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I recently read an article about the effects of global warming by Hilary Kotoun, the Social Impact Director at Sailors for the Sea in Newport, RI. That article and the beautiful accompanying image of a breaking wave (on page 26 of this issue) brought back memories of summertime in Nantucket and the fun my siblings and I had bodysurfing and Boogie Boarding at Nobadeer, Surfside and Siaconset beaches on the South and Southeast sides of the island. Due to severe corosion, those beaches have seen a reduction in size over the years – at an alarming rate in some areas. Conversely, sections of Madaket on the Southwestern side of the island are subject to accretion. Those of us affected by Sandy and other big storms in recent years cannot help but think that we are living in an ‘affected’ state of climate and environment. And no matter what side of the aisle you are on (there are those who believe this is a natural cycle and others who claim these occurrences are brought on by human activities) the fact is, the world over, humans are destructive to our ecosystems. By association, as sailors, our favorite places (on shore and off) are affected and we need to act now. Look at any current international sailing event and you’ll notice that amongst the headlines about sailing routes or event venues, the subject of trash in the water is prevalent. Here are a few examples: The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 recently sailed across the Bay of Bengal through the Malacca and Singapore Straits. Many of the daily reports were littered (a little levity?) with instances of flotsam and jetsam slowing, or in some cases damaging boats. These boats are designed to handle most anything Mother Nature can throw at them, and yet the crews must remain vigilant to avoid hitting man-made objects as they sail through what they call “a sea of obstacles.” The upcoming Olympic Sailing Regatta is in peril because the waters off Rio de Janeiro are inhospitable. On high performance dinghies, sailboards and cats, where going into the water is a very real possibility, falling into waste is not something that should be on the mind of racers hoping to bring home the gold. Likewise, accounts from world cruisers indicate shipping containers, telephone poles and just about anything else man-made that can float out there are multiplying, and there is even a large patch of trash swirling around the Pacific Ocean right now…literally an island! If you haven’t heard of it, search the web for the North Pacific Gyre garbage patch. It will sicken you. Take a moment to stand up and look around. (I’m hoping that you’re reading this article outdoors.) More than likely, there’s some sort of discarded trash within five feet. Then think about the grass you’re standing on and the fertilizers seeping into the watershed, or the blacktop road where runoff of many of the chemicals from winter de-icing, motor oils and a million other contaminates continually enter our bays and sounds. Ours is one of the most educated societies when it comes to the environment, yet we remain indolent. We know that plastic water bottles are one of the worst objects to introduce into the environment, but they sure are convenient. Pop into the local corner store, grab a spring water and off you go, right? Whether you think global warming is a threat or not, you cannot argue that humans are damaging the environment. What that impact is, be it positive or negative, begins with each and every one of us. Sailors are making a strong effort to effect change, to be the educators and to demand that we do better. For example, look at Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regatta certification program, Connecticut’s Clean Marina program, and the many grassroots, boating-borne environmental organizations in our region. So, from an individual standpoint, why not start with something simple. Bring a re-usable water bottle when you come to see the Volvo Ocean Race in Newport next month. There will be filling stations on site. When you send your kids off to their Opti regatta this summer, be sure to equip them with all the right gear – including a water bottle. There will no doubt be filling coolers on the dock and in the coach boats. When you see a plastic water bottle on the ground, pick it up. As Hilary notes in her article, “ecosystems in the United States have long faced environmental struggles. It’s time we start preserving and restoring these vital habitats.” If each of us starts small, we can make a big impact and contribute to keeping places dear to us out of harm’s way. See you on the water.

Contents Features

20 Caribbean Regatta Roundup The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was the first competitive event for a Connecti-

cut family on a worldwide cruise, and Colin Rath is delighted to report that his eldest daughter has become a very capable sailor. We also have an account of the Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean by Adam Loory of UK Sailmakers on page 54, and travel journalist Deirdre Frost describes her experience at the Heineken on page 56.

22 A Visit to Your Sailmaker Every sail will eventually need at least a minor repair, and a good relationship with

a first-rate sailmaker will ensure that you’re satisfied with the job. P.W. Siebecker, Chief Financial Officer at UK Sailmakers, LLC New York in City Island, NY, outlines the steps to finding, contacting and working with the right one.

40 “EPIRBs, PPIRBs and GPIRBs – What?!” Every boat venturing out of sight of land should carry a rescue beacon, and under-standing the differences in the many models on the market is the key to choosing one to suit your needs. Vincent Pica, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Assistant National Commodore of Recreational Boating Safety, helps decipher this poten-tially bewildering alphabet soup.

42 Crew Work: Master the Trapeze Good crew work is essential for a team’s success, and that’s doubly true on a high

performance two-person trapeze dinghy. Steve Keen, the LISOT Youth Sailing Team’s Head Doublehanded Coach, has excellent tips for honing your high-wire act.

48 Countdown to Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Newport Stopover Newport, Rhode Island is the place to be next month, when the premier ‘round-

the-world marathon hits town for two action-packed weeks. We have a guide to the Race Village events at Fort Adams State Park, an update on the current leg from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil, a dispatch from Newport’s home team on their imminent homecoming, and Contributing Editor Joe Cooper says its full-on in Newport, and writes about the effort taken to bring the VOR to Newport and about the positive effects of such an event.

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On the cover: While many of us were logging snowblower hours in March, a fortunate few sailors from the Northeast were out there havin’ fun in the warm Caribbean sun, including the crew of Joe Mele’s Swan 44 Mk II Triple Lindy (City Island, NY), who enjoyed perfect condi-tions at the Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean in Virgin Gorda, BVI. Adam Loory reports from Sailing Heaven on page 54. © Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Editor’s Log 6

Letters 10

Checking In 12

Too Many Heroes? 24

Sound Environment 26

The Boating Barrister 28

Book Review: The Boat Data Book 29

Book Review: The Complete 29 Yachtmaster

Calendar of Events 30

Tide Tables 38

New London Community 44 Boating and NESS Joining Forces

Coop’s Corner 46

Crew Connection 55

Multiplying Multihulls 58

Comic 59

Block Island Race Week Update 60

Broker Tips 61

Brokerage 62

Classifieds 65

Advertiser's Index 69

On Watch: Joan Thayer 70

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LettersManhattan Yacht Club Relocates to Jersey City, New JerseyManhattan Yacht Club had been based out of North Cove Ma-rina in lower Manhattan since 1994. Our lease was not renewed this year and, despite an incredible effort by our members and local government officials to retain our space, we did not prevail. Thank you for all of your hard work! Although we did not win, there is a future and it is starting to look even brighter than our past. We have secured dock space at Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City. Our club will continue doing all the great things we have done for the past 27 years. Our club re-introduced recreational sailing to New York Harbor. We have led the recreational renaissance of the harbor, creating many unique and innovative programs that have made sailing easy, affordable and fun. We have also created a great community of sailors. Going into this winter, we were one of the largest sailing organizations in the region, with over 950 members and 14 corporations. Our sailing school taught 1,500 adults last sum-mer. We also had more than 300 kids and teens sail in week-long programs from North Cove last summer. If you combine all the other sailing organizations in the harbor, they did not come close to the size of our club. There will be some initial dislocation for members who feel

it is too far a trip across the river. But in fact, the new docks are very close to North Cove and once people become accustomed to the commute, life will continue as normal. We are beginning a new chapter for sailing in this harbor. It will be an exciting time. It reminds me of the early days of our club when we first opened at South Street Seaport. It also reminds me of when we first moved to North Cove in 1994 and the time after 9/11 when everyone was leaving but we commit-ted to stay. These are exciting times, when cards are tossed up in the air and change and innovation rule the day. Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh, Manhattan Yacht Club Editor’s Note: We wish you the best MYC! Thank you for developing so many sailors and hosting numerous international events through the years. We look forward to your new era. For more information about MYC, visit myc.org, call them at 212-786-3323 or email [email protected].

Knock on every hull!Editor’s note: Contributing Editor Joe Cooper’s March column (“Hey, You Can’t Do That!” – you’ll find it in Coop’s Corner at windcheckmagazine.com) generated a very positive response. Sailing on less famous boats with my less famous sails, I found a vast pool of talented crew on the docks waving goodbye to their male friends. The fact that two of the boats I campaigned (Goetz/Kaufman 3/4 ton Skyhook and the NA 40 Mischief) were owned by couples who were both active crew in

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every race made it easier to add female crew. On Skyhook, Sandy King was on the helm while Ken navigated and made soup. We did an Edgartown Regatta on her where three of the six aboard were ladies. A year or two later on the Marblehead to Edgartown Race on Sorcery (ex. Equation) we had several ladies, most nota-bly Sheila McCurdy. Tell your team to knock on every hull and look for the boats where women are not rejected. On smaller boats, women are much better than hulking guys on the bow.Spott Randolph, via email

Focus on Engaging and Retaining JuniorsThank you for your spot-on editorial in the March issue. (What Will Be The Next Junior Trainer?) It was a great discussion at the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound winter meeting as you predicted. My hat is off to the JSA LIS for opening up a new focus on engaging and retaining more kids. While racing remains an important segment of our sport, it was nice to see an openness to new programming in modern boats that will excite more kids for sailing and reduce the concerning drop out rate in junior programs. Happy sailing,Nevin Sayre, Vineyard Haven, MA

Editor’s Note: Sayre, a five-time U.S. National Windsurfing Champion, and four time college sailing All-American, and Joel Labuzetta, Program Director at Indian Harbor YC, gave a great presentation about integrating different types of boats and boards (Sonars, O’PEN Bic, windsurfers, paddleboards, etc.) that allow

kids to ‘just plain have fun!’ Nevin’s prescription for junior sailing is catching on, as more and more programs are looking for new ways to not only get kids interested in the water with fun alternatives to the traditional path, but to retain juniors as well, all while keeping the excitement factor high.

Movers and ShakersEditor’s note: Ann Baldelli’s article about the Ladies Sailing Pro-gram at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club in Stonington, CT, “The Ideal Women” (you’ll find it at windcheckmagazine.com), generated a very positive response. Here are a few...

An OUTSTANDING program for ladies! We all know it’s nearly impossible to learn how to sail from our husbands. This takes away all the frustration, intimidation and replaces it with fun, laughs and camaraderie. Come to SHYC and check out the Ladies Sailing Program.Kimberly Dieterich, via email

So happy to be part of the Ideal Women – movers and shakers on and off the water!Kathy Sinnett, via email F

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Checking In...Sailors for the Sea and Cruising Club of America Team Up to Protect OceansSailors for the Sea, a Newport, RI-based conservation organiza-tion, will partner with the Cruising Club of America (CCA), an international organization of over 1,300 sailors, to further both organizations’ commitment to protect the ocean.

This collaboration will build upon Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program, the world’s only sustainability certifica-tion for water-based events, and CCA’s “Leave No Trace” paper on dealing with trash at sea. This includes the work of both organizations during the 2012 and 2014 Newport Bermuda Races, which were certified as Silver and Gold Level Clean Regattas, respectively, and research into how the organizations might effectively encourage the reduction of single-use plastic bottles by sailors. “I am very excited to collaborate with the CCA to further engage an amazing and passionate group of sailors to protect the ocean,” said R. Mark Davis, President of Sailors for the Sea. “Their members have an amazing breadth of sailing experience and have experienced life at sea from all around the world. Their commitment to superior seamanship goes hand-in-hand with our passion for ocean conservation.” “The CCA is committed to stewardship of the oceans and this collaboration with Sailors for the Sea will help us further this commitment,” said Tad Lhamon, Commodore of the Cruis-ing Club of America. “We are particularly concerned with the serious threat of marine debris and have worked with members to adopt a leave-no-trace approach to dealing with trash while at sea.” For more information, visit sailorsforthesea.org and cruisingclub.org. F

SailQuest Boat Show is May 1-3Mystic Shipyard in Mystic, CT, will be the location for the 8th Annual SailQuest Boat Show on the weekend of May 1-3. This family-oriented show will feature new sailboats, powerboats, kayaks, paddle boards and brokerage yachts for sale, from 12 to over 50 feet long. Located in the heart of historic Mystic, Mystic Shipyard, located at 100 Essex Street, is offering free parking and free admission to the show. “We are excited to hold SailQuest at Mystic Shipyard,” said Tom Pilkington of Prestige Yacht Sales in Norwalk, CT. “Bou-tique shows give our clients the opportunity to view their favorite brands without the crowds and hassles of the big fall shows. Mystic offers many attractions and is known for its special place in maritime history. Having the show in early May makes SailQuest the kickoff to the 2015 boating season.”

The docks at Mystic Shipyard will showcase a wide range of models from Catalina, Bavaria, Jeanneau, Hunter, Lagoon, Bene-teau, Nordic Tug, Hunt, Blue Jacket, X-Yachts, Southport, Sailfish and more to be announced. Sea trials will be available. SailQuest is a great event to see boats and talk with dealers and manufacturers, and our friends at Sails Up 4 Cancer will once again be selling clam chowder, burgers and hot dogs. For more information including a list of brokers and vendors, log onto sailquestboatshow.com. F

The Newport Bermuda Race, co-sponsored by the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, is a Sailors for the Sea Gold Level Clean Regatta. © Stephen Cloutier


Checking In...Premiere Racing Stepping Aside After Their 21st Key West Race Week Premiere Racing of Marblehead, MA has elected not to continue its management of Key West Race Week, an event recognized as North America’s foremost annual keelboat regatta for over two decades. “There is no single reason for Premiere Racing stepping aside – it really is a combination of issues and circumstances, both personal and professional,” said Premiere Racing President Peter Craig. “Despite a number of major adjustments on our part and recent support and involvement from Quantum Sails and their backers, the business model had become marginal. We were thankful to Quantum and their backers for stepping up to fill the important role of title sponsor. It was gratifying to know the fundamental reason for doing so was the continuation of Key West Race Week.” Talks are ongoing with a potential successor to organize Race Week’s 29th edition, in January 2016. “I am not alone in my belief that Key West Race Week is important to sailing in North America, and would like to see [it] continue for another three decades,” Craig continued. “I am currently in dialogue with a group that we feel is suited to take this event forward and hopefully resolve the issue of sustainability in the process. To be honest, new energy and

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ideas will be a good thing.” Craig also acknowledged the contribu-tions of Premiere Racing Manager Jeanne Kleene. “I wouldn’t have made it two years, let alone 21, without Jeanne – the wizard behind the curtain,” he said. “She’s done the work of three and has truly been the one constant, instrumental in every aspect of Race Week since 1995.” The support of title sponsor Quantum Sails and Industry Partners including Lewmar Marine, Marlow Ropes, Navtec, B&G and Mount Gay Rum has been crucial to Race Week’s viability. “We recognized that Key West Race Week is the flagship regatta in this country and has been for nearly three decades,” said Quantum Presi-dent Ed Reynolds. “Even with the smaller fleet sizes of recent years, this midwinter, big-boat regatta is very important to North American and international sailboat racing.” Visit premiere-racing.com for more information. F

New Headquarters for NV Charts NV Charts, a leading provider of charting products for navigation, has relocated its offices and warehousing facilities to Deale, MD. “As we’ve grown and need room for expansion, NV Charts has moved to new quarters a little more than 30 miles south of Annapolis,” said CEO Hasko Scheidt. “We’re right on the Chesapeake, perfectly situ-ated in the middle of the U.S. East Coast to serve our customers from Maine to the Caribbean.” NV Charts produces charting products for the entire East Coast from the Canadian border to the Florida Keys, as well as compre-hensive charts of the Caribbean including Cuba. The company offers approximately 4,000 charts and more than 2,000 details and harbor plans. These charts are designed with the prudent mariner in mind; coasts and anchorages are regularly updated through new surveys and aerials. NV Charts are available in paper, digital format for use on PCs, on SD memory cards for chartplotters, and for use with NV Charts’ free app for navigation with all iOS and Android mobile devices. For more information or to purchase charting products online and download the NV App, visit nvcharts.com. F

Discussions with a potential organizer for the next edition of North America’s foremost midwinter keelboat regatta are underway. © Allen Clark/PhotoBoat.com


Checking In...Arthur Kass Joins Willis MarineWillis Marine Center in Huntington, NY has announced that Arthur Kass has joined their sales team. “Arthur comes from a background in technology sales and service with a lifelong passion for sailing and sail-boat racing,” said Sales Manager David Willis. “A Manhasset na-tive and avid sailor, Arthur brings both sailing and sales experi-ence to the brokerage department at Willis Marine Center.” Kass can be reached at 631-421-3400 or [email protected]. Family owned and operated, Willis Marine Center is cel-ebrating 40 years in yacht sales and service. The company offers new Beneteau and J Boats along with brokerage yachts in both sail and power. Their full service marine facility in Huntington offers slips, moorings, storage and service for all boat makes and models. Visit willismarine.com for more information. F

Lewmar Opens Newport OfficeLewmar, a leading sailboat and powerboat hardware supplier headquartered in Hampshire, UK and Guilford, CT, has opened a

new sales office at Newport Shipyard in Newport, RI. A manufac-turer of anchor windlasses, bow thrusters, hatches and portlights, sailboat hardware, winches, and steering, systems, Lewmar is com-mitted to growing the U.S. market and widening its footprint on the power and sailing yacht markets by offering greater access to its services and products for current and future clients. “The region around Newport is abundant with boat build-ers and marine services including both current and potential cli-ents of Lewmar,” said John McCabe, Lewmar’s East Coast Sales Manager and U.S. Custom Sales Manager, who is based out of the new office. “The office provides a sales platform that is at the heart of the Northeast U.S. marine industry and the overall U.S. marine market.” To discuss your project and requirements, contact McCabe at [email protected] or 203-458-6200, extension 303. F

Block Island Wind Farm Installation to BeginWith financing now in place, construction of the Deepwater Wind Block Island project is underway. Foundations for the five offshore wind turbines are scheduled to be installed at a location approximately three miles southeast of Block Island this summer. Deepwater Wind Block Island, which will be America’s first off-shore wind farm, will be in-service in the fourth quarter of 2016. “We are on the cusp of bringing offshore wind from theory to reality in the U.S.,” said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski. “We’re full speed ahead and moving ever closer to ‘steel in the water,’ [and] we’re poised to launch a new American clean-tech industry.” The wind farm will generate over 125,000 megawatt hours annually, enough to power over 17,000 homes. Power will be exported to the mainland electric grid via the 21-mile, bi-directional Block Island Transmission System, a submarine cable proposed to make landfall in Narragansett, RI. For more information, visit dwwind.com/block-island. F

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Premiere Sailing League Announced at Strictly Sail in Chicago in January, the new Pre-miere Sailing League promises to change the way we think about amateur sailboat racing in the U.S. The series, which will be sailed in J/70s, kicks off in August and will comprise four district qualifying regattas that divide 72 sailing club teams by region (North-Chicago; South-New Orleans; East-Newport; West-San Francisco) to compete for top ranking. The best four teams from each district then compete head-to-head in the Premiere Sailing League National Championships to be held in Annapolis, MD during the United States Sailboat Show in October. “The Premiere Sailing League is the first event of its kind in the U.S.,” said Director and Founder Benjamin A. Klatzka, an avid sailor and successful businessman who recently moved from Germany to Newport, RI. to pursue his dream of bringing the sailing league format to the public. “It is structured after the enormously successful sailing leagues pioneered in Germany and Denmark (sailing-championsleague.com), with the objective of strengthening community and camaraderie within the sport of sailing by providing an integrated platform that brings sailing clubs together to compete at both a local and national level.” “To reach the broadest audience, Premiere Sailing League regattas will be held close to shore, have a stadium-style atmo-

sphere and utilize the latest social media technologies, allowing the sailing and general public to support and encourage their teams,” Klatzka continued. “With these spectator-friendly initia-tives, we hope to create strong fan bases for the clubs similar to more traditional professional sports teams in the United States.” For more information, visit premieresailingleague.com. F

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Serious Fun at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta By Colin Rath

Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series of dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Meriel and Nerina, dog Aspen and cat Wasabi), who departed Stamford, CT last fall for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere. You’ll find previous articles at windcheckmagazine.com.

It’s always on the nose from Virgin Gorda to St. Maarten, but this time it was blowing 25-40 knots with 7- to 9-foot seas. Not an easy trip for the family; all the girls were seasick and on deck with me for the 16-hour motor on this 80-mile leg. We knew the 35th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta (March 5-8) was going to be a good event, because when you have a rough passage like that you have earned it. Persevere did this regatta last year, but we were fighting to stay out of DFL (we succeeded by one boat). At least we won the Yachtshopsxm.com Serious Fun Bridge Show, a judged event in which regatta participants are scored on originality, effort and crowd reaction. Our goals for 2015 were to win the ‘Bridge’ at minimum and be competitive. In anticipa-tion, I bought five new sails from North, got the bottom redone in Nanny Cay and recruited a great crew of 14 (who wish to remain anonymous, since we won the Bridge again this year for obvious reasons revealed in the picture on page 21). This was the first regatta on our journey. It was great way

to see what things about relocating the family worked and what did not, so when Persevere does the NYYC RORC Transatlantic Race, Rolex Fastnet Race and Rolex Middle Sea Race later this season, things will go more smoothly on the transition from cruising home to race boat. Our base for the regatta was in Simpson Bay Marina, and my family and cat Wasabi were stationed in a three-bedroom condo I had reserved on Airbnb.com. It was a nice place 100 feet from the marina, so moving in was easily done with dock carts and completed within a few hours. The crew started arriving Tuesday to change out the cruising sails and install the square-

top racing main and pack the five spinnakers, five jibs and staysail spinnaker. Aspen, our Alaskan Malamute, wasn’t allowed in the condo, so he raced aboard Persevere, breaking a 26-year absence of animals on the racecourse in the Heineken Regatta. That worked out reasonably well. We were put into a competitive division, with an X-55, a Swan 65 and a Swan 68 as our main competition in our class of nine boats. The regatta started Thursday with the Com-modore’s Cup and it was blowing 17-24, with gusts to 30. We took a second in the first race, but blew out one of my new chutes. The mainsheet block at the mast exploded going upwind in the second race when a gust came in at 47 knots. The broken block went whizzing past me while I driving. Luckily no one was hurt, but that ended us for the first day and we withdrew to begin what would become daily ritual of repairs. We ended up with third place in the Commodore’s Cup. Not a bad start, with a tally of one sail repair and new mainsheet and block for the first day.

The Around the Island Race was on Friday, and this year we did it counter-clockwise. There were heavy winds and seas again, but this is weather that Persevere does her best in, especially in distance races. The crew was finally beginning to mesh and my daughter Breana was holding her own doing the running backstays. The racing sailor within her was awakened this week, and she loved the starts and the fellowship of being on the crew.

Aspen sailed every race of the regatta and loved every minute. © persevere60545.com

Team Persevere finished second in class in the Around the Island Race despite a broken running backstay and a broken finger. © persevere60545.com


She wants to do the Transatlantic Race with me, and proved she could handle herself in this regatta. We were jibing back and forth downwind on the back side of the island when the run-ning backstay got caught by the boom dur-

ing a wind shift in the middle of a jibe. This knocked a crewmember and I to the deck and shredded the running backstay. It still worked and we finished the race, taking a second. But, the runner block had hit my hand, breaking the index finger on my left hand, so I was out of it for the rest of that race and we had to get a new runner for the next day. Upon reaching the dock, a crewmember who is a nurse got me in a cab and went with me to a medical clinic to get the hand X-rayed. Had the incident happened in the U.S., this would have been a three- or four-hour process, with insurance bills for the next six months. Not in St Maarten. We gave a $100 deposit at the door, got five X-rays, had a doctor examine my finger and put it in a splint, and paid another $150 before leaving in 45 minutes. Two weeks from now I’ll take off the splint and see how well it set. Nice, clean and simple health care – too bad we don’t have that back in the states. Saturday brought more of the same weather – blowing and gusty. We did three buoy races, taking a fourth, second and another fourth, which kept us in third place in our division. The Heineken is a great sailing regatta, but it’s more than that, with teams from around the world competing not only the water, but on shore and at the bridge. The Sint Maarten Yacht Club has a large deck right on the canal entrance to the drawbridge that all the boats must go through daily to get from the harbor to the racecourse. At the end of each day, there are judges that give you a score based on the quality of your skit or your crew’s outlandish outfits. The prize for first place in the Yachtshopsxm.com Serious Fun Bridge Show is a gift certificate to a local restaurant, a mini keg of Heineken and a bottle of rum, although what everyone really wants is bragging rights. Everyone’s act therefore gets a little better each day. We, however, went progressively downhill from the onset until the en-tire crew was wearing Borat bathing suits and string bikinis, and our finale on Saturday was a Splashdance skit on the bow. We scored a perfect ‘10’ and drank all the winnings before dinner. Persevere succeeded in her goals, taking a third in our division and winning the ‘Bridge.’ Best of all, my crew came together and confirmed that she’s a competitive boat with Breana leading the charge. F

The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was the first event on the Rath’s very ambitious racing calen-dar, which also includes the NYYC RORC Transatlantic Race in July, the Rolex Fastnet Race in August, the Rolex Middle Sea Race in October, and the RORC Transatlantic Race (Lanzarote, Canary Islands to Grenada, West Indies) in November. Look for updates on Persevere’s journey in future issues of WindCheck, and track their progress on their Facebook page, “Persevere60545.”

Editor’s note: Colin Rath’s book, Green – A Manhattan Real Estate Horror Story with a Silver Lining, will be released on June 2.

The judges in the Yachtshopsxm.com Serious Fun Bridge Show competition awarded Team Persevere a perfect 10. © Yachtshopsxm.com


A Visit to Your SailmakerBy P.W. Siebecker

You own a sailboat and require work on your sail. It’s time to visit your sailmaker! Perhaps you are unsure what to expect. While different sailmakers may have different policies and procedures, in general you should find the following information helpful to get you more acquainted with the process and feel more comfortable asking the right questions. Let’s assume that you have a mainsail that needs repair.

Step 1. Locate a Local SailmakerYou can ask friends with sailboats who their sailmaker is. A rec-ommendation from a fellow sailboat owner or marina operator is generally a good way to find a reputable professional who will service your sails with care and provide expert knowledge, both for your sails and your boat in general. You can also search the Internet for information.

Step 2. Contact the SailmakerA phone call or an email to a sailmaker can begin your relation-ship. Let the sailmaker know the type of boat you have and the year it was built. It’s also a good idea to indicate if you primar-ily use your boat for racing or cruising. You may indicate if someone recommended you to the sailmaker and, of course, the reason why you are calling. This information gives the sailmaker a frame of reference for your call and allows him/her to provide better feedback. You might want to ask questions about the cost of the repair and how long it will take to do the work, although it may be difficult for the sailmaker to answer these questions without see-ing the sail in need of repair. A picture can be worth a thousand words, so you might want to send photos in an email. Even so, it may still be difficult to provide definitive answers until the sail is actually inspected at the sailmaker’s loft. The loft, as it is known, is the large open space used by the sailmaker to spread out the sails. At this point, the sailmaker will recommend the best course of action to address your need.

Step 3. Getting the Sail to the SailmakerThe following are the most typical methods of getting a sail to a sailmaker. You can schedule an appointment to drop the sail off at the loft during normal business hours. If you have prearranged for this time with the sailmaker, you may have the opportunity to be given a tour of the loft. This will help to demystify the loft further and provide you with a better sense of the sailmaker’s role in helping to maintain your sails. However, it may not be possible to open up your sail on the loft floor and inspect it with you at the time of your visit. If you are not able to meet during business hours, the sailmaker may have a location for you to leave the sail in a safe, pre-designated location. In this case, you should ask whether your sail should have a tag attached to the sail with specific identification information prior to the drop-off, or whether there

are instructions and material at the drop-off location to provide this information. It is important to have identification on the sail; at a minimum are your name, contact information, type of sail, type of boat and the timeframe in which you need your sail back. The location may be at the sailmaker’s loft or there may be a drop box at your marina where you can leave the sail for pickup. You should ask if there is a charge for the pick up if the location is other than the sailmaker’s loft. Again, ensure the sail is marked with your information. Additionally, if a sailmaker is not within driving distance, you can ship the sail to the loft. You may be responsible for the cost of shipping the sail.

Step 4. The Inspection and Estimate of Work RequiredThe sail will be inspected on the loft floor. Generally speaking, depending on the size of the sail, it takes two people 15 min-utes each (one half hour in total) to inspect a sail thoroughly. A sailmaker will look the sail over carefully, not only for the items you have identified, but the entire sail. This is part of the sailmaker’s responsibility, since you may not have noticed other areas in need of repair. Information about the sail’s condition is documented and a determination of the repair options is made. Contact will be made to provide you with feedback and possible courses of action for your sail, as well as an estimate of price and time to perform the work. If, in the sailmaker’s profes-sional opinion, your sail is not worth repairing, that information will also be provided. Unfortunately that sometimes happens. The sailmaker can provide you with a quote for a new sail. Ultimately it’s your decision on the course of action the sail-maker should take on your sail. You may decide you don’t want any work done. In this case, you will probably be billed for the inspection time and, if applicable, the pickup or shipping fees. Estimates are given based on the time and material neces-

UK Sailmakers New York loft owner Dave Coughlin (left) discusses sailcloth with Tom D’Albora of Dimension-Polyant. © UK Sailmakers


sary to compete the work. Hourly rates depend on the location of the loft and how much competition there is for business. You should expect to pay anywhere between $70 and $100 per hour. If the work is to be performed on a “rush” basis, there could be an “upcharge” to accommodate your overnight or peak season request. You should ask questions to ensure you are comfortable with the decision you are making. Your sailmaker will probably be able to tell you the likely causes for the issue you are having with the sail, if you don’t already know. It may be possible to prevent the issue from happening again with an adjustment to the boat or the sail.

Step 5. The Work You Have Agreed Upon Will be CompletedYou should expect that the agreed upon work is performed in a professional and timely manner as agreed to based on your needs and the loft’s capacity. The sailmaker may require a deposit pay-ment for the work to be done, or may invoice you in full when the work is completed. Prompt payment is always appreciated.

Step 6. Sail Storage or Return of Your SailDepending on the loft and your need, the sail may be returned to you immediately upon completion of the work or at some time in the future. Most lofts have some capacity to store your sail if you need that service. You may or may not be charged for this service – you should ask. If your sail is to be returned, delivery or pickup arrangements may be made. Finally, your sailmaker is a trusted advisor who is ready to

help you. Establishing a good relationship will make owning your sailboat a more pleasurable experience and provide you with valuable information to help protect the investment in your sails. Your sailmaker may also be able to work on your boat’s canvas, so you might want to inquire about that and any other services the sailmaker can provide. Fair winds. F

P.W. Siebecker is the Chief Financial Officer at UK Sailmakers, LLC New York in City Island, NY.

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Sherinia repairs a dodger. © UK Sailmakers


Too Many Heroes? An Anniversary of a Real One

By Michael Tougias

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard’s greatest rescue, in which four men received the Gold Life Saving Medal for heroism. It’s a good opportunity to review the men’s actions and ponder the question if we use the term hero too liberally today. Bernard C. Webber saved 32 lives off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts in 1952. Bernie and his crew of three took a 36-foot wooden lifeboat into the teeth of a vicious Nor’easter off the coast of Chatham to rescue 33 men on a sinking oil tanker that had split in half. This was in 1952, when the Coast Guard still operated by the unofficial motto of “You have to go out, but you don’t necessarily have to come back.” No one at Coast Guard Station Chatham expected Bernie Webber to come back from his mis-sion on a night where the seas were a towering 60 feet. Bernie not only came back, but he was able to rescue 32 of the 33 seamen from the tanker, just minutes before it rolled to its side and sank. Imagine his small vessel crammed with 32 survivors battling seas twice the size of the boat as they groped their way back toward land! Was Bernie a hero? He certainly didn’t think so, having told me, “I was just doing my job. The real heroes were my three-man crew.” What Bernie meant by that statement was that his crew volunteered to go with him when they could have kept quiet and hoped others stepped forward or were chosen. Bernie’s observation gets at the heart of the meaning of a hero. I’ve always felt a pure hero is someone who has the option not to undertake a mission of self-sacrifice but does so anyway. These pure heroes are often bystanders who witness a disaster and step forward to save a life when most others are either running to escape the danger or frozen in fear. Pure heroes are not limited to those who are involved with rescuing others during an accident or disaster, where physical dar-ing is the paramount attribute for success. They can also include the person who sacrifices their energy and time on a daily basis to help someone less fortunate. This “quiet hero” is never paid, is never under any obligation, and is never looking for personal gain. They simply give of themselves because it’s the right thing to. I’ve been blessed to know one of these types. For 31 years

my father has cared for my sister who was paralyzed and brain damaged by a drunk driver. Watching him do his work – and do it with a smile – is to watch a hero in action on a daily basis. And there are many more care-givers like him, going about their particular mission with little fanfare. And there are heroes who by virtue of the goal they are try-ing to accomplish, cannot be quiet, but instead must be as vocal as possible. These individuals speak out for justice – often at great risk to themselves – so that others may have a better life. Martin Luther King certainly fits that profile. Defining what actions are heroic is difficult indeed. Is every rescue made by firefighters, police officers, and the Coast Guard

heroic? Are not these individuals paid to perform the work they do? Maybe “brave” is a more appropriate term than “hero.” We tend to automatically label an act of courage as heroic, but the words are not interchangeable. It’s far easier to know what is not heroic. We cheapen the word hero by anointing athletes as heroes. They may be accomplished, or even amaz-ing, but not heroes. Next time an athlete makes the winning shot, gets the walk-off home run, or scores the touchdown with no time left on the clock, let’s just say they maximized their opportunity. Getting back to my earlier ques-tion of whether or not Bernie Webber was a hero, one should know that while it was his job to go out into the storm, he could have cut his mis-sion short. He would not have been faulted if he turned back after one particularly large wave knocked out his compass (his sole means of naviga-tion), smashed the boat’s window, and temporarily snuffed out the vessel’s

power. But he and his crew continued on, even though they now knew the odds of coming back alive were stacked against them. That’s heroic. F

The Disney Corporation’s movie version of The Finest Hours will be released in October.

Michael Tougias is a lecturer and award-winning author of 18 books including Fatal Fore-cast, Overboard and Rescue of the Bounty, and co-author of a book about Bernie Webber, The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue. His lectures are highly recommend-ed, and you’ll find his speaking schedule at michaeltougias.wordpress.com.


Sound Environment...The Ocean’s FutureHow global warming changes our favorite places

By Hilary Kotoun, Social Impact Director, Sailors for the Sea

“It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist: the threat is rather to life itself. – Rachel Carson

The boating community exists in the boundary where land meets water, and today that boundary’s location is changing due to the impacts of global warming. Whether you hope to cruise San Francisco Bay where the backup of seawater into the sewage systems is a reoccurring problem, or race in Miami, FL where the ocean blankets the streets at high tide, global warming is cur-rently impacting boaters all around the United States.

Sea Level RiseBy 2050, anticipated sea level rise will vary greatly along the 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline, but the consistent trend is that the tide is getting higher. In some locations – sea level rise is anticipated to be upwards of 2.3 feet in the next 36 years. The National Climate Assessment also looks at potential flooding events based on historic extreme weather events in a region such as spring high tides and hurricanes. When analyzing likeliness of storms such as Hurricane Sandy or Katrina - which were once predicted to occur “once every 100 years” - many coastal cities can expect that these will occur every five to twenty years.

Infrastructure IssuesThose who live along the coast and own docks, marinas, boats or waterfront property have already started to feel the rising tide. However sea level rise is not just a risk for private property. Much of the infrastructure in our country is along the coast. Our highways, which connect our ports and airports, bring

goods from town to town and often hug the coastline. One of the stron-gest examples of this problem can be found in the Gulf Coast. Within this century, half of the major roadways in this region will be inundated by sea level rise.

We are in Hot WaterThe ocean absorbs over 90% of the heat trapped by increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This excess heat warms and expands the ocean, adding to sea level rise problems. Warming waters are also predicted to change ocean currents and circulation. With a 0.9°F rise in sea surface tempera-tures over the last century, ecosystem change can be seen in many areas of

the ocean. In Hawaii and the Caribbean, coral bleaching is a persistent problem and only becoming worse. Coral bleaching occurs when water temperatures become too high, forcing reefs to expel the algae (zooxanthellae) that help nourish and give them their vibrant color. Coral reefs are essential spawning, nurs-ery, breeding, and feeding grounds, and one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet.

Oceans on AcidSince the beginning of the industrial revolution, there has been an approximately 30% increase in surface ocean acidity. Along our coasts, regional differences in ocean pH occur as a result of variability in regional or local conditions. Additionally, coastal waters and estuaries can also exhibit acidification as the result of pollution and excess nutrient inputs, such as fertilizer runoff. Sailors and boaters can help mitigate this by using environmen-tally safe cleaning products and using compost, rather than toxic fertilizers at home or on marina lawns.

Coastal PressuresToday, more than 50% of Americans, 164 million people, live in coastal counties, and every year 1.2 million more are added. This places heavy demands on the unique natural systems and re-sources that make our coastal areas so attractive and productive.


Coastal ecosystems provide many valuable benefits such as reducing flood impacts, buffering from storm surge and waves, providing nursery habitat for important marine species, water filtration, carbon storage, and opportunities for recreation and enjoyment. Coastal ecosystems in the United States have long faced environmental struggles. It’s time we start preserving and restoring these vital habitats.

How Global Warming Impacts Human HealthClimate change affects human health just as seriously as it does the environment and our prop-erty’s economic value. In the coming years, most impacts on human health will come from ex-treme weather events including:

• Wildfires and decreased air quality

• Increased days with tempera-tures over 100 degrees

• Traumatic extreme weather events

• Illnesses transmitted by food, water, and disease carrying insects

These events can lead to:

• Emergency room visits and medication for asthma, bronchi-tis and chest pain

• Increased cases of heat stroke and exhaustion, and particularly with elderly and young a greater risk of death from excessive heat

• Increased cases of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder from extreme weather events

• Increased exposure to Lyme disease, dengue fever and in rare cases diarrheal diseases

What Can be Done?We need to act now to embrace big solutions to big problems that reduce the human carbon footprint.

• Be a part of the 10% - If 10%

of the registered vehicles in the U.S. drove one mile less a day, it would eliminate 22 million tons of C02 emissions – the same amount that the ocean absorbs every day.

• Adaptation: After storms, don’t rebuild in the area that was destroyed, and work with your local government to prepare for sea level rise. F

This Sailors for the Sea Ocean Watch Essay is reprinted with permis-sion. For more information, visit sailorsforthesea.org.


The Boating BarristerOf Crew Claims & America’s Cup RacingBy John K. Fulweiler

When I was scanning the docket entries from a recent lawsuit involving a crew member’s claim for unpaid wages in connec-tion with a racing syndicate preparing for the America’s Cup, it reminded me of that line from Dr. Seuss about how business has got to grow, “regardless of crummies in tummies, you know!” Somehow those rhymes neatly capture how clinically busi-nesses can operate and I get the impres-sion America’s Cup racing syndicates aren’t much different. Anyway, the law-suit raises some interesting issues about crew members and unpaid wage claims worthy of luffing up and considering. Back in 1898, the Supreme Court stated that as long “as a plank of the ship remains, the sailor is entitled, against all other persons, to the proceeds as a security for his wages.” More recently, a federal statute affords a crew member a preferred maritime lien for wages and there’s a separate federal statute allowing crew to collect a penalty in certain circumstances when wages aren’t paid. Even a wage lien arising after the recording of a preferred ship’s mortgage typically wins priority. The bottom line is, feel comfortable telling your boating colleagues that a crew mem-ber’s wage lien is accorded sacred status in the maritime law. Federal courts have jurisdiction to resolve crew member’s wage claims. In broad speak, the word crew member includes a wide range of workers whose work on a vessel on navigable waters contributes to its functioning, its mission or its opera-tion. (They’re plenty of legal battles waged over who is and who isn’t a crew member such that you should always speak to your admiralty attorney to understand yours or someone else’s status.) A crew member, and now we’re getting out of the Bay and into choppy ocean waters, has both an in personam claim as well as an in rem claim for unpaid wages. Huh? What I mean is that the crew member can typically sue the vessel (in rem), its owner (in personam) or both entities. That the vessel can be sued and be held responsible and ultimately sold to satisfy the wage lien is a really unique characteristic of maritime law. In this America’s Cup lawsuit, it appears the plaintiff is using the admiralty law to arrest and seize a vessel in order to foreclose on his maritime lien – something he could only do in federal court as state courts do not have the authority to hear in rem claims. (What’ll likely happen is that the vessel will be released from its arrest once the

owner posts security with the court to stand in place of the ves-sel.) For the yacht owner, it’s important to remember that the crew you hired is rendering services which likely give rise to a maritime lien. That maritime lien simply springs into existence and the crew member doesn’t typically have to file anything in order to lien your vessel. For the crew member, the takeaway is that while you, indeed, have a preferred maritime lien for wages, it’s not infallible. For instance, allowing time to pass without

promptly seeking to act on your claim can prejudice your rights. Contrac-tual terms whereby you’ve given up your right to lien the vessel may also prove enforceable so as to extinguish your maritime lien. I haven’t spent the time to develop an opinion on how this America’s Cup lawsuit will resolve or who should win. What I do know is that in skim-ming some of the plaintiff’s filings in support of his claim it’s pretty clear to me being on a syndicate preparing

to race at the America’s Cup level rivals any professional sport. It’s serious business, it appears, leaving me to pine for the days where preparation for such endeavors seemed to consist of new Top-Siders and a strip of zinc oxide on the nose!

This article is provided for your general information, is not legal opinion and should not be relied upon. Always seek legal counsel to understand your rights and remedies.

Underway and making way. F

Admiralty attorney John K. Ful-weiler, Esq. practices maritime law on the East and Gulf Coasts. As a former partner of a Manhattan maritime firm, John now helms his own practice located in Newport, Rhode Island where he helps individuals and businesses navigate the choppy waters of the maritime law. John can be reached anytime at 1-800-383-MAYDAY (6293) or via e-mail at [email protected].

[The America’s Cup] is serious business, it appears, leaving

me to pine for the days where preparation for such endeavors seemed to consist of new Top-

Siders and a strip of zinc oxide on the nose!


The Complete YachtmasterSailing, Seamanship and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper

By Tom CunliffePublished by Adlard Coles Nautical, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. Plc310 pages hardcover $40

An extensively revised eighth edition of a time-tested reference, Tom Cunliffe’s The Complete Yachtmaster is an essential read for anyone contemplating making a coastal or offshore passage. Tak-ing into account new developments in marine electronics and sail handling systems, it has information about using the newest chartplotters and integrated systems and navigating with apps, tablets and smartphones. Additional information includes a look at what makes a good skipper, the theory and practice of sailing, seamanship, planning a passage, meteorology, handling heavy weather, and coping with emergencies. The new edition also has new photo-

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graphs (by the author) throughout, and its wealth of informa-tion includes plenty of humor. On the subject of keeping a supply of sharp pencils at the nav station, the author advises, “…condemn any individual who purloins one to a week of head-cleaning fatigues. The same dire retribution should await the villain who wanders away with your nice, soft eraser.” A sailor for most of his life, Tom Cunliffe is a Royal Yacht-ing Association Yachtmaster Examiner and a regular columnist for Yachting Monthly, Yachting World, and SAIL. The owner of a 44-foot cutter, he has sailed from the Caribbean to Russia and from Brazil to the Arctic. F

The Boat Data BookThe Owners’ and Professionals' Bible

By Ian Nicolson & Richard NicolsonPublished by Adlard Coles Nautical, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc216 pages paperback $40

Whether you’re planning to build your own boat or restore a classic, you’ll want to own a copy of this indispensable refer-ence book. Now in its seventh edition, The Boat Data Book is a compendium of tables and graphs including pertinent lengths, widths, weights and strengths. If you want to know the breaking strength of stainless steel or synthetic rigging, what size winches, cleats or seacocks to install, which colors are used for marine wiring, what length and size anchor and chain to select, or the properties of woods used for boatbuilding, this very comprehensive book belongs in your library. Ian Nicolson, a former senior partner at the A Mylne & Co. yacht design firm, has built six yachts for himself over the years and sailed one of them singlehanded across the Atlantic. Richard Nicolson is a professional yachting adventurer who has rebuilt and repaired several yachts, from classics to modern racers. F

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APRIL2Shoreline Sailing Club meeting - If you’re an active single over 35, this club’s activi-ties include sailing, fishing, kayak-ing, dances, dockside parties, golfing, skiing and more. Meet-ings are held the first & third Thursdays of each month (lite bites/cash bar available); 7:30pm; Westbrook Elks Lodge, Westbrook, CT; shorelinesailingclub.com

2Singles Under Sail meet-ing - SUS is a sailing club for adults who are also single. Meet-ings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at various locations in Fairfield County, CT; 203-847-3456; visit SinglesUnderSail.org for cruises, lectures and other special events.

4, 11, 18 & 25Music of the Sea: Bal-lads, Chanteys and Songs of the Sailor - Sharpen your musical skills in this four-class series while exploring the rich connections between music and the sea. Class registration includes a set of “Bones” and a Songs of the Sailor booklet and CD. All skill levels are wel-come. 10am - 12pm; $90 ($110 non-members); Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5322 to register; mysticseaport.org

5 & 6Emily Wick Trophy - This collegiate regatta is hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and sailed in FJs and 420s. New London, CT; collegesailing.org

8Maritime Author Series with Walter Ansel: The Whaleboat: A Study of Design, Construction and Use From 1850 to 2014 Written by former Mystic Seaport shipwright Willits Ansel, The Whaleboat is the defini-

tive source for information on this important workboat type. The 2014 edition includes an Acknowledgment written by son Walter Ansel and an Afterword written by granddaughter Evelyn Ansel. 6 - 8pm; $15 for museum members ($20 non-members); Collections Research Center Library at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331 to register; mysticseaport.org

8Beyond Boatbuilding: Expanding Rhode Is-land’s Composite Cluster This roundtable discussion is presented by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association. 8 - 10am; Hall Spars & Rigging, Bristol, RI; rimta.org

9Taking FLIGHT: The Fu-ture of Foiling Sailboats In this evening presented by Doyle Sails Long Island, Chris Museler, Yachting Correspondent with The New York Times, will dis-cuss how the rapid development of foil technology is going to change the way we enjoy sailing.Peter Johnstone, President of Gunboat, will discuss the realities of hydrofoil cruising and answer your questions via Skype. 7pm; $15 donation includes free pizza; BYO bottle, folding chair and slippers for the loft floor. Doyle Sails Long Island, Huntington Station, NY; please RSVP before April 2: [email protected]

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9Internet Access On Board: Streaming & View-ing Live Broadcasts - All are welcome to attend this Shel-drake Yacht Club presentation, and refreshments will be served. 8pm; free; Johnston Pavilion, Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck NY; call 203-482-1373 for more information; sheldrakeyc.org

10IYRS Friday Night Se-ries: Conversations with Alumni - In this IYRS School of Technology & Trades series, graduates discuss how they’ve taken their IYRS degrees to interesting and successful career experiences – both on and off the water. Speakers include John Aubrecht, now an IYRS Teaching Assistant, and Casey Brown, cur-rently a student at Webb Insti-tute. 7:30pm; $10 (free for IYRS Alumni & all current students of local educational institutions); IYRS Restoration Hall; Newport, RI; Stop by Café Zelda (528 Thames Street), for dinner with a special IYRS menu; 6 -7:15pm. Call Zelda’s for reservations: (401) 849-4002; iyrs.edu

10 - 12Interclub Dinghy National Championship Presented by Medifast, Inc. - This frost-bite event is part of the Wharf Rat Challenge. Metedeconk River Yacht Club, Brick, NJ; Keith Taboada: 732-383-1389 (during working hours) or [email protected]; interclub.org

11Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race - This race is the first leg of the new East Coast Ocean Series. lyc.org

11US Sailing One-Day Race Management Seminar This seminar provides the train-ing and test for certification as a club race officer. New Bedford Yacht Club, South Dartmouth, MA; register at raceadmin.ussailing.org

11About Boating Safely Completion of this 8-hour class, presented by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 24-3, satis-fies the Connecticut licensing requirements for a Safe Boating Certificate and PWC Cer-tificate. Family participation is encouraged. 8am; Milford, CT; 860-663-5505; [email protected]; cgaux.org *All stu-dents must have a State of CT Conservation ID number before taking the course. Register at ct.outdoorcentral.net/Internet-Sales/Sales for free ID.

12 & 13Thompson Trophy - This collegiate regatta is hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and sailed in FJs. New London, CT; collegesailing.org

12 & 13President’s Trophy Wom-en’s - This collegiate regatta is hosted by Boston University and sailed in FJs. Boston, MA; collegesailing.org

13Rescue of the Bounty Award-winning author Michael J. Tougias will discuss and sign copies of his book, subtitled Disaster and Survival in Super-storm Sandy. 7pm; Milford Public Library, Milford, CT; view the author’s full lecture schedule at michaeltougias.wordpress.com

13 - 186th Annual Les Voiles de Saint Barth - St Barth, FWI; lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com

14 & 15Pirate Days - High-spirited family activities include a treasure hunt, pirate souvenir workshop and a high seas plan-etarium show. 10am - 4pm; Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331; mysticseaport.org

164th Annual Young Mari-ners Foundation “Keeping Kids on Course” Gala - The Young Mariners Foundation, an education non-profit that pro-vides STEM-based after-school

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enrichment programs, summer sailing camps and long-term mentoring opportunities to un-derserved and at-risk students, will honor Mayor David Martin and Judy Martin, the founders of Starfish Connection Inc. The evening also includes dancing to the swing jazz of the Paul Kempner All Stars Band and live & silent auctions hosted by former television and radio personality David Smith. 6 - 9:30 pm; Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT; for tickets, visit youngmarinersfoundation.org-keeping-kids-on-course-gala. For more information, contact Ex-ecutive Director Marilyn Shapiro at 203-348-9000 or [email protected].

16What You Don’t Know About the Herreshoffs: NC-4, Automobiles, Motorcycles, & Much More - Halsey Herreshoff is the presenter of this lecture. Reception begins at 6pm; lecture at 7pm; $10 for members ($18 non-members); Herreshoff Ma-rine Musuem & America’s Cup Hall of Fame, Bristol, RI; RSVP at 401-253-5000; herreshoff.org1913 Herreshoff Model 30

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16Coming to America: The Story of the Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris In this Mystic Seaport Adventure Series lecture, Jim Carlton, Pro-fessor of Marine Sciences and Director of the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, will discuss this unique mega-rafting event, and the more than 200 species that survived the voy-ages to North America and Hawaii. 1:30 & 7:30pm; $20 ($15 for museum members); students

admitted free; Latitude 41º Restaurant & Tavern, Mystic, CT; call 860-572-5331 for tickets. mysticseaport.org

16JSA Event Management Seminar - Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY; Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound; jsalis.org

16 - 1920th Annual Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week - Three days of racing in 19 classes (One-Design, PHRF, IRC, Pursuit & Multihull), four nights of beach parties and daily free race debriefs, seminars and events make this a regatta unlike any other. Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, Mt. Pleasant, SC; charlestonraceweek.com

18Storm Trysail Foundation Safety at Sea Seminar Moderated by Storm Trysail Club Past Commodore Rich du Moulin, this US Sailing certi-fied hands-on seminar includes on-the-water sessions for man overboard recovery and pool sessions featuring liferaft and PFD use. This seminar meets the Safety at Sea requirements for the 2016 Newport to Bermuda Race, and attendance at this seminar along with successful completion of a test that will be given will bring full ISAF certification for those who wish to achieve it. 8am - 5pm; SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck, NY; stormtrysail.org

18US Sailing One-Day Race Management Seminar This seminar provides the train-ing and test for certification as a club race officer. Corin-thian Yacht Club of Marblehead, Marblehead, MA; register at raceadmin.ussailing.org

19 & 20Admiral’s Cup - This col-legiate regatta is hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and sailed in 420s, FJs and La-sers. Kings Point, NY; collegesailing.org

21 - 23Sailing The Collegiate Dinghies - This 3-day clinic is for high school and college sail-ors who wish to learn collegiate sailing techniques and practice like one of the country’s top college sailing teams. Crimson Sailing Academy, Cambridge, MA; crimsonsailingacademy.com

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24IYRS Friday Night Se-ries: Conversations with Alumni - In this IYRS School of Technology & Trades series, graduates discuss how they’ve taken their IYRS degrees to interesting and successful career experiences – both on and off the water. The evening’s speaker is Jens Lange, a 2011 Boatbuild-ing & Restoration graduate now employed by Baltic Boat Works.7:30pm; $10 (free for IYRS Alumni & all current students of local educational institutions); IYRS Restoration Hall; Newport, RI; Stop by Café Zelda (528 Thames Street), for dinner with a special IYRS menu; 6 -7:15pm. Call Zelda’s for reservations: (401) 849-4002; iyrs.edu

24 - 266th Annual Essex Spring Boat Show - Power & Sail. 10am - 4pm; free admission; Brewer Dauntless Marina, Essex, CT; byy.com.CTMarinas/Essex/Welcome.aspx

25NESS Ocean Adventure Fundraiser - Hosted by New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS), this evening includes a buffet diner, cash bar, silent auction and music by The Soul Sensations. 6 - 10pm; $35 per person; Port ‘N Starboard

at Ocean Beach Park, New Lon-don, CT; Purchase tickets online at nessf.org/donate/fundraising-events. For more information, contact Lauren: 860-245-4472; [email protected]

25Coastal Weather and Sea State Seminar - Led by W. Frank Bohlen, Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut Department of Marine Sciences, this in-depth course covers the factors governing weather, currents, and surface waves in coastal waters extending seaward from the bays & estuaries to the edge of the continental shelf. Emphasis will be on smaller transient weather phenomena such as seabreeze, thunderstorms & squall lines, and the relationships between these systems and larger atmospheric high & low-pressure systems. 9 am- 5pm; $150; Landfall Marine Training Center, 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT; 203-487-0775 ext. 21; visit landfallnavigation.com/mtccourse.html for full course listings.

25The Priddy Trophy - This inaugural intercollegiate regatta will be hosted by Fairfield Uni-versity, SAIL BLACK ROCK, Captain’s Cove Seaport and Black Rock Yacht Club and sailed in FJs. Black Rock, CT; Dave White: [email protected]

256th Annual Buzzards Society Dinner - If you’ve done 10 or more Vineyard Races (as skipper or crew), you are cordially invited! Cocktails at 1800; dinner at 1900; Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT; RSVP at [email protected].

25 & 26The Greater New York Dinghy Regatta - Inaugu-rated in 1948, this historical collegiate event is hosted by the Fordham and Columbia Univer-sity Sailing Teams and sailed in 420s. Morris Yacht & Beach Club, City Island, NY; collegesailing.org


25 & 26Annual Consignment Sale at The Boat Locker - Optis, Fevas, Lasers, C420s. Bring in your boats ahead of time (call ahead) and/or come check out used boats & gear at great prices. 706 Howard Avenue, Bridgeport, CT; 203-259-7808; boatlocker.com

25 & 26Landfall Spring Tent Sale & Boat Swap - Buy or sell a pre-loved Opti, Laser or 420, take advantage of discounts on gear and accessories, get ready for spring racing or family cruising, and enjoy burgers & dogs hot off the grill. 9am - 3pm; Dinghy Locker @ Landfall, Stamford, CT; 800-941-2219; lanfallnav.com

25 & 26 and 5/2 & 3AYC Spring Regatta American Yacht Club, Rye, NY; americanyc.org

25 - 5/148th Antigua Sailing Week - Antigua, BWI; sailingweek.com

26Hands-On Powerboat Training - Participants in this one-day, on-the-water course will actually drive powerboats, including backing, hovering, docking, anchoring, high speed, MOB recovery and many other skills. Powerboats are provided. Pettipaug Sailing Academy, Essex, CT; Paul Risseeuw: 860-767-1995; [email protected]; register at pettipaug.com Also offered 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 6/21, 7/5, 7/19, 8/2, 8/17, 8/19 & 9/5

26Peter Milnes Memorial Regatta - Hosted by Laser Fleet 413 and Sail Newport, this event honors the memory of the man who founded Fleet 413 in 1988. Newport, RI; newportlaserfleet.org

28Dacron Sails: What

makes white triangles different? - This open house event includes a presentation on the basics of polyester sails. Doors open at 4pm; presenta-tion at 6:30 (or by appoint-ment); free; UK Sailmakers New York, City Island, NY; [email protected]; uksailmakers.com

29Yacht Restoration by Dutch Wharf - Craftsmen from Dutch Wharf will discuss the skills and creativity they apply to client yachts. 7:30pm; free; City Island Yacht Club, City Island, NY; cityislandyc.org

308th Annual Sea-Legs Ce-lebrity Fundraising Event Rod Johnstone, designer of the J/24 and the J line of boats, will speak about ‘Designing Boats to Promote Sailing.’ Sea-Legs helps kids ages 9-17 in eastern Connecticut learn the joys of sailing. 6:30pm; $30 (please purchase in advance); La Grua Center, Stonington, CT; to buy tickets, contact Dick Lathrop at 860-912-5393 or [email protected]; sea-legs.org

MAY1 - 38th Annual SailQuest Boat Show - This family-oriented show features new sailboats and powerboats from Catalina, Bavaria, Beneteau, Blue Jacket, Com-Pac, Elan, Hunter, Jeanneau, Lagoon, X-Yachts, Hunt Yachts, Nordic Tug, South-port, Sailfish and more, as well as kayaks, paddleboards and select brokerage yachts. Sea trials will be available. Mystic Shipyard, 100 Essex Street, Mystic, CT; 203-332-7639; SailQuestBoatShow.com; facebook.com/SailQuest

960th Annual Distance Race - “The Edlu,” a 32-mile race from Larchmont Break-water to Gong 11B off Eaton’s Neck and back, is open to IRC & PHRF boats (Double-Handed IRC, PHRF Spinnaker &

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Non-Spinnaker with sufficient entries). Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY; [email protected]; larchmontyc.org

95th Annual Connecticut River Dinghy Distance Race - Open to MC Scows, Lasers, JY/15s, Sunfish, Force 5s and any monohulls or multihulls with an accurate Portsmouth Yardstick rating, this winner-take-all race has a course of approximately 10.5 nm from Eagle Landing State Park in Had-dam, CT downstream to Calves Island and back upstream to the finish just south of Brock-way Island off Hamburg Cove. Awards ceremony at Pettipaug Yacht Club in Essex. Dan Ren-nie: [email protected]

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9Burning of the Ships Day This annual event commemo-rates the 1814 British raid on Essex in which 27 warships were destroyed. Activities include a parade featuring the Sailing Masters of 1812 Fife & Drum Corps, team rowboat races, re-enactments, maritime games, storytelling and more. 2 - 5pm; all lawn activities are free to the public. Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT; 860-767-8269; ctrivermuseum.org

12Breakwater Irregulars Tuesday Night Spring Series begins - Stamford, CT; breakwaters.org

13Rum Runner II Lighthouse Cruise - This Mystic Seaport event is a 1-hour and 45-minute

cruise aboard the 58-foot Rum Runner II, a beautifully restored 1929 Elco motor yacht that was actually built for bootlegging, for an up-close look at lighthouses in Narragansett Bay. 11:45am; $45 for adult Museum members ($55 adult non-member; $25 youth) includes a sticker for free parking (8am - midnight) at the Gateway Visitors Center; Newport, RI; register at 860-572-5331; mysticseaport.org

13EBYRA Wednesday Night Race Series begins Eastchester Bay Yacht Racing Association, City Island, NY; ebyra.com

13NYC Wednesday Night Spring Racing Series begins - Newport Yacht Club, Newport, RI; newportyachtclub.org

14WSC Thursday Night Series begins - Windjam-mers Sailing Club, Milford, CT; windjammers.org

14Solar Power for Your Boat - All are welcome to attend this Sheldrake Yacht Club presentation, and refresh-ments will be served. 8pm; free; Johnston Pavilion, Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck NY; call 203-482-1373 for more information; sheldrakeyc.org

15 - 1727th Annual Scrimshaw Weekend - This is the world’s only regular forum where col-lectors, dealers, curators and whaling history buffs share their interests in the indigenous art of whalers. New Bedford Whal-ing Museum, New Bedford, MA; 508-997-0046; whalingmuseum.org

16106th Annual Henry E. Abbott Memorial NYAC Stratford Shoal Race New York Athletic Club Yacht Club, New Rochelle, NY; 914-738-0065; nyac.org


16Alfred Roosevelt Cup Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY; seawanhaka.org

16IHYC Spring Sprint Dou-ble-Handed Race - Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich, CT; indianharboryc.com

163rd Annual Red Brook Harbor Boat Show - This event will set the stage for a summer of boating fun, with demo rides, special show pric-ing, informational seminars, hands-on demonstrations and entertainment for the kids. 9am - 5pm; free; Kingman Yacht Center, Bourne, MA; KingmanYachtCenter.com

16 & 17LHYC Race for the Case Spring Series - The prize for the best overall performance in this series is a case of rum. Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, NY; lhyc.org

16 & 17Tappan Zee Challenge Co-sponsored by Helen Hayes Hospital and Nyack Boat Club, this event includes an intro-duction to adaptive sailing and an adaptive sailing clinic. It is open to people with disabili-ties, rehabilitation profession-als and volunteers interested in learning more about adaptive sailing. Nyack Boat Club, Nyack, NY; Matthew Castelluccio: 845-786-4950; [email protected]; nyackboatclub.org

173rd Annual Huntington Nautical Flea Market Presented by the Greater Huntington Council of Yacht and Boating Clubs, this event has bargains on all types of nauti-cal gear – both new and used. 10am - 5pm; free; Mill Dam Park, Huntington, NY; Huntington-SafeBoatingWeek.com

18Brooklyn Boatworks’ Annual Party - This organiza-tion’s mission is to encourage, inspire and empower young people through the unique craft of wooden boatbuilding and on-the-water experiences. 6:30pm; Superfine, 126 Front Street, DUMBO Brooklyn, NY (F train to York, A/C to High Street); brooklynboatworks.org

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20CPYC Wednesday Night Series begins - Cedar Point Yacht Club, Westport, CT; cedarpointyc.org

20NYC Wednesday Nights Invitational Regatta begins - Norwalk Yacht Club, South Norwalk, CT; norwalkyc.com

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Longshore Sailing School, Westport, CT; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Pequot Yacht Club, Southport, CT; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Centerport Yacht Club, Center-port, NY; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat In-

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structor Level 1 Course - The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay, NY; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Sail Newport, Newport, RI; ussailing.org

22 - 25US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Mantoloking Yacht Club, Man-toloking, NJ; ussailing.org

23 - 2544th Figawi Race Week-end presented by vine-yard vines - Comprising a pursuit race from Hyannisport to Nantucket, a weekend of rev-elry and a return race, this very popular event raises funds for several charities. Hyannisport and Nantucket, MA; figawi.com

23 & 24 and 30 & 31 (two consecutive weekends)US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY; ussailing.org

23 & 24 and 30 & 31 (two consecutive weekends)US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Community Boating Center, Providence, RI; ussailing.org

24WSC Pierce Invitational This Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association points race is spon-sored by Windjammers Sailing Club. Milford, CT; windjammers.org

25The Lagoon Regatta - This event is open to all Laser & Sunfish sailors. Nyack Boat Club, Nyack, NY; Jon Marsh: [email protected]; nyackboatclub.org

26 - 29US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Norwalk Yacht Club, Norwalk, CT; ussailing.org

28 - 316th Annual Robie Pierce

One-Design Regatta & 4th Annual Robie Pierce Women’s Invita-tional - Co-hosted by Larch-mont & American Yacht Clubs, these events for sailors with disabilities are sailed in Ideal 18s. (Women’s Invitational is 5/28; One-Design Regatta is 5/29 – 5/31). American Yacht Club, Rye, NY; Siobhan Reilly: 914-329-2761; [email protected]; robiepierceonedesignregatta.com

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30121st Annual HYC Day Race - Huntington Yacht Club, Huntington, NY; huntingtony-achtclub.memberstatements.com

3049th Annual Lloyd’s Tro-phy Race - Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, Huntington, NY; lhyc.org

30YRALIS Commodore’s Cup - For the Drake Sparkman Trophy; Riverside Yacht Club, Riverside, CT; Yacht Racing As-sociation of Long Island Sound; yralis.org

3026th Annual NSYC Day Race - North Shore Yacht Club, Port Washington, NY; nsyc.net

30King’s Cup - Minuteman Yacht Club, Westport, CT; minute-manyc.com

305th Annual Soundsurfer Waterman’s Challenge This World Paddle Association-sanctioned event “For Clean Water, For Kids and For Our Future” benefits several local


charities. Activities include a 6-mile open water elite SUP race, 3-mile short course race, 3-mile fun paddle, 1-mile kids race, relay races, kids SUP clinic, family fun, food & more. Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT; soundsurfer.org

30IYRS Graduation & Launch Day - The public is welcome to watch IYRS School of Technology & Trades students program launch and showcase the boats they spent the past year restoring. Newport, RI; 401-848-5777; iyrs.edu

309th Annual Opening of the Bay Celebration - This night of dining and dancing helps the Community Boating Center make a difference in the lives of underprivileged kids who otherwise could not participate in their sailing and boating pro-grams. 6 - 11pm; Fort Taber Park,

New Bedford, MA;Andy Herlihy: 508-992-6219; [email protected]; communityboating.org

30DIYC Spring Regatta - This ECSA points event is the first qualifier for the Long Sand Shoal Cup. Duck Island Yacht Club, Westbrook, CT; diyc.com

30 & 319th Annual SYC Double-Handed Regatta - This regatta is open to all PHRF, IRC & One-Design boats, sailing both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker. As in 2014, there will also be a Short-Handed Class in which any Spinnaker class boat can sail with a crew of 3 to 5 (depending on LOA) and be scored in their own class. Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT; YachtScoring.com; stamfordyc.com

30 & 312nd Annual Gotham Mul-tihulls Series - Hosted by the Richmond County Yacht Club with logistical support from S Cruise for Smart Boat, this

regatta is open to all multihulls with a New England Multihull Association handicap rating. The event supports Brooklyn Boat-works, an educational program for New York City students who learn life skills by building and sailing wooden Optimists. Staten Island, NY; gothammultihulls.com; nemasail.org

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30 & 31Safety on Sea and Shore Weekend - While honoring the work of present-day emer-gency personnel, this unique event also celebrates the people, methods and vehicles involved in maritime rescues during the

19th and early 20th centuries. Activities include an old-fash-ioned bucket brigade fire drill, reenactments of a 19th century breeches buoy rescue drill and man overboard drill, Newfound-land dogs demonstrating water rescue drills, and safety presen-tations by Mark Chanski from the CT DEEP’s Boating Division. 9am- 5pm; Mystic Seaport, Mys-tic, CT; mysticseaport.org

30 & 31Maritime Cup Regatta This PHRF event is part of the Hudson River Yacht Racing Association Series. Kingston Sailing Club at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston, NY; kingstonsailingclub.org; hryra.org

30 & 31 and 6/6 & 7 (two consecutive weekends)US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 1 Course Pequot Yacht Club, Southport, CT; ussailing.org

31Pret Gladding Race - Bar-rington Yacht Club, Barrington, RI; barringtonyc.com F

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April 2015 These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

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April 2015 These tide tables are predictions and are to be used as a reference only. The times of high and low are approximations and are affected, in part by onshore and offshore winds, full and new moons as well as changes in currents. Always use caution when entering or leaving any harbor and navigate in areas that are well marked. WindCheck assumes no liability due to the use of these tables.

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From the Captain of the Port“EPIRBs, PPIRBs and GPIRBs – What?!” By Vincent Pica Assistant National Commodore, Recreational Boating Safety United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

Many of us have heard of satellite systems hailing the USCG when a boater pulls the (cord, pin, string, wire – pick one). A signal goes up from the boater’s device to a satellite (in the old days it went up to planes that were, hopefully, flying by) and down to the Coast Guard’s Rescue Coordination Center (RCC). This would start the “rescue clock starts now” clock at that point. The device is called an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon – an EPIRB (pronounced “ee-purb”).

Back in the day…The old model EPIRBs transmitted on dual frequencies of 121.5 and 243 megahertz (MHz). This signal was hopefully picked up by passing planes and satellites. It could take four to six hours for someone or something to pass overhead before the signal reached the USCG. Also, the footprint that you were within could be as much as 12 square nautical miles. That is a lot of water to cover. On the USCG website (navcen.uscg.gov/mar-comms/gmdss), it says that the 121.5/243MHz devices are “no longer recommended.”

The State of the ArtInterestingly, the 121.5MHz frequency is favored for radio direction finding (RDF). So, the newest EPIRBs now transmit simultaneously on 406MHz and 121.5MHz. The 406 reduces the footprint to one square nautical mile. And the 406MHz is heard by satellites all over the world and, within an hour, the USCG RCC will have commenced coming to your aid. And the rescuers will also be looking for your EPIRB’s 121.5MHz signal with their RDF gear. In heavy seas, that may very well be the dif-ference between passing right by you while you are in the trough or knowing that you are just over the next wave. Also, EPIRBs are classified by whether they will deploy automatically (Category I) or if you have to “pull the pin” (Cat-egory II.) I am of two minds. I have a CAT-I on my own vessel but I am hoping that I get the chance to grab it before it floats free and starts signaling for help! I want them to find me – not it! However, you can conjure up circumstances (knocked out in a capsize?) where you are in no shape to pull any pin and the EPIRB is at least drifting along with the boat, beeping and flash-ing away…So, you tend to plan around worst case. But what are GPIRBs and PPIRBs? A “GPIRB” (gee-purb) is an EPIRB with a built-in GPS signaler. It has all the function-ality of the EPIRB, but it also sends a GPS lat/lon. The search

square in now roughly 30 feet by 30 feet. Unless you are trying to hide from the rescue team, they will find you. A “PPIRB” (pea-purb) is a Personal EPIRB, also called a Personal Loca-tor Beacon (PLB). You wear it on your person. It also has the built-in GPS. When you attain a coxswain rating in the USCG Auxiliary (the person responsible for the boat, the crew and the mission), the USCG gives you a PPIRB. “Even if you go hiking, take this with you. If you get lost, we’ve got too much invested in you not to come get you!” The basic criterion between the EPIRB, GPIRB and PPIRB is price. Smaller search area equals higher price. Smaller size (carry it on your person) equals higher price again. Prices range, based on a quick Internet search, from $200 to $1,000.

What to Do?Do you need one if you never leave the bays and creeks of Long Island’s East End? Frankly, no. How about going offshore racing or cruising? You could be anywhere on a 100nm rhumbline from Moriches Inlet. You are out of radio range and, unless you have a GPS aboard, you don’t know your lat/lon within miles. Think about it, bunky. When you buy one, you will register all your details with NOAA, who maintains the global database. Keep that data up to date and one day you may find a red and white helicopter hover-ing over you. If you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at [email protected] or go direct to the D1SR Hu-man Resources department, who are in charge of new members matters, at DSO-HR and we will help you “get in this thing…”

Captain Ed Cubanski is the Captain of the Port and Sector Com-mander for US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. Captain Cubanski is responsible for all active-duty, reservist and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel within the Sector. Vin Pica, Assistant Na-tional Commodore for recreational boating safety nationally, works closely with Captain Cubanski and his staff to promote boating safety in the waters between Connecticut, Long Island and 200 nau-tical miles offshore. Sector Long Island Sound Command Center can be reached 24 hours a day at 203-468-4401.

Editor’s note: Weekly updates for the waters from East-port, ME to Shrewsbury, NJ including discrepancies in Aids to Navigation, chart corrections and waterway projects are listed in the USCG Local Notice to Mariners. Log onto navcen.uscg.gov, scroll to “Current Operational/Safety Information,” click on “Local Notice to Mari-ners” then “LNMs by CG District,” and click on “First District.”


7. Place the jib sheet in your lap and then use your back hand to clip the trapeze ring into the hook on the trapeze harness.

8. Trim the jib to the desired shape.

Important notes: 1. Provided there is enough pressure, you must go out on the side of the boat with your arms and legs straight, which will pro-vide the boat with maximum leverage and allow it to accelerate quickly to full speed, rather than wasting that energy if the boat heels too much.

2. You should be able to reach your donut from your full trapez-ing position. If you can’t reach it, lengthen your coarse adjuster to bring the donut closer to the hook.

3. To increase your stability, have your front foot pointed towards the bow and hold the jib sheet tight in your back hand aft of your back leg. (Note: both of these tips will reduce your chances of falling forward.)

4. Rotate your body towards the bow. With your forward hand behind your head, imagine that you want to take your forward elbow towards the water. This will allow you to look forward to see the jib, see the bow to monitor fore and aft trim, find puffs, lulls and waves that are coming onto the boat, and locate the next mark.

5. If you find you are falling backwards, push off the helmsman’s forward shoulder.

6. Do not sit on the side of the boat to trim the jib and then go out on the trapeze because it’s a slow way to maneuver that will result in loss of boat speed. If you hold the jib sheet in the same place as when you picked up the jib sheet on the other side of the boat, you will naturally pull the jib in as you move further away from the leeward jib cleat.

7. Standing on your toes on the gunwale will effectively make you taller, which provides more hiking leverage and enables the boat to travel faster.

Coming back in1. Reach for the donut with your forward hand, keeping your arm straight.

2. Lift your hips up towards the sky; releasing the tension on the bungee attached to the trapeze ring will unhook the ring.

3. Come back into the boat with your back foot first.

4. Place your backhand on the gunwale behind your back leg to increase your stability.

5. Bring your front foot into the cockpit behind the trapeze ring

Crew Work: Master the Trapeze By Steve KeenHead Doublehanded CoachLISOT Youth Sailing Team

Having coached many double-handed teams, mainly in the 470, I420 and C420, to podium finishes in World and Continental Championships, as well as literally hundreds of teams at regat-tas from Olympic training events to small local regattas, I’ve seen time and time again that the work of the crew is critical to ensuring a team’s success. There are several key components to becoming a good dinghy crew: understanding the mechanics of what you need to do in the boat, filtering the information that comes into the boat and using it to make the correct decisions both strategically and tactically, making sure the boat is always moving at full speed, communicating clearly with your skipper/teammate, and devel-oping safe, efficient trapeze skills. Let’s address the mechanics of getting out on the wire quickly and with the correct technique.

Steppin’ out1. Place your forward hand on the donut (handle) with your fingers wrapped around the coarse adjuster towards the stern.

2. With the jib sheet in your back hand, put your hand over the gunwale with your thumb pointing towards the stern and your fingers wrapped around the gunwale.

3. Push off either the floor of the boat or the center case with your back foot to allow your front foot to get to the gunwale first. This is essential to maintaining stability.

4. Provided there is enough pressure in the rig, keep your front arm straight.

5. Place your back foot on the gunwale, with your feet shoulder width apart.

6. Keep both legs straight.


bungee; otherwise you will become tangled with the bungee.

6. Depending on what your next maneuver is, your back foot will either go onto the windward side of the cockpit or the lee-

ward side of the cockpit. Minimizing steps in your maneuvers will allow your maneuvers to be-come smoother and you will be able to complete them in less time.

Safety fast!If you find your skip-per tacking while you’re still on the wire and you don’t have time to unclip, the chances of capsizing are great. First off, don’t panic. Once you’re in the water, the method to release your-self from the trapeze ring mentioned above will not work. Instead, you

need to put one hand on your donut and then take that hand towards your belly button. This will allow the bungee to work and the trapeze ring will release from your hook. You can use your free hand to help clear the ring if needed. Once you are free from the trapeze wire, move towards the leech of your mainsail. DO NOT go towards the mast, as there are many lines you can become entangled with. F

LISOT sailors Spencer McDonough (on the wire) and Reinier Een-kema van Dijk (helm) at the 420 Junior European Championships on Italy’s Lago di Garda © Lori Lewandoski Keen

From Left to Right: Christian Tremo, Dave McDonald, Jamie DeEll,

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By Caroline Pierce

Carolyn Leuze and Katie Bradford, a mother-daughter duo who saw that the revitalized New London waterfront did not ade-quately cater to the city’s kids, founded New London Community Boating (NLCB) in the winter of 1999 with a $500 donation from the Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association. Having successfully taught thousands of New London children to sail since then, Execu-tive Director Carolyn Leuze is passing the torch and NLCB is joining forces with New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, CT. NLCB President Katie Bradford is excited for the alignment and en-visions that their “relatively small program can expand under the umbrella of NESS, giving New London kids access to a more comprehensive array of programs year round.” With the Thames River and Long Island Sound being such a vital part of New London, Brad-ford and Leuze saw the program, located at New London’s Greens Harbor Beach, as a great way to “fill the idle hours of summer in the kids’ backyard.” They set out with two goals: “to eliminate the social and economic barriers to sailing for the youth of New London by providing sailing lessons free of charge; [and] to develop self-confidence, cooperation, communication and leadership skills in all participants” (NLCB Mission Statement). Additionally, as Bradford points out, they wanted to demonstrate that sailing could be a fun, lifelong sport and “to open students’ eyes to career options in the marine industry, right here in New London or far beyond the Connecticut waters.” NLCB started that first summer with just 20 students. Early on, they recruited help from the city of New London,

which offers bus transportation and meals before class to all students. Funded by foundations and individual donors since its inception, NLCB has been enormously successful, teaching over 300 students last summer at no charge. NESS President Spike Lobdell founded NESS in 2002, with many of the same intentions as NLCB. “We started out that year with just 14 children, eight tiny boats, and a big dream of being

inclusive of those who love or want to learn about the water,” Lobdell remembers. Since then, it too has enjoyed enormous growth and expansion. NESS has transitioned from a sailing-only summer program into a year-round ocean adventure program, which last year engaged 3,200 stu-dents in experiential learning to build confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. As a testament to its programs and outreach efforts, US Sailing named NESS the Outstanding Community Sailing Program in the country for 2013. More and more New London students are adventuring at NESS in three new locations. Thanks to successful partner-ships, NESS now operates out of its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) classroom at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School, its Ocean Beach Park

location with sandy beach and salt marsh creek winding up to

Alewife Cove, and Mitchell College’s docks. With these new locations, NESS is better able to serve New London students in their commu-nity, as well as in Stonington, nearly every weekday, year-round. The NESS staff continues to build its ocean adventure curriculum incorporat-ing engaging, “hands-wet” activities, including STEM concepts and the US Sailing Reach modules. Examples of topics include Biomimicry & Engineering, Marine Debris, Deep Sea Energy Cycles,

New London Community Boating Joining Forces with New England Science & Sailing

NESS Ocean Adventure Fundraiser is April 25New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is planning a great party in support of their New London initiatives. The Ocean Adventure Fundraiser will be held from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Saturday, April 25 at Port ‘N Starboard at Ocean Beach Park, located at 98 Neptune Avenue in New London, CT. The event includes a buffet dinner and cash bar, a silent auction and live music by The Soul Sensations. Tickets are $35 per person, and all proceeds will benefit NESS. Tickets can be purchased online at nessf.org/donate/fundraising-events. Please contact Lauren at NESS with any questions at 860-245-4472 or [email protected]. F

Members of the New London High School Sailing Team practice on the Thames River. © nessf.org


Wacky & Wild Critters, and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). To help teach its curriculum, last year NESS was awarded grants to fund AmeriCorps members year-round in New London. Now NLCB is joining forces with NESS, which is bringing NLCB under its umbrella to provide the New London community and its students a comprehensive set of programs to “make the ocean available to all.” With NLCB looking to join with a larger organization that could expand the opportunities offered to New London students, NESS was the logical choice because they already teach sailing to New London students during the academic year. NESS Sailing Program Director Mark Zagol explains, “We are extremely excited to complement NLCB’s fantastic sailing program with the flavor of NESS and our goal is to have a seamless transi-tion, ultimately making sure that the students feel the benefits of this partnership.” This move adds a fourth New London location

for NESS, strengthening its already considerable commitment to the community and aligning well with its core values of inclusive-ness, experiential learning, personal growth, and stewardship. Since its founding, NLCB has been dedicated to giving New

NESS students enjoy snorkeling at New London’s Ocean Beach Park. © nessf.org

NESS students from New London paddling to Alewife Cove. © nessf.org

London kids as many great opportunities to get involved with waterfront activities as they could. Back in 1999, they saw a gap in the waterfront offerings so they took it upon themselves not only to fill it, but also to be sure it was available to as many kids as possible by arranging transportation, meals, and free classes. This year they saw an opportunity to expand by combining with NESS and are taking full advantage. Asked about the future for NLCB and NESS at Greens Harbor Beach, NLCB founder Carolyn Leuze remarked, “We have been a part of many New London activities which give the children a great sense of place and belonging, and now NESS will be undertaking the fulfill-

ment of a dream we had so many years ago by continuing and growing our summer sailing program.” Lobdell echoed, “Manag-ing NLCB enables NESS to offer a greater variety of programs to enhance year-round learning for the students of New London.” As Leuze, Bradford and Lobdell always say, “It’s all about the kids!” For more information on the 2015 NLCB sailing program at Greens Harbor Beach, visit nessf.org. F

Caroline Pierce is a volunteer at NESS. She lives in Stonington, CT, and enjoys sailing, racing, and exploring all along the New England coastline.


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Full-On in Newport: The VOR Comes to TownBy Joe Cooper

Most people reading this will know that the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is coming to Newport, Rhode Island in early May. For 12, days from May 5 to the start of the transtlantic leg to Lisbon on May 17, the Race Village will be open at Fort Adams State Park. To the majority of sailors/spectators, the VOR is a sailboat race, albeit a grueling circumnavigation, often at hair-on-fire speeds. But behind the scenes, the VOR is big money in action. The awarding of the North American stopover to Newport was the culmination of eight years of work by a consortium of Rhode Islanders from across the spectrum, including the State in various guises, the city of Newport, the sailing community at large and in particular Sail Newport in the person of Brad Read, its Executive Director and now the Host Port Committee Chair-man. Awarding is the word since various cities bid to be selected as the host city, and in the case of (relatively small) Newport the potential financial impact is great. Previous VOR stopovers in the U.S. have been Miami, Boston and Baltimore, but re-ally, nothing says sailing in much of the world like Newport, Rhode Island. One question for the VOR folks was the ability of Newport to cater to top-level executives who may in fact not know anything about sailing, hence the previous stops in more conventional larger cities. But as in sailing, nay life itself, en-thusiasm and excitement about something can generate its own inertia. Tom Kirk is the past President of Sail Newport, a member of the Sail Newport Board, and on the organizing committee for the VOR Host Port stopover. He tells the tale of a corpo-rate executive connected with the VOR who was flying out of Providence after meetings in Newport. The TSA officer saw this fellow’s VOR jacket and remarked, “Hey, you guys bring the race to Newport, it would be great…” You know that did not happen in the other cities. For Newport and the State of Rhode Island, having the

international spotlight trained on Newport for the stopover and the influx of visitors, corporate types and their clients, mates and families is projected to be a huge boost to the local economy. And since the event is in early May it’s an add-on to the season, not an overflow as it might be in July. Sail Newport was started in the wake of the America’s Cup loss in 1983, with the mission to expand sailing. It has grown to be one of the finest sailing centers of its type in the country. Over the last 15-plus years, Brad Read and his Sail Newport team have gotten thousands of people, from kids to older adults, out sailing annually, and host upwards of 10-15 regattas from local to world championship level every year. There was, and is, more than enough experience in that group to produce anything with ‘sailing’ in the title. The discussions for a Newport stopover started in earnest with the entry of PUMA, skippered by the “other” Read, Kenny, in the VOR 2008-9. Their repeat appearance in the next edition in 2011-12 with the stopover in Miami increased the excite-ment in, and work towards, getting a stopover in Newport. And frankly I cannot imagine being in a room with Kenny, talking sailing and not having Newport come up. As that edition of the VOR was finishing, Sail Newport and Rhode Island were hosting the America’s Cup World Series, with great success. Upward of 60,000 people came to Newport and Fort Adams over the week of AC45 racing. The State commis-sioned a post-event survey that reports the AC World Series generated on the order of 30 million dollars’ worth of business around town and was by any measure a resounding success. The successful execution of such a world-class event was definitely a tick in the “can do big events” column for Sail New-port and Rhode Island. After the finish of the 2011/12 edition of the VOR, “The Pitch” went into top gear. Sail Newport was the lead entity, with the support of the State Legislature, the Governor’s office, the Department of Environmental Management, the Economic Development office folks, local businesses, the local Newport sailing community leadership and virtually anyone with a con-nection to sailing. The Bid was submitted in December 2012, and the stopover awarded in February 2013, from which point it has been full-on in Newport. The work that the VOR team and their own sponsors and the team sponsors put into a stopover dwarfs the efforts of the sailors. Each team’s sponsoring company (or country, in two cas-es) has facilities for hosting and entertaining their guests. There are myriad activities for visitors to experience, many of them aimed at young people and non-sailors. Unlike the America’s Cup World Series, the public will be able to get up close and personal with the boats – they will be stern-to on the new pier at the north end of Fort Adams. They will be able to visit the rigging, boat repair and sail making facilities and see just what makes these boats tick. Given that sailors are the only people who really see what the ocean’s environment is like, there is a huge section of the Race Village focusing on sustainability, ocean environment, recycling and related environmental activities and informa-


tion. Schools can organize road trips to the Village and get thoroughly immersed in all aspects of sailing and the ocean. This event is huge, with a capital H, in Europe and increasingly in parts of South-east Asia (aka China), so the marketing efforts the teams’ sponsors are putting into this race is equally huge. Tom Kirk tells me the sponsors booked huge swaths of hotel rooms as soon as Newport was announced as the stopover port. There are “cottages” to be rented, restaurants to be dined at, shops to be, well, shopped at, and so on. Sailing is commonly seen as “lots of money” and in the case of the VOR Host Ports this looks to be true, with lots of it staying on the ground in Newport after the fleet departs for Europe. Newport has a long history of big events, glamorous events, money, sailing, and – especially after the AC World Series – eco-nomic gains tied to sailing. Newport is one of the iconic sailing ports in the world, arguably much more so than Baltimore, Bos-ton and Miami. That we can host a big-time worldwide event successfully was no news to the locals. Perhaps the departing visi-tor was in fact a decision maker in the selection of Newport, and was swayed by the TSA officer. I don’t know. But really, can you imagine being the guy tasked with telling Kenny and Brad Read, “No, Newport doesn’t make the cut” for a sailing event? F

Australian born, Joe ‘Coop’ Cooper stayed in the US after the 1980 America’s Cup where he was the boat captain and sailed as Grinder/Sewer-man on Australia. His whole career has focused on sailing, especially the short-handed aspects of it. He lives in Middletown, RI where he coaches, consults and writes on his blog, joecoopersailing.com, when not paying attention to his wife, teenage son, dog, two cats and several, mainly small, boats.

The Newport In-Port Race starts at 2pm Saturday, May 16.© volvooceanrace.com


Team Alvimedica, the youngest team in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, is also Rhode Island’s home team. Skipper Charlie Enright of Bristol, RI, is looking forward to a hometown welcome when their Volvo Ocean 65 crosses the finish line in Newport, RI next month. Team Alvimedica’s homeport is Newport, so a homecom-ing celebration is on tap for the nine crewmembers, who have an average age of 32 years. Enright, 30, is the youngest skipper in the race. He graduated Brown University in 2008 and was a four-time member of the Intercollegiate All-American Sailing Team. He met his wife, Meris, at Brown, and the two live in Bristol where they’re expecting their first child.“Pulling into Newport will be something special,” said Enright. “It’s the best sailor’s town in the world. I’ve done a lot of racing there and have a lot of friends who’ll be there rooting for us. I’m really looking forward to that moment.” By his side is another Brown alumnus, 26-year-old Mark Towill, who graduated in 2011. Born and raised in Hawaii, Towill has mostly been living in Rhode Island since graduation. Although the two only overlapped at Brown by a year, Towill and Enright formed a friendship from their time together on the sailing team. They also spent the summer of 2007 together, racing the TP52 Morning Light in the 2,200-nautical-mile Transpac Race. That adventure sparked their dream to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race. “My greatest achievement so far has been putting this team together,” said Towill, who’s one of two watch captains. “It’s not an on-the-water result, but it’s been lots of hard work and I imagine it’ll be very emotional when we pull into Newport.” Another Rhode Islander in the crew is Nick Dana, 29, of Newport. Dana, the boat captain and bowman, has been around grand prix race boats all his life. His family owns Newport Ship-yard and this is the third time that Dana has been involved with the Volvo Ocean Race, although it’s the first time that he’s an ac-tive member of the race crew. “Being an American and sailing for the hometown team means a lot to me,” said Dana. “This team has a nice mix of young Americans. We’re all familiar with each other from town, and we’ll all be proud to sail into Newport.” Team Alvimedica’s OnBoard Reporter, Amory Ross, also calls Newport home. Ross, 30, is doing the race for the second consecutive time. As the OBR, he’s responsible for taking photos and videos and writing a daily blog post. He isn’t allowed to steer the boat, trim the sails or assist the crew in any maneuvers, but he’s permitted to help cook and clean belowdecks. “I love sharing stories. I love this event and the people that partake,” said Ross. “The concept of sailing into Newport, with all my family and our friends there to greet us is very exciting and something that I’m very much looking forward to.” The Newport stopover May 5-17 promises to be action-packed with plenty of public events at the Volvo Ocean Race Village at Fort Adams State Park. Sailing fans also have the unique chance to bid for one of two unique sailing experiences while supporting a

Rhode Island heart health charity, Lifespan.org. Team Alvimedica and its owner, medical devices company Alvimedica, are running an ambitious World Heart Health Charity Tour, a global initiative to raise funds and awareness for heart health. Bids can be made on two separate once-in-a lifetime experiences on board with Team Alvimedica at each of the race’s ten stopover ports. All of the funds raised from the team’s auction go directly to the locally designated heart charity. Sailing fans have the chance to bid on bringing their own team of six people to join the Team Alvimedica race crew on one of the Pro-Am Races in the stopover. These in-port races precede the leg start and offer sailors the rare opportunity to actually be involved in crew maneuvers with the professional race team as they compete against the Volvo Ocean Race fleet. Bids can be placed on the team’s website at teamalvim-edica.com/auction. The Jump Seat experience involves departing the dock with the race crew and being on board for the initial racing before the fleet leaves the stopover port. The initial part of the leg is sailed inshore with each of the Volvo Ocean Race teams having a Jump Seat guest on board. The Jump Seat riders experience the exhila-rating moments of the start before leaping overboard at a safe moment. The “jumpers” are then retrieved by a tender boat and brought safely back to shore. The Rhode Island charity is Lifespan.org, a five-partner, not-for-profit health system. Lifespan.org includes three teaching hospitals: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital. It also includes Newport Hospital and Gateway Healthcare. All Lifespan-affiliated partners are charitable organizations that depend on support from the com-munity to provide programs and services. For more information, visit lifespan.org. Follow Team Alvimedica at teamalvimedica.com and facebook.com/TeamAlvimedica. F

Jane Eagleson, Team Alvimedica’s Head of Communication, contrib-uted to this report.

Team Alvimedica is Homeward BoundRhode Island’s Home Team Returns to Newport in May

© Amory Ross/Team Alvimedica


Race Village Schedule With free public access, the Race Village will feature dozens of interactive displays, sponsor pavilions, team bases, bars and food vendors. For a full listing of daily events and times (concerts, try sailing opportunities, kids activities, youth regattas and much more), visit volvooceanracenewport.com.

Monday, May 5: Race Village Opening Ceremony at 4pm.

Monday, May 5 - Thursday, May 15: Sailing Festival Boats expected to arrive between May 5-9

Thursday, May 14 & Friday, May 15: Pro-Am Races Sponsors, VIPs and lucky guests will mix it up with the race teams on the racecourse off Fort Adams.

Friday, May 15: Leg 6 Prize Giving

Saturday, May 16: Newport In-Port Race - Shoreside viewing from Fort Adams

Sunday, May 17: Leg 7 Start

Team Alvimedica auctions off various spots aboard the boat while they are in each Stopover. An auction for the famous Jump Seat on the boat as the fleet races out of Newport can be found at teamalvimedica.com/auction. © Warren Little/Volvo Ocean Race

Countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Newport Stopover Fort Adams State Park, May 5 – 17

About the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

This is the 12th running of the 40-year-old event, which start-ed in 1973 as the Whitbread Round the World Race. The race started on October 4, 2014 in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on June 27, 2015 in Gothenburg, the Swedish home of Volvo. The Volvo Ocean 65s are strictly one-design boats designed

by Farr Yacht Design in the United States and built by a consortium of boatyards in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Switzerland.

The Teams Team Alvimedica - Turkey/USA, sponsored by the medical device company Alvimedica Team SCA - The first all-women’s team to compete in the race since 2001-02, sponsored by SCA, global hygiene/forest products company Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing - United Arab Emirates, backed by the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority

Dongfeng Race Team - China, sponsored by Dongfeng Com-mercial Vehicle Team Brunel - Netherlands, title sponsor Brunel, a global staffing and recruitment company MAPFRE - Spain, backed by insurance giant MAPFRE. Team Vestas Wind - Denmark, sponsored by wind energy company Vestas. The team has suspended racing after running aground but seeks to rejoin the race.


Lodging “We’ve been very pleased with the strong interest about visiting Newport for the Volvo Ocean Race. Although most of our resort hotels are now booked, Newport still has some beautiful smaller properties including charming inns and beautifully appointed B & Bs still available to enjoy,” said Evan Smith, President of Discover Newport. Check out discovernewport.org to explore some of the fine lodging options still available.

Coming by Boat? There are many marine facilities in Newport and nearby towns on the Bay. A complete list of marinas is avail-able at discovernewport.org/marine-services/marinas

The Auckland In-Port Race attracted a large spectator fleet. © Volv Ocean Race

Ocean Race Club Premium Hospitality - May 14-17Watch the racing from a prime location within yards of the race course. The Ocean Race Club experience includes a premium tent with seating and dining areas, gourmet lunch and full bar. During each racing period, guests will hear official commentary, and receive race-day briefings from sailing experts. Space is lim-ited to 400 guests per day.

Spectator BoatsThe 110’ catamaran ferry Ava Pearl is available for individu-als to board for on-the-water viewing. America’s Cup Charters (americascupcharters.com) is also offering individual and group charters during the stopover. As more spectator boats will be announced, we’ll post them at windcheckmagazine.com/2014_vor_newport_ri_stopover.

Parking at Fort AdamsRegular pricing is $10/$20 per day. Passes good for the two weeks are available online.

Field Trips for Kids

Thousands of kids learned about the ocean, tried sailing and met the teams at the March Auckland stopover. © Charlie Shoemaker

As part of its expanding commitment to the students of New London, the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) will take 150 students from the STEM Magnet Middle School at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London, CT, to the stopover. The goal is to educate and inspire students about the sport of sailing, the ocean, sustainability and the continents and cultures across the world through the lens of the world›s toughest sailboat race. Students will experience the Exploration Zone with hands-on wind, water, current, and marine life exhibits, board the 200-foot educational tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry, and even get out sailing with Sail Newport on J/24s. NESS President Spike Lobdell remarked, “We are so very excited to partner with the school to deliver this opportunity of a life time for the children. We seek to inspire these students every day in the classroom to learn and discover themselves.”

The Volvo Ocean Race Academy provides young Opti sailors with a fantastic weekend of team racing. © Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

To request a field trip, go to volvooceanracenewport.com/en/contact.html For more information about all of the above and to pur-chase special event tickets, visit volvooceanracenewport.com F


Volvo Ocean Race Leg 5 UpdateThe toughest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, the 6,776 nauti-cal mile leg from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajai, Brazil, started Wednesday, March 18. The start, originally scheduled for March 15, was postponed for 67 hours to avoid the worst of Cyclone Pam. As this issue

went to press, Team Alvemedica was leading the six-boat fleet. “The conditions will be light early on, with coastal sailing up to East Cape (the tip of New Zealand), but after a few days it will be the full-on Southern Ocean regime,” said the race’s official meteorologist, Gonzalo Infante. “From then, the boats will be facing 25-35 knots of wind for much of the time until they round Cape Horn.” “In 12 hours time we will round East Cape and leave the lee of New Zealand, straight into the rough remnants of Pam,” said Amory Ross (Newport, RI) Team Alvimedica’s Onboard Reporter. “Life will get hard, cold, and wet, and it will happen very quickly. But maybe in this race of suffrage, where we learn to love, live, and thrive

in the misery—where we aim to find and test our limits—that’s what it will take to realize the significance of what we’re trying to accomplish. Such a sick breed we are, but a happy one, and poker-face or not there’s nobody on this boat who isn’t exactly where they want to be.” The fleet is expected to arrive in Itajai around April 4. Visit volvooceanrace.com for more information.

Although the VOR fleet sailed out of Auckland in light air, it wouldn't be long before they had a taste of life on the Southern Ocean. © Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race


Overall Standings after Leg 4 Points1. Abu Dhabi Racing 82. Dongfeng Race Team 83. Team Brunel 144. Team Alvimedica 165. MAPFRE 166. Team SCA 247. Team Vestas Wind (suspended racing) 28

All legs count towards each team’s overall score, and lowest score wins.

In-Port Series Standings Points1. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing 142. Team Brunel 143. Team SCA 163. Dongfeng Race Team 185. Team Alvimedica 206. MAPFRE 257. Team Vestas Wind 36

The In-Port Series is scored separately, and In-Port Race results are only used in the event of a tie in the overall Race. F

The all-women’s Team SCA scored their second In-Port Race victory in Auckland. © Anna-Lena Elled/Team SCA/Volvo Ocean Race


Sailing HeavenThe Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean

By Adam Loory

After sailing at the Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Virgin Gorda, BVI the first week of March, I now know what sailing heaven will be. I have sailed from Maine to Key West, and Virgin Gorda wins hands down for the best sailing conditions and best scen-ery. During the Swan Cup, the wind blew 18-25 knots and it was warm enough to sail in shorts and a long-sleeved sun shirt. Getting splashed by clear blue water did not make us cold. I sailed on Joe Mele’s Swan 44 Mk II Triple Lindy (City Is-land, NY), which was the smallest boat in Class B. Even though the long courses in the big breezes favored the bigger boats, we had a great week finishing sixth out of nine in our class. The event was fun not only because of the weather and scenic sur-roundings, but because of how well our team came together. Never had the ten of us sailed all together before, but the team came together solidly as the week went on, which is a testament to the organizational skills of Joe Mele. Our starts were first row, our tacks were crisp and our spin-naker drops were all “letter boxes” that kept the chute dry. On one downwind leg, we made huge gains by seeing the big boats get hit with a new breeze that was much stronger and too far forward to continue carrying the chute. We timed our change to the jib top perfectly, while other boats nearby held on too long

and struggled to get their chutes down. The memory that all of us will carry for a long time was the tow we caught off a Swan 53 for over 30 minutes. Jamestown Boat Yard partner Steve DeVoe was calling tactics on that boats and when his crew got nervous about our bow staying ten feet off their transom he told them to stop worrying and to trim harder since the littlest boat in the fleet was keeping up. At one of the dinners thrown by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, I talked with Joe about how he puts together his crew. He said that it took a while to build up a good pool of his friends. Then experience taught him to only allow very few people to make suggestions for new people to join the team. Joe does not sail many events a year, but the ones he does sail he puts out a first class effort with an all-Corinthian crew – besides me. I only got the nod because someone invited before me dropped out in fear of Chikungunya, a malaria-like disease that

is spread by mosqui-toes, of which we saw very few buzzing about. If you get a chance to sail in the BVI, do not let the mosquitoes scare you away; the BVI is a sailor’s paradise – especially during a winter of record cold and snow. F

Adam Loory is the General Manager at UK Sailmakers International in City Island, NY.

Champagne conditions prevailed at this year’s Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean. © Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Twenty-one Swans from around the world, from 42 to 100 feet, sailed in the regatta. © nautorswan.com


Get Connected!“I like that I found a great bunch of friends and fellow sailors through the Captain looking for Crew section! Ines Walther, Milford, CT

WindCheck Crew Connection has provided thousands of opportunities to find or become crew. Are you a boat owner who finds themselves trying to get around the race course with the tiller in one had, a winch handle in the other and a sheet in your teeth? Maybe you watch the racing action from shore, wondering how much fun everybody else is having out there…There are plenty of scenarios where skipper needs help, and crew wants to sail. WindCheck’s Crew Connection is the place to go, and now’s the time to do it. In our latest posting, a Stamford, CT Skipper is seeking additional crew for the 2015 season. ‘Some weekend regattas as well as Tuesday nights with Breakwater Irregulars. Enthusiasm is weighted heavier than experience.’ This is typical of the type of postings you’ll find…

‘Have some sailing/racing experience. Willing to learn and work hard,’

‘Fun is more important than first’

‘Cruising to Maine, seeking delivery crew…’

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‘Have been sailing on the Long Island Sound since age 9. Have raced Optis, Blue Jays and 420s until I was 18. Taught for 4 summers. Played two sports in college and definitely know the value of commitment to a team. I’m very eager to learn and continue to improve.’

‘J/30 sails out of the Branford Yacht Club. The season will include Wednesday nights and weekend ECSA races. We have a couple spots open for the season. Looking for racing experience, but happy to train the right person.’

Check out WindCheck’s Crew Connection at windcheckmagazine.com/crew_connect and link up with like-minded cruisers, racers, captains and crew. F

© Allen Clark/Photoboat.com


Sailing and Lady Luck at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta By Deirdre Frost

Early this year I finally obtained confirmation to go to the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta after many years of seeing stun-ning photos of previous challenges on this lively Caribbean island. Coming to this regatta is like going to a fraternity party, especially meeting all kinds of people who are there for the party atmosphere. In early March, people from all over descend on this island paradise to take part in this gathering of racing yachts, competing separately in 18 different classes. This three-day extravaganza is full of action from daybreak to sundown, with fellow yachtsmen coming not only to sail, but to revel in music and experience the nightly festivities. While the competi-tion is intense on the water, the party atmosphere takes over at twilight with plenty of food, drink and live music. The Heineken Regatta’s first race is the six-hour, 35-mile Around the Island Race that starts and ends at Simpson Bay. This international competition attracts sailors of all levels of ability who come to St. Maarten for the ideal weather for boating, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. After the racing, the Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Honorable Marcel Gumbs, mingled with the crowds along the boardwalk in Philipsburg to celebrate the spectacular 35th year of this exciting island event. The most distinguished figure at the regatta, he chatted with guests and locals before the finale, and presented the awards to notables including Sir Bobby Velasquez, whose Beneteau 45FS L’Esperance (St. Maarten) received the Most Worthy Perfor-

mance Overall trophy. But the real excitement happens in the throes of competi-tion. The momentum builds as contenders try to live up to the regatta’s motto of having “Serious Fun” as part of the spirit of racing. On the second day, the movement was quick with crew huffing and puffing to tack sharply. Barely 15 minutes into the race, my heart almost skipped a beat as I watched a 25-knot shoreline tacking duel. On board, the grinding was consider-ably faster as the level of intensity rose, and all of these actions seemed surreal as crews and spectators alike got a real sense of being in the moment. In a split second, one crew lost control in the bellowing winds, and I felt their humiliation as their main-sail ripped in half. The action was even more intense on the last day of racing, with fantastic, breezy conditions testing the mettle of even the best teams. The opportunity to race in St. Maarten in an event with 2,000 participants turned out to be a tremendous spectacle that did not disappoint. This massive gathering is probably the largest racing fleet in the Caribbean this season. On the other side of the causeway in Simpson Bay Lagoon, I found that the premier Caribbean resort, the Princess Port de Plaisance, was sponsoring one of most interesting classes in the regatta, the Gunboat catamarans. I took a water taxi to the Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance, which offers convenient, secure and first-class dockage for megayachts. A full-service marina, the Yacht Club serves as a homeport by passengers, captains and crews while they take excursions through the Leeward and Windward Islands. More than twenty yachts from 40 to 280 feet were docked at the Yacht Club for this year’s Heineken Regatta. According to Manager Jesse Peterson, the Yacht Club

Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 trimaran phaedo3 (GB) recorded the fastest time in the Around the Island Race. © Jouany Christophe


is popularly known as the Country Club and offers on-site amenities with five-star service. As St. Maarten’s second largest marina, the facility is ideal, he says, for yachting guests have full privileges to use the resort’s hotel, restaurants, casino and spa. Undoubtedly, these benefits enhance the experiences for those individuals looking for an enjoyable stay at the resort during the regatta. Peter Clements from Greenwich, CT, who has done several Heineken Regattas, makes it a point to stay at this resort. “Every

year it is a lot of fun staying at PDP and taking part in the Heineken Regatta with so much variety in competition and excellent weather conditions,” said Peter, who was competing on a 62-foot catamaran. Near the Yacht Club, I found the Princess Casino where I met Marketing Manager Yannick Guarinos, who warmly greets and welcomes guests personally. Over the years, he’s seen how PDP has become a favorite retreat of individuals who come to unwind and enjoy the magnificent views of megayachts.

Yannick says the Heineken Regatta brings out the best in yacht racing and attracts a good mix of individuals for fun and excitement. At Port de Plaisance, the lush tropical landscape and the sparkling lagoon provide a perfect backdrop to this exclusive Caribbean resort. Once inside the casino, I wouldn’t consider combining sailing with lady luck anywhere else. F

Deirdre Frost has covered travel for Travel World News and other trade publications. She makes her home in Norwalk, CT where she enjoys sail-ing on Long Island Sound. A passionate traveler, she writes on adventure and luxury resorts in the Caribbean, Europe, and North America.

Many Heineken participants stay at the Princess Port de Plaisance resort. © princessportdeplaisance.com


Multiplying MultihullsThe New England Multihull Association (NEMA) is extending its reach into New York waters with the second annual Gotham Multihulls Series, open to all NEMA-rated multihulls, on the weekend of May 30-31, and adding another event to its racing series with a distance ocean race out of Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on June 6. The Gotham Multihulls Series will once again feature two days of PHRF racing in New York Harbor with the Statue of Liberty as a turn-ing mark. This year, the plans call for a start off Brooklyn with a turn at the Statue and a finish outside Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island, where the Richmond County Yacht Club, which also sponsors the Poco Loco Bay Race on September 26 to raise funds for diabetes research, will host a party. Racers are invited to take moorings in Great Kills Harbor Saturday night and race back north to Manhattan on Sunday, finishing in the vicinity of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina. The actual courses will be established in May. Race logistics will be supplied by the Richmond County Yacht Club and S Cruise for Smart Boat, which offers guided tours of New York Harbor in a 23-foot powerboat. The Gotham Multihulls Series again supports Brooklyn Boatworks, an educa-tional program for young sailors who learn by building and then sailing Optimists. Event organizers are Laurent Apollon, owner of Windsinger, a Dragonfly 800, and Andy Houlding, sailing Skedaddle, a Corsair 28R. Contact them at [email protected] or [email protected]. Race notices and logistical information will be posted at gothammultihulls.com and nema-sail.org. PHRF handicap ratings are available from NEMA Race Committee Chair Steve Parks through the NEMA website. The first weekend in June will bring the inaugural Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club Distance Race, hosted by Atlantic High-

lands Yacht Club on New Jersey’s Sandy Hook Bay. The race is open to multihulls with a NEMA rating, as well as any monohull over 25 feet with a PHRF rating of 185 or less. The multihulls and many of the monohulls will sail an ocean course of approxi-mately 100 nautical miles, consisting of points between the South Shore of Long Island and the Jersey Shore. A day race for mono-hulls of approximately 20 miles will also be offered. An awards breakfast on Sunday morning will allow out-of-town participants

plenty of time to deliver their vessels home. The NOR will be posted on nemasail.org soon, and direct any questions to John Sampson at [email protected]. NEMA now has an extensive racing season with 18 qualify-ing races from Memorial Day through October, and ranging from Falmouth, ME to Atlantic Highlands, NJ. NEMA recognizes eight ocean distance races that qualify for the annual Offshore Trophy, and awards a season trophy. Many sailors trailer their folding multihulls to the race venue while others enjoy the deliv-eries as much as the racing. The complete race schedule can be found at nemasail.org/racing.html. F

The New England Multihull Association invites catamaran and trimaran racers to compete in the 2nd Annual Gotham Multihulls Series on May 30 & 31 and the inaugural Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club Distance Race on June 6. © Laurent Apollon Images



Block Island Race Week – In With the Old and the NewThe mass migration of sailors and boats is drawing near. From June 21-26, the 50th anniversary of Block Island Race Week will take place. Racers can look forward to the type of action that they have been accustomed to throughout the years, with tight competition, a hard-working race committee, great organization on shore and off, excellent tent parties, and other shoreside events and amenities. But the Storm Trysail Club has even more in store for 2015. This year competitor’s can join feeder races leaving from Rye, NY, Fishers Island, NY and Newport, RI, all beginning on June 20, with a finish line just outside the Great Salt Pond. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary, organizers plan to pay tribute to the early years of Race Week by reintroducing some of the features of yesteryear. A focus on families and fun will be a funda-mental component of 2015. Look for a full list of Crew Names in the Race Week Program as a helpful way to get to know people on other boats and maybe recognize an old junior sailing chum or college rac-ing pal. Family and Cruising classes are being developed and are grow-ing. The Storm Trysail Club would like to see lots of growth in these classes and are hoping that a new crop of sailors will try their hand at going ‘round the buoys, or in navigator’s classes. This year there will be a place for just about any boat and crew – and with the same conditions, excitement and race management the grand prix divisions will enjoy. Heidi & Steve Benjamin of Norwalk, CT have donated a new youth trophy to honor the ideals of Heidi’s father, Bill Zeigler III. Zei-gler almost always had a crop of young sailors aboard his boat Gem to learn the ropes and become great ocean sailors. The Gem Trophy will be open to non-service academy vessels (service academy vessels vie for the John Alden Reed Perpetual Trophy at Race Week) crewed by sailors 25 years and under who make up at least 70% of the total crew, including Skipper. This leaves room for a safety advisor, boat owner or other adult supervisor if necessary to get the boat to the racecourse. Look for more green initiatives at this year’s Race Week. With a goal of becoming a fully sustainable regatta, organizers plan to provide water filling stations to reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles, as well as the use of digital race documents where available to cut down on the use of paper. In fact, the STC will be implementing a wide variety of digital and traditional media outlets, for information, chats, scoring, pictures and video about Race Week. The belief is that the audience is not just on Block itself, but all around North America, and they want sailors to be able to participate vicariously or virtually wherever possible. Additionally, there will be a beach cleanup during Race Week. STC wants to make a positive mark on the environment of Block Island during the weeklong event. Expect the same level of organization, grand prix and one-design action as in year’s past. With a mix of the new initiatives and old-time fun, 2015 should be the best Block Island Race Week yet. Go to blockislandraceweek.com for more information on classes, events and registration, and look for a full preview in the May issue of WindCheck. F


Broker Tips☛A Tip You Can Take To The BankBy Andy Baker

Buying or investing in a boat is a multiple step process, and there are many things that will affect the end result. I will be discussing two of the very important steps that you will be undergoing while in your search for the perfect boat for you and possibly your family.

Step 1. Find a Good Broker.When starting in this business I asked myself, what kind of bro-ker would I want to work with if I were buying a boat? I found myself answering like this: I want to have a good feeling about the broker. I want to be able to trust and respect him as he is spending my money. He may lead me in a direction that I am not familiar with; if he does, keep an open mind and ask for an explanation. He should act in my best interest, looking outside the box if needed. When you select a broker that you feel that you would like to do business with, keep an open mind. Do not be afraid to ask questions. A broker may not have all of the answers, but the willingness and ability to find those answers and get back to you is very important. For a good broker to be able to do his job, he must have a network of resources that he has developed during his years of service to the marine community. My advice is to get to know the broker. Don’t just find a boat online that you may be very interested in, make an ap-pointment and just be shown the vessel in question. Buying a boat is something that you don’t do every day. It is much like buying a second home, or better yet, a beachfront cottage! Allow yourself some time to converse and become familiar with the broker. See what you may have in common as far as boating, although you don’t have to just talk about boats. You can talk about what he or she has done in the past, what kind of interests they have, what kind of boat they own or have owned, what kind of boat is their favorite and why, and what kind of boating experience they have they acquired over the years. This information will give you a good sense of this person’s back-ground in the marine industry and how they will be able to help you with your selection. Keep in mind, you will be spending a fair amount of time with this person. Buying a boat can be stressful at times, and there’s no reason to be butting heads with your broker. A good broker is one who is looking out for you. Whether

you’re buying or selling, you need to have confidence in him or her, and be comfortable enough to trust him or her. As we all know, if you own the boat, it is worth a lot. If you are buying it, you are at the other end of the scale. A good broker will give you an honest opinion of where the value is and if it may be a good fit for you. You don’t want to make a substantial purchase that you are going to be unhappy with in a few months.

Step 2 – And Equally Important – Find a Good Surveyor! When you finally get to the point of having selected what you’ve determined to be the right vessel and you decide to make an offer, you will want an experienced and knowledgeable marine surveyor to inspect the boat. The surveyor is working for you, and you will want the best representation you can get from him as well. Also, most financial lending firms and insurance companies will want a survey before committing to a loan or insurance coverage. Surveyors, as in many other trades, are numerous. Make sure the Surveyor that you choose is familiar with and has knowledge of the type of boat you have selected. You should do a little homework to be comfortable with your selection of a sur-veyor. Don’t be afraid to ask around for referrals. The fact that a friend knows a surveyor doesn’t make him a good one. Ask for the surveyor’s certifications and how long he or she has been in the business, and ask for his or her referrals as well. When contacting a surveyor, get an explanation of what tests and procedures they are going to do to the boat, in the wa-ter as well as on the hard. It’s also very important for you to be present when the survey and sea trial is being done. A survey is not only to satisfy the requirements of an insurance company or bank. It’s also an educational opportunity for you – a chance for you to get to know the boat and its systems from a professional that can explain them to you and comfortably answer your ques-tions. The bottom line is that having a good broker and a good surveyor on your side will definitely save you money in the long run. F

Andy Baker is a Managing Broker at Springline Yacht Sales in Mystic, CT. He races on Wednesday nights with the Thames Yacht Club and serves as Com-modore of the Cruising Club of New England. He owns a Hunter 460.


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26’ Beneteau 265 1992 - Settees & dining table convert to large V-berth. Oversized quarter berth. Galley w/ sink, cooler, alcohol stove. Full-size marine head. Roller furling. Tiller. Volvo diesel engine. Shore power. Owners moving up. Milford, CT Asking $16,500 203-301-222219’ Lightning 1998, Glass - Set-up for

cruising and camping: full flotation, dodg-er and full cockpit cover/tent by Topside Canvas, ‘Bandit trailer, 3.3 hp. Mercury 2006, Regular and self-tending jib, sails are OK. Bottom and centerboard painted with anti-fouling. Boat is set-up for comfortable cruising/trailering or mooring, not racing. Mooring mushroom & chain. $3,000 or B.O. [email protected].

28’ Cal 1986 – This well maintained boat is in excellent condition. Can be seen at Fayerweather Boat Yard, Bridgeport, CT. $22,000. Contact Anne at 203-209-3577

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30’ Pearson Flyer 1981 - Includes full set of sails – new genoa 150 and main, plus older spinnaker. Four wheel trailer. New Harken roller furler. Also some older sails. Porta potty (head). Sleeps four, stove, sink, dinette table for cockpit or below, large cooler. Inboard Yanmar diesel 1gm10 engine purchased in 1994. Large roomy cockpit, very competitive racer-many trophies won, new teak and holly decking below. Must be seen to appreciate, kept in excellent condition. Asking $15,000. Make offer. For more information or to see the boat call David Riordan 203-259-8814, or email [email protected]

30’ Cal 2-30 1969 - A well cared for example of the highly regarded William Lapworth designed Cal sloop. Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Replaced rigging and life lines Hood roller furling. Many upgrades, call for details. Price $7,000 Also available Zodiac and 2 hp outboard, $850 Call Bob: 203-261-5968

25’ Kirby 1979 - Fractional rig, Triad Trailer, 4HP Yamaha 4 stroke, new main, new 155% Genoa, new #3, new spin, Hall Van, cushions, head, tactic compass $11,500.

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26’ O’Day 1985 Ray Hunt Design - w/Shoal Draft, Centerboard, 8 Hp Honda Outboard, One Owner through June 2014. This pleasing 26 footer has 6’ standing head room and berths for 5. The anodized aluminum mast is deck-stepped on a hinged tabernacle base. This allows the mast to be hoisted in place with its own rig. A highly maneuverable sailor, extended centerboard provides great stabil-ity combined with comfortable interior in very good condition, porti-potty, CD, VHF, and Speed. Priced to sell at $5,950. [email protected] 203-570-8277

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25’ Macgregor 1987 - Swing Keel. Roller Furler. 2006 8HP Johnson Longshaft Outboard. New sail cover. Pop Up. New bottom. Extra jib. Milford, CT. $4,000. 203-376-0734. [email protected]

30’ Catalina - If you are looking for a Catalina 30 don’t miss this one. New: canvas, cushions, lifelines, vang, solar panel, refrigeration, batteries. Upgraded: Yanmar, sails, winches, anchor and roller. Trade considered. $23,000. 203-454-2226


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36’ Sabre 362 1993 - Very clean & well updated Sabre. New windlass, radar/plot-ter, A/P, Hatches & ports, & much more in last 2 years. Flag blue, wing keel. Asking $129,900 Owner anxious - two boat owner. Willis Marine Center 631-421-3400

34’ Alsberg Express 1987 - Carl Schum-acher design well built and fast. Yanmar diesel engine. New mast, full North sail inventory. Asking $45,000. Call 917-545-8748 [email protected]

31’ Tartan 31 1989 - Exceptionally clean & well equipped. New Raymarine E120W, A/P, New Air Cond., full canvas, spin. Asking $47,900 Willis Marine Center 631-421-3400

30’ Pearson 1971 - Full set of racing sails. 2 spinnakers, 1 Asym. cruising chute. Twin head foil for roller Genoa W/ removable drum. Full instrument display & GPS. Harken deck hardware. Spinlock rope clutches. Cockpit cushions, dodger, bimini. New holding tank, water tank & plumbing. New cooktop. This boat is a race ready winner and a comfortable cruiser. Has Poppets. $12,500 Call Doug @ 860-227-5323 or email at [email protected]

32’ C&C 99 2004 - Original owner, bought new 2004. Options included: Spinnaker package, Leatherette seat cushions in main cabin and macerator. Very clean, well maintained. Carbon fiber mast, a custom canvas cover, auto-pilot and instruments. Two sets of sails plus a spinnaker. $87,000. Will cooperate with brokers. Call 203-937-6254 or 203-530-9143

33 Raider built by Cherubini 1983. Excellent condition. Info and pictures to [email protected].

33’ Newport 1986 - Well equipped for cruising with rolling furling genoa, cruis-ing chute, and Dutchman main. Autopi-lot, dodger, bimini, and main sail cover, Universal diesel, CNG stove/oven, refrig-erator, GPS, solar panel, and H/C water/foot pumps. $31,900 Call Bruce 203-377-5219 or email [email protected]

35’ Freedom 1995 - Excellent condition, clean and well equipped. New sails, nice canvas, Yanmar diesel with low hours. Interior is Bristol. Raytheon instruments, radar, GPS & autopilot. 4’6” shoal draft, Newer custom canvas winter cover. $82,500 Call Bruce at 203-314-7584

30’ San Juan 1976 - Westerbeke M320B 400hrs, Maxprop, PSS Shaftseal, 7 new sails, Harken Furler, Awlgrip topsides, Interprotect 2000E bottom, dodger, fitted winter cover, autopilot, chartplotter. Complete boat ready to win, too much to list. $14,500 .Call 203-488-7093 or [email protected]

31’ Pearson 1988 - Well equipped and in good condition – needs some work. Sails beautifully - Yanmar 2GM18 runs great. New 150 genoa and batteries. Must sell, $18,000 or best offer. Can be seen in Noank CT. 617-429-4204.

38’ Catalina Morgan 381 1997 - Excel-lent condition, center cockpit, full enclo-sure, queen bed, separate shower, two 140 watt solar panels 2014, Standard Horizon VHF AIS 2014, Standard Horizon chart-plotter 2013, Raymarine autopilot 2013, $110,00 Huntington NY, 631-351-1076, email [email protected]


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On WatchJoan ThayerYou won’t find a stronger advocate in women’s sailing than Joan Thayer, a passionate one-design racer from Marblehead, Massachusetts. “I grew up in Marblehead and started sailing in the fourth grade,” says Joan. “My father, Dick Thayer, was a competitive sailor. He had a boat called a Brutal Beast and an International One-Design, and my mother Elli, my two sisters and I crewed for him. My sisters and I spent a lot of summers at the Pleon Yacht Club, the oldest independent junior yacht club in the United States. Pleon sits on the Eastern Yacht Club property, but the juniors, who are mem-bers until age 18, run everything. My elder sister and I were club officers. Members in my era included Dave Curtis, Jud Smith and Robbie Doyle, and I sailed with Robbie when he won the Sears Cup in 1964. I got my first boat, a 110, in high school. I named it Spinner, which was my History teacher’s nickname.” Joan’s mentor was Marblehead racer Emmy Magoon. “I owe a lot to Emmy as a skipper and as an advocate of women in sailing,” she says. “I followed in Emmy’s footsteps in women’s racing from the day I started crewing with her in the elimination series for the Adams Cup, the US Sailing Women’s Championships. Emmy became Chairman of the Adams Cup Committee, and suggested that I run a quarterfinal or semi-final event. I did, and eventually became the Adams Cup Chairman. In 1996, the event was sailed in Sonars. Emmy had a Rhodes 19 and I had a Shields, and we were interested in a different boat. She said, ‘Why don’t we go in together?’ We bought a Sonar which we named Follow Me, and always sailed with all-women crews.” “I like to do well on the racecourse, but don’t consider myself a hardcore skipper. My enjoyment comes from having the boat and crew prepared so that when we cross the finish line we all can say we did our best. I enjoy helping women be more confident on the boat. If I can teach them an easier way to do something or explain it in a way that makes sense to them, then I have had a great day. Emmy taught me that. She was a very positive person, and was very involved with junior racing and judging – having them see the fairness and fun in the sport.” Joan is actively involved with AdventureSail®, a mentoring program for at-risk girls. “In 1991, I received a flyer about putting on an AdventureSail® event. My roommate, Sue Corl, said, ‘This looks like fun!’ We did a program and met the AdventureSail® founder, Doris Colgate, who had founded the National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) in 1990. The NWSA’s mission is to enhance the lives of women and girls through education and access to the sport of sailing. Sue and I joined and became board members.” “We currently have AdventureSail® programs at Courageous Sailing Center in Boston; Racine, Wisconsin; Portland, Oregon; Nevada City, California; Sag Harbor, New York; and our new-est one at Annapolis Community Boating in Maryland. Each is

unique because of the location, the types of boats and skippers available, but the same sense of ‘you matter’ and ‘you can do this, girl’ applies. We run the Courageous Sailing program with the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, and the girls take the helm and trim the sails. It’s wonderful to see the change in them. They’ve never been on the water and they’re timid

when they arrive, but by the end of the day they’re beaming. Many of them hug us and say, ‘Thank you!’” In 2001, Joan (pictured with an enthusiastic AdventureSail® skipper) and Sue Corl organized and co-chaired the first NWSA Take the Helm® Women’s Sailing Conference. “A woman named Gail Hine joined the NWSA board. Gail had organized the Women’s Sailing Convention in California. Sue and I attended and said, ‘This is fabulous. We need one on the East Coast!’ We took the idea – modeled after Gail’s event – to the NWSA board. The Corinthian Yacht Club agreed to host it and we’ve been doing it ever since. Sue, who passed away in 2007, was a sparkplug of capability and creativity…and nobody could pack a spinnaker better!” “The Women’s Sailing Conference, now co-chaired by Scottie Robinson, offers something for all levels of sailing. There are no male egos to get in the way of learning and sharing experienc-es. We offer several workshops including diesel engine mainte-nance, hands-on charting, docking, anchoring, electronics, on-the-water crew overboard rescue instruction, and one for novices called Welcome Aboard that covers terminology, parts of the boat, what to wear, and knots. This year we’re adding winch mainte-nance and liveaboard workshops and a race committee primer, for a total of 21 workshops. This year’s Conference, at Corinthian on Saturday, June 6, is all about giving women confidence in them-selves and permission to get on that ladder to their dreams.” A member of the Corinthian YC Race Committee, Mass Bay Sailing and the Beverly-Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron, Joan chaired the Centennial Marblehead Race Week in 1989 and received the Massachusetts Bay Distinguished Service to Sailing Award that year. “I do a lot of volunteering in sailing,” she says. “That comes from both my parents. They were very community-minded people. Sailing was of course very high on their list and they enjoyed it for many years. I just followed in their footsteps.” Inducted into the Marblehead Yacht Racing Hall of Fame last summer, Joan joins her father and Emmy Magoon, who were inducted in 1989, and her mother (1996). “I am delighted when I read or hear of new sailing programs for women or girls only,” she enthuses. “Women sailors are not just along for the ride any longer. We are at the helm. We are on the ownership papers. We are sought-after crews. For me, the best part of sailing is seeing the crew work together, whether rounding a mark or beating the other guy at the finish line. Everybody can smile and say, ‘I participated in that, I had a great time, and I’m looking forward to doing it again!’” F

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