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Volume 14 Number 2 May 2011

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42 A Maine cruise in companyGunkholing from Casco Bay to ChristmasCove and back with friends and family on twodifferent boats is a small voyage of deliciousdiscovery.

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28 74˚ N to 56˚ SThe crew of four planned to ply the NorthwestPassage and round Cape Horn in one voy-age, gathering scientific data. “We won-dered,” said Newport’s Herb McCormick,“can we really do this?”

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14 David Roper

Behind her Mona Lisa Smile, Part IWas this a “coming of age” cruise for Dave?Bob White

Consider destination racesRacing to a new destination is interesting and funRandy Randall

The lowly grapple saves a marriageIt dredged up a cherished fishing rod.

Letters..........................................7Some emotional reminders of Dodge;George Lawson built the Boondoggler;Destiny and the SSCA Downeast Gam.

Mystery Harbor...........................13Nobody got it, so try again. We’ve got a hint.

News..........................................23Tall Ship to circle Newfoundland;Fires threat to Maine islands;Brewer increases fuel cuts.

The Racing Pages ........................52Northeast sailors excel in tropics;Five New Englanders on Offshore team;Heads-up on four local races.

Media ........................................56“With Reckless Abandon” by Capt. Jim Sharp.

Final passages ............................58

Fishing reports............................60South: With warming temps, fish will be biting.

Yardwork ...................................62True North’s diesel-electric hybrid;Teaching science through building boats;The Apprenticeshop’s short programs.

Fetching along ............................65There’s solace to the silence of the wilds

Calendar.....................................66Not a dull moment from now through fall.

Tides ..........................................78From Eastport to Bridgeport, we’ve got ‘em.

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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Marsh

The grace of the day

New Year’s Day resolutionshave a hollow ring com-pared with boating plans

subliminally etched in the cere-bral cortex during winter. Suchdreams approach a painfully pal-pable reality by May Day, yet asrealizable as they seem, they, too,have difficulty in the borning.Freud called such propositions“The imaginary gratification ofunconscious wishes.” Dr. Phil McGraw might put it

this way: “Weather, finances,life’s unexpected squalls �perhapsreluctance to take the leap �con-spire to slow the crazy momen-tum of winter’s dreams. But strip away all the excusesand ask yourself, Are you ready to commit to takingthat leap?” But, Dr. Phil, life does get in the way, and three-week

expeditions become three-day-weekend jaunts, andweekend overnights turn out to be daysails. Adven-tures both large and small are put on hold for more fa-vorable times, tides and weather patterns. We knowthis syndrome all too well, for we are as subject to itas anyone else. So we decided to take some inspirationand a little attitude adjustment from disparatesources to help us tweak the way we approach thedays on which life’s vicissitudes allow us to be on thewater. Let’s walk ourselves through some steps towardenlightenment.The first shot of wisdom comes from Joshua Slocum,

arguably North America’s greatest-ever small-boatcruising man. Slocum speaks to us with prose crafted117 years ago, in the introduction (or “greeting,” as hecalled it) to his 1894 book “The Voyage of the Liber-dade,” about the passage from Brazil to Washington,D.C., in a 35-foot junk-rigged canoe he built on thebeach after his bark, the Aquidneck, foundered.Slocum wrote: “Be the current against us, what mat-ters it? Be it in our favor, we are carried hence, to whatplace or what purpose? Our plan of the whole voyageis so insignificant that it matters little, maybe, whitherwe go, for the ‘grace of the day’ is the same.”Capt. Joshua is saying that regardless of the circum-

stances a particular day presents – headwinds, con-trary currents, foul tides, high winds, big seas, illness,even death – that day remains a favor, a blessing, aprivilege, a pristine gift, a clean slate to make of whatwe will. No number of contrary elements can ever alter

that fact.“Is it not recognition of this

which makes the old sailorhappy, though in the storm, andhopeful even on a plank out inmid-ocean?” he continues,“Surely it is this, for the spiritualbeauty of the sea, absorbingman’s soul, permits of no infidelson its boundless expanse.”

(Editor’s aside: Slocum’s “spiri-tual” might be a key: A notedtherapist once declared: “Psy-chotherapy makes the car runwell; spirituality makes the carinto an airplane.” With that kind

of perceptual boost, most any conditions can seemquite fine.)

Thanks to Capt. Slocum, we have a fresh, more pos-itive way to look generally upon obstacles. But how dowe address these impediments on an hour-to-hour,day-to-day basis when on that day we are free to hitthe water? Legendary mountaineer and Patagoniafounder Yvon Chouinard shed light on a daily philos-ophy when he wrote, “Life is a clear, flowing stream,and each day, each minute, each instant must be meton its own terms, fresh, forever changing and irretriev-able.” To recreational mariners, on the less-than-ideal days

they can be afloat, this means donning foul-weathergear when it rains and an extra fleece and woolie hatand gloves when the temperature drops. To the sailoron a blustery day, it means reefing at the dock andshortening sail often thereafter. To the powerboater, itmeans throttling down and quartering to the seas. Toboth, it means running with the weather when itstarts to get unmanageable and accepting that theymay be overnighting somewhere other than home. Our peripatetic correspondent Jim Aitken, who plies

the waters between Florida and Stockton Springs,Maine, aboard the s/v Linda Mae, declares his dailyfair-weather-or-foul philosophy at the bottom of eachof his email messages: “It’s the set of the sails and notthe gales that determines the way you go.” In today’s bumper-sticker vernacular, all of this

might equate to the ubiquitous one-size-fits-allproverb, “A bad day at sea is better than a good day atthe office.” If, in fact, there really are any bad days atsea.

“Surely it is this, for the spiritual beauty of thesea, absorbing man’s soul, permits of no infi-dels on its boundless expanse.”

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Letters

Points East May 2011

An emotional reminder of Dodge The Florida Middle Keys held an American Cancer

Society, Relay For Life event in Marathon on April 2-3. We raised over $120,000, of which $6,700 was raisedby the Cruiser’s Net Team here in Boot Key Harbor,Marathon. This event included an emotional reminderof those family and friends lost to cancer and a pledgeto find a cure. Kathy and I lit a candle for our friend and fellow

sailor Dodge Morgan during the luminaria part of theceremony. It is fitting that our fellow cruisers remem-ber just how great a sailor Dodge Morgan was. We hadmany contacts with Dodge over the years, and we es-pecially remember him anchoring his schooner inGilkey Harbor, Maine, and speaking at our Downeastgam at our home on Islesboro. We instantly becamefriends. We’ve made a point to save many of his pieceshe wrote for Points East. Dodge is missed. Fairwinds.

Dick and Kathy de Grasse s/v Endeavour

Lying Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Fla.

George Lawson built BoondogglerCorrection: With thanks to Sturgis Haskins, of Sor-

rento, Maine, longtime MDI fan and owner, the Boon-doggler (see “1920s MDI Knockabout Boondoggler isrestored,” April 2011) was built by George F. Lawsonof Dorchester, Mass., not George W. Lawley of the sametown. The plaque in Boondoggler’s cockpit says:“George F. Lawson, Dorchester, Mass.”

Jon EmersonNorth Haven, Maine

He likes to be greeted by DodgeThanks for leaving the image of Dodge Morgan, infoul-weather gear on your web home page. It is a goodto see that Dodge comes up and says “hello” on openingthe page each time. While I am sure there is lost adrevenue, there are just some times when other thingsare more important. Thank you for this decision: It isa good one.

Gary AmbroseDenmark, Maine

s/v Destiny’s 2010 northern swingAhoy Points East! I’m Dave Scott. My wife, Peggy,

and I have been full-time cruisers for almost 11 years.We moved aboard in August 2000 and travel the EastCoast from Maine to the Florida Keys and the Ba-hamas. It’s a great life.When we’re on our northern swing, we always grab

the latest issue of Points East as we find there arewonderful articles about what is happening Downeast.You have a great magazine.Last summer, in Maine, on our southbound leg in

late August, we anchored off Snow Island. The Starsand Stripes were flying from the flagpole, and Eaglewas secure and looking beautiful on her mooring. Nosooner was the anchor down than a nasty thunder-storm came through bringing whitecaps between usand the island. That good Maine mud held on to ourplow and just wouldn’t let go. When it was all over, itwas getting on toward suppertime. With another goodweather window for the next day, we didn’t think we

SSCA Downeast Gam hosts Dick and Kathy de Grasse light acandle in memory of Dodge. “We don't often enough givetribute to some of the world’s true adventurers,” Dick wrote.

Photo courtesy Dick de Grasse

The Plotting Party for the 20th Downeast Gam: Capt. DaveScott, Adm. Peggy (Destiny crew), Capt. Alex Allmayer-Beck, Adm. Diane Allmayer-Beck (Ariel III Crew).

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had time to explore and see if Eagle’s owner was athome.Later, we were in Falmouth, Maine, actually on a

mooring at the Portland Yacht Club as a guest of yourGerry Thompson, when we learned of the tragic pass-ing of Dodge Morgan. Among our cruising friends,there was a sincere sense of loss. Crossing wakes witheach other on our voyage south, we would reminisceabout a memory, a reminder, an article or meeting thatwould help to make a more complete picture of thissailor’s life and his contribution to our lifestyle. While sitting out the winter in Hampton, Va. – not

our choice but that’s another story – we received theOctober/November issue of Points East sent to us byDiane Allmayer-Beck. She and her husband Alex arelongtime cruisers/sailors, currently living in Belfast,Maine.I’ve read many good articles and contributions from

your editor in many different venues. The topper is theexcellent write-up for Dodge Morgan in that issue. Welldone! You captured the essence of a truly wonderfulman, a sailor and seaman in every sense of the word.Thank you.A real surprise came when we turned to page 24/25!

Yes, this was the 20th SSCA Downeast Gam. The Gamtakes place the first weekend in August, and as youmentioned is hosted by Dick and Kathy DeGrasse.They have a cottage on Islesboro, and a Tartan 34, En-deavour, that took them across the Atlantic and back,and that they continue to sail and cruise down in theKeys to escape the winters in Maine. A follow-up story,giving a little history of the Gam and highlightingsome of the amazing boats and people that have at-tended over the years, might make interesting read-ing.Now to add a little background to that article: Diane

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can offload your forward cabin into our garage.” Alexsmiles and says, “Yeah, you can help us co-host. We’llmake a run to Hannaford tomorrow and provision.”Yikes! This is going to happen.So there we are. Front and center in that picture on

pages 24 and 25. Yes, Destiny is our wonderful home,and she takes great care of us. If I do say so myself,she looks pretty darn good there all dressed out withthe dinghies alongside for the Friday night raft-up.Less than 30 minutes before that picture was taken,it was raining cats, dogs and seals. But cruisers willnot miss a party. They will persevere, and look at theresult!If you look at the four people aboard Destiny, from

left to right are Diane, Peggy, always working, in thepurple (violet?) lady’s Gam T-shirt, myself trying notto trip on the mainsheet traveler, and Alex ready tocatch me, or more likely, to lead the applause if I goover the lifeline. How about those green Gam T-shirts?I’m wearing mine again today, Thursday, 17 March.Happy St. Paddy’s Day!We had 45 dinghies tied up astern that afternoon

along with two smaller sloops. At least 65 boats regis-tered for the Gam, but I don’t have the final count.Some folks didn’t come by boat, and Kathy DeGrassehas the final figure after the shoreside registration onSaturday. It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, ourbest weather in 10 years.

Dave Scotts/v DestinyIn transit

Dodge, you were indeed ‘one-off’I was heartbroken to hear of Dodge Morgan’s pass-

ing. I had met him about 20 years ago when I wasworking for Bob Ballard at Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution, and Dodge was giving a talk on AmericanPromise and his epic non-stop journey around theworld. After his talk, I offered to introduce him to Ballard

(who, unfortunately, was out) and show him the ROVJason at the Blake Deep Submergence Lab (which wasin). He enjoyed that immensely, and as we talked, herecounted how he grew up north of Boston and workedat a Cape Cod boatyard in his youth. I invited him tocome over to my uncle’s on Harraseeket Road, SouthFreeport.Dodge typically had eschewed automotive transport

and brought his big Ted Hood yawl into the harbor. Heand my uncle, “Grubby” Douglass, whom everyone

knew and loved, got along famously. He admired myuncle’s “Grub-Tub” sailing dinghies, and we had lunchChez Grubby. It was here that Dodge uttered a coupleof beauties: When he was discussing his purchase of the “Maine

Times,” he stated that he “wanted to get a lot of thosegoddamned tree-huggers off the masthead!”Later on, when we were discussing the ongoing gym-

nastics the state of Maine was undergoing concerningthe proper disposal of human waste among the coastalcommunities, he stated: “Well, there’s nothin’ more re-cyclable than a human turd....” Fair sailing, Dodge, you were an original.

Fred DouglassCataumet Mass./Five Islands, Maine

He’ll get PE while in Hong KongMy wife and I are moving to Hong Kong for three

years, but I still want to receive Points East. Thus I’mhaving the magazine sent to my mother’s home inRockport, Mass. Mom, in turn, will forward the issuesto me or save them for when we return on vacation.I’m not renewing my subscriptions to any of the well-known glossy sailing magazines as Points East is byfar a better read, and more relevant, too. It’s the onlysailing magazine I’d miss while in Hong Kong.

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Even Nelson wasn’t good pickledI have always been a fan of David Buckman’s writing,

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me a fan of his galley skills as well, if only he didn’t fryhis bilge-marinated steaks in an iron pan, serve themwith breakfast potatoes, and wash them down with acheap Pinochet. I’m no wine connoisseur, but I certainlycan tell the difference between Pine Tar and Pouilly-Fuisse. Yet he calls my classic chowder “bloody boiled fish”?

Suggests that I was, er, inappropriately effusive aboutit? I see a similarity here to appreciating Poe: You mightthink “The Raven” is brilliant, but you wouldn’t want togo drinking with Edgar Allen. That would be to invitethe D.T.s. So I have the greatest respect for David’s writ-ing but perhaps I’ll pack a few Snickers bars the nexttime – if ever – I’m invited aboard Leight.Don’t even talk to me about pickled beets. Nothing is

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for sailboats. If you can’t bake your potatoes, hand-cutyour fries and crisp them in some oil. Drink better wine:Move up to the $8 a bottle stuff, but do it gradually –you don’t want to shock your system. Lastly, pickledbeets – what pickled beets? Oops! Did I hear a splash??

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Behind her Mona Lisa smile: Part II remember. . . .

She sat before me in all her 21-year-old splendor. She looked relaxed, asif she were enjoying the coolness

that came with the late summer after-noon. Her hair was cut short. She combedit with her fingers now, tilting her headback while putting every windblownstrand in place. And my 17 years sat before her, quiet

and motionless except for an occasionalwince from the pain of my sunburnedforehead. I leaned back, surveying thehorizon like an old salt at the end of adying day. The true intent of the gesture,however, was to peripherally catch aglimpse of her tiny white shorts and the long tan legsthat flowed so wondrously out of them. I didn’t think of her perspective. I was 17. I didn’t

realize that it was not too late for the setting sun toshow the peach fuzz of a beard on my face. I didn’t re-alize that the tufts of curly red hair that sproutedfrom under the band of my dirty white tennis hat –which I had put on much too late in the day – mademe look like a sun-baked cabbage-patch character. It didn’t seem necessary for us to talk now. I figured

that now was an accepted period of contemplationover the beauty of the sail we’d just had. And she mayhave been thinking of that. I definitely was not. We’danchored in an isolated little cove, not far from an is-land with a flat sandy beach that partially rimmedmy small cruising sloop. It was a good, safe anchorageand we had things all to ourselves. “Most everyone will have to be back to the rat race

tomorrow morning,” I said finally. I wondered if I hadbroken a silence that I shouldn’t have. I couldn’t betoo careful. She turned to me and smiled. “But not you, Dave.

Not the roving sailor.”“And you,” I asked “when do you have to be back?”“Not till three o’clock.”“Tomorrow?”“I hope so. It’s way after three o’clock today.”My thoughts raced. She spoke: “Dave, where did

you get the money to buy this cute little boat?”I’d never thought it “cute.” “It cost me $2,500, and I

earned every cent of it myself, pumping gas all last

summer in a marina. My dream eversince I can remember has been to buy aboat and sail up and down the Massachu-setts coast by myself.”“And you’re halfway now,” she said.“Yeah, though sometimes I wonder if I’ll

ever get out of Hyannis. People have beenso nice.”“Were those some of your college

friends from Hyannis at the party wherewe met?”“Well, mostly, yeah, college friends.” I

hurried it along. “And you? You’re justhere for the summer fun?”“Just here for the summer fun. I’ve

been coming every summer since fresh-man year. I think I told you at the party, but I go toOhio State. And you said you went where?”My mind raced, and landed on the only college I

could think of. “Union. Union College.” It was myolder brother’s school.She looked at me now and cocked her head a little.

“Just started? Got a major yet?’“Me? Just started? No. God no, I’m a junior. Well,

junior this coming year.”“Oh, I could have sworn …. wow, it was so loud at

that party.”“No, I don’t think we got that far. I mostly told you

about sailing,” I said. “So what is your major?” she asked.“Psychology.”“Terrific. My major, too! We do have a lot to talk

about. I’m afraid, however, that I’m an old lady. Begraduating this coming May.”“No problem,” I said. “I like older women.” And then

I winked at her.She smiled slightly, cocked her head, and leaned to-

wards me, her face near mine. Over her shoulder, Iglimpsed a small piece of the day’s sun lingering overthe beach. My palms started to sweat. “You’d make acute little brother,” she said.That hurt. It made me angry. Little brother . . . . “I didn’t mean that in an intimidating way, David,”

she said, finally. David, I thought. David. No one evercalled me David, except Mr. Irving, that old guidancecounselor this year at high school. I offered her abeer.

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“No, thank you.”“I think I’ll have one.” I grabbed for the six-pack in

the cooler under the cockpit seat. It felt like a secretweapon, a teenager’s spinach, a last shot to make mebrave. My mind scanned the previous few minutes.Cute little brother…but then again, she’d called me aroving sailor . . . she’d accepted my offer to come onthe boat at that party. And now she was five milesfrom civilization, with the sun going down. And threeo’clock tomorrow, she’d said. Tomorrow. One hell of along date. I was smug again. I opened the beer. She didn’t seem to notice; she

was looking at the water. It was getting dark now, andquiet. The wind was gone and the water had ceasedpatting and was now rubbing the white sides of theboat. I wondered what she was thinking. I gulpedfrom my beer, feeling the biting bubbles on my throat.The words of a seemingly profound sentence aboutthe night’s serenity came to my lips, but then Ithought they would seem phony. “Nice night,” cameout instead.

“Oh, yes, things are so … so passive and serene,”she said.I thought about constructing another sentence,

something about the gloriousness of sail, somethingabout nature’s breath being idyllic propulsion. There’ssome syllables, I thought. “I think I will have a beer now,” she said softly. But

I was preoccupied with “idyllic propulsion.” For a mo-ment I didn’t answer. “Never mind, I’ll get it,” shesaid. She leaned over my lap to reach for a beer. Sud-denly she was all face, up close. “Let’s swim ashoreand go for a walk after I finish the beer,” she said. Myhand clutched tight to the cockpit seat. “Great,” I chirped. She pulled on the tab of the can,

and then moved to a prone position on the cockpitfloor. I watched her there, her eyes closed and a slightsmile on her lips. I looked at her white shorts and mymind had us swimming to shore. Then a huddle forwarmth. Warming her. Shoulders stretched big toprotect. Bodies close. Touching. And then a long kiss.In my lightheadedness I spoke, “We’ll take the rest ofthe sex-pack with us.”

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She leaned over my lap to reach for a beer. Suddenly she was all face, upclose. “Let’s swim ashore and go for a walk after I finish the beer,” shesaid. My hand clutched tight to the cockpit seat.


“What?”“Six-pack. Beer. We’ll bring it with us.”“Oh,” she said. She had that half-smile again.My palms were still sweating and I wiped them on

my cut off jeans. There was a long pause and I didn’tknow what to do next. “Tell me of some of the places you’ve been since you

left home?” she asked.“Oh. Lots of stops. The usual places.”“Like where?”“Just places down the coast. You know.”“I don’t. I really don’t. That’s precisely the point. I

don’t live around here, remember?”“That’s right. I keep forgetting. Well, I’ve been to

Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, and awhole mess of little harbors.”“Do you know people along the way?”“Some places.” There was another long pause. She

looked into me carefully. “Wanna go to the beach now?” I asked.“How come you don’t want to just sit and talk?”“I do. Really. I just thought you wanted to go on the

beach, that’s all. You do, don’t you?”“Yes, but not this minute.”“OK. I just wanted to know.”“Now you know.”“Yup.”We sat for what seemed like a long time, just look-

ing at the sky. Soon the stars began to pop into view.I became worried. I was worried that it would get toocold for swimming soon. I was worried about how Iwas handling things. I was worried about this “littlebrother” business. I looked over at her in the dwin-dling light. She was running her forefinger aroundthe top of her can of beer while staring at the stars. Ilooked where she was staring. “That’s Venus, theevening star,” I said. “I don’t know the stars. You’ve given me a real treat

by sharing all this with me today, David.”“This is my world,” I said easily. “I suppose it’s dif-

ferent back in Ohio. I mean, same stars and all, justdifferent.”“That’s why I come here for the summers. I guess

the sun and the sand and the sea help fortify me forthe coming year at school. It’s nice.”“Then why keep going back to Ohio?”She put the beer down and turned on her side,

leaned on one elbow, and looked at me. “It’s my home.It’s where I was raised. Just like this is where youwere raised.”I smiled, and tilted my head at her. “Yeah, but isn’t

Ohio kind of, you know, well . . . ugly?”She sat up. She was upset. “Now look, David . . . .”My face prickled and I realized I’d made a mistake,

my second: “I just asked. That’s all. Look, I don’tknow. I don’t know. I just heard. That’s all.”

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“Well, don’t believe all you hear.”“I don’t.”“Well, OK. I think a person should always go out

and see places, and things, before going around andcommenting about them.”I leaned forward, trying to be compassionate. “Look,

I was only trying to kid you a little. Of course I don’tknow anything about Ohio.”She smiled. “I guess I’m just a little touchy about

my home state.”“Yeah, sorry.” Our part of the earth was rapidly losing its heat

from the day. Now, if it happened at all, it would be a

cold swim. Already she had put her shoulders closertogether and leaned forward in an attempt to keepwarm. She was thinking again; I could just tell. Butwhat was she thinking? I became more and more uneasy. I hadn’t wanted

to get into an argument. I hadn’t wanted to discussthis. I wanted that swim, or at least what came afterthat swim. I knew I was now in uncharted waters re-garding what to do next. Instinct was all I had left; itwas now at the helm. Part II of “Behind Her Mona Lisa Smile” will ap-

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Consider destination racesGUEST PERSPECTIVE/Bob White

Twice in the 13 summerssince we bought Preamble,our Island Packet 37, Julie

and I have taken the plunge andentered organized, offshore races.In 2005, we raced in the Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race withgood friends aboard and with a fairamount of success. Most recently,we entered the 2009 Marblehead toHalifax Ocean Race, in which wewere early dropouts after a bit ofquick and easy mental calculus in-volving questions about why wesail in the first place. While wewould never describe ourselves asracers, we definitely would arguethat both races helped us to growas sailors and boat mates. What re-mains to be seen is whether we willenter another such race.We made the decision to race to

Bermuda one night in August 2004,while off Matinicus Rock, headingfor Mount Desert and the start ofour annual summer cruise. It wasone of those cold, clear and beauti-ful summer nights, and we werereaching along under a broad anddeep sky full of stars, the kind ofsky that makes all of your dreamsand ideas bigger by mere associa-tion. I don’t remember which of usfirst voiced the idea, but the deci-sion was fast and easy, and racepreparations quickly became ourfocus.The Marion Bermuda Race is an

ISAF Category 1 race, which is de-scribed as follows: “A race of longdistance, well offshore, in large un-protected bays, and in waterswhere large waves, strong currents,or conditions leading to rapid onset

of hypothermia are possible, whereyachts must be completely self-suf-ficient for extended periods of time,capable of withstanding heavystorms and prepared to meet seri-ous emergencies without the expec-tation of outside assistance.” Assuch, there are rigorous entry re-quirements for both the vessel andthe crew. Meeting these require-ments took some doing on our part.After serving three years as our

primary residence, followed by foursummers of cruising, Preamblewasvery functional, but she also was inneed of some overhauling. Therewere repairs and safety modifica-tions to be made, and there was alot of required emergency equip-ment to purchase and install, fol-lowed by an official inspection tomake sure all had been done cor-rectly. I did the work myself. This has

always been important to me. I fig-ure that, when something goesawry offshore, I stand a much bet-ter chance of fixing it if I was theone who did the original work.When inspection day came, passingmuster and the positive commentsI received from the inspector gaveme a nice shot of confidence in bothPreamble and myself.We also needed to deal with the

matter of crew. Prior to this, ourcrew had always consisted of Julieand me and our then 13-year-olddaughter Rachel. We decided to in-vite some sailing friends, Kim andMarie, to join us. We had sailed intandem with them in the past, weknew they were up to the chal-lenge, and we felt comfortable withthe prospect of spending time withthem offshore. We also decided tohave Rachel fly to Bermuda and tomake the return trip a familycruise. Both turned out to be good

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seas and light breezes made for an easy trip. Rachelstood a four-hour watch each midday. Dolphins playedin our bow wave. We fished and read books and ategood food. We made landfall in time for July Fourth inNewport, and then spent another week cruisingaround the Vineyard before arriving back in our then

home port of Hull, Mass., tired but feeling very ful-filled.We ended up finishing 8th overall, after the handi-

capping voodoo was done, much better than we hadever dared to dream. More importantly, we had sailedour boat across a significant piece of water, throughsome nasty conditions, and gained quite a bit of price-less experience and confidence along the way.Our second foray into the world of offshore racing

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knots for the next three days. As I relieved Julie ondeck at four in the morning, she vocalized the night’sunspoken thoughts with a simple “your call,” andheaded below for some rack. I mulled it over, checkingforecasts, projecting boat speeds and distances, and, atabout 0630, I fired up the diesel and sent off an email,officially retiring from the race.The MHOR committee ended up extending the race

window by 48 hours. Still, many boats either droppedout or did not finish. As Preamble is not the most nim-ble light-air boat, I doubt we would have gotten in ontime. Instead, we motored north and, about 25 milessouth of Monhegan Island, found a nice westerly seabreeze by three that afternoon. Without regrets, wespent the next two stolen weeks traipsing around ourfavorite cruising grounds, still managing to find newharbors and anchorages even after so many years.The big question now is whether or not there are

more destination races in our future. I imagine thatsometime in the next few years we will look at another

race and weigh the minuses and pluses. The way I see it, there are two major factors on the

downside. First, there is the expense: These races canbe quite costly to gear up for. We spent over $10,000preparing for the Marion-Bermuda Race, and $3,000to $4,000 more for Marblehead-Halifax. Second, whenracing, you can’t pick your weather window. Both ofour races were in less than ideal conditions, albeit con-ditions at opposite ends of the spectrum. In both cases,I am sure we would have looked for better departurewindows had we been cruising.On the upside, there are many reasons to race again.

Planning routes, learning about currents, and study-ing weather patterns all appeal to my scientific side.Sailing to new destinations is interesting and fun. Itis great to spend time with friends, both new and old,in such an energy-charged environment. But, most ofall, I enjoy knowing that my boat and crew are in good,fighting trim, prepared to meet the challenges thatroutinely arise whether racing or cruising. Bob White, a high school chemistry teacher, holds a

USCG Masters License (50 tons coastal) and is an ASAcertified sailing instructor. He and his wife Julie arerelocating this spring to the Penobscot Bay area, a long-time favorite cruising ground for them and Preamble.They are excited to spend even more time exploring thewaters around their new home.


The lowly grapple saves a marriageGUEST PERSPECTIVE/Randy Randal l

Agrapple, grappling iron, or grappling hook canbe a very useful tool around the waterfront. Weuse ours for a surprising number of tasks.

In the spring, like now, we drag it behind the workskiff to catch our mooring cables lying on the bottomof the river. We’ve been known to lose a mooring chainoverboard, and the grapple is just the thing for recov-ering it. During the spring runoff, our docks arejammed with great clumps of matted grass, weeds andsticks. We throw the grapple into the center and thentow the whole mess out to sea. Yes, a grapple is a very useful tool. Ours once even

saved a marriage. A husband and wife were customerswho loved to go striper fishing together. One afternoon,they arrived at our marina and loaded up the dock cartwith all their boating and fishing gear, and right ontop of the pile he laid his father’s favorite bait-castingrod. This was an antique fishing rod he had inherited

when his father had passed away some years before.During the winter, he had painstakingly restored theancient fishing pole, refinishing the handle and reel

seat and all the wrappings on the guides. As he workedon the old fishing rod, holding it in his hands, happythoughts of days spent on the water fishing with hisfather returned. Now he lovingly laid the old rod on top of the dock

cart, and his wife pushed the loaded cart down thegangwalk and along the docks to their boat slip. Sheaccidentally bumped that precious fishing rod, and be-fore she could even gasp it had plopped over the sideand under the water. She nearly fainted she was sostartled and scared. I was working in the tool roomwhen she gave a tentative knock at the open door.“Randy,” she said. “you’ve got to save my marriage.” She told me all about the loving restoration of the

old fishing rod and how her husband cherished thatfishing pole. “He’ll die when he finds out,” she said,“and he’ll divorce me.” No doubt this was a domestic catastrophe in the

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to the boat slip. Thetide was dropping, thecurrent running at agood clip. “Right here,”she said, pointing downat the water. “This iswhere it fell in, righthere.” I knew the current

would have carriedthat lightweight rodtwo or three moredocks away. I steppedover onto the neighbor-ing dock and made acast with the grapple.The tight line vibratedin the swirling currentas I gently tugged thegrapple along the bot-tom. Carefully andsteadily I pulled thegrapple up to the edgeof the dock and lookedover expectantly. Therewas no antique fishing rod, but dangling off one hookof the grapple was a slender thread of monofilamentfishing line.

I grabbed that andbegin to pull, and withina minute the businessend of that antique fish-ing rod broke the surface.“I think I’ve got it,” I said,and she was so happy shebegan to cry. “You did it,”she said. “You saved mymarriage,” and she gaveme a bodacious hug. As I said, a grapple’s a

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Fires are a constant threat to Maine’s islandsBy John StoneFor Points East

Shortly after dinner on Mondaynight Jan. 17, the island community ofFrenchboro, Maine – on Long Island,just off Swans Island – responded to ahouse fire near the center of town.Luckily, on this particular evening,there was very little wind, the fire wascontained, and no one was hurt, due inlarge part to the collaborative re-sponse from the Frenchboro commu-nity, Swans Island Fire Department,Tremont Fire Department, MaineState Ferry Service crew of the Cap-tain Henry Lee, and local fishermen,who helped to provide transportation to the island.The fear that people on this island of less than 100

year-round residents, and other small islands, livewith every day is that if fire does break out it will burnuntil it reaches the water. Too often there are insuffi-cient means to control it. The best that can be done isto contain it, and if it can’t be contained, then there isa danger of losing an entire village.Frenchboro is located in Blue Hill Bay approxi-

mately eight miles from Mount DesertIsland. There is no state-recognizedfire department: All residents becomevolunteers. Additional resources arelimited. As word of this close call hasspread, there has been a great re-sponse from people interested in help-ing to develop a greater firefightingcapability in Frenchboro and on otherislands. A relief fund for the purchase of ad-

ditional fire-fighting equipment hasbeen established in conjunction withthe Island Institute (www.islandinsti-tute.org), a nonprofit organizationdedicated to ensuring that Maine’s is-

lands and working-waterfront communities remain vi-brant places in which to live and work. Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the

Frenchboro Fire Fund. All donations made will go di-rectly to support the Town of Frenchboro and its firedepartment. Contributions should be sent to: Island Institute-

Frenchboro Fire Fund, P.O. Box 648, 386 Main St.,Rockland Maine 04841.

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Boston Community Boating honoredCommunity Boating, in Boston, Mass., received the Captain

Joe Prosser Award at US Sailing’s 2011 National Sailing Pro-gram Symposium in Florida this past winter. The Prosser isawarded to an organization that has made an exemplary contri-bution toward improving the quality and safety in the training orinstruction of sailors. As the oldest community sailing programin the country, Community Boating, Inc. has taught tens of thou-sands of people how to sail on the Charles River. Over 4,000adults, 2,300 youths and 140 sailors with disabilities learned tosail at CBI last year. FMI: www.community-boating.org

Brewer ups customer fuel discounts Brewer Yacht Yards will double the fuel discounts its cus-

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CCA hails Mini circumnavigatorThis is not a New England boating story, but it is so in-credible that it has to stretchthe imaginations of all marinersin the Northeast. The CruisingClub of America awarded the2010 Rod Stephens Trophy forOutstanding Seamanship to 40-year-old Italian Alessandro DiBenedetto for his seamanshipin jury-rigging a mast afterbeing dismasted near CapeHorn. But that is only a smallpart of his story: At the time ofthe dismasting, Allessandrowas in the midst of a solo, non-stop circumnavigation on the 21-foot Mini Findomestic!In 1992, he sailed with his father from Italy to Mar-tinique in the French Caribbean Islands. In 2002, hesailed single-handed across the Atlantic in his sportcatamaran, and in 2006 he sailed singlehanded, non-stop from Yokohama, Japan to San Francisco on a 19-foot catamaran that had no shelter. So what do you haveplanned this coming summer? FMI:www.cruisingclub.org.

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Beware of E15 fuel in powerboatsBoaters who fuel their boats from the same pumps as their

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Rozalia Project Trash Tour 2011The Rozalia Project and its world famous mothership,

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Celebrate Dodge’s nonstop, solo 25th The Dodge D. Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund was es-

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Avast there me four-legged heartiesSailors for the Sea, the only nonprofit focused on the sail-

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For Points East

Not everybody in Newport, R.I., grows up learn-ing how to sail, but Herb McCormick certainlydid, and he’s seen close to 60,000 open-water

miles slip beneath him in the past 30 years. Duringthat time, he’s written way more than that number ofwords about sailors, sailboats, and the sea. “I writeabout sailing,” he says with his characteristic modesty. The former Williams College football star began his

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The crew of four planned to ply the Northwest Passage and round Cape Horn inone voyage, gathering scientific data. “We wondered,” said Newport’s Herb Mc-Cormick, “can we really do this?”


Ocean Watch plies a windless lead through the Northwest Passage ice. Inset:The core crew celebrates the closing of the circle off Cape Flattery, at the en-trance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. From left: David Thoreson, Dave Logan, HerbMcCormick, Mark Schrader, and oceanographer Michael Reynolds.

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in 1978, became editor-in-chief in 2000,wrote a weekly sailing column for “TheNew York Times,” and the story fromthere has been one of dozens of oceanraces, including the challenging SydneyHobart Yacht Race and longtransoceanic trips (one without an en-gine), which have made him part of thatbrotherhood of sailors with a lot ofmoxie for whom exploration is a way oflife.But McCormick wasn’t prepared for

the Around the Americas voyage. “I’venever experienced anything like this induration or length,” he said. “It was aonce-in-a-lifetime trip.” A couple ofyears ago, when old friend MarkSchrader, a veteran round-the-worldsolo sailor, called him with a request togo to Mexico and help sail back a boat he’d bought, Mc-Cormick was happy to help. They were veterans of sev-eral TransPac races from California to Hawaii, andhad proven to be solid shipmates through thick andthin. During that delivery, Schrader realized that Mc-

Cormick was exactly what he was seeking for his nextgreat adventure: a good sailor and a good writer forAround the Americas (www.aroundtheamericas.org),the formal name of his quest. The assignment: Sail acutter around the North and South American conti-nents as if they were one island, some 28,000 seamiles, find out how changes in the ocean are affectingcoastal people at ports of call, and spread the word ina daily log. Schrader had talked to David Rockefeller and David

Treadway, from the environmental group Sailors forthe Sea (www.sailorsforthesea.org), who were suffi-

ciently enthusiastic about the project to inspireTiffany & Co. Foundation and Unilever to fund it, andthe Pacific Science Center to organize it. And he signedon a longtime friend, sailor/cabinetmaker DavidLogue, and photographer David Thoreson, the firstAmerican to sail alone east-to-west through the North-west Passage. Schrader’s only parameter was the timing: They

needed to get to the Northwest Passage by July, andaround Cape Horn before the wild weather kicked in.Otherwise, it was pretty simple – for some, maybe. For starters, sailing the old steel cutter – which had

belonged to a couple of researchers studying Humboldtsquid in the Sea of Cortez – from La Paz to Seattle wasa bumpy ride in an aging boat with baggy sails. When

When Herb first heard the boat chosen for the voyage wasa Bruce Roberts-designed steel hull, he thought to himself,It will be terrible, “but I was wrong,” he admits.


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kicked out of us,” McCormick said, but the vessel,badly in need of a refit, handled all the sea would dishout. Christened Ocean Watch, the boat was outfittedwith brand new Carol Hasse sails, wiring, and elec-tronics, renovated living quarters to sleep nine, and ahead with a shower, washer/dryer, and a library. Six different institutions loaded on scientific instru-

ments, each array geared for continuous collection ofocean and atmosphere data. Onboard for various legswould be a scientist analyzing data and a science ed-ucator who’d prepare teachers’ guides. Even the crewwas to have six or seven daily data-collection chores,including photographing the bellies of clouds to bematched up with NASA satellite images of the tops ofthe same clouds.

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ready for science and sailing and looking forward togoing through the Northwest Passage and around theHorn in one voyage. It was not your average trip, andthe boat was not your average yacht. “We wondered,”McCormick said, “can we really do this?”It took Roald Amundsen three years to navigate the

icebound Northwest Passage in 1903; Ocean Watchdid it in three months. For the record, Ocean Watchbecame the first American yacht to sail the NorthwestPassage west-to-east in a single season. The ice wasnot completely gone as it had been when Thoresonsailed through in 2007. At the end of each season, left-over ice refreezes and creates a backlog of ice, whichis what Ocean Watch encountered. To safely negotiatepesky patches of pack ice, not all of which were visi-ble, required color-coded charts, intelligence fromother sailors, daily reconnaissance from the CanadianIce Service, and a lot of anxiety. Ultimately, to threada path through it, the crew would have to climb up tothe spreaders to eyeball the maze of ice that layahead of them. Not ingredients conducive to relaxed sailing, and

certainly not very good for those who live in the re-gion because the big ice is simply gone, and its ab-sence creates havoc. Ocean Watch encountered anunexpected sandy bottom off the doomed, decaying is-land village of Shishmaref, north of Barrow, where

Harry Brower, Jr., a fourth-generation Inuit whale hunterand deputy director of the Department of Wildlife Manage-ment in Barrow, said that it’s hard to teach young huntershow to hunt anymore because animals’ habits have beenso affected by warming.


wind and waves eat away the edges, and the meltingpermafrost is swallowing houses whole. Families,whose ancestors have lived there for 400 years, arebeing relocated to the mainland. From the boat, Mc-Cormick watched a handful of people wait for OceanWatch to anchor, while an ATV zipped crazily alongthe shore “like an agitated puppy.”Ocean Watch delivered a part for an electric bear

fence to field researcher George Divoky, a veteran of33 summers living in a tent on Cooper Island study-ing the black guillemot. Until a couple of years ago,Divoky said, he would have one visit per summerfrom a bear. Now, without seals to eat, the bears comein groups and eat the birds. And soon, he fears, him.In an interview with McCormick, Harry Brower,

Jr., a fourth-generation Inuit whale hunter anddeputy director of the Department of Wildlife Man-agement in Barrow, said: “The animal resources wedepend on are ice-associated resources: polar bears,ring seals, beluga whales.” It’s hard, Brower said, toteach young hunters how to hunt anymore becauseanimals’ habits have been so affected by warming.Craig George, a wildlife biologist in the same Depart-ment, told McCormick that with no ice, he envisionsa bleak Arctic riven with oil tankers and freighters.“The Arctic,” wrote McCormick, “is the canary in themineshaft.”Finally, in open water at Baffin Island, amid loom-

ing icebergs, the good ship turned south, having nav-igated the Northwest Passage safely and successfully.“We have some serious sailing ahead,” said Capt.Schrader, admitting he had a fear and loathing ofCape Horn, despite having rounded it twice before(he was the first American to finish the solo around-the-world race, the BOC, in 1986-87). Unexpectedly, pack ice behind them, a massive

storm roiled out of the Labrador Sea, and the oceancrested in 40-foot peaks, pushed by 40 knots of wind,as bad as any, Schrader said later, that they could en-counter around the Horn. Their 135-horse Luggerdiesel engine worked steadily to maintain 17 knots.“For 48 straight hours, we were tested. But in theworst of times, everybody pulls together,” Schradersaid. In his log, McCormick was moved to whimsy.“What would have been so awful about spending awinter stuck in the Arctic? Really!” he asked. Therewould have been the usual downsides – isolation, in-sanity, starvation – but “we would never have to sailthrough the Labrador Sea.”With new muscle and a certain swagger, Ocean

Watch zigged into familiar port stops – HalifaxBoston, New York, Charleston, Miami and PuertoRico – to give short talks to groups and schools, be-fore zagging around the horn of Brazil. “We have tohaul ass to get to the Horn before the end of Janu-ary,” McCormick said. As they negotiated the trade


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winds above and below the Equator, they got stuck inan easterly current known as the Brazil Current,which they realized might keep them sailing east for-ever. For days, they fought “currents, gyres, rings, vortexes

and eddies” before finally breaking through. “Go west,young man?” McCormick mused. “Not aboard OceanWatch: It was all about heading east.”

Below the Equator, the expedition, with some newShellbacks (those who have crossed the Equator),turned south, and the soaring temperature instilled a“lassitude,” McCormick noted, that rendered “the crewat times on life support.” And coming up was themother and father of challenges.“Cape Horn,” McCormick wrote, “is the exclamation

point that is South America. It is the southernmost

“Cape Horn,” McCormick wrote, “is the [period beneath the] exclamation point that is South America. It is the southern-most speck of land...a hardscrabble slab of rock called Isla Hornes in the Hermite Islands group. It is the one and only, thelegendary Cape Horn.”


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ing 40s, Ocean Watch reefed themain, then switched to staysail, fi-nally taking everything down andheading for Chile’s PuertoWilliams. Here, they waited fortheir assault on the Screaming50s, reading the instruments andwaiting for a weather window.Puerto Williams, with a popula-tion of about 2,000 people, is onIsla Navarino, across the BeagleChannel from Argentina’s Tierradel Fuego. Isla Navarino is sepa-rated from Horn Island by BahiaNassau. One night, both crew and guests

were taken by fellow mariners toa house and inducted in a secretceremony into The Brotherhood ofthe Coast, which, despite theirbeing dressed like pirates, solem-nified their imminent rounding ofthe Horn. Early next morning,Ocean Watch wove through thesmall islands, then found a shel-tered spot in which to wait. Aftera howling night, with one record-ing of 105 knots, the legendaryweather suddenly dwindled to a15- to 20-knot breeze out of theeast, and at 5:00 a.m., they gotunder way. Beneath dozens of huge alba-

trosses, in a surreal landscape, theboat rounded the foreboding isle.“As a seaman,” McCormick wrote,“you instinctively realize you’reslipping through waters both hal-lowed and lethal.” On the one sidewas the headland, and on theother, nothing but “ . . . the ab-solute, final, non-negotiable end ofthe earth.”A certain madness crept into the


crew: Schrader flew the spinnaker, andDavid Rockefeller, aboard for the Horn,appeared on deck in shorts and a sportshirt. Taking turns at the helm wereDavid Treadway and Ned Cabot fromSailors for the Sea. When a sudden squallpopped out of nowhere, the crew ran forthe spinnaker, “laughing and grinning atthe outlandishness of the whole thing,like teenagers out past curfew,” Mc-Cormick wrote. “Surely we’d gotten awaywith something, but what a souvenir.” Once around, the crew broke out beers

as offerings to King Neptune and to thegood ship Ocean Watch, which hadrounded the Horn with dignity and grace,and now turned north.There were only 10,000 miles of Pacific Ocean to go,

and a lot of sad stories of coastal garbage in plasticbags dumped by freighters to avoid dumping fees. InChile, McCormick interviewed a fisherman whose op-tions had been seriously reduced by overfishing andthe invasion of salmon fish farms. “They don’t know ityet,” McCormick observed, “but tourism is also loomingin their future.”In late February 2010, Ocean Watch was a miracu-

lous three days out of Valparaiso when the 8.8-magni-tude earthquake – reportedly the seventh largest

earthquake recorded by a seismograph, just belowJapan’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake this past March –struck off Chile, with tsunami warnings clear acrossthe Pacific. Five hundred miles north, the crew readstories about the tsunami, which did not ruffle theircalm seas. Between port calls, McCormick and Thoreson went

diving on reefs, most of them dead. In his trusty seakayak, McCormick explored coastal crags and inlets

To safely thread the needle through pack ice, not all of whichwas clearly visible, the crew would have to climb up to thespreaders for a better view. This is photographer Thoreson.


from Patagonia to the U.S. Everywhere were unde-cayed plastic bags and party balloons, and the inde-scribable junk that collects in the ocean.And then fireboats greeted them in their home port

of Seattle after 13 months, more than 28,000 miles,and 51 ports of call: Mission accomplished. They hadtraveled from 74° N to 56° S. On both continents,coastal people had listened to stories of global oceanproblems and opened up to the Ocean Watch crew, whowere interested in what they had to say. Professionally, with lots of collective expert ocean ex-

perience, the crew sailed a fine ship in seamanlikefashion, sharing watches, cooking, and cleaning duties.As Rockefeller told a reporter, “We were all captainswho had stuffed our egos into our duffle bags.”“It was a 13-month, fulltime job,” McCormick said of

the voyage. “We worked 24/7, and in ports we gave pre-sentations and hosted thousands of schoolkids whocrawled through the boat.” All of McCormick’s doubtsabout the boat had been dispelled. “Man, what a boat!”he noted after she glided around the Horn. “With her44 tons and Hasse sails, she had a seakindly motion.She needed a breeze to get going, and we used themotor too much for my tastes. But she was a lovelysailing boat.”On his final day aboard, McCormick wondered “if

today is the happiest one ever or the saddest.” Re-entry was cold. “It was a full frontal assault – modern

culture, politics,” he said of the reality of bills andtruck repairs, and the media drone of political rhetoric.“You forget about the anger that is everywhere. And ithadn’t changed from the time we left! It was the samething.” McCormick was changed, however. Back in Newport,

he quoted Thomas Friedman’s observation that it’s allabout “sustainability of values.” “I learned so muchabout the ocean and the people who live near it,” Mc-Cormick said, “and if we don’t start doing things aboutthe problems we’ve caused, we’ll be in trouble. The seais our responsibility,” he said. “It’s our playground, andit’s more a part of us than the average person. Ifsailors don’t get the message, who’s going to?” The best part of the trip, he said, was when his 12-

year-old daughter Maggie sailed with him on the New-port-to-New York leg, and they arrived in New YorkHarbor at dawn. “Kids get it a lot better than adults,”he said. “They already know about pH levels and theireffects, and they know they’ll inherit problems. Butthey have an innate feeling of what needs to be done,and they’re not afraid. I’m very optimistic,” he said. As chronicler of the voyage, McCormick said, “Before

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“Susan, I think I see Surprise coming down thechannel,” I said to my wife. “They must havemade good time crossing the Gulf of Maine.” So

began the Stonington Cruising Club Maine Cruise for2009. We had been looking forward to the 2009 summer

cruising season since February when we decided to moveGolden Mean, our Able 42 sloop, from Connecticut toCasco Bay for the summer. After being wait-listed withseveral boat yards, we finally got a favorable reply fromKristin Peterson at Brewers, South Freeport, and we hada home on the Harraseeket. Our delivery at the end of May went relatively

smoothly, but June was a complete washout. Even tryingto have a few coats of varnish applied turned out to beimpossible. The soggy weather pattern finally broke atthe end of July, just in time for our planned cruise withthe Hodges and the McKays, friends from StoningtonCruising Club in Connecticut. The plan was to rendezvous in South Freeport and

then gunkhole in Casco Bay and perhaps a little beyondfor about a week. However, no big push farther Downeast

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company Looking back down Casco Bay from the entrance to the AdmiralPeary House, Golden Mean rides on a state mooring while hercrew tours Eagle Island. Inset: Dennis and Cathy, crew of Surprise,are deep in thought during a game of bridge as Susan, the au-thor’s wife, looks on.


was intended. Later in August mywife Susan was to cruise with sonTom and his family, which includeda 5-year-old and a 2-year-old. Fi-nally, I would take Kenny andMatt, our two 14-year-old grand-sons for another week. This would

truly be a cruise for all ages.Golden Mean is ideal, in my opin-

ion, to cruise as a couple. She’sequally welcoming to young and in-experienced crew. At 42 feet and22,000 pounds, her sail plan issmall enough to not require electric

winches. She has been fit with Pen-tex sails made by Z in Stamford,and this lightweight materialmakes it a breeze to hoist the main,which is set on a low-friction sailtrack. The 135 jib, also by Z andmade of Pentex, is eight years oldbut still in decent shape. All lines are led aft to clutches on

the cabin top. All reefing can bedone with this slab system from thecockpit, although I prefer to go tothe mast and use the goosenecks atthe tack. The primary winches arewithin reach of the helmsman. Thenav station to starboard at the footof the companionway has radar,chart plotter and autopilot stationplus all sailing instruments. A sec-ond chart plotter, sailing instru-ments, and autopilot are at thehelm. The icom VHF has a stationbelow and at the helm and can beused as an intercom. Susan and I spent Friday on

Route I-95 on a seven-hour drivefrom New Jersey in an absolutedeluge. Kristin, the Brewer Dock-master, had kindly moved GoldenMean to the dock so the eveningprovisioning was tolerable. Wegrabbed a bite for dinner at Jame-son’s Tavern in Freeport and re-tired early and exhausted.Saturday dawned bright and clear,a portent of things to come, per-haps? Surprise, the Hodges’ Little Har-

bor 44 had departed on Thursdayevening from Stonington, Conn.,and planned to sail straightthrough after a brief stop at Cutty-hunk. She entered the harbor earlyin the afternoon, right on schedule,and things were looking better bythe hour. After drinks in the cock-pit, we found our way to the Har-raseeket Lunch & Lobster for anassortment of seafood and burgerswhile continuing our discussion ofthe plan for the week.Stops that were high on our list

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Surprise, the Hodges’ LittleHarbor 44, waits on hermooring in The Goslingsuntil the fog lifts beforeheading out for Snow Island.


friends needed to depart that Fri-day, so we would have a full platewith this handful of harbors.Saturday’s lovely weather mor-

phed into a foggy Sunday as weheaded down the channel for a daysail to Jewell. Surprise decided tosail around Long Island and re-ported that Jewell had seven oreight boats, a full house for thiskeyhole of an anchorage. On anearlier visit to Jewell, I hadwatched as the tide receded and aboat anchored too close to the shoreslowly went aground. Our alterna-tive was the Goslings, and GoldenMean headed in that direction andfound the harbor almost empty.Casco Bay is a gunkholing para-

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with Matt and Kenny as crew,I was delighted with our tour ofthe island and the well-main-tained facility. White mooringsare for larger boats and pinkfor smaller ones. Our course took us down

Broad Sound and around theDrunkers before passing inside Ragged Island andinto Quahog Bay. Snow Island lies at the north end ofthe bay, and although there are unmarked hazards,the approach is rather direct. We turned into the an-chorage south of Snow and found acres of room in 16

feet with a mud bottom.This is a well-protectedspot, and the water was 70degrees, thus swimmingwas the order of the after-noon. This anchorage isover mud, so be preparedto hose your chain off asyou haul the anchor.It was now Golden

Mean’s turn as the dinnerplatform, and we decidedto grill pork tenderloinsand play a few rubbers ofbridge. There was justenough harbor activity toadd some occasional inter-est, plus an osprey nest onthe south side of Snow. The anchorage was flat

calm that night, and in themorning we decided to take a dinghy tour of the har-bor. Aside from some thin spots on the east side ofSnow, this is a huge area with several small mooringareas tucked in behind islands or in bights. One nar-row cove extends southeast about a quarter of a mile

Dennis McKay prepares his specialty, banana pan-cakes, for the crew of Golden Mean and Surprise beforedeparting Sebasco Harbor.


and is pristine. The crewof Surprise spotted aneagle. We wished ourschedule would accommo-date a layover day but wehad much more to see, soweighed anchor andheaded for Sebasco Har-bor. Rather than head back

out and around RaggedIsland, some three and ahalf miles south of themouth of Quahog Bay, wedecided to take a small,“keyhole” passage just tothe north of Elm Islands,marked by two red nuns.The fog was light anddrifted in and out butwith some visibility the passage was very doable as weproceeded east. We continued east past Jenny Islandand Goudy Ledge, then headed for R “8” outside Se-basco Harbor. The fog had lifted so we decided to takea sail south toward Cape Small for an hour or so. As istypical of the Bay, fog was lurking farther to the south,

so we cut the sail short andheaded to our mooring atthe resort, being careful tohonor the green can thatmarks the ledge making outa third of the way across theharbor entrance. Sebasco Harbor Resort is

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parted early since we planned to make ChristmasCove and wanted to maximize the sailing. After motor-sailing until we got in the vicinity of Fuller Rock, offCape Small, we turned off our engines and ghostedalong at three knots until we got to Seguin Island,where we turned downwind toward Damariscove Is-land, where we again resorted to motoring. Surprise decided to see if there was room to anchor

at Damariscove, but once inside she found it a bit con-gested with several smaller boats, and the prospect ofdigging her stern anchor out of the lazarette would bea challenge on short notice. Damariscove is well wortha visit, but any more than three or four boats is a fullhouse. The author visited several years ago and was able

to anchor near the Coast Guard station. Low tide re-ally shrinks the available anchoring room, however.This island served as an early European summer fish-ing camp, provided refuge for early American settlersduring the Indian Wars, and was a lifesaving stationamong other things. Entrance is easy, but favor thewest side of the channel until you clear the ledge tothe east. Once inside, the harbor shoals to the northare the only hazards. Christmas Cove is a short hop from Damariscove,

leaving The Hypocrites to port as you head north toRed and White “HL”, then up the Damarascotta Riverand south of Rutherford Island toward the square

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We know that Boston and its surroundings enjoy theirIndependence Day celebrations. After all, Boston’s pri-mary product these days is history. We knew therewould be many fireworks celebrations from which tochoose. What we didn’t know was how much fun wewould have making waterfront fireworks our cruisedestinations.Urban cruising can offer plenty of beautiful sails and

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Elizabeth is birdwatching along the rocks and marsh onSlate Island, part of the National Island Park. On Slate shespotted a completely different population from that onnearby Grape Island.



Three Northeast boats excelled atthis year’s International Rolex Re-gatta on Pillsbury Sound, off St.Thomas, U.S.V.I., March 25-27,where the event has been hosted for38 years by St. Thomas Yacht Club.Richard Oland’s Southern Cross 52Vela Veloce, out of Saint John, NewBrunswick, took 2nd in the six-boatIRC 1 fleet, with four 2nds and two3rds. Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s,JV 52 Interlodge, from Newport, R.I.,finished in 3rd place. In the IRC 2nine-boat fleet, Arethusa, the ClubSwan 42 sailed out of Newport, R.I.by Phil Lotz, took 3rd.During three days of sun-drenched

racing, such Big Guns as BoeweBekking, Gavin Brady, Ed Baird,Steve Benjamin, Richard Clarke andChris Larson were in abundanceaboard the keelboats, but it by nomeans took the calling cards of pro-fessional sailors to guarantee victory,or a good time, in the eight classes,which included two for IRC, four forCSA, and one each for IC 24s andBeach Cats.For Ed Baird, being a seasoned

professional didn’t take anythingaway from his experience here. Thewinning skipper from the 2007America’s Cup crewed aboardOland’s Vela Veloce, while CanadianOlympian Richard Clarke steered.Jim Swartz’s TP52 Vesper/TeamMoneypenny won all but one of sixraces. Willem Wester’s Grand Soleil43 Antilope, from the Netherlands,took the top spot in IRC 2. “This has been one of the best

groups of boats and sailors we’veever had,” said Regatta Director BillCanfield, who added that the largest

keelboat was the 90-foot GenuineRisk, the recent Pineapple Cup Mon-tego Bay Race winner, with SwedeHugo Stenbeck steering, while thesmallest were the 24-foot Melges 24s

and IC 24s. Ages of crew ranged fromthe single digits to mid 70s, and in-cluded newcomers, returning veter-ans and everything in between. FMI:www.regattanews.com.

Interlodge, the JV 52 owned by Austin and Gwen Fragomen and sailed out of New-port, R.I., took 3rd place in the IRC 1 division of the International Rolex Regattaoff St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Here the crew strains to keep her on her bottom as shedrives to windward.

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In announcing the members of its 2011 sailing ros-ter, the All-American Offshore Team (AAOT) will fos-ter youth opportunities in offshore racing aboard theU.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation’sVanquish. The STP 65 will compete in the Storm Try-sail Club’s Around Block Island Race; the Annapolis to

Newport Race; the Transatlantic Race (Newport, R. I.,to The Lizard, England); and the Rolex Fastnet Race. The age range for AAOT was modeled on the age

cutoff for the Volvo Ocean Race, with nine sailors be-tween the ages of 18 and 30, including two women, se-

Five New Englanders are on the All-American Offshore Team

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lected. The 2011 Offshore Team rep-resents nine different states with anonboard average age of 23. Nate Fast(Noank, Conn.), the youngest mem-ber of the team at 19, has competedin sailing regattas since he was onthe junior racing circuit, has beensailing keelboats for the past fouryears as well as competing for hiscollege team at Webb Institute. Fast’s most significant achieve-

ments include a 1st-place finish inthe IRC division of the 2007 Block Is-land Race Week aboard the R/P 66Blue Yankee, as well as his first off-shore racing experience in the 2008Newport to Bermuda Race aboard the J/44 Vamp.“Being the youngest means I will definitely be workingthat much harder to prove myself, which will probablyhelp me in the end,” he said.

The 2011 All-American Offshore Team: Ben-jamin Allen (Newport, R.I., 24); Benjamin Quatromoni(Tiverton, R.I., 24); Charlie Enright (Bristol, R.I., 26);Chris Branning (Pace, Fla., 25); Chris Welch (GrossPointe, Mich., 23); Colin Orsini (Seattle, Wash., 27);David Rasmussen (Novato, Calif., 24); Jesse Fielding

(Wickford, R. I., 24); Kaity Storck (Huntington, N.Y.,23); Mark Towill (Kaneohe, Hawaii, 22); Matt Noble(Richmond, Calif., 25); Molly Robinson (San Francisco,Calif., 23); Nate Fast (Noank, Conn., 19); and PatShowell (Sweetwater, N. J., 24). FMI: http://allameri-canoffshoreteam.org.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation’s STP65 Vanquish will be used in the 2011 All-American OffshoreTeam campaign.

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AAOT, continued from Page 53

Yankee connections atLes Voiles de St. BarthThere were at least two pleasant

New England connections in TheClassics class at the 2nd edition ofLes Voiles de St. Barth this spring,midway down the Caribbean islandchain. While low on numbers, withjust five boats, they were high onstyle points and diversity with the76-foot W-class White Wings, the 80-foot Fife yawl Mariella, the 60-footgaff-rigged yawl Kate from St Kitt’s,and – get this − the 26-foot Friend-ship sloop La Sirene gracing theline. A 26-foot, finestkind Friend-ship! Hoooeeeee. Katy bar the door! Long-time navigator for Carlo Fal-

cone aboard Mariella, from Antigua,was 89-year old Henry Pepper ofMarblehead, Mass., who joined acrew from Italy, Australia and Do-minica. Les Voiles de St. Barth is awarm-up for this summer’s classic-yacht series in New England. FMI:www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com.


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be complemented by event PRO Ken Legler, and the club’sstaff (as well as Marblehead’s many local watering holes) willbe focused on providing fantastic shore side activities. For thefull preliminary schedule visit www.j105.org, email: [email protected].

Sails Up 4 Cancer Regatta June 26Mystic River Yacht Club is hosting another major eastern

Connecticut Sailing Association-approved regatta on Sunday,June 26, in Fishers Island Sound, with the shore party andawards ceremony immediately following. Sails Up 4 Cancer isa nonprofit organization with which MRYC is partnering tostage this regatta. In addition to the traditional racing format,

with various classes and types of boats, there will also be a“Picnic Fleet,” both power and sail, composed of those whodon’t want to race. These boats are encouraged to takeaboard cancer patients and family members for a relaxingtime watching the race. Donations can be money as well asitems of value that may be auctioned off at the Shore Party.Boats will be encouraged to sail in honor of someone who hasor had cancer. FMI: www.mysticriveryachtclub.com.

Bermuda 1-2 starts on June 3The singlehanded leg of the 2011 Bermuda One-Two, a bi-

ennial offshore yacht race for monohulls whose length-on-deck(LOD) cannot exceed 60 feet, will start Friday, June 3, fromNewport, R.I. The doublehanded return leg to Newport fromSt. George’s, Bermuda, will start Thursday, June 16. TheBermuda One-Two is organized by the Newport Yacht Club andthe Goat Island Yacht Club in Newport, with support from theRhode Island State Yachting Committee, the City of Newport,and the Town of St. George’s, Bermuda. Host club in Bermudais St. George’s Dinghy & Sports Club. It is intended to be asporting event encouraging seamanship, competition and fel-lowship in the tradition of shorthanded sailing. The deadlinefor applications, entry fees, and skipper/crew resumes is May14. Notice of race and application can be downloaded fromhttp://www.bermuda1-2.org.

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When we lived in middle of the woods, before movingto the big city (Portland, Maine), I couldlook out my window and see seven boatsin my yard. OK, they weren’t big boats,but they were boats nonetheless, and mostof them floated, and I was damned proudof my armada.So imagine my envy when, in the appen-

dix of Maine Windjammer Capt. JimSharp’s wonderful book, “With RecklessAbandon,” I counted 35 boats in his life-time collection. And that didn’t includetwo iceboats, a pontoon seaplane, canoes,kayaks, skiffs, dories, “and a handful ofnondescript sailing and rowing dinghies.”And these weren’t just ordinary boats.

Some of them – like the 122-foot ex-GrandBanks fishing schooner Adventure and the112-foot gaff-topsail schooner-yacht and former BostonHarbor pilot boat Roseway, and the engineless 68-footwooden ex-coasting gaff schooner Stephen Taber –have come, with the rest of the schooner fleet, to definePenobscot Bay’s summer landscape. There is nothinglike watching one of these beauties emerge from thefog on a run down Eggemoggin Reach, her rails deco-

rated with happy passengers, her huge sails workingeffortlessly in the breeze. You can thank Capt. JimSharp for much of that.Back to the boats: There were also the famous Bow-

doin, the 88-foot Arctic exploration gaff schooner, orhis first sailboat, Bay Wolves, a 20-foot wooden knock-about sloop, or Spodie Odie, a 26-foot twin-screw pow-ercat whose purpose in life was “fishing and goin’ like

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home from Gloucester with the newly acquired Rose-way, with three crew, including a dairy farmer whomust have missed his cows terribly, taking turns at thewheel: “It was so cold, we had to trade positions each20 minutes – one in the engine room checking gaugesand warming between the roaring hot engines, one inthe galley freezing with cold and getting a snack tokeep up the caloric intake, and one steering, stampingfeet, beating breasts, freezing, standing just to leewardof the two unmuffled, raging exhaust pipes with thedecibel level equaling the leeward end of a 747 ontakeoff . . . .” Where were we? Oh yes, reveling in the joys of boat-

ing, specifically boating in Maine, and specificallyboating in Penobscot Bay. For a tough old schooner-man, he can be downright lyrical. “We kept her noseto it, plowing northward, and, finally, when we brokeout of the Muscle Ridge Channel, passed Owls HeadLight, and gazed again at the beauty of blue PenobscotBay with the Camden Hills all humped up andstretching northward, the sight of it gave each of us agreat lump in the throat and a bad case of the goosebumps. There is no place like home – no place likeMaine.”Ain’t it the truth. Sandy Marsters is co-founder, along with Bernie

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Great Loop Side Trips: 20 Cruising Adven-tures on Eastern North America’s WaterwaysRaven Cove Publishing, 336 pp., $21.95. By Ron and EvaStob With “Great Loop Side

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William B. Cooper, Jr.83, Sandwich, Mass.Mr. Cooper, a renowned seaman and wooden-boat

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John Bruce McPherson Hyannisport, Mass.The yacht designer and

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Marvin H. Green, Jr. 75, Bonita Springs, Fla.A world-class yachtsman, Marvin Green died on Jan.

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A boatbuilding program is beingused to teach physical science to asmall group of high school stu-dents, thanks to collaboration be-tween Searsport (Maine) DistrictHigh School and Penobscot MarineMuseum in Searsport. As theylearn how to sharpen chisels, mixepoxy, and run a band-saw, sevensophomores, juniors and seniorsare studying concepts such as vec-tors, drag and torque, with the helpof a professional boatbuilder andeducators from the school and themuseum.“It’s an alternate path to meet

core academic standards,” saysMichelle Andre, a physical scienceteacher at Searsport District HighSchool, who stressed that the pro-gram is a science elective, not voca-tional training. “Some studentslearn best through hands-on activ-ities outside of a traditional class-room environment. The ones whorequested to be in this program aretaking it seriously, learning rapidly,and having a great time.” The project was conceived jointly

by Kathleen Jenkins, an Englishteacher at the high school, andBetty Schopmeyer, the museum’seducation director. Greg Rossel,boatbuilder and boatbuilding edu-cator, leads the hands-on part ofthe project, while Andre designedthe academic components to alignit with Maine’s standards for sci-ence education. “There are someclassroom elements to the pro-gram,” says Andre. “We use the dy-namics of a boat on the water toillustrate concepts such as center ofgravity, center of buoyancy, drag,lift, and stability. For some of thestudents, it’s the relevance to thehands-on component that makesthe classroom lessons engaging.”Future iterations of the project willaddress other academic subjects,including mathematics, history,and English language arts. FMI:www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

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Above: Searsport District High Schoolstudent Emily LaRosa finds the boat-building program at Penobscot MarineMuseum an engaging break from rou-tine classroom instruction. Left: Re-becca Trimble (left) and, HollyHassapelis both seniors at Searsport,clamp up a stem lamination.

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27-10/23 Preview, Penobscot Marine Museum OpeningDay Penobscot Marine Museum opens for2012 featuring two new, year-long exhibits:75/75! 75 Favorites from PMM’s First 75 Years:Curator’s pick of the best, most interesting, odd-est, most important, most beautiful, and mostvaluable items in the collection. And The Art ofthe Boat: A juried art show featuring works invaried media, exploring the boat as a work of artand the boatbuilder as an artist. www.penob-scotmarinemuseum.org [email protected]

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4 IYRS Launch Day IYRS Newport Campus (449Thames Street, Newport, R.I.). Instead of pickingup diplomas that prove hours of learning, stu-dents will climb aboard the boats they spent thepast year building, refitting and restoring and test

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4 10th Annual Women’s Sailing ConferenceCorinthian Yacht Club, One Nahant Street, Mar-blehead, Mass. National Women’s Sailing Associ-ation (NWSA) and the Corinthian Yacht Club ofMarblehead, Mass. A day-long conference forwomen designed to introduce them to and/or en-hance their skills in recreational sailing throughseminars on water and on land. www.womensail-ing.org [email protected]

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11 Penobscot Bay YMCA Annual Boat Auction Sec-ond Saturday in June each year. One of the Penob-scot Bay YMCA’s largest fundraisers of the year.Proceeds help send local kids to camp. Contact:Marcia Roberts @ 207.236.3375 [email protected]. Boat donationsneeded. We’re seeking all things nautical and we’llcome and haul them away. After any merchandisesells, you’ll get tax deduction if it’s your propertyor a 10% Finder’s Fee if you refer an owner whochooses to donate to us. [email protected]

12 Free SailMaine Sailing & Open House SailMaine,Commercial Street extension, Portland, Maine, 10a.m. -- 3 p.m., rain or shine. Free sailboat rides,shoreside boat rigging, and knot-tying demonstra-tions. Learn what this nonprofit community sailingcenter is all about. Adults, teens and kids (age 8 &up) are welcome. SailMaine will provide life jacketsfor those who don’t have them. [email protected], 207-650-2085

15-19 J-Class Regatta Sail Newport, Newport, R.I. Thefirst competitive J-Class regatta in the UnitedStates since the 1937 America’s Cup. For origi-nals built in the 1930s (like Shamrock IV andVelsheda) and J-Class replicas, which are about140 feet LOA and 200 tons displacement.www.jclassyachts.com www.sailnewport.org

17-18 140th Windjammer Birthday Party The mainevent is The 1871 Schooner Showdown. TheSchooners Lewis R. French and the Stephen Taber- both built in 1871- will go head to head in a racefrom Maine’s Camden harbor to the RocklandBreakwater lighthouse. The race will be followed byan awards ceremony and cocktail reception at ThePearl. The ships will be dockside for public tours,and on June 18th, both will be offering day sails.www.windjammerbirthdays.com [email protected]

18 - 19 U.S.A-Team Hydroplane Racing Hubbardton, Ver-mont. www.ateamboatracing.com

20-24 Storm Trysail Club’s 24th Biennial Block IslandRace Week The regatta serves as both the 2011IRC East Coast Championship (held for the previ-

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Day A town-wide day of activities: Lobsterboatraces, antique engine and lobsterboat exhibit,radio-control model racing, crafts for children, row-ing race and more. Taking place at Penobscot Ma-rine Museum, Mosman Park, and Town Dock,Searsport penobscotmarinemuseum.org or [email protected]

9 Edgartown YC Round-the-Island Race The Edgar-town Yacht Club Round the Island (RTI) Race willbe held at Edgartown, Massachusetts on Satur-day, July 9, 2011. The Edgartown Yacht Club (EYC)is the Organizing Authority. Normally it is possiblefor both cruising and racing boats to finish the 52-nautical mile course by late afternoon or earlyevening. If the tidal currents or wind conditionsmake going slow, the Race Committee will finishthe race just north of Menemsha. www.rtirace.org

9 - 10 U.S.A-Team Hydroplane Racing Thompson, Con-necticut. www.ateamboatracing.com

10 2011 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race Thisis an offshore 360 mile Category 2 event heldevery two years, alternating with the Newport toBermuda race. It includes divisions for IRC,ORR, PHRF and Multihull yachts. The total fleetsize is approximately 100 boats. Contact GeoffSmith, Boston Yacht Club Marblehead to HalifaxRace Committee. 508.358.7542 (H)508.361.0202 (Cell)

11 - 8/9 Downeaster Days Summer Day Camp Penob-scot Marine Museum, 40 E. Main St., Sear-sport, Maine, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Maritime-themedsummer camp for kids from 5 to 11. Six one-week sessions are offered. Each camp includearts, crafts, field trips, science, outdoor activi-ties and lots of fun in a safe, educational envi-ronment.http://[email protected]

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23-31 69th Annual Hyannis Regatta Hyannis YachtClub, Hyannis Mass. The Ocean Racing Class(PHRF) will compete July 23-24. One-designraces will be held July 29-31. More than 230one-design boats will race. FMI: Contact GregDeegan, regatta chair. [email protected]

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entertainment. Right here in Boston Harbor, we have a designated

island park, managed by federal, state, municipal andnonprofit agencies. For a comprehensive list of activi-ties on the harbor islands visit the Boston Harbor Is-lands website (www.bostonharborislands.org). TheBoston Harbor Islands National Recreational Area’smission is to protect the islands and their resourceswhile improving access and public knowledge. Park is-lands range from remote and undeveloped, to thosethat provide a full set of services.Boston Inner Harbor itself is active with commercial

vessels and yachts of every design and size. On ourweekend sails, we can count a hundred boats comingand going. Sailing schools and clubs offer five eveningsof racing. While the Inner Harbor is busy, it is nevertoo crowded. By comparison, the Outer Harbor ispeaceful, with its expansive views of the harbor is-lands and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Even though we have sailed Boston Harbor for

years, our harbor cruising lately has been limited towhat we see on our way out or on our return from ourlong vacation trips. We’ve daysailed, sailed withfriends, raced at various venues within the harbor, butcould we say we have ever treated our home as ourdestination? It was time to investigate our own back-yard, and we began to plan a three-day cruise with nolong legs, no reservations and no schedule.

To prepare, we checked various websites for sched-uled fireworks displays during the period July 2-5. Wefound celebrations every night in every direction.Without traveling much more than five miles fromAverisera’s mooring at Piers Park in East Boston, wecould take our pick of harbors where we could sit backand relax in our cockpit under a light show.Friday night, we got under way around 7 p.m. I find

that Friday night departures can be somewhat stress-ful. The tensions from a whole week of work, and nowthe end of a long day, are difficult to shed while prepar-ing the boat and ourselves to sail away. This time wehad the additional stress of wondering if we were mak-ing the right choice to not sail far away. Would we findstimulating days, entertaining evenings and quietnights? Or would we be disappointed with our firsturban cruise?We motored most of the way. “Thumper” kept up a

rhythm as we navigated in the last hours of sunlight,down Nubble Channel between Long and Gallops is-lands, around Hospital Shoal, keeping Peddocks Islandto port. As we rounded the western tip of Peddocks, welooked back at a view of Boston skyline, lit up by thelow, red rays of the sun as it dipped toward the hori-zon. We navigated through West Gut, and kept PigRock and The Piglets off to starboard, as we began tomake out the lights at the entrance to Weymouth. We had chosen a spot off the mouth of the Weymouth

Back River as our anchorage for the first night, justoff Grape Island near Hingham. Right on schedule, at

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9 p.m. the fireworks started ex-ploding over the tree line of CrowPoint, Hingham. We relaxed andviewed the celebrations beinglaunched over Hingham Harbor,while we had a picnic dinner in thecockpit. We were one of three boatsin this particular anchorage. Aflotilla of small powerboatswatched the display from the otherside of Grape.Soon after the display was over,

we rolled and rolled as one smallmotorboat after another roaredpast us to their moorings and slipsin Weymouth Back Creek. Oops!We gathered that the preferredplace for watching the fireworkswas the other side of Grape, andeven though our anchorage, on thechart, looked like it was out of theway, this area was in reality usedas a thoroughfare for small boats.Saturday morning dawned brightand hot, with nary a breath of air:a perfect day for walking ashore onGrape Island. We looked at the talltrees a short distance away andimmediately thought, shade. Intothe dinghy and off we went. Fami-lies on power cruisers awoke, kidsmigrated to the beach for swim-ming, and kayakers appeared andlanded on Grape. Numerous kidsdinghied ashore, but never ven-tured beyond the water’s edge. Fewsounds say “summer” as do thesplashing and laughter of childrenon a beach.Grape Island is a 54-acre wildlife

haven. Due to the large number ofberry-bearing bushes, it is anabundant source of food for birds,and other wildlife. Visitor staff pro-vides guided tours and interpre-tive activities. Grape haswell-manicured trails, campsites,and eco-friendly toilets. Access isvia park ferry or shuttle fromHingham – or your own boat if youhave one. Bring your own water! Bird-

watching would have been morefun if we had remembered thebinoculars. Nicely placed andshaded seats with scenic views


abound. From some vantage points on Grape,the view matched anything one might see inPenobscot or Casco bays. On the northwest sideof the island, the Boston skyline loomed large.Emerging from the tangle of shrubs on thewalking path and catching a view of the cityfrom such a private place, we felt very clever.Grape Island was used for farming or grazing

up until the 1940s. Part of the Grape Island his-tory is that an old ship captain turned hermitand lived on the island for some years in the1800s. We think he picked a nice place to go forhis escape. The natural spring provided enoughfresh water, a garden provided his vegetables,and the bay provided his seafood. At 10 milesdistant, Boston was a long way off. Today,Boston is close but not too close.We dinghied back to Averisera for lunch and

rest. Abrasive noise came from helicopters cir-cling above and sirens on the harbor, and we watchedone of the large island ferries race out of Weymouth.Later, we learned the reason for the hubbub: A whale-watching vessel had run aground. At the time, we dis-counted the sounds as typical city noise. Cities andsiren sounds do go together, you know.That afternoon, Elizabeth and I explored ashore on

a neighbor to Grape, aptly named Slate Island. The is-land virtually tinkles as broken slate chips shift be-neath your feet. We enjoyed a walk along the rocks andmarsh, spotting birds that represented a completelydifferent population from what we saw on Grape. SlateIsland is also part of the National Island Park. Due to

an abundance of poison ivy, it has no trails. If the tideis right, you can just about circumnavigate it on foot,avoiding the brambles by keeping feet on the slatebeach. In days of yore, it was occupied seasonally byNative Americans, and was used for a source of slateby the colonists. During lunch aboard, the traffic of small powerboats

zipping between Grape and nearby Slate rockedAverisera hard. Urban cruising is all about knowing

Nautical references: Dependable references include: El-dridge Tide and Pilot Book, (www.eldridgetide.com); MaptechEmbassy (www.maptech.com) guide: New England Coast, BlockIsland, RI to the Canadian Border, 6th edition, including detaileddescriptions of the Boston Harbor Islands, key coordinates,page-size charts and suggested activities; Maptech WaterproofChartbook Cape Cod to Cape Ann, MA, 2nd edition, withLat/Lon for GPS and pre-plotted courses, full-color charts, ma-rina listings; Maptech Chartbook Block Island, RI to the Cana-dian Border, Region 2, 14th edition, with large-scale charts andphotos; for those not planning to cruise multiple states,Maptech’s foldable, waterproof chart No. 21, MassachusettsBay and Boston Harbor, 5th edition, handy in size, durable, andpacked full of navigational information. The Boston Sailing Center (http://bostonsailingcenter.com)

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Boat Marina (617-523-1027, VHF Channel 9,http://www.bostonwaterboatmarina.com); Boston Yacht Haven(617-523-7352, www.bostonyachthaven.com); Constitution Ma-rina, Charlestown (617-241-9640,www.constitutionmarina.com); Boston Harbor Shipyard and Ma-

rina (www.bhsmarina.com); Admiral’s Hill Marina (www.admiral-shillmarina.com). Piers Park (http://piersparksailing.org) has afew moorings for rent.

Fuel and pump-out: Mystic Marine and Fuel (www.mystic-marinediscounts.com.

Boston marine supplies: Boxell’s Chandlery (617-241-2800);Mallard Discount Marine (617-269-6699); Robert E. White In-struments (weather and marine instruments and Eldridge Tideand Pilot Book, 617-742-3045).

Boston Harbor information: Boston Harbor Islands (617-223-8666, www.bostonsislands.org); for more specific informationabout mooring and anchoring, visitwww.bostonislands.org/trip_getthere2.html. National Park Serv-ice (www.nps.gov/boha/index.htm); Massachusetts Water Re-sources Authority (Boston Harbor water quality, Deer Island TourLine (617-660- 7607, http://www.mwra.state.ma.us); U.S.Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners(www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/default.htm).

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where the small-boat channels areand not going there to anchor. Theshallow water closer to Grape didnot accommodate our six-foot draft.To ensure a quieter night, we hada new idea: up anchor to head intoHewitt’s Cove Marina in Wey-mouth Back River for a nightalongside and ringside seats forSaturday’s fireworks, courtesy ofWeymouth. Weymouth’s fireworks appeared

at dusk, offering a fine display. Theabsolute joy of the young childrenon the dock added greatly to theevening. Children at the beach areclassic summer sounds, and so arethe exclamations of childrenthrilling to fireworks. “Wow, thatwas the best ever!” exclaimed onesmall boy at least a dozen times. At the end of the night, moms

and dads carried sleepy childrenhome or tucked them into berths.Grown-ups quietly continued theircelebrations. The returning small-boat flotilla complied with the no-wake rule. The harbor was still.Lights out aboard Averisera.Sunday, we woke up to blue, blue

skies and wind. To take advantageof this windfall, we committed toan all-day sail; no motor, we prom-ised ourselves. Our destination, bysix o’clock that evening, wasWinthrop, on the north side ofBoston Harbor, where we plannedto raft with friends at their moor-ing.We spent the day sailing among

various Outer Harbor islands aswell as poking into new harborsand channels. We were going toplaces we know about from conver-sation but not from first-hand ex-perience. For example, there is apassage between Middle and OuterBrewster islands called FlyingPlace. This was too shallow for usto transit, but what a great namefor a cut between two islands! We sailed on to Hull Bay and

thought it to be a fine spot. Some ofthe islands within it offer pleasantlooking anchorages. Other boats

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Newport, R.I.1 04:47AM 0.6 L 11:02AM 9.2 H 04:57PM 1.2 L 11:11PM 10.0 H2 05:27AM 0.4 L 11:42AM 9.3 H 05:36PM 1.1 L 11:48PM 10.1 H3 06:06AM 0.2 L 12:20PM 9.3 H 06:14PM 1.1 L 4 12:25AM 10.2 H 06:45AM 0.1 L 12:59PM 9.3 H 06:53PM 1.1 L5 01:02AM 10.3 H 07:25AM 0.0 L 01:38PM 9.2 H 07:33PM 1.1 L6 01:41AM 10.3 H 08:06AM 0.1 L 02:19PM 9.1 H 08:15PM 1.2 L7 02:23AM 10.3 H 08:49AM 0.1 L 03:03PM 9.1 H 09:00PM 1.2 L8 03:08AM 10.2 H 09:35AM 0.2 L 03:49PM 9.1 H 09:50PM 1.2 L9 03:58AM 10.1 H 10:25AM 0.2 L 04:40PM 9.2 H 10:43PM 1.2 L10 04:52AM 10.0 H 11:18AM 0.3 L 05:34PM 9.4 H 11:41PM 1.0 L11 05:51AM 10.0 H 12:14PM 0.3 L 06:30PM 9.7 H 12 12:42AM 0.7 L 06:52AM 10.0 H 01:11PM 0.1 L 07:27PM 10.2 H13 01:43AM 0.2 L 07:53AM 10.1 H 02:08PM 0.0 L 08:23PM 10.8 H14 02:43AM -0.3 L 08:54AM 10.3 H 03:04PM -0.2 L 09:18PM 11.3 H15 03:41AM -0.9 L 09:53AM 10.4 H 03:58PM -0.4 L 10:12PM 11.7 H16 04:36AM -1.3 L 10:49AM 10.6 H 04:51PM -0.5 L 11:05PM 12.0 H17 05:30AM -1.6 L 11:44AM 10.6 H 05:43PM -0.5 L 11:56PM 12.1 H18 06:22AM -1.6 L 12:37PM 10.5 H 06:34PM -0.3 L 19 12:47AM 11.9 H 07:13AM -1.5 L 01:29PM 10.3 H 07:25PM -0.1 L20 01:38AM 11.6 H 08:03AM -1.1 L 02:20PM 10.1 H 08:16PM 0.3 L21 02:30AM 11.1 H 08:54AM -0.6 L 03:12PM 9.8 H 09:07PM 0.7 L22 03:22AM 10.6 H 09:44AM -0.1 L 04:04PM 9.5 H 10:00PM 1.1 L23 04:15AM 10.0 H 10:36AM 0.5 L 04:57PM 9.2 H 10:55PM 1.5 L24 05:10AM 9.5 H 11:28AM 0.9 L 05:50PM 9.1 H 11:52PM 1.7 L25 06:06AM 9.1 H 12:20PM 1.3 L 06:42PM 9.0 H 26 12:49AM 1.7 L 07:02AM 8.8 H 01:12PM 1.5 L 07:33PM 9.1 H27 01:45AM 1.6 L 07:58AM 8.7 H 02:02PM 1.7 L 08:22PM 9.3 H28 02:38AM 1.4 L 08:51AM 8.6 H 02:50PM 1.7 L 09:08PM 9.5 H29 03:27AM 1.1 L 09:40AM 8.7 H 03:36PM 1.6 L 09:52PM 9.8 H30 04:13AM 0.8 L 10:27AM 8.8 H 04:19PM 1.5 L 10:34PM 10.0 H31 04:56AM 0.5 L 11:11AM 8.9 H 05:02PM 1.4 L 11:15PM 10.2 H

Boston, Mass.

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Sunrise/Sunset MAY 2011

Moonrise/Moonset

Times for Boston, MA

7:30 PM4:24 AM

8:42 PM5:09 AM

9:46 PM6:01 AM

10:40 PM7:01 AM

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May Tides


Port Reference Time Corrections Height Corrections

Maine/ New Hampshire

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island

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

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

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

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

Connecticut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Corrections for other ports

1 04:47AM 0.5 L 10:58AM 8.8 H 04:54PM 1.1 L 11:05PM 9.6 H2 05:25AM 0.3 L 11:36AM 8.8 H 05:28PM 1.1 L 11:39PM 9.7 H3 06:01AM 0.2 L 12:12PM 8.8 H 06:02PM 1.1 L 4 12:13AM 9.8 H 06:35AM 0.1 L 12:48PM 8.8 H 06:36PM 1.1 L5 12:47AM 9.9 H 07:11AM 0.1 L 01:25PM 8.7 H 07:13PM 1.2 L6 01:24AM 9.9 H 07:49AM 0.1 L 02:03PM 8.7 H 07:53PM 1.2 L7 02:04AM 9.9 H 08:30AM 0.1 L 02:45PM 8.6 H 08:37PM 1.3 L8 02:48AM 9.8 H 09:15AM 0.2 L 03:32PM 8.7 H 09:25PM 1.3 L9 03:38AM 9.7 H 10:04AM 0.2 L 04:22PM 8.8 H 10:20PM 1.2 L10 04:32AM 9.6 H 10:58AM 0.2 L 05:18PM 9.0 H 11:20PM 1.1 L11 05:32AM 9.6 H 11:55AM 0.2 L 06:16PM 9.3 H 12 12:24AM 0.8 L 06:35AM 9.6 H 12:54PM 0.1 L 07:15PM 9.8 H13 01:28AM 0.4 L 07:40AM 9.6 H 01:53PM 0.0 L 08:13PM 10.3 H14 02:32AM -0.2 L 08:44AM 9.8 H 02:51PM -0.2 L 09:09PM 10.8 H15 03:31AM -0.7 L 09:44AM 10.0 H 03:46PM -0.3 L 10:03PM 11.3 H16 04:28AM -1.2 L 10:41AM 10.1 H 04:40PM -0.4 L 10:56PM 11.6 H17 05:22AM -1.5 L 11:36AM 10.2 H 05:32PM -0.4 L 11:47PM 11.6 H18 06:14AM -1.6 L 12:29PM 10.1 H 06:23PM -0.2 L 19 12:38AM 11.5 H 07:06AM -1.4 L 01:22PM 9.9 H 07:15PM 0.1 L20 01:29AM 11.2 H 07:57AM -1.1 L 02:14PM 9.7 H 08:07PM 0.4 L21 02:21AM 10.7 H 08:49AM -0.6 L 03:07PM 9.4 H 09:01PM 0.8 L22 03:14AM 10.1 H 09:41AM -0.1 L 04:00PM 9.1 H 09:56PM 1.2 L23 04:08AM 9.6 H 10:34AM 0.4 L 04:54PM 8.9 H 10:54PM 1.5 L24 05:04AM 9.1 H 11:27AM 0.8 L 05:48PM 8.7 H 11:53PM 1.6 L25 06:02AM 8.7 H 12:20PM 1.1 L 06:41PM 8.7 H 26 12:52AM 1.7 L 06:59AM 8.4 H 01:12PM 1.4 L 07:32PM 8.8 H27 01:49AM 1.5 L 07:56AM 8.3 H 02:02PM 1.5 L 08:21PM 9.0 H28 02:41AM 1.3 L 08:49AM 8.2 H 02:49PM 1.6 L 09:06PM 9.2 H29 03:30AM 1.1 L 09:38AM 8.3 H 03:33PM 1.5 L 09:48PM 9.4 H30 04:14AM 0.8 L 10:23AM 8.4 H 04:13PM 1.5 L 10:28PM 9.6 H31 04:54AM 0.5 L 11:05AM 8.5 H 04:52PM 1.4 L 11:06PM 9.8 H

Portland, Maine1 04:29AM 0.4 L 10:36AM 10.3 H 04:39PM 1.0 L 10:46PM 11.0 H2 05:07AM 0.2 L 11:15AM 10.3 H 05:15PM 1.0 L 11:21PM 11.2 H3 05:44AM 0.1 L 11:51AM 10.3 H 05:50PM 1.1 L 11:56PM 11.3 H4 06:19AM 0.0 L 12:27PM 10.3 H 06:25PM 1.2 L 5 12:30AM 11.3 H 06:55AM 0.0 L 01:04PM 10.2 H 07:01PM 1.2 L6 01:07AM 11.3 H 07:33AM 0.1 L 01:42PM 10.1 H 07:39PM 1.3 L7 01:47AM 11.2 H 08:13AM 0.1 L 02:24PM 10.1 H 08:22PM 1.4 L8 02:31AM 11.2 H 08:58AM 0.2 L 03:10PM 10.1 H 09:11PM 1.4 L9 03:20AM 11.1 H 09:47AM 0.2 L 04:01PM 10.2 H 10:05PM 1.3 L10 04:15AM 11.0 H 10:41AM 0.2 L 04:56PM 10.4 H 11:05PM 1.1 L11 05:15AM 10.9 H 11:38AM 0.2 L 05:55PM 10.7 H 12 12:08AM 0.8 L 06:18AM 11.0 H 12:38PM 0.1 L 06:54PM 11.2 H13 01:13AM 0.3 L 07:23AM 11.1 H 01:37PM 0.0 L 07:53PM 11.8 H14 02:15AM -0.3 L 08:25AM 11.3 H 02:35PM -0.3 L 08:50PM 12.3 H15 03:14AM -0.9 L 09:24AM 11.6 H 03:31PM -0.5 L 09:45PM 12.8 H16 04:10AM -1.5 L 10:21AM 11.8 H 04:25PM -0.6 L 10:37PM 13.2 H17 05:04AM -1.8 L 11:15AM 11.8 H 05:17PM -0.6 L 11:29PM 13.2 H18 05:56AM -1.8 L 12:07PM 11.8 H 06:09PM -0.4 L 19 12:20AM 13.1 H 06:47AM -1.6 L 12:59PM 11.5 H 07:00PM -0.1 L20 01:11AM 12.7 H 07:38AM -1.2 L 01:51PM 11.2 H 07:53PM 0.3 L21 02:02AM 12.1 H 08:29AM -0.7 L 02:43PM 10.8 H 08:46PM 0.7 L22 02:55AM 11.5 H 09:22AM -0.2 L 03:36PM 10.5 H 09:41PM 1.1 L23 03:50AM 10.9 H 10:15AM 0.4 L 04:30PM 10.2 H 10:38PM 1.4 L24 04:45AM 10.4 H 11:08AM 0.8 L 05:24PM 10.0 H 11:36PM 1.6 L25 05:43AM 9.9 H 12:01PM 1.2 L 06:17PM 10.0 H 26 12:33AM 1.6 L 06:40AM 9.7 H 12:54PM 1.4 L 07:09PM 10.0 H27 01:29AM 1.5 L 07:35AM 9.5 H 01:45PM 1.5 L 07:59PM 10.2 H28 02:21AM 1.3 L 08:28AM 9.5 H 02:33PM 1.6 L 08:45PM 10.4 H29 03:10AM 1.0 L 09:17AM 9.6 H 03:18PM 1.5 L 09:29PM 10.7 H30 03:54AM 0.7 L 10:02AM 9.7 H 04:01PM 1.5 L 10:10PM 10.9 H31 04:36AM 0.4 L 10:44AM 9.9 H 04:41PM 1.4 L 10:49PM 11.2 H

Bar Harbor, Maine

1 04:32AM 0.8 L 10:35AM 18.0 H 04:48PM 1.3 L 10:50PM 18.9 H2 05:12AM 0.4 L 11:15AM 18.1 H 05:27PM 1.2 L 11:28PM 19.1 H3 05:51AM 0.1 L 11:54AM 18.2 H 06:06PM 1.2 L 4 12:05AM 19.2 H 06:30AM 0.0 L 12:31PM 18.2 H 06:44PM 1.3 L5 12:43AM 19.2 H 07:09AM 0.0 L 01:09PM 18.1 H 07:23PM 1.4 L6 01:22AM 19.2 H 07:49AM 0.1 L 01:49PM 18.0 H 08:04PM 1.5 L7 02:03AM 19.1 H 08:32AM 0.2 L 02:32PM 17.9 H 08:48PM 1.7 L8 02:47AM 18.9 H 09:17AM 0.4 L 03:18PM 17.8 H 09:36PM 1.7 L9 03:36AM 18.8 H 10:07AM 0.5 L 04:09PM 17.9 H 10:29PM 1.7 L10 04:30AM 18.6 H 11:00AM 0.6 L 05:05PM 18.1 H 11:26PM 1.5 L11 05:29AM 18.6 H 11:57AM 0.5 L 06:03PM 18.5 H 12 12:26AM 1.1 L 06:30AM 18.7 H 12:56PM 0.3 L 07:02PM 19.1 H13 01:28AM 0.4 L 07:31AM 19.0 H 01:55PM 0.0 L 08:00PM 19.9 H14 02:28AM -0.5 L 08:31AM 19.5 H 02:53PM -0.5 L 08:57PM 20.8 H15 03:26AM -1.4 L 09:28AM 20.0 H 03:49PM -0.9 L 09:51PM 21.5 H16 04:21AM -2.1 L 10:23AM 20.3 H 04:42PM -1.1 L 10:44PM 21.9 H17 05:15AM -2.6 L 11:16AM 20.5 H 05:35PM -1.2 L 11:35PM 22.0 H18 06:06AM -2.6 L 12:08PM 20.3 H 06:26PM -1.0 L 19 12:26AM 21.7 H 06:57AM -2.4 L 12:58PM 20.0 H 07:16PM -0.5 L20 01:16AM 21.1 H 07:47AM -1.8 L 01:49PM 19.4 H 08:07PM 0.1 L21 02:07AM 20.3 H 08:37AM -1.0 L 02:40PM 18.8 H 08:57PM 0.8 L22 02:58AM 19.4 H 09:27AM -0.1 L 03:32PM 18.2 H 09:49PM 1.5 L23 03:51AM 18.5 H 10:18AM 0.7 L 04:25PM 17.6 H 10:42PM 2.1 L24 04:46AM 17.7 H 11:10AM 1.5 L 05:19PM 17.3 H 11:37PM 2.5 L25 05:41AM 17.2 H 12:03PM 2.0 L 06:13PM 17.2 H 26 12:32AM 2.6 L 06:38AM 16.8 H 12:56PM 2.3 L 07:06PM 17.3 H27 01:27AM 2.5 L 07:33AM 16.7 H 01:48PM 2.4 L 07:57PM 17.5 H28 02:19AM 2.1 L 08:25AM 16.8 H 02:38PM 2.4 L 08:46PM 17.9 H29 03:09AM 1.7 L 09:14AM 17.0 H 03:26PM 2.2 L 09:32PM 18.3 H30 03:56AM 1.2 L 10:00AM 17.3 H 04:11PM 2.0 L 10:15PM 18.7 H31 04:40AM 0.7 L 10:44AM 17.6 H 04:55PM 1.7 L 10:57PM 19.0 H

Eastport, Maine

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thought so, too, and we looked through the binocularsto see if the anchored cruisers were rolling. Nope, therewas no rolling on this windy day, and dinghies were upon the beaches. We placed little anchor symbols on ourchart for future use.Our friends with the mooring called: “Engine trou-

ble; proceed as planned but we will not be rafted,” theysaid. They remained anchored at Spectacle Island forJuly Fourth. Averisera picked up the Winthrop moor-ing as planned, just before dinnertime. A rescue planfor our friends was formulated for the next day, Mon-day. We settled in to watch the harbor activity beforedusk and the fireworks that followed. Winthrop is a gem of a harbor. It is divided into two

sections by Snake Island, which is a marsh surround-ing a little hill covered with trees. West of the islandis Cottage Park Yacht Club. East of the island isWinthrop Yacht Club and a town dock. As the very day itself, July 4th, turned into evening,

a procession of boats filled the harbor. Some raft-upswere four wide. Kids played; adults settled into snacksand deck chairs; teens all studied their cell phones.The harbor was active with dinghies and kayaks. Of-ficial boats kept the fireworks area clear of anchoringvessels. The fireworks team scurried about on theshore, finishing their preparations. Folks on land filled

in piers and beaches. Our mooring was a front-row seat from which we

watched Winthrop’s Independence Day celebrations. Itwas fun, orderly and polite. The fireworks were firstclass. The fire on the beach during and afterwards onlyadded to our amusement. We settled into our berthsfor a well-deserved sleep.The next day, we rafted up with our friends at Spec-

tacle Island, between Thompson and Long islands,where they hosted a grand breakfast. They had beenable to see another whole set of fireworks displaysfrom their anchorage the previous night. After failingto bring the engine back to health, we slowly towedthem back to Winthrop. By mid-afternoon Monday, wewere heading back to our home mooring, glad for theshort ride from Winthrop to Piers Park.As we plan our next harbor cruise, there is no short-

age of destinations. The harbor is bigger and more in-teresting than we had thought. We found a dozenanchorages available for different wind and weathercombinations, which begged an age-old cruising conun-drum: Go back to re-explore old favorites or find newfavorites?Capt. Norman Henry Martin sails the Aphrodite 101

Averisera out of Boston with his partner-in-crime Eliz-abeth Lamb. Born into a sailing family on Cape Cod,Norm Martin has sailed all along the U.S. East Coast,in the Bahamas, and in the Caribbean.

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dinghy, foam core with wood veneer and trim, for aprice that’s, well, a secret. It’s a custom Stephens, War-ing and White design with high-tech strip compositeconstruction. Josh Anderson and Mike Rogers arescarfing in mahogany planks to replace butt blocks onthe hull of the Glory, a 1957 Sparkman and Stephensyawl undergoing full restoration. Justin Ward and BenLoveless are refinishing the hull of a Dark Harbor 20sloop, from Islesboro. As spring and sailing season arrives, Artisan will

likely hire more workers. It’s another day at a youngcompany that keeps on growing, building and restor-ing classic wooden sailboats from daysailers to oceanracers. Office manager Larrain Slaymaker is fieldinginquiries via Internet in a business that sails on prof-itably despite the slumping economy.The shop also stores, trailers and maintains these

gleaming yachts for their affluent owners, some ofwhom have homes on nearby Islesboro, North Havenand Vinalhaven. Others live farther away but valueArtisan’s meticulous maintenance and full service.Brainerd, 35, grew up around boats in Brooksville,

Maine, and sailed the world before attending a now-closed Rockport, Maine, boatbuilding school, then set-tling into boatbuilding, marriage, and raising a family.“Half of what we do is restoration and maintenance;half is new construction,” he said. “We’re busier nowthan we’ve ever been.” Brainerd, who worked for Taylor Allen at Rockport

Marine, said his standards go beyond careful crafts-manship to the ethics of restoring historic boats. Hesaid if someone came to him with a classic boat andwanted to severely alter its appearance, he wouldprobably decline to take on the job. “The moral impli-cations are important,” he said. But he is pragmatic,too. “It’s important to take a holistic approach withrestoration work, which can otherwise be very ineffi-cient. We aim to restore structural integrity and hullshape, while preserving as much original material andcharacter as possible.”Much boatbuilding work is still done by hand, and

designs are lofted full-sized in the loft. Brainerd has1898 plans for Herreshoff ’s gaff-rigged Buzzards Bay15, of which the 25-foot Kitty is a marconi-rigged ex-ample. Although it has the same hull as the BuzzardsBay design, it’s called the Watch Hill 15. These grace-ful, swift centerboard boats are 24 feet, 6 inches inlength overall, 15 feet long at the waterline. It willtake the Artisan Boatworks team three months tobuild and deliver the latest one to its Florida owner.


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Before starting his own business,Brainerd signed on the 137-foot GrandBanks fishing schooner Roseway, built in1925, which took cruises out of Camden.He rose to first mate, sailing Roseway tothe Virgin Islands. Over the next 10years, he sailed private yachts to portsfrom the Galapagos to New Zealand,where he spent a year working on therefit of a 100-foot wooden yawl.He crewed aboard the 94-foot William

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Steve Cartwright is a freelance writer and occasionalsailor living in Waldoboro. He can be reached [email protected]. Alec Brainerd has been addedto the board of directors of The Apprenticeshop, wherehe teaches boatbuilding.

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28' Albin TE '97 68,000

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21’ Maxum 2100SC ’98 $10,500

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28' Sabre Sloop, 1977, $16,900

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12’ Beetle CatsTwo wooden Beetle Cat sailboatsare available at Eric Dow BoatShop. Both have been partially re-stored and need finish work. CallEric at 359-2277.www.dowboats.com

14’3 Extended Catspaw DinghyPlank on frame construction, in ex-cellent condition. Rows, sails, andmotors well. Call Eric @ 359-2277.www.dowboats.com

15’ Wooden PeapodIn nearly new condition. Two pairsof oars, complete sprit sail rig,ready for the season. Call Eric @359-2277. www.dowboats.com

16’ Haven 12-1/2Classic Haven 12-1/2’s built withexperienced craftsmenship forpure sailing pleasure. Call Eric todiscuss your color choice and de-livery date. Eric Dow Boat Shop,Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277.www.dowboats.com

18’9 Drascombe LuggerDrascombe Lugger with tan barksails. Includes outboard and trailer.Located in Maine. $6,950. Email orcall Alan, [email protected]

19’ Cape Dory TyphoonTyphoon Weekender keel sloop,Alberg design. Working jib andgenoa, 6hp Tohatsu 4-stroke, goodcondition. Asking $3,000. RickFreeman, 207-371-2447 [email protected]

20’ Legnos Mystic Catboat1977. Fiberglass, 20 ft. overall.Fully refitted with new Awlgrippaint, Thoosa electric motor, andelectric hoisted tabernacle mast.Located Tampa, Fl.. $19,500.Trailer not included. Call Craig at813-340-0227. SeeYachtworld.com #77008-2306321.www.rossyachtsales.com/#/bro-kerage/sailBoats [email protected]

20’ Alden, 1979Classic wooden gaff-rigged sloop,full keel. New sails. Cedar/oak,canvas deck; trailer. $19,000. 207-775-1005. [email protected]

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UNIQUE MARINA & CHARTER BUSINESS FOR SALEBucks Harbor Marine, a long established successful Marina and Charter Boat

Fleet located on the Eastern Shore of Penobscot Bay's best sailing area inthe town of South Brooksville, is for sale by Owners who want to retire.

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21’ Pocket Cruiser, 1985Perfect pocket cruiser. Crocker gaffsloop, cedar on oak, impeccablepedigree. Galley, rebuilt diesel, etc.$15,000. 603-828-2411 [email protected]

23’ Sonar, 19833 main sails (one reefing), 2 jibs,spinnaker. Includes trailer, motorbracket, berth cushions. $8,500,[email protected]

23 Foot Classic Plastic1962/2007 Refurbished PearsonElectra Alberg/Cuddy, 2 bunks 5.5Fisherman outboard, stereo, VHF,head, with Venture AdjustableTrailer. Call Captain Don at 617-828-9005. $11,900 or best offer.ComeSailAwayNow.com [email protected]

24’ Bridges Point, 1989A cuddy cabin version of the popu-lar Bridges Point 24. Roomy cock-pit and a unique interior layout.New diesel in 2007. A lovely boatto sail. 207-244-7854. [email protected]

24’ Bluenose SloopProfessionally restored traditionalwooden racing class sloop built inNova Scotia. Custom trailer and 4sails. $25,000. See website for de-tails. 207-677-2024. www.pe-maquidmarine.com

25’ Eastsail 25, 2006A Little Yacht for These Times. Safe- full keel, recessed deck. Func-tional, simple systems. Comfort-able - full headroom. Marine head,galley sleeps 2-4. Offered at$39,900. Contact Gulf of MaineYacht Sales, 207-899-0909.http://www.eastsail.com

25’ Cal Sloop, 1968Fast, easy handling, with Schaeferroller furling, main halyard fed tocockpit. Large 7.5’ cockpit, pop-top, sleeps 4. 1998 9.9hp out-board, VHF radio, stereo system,depth meter, etc. Fully equipped.Rhode Island mooring availableuntil November. $2,500. Call 401-783-1582.

26’ Kelly Sloop, 1982Kelley 24 (+2) masthead sloop, finkeel, well equipped day-sailer w/11’ cockpit. $6500. www.jones-portshipyard.com [email protected]

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

27’ Catalina Sloop, 1985Nice example of this popular smallcruiser. Well equiped and cared for.$14,900. 207-799-3600.www.theyachtconnection.com

27’ Hunter 27, 1977Furling sail, dingy, new halyards. InWarwick cove, launch paid.$6,000. 401-487-2004. [email protected]

28’ Samurai Auxiliary Sloop1959 28’ x 9’2 x 3’11 Hull #20 of40 built in Japan, Yanmar 2GMw/heat exch. See her at JonesportShipyard. [email protected]

30’ Sabre Mk IIICustom interior. Rigged for racingor singlehanding. Westerbekediesel 500 hrs. Well maintained,very clean. Call for details and sur-vey. $50,000. [email protected]

30’ Cape Dory Cutter, 1987SANDRA LEE is a very well main-tained Cape Dory 30 Cutter. Thepresent owner purchased her in2006, and is now offering her forsale as he wishes to downsize.$39,500. Gray & Gray, Inc, 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayy-achts.com [email protected]

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30’6 Haj boataka Finn boat Pua Noa. Built in AboFinland of fir on oak. Sloop riggedclub racing boat very popular inEurope, and raced here in Camden,Maine. Sails like a dream. ContactIslesboro Marine Enterprises,Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

32’ Columbia, 1975Well maintained cruiser with newmahogany cabinetry. $17,000. Call207-799-3600. www.theyachtcon-nection.com

32’ Mahogany SloopNorwegian built, Tripp design, ma-hogany sloop. Excellent. Recentlyrebuilt everything. New tanks, elec-trical, electronics, decks. Refrig,cabin heat, TV etc. Nice inside andout. Near Portland. $20,000. 860-912-6748. [email protected]

33’ Contention, 1978Classic Contention sloop, Doug Pe-terson design - points beautifully.Instruments, 6 berths, 10 bagssails, comfortable for racing/cruis-ing, enclosed head. Well cared for.Appraised $20K, asking $18,500 orbest reasonable offer. MidcoastMaine, [email protected]

34’ Tartan SloopRoomy interior, solid boat, needscosmetics. Excellent opportunity toget into a good cruiser. Make anoffer. 207-497-2701 . JonesportShipyard. www.jonesportship-yard.com [email protected]

34’ Pacific Seacraft Sloop1995 Scheel keel, which provides4’ of draft. This vessel shows ex-cellent, caring ownership. Extrasinclude 12V refrigeration, Espardiesel heat, an oiled teak interior,and attractive forest green cush-ions. $105,000. Gray & Gray, Inc.207-363-7997.

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34’ Pearson 34, 1984Sea Glass is a very attractiveequipped Pearson 34 with her darkblue Awl-Grip hull. Her equipmentincludes a spinniker and recentmain and 150% genoa, as well as anew dodger. $39,500. 207-371-2899. [email protected]

34’ Tartan Sloop, 1972Solid classic 1972 Tartan. All sys-tems lovingly upgraded/rebuilt.Many extras including spare work-ing engine. Wonderful sailor/racer.$30,000. Call 207-646-3758 fordetails. www.sailthegift.com [email protected]

35’ Sloop, 1936Pleiades Built in 1936 at the A.H.Kin yard in Hong Kong to a Rossdesign. Beam 8’6, draught 6’2, dis-placement 8 tons. Teak planking oniroco frames, teak decks, varnished

mahogany deck joinery and var-nished spars. New Beta diesel. Asailor’s cruising boat. ContactIslesboro Marine Enterprises,Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

36’ Ericson, 1976$24,995. Contact Ocean Point Ma-rina, 207-633-0773. www.ocean-pointmarina.com

38’ Pearson Invicta II, 1968 Therapy was completely re-built in2000 to 2001 by her owner. Re-equipping included a Universal25hp diesel, Isotherm refrigeration,Force 10 propane stove, amongmany other features. All new elec-tronics were added along with newsails and other upgrades. $59,500.207-371-2899. www.robinhood-marinecenter.com [email protected]

42’ Catalina 42, Mk 1, 1993Wing keel, two cabins, Doyle sails,50 Yanmar, Garmin GPS/Radar,new canvas, air/heat, davits.$122,500. Rockland, Maine. 207-354-0865 [email protected]

48’ Coastal PassagemakerYanmar 140hp, 1.5 to 2.5 gal. at 8to 9 kts. Ketch rig for steadyingsails. Sleeps 4 in separate cabinsand additional 2 in salon. I’m al-

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30’ Island Packet 27, 1988Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’2 headroom. Easy single handler.Engine hours 554. Selling Price:$39,[email protected]

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Cash for your Boston Whaler. Cash paid for your Boston Whaler.Any condition considered. Pleasecall John at, York Harbor MarineService at 207-363-3602 or [email protected]

Seaway and Key West, NewNew Seaway & Key West Boats inStock. Suzuki & Tohatsu Out-boards From 2.5hp to 300hp. Con-tact Lake & Sea Boatworks, BarHarbor, Maine 207-288-8961.www.lakeandsea.com [email protected]

15’ Key West 152, 2006Center Console. Only one owner.Powered by a 2006 Honda 50hp 4-Stroke. Only $10,500. Call YorkHarbor Marine Service, [email protected]

Black & Tan Lumber Yard Skiff1000lb capacity. Completely refit in2010 with lightly used 25hp 4stroke Yamaha, NuTeak decks, teakfloor grates, custom console, ma-hogany bench. Comes with coolerseat, custom boat cover, consolecover, bimini, anchor and rode,fenders, fish finder, swim platform,

rod holders, nav lights, trailer.$16,000 obo. Call 207.439.3967.Ask for Tom

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

16-1/2’ Pete Culler Wood Workboat, 1969 Completewith original post, light woodframe for cover, and manual bailer.Plaque reads, R.D. Culler 1969 forConcordia Boat. $2,000. 207-748-0836

17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add an out-board and a little cosmetic work fora great little runabout. $1100. 207-223-8885.

17’ Key West 176CC, 2010New 2010 Key West 176CCw/Suzuki 90hp 4-stroke & trailer$24,730. Contact Lake & Sea Boat-works, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-288-8961 [email protected]

17’ Sea Hunt 175 Escape, 2002New listing. Powered by a 2002115hp Evinrude. Call for details atYork Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. [email protected]

18’ Mini TugboatFiberglass over two layers of 1/4marine plywood. 3GM30 Yanmar,Garmin chartplotter/sonar combo,VHF radio. Cushions, cover,ground tackle, etc. 207- 832-0321.$25,000 or best offer. [email protected]

18’ Seaway Sportsman, 2011Seaway 18 Sportsman, Suzuki70hp 4-stroke & Trailer. Claret Red,varnished teak. Contact Lake & SeaBoatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-288-8961 [email protected]

19’4 Skiff, 20102010 Dealer Demo 19’4” X 8’4”.2010 Suzuki 60hp four stroke,under 50 hrs., large center con-sole, leaning post w/4 flush mountrod holders, casting platform, rearseats, nav. lights, compass, trimtabs, SS destroyer wheel, plexi-glass door frames, TrexÆ rails,trim and spray rails. All originalwarranties. $22,895. Call Gene:207-418-0387. www.alliedboat-works.com [email protected]

20’ Modified Skiff, 20102010 Dealer Demo - Modified skiff,20’x 8’10”. 2010 Evenrude E-Tec90hp, under 30 hrs., large centerconsole, casting platform, rearseats, nav. lights, compass, trimtabs and heavy duty rub rails. Alloriginal warranties. $21,995. CallGene: 207-418-0387. www.allied-boatworks.com [email protected]

20’ Eastern CC, 2009Yamaha 90hp 4-stroke, T Top, Ray-marine A50D w/ fishfinder, Ray55VHF, Sony AM/FM/CD/MP3, swimplatform, all accs. incl 2009 Ven-ture trailer, under 40Hrs , ready tolaunch. $31,900. Phil at 603-868-2173. [email protected]

21’ Seaway Seafarer, 2006Closed Transom swim platform,Suzuki 115hp 4-stroke, warranty 6-2012, Bimini w/enclosure, porta-potti, compass, aft seat. $42,[email protected]

21’ Boston Whaler Conquest2000. With a 2000 225hp Evin-rude. Has new Garmin GPS ChartPlotter and Fish Finder too.$23,500 Contact Bamforth Marineat 207-729-3303. [email protected]

21’ Seaway Seafarer, 2011New Seaway 21 Seafarer, Suzuki115 4-stroke & Trailer. Dark Blue,GPS/Fishfinder, Bimini top, sternseat. Contact Lake & Sea Boat-works 207-288-8961 [email protected]

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Trailer, T-Top, GPS/Fishfinder andlots more. Contact Lake & SeaBoatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-288-8961 [email protected]

23’ Whitticar, 1964Whitticar inboard powerboat Avel-lar. Built 1964 of plywood andfiberglass. Original 185hp Chris-Craft 283 engine reconditioned2009. Well equipped and well built.$15,000. Contact Islesboro MarineEnterprises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

24’ Eastern, 2003Eastern Center Console w/130hp4-stroke Honda outboard. Comeswith trailer. $31,500. Call OceanPoint Marina at [email protected]

24’ Angler WA 2400, 2001225hp Saltwater Series YamahaPlus 9.9hp 4 Stroke Yamaha - Fishfinder, radar, GPS, VHF radio, au-topilot, downriggers, rod holders,marine head, sink, saltwater washdown. Includes double-axle Conti-nental trailer - 2 Owner boat ingreat condition $22,000. - Pleasecall 603-964-7087 or email formore details. [email protected]

24’ Hydra-Sports 2390, 2000Center Console with T-Top. With a225hp DFI Evinrude, electronicsand a tandem trailer. $29,900 Con-tact Bamforth Marine at 207-729-3303. www.bamforthmarine.comsalesandservice@bamforthma-rine,com

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

25’ Grady White Voyager, 1996Nice Grady-White 248 Voyager.This boat has radar, GPS, and fullenclosure. Yamaha 250hp.$22,000. [email protected]

25’ Bertram, 1970Classic fiberglass sportfishermanflybridge cruiser. Great in heavyweather. Immaculate hull, GPS,radar, VHF, depth, twin 165 Mer-cruiser engines. Sleeps 2+, head.Moving. $15,000. Call 207-244-7672. [email protected]

25’ Pacemaker, 1969Center Console, total refit. Merc-Cruiser 454. Asking $32,000.Rockland, Maine. Call John Morin,207 691-1637.

25’ Grady White SailfishHardtop, with two Yamaha 150’sw/ 470 hrs. Excellent condition.Radar, depth/fishfinder, GPS, VHF,

new head. Price reduced to$18,000. 860-581-8101. [email protected]

25’ Hydra-Sports 2450, 1997Walk-around, with a 2007 225hpEvinrude E-Tec. $37,000 ContactBamforth Marine at 207-729-3303.www.bamforthmarine.com [email protected]

25’ Boston Whaler255 Conquest, 2002 Like new.Powered by twin 200hp Hondas.Loaded with factory BW options.$49,500. Call York Harbor MarineService, [email protected]

26’ Somes Sound 26Open launch “Salt Ponds”. Classiclaunch look with plenty of teak andbronze. $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.www.robinhoodmarinecenter.comperry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com

26’ Southport 26, 2005Twin Mercury Verado engines.$75,000. [email protected]

27’ Devlin Surfscoter 27, 2006Pocket Trawler - trailerable ply-wood/epoxy composite powercruiser, Volvo D3-160, beautiful,fast and efficient. Details at websiteor 603-358-1003. www.keenesign-worx.typepad.com/[email protected]

27’ Hydra Sport, 2000With Raymarine electronics. Justreduced to $39,900. Call York Har-bor Marine Service, [email protected]

28’ Wellcraft 2800, 1987Coastal Offshore Fisherman withtwin MerCruiser inboards (fairlynew) loaded with extras. $10,000.Call Bamforth Marine at 207-729-3303. [email protected]’ Webbers Cove, 2000Hardtop Express Downeast Day-Boat. Yanmar. Separate shower.Asking $110,000. Rockland,Maine. 207 691-1637.

29’ Wilbur/Crosby Express, 1988Twin Volvos. Fast commuter. Ask-ing $49,900. Southwest Harbor,Maine. John Morin, 207 691-1637.

30’ Bunker & Ellis, 1962Built by the famed duo of Ray-mond Bunker & Ralph Ellis. Lov-ingly and professionally cared forby two families over the course ofher life. $60,000. 207-255-7854 oremail [email protected]

30’ Rampage Sportsman Custom, 1988 Offshore sport fish-ing boat. Beam 11’, draft 2’6. Twininboard GM 350s. Cabin has en-closed head with shower andovernight sleeping amenities. Wellmaintained. Under-used and looksgreat. Located in southern Maine.Appraised at 59K. Will sell for$35K. [email protected]

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31’ Duffy, 2005STRIDER. Galley-up, nav equip-ment includes radar, GPS sensor,depth & transducer, VHF, autopilot,compass. Yanmar 360hp 6 cylinderdiesel. $245,000. www.at-lanticboat.com [email protected]

31’ Duffy, 1987ALEXA. Open cockpit, cherry inte-rior, new 300hp Cummins engine2002, new transmission 2004, newportlights 2003, hull and deck awl-grip 2010. $119,000. [email protected]

32’ Down EastNew 32’ Carroll Lowell Down Eastdesign, cedar on white oak, siliconbronze fastenings, hull, trunk,deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rud-der installed, will finish to yourcustom design, work or pleasure.508-224-3709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/[email protected]

32’ Wilbur/Newman Sedan, 1977New Yanmar. Refit. Old stylecharm. Asking $125,000. Bidde-ford, Maine. 207-691-1637.

32’ BHM Flybridge Cruiser1985. 250hp Volvo diesel with only1600 +/- engine hours. Numerous,recent upgrades which include newelectronics, new teak cabin sole,new galley with varnished teakcabinets, new Tundra refrigerator,new fiberglass cockpit sole, andnew aft pilothouse bulkhead, awl-gripped white. $87,500. Gray &Gray, Inc. [email protected]

32’ Jonesport Lobster Boat1968. Clinton Beal, cedar on oak,Chevy 235. $18,500. www.jones-portshipyard.com [email protected]

34’ Wilbur Flybridge, 1988Wilbur Flybridge Long Range Ex-peditionary Cruiser. Caterpillar.Turn-key. Asking $149,000.Florida. John Morin, 207 691-1637.

34’ Lobster Boat, 195234’ Jonesport style lobster boatXanna II. Built 1952 of cedar onoak. New 160hp Yanmar diesel.Nicely refurbished wheelhouse andcabin and many other improve-ments. Goes great. Contact Isles-boro Marine Enterprises, Islesboro,Maine. 207-734-6433.

35’ Duffy Hardtop, 1990Two boats offered, from $113,000.Gray & Gray, Inc. [email protected]

35’ Duffy, 2006YANNIE B. Spacious cockpit, gal-ley-up, 6’8 headroom above decks& 6’3 below, great weekendcruiser. $295,000. www.at-lanticboat.com [email protected]

35’ Duffy, 2008WHITE CAPS. Lightly used and

meticulously maintained. Cummins350hp, bright and airy main sa-loon/wheelhouse, galley-down, v-berth, head. $349,000.www.atlanticboat.com [email protected]

36’ Carver Aft Cabin, 1989Well kept New England Carver 36Aft Cabin owned by licensed cap-tains. Recent upgrades includenew starboard engine, new holdingtank/lines, Raymarine C 80 chartplotter, Kohler 7.3 KW Generator,hot water heater, TempurpedicMattress, and much more. 2010-2011 storage and shrink wrappaid. A true turn key boat. $70,000.Call 207-799-3600. www.theyacht-connection.com

36’ 10.8 Meter Trojan Convertible, 1989 Twin stateroom,fully equipped galley, cockpitfreezer and sink. Transom door. In-cludes Zodiac with outboard. Fullelectronics. Interior redone. Mustsee $49,900. Private owner: 860-345-7373. [email protected]

37’ Silverton 37 Convertible1989. This Silverton Convertible iswell maintained, and in greatshape. Owner is upgrading so thisone must go. $47,000. Call 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnec-tion.com

38’ H&H Osmond Beal, 2002Make an offer. Propose a trade -house, land, sailboat for this cus-tomized lobster yacht, designed forliving aboard year-round in New

England and beyond. Docked inKittery for the winter. Check outour website. Give us a call. 603-770-8378dotgale38.googlepages.com [email protected]

38’ H&H Hardtop Cruiser, 1998Wheelhouse in 2010, all new Dia-mond Sea Glaze windows. DONNAJANE is powered with a single Cat435 hp diesel, which allows her tocruise easily at 15 knots. She’squiet and economical. $190,000.Gray & Gray, Inc. [email protected]

38’ Stanley, 1984Stanley 38 “Fishwife”. First Stanley38 built in 1984 and owned by thesame family since her launch. Sheis in excellent condition. $285,000.207-244-7854 [email protected]

38’ Young Brothers/Pettegrow1984. Custom flybridge cruiser.Volvo diesel, low hours. Electroniccontrols. Recent radar. LocatedConn. Will deliver. $89,000. 860-535-8424. [email protected]

39’ Smith & Gray CruiserCassic, well maintained, great lay-out, new carpets, awning & cush-ions. $28,500 with good [email protected]

40’ Hatteras Double Cabin, 1987Voyager is a very clean and wellmainatined Hatteras 40 Motory-acht. Re-powered in 1999 withtwin Yanmar 315hp diesels and adiesel genset. Solar panels, recentelectronics, fuel system upgradesand numerous other upgradesmake Voyager a desirable vessel ina classic Hatteras. $179,000. 207-371-2899. [email protected]

40’ Steel Tug, 1948Built by Marine Supply in Ontario.Originally used in the lumber trade.This tug would be suitable for con-

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42’ Matthews Classic, 1956Double Cabin Flying Bridge (DCFB)Cruiser. Beautifully restoredcruiser, a sea-going summerhome. Repowered with 2 twin GMV6 220hp delivering 4.5gph@9knots. Complete new plumbing,electrical including Lewmar an-choring system, Garmin chartplot-ter/GPS and Ritchie binnacle.$59,000. More information andpictures available. Contact: [email protected]

42’ Duffy, 2006LADY DIANA. Built for a serioussport fisherman. Extensive elec-tronics, engine controls at five lo-cations, galley-down, full head,stowage, sleeping accommoda-tions. $690,000. [email protected]

47’ Mainship Cruiser, 1997Mainship Aft Cabin Cruiser withflybridge. This vessel has had afull-time captain, working for thesame owner since purchasedbrand new in 1997. Two spaciousstaterooms (sleeps six), twoheads, salon and galley. Everythingon this boat is in working conditionand she is ready to show. Pleasecall Mike at 843-290-6733 orSharon at [email protected]

47’ Maine Cat, 2009Maine Cat P-47, hull#2, launchedJune ‘09. Twin 180 Yanmar, live-aboard equipped, low fuel burn, 3’draft, located in Maine. $110kbelow list. 1-888-832-2287.www.mecat.com [email protected]

47’ Novi Dragger, 1985Fiberglass Atkinson Novi Dragger.43.8’ + 4’ extension. 15.5’ beam, 6’draft. Good Condition. JonesportShipyard, 207-497-2701.www.jonesportshipyard.com

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10 1/2’ & 12’ SkiffsMaine style and quality. Epoxybonded plywood/oak, S/S screws.Easy rowing and towing, steadyunderfoot. Primer paint. $1,250and $1,600. Maxwell’s Boat Shop.Rockland, Maine. 207-594-5492.

Commission a TenderGet a great boat while helping agreat cause. Custom-built for youby the Compass Project. Come onin and meet your build team. 12’Bevins Skiff $850 12’ Echo BayDory $1950 16’ Gloucester LightDory $1,600 Call 207-774-0682www.compassproject.org [email protected]

Engine Building ClassThis is a Special 2 Day Seminar.You will completely assemble andtest run a diesel engine. It will runSat, 9-5 through Sun, 11-5. Call fordates and details. There will be alimit of 6 for this [email protected]

Delivery CaptainYour power or sail boat deliveredwherever you need it. Owners wel-come on deliveries. Also availablefor instruction. Captain Tim. 603-770-8378.dotgale38.googlepages.com [email protected]

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

Handcrafted Tide ClocksThe ChesebroGallery in New Har-bor is offeringhandcrafted tideand time clocks -functional & beauti-ful. Rustic barnboard frames,

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Canvas CleaningThis year, have Gemini Canvasservice your bimini or dodger. Pro-fessionally cleaned w/ water-repel-lent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks,only industry approved cleanersthat work. We ship UPS, call us at207-596-7705. www.geminican-vas.com [email protected]

Boat TransportBest rates, fully insured, Nation-wide and Ocean Freight. ReliableService. Rob Lee, Maritime. 508-758-9409. [email protected]

Atomic 4 engine, 1979Universal Atomic 4 gasoline en-gine, model 5101. 4 cyl., raw watercooled. 30hp @ 3000 rpm. From aPearson 30. Comes complete with20 gal. gas tank, gauges for oilpressure, water temp., amps. In-cludes spare parts kit and new au-tomatic electronic ignition kit.Engine is working well; we recentlycompleted a 200 mile trip with no

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Heated Boat StorageC W Johnson, Inc. Secure heatedboat storage building in Harpswell,Maine. Professional service/main-tenance or do-it-yourself spaceavailable during the off-season bymoving the boat into the isolatedwork area. Storage area doorsmeasure 14’x14’. Call Chip at 207-833-6443 or email [email protected]

Winterization Diesel Seminar Includes instruction on oil system,electrical system, fuel systems,cooling systems, basic trou-bleshooting with discussion periodand question & answer period.September 25, October 16. Price$175. [email protected]

Offshore Passage Opportunities#1 Crew Networking Service. Fur-ther your horizons. Sail free. Since1993. Call for brochure and mem-bership application. 1-800-4-PAS-SAGe. Join online atwww.sailopo.com

Repower & RefitConsidering repower or refit up-grades to your boat? Our two loca-tions offer you in-house, factorytrained technicians ready to ad-dress your upgrades to the higheststandards. Stop by or give us acall, we’d be happy to talk aboutyour options. Kittery Point YachtYard. 207-439-9582, Eliot yard207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net [email protected].

Ocean Master, Motor40 years in big boats and smallships, BOATWISE instructor. Deliv-eries, training, management. 401-885-3189. [email protected]

Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round positionavailable for Fiberglass/CompositeStructure Repair Technician. Yan-kee Marina is a full-service marina

and boatyard. Please send resumewith cover letter summarizing workexperience towww.yankeemarina.com [email protected]

Slips & Moorings in N.H.Limited dockside slips and pro-tected moorings available in pris-tine Great Bay, New Hampshire.Leave trailering behind and chasethe big stripers more often. Rea-sonable rates. Great Bay Marine603-436-5299 or [email protected]

Rental MooringsSail beautiful Penobscot Bay. Sea-sonal moorings in protected Rock-land harbor with an expansive floatand pier facility for dinghy tie-upsand provisioning. On-site parking.207-594-1800. [email protected]

Maine CharteringConsider chartering your boat(s) tohelp with those yard bills. Give us acall to talk about options. NPYC207-557-1872 www.northpointy-achtcharters.com [email protected] StorageEric Dow Boat Shop offers insidestorage for lovely boats, reason-able rates, exceptional care. CallEric to discuss your project needs.Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277.www.dowboats.com

Moorings AvailableKittery Point Yacht Yard has moor-ings available for the 2011 summer

season. Very well protected andjust inside the mouth of the Pis-cataqua River. Don’t Wait - callnow for information: 207-439-9582 or email [email protected].

Boat StorageKittery Point Yacht Yard has twowaterfront locations with plenty ofoff-season storage space available.Store with KPYY and our full serv-ice yard and factory trained techni-cians are available if you need us.Call to join our family of cus-tomers: 207-439-9582 or email [email protected].

Moorings AvailableBoothbay Region Boatyard hasseasonal moorings available, $950.We are located in well protectedEbenecook Harbor, with free

launch service, parking, showers,laundry and a well stocked shipstore. Email Amy or call us at 207-633-6788. www.brby.com [email protected]

Mobile Repair ServiceCoastal Marine Care, specializing infiberglass repair, carpet installa-tion, dockside detailing,polish/wax, and marine upholsteryservices. Experienced, efficient,and fully insured. Offering afford-able rates. We come to you. 207-756-5244.www.coastalmarinecare.com

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Power Boat RentalKennebunkport Marina now offersa power boat rental program.Come pick out your boat and gofishing for the big one. Call 207-967-3411. [email protected]

Kennebunkport Boat ClubKennebunkport Marina is unveilingThe Kennebunkport Boat Club. Call967-3411 for details. Become acharter member of The Kenneb-unkport Boat Club. [email protected]

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Fabric Project QuotesCoastal Marine Canvas (Belfast)wants to quote your next fabricproject. Want new berth cushions,Biminis? Perhaps a Dodger or asalon interior? mainemarinecan-vas.com info@mainemarinecanvas

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Compass AdjustmentsAdjusting compasses for all ves-sels from Kittery to Castine. DaveWitherill at 207-829-3046 or cell207-318-0345. [email protected]

Sails WantedFlying Scot, good condition used

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Boat Lover’s ParadiseDeep Water Mooring in MorseCove, Penobscot, Maine (near Cas-tine). Includes renovated 1795Schoolhouse with 3-plus bed-rooms, 3-season porch, 73 feet offrontage and large outbuilding.Come watch spectacular sunsetsacross Penobscot Bay or the activ-ity at the boat yard next door. Allfor $255K. Call Carol 207-812-1832. [email protected]

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listed geographicallyCONNECTICUTBrewer Yacht Haven Marina Stamford 203-359-4500 www.byy.com/Stamford Yes 160’ __ __

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

Brewer Bruce & Johnson's Marina Branford 203-488-8329 www.byy.com/Branford Yes 60’ Yes 30’Brewer Pilots Point Marina Westbrook 860-399-7906 www.byy.com/Westbrook Yes 100’Brewer Dauntless Shipyard Essex 860-767-2483 www.byy.com/Essex Yes 30’ Yes 50’Brewer Ferry Point Marina Old Saybrook 860-388-3260 www.byy.com/oldsaybrook Yes 60’ __ __

Brewer Deep River Marina Deep River 860-526-5560 www.byy.com/deepriver Yes 50’ Yes 50’Yankee Boat Yard & Marina, Inc. Portland 860-342-4735 www.yankeeboatyard.com Yes 45’ Yes 36’Brewer Yacht Yard at Mystic Mystic 860-536-2293 www.byy.com/Mystic Yes 65’ __ __

RHODE ISLANDBrewer Wickford Cove Marina Wickford 401-884-7014 www.byy.com/Wickford Yes 100’ __ __Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett Warwick 401-884-0544 www.byy.com/Warwick Yes 50’ Yes 40’Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina Warwick 401-884-1810 www.byy.com/Warwick Yes 125’ __ __

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

Brewer Sakonnet Portsmouth 401-683-3551 www.byy.com/Portsmouth Yes 40’ __ __

New England Boatworks Portsmouth 401-683-4000 www.NEBoatworks.com Yes 70’ __ __MASSACHUSETTS Niemiec Marine New Bedford 508-997-7390 www.niemiecmarine.com Yes 120’ Yes 70’Kingman Yacht Center Bourne 508-563-7136 www.kingmanyachtcenter.com Yes 60’ Yes 60’

Crosby Yacht Yard Osterville 877-491-9759 www.crosbyyacht.com Yes 100’ Yes 40’Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina Salem 978-740-9890 www.byy.com/salem Yes 65’ Yes __Pickering Wharf Marina Salem 978-744-2727 www.pickeringwharf.com Yes 65’ __ __

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin Newburyport 978-465-3022 www.merri-maryachtbasin.com __ __ Yes 60’Brewer Plymouth Marine Plymouth 508-746-4500 www.byy.com/plymouth Yes 150’ __ __NEW HAMPSHIREGreat Bay Marine Newington / Portsmouth 603.436.5299 www.greatbaymarine.com Yes 50’ Yes 50’Hampton River Marina Hampton, NH 603-929-1422 www.hamptonrivermarina.com Yes __MAINEKittery Point Yacht Yard Kittery 207-439-9582 www.kpyy.net __ __ Yes 60’ York Harbor Marine Service York Harbor 207-363-3602 www.yorkharbormarine.com Yes 45' __ __

Kennebunkport Marina Kennnebunkport 207-967-3411 www.kennebunkportmarina.com Yes 60’ __ __

Sunset Marina South Portland 207-767-4729 www.sunset-marina.com Yes 50' __ __

South Port Marine South Portland 207-799-8191 www.southportmarine.com Yes 150' __ __

Portland Yacht Services Portland 207-774-1067 www.portlandyacht.com Yes 200’ Yes 60’Maine Yacht Center Portland 207-842-9000 www.maineyacht.com Yes 35'/46' __ __

Yankee Marina & Boatyard Yarmouth 207-846-4326 www.yankeemarina.com Yes 35' __ __

Brewer South Freeport South Freeport 207-865-3181 www.byy.com/South Freeport Yes 42’ __ __Dolphin Marina Harpswell 207-833-5343 www.dolphinmarinaandrestaurant.com Yes 50' Yes 50'New Meadows Marina Brunswick 207-443-6277 www.newmeadowsmarina.com Yes 25’ __ __

Robinhood Marine Center Georgetown 207-371-2525 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com Yes 65' Yes 45'Boothbay Region Boatyard Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2970 www.brby.com Yes 25'/50' Yes 50’Carousel Marina Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2922 www.carouselmarina.com Yes 75' Yes 45’Ocean Point Marina East Boothbay 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com Yes 50’ Yes 45’Port Clyde General Store Port Clyde 207/372/6543 www.LindaBeansPerfectMaine.com __ __ Yes 50'Landings Marina Rockland 207-596-6573 www.rocklandlandingsmarina.com Yes 54' Yes 60'Journeys End Rockland 207-594-4444 http://oharacorporation.com/marina.html Yes 30' Yes 50’ Ocean Pursuits Rockland 207-596-7357 www.oceanpursuits.com __ __ Yes 70'Bucksport Marina Bucksport 207-469-5902 www.portharbormarine.com Yes 40' __ __

Hamlin’s Marina Hampden 207-941-8619 www.hamlinsmarina.com Yes 32' Yes 40'Hinckley Yacht Service-ME Southwest Harbor 207-244-5572 www.hinckleyyachts.com __ __ Yes 100'John Williams Boat Company Mount Desert 207-244-5600 www.jwboatco.com __ __ Yes 60'

Call these marinas to reserve your seasonal slip/mooring.


Allied Boat Works 26

Bamforth Marine 60, 68

Bayview Rigging & Sails 47

Beta Marine 19

Boat US 23

Boatwise 80

Bohndell Sails 80

Boothbay Region Boatyard 9, 67, 104

Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina 38

Bowden Marine Service 16

Brewer Plymouth Marine 9, 104

Brewer Yacht Yards 103

Broad Cove Marine Center 64

Brooklin Inn 86

Buck’s Harbor Marine Charters 92

Burr Brothers Boats 9, 104

Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys 95

Carousel Marina 38, 60, 67

Casey Yacht Enterprises 96

Cay Electronics 17

Charter Phoenix 100

Chase, Leavitt & Co. 72

Coastal Marine Canvas 94

Coastal Marine Care 93

Concordia Company 9, 104

CPT Autopilot 92

Crocker's Boatyard 104

Crosby Yacht Yard 9, 38

Curtis Yacht Brokerage 93

Custom Float Services 58

CW Johnson, Inc. 73

Dark Harbor Boat Yard 77

DiMillo's Yacht Sales 38

Dockwise Yacht Transport 31

Dolphin Marina & Restaurant 15

Duchak Maritime Services 95, 96

Dumas Welding 27

Eastern 21

Eastsail Yachts 66

Ecovita 92

Enos Marine 68

Finestkind Brokerage 91

Fogg’s Boatworks 75

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard 9, 104

Furuno 62

Gamage Shipyard 94

Gannon and Benjamin, Inc. 19

Gemini Marine Canvas 88

Gordon’s Marine Referral Service 99

Gowen Marine 9, 68

Gray & Gray, Inc. 91

Great Bay Marine 9, 57, 104

Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales 91

Hallett Canvas & Sails 44

Hamilton Marine 2

Hamlin's Marina 9

Hampton River Marina 32

Handy Boat Service 3, 104

Hansen Marine Engineering 66,98,104

Haut Insurance Agency 20

Hinckley Yacht Charters 18, 100

IMP Fishing Gear, Ltd. 64

Islesboro Marine Enterprises 19

J & S Marine Services 73

J-Way Enterprises 9, 104

J.R. Overseas 94

Jackson’s Hardware & Marine 61,77

Jeff’s Marine 69

John Williams Boat Company 34,89

Journey’s End Marina 9,24

Kanberra Gel 87

Kennebunkport Marina 45, 61

Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor 96

Key West 50

Kingman Yacht Center 9, 17, 104

Kittery Point Yacht Yard 9, 63, 104

Kramp Electronics 17

Lake and Sea Boatworks 50

MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine 17

Maine Cat 37

Maine Sailing Partners 13

Maine Veterinary Referral Center 59

Maine Yacht Center 25

Maptech 35

Marblehead Trading Company 17, 104

Marine Engines 56

Maritime Marine 68

Marston’s Marina 60

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin 9, 104

Mike Martel 98

Miliner Marine Services 93

Milton Cat 85

Mobile Marine Canvas 30

Moose Island Marine 68

Moose Landing Marina 66,91

Morris Yachts 9

Mystic Shipyard 104

Navtronics 17

New Bedford Whaling Museum 39

New England Boatworks 3, 9, 104

New England Burials at Sea 97

New Meadows Marina 50

Niemiec Marine 9, 104

Noank Village Boatyard 19

Norm Leblanc 97

North East Rigging Systems 17

North Point Yacht Charter Co. 100

North Sails Direct 16

Ocean Point Marina 89

Ocean Pursuits 75

Padebco Custom Yachts 22

Parker’s Boat Yard 75

Paul Giroux Rigging & Marine 27

Penobscot Marine Museum 50

Pickering Wharf Marina 59

Pierce Yacht Co. 55

Points East 4th of July 40, 41

Points East Flotilla 84

Pope Sails 54

Port Clyde General Store 46

Port of New Bedford 39

Portland Yacht Services 104

Progressive Epoxy Polymers 98

Regatta Promotions 51

Robinhood Marine 9, 17, 34, 48, 89,104

Royal River Boatyard 38, 47

Russell’s Marine 94

SailMaine 48

Sailmaking Support Systems 59

Samoset 12

Scandia Yacht Sales 90

Sea Tech Systems 96

Seal Cove Boatyard 49

Seaway 36

SK Marine Electronics 94

Snug Harbor 38, 88

Sound Marine Diesel 19

South Port Marine 9,20,60

Spike Haible Century 21 Baribeau Agency 75

Spruce Head Marine 59

Standout Yacht Fittings 85

Stanley Scooter 86

Theriault Marine Consulting 98

Triple M Plastic Products 77

URLS 70, 71

Warren Pond Boatworks 27

Webhannet River Boat Yard 61,73

Wesmac 60

West Marine 11

Whiting Marine Services 19,27

Wichard, Inc. 33

Wilbur Yachts 18

Winter Island Yacht Yard 9, 72

Winterport Marine 88

Withum Sailmakers 72

Women Under Sail 77, 100

WoodenBoat Show 24

Yacht Connection 90

Yacht North Charters 100

Yacht Sales Network 89

Yankee Boat Yard & Marina 104

Yankee Marina & Boatyard †9, 17, 104

Yanmar 8

Yarmouth Boatyard 17

YMCA Auction 86

York Harbor Marine 22,90

Advertiser index

SUMMER

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) 746-4500Salem (978) 740-9890

MaineSouth Freeport (207) 865-3181

MEMORIESlasts 94 days ...lasts 94 days ...

last a lifetime!last a lifetime!

www.byy.com

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* our newest location

... let Brewer create great boating memories this summer!With 22 locations in ‘vacation’ destinations from New York toMaine, Brewer Yacht Yards will make your experiences mostmemorable! Secure a slip at Brewer, and enjoy free dockage

and discounted fuel.

Whether looking for a seasonal slip or a year-round‘home’ for your boat, Brewer provides you more. Call or visit a Brewer yard today.

SUMMER

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) 746-4500Salem (978) 740-9890

MaineSouth Freeport (207) 865-3181

MEMORIESlasts 94 days ...lasts 94 days ...

last a lifetime!last a lifetime!

www.byy.com

*

* our newest location

... let Brewer create great boating memories this summer!With 22 locations in ‘vacation’ destinations from New York toMaine, Brewer Yacht Yards will make your experiences mostmemorable! Secure a slip at Brewer, and enjoy free dockage

and discounted fuel.

Whether looking for a seasonal slip or a year-round‘home’ for your boat, Brewer provides you more. Call or visit a Brewer yard today.


MAINEBoothbay Region BoatyardW. Southport, ME 207-633-2970www.brby.com

Handy Boat ServiceFalmouth, ME 207-781-5110www.handyboat.com

Kittery Point Yacht YardKittery, ME 207-439-9582www.kpyy.net

Portland Yacht ServicesPortland, ME 207-774-1067www.portlandyacht.com

Robinhood Marine Center, Georgetown, ME 800-443-3625www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

Yankee Marina & BoatyardYarmouth, ME 207-846-4326www.yankeemarina.com

NEW HAMPSHIREGreat Bay MarineNewington, NH 603-436-5299www.greatbaymarine.com

MASSACHUSETTSBrewer Plymouth Marine Plymouth, MA 508-746-4500 www.byy.com/plymouth

Burr Brothers BoatsMarion, MA 508-748-0541www.burrbros.com

Concordia CompanySouth Dartmouth, MA 508-999-1381www.concordiaboats.com

Crocker's Boat YardManchester, MA 978-526-1971www.crockersboatyard.com

Forepeak/Marblehead Trading Co.Marblehead, MA 781-639-0029www.marbleheadtrading.com

Fred J. Dion Yacht YardSalem, MA 978-744-0844www.fjdion.com

J-Way EnterprisesScituate, MA 781-544-0333www.jwayent.net

Kingman Yacht CenterCataumet, MA 508-563-7136www.kingmanyachtcenter.com

Merri-Mar Yacht BasinNewburyport, MA 978-465-3022www.merri-maryachtbasin.com

Niemiec MarineNew Bedford, MA 508-997-7390www.niemiecmarine.com

RHODE ISLANDNew England BoatworksPortsmouth RI 401-683-4000www.neboatworks.com

CONNECTICUTMystic ShipyardMystic, CT 860-536-6588www.mysticshipyard.com

Yankee Boat Yard & MarinaPortland, CT 860-342-4735www.yankeeboatyard.com

Hansen Marine Engineering, IncMarblehead, MA 781-631-3282

www.hansenmarine.com

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Points East Magazine, May 2011