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POINTS EAST
Volume 13 Number 7 October/November 2010
F E AT U R E S
High-tech osprey, Letters 7

Summer 2010: Grand!
24 When you think about it, last summer was an
old-fashioned kind of season: sun, blue skies,
Simpson clouds and steady breezes. Here’s
what we did.
By our readers
My special Caribbean 1500

40 A veteran sailor with 30,000 sea miles in his C-Class action, Racing Pages 46
wake tries his hand at open-ocean voyaging
as crew aboard a J/44 bound for the
Caribbean.
By Phillips Sargent
Life is good
76 And it’s especialy fine when you can cruise to
Maine in a serious Maine-built Downeast-style
boat.
Crowley-Beal cruiser, Yardwork 56
By Joel Gleason
LAST WORD
A once-in-a lifetime Thanksgiving

78 Snowbirds gathered for the holiday aboard a
cruising boat in Beaufort, N.C., not knowing
this would be the last time they would ever be
able to celebrate life together.
By Maureen Wallace
Seguin Harbor, Fetching Along 61

COLUMNS
14 Dodge Morgan
Punch lines one could live by
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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Ma rsh
Dodge played the cards dealt, and what a hand!

Dodge Morgan died Sept. 14 at a
hospital near his home on Snow
Island, Maine, 12 days after surgery at
Massachusetts General Hospital in
Boston. He was truly ageless and larg-
er than life.
The message came in the next morn-
ing from the Morgan family and his
beloved shipmate, Mary Beth: “There
were complications, and in the end his
systems just weren’t able to carry on. .
. . . He drifted off very gently, sur-
rounded by love. It was 9:52 yesterday
morning. I know you’ll miss him as
much as we will.” Points East file photo
We all know about his then record-setting solo, non- Dodge’s 84-year-old schooner Eagle likes a reach − close in
stop circumnavigation some 40 years ago, and we’re light airs and broad in heavy airs. “I welcome the age of
familiar, through his Points East Perspectives, with broad reaches,” he wrote in the September issue.
his strong, often outrageous opinions about women, wrote, “Solo sailing requires ‘a sense of the ridiculous’
boats, politics, international affairs, modern con- from the sailor.” I responded with Horace – Ode 4.12:
trivances, unseamanlike behavior, and just about any But put aside delays and the pursuit of profit,
topic on God’s green earth and deep-blue sea. and mindful of the dark [funeral] fires, while it is
However, beneath a refreshingly brash exterior was a permitted, mix a bit of nonsense with your schemes:
gentle, helpful, thoughtful soul devoted to this little it is sweet on occasion to play the fool.
magazine. “Thank you for the celebration of nonsense, for the
“I knew him for years, bought a newspaper from wisdom of Horace,” he wrote back. “I have colon
him (“Maine Times”), and worked closely with him as surgery Sept. 2 to remove some cancer found in a
we developed Points East,” said co-founder and first colonoscopy. Boats have been keeping me busy. Eagle
editor Sandy Marsters. “and then, of course, he had with a failed transmission, and aging me needing an
an intimate relationship with Points East’s readers.” engine these days, and the little Peterson launch hav-
“In addition to contributing his monthly column, ing a Yanmar one-banger replace the 28-year-old
Dodge was a strong supporter of the magazine,” wrote BMW (she is the preferred vessel for bay beer cruis-
co-founder Bernie Wideman about Points East’s early es).”
years, “and when we’d meet with him for our once-a- A few days later, Dodge wrote, “I can’t complain
year check-up, he’d be genuinely pleased that the about the cards that have been dealt me – ever.
magazine was moving ahead, little by little. He also Surgery is set for Sept. 2, and then about a month for
seemed to view the magazine as a case study for the healing and recovery.”
business courses he taught. He’d want to know about Well it wasn’t to be. When informed of Dodge’s
our financials, our business plan, our competition, etc. death, columnist Dave Roper wrote:
He was a mentor while not being a meddler.” “Odd, but I spent a few days anchored alone off of
Since I took over from Sandy in 2005, Dodge has Snow a few weeks ago, and I when I went ashore I
been a pleasant and earthy correspondent and a found everything closed up, tidied up, and sort of ‘put
staunch supporter of the replacement attempting to away.’ I had noticed the day before that both of
fill the sea boots of those who came before. Often, a Dodge’s boats were hauled at GIBY. Later, when I
terse email message would come out of the blue at the walked up to the house on Snow, it was eerie; the
most opportune times: “I think you’re doing a work- whole island, and even the whole bay, was empty that
manlike job,” and I’d be fueled for another issue. gloomy day, as I walked the paths alone in the rain. I
Dodge never missed a deadline, and he often had two saw a flag at half-mast across the bay through a
or three columns in the bank. clearing (of course, it had to be for someone else at
Last month, I complimented him on a quote in an that time), but I just had an odd feeling about it all.
article in “Yachting’s” Adventure Issue, in which he “We’ve lost a classic.”

Letters have Googled this term and am having no luck get-
ting further information. Could you please put me in
touch with the owner/builder of this vessel named
KLT, as I would like to get more information on this
technology.
We had a wonderful vacation and thoroughly en-
joyed reading your magazine. We are sailors, albeit
Floridians, and love all things nautical. My last visit
to Maine was in 1958, so things have changes bit in
52 years, but Maine is still a beautiful state. I com-
mend the efforts of all who are trying to save it from
over-commercialization. Too bad Florida was not
treated this way! Thank you for any help you may
A dispatch from Digby Neck, N.S. provide in getting me info on this engine. Keep up the
Here are a couple of photos I took on Aug 10. This good work on the magazine!
is the most traffic we’ve had in here all summer. We Ronnie Epperson
are a small but interesting harbor. A lovely catama- Havana, Fla.
ran, not pictured, stayed on a mooring for two nights. Boon responds: The editor forwarded me your
Caroline Norwood note for a response. It’s tough work to be a dog on a
Westport, N.S. lobsterboat. So sometimes I just dream up stuff while
I’m waiting for us to haul back. And because I can’t
type, I ask Adam’s father Jack to handle that for me. A
You can’t foil a high-tech osprey lot of the time, he makes things up.
As I was cruising Downeast, Many of the things in my stories are true, but many
I spotted this Osprey that are not. Adam, Kathy and I are true, but the rest seems
couldn’t be kept off his favorite to come from Jack’s addled brain. I guess our engine,
perch. By the way, the Osprey “Davey,” has caused quite a stir. Wouldn’t it be great if
came late in the afternoon and it were real? It might make boating more affordable
returned the next morning. and environmentally friendly for more people.
It’s a regular stop! I was talking with Jack the other day about “Davey”
David Kent and asked if he could invent it. It doesn’t look likely,
Duffy 35 Rooster but he can invent stories. So, we’ll have to leave the
Plymouth, N.H. creation of “Davey” to smarter minds. Maybe someone
out there can figure out a way to create a Compound
The yurts are still east of Roque Steam Engine with recumbent fuel recycling and Jack
The Yurts (“In Search of and I can keep on creating neat stories. Thanks for
Simplicity by Dave Roper, reading. We assume that now you have a subscription?
August 2010) are still there, or Your new friend Boon.
at least they were when the
Google Earth picture was taken. Epperson responds: Please read this to my new
Roger Long friend Boon:
Cape Elizabeth, Maine Thanks for the great response to my email. I was
sure wondering how I had “missed the boat” on the re-
cumbent steam engine technology. I agree we need to
Zen and the art of storytelling invent this right away to allay fuel costs and do our
I was recently vacationing in Maine from Florida, part toward helping the environment. The story was
and, while en route to Vinalhaven Island to visit my great, and I look forward to reading more of your life
wife’s cousin, I was reading an article (“Our New and times. I do not have a subscription yet but I will
Stealth Lobsterboat”) in the July Points East. This be taking care of that!
was an article about a lobsterboat that had been built Ronnie Epperson (roasting in Florida)
and launched with a “recumbent steam engine.” I

Donna Wiegle took this photo Accolades to Roper and Buckman
Donna Wiegle should We really enjoyed the August issue, especially
be credited for the won- “Living In Simplicity” [the Dave Roper Perspective
derful photo that ap- and “True Confessions Of A Hard-Core Cruiser”
pears with my [David Buckman’s Fetching Along]. Thanks.
Perspective (“Yank That Kirk DiRubio
Engine. Live Large Cataumet, Mass.
Quietly”) in the
September issue. She is
kind of an amazing per-
This is my hat; am sticking with it
Regarding your August Editor’s Page article about
sonage on this island.
hats and the ensuing letter from Capt. Mike Martel,
She runs a garden cen-
here is my take on the matter.
ter, mows lawns, runs
When I started sailing some 30-plus years ago, I
the health center, writes
went with the Greek fisherman’s hat. Yup, too hot in
the island newsletter,
the summer, but not bad in cool weather. Very much
works as a stern man, photographs the weddings, and
in style back then, but then it quickly dropped from
does journalism for publications like “Working
sight. Mine is still hanging on a hook in the back hall.
Waterfront.” I know she would get a kick out of being
I still occasionally wear a baseball-style cap, but they
credited with a photo in Points East.
are only good for shading the eyes. They are good for
W.R. Cheney
wearing under the hood of foul-weather gear, so that
Swans Island, Maine
it does not droop over one’s eyes.
I have long ago settled on the broad brimmed, can-
Bad seamanship from Meth Mary? vas hat. I am on a second Tilley Hat. There are other,
While I certainly enjoyed the article by Ned Blake similar hats, sold at all sorts of marine suppliers, that
“Bad Juju from Methadone Mary,” September) I can’t do a similar job. First of all, they keep the sun off of
help but wonder why the “towboat guys” didn’t take your face and eyes, off of your ears and off of your
the Blake’s sailboat on the hip. A boat along side, neck. Secondly, they do the same job with rain, espe-
rigged properly on the hip is so easy to handle. I’ve cially keeping it from running down your neck when
not been to New Bedford Harbor, so I am not familiar it is not foul enough to put up your foul-weather hood.
with the hurricane barrier, but it surely must be a They also are not bad at keeping warm during night
wide enough channel to accommodate two boats watches or cool days. They have chin, and often back-
alongside each other. Perhaps the towboat operators of the-head, ties to keep the hat on when it is windy.
had their own run-in with Methadone Mary, or maybe Mine have seen me through some hot days in the
Budweiser Bob. Thousand Islands and hot days in the Virgin Islands;
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and a stuck mike. The military also occasionally I read Dodge Morgan’s article on Seagull outboard
makes mistakes. They accidentally sent out a signal motors (“The Seagull Outboard and Its Owners, June)
recently that reprogrammed all the AIS receivers and and the responses to it, and would like to express my
transmitters in a large area of the mid-Atlantic so experience, as it’s somewhat different.
that they might not display other vessels properly. I built a 19-foot centerboard sloop of a Charles
They are trying to figure out how to broadcast a fix, Mower design and launched it in 1977. I bought a
and warning people not to rely on AIS in the mean- Seagull Silver Century Plus outboard for the boat. I
time. It still isn't in wide usage, so there hasn't been still have that motor, and its given virtually trouble-
much coverage of the issue. free service all these years. So my hat’s off to the
Radio signals can skip right around the planet un- Century line of Seagulls. But I happened to buy, at a
der the right conditions, frequencies sometimes create Mass Maritime auction, the “upgraded” version of the
harmonics, and marine frequencies are sometimes century called a 170. It was eight horsepower, versus
used inland by other nations. That garble could have the Century’s five horse; had a recoil starter versus
come from anywhere. the rope pull; and had three shift positions(F/N/R)
The bottom line is: Everything is fallible, and most and a protective cover/cowl over the rotating flywheel
things are becoming more so. – all the bells and whistles.
It lasted one light-duty season, and self-destructed
Why I still, still have 10 boats at the beginning of the second season. I contacted a
I read my Confession (“Why I Still Have 10 Boats”) few U.K websites (one of which was the official one)
in the September Points East and had to chuckle. and was advised to scrap the motor because the whole
While I still have the HiLiner, I gave the 14-foot line was a disaster because of defective crankshafts;
Larson to my uncle, who will do the restoration and no replacements were available. So I would advise
use it at their place in Manset. anyone coming across a 170 to leave it where it is and
He took the boat away last weekend, and I thought keep on going.
I’d actually reduced my fleet. Well, he called me the Jack O’Hara
other day and offered me a 16-foot catamaran sail- Scituate Mass.
boat in mint condition. Naturally, I said yes. I’ve Gloves are off in auxiliary debate
wanted to learn how to sail for some time, and the cat W.R. Cheney’s September Guest Perspective in-
is a great opportunity to accomplish this. I’m also cludes multiple accusations of “fouling the environ-
looking forward to a new type of boating, with the ment…breathing a cloud of noxious exhaust…nox-
challenges sailing can offer. But I still have ten boats. ious fumes…attack the environment….” To those of
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cusing those of us who have the nautical wisdom and
prudent horse-sense to have auxiliary engines, he
should think to himself: Those of us who have chosen
sailboats have done so because we have chosen not to
be stink-potters. OK? That’s number one.
But when Mr. Cheney is spending a miserable, wet
night fetched up on a ledge on a lee shore in a deluge,
cast up by an unfriendly current, or sleeping in his
wet clothes only a half-mile from his dock instead of
sitting by his warm fire with a brandy and his family
around him, shivering in the dark because he didn’t
have the plain, good sense to have an auxiliary or out-
board motor rigged to get him home, then perhaps he
can sit and munch his arugula and granola (if he has
any) in the dark and feel superior and green and po-
litically correct about himself and his bloody dispar-
agement of those of us who like to have an engine
available even if we don’t like to use it most of the ‘Tis the season for giving,
time. And we’ve got a lot!
Just having it, apparently, makes us big-time pol-
luters. I guess that’s fine with me; when I motor past PFDs, gloves and binocs,
the ledge he’s stuck on, he can sniff the sweet aroma Are all very hot.
of my Westerbeke’s exhaust. I’ll soon be at the dock-
side pub sipping a Gritty’s with my boat snug on its But if choosing the right one
mooring. Is a little too hard,
Capt. Mike Martel
Don’t fret and don’t worry,
Bristol, R.I.
Just give them this card!
Stonington Harbor cruising tips
Sharon Bell was our Mystery Harbor winner last
month, and due to a lack of space for her entire letter,
we had to cut it short. Here’s the rest of her response,
filled with some fine cruising skinny.
Stonington Harbor in Stonington, Conn. is a true
gem and more and more and bigger and bigger boats
are discovering it. There have been some 80-foot-plus
boats anchored in the harbor this year, both sail and
power. There is a large breakwater on the west side of
the harbor that gives good protection. You can tie up
for free at Skipper’s Dock while you have lunch or
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and the tip of Raspberry Island showing on the right At least one of the cruising guides mentions good
behind the small takeout building on the end of the anchoring between Raspberry Island and the main-
wharf. I am well acquainted with this area as I am land. This is NOT the case. There is absolutely no an-
the harbormaster for the Town of St. George, which choring in this area due to a very narrow passage, no
includes the fishing village of Port Clyde. Is that good holding bottom, and just no room. Anchoring is
cheating?? allowed in other parts of the harbor, with the
Figured I’d try to give you a little primer on Port Marshall Point Light side of the harbor, or opposite
Clyde (most of which you and many readers probably near Hupper Island, having decent bottom. I’ve con-
already know). PC is located at the end of the St. tacted the guides about this, but until the new edi-
George Peninsula, about 12 miles southwest of U.S. tions come out, this misinformation is floating around
Route 1. It is one of the many villages that make up out there. I would also recommend staying clear of
the Town of St. George. the commercial mooring areas, which are somewhat
Historically a fishing village with long ties to the segregated from the rest of the mooring/anchorage
sea, the lobster fleet remains strong, and the ground- field.
fishing fleet is attempting to survive despite the nev- As harbormaster for the town waters, I keep the
er-ending and seemingly ever-changing list of regula- Town boat in Tenants Harbor, near where my office is,
tions they must abide by. While PC remains primari- but with all the activity in PC, I spend a good deal of
ly a fishing village, there is also quite an active and time there.
quite well-known art community in residence here as Looking to regain your land legs? Take a nice walk
well. from the harbor area to Marshall Point Light, which
Cruising folks can rent moorings from Port Clyde was made famous by its appearance in the film
General Store (VHF Ch. 9), which also provides food- “Forest Gump.” Local characters/wildlife? Far too
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vice. The small municipal float adjacent to the store I’m done with this job. That’s it for now. Back to haul-
and the Monhegan Boat Ferry Dock can accommo- ing boats and checking chafing gear.
date vessels up to 40 feet, for 45 minutes, for loading Dave Schmanska,
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Perspectives
Punch lines one might be able to live by
want an able boat and a quick boat, but
T
hroughout life one does collect some
one-line statements worth remem- most of all I want a boat that gives me a
bering – and actually remember a joy rowing up to.”
few of them. I like to say my memory is F. E. “Ted” Hood never wastes words –
good but short, which means my recallable actually seldom even uses them – and is
one-liners are from quite a way back in normally as loquacious as a bar of lead bal-
time. Here are just a few: last. So his answer to the question, “How
My grandfather John “Cap” Dodge was a do I use this centerboard?” from a new
treasure trove of pungent maxims. Here’s owner of one of his gorgeous Little Harbor
a handful of them: yachts, was simply, “Drop it down when
“Whiskey drinking is a man’s duty; get- the boat heels.”
ting drunk is his damnation.” Paul Walter, who was captain for Tom
“My father taught me how to work, not Watson on several of his Palawan yachts,
to like it.”
Dodge once advised me, “Never sail higher on the
“All you got to know about money is, Morgan wind in degrees than one’s age plus ten.”
should you have ten bucks and what you Puts me on a beam reach.
want costs nine, you are wealthy. If what you want The summer drunk and the native drunk were
costs eleven, you are broke.” roaring straight on to the dock in their open boat
“The four most beautiful things in the world are a powered by a single-cylinder, make-or-break engine,
ship under sail, a full bottle of rum, a woman’s body, which required shorting out the ignition with a loose
and a field of wheat.” wire for shutdown. Summer drunk at the helm could
My brother Russ Morgan had a tool- and paint- not locate the wire and commanded native drunk to
brush-related bias for action that was startling and heave over the anchor, which, it was then noted, “has
caused him to often remark, “A man on a galloping no string on it.” Answer was, “Throw her over any-
horse will never see the difference.” way; slow our headway some.” This line can be inde-
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were headed for some moose hunting and we felt the
need for some local knowledge to find it. Once air-
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our passenger got just one repeated answer: “Over
the next hump maybe.” And then we realized the fel-
low was having his first airplane ride and recognized
nothing from our 3,000-foot altitude. I have since
been in many meetings that caused me to blurt out,
“Over the hump maybe.”
Years ago, I anchored my old schooner Eagle near-
by a Concordia yawl in a Maine cove and was invited
over to join her crew of three old guys for a drink.
Eagle was warmly admired for her beauty and I was
asked how much I sailed her. “Sadly not that much
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Things went horribly wrong. Two of the
T
he strong southeast winds had not
dropped with the sun as they usual- three women, Anethe and Karen, were
ly did that time of year, and the brutally murdered by ax in the pre-dawn
threatening black ledges 30 yards from hours. Maren escaped and ran barefooted
Elsa’s stern off barren Smuttynose Island in her nightshirt to the other end of the is-
were close enough to show their barnacles land, hiding in a cave while clinging to her
as each wave receded. Peter hooked the small dog. Louis Wagner searched for
long pennant of an unknown mooring that Maren, the only living witness, but figured
seemed sizable enough, but, combined she would die of exposure. and fearing the
with what I knew about Smuttynose’s his- light of day, he rowed back to Portsmouth.
tory, there was nothing calming about our None of this made for a cozy sleep on
arrival. I thought of both faith and fate: my Elsa. Rum helped a bit. The next morning
faith in each unknown link of that mooring David the wind stayed strong out of the south-
chain; my faith in the tightness of each east, so Peter and I put a single reef in the
shackle pin down there connecting us to Roper main, dropped the mooring pennant, and
the mooring gear. Who had cast the chain? headed east for Casco Bay. We’ve been
And how long ago? Who had tightened the shackle sailing together for 35 years, so we are a pretty coor-
pins? Oh well, it was just another case of fate ruling dinated team. Still, putting the reef in at the mooring
the day. was a chore; maybe better to do it under way with a
Then I thought of the faith and fate of two women load on the sail and less slapping around, I thought.
who had lived and died on the island 90 feet away in But, then again, I didn’t know what the seas would be
the early hours of March 6, 1873. The only structure like when we rounded the corner. So I figured this to
now on the Isle of Shoals’ island of Smuttynose was be safer.
the small clapboard caretaker’s house, staffed by two After Peter threw off the pendant, I had to motor in-
volunteers. I looked at the flickering kerosene lantern to the 25-knot wind to get around the point of
light, now visible in one window. Nearby once stood Appledore Island. Peter checked the reefing lines at
the weather beaten red house that sheltered a hardy the mast and then headed aft. As he stepped from the
pioneering Norwegian fisherman named John deck to the cockpit, the frantically slatting mainsail
Hontvet and his wife Maren. They had later been lifted and then dropped, the large aluminum boom
joined by Karen, Maren’s sister, who had also emi- crashing into Peter’s head.
grated from Norway. Last to join the growing family If fate were different, he’d be dead. Another quar-
in the small house were Even and his beautiful new ter-inch of drop of the boom and its full weight would
bride Anethe. have split his head open, knocked him unconscious
It was an isolated, lonely, and hard way to eke out a and perhaps over the side. Instead, my friend fell to
living, fishing off the remote small island. But it was the cockpit seat, wide eyed and staring. Blood
better than the starvation that had faced them in streamed from the top of his head and down his fore-
Norway. Slowly things seemed to get better: John was head. “Don’t let me go to sleep,” he said. “Give me a
saving money and Maren was less lonely with the two minute and a lot of paper towel, and I think I’ll be
women with her now, especially while John and Even OK.” I circled back toward the dock on neighboring
were at sea. Then, on March 5, 1873, John and Even Star Island, just in case. But he was OK. And, after
had to sail into Portsmouth for bait, which was arriv- making certain, we continued on to Casco Bay.
ing by train from Boston. On the offshore leg, I thought about it a lot. I
The train was late, forcing them to spend the night thought about what could have happened amidst the
tied to the wharf in Portsmouth, leaving the three swirling circumstance of life. And then I thought
women alone on Smuttynose for the night. John had about Anethe and Karen and their fate. If Louis
faith that the women would be fine without the men Wagner had been on a different street in Portsmouth
for just one night. But Louis Wagner, a desperate out- that night and not heard about the women being
of-work drifter, also in Portsmouth that evening, alone; if John and Even had picked up the bait on a
learned of the situation, stole a dory and rowed the 10 different day; if the train from Boston had been on
miles to Smuttynose, most likely with robbery, and time.
perhaps rape, on his mind. Just then Peter started to come up on deck, pulling

Peter checked the reefing lines at the mast and then headed aft. As he
stepped from the deck to the cockpit, the frantically slatting mainsail
lifted and then dropped, the large aluminum boom crashing into Peter’s
head.
his cap down tight over some squished paper towel on usual, and she dipped into the next swell. It was more
his head. “I guess I just got lucky on this one, Dave,” than a frolic. It was getting rougher. I should pay
he said, smiling. more attention to the helm now. No more mistakes.
“Luckier that Louis Wagner and those two women,” But I had one last thought as I looked at my friend in
I replied. the companionway:
“Yeah, what finally did happen to Wagner? You nev- “And Peter, before fate finishes you off completely,
er told me.” put a proper bandage and some Bacitracin on that
“Let’s just say he succumbed to a stiff neck, with cut, will you?”
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Ink a dink a ... er ... dink?

What’s that haunting refrain that you hear in the air? widened our horizons past Bar Harbor to Lubec, the St.
Here there and ev’rywhere, John River in New Brunswick, and the southwest
It’s just a beautiful strain that keeps taunting my brain coast of Nova Scotia.
constantly, Even well-loaded, the Trinka was a joy to row. She
It’s my melody, it’s my symphony: towed well, almost at times seeming to hurry us along,
Ink a dink a doo, a dink a dee, a dink a doo. as seaworthy and dry in eight-foot seas as in dead
calm. Wheels added on the transom let me move her,
loved Jimmy Durante; but the words also keep overturned, easily up and down a beach.
I coming back because a sailor’s best friend – an es-

sential that never makes it onto his boat – is his
dink. You cannot sail without having one to get from
Her routine included quarter-mile trips to and from
our home mooring and many ship-to-shore runs from
anchorages and moorings Downeast and days riding
docks or tidal beaches, not just yourself but also for astern. Sometimes she did special duty – a longer
your passengers, your tools, clothes, charts, food, and Sunday morning row to a boatyard for spare parts to
beer and wine. power Scout’s Honor out of Quahog Bay, explorations
Dinghies can be “hard” (a shell of unfamiliar harbors in deep
of fiberglass or wood) or soft (an fog, a platform tied close to the
inflatable) and propelled with boat while in a relaxed mood we
oars or a small motor. You want scrubbed the hull or sometimes
stability, capacity, responsive- closer to panic tried to untangle
ness, lightness enough to ma- lobster warp from the propeller
neuver it on land, and a disposi- or rudder.
tion that lets it ride serenely in The Trinka participated in our
all kinds of wind and weather, 30 most glorious days, like when we
to 40 feet behind the bigger boat raced faster than we had ever
at the other end of a towline. sailed with following wind and
We like “hard” and oars. I hate tides for many hours through
the noise, smell, and orneriness the inner passage at the tip of
of outboard motors, and the Nova Scotia, and others in high
Photo by Bill Dill
clumsiness of inflatables when seas when we only caught occa-
trying to row. When we and another couple bought sional glimpses of her topping the swells. When we an-
Magic, our first sleep-aboard sailboat, some 40 years chored, she allowed us to get off to admire a sunset, to
ago, we found an aged but solid companion for her that spot herons or an eagle’s nest along the shore, or to row
tracked and moved well when we rowed, and bobbed “next door” to enjoy the company of people on other
happily astern as we sailed. boats.
Naming her was easy: Puff the Magic Drag-On. And she shared our hours of shame – most memo-
Unhappily, shortly before we and our partners sold rably on the Cross River near Boothbay on a warm
Magic and became landlubbers again, a carelessly Saturday night. As anonymously as possible, we and
cleated tow line let Puff escape to new adventures Trinket joined other gawkers coming by in everything
somewhere off the coast of Nantucket. from kayaks to power cruisers to marvel at Sapphire
Itching to sail again when we thought about moving standing tall on her keel in the mud flat while we wait-
to Maine, we bought a dinghy first. This time, I re- ed for the sun to set and the tide to come back enough
searched the possibilities, and we bought new: a that we could sneak aboard again.
Trinka, a classic design for its quality and perfor- She was generally a responsive, obedient craft – but
mance. She sat in our basement for three years before not always. Most memorable was the morning we drift-
we moved north in 1989 and bought the first of three ed in light breeze down a channel near Port Clyde (aka
boats we enjoyed over the next 16 years. The Trinka Pot Heaven). She sometimes moved faster than
was first known as Dilly Dally when we explored Casco Sapphire did, and without any outward sign of imp-
Bay on Pickledilly, then as Tenderfoot while we sailed ishness, she let the towline go slack and sink, then
on Scout’s Honor between Portland and Penobscot Bay, tighten again. This time when the line rose out of the
and finally as Trinket when, with Sapphire, we water, a lobster rig hung over it – buoy on one side,

warp leading down to the pot on the other. Sapphire,
even with her sails up, stopped dead in the water. Once
we figured out what was wrong, the only answer was
photos: Billy Black

to haul Sapphire stern first, hand over hand the length
of the tow line to flip ourselves free.
Trinket dunked us only once, but she would not ac-
cept the blame. Coming back from a day’s sail on a
sweltering afternoon, Jean had talked about swim-
ming ashore, but rode most of the way. Finally she de-
cided to jump off, but didn’t wait for me to shift my
weight first. We and Trinket all flipped.
Part of living with boats in Maine is putting them
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forth enough to get free with her oars and float down
the lake. Months of scanning the shores and running
ads yielded no trace of her.
I had to marry again. Vows never to buy another boat
could not stop bidding on the well-used dinghy we
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1905 to 1998, will be show- and the New York Yacht
cased in this sale. Original Club burgee. Also to be
and rare blueprints of her sold are models of
deck and rigging plans, Morgan’s yachts and a
signed by her designer fleet of steam yachts in-
William Gardner will be of- cluding those owned by
fered, 45 original on board Cornelius Vanderbilt and
photographs from her win- Sir Thomas Lipton of
ning race, the Kaiser’s Cup Photocourtesy Lannan Gallery America’s Cup fame, and a
of 1905. A model, built from Artifacts from the record-setting schooner Atlantic,
Atlantic such model of Presidential
the plans of the Atlantic, as this tapestry, will be auctioned at the Lannan Gallery in Yacht Mayflower, which
will also be sold. Boston in November. played an important role,
An exceptionally de- along with Theodore
tailed, 329 and one half-ounce, sterling-silver model Roosevelt, in ending the Russo-Japanese war. FMI:
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Stonington Harbor Yacht Club Coast Guard responds

to Pt. Judith boat fire
to buy Mohegan tribal land U.S. Coast Guard response crews re-
sponded to a boat fire 1.5 miles
east of Point Judith, R.I., on Aug. 5.
The Stonington Harbor foundation has been leasing A mariner called 911, reporting his
Yacht Club (SHYC) Sailing the complex for the past two 38-foot vessel caught fire at approxi-
Foundation has agreed to pur- years as the center for its mately 4 p.m. A good Samaritan
from the vessel Tiger 5 recovered
chase properties located at community sailing and marine the mariner in the water and is re-
70-72 Water St., in biology programs. The foun- ported to be in good condition. The
Stonington, Conn., from the dation also hosts the Williams vessel sank shortly after rescue-boat
Mohegan Tribe. The complex and Stonington High School crews from Coast Guard Station
is the former site of the Garbo sailing teams and the Point Judith and Coast Guard Station
Lobster Pound and was also Connecticut Special Olympics Castle Hill arrived on scene. A ma-
the location for the restaurant in a summerlong training pro- rine broadcast to mariners was is-
in the award-winning movie, gram culminating in a mid- sued to advise mariners in the vicini-
Mystic Pizza. The site, which September racing weekend. ty of the sunken vessel. The cause
includes three buildings and “We are happy to see this of the fire was under investigation.
docks, is located next to property going to such a FMI: www.coastguardnews.com.
Skipper’s Dock Restaurant. worthwhile and appropriate
The transaction will close on use” said Lynn Marlerba,
or before Dec. 31, 2010. The chairwoman of the Mohegan

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The Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light
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nership with the Bosarge Family
Foundation, which has committed
$750,000 as well as additional personal
and material support to the rescue of
this light station off Southport Island,
Maine. Dr. Bosarge, a scientist, histori-
an, yachtsman, and experienced ocean
racer, said: “The restored Light Station
will become a learning center, for young
and old alike, enhancing our children’s
connection to the sea, and preserving
our maritime character and heritage.”
Hancock Lumber, in Damarascotta, is
donating all of the building materials for
the Cuckolds restoration. This commit-
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the Hancock contribution is far beyond
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Summer, 2010: Grand!
hen you think about it, last summer was an old-fash-
W ioned kind of season. Sun, blue skies, Simpson clouds,

and steady breezes were the order of the days. And
the sea breezes were welcomed in the southern New England
tier because temperatures were perhaps a little higher than
we would have liked.
Our Summer Wrap-Up writers took advantage of the fair
weather and did wondrous – often quite simple – things like
race offshore with an all-woman crew; row across a tidal gut
with a pal, at great peril to both; motor and sail to rendezvous,
gams, float-ins and cruises; watch the world surge by from the
decks of their boats; and chronicle the quest of a hard-luck
dreamer in his attempts to get his home-built ship to Brazil.
So here’s a tip of the long-billed cap to Summer 2010 – with
hopes for many more just like it in our futures.
SSCA Islesboro Gam draws 50 vessels, Florida to Maine

By Lynette L. Walther the weekend of Aug. 7 for the 20th annual Seven
Camden, Maine Seas Cruising Association's (SSCA) Downeast Gam.
ome 50-plus sail and power cruising boats The gathering was hosted, as usual, by Islesboro res-
S from Maine to Florida converged on Broad

Cove, Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro Island, Maine,
idents, and SSCA commodores, Dick and Kathy de
Grasse of the s/v Endeavour. A dinghy raft up and
potluck dinner were only a part of the weekend's Founded in 1952 in California, and now headquar-
events. SSCA Gammers shared snacks and swapped tered in Florida, the association's mission includes
tales during a massive dinghy raft-up Friday sharing cruising information, fostering camaraderie
evening. and leaving a clean wake. From the reports of the
The SSCA is the oldest and largest worldwide or- 2010 Gam, and the animated expressions in the pho-
ganization supporting the cruising lifestyle. tos, the organization is achieving its lofty goals.
Crossing the bar . . . the Peter Island Bar
By Caroline Norwood
Westport, Nova Scotia A summer luncheon row to Lavena’s in Bob’s fiber-
’ll set the stage for you. Bob MacDormand is 82. I glass dinghy, across Grand Passage, resulted in an
I am 72. Bob learned to row as a child living on

Brier Island, Nova Scotia, at the mouth of the
Bay of Fundy. I learned to row while living summers
inadvertent visit to the Peter Island Bird Sanctuary.
in Edgecomb, Maine, on the Damariscotta River.

Rowing comes naturally to both of us.
So on a fine June afternoon, Bob came to my house
and said, "Let’s go for lunch at Lavena’s."
Lavena’s Cafe is a seafood restaurant located
across a mile of swirling water on Long Island.
Usually people take the ferry across, a five-minute
boat ride. Bob had the idea of rowing over in his 12-
foot boat. "We could go over on the last of the flood
tide, and back on the first of the ebb," he suggested.
Photo by Caroline Norwood

"It’s a perfect day for the ing, with Bob at the oars
trip." and me admiring eider
I finished hanging out the ducks and passing whale-
clothes, got my water bottle watch boats. When we re-
and life jacket. Bob keeps his turned from lunch, Bob
boat tucked under the ramp made the observation that
that leads to the floating it was already ebb tide. He
docks in Westport, the vil- knows wind and weather,
lage on Brier Island. He’s the tides and eddies better
only person with a recre- than I do. He also was a li-
ational rowboat on the censed private pilot for
Island. Many people had over 50 years. He stays
rowboats years ago, but now calm in emergency situa-
they are scarce. tions.
Bob bought this boat last This time, I was at the
summer in Chester, N.S. Our Photo by Caroline Norwood
oars, and Bob was navigat-
first attempt to row any- Bob MacDormand’s take was, if you can’t get to the ing from the stern seat. "A
where in this boat ended eatery, you might as well enjoy where you are, so he little more with the left
with the wind and waves communed with the cormorants. oar," he’d say. Or, "Better
forcing us back into the shel- pull more toward the
ter of the harbor. We were new to the boat, and the Westport shore." His instructions took on more ur-
oars were too long. This time, the wind was down, gency as we rushed to the south’ard in the seven-
and we had better oars. Well, they matched in length. knot ebb tide. "Maybe more toward Westport, you
Not the exact same weight but close. I’d found one don’t want to get caught in the tide going over Peter
leaning against the back wall in my shop. The other Island bar," he suggested.
one was for sale in a gift shop on the Island. At this point, I glanced over my shoulder. Frothing,
So we started our journey across Grand Passage swirling white water was rushing over the bar both
and made it to the sandy beach near the ferry land- inside and outside the spindle that marked its end.
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We passed the channel buoy, noting the tide racing
past. "I don’t think I can make it,” I told Bob. “I can’t
row hard enough against this tide."
Peter Island is at the southern end of Grand
Passage. There is a small outlet between Peter and
Brier islands, but the main navigation channel is be-
tween Peter and Long islands, on the eastern side of
Peter Island. This is where the bulk of the ebbing tide
wants to go. And this is where we were going, too. The
wind was opposing the tide, and the seas were chop-
py.
Bob got on his knees and helped me row. Even with
our combined geriatric strength, we were no match
for Mother Nature. In minutes, we were in the midst
Photo courtesy Neil Gordon
of the maelstrom. Waves were coming from all direc-
tions, whirlpools tossed us sideways, and the current Liquidity, the author’s 1977 Cape Dory 28, and Joe
carried us toward more even hectic waters. Meyerson’s Cape Dory 25D, Crème Brulee, sailed through
Bob could see a rocky beach and figured if we could the Cape Cod Canal to an overnight raft up in Quissett.
get in a back-eddy close to shore, we could land there
and wait for the tide to slacken. We started rowing Nonstop gatherings
again, him pushing, me pulling. We almost made the
beach, but, at the last minute, we were sucked back
out into whirlpools and had to go through the push-
for Cape Dory owners
pull routine again. Finally, we inched our way into a By Neil Gordon
little covelet and tied the boat to a rock. We both sat Brookline, Mass.
on solid ground to recover. he Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association’s
Peter Island is owned by the Nova Scotia Bird
Society. It was a haven for Arctic, roseate and com-
mon terns 30 years ago, but the gulls drove them
T Northeast Fleet’s summer 2010 schedule was
prodigious, but a great number of events would
be scheduled if Cape Dory crews didn’t enthusiastically
away. Now, herring gulls and great black-backed gulls attend, year after year. Cape Dory Yachts ceased opera-
have taken over most of the island. A colony of cor- tions in 1991. Nearly 20 years later, owners of these
morants is on the east side, and a few brave Canada timeless classics routinely congregate for weekend
geese nest near the southern end. An automated float-ins, rendezvous, cruises and more.
lighthouse is on the Island. In years past, a light The Northeast Fleet’s 2010 schedule included a
keeper and his family lived there, and there was a Northport Harbor, N.Y., July 4 float-in; a float-in and
lobster processing plant. clambake at Poorhouse Cove, Maine; a Salem, Mass.,
Since we were pretty much stranded on the island float-in at Misery Island; a float-in at Stonington,
for a while, we explored the cormorant nesting site Conn.; a cruise to and from the Northeast Fleet’s 2010
and respectfully took a few photos of the young birds. rendezvous in Bristol, R.I.; the 2010 Rendezvous; a
We walked to the north shore, through the paths float-in at Carver Cove, Maine; the annual Maine
made by the gulls, and planned our next move. Bob Cruise; a float-in at Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor;
decided he would go back to the boat and row it the Boston Harbor Island Regatta; and, finally, a float-
in at Raritan Bay, N.J.
around to this beach, from which we would drag it
The Northeast Fleet covers a lot of coastline, from
over to the west side. We figured the tide would be
New Jersey to Maine and perhaps further north than
slack enough by then to allow us to get through it and
that. It’s why there are so many local events and it
safely home.
would be virtually impossible to cruise and report on all
We wrestled the boat to where we could leave with- of them.
out fear of being carried out the little Passage into St. My main event (not to be confused with the Maine
Mary’s Bay. As Bob rowed and I watched the eiders, event!), the Boston-Bristol-Boston cruise and the 2010
we agreed it had been a fine adventure for a couple of Rendezvous, is outlined below.
aging oarsmen. "Where can we go next?" I asked. July 29: Liquidity, my 1977 Cape Dory 28, departed
We might go up the Long Island shore some fine Boston for Scituate Harbor, where I shared a few drinks
day, he said − leave on the flood and come back on the with the owner of a Cape Dory 25 and spent my first
ebb. Sounded simple enough, but not this year. I’d night.
had enough small boating excitement for one sum- Day 2: This day took us through the Cape Cod Canal
mer. and to an overnight raft up in Quissett Harbor, along-

side Joe Meyerson’s Cape Dory 25D, Crème Brulee. sight in Cuttyhunk pond, especially when Mark Minor
Day 3: Liquidity and Crème Brulee made the short arrived by dinghy, as we moored, with hot tea in hand.
trip from Quissett to Cuttyhunk, where we meet up Special thanks to Mark and Claire for a great dinner on
with Phil Tanner and Spyder, another Cape Dory 28. board Lora.
Day 4: Liquidity, Crème Brulee and Spyder sailed Day 9: Liquidity and Crème Brulee headed east
from Cuttyhunk to Bristol, R.I., where we rendezvoused through Buzzards Bay, and Lora headed to Martha’s
with too many Cape Dorys to mention by name. A dozen Vineyard. Joe and I sailed together until he bore off to
boats came from every possible direction, and with oth- Squeteague Harbor and home, while I continued on to
er folks coming by land, we had over 40 Cape Dory own- Onset, where I was followed into port by a Cape Dory
ers, crew and friends participating in the rendezvous. 25. Finding the 25 on the next mooring, I had guests on
Events included a potluck dinner, a 10-mile Cape Dory board yet again.
race, a gala dinner, and lots of time to explore Bristol, Day 10: I was up early to catch the current in the
hang with friends, and otherwise relax at the Bristol Cape Cod Canal before it turned, and Liquidity and I
Yacht Club. began a long, windless slog back to Marina Bay in
Day 7: Liquidity, Crème Brulee, and Mark and Claire Boston. We were not without our last Cape Dory sight-
Minor and Lora, a Cape Dory 33, departed Bristol ing, though. Anchored at the east end of the canal in
bound for Cuttyhunk. Motoring down the Sakonnet Sandwich was Annie Goldie, a Cape Dory 28 from
River, just past Tiverton, Crème Brulee’s motor started Duxbury, Mass.
to overheat. I stayed with Joe and Crème Brulee, spend- But for the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association
ing the night in Tiverton, where Crème Brulee got a new and our wonderful boats, I wouldn’t have known any of
impeller. the sailors or boats named in this story. Joe Meyerson
We were also joined in Tiverton by rendezvous partic- doesn’t have friends standing by when his boat breaks
ipant Dream Catcher, a Cape Dory 36, who, further down. Joe and I don’t have hot tea waiting for us when
downriver, began taking on water (apparently a raw- we arrive cold, wet and hungry in Cuttyhunk. And I
water cooling system problem) and was escorted to the don’t have someone to share drinks and dinner with ev-
boatyard by the Coast Guard. ery night on a 10-day cruise from Boston to Bristol and
Day 8: Liquidity and Crème Brulee resumed the trip back. FMI: www.capedory.org/events.html.
to Cuttyhunk, this time in limited visibility broken up
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Ellie Whelan, former postmistress of the summer community of Nonquitt, drives
the author’s Windfall. “If Ellie had taken the tiller sooner, Windfall would have
done much better,” said Tom Kenney.
Photo by Tom Kenney
Stone Horses revel in brisk southwesterlies

By Tom Kenney
South Dartmouth, Mass.
S
unny skies and a brisk 12- to 14-knot southeast
wind made for spectacular sailing at the 2010
Stone Horse Builder's Cup off Padanarum,
Mass., in mid-August. The four-leg course for the 23-
foot Sam Crocker classic cutters was a three-mile tri-
angle with the first leg repeated for a windward fin-
ish.
Windfall, skippered by Tom Kenney of South
Dartmouth, was first over the line followed by Young
America, out of Mattapoisett, Mass.; Butterfly, from
Mattapoisett; Blue Jay, from Westport, Mass.; and
Foot Loose, from Boston. Windfall tacked away from
the fleet after being quickly overtaken by Bob Photo byWalt Suchon
Sachetti's Young America, the 2009 Builder's Cup Foot Loose (foreground), with Adam Clay, Ted Barker and
winner, and Butterfly, sailed by Ship Orr and Vern skipper Bill Hulsman aboard, was the winner of the 2010
Tisdale of Mattapoisett. Builder’s Cup. To windward is the 2nd-place boat, Young
On the first windward leg, Young America built a America, with Bob Sachetti at the helm.
substantial lead, and Bill Hulsman, on Foot Loose, re-
Horse community, has sailed Foot Loose out of
covered from a poor start and moved into 2nd place.
Falmouth for 27 years and has won several Builder's
Bill Hulsman, somewhat of a legend in the Stone
STONE HORSES, continued on Page 31
RawFaith and hard luck still bound for Brazil
By Bernie Wideman Deer Island wastewater treatment plant.
Winthrop, Mass. Builder/skipper – self-taught in both skills – George
awFaith, the home-built, hard-luck, three-mast- McKay is currently looking for a berth for his ship in
R ed sailing vessel familiar to many New England

boaters who got used to seeing her anchored in
Rockland, Maine for many years, finally left Maine wa-
Boston’s inner harbor. On the RawFaith homepage
(www.rawfaithadventures.com), he writes: “We are
looking for a place to dock along the Boston
ters this summer (see “RawFaith” by Gregory Roscoe, Harborwalk. If you have space available or know some-
June 2010). But she now seems stuck again, in an el- one who does, please contact us.”
bow of Boston Harbor, between Logan Airport and the
RAWFAITH, continued on Page 32
STONE HORSES, from Page 30 boat, patience and a willingness to sacrifice direction
for boat speed when going to windward.
Cups. Five Stone Horses competed, manned by 14 hardy
Vern Tisdale sailed a solid race, steadily increasing men and woman. Thirty-five participants and guests
Butterfly's lead over Windfall and Blue Jay, but was attended the post-race, rendezvous festivities, includ-
unable to gain on Foot Loose and Young America. ing 11 Stone Horse owners. Three other Stone Horse
Young America maintained considerable separation owners − Eileen Berstein of New York City, Adam
for the first three legs with Foot Loose slowly closing Clay of Attleborough, Mass., and Ted Barker of Grand
the gap. As the final leg began, Young America was Isle, Vt. − crewed on competing Stone Horses. Sam
still in command, but Foot Loose was close enough to Chase of Barrington and Little Compton, R.I., owner
make it a horse race. Windward sailing is Bill of Stone Horse Marce, assisted on the race-committee
Hulsman's forté, and after a series of long tacks, Foot boat. This year’s rendezvous and Builder's Cup was
Loose was able to slip by Young America to win by 43 hosted by Tom and Ann Kenney of the New Bedford
seconds. Bill attributes his success to knowing his Yacht Club.

Photos by Bernie Wideman
McKay had promoted the ship tour as a way to visit the reincarnation of a pirate ship, and a large pirate flag flew from the
mainmast of the three-masted vessel. It proved to be a popular drawing card. There was even a couple decked out as Jack
Sparrow and Lady Molly.
RAWFAITH, continued from Page 31 there she sat becalmed for a couple of days, until the
Winthrop harbormaster sent two of his boats out to
The anchorage in which RawFaith currently finds it- tow her the remaining 30 miles to the town docks. It
self is about midway between the Boston Harborwalk was Aug. 11, a Wednesday, when she arrived.
and the town of Winthrop. Early this summer, looking For the next few weeks, the 118-foot ship was open to
to move his ship from Casco Bay to the Boston area, visitors. The visit to the Boston area was supposed to
McKay accepted an invitation from the town manager be a fund-raising venture. Although there was no
of Winthrop to spend a month at the town’s new-this- charge to board the ship and get a guided tour, dona-
past-summer upgraded town docks. McKay’s only fi- tions were accepted at the end of the tour.
nancial obligation, according to the town’s harbormas- Harbormaster Chuck Famolare didn’t have any num-
ter, was to “pay what he could” for the dock space. bers on visitors, but said there just weren’t enough
RawFaith set out on the 100-mile voyage to people visiting the ship to really help the finances of
Winthrop on Aug. 6, a Friday. The engineless, 300- RawFaith Adventures. “I don’t think he can get enough
gross-ton vessel made it only as far as Cape Ann, and money [here],” said Famolare.
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McKay had promoted the ship
tour as a way to visit the reincar-
“The kids just identified on the ship’s website as “missing.”
Also missing, according to the website, was
pirate flag flew from the main-

loved it. I had
nation of a pirate ship, and a large the “donation box.”
According to the harbormaster, McKay’s ul-
mast of the three-masted vessel. some families go timate destination is Brazil, where he hopes
It proved to be a popular drawing to get the ship’s bottom sheathed in copper.
card. There was even a couple aboard three or He also hopes to make a number of fundrais-
decked out as Jack Sparrow and ing port calls along the way, similar to his
Lady Molly. “The kids just loved four times.” stop in Winthrop, but with more visitors.. His
it,” said Harbormaster Famolare. Chuck Famolare latest fund-raising idea, once he finds space
“I had some families go aboard Winthrop, Mass. for his ship in Boston Harbor, is to stage re-
three or four times,” he said. But enactments of the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
there just weren’t enough families
Harbormaster He also hopes to install an elevator to make
going aboard. the ship truly wheelchair-accessible.
McKay had been hoping that the new ferry service The story of the fiercely determined McKay has been
between Boston and Winthrop would bring lots of visi- told many times. To help his wheelchair-bound daugh-
tors, according to Famolare. But the ferry-service ter lead a more “normal” life and enjoy some of the ex-
schedule is geared toward daily commuters, not periences that “normal” people enjoy, the engineer de-
tourists. The ferry only runs on weekdays and, thus far, cided to build a ship that would be wheelchair accessi-
there’s only one midday trip each way. ble, and comfortable for children and adults (and their
The visiting program on RawFaith ended as families) confined to wheelchairs.
Hurricane Earl started working its way up from the The voyage to Winthrop was the first time Raw
Caribbean. The harbormaster wanted the heavy ship Faith had actually made it out of Maine waters. While
off his docks before the expected winds and waves ar- the chances of actually making it to Brazil might seem
rived. So RawFaith was towed out to the anchorage, slim, skeptical readers might want to take the time to
exactly one month after her arrival. On board, accord- visit the website and see what a determined man can
ing to the harbormaster, were McKay and two crew, a accomplish with raw faith.
man and a woman. Not aboard was a crewmember Bernie Wideman is co-founder of Points East.
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Photo courest the Lobstah Sistahs
Solvej Freitas holds one of the ship's mascots, a rubber chicken (also known as R. Chicken), while Garet Wohl, the naviga-
tor, displays the crew's favorite sign, and the author clutches Mr. Moose, who belongs to skipper Deb Gayle, who never
goes offshore without him.
Lobster Run was rewarding for all-woman crew

By Anne Kolker friends.
Stonington, Conn. When the boat on which I started the Marion-
t was love at first sight when I saw Etoile (French Bermuda Race dropped out, I decided to try racing
I for "star"), my beautiful 52-foot Stellar raised sa- Etoile. There was much work to be done to ready her
loon sloop. My husband and I
had planned to retire and cruise,
for racing. After the first sum-
mer, I realized that some up-
but when he was told of his fatal dated electronics were needed.
diagnosis nearly two years ago, he The list of race required items
thought we should sell her. was long and expensive, but ev-
I wept as we off loaded all per- erything all fell into place with
sonal possessions. But then, it was much work and help over the
fall, and the market for selling a winter and early spring
big sailboat was awful, so we put months.
off the sale. After he passed away, The 332-mile Corinthians
I realized that I could not, and Stonington to Boothbay Harbor
would not, part with Etoile. I Race (“The Lobster Run”)
needed to find someone to sail her Photo courest the Lobstah Sistahs seemed a natural mid-distance
with me. And, I needed to know Etoile's owner, Anne Kolker, stands at the race from my home port of
more about her. With the help of wheel on a sunny day with good wind, zooming Stonington. I also decided to go
new friends at the Stonington toward Boothbay Harbor. "Don't I look like I'm for an all-woman crew and for
Harbor Yacht Club, in Stonington, loving this race?" she asks. the ultimate fun experience.
Conn., and several women whom Four of us were already
I met when I joined a Marion-Bermuda crew, I friends from our attempted Bermuda run. Then we
learned about racing and sailing while gaining great
WOMEN, continued on Page 35
Tartan cruise: Cool, fogless days, low humidity
By Sam Swoyer New Hampshire and, of course, Maine itself. The fleet
Clinton, Conn. included both new and classic Tartan Yachts models.
his past August, TONE (Tartan Owner’s The pride of each owner in his boat was apparent in the
T Northeast) conducted its biannual Maine Cruise.

The format used this year was fashioned to give
participants the maximum of flexibility in choosing fa-
uniformly excellent condition and maintenance of the
boats.
The Tartan group met at Carousel Marina in
vorite anchorages to visit while providing several Boothbay on Aug. 10, then broke into smaller groups for
planned activities in which the whole group could par- a few days of cruising, reconvening again on Aug. 13 in
ticipate together. Castine at Eaton’s Boatyard, where a typical Downeast
The group consisted of 12 boats that visited Maine dinner was provided at Dennett’s Wharf restaurant.
from as far away as New York City, and included sever- From Castine, the group commenced a race down the
al boats from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, eastern shore of Penobscot Bay and through the
WOMEN, continued from Page 34

found three more women sailors, all Stonington- Etoile, a 52-foot
based, who were eager to join us. Seven seemed an Stellar, drove to the fin-
ideal number so that our navigator was totally free ish, threading through
and able to fill in when needed. Ages ranged from 20s lobster pots and boats
to early 60s, with a broad spectrum of skills and ac- in a sparkling, perfect,
complishments in both life and sailing. exhilarating moment.
We practiced together in various combinations, in-
cluding one overnight around Block island for the
whole crew. Our race strategy was to pray for wind.
Etoile needs at least 10 knots to move nicely, and she
zooms along under full sail without a reef until the
wind is blowing nearly 30 knots.
Race day began slowly. No wind. After a three-hour
delay, we finally began in fog and light air. We chose
to go west of Block Island, as did many other racers,
as it seemed to offer the best wind and speed for the
start. As we headed south of Martha's Vineyard and
Nantucket, rolling thunderstorms followed us
through the night. A momentary panic struck when a
huge fishing boat that seemed pointed directly at us
finally turned to go behind us. A few episodes of sea-
sickness were resolved with meclizine and naps.
Photo courest the Lobstah Sistahs
We reached Nantucket Shoals as the wind died,
leaving us inching along in haze near this famously to two others. Etoile zoomed to the finish, threading
dangerous keel-grabbing area. Where was everyone? through lobster pots and boats in a sparkling, perfect
Finally, after we passed the two outer markers, the exhilarating moment. We hugged each other, happy to
wind returned and the magic began. Pods of dolphins have arrived.
leapt along with us as we picked up speed. Wind re- Did we have fun? Yes! And we won a trophy for fin-
mained constant around 20 knots from the west- ishing 2nd in our division. We dressed in our crazy
southwest. The full moon rose as the sun set, and a Croatian soccer jerseys for the awards ceremony and
few more storms drenched us and added lightning to sang, "Get us to Boothbay Harbor on time," after re-
the sky. We ate a variety of wonderful meals supplied ceiving our trophy. Next year? Figawi for a warm up,
by various crew members. Spirits were excellent. and then Marion-Bermuda, with as many of the same
The course to Boothbay Harbor required a bit of crew as we can coax along. It should not be hard.
tacking to overcome the set and drift, but mostly it Etoile is a great boat and we all appreciated her stur-
was a straight shot close-hauled with plenty of wind. dy responsive style.
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Eggemoggin Reach. Unfortunately, the
fleet sailed into a hole at the entrance to Inspiration before a voyage
the Eggemoggin Reach, and the race
had to be suspended with the fleet very By Capt. Mike Martel
Bristol, R.I.
tightly bunched.
wrote this around 2 a.m., two nights before my delivery voyage,
The group’s final meeting spot was on
Mount Desert Island at Dysart’s Great
Harbor marina, where the highlight was
a delicious dinner at Fiddler’s Green
I knowing that I would sail past all these historic places between
Plymouth and Portland. Thinking of Samuel Adams Drake's book
about New England Folklore (“New England Legends and Folk Lore”),
restaurant. After much camaraderie ex- I was very excited; could not sleep. I needed this adventure, so all of a
tending over portions of three days, the sudden these verses in “Pilgrim” language came to me, and it only took
group began to disperse, with several a half-hour to revise and work them out.
boats having to begin the long journey But they are mine, not lifted from anywhere else. They speak of my
homeward, while others formed smaller state of mind contemplating a voyage over strange waters, offshore, out
groups to explore and continue enjoying on the deep. Following the steps of my grandfather, who once, grandma
the best of what Maine had to offer. said, “went to Bigelow Bight.” She did not know where that was, only
Weather conditions this year were ex- that is was a far place, out on the sea. So now I have been there, too.
cellent, with very little fog and many de- Here it is:
lightful cool days with low humidity.
Given this year’s excellent weather con-
Daybreak
ditions, the group all seemed to thor- Arise then, and go;
The salt mist hath kissed thy cheek; turning thy face seaward;
oughly enjoy the Maine trip and to be
The scent of the Deep, cold, green, and cloying, hath found thee;
looking forward to 2012 – the next
Brine-sweet, flowing in with the flooding tide.
TONE Maine Cruise. FMI: www.tar-
tanownersweb.org. It calls to thee; bestir thy limbs, now, make ready the ship;
TONE president Sam Swoyer sails a With cheerful, curious, child’s heart, cast off all lines,
And be borne, by tides and winds all favorable,
Tartan 4100.
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As we turned to head east, we spotted a vessel behind us that was erupting in heavy, black smoke and then we saw the
27-foot sloop from Massachusetts consumed by flames.
Memories of this cruise will always be sobering

By Dick Klain mosquitoes were eating us alive. They welcomed us
Falmouth, Maine with open arms. Before you knew it Ellen was talking
n midsummer, Ellen and I did our first short gardening with the Commodore’s wife and I was
I cruise of the summer. We left Falmouth Town

Landing in the our Telstar 28 trimaran, Moxie, in
the afternoon and made it to The Basin on the New
learning about lobsterboat races around the state. We
learned that the lobstermen were only making about
a two and a half percent margin, and things were
Meadows River in record time, thanks to an obliging mighty tight, cutting down considerably on their lob-
strong northwest wind that saw us hit about 15 min- sterboat racing.
utes of double-digit speed, with a high of 11.5 knots. The next morning, after finishing the last of our
We spent a quiet night there on an available moor- hikes on the island, we had a tour of the old lifesav-
ing, waking to the cheeping of the resident ospreys on ing station, and only too soon we had to leave. We
the island. We left The Basin and headed for made out way back to Moxie, prepped her for the day,
Damariscove, our treasured isle. Never go to and sadly bid our adieus to the yacht-club members
Damariscove on the weekend. The place was packed as we motored out of the harbor. Ellen brought the
with 10 boats, and we became number 11. Because we Moxie into the wind and I raised the mainsail. As we
only draw a few inches with everything up, we went turned to head east, we spotted a vessel behind us
inside everyone. that was erupting in heavy, black smoke and then we
The Damariscove Harbor Yacht Club was having saw flames.
it’s weekly rendezvous. This bunch of Boothbay I immediately turned up the VHF and found that
Harbor lobstermen make it a habit of bringing their the fire had already been reported. A fishing vessel
families aboard and enjoying this piece of paradise. was two minutes out and quickly rescued the couple,
We went over and introduced ourselves asking if we who had made their way into their dinghy. By the
could partake of their wood smoke because the time we got the mainsail back down, and were close

enough to help, several other vessels were offering as- a run for Jewel Island in Casco Bay. And run we did.
sistance. There would be no assisting this 27-foot Our speed grew from the fives to the sixes, then into
sloop out of Massachusetts. We watched the mast fall the sevens and eights. We were cruising. When we
into the water and saw the flames engulfing the boat made it to Jewel, we knew that we’d had a great sail
from stem to stern. across the bay.
We monitored the Coast Guard conversation and The number of superb anchorages that we passed
learned that the owners, the Shermans, were OK. I in our mad rush out there, I am sure are innumer-
can only imagine their emotions as they watched able. But the sail across I will long remember. The
their lovely vessel burn - and with it their dreams of wind held steady and away we went. After arriving in
a cruise in Maine. Jewel’s Cocktail Cove, it took us two tries to sent the
Perhaps callously, we turned and headed back on anchor. Nature always finds a way to bring you back
our course around Damariscove. There wasn’t any- to reality. NOAA predicted light and variable winds
thing we could do. We discussed what we would do if during the night. We listened to it whistle in our rig-
a fire occurred, and how to react to it. Our extin- ging as the wind stayed constant until about 3 p.m.
guishers would give perhaps two minutes to get the the next day. At least we were nestled in our bunk,
fire out, or for us to get into the Pudgey, our beloved warm, and dreaming of the sail that was - securely at
tender. The PFDs are always readily at hand. anchor.
Seeing a tragedy like this makes one stop and think Our last day of this too short cruise was spent hik-
carefully about our needs and wants. Upgrading our ing the Jewell Island. The trees have grown remark-
fire-fighting ability is now tops on my list of needs. ably since we last camped there with the kids so
There will also be a new drill on the Moxie about how many years ago. The W.W. II ruins are even more
to use the fire extinguishers and when to abandon overgrown, but the two towers still offer a splendid
ship, and how as quickly as possible. We will also talk view of Casco Bay. The Maine Island Trail
about what direction to place the boat in relation to Association, in conjunction with State of Maine, have
the wind, and how to use emergency procedures to done a great job of improving the island without de-
douse the sails. stroying what has always made Jewell so special to so
For the next hour and a half, as we approached many people. It is a wonderful resource for all of us
Boothbay and Townsend Gut, I kept thinking of more natives and also for all those from away. We met folks
things to do and what if situations as I watched the from Seattle and Vermont, and saw one fellow off a
thick black smoke over my shoulder. Swedish boat take an early morning skinny-dip into
Ellen broke my reverie by announcing that, if I 62-degree water. By Swedish standards probably our
would get the sails down, we might make the 1300 water is warm.
bridge opening. In went the genoa and down came the We ended our cruise with a leisurely tacking sail
main, and on went the Honda. Three boats were between Hope and Cliff islands, then a long shot past
ahead of us in the line and a couple of hundred yards Long Island on into the Hussey, where the wind was
separated us from the third boat in line. We put the swallowed by Peaks Island. On went the Honda one
motor to the stops, and were allowed by the compas- last time. After making it past the ebbing tide, we
sionate tender to pass through. turned off the motor to enjoy the noise of our gurgling
We took Townsend Gut out to the Sheepscot, and wake headed for home. Unlike past cruises, the
planned to go into Cape Small, deciding to go inside specter of that burning sailboat will stay with me for
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My special Above, Capt.

Peter is reveling
in an exhilarating
Caribbean
and wet ride, re-
plete with sting-
ing spray for
1500
which he’s
donned ski gog-
gles. At left: Leo
at the helm in 40
knots of wind and
15- to 20-foot
seas.
A veteran sailor with 30,000 sea miles in his wake tries his hand at open-ocean voyaging as
crew aboard a J/44 bound for the Caribbean.
By Phillips Sargent Most of my experience has been coastal cruising and
For Points East racing, so I was enticed to try my hand at open-ocean
n May 2009, I received a call from a friend asking sailing.
I if I would like to crew in the Caribbean 1500 Rally

on his J/44 Stolen Hour out of Falmouth, Maine.
The Carib 1500, now in its 21st year, is an organized
way for sailors to move their vessels from the States

to the Caribbean with support services and,
hopefully, other vessels nearby in case of
emergency. It departs in early November
from Hampton, Va., after the end of the “of-
ficial” hurricane season, finishing after ap-
proximately 1,500 miles in Tortola, British
Virgin Islands. This year’s edition starts
Nov. 1.
As the summer passed my excitement
and anticipation for the race continued to
rise. Meanwhile, Peter Van Alstine, the
owner/skipper, departed Falmouth, Maine,
in mid-August with his wife and two chil-
dren (ages 8 and 10). Their plan was to
cruise south to the Chesapeake arriving in
late October in Hampton, where I would
join the boat. Peter’s wife and children
would then return to Maine, later rejoining
the boat in Tortola. The family would then Photo courtesy Phillips Sargent
spend the remainder of their one-year sabbatical
Stolen Hour’s cohesive crew, from left: the skipper’s dad,
cruising the warm waters of the Caribbean, returning Peter Van Alstine, Sr.; the author, Phil Sargent;
to Maine this past August. Their dream, in the mak- owner/skipper Peter Van Alstine; and voyager Leo Birkby.
ing for several years, was about to come true.
The Carib 1500 has two classes: Rally/Race and 39 feet to over 60 feet. At 44 feet, we were one of the
Cruising. Regardless of the class entered, the objec- smaller boats in the fleet.
tive is to arrive in Tortola safely. We sailed in the The other crewmembers had extensive offshore ex-
Rally Class, with the priorities of safety, fun, fast sail- perience. The skipper had done a Carib 1500 with his
ing, and catching fish. The fleet ranged in size from father in 1990, and he had also sailed halfway around
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1990 and 1992. Leo owned the naval warship heading out on
aforementioned 70-footer, taking maneuvers. Fifty-four boats
18 months to circumnavigate the were under way from Hampton,
globe in 1992. I was by far the Va., split evenly between the
rookie in this group, even with 30- two classes.
plus years sailing and more than We stood watches of four
30,000 miles under my keel. hours on and four hours off. Leo
The days before the start of the and I had the 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
race were filled with information- 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 3
al meetings and seminars cover- p.m. shifts. The wind continued
ing many topics: safety at sea, sea- to build as we headed south
sickness prevention and treat- along the coast. Other boats
ment, diesel maintenance and removed more eastward, and
pair, abandoning-ship procedures, within three hours, we had only
communications, weather, and one other boat in sight. We lost
fishing. I must admit that my ex- sight of it in the early evening
citement increased, but it was and did not see another Carib
laced with a little anxiety. 1500 vessel until we reached
Nov. 2 brought a dreary/drizzly Tortola.
cold day with temps in the 40s Near Cape Hatteras we be-
and northerly winds of 15 to 20 gan easting toward the Gulf
The skipper, still in diving garb, is draped
knots. Not the tropical weather Stream. The Stream, as it is
with the 60 feet of crab-pot line and two
that the travel brochure had Styrofoam buoys he removed from the keep, fondly called, is basically a riv-
mentioned. Ten minutes before prop and shaft. er that runs northeastward in
the start, we blew a running the Atlantic from Florida, past
backstay, but were able to jury-rig it with a minute to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, toward the British
Isles. The water is approximately 10 to 12 degrees
warmer than the surrounding ocean, with a current
of four to six knots. The width varies from 30 miles to
more than 100.
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proudly displays his colorful trophy, a mahi mahi.
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to the more placid warm Atlantic as quickly as possi- rection, and it was a challenge to keep the boat on a
ble. Our strategy was to cross it at a narrow point steady course that was plus or minus 15 degrees of
where it was 30 to 50 miles wide. the intended direction. We swapped the helm every
We had been in the Stream for about 1½ hours 30 minutes to ease fatigue and maintain concentra-
when Leo and I came on watch at 3 a.m. on the first tion.
night. To say that it was wild and crazy is an under- We exited the stream about 6 a.m. However, a
statement. Winds were a steady 25-plus knots, with placid, warm Atlantic was nowhere to be found.
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least the waves were more predictable. sail that was unforgettable. We finished at 4:56 p.m.
Peter was concerned that the boat was not per- Atlantic Standard Time after spending seven days,
forming as it should; the boat’s GPS speed had always three hours and 56 minutes under way (but who’s
been a knot faster than the mechanical knot-log. counting).
After three days of riding a bucking bronco, we had a This turned out to be the fastest Carib 1500 in its
respite, with winds down to 10 knots and waves of 20-year history. We finished 2nd in Class missing first
merely four feet. Peter put on his wet suit to check if by a mere 15 minutes (.0014%). Our unplanned sea-
were dragging anything. He immediately came back anchor certainly kept us from top honors. To put this
and donned SCUBA gear so he could cut away 60 feet in perspective, Stolen Hour had competed in the 2002
of crab-pot line and two Styrofoam buoys wrapped Carib also finishing 2nd, but they took 36 hours
around the keel, prop and engine shaft. Once re- longer than us.
moved, our GPS speed continually exceeded the knot- After returning to Maine, I was regularly asked if I
log by almost a knot. We believe we had been drag- would I do it again. Initially, I had felt that this could
ging this sea-anchor since the start. be checked off my “bucket list.” I learned much, was
The calmer weather lasted about six hours. A large challenged, had fun, and am glad to have had the op-
low-pressure system off the Canadian Maritimes had portunity. However, time seems to minimize the diffi-
set up large swells that were coming our way. This, cult parts. At this point, I would seriously consider
combined with a low-pressure system approaching another go at it. But only if I was on a boat with a
from the south, brought us winds of up to 40 knots, crew and skipper as well prepared, competent and
squalls with sideways rain, and seas of 15 to 20 feet. compatible as those from my 2009 experience.
We were crashing along at nine to 10 knots and surf-
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THERACIN
Low water,
high wind for
Chowder Cup
By Nina M. Scott
For Points East
Aug. 7 was a bright, beautiful day, but it
gave us a snootful of wind and a race run at
low tide. Whereas the 27 bigger boats
(Classes A & B, 18 feet and over) were exhil-
arated by the wind conditions, Class C (un-
der 18) had a tough day; of the 13 boats reg-
istered, six either did not finish or chose not
to sail at all.
Gerry Merser of Round Pond, in his
Ericson 39 Kestrel, was overall winner.
Kestrel pointed so beautifully that he was
first around each mark as well as over the
finish line. It was Gerry’s first Chowder Cup
race, and he vowed to return as he had such
a good time. The other Class A (boats 28 feet
and over) winners were Paul Cunningham in
the J/30 Lickety Split and Friendship-based
Doug and Dave Gleason in Turtle, a 37-foot
Bostrom sloop.
In the B Class (boats 18 to 28 feet), less
than a minute separated the three winners.
Chris Duda, based in Camp Friendship (for
inner-city kids), sailed his speedy J/24 C-
CHOWDER, continued on Page 48
C-Class catamaran Aethon wing One misstep on a

C-Class catamaran,
destroyed in capsize during race and over she goes.
The C-Class catamaran Aethon wing was destroyed. The team hit
capsized after the start of one of a patch of turbulence left by a
the International C Class freighter, and were unable to re-
Catamaran Championship act in time. Crew Oliver Moore
(“Little America’s Cup”) races in
Newport in late-August, and her C-CLASS, continued on Page 48
NGPAGES
The Colgate 26 Triple Lindey and the J/24 C-Monkey, both
Class B boat, do the windward/leeward brinksmanship
dance during the Chowder Cup.
Photo by Sarah Todd Spencer
Self-administered chase race is a success for Charlestown Y.C.

By Norman Henry Martin We dubbed it the “iRace” format, and the result was a
For Points East good race with no financial overhead for the club.
Our yacht club, Constitution Y.C. in Charlestown, The race was held during the weekend of the full
Mass., tried a new format for racing this past sum- moon and near the date of the Summer Solstice. Lots
mer, a self-administered nighttime distance chase of daylight, and a full moon almost all night. Eight
race. The 45-mile course ran from Spectacle Island, in boats participated with PHRF numbers ranging from
Boston Harbor, to Gloucester Harbor and back, with a 24 to 204. The boats finished in the reverse order
few intermediate marks to make things interesting.
SELF, continued on Page 49
CHOWDER, continued from Page 46
Monkey to victory once again, assist-
ed by four of his counselors. On his
heels were Toph Cunningham in his
J/24 Witch and John Thompson in
Triple Lindy., a Colgate 26. Last
Boat In, and winner of the Timothy
Pickering cup, was George Friau in
Yellow Bird, a 19-foot Cape Dory.
In Class C, Jeremy Barnard, in his
13-foot Phantom Moiphy, beat out
all the Friendship catboats. Second
in the class, and first catboat to cross
the line, were Dickon Armstrong and
Photo by Sarah Todd Spencer
his daughter Annabel, followed by Dickon’s sister
Edie Armstrong and her husband Gary Lehy in an- Marconi-rigged Blue Heron and gaff-rigged Principito cross
other catboat, Rattle Ya Dags. paths during the Friendship race that brought lots of wind
and sun, and not quite enough water for some competitors.
Because of wind, chop, and rocks, this race was a
tremendous challenge to all in C Class. One boat was caps, also worked out the winners on corrected times:
dismasted; another capsized. As Jeremy put it, “There Class A: Peter Wakeman in North Star, a 34-foot
was plenty of adversity for a 62-year-old guy with a Vindo; Paul Cunningham in Lickety Split; and James
bad rotator cuff!” Despite sailing these waters since King in Island Girl, an Ericson 34. Class B: Diana
she was a child, Edie made the acquaintance of a rock and Jesse Markham in Dawn Treader, a Rhodes 19;
she had never met before; this made her rudder pop Charlie Witherell in Osprey, a Rhodes 19; and Joel
out, but since she had hold of the tiller she was able Wessel in Sokota, a 26-foot cutter. Please join us next
to put her rudder back in. year on Aug. 6, 2011 for the next edition of the
Ken Dunipace, who knows how to calculate handi- Friendship Chowder Cup.
C-CLASS, continued from Page 46

The Fisher Cat
lost his footing and was washed off the boat with the
Howard-Boats.com mainsheet wrapped around his leg. As the wing
rapidly trimmed in, the boat capsized, and helms-
man Steve Clark, unable to get out of his trapeze in
time, fell through the wing, breaking the mast in the
process. Both crewmembers would be fine, and the
platform would suffer only minor damages, but what
was left of the wing was all but disintegrated in the
three-mile tow back to New York Yacht Club’s
Harbor Court. FMI: www.nyyc.org/CCLASS.

SELF, continued from Page 47 time. Some boats checked in too often; others not of-
ten enough. Check-ins by voice are OK, but by text
of their starts. are best.
As competitors signed up they were given a starting The rhumb-line distance was 42 miles, and the
time and a very detailed Sailing Instruction (SI). All logged distance was in the range of 55 miles. The re-
communication was by email, cell phone, and confer- sults may have been closer and more interesting had
ence call. The skipper’s meeting was held over the we used a distance of 60 miles for the start-time cal-
phone using a conference-call number. The format culation.
worked beautifully. By doing most of the preparation online, the over-
Things we learned: A conference-call number and head of a chase race can be very low or zero. A good
PIN has to be set up early. We tried Skype, and the course makes for a good race. This one was a long lee-
plan failed. Skype is a great idea, but only if everyone ward leg, followed by a long windward leg. Coastal
has an address, and all participants are on each oth- racing at night is interesting. Are there any other
er’s call lists. This made Skype too cumbersome. The nighttime distance chase races? FMI: www.cyc-
SI will make the check-in procedure clearer next boston.org.
2010 Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor results

Seventeen yachts, ranging from PHRF & PHRF Cruiser Class: PHRF, Overall Class: 1. Herme,
34 to 60 feet, started the second run- 1. Herme, Harris; 2. Etoile, Gayle. Harris; 2. Dragon, Hennessey; 3.
ning of The Corinthians Stonington Lynley III, Barnes; 4. Quest, Powers;
to Boothbay Harbor Race July 23. PHRF Racer Class: 1. Quest, 5. Gadzooks, Beringer; 6. Greyhawk,
This is an event of The Corinthians Powers; 2. Greyhawk, Allen; 3. Allen; 7. Blazer, Culver; 8. Truant,
Association, in cooperation with the Truant, Ollwerther; 4. Strummer, Ollwerther; 9. Atlantic, Blake; 10.
Stonington Harbor Yacht Club and Meyer; 5. Black Mallard, Strummer, Meyer; 11. Madrigal,
the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. McRoberts. Kimball; 12. Black Mallard,
FMI: www.stoningtontoboothbay- McRoberts; 13. Etoile, Gayle.
harbor.com. Here are the results:
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2010 MS Regatta Results
Rank Boat Name Owner/Skipper Boat Design Rank Boat Name Owner/Skipper Boat Design
Racing Division 1 Cruising Division 1

1 Apparition Ken Colburn Swan Class 42 1 Defiant Wayne Smith C&C 99
2 Kaos Scott Smithwick Frers 41 2 First Sight Mark/Lisa Steege Sabre 386
3 Big Dog Party Peter Price Farr 39 ML 3 Abracadabra Jon Knowles J-46
4 Family Wagon Richard Hallett Hallett 33 4 Resolute Fred Madeira J-44 wk
5 Buzz Richard Stevenson Sydney 38 5 C-C-Courage Greggus Yahr J-110
6 Tamarack Bob Kellogg Farr 43 6 Orinoco Tom Mahoney C&C 38-3
7 Snowbird Theo Tierney C&C 115 7 Sunago John Beaman C+C 40
dns Cadre Fred Leighton Ericson 36
Racing Division 2
1 Keemah Donald Logan J-105
2 Revolution Doyle Marchant Soverel 33 Cruising Division 2
3 Peregrine Erik Pedersen Soverel 33 1 White Hawk Timothy Tolford J-27
4 Village Bicycle Richard Ketchum Olson 30x 2 Greyhawk Tim Allen Peterson 34
5 Wiley Bruce Cumback J-35 3 X Peter Hall J-27
6 Beausoleil Richard Parent Beneteau 456 4 Enterprise Neil Weinstein Erickson 38
7 Altercation Ron Cole Hobie 33 5 Ruthless Bruce Hamlin CAL 33
8 Phoenix Sean Dunfey Andercraft 36 6 Dreams II Dave Merrill Ericson 35
9 Last Red Cent Richard Winkler Lindenberg 28 7 Southern Cross Christopher Loader
Steven & Susan Hudson Hunter 41 DS
8 Kokomo William Hill Catalina 34
Racing Division 3 9 Seaglass Jim Vitale Catalina 320
1 t'kela Gregg Carville S2 7.9 dnf Whisper Rolfe Bryant Ericson 41
2 Knot-a-clew Lynn Bauchinger Wavelength 24 dns Centime Dennis Jud Shearwater 39
3 Sabredancer Brannon Claytor Sabre 38
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1 Second Chance Jeff Smith J-24
2 Flying Chicken Richard Carlson J-24
3 Draco Gretchen Sullivan J-24
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8 Got Sales Mike Beaudette Sabre 28
Cruising Division 3 9 Solace Suzanne Ellis Sabre 28
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2 Opportunity Jeff LePage Shields 11 New Moon Devin Riley Seafarer 22
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4 Scaramouche Merle Hallett Shaw 32 Classics
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6 Northern Muse Christopher Moore Pearson 33 2 Crazyhorse Paul Leddy Pilot Sloop
7 Eagle Jay Hallett Endeavour 32 3 Wind Rose Jay Wheeler Schooner
8 Anie O'Dea William Babbitt Catalina 310 4 Ad Agio Tom Burrows Bristol 39
9 Anamchara Timothy Reardon C&C Corvette 5 Avatrice Sharon Renk-Greenlaw 44' Ketch
10 Weatherlight Dawn Reevy Pearson 30
11 Osprey Brian Champion J-22 MS Regatta Challenge Cup
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3 Athais John Dunning Sloop Falmouth Rotary Club
4 Charles P Peter Barnes Morgan 25 Phoenix Racing 2 8th
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Kerry, Jobson, Doyle, Whidden among big names at Nantucket
Nantucket Race Week, Aug. 7-15, is an eight-day ex- Bravo, David Poor & Chris Gould/Dee Smith; 4.
perience that marshals the entire Nantucket commu- Windy Point, John Kerry/Gary Jobson & Mike Koe; 5.
nity together in a fun-filled week of regattas, awards Tango, Jonas Everets & Joe Creney/Kimo
ceremonies, and parties. The races provide sport for Worthington; 6. Victor, Bruce Liljegren/Chuck Allen;
everyone from young dinghy sailors and families in 7. Cape Cod, Heather Gregg/Karl Anderson; 8. Sail
the household one-design to grand-prix racers at the Newport, Jesse Smith/Mike Toppa; 9. Corinthian, Lori
very top of their professions. Among event features Bate/Robbie Doyle; 10. Whiskey, Whitey
was the IOD Pro/Am event, with accomplished guest Willauer/Kevin Farrar; 11. Alpha, Richard
sailors among the 12 entrants. Here were the results: Werdiger/Tom Whidden; 12. Larchmont, Marion
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Juno is first overall in Corinthian on the second day. The event culminated with the awards
Party Aug. 8, where the captain of the winning yacht, Juno,
Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge was awarded the trophy. The Corinthian Yacht Club was the
This year’s overall winner of the 2010 Panerai Classic
organizing authority of the pursuit race, with the assistance
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and Doug Trees of Hamilton, Mass., sailing with Meredith finished during the daylight on Saturday and made it into the
Bruenjes of Boston, had three top-five finishes. The 2nd-place harbor in time for dinner. Sunday’s brunch was well attended
boat, sailed by former class-champions Charlie Pendleton, with over 40 crewmembers in attendance, sharing stories
Jim Raisides and Vonda Raisides of Marblehead, trailed by about encounters with a floating stump that look like a whale
just three points. and rafts of seaweed that appeared to follow certain boats.
On the last day, Pendleton and Small had two tough races Cruising Class: Peregrine, Chris Allen; Trader, Steve Purdy;
that dropped them to 3rd and 4th, respectively, while Aeolus, Tim Reilley; Southern Cross, Chris Loader and Steve
Heffernan jumped into 1st with two 4ths. Kim & Christina Hudson; Gandalf, Steve Booth. Double-Handed: Greyhawk,
Pandapas of Marblehead sailing with Ken Cormier of York, Tim Allen; Cat’s Paw, Butch Minson; Imagine, Randy Rice.
Maine, moved into 2nd, nine points behind Heffernan. The fi- Racing: Keemah, Don Logan; Buzz, Rich Stevenson; Libra,
nal race was a nail-biter, and when the scores were posted, it Barney Baker; Sans Cullottes, Robert Johnston.
was Heffernan by a point over Pandapas, and Small nipping The Monhegan Island Race, Aug. 12-15, offered the classic
Pendleton-Raisides. FMI: www.r19nationals.com. variation in wind velocity, a beautiful cloudless night, and lots
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Magical weather earmarks CYC ipants for their impressive demonstration of patience and en-
durance, and congratulations to all class winners: Buzz in
and Monhegan Island regattas Monhegan Division 1; Kaos in Monhegan Division 2;
The Centerboard Yacht Club Northeast Harbor Race on Aug.
Endurange in Double Handed Racing; Sorn in the Multihull
27-28 was a great success. Thirteen boats in three divisions
class; Go Dog Go in Manana; and Greyhawk in the Seguin di-
raced 100 miles from Portland to Mount Desert Island.
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True Spirit: The Story of the Aussie Girl Who Jessica Watson is a member of the infamous 2010
Took on the World class of naughty young kids who decided to sail solo
By Jessica Watson, Atria, 368 pp., $16 around the world. She made it after one false and dis-
astrous start. One of her better-known classmates,
Reviewed by Sandy Marsters Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old Californian, lost her
For Points East boat, an Open 40 named Wild Eyes, in the Southern
I was about three-quarters of the way through Ocean and was successfully rescued. She
“True Spirit” when my wife said accusing- provided the fuel for the furor over
ly, “You must really be enjoying that whether teenagers should go to sea alone
book.” in small boats. (Keep in mind that she is
What? Me? A 59-year-old man enjoying a hardly the first solo sailor to require res-
book about a 16-year-old girl who sails a cue in the Southern Ocean. She has lots
pink sloop around the world, paints her toe- of adult company.)
nails, and can’t seem to write a paragraph But we hardly heard a peep about
without at least two exclamation points? My Watson’s relatively benign cruise
god, are you kidding? What is this, Solo-sailor around the world on a S&S 34, or of
Barbie? the two other teens who didn’t require
“I’m reading it because I have to read it so I rescue. No news is no news, I guess.
can write a review of it for Points East,” I ex- For this book, Watson combined
plained and went back to my reading. And I blog entries telegraphed to the world
didn’t put the book down until I had finished. during the circumnavigation with
Because I really was enjoying it. some post-cruise observations and
footnotes. The result is a sweet and engaging account
that is typical teen diary and, as the trip goes on,
more mature musing on matters of life and solitude
and challenge.
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the many grouchy grown-up know-it-alls who have
been heaping criticism on teen sailors and their fam-
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world amusing.
“I’d had a grin on my face since I’d woken up be-
cause this was ‘THE DAY,’ but I almost had the gig-
gles as well because it was so all over the top. I only
remember two questions being repeated by different
reporters: ‘How are you feeling?’ Surely they could see
the smile on my face? And, ‘What is the weather like?’
Couldn’t they see it for themselves?”
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“I wanted the world to know exactly what ‘little away with me.”
girls’ and young people are actually capable of!” So mature. Then, just like that, she’s a teenage girl
Well, they’re capable of lots of things, in addition to again. “With all this talk on the blog of me being ma-
using too many exclamation points: keeping their ture, I have to say I had a bit of a giggle as I looked
wits about them as their tiny boats are tossed around down at my bright pink toenails!”
by huge southern ocean seas; engineering repairs Like most of us, Watson just loved being on a boat
that the rest of us would pay a boatyard to do; keep- at sea. I don’t know what pre-voyage discussions went
ing the boat moving in nerve-wracking light air; en- on in her inner circles about breaking records or
joying without complaint food that would make an as- movie and book contracts or sponsors. But out there,
tronaut gag; and managing the kind of solitude that she enjoyed the experience for the same reasons that
has driven older sailors mad. anyone of any age would enjoy it, whether a few miles
On her boat, only the music would have driven an off the New England coast or thousands of miles at
older sailor mad. The rest is inspiring. “With ‘Missy sea.
Higgins’ or ‘Powderfinger’ blasting out, no land in “I was never bored and kept busy with little jobs
sight, and the horizon calling me on, I felt so alive and and maintenance during the day, and then as the sky
completely exhilarated. It is easy to become dulled started to turn pink, I’d drop whatever I was doing
down at home, too focused on the next step to enjoy and settle myself into the cockpit with a pillow and
the moment you are living. On Ella’s Pink Lady there something to nibble on, like a cheese stick, packet of
was only the moment. It was a great lesson, and I dried fruit, or bar of chocolate (or maybe all three),
hope it is one I can carry with me forever.” and watch the sky slowly change color, then darken.
Did she have bad days? Sure, but she was ready for I’d sit there for hours taking it all in, looking up at the
them and her response was mature and effective. stars or out at the speckles of phosphorescence in
“Maintaining good mental health had been some- Ella’s Pink Lady’s wash.”
thing we’d put strategies in place for before I left.…I We’ve all been there. Jessica Watson has been much
understood that the success of the trip was just as de- farther.
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A new lobsterboat-style boat is plenty,” notes
“weekender,” the Crowley- Armstrong. “She’ll cruise
Beal 23, has been intro- all day in the mid-20s, and
duced by Jeff Armstrong, she tops out around 30
longtime owner of Jeff’s mph. Her epoxy-coated
Marine in Thomaston, aluminum tank holds 70
Maine. Measuring 23 feet gallons; thus, the builder
long and a legally trailera- says, she’ll go a long, long
ble 8-feet, six inches wide, way between fill-ups with
Armstrong’s “pocket cruis- Calvin’s easily driven hull .
er” was designed by “Our crew here at Jeff’s,
Calvin Beal, Jr. of Beals along with Joe Sargent,
Island, who has dozens of who assembles the major
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The Crowley-Beal 23’s tank holds 70 gallons; thus, the
Her hull is of the “skeg- tomize the Crowley-Beal
builder says, the she’ll go a long, long way between fill-ups
built” variety, where rela- with Calvin’s easily driven hull. 23 to fit each owner’s needs
tively flat sections and and tastes,” Armstrong
tight bilges aft minimize rolling and provide excellent says. The fiberglass hull and superstructure were
speed with low horsepower. The Crowley-Beal 23 has hand-laminated by Donny Crowley and Jimmy Beal
a sharp, deep entry forward for dryness and seakeep- of Beal’s Boat Shop, also in Milbridge. FMI: contact
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ple of miles off the Kennebec River, is one of these. ing tons of coal and oil from barges to the islands
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October Tides
Bridgeport, Conn. New London, Conn.
01 05:34AM 6.2 H 11:41AM 1.2 L 05:52PM 7.0 H 01 03:44AM 2.3 H 10:07AM 0.7 L 04:12PM 2.9 H 11:05PM 0.4 L
02 12:32AM 0.7 L 06:37AM 6.4 H 12:48PM 1.0 L 06:58PM 7.1 H 02 04:50AM 2.4 H 11:09AM 0.6 L 05:19PM 3.0 H 11:59PM 0.3 L
03 01:33AM 0.5 L 07:39AM 6.7 H 01:52PM 0.6 L 08:02PM 7.3 H 03 05:50AM 2.6 H 12:11PM 0.4 L 06:17PM 3.1 H
04 02:30AM 0.2 L 08:36AM 7.2 H 02:53PM 0.1 L 09:01PM 7.6 H 04 12:51AM 0.1 L 06:44AM 2.9 H 01:10PM 0.1 L 07:09PM 3.2 H
05 03:23AM -0.1 L 09:30AM 7.8 H 03:50PM -0.3 L 09:56PM 7.8 H 05 01:41AM 0.0 L 07:33AM 3.3 H 02:08PM -0.1 L 07:58PM 3.2 H
06 04:14AM -0.4 L 10:21AM 8.3 H 04:44PM -0.7 L 10:49PM 7.9 H 06 02:29AM -0.1 L 08:20AM 3.5 H 03:02PM -0.3 L 08:46PM 3.2 H
08 05:50AM -0.6 L 11:59AM 8.7 H 06:26PM -0.9 L 08 04:04AM -0.2 L 09:57AM 3.8 H 04:45PM -0.4 L 10:23PM 3.0 H
09 12:29AM 7.8 H 06:38AM -0.4 L 12:47PM 8.6 H 07:16PM -0.8 L 09 04:51AM -0.1 L 10:47AM 3.8 H 05:36PM -0.3 L 11:15PM 2.9 H
10 01:19AM 7.5 H 07:27AM -0.2 L 01:37PM 8.3 H 08:06PM -0.4 L 10 05:41AM 0.0 L 11:40AM 3.7 H 06:29PM -0.1 L
11 02:10AM 7.2 H 08:17AM 0.2 L 02:27PM 7.9 H 08:59PM -0.1 L 11 12:08AM 2.7 H 06:33AM 0.2 L 12:34PM 3.5 H 07:24PM 0.1 L
12 03:02AM 6.9 H 09:10AM 0.6 L 03:21PM 7.5 H 09:53PM 0.4 L 12 01:03AM 2.6 H 07:30AM 0.4 L 01:30PM 3.2 H 08:22PM 0.3 L
15 05:56AM 6.3 H 12:11PM 1.3 L 06:20PM 6.5 H 15 04:08AM 2.4 H 10:40AM 0.7 L 04:39PM 2.7 H 11:14PM 0.6 L
16 12:47AM 1.0 L 06:55AM 6.3 H 01:11PM 1.2 L 07:20PM 6.4 H 16 05:13AM 2.4 H 11:39AM 0.7 L 05:40PM 2.6 H
23 05:47AM 0.6 L 11:55AM 7.4 H 06:20PM 0.1 L 23 03:57AM 0.4 L 10:04AM 3.2 H 04:44PM 0.1 L 10:30PM 2.5 H
24 12:26AM 6.7 H 06:24AM 0.6 L 12:31PM 7.4 H 06:59PM 0.1 L 24 04:34AM 0.5 L 10:41AM 3.2 H 05:25PM 0.1 L 11:11PM 2.5 H
26 01:46AM 6.6 H 07:45AM 0.8 L 01:51PM 7.3 H 08:25PM 0.2 L 26 05:55AM 0.6 L 11:59AM 3.1 H 06:58PM 0.2 L
30 05:15AM 6.4 H 11:26AM 0.9 L 05:34PM 6.9 H 30 03:23AM 2.4 H 09:52AM 0.6 L 03:46PM 2.8 H 10:38PM 0.2 L
Newport, R.I. Boston, Mass.

01 01:53AM 3.1 H 06:59AM 0.6 L 02:15PM 3.7 H 08:54PM 0.8 L 01 05:28AM 8.6 H 11:30AM 1.6 L 05:42PM 9.9 H
05 06:01AM 4.4 H 11:51AM -0.2 L 06:26PM 4.3 H 05 03:09AM -0.4 L 09:23AM 10.5 H 03:34PM -0.4 L 09:47PM 11.0 H
08 01:43AM -0.6 L 08:33AM 5.2 H 02:28PM -0.5 L 08:56PM 4.4 H 08 05:43AM -1.1 L 11:56AM 12.0 H 06:14PM -1.8 L
09 02:26AM -0.5 L 09:22AM 5.1 H 03:16PM -0.4 L 09:45PM 4.2 H 09 12:28AM 11.2 H 06:32AM -0.9 L 12:44PM 12.0 H 07:05PM -1.7 L
10 03:09AM -0.4 L 10:13AM 4.9 H 04:03PM -0.1 L 10:36PM 3.9 H 10 01:19AM 10.9 H 07:20AM -0.6 L 01:33PM 11.8 H 07:56PM -1.4 L
11 03:51AM -0.2 L 11:05AM 4.5 H 04:49PM 0.2 L 11:29PM 3.6 H 11 02:11AM 10.4 H 08:10AM -0.1 L 02:23PM 11.4 H 08:47PM -0.9 L
12 04:35AM 0.1 L 12:00PM 4.1 H 05:38PM 0.5 L 12 03:04AM 9.9 H 09:01AM 0.5 L 03:16PM 10.8 H 09:41PM -0.2 L
15 02:19AM 3.0 H 07:32AM 1.0 L 02:54PM 3.2 H 09:42PM 0.9 L 15 05:56AM 8.6 H 11:50AM 1.9 L 06:09PM 9.3 H
20 06:38AM 3.7 H 12:29PM 0.4 L 06:59PM 3.4 H 20 03:53AM 1.1 L 10:08AM 9.5 H 04:17PM 0.8 L 10:30PM 9.4 H
23 01:34AM 0.0 L 08:21AM 4.1 H 02:22PM 0.1 L 08:45PM 3.5 H 23 05:48AM 0.9 L 11:58AM 10.2 H 06:16PM 0.1 L
28 04:47AM 0.3 L 12:01PM 3.8 H 05:45PM 0.6 L 28 03:20AM 8.9 H 09:19AM 1.2 L 03:28PM 10.2 H 09:58PM 0.2 L
31 02:38AM 3.5 H 08:11AM 0.5 L 03:01PM 3.7 H 09:31PM 0.4 L 31 06:07AM 9.2 H 12:14PM 1.0 L 06:25PM 10.0 H
Sunrise/Sunset OCTOBER 2010 Times for Boston, MA
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6:41 6:42 6:44 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:48 6:49 6:50 6:51 6:52 6:54 6:55 6:56 6:57
6:26 6:24 6:22 6:21 6:19 6:17 6:16 6:14 6:12 6:11 6:09 6:07 6:06 6:04 6:02
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6:58 6:59 7:01 7:02 7:03 7:04 7:05 7:07 7:08 7:09 7:10 7:11 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:16
6:01 5:59 5:58 5:56 5:55 5:53 5:52 5:50 5:49 5:47 5:46 5:44 5:43 5:42 5:40 5:39
Moonrise/Moonset
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2:37pm 3:16pm 3:50pm 4:21pm 4:50pm 5:19pm 5:49pm 6:23pm 7:02pm 7:46pm 8:38pm 9:35pm 10:36pm 11:38pm ------
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2:58pm 3:22pm 3:45pm 4:07pm 4:29pm 4:52pm 5:19pm 5:49pm 6:25pm 7:09pm 8:01pm 9:01pm 10:07pm 11:18pm ------ 12:30am
12:40pm 1:41am 2:41am 3:41am 4:41am 5:41am 6:43am 7:46am 8:50am 9:53am 10:53am 11:47am 12:35pm 1:15pm 1:50pm 2:21pm
70 Points East October/November 2010

October Tides
Portland, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine
02 06:11AM 8.3 H 12:10PM 1.3 L 06:28PM 9.6 H 02 05:51AM 9.7 H 11:56AM 1.5 L 06:12PM 10.9 H
08 05:32AM -1.0 L 11:46AM 11.5 H 06:04PM -1.7 L 08 05:16AM -1.3 L 11:27AM 13.2 H 05:47PM -1.9 L 11:58PM 12.5 H
09 12:19AM 10.8 H 06:21AM -0.9 L 12:34PM 11.5 H 06:55PM -1.6 L 09 06:04AM -1.1 L 12:15PM 13.2 H 06:37PM -1.8 L
10 01:10AM 10.5 H 07:10AM -0.5 L 01:23PM 11.3 H 07:47PM -1.3 L 10 12:48AM 12.1 H 06:53AM -0.7 L 01:04PM 13.0 H 07:29PM -1.5 L
11 02:02AM 10.0 H 08:00AM 0.0 L 02:14PM 10.9 H 08:40PM -0.8 L 11 01:40AM 11.6 H 07:44AM -0.1 L 01:55PM 12.4 H 08:21PM -0.9 L
12 02:56AM 9.5 H 08:52AM 0.5 L 03:07PM 10.3 H 09:35PM -0.2 L 12 02:33AM 11.0 H 08:37AM 0.5 L 02:48PM 11.8 H 09:17PM -0.3 L
15 05:53AM 8.3 H 11:51AM 1.7 L 06:07PM 8.9 H 15 05:29AM 9.5 H 11:35AM 1.8 L 05:47PM 10.2 H
23 05:36AM 0.9 L 11:46AM 9.8 H 06:05PM 0.2 L 23 05:22AM 0.9 L 11:29AM 11.2 H 05:49PM 0.1 L 11:56PM 10.4 H
24 12:17AM 9.0 H 06:10AM 1.0 L 12:20PM 9.9 H 06:41PM 0.1 L 24 05:56AM 0.9 L 12:03PM 11.3 H 06:25PM 0.1 L
31 05:53AM 8.8 H 11:55AM 1.0 L 06:11PM 9.6 H 31 05:32AM 10.2 H 11:42AM 1.2 L 05:54PM 11.0 H
Corrections for other ports Eastport, Maine

Port Reference Time Corrections Height Corrections 01 04:57AM 16.7 H 11:16AM 2.5 L 05:21PM 18.0 H 11:54PM 1.3 L
Maine/ New Hampshire 02 05:58AM 16.9 H 12:18PM 2.2 L 06:24PM 18.3 H
Stonington Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.91, Low *0.90 03 12:56AM 0.9 L 07:01AM 17.5 H 01:22PM 1.5 L 07:28PM 18.8 H
Rockland Bar Harbor High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High *0.93, Low *1.03 04 01:57AM 0.2 L 08:03AM 18.5 H 02:24PM 0.5 L 08:29PM 19.6 H
Boothbay Harbor Portland High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High *0.97, Low *0.97 05 02:56AM -0.6 L 09:00AM 19.7 H 03:23PM -0.7 L 09:26PM 20.5 H
Kennebunkport Portland High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High *0.97, Low *1.00 06 03:51AM -1.5 L 09:54AM 20.8 H 04:18PM -1.8 L 10:20PM 21.1 H
Portsmouth Portland High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min., High *0.86, Low *0.86 07 04:43AM -2.1 L 10:44AM 21.7 H 05:10PM -2.7 L 11:12PM 21.4 H
08 05:33AM -2.3 L 11:34AM 22.2 H 06:01PM -3.0 L
Massachusetts 09 12:02AM 21.3 H 06:22AM -2.1 L 12:22PM 22.2 H 06:50PM -2.9 L
Gloucester Boston High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High *0.93, Low *0.97 10 12:52AM 20.9 H 07:10AM -1.5 L 01:11PM 21.8 H 07:40PM -2.3 L
Plymouth Boston High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *1.03, Low *1.00 11 01:41AM 20.1 H 08:00AM -0.7 L 02:00PM 20.9 H 08:30PM -1.4 L
Scituate Boston High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High *0.95, Low *1.03 12 02:32AM 19.1 H 08:50AM 0.4 L 02:52PM 19.9 H 09:22PM -0.4 L
13 03:26AM 18.1 H 09:43AM 1.4 L 03:46PM 18.8 H 10:16PM 0.7 L
Provincetown Boston High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High *0.95, Low *0.95
14 04:22AM 17.2 H 10:39AM 2.3 L 04:44PM 17.9 H 11:13PM 1.5 L
Marion Newport High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High *1.13, Low *1.29
15 05:21AM 16.6 H 11:37AM 2.9 L 05:44PM 17.3 H
Woods Hole Newport High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min., High *0.40, Low *0.40
16 12:11AM 2.0 L 06:21AM 16.3 H 12:37PM 3.1 L 06:44PM 17.0 H
17 01:09AM 2.2 L 07:19AM 16.5 H 01:35PM 2.9 L 07:42PM 17.1 H
Rhode Island 18 02:04AM 2.1 L 08:13AM 17.0 H 02:29PM 2.4 L 08:35PM 17.3 H
Westerly New London High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.02, Low *1.00 19 02:53AM 1.8 L 09:00AM 17.5 H 03:18PM 1.8 L 09:22PM 17.7 H
Point Judith Newport High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High *0.87, Low *0.54 20 03:38AM 1.4 L 09:44AM 18.2 H 04:02PM 1.2 L 10:06PM 18.0 H
East Greenwich Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High *1.14, Low *1.14 21 04:20AM 1.2 L 10:24AM 18.7 H 04:43PM 0.6 L 10:46PM 18.2 H
Bristol Newport High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min., High *1.16, Low *1.14 22 05:00AM 1.0 L 11:02AM 19.1 H 05:23PM 0.3 L 11:25PM 18.3 H
23 05:38AM 0.9 L 11:39AM 19.3 H 06:02PM 0.0 L
Connecticut 24 12:03AM 18.3 H 06:16AM 1.0 L 12:16PM 19.4 H 06:41PM 0.0 L
Stamford Bridgeport High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High *1.07, Low *1.08 25 12:41AM 18.2 H 06:55AM 1.2 L 12:54PM 19.4 H 07:21PM 0.0 L
New Haven Bridgeport High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High *0.91, Low *0.96 26 01:20AM 18.0 H 07:35AM 1.4 L 01:34PM 19.2 H 08:03PM 0.2 L
Branford Bridgeport High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High *0.87, Low *0.96 27 02:02AM 17.8 H 08:19AM 1.6 L 02:18PM 19.1 H 08:49PM 0.4 L
Saybrook Jetty New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High *1.36, Low *1.35 28 02:49AM 17.6 H 09:06AM 1.9 L 03:07PM 18.8 H 09:40PM 0.6 L
Saybrook Point New London High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High *1.24, Low *1.25 29 03:41AM 17.4 H 09:59AM 2.0 L 04:01PM 18.6 H 10:34PM 0.8 L
Mystic Boston High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High *1.01, Low *0.97 30 04:38AM 17.4 H 10:58AM 2.0 L 05:01PM 18.4 H 11:33PM 0.8 L
Westport Newport High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min., High *0.85, Low *0.85 31 05:38AM 17.7 H 12:00PM 1.7 L 06:04PM 18.5 H
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Augusta: Mr. Paperback. Boat, The Boathouse, Town Landing Market.
Baileyville: Stony Creek Farmingdale: Foggy Bottom Marine.
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Sea Boatworks. Georgetown: Robinhood Marine.
Bass Harbor: Morris Yachts. Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware.
Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum. Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, Watefront Marine.
Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visitors’ center, Hancock Pt.: Crocker House Country Inn.
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Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, Brooklin Boat Yard, Milbridge: H.F. Pinkham & Son.
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Oceanfront Lodge, WoodenBoat School. Mount Desert: John Williams Boat Company
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Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware. Northport: Northport Marine Service, Northport Yacht Club.
Calais: EBS Hardware. Owls Head: Owls Head Transportation Museum.
Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Peak’s Island: Hannigan’s Island Market.
Harbormaster, Owl & Turtle, PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Waterfront Penobscot: Northern Bay Market.
Restaurant, Wayfarer Marine. Port Clyde: Port Clyde General Store.
Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer. Portland: Becky’s Restaurant, Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, Chase Leavitt,
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Cherryfield: EBS Hardware. Inc., West Marine.
Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware. Raymond: Jordan Bay Marina, Panther Run Marina.
Cundy’s Harbor: Holbrook’s General Store, Watson’s General Store. Rockland: Atlantic Challenge, Back Cove Yachts, E.L.Spear, Eric Hopkins
Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hardware, Schooner Gallery, Gemini Marine Canvas, Hamilton Marine, Harbormaster, Johanson
Landing Restaurant. Boatworks, Journey’s End Marina, Knight Marine Service, Landings
Deer Isle: Harbor Farm. Restaurant, Maine Lighthouse Museum, North End Shipyard Schooners,
East Boothbay: East Boothbay General Store, Lobsterman’s Wharf Ocean Pursuits, Pope Sails, Reading Corner, Rockland Ferry, Sawyer &
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Eastport: East Motel, Eastport Chowder House, Moose Island Marine, The Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster, Market
Boat School – Husson. Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Corner Shop.
Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Patten’s Yacht Yard. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market.

Saco: Lobster Claw Restaurant, Marston’s Marina, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems.
Yacht Club. Hampton: Hampton Harbor State Marina, Hampton River Boat Club.
St. George: Harbormaster Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety.
Scarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C. Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales.
Seal Harbor: Seal Harbor Yacht Club New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, Wentworth-
Searsport: Hamilton Marine. By-The-Sea Marina.
South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Coveside Marine, Gamage Newington: Great Bay Marine,
Shipyard, Harborside Café, Osier’s Wharf. Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, West Marine.
South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco Bay Yacht Seabrook: West Marine.
Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C., Strouts Point Wharf Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store.
Co., Waterman Marine.
South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Ship to Shore MASSACHUSETTS
Store Barnstable: Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser, Millway Marina.
South Portland: Aspasia Marina, Centerboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Beverly: Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club.
Restaurant, Port Harbor Marine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grille, South Port Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia
Marine, Sunset Marina. Yacht Club, The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina.
Southwest Harbor: Acadia Sails, Great Harbor Marina, Hamilton Marine, Bourne: Taylor’s Point Marina
Hinckley Yacht Charters, MDI Community Sailing Center, Pettegrow’s, Braintree: West Marine.
Sawyer’s Market, Southwest Harbor-Tremont CofC, West Marine, Wilbur Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina.
Yachts. Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard.
Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine. Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina.
Stockton Springs: Russell’s Marine. Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine.
Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Fisherman’s Friend, Inn on the Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill.
Harbor, Lily’s Café, Shepard’s Select Properties. Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C.
Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats. Cotuit: Peck’s Boats.
Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina.
Surry: Wesmac. Danvers: Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Marine.
Swan’s Island: Carrying Place Market Dedham: West Marine.
Tenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn, Pond House Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard.
Gallery and Framing, Tenants Harbor General Store. Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club.
Thomaston: Harbor View Tavern, Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. East Boston: Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club,
Turner: Youly’s Restaurant. Quarterdeck Marina.
Vinalhaven: Jaret & Cohn Island Group, Vinal’s Newsstand, Vinalhaven East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina.
Store. Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Edgartown
Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham. Yacht Club, Harborside Inn.
Wells: Lighthouse Depot, Webhannet River Boat Yard. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine.
West Boothbay Harbor: Blake’s Boatyard. Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine.
West Southport: Boothbay Region Boatyard, Southport General Store. Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine,
Windham: Richardson’s Boat Yard. MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine.
Winter Harbor: Winter Harbor 5 & 10. Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina
Winterport: Winterport Marine. Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply.
Wiscasset: Ames Hardware, Wiscasset Yacht Club. Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine.
Woolwich: BFC Marine, Scandia Yacht Sales, Shelter Institute. Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket
Yarmouth: Bayview Rigging & Sails, East Coast Yacht Sales, Landing Boat Municipal Marina.
Supply, Maine Sailing Partners, Royal River Boatyard, Royal River Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hingham Shipyard
Grillehouse, Yankee Marina & Boatyard, Yarmouth Boatyard. Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club.
York: Agamenticus Yacht Club, Stage Neck Inn, Woods to Goods, York Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine.
Harbor Marine Service. Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club.
Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C.,
Dover: Dover Marine. Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The
Dover Point: Little Bay Marina. Forepeak, West Marine.
Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding

Sails, West Marine. Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina,
Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina. Champlin’s, Payne’s New Harbor Dock.
Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard. Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine,
Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Moorings, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum,
Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina. Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine.
New Bedford: C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, IMP Fishing Gear, Central Falls: Twin City Marine.
Lyndon’s, Neimic Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.
Skip’s Marine, West Marine. Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island
Newburyport: American Boat Sales, American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Yacht Club.
Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, Newburyport East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Greenwich Yacht
Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, The Boatworks, Windward Yacht Yard. Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine.
North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina. East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club.
North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina. Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard..
Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace. Middletown: West Marine
Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club. Narraganset: West Marine.
Orleans: Nauset Marine. Newport: Armchair Sailor, Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat
Osterville: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Service. Island Marina, IYRS, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport
Peabody: West Marine. Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor Information
Plymouth: Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club, West Marine. Center, Newport Yacht Club, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport,
Provincetown: Harbormaster. Seamen’s Church Institute, Starbucks, The Newport Shipyard, West Wind
Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, Nonna’s Kitchen, POSH, Marina.
Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club. North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, RI Mooring
Salem: , Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard, Hawthorne Cove Marina, H&H Propeller Services.
Shop, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yachting Center,
Winter Island Yacht Yard. Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services, Ship’s Store and Rigging, The
Salisbury: Bridge Marina. Melville Grill.
Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply. Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina.
Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina, Front Street Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Ocean Options,
Book Shop, Satuit Boat Club, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard.
Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine. Wakefield: Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point Judith Yacht Club,
Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver Spring Marine, Snug Harbor
South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Marine, Stone Cove Marina.
Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts. Warren: Country Club Laundry.
Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina. Warwick: Appanoag Harbor Marina, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett,
Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club. Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ponaug Marina, Warwick Cove
Wareham: Zecco Marine. Marina.
Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Marine
Corp. Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wickford Marina, Wickford
West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store. Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club.
West Dennis: Bass River Marina.
Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport CONNECTICUT
Marine, Westport Y.C.
Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine. Branford: Birbarie Marine, Branford River Marina, Branford Yacht Club,
Winthrop: Bait & Tackle, Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Brewer Bruce & Johnson’s Marina, Dutch Wharf Boat Yard, Indian Neck Yacht
Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Club, Pine Orchard Yacht Club, West Marine.
Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Byram: Byram Town Marina.
Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina, Middlesex
Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina. Yacht Club.
Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking. Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Harborside Marina,
Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, Riverside Basin Marina, West
RHODE ISLAND Marine.
Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina.
Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina. Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.

Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina.
East Haddam: Andrews Marina
East Norwalk: Rex Marine.
Essex: Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Boatique, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club,
Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club.
Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, West Marine.
Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club.
Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club.
Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club. For people working in or visiting downtown
Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster. Boston, Boston Waterboat Marina is a
Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.
convenient location to pick up a
Madison: East River Marine.
current issue of Points East, all year long.
Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford
Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine.
Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason
Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic
Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine.
New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina.
New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier
Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport
Marina, West Marine.
Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles
Marina.
Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers
Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s.
Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine.
Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf.
Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina.
Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn,
Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean
Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine.
Portland: Yankee Boat Yard & Marina.
Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club.
Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina.
R ich in local history, Boston Waterboat Marina
was the docking location for the boat used to
South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina. resupply steamboats with fresh water for their
Stamford: Brewer Yacht Haven Marina, Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht engines. In current times, the docks have been
Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, converted to serve the boating public with 36
Prestige Yacht Sales, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West berths and several moorings available. A short
Marine, Z Sails. walk from the gate to the marina, you will find the
Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Madwanuck Yacht Club, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, the restau-
Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. rants of the North End, the Aquarium, and Faneuil
Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina. Hall Marketplace.
Waterford: Defender Industries.
Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Pier 76 Marina, Year around service makes Boston Waterboat
Sound Boatworks. Marina a great place to store you boat in the water
West Haven: West Cove Marina. and enjoy using it in the heart of Boston.
Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.
You'll find owner Larry Cannon and dockmaster
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Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club. about the local area. Give them a call at
West Islip: West Marine. 617-523-1027. www.bostonwaterboatmarina.com
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Life is
Good
And it’s especially fine when you cruise
Downeast in a serious Maine-built boat.
By Joel Gleason
For Points East
while back, I got a box shipped to me from one
A of the companies I represent. In it was a very

nice T-shirt with a smiley face and the words:
“Life Is Good.” This caused me some reflection.
Most of us have a tendency to get caught up in our
everyday problems, procedures and responsibilities,
and we sometimes forget to be grateful for what we’ve
had. I was raised in the beautiful town of
Marblehead, where growing up in the ’50s was an ex-
traordinary experience, though we didn’t realize it at
the time. I’ve spent every minute I could around the
waterfront since I was first allowed out of the house.
My poor mother would have apoplexy today if she
knew now much time I spent down on the floats: get-
ting rides with the fishermen, going ’round on the
Marblehead Harbor Excursion boats, Kelpie, Blondie good.
and Delta, or hanging out at Marblehead Immediately after graduating from high school, I
Transportation Company, running chores for left for Lake Winnipesaukee and a summer job at
Harbormaster Phil Clark, who was quite the curmud- Sandy Island Resort. When they learned of my knowl-
geon, but we all loved him. All this, mind you, before edge of boats, I was sent off to obtain my New
I knew how to swim. Hampshire waterways “Captain, Master, Pilot,
Waterfront kids in Marblehead back then, and Engineer” certificate, then put in charge of operating
probably now, consisted of two groups: The yacht-club their boats, ferrying supplies and guests back and
set, whose lifestyle we all openly despised (but se- forth from the mainland. This was a great job, and
cretly coveted), and the “townies,” a bunch of raga- learning to handle their underpowered, converted 40-
muffins from the not-so-well-off sections of town. I foot picket boat, Big Sandy, was a really educational
was definitely a townie, and we all had wooden skiffs – and sometimes nail-biting – experience.
that had been saved up for with the proceeds of our But after two summers the salt water had drained
paper routes. We had extensions on the handles of our from my veins, and I longed for the ocean again. So I
outboard motors – an important necessity, since we’d got my USCG launch-tender license and began work-
never be caught dead letting anyone see us driving ing for the yacht clubs in Marblehead. Driving the
while sitting down. launch all day, and getting paid for it! What could be
And so, as I looked at my new T-shirt, I reminded better than that?
myself again, as I often do, just how grateful I am for Not only does one become quite skilled at boat han-
all I have. I’ve owned a boat since the age of 13, grown dling doing this (how could one not, making literally
up in one of the most beautiful places in the world, thousands of landings over the course of the sum-
and today have the opportunity to work at a job I love, mer?), but also we learned about people. I never could
from an office overlooking the harbor, where all I have understand how so many of my passengers were so
to do when I want a little fresh air and a look at my grumpy, argumentative, and sometimes downright
boat is to walk across the street. Life is, indeed, very nasty to each other, or to their kids who were often

Muscobe heads out with the Maine coast in her future.
Photo courtesy Joel Gleason
crying or screaming or complaining, while they were Harbor and around Schoodic Point, for a visit to beau-
all supposed to be having fun. tiful Corea Harbor, where Muscobe was recognized
But during this time I began to hear bits and pieces and welcomed as one of their own.
of something that would later become a huge part of Every once in a while, however, I’d get talked into
my life: People would be away for periods of time, and “going south” to the Cape (Cod), and the islands of
then return with tales of something that sounded Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Here, the reason-
wonderful to me: Cruising. Maine. Fog. I began to ing was, the water was warm enough for comfortable
hear about places like Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, swimming, and there’s lots to see and do (such as
Camden, Stonington, Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor. shopping, if women were accompanying us.) This area
And Fog. And more fog. does have much to offer, but my heart has always re-
It would be years before I was to experience these mained Downeast.
things for myself. But, in the meantime, I did manage I have my own reasons for this: First and foremost,
to join one of the yacht clubs I had once served as a is that when we go to Maine, Muscobe is recognized as
launch driver. Then, in 1987, I finally took delivery of a locally built boat, and I think we are treated with
my dream boat, Muscobe, custom-built to my specifi- just a bit more warmth and hospitality than other
cations at Young Brothers & Company, Inc. in Corea, boats. Furthermore, the Cape and islands are crowd-
Maine. The construction of that boat is a story in it- ed, and everything tends to be more expensive. The
self, and was a real joy to experience. But one of the true locals are friendly and pleasant enough, once you
best parts of it was the friendship that developed be- get talking with them. But – and this is my opinion
tween my family and the three Young brothers, Colby only – there’s just something more special about the
and his twins, Arvid, and Arvin. Maine coast. To me, it’s more like, well, home. It’s
Muscobe would ply the waters Downeast many where Muscobe belongs.
times over the ensuing years, and whenever possible, Joel Gleason is a frequent contributor to Points
I tried to extend our trips on eastward past Northeast East.

LAST WORD/Maureen Walla ce
Photos courtesy Maureen Wallace
We never could have known that this Thanksgiving, shared with cruising friends aboard Ozymandias in Beaufort, N.C.,
would be the last time all of us would ever be able to gather together.
A once-in-a-lifetime Thanksgiving
t was Nov. 21 when we arrived in Beaufort, N.C., Along our journey, we met and traveled with a cou-
I after leaving New Castle, N.H., Oct. 14 on our 35-

foot Fantasia, Ozymandias. Tom celebrated his
55th birthday on Oct. 16. He had made a promise to
ple, Chris and Jen, and their son, Nick. Chris was tak-
ing a leave from his job on an island in Maine. We al-
so traveled in company with a young man named
himself that by the age of 55 he would be spending Neil. Neil had been working as sternman on a lob-
most of his time on his sailboat. Not ready to close his sterboat in Maine. He’d bought a sunken Sabre 34, re-
dental practice, he elected to spend several months on habbed it, and had set sail for some place warm.
the boat. The three boats and their passengers first came to-
Our destination was St. Augustine, Fla., and we gether as a group at the lock entering the Dismal
planned to leave the boat there and return to New Swamp Canal. We shared our first meal together at
Hampshire Dec. 15. We would return in April to bring the North Carolina visitor center in the swamp, and
it back to N.H. We had planned to be farther down the then most evening meals afterward.
Intracoastal Waterway by Thanksgiving, but we’d en- Thanksgiving was just a few days away, and I
dured many days waiting out storms. wished to continue the tradition of a great home-

cooked meal. One of the squash. There was bit of
churches in Beaufort had choreographing to get ev-
posted an invitation for a erything out on the table
free Thanksgiving dinner, at about the same time,
and it welcomed boaters. not to mention working
However, I insisted that we out the arrangement of
would host the celebration the dishes as space was
on Ozymandias. fairly limited. But we
I planned the meal and would figure that out and
took care of all the details. did.
This event required the use I wanted to brine the
of the other boats’ ovens as Photos courtesy Maureen Wallace turkey, so Tom and I con-
well as ours. The dishes Chris and Jen and their son, Nick, from Maine, and my sig- sidered the options to ac-
would be prepared: All they nificant other, Tom, had a lot to be thankful for last complish this and avoid a
would have to do was “baby- November. food-poisoning epidemic.
sit” them. In Beaufort, we The most likely candi-
met a couple from New Hampshire, and we invited date for the task was our cooler; it, however, was
them to join us. They planned to bring a side dish. filled, and purchasing another was ruled out , mostly
The menu: Herb-roasted turkey, bread stuffing, oys- because we did not need any more things taking up
ter stuffing, turkey gravy (home-made), acorn and room. We decide to fill our sink with ice, and place the
butternut squash (which I purchased at a farmer’s turkey in a garbage bag with the brining solution.
market just before leaving in October; they hold up so That did the trick.
well they tasted like they had just been picked), The next challenge was the turkey. I wanted the
green-bean casserole, carrots, mashed potato, sweet biggest bird possible, but we had to consider the size
potato, Tom’s famous potato rolls, cranberry sauce, of the boat oven. Tom measured the oven dimension
and, of course, apple, and pumpkin pies. and wrote them down. We had planned to bring a
Neil’s oven would cook the green bean casserole, measuring tape to the grocer so we could get the
and Jen would cook the sweet potatoes and the biggest bird to fit the oven. This somehow made me
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think of Cinderella and the glass slipper. enough room for several people so it would work.
Off to the market, five of us climbing into a courtesy The aromas were mouthwatering. We all laughed a
vehicle, thanks to the great folks at the City Marina. lot, toasted every possible occasion, and celebrated
We were so used to sailboat speed or walking speed the many accomplishments we could recall. For the
that 35 miles an hour was a little unsettling. As we three boats that joined together in the Dismal
entered the parking lot Tom commanded, “Put out the Swamp, we collectively were thankful for the individ-
fenders, we’re coming in hard.” ual dreams that we’d acted upon and had shared.
In the market, we realized that we had left the In the spring, I arrived home in time to accompany
measuring tape at home. Tom quickly opened his wal- my sister to the hospital on the day that her husband
let and pulled out a bill. I was looking at him, think- was having diagnostic surgery. We would learn that
ing that maybe he thought he needed to tip someone. day that Jay had terminal cancer. He was 51 years old
Next thing I saw was Tom lining up the bill next to a and died that July. That same week I received a call
turkey, one that weighed in at a little over 15 pounds. from Jen, who said that Chris had passed away that
He told me that a bill is six inches long, and he posi- morning, also very unexpected.
tioned it along several areas on the bird. As it turned The Thanksgiving following our trip was celebrated
out, I had to compress the chest of the bird to get it in- at home. We remembered with great appreciation our
to the oven and not be wedged on top of the oven. It Thanksgiving in Beaufort with newfound friends who
cooked perfectly. came together and delighted in sharing experiences
Our galley is very comfortable for the two of us. It along their individual journeys. We reflected on our
seats four with elbowroom, and can accommodate six past year, and the life-changing events of our family
if we take down the stair in the companionway and and friends. We have new meaning to giving thanks.
use the box that it sits on as a seat, use our cooler as Maureen and husband Tom live in N.H. and spend
another seat, then put the extension on the table. Ten every Thursday night through Sunday, from the first
people planned on dinner that day; one of Chris’s sons of May through October, on Ozymandias. She is our
and his girlfriend were going to join us. I knew that summer home, and she has pleasured us with many
folks could sit in the cockpit as we have an enclosure, trips along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire and
but I wanted everyone be on the same level. I cleared Massachusetts. “I have wanted to write this story for
everything off the benches in the V-berth, making some time now, and I finally have,” Maureen says.
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Excellent condition. Health forces info@jonesportshipyard.com 38’ Pearson Invicta II, 1968
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403beavers@gmail.com 34’ Pearson 34, 1984 2000 to 2001 by her owner. Re-
Sea Glass is a very attractive equipping included a Universal 25hp 51’ Beneteau 510, 1992
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2004 Yanmar diesel, sleeps 4, new includes a spinniker and recent main er features. All new electronics were Available Spring 2011, for purchase.
radar-gps, 1998 roller furler genoa. and 150% genoa, as well as a new added along with new sails and oth- Charteryacht, ready to go. Illness
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Want to film your adventures Just moved to Portland am permanently on crutches...howev- Looking to crew in East Boston
I’m an intermediate sailor that will be Looking to race with anybody on any er, I’m in good spirits and would love I am a 42 y/o fit male looking to
filming on offshore adventure later boat. Experience on a variety of sizes to get on the water. Staring at my crew late afternoons during the
this year. I would like to get out on of boat and am looking to have fun. own 36’ sailboat sitting in the yard week and most w/e. I own a 25’
the water and get some experience Pete, Telephone: 585-576-8374 unable to be sailed is making me go Catalina sloop that I didn’t put in the
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