36’ Sabre 362, 1996The Sabre 362 is a sought afterracer/cruiser in today’s market.Windfield has been yard main-tained and professionally caredfor and it shows. With her reli-

able Yanmar deisel and Sabrequality build you need look nofurther for a preownedcruiser/racer to suite your needs.$165,000. New Castle, NH. CallKyle at [email protected]

37’ C&C Sloop, 1982A very clean, well cared for C&C37. Well regarded for their goodsailing qualities and comfortableaccomodations. $54,500. 207-371-2899.www.robinhoodmarinecenter.comperry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com

38’ C&C Landfall, 1981Low engine hrs. on Yanmar,ready to cruise. Autopilot, radar,GPS. Clean and well maintained.Includes 8’ Dyer Dhow dingywith ‘08 Mercury 3.5hp. $44,900.Call 207-518-9397. [email protected]

38’ Sabre Sloop, 1982Newly refinished exterior teak,recent sails, electronics andForce 10 propane stove. SeaFrost refrigeration and Esparheating system. A good value ina performance cruiser. $79,500.207-371-2899.www.robinhoodmarinecenter.comperry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com


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40’ Luders L-27 Sloop, 1955Refit 2007. Westerbeke diesel.Superb condition. Hot moldedplywood construction. 2008black awlgripped hull, new sails,sleeps 6. Elegant, fast racer-cruiser. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

42’ Catalina 42 MKII, 20023 staterooms, wing keel, doylestack, 140 genoa, CDI furlingspinnaker, etc. Bailey Is. Maine.$169,000. Frank Jones, [email protected]

42’ S&S Cutter, 1964S&S center-cockpit offshore cut-ter. Refit 2001. Fiberglass hulland decks to the famousFinisterre design. 2001 Yanmar.3 cabins. $89,000. Gray & Gray,Inc. 207-363-7997.

49’ Hinckley 49, 1978Center cockpit. Perfect foraround the world cruising, char-tering, or live aboard. Excellentcondition. Located in Boston.$229,000. Call 781-760-0285 [email protected]

POWERCash for your Boston Whaler. Cash paid for your BostonWhaler. Any condition consid-ered. Please call David at, YorkHarbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602 x13 or email [email protected]

13’ Dauntless, 1998Always garaged, professionallymaintained. Repowered in 2003– only 3 hours on the new motor.Includes Bimini top w/boot, twopadded folding helm seats, re-

movable bow-pedestal seat andpoling platform. On heavy-dutytrailer w/spare. $8,900. YorkHarbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602. [email protected]

13’ Boston Whaler Sport, 1987Classic 13-Sport with 1987 Merc35hp. Blue Bimini and mooringcover. On Calkins trailer w/spare.$4,950. York Harbor MarineService at 207-363-3602. [email protected]

15’ Sunbirdwith 40hp Johnson. $3,000.Contact Ocean Point Marina [email protected]

17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add anoutboard and a little cosmeticwork for a great little runabout.$1100. 207-223-8885.

20’ Angler 204FX, 2007Center console, deep-V, w/Mercury Optimax 150 XL. T-top,GPS, Lowrance mapping, stain-less steering wheel, leaning postw/backrest. Dual-axle Karavantrailer. Ready to go fishing.$23,900. York Harbor MarineService, 207-363-3602. [email protected]

20’ Eastern, 2007Like new Eastern w/ ‘07 90hpHonda and trailer, VHF, GPS,fish finder, more. $23,000. CallTom at 207-439-3967.

21’ Duffy Electric Launch2001. Fully electric, full weatherenclosure. Quiet, stable, the per-fect platform for picnics or cock-tails on the bay. $22,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

22’ PYY 22All new molded fiberglass liner,larger (head capable) centerconsole, molded non-skid hatch-es, increased storage beneathdeck. Base Price $39,900. 207-439-3967. Ask for George orTom. www.kpbb.net

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This 2006 fully equipped Eastern 27 has, frankly, been on the market for 2 years... and isjust reduced to a very favorable price of $50k.The reason for selling is simply to get abigger boat...possibly a 30-32 powerboat on which to cruise. If there is someone outthere who wants to downsize, and has a fiberglass hull Down East style cruiser, or Trawler(GB 32 would be ideal), and would be interested in "stepping down" in size, but steppingup" to a very nice, low hour day cruiser, that needs nothing, let's talk. I would have somecash to invest, but not much more than $50k. I am NOT looking for a fixer-upper, but a

nice, well maintained slightly bigger boat. Must survey well.These demanding times requiresome creativity....call, or email for specs, and with your ideas...Dick, 207-266-2018 [email protected]

23’ Mako Sport Fisherman1996. Motor needs work. SellingPrice: $6,[email protected]

24’ Eastern, 2003Eastern Center Consolew/130hp 4-stroke Honda out-board. Comes with trailer.$31,500. Call Ocean PointMarina at 207-633-0773 [email protected]

25’ Boston Whaler 235 Conquest, 2005, Clean.Merc 250hp Verado with 211hours. Hardtop, full wx-curtains;downriggers; fishbox w/pumpout;freshwater washdown; head witho/b discharge; shore powerpackage; full electronics – all thebells and whistles. Slip available.$55,900. York Harbor MarineService, 207-363-3602. [email protected]

25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004W/twin Mercury 150hp.Saltwater Series. Demo boat.Full warranty. This boat is load-ed. $39,900. Carousel Marina,207-633-2922.

25’ Atlas Acadia, 1998A wonderful downeast cruiser

with lots of great features. 2009Awlgrip dark green hull, lowhours on the 125hp Yanmardiesel. Ready to go for next sea-son. $59,000. 207-371-2899. [email protected]

26’ Somes Sound 26 “Bai Ji Er”, with enclosed pilothouse. Great day boat and smallcruiser. Gas inboard. $165,000.Call207-255-7854, or email [email protected]

26’ Somes Sound 26Open launch “Salt Ponds”.Classic launch look with plentyof teak and bronze. $100,000.Call 207-255-7854 or email [email protected]

26’ Eldredge McInnis, 1989A beautiful example of the wellknown Eldredge McInnis Bassboat, built by the Landing BoatSchool. Wood hull, single diesel.Located in Southport, Maine.$49,500. 207-371-2899. [email protected]

27’ Maxum Suncruiser, 1998This boat is in practically newcondition. A well layed out smallcruiser with only 200 hours.$25,000. 207-799-3600.www.theyachtconnection.com

27’ Eastern, 2006In flag blue with white cushions.Evinrude Etec 250hp with greatfuel economy, Fortune canvas,Garmin Electronics, and loadedwith options, and less than 50hours. Venture tandem axle trail-er, with 4 wheel brakes.Reduced to $50k for quick fallsale. 207-266-2018.

27’ Cuddy Cabin CruiserAwarded ‘Best New Power BoatUnder 30 feet’ at NewportInternational Boat Show,September 2009. Also available27’ & 21’ Harbor Launches, 207-422-2323. www.FlandersBayBoats.com

28’ Albin HT (2), 2002Yanmar diesel, very clean from$99,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.


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28’ Rampage, 1988Sportsman Custom Top of theline high quality offshore sportfishing boat. Beam 11’ Draft 2’6Gross weight 10,150 lbs.Excellent condition. Needs nowork. Twin inboard GM 350’s.Original engines w/ low hours.Cruise 25K. Top 30K. Handlesrough seas like a breeze. Cabinw/ full size bed, kitchenette andenclosed head w/ shower. Greatboat for 25 miles out to Jeffreys.Selling to get bigger boat.Appraised at 59K. Will sell for39K. Located in Kennebunkport.207-522-5113. [email protected]

30’ Pro-Line Walkaround, 1997Fishing/family layout, fish box,bait well, transom door. Cabin w/galley and head, sleeps 4.$39,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

32’ Down EastNew 32’ Carroll Lowell DownEast design, cedar on white oak,silicon bronze fastenings, hull,trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks,shaft, rudder installed, will finishto your custom design, work orpleasure. 508-224-3709.www.by-the-sea.com/karbot-tboatbuilding/[email protected]

32’ Island Gypsy Trawler, 1994Single 250hp Cummins, 1800

hours, thruster, generator, queenberth forward, 2 side doors, gal-ley up, good electronics.$109,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

32’ Holland Downeast, 1989There is nothing out there likeSALLY G. She has undergoneextensive restoration over thepast 4 years. Since the workwas completed, state of the artSimrad Electronics, 23’ Pulpit,and Custom Tuna Tower have allbeen added. The tower and pul-pit were both done by RedmanMarine. Sally G will do 30 knotsand get you on the fish in a hur-ry with her 6 cylinder 315hp(1998) Cummins diesel(520hrs).This boat is for the serious fish-erman who appreciates thequality Holland design and nu-merous upgrades. (This boat isa proven Fish-Raiser.) $159,000.Call Kyle at 207-439-9582 oremail. [email protected].

35’ Duffy FB Cruiser, 2000Single Cat 435hp diesel, 587hours. Sidepower thruster, dualhelms, large cockpit and salon,galley down. Sleeps 4. Cruise 17knots. Handsome green hull.$164,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

36’ Grand Banks, 1979Twin Lehman 120’s. Excellentcondition. Fully equipped forcruising. $99,000 or best offer.Call 781-461-2692 or [email protected]

38’ H&H Osmond Beal, 2002EcoFriendly custom Downeastliveaboard cruiser. Solar panels.Composting head. Fully insulat-ed. Hurricane diesel heater.Yanmar 370, low hours.Spacious salon. Galley up.Island Queen. $225,000. [email protected]

38’ Holland/PettegrowDowneast Sportfishing, 1987.3208 435hp Cat, 3400 hrs. Teakinterior, galley down, enclosedhead and shower, sleeps 4.Fighting chair, tower and pulpit.Furuno Navnet. $160,000. [email protected]

40’ Hatteras Double Cabin1987. Voyager is a very cleanand well mainatined Hatteras 40Motoryacht. Re-powered in 1999with twin Yanmar 315hp dieselsand a diesel genset. Solar pan-els, recent electronics, fuel sys-tem upgrades and numerousother upgrades make Voyager adesirable vessel in a classicHatteras. $198,500. 207-371-2899.www.robinhoodmarinecenter.comperry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com

42’ Bunker & Ellis,1958ALERIA is prime for restoration.$120,000. Call 207-255-7854, oremail [email protected]

43’ Marine Trader, 1984Priced to sell at $69,999. FMIcontact Ocean Point Marina at207-633-0773. [email protected]

47’ Maine Cat, 2009Maine Cat P-47, hull#2,launched June ‘09. Twin 180Yanmar, live-aboard equipped,low fuel burn, 3’ draft, located inBahamas. $110k below list. [email protected]

47’ Novi Dragger, 1985Fiberglass Atkinson NoviDragger.43.8’ + 4’ extension.15.5’ beam, 6’ draft. GoodCondition. $135,000. JonesportShipyard, [email protected]

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10 1/2' & 12' SkiffsMaine style and quality. Epoxybonded plywood/oak, S/Sscrews. Easy rowing and towing,steady underfoot. Primer paint.$1,100 and $1,400. Maxwell'sBoat Shop. Rockland, Maine.207-594-5492.

18' Echo RowingThe most advanced recreationalrowing shell on the market today.This is a demo boat – one avail-able. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

46' Grand Banks for CharterAvailable for Charter: 46' GrandBanks Classic 1996, Stabilized.3 cabin layout, galley up, sleeps6 in 3 cabins. Twin Cat 210hp.,cruises about 8.5 kts. @ 5 gph.Boat Building & Repair

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Vessel is stabilized with Naiadstabilizers. Full electronics, 3/4canvas enclosure on bridge,Avon hardbottom w/new 15hp.Yamaha. LPG stove/range, A/C,heat, inverter. Looking for 2week minimum. Located onBuzzards Bay, Mass. ContactDave, [email protected]

Commission a TenderGet a great boat while helping agreat cause. Custom-built foryou by the Compass Project.Come on in and meet your buildteam. 12' Bevins Skiff $850 12'Echo Bay Dory $1950 16'Gloucester Light Dory $1,600Call 207-774-0682 [email protected]

Repower & RefitConsidering repower or refit up-grades to your boat? Our two lo-cations offer you in -house, fac-tory trained technicians ready toaddress your upgrades to thehighest standards. Stop by orgive us a call, we'd be happy totalk about your options. KitteryPoint Yacht Yard 207-439-9582,Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net

Tolman Skiff Hulls, etc.Tolman Skiff hulls and kits, CNCmachining, carved signs, tran-som boards, bait tables etc. TheSalt Water Workshop. [email protected]

Boat RentalTriumph Boats 17' & 19' CenterConsole available for half day,full day and extended rental.Guilford Boat Yards, View Detailswww.guilfordboat.com, Guilford,Connecticut 203-453-5031

Offshore PassageOpportunities# 1 Crew Networking Service.Sail for free on OPB's. Call forfree brochure and membershipapplication. 631-423-4988.

Delivery CaptainYour power or sail boat deliveredwherever you need it. Ownerswelcome on deliveries. Alsoavailable for instruction. CaptainTim. 603-770-8378.

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Will Trade Land for BoatI have many prime lots available,2 – 50+ acres in Me., N.H., Vt.,all buildable. Want to trade fornew 22' – 34' boat with 4-strokeoutboard or diesel engine.Brokers welcome. Call 1-781-259-9124.

Moorings & SlipsSmall marina on beautiful GreatBay. 16' to 30' boats. Bay ViewMarina, 19 Boston Harbor Road,Dover Point, NH. 603-749-1800.

Perfect Thank You GiftA perfect Thank You gift-A set oflovely fitted sheets for their boat.Check www.fleetsheeet.com forideas or to arrange for a GiftCard.

Westerbeke 6 Cyl. DieselModel 6-346, 120hp, 1050 hrs.with recently rebuilt 2:1 Paragongear, engine harness, mountsand panel. Clean and well main-tained. $3800. Call Fred 781-771-1053. [email protected]

Tilting Frame Ship's Saw36 Crescent Dayton motor, verynice shape. Cost $6,000 rebuilt.Selling Price: $3,[email protected]

New Canvas OptionIntroducing Center HarborMarine Canvas, offering expand-ed canvas services to cover andprotect you and your investment!Contact Aimee Claybaughthrough Center Harbor Sails,Brooklin, Maine 207.359.2003

Caribbean Big Boat RacingRace aboard the Swan 48"Avocation". Heineken, BVI,Antigua. Podium finish not guar-anteed, but possible. New Sails.One week includes accommoda-tions. Discount for 3 or morecrew. Call 1-800-4-PASSAGe, www.sailopo.com

Boat TransportBest rates, fully insured.Nationwide trucking and/orocean freight. Reliable service.Contact Rob Lee, Maritime. 800-533-6312 or 508-758-9409.www.marinasandtransport.com

Repower SpecialNew Westerbeke 30B 3 Dieselin crate. 27hp, 3 cyl., 2.47:1gear, flexible mts., 272 lb. List$9979, asking $8,000. PerfectAtomic 4 replacement.Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. [email protected]

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Alexseal 9All Paint 59Areys Pond 37Atlantic Outboard 46Bardens Boat Yard, Inc. 80Bay of Maine Boats 73Bay Sails Marine 37Bayview Rigging and Sails 18,77Beetle Boat Shop 38Boatwise 16Bohndell Sails & Rigging 34Boothbay Region Boatyard 13,28Bowden Marine Service 14Brewer Plymouth Marine 80Brewer Yacht Yard 79Brooklin Inn 65Burr Brothers Boats 13,80Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys 75Casey Yacht Enterprises 72Chase, Leavitt & Co. 52Conanicut Marine 13,80Concordia Company 13,80Crocker’s Boat Yard 13CPT Aotopilot, Inc. 72Curtis Yacht Brokerage, LLC 74Custom Communications 64Custom Float Services 43Dark Harbor Boat Yard 35Dick Stanley 74Dockwise Yacht Transport 17Dor-Mor Inc. 72Doyle Center Harbor 67Ecovita 74Enos Marine 46Finestkind Brokerage 71Flanders Bay Boats 75Fleet Sheets 55Fortune Inc. 55Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard 13,80Gemini Marine Canvas 63

Gowen Marine 20,46,80Gray & Gray, Inc. 70Grey Barn Boatworks 39Great Bay Marine 13,80Great Cove Boat Club 73Gritty McDuff’s 47Guilford Boat Yards 63Gulf of Maine Boat Surveyors 55Hallett Canvas & Sails 29Hamilton Marine 2Handy Boat Service 13,51Hansen Marine Engineering 24,72Hinckley Yacht Charters 43,77Howard Boats 28,37J-Way Enterprises 13Jackson’s Hardware & Marine 47J.R. Overseas 74John Williams Boat Company 16,69Jonesport Shipyard 75Journey’s End Marina 34,80Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor 74Kingman Yacht Center 11,13,80Kittery Point Yacht Yard 27,80Kramp Electronics 11Lippincott Marine Electrical 11MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine 11,80Maine Cat 44,77Maine Sailing Partners 21Maine Yacht Center 50Maine Veterinary Referral Center 28Manchester Marine 11Marine Engines 25Marblehead Trading Co. 13Merri-Mar Yacht Basin 13,80Mike Martel 75Miliner Marine Services 76Mobile Marine Canvas 32Moose Island Marine 46Mystic Shipyard 15Nauset Marine 52

Navtronics 11New England Boat Show 3New Wave Yachts 69Newburyport Marinas 45Niemiec Marine 13,80Norm Leblanc 75North East Rigging Systems 11Ocean Point Marina 71Ocean Pursuits 35Ocean Tailors 38Padebco Custom Yachts 14Pierce Yacht Co. 23Points East - First Mate Class 59Points East Online Tides 57Pope Sails 43Port Clyde General Store 30Portland Yacht Services 8,13,31,52Robinhood Marine Center 11,20,70,80Rockcoast Boatworks 12Royal River Boatyard 18Russell’s Marine 73Samoset Boatworks, Inc. 47Scandia Yacht Sales of Maine 70Seal Cove Boatyard 51,80SeaTech Systems 76Seatronics 11South Shore Boatworks 38Spruce Head Marine, Inc. 35South Port Marine 63,71URLs 60,61Waterline Services 64Webhannett River Boat Yard 28Winter Island Yacht Yard 12Women Under Sail 55,77Yacht North Charters 65,77Yankee Boat Yard & Marina 13Yankee Marina & Boatyard 13Yarmouth Boatyard 11York Harbor Marine Service 24,71

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Deliveries, training, manage-ment. 401-885-3189. [email protected]

Slips & Moorings in N.H.Limited dockside slips and pro-tected moorings available inpristine Great Bay, NewHampshire. Leave trailering be-hind and chase the big stripersmore often. Reasonable rates.Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299or [email protected]

Rental MooringsSail beautiful Penobscot Bay.Seasonal moorings in protectedRockland harbor with an expan-sive float and pier facility fordinghy tie-ups and provisioning.On-site parking. 207-594-1800. [email protected]

Maine CharteringConsider chartering your boat(s)to help with those yard bills.Give us a call to talk about op-tions. NPYC 207-557-1872 [email protected]

Marina For SaleFor Sale: Wottonís Wharf Marinain Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Formore information call BruceTindal at 207-633-6711. www.wottonswharf.com

Private Slip for RentAt the Mystic Shipyard. 50' x 18'Includes access to yachting cen-ter pool. Mystic, Conn. 860-912-3415.

Moorings AvailableKittery Point Yacht Yard hasmoorings available for the 2010ísummer season. Very well pro-tected and just inside the mouthof the Piscataqua River. DonítWait – call now for information:207-439-9582 or email [email protected]

Boat StorageKittery Point Yacht Yard has twowaterfront locations with plentyof off-season storage spaceavailable. Store with KPYY andour full service yard and factorytrained technicians are availableif you need us. Call to join ourfamily of customers: 207-439-9582 or email [email protected]

Bilge RatBeen away? Keep your littleboats afloat with the Bilge Rat.Only $199.99 (plus shipping andtax for Maine residents). Visitwww.thebilgerat.comwww. [email protected]

During these challenging times, boat owners are spending their money more wisely. At Brewer Yacht Yards, customers know thata safe and secure “summer home” for their boat, located amongst some of New England’s most beautiful cruising grounds, is just the beginning. With the many amenities, beautifully groomedgrounds, shoreside benefits, and FREE WiFi, a summer season at a Brewer Yacht Yard is practically a vacation in itself! Add-in Customer Club benefits, such as FREE transient dockage, discounted fuel prices, and access to a 24-hour help-line, and you’ve got the kind of security,savings, and peace of mind only Brewer can offer.

It’s no secret; Brewer Yacht Yards are renowned for exceptional service. Yet, discriminating yachtsmen also choose Brewer for the gold-star treatment THEY receive! Taking care of customers is whyBrewer has such a great waterfront reputation. You are important to us – allow us to treat you like Brewer family! Contact us today and experience boating the Brewer way.

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New YorkGreenport (631) 477-9594Stirling Harbor (631) 477-0828Glen Cove (516) 671-5563Port Washington (516) 883-7800Mamaroneck (914) 698-0295

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

Rhode IslandWickford (401) 884-7014Warwick (401) 884-0544Greenwich Bay (401) 884-1810Barrington (401) 246-1600Portsmouth (401) 683-3551

MassachusettsN. Falmouth (508) 564-6327Plymouth (508) 746-4500

MaineSouth Freeport (207) 865-3181

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Gowen Marine800-564-6936 Portland, MEwww.gowenmarine.com

Kittery Point Yacht Yard207-439-9582 Kittery, ME www.kpyy.net

Journey's End Marina207-594-4444 Rockland, ME www.journeysendmarina.com

Robinhood Marine Center800-443-3625 Georgetown, ME www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

Seal Cove Boatyard Inc.207-326-4422 Harborside, MEwww.sealcoveboatyard.com

Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 Newington, NHwww.greatbaymarine.com

Barden's Boat Yard, Inc.508-748-0250 Marion, MA www.bardensboatyard.com

Brewer Plymouth Marine508-746-4500 Plymouth, MAwww.byy.com/Plymouth

Burr Brothers Boats508-748-0541 Marion, MA www.burrbros.com

Concordia Company508-999-1381 Dartmouth, MAwww.concordiaboats.com

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard978-744-0844 Salem, MAwww.fjdion.com

Kingman Yacht Center508-563-7136 Bourne, MA www.kingmanyachtcenter.com

MacDougalls' Cape Cod Marine508-548-3146 Falmouth, MAwww.macdougalls.com

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin978-465-3022 Newburyport, MAwww.merri-maryachtbasin.com

Niemiec Marine 508-997-7390 New Bedford, MAwww.niemiecmarine.com

Conanicut Marine 401-423-7003 Jamestown, RIwww.conanicutmarina.com

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